STOP – PNP Checkpoint
As a tourist or as a person living here, you may sometimes see roads obstructed by signs reading ‘STOP – PNP Checkpoint‘. Sometimes there are uniforms and guns around but often they simply slow...
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Need to get drunk?
Need to get drunk without becoming an alcoholic? There are days like today. The ITCZ (see here ) is moving northward and covers northern Mindanao and the southern and eastern Visayas with clouds. What...
Filipinos among ‘least rude’ people in the world
When newspapers and Internet companies have no news to publish, then they do surveys and analyze statistics. Skyscanner is a travel search site based in Edinburgh and Singapore. They recently published such a survey about...
G3 or G4 or G-what?
SMART and GLOBE, the two big telecom companies in the Philippines promise wonders to the Internet surfers. G4 or LTE is the name of the new miraculous technology. SMART and GLOBE say, you...
PAL & Airphil Express – Lucio Tan confirms
A few days ago we informed you about the investments of the San Miguel Group in PAL, the holding of Philippine Airlines. (read here). Yesterday evening Lucio Tan confirmed the investments of the San...
2GO – why not?
2GO is a rather new brand in the Philippines. 2GO Group Inc. is the new name of ATS Consolidated Inc. 2GO Travel, combines together the passage services formerly Negros Navigation, SuperFerry, SuperCat and Cebu...
The Camiguin Panaad 2012 has already begun
Every year ten thousands of religious believers and tourists come to Camiguin for the Holly week. One of the highlights is the Panaad. The Panaad (penitence) consists in hiking around the island (64.4 kilometers)....
The Philippines TRACON disaster
Above the clouds freedom seems to be without limits. Maybe! May, Reinhard May! But below the clouds and inside the clouds, there is traffic around Manila’s airport as you find it on EDSA at...
Philippines again blacklisted – scrap CAAP
The Philippines are again blacklisted by the Europe Union. The ban not only hits some Philippine’s Airlines but anything flying certified by the CAAP. The EU writes: All air carriers certified by the authorities...
Rate your favorite Resort
Yesterday we informed you that Nara Caligdong has joined our team (see here). Together with Nara, our team developed an entirely new Camiguin Resort, Hotel and Restaurant Guide. There are 3 brand-new features: ...
Camiguin is reviving their Mangroves
Camiguin is reviving their Mangroves around the port village of Benoni. The plan to give the shores back to nature and promote their natural protection by mangroves had gone to execution phase already last...
You may soon drink San Mig Light on PAL Flights
San Miguel is set to acquire an indirect stake in flag carrier PAL by buying 49 percent of its parent, PAL Holdings, company president Ramon Ang said on Tuesday. Sources with knowledge of the...
Nara, the new programmer at Silent Gardens
A week ago, Nara Caligdong, joined the Silent Gardens team. Nara holds a bachelor in computer programming from STI in Kalibo, Panay. Nara is not yet a web-designer, but a very good back-end programmer....
Oh no – Bicol Express Accident
A tricycle driver was killed and two of his four passengers injured when their vehicle was sideswiped by a Philippine National Railways train at a railroad crossing in Cabuyao, Laguna, early Thursday morning. Is...
Visa Reforms to boost Tourism
The Philippines government is set to implement a number of visa reforms intended to boost the competitiveness of the Philippines as a tourism destination. The new visa policies include additional visa-free privilege for 166...
2GO – the new brand of ATS Consolidated Inc.
2GO Group Inc. is the new name of ATS Consolidated Inc. SUPERFERRY and Negros Navigation passenger vessels will soon be a thing of the past, as ATS Consolidated unveiled its new corporate rebranding, 2GO...
Jesus Christ? – maybe!
The Archdiocese of Cebu has warned the public against individuals who are trying to make money by putting up alleged miracles and then selling oils and candles. The Archdiocese made the warning as the...
Bad Press for CAAP
In a press conference held at the CAAP headquarters in Pasay City yesterday morning, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) informed that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has found 23 “critical...
New Pacific wave map included
Some months ago PAGASA stopped publishing their wave forecast maps. We were looking around on the web and found a new map. Our weather page is here
Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake in Dinagat
At 03:58:03 PM this afternoon our office was shaken by an earthquake. The center of the earthquake was on Dinagat Island near Surigao. PHIVOLCS expects damages in Dinagat and Surigao. Felt intensities reported to...
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