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Full Power Amihan now!

Amihan, the fresh north-east monsoon is now blowing at full strength. Embedded within this strong air-stram is a cold front. This front is marked by the cloud band starting between the Philippines and Taiwan...

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Happy Birthday – 75 Years “LIFE”

LIFE! One of the best publications the USA ever brought to our planet is celebrating its 75th birtday.  Fortunately my dentist had been a fan of the USA and read American newspapers. Waiting to...

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Rare mineral found in Puerto Princesa

On top of its selection to the New 7 Wonders of Nature, the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) has earned a bonus with the discovery of an extremely rare cave mineral: serrabrancaite.    Photos...

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New Ferry Schedules in the Bohol Sea

Michèle from the Camiguin Action Geckos just informed us that: SuperShuttleFerry sails only MON/WED/FRI from Balbagon (Camiguin) to Jagna Bohol) and back Current active phone number for inquiries and booking: 088 387 40 34...

New terminal fees in Cebu Mactan 0

New terminal fees in Cebu Mactan

This November 1, the airport authority of Cebu Mactan (CEB) has introduced new terminal fees. International departure: 550 PHP Domestic departure: 200 PHP Thanks to Ron for this update. More about fees and taxes...

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‘ONE DAY ONE BAY’

The ‘ONE DAY ONE BAY’ campaign of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that will launch on Nov. 26 a massive cleanup drive around Metro Manila. This is the Manila Bay, we...

Slight “La Niña” condition 0

Slight “La Niña” condition

Cloudy skies and slight eastern winds will dominate the weather in most parts of the Philippines during the next 4 to 5 days. Although last year had been a “La Niña” year and we now...

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Tourism statistics January to September 2011

The Philippines Department of Tourism has published the visitors statistics for the first 9 months of 2011. They write: Visitor arrivals for the first nine months of 2011 aggregated to 2,887,715 registering a 12.02%...

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Point of view

We recently got an e-mail from a visitor of “Silent Gardens“: You mean all the beauty of the trash what is around you? Or the smoke of innumberable fires everyday which destroy the air...

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Nasty weather ahead

The Tropical Disturbance LPA 91W has reached the Philippines. As the disturbance moves very slowly north-westwards it will bring rain in the Visayas until Wednesday. 26°C with 87% humidity feel cold. Brrrrrrrrr… The current...

The blog is dead – long lives the blog 3

The blog is dead – long lives the blog

Our old blog lived 4 years and 11 months. Then it became too fat. Our hosters kicked us out. So we had to look for another software, install it, test it and configure it....

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Tropical Storm BANYAN / Ramon – update 12:00 PM 10/12/2011

Tropical Storm BANYAN / Ramon has rapidly accelerated & was relocated farther to the West.It is now in the vicinity of Cebu Island. Wide swath of intense rainbands affect the Southern Philippines. Most of...

PAL tries to reorganize operations 0

PAL tries to reorganize operations

PAL tries to reorganize operations by moving partially to NAIA-3 and starting the outsourced operations earlier than scheduled. The flights which will be operated in NAIA Terminal-3 starting September 30 until further notice are:...

CAUTION: Cancellations of PAL Flights 0

CAUTION: Cancellations of PAL Flights

PAL (Philippine Airlines) informs about cancellations of domestic and international flights. Philippine Airlines (PAL) is reducing the number of selected domestic and international flights for a limited period as the flag carrier prepares for...

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Super Constellation soon on auction ?

MIAA the Manila International Airport Authority wants to get rid of the aircraft cemetery between NAIA-2 and the Old Domestic Airport (now NAIA-4). On the MIAA website the following announcement can be found: The...

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Weesam Express 8 runs aground in Talisay

Weesam Express 8 ran aground in Talisay Saturday. 208 passengers were rescued by other ships. The fast ferry Weesam Express 8 from Tagbilaran to Cebu, leaving Bohol at 4:30 PM, ran aground at Lawis...

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