Facts, Figures, Records, References, and Trivia about the Philippines

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I think the photo is circa 1950s

[Lili]

^ People really do dress up well before. That is why there is "pambahay" and "panglabas" clothes. No one goes out wearing chinelas, t-shirt and shorts. Ladies curl their hairs and goes out only with well-coiffed hair before. Men use pomade or hair lotions. Grooming and etiquette are part of the curriculum in school. That picture was in the 1950s.

[kiretoce]

^^ That was a time when people were prim and proper. These days, it's whatever makes you comfortable, in other words....anything goes! :colgate:

[Insanedriver]

^^ Uo nga Puro Chinelas na lang ang mga pinoys today...
umuwi aku ng Pinas last december and i saw majority of the Pinoys sa mga malls na pinupuntahan ko naka flip-flops... Uso daw...
Pumunta kami ng shop sa MOA (forgot the name, basta selling flip-flops...Latin american yata un?brazil?) para bumili ng sinasabing usong flip flops... Good Godness of the lord almighty in heaven 700 pesos slipper na mukhang tig te-ten pesos sa palengke... Yung rubber...
Explanation ng Sis-in-law ko... Summer daw kasi all year round

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^^ Uo nga Puro Chinelas na lang ang mga pinoys today...
umuwi aku ng Pinas last december and i saw majority of the Pinoys sa mga malls na pinupuntahan ko naka flip-flops... Uso daw...
Pumunta kami ng shop sa MOA (forgot the name, basta selling flip-flops...Latin american yata un?brazil?) para bumili ng sinasabing usong flip flops... Good Godness of the lord almighty in heaven 700 pesos slipper na mukhang tig te-ten pesos sa palengke... Yung rubber...
Explanation ng Sis-in-law ko... Summer daw kasi all year round

Havaianas (http://www.havaianas.com/)? :lol:
Kahit pa-uso pa yang flip-flops, hindi pa rin maganda tingnan kung nasa labas except sa beach. That's why I don't wear flip-flops in mall and in church.:ohno:

[-=+cZaRiNa+=-]

Do you know that "simlish" or the language of the sims from The sims games is actually an experiment from two languages? ukranian and tagalog?

Btw... if you watch the film constantine somewhere in the first part, you'll notice that theres a Philippine flag (nung me nagpapakulo ng takure?) then in the part where the girl was being exorcist, the girl said "papatayin natin siya!"

^^ lol nonesense

^^ Actually, that's really interesting in my part. I have to play the Sims 2 again and pay closer attention.

What?! I'm kinda surprised about Tagalog being part of the Simlish language of "The Sims"!:banana: I love my Sims, the Mortimer family.:lol:

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/UP-L1.png/200px-UP-L1.png
The bird in the UP logo is actually a parrot, not an eagle. (According to UP professors.)

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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed office the same day as George W. Bush (January 20, 2001).

Gloria Diaz was crowned the Miss Universe 1969 the same day as the Apollo 11 "allegedly" landed in Luna (July 20, 1969).

OT:
What is the name of earth's star? Not sun but SOL.
What is the name of earth's satellite? Not moon but LUNA.

Solar, Lunar.:lol:

[death327]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/UP-L1.png/200px-UP-L1.png
The bird in the UP logo is actually a parrot, not an eagle. (According to UP professors.)

He he he he he... now I know why UPians are talkative... (but with sense ;))

[dinabaw]

did you know...

Romulo Coined "I Shall Return"
It was Carlos P. Romulo, who coined the famous phrase "I shall return" by General Douglas MacArthur. Romulo was MacArthur's press officer at that time.

Romulo Put RP in UN Map
According to Beth Day Romulo, Carlos P. Romulo literally put the Philippines on the world map. "When the UN official seal which depicts the world was being selected, Romulo asked 'Where is the Philippines?'

Eisenhower Wrote Quezon's Speeches
In the book "Eisenhower, A Soldier's Life", American historian Carlos D'Este claimed that Dwight Eisenhower became an adviser and speechwriter of Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon in the Philippines. When Quezon sought an exile in the US, he met Eisenhower in Washington D.C. and offered him "a lavish stipend of some one hundred thousand dollars for services rendered the Philippines during his four years there, which Eisenhower courteously rejected." This was before Eisenhower was appointed as the supreme commander of all allied forces and planned the now infamous Normandy Invasion in Europe during World War II. Eisenhower later became a US president.


other claims:
The Philippines has the largest Christian population in Asia. China actually has over 80 million Christians and is therefore the country with largest Christian population in Asia.

Filipinos are the happiest people in the world. The World Values Survey conducted by University of Michigan in 1998 ranked Iceland 1st and the Philippines 12th among 54 countries in happiness index. The Philippines was ranked first among Asian countries though. The truth is happiness cannot be measured.

Basketball is the dominant sports in the Philippines. Not any more. Because of the growing youth population and the lack of basketball courts, most Filipino children are now trooping to computer game shops and billiard halls.

Most Profitable Businesses Today Include:

1. Gambling in the form of online lottery or text games
2. Power generation and distribution, thanks to purchased power cost adjustment
3. Mobile phone networks, as long as the country is hooked to texting
4. Beer and wine production as always
5. Drug manufacturing and retail, because medicines here are twice as expensive
6. Computer training centers which promise instant jobs after graduation
7. Kindergarten schools with exorbitant tuition fees
8. Caregiver training centers for people wanting to go to Canada and US
9. Immigration consultancy which offers expensive seminars
10. Job placement agencies
11. Pyramid selling
12. Laundry services for American troops
13. Importing ukay-ukay
14. Selling pirated VCDs and software
15. Kidney buy and sell
16. Smut publishing, as in yellow journalism
17. Billiard tables for rent
18. Computer game shops
19. Money exchange in Basilan
20. Bikini car wash as the one in Iloilo City

http://www.txtmania.com/trivia/doyouknow.php

[dinabaw]

Origin of Names of Places

More Trivia

Abra - abrir, a Spanish term which means opening
Antipolo City - antipolo, a tree that used to abound in the area
Agusan - agusan, a Tagalog term referring to a spot where water flows
Aklan - from Akean River
Albay - albaybay, a Bicolano term meaning by the bay
Angeles City - Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda
Antique - hantic or large ants
Apayao - apayaw, a native word for negotiable river
Aurora - Maria Aurora Quezon, wife of former President Manuel Quezon
Babuyan Island - babuyan, which refers to a place where pigs are kept
Bacolod City - buklod, referring to a hilly terrain
Bago City - bago, a large tree in the area
Baguio City - bigjiw, an Igorot term for a moss
Balagtas, Bulacan - Francisco Balagtas
Balanga, Bataan - balanga, referring to a cooking pot
Baliuag, Bulacan - maliway, an adjective meaning tardy
Basilan - basilan, which means iron trail
Batanes - Ivatan, the natives of the area
Batangas - batang, or huge logs
Benguet - benget, a Nabaloy term meaning head scarf
Biliran -biliran, a native grass used for weaving mats
Bohol - bool, a village in Tagbilaran City
Bulacan - bulak or cotton
Bukidnon - bukidnon, referring to the people of the mountain
Butuan City - butuan, a sour fruit in the area
Cadiz City - named after Cadiz, Spain
Cagayan - carayan, an Ilocano word for river
Cagayan de Oro City - kalambaguhan, evolved from the word lambago, a type of tree
Calamba, Laguna - kalamba, a wide-mouth earthen jar
Calumpit, Bulacan - kalumpit, the name of trees, which used to abound in the area
Caloocan City - look, meaning interior
Camarines - camarine, a Spanish term for granary
Camuigin - kamagong, a tree of the ebony family
Capiz - kapis, a Visayan term for pearl shells
Caraga - caraga, or inhabitants of the area
Catanduanes - named after Catandungan river, along whose banks tando trees used to abound
Cavite - kawit or hook
Cebu - sugbu
Cotabato - kuta bato, or a stone fort
Dagupan City - nandaragupan, meaning where once stood a commercial center
Dapitan City - dapit, a Cebuano term meaning to invite
Davao City - daba-daba, a native term for mythical figures
Dumaguete City - managuit, a Cebuano term meaning to capture
EDSA - Epifanio delos Santos Avenue
Guimaras - himal-us, as local inhabitants called the place in the pre-Spanish period
Hagonoy, Bulacan - hagonoy, the name of a weed that used to abound in the area
Hermosa, Bataan - hermosa, a Spanish word for beautiful
Ifugao - pugo, which means hills
Ilocos - loco, a Malay term for lowland
Iloilo - ilong or nose
Isabela - Queen Isabela of Spain
Kalinga - kalinga, a native word for headhunters
Lanao - lanaw, a term referring to the people of the lake
Laguna - la laguna, meaning the lake
Laoag City - iluag, meaning clear or light
La Union - from the Spanish term union
Legazpi City - Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
Leyte - hiraite, the name of the place formerly known as Ete
Lucena City - named after the town of Lucena in Andalucia, Spain
Luzon - lu zung, a Chinese phrase meaning a far away land
Makati City - makati na, meaning the tide is ebbing
Maguindanao - danao, or flood
Malacanang Palace - may lakan diyan, meaning there lives a gentleman or the Spanish words mala cana (bad sugarcane)
Mandaluyong City - may daluyong, meaning where big waves roll
Manila - may nilad, a phrase referring to a spot where nilad grows.
Marinduque - Marina and Garduke, a legendary couple
Masbate - masa bati, which means mix and beat as in making bread
Mayon Volcano - magayon, a Bicolano term for beautiful
Meycauayan - may kawayan, which refers to a place where bamboos grow
Mindoro - mina de oro, or gold mine
Misamis - kuyamis, referring to sweet coconut
Mountain Province - mountain
Mount Makiling - Mariang Makiling, a legendary name
Mount Pinatubo - pinatubo, a term meaning left to grow
Muntinlupa City - monted de lupa, a vernacular phrase meaning hills
Naga City - naga, a Bicolano term for narra tree
Negros - negros, a Spanish term for black people
Norzagaray, Bulacan - Governor General Fernando Norzagaray
Nueva Vizcaya - a Spanish phrase meaning New Biscayne
Pagsanjan, Laguna - pinagsangahan, or where the river branched out
Palawan - palan yu, a Chinese phrase for beautiful harbor
Palayan City - palayan, or rice field
Pampanga - pampang, which means riverbank
Pangasinan - asin, which means salt
Panay - pan hay, a Spanish word
Paranaque City - para aqui, a Spanish phrase meaning stop here
Pasay City - paso hay, a Spanish phrase meaning there is a pass
Pasig River - passi, probably evolved from the word mabagsik, meaning violent in force
Pateros - pato, meaning duck
Philippines - Philip II of Spain
Plaridel, Bulacan - Marcelo del Pilar
Pulilan, Bulacan - pulo ng ulan, meaning island of rain
Quezon City - Manuel L. Quezon
Quiapo, Manila - kiyapo, a cabbage-like weed
Quirino - Elpidio Quirino
Rizal - Jose Rizal
Romblon - lomlon or donblon
Samar - zamal
Sarangani - sangir, the language spoken by inhabitants of Sarangani Island
Silliman University - Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, a philanthropist from New York
Siquijor - quipjod, a native term that means the tide is ebbing
Sorsogon - solsogon, a Bicolano term meaning to follow the river
Sultan Kudarat - Sultan Kudarat, a Muslim ruler in the 17th Century
Sulu - sug, meaning water current
Surigao - saliagao, a native term meaning to grab
Tarlac - tarlac, an Aeta word which refers to a weed
Tagaytay City - taga itay, two words which mean cut and father
Tawi-Tawi - jaui jaui, evolved from the Malay term jau that means far
Tuguegarao City - tuggui gari yaw, an Ibanag phrase meaning it used to be fire
Valenzuela City - Pio Valenzuela
Visayas - Bisayas, or the name of the people in the area
Zambales - zambals, or the name of the inhabitants in the area
Zamboanga -samboangan, evolved from the local term sabuan, which refers to a wooden pole.

[Sinjin P.]

Havaianas (http://www.havaianas.com/)? :lol:
Kahit pa-uso pa yang flip-flops, hindi pa rin maganda tingnan kung nasa labas except sa beach. That's why I don't wear flip-flops in mall and in church.:ohno:

Yeah, parang mas nagiging open to new ideas and concepts ang mga tao ngayon. Dati eh wala kang makikitang mga taong nakatsinelas lang sa loob ng mall, eh ngayon, nakashorts, nakatsinelas at nakapambahay lang. :okay:

[Insanedriver]

Havaianas (http://www.havaianas.com/)? :lol:
Kahit pa-uso pa yang flip-flops, hindi pa rin maganda tingnan kung nasa labas except sa beach. That's why I don't wear flip-flops in mall and in church.:ohno:

Ayun! Havianas! hehe lolz...

What?! I'm kinda surprised about Tagalog being part of the Simlish language of "The Sims"!:banana: I love my Sims, the Mortimer family.:lol:

Naglalaro ka din ng sims? ehehe...
Ang saya saya ng sims 2...

Lolz off topic naman ako

[kiretoce]

Yeah, parang mas nagiging open to new ideas and concepts ang mga tao ngayon. Dati eh wala kang makikitang mga taong nakatsinelas lang sa loob ng mall, eh ngayon, nakashorts, nakatsinelas at nakapambahay lang. :okay:

:lol: That's normal everyday attire down here in the "Sunshine State," some ladies even go as far a just wearing a bikini top and short shorts. :okay:

[psionic]

Did you know that the map they used to represent atlantis in the computer game age of mythology is the map of mindanao?

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^^ Uo nga Puro Chinelas na lang ang mga pinoys today...
umuwi aku ng Pinas last december and i saw majority of the Pinoys sa mga malls na pinupuntahan ko naka flip-flops... Uso daw...
Pumunta kami ng shop sa MOA (forgot the name, basta selling flip-flops...Latin american yata un?brazil?) para bumili ng sinasabing usong flip flops... Good Godness of the lord almighty in heaven 700 pesos slipper na mukhang tig te-ten pesos sa palengke... Yung rubber...
Explanation ng Sis-in-law ko... Summer daw kasi all year round

Epekto din siguro ng global warming. hehe

[Insanedriver]

Did you know that the map they used to represent atlantis in the computer game age of mythology is the map of mindanao?

oh? ganun?
I'll ask the members of ECG's AOM players about that :P

[Rajah_Soliman]

that's really true... i think it's more appropriate to use chinelas in the philippines than rubbershoes... i went on a weekend trip to thailand last 2005 believe or not nakasinelas lang ako (tag didyes pesos lang na binili ko sa cebu) ... hindi hassle sa mga airport controls :lol:

^^ Uo nga Puro Chinelas na lang ang mga pinoys today...
umuwi aku ng Pinas last december and i saw majority of the Pinoys sa mga malls na pinupuntahan ko naka flip-flops... Uso daw...
Pumunta kami ng shop sa MOA (forgot the name, basta selling flip-flops...Latin american yata un?brazil?) para bumili ng sinasabing usong flip flops... Good Godness of the lord almighty in heaven 700 pesos slipper na mukhang tig te-ten pesos sa palengke... Yung rubber...
Explanation ng Sis-in-law ko... Summer daw kasi all year round

[Rajah_Soliman]

trivia: you can't visit all the philippine islands even if you devote your entire lifetime hopping from one island to another.... (saan ko ba narinig itong triviang ito) :cheers:

[Lili]

^ Why? Because of lack of access? Or because some of the islands get submerged in the ocean for a period of time?

[Lili]

that's really true... i think it's more appropriate to use chinelas in the philippines than rubbershoes... i went on a weekend trip to thailand last 2005 believe or not nakasinelas lang ako (tag didyes pesos lang na binili ko sa cebu) ... hindi hassle sa mga airport controls :lol:

Maganda sana sandalyas. Kunsabagay, noong unang panahon, nakayapak lang sa paa ang Pinoy kaya nga may hugasan ng paa sa harap ng hagdanan bago pumasak ng bahay. Para siguro ng leather yung talampakan ng mga tao noong panahon na 'yon.

[athan]

^ Why? Because of lack of access? Or because some of the islands get submerged in the ocean for a period of time?

Haha i remember one Bb. Pilipinas' answer in a beauty pageant when she was asked how many islands there are in the Philippines. Her reply was "High tide or low tide?" Hehe. So is it still true that the number of islands in the Philippines changes with the tides? And i thought the DOT was certain we have 7,107 islands, no more no less. :D

Or maybe some of the islands are just very small rocks sticking out of the sea and one can't really 'visit' nor even stand on them for more than a sec. hehe!

[athan]

TRIVIA: Palawan is the only island in the Philippines that sits on the Eurasian plate (the tectonic plate covering Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the continents Europe and Asia) except that it does not cover the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent, and the area east of the Verkhoyansk Range in East Siberia. It extends westward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.)

The rest of the Philippines is located on the Philippine plate that's beneath the Pacific Ocean.

[Sinjin P.]

trivia: you can't visit all the philippine islands even if you devote your entire lifetime hopping from one island to another.... (saan ko ba narinig itong triviang ito) :cheers:

Why not? If you'll visit one island in a day, magagawa mong bisitahin lahat in 19.5 years. :hahaha:

[Insanedriver]

Haha i remember one Bb. Pilipinas' answer in a beauty pageant when she was asked how many islands there are in the Philippines. Her reply was "High tide or low tide?" Hehe.



It's Charlene Mulach (Gonazales)

[athan]

TRIVIA: The King of Spain (El Rey Juan Carlos I) still uses the title of Rey de las Indias Orientales y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano. (King of the Spanish East Indies [Philippines] and Oceania).

[Insanedriver]

TRIVIA: The King of Spain (El Rey Juan Carlos I) still uses the title of Rey de las Indias Orientales y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano. (King of the Spanish East Indies [Philippines] and Oceania).

so that means were still part of spain :lol:
so much for a hundred years independence recognition

[LordCarnal]

^^

No wonder he waived the Spanish flag at the balcony of Fort San Pedro (Cebu) when he visited the Philippines in 1997 or was it 1998?


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[LordCarnal]

Yeah, parang mas nagiging open to new ideas and concepts ang mga tao ngayon. Dati eh wala kang makikitang mga taong nakatsinelas lang sa loob ng mall, eh ngayon, nakashorts, nakatsinelas at nakapambahay lang. :okay:


Exactly but I think we're trying to adapt to our climate. Sometimes I have this urge to wear shorts and slippers when going to church -- and I think I should do.


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[kevinb]

The rest of the Philippines is located on the Philippine plate that's beneath the Pacific Ocean.

The Philippines is not found inside the Philippine Plate. The Philippine Plate lies on the eastern part of our country, FYI.

[Rajah_Soliman]

TRIVIA: The King of Spain (El Rey Juan Carlos I) still uses the title of Rey de las Indias Orientales y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano. (King of the Spanish East Indies [Philippines] and Oceania).

if that's the case... they should start giving us spanish citizenship :lol:

[kiretoce]

^^ Filipinos can get Spanish citizenship after only two years of residency in Spain (along with all the former colonies that were under the Crown), other immigrants from other non-Spanish countries takes longer.

[Rajah_Soliman]

^^ Filipinos can get Spanish citizenship after only two years of residency in Spain (along with all the former colonies that were under the Crown), other immigrants from other non-Spanish countries takes longer.

good to know that.... Espana here I come :lol: :jk:

[Animo]

so that means were still part of spain :lol:
so much for a hundred years independence recognition

Its only for title but he just use King of Spain. I believe his other titles include the former American colonies too.

Juan Carlos's titles include that of King of Jerusalem, as successor to the royal family of Naples. He is also a descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom through his grandmother, Victoria Eugenie; of Louis XIV of France through the House of Bourbon; of the Emperor Charles V, who belonged to the Habsburg dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire; of the House of Savoy of Italy; etc.

wiki

The current Spanish constitution refers to the monarchy as "the crown of Spain" and the constitutional title of the monarch is simply rey/reina de España: that is, "king/queen of Spain". However, the constitution allows for the use of other historic titles pertaining to the Spanish monarchy, without specifying them.

[Rajah_Soliman]

^^ i checked that as well.... no mention of "king of east indies" in the present context.... bon nuit :cheers: :runaway:

[athan]

^ He is also "King of West Indies" and all her former colonies and territories.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_I

Juan Carlos I es Rey de España, de Castilla, de León, de Aragón, de las Dos Sicilias, de Jerusalén, de Navarra, de Granada, de Toledo, de Valencia, de Galicia, de Mallorca, de Sevilla, de Cerdeña, de Córdoba, de Córcega, de Murcia, de Menorca, de Jaén, de los Algarves, de Algeciras, de Gibraltar, de las Islas Canarias, de las Indias Orientales y Occidentales y de las Islas y Tierra Firme del Mar Océano;

(Juan Carlos is King of Spain, of Castille, of Leon, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Majorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, of Cordoba, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Minorca, of Jaen, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of Gibraltar, of the Canary Islands, of the East and West Indies and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea.)


But you're right though. They're just titles and therefore they don't really mean anything. :D

[athan]

The Philippines is not found inside the Philippine Plate. The Philippine Plate lies on the eastern part of our country, FYI.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nido,_Palawan

Palawan is part of the Eurasian Plate, a plate that is entirely separate from the Philippine Plate to which the rest of the Philippines belongs. The limestone cliffs here are similar to those that can be found in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and Guillin in China, as well as Krabi in Thailand, all of which are part of the Eurasian Plate.

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/southeast_asia/philippines/Philtec.gif

[JustHorace]

The Caroline islands in the Pacific were originally named Nueva Filipinas.

[dinabaw]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nido,_Palawan

Palawan is part of the Eurasian Plate, a plate that is entirely separate from the Philippine Plate to which the rest of the Philippines belongs. The limestone cliffs here are similar to those that can be found in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and Guillin in China, as well as Krabi in Thailand, all of which are part of the Eurasian Plate.

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/southeast_asia/philippines/Philtec.gif

that's why Palawan is the only place in the Philippines that is earthquake-free!:cheers:

[athan]

TRIVIA: The most popular name for a town in the Philippines is San José while the most popular name for a barangay (barrio) is Poblacion (the central municipal barangay.)

[diehardbisdak]

TRIVIA:

Philippine's and probably Asia's most expensive burger can be found
at Cebu Hilton Resort Hotel & Spa. It's called WAGYU BURGER which
costs around Php1,700.

[MNL]

TRIVIA: the largest Havaianas store outside Brazil is here in the Philippines.. FBGC High Street/s? i guess...

TRIVIA: Actor Tom Cruise, Supermodel Naomi Campbell, Actor Robert de Niro, Supermodel Claudia Schiffer, Singer Mariah Carey, Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, Singer Diana Ross, etc. already had a vacation here in the Philippines, Amanpulo Island.

TRIVIA: Tiendesitas is Asia's largest flee market.

TRIVIA: The Philippines is the fourth largest Catholic country in the world, behind Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.

TRIVIA The Philippines and the state of Arizona is roughly the same in total area.

TRIVIA: The Philippines has the longest accessible underground river in the world

^^ very interesting finds.:D

[Sinjin P.]

Thanks for the information.


TRIVIA: The Philippines has the longest accessible underground river in the world



Which river is this?

[dinabaw]

TRIVIA: the largest Havaianas store outside Brazil is here in the Philippines.. FBGC High Street/s? i guess...

TRIVIA: Actor Tom Cruise, Supermodel Naomi Campbell, Actor Robert de Niro, Supermodel Claudia Schiffer, Singer Mariah Carey, Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, Singer Diana Ross, etc. already had a vacation here in the Philippines, Amanpulo Island.

TRIVIA: Tiendesitas is Asia's largest flee market.

TRIVIA: The Philippines is the fourth largest Catholic country in the world, behind Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.

TRIVIA The Philippines and the state of Arizona is roughly the same in total area.

TRIVIA: The Philippines has the longest accessible underground river in the world

^^ very interesting finds.:D

you forgot Eric Morales :D

[Mond87]

Thanks for the information.



Which river is this?

Ung sa Palawan ata... St. Paul's?

[athan]

TRIVIA: The Philippines has the longest accessible underground river in the world

Not anymore. There was news of a recent discovery of a 154-km long underground river in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of St. Paul Subterranean River in Palawan is only 8.3 km. long.

Longest Underground River Found (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2917020)

Prior to the discovery, the Palawan underground river in the Philippines and Vietnam's Son Trach River vied for the record as the world's longest.

[athan]

TRIVIA: The Philippines is the fourth largest Catholic country in the world, behind Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.

But the US is not considered a Catholic country.
The Philippines is the third largest predominantly Roman Catholic nation. :)

[athan]

TRIVIA

1. Y'ami (Mavudis) is the northernmost island of the Philippines located just 190 kms. south of Taiwan while Saluag is the southernmost, only 50 kms. east of Malaysian Borneo.

2. Nueva Vizcaya is the only Philippine province that was named after a Spanish province. (Vizcaya in the Basque Region of northern Spain).

3. Dinagat Islands, Shariff Kabunsuan and Zamboanga Sibugay are the three newest provinces of the Philippines which now total 81.

4. Seven provinces of the Philippines were named after political/historical figures: Isabela (19th cen. Queen of Spain), Aurora (Commonwealth First Lady), Quezon (Commonwealth President), Quirino (Third Republic President), Rizal (National Hero), Sultan Kudarat (Maguindanao Leader), and Shariff Kabunsuan (Maguindanao Leader).

5. José Rizal had been to all continents except Antartica and South America.

6. Blessed Pedro Calungsod who was a 17 year-old Cebuano martyr of the 17th century evangelization of the Marianas would be the second Filipino saint when canonized.

7. Julian de Guzman, the midfielder for the Spanish club Deportivo La Coruña is half-Filipino half-Jamaican.

[MNL]

Another set: :)
1. Coconuts - the Philippines is considered to be the largest producer of coconuts.

2.The Philippine Basketball Association is Asia's premier and the world's second oldest professional league.

3. Ilo-Ilo golf and country club is the oldest golf club in the Philippines. It was built at 1908 by Irish Engineers.

4. Of the 500 known coral species in the world, 488 are found in the Philippines

5. Emilio Aguinaldo lost to Manuel L. Quezon in the country's first presidential elections in 1935.

6. Philippine Airlines took to the skies on March 15, 1941, using a Beech Model 18 aircraft amid the specter of a global war. It became Asia's first airline.

7. Gemma Cruz was the first Filipina to win an international beauty title - Miss International 1964.

8. The symbolic name for the Philippines, Juan dela Cruz, is not a Filipino invention? It was coined by R. McCulloch-Dick, a Scottish-born journalist working for the Manila Times in the early 1900s, after discovering it was the most common name in blotters

9. Filipino bowler Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno was the first bowler to be elevated to the International Bowling Hall of Fame based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The Philippine Congress has named him “Greatest Filipino Athlete of All Time.”

10. Philippine National Hero and writer Jose Rizal could read and write at age 2. He grew up to speak more than 20 languages, including Latin, Greek, German, French, and Chinese. What were his last words? "Consummatum est!" ("It is done!")

11. Negros Occidental has the most cities among Philippine provinces.

12. The popular toy, the yoyo, was invented by 16th century hunters in the Philippines.

13. Filipinos celebrate the world’s longest religious holiday. The Christmas season begins on September 1st, as chillier winds and Christmas carols start filling the air, and ends on the first week of January, during the Feast of the Three Kings.

14. The antibiotic erythromycin — used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, such as respiratory tract infections, middle ear infections, and skin infections — was created by Filipino scientist Abelardo Aguilar, and has earned American drug giant Eli Lilly billions of dollars. Neither Aguilar nor the Philippine government received royalties. (mga americano talaga :()

15. The largest fish in the world, the Whale Shark, locally known as Butanding, regularly swims to the Philippine waters.

16. On January 18, 1995, Pope John Paul II offered mass to an estimated 4 to 5 million people at Luneta Park, Manila, Philippines, making it to the Guiness Book of World Records for the Biggest Papal Crowd.

17. The Philippine Madrigal Singers bagged the 1997 European Choral Grand Prix, the choral olympics of the world’s best choirs. The group, being the only Asian choir, bested five regional champions from all over Europe, earning them the title as the "world’s best choir."

18. Of the eight known species of giant clams in the world, seven are found in the Philippines.

19. There are 12,000 or so species of seashells in the Philippines. The Conus Gloriamaris or "Glory of the Sea" is the rarest and most expensive in the world.

20. The Basilica of San Sebastian is the only steel church in Asia and was the second building to be made out of steel, next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

21. The largest bell in Asia hangs at the belfry of the 221-year old Panay Church. It is 7 feet in diameter and 7 feet in height, and weighs 10.4 tons. Its tolling can be heard as far as 8 km. away. It was casted from 70 sacks of coins donated by the townspeople as a manifestation of faith and thanksgiving.

22. The altar at the Holy Rosary Cathedral in Dipolog City was designed by Dr. Jose Rizal. The Cathedral was erected by the Spanish friars sometime in 1895, before Dipolog City became a municipality.

23. Magat Dam is Asia’s biggest dam project at the time of its construction. It serves the primary function of power generation and irrigation.

24. Magapit Suspension Bridge is the first of its kind in Asia. It spans the Cagayan River at Lallo and is 0.76 kilometers long. The hanging bridge links the first and second districts of Cagayan going towards the Ilocos Region via the scenic Patapat Road on the Ilocos Norte-Cagayan Inter-Provincial national highway.

25. Tagala - the Philippines first Filipino-Spanish dictionary which was printed in 1613, 25 years older than the first book printed in the United States.

26. Mayon is the most beautiful mountain I have ever seen, the world-renowned Fujiyama (Mt. Fuji) of Japan sinking into perfect insignificance by comparison. British traveler-writer A. Henry Savage Landor

27. The Zamboanga Golf Course and Beach Park was founded in 1910 by Gov. John Pershing. It is one of the oldest golf courses in the Philippines.

28. San Juanico Strait - said to be the narrowest yet the most navigable strait in the world

29. Maria Teresa Calderon – A Filipina World champion speed reader as listed in the Guinness Book of World Records

30. Lipa City in Batangas is dubbed as the “Rome of the Philippines” because of the number of seminaries, convents, monasteries, retreat houses, and a famous cathedral located in it.

31. Basilica of St. Martin de Tours in Taal, Batangas built by Augustinian Missionaries in 1572, is reputed to be the biggest catholic church in East Asia. It is so huge that it can house another big church

32. Kibungan is known as the “Switzerland of Bengued” because of the frost during the cold months

33. The Delmonte Pineapple Plantation in Bukidnon is considered to be the biggest in the far east

34. Did you know that the first four cities of Metropolitan Manila are: Manila, Quezon, Pasay and Caloocan

35. The flagpole located in Rizal Park, is where the starts of 0 kilometer reading in measuring all distances from Manila.

^^ nice to know that we have these things in our country. all of us must be proud of it.:)

[OtAkAw]

20. The Basilica of San Sebastian is the only steel church in Asia and was the second building to be made out of steel, next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.



This is interesting, I wonder why San Sebastian isn't painted in the same color as Eiffel Tower. I would definitely prefer the latter's dark tints and hues of green/brown/copper/earthy color over the former's childish skyblue. Imagine San Sebastian with a darker, more sophisticated color, it would be amazing!

[Animo]

^^ I think that is really the original colour. Look here, this is Santa Rosalía, México built by Gustave Eiffel in 1884.

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This prefabricated, iron-walled church was designed by famous French architect Alexandre Gustave Eiffel in 1884.

Eiffel, who earned his reputation by designing locks for the Panama Canal and the frame for the United States' Statue of Liberty, originally constructed this church in France in 1887; it was intended as a prototype for missionary churches build to withstand the climate in France's equatorial colonies. Two years later it was exhibited in Paris, together with the Eiffel Tower, at the 1889 Paris World Exposition. Eiffel took first prize for the church's modular, tropics-proof design.

When a French official at Compania El Boleo later heard the church had been warehoused in Brussels, he purchased it and had it shipped in sections to Santa Rosalia, where it was reassembled in 1897. The exterior is modern, even minimalist, in tone, while the interior resembles that of any Catholic church. Except for two side wings added locally, the entire structure is made of galvanized iron. The church is still very much in use.

[Animo]

The Caroline islands in the Pacific were originally named Nueva Filipinas.

Nueva Filipinas (http://www.mb.com.ph/OPED2007051093626.html) was part of the Vice royalty of New
Spain (Mexico). Very few Filipinos and even fewer
Americans know that Nueva Filipinas was the colonial
name of Texas.

In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain but,
years after, its northern frontier, an incredible one
thousand six hundred kilometer- stretch from Texas to
California also included all of Oklahoma, New Mexico,
Arizona, Colorado and considerable portions of Utah,
Oregon and Nevada. Enormous as it was, these northern
territories remained under developed and sparsely
populated , just as they were during Spanish colonial
times. As they result, Mexico lost them all

Resting on its laurels, the Vice royalty never
bothered about homestead plans that could have
secured its northern borders. There was an abundance
of natural resources around the heartland, the
trans-Pacific trade between Mexico and Manila was
extremely lucrative, so only haphazard measures were
taken to shield the northern hinterlands from all
types of marauders. Over confident, the Spaniards
never felt threatened by the USA which was well on
its way to becoming an industrial power and was
already in frenzied search for raw materials and
profitable new markets. Inevitably, Texas-- all 692,
402 square kilometers of Nueva Filipinas—became the
target of “Manifest Destiny” and the object of
America’s expansionist desires...

By Gemma Cruz-Araneta

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THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY OF TEXAS (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v006/n2/article_1.html)

The settlement of the new province of Texas or Nuevas Filipinas 8 nearest the City of Mexico was the presidio of San Antonio de Bexar, founded in 1718, 9 as a protection to the mission on the San Antonio river. The small garrison at this point could control, in a fairly satisfactory manner, the country as far west as the next important natural dividing line, the Medina river. This, accordingly, would be taken as the southwest boundary of the new province. By 1700 Coahuila had extended her military posts near to the right bank of the Rio Grande, where the presidio of San Juan Bautista was established. A few years later her missions were also established upon the left bank. 10 Thus both banks of the Rio Grande belonged to Coahuila by right of actual settlement, and the unoccupied territory between the Rio Grande and the Medina seems to have been transferred to her bodily, as being the older province. The Medina is distinctly called the boundary line between the two provinces, April 4, 1721, by the Marqués de Aguayo. Very likely it had been so designated previous to his journey, or this would not have been stated so simply, without some word of explanation; as, to quote his words, “entering the province of the Texas, Nuevas Filipinas, which the river Medina divides from the province of Coahuila, Nueva Estremadura.” 11 Such a statement from the man who was governor of both provinces may be regarded as both disinterested and official. In a similar manner, doubtless by right of previous independent organization, Nueva Vizcaya and Nuevo Mexico extended their territory far east of the Rio Grande, and for more than a century and a quarter their claims were recognized by the Spanish authorities of Texas, as well as those of the other immediate provinces and of the general government. Thus Texas was to remain shut away from the upper Rio Grande, until a force stronger than documentary evidence should enter into the solution of the question.

The fact has been mentioned that the Medina was called the boundary between Texas and Coahuila by the Marqués de Aguayo in the account of his expedition in 1721. Other writers bear similar testimony during this early period. The evidence they present is of two kinds; that the Medina is the boundary between the two provinces in question, and that the Rio Grande flows through territory wholly within other provinces than Texas. In speaking of the province of Coahuila, the Marqués de Altamira says, 12 “Next to Nuevo Reino de Leon comes the province and subject people [governacion] of Coahuila or Nueva Estremadura, in length from south to north more than a hundred and twenty leagues, to the river of Medina, where begins the adjacent last province and subject people [governacion] of ours of Texas or Nuevas Filipinas.” In speaking of the territory between the Rio Grande and the San Antonio, he says, 13 “From the said presidio of San Juan Bautista of the Rio Grande to that of San Antonio de Bejar or Valero (which latter is six leagues within the province of Texas), there intervene another seventy leagues without a single settlement in all their circumference.” The distance from the Medina to the presidio of San Antonio is uniformly given as six leagues; thus it will be observed that sixty-four leagues, or a full half of the length of Coahuila, lay on the left side of the Rio Grande. Again, in describing Texas itself, he says, 14 “From the said river of Medina at which begins the said province of Texas to the presidio de los Adays at which it ends, its length from south to north is about two hundred and forty leagues, and its width from the west to the Mexican Gulf about eighty.” Thus he makes three different statements about the boundary of Texas and in all of them the Medina is expressly mentioned.

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NEW PHILIPPINES (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/NN/usn1.html). Nuevas Filipinas and Nuevo Reino de Filipinas were secondary names given to the area of Texas above the Medina River at the time of Domingo Ramón'sqv expedition of 1716. Although less popular than the name Texas, Nuevas Filipinas remained part of the province's official name throughout the colonial period. Antonio Margil de Jesúsqv evidently first used the name Nuevas Filipinas in a letter to the viceroy dated July 20, 1716. In it he voiced the hope that with the king's patronage it might be possible to secure "for the greater glory of God and the name of our catholic Monarch another new Philippines" among the Hasinai. Two days later the missionaries sent a representation to the viceroy in which they expressed their "great hopes that this province shall be a New Philippines." The Franciscans'qv intention was to equate their work in Texas under Philip V with that of their brethren in the Philippine Islands under his predecessor, Philip II, thus engendering royal support. The name did not find immediate acceptance. Neither Domingo Ramón, the missionaries, nor officials used Nuevas Filipinas in the period 1716-17. Martín de Alarcón'sqv title as governor of Texas, issued by the viceroy in December 1716, refers only to the Province of the Texas. Nuevas Filipinas surfaces again in the address of a letter written by Fr. Isidro Félix de Espinosaqv from East Texas at the end of February 1718. The instructions issued on March 11, 1718, for Alarcón's expedition to reinforce Texas does, for the first time in an official document, refer to Texas as "Nuevas Filipinas, Nueva Extremadura. " In his journal of the expedition Alarcón calls himself "Governor and Lieutenant Captain General of the Provinces of Coahuila, New Kingdom of the Philippines Province of the Texas." A modification of this title appears in his memorial of services to the crown, in which he refers to himself as governor and lieutenant captain general of the Province of the Texas and New Philippines. Although Nuevas Filipinas appeared regularly on documents during the next forty years or so, if fell out of use toward the end of the eighteenth century. By the early 1800s the term could be found only in a few of the province's legal documents, particularly land grants. Census reports, orders, and other governmental correspondence general referred to the province strictly as Texas.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Boletín del Archivo General de la Nación 6, 29 (July-August 1935, January-March, April-June, July-September 1958). Carlos E. Castañeda, Our Catholic Heritage in Texas (7 vols., Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1936-58; rpt., New York: Arno, 1976). "Diario de la conquista y entrada a los Thejas," Universidad de México 5 (November, December 1932).

Jesús F. de la Teja

[Louman]

TRIVIA:

Philippine's and probably Asia's most expensive burger can be found
at Cebu Hilton Resort Hotel & Spa. It's called WAGYU BURGER which
costs around Php1,700.

I saw that. It was on Rated K. It didn't look like it was worth P1700 ($33), and even in American dollars that's expensive. I'll still buy it tho to try it out. :lol:

[Sinjin P.]

^ Mahal daw kasi ang karne mismo, it looks juicy, tumutulo pa nung kinakain ni Korina. :lol: :drool:

[death327]

Gawa ba sa anong klaseng karne ang patty niya?

[Animo]

Culinary Trivia

Spanish cuisine is well rooted in the Philippines - much better than even Filipinos commonly know. It's not only par-ticular dishes Spain and the Philippines have in common, it's also the underlying ideas in preparing food.

For example, Philippine cuisine employs comparatively large amounts of oil, more than all other Southeast Asian cuisines; this is already a Spanish tradition as the Spanish cuisine uses the most oil among all Western and Central European cuisines.

In Spain it's of course olive oil - one of the best oils of all; ordinary Philippine cooking, on the other hand, is based primarily on coconut oil. Coconut oil is considered of lower quality than olive oil as it tastes more lardy.

Another general feature of Philippine cook-ing that has been adopted from Spanish cuisine is the wide use of innards or uncommon cuts of meat like tongue or feet. In Spanish cuisine a number of innards and un-common cuts are prepared in an elaborate manner, and they then are not considered a poor man's dish of minor quality but a delicacy. Particularly high ranking among Spanish specialities is ox tongue (lengua). Other uncommon specialities are pig knuckles and tripe (callos). Tripe may be served with ham and sausage as Callos a la Madrileña.

The Spaniards consume more rice than any other European people, and that does make Spanish cuisine more easily adopted by Asians. A very well known Spanish rice dish is Paella. Basically it consists of spiced saffron colored rice, garnished with shrimp, crab, Spanish sausage, and pieces of fried pork, beef, chicken, and lamb.

Garlic is one of the most important condiments in Spanish cooking, and this again is a trait Philippine cuisine has adopted. A very delicious garlic dish is gambas al ajillo, shrimp with garlic fried in oil or butter. Some other garlic dishes are: champignon al ajillo (mushrooms sauteed in garlic), sopa Juliana (vegetable soup with garlic).


Spanish cuisine has a few standard proce-dures to prepare meats, and to some of them, there are Philippine variations. Meats may be marinated for a short time before being fried in a sauce of vinegar, oil, garlic, and onions (adobado); the Philippine cuisine uses the same recipe but calls the dish just adobo. Pureed liver may be added to the marinate (estofado).

An emphasis in Spanish cooking has always been on seafood considering the location of The Country but today with the Mediter-ranean becoming fished out and more and more polluted the Philippines is perhaps a better place to sample Spanish food than Spain herself. Philippine waters are still exceptionally rich in fish as well as in shrimp, shell fish and other seafood. One of the most famous Spanish seafood dishes is zarzuela de mariscos, a seafood stew.

[tigidig14]

trivia: ang ina ni kuya rey na pinanganak sa pnas ay mama ko na pinanganak rin sa pnas

[Animo]

Juan Luna - the only Asian painter that has a painting in the Madrid Senate building (Sala de Conferencias). He is considered both as Spanish and Filipino painter.

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Juan Luna
La Batalla de Lepanto 1887
Oil on canvas
Patrimonio Historico Artistico, Spanish Senate

In 1992 an important exhibition organized by the Museo del Prado presentes Spanish history paintings and included among the artist was Juan Luna who was represented by a monumental canvas depicting the Battle of Lepanto.

This was a key episode in Spanish 16th century history in which the eastern Mediterranean was secured for European forces over the Ottoman Turks in 1571 by the troops of the Holy League, led by Don Juan de Austria.

[Lili]

trivia: ang ina ni kuya rey na pinanganak sa pnas ay mama ko na pinanganak rin sa pnas

^ :lol:

Trivia: Marcos Was Last Lawyer President (as of now)

Eight Filipino presidents were laywers. All former presidents from Manuel Quezon in 1935 to Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, except Ramos Magsaysay, had practiced law. Starting 1986, the next four presidents were non-lawyers, namely: Corazon Aquino, a housewife; Fidel Ramos, a military general; Joseph Estrada, an actor; and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, an economist.

[oboi]

Another set: :)
......

3. Ilo-Ilo golf and country club is the oldest golf club in the Philippines. It was built at 1908 by Irish Engineers.

......


Actually, the ILOILO GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (http://http://www.iloilogolfclub.com/index.html) is founded in 1907.

Also, ILOILO, whether it's the capital city or the province itself, isn't spelled with a 'dash' (i.e. Iloi-Ilo). :)

[DC5mike]

14. The antibiotic erythromycin — used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, such as respiratory tract infections, middle ear infections, and skin infections — was created by Filipino scientist Abelardo Aguilar, and has earned American drug giant Eli Lilly billions of dollars. Neither Aguilar nor the Philippine government received royalties. (mga americano talaga :()


"Abelardo Aguilar, a Filipino scientist, sent some soil samples to his employer Eli Lilly in 1949. Eli Lilly’s research team, led by J. M. McGuire, managed to isolate Erythromycin from the metabolic products of a strain of Streptomyces erythreus (designation changed to "Saccharopolyspora erythraea") found in the samples.

Lilly filed for patent protection of the compound and U.S. patent 2,653,899 was granted in 1953. The product was launched commercially in 1952 under the brand name Ilosone® (after the Philippine region of ILOILO where it was originally collected from). Erythromycin was formerly also called Ilotycin®.

The drug has earned American drug giant Eli Lilly billions of dollars. Neither Aguilar nor the Philippine government ever received royalties." source: Wikipedia

Bacteria in soil samples from Iloilo are active ingridients. Who would've thought. Up to his death, Aguilar seeked royalty from the billions of dollars Eli Lilly made from the drug. All he got was a Thank You letter.

[MNL]

Actually, the ILOILO GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (http://http://www.iloilogolfclub.com/index.html) is founded in 1907.

Also, ILOILO, whether it's the capital city or the province itself, isn't spelled with a 'dash' (i.e. Iloi-Ilo). :)

^^ i didn't type it actually. i just {copy+paste} it from another website.:D sorry. :D

[oboi]

^^ i didn't type it actually. i just {copy+paste} it from another website.:D sorry. :D

Actually, my correction wasn't meant for you per se but to the information itself. :)

[MNL]

oh.. okay.:D

[OtAkAw]

Gawa ba sa anong klaseng karne ang patty niya?

The beef came from Japan, hence the name "Wagyu". And Japanese Beef especially the Kobe variety (this is not the one used in the Burger though) is very expensive and is of high quality. Korina even said that the cow was given rations of wine as drink. Susmaryosep, bakang umiinom ng alak?!

It's really nice that the owner of Cebu Hilton is a Filipino.

[MNL]

Cebu Hilton? As in Paris Hilton?

[bitoy]

Originally Posted by diehardbisdak
TRIVIA:

Philippine's and probably Asia's most expensive burger can be found
at Cebu Hilton Resort Hotel & Spa. It's called WAGYU BURGER which
costs around Php1,700.

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070502/i/r1490837644.jpg

A "wagyu" beef hamburger, priced at 13,450 yen ($112), is served at the Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo May 1, 2007. The burger is more than twice as expensive as the hotel's main burger and over 40 times as pricey as a McDonald's staple set. Picture taken May 1, 2007. REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota (JAPAN)


Wow!, 20 person Chinese Buffet na yan.

Here in the US, American Wagyu Beef sells for $30/lb to $150/lb.

[Wind Shear]

What makes wagyu beef expensive?

According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagyu), the meat from Wagyu cattle is known worldwide for marbling characteristics, increased eating quality through a naturally enhanced flavor, tenderness and juiciness, and thus a high market value.

I ate home-made wagyu burger once. As advertised, its very juicy and tender.

[OtAkAw]

Cebu Hilton? As in Paris Hilton?

Nope, Cebu Hilton as in Cebu Hilton Resort and Spa, the Hilton resort in Mactan Island near Shangri-la is owned by a Filipino. Maybe he franchised the brand or kung anu man.

[MNL]

grabe naman yung burger na yan.:D nakakahinayang ka
inin.:D

[Insanedriver]

Cebu Hilton? As in Paris Hilton?

Hilton Hotels are owned by Paris Hilton's dad
he is Mr Hilton i think :D

[MNL]

^^ i know.:D just making sure.:D

[kyle@1008]

we can't say he owns it, he just has shares in it,... but so does his siblings... I think he has a board seat though...

but the hilton hotel in cebu is owned by a filipino,... they just franchised it... :colgate:

[diz]

Origin of Names of Places

More Trivia

Abra - abrir, a Spanish term which means opening
Antipolo City - antipolo, a tree that used to abound in the area
Agusan - agusan, a Tagalog term referring to a spot where water flows
Aklan - from Akean River
Albay - albaybay, a Bicolano term meaning by the bay
Angeles City - Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda
Antique - hantic or large ants
Apayao - apayaw, a native word for negotiable river
Aurora - Maria Aurora Quezon, wife of former President Manuel Quezon
Babuyan Island - babuyan, which refers to a place where pigs are kept
Bacolod City - buklod, referring to a hilly terrain
Bago City - bago, a large tree in the area
Baguio City - bigjiw, an Igorot term for a moss
Balagtas, Bulacan - Francisco Balagtas
Balanga, Bataan - balanga, referring to a cooking pot
Baliuag, Bulacan - maliway, an adjective meaning tardy
Basilan - basilan, which means iron trail
Batanes - Ivatan, the natives of the area
Batangas - batang, or huge logs
Benguet - benget, a Nabaloy term meaning head scarf
Biliran -biliran, a native grass used for weaving mats
Bohol - bool, a village in Tagbilaran City
Bulacan - bulak or cotton
Bukidnon - bukidnon, referring to the people of the mountain
Butuan City - butuan, a sour fruit in the area
Cadiz City - named after Cadiz, Spain
Cagayan - carayan, an Ilocano word for river
Cagayan de Oro City - kalambaguhan, evolved from the word lambago, a type of tree
Calamba, Laguna - kalamba, a wide-mouth earthen jar
Calumpit, Bulacan - kalumpit, the name of trees, which used to abound in the area
Caloocan City - look, meaning interior
Camarines - camarine, a Spanish term for granary
Camuigin - kamagong, a tree of the ebony family
Capiz - kapis, a Visayan term for pearl shells
Caraga - caraga, or inhabitants of the area
Catanduanes - named after Catandungan river, along whose banks tando trees used to abound
Cavite - kawit or hook
Cebu - sugbu
Cotabato - kuta bato, or a stone fort
Dagupan City - nandaragupan, meaning where once stood a commercial center
Dapitan City - dapit, a Cebuano term meaning to invite
Davao City - daba-daba, a native term for mythical figures
Dumaguete City - managuit, a Cebuano term meaning to capture
EDSA - Epifanio delos Santos Avenue
Guimaras - himal-us, as local inhabitants called the place in the pre-Spanish period
Hagonoy, Bulacan - hagonoy, the name of a weed that used to abound in the area
Hermosa, Bataan - hermosa, a Spanish word for beautiful
Ifugao - pugo, which means hills
Ilocos - loco, a Malay term for lowland
Iloilo - ilong or nose
Isabela - Queen Isabela of Spain
Kalinga - kalinga, a native word for headhunters
Lanao - lanaw, a term referring to the people of the lake
Laguna - la laguna, meaning the lake
Laoag City - iluag, meaning clear or light
La Union - from the Spanish term union
Legazpi City - Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
Leyte - hiraite, the name of the place formerly known as Ete
Lucena City - named after the town of Lucena in Andalucia, Spain
Luzon - lu zung, a Chinese phrase meaning a far away land
Makati City - makati na, meaning the tide is ebbing
Maguindanao - danao, or flood
Malacanang Palace - may lakan diyan, meaning there lives a gentleman or the Spanish words mala cana (bad sugarcane)
Mandaluyong City - may daluyong, meaning where big waves roll
Manila - may nilad, a phrase referring to a spot where nilad grows.
Marinduque - Marina and Garduke, a legendary couple
Masbate - masa bati, which means mix and beat as in making bread
Mayon Volcano - magayon, a Bicolano term for beautiful
Meycauayan - may kawayan, which refers to a place where bamboos grow
Mindoro - mina de oro, or gold mine
Misamis - kuyamis, referring to sweet coconut
Mountain Province - mountain
Mount Makiling - Mariang Makiling, a legendary name
Mount Pinatubo - pinatubo, a term meaning left to grow
Muntinlupa City - monted de lupa, a vernacular phrase meaning hills
Naga City - naga, a Bicolano term for narra tree
Negros - negros, a Spanish term for black people
Norzagaray, Bulacan - Governor General Fernando Norzagaray
Nueva Vizcaya - a Spanish phrase meaning New Biscayne
Pagsanjan, Laguna - pinagsangahan, or where the river branched out
Palawan - palan yu, a Chinese phrase for beautiful harbor
Palayan City - palayan, or rice field
Pampanga - pampang, which means riverbank
Pangasinan - asin, which means salt
Panay - pan hay, a Spanish word
Paranaque City - para aqui, a Spanish phrase meaning stop here
Pasay City - paso hay, a Spanish phrase meaning there is a pass
Pasig River - passi, probably evolved from the word mabagsik, meaning violent in force
Pateros - pato, meaning duck
Philippines - Philip II of Spain
Plaridel, Bulacan - Marcelo del Pilar
Pulilan, Bulacan - pulo ng ulan, meaning island of rain
Quezon City - Manuel L. Quezon
Quiapo, Manila - kiyapo, a cabbage-like weed
Quirino - Elpidio Quirino
Rizal - Jose Rizal
Romblon - lomlon or donblon
Samar - zamal
Sarangani - sangir, the language spoken by inhabitants of Sarangani Island
Silliman University - Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, a philanthropist from New York
Siquijor - quipjod, a native term that means the tide is ebbing
Sorsogon - solsogon, a Bicolano term meaning to follow the river
Sultan Kudarat - Sultan Kudarat, a Muslim ruler in the 17th Century
Sulu - sug, meaning water current
Surigao - saliagao, a native term meaning to grab
Tarlac - tarlac, an Aeta word which refers to a weed
Tagaytay City - taga itay, two words which mean cut and father
Tawi-Tawi - jaui jaui, evolved from the Malay term jau that means far
Tuguegarao City - tuggui gari yaw, an Ibanag phrase meaning it used to be fire
Valenzuela City - Pio Valenzuela
Visayas - Bisayas, or the name of the people in the area
Zambales - zambals, or the name of the inhabitants in the area
Zamboanga -samboangan, evolved from the local term sabuan, which refers to a wooden pole.

Mabalacat - ma balacat is kapampangan for "there are [many] balacat trees".

[Wind Shear]

^^

Iligan
- Derived from Higaunon word "ilihan" meaning "fortress town". There was a fort named Fort Victoria but it was destroyed by floods in 1901 (since the fort is near the Iligan River).

As for Cagayan de Oro, isn't named after kagay-an (kagay means "to pan" in Cebuano) because there was a gold panning along the river at that time?

[ark]

ILOILO
from Irong-irong, meaning noselike.

[quiksilver04]

we've got numerous trivias here. very informative!

[kyle@1008]

GO

stand for gagong opurtunista...

oops wrong thread...

[oboi]

^^ :rofl:

[Sinjin P.]

Merong isang sitio sa aming barangay na ang pangalan ay "Casia". What's the origin of this? Casia nga ba ang spelling or "Cacia" gaya ng acacia? :?

[MNL]

nabasa ko sa wikipedia, ang PICC ang first an biggest convention center sa asia? totoo ba yun? :)

[diehardbisdak]

^^ hindi na siguro... HongKong at sa Taipei ang laki ng mga convention centers nila

[Sinjin P.]

Biggest during its construction period siguro

[MNL]

i'm sure hindi na ngayon.. when it was completed lang.:) sorry, ang labo ko.:)

[quiksilver04]

GO

stand for gagong opurtunista...

oops wrong thread...


dat's 1 of d greatest trivias i've heard!! mukha namang totoo e:lol:

[dattebayo]

there was this episode in the Starwars: return of the jedi that the Ewoks speak tagalog. tpos pinanood ko cya sa dvd with subtitles on it, nka lagay nga yung tagalog word. :)

MNQGBfQu6cI

[Waldenstrom]

^^ Maganda raw si C3PO? :D

[Sinjin P.]

Banana leaves used in the restaurant business as plates (read: the best kind is called butuan because the fruit has lots of seeds) go for about P4 each in the wet market. These are sold in bundles of 25 leaves. At the farm level, the price of each leaf is only 50 centavos.

http://businessmirror.com.ph/0601&022007/companies05.html

[diz]

nabasa ko sa wikipedia, ang PICC ang first an biggest convention center sa asia? totoo ba yun? :)

It was the first though.

[sisig]

there was this episode in the Starwars: return of the jedi that the Ewoks speak tagalog. tpos pinanood ko cya sa dvd with subtitles on it, nka lagay nga yung tagalog word. :)

MNQGBfQu6cI

later on when one of the ewoks die in battle another croutches over and says PATAY

[bloodyred]

alam nyo na siguro to, pero ill post it anyway, ngayon ko lang nalaman eh..:drunk:

http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/archives/magazine/vol12-2005/12-2/industry.htm

Owing to its location, the Philippines is blessed with rich mineral resources which resulted in the mining industry’s golden years in the 1980s. The country is at the Circum-Pacific belt of fire where the earth’s tectonic plates collide and the process of volcanism most active. These processes of volcanism and plate convergence result in the abundant formation of important metallic mineral deposits of gold, copper, iron, chromate, nickel, cobalt and platinum. Based on past production and defined resources, the Philippines is the fifth most mineralized country in the world and has established reserves of 13 known metallic and 29 non-metallic minerals. The country has nine million hectares of mineralized land, of which only 420,000 hectares are being utilized.

The National Economic Development Authority estimates that some US$840 billion worth of mineral wealth in the country is still untapped. Substantial mineral deposits of copper, gold, nickel, chromate, limestone and semi-precious stones can be found in the Sierra Madre range in Luzon and in the Mindanao region. Davao to Butuan is included among the most mineralized area in the country. Mt. Diwalwal in Central Mindanao, Benguet in Northern Luzon, and Rapu Rapu Island in Bicol are believed to have high concentration of gold and copper deposits. Cebu, Leyte, Nueva Vizcaya, Zambales, Benguet and Mindoro also have rich mineral deposits.

World-class deposits of gold-copper have been discovered in the country. These are in the Mankayan district in Luzon, Surigao in Northeastern Mindanao and Cotabato in Southern Mindanao. These three projects are included among the 12 areas identified by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau that will be developed or rehabilitated into operating mines in the next five years.

The Philippine Mineral Exploration Association estimates that gold and copper deposits in the country would raise new tax revenues by US$382 million annually. The Philippine Minerals Development Institute Foundation projects that income tax receipts from a mine’s foreign exchange earning would be US$951 million while excise taxes will amount to US$120 million for the life of one mine. Clearly, the country will genuinely benefit from a vibrant and aggressive mining industry.

[bloodyred]

meron din daw wiki article na sabi tarsier daw ang inspiration kay master yoda. due to its small size but excellent hunting skills, totoo ba'yun? hindi ko makita ang article eh.

[kyle@1008]

^^ so bohol is dagobah??

[OtAkAw]

alam nyo na siguro to, pero ill post it anyway, ngayon ko lang nalaman eh..:drunk:

http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/archives/magazine/vol12-2005/12-2/industry.htm

Owing to its location, the Philippines is blessed with rich mineral resources which resulted in the mining industry’s golden years in the 1980s. The country is at the Circum-Pacific belt of fire where the earth’s tectonic plates collide and the process of volcanism most active. These processes of volcanism and plate convergence result in the abundant formation of important metallic mineral deposits of gold, copper, iron, chromate, nickel, cobalt and platinum. Based on past production and defined resources, the Philippines is the fifth most mineralized country in the world and has established reserves of 13 known metallic and 29 non-metallic minerals. The country has nine million hectares of mineralized land, of which only 420,000 hectares are being utilized.

The National Economic Development Authority estimates that some US$840 billion worth of mineral wealth in the country is still untapped. Substantial mineral deposits of copper, gold, nickel, chromate, limestone and semi-precious stones can be found in the Sierra Madre range in Luzon and in the Mindanao region. Davao to Butuan is included among the most mineralized area in the country. Mt. Diwalwal in Central Mindanao, Benguet in Northern Luzon, and Rapu Rapu Island in Bicol are believed to have high concentration of gold and copper deposits. Cebu, Leyte, Nueva Vizcaya, Zambales, Benguet and Mindoro also have rich mineral deposits.

World-class deposits of gold-copper have been discovered in the country. These are in the Mankayan district in Luzon, Surigao in Northeastern Mindanao and Cotabato in Southern Mindanao. These three projects are included among the 12 areas identified by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau that will be developed or rehabilitated into operating mines in the next five years.

The Philippine Mineral Exploration Association estimates that gold and copper deposits in the country would raise new tax revenues by US$382 million annually. The Philippine Minerals Development Institute Foundation projects that income tax receipts from a mine’s foreign exchange earning would be US$951 million while excise taxes will amount to US$120 million for the life of one mine. Clearly, the country will genuinely benefit from a vibrant and aggressive mining industry.

Knowing this, do you believe in the economic curse on countries that have HUGE mineral and natural resources? Sabi kasi sa nabasa ko dati, African countries like Zaire, the Congo and Ghana are richer than most developed nations in terms of mineral and natural resources and yet they are entrenched in deep poverty. Good thing our position is WAAAAAYYY better than theirs.

Sana naman responsible ang mga investors na may planong mag-invest sa kayamanan ng ating bansa. We also need to PROTECT our PRICELESS natural heritage.

[bukid]

ang mga bangko magpapautang ba sila kung alam nilang wala kang kakayahan magbayad? kaya tayo laging pinapautang dahil alam nila may kakayahan tayong magbayad. ang lupa natin ang ginawang collateral sa mga banyaga.

sa paghahangad ng kaunlaran huwag sana nating kalimutan ang kahalagahan ng kalikasan. PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES! create natural reservations, plants and animals sanctuary. in our desire for progress, i hope we do not forget that our natural resources, our forest is also a natural heritage we owe to our future generation. let us help protect it. NO to MINING in the Visayas. i will be one of those who would oppose it. in the Visayas, we'd rather have eco-tourism. it's not much money compared to mining but our children can still enjoy the fruits of nature for years to come. and our land would still look like paradise with trees and lakes and birds and fishes. We love our land, it is our paradise and our home. hope the politicians and the greedy businessmen who only care about having more money realise that we are no fool.

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:colgate: ^^ the video had funny texts but the song had a deep valuable message.


When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money.
--Cree Prophecy

"Beauty is before me,
And beauty is behind me.
Above and below me hovers the beautiful.
I am surrounded by it.
I am immersed in it.
In my youth I am aware of it,
And in old age I shall walk quietly
The beautiful trail."
--Navajo Prayer

Honor the sacred.
Honor the Earth, our Mother.
Honor the Elders.
Honor all with whom we share the Earth:-
Four-leggeds, two-leggeds, winged ones,
Swimmers, crawlers, plant and rock people.
Walk in balance and beauty.
--Native American Elder

[bloodyred]

Knowing this, do you believe in the economic curse on countries that have HUGE mineral and natural resources? Sabi kasi sa nabasa ko dati, African countries like Zaire, the Congo and Ghana are richer than most developed nations in terms of mineral and natural resources and yet they are entrenched in deep poverty. Good thing our position is WAAAAAYYY better than theirs.

Can countries consider their mineral wealth an asset that can be used to stimulate economic growth or are there reasons why an economy should steer away from developing their mining sector? This is the question posed by a study made by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation in 2002 that reviewed mining industries of 51 developing countries. The study found that mining countries, more often than not, fare better than other non-mining countries in their region. The study also revealed that there is no causal relationship between a dominant mining sector and economic ills.

Sana naman responsible ang mga investors na may planong mag-invest sa kayamanan ng ating bansa. We also need to PROTECT our PRICELESS natural heritage.

Im with you, dapat talaga SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY before anything else ang isipin ng mga investors. Pero hindi naman tayo nahuhuli when it comes to laws protecting our natural resources. On paper, the
Philippine Mining Act is among the best in the
world and is considered by many industry experts
to be one of the most advanced mining laws. In
fact, the law holds the distinction of being the only
mining legislation in the world that has built-in
provisions for the protection of the rights of
indigenous peoples. The social and environmental
provisions are comparable to measures formulated
in industrialized nations. The sad reality is that
while the Mining Act may be the best piece of
mining legislation in the world, there has been
doubt on the capability and political will of
government to fully implement it.:ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

[bloodyred]

ooops off topic na tayo..
heto nalang mga interesting articles about the mining industry.

http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/archives/magazine/vol12-2005/12-2/industry.htm
http://www.senate.gov.ph/publications/PI%202005-11%20-%20Extracting%20Growth%20from%20Mining.pdf

i particularly like this one:
http://www.psem.ph/readarticle.php?article_id=12

[Animo]

Something that might be interesting to add to your conversations.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/restardo/Retrato/America/99398.jpg

[bloodyred]

Something that might be interesting to add to your conversations.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e132/restardo/Retrato/America/99398.jpg

^^ So the center of Filipino power is the Calabarzon area and not Manila? I didnt know na may petroleum sa Maguindanao and Leyte, this map is interesting indeed.

[diz]

OMG. How come we suck at mining our own resources?

[bloodyred]

There are more than 5 million lakes in the world, and only 17 of which are considered ancient, and three of these are in Asia.
1) Aral Sea -Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
2)Biwa (Biwa-ko) -Japan
3)Lanao -Philippines

This is a natural wonder we Pinoys should be proud of.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t279/crazyhart/mindanao_marawi_lake_lanao.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t279/crazyhart/hart1.jpg

:yes: :yes:

[Insanedriver]

^^ pretty!

[MNL]

^^ Awesome! :D

[xXx carlos xXx]

just learned about this the other night...

my professor told me that the eruption of mt pinatubo gave the world more dramatic sunset for a month or so because of the ashes it spewed... :D

[le Reine]

^and also lowered the temp by 0.5C degrees too.

[Elsongs]

there was this episode in the Starwars: return of the jedi that the Ewoks speak tagalog. tpos pinanood ko cya sa dvd with subtitles on it, nka lagay nga yung tagalog word. :)

MNQGBfQu6cI

Yes, that's true, the writers of "Return of The Jedi" made the Ewok language a combination of Tagalog, Tibetan and Swedish.

But even more awesome for Star Wars fans is that Princess Leia Organa's (adoptive) mother is Pinay:

http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/thumb/2/24/Mizorgana.jpg/250px-Mizorgana.jpg

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Breha_Organa

Queen Breha Organa was played by Filipino Australian actress Rebecca Jackson Mendoza in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. She has a non-speaking role at the end of the movie.

[Insanedriver]

i've read somewhere that Queen amidala's hairstyle was Lady Marcos inspired... lol

[Elsongs]

And Taal Gets A Prize... fark.com (http://www.fark.com) made an entry today:

"Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island" (http://www.elbruz.org/islands/Islands%20and%20Lakes.htm)

[bariQ]

June 12, 2007 is 109th PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

Mabuhay ang lahing kayumanggi!

[ivanc]

in the starship troopers book, the male lead, johnny rico (played by casper van dien in the movie) was a filipino soldier... but in the movie they made him from argentina

[bariQ]

^^ What??? sayang naman? bakit nila iniba?

[great184]

^^^ A caucasian male for a caucasian block(flop)buster.

Btw Mt. Pinatubo was the 2nd largest eruption of the 20th century. But it would have paled in comparison to Mt. Taal's. ancient eruption (the entire lake, or actually hole was once a huge moutain which used to be the tallest in the philippines). It would explain the slow climb to tagaytay then the sudden drop-off. Laguna lake is also an extinct volcanic caldera. Makes you think that if Makiling and Banahaw would erupt in a similar sized explosion, Metro Manila would be wiped out from the map.

[Elsongs]

Laguna lake is also an extinct volcanic caldera.

Part of it is...there are three "fingers" to Laguna de Bay, and the middle "finger" (heh that sounds bad, lol) is a caldera.

[iliganon Boy]

in addition to that also Mt. Apo is also a extinct volcano

[great184]

^^^ Its dormant actually. Its past eruption is unknown.

[Sinjin P.]

The Bloodiest Incidents in Philippine History

* The first blood compact between native chief Sikatuna and Spanish colonialist Legazpi
* Andres Bonafacio and revolutionaries signing the Katipunan roster with their blood
* The Balanginga Massacre of a whole American camp by Filipino patriots and the retaliation by Howling Jack Smith (early American regime)
* The Lapiang Malaya Massacre in Pasay in the 1960s
* The Escalante, Negros Occidental Massacre due to labor unrest, September 1984
* The Mendiola Massacre of militant peasants for land reform in 1987
* The Lupao, Nueva Ecija Massacre during a military operation against the National People's Army (NPA) in 1987
* Political killings from Ninoy Aquino to Floro Crisologo to Jose Climaco*; Bobby de la Paz, Edgar Jopson, Macli-ing Dulag, Evelio Javier, Rolando Olalia, Lean Alejandro ...
* ... with Philippine elections the bloodiest of all.

[frangk]

Something pretty interesting:

The Bible Also Mentions the Philippines
It can be easily understood that no verse in the Bible carried the term Philippines, since the Bible was written two thousand years ago or centuries before the Spaniards came here. However, there are verses in the Bible that prophesy about the Philippine archipelago and other islands in the Pacific. In the chapter 24 of the Book of Isaiah, verses 15 to 16 read "Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea. From the ends of the earth we hear singing: 'Glory to the Righteous One.'" The Philippines is the only Christian archipelago in the Pacific covering East Asia.

[MNL]

^^ COOL!:okay:

[flesh_is_weak]

Knowing this, do you believe in the economic curse on countries that have HUGE mineral and natural resources? Sabi kasi sa nabasa ko dati, African countries like Zaire, the Congo and Ghana are richer than most developed nations in terms of mineral and natural resources and yet they are entrenched in deep poverty. Good thing our position is WAAAAAYYY better than theirs.

Sana naman responsible ang mga investors na may planong mag-invest sa kayamanan ng ating bansa. We also need to PROTECT our PRICELESS natural heritage.

probably part of the rich nations way of running things...keeping the mineral-rich countries poor, so they can exploit without difficulty...and maybe that's why they so want to take over the middle east...

[kevinb]

in addition to that also Mt. Apo is also a extinct volcano

Extinct na ba ang Apo? Ewan ko basta ang Isarog, extinct na. :colgate:

[frangk]

No, it ain't, kevinb.
It's dormant.

The mountain still has the presence of sulfur (it's not snow i tell you), on it's peak. :D

[kevinb]

^^ Ewan ko nga eh. Basta ang sabi ko, extinct na ang Isarog. :colgate: :nocrook:

[iliganon Boy]

Extinct na ba ang Apo? Ewan ko basta ang Isarog, extinct na. :colgate:

according to the experts its a extinct volcano! pero imagine nyo if Mt. Apo is an active volcano kapag puputok yan 1/4 of mindanao mabubura sa mapa WHAAAATTT

[dinabaw]

according to the experts its a extinct volcano! pero imagine nyo if Mt. Apo is an active volcano kapag puputok yan 1/4 of mindanao mabubura sa mapa WHAAAATTT

yaiks wag naman ..but it's really dormant basta may init pa dormnat yun .. i remember i saw the National Geography , if a super eruption daw ng Yellow Stone mountain sa US. it's 100x daw ng Nagasaki Abomb , it can affect 1/2 of USA but the most devastating daw eh it will affect globally , famine ,tidal waves etc. ... nangyari na daw yang super eruption kaya daw walang katao tao sa Africa :runaway:

[rcc]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/406597216_3215e4a7ae.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/74/215994881_c6772ca1ae.jpg

ROCK formations

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/312841734_d27588e0e3.jpg
Onay Beach - Laoang Northern Samar, Philippines




more beautiful beaches in Samar "Biri Island Nothern Samar "where i came from.

[g0Rs]

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa35/gors_iligan1/412651795_4c8f395aa4.jpg

Majestic Maria Cristina Falls of Iligan

[Sinjin P.]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1146/631754452_05bd223f19_o.jpg
Dried Squid on a Stick

^ Anong local name nito?

Photo by angrylittleboy (http://flickr.com/photos/angrylittleboy/)

[Sinjin P.]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/618487455_a616f945ed_b.jpg

Photo by Andy Zapata Jr.

[[dx]]

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6607/1759162he0.jpg
Photo by lsgg811

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/144474787_a169417fea_b.jpg
Photo by julmercado

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6395/314815470653bf0b860ong9.jpg
Photo by vamessedup

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/30/43697789_10eb990962_o.jpg
Photo by xpcasambre

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/279767473_d1b777b102_b.jpg
Spot Mayon
Photo by Storm Crypt

[Sinjin P.]

NUMBER OF PAWNSHOPS IN THE PHILIPPINES

YEAR - No. of Head Offices - No. of Branches - Total
1995 2,896 1,277 4,173
1996 3,931 2,538 6,469
1997 4,310 2,905 7,215
1998 4,552 3,327 7,879
1999 4,809 3,757 8,566
2000 4,934 4,054 8,988
2001 5,018 4,379 9,397
2002 5,182 4,894 10,076
2003 5,451 5,284 10,735
2004 5,689 5,618 11,307

[MNL]

^^ Ang dami ha!

[Sinjin P.]

Why was the ALI MALL named as such?

Answer:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1012/655263778_fbde5c31a7_o.jpg

[dattebayo]

Japan Airlines borrowed its first aircraft from Philippine airlines.

[ashton]

^ interesting.. (^^)

[le Reine]

nagulat ako sa rock formations sa samar. kakaiba siya parang hindi sa Pinas. Grabe ang ganda.

[ecnop]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/74/215994881_c6772ca1ae.jpg

ROCK formations




parang sa Uk na rock formation...:)

[eonynx]

^^ unique ang rock formations na to ah!:)

[[dx]]

is that for real?
looks like the giant's causeway in northern ireland
more pics please :D

[palawan_buddy]

tubbataha is no longer part of Palawan... it is situated in the Sulu Sea..

also.. I think for Heritage... the mummies of the Ifugao in Sagada, the vintas of Zamboanga

for island.. I guess its Batanes... being New Zealand-like

TUBBATAHA IS IN PALAWAN. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN PALAWAN.

[dive-cebu]

i don't think the first item qualifies as "bloody". we filipinos (esp me since im a boholano) are even proud of this first pact of friendship between la islas filipinas and the western world... quite an ironic entry there, how come an act of friendship is being classified as bloody?

The Bloodiest Incidents in Philippine History

* The first blood compact between native chief Sikatuna and Spanish colonialist Legazpi
* Andres Bonafacio and revolutionaries signing the Katipunan roster with their blood
* The Balanginga Massacre of a whole American camp by Filipino patriots and the retaliation by Howling Jack Smith (early American regime)
* The Lapiang Malaya Massacre in Pasay in the 1960s
* The Escalante, Negros Occidental Massacre due to labor unrest, September 1984
* The Mendiola Massacre of militant peasants for land reform in 1987
* The Lupao, Nueva Ecija Massacre during a military operation against the National People's Army (NPA) in 1987
* Political killings from Ninoy Aquino to Floro Crisologo to Jose Climaco*; Bobby de la Paz, Edgar Jopson, Macli-ing Dulag, Evelio Javier, Rolando Olalia, Lean Alejandro ...
* ... with Philippine elections the bloodiest of all.

[cheersmate]

[QUOTE=rcc;13970639]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/406597216_3215e4a7ae.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/74/215994881_c6772ca1ae.jpg

ROCK formations

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/312841734_d27588e0e3.jpg

awesome!!

[Sinjin P.]

^ Well, literally, it is bloody. :D

[[dx]]

I was curious about those Samar rock formations so I did a little research. Found out that these stunning rock outcrops are called 'Magasang', located on Biri Island, Northern Samar. Amazing.

Biri Island has been blessed with natural beauty. To the north of Biri is an enormous rock formation called Magasang. Magasang has been carved by the tools used by nature herself. Winds blasting, monstrous waves have pounded and storms have lashed these rocks to create so incredible formations which need to be seen to be believed. Just down from Magasang is the best natural saltwater pool in the Philippines, Bel-ot. This has also been the location of a number of Filipino movies, it is clear to see why they have chosen this back drop. - From Philippine Travel Guide (http://www.philippines-travel-guide.com/biri-island.html)

More pics

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/406597219_cfced0d2f8_o.jpg
Photo by jcaamdesilva (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7165508@N04/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/148080510_890694aa62_o.jpg
Photo by The Map Maker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/90697164@N00/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/102/315526415_f61d566bdd_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/315526413_6c6e6fbd68_b.jpg
Photos by virgo_otso (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21761803@N00/)

[dinabaw]

^^ WOW!!!

[Rasputin]

Parang Mini-Grand Cañon...

[PINOYmeat]

one of the philippines wonder.... the wonder bee


JOLLIBEE! and how mcdonalds never seem to topple the bee.

[dive-cebu]

^^ yes, literally it is. but i still think there's NO WAY of putting that item in your list. please remember the title of this thread is philippine trivia, we don't want to misinform/mislead forumers (esp foreigners) just because you only took it literally. better check your history 101 dude.

[kalabaw]

Something pretty interesting:

The Bible Also Mentions the Philippines
It can be easily understood that no verse in the Bible carried the term Philippines, since the Bible was written two thousand years ago or centuries before the Spaniards came here. However, there are verses in the Bible that prophesy about the Philippine archipelago and other islands in the Pacific. In the chapter 24 of the Book of Isaiah, verses 15 to 16 read "Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea. From the ends of the earth we hear singing: 'Glory to the Righteous One.'" The Philippines is the only Christian archipelago in the Pacific covering East Asia.

Kinilabutan ako habang binabasa ko 'to ha... Hindi naman sa di kita pinaniniwalaan @frangk, pero babasahin ko talaga yang chapter na yan ng Isaiah. Thanks for sharing!

[habagatcentral1]

^^ What about East Timor? Its also a Catholic country.

[nab_uang]

wow.. it’s awesome!!! :okay:

[tj_brewed]

^^ Nice!

[skylinefan]

Oh my God! This is the first time I've seen Onay Beach! I've been hearing so much about this place from my dad since I was a child. He had so much praise for this beach in Laoang, Samar where he lived for a while when he was a child. Laoang is our grandma's (Lagrimases) hometown. Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful picture!! :)

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ROCK formations

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Onay Beach - Laoang Northern Samar, Philippines




more beautiful beaches in Samar "Biri Island Nothern Samar "where i came from.

[flymordecai]

There is a global election of the 7 natural wonders of the world, much like the New 7 Wonders of the World that was recently announced after a year of voting.

http://www.natural7wonders.com/

We should nominate Philippine natural wonders like Mayon Volcano and Taal Volcano! Or perhaps even our reefs which has the greatest marine biodiversity in the world!

[ecnop]

I was curious about those Samar rock formations so I did a little research. Found out that these stunning rock outcrops are called 'Magasang', located on Biri Island, Northern Samar. Amazing.

Biri Island has been blessed with natural beauty. To the north of Biri is an enormous rock formation called Magasang. Magasang has been carved by the tools used by nature herself. Winds blasting, monstrous waves have pounded and storms have lashed these rocks to create so incredible formations which need to be seen to be believed. Just down from Magasang is the best natural saltwater pool in the Philippines, Bel-ot. This has also been the location of a number of Filipino movies, it is clear to see why they have chosen this back drop. - From Philippine Travel Guide (http://www.philippines-travel-guide.com/biri-island.html)

More pics

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Photo by jcaamdesilva (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7165508@N04/)

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Photo by The Map Maker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/90697164@N00/)

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Photos by virgo_otso (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21761803@N00/)

:) :banana:

[xXx carlos xXx]

^ ginamit din ang laoang as setting sa horror movie na spirit wariors 2...

[xXx carlos xXx]

from mike wright of flickr...



basey samar is less than 30 mins away from the san juanico bridge..

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weird..
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[junax]

from mike wright of flickr...
weird..
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this phenomenon is a work of gravity and there's a hundred chance per stalactite that this form would occur somehow... now, i wonder, if god made us out of clay... nasobrahan ang mga lalake ng clay kaya ayon yung excess clay ginawang art ng gravity pagkatapos maisampay ni god. :)

[dattebayo]

north luzon expressway is the first expressway in south east asia. It was built in the 1960's

[dive-cebu]

im sure this article would be very trivial for you as you're reading each sentence, paragraph....

Untold Pinoy Story No. 8

Her Mother's Joy



Her mother has always been proud of her. Mighty proud. And rightly so.



In the spring of 1991, Julia Roberts graced the cover of People Magazine's

special issue featuring its annual list of The 50 Most Beautiful People in

the World. Together with Julia Roberts in this ultimate list of the most

beautiful people were Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Madonna, Mel Gibson, Whitney

Houston, Michelle Pfeiffer, Isabella Rossellini, supermodels Claudia

Schiffer & Naomi Campbell and oops...a Filipina?



Yes, People Magazine's 1991 list of The 50 Most Beautiful People in the

World included a true-blooded Filipina who was born, raised and educated in

the Philippines.



Unlike most beautiful Filipinas who were the products of mixed marriages and

who have therefore acquired foreign physical features, this Filipina was

born to a Filipina mother and a Filipino father. It is no wonder that she

does not typify a beautiful woman by any standard: She is short, standing

only 5'2". She has a huge and deep acne scar on her forehead. She has that

distinct Asian nose (read: flat). She uses only Avon cosmetics (gasp!) and

applies makeup by herself. During her pre-Inno Sotto days, her clothes were

not made by known couturiers: They were lovingly sewn at home by her mother

who is a dressmaker. She does not even have the right genes to inherit

beauty from: Her mother was plain, even stern-looking. Her father was a

dark-skinned guy with the tough facial features of a hardened military man.



Although both the first names of her mother and father means happy in two

different languages, their union was not as joyous. Her mother and father

were reportedly never married, making her and her only brother illegitimate

children. In the mistress hierarchy, her mother was not even her father's

second woman. Her father had reportedly a first mistress who ranked above

her mother. It was being talked about that she and her brother only belong

to their father's third family. And yes, the gay club performer who once

appeared on national television was indeed her half-brother. She couldn't

therefore be faulted for not talking about her father. In contrast, too much

has been known about her mother. Her mother was always visible, too visible

for comfort.



Her mother gave her the name Carmen and raised her in a province north of

Manila. However, when it was time for her to go to school, her

overprotective mother brought her and her brother to Manila to give them the

best education. Carmen studied in Preciosa Soliven's Operation Brotherhood

Montessori in Greenhills where she emerged as the school's valedictorian.

However, Carmen's academic rival protested the school's decision to award

Carmen the school's highest honors, claiming that she had better grades than

Carmen. Carmen's rival even revealed that the school's owner, Mrs. Soliven,

was only fond of Carmen because she always performed in school programs

which gave Carmen an edge in extra-curricular activities. But academically,

Carmen reportedly did not really rise above her rival.



Lured into show business, Carmen became part of German Moreno's inane daily

afternoon TV show, That's Entertainment, where she got paired with comedian

and now Quezon City Vice Mayor Herbert "Bistek" Bautista. (Some say that

Vice Mayor Bautista was so enamored with Carmen that he later refused to

marry his partner despite their having a child.) As one of the countless

stars of Kuya Germ's That's Entertainment, Carmen's talent was overshadowed

by the ridiculous mass appeal of the triumvirate of Sheryl Cruz, Manilyn

Reynes and Tina Paner.



Later, Carmen made a couple of forgettable films which were big flops.

Unsuccessful in local show business, Carmen enrolled as a BS Biology student

in Ateneo de Manila, hoping to become a doctor. However, the lure of fame

and fortune shattered her medical ambition. She followed her other dream and

landed in...Dreamland! Yes, instead of comforting innocent and

fresh-smelling

babies in a hospital, she ended up entertaining horny, sweaty and

foul-smelling drunken men in seedy bars.



When Carmen was a little girl, a local manghuhula predicted that she would

be crowned Miss Universe. Her mother, legally known as Miss Imutan, was

ecstatic upon hearing this. Sadly, the prophecy did not come true. However,

when Carmen was 18 years old, she bagged a beauty title. But it was

farfetched from a Miss Universe crown. Carmen became Miss Saigon.



Yes, the only true-blooded Filipina who was included in People Magazine's

The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1991 is Feliciano Salonga and

Ligaya "Joy" Imutan's only daughter: Carmen Lea Imutan Salonga.



Most of us know her simply as Lea Salonga.



And most of you know about her amazing journey to West End and Broadway.

[[dx]]

^ that's from Untold Pinoy Stories (http://untoldpinoystories.blogspot.com/). One of the blogs I frequently visit when bloghopping. hehe
You can find more Pinoy trivia here, although it leans more on the showbiz side.

[kofemord]

manila!

[bloodyred]

Agusan Marsh is Asia's largest wetland/marshland, this vast expanse of marsh covers an area roughly the size of Metro Manila.

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[DexterTexter]

^^ What about East Timor? Its also a Catholic country.

siguro kasi East Timor occupies only half lang Timor island... and hindi ung buong island... sabi kasi "islands of the sea." heheheh. so parang "whole islands" siya. LOL. :bash:

[pi_malejana]

hundred islands, pangasinan

[Pacific_leopard]

7 wonders.hmmm... it'll look nice if we'd make it 70 wonders of the Philippines

here's my list

Man Made(Cultural and Historic)

1) Banaue Rice Terraces
2) Batanes Islands and Ivatan Villages
3) Iloilo Spanish and Colonial Churches
4) Muslim Mosques of Mindanao
5) Cultural Dances
6) Intramuros
7) Taoist Temple(and all chinese temples in the islands)

Natural
1) Mt. Apo
2) Tubataha Reef
3) Pan De Azucar Island
4) Taal Volcano
5) Mayon Volcano
6) Maria Christina Falls
7) Hundred Islands

Man Made (Modern)

1) Manila Bay
2) Fort Bonifacio
4) Rizal Park

[GearX]

Natural World
1. Mayon Volcano - Albay
2. Chocolate Hills - Bohol
3. Ma. Cristina Falls - Iligan City
4. Taal Volcano - Batangas
5. Hundred Islands - Pangasinan
6. Underground Rivers of Palawan
7. Tubattaha Reef - Sulu Sea

Cultural/Historical (Man-Made)
1. Banawe Rice Terraces - Ifugao
2. Corregidor Island - Corregidor
3. Dambana ng Kagitingan - Bataan
4. Manila Cathedral - Manila
5. Magellan's Cross - Cebu
6. Sto. Niño Shrine - Cebu
7. Intramuros - Manila

Modern World (Engineering)
1. Cultural Center of the Phils. - Manila
2. Araneta Coliseum - Quezon City
3. Marcelo Fernan Bridge - Cebu
4. Luneta/Rizal Park - Manila
5. PICC - Manila
6. San Juanico Bridge - Samar-Leyte
7. Mall of Asia - Manila

[Animo]

By Ambeth Ocampo
Inquirer
Last updated 02:31am (Mla time) 07/25/2007


Accuracy of the facts and figures in our textbooks has always been an issue. The good news is that many textbooks for science and math have been revised and, while still faulty at times, are generally considered much better in form and content than those in the so-called “soft” subjects like English, Filipino and history. It is not my habit or perversion to go over textbooks in the sciences, so I’m not sure if these are really much improved than those in my field.

Unlike science and math, which are precise, history can sometimes be slippery, the interpretation of one and the same event changing depending on the historian writing the book. What bothers me is not that there are many different viewpoints, but rather that the textbooks have dated or conflicting “facts.” The first step in the reform of our textbooks does not even concern interpretation. We need to make sure that our history, or Hekasi, textbooks are, at the very least, factually correct or at least updated.

All the current complaints regarding history textbooks are not new, if we are to go by an obscure and largely forgotten book by Pedro A. Gagelonia, “The Filipino Historian: Controversial Issues in Philippine History” (Manila: FEU, 1970). I found my soiled and pre-owned copy in a used bookstore 22 years ago. It was a miracle I picked it off the bargain bin because it had an atrociously designed cover, but I was drawn to the title thinking it would provide some clarity or the last word in contested territory. The work turned out to be a comparison of history textbooks, a feat in itself, and the point was to show some of the more common conflicting “facts.”

It was both an eye-opener and quite amusing because the author seems to have sharpened his knife especially for the most successful textbook historian of all time, Gregorio Zaide. Straying from sober academic tone, Gagelonia does not seem content with thrusting a knife into Zaide. For full effect, he actually gives the knife a few twists before pulling it out.

Reading the first few pages of this book made me reflect on Filipinos as great spectators and “uzi-seros” [curious onlookers]. We love a fight whether it is a neighborhood brawl or a Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas. We even see this every day on the road when traffic builds up around any minor accident because everyone slows down, not only to get a closer look, but to make some snide comment.

I did not realize, for example, that textbooks differ with regard to the exact number of islands in the Philippine archipelago. When you ask Filipinos how many islands we have, the snappy answer to the stupid question is often a comment like, “Do you mean high tide or low tide?” The disturbing question has been effectively evaded by jest. If you press the person and ask, “All right give me the figures for both high tide and low tide,” I’m sure the smart-ass will slink away. The most common figure given is 7,100 or 7,107 islands, but nobody knows where these numbers came from. For all I care, this figure can also be used to answer the great medieval theological question: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

To make his point, Gagelonia plucked five examples from textbooks in use during his research. Agoncillo and Alfonso in the now classic “History of the Filipino People” state that the Philippines has “more than 7,000 islands and islets.” Antonio Molina in Volume 1 of “The Philippines Through the Centuries” says 7,083 islands, a figure I have not seen before. Gagelonia does not name anyone who cited 7,107 islands, but Alip in Volume 1 of “Political and Cultural History of the Philippines” gives the usual 7,100 islands.

Zaide in most of his textbooks uses the same statistic -- 7,100 islands -- but in his book “Catholicism in the Philippines,” he gives 7,083 islands like Molina, a professor in the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas.

Reading this made me wonder if the number of islands changes depending on the use of the textbook in Catholic schools. It is understandable that different authors will come up with different numbers, but Gagelonia is right when he singles out Zaide for citing different figures in different books he wrote.

Historical method dictates that you get down to the primary source. Where did this random number come from? Nobody seems to know. How sure are we that we can even make 7,000 islands and islets if only 3,000, more or less, have been given names? At a party, I once asked some people working for the National Coast and Geodetic Survey as well as the National Mapping Agency to give me the exact figure. They too were surprised by the question. I presumed, wrongly of course, that employees from these agencies would have the exact figure at the tip of their tongue.

One last thing about current textbooks: Any study of the Philippines begins with its physical shape and other characteristics, yet most of the books do not come with a map of the archipelago; this has to be bought separately. And if a map is available, it is probably small, badly drawn and lacking in significant detail. If we cannot be clear on something as basic as the number of islands in the Philippine archipelago, what does this say about more complicated lessons in our textbooks?

* * *

Comments are welcome at aocampo@ateneo.edu.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view_article.php?article_id=78566

[ritche]

I guess this one deserves a place in this trivia thread:

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Dumaguete and Oriental Negros is 18th on the list.

Here's the complete list in no particular order:

Penang Malaysia
Utila, Honduras
Pico, Azores, Portugal
Aruba
Vanuatu
Dominica
St Kitts
Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Taveuni, Fiji
Long Island, Bahamas
Big Island, Hawaii
Cedar Key Florida, USA
Isla Colon, Panama
Grand Cayman
Gozo, Malta
Carriacou, Grenada
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines
Norfolk Island
Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines"

[GearX]

Top Asian Beaches
By John Borthwick

AUSTRALIANS are royally spoiled when it comes to world-class coastlines. Yet still we travel, chasing sandier or sunnier shores. Here are 10 of the best beaches in Asia.

1. SAUD BEACH, PHILIPPINES
On the northwest coast of Luzon, little-known Saud Beach at Pagudpud is a 2km arc of blindingly pure sand bordered by the blue of the South China Sea. It's like an uncluttered version of that famous Philippines shore, White Beach, on Boracay Island. Beat the developers, the hair-braiders and sarong-floggers - head to Pagudpud now.

2. KO ADANG, THAILAND

Thailand's far south Andaman Sea coast has clusters of islands that are still off the radar for tour group invaders and full-moon ravers. The towering rock formations and crystal waters of Ko Tarutao National Marine Park, a 51-island group about 30km off the mainland, are a reminder of how islands such as Phuket, Samui and Phi Phi once were. Here you'll find Ko Adang, a jungle island with pristine shores, empty beaches and not a beer bar in sight.

3. BENTOTA, SRI LANKA

At Bentota Beach, 60km south of Colombo, grand arcs of beach sweep north and south from a rocky promontory. The Indian Ocean massages this coast of granite headlands and uncrowded beaches that surfers and European sun-seekers discovered long ago. There is a choice of three, four and five-star resorts from which you can simultaneously contemplate Bentota's fiery sunset and your of sundowner.

4. YALONG BAY, CHINA

At the same latitude as Hawaii, Hainan is where mainland Chinese come to get that Waikiki feeling without leaving home. While Yalong Bay, near Sanya on Hainan's southern tip, may lack Polynesia's heaving surf and swaying skirts, its broad white beaches are better than many in Hawaii. Fishing villages and rice farms once rimmed Yalong Bay's 7km strand. In their place, quality resorts harvest the disposable incomes of China's leisure class.

5. CHINA BEACH, VIETNAM

China Beach, on Vietnam's central coast near Da Nang, is 30km long and has numerous resorts and restaurants, especially around Bai Non Nuoc. The specific section of the China Beach of Vietnam War and television series fame is known locally as Bai Tam My Khe. Here, you can see fishermen paddle out through its breaking waves in flimsy wicker coracles and then, after fishing, surf right back in again.

6. CALANGUTE, INDIA

"Christmas in Goa" was the mantra for heliotropic (and psychotropic) hippies on the 1970s "Overland Trail". Calangute's palm-fringed shoreline was annually invaded by some of the most upbeat and beat-up minds of their generation; today it is simply built-up. Over-development hasn't been kind to Calangute's little fishing hamlets, but its Arabian Sea full moons are as spellbinding as ever.

7. DUNGUN, MALAYSIA

The east coast of Malaysia is a sleeping secret. Macaque monkeys swing like tiny Tarzans through a tree canopy that borders the South China Sea. Beyond the trees, Dungun, an empty swoop of beach, is one of Malaysia's least-exploited shores. Offshore is Tenggol Island, part of Terengganu Marine Park, where you can snorkel and scuba dive amid gin-and-tonic clear waters alive with turtles, grouper, wrasse and jacks.

8. OCCHEUTEAL, CAMBODIA

Sihanoukville (aka Kompong Som) on Cambodia's pretty south coast is home to five fine beaches, even though the best one, Sokha, is reserved for a private hotel's guests. Sokha's neighbour, Occheuteal Beach, comes a close second with its long stretch of white sand lined with pine trees. Popular with Cambodians and travellers alike, Occheuteal's far northern end has become a backpacker hangout.

9. MAE NAM, THAILAND

Ko Samui's east coast strands are almost too well known. Head up to the north coast to snoozy Mae Nam, where the sands may be narrower, but you're not sharing them with the crowds. The water is clear and calm, the palm trees shady. In the distance you can see a flotilla of blue-grey islands that drifts just north of Samui, including Ko Phangan and Ang Thong Marine Park, where the beaches are truly empty.

10. KENTING, TAIWAN

The semi-tropical landscape of southern Taiwan is a surprise until you remember that the island's earlier Portuguese name, Formosa, means "beautiful". The name still fits. Unhurried and warm, Kenting, at the rugged southernmost tip of the island, has reasonable beaches for swimming, diving and surfing, plus an 18,000-ha national park. There is ample accommodation here, the seafood is excellent and, surprisingly, you're well inside the Tropic of Cancer.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,22157694-5006180,00.html

[ritche]

Top Asian Beaches
By John Borthwick

AUSTRALIANS are royally spoiled when it comes to world-class coastlines. Yet still we travel, chasing sandier or sunnier shores. Here are 10 of the best beaches in Asia.

1. SAUD BEACH, PHILIPPINES
On the northwest coast of Luzon, little-known Saud Beach at Pagudpud is a 2km arc of blindingly pure sand bordered by the blue of the South China Sea. It's like an uncluttered version of that famous Philippines shore, White Beach, on Boracay Island. Beat the developers, the hair-braiders and sarong-floggers - head to Pagudpud now.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,22157694-5006180,00.html

Things like these are better kept secret. Expose it to mass circulated media and your "best" will be relegated to the last after a few years of exploitation...

[shyaman]

^^ Any idea how to keep it secret?

Hala! Your previous post also shows Dumaguete was exposed to mass circulated media. Now the whole world knows.

[ritche]

^^ Any idea how to keep it secret?

Hala! Your previous post also shows Dumaguete was exposed to mass circulated media. Now the whole world knows.

FYI, this is not a mass media as not all have access to broadband and internet. Owners or stakeholders should not allow airing of their product in any mass media such as TV or radio network rated as Number 1 in all classes. If they have any group in mind which they are targeting, they should focus media campaign on media patronized by those people.

[shyaman]

^^ Hey, puso mo. :)

SSC's not, but Islands magazine definitely is. That's what I'm referring to. The magazine's also circulated here and I happen to read the Dumaguete article a few weeks back.

So does it mean that Dumaguete will now be prone to exploitation after droves of tourists come to visit the place because of the nice media mileage?

Certainly not and the same goes to other places of interest in the Philippines.

[ritche]

^^ Hey, puso mo. :)

SSC's not, but Islands magazine definitely is. That's what I'm referring to. The magazine's also circulated here and I happen to read the Dumaguete article a few weeks back.

So does it mean that Dumaguete will now be prone to exploitation after droves of tourists come to visit the place because of the nice media mileage?

Certainly not and the same goes to other places of interest in the Philippines.

Maybe the expats happen to be the target market...If you put this on a noontime ABSCBN show or at some of the most important places in PDI or Philippine Star, Bandera, Tempo, Liwayway, etc., guess what kind of people you would be attracting?

[shyaman]

Maybe the expats happen to be the target market...If you put this on a noontime ABSCBN show or at some of the most important places in PDI or Philippine Star, Bandera, Tempo, Liwayway, etc., guess what kind of people you would be attracting?

Islands magazine does not target the expat market. It’s a travel magazine read by anyone who has the penchant to travel with island destinations in mind. Sure, expats have money but so are non-expats.

And what do you mean by your statement referring to the kind of people who watch ABS-CBN and those who read PDI, Phil Star, Bandera, Tempo, Liwayway? Are we not welcome in Dumaguete? Will our presence exploit Dumaguete? This is the general Filipino populace you’re referring to. So much for local tourism…

Going back to that article on Saud Beach, it’s found in the internet, not from a published source or a “mass circulated media” as you stated.

Finding Dumaguete as one of the favored travel destinations in an international mag is a feat worthy of recognition. We should embrace positive media promotions in any form of Philippine localities just like what you feel for Dumaguete. Let’s not keep new discoveries a secret. :)

I’ve been to Saud beach several times in the past. The place really deserves the recognition. There is also another beach near Saud which the locals call the Blue Lagoon and it is equally stunning despite the shorter shoreline. With proper management of future developments, these places could be the next tourist haven and hopefully will not be relegated to a sorry state.

Intensive promotion of Pagudpud beaches to local and foreign tourists is long overdue. It was already popular among northern Luzon folks since 1990s or even earlier. Go there people! Go!

Btw, I’m not from Ilocos but I love the place.

[Lili]

im sure this article would be very trivial for you as you're reading each sentence, paragraph....

Untold Pinoy Story No. 8

Her Mother's Joy

Her mother has always been proud of her. Mighty proud. And rightly so.

In the spring of 1991, Julia Roberts graced the cover of People Magazine's

special issue featuring its annual list of The 50 Most Beautiful People in

the World. Together with Julia Roberts in this ultimate list of the most

beautiful people were Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Madonna, Mel Gibson, Whitney

Houston, Michelle Pfeiffer, Isabella Rossellini, supermodels Claudia

Schiffer & Naomi Campbell and oops...a Filipina?

Yes, People Magazine's 1991 list of The 50 Most Beautiful People in the

World included a true-blooded Filipina who was born, raised and educated in

the Philippines.

Unlike most beautiful Filipinas who were the products of mixed marriages and

who have therefore acquired foreign physical features, this Filipina was

born to a Filipina mother and a Filipino father. It is no wonder that she

does not typify a beautiful woman by any standard: She is short, standing

only 5'2". She has a huge and deep acne scar on her forehead. She has that

distinct Asian nose (read: flat). She uses only Avon cosmetics (gasp!) and

applies makeup by herself. During her pre-Inno Sotto days, her clothes were

not made by known couturiers: They were lovingly sewn at home by her mother

who is a dressmaker. She does not even have the right genes to inherit

beauty from: Her mother was plain, even stern-looking. Her father was a

dark-skinned guy with the tough facial features of a hardened military man.

Although both the first names of her mother and father means happy in two

different languages, their union was not as joyous. Her mother and father

were reportedly never married, making her and her only brother illegitimate

children. In the mistress hierarchy, her mother was not even her father's

second woman. Her father had reportedly a first mistress who ranked above

her mother. It was being talked about that she and her brother only belong

to their father's third family. And yes, the gay club performer who once

appeared on national television was indeed her half-brother. She couldn't

therefore be faulted for not talking about her father. In contrast, too much

has been known about her mother. Her mother was always visible, too visible

for comfort.

Her mother gave her the name Carmen and raised her in a province north of

Manila. However, when it was time for her to go to school, her

overprotective mother brought her and her brother to Manila to give them the

best education. Carmen studied in Preciosa Soliven's Operation Brotherhood

Montessori in Greenhills where she emerged as the school's valedictorian.

However, Carmen's academic rival protested the school's decision to award

Carmen the school's highest honors, claiming that she had better grades than

Carmen. Carmen's rival even revealed that the school's owner, Mrs. Soliven,

was only fond of Carmen because she always performed in school programs

which gave Carmen an edge in extra-curricular activities. But academically,

Carmen reportedly did not really rise above her rival.


Lured into show business, Carmen became part of German Moreno's inane daily

afternoon TV show, That's Entertainment, where she got paired with comedian and now Quezon City Vice Mayor Herbert "Bistek" Bautista. (Some say that

Vice Mayor Bautista was so enamored with Carmen that he later refused to

marry his partner despite their having a child.) As one of the countless

stars of Kuya Germ's That's Entertainment, Carmen's talent was overshadowed by the ridiculous mass appeal of the triumvirate of Sheryl Cruz, Manilyn Reynes and Tina Paner.

Later, Carmen made a couple of forgettable films which were big flops.

Unsuccessful in local show business, Carmen enrolled as a BS Biology student

in Ateneo de Manila, hoping to become a doctor. However, the lure of fame

and fortune shattered her medical ambition. She followed her other dream and

landed in...Dreamland! Yes, instead of comforting innocent and

fresh-smelling babies in a hospital, she ended up entertaining horny, sweaty

and foul-smelling drunken men in seedy bars.

When Carmen was a little girl, a local manghuhula predicted that she would

be crowned Miss Universe. Her mother, legally known as Miss Imutan, was

ecstatic upon hearing this. Sadly, the prophecy did not come true. However,

when Carmen was 18 years old, she bagged a beauty title. But it was

farfetched from a Miss Universe crown. Carmen became Miss Saigon.

Yes, the only true-blooded Filipina who was included in People Magazine's

The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1991 is Feliciano Salonga and

Ligaya "Joy" Imutan's only daughter: Carmen Lea Imutan Salonga.

Most of us know her simply as Lea Salonga.

And most of you know about her amazing journey to West End and Broadway.

There is a reason to be proud of her. There is also a reason why she was overshadowed before in her bid for local stardom. At that time, she was aloof and did not know how to reach out to the 'masa' and the local general viewing public. She was too "uppity" and "snobbish". I hope that her later successes had taught her more to be warmer and able to be relate to her admiring audience.

[kiretoce]

Maybe the expats happen to be the target market...If you put this on an noontime ABSCBN show or at some of the most important places in PDI or Philippine Star, Bandera, Tempo, Liwayway, etc., guess what kind of people you would be attracting?

Just because a person does not meet a certain socio-economic criteria doesn't mean that they can't be a obedient local tourist. Everyone is free to roam about the country regardless if they're from the "haves" or "have-nots."

[ritche]

You did not get me right...

As much as possible good tourist places do not want to discriminate. In fact as much as possible everybody should enjoy these places. But since money were spent and reputation is hard earned stakeholders want first and foremost to get those who can enhance their places, not destroy them. And sadly, not all people are like that.

Maybe you also think this way.

PDI and other broadsheets are read mostly by intellectual people, but if you put your tourist promotion in some of the front pages, you might be read by people who only skim the newspaper lazily. Better to put it in inside pages where serious readers go after reading the other pages. Same with TV programs, you mostly get people who are not really "serious" during noontime shows, but "serious" people usually go and watch other programs in other time slots, and other TV stations as well.

Think of enhancing your place, to make it better for other people when they arrive there. This is not being snobbish, I guess.

Look at what's happening in Boracay. Once the word gets out, nobody could stop others from spoiling the beauty of your place. Boracay may still be beautiful but it's not that livable anymore.

In other words, what I am saying is there is danger in mass tourism.

[PINOYmeat]

there is no danger in mass tourism if its handled properly, well, maybe you dont believe that dumaguete can handle mass tourism thats why youre singing that kind of tune :nuts:

[Animo]

August


THE Carriedo Waterworks was inaugurated on August 23, 1870. Don Francisco Carriedo, a Spanish engineer and philanthropist, was responsible for the construction of this early water system that supplied water to Manila for more than a century.

If you miss water service anytime this month owing to poor weather or poor water delivery and distribution, remember Don Francisco and his pioneering work.

August holds many memories. We have only two national holidays—Ninoy Aquino Day (August 21) and National Heroes’ Day (August 26) but the rest of the month is busy. August is National Lung Month, Sight-Saving Month and National Language Month.

There are special days and weeks. August 1 is Family Planning Day. August 18 is National Seafarers’ Day. We are exiting from Breastfeeding Week. Soon it will be National Hospital Day. Of course National Asthma Week will have its time. The third week is National Coconut Week. Don’t forget Diabetes Week.

On August 23, we remember the heresy at Pugad Lawin. Ninoy Aquino was assassinated on August 21, 1983. The infamous Plaza Miranda bombing took place on August 21, 1971. On the same day in 1901, the US transport Thomas arrived in Manila with 600 teachers. The Jones Law passed on August 29, 1916. The RP-US Mutual Defense was signed on August 30, 1951.

Several notable institutions are observing their anniversaries this month. The Commission on Elections. The Philippine Normal University. The Social Weather Stations. The Supreme Court. The Land Bank of the Philippines. Bank of the Philippine Islands. The Presidential Management Staff. The Bureau of Internal Revenue. The Philippine Independent Church. El Shaddai.

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/aug/05/yehey/opinion/20070805opi1.html

[technoblaze]

Calicoan ISLAND!!! soon to surpass boracay
PGMA supports Calicoan Resort, hopes to cut ribbon before 2010
By Alice Nicart
Guiuan, Eastern Samar (11 August) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expects to provide employment opportunities for people in the Eastern Visayas region as she hopes to attend the inauguration and ribbon-cutting ceremoy of the multi-million pesos worth Condominium Hotel in Calicoan, Guiuan.
Built by a government corporation, the Calicoan Integrated Resort Development Corporation (CIRDC), the hotel is expected to be opened before President Arroyo's term is finished in 2010.
This was disclosed by Presidential Spokesman for Visayas, Victor Domingo in a media interview, right in the actual hotel site in Calicoan island yesterday during the launching.
Domingo clarified that the Calicoan project that is set to attract hundreds and thousand tourists is fully supported by President Arroyo and is being assisted by the provincial government. Thus, according to him, he sees to it that the road from Guiuan poblacion towards the island is put in place aside from other infrastructure projects here.
At present, it was observed that the road, indeed is better off than it was a year or two years ago. He said that presently construction of the asphalt road from Guiuan poblacion is undergoing and only the remaining seven kilometer is being done as attributed by the visible piles of construction materials by the roadsides.
Likewise, Domingo added that the Airport parking space is also next in line of his infrastructure program as well as the rehabilitation of the then American's water facility in Guiuan through the Guiuan Water Works Authority. He disclosed that there are still gigantic pipes and wells left by the US soldiers of WWII, and should they still be fit for rehab, then it could be of big help to the project.
Another very important infra that he is headed to implement, Domingo said is the construction of Sub-Power Corporation right in Calicoan to alleviate the problem of power failure or brownouts. But what excited most to the media was Domingo's assurance about the installation of cellsites in the island which is set to happen in two months time, he said.
In closing the Presidential Assistant assured that President Arroyo is also set to issue an Executive Order which will declare Calicoan Resort a Tourist Destination.
Aside from the 8-storey American-owned hotel that is about to begin construction, some Koreans were also present during the launching who assured the media of the same business endeavor that they will endulge in in two or three months time.
The same land area of 11 hectares have likewise been bought by these Korean businessmen where they intend to put up hotel facilities, it was gathered.
In a separate interview, Atty. Manuel Go, the so called "initiator" and Calicoan discoverer which he said he did some 20 years ago, revealed that he is also establishing a subdivision in the area and while the hotel room may be too expensive for ordinary Filipinos, some local businessmen will be putting up affordable hotels in the area.
Go assured also that some sophisticated Warning Devices will be installed in the area as well in order to mitigate the effect of natural calamities. Calicoan, he added, even if it is a coastal island, is a safe place from Tsunamais. (PIA 8) [top]


650 hotel jobs to open soon in Eastern Samar, Visayas region
By Alice Nicart
Guiuan, Eastern Samar (11 August) -- Close to a thousand jobs will cater to the long-awaited dream of many Eastern Samarenos to find employment, in time the hotel business begins in Calicoan Island of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, two years from now.
This was learned from Timothy "Tim" Brumlik, Director of Calicoan Integrated Resort Development Corporation (CIRDC) in an interview with media during the launching yesterday of the eight-storey and 250-room Comdominium Hotel which is soon to be built in this part of the region.
Brumlik, a North American, flew in to the white beach resort of Guiuan with other members of their corporation and showed to the media the blue print of their hotel which has an estimated cost of $150-160M. He added that it will sit in an 11-hectare land area with a 450-meter beach front. He also said that the hotel will need some 650 people to help in the operation of their business from managers, chefs, receptionists and room boys and assured further of the preference for local residents and Cebuanos as well, adding that Cebu is just a few minutes flight from Tacloban. He said that this accessibility was also one of the factors which encouraged them to put up the hotel business.
He further said that he and his group met President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shortly before they proceeded to the Region to give her the updates of the hotel business. According to her President Arroyo was glad to hear the status report, it being one of her flagship programs in her "8 by 08" Agenda. Absolutely, the American stressed that their hotel operation will be line with her "Eight Million Job Creation" advocacy before her term ends.
Brumlik projects that the Calicoan Beach and Surfing Resort will be much better than Boracay of Central Visayas. He said that aside from surfing and the white beach which is a big come-on to foreign tourists, a Yoga facility to the right side of the island (going Sulangan) will also attrack foreigners.
The friendly foreigner stressed that they can finish the hotel construction in 24-months starting January next year. At present, construction of the road network of the entire hotel site, drainage system and water facilities have been on going. Other facilities to be put in place soon are the cellphone sites of Globe and Smart. Bendoy Bagares, a fish vendor from the historic barangay Sulangan, who was among the crowd expressed excitement at how would he operate a cellphone should he buy one next year.
Asked how he would describe Calicoan in three words, Brumlik said: awesome, accessbile, doable. (PIA 8) [top]


Feature: Calicon Island Resorts -- Tropical island paradise and sanctuary
Tacloban City (August 12) -- A sanctuary of privacy and indulgence highlighted by tropical landscape and surrounded by the relaxing sound of the ocean – this is how Calicoan Beach and Surfing Resorts, which was launched on August 10, will win the hearts of local and international tourists.
Calicoan Island boasts of miles of white sand beaches. With powerful swells rolling in from the Pacific over the 10,000 meters Philippine Deep, Calicoan is a surfer's paradise.
The rich diversity of the area is evident when one sees the exotic species being sold. The surrounding waters support several marine based industries such as fish, seaweed, and pearl farming.
In the middle of the island are six lagoons ringed by forest, the largest being 30 hectares in size. At the cliffside margin of Calicoan's forests are dozens of caves. On the northern tip of Calicoan are wetlands like the Everglades , teeming with fish, shrimp, and crabs.
The Calicoan Island Resorts which covers an area of 11,163 square meters or more than 11 hectares, will soon start development, as announced by Mr. Timothy Brumlick, a director of the Calicoan Island Resort Development Corporation.
Designed by Citibase Development, Inc., in conjunction with C.D. Arguelles and Associates, the Calicoan Island Resorts will soon start construction at the scenic Calicoan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, facing the ground swell and wind wave Pacific Ocean on one side and the placid and flat Leyte Gulf waters at the west side, Department of Tourism Regional Office 8 Director Karina Rosa Tiopes informed.
The $150-160M resort will have the largest pool in the Philippines and will feature an eight storey 240 rooms with balconies, a casino, a medical clinic for cosmetic surgery, a sports complex and 20 private villas, functional homes in two sizes.
With the road networks of the entire resort area and the drainage systerm and water facilities already ongoing, and the communication cellsites of Globe and Smart which will start soon, the construction of the hotel will start early January 2008 and two years after, the resort will already be ready to accept tourists.
This is indeed a very good development in line with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s thrust of making Central Philippines the Tourism Center of the Philippines under the super region strategy of development. (PIA 8) [top]

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[Animo]

DID YOU KNOW
Battle of Manila



Inquirer
Last updated 05:12am (Mla time) 08/13/2007


MANILA, Philippines -- Facing an impending battle for Manila against the superior American forces, Spanish Governor General Fermin Jaudenes negotiated in 1898 with US Admiral George Dewey and Gen. Wesley Merritt for the staging of a mock battle to protect Spain’s honor.

The mock Battle of Manila started at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 13 with US warships bombarding Spanish forces in Intramuros. Spaniards hoisted the white flag before noon.

The following day, both parties signed the document containing the terms of surrender. Cyril L. Bonabente, Inquirer Research

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view_article.php?article_id=82160

[DexterTexter]

Ganda ng rock formations ng Samar... the landscape looks surreal. I wonder if the "seven wonders" book has come out already.

[island_boi]

i guess chocolate hills are very unique. nowhere to be found but bohol.

[skylinefan]

7 Natural Wonders:
1. Mayon Volcano
2. Taal Volcano & Lake
3. Boracay Island
4. Batanes Islands
5. El Nido
6. Chocolate Hills
7. Mount Pinatubo

7 Man-Made Wonders:
1. Banaue Rice Terraces
2. Corregidor Island
3. Old catholic churches all over the archipelago
4. Intramuros
5. Vigan
6. San Juanico Bridge
7. Dambana ng Kagitingan

[ivanc]

Philippine Trivia:

"ABS-CBN vs GMA-7" - is one of the most contested/debated/argued topics in Philippine forums

hehehe :)

[Sinjin P.]

^ True :hahaha: Especially in the largest online Philippine forum :laugh:

[GearX]

^ True :hahaha: Especially in the largest online Philippine forum :laugh:

who's winning?:lol:

[pi_malejana]

Philippine Trivia:

"ABS-CBN vs GMA-7" - is one of the most contested/debated/argued topics in Philippine forums

hehehe :)

and you forgot "ang dating daan vs. iglesia ni critso":lol:
a.k.a. ingkong vs. punong pangkalawakan:lol: :lol:

[tj_brewed]

Does your city have a promotional music video? or an interesting invitational flick? Invite the rest of the world to visit your city. Post your city's music vids here. :okay:

[tj_brewed]

Here's one of Davao's promotional music videos. "Madayaw Dabaw!"

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Madayaw Dabaw Perlas ng Lupang Pangako
Lakas mo'y tulad ng Agila, D kayang Abutin.
Sa Maykapal magpasalamat sa biyayang ating natatanggap.
O hiyas ng Dabaw, yamang walang kapantay

Makulay na nakaraan, ngayon at bukas ipinagdiriwang
Yaman ng kultura ipagmamalaki kahit saan.....

Kaygandang isipin, ibat ibang pinagmulan
ngunit iisang adhikain, tagumpay ay makamtan
masaganang kalikasan, malinis na karagatan
lupain, bundok apo likas yamang inilaan
Ito ang Dabaw!

[tj_brewed]

This music video was released this August of 2007 during the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival. The video's title is "Isang Dabaw!"

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Isang Dabaw, isa ang adhikain
Isang mithiin, aabutin natin
Kultura'y linangin, kalikasay pagyamanin
Daan ng tagumpay lalakbayin natin.

[PINOYmeat]

mawawalan ba ang cebu nito :) ? heres from cebu...

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[PINOYmeat]

A promotional Video Of the City of Cebu, Philippines Produced By Bigfoot

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[habagatcentral1]

Here's our sole promotional video from Iloilo
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Iloilo: The Next Big Thing by Mayad Studios


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Regarding Cebu, how i wish i could finally see the "C U IN CEBU" ad again after half a decade. (this is know as the catchy "Donut bai! Donut bai!" which won an award in the AdCongress. It really did sold and showcased the alegre culture and industrious nature of the Cebuanos).

[habagatcentral1]

Promotion on Cultural Heritage of Iloilo City:

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Iloilo City Heritage Sites (as of May 2006)
by ABSCBN TV-10 Iloilo and ICCHCC

[tj_brewed]

We have Cebu, Iloilo and Davao. :okay: Cool vidz!

anybody from Subic? Id like to see that new inivitational video for the upcoming ad congress too in subic...that vid with natives in the middle of the jungle. :okay:

[PINOYmeat]

sa davao kadayawan, sa cebu naman... SINULOG! here's an entry for the sinulog docu contest

the children of the sinulog

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this are pieces(intro and ending) of my documentary of cebu's sinulog. got 5th place in the city's documentary contest. - staticpulse00

[PINOYmeat]

i love mayad studios, they make good promo videos... :)

[habagatcentral1]

^^ TJ, I can't locate any for Subic Ad Congress. Sometimes Ad Congress doesn't want to share the ads for some reason.

@Pinoymeat. Visit http://mayadstudios.multiply.com or you may meet them personally if you fly here in Iloilo this October. :D

[PINOYmeat]

another investment promo video from cebu.... its in google vid. just click the link

>>>HERE<<< (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7319148119124553965&q=cebu&total=8520&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3)

[tj_brewed]

i love mayad studios! i love their works!

[mich07]

Here's a music video of Naga City, Camarines Sur:)

Title: Proud Ako! Nagueño
Composed and Arranged by: Tonton Hernandez
Performed by: Lolo's Various Bicolano Artists
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[tj_brewed]

^^ Cool videos peeps...Keep em coming! What a beautiful country we have!

[BYAHILO]

bacolod

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ayaw lumabas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dx7f1RvJIU

pampanga

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[mich07]

These are some of the tourism videos of the camarines sur province.:) (oh, I forgot. This thread is for cities not provinces. Anyway these are still promotional videos, so hope you'll enjoy these videos)

"Cam Sur Best of Days"
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"Come South, Cam. Sur"
By Karylle
composed by ogie alcasid
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"Wow Cam Sur"
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[tj_brewed]

^^ that's ok! keep em coming!

[tj_brewed]

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Experience Davao from Islands to Highlands

[fil07]

Biggest City in the World
The residents of Davao City claim they live in the world's largest city. They are talking about the land size of the city that covers 2,212 square kilometers. Most of these areas, however, are distributed as forests, coconut groves and rice fields. In comparison, New York, the largest city in the United States, has an area of only 787 square kilometers while the whole of Metro Manila covers only 636 square kilometers.

Davao City lies at the mouth of the Davao River near the head of Davao Gulf. It encompasses about 50 small ports in its commercial sphere. Davao has large banana plantations, whose produce are exported to Japan and other countries. The city also boasts of a modern international airport. Puerto Princesa City, a chartered city of Palawan province, is disputing Davao City's title. It claims to have a total land area of 2,539 square kilometers encompassing 66 barangays.

In terms of population and land area, the world's truly largest cities are Tokyo, Mexico City, Sao Paolo, New York City, Bombay, Shanghai and Los Angeles.

Biggest Coliseum in the World
At the time it was completed in 1959, the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City was touted as the world's largest covered entertainment center. Otherwise known as the Big Dome, it has a floor area of 2,300 square meters and a seating capacity of 33,000 people.

Biggest Shoes in the World
Marikina City owns the distinction of having crafted the world's largest pair of shoes, each measuring 5.5 meters long, 2.25 meters wide and 1.83 meters high. The heel alone measures 41 centimeters or 16 inches. The P2-million shoes can reportedly fit to a 37.5-meter or 125-foot giant. Around 30 people could put their feet into the colossal shoes simultaneously.

The world's largest shoes were made from materials that could produce about 250 pairs of regular-sized shoes. It reportedly took 10 shoemakers, led by Ernesto Leano, 77 days to cut 30 square meters of leather for the upper lining and 7.4 square meters for the socklining. Also used were 250 kilograms of vegetable tanned leather for the insole, 270 kilograms for the outsole, 80 kilograms for the welt, 225 kilograms of adhesive and 1,000 meters of thread for 200,000 stitches.

The Marikina-made shoes broke the old record of 3.12-meter shoes made by Zahit Okurlar of Konya, Turkey. A representative of the Guinness Book of World Records attended the First Sapatero Festival on October 21, 2002 where the giant shoes were displayed.

In December 2002, the Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Marikina City for crafting the world's largest pair of shoes.

Largest Shoe Collection
Former First Lady Imelda Marcos was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the woman with the largest collection of shoes. Reports said that when the Marcos family fled to Hawaii during the People's Power Revolution in 1986, around 3,400 pairs of shoes were discovered in one room at Malacanang Palace. They were the First Lady's collection.

Biggest Golf Tournament in the World
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the biggest amateur golf tournament takes place in Baguio City, Philippines every year. Dubbed as the Fil-Am Golf Championship since 1949, the 72-hole golf tournament attracts close to 1,000 amateur golfers from all over the archipelago. The sites of the prestigious event are the challenging par-69, 5,001-yard Camp John Hay golf course and the par-61, 4,038-yard Baguio Country Club. Among the top contending teams in the event are the Canlubang, Southwoods, Calatagan, and Wack Wack.

Biggest Christmans Lantern in the World
On December 24, 2002, the city of San Fernando in Pampanga province switched on the world's largest Christmas lantern - a P5-million structure with 26.8 meters in diameter.

Biggest Aerobics Exercises in the World
On February 16, 2003, some 107,000 Filipinos joined a 30-minute aerobics exercise supervised by the Department of Health (DOH) at Rizal Park in Manila, which could be the largest synchronized exercise in the world. Thousands of people also gathered at different venues in Cebu City and Davao City to participate in the exercise simultaneous with the Manila event. The new record broke the previous Guinness Book of World Records set at a park in Guadalajara, Mexico by some 38,633 people who joined the massive aerobics exercises in June 1998.

Biggest Catholic University in the World
The University of Santo Tomas (UST), an academic institution founded by the Dominicans in Sampaloc, Manila is considered as the world's largest Catholic university located in one campus in terms of student population.

Biggest Money in the World
In 1998, during the Philippine Centennial celebration of independence, the Central Bank asked the Guinness Book of World Records to accredit its P100,000 commemorative bills, measuring 8 1/2 inches wide and 14 inches long, as the world's largest legal tender. The commemorative bills were called Brobdingnagian bills.

Biggest Bamboo Organ in the World
The bamboo organ at St. Joseph Church in Las Pinas City is arguably the world's largest bamboo organ. The centuries-old musical instrument was constructed between 1792 and 1819. It has 174 bamboo pipes, 122 horizontal reeds of soft metal, a five-octave keyboard, and 22 stops arranged in vertical rows.

Biggest Volume of Text Messages
Smart Communications, one of the two giant mobile phone networks in the country, claimed that the volume of text messages passing through its network reached 240 million daily as of 2001. This excluded text messages sent via the other networks. Such volume of text messages is said to be larger than those sent in the entire European continent during the same year.

Biggest High School in the World
The Rizal High School in Caniogan, Pasig City (eastern Metro Manila) is said to be the world's largest high school in terms of student population. The school has more than 20,000 students.

Biggest Flower in the World
In February 2002, an environmental organization discovered what could be one of the world's largest flowers in the 5,511-hectare Sibalom National Park in Antique province. Measuring about 22 inches in diameter, the endangered flower, locally named as "Uruy", (Rafflesia sp.) has no stem and leaves. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Biggest Salad in the World
The residents of Baguio City took pride in having tossed what was believed to be the world's largest salad - a three-ton mix of assorted vegetables.

On September 29, 2002 during the Tossed Salad Festival in commemoration of the city's 93rd charter anniversary, 67 students and members of the Baguio Association of Hotels and Inns (Bahai) mixed 2,976 kilograms of lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers and other vegetables in a tin and wrought iron bowl measuring 20 feet long, 10 feet wide and 2 feet deep.

Some 13,657 people were able to partake of the P1.5 million mixtures. They paid P20 for each serving of the tossed salad with Thousand Island dressing and another take-out bowl of salad with a gourmet vinaigrette dressing consisting of apple cider vinegar and olive oil.

The city broke its own record set a year earlier. On September 16, 2001, a 917-kilogram of salad was able to feed 4,861 residents and tourists of Baguio City. On September 14, 2002, a religious group prepared a giant Caesar's salad that fed only 1,000 people in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Biggest Candy in the World
On March 15, 2002, 25 people in Davao City spent six hours to cook, mold and roll the world's largest durian candy bar - a 6-meter, 200-kilogram delicacy made of durian, a smelly but sweet fruit commonly associated with the name of the city. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Biggest Pearl in the World
A Filipino diver discovered what is now described as the world's largest pearl in a giant Tridacna (mollusk) under the Palawan Sea in 1934. Known as the "Pearl of Lao-Tzu", the gem weighs 14 pounds and measures 9 1/2 inches long and 5 1/2 inches in diameter. As of May 1984, it was valued at US$42 million. It is believed to be 600 years old.

Biggest Province in the Philippines
Palawan is considered as the largest province in the country. It has a total land area of 14,896.3 square kilometers distributed in 1,769 islands and is composed of one city, 23 municipalities and 431 barangays. The next largest provinces in the country are Isabela, with a land area of 10,664 square kilometers; and Cagayan, 9,002 square kilometers.

Biggest Mass Wedding
On February 14, 2003, Mayor Reynaldo Malonzo officiated what could be the largest gathering of couples who exchanged their vows at 10th Avenue in Caloocan City. There were 900 couples who attended the wedding ceremony.

Biggest Chair in the Philippines
In April 2003, furniture makers in Ilagan, Isabela province completed what could be the largest armchair in the country. Measuring 5.5 meters in length and 3 meters in height, the armchair called "Botaka ni Goliath" was made of narra and rattan. Around 1,600 board feet of uncut wood were used. During assembly, 15 people had to carry the chair's feet and arms.

Biggest Shabu Haul
On December 9, 2002, Valenzuela City police discovered P2.2 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu at a warehouse that was razed by fire. The 656 kilograms of shabu, 195 kilograms of liquefied shabu and 200 kilograms of unfiltered shabu in the warehouse on Malinis Street in Lawang Bato, is said to be the largest narcotics haul ever.

Biggest Income
In December 2002, the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) has ordered American recruitment agency Brown and Root and its local partner Asia International Builder Corp. to pay 1,975 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) over US$609 million in back wages, damages and retirement pay.

Biggest Mall in Asia
The Philippines is home to one of the largest shopping malls in Asia. The SM Megamall located at the Ortigas commercial business district (CBD) boasts of world-class facilities that have a combined floor area of 331,657 square meters and built on a 10.5-hectare site. The shopping complex is comprised of two buildings connected by air-conditioned bridges and a tunnel.

The mall had a total of 550 retail, service shops and dining outlets while its 12 film theatres had a combined seating capacity of 11,074. The mall's indoor and outdoor parking facilities can accommodate up to 3,000 cars.

The SM Megamall, however, may no longer be the country's largest. Sy dreams of constructing the "world's largest indoor shopping mall" soon. Dubbed as "Mall of Asia", the project will be built on his five-hectare Manila Bay reclamation property.

Biggest Convention Center
One of Asia's largest convention facilities is the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), which has 4,000 seats. PICC is located at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex, which sits on a 21-hectare reclaimed area at the Manila Bay.

Biggest Amphitheater in the Philippines
The Freedom Ring Giant Amphitheater in the controversial Expo Filipino in Pampanga province is considered as the largest amphitheatre in the country. It can hold as many as 35,000 people at a single event. Expo Filipino, however, has yet to become fully operational.

Biggest Hospital in the Philippines
The Philippine General Hospital in Manila is considered as the country's largest medical institution. The hospital has over 1,000 in-patient beds and receives 3,000 outpatient visits per day. It was established on September 1, 1910.

Biggest Church in the Philippines
The Gothic-designed basilica of Saint Martin of Tours in the heritage town of Taal in Batangas province is said to be the largest Catholic Church in the country.

Biggest Dam in the Philippines
If completed, the San Roque Dam in Pangasinan province would become the country's tallest and largest dam. Built on the lower Agno River, the US$1.2 billion dam would measure 200 meters in height and is expected to generate 345 megawatts of electricity. Its construction began in 1998 while completion is expected by 2004.

Biggest Gas Field in the Philippines
The Malampaya gas field located northeast off Palawan contains what could be the Philippines' largest deposit of natural gas. The gas field was discovered in 1989, and since then the giant oil company, Shell Philippines has engaged in a multi-billion project in the area.

Some US$4.5 billion were allocated to complete the project that is said to be the single biggest foreign investment in the Philippines. The Malampaya gas field reportedly contains not less than 2.5 trillion cubic feet and 85 million barrels of condensate, a by-product of natural gas that is used as fuel to run gas-fired turbines. These reserves are enough to serve the fuel requirement of a 3,000-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant for 20 years. The project took off in May 1998. It involved the construction of a 504-kilometer pipeline from the area to Tabangao, Batangas.

Biggest Tree in the Philippines
The oldest and tallest tree in the Philippines is found at the entrance gate of Magallanes town, east of Butuan City in Agusan del Norte province. This "Bita-og" tree (Calophyllum inophyllum), which was declared as the country's official tree in 1998 by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), is said to be five centuries old. The tree, which was first recognized on December 7, 1980, measures 305.585 centimeters in bole diameter.

Biggest Coconut Palace
What can be considered as the country's largest coconut building is the so-called Coconut Palace, an architectural wonder made from the coconut tree mixed with other indigenous material. About 70 percent of the structure is made from different parts of the coconut tree. It consists of seven rooms. It is located at the CCP Complex.

Biggest Strawberry Cakes
The people of La Trinidad town in Benguet province baked the country's largest sponge cake - a 1.2-metric ton, seven-foot structure that fed 10,000 people during the annual Strawberry Festival on March 18, 2002. It took four bakers nearly 16 hours to complete the cake.

On March 22, 2003, the people of La Trinidad surpassed the record by baking two giant strawberry cakes, one of which cost P110,000 to produce and measured 8 1/2 in diameter, six feet long and six feet high. Eric Espadero and three other chefs used 800 kilograms of fresh strawberries, 6,600 eggs and 920 kilograms of flour for the two cakes.

In November 2001, the Benguet province baked its own giant carrot cake.

Biggest Calamay
In March 2003, around 3,000 people of Candon City in Ilocos Sur province tasted what could be the largest calamay or rice cake that has ever been baked in the country. The giant calamay measured five meters in diameter and two inches thick. About 40 women prepared the calamay made from 184 kilograms of malagkit or ground glutinous rice, grated meat of 800 coconuts, 480 kilograms of brown sugar, and 160 more coconuts that were grated to produce gata or coconut milk.

Biggest Binallay
On May 29, 2003, around 1,000 residents of Ilagan, Isabela partook the country's biggest binallay or native rice cake during the town's 317th founding anniversary. The cake measured 3.7 meters tall and 0.6 meter in diameter.

Biggest Bounty
In May 2002, the United States embassy in Manila raised US$5 million as a bounty against five leaders of the Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group that has held an American couple as hostages from May 2001 to June 2002. Abu Sayyaf snatched the American couple along with 18 others from a beach resort in Palawan province on May 27, 2001. On June 7, 2002, a military rescue operation led to the death of one of the American hostages. Two weeks later, the military announced the death of the leader of the Abu Sayyaf faction responsible for the abduction of the American couple.

Biggest Mural in the Philippines
In 1953, when the Philippines hosted the International Fair, Carlos "Botong" Francisco was contracted for P39,000 to paint a mural measuring 88 meters long and eight meters wide. The giant mural, which depicted 500 years of Philippine progress, later appeared in colored center spread of Newsweek magazine.

Biggest Painting in the Philippines
Juan Luna's Spolarium is considered as the largest painting in the country. It measures 4.6 meters wide and 7.72 meters long and is now on display at the National Museum in Manila.

Biggest Companies in the Philippines
In terms of gross revenues, the National Power Corp. (Napocor) topped all companies in the country with P116.6 billion in the year 2000. The next nine largest corporations were Meralco, with total gross revenues of P108 billion; Texas Instruments, P95 billion; San Miguel Corp., P90 billion; Petron Corp., P87 billion; Shell, P84 billion; PLDT, P63 billion; Caltex, P56 billion; Fujitsu, P49 billion; and Metrobank, P44 billion. In terms of net income, Southern Energy topped the list with P8.5 billion in 2000. It was followed by Pagcor, with P8 billion; San Miguel, P6.8 billion; Southern Energy Quezon, P6.2 billion; and SM, P4.2 billion.

Biggest Park in the Philippines
The Sierra Madre national park in northern Luzon is the country's largest natural park. The 359,000-hectare park is the home of endangered species such as pawikan (Chelonia mytas), bayakan or giant bat, Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), wild boar (Sus philippinesis), Philippine brown dear (Cervus marianus), cloud rat (Ratus mindorensis), flame-breasted fruit dove, kalaw (Philippine hornbill), bukarot (Philippine crocodile), and native owl.

Biggest Lake in the Philippines
Laguna de Bay, an inland body of water covering 900 square kilometers, is the country's largest lake. Located between the provinces of Rizal and Laguna, the lake receives its water from 21 river systems. In the middle of the lake lies the island of Talim, a heavily populated settlement of mostly fishermen.

The second largest lake in the country is Lake Sultan-Alonto in Mindanao. Commonly known as Lake Lanao, the lake covers an area of 355 square kilometers. Meanwhile, the world's largest inland body of water is the Caspian Sea, which is actually a lake in the boundary of Europe and Asia and covering an area of 143,240 square miles. Lake Superior (North America), Lake Victoria (Africa), the Aral Sea (Russia) and Lake Huron (North America) are also among the world's largest lakes.

Biggest Eagle in the World
Also known as the monkey-eating eagle, the endangered Philippine eagle is one of the largest in the world. With scientific name Pithecophaga jefferyi, the Philippine eagle lives in the rainforests of Isabela, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. It has similarities with Papua New Guinea's Harpy Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguinea).

Measuring about one meter in height, the average Philippine eagle has a 76-centimeter highly arched, powerful bill. It lives on large snakes, hornbills, civet cats, flying lemurs and monkeys - the reason why it is also called monkey-eating eagle. It creates its nests in large trees some 30 meters from the ground.

Biggest Bats in the World
The Philippines has at least 56 species of bats. It is home to the largest among the 1,000 known bat species in the world.

The three-layered virgin forest of Subic Bay and Bataan is home to the world's largest bats: the giant flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) and the golden crown flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus). Over the years, these two species of giant fruit bats have roamed around the 10,000-hectare Subic Forest National Protected Area, which is considered the biggest roosting site of bats in the world.

Biggest Endangered Animal in the Philippines
People used to call Mindoro as the "Land of the Tamaraws". About 10,000 heads of these unique pygmy water buffalos were roaming around the island-province of Mindoro in the 1900s. But that was a century ago. Today, the Tamaraws in the province are in danger of extinction, and Mindoro might lose the symbol that it once proudly introduced to the world.

The Tamaraw, scientifically known as Bubalus mindorensis, is endemic to Mindoro. Belonging to the family of buffalos, the same categorical group of the Philippine carabao, the Tamaraw is the largest endangered land animal in the Philippines today. In 1996, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed it as one of the ten most endangered species in the world.

Biggest Fish in the World
Donsol, a fishing town in Sorsogon province, serves as a sanctuary to a group of 40 whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), which are considered as the largest fish in the world.

Locally known as "butanding", whale sharks visit the waters of Donsol from November to May. They travel across the oceans but nowhere else have they been sighted in a larger group than in the waters of Sorsogon. They measure between 18 to 35 feet in length and weigh about 20 tons. In 1996, a marine biologist discovered that whale sharks are ovoviviparous, which means that the females produce live offspring from eggs hatched in the uterus.

The Philippine government declared whale sharks as endangered species in 1998, thereby banning its plunder and exploitation. Right now, the Department of Tourism is promoting eco-tourism to protect the whale sharks in Donsol.

Biggest Shells in the World
Tridacna gigas, one of the world's largest shells, can be found under Philippine waters. Tridacna gigas grows as large as one meter in length and weighs 600 pounds. Meanwhile, a shell called glory of the sea (Connus gloriamaris), considered as one of the most expensive shells in the world, is also found in the Philippines and .

Biggest Reptile in the World
The saltwater crocodile, which can be found in the Philippines and other Asian countries, is considered as the world's largest reptile. Scientifically known as Crocodylus porosus, it is different from Mindoro's freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), which is a relatively smaller species.

An adult saltwater crocodile measures between six to seven meters (20-23 feet) and weighs about two to three tons. There were tales that a 27-foot saltwater crocodile was killed near Lake Taal in Batangas in 1823. It reportedly took 40 men to bring the body ashore. When the men cut the crocodile's body open, they found the body of a horse in seven pieces. The largest crocodile ever sighted was a 33-footer in Borneo in 1920. It was believed to be 200 years old.

Biggest Filipino Boxing Champion
Ceferino Garcia was the heaviest and biggest Filipino ever who became a world-boxing champion. Known for his bolo punch, he captured the world middleweight title on October 2, 1939 when he knocked out Fred Apostoli in New York. He defended his crown against top rivals twice (Americans Glen Lee and Henry Armstrong) before losing his title in May 1940.

Before he switched to the middleweight division, Garcia became a welterweight champion when he knocked out boxing legend and war hero Barney Ross in 1937 and Henry Armstrong in 1938.

He was born in 1912 and grew up in Tondo, Manila. In 1977, Ceferino Garcia was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame and into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1981.

Biggest Lead in a Basketball Game
The Philippine team registered what could be the world's biggest lead in an amateur basketball game when it clobbered Brunei Darussalam, 160-19, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on July 2, 2000.

The 141-point lead could be the biggest for any amateur basketball team since basketball was introduced in the Philippines by the Americans. During the game, the Philippine national team limited the Brunei squad to only 19 points. It later won the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) Young Men's Tournament crown against Malaysia.

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[kiretoce]

^^ Click here! (http://www.txtmania.com/trivia/index.php)

[fil07]

^^ Click here! (http://www.txtmania.com/trivia/index.php)

:bash: :nuts:

[BYAHILO]

i once read in a paper ,, di ko na maaalala kung saan na yun...

could somebody please confirm if its true that the longest street in asia is Araneta street in Negros occidental.

i dunno how long it is but it spans from Bacolod City public plaza, down up to the City of Bago.

i guess its much much longer than EDSA

[Mootown]

cebu
ZKZqm98jss0
DALiR8WyCZQ
this one is for all of philippines
c5q_dHiz5x4

[SugarFreak]

Surprise! The Philippines ranked Fifth, among the most number of returns, topped only by Ljubljana in Slovenia, Toronto in Canada, and Stockholm in Sweden. Also in fifth were New York and Mumbai in India. Would you believe? The country with perhaps the biggest number of cellphone snatchers and thieves, proved to have more honest people than we thought. At the bottom five were Lisbon in Portugal, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Bucharest in Romania, Hongkong and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. And would you also believe? The one they call a "Fine" city, Singapore, is only 25 in the list of 32. source (http://www.visayandailystar.com/2007/September/25/twinkling.htm)

[ritche]

Follow this link: http://www.touroriental.com/Gallery/galindex.html for videos of Oriental Negros tourism. These videos were made using 100% Oriental Negros talent.

[iloilocitykid]

^^ Yup...it's just a false stereotype created by media. It's rather common among rural and some urban places.

[dinabaw]

AIsSpzjKN6E

[Insanedriver]

edit: Ooops :doh:
sorry it's Imelda Marcos

From the Wiki




She purchased a number of properties in Manhattan in the 1980s, including the $51-million Crown Building and the $60-million Herald Centre; she declined to purchase the Empire State Building for $750m as she considered it "too ostentatious". Her New York real estate was later seized and sold, along with much of her jewels and most of her 175 piece art collection, which included works by Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Canaletto. She responded to criticisms of her extravagance by claiming that it was her "duty" to be "some kind of light, a star to give [the poor] guidelines

lol

[animasola]

^^Who's that?

[a s i a n a]

May nagmention na ba nito rito?

Cathay Pacific Airways was actually founded in a bar in Manila Hotel in 1946 and its first flight was from Hong Kong to Manila.

And, Guam used to be part of the Archdiocese of Cebu.

[a s i a n a]

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and George W. Bush were inaugurated on January 20, 2001 as Presidents of the Philippines and the United States, respectively.

[Rence]

[QUOTE=dinabaw;12434552]did you know that the largest flower can also be found in the Philppines ..
Raflesia Manilena
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7729/rafmiraraffmlaxs2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raflesia Speciosa
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6300/rafmiraraffspeciosagd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.haribon.org.ph/index.php?q=node/view/342[/QUOTE

:nuts: ]Hi, the Philippines had one of the smallest rafflesia in the world , R. speciosa is the 3rd largest .

:banana: The Philippines is the first country to issue stamp in Asia -February 1, 1854
Issued the Wolr'd First Basketball stamp in 1934

[GearX]

Query lang po...

1. Where did Jollibee established their first fastfood outlet outside Luzon?
2. Where did McDonald's established their first fastfood outlet outside Luzon?

:cheers:

[Sinjin P.]

^ Jollibee - Davao; McDonalds - Cagayan de Oro, according to this: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=409957&page=16

[Rence]

First stamp in 1854 is also our first error in Philippine Postage!

[le Reine]

^^what do you mean error?

[Rence]

^^what do you mean error?

:banana: The Stamp was spelled CORROS instead or CORREO ! Punta ka na lang sa Walking Trip Namin sa sunday ! May mga interesting trivia kami about philippines stamps!

[IAMME]

Krruuhhaay! Katahum Kang Antique! - Dante Beriong


-RIR9HtJgNI

[itsJOANA]

is there any vids here for manila ? haha. cool vids btw. ;)

[ritche]

Krruuhhaay! Katahum Kang Antique! - Dante Beriong


-RIR9HtJgNI

I always see this video on LivingAsia Channel...

[caloy]

Krruuhhaay! Katahum Kang Antique! - Dante Beriong


-RIR9HtJgNI


i like this vid. very catchy song. kruuhayyy, even the accent is very pronounced, very very original.

[Jarenz]

cebu
ZKZqm98jss0
DALiR8WyCZQ
this one is for all of philippines
c5q_dHiz5x4

Cool ... Keep them coming... whooh

[IAMME]

i like this vid. very catchy song. kruuhayyy, even the accent is very pronounced, very very original.

The Antiqueño composer, Dante Beriong, was also the one who composed the Philippine Centennial song, Mabuhay ka Pilipino! All his songs are excellent.

[manileño]

Don't forget Manila!

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[habagatcentral1]

^^ What about "I, Manila"

[boy muscovado]

Hey guys!.....Our infrastructure, transportation, our tourism hotspots, our food and music has made our cities great....now let everyone know the people that makes you proud of your hometown!!!!!

It could be...

Artists (Showbiz/Performing Arts, etc.)

Politicians

Beauty Titlists

Gov't Icons

Heroes

Media and Mass Communications

Sports

and many more.......

It's the people that make our country great and proud!

[Waldenstrom]

Cavite...

Jasmine Trias
Christian Bautista
Ramon Revilla
Bong Revilla

Ping Lacson
Gilbert Remulla
Epimaco Velasco
Cesar Virata

Emilio Aguinaldo
Julian Felipe

Mars Ravelo
Marian Rivera
Roxanne Guinoo
Diether Ocampo
Kaye Abad
Wilma Doesnt
Mart Escudero
Lani Misalucha
Soxy Topacio

[dive-cebu]

BOHOL:

Cesar Montano
Carlos P. Garcia

sila lang yata!

[Ex!lE]

^ how about Dagohoy? :)

[WawaY[625]]

Davao

music scene

1. Freestyle (orig.) from AdDU (in fact yung isa dun is the brother ng isang davao forumer)
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/51/72/12992715/6755164425014l.jpg
2. Juris of MYMP
http://www.mympband.com/uploaded_images/16706-750202-776741.jpg
3. Jay Durias of Southborder
3. Champ of Hale
http://bp2.blogger.com/_BkJkAXI9A-E/RvlKkAKfiMI/AAAAAAAAADM/Dxap50UXMzg/s320/gezelle_rivera_yearend_party+(4).JPG
4. dude from Brownman Revival
5. Joey Ayala
6. Malu Barry (from the 80's)
7. Bayang Barrios (err? folk singer?)
8. Group that sang "dodong charing"..they actually auditioned for the bar nung friend ko, kaso di sila tinanggap kasi nga bisrock ang songs nila and it would fit sa image nung bar..lucky for them ..sumikat tuloy sila :lol:
9. Yano (old group from the 90's)


Showbiz/modelling

1.Celine Le neindre http://www.cosmomagazine.com.ph/sexiest/tally.php
AdDU graduate (nakikita ko before , i think shes 3 years younger than me)

http://www.cosmomagazine.com.ph/sexiest/images/girls/celine.jpg
2. Lia andrea ramos (bb.pilipinas universe) Batchmate ko sa Ateneo :D
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/61213268644c0c4dc93d798_74574524-1.jpg

not from davao but davao based na rin
3. Margie Moran
4. Dawn Zulueta

not so famous pero showbiz pa rin

5. Maricar fernandez (sexy star) kapitbahay namin before :lol:
http://www.bastapinoy.com/images/MARICAR-R.gif
6. yung nanalo ng star circle quest 2 na babae? ano nga name nun? basta erich ata yun
8. Juliana Palermo
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/jp.jpg
9.Chokoleit
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/choco.jpg
10. Cassandra Ponti of PBB season1
11. Chuck from starstruck (?)

Media

1. Jay Sonza (naging classmate ko anak nya :D)
2. Alex Santos (ABS-CBN)
3. Alex Bendigo (nawala na)
4. Tulfo Brothers (unfortunately taga davao pala sila :( :lol:)


Business

1. Tony Tan Caktiong (founder of Jollibee)

Politics

http://img.timeinc.net/time/asia/magazine/2002/0701/davao.jpg

goys may nakalimutan pa ba ako?

[habagatcentral1]

^^ What about Cassandra Ponti?

[boy muscovado]

Heroes:
Gen. Gregorio Araneta
Gen. Aniceto Lacson
Dionisio "Papa Isio" Seguwela (surname still disputed as of this time)

Beauties:
Margaret Rose "Binky" Montinola (Bb Pil- Intl 1969/ Ms Int'l 1969-finalist)
Aurora "Au-Au" Pijuan (Bb Pil-Intl 1970/Ms International 1970)
Maria Dolores "Dolly" Ascalon (Bb Pil-Intl 1976/Ms Int'l 1969-fianlist, best natl costume)
Elizabeth Berroya (Miss PNRC 1991, Bb Pil-Universe 1992)
Jewel Mae Lobaton (Bb Pil-Universe 1998)
Mimilannie Lisondra (Miss University International 2001)
Margaret Wilson (Bb Pil-World 2007)
(Alma Concepcion-bb Pil Intl 1994 and Cecilia "Pinky" Amabuyok - Mutya ng Pil 1965/Ms Worl finalist were claimed to be from Bacolod but no confirmation yet)

Sports:
Negros Slashers (of the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Assoc)
Negros Softball Team
Noli Locsin
Yves Dignadice
Carlo Piccio (swimming)
Mansueto Velasco (boxing)
Roel Velasco (boxing)
Joan Tipon (boxing)
Donnie Nietes(boxing)
Rolando Vicera(boxing)

Entertainment:
Susan Roces (Rosario Sonora)
Rosemarie Sonora
Odette Khan
Kuh Ledesma
Allan K
JM Rodriguez
Samantha Chavez
Leo Valdez (the engineer, Miss Saigon)
Aliya Parcs
Calvin Millado
Jason Javelona
JC Bonnin

I have missed a lot...cant remember...he he he hehe:banana::banana::banana:

[habagatcentral1]

I can't name anyone specific so far right now (my mind is flying), but one of the most famous personality (or family) in Iloilo is...

Familia Lopez

[WawaY[625]]

@boy muscovado

you forgot Joel Torre :D

[dinabaw]

;17345485']Davao

music scene

1. Freestyle (orig.) from AdDU (in fact yung isa dun is the brother ng isang davao forumer)
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/51/72/12992715/6755164425014l.jpg
2. Juris of MYMP
http://www.mympband.com/uploaded_images/16706-750202-776741.jpg
3. Jay Durias of Southborder
3. Champ of Hale
http://bp2.blogger.com/_BkJkAXI9A-E/RvlKkAKfiMI/AAAAAAAAADM/Dxap50UXMzg/s320/gezelle_rivera_yearend_party+(4).JPG
4. dude from Brownman Revival
5. Joey Ayala
6. Malu Barry (from the 80's)
7. Bayang Barrios (err? folk singer?)
8. Group that sang "dodong charing"..they actually auditioned for the bar nung friend ko, kaso di sila tinanggap kasi nga bisrock ang songs nila and it would fit sa image nung bar..lucky for them ..sumikat tuloy sila :lol:
9. Yano (old group from the 90's)


Showbiz/modelling

1.Celine Le neindre http://www.cosmomagazine.com.ph/sexiest/tally.php
AdDU graduate (nakikita ko before , i think shes 3 years younger than me)

http://www.cosmomagazine.com.ph/sexiest/images/girls/celine.jpg
2. Lia andrea ramos (bb.pilipinas universe) Batchmate ko sa Ateneo :D
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/61213268644c0c4dc93d798_74574524-1.jpg

not from davao but davao based na rin
3. Margie Moran
4. Dawn Zulueta

not so famous pero showbiz pa rin

5. Maricar fernandez (sexy star) kapitbahay namin before :lol:
http://www.bastapinoy.com/images/MARICAR-R.gif
6. yung nanalo ng star circle quest 2 na babae? ano nga name nun? basta erich ata yun
8. Juliana Palermo
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/jp.jpg
9.Chokoleit
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/choco.jpg
10. Cassandra Ponti of PBB season1
11. Chuck from starstruck (?)

Media

1. Jay Sonza (naging classmate ko anak nya :D)
2. Alex Santos (ABS-CBN)
3. Alex Bendigo (nawala na)
4. Tulfo Brothers (unfortunately taga davao pala sila :( :lol:)


Business

1. Tony Tan Caktiong (founder of Jollibee)

Politics

http://img.timeinc.net/time/asia/magazine/2002/0701/davao.jpg

goys may nakalimutan pa ba ako?

it's Bendiho way nasa Channel 4 siya ngayon.

1017 yun kumanta ng " dodong charing"

more
Ang Kiukok -Nat'l Artist
Victoriio Edades -Nat'l Artist (founder of modern arts)

[leii_tomo]

edu manzano - concepcion, iloilo

jed madela - tigbauan, iloilo

baretto sisters - barotac nuevo, iloilo

joy viado - alumni of CSJ

odette tan

israel malasa - abs cbn reporter

jobert sucaldito - sta barbara, iloilo, the buzz

stanley palisada - anc newscaster

nel - pbb housemate

ka rudy fernandez - pbb housemate

eman abatayo - leganes, iloilo

nina

sunshine dizon - tigbauan, iloilo

gian carlos - starstruck

prince stefan - starstruck

miriam defensor santiago

franklin drilon

raul gonzalez

amelita "ming" ramos - lapaz, iloilo

nikki coseteng



lastly:

Leii_tomo - upcoming star, nan...jejeje

[RhapsodyBrat]

Mart Escudero


sino si Mart Escudero?

add to that:
Mark Herras
Joel Lamangan (Cavite City)
Leopoldo Salcedo (Cavite City)
Heart Evangelista (Carmona)

Ladislao Diwa (Cavite City)
Olivia Salamanca (one of the first Filipina doctors in the country, also from Cavite City)
most of the members of the 13 Martyrs of Cavite (i said most because many of them were not actually born in Cavite)
Emiliano Tria Tirona, Candido Tria Tirona and Daniel Tirona (Kawit)

Nardong Putik :D

[caloy]

Meron pa, si cynthia patag, she is from iloilo.

Former vice president Fernando Lopez.

Former senator Roding Ganzon (well a very controversial politician in the annal history of iloilo as claimed by others suppossedly followed by the present justice secretary of the philippines)

yeah, the barretto sisters, marjorie is my schoolmate before, i only saw her once by accident in our school (malay ko ba noon sa showbiz), elementary ako, high school siya noon. coed kasi ang elementary pero exclusive ang highschool (kaya may boys).

william magahin in boxing, dont know which area in boxing.

senator arroyo, the father of present first gentleman of the philippine republic (sorry ha, forgot his name).

iyong iba na mention na, i can't remember the others.

iyong former basketball star, tony espinosa ba yun? (correct me if im wrong).

sinong jalandoni ba yung writer? forgot din.

bakit kaya puro forgot? wahehehehe...

[habagatcentral1]

^^ Magdalena Jalandoni of Jaro, Stevan Javellana, Rosendo Mejica...these were writers too.

[KulasKusgan]

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8. Juliana Palermo
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/jp.jpg


before siya sumikat, she won hiyas ng kadayawan. dati pangalan nya is Arvi July Juanico.

add natin:
yam laranas of The Echo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0897347/


Sports:
Sheila May Perez - SEA Games triple gold medalist (diving)

[Ex!lE]

For Cebu:

- Former Pres. Sergio Osmena Sr.

- Former Senator and Chief Justice Marcelo Fernan ( the only Filipino to have served as both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Senate president.)

- Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide.

and many others.

Mabuhi ka Sugbuanon!