It's More Fun In The Philippines.

[sarimanok]

Sandcastle, which is which?


Original Photo by Virtual Aly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/virtualaly/171736685/



Original Photo by wideyeshut
http://www.southeastasia.org/index.p...e-sand-castle/

[12jairien14]

Festival. More fun in Zamboanga

Originally Posted by chuck23

Zamboanga - "Asia's Most Colorful City"

Zamboanga Hermosa Festival is celebrated every month of October.




















Miss Zamboanga 2011



















from Vamos A Zamboanga Photo Contest

[brockupo]

Originally Posted by brockupo

Whale Shark encounters in Tan-awan, Oslob, Cebu South, Philippines

Swimming with the sharks: A fisherman is shown grabbing onto the back of a giant whale shark shortly after feeding them by hand

Hungry beast: A fisherman poses over a hungry giant whale shark (left) as another is fed by one his colleagues (right)



Feed me: A giant whale shark approaches a local fisherman to be hand-fed brine shrimp in shallow waters in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines



Friendly: Three hungry whale sharks wait to be fed brine shrimp from local fishermen

Beast friends: The hand-to-mouth relationship has fostered an unusual friendship in the tropical waters

SOURCE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...arks-HAND.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...an-nature.html

Wow..

[reign]

Nice !

Originally Posted by william :D

Palad Sand Bar,Between Maniwaya and Mongpong Island,Sta.Cruz.Marinduque.

Marinduque
the Heart of the Philippines

credits to the owner

more pictures in this thread!

[reign]

Originally Posted by InfinitiFX45

Boracay named best beach in Asia, second in the world

by : Jovee Marie n. Dela Cruz | Manila Times | Thursday | January 26, 2012


This 2003 file photo shows tourists sunbathing on Boracay’s fourkilometer, sun-kissed strip of shoreline called “White Beach”. AFP PHOTO

A travel website has named the Philippines’ famous Boracay island as the best beach in Asia. The website www.TripAdvisor.com’s Travelers’ Choice 2011 also voted the island as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

“At only 4.5 miles long, Boracay is small enough to navigate by rented bicycle or motorbike. But don’t let its small size fool you—you’ll have several excellent beaches to choose from,” it said.

“Yapak Beach is known for beautiful white shells; White Beach has picture-perfect sunsets; and Balinghai Beach is a secluded spot, perfect for honeymooners. As long as you visit during dry season, you’ll agree this is one of the best beach destinations in the world,” the website added.

Included in the list of 25 best beaches in the world were Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (No.
1); Boracay, Philippines (No. 2 ); Palm/Eagle beach, Aruba island (No.3 ); Negril, Jamaica (No. 4); Tulum, Mexico (No.5); Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (No. 6); Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman island (No. 7); Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (No. 8); Cape May, New Jersey (No. 9) and Santa Teresa, Costa Rica (No. 10).

The website said that the ranking was based on the travelers’ reviews and ratings.

In Asia, the top best beaches were: Boracay, Philippines; Maldives, Koh Phangan, Thailand; Koh Samui, Thailand; Khao Lak, Thailand; Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand; Gili Trawangan, Indonesia; Krabi Town, Thailand; Ko Lanta, Thailand; and Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam.

Best destinations
The website also included the summer capital of the Philippines—Baguio City—in its Top Best Destinations in Asia.

The City of Pines ranked 22nd in the best destinations category.

“Baguio, perched high in the Cordillera Central Mountains, is a great place to escape the heat of the Philippine lowlands. Camp John Hay, originally built as a recreation area for US soldiers, now is a full-fledged resort complete with a world-class golf course. Definitely stop at the city market, where you can buy almost anything (just be prepared to haggle),” it said.

Hong Kong was named the best destination in Asia while Cape Town, South Africa was adjudged the best in the world.

In its list of best hotels, TripAdvisor’s included Dave’s Straw Hat Inn in Boracay and Padre Burgos Castle Resort in Southern Leyte as Top Hotels for Service in Asia, which ranked 14th and 18th, respectively, while the Alegre Beach Resort in Cebu ranked 25th in All-Inclusive Resorts in Asia.

Source: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php...d-in-the-world

[ilivebacolod]

Panaad Sa Negros Festival 2012
Showcasing the Best of Negros Occidental
Panaad Park and Stadium, Mansilingan, Bacolod City
April 9 - 15, 2012

Pre-Panaad Activities:
Search for Lin-ay sang Negros:
Press Presentation (Date & Venue TBA)
Festival Costume Parade / Talent Night (Date & Venue TBA)

Day 1
April 9 Monday
6:00 a.m. Hataw sa Panaad w/ Ching’s Group (Panaad Football Field)

7:30 a.m. The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Panaad Swimming Complex)
8:00 a.m. Panaad Thanksgiving Mass (2F Panaad Stadium)
9:00 a.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies for:
Panaad Tourism & Trade Fair @ LGU Pavilions*
Negros’ Best Products Display, NOTLDC (2F Panaad Stadium, North Wing)*
Organic na Negros Agri-Fest (GF Panaad Stadium, North Wing)*
Livestock & Dairy Products Fair (GF Panaad Stadium North Wing Grounds)*
Festival Costumes Exhibit & Competition (GF Panaad Stadium, South Wing)*
Eco-Garden & Wellness Show (South area across Candoni Booth)*
Environmental Information Advocacy (2F Panaad Stadium)*
*Daily Activities
2:00 p.m. Motorcade & LGU Floats Competition (Provincial Capitol to Panaad Park)
4:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony & Festival Dance Competition (Panaad Stadium)
Fireworks Display
8:00 p.m. GMA “Kapuso” Show (Stadium)

Day 2
April 10 Tuesday
6:00 a.m. Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field)
7:30 a.m. The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Panaad Swimming Complex)
Athletics (Panaad Field)
8:00 a.m. Chess (Stadium VIP Room)
10:00 a.m. Daily Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1)
1:00 p.m. Drum & Bugle Competition, Secondary Level (Panaad Football Field)
2:00 p.m. Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium – weigh-in @ 7:30-10am)
7:00 p.m. Negros Pop Music Festival - Composo/Pop Song Writing Competition (Panaad Stadium)
8:00 p.m. NOPSSCEA Cultural Show (Panaad Park Stage)

Day 3
April 11 Wednesday
6:00 a.m. Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field)
7:30 a.m. The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Panaad Swimming Complex)
Athletics (Panaad Field)
8:00 a.m. TESDA Livelihood Skills Olympics (Panaad Covered Court)
Chess (Panaad Stadium VIP Room)
UPLBAA Annual Panaad Seminar (venue TBA)
10:00 a.m. Daily Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1)
1:00 p.m. Taekwondo (2nd Level North Wing, Panaad Stadium, weigh in @ 9-11am)
2:00 p.m. Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium – weigh-in @ 7:30-10am)
3:00 p.m. Latin Dance Sport – Adult, Senior & Juvenile Categories (NOMPAC Gym)
7:00 p.m. RMN Panaad Hip Hop Challenge (Panaad Park Stage)
8:00 p.m. UNILEVER “Pop Fiesta” (Panaad Stadium)

Day 4
April 12 Thursday
6:00 a.m. Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field)
3K & 5K Road Race (Panaad Stadium)
7:30 a.m. The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Panaad Swimming Complex)
Athletics (Panaad Field)
8:00 a.m. Chess (Panaad Stadium VIP Room)
Taekwondo (2nd Level North Wing, Panaad Stadium)
10:00 a.m. Daily Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1)
2:00 p.m. Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium – weigh-in @ 7:30-10am)
3:00 p.m. Environmental Activity - PEMO (2F Panaad Stadium)
Provincial Capitol Employees’ Day (Panaad Park Stage)
5:00 p.m. Visayan Folk Dances Competition (Panaad Stadium)
9:00 p.m. Technical Rehearsal, Lin-ay sang Negros Pageant (Panaad Stadium)

Day 5
April 13 Friday
6:00 a.m. Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field)
7:30 a.m. The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Sipalay City)
8:00 a.m. Swimming (Panaad Swimming Pool)
10:00 a.m. Daily Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1)
2:00 p.m. Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium – weigh-in @ 7:30-10am)
8:00 p.m. MOR Local Stock - Ilonggo Music Fest (Panaad Park Stage)
Lin-ay sang Negros Pageant & Coronation Night (Panaad Stadium)

Day 6
April 14 Saturday
6:00 a.m. Hataw sa Panaad w/ Panaad Hot Bodies (Panaad Football Field)
Murcia – Panaad Run
7:30 a.m. Governor’s Cup Panaad National Golf Tournament, Vice Mayor’s League (NOGCC)
The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Sipalay City)
8:00 a.m. Swimming (Panaad Swimming Pool)
Farmers Day Celebration & Farmers Forum (venue TBA)
10:00 a.m. Daily Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1)
2:00 p.m. Panaad Derby Opening (Panaad Covered Court)
Boxing (2nd Level South Wing, Panaad Stadium – weigh-in @ 7:30-10am)
7:00 p.m. Outstanding Farmers & Firsherfolk Awards – OPA/PVO w/ ABS-CBN (Panaad Stadium)
9:00 p.m. ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Fiesta Caravan (Panaad Stadium)

Day 7
April 15 Sunday
6:00 a.m. Hataw sa Panaad w/ Ching’s Group (Panaad Football Field)
7:30 a.m. Governor’s Cup Panaad National Golf Tournament, Vice Mayor’s League (NOGCC)
The Great Titan Lifesaving Sports Festival (Sipalay City)
10:00 a.m. Daily Trade Fair & Exhibits @ various venues (refer to Day 1)
2:00 p.m. Panaad Derby (Panaad Covered Court)
3:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony w/ Awarding & Presentation of Winners (Panaad Stadium)
7:00 p.m. Drumbeating Showcase/Fireworks Display
Silka Sponsored Show (Park Stage)
8:00 p.m. Corporate Show/Concert (Panaad Stadium)

Post-Panaad Activity:
April 16 Monday
2 p.m. Panaad Derby Championship (Panaad Covered Court)

About the Festival:
Capture the essence of Negros Occidental in the annual celebration of Panaad sa Negros Festival every April in Bacolod City.

Dubbed the “Festival of Festivals”, Panaad (Hiligaynon for a vow and its fulfillment) is a colorful and jubilant presentation of individual festivals of the 13 cities and 19 municipalities of Negros Occidental. It presents Bacolod City’s famous Masskara, La Carlota’s rhythmic Pasalamat, San Carlos City’s multi-awarded Pintaflores, Kabankalan City’s Sinulog, Bago City’s Babaylan, Escalante City’s Manlambus, Sagay City’s Sinigayan, Cadiz City’s Dinagsa, Mambukal’s Mudpack, San Enrique’s Bulang-Bulang, La Castellana’s Bailes de Luces, Don Salvador Benedicto’s Kali-Kalihan, and many more.

It brings together the 32 LGUs in an array of theme booths that showcase their history, arts and culture, tourism, commerce, trade and industry, in the 25-hectare eucalyptus trees-lined Panaad Park and Sports Complex.

Panaad is also a time renewing bonds or initiating friendships. The festival attracts most of the 2.6 million-strong Negrenses, their balikbayan relatives and friends, who get a glimpse of the best offerings of the towns and cities in a tour of the uniquely designed booths, as well as in cultural presentations and friendly competitions for beauty, talent, skills, and in sports.

Free shows or concerts by popular Manila-based artists add fun and excitement to the festivities. The fun continues in the food and drinks alley that offer the famous chicken inasal, grilled fish and seafood, including various shellfish, oysters, and scallops. Local bands perform nightly till way past midnight in the food and drinks alley.

Panaad also features the gains the province has achieved in its diversification efforts and its priority agenda, particularly in Food Sufficiency and Agricultural Productivity. It is seriously developing its rice and corn industries and positioning livestock as its second major industry, next to sugar.

With the Negrenses’ pioneering spirit, Negros is no longer just sugar; it is also cutflowers and ornamentals, high value fruits and organically-grown vegetables, prawns and seafood, champion fighting cocks, exquisite handcrafted gift items and houseware, world-class furniture and garments, and many more.

Panaad is a thanksgiving celebration and an exhibition of the best of Negros Occidental… now, “Sugar… and more!”

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[reign]

Originally Posted by urban Iegend

Palapag (N. Samar) Rock Formations






Biri Island (N. Samar)



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Marabut, Samar

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Calanggaman Island (Palompon, Leyte)

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[reign]

Camarines Sur
Originally posted by hakz2007






















check out the new Camarines Sur Website here

[hakz2007]

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Malapascua underwater (Philippines) by Charlievdb, on Flickr

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Malapascua underwater (Philippines) by Charlievdb, on Flickr

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Malapascua underwater (Philippines) by Charlievdb, on Flickr

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Malapascua underwater (Philippines) by Charlievdb, on Flickr

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Malapascua underwater (Philippines) by Charlievdb, on Flickr

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Malapascua underwater (Philippines) by Charlievdb, on Flickr

[Animo]

My friend doing a documentary in Portuguese.

[hakz2007]

Since Batanes is our featured banner today , then let me post some unphotoshopped photos of this lovely and breathtaking place of the Philippines.

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Cows by wtb472, on Flickr

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Naidi Hills by wtb472, on Flickr

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More Hills-Batanes Islands-Philippines by mikemellinger, on Flickr

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Green Hills-Batanes Islands-Philippines by mikemellinger, on Flickr

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Hilly-Batanes Islands-Philippines by mikemellinger, on Flickr

[hakz2007]

Batanes
by Ira Panganiban

[hakz2007]

Batanes...a closer look...
by Batanes Mountaineer

Basco lighthouse
It will always reminds you of Batanes when you come back to the mainland.Memories of a far flung province nearer to taiwan than the mainland..Its another Philippines..Batanes..Pride of the Ivatans!


The Island Of Sabtang.One of the 3 inhabited islands of Batanes south of batan island.On a clear day, the flight from Manila to Basco always passes on this side of the island.So be sure asked to be seated on that side.An island of endless adventure, where the famous timeless stone houses abound.


The Basco Hedgerows.Where in the world have you seen this neatly divided farm by hedgerows?Only in Batanes.Wonder what are those boundaries are and their purpose?It depends on your imagination and anybodys.Next time you visit Batanes trek and see by yourself the secret that lies within...Fascinating Batanes..Land of the Ivatans..A proud race...

[bacolodchamp]

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by ilivebacolod

[bacolodchamp]

[the glimpser]

More on Batanes in Northern Philippines..


Ifugao, Northern Phils


Naga City, Central Philippines


Rockwell Centre in Metro Manila..


Credits to bongbajo who made these videos

[up_mc]

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El Nido Marine Reserve Park
El Nido, Palawan

[hakz2007]

[reign]

Samal Island , Davao City

Originally Posted by crossboneka

davao city. my heaven on earth. this is where i spent most of my childhood.



by crystalperido
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Pearl Farm, Davao City by mark wendell, on Flickr
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Pearl Farm, Davao City by mark wendell, on Flickr
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Pearl Farm, Davao City by mark wendell, on Flickr

[hakz2007]

El Nido, Palawan

The islands of the Bacuit archipelago, accessible by boat from the town of El Nido on northern Palawan.

by Ryno Sauerman


by Charlotte Dymock

Big Lagoon is the larger of two lagoons (opposite Small Lagoon)of Miniloc Island in El Nido, Palawan.

by Lenin Lloyd


by Ronni Hansen


by gil briones


by Mykah Escala


by Ronni Hansen