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This post by Filomeno St. Ana III on Vicky Abad Kerblat’s book, Jawid sawen nu Vatan!, brings me back to one of my best Philippine holidays ever, in the practically untouched yet progressive province called Batanes. Allow me to share with you this retro post, published exactly a year ago, about the group of islands that I believe every Filipino should visit at least once in their lifetime.
Continue Reading →Batanes, we must emphasize, is not just about beautiful sceneries and hospitable people. Although rural and lacking in high-value economic activities, Batanes’s development is impressive.
Continue Reading →Here is my un-FB/Twitter-ized view on the slogan. It’s brilliant. Who cares if Switzerland used it 60 years ago? The delivery and the message is spot-on.
Continue Reading →The Department of Tourism (DOT) is launching a new brand campaign to attract visitors to the country with the line – ‘It’s more fun in the Philippines.’
Focusing on the country’s core strength, the campaign singles out what no other destination can offer – and that is the Filipino people.
For example, the Lonely Planet [...]
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On Kenneth Cobonpue’s Facebook page, he published a video on how NAIA terminal one could be made over. The proposal is pro bono from Budji Layug, Royal Pineda and Kenneth Cobonpue in cooperation with the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines.
Cobonpue writes, “Its time someone did something about the worst [...]
Continue Reading →Top 7 bidders successfully met the tedious process of selection of the Department of Tourism’s Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) for the formulation of a new Philippine country brand.
The top 7 bidders who were carefully chosen out of the 26 companies who joined the bidding will have two months to prepare to pitch [...]
Continue Reading →It’s been 36 years since diplomatic ties were established between the Philippines and China, and to celebrate, the lovely folks at the Pinoy Embassy here in Beijing teamed up with Chefs Gene and Gino Gonzalez of the Asian Centre for Culinary Studies to bring regional cuisine to the capital.
Continue Reading →Marinduque is a small heart-shaped island in the Southern Tagalog, which, coincidentally, is also in the center of the Philippines. Dubbed the “Lent Capital of the Philippines”, Marinduque welcomes thousands of tourists here during the Lenten holidays to experience religion and culture at the same time.
Continue Reading →The website sleepinginairports.net recently came out with its annual worst airports, voting the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 1 as one of the worst in the world. The good news; we’re not number 1 (Charles de Gaulle in France tops the list) the bad news; we’re the worst in Asia.
Known as the Manila International [...]
Continue Reading →A must-read in humility, accountability and love for country. I had the opportunity to work with Usec Romano during the Aquino presidential campaign. I can personally vouch for the sincerity of every word in his resignation letter. While I was among those who did not approve of the message, in the end, Enteng’s only fault [...]
Continue Reading →- Metro Cebu – December 18, 2011
- Metro Davao – December 18, 2011
- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
