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Update on "New 7 Wonders of Nature"

2008-05-20T12:46:00.000-07:00

Good news readers and fellow bloggers, as of this writing, the Philippine entry to the New 7 Wonders of Nature:

#7 Tubbataha Reef

#9 Chocolate Hills, Bohol

#10 Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park

I'm very sure that a lot of us, Filipinos, are very happy with this development. It would be nice if Tubbataha Reef will retain its current ranking or better if it would move even higher. Bloggers let us help promote the other two Philippine entries, Chocolate Hills of Bohol and Subterranean River National Park, Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This 3 entries are truly a wonders of nature.

In voting with this 3 Philippine entries, it would promote our tourism and it could give our kababayan jobs.

Readers, I'm inviting you to visit this places and be amaze with this 3 entries to the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Vote Now!!.....

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2008-04-04T11:21:00.000-07:00

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Bangus Festival

2008-04-03T12:32:00.000-07:00

Dagupan City, Philippines, will be busy this month as it prepares the annual Bangus Festival. This event designed to highlight the local bangus industry and promote the city as the "Bangus Capital of the World".

It also made its way to the Guinness World Record as it achived the feat of having the longest barbecue grill composed of 10,000 pieces of milkfish placed simultaneously on 1,000 units of grills (measuring one meter long each), measuring 1,007.56 meters (3,305.64ft) long.

Bangus Festival 2008 is scheduled on April 26 to May 1. The Festival will be featuring various merry-making activities like the Bangus Harvest Dance Fest, the 101Ways to Cook Bangus, and the Grand Creative Float Parade. Of course the festivity would not be complete without the Barbecue Street Party that will be held on April 30at 6 p.m. On May 1, Dagupan City will join the whole Pangasinan in celebrating the Pista’y Dayat Festival. Activities prepared by the city include the Bangus Rodeo and Palaro sa Dagat.

If you wish to be part of the festivity you can reached Dagupan City via north bound bus from Manila (to name some bus such as Victory Liner, Philippine Rabbit)about 8-10 hrs land travel. If you want to know more about the Bangus Festival 2008 and its schedule of events, visit: http://www.dagupanbangusfestival08.com/

To All Dagupeños and Pangasinense, Happy Fiesta!!!!

Tubbataha Reef , The World Heritage Site

2008-04-03T10:49:00.001-07:00

In the center of the Sulu Sea, about 98 nautical miles (181 km) southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines, lies the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park. Declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on December 1993.

The word “tubbataha” is a combination of two Samal words which means “a long reef exposed at low tide”. These picturesque tropical atolls, known as North and South Tubbataha, each reef has a single small islet that protrudes from the water. The atolls are separated by a deep channel 8 km (5 miles) wide..

Over one thousand species can be found in the reef "an amazing variety of reef"; many are already endangered species. Animal species found include manta rays, lionfish, pawikan or tortoise, clownfish, and sharks. It also hosts giant jacks, hammerhead sharks, barracudas, manta rays, palm-sized moorish idols, parrot fishes, and moral eels and a lot of school of fishes.

Aside from being a marine sanctuary, it was also renowned for being a bird sanctuary.

The Tubbataha Reefs can only be reached by liveaboard boats, about twelve hours by boat from Puerto Princesa City and only from the end of March to June. The ships must use the moorings or cruise and may not anchor in the park area. If the weather is bad with a lot of wind and high waves it is nearly impossible to moor around the Tubbataha reefs, because there is no shelter what so ever.

Because of its uniqueness , Tubbataha Reef is one of the choices for the new "New Seven Wonders of Nature”. Visit http://www.new7wonders.com/. Voting is ongoing for the “New Seven Wonders of Nature” it is still open until Dec. 31. Afterward, a panel of experts will trim the 77 nominees to 21 and the last round of voting will be held until the end of 2009.

Fellow bloggers and readers, I’m asking you to please vote Tubbataha Reef as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

The Panglao Island Nature Resort

2008-04-01T13:33:00.000-07:00

Panglao is an island in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas. It is an island situated particularly southwest of the island of Bohol and in the east of Cebu.

It is a small island known for its quiet beach resorts and several great wide variety of dive sites. It has everything - the reefs, several kinds of corals, walls, big and small fishes, starfishes, and other life forms under the sea. You can find good snorkeling around the northwest and southeast coasts. This area is filled with lots of sea stars, sea snakes and corals. The area has been the center of seashell trade. It is said that the Spanish explorers who came to this island in 1803 named it Panglao after the world 'mapanglao', meaning 'lonesome place'. It is also one of the old towns of Bohol.

Resort from this Municipality named: Panglao Island Nature Resort, the perfect getaway from the clutter of the urban jungle and an ideal vacation spot from the mess of the metropolitan environment. A white sand beach, built around the natural curve of the premises and dotted the resort with high-ceiling, thatched roof huts. Each guest room has a balcony with drying rack, coffee table & chairs and is equipped with individually remote controlled air-conditioning, household appliances, satellite cabled TV, national and international telephone facility, private bathroom with hot & cold shower, personal cafe, 220-volt electrical points, key-card security lock system, gym facilities, spa treatment and the innovative "wi-fi" technology for internet gurus.

You can also stay one of the best appointed lodgings at Tagbiliran City, the capital of city of Bohol province, only 10 – 20 minutes ride from the sandy white beaches. The Soledad Suites with only 22 rooms certainly not tacky, the guestrooms are tastefully done with well crafted wooden furniture, soft beds, mini refrigerator and a clean and spacious bathroom. On the ground level, are two outlets: the Shanghai Palace and a cozy coffee shop called the Brewpoint, the local hangout of Bohol’s young crowd.

The Chocolate Hills of Bohol

2008-03-29T10:57:00.000-07:00

The Chocolate Hills is the most famous attraction in Bohol, Philippines. It is located down south of the Philippines. They look like giant mole hills, or as some say, women's breasts. Most people who first see pictures of this landscape can hardly believe that these hills are not a man-made artifact. They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name.

It is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size (mostly between 30 and 50 metres high), spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi).

Legend has it that the hills came into existance when two giants threw stones and sand at each other in a fight that lasted for days. When they were finally exhausted, they made friends and left the island, but left behind the mess they made. For the more romantically inclined is the tale of Arogo, a young and very strong giant who fell in love with an ordinary mortal girl called Aloya. After she died, the giant Arogo cried bitterly. His tears then turned into hills, as a lasting proof of his grief.

There are a number of geological proposals regarding the formation of the hills. These include simple limestone weathering, sub-oceanic volcanism, the uplift of the seafloor and a more recent theory which maintains that as an ancient active volcano self-destructed, it spewed huge blocks of stone which were then covered with limestone and later thrust forth from the ocean bed.

Geologists have actually long debated about the formation of the hills, resulting in various ways the origin of the Chocolate Hills are stated or explained. The one written on the bronze plaque at the viewing deck in Carmen, Bohol states that they are eroded formations of a type of marine limestone that sits on top of hardened clay.The plaque reads:

"The unique land form known as the Chocolate Hills of Bohol was formed ages ago by the uplift of coral deposits and the action of rain water and erosion."

Others says:

"The grassy hills were once coral reefs that erupted from the sea in a massive geologic shift. Wind and water put on the finishing touches over hundreds of thousands of years."

Still another way the origin is stated is that they were formed centuries ago by tidal movement and by the uplift of coral deposits and the action of rain water and erosion. Another theory is that they were ancient coral limestone reefs shaped by many thousands of years erosion by both water and wind. Geologists think that the specific shape of the hills is caused by the influences of the weather during millions of years. The breaking down of the upper layers of the limestone formations, followed by the erosion processes, resulted in these remnants in the shape of cones. It is likely that they were once limestone deposits beneath the sea, uplifted by the movement of plates and then smoothed by wind and rainwater erosion.

You can reach the chocolate hills by plane and from the airport of Tagbilaran City, you will have to go the integrated bus terminal in Dao and catch a bus going to Carmen. Make sure it is the first one to leave, and ask the driver to drop you off at the Chocolate Hills complex, about 4 kilometers before the town of Carmen. From there it is a 10 minute walk along a roud winding up to the complex.

To get back to Tagbilaran City, you will have to walk back to the main road, and wait for a bus to pass by. The last bus from Carmen to Tagbilaran leaves at 4 P.M. Alternatively, you can use the services of the motorcyclists who often wait here for tourist, and ride 'habal-habal,' or motorbike taxi.

You can also reach by sea, from Tubigon (arriving from Cebu by boat), a few buses go to Carmen daily, but sometimes you'll have to wait for some time for the bus to fill up. When you arrive in Carmen, you can catch the next bus or jeepney in the direction of Bilar, Loay or Tagbilaran, or ask a 'habal-habal' driver to bring you to the Chocolate Hills Complex.

I have learned that the Chocolate Hills are also one of the choices for the "New Seven Wonders of Nature", if you find that these site is truly a wonder, you can visit and casts your vote to www.new7wonders.com

Amazing Callao Cave in the North

2008-03-29T10:29:00.000-07:00

Callao Caves Tourist Zone in Penablanca Town, Province of Cagayan, is known as a Caving and Mountaineering Paradise. About 480 kilometers of good roads through the Maharlika Highway, CCTZ is site of more than 300 cave systems including archeological, recreational and highly technical caves; wet, dry, or a combination of wet and dry caves. From very easy recreational caves to the most difficult caving experience.

Callao Cave is a cave with seven chambers located on the Province of Cagayan, in the Philippines. It is one of the best known tourist attractions of the province. It is located in Barangays Parabba and Quibal, Peñablanca, near Tuguegarao, the capital city of the Province of Cagayan. It has a natural cathedral located at the first chamber, which was turned into a chapel by the local people. The conditions inside the cave cause stalactites and stalagmites, particularly in the deeper chambers. Every chamber has natural crevices, which let light get into the cave, serving as illumination for the otherwise dark areas of the place.

You can reach Callao Cave by North bound bus (Victory Liner, Florida Bus etc.) and by plane (Air Philippines and Philippine Airlines) from Manila to Tuguegarao, Cagayan.