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The 1990 movie EDWARD SCISSORHANDS has had a brush with science. Researchers discovered a pincered marine’s animal that lived 500 million years ago and named it after Johnny Depp- The actor who played Scissor hands. Called KOOTENICHELA DEPPI, it likely used its claw like extremities for foraging. K.Deppi is the ancestor of all arthropods, says paleobiologist David Legg, “a group that’s conquered most of Earth’s ecosystem , including the depths of the mariana trench and the slopes of Mount Everest.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

What cause MASS EXTINCTIONS???

EXTINCTIONS, The disappearance of a species from the living world, is a natural event. But at five times in Earth's history, at least 50 percent of all species have died out in the mass extinction events. What causes these catastrophes? Are we in the middle of a sixth wave?

The five great extinctions, in chronological order, were:

Ordovician-silurian (About 440 million years ago): 85 percent of marine species. Cause unknown: possibly the migration of the super-continent Gondwana.

Late Devonian (359 Mya): 75 percent of species, particularly corals. Cause unknown: possibly a comet or asteroid impact.

Permian (266-251mya): 95 percent of marine species and 70

percent of land species. Causes unknown: possibly impacts from space or volcanic eruptions.

End-Triassic (200 mya): 76 percent of all species . Cause unknown: possibly huge volcanic eruptions.

Cretaceous-Tertiary (65 mya): 80 percent of all species, including

dinosaurs. Cause probably an Asteroid impact.

Most biologist agree that we are now in midst of a sixth great extinction, with a rate up to 80 times higher than normal. If unchecked, 75 percent of earth's species are on track to become extinct within the next 300 years. The cause this time? loss of habitat, pollution, introduction of nonnative species, and climate change are top factors, all linked to human activity.

"At least 50 percent of all species have died out in mass extinction events."

The giant CHELONOIDIS ABINGDONI TORTOISE "Lonesome

George" may have been the last of his kind when he died in 2012.

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What's the secret behind TREES' LONGEVITY

The Llangernyw yew, spreading it's branches over a graveyard in Wales, saw Britain's Bronze Age. The Bristlecone pine known as Methuselah, in Califonia's Inyo Forest, is even older at 4,765 years, possibly the world's oldest individual tree.

The Pando aspen colony in Utah makes them look like springs, however . Considered a single living organism, because its genetically identical stems spring from a single root system, the aspen colony is at least 80,000 years old. By some estimates, it may be as much as one million years old.

How do trees defy the aging process that all life should be heir to? According to scientists, they have advantages the human body lacks. Their genes don't seem to mutate or become damaged over timer, they retain stem cell-like cells with each growth cycle; their vascular system allow a portion of the tree to survive if another part dies; they can replace damaged organs; and some can form clones, as in the case of the Pando

Aspens. Why can't researchers be definite about the Pando Aspens colony's age? Lacking tree rings, observers make estimates based upon what they know of aspen growth rates. Other, older aspens colonies may yet be found in western United States. Scientists are also learning to regenerate ancient plants- in 2012, a Russian team reported that it had grown a delicate Siberian Flower from 32,000 years-old seeds.

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Sunday, November 9, 2014

UFOs-Alien Spaceship HOAXES

Are UFO’S really ALIEN SPACESHIP?

THERE IS NO DOUBT that UFO truly exists, if we go by the strict meaning of the term “Unidentified flying object.” Whether the way sightings of UFOs over the years include alien spaceships is questionable.

Mysterious aerial objects have been reported since ancient times, but the trickle of reports swelled into a flood in the ages of flight. In 1896 and 1897, for instance, west coast residents from San Francisco to Tacoma, Washington, reported a bright, circular shaped dirigible object wandering slowly overhead. Sightings increased in years after World War II.

An eyewitness sketch of the "airship" over sacramento November 17, 1896

The Mystery Airship of 1896

What the strange Airship seen in 1896??

Eighteen ninety-six was marked by a strange occurrence, an amazing phenomenon that those that saw it probably never forgot. People, by the thousands, living across North America, from San Francisco to Chicago, observed strange lights in the sky. The lights, reportedly an airship, crossed the continent from west to east while the country watched.

The excitement started on November 17, 1896 in Sacramento, California. It was a rainy, dismal night. Then, through the dark clouds, appeared a bright light. It moved slowly west appearing to be about a thousand feet above the rooftops. Hundreds of people saw the light including George Scott, an assistant to the Secretary of State of California. Scott persuaded some friends to join him on the observation deck above the capitol dome and from there they thought they could see three lights, not one. Above the lights was a dark, oblong shape.

The most detailed report of the evening came from one R.L. Lowery, a former street railway employee who said he heard a voice from above call, "Throw her up higher; she'll hit the steeple." When he looked up he saw two men seated on a bicycle-like frame, peddling. Above them was a "cigar-shaped body of some length." Lowery said that the thing also had "wheels at the side like the side wheels on Fulton's old steam boat."

Check out the Flash Film Mini Documentary on The Mysterious Airship on 1896

Strange Tale of Sacramento Men Not Addicted to Prevarication

Viewed an Aerial Courser as it Passes Over the City at Night.

WHAT WAS IT?

The title "airship" soon stuck. Other papers were more reserved and reported a "mysterious light" or "wandering apparition." A few ridiculed the stories suggesting that the whole thing had been a hoax or the result of a natural effect like glowing swamp gas. The story soon faded.

Then, five days after its first appearance, the "airship" came back.

It was Sunday night and weather conditions were as before: dark and overcast. The light appeared from the northwest and when straight over the town, running against the wind. One witness, Jacob Zemansky, had a small telescope and reported the lamp was "an electric arc light of intense power." He also observed that the light didn't move in a straight line, but seemed to bob in the wind up and down. Another witness with field glasses, Edward Carragher, reported seeing a dark body above the light.

It took thirty minutes for the thing to cross the city and disappear to the southwest. During this time thousands of people observed it including the city's deputy sheriff and a district attorney.

That same night the "airship" also appeared above San Francisco some 90 miles away. There it was observed by hundreds, including the mayor. It cruised as far as the Pacific Ocean, above the famous Cliff House, where its searchlight, a beam that stretched out over 500 feet, reportedly frightened the seals on Seal Rock sending them plunging into the safety of the sea.

Over the next few days airship sightings were made not just in California, but from as far away as Washington State and Canada. The newspapers went wild, some supporting the idea of an airship, some ridiculing it. Stories began to suggest that the airship was the work of a mysterious inventor who was testing his device at night lest his ideas be stolen. This didn't seem outrageous to most people. Balloons capable of carrying people had been around for almost a hundred years and it seemed that the key to powered flight might soon be discovered.

One San Francisco attorney, nicknamed "Airship" Collins, claimed that he was

representing the eccentric and wealthy inventor who had constructed the thing at a secret location in Oroville, just sixty miles north of Sacramento. According to Collins the airship was 150 feet long, and could carry 15 passengers. "It was built on the aeroplane system and has two canvas wings 18 feet wide and a rudder shaped like a bird's tail," he told people, "I saw the thing ascend about 90 feet under perfect control." When the mysterious inventor never appeared Collins found himself the object of ridicule and he backed off his earlier claims.

Another San Francisco attorney took his place, though, claiming that there was not one airship, but two, and they would be used to bomb Havana. William Henry Hart, a former attorney general, stated, "From what I have seen of it I have not the least doubt that it will carry four men and 1,000 pounds of dynamite." Hart's airship never was made public either and by early December the lawyer, as well as the lights in the sky, had disappeared from the scene.

Everything was quiet for two months. Then, on February 2, 1897, the "airship" showed itself over the town of Hastings, Nebraska. On February 5th it was seen forty miles further south near the town of Invale. Reports started to flow in from all over the state. On February 16th it was sighted over Omaha. More stories appeared. A farmer claimed he'd encountered the airship on the ground, under repair. "It is cigar shaped, about 200 feet long and 50 feet across at the widest point, gradually narrowing to a point at both ends," the farmer said.

Soon the airship had been sighted all over the mid-west including in Texas, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. More stories about encounters with the crew on the ground appeared. Finally in April the excitement reached it's zenith when the "airship" arrived in Chicago. On April 11th a photograph of the thing was reportedly taken, probably the first UFO photo in existence. Some experts pronounced the photo to be fake.

On April 15, near Kalamazoo, Michigan, there were reports that the airship had crashed and exploded. "They declare the report to have been like that of heavy ordnance and to have been immediately succeeded by a distant sound of projectiles flying through the air,"

a newspaper story proclaimed.

Despite this, airship sightings continued for a few more days. Some expected the thing to continue on to the east coast, but instead reports about it suddenly faded and by the end of April the flap was over.

So what was it? What was this thing that had apparently been seen by thousands of people across the west and mid-west? There were no airplanes then. The Wight Brothers didn't make their first, short flight till 1903. Neither did a working model of a powereddirigible, which airship descriptions most closely resemble, exist.

One likely culprit is the planet Venus. At the time the sightings started it was prominent in the sky. When the sightings stopped it was becoming increasingly less visible. Venus is the brightest object in the sky, except for the Sun and Moon, and under unusual atmospheric conditions can appear to move, blink, or look like multiple colored lights. It well may have been responsible for many of the reports.

What about the many stories with people meeting the crew or seeing the airship crash? It's hard for us to imagine, in our day and age of radio and television, how much a part of 19th century entertainment centered on the tall tale and the hoax. Journalistic hoaxes, even in the largest newspapers, were standard fare. Readers were expected to guess about which stories were true and which were fictional. Almost every small town had a "lair club" where tall tales were swapped. (Alexander Hamilton's famous "Cownapping" storycame out of the airship flap). As a result of these two institutions almost any unusual tale in a 19th century newspaper can be in doubt.

In addition, as today, practical jokers did not hesitate to send balloons lighted with candles into the sky, or kites with lanterns, if they thought they could put one over on the public. Others may have created "crash" sites complete with debris. One newspaper, the PeoriaTranscript, sent up lighted, colored, paper balloons to "test" people's imaginations. A number of "airship" sightings was the result.

So if we remove the misidentifications and hoaxes from the airship phenomenon is there anything left? Could it have been an extra-terrestrial spaceship? One of the most striking things about the airship flap was that almost none of the stories surrounding it have anything to do with extra-terrestial beings. (The story of a crash of a Mars airship at Aurora, Texas, was an exception). The airship was piloted by "plain" Americans and designed by the human mystery inventor.

So what about the final possibility? Was there really a mysterious inventor who secretly built an airship and flew it around the country? Certainly the public had been primed to accept such a story. Science fiction in this era often used the "mystery inventor" as a character. Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea featured a mystery inventor, Captain Nemo, who constructed a submarine. Verne's later book, Robur the Conqueror, featured a mystery inventor that built an airship and the similarities between the book and some of the airship stories are uncanny. Robur was published about ten years before the wave of airship sightings.

If there was a real airship genius why didn't he ever make his invention public? Could he have really kept the construction of a flying machine out of the press? Was he really ten years ahead of his contemporary inventors?

If he did exist he certainly was successful in hiding his secret. It remains unknown even today.

In 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold spotted a formation of bright objects skipping over the Cascade Mountains.” They flew like a saucer would if you skipped it across the water, “He told reporters. Though the objects the saw were crescent-shaped, the term “flying saucer” took hold in the public mind.

On june 24, 1947 Arnold was flying from chechalis, Washington to Washington to Yakima, Washington in a Call Air A-2 on a business trip. He made a brief detour after learning of a $5,000 reward for the discovery of a U.S Marine Corps C-46 transport airplanes that had crashed near Mt.Rainier. The skies were completely clear and there was a mild wind.

After few minutes before 3:00 pm at about 9,200 feet (2,800m) in altitude and near Mineral, Washington, he gave up his search and started heading eastward towards Yakima. He saw a bright flashing light,m similar to sunlight reflecting from a mirror. Afraid he might be dangerously close to another aircraft, Arnold scanned the skies around him, but all he could see wa a DC-4 to his left and behind him, about 15 miles (24km) away.

About 30 seconds after seeing the first flash of light, Arnold saw a series of bright flashes in the distance off to his left, or north of Mt. Rainier, which was then 20 to 25 miles (40 km) away. He thought they might be reflections on his airplane's windows, but a few quick tests (rocking his airplane from side to side, removing his eyeglasses, later rolling

down his side window) ruled this out. The reflections came from flying objects.

They flew in a long chain, and Arnold for a moment considered they might be a flock of geese, but quickly ruled this out for a number of reasons, including the altitude, bright glint, and obviously very fast speed. He then thought they might be a new type of jet and started looking intently for a tail and was surprised that he couldn't find any.

They quickly approached Rainier and then passed in front, usually appearing dark in profile against the bright white snowfield covering Rainier, but occasionally still giving off bright light flashes as they flipped around erratically. Sometimes he said he could see them on edge, when they seemed so thin and flat they were practically invisible. According to Clark Arnold said that one of the objects was rather crescent shaped, while the other eight objects were more circular, but initially Arnold's descriptions were they resembled saucers skipping on water, no mention of them actually looking like saucers.

At one point Arnold said they flew behind a subpeak of Rainier and briefly disappeared. Knowing his position and the position of the (unspecified) subpeak, Arnold placed their distance as they flew past rainier at about 23 miles (37km).

Using a dzus cowling fastener as a gauge to compare the nine objects to the distant DC-4, Arnold estimated their angular size as slightly smaller than the DC-4, about the width between the outer engines (about 60 feet). Arnold also said he realized that the objects would have to be quite large to see any details at that distance and later, after comparing notes with a United Airlines crew that had a similar sighting 10 days later (see below), placed the absolute size as larger than a DC-4 airliner (or greater than 100 feet (30 m) in length). Army Air Force analysts would later estimate 140 to 280 feet (85 m), based on analysis of human visual acuity and other sighting details (such as estimated distance).

Arnold said the objects were grouped together, as Ted Bloecher writes, "in a diagonally stepped-down, echelon formation, stretched out over a distance that he later calculated to be five miles". Though moving on a more or less level horizontal plane, Arnold said the objects weaved from side to side ("like the tail of a Chinese kite" as he later stated), darting through the valleys and around the smaller mountain peaks. They would occasionally flip or bank on their edges in unison as they turned or maneuvered causing almost blindingly bright or mirror-like flashes of light. The encounter gave him an "eerie feeling", but Arnold suspected he had seen test flights of a new U.S. military aircraft.

As the objects passed Mt Rainer, Arnold turned his plane southward on a more or less parallel course. It was at this point that he opened his side window and began observing the objects unobstructed by any glass that might have produced reflections. The objects did not disappear and continued to move very rapidly southward, continuously moving

forward of his position. Curious about their speed, he began to time their rate of passage: he said they moved from Mt. Rainer to Mount Adams where they faded from view, a distance of about 50 miles (80 km), in one minute and forty-two seconds, according to the clock on his instrument panel. When he later had time to do the calculation, the speed was over 1,700 miles per hour (2,700 km/h). This was about three times faster than any manned aircraft in 1947. Not knowing exactly the distance where the objects faded from view, Arnold conservatively and arbitrarily rounded this down to 1,200 miles (1,900 km) an hour, still faster than any known aircraft, which had yet to break the sound barrier. It was this supersonic speed in addition to the unusual saucer or disk description that seemed to capture people's attention.

The U.S military took such sightings seriously in those Cold War Days. The Air Force set up a series of investigation from the 1940’s to the 1960’s, the most famous of which was Project Blue Book. It concluded that 94 percent of some 12,000 sightings could be attributed to natural causes, such as the planet VENUS, meteors, or ordinary aircraft. Six percent were unexplained.

Certainly, some UFO photographs were hoaxes, with examinations revealing wires holding up the pie plate-like saucers. Nonetheless, the unexplained sightings led some sober scientist, including astronomer J. Allen Hynek, to believe that a few visitors might indeed be extraterrestrial. Hynek’s Center for UFO Studies has been joined by other organizations in tracking UFO reports. The jury is still out on whether these unexplained objects represent alien aircraft, but most scientists, seeing no hard proof, are skeptical.

Connections! Former President Jimmy carter has seen a UFO. While governor of Georgia in 1969, Carter-and other witness-saw a bright in the western sky moving forward and backward. Carter reported it to a committee on aerial phenomena .

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

November 8, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan -1 year- ( 2014-8-11 Remembering)

SALAMAT!! (THANK YOU!!!)

To all those people in the WORLD! thank you! for helping my country rebuilding and giving inspiration to cooperate themselves from catastrophic disaster was happened to my country. Thank you those country who helped and giving their time to spend and overall to bear their effort, rescue, and support our victims and survivor of TYPHOON HAIYAN. (GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENT, ORGANIZATION, N.G.O AND ETC...)

I saw the unity of all country , to help the city of leyte, Samar. Each

country has it's owned reactions how they will explained and give reason. . . but the interplay of each country , and helping it's sincerest will always be prevail. Now remembering the incident was happened still the trauma and apprehension of each survivor on

how they'll live without their love ones, it is really difficult to think that a single flip of a finger of god , suddenly a lost of a thousand of peoples. We understand that it's not the favor and exactly plans of nature to build a powerful disaster.

2014-8-11

People who're survivor are showing their dedication on how they rebuilt and helped themselves from a catastrophic disaster, now a lot of Non-government and organization who helped our haiyan survivor ( MEDICAL, SHELTER, FOODS, AND ETC...)

Hope! people in the world well still help my country. . .

Again! Thank you so much!!! :D

Sunday, June 1, 2014

PHILIPPINES TRIP JOURNAL

Philippines Trip Journal
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Weather from North, East, West or even South. . . .

Let’s try to visit and accommodate those captivating and adventurous places in the Philippines, Connecting with the beautiful, unrevealed, Virgin and hidden places of the country. The Philippines is an island of nature who is propagate in living with a beautiful beaches, seafood, pearls, and being hospitable people said country. Residing in any part of the Philippines will fully adjust your typical day to day activity.

LUZON Part

LAOAG

JUST RELAX

With the paoay Sand Dunes as the Hotel’s and the legendary Paoay Lake and Malacanang of the North just a short walk away. Plaza del Norte Hotel and Convention Center gives you a genuine sense of rustic and historic Ilocos. Tel: +63 7767088190

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

The Nuesva Era Eco Cultural Village is the newest destination in Ilocos Norte. Experience an interesting mix of cordillera and lowland Ilocos at this enchanting mountain resort. Follow in the footstep of Ferdinand Marcos via the Marcos Heritage Trail.

TASTE THESE

La Preciosa ( Rizal St) is the true haven of Ilocano cuisine. Make sure to try the Bagnet with KBL, poqui-poqui and inabraw. For dessert, try the carrot cake it’s a sweet revelation! Johnny Moon Cafe’s ( La Tabacalera Ilocano Lifestyle Center ) Ilocano-fusion menu is a must-try as well. If you’re heading south, be sure to try the Vigan Longganisa as well as the famous Ilocos Empanada.

WHERE TO SHOP

Take home local Fabric. The best authentic abel Iloco Fabric is sold at Nagbacalan Loomweaver’s Cooperative, a few meters from the Paoay Lake Viewdeck. You can buy towels, blankets and more.

AREA CODE: 77

TOUCH DOWN: Laoag International Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Sirib Bus (Free shuttle service to downtown Laoag)

DID YOU KNOW: “laoag derives from the Ilocano term “lawag”, which means light. Historical accounts say Laoag had clear skies, which was most likely why it got the name.

CAUAYAN

Stay at Hotel Andres (Don Jose Canciller Ave, Cauayan, Isabela;

www.thehotellandrea.net). Taste some local fare like the Sisig and Spare Ribs at Kusina Kawayan Restaurant, or grab some Goto and serkele at ALing Luring’s. For those with big appetites, Kabayan’s Grill offers bottomless Lugaw (Congee).

AREA CODE: 78

TOUCH DOWN: Cauayan Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Van, Bus, or Tricycle

TUGUEGARAO

You can’t leave Tuguegarao without trying its famous pancit batil patung. The best I’ve tried are the versions dished out by J-rens Panciteria (on Tuguegarao Diversion Road 2) and Jomar’s Panciteria (Near Buntun Bridge). For pasalubong, get some chicharabao and milk candy at lighthouse Cooperative (39 Luna St, Cnr of Taft St.).

AREA CODE: 78

TOUCH DOWN: Tuguegarao Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Tricycle, or Taxi

manila

Visit Museo Pambata (www.museopambata.org), the first and only children’s museum in Manila! Take the kids so they can learn while playing in a completely hands-on museum that is housed in a historical, century-old building. Stay in comfort at H20 HOTEL (www.hotelh20.com) of Manila Hotel (www.manila-hotel.com.ph).

AREA CODE: 45

TOUCH DOWN: Clark International (Diosdado Macapagal) Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Bus or Jeepney

Clark

Experience the thrill of wake-boarding at Deca Wake Park. You can rent boards and basic gear there. Stay at The Holiday Inn. There are country villas that really put you in that vacation mood. It’s also home to a Mequeni buffet with authentic Kapampangan dishes. Mimosa Leisure Estate, Mimosa Dr, Clark Filed; Tel: 63 2 845 1888

AREA CODE: 45

TOUCH DOWN: Clark International (Diosdado Macapagal) Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Bus or Jeepney

Legazpi

Go on an all-terrain vehicle ride at the foot of Mayon Volcano and check out the hardened lava flows. After that, fill up with 1st Colonial Grill’s tinutungang Manok (Chicken stewed in coconut cream) paired with tinapa rice (Rice with smoke fish). For pasalubong, buy some pili nuts at the Albay Pili Nut Candy Shop.

AREA CODE 52

TOUCH DOWN: Legazpi Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi

Naga

Be sure to try DJC Halo-halo (Westpark Leisure Hub, Magsaysay Ave).

For something savory, head to Red Platter (Magsaysay Ave) and try the seafood Kare-Kare, pinangat and Bicol Express. If you have the time, check out the Camsur Watersports Complex, which is just a 20-minute drive from Naga City

AREA CODE: 54

TOUCH DOWN: Naga Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi, Hotel Transfer

Virac

Surfing the majestic waves of Puraran is something you shouldn’t miss when in Virac. If you have the time, trek Balacay Point and get a

a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean or enjoy downhill long boarding. Fill up at Cafe de Au (Salvacion, Virac; tel: +63 939 158 1749). Try their binalot meals and their version of nachos.

AREA CODE: 52

TOUCH DOWN: Virac Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Tricycle, Hotel Service

Puerto princesa

JUST RELAX

Stay at Puerto Pension.35 Malvar St, Puerto Princesa City; tel: +63 48 4332969, www.puertopension.com or if you’re a Cheap Traveller you could try Puerto Apartments. Brgy Sta. Monica Puerto Princesa, 5300 Philippines:

Tel: +4799880948 or +63 919 668 8654, puertoapartments@gmail.com .

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

Go on, on a 5 days and 4 nights with a City Tours, El Nido, Underground River, Firefly Watching and Honda Bay. You can book one from all hotels, Visit the crocodiles and if you’re up for it, try eating one sisig style at the Palawan Crocodile Farm. The romantic evening firefly bay cruise is

also worth doing while you’re in town.

TASTE THESE

Go to Bay walk for the evening atmosphere,good values seafood and grills too many to name. Head to Bona’s Chaolong fo Vietnamese noodles and Itoy’s for good coffee, or you could try to go to Bakers hill for a delightful pasalubong foods ( Hopia Ube with oil Pork, Casoy Nuts, or even Crinkles) .

AREA CODE: 48

TOUCH DOWN: Puerto Princesa Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Tricycle or Multicab

DID YOU KNOW??

Puerto Princesa, also known as “The city in a Forest”, is home to natural wonders like the Subterranean River, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 wonders of Nature. Puerto Princesa has been named as Philippines’ cleanest and greenest city.

Busuanga

Trek at Mount Kayang and plunge into the cool water of the lake. It’s one of the cleanest in the country-80% freshwater and 20% saltwater. Visit the Twin Lagoon, too.

AREA CODE: 48

TOUCH DOWN: Francisco B. Reyes (Coron) Airport

GET INTO TOWN: Van

San jose

Have a fun and relaxing time at Grace Island Resort. You can try zip line, check out the mini zoo or explore the bike trail. And at day’s end , stay in one of the resort’s floating nipa huts.

AREA CODE: 43

TOUCH DOWN: San Jose Airport

GET INTO TOWN: Tricycle

Visayas part

Iloilo

TASTE THESE

Try the classic La Paz Batchoy at Deco’s and the incomparable coffee at Madge Cafe` ( Traditionally brewed using a culador!), Both located at La Pa Public Market. Have drool-worthy saefood at Breakthrough (Villa Beach, Iloilo City).

TAKE IN SIGHTS

Drive around and explore Nelly Garden on E. Lopez St, Iloilo City; and Casa Mariquit on Sta. Isabel St and Lizares Mansion on MacArthur Drive, both in Jaro.

AREA CODE: 33

TOUCH DOWN: Iloilo International Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi or Bus

DID YOU KNOW??

The San Jose Church is Home to the image of the Nuestra Senora Del Rosario, which was discovered during the Dutch siege of Iloilo in 1614.

Bacolod

Don’t miss The Arts District and The Ruins in Talisay. Also, make sure you get to try Bacolods chicken inasal. The most sought-after is the one from Chicken House (24th Lacson St). For pasalubong shopping, head to Negros Showroom, which is located at Central City Walk, Robinson’s Bacolod and at Lourdes Building on Lacson Street.

AREA CODE: 34

TOUCH DOWN: Bacolod-Silay Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi or Van

Caticlan

Swim, play and hang out at Boracay’s Station 1 or Station 2, but if it gets too croweded, go on a boat ride to the quieter Puka Beach. You’ll

never go hungry in Boracay as there are plenty of choices, including popular restaurants such as Gerry’s Grill, Shakey’s and Mang Inasal.

AREA CODE: 36

TOUCH DOWN: Godofredo P. Ramos (Caticlan) Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Tricycle to Caticlan Jetty port then boat ride to Boracay Island

Kalibo

Pasalubong shopping is easy in Kalibo. Visit the Handicraft of Aklan

Multi-Purpose Cooperative (HAMPCO) for pina cloth, abaca, shawls, bags and other native products. It’s located at 402 Old Buswang. Check out the Kalibo Public Market for barquillos, caramel tarts, pastel, biscocho and other pastries.

AREA CODE: 36

TOUCH DOWN: Kalibo International Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi, Bus, Van, and Tricycle

Roxas

Go to Talon Adventure Park & Resort at Brgy Talon. Try out the zip line, go biking or ride an ATV. Check out the beach mini zoo and garden, too. If you have the time, visit L.A. Beach Resort at Sitio Marangkalan, Basiao, Ivisan, Capiz, go Island-hopping for as little as 40 per person.

AREA CODE: 36

TOUCH DOWN: Roxas Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Jeepney, Taxi or Tricycle

Cebu

JUST RELAX

Enjoy the convenience of staying at Quest Hotel. Located on Archbishop Reyes Ave, it’s right across from Ayala Center and a public transport terminal.

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

Go to Tops Lookout in Mount Busay and take in spectacular views of the city. Be brave and try the Edge Coaster Ride and Skywalk at the Crown Regency Hotel and Tower ( Fuente Towers, Fuente Osmena Blvd). If you have the time, visit the municipality of Argao south of Cebu. Explored the town proper then make your way to Mahayahay Beach and go skimboarding!

TASTE THESE

Go to the Original AA BBQ (Quezon National Highway, Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City; with branches around the city). Pick your meat and have it

charcoal-grilled in the spot. For yummy desserts, try Butter + Love (Raintree Mall, 528 General Maxilom Ave, Ramos). At Ayala Center, try Canvas Bistro and Bar Gallery. The staff is friendly and the food is good. It’s perfect for a business lunch, a Family dinner or a night out with friends.

WHERE TO SHOP

Drop by the little souvenir shops in Carbon for handmade trinkets, shirts and accessories. Taboan Market is still the best place to buy danggit, dried sweet squid or dried mangoes.

AREA CODE: 32

TOUCH DOWN: Mactan-Cebu International Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi, multicab, or Van

DID YOU KNOW??

Cebu City is the oldest city in the Philippines. Its home to the country’s oldest street (Colon), oldest fort (Fort San Pedro) and oldest university (University of San Carlos).

Dumaguete

JUST RELAX

Bethel Guesthouse is a convention hotel that offer’s clean, air-conditioned rooms. It’s only 15 minutes from the airport and is close to restaurant and tourist spots. Make sure to request a room facing the sea for a view of the sunrise. Rizal Blvd;

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

Dumaguete is a city that’s ideal for log walks and a visit would not be complete without taking an unhurried stroll along Rizal Boulevard. It’s a great place to hang out while waiting for the sunrise or sunset. At night, vendors set up tables and chairs by the sidewalk and sell barbecue and other street food favourites. Outdoorsy types can take a side trip to Casaroro Falls in the town of Valencia, 9.4km from the City center, or embark on the three-day hike to Mount Talinis.

AREA CODE: 35

TOUCH DOWN: Dumaguete (Sibulan) Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi, Multicab, or Tricycle

DID YOU KNOW??

Dumaguete is known as a university town. Its home to four Major universities: Foundation University, Negros Oriental State University, St.Paul University Dumaguete and Siliman University, the Oldest American-founded University in Asia.

TAGBILARAN

Relax on the serene beaches of Panglao Island, which is just a 15 to 30-minute drive from Tagbilaran City.

AREA CODE: 38

TOUCH DOWN: Tagbilaran Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Tricycle or Van

Mindanao part

Dipolog

TASTE THESE

CLS is a Filipino-Chinese restaurant that serves all-time Dipolog favourites like pork Humba and paklay in cozy alfresco setting that encourages guests to linger. New CLS Food Plaza Magsaysay St

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

Take a morning stroll of go jogging on Dipolog City Boulevard and feel the cool ocean breezes. Spend some “me” time at Chapters, which is located on the boulevard. Just hang out, have coffee or read a book.

WHERE TO SHOP

Get native and locally made souvenir items at Boholana, which is located on General Luna Street. Or you can visit the Dipolog Pasalubong Center on Rizal Avenue for the famous Montano sardines.

AREA CODE: 65

TOUCH DOWN: Dipolog Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Tricycle or Taxi

DID YOU KNOW??

Dipolog has six coastal areas where fishing and fish processing are major industries, Owning to the fact that the province produces a majority of the bottles sardines sold and consumed nationwide, it has even earned the moniker “bottled sardines capital of the Philippines”.

Zamboanga

Purchase some first-class malong and batik at Barter Trade Center,

Canelar and Yakan Village in Upper Calarian.

AREA CODE: 62

TOUCH DOWN: Zamboanga International Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi, Tricycle or Jeepney

ozamiz

JUST RELAX

Plaza Beatriz Hotel provides clean accommodation at affordable rates.Port Rd, Ozamiz.

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

Spend the morning walking or jogging along the boulevard at PanguilBay. Stop by the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, which houses the only bamboo organ in Mindanao. Head to Cotta Shrine where you’ll find the miraculous Birhen sa cotta. Visit Bukagan Hill. Check out the bell tower and enjoy the views.

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At night, check out Nanay Bebies barbecue (Brgy Carmen Annex) and try her grilled offerings. Head to Gats Bar (Don Anselmo Bernad Ave) and get a taste of its famous sisig.

AREA CODE:88

TOUCH DOWN: Ozamiz (Labo) Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Motorcab

DID YOU KNOW??

Ozamiz City was named after Jose Ozamiz- the first governor of the province of Misamis Occidental. He became a senator of the Philippines in 1941 and worked with the resistance movement during the Japanese occupation.

Pagadian

Try Big J’s Grill House on Datoc Street and choose from a selection of marinated meats, grilled on the spot.

AREA CODE: 62

TOUCH DOWN: Pagadian Domestic Airport

GET INTO TOWN: Tricycle, Hotel shuttle

Davao

JUST RELAX

Stay at Marco Polo Davao Hotel if you’re a expendable person, or even Royal Mandaya Hotel, or if you want easy going to town you could choose Grand Regal Hotel Davao, or the newly My Hotel along San Pedro Street, by then you could stay in Water Front Hotel Davao if you want it’[s nearer from the beaches of Samal Island. All hotels are at the heart of city.

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

Get close to nature and visit Eden Nature Park & Resort or Go to the

the First Ever People’s Park. Go white-water rafting on the Davao River- you’ll get free tickets to the Zipline, the zorb ball and the Crocodile Park. Pay a visit to the Eagles at the Philippine Eagle Nature Center; Learn the history of Davao at the Davao Museum and D’bone Museum or even the Japanese Tunnel; and Finally, stop by the

Buddhist Temple. Or you could try to go to Maxima Aqua Adventure , Swimming,snorkelling, Banana boat and whole lot more, or even Island Hopping to Five

Destination.

TASTE THESE

Try Backyard Burger (88 Quimpo Blvd, besides Lechonero’s) which

offers the biggest burgers in town. They’re moist and tasty. For dessert, try these Pomelo Lemon Pie at Osvaldo’s Cakes in Paseo de Legazpi. Try to go to Marina Tuna Davao and taste the Fresh Tuna Sushi and Sinugbang Panga and even Seafood grilled at Lanang Davao City.

WHERE TO SHOP

It’s a good time to shop DAVAO because it’s THE BIG DAVAO FUN SALE, the Philippines First city-wide shopping festival. Until April 16, shoppers enjoy up to 80% off on a wide range of products and services, SM City Lanang, SM City Ecoland, Gaisano Malls, Robinsons Cybergate, NCCC Mall and Abreeza Mall are participating. Visit www.facebook.com/bigdavaofunsale for updates.

AREA CODE: 82

TOUCH DOWN: Davao International Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi, Jeepney, or Bus

DID YOU KNOW??

Aldevinco is Davao’s first shopping center. The 8,370m²commercial complex was inaugurated in January 1965.

Cotabato

See the largest mosque in the Philippines, Grand Mosque, in Brgy

Kalanganan, and visit Sultan Kudarat’s monument at Tanatawan Park.

AREA CODE: 64

TOUCH DOWN: Awang (Cotabato) Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Jeepney, motorcycle, or Tricycle

General Santos

Visit Sarangani Highlands to get a breathtaking views of Gensan. Purok

Wal, Tambler.

AREA CODE: 83

TOUCH DOWN: General Santos International Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi or Multicab

Tawi.tawi

Don’t miss the breathtaking view of Bongao Island via Bud Bongao peak,

then enjoy Malaysia food at the Malaysian Restaurant (Awwal St, Bongao).

AREA CODE: 68

TOUCH DOWN: Sanga-Sanga Airport

GET INTO TOWN: Tricycle

Camuguin

Enjoy the white-sand beaches of white Island and Mantigue Island Nature Park. Aside from the usual swimming and sunbathing, explore the rich marine life. This is considered one of the best dive spots in the country. Stay at Bahay Bakasyunan sa Camiguin.

AREA CODE: 88

TOUCH DOWN: Camuguin Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Multicab or Van

Cagayan de oro

Chub’d Diner (Corrales Ave) has the best burger and all-day breakfast

platters, which come complete with bottomless Rocky Mountain brewed coffee. Have a nice dinner at Panagatan Seafood Restaurant on Opol Highway. For pasalubong, best in the country! Try Oro Ham, Pine Ham or Slers.

AREA CODE: 88

TOUCH DOWN: Laguindingan Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi, Express Shuttle

SURIGAO

JUST RELAX

Stay at Le Chard Place Bed & Breakfast. It’s just beside Gaisano Mall.

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

Surigao offers a lot of options for nature lovers and adventurous travellers. Enjoy activities like island hopping, snorkelling, trekking, spelunking and game fishing. You shouldn’t miss the chance to visit Beunavista Cave and Silop Cave. It’s best to go on a guided sightseeing tour to maximize

your time. Go to Mabua Pebble Beach and watch the sun set or make a trip to the Day-Asan Floating villages, also known as Surigao’s little venice.

TASTA THESE

Don’t miss the chicken barbecue at the Same Place Grill House in the

Port Area. Also, sample the grilled saang (Spider shell) and sinuglaw at Island Seafood Restaurant at the Provincial Sports Complex on Rizal Street. When you’re in Mabua, drop by Marbie’s near Rose Beach and try sayonsong (a delicacy made with ground purple sticky rice) At night, hang out at J-Spot Bar beside Tavern Hotel (Surigao City Blvd).

WHERE TO SHOP

There are plenty of shops at Gaisano Surigao. For souvenirs, check out the products at surigao’s Best (Provincial Sports Complex, Rizal st.)

AREA CODE: 86

TOUCH DOWN: Surigao Airport

GET INTO TOWN via: multicab or tricycle

DID YOU KNOW??

Silop Caves is a system of six caves located 9.7km from Surigao City. To

get there, you can take a habal-habal from Surigao City Public Market. Once you get to Brgy Silop, stop by the town hall and ask for a guide.

Butuan

JUST RELAX

Stay at Almount Inland Resort Hotel. JC Aquino ave.

TAKE IN THE SIGHTS

Visit the Centennial Tree, the oldest tree in the Philippines. It’s a 500

year-old Bitaog tree in Magallanes, Agusan del Norte. Stop by the Butuan National Museum where you’ll see the balangay or Butuan boats as well as items. Excavated from the region. If you have the time, go island-hopping in Britania and see the Hinatuan Enchanted River and Tinuy-an Falls in Bislig.

WHERE TO SHOP

Check out Madyaw Kadyaw souvenir shop for pasalubong items and Margie’s Kitchen for sweet treats. For your basic needs, head to Robinson Mall.

AREA CODE: 85

TOUCH DOWN: Bancasi Airpot

GET INTO TOWN via: Taxi or Shuttle

DID YOU KNOW??

Probably the most iconic symbol of Butuan is the traditional balangay

boat, which is a large, wooden plank-built and edge-pegged vessel constructed by using an ancient South-East Asian boat-building method. Get a look at one at the Balangay Shrine Museum in Ambangan, Libertad, which is just 5km east of the city proper.

Siargao