DepEd joins campaign for Puerto Princesa Underground River

Education Secretary Armin Luistro has echoed the national call to support the campaign to recognize the Puerto Princesa Underground River one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

Luistro has issued Memorandum No. 137, series 2011, to call on the entire department to work towards awareness, appreciation,preservation and promotion of our own Puerto Princesa Underground River to be included in the New Seven Wonders of Nature (N7WN) through various activities and other initiatives

WWF Links Up With National Convergence Initiative

With 50 years of global experience in crafting and implementing a proven range of conservation solutions, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) has committed its full support and expertise for the government’s National Convergence Initiative (NCI) – an ambitious drive to synergize efforts of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the push towards a more sustainable economy, in a climate-defined future.

Arya Residences Cut Energy Use by 14% for Earth Hour

Driven by the common goal of attaining ecological sustainability, green developer ArthaLand recently partnered with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines).The project, Arya Residences, being a LEED registered (aiming for a Gold certification) development, has in place various measures and facilities to allow its households to save as much as 14% in energy consumption and as much as 40% in potable water usage. With proper maintenance and the conscientious use of these resources, these savings may be enjoyed for over a year.

Affordable Elegance

Bugo Bridge (San Remigio, Antique)

The recently concluded Bugo Bridge inauguration in San Remigio, Antique, proved to be a timely blessing for many residents of the  calamity-prone region. Constructed by Waagner-Biro Philippines Inc. (WBPI), the local subsidiary of Austria-based corporation Waagner-Biro Stahlbau AG, in partnership with the Austrian government and DPWH, the unveiling of the 430-linear meter bridge attracted curious San Remigio denizens in droves, as well as passers-by from neighboring towns.

Bayview Park Hotel

This Manila hotel overlooks Manila Bay and is about 1 block from Rizal Park and the U.S. Embassy. The Baywalk is 1 km (0.6 mi) from the hotel. The huge SM Mall of Asia is 6.5 km (4 mi) away.

Spring is In

The spring season is cheerful and colorful, budding and blossoming with new life. It is a beautiful season that captivates the senses.

Shrimps

My dad bought this from the market at 200 per kilo.. Definitely cheap!! I love Dipolog!!

GUAM'S UNDERWATER SURPRISE

If you're a diving enthusiast, you have to experience Guam's majestic dive sites - magnificent waters with ship wrecks covered with sea flora and fauna  that will stay in your mind forever, not to mention one of the world's healthiest marine preserves!

Guam offers clear water with visibility well over 100 feet (30 meters) at many sites, allowing you to marvel at its wide array of colorful coral reefs even from afar - dazzling sea stars, anemones, fishes of all sizes and hues, and assorted plants and coral life. From the boat, you can even spot an occasional dolphin frolicking in the calm waters. In Guam, the surprises are never-ending.

Day 109: Hotel

 I love  Dipolog City it has a facet of a sleepy town and yet it has a reputation and is fast becoming a relaxing place to go to in  Zamboanga Del Norte. I love the Hotel Camilla!! Great hotel and great service!!

THE MAGNOLIA RESIDENCES A HOME YOU DESERVE

Make new memories while holding on to old ones.

On the Location of the Old Magnolia Ice Cream House will rise THE MAGNOLIA RESIDENCES, an urban and residential community where you and your family can create new memories.
Robinsons Land builds on the heritage of the Magnolia Ice Cream House with a great vision: the creation of the Magnolia Town Square, the first master-planned, mixed-use high-rise residential and commercial complex in New Manila. The strategic location provides easy access to school and hospitals while its proximity to the LRT II lines makes travelling to different parts of the metropolis a breeze.

Lleida: Circulo Verde's Fourth Tower

    Ortigas & Co., one of the country’s premiere developers, unveils another residential high-rise within their flagship development, Circulo Verde.   Lleida, named after a Spanish Catalonian town, is the first tower in phase one to offer units, mostly studio and single bedroom types, which provide more viable investment options for young professionals, empty nesters, and independent individuals. Two- and three-bedroom units are also available for starting families.

Joshwa Goes To Dipolog

This was Joshwa's First Trip to Dipolog. He was only  5 years old during this time. Time flies so fast now Joshwa is 10 years old.

AT THE AIRPORT

Holy Wholly Bayview Park

Support the Philippines first Shark Sanctuary in Puerto Galera

• Target: Join us in supporting the Local Government of Puerto Galera to create a Shark Sanctuary
• Sponsored by: Give Sharks a Fighting Chance

Sign up today to show you support for the Philippines first Shark Sanctuary in Puerto Galera

The local government of Puerto Galera has long supported marine conservation. Most fish and coral species flourish on Puerto Galera's beautiful reefs and their populations continue to grow. However, sharks have been over-fished and now just a handful remain. Without protection these important and beautiful animals will soon disappear

By adding your voice we can help the Local Government in making the decision to declare all of Puerto Galera a Shark Sanctuary

• Yes to the Philippines first Shark Sanctuary in Puerto Galera
• Yes to a Shark Conservation Awareness Program
• No to catching of sharks in all municipal waters [From Talipanan to Villiaflor]
• No sale of shark meat or fins in local markets
• No sale of shark oil, teeth or jaws

Individually we stand alone. Stand together and we can make it happen. Sign Up Now and pass the link on to all your friends that care about the environment

Ultimate Quezon San Isidro Labrador (Pahiyas and Agawan Festival) Experience

Kampangan Culinary Tour

Lake Sebu and Beyond

Capturing Rizal, Laguna and Quezon

Food From The North

Northern Backpacking: Sagada

Grand Quartier Resort Suites in Tagaytay

 

Summer is here and we're all looking for a place to hide away. Just about 50 kilometers from Makati Central Business District is the Grand Quartier Resort Suites in Tagaytay City. The cool temperature in Tagaytay should be inviting to get out of the hassle from the bustle and stress from the city.  Grand Quartier Resort Suiteslies at Crosswinds, a 100-hectare Swiss sanctuary of pine trees to provide serenity of the soul for a peaceful, private and picturesque getaway. It really looks like an ideal place to unwind and recharge.

AVIDA Land Corp. breaks ground at Bonifacio Global City, moves in at the home of passionate minds

Avida Land is now in Bonifacio Global City. On its 20th anniversary last  year, Avida Land Corp., continues to expand its territory further breaking new grounds in Bonifacio Global City.

As of 2010, Avida has produced around 40,000 fully constructed house and lot and condominium units, transformed close to 800 hectares of idle land into idyllic communities, and launched an impressive 38 projects in 16 locations across the country.

 Good turnout in 2010

“There was a tremendous market turnout last year across the board that we have decided to revise our original plans to accommodate growing demands,” says Rex Mendoza, senior vice president of Ayala Land, Inc., the mother company of Avida.

 Last year alone, it made around 10,000 units available to the market and added 102 hectares to its total land development.

 Avida president Leo Montenegro agrees that the past year had been a good one for the property market as a whole.

 “There were more launches from different companies, ergo more buyers.  It also became more challenging to sell because of the competition,” he says.

 Avida successfully overcame that challenge, banking on the talent and skills able group of men and women who have tirelessly worked towards making Avida what it is today.

 And as a testimony to its faith to its products and people, Avida will soon relocate its headquarters in one of the most coveted addresses in the country—Bonifacio Global City. 

 Aiming higher

Dubbed as “the home of passionate minds”, Bonifacio Global City will serve as the perfect venue for Avida employees to hone their skills and passion in delivering quality and affordable homes to the country’s hardworking middle class.

Avida, in fact, is likewise introducing a community at the very sought-after location—Avida Towers Global City. Here, one will find quality condominium units amidst an exciting and pulsating environment surrounded by posh lifestyle establishments and dining destinations.  It is an address, too, that is quite accessible through public transport and just a few minutes’ drive away from the Makati Central Business District.

Avida’s new headquarters will occupy two floors of Avida Towers Global City’s podium.  It is expected to be finished by the end of 2012.

And as it continues to expand its territory and break new ground, expect more idyllic homes and communities for generations of Filipinos to enjoy.

For more information on Avida Towers Global City, please call Within Metro Manila (+632) 848 5200; Outside Metro Manila 1-800-10 848 5200, or visitwww.avidaland.com for more details

DOT ties up with Smart & Perceptions For Domestic Tourism Campaign

 

The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently formalized its partnership withSMART Communications, Inc., and Perceptions, Inc., to execute the DOT’sdomestic tourism advocacy program with a tagline “Pilipinas, Tara Na!” Asequel of the local tourism campaign dubbed as “Tara Na, Biyahe Tayo”that was launched several years ago, the new one will focus on historico-cultural, adventure, ecotourism, and nature destinations.

Avida Land Corp. enters Mandaluyong with Avida Towers Centera

Avida Land reached another milestone with the grand launch of its newest condominium offering, Avida Towers Centera last March 19, 2011 at the Megatent in Pasig City. 

Dubbed, "Top Form: Avida Towers Centera Grand Launch", the event featured a toast led by top executives from Ayala Land and Avida Land, with officers from project JV partner Philippine National Bank (PNB).

Avida Towers Centera is a four-tower development set to rise along EDSA corner Reliance Street in Mandaluyong City, where everything is accessible. This is Avida Land Corporation's first venture in Mandaluyong known as the Tiger city of the Philippines for its robust development. It is strategically located at the heart of Metro Manila, in the middle of the "Golden Triangle" comprised by the cities of Manila, Makati and Quezon City, where financial and lifestyle opportunities abound.

The project's facade incorporates roof deck lanterns and all-glass windows at the topmost floors. Special units on a limited basis, featuring two-bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows located at the uppermost floors of the building to provide fantastic views of the cityscape will also be approved and this is one of the newest changes first in any Avida Project according to Mr. Montenegro. The project's facade incorporates roof deck lanterns and all-glass windows at the topmost floors.

Avida Towers Centera will have built-in retail stores and establishments at the first two floors to provide all conveniences to its future residents. Amenities common to anyAyala Land properties to be enjoyed in Avida Towers Centera include different zones to entertain friends, have fun, do fitness routines and solemnity gardens to complete a dream lifestyle.

3D street painting competition

As part of its grand launch, Avida Towers Centera organized a 3D Street Painting Festival wherein professional and amateur artists showcased their impressive street paintings, celebrating the theme “Fast-forward: Life at the Center of the Metropolis”.

The awarding was also held during the launch of Avida Towers Centera. The top prize went to Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ Guhit Sudlungan for its artwork called “Greater Access to Convergence”. Second prize was given to a group of fashion and graphic designers, Stycon, for their entry “Connected and Green”. The third placer, meanwhile, was University of the Philippines’ visual arts group 4:20 for their artwork, “Metropolis Mania”.

All Avida Towers are planned and built with the five condo must-haves in mind: free-flowing air and sunlight, fewer units per floor, sensible amenities, emergency power even inside your unit, and easy payment terms, making it a home that fits a condo-hunter’s needs now and over the long-term. With quality that is sure to last, An Avida home is a must-have.

To know more about Avida Towers Centera, please call 848-5200 or visitwww.avidaland.com.

Bonamine partners with DOT to promote domestic tourism

Trek Sagada’s underwater river. Weave tinalak in Koronadal. Monitor whales in Bais City. Bonamine and the Department of Tourism extended the invitation for Filipinos to go-and-see the Philippines with a fresh perspective with the launch of the “Basta Pinas” domestic travel advocacy initiative in support of the DOT’s Pilipinas, Tara Na! campaign.

PAL marks 70th year

Philippine Airlines celebrates its 70th year today by commemorating its storied past while charting a course for the future. The PAL family will mark the milestone with simple but meaningful activities. Masses will be held at the airline’s various stations and facilities throughout the country and overseas.
Tonight, PAL also hosts an anniversary reception at the Newport Performing Arts Theater at the Resorts World Manila complex in Pasay City.

PAL Milestones

March 15, 1941
A month after being incorporated by a group of Filipino businessmen, Philippine Airlines takes to the skies with a twin-engine, five-seater Beech Model 18 aircraft from Nielsen airfield in Makati to Baguio.

FIRST EVER INVESTMENT FORUM TO CREATE SPAIN-PHILIPPINES BUSINESS VENTURES

The Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Manila, on behalf of the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX), will hold its first-ever SPAIN-PHILIPPINES INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS COOPERATION FORUM on March 30th and 31st, 2011. The Forum is organized in collaboration with the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry and the Board of Investments.

SPAIN - PHILIPPINES INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS COOPERATION FORUM

The Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Manila, on behalf of the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX), in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines and its Board of Investments (BOI), is organizing the SPAIN-PHILIPPINES INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS COOPERATION FORUM. The event will be held in Makati City, Metro Manila, on March 30th and 31st of 2011.