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Philippines leads neighbors in formulating ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan

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Tweet As the existing roadmap for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) tourism sector expires this year, ASEAN tourism leaders convene anew to formulate new tourism strategies and program for the next few years. Wow Philippines The Philippines, responsible for the coordination of the overall ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan (ATSP), is at the forefront […]

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Guimaras Manggahan Festival 2010 showcases local celebrations

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Tweet The provincial government of Guimaras here showcases the various municipal and barangay celebrations during its Manggahan Festival that kicked off April 5. Manggahan Festival 2010 The island-province boasts of at least 21 annual local celebrations ranging from municipal level fair of ‘Asinan Festival’ to the more prominent ‘Ang Pagtaltal Sa Balaan Bukid.’ Guimaras, aside

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Can Lupon Empanada Festival place Davao Oriental in the country’s tourism map?

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Tweet Good food has always been one of the factors that make people want to visit a certain area. This is exactly what the organizers of the Empanada Festival are rooting for when they started planning for the festival which was held on March 25 this year in Lupon, Davao Oriental. Empanada of Batac Ilocos

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Baguio City summer visitors go to Itogon for unique resort facilities

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Tweet The visitors of adjacent Baguio City found their way here to enjoy the unique mountain springs developed as swimming pools, according to municipal vice mayor Noel Ngolob. He said there was a marked increase of visitors to this town which is part of the Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba (BLIST) economic zone during the recent Holy Week.

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Holy Week vacationers visits historic Vigan City

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Tweet Thousands of devotees and tourists flocked this week to Vigan City, the world’s sole heritage city, packing to the rafters all hotels and transient houses here since Maundy Thursday.  City Tourism Officer Edgar Dela Cruz said the city government is making arrangements for accommodating as many visitors as possible. “We are now coordinating with

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Holy Week in the Philippines : Then and Now

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Tweet “Semana Santa” or Holy Week has become a part of Filipino culture since the First Holy Mass celebrated on Limasawa Island on March 31, 1521. Visita Iglesia This religious event taught by the Augustinian friars brought by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan under Spanish flag was widely practiced by the converts in Luzon, Visayas

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International Passengers traffic up 2.3% in 2009 according to Civil Aeronautics Board

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Tweet The number of international passengers rose 2.3 percent to 12.323 million last year from 12.04 million in 2008 despite the global economic crunch, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Data from CAB showed that of the total, incoming passengers were up by 4.7 percent to 6.07 million while outgoing passengers increased by 1

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3rd Bagasbas Summer Surf Festival on April 9 to 11

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Tweet The Department of Tourism’s Office of Product Research and Development (DOT-OPRD) with the provincial government of Camarines Norte, Power Play Events Management, MOJO Slippers and sandals are spearheading the holding of the 3rd Bagasbas Summer Surf Festival on April 9 to 11. Bagasbas Summer Surfing Festival The surfing event will be held at the

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Be a WOW TOUR GUIDE and Win P300,000!

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Tweet IslandsPhilippines.Net, a cutting edge Philippine Travel Portal that endeavors to be a powerful digital channel in boosting the growth of the tourism industry, will officially launch a nationwide online and on-ground tourism campaign with a kick-off event at the SM Mall of Asia on April 22, 2010. Wow Tour Guide WOW Tour Guide is

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