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    Anilao, Mabini, Batangas – Philippines

    Anilao Proper and Anilao East are two barangays in the municipality of Mabini, Batangas, the Philippines. They are located south of Manila on the large island of Luzon, at the southern end of the Calumpang Peninisula facing Maribacan Island. Tourism Anilao is popular with divers and snorkelers. The waters surrounding the area are teeming with marine life, plenty of corals and amazing diversity of fishes. The northwest shore of the Calumpang Peninsula, from Anilao to Bagalangit, is lined with … [Read More...]

    Filipino Adobo Fiesta – New York City

    Gawad Kalinga USA invites everyone to join the Adobo Fiesta 2012 which features the 1st Adobo cooking competition at Payag Restaurant in Queens on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Actual cooking starts at 10AM while food tasting and Adobo Fiesta lunch starts at 12NN. A fiesta party follows at 1PM with guests Consul General Mario De Leon, Kirby Asunto, and many more. At the Adobo tasting, you get to vote for the best tasting Adobo through the People's Choice Award. Professional international chefs from … [Read More...]

    Quiapo, Manila – Philippines

    Quiapo is a district and a primary city square of Manila. It derives its name from the water cabbage (Pistia stratiotes), which is named Quiapo or Kiapo in the Tagalog language. Referred to as the "Old Downtown of Manila", Quiapo is home to the Quiapo Church, where the feast of the Black Nazarene is held with millions of people attending annually. Quiapo has also made a name for itself as a place for marketplace bargain hunting. Plaza Miranda, in the heart of the Quiapo district, is a town … [Read More...]

    Puerto Princesa – Philippines

    Puerto Princesa (Filipino: Lungsod ng Puerto Princesa) is a city located in the western provincial island of Palawan, one of 80 provinces which make up the Philippines. Though the provincial seat of government for Palawan, the city itself is one of 38 independent cities within the Philippines not controlled by the province in which it is geographically located and is therefore an independent area located within Palawan. History Folk etymology attributes the name "Puerto Princesa" to a … [Read More...]

    The Banaue Rice Terraces in Philippines

    The Banaue Rice Terraces (Tagalog: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe) also called Payaw, are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level and cover 10,360 … [Read More...]

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