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Iloilo City Nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Iloilo City Nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Site
This southern metropolis has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mayor Jerry Treñas announced yesterday the inclusion of the city’s historic street, Calle Real, in the tentative list of nominees for the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. Calle Real, the momentous street located in the downtown area, is known for its well-preserved colonial-era buildings, which date back to the Spanish and American colonial periods.
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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, History, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Iloilo, Spanish, UNESCO, colonial, heritage
Bryan Adams Shares What He Thinks of Filipino Fans
Bryan Adams Shares What He Thinks of Filipino Fans
Bryan Adams would love to hear recommendations from Filipino fans on which of his songs they want him to play at his upcoming Manila concert. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is currently doing the Asia leg of his So Happy It Hurts Tour and he’s visiting Manila again for his March 15 show at the Araneta Coliseum. And if fans have any suggestions and requests, they can just send them to him via Instagram.
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Published at 2023-03-07 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Culture, Leisure
Tags: Filipino, love
Duterte Opens PH's 'most Scenic' Airport in Bicol
Duterte Opens PH's 'most Scenic' Airport in Bicol
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday afternoon inaugurated commercial domestic operations at the Bicol International Airport (BIA) after 11 years of delay.The PHP5 billion international airport facility in Daraga, Albay, will start receiving commercial domestic flights on Thursday and will be ready for international flights a month later.
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Published at 2021-10-08 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Bicol, Davao, Duterte, airport
EBC Films’ "Guerrero Dos" Wins SoCal Film Award of Excellence
EBC Films’ "Guerrero Dos" Wins SoCal Film Award of Excellence
EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos: Tuloy ang Laban (The Fight Continues)” bagged the Award of Excellence for Best Feature film at this year’s SoCal Film awards in the United States. This is the film’s first win in a foreign filmfest. It also came after “Guerrero Dos” became the Philippines’ official entry for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. It also reached the official selection level at the 2020 Montreal Independent Film Festival in December last year.
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Published at 2021-04-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Culture, Leisure
Tags: Awards
Siargao: Fun Activities for Non-Surfers
Siargao: Fun Activities for Non-Surfers
No doubt, Siargao Island has a reputation when it comes to surfing. But admit it, the intimidating waves sometimes only allow professional surfers to enjoy. Cloud 9 wasn’t coined if not for the thick waves and hollow tubes that can go as high as nine-foot. However, I didn’t find myself riding a board and doing the Shaka sign on my visit on one of the easternmost islands of the Philippines.
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Published at 2020-09-28 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Leisure, Travel
Tags: Island, Siargao, surfing
Side Trip in Baguio During the Panagbenga Flower Festival
Side Trip in Baguio During the Panagbenga Flower Festival
Now that Panagbenga Festival is nearly approaching , you might consider giving Baguio a quick tour during the festival. Baguio has so many great places to offer and some of which can be access for free. So after witnessing the colorful street dances and grand float parades, you might consider visiting these places in Baguio.
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Published at 2020-09-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Baguio, Festival, Panagbenga
Help Save the Sea Turtles at Bataan's Pawikan Conservation Center
Help Save the Sea Turtles at Bataan's Pawikan Conservation Center
Started in 1999, the Center is a community-based initiative dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, protecting, and propagating marine turtles that are locally known as pawikan. Headed by the Bantay Pawikan Inc., the program was responsible for reviving the turtle population in Bataan. Three – the Hawksbill, the Olive Ridley, and the Green Turtle – of the five species of marine turtles found in the Philippines come to the coasts of Morong and Bagac to nest and breed.
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Published at 2020-09-28 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Pawikan
The Bataan Foodpark / All the Good Stuff in One Place
The Bataan Foodpark / All the Good Stuff in One Place
Let me ask you, my Bataan fellas of the internet, why is that you have so many good food places? What is happening? There are seriously so many good restaurants in your midst. Why is that? It’s important that I get an answer. Let me know in the comments. Ok. So, anyway, Bataeños get another food place in the form of The Bataan Food Park. And I was one of the firsts to experience it.
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Published at 2020-09-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Leisure, Travel
Tags: Bataan, Food, Parks
Bataan Techno Park: A Pocket of Indochinese Culture
Bataan Techno Park: A Pocket of Indochinese Culture
Not going into details has become a habit of mine when it comes to visiting places. Aside from the cultural dos and don’ts, the basic safety guidelines, I don’t delve too much into a place’s history. Sure, it’s impractical and often leads to blunders that could easily be avoided, but I like making mistakes. I like the versatility that comes with not knowing. I like the freedom and sense of wonder it entails. This allows me to fully immerse in the story, especially when I learn of it from someone
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Published at 2020-09-26 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Leisure, Travel
Tags: Bataan, Parks