tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44842932257820440972024-02-07T16:29:18.414-08:00All About Philippinesjyanne3x@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442245235958452542noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484293225782044097.post-64762197195618280532012-10-06T21:08:00.005-07:002012-10-06T21:13:23.937-07:00Baguio<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Baguio City is the summer capital of the Philippines because of its cool weather. Banaue Rice Terraces is considered the eight wonders of the world. In Sagada Caves you will find the hanging coffins and mummies bound along the cliff sides and inside the limestone caves. La Trinidad Valley has the strawberry farm. Boracay Island</b></div>
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<b>is the white sand paradise and home of many beaches where sun bathing can be enjoyed by tourist and all those who wants to get tanned.</b></div>
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<strong> <strong>Banaue , Ifugao</strong> – is famous for the Banaue Rice Terraces which is the 8th wonder of the world. Built by the natives of the region over 2000 years ago with the use of the crudest wooden tools. While in the area, you can go to Sagada and see the famous ancient burial caves and hanging coffins, astonishing limestone formations at Sumaging Caves and the Bontoc Museum.</strong><br />
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</div>jyanne3x@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442245235958452542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484293225782044097.post-74782582225902270892012-09-18T12:20:00.000-07:002012-09-18T12:20:16.012-07:00Tubbataha Reef<h1>Tubbataha Reef</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnX2J4oxroQ_2mqCx1BqovGWpNfODZldpXl2XlovSc8sfP5uNdZabZ30DOGmBoTpn5zlrCRsyarZhsMM_3zNtF1aLNEcvuVxSVf3uMvCJwvflWse7RZMR8IZLqPDqQtqU1B4Yl2Yb8eBo/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnX2J4oxroQ_2mqCx1BqovGWpNfODZldpXl2XlovSc8sfP5uNdZabZ30DOGmBoTpn5zlrCRsyarZhsMM_3zNtF1aLNEcvuVxSVf3uMvCJwvflWse7RZMR8IZLqPDqQtqU1B4Yl2Yb8eBo/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><h1> </h1><h1> </h1><h1> </h1><h1> </h1>The Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, located in the Philippines, is truly an example of nature’s beautiful creation one shouldn’t miss in their lifetime. It is one of the rare atoll reefs that provide life for a variety of marine species as well as magnificent corals. The park is 33,200 hectares covering the North and South Reefs. The Northern part is also a nesting ground for marine turtles, as well as a variety of tropical birds.<br />
Tubbataha Reef, although a great wonder on its own, is a newcomer to the world of tourism. Actions have been taken to make local Filipinos and the world aware of this special gift of nature. Many people travel across the globe to catch sight of this reef. Without immediate measures of preservation, the rare marine life found in Tubbataha Reef might not last for long.<br />
There have been numerous attempts of illegal fishing in this area. The good news is there is an increase in awareness and protection. The area provides the main livelihood for many municipalities. But they now understand how important it is to preserve the marine life in this area. The reef is now a World Heritage site and is helping many local businesses develop new revenues from their livelihood. There is even a possibility of expanding the park. The management is continually making progress.<br />
Tubbataha Reef is now a famous tourist destination. And the proceeds go to its preservation and development of the community. It is a perfect place for all you divers and nature lovers. It also makes for an idealistic sea adventure and a great way to get a close observation into the wonders of marine life. The locals are warm and hospitable. If you want a place to breathe the fresh air and gaze at the beauty of the sea teeming with marine life, Tubbataha Reef is the place to be. You would also be helping the conservation of nature.jyanne3x@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442245235958452542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484293225782044097.post-57335551148911694002012-09-01T07:59:00.001-07:002012-09-01T08:08:52.766-07:00The Philippine eagle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_16UQ_raAs3c8awLBoNlTcx1aGRcnoRlZJT-xdUSdBNRk-PUSgLF9IO4f77WTIumW2aEAIQ8q7szwBFPFQDYf_kq2ikBeVq66BJlDjpCOKX0noTjh8ZJMz1zN6PYbX5VaM1WSzKTfcvg/s1600/eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_16UQ_raAs3c8awLBoNlTcx1aGRcnoRlZJT-xdUSdBNRk-PUSgLF9IO4f77WTIumW2aEAIQ8q7szwBFPFQDYf_kq2ikBeVq66BJlDjpCOKX0noTjh8ZJMz1zN6PYbX5VaM1WSzKTfcvg/s1600/eagle.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
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<div align="justify" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'Times New Roman', Times; line-height: 16px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Though already more than 85 to 90 percent of the original tropical forest disappeared because of legal and especially illegal logging, the Philippines still have a natural environment which is the home for a very wide range of different birds. Many are to be found in most other humid tropical countries, some species are only to be found in this country. Of the (about) 400 species of birds in the Philippines, several are now very rare and a good number are greatly endangered. </span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'Times New Roman', Times; line-height: 16px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">One of these birds is the <span lang="nl">Philippine eagle.</span></span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'Times New Roman', Times; line-height: 16px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="nl" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;"></div><div align="left" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'Times New Roman', Times; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Habitat</span></b></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'Times New Roman', Times; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 10px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">The Philippine Eagle inhabits the mountain area around Mount Apo on Mindanao. A long time ago, the Philippine Eagle inhabited the mountain forests or clearings of lowland forest on Luzon, Leyte, Mindanao and Samar. Now, the mount Apo region on Mindanao is the last remaining environment in the Philippines where the eagles live. Most of the time the eagles hide in the forest. Because of the deforestation (the logging), the area to hide became rather small.</span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 10px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;"></span></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'Times New Roman', Times; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 7px;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<tr><td valign="baseline" width="42"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><div align="left" style="line-height: 16px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 7px;"><span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Wing span of two meters</span></span></div></td></tr>
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</b></div><div align="justify" style="margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 10px;"><span style="font-family: Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">The food of the eagles consists mostly of large snakes, hornbills, wild cats, monkeys and flying lemurs. The Philippine Eagle is also known as 'the monkey eating eagle'.</span></span></div><div align="justify" style="margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 10px;"></div><div align="left" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'Times New Roman', Times; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana;">BANGUI, ILOCOS NORTE</span></i></b><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">, October 13, 2005</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"> </span></i> (STAR) (AFP) When enormous windmills began appearing on a desolate stretch of the northern Philippine coast, locals were overjoyed rather than alarmed.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">The steel contraptions, standing 23 stories high, were unlike anything impoverished families from Bangui Bay had ever seen. But they were enthusiastic nevertheless.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">The 15 "giant electric fans" were bringing electricity to their homes for the first time.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">"It was a joy to watch them being built," said 72-year-old Rosita Ridun, whose family earns less than P100 a day collecting pebbles on Bangui beach for sale to construction companies.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">"My grandchildren described them as giant electric fans."</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Standing in an arc in wind-lashed scrubland, the windmills, which started supplying electricity to 40 percent of Ilocos Norte in May, are the first source of clean energy introduced in the Philippines, a nation with 84 million people reliant on oil and gas.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Costing more than $48 million, the windmills, built by a private company with interest-free loans from the Danish government, can harness winds the strength of Hurricane "Katrina" which devastated the US Gulf Coast last month.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">And as crude oil prices spike above $70 per barrel, interest in the windmills is growing. President Arroyo has ordered a reduction in fuel consumption and an investigation into possible alternative energy sources.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Consequently, government and state-owned power company officials are requesting the head of the Bangui Bay project, a Danish engineer, try and help them replicate these windmills throughout the country.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">"Everybody wants to be a wind developer now," said engineer Niels Jacobsen, president and chief executive of the Northwind Power Development Corp.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Jacobsen started work on the 24.75-megawatt project in 1999 after meeting Ilocos Norte Gov. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was intent on fixing the patchy and low-voltage power supply to his region which lies on the northern tip of the country’s electricity grid.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Marcos was well aware of the potential of wind because his father and former president, Ferdinand Marcos, ordered a study into alternative energy in the 1970s amid the first global oil crisis.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">The project itself was a logistical and engineering feat.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Each of the three rotor blades and its base, called a nacelle, weighs 104 tons with a diameter wider than the wingspan of an Airbus.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Three piers were built to land these structures and the tapered towers of steel measuring 4.2 meters thick at their base, which were shipped direct to Bangui Bay from Europe.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Piles were driven 12 meters into the leased land to support a 17-meter diameter base plate made up of 300 cubic meters of concrete on which each tower stands.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">A substation and 57 kilometers of transmission lines were also built to deliver the electricity to the province’s local power cooperative. The cooperative buys this electricity at a discounted rate rather than sourcing more expensive electricity from a state-owned company.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">But it’s not just the cooperative and locals who have benefited from the windmills. Northwind earned carbon credits from the project — and will sell $1.5 million worth of them over 10 years to the World Bank which manages a carbon credit fund as part of the Kyoto protocol to reduce greenhouse gases.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">"We only sold a portion because, upon the advice of the World Bank, those carbon credits that we are still entitled to may be sold at a higher price later," said Ferdinand Dumlao, Northwind board chairman and treasurer.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Dumlao said the project cost translated to $2 million per megawatt of power generated, which is more than double the start-up cost of a normal power plant running on coal, oil or other conventional fuel.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Without the interest-free loans from the Danish International Development Agency (Danida), the project would have been unviable.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">Danida provided $30 million in loans, payable over 10 years, and more than $10 million in grants, with the rest of the project cost coming from shareholders’ equity, including loans provided by the windmill and other equipment manufacturers.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">"It’s not really going to make anyone rich," said Marcos, adding that Northwind investors would need between 20 and 25 years to earn money.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">"Frankly, if there’s money to be made the province would have involved itself," he said.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">However, Marcos does think the windmills will have other spin-offs, perhaps even becoming a permanent draw for tourists.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">"Ilocos Norte is not really the spot where you would expect to see a high-tech operation like the windmill, so the people can hardly believe it. I can barely believe it myself," Marcos said.</div><div style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT', VERDANA, sans-serif, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px;">"You even have tourists visiting the site which is great. It would make people more conscious about the availability of alternative power sources," he added.</div>jyanne3x@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442245235958452542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484293225782044097.post-12506337053354465092012-09-01T07:38:00.000-07:002012-09-01T07:38:57.183-07:00Pearl Farm Beach Resort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wTVyfxO_HP6tBL8FSsES3Ul_G_Bi2jNrr-9A2bW1LglWBDSZq-iQuPx3EP1Ir05OzxVVYCUzNF5xzz0Bl9bTZK64hTSvvG25RUYv8cEGIKYiR3LC9zKAtWwhj3yzbwXk53vmkPoz2B4/s1600/pearl-farm-davao.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wTVyfxO_HP6tBL8FSsES3Ul_G_Bi2jNrr-9A2bW1LglWBDSZq-iQuPx3EP1Ir05OzxVVYCUzNF5xzz0Bl9bTZK64hTSvvG25RUYv8cEGIKYiR3LC9zKAtWwhj3yzbwXk53vmkPoz2B4/s320/pearl-farm-davao.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><br />
</span></span> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;">The Pearl Farm Beach Resort</span><br style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;">is a former cultivation farm for luxurious south sea pearls.</span><br style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;">Now, it continues its essence of prime luxury</span><br style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;">as a premier destination in the Philippines</span><br style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;">and as a perfect hideaway for those</span><br style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="color: #030303; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;">in search of blissful retreat.</span></span> jyanne3x@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442245235958452542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484293225782044097.post-52301547753737194422012-09-01T07:27:00.001-07:002012-09-01T07:33:31.857-07:00Boracay Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Boracay Island is located in the Visayas region, the heart of the Philippine archipelago. Its main tourist attraction is an eight-kilometer stretch of powder- white sand called White Beach, lauded by travel magazines and associations as </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">the World's Best Beach since its unveiling to the international community in the late 1980's.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Boracay is accessible via a 60-minute flight to the town of Caticlan on Panay Island, followed by a ten-minute pumpboat ride to the island itself, where you'll be deposited directly on White Beach.</span> jyanne3x@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442245235958452542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484293225782044097.post-55527988397178282002012-09-01T07:20:00.001-07:002012-09-01T07:21:24.019-07:00Puerto Princesa Subterranean River<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6kfxtIqm1FlhOrlbnRtGf95c5CitbTPrBT1qj7X3_5vfOYkzO8ypfvNJSLPAzVIUrhSMcSnW1iLoRoXSCQ42hkFa8urS4n9isi8urs0a1hGZP7_SaM0PeoDGll5681NiU1eXZP-iD-Y/s1600/palawan-underground-river.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6kfxtIqm1FlhOrlbnRtGf95c5CitbTPrBT1qj7X3_5vfOYkzO8ypfvNJSLPAzVIUrhSMcSnW1iLoRoXSCQ42hkFa8urS4n9isi8urs0a1hGZP7_SaM0PeoDGll5681NiU1eXZP-iD-Y/s320/palawan-underground-river.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Declared as one of the United Nation’s World Heritage sites, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">National Park</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> features a spectacular limestone karst landscape</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> with an underground river. The river’s distinguishing features is that it emerges winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea. Major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers are also a highlights in the river. The stalactites and stalagmites formation resembles amazing images shapes like “banana blossom”,”bell pepper”, “corn”, “mushroom”, and the “nativity”.The area also represents a significant habitat for biodiversity conservation. The site contains a full ‘mountain-to-sea’ ecosystem and has some of the most important forests in Asia.</span> </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Considered as the Philippines most popular waterfalls, it is situated in the rugged highlands of Cavinti in the Tagalog province of Laguna. The base of the Pansanjan falls is a natural pool, allowing great swimming and diving. There are some caves to explore around the area which are known for their acoustics. Behind the waterfalls there is also a small cave which you can enter. To reach the waterfalls, visitors ride upstream on bancas (local canoes) handled by skillful boatmen. Many smaller waterfalls are visible on the way to the main falls especially during the rainy weather. The ride downhill is a swift one where visitors get to shoot 14 roaring rapids in less than an hour.</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; text-align: justify;">The Chocolate Hills form a rolling terrain of haycock hills – mounds of a generally conical and almost symmetrical shape. Estimated to be from 1,268 to about 1,776 individual mounds, these cone-shaped or dome-shaped hills are actually made of grass-covered limestone. The domes vary in sizes from 30 to 50 metres (98 to 160 ft) high with the largest being 120 metres (390 ft) in height. Bohol's "main attraction", these unique mound-shaped hills are scattered by the hundreds throughout the towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan in Bohol.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em; text-align: justify;">During the dry season, the grass-covered hills dry up and turn chocolate brown. This transforms the area into seemingly endless rows of "chocolate kisses". The branded confection is the inspiration behind the name, Chocolate Hills.</div></div>jyanne3x@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01442245235958452542noreply@blogger.com0