<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457</id><updated>2024-03-05T10:11:57.753-08:00</updated><category term="Balut Island"/><category term="Cebu Pacific"/><category term="Davao Budget Hotels"/><category term="How to go to Caramoan Island"/><category term="Kusina Davao"/><category term="Lake Sebu Philippines"/><category term="Mount Kinabalu Malaysia"/><category term="Pinoy Summer Merienda"/><category term="Place to go This Summer"/><category term="Visit Malaysia and Taiwan"/><category term="hotels"/><category term="lake sebu"/><category term="transportation"/><title type='text'>Hotels in Pinas</title><subtitle type='html'>Hotels in Pinas is Your guide to the list of hotels that you may want to stay in the Philippines.Includes also travel and food.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-8960390320025137073</id><published>2011-05-10T19:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-10T19:14:40.887-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Place to go This Summer"/><title type='text'>Place to go This Summer</title><content type='html'>Take a break and go on a vacation? Here are some of the coolest places to see and visit in our beautiful country:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Pagudpod&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Forget Boracay, visit Pagudpod in the North. Yet to be a top tourist destination, Pagudpud remains a pristine paradise of graceful coconut trees, simple huts and a peaceful breeze. Shimmering white gold sand and sapphire waves stretch out endlessly, with remote coastal areas provide unforgettable diving experience. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Vigan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
400 kilometers from Manila is the&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vigan. With its old Spanish architecture throughout the center of the city, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town. The ancestral houses were built mostly by rich&lt;br /&gt;
Chinese traders with thick brick walls and plastered with red clay. The sturdy tile roofs are made to survive earthquakes. Walking around the town and seeing St. Paul&#39;s Cathedral, the Palacio de Arzobispado and the Burgos National Museum will definitely keep you breathless.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Camarines Sur&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
10-12 hours away from Manila is the Spanish-founded settlement of Camarines Sur. Its name comes from camaronchones or camarines, warehouse or barn in Spanish. Small nipa and bamboo huts are still used by the locals of the area. Now a favorite destination for vacations, visitors can enjoy wakeboarding at CamSur Watersports Complex, taste sinarapan, the smallest fish in the world in Buhi, or explore the miles of beaches, or see the awesome rock formations in the Caramoan Peninsula National Park.&lt;br /&gt;
After seeing the limestone islands, kayaking, collecting beautiful shells, hiking and spelunking, your trip home is sure to be filled with happy memories. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Tagaytay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The nearest getaway from Manila, Tagaytay is the ideal romantic vacation spot. With a breathtaking view from picnic spots overlooking Taal Lake. Couples can bond with an assortment of activities like horseback riding, golfing, or simply sightseeing. With the lush greenery and vibrant flowers, every moment is picture-perfect.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Baguio&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The City of Pines and the Summer Capital of the Philippines, Baguio is everyone&#39;s favorite place to go to for a change of scenery, and the lovely cuddly weather. Popular spots like&lt;br /&gt;
Camp John Hay, Burnham Park, Session Road, Mines View Park, the Strawberry Fields are timeless.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/8960390320025137073/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/05/place-to-go-this-summer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/8960390320025137073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/8960390320025137073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/05/place-to-go-this-summer.html' title='Place to go This Summer'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-5750832089609917686</id><published>2011-05-02T20:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-02T20:21:57.805-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Balut Island"/><title type='text'>Balut Island</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUpRP8VyWQqxMbdMRfRqOi7U3BOFFiewdwyIjLKR5USqAn-MAfgh6XMforl7JPEc8z35ZMUJMsze77XQItnctDtMLUzbqe9WPJiSWE_MX9JxhBSCU_T8hwtZrW7_xqX357yQzD05gHRM/s1600/BALUT-ISLAND-LIGHT-HOUSE.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;228&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUpRP8VyWQqxMbdMRfRqOi7U3BOFFiewdwyIjLKR5USqAn-MAfgh6XMforl7JPEc8z35ZMUJMsze77XQItnctDtMLUzbqe9WPJiSWE_MX9JxhBSCU_T8hwtZrW7_xqX357yQzD05gHRM/s320/BALUT-ISLAND-LIGHT-HOUSE.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Balut Island&lt;/b&gt; seems a mystery to me because when i was still in General Santos city or GenSan as the call it. i have this friend of mine and she told me that her hometown were in Balut Island, I don&#39;t know that place and I&#39;m curious about it so i try to search about the said Island.&lt;br /&gt;
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In search for the mystery that beholds a bay, a province, and a municipality bearing the name-Sarangani, we unveiled the mystic beauty of its place and people.&lt;br /&gt;
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A five-hour boat ride from General Santos City brought us to two land masses of Sarangani Municipality-the Balut and Sarangani Islands. Balut has a land area of 6604 hectares while Sarangani has&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 4014.&lt;br /&gt;
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Its ancestry reveals that Balut, a Maguindanaon term which means “an island” became a municipality of Davao del Sur 26 years ago. It is composed of 12 barangays mostly populated by sangils who landed here in the mid 14th century from Sangir Island, North of Indonesia, when the Dutch began to take dominion over the island.&lt;br /&gt;
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Balut’s Sangil equivalent is wanowa.&lt;br /&gt;
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Burials of Sangil Sultans, led by Sultan Panurat who were the first settlers of the land, were built by pile of rocks.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Those kalachuche trees are memorials of Sangil royalty,” Takeda Colano revealed in vernacular when we visited the site of his great grandfather, Judah.&lt;br /&gt;
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Takeda is heir to the sultanate of Sangil by affinity, according to the Sangil tarsila or genealogy, as recorded by Dr. Domingo M. Non of Mindanao State University and Shinzo Hayase, in 1999.&lt;br /&gt;
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Takeda, with his two brothers, Abedin and Pacayan, recalled how their great grandfather challenged Ruy Lopez de Villalobos in the historic Balistic Island to a battle-a Muslim Kris against the Spanish’ pistol!&lt;br /&gt;
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Marorong, fondly called Balistic Island because of its bullet form, is 70 meters across Balut Island. The rock structure built by the Sangils and B’laans as a fortress against Villalobos’ army, visitors and tourists changeably called the islet “Fort Villalobos”.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fr. Jose Luego, a Jesuit historian, and Gregorio Zaide in his History of the Filipino People noted the landing of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos in Marorong in search for the Moluccas Island in 1543.&lt;br /&gt;
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“…and in dire need for provisions, he sailed to Sarangani…”, Zaide wrote.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is remarkable how the old Sangils and the heirs to the sultanate handed down their past for four generations through the word of mouth!&lt;br /&gt;
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A Sangil darangen or folktale also tells a duel between two big men, Saramangge and Marama, to win the hand of a Sangil princess. Saramangge was treacherously defeated by Marama. His blood flowed over the bay and a rock formed from his corpse which is now called Sarangani Island and Sarangani Bay in honor of the noble warrior.&lt;br /&gt;
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In Sangil etymology, Sarangani came from the Sangil’s Sarang-ine, “this is our territory” or “we stop here”.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Balut and Sarangani are brothers,” recounts Professor Virginia Buhisan, an anthropologist. This was recorded by Sarangani Municipality as the legendary origin of the place which was passed by the old folk down to the young generation.&lt;br /&gt;
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Elias Colano, 105 years old, is the oldest man in Balut and head of elders of the crowned Sultan, Pagal Padasan Colano.&lt;br /&gt;
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Such stories were derived from these twin islands of a municipality belonging to Davao del Sur in Region XI.&lt;br /&gt;
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The same Sarangani Bay shares marine abundance to Sarangani Province of Region XII.&lt;br /&gt;
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These interesting stories of the Muslim’s Sangil tribe and the native B’laans whom they had intermarriages with during the early part of 16th century complete the town’s natural beauty.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thick mangrove forest lusts the port of Barangay Mabila, the town’s poblacion.&lt;br /&gt;
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You’ll surely enjoy strolling the grounds of a hot spring in Barangay Lipol, now built with concrete structures for adventures and tourists. Its source flows from Bad-lii in the mountains of Kalisusu and Kagongkong, about 2-hour trek from the hot spring.&lt;br /&gt;
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An hour of boat ride and you’ll reach Ulaniban, a three-kilometer of white sand encircling the 16-hectare island belonging to barangay Patuco.&lt;br /&gt;
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An ancient light house was built here by the Americans during the American regime which fronts the bay.&lt;br /&gt;
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Even the tampat or burial sites of Sultan Panurat in Batuganding Point can attract tourists. They are marked by kalachuche trees and rocks piled by their descendants and B’laan natives who were then Islamized.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Bato Manamil is the place where the fifth Sultanate of Maguindanao Mohammad Jafar Sitti Manamir was born by his mother Putri Ambas,” revealed Sangil Datu Osmeña Salisipan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Our expedition recounts the abundance that Sarangani Bay is endowed with, shared and treasured by the sarangans.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the celebration of our first Sarangani Bay Festival on May 17-20 in Glan, Sarangani Province, tracing down its significant past is a high light.&lt;br /&gt;
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Beach volleyball, kayaking, skim boarding, an 11-kilometer swim across the bay, and other bay sports will be held in the four-day tilt.&lt;br /&gt;
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“It’s first time that we celebrate this event,” Nenita Barroso, Sarangani Tourism and Investment Promotion Council (STIPC) Executive Director, disclosed.&lt;br /&gt;
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“We will revisit the bay’s history which became the highway for the first civilization in this part of mainland Mindanao.” (Sarangani Information Office)&lt;br /&gt;
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If you want to visit Balut Island theres a boat going to that place from GenSan the port is near Lion Beach.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/5750832089609917686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/05/balut-island.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/5750832089609917686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/5750832089609917686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/05/balut-island.html' title='Balut Island'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUpRP8VyWQqxMbdMRfRqOi7U3BOFFiewdwyIjLKR5USqAn-MAfgh6XMforl7JPEc8z35ZMUJMsze77XQItnctDtMLUzbqe9WPJiSWE_MX9JxhBSCU_T8hwtZrW7_xqX357yQzD05gHRM/s72-c/BALUT-ISLAND-LIGHT-HOUSE.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-540268191497601489</id><published>2011-04-28T00:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-28T18:46:33.162-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pinoy Summer Merienda"/><title type='text'>Pinoy Summer Merienda</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Pinoy or &lt;strong&gt;filipino summer merienda&lt;/strong&gt; is here to bet the heat of summer. from colorfull halo halo to the finest taste of banana cue. so if you were in the philippines never forget to try the summer merienda.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Halo-halo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The king of summer meriendas is none other than the halo-halo. It&#39;s the &quot;mix-mix&quot; medley that proves so good and timeless. Though contentions abound as to which ingredients comprise a good halo-halo (sago? sweetened saba? cornflakes?) even up to the shape of its receptacle (milkshake-type glass? squat, wide-mouthed bowl? drinking glass?), there are some generally-held truths. One, the ice should be finely-shaved, and not too much of it. Two, there should be enough milk (whether that be evap or fresh milk is another debate).&amp;nbsp; Finally, a scoop of &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;ice cream (ube preferred) is non-negotiable.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sago&#39;t Gulaman&lt;br /&gt;
Gulaman, squares of dried seaweed re-hydrated and available in vivid colors are paired with sago, tapioca balls, or &quot;pearls&quot; as their new-age name suggests, translucent they be or not. Submerged and occasionally, buoyant, in a sugar syrup laced with pandan leaves, sago&#39;t gulaman rehydrates sweetly and coolly.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Fresh Fruit, especially mangoes&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Summer is incomplete without the glory that is the mango (green or yellow). Some say this juicy wonder is God&#39;s gift to Filipinos for enduring the blistering heat. Whatever it may be, mangoes are at their best when it&#39;s oh-too-hot-outside. Popped in the refrigerator for a few hours, they&#39;re best eaten cold while standing over the kitchen sink, letting the juices flow freely down arms and messy mouth.&lt;br /&gt;
Fruit Salad&lt;br /&gt;
This is more of a Christmas staple but fruit salad can&#39;t be beat when smothered in cream and sweetened with condensed milk.&lt;br /&gt;
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Often, it&#39;s canned fruit cocktail that&#39;s used for these fruit salads to which — depending on desire — more add-ins are tossed in (cashews, blue cheese (!), nata de coco, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
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How the heck do you spell banana-que anyway? Is it how I spell it above? banana-cue? banana-q? And what&#39;s with the que/cue/q, anyway?&lt;br /&gt;
However it&#39;s spelled, banana cue is simply saba (cooking banana, similar to plaintains), rolled in brown sugar and then deep fried. The hot oil caramelizes the sugar, giving the banana-que an ooey-gooey, (careful not to bite into it while it&#39;s still hot!) crunchy quality. This banana fritter of sorts, is often sold on the street as an afternoon snack and of course, made at home.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Turon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A street food that&#39;s more delicious when bought off the street sometime around mid-afternoon (it&#39;s the street fumes that give it that distinctive flavor), turon is too easy to love. Saba bananas are layered over an egg roll wrapper (aka lumpia wrapper) rained down with sugar, and if the cook/street stall owner is lucky or generous or both, there will be a layer of langka (jackfruit) atop the saba. Eaten while possessing still a memory of warmth, the crunch and corresponding sweetness makes this a summer merienda to remember.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Turon Barbeque&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Again, another of those food words that&#39;s spelled in myriads of ways. Is it barbeque? Barbecue? Bar-B-Q? Or the more direct BBQ? It&#39;s moot, I believe. Barbeque is one of those on-the-stick foods that bewitches with its slightly bite-y meat, the tangy-sweet basting sauce, and of course, that nugget of fat at the end that glitters like a jewel. Hot rice and mouth-puckering vinegar optional.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Barbecue, kalsada style&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ube ice cream&lt;br /&gt;
Of course you can have any flavor you want. Summer means ice cream and that invariably means ube.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Ube Ice Cream&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Why ube? Well, it&#39;s such a Pinoy flavor certainly, but I believe ube ice cream is a summer food because it lends itself so well to other summer merienda foods: atop halo-halo or turon, enmeshed inside a pandesal, and of course, eaten plain in a big bowl with an equally big spoon.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/540268191497601489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/04/pinoy-summer-merienda.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/540268191497601489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/540268191497601489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/04/pinoy-summer-merienda.html' title='Pinoy Summer Merienda'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsIfmCaUDgYz3QRdRkM1lkfDKQC-3L6nmnkKtww4bZyV45B5hONzeJkQI5XfG-wVTTDK0WJpx9SvOAwLa2MiejeQSVX0vz-KAs7raqoQOp5KqHti9r_X8KSNIuPvms8o-SO1tnUgy0r8/s72-c/halo+halo.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-6855789379669247896</id><published>2011-04-12T01:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-12T01:03:32.282-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="How to go to Caramoan Island"/><title type='text'>How to go to Caramoan Island | Caramoan Peninsula</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWYlDorDZCrL30CdHYj7Pcs815RpJw4906qqBhT94hszbOlCVN_EVkO2_7Gx32ws0GDOldDPPsrx74Rln-bjlRazzdpVTgzJ-5NTMT1sga8htjEkeN6vco3RKpo3v9kjBIRb9rZxiOH4/s1600/caramoan+peninsula.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;208&quot; i8=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWYlDorDZCrL30CdHYj7Pcs815RpJw4906qqBhT94hszbOlCVN_EVkO2_7Gx32ws0GDOldDPPsrx74Rln-bjlRazzdpVTgzJ-5NTMT1sga8htjEkeN6vco3RKpo3v9kjBIRb9rZxiOH4/s320/caramoan+peninsula.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;ABOUT CARAMOAN&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A&amp;nbsp;few only &amp;nbsp;knows&amp;nbsp;about &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Caramoan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Isolated from the rest of Camarines Sur, it is no surprise why Philippine&#39;s Secret Paradise remains unexploited from commercial tourism.&lt;br /&gt;
Caramoan gives &#39;island hopping&#39; a new meaning. Enjoy its beauty in many ways. Great ocean adventures for kayakers, snorkle and scuba dive to experience the diverse marine life, trek and search for the enigmatic lagoon, rock climb the limestone cliffs, explore the caves or just star gaze at night.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;How to go to Caramoan Island&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For land travel&amp;nbsp;:&amp;nbsp;Caramoan &amp;nbsp;can&amp;nbsp;be reached via bus From Manila to Naga City . 10 hour bus ride from Manila to Naga City, Camarines Sur.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are also direct flights from Manila to Pili Airport, the Air Philippines and Cebu Pacific fly regularly from the Manila domestic airports to Pili airport.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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Then from Naga City it will take another shuttle bus ride to Sabang.&amp;nbsp; It will take approximately 2 hours to Sabang. &lt;br /&gt;
and from Sabang a boat ride to Caramoan. Departing schedule to Caramoan starts at 12 PM in the afternoon until 1 AM in the morning. The boat ride normally takes 2 hours. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Kinabalu Park&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Malaysia&#39;s first World Heritage was designated by UNESCO in December 2000 &#39;for its universal values&#39; and vital biological sites. Covering an area of 754 sq km, the focal point of the Park is of course the majestic &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mount Kinabalu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, (or Gunung Kinabalu) the highest mountain between Northern Burma and New Guinea.&lt;br /&gt;
The Kinabalu Park (Taman Negara Kinabalu) also houses numerous unique plants such as the pitcher plant, about 1000 orchid species and the largest flower in the world, Rafflesia. More than 250 bird species have also been recorded in the Park, namely the Mountain Bush Warbler, Kianabalu Friendly Warbler, Palefaced Bibul and the Mountain Blackeyes.&lt;br /&gt;
In a nutshell, the Kinabalu Park is one of the world&#39;s most unique ecological systems with an altitude between 152 metres to 3,952 metres above sea level: having beauty, splendour and charm to delight any category of visitors, from the tired businessman in need of a rest to nature lovers.&lt;br /&gt;
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Standing at 4,095.2 metres high, the name Kinabalu is derived from the Kadazandusun words aki and nabalu, where aki literally means &#39;ancestor&#39; and &#39;nabalu&#39; is the Kadazandusun word for &#39;mountain&#39;. The local Kadazandusun believed their spirits dwell on the mountaintop and as such the mountain remains sacred to them.&lt;br /&gt;
Hence, in the silence up the mountain and misty, swirling clouds surrounding it, climbers are strongly advised to always keep their behaviour in check and respect the “unspoken law of the nature”.&lt;br /&gt;
So well revered is the imposing Mount Kinabalu the led to the renaming of the state&#39;s capital from Kinabalu Fort to Kota Kinabalu in 1964.&lt;br /&gt;
Kinabalu Park and Mount Kinabalu is a popular gateway from the hustle and bustle of the city where visitors can enjoy the cool invigorating air. The climb up Mount Kinabalu is one reason why many visitors come to Kinabalu Park. It is said that despite its size, Mount Kinabalu is one of the easiest mountains in the world to climb.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is advisable to spend at least a night at the Laban Rata Guesthouse to get used to the altitude before spending your time on the summit. Be prepared for temperature changes, which can drop suddenly to nearly 0 degrees celcius during heavy cloud cover and strong winds.&lt;br /&gt;
For a proper appreciation of Kinabalu, it is essential to spend at least a couple of nights in the park, preferably more. A variety of accommodation is available at Park HQ, Poring and Mesilau as well as at Panar Laban (at 3,272 meters/10,735 feet on the Summit Trail of Mount Kinabalu). to get more information go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/6870103519473875260/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/04/mount-kinabalu-malaysia.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/6870103519473875260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/6870103519473875260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/04/mount-kinabalu-malaysia.html' title='Mount Kinabalu Malaysia'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHweSvJfyCCdfbeoX2apcpZEfqlvFWqma68JEdqDvU0DDnX4hUmD8AX2TAgxsdhDMH_gZZ7v6USHG9W4bkCErMdT_cz7skwJSnTZJS31IiQ85GEsKtF-4Iv3xeTnh4yZawhC7idqlRhus/s72-c/kinabalu.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-4413313044426019064</id><published>2011-04-04T01:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-04T02:29:55.588-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Kusina Davao"/><title type='text'>Kusina Davao Chicken curry | Balbakwa</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85HRn4vhlRNN6ZD17h1-yVdWuze9Hk6kpIGd78RPekvAo4IBtmdNbCIZNk4_mY9u1_DsxilqMbjGzfPT5bRNvP8oKbSfp_SIu7RBBS7ag70ljhFVzcPJ03ICppe-ngH1OmH6FYyL9WCA/s1600/kusina+davao.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; r6=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85HRn4vhlRNN6ZD17h1-yVdWuze9Hk6kpIGd78RPekvAo4IBtmdNbCIZNk4_mY9u1_DsxilqMbjGzfPT5bRNvP8oKbSfp_SIu7RBBS7ag70ljhFVzcPJ03ICppe-ngH1OmH6FYyL9WCA/s320/kusina+davao.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Last December when i visit Davao city&amp;nbsp; i stayed in One hotel in San Pedro st.&lt;br /&gt;
Its my first time in Davao so i need to explore the place and check what it could interest me.&lt;br /&gt;
San Pedro st. is like a Baclaran or Divisoria so expect a lot of people on that area.&lt;br /&gt;
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Theres one place there that caught my attention its written like this &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kusina Davao.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
what enters in my mind its a restaurant. so we will expect food there. &lt;br /&gt;
we get inside and the waitress give us the menu book it was listed were Filipino foods.&lt;br /&gt;
we ordered a rice toppings which is chicken curry. and the Balbakwa (its a beef with soup in it)&lt;br /&gt;
oh by the way their chicken curry doesn&#39;t smell bad and one more&amp;nbsp;thing is it taste good. Balbakwa also&lt;br /&gt;
taste good but i still want the balbakwa in GenSan near Laray thats the best balbakwas id&amp;nbsp;ever tasted.&lt;br /&gt;
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Kusina Davao is one of those Chinese owned, old city restaurants that have been there for years.&lt;br /&gt;
The restaurant is open 24 hours and the patrons are mostly middle aged men who come here to have lunch or dinner or snacks. Or have a beer or two with their friends. Kusina Davao were know for their Siopao as the restaurants specialty. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rVKEHCWt7htUkRb87jHZv30w6YSYiVuN7EkvB1K3z-WrdXnG1OMWdaokeizwo68F20pf-1rMui24UP84x2tPQOFkklJPFdjxLemblEtd4TMEF7Jyprpxl2Ic5HNvhoJam5RFbT_zGgo/s1600/kusina+davao+chicken+curry.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; r6=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rVKEHCWt7htUkRb87jHZv30w6YSYiVuN7EkvB1K3z-WrdXnG1OMWdaokeizwo68F20pf-1rMui24UP84x2tPQOFkklJPFdjxLemblEtd4TMEF7Jyprpxl2Ic5HNvhoJam5RFbT_zGgo/s320/kusina+davao+chicken+curry.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;If you want a affordable price and authentic original davao flavor you can try &#39;KUSINA DAVAO&#39;.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/4413313044426019064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/04/kusina-davao-chicken-curry-balbakwa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/4413313044426019064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/4413313044426019064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/04/kusina-davao-chicken-curry-balbakwa.html' title='Kusina Davao Chicken curry | Balbakwa'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85HRn4vhlRNN6ZD17h1-yVdWuze9Hk6kpIGd78RPekvAo4IBtmdNbCIZNk4_mY9u1_DsxilqMbjGzfPT5bRNvP8oKbSfp_SIu7RBBS7ag70ljhFVzcPJ03ICppe-ngH1OmH6FYyL9WCA/s72-c/kusina+davao.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-6847081170531737182</id><published>2011-03-31T22:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-01T03:00:12.932-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lake sebu"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lake Sebu Philippines"/><title type='text'>Lake Sebu Philippines</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTACL6K0X_tmhFZX6DFr5Ro1xsVAhxhn6-qs_nw0GA8pBIrAxtYYyaei3BNPrnRBwrqQiSMXWHRW6feJB-hUSs8luFmNUTw6sqZ3zG9fk31jgSPVXSk-LiWWfEeoqfYDoMXEmG2uQmJM/s1600/lakesebu.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; r6=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTACL6K0X_tmhFZX6DFr5Ro1xsVAhxhn6-qs_nw0GA8pBIrAxtYYyaei3BNPrnRBwrqQiSMXWHRW6feJB-hUSs8luFmNUTw6sqZ3zG9fk31jgSPVXSk-LiWWfEeoqfYDoMXEmG2uQmJM/s400/lakesebu.jpg&quot; width=&quot;265&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lake Sebu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a natural lake located in the municipality of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato in Philippines and within the Alah Valley region. The Philippine government has recognized it as one of the country&#39;s most important watersheds. Lake Sebu is one of the many bodies of water supplying important irrigation to the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lake Sebu has promoted the lake as one of the prime Eco-tourism destinations in the municipality.&lt;br /&gt;
Inhabitants of lake sebu were called or known as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;T&#39;bolis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;What to do in Lake Sebu:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hiking &amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Banca Ride &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Meditation &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fishing &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Trekking &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Boating &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zipline&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Discover the 7 magical waterfalls&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Hotels and accommodations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Punta Isla Resort:&lt;/strong&gt; Overlooking Lake sebu &lt;br /&gt;
(Room rate P750 good for 2 persons)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Balben Family Cove&lt;/strong&gt;: Hidden Garden of Lake Sebu &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Mountain Log Resort&lt;/strong&gt;: Friendly Resort &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Merls Mountain Resort&lt;/strong&gt;: Budget Resort &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Transportation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Air Plane&lt;/strong&gt; ( if your comming from manila to Davao or&amp;nbsp;General Santos city)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Yellow bus liner&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;= from General Santos you need to take a bus or car going to koronadal city &lt;br /&gt;
or what they called as Marbel and one more bus ride going to Surallah south cotabato&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Skylab&lt;/strong&gt; is a single motorcycle that use by in a rural areas for transportation.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shopping&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Terrific T&#39;boli Crafts&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Security:&lt;/strong&gt; Lake Sebu is part of South Cotabato that mostly are Hiligaynon or Ilongo. the&lt;br /&gt;
place is safe and people were accomodating.so so will really enjoy the place and your stay in&lt;br /&gt;
Lake Sebu. the place were cold at night and early morning so dont forget to bring with you some&lt;br /&gt;
jacket or something to protect you. dont forget to take your camera and enjoy you stay in Lake Sebu</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/6847081170531737182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/lake-sebu-philippines.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/6847081170531737182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/6847081170531737182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/lake-sebu-philippines.html' title='Lake Sebu Philippines'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTACL6K0X_tmhFZX6DFr5Ro1xsVAhxhn6-qs_nw0GA8pBIrAxtYYyaei3BNPrnRBwrqQiSMXWHRW6feJB-hUSs8luFmNUTw6sqZ3zG9fk31jgSPVXSk-LiWWfEeoqfYDoMXEmG2uQmJM/s72-c/lakesebu.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-1666330278376429835</id><published>2011-03-28T18:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-28T18:36:55.119-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cebu Pacific"/><title type='text'>1 Piso Seat sale</title><content type='html'>1 Piso seat sale the trade mark of Cebu Pacific is back the will be selling tickets for 1 piso exclusive of tax and fuel charge. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;P1 &#39;Go Lite&#39; seat sale to all our 33 domestic destinations, for sale on March 28, 2011 or until seats last. This is for travel from June 1 to December 15, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 17px;&quot;&gt;CEB first introduced P1 fares in 2007, and it has become one of our most popular seat sales. We continue with our mission of making air travel more affordable for every Juan. &lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 17px;&quot;&gt;This promotion is only available via &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cebupacificair.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.cebupacificair.com/&lt;/a&gt; or through travel agents using the Amadeus global distribution system.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/1666330278376429835/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/1-piso-seat-sale.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/1666330278376429835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/1666330278376429835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/1-piso-seat-sale.html' title='1 Piso Seat sale'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-6770806443271154930</id><published>2011-03-20T18:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T18:43:12.453-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Visit Malaysia and Taiwan"/><title type='text'>Visit Malaysia and Taiwan|Luzon for as low as P499</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Visit Malaysia and Taiwan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Grab flights to Malaysia and Taiwan for only P899 in our seat sale starting now until March 22, 2011 or until seats last, for travel from June 1 to August 31, 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you want to explore Malaysia and Taiwan for summer Destination this is the time to avail Pebu Pacific &lt;br /&gt;
Seat Sale Promo, for you to save and enjoy your vacation.&lt;br /&gt;
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You can avail of P899 ‘Go Lite’ seats from Manila to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kota Kinabalu,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Malaysia and Taipei, Taiwan. Cebu Pacific (CEB) flies to Kota Kinabalu thrice weekly, and to Taipei daily.&lt;br /&gt;
If you are headed to Luzon catch P499 ‘Go Lite’ seats from Manila to Cauayan, Laoag, Legazpi, Naga, San Jose and Tuguegarao. This P499 seat sale fare is also available from Cagayan de Oro to Davao, and from Cebu to Legazpi.&lt;br /&gt;
With P499 seats to destinations in Luzon and P899 seats to international destinations, it’s time every&amp;nbsp; Juan flies! Log on to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cebupacificair.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.cebupacificair.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and avail of our trademark low fares now! You can also select seats in advance and avail of CEB’s web check-in service for your travel convenience or check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://funtours.cebupacificair.com/&quot;&gt;http://funtours.cebupacificair.com/&lt;/a&gt; for great deals on your Fun Tours packages.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/6770806443271154930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/visit-malaysia-and-taiwanluzon-for-as.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/6770806443271154930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/6770806443271154930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/visit-malaysia-and-taiwanluzon-for-as.html' title='Visit Malaysia and Taiwan|Luzon for as low as P499'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-8319985462999625385</id><published>2011-03-15T18:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-17T01:56:07.309-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Davao Budget Hotels"/><title type='text'>Davao Budget Hotels</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s909.photobucket.com/albums/ac296/leevogue88/?action=view&amp;amp;current=davaobugethotels.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Davao budget hotels&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac296/leevogue88/davaobugethotels.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Davao Budget Hotels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; this are the list of those budget hotels that you might want to stay.&lt;br /&gt;
i was i Davao last December for some short stay&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; vacation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and i pick one of the hotels listed in here that hotel was near San Pedro cathedral for me is a nice pick because it was just near San Pedro street. by the way San Pedro st. is like &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Divisoria&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; Baclaran&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; during December, i don&#39;t know if still the same during regular months. and you will also enjoy there the cheap prices of the products.from mobile phones,clothing,toys,food, etc. i really enjoy that time I&#39;m planning to return again on December.&lt;br /&gt;
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by the way there a lot of nice place in Davao so if your planning to have a summer in Davao do it and enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;
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So for those who are planning to stay in Davao City&amp;nbsp;and don&#39;t want to stay in a expensive hotels. Here are some list&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;of budget hotels that you might want to stay. contact numbers were provided below i do hope it will help you.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Casa Leticia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : J Camus Street., Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 224-0501; 221-3585&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 1,920 to PhP 3,360 / room&lt;br /&gt;
Remarks : Visit the Casa Leticia Website&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Las Casitas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : 185 Rizal Str, Davao City (fronting PhilAm Life Building)&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 224-0945; 222-3001&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 695 to PhP 1,595 / room&lt;br /&gt;
Casitas Exec A : PhP 2,995.00; with Jacuzzi, add PhP 200&lt;br /&gt;
Casitas Exec B : PhP 2,495.00; with Jacuzzi, add PhP 200&lt;br /&gt;
Amenities : Amenities include CTV, Hot and Cold Shower, PABX, Internet access, 20% Off on SPA Services, breakfast and bottled water for 2, hair dryer, refrigerator&lt;br /&gt;
Remarks : Highly accessible, near the city center&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hotel Galleria&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : Gov. Duterte Street, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 221-2480; 221-8162&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 1,099 to PhP 2,074 / room&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Humberto’s Hotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : cor J. Palma Gil and P. Gomez Streets, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 222-3831 to 34, 222-4105&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 1,200 to PhP 3,100 / room&lt;br /&gt;
Remarks : Visit the Humbersto’s Hotel Website&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Residencia del Josefina Condotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location: Josefina Building, Matina, Davao City (fronting NCCC Mall of Davao)&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : +63-82-297-8240 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; +63-82-297-8240&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; end_of_the_skype_highlighting&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 1,500 to PhP 3,000&lt;br /&gt;
Inclusions: Complete condo facilities, Free WiFi Access, airport transfers, hot and cold drinking water &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regency Inn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location: Villa Abrille Street, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 222-5819 to 21, 227-4333&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 999 to PhP 2,300&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Davao Tower Inn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : 566 E. Quirino Ave., Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 221-1099&lt;br /&gt;
Fax 221-8034&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 800 to PhP 1,950 / room&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aljem’s Inn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : A. Pichon Street, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 221-3060, Fax 221-3059&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : Php 750 to PhP 1,400&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bagobo House Hotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : Gov. Duterte Street, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 222-4444&lt;br /&gt;
Fax : 222-4440&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : Php 935 to PhP 1,950 / room&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Davao Airport View Traveler’s Inn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : Davao Airport View Commercial Complex, C.P. Garcia Hi-way, Buhangin, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 233-0474, 233-0857&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 899 to PhP 1,399&lt;br /&gt;
Facilities and Services: AC, Free airport shuttle service, secure parking, coffee shop, spa, massage and salon, laundry service&lt;br /&gt;
Amenities: Cable TV, Hot and cold shower, A/C Rooms, personal refrigerator and coffee table for De Luxe Rooms&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Davao Imperial Hotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : C.M. Recto Ave., Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 222-4930 to 32, 221-217&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 500 to PhP 750&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Carpel’s Pension House&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Location : J. Camus Ext., Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 221-1641 to 44&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 650 to PhP 750&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chateau Veronica Apartelle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Location : Araullo Street, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 227-0488, 222-4826, Fax 222-4827&lt;br /&gt;
Room / Unit Rates : PhP 650 to PhP 1,100 / room, PhP 850 to PhP 1,300 / unit with 4 rooms&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Evergreen Hotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : R. Magsaysay Street,&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 221-3860, 221-1245&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : Php 650 to PhP 1,800&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Linmarr Apartelle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : Lakandula Street, Agdao, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 221-2915, 221-5748&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 2,240 to PhP 2,968 per unit&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Marbella Mansion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : Rizal Street, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 222-0890&lt;br /&gt;
Fax : 221-5917&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : Php 725 to PhP 1,175&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Midland Inn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : Anda Street, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 221-1775&lt;br /&gt;
Fax : 224-0444&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 695 to PhP 1,150&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Manor Hotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : A. Pichon Street, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone: 221-2511&lt;br /&gt;
Fax : 221-2514&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates: PhP 800 to PhP 1,200&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Park Square Inn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : Sandawa Plaza, Quimpo Boulevard, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 297-2005&lt;br /&gt;
Fax : 297-3760&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 580 to PhP 935&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Roadway Inn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : Km 4, J.P. Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 221-9000&lt;br /&gt;
Fax : 227-9000&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 600 to PhP 1,300&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Royale House&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : C.M. Recto Ave., Davao City&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 227-3630&lt;br /&gt;
Fax : 221-8106&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 475 to PhP 950&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;We R Inn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Location : J. P. Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City (just fronting the Gaisano Mall)&lt;br /&gt;
Phone : 082-227-9328&lt;br /&gt;
Room Rates : PhP 900 to PhP 1,600</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/8319985462999625385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/davao-budget-hotels.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/8319985462999625385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/8319985462999625385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/davao-budget-hotels.html' title='Davao Budget Hotels'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805567466602245457.post-5615276350251857833</id><published>2011-03-13T20:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-13T20:06:55.862-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hotels"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="transportation"/><title type='text'>Philippine Hotel&#39;s Guide</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hotels&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; Are one of the important thing that a travel should secure first specially id his going to stay for more than a day. For the who are travelling a far places they always secure the place that they are going to stay.&lt;br /&gt;
Philippines has a lot of hotels,Inns or what you may call them there&#39;s a lot. but people or tourist&amp;nbsp;are searching for those place that they may want to be comfortable in their stay so that would be the reason why this blog is created.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Who will benefit Hotels in Pinas:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This blog will help a lot those people who wants to travel in the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Philippines&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; those who are planning to travel here for vacation or to enjoy summer month. and it will also benefits those local tourist who is searching for a nice destination and a place to stay in the the Philippines. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;What to expect in Hotels In Pinas?:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Travellers should expect here that we will post list of hotels, their price,and amenities the hotel have.&amp;nbsp;We will also help those travellers&amp;nbsp;looking for nice hotels and also for those looking for budget hotels. &lt;br /&gt;
Expect here also we will post the mode of transportation that you are&amp;nbsp; going to use going to that&amp;nbsp;destinations that you want and how you are going to get there.&lt;br /&gt;
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All right&amp;nbsp;we may also help you here in The mode of &amp;nbsp;transportation&amp;nbsp;here. so we are going to Start and lets enjoy each trip we make. Don&#39;t forget to bring your Camera.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/feeds/5615276350251857833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/philippine-hotels-guide.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/5615276350251857833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3805567466602245457/posts/default/5615276350251857833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hotelsinpinas.blogspot.com/2011/03/philippine-hotels-guide.html' title='Philippine Hotel&#39;s Guide'/><author><name>leevogue</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11350908181388018881</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='22' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBCChPp3CL_k6WAngCbUjC43C5TsiCdYv8ote2y_q_xDv997nROcRELgheR6M7T-7p5j1BdnL4AL_AbM3vZk0twDj2U6v2cz19R-w8XvTFKGGt2oCoQUzxRWnaB9v6A/s220/lee.vouge.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>