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January -February 2012 SCHEDULEINTRAMUROS & IMELDA TOURSEmail celdrantours@hotmail.comor text +63 920 9092021 to confirm reservations.PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CELL/PHONE NUMBERSO WE MAY CONTACT YOU IF TOURS ARE CANCELLEDDUE TO EXTREME WEATHER.CLICK HERE FOR THE IMELDA TOURCLICK HERE FOR THE INTRAMUROS TOURSHOULD YOU NOT FIND TOUR DATES THAT FIT YOUR SCHEDULE, PLEASE NOTIFY THREE (3) WEEKS IN ADVANCE,

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Livin La Vida Imelda!Note: Tour has slightly mature content. (3 hours) Recommended for ages thirteen (13) years abovePhp1000.00 - AdultPhp500.00 - Student It's a tour all about the Philippines in the 1970’s and the tumultous era of the Cold War, Martial Law, bell-bottom jeans, & Miss Universe. Its a little bit disco, a little bit New Society, and completely Imeldific. So come take a trippy trip

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Should you need a tour of Manila, allow me to recommend the following guides. I'm not the only game in town, you know. Bookmark this page in case you need them.This is an updated version. June 2009For the best guides in town: The Blue Badge trained MABUHAY GUIDES of the Department of Tourism. Call Miss Susan Calo-Medina for details and arrangements. Perfect for touring around dignitaries and

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YOU KNOW I CAN'T SMILE...I visited Philippine General Hospital today. Why? I don't know. I just wanted to see what things are like on the ground. Being the son of a pediatrician, it only makes sense that I should go and see what things are like for kids out there in Manila's hospitals. Thank you Kimmy, for granting my request to see what things were like at PGH and what they do over at

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Now showing in Vancouver, June 10 to 11, 2011! See you there!

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Come to my Livin' La Vida Imelda Show at the Twist Gallery in Toronto on June 2-5. It will be a night of disco, dictators, and a whole lotta dirty laundry. Log onto www.kapisanan.com for details.

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GO WITH GREG...As you know, I am on tour in Canada and the U.S. until July 2. I'll be bringing the Imelda and Intramuros tours to North America. Meanwhile, in my absence, Mr. Greg Dorris, an honorary Filipino who has been living in the city for more than 20 years will be touring the Walled City in my absence (above). If you really need your Intramuros kick, Greg will be more than happy to

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A heartwarming story about the Philippines and the nature of the Filipino...Dear Carlos, I had the great fortune to participate in your tour of Intramuros when I was in Manila on Friday afternoon, March 11, 2011. The tour was not just entertaining but terrifically informative even if it opened my eyes to some of the typical American embarrassments we cause for ourselves. Interesting how so much

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THE LAST WORD... PROMISE.It was hard to get an edge in wordwise last night while I was on HARAPAN. I actually had a two minute statement that I prepared to read out to Joey Lina and Roilo Golez, but there was just no time. So since I couldn't fully express my entire sentiment, here is my statement in full as written before I went on air:Your Honorables Joey Lina and Roilo Golez.The Reproductive

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PRETTY PACO!Paco. One of Manila's oldest districts. Named after a fern that once grew abundantly in the area. Paco is the home of historical residences, heritage sites, and really cool architecture. Come with us on a souped up aircon jeepney ride. We'll visit one of the city's oldest cemeteries, a heritage site public market, walk along a cleaner Estero de Paco, visit the 19th century residence

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SUMMER QUEZON FESTIVAL TOUR!3 Days 2 Nights Package Festival Tour of Sariaya, Tayabas & Lucban!Proposed ItineraryDay 1(May 12, 2011) Lucban - Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner0700 ETA Lucban. Breakfast at Lucban Public Market (pansit hab-hab and siopao)0900 Start of Lucban TourKamay ni Hesus - located on the slopes of Mt. Banahaw, Barangay Tinamnan, Lucban, Quezon. It features a church where healing masses

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INTRAMUROS WAY OF THE CROSSThe public is invited to observe Holy Week through the unique Way of the Cross at Fort Santiago, the most popular spot in Intramuros and the prime tourist destination in Manila. The Way of the Cross is a series of 14 stations representing the events of the Passion of Christ. The Intramuros Administration (IA) requested educational institutions and other government

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Open Call for Dance Performances!Dances and Rituals on Natural Elements or Climate change / Mga Katutubong Sayaw at Ritwal Tungkol sa KalikasanZero-in Arts Festival | September 2011Now on its 10th year, Zero-in, a consortium of 5 galleries and museums annually mounts exhibitions on an agreed theme. This year the theme is “Open Call” focusing on Dance, Food, Film, Music and Visual Art. Museo

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I LAB IT.I'm pretty proud to be part of this summer program organized by Dr. Fernando "Butch" Zialcita of the Ateneo de Manila.I'll be doing a talk as part of this program, "Walk This Way: What I Look at When Walking Around". I'll be doing that talk on April 28, 2011 at 3:30pm. Meanwhile, check out the program above.Anyone can join the program and you can get academic credits too. Now ain't that

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HEY! HEY! HEY!I need a collaborator.I'm looking to take my Imelda Tour on the road later this year, and I need to level up. I need a professional graphic designer or graphic group that can assist me in re-doing my Imelda visuals book and create a PowerPoint (.ppt) version of the aforementioned book:I'll need someone who has:The time to do thisA scannerTheir own computerKnowledge of where/how to

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A huge THANK YOU to Joey Mendoza of New York City for these great RH Bill Graphics. They are clean, effective, and quite elegant. Please post them on your walls or use them as a profile pic, everyone. Joey says it's alright. Pass the RH Bill now, Congress. C'mon. I know you can do the right thing!

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Dear Cardinal Rosales, I am writing in letter to formally apologize for the incident that occurred on September 30, 2010 at the Manila Cathedral.The protest which I mounted, however passionate and earnest on my part, was done without deliberation. It was my attempt to catch the attention of the Church regarding certain politcal issues but it was not my intention to disrespect the solemnity of the

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MANILA TRANSITIO 1945MARCH 5, 2011SATURDAYTOUR 4:30PM -MEET at the MANILA CATHEDRAL PLAZA ROMAMANILA TRANSITIO 1945 ART EVENT 7:30pm LA CASTELLANA - BEATERIO and CABILDO Behind Manila Cathedral.In February of 1945, the City of Manila was completely destroyed in a battle between the United States Armed Forces and the Japanese Imperial Army. An estimated 120,000 people were lost and our beloved

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RED LIGHT LIM LUNCH SPECIALFor the months of February and March, if you book a weekday (Monday to Friday) tour (Intramuros or Imelda), get a lovely set lunch at Chef Bruce Lim's CHEF'S TABLE at Infinity Tower in Fort Bonifacio included for only Php150.00Php 1350.00 for the Intramuros tourPhp 1150.00 for ImeldaYou could have the lunch either before or after the tour.Valentine tour day not

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LET'S BUILD THIS HOUSE...My friend Caress Banson has started a wonderful project. She, on her lonesome, is helping to build a church for the people of Bgy. Natipuan in Batangas. It will function also as a common community space where feeding programs and medical missions can be done. The shell (above) has already been built and it's already being used for masses and baptisms.But as you can see,

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I'm damned proud to be part of this advertising campaign. Read the Noli and Fili in 2011. Make it one of your resolutions.

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Received a great message today from Eugene Alvin Villar, the guy who planned the Open Street Mapping Party for Intramuros last December 11, 2010. Although I wasn't able to join them in pinpointing places of significance in Intramuros/Ermita/Luneta (I had a shoot with Strictly Politics that morning), I'm glad that quite a few people went and were able to document and upload what they found

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