Philippines Travel Guide

Emars Wavepool Hotel, Beach Resort and Restaurant

Mark Anthony Maranga — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:16:15 +0000

Davao City is indeed a city packed with a lot of adventure, fun and leisure. They have many clean parks just like People’s Park. They have beautiful beaches like Pearl Farm Beach Resort. A fantastic addition to the growing number of tourist attractions in the city is Emars Wavepool. Opened early 2010, the water park is also a beach resort and at the same time has a hotel and restaurant. Situated in Times Beach Matina, Davao City, the water park [...]

LBC: Package Delay, Terrible Service, Mishandling, Tracking Errors, Complaints

Mark Anthony Maranga — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:07:00 +0000

Personally, LBC Express Philippines is the WORST Cargo Company in the country and I will never ever send my package through them – NEVER AGAIN! The reason I wrote this blog is that I want everyone in the world to know my frustration and anger towards LBC, a Money Remittance, Courier and Cargo Company Founded in 1950. I have been very patient in inquiring the status of my package in the past few days but it looks like all my forbearance [...]

Site of the first Philippine Flag raising in Mindanao

Mark Anthony Maranga — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:28:53 +0000

Located in the City Hall compound, just outside the City Hall of Surigao, the “site of the first Philippine Flag raising in Mindanao” honored by the National Historical Institute, as a historic spot in 2000, has become one of the few attractions in the city. Although it is not as magnificent as the other tourist attractions in Surigao, the “site of the first Philippine Flag raising in Mindanao” gives a glimpse of how patriotic our ancestors were. Must be followed [...]

Jose P Laurel Monument

Mark Anthony Maranga — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:33:04 +0000

A small rotunda found just outside of Gateway Hotel in Surigao, the Jose P Laurel Monument is one of the less maintained historical site in the region. Because of Laurel’s achievement in the Philippines and the whole Caraga Region, a small statue was placed in honor of him. The Jose P Laurel Monument is a small structure erected to commemorate the love of Laurel to the youth. In fact, there is a marking below its statue that states one of [...]

Cebu Professional Electronics Engineer (PECE) needed in building construction

Mark Anthony Maranga — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:25:56 +0000

Recently, the Office of Building Officials (OBO) of Cebu City, other big cities and municipalities in Cebu, Philippines are requiring Electronics Permit duly signed by Professional Electronics Engineer or PECE as component of the building permit applications for the construction of buildings and residential houses. With this development, general contractors necessitate to tap the services of Professional Electronics Engineers in all building construction to primarily look into the telephones, CATV, fire detection and alarm systems, and other safety and security [...]

Surigao Airport

Mark Anthony Maranga — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:13:14 +0000

The Surigao Airport is a domestic airport serving the general area of Surigao City. It is situated in the Barangay Luna, Province of Surigao del Norte in the Philippines. Surigao Airport, known in Filipino as Paliparan ng Surigao and in Cebuano as Tugpahanan sa Surigao, is classified as a Class 2 principal (or minor domestic) airport by the CAAP (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines), a body of the DOTC (Department of Transportation and Communications) that is in charge of [...]

Quezon Park Dumaguete

Mark Anthony Maranga — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:20:07 +0000

One of the best ways to spend a stroll with your family and friends when in Dumaguete is at Quezon Park. It is a relaxing place, surrounded by lush greeneries of plants, bushes and trees located in the city center across the historic Dumaguete Cathedral and Bell Tower. Because of Quezon Park’s strategic location, children come here very often to play at the grass or at the playground recently developed by the City Government. The park is about 1.5 hectares [...]

Antequera Church in Bohol

Mark Anthony Maranga — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:22:35 +0000

Located in the town center of Antequera in Bohol, the Antequera Church is one of the many reasons why locals and foreigners continue to visit the municipality. It was established in 1880 and was made from tabique pampango and other light materials. Today, the present Antequera Church is new and ordinary. It is made from concrete but the design is based from older churches. It is now named as Nuestra Señora del Rosario Parish (Our Lady of the Rosary). Other [...]

Sto. Niño Parish Church in Cortes, Bohol

Mark Anthony Maranga — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:31:22 +0000

Known to Boholanos as Cortes Church, the Sto. Niño Parish Church in Cortes, Bohol is one of the many churches in the Philippines that are dedicated to the Sto. Niño or Holy Child; noteworthy Sto. Niño churches in the country includes Santo Niño de Cebu, Santo Niño de Paz in Makati and Santo Niño Shrine in Butuan. Located on top of a hill near Infant King Academy, Cortes Church, like most Bohol churches, is shaped like a cruciform and has [...]

Abatan RiverLife

Mark Anthony Maranga — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:50:54 +0000

Considered as one of the newest eco-tourism attractions in Bohol, the Abatan RiverLife boasts itself as the next ‘Loboc River‘ – but in a different idea. It is an initiative by the ARDMC (Abatan River Development Management Council) to improve not only the tourist destinations in the area but also to add more jobs and income to this beautiful province. The Abatan RiverLife has been enhanced to uphold the sustainable administration of the Abatan River and at the same time [...]