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Caloy Llamas’ Aerial Photography
From August 25 to December 22, 2011, About Philippines has featured the wonderful aerial photos of Caloy Llamas. All in all there have been 45 different aerial photos taken during a helicopter ride over Metro Manila and Central [...]
About Philippines among finalists in 2011 Philippine Blog Awards
About Philippines is proud to have been nominated in the 2011 Philippine Blog Awards and for making it to the Top 9 Finalists for “Society, Politics, and History” category. Here’s the complete list of finalists for [...]
Places to avoid in Baguio City
Next only to summer, December is when most vacationers go to the City of Pines. Those planning to spend the Holiday Season in the Summer Capital of the Philippines are advised to avoid the following crime [...]
Places of Special Interest in Iloilo
The province of Iloilo is home to some of the oldest and history-drenched churches, landmarks, and other historical sites from the Spanish colonial period making it an ideal destination to religious pilgrims and history junkies alike. [...]
Featuring Street Smart, the first Philippine-produced National Geographic Series
Hosted by Mitzi Borromeo, Street Smart is the first Philippine-produced National Geographic series — a science and culture mini-documentary-series comprised of three one-hour episodes. Each mini-series explores the “secret life” behind common phenomena — such as [...]
MMDA’s Metro Manila Traffic Navigator
The MMDA has come up with a very innovative and useful traffic monitoring tool called the Metro Manila Traffic Navigator. It gives a “birds eye view” of traffic situation in all the major thoroughfares in Metro [...]
Biyo, a planet named after a Filipino?
A Filipina actually. This not-so-well-known minor planet previously called Planet 13241 was apparently named after a noted Filipina educator from Iloilo, Dr. Josette Biyo. About Philippines searched the Web for information on Dr. Biyo. We were [...]
Rate the President on his First Year in Office
JUNE 30, 2011. Exactly a year ago today, Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III (PNoy) took oath as the fifteenth President of the Republic of the Philippines. In your opinion how did PNoy do in his first [...]
“Sunset Blue”
This is a photo of Alona Beach in Panglao Island, Bohol. This blue sunset appropriately depicts the essence of the place. ”Panglao” (or “Panglaw” in the vernacular) means “sadness.” However, in the case of Panglao Island, [...]
Family Getaway in Bohol — From the Travel Blogs of Bong Saculles
IN FEBRUARY, as part of our annual family out-of-town vacation, we tried a couple of domestic tourist destinations: CEBU and BOHOL. I featured the CEBU leg of our family vacation in my April 27 contribution to [...]
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