To know the Provinces,cities of the philippines

davao city

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Grand Men Seng Hotel
0 star hotel
Magallanes - Anda Streets, Davao, Mindanao
Davao 8000, Philippines

Mabini, Bohol

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source ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabini,_Bohol

Mabini is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.

Abaca
Abad Santos
Aguipo
Concepcion (Banlas)1
Baybayon
Bulawan
Cabidian
Cawayanan
Del Mar
Lungsoda-an
Marcelo

Minol
Paraiso
Poblacion I
Poblacion II
San Isidro
San Jose
San Rafael
San Roque (Cabulao)
Tambo
Tangkigan
Valaga

marcelo, mabini bohol a place i born , you know barangay marcelo more or less 11 caves or langob where in the japanese soldier occupy during second world war have also beach resort.

To know Lapu-lapu Cty,Cebu, Philippines

2009-01-26T19:45:00.001-08:00

History of the Philippines

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The history of the Philippines begins with the arrival of the first humans in the Philippines by land bridges at least 30,000 years ago. The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan on Homonhon Island, southeast of Samar on March 16, 1521. Permanent settlements in the island of Cebu were established with the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565, and more settlements continued northward with the colonizers reaching the bay of Manila on the island of Luzon. In Manila they established a new town and thus began an era of Spanish colonization that lasted for more than three centuries.

The Philippine Revolution against Spain began in April of 1896, culminating two years later with

a proclamation of independence and the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.

However, the Treaty of Paris, at the end of the Spanish-American War, transferred control of the Philippines to the United States. U.S. colonial rule of the Philippines began in December 1899, with very limited local rule permitted beginning in 1905. Partial autonomy (commonwealth status) was granted in 1935, preparatory to a planned full independence from the United States in 1945. But what was envisioned as a 10-year transition period from a commonwealth to a fully sovereign state was interrupted by the Japanese occupation of the islands during World War II. Full independence was only granted to the Philippines in July 1946.

With a promising economy in the 1950s and 1960s, the Philippines in the late 1960s and early 1970s saw a rise of student activism and civil unrest against the corrupt dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos who declared martial law in 1972. Because of close ties between United States and President Marcos, the U.S. government continued to support Marcos even though his administration was well-known for massive corruption and extensive human rights abuse. The peaceful and bloodless 1986 EDSA Revolution, however, brought about the ousting of Marcos (who fled to Hawaii on board a U.S. military helicopter, where he was exiled until his death) and a return to democracy for the country. The period since then, however, has been marked by political instability and hampered economic

To know Cebu Cty Philippines

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For his unwavering commitment to Cebu City’s advancement Hon. Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña bagged the year 2002’s Most Outstanding Mayor Award for Local Government Leadership after topping 155 other mayors.

Osmeña was chosen by a consortium of government agencies and educational institutions, among these are: the University of the Philippines, De La Salle University, National College of Public Administration and Governance, Center for Local and Regional Governance, Local Government Academy, and the Center for Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy.

Osmeña personally received the award last October 17, 2002 at the Philippine Senate in Manila. The prestigious award then again adds to the Mayor’s long list of national and international accomplishment citations and recognitions.

Tomas or “Tommy”, as he is fondly called, is the son of the late Senator Sergio Osmeña Jr. and Lourdes dela Rama Osmeña, the grandson of former Philippine President Sergio Osmeña Sr. and the younger sibling of Senator Sergio Osmeña III. Married to Margarita Lim Vargas, their union is blessed with their son Miguel.

Tommy spent his high school years in Sacred Heart School for Boys and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Agro-Economics from Xavier University, Cagayan De Oro City. He went on for further graduate studies in Finance, Management and International Trade in the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA.

Osmeña not only excelled in the realm of public service but practically in all his endeavors. Coming from a family where Politics and Leadership is a natural dominion, his management and leadership skills were honed at a very young age.

In 1972, he worked as the Vice-President in a Los Angeles-based company, SEROS, Inc. He also became a financial analyst for Foreign Credit Insurance Association, the exclusive operating arm of the Export-Import bank of United States wherein he was engaged in the political and economic play of the export credit accounts of a number of major US banks and exporters across 12 western states. For years Osmeña also served as the Vice-President of the Apex Realty and Developers in California. His hectic work schedule, however, did not prevent him from participating in the activities of various civic organizations in Los Angeles. In fact he was even once selected as Vice-President of the “Club Filipino” in Los Angeles California. He also became the moral fiber of numerous activities and programs of Cebuano organizations in LA.

When he came back to Cebu in the year 1988, Osmeña vied for the Mayoralty and was hailed to office even without the backing of a party or endorsement by a national office. In his first term, Osmeña took the challenge of bringing Cebu to its grandeur by becoming the chairman of the Metro Cebu Development Project (MCDP). As was expected of a natural winner, he was again applauded for acquiring over P2 billion worth of foreign assisted projects for Metro Cebu.
In 1990, he was elected as the National Executive Vice-President of the League of City Mayors of the Philippines. On that same year, he was chosen as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in the Philippines by the Philippine Jaycees and the Gerry Roxas Foundation, Inc.
In the 1992 elections, Osmeña again won and was hailed to office together with his Vice-Mayoralty candidate and fifteen of his sixteen party mates for the council seats. He was also elected on a mass motion as President of the League of City Mayors of the Philippines to serve until the year 1995. The mayor also showed his willingness to shoulder and help out in added responsibility when he accepted the challenge of being the Chairman of the Regional Development Council for Central Visayas.

Osmeña championed numerous innovative endeavors for development and advancement; proof worth noting is the South Reclamation Project- the largest multi-billion project in the history of local governance. Indeed, Osmeña’s way of running the city government proved to be worth emulating as this has won him several Galing Pook Awards.

Osmeña indeed has the right to claim to have laid the foundation for a strong, dynamic and responsive city government as he remains consistent with his pre-determined goals and continues to employ an open minded policy in governance that impresses “There is always a better way in doing things.” A policy founding the basis for hailing Cebu City as today’s focal point for education, tourism and trade and commerce!

The south road properties (SRP)

It is a 300 hectare prime property development project of reclaimed land located a few meters off the coast of Cebu's central business district. It is registered with Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as a Special Economic Zone. The SRP is now in its final stages of completion. Designed for mixed land use, it can easily accommodate the manufacturing, commercial, tourism, IT service enterprises.

Tourist attraction

Sinulog Festival

Sinulog Festival
Get into the beat of Cebu's biggest fiesta!

There's street dancing, face painting, bar parties, pop concerts, a Mardi Gras Parade and more. It's carnival time - every day of Sinulog week is full of fun and excitement.

But the heart of the celebration is the homage to the Miraculous Image of the Sto. Niño.

The carved wooden image of the Holy Child was a gift from explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the 16th century.

Thousand of pilgrims flock to the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño for the sinulog a prayer-dance performed with lighted candles and chants of "Pit Senyor!"

Must See, Must Do
• Dawn Fluvial Parade, Mactan Channel
• Twilight Street Party
• Solemn Sto. Niño Procession
• Sinulog Mardi Gras and Grand Parade

AAA CLASS Beach resort

Alegre Beach Resort
Calumboyan, Sogod, Cebu
Tel. (63-32) 254-9800

Badian Island Resort & Spa
Badian Island, Badian, Cebu
Tel. (63-32) 475-1103

Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort
Maribago, Lapu Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 232-5411 to14

Pulchra
Barrio San Isidro, San Fernando
Tel. (63-32) 232-0823

AA CLASS

Cebu Beach Club
Buyong, Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 340-7994

Cebu White Sands At Maribago Beach
Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 340-5960 to 63

Cordova Reef Village Resort
Poblacion, cordova
Tel. (63-32) 340-8991

Costabella Tropical Beach Resort
Buyong, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 340- 5932

Island & Sun Beach Resort
Hilutungan Island, Cordova
Tel. (63-32) 492-4544

Tambuli Beach Club
Buyong Beach, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 495-7726

A CLASS

Casa Del Mar Resort Hotel
Barangay Bancasan, San Remegio
Tel. (63-32) 344-6181

Cebu Marine Beach Resort
Suba Basbas, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 340-5727

Pacific Cebu Resort
Suba Basbas, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 340-5982

SIR (Special Interest Resorts) Class

Belle View Beach Club
Kalubihan, Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 340-9928

Club Kon-Tiki Resort
Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 495-2434

Caohagan Island Club
Caohagan Island, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63 912-5010313

Estaca Bay Garden
Km.203 Estaca, Compostela
Tel. (63-32) 425-8980

› Dive Camp Beach Resort
Kalubihan, Marigondon,Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 340-9928

Intosan Resort Hotel & Restaurant
Danao City
Tel. (63-32) 200-3476

Marine Village
Liloan, Santander
Tel. (63-32) 340-9040

Nailon Beach Resort
Nailon, Bogo
Tel. (63-32) 251-2328

Nalusuan Island Resort & Marine Sanctuary
Olango Reef, Cordova
Tel. (63-32) 425-8980

UNCLASSIFIED

El Salvador’s Beach Club
Danao City
Tel. (63-32) 200-3622

Hadsan Cove
Agus, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel. (63-32) 340-5937

Springpark Mountain Resort
Cantabaco, Toledo City
Tel. (63-32) 261-9511

MOALBOAL RESORTS

Eve’s Kiosk
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal
Tel. +63918-7733730

Sampaguita Beach Resort
Tonggo, Basdiot, Moalboal
Tel. (63-32) 474-0066

B-B’s Seaview Restaurant
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal
Tel. (63-32) 344-3361

Cora Palm Court
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal

Club Serena Beach Resort & Dive Shop
White Beach, Seavedra, Moalboal
Telefax (63-32) 232-5907
Website: www.clubserenaresort.com

Cabana Beach Club Resort
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal
Tel. (63-32) 254-6713

Dis Bar & Restaurant
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal

Hannah’s Place
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal
Tel. (63-32) 474-0091

Marina Beach Resort
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal
Tel. (63-32) 474-0047

Saavedra Beach Resort
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal
Tel. (63-32) 474-0033

Sumisid Lodge/ Sea Quest
Panagsama Beach, Moalboal
Tel. (63-32) 346-9629

MALAPASCUA ISLAND RESORTS

Bantigue Cove Resort & Dive Shop
Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan
Website: www.bantiguecove.com

Blue Water Beach Resort
Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan
Tel. (63-32) 437-1053, 429-9011
Website: www.malapascuabeachresort.com

Cocobana Beach Resort
Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan
Tel. +63918-7752942

Loida’s Beach Club
Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan
Tel. +63918-8920291

BANTAYAN ISLAND RESORTS

Budyong Beach Resort
Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island

Kota Beach Resort
Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island
Tel. (63-32)254-2726

Maia’s Beach Resort
Bassawon Sulangan, Bantayan Island
Tel. (63-32) 438-0077

Marlin Beach Resort
Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island
Tel. (63-32) 438-9093

Ogtong Cave Resort
Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island
Tel. (63-32) 438-0031

Sta.Fe Beach Resort
ta. Fe, Batayan Island
Tel. (63-32) 438-0031/ 253-1339

Featured Panglao Resort

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Bohol Beach Club Bohol is nestled on the island paradise of Panglao and is the perfect haven for romantic getaways or a seaside sanctuary for beach lovers and scuba diving enthusiasts. A few minutes away is Balicasag Island, a popular dive site for local and foreign divers which offers world-class diving and is internationally renowned

About Panglao, Bohol

PANGLAO. In 1999, Panglao had forty-one (41) resort establishments with 153 resort units of varying standard. Foreign guests came mainly from Europe, one of which is classified as AA resort and one as Special Interest Resort (SIR), while the rest were of different standards. Foreign visitors in this town comprised a majority of 54 percent of total visitors. Among foreign visitors Europeans ranked first followed by Asians.

Known for its wide expanse of clean, white, sandy beach leading towards crystal blue waters, with parading coconut trees by the shore line and those hammocks in the shade, total bliss for every beach and sun worshipper, Bohol Beach Club beckons you to simply get away from it all and lose yourself in this tropical hideaway. Choose from any of the sea
view, pool side, garden side and absolute beachfront rooms with exciting year round
packages to complete your holiday.

Overview

Description

At Bohol's Panglao Island lies a haven for intimate tender encounters and romantic getaway seekers. Bohol Beach Club, the only first class resort in Panglao Island, a seaside sanctuary for beach lovers, scuba diving enthusiasts. A few minutes away is Balicasag Island. A popular dive site for local and foreign divers which offers world-class diving and is internationally known. An exciting vacation awaits you.....

Accommodation

With its vast expanse of fine, powdery white sand beach that sprawl several meters off the shallow shores, Bohol Beach Club nestled in the island paradise of Panglao in Bohol is the perfect haven for intimate, tender encounters and romantic getaways.

Bohol Beach Club is two hours by plane from Manila to Tagbilaran airport. You can also reach it from Mactan by air in 25 minutes.. By fast ferry,Bohol is just an hour and a half away from Cebu.

Since you can’t bring along your home with you, we made sure you’ll feel safe and snug with our array of guest rooms designed to make you forget you’re home away for a while.

Facilities and Amenities

Pool bar, beach bar, restaurant, swimming pool, outdoor jacuzzi, scuba diving, glass bottom boat, tennis court, billards, darts, chess, table tennis and backgammon.

Map

Bohol Island is reached by means of a short flight from Manila, or by ferry from neighboring Cebu. The Bohol Beach Club is 30 minutes away from Taglibaran City by car. The club is situated on a 4 km stretch of fine white sand, overlooking clear blue waters. Transport to and from the airport or seaport can be arranged.

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Inside Bohol,philippines

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Bohol has a large number of hotels, resorts, and other facilities for tourists. Most of these are concentrated in Tagbilaran and around Alona Beach, with a few more scattered around the island. To help you make your choice we have listed most hotels here, with some short personal comments.

We often get requests for the cheapest resorts or places to stay. This, however, is an question we will answer, as it makes little sense. I think it is better to go for the best value for money, within your budget, and considering your wishes. There are expensive hotels that are worth every centavo and cheap hotels that offer great value for money, but you can also find really bad places in every price-range.
The purpose of this site is to help you find a place that matches your budget and expectations. As a general rule, if you want to stay directly on the beach, you pay much more, and could easily find a much more pleasant place a few hundred meters from the beach. When you select one of the larger, secluded resorts, you will pay considerably more than with most smaller resorts, especially if alternative locations are nearby (such as on Alona Beach).

Details for resorts can also be found via our search interface.

Anda

Anda, a peaceful municipality on a peninsula with the same name at the north-east of Bohol, about 100 kilometers from Tagbilaran (2 hours by bus), is so-far mostly unaffected by tourism, but this is likely to change once more people discover its wonderful beaches, and the attractive environment of the peninsula. So far, only a few resorts have opened their doors to visitors, but a few more are in development.
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The Chocolate Hills

View from the Chocolate Hills

The Chocolate Hills are probably Bohol's most famous tourist attraction. They look like giant mole hills, or as some say, women's breasts, and remind us of the hills in a small child's drawing. Most people who first see pictures of this landscape can hardly believe that these hills are not a man-made artifact. However, this idea is quickly abandoned, as the effort would surely surpass the construction of the pyramids in Egypt. The chocolate hills consist of are no less than 1268 hills (some claim this to be the exact number). They are very uniform in shape and mostly between 30 and 50 meters high. They are covered with grass, which, at the end of the dry season, turns chocolate brown. From this color, the hills derive their name. At other times, the hills are green, and the association may be a bit difficult to make.

Legend has it that the hills came into existence when two giants threw stones and sand at each other in a fight that lasted for days. When they were finally exhausted, they made friends and left the island, but left behind the mess they made. For the more romantically inclined is the tale of Arogo, a young and very strong giant who fell in love with an ordinary mortal girl called Aloya. After she died, the giant Arogo cried bitterly. His tears then turned into hills, as a lasting proof of his grief.

However, up to this day, even geologists have not reached consensus on how they where formed. The most commonly accept theory is that they are the weathered formations of a kind of marine limestone on top of a impermeable layer of clay. If you climb the 214 steps to the top of the observation hill near the complex, you can read this explanation on a bronze plaque.

How to get there

Plenty of tourist guides and tour operators will be happy to bring you to the chocolate hills, either as a separate trip or as part of a day tour. However, if you want to go here on your own, from Tagbilaran, you will have to go the integrated bus terminal in Dao and catch a bus going to Carmen. If you look like a stranger, you will have a hard time not finding one. At the entrance of the bus terminal people will point you to the right bus. Make sure it is the first one to leave, and ask the driver to drop you off at the Chocolate Hills complex, about 4 kilometers before the town of Carmen. From there it is a 10 minute walk along a road winding up to the complex.

To get back to Tagbilaran, you will have to walk back to the main road, and wait for a bus to pass by. The last bus from Carmen to Tagbilaran leaves at four P.M. Alternatively, you can use the services of the motorcyclists who often wait here for tourist, and ride 'habal-habal,' or motorbike taxi.

If you're coming from Tubigon (arriving from Cebu by boat), a few buses go to Carmen daily, but sometimes you'll have to wait for some time for the bus to fill up. When you arrive in Carmen, you can catch the next bus or jeepney in the direction of Bilar, Loay or Tagbilaran, or ask a 'habal-habal' driver to bring you to the Chocolate Hills Complex.

Where to stay

If you would like to stay in the Chocolate Hills, you have very little choice. The only facility is the Government run Chocolate Hills resort. Currently, this hotel is undergoing renovation and extension, but, since funds have run out, work on this is suspended, and you'll have to deal with the mess of a half-completed resort. However, the staff are friendly, and if you stay here overnight, seeing the sun rise over this bizarre landscape is worth the inconvenience. The place also has a still functional and maintained swimming pool, which is behind the unfinished building, a little bit downhill.

Carmen

Carmen is a municipality in the interior of the Bohol. It is the home of the world-famous Chocolate Hills, an amazing geological curiosity that can only be found on Bohol. The Chocolate Hills, which only turn to their characteristic brown color that gives them their name at the end of the summer, consist of nearly two thousand highly regularly shaped hills, between 30 to 50 meters above a mainly flat land. It will take most people some time to accept that these hills are not man-made.

If you would like to stay in the Chocolate Hills overnight, you have very little choice. The only facility is the Government run A couple of years ago, they started to extend and renovate the place, but, since funds have run out, work on this is suspended, and you'll have to deal with the mess of a half-completed resort. The rooms are somewhat run-down, but if you stay here, you'll be rewarded with a very nice sunrise over these eerie hills partly covered by fog the next morning. The same place can also be used as a base for exploring the Sikatuna National Park, not far away from here.