tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46725377964150489452024-03-04T21:16:57.680-08:00myPlanetPhilippinesmyPlanetPhilippines is a blog about the Philippines, its beauty and grandeur, the life of the Filipino people and the reason it is called the Pearl of the Orient Seas.Jakesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498537576023667510noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672537796415048945.post-5373197605075864472012-06-14T02:47:00.001-07:002012-06-14T02:52:15.363-07:00Oops… I did it in Panglao!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDKCzknE0ktHR1gdmUg8c_lD60C0F9ZR0U01SoWPAF4JqwZoafsRXHu6rw0GC9JR6l60O9rr9K93T2PlhtxnAF7b7GK6gpNvkaDsJJqwGlVdd0H2T8ltQRU8Aka4mi5aYdKTpasolVjaO/s1600/opps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDKCzknE0ktHR1gdmUg8c_lD60C0F9ZR0U01SoWPAF4JqwZoafsRXHu6rw0GC9JR6l60O9rr9K93T2PlhtxnAF7b7GK6gpNvkaDsJJqwGlVdd0H2T8ltQRU8Aka4mi5aYdKTpasolVjaO/s320/opps.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Candara, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Along the southern portion of Alona Beach in Panglao Island, Bohol sits a gem of a place for those who want to stick with a tight budget but don’t want to sacrifice comfort. </span><br />
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Check my article about <a href="http://myplanetphilippines.com/travelogue/oops-i-did-it-in-panglao/" target="_blank">Oops Bar </a>Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol at <a href="http://myplanetphilippines.com/travelogue/oops-i-did-it-in-panglao/">http://myplanetphilippines.com/travelogue/oops-i-did-it-in-panglao/</a>Jakesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498537576023667510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672537796415048945.post-19190854203830066942012-06-08T11:50:00.000-07:002012-06-08T11:50:34.142-07:00A Glimpse of Baclayon Church<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAP4-IBZFqu5wh3HihQ1bKC-T3_rQIBUKHDvXtWjIZXZtzzmjdkh6GFfpMvHCFdcLz7yz1zHIiif19SJso7vucZzvTaUXNa3IzvhLQx5ZhLIUfzz82_ZvfRLJfLNlcHQztYspXhpQ06m0M/s1600/madonnanchild.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAP4-IBZFqu5wh3HihQ1bKC-T3_rQIBUKHDvXtWjIZXZtzzmjdkh6GFfpMvHCFdcLz7yz1zHIiif19SJso7vucZzvTaUXNa3IzvhLQx5ZhLIUfzz82_ZvfRLJfLNlcHQztYspXhpQ06m0M/s320/madonnanchild.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<h2 style="background-color: white; color: #0e8a12; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><em style="font-weight: inherit;">“The preservation of culture in the midst of modernism is a remarkable endeavor.”</em></h2><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">An experience of Benguet especially in the Municipality of Mankayan, which is the northernmost part of the province in Luzon, Philippines, gives a glimpse of the primeval period in the Filipino’s celebration of life. This ancient celebration is called the <em>Cañao</em> of the <em>Kankanaey</em> people and the rest of the tribes in Cordillera.</div></div></h5>Jakesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498537576023667510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672537796415048945.post-22620565197590132682012-03-13T20:44:00.003-07:002012-03-15T11:37:22.184-07:00Sinangag (fried rice)<div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Fried rice in the </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> is usually served during breakfast made out of leftover rice of last night’s dinner. Obviously, this dish is of Chinese origin, which speaks of their presence in the country even prior to the arrival of the Spaniards. This can vary from one region to another.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">English: <b>fried rice</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Tagalog: <i><b>sinangag </b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Hiligaynon (Ilonggo): <b><i>kalokalo nga kan-on</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Ilokano: <i><b>kinirog</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Cebuano: <i><b>sinangag nga kan-on </b></i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;">2 cups of steamed rice or leftover rice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">1/2 cup of <i>malunggay</i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">minced garlic</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;">minced onion</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;">1 egg</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;">pinch of salt to taste</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;">soy sauce </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;">Scramble the egg, fry and finely slice. Set aside. Saute garlic until light brown. Add onion (don't burn it). Add rice and soy sauce, mix. Add </span><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;">malunggay</i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;">, mix until it turns into bright green. Add the egg and mix well.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Its beaches can be secluded like those in <st1:placename w:st="on">Sabang</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Beach</st1:placetype>, Palawan or can be very much alive like those in Boracay, Puerto Galera, <st1:placename w:st="on">Bantayan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Island</st1:placetype> in Cebu and <st1:placename w:st="on">Panglao</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Island</st1:placetype> in <st1:place w:st="on">Bohol</st1:place>. The waves let you soar to cloud nine in Siargao, Pundaquit in Zambales or Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte where surfing is at its best.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://myplanetphilippines.com/travelogue/at-the-roof-of-luzon/" target="_blank">Mount Pulag</a> Summit. Photo Courtesy of Kino Leonardo</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Though the country could only boast of a high peak at 10,311 feet, hiking to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Mt.</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Apo</st1:placename></st1:place> is an adventure that shouldn’t be missed. Mt. Dulang-Dulang, a.k.a D2, is the second highest mountain found in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Kitanglad</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Range</st1:placetype></st1:place> in Bukidnon. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Mt.</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Pulag</st1:placename></st1:place> on the boarders of Ifugao, Benguet and Nueva Vizcaya is the third highest yet one of the most popular destinations because of its grandeur, the climate and the sea of clouds. Its vegetation goes in this order from the jump off point to the summit: grassland, pine trees, mossy forests and dwarf bamboo grassland. The perfect symmetry of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Mt.</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Mayon</st1:placename></st1:place> in Daraga, Albay makes a mountain of distinction. While Bukidnon has D2, Romblon has its G2, Mt. Guiting-Guiting, which is dubbed as the most challenging in Philippine mountaineering due to having a treacherous 90-degree ascent and descent as well as unpredictable weather. The country may not have the highest tropical mountain yet we have the smallest active volcano in the world, the Taal Volcano. <st1:place w:st="on">Taal</st1:place> is a volcano within a lake that is within a volcano in an island.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">And what else could there be more than these bounties of nature than the people itself? Foreigners who come to this land find Filipino hospitality to be exceptional. Every Filipino home has something kept for unexpected visitors. That something can go from utensils to bedding to anything, and even basic meals could be extra special too. The people especially in the countryside can be happy go lucky, finding joy and something to smile at even in the simplest way of living. And having a conversation or two with a foreigner is unavoidable.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Come to the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Philippines</st1:country-region> and experience the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pearl</st1:place></st1:city> of the Orient, the gem of East.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Jakesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498537576023667510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672537796415048945.post-8664343666496681132012-03-01T03:36:00.003-08:002012-07-05T04:33:19.181-07:00Nagsasa Cove: Campers’ Haven<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">The beauty of the sea, the mountain and the lake all rolled into one can surely captivate your heart. The natural splendor of this hidden spot is a must-see.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing">A towering 80-meter high waterfall cascading 90 degrees into huge boulders, creating a misty environ guarded by massive rocky cliffs, surrounded with lush vegetation and cool water from mountain springs, is a perfect escape for the polluted and urban life.<b> </b>Buntot Palos, as it is popularly known, derived its name from the dwindling mountain trail likened to an eel’s tail.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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