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  • Philippines Calesa or Horse and Buggy - once seen on the streets of virtually every Filipino city they are nowadays only seen in popular tourist areas for a quick ride in scenic areas for visitors, much like rickshaws in other parts of Asia.
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  • Philippines Balloon Vendor along Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete.  The Boulevard is immediately visible when coming into Dumaguete port via any ferryboat.  From the white lamp posts lining up the stretch off sea wall to the stately palms swaying in the breeze, The Boulevard is a favorite landmark for both residents, kids and visitors of all ages.
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  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
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  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
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  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
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  • Ifugao Tribe Indigenous Children Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
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  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-04.jpg
  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-03.jpg
  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-02.jpg
  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-16.jpg
  • Ifugao Tribe Indigenous Children posing in native costume in front of Batad Rice Terraces - a UNESCO world heritage site. Ifugao means "earth people" or "from the hills" who inhabit the mountains of the Philippines Cordilleras. Igorot is the collective name of these indigenous tribes who inhabit these regions
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  • Ifugao Tribe Indigenous Children Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-17.jpg
  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-11.jpg
  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-05.jpg
  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-12.jpg
  • Ifugao Tribe Indigenous Children Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-10.jpg
  • Philippines Tricycle, the local version of a tuk-tuk, is really just a motorbike hitched onto a sidecar for passengers.  The motorbike can be detached for driving without passengers, cutting down on fuel consumption.
    filipino-tricycle-1.jpg
  • The Philippine Tarsier - Tarsius syrichta or Carlito syrichta) - known locally as the Maumag in Cebuano Visayan and Mamag in Luzon, is an endangered species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines.  It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly in Bohol.  The tarsier was only introduced to Western biologists in the 18th century.
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  • The Philippine Tarsier - Tarsius syrichta or Carlito syrichta) - known locally as the Maumag in Cebuano Visayan and Mamag in Luzon, is an endangered species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines.  It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly in Bohol.  The tarsier was only introduced to Western biologists in the 18th century.[
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  • Tropical fruit plate in the Philippines - Food in the Visayas means either one of two things: seafood fresh from the sea or locally grown tropical fruit that grows in abundance in the tropical climate. Not only is it healthy but it's cheap.
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  • This Relief Map of the Philippines, located in Rizal Park (formerly known as Luneta Park), is a colorful introduction to the geography and geology of the Philippine Islands.
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  • Banaue City, Ifugao Province, Cordilleras, Philippines - Banaue rice terraces are quite a stunning sight - built by the Ifugao people. Banaue City is located in Ifugao province, namesake of the local tribe.  The Ifugao have been building rice terraces for thousands of years and continue to do so.  Unlike other great wonders of the world, the rice terraces are still in use and functioning as they were originally intended.   The rice terraces are also not just located in Banaue proper, but are spread out for miles.
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  • Ifugao Tribe Indigenous Children Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-18.jpg
  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-14.jpg
  • Philippines Wedding Party
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  • Ifugao Indigenous Tribe Philippines - In addition to their famous UNESCO world heritage rice terraces, the Ifugao are known for their rich oral traditions. The Ifugao tribe name means earth people. It can also mean from the hill. The Ifugao build their thatched huts elevated with wooden posts. These houses are known as fales.The ladder is removed so strangers or animals cannot enter the fale. Highland tribal peoples inhabit the six provinces of the Cordilleras in the Philippines. Igorot is the collective name of these ethnic groups who inhabit these areas.
    ifugao-01.jpg
  • Philippines Ferryboat:  Our Lady of Medjugorje,
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  • Philippines Ferryboat
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  • Filipino Passengers on Deck of Philippines Ferry
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  • Filipino Passengers on Deck of Philippines Ferry
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  • Calesa (sometimes spelled kalesa) is a horse drawn carraige in the Philippines. They were introduced to the islands in the 18th century by Spanish colonisers.  Today they are rarely used in the streets except in the tourist areas of old cities and a few rural areas.  The word comes from Spanish.  A kalesa is an inclined cart and drawn by a single horse.  Manila was once teeming with calesas, but these declined in popularity after the Second World War.  Although the calesa has become a rarity, century-old examples are still preserved in areas of the Philippines, such as in Vigan and Intramuros, where they cater to tourists.  Only in Tuguegarao are the carriages a part of the traffic along with cars, tricycles, jeepneys and motorbikes.
    intramuros-calesa-1.jpg
  • A Filipino calesa driver - Calesas are horse-driven carriages sometimes used in the Philippines. This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spanish - at the time only nobles and high ranked officials could afford. They are rarely used in the streets nowadays except rural areas and especially in Vigan where they are still a common form of transportation.
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  • Vigan Calesa Silhouette - A calesa is a horse-driven carriage used in the Philippines. This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spanish - at the time only nobles and high ranked officials could afford. They are rarely used in the streets nowadays except rural areas and especially in Vigan where they are still a common form of transportation.
    vigan-calesa-5.jpg
  • Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' Islamic and pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
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  • Silliman University is a private research university in Dumaguete, Philippines.Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Foreign Missions, it is the first American private university in the country and was named after Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, a retired businessman and philanthropist from New York who gave the initial sum of $10,000 to start the school. Starting out as an elementary school for boys, the school expanded to become a college in 1910, then acquiring university status in 1938. For the first half of the 20th century, Silliman was run and operated by Americans. After the Second World War Filipinos assumed more important positions, culminating in the appointment of Silliman's first Filipino president in 1952. Today, the university cis made up of ten colleges, four schools and two institutes, enrolling over 8600 students from the Philippines and from at least twenty foreign countries. It is registered as a National Landmark in the Philippines.
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  • Silliman University is a private research university in Dumaguete, Philippines.Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Foreign Missions, it is the first American private university in the country and was named after Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, a retired businessman and philanthropist from New York who gave the initial sum of $10,000 to start the school. Starting out as an elementary school for boys, the school expanded to become a college in 1910, then acquiring university status in 1938. For the first half of the 20th century, Silliman was run and operated by Americans. After the Second World War Filipinos assumed more important positions, culminating in the appointment of Silliman's first Filipino president in 1952. Today, the university cis made up of ten colleges, four schools and two institutes, enrolling over 8600 students from the Philippines and from at least twenty foreign countries. It is registered as a National Landmark in the Philippines.
    silliman-university-2.jpg
  • Each group at Sinulog has its own "queen" usually carrying a statue of Santo Nino at this annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño - the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes place over several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' origins and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-2.jpg
  • Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' Islamic and pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-6.jpg
  • Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' Islamic and pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-3.jpg
  • Sinulog Street Dancing - an annual event held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, Philippines. The festival honors the vision of Santo Nino, the patron saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples origins and introduction of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-8.jpg
  • Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' Islamic and pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-10.jpg
  • Windows made of capiz shells were originally chosen because it was cheaper to make windows of capiz than glass during the Spanish Colonial period of the Philippines.  They continued to be made, however, thanks to their ability to allow enough light through and their strength in holding up to typhoons.
    capiz-windows-1.jpg
  • Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' Islamic and pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-4.jpg
  • Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' Islamic and pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-5.jpg
  • Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' Islamic and pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-11.jpg
  • Sinulog Queen with Santo Nino - Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors  Santo Niño - the patron Saint of  Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the local peoples origins and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-14.jpg
  • The Cordillera Central is a massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Several provinces are part of it, namely Benguet, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, Mountain Province, Ifugao.  The city of Baguio, is at its core, located within Benguet Province.  During Spanish times, the whole range was called Nueva Provincia or New Province.  The Gran Cordillera is the highest and largest mountain range in the Philippines. It comprises about one sixth of the whole Luzon island with a total area of 18,300 square kilometers.
    baguio-mountain-view-1.jpg
  • Igorot is the collective term for a native ethnic group in the Philippines from the Cordilleras Mountains. The term Ifugao or Ipugao means "mountain people".
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  • Sisters of St Paul Statue in Dumaguete, often called the "Sisters Statue".  Seven Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, set sail from Saigon and arrived in Dumaguete, southern Philippines in 1904. Their mission was to nurture the faith of the predominantly Catholic population recently freed from 377 years of Spanish rule but was then prey to the intense proselytizing campaign of Protestants as well as patriotic influences of the Philippine Independent Church. Starting their missionary work under extreme conditions of poverty and enormous cultural difficulties, they nevertheless proved to be excellent nurses and educators.  The first Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in the Philippines opened the first Paulinian School in Dumaguete Negros Oriental in 1904.
    sisters-st-paul-2.jpg
  • The Kalingas are the indigenous people of the Kalinga area of the Cordilleras, the Philippines. Among the Kalingas there is a strong sense of tribal membership and filial loyalty that has resulted in frequent tribal unrest and the occasional war with neighboring tribes. Due to the mountainous terrain and warrior culture of the people, the Kalingas have been able to maintain their culture despite the occupation of the Spanish, Japanese and Americans.
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  • Fort Santiago is a defense fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and one of the best preserved structures of the walled city of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines.  The fort is shielded with walls 2 metres thick of 8 feet located at the mouth of the Pasig River and once the premier defense fortress of the Spanish Government in the Philippines.
    fort-santiago-manila-2.jpg
  • Igorot is the collective name of several Austronesian ethnic groups in The Philippines from the Cordillera Administrative Region of Luzon. They inhabit the six provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Kalinga, Ifugao, and Mountain Province as well as Baguio City and its surrounding area. The term Ifugao or Ipugao which means "mountain people" are used more frequently within the Igorots themselves as igorot is viewed by some as slightly pejorative.
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  • Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, the  Philippines. The festival honors the vision of the child Jesus, known as Santo Niño who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu. The festival takes several days with beauty pageants, contests, and street dances that commemorates the Cebuano peoples' Islamic and pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism after the arrival of Magellan.
    sinulog-7.jpg
  • The Manila Hotel is a 570-room five star hotel located in the heart of the Manila Bay area. The Manila Hotel is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines, built in 1909 to rival Malacanang Palace.  The main lobby was designed for sitting as well as for making grand entrances.  The floor is Philippine marble, the chandeliers are made of brass, crystal and seashells, the furniture is carved out of Philippine mahogany which is used throughout the hotel.
    manila-hotel-1.jpg
  • Philippine Islands, South China Sea
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  • Casa Manila Arches and Doorways - Casa Manila is housed in a Spanish era building that shows the colonial lifestyle during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Casa Manila is an imposing stone structure circa 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis of Intramuros and across the street from San Agustin church.
    casa-manila-intramuros-7.jpg
  • Intramuros is the historic core of the City of Manila meaning literally "within the walls".    Also called the Walled City, the original site of Manila was the seat of government when the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule.  Some of the original architecture has been left standing with definite Spanish influences, though much of Intramuros was destroyed during WWII.
    intramuros-architecture-4.jpg
  • Casa Manila Courtyard and Fountain - Casa Manila is housed in a Spanish era building that shows the colonial lifestyle during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Casa Manila is an imposing stone structure circa 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis of Intramuros and across the street from San Agustin church.
    casa-manila-intramuros-2.jpg
  • The Manila Hotel is a 570-room five star hotel located in the heart of the Manila Bay area. The Manila Hotel is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines, built in 1909 to rival Malacanang Palace.  The main lobby was designed for sitting as well as for making grand entrances.  The floor is Philippine marble, the chandeliers are made of brass, crystal and seashells, the furniture is carved out of Philippine mahogany which is used throughout the hotel.
    manila-hotel-2.jpg
  • Casa Manila is housed in a Spanish era building that shows the colonial lifestyle during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Casa Manila is an imposing stone structure circa 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis of Intramuros and across the street from San Agustin church.
    intramuros-architecture-11.jpg
  • Intramuros Lampost - Intramuros is the historic core of the City of Manila meaning literally "within the walls".    Also called the Walled City, the original site of Manila was the seat of government when the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule.  Some of the original architecture has been left standing with definite Spanish influences, though much of Intramuros was destroyed during WWII.
    intramuros-architecture-2.jpg
  • Crisologo Street, Vigan Historical District -Vigan is the only town in the Philippines that has retained ts Spanish colonial architecture with a distinct identity of its own.  Vigan's mestizo district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as the "Historic Town of Vigan."  Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    crisologo-street-5.jpg
  • Pterocarpus indicus  “Rosewood” or "Narra"  is a species of Pterocarpus native to Southeast Asia.  Pterocarpus Indicus is seriously threatened so much so that it is now extinct in Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Malaysia.  The purple wood resists termites well and is a source of resin and the flowers as a source for honey.  Pterocarpus indicus  is the national tree of the Philippines.
    pterocarpus-indicus-2.jpg
  • Vernacular Filipino architecture on the island of Siquijor often includes gingerbread details carved into the eaves or window frames.  Though evocative architecture is rare in most towns in the Philippines, other than UNESCO protected sites, it is commonly found nearly everywhere, though poorly maintained by locals who normally do not appreciate its inherent beauty.
    siquijor-architecture-3.jpg
  • Palinpinon Geothermal Energy - Valencia is the site of a geothermal power station that generates electricity that supplies the needs of Negros. Valencia city government receives royalties from the power station. and passes on the savings to locals with a 50% reduction in their electrical power bills. The geothermal power comes from the area’s natural volcanic steam which was funded the Development Bank of the Philippines.
    red-rock-dumaguete-2.jpg
  • Lake Balinsasayao and its twin Lake Danao lie on the southern tip of Negros, Philippines.  Lake Balinsasayao is a protected Natural Park and is an protected ecosystem with enormous biodiversity.  The lakes were formed by craters one thousand feet above sea level and separated by a narrow mountain ridge. Twin Lakes is habitat for many birds, particularly hornbills.
    twin-lakes-6.jpg
  • Paoay Church, also known as St. Augustine Church, is a historical church located in the town of Paoay in Ilocos Norte, Philippines..Construction of the church was started by Augustinian friars in 1694.  A three storey coral stone belltower stands next to the church which served as an observation post in 1896 for the during the Philippine revolution against the Spanish.  Known as an earthquake baroque church it was built of bricks, tree sap and wood.
    paoay-church-02.jpg
  • Lake Balinsasayao and its twin Lake Danao lie on the southern tip of Negros, Philippines.  Lake Balinsasayao is a protected Natural Park and is an protected ecosystem with enormous biodiversity.  The lakes were formed by craters one thousand feet above sea level and separated by a narrow mountain ridge. Twin Lakes is habitat for many birds, particularly hornbills.
    twin-lakes-5.jpg
  • Intramuros is the historic core of the City of Manila meaning literally "within the walls".    Also called the Walled City, the original site of Manila was the seat of government when the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule.  Some of the original architecture has been left standing with definite Spanish influences, though much of Intramuros was destroyed during WWII.
    intramuros-architecture-3.jpg
  • Casa Manila is housed in a Spanish era building that shows the colonial lifestyle during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Casa Manila is an imposing stone structure circa 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis of Intramuros and across the street from San Agustin church.
    casa-manila-intramuros-6.jpg
  • San Agustín Church is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of The Order of St. Augustine, located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila. Completed by 1607, it is the oldest church currently standing in the Philippines
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  • San Agustin Church, Intramuros Manila is   located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros. It is the oldest church currently standing in the Philippines, built in 1607 and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    san-agustin-intramuros-1.jpg
  • Lake Balinsasayao and its twin Lake Danao lie on the southern tip of Negros, Philippines.  Lake Balinsasayao is a protected Natural Park and is an protected ecosystem with enormous biodiversity.  The lakes were formed by craters one thousand feet above sea level and separated by a narrow mountain ridge. Twin Lakes is habitat for many birds, particularly hornbills.
    twin-lakes-2.jpg
  • Pterocarpus indicus  “Rosewood” or "Narra"  is a species of Pterocarpus native to Southeast Asia.  Pterocarpus Indicus is seriously threatened so much so that it is now extinct in Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Malaysia.  The purple wood resists termites well and is a source of resin and the flowers as a source for honey.  Pterocarpus indicus  is the national tree of the Philippines.
    pterocarpus-indicus-1.jpg
  • Vigan is a well preserved Spanish colonial town in Ilocos, in the north of the Philippines.  Its showcase is  Calle Crisologo in the Mestizo District  which is lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
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  • San Agustín Church is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of The Order of St. Augustine, located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila. Completed by 1607, it is the oldest church currently standing in the Philippines
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  • Auto rickshaws are an especially popular form of public transportation in the Philippines, where they are called tricycles.  Rather than dying out, it seems that the Filipino tricycle is on the increase.
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  • Paoay Church, also known as St. Augustine Church, is a historical church located in the town of Paoay in Ilocos Norte, Philippines..Construction of the church was started by Augustinian friars in 1694.  A three storey coral stone belltower stands next to the church which served as an observation post in 1896 for the during the Philippine revolution against the Spanish.  Known as an earthquake baroque church it was built of bricks, tree sap and wood.
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  • Food in Puerta Galera means either one of two things: seafood fresh from the sea, and locally grown tropical fruits that grow in abundance in the area's tropical climate.
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  • Palinpinon Geothermal Energy - Valencia is the site of a geothermal power station that generates electricity that supplies the needs of Negros. Valencia city government receives royalties from the power station. and passes on the savings to locals with a 50% reduction in their electrical power bills. The geothermal power comes from the area’s natural volcanic steam which was funded the Development Bank of the Philippines.
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  • Food in Puerta Galera means either one of two things: seafood fresh from the sea, or locally grown tropical fruits that grow in abundance in the area's tropical climate.
    tropical-fruit-3.jpg
  • Palinpinon Geothermal Energy - Valencia is the site of a geothermal power station that generates electricity that supplies the needs of Negros. Valencia city government receives royalties from the power station. and passes on the savings to locals with a 50% reduction in their electrical power bills. The geothermal power comes from the area’s natural volcanic steam which was funded the Development Bank of the Philippines.
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  • Vigan Architectural Detail - Vigan is a World Heritage Site as the best preserved Spanish colonial town in the Philippines and is well known for its cobblestone streets, and  unique architecture that fuses Philippine and Chinese building design, and construction with Spanish colonial architecture.  The city's full name at the time of its Spanish foundation was "Villa Fernandina", or "Town of Ferdinand", in honour of Prince Ferdinand, the firstborn son of King Philip II of Spain. As the city grew, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia transferred to Vigan, it was later re-named "Ciudad Fernandina de Vigan"
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  • Palinpinon Geothermal Energy - Valencia is the site of a geothermal power station that generates electricity that supplies the needs of Negros. Valencia city government receives royalties from the power station. and passes on the savings to locals with a 50% reduction in their electrical power bills. The geothermal power comes from the area’s natural volcanic steam which was funded the Development Bank of the Philippines.
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  • Casa Manila is housed in a Spanish era building that shows the colonial lifestyle during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Casa Manila is an imposing stone structure circa 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis of Intramuros and across the street from San Agustin church.
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  • Vigan is a well preserved Spanish colonial town in Ilocos, in the north of the Philippines.  Its showcase is  Calle Crisologo in the Mestizo District  which is lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    vigan-architecture-03.jpg
  • Sunset at Alona Beach on Panglao is famous for its sparkly white sand and is the most developed beach in Bohol one of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines renowned for its diving, seafood and sunsets.
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  • Baclayon Watchtower Belfry - Watchtowers or Belfrys were a common feature of catholic churches and cathedrals in the Visayas Island of the Philippines beacuse of the many pirates in the area in the 19th century.  This one is at Baclaran, near Tagbilaran.
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  • The Banaue Rice Terraces are a great example of a living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in pre-colonial Philippines. They are the result of efforts of the Ifugao minority community that has occupied these mountains for thousands of years and passed on their skills from generation to generation. The Banaue Ifugao Rice Terraces represent an enduring illustration of an ancient civilization that has survived despite modernization. The rice terraces of the Ifugao have been built to follow the contours of the mountains. The knowledge handed down from one generation of Ifugao to the next, sacred traditions, and a delicate social balance have created this beautiful landscape that expresses the harmony between humans and the environment.
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  • Bacolod Ruins - this mansion was built in the early 1900s by sugar baron Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson.  In its time, the mansion was the largest residential structure ever built in the Philippines replete with fine furniture, chinaware and decorative items. The mansion met its sad fate in the early part of World War II when United States Armed Forces in the Far East and Filipino guerrilas burnt down the place to prevent Japanese forces from taking it over as headquarters.
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  • The Banaue Rice Terraces are a great example of a living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in pre-colonial Philippines. They are the result of efforts of the Ifugao minority community that has occupied these mountains for thousands of years and passed on their skills from generation to generation. The Banaue Ifugao Rice Terraces represent an enduring illustration of an ancient civilization that has survived despite modernization. The rice terraces of the Ifugao have been built to follow the contours of the mountains. The knowledge handed down from one generation of Ifugao to the next, sacred traditions, and a delicate social balance have created this beautiful landscape that expresses the harmony between humans and the environment.
    banaue-rice-terraces-5.jpg
  • Paoay Church, also known as St. Augustine Church, is a historical church located in the town of Paoay in Ilocos Norte, Philippines..Construction of the church was started by Augustinian friars in 1694.  A three storey coral stone belltower stands next to the church which served as an observation post in 1896 for the during the Philippine revolution against the Spanish.  Known as an earthquake baroque church it was built of bricks, tree sap and wood.
    paoay-church-09.jpg
  • The Banaue Rice Terraces are a great example of a living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in pre-colonial Philippines. They are the result of efforts of the Ifugao minority community that has occupied these mountains for thousands of years and passed on their skills from generation to generation. The Banaue Ifugao Rice Terraces represent an enduring illustration of an ancient civilization that has survived despite modernization. The rice terraces of the Ifugao have been built to follow the contours of the mountains. The knowledge handed down from one generation of Ifugao to the next, sacred traditions, and a delicate social balance have created this beautiful landscape that expresses the harmony between humans and the environment.
    banaue-rice-terraces-16.jpg
  • The Banaue Rice Terraces are a great example of a living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in pre-colonial Philippines. They are the result of efforts of the Ifugao minority community that has occupied these mountains for thousands of years and passed on their skills from generation to generation. The Banaue Ifugao Rice Terraces represent an enduring illustration of an ancient civilization that has survived despite modernization. The rice terraces of the Ifugao have been built to follow the contours of the mountains. The knowledge handed down from one generation of Ifugao to the next, sacred traditions, and a delicate social balance have created this beautiful landscape that expresses the harmony between humans and the environment.
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  • Mark Alegre, 4th generation luthier at Alegre Guitars - Though pre-colonial Visayans had a variety of string instruments which used a coconut shell or gourd as resonator - the guitar is a Spanish introduction into the Philippines. Guitars have been made in Cebu since the Spanish period mainly as a makeshift replacement for organs for church music until they were later imported. Guitars developed as a local industry only in the present century, receiving a boost from the government's promotion of cottage industries in the immediate postwar period. In Mactan, the craft of guitar making passes from generation to generation and the industry involves many families, the most prominent of whom is the Alegre and Malingin families whose names have become well-known "brand names" of Mactan or Cebu guitars.
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  • Hungduan Hapao rice terraces near Banaue is expansive with scattered village huts between the paddy.  The rice terraces of the Ifugao have been built to follow the contours of the mountains. The knowledge handed down from one generation of Ifugao to the next, sacred traditions, and a delicate social balance have created this beautiful landscape that expresses the harmony between humans and the environment. The Banaue Rice Terraces are a great example of a living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in pre-colonial Philippines. They are the result of efforts of the Ifugao minority community that has occupied these mountains for thousands of years and passed on their skills from generation to generation. The Banaue Ifugao Rice Terraces represent an enduring illustration of an ancient civilization that has survived despite modernization.
    hapao-rice-terraces-4.jpg
  • The Banaue Rice Terraces are a great example of a living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in pre-colonial Philippines. They are the result of efforts of the Ifugao minority community that has occupied these mountains for thousands of years and passed on their skills from generation to generation. The Banaue Ifugao Rice Terraces represent an enduring illustration of an ancient civilization that has survived despite modernization. The rice terraces of the Ifugao have been built to follow the contours of the mountains. The knowledge handed down from one generation of Ifugao to the next, sacred traditions, and a delicate social balance have created this beautiful landscape that expresses the harmony between humans and the environment.
    banaue-rice-terraces-13.jpg
  • The Banaue Rice Terraces are a great example of a living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in pre-colonial Philippines. They are the result of efforts of the Ifugao minority community that has occupied these mountains for thousands of years and passed on their skills from generation to generation. The Banaue Ifugao Rice Terraces represent an enduring illustration of an ancient civilization that has survived despite modernization. The rice terraces of the Ifugao have been built to follow the contours of the mountains. The knowledge handed down from one generation of Ifugao to the next, sacred traditions, and a delicate social balance have created this beautiful landscape that expresses the harmony between humans and the environment.
    banaue-rice-terraces-9.jpg
  • Windows made of capiz shells were originally chosen because it was cheaper to make windows of capiz than glass during the Spanish Colonial period of the Philippines.  They continued to be made, however, thanks to their ability to allow enough light through and their strength in holding up to typhoons.
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  • Crisologo Street, Vigan Historical District -Vigan is the only town in the Philippines that has retained ts Spanish colonial architecture with a distinct identity of its own.  Vigan's mestizo district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as the "Historic Town of Vigan."  Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
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