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Within countries that are inside of the ASEAN, the Philippines is the sixth country in number of tourists among all countries of this area of the world, so we are faced with a situation really very good for this country. The truth is that Philippines leads climbing positions for some years and today is one of the reference countries for many tourists who travel for the Asian continent, in particular by the countries that are within of the ASEAN in Asia.

This year 2011 Philippines aims to maintain this sixth position and greatly improve to reach the figure of 4 million tourists in the coming years. Still much to be done in this regard so that the Philippines may have more millions of tourists who enjoy its charming beaches and have the opportunity to enjoy with all its natural charms, but for now is a pretty good figure for the country’s economy and in particular is very positive for hotels and other tourist facilities in the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »

Honda Bay is a large bay with numerous islands and shallow reefs bordering beautiful beaches where you can swim or dive in a tropical paradise. It is an interesting day trip from Puerto Princesa. Access to the bay is from the pier of St. Tagbanua Lourdes, 12 km from Puerto Princesa, and to reach it you can take a multicab (minibus) with the inscription St. Lourdes at the junction of the main road Avenida Rizal (costs 20 P). Once on the landing to go to the small tourist office in it and hire the bangka to tour the islands of the bay. There is a minimum rates are preset and P 1180 for a tour of a maximum of 3 islands to choose from. We must also pay 18 port P rates. Finally it should be noted that some of the islands have to pay, in theory, entry to land and stay on the island (25 P Pandan Island or 40 P in the Starfish, for example), although we we do not pay either. Read the rest of this entry »

GETTING THERE

A taxi with a meter from the center of Cebu City to the airport cost us P 170 and it took about 45 minutes because of some monumental jams on the road. After paying the 200 P-rate airport boarded the Cebu Pacific flight to Puerto Princesa, Palawan (this flight we had bought days earlier in Vigan ). After an hour’s flight landed at the small airport of Puerto Princesa in Palawan. Read the rest of this entry »

the Money

The official currency of the Philippines is the Philippine peso (PHP or P), although the U.S. dollar is also widely used. The euro may be changed without problems at banks and exchange houses, but may not be easy to change in small populations. There is little chance of paying with credit card (except perhaps in hotels, restaurants and shops of a certain level) and when there may not be very advantageous, since it is not unusual for a 6% charge for payment by card, so it is better to ask first. Read the rest of this entry »

• Many of the films about the Vietnam War have been totally or partially filmed in the Philippines because of its breathtaking scenery and the great similarity of landscapes, such as the great classic Apocalypse Now (some of the final scenes were filmed on the river Pagsanjan, south of Luzon). Read the rest of this entry »

Philippines written heritage began around the 8th century on the basis of the findings of the copper plate near Manila. From the inscription on the plate it is known that the Philippines under the influence of Srivijaya. However this is very little written evidence that even experts still think the history of Philippine history Philippines began in the era of colonialism.

Before the Spaniards came in the 16th century, in the Philippines established small kingdoms which figured animism are affected little Indian culture and the character of Islam in the southern archipelago. Muslim kingdoms of these have a strong influence from the kingdom of Malacca.

Throughout the period of 265 years, the Philippines is a colony of the Kingdom of Spain (1565-1821) and during the next 77 years was appointed as the province of Spain (1821-1898). This country got the name of the Philippines after Spain was ruled by a ruler, King Felipe II. After the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States ruled the Philippines. He later became a commonwealth under the United States since 1935. Commonwealth Period World War II cut when the Philippines was under Japanese occupation. Philippines finally won independence (de facto) on July 4, 1946. Periods of foreign occupation has influenced the Filipino culture and society. The country is known for its strong Roman Catholic Church and is one of two Catholic-dominated country in Asia except East Timor.

The Philippines is a republican state in Southeast Asia, north of Indonesia and Malaysia. Philippines is an archipelagic country. The country is made up of 7,107 islands. The Philippines is often regarded as the only Southeast Asian nation where Western cultural influence was very strong.

The Philippines is the most advanced country in Asia after World War II, but since then it has lagged behind other countries due to weak economic growth, government confiscation of wealth, widespread corruption, and the influences of neo-colonial. Currently, the Philippines experienced a moderate economic growth, which donated much of remittances by Filipino workers abroad and information technology sectors that are growing rapidly.

The problems of this country including separatist Muslims in the south of Mindanao, rebels of New People’s Army (New People’s Army) that wing communists in rural areas, government policies are often inconsistent, the crime rate is increasing , and environmental degradation such as deforestation and marine pollution. The Philippines is also experiencing a problem many people in urban areas due to lack of jobs in rural areas and high birth rates.

Genting Hong Kong the world’s third largest cruise line operator and a member of the Malaysian conglomerate Genting Berhad. With the number of hotel rooms available and planned, the AGI RWM expect foreign visitors to reach 800,000 within the next three years, which can translate to acceptance of tourists at least $ 1 billion.

Direct and indirect employment is also expected to increase from 8,000 currently to 25,000 in the same period.

AGI is committed to aggressively develop the tourism business because of its focus in line with government’s drive to increase tourist arrivals in the country and expand the impact of the tourism industry throughout the economy, Sian said.

Last year, AGI posted a net profit of P4.8 billion, 23 percent higher than the P3.9 billion reported in 2008 on strong output across most business units. Consolidated revenues increased eight percent to P38.8 billion, of which 46 percent came from real estate development business, 41 percent of the consumer business and the remainder from other income.

AGI has a stake in the consumer industry through Emperador distiller Inc., which produces labels Emperador and Generoso brandy, and the newly introduced Bar flavor alcoholic beverages, and Golden Arches Development Corp., the master franchise holder of McDonald’s in the Philippines.