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Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Puerto Princesa August 23rd 2004

I had a chance to visit Palawan in 2004. We had an audit engagement in the Province of Palawan. It was super! It was my chance to go to other places in Palawan.. remote. We had to make confirmation of !... read more

AMANPULO

Asia » Philippines » Palawan October 11th 2003

birthday sunset

Moonchild

Peaceful island it is.. one must bathe in its waters and sink their feet in the sand to feel the serenity of the place. What you call postcard-picture-perfect is what you see everywhere you turn your head to here. From the small plane (which is the only way to reach this secret location) you will see islets dotting the ocean and as you descend you notice that you are heading to a runway in one of the islands and then will be surprised how such thing was on a place as remote as this. Propellers turning wildly as i looked out the window amazed by the beauty of the view. I have lived in the Philippines for more than 20 years and I never imagined there would be place as amazing as this in my country. ... read more

Coron Palawan -- A nepenthes Haven

Asia » Philippines » Palawan March 21st 2003

Viewtiful

millionesg

I had the chance to visit Coron Palawan last March 21, 2003 with the intention of escaping for a while from my very stressful work. Palawan is synonymous to island hopping, snorkling, kayaking and swimming. In short its a complete getaway from a very demanding world. Though I have been hearing that Nepenthes do florish on this part of the island, I have never expected that I would see them on my visit to the island. But before packing my things to Palawan, I make it a point to have a picture of some Nepenthes on hand as adviced by a friend so I can show it to the locals since these plants have different names as you go from places to places. Well he is right but the funny thing here is that there is ... read more

Brief history of Philippines

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta...more history

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