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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 tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese occupation during WWII, and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Philippines attained their independence. The 21-year rule of Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a widespread popular rebellion forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts, which prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992 and his administration was marked by greater stability and progress on economic reforms. In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998, but was succeeded by his vice-president, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, in January 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and widespread demonstrations led to his ouster. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected to a six-year term in May 2004. The Philippine Government faces threats from armed communist insurgencies and from Muslim separatists in the south. To be updated

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Sunset
Sunset
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
England The photos Sunset and Shhhhhhhh! were taken during a walk at a reservoir in Macclesfield. One of our co-workers had invited us to their house and was trying to show us a real Christmas Tree. We passed by the Cemetery on our way to buy Ginger bread on a rainy day at Grasmere. o o o Chinese Territory Yellow for me, is a happy color. There were lots of tiny Yellow Flowers at HK's Ocean Park. We finally got to eat the Chinese Food we'v [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 7th 2009 | 12 Views | [diary=451317]

Shhhhhhhh!
Cemetery
Yellow Flowers

Scuba Diving - El Capitan / USS Majaba in Subic Bay, Philippines My second dive in Subic Bay was at El Capitan (also known as USS Majaba). This dive was much shallower than my first... aorund 15 feet at its shallowest point and 50 feet at its deepest. Unfortunately, the visibility wasn't nearly as good at my first dive. I pretty much spent this dive just trying not to get seperated from the rest of my dive group. I was at the back and didn't see much because of all the silt that they had kicked up. Nevertheless, diving is diving [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 27th 2009 | 51 Views | [diary=448582]


By california nut
October 24th 2009
General Tips Asia » Philippines
The following are some tips that I learned when traveling to the Philippines: 1. Bring dollars and exchange into pesos at the airport. The best rate to get pesos was 42 peso/dollar in the US. When I arrived in Manila the airport had plenty of foreign exchange offices that were offering 47 pesos / dollar. 2. BEWARE of Taxi cab drivers - many are trying to overcharge. In Manila, to get from the international airport to the domestic airport you need to take a cab. It should cost no more than $3 for a white metered cab and maybe $5 for [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 25th 2009 | 104 Views | [diary=447652]


Sabang is an easy destination from Puerto Princesa. One could take a bus from San Jose station near Puerto Princesa or can book an underground river tour from Puerto Princesa, do the tour which takes about 2 hours, and then check into the hotel (this is what I did). The undergroung river tour is interesting, the most exciting part for me was getting there by boat which can be pretty exciting. Staying 3 days is about minimum. I met a guy who was going to stay 3 days and he's been there for 3 weeks. The big draw of Sabang is [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 24th 2009 | 116 Views | [diary=447654]

Getting to Underground River
Uligan Bay
Underground River

El Nido is an 8 hour bus ride from Puerto Princesa or 6 boat ride from Sabang which is how I got there. This is a must see if you are in Palawan. While in El Nido you must do the following 1. Go on an island tour - Tour A, Tour C 2. Rent a kayak from Art Cafe: Start at 8AM for 1/2 day. You will have too much fun and end up paying for a full day but you'll get your money's worth. 3. Rent motorcycles and explore the island. While on motorcycles, hike to the waterfall trail [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 25th 2009 | 148 Views | [diary=447686]

Tour A
Tour A - lunch spot
Tour A

Puerto Princesa is the capital of Palawan and is where you can take most flights from Manila and Cebu. I stayed at D'Lucky Garden which is close to the airport, offers Wi-fi, accepts credit cards, and has a decent restaurant. Tours can be booked directly from the hotel. Honda Bay was the first tour where you visit 3 islands in one day. I went on a day that started off cloudy with showers and ended up stormy with wind and waves. Lucky for me I remembered my rain jacket which was useful especially with the waves crashing over the bow of [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 24th 2009 | 99 Views | [diary=447115]

Dock in Palawan
Honda Bay Sea
PICT0016

October 1st marked the 60th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China. Mid autumn festival also landed at the same time so we got eight entire days off of school. Even though weve only been in China for about 2 months, it is already feeling pretty comfortable so I was definitely ready for a new trip. My friends and I decided early that because this is the most heavily traveled time of year in China, we would avoid the even larger than usual crowds and leave the country. We had our hearts set on going to Lombok; a tiny island near [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 20th 2009 | 121 Views | [diary=446218]


By burntbird
October 14th 2009
Once a Day! Asia » Philippines » Iligan » Santa Filomena
T Kiss!
T Kiss!
For my love.
Once each day, every single day. Oh, what a fun challenge. I will give it my best and I know my wife will be there at the finish line cheering me on...Thanks hon! For being my love. [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 14th 2009 | 47 Views | [diary=444803]


By Joe and Tracy
October 14th 2009
Philippines Asia » Philippines
Philippines Day 135 We had to get up before 4am in order to head to the airport for our manila flight so we were both feeling pretty tired. The flight itself was fine and we landed about 11am but as we had flown to a cheap out of town airport we then had a 2 hour bus transfer to the city of manila. We were also really annoyed that the bus cost $8 each as we both thought this was very expensive for Asia but as the airport was in the middle of nowhere there was not enough competition to drive [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 14th 2009 | 116 Views | [diary=444897]


By TinNiE
October 12th 2009
Another laid back town Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Coron
3 of the Seven Islands
3 of the Seven Islands
a.k.a. Siete Pecados
I still remember how my Dad used to tell us how he hates riding small propeller passenger planes and I wasn’t expecting that I was gonna ride one today. I could hear the engine roaring outside during the entire flight and the plane making a clumsy stomp when we finally landed at the Busuanga Airport. The flight wasn’t too bad, thanks to the good weather, but I’d still rather ride the Airbus! Our tour guide Ate Cristy and Kuya Joseph (our driver) picked us up at the airport. It’s about 45 minutes ride from the Busuanga Airport to Coron town proper [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 21st 2009 | 128 Views | [diary=446551]

Boats
Beautiful View
Clear water


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