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Arriving Bantayan

This sweet port was what met us when arriving from Cebu to Bantayan. We were in for a treat
Singapore to Cebu and then to Bantayan, our first Filipino escape – a return to deep-fried meats, extreme socioeconomic differences, and rock-bottom prices...

February 5th 2013
Singapore had been loads of fun but as any city of its size and modernity (not that there are THAT many) it had also proven rather frenetic, and we were excited at the prospects of the next stage in our travels: two weeks in the Philippines, where we had allowed ourselves to only choose two major destinations without any flying in between, and where the only major thing on our schedule was not hav ... read more
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Philippine Flag 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... ... read more
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