Tsinelas Festival does not happen only in Liliw, Laguna. Up north in Nueva Ecija, the city of Gapan also holds its annual Tsinelas Festival to mark the anniversary of its cityhood! It is celebrated with a parade of floats which are decorated with slippers of all shapes, colors and sizes. There’s also a lot of street dancing, strengthening its claim of being the North Slippers Capital of the Philippines.

Tsinelas Festival is celebrated on August 25.

It’s NAME THAT BEACH time once again!!!

If this is your first-time here, then here’s some enlightenment. During NAME THAT BEACH time, we feature a photo of a beach that is sent in by a user. Your task is to figure out the island or province in which the picture was taken! Sweet, no? So let’s start! Here’s NAME THAT BEACH No. 11

The country’s favorite budget airlines Cebu Pacific has another treat!

Its 50% OFF Seat Sale begins today, July 29 to August 1! This includes ALL domestic and international destinations from October 1 to November 30, 2010!

Again, here are the details:
Sale Period: July 29 to August 1, 2010
Travel Period: October 1 to November 30, 2010

Hurry! Remember the Poor Traveler’s Cebu Pacific promo booking tips to help you book successfully. Read it here: http://www.thepoortraveler.net/2010/06/30/how-to-book-a-piso-fare-flight-with-cebu-pacific/

Book at Cebu Pacific Air’s official website www.cebupacificair.com

It’s time for our favorite guessing game! I know, I know, it’s not Monday yet but we missed posting one last Monday so we have to make up for it.

Again, the mechanics are easy. We post a picture of a beach and you tell us the province or island the photo was taken. Easy, no? This week, we made it a little more difficult for you. Here is Name That Beach No. 9

Any guesses?

Clue: Big waves.

Hi guys, we here at PhilippineBeaches.org want you to be safe wherever you may be traveling to. Thus, we’re sharing this bit of news from Cebu Pacific Air Twitter account.

Advisory: The following flights are cancelled due to Typhoon Basyang:

5J 381/382 – MNL-Cagayan
5J 473/474 – MNL-Bacolod
5J 451/452 -MNL-Iloilo
5J 559/560 – MNL-Cebu
5J 651/652 – MNL-Tacloban
5J 961/962 – MNL-Davao

Please stay tuned for more travel advisories, updates and news on other possible flight cancellations.

Monday is NAME THAT BEACH Day!

Here at PhilippineBeaches.org, we feature a photo of a beach in the Philippines sent in by one of our readers and let our readers guess in which province or island the picture was taken!

Let’s begin! Here’s Name That Beach No.8!

Got an idea? Hit the comment button now!

Photo courtesy of Rolen Facundo!

Pictures by: Jesh Pinay
When: June 13-14, 2010
Where: Camiguin, Cagayan de Oro

Here’s sample of mine, when i went to Camiguin Island with my friend Rachel Rallos last June 13-14.
We had fun and enjoy the spectacular place in a low budget. hehehe. Getting there is affordable and easy.
Nice place, cool beach(white island) and friendly locals.

Monday is NAME THAT BEACH Day! So here’s the seventh beach in this series.

Is this your first time here? NAME THAT BEACH is a category in this blog where we post a picture sent in by one of our users and you guess in which island or province the photo was taken! Cool, huh?

So here it is! Go!

A June 5 article of the Manila Bulletin reported that Korean and Chinese nationals top the lists of the most foreign tourists who visited the Boracay Island in Aklan from January to April of this year. This report was said to had been based on the records of the Tourism Department.

Records show that 29,379 Koreans arrived in Boracay in the first four months. Almost 7000 in April alone.

Meanwhile, 14,382 tourists from mainland China flew from Beijing to Kalibo, Aklan directly. Over 3000 in April alone. Thanks to Kalibo International Airport.

Europeans also make a big fraction with 13,889 tourists from Europe visiting the island in the same period.

The good news is that the number of tourists who set foot on Boracay increased by 16.9% in first quarter 2010. Over 291,000 domestic and foreign tourists visited this famous Philippine island as of April, far higher than last year’s almost 251,000.

You can scream “overrated” all you want but Boracay really is making waves in Philippine tourism.

It’s MONDAY again! What does it mean? It means it’s NAME THAT BEACH time once again!

Is this your first time here? NAME THAT BEACH is a category in this blog where we post a picture sent in by one of our users and you guess in which island or province the photo was taken! Cool, huh?

If you’re ready, here’s Name that Beach no. six!

If you know the answer, go hit the comment button!