The ferry, MV Rabaul Queen, sank 80 kilometers east of Lae City, Papua New Guinea second-largest city, and 16 kilometers from shore, Thursday (February 2) morning. The ferry was on its way to Kimbe Wharf in West New Britain Province en route from Rabaul and into Lae.

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I was reading the news today when I noticed a news story about a vehicular accident happened in city of Tandag in Surigao del Sur. The news caught my interest since I came from Surigao del Sur, particularly in the town of San Agustin. According to the Inquirer, 4 people died in the accident when [...]

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The Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in the Western Philippines is now one of the official New Seven Wonders of Nature. The Founder-President of the New7Wonders confirmed it and congratulated the people of the Philippines for supporting the PPUR during the campaign during the his meeting with Puerto Princesa Mayor, Edward Hagedorn, PPUR Campaign Coordinator, [...]

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Maasin Country Lodge is located along the Canturing River in Barangay Mambajao, Maasin City Philippines. It offers 26 single and double rooms with bath. Rooms can be a non-aircon or fan only, air-conditioned, superior, de luxe, and matrimony.

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Actually, Manuel Moroun (84) along with an executive of the Detroit International Bridge Co, Dan Stamper (actually the President of the company), have been jailed through the order of the Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Prentis Edwards on Thursday, January 12, 2012 for failing to comply a court’s order issued on February 2010.

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At least 8 People Died and Evacuated more than 4,000 Passengers when Luxury Cruise Ship Costa Concordia Ran Aground in a Tiny Island

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The list of hotel and other accommodation that you can take if you’re in the city of Surigao.

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Last November 2011, my family visited Maasin City. And since it was already late night when we arrived there, so we decided to stay in a hotel overnight. We were at the Julies Bakeshop when I noticed the Ampil Pension.

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The “It’s more fun in the Philippines!” is actually the new slogan of the Department of Tourism campaign. The focus is to make it viral so that everyone will be aware why they should visit the Philippines. And its aim is for the country to get larger share of tourism market.

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On Thursday night, I learned from a news that a low pressure area has been upgraded to tropical storm and our province, Southern Leyte,   is one of the provinces where storm signal number 1 was raised. Just this morning, my wife called me up telling me that the classes were suspended by the Dep-Ed’s [...]

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