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purchase. It is a garden-styled restaurant
Seoul, South Korea, May 20,
that was built on 3000 sq meters of land.
2010 --- Yats International is itself
The property has excess land sufficient



  an stakeholder in Clark
Philippines owning and operating
several establishments in the
hospitality industry. Yats has
worked with local and foreign
investors to successfully establish
businesses inside Clark Freeport
in size to build a 20- to 40-room ³inn.´
It is located near Clearwater Resort &
Country Club within Clark Freeport¶s
Central Business District. Estimated
price for the land plus improvements is
are forced to make do with villas
US$550,000.
and townhouses, even if they
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attractive investment
opportunities:
Residential House and Lots
There is a 22000 sq meter (2.2
hectare) lot located adjacent to
 
the beautiful Clearwater Resort
and Country Club
(http://www.ClearwaterPhilippine
s.com) available for a 40-year
long lease. This prime property
located behind the shopping malls
of Clark's central business district
has a full view of the 2.5-hectare
lake of Clearwater Resort making
it a very attractive property for
residential development, a
subdivision of housing lots.
Estimated price for the land is
US$2.8 Million.
Mixed-used Condominium/Office
medium-rise building
 
such as a one- or two-bedroom
Even with the addition of 27 holes in
60-100sm apartment/condo.
2009 and 2010, there is an acute
Although Clark Philippines was
shortage golf tee times for at least 5-6
more of a travel, tourism and
months each year. Local players
recreational destination in the
compete with frustrated (golf) tourists
past, the emergence of large
from Korea and China for tee times.
businesses such as Texas
Unfortunately Clark Philippines doesn¶t
Instruments, Samsung and a
have the luxury of vast tracts of land
number of large BPO centers as
suitable for this type of development.
well as new casinos and hotels,
However there is a 93-hectare property
has led to an acute shortage of
within 30-minutes of Clark Freeport in
apartment units. There is a 30000
neighboring city of Magalang,
sq meter (3 hectare) property
Pampanga (adjacent to Angeles City)
located in Clark¶s central business
that was slated for golf course
district, actually neighboring
development. The development can
Texas Instruments, available for
acquire a small property inside Clark
sale (long lease). Business
Freeport to shuttle tourists from Clark to
activities approved for this
Magalang. The property lies on the
property include leisure and
foothills of the majestic Mount Arayat
tourism projects, resident, low-
with a full view of Clark and the entire
and medium-rise structures for
San Fernando valley, quite breathtaking.
mix-used including light industry
This is a free-hold property with
and warehouses aside from
commercial titles. Estimated price for



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are peculiarly absent in Clark
residential and vacation homes.
Estimate price for the land is
this land is US$10 Million.
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friendly business hotel in Manila
invites locals, tourists and expats to
the upcoming 37th Oasis Park
Philippine Golf Classic on May 17-
21. The Golf tournament will be
played on 5 different golf courses
in 5 days. The Oasis Park Hotel
Golf Classic features some of the
best golf clubs and golf courses in
Manila and the Philippines.
The Oasis Park Philippine Golf
Classic is a golf tournament played
in Stableford Format. Regular
players come from the Philippines
and different parts of the world like
Australia, Guam, USA and UK.
Aside from touring and playing at
the best golf courses in Manila,
prizes await the best of the best
golfers.
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For the 37th Golf Classic, Oasis
Park Hotel chose some of the best
and most popular golf courses in
Manila and the Philippines. This
year¶s courses include the
Canlubang North golf course
(adjacent greens on the 9th and
18th holes), Eastridge golf course
(play up the mountains and enjoy
the scenery), Forest Hills golf
course (2 golf courses designed by
2 golfing greats Jack Nicklau and
Arnold Palmer), Ayala Greenfields
golf course (designed by famous
golf course architect Robert Trent
Jones Jr.), and the Canlubang South
golf course (a local favorite and
one of the biggest golf courses in
the Philippines).
Each golf course was specifically
chosen for their quality, handicap,
its collection of rare labels but more
  
US$100,000 and $500,000. These
and environment. The Oasis Park
Hotel Philippine Golf Classic will
be followed by an awarding
ceremony for the winners of the
event.
About Oasis Park Hotel
The Oasis Park Hotel is a budget
friendly hotel in Manila,
Philippines within the city¶s main
hotel, business and tourists area.
Formerly known as the Park Hotel,
The Oasis Park Hotel has been
recently refurbished to enhance the
hotel¶s reputation and services to its
guests. Taking pride in its 20 years
of personalized touch and
individualized care and service for
guests, the Oasis Park Hotel is the
new standard in business economy
hotels in Manila Philippines.
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There are numerous opportunities
for investments between
opportunities are especially
attractive for semi-retirement
lifestyles. The easiest and safest
way to go about with this kind of
investments is to deal with an
existing business ± a locator as
business in Clark is called ± so
the investor is spared of the hassle
of dealing with red-tape and
bureaucracy that is always present
in third-world countries. The
existing locator has already
cleared the path so to speak and
even if it means asking for small
premium for a partnership, it is
very much worth the while of a
new investor to take this route.
Business opportunities depend
largely on the skills, interests and
experiences of the investors but
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establishments in these areas:
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space, construction and
engineering services, restaurants
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food from all corners of the world.
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restaurant was unable to serve the
very sought-after fresh lobsters
from Boston. Well, all that¶s
changed now as foodies flocked to
Yats Restaurant to enjoy a small
shipment of fresh Boston lobsters.
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wine connoisseurs for its breath of
styles and regions as well as depth
of vintages spanning over 100
years. It is also the first upscale
restaurant to promote BYO (Bring
Your Own wine with no corkage
fee) one night a week. Yats
Restaurant refutes the stigma that
fine-dining is synonymous with
over-pricing. At Yats, fine-dining is
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quality as well as deep respect for
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for lunch and dinner. Yats
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the menu contains both familiar
fares done to perfection and
exquisite gourmet dishes involving
ingredients flown in from all over
the world such as NZ venison,
Dutch Veal Osso Buco and
Australian Kangaroo.
The wine list of this fine-dining
restaurant is legendary not only for
restaurant in Clark Philippines? Once
in Clark Freeport, go straight until
hitting Mimosa. Enter Mimosa, stay
on the left on Mimosa Drive, go past
the Holiday Inn and Yats Restaurant
(green top, independent 1-story
structure) is on the left. Just past the
Yats Restaurant is the London Pub.
Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn,
Mimosa, Clark Freeport, Pampanga,
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days of summer by having an exciting trip to
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resort¶s luxurious and elegant suites provide the
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During the guests¶ stay, daily gourmet breakfast,
lunch and dinner, all non-alcoholic beverages
and a selected range of regional alcoholic
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My Hometown - Narvacan
Let me give you a brief overview of Narvacan's
history...

They once called our town a "Ghost town" for it is

where corpses and dead bodies were thrown.
Narvacan had this eerie impression to people in time
of Marcos' administration until such time they already
used to it and people living here were no longer
affected with whatever they describe our little town.

Until, a person was elected and became the mayor of

the town. Everything has changed. Honorable Mayor
Edgardo D. Zaragoza has proven to everyone that
what they thin about Narvacan was all wrong.


He did everything to change the image of our town.

And until now, Narvacan seize to continue this
changes and becoming more progressive as time
passes. Narvacaneos were than ful and proud of their


municipal mayor for improving our town ma ing it



peaceful and solemn unli e before.



In terms of geographic history, Narvacan was

discovered by panish forces under the supervision of


the navigator Capt. Juan de alcedo. Narvacan was



derived from the word "Nalba an" which was uttered



by a native when as ed what was the name of their



place. The group speculated it was the name of the

place when actually what the native leader meant was
to as them if they were shipwrec ed. From then on,


they called it "Narvacan".

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that has the first Roman Catholic parish in August 25,

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years passed, its population increases as they

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barangays, it is considered as one of the large towns

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Ilocos. Me and three other friends drove all the
way from Manila to Vigan, Laoag, Bangui,
Pagudpud and back in a span of four days.
Our mission was to see the famous places in
conservative with your budget and make sure you
can cover it. Don¶t ruin your vacation by running
out of money.
We left Manila very early morning on Thursday.
We drove a Toyota Revo AUV on a full tank
main reason for choosing the place was actually
the ambiance and the great customer service of the
staff.
The next day, we had our tour of Vigan, courtesy
of one of the Villa Angela staff, Kuya Tony. He
offered to take us around while giving us bits of
 
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 and many others. We also saw
tourist destinations as we can, eat only in local
restaurants and of course, enjoy our time together.
Armed only with internet research, hotel
up in Manila because the the price of gasoline is
more expensive as you drive further up north. We
had a few stops along the way, not just to rest and
eat but also to buy some snacks for the road.
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Vigan¶s handloom weaving and pottery making
industries.
We were lucky to have a ³free´ tour guide. But in
any case, there¶s a Tourism office in Vigan where
brochures and some street smarts, we set out to see $#*


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was set at P10,000 per person which was inclusive
of everything from gasoline, food, accommodation
and others.
Personally, I thought this was too expensive but
was advised that this was a just conservative
estimate. At the end of the trip, I would find out
that this was indeed a very conservative budget.
buy them at the grocery where it¶s cheaper. Bring
a cooler to keep your drinks cold. Snacks are
expensive in gas stations and bus stop overs.
We arrived in Vigan early evening. We didn¶t have
any hotel reservations so we went around to scout
for the best deal available. We decided to stay in
Villa Angela based upon the recommendation
from a friend. It¶s not the cheapest place to stay in
see and visit around town. The people of Vigan are
also friendly and will give you proper directions
when asked. Everybody seems to know how to
speak Tagalog and English so there¶s no language
barrier.
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It would entail a long drive from Manila to
Ilocos, good thing Florida Bus makes that trip
all worthwhile for its passengers. We left Manila
Sunday and arrived in Ilocos Monday morning.
Upon arrival we were greeted by the warm
smiles of the Ilocanos and were met by Mr.
James Galano, private secretary to Mayor
Bonifacio Clemente Jr. The gentleman was very
helpful and accommodating truly explaining
each beautiful feature of Paoay to us. We were
also met by Engr. Jose E. Cacayorin, the town¶s
tourism consultant. This man is very passionate
about tourism that he devoted a good amount of
his life in showcasing Paoay as a unique travel
experience and indeed it is a truly unique travel
experience. We first visited the hotel in front of
the municipal hall, Casa Dona Emilia and we
were given a delicious snack to revived up our
first photo shoot which the St. Augustine
Church.
Paoay is a 4th class municipality in Ilocos Norte
most famous for its church, Paoay Church or the
St. Augustine Church. The magnificent structure
has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage
site and is now undergoing restoration to
preserve its grandeur. Aside from its
architectural significance, Paoay Church, its bell
tower to be exact, has a very important role in
history as well. It became an observation post
for our Katipuneros during the revolutionary
years and later as an observation post during the
Japanese times. It has served as a fortress for our
countrymen and is still a fortress of culture,
history, and heritage for the Ilocanos. Paoay
Church is considered an earthquake Baroque
structure. Intricately integrated in its design are
corals, bricks, Oriental and Baroque inspired
ornaments. Paoay Church is just one of the
places to visit in Paoay, Ilocos Norte.
What is a trip to Paoay without tasting its
delicious delicacies? Across Paoay Church is
Herencia Café with a Paris inspired mural, but
reflecting on the graphics one can get a feel of
the true Paoay spirit. Herencia Café serves
Pinakbet Pizza. Yes, the pizza for every
vegetable lover. They wouldn¶t share the secret
to this tasty treasure but who cares once you
indulge on this treat you can¶t think of anything
else. They also have dinuguan pizza, although
dinuguan is not a native of Ilocos, the dinuguan
pizza is. Who would have thought this staple,
ulam, could become a tasty snack treat. Trust
Ilocanos to weave their magic in the kitchen and
tourists will be under the spell of their tasty
concoctions.
Malacañang of the North is also a noteworthy
place. This was built to house the former
President Ferdinand Marcos, who is a son of
Ilocos. This place is now a museum and a
reminder of the once lavish lifestyle of the
former President. The place is fronted by Paoay
Lake and could be a great spot for jet skiing and
water sports. It also has a golf course for anyone
who wants to indulge in this kind of sport. The
wooden structure is now beginning to show the
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duress of time but it is being restored through
fees collected from visitors to constantly remind
us of the significance Paoay has placed in our
nation¶s history and culture.
Another Paoay magic, is the Nagbacalan
loomweavers. This handiwork is made by the
natives. They incorporated the colors of the
island to their work. They were inspired by the
lazy days of Paoay it has become a signature of
their creations. The Nagbacalan loomweavers is
fronting Paoay Lake and it has become a museo
for them. Countless foreign designers have
worked with the Nagbacalan loomweavers
because of their well crafted handiworks.
And if this is not enough visual treat, you can
also check out Culili Point, from a vantage view
it¶s almost like an Indian man over looking
China Sea. During summer, the place looks like
a desert, without a grass in sight, you¶d thought
you were somewhere in the Middle East. This
exciting sight has just been recently discover
proving Paoay has a lot of surprises to offer its
visitors.
It was a long day at Paoay but still our gracious
host Mr. James Galano, drove us to the bus
station for our next itinerary Pagudpud, showing
us the real Ilocano value of taking care of its
visitors.
Paoay Ilocos Norte, a truly unique travel
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Iloilo City is the economic center of the
Western Visayas Region in the Philippines and
is also the capital of Iloilo Province. It has a
busy international airport that connects the city
to major destinations in the country and the rest
of the world. The city's fish port complex is just
as busy with millions of kilograms of fish
shipped in and out yearly. Iloilo City also has a
strong banking industry with different sizes of
banks operating.
The place has enjoyed a growing economy
even before the Spanish came to colonize the
territory. It once had a strong textile industry
sometime in the 18th century. After that, the
city's sugar industry gained strength. Even after
World War II and its accompanying
devastation, Iloilo City was able to regain
economic strength at a moderate pace.

 

The weather here is pretty much the same with
most of the country. The best time of the year to
visit Iloilo City is from October to May, which
are the dry months. The months from June to
September are within the season for tropical
rains. Many of the attractions here display the
city's historical heritage while others showcase
the natural beauty that abounds in the place.




 
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cooking. A very huge favorite among the many
The following are some of Iloilo City's
historical attractions. Plaza Libertad was the
flag-raising site when the city was surrendered
to the First Philippine Republic in 1898. The
Panay Liberation Marker was erected to
commemorate the liberation from Japanese rule
in 1945. Other historical attractions of the city
include a host of buildings that date back to the
Spanish and American colonial eras. Some of
these are Tigbauan Church, which was erected
in 1592, and San Joaquin Church.
Natural attractions here will become fascinating
havens for wandering souls. You may want to
visit the palm-fringed white sands of Sicogon
Island. There are several waterfalls that are
worth hunting for like the San Juan Falls, which
is a series of waterfalls surrounded by lush
foliage, that is just around six kilometers from
the town of Sara. Other natural attractions here
include Mount Napulac, Isla De Gigantes, and
Tinagong Dagat.
Yet another reason to visit Iloilo City are the
many wonderful festivals that are celebrated
year round. January nights are made bright in
blazing displays during the annual fireworks
contest. Colorful parades and street dancing are
major highlights during the city's Ati-atihan
Festival. If you would love to see bullfights
then come over to the Pasungay Festival in
January. Water buffaloes will make you eat
their dust as you watch the Carabao-Carroza
Race in May.
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The people of Iloilo City are renowned for their
If you prefer to stay in standard class and mid-
delicacies here is the ever-famous La Paz
Batchoy. Restaurants in the city will most likely
have this in their menu. This dish will usually
cost around P50 to P60. The best of Filipino
delicacies are served in restaurants like Deco's
La Paz Batchoy, Afrique's Restaurant, and
Barrio Inasal.
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Breakthrough Seafood and Restaurant in Santo
Niño Norte, Mansion Garden Restaurant in 6 P.
Gomez Street, Krua Thai Restaurant in
Smallville Business Center, Mang Inasal
Restaurant on Valeria Street, Tatoy's Manokan
and Seafood in Santo Niño Sur, and the South
Park Grill in Barangay Nanga.
However, if you crave for other cuisine then two
places in the city that will definitely have what
you're looking for are the malls. SM Iloilo and
Robinsons Place house many restaurants that
serve various dishes and flavors. You'll most
likely find fast food stalls and restaurants here as
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There are some first class hotels in Iloilo City for
visitors to choose from. Some hotels of this class
are Hotel del Rio on M. H. Del Pilar Street,
which is only 10 minutes away from the
downtown area, Amigo Terrace Hotel at the
corner of Iznart and Delgado, and the Sarabia
Manor Hotel in 101 General Luna Street. Rates
for in these hotels start around P1,000 or about
range hotels then you'll find a lot of those here in
Iloilo City. Some probable choices are Days
Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel, Iloilo Grand Hotel,
Grand Dame Hotel, and Iloilo Business Hotel.
Being the economic hub of the Western Visayas
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Filipino migrants who became farm workers. what people here do. songs. In fact, I¶m currently preparing my own
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better life for their children. Nowadays, the fruit 1130AM, and statewide oceanic digital cable Hawaii. I¶m actually working for NBI director
of their initiative is evident, with more and more channel 882. Soon, listeners can tune in to these Attorney Victor Bessat as a special agent of the
Filipinos migrating into the United States. They stations via live streaming on the internet. Hawaii based NBI taskforce. I follow job orders
left a golden inheritance (balitok ballasiw taaw) Something big is also happening as we celebrate of criminal cases here at Hawaii-based.
to Filipinos living around the world. our 5th anniversary on May 21, 2010. KPHI,
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