Malacañang Palace, Philippines
It is known as a home and the official residence of the President of the Philippines. The palace is also referred to as the office of the president, as well as in everyday parlance and in the media. Malacañang Palace (Malacañan Palace) or Filipinos called it Palasyo ng Malakanyang is located along the north bank of the Pasig River in Manila. The term “Malacañang” is a metonym for the Philippine President’s administration, or the Executive branch. Read more
Taal Lake, Philippines
Taal Lake is a freshwater lake located in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon, Philippines. It is formerly known as Bombon Lake, is 60 km south of Manila. It is the deepest lake in the Philippines (172 m) and the third largest in area (234.2 km2). The active Taal Volcano, which is the one responsible for the lake’s sulfuric content, lies on an island in the center of the lake, called Volcano Island. The island is called pulo or islet by the locals.
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Exploring the Scenic Place of Intramuros
Intramuros or also known as the old capital of Manila is located on the southern side of the Pasig River close to the rivers entrance into Manila Bay. It was erected on the ruins of a Malay settlement and the strategic location attracted the attention of the conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, who took over the area in 1571 and proclaimed it as the Philippine colony’s new capital.
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Rizal Park, Philippines
Rizal Park is considered as the premier park of the country and everybody knows that it is located in Manila. It is at the northern end of Roxas Boulevard, overlooking Manila Bay. The Rizal Park of Manila is divided into three sections that begin with the 16- hectare Agrifina Circle that adjoins the Taft Avenue, the 22-hectare park extends down to Roxas Boulevard and the 10- hectare open field across the Roxas Boulevard that fronts the Quirino Grandstand.
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Cebu Magellan’s Cross
Magellan’s Cross is a Christian Cross planted by Portuguese and Spanish Explorers as ordered by Ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521. It is mainly located in a street aptly name for the first Portuguese to set foot in Cebu, Magallanes. He planted a cross to signify this important event about the propagation of the Roman Catholic faith in what is now Cebu, in central Philippines. The original cross is reputedly encased in another wooden cross for protection, as people started chipping it away in the belief that it had miraculous healing powers.
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Baguio City’s Burnham Park
Burnham Park is considered as Baguio City’s premier park and it is the most popular park in town. The park features an artificial boating lake in the center and is located right in the middle of Baguio City, and is named after Daniel H Burnham, the American architect and town planner who laid out Baguio. Burnham Park has also an orchidarium, a rose garden, a terrace restaurant, a children’s playground, bicycle lanes, and areas for basketball and other sports.
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Fort Santiago, Manila, Philippines
The area which is now occupied by Fort Santiago is a natural defensive position that has been used for centuries. Fort Santiago is a ruined old Spanish fort, now used as a park. There is a collection of rusting cars which belonged to previous Presidents dot the park. The fort is part of the structures of the walled city of Intramuros, in Manila, Philippines. The climb to the top of Fort Santiago is worth the view of the Pasig River.
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Mount Mayon is Philippines’ Major Tourist Attraction
This volcano stands about 150 miles south of Manila, the Philippine capital, and looms above the bustling city of Legazpi. More than 2400 meters (~8,000 feet) tall, Mayon is the most active of the numerous volcanoes dotting the Philippine Islands. The volcanoes of the Philippines, in turn, are part of a much longer chain of volcanoes, called the Ring of Fire, that encircles the Pacific Ocean from South America up to Alaska, across to Russia, and down through Japan and Indonesia.
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