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Moriones Festival

Posted on August 10, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals, Paradise Philippines

Having the shape of a human heart, the island province of Marinduque rests in the midst of the sea. This province, although small, is well-known not only in the Paradise Philippines but also to tourists for its beautiful places, unique customs, traditions and festivals.

Among these is the Moriones Festival, which is observed during Holy Week. Morion, which means “mask” or “visor”, is a part of the Roman armor which covers the face. In turn, Moriones refers to the repenting people clad in costumes and masks searching for Longinus.

The festival re-enacts the story of the Roman Centurion Longinus, who was blind in one eye. Legend has it that when Longinus pierced the side of the crucified Christ, blood spurted out and some of it came in contact with his blind eye, restoring his sight. With this, Longinus converted to Christianity. This greatly angered his fellow centurions, who turn to capturing and beheading him.

This festival is well-known for its painted masks, helmets, and Roman costumes. It is held in the towns of Boac and Mogpog.

Palawan

Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Palawan

Palawan is part of the Paradise Philippines. It is located in the Western Visayas Region. It’s Capital is Puerto Princesa City, considered as one of the largest province in the Philippines according to its land area. The name Palawan came from the largest island which is Palawan Island.

Here are the Municipalities of Palawan

Palawan is 2,000 kilometers of irregular coastline that is with in the 1,780 islands and islets of the Paradise Philippines.

Palawan is famous because of the list below:

• World’s Largest Pearl
  
  • Pearl of Allah as the Muslims call it, its the worlds largest pearl, found by the son of Wilburn Dowell Cobb a American Mining Engineer spent his childhood here in the Philippines on May 7, 1934. The 9.45 inches in diameter and weighing 6.4 kilograms(14.1 lb) or 127,574 pearl grains or 31,893.60 carats the Pearl of Allah is stored in a museum here in the Paradise Philippines

  

• Calauit Game Preserve & Wildlife Sanctuary
  

  

  • This sanctuary for wildlife is established on August 31, 1976 by the former President Ferdinand Marcos by virtue of the Presidential Decree No.1578 and was initiated by the response to the appeal of International Union for the Conservation of Nature to help save African Wildlife.

    

• Coron Reefs, Coron Bay, Busuanga
  

  

  • The Limestone Cliffs of the Coron Reefs in Northern Palawan has 7 enchanting lakes that sorrounds the cliffs, near Coron. There are 12 World War II Japanese shipwrecks in Busuanga Island which can be considered a divers paradise for its a exploration for enthusiasts.

    

• El Nido Marine Reserve Park
  • Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
    • This National Park is located in the City of Puerto Princesa just 50 kilometers north. This National Park is managed since 1992 by the Puerto Princesa Government, this Paradise Philippines treasure is situated in Saint Paul Mountain Ranges in the northern coast of the island.
    • Also known to the natives as St. Paul’s Subterranean River National Park
    • This beautiful lanscape features a 8.2 km limestone karst mountain with an underground river which is reputed as the world’s longest, the cave includes stalactites and stalagmite formation.
  • Tubbataha Reef Marine Park

    

    • This Marine Park is located 98 miles (181 km) southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. On August 11, 1988 the National Tubbataha Marine Park was established, with an area of 33,2000 hectares (82,000 acres).
    • With the combination of two Samal words, the word “tubbataha” is born which means “a long reef exposed at low tide“.
    • It’s made up of two Coral Atolls (oceanic reef formation).
      • North Atoll is 16 kilometers (10 miles) long and 5 kilometers (3 miles) wide.
      • South Atoll is 5 kilometers (3 miles) long and 3 kilometers (1.86411358 miles) in wide.

Provinces of the Philippines

Posted on July 7, 2007 - Filed Under Provinces

This is the Paradise Philippines is divided in 81 Provinces, its subdivided into cities and municipalities. With all of those into place there are really endless places to go to. You can never expect that there is such a place in the world like the Philippines. But there is, and I, as a Filipino living in this paradise, there is no one that can force me to leave it.

Below are the different Provinces of the Philippines, indicated there are the KM² and the MI², also included is the Capital for each of the provinces.

Hope this list has given you a simple overview of the different places that you can go to while here in the Paradise of the Philippines.

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