An alleged apology  letter from the late US Senator, Robert F. Kennedy's  daughter, Kerry Kennedy is now circulating online. Kerry's letter confirmed that Philippine Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III indeed plagiarized her father's speech and demands a public apology.

We still read a lot about Senator Tito Sotto and the latest  was the Rappler's post with picture and video titled " Sotto, Enrile laugh off plagiarism complaints." Watching the video and looking at the photo, Sotto obvioulsy laughs just to hide the embarrassment  for plagiarizing but his face cannot hide the  true feeling of guiltiness  while Enrile and the people surrounding him obviously faked their laughs just to ride on the issue for a reason, well after all politics is politics.

Who would have thought that we have our own version of Niagara Falls right at the southeastern part of Mindanao? There lies Bislig City a.k.a  The Booming City By The Bay. It faces the Philippine Sea and keeps the beautiful Tinuy-an Falls in Brgy. Burboanan. It is a cascading three falls and known to be the widest in the country. During the rainy season, its thick white waters curtain the stair-like stones where it flows.

A waterfall massage would be nice to have in this beautiful place; truly picturesque and one of its kind. Visitors are allowed to enjoy the magnificent flowing water up to the third level. They were able to set up a 97-steps stairs at the right side of the falls and no one is allowed to go up without a guide. For safety purposes, visitors are not allowed to position themselves near the cliff part. It would be advisable to bring waterproof cameras as well because the mist is too strong even if you’re meters away.

For those who will be visiting this place from Davao City, it is usually included in the Surigao tour packages that would take at least 6 hours of travel. Most of the visitors would leave downtown Davao at around midnight and get to witness this stunning view early in the morning. You can bring along food and just rent one of their cottages. Rates in the place are very cheap for something as awesome as this one.

What are you waiting for? Schedule your off days and pay this marvelous place a visit.


Rates:
Entrance Fee – Php 20
Cottage Small – Php 200
Cottage Big - Php 300
Function Hall - Php 500
Life Jacket – Php 30 per hour
Table with Chair (4 chair) – Php 100
Chair- Php 10
Umbrella shed- Php 150
Gaket/Raft- Php 100
Parking Fee - Php 20
Boat- Php 50
Room Rental – Php 150 per Person


Photo source: http://gerryruiz.wordpress.com
Rates source: http://www.wayph.com" http://www.wayph.com

Hubby and I travels a lot. He loves  to take pictures of every places he visited and  have them all stored in a hard drive. When we moved to US from Qatar, all the hard drives were packed in one of the  foot lockers and I never had the chance to unpacked them. Last month, we moved from Oklahoma to Texas, and some of the stuff were still packed including the old photographs.

One of those pictures were our trip to Enchanted kingdom on our 2005 vacation to Philippines. That was hubby's second trip back home. Hubby loves to travel around the globe and Philippines is his favorite place to relax and unwind. In fact he is planning to retire there with me someday when all the kids are grown.

Enchanted Kingdom, located in Sta Rosa, Laguna, is the first and only world -class theme park in the Philippines that was opened to public in October 19, 1995 and now on its 17 years of giving the Filipino a fun place to spend the holidays and weekend. Right now it is the "Disneyland" of the Philippines. There is no comparison between the Disneyland and Enchanted Kingdom when it comes to size, fun rides, attractions and activities but at least the Philippines is proud to have something to offer to their people.

Here are some pictures taken from my sisters photo album during our  2010 visit to Enchanting Kingdom. You can see how everybody enjoyed the amusement park.





 The rides and attractions are   located into seven park  themed park zones:

1. Brooklyn Place- Take a journey down the street of Brooklyn, one of New York's five borough and reminisce the years of silent movies and slapstick comedies as entertainers parade down the cobblestone street.
2. Portabello- The sights and sound of the Caribbean Atmosphere can be found in this zone. Rio Grande is the  parks largest attraction were you can get wet and wild.
3. Boulderville- Is inspired by the dinosaur era, this prehistoric cartoon zone will capture your kids imagination. Dinosaur mascot and puppet show entertains  everyone who set foot in this zone .
4. Victoria Park- This park is inspired by Queen Victoria era. Grand Carousel is the zones centerpiece attraction.The parks mascot,"Eldar the Wizard" is here for you to meet,  greet and take photographs.
5. Midway Boardwalk- Coney Island, "Americas Playground" in the 1930's comes to life in this zone. They have Anchors Away, which I don't recommend so much  coz this is really too scary and breathe taking, Up Up and Away, Bump N' Splash and more.
6. Jungle Outpost- This zone sets in the the heart of the Amazon in the jungle of Central America. The main attraction is the jungle log Jam and the Swan Lake.
7. Spaceport- Here we can find the country's first  and only triple loop coaster that  turns riders upside down six times- 3 times forward and 3 times backward.

Overseas Filipinos Workers and their consignees in the Philippines are advised not to do
business with freight forwarding companies not accredited with DTI-PSB. The following
unaccredited companies were issued Formal Charges by the DTI-PSB and are subject of
complaints pertaining to balikbayan boxes.

Philippines
1. ABS-CBN Global Cargo Corporation
JJM Building 2, Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Brgy. Sto. Niño, Parañaque City
2. Aerosend
Blk. 2 Unit 7, 584 Tenorio Lopez St., Tondo, Manila
3. Alas Cargo Philippines
Bayan Bayanan Ave. Concepcion I, Marikina City
4. Associated Consolidation Express (ACE)
505 Quirino Avenue, Tambo,Parañaque City
5. Dausan International Forwarder
1933 A. Francisco Street, Sta. Ana, Manila
6. FACF Parcel Delivery
8410 Gomburza Street, Brgy. Sto Nino, Parañaque City
7. FRS Philippine Freight Services, Inc.
Unit 104 Cecile Ville Bldg., 1211 Quezon Avenue, Quezon, City
8. Gen Ex Cargo
No. 11 J.G. San Victores St., SEACOM Compound, San Antonio, Parañaque City
9. International Cargo Forwarder
503 Quirno Avenue, Tambo Parañaque City
10. J.J. Transglobal Brokerage
3909/3911 Dahlia Street, Sto Nino, Parañaque City
11. JAR Cargo Forwarders
503 Quirno Avenue, Tambo Parañaque City
12. Jonar Cargo
Stall 213 Building 2, FTI Complex, Western Bicutan, Taguig City
13. Joseph Glenn L. Galo
Unit 12 Residences North Road, Poblacion, Liloan, Cebu City
14. Mail Plus Cargo Carriers
Golden Homes Subdivision, SA #3 Sandoval Avenue, Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City
15. Manila Broker
503 Quirino Avenue, Tambo, Parañaque City
16. Maru Cargo Logistics Philippines
15016-A Fast Track Avenue, San Agustin Village, Parañaque City
17. Pacific Logistics International Cargo
567 Gen. Luna St., Dinayang, San Mateo, Rizal
18. Pentfast
Km. 17 Cervantes St., West Service Road, Parañaque City
19. R&M Cargo Services
STIL Building Sta. Agueda cor. Delbros Ave., Pascor Drive, Sto. Nino, Parañaque City
20. REN International Services
36 Laura Drive, Brgy. Bagumbayan,Taguig City
21. RDN Marketing & Cargo Forwarder
Pension House, Zamora St., Ozamis City
22. Rodah Cargo Manila  
Block 9, Lot 16, Road 6-A St., United Parañaque Subdivision 5 (UPS-5), Sucat,
Parañaque City
23. South Atlantic Cargo, Inc.
4 Elm St., West Fairview, Quezon City
24. Trico International Forwarding (Phils) Inc.
L62D Building 2, Mangosteen Road, FTI Complex, Taguig City
25. Vanwil Cargo Forwarder Inc.
B17 L2, Martineville, Canaynay Ave., Manuyo Dos Malaya St., Evacom, Las Piñas City
26. VCG Customs Brokerage
Guzmar Compound, 8178 Dr. A. Santos Avenue,Sucat, Parañaque City
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