Island Rescue Organization (IRO)

The most common pet houses are cat and house. What if I would say to all that they are still cat and dog that need shelter, care, and love from us? Would you like to adopt one of them even if you know they grow up in the street?

Luckily, Island Rescue Organization (IRO) a non-profit organization are welcome to rescue those cat and dogs who need help from us. IRO is one of the organization that has a mission to rescue those pets.

With the used of our donations, we could help IRO in continuing their mission. 

Island Rescue Organization is the first non-profit organization that existed in Cebu City. IRO is associated with the Friends for the Protection of Animals, a USA-based 501(c) tax exempt non-profit organization. Founded in February, 2010 by a handful of animal lovers, IRO's members and core volunteers include lawyers, doctors, students, nurses, IT workers, retirees, chefs, teachers, foreigners, Filipinos, the wealthy, the poor: a cross-section of the Cebu population at large, all united by their love of animals.

How could you adopt?

Just simply fill-up the form here >> http://www.islandrescue.org/contacts/contact-iro.html or use IRO adoption email form. 

Remember, it's not a guarantee that you could adopt since they are following the process to ensure that dog and cats are in good hand.

If you don't want to adopt but you cared about the animals cared by IRO simply donate as much as you want. 

Just visit: http://www.islandrescue.org/index.php

Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IslandRescueOrganization

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Andy Hotel: Affordable Hotel in Mandaue

Andy Hotel is one of the sponsor of World Blogathon 2012. Andy Hotel function room is the place where World Blogathon 2012 held care of Ms. Barbie Romeo, Operations General Manager of Andy Hotel.

Andy Hotel is located at the heart of Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. They are the newest business class hotel.

Andy Hotel Vision

Andy Hotel visualizes becoming the leading business class hotel in the entire Cebu Province as well in the region by the year 2020.  We envision being a hotel committed to provide exceptional customer service with the warmth of Filipino Hospitality.

Andy Hotel Mission

The company is in the hospitality business and our goal is to thoroughly understand the needs of patrons and associates, to consistently exceed their expectations by delivering personal, effective and efficient services to them. Also, to work at a profit so that we will be able to make the necessary investments into our infrastructure and to hire creative and competent staff to ensure the highest level of satisfaction for guests and business partners alike.

Direction of Andy Hotel

Why Andy Hotel?

• 15-20 minutes from the Airport
• 10-15 minutes from Cebu Ports
• 5-10 minutes from Cebu North Bus Terminal
• 30-45 minutes from Cebu South Bus Terminal
• 10 minutes from SM City Cebu
• 15 minutes from Ayala Center Cebu
• 5 minutes from Parkmall
• 2 minutes from J Centre Mall
• First Class Experience but affordable rates

if you want a Function Room Package Quotation with meals and/or room accommodations

This special offer is valid until DECEMBER 2012.

Christmas Party Package

Sinulog Package

For Reservations and Inquiries:

Email us at: andyhotel888@yahoo.com

Log-on to http://www.andyhotel.net

Location: 727 A.S Fortuna Street, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines, 6014

Fax Number: (032)520-6688

Call Us: (032)520-9988, 420-2080

Text or Call Us: 0917-3270105, 0917-3270106, 0947-3474775, 0923-9070589

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Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndyHotelCebu

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NUESTRA SEÑORA VIRGEN DE REGLA FLUVIAL PROCESSION 2012

NUESTRA SEÑORA VIRGEN DE REGLA FLUVIAL PROCESSION 2012

Lapu-Lapu City’s Fluvial Procession in honor of the Virgin of the Rule, now on its 12th year, will be held on November 12, 2012, marking the first day of the novena mass in honor of our patron saint.

The fluvial procession will set sail at 7:00 a.m. from the Pacific Cebu Resort wharf at Suba-basbas and will culminate at Muelle Osmeña at around 9:00 am. after covering a distance of almost three fourths of the coastal line in Mactan Island.

Initiated by the City Tourism Commission, the fluvial procession has since gained cooperation from the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary, Pacific Cebu Resort, Pumpboat Operators, Jet Ski Operators, Catholic Religious Groups, the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) and the Metro Ferry Corporation.

Tourism Commission Chairman Damian T. Gomez Jr. leads the fluvial committee while Commissioner Naty Amores is over-all coordinator.

Following the 5:30 am. Mass that will be held at the Marigondon Parish Church, the icon of the city's patron saint will be brought by motorcade to the Pacific Cebu Resort where it will be boarded on a yacht offered by Mr. Lee Joseph Gonzales. The flower arrangement will be donated by an anonymous Marian devotee.

While the procession is sea-borne a chopper from the Philippine Air Force will drop the first shower of Petals. Two other drops will follow in the vicinity of Marcelo Fernan Bridge and at the Muelle Osmeña before the yacht docks signalling the end of the procession.

The best decorated and most symbolic pump boat (out-rigger vessel) will be awarded prizes. This year’s board of judges for the contest is still to be decided by the Tourism Commission and will be announced at a later date.

The M/B Birhen sa Regla, the city owned sea ambulance will be provided to the medical group. Boyla vessel will be provided to the members of the media who wants to cover the event. Boarding passes can be procured at the Lapu-Lapu City Tourism Office.

For reservation please contact Sunshine V. Alegre at Telephone number 341-1644.

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Harold’s Hotel – A Premier Business Hotel

Harold’s Hotel was opened last February 2011 which tells they exist for 15 months. Harold’s Hotel presents a vantage point for guests with business or leisure reasons in the city.

Where Harold’s Hotel located?

It was located in the uptown area of Cebu City, 30 minutes from Mactan International Airport and just 10 minutes away from financia districts, government offices, prime universities and colleges and major shopping centers such as Ayala Center Mall, Metro Ayala.

If you want to look for their rooms, they have 90 spacious rooms where 36 Superior Rooms, 45 Deluxe Rooms and 9 Executive suites.

What are the Harold’s Hotel room amenities?

•  Memory foam beds
• 32-inch LCD TV with international cable channels
• Additional phone in the bathrooms
•  Bidet toilet spray
• Complimentary wired or wireless internet connection
• Wide working desk
• Electronic Safe
• Coffee or tea set-up
• Fully-stocked mini bar
• Iron and pressing board
• Hair Dryer
• Master light switch by the bedside
• Electrical outlets located conveniently
• Solid soundproof doors

What is the size of each Harold’s hotel rooms?

For their Superior rooms have 40sqm, for Deluxe rooms has a floor area of 42sqm and 51sqm for the Executive rooms.

What about the price?

If you take a look for the room amenities all you can say is that their price is just right. You will not regret for the price since the amenities also perfect for a businessman, ordinary people needs.

• Superior Rooms – PHP 2,500net
• Deluxe Room – PHP 3,200net
• Executive Suite – PHP 5,500net

Again, price is just right for each room because of their amenities. Their rooms are nice place to relax with because their beds are not movable means that even you move hardly beds are still on place.

They have their H Café’s Restaurant, Fitness Center, Business Center, Meeting Facilities and Bread & Co which serves to their customers nicely with a smile and respectful greetings.

Harold’s Hotel – my Harolds!

Business as you please

Get some satiscation

Indulge your Passion

Glory in the Details

Live it Up!

For reservations: call (032) 505-7777 or visit www.haroldshotel.com

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Relax at H-Café – Harold’s Hotel

Upon entering on a restaurant, café, or any food establishment customers look unto the place of the food establishment from the destination, ambiance, the price, the staff and many more.

Most of us know that Cebu City is one of the places that we could find a lot of food establishments. We could find them near at school, near the offices, or even on the “kanto” because everybody will eat. Most of the business oriented people recommended it as a starting business since as what they’ve said everybody will eat and it depends on how the business owner makes his/her gimik.

One of the factors that customers look upon to a food establishment is the price of the food. Customers look on the food that they eat and compare it by price if they pay wisely.

Good thing that H-Café has it all that customers that are looking for from the destination, ambiance, price, staff and many more. During the launching of the their new recipes of H-Café cooked by Chef Dionisio Delos Reyes such as Crispy Pata, Beefsteak Cebuano, and Tablea Choco Moist Cake the new recipes are all good and worth it.

I like when I eat the Crispy Pata because the juicyness of the meat and the crispy skin of the Pata. When I sliced the Crispy Pata you could smell, crispy of the Crispy Pata. You could easily slice the Crispy Pata well without forced since the meat is cooked well. Try their Crispy Pata and you could say “Hhmm,, Yummy! Delisyoso”. :D Spanish yun ah!

Tablea Choco Moist Cake is one the unique cake that I ever eat from the ingredients it “Tablea”. Tablea is a product of “Kakaw” which also be the ingredients to make a “Cocoa”. You could also smell the “tablea” especially when you eat since you could also feel that you’re eating the tablea. Tablea is the ingredients of the Tablea Choco Moist Cake and they also use the tablea to cover the pan of the cake and the design. Yummy Tablea Choco Moist Cake!

The ambiance of H-Café is good. When I enter the restaurant, only one word comes to my mouth “Wow”.  Their General Manager Hembler Mendoza is socializing to their customers and friendly.

I would like you to invite to visit and eat their recipes, food and many more because all services are unforgettable and worth it,

H-Cafes are open daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Enjoy the H-Café buffet which is Breakfast Buffet at PHP250 net, Weekend Buffet at PHP 450 net and Lunch & Dinner Set Menu at PHP 199 net. All foods that they cater to their customers are international cuisine. Satisfy your taste buds and explore a wide range of international cuisines.

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Enjoy the Rampada 2012

As part of the event Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012, the 2^nd Rampada 2012 was also held last April 28, 2012. It was my first time to attend Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012 it includes Kadaugan sa Mactan Re-enactment 2012 and Rampada 2012.

For the 2-day celebration of 491^st Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012 (April 27-28, 2012). Sponsors of Kadaugan sa Mactan also have their own booth every evening like Let.Share.TV, MOR Lupig Sila Booth, WildFM Booth and a lot more booth. It was the 491^st anniversary of Kadaugan sa Mactan.

Every booth have their own stage,band, hosts and way to make tourist and oponganons happy. As part of Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012, RAMPADA 2012 sponsored by Let.Share.TV was also held with their 360degree stage at the front of Lapu-Lapu City Hall.

Before the barangay showcase their contigent for Rampada 2012, barangay showcase first their talent like Impretative Dance, Singing, Beatbox, Comedy Show and a lot more.

What is Rampada?

Rampada is the highlighted event of Kadaugan sa Mactan. It’s a fancy dance parade that in honor to Reyna Bulakna. Rampada is divided into 2 Cebuano words “RAMPA” and “KARSADA”. Rampada is a short name for “RAMPADA SA KARSADA”.

It started last year with the help of Honorable Harry Radaza – a city councilor of Lapu-Lapu City. Rampada is a yearly competition as part of the event for Kadaugan sa Mactan. Rampada is divided into 3 categories – 1.) Barangay Category, 2.) Open Category and lastly 3.) Reyna Bulakna. Every contigent must have Reyna Bulakna to compete to Reyna Bulakna Category.

Here are the prizes of Rampada 2012:

Barangay Category

• PHP30, 000 and Choreographer - PHP2, 000
• PHP40,000 and Choreographer – PHP3, 000
• PHP 50, 000 and Choregrapher – PHP5,000

Open Category

• PHP50, 000 and Choreographer – PHP2, 000
• PHP100, 000 and Choreographer – PHP3, 000
• PHP150, 000 and Choreographer – PHP5, 000

CONSOLATION PRIZE: PHP15, 000

And here are the lists of Winners of RAMPADA (RAMPA SA KARSADA)

Barangay Category:

• Barangay Pajac
• Barangay Pajo
• Barangay Buaya

Open Category:

• Barangay Pajo
• Imperial Palace and Waterpark Resort and Spa
• Barangay Buaya

REYNA BULAKNA 2012: Barangay Gun.ob

For the complete list of 14 Rampada 2012 contigent in particular order

1. Barangay Looc
2. Barangay Maribago
3. Barangay Pusok
4. Barangay Pajac
5. Barangay Babang
6. Barangay Pajo
7. Barangay Mactan
8. Barangay Bankal
9. Barangay Buaya
10. Imperial Palace Waterspark Resort and Spa
11. Barangay Gun-ob
12. Barangay Basak
13. Barangay Ibo
14. Barangay Poblacion

For Rampada 2012 Minor Awards

Best in Costume – Barangay Buaya

Most Colorful – Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa

Most Lively – Barangay Buaya

Best in Hairdress – Imperial Palace

Best in Rampa – Barangay Buaya

As I remember with the Rampada Jingle “Everybody bets have some fun”. It was my first time to attend with the Rampada 2012 and I would really agree with the quoted line of the Rampada Jingle. I think everybody was having fun with Rampada 2012.

Here are my observations with the Rampada 2012:

The hairdress of the dancers are very colorful and I could see the effort in making the hairdress. No drums and buggles because only Rampada Jingle was played and I loved that. As part of their props, they only have confetti, chanting, blinking lights. They have a very colorful costume that makes your eyes wanted to see. The Rampada dancers are always smiling, dancing gracefully that people wanted to see. Every contigent have their own Lapu-Lapu and Reyna Bulakna and it’s upon to the contigent if they firstly act before they dance with the Rampada Jingle. And I was surprise that the Barangay SK’s chairman is the one who organized to the costumes, fees to their contigent. It shows that Barangay SK’s in Lapu-Lapu matured enough and eager to make the city event more successful. And as estimated, it has over 400, 000 people enjoying the event and hopes next year it will double.

Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012, Kadaugan sa Mactan Re-enactment 2012, Rampada 2012 must consider as one of the Cebu Pride because it can attract to tourist locally and foreign.

I would like invite everybody that if you visit Cebu City especially to Lapu-Lapu City every April 27 – 28 of the year. Try to visit and enjoy Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012, Kadaugan sa Mactan Re-enactment, Rampada 2012, Food Festival and a lot more.

I would love to attend and enjoy again next year and invite my friends to enjoy this yearly event. I will bookmark to my calendar and schedule for the next year Rampada 2012 at Lapu-Lapu City. 

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Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012

Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012 was celebrate by all Oponganons, tourists (local or foreign). Kaudagan sa Mactan will celebrate yearly. Every year, Lapu-Lapu City officials will intend to reduce the budget but still lively and prestigious event. As the Lapu-Lapu City Paz Radaza said during the press conference at MovenPick hotel after the Kadaugan sa Mactan 2012 Reenactment, this year the budget reduces because of the sponsors.

Lapu-Lapu City celebrate Kadaugan sa Mactan every year to reminesnce the heroics of the hero in Mactan and Philippines Datu Lapu-Lapu.

Kadaugan sa Mactan mean the The Winning of Mactan. This event would intend to showcase how Lapu-Lapu fights against to Magellan – leader of Spaniards that would try to own Mactan.

And this year, it was the 491^st anniversary of Kadaugan sa Mactan and the latest Mayor Paz Radaza will try to make it more lively, happy event.

To make it more lively, they have many events that they are trying to impose like Kadaugan sa Mactan Reenactment 2012, Rampada, live bands, and many more.

Kadaugan sa Mactan must consider this one of the prestigious event in the Philippines because Lapu-Lapu is fighting the land against all Spaniards that trying to own the land. They prove that “Filipino is worth dying for” and “It’s More Fun in the Philippines”.

Kadaugan sa Mactan celebrate it year every 27^th-28^th day of the month of April. Remember and bookmark this date to witness the most awaited event in Lapu-Lapu City “Kadaugan sa Mactan”

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Cebu City Tourist Destination: Birhen Sa Simala

A lot of tourist destination in Cebu City. Lots of foreigners and local tourist visit some tourist destination in Cebu City. As most said, Cebu City is one the best and alive cities in Philippines. Cebu Government aimed to be one of the best cities in the whole world. It's not far to be the best cities if all people local or foreign continue to support the Cebu City.

As I've said earlier, there are lots of Cebu City Destination for local and foreign tourist. And I would like to introduce that one of the tourist destination and attraction of Cebu City the
"Birhen sa Simala in Sibonga, Cebu".

This church or shall I say Kingdom of God is one of the visited churches in Cebu City. As the devotee said, Birhen sa Simala is one of the miraculous Virgin Mary. It's been said that this Virgin Mary cried not the usually cry but she cried blood.

I heard that Birhen sa Simala in Sibonga cried blood during her birthday September 8. When I visited the place, I was amazed for the improvement of the place. They put a new extension of the church wherein more space to the way to the Virgin Mary.

Devotees sacrifice to fall in line in order to meet and kiss the Virgin Mary. It took almost a hour or more than hour to kiss and meet the Virgin Mary. While waiting for your turn, you can read and see a lot of proven miracles.

Some are putting their wheelchairs, calculators, pencil, papers, thanksgiving letters, hair and many more testimonials. While enjoying reading the testimonials, don't forget to light a candle and pray. You can also give a donation or shall I call it "PAMISA".

You can also buy a souvenier inside the church. They are already blessed the things you buy like rosary, prayer book, statue and a lot more. Come and Visit them!.

Birhen sa Simala in Sibonga are managed and cared by the Marian Monks Birhen  sa Simala is  the Monastery of the Holy Eucharist.

How to get to Birhen Sa Simala in Sibonga, Cebu?

This one is for those who have no personal car or vehicle.

1. Go to South Bus Terminal,

2. Find a buses with the route Sibonga.

3. Just tell the driver or the collector "Birhen sa Simala"

4. They just drop you on the lane to Birhen sa Simala

5. From there, ride a motorcyle and say to driver to drop in Birhen sa Simala

6. Done! You are in the area.

Enjoy the moment and picture picture and don't forget the solemnity of the area. Keep Silence.

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