It proven once again that the beauty of our place is worldwide choice.  Year ago the Survivor choose the Caramoan to be their venue in one of their episode, maybe because of it exotic and paradise like island. But today it was proven that it  was not only Caramoan has international beauty but Legaspi City have it too. The Amazing Race Asia Season 4 choose the Legaspi City as one of their segment location. It only shows that BICOL Region is now gaining its popularity in terms of tourism and culture worldwide. 

Do you want to watch the full episode of Amazing Race in Legaspi City? Click here

Survivor (Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe members until only one final contestant remains and wins the title of "Sole Survivor". The format for Survivor was created in 1992 by British television producer Charlie Parsons.)

Amazing Race Asia Season 4(The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams. Contestants strive to arrive first at "pit stops" at the end of each leg of the race to win prizes and to avoid coming in last, which carries the possibility of elimination or a significant disadvantage in the following leg (segment). Contestants travel to and within multiple countries in a variety of transportation modes, including planes, balloons, helicopters, trucks, bicycles, taxicabs, rental cars, trains, buses, boats, and by foot.)

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Amang Hinulid, as popularly called by his devotees and beneficiaries, is an image of the Lord Jesus in repose in his tomb. Thousands of pilgrims coming from far flung localities would flock in Barangay Sta. Salud in Calabanga town only to plant kiss to the image. To fulfill a promised "pagsongko", one must devote himself into walking a twelve-kilometer road stretch, if he comes from Naga, in the late night of Maundy Thursday or in the early hours of Good Friday. There are many accounts foretold by the family who owned the statute about supernatural events that took place indicating that indeed Amang Hinulid is a miraculous image. One narrative tells of a man with hemorrhoids who had been healed upon dabbing the affected area with a cotton ball soaked in coconut oil from the chapel's vigil lamp. There are other similar stories recounted which revealed what the image of Amang Hinulid can do about a person's health in both body and spirit.

Embarcadero de Legazpi

by Ronald Redito (click here to check his website)

Embarcadero de Legazpi is strategically situated at the heart of Legazpi Port Area, Legazpi City-a first class partially-urban city, capital of Albay province. Noted for having one of the most organized road network and public transport, Legazpi City gives easier and convenient access for Embarcadero for the commuting public – be it jeepneys (from various points of the Albay province to Legazpi City), trimobiles (from specific barangays of Legazpi, and buses (from other Bicol Provinces and the Metro Manila).

Legazpi City is 55 minutes away from Manila via air transport and 10 hours via land transport – and Embarcadero is a mere 10-minute drive from the City Bus Terminal. Embarcadero is comprised of retail, restaurants, markets, a major civic space and landmark lighthouse, with a future waterfront hotel and spa, and an Information Technology (IT) Park with an estimated 8,000-seat Call Center. Embarcadero will “activate” the waterfront creating an attractive and vibrant focus for the city’s leisure and lifestyle activities with selected business areas operational 24/7.

Embarcadero will function as a waterfront promenade, with theatrical lighting and performance spaces creating a lively, family friendly environment during the day and at night.

It “soft” opened last July 18, 2009. Operational businesses include: Kitaro, Tapa King, La Mia Tazza Café, Mercury Drug, Harbour Wok, Bigg’s Diner, Gerry’s Grill,

Here are some photos when my girl friend and I had the chance to visit the place. It is also one of my favorite place to work. I can just bring my laptop and stay at La Mia Tazza where there is FREE Wifi.

A Journey to "Diver's Paradise" - Burias Island

by Ruel A. Reyes

It was March 31, 2005 when a group of five had decided to go and explore some exciting places in Burias.With me is Alex Aborde, a certified dive instructor of PADI and the group. Our purpose was to explore the "local boracay" or most popularly called as "Isla Sombrero", we call it that way because of the beauty and coolness of that island. "Isla Sombrero" has got its name from local folks in San Pascual because of its shape - hat.

I'ved been around the Burias Island before from Claveria to San Pascual and the southwest and southeast portion of the island from 1996 - 2000, but I did'nt have the chance to make an island hoping with Burias' best islets since my concentration was to make the job (installation of communication equipments) done.

We arrived at the Pier of Burias at around 12pm, as it took at least more than 2 hours to travel during summer time, and meet our contact person, 161-23, the president of Kabalikat Civicom Burias Chapter.After taking our lunch, we have decided to take a tour through our guide and traveled for almost 45 mins using a small motorized banca from San Pascual to "Isla Sombrero".

It was really amazing! "Isla Sombrero" has the real nature's beauty as what the folks in San Pascual claims.Water was so calm that it would invite you to swim and enjoy there freshing warm water around the islet. "Isla Sombrero"is rich in natural resources such as feebles and the white sand around the islet will surely captive your attention.As we go along, I find some time to take a walk around and take some pictures and found that it would take at least 30 mins to go around theentire islet. Alex was busy in exploring the island too but did'nt find some extra time to go deep ("I mean to dive") while the group was busy taking pictures too and picking distinct shells and feebles.

People living in the island is its owner and some folks who are fond of making dried pen ball size squids or locally known as"pusit". Dried "pusit" is being soldin the locality of San Pascual and Pasacao.

Take a quick look at the pictures of the islet:

After exploring "Isla Sombrero", we go on island hoping the rest of the islets in the eastward part of Burias Island.In my personal and to the rest of group's opinion, these islets posses an exceptional beauty and a real attraction to tourist and nature lovers.

We go back to San Pascual and have the chance to meet and talk with the Honorable Zacarina Lazaro, the municipal mayor of San Pascual and discussed findings that we got by visiting and exploring "Isla Sombrero" and rest of the islets.

"Isla Sombrero" can be locally compared to Boracay Island once properly developed. But one thing that dismay me and the rest ofthe group is the non-stop quarry of feebles on the islet. Take a look at thepicture above. During our visit, our cameras captured a vessel named M/V Munti Carlo I from which the quarried feebles is being loaded. Wehave learned that feebles was quarried on a monthly basis and the feebles is being delivered to construction companies in Manila. I think the local government and the agencies concerned in this issue should take part and pay attentionon taking care of the islet.Tourism can provide great opportunites and hundreds of jobs to peopleliving in Burias.

In my personal opinion, GOD has given us the beauty of the nature and I think that we should personally care for it.

source: http://www.discoverpasacao.ca.gs/