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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Top Islands in the Philippines You Must Visit


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The Philippines is an archipelagic state that comprises 7640 islands on the west Pacific Ocean. This Southeast Asian country is geographically classified into three broad divisions, namely Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Manila is the capital of this country while Baguio is known as its summer capital. Tourists love to visit several islands of the Philippines, which are very popular for scenic beauty, comfortable weather, wildlife, and friendly environment. They may book flights of Emirates Airlines to land at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.


Most popular islands in the Philippines


Palawan – It is the largest island in the Palawan province of the Philippines. Geographically, it is located between South China Sea and Sulu Sea. Tourists find its pristine sandy beaches, mountains, hilly forests, and wildlife very attractive. Thus, Palawan was declared as the ‘most beautiful island in the world’ by some reputed travel magazines in 2016. Mount Mantalingajan is the highest peak in the mountain range covering the entire length of this island. The flora and fauna of Palawan is similar to that found in Borneo, Java, or Sumatra since this island biogeographically belongs to Sundaland region of Southeast Asia.


EL Nido – It is a densely-populated municipality area in Palawan province in the Philippines. This place is famous for white sandy beaches, limestone cliffs, ancient caves, waterfalls, and mangrove forests. It is rated among the best beaches of the world by some travel magazines and online platforms. Bacuit Bay has several diving spots from where people can expect a view of coral reefs, turtles, different kinds of fishes, and other members of marine life. Seven Commandos Beach is a camping site with cottages and tents. Many small islands comprise El Nido, among which Cadlao Island, Simizu Island, Vigan Island, Dilumacad Island, Matinloc Island, and Pinasil Island are the popular ones for their white beaches.


Luzon – It is the largest island of the Philippines, which is known as the 15th largest island in the world. It houses the capital city Manila and thus, it is the seat of politics and administration in this country. There are many small islands around the mainland of Luzon where tourists flock to enjoy serene scenic beauty. Cordillera Central Mountain range, Sierra Madre range, and Caraballo Mountains comprise major parts of Northern Luzon. Central Luzon is the flat plain containing the natural port of Manila Bay, long coastline, and vast agricultural lands. South Luzon houses the prominent urban areas, Taal Lake, Laguna Lake, and some mountain peaks.



Boracay – This is a resort island in the western part of the Visayas region in the Philippines. This island was renovated in 2018 and reopened for tourists with many added features. It is popular for the White Beach, coral reefs, hills, and the Amihan season dominated by trade winds. Tourists enjoy scuba diving, kitesurfing, diving helmet, snorkeling, parasailing, and windsurfing along this beach where the water is protected by the reefs. They can also opt for horse riding or play golf in a large golf course. There are restaurants, pubs, bars, nightclubs, and luxury 5-star resorts on this island.


Siargao – This small island of 437 sq. Km has the unique shape of a tear-drop and it is located in the Philippines Sea. The coastline of this island has beaches covered with white sand, coral reefs, and several small peninsular points. It is named after a type of mangrove tree that is widely available on this island. A major part of Siargao is covered with mangrove forests and wetlands. There are many other islands located off shore of Siargao, which are included in tour itineraries by travel agencies.


Cebu – This large island is called the Queen City of the South, as it is the oldest city and was the capital of this country earlier. It is surrounded by 167 small islands and islets. It is the capital of Cebu province in the Philippines and famous for its metropolitan facilities. It has mountains stretching over an area of 1000 meters. Several towns, like Bogo, Medellin, San Remigio, and Daanbantayan, are located on the northern part of this island. Tourists visit here for ring-shaped coral reefs, beaches, and fishing points along the sea water.


Dumaguete – This city is the capital of Negros Oriental province and it is the most populous city in the Philippines. It is called a university town due to the presence of 4 universities and several colleges here. Apart from students, it is also a destination for tourists who visit here to have a view of Rizal Boulevard containing many ancient houses and sugar mansions. St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral is the oldest stone church of this region. They also visit the National Museum and City Hall while relaxing in the Baywalk area.


Therefore, tourists flock to these islands of the Philippines where they can enjoy their vacations with various activities.


Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Philippine Post Office releases stamps to mark 125th Anniversary of Rizal Martyrdom


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The Philippine will issue new postage stamps on December 30, 2021 to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal with this year’s theme, Rizal: Para sa Agham, Katotohanan at Buhay.

Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. Rizal was an extremely gifted student and has won literary competitions from a young age. Rizal was a multifaceted intellectual best known for his two famous novels, the Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo, that inspired the Philippine revolution.

The (Block of four) Postage Stamps depicts the lives, works and heroism of our National Hero.

The stamps feature Rizal’s inherent love and compassion for the Filipino people and the country. He is also admired for possessing intellectual brilliance being a doctor, scientist and linguist. Through his writings, he awaked Filipinos sense of nationalism, while his death sparks a revolution to overthrow colonial repression.


“Filipino talents and ingenuity should be recognized around the world. Rizal’s sheer determination to achieve his goals to succeed should serve as an inspiration to Filipinos especially the youth. Therefore, we should emulate the traits and ideas of our national hero”, Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio said.

He added, “the post office is now recognizing the talent and industry of the Filipinos here and abroad in pursuit of excellence and distinction in their work or profession by issuing stamps to honor artists, sports personalities, musicians and scientists as well as other national and international figures, both living and posthumously”.

“It would be nice to showcase all the Filipinos who have greatly contributed to the joy, inspiration and pride of the nation”, he said.

PHLPost has printed 40,000 copies of the stamp sold for 12 pesos each, was layout and designed by in-house graphic artists Israel A. Viyo and Eunice Dabu respectively.

Stamps and Official First Day Covers are now available at the Philatelic Counter, Manila Central Post Office.For inquiries, please call 8527-01-08 or 8527-01-32 or follow/like the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PilipinasPhilately/ for updates.

Full Circle Lab Philippines Renewed for New Three-Year Cycle (2022-2024); Set for January Kick-off


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The Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) flagship international film lab for Filipino and Southeast Asian films and filmmakers is set for an exciting three years. The Full Circle Lab (FCL) Philippines has announced not only its latest edition with applications opening this coming January, 2022 as a part of its three-year vision that will culminate into the FCL Horizons, but will also be introducing a new section—the Story Editor’s Lab and a bigger Fiction Lab welcoming twelve participants, four more from the previous years’ eight.

The Full Circle Lab Philippines vision, in partnership with Tatino films, aims to hold the annual lab for three more years from 2022 to 2024, with the upcoming 2022 edition having a two-part hybrid workshop which will include an onsite residential workshop in April and follow-up online sessions in September 2022. The 5-month program will be composed of 4 separate film labs, First Cut Lab and Fiction Lab under the project-based labs, Creative Producers Lab and Story Editing Lab under the talent and skills-based labs.

The first installment of the next edition of FCL is a five-day residential workshop set to be held from April 26 to 30, 2022 where mentors and participants can interact and collaborate in a face-to-face set-up. This will be followed by online sessions during the celebration of the Film Industry Month in September 2022, where consultations will be done virtually.

FDCP Chair and CEO Liza Diño shared, “We are delighted to renew our partnership with Tatino Films especially because next year, we will be celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations between France and the Philippines. With FDCP’s long-term partnership with Tatino Films through what we call Horizons 2025, we are taking concrete steps toward making the Philippines a creative Hub for Filmmaking in the South-East Asian region.”

Film projects, series, animations, and talents representing the Philippines and neighboring countries Brunei, Cambodia, East-Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are welcome to apply. This new three-year cycle will be seeing a mentoring team enriched with film professionals from Asia and mentors from all over the world.

“The whole world is looking at Asia now, and we want to capitalize on that and make sure that we are ready and equipped with the tools to take our diverse and unique stories to the global stage,” Diño added.

The program will be selecting 12 projects for Fiction Lab, 3 projects for First Cut Lab, 8 participants for Creative Producers Lab, and 3 participants for the new Story Editing lab.

Full Circle Lab Philippines is a capacity-building program aimed at supporting Filipino and Southeast Asian filmmakers. Through organizing the various labs ranging from the stages of pre-production to post-production, the program enhances selected projects from around the globe, elevating a particular film to its highest potential and allowing it to reach international standards. The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) brought FCL to the country in partnership with Tatino Films, a French production and consulting firm that created the programs of the film lab.

Official call for entries and participants will be opened on January 10, 2022.

More details and announcements will soon be available through Full Circle Lab Philippines’ Facebook page and Instagram.

Film Development Council of the Philippines

Media Relations Unit

ADDRESS 855 T.M. Kalaw Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines 1000

PHONE +63 2 82569958 loc. 100

E-MAIL mediadesk@fdcp.ph

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