Panagbenga 2012 Schedule Of Traditional Activities

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The major annual festival in Baguio City has been officially declared open last November 14, 2011. Panagbenga 2012, formerly known as the "Baguio Flower Festival" is in its 17th season with the theme "Community Convergence for a Sustainable Tourism Growth" is expected to attract thousands of spectators as well as tourists as it did in the past celebrations. Baguio City is now gearing up for the events and the secretariat has released recently the schedule of traditional activities.

Panagbenga is a "Kankanaey" term for “a season of blooming”.

Panagbenga 2012 Major Highlights

Panagbenga Opening Parade	February 1, 2012
Market Encounter	February 1 - March 4, 2012
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom	February 11, 2012
Handog ng Panagbenga sa Baguio	February 12, 2012
Fluvial Float Parade	February 12, 2012
Chinese Spring Festival	February 21, 2012
Grand Street Dancing Parade	February 25, 2012
Grand Float Parade	February 26, 2012
Session Road in Bloom	February 27 - March 4, 2012
Pony Boy's Day	March 2, 2012
Panagbenga Closing Ceremonies	March 4, 2012
Grand Fireworks Display	March 4, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Minor events and activities can be found elsewhere all over Baguio City during the whole month of celebration.

* Tips

Book early.
Scout on possible viewing spots before the major events.
Consider access to the nearest comfort rooms.
Before going to watch the major events, secure all your belongings, only bring what you need; umbrella, bottled water, camera and so on.
Park your vehicle on a secure location, better yet, park it on the hotel's parking lot where there is security.
Do not bring bulky things such as child stroller/carrier and bulky packs during major events.
Keep a close eye on your children, put identification cards and the like in their pockets and instruct them what to do if in case they get separated.
Stay away from small exits.
Bring small bills.
Keep wallets, cellphones, and other valuables in front pockets, wear clothing with deep pockets.
Report any untoward incidents to the nearest law enforcement.

Panagbenga 2012 Launched

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Once again, the rhythmic Panagbenga hymn composed by Dean Macario Fronda of the Saint Louis University shall be heard as Baguio Flower Festival (BFF) 2012 is launched during the city hall flag-raising ceremonies this Monday, Nov. 14.

Expected to be simple yet colorful, the launching ceremonies for the 17th staging of the Panagbenga festival shall have the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) band render the Pambansang Awit. This will be done after the parade of colors; the Philippine flag, the Baguio banner, and the sunflower-laden Panagbenga flag.

Mayor Mauricio Domogan shall declare the festival open, as Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio (HRAB) officer and Baguio Country Club General Manager Anthony de Leon and Freddie Alquiroz unveils the flower festival logo and theme.

The SLU dance troupe shall present a Panagbenga-inspired dance number. The mayor shall give the inspirational message, with the Baguio Hymn to close the ceremonies.

As in the past years, Panagbenga 2012 shall open with a parade on the first day of February, a month-long Market Encounter, and Session Road in Bloom during the last week after a weekend of streetdancing and float parades.

Other activities; the fluvial float parade at Burnham Lake, Chinese Spring Festival and pony boys’ day are also included in the Panagbenga calendar.

Conceptualized in 1995, the crowd-drawer flower festival has grown through the years with the Cordillera motif in all the activities, in the costume, street-dancing, float and even in its hymn. Innovative activities emerged, some worked well with the flower concept while others did not; while still others were revitalized year to year.

View Panagbenga 2011 Photos Here

Article source: Julie Fianza, PIA
Slide show photos by: Oswald Reyes

REALTOR.com Goes Global, Launches International Site

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Today the National Association of REALTORS®, and Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE), the leader in online real estate and operator of Realtor.com, extended the lead of Realtor.com as the world’s largest online destination for real estate listings with the launch of the Realtor.com International web site.

Available at www.realtor.com/international, the new site delivers the millions of for-sale property listings displayed on Realtor.com to buyers across the globe, as well as residential properties fed to the site by foreign content providers. At launch, Realtor.com International will feature residential real estate listings from Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Spain. The Realtor.com International site can also be accessed from the homepage of Realtor.com.

In the past three months, nearly 2.6 million international visitors searched for U.S. real estate on Realtor.com. The top five countries where searches originated from are Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and India.

“Increasingly, more and more Realtors are working with international clients who want to buy property in the U.S. and the new Realtor.com International web site will not only allow Realtors to offer their expertise and knowledge to a broader audience, but will also bring buyers and sellers together across the globe,” said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker-president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, Rhode Island. “Foreign buyers understand the value of owning a home in the U.S. and can rely on a Realtor because of their global perspective and understanding of different cultures and real estate practices. This collaboration with Move is just one of many ways Realtors can expand and grow their business globally.”

To help international and foreign-born buyers as they search for U.S. residential real estate, the new Realtor.com International search experience delivers enhanced translation options in 11 languages including Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. The site also features easy-to-use currency and dimension converters available on all pages.

“The U.S. continues to be a top destination for international buyers from all over the world, and Realtor.com remains a natural choice for international buyers because we offer the largest, freshest and most accurate collection of property listings available online,” said Realtor.com President, Errol Samuelson. “In recent years, foreign buyers have increasingly become interested in owning real estate in the United States. Like millions of U.S. consumers, they trust the Realtor.com brand to help them connect with Realtors and find the property that’s right for their needs. Opening up the world of real estate on Realtor.com to include an international search experience is a natural evolution of our offerings at Move. We’re very excited to help hundreds of thousands of Realtors grow their businesses beyond U.S. borders as they connect with international buyers.”

NAR’s 2011 Profile of International Home Buying Activity reports the U.S. remains a top destination for foreign buyers with international purchases surging $16 billion in the last year. According to the survey, total residential international sales last year in the U.S. equaled $82 billion. Total international sales were split evenly between non-resident foreigners and recent immigrants.

International buyers of U.S. residential real estate came from 70 countries; the top five (Canada, Mexico, China, U.K., and India) accounted for 53 percent of all transactions from March 2010 to March 2011. Most states in the U.S. had at least one international transaction, while Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas—accounted for 58 percent of all U.S. residential transactions completed by international buyers. Proximity to the home country, the convenience of air transportation, and climate and location are the most important considerations to international buyers.

Presentations for international content providers interested in learning how to feed their listing to Realtor.com International will be held at the 2011 Realtors® Conference and Expo in Anaheim, California, November 11th through 14th.

Evangeline Alzona Yia Was recognized for breaking ground on the REALTOR.com International launch as an initial data content provider.

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REALTORS® Catch the Wave

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"Celebrating the launch of REALTOR/International (Booth 1301) on Sunday were (from left) Sambuddha Kishore, Collabera, Westlake Village, Calif.; Bob Greenspan, REALTOR.com; Dan Neguescu, APAIR, Bucharest, Romania; Errol Samuelson, REALTOR.com; Janet Branton, NAR senior vice president of global business and alliances; Shonee Henry, Asian Real Estate Association of America, San Diego, Calif.; Bob Goldberg, NAR senior vice president of marketing and business development; Evangeline Yia, CREBA-NAR Global Real Estate Council, Philippines; Alessandro Stupp, Brasilia, Brazil; and Eleonore Rojas, Move Inc."

Bolo Hills Beach Club Perspectives

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Bolo Hills Beach Club Project Profile

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Description:

Bolo Hills is perfectly situated along the Lingayen gulf and well within a number of tourist spots and resorts, most notable of which is the world-famous Hundred Island National Park.

The entire development will comprise of approximately 115 lots for 1-storey and 2-storey houses, 4 3-storey condominiums, a boutique hotel, a clubhouse and a beach resort.

Master Plan
The subdivision master plan, developed by R.E. Cabanting Builders, Inc. includes 24-security, a jogging path, outdoor recreations like basketball/badminton courts, swimming pool, pocket playgrounds, retail shops and a host of other amenities that would make life easier for its occupants.

Clubhouse
The Bolo Hills Clubhouse boasts of a number of amenities and services perfect for family gatherings and private meetings. Get in shape in the top-of-the-line fitness gym, sweat it out at the basketball court, relax in the pool and spa, bring the kids to the pocket playgrounds, conduct your conference in one of the function rooms and pass the time in different recreation activities like billiards and darts.

Beach Resort

Outdoors
The perks of good living comes to life in a balanced outdoor amenities where each day brings you to the life you've always imagined possible.

The outdoor activities takes the stress out of your system and replaces with pleasure.

From wading in the beach and in the pool to sweating it out on the badminton and basketball courts, to improving cardio on the jogging path, you will have all the outdoor activities you need towards a healthy lifestyle.

For more info, please contact us @
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Landline: +632 975 4700
Telefax: +632-7460237
US no.: +858-2062110

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Panagbenga 2012 slated on Nov 14

4:54 PM

BAGUIO CITY — The city government here will launch on November 14 the preparation of the ‘Panagbenga 2012’ or the Baguio Flower Festival, the main tourism-oriented festival of the city drawing yearly an average crowd of a million visitors.

City Mayor Mauricio Domogan said that, “the 2012 festival will still be held in the month of February, but it is better for us to prepare early so that we can always give the best activities and entertainment for our visitors and guests.”

‘Panagbenga’ means ‘a season for blossoming’ from the Kankana-ey dialect widely used by Cordillerans in the Northern Philippine highlands particularly from the Mountain Province and the Northern part of the Benguet.

The month long festival highlights a grand street parade of the best dancers predominantly the natives of Cordillera Region garbed in flowers of different sizes and vibrant colors. They dance their way to the blended tempo of highland ganzas or gongs and the pulsating beat of southern drums.

The parade is also a grand display of floats made and solely adorned with different kinds and species of flowers, and a spectacle of giant moving gardens and by fantasy characters.

Baguio’s consciousness for environmental protection started when it was nearly devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 16, 1990 killing some 600 people.

Domogan said, that thirteen years ago the festival was conceptualized in order to enhance the city’s various programs of environment protection and at the same time strengthen its role as a destination for international tourism.

Soon after, the festival served as an expression of how Baguio was restored as a clean and green city after that disaster.

View Panagbenga 2011 Photos Here

Article source: http://goodmorningphilippines.ph
Slide show photos by: Oswald Reyes

The Columns at Ayala Avenue

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Property Details:

Address: The Columns @ Ayala Ave. Makati
Price: Php 3,400,000
Category: Residential Condo
Year Built: 2006
House Size: 31
Bathrooms: 1

Property Description:

Live a few steps from everything.

The Columns Ayala Avenue came to be the benchmark for future modern urban living. Among the many challenges Aidea faced was to conceptualize a modern, nature-inspired Asian oasis in the midst of a concrete jungle and define a unique brand for this development. In response, Aidea integrated architecture, interior design and environmental graphics from its early conceptual stage to give The Columns its distinction.

Location:

Right smack on Ayala Avenue in Makati's Central Business District rises The Columns, Ayala Avenue. This latest addition to Makati's prominent landscape is within walking distance of the city's many points of interest.

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