Official Entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival 2013

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The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival in Metro Manila, Philippines featuring Filipino produced films. During the film festival, which starts on December 25 and ends on the first week of January, no foreign films are shown in theaters around the country. The festival started in back in 1975.

Purple - The Hippest Club in Baguio City

VIP Section @ Purple | photos by robinspinzon.com

Purple is the newest and coolest dance club in Baguio offering the best clubbing experience in the city. It is a famous nightlife destination for both local and foreign residents. If you want to experience how people in Baguio party, then head to Purple located along Upper Session Road Extension.

Tune Hotel Angeles City (Clark Airport) Pampanga

Tune Hotel Angeles City is a 165-room economy hotel offering no frills accommodation to budget-minded travelers in the Angeles City (Clark Airport) area in Pampanga, Philippines. They focus on the high-quality delivery of the two most basic requirements of accommodation: the bed and the shower.

It is an ideal budget accommodation in Angeles City for travelers who will be catching an early flight at the Clark International Airport. It is centrally located along Don Juico Avenue near SM City Clark.

Destination Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2014

Dinagyang is an annual religious and cultural festival happening in Iloilo City on the fourth Sunday of January. The festival celebrates the Ilonggos' devotion to the Infant Jesus, the Santo Niño and the arrival of the Malay settlers on the Panay Island who later acquired the island from the Atis.

Te Quiero Tapas Bar & Restaurant in Baguio City

Te Quiero Tapas Bar & Restaurant is a quaint restaurant in Baguio City offering Spanish dishes, tapas, beers and wines. The restaurant affords a cozy interior ideal for romantic dates and family gatherings. Live acoustic music adds an extra charm to the dining experience. It is located beside Microtel Baguio and Victory Liner bus terminal in Engineers Hill, Baguio City.

Pinác Restaurant at UP Town Center

Pinác Heirloom Capampangan Cuisine is the first and only restaurant in Manila featuring the Kapampangan cuisine of Candaba, Pampanga. It's located on the second floor of the newly-opened U.P. Town Center in Quezon City.

Photos from Angono Higantes Festival 2013

Here are some photos from Higantes Festival 2013

Customized Cakes in Baguio by Divine Sweet Delights

Carrot Cupcake with Walnut and Cream Cheese Topping

Baguio is a favorite destination for celebrating special occations such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and reunions. Such celebrations can be made extra special with customized cakes. Divine Sweet Delights provides customized cakes and cupcakes in Baguio City for any occasion.

Coffee Socials at Starbucks Coffee Camp John Hay

Starbucks Coffee Camp John Hay (CJH) has always been our favorite Starbucks store in Baguio City because the colonial American era cottage that houses the cafe gives an authentic feel of the old Baguio charm I remember as a child during our family summer trips to the City of Pines.

Christmas is a Season of Giving at Kultura Filipino

With December fast approaching, Filipino are now busy decorating their houses with festive decors signaling the start of the Christmas season in the Philippines. Kultura Filipino, the largest Filipino lifestyle retail chain in the country offering a wide range of world-class, Filipino-made products; showcases Uniquely Filipino Christmas decors in its 10 stand-alone stores and 26 SM Department Store outlets.

Miss Philippines Ariella Arida is Miss Universe 2013 Third Runner-Up

Congratulations Ariella Arida, Miss Universe 2013 Third Runner-Up!

Results of Miss Universe 2013

Miss Universe 2013: Miss Venezuela

First Runner-Up: Miss Spain

Second Runner-Up: Miss Ecuador

Third Runner-Up: Miss Philippines

Fourth Runner-Up: Miss Brazil

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Zenz Restaurant at Mines View Park Hotel

Zenz Bar & Restaurant is a fine dining restaurant in Mines View Park Hotel, Baguio City serving  Asian, Western and Continental dishes and is famous for its creative recreations of classic Filipino dishes showcasing the freshest vegetables and fruits available in Baguio City.

Traveling in Style with Bensimon Sneakers

A footwear that you can tag along whenever you want to travel and see the sights, or wherever you want to go, Bensimon, a Parisian footwear brand, finally steps into the Philippines bringing its classic sneaker design in various styles, colors and prints.

Choco-Late de Batirol at Camp John Hay, Baguio City

Choco-Late’ de Batirol is a garden-restaurant in Camp John Hay, Baguio City, serving hot chocolate drinks prepared the traditional Filipino way. Batirol refers to the metal mixing pot used to prepare the hot chocolate beverage.

Baguio Food Tour 2013

In October 2013, Pinas Muna successfully launched the Baguio Food Tour (BFT) blogger event in Baguio City aimed at promoting the City of Pines as a food trip destination. We were joined by nine other travel and food bloggers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

The Oriental Legazpi | The Only First-Class Hotel in Bicol

The Oriental Legazpi is a 115-room first class hotel in Legazpi City, Albay and is the only of its kind in the whole Bicol Region. It is situated atop the Taysan Hills offering its guests the most picturesque view of Mayon renowned internationally for its perfect cone shape.

Ati-Atihan Festival 2014

The Ati-Atihan Festival 2014 is scheduled to take place from January 10 to 19, 2014 in Kalibo, Aklan. Dubbed as the Mother of all Philippine Festivals, the Ati-Atihan Festival is a religious festival held in honor of the Santo Niño (the Infant Jesus). Highlights of the festivities are happening on the weekend of January 18 & 19, 2014:

Tiago Progressive Filipino Cuisine

Tiago is a new hip restaurant in the Tomas Morato area of Quezon City serving traditional Filipino meals from different regions of the Philippines. The restaurant had its soft opening in early September, and barely two months after, Tiago has been getting more and more attention from foodies in Metro Manila. The owners describe their cuisine as progressive.