Pueblo Philippines » Philippines http://www.pueblophilippines.com Promoting the Philippines One Town and City at a Time Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:27:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Luzon, Philippineshttp://www.pueblophilippines.com/luzon http://www.pueblophilippines.com/luzon#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:00:32 +0000 Marc http://www.pueblophilippines.com/?p=7742 Luzon, located at the northern third of the Philippine archipelago, is the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines.It is also the name for one of the three island groups in the country centred on the Island of Luzon, the other two being the Visayas and Mindanao. Luzon as an island group includes the island of Luzon itself, plus the Batanes and Babuyan groups of islands to the north, and the main and outlying islands of Catanduanes, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon, and Mindoro in the south. Luzon is also home to Manila, the Capital City of the Philippines.


Mayon Volcano, one of Luzon’s most prominent landmarks, is famous for its near-perfect conical shape

Luzon Island Group is divided into eight administrative regions.

]]> http://www.pueblophilippines.com/luzon/feed 1 Top Philippine Travel Destinations of 2009http://www.pueblophilippines.com/top-philippine-travel-destinations-of-2009 http://www.pueblophilippines.com/top-philippine-travel-destinations-of-2009#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:46:20 +0000 Marc http://www.pueblophilippines.com/top-philippine-travel-destinations-of-2009 Find out the 14 most popular tourist destinations in the Philippines in 2009! A recent survey by the Department of Tourism revealed that tourist traffic reached 8.9 million last year or a 14% growth. Cebu, known for its excellent beaches, festivals, and heritage destinations, attracted the most tourists followed surprisingly by Camarines Sur, which experienced the largest growth in tourist arrivals among major destinations, and then by Metro Manila, the primary international gateway of the Philippines.


A modern metropolis greets visitors to Cebu, the Philippines’ top travel destination

Tourist Volume in Major Philippine Destinations in 2009

DestinationsForeignDomesticTotalGrowth Rate
Cebu624,666911,3161,615,9821.2%
Camarines Sur308,2351,258,2121,566,447117.3%
Metro Manila968,849479,3341,442,1836.8%
Baguio City40,758729,429770,187-5.5%
Davao City55,090614,774669,8642.2%
Boracay217,288432,271649,5592.4%
Cagayan de Oro29,553330,334359,86710.4%
Zambales76,203247,068323,2714.8%
Bohol97,926215,391313,31910.9%
Puerto Princesa City27,026241,916268,94221.3%
Camiguin9,490258,286267,7765.8%
Cagayan Valley12,570254,392266,9620.11%
Negros Oriental46,708193,491240,1198.7%
Ilocos Norte12,758180,334193,0925.4%
Total2,521,1006,426,5488,947,64814.2%
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]]> http://www.pueblophilippines.com/hotels-in-the-philippines/feed 0 Philippine Economy grows by 0.8% in the 3rd Quarter of 2009http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-economy-grows-by-0-8-in-the-3rd-quarter-of-2009 http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-economy-grows-by-0-8-in-the-3rd-quarter-of-2009#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:54:00 +0000 Marc http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-economy-grows-by-0-8-in-the-3rd-quarter-of-2009 While some sectors are showing definitive signs of recovery from the global crisis, the domestic economy remains fragile, as GDP grew by 0.8 percent in the third quarter of 2009 from 4.6 percent last year and a revised 0.8 percent in the second quarter.  The decelerated economic growth benefited from Trade, Finance, Mining & Quarrying, Private Services, and Government Services sectors but was adversely affected by the third consecutive quarter of decline in the Manufacturing Sector.

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