Mt. Mayon Volcano Erupts

MANILA (Reuters) – Officials ordered the evacuation yesterday of thousands of people living near the most active volcano in the country, warning of a possible eruption within a week.

Mayon volcano, known for its near-perfect cone shape in Albay, has been spewing lava and ashes that reached a height of about 100 metres (330 feet) on Monday, chief volcanologist Renato Solidum said.

Alex Baloloy, senior science research analyst at the Phivolcs Mayon Observatory in Daraga, Albay, told GMA 7 that the volcanic activity recorded in the volcano's parameters, particularly the rolling of incandescent materials or lava trickles, could eventually lead to hazardous magmatic eruption.

“The volcano is showing increased activity and we deem it necessary to raise the alert,” Solidum told Reuters, saying “incandescent material” had been rapidly moving up to the crater and streaking down Mayon's south-eastern slope. The full story here...

Philippine Trails offer tours to the Lagazpi region, where you can observe this beautiful volcano. For obvious reasons, treks up Mt. Mayon are currently suspended. For more information, please get in touch.

Consider Outsourcing to the Philippines!

The Philippines has a large pool of highly skilled individuals with excellent English communication skills.

The Philippine culture is also very compatible with that of Western countries.

Lastly, salaries of Filipino workers are much lower than those in other countries, that is why outsourcing is usually seen as an ideal way to cut costs.

At Philippine Trails, we can assist in the transportation and accommodation for anyone looking to visit the Philippines to experience the delights of the country firsthand.

We devise short packages which tailor-in your business meeting(s), and which also allow you to experience the warmth and hopitality of the country and its people, experiencing resorts and tropical islands!

See more on our website HERE...

Time Magazine Lauds Boracay!

The outside world discovered the Philippine island of Boracay back in the 1970s, but this tiny isle less than an hour's flight south of Manila (followed by a quick ferry ride) has managed to retain an air of Crusoe-esque seclusion. To get away from the small but growing crowd, stay at one of the resorts at either end of White Beach, where rooms open right onto open stretches of luxurious white sand.

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Talk to us about booking a holiday on Boracay. Info here...

Higher tourist arrivals expected with cruise ship in Manila

As much as 22,000 tourists are expected to visit Manila from now until November 2010 as Costa Cruises, Italy ’s largest tourism group and Europe’s no. 1 cruise company, begins regular calls to Manila. Costa Classica, one of its 14-storey, 53,000 gross-tonnage ships recently docked at South Harbour for the very first time, bringing 1,300 guests to Manila.
FULL ARTICLE...

Book Costa Cruises directly from our website HERE

Help With Devising Tours of the Philippines

We've now added panels of information to many of the Philippines destinations we offer. See the example, right.

We hope that this device will help those considering a tour of the Philippines to get an idea of what destinations go well together, and they can then create a "trail" that we can then organise. We'll arrange the trip so that getting from destination to destination within the Philippines is achieved with minimum fuss. We use our knowledge of flight and sailing timetables to achieve this.

We also try to give an idea on what we consider to the the minimum number of nights one should allow for at each destination.

The Philippines is a vast country of 7,107 scattered islands, and it is easy to try and do too much in one go! You won't see it all at once, so work to an itinerary that's not too demanding, and then there'll be plenty of reasons to come back again!

Latest Atlantis Resort Newsletter

Once again, we're proud to link to the monthly Newsletter of our friends at the Atlantis Resorts. This can be downloaded HERE...

We offer diving holidays to Atlantis at Puerto Galera, on the island of Mindoro, and also Dumaguete, on Negros Oriental. Even if you don't dive, these are relaxing resorts at which to stay, offering a high standard of accommodation and facilities.

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Don't forget, we also offer Liveaboard Dive Cruises with Atlantis. Full information on our website HERE...

Pawikan Conservation

The ultimate patriots, the Pawikans (Filipino for Marine Turtles) return after 25-30 years and go back to where they were hatched to lay eggs. This cycle remained unbroken for ages until recently when these beautiful sea animals have become highly threatened for extinction, due to poaching and hunting- their numbers are alarmingly dwindling.
Discover more in Ryan Buaron's fascinating article HERE...