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Negatively Charged Hotel?

It seems to be ironic that negative produces positive effects in the sense that we are accustomed that negative produces also negative effects and positive produces the same effects. But in the contrary, the union of both positive and negative is the one that produces actually either the real positive effects or negative effects and not actually negative alone and positive alone. Take for an easy example: how can the male alone or female alone produce or begot a baby or child without the union of male and female? This is the science of producing something –union- either that will yield positive effects or negative effects; and from this science truths, the idea of a negatively charge building arose. For it was believed that particles we unknowingly inhale in our surroundings have either positive charge or neutral. Some of these positively charge are said to be the air pollutants mostly found in an air polluted environment such as the heavy congested on smoke and smog Metro Manila Philippines. However, in a congested, smog and smoke filled environment of Metro Manila Philippines, one can still see green things amidst the dark ambience and scarce of plants around through implementing the green concept of living.

The recent addition to this is the erection of a so-called “Ecology Hotel” at the Manila Ocean Park. This new Philippine hotel is dubbed as the “first and only ‘ecology hotel’” in the Philippines, having its walls painted with negatively charged paint that attracts dust, allergenic and pathogenic particles in the air, Thus, leaving the surrounding air of the building or the environment or ecology of the hotel free or clean of these air pollutants. Thus, it is called “ecology hotel” or a hotel that has natural fresh air of natural surroundings. Moreover, not only this Philippine hotel is free from air pollutants but also promotes respiratory health among its dwellers as well as the result of a clean air around.

Inside Hotel H2O

The science behind this is that the paint being not only odorless but also carries negative ions that attracts the positively charge and neutrally charged ions of the said air pollutants (dust, smog, smoke, etc.) which when attracted, these air pollutants sticks and gathers in one side of the walling of the buildings, thus cleaning the air from these air pollutants. The air-cleaning paint is like a magnet that magnetized all these air pollutants.

These air pollutants, as we all know are bad for every one’s health if they are smell and inhaled causes respiratory illnesses. Moreover, the air cleaning paint used by this Philippine hotel boasts not only of its air-cleansing abilities but also the paint’s negatively charged ions promotes mood enhancements by minimizing or eliminating depressive attitude in the workplace and promoting “high-spirit” energy. Therefore, the paint has dual health benefits and purpose. However, it is not for sure if it is the Boysen KNoxOut paint this Philippine hotel use to paint their hotel, but anyway if it is the Boysen KNoxOut paint they use to paint their hotel, how can they be “the first and only ‘ecology hotel’” in the Philippines whereas anyone could avail the Boysen’s paint? Therefore, the expensive paint they used is perhaps no the Boysen KNoxOut and only few have access to this special paint which makes their hotel distinct and unique among the hotels in the Philippines and which gives them a marketing advance.

Hotel H2O Bird's Eye View

The hotel’s general manager even boast “…all our rooms and the rest of the hotel’s interiors are practically free from floating dust and inhalable particles…”.Thus, this Philippine Hotel named H2O (water?) is highly recommended for very health conscious tourists and travelers who wants to visit Metro Manila Philippines minus being choked by heavy smoke and smog. This hotel have also spa which  visitors or guests could enjoy plus the rooms have Jacuzzi and rain shower facility; have spectacular view of Manila Bay wherein one could watch the sunset; have fitness centers; meeting rooms; food and dining rooms; high-speed internet facility; etc.

Luxurious Living Without Car?

Have you imagine living a rich and luxurious lifestyle without having any car or personal “wheels” to carry you through the streets? Not yet, is not it?

This is what Pioneer Woodlands, would like to pursue. Their stylish condo units is right smack to public trains, malls and shopping areas in the Metro ( Metro Manila) where condo owners would no longer have hard time reaching their respective jobs using their personal cars or going to malls for shopping.

Pioneer Woodlands’ aim of luxurious living in the Metro without car is to promote the advocacy of green living or to live an environment-friendly living within the Metro in order to minimize the growing problem regarding smoke and smog produce by the combustion of private and public vehicles filling up the busy streets and corners of Metro Manila which could cause a lot of sinus problems among Metro Manila dwellers. Furthermore, staying at Pioneer Woodland community could save one’s time and money from community so far away and getting stock on traffic with one’s own car.

Pioneer Woodlands

Green Living, conservation of time and energy, and saving up money for you is what the Pioneer Woodland is pursuing too, which is really very good. However, to live at Pioneer Woodland is only for the real rich ones. For the starting price per studio unit is 2 million pesos, as if you already buy a fully furnished house and lot. Yap, it is a luxurious lifestyle without house and lot. Yap, it is a luxurious lifestyle without a car.

Pioneer Woodlands' Floor plan

The Pioneer Woodlands condo community produced by Empire East Land Holdings Inc. is just one of the options one could choose if one decided a permanent living in the Metro Manila Philippines, if you are either a local rich Filipino or rich foreigner.

Owning a condominium unit today is the best way to save time and money if you are working within the city than buying a house that is not strategically near at your workplace which could only add burden to your financial budget and time when going to work. However, the Pioneer Woodlands is not only the condo community in the Metro because there are many condominiums which one could own on less price once one have paid off all the mortgage. But the Pioneer Woodlands is only strategically located within all the MRTs and shopping establishments compare to some.

Pioneer Woodlands' Amenities

Housing Woes in the Philippines

Housing program is basically a never ending problem in the central point of the Philippine archipelago – Metro Manila Philippines. For it is where all class and types of Filipinos conglomerate into a congesting situation due to Manila is the center of commerce and industry wherein most Filipinos thought to gain a lot of opportunities for them to grow and progress financially and materially, thus squatting is rampant throughout Manila though there are spacious lots in their respective provinces wherein they could own it legally than just squatting which end up their houses being demolished because of lack of legal ownership of the lot or real estate their houses were erected.

However, though there are a lot of real estate communities being developed throughout the Philippines, it is inaccessible and can’t afford by a less learned and financially poor and destitute Filipinos, respectively. Yes, the Philippines then and up to present administration is trying and struggling to form an effective government housing program for the poor Filipinos to solve the congesting problem, basically on Metro Manila and to stop the battle between the lot owners and the Filipinos who love to squat on real estate properties they don’t legally own.

Remains of the Demolished Houses

For every year, there is a struggle between the squatters and the house demolition team that demolished squatting houses on the lot of the real estate owner.

The Philippine government has settled some squatters that become homeless due to the demolition process into a government own house resettlement community which was founded and created by the government itself. However, these free housing programs have not yet solved the squatting problems.

Housing Programs

Water Crisis in Metro Manila Philippines 2010

Water problem is always a problem that keeps on reoccurring and would not go away among the Metro Manila dwellers. It is like a disease that is hard to cure varying from water supply bills, water supply shortage, volume of water discharge on faucets, leaking water pipeline, unclean water discharge, and most of all the uncontrolled flow of too much excess water or so-called flood.

Slum near Manila Bay

Almost every year there is a water problem in Metro Manila part of the Philippines and the most recent is the ongoing water crisis or shortage supply of water manifested by a rotational shift of water supply. This is due to the lower water level of Angat Dam where most Metro Manila dwellers get their water supply through Maynilad (the water suppliers of the west zone part of Metro Manila) and Manila Water (the water suppliers of the east zone part of Metro Manila) machinery or water systems.

Of course, a dam reservoir do not produce its own water rather it depends upon the amount or volume of rainfall whenever it rains, thus, if it does not rain for a year, the water level on a dam reservoir declines unless Maynilad and Manila Water will do something to fix it at once lest if not there would be a crisis of water supply or the worse a no water supply to those Metro Manila dwellers whose water pipes are connected to Maynilad and Manila Water water pipelines.

Water Shortage in Manila

Therefore, how can this repetitive and annual problem be solved, if Metro Manila Philippines will not be decongested with too much dwellers and extend the economic progress to provinces that is mostly centered on Manila Philippines.

This very expensive Palace in the Philippines, which is of course made of coconut materials from the exterior into the interior of it, was somehow wasted for its prime purpose why it was created, that is this palace was made originally for the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1981 which the Pope himself decline to stay in it due to he was burden by his own conscience through the poverty he has seen in the Philippines at that time. However, the Coconut Palace was somehow serves as a guesthouse for a handful of personalities who visit the Philippines during the early times, like the Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, the Hollywood actress Brooke Shields and George Hamilton, as well as the Amazing race team.

But that was then because now the Coconut Palace is just a mere Museum in the heart of Metro Manila Philippines between the Folk Arts Theatre and Sofitel Philippine Plaza at the Cultural Center of the Philippines or at Eduardo A. Makabenta Street.

This palace was originally a project of former first lady Imelda Marcos for Pope John Paul II but the Pope has not acknowledged its worth, which of course disappoint Imelda Marcos and the Philippines then. However, it was justified in the public that Imelda Marcos has already this luxurious project in mind long before the Pope plan to visit the Philippines. The Coconut Palace was originally conceptualized and created, as their justification says, to promote the wonders of the coconut to be the “tree of life”. Every bit of the coconut tree can be useful or can be use for house infrastructure. For the coconut materials of the Palace from coconut’s roots to its flowers and fruits has craftily engineered to make it a coconut palace itself. Yes, with a $10 million in budget, surely you can make a very beautiful palace out of coconut materials. What a luxurious project is not it?

The Coconut Palace has seven suites which were named after the different regions in the Philippines. And each suite has in display the handicrafts of a specific region in the Philippines. Moreover, the palace has hundred and one coconut shell chandeliers and forty thousand tiny inlaid coconut shells. Its roof was shaped in a traditional salakot shape hat, of course to represent Filipinos. The shape of the entire palace as well as its courts is pentagon –like shape. I do not know it is pentagon in size, whereas a coconut fruit is not pentagon in size.

Although, it is now a museum, still anyone who can afford to lodge at its beautiful suites can be accommodated to check-in to it. The Coconut Palace can also be a best reception venue for weddings or rather a venue for garden-like wedding. It is perfect venue! Yes, it can be rent for this purpose. You can contact the Coconut Palace customer service for reservations.

Furthermore, The Coconut Palace is alternatively known as the Tahanang Pilipino or the Filipino Home. However, today it is widely known as The Coconut Palace. You can take a peak of it for free at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

A tourist wherever he or she may visit a country like the Philippines. A hotel is the first sought after tourist spot in the country he or she visit, is not it? However, with a lot of hotels to choose from or with a lot of hotels in the  Philippines have which one is better and which one is not? Confused which hotels in the Philippines will you stay and check-in? Let me help you find one. Here I made a list of hotels in the Philippines.

Hotel in manila

In Metro Manila Philippines there are beautiful hotels to check-in, however, they are confusing to which suites your budget and tiring to go from one hotel into another hotel just to inquire. But actually they have created a websites for this matter, is not it? Here is their recommended list of hotels beginning at Manila Philippines.

* The Heritage Hotel – it offers $110 both on superior and deluxe rooms. It offers free buffet breakfast and a shuttle ride to SM Mall of Asia. If you can afford this budget, then why not try it? Prices may change without prior notice, thus if you are interested to this hotel, you can search their website for updates on their hotel package.

* The Manila Pavilion Hotel – it offers Php. 3,800 for standard rooms with buffet breakfast.

* The Century Park Hotel – it offers Php. 4,350 for superior rooms without a buffet breakfast. You must cater yourself your own breakfast.

* The Bayview Park Hotel – it offers $ 53 for Superior rooms with buffet breakfast. If you do not have much budget, you can choose this hotel, for imagine it is only $53 for a superior room with buffet breakfast?

* The Bellevue Hotel – it offers Php. 5,000 for deluxe room with broadband internet on the room with computer having access to internet, however, it has no free buffet breakfast but with free shuttle service to Alabang city, if you are going to Alabang.

* The Copacobana Apartment Hotel – it offers Php. 2,300 for studio room with free breakfast. However, if you do not like this kind of hotels Philippines has to offer you, you can reject it anyway.

* The Casa Bagobo Hotel – however, you can try this simple but beautiful and economical Philippine hotel, it only offers Php. 1,800 for a beautiful solo room with free buffet breakfast and free wi-fi connection. Yeah, it is simply beautiful Philippine hotel.

* The Hotel Indah Manila Hotel – it offers also economical for a standard room with free breakfast. It offers Php. 1,850 only.

* The Nicols Hotel Manila Hotel –this Philippine hotel offers superior room with Php. 1,950 only but with no free breakfast to offer you.

* The Mabuhay Manor Hotel – this hotel offers free buffet breakfast for superior room with Php. 2,399 only.

Pan Am Hotel in Manila

The list above are the recommended Hotels you can choose from after arriving at Manila Philippines if you wanted to check-in into a Philippines hotels in Manila Philippines. The lists are hotels in Manila Philippines which are recommended for hotel-seekers like you in Manila.

This a continued article from “Flights to Philippines Part 1”, in that we discuss flights to particular Philippine destinations, if one is planning to have a Philippine vacation and Philippine travels and if one is coming from Manila Philippines. In that article we have discuss flights to Philippines most tourist destination, namely, Boracay Beach Island Resort Philippines, Baguio City Philippines, and the cultural Vigan City Philippines. In it also we discuss bus travel if one prefers it in their Philippine travels. And now for a continuation of our discussions, let’s begin with top number four most visited tourist Philippine vacation destination.

The second most tourist visited Beach resort in the Philippines following Boracay Philippines is the Pagudpud Beach Island Resort at Ilocos Norte Philippines. Some tourist loves to visit this Island Beach because according to them, Pagudpud is a resemblance of Hawaii or it is like Hawaii due to its long shores and secludedness.

Therefore, if you happen to be at Manila Philippines or Metro Manila Philippines, if you prefer flights to Philippines’ Pagudpud, chances are you will buy a ticket for Laog city Philippines. As I know so far, this is still the well means to get To Pagudpud if you prefer flight travel. This is quite similar if you want to go to Vigan City Philippines. You can ride the Philippine Airlines (PAL) or Cebu Pacific Airline that travels to Laog City. You could check their flight package at their respective websites.

However, if you prefer bus ride or land transportation, you can ride at this terminal if you happen to be at Manila Philippines. Go to Partas Bus Company which is located at Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City in the Philippines which caters travels to Laog City. It is approximated to have 10 hours of travel. Then, if you are already at Laog city, you could ride another bus going to Pagudpud.

Another favorite tourist Philippine vacation destination is Palawan Philippines. If you are from Manila Philippines and wanted or prefer to buy an air ticket going to Palawan Philippines, you could ride the Philippine Airlines or Air Philippines that will took you directly into the heart capital of Palawan Philippines which is Puerto Princesa city, which is only a one hour and five minutes trip. However, if you wanted to go directly to a specific location at Palawan, like El Nido, Cuyo Palawan, Busuanga, or your desired specific destinations at Palawan Philippines, there are flights you can choose to ride depending which location in Palawan you would like to visit. Examples of these alternative flights to different locations in Palawan are the Asian Spirit Airlines, SEAIR Lines, Pacific Air Lines, and the Soriano Airlines. You can inquire about their flight package in their respective websites or hotlines.

However, there is also transportation by sea going to Palawan from Manila Philippines. But it is a twenty hours trip. If you prefer this, you could buy a ticket at WG&A Shipping Company.

There is no by land transportation means going to Palawan if you happen to be at Manila Philippines because Palawan Philippines is an island far away from Metro Manila Philippines.

If you are going in a Philippine vacation into the Philippine archipelago or rather to a particular island in the Philippines, you should consider some flight package rates before packing your bags and accessories and fly into the Philippines. Yes, of course, I know you already knew that, however, I am here to give some ideas about your Philippine vacation or Philippine travel or flights to Philippines.

Let us begin this by where in the Philippines you are planning to stay or to have a vacation. And then from where you will land in the Philippines or rather from what airports in the Philippines you will be coming from. This will assess your flights to Philippines or your budget.

For example, if you happen to be at Metro Manila Airport or at Nino Aquino International Airport:

1. If you are going to Boracay City Philippines, You can ride to SEAIR Airlines. This airline is the fastest and most advanced aircraft going to Boracay Philippines if you are from Manila Philppines or Metro Manila Philippines. It has a daily flight from Manila to Caticlan Philippines or to Caticlan Airport. Just look for flight schedules at SEAIR website or inquire about it at their hotlines. To inquire about how much is their flight package; you can browse their flight package at their website with respective rates at specific destination or location at Boracay.
2. However, if you like cold weather or if you are going to Baguio City Philippines, you can instead ride a bus going to Baguio city than booking for a flight. It is cheaper to go to Baguio city by land. You can ride a bus going to Baguio city at this following bus stations: Dagupan Bus Lines, which is located at New York Cubao, Quezon City Philippines; Partas transport, which is located at Aurora Boulevard Cubao. Quezon City Philippines, and at Victory Liner, which is located at EDSA, Pasay Metro Manila Philippines.
3. If Cultural adventure is your trip and you like to go to Vigan City Philippines, you can either choose a flight or a bus ride. If you choose a flight, you could buy a ticket at Philippine Airlines (PAL) which flies three times a week to Laog City Philippines. You can browse their flight package at Philippine Airlines website. Then, having landed to Laog city, you can commute a bus or by land transportation there going to Vigan City. It is estimated that Laog City is 8o kilometers away from Vigan City Philippines, or that is one and a half hour trip.

If you prefer to ride a bus, you can ride at these bus stations: Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines, which is located at Rizal Avenue, Manila Philippines or at EDSA; Dominion Bus Lines, which is located at New York Street Cubao, Quezon city Philippines; Partas Bus Company, which is located at Aurora Boulevard, Quezon Philippines; and at Maria De Leon Transit, which is located at Dapitan corner, Gelinos Street, Sampaloc, Metro Manila Philippines.

By bus transportation going to Vigan City from Manila Philippines is approximately a seven hours trip, so you should bring your pillows if you prefer to travel by land.

What is like to study in the Philippines? We know it is not like in Harvard or other well known schools and universities in the world that has an excellent and exceptional teaching method and facilities. However, if you like to study in the Philippines, there are handful known and respected university in the Philippines recognized by the world today. One of the Universities of the Philippines which are respected and well known is the University of the Philippines or UP.

University of the Philippines is the Philippines’ premier university that offers quality higher education. According to it, most of the 30 % of its faculties have doctorate degrees in their respective fields and 42 % has master’s degrees, thus, making it really the best University in the Philippines.

Actually, the University of the Philippines is the only university in the Philippines that has been noted and included at the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) whose membership is made thru casting votes. Therefore, it means the University of the Philippines has a win a vote to become a member of APRU.

Moreover, University of the Philippines is also the only Philippine university that has been included in the ASEAN-European University Network or ASEA UNINET, as well as one of the two universities in the Philippines in the ASEAN University Network or AUN. Wow that is really makes studying in the Philippines excellent and elevates into the ranking of the most respected universities and school in the world.

University of the Philippines have seven branches within the Philippine archipelago, namely, UP Manila, which is located of course at Manila Philippines; UP Diliman, which is located at Diliman Quezon City Philippines within Metro Manila Philippines; UP Visayas, which is located at Visayan region of the Philippines which comprises UP Cebu, UP Iloilo, UP Tacloban and UP Miag-ao; UP Los Banos, which is located at Los Banos Laguna Philippines ,which is recognized as the Agricultural Center of Asia; UP Mindanao, which is located at Mindanao Philippines of course; UP Baguio, which is located at Baguio Philippines, which is said to be the youngest constituents of UP; and UP Open University, which is a distance learning education system or it offers distance education to those who cannot afford to do the natural mode of studying.

Among these branches of University of the Philippines, UP Diliman is said to be the flagship campus among its branches or constituents and the seat of administration. Moreover, UP Diliman has an extension learning program at Pampanga Philippines which is located at Clark Special Economic Zone, Pampanga.

Not only in Pampanga Philippines UP Diliman has Extension Learning Program, but it has also at Olongapo city Philippines, which is located at Olongapo city Zambales Philippines.

The University of the Philippines is of course also known for its controversial Oblation Statue- the nude man, which its fraternities mimic it annually and make an “oblation run”.