Pampanga town stages early ‘senakulo’

PAMPANGA, Philippines – Residents in the town of Porac staged a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s passion and death or “senakulo” as early as Wednesday to meditate more deeply on Christ’s sacrifice.
There were some cast as Jews who jeered as Jesus and the two robbers passed carrying their crosses.
In Barangay Manibaug, the procession stopped and the crucifixion began.
“Para mamulat sa isipin nila kung ano ang dinanas ni Kristo nang pahirapan siya, para maliwanagan ang iba,” said the event’s organizer Remigio Sison.
Staging a “senakulo” has been a tradition in Pampanga, allowing adults and children to see what Christ’s sacrifice was like.
On Good Friday, there will be more crucifixions in Cutud in San Fernando, Pampanga where around 20 devotees will participate.
Barricades are now being positioned on the hill where the crucifixions will take place.
Other towns like San Juan, Sta. Lucia and Angeles City will also hold their own traditions and have implemented traffic re-routing schemes.
http://techbeta.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/04/04/12/pampanga-town-stages-early-senakulo

Pampanga is an important province of the Philippines slated to be the next business and tourism center of the country. Already international traffic prefers the Clark International Airport and tourists find Clark Freeport Zone easier to get around than Manila. Safety, low crime rate, no traffic and low pollution levels all contribute to making Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone a preferred destination for local and international tourists.

Highly recommended beach resort in North Luzon for company outings and family retreats is most frequently visited hotel in Clark Pampanga because of beautiful view and good outdoor facilities for swimming, picnic and barbecue.

Even tourists and business travelers staying in hotels in Philippines Angeles Pampanga take time off from nightlife, bars and other city entertainment to enjoy a relaxing day in leisure at famous beach resort in Clark Freeport Pampanga. Foreign and local tourists visiting Clark enjoy a sense of safety while savoring the laidback lifestyle offered by famous resort hotels like Clearwater in Clark.

Families traveling out of town go to the north to get away from Manila to unwind, relax and swim with friends and children. Highly recommended holiday spot and vacation destination this summer in the north is Clearwater Beach Resort in Clark. Clark is adjacent to Pampanga’s Angeles City which is just 70 minutes from Manila and 25 minutes from Subic.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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Pampanga Ready For Annual ‘Crucifixion’

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Governor Lilia Pineda has ordered the deployment of additional policemen and security personnel in places usually visited by people in the province during the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday celebration.
Pineda also urged security heads of commercial establishments like SM Pampanga and Robinsons Starmills to deploy additional security personnel in preparation for the large volume of mall goers and tourists expected to visit the province this Holy Week for the annual “crucifixion rites.”
The Motorist Assistance Centers (MAC) and Public Assistance Centers (PAC) with ambulances and fire trucks have already been put in place throughout the province.
These posts are manned by police officers in shifting schedules to ensure that folk in need of help will be immediately accommodated. However, the governor reminded the police officers that the motorists’ assistance is not their sole priority and they should not be complacent as criminals might take advantage of this Lenten break.
“We should to be more vigilant to avoid any untoward incidents that maybe perpetrated by criminal elements,” she said.
Police Senior Superintendent Edgardo Tinio, police provincial director, instructed the police chiefs during their recent assembly here to ask for the assistance of force multipliers such as barangay tanods, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) like Guardians, Civicom, and Kabalikat, to further secure highly populated areas this Lenten Season.
In a related development, a group of independent radio broadcaster has established traffic assistance centers in different entry and exit points in the province to help both private and public motorists for a week-long Holy Week observance.
The traffic assistance centers were established by the Society of Communicators’ and Networkers (SCAN) Pampanga chapter in Arayat, Apalit, San Simon, Mabalacat, Magalang, Lubao, Mexico, City of San Fernando and Angeles City.
Daniel “Dan” Ombina, SCAN president in Candaba town, said that at least 10 traffic assistance centers were established all throughout the province.
Ombina said that SCAN has organized several medical groups composed of doctors, nurses and other health related professionals to provide medical attention for motorists needing it.
In Bulacan, Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said as part of the Lakbay Alalay Sum Vac Program emergency and police assistance teams and volunteer radio and rescue groups are deployed in the province from April 4 to 8.
Alvarado said additional public assistance centers have been established at the Provincial Government of Bulacan, the Divine Mercy National Shrine in Marilao, and in Barangay Kapitangan, Paombong, where thousands of local and foreign tourists are expected to arrive to witness penitents.
Meanwhile, the governor said those in emergency situations can dial the Bulacan Rescue hotline 791-0566.
In a related development, the Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) has set up security measures for malls and other business stores in the area for the long Lenten weekend and summer vacation.
Senior Supt. John C, Bulalacao, PPO director, met yesterday with some mall representatives and store owners in his office in this camp and had discussed with them the police security and safety and protection measures intended for the season.
Cavite, the country’s most densely-populated province, is one of the areas in Southern Tagalog with the most number of commercial stores.
Bulalacao and his staff officers had a closed-door meeting with store representatives on security plans and how to ward off undesirable individuals or groups with their guards and personnel. (With reports from Freddie C. Velez and Anthony Giron)
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/pampanga-ready-annual-crucifixion-083154795.html

Enjoyable place for traveler to hang out near Manila for family bonding is Clearwater Beach Resort.

Top rated destination for family reunion, bonding, retreat, picinic and getaway out of town from Manila is Clearwater Beach Resort; frequently visited spots are lake, picnic grounds; water sports, boating, swimming, kayak, camping; child friendly.

Many travel north to Clark to swim at Clearwater Beach Resort which also has lake and picnic grounds to unwind and relax, a very good way to spend quality time with the family and children.

Clark is gradually becoming famous for its dining scene. World-class fine dining restaurants, cozy family resto bars and pubs as well as comfortable wine bars are available in Angeles City Clark Pampanga. Wine shops like Clark Wine Center offers exciting shopping for wine lovers coming to buy wine in Clark Freeport.

Residents of Manila and Angeles City Pampanga look for a safe convenient enjoyable place to enjoy swimming in Philippines. Many travel north to Clark to swim at Clearwater Beach Resort which also have lake and picnic grounds to unwind and relax for family bonding

Residents of Manila travel north to Clark Pampanga to swim at Clearwater Beach Resort, unwind and relax for family bonding at hotel lake picnic grounds. Fine dining Yats Restaurant offers sumptuous cozy Christmas dinner, for wine lovers, Clark Wine Center provides exciting shopping options.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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Pampanga church keeps treasures in digital form

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—How did Roman Catholic churches in Pampanga appear in 1790? What are the entries in a Bacolor baptismal book dated 1680 and widely believed to be the oldest in the Philippines? How exactly did early Kapampangans live their faith?
The answers, and many more glimpses of the past, can be found in the digital collection of Spanish-era documents and photographs in the care of the Archdiocesan Archives of San Fernando (AASF) in Pampanga.
Consisting of more than 15,000 digital pages and ready for browsing after Holy Week at the University of the Assumption (UA) in the City of San Fernando and at the Holy Angel University in Angeles City, the AASF is a big contribution to scholarship and spread of Kapampangan culture and history, Archbishop Paciano Aniceto said at the launch on March 20.
The hard copy of the collection bears his official seal through molten wax.
For the live testing, the 75-year-old Aniceto, who does not own and avoids using mobile phones, sat down before a computer, clicked the mouse a few times and shortly gained access to the files of Candaba, the neighbor of his hometown Sta. Ana. As he realized, taking along a translator or refreshing your basic handle of the Spanish language can help you cover more topics.
First in PH
In digitizing portions of the AASF, the Archdiocese of San Fernando became the first archdiocese in the Philippines to go digital in preserving its archives, Prof. Regalado Trota Jose, head of the committee on archives of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), said during the launch.
“You have provided the lead,” Jose said. The first congregation to have digitized its archives is the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Manila, he said.
The Pampanga initiative had its roots as early as 1979 when then Archbishop Oscar Cruz established the archdiocesan museum and in 1983, and the AASF with the help of Jose and the late Benedictine nun Paz Katigbak. Kept at the Mater Boni seminary, the archives had been inaccessible to the public.
The digitization work took a year and four months to finish on a grant from the NCCA, and guidance from the Archdiocesan Commission on Church Heritage chaired by Auxiliary Bishop Pablo Virgilio David.
More documents
The original materials or microfilms have been obtained from Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila Archives, National Archives of the Philippines, Luther Parker Collection of the National Library of the Philippines, Venancio Q. Samson Collection and Filipinas Heritage Library Collection.
The AASF has more than 200,000 original, handwritten pages in its possession that are waiting to be digitized, David said.
A catalog has been printed for an orderly search and access.
Much of the materials, he said, captured the history of Christianity in Pampanga since 1572 when Augustinian friars evangelized in Betis and Lubao; 1579 when Pampanga was placed under the suffragan of Manila, then a diocese of Mexico; and 1595 when Pampanga remained among the 10 provinces under the Archdiocese of Manila.
The materials also gave a glimpse of the creation of the Diocese of San Fernando in 1948 and the formation of the Archdiocese of San Fernando in 1975 when the dioceses of Tarlac, Balanga and Iba were placed under it.
“We want to foster greater understanding of Pampanga heritage and culture,” said David on why the project was undertaken. “These are treasures.”
“Modern technology secured these for future generations,” said Auxiliary Bishop Roberto Mallari, UA president and who was assigned to set up the Center of Kapampangan Church Heritage.
This was appropriate, Mallari said, because the province produced many church pioneers.
They include Rufino Cardinal Santos (first Filipino cardinal), Don Diego Guinto (first native founder of perpetual pious trust funds or capellañas), Don Miguel Jeronimo de Morales (first native priest), Sor Bibiana Zapanta (first missionary nun sent to help evangelize Mindanao) and Sor Asuncion Ventura (first native to found an orphanage).

Pampanga church keeps treasures in digital form

Highly recommended resort for family reunion near Manila is Clearwater Lake Hotel Clark Pampanga

Residents of Manila and Angeles City Pampanga are looking for a safe and convenient place to celebrate special occasions or take a shot vacation in the Philippines. Many travel north to Clark to swim at Clearwater Beach Resort which also has lake and picnic grounds to unwind and relax, a very good way to spend quality time with the family and children. Fine dining Yats Restaurant offers sumptuous cozy Christmas dinner, for wine lovers, Clark Wine Center provides exciting shopping options.

Family bonding can be very enjoyable this summer vacation if travelers can go north to Clark Pampanga and hang out in famous and highly recommended beach resort near Manila Clearwater near Angeles City Philippines.

There is a casual café with a beautiful view which serves good breakfast and basic lunch and dinner. Foodies can opt to drive over to Mimosa about 3 minutes away just a bit too far to walk, to have dinner at the fine-dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar. This cozy and romantic restaurant serves French Mediterranean cuisine at prices that are surprisingly affordable. For wine lovers, this restaurant in Mimosa Clark Freeport Pampanga is a treat with its award winning 3000-line wine lists that contain not only the famous labels but also connoisseurs’ choice of fine vintage wines.

Top places to go this Christmas in Manila, travel north to Clearwater Beach Resort Clark

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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PAMPANGA’S OFW-TURNED-FARMER: ‘Farming is where the money is’

STA. RITA, Pampanga – Fidel David is a civil engineer who worked for six years in Saudi Arabia but decided to go back here for good in 1992.

He was a project engineer in the Middle East country and based on his profession, it is needless to point out that his salary was substantial.

But there was something else David had wanted to do: agricultural farming in his native barangay in San Matias, here.

“When I started farming, my main focus was to get very rich,” said David who was interviewed on Monday at his Kubo in his 3.2-hectare farm.

“But later I realized that it’s not only my stomach that gets hungry that I must feed. Others have to eat, too,” added David in the dialect.

DOCTOR AND TEACHER

David is fondly called “the doctor” by his fellow farmers, most of whom belong to the Bangon San Matias Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BSMMPC). The cooperative was started in 2004.

“I am sort of a doctor. I recommend to farmers on how to make a better yield or save their plants when they are in trouble or dying,” said David.

But David said he is more of a teacher based on what he does to promote organic and responsible farming.

For over eight years since he formed and chaired the BSMMPC, David has taught other farmers about the new agricultural techniques and studies based on his actual experiences and experiments on his farmland.

David is teaching them for free. Not to mention he does it with passion and dedication in order to let aspiring and veteran farmers realize that “farming is where the money is.”

“Life is too short. Why not share what you know so that others may succeed as well,” stressed David.

He established a demo farm and agricultural school on his property a few years ago. It initially received little support from government agencies and agricultural schools.

But of late, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and schools such as the Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC) visited his farm to study or ask about his latest research and techniques on farming.

Other farmers’ groups in Central Luzon also see him to study and bring home some knowledge to improve their farming practice.

David disclosed that at least P150,000 worth of equipment are in their school and are used for continuous study.

He also helps other prominent farmland owners and businessmen in developing their vegetable products. Yes, David doesn’t charge the rich as long as they are willing to invest in organic farming.

“I even spend on my gasoline just to visit their huge farms. I don’t ask for pay because I want to promote farming, particularly the safe practice,” he added.

David’s Kubo is overlooking his newly harvested palay and newly planted watermelons.

He cited “timing” as important in order for farmers to earn well and get over climate change without much damage to their crops and vegetables.

“As you know, the rains will be in late May or June. So I planted watermelons which are harvestable after about 65 days or in late May,” said David. He said he will spend about P10,000 for the .3-hectare watermelon plantation but he expects to earn at least P60,000.

“That’s my point in timing. Our farmers should simply learn what to plant on a particular season and they will get much profit,” said David.

The 47-year-old civil engineer-turned-farmer disclosed that farming had been more profitable to him than working as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW).

He said he was in high position in Saudi Arabia for six years but had failed to buy a vehicle like the jeep he is using now.

“I could send my only daughter to school and raise a decent family with my earning as a farmer. That’s enough for me,” he added.

NURTURE THE SOIL

David is widely known among Pampanga farmers as “advocate of responsible and organic farming.”

He said some farmers have a bad habit of using chemicals “most of the time” to make a better yield. This practice, he added, doesn’t nurture the soil but destroys it.

“Worse, the old saying that eating vegetables makes you live longer is no longer true. Some vegetables are borne out of too much chemical fertilizers and pesticides and this is unhealthy and dangerous,” he said.

David said a farmer is not expected to use 100 percent organic fertilizers when he decides to let go of chemicals. He added that he started by using 50 percent chemicals and 50 percent organic fertilizers.

Today, David uses at least 70 percent organic fertilizers on his plants. Most of the organic materials are made in his farm.

Roy Imperial, former director of the DA’s High Value Commercial Crops, visited David at his farm upon the instruction of Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda to find a better future for some 33,000 farmers in the province. He is now the consultant-adviser of Pineda.
http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/13935/Volume-5-No-136/Headlines/u-PAMPANGA%C2%92S-OFW-TURNED-FARMER–u-br-%C2%91Farming-is-where-the-money-is%C2%92

Clark is gradually becoming famous for its dining scene. World-class fine dining restaurants, cozy family resto bars and pubs as well as comfortable wine bars are available in Angeles City Clark Pampanga. Wine shops like Clark Wine Center offers exciting shopping for wine lovers coming to buy wine in Clark Freeport.

Tourists and local residents visiting Clark Pampanga for vacation, leisure or business can contact Hotel Clark Philippines for information and assistance in booking accommodation and dining needs. Traffic flow of Angeles City Clark Philippines can be very seasonal, typical busy months being February through June, then the November and December. Hotel rooms are far less than Manila so advanced bookings are strongly recommended. Because Clark and Angeles Pampanga are conveniently accessible through the North Luzon Expressway, weather does not affect this city as much the others in Philippines. Subic is linked to Clark via the ScTex. Clark has its own international airport called DMIA.

Even tourists and business travelers staying in hotels in Philippines Angeles City take time off from nightlife, bars and other city entertainment to enjoy a relaxing day in leisure at famous beach resort in Clark Freeport Pampanga. Many visitors also come to Clark to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Pampanga is home to some of the finest golf courses outside of Manila.

Clark is fast gaining the reputation from frequent travelers as a highly recommended tourist destination as well as a wonderful location and vacation spots for residents of Manila and Subic.

Families are also looking for places near Manila with white sand beaches in convenient location easily accessible from Manila. Many travelers look to the north for places to swim and relax with children and friends

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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P4.6-B flood-control project in Pampanga gets Aquino’s nod

MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III and his economic team recently approved a project that aims to address the flooding problem in the low-lying municipalities in Pampanga delta especially during the rainy season.
Spearheaded by the Departments of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Education (DepEd), the project involves the elevation of 26 schools and reconstruction of 232 school rooms in 47 flood-affected elementary schools, benefitting around 35,057 pupils.
To be constructed as well are 11 deep well pumps in schools without potable water source and establishment of flood control measures in the area’s rivers.
South Korea, through its Economic Development Cooperation Fund, will spend P3.9 billion or 83.77 percent of the P4.66 billion project titled Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Measures in Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay.
The Philippine government, on the other hand, will shell out P755.53 million for the project which has yet to disclose timetable.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga said this project aims to reduce the flood level from 1.42 to 2.99 meters and the number of flood-affected areas from 40,150 hectares to 23,780 hectares in the low-lying areas of Pampanga Bay.
Set to benefit from the project are the municipalities of Sto. Tomas, Minalin, San Simon, Sasmuan, Apalit, Macabebe, and Masantol.
Last year, back-to-back typhoons Pedring and Quiel dumped heavy rains in these municipalities as the depth of the floodwaters hover around eight to 10 feet.
Residents in Macabebe and Masantol, both coastal towns, are currently living below sea level.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/03/25/p46-b-flood-control-project-pampanga-gets-aquinos-nod-213080

Highly recommended beach resort in North Luzon for company outings and family retreats is most frequently visited hotel in Clark Pampanga because of beautiful view and good outdoor facilities for swimming, picnic and barbecue.

Families traveling out of town go to the north to get away from Manila to unwind, relax and swim with friends and children. Highly recommended holiday spot and vacation destination this summer in the north is Clearwater Beach Resort in Clark. Clark is adjacent to Pampanga’s Angeles City which is just 70 minutes from Manila and 25 minutes from Subic. Many visitors also come to Clark to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Pampanga is home to some of the finest golf courses outside of Manila.

New camping sites and picnic grounds in Philippines are now added to Clark for family outings in outside Manila. The best campsites are located at Yats Clearwater Resort & Country Club in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines. Just bring camping equipment and enjoy the fun and ambience of outdoor living camping in Clark under safe, secured and clean conditions. Outdoor activities include swimming and water sports, boating and paddling a kayak, lawn tennis, golf, shooting range and all sorts of leisure activities including colonial games like croquet and horseshoe.

Clearwater Resort & Country Club offers several styles of accommodation from US$65 up inclusive of breakfast for two at the beautiful Breakfast Garden Restaurant overlooking the large Clearwater lake and beach. This is a good rendition of the lifestyle that the Americans left behind after they left the Clark Airbase. A good short description of this lifestyle is suburban laid-back slow-paced clean living, very suitable for tourists and guests looking for a way to unwind from the stress of living in Manila.

In a city like Manila, most residents rely on visits to spa and beauty parlor to unwind and relax. But with a short getaway to Angeles City Clark Pampanga one can de-stress by enjoying beautiful outdoor amenities of this beach resort, savoring what nature can offer.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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OFW farmer to governor: Create trading post in Pampanga

STA. RITA, Pampanga—Roy Imperial, former director of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) High Value Commercial Crops Division, said Fidel David had been considered for a full scholarship grant on modern agricultural farming in Israel.
The consultant-adviser of Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda said David “would be the best farmer to send as he is passionately involved in organic farming,” largely patronized in Israel.
David told Imperial that “I have many things to do here and other farmers may be more qualified for the study grant.”
Imperial said David is the “wise choice” because he will surely share to other farmers what he learns in Israel.
Last year, David was featured in a Metro Manila magazine for his successful yield of Jade Lady honeydew melons.
David developed the green-colored fruits at his greenhouse donated through the DA’s High Value Crop Development program initiated by Pampanga Second District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Several farmers who received greenhouses are encouraged by David’s success in growing honeydew melons under greenhouse condition using organic fertilizers. They also want to learn David’s methodology.
But David’s success story on growing honeydew melons had been cut short by the so-called “greed and unfair market practice of some middlemen.”
He said a prominent and well-known firm had purchased his honeydew melons for P20 per kilo. A few days later he found that the private firm had sold his fruits at P120 per kilo at a mall in Pampanga.
David urged Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda to help farmers get a fair share in marketing their fruits and vegetables.
“We do all the work and invest our hard-earned money on our crops. But it’s the middlemen who benefit a lot when they have nothing to lose but everything to gain,” said David.
He asked the first-term governor to create a trading post similar to what Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala fully supported in Sariaya, Quezon. The vegetable trading post called “Sentrong Pamilihan ng Produktong Agrikultura” benefited Quezon farmers, most of whom were from the province’s Second District where Alcala was a former congressman.
Imperial said the governor had asked him earlier to make a study on the trading post or center along the Olongapo-Gapan Rd.
“Governor Pineda was inspired by the success of the trading post pushed by Secretary Alcala in Quezon. She asked me to make a thorough study of the trading center to make sure it will be beneficial, especially to farmers,” said Imperial.
Butil Farmers Partylist Rep. Agapito Guanlao of Pampanga also pushed for the creation of a trading center in the province.
David said the national government should help farmers sell their produce in a set-up where they will earn more instead of the middlemen. He said the money and time spent by the government on subsidizing farmers should be used instead in helping them market and sell their fruits and vegetables properly.
“The farmers can buy their fertilizers and other needs. The real problem is that they don’t get much profit from their products due to unfair marketing practices,” said David.
He said that if there is a trading post in Pampanga, just like the one they have in Quezon, farmers can bring their products at the trading post, selling their produce at a higher price compared to what the middlemen offer them.
David pinned his hopes on Pineda, saying “the governor has been helping her people a lot and the farmers have high hopes on her.”
He said he is ready to help Pineda on her projects designed to help farmers get a better yield and improve their lives, adding he was alarmed by his own study and survey that the average age of farmers in Pampanga is 54. He surveyed the age of at least 1,000 farmers.
He said the project of Pineda should encourage younger people to engage in the noble but rewarding profession of farming.
“As I have said, farming is where the money is. We just have to know and practise new technologies and not just rely on planting palay,” said David. “The trading post is just the missing piece.”
http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commodities/25668-ofw-farmer-to-governor-create-trading-post-in-pampanga

Top Beach Resort in the North is Clearwater in Pampanga Clark Philippines.

The best getaway destination vacation spot near Manila convenient safe and accessible is Clearwater Beach Resort in Clark Pampanga. Top rated destination for family reunion, bonding, retreat, picinic and getaway out of town from Manila is Clearwater Beach Resort; frequently visited spots are lake, picnic grounds; water sports, boating, swimming, kayak, camping; child friendly. Many visitors also come to Clark to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Pampanga is home to some of the finest golf courses outside of Manila.

Top rated destination for family reunion, bonding, retreat, picnic and getaway out of town from Manila is Clearwater Beach Resort; frequently visited spots are lake, picnic grounds; water sports, boating, swimming, kayak, camping; child friendly. Many visitors also come to Clark to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Pampanga is home to some of the finest golf courses outside of Manila.

Residents of Manila and Angeles City Pampanga are looking for a safe and convenient place to celebrate Christmas this year in Philippines. Many travel north to Clark to swim at Clearwater Beach Resort which also has lake and picnic grounds to unwind and relax, a very good way to spend Christmas holidays with the family and children. Fine dining Yats Restaurant offers sumptuous cozy Christmas dinner, for wine lovers, Clark Wine Center provides exciting shopping options.

Many are surprised to find a white sand beach so near Manila right in the heart of Pampanga, just 70 minutes from Manila. The white beach in Clark Pampanga’s Clearwater Beach Resort is becoming well known to frequent visitors to Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone. Even residents of Subic travel to Clark via ScTex to spend a day in relaxation in the beach, lake and picnic grounds of Clearwater Resort & Country Club, a project of Hong Kong-based Yats International.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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OFW farmer calls for creation of trading post in Pampanga

STA. RITA, Pampanga—Roy Imperial, former director of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) High Value Commercial Crops Division, said Fidel David had been considered for a full scholarship grant on modern agricultural farming in Israel.
The consultant-adviser of Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda said David “would be the best farmer to send as he is passionately involved in organic farming,” largely patronized in Israel.
David told Imperial that “I have many things to do here and other farmers may be more qualified for the study grant.”
Imperial said David is the “wise choice” because he will surely share to other farmers what he learns in Israel.
Last year, David was featured in a Metro Manila magazine for his successful yield of Jade Lady honeydew melons.
David developed the green-colored fruits at his greenhouse donated through the DA’s High Value Crop Development program initiated by Pampanga Second District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Several farmers who received greenhouses are encouraged by David’s success in growing honeydew melons under greenhouse condition using organic fertilizers. They also want to learn David’s methodology.
But David’s success story on growing honeydew melons had been cut short by the so-called “greed and unfair market practice of some middlemen.”
He said a prominent and well-known firm had purchased his honeydew melons for P20 per kilo. A few days later he found that the private firm had sold his fruits at P120 per kilo at a mall in Pampanga.
David urged Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda to help farmers get a fair share in marketing their fruits and vegetables.
“We do all the work and invest our hard-earned money on our crops. But it’s the middlemen who benefit a lot when they have nothing to lose but everything to gain,” said David.
He asked the first-term governor to create a trading post similar to what Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala fully supported in Sariaya, Quezon. The vegetable trading post called “Sentrong Pamilihan ng Produktong Agrikultura” benefited Quezon farmers, most of whom were from the province’s Second District where Alcala was a former congressman.
Imperial said the governor had asked him earlier to make a study on the trading post or center along the Olongapo-Gapan Rd.
“Governor Pineda was inspired by the success of the trading post pushed by Secretary Alcala in Quezon. She asked me to make a thorough study of the trading center to make sure it will be beneficial, especially to farmers,” said Imperial.
Butil Farmers Partylist Rep. Agapito Guanlao of Pampanga also pushed for the creation of a trading center in the province.
David said the national government should help farmers sell their produce in a set-up where they will earn more instead of the middlemen. He said the money and time spent by the government on subsidizing farmers should be used instead in helping them market and sell their fruits and vegetables properly.
“The farmers can buy their fertilizers and other needs. The real problem is that they don’t get much profit from their products due to unfair marketing practices,” said David.
He said that if there is a trading post in Pampanga, just like the one they have in Quezon, farmers can bring their products at the trading post, selling their produce at a higher price compared to what the middlemen offer them.
David pinned his hopes on Pineda, saying “the governor has been helping her people a lot and the farmers have high hopes on her.”
He said he is ready to help Pineda on her projects designed to help farmers get a better yield and improve their lives, adding he was alarmed by his own study and survey that the average age of farmers in Pampanga is 54. He surveyed the age of at least 1,000 farmers.
He said the project of Pineda should encourage younger people to engage in the noble but rewarding profession of farming.
“As I have said, farming is where the money is. We just have to know and practise new technologies and not just rely on planting palay,” said David. “The trading post is just the missing piece.”
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/04/11/12/ofw-farmer-calls-creation-trading-post-pampanga
STA. RITA, Pampanga—Roy Imperial, former director of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) High Value Commercial Crops Division, said Fidel David had been considered for a full scholarship grant on modern agricultural farming in Israel.
The consultant-adviser of Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda said David “would be the best farmer to send as he is passionately involved in organic farming,” largely patronized in Israel.
David told Imperial that “I have many things to do here and other farmers may be more qualified for the study grant.”
Imperial said David is the “wise choice” because he will surely share to other farmers what he learns in Israel.
Last year, David was featured in a Metro Manila magazine for his successful yield of Jade Lady honeydew melons.
David developed the green-colored fruits at his greenhouse donated through the DA’s High Value Crop Development program initiated by Pampanga Second District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Several farmers who received greenhouses are encouraged by David’s success in growing honeydew melons under greenhouse condition using organic fertilizers. They also want to learn David’s methodology.
But David’s success story on growing honeydew melons had been cut short by the so-called “greed and unfair market practice of some middlemen.”
He said a prominent and well-known firm had purchased his honeydew melons for P20 per kilo. A few days later he found that the private firm had sold his fruits at P120 per kilo at a mall in Pampanga.
David urged Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda to help farmers get a fair share in marketing their fruits and vegetables.
“We do all the work and invest our hard-earned money on our crops. But it’s the middlemen who benefit a lot when they have nothing to lose but everything to gain,” said David.
He asked the first-term governor to create a trading post similar to what Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala fully supported in Sariaya, Quezon. The vegetable trading post called “Sentrong Pamilihan ng Produktong Agrikultura” benefited Quezon farmers, most of whom were from the province’s Second District where Alcala was a former congressman.
Imperial said the governor had asked him earlier to make a study on the trading post or center along the Olongapo-Gapan Rd.
“Governor Pineda was inspired by the success of the trading post pushed by Secretary Alcala in Quezon. She asked me to make a thorough study of the trading center to make sure it will be beneficial, especially to farmers,” said Imperial.
Butil Farmers Partylist Rep. Agapito Guanlao of Pampanga also pushed for the creation of a trading center in the province.
David said the national government should help farmers sell their produce in a set-up where they will earn more instead of the middlemen. He said the money and time spent by the government on subsidizing farmers should be used instead in helping them market and sell their fruits and vegetables properly.
“The farmers can buy their fertilizers and other needs. The real problem is that they don’t get much profit from their products due to unfair marketing practices,” said David.
He said that if there is a trading post in Pampanga, just like the one they have in Quezon, farmers can bring their products at the trading post, selling their produce at a higher price compared to what the middlemen offer them.
David pinned his hopes on Pineda, saying “the governor has been helping her people a lot and the farmers have high hopes on her.”
He said he is ready to help Pineda on her projects designed to help farmers get a better yield and improve their lives, adding he was alarmed by his own study and survey that the average age of farmers in Pampanga is 54. He surveyed the age of at least 1,000 farmers.
He said the project of Pineda should encourage younger people to engage in the noble but rewarding profession of farming.
“As I have said, farming is where the money is. We just have to know and practise new technologies and not just rely on planting palay,” said David. “The trading post is just the missing piece.”
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/04/11/12/ofw-farmer-calls-creation-trading-post-pampanga

Companies in Manila travel out of town for a short getaway to hold their events and function outside of the city in the north. Many companies choose Clark in Pampanga because of its safety record. Clark is home to some of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Although golf continues to be one of the reasons why visitors from Manila travel to Pampanga, residents of Angeles City, Subic and Bulacan travel to Clark not just to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga but also to relax and unwind in the best resort in Philippines.

Clark offers some of the best outdoor venues for company outings in Pampanga, Angeles City and Subic. Being so accessible from Manila via the North Luzon Expressway, Clark Philippines is exceptionally convenient for all sorts of events and picnics. Each year, many company events like team building, corporate planning, outings and awarding ceremonies are held in resorts like Clearwater Beach hotel located in the central business district of Clark Pampanga.

Although Clark is not revered for fancy ballrooms and stuffy function rooms, there are many options for meeting and conference facilities. Companies travel out of town from Manila heading north to Pampanga typically look for meeting facilities within leisure and recreational areas. More and more companies mix in a good amount of activities in the program to help participants unwind and relax in between sessions.

Clearwater is a highly recommended and most frequently visited private resort in Pampanga. This Clark hotel is a famous private resort outside Manila for corporate planning because of its exclusivity. Although the function rooms for planning and meetings are simple and basic, the surrounding gardens and ambience more than make up for what it lacks in lavish interior decoration.

New camping sites and picnic grounds in Philippines are now added to Clark for family outings in outside Manila. The best campsites are located at Yats Clearwater Resort & Country Club in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines. Just bring camping equipment and enjoy the fun and ambience of outdoor living camping in Clark under safe, secured and clean conditions. Outdoor activities include swimming and water sports, boating and paddling a kayak, lawn tennis, golf, shooting range and all sorts of leisure activities including colonial games like croquet and horseshoe.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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Mayor: Tourists should respect Holy Week

ANGELES CITY – Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said Tuesday tourists should respect the solemnity of the Holy Week.
The mayor issued the statement in reaction to the incident where local and foreign tourists climbed up and posed on the crosses used in the reenactment of the Passion of Christ in Barangay Lourdes North West here.
Some of the pictures were even posted on Facebook, which earned the ire of many.
“The act of some tourists who posed on the cross was not countenanced nor condoned by the Tourism Office or the barangay council of Lourdes North West. According to the village chief, these photos were taken after the program last Friday,” Pamintuan said.
“Tourists should respect the solemnity of the Holy Week. The intention of the Good Friday program was to make the people remember the deeds, sacrifices, sufferings, and death of Christ to save mankind,” the mayor added.
Because of the incident, the barangay council already removed the crosses that were used last Friday, according to Pamintuan.
The mayor also disclosed that barangay officials exhausted all means to present an organized and well-coordinated Lenten presentation.
“They did not allow the holding of illegal gambling and regulated the number of stalls that sold food and beverages,” the mayor said.
The organizers even enclosed the area for security of the public and requested additional personnel from the Philippine National Police and military, medical team, and other city offices.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/04/11/mayor-tourists-should-respect-holy-week-215678

The growing array of hotel resort accommodation, recreation and entertainment facilities, places to unwind and relax, fine dining and family restaurants, bars and pubs makes it increasing easy for tourists and visitors from Manila to spend quality time in a place of leisure in Clark, Pampanga.

To many visitors from Manila, a place of leisure or a good hotel or resort in Pampanga must be located in a city that is safe, clean and not so noisy. Convenience and accessibility are important considerations in choosing a holiday destination in Philippines. Clark Freeport is probably the easiest tourist destination to reach from Manila. Clark also has its own international airport with dozens of daily flights connecting Clark directly with Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Bangkok, Malaysia and South Korea. Clark is home to some of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Although golf continues to be one of the reasons why visitors from Manila travel to Pampanga, residents of Angeles City, Subic and Bulacan travel to Clark not just to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga but also to relax and unwind in the best resort in Philippines.

Hotels, resorts, vacation rentals, fine dining and family restaurants, bars and pubs, entertainment, nightlife, place of leisure, sports and recreation facilities in Clark and Angeles Pampanga are showcased for the convenience of visitors planning a getaway from Manila or a weekend out of town to relax and unwind in a clean and safe city.

Spa is not the only way to unwind for people who are stressed out by Manila traffic and noise pollution.

Clearwater Resort & Country Club offers several styles of accommodation from US$65 up inclusive of breakfast for two at the beautiful Breakfast Garden Restaurant overlooking the large Clearwater lake and beach. This is a good rendition of the lifestyle that the Americans left behind after they left the Clark Airbase. A good short description of this lifestyle is suburban laid-back slow-paced clean living, very suitable for tourists and guests looking for a way to unwind from the stress of living in Manila.

In a city like Manila, most residents rely on visits to spa and beauty parlor to unwind and relax. But with a short getaway to Angeles City Clark Pampanga one can de-stress by enjoying beautiful outdoor amenities of this beach resort, savoring what nature can offer.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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Life & Style goes to Cebu, Pampanga

MANILA, Philippines – Ricky Reyes (photo) presents another special summer episode on Saturday at 10 a.m. on GMA News TV’s Life and Style With Gandang Ricky Reyes. The Life & Style crew flew to Cebu to watch the Dance Sport team comprised of former street children who bonded, honed their talent, joined international competitions and won awards. This makes the Queen City of the South as the Dance Capital of the World.
Watch the Life &Style to catch these artistic kids’ winning style and their interview with host-producer Ricky.
Next stop is an environment friendly residence called Green Home, built by a native who proves to all and sundry that there is something we can do to avoid global warming. From the garden to its interiors, recycled materials were used but upon touring the house. “Everything looks first class and of high quality,” says Ricky.
From Cebu, Life & Style goes to Angeles City to visit the amazing “Stonstenberg” frequented by locals and foreigners. Once inside the structure, you feel that you are in another planet. It is also known as Espasyo de Palasyo sa Pampanga.
World-class furniture maker Kapampangan Myrna Bituin shows furniture she designs for the Middle East Royal Family. The pieces fit for kings and queens are custom-made and mean high-price tags. Myrna’s showroom is called Paraiso ng mga Muebles by her townmates.
Sweet, simple and nice former First Lady Amelita “Ming” Ramos occupies a special place in Ricky’s heart. Ming graces the show for a tete-a-tete with her long-time friend. Ricky discovers what’s inside Ming’s handbag.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=70&articleId=796166

This resort hotel in Clark Philippines is to many, a fine example to leisure lifestyle of suburban city in America. Lake, beach, 13 hectares of picnic grounds covered with trees and green all put together to deliver a memorable getaway experience for foreign tourists visiting Angeles City Clark Philippines and residents of Manila driving up to Clark for a day trip or a weekend family outing.

Family with children can enjoy the picnic grounds and several large and small spots for swimming and water sports inside this resort in Pampanga. Parents can enjoy a day in leisure and relaxation in the shade provided by large Acacia trees throughout this resort. The ambience and beautiful view of the outdoor facilities of this beach resort in Clark Pampanga attracts visitors to go out of town from Manila for a getaway in the north.

Does anyone know how difficult it is to find a decent beach wedding venue in the Philippines? Sure, there are a lot of beautiful beaches but to find a beach where we can have a wedding ceremony in Philippines is next to impossible. Clark is home to some of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Although golf continues to be one of the reasons why visitors from Manila travel to Pampanga, residents of Angeles City, Subic and Bulacan travel to Clark not just to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga but also to relax and unwind in the best resort in Philippines.

Clearwater is a highly recommended and most frequently visited private resort in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines. This Clark hotel is a top rated place of leisure and a famous private resort outside Manila for corporate planning because of its exclusivity. Although the function rooms for planning and meetings are simple and basic, the surrounding gardens and ambience more than make up for what it lacks in lavish interior decoration.

Beach wedding venue is very popular in Manila, Subic, Pampanga Angeles City and
Clark Philippines. Young wedding couples prefer outdoor beach wedding followed up by garden styled outdoor wedding receptions in Philippines. Best beach wedding venue in Philippines is Clearwater Resort wedding venues near Manila, Angeles City, Clark Philippines.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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Injunction vs revenue bureau’s regulation issued

ANGELES CITY – A regional trial court here has issued a writ of preliminary injunction, stopping the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from enforcing “directly or indirectly” Revenue Regulation No. 2-2012 as it runs contrary to the law that created the Subic and Clark Freeport Zones.
This said regulation is about applying value-added tax (VAT) on all petroleum and petroleum products that are imported and/or brought directly from abroad to the Philippines including Freeport and Economic zones.
“This Court, in the exercise of its sound judicial discretion, finds the prayer for the issuance of the writ of preliminary injunction to be impressed with merits and hereby grants the same,” branch 58 Presiding Judge Philbert Iturralde said in his seven-page decision issued April 4, 2012.
Iturralde ordered the “BIR, its agents, representatives, or assigns, and all persons acting in its place and stead” to cease and desist from enforcing the said regulation.
Iturralde also ordered petitioner, Pampanga 1st District Representative Carmelo Lazatin, to post a P15-million injunction bond to answer for any damage that may be suffered by the BIR in the event that the Court should later determine that the lawmaker is not entitled to the relief prayed for.
Lazatin hailed the BIR and the Finance Department to court after finding that the controversial regulation contradicts Republic Act 7277, the law that created Subic and Clark Freeport Zones. Republic Act 9400 later amended RA 7277.
In his petition, Lazatin emphasized that RA 9400 provides that no national or local taxes shall be imposed on registered business enterprises within the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ).
In his decision, Iturralde sided with Lazatin, saying “there appears to be a patent conflict between the questioned regulation and RA 9400, in order to prevent injury to the registered businesses inside CFZ, there is a need to restrain the BIR from implementing Revenue Regulations No. 2-2012 until the main case has been heard.”
Iturralde also contradicted BIR’s claim that the regulation merely intends to implement corrective measures which appears to be lacking in the basic law to stop smuggling.
“A careful examination of the statute provides a penal sanction for such act,” Iturralde said, citing Section 9 of RA 9400, which states that “Any registered business enterprise found guilty of smuggling by final judgment, either as principal, accomplice or accessory shall be perpetually barred from doing business in any freeport and special economic zone, in addition to the penalties and sanctions imposed by existing laws.”
The judge also ruled that a department regulation like Revenue Regulations No. 2-2012 cannot go beyond the terms and provisions of the basic law, as decided by the Supreme Court in the case of Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation vs BIR.
“Revenue Regulations No. 2-2012 cannot go beyond the provisions of RA 9400 which amended RA 7227,” said Iturralde.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/04/11/injunction-vs-revenue-bureau-s-regulation-issued-215675

This Pampanga resort hotel is different from other hotels in Clark Philippines or hotel in Angeles City. This Clark Hotel has large outdoor space for children to play and adults to enjoy some peace and quiet in the picnic grounds near the lake. Guests like the Hotel’s café breakfast garden which serves the best breakfast in Pampanga. Clearwater Resort has nice ambience and wide space, much better than the other hotels in Angeles City and Manila Philippines.

Many guests like staying at Clearwater Family Inn Hotel Room in the picnic grounds of this resort in Clark Pampanga. Some like the trees in the resort camping grounds of this place of leisure. One can stay in other hotels in Angeles City but it is not often one finds amenities and ambience like Clark, not like Clearwater Resort in Angeles City Philippines.

Clearwater is a highly recommended place of leisure and a most frequently visited hotel resort in Pampanga. This Clark hotel is a famous private resort outside Manila for corporate planning because of its exclusivity. Although the function rooms for planning and meetings are simple and basic, the surrounding gardens and ambience more than make up for what it lacks in lavish interior decoration. Clark is home to some of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Although golf continues to be one of the reasons why visitors from Manila travel to Pampanga, residents of Angeles City, Subic and Bulacan travel to Clark not just to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga but also to relax and unwind in the best resort in Philippines.

Those who are lucky enough to get a room at this lake resort in Clark Philippines will be able to enjoy the magical sunrise across the lake of Clearwater Resort at dawn. This is the only hotel in Clark Pampanga that guests can really enjoy viewing sunrise.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

For jobs and business investment opportunities in the Philippines please visit http://www.yilp.com

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