The Philippine Blog Awards 2009: Business Category

On Friday, October 9, 2009 at PETA Theatre, Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippine Blog Awards for 2009 will be held once again. This is the third time that the prestigious awarding body organized by the Philippine Bloggers Awards, Inc. will be giving recognition to outstanding Filipino blogs and bloggers. The theme for the 2009 Philippine Blog Awards is “One Blogging Nation”.

The 1st Philippine Blog Awards was successfully held on March 31, 2007 at the RCBC Theater, RCBC Tower, Makati City with over 200 bloggers and participants attending the awards night. Then on the 21st day Read more

Boracay Island Philippines: A Simple Business and Profit Brought by Tourism

Last January, I went to Kalibo Aklan (Philippines) to audit one of our clients – a credit cooperative. Aklan is popular for Boracay Island where you can find purely white beaches. If you are going to Boracay from outside the Philippines, you can fly to Manila (the country’s capital city), and then ride another plane to Caticlan for an hour. Another way is to fly directly to Kalibo International Airpot where you can ride a van or a bus for an hour to Caticlan. When you arrive in Caticlan you will need to ride a boat for about 15 minutes to reach the Island of Boracay.

It was my first time to visit the Island and it was really a great experience to see the white sand that attracts many tourists around the world. When I first arrive at Dmall (a mall near the beach) it was filled with different races of people – Chinese, Germans, Japanese, Americans, British, Koreans, Italians, and of course Filipinos. The place, although a small island, is already urbanized and commercialized. Five stars hotels like Boracay Regency hotel and Discovery Shores entice the visitors to stay there. At night, you can hang-up on different bars line up beside the sea, offering fine wines and tasty foods. Read more