ONLINE BANKING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ALWAYS ON THE GO

If you’re always on the go and travelling most of the time, owning a bank account enrolled through an online banking system whether personal or joint bank accounts with your partner, is highly recommended. This will help you manage your finances wherever you are in the world for as along you got access to internet connection. By doing so, this will allow you to do various banking transactions in your most convenient time.

For those who travel most of the time, online banking can be of great help. Online bank account options allow you to maximize banking transactions. Online banking is a great feature and most banks do offer it nowadays. You can pay your bills online at the same time access your bank account transactions. Online banking enables you to handle your finances a bit easier making your financial life much more trouble-free to deal with. Whether you’re in the comfort of your home, in your office, or faraway travelling somewhere, accessing your bank account is within reach.

GUIDE TO TURKEY

Turkey is a favorite destination for many holidaymakers across the world, now drawing millions of visitors year round to its sunny climes, beautiful beaches and rugged landscapes. So why should you travelers add this country to your list of wanderings?

Not only is Turkey perfect for sun seekers and those of you who would prefer to spend your days lounging on the beach or poolside, it is also ideal for people who like to spend their time exploring. It is a country that has a long heritage rich in culture and history, as well as having an amazing landscape to traverse.

MINDANAO, MY MINDANAO!

Much has been said about MINDANAO – my island home and the home of my ancestors. At one point, the sweeping generalization about this second largest island in the Philippines threatens tourism boost and economic progress of our lands. Enough, we cry! Mindanao is such a gigantic island endowed with the most beautiful things and amazing sights to see and experience in the country. Ask those who came, those who braved, and those who experienced Mindanao – they’ll all say; “It’s More Fun in Mindanao”.

COME TO MINDANAO. Experience the thrill and excitement exploring from highlands to islands. We are accessible whatever transportation mode you want to take. Cheap flights are easily accessed nowadays like Flight Network. And once you’ve touched the soil of Mindanao, relish a kind of travel you will surely remember for the rest of your life – its people, picturesque places, diverse culture, and proud heritage!

MINDANAO waits for you!

APO VIEW HOTEL MARKS 65th ANNIVERSARY

Some may not know that Apo View Hotel is Davao City’s very first hotel and is the second longest running hotel in the Philippines.  It has been around since the late 40’s, and on March 23, this iconic local landmark will celebrate its 65th anniversary. 

To mark this milestone, Apo View Hotel will host a thanksgiving party for its industry partners, valued clients, and friends.  Guests will be treated to a lavish spread of cocktails and tapas by the hotel’s highly lauded F&B team, led by Chef Pablito Villanda.  For the evening’s entertainment, some of the country’s most talented musicians who started their careers at Apo View Hotel will come home to join the celebration.  Sought-after songwriter and singer Jay Durias of Southborder, vocalist Jinky Vidal of the popular home-grown band, Freestyle, and famous jazz musician Angel Balbin will take the stage to entertain guests and to show their appreciation to the hotel, which was home to them before making it big outside of Davao.

SANTA FILOMENA AND SAN PABLO (A Reflection)

This is SANTA FILOMENA beach. Probably, the most famous beach in my hometown of Cateel. Whether by day or night, people would flock here for a swim, or to unwind, or simply enjoy the fresh sea breeze. I used to frequent here to enjoy videoke singing at the top of my lungs with some friends and relatives whenever I was home for a visit. Lyra's Rendezvous and Tatay Opet's were our favorites places. These two including others brought life to this once-a-sleepy beach spot. Everybody loved SANTA FE.

Today, everything seemed changed. Coconut grooves were gone. Houses all around were destroyed including Lyra's and Opet's. At a blink of an eye, Pablo came to change everything. He changed this place the way he changed our way of life. He changed me. He changed us.

Pablo destroyed almost everything that surrounds Santa Filomena Beach. But Pablo can never stop our people including myself to come back, soak to the beach's healing water, feel the sweet caress of its sea breeze and embrace a melancholic charm of coastal living. It is called love for a place that brought so many beautiful memories in my life and those lives of my fellow Cateeleños.

I hope and I pray that we all learn from this CHANGES and LESSONS that Pablo brought to our lives. Everybody says, "EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON". But sometimes, our own STUPIDITY is the reason why bad things happen.

Pablo came to change not only Santa Filomena, not only the whole Cateel but the lives of those who are there and whose roots are from there. Maybe, just maybe, PABLO is the CHANGE that we all have been waiting. And if so, START IT WITH OURSELVES. Start from within.