Marveling at Marbuena
After the wrath of several typhoons, the sun is slowly showing up. And since it is the semestral break, teens are eager to leave the comforts of their home to see what the "outside" has to offer.
In this generation this can mean two things though; one: go to the island of Boracay and party till the wee hours of the morning or go out of town and party till the wee hours of the morning... hmmmmm.... right..
But there are some people who are the exemption to the standard rule. These people are rebels of their generation. They don't want to go to gimmicks, clubs and parties, all they want is the peace and quiet that only mother nature can offer.
There are many islands who can offer what these "anti-party" people want. And Marbuena is one of them...
view of Panay island and Marbuena's sand bar
people come here to observe the Lenten season
Mt. Pan de Azucar
parked boats
insects are abundant in the island
mangroves
Panay Island
rocky beach
old tree
mangroves flourish in the island, sadly, parts of it is plagued by thrash
there are several species of birds that calls Marbuena their home, the most prominent are the night herons and the local sea hawks
moss
bats hanging out
at dusk, bats start to fly around Marbuena to look for food
Mt. Kanlaon, Negros at dusk
night heron
sunset at Marbuena
Panay Island, dawn
Marbuena, sunrise
birds zero in to Marbuena as they come home after a night's feast from the neighboring islands and from the mainland
the last bird to comeback to Marbuena
a night heron spreads its wings
birds riding the thermals
local drug smugglers used to catch monkeys and stuff their stomachs with illegal drugs, thus the term "shamu" (shabu and amo- the local term for monkey)
My Vote for the 2009 Bloggers’ Choice Award (Visayas)
I vote for Explore Iloilo! Bloggers’ Choice Award 2009 Philippine Blog Awards
The man behind Exploreiloilo on the rocks...
SM Bloggers Event
Last Sunday, SM City Iloilo held probably the first food bloggers event here in Iloilo. They bombarded our taste buds with a variety of flavors, some unique to Iloilo, and others coming from the different parts of our archipelago and other countries.
If you would also like to have a taste of Iloilo, there is the famous Breakthrough, Ocean City, Casa Ilongga, Ted's Batchoy and Sabor Ilonngo to satisfy your cravings. And the taste of other places can also be had in a single sitting. You can taste lechon from Bacolod in the Bacolod Lechon Hauz, American fast food chicken from Chicken N Ribs, the ever famous Pinoy taste of Jollibee, and the Japanese taste of Yukashii Sushi.
And for those who are on a diet and seeks to eat healthy, there's Thirsty?, Buko ni Frutas and House of Panini. Lastly, for those who just want to check-out the free WiFi and hang-out at the foodcourt, there's Lavev Shawarma, Pizza Hut and Mon's Takuyaki to fill your mouth with morsels of goodness in an affordable price.
bloggers taking pics of the food
crablets
food!
Sushi!
more food!
Iloilo's scallops... hmmmmm tasty
Chicken N Ribs
an Ilonggo tradition to keep the flies off the food...
believe it or not, candles do repel them away, not that there are flies in SM for that matter
seafood bliss
pancit Molo
fried seaweeds
blurring amount of food
better take out your anti-histamines, insulin and anti-hypertensives to enjoy the seafood and sweets that the food court can offer
desserts!
awarding of certificates
even after the awarding, manang Claire still isn't stuffed... haha
and she even won the Nike sports watch
So go on and visit the food court of SM City Iloilo, where food and WiFi can be enjoyed...
Central Panay Mountain Range as ‘Critical Habitat’
Aklan's Sangguniang Panlalawigan, proposed the declaration of the Central PanayMountain Ranges as a “critical habitat.”
The legislation was spearheaded by Aklan Board Member Atty. Plaridel Morania, who is the chair of the SP Committee on Environment.
SP's of Iloilo and Antique also endorseda nd carried out advocacy for the legislation.
The Central Panay Mountain Range, is 120,770.60 hectares of forest, and is home to endemic animal species such as the Dulungan Hornbill, Visayan Spotted Deer, Mabitan, Negros Bleeding-heart Pigeon, and the Panay Cloud Runner or Bushy-tailed Cloud Rat and others.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philconserve and the German-funded Philippine Endangered Species and Conservation Project are also endorsing the campaign.
The DENR Central Office tasked the DENR-6 last 2008 to designate Central Panay Mountain Range as a “critical habitat” under the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act.
With this mandate, DENR-6 was advised collaboration with PESCP which will contribute knowledge, skills and financial means to help preserve and protect the Central Panay Mountain Range.
Activities at the Central Panay Mountain Range, when declared as a Panay Mountain Natural Park, will be regulated and the both its flora and fauna species will be protected.
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