Tips in Spider fighting and betting - Gambling in rural Philippines

Spiders recently caught for one week conditioning before the fight match

Many kids these days are into video games but many years before, young Filipinos were very much excited into the traditional hobby of "kaka hunting" or spider hunting. Spiders are fun to watch especially when they are fighting.

Pit Señor - Annual Celebration "Sinulog Festival" in Cebu City

Stage presentation about Sinulog Festival

The Sinulog festival is one of the biggest and most colorful festivals in the Philippines with a very rich and vibrant history. The main festival is held every third Sunday of January in Cebu City in honor of the Santo Niño (Holy Child), or the child Jesus, who used to be the patron saint of  Cebu (since in the Catholic faith Jesus is not a saint, but God,so the patron saint is changed to Our Lady of Guadalupe). It is basically a dance ritual which reminds the Filipino people’s pagan past and their acceptance of the Catholic Christianity.

This festival shows some the country’s most colorful displays of pomp and pageantry: participants garbed in bright-colored costumes dance to the rhythm of drums, trumpets, and native gongs. The streets and every corners are usually lined with vendors and pedestrians all wanting to witness the street-dancing. Smaller versions of the festival are also held in different parts of the province, also to celebrate and honor the Santo Niño. Another event is the Sinulog sa Kabataan, which will be done by the youths of Cebu one week before the Festival itself, the Grand Parade.

Orchid Gallery in Moalboal, Cebu

This is the biggest gallery in the whole Philippines filled with different orchids. This is the best place to relax and unwind from the crowded streets in the city. This is located in Moalboal. This is actually an orchid farm where everyone can enjoy knowing each variety of Orchids both imported and local. They also have a swimming pool which guests can swim in and enjoy their time with their family. The admission fee to this farm is just twenty pesos and the use of the pool is just fifty pesos. 

After the relaxation in Orchid Gallery, you can enjoy the popular beaches around the town. These beaches around here are said to be the best for scuba diving in the world and most of all is strolling the white sandy coastline of Basdaku Beach, Saavedra.

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Quick Travel Tips and Guide around Philippines

One of the seven wonders of the world, located in Palawan - This is the Puerto Princesa Underground River

Philippines is a great place to visit for vacation and family travel around a cheap and tropical country. There are many nice places to visit. There are very lots of useful online travel pages to do with Philippine trips. If you are a man, it is fairly safe for you to travel in Philippines except for the southern island of Mindanao. If you are a woman, it is not safe to travel alone in Philippines, unless you know the culture. The Philippines is not a place you can back pack practically. There are many inexpensive places to stay Pension Houses or small resorts typically charge as little as $20.00 USD a night. Most local food is very good and inexpensive especially seafood and fruit. Budget a $100.00 USD a day for five star accommodations but you could spend less or much more just depends on what you do and the places you stay in.

The Filipino people generally are the nicest you will find any place on earth especially outside of the major cities. The countryside is called the “Provinces” and this is the nicest place to visit because the people are very friendly or sometimes somewhat shy.

Don’t bring expensive electronic toys or jewelry and use your ATM card. Another tip is that never ever keep large amount of cash on your pocket or bag. Use an ATM to get enough cash to keep you going a few days at a time. Most medium sized towns have a bank with an ATM machine. Be sure to get cash before Friday as that is payday and the machines will have long lines and run out of money throughout the weekend.
 
Use common sense for safety, do not travel at night and do not ever interact with drunk Filipinos to avoid trouble. One thing, avoid policemen even because even if you are a victim of a minor crime, you could be accused of doing higher crimes.. Some foreigners are scammers as are a few Filipinos so that is why never ever exchange money with someone on the street but only in a bank or any official and secure money exchange establishment.