Philippine Beaches and Beach Resorts

   

Philippine Beaches and Beach Resorts is a Free Service to all travelers to the Philippines. It contains Travel related Information, Beach Resort Reviews and other related information and articles for those interested in vacation travel or for those relocating to the Philippines. You can do it all here, scuba diving, windsurfing, climb mountains and visit active volcanoes to name a few... Build your own home on a tropical island. This web site is edited by an American and is for everyone...

Vacation Philippines - Like glittering emeralds in a sapphire sea, the 7,107 islands of the alluring archipelago of the Philippines sparkle with attractions to entrance both overseas travelers and residents in search of spectacular natural wonders and a unique cultural heritage. Lofty mountain peaks, glowing volcanoes, lush, pristine rainforests, peaceful, azure bays and an iridescent underwater world combine to create a multihued canvas of breath-taking beauty. Asian, Spanish and American influences, together with the special qualities and customs of indigenous groups, have created a culture that defies comparison and is unmatched for warmth, hospitality and sheer enjoyment of life. Get your dental work done for a fraction of what you'd pay in the US and take a vacation while you are here. See Dentists for more information. Become a Missionary to the Philippines more here.

From The Editor - I am an American and a retired United States Air Force Photographer. After my retirement from active duty I went on to study IBM Midrange Office Computers and Personal Computers and ended up retiring a second time from that industry. Read more about the authors life here.

Contributions - If anyone is interested in submitting articles about places in the Philippines, cities you visited or live in, or beach resort reviews, email me at michael.harman@xango-home-business.com I need lots of short or long reviews and articles about anything remotely related to the theme of this web site. Submissions from anyone even those native to the Philippines will be excepted. If you are not skilled in writing, well join the club neither am I. However if you just submit, I will go over it editing out and spelling or grammatical errors.  Because this web site is offered as a free service I will not be able to pay you for your articles, however I will be happy to list you as author and any references or URLs you wish with your articles.  I also need links to other related web sites for the links page. This web site is not in competition with any other similar web site, therefore I have no problems listing URLs of websites like this one. I also need you to submit your love stories, how you met? If you have any information you feel others could benefit from knowing about send it to me. Housing information, New housing projects. I encourage real estate businesses from anywhere in the Philippines to send me your housing related ads, I will post all I can here on the Housing page. Send them to michael.harman5047@sbcglobal.net. or to 2530 Sara Jane Parkway, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75052.

Please send you Questions and comments to: mchfun@gmail.com

Services and Links - Click the links on on this page for a review of the resorts covered and reviewed on this web site. The rest of the links are for more general information about the Philippines, travel, visas, what you need to do prior to your visit, weather, economy, housing, and other helpful information.  Visit and post on the Philippine Travelog, our Yahoo Group, click link to the left. Pages with a lot of photos are in yellow. And finally check out the advertising on this page, this web site could not be funded without them.

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Philippine Facts:

(Map of the Philippines)

(current president of the Republic of the Philippines 2001 - )
(Reference - The Philippines Enchantment of the World ISBN 0-516-21010-6)

MODERN HISTORY - WWII TO 1993: On July 4, 1946 the Republic of the Philippines was established with Manuel Roxas as its first President. In Nov. 1965 Ferdinand Marcos was elected President and again in 1969. During the late 1960's and early 1970's there was a growing insurgence of Communist and Muslim guerrillas. In Sept. 1972 Pres. Marcos imposed Martial Law which lasted until 1981 and ruled as a virtual dictator in an attempt to crush the growing insurgence. In June 1981 Pres. Marcos was reelected and in 1983 Benigno Aquino returned from exile in the US after he had been reprieved from a death sentence that was imposed in 1972. In Aug. 1983 Aquino was shot dead at Manila Airport and his death resulted in widespread antigovernment demonstrations. In Feb. 1986 presidential elections between Marcos and Corazon Aquino, widow of Benigno, resulted in Marcos claiming victory. Corazon Aquino called on "People Power" a peaceful resistance to force Pres. Marcos from office. Marcos was subsequently forced into exile when the military backed the People Power. On Feb. 25, 1986 Aquino was inaugurated as President and in 1987 a new constitution was adopted. In Sept. 1989 former Pres. Marcos died in exile. In Dec. 1989 there was an unsuccessful coup attempt which lasted for 10 days and resulted in the deaths of over 100 people. In July 1990 Imelda Marcos was acquitted of racketeering, fraud and obstruction of justice charges by a US court. Also in the same month parts of the Philippines were devastated by an earthquake. In mid 1991 Imelda Marcos returned to the Philippines after the ban on her return was dropped. During 1991 Mt. Pinatubo on Luzon Island erupted several times killing almost 300 people and leaving over 250,000 people homeless. In June 1991 the US announced that it would be withdrawing from Clark Air Base by Sept. 16, 1992 after Mt. Pinatubo had destroyed it beyond repair while in July the US agreed to sign another 10 year lease on the Subic Naval Base, although in Sept. 1991 the Senate rejected the treaty. On Aug. 5, 1991 the military commander of a breakaway faction of the Communist guerrillas, known as the New People's Army (NPA), was arrested.

In Oct. 1991 the Philippines government and Pres. Aquino reached an agreement over the Subic Naval Base with the US to withdraw within three years. On Nov. 4, 1991 Imelda Marcos returned to Manila after six years in exile to face charges of corruption and tax fraud. In Jan. 1992 the director of the American Chamber of Commerce, Michael Barnes was kidnapped by a faction of the Communist guerrillas. On Feb. 15, 1992 the NPA ambushed government soldiers on the island of Mindanao killing 41 of them. In March 1992 a police raid on the NPA resulted in the release of Michael Barnes and the death of 14 NPA members. On June 30, 1992 Fidel V. Ramos former defense minister under Aquino was inaugurated as President following elections held on May 11, 1992. Following Pres. Ramos' inauguration he persuaded the Congress to lift a ban on the Communist Party of the Philippines and pardoned two NPA leaders after the parties reached an agreement for formal peace talks. In Aug. 1992 Mt. Pinatubo began erupting again causing a further 72 deaths through lava and mud flows. On Sept. 30, 1992 the US Navy officially handed over the Subic Naval Base to the Philippines government, which also resulted in the loss of some 40,000 local jobs. On Dec. 23, 1992 Gregorio Honasan of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement emerged from hiding to sign a peace agreement with the government. In 1993 the insurgence activities of the NPA dwindled with some 1,000 guerrillas surrendering between 1992 and mid-1993 while Pres. Ramos decreed that counter insurgence responsibilities of the Army be handed over to the National Police by 1995. On April 24, 1993 the entire leadership including 23 police generals of the National Police were dismissed for corruption. In May 1993 following electricity shortages Pres. Ramos announced plans to convert their idle nuclear power plant to nonnuclear power. In July 1993 Pres. Ramos addressed the Congress over the country's population growth rate and endorsed a family-planning program that met with opposition from the Roman Catholic Church. On Sept. 7, 1993 former Pres. Marcos' body was returned to the Philippines and later buried in northern Luzon. On Sept. 24, 1993 Imelda Marcos was convicted of two charges of corruption and sentenced to 9 to 12 years imprisonment. In Dec. 1993 the government reintroduced the death penalty.

  
  
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(Photo taken at Virgin Beach Cebu, Philippines)
Copyright (c) 2006 By Michael Harman
 

 
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