The Batanes Photo Safari will cost per person P23,000.00 package fee for four days and 3 nights. P25,000.00 for six days and five nights. Since Asian Spirit needs to be reserved ahead of time and also accommodations at the Batanes Seaside Lodge & Restaurant, we are requiring full payment [some portions omitted]. For further inquiries you may email mandynavasero@yahoo.com.ph or call 899-1767 or text (0916) 382-0496.

Payment includes 3 nights and four days stay (or 6D/5N) twin sharing in Batanes Seaside Resort & Restaurant. Three meals, lunch served on the beach or in the wilderness with snacks in between. With land and water transports from Basco to all destinations. Airline seat from MNL Basco MNL via Asian Spirit. Chartered boat from San Vicente Fort to Sabtang and back. Includes tour guide, fees entering Basco and reserved areas, Lecture fee on photography is P5,000 already in the package. Photography tips on architectural stone houses, nature photography, fashion, portraiture, and abstract photography. Lecturer is Ms. Mandy Navasero, a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography major in Advertising and Illustration, Santa Barbara, California.

MUST BRING: Camera, memory cards, laptop, films, sun block, hats, shorts, summer clothes, rubber shoes, beach wear. Jacket. Aquatic shoes. Colorful clothes for pictorial and your favorite props.

Lectures on the history and culture of Batanes , Ivatan dance, and children’s choir at Tukon church included.

See you in AMAZING BATANES 

I’m still thinking if I really want to go. We’ll see next month. Some pictures of Batanes from Mandy below.

A 27-year-old employee of a telecommunications firm was seriously hurt when the car she was driving slammed into a dimly-lit passenger loading area along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City early Tuesday.

According to the article, the driver did not notice the loading bay area because it was dark and the concrete barriers didn’t have any reflector. What geniuses! The guys at MMDA obviously lack concern for other people’s safety. The report also mentions that at least three (3) accidents happen in the area every week! MMDA should be sued for causing all of these accidents.

So, be careful when you drive along Commonwealth Avenue — your life maybe in danger.Full story here. 

Former president Corazon Aquino is suffering from colon cancer and is in a hospital, her family said Monday. Aquino’s daughter Kris, a people television host and actress, read a statement on television saying the cancer was discovered when the former president went to have a check up. A weeping Kris, with her brother, Senator Benigno Aquino III beside her, said their family is asking for “compassion and prayers for our Mom’s recovery.”     

I hope and pray she comes through this ordeal.

Full story here