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Planning a tour around Manila?  Here are some important places to include whether it is a historical, religious, or tour of any nature.  Depending on the time you spend at each point of interest, this entire tour itinerary could take, at least, 1 day. The Coconut Palace, is where the current Vice-President of the country holds office.  It is located in the Bay City, a 660-hectare reclaimed land that is home to Asia's biggest shopping mall, the Mall of Asia.  The Coconut Palace is one of the pet projects of former First Lady Imelda Marcos and was built to showcase the versatility of the coconut tree.   Some of the spectacular items in the palace are a huge chandelier and  dining table wholly crafted from coconut trunk and shells. From the Bay City, you can proceed to Luneta Park, otherwise called Rizal Park . It is one of the landmarks of Manila and many major historical events were held here when it was then called Bagumbayan.  Among th...

The people of Bunawan have a good reason to throw a big party now that  Lolong has finally gained recognition as the world's biggest crocodile in captivity and we know what this means.  This will surely boost tourism in the area.  The once unknown town of Agusan will be one of the tourist-drawer to the province.  Dr. Adam Briton, a zoologist who joined the National Geographic team for this assignment in the Agusan Marsh, personally took the measurement and confirmed that Lolong is indeed the world's biggest crocodile measuring 20.3 feet.  Dr. Briton was also the expert that was commissioned by Guiness World Records to measure the length and size of Cassius, the biggest crocodile before Lolong's existence was discovered.   Lolong who has ended his "hunger strike" now likes to gorge on pork, instead of chicken meat, as crocs are often fed.  With this new developments,  Bunawan had better gear up for the tourists who will be coming to vie...