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==Semiconductor company braces for exciting future of industry==
*Source: http://business.inquirer.net/181216/semiconductor-company-braces-for-exciting-future-of-industry
*Friday, October 31, 2014 2:56 PM
:By Kenneth M. del Rosario
“There is only growth in the (semiconductor) market and we do not see it slowing down anytime soon,” said Dongjoo Kim, the company’s chief finance officer.
PSPC’s products are found inside the fancy body of a smart device. So if the name PSPC does not ring a bell to most people, perhaps the company where it supplies most of its semiconductor work does—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Through Samsung, PSPC also reaches other respected global brands such as Apple, HP, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, Lenovo, and Dell.
PSPC has an existing manufacturing plant located in a 146,363 sqm property at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga. Its process flow includes memory assembly, test, and module. The company started operations there in 2011.
After three years of successful operations in the country, PSPC is preparing to go public very soon. The company’s plan is to maximize production on its existing plants to continue catering to its clients’ needs in memory-based semiconductors. At the same time, putting up another manufacturing plant that would consider the manufacture of memory devices for high-end cellphones would allow PSPC to serve a whole new segment of customers.
“PSPC has never been more optimistic about its future growth. We see that current market demand is driving the industry forward, sophistication of processes and production have improved our efficiencies and capacity, the push for continued innovation and the rise of virtualization,” he said.
PSPC continues to invest in its Clark hub because of its strategic location; favorable policies inside the freeport zone; close vicinity to the airport; pool of skilled talents; and the Filipinos’ proficiency in English.
It helps that the country has been enjoying economic growth that are the envy of other Asian countries. Kim said: “We are keen in making PSPC the leader in semiconductor production in the country and hopefully the region. There’s still a lot of opportunity to be had and we have barely scratched the surface.”
==CA rules in favor of Clark project==
*Source: http://business.inquirer.net/181136/ca-rules-in-favor-of-clark-project
*Thursday, October 30, 2014-5:43 AM
:By business.inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–The Court of Appeals has issued a writ of preliminary injunction against a dismissed contractor of the 177-hectare Global Gateway Logistics City (GGLC) in the Clark Freeport Zone, effectively allowing project owner Global Gateway Development Corp. (GGDC) to proceed with the project, including the construction of The Medical City (TMC) Clark, a world-class 150-bed hospital, by December this year.
In a nine-page resolution, the Court of Appeals’ 8th Division on Oct. 21 ruled against Peregrine Development International Inc., the disgruntled contractor, which has been trying to block the development of The Medical City hospital and GGLC.
The court also issued a writ of preliminary injunction, stopping Angeles City Regional Trial Court Branch 58 Presiding Judge Omar T. Viola from issuing further decisions on the case. Judge Viola earlier ruled in favor of Peregrine, despite the ongoing arbitration case between the two companies in Singapore.
The appellate court earlier ruled in favor of GGDC to regain control of the Global Gateway Logistics City project, a master-planned “aerotropolis” in Clark Freeport whose development is being blocked by Peregrine Development.
GGDC has invested over $100 million in GGLC which is seen to create over 300,000 jobs and an annual payroll of $600 million.
GGDC president Mark Williams said the court’s decision would help the company to complete works on the world-class TMC hospital project by the end of the year. He said the hospital project would provide world-class health services for thousands of Filipinos in the region.
'''==‘Stampita’ brings saints back to kids==
*Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/647514/stampita-brings-saints-back-to-kids
*Wednesday, October 29, 2014 7:30 pm
:By Tonette Orejas (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
PAMPANGA, Philippines—Colorfully illustrated stampita (prayer cards) are the latest addition to local efforts to make All Saints’ Day in Angeles City more of a Catholic holy day.
The prayers cards are exclusively made for more than 600 students who are dressing up like the holy and martyred men and women of the Roman Catholic Church, instead of donning costumes of ghouls, ghosts, vampires, monsters and demons for the Halloween event in the city.
The prayer in the card was given by Msgr. Eugene Reyes while the illustrations were made by Bryan Paguio.
The lives of saints have increasingly been the focus of All Saints’ Day at the Holy Rosary Parish in Angeles City through Bishop Pablo Virgilio David beginning 2011 and at nearby Holy Angel University (HAU) since 2012.
Robert Tantingco, executive director of HAU’s Center for Kapampangan Studies (CKS), said this was because the original intent of Halloween was to celebrate the saints, not the devils, since it’s the night before All Saints’ Day.
“Halloween is short for Hallows’ Eve, and hallows is old English for saints,” he said. Catholics have around 10,000 saints, according to the the website catholic.org.
Stampita, said Tantingco, are prayer cards commemorating feast days or religious events. These are distributed to the faithful as mementos or souvenirs.
In effect, the devotion to saints is revived.
What HAU retained is the “trick or treat” part of the western rite.
Children go the rounds of offices, receiving chocolates, candies or fruits.
:Hymn to saints
Aside from distributing stampita, the center and HAU’s Institute for Christian Formation are also teaching children to sing the “gosu” or traditional Kapampangan hymn to saints.
In Pampanga province, the seat of the Augustinian mission starting 1572, there is a gosu for every patron saint of towns and cities.
There’s a hymn for St. Lucy in Sasmuan town, St. Bartholomew in Magalang town, St. Andrew in Candaba town, St. Catherine in Porac and Arayat towns, St. Isidore in the village of Dau in Mabalacat City, St. Nicholas in Macabebe town, St. James in the community of Betis in Guagua town and St. Michael in Masantol town.
Kapampangan, who converted into Christianity during Spanish colonial times, practiced the magguso by going from one house to another, singing and receiving either money, live chicken or vegetables. The money is used to buy candles for the dead.
The gosu, Tantingco said, is like the “pamangaladua.” In singing the gosu, the faithful ask a saint to help bring eternal peace to a departed loved one. The pamangaladua, on the other hand, prays for the soul of dead members in a family.
“It’s a very touching gesture of communal spirit where neighbors or strangers offer prayer and entertainment to ease the household’s grief or longing for a lost loved one,” he said.
“In a way, this explains that mysterious term we learned in catechism,” the communion of saints,” where the community of those already in heaven supposedly remains united with the community of those still on earth,” he said.
CKS published the book, “Gale at Gosu,” by Crispin Cadiang, a former priest, who composed “Ibpa Mi” (Our Father) and 461 liturgical songs. The Aguman Talasulat Capampangan (Agtaca or Fraternity of Campampangan Writers) has been reviving the gosu since 2006.
In the former town of Betis, which was annexed to Guagua in 1904, All Souls’ Day or “undas” is observed for nine days—a rite that is not done elsewhere in the country.
Every afternoon, Catholics in Betis light candles, offer flowers and recite the Rosary. In the middle of the cemetery is a chapel that was built high to overlook the tombs. At dusk on the ninth day, the priest celebrates Mass and bless tombs.
==2nd cooperative summit held in Angeles City==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/10/28/2nd-cooperative-summit-held-angeles-city-373520
*Tuesday, October 28, 2014
:By Ferth Vandensteen Manaysay
ANGELES CITY -- As part of its thrust to strengthen the capacity of the cooperative sector, the Angeles City Cooperative Development Council (ACCDC) recently kicked off the Second Angeles City Cooperative Summit at the Angeles City Library and Information Center.
The event dubbed, "The Coop Challenge, Expand the Membership, Build Future Together" was in cooperation with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) as part of the month-long celebration of the National Cooperative Month.
The CDA is the lead government agency mandated by virtue of Republic Act 9520 (Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008) to promote the viability and growth of Philippine cooperatives. It is the only government agency that registers cooperatives.
The CDA defines a cooperative as “an autonomous and duly registered association of persons, with a common bond of interest, who have voluntarily joined together to achieve their social, economic and cultural needs and aspirations by making equitable contributions to the capital required, patronizing their products and services and accepting a fair share of risks and benefits of the undertaking in accordance with the universally accepted cooperative principles.”
“The real purpose of building a cooperative is to uplift the socio-economic condition of the members. The main objective is to persuade the ordinary citizens to join an organization, which will help them in building their own business or livelihood,” explained Marieta Chua, director of CDA Central Luzon.
Based on the latest data of the CDA, as of 2014, there are at least 120 cooperatives in the region. Currently, the CDA is focusing on empowering the cooperatives, which cater to the farming and fishing sectors.
Additionally, the CDA urges the already existing cooperatives to create programs, which will genuinely respond to the needs of its members.
“I am hearing a lot of positive feedbacks from them, saying that they receive a lot of benefits from the cooperatives. They benefit the most from the start-up capital provided by the cooperative, which the members usually use for their farms or small businesses. There are many members who were able to send their children to schools because of the cooperative,” said Chua, adding that the summit also witnessed the signing of the memorandum of agreement between the CDA and the ACCDC.
Meanwhile, the officials of the ACCDC are planning to conduct the “Lakbay-Aral” program, which includes field visits to observe the best practices of successful cooperatives in the region.
==Phil Expo 2014 seen to highlight Clark as global gateway==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/10/26/ca-rules-favor-ggdc-373126
*Monday, October 27, 2014  2:30 AM
:By Azer N. Parrocha, Agence France-Presse
MANILA - The Clark International Airport will be the highlight of an upcoming international expo set to boost the rise of North Philippines as a global tourism hub, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT).
Dubbed as the NorthPhil Expo 2014, DOT Central Luzon Regional Director Ronaldo Tiotuico said that the event will further highlight the inevitability of Clark as a premier global gateway even by mere capacity alone.
The expo is slated at the Event Center of the SM City Clark at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga on November 14 to 16.
“Aptly, we are adopting this year’s World Tourism Day’s theme Tourism and Community Development for the NorthPhil Expo 2014 to underscore the urgent need for product development to make the local industry keep up with the continued surge of visitor arrivals in the region,” Tiotuico said in a statement.
Tiotuico said that the current and potential capacity of Clark can complement, absorb and conveniently accommodate any spillover airlines from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), prompting foreign carriers to give Clark some serious considerations.
“Now add this looming scenario to the consistent rise in Clark’s passenger volume of 1.2 million in 2013 alone on top of the 2.6 million domestic travellers in the region in 2013, plus the quality road infrastructure in Luzon north of Metro Manila and its mall of landbased attractions and destinations, and you have a great recipe for a tourism boom in your hands,” Tiotuico explained.
He said Clark’s 1.2-million passenger volume was a 73-percent increase from 2012, which could continue to provide the momentum for NorthPhil tourism’s exponential growth.
DOT said that the exhibit will showcase tourism and travel destinations, products and services, provincial pavilions, corporate booths offering affordable and excellent tour packages, and traders’ booths selling arts and crafts, souvenirs and regional delicacies.
There are also business and social functions that include networking reception for exhibitors, all comprising the tourism industry sectors such as agri- and eco-tourism and leisure properties, airlines and air alliances, cruise lines, hotels and resorts, medical tourism hospitals and wellness and fitness centers, national and local government agencies and tourism boards, retirement villages, restaurants, spa resorts and destinations, themeparks and amusement centers, time share properties, tour and transport operators, and travel and tourism associations.
Among the activities in the event include a NorthPhil Expo Quiz Bee Challenge, Flairtending Competition (professional and amateur categories), corporate gameshows and raffle draws, cultural presentations, arts and crafts demonstration.
Expected to come to the event are business, trade and tourism organizations, MICE organizers and planners, educational institutions, international and domestic travellers, local, foreign and corporate buyers, tour organizers, planners and holiday specialists, travel agents and tour operators, travel enthusiasts, and the general public.
The expo will be opened from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is touted to be the biggest in NorthPhil Expo’s nine-year history.
It is organized by the DOT offices in Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Region and the Cordilleras, and supported by the Association of Tourism Officers of Central Luzon.
==CA rules in favor of GGDC==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/10/26/ca-rules-favor-ggdc-373126
*Sunday, October 26, 2014
:By  Reynaldo G. Navales
CLARK FREEPORT -- The Court of Appeals (CA) has issued a writ of preliminary injunction against a dismissed contractor of the 177-hectare Global Gateway Logistics City (GGLC) here, which in effect allows Global Gateway Development Corporation (GGDC) to proceed with the project.
In its nine-page resolution dated October 21, the Court of Appeals Eighth Division ruled against Peregrine Development International Incorporated (Peregrine), the disgruntled contractor of the GGLC and The Medical City (TMC) Clark, a world-class 150-bed hospital, which is expected to be completed by December this year.
In its nine-page resolution dated October 21, the Court of Appeals Eighth Division stated, "This court resolved to grant the prayer of petitioner (GGDC) for the issuance of writ of preliminary injunction after it has been satisfactorily shown that the legal requirements for the issuance of preliminary injunction are present in this case."
The CA also issued a writ of preliminary injunction, stopping Angeles City Regional Trial Court Branch 58 Presiding Judge Judge Omar Viola from issuing further decisions on the case.
Viola earlier ruled in favor of Peregrine despite the ongoing arbitration case between the two companies in Singapore.
The Appelate Court has also manifested its opposition against implementation of the RTC decisions dated June 13 and 27 as well as the June 30 writ of preliminary injunction issued by the judge.
The Court of Appeals ruled to stop Viola from "conducting further proceedings in said case as well as in the related case of petition for indirect contempt pending the final resolution of this petition or until the writ is lifted by the court."
The CA has earlier ruled in favor of GGDC to regain control of the Global Gateway Logistics City project, a master-planned "aerotropolis" in Clark Freeport.
GGDC has invested over US$100 million in GGLC, a major development project conceived by the Philippine government and designed by best Filipino architects and urban planning professionals.
The GGLC project is seen to create over 300,000 jobs, over 5.8 million square meters of floor space and an annual payroll of US$600 million.
GGDC President Mark Williams said the decision of the Court of Appeals will help the company to complete TMC hospital project by the end of the year.
He said the hospital project will provide "world-class" health services for thousands of Filipinos in the region.
Following the CA decision, GGDC plans to start the construction of five buildings adjacent to the TMC with about 10 to 12 floors each, Williams added.
GGDC is investing another $100 million for the five buildings, according to him.
The Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) earlier affirmed CIAC's commitment to the terms of lease agreement with GGDC.
GGDC and CIAC signed a 50-year lease agreement on July 16, 2008 for the 177-hectare project, which came to a halt this year, after Peregrine filed a case in court.
"Of particular importance is GGDC's development and completion of the Medical City hospital in time for the APEC conference next year. We fully support these initiatives which we consider a faithful compliance to our lease agreement," CIAC said.
KGL Investment Company (KGLI) is a private equity investment company focusing on development and investments in the sectors of Infrastructure, Logistics and Transport, Oil & Gas, Energy & Power and other Diversified Sectors in the Middle East, Asia and Emerging Markets.
KGL Investment has always played an essential role in advising select Governments on required developments and improvements in the country’s infra-logistics, Williams said.
"Our key investors and partners are all Gulf Countries government entities and select group of local private investors. KGLI has successfully provided advisory services to more than 15 infra-logistics transactions in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia," he stated.
KGL Investment Company’s Team is comprised of experienced investment and operational professionals with expertise critical to its strategy.
The Team brings over 125 years’ experience in infrastructure, logistics and transportation to the benefit of its strategic investments in multiple countries around the world, according to Williams.
==After hiding for 5 years, trafficking suspect falls==
*Source: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/after-hiding-for-5-years-trafficking-suspect-falls
*Saturday, October 25, 2014
:By  Bernard Galang
ANGELES CITY -- A suspected human trafficker here was arrested five years after the court issued a warrant of arrest against him.
   
Agents of the Pampanga Criminal Investigation and Detection Team (CIDT) swooped down the notorious white slavery center here known to local folks as “Area” in Bgy. Sta. Teresita and arrested Ramil “Bong” Cadiz last Thursday evening.
   
“Area” is a slum-type place at the backstreets of the Henson Road and is known among city residents as being tightly guarded by thugs and goons who earn from prostitution of scores of women being kept in brothels.
Chief Inspector Eugene Rebadomia, Pampanga CIDT chief, said the warrant of arrest against Cadiz was issued by Judge Angelina Paras-Quiambao of the Angeles City Regional Trial Court Branch 69 in March 2009 with no bail recommended.
   
The arrest of the suspect was made after a group of concerned citizens wrote a letter to Dept. of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas complaining about the rampant and persistent prostitution and drug-trafficking along “Area” and other parts of Bgy. Sta. Teresita.
==1st Angeles City Arnis fest on==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/10/24/1st-angeles-city-arnis-fest-372850
*Friday, October 24, 2014
:By Ferth Vandensteen Manaysay
ANGELES CITY -- This city is holding the First Angeles City Arnis Festival Championship on October 25 until October 26 at Robinsons Place in Balibago, Angeles City.
The said competition is sanctioned activity by Arnis Philippines, Inc. (ARPI) and will be administered by ARPI technical officials.
The activity is part of the 50th Founding Anniversary of Angeles City and is organized by the Pro-active Arnis League in cooperation with the Angeles City Tourism Office, Mayor’s Office, Angeles City Sports Office and Department of Education-Angeles City.
The competition will open at 1:30 pm and will feature arnis enthusiasts in the elementary and secondary (13 to 17 years old) and seniors (18 years old and above) categories, who will compete in Anyo and full contact class.
Those wishing to join the arnis festival can get in touch with Joel Madrona of Pro-active Arnis League at 09194280023 or 09179535508.
==October 24 declared a holiday in Angeles City==
*Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/646460/october-24-declared-a-holiday-in-angeles-city
*Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:15 pm
:By Aries Joseph Hegina (INQUIRER.net)
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has declared October 24 as a special non-working holiday in Angeles City, Pampanga province.
According to Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., the declaration was made in order for the city’s residents to participate in the celebration of Kuliat Festival (Fiestang Kuliat) and the “Tigtigan Terakan Keng Dalan,” a street singing and dancing festival.
The festivities commemorate Angeles City’s “resiliency and dynamism” during the aftermath of the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption.
October 13 was earlier declared as a special non-working holiday in Angeles City to mark the launch of the said festivities.
==Binay: Broadcasters to have own homes==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/10/22/binay-broadcasters-have-own-homes-372462
*Wednesday, October 22, 2014
:By Reynaldo G. Navales
ANGELES CITY -- Broadcasters will have more good news to relay after they get their own houses.
This was the statement of Vice President Jejomar Binay after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Pag-Ibig Fund and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Tuesday night.
"Malamang ay dadami na ang masasayang ulat ng mga broadcaster nating kasamahan kapag nagkaroon na sila ng sariling bahay," Binay, chair of the Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees, said during the signing.
Binay added that he was aware of the plight of many broadcasters and journalists who do not have their own homes. "It is for this reason that I instructed Pag-Ibig to explore a partnership with KBP to help address some of your members’ housing needs. I understand that the Pag-Ibig Home Lending Programs have already been presented to you in one of the meetings between KBP and Pag-Ibig regarding the matter."
"I have been regularly apprised of the developments of your meetings. In fact, I have been informed of the proposal to implement a housing project called 'Broadcaster’s Village," said Binay.
While the proposal for the "Broadcaster's Village" was a good long-term project, said Binay, he also discussed with Pag-Ibig President Darlene Berberabe the need for more immediate measures to provide houses.
"And we can definitely do that through Pag-Ibig’s Home Matching Program. For example, if members of one KBP chapter wish to buy housing units in a particular area, the Business Development Sector of Pag-Ibig will coordinate with our partner-developers that have existing projects in that location so we can find available units that matches their needs and capacity to pay.”
“The acquisition of these housing units will be through Pag-Ibig housing loan. And as a value-added service, the Business Development Sector may even work out for discounts from our accredited developers," the Vice President said.
He added that such a scheme would be a win-win situation for the developers, Pag-Ibig, and the members themselves.
"The Home Matching Program can also be done through Pag-Ibig's inventory of acquired properties. It actually works in a simple way. A Pag-Ibig accredited contractor renovates the acquired property chosen by the borrower to make it move-in ready. Once it is done, the borrower simply moves in hassle-free," he also said.
Binay also guaranteed that housing units acquired under this scheme is affordable.
According to Binay, 96 percent of Pag-Ibig's acquired properties inventory have a price range of P172,000 to P737,000. The lowest monthly amortization rate is P1,501.
"Pag-IBIG has about 72,000 acquired properties located in different areas across the country. While not all of these are ready for disposition, I can assure you that there are enough units in our inventory to choose from. In the National Capital Region alone, 21,000 units are available for disposition," he said.
Binay also related the success of members of transport groups that also entered into an agreement with Pag-IBIG in 2011.
"Halimbawa po, yung isang miyembro ng asosasyon ng drayber ng UV Express na dating nangungupahan ng P2,000 kada buwan, ngayon po ay may sariling bahay na at hinuhulugan niya ito ng P2,500 kada buwan, hindi malayo doon sa binabayaran niya noong nangungupahan pa sila ng kanyang pamilya," Binay said.
Binay also revealed that there is an existing program for minimum-wage earners where they can avail of a loan from P450,000-P750,000, with interest rates ranging from as low as 4.5 percent to 6.5 percent, depending on the income of the borrower.
“Para naman po sa gusto ng malaking bahay, nagpapautang po ang Pag-Ibig ng hanggang P6-million basta lamang matugunan ng isang qualified borrower ang lahat ng kinakailangan. Market competitive rin ang interest rates namin dito dahil 6.985 percent lang ang pinakamababang interes para sa three-year fixed pricing period," he added.
Binay added that the agency has also partnered with different sectors such as transport groups, employers, and local government units for the housing needs of their beneficiaries.
"We acknowledge that the need for housing is not only confined to the informal settlers – the reason we introduced and implemented innovative programs that cut across all sectors of our society," said the Vice President.
"At ngayon po, hindi na naghihintay ang Pag-Ibig na may lumapit sa aming tanggapan para magtanong patungkol sa mga programang pabahay. Kapag nalaman namin na may pangangailangan sa pabahay ang isang grupo, kami na mismo ang nakikipag-ugnayan sa kanila," Binay also said.
Under the MOU, Pag-Ibig will provide KBP with available corporate-wide housing inventories on a regular basis, which will serve as ready inventories for KBP Member Network-employees.
It will also provide housing loan counseling to prospective KBP Member Network-employee borrowers and assist in the initial housing loan documentation.
As well, it will approve housing loan applications of KBP Member Network-employees qualified under existing Pag-Ibig Fund policies and guidelines and enter into a Collection Servicing Agreement between Pag-IBIG Fund and KBP Member Networks for the collection of the monthly amortization and payment of loan of the beneficiaries.
It will also provide the KBP with other home financing schemes subject to the existing guidelines of Pag-Ibig Fund.
==Green Canyon Resort, the harmony between art and nature==
*Source: http://www.pep.ph/celeb/people-and-lifestyle/travel-and-leisure/29857/green-canyon-resort-the-harmony-between-art-and-nature
*Tuesday, October 21, 2014
:By Doods L. Maglaqui
Photography Lessons & Photowalk. Basic Culinary Lessons. Woodworking. Pyrography. Painting Lessons. Swimming.
These and more were the fun activities that Green Canyon Resort prepared for the press during its media launch last Friday, October 10.
“We developed and built the resort using sustainable and efficient techniques that are environmentally friendly as well,” expressed Green Canyon’s Brand Manager Abel Jose.
Green Canyon Resort is located at Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga – just less than one-and-a-half hour drive from Manila. The 29-hectare green property offers the best seat to watching the interplay of nature and art with the breath-taking Sacobia Valley as natural background. It’s the best weekend getaway to commune with nature and appreciate art with the whole family and friends.
The resort not only serves as relaxing sanctuary, but also as pampering venue for corporate and special events. Guests get to enjoy the exclusive amenities that include an events venue pavilion, a large outdoor resort pool, a family-friendly wave pool, a massage salon, an activities center for children and art workshops. And for those who love adventure, explore the rough terrain using the ATVs (all terrain vehicles), walk through the hanging bridge, pedal your way around the biking trail or hike through the scenic canyons. The adventure makes it more fun with the sumptuous Asian-fusion dishes served by its signature restaurant, Palette.
On top of its green environs, Green Canyon Resort takes pride in its 60-room boutique art hotel. It houses artworks and furniture designed by its resident artist and furniture designer Niccolo Jose. The US-educated artist is known for his pyrography, the art of decorating wood with heated tools.
“Wood is very versatile. For me, it’s about development...,” shared the multi-talented visual artist.
Niccolo boasts that no two rooms in the hotel are alike as each room is carefully designed making it truly a masterpiece. Even the sculptural pieces and art installations found in the resort are nature-inspired masterpieces. And it makes you feel like walking through an art gallery.
“The resort started before I even started my art career, four years ago. I do a lot of thinking in this place.” This premiere city getaway and recreational destination gives you the symphonic harmony of art and nature.
After all, Green Canyon Resort is not branded as the country’s first-ever eco-art resort for nothing.
==Bishop, Angeles mayor cite partnership==
==Bishop, Angeles mayor cite partnership==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/10/20/bishop-angeles-mayor-cite-partnership-372111
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/10/20/bishop-angeles-mayor-cite-partnership-372111
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