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Albay
Peñaranda Park is located in front of the City Hall and Provincial Capitol Building in Albay District. It is well-surrounded by towering trees and ornamental plants, a skating rink is the highlight attraction at the center of the park. Source:Regional Development Council V  

Davao City
Penong's is an open-air restaurant popular for serving unlimited rice for around 25 pesos per person. If you need more rice to pair with your viand, you can clap your hands to call the waiter. Why not order a bottomless ice tea for around 30 pesos to complete your meal? Penong's also serves staple Filipino dishes like pork barbecue, chicken, kinilaw (fish served raw), and grilled squid. HOW TO GET THERE There are Penong's outlets placed in strategic areas within the city. There is one outlet along Ilustre Street near People's Park and another in front of NCCC Mall at the McArthur Highway.  Disclaimer:Rates are dependent on the dollar-peso exchange, and thus are subject to change without prior notice.  

Tagaytay
People's Park in the Sky is located in Tagaytay, Cavite, Philippines.  The Palace in the Sky was built for the official state visit of the former US President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, though the Reagan's cancelled their trip due to the general unrest and Marcos' problems at the time. Looking at the shell of the palace today, it's hard to imagine the opulence and splendor it enjoyed during its heyday. Hollywood stars like George Hamilton (seen with Imedla Marcos in the photograph below,) entertained the Marcos' and their cronies with such ostentatious and fragrant displays of wasting money, it became one of the final nails in the Marcos' political coffin. They must have had some wild and outrageous parties there!  Source:Tagaytay.com1stPhilippines.com

Sorsogon
Pepita Park is located in Sorsogon Bay, Sorsogon, Philippines. Scenic rest area along Sorsogon Bay. Complete with resthouse, cemented walks, beaches, children's playground and lush greenery. Overlooking the bay is the Paroja Hill Grotto. Source:rdc5.gov.ph

Lucena
Perez Park is located at the heart of Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines.  The park consists of seven hectares of fully developed and well-maintained area located at the heart of Lucena City, the provincial capital. It features a childrens playground, a beautifully landscaped garden, a man-made cave, and a large area for outdoor dancing. Source:Tourism.qzn.ph  

Pampanga
Permanent Gardens is located in Paskuhan Village, Pampanga Philippines. For the plant lovers, a great place to visit while in Paskuhan Village, Pampanga is the Permanent Gardens. Permanent Gardens features a variety of the best tropical plants found around the world.  Source: PhiltravelCenter.com

Moalboal
Traverse the series of apertures of the Pescador Cathedral, an undersea formation resembling a giant funnel.  This giant top hat formation in Pescador Island rises from the seabed at 2-300m in a cone, culminating in a column that rises sheer from 45m to a few metres above the surface. This is perhaps the best known dive site in the area and is arguably one of the best dive spots in the Philippines.  The famous "Cathedral" is best dived in the early afternoon when light streams down into this giant underwater formation. Source:Pescador Island Moalboal Dive Site   

Moalboal
Pescador Island Marine Park is a shallow reef that shelters lively dancing gorgonians, fan corals and sharks such as whitetip and hammerheads. These are stunning sights that famed Moalboal to divers from around the world.  Pescador Island is not just famous for its sharks, but more so because of its beautiful, largely untouched marine life. The small island with rocky cliffs is fringed by a shallow plateau covered with corals, 3m-15m wide and then spectacular drop-offs plunge away to enormous depths. Between the mainland of Moalboal and Pescador Island the seafloor drops to about 300m (1,000 feet). Out of this depth the island rises up, with a mass of caverns and overhangs. The most dramatic cavern is the majestic Pescador Cathedral, a large underwater grotto reached by a 15m wide funnel and descending to 38m. As a little town by the west coast of Cebu Island, Moalboal can be easily reached by either renting a bike or taking a bus or jeepney from the center of Cebu. Source:Camperspoint Seair-Inflight 

Zamboanga City
Pettit Barracks is located in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, Philippines.  This military base was the former headquarters of Spanish soldiers before it was turned over to the United States in 1899. Named after Col. James S. Pettit, the barracks served as the home of the US Army's 43d Infantry Regimen along with Camp John Hay.  Source:Wikipedia.org

Ormoc City
An impressive memorial marker put up by the Nagoya and Gifu Prefectures as a token of friendship of Japanese and Filipinos in the aftermath of World War II.  It is situated in one of the city's picturesque hills overlooking Ormoc Bay. Japanese visitors frequent  this area in memory of their beloved countrymen who fought in World War II.  Source: City Government of Ormoc Website