Tourcamotes.com » News http://tourcamotes.com Camotes Islands – Your travel destination in Cebu Philippines! Thu, 17 May 2012 09:59:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Philippine Mountain Bike Challenge http://tourcamotes.com/philippine-mountain-bike-challenge/ http://tourcamotes.com/philippine-mountain-bike-challenge/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:56:34 +0000 admin http://butt3rpixelz.ipage.com/tourcamotes.com/?p=70 It is a sport of event held annually after the celebration of the town fiesta of St Joseph on March 18 & 19. It is open to
all cyclists/ mountain bike racers nationwide who are interested to join the contest. The contest is classified into different categories: Beginners, Juniors, Seniors, Executive, Masters, Veterans and Open category.

The goal of the competition is to determine who is the best cyclist that comes first in the race. A 40 – 50 kilometer race that passes all the 15 “barangays” of this municipality including a downhill and uphill mountain course is the main challenge of the game. It is organized by the LGU through the Camotes Off -Road Bikers Association (CORBA), an environment friendly group in the Philippines.

]]> http://tourcamotes.com/philippine-mountain-bike-challenge/feed/ 0 Soli-soli Festival in Cebu Camotes http://tourcamotes.com/soli-soli-festival-in-cebu-camotes/ http://tourcamotes.com/soli-soli-festival-in-cebu-camotes/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:56:58 +0000 admin http://butt3rpixelz.ipage.com/tourcamotes.com/?p=72 If Cebu City has their own Sinulog Festival in honor of the Senyor Sto. Nino, Camotes Islands also has their own event to celebrate and show devotion to Saint Joseph in which they call Soli Soli Festival. This festivity is celebrated every 3rd Sunday of March in San Francisco, Camotes Cebu.

Just like the Sinulog Festival, the streets will be filled with a parade of colorful dancers showing their love for Saint Joseph. True in Filipino culture, people also celebrate by throwing parties into their households. Other activities are also dancing contests, the disco and a beauty pageant held in San Francisco, Camotes Municipal Gym.

]]> http://tourcamotes.com/soli-soli-festival-in-cebu-camotes/feed/ 0 Patani voted out. http://tourcamotes.com/patani-voted-out/ http://tourcamotes.com/patani-voted-out/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:06:35 +0000 admin http://butt3rpixelz.ipage.com/tourcamotes.com/?p=98 Patani Daño, Survivor Philippines, a reality show franchised from the famous reality tv Survivor by Castaway Productions.

She was voted out 4th from the castaways. She is one of the most popular castaway of Survivor Philippines. She said on an interview that although she didn’t win, she was still glad she joined Survivor Philippines, because through Survivor Philippines, she got the “exposure” she always wanted, her ticket to showbiz.

More at : http://www.gmanews.tv/story/125558/PEP-Patani-Da&ntildeos-stint-on-Survivor-is-over

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