The people of Puerto Princesa are really intent in keeping their city clean of any unsightly trash. With the ordinances put in place by the city government and the support of the people they are bound to succeed.
To help in keeping the trash in their place, several garbage cans are placed at about ten to twenty meter intervals inside the city proper. Anybody caught throwing trash in places other than inside the trash can is reported. The person is fined for this misbehavior. The worst is, the name of the erring individual is announced on local radio programs over the entire day.
On our first day, Mayor Edward Hagedorn gave a warm reception to the members of the Summer Institute of Linguistics who were there during the lauching of the Holy Bible that they translated to Kagayanen (a vernacular of a local ethnic group known as Kagayanen who live in the isand of Cagayancillo).
And we stayed in a really nice hotel , the Asturias Hotel.
It has dimly lit twin-bed rooms fit for some rest and relaxation after a hard day's work.
Inside is a small interior garden.
And a nifty swimming pool. Unfortunately, it is built for relaxation and not for water exercises.
The lobby is as dimly lit as the rooms but is also comfortable.
Here's a picture of me in front of the hotel. Hehehe :)
The place looks as lovely at night as it does during the day.
Lights in front of the Puerto Princesa Cultural Center.
Another view of the plaza lights.
And to cap the opening ceremonies of the Palaro, we watched young students compete for the title of Mr. and Ms. Palaro.
The young Cebuana lass in green dress won the title of Ms. Palaro.
And here is a little something to do: Find the fighter plane in the picture and find out how many there are. :)
Happy hunting!
Visit Palawan one of these days. :)
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