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If you are looking for a place to beat the summer heat, this country will never run out of spots for you. However, places like Baguio, Baler, and Quezon could be tough choices especially when you're planning to use your everyday car.

Although going to these towns with a subcompact car is possible, such places are easier to reach with an SUV due to their winding roads, steep inclines, and unexpected uneven paths.

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Here are your FIVE road trip destinations near Metro Manila for easy driving or backpacking:


LAGUNA

Just past Alabang, there is a place where hot springs and private resorts are a thing. You may have heard of Laguna when your friends asked you to come check out Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa.

Pansol Terraces

But there is more to this province than an amusement park, you just have to pass a couple more toll gates to get to these relaxing hot spring resorts.

Travel time from Manila: Laguna is 1-2 hours' drive depending on a specific destination in the province.




TAGAYTAY

Not a fan of swimming pools? Maybe you’re now thinking about “Baguio.” But do you know that there's a place similar to its climate that’s just south of Manila?


Tagaytay, which is known to be the 2nd summer capital of the Philippines for many. It offers countless of places to eat and stay – with a bonus of exemplary sceneries.

Travel time from Manila: You can now drive to Tagaytay in 1-2 hours via CALAX


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BATANGAS

Now, if tanned skin is your thing, the beach is the perfect place for you. You can either go north or south, depending on the distance of travel you prefer.

A nice day at Calayo Beach

One of the closest to Manila would be Nasugbu in Batangas, where the sea is calm and the food are nice. Yes, aside from Batangas' Lomi, all other delicacies like their version of Pares are a must try.

Travel time from Manila: Batangas can be drove between 2-3 hours depending on the destination


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LA UNION

This must be one of the most favorite places of surfers and beach-goers, especially the town of San Juan. It’s a 5 to 6-hour drive from Manila, where most roads you'll traverse are flat. It's guaranteed that your car will be able to handle this.


The beaches here, especially at Urbiz Tondo, produces up of 1 ft to 5 ft waves depending on the season. So if you ever plan on visiting there, consider trying out surfing. It's worth it.

Travel time from Manila: Thanks to TPLEX, you can now drive to La Union between 3-4 hours depending to traffic


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SUBIC

At the bottom part of Zambales lies Subic, a land composed of a number of great beaches and a blast of scenic places. Just 3 hours away from Manila, the town's exit toll can be easily reached along Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).

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Here, you can enjoy the Biggest Floating Playground not only in the Philippines, but in whole Asia - the Inflatable Island!

Travel time from Manila: You can drive Subic for 4-5 hours via SLEX-Tipo

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Traveling from Quezon City to Taguig in just 35 minutes will soon become a reality with the construction of the Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME) finally underway.



Experts agree that a better traffic flow is more or less inevitable with the birth of C-6. The Department of Transportation notes that the project will provide an indispensable alternate route that will diversify the road networks in Metro Manila. The construction of the 34-kilometer expressway spearheaded by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and its subsidiaries will commence this coming April with an expected public opening in 2020.

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Southeast Metro Manila Expressway

The Southeast Metro Manila Expressway is an under construction 34 kilometres (21 mi) tolled expressway running across eastern Metro Manila and part of Rizal. The expressway will help decongest the existing roadways across Metro Manila, such as EDSA and Circumferential Road 5. SEMME is also known as Skyway Stage 4. The expressway is part of the larger C-6 Expressway project.

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The expressway will begin at the Skyway in FTI, Taguig, and will end at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City. It will also connect to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) in Balagtas, Bulacan.



The new toll road will link FTI (Food Terminal Inc.) in Taguig to Batasan Complex in Quezon City and be eventually connected to North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). At present, travelling between Quezon City and Taguig normally consumes a minimum of an hour and a half according to Google Maps but with the construction of C6, travel time will be reduced to only 35 minutes.

Earlier today, the Department of Transportation - Toll Regulatory Board (DOTr-TRB), in partnership with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), led the groundbreaking and time capsule laying for the first phase of the SEMME or the C-6 Expressway Project. Construction is targeted to start in April 2018, however, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade instructed concessionaire San Miguel Corp. to start the construction sooner.


“We hope to start construction in April 2018, but Secretary Tugade wants us to start earlier. What we can say is that we will do our best to make this possible at the soonest possible time,” SMC Engineer Norberto Conti said during the briefing of the SEMME project.

The transport chief regarded the C-6 Expressway project as a project that was made possible with the full cooperation and support of concerned national and local government agencies and the private sector.

“Ngayon, nagpupulong tayo para maisakatuparan ang pangarap ng taumbayan na mapasimulan itong C-6 expressway project. Ang mensahe natin ngayong umaga — nagawa ang proyektong ito dahil united at buo ang gabinete ng Pangulo,” Tugade said.

The SEMME project is a 34.024-kilometer, six-lane, combined elevated and at-grade expressway with two directional traffic flow. It will start in the south with a connection to the existing Skyway Stage 1 in FTI, Taguig City, and would terminate in Batasan Complex in Quezon City. It will eventually connect to the North Luzon Expressway via Balagtas.



Aside from decongesting roads in Manila and Quezon City, particularly major road networks such as EDSA, C-5, Ortigas Avenue, and its extension, SEMME shall likewise provide commuters and motorists fast and direct access by South and Southeast, as well as Metro Manila inter-city travelers, to major international and domestic airports.

Once completed, travel time from Bicutan, Taguig to Batasan, Quezon City will be reduced to only 35 minutes.

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Phase 1 of the project is targeted to be completed in 2020.

Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar, meanwhile, said the Build,Build,Build team “will work 24/7 to make the project possible.”

“Abangan ninyo po ang sunod-sunod na ground-breaking ceremonies this year. These are infrastructure projects that will lead to the accomplishment of the Build, Build, Build vision, soon,” Villar said.


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For her part, Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano lauded the efforts of the Build,Build,Build team in making the long-awaited C-6 project a reality.

“It appears our hope and aspirations are now a tangible reality. I am excited for our fellow Filipinos who will soon take advantage of this expressway project that will surely boost connectivity and mobility here in Metro Manila,” the Taguig local chief executive said.

The groundbreaking ceremony was also attended by Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vince Dizon, and Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares.


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Looking for places to feel the holidays and the Christmas season in the Philippines? Here's your guide to 12 DAYS-tinations for Christmas (ENTRANCE FREE)!



Spending the holidays away from home is always an exciting idea. It’s fun to experience a different culture and celebrate Christmas some other way than what you’ve been used to.

Christmas in the Philippines starts as early as September, so expect malls and homes to have decorations already up during the -ber months. If you're spending the holiday season exploring the top tourist spots of the Philippines, there are a lot of fun family-friendly activities and destinations that will get you in a joyful mood.


Here's a rundown of the best Christmas holiday destinations in and nearby Metro Manila.

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1. CHRISTMAS STREET LIGHTS TUNNEL (PASIG)

Opened this year, the Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel will entertain visitors with a colorful light display synced with various yuletide jingles. The highly acclaimed display stretches along a section in front of the Tiendesitas shopping centre, covering the street with 2,368 pixels of light, made up of red, blue, and green bulbs, flickering to the beat of the music.


When to visit: From November 7 to January 7, the musical light show will play every 30 minutes from 6 PM to 10 PM, even as vehicles pass the festive street.

Location: Tiendesitas, Frontera Drive (Ortigas East), Ortigas, Pasig City


2. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS (MAKATI)

Another musical light show that has been in the metro for years, Ayala Triangle Gardens, once again, is celebrating Christmas with all their beautiful Christmas lights and music!

Festival of Lights

When to visit: The park is open and you can watch the Festival of Lights from 6 PM to 10 PM, November 9 - January 8. Show starts every 30 minutes.

Location: Ayala Triangle Gardens, Ayala Avenue corner Makati Avenue, Makati City



3. MAGIC OF LIGHTS (TAGUIG)

Another spectacular light display is a few minutes away from Makati. Magic of Lights is a crystal-inspired light and sound show at Bonifacio High Street’s park in Taguig City, with a huge “gift box” made up of small crystalline spheres, changing color to holiday music, and sometimes surrounded by fog and dancing laser lights. Around the gift box are lights twirled around palm trees and more lights hanging from establishments around the area, which also blink and change color in time to music.

When to visit: Magic of Light is happening everynight until January 7, 2018. Every 30 minutes, from 6 pm to 10 pm.

Location: Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City


4. SPARKLE OF CHRISTMAS (MUNTINLUPA)

The newly opened Spectrum Linear Park has been transformed into a magical Christmas paradise through an enchanting lights-and-sounds show. Sparkle of Christmas features a 40-foot tall Christmas tree animated through very cool 3D mapping. There's also an arch of Christmas lights leading to the towering tree.

When to visit: Sparkle of Christmas at Filinvest City runs every weekend until December 31, 2017, every 30 minutes from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Location: Spectrum Linear Park, Filinvest, Alabang, Muntinlupa City


5. THE NORTHERN LIGHTS (QUEZON CITY)

Up north in Metro Manila is a light and sound show portraying the Christmas tradition of Simbang Gabi, with a giant cathedral all aglow, surrounded by pillars of light. All blink and change color to Christmas medleys and amid fog and laser lights. The cathedral looks very much like the architecture of century-old Spanish churches.

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Vertis Northern Lights, Quezon City

When to visit: aily until January 8, 2018. Every 30 minutes, from 6 pm to 10 pm.

Location: Vertis North, North Avenue, Quezon City


6. VAST IMAGINARIUM MIRROR ROOMS (PASIG)

Estancia draws inspiration from Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her psychedelic paintings of loops and dots, dizzying walk-in installations, and picture-perfect sculptures. Making use of lights and mirrors, Vast Imaginarium presents three rooms—The Lit Room, The Abyss Room, and The Green Room—on different floors of the mall. There's also The Enchanted Room, which looks like a giant gift box found at the Capitol Commons Park. 

Vast Imaginarium Mirror Rooms

When to visit: The mirror rooms are open daily during mall hours until January 7, 2018.

Location: Estancia at Capitol Commons, Meralco Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City



7. POLICARPIO STREET (MANDALUYONG)

In 1995, one homeowner living along Policarpio Street decided to extend her Christmas display outside her home to spread happiness among her neighbors and passersby. Today, not one but almost all homeowners in Policarpio Street make it a goal every year to spread happiness among visitors of their lane. And so they dress up their front yards, gates, and facades with bright festive lights and larger-than-life displays.

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Policarpio Street, Mandaluyong

When to visit: You can visit Policarpio Street as early as 6:30 PM to see the famous lane glow at night.

Location: Policarpio Street, Mandaluyong


8. CHRISTMAS HOUSE (CAINTA)

To make his house as festive as possible, Alexander Cruz of Filinvest Homes East used 5,000 boxes of LED lights, each with 100 hundred bulbs. That's half a million lights! You can see a tunnel of lights, Christmas trees made of lights, curtains made of lights, and more lights. This tradition started in 2010 and Cruz' family has welcomed up to 1,000 visitors per day because of his amazingly decorated house.

Christmas Village

When to visit: Cainta Christmas House is open for public viewing from Monday to Saturday, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; and Sunday, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Location: Filinvest Homes East, Marcos Highway, Cainta, Rizal


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9. MAGICAL FIELD OF LIGHTS (LAGUNA)

The Magical Field of Lights features hundreds to thousands of vividly colored dandelion-like stems that change color, tube lights, and light spheres that resemble magical orbs. Scattered in the expansive grass field are LED Christmas trees.

Magical Field of Lights at Nuvali

When to visit: 6pm to 10pm daily

Location: Nuvali, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna


10. CHRISTMAS VILLAGE (MARIKINA)

ChristmasSaya Bazaar

Set in Marikina, the Christmassaya Bazaar & Grand Carnival sets itself apart from the other fairs in Metro Manila with its laidback location. The bazaar also features amusement rides via its Grand Christmas Carnival, as well as the Christmas attraction, The Spirit of Bethlehem Belen Museum. Visitors of the bazaar can also visit the nearby Philippine Science Centrum

When to visit: 6am to 10pm daily

Location: Riberbanks Center Marikina


11. LIGHTS AND SOUND SHOW (PASIG)

Early or mid-November, the city government of Pasig starts to set up the glamorous lights and sound all over the oldest park in the city - Plaza Rizal. The whole park is surrounded by thousands of Christmas lights dressed and hanging on the trees. They also place a 2 to 3-storey sized giant Christmas tree.

Christmas Lights Show at Plaza Rizal

When to visit: 6am to 10pm daily

Location: Plaza Rizal, Pasig City


12. LIWANAG PARK (PASIG)

The electricity provider has taken the Christmas time concept to a whole different level with its Liwanag Park, located at the company's headquarters at Ortigas center in Pasig. This year features the light tunnel, Christmas train and a lot more!

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Meralco Liwanag Park, Pasig

When to visit: 6am to 10pm daily

Location: Meralco Compound, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City




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