June 2011
3 posts
Butuan Highlands Adventure ~ Delta Discovery Park
DELTA DISCOVERY PARK
Now Offers the longest Zip Line rides in Asia. If you find zipping between hills and tree tops very kid stuff, try something a much better adrenaline popper - try the new Delta Discovery Park in Bonbon, Butuan City. Zip your heart out between mountains of virginal forests and savor the breeze of crisp mountain air kiss away all those fears and cares away. Zip Up !!
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Butuan's Coffee Shops (Part 1)
CAFE CALIENTE
South Montilla Blvd., Butuan City
COFI TALK
FSUU Bldg., JC Aquino Ave
LA CAFIZA FLEUR
JC Aquino Ave, fronting Butuan Doctors’
MARGIE’S KITCHEN CAFE
JC Aquino Ave., fronting PS Bank
May 2011
2 posts
Dottie's Hotel and Grand Convention Center
Robinson's Place Butuan ~ Soon To Rise
Soon To Rise in Butuan ~ The Palmera Promenade
January 2010
1 post
Butuan Bright Skies
Sprawling acrross both banks of the mighty Agusan River is the 315.6 square miles of Butuan’s territorial land mass and making it one of the Philippines’ largest cities in terms of land area. The City over the past years have grown its built up areas which now extends further north to Ambago and further west in Ampayon. Recently an ongoing highway project by the government in the...
June 2009
1 post
Butuan ~ Sweet Life
MMMM…Mmmangoes…it is the sweetest tropical fruit in the Philippines. When you are in Butuan, head on to its Tabo-an open air public market. There you can find the freshest mangoes straight from Carmen.
Mangoes too can make an excellent mango pies, preserves and mango bars.
Harvest Butuan’s fruits o swetness Today at www.butuantoday.tumblr.com
May 2009
11 posts
Butuan ~ Aiming for The Goal
Live..Work…and Play… Living in Butuan is a relaxing and stress free experience as compared to other parts of southern Philippines. With nice scenic destinations, interesting historical and cultural sites around, a stable and peaceful atmosphere plus good urban facilities for work, rest and recreation. Simple city life in Butuan is a pleasure worth living for.
Live the Life in Butuan...
Butuan ~ City Blooms
What used to be the city’s backwater riverfront is progressively being transformed into a cultural and historical show window. Along the barangays by the Agusan River’s western bank, a large clearing is being made to give way to an ambitious Boardwalk and Historical Park project. Designed by famous Philippine urban planner Jun Palafox, once finished the park shall be a relaxing point...
Butuan ~ Interesting Sites
This is one of the Philippines’ oldest trees, a huge beautiful, green and blooming five century-old natural wonder that can be found only in Magallanes. The Department of Tourism as well as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources last June 2008 officially declared this five hundred year-old Bitaog tree as the official Philippine Centennial Tree.
Ancient, yet still growing and...
Butuan ~ Kingdom by The River
In order to have a good grasp of what is Butuan City of Today is to have knowledge of its storied golden past.
More than five hundred years ago, the old Butuan poblacion site used to be located at the mouth of the Agusan River delta. It was a thriving settlement that has both comanding control of trade along the upstream communities of the river and the neighboring settlements along Butuan Bay....
Butuan Sweet Life
What could be a better way of describing Butuan’s relaxing sweet life than its wide array of traditional food and delicacies. From exotic spicy kinilaw to this colorful display of desserts. Traditional delicacies here are mostly carbohydrate based and is usually eaten after a full meal or during meriendas… or maybe just anytime as long as that sweet tooth craves for more.
Most of them...
Butuan ~ River Cruise
There is a more interesting way of touring Butuan’s important historical sites ~ taking the Agusan River Cruise. A motorized boat ride starting from the riverine port in New Asia will take you upstream to the riverside barangays of Bit-os and San Vicente. There you can see from the river the newest structural marvel of the city, the Butuan Cable-Styed Bridge or the Disodado Macapagal Bridge....
Butuan ~ Street Views
This is Montilla Boulevard, one of Mindanao’s longest boulevards, a six lane two way concrete thoroughfare that bisects the heart of the city’s busy commercial district. This five kilometer-long boulevard connects the suburbs of Obrero in the north to Villa Kanangga in the south. Here you can also find most banks, retail stores and some of the bigger schools of the city.
let’s...
Butuan ~ Sites
One of the important part of ones travel itinerary when in Butuan should include a stop at the newly built Diosdado Macapagal Bridge or the Butuan Cable Stayed Bridge.
Built using Japanese technology in 2007, it is now considered one of the structural marvels of the country today. The bridge consists of a singular tower connected to both banks of the Agusan River by steel spans stabilized by...
Butuan ~ Souvenirs
The fiesta season this merry month of May is a hectic time for entrepreneurs selling all kinds of novelties and souvenirs for the eager tourists who will be visiting the city for the annual Balanghai Festival. Trade fairs and exhibits, cultural shows, pageants, alumni homecomings, parties, socio-civic affairs, conventions etc. all make the whole month very busy for the city. One of the interesting...
Butuan ~ Bridges
This is one of the photography art pieces by Edison Lee during last Magellan Photo Contest, an annual event organized by the Balanghai Festival and civic organizations to increase awareness of the different scenic destinations around and within Butuan City.
Aim your cams today in Butuan ~ www.butuantoday.tumblr.com
Bridge to Bliss ~ Lake Mainit Resort Wharf
Butuan and Balanghai ~ A Journey Through Time
Today, May 1, 2009 is the official start of Butuan City’s month long Balanghai Festival. We usually hear this word around this time of summer as we usually equate it with the city’s display of culture and tradition as well as its opportunity to show the development highlights it has travailed in its a thousand years of existence, from an influential maritime ...
April 2009
32 posts
Butuan ~ Summer
The summer sun shining through this part of the city’s skyline dotted by telecommunication towers, mall tower and commercial billboards.
Sun always shine in Butuan ~ www.butuantoday.tumblr.com
Three Towers
photo by Ed Longsa
Butuan Library ~ Relearning History
Not to be missed visiting when in the city is the Butuan City Library. Its facilities as well as its looks easily earned itself as Mindanao’s most modern public library. It contains archives of the city’s local historical documents as well as a wide collection of data that solidifies Butuan’s claim as the site of the first Christian Mass in the country. There is also free...
Butuan ~ Coffee
Butuan is not spared from coffee mania. There are now many coffee shops that cater to every coffeeholics budget and taste. One noteworthy of feauturing here is Butuan’s PIT STOP Cafe along JC Aquino Ave. besides Otis Metro Mall.
One look at their facade would give an impression that it is a car repair/hardware store. But once you get inside..it’s really is looking like a car store ~...
Butuan ~ Access
Philippine major carriers like PAL and Cebu Pacific have stepped up frequencies servicing busy segments like the Manila-Butuan and Cebu-Butuan routes. This happens as vacation time peaks and the upcoming Butuan’s Balanghai Festival this month of May nears. For Manila-Butuan sector, PAL has added an early morning frequency using another Airbus A319. Cebu Pacific reinforcing its lead, will...
Butuan ~ Vacations
Vacations is always fun outdoors, the city has a wide array of choices as far as spending quality time with families and friends in the most peaceful and relaxing experience.
Butuan’s southern part has many good places to go. Though not as known against those established resorts along the coasts, its crystal clear streams and green fresh sceneries are something really worth coming back for...
Butuan ~ Sunday Trips
Escaping the summer heat in the city does not only mean going to the beach resorts. One good summer trip very near the city is heading off to Agusan del Sur Hostel. A sprawling villa-inspired facility that offers standard comforts set in the laidback and provincial charms of Agusan del Sur. Getting there is simply a breeze, a thirty minute car ride via a smooth well paved highway. There are a...
Butuan ~ City of Love
Aside from one of the country’s most peaceful and orderly cities, Butuan City is one of the loveliest, either literally and figuratively. The fine natural city scapes, good facilities and scenic views make Butuan an ideal place to live the life and of course love the life.
Live and Love in Butuan ~ www.butuantoday.tumblr.com
Butuan ~ Living
Butuan for the past 4 years had seen a dramatic development in its real estate sector. The current feverish construction of several middle class subdivisions have ushered in new developments to its suburbs. The city is an ideal location for housing owing to its huge and cheap land potential, hence more and more housing and real estate companies from other cities are setting a foothold on Butuan....
Butuan ~ Outdoors
There are many emerging outdoor activity groups in Butuan today. Noteworthy of mention is the Butuan/Caraga Picanto Club.
The Picanto Club of Caraga Region XIII is a group of KIA Picanto (KIA Morning) owners who are responsible, outgoing and law abiding citizens which aims to develop fellowship among Picanto owners in the Caraga region. The Group is based in Butuan City and is open to any...
Butuan ~ Mother Earth
Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylard Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year.
Green fashion photography Butuan style…Be Green…Be Clean…Save Mother Earth Today www.butuantoday.tumblr.com
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Butuan ~ Soaring High
The singular tower of the new Diosdado Macapagal Bridge is a large letter H shaped concrete structure hovering over this part of the city. It stabilizes the long east and west steel spans of the bridge by steel cables.
Bridge yourself to Butuan now ~ www.butuantoday.tumblr.com
Butuan ~ The Shield
The most prominent geographical feauture around CARAGA region would easily go to Mt. Hilong-Hilong, rising up to 2,012 feet makes it as the second tallest in the island of Mindanao.This tall mountain forms a vital part of the Diwata Mountain Ranges….a system of mountains that forms the Agusan Valley. The mountains’ height makes an important natural shield for Butuan from fierce Pacific...
Butuan ~ Shining Through
Butuan’s Montilla Boulevard lights up the whole stretch of the boulevard walk from Ipil Road junction to P. Burgos St. occupying both sides of this Mindanao’s longest boulevard that spans approximately 5 kilometers from Barrio Obrero in the north to Villa Kanangga in the south. It is a six lane wide thoroughfare with a center island and 2 pedestrian overpasses.
Head your way to Butuan...
Butuan ~ Architecture
One of the prominent landmarks once you get to Butuan coming from the western part of the city is the Santo Nino Shrine. The original site used to be located farther from the road until this Butuan’s urban barangay experienced rapid population growth that a bigger more grander church building have to be built. Constructed in the late nineties, it sports neo-colonial design, with mactan stone...
Butuan ~ Hotels
When it comes to reasonable hotel accomodations, Dottie’s Hotel easily comes to mind whenever you travel to Butuan for business or relaxation. The hotel offers standard to luxury amenities like the ones found in upper mid range hotels in Manila. The hotel also has a convention center that can accomodate up to a thousand people.
Book your way to Butuan now…. www.butuantoday.tumblr.com...
Butuan ~ City of Bridges
The old Magsaysay Bridge in Butuan, an arched-type steel bridge built during the early sixties spans the mighty Agusan River. For years this bridge serve as a lone vital conduit of the city to the rest of Mindanao island until its new more modern pair came at the city’s southern side. The bridge links the main urban center to eastern suburbs of Baan and Ampayon.
Bridge yourself to Butuan...
Destination Butuan ~ Caraga Beach Resorts
There is a bounty of pristine white sandy beaches near Butuan. All natural, secluded and worthy of your adventure. Mention the term white sand beach resort to a typical Pinoy and most usually, it’s only Boracay or Mactan that are mentioned in the typical Pinoy list. Not known to many are the jewels of CARAGA, the long stretch of fine white sandy beaches along the coasts of Lanuza down to...
Butuan ~ Destinations
In the laid back town of Medina is a tranquil, pleasant place called Duka Bay Resort. Occupying a sandy shore and part of a hill, Duka is soothingly shaded by a cluster of large ancestral trees. Seven villas — spacious, elegant, and fully furnished — provide a breathtaking view of the bay and the island of Camiguin. A freshwater stream winds its way from behind the open-air restaurant,...
Butuan ~ Shipping
Butuan is served by 3 ports, namely (1) Masao Port, the (2) River Port in Poyohon along Agusan River and (3) The Nasipit Baseport.
The Nasipit Port is the major port of entry in the Northeastern Mindanao region, with shipping connections to the major ports in the Visayas and in Manila. Located 25 kilometers away from the city center via a smooth paved concrete highway, transport time takes...
Butuan ~ Destinations
Choose your pool at Cabadbaran’s newest family-friendly resort destination. The Gazebo Resort offers kiddie pools and other function spaces for special occasions like reunions, birthdays and even poolside after wedding parties. Clearly a refeshing way to enjoy summer in Cabadbaran.
Dive in to Butuan now at www.butuantoday.tumblr.com
Cabadbaran has also nice eco-tourism sites awaiting...
Butuan ~ Sundays
Butuan welcomes Easter Sunday with families getting together for morning mass. The usual activity that follows is a trip to beach resorts at the city’s outskirts to frolic and have fun in the beach.
What could be more fitting to start the Sunday than going to Santo Nino Shrine in Libertad. The altar is unique as it has a wide glass covered window offering churchgoers a beautiful view of...
Butuan ~ Waiting for Easter
Not-The-Usual street scene…as city folks spend the day at home, at churches or at quiet destinations spots in the observance of the Holy Week. Streets seemed so wide and peaceful…a respite from the usual hustle and bustle of daily living.
De-stress yourdelf at Butuan today at www.butuantoday.tumblr.com
Butuan and Beyond
The Agusan Marsh in Bunawan is one of the largest and the most contained freshwater catch basin wetland in the Philippines covering an area 14,835.989 hectares. It is a vast complex of freshwater marshes and watercourses with numerous small shallow lakes and ponds in the upper basin of the Agusan River and its tributaries which rise in the hills of eastern Mindanao.
Explore Butuan and Beyond today...
Butuan ~ Conventions
Another newer landmark in the city iin terms of convention facility is the Dottie’s Grand Convention Center. Owned by a homegrown company, the facility also has a standard hotel and restaurant facility that is now becoming a favorite place to stay for both domestic and foreign tourists. The facility is also known to be frequented by corporate travellers who have regular transactions in and...
Butuan ~ Al Fresco Dining
One of the nice places to taste good food in the city is the al fresco area of Narra Restaurant. This resto happens to be one of the city’s pioneers in the food service business. It has remained strong and enjoying a good patronage from both locals and visitors alike despite the onslaught of competition from other players coming in from outside and even within the city of Butuan.
Their al...
Butuan ~ Destinations
One of the prime destinations in and around Butuan is Lake Mainit Resort. The place is a host to a variety of water activities like swimming, wind surfing, boat riding, and diving.
Lake Mainit is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines , having a surface area of 173.4 square kilometers. The lake is also the deepest lake in the country with maximum depth reaching 223 meters.
The lake can be...
Butuan ~ Accomodations
Butuan’s Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center is one of the favorite convention sites in Mindanao. Its standard modern convention facilities with a total seating capacity of 1800 makes it one of the ideal sites for national and regional conferences to date
It has help a lot in the city’s bid to become a rising convention destination in the country.
Let’s congregate to Butuan...
Butuan ~ Summers and Sundays
Its a Sunday once again on a fine summer season. A great opportunity to wind up and spend the whole day outdoors in the beachfront of Punta Diwata, a 40 minute away by car ride from the city offers the sights…the sun and sand for the weary urbanite. Punta Diwata is the westernmost tip of Agusan del Norte as its coastline merges with that of Misamis.
Punta Diwata Parola beacons...
Butuan ~ Street Scene
Butuan’s urban landscape is rapidly changing with the construction of new buildings both from private enterprises and government. Since its elevation to a highly urbanized regional capital city, numerous significant improvements have been visible throughout its cityscapes. Malls, hotels, convention centers, department stores are making its presence in the city. Significant improvements are...
Butuan ~ Festival City
Butuan provides many activities for its guests. Aside from the nature-related activities such as swimming, spelunking, mountain climbing and water sports, Butuan also provides its guests the opportunities for a cultural immersion. The culture of Butuan City demonstrates their day-to-day living, beliefs and livelihood. Thus, Butuan’s cultural heritage is manifested though its events and...
Butuan ~ The Golden History
The name Butuan already existed long before the Spanish conquistadores arrived in the Philippine archipelago. Once an ancient kingdom by the river, is reportedly the site of the oldest civilized settlement in the Philippines. Its history, culture, arts and people dates back to as early as 4th century AD as showcased in its museums and archeological sites.
As early as 1001 AD, Butuan was already...
March 2009
41 posts
Butuan ~ City on the Rise
Butuan today is marked by a fast changing urban landscape. Buildings under construction here and there….new hotels and tourism facilities sprouting all over the city have helped a lot in this city’s bid to become one of the Philippines’ favorite travel and convention destinations. What is noticeable is that these facilities are now even at par with the standards found in Metro...