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Lakbay Aral Sa Pilipinas Sa Bicol DAY 1 DAY 9 Arrival of participants Manila Registration and hotel check-in Opening ceremonies DAY 10 Manila walking tour Villa Escudero DAY 2 DAY 11-12 Session 1: Philippines: The Land Legazpi City and Its People (Cagsawa Ruins, Daraga Church, Tagaytay Joroan Hanging Road, Hoyop- Taal, Batangas Hoyopan Cave) DAY 3 DAY 13-14 Session 2: Conversational Filipino Sorsogon Session 3: Philippine Games (Rizal Beach, Lake Bulusan, Bulusan Volcano, Barcelona Church) DAY 4 Corregidor Island tour DAY 15 DAY 5-6 Manila Orphanage: gift-giving Bulacan (Barasoain Church) Subic Bay DAY 16 DAY 7-8 Closing ceremonies Baguio City (Mines View Park,Botanical Garden, Mansion House, Wright Park, Baguio Market, La Trinidad) Session 4: Philippine Dances PROGRAM COST: US$ 1500.00 Program content and cost may be subject to change without prior notice. Sa Luzon DAY 1 DAY 7-8 Arrival of participants Vigan, Ilocos Sur Registration and hotel check-in (Heritage Village) Opening ceremonies Session 4: Philippine Dances Manila walking tour DAY 9-10 DAY 2 Pangasinan Session 1: Philippines: The Land (Manaoag, Hundred Islands) and Its People Subic Bay Tagaytay Taal, Batangas DAY 11 Manila DAY 3 Session 2: Conversational Filipino DAY 12-14 Session 3: Philippine Games Palawan (Honda Bay, Underground River, DAY 4 Mitra’s Farm, Iwahig) Corregidor Island tour DAY 15 DAY 5-6 Manila Laoag, Ilocos Norte Orphanage: gift-giving (Fort Ilocandia) DAY 16 Closing ceremonies PROGRAM COST: US$ 1500.00 Program content and cost may be subject to change without prior notice. Sa Gitnang Visayas DAY 1 Day 8 — 10 Arrival of participants Cebu City Registration and hotel check-in (Fort San Pedro, Basilica Minore de Opening ceremonies Sto. Niño, Magellan’s Cross, Manila walking tour Gorondo Museum, Taoist Temple, Bird Watching at Olango Island) DAY 2 Session 1: Philippines: The Land Day 11 — 12 and Its People Negros Oriental Tagaytay (Bais City, Anthropological Taal, Batangas Museum, Apo Island, Mount Talinis, Odloman Cave, Twin Lakes) DAY 3 Session 2: Conversational Filipino Day 13 — 14 Session 3: Philippine Games Manila Villa Escudero DAY 4 Corregidor Island tour Day 15 Orphanage: gift giving DAY 5-7 Bohol Day 16 (Blood Compact Site, Closing ceremonies Baclayon Church, Loay Blacksmiths, Bilar, Tarsier Sanctuary, Loboc Church, Loboc River, Chocolate Hills) Session 4: Philippine Dances PROGRAM COST: US$ 1700.00 Program content and cost may be subject to change without prior notice. Sa Kanlurang Visayas DAY 1 Day 9 — 10 Arrival of participants Iloilo City Registration and hotel check-in (Miag-ao Church, Villanueva House, Opening ceremonies Pan de Azucar) Manila walking tour Session 4: Philippine Dances DAY 2 Day 11 — 12 Session 1: Philippines: The Land Guimaras Island and Its People (Trappist Monastery, Navalas Tagaytay Church, Alibuhod, Roca Encantada) Taal, Batangas Day 13 — 14 DAY 3 Manila Session 2: Conversational Filipino Villa Escudero Session 3: Philippine Games Day 14 DAY 4 Orphanage: gift giving Corregidor Island tour Day 16 DAY 5-7 Closing ceremonies Boracay Island PROGRAM COST: US$ 1700.00 Program content and cost may be subject to change without prior notice. Sa Hilagang Mindanao DAY 1 Day 7 — 8 Arrival of participants Camiguin Island Registration and hotel check-in (Mount Hibok-Hibok, White Island, Opening ceremonies Katibawasan Falls, Sunken Manila walking tour Cemetery, Sto. Niño Hot Spring) DAY 2 Day 9 — 10 Session 1: Philippines: The Land Bukidnon and Its People (Del Monte Pineapple Plantation, Tagaytay Mount Kitanglad National Park) Taal, Batangas Day 11 — 12 DAY 3 Iligan City Session 2: Conversational Filipino (Iligan City Cathedral, Maria Session 3: Philippine Games Cristina Falls, Limunsudan Falls, Tinago Falls, Dodiongan Falls, DAY 4 Hindang Caves) Corregidor Island tour Day 13 — 14 DAY 5-6 Manila Cagayan de Oro Villa Escudero (Malasag Eco-Tourism Village, Makahambus Cave and Day 15 Adventure Park) Orphanage: gift giving Session 4: Philippine Dances Day 16 Closing ceremonies PROGRAM COST: US$ 1700.00 Program content and cost may be subject to change without prior notice. Sa Katimugang Mindanao DAY 1 Day 8 — 9 Arrival of participants General Santos City Registration and hotel check-in (Dole Pineapple Plantation, Mt. Opening ceremonies Matutum, Allah Valley) Manila walking tour Day 11 - 12 DAY 2 Manila Session 1: Philippines: The Land Orphanage: gift giving and Its People Tagaytay Day 13 — 14 Taal, Batangas Villa Escudero DAY 3 Day 15 Session 2: Conversational Filipino Manila (free time) Session 3: Philippine Games Day 16 DAY 4 Closing ceremonies Corregidor Island tour Day 5 — 7 Davao City (Philippine Eagle Center, Davao Museum, Malagos Garden Resort) Session 4: Philippine Dances PROGRAM COST: US$ 1700.00 Program content and cost may be subject to change without prior notice. LAKBAY-ARAL SA PILIPINAS REGISTRATION FORM ________________________________________________________________________ NAME ________________________________________________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH ________________________________________________________________________ CITIZENSHIP ________________________________________________________________________ HOME ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________________ TEL. / FAX NUMBER ________________________________________________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________________ HOBBIES / INTERESTS ________________________________________________________________________ LANGUAGES SPOKEN ________________________________________________________________________ PRESENT YEAR LEVEL AND COURSE ________________________________________________________________________ NAME / ADDRESS OF SCHOOL ________________________________________________________________________ DEGREES / CERTIFICATES OBTAINED ________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL OBTAINED FROM ________________________________________________________________________ NAME, ADDRESS, AND TEL. NO. OF PERSON TO BE CONTACTED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ________________________________________________________________________ EXPECTED DATE OF ARRIVAL IN MANILA FLIGHT NO. TIME ________________________________________________________________________ EXPECTED DATE OF DEPARTURE FROM MANILA FLIGHT NO. TIME ________________________________________________________________________ PASSPORT NUMBER DATE AND PLACE OF ISSUE ________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE ________________________________________________________________________ PREFERENCE (please check) _____ LAKBAY-ARAL SA BICOL _____ LAKBAY-ARAL SA LUZON _____ LAKBAY-ARAL SA GITNANG VISAYAS _____ LAKBAY-ARAL SA KANLURANG VISAYAS _____ LAKBAY-ARAL SA HILAGANG MINDANAO _____ LAKBAY-ARAL SA KATIMUGANG MINDANAO Please send to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas Fax number: (632) 561-8332 MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION Should it be necessary for my child, ____________________, to have medical treatment while participating in this program, I hereby give the supervisory personnel permission to use their judgment in obtaining medical service for my child and give permission to the physician selected by the supervisory personnel to render medical treatment deemed necessary and appropriate by the physician. If necessary, a guardian in the Philippines, whose name appears below, may be contacted. _______________________ _____________________ Name of Guardian Signature of Parent Address and Contact Numbers of Guardian in the Philippines: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ PLEASE SPECIFY IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING MEDICAL TREATMENT OR ALLERGIES OF THE PARTICIPANT. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ PARENTAL CONSENT _________________________________ has my permission to participate in the Lakbay-Aral Program in the Philippines to be conducted by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas from __________________ to ___________________ 200_. I agree to direct my child to cooperate and conform with directions and instructions of the supervisory personnel in charge. _______________________ _____________________ Signature of Parent Date WAIVER OF CLAIMS I understand that all persons participating in the Lakbay-Aral Program are deemed to have waived all their claims against the Commission on Filipinos Overseas and chaperons for injury, accident, illness or death occurring during or by reason of the trip, and that my signature below constitutes my consent to such waiver of liability for any such claims. ______________________ ______________________ Signature of Parent Signature of Participant Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public
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