FVR Graces Masskara, Launches Zipline

by 360journals October 23, 2013 in News 0 comments tags: Bacolod, Don Salvador Benedicto, Everest Team, FVR, masskara, President Fidel V. Ramos, zipline
October 18, 2013, former President Fidel V. Ramos arrived in Bacolod-Silay airport this morning and graces the annual Masskara Festival. He was welcome with a reception breakfast by Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentebella together with Chinese Consul Zhang Wei Gou at Cityhall. After giving a rousing speech, the convoy with the former president traveled to Brgy. Igmayaan in Don Salvador Benedicto, a place located at 500 meters above sea level with a Tagaytay-like weather. He first planted a pine tree before proceeding to launched a 1.7km long “Everest zipline” spearheaded by members of the 1st Philippine Mt. Everest Team headed by team leader Art Valdez, expedition doctor Ted Esguerra, mountaineering legend Fred Jamili, and Everest summiteers Pastour Emata and Carina Dayongdong. FVR also cut the ribbon for a road near the barangay that was named in his honor as well as visited the ancestral house of Juan Anacleto Araneta, he also planted another tree at the garden. Bacolod Cityhall Reception Tree Planting Launches Everest Zipline

The Up-coming Voyage of the Balangay

by 360journals June 15, 2009 in News 2 comments tags: 360, Art Valdez, balangay, Butuan boat, Everest Team, Philippines, virtual reality, VR
Author’s Note: This article uses virtual reality technology to provide an immersive experience. Click the images to view the 360-degree VRs. Adobe Flash 10 or higher is required. Average VR size is 2.3Mb each. Another great dream is being unfolded in a little corner of space near the grounds of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Led by Art Valdez, the man behind the success of putting Filipinos on the summit of Mt. Everest will once again embark on a maritime adventure across the Philippine archipelago and beyond in a replica of an ancient wooden boat called the balangay.