KALAKBAY AWARDEES

1990-2003

11th KALAKBAY (2003)

INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS

Hotel of the Year (De Luxe)

MAKATI SHANGRI-LA, MANILA

Special Accommodation Facility of the Year (Apartel)

OAKWOOD PREMIER AYALA CENTER

Resort of the Year (AAA)

EL NIDO RESORTS LAGEN ISLAND

Resort of the Year (AA)

CLUB PARADISE

Resort of the Year (A)

MINILOC ISLAND RESORT

Restaurant of the Year (Provincial)

JOSEPHINE'S RESTAURANT-Tagaytay City

Airline of the Year (International)

SINGAPORE AIRLINES, LTD.

Airline of the Year (Domestic)

CEBU PACIFIC AIR

Inter-Island Shipping Line of the Year

SUPERCAT FAST FERRY CORPORATION

Event of the Year (Convention)

12th ASEAN CONGRESS OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS
November 12-17, 2001
Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort

Event of the Year (Exhibition)

FRANCHISE ASIA 2001
September 14-16, 2001
World Trade Center, Manila

Tourism Council of the Year

BOHOL PROVINCIAL TOURISM COUNCIL

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Frontliners of the Year

DANNY L. BARRIENTOS
Service Waiter, Café Fortuna
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino

CHONA ABOGADO-CORREA
Second Cook, Inter-Continental Manila

JULITO ARDINES ERAÑA
F & B Service Attendant
Waterfront Airport Hotel and Casino

TESSIE I. LANGBIRD
Housekeeping Attendant (Chambermaid)
Holiday Inn resort Clarkfield

ESTER B. LOPEZ
Acting Cashier, Bureau of Customs

FLORITA C. MONDOYO
Medical Aide, Manila International Airport Authority

HERBERT D. OCAMPO
Tourist Operations Assistant
Olongapo City Convention Center

JORDAN ONGTANGCO
Concierge, Inter-Continental Manila

RENATO B. NICDAO
Captain Waiter, Paseo Uno Restaurant
Mandarin Oriental Manila

CESAR S. PAJARES
Room Attendant, Inter-Continental Manila

JONAH I. PALOMATA
Guest Services Officer, Front Office Department
Pink Patio Resort

Taxi of the Year

ZUE E. FRESTO

CREATIVE AWARDS

Travel Writer of the Year (Local)

BOBOI COSTAS
"Olango: Island at the Crossroads"
Cebu Magazine, March - April 2002

Travel Writer of the Year (Foreign)

TOR JOHNSON
"Surfin' Heaven", Mabuhay Magazine, May 2002

Travel Publication of the Year (Local)

COLORS PHILIPPINES
Publisher: Colors Publishing, Inc.

DESTINATION OF THE YEAR

PROVINCE OF BOHOL

SPECIAL AWARDS

Environmental Tourism (Eco-Tourism Product)
Ecotourism Livelihood Support for Whale Shark Conservation
Of the Municipal Government of Donsol

Environmental Tourism (Best Business Practice)
SHANGRI-LA'S MACTAN ISLAND RESORT

SECRETARY'S AWARDS

Mayor JOSE I. ATIENZA, JR.
City Government of Manila

Mayor VICENTE Y. EMANO
City of Government of Cagayan de Oro

Governor ERICO B. AUMENTADO
Provincial Government of Bohol

WG&A SUPERFERRY

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation

GMA Network, Inc.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Anos Fonacier


10th KALAKBAY (2001)

Hotel

De Luxe - Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort
Standard - Cebu City Marriott Hotel

Resort

AAA - Lagen Island Resort
AA - Club Paradise
A - Miniloc Island Resort

Foreign Travel Agent

Saehoon Air Travel Co. Ltd. (Korea)

Airline

Singapore Airlines

Tourism Council

Palawan Tourism Council

Tour Package

East Visayan Passage
Tour Operator: Marsman Tours and Travel Corporation

Travel Writer

Foreign - Rick Ruffin, "Pinatubo: A Trek up the Philippines' Sleeping Giant",
Asiana Airlines, November 2000
Local - Lester Ledesma, "In the Company of the Sea" Mabuhay Magazine, January 1999

Travel Publication

Foreign - "The National Parks and Other Wild Places of the Philippines"
Publisher: New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.

Tour Guide

Teresa Tan Mapute (Bohol)

Frontliners

Fred Castro, Hotel Intercontinental Manila
Morris Bishop Lopez, Phoenix Hotel (Angeles)
Jonah I. Palomata, Pink Patio Resort (Boracay)

Destination

Laoag City
Boracay Island

Environmental Tourism

Ecotourism Product - Mt. Pinatubo Ecotourism "Kabuhayan sa Turismo"
  Project: Strategy on Ecotourism
Implementor: Sta. Juliana Tourism Council, Inc. 

Best Business Practice - Environmental Management Measures Undertaken
  by Sogod Development Corporation for Alegre Beach Resort

Secretary's Award

Barcelo Corporacion Empresarial
Waterfront Philippines, Inc.

HALL OF FAME

Resort

Miniloc Island Resort


9th KALAKBAY (1999)

Hotel

De Luxe - Makati Shangri-la Manila
First Class - Holiday Inn Manila

Tour Operator

Blue Horizons Travel and Tours

Foreign Travel Agent

Qantas Holidays (Australia)

Resort

AAA - Holiday Inn Resort Clark Field
A - Miniloc Island Resort

Tourism Council

Kidapawan Tourism Council

Tour Package (International)

Panay Adventure (Philippine Trekking Adventure)
Tour Operator: Tribal Adventure Tours

Travel Writer

Foreign - Steven Knipp, "Climbing Mount Apo" Mabuhay Magazine, June 1997
Local - Elizabeth Reyes, "Tagaytay Memoir" Mabuhay Magazine, February 1997

Travel Publication

Foreign - "The Philippines Rediscovered"
Publisher: Odyssey Visions, Canada

Local - "Davao City in Bloom"
Publisher: Professional Image Concept

- Our Natural Heritage: "The Protected Areas of the Philippines"
Publisher: Department of Environment and Natural Resources and
Philippine Airlines Foundation

Travel Photo

"Turtle Hatchlings and the Tausog Boy"
Printed in Our Natural Heritage: The Protected Areas of the Philippines
Photographer: George Tapan

Frontliners

Kenneth Cacho, Mandarin Oriental Manila
Jonah Palomata, Pink Patio Resort

Taxi Drivers

Felix Dolera
Arnold Tagaca

Tourist Driver

Emil Gelantaga-an, Trans Inter Corporation

Existing Destination

Cagayan de Oro City

Lifetime Achievement

Jose S. Clemente, Jr.,
Jose O. Cobarrubias, Sr.

Secretary's Award

Villa Escudero, for its unique concept and distinct features which
are not found in any other resort in the Philippines

HALL OF FAME

Inbound Tour Operator

Blue Horizons Travel and Tours

Tourism Council

Kidapawan Tourism Council


 8th KALAKBAY (1997)

Hotel

De Luxe - Mandarin Oriental Manila
First Class - Cebu Plaza Hotel
Standard - Villa Margarita

Tour Operator

The Baron Travel Corporation

Foreign Travel Agent

JTB World Vacations (Western Japan, Inc.)

Foreign Airline

Cathay Pacific Airways

Resort

AAA - Holiday Inn Resort Clark Field
AA - El Nido Pangulasian Island Resort
A - El Nido Miniloc Island Resort

Restaurant

Via Mare Seafood Specialty Restaurant

International Event

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Philippines, 1996

Tourism Council

Davao Tourism Association, Inc.
Kidapawan Tourism Council

Incentive Travel Program-Trip Delivery

L'Archipel Du Sourire' (Sommer of France)
Incentive Handler: Marsman Tours and Travel

Travel Writer

Foreign - Derek Ferrar, "Taal Tales" Pacifica Magazine
(Inflight Magazine of Continental Micronesia) June/July 1996

Local - Jose "Butch" Dalisay, "A Taste of Eden"
Metro Magazine December 1996

Travel Publication

Foreign - "The Philippines, A Journey through the Archipelago"
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet

Local - Tagaytay, Town on the Ridge
Publisher: The Bookmark, Inc.

Travel Photo

"Basco Bay" Printed in "Batanes, Philippines"
Photographer: Noli C. Gabilo

Tour Guide

Myriam A. Canton (Cebu)

Frontliners

Cesar E. Reyes, Holiday Inn Resort Clark Field
Cresencio O. Salvador, Jr., Cebu Plaza Hotel

Taxi Drivers

Roel Calaunan
Domingo Natural, Jr.
Rodel Pagobo
Danilo Rag

Tourist Driver

Honesto L. Laban, Arpan Tourism Industries, Inc

Destination Award

Emerging - Samal Islands (Kaputian)
Existing - City of Davao

Outstanding Contribution by an Organization/
Association or Individual

- Christophe Loviny, for promoting the Philippines through his book, TV documentaries and more than 80 feature articles about Philippine culture and tourism published in prestigious magazines and publications during the last 12 years.

- Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., for its "Call of the Philippines"
travelogue series advertising campaign

HALL OF FAME

Hotel

Mandarin Oriental Manila

Restaurant

Via Mare Seafood Specialty Restaurant

Incentive Travel Program - Trip Delivery

Marsman Tours and Travel Corp.

Special Recognition

SPO4 Felix R. Montano, NAIA Frontliner


7th KALAKBAY (1996)

Hotel

De Luxe - Shangri-la Hotel Manila
First Class - Insular Century Hotel Davao

Tour Operator

Blue Horizons Travel & Tours

Foreign Airline

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

Resort

AAA - Alegre Beach Resort

Restaurant

Via Mare Seafood Specialty Restaurant

Tourism Council

Kidapawan Tourism Council

Incentive Travel Program - Trip Delivery

Motorola Top Achievers' Club "Philippine Experience"
Incentive Handler: Blue Horizons Travel and Tours, Inc.

Travel Writer

Foreign - Simon Halley, "Boracay Adventure", Holiday Singapore, October 1995

Local - Menchie D. Lanuza, "Danjugan: A Wildlife Sanctuary" Mabuhay Magazine, September 1995

Travel Publication

Foreign - "The Dive Sites of the Philippines" by Jack Jackson
Publisher: New Holland (Publishers)

Local - Mabuhay Magazine
Publisher: Eastgate Publishing Corporation

Frontliners

Dominador A. Dolloso, Jr., Best Western Hotel La Corona
Danilo P. Ignacio, Cebu Plaza Hotel

Taxi Driver

Emilio Advincula

Tourist Driver

Bienvenido S. David, Arpan Tourism Industries, Inc.

Destination Award

Cebu City

Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Jose P. Mananzan
Dante U. Calma

Outstanding Contribution by an Organization/
Association or Individual

- Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan, Baguio City, for the successful staging of local and international tourism-oriented events,environmental management programs,
rehabilitation of tourist attractions, promotion of indigenous culture and other
worthwhile tourism programs in Baguio City

- Robert L. Yupangco, Residence Inn Chain of Resorts, for his pioneering vision in providing unique and efficient leisure and recreational facilities through the chain of Residence Inns while preserving the ecological balance and natural beauty of
the surrounding environment where these facilities are located


6th KALAKBAY (1995)

Hotel

De Luxe - Shangri-La's EDSA Plaza Hotel
First Class - Insular Century Hotel Davao

Tour Operator

Marsman Tours & Travel Corp.
Blue Horizons Travel & Tours

Resort

AAA - Pearl Farm Beach Resort (Davao)
AA - El Nido Pangulasian Island Resort

Restaurant

Via Mare Seafood Specialty Restaurant

International Event

- 1st East ASEAN Business Convention & Exhibits
Host Organization: Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. - Region XI

- 4th Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases
Host Organization: Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Tourism Council

Cebu City Tourism Commission

Incentive Travel Program - Trip Delivery

Cebu '94 Conquering New Heights
Ground Handler: Southwind Travel & Tours (Cebu)

Travel Writer

Foreign - Jon Miller, "Batanes: Elemental Isles", Mabuhay Magazine, July 1994

Local - Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan, "Season for Whales", Mabuhay Magazine
September 1994

Travel Publication

Foreign - Action Asia Magazine
Publisher: Action Asia Publishing Ltd.

Travel Photo

Photo of Batanes scene
Photographer: Alberto "Bullit" Marquez

Tour Guide

Virginia R. Juan

Frontliner

John Michael C. Joaquin, Philippine Village Airport Hotel

Taxi Driver

Arturo Pasag

Destination Award

Palawan

Outstanding Contribution by an Organization/
Association or Individual

- Ten Knots Development Group, for sustainable tourism development

- American Express International, Inc., for the preservation of our historical / cultural heritage through its support of theVigan Heritage Village

- Aboitiz Transport Services, for revolutionizing water transport through its
Super Ferry services

HALL OF FAME

Inbound Tour Operator

Marsman Tours and Travel

Special Recognition

- Victor M. Ravinera - Tour Guide

- Dr. Emilio Yap - for his support of various DOT programs/projects

- Mayor Salvador C. Sering, Surigao City - for the development of
Maharlika Convention Center to a first class convention center


5th KALAKBAY (1994)

Hotel

De Luxe - The Manila Hotel, Mandarin Oriental Manila

Tour Operator

Rajah Tours Philippines, Inc.

Foreign Travel Agent

II Sorriso D'Oriente (Italy)

Resort

AAA - Pearl Farm Beach Resort (Davao)

International Event

6th Asian Retailers Convention & Exhibitions

Tourism Council

Davao Tourism Association

Travel Writer

Foreign - Jon Miller, "Bukidnon's Wild West Rodeo", March 1993, Mabuhay

Local - Alane A. Ty, "Surigao of the Secret Places", August 1993, Mabuhay

Tour Guide

Guadalupe F. Varela (Cebu)

Frontliner

Rogelio M. Gandollas, Best Western La Corona Hotel

Taxi Driver

Cirilo V. Lapuz

Tourist Driver

Romulo M. Cruz, Blue Horizons Travel and Tours, Inc.

Destination Award

Subic Bay Freeport

Outstanding Contribution by an Organization/
Association or Individual

INDIVIDUAL: Arch. Francisco T. Manosa

ECOTOURISM: Conservation International

TOURISM INVESTMENT: Kuok Philippines Properties, Inc.

HALL OF FAME

Inbound Tour Operator

Rajah Tours Philippines, Inc.

Event Organizer

Philippine Congress Organizing Center (PCOC)


4th KALAKBAY (1993)

Hotel

De Luxe - Mandarin Oriental Manila

Tour Operator

Rajah Tours Philippines

Foreign Travel Agent

Asia (France)

Resort

AAA - Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort
Special Interest - El Nido Resort

International Event

30th Chess Olympiad and 63rd FIDE Congress

Event Organizer

Philippine Congress Organizing Center

Tourism Council

Cebu City Tourism Commission

Tour Package (International)

Discovery Cruises
Tour Operator: Cruise and Hotel Center

Incentive Travel Program - Trip Delivery

Davao Jetabout Incentive for Saladmaster
Incentive Handler: Marsman Tours & Travel

Travel Writer

Foreign - Daryl Orchard, "Backpack Travels Through Northern Luzon",
October 1992, Mabuhay

Local - Marian Roces - "The Amazing Grace of Philippine Indigenous Material",
February 1992, Mabuhay

Travel Publication

Local - Mabuhay Magazine
Publisher: Eastgate Publishing Corporation

Travel Photo

Palosebo
Photographer: Francis Rivera

Tour Guide

Salvacion Letuli

Taxi Driver

Felix Carin

Tourist Driver

Mario Galvez

Destination Award

Cebu City

Outstanding Contribution by an Organization/
Association or Individual

Tourism Department, La Consolacion College


3rd KALAKBAY (1992)

Hotel

De Luxe - Hotel Nikko Manila Garden

Tour Operator

Marsman Tours & Travel Corporation

Foreign Airline

Singapore Airlines

Resort

AAA - Coral Reef Hotel

Event Organizer

Philippine Congress Organizing Center

Incentive Travel Program - Trip Delivery

Consorzio Produttori Latte (CPL) Incentive
Incentive Handler: Intas Travel & Tours

Travel Writer

Foreign - Steven Knipp - "A Most Dangerous Beauty, Mount Mayon",
August 1991, Mabuhay Magazine

Local - Joaquin Arevalo - "Boracay's Beach Culture", April 1991,
Mabuhay Magazine

Tour Guide

Cecille Grace Santiago

Frontliner

Gilda Cinco

Taxi Drivers

Christopher Talabucon
Erly Villasenor

Lifetime Achievement

Masakazu MJ Tsuruoka


2nd KALAKBAY (1991)

Hotel

De Luxe - Hotel Nikko Manila Garden

Tour Operator

Rajah Tours Philippines

Foreign Travel Agent

JTB World Vacations Inc. (Japan)

Resort

AAA - Dakak Park and Beach Resort

Event Organizer

Philippine Congress Organizing Center

Tour Package (International)

Island Skytrain
Tour Operator: Intas Travel and Tours

Tour Package (Domestic)

Tourism Summer Youth Program
Tour Operator: Golden Travel & Tours

Incentive Travel Program - Trip Delivery

Jacob Suchard - Italy
Incentive Handler: Marsman Tours & Travel

Travel Writer

Foreign - Antonio de Vivo, "Palawan: Lost World", May 1990, Mabuhay Magazine

Local - Felice Sta Maria, "Batanes: Surviving the Storm, Gloriously", October 1989, Mabuhay Magazine

Tour Guide

Teresita Quitevis

Taxi Drivers

Baltazar Bacaling
Magellan Castillo
Danilo Catacutan

Tourist Driver

Salvador Morados

Destination Award

Baguio City

Lifetime Achievement

Modesto Farolan
Salvador Pena

Citations

Philippine Heart Association - for successfully staging the 11th World Congress of Cardiology


1st KALAKBAY (1990)

Hotel

De Luxe - The Manila Hotel

Tour Operator

Marsman Tours & Travel Corporation

Foreign Travel Agent

Reiseburo Wettstein (Switzerland)

Airline

Philippine Airlines

Tour Package (International)

Philippine Air Safari (Tour Operator Blue Horizons Travel & Tours)

Tour Guide

Pablito Martinez

Frontliners

Samuel Turla
Wenceslao Ealdama,Jr.
Guillermo Luanzon, Jr.

Taxi Drivers

Henry Revilla Uy
Jaime Eguilos
Francisco Bartolome
Ariston Balongoy
Robert Trinidad

Destination Awards

Province of Cebu
Boracay

Citations

Foreign Airline

Air France

Resort

Badian Island Beach Resort

Tourism Council

Cebu City Tourism Commission

Tour Operator with the Best Fiesta Packages

Adam's Express Travel

Potential Destination

Bohol

Local association which actively bidded for an international convention

Nutritionists - Dietitians Association of the Philippines (1996 International Congress on Dietetics)

Other Individuals and Entities

- Rosemarie Tudanca, in recognition of her consistent practice of high professional standards and dedication in her work as a tour guide

- Godofredo Latoga (Posthumous), in recognition of his courage and selflessness demonstrated by risking his life in rescuing his tour group members
during the 1985 Pines Hotel fire where he lost his life

- P/Capt. Rodolfo L. Rival, Sr. (INP), in recognition of his leadership and courage as a relentless law enforcer of the Mobile Patrol Division, Manila

- Dr. Alejandro R. Roces, in recognition of his efforts in bringing to the forefront the importance of fiestas through his book "Fiesta"

- Katsuki Sano, in recognition of his contribution by initiating the first charter flights between Nagoya and Cebu /Manila, thus increasing tourism traffic to the Philippines

- Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), for its assistance, support and active participation in DOT and PCVC projects

- Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), in recognition of its contribution to the country's tourism information campaign through the sponsorship of a series of essays which appeared in Time Magazine and for the support
it has extended to the Fiesta Islands Program

- San Miguel Corporation, in recognition of its support to the Fiesta Islands Program

- Philippine Basketball Association (PBA / Vintage Enterprises,
in recognition of its promotion of the Fiesta Islands Program
through the adoption of the Fiesa Islands theme in the 1989 Fiesta All Filipino Conference

- Postal Services Office, in recognition of its support
of the Fiesta Islands Program through the issuance of fiesta
commemorative postage stamps

- Aerolift, in recognition of its contribution to tourism development by providing the linkage to our country's most sought after vacation spots and resort areas, making them more accessible to tourists

- Hotel Nikko Manila Garden, in recognition of its innovative program of enhancing greater awareness of our cultural heritage through the presentation of a series of regional festivals

- Adam's Express Travel, in recognition of its active support and contribution to
domestic tourism through a consistent development and promotion of creative domestic tour packages such as the Camiguin Island / Cagayan de Oro and the Baguio / Dagupan / Zambales / Olongapo tour packages

- Viajes Filipinas, in recognition of its development of well-researched tour modules highlighting Philippine heritage and culture, making domestic travel both an entertaining and learning experience; and, in support of the domestic and social tourism program of the Department of Tourism, such as the Pasyal Aral Program