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Air Asia Airport Terminals in Philippines

Air Asia Philippines

Air Asia operates from Terminals 3 and 4 at Manila Airport.
– Terminal 3 : Only for flights to / from Seoul (ICN) and Jinjiang (JJN).
– Terminal 4 : All Domestic flights and other International destinations.

An updated list at: 18 May 2015

From: Manila: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Terminal 3)
To:
Hong Kong (HKG)
Incheon (ICN)
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)
Macau (MFM)

From: Manila: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Terminal 4)
To:
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Cebu (CEB)
Kalibo (KLO)
Puerto Princesa (PPS)
Tacloban (TAC)
Tagbilaran (TAG)

From: Cebu: Mactan Cebu International Airport
To:
Cagayan De Oro (CGY)
Davao (DVO)
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

http://www.airasia.com/ph/en/latest-news/airasia-zest-airport-and-terminal-list.page

Destination – Airport Terminal

Bacolod (BCD) – Bacolod – Silay International Airport
Cagayan De Oro (CGY) – Laguindingan International Airport
Cebu (CEB) – Mactan-Cebu International Airport
Clark (CRK) – Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
Davao (DVO) – Francisco Bangoy International airport
Iloilo (ILO) – Iloilo International Airport
Kalibo (KLO) – Kalibo International Airport
Manila (MNL) – Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 : Only for flights to / from Seoul (ICN) and Jinjiang (JJN).
Manila (MNL) – Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4 : All flights other than Seoul (ICN) and Jinjiang (JJN).
Puerto Princesa (PPS) – Puerto Princesa International Airport
Tacloban (TAC) Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
Tagbilaran (TAG) Tagbilaran Airport

http://www.airasia.com/ph/en/at-the-airport/airports-and-terminals.page

Liquids, Aerosols and Gels on Philippines Domestic and International Flights

These are the 2014 Airport Regulations about taking liquids, aerosols and gels on flights into and out of the Philippines.

Guidelines on the Carriage of Liquids, Aerosols and GelsTo ensure the safety of your air travel, the following rules are prescribed for taking liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) in your carry-on luggage on board flights coming in and out of the PhilippinesContainers for LAGs in your carry-on baggage must be one hundred (100) milliliters/grams or less. All containers must be placed in a transparent, one-liter plastic bag. Passengers are allowed only one plastic bag each.

Liquids, Aerosols and Gels on Philippine Flights Any transparent re-sealable bag of one liter capacity or less is allowed. These plastic re-sealable bags can be bought in any supermarket or department store.

Bags sealed with items such as sticky tape, rubber bands or ribbons will not be accepted. These bags must be independently sealed. Re-sealable plastic bags are available at the booths located at the Departure lobby and at the passenger entrance door.

Prescription medicines, baby products and non-prescription medicines that you need for the flight can be carried on board and is not subject to the 100ml restriction, though proof of need may be required.

When you get to the Final Security Screening Checkpoint, you will have to surrender LAGs greater than 100ml/g that you still have with you.

LAGs whose container is larger than 100ml can be placed in your check-in luggage.

All LAGs taken through Final Security Screening Checkpoint must be in a container with a capacity not greater than 100 ml each.

Any LAGs carried in a container larger than 100ml will not be accepted, even if the container is only partially filled.

The container with LAGs must be placed in a transparent re-sealable plastic bag approximately 20cm x 20cm with a maximum capacity not exceeding 1 liter. The container must fit comfortably within the transparent bag, which should be completely closed.

Each passenger is permitted to carry only one such bag which is to be presented separately for screening.

Exceptions will be made for medications, baby milk/foods and special dietary requirements in LAGs form subject to additional checks and verification at the screening point.

Exceptions will also be made for retail liquid items bought at the airport or on board aircraft and packed in sealed transparent Security Tamper-Evident Bags (STEBs) by airport/airline staff.

The receipt shall be clearly displayed in the STEB and the date of purchase shall coincide with the day(s) of travel.

THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU CHECK-IN:

Identify all the LAGs you intend to bring with you on your trip.
Place all liquid, aerosol and gels that are in containers not larger than 100 ml in a re-sealable plastic bag which can be bought in any supermarket. The total content of this bag should not exceed 1 liter (only one bag of LAGs is allowed per passenger).
Leave behind or place in your check-in luggage any LAGs in a container larger than 100ml.

THINGS TO DO AT THE FINAL SECURITY CHECK:

Present the plastic bag containing LAGs to the security screening staff.
Surrender LAGs that do not conform to the 100ml volume container restriction and those that exceeds the limit for each LAGs bag.
Present proof of need for medicine, such as prescriptions to the security screening staff.

BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF ALLOWED AND DISALLOWED LAGS ITEMS:

ALLOWED ITEMS

ITEMS OVER 100ML NOT ALLOWED

Empty containers

such as flask or mug

Drinks

Any drink in cans, bottles, plastic containers etc.

Baby Products

empty containers such as empty bottles, beakers or flask
baby milk
sterilized baby water
baby juice
baby products in liquid, gel or paste form
baby food powder

Liquid Cosmetics & ToiletriesAll cosmetic and toiletries in liquid/gel form, for example:

fragrance & perfumes
liquid foundations and lip gloss
mascara
toothpaste
all products in pressurized containers e.g. hairspray and shaving foam/gel
deodorant
contact lens solution

Medicine

essential prescribed medication
essential non-prescribed medication e.g. cough syrup
insulin
medical devices

FoodAny liquid-based food products in packets, tubes, plastic or tin containers, for example:

jams and syrups
sauces
paste
yoghurts
soups (carton or otherwise)
stews or curry

Source: Manila International Airport Authority

Puerto Galera to Batangas Ferry Contact Numbers

Contact numbers for the two main ferry operators between Puerto Galera and Batangas.

Minolo Shipping Lines

Landline:
+63 43 287 3614 – (043 287 3614)
Mobile Phone Number:
+63 917 839 2680 (Globe) – (0917 839 2680)

Father and Son Shipping Lines

Mobile Phone Number:
+63 933 340 0884 (Sun) – (0933 340 0884)
+63 929 163 2252 (Smart) – (0929 163 2252)

Montenegro Shipping Lines

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NO LONGER OPERATING even though website says it is. (Checked 22nd Sept 2013)

Ferry is now only to Calapan, about 1 hour South of Puerto Galera.

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Landline:
+63 43 723 6980
Mobile Phone Numbers: (from Montenegro Website)
+63 917 698 0 (Globe) – (0917-698 0 ) (NUMBER NOT COMPLETE)
+63 922 889 7069 (Sun) – (0922 889 7069) (NUMBER OUT OF SERVICE)

Time of Last Ferry Batangas to Puerto Galera

This information for the time of the Last Ferry from Batangas to Puerto Galera, is valid at 3rd August 2013, the date I made this trip.

The ferry was scheduled to leave Batangas Ferry Terminal at 5:00pm, that was the last service advertised on the Minolo Shipping Lines website, and we arrived at the booking office at about 1 minute to 5. !!

My thoughts were more concerned with which hotel would we need to book for the night, as I never expected to catch the ferry.

However, I was pleasantly surprised. We caught it. They rushed us to get our tickets, and one of the staff went over to the Terminal Office and got our Terminal Tickets for us. That is the 30 peso terminal fee.

The security people quickly put the handbag through the X-Ray machine, and then rushed us out, and we rushed through the empty terminal, with someone pointing to which door we had to go through. The security guard at door 4 rushed us out, and we saw the staff at the ferry motioning for us to come straight over, so we ran over to the boarding ramp, and we were on board, maybe about 10 past 5.

Then we sat and waited… the ferry left about ten minutes later, at about 20 past 5.

I cannot recall the exact time of the trip, but we in the supermarket in the Puerto Galera ferry area at 6:30pm, (our reciept was timed at 6:32) so this trip, direct from Batangas to Muelle Port, was about One Hour in length.

The morning trip, from Muelle Port to Batangas, took Two hours, but went via Sabang, (not with Minolo Shipping Lines though).

The cost:

230 pesos for each One Way Ticket
30 pesos per passenger for the Batangas Terminal Fee

Tourists pay an extra 50 pesos each for the Environmental fee. This is not payable by residents, no matter what nationality. However a Filipino travelling alone will be assumed to be Resident, while a non Filipino with indicate that the entire group are tourists.

Meulle Port Terminal Fee is only 10 pesos, for departures, with NO environmental fee.
White Beach has no terminal, so no fees for the trip FROM White Beach.

Batangas to Tagaytay

Distance between and Batangas to Tagaytay, Cavite

The distance from Batangas to Tagaytay, Cavite is about 90 km, according to Google, but can of course vary depending on the route that you choose.

Doing a round trip, with a couple of slight deviations, comes to 174 km, as shown on the following Google map:

Hotels in Tagaytay – Hotels in Cavite Province

Hotels in Batangas City – Hotels in Batangas Province

Map Batangas Tagaytay Batangas

This next map shows the route between Las Pinas City and Batagas, with a distance of 182 kms showing, but that was for the return trip, ie: Las Pinas City, to Batangas Port to Las Pinas City.

The one way trip would be 91 kms, for Las Pinas City to Batagas Port.

Map LasPinas Batangas LasPinas

Hiring an Isuzu Alterra to do the trip from Las Pinas City to Batagas Port, then the round trip via Tagaytay and back to Batangas, with a final journey back to Las Pinas would therefore add up to (174+182) 356 kms.

With the diesel cost being about 45 pesos per Litre, and an Isuzu Alterra 4×2 Auto being in the region of 11 km per litre, say 10 km per litre, then the consumption should be about 36 litres, at a total cost of about 1,620 pesos.

An interesting figure, as it actually used 1,520 pesos for the first 265 kms, so a consumption of rate of closer to 7.8 km per litre.

Plus there was an extra 500 pesos charged for the return trip of 91 km, which works out at a diesel consumption rate of 8.2 km per litre. The return charge was 500 for fuel and 300 for tolls, total 800 pesos.

If we round both of those figures, we get about 8 km per litre, or about 12.5 litres per 100 km, in the fuel consumption rate that I am accustomed to.

I suppose I should not have expected better from a large car like that.

The official diesel consumption rate is shown as:

5.5 l/100 km at 60 km/h (37 mph) 42.7 mpg (U.S.)

6.9 l/100 km at 100 km/h (62 mph) 22.2 mpg (U.S.

Most driving was done at between these rates, so a rate of 6 litres per 100 kms would have been expected.

Therefore 356 km should have used about 22 litres. 22 Litres at 45 pesos per litre = 990 pesos total.

Funny enough, that was what I originally expected, not the 2,020 pesos that I ended up paying.

I did find out that the actual fuel cost for the trip back from Batangas Port to the depot at Las Pinas was 350 pesos.

So my calculations end up at 700 pesos for the 180 km Las Pinas-Batangas-Las Pinas = 3.89 pesos per km
with the cost for our trip Batangas-Tagaytay-Batangas being 1,420 pesos for 180 km = 7.88 pesos per km

The explanation was that the big 3.0 litre diesel engine of the Isuzu Alterra would have consumed much more fuel for the hills in Tagaytay, compared to the normal roads.

I’ve driven up the mountains in Switzerland, and not used that much fuel. All I can say now is that the Isuzu Alterra may look nice, but it is DAMNED expensive on fuel, no matter what the official figures say !!!

Official Figures:

Vehicle: Cost per Km in pesos, and consumption rates:

Isuzu Alterra 4×2 3.0L MT diesel – P2.37/km (19.44 km/liter) www.alternat1ve.com

Ferry to Puerto Galera

Getting to Puerto Galera from the Luzon mainland involves getting a ferry from Batangas.

The main passenger ferry terminal is at Terminal 3 in Batangas, with Bankas going to the 3 main ferry drop off points in Puerto Galera of:

Muelle Bay
Sabang
White Beach

The current fare can be seen at; Minolo Shipping Lines
Phone: 043 287 3614
Mobile: 0917 8392 680

A list of Ferry Schedules is shown here (as shown on the Minolo Shipping Lines site 2 Aug 2013):

2014 UPDATE: LAST FERRY from Muelle Bay Puerto Galera to Batangas is 3:30pm (Jan 2014)

These 2013 times may be out of date, but the main website is no longer operating.

Puerto Galera to Batangas		Batangas to Puerto Galera
5:15 AM		6:30 AM
5:30 AM		7:15 AM
5:40 AM		7:45 AM
6:15 AM		9:15 AM
6:55 AM		9:45 AM
7:30 AM		10:45 AM
7:30 AM		12:05 PM
8:05 AM		12:30 PM
8:20 AM		12:45 PM
8:55 AM		2:00 PM
9:30 AM		3:30 PM
10:15 AM		4:00 PM
10:45 AM		5:00 PM
11:10 AM
11:35 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
12:55 PM
1:15 PM
1:45 PM
2:50 PM
~~3:45 PM~~
~~4:00 PM~~
~~4:15 PM~~

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Travel Options between Puerto Galera and Abra de ilog

There is a road that runs around the Island of Mindoro, with one small exception… the bit between Puerto Galera and Abra de ilog.

So, what are the travel options between Puerto Galera and Abra de ilog ?

Driving between Puerto Galera and Abra de ilog

The distance is about 20 km.

The road/path/track between Puerto Galera and Abra de ilog is passable, but in some places only by bike or walking. A 4WD may be able to make it, if no landslides send you to the bottom, or falling rocks crush you !

According to a study conducted by the University of the Philippines-National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP-NIGS), “Landslides may occur because the area lies on three active fault lines, and that construction of the road project is indeed dangerous..”

Getting a boat between Puerto Galera and Abra de ilog:

A boat does sound the safest way, although these are the pump boats (motorized bancas) that operate between the Port of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and Abra de ilog, Occidental Mindoro.

The Accuracy of some travel times and distances quoted on various websites, between Puerto Galera and Abra de ilog, is at times questionable, such as these two:

5 hr 56 min – Travel Time from Puerto Galera to Abra de Ilog
* The above is an approximate. Road Conditions, Traffic, etc. affect travel times.

Distance between Abra De Ilog and Puerto Galera is 24 KM (kilometers) and 437.39 meters, or 15.2 miles.
Travel time from Abra De Ilog To Puerto Galera will take 0 hours and 36.66 minutes if the vehicle keep an average speed of sixty kilometer per hour. Travel time by walk may take around 3.1 hours if you continuously walk at the speed of 6KM.

Minolo Shipping Lines, Puerto Galera and Batangas

Minolo Shipping Lines, operate a ferry service between Puerto Galera and Batangas, using the familiar Outrigger ferries called Bancas or Bankas, in this area.

These Bancas can carry over 100 passengers and operate routes between Batangas, Muelle and White Beach.

One Way Adult Rates at June 2013 were: