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It was a wonderful three days of fun at the 19th International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark Air Base, Pampanga. Last Saturday, I finally met Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. whom Capt. Joy Roa invited to the event and he told Capt. Joy, “The reason I’m here is because I read about this event in Bobit’s column.”

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It’s Valentine’s Day today, and we should be spending our Valentine’s Day with our wife. However I had to come to Clark Air Base for the 19th International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, the “The Weekend of Everything that Flies.”

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I was doing this column with my TV tuned to ANC watching my favorite show, “Air Safari” of Capt. Jose Mari “Joy” Roa that showed last year’s Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta a.k.a. “The Weekend of Everything that Flies.”

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Thirty-two hot air balloons of various shapes and sizes will spice up the 19th staging of the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Festival set Feb. 12-15 at the Philippine Air Force ADAC Hangar in Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga.

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The Hot Air International Balloon Festival, which has become a much-awaited annual tourism event in this freeport, is moving out due to safety considerations at the Clark International Airport.

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It was indeed shocking news that the plane of Department the of Interior and Local Government (DILG) went missing last Saturday (as of press time, they still haven’t found it except for a few debris like a part of a wing) evening off Masbate.

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Discover and experience Africa from the unique perspective of a real-life pilot in the newest and seventh season of flying adventure and travel show, Asian Air Safari beginning tomorrow, July 22 at 8:30 p.m. on ANC.

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We wrote about the 15th Philippine International Balloon Festival in Clark and in just a single day, we had a lot to see with balloonists from all over the world showing off their beautiful and picturesque balloons.

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I’m here in Clark for the four-day 15th Philippine International Balloon Fiesta sponsored by the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Main organizer Capt. Joy Roa of Air Safari TV fame told the foreign balloonists during the opening night, “We are offering you a weekend for Philippine Aviation and anything that flies!”

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I’m here in Clark for the 15th Philippine International Balloon Fiesta that organizer Capt. Joy Roa said offers a great weekend for Philippine Aviation and anything that flies!

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It was a wonderful three days of fun at the 19th International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark Air Base, Pampanga. Last Saturday, I finally met Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. whom Capt. Joy Roa invited to the event and he told Capt. Joy, “The reason I’m here is because I read about this event in Bobit’s column.”

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It’s Valentine’s Day today, and we should be spending our Valentine’s Day with our wife. However I had to come to Clark Air Base for the 19th International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, the “The Weekend of Everything that Flies.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1422015 [Title] => Was the US involved in Oplan Wolverine? [Summary] =>

I was doing this column with my TV tuned to ANC watching my favorite show, “Air Safari” of Capt. Jose Mari “Joy” Roa that showed last year’s Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta a.k.a. “The Weekend of Everything that Flies.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1420315 [Title] => Hot Air Balloon festival slated [Summary] =>

Thirty-two hot air balloons of various shapes and sizes will spice up the 19th staging of the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Festival set Feb. 12-15 at the Philippine Air Force ADAC Hangar in Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga.

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The Hot Air International Balloon Festival, which has become a much-awaited annual tourism event in this freeport, is moving out due to safety considerations at the Clark International Airport.

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It was indeed shocking news that the plane of Department the of Interior and Local Government (DILG) went missing last Saturday (as of press time, they still haven’t found it except for a few debris like a part of a wing) evening off Masbate.

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Discover and experience Africa from the unique perspective of a real-life pilot in the newest and seventh season of flying adventure and travel show, Asian Air Safari beginning tomorrow, July 22 at 8:30 p.m. on ANC.

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We wrote about the 15th Philippine International Balloon Festival in Clark and in just a single day, we had a lot to see with balloonists from all over the world showing off their beautiful and picturesque balloons.

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I’m here in Clark for the four-day 15th Philippine International Balloon Fiesta sponsored by the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Main organizer Capt. Joy Roa of Air Safari TV fame told the foreign balloonists during the opening night, “We are offering you a weekend for Philippine Aviation and anything that flies!”

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I’m here in Clark for the 15th Philippine International Balloon Fiesta that organizer Capt. Joy Roa said offers a great weekend for Philippine Aviation and anything that flies!

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