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                    [Title] => Remembering Dodjie Laurel in Macao
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This colony of Portugal spelled in Portuguese as “Macau”, lives off its 36 casinos operating in its area of 30 square kilometers. Twenty-two of these 36 are reportedly owned by Hong Kong-based billionaire Stanley Ho and nine more, one of which is Ho’s, will be operating by 2020.

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Asia’s newest and exciting leisure travel destination — Macau — will once again thrill the public as it unfolds its colorful showcase of offerings at the Atrium of the Main Mall of SM Mall of Asia for three days starting today, courtesy of the Macau Government Tourist Office-Philippines.

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(First of two parts)
Sometime last month, I was very fortunate to be in the privileged company of three other artists on a visit to Macau: my kabalen National Artist Benedicto Cabrera (more popularly known as Bencab), Phyllis Zaballero and Soler Santos. [DatePublished] => 2006-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136103 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778012 [AuthorName] => TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 338842 [Title] => Amazing Macau [Summary] => Elvis is alive. I found him gyrating in a nightclub in Macau. OK, so his family name is Fong, but he does a good cover of Jailhouse Rock. Elvis Fong also comes with the whole package – the wall-to-wall neon, insomniac casinos, fancy gold-paved hotels (more about that later), and the 24-hour gaming glitter of Las Vegas… but only two hours away from Manila.
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That was how I saw Macau some 20 years ago. I couldn’t think of any reason to go back.
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                    [Title] => Remembering Dodjie Laurel in Macao
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This colony of Portugal spelled in Portuguese as “Macau”, lives off its 36 casinos operating in its area of 30 square kilometers. Twenty-two of these 36 are reportedly owned by Hong Kong-based billionaire Stanley Ho and nine more, one of which is Ho’s, will be operating by 2020.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 554780 [Title] => Experience Macau at SM Mall of Asia [Summary] =>

Asia’s newest and exciting leisure travel destination — Macau — will once again thrill the public as it unfolds its colorful showcase of offerings at the Atrium of the Main Mall of SM Mall of Asia for three days starting today, courtesy of the Macau Government Tourist Office-Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 435396 [Title] => 'Flavors of Macau' food fest to start Feb. 23 [Summary] => Put it on your calendar as dates not to be missed. [DatePublished] => 2009-01-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Tourism [SectionUrl] => tourism [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 364355 [Title] => Lutong Macau [Summary] =>
(First of two parts)
Sometime last month, I was very fortunate to be in the privileged company of three other artists on a visit to Macau: my kabalen National Artist Benedicto Cabrera (more popularly known as Bencab), Phyllis Zaballero and Soler Santos. [DatePublished] => 2006-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136103 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778012 [AuthorName] => TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 338842 [Title] => Amazing Macau [Summary] => Elvis is alive. I found him gyrating in a nightclub in Macau. OK, so his family name is Fong, but he does a good cover of Jailhouse Rock. Elvis Fong also comes with the whole package – the wall-to-wall neon, insomniac casinos, fancy gold-paved hotels (more about that later), and the 24-hour gaming glitter of Las Vegas… but only two hours away from Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133893 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1236491 [AuthorName] => CITY SENSE By Paulo Alcazaren [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221480 [Title] => The real macau LIFE & STYLE [Summary] => Iused to think of Macau as a weekend paradise for gamblers and playboys. An Asian Las Vegas where big-time gamblers played blackjack, baccarat and roulette 24 hours non-stop. And if they did stop, they’d forget about their losses by watching risqué striptease shows at the Crazy Paris Show.

That was how I saw Macau some 20 years ago. I couldn’t think of any reason to go back.
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[DatePublished] => 2001-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1435777 [AuthorName] => Kap Maceda Aguila [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 130623 [Title] => Bridging Laoag and Macau [Summary] => MACAU – They’re playing our song in this former Portuguese colony turned over to China two years ago. Over at the Moonwalker Restaurant and Bar along well-lit Avenida Marginal de Baia Nova, their version of Malate, Filipino bands sing the oft-requested Anak (yes, the Macanese know Freddie Aguilar’s song) and Dahil Sa ‘Yo, even if the predominantly Chinese crowd can only relate to the former’s plaintive melody.
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