Kabankalan City

We landed in Manila luchtime of Sunday 18th March, and we received a fantastic welcome and tour by Mike Saavedra, a GSE team member that visited District 1150 South Wales in 2010. We managed to fit in a whistle-stop tour of Manila before catching our connecting flight to Bacolod. Many Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Kabankalan came to meet us at the airport, it was the warmest welcome we could have wished for. After some photographs we were taken on a two hour mini-bus journey to Kabankalan, and checked in at the lovely Zygoland Resort. We managed to stay awake for a welcome dinner hosted by the Rotarians of the club, including GSE co-ordinator Jundad Legislador... a great introduction to the Philippines cuisine. It was then time to get to bed and recover from the long, but very worthwhile journey!

 Gemma & Sarah after arriving in Manila

Me with the welcome banner at Zygoland!

Dinner with Kabankalan Rotarians on the first night