Baguio is quaint and engulfed in a beautiful, cool environment (and, according to Utopians, abounding with hot and spicy hunks).

The population of Baguio is over 260,000 (that's over 10,000 Utopians).

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• Cloud 7
  B/F Naguilan Inn, 444 Naguilan Rd, Baguio City. Dancers perform from 9:30-3am. Some strip all the way. Admission is P$150 (US$3.50), but this is applied to your drink bill. So you can get two free beers, or apply the P$150 to your cocktail tab.
• Thunderbird Bar & Disco
  KM3 Naguillan Rd, Baguio City, email. Busiest Fri/Sat. Dancers perform from 9:30-3am. They all strip at midnight.

• Friday's
  Unit 4,5,6 Nevada Square, 1 Loakan Rd (near the entrance gate of Camp John Hay). 092-8401-2868. Very nice and cozy bar. Most popular dance club for the young crowd.

• Burnham Park

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Burnham Park is not a straight-out meeting place for gays. The best times to hang out and meet gay people there start from 11pm-4am. Just know the type of crowd. Late night most are hustlers. The ones walking around are cruisers, the shy ones hide under a hat, and most of the loud ones are just for show. Most cool gay people hang out in the well-lit areas. Street smarts are needed." -- , Aug 16, 2010

• Mines View Park
• Sessions Road
• Centennial Park (in front of City Hall)

BORACAY ISLAND (Visaya)

Boracay Island is a delightful get-away from Manila's crowded, traffic-snarled streets. Popular during high season (Nov-Apr). Even during low season the weather can be quite nice and you can avoid the tourist throngs. Hotel rates, meal prices and other services are also discounted heavily from May-Oct. Boracay is accessible from Manila and other cities by various combos of air, bus and boat.
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• Cafe Duo (mixed)
  Manggayad, Malay Aklan (near Lorenzo Resort), White Beach, 634-2639. The owner will direct you to the bars and nightclubs where gay people go.
• Coco Loco
  Malay Aklan (near Boracay Beach), 288-3028.
• Summer Place (mixed)
  White Beach. A nice place to go with someone to chat, drink and cuddle. The staff are very friendly, as is the manager. Prices are reasonable.

• Beachcomber Disco (mixed)
  White Beach.
• Sulu Star (mixed)
  Southern end of White Beach, across from Boat Station #3 and above the Sulu Thai restaurant. Karaoke competitions. Popular with gays. Nightly sing-along contests, with disco dancing after midnight.

• South section of White Beach, near the rocks, daytime.
• Take a late-night stroll down the beach for potential interesting encounters.

Cagayan de Oro (Mindanao)

The gateway to Mindanao, also known as the City of Golden Friendship, is the fastest growing city in the Philippines. There is much to see and do, from prehistoric caves and white water rafting, to the beautiful country scenery and the nearby mountainous province of Bukidnon. People from neighboring cities around Mindanao come here every weekend to enjoy the nightlife. Gay life is abundunt. The city is young but has preserved its greenery.

The population of Cagayan de Oro is over 600,000 (that's about 25,000 Utopians).

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• Navigator
  Osmena St (near Discovery Hotel and Limketkai Mall), 856-5628. You can get there riding a motorela or a taxi. It is a strip club. On Fri and Sat they have special singing and performing events. The manager's name is Toto. If you accept the company of one of their staff, be prepared to buy him drinks all night (you pay for alcohol but he gets a soft drink).
• Tubby's
  Rizal Gomez St, (63-927) 394-9121, email. Gay bar with KTV VIP-rooms, darts, billards, shows and more. Utopia Member Discount

• 1150 Club
  Pabaya Delores St (in front of the Dynasty Court Hotel). Favored by the GLBT of Cagayan de Oro. Crowded after 11:30pm and until closing at 3 or 4am. Heaps of cruising.

• Divisoria Downtown
• Gaisano Mall
• Limketkai Mall
• McArthur Park
  Popular around this area. Not difficult to meet those who want to get acquainted with foreign guys. Some of them are young and well educated.
• Opol Beach
• Ororama Megacenter
• Pelaez Sports Center
• The Site
  Limketkai Rosario Arcade. Most gays hang around here on weekends.
• SM Mall

• The Park Café
  Downtown Divisoria. A favourite hangout for gays.

• Gay-friendly Internet cafés are Neverland Café and Cyvilnet Café

Camiguin Island

Camiguin is the 2nd smallest province of Philippines. Camiguin Island is in the Bohol Sea. It becomes a gay haven during Holy Week, with many gays from Northern Mindanao, especially Cagayan de Oro.

CEBU / Mandaue / Lapu-Lapu (Visaya) -- area code (63-32)

Mandaue is part of the city of Cebu - all the north-south streets in Cebu continue on into Mandaue without interruption. Also Lapu-Lapu on Mactan Island is part of the same metropolitan area. You get off the plane at the Cebu City airport and drive for the first ten minutes through Lapu-Lapu, cross a bridge, drive ten minutes through Mandaue and then into Cebu.

The population of Cebu is over 750,000 (that's over 30,000 Utopians).

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• DOCE Bar
  Mango Square, Mango Ave. Located in uptown Cebu near Fuente Osmena. A cozy place where you can hang out and meet good guys.
• The Host 78
  In the lane beside Yellow Cab Pizzeria on Maxilom Ave in the area known collectively as 'Mango' (between Mango Park Hotel and Mango Plaza). No sign on the outside, just a white door in a vaguely castle-like wall. Poor lighting and expensive by local standards. Cebu city regulations mean their dancers show less than in Mandaue.
• Milkman
  Del Roario Ave, Guizo, Mandaue. The smallest and friendliest of Cebu's bars. They show slightly more than other bars.
• Naughty Ka Restobar
  Beside Sentinel Condominium, #11 Cuenco Ave, Banilad.
• Navigator
  A bar that attracts many Korean women as well as gays. It is located at Cabahug Rd, Mandaue, a 5-minute walk north of Jollybee (very well known by taxis in Cebu).
• Vudu
  The premiere nightclub in the city. It gets cruisy sometimes.

• Arcade at Pelaez & Colon intersection
• Ayala complex, across from Harrison Plaza and Robinson Mall
• Cebu Coliseum Roller Skating
• Eden Theater
  Colon St, Cebu City. Mature men and obvious gays.
• Fuente Osmena skating rink at night
• Maroco Beach, Dumlob Talisay
• New Cinema
• South Expressway Bus Terminal
• Ultravista Theater
  Legaspi St, Cebu City
• University of Visayas, Colon St

DAVAO (Southern Mindanao)-- area code (63-82)

The population of Davao is close to 1 million (that's about 40,000 Utopians).
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• Boyztown
  Adrazo Compound, Ponciano Reyes St.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Why not Visit Davao? Davao is unfamous for the past 10 years in terms of gay bars, but now gay places have dramatically increased in number. Gays who were hiding before have come out. You can go to Torres bars specifically Dokidoks. You can dance there with no limits. You can also do to Rizal Promenade specially on weekends. The famous Boyztown located in Madraso is the best place to go; you can find GWM there as well. Come visit Davao...it's safe here." -- carlianz22, Jul 24, 2010

• Boulevard Strip
• Gaisano Mall
• Ilustre Avenue
• Lawaan Theater
• Rizal Promenade, Mi Piace
• Victoria Plaza

Hinunangan (Southern Leyte)

The population of Hinunangan is over 30,000 (that's over 1,200 Utopians).

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MANILA (Luzon) -- area code (63-2)

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PUERTO GALERA, MINDORO (Luzon)

Puerto Galera on the island of Mindoro is, like Boracay, a beach destination popular with locals. It is accessible by regular boats and motorized bancas (local boats with rigs) from the port of Batangas. The port is quite modern and has long term parking in case you bring your car. There are also ferries if you want to drive your own car. The port is accessible by bus from Manila and it takes less than two hours to get there. Hotels can often arrange bus and round trip boat packages to and from Puerto Galera.

There are many beaches on Puerto Galera, but the most popular for the local gay scene is White Beach. The place usually goes wild on long weekends or holidays, especially during Holy Week. There are rocky areas on the left and right side of White Beach which are inviting for cruising. There are also waterfalls near the beach, and another one accessible by boat.

• East end of White Beach, walking towards Minolo Bay, in the bushes.
• The rocks on the other end of White Beach, towards Aninuan Beach, afternoons.

Subic Bay Freeport (Luzon, Zambales)

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