Holy Week in the Philippines: 2011 Business Ideas

Holy week, which means Hebdomas Sancta or Hebdomas Maior, “Greater Week” in Latin, is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter according to the Catholic tradition. It commemorates the last week of Jesus Christ’s life as a man on Earth, as recorded in the Canonical gospels. This week involves fasting and abstinence from flesh. The Filipinos, as a large Catholic nation, observe the Holy week in great passion. The Philippines declared Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, which fall on working days, as holidays. Thus, everyone is expected to be seen in their homes, in the churches and in places where they don’t usually visit in the working days, such as in vacation spots. For the year 2011, the following is the schedule of the Holy week in the Philippines:
Now, as this site is all about business tips and ideas, we are about to discuss on the best possible business ideas every entrepreneur can engage with during the observation of the Holy Week. I’m not encouraging everyone to concentrate on business during the Holy week, instead, I like everyone to continue on serving people and God in all the weeks of the year. The following are some business ideas I got from wandering around the web (business forums, blogs, etc.,) and from brainstorming my own brain:
1. Blogging and writing religious articles and anything related to the Holy week – this is what I’m doing now, and I love to write and share spiritual articles in my other blog to enlighten other people all the time.
2. Religious items – religious books would be nice.
3. Selling candles and flowers – many people need candle and flowers for their venerations.
4. Selling foods i.e., fish, fruits, vegetables, dried fish and any food allowed during the Holy week (except on Easter Sunday) – before the Easter Sunday, everyone will be looking for foods other than meat which is prohibited. Please don’t overprice your fish and instead sell it to serve people.
5. Selling meat on Easter Sunday. After the fasting, people will finally start looking for meat. Again, please don’t overprice your meat and don’t be so opportunist.
6. Snacks like banana cue, halo halo, etc., We love these truly pinoy foods and snacks, especially on summer.
7. Travel packages. For some people, especially those who are not Catholic, Holy Week is a great opportunity to have a break from the stressful office works and go for a relaxing vacation.
8. Hotels. If your location is a hot spot for vacation, expect for many tourists looking for hotels and rooms.
9. Transportation or car rental. Many people will be going for vacation. They will need transportation.
10. Beaches, resorts and private pools. It’s summer and it’s a long holiday.
11. Event planning for the Easter Sunday. This is for kids.
12. Selling palaspas (palm fronds) for the Palm Sunday. Lots of people will need palaspas on Palm Sunday, you can provide them.
13. Cell phone loading. Many people will prefer to stay at home. They will surely need extra loads to call and text their friends whom they will not meet during the week.
14. DVD renting and selling (original please). It’s a movie marathon for many people.

Clearwater is one of the hotels in Pampanga that offers good outdoor venues for events like team building and company outings. Manila event organizers look for good resorts near Manila to hold outdoor functions and events for clients. Many event planners choose Clearwater because it is located in Clark. This is one of the best event venues near Manila. There are over 10 outdoor private event venues in Clearwater resort suitable for groups of 50 to 3000 participants. Clearwater Resort is generally recognized by event planners as the best event venue in Clark Pampanga. Clearwater appears frequently on the top of a list of the best hotels in Pampanga. Camping is one of the popular outdoor activities that take Resort which is generally regarded as one of the best hotels in Clark Philippines place in Clearwater

This Pampanga resort hotel is different from other hotels in Clark Philippines or hotel in Angeles City. This Clark Hotel has large outdoor space for children to play and adults to enjoy some peace and quiet in the picnic grounds near the lake. Guests like the Hotel’s café breakfast garden which serves the best breakfast in Pampanga. Clearwater Resort has nice ambience and wide space, much better than the other hotels in Angeles City and Manila Philippines.

Many guests like staying at Clearwater Family Inn Hotel Room in the picnic grounds of this resort in Clark Pampanga. Some like the trees in the resort camping grounds of this place of leisure. One can stay in other hotels in Angeles City but it is not often one finds amenities and ambience like Clark, not like Clearwater Resort in Angeles City Philippines.

Clearwater is a highly recommended place of leisure and a most frequently visited hotel resort in Pampanga. This Clark hotel is a famous private resort outside Manila for corporate planning because of its exclusivity. Although the function rooms for planning and meetings are simple and basic, the surrounding gardens and ambience more than make up for what it lacks in lavish interior decoration. Clark is home to some of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Although golf continues to be one of the reasons why visitors from Manila travel to Pampanga, residents of Angeles City, Subic and Bulacan travel to Clark not just to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga but also to relax and unwind in the best resort in Philippines.

Those who are lucky enough to get a room at this lake resort in Clark Philippines will be able to enjoy the magical sunrise across the lake of Clearwater Resort at dawn. This is the only hotel in Clark Pampanga that guests can really enjoy viewing sunrise.

For reservations, comments and inquiries,

Clearwater Resort & Country Club
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Email: Inquiry@ClearwaterPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

For inquiries and bookings, click here to contact Clearwater Resort now

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

http://www.LondonPubClark.com

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

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