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Why Not?

One-stop shopping? Restaurant, deli, disco, karaoke, cyber cafe, billiard room, and travel agent under one roof. Beer here is sometimes among the cheapest in town, at PHP 42 in the restaurants in the afternoon, but higher at other times and PHP 90 at the disco.

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Getting there: 70 Rizal Boulevard
Website: whynotdumaguete.com (opens in a new tab)

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