That one time a camel befriended me in Tagaytay
The first time I saw a camel, it was in Tagaytay, just a few hours away from my home in Manila. Yes, there’s a camel in Tagaytay. No need to go to the desert of Dubai just to see one!… The post That...
View ArticleCare for the Elderly in ANAWIM Foundation
I've been wanting to visit a Home for The Aged facility for some time now but I have always been putting it on the shelf because I don't know how to handle them in case I trigger something that might...
View ArticleJoin the campaign to save the ocean!
To think that we cannot make a difference is the most dangerous thing of all.Click To Tweet In line with the celebration of the Ocean’s month, the U.S. Embassy Manila, together with the National...
View ArticleVolunteering at Aklan Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
Aklan Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (AARRC) serves as a home of more than 70 rescued dogs and cats. And for one night, it was my home, too. I arrived on a Thursday, almost two hours before...
View ArticleTibiao’s Secret: Kawa Hot Bath
Set on a cliff side looking out over Tibiao’s long stretch of river and towering mountains sits this mystical inn that offers to cook you, for a fee. The recipe goes something like this: they will pour...
View ArticleAt a glance: The Bugtong-bato waterfalls
Trek about 35 minutes north of Brgy. Tuno, Tibiao, crossing rivers and rice paddies, to find a seven tiered waterfalls, Bugtong-Bato, made up of giant boulders, steep steps, and rope guided paths....
View ArticleOff the beaten path: Malalison Island
With rolling hills reminiscent of Batanes, a sandbar that changes its form depending on the waves, a marine diversity good for fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving –Malalison Island is poised to be...
View ArticleWhen in Roxas, eat seafood
They say that you go to Roxas for seafood and you stay, well, for seafood. It’s true, I’d even love to go back and taste their delicacies once more. Here, a plate full of fresh oysters are priced at...
View ArticleRaming’s Beachfront Home
There are many spots in Batangas for swimming but only a few are wild, untouched, and unspoiled waters. With some luck tossed in, I find just that– a serene place I can call mine even just for a...
View ArticleManila’s Jeepney Restaurant
In the Philippines, banderitas plastered all over a place signifies a feast but in Gerry’s Jeepney, everyday seems to be just like that. This restaurant cradled in foodie paradise, Maginhawa Street,...
View ArticleHeneral Luna (2015)
Heneral Luna is a strong, compelling work of art that doesn’t sugarcoat the horrors of our past. It is a graphic and brutal depiction of what is usually left out in our history books. More than the...
View Article8 Useful Ilonggo Phrases You Could Use When Traveling
“When you learn a few Ilonggo phrases or words, you will be fine. I have never met an Ilonggo who did something bad to me; everybody is family when you speak the same dialect. We are like that here in…...
View ArticleCemetery of Negativism
Unlike the usual cemeteries wherein we bury our loved ones, in Cemetery of Negativism, people are encouraged to bury negative feelings and thoughts. By the entrance, this particular epitaph will greet...
View ArticleFrom the outskirts of Capiz with love
I have been contemplating about Capiz for the longest time. Often, it will be bookmarked at the back of my head, only to be triggered by mention of words like aswang, cheap oyster, or the decorative...
View ArticleAlegre Guitars
A little bit outside the center of Lapu-Lapu, you’ll find a town called Abuno, where the makers of world class Cebu guitars could be found. Thriving from independent little households up to big and...
View ArticleLoboc River Cruise
With the sun at its peak, a lunch in Bohol is well spent in Loboc River. On board a cruise boat made of two smaller boats with a platform on top carrying the restaurant, the boat takes you on a… The...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Boats of Basco
At the back of an NFA rice building, down a side street in the quiet area of Basco pier, there sits three forgotten boats that are crumbling at the edges, rusty in the corners, and scarred on its...
View ArticleBlank Book Library
In Mahatao, the town next to Basco, there lies San Carlos Borromeo, a 19th century built church painted in opalescent white which houses a secret in its seemingly storage room — a library filled with...
View ArticleBerlen Lodge
You’ll find this cozy lodge with a beautiful garden in Barangay Kayhuvukan, just a few meters away from the Basco airport. Previously a house rented for sewing business, it’s now accommodating the...
View ArticleBatanes Hoops
In the Philippines, where the locals have an unconditional love for basketball, one could always expect a space dedicated just for the game. No town or barangay could afford to miss it. Be it a rough...
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