The Philippines from a Malaysian’s perspective
Editor’s note: In The Weekend Dispatch’s first installment of Blogger Exchange, Joshua Yam talks about his recent trip to the Philippines. “It was like…
A new way to explore old Manila
Despite the heavy traffic en route to Intramuros, my buddy and I still managed to arrive at the Bambike Ecotours headquarters. a few minutes before…
Back in Manila: Spoliarium, Rizal and the Zero Kilometer Marker
“This is my favorite spot in Manila,” I told my buddy as we stared at Juan Luna’s magnum opus, The Spoliarium. We were then at…
A weekend at Toledo, Cebu
I visited Toledo, the only city located at the western coast of Cebu, with a story already in mind. Back then, I wanted to see…
Around Alcantara, Cebu
It took me 3 hours from Santander to reach Alcantara, one of the lesser known municipalities located at the western coast of Cebu in Central…
Dinagat diaries: From Lake Bababu to Cabacongan Beach (last of 2 parts)
It was our second day at Dinagat, a cluster of mineral-rich islands located off the southeastern coast of Surigao in Southern Philippines. From our balcony…
Affordable luxury at Zuzuni Boracay
My first time in Boracay unfortunately coincided with the onset of the monsoon season. During that rainy weekend, I did not see the island’s world-famous…
Busuanga: a ruggedly beautiful adventure
Busuanga in Northern Palawan is often overlooked compared to Coron. Ironically, the hordes of tourists that flock to the latter enter and leave via the…
The forgotten Ozamiz bells
Not many know this, that there are four bells, named by their German casters as St. Peter, St. Marien, St. Joseph and St. Michael, at…
The enchanted ‘Camel Tree’ of Jimenez
The residents of Jimenez in Misamis Occidental, holds with both fear and reverence an enchanted tree called ‘Camel.’ It was named as such because it…