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Dinagat island hopping - Unib Island
Philippines

Dinagat diaries: From Lake Bababu to Cabacongan Beach (last of 2 parts)

by Brennan Mercado / April 28, 2018May 7, 2018

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…

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Zuzuni Boracay
Philippines, Where to Stay

Affordable luxury at Zuzuni Boracay

by Brennan Mercado / April 22, 2018May 13, 2018

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…

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Busuanga - ruggedly beautiful
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Busuanga: a ruggedly beautiful adventure

by Brennan Mercado / March 30, 2018March 31, 2018

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…

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ozamiz bells - bukagan hill
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The forgotten Ozamiz bells

by Brennan Mercado / February 10, 2018September 13, 2021

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…

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Jimenez enchanted camel tree
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The enchanted ‘Camel Tree’ of Jimenez

by Brennan Mercado / January 27, 2018January 29, 2018

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…

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Jimenez, Misamis Occidental - St John the Baptist Church
Philippines

Around Jimenez, Misamis Occidental

by Brennan Mercado / January 20, 2018January 22, 2018

I have lost count as to the times that I have been to Jimenez, a quiet municipality in Misamis Occidental. We usually spend our Christmas holidays…

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Mt Kitanglad
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Rainy trek to Mt. Kitanglad

by Brennan Mercado / January 5, 2018January 20, 2018

It was for the pleasure of seeing a glorious sunrise that I climbed Mt. Kitanglad (2899 MASL) the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines, last…

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Lotus Garden Hotel Manila
Philippines, Where to Stay

Review: Lotus Garden Hotel Manila

by Brennan Mercado / November 25, 2017May 13, 2018

Lotus Garden Hotel‘s unassuming facade is not its strongest selling point. But I did not consider that at all when I was still weighing hotel…

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Sea Cocoon Hotel El Nido
Philippines, Where to Stay

Where to stay in El Nido: Sea Cocoon Hotel

by Brennan Mercado / June 19, 2017May 13, 2018

It was sweltering hot when my colleagues and I arrived at Sea Cocoon Hotel one Friday last summer. None of us complained though as this…

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Tabuelan
Philippines

Tabuelan daytrip: a floating restaurant and uncrowded beaches

by Brennan Mercado / June 17, 2017June 18, 2017

I breathed a sigh of relief as I arrived at Tabuelan, a 4th class and one of the youngest municipalities located at the western coast…

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