Around Jimenez, Misamis Occidental
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…
Rainy trek to Mt. Kitanglad
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…
Review: Lotus Garden Hotel Manila
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…
Where to stay in El Nido: Sea Cocoon Hotel
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…
Tabuelan daytrip: a floating restaurant and uncrowded beaches
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…
My Gabii sa Kabilin experience: the usual Cebu museums and some surprises in between
“If you could turn back time and see Parian at its most glorious, at what century would it be?” I asked this to one of…
Memories of Siquijor: from Bandilaan to Salagdoong (last of 2 parts)
View part 1 of the Siquijor series here. On our second day in Siquijor, the ‘engineer’ unrolled before us a map of the island. His neighbors…
Memories of Siquijor: beyond the mystery, magic and myth (first of 2 parts)
View part 2 of the Siquijor series here. Many, many summers ago, my friends and I found ourselves in a beautiful, laidback island called Siquijor.…
Mt. Apo: at the rooftop of the Philippines (last of 2 parts)
Part 1 of the series here. Aside from taking the mandatory jumpshots, there are so many things you can do at the top of Mt.…
Mt. Apo: at the rooftop of the Philippines (first of 2 parts)
Part 2 of the series here. It was not yet raining when our small Mt. Apo team met at the Davao City airport one Thursday…