There is a home–with good food–amid the Terraces
The town of Kiangan in Ifugao is reached after a long drive through landscapes of forested mountains and rushing streams. I had the sense that we were far from everything else, but in truth we were but...
View ArticleFrom WWII soldiers to the Aquinos–shrines to Tarlac’s heroes
Most travelers pass through Tarlac province without a second look, save for the requisite pit stop at a roadside combo of lavatory, gas station and restaurants. The post From WWII soldiers to the...
View ArticleSto. Niño procession with 200 ‘carrozas’ lasts eight hours
The childlike devotion of the Filipinos to the Holy Child is phenomenal and profound. Filipinos don’t seem to tire showing their love for the Holy Child. The long procession of the Congregacion del...
View ArticleCome and watch Sayaw Pinoy
Sayaw Pinoy is about to get bigger. Now on its 10th year, the longest-running Arts Month flagship project organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, is aiming to enjoin some 35...
View ArticleDeadly but tasty combination: ‘Binagoongan Pork Adobo’
When you stew pork belly in dark soy, brown sugar, garlic, peppercorn, vinegar and bay leaf, then season it with bagoong alamang (fermented shrimp paste) and coconut cream, what do you get? The post...
View ArticleWho says you can’t have a quiet holiday in Boracay?
It seems like every year, more and more beachgoers both local and foreign find their way to Boracay, so it is a little unrealistic to expect to find a beach with no people. The post Who says you can’t...
View ArticleWhy Batanes is the ultimate photographer’s experience
What is so exciting and unique about the art of photography? With brain and hands, photography seizes the moment, captures a fragment of eternity, and preserves it forever. We immortalize beautiful...
View ArticleMemories of a once-virginal Boracay
As my feet touched the Boracay sand, the aria of Grizabella from “Cats” started playing in my head as memories of old Boracay fill my weary mind. Am I getting old, or is there a new generation of...
View ArticleMusic ecumenism marks 37th International Bamboo Organ Festival
An ecumenism of musical genres and styles take center stage in this year’s 37th International Bamboo Organ Festival to be held in St. Joseph Parish Church at Las Piñas, Feb. 23-29. The post Music...
View ArticleMy lessons from the true ‘Diva ng Divi’–the food matriarch of Divisoria
My last trip to Divisoria was truly an educational experience. A person of comfort and convenience, I seldom venture beyond the Pasig River, much less to Divisoria, for fear of getting lost, stuck in...
View ArticleBohol is so cool this summer
My resolution this year is to see more of my own country. In the past, traveling abroad was the thing to do, with domestic travel reserved for those doing business or visiting their provincial...
View ArticleFrom gawking tourist to responsible traveler
People travel for a change of scenery. Here are seven ways to travel and change the scene—for the better. For many Filipinos, the summer months are the best time for travel. Children are on vacation,...
View ArticleNCCA’s Sayaw marks 10th year with dance tour of Panay
Now on its 10th year, Sayaw Pinoy has become the longest-running festival of the National Arts Month, renamed the Philippine International Arts Festival. The post NCCA’s Sayaw marks 10th year with...
View ArticleIs Puerto Princesa’s tourism boom sustainable?
The tourism onslaught on Puerto Princesa is on. Tourists are everywhere. One out of every three vehicles on city streets is a van packed with tourists, crawling behind tricycles buzzing around like...
View ArticleSay Hola! to Sun Life’s Shine Big in Barcelona contest
Learn how to tango. Unearth the secrets to a mouth-watering paella. Marvel at the beauty and magnificence of La Sagrada Familia. The post Say Hola! to Sun Life’s Shine Big in Barcelona contest appeared...
View ArticleAirAsia’s all-in low fare promo for summer
AirAsia, the country’s newest low cost carrier, further heats up competition in the local airline industry with its “red hot” all-in promo fare of only P799 one-way for Clark-Kalibo (Boracay) and...
View ArticleEscape to (or from) White Beach
About six years ago, I wrote a piece on Puerto Galera. I was in love with a French intern in Tabinay, and my article was peppered with lines like “a sea as blue as Paul Newman’s eyes,” and dreamy...
View ArticleFriends make time for Nes Jardin
I don’t even remember the last time I danced this much,” a girl friend said, in between huffing and puffing. Me, too. Must have been in the ’80s and the ’90s, we all said, but then we also went further...
View ArticleWhat’s your favorite ‘secret’ getaway?
Before it was the Maldives. Now I like the Monastery of Transfiguration in Bukidnon. It offers a different kind of spa, a spiritual one where one can cleanse out all the negativities inside - hurts,...
View ArticleIsland-bound in Camarines Norte
Off the Camarines Norte coast in Bicolandia, facing the turbulent Pacific Ocean, is a captivating cluster of 17 islands—known by the generic name of Calaguas—which are becoming the buzzword in...
View ArticleNew tourism campaign entices tourists to visit again in 2016
Apl.de.Ap writes a song and appears in a video promoting the Philippines. The post New tourism campaign entices tourists to visit again in 2016 appeared first on Lifestyle.INQ.
View ArticleAdventures with Tubbataha’s Mama Ranger
The corals and critters in this marine and bird sanctuary, a Unesco World Heritage Site, are protected at all cost—they don’t want you to hang on to anything. The post Adventures with Tubbataha’s Mama...
View ArticleWhy should we care about sharks?
As top predators in the food chain, sharks actually help keep the ocean ecosystem balanced for the benefit of all humans living off marine resources—or pretty much everyone, whether you live by the...
View ArticleLake Sebu: South Cotabato’s crown jewel
Among the leading ecodestinations is Lake Sebu in South Cotabato, with its seven falls, the ancestral domain of the T’boli ethnolinguistic group. The post Lake Sebu: South Cotabato’s crown jewel...
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