Any schoolchild in the Philippines would be familiar with the Negritos, the dark-skinned people with kinky hair and short stature who were the first to live in the Philippines. With all those lessons in my Sibika at Kultura, I have never seen one until I moved to Iloilo for college. […]
Chocolate Hills of Bohol
Prior to the popularity of Bohol for its pristine beaches in Panglao Island and the nostalgic river cruises of Loboc River, this island in Central Visayas has been noted for its chocolate hills. If you are in Bohol and didn’t see the chocolate hills, it’s like you didn’t take a […]
Trappist Monastery in Guimaras
Guimaras Island keeps its serenity and tranquility even with its booming tourism industry. It is not a surprise why there is a monastery located in this peaceful Visayan Island – the Trappist Monastery. The Trappist Monastery in Brgy. San Miguel in Guimaras Island is the only monastery of its kind […]
Rizal in Dapitan
Dapitan is one of the two cities in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the northern part of Mindanao. Dipolog City is the capital but Dapitan City is more famous as the place of exile of the Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. With this shrine which […]
Baclayon Church: One of Bohol’s Ecclesiastical Treasures
The Visayan island of Bohol is celebrated for its unspoiled beaches, its big eyed smallest lemur known as the tarsier and the chocolate hills – just to name a few. But this still and tranquil island is a great place to walking tours especially when it comes to old […]
Santa Barbara Church and Convent
It was more than 6 years ago that I first seen and visited the historical church of Santa Barbara with its nostalgic convent owing it to my class in Local History which I don’t consider as local since I’m not Ilongga. I felt like a tourist and asked a lot […]
Life, Home and Dance of the Tausug
The Tausug perhaps is one of the most famous Muslim groups in the Philippines with majority of them migrating to other non-Muslim areas in the country like Cebu and Manila. At present, most of them concentrate in Sulu, Palawan and even in Northern Sabbah and often mistaken as the Badjaos, […]
Codcod Rice Terraces
No, you’re not in the Mountain Province but in Negros, the island rather known for its vast sugarcane plantations. Codcod terraces is one of the attractions in San Carlos City, a first-class city in Negros Occidental. For my family, this city is our gateway to Cebu and Iloilo during roadtrips […]
Acuña-Roxas Ancestral House
I can’t count the number of times that I have been to Roxas City, the only and capital city of Capiz in the island of Panay. This city is known for two things; the hometown of the affluent Roxas family and for seafoods. Nonetheless, it was only recently that I […]
Parasailing in Boracay
No one can argue with the limitless number of diverse activities that you can do and enjoy in the island of Boracay, one of the top destination in the Philippines for both local and international tourists. Just take a long walk along its shoreline and you will meet many people […]