The Rose Periwinkle - Beauty that Performs Miracles
Usually found along the sidewalks of the villages of the wealthy, the Rose Periwinkle has also provided life and color to the landscaped gardens of schools and malls. Believed to have been found...
View ArticlePhilippine Festivals: Sambuokan Festival of Mati
Mati City, the capital of Davao Oriental province, was once a quiet seaside community now laden with beach resorts lining coconut-filled shores, offering amenities and island banca tours to islets and...
View ArticleFace the challenge: handling an annoying co-worker
Do you feel happy and excited when you go to work? Or do you feel the opposite? Why is this so? There may be reasons lying behind this. It may not seem unusual thing to happen when you experience...
View ArticleWhy Davao?
I wasn’t born here. But I have been here since the early part of 1975. Long enough to say Davao City is every inch worth your time and money. Good food is within reach and very affordable Davao City...
View ArticleVigan: a journey back in time
Vigan used to be an island detached from the mainland by three major rivers - Abra River, Mestizo River and the Govantes River. Established in the 16th century, this beautiful town is unique among the...
View ArticleHerons, Egrets and a Wild Boar named Wakwak
Tacurong City was once a barangay of the municipality of Buluan of the then-empire province of Cotabato. Originally called “Pamansang”, after a creek that flows from south to north of the area, it was...
View ArticleThe Bats of Samal
The Island Garden City of Samal is bustling with activity all day and all night. By sun up, a number of visitors flock to the island’s pristine beaches, indulging in various eco-adventure activities....
View ArticleMayon: Close to Perfection
Mayon Volcano is the Philippines' most active stratovolcano, considered to be the world's most perfectly formed volcano for its symmetrical cone (for me only Mt. Fuji comes close). Its upper slopes are...
View ArticleThe Quiet City of Santiago
About 326 kilometers North of Metro Manila, Santiago City sits on a mainly flat and bountiful land in the province of Isabela. My mother is from Nueva Vizcaya, about an hour away from Santiago. I spent...
View ArticleExploring Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur
The best thing about being travel writers is the opportunity to explore places by invitation. Our craving for adventure knows no boundaries and distance. So with two of my fellow writers we set off to...
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