Local tourist guides and mounted policemen here are now ready for the expected increase of visitors to the centuries-old mummy caves and Mount Pulag, the country’s second tallest mountain. This was learned from Mayor Faustino Aquisio who said that the celebration of the town’s 111th anniversary on November 25 will signal the season of the [...]
Here are some photos from the recently concluded Masskara Festival 2011 in Bacolod City. Enjoy!
The Masskara Village 2011 officially opened last October 3,2011 with around 60 colorful and intricately designed masks by artists from the different cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental. The Maskara Village is an annual event organized by ABS-CBN and it is held at the 2nd level of Robinson’s Place Bacolod.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is appealing to texters here in Western Visayas to support the Puerto Princessa Underground River (PPUR) in Palawan to be included in one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Artem Collacion of the DENR regional office 6, said that the PPUR is the longest underground [...]
When I went to Subic Bay last summer, I made sure that I dropped by at the old Spanish gate along the freeport area. The gate was constructed in the year 1885 and was one of the entrance to the original Spanish Naval Station.
Seeking for an adventure weekend? Well, why not try falling off a 60 foot tree? I tell you, you’ll get a dose of adrenalin rush. I did at Tree Top Adventure Subic. Last month, we went to Subic Tree Top Adventure for an extreme one-of-a-kind experience to end the summer vacation. The park really lives [...]
How we spent Independence Day…. Walking at Ayala Triangle Gardens reading the stories behind the Philippine Flag
Sunset after the rain. Taken 2minutes ago. Listening: Photographs by Nickleback (I miss this) Reading: Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief
When we were in Don Salvador Benedicto last April, we decided to drop by St. Therese Retreat House for a cup of coffee, fresh fruits and palitaw. Palitaw is a small sweet flat rice cake eaten in the Philippines. It is made from sticky rice (malagkit) washed, soaked, grounded and molded. Then it is dropped [...]
It has been a long time since we had a family outing and I’m so happy to say that last April 22 we had one at the Nursery in Don Salvador Benedicto for my aunt’s borthday. It was not a planned outing as we didn’t even know if the trip will push through until the [...]
