Narratives
Coffee and Crafts: The Atis’ Artistry in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo
Surrounded by mountain forests, Sitio Nagpana, around one and a half hours away by car from Iloilo City, is where the indigenous Atis live. Here, they make delicious coffee from…
Riding The Faultlines of Cavite
How a man with no plan found grit, growth, and unlikely kinship…
Coffee and Crafts: The Atis’ Artistry in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo
I have always associated Iloilo with good food like biscocho, fresh seafood…
The Taste of Typhoon Season
The Storms of Memory I remember the darkness after the typhoon –…
How Catanduanes Earned Its Place Among My Favorite Philippine Destinations
Often mentioned last in conversations about Bicol, Catanduanes surprised me so much…
Travel
Why Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao Continue to Rank Among the World’s Best Islands
A recent readership poll reveals leisure travelers consider these three…
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Bulubadiangan: The Sea Dreams of Land
“Islands like Bulubadiangan are more than a beach destination. They are punctuations for necessary pauses—those rare, vanishing commas in our…
Desserts at the Center
“In my hometown, dessert moves slowly from one table to another, portioned with care. Sweetness itself has a hierarchy. This…
The Persistence of Names
A guide to some invisible places in General Santos City.
Of Sand, Sunsets, and Six-Inch Heels
Tucked in a nondescript alleyway between the main road and Station 2’s beach is Rainbow Cafe, where pride flutters like…
Exploring Binondo
What does it mean to preserve a space when the world around it keeps demanding it become something else? Binondo…
Exploring Lobo and Panaghoyan, Two of Samar Island’s 1,000+ Caves
Home to the country’s largest cave system, Samar has the most number of caves in the Philippines: approximately more than…
A Memorable Day at Quitinday Green Hills Eco-Park
Though sometimes called “Bicol’s Chocolate Hills”, Quitinday Green Hills offers a unique kind of charm with its uneven collection of…
A Kalamay Is a Kalamay Is a Kalamay
From a simple word and a simple food, kalamay has grown to represent a whole category of Filipino delicacies, and…
The Seeds We Plant in Place Bloom Long After We’ve Left
“Tatay, the weather is perfect outside,” he said, pointing at the fog that cascaded through the window like the ebbing…
The Thrill of a Siruma Off-Road Adventure Ride
For thrill-seekers looking for a unique off-road experience, a remote beachfront barangay east of Siruma proves well worth the ride…