Philippines Travel Blog

For The Love Of Caraga

I’m going back to my home province again in Agusan Del Norte after almost six months here in Manila. Not that I will be going back there permanently, I just need to recharge my energy so I can take on a new phase in my corporate career. It’s strange how one place can really grow [...]

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Hostaged Philippines Tourism

The number of hours that the hostage drama which took place yesterday near the Luneta Park in Metro Manila lasted for eleven hours. It took less than that for the Hong Kong authorities to express their displeasure and dismay over how the entire thing was handled by the Philippine authorities. Hongkong has now blacklisted the [...]

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Deconstructing Intramuros | A New Look At An Old Place

Intramuros is one of the historical sites in Metro Manila that continue to attract tourists. It’s most notorious claim to fame is that it was the last hang out of Dr. Jose Rizal, Philippine’s National Hero, before he was fed hot lead by the Spanish conquistadores just outside of Intramuros’ walls. Unbeknownst to most non-history [...]

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