Philippines Travel Blog

It is lent in the Philippines and it’s one of those holidays that I really, really like. I say this with a guilty conscience though. I am born and raised a catholic but lately I couldn’t really call myself one if following the catechisms and the dogmas of the catholic church were to be the [...]

Cabilao Island, once one of Bohol’s hidden paradise but is now slowly being visited and discovered by nature-loving people.  Cabilao Island is located in the western part of the main island of Bohol , facing Cebu. It is part of the municipality of Loon. I have a classmate in college who lives there and she [...]

I mentioned in this travel blog before that I really like how Cebu Pacific tries to be hip and young with it’s fare promo’s. Their tagline– “It’s time every Juan flies” is a classic in my book. Along the way, Cebu Pacific made some pretty fun promo slogans as well although some may be corny [...]

How Philippines Travel Blog Lost Its Groove A couple of months ago, I got an email from an advertiser asking me to put in a little script in my sidebar for a tidy sum of money. It wasn’t that great but it was something that could pay for a few expenses. I thought why not [...]

Palawan is an unspoiled paradise located on the Philippines’ western border. Also known as the Philippines’ final frontier, Palawan is the country’s ecotourism capital and as such, is visited by millions of tourists, both foreign and domestic, year after year. Bestowed by nature with white sand beaches, virgin forests, coves, and improved on by the [...]

Some of the more precious things in life come in small packages. The smaller or rarer things are, the more precious they become. Add temporary to the equation and that rare valuable thing becomes Gollum’s my precioussssss. And this is what I imagine Magpupungko to be. I don’t want to go into the etymology of [...]

The Chocolate Hills Of Bohol When you mention the place Bohol located in the Visayas part of the Philippines, the first thing that comes to mind is the “Chocolate Hills”. This very famous Chocolate Hills is the main tourist attraction of Bohol. According to research, this widely known Chocolate Hills has 1268 to 1776 hills [...]

Welcome to Rali’s Grill and Bar, home of the best REAL burger in town. So says the sign in this roadside restaurant. I’m having my second breakfast here in Subic.  The first breakfast occured 2 hours earlier along the NLEX.  Don’t get me started.  I wasn’t exactly here to take them (Rali’s) to task on [...]

A couple of months back, the usual crew went back to Siargao Island to watch the First Siargao International Surfing Festival. Unfortunately, a major disaster hit the competition that practically beat the crap out of it. Nah, there were no typhoons or storms or any natural calamity during the competition. Whatever disaster there was though [...]

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 [...]