12 Hot Spots in 2012

With the year 2012 quickly eating up our calendars and the summer just around the corner, I made a compilation of 12 hottest destinations in 2012 based on the search keywords that landed on my blog on the first 15 days of the year, thanks to Google Analytics These are the places that most lakwatseros and lakwatseras out there are planning to see based on their searches. 1 Calaguas... Read More

Anatomy of PAL’s Signature Arroz Caldo

If there’s one food that will always be remembered for Philippine Airlines, I am quite sure that it will be the famous Arroz Caldo of Mabuhay Lounge. This traditional Filipino food is simple and yet it became one of the airline’s signatures. Its simplicity is perhaps its best secret and the reason why it remains on their menu for years, consistently as their most sought... Read More

Best Places to Eat in Coron

Just a mere mention of Coron will make you crave for its white sand island beaches, amazing underwater wrecks, rich marine life, picturesque limestone cliffs, enchanting lakes and other beautiful spots that will definitely entice everyone. But Coron not only have these wealth of natural wonders, for years the town has evolved to be one of the favorite places for food lovers. The... Read More

The Ruins in Talisay

From the urban landscape of Bacolod City down to the greens and plains of sugar plantations along the inner roads of Talisay City, a captivating surprise awaits and ready to transport anyone to a different dimension. The remnants of a grand mansion of Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson popularly known today as The Ruins, a proud memento of the family’s glorious past and a reminder... Read More

Faro de Isla Capul

Standing proud on the northern tip of the island town of Capul, Northern Samar is the lonely sentinel of San Bernardino Strait, the Faro de Isla Capul or Capul Island Lighthouse, one of the few remaining operational Spanish Era lighthouses in the country. On top of a grassy hill of Titoog Point, San Luis, Capul is its century old lighthouse Situated on hill known as Titoog... Read More

The Proud Bantay

For someone going to or leaving the Ilocos Sur capital of Vigan, one that will certainly not be missed is this old yet captivating structure, obviously noticeable from the main road before entering the heritage town, ready to steal ones attention, the old bell tower of the town of Bantay. The old belfry of Bantay Bantay, a neighboring town of Vigan City to the east, is one... Read More

Paco Park and the Old Cemetery

In the heart of the City of Manila is a small and old circular park which used to be a municipal cemetery for Spanish aristocrats of the old walled city of Intramuros – the Paco Park and Cemetery. Situated in the western boundary of the district of Paco (San Fernando de Dilao district during the Spanish era) and in the eastern end of Padre Faura Street, Paco Park and Cemetery... Read More

Campo Santo de La Loma and its “Lumang Simbahan”

The old San Pancratius Chapel inside La Loma Cemetery The Cemetery In the northernmost district of Sta.Cruz, on the city boundary with Caloocan, sits Manila’s oldest Catholic cemetery, the La Loma Catholic Cemetery or Campo Santo de La Loma. It opened in 1884 and was known as Cementerio de Binondo back then where it was exclusively used as burial ground for Catholics... Read More