For the Love of Calaguas

I am a little over halfway on my pursuit to explore the whole country and in my journey,  there are places that I find remarkably beautiful, there are those that I have no intention of going back, but there are some that made me fall in love. To pick just one destination I consider the best is really a tough decision. But being a “son of a beach” that I am and for the love... Read More

Asia’s Longest Zipline at Dahilayan Adventure Park

The Zipzone of Dahilayan Adventure Park puts the town of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon in the country’s tourism map, thanks to its 840 meters dual cable zipline, the longest in the Philippines and Asia. I'm flying! Launched in 2009, the Dahilayan Adventure Park boasts of extreme adrenaline experience with their 150, 320 and longest 840 meters zipline rides at maximum speed... Read More

Babu Santa Beach of Talicud Island, Samal

This strip of white sand beach in the west side of Samal‘s Talicud Island is a favorite stopover not only for scuba divers on surface intervals but also for beach bummers who like a serene paradise. A beach that reflects a picturesque white sand on a turquoise water on a sunny blue sky is truly a piece of paradise. With the towering coconut trees and skeleton logs of an old... Read More

The Forgotten Forts of Romblon

During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, the Spaniards built the twin fortresses of San Andres and Santiago on the two adjacent hills in the town of Romblon. For centuries, the twin forts made of coral blocks and bricks guarded the town against the Moro raiders and Dutch pirates. The wall of San Andres Fort Almost four centuries past, what were left are remnants of the... Read More

Panag-apoy: Sagada’s Festival of Light

At sundown, the cemetery appears to be a town drowning in fire. Every first of November, Sagadians gather at the cemetery to remember their departed loved ones. But instead of lighting traditional candles, they use woods of old pine trees locally called “saeng“, a flammable wood from old pine trees, to create bonfires on the graves of their departed. They call it “panag-apoy”,... Read More

Banana Island

No, there aren’t so many bananas or its trees here, I doubt if one even exists. But yes, the island’s name is derived from this tropical fruit, because this is how the island looks like from afar. It does look like a banana! Banana Island, officially named as Dicalabuan Island, is one of the jewels of Calamianes. Two hours by boat from mainland Coron, the island boasts... Read More

Maculabo Island, Paracale’s Gold

Paracale, a Camarines Norte town made popular by its active gold and copper mining industry, has hidden treasures that are worth more than the precious metals underneath its soil – one of which is Maculabo Island. Maculabo Island Maculabo, a small island off the coast of Paracale, is approximately 300 hectares in land area. Home to a fishing community, the island is almost... Read More

White Water Rafting at CDO!

Cagayan de Oro City, the City of Golden Friendship and the regional hub for Northern Mindanao is also the white water rafting adventure capital of the Philippines. Cliche as it is,  but it is definitely true that you’ve never been to CDO if you haven’t tried riding on its wild rapids. Cagayan de Oro is the white water rafting adventure capital of the Philippines Approximately... Read More