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Lanzones Festival | Camiguin Island

Lanzones Festival | Camiguin Island

Making a trip to Lanzones Festival in Camiguin island is always a good plan! Here, you don’t just rock on its heart-thumping events, but also a chance to roll on its chill island vibe attractions. Yes folks, all in just one go! Certainly, Camiguin is the tourism powerhouse of...

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Festivals

Festivals in the Philippines | September Guide

Festivals in the Philippines | September Guide

So many festivals in the Philippines would have kept us busy this month had coronavirus not existed. Yes, it’s sad to think the BER months kicked in with many cancelled events. Anyhow, let’s just remember the awesome fiestas around the country and let’s hope for the better days to come soon. Festivals...

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Travel Event

Philippine Travel Mart 2019

Philippine Travel Mart 2019

We’re on fire as the hottest, brightest & wildest travel sale hits the Philippines once again! It’s creeping with rage & there’s no way stopping the madness of Philippine Travel Mart 2019! Now on its 30th run, the Philippine Tour Operators Association has set the stage for the sweltering...

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Heritage

Torogan | The Maranao Royal Houses of Lanao

Torogan | The Maranao Royal Houses of Lanao

A long time ago, the torogan was one of the sultanate of Lanao’s symbol of power. It was the core of Maranao traditional statecraft, customs, art & culture. It is an engineering wisdom too. But soon, it might all be gone. Forever. The torogan was the traditional house of...

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Festivals

Festivals in the Philippines | August Guide

Festivals in the Philippines | August Guide

Looks like August is going to be a busy month with lots of festivals in the Philippines worth attending. From fruit harvests to cultural celebrations & from local crafts to even buzzing bees, the Filipinos just never run out of reasons to have a fiesta. This month, most of...

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Festival

Tinalak Festival | Koronadal, South Cotabato

Tinalak Festival | Koronadal, South Cotabato

Tinalak Festival is one of the most celebrated cultural fiestas in the Philippines. Think of abundant harvests, the coming together of cultures, their love for beauty & party rolled into one — and you’re close to naming it the best. Inspired with the richness of southern living, Tinalak Festival...

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Festivals

Festivals in the Philippines | July Guide

Festivals in the Philippines | July Guide

Make your July super bombastic with these festivals in the Philippines adored by millions of partyphiles! This is what you get when you live in a country with more than 7,000 islands — endless fiestas! And even in this rainy month, there’s no stopping the Philippines in bringing storms...

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Destination

Pandan Antique | It’s More Fun in Pandan

Pandan Antique | It’s More Fun in Pandan

There are many places in the Philippines named Pandan. There’s Pandan in Catanduanes, in Occidental Mindoro & Iligan. Then there’s Pandan in Palawan & Pampanga too. But googling it, there’s one distinct town of the same name that stands out — Pandan Antique. This coastal town in Antique is...

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Festivals

Festivals in the Philippines | June Guide

Festivals in the Philippines | June Guide

Are you ready to get wet & wild? Brace yourselves as the festivals in the Philippines in June bring you lots of water fun & more artery-clogging food trips! June signals the coming of the rainy season. However, celebrations of the feast of St. John the Baptist, the saint...

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People/Community

Ivatan | The People of the Northernmost Isles

Ivatan | The People of the Northernmost Isles

Anyone who’s been to Batanes always returns with impressions that the Ivatan people are cheerful, kind & honest. Yes, they are true. But they’re also self-sufficient, industrious, typically shy & calm. Not much is known about the Ivatans. And the little things we know about them also leave us...

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Destination

Aningalan, San Remigio | Antique, Among the Clouds

Aningalan, San Remigio | Antique, Among the Clouds

Nestled in a mountain range, Aningalan breathes among age-old trees, wildflowers & clouds. With its sweeping panorama & chilly weather, could this be Antique’s prettier answer to Iloilo’s Bucari Leon? Or is it poised to steal the spotlight from other highland getaways in Western Visayas? In the recent years,...

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Travel Guide

Magalawa Island | Travel Guide + Budget Tips

Magalawa Island | Travel Guide + Budget Tips

Magalawa Island is one of the highlight destinations of tourists exploring the northern side of Zambales. Its claim to fame is its tiny but pretty sandbar plus a camping by the beach experience. Just off the shores of Palauig in Zambales, Magalawa is actually an island barangay mostly inhabited...

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Bed/Dine/Garden/Shop

Alpas | Restaurant + Garden + Guesthouse

Alpas | Restaurant + Garden + Guesthouse

When you dine at Alpas, the fish on your plate may have just gotten through its backdoor sea & those vegies picked right outside its walls. And yes, the ladies serving your lunch may just live right off the fence or you might be sitting on an upcycled chair....

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Destination

Sapang Dalaga | Into the Charm of Misamis Occidental

Sapang Dalaga | Into the Charm of Misamis Occidental

Chances are, Sapang Dalaga isn’t on any traveler’s bucketlist. But if you give this charming li’l town a chance, you’d be delighted to find some of the allures of Misamis Occidental. Sapang Dalaga is a quiet coastal town in the northern part of Misamis Occidental. The placid waters of...

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Destination

Mararison Island | Culasi, Province of Antique

Mararison Island | Culasi, Province of Antique

Ripped from the coast of Culasi, Mararison Island is beyond reason, one of the most stunning travel destinations in Antique. And just 20 minutes by boat from the mainland, indeed, it’s an easy breezy getaway. Before 2013, Mararison Island was still out of any tourist radar.  It was a...

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Festival Guide

Festivals in the Philippines | May Guide

Festivals in the Philippines | May Guide

Nowhere are the festivals in the Philippines more colorful & abundant than in the month of May. Yes, May celebrates many fiestas throughout the country mostly in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. But it’s not only harvest festivals that heat up our summer. There...

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Resort Review

Lagen Island Resort | El Nido, Palawan

Lagen Island Resort | El Nido, Palawan

Ideal for those who seek intimate escapes that offer both the beach & the wilderness, Lagen Island Resort is smack right dab at El Nido’s most coveted getaways. They’re exclusive but never intimidating & luxurious but comfortably casual. This 51-room resort tickles sophistication at every glance where aesthetics scream...

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