Quezon City was a sleeping giant in the early 1930s. Then Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon started conceptualizing a modern city rising from the mud paddies of a vast, sprawling rustic estate. It materialized in 1948 to become the city capital replacing Manila for almost 30 years.
Puto Bumbong and Bibingka are a perfect combination for the Christmas season in the Philippines. Savor the sweet smell and unique taste of these two rice specialties. A unique delicacy to indulge in.
Beautiful sandy beaches are never too far away when you are in Tacloban City. Enjoy the cool breeze & fine sands of the beaches in and around Tacloban.
This native cuisine fried “daing” milkfish is a simple recipe applicable as a classy native dish that can be served on elegant family dinner tables. It has been an avowed favorite among FIlipinos and foreign taste buds are seconding the motion.
Sipaway Island and Sipalay Beach although they sound the same are two different Bacolod destinations that will allow you to bask in the sun the whole day should you decide to, or engage in several water sports all in one day. Beaches are among the favorite Bacolod destinations because of the untainted water, diverse marine life, accessibility from the city and the warmth exuded by the locals.
Together with my second brother, Raul, we traveled by bus for nearly eight hours and when we arrived, I heard my mother complain to our distant relatives. She said we seemed to have reached the end of the world. For me, it wasn’t so. Deep inside, I knew that my traveling adventures had just begun.
Laoag City is one of the best tourist gems of the Philippines in the north. Ilocos Norte has been under the watch of the government in terms of historical restoration to boost tourist attraction and at the same time trigger economic progress.
Cebu City is a highly urbanized place in the Visayas Region in the Philippines. Unlike some of the recognized urban places around the Philippines, Cebu City was able to preserve its historical and religious prestige with the current advances for the past years.
Makati was dubbed as a piece of useless swampy area by Spaniards, but since then because of development, Makati City did not stop this piece of marshy place to be the symbol for Philippines’ financial progress. Makati City is now the Philippines’ ‘Wall Street’-a haven for investors around the globe.
Swindling is often shrouded or masqueraded as friendship. It is usually a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A Filipino folklore illustrates an obvious foolery that a gullible iguana always fails to recognize as a malicious trickster. This folklore mirrors so many instances of reality even today.