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Wary of Cebu in 2012
A Portuguese maritime explorer lost his life on Mactan Island, Cebu exactly 491 years ago. He was killed by Datu Lapu-Lapu, a local chieftain who refused to comply with the other Rajah’s wishes to...
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The Shells are Alive with the Sound of Music
I’ve never thought of shells along the seashore as being alive until Siquijor. There, next to our little house (temporarily) by the sea, was a literal kilometer long graveyard of broken corals and dead...
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2012 How-to-Guide to Sohoton Caves in Basey, Samar
Although many lament that Filipinos like to travel abroad more than they like to travel within their own shores, the truth of the matter is, the Philippines is not an easy place to get around. Aside...
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Sohoton Caves & Bridge: the Experience
After giving the welcome sign a cursory read, I quickly ran up the steps to the house and didn’t get a chance to take a picture of it because I was intent on photographing the sole map of the Sohoton...
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Imelda Marcos: Vanity of Vanities
It houses some of the most expensive artifacts in the world with works of art by local and international artisans, and it is in great disrepair. The strangely named “Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage...
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Iloilo’s Achingly Sweet Tooth
I like my food. I am a fan of a good meal. But a sweet tooth I do not have. I am more of a savoury person although I do enjoy a technically executed dessert. So when I arrived in Iloilo which is known...
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How-to-make a Green Roof
Lining both sides of the Loboc River in Bohol are nipa palms that bring life to the environment and livelihood to the local folks. The most obvious use of the plant is in the transformation of its...
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Guide to Exploring Mangroves in Naga City & Bojo River (Cebu)
Something about bright blue skies just cheers up the soul. It’s as if all is well with the world when you look up at something so magnificent. But we were not looking up at the sky above today....
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Earthquakes, Typhoons & Empty Spaces
“I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal earth is trembling or if the shaking is still me.” –Amy Hempel (American short-story writer) The year 2013 was...
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Brand New Land
I don’t know if the students we were with could fully appreciate how amazing the land they were stepping on was. It’s brand new after all- a result of a geological uplift after the 7.2 earthquake in...
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