WOW Cebu, WOW Bacolod

I always enjoy leaving Manila and experience different parts of the country. I had been to Cebu before, but that was for seminars and conferences with little time for a closer look around. This time, I focused on the historical parts of town, Fort San Pedro and surroundings and, of course, the Basilica of Sto Nino. The “little boy” dressed in lavish garments of velvet is widely regarded as the country’s oldest Christian relic. For me, the most lasting impression of my stay in Cebu was the passionate manner with which the pilgrims in the Basilica worshiped and prayed to the little figurine. More

(taken from Dr. Ronald Meinardus' Blog)

My Girl Mania

Every Filipino is hooked to the hit Korean novela of ABS-CBN - My Girl whose soundtrack was popularized by their very own hunky boy-next-door Sam Milby. Sam has this credibility effect that when he sings the soundtrack, it becomes a hit. Just like his previously promoted sure-hit Korean novela entitled "Only You." More

(taken from Kikay Guru blog)

In Love With Sweets

Of course I’m talking about myself, but in this case the title of this post just happens to be the name of a bakery-café hidden within the corporate jungle that is the Makati Business District. Nobody I’ve talked to seems to have heard of it but the name is so compelling that it practically screams to be visited by dessert lovers. More

(taken from dessert comes first blog)

THE NORTH BANK!

Walking Tour of Escolta and Quiapo and the North Side of the Pasig River

Rizal Avenue and the Escolta was Manila's premier shopping district until the 1970's when the rise of Makati Commercial Center and the construction of the LRT somewhat diminished their distinction. Now part of Manila Mayor Atienza's Urban Renewal Program, the area has been cleaned up and rehabilitated as a pedestrian promenade. Most of its mid-20th century historic charm remains and its still the cheapest place in Manila to buy shoes, hardware, appliances, clothes, sex gadgets, jewelery, pearls, beauty queen tiaras, voodoo potions, flowers, handicrafts, videos, and electronics. More

(taken from Carlos Celdran Blog)

Underground in Samar

With its extreme poverty and abundance of forested hiding places, Samar has been known for harboring communist guerrillas and bringing out the worst in counterinsurgency enforcers like Gen. Jovito Palparan and the US Army's Gen. Jacob Smith more than a century earlier ("I wish you to kill and burn, and the more you kill and burn the better you will please me."). More

(taken from Howie Severino's Side Trip)