A Glimpse on Filipino Life & Culture Through Life in The Philippine Provinces.
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Tirisin na yan!
I’m sure that is what the Filipinos who will watch the Pacquiao-Cotto fight would shout. Cotto sounds like kuto, the Filipino word for human lice. What better way to get rid of a kuto other than squish it?
This November 15, Sunday Philippine time, crime rates will drop as Filipinos take a pause from [...]
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The country was united in outrage when Ninoy was assassinated in 1983. The image of his wife that was etched in the memories of those who were old enough to remember was that of a crying widow. Who would have thought of that widow to become the first woman president of the Philippines? Her critics [...]
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Planning on going somewhere next year? Prepare your vacations for next year this early. Malacañang issued Proclamation 1841 declaring 10 regular holidays, four special non-working holidays and a special holidays for 2010.
Philippine holidays are probably one of the longest in the world. We even move holidays in order to enjoy longer weekends. If you’re planning [...]
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I am not a person who would back down from a challenge. When I heard that one has to climb a wall of rock in order to get to the third falls of Bugtong Bato Falls in Tibiao, Antique, I was challenged. I am not good in wall climbing but I am willing to try [...]
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Malumpati Health Spring and Tourist Resort is located in Sitio Malumpati, Brgy. Guia, Pandan, Antique. You can access this resort through Brgy. Sto. Rosario and Brgy. Candari.
The water comes from the Malumpati Cold Spring Headwater located about 35 minutes walk from the resort. A man-made pool was created from the river by constructing a concrete [...]
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Piña weaving in Aklan is an age-old tradition handed down from generations. In fact, Aklan is known as the Piña Fiber capital of the Philippines. Kalibo’s Piña cloth was said to be traded during the Pre-Hispanic times and reached as far as Greece and Egypt during it’s heyday.
There’s no finer and more elegant fiber for [...]
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It’s school vacation in the Philippines and most students would probably be going somewhere to spend their vacation. The beaches in the provinces are the most common destination. Those who can afford it might opt to go abroad to escape the heat.
Anywhere you may be going, it would be wise to remember a few budget [...]
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The votes are in and the Philippines topped yesterday’s Earth Hour with the most number of registrant cities, towns and districts in Asia according to Earth Hour website. I say we should since we are already on the list of Biodiversity Hotspots.
Everyday, our forests are threatened by logging and other human activities, endangering our rich [...]
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A Catholic Holy Week in the Philippines would never be complete without taking the Way of the Cross or Stations of the Cross. Every community in the country has it’s own Way of the Cross, from simple to the elaborate. Some would even travel to places where the tradition has been observed in a special [...]
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