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Dad and Mom, I recently heard about the news, which I believe you are aware of. Rare black corals, hawk bills, and green sea turtles—two container vans full of them—were seized in Manila. Tons more were seized in Zamboanga that correspond to as much as 95,000 hectares of reef destroyed, much larger than Metro Manila. Read More

Let’s just say that it was a surprise that this trip pushed through last June 1-3, 2011. Good thing, my cousin Christian agreed to accompany me at the last minute, else I wouldn’t and couldn’t enjoy Boracay by my lonesome, given my current financial situation and the thought of staying in Boracay alone. Perhaps Boracay Read More

“Good morning and thank you for waiting, Cebu Pacific Air flight 5J 581 bound for Cebu is now accepting passengers for boarding.” It was February 3, 2009, a Sunday. My boarding call was announced 30 minutes before my flight at 1:55PM. I wasn’t nervous; I was anxious. That flight was rather special—it was my first Read More

The Stock Market with its pineapple logo used to be operated by Del Monte Philippines. Recently, however, it was taken over by Bistro Group Restaurant Concepts that also manages popular chains T.G.I. Fridays, Italianni’s, and Fish & Co, among others. They renovated the interiors a little and revamped the menu. I’ve read much about it, Read More

After spending a day and a half at our relatives’ Llamar Beach Resort in Laiya Beach, our family was invited to Palm Beach Resort at the other side of San Juan, Batangas called Hugom. We had to climb up a hill to reach the place, but as soon as we got there, we were asked Read More