Before that fateful morning of October 2013, Maribojoc Church was a pilgrimage site for the devout locals and was a repository of Bohol’s church ceiling masterpieces. The coral stone Diocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer, once stood wars and other calamities that beset the paradise island of Bohol, is no more--for now.
Maribojoc Church, before October 2013. (Taken April 2013)
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Perhaps it was the last church we have visited that cool Friday afternoon in Isabela Province of the north, but is one of the most profound. In the town of San Pablo (de Cabagan) lies an old Spanish colonial era church in semi-ruined state.
First built in early 17th century, San Pablo Church is said to be Isabela’s oldest, if not ...
Let’s face it. We bloggers or readers sometimes do feel jealousy or envy with our fellow bloggers or the ones we follow. In the community of travel blogging, hide as we might, but we do feel envious to our fellow blogger whenever they go somewhere else, celebrate, or relax. In the era of social media, this has become a menacing ...
Halsema Highway is the Cordilleras’ major artery, linking urban Baguio City to most of this mountainous region. It is also called “Mountain Trail,” “Vegetable Highway,” and “Philippines’ Highest” due to obvious reasons: it is a road in the mountain, it is where most of the veggies are carried, and at one point it is at its highest in the entire ...
Talicud Island in Davao Gulf is indeed a floating emerald laced with pearly white sand beach. Despite its proximity with Davao City, it has maintained its countryside laidback charm. Although there are several notable beaches here such as in Babu Santa and Isla Reta, if you really like to be just alone--no commercial establishments whatsoever, then head to Linosutan Beach ...
“A road trip isn’t complete without food trip,” that’s my motto. Isabela Province wasn’t spared with this mantra that I have, but I was up to a surprise when I saw its famed Pancit Cabagan, 30 minutes south of Tuguegarao City.
“Miss, seryoso? Good for one ba talaga ito?” (Miss, are you serious? Is this really good for one?), I asked ...
Adisucipto International Airport (IATA: JOG | ICAO: WARJ) is the airport serving the Javanese cultural city of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. It is the preferred destination airport for those who like to visit the famed UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Borobudur and Prambanan and experience the best of Javanese culture. It has daily flights from Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali and even Singapore ...
On 15th of October, 2013, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Bohol onto its knees, claiming more than 200 lives, isolating towns, slicing some of the famed Chocolate Hills, and destroying century-old heritage churches. The scene of destruction, hunger, and desperation was in the air when we went there five days after the big tremor. Aftershocks rattled everyone--to the point that ...
Ukraine has been in the headlines lately. As the world watches the events unfold in Eastern Europe’s former Soviet bloc, it reminded me that I was able to see one of the lasting Soviet’s legacies that landed in the Philippines a few months ago—when Antonov An-225 landed in Mactan-Cebu Airport that rainy November morning.
Antonov 225 Mriya, the world's largest ...
