Seair InFlight: 5 Days in Cebu, Part 3 – Wine and Dine
DINING AND DRINKING IN CEBU. Café Georg (G/F MLD Bldg., Banilad, +6332/ 234 0887, 234 2943, www.cafegeorg.com), or its satellite store Oh Georg! (Level 1 Ayala Center, +6332/ 233 4735) serves pastas (from P175), pork chops with garlic herb butter (P190), continental food, Asian/Mexican dishes,...
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Seair InFlight: 5 Days in Cebu, Part 1
If you love the beach life and the convenience of the city, this island in the south is for you, says Andrea Pasion.
WHY GO NOW. Cebu City is Manila without the mayhem, offering the conveniences of city living with its upscale shops and restaurants, and the joys of beach life, with many resorts...
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Salcedo and Legaspi Markets: Makati’s weekend moveable feasts
I must admit, one of the interesting aspects of living in Makati, near the central business district, is the proximity to most of the things you need. Within walking distance are the malls, supermarkets, and eating places. It's so convenient, it can spoil you, nay, lull you to complacency. ...
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Nikon Coolpix L110 and L22
I love how the new Nikon L110 looks! Sure, it’s a little too bulky for a point-and-shoot, but you don’t see that sexy maroon color on cameras too often. Aside from its looks, the Nikon L110 packs a powerful zoom – this 12.1-megapixel camera has a 15x optical zoom lens that can cover...
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Feast of the Black Nazarene: An Annual Outpouring of Faithful Devotion
Some people may call it bordering on idolatry, others as blind faith, but I personally see the annual outpouring of sentiments for the Black Nazarene of the Quiapo church as a wholehearted devotion to a favorite patron, which in this case is not really a saint but rather the prostrated Christ bearing...
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Backpacking Photography: Banaue Workshops by Lagalog and Ironwulf
Oh, you may have heard it countless of times but it bears repeating that Banaue is the "un-crowned" eighth wonder of the world. So, you may have seen the postcard-pretty image in books, in magazines, in TV travel shows, even in a Philippine peso bill but seeing the terraces with your own eyes...
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Banaue Ethnic Village and Pine Forest: So near yet seems a world away
Banaue may seem to be far removed from the lowlands but it isn't too far from the clutches of development. While there's no mall (thankfully), education, technology and religion have profoundly changed the Ifugao's way of life.For one, a lot of people we met were mostly Christians, even the ones in...
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Pampanga Giant Lantern Festival 2009: Celebrating 100 years of Parol Making
Ours are bigger than yours. The rich plains of Pampanga and their abundant harvests point to the traditional illustriousness of this province. Pampanga seems to thrive on bigness -- from the sinful richness of its food offerings to the expansiveness of its old ancestral homes. The same can be said...
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Banaue: Behold the amazing terraces
You've seen one set of rice terraces, you've seen them all, right? Not quite. When you come face to face with what we Pinoys fondly call "the eighth wonder of the world", it's not easy to be blase. The terraces, especially the ones in Banaue, are simply breathtaking to behold. One can't help but begin...
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Intermission: Ballet Philippines’ Nutcracker
I'm not much of a culture-vulture but I must confess, I really love classical music. So much so that I sorely miss the country's only classical music station, DZFE, which was my mainstay especially during what Lionel Richie sang as "easy Sunday mornings". But I digress. One of my all-time favorites...
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