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SKECHERS STREET ART »

Show your creativity and let us know how YOU envision this year's Skechers Streetdance Battle 7! Open to all high [...]

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It's set folks! August 21, Sunday, 2pm at 4F A-Z Building, 723 Sgt. Bumatay St., Plainview, Mandaluyong. Please find map at [...]

Open Letter to urge CHR to »

According to a press release by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials, there have been more than 28,000 Filipino passengers [...]

Suplado Tips (A Book Review. »

a review by Stefanie dela Cruz The humor book Suplado Tips, written by Stanley Chi, takes humor to a [...]

It's quite understandable to get really excited about big fish like mantas, sharks or butandings... It was just a few years ago when the buzz around the local dive community was "may jacks sa Twin Rocks!" followed quickly by "no way!" and "really!?" To non-divers this probably means nothing so allow me to shed a little light on this: Anilao [...]

11 Things You Must Not Miss when You’re in Sagada

Now that you finished packing a bagful of jackets, warmers, scarves, socks, etc. to keep you warm in your Sagada trip, here are some suggestions on how to roll and stroll in the highlands: *********************** by Kei Tan *********************** 1. Spelunking Flex your muscles and go caving in Sumaguing ang Lumiang Cave. [...]

How To Get To Boracay (with 150pesos)

The Laws Of The Universe decided that I be in Boracay this month. by Ai Mac Thanks to my Law student friend Giselle H. who sold me UP College of Law raffle tickets, I won two round trip tix to any domestic destination the week I arrived in the Philippines. Then by some strike of luck, my uncle, a graduate of Law, invited me to join them in [...]

DAVAO! Panagtagbo at Kadayawan 2011

Kadayawan is one festival I’ve been wanting to see ever since. It’s because of the rich cultural experiences this festival offers to tourists—it celebrates the rich diversity of life in Davao City, including the communities of indigenous peoples. Every Kadayawan, tribes living in the mountains, near rivers and lakes converge in the city to [...]

Iloilo: Slow and Steady

Iloilo is one of those places you wouldn’t put on top of your places-to-go list not because it doesn’t house well-preserved residences, or it lacks the usual eye-popping metropolis vibe; rather, it’s pretty much a league of its own. Ilong-ilong, as it used to be called, is a trip of culture and history. by Miggy Encarnacion The place [...]

Guimaras: Fell in Love with a Mango

The Jordan Port Guimaras is one of the unspoiled, undiscovered, and every thing un- places in the Philippines. The place is known as the Mango County, where “Mango Laws” are strictly enforced. No one can bring a mango inside the province because they might have some chemical infusion and their native products might go schizo. Because [...]

Boracay’s Secrets

Boracay is world-famous for its White Beach. In 1997 though, it became infamous for severe pollution in its waters, mainly because of resorts dumping its sewage waste into the sea (according to a Discovery Channel publication). Ten years after that, Boracay gradually treated its waters, and bacterial content hasn’t been as grave as [...]