Batanes: Home of the Winds (and good-natured people)

Batanes is the northernmost part of the Philippines. As the song goes by the number one longest-running noontime show, Eat Bulaga, “Mula Batanes…hanggang Jolo” which roughly translates to ‘From Batanes to Jolo’, Batanes is really at the very tip of northern Philippines. One of its islands is actually closer to Taiwan than the Philippine mainland.…

Not Just Your Ordinary Place of Worship

It was summertime (March) when I went to Iloilo City with my sister and my cousin.  We were actually bound for Guimaras but my ever so dependable sister has different plans in our itinerary.  We ended up circling around Iloilo city visiting churches after churches! I certainly did not object to that.  I do love…

Outback Guimaras

From running around Iloilo City from one church to another, we then finish our short half a day stay and ask our tour guide/driver to take us to Ortiz port. I didn’t actually know that it’s called Ortiz, I just look it up on the net! I know though that we were bound for Jordan…