Administered by the Augustinians, Augustinian Recollects and later on by the Dominicans in the 17th and 18th centuries, Pangasinan has a rich treasure trove of heritage churches built during the Spanish colonial era.

Being a coastal province, Bolinao in Pangasinan has its share of beautiful beaches. Patar Beach, a strip of creamy and powdery sand in this municipality is popular with visitors and locals.

The Libingan ng mga Bayani is a national cemetery for military personnel from privates to chiefs of staff. But presidents, vice presidents, chief justices, national artists, scientists and other people of same or accorded of such stature are also interred here.

Necropolis, city of the dead. Cemeteries can be found in every town and city in the Philippines but there are just some places of repose that are above the rest. In terms of architecture and significance, these four, as listed here, are must sees.

Whenever I’m in Albay, specifically Legazpi City, I always find myself gravitating to the Embarkadero break water where one can get one of the best and unobstructed views of Mt. Mayon, a volcano.

No malls, no game arcades but what you have in Lingayen are simple joys that are clearly lacking in big cities. And I just loved it here.

A simple cascade, Bolinao Falls is in an oasis, providing cooling waters and respite from the heat and hotness of the surroundings.

Beautiful and century old Cape Bolinao Lighthouse sits prominently at Punta Piedra Point, standing proud and helping sea going vessels since 1905.

Governor Vilma Santos of Batangas is thinking of putting a huge Batangas signage on Binintiang Malaki in Taal? The remote northern town of Taytay in Palawan did it first.

One of the best mode to and from Sentosa Island, either for or after a good time at the theme parks is via cable cars that connect it with Mt. Faber where, the beautiful The Jewel Box, is located.

Aberdeen Harbour is popular with tourist mainly for two things: the Jumbo, a floating restaurant of casino magnate Stanley Ho and the floating village with their sampans which are traditional fishing boats.

While sandboarding is fun, just look at their faces here, it somehow is limited to a small area of the expansive La Paz Sand Dunes. To really enjoy the wide and beautiful scenery that stretches for several kilometers, a ride on a 4×4 vehicle is recommended.

La Union in the Ilocos Region is one of those provinces that will make you think of what to do and visit. One would think that its all tobacco and garlic and onions and Agoo Basilica. But its more than that.

It was 1988, the height of my obsession with collecting butterflies that started as a Biology project and I was aboard a bus bound for Barili, one of my first solo travels around Cebu. At just 2nd year high school, I was determine to visit Mantayupan Falls, never mind if I haven’t been there before. My feet were itchy and, armed with a map committed to memory, I was off, counting towns and then alighted at a place I thought Barili.

You need not go to the Middle East just to experience sand boarding in the deserts. The Ilocos Norte Sand Dunes is just as perfect!