Churches and Faith Life Santa Clara University is not to be missed if you are in California 14 May 201815 May 2018 Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded by Fr. Junipero Serra in 1777, the 8th of 21 California missions. Originally settled along the banks of the Guadalupe River, the mission…
Churches and Faith Life… The Breadth of Bukidnon 30 May 201730 May 2017 Bukidnon has a special place in the heart of the Philippine Jesuits. Almost all of Bukidnon has been established by Jesuit missionaries. Sprawling towns at present have been mission areas…
Food Finds… Secret’s out: When I was in the Ilocos, I ate. A lot. 19 Mar 20174 Sep 2018 Note: This is the 3rd installment of a three-part post about my trip to the tip of Luzon. Check out Part I: Ilocos Sur and Part II: Ilocos Norte by…
Churches and Faith Life Ilocos Sur: When traveling to Northern Philippines, you will regret it if you don’t see these. 8 Mar 201719 Mar 2017 Note: This is the first of three parts of my trip to the north of the Philippines. And I have not exhausted all of its beautiful sights. Since I do…
Journal… Davao Blast: What I saw was our country’s nightmare 5 Sep 201615 Dec 2016 At four in the morning on the 31st of August 2016, I flew out of Manila; at a quarter before six, we were hovering over the mountains of Mindanao. When…
Ecology and Spirituality 10 Things Not To Miss in the Islands of Honda Bay 5 Jul 201629 Sep 2016 When parents from Ateneo High School invited me to a wedding and to spend some days in Palawan, I said "Yes" without thinking twice! Palawan is one of the most…
Churches and Faith Life… 7 Places To Visit When in Bolinao, Pangasinan 2 Jul 201629 Sep 2016 When Mrs. Ems Fausto invited me to Bolinao, Pangasinan to join her and some parents from Ateneo High School at their beach house, I readily said yes. I seldom visit…
Food Finds Kalui Restaurant: Excitement for the Eater 14 Jun 20164 Sep 2018 I feature a local restaurant serving local food in this blog. Particularly those that are creative and covers culture. I want to support our local food industry to give them…
Ecology and Spirituality… Quitinday and Quituinan: New Quests for the Curious 6 May 201612 Jul 2016 There is truth in the tenet that we should promote our own. Who else could be the best guide but the very people who live in the new place you…
Journal… Finding Ourselves 2 May 20165 Jul 2016 "We travel initially to lose ourselves. We travel, next, to find ourselves." - Pico Iyer It took 31 years for most of us to come home to Legazpi. We graduated…
Churches and Faith Life… Discover Camalig: a 16th c. town, a lake, and food as fiery as its volcano. 10 Jan 20164 Sep 2018 I left in 1985. Now I am back and rediscovering my hometown. https://flic.kr/p/CqEzCc In 1985, I was dancing to Madonna's "Like a Virgin," the #2 in the Billboard charts. Disco…
Churches and Faith Life… In Daraga, you will find a café you’ll fall in love with: Café 528 Ilawod. 6 Jan 20164 Sep 2018 About the Featured Image: The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Gate, Daraga, Albay. This church of stone was built by the Franciscans in 1773. Its design is baroque…
Ecology and Spirituality… Guimaras Island is Worth Visiting 2 Dec 20156 Jan 2016 If you're visiting Iloilo and you have at least a day off, you might as well cross to Guimaras Island, which is just a 15-minute pumpboat ride from the Parola…
Churches and Faith Life… If You Want To Be Alone, I Know A Place: Mirador 17 Nov 201520 Jan 2016 High above the mountains of Baguio City is my favorite place to pray. Mirador Hill occupies a special position in all the hills of Baguio. In 1876, Don Manuel Scheidnagel,…
Food Finds Unwind In These Three Baguio Cafés 12 Nov 20154 Sep 2018 I always feature community cuisine - and promote local restaurants. Patronizing them will give them a fighting chance over big businesses like malls and international food chains that are killing…
