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Cebu's Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño is the oldest church in the Philippines built by the Spaniards in 1565

Cebu Paradise, History So Affluent

“Travel + Leisure”, a New York based magazine, has just classified Cebu as one of the best is...

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The Farm

Southern Comfort

Many local and foreign visitors describes South Cotabato as a "place like no other", an...

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Philippines, Mindanao, South Cotabato, Polomolok, Mt. Matutum

Mt Matutum, a true gift from Mother Nature.

Mt Matutum, a steep, non active, volcano is located north of the town of General Santos in the pr...

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The last Tribes of Mindanao, the Maguindanaons, people of the flood plains.

The last Tribes of Mindanao, the Maguindanaons, people of the flood plains.

The island of Mindanao, Philippines...

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Kenneth Cobonpue, Furniture Designer to Stars

Filipino furniture designer a Hollywood hit

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Butiki

Each territory has its own unique variety of native animals, bugs and creatures; the island of Mi...

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Sabong, “The Sport of Kings”

Sabong, “The Sport of Kings”

Its late Sunday morning, the church mass has ended, and small groups of men still flock to the Ne...

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Mindanao, street photography

Mindanao, Street Sceneries

Street photography in Mindanao...

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Philippines, Mindanao, Koronadal City. T’nalak Festival

The T'nalak festival, South Cotabato, Philippines

Philippines, Mindanao, Koronadal City. The Province of South Cotabato, celebrates the grandest ...

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Kids in front of Sari Sari store

It is a small phenomenon of the vast Philippine cultural and economical landscape and one ...

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The Barrio's Bread and Butter, women in ricepaddy

The Barrio's Bread and Butter.

A barrio can best be described as a small rural village; the word is in fact a Spanish phrase mea...

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Embarkation Site Monument, Sta. Cruz, Dapitan, Philippines

Revisiting Dapitan: A Hero's Retreat

Dapitan became famous after the Filipino hero Jose Rizal arrived on its shores more than one hund...

Philippines Junfil Olarte

My children in Malabon Zoo

Trip to the Malabon Zoo

Malabon City is a coastal town situated in the northern part of Metro Manila. It is surrou...

Philippines Puspa Malar

Mindanao, ”Bahala Na”, The Filipino Way

Mindanao, ”Bahala Na”, The Filipino Way

The exotic archipelago of the Philippines is well known one of the most Westernized Asian nations...

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Habal-Habal, Fun, Fast and Fright

Habal-Habal, Fun, Fast and Fright

Mindanao has the one of the most comprehensive and best road network in the Philippines, many tow...

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Stephanie Sibert, Running for children.

Stephanie Sibert, Running for children.

The Running4BareFeet Project ...

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The last Tribes of Mindanao, the Yakan; Mountain Dwellers.

The last Tribes of Mindanao, the Yakan; Mountain Dwellers.

Mindanao, the Philippines' southernmost island, is a virtual and cultural melting pot, alt...

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Antonio Graceffo (left) learns the Khmer martial art of Bokator under the watchful eyes of Master San Kim Saen in Phnom Penh.

Learning History and Culture Through Martial Arts

David Calleja talks with Antonio Graceffo, host of Martial Arts Odyssey, and leading Filipino kun...

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Imi and Joanna in their home on Boracay Island

Family Life on Boracay Island

Joe and Imi were our gracious, friendly hosts- introducing us to what life is like for many famil...

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Mindanao, Mores & Myths

Mindanao, Mores & Myths

When traveling through the Philippines, living and interacting with the locals, one will undoubte...

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