Secret happy places for summer
Part One
IT’S summer in the Philippines once again, and summer brings us to...
The new beachfront hotel in El Nido
ROOMS with intimate views of paradise that are also kind to the pocket are now offered by the recently launched 50-room Huni...
Vivere’s Southern Comfort
Before you say “cheers!,” let me tell you at the outset that this feature isn’t advertising a well-loved American whiskey-flavored liquor. But...
Dumaguete emerges as sports tourism hub
DUMAGUETE is known as “The City of Gentle People” due to the extraordinary warm hospitality and kind nature of its people, not...
El Nido Resorts’s five ‘must-try at least once in a lifetime’...
HEALTHY coral reefs serve as home to a fascinating diversity
of marine life. Having been declared a protected area since the ‘80s, Northern
Palawan’s...
Camella Homes to boost local travel through COHO
PROPERTY giant Vista Land & Lifescapes (VLL) has
launched an ambitious plan to build condominiums based on the successful
template of Camella Homes.
Bigger and better Hot Air Balloon Festival 2019
JUST the mere mention of the Hot Air Balloon Festival at Clark Global City brings to mind the eye-popping visual of larger-than-life gathering...
‘One Pine Day’
Story & photos by Bernard L. Supetran
It’s the time of the year once more when travel bugs troop
to...
Mother of the Bangsamoro shows us its heart
As everyone’s talking about love, let me share with you the
one place that I have so much...
A glimpse of beauty at Twin Lakes Hotel
The first and only hotel in the Philippines with an actual
grape-growing vineyard in its backyard opens its doors in Laurel, Batangas,
near Tagaytay.
So Sorsogon
Mention Sorsogon and the butanding (whale shark), the
world’s biggest fish immediately comes into mind. The sought-after “gentle
giant” of the sea found in...
The Earth Pig arrives at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
The new beginnings and new opportunities arise as Marco Polo
Ortigas Manila welcomed the coming of the Earth Pig during the Lunar New...
Postcard-pretty slideshow of Catanduanes
ONE after the other, the rumbling sound of the waves remained on a continuous loop. Each time, a blast of sea water splashes violently...
Savoy Manila is TripZilla’s ‘Best New Hotel’
MEGAWORLD homegrown hotel brand Savoy Hotel Manila stomped its class to top its category and win the “Best New Hotel” award in the TripZilla...
Be all you can B
THE dust of the recent Christmas season had just settled, but lurking just around the corner is a series of occasions—Chinese New Year and...
AirAsia PHL seeks to increase domestic flights, offer international routes in new...
PANGLAO, BOHOL—Following the recent opening of Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA), AirAsia Philippines bared its plan to increase next year its domestic flights and open...
Dine and Drive in Clark
MENTION Clark and two things immediately come to mind—world-class golf and a gastronomic journey—and for good reason. Since reopening as a free port and...
Manila Yacht Club’s top officer vows to protect Manila Bay
THE Manila Yacht Club (MYC) sails through the challenge of saving Manila Bay from further degradation in the next couple of years as its...
Erstwhile energy-less Palawan communities lit up for the first time
PALAWAN has always been part of every Filipino’s bucket list of dream destinations. This is no wonder because Palawan is simply one of the...
Luminous Christmas at the South
CHRISTMAS is just around the corner and Ayala Land’s largest sustainable estate Nuvali in Santa Rosa, Laguna, welcomed the public recently with a light...





































