Tag: Philippines
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Missing Siargao

It’s raining outside and the sky has been grey since early morning. My planner is lying open-faced on my desk, reminding me of the Super Important Things I have to do today, but my mind is somewhere else completely. The other day my brother asked me why is it that there are people like me…
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In Medias Res

We’re nearing the end of the year, and I’m surprised at how quickly 2015 rolled by. I was looking through my files and found this set of photos from Nagsasa Cove. I travelled with my friend, Mary, in the middle of the year, back when we were both dealing with/running away from heartbreak. I’m not…
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Getting to Know Bohol

Before this trip, I had a tourist’s image of Bohol. Chocolate Hills. Tarsiers. Stunning beaches. It’s typical behavior, something everyone does – to compress an island, turn it into bullet points or sparse paragraphs in a guide book. But I’ve heard so much about it and I was yearning to know what I’ve been missing out on all these years. So when…
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Bataan in Photos

The last time I was in Bataan was about three or four years ago. It was a fun getaway with friends and we stayed on a beach, cooking our own food and making do with plastic plates and utensils. We even did a kooky dance video. I went back to Bataan for a media event and…
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Quiet Places

These were taken in a church in Alburquerque, Bohol, our last stop before retiring from an exhausting countryside tour. This wasn’t part of the itinerary. My companions, who were in the province three years ago for field work, wanted to stop by to see what has become of one of their favorite churches. Most of…
