The air around the main plaza in Bacolod City often carries a heavy and sweet scent that reminds you of the nearby sugar refineries and the humid tropical coast. Most travelers walk past the towering spires of the San Sebastian Cathedral without ever stopping to look closely at the material holding up the massive roof….
You might walk past the busy corner of San Pedro Street and Claro M. Recto Avenue every day without realizing that you are standing at the spiritual ground zero of a great city. This intersection is where the modern hustle of Davao meets a history that is nearly two centuries old. It is a place…
The moment I stepped off the main road in Maasin City, the humidity of Southern Leyte seemed to thicken, as if the air itself was holding its breath. I looked up at the jagged cliffs draped in a heavy cloak of emerald vines and felt a familiar pull, the kind of pull that only a…
My wife and I were just doing our usual grocery run in town when I decided to take a detour toward the San Nicolas de Bari Parish. We didn’t have a plan to spend the morning taking photos. However, the way the light was hitting the belfry made it impossible to just drive past and…