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Front cover for Warrior Odyssey

Book review: Warrior Odyssey - Antonio Graceffo

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to set off on a quest around Asia, researching and d...

Philippines / Vietnam / Myanmar David Calleja

Touch

Dreams and Relationships Take Center Stage at Cinequest 2012

This year, of the fifteen Asian or Asia-related entries, nine were available on DVD for pre-scree...

Philippines / Vietnam / Myanmar Celeste Heiter

A Thief, a Kid, and a Killer

Salvation and Redemption: Key Themes of Asian Films at Cinequest 2014

Now in its 24th year, the Cinequest Film Festival, held annually in San Jose, Calif., once again ...

Philippines / Vietnam / Cambodia Celeste Heiter

Book cover for Antonio Graceffo's upcoming book, Warrior Odyssey.

A Warrior's Odyssey - Interview with Antonio Graceffo

Antonio Graceffo's eagerly anticipated new book, Warrior Odyssey, covers the beginning of his tre...

Philippines / Vietnam / Myanmar David Calleja

Man and Machine

The Jeepney: Automotive Icon of the Philippines

As any world traveler knows, each Asian country offers its own unique brand of public transport. ...

Philippines Steven K. Bailey

Mindanao Traffic Throes Image by Ronald de Jong Copyright Reserved

Mindanao Traffic Throes

Traffic conditions in Mindanao are often chaotic and driving does not necessarily mean ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Sweet, Salty and Sour; but not that Spicy. Tilapia

Sweet, Salty and Sour; but not that Spicy.

The Filipino cuisine is an exotic blend of many different cultural influences from both sides of ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Crazy, Crawly, Creepy and Crunchy, Balut.

Crazy, Crawly, Creepy and Crunchy

The Philippine archipelago is famous and notorious for its distinctive side-walk cuisine and the ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Ukay-Ukay is Okay

Ukay-Ukay , it is the Filipino adaptation of a "flea market" and one of those typical f...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Mindanao, Magic, Medicine and Mystery.

Mindanao, Magic, Medicine and Mystery.

After being brushed off for a great number of years as "superstition" and "fraud&q...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Tsinelas !

These things are pleasant to wear, affordable, light-weight, functional, comfortable, convenient ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Marker at Balay Negrense Museum located at Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay City.

The Old House in Silay

This heritage structure in Silay City, Philippines has been in existence since 1897, notable for ...

Philippines Junfil Olarte

Bahay Kubo, Philippines, Mindanao countryside

The Bahay Kubo is one of the most illustrative and recognized icons of the Philippines. Th...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Philippine food: Garlic shrimp

Filipino Food: A Legacy from a Melange of Cultures

The Filipino kitchen today serves a unique blend of Eastern and Western cooking, to which many pe...

Philippines Habeeb Salloum

General Santos City, The Tuna Capital, fishing banca

General Santos City, The Tuna Capital

The Philippines is a fascinating country that has a great variety of unique travel destinations w...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Pasalubong

Pasalubong, for Filipinos all over the globe a familiar word for a well-known and well-respected ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Philippines, the last tribes in Mindanao

The Maranao Tribe from Lake Lanao

Together with the Illanun and Maguindanao, the Maranao are one of three indigenous Muslim groups ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Philippines, Mindanao, Young Tboli Girl

The T'boli Tribe of South Cotabato.

More than 40 different ethnic groups can be found in the Philippines. There are 18 tribal groups ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Destination Mindanao ...at last!!

Destination Mindanao ...at last!!

An estimated 4, 7 million foreigners visited the Philippines in the year 2013 and the expectation...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Sunset at Manila Bay

A Totally Different Light Over Manila

The sunset over Manila Bay is exceptional and without equal in any part of the world. Watching it...

Philippines Junfil Olarte

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