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Buhay Mindanaw(Life in Mindanao)

Buhay Mindanaw (Life in Mindanao)

2010 Buhay Mindanaw (Life in Mindanao). Mindanao's island's natural beauty, it's cultural ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Mindanao, Travel & Traits.

Mindanao, Travel & Traits.

Each and every culture has its own set of unwritten rules regarding social interaction and values...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Snails, San Miguel, and Shakey's Pizza: Eating Out in Manila

As the sun set over Manila Bay, I extracted a snail from its shell with a plastic toothpick and p...

Philippines Steven K. Bailey

Mark Meily's Crying Ladies

Film Review: Crying Ladies

Washington Chua is dead, of cardiac arrest in his sleep, and his son Wilson (Eric Quizon) suddenl...

Philippines Celeste Heiter

Samal Island as seen from Talikud Island, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines

Samal Island’s Best-Kept Secret

If you’re looking for an island, a garden and a city, then head straight to Samal, a tadpol...

Philippines ARIEL NOBLE

Nasaan Ka Man

Film Review: Nasaan Ka Man

They say that blood is thicker than water, but there's no blood between Pilar, Joven, and Ito, th...

Philippines Celeste Heiter

Mindanao, The Ancient South.

Mindanao, The Ancient South.

Southern Mindanao, a region that is surrounded by epics, legends, folk tales, mysteries, mytholog...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Philippines, South Cotabato, Tnalak festival

The Land of Kota Batu, Mindanao

The Land of Kota Batu, a land never conquered by foreign intruders and long time defended ...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Philippines food: Rellenong Manok or Baked Stuffed Chicken

Recipe: Rellenong Manok - Baked Stuffed Chicken

A simple recipe for Philippines style Baked Stuffed Chicken or Rellenong Manok

Philippines Habeeb Salloum

Backpacking across Mindanao

Backpacking across Mindanao

If you like to travel, if you like to move around light and if you do not like to spend much mone...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Film Review: American Adobo

Meet Tere, Mike, Gerry, Marissa and Raul: five thirty-something, urban Filipino professionals liv...

Philippines Celeste Heiter

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SEA-worthy: Some Recent Southeast Asian Literature

When one thinks of famous Southeast Asian writers, one thinks of...nobody. Nada. Not exactly true...

Philippines / Vietnam / Myanmar Kenneth Champeon

Isla Reta, Talikud Island, Davao, Philippines

Talikud Island, Davao, Philippines

Philippines ARIEL NOBLE

Aerial View of Dakak Park and Beach Resort. In 1994, candidates of the Miss Universe Pageant visited the resort.(Photo courtesy Jin Gotauco)

Dapitan: A Living Legacy In The Philippines

Travel Writer Junfil Olarte shares his strange yet nostalgic experience to a place in the Philipp...

Philippines Junfil Olarte

Philippines food: Ukoy or Shrimp fritters

Recipe: Ukoy - Shrimp Fritters

A simple recipe for Philippines Shrimp fritters or Ukoy

Philippines Habeeb Salloum

Philippines, Mindanao, Koronadal city, Rotonda or round ball

Koronadal City, Mindanao’s Melting Pot.

The City of Koronadal, a bubbling, virtual melting pot of contrasting ethnic cultures and influen...

Philippines Ronald de Jong

Philippines food: Sinigang or Shrimp soup

Recipe: Sinigang - Shrimp Soup

A simple recipe for Shrimp Soup from the Philippines

Philippines Habeeb Salloum

Kailangan Kita

Film Review: Kailangan Kita

There's plenty of family drama in this Philippine romance. Set in the province of Bicol, Kailanga...

Philippines Celeste Heiter

Subic Bay, Philippines.

Dive Sites in Philippines

Philippines, a Diver's Paradise Made up of over 7000 islands, and boasting of a coastline twice t...

Philippines Ee Lin Wan

Feng Shui

Film Review: Feng Shui

Former-president's daughter and box office queen Kris Aquino stars with Filipino heartthrob Jay M...

Philippines Celeste Heiter

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