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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By kasinga_gala | Views [408]
Brgy. Pili and Morong, Saraya, Quezon
April 4-5, 2013
These two adjacent barangays, with relatively low elevation can be reached from Sariaya Municipal hall in just a tricycle ride, although walking downhill could ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By trishlim12 | Views [286] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
I climbed out of the water and into the bangka, dripping salt water on the wooden floorboards as I deposited my snorkeling gear into a blue plastic basket. A boatman sat off the port quarter, flipping a big, fat fish on a small grill balanced on one of ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By traveltransmissions | Views [1389] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
The bus rolled with a jerking uneasiness that only escalated my debilitating cravings for food. The smoky green fields ceased their race towards the volcanoes as they met the concrete jungle. Manila has a nasty reputation as a city colored by the darker ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By cristtaigloria | Views [749] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
The boat cried a dull roar as the revving motor stopped. Cautiously, the long hull of the boat nosed into the waters and threaded its way to the island. As soon as its bottom squatted on the shore, I jumped out of the boat. “Turtle Island,” the boatman ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By kasinga_gala | Views [259] | Scholarship Entry
As soon as we noticed our potato chip packs had ballooned, we knew that we're getting on a higher elevation and sooner we'll be reaching Baguio City; Philippine Summer Capital. After several hours of bus ride and reconnecting with my inner self while ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By wilflorenz | Photo Gallery
The New Me facing the World
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By wilflorenz | Views [676] | Scholarship Entry
In an Asian country, Philippines can be one of the greatest because of its tourist spots which makes it the fieriest of all. The Philippine archipelago was composed of more than 7, 100 islands, and one of these islands really makes an impact of what ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By ralphtasic | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By kasinga_gala | Views [513]
Brgy. St. Francis, Tiaong, Quezon
April 03, 2013
St. Francis is a remote barangay in Tiaong almost extending through the areas of San Antonio, Quezon. Around 20 minutes of jeepney ride from Tiaong town proper, ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By ralphtasic | Views [338] | Scholarship Entry
We have been travelling for more than six hours. I stared at the blackness beyond the window but what I saw on the pane was my own reflection. It then started to rain hard. I sighed. I was tired but I could not sleep. Then it happenened so quickly! Everything ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By muntingprinsipe | Views [946] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
Regrets? Not now! I tell myself. The divinity of Tinago Falls’ panorama comes with a price, they say – an ecstatic ride in a habal-habal motorbike which makes you accept that you can die any moment. At this tantivy indeed, I can die any moment. The ... Read more >
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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By zacharyde | Views [573] | Scholarship Entry
Two decades ago, my mother used to take my siblings and I into this serene and pristine river in the province where she was brought up. This enigmatic place was surrounded by different and vibrant creatures of paradise and one could easily hear the flapping ... Read more >
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Fri, 12 Apr 2013 | By foodforthoughts | Views [445] | Scholarship Entry
46 long, tedious years, that was what Mrs. Ching Aclan told me. Their business had been growing for 46 years and they were tremendously grateful for it. “We started in our own home, with my kids, my family. At that time, we only have a shack as our ... Read more >
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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 | By monicacopuyoc | Views [254] | Scholarship Entry
Shamelessly yawning due to an eight-hour bus ride from Manila, I position my butt on the wooden edge of a 20-seater boat, with my legs sprawled across a slump of yellow-painted bamboo. The boatman slowly pulls force on the mud and the dominantly red ... Read more >
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 | By lyndsay | Views [562] | Scholarship Entry
First afternoon in Mandalay, I was just hanging out at the hostel’s lobby since they cut off electricity in Myanmar for 3 hours everyday. The manager started talking to me about the tours but I told her that I have arranged a tour for the next day. ... Read more >
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