James at the Balangay

17 December 2010

While touring around the city of Manila with travel bloggers James and Karlo, we dropped by at the balangays anchored at the Manila Bay near the CCP grounds. Replicas of the original seagoing vessel that the ancestors of Filipinos used in seafaring and trading, the two vessels plus the support boat arrived after a 14 [...]

A Malabon marian fluvial procession

13 December 2010

I was fortunately invited by Richard Bautista to visit and check what Malabon City has to offer and I wasn’t disappointed. From heritage houses, great food and interesting history, I was full and wanting for more! It was also good that it was Barangay Concepcion’s Immaculate Conception feast day and I was treated to a [...]

The passenger bound for Guimaras

1 December 2010

While on a trip from Iloilo to the small island province of Guimaras, I shot this man waiting for his turn to disembark from the motorized pumpboat that carried us over sea. The province is famed for its sweet mangoes and motorbike/mountainbike adventure trails and its beautiful beaches and coves. In this trip, my first, [...]

The travel bloggers in Pangasinan

23 November 2010

I was with 9 other travel bloggers on a group initiated trip to Pangasinan over the weekend and got to shoot them with a series of portraits. Really had great fun and enjoyed the trip very much. Except for that cave incident.

The durian vendor

15 November 2010

When I visited Davao two months ago, I was at the height of the durian season and, what else should I do but to sit down at a roadside table and chair and have my fill of this very delicious fruit. Unfortunately, the variety I got, Arancillo, was a bit bitter and didn’t enjoy it. [...]