This is a popular and highly regarded place for reflection in the Province of Bukidnon. Located on a hill in the village of San Jose in the capital city of Bukidnon, Monastery of Transfiguration is home to the Benedictine monks. Inaugurated in 1983, the pyramid-like monastery was designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin... Continue Reading →
I have been a patron of this fast-food restaurant since 2011. It was referred to me by a colleague. Before, this restaurant was just a makeshift eatery that specifically sells shawarma. Now, Tri-Mo Shawarma has diversified and metamorphosed into a restaurant. Its store was relocated adjacent to its former location—which is now a car garage... Continue Reading →
The cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto is a famous landmark in the province wherein thousands of devotees from all walks of life, regardless where they come from, flock here by foot or "alay lakad" every Lenten season to pay homage to Jesus Christ and to visit some attractions here like the 14 Stations of the cross, the statue of Jesus Christ in the cave, the miracle spring, among others.
A closer look inside the intriguing, mysterious, famous and picturesque belfry in Daraga, Albay
Like Carpathia and Californian, Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic was a Liverpool registered ship. It was built in a shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. Contrary to what was depicted in the top-grossing film, Titanic made its maiden voyage, as scheduled, from Southhampton, United Kingdom to New York City, USA. Interestingly, the ill-fated Royal Mail Ship had... Continue Reading →
The picture was taken at the old Nayong Pilipino, a cultural theme park, during our field trip in 1987. The Nayong Pilipino theme park, dubbed the first cultural theme park in Southeast Asia, was conceptualized by former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos. Hence, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 37 issued by Former President Ferdinand Marcos,... Continue Reading →
Firing blindfolded using panga-panga (tree branches) to simulate night firing is an innovative military technique employed by army soldiers these days. It gives the troops manning the post vantage point to zero in on enemy positions raiding at night. Also, this technique is an efficient way to save considerable bullets compared with aimless shooting in... Continue Reading →
The second AFP Legislative Stakeholders Engagement was held in a secluded but secured territory in Camp Mariano Riego de Dios, Paradahan II, Tanza, Cavite on 29 March 2019. It is the headquarters of the Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM) whose primary mission is to recruit, motivate, administer, train and equip reserve personnel in the Armed Forces... Continue Reading →
The main function of the two water conglomerates in Metro Manila is to uninterruptedly deliver and provide, as much as possible, potable water to their consumers. Each of the conglomerates draws water primarily from La Mesa Dam and Laguna de Bay. But Metro Manila's chief water source is Angat Dam located in Barangay San Lorenzo,... Continue Reading →
Because of Filipino ingenuity, often neglected chicken and pig organs and appendages have been given twists, since time immemorial, to filipinize them and distinctively made them available for local consumption—the Filipino way. However, other people still perceived those animal organs filthy, unhealthy, useless and unfit for human consumption. To some ardent patrons, however, "barbeque" or... Continue Reading →
all words by Mike Franchetti
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