There’s an age-old idiomatic expression which says “don’t put your eggs in one basket.” But when Quirino Province reopened its local tourism industry last year, it challenged conventional wisdom and put all it had into one proverbial basket to offer visitors a loadful of happy experiences and fond memories. With…
Sweet experiences and memories are what every traveler, jaded or newbie, seeks in every journey, regardless of the distance or character of the location. One under-the-radar hideaway which won’t disappoint is Camiguin, an island province north of mainland Mindanao, which is a proverbial paradise in a nutshell because of its natural wonders in a compact
The opening song for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics “Amigos Para Siempre” performed by Jose Carreras and Sarah Bright sang about world peace and enduring friendships among peoples from all nations. But beyond the Games, the first in the post-Cold War era, the Andrew Lloyd Weber composition has become a music…
Bataan is synonymous with the Second World War, as it witnessed the fiercest and bloodiest battles between the Japanese Imperial Army and the combined Filipino and American forces. This province takes center stage every April 9 as the country commemorates Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) which immortalizes the uncommon…
The post-pandemic tourism industry in Central Visayas is going global as Cebu-based property developer spreads its wings in one of the country’s top regional destinations with its world-class hotel brands. AppleOne Properties Inc. recently signed a memorandum with Marriott International in Singapore to build the first five-star resort hotel in…