For an island small enough to fit into Negros several times, Guimaras is large on several counts. Obviously, its mangoes are its biggest moneymakers and this edible gold shines brightly for the island-province. Guimaras gold beckoned to mango lovers to its silver Manggahan Festival at the Capitol grounds in San Miguel, Jordan, where its biggest […]
Author: Betsy Gazo
It’s hot! It’s filling! It’s delicious! It’s a meal in a bowl. That’s it, pancit! And when you’re in the Visayas, this kind of pancit is pancit molo. They say it was excess eggs, especially the yolks, from the construction of Molo church that caused the invention of pancit molo. In olden times, egg whites […]
On Labor Day, May 1, 2018, advocates for the environment donned on their masks and gloves, and armed themselves with tongs. They were there to SWEEP (Sea Waste Education to Eradicate Plastic) 2,895 square meters of the shore of Purok Nami Nami in Brgy. Banago. 66 SWEEPers tackled the flotsam and jetsam that were washed […]
This house along Commission Civil in Jaro, Iloilo said to me, “Come in. Welcome home.” I look up to see Tirso, the guard, wave to me like an old friend as I got through the weather-worn metal gate. The day before, I had booked a room for myself and my mother at Casa Tentay through […]
#makeITsafePH. I have been lucky that my online romantic affairs were not harrowing and toxic experiences. In fact, they bring me pleasant memories. The first internet affair of the heart started out without any intention to meet the man of my dreams. When I posted my email address on the virtual bulletin board 18 years […]
Watching a movie at Citymall Mandalagan’s Cinema promises to be an experience de luxe for an avid moviegoer. It would be a treat to get off the couch, take off your pajamas and get dressed, and take a BFF or the fambam to enjoy a movie in luxury. This is something that you can’t have […]
Eight Hotel Management graduates got their pots and pans together to put up Squad Bistro. The name connotes casual barkada dine outs for young professionals and students. The interiors has a country feel from the airy atmosphere to the furniture done in light wood to the “wallpaper” which is literally paper squares cut out from […]
You should see my hands. They’re overworked and not in the best condition. Household chores, gardening, and exposure to the elements have dealt cruel blows to my digits. My feet are not any better. As a tour guide, I cover miles and miles of ground. I go up and down the bus. I jump. I […]
For the first time in my life, I experienced the pain of camera envy. My two-year-old phone (brand name withheld, but is a good one) had been my co-worker in events and seminars, my buddy when I travel, and my secretary on those insanely busy days. As “official photographer” to this writer-blogger-tour guide, my current […]
There’s nothing like a refreshing dip in cooling water, or just a splash to tone down the heat of the day. Water cools, water refreshes, and water lifts the spirits. The Rotary Club of Bacolod-South’s Oplan Hilam-os, recently launched for RY 2017-2018, was meant to be like cleansing waters for one of the organization’s pet […]
