Betis Church’s Mind-blowing Ceiling Mural | Pampanga

Marky Ramone Go August 25, 2022

Artworks have been a popular means of narrative since time immemorial, as exemplified by the art of Ancient Egypt. One such excellent illustration of storytelling through art can be found inside Pampanga's Saint James the Apostle Parish Church.A sure inclusion in every Pampanga Visita Igle...

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Buried but not quite by Mt. Pinatubo’s eruption: Bacolor Church and its story of survival | Pampanga

Marky Ramone Go August 21, 2022

Years after its 1991 eruption, the wrath of Mount Pinatubo continued to be felt. Case in point is the San Guillermo Parish Church in Bacolor, Pampanga. On September 3, 1995, after days of torrential rains, a raging lahar flow from the slopes of the previously thought dormant volcano buried the...

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The Ramon Magsaysay Museum & Ancestral House | Zambales

Marky Ramone Go August 18, 2022

There have been a few points in our history where it may be said that the Philippines can’t seem to catch a break. One such event occurred on March 17, 1957, when a plane carrying President Ramon Magsaysay crashed on Mount Manunggal in Cebu, ending a promising term in which Magsaysay became popular...

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More than a Surfer’s Haven, Baler is where one can Travel, Breathe and Dive

Marky Ramone Go August 09, 2022

Many decades after the painstaking filming of "Apocalypse Now" gave rise to the country's perhaps first surfing destination when the film crew left their surf boards behind, the name Baler has become associated with surfing. While Colonel Kilgore in the film referred to the Viet Congs as "Charlie(s)...

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Balay Hamoy Museum: Unearthing a New Footprint of Jose Rizal in Dapitan

Marky Ramone Go August 06, 2022

The Spaniards had hoped that Jose Rizal's banishment to Dapitan, a sleepy town in Zamboanga del Norte that faces the Sulu Sea, would finally break his spirit, since it was so far removed from the cities where he had lived and thrived with fellow La Liga Filipina members. Our national hero, on the other...

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Crowd Surfing in the Busy Chandni Chowk Market |Delhi, India

Marky Ramone Go August 01, 2022

Stepping out from my accommodation, Zostel Hostel, on a 16 degree °C Delhi morning had me looking forward to witnessing some bustling street activity. Little did I know, bustling was an understatement for what I'm about to experience. I should have braced myself for what was to come because my destination,...

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