Other than that there were only copper-colored “natives,” such as “Ramon” and “Boy” (both popular names in Pilipinas), who addressed me every day in Cebuano (a variant dialect of Tagalog), “Selamat, Mister John!” (As a frequent contributor to Mabuhay Magazine later, I dea...
In being the first pregnancy I was sure to google if it was safe for me to fly and I spoke to my Doctor on the phone who told me it would be fine and to keep up my normal routine of running (since my body was used to it). Of course, I was still nervous to fly and was car...
Interior of the chapel Adopting the design of a traditional Ivatan house (stacking and bonding boulders to make a wall), local craftsmen, masons and carpenters built the church and it is the only chapel embodying such design. Noted architects Jose Ramon “Joven” Ignacio and Cristina “Tina” ...
Joining me in this camping trip were my son Jandy and Mr. Ramon “Mon” Sarinas, a fellow Don Bosco Makati high school batchmate and an avid outdoorsman and photographer. The trip to Tanay, via C-6, took all of two and a half hours, passing the towns of Cainta, Taytay, Angono and ...
Joining me in this camping trip were my son Jandy and Mr. Ramon “Mon” Sarinas, a fellow Don Bosco Makati high school batchmate and an avid outdoorsman and photographer. The trip to Tanay, via C-6, took all of two and a half hours, passing the towns of Cainta, Taytay, Angono and...
How to Get There: Ramon is located 362.5 kms. (a 7.5-hour drive) from Manila, 64.8 kms. (a one hour and 25-min. drive) from the City of Ilagan and 39.9 kms. (a one-hour drive) from Cauayan City. The dam is connected, by an all-weather road, to San Mateo–Santiago Road, at...
According to Kanami Namiki’s book “Ramon Obusan, Philippine Folkdance and Me,” thepandangois danced with regional and local variations such as lights (ilaw) in Mindoro and hats (sambalilo) inBulacan. The Filipino folk dancePandango sa Ilaw(Dance of Lights), of Mindoro andPangasinan, is ...
This art center, now a playground for the music, theater and visual art prodigies of Zambales, has a grand 3-storey brick building that serves as the home of the Bolipatas’ protégés. The airconditioned, 300-pax Ramon L. Corpus Concert Hall (named after Coke’s grandfather), on the ...
How to Get There: Ramon is located 362.5 kms. (a 7.5-hour drive) from Manila, 64.8 kms. (a one hour and 25-min. drive) from the City of Ilagan and 39.9 kms. (a one-hour drive) from Cauayan City. The dam is connected, by an all-weather road, to San Mateo–Santiago Road, at...
Adopting the design of a traditional Ivatan house (stacking and bonding boulders to make a wall), local craftsmen, masons and carpenters built the church and it is the only chapel embodying such design. Noted architects Jose Ramon “Joven” Ignacio and Cristina “Tina” V. Turralba (our UP...