the Philippines’ national language. Cebuano, Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), and the Bisayan (Visayan) languages are closely related to Tagalog. About 14 million native Tagalog speakers live in central Luzon and parts of Mindanao, making them the Philippines...
January 2024:“I visited the Philippines for 3 weeks in January with visits to places on 4 major islands across the country [Luzon, Bohol, Cebu, and Palawan]. Overall tourism was open and accessible within the country, flights between islands were the easiest, with long overland travel times ...
Back in Southeast Asia, the island ofLuzon,with 64 million people, is home to more than half of the Philippines’ total population. 回到东南亚,拥有6400万人口的吕宋岛占菲律宾总人口的一半以上。 Coming back to Indonesia, parts ofSumatra, population 59 million, are more along the lines of a pos...
Back in Southeast Asia, the island of Luzon, with 64 million people, is home to more than half of the Philippines’ total population. Coming back to Indonesia, parts of Sumatra, population 59 million, are more along the lines of a postcard picture, from the lush rainforests of Bukit Lawan...
For those that enjoy some quieter, off-the-beaten-path experiences, here are some non-touristy places to check out, including the associated region. Siargao Island (Surigao del Norte) Calle Crisologo (Vigan) Siquijor Island Batanes (Northern Luzon) ...
September 8: The Nazi German army places Leningrad in a state of siege. A desperate Joseph Stalin will ask Winston Churchill for immediate military aid. The siege will last for 900 days. Concerned that Russia may be harboring a homegrown population of Nazi sympathizers, Joseph Stalin exiles 600...
Angeles City Angeles City is a bustling and thriving city in central Luzon, about 75 km north of Manila, and was once...Read moreAngeles City Mactan Island Mactan Island lies across the Mactan Channel from Cebu City in the southeast of the Philippines. It’s a modern place...Read moreMac...
It's not that strange to find new species in places we've previously thought of as fully known. What is strange, though, is finding a new species halfway around the world from its native habitat. Yet Welsh ecologist Daisy Cadet did just that, discovering a new clearwing moth, Carmenta ...
In my experience, there are areas where internet connection can be problematic. During the Philippine Loop, we didn’t have any issues as far as the internet connection during the Visayas-Mindanao leg of our adventure. During the Luzon leg, the internet connection in many of the pla...
researchers from the University of Kansas published new findings that they had stumbled upon a new type of fanged frog living in the mountains of the northern Phillippines. Interestingly, specimens of this frog were already captured and thought to be a juvenile version of the Luzon giant fanged ...