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Bohol by Traveler on Foot on Feb 13, 2011Over dinner, we were deciding whether to go to Bohol or Boracay for our next trip. Boracay with its world-class tourist resorts and stretches of white sand beach is enticing and interesting for travelers who enjoy mingling with the same old Makati Gr...

Tiendesitas by Traveler on Foot on Jan 24, 2011Along C-5 road, one’s attention is directed towards a cluster of Maranao-inspired thatched-roofs and tropical resort-looking flags fluttering in the air. The wall along the highway are made of adobe, reminiscent of houses built during the Spanish p...

Ati-atihan in San Mateo Rizal by Traveler on Foot on Jan 20, 2011

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Rizal Park by Traveler on Foot on Dec 29, 2010More than a century ago, on December 30, 1896, Dr. Jose Rizal was executed on this killing field located south of the walls of Intramuros. In 1913, a bronze and granite monument was unveiled near the ground where he was shot. Since then, visiting for...

We Are Home For Christmas by Traveler on Foot on Dec 24, 2010Most people would do anything to be home with family at Christmastime. For Filipinos, home means roots, solidity, and extended family. Its being together with lolo and lola, mom and dad, titos and titas, cousins, brothers and sisters, childhood neigh...

A Restored TOF Home by Traveler on Foot on Dec 20, 2010For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. -Jeremiah 29:11 Restoration  is the best word to summarize what we went through in 2010. Our previous home was a s...

Puto Bumbong and Bibingka by Traveler on Foot on Dec 15, 2010There are over a hundred steamed, simmered, or baked kinds of kakanin. Every town and each region in the country has its singular creations flavored with coconut, honey, pandan, sugar, salt, corn, nuts, seeds like sesame and anise. They come in orang...

Marikina Grand Marian Procession by Traveler on Foot on Dec 9, 2010Congratulations to the City Government of Marikina and Alay Kay Maria Foundation for a successful Marian Exhibit and Procession held last December 8, 2010. -TOF    ...

Carlos Celdran imprisoned for challenging the power of the Catholic Church by Traveler on Foot on Oct 1, 2010Carlos Celdran is a celebrity Manila tour guide and a staunch advocate of the controversial Reproductive Health Bill, which the Catholic Church completely condemns. On September 30, 2010, Celdran was arrested for staging a protest during a mass at th...