They don’t sell SMB Pale in this sleepy Sabang town of San Jose, in Camarines Sur. The next available is by a 15-minute drive to the poblacion. Where—something along the way—sparks interest: an antiquated watchtower, or what remains of it, rising above someone’s bakuran. About 20 feet tall, camouflaged in moss and ferns (and a […]
Read More A BICOLANO CHARM THAT WON’T LET ME JUST PASS IT BYCalatagan in one day. Put your hand in the hand of the man who walked on the water.
Read More STRAIGHT FROM THE SEASHELLSix typhoons in two months. “Ulysses” for the swan song. Looking back at the congregation of storms — from my quarantine window.
Read More UPSHOTSBullshit every step of the way. I meant cow dung, at the “Bakahan.” Officially, the Padre Garcia Livestock Auction Market. Where thousands of farm animals from different places in the Philippines are hauled in for auction. Referred to as the “Cattle Trading Capital of the Philippines” Padre Garcia reopened the market after a two-month lockdown […]
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