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Aklan: Ati-Atihan 2015
Ati-Atihan is my home province’s annual fiesta celebrated in honor of Sto. Niño. Celebrated for centuries now, it is deemed the mother of all Philippine festivals. Since I last joined the Ati-Atihan in 2012, I decided to go home this 2015 to experience it again, and it was one of my most memorable Ati-Atihan to…
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Aklan: Bakhawan Eco-Park
Bakhawan is our dialect for mangrove so this eco-park is all about mangroves. Though this has been a popular tourist site since the early 2000’s, I have never been here because it’s quite far from my hometown. And so when I went home last month and my favorite cousin asked me where we should meet,…
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Cebu to Kalibo, August 2014
I slung my backpack over my right shoulder as my flight number was announced. I was very excited to go home. I was in such a good mood that seeing someone else sitting on my assigned seat did not faze me one bit, though I did ask him to move. I specifically chose a window…
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Aklan: The Black-sand Beaches of Navitas
It just dawned on me when I was browsing through my posts about beaches that I so far have featured just the white-sand ones. So here’s one fun fact about my beautiful country: not only do we have white-sand beaches. We have pink-sand and black-sand ones too! And in my hometown is a black-sand beach…
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Kalibo Ati-Atihan: Kabog Tribe
The above is one of my favorite shots from this year’s Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival. The guy’s from the tribe of Kabog, which in our dialect means a bat. Since I was in high school, this tribe has been a consistent contender for first place due to their very colorful and creative costume though lately, I…
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