Dining at Cabalen!
by Angel Bonifacio on January 2, 2013How do Filipinos celebrate New Year?Fireworks, bonding with friends and family, and of course, food!
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“There is light in Diliman.” – The UP Lantern Parade
by Jane Dacumos on December 15, 2012The U.P. Lantern Parade is a parade of large lantern-floats around the oval of the main campus of the University of the Philippines (U.P.), the Diliman campus. The first parade was held in 1922 but it was institutionalized as a university celebration in 1934 by then UP President Jorge Bocobo.
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Mandaluyong City’s Policarpio Street
by Jane Dacumos on December 14, 2012In my entire life, I haven’t seen a livelier street of Christmas lights than Policarpio Street. Though I haven’t been to the place, I know that this street in Mandaluyong is one of the amazing places that one should not miss to visit during the Christmas season.
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10 of Metro Manila's Most Popular Malls
by Jhaypee Guia on November 17, 2012Filipinos are very fond of shopping, dining, strolling and just relaxing or hanging out, which is why they often visit malls. Spending time at a mall seemingly has become a part of life of many Filipinos especially in Metro Manila, where you can find many of the most well-known malls in the Philippines. Malling has become a habit for many.
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Navotas City: Fishing Capital of the Philippines
by Jhaypee Guia on October 22, 2012The City of Navotas is a 1st class city in Metro Manila, Philippines. The city occupies a narrow strip of land along the eastern shores of Manila Bay. Navotas is directly north of Manila, west of Malabon City, and south of Obando, Bulacan. Dubbed as the "Fishing Capital of the Philippines," Navotas is considered to be a very important fishing community, with 70% of its population deriving their livelihood directly or indirectly from fishing and its related industries like fish trading, fish net mending, and fish producing, having marginal percentage of inter-island fish producers. Navotas occupies a portion of Metropolitan Manila bound in the west with shoreline of Manila Bay, which is a strategic coastal front and suitable for all kinds of vessels.
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