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This weekend, Tropical Storm Ondoy hit Metro Manila and neighboring towns that caused massive flooding, flash floods, land slides, power outage and displacement of more than 300,000 people with the death toll of 70, that is continually rising. Photo from Xinhuanet.com I have gathered... 

If you’re loving frozen yogurt these days because of the rise of yogurt stores, you’re in luck! I had the privilege to meet Frutti Froyo’s owners and managers through its product photoshoot and they gave us a complete freedom to taste test their products. Right... 

After a historical day tour at Intramuros, and crossing the street to check out Binondo,  we went to Rizal Avenue (the road where LRT Line 1 is) to go to Harbour Square to have an early dinner. We tried the new Night Kebab Persian Restaurant at the second floor. We got a view of... 

After taking photos of the Manila Cathedral and Plaza Roma, we saw noticed the beautiful building that’s on the left side of Plaza Roma, and is one of the more eye-catching buildings in Intramuros. The first palace or Palacio Real was constructed in 1599 at the Plaza de Armas... 

After taking a couple of shots of the Manila Cathedral, we took some photos of the historical monument in front of it — Plaza Roma. Plaza Mayor during the Spanish period and Plaza McKinley during the American regime, it became Plaza de Roma in 1960 due to a reciprocal agreement... 

We went to Intramuros on National Heroes Day and our first stop was the Manila Cathedral. Manila Cathedral by Amrei Dizon The present building is the sixth to rise on the site since 1581. Previous structures were destroyed by either fire or earthquake. Rebuilt in 1958 with Fernando... 

Today was an official National Holiday for the Philippines because it’s National Heroes Day or Araw ng Mga Bayani in Filipino. Since there’s no work, and to go with the theme, I proposed to a friend to have a trip to Intramuros, for a historical and cultural experience. We... 

The UP Repertory Company Alumni Association and The UP Repertory Company presents its first joint offering for 2009: Hello Philippines! Hello Philippines Hello Philippines, a one act musical, is a humorous take on call center culture. Team leader Tiffany tells five agents from his... 

In Siquijor is a statue of Sta. Rita de Siquijor also labeled as the Black Magic Mary, because of the black magic myths in its location and its dress which resembles the Virgin Mary’s dress, only black. But we were not able to get an account of the real reason why the statue... 

Likha Diwa sa Gulod in UP Diliman only serves organic brown rice, vegetables and a few selection of seafoods for people who practice pescetarianism or a diet with only fish and veggies, and dairy and egg products for lacto-ovo vegetarians (I used to be a lacto-ovo vegetarian). Here...