A Call for Participants! The UN World Food Programme “End Hunger…Walk the World” Isang Hakbang Pilipinas Walk Event registration is now open at R.O.X. For your donation of just P 150.00 (costs less than your caramel macchiato venti 🙂 ) you get to help alleviate hunger in poverty and war-stricken areas in the Philippines. Added…
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Alec Baldwin’s Apology
The actor Alec Baldwin recently made degrading remarks about Pinays by saying he wants to get a “Filipino mail order bride” in order to have more children. This of course prompted violent reactions from various individuals including a senator who promised to “punch him in the face” should he make the grave mistake of visiting…
Going to Europe this Weekend
Yeah, right! I wish! But I might just do the next best thing… which is to go to the European Food and Wine Festival in Rockwell on Sunday. They’re promising an unforgettable array of European goodies and even a wine-tasting seminar! And if it rains a little over the weekend, then the European experience may…
Pinay Traveller’s Top 10 Beach Destinations in the Philippines
It’s summer! Only two more days to go before the much awaited Lenten vacation begins. Everyone’s itching to get these remaining days over with so they can get out of Manila and spend a few days at the beach. For many years, I was one of those people. I used to fly to Boracay and…
Daytripper: Casa Rap in Batangas
A couple of months ago, my friends and I rented a van and drove down San Jose, Batangas to have lunch at Casa Rap. Owned by Sister Emma Alday, Casa Rap is a quaint little restaurant that serves homegrown greens, traditional Filipino food and the best Suman sa Lihiya this side of the country (or…