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  • Christmas Day in the Province: A Different Kind of Celebration

    Christmas Day in the Province: A Different Kind of Celebration

    Huge gift-wrapped presents with glimmering ribbons under the tall, green, Christmas tree; stockings of various sizes hung along the walls – filled with candies, chocolates, gold, edible coins scattered everywhere; the smell of honey-glazed ham, pasta, and hot bread, filled the atmosphere as the whole family awaits the birth of…

  • Malayan-Indian Tradition: Seaweed Flour

    Malayan-Indian Tradition: Seaweed Flour

    Conversations coming from experiences in Belize, Central America are quite rare to have with someone whom you just met for a brief moment. His tales of hidden paradise and unforgotten cultures, caught my attention as I was holding on to a seaweed freshly caught from the shore – locally known…

  • The Dying Tradition of Budbud Making

    The Dying Tradition of Budbud Making

    Budbud is a “first class” salt produced in towns like Miag-ao, San Joaquin, Guimbal, Igbaras, Tubungan and even Tigbauan and Oton – these salts were pain-stakingly made from bamboo nodes and sells for about P1,500.00 to P2,000.00 per sack.

  • Bohol Afternoon: The Joy of Packaged Tours

    Bohol Afternoon: The Joy of Packaged Tours

    The minute you set foot on Bohol land, you will be the center of attention among the locals, marketing to you their good packaged tours for an affordable budget. They are like swarms of excited people, waving their hands at you, maintaining eye contact, and of course, pointing at their…