"The Philippines" Blogs & Blog Posts

Tomorrow will be the Philippines Independence Day! So here in Exotic Philippines blog, I would like to also celebrate it to give respect and importance of my home land. The acknowledgment of the Philippines Independence was on June 12, 1898 in Cavite...

*Note: If Filipino words are used, they are translated below On my birthday I decided to go to Angono, Rizal. Alone. So many people kept asking me “Mag-isa ka lang?” I was like, “Yes.” Why did I do this? Because I can, and I w...

When Johanna and I went to Quiapo, we walked aimlessly until we walked into Muslim Town. I didn’t even know that there was such a thing as a Muslim Town in Quiapo. One thing I noticed was that even though it wasn’t such a rich neighborhoo...

In the Philippines, there are many enclaves of different cultures. One of these is China Town. Here are some of the pictures I took when Johanna and I went on an aimless walking adventure. 1. Chinese Signs 2. Buying Herbs and Spices 3. Kalesa 4. Ridi...

Filipinos love their country and at the same time many of us would bad mouth it to every foreigner we’d meet. There are many things that people can criticize about the Philippines–our corrupt government, the rise of poverty, the avariciou...

Johanna and I decided to get lost in Quiapo. Without a map, we just started walking and walking. Here are some of the pictures of our adventures: 1. Religious Statues 2. Street Food: Grilled Corn 3. Side Streets–More Shopping 4. Entrance of the...

I was on my way home standing in the aisle of an aircon bus with other tired and sweaty passengers. The bus driver kept picking up more people even if the bus was already crowded. Many got irritated, and they started shouting things like, Ano ba yan...