Surigao del Sur is home to some the most beautiful places I’ve been to in the Philippines, and if people would ask me a place I’d highly recommend for them to visit in Mindanao, it surely is going to be at the top of my list. Ever since I started traveling, I’ve already heard a…
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Exploring DAVAO DE ORO: Davao Region’s Golden Province
It has always been a mystery to me why the province of Compostela Valley changed its name a few years ago. On December 2019, a plebiscite ratified the law that proposed to rename it to Davao de Oro. When I got the chance to visit the province recently, I finally got to learn why. As…
Exploring PALANAN: Isabela’s Hidden Paradise
Ever since my traveler friends and I traveled to the town of Calayan in Cagayan (where our travel group called Shembot Squad was formed) back in March 2016, we’ve been thinking of going to other places in the country that are considered off the beaten path. We’ve been to one the following year – Balabac…
Exploring Curtain Falls: Baganga’s Astonishing Waterfall
It’s safe to say that Curtain Falls is the most popular waterfalls in Baganga, which is why I would agree with those who call it as the said municipality’s crown jewel. In fact, it’s the only waterfall in Baganga that I’ve seen being featured in Subangan, the provincial museum of Davao Oriental. Locals revere it,…
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