Tag: Metro Manila
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Flavors of the Philippines: Mindanao’s Regional Dishes in Metro Manila
Mindanao offers a diverse and colorful culinary heritage—from satti and sinuglaw to tuna and pastil—each dish telling the story of the island’s rich culture. In this final installment of the three-part food crawl, discover where you can enjoy these Mindanaoan flavors without leaving Metro Manila. Kick off your Mindanaoan food journey here.
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Marikina After the Storm: A Walk Through a City That Prepared for Floods
Walk through Marikina on a rainy day and discover how this riverside city has learned to live with water. From resilient infrastructure and historical stops to food spots worth the detour, we learn how Marikina rebuilt itself, and what other cities can learn from its example.
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The Last Ascent: Conquering Mount Kamuning Before It’s Gone
In this tongue-in-cheek expedition log, we attempt an unassisted summit of Mount Kamuning—Metro Manila’s most unforgiving footbridge. With aching legs, commuter lore, and a Sweet Ecstasy burger at the end, this piece reimagines a daily ordeal as a mountaineering feat before it’s flattened in the name of progress.
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Flavors of the Philippines: Visayas’ Regional Dishes in Metro Manila
Visayas boasts a vibrant culinary landscape—from La Paz batchoy and chicken inasal to lechon and humba—with each dish representing the islands’ rich heritage. In the second installment of this three-part food crawl, explore where you can savor these beloved Visayan specialties right here in Metro Manila. Begin your Visayan food journey here.
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Flavors of the Philippines: Luzon’s Regional Dishes in Metro Manila
Luzon’s diverse regional cuisine—from Ilocos empanada and pancit Malabon to Batangas bulalo and Bicol Express—can all be found in Metro Manila. In the first installment of this three-part food crawl series, discover where to sample these iconic dishes without leaving the capital. Start your culinary journey through Luzon here.
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Revitalized Manila: A 70s-Style Photowalk From Pasig River Esplanade to Intramuros and Back
Manila’s Pasig River Esplanade and Intramuros are leading the city’s cultural and urban revival. On a photowalk one damp afternoon, model Mary Grace and I explore revitalized spaces, from riverside promenades to heritage cafes, showing how Manila is weaving its past into its future, one restored walkway at a time.
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Dine In (For the Last Time): Kermit Manila
Not to mention the increasing number of deaths caused by COVID, this pandemic has delivered a significant damage to many enterprises, particularly small independent ones. While the food sector as a whole has survived, particularly those that can adapt to cloud kitchen concepts and online delivery, others have not been so successful. One example is…
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Dine In: Bellini’s
I’ve been to Cubao a lot of times before but not in the area behind the Gateway Mall. It takes a weird idea to just do that. Since movie theaters are not yet allowed to operate in Metro Manila (probably in the whole country as well), I and a friend decide to watch Luca on…
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Dine In: Izakaya Kikufuji
In all those times I worked in Makati, one of the things I always planned but never managed to do was eat in Izakaya Kikufuji. It’s a popular spot in Little Tokyo among office workers, but for some reasons, I never really got around to dining here even if I have eaten at some of…
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A Tour of Malabon’s Heritage
Malabon is a neighboring city of Valenzuela, though surprisingly, aside from passing through McArthur Highway in Barangay Potrero, I have never explored much of the city. The city even launched a tricycle tour that takes guests around its old houses and a number of dining areas some four years ago, but I never got around…
The Tourist Gaze 