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Pusô, famous as hanging rice, is probably one of the best innovations in Cebu due to its affordability and convenience when it comes to pairing it with some local food. These qualities perhaps are the reasons why Quest Hotel opened its Pusô Restaurant, to offer excellent meals conveniently to its guests on very reasonable prices….
First encounter with Planet Grapes happened during my participation in the Awesome Secret Foodies Tour in McKinley Hill organized by Anton Diaz way back in 2013. We were allowed to sample one each from the red and white wines available. I tried a Merlot and a Muscato. From then, I’ve never been to the wine…
Fiesta is one of the colorful events in the life of Filipinos because it serves as venue to reunite with friends and relatives. A Filipino fiesta is incomplete without a feast, literally, on food that are usually local to that certain province. Pinakbet, grilled catfish (locally called as “paltat” in Ilocano), dinengdeng (vegetable soup with…
One of the most celebrated food in Cebu is “lechon”, sorry for those with hypertension. Cebuanos really have their own distinct and precious way of preparing ‘the best pig ever’ as what Bourdain praised during his visit. I planned to list down all lechon places in Cebu yet I wasn’t able to try everything because…
Pools and lagoons are the things that make this resort in Mactan a stand-out from other resorts in the island. It was an impromptu visit to Plantation Bay Resort and Spa when my friends from Manila decided to book an overnight stay in the plush resort. It was a hard time giving my final decision…
It was a boring Saturday morning at home and I was browsing my phone when I opened the Hotel Quickly app. It’s a new app for last-minute hotel booking that offers up to 70% off on hotel and resort rates on top destinations in the country and abroad. You can download the app for iOS…
The group was welcomed by the Filipino inspired lobby and a glass of refreshing welcome drinks. “Maayong adlaw,” the front-desk officers greeted us with wide smiles. Cebu White Sands Resort and Spa will be our home for a weekend in Mactan Island, Cebu. It was summer and visiting Mactan, its beaches, and islets, was one…
Are you going to believe me if I’ll tell you that my first trip to Cebu wasn’t for leisure but for work? People I know in Cebu even asked me why I accepted the offer when I’ve never been to the queen city of the south. Well, I just love adventure and considered the milestone…
Before fast-food chains sprouted ubiquitously like mushrooms in every part of the country, there are these local restaurants, which your family visits during Sundays after attending mass, where you dine together for lunch. Yummy in Davao City is one of these restaurants that probably will remind every Davaoeños of their wonderful childhood. Yummy opened in…
Right in the middle of Davao City, between the crowded Lanang area and the busy city center of Davao, is a sleek and contemporary designed building. SEDA Abreeza Hotel, a newbie hotel in Davao opened in June 2013, seizes the city’s developments and offers an urban lifestyle to every Davao tourist. “Grand” was the word…