‘We’ve got the funk’ is loudly playing in the background, as the fish farmers ready their nets on the side of the wooden jetty. ‘We’ve got the fish’, would be more appropriate, but it’s still a strangely fitting song to...
The Philippines is well known for its weird and at times, admittedly whacky food – Balut, anyone? – but the country isn’t exactly known as a top foodie destination when it comes to travelling around Southeast Asia. One province could be set to...
Weary, tired and caked in layers of mud, dust and dirt, our four by four rolled slowly into the village, while a small crowd began to gather, excited and amused by the sight of outsiders clinging to the back of the jeep as it bounced along the rough path. After...
Ruben Enaje hardly even flinched as the nails were driven into the palms of his hands before he was raised high on a heavy wooden cross under the beating Good Friday sun in the Philippines. This was his 33rd crucifixion, and now he says, he longer feels the pain. Like...
“When I first arrived in Donsol, the only way to get around was by Carabou!” Elmer Quizon, a whale shark interaction officer exclaimed with a laugh when I asked him if this small town on the southern coast of Luzon was benefiting from tourism. “Now, thanks to the...
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