On the noon of January 12, 2020, a Sunday, coming from an escalated level since March 2019, the Taal Volcano has erupted and billowed ou...

April 15, 2018  You have never been to a place if you have never seen all of its corners. As for Luzon, the Philippines' largest i...

December 20-21, 2014 One of the nearest jungles in the Philippine capital is the Mataas na Gulod - Palay-Palay Mountain Range that is b...

November 8, 2014 Surprisingly, not too far from the busy and highly urbanized Metro Manila, there still exist a golden sand beach where ...

Last year, the Southwest Integrated Provincial Transport Terminal (SWIPTS) was inaugurated as first of 3-integrated bus terminals in ...

August 25, 2014 Mount Batulao has remained to be one of my favorite climbs and has never failed me a single time on freezing in awe with...

December 15, 2013 Every climb is a different experience. And that happens no matter how many times you climb the same mountain. It was t...

The Southwest Integrated Provincial Transport System Terminal (Cavite and Batangas Bus Terminal) opens at August 6, 2013 and will the firs...

Last August 2012 and January 2013 (see here ), we have provided an update regarding the status of Kaybiang Tunnel. This article is the fi...

Starting August 6 July 15 22 , 2013, on a Tuesday, buses plying to and from Batangas and Cavite now has a new bus terminal in Paranaque Ci...

January 5, 2013 We had just finished scaling Mt. Pico De Loro (see here ) and the under construction Ternate-Nasugbu Tunnel is just a f...

January 4-5, 2013 It was the first climb for this year and is part 2 of climbing Pico De Loro coming from a failed attempt to scale th...

December 26, 2012 Our climb to Talamitam is actually a side trip and is unexpected. Talamitam is just about 12 kilometers away from Batu...

Friends, I am planning for a fund drive this Christmas and proceeds will go to the youth of Mt. Batulao 13 years old and below in suppl...

August 19-20, 2012 Pico De Loro Another long weekend. It was 24 years ago since I last climbed a mountain. I was 8 years old back the...

Taal Volcano Island Trek (220+MASL) October 27, 2012 Taal Volcano Island It was late evening of 26th and I was hungry. Almost all ...

Malepunyo Mountain Range Climb (1002+MASL) November 30 - December 2, 2012 The Malepenyo Mountain Range is comprised of two major moun...

Mt. Maculot "Rockies" Climb at 705MASL November 17-18, 2012  It was Saturday dawn, and I was intrigued by this mountain cal...

November 3, 2012 - Conquering 12 peaks of Mt. Batulao Coming from a 2-night stay at the cemetery for my departed mom last November 1-2,...