My Manila

The Aetas are an indigenous people who live in the mountainous regions of Luzon , most notably in the province of Zambales . They are usua...

The little tiger bus that brought us around Zoobic Safari 's many attractions. Except the part with the free-roaming lions and tigers, ...

Spotted near the waiting area of the Zoobic Safari . Cousins, indeed. Both were absolutely determined to ignore me.

The Old West Gate in what used to be the Subic-Olongapo Base (now the Subic Bay Freeport Zone ) was called the Spanish Gate by the Americ...

Stroll, play volleyball, build sand castles, take a bangka ride (you can choose what size bangka you want), or just stand still and enjoy...

My husband and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary at the start of June by treating ourselves to a short beach trip to Subic in Zamb...

Portraits of violinist Ramon Corpus hang at the entrance to the music hall (see yesterday's post) in Casa San Miguel in Zambales whic...

Since music was the inspiration of the Casa San Miguel in Zambales , it is to be expected that the place has a concert hall, no matter how...

The cafe of Casa San Miguel in Zambales can be accessed from the garden.  The garden has a simple stage (not in the photo, however) for ou...

Aside from the school (see yesterday's post), Casa San Miguel in Zambales also has a theater, an art gallery, a museum, a café, and a...

When you put a civic-minded violinist in a province devastated by the eruption of a volcano, you get something like Casa San Miguel in the...