My Manila

A red sunset at Manila Bay.

After a light rain shower in Quezon City.

The wide, white sand beaches of Boracay are well-known among tourists all over the world, but I have to confess that my husband and I had n...

The town of Pagudpud in the province of Ilocos Norte is gaining popularity as a beach vacation destination. However, its coastline is quite...

I guess this photo is a good summary of the kind of weather we have in the Philippines—sun and rain, that's it. It's just a matter ...

When you just want to stay in bed the whole day.

Bukal ng Tipan is situated on a hilltop (Maryhill) and has commanding views of the towns of Rizal Province and the cities of Metro Manila ...

The looming 35-story residential condominium along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City, which I first wrote about in March, is almost done. Onl...

The first typhoon of the season lashed the northern and eastern part of the Philippines Tuesday night. As I write this, 21 people are known ...

During the past two weeks, Manila's daytime weather has still been that of summer: hot. But it has also started becoming very humid, and...

This is the small koi pond of Dencio's Bar and Grill in its enviable location on the roof deck of the strip mall beside the Capitol Hil...

Walking around the perimeter of Timberland Sports and Nature Club (see yesterday's post ), an office mate pointed out these trees on th...

Caught in slow-moving traffic one rainy morning, I finally noticed the graffiti-covered buildings under the Katipunan Avenue flyover . They...

After spending almost the entire week indoors at the Ateneo Art Gallery looking at some very strange artwork , let's step outdoors for ...

When our typhoon season rolls in, some of the more responsible outdoor advertising companies roll down the large tarpaulin billboards found ...

Looking south towards the hills of the province of Cavite from a ferry in the middle of Manila Bay , I saw clouds moving towards the east t...

Walking east out of the campus yesterday at 6:10 in the evening, I noticed that the sun was still high in the sky. Less than two weeks ago ...

December 30 is Rizal Day in the Philippines. It commemorates the death of Dr. Jose P. Rizal by firing squad in 1896 which made him a martyr...

Tropical storm "Helen" (international code name "Kalmeagi") passed through the Philippines this week. It skipped Metro M...