Visita Iglesia - Churches in Manila to Pray this Holy Week

Visita Iglesia Itinerary: Seven Churches in Manila to Pray at This Holy Week

by The Click List

 Visita Iglesia (Church Visitation) is the Catholic tradition of praying the fourteen stations of the cross in seven different churches during Holy Week. Pre-war, Visita Iglesia was done in Intramuros' seven churches. After earthquakes and warfare destroyed five of the seven original churches, it has been acceptable to recite the prayers in other churches.

   

If you're planning to do your Visita Iglesia within Manila this coming Holy Week, you might want to put these seven beautiful and historical churches in your itineraries. 

Traveler's Hostel in Manila - MNL Boutique Hostel

Come, Stay, Play: Have a Social Staycation at MNL Boutique Hostel

by Beatriz Acosta

Wanderlust has led me to far off places, but it has also brought me back home at this new and colorful backpacker haven in Makati called MNL Boutique Hostel.

Hotel grade comfort meets backpacker hospitality and fun

 

While I am not new to the concept of hostels, I often wonder why traveler's hostels are not so commonplace in Manila. I remember my first try at hostel life back in 2009 in Singapore. Apart from the place being accessible to the nearest public transports and key commercial areas of the city, what I appreciated most is the social aspect of hostel life -- the owners were hands-on and conversed with you daily, you get to meet and greet and mingle with dorm mates and other guests, and just feel downright at home, no stiff environment whatsoever.

Travel To New Zealand - Filipino Experience

100 Percent Pure New Zealand

by Mary Elke Navarro-Rojo
In one clear-cut phrase, this is exactly how New Zealand Tourism describes their country in their latest campaign slogan which quickly summarizes everything there is to know about this unspoilt place. Experiencing it first-hand, I can tell you that it is what it says – 100% no sugar coating.

Things To Do In Bicol

In Bicol for the Peñafrancia festival happening this month? Check out some of the activities you can do while in this beautiful southern Luzon region.

Eat: Sweet, Spice, and Everything Nice!

Bicolanos are known for their heat-tolerant tongues. Home to spicy fare such as the Bicol Express, pinangat, and laing, this southern Luzon province is a destination for daredevil, spice-seeking foodies.

Waterfront Cebu City Hotel's P100-Million Lobby

Back in 2011, hotel operator Waterfront Philippines Inc. announced its multi-million, three part renovation program to further improve its flagship property in Cebu, the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. “Waterfront Hotel in Cebu has been an institution for 15 years. It's about time that we decided to give our clients something fresh and exciting,” Waterfront’s Assistant to the President, Weslie Gatchalian, declared.

Panagbenga - Baguio City's Annual Flower Festival

Every last weekend of February, locals and tourists alike fill the lengthy sidewalks of Session and Harrison Roads to immerse themselves in what DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez calls the “360 degree spectacle” of Panagbenga Festival.

Panagbenga, Baguio City's annual flower festival, is a five-week long slew of activities that celebrate the season when flowers blossom. A Grand Opening Parade jump starts the festivities on the first day of the month. Exciting concerts, trade fairs, and pageants follow forth on the days after but it isn't until the last Saturday and Sunday of February when the festival highlight happens.

Explore Camiguin Island in the South

Lanzones Festival Of Camiguin

by Vic Albornoz Lactaoen
posted on Monday, November 10, 2008

Perhaps one of the few festivals in the Philippines that honor their major crop in the island is the famous Lanzones Festival of Camiguin.

What use to be the claim of Laguna’s Paete is now the main turf of the island of Camiguin. During the month of October, the whole island is flush with this yellow colored fruit, when it is in abundance and its taste is on its highest sweetness. Perhaps, it is due to the islands claim of being the world’s only island with seven active volcanoes to its claim including the most feared Mount Hibok-Hibok and Camiguin Volcano. And it is because of this that the soil is rich in minerals and is ideal for these kinds of fruit trees to bear such sweet tasting fruits. Aside from the sumptuous parade of fruits, the two-day grand festival features the best of the island’s cottage industry and several indigenous sporting events.