Baybayin or Alibata (known in Unicode as the Tagalog script) is a pre-Hispanic Philippine writing system that originated from the Javanese script Old Kawi. The writing system is a member of the Brahmic family (and an offshoot of the Vatteluttu alphabet) and is believed to be in use as early as the 14th century. It [...]

If you are about to visit Paradise Philippines soon, it pays if you know some tagalog words. Though we are good in english, it is still better if you know how to speak some tagalog words which are mainly used. This will help you dealing more comfortably with the locals. Here’s some of the basics: [...]

Haring Ibon (Bird King) is the other term for Philippine eagles, one of the rarest, largest and most powerful bird in the world which can only be found in Paradise Philippines. Found in the major islands of the country – Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao, the female Philippine eagle is about 1 meter long, weighs [...]

Marikina City, known as a haven of quality shoes made here, owns the record of having the world’s largest pair of shoes., each measuring 2.37 meters in wide and 1.83 meters in high. The heel alone measures about 16 inches. It was in December of 2002 when Guinness Book of World Records recognized Marikina City [...]

A defense fortress built for Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, that’s what Fort Santiago is built for in 1571. The Fort Santiago (Fuerza de Santiago in Spanish) is shielded by 22 meter high walls, with a thickness of 8 meters and an entrance measuring 40 meters high making it the premier defense fortress by the Spanish [...]

And what if I grew up as a poor kid spending his happy childhood in Manila’s poorest district – the proletarian Tondo? I was born twenty seven years ago in a small clinic here in Tondo and since that time, I have faced all that the district can offer. From the hospital’s poor state up [...]

When you’re in the Paradise Philippines, you’ll surely notice this unique type of transportation, with an aluminum body, not a bus nor a van but carries a lot of people. This is what we call Jeepney, the most popular means of transportation in the country. The jeepney originated from the US military jeeps that were [...]