‘Gotham’ may be right here on top of Mt. Makiling
The fictional Gotham City, known in comic books as Batman’s home, could be sitting right atop majestic Mt. Makiling—home to around 30 different bat species.
February 11, 2015
The fictional Gotham City, known in comic books as Batman’s home, could be sitting right atop majestic Mt. Makiling—home to around 30 different bat species.
After devastating flash floods swept northern Quezon province 10 years ago, the coastal village of Banglos in General Nakar town has become the source of exceptionally handcrafted wood sculptures, made mostly by fishermen-survivors.
Residents of this town need to take only a few steps from their homes to get to the Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Pyramids of Giza, the Golden Gate of San Francisco and the Great Wall of China among other international landmarks, their replicas at least, that had risen in a 3,000-square meter compound here.
Opposition to the controversial street-widening project inside the town proper in Sariaya has softened after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) presented a new plan that will spare heritage houses and other old structures.
Heaps of the last of ripe Formosa pineapples—the rejects of the season—sat waiting for buyers on farmer Winnie Palero’s yard at the Gawad Kalinga community as it rained gently in this provincial capital for the first time this month.
At first glance, there is something somewhat incongruous about the image: a little girl in a flowered pink dress, gaily prancing around as if she was not standing at the top of Mt. Pico de Loro’s famous rock column, more than 600 meters above sea level in Ternate, Cavite province.
From sunup to sundown, there is always something new to expect and something exciting to do on the huge waves and seemingly boundless shore of Bagasbas Beach here in Daet, whether it’s summer or not.
Lovers of adventure and cheap thrills will find a paradise waiting for them, after initially overcoming the challenges posed by Matnog’s tricky water currents.
An agonizingly long and back-breaking horse ride into the heart of Taal Volcano, one of the most active and potentially destructive volcanoes in the world, can be a first-class thrill, with the final descent to the main crater as the ultimate reward, unseen from the perch of comfortable view decks in Tagaytay City.
It could be a tricky trip down the island village of Maniwaya to a favorite destination: the Palád sandbar.
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