The first and only time that I visited Villa Escudero was in 1982—35 years ago!—for the 18th birthday of a friend, who eschewed the regular dance party for a two-night stay at the resort with a dozen of her close friends.
Not even World War II was able to stop the annual feast of the Ascension at Villa Escudero, a prominent coconut plantation in Tiaong, Quezon.
Like our indigenous fabrics and oral chants and literature, Filipino cuisine is a cultural heritage that needs protection and preservation.
FROM the outside, Casa Consuelo Museum looks like a debutante’s cake, dressed in deep pink fondant, covered with intricate doily patterns.
The photograph of pancit buko, strips of young coconut packed with pork belly, chicken, shrimps, garlic and Tagalog onions and made colorful by stir-fried carrots, green peppers and green peas, was an arresting sight.
For those who want to do a road trip this Holy Week, here is a destination guide. Those who like to stay longer in a place and burrow themselves can also pick out options from these.
IN EMBRACING LIFE, one needs to fuel desires and conquer challenges. Life, as we all know it, is too short to pass on chances to experience what the world has to offer.
It should be interesting to note the chemistry—if there is, and obviously there is—between President Aquino and US President Barack Obama. Even before Aquino’s visit this week to the US, the two heads of state have had casual encounters, if you could call them that, since Aquino was elected president.
