Category: Philippine Local Destinations

Camarines Sur, Philippines

Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”camarines-sur” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History The history of Camarines Sur has been an amalgam of cross-sectoral developments and outside influences. Folklore and scientific researches have it that, thousands of years ago, there was a wandering tribe of Tabon men inhabiting a vast area of

Panay, Philippines

Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”panay” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History Panay is the place where the dawn of Christianity started. It is also the center of the first act of revolt against the Spaniards in the Province of Capiz. The first encounter between the Filipino revolutionaries and the Spanish

Camiguin, Philippines

Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”camiguin” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History Camiguin, an island-province on the northern coast of the Mindanao archipelago in the Philippines. It is the country’s second-smallest province, a veritable treasure trove of natural attractions, both on land and under the sea.  Especially under the sea. Camiguin has

Baguio, Philippines

Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”baguio” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History The vastness and promising economic potential of the place lured the Spaniards to conduct a series of expeditions. Series of attempts to pacify the “Igorots” but failed. Finally in 1846, Commandante de Galvey established his Commandancia at La Trinidad,

Davao, Philippines

Places [alpine-phototile-for-pinterest src=”board” uid=”etnmedia” board=”davao” imgl=”fancybox” dlstyle=”medium” style=”wall” row=”4″ size=”192″ num=”25″ shadow=”1″ border=”1″ curve=”1″ max=”100″] History Davao’s rich heritage in arts, culture and history come from its indigenous tribes, among the predominant groups include Bagobo, Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo, Ata and B’laan. According to historians, the word “Davao” is a result of the phonetic blending of