Tag: Tacloban

  • Beaches in the Philippines: Fly to these Destinations

    Beaches in the Philippines: Fly to these Destinations

    Wanting to go to a warmer place and enjoy the islands? Now, there’s a way for travelers from the US to fly straight to the heart of the Philippines — the Visayas region, where thousands of beaches and islands are sprawled across the central part of the country. Philippine Airlines,…

  • First-time in the Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum

    First-time in the Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum

    The Sto. Nino Shrine was not the first thing that caught my attention when we arrived in Real Street in Tacloban. Instead, I noticed the palm trees. Their trunks stood battered and bare, with only a few leaves clinging to them. They looked like silent witnesses to the fury that had…

  • First-time in Tacloban City, Leyte: In The Aftermath of Yolanda

    First-time in Tacloban City, Leyte: In The Aftermath of Yolanda

    I have never expected that the almost year-long anticipation of my first trip to Tacloban would change at the last minute. Yet, it was for good, because with the recent onslaught of typhoon Yolanda that ravaged Tacloban and other parts of the Eastern Visayas region, it would be hard to…

  • Volunteer Vacation in Tacloban & Basey: A Mission to Help

    Volunteer Vacation in Tacloban & Basey: A Mission to Help

    Sometimes, a trip begins with a simple plan but ends up becoming something far more meaningful. That was exactly what happened when our planned getaway to Tacloban and Basey turned into an unexpected Volunteer Vacation after Typhoon Yolanda devastated Eastern Visayas. It was March when a fellow volunteer from Hands On Manila…