Author: Nicole Chacon-Millan

“Why haven’t I heard more about these extraordinary places before?” This was the big question hanging over my head my entire time in Zambales as I was blown away again and again by the abundance …

I was happily humming a song while paddling on a good Saturday morning, when I saw a head bobbing in the water. A spearfisher. He must have heard me singing, and he looked up, spear …

Cramped beds. Long lines to the bathroom. Crowded common rooms. These are some of the things one would usually think of when you hear the word “hostel.” Don’t get me wrong—despite the unexceptional qualities of …

Stop shaking your head. I am not lying. 2 weeks. 20,000 pesos pocket money. It’s cheap traveling, I know, and some people would doubt the mere idea, but it worked for me. Like most of …

20 years ago, a TV commercial for a milk brand featuring three gifted kids graced Philippine television. Sat in front of a black backdrop, you could see three youngsters with wide-eyed wonder—Francis (then known as …

Eh eh o eh o, eh eh o eh o. This was the battle cry of hundreds of fans last Monday, January 5, when British band Bastille rocked World Trade Center. “I know that you …

After the Chvrches Live in Manila show, I rounded up some big fans of the band to ask them one simple question: What, for you, was the best moment of the night? And here are …

“We’ll just prepare our recording devices,” one guy said as we all put our phones on recording mode and placed them down on the coffee table before the band. “It’s quite a collection,” Lauren said, …

Perhaps you’ve seen Commercenter Alabang while passing along Commerce Avenue. You’ve seen Army Navy, Cocohut, and Yellow Cab lined along the entrance, and maybe watched yogis in their tree poses from the second floor window …

It was a sunny day at Alabang as I crossed the street from Festival Mall’s main building to their newly opened extension called the River Park. I made my way to Mati’s Meat and Bread …