Laag Bisaya

What has been the effect of working from home?

noreply@blogger.com (Laag sa Bisaya) — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 04:04:00 +0000

Working from home has gone from being rare to commonplace during the pandemic. There are positive and negative aspects to this new way of working, and in today’s blog, we will focus on the positive. Working from home is not a new idea, but until the pandemic came along and forced many people to stay home and work, it was never really an idea that employers felt comfortable with. No employer could afford to take the risk of trying to work from home on a large scale and seeing the experiment fail. So the idea remained an idea that employers could not afford to try, and we continued to travel to work in offices, and change remained unlikely.

We haven’t had a choice of course, with the pandemic, and many of us have been working from home as never before. So what has been the effect of wfh?

Now we are faced with some choice perhaps, in the future. Do we want to return to our normal places of work – or do we want to stay wfh? What is lost and what is gained if wfh becomes the norm, the way of working for most of the time?

So today in this blog, I’m going to talk about some of the positives. I know that there are negatives too – there are ways in which wfh doesn’t benefit people or businesses. So I may do a second blog looking at the downside of working from home. But for today, let’s look at the advantages, the upsides of wfh – and why it’s probably here to stay.

It’s worth saying, of course, that some types of work just don’t move to online. It’s estimated that around 50% of job roles can be done from home – so 50% can’t be. And as usual, there’s some inequality in this. One statistic shows that the higher your level of education and the higher your earnings, the greater the likelihood that you can do your job from home. So it’s worth noting that the more privileged in our societies are the ones more able to do wfh. If you work in the service industries – or in manufacturing – that’s where you make goods or make products, wfh is not an option, not a possibility.

Asa ka before ECQ?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 03 May 2020 13:35:00 +0000

Every one of us has a story before and even during ECQ, it may be funny, difficult, or maybe sad. Well, whatever story you had before ECQ, good luck as soon as possible everything 😃😂 joke lang. Surely you don't want to put an end to that story especially if it's about adventure. I know you've been craving mountain, beach, fresh air, and fog that touches your skin.

It's been more than 30 days since Cebu province and other places are under Enhance Community Quarantine (ECQ). As laagan, wanderer, adventurer, or whatever alias you call to yourself, one thing we both miss is our adventures like hiking, camping, beaching, and our laag buddies yes?

How's your days during ECQ? Kutob nalang throwback no? Well, I feel you mate😃😂, as much as we would love to go to adventure but better to stay indoor for our safety and to everyone.

Here, close your eyes, imagine your seating right in front of your tent somewhere in your favorite campsite, feel the breeze of the fresh air that touches your skin, listen to nothing but the song sang by the birds, hear not the noise pollution but the screaming cows, carabaos, goats and other animals that we commonly encounter in the mountain. Isn't it amazing? Peace of mind yea?

So, back on the question, "Asa ka before ECQ?" Before this pandemic spread?

A month before ECQ has been implemented, we were able to have our major climb in Mt. Pulag in Benguet. We're so thankful and lucky kay wala jud tawn na cancel and we are all safe ra.

During the first or second week of March a few days before enhance community quarantine (ECQ) has been announced, we had this sabot to make camping somewhere out there with friends during our hike sa Mt. Pulag. Since most of them haven't got to Lake Bensis in Toledo yet, we have all agreed to spend a night in Lake Bensis. Basically, hapit jud ni ma cancel on the day mismo sa laag due to unexpected circumstances but maayo nalang kay wala ra jud na cancel.

Few days right before ECQ has been implemented, we had our camping in Lake Bensis with Renson, Hards, Jolina, Jore, Brad, Elli, and friends. We had so much fun especially during the "S game", promise maka gamay gyud samot ug IQ ang S game 😃😂.

Mt. Lanhan another Sibonga’s Hidden Gem

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:30:00 +0000

I’ve been in the town of Sibonga twice and every time I go there, there was this “lami-ang sabaw sa bisayag manok tapos butangan ug sangig nga hastang pagka humota jud”. Thank you to Mccoy and family and cousins who always welcome us every time we visit their valley in Sibonga.

I can still remember when I first visited Sibonga - Tubod Cliff, we wander in Tubod Cliff and stayed one night in the mountain with Mccoy and cousins. Aside from Tubod Cliff, another hidden gem in the town of Sibonga is Mt. Lanhan. Unlike with other mountains in Cebu, Mt. Lanhan is not that popular but it will offer a splendid panoramic view of Sibonga and the towns nearby.

Mt. Lanhan

Mt. Lanhan (Langhan) is located in Brgy. Basak in the town of Sibonga. I'm not quite sure how to go there kay nagsakay mig motor with Renson, Mccoy, Kim and cousin from Brgy. Tubod. Nalimot naku kay daghan kaayog liko -liko. But, you can actually ride a bus going to Sibonga and from Sibonga proper you have to ride habal-habal going to Brgy. Basak Elementary School. Surely, local habal-habal knows where Basak Elementary School is.

Hike to Mt. Lanhan

Going to Mt. Lanhan is very easy, the trail is established but you might as well consider bringing arm sleeves for your protection and umbrella

Conquering Mt. Pulag as the Philippines 3rd Highest Peak via Akiki – Ambangeng Trail

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:42:00 +0000

Let's start with, how we celebrate our Valentines day?

This is our kind of Valentines Day

Mount Pulag is Luzon’s highest peak at 2,926 metres above sea level. The borders between the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya meet at the mountain's peak. The peak of the mountain is located in the Municipality of Kabayan Province of Benguet. It is the third highest mountain in the Philippines, next to Mt. Apo and Mt. Dulang-dulang.

About Mt. Pulag

Mount Pulag is famous for its "sea of clouds" and the view of the Milky Way Galaxy at dawn, which has attracted many tourists who wish to see the "other-worldly" scenery. The entire mountain is believed to be the home to the tinmongao spirits and is the sacred resting ground of the souls of the Ibaloi people and other ethnic peoples in the area.

It is the natural habitat of the endemic Dwarf Bamboo, As the highest mountain in Luzon, Mount Pulag attracts a lot of mountain climbers. Highlights of the climb include the montane forests and the grassland summit with its "sea of clouds" phenomenon. There are four major trails up the summit: the Ambangeg, Akiki, and Tawangan trails from Benguet and the Ambaguio trail from Nueva Vizcaya. These trails are managed by the Mount Pulag National Park, under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Among of these trails, Akiki trail is the most difficult one for its assualt trail from Eddet camp site to Akiki camp site until the summit of Mt. Pulag.

MT. MAGO: FIRST CAMPING OF YEAR 2020

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 00:33:00 +0000

Its been a very long time since I stopped in blogging, murag almost 1 year naman siguru. Why I stop? Gikapoy lang. Lol! Anyways, last week (second week of January), we've been looking for a place to hide and to stay overnight through camping. Supposedly, adto unta mi sa Lake Bensis sa Toledo with Lost Lokal peeps, however, we realized na naa diay sad event sa Bensis on the same day. So, we have decided nga sa Mt. Mago nalang gyud mi mag camping.

Camping Experience

Tugnaw, Kamang, and Night trekking

Technically, nahimong night trek kay around 4pm naman me na abot sa Carmen tapos namalit pag pang dinner and foods for our breakfast. As soon we or I arrived in Carmen, there I met my new friends, sir Eli and Maam Ching friends of Lost Lokal peeps (Renson and Hardilene).

OUTREACH PROGRAM: MULAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMPOSTELA CEBU

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 21:02:00 +0000

Laag Bisaya: Mission

In cooperation with National Bookstore - Project Aral

Laag Bisaya aims to help the people and the environment or to educate people about the importance of taking care of our mother nature, the importance of following the Leave No Trace policy. As we all know, nowadays, global warming is (lalong lumalala) due to our carelessness. Aside from that, Laag Bisaya, aims to help the less fortunate children in different places or in the mountainous areas of Visayas by doing an outreach program.

We collected our funds for the outreach program by organizing outdoor events and in that event, we sell customized t-shirts. The very first outreach program we’ve hosted was last December 2018 held at Gilutongan Integrated School in Gilutungan Island Cordova Cebu. Recently, we had our second outreach activity held at Mulao Elementary School, Brgy. Mulao Compostela Cebu held in June 2019.

Planning of the event

It is very hard to decide whether to accommodate the pupils from Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3 or just Grade 1 and Grade 2 because we don’t have the funds yet, we don’t have enough supplies for the kids yet, therefore, we can’t be sure if we can cater all the kids for the grades we have mentioned.

CUERNOS DE NEGROS: CONQUERING THE HEARTRENDING TRAIL IN MT. TALINIS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 21:57:00 +0000

Ganahan kag sakit? Adto tas Negros, sa Mt. Talinis mag hike.

I'm sure you already know where Mt. Talinis is, yes? If not, Mt. Talinis is located in Negros Oriental. Mount Talinis, also known as the Cuernos de Negros, is a complex volcano in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. At about 1,903 meters above sea level, it is the second-highest mountain on Negros Island after Mount Kanlaon. The volcano is located 9 km southwest of the municipality of Valencia; and 20 km from Dumaguete City, the capital of the province.

It's almost a year before na blog naku ni nga hike, technically this is the second major climb I had with some of my Team sa Laag Bisaya. I have nothing much to say about this hike, aside sa super kapoy ug sakit sa lawas.

BAGUIO CITY : PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:07:00 +0000

The Philippines is known to have many festivals held in different cities and/or towns in the country. Festival like Sinulog Festival in Cebu, Dinagyang Festival in Ilo-ilo, Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo, Aklan and Batan and Binirayan festival in Antique and many more. These are just some of the festivals we've celebrated in a different season of the year.

The annual festival will highlight the place's main product and/or tradition, it usually a way of dance with colorful costumes, street dancing, floats, and most especially the sound cheorio.

Mt. Cabuyao commonly known as La Preza: Technically Single, Emotionally Unavailable

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:42:00 +0000

Are you wondering what's the title all about? Well, wala lang akong maisip. Bitaw, it's for you to find out.

I’m on my final days here at the City of Pines after staying for months and worked here for a living. But before I leave, I wanted to have at least one mountain to hike on. So I and my friends have decided Mt. Ulap as our destination and are able to reach its highest peak.

It’s not my first time in Mt. Ulap, I have been there before but only able to reach the first peak. It was a very cold morning as we went to the terminal at the Center Mall here in Baguio City. That was 4:30 am of 2nd of March 2019 and the excitements among us are very high since my friends haven’t been there yet. Also, that day happened to be the grand street dancing parade of the festival here in Baguio City, the Panagbenga festival, so expect volume of people on the street.

Unfortunately, as we about to reach the terminal, somebody told us that the local government prohibited tourists in going there due to massive fire that burns the majority of the mountain last 2 days ago. “Yung tipong lahat kayo nakanganga at ayaw paniwalaan ang sinasabi ng matandang estrangherong aming pinagtanungan”. That was a very disappointed moment since we woke up early just to have nothing in our hands.

MT. YANGBEW: A REVENGE CLIMB IN LA TRINIDAD'S LITTLE PARADISE

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 12:58:00 +0000

Benguet is situated in the mountainous part of the Philippines, where there are lots of stunning mountains that every mountaineer dreams of climbing. Mt. Yangbew and Mt. Kalugong, on the other hand, are located in La Trinidad, Benguet; Mt. Ulap in Itogon, Benguet; Mt. Tenglawan and Mt. Kabunian in Bakun, Benguet; and many more. These are just some of the mountains that every mountaineer's dream of climbing. These mountains offer breathtaking, panoramic, and instagrammable views.

Mt. Tenglawan in Bakun Benguet. Second to Mt. Pulag.

Mt. Kalugong in La Trinidad

Sirao Peak: What if I did not organize that climb?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 09:45:00 +0000

Having a group of people with the same point of interest is really great and surely makes a fun filled adventure. As we all know, laag is fun and it will be funnier when you are with your close friends or even not that close as long as you have the same interest. Nowadays, there are a lot of mountaineering groups anywhere. I actually wrote this article because I had a sudden question in my mind, "what if I did not organize a climb that day to Sirao Peak?"

I really do love laag, climbing moutains, camping and etc, however, most of my friends are backout dancers and they love to draw and draw and draw and draw....

So what I did was, I created an event through Facebook. The very first event I had was held in Mt. Kabuwan, Naga City. Some of my friends as well as acquaintances joined me with this event. It was successfully done and we had so much fun.

This was the very first event held at Mt. Kabuwan, City of Naga. The group is taking rest after extreme uphill trail.

Few weeks after, I created another event that was held in Mt. Mago, Carmen. This time I had 20+ joiners. The best part of having such event is that we were able to meet new friends, make adventure and explore new things at the same time together.

OUTREACH PROGRAM: GILUTONGAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL GILUTONGAN ISLAND CORDOVA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 18:06:00 +0000

Laag Bisaya: Mission

One team. One goal 2 help

We collected our funds for the outreach program by organizing outdoor events and in that event, we sell customized t-shirts. The very first outreach program we’ve hosted was last December 2018 held at Gilutongan Elementary School, Gilutungan Island. The last year 2019, we had our second outreach activity held at Mulao Elementary School, Brgy. Mulao Compostela Cebu.

Unexpectedly, we have received a lot of supplies and cash donations from different entities and kind-hearted people. On this activity, we were able to cater 77 pupils from Grade 2 to Grade 3. Each kit consists of school supplies such as a writing pad, notebook, crayon, pen/pencil, sharpener, plastic envelop, drawing book. Also, we have added basic hygiene kit such as toothbrush, toothpaste, soap and shampoo, and face towel. Each pupil received one kit with school supplies, one set of hygiene kit and one free meal.

A SEAMLESS NIGHT TREK TO MT. KALBASAAN

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 23:26:00 +0000

It's been 3 months since I went away from Cebu City. I missed a lot of things here, missed my friends, mountain adventures with them and so on and so forth. I also missed visiting my family in Bohol, basically, again I missed a lot of things here in the Visayas.

Yes, I had a tough and good experience in Baguio during my time there. I learned how to survive on my own, live on my own, do things on my own and decide for things on my own. Technically, one reason why I went there alone is I wanna prove in myself that I can live independently.

After 3 months in Baguio City, I finally went back to Cebu City. Just last 26th of September I flew back here alone, naka kamiss din yung bisaya dialect yung marinig sa tainga natin everyday pero hindi ko na miss yung traffic at init sa Cebu. Lol! A day after my flight here, I went to Bohol to visit my mama, of course, family first then after 2 days I went back to Cebu to do my first trek after 3 months of being away.

La Trinidad, Benguet: Exploring the Instagrammable view of Mt. Kalugong

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:58:00 +0000

Baguio is known to be the Summer Capital of the Philippines while La Trinidad Benguet is known to be the plantation of Benguet's Strawberries. I know, every tourist whom ventured in Baguio will not be satisfied if they can't have the strawberry fruit or strawberry jam. I've been in Baguio for 3 months, for all those days and times I learned a lot of things, values, and new cultures. I meet many kinds of person and fortunately, I got a number of good friends.

It is really nice to be in the new place, like a totally brand new place. New in a way that people around don't speak the local dialect I had, weather and etc. The downside is that when the time goes by and you have to say goodbye of the place and all the people you got as friends. Makamingaw sad.

One of the adventures I had in Benguet was in La Trinidad Benguet. As far as I know, there were 2 stunning mountains located in La Trinidad. One was Mt. Kalugong and the other one was Mt. Yangbew in Brgy. Tawang, La Trinidad.

La Trinidad

La Trinidad is located a few miles away from Baguio City. It can be reached just by riding a jeepney which may take 15-30 minutes depends on how heavy the traffic is. La Trinidad, aside of being the place where strawberry grows has also a beautiful gem for mountaineers. Mt. Kalugong is located just a few miles away from the strawberry farm.

Bakun Benguet: A Perfect Paradise to Live with

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 23:42:00 +0000

Baguio City is known to be the summer capital of the Philippines. Lots and lots of tourist from a different corner of the Philippines are coming to explore Baguio and to experience its coldness. Last year, when I had a vacation in Baguio with my college friends from Cebu, we weren't able to explore Baguio much since we only have 2 days at that time.

It's been almost 3 months since I left Cebu. I left Cebu because of too much heartache. HAHAHAHA Char lungs! I left Cebu and move here in Baguio because I like Baguio and the weather is perfectly imperfect. This article should be written and posted supposedly months ago but since poor man ko diris Baguio (no laptop and other resources and also busy), so, therefore, I can't post just easy as that. I even just used my phone in creating and posting this HAHAHA it's too difficult kaya to access and navigate Blogspot using a phone.

San Carlos Heights, Baguio City

When I came here, I have no idea where to go and where to live, despite of searching room for rent online before coming here. Luckily, I got this friend who I asked for a little favor, Rhex. One thing that I can say about Igorots,

Conquering the Perfectly Green Landscape in Alicia Bohol: Binabaje Hills

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 21:23:00 +0000

Bohol, as we all know, is a popular tourist destination all over the world because of its natural beauty and white sand beaches. Surely, we are all familiar with what are these spots in Bohol, right?

Binabaje Hills, Alicia Bohol

A little thing about Binabaje Hills

One of these spots is the Binabaje Hills which is located in the municipality of Alicia. This was discovered a year ago if I'm not mistaken. Numbers of major events such as trail run took part in this place.

Binabaje Hills is actually in our wish list. I conquered Binabaje with Char, Cherry, John, Rell, Lin and her cousin. Basically, Char, Cherry, Rell and John went to Bohol together while Lin and her cousin followed on the next day.

TUBOD CLIFF: SIBONGA'S HIDDEN AND UNEXPLORED GEM

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 21:23:00 +0000

It has been a few weeks since I've been into the mountains after our first major trek in Ormoc City, "super kapoy man gud". Few weeks before my flight in Manila, I’ve decided to go somewhere. I remembered that a friend of mine, Mark, invited me to visit and hike to a “deadly” cliff near their place. Basically, I wasn't alone in this trip; I have Mark along the trail who served as my guide in going to their place in Brgy. Tubod and into the cliff.

What I love in this Laag was that we were able to visit Simala Church. We lighted candles and offered a prayer.

The Spectacular Campsite in Mt. Kalbasaan, Traverse from Puting Bato to Biga Pit

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 19:37:00 +0000

Do you know that feeling when you are surrounded by a lot of people with good vibes but still you feel alone? Hayst MAOY pa more. But what's really the best thing do to when you're in MAOY mood?

Eating?
Go shopping?
Sleeping all day long?

Nowadays, it is so common that if someone is in MAOY mood, they'll go mountain climbing to ponder chuchu and etc lol. Mountain trekking, aside from being the stress reliever for some, mountains also became the instant witness on how maoy you are. Luhh!

Sa bukid nga imong gi lakwan
Murag feelings nimo niya, walay padulngan
Sakit huna hunaon
Pero sa kasakit sab kita makat on
Ayaw pag pakabuta bungol
Sa gugmang makagu-ol
Kung tumang kasakit ang matagamtaman
Hununga ug putla ang tanan
Dili lang ko ni tas-on
Para kita maka move-on

The trail to Mt. Kalbasaan

As far as I know, there are three trails going to Mt. Kalbasaan, one is via eskina Pakigne Minglanilla or eskina Tubod, second is via Camp 8 Minglanilla and third is via Camp 7 at the same town. Camp 7 and Camp 8 can be reached via Brgy. Lutopan in the Municipality of Toledo.

Conquering Eastern Visayas' Highest and Treacherous Peak : Mt. Aminduen/Alto Peak

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 21:04:00 +0000

Every mountaineers dream is to experience major climb in different places and in different mountains. No matter how high the peak is and how tough the trail is, kay laagan man lage, go lang ng go. Visayas may not have the title for having the highest peak in the Philippines but it is well known for its spectacular peaks.

Cebu has Osmeña Peak which is the highest peak in Cebu Province, but climbing is very hmmmm. It’s for you to find out.

The Peak

Alto Peak or commonly known as Mt. Aminduen is located in Brgy. Cabintan, Ormoc City which is 1.5 hrs away from the city proper. Mt. Aminduen is known to be the highest peak in Eastern Visayas at 1332 MASL (meter above sea level).

Trails to Alto Peak

There were actually two trails going to Alto Peak, one was via the abandoned road (as per guide/tourism) and the other one was via Lake Janagdan traverse to junction then to Alto peak. The first trail is not that difficult or adventurous, it may be just your regular trail when

Alegria's Spectacular Gems for Summer: Camp at Mt. Lanaya, Trek to Kalo-Kalo Peak, and Swim to Cambais Falls

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 21:49:00 +0000

Summer is Here! Trek+Camp+Swim was the second major event we had. The first one was the Pre-Hearts Day held in the City of Naga. The same as the previous event , it was done successfully and peacefully. On behalf of Laag Bisaya Team, I would like to say thank you to those who attended and contributed to the success of the event. Thank you so much for your cooperation and following the simple bukid rules.

Basically, the event should have 52 joiners and 13 organizers. Unfortunately, there were more than 20 laagans who did not made it due to some circumstances. But if the attendance were complete, surely we could have had a hard time in going to Alegria since most of the buses going there can only accommodate 40-50 passengers.

Mt. Lanaya's Ocular: Alegria's friendly and Grassy Scenery Campsite

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:45:00 +0000

SECURITY is our number one priority in every event we've hosted. No matter how near or far the event place is or no matter how easy the trail is, we always do ocular. We do ocular to double check how safe the place is, to check the proper place where we can set up our camping tents, to assigned a designated cooking place and to check how difficult the trail is. Aside from this, we also need to see the captain or person in charge to ask an approval for formality and to provide our intent as to why we do this activity in their place.

Trail going to Lanaya's Campsite

So, just last Sunday, the 7th, we had our ocular activity in both campsite and in the Kalo-Kalo peak. We leave Cebu at exactly 250 am via series bus and we arrived in Brgy. Legazpi, Alegria at 630 in the morning. Inig abot gyud dayon sa Brgy. Legazpi, there's a place where we need to register and pay the guide and entrance fee. During our ocular, we had to pay P150.00 each (P100.00 for the guide and P50.00 for the entrance. We tried

The Alluring Gem of Canigao Island: Matalom Southern Leyte

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:25:00 +0000

The Philippines is composed of hundreds and thousands of stunning islands and more than hundreds of them are still unnamed and not expose to the public.

Visayan Islands, also called Visayas or Bisayas, island group, central Philippines. The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan, Samar, and Camotes seas. The seven main islands are Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Masbate, Negros, Panay, and Samar. These islands and their smaller neighbors make up the central group of the Philippine archipelago.

About Canigao Island

Canigao Island is located in the municipality of Matalom, Northern part of Leyte. Canigao island is just one of the alluring island in Leyte. Sambawan Island, Kalanggaman Island, Digyo Island, Limasawa Island and more others are just some of the famous island in the place.

Canigao Island is known for abundant fishing grounds and scenic coral reef areas suitable for diving. The beaches have white sand, with tropical sea creatures and extensive coral reef in the surrounding waters.These natural features often attract tourists and scuba divers, who arrive at the island by traveling from Matalom.

Preparation of Leyte Escapade

Basically, few days after I was admitted to Perpetual Succour Hospital a friend of mine, Denisa, asked me if I wanna go to Leyte for free. So to make story short, we went to Leyte and all expenses have been taken cared of our very humble big time friend, haha, Judy. Well, they are just the owner of Gabisan Shipping Line, we went to Leyte riding one of their ship heading to their place with no charge at all.

Beach, Falls, Springs, Mountain, Snorkeling - All in Sweet Lanzones Island : Camiguin Island

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:17:00 +0000

Summer is fast approaching, surely you will have an outing so soon kung dili drawing. Summer is the season wherein most of laag's are in group chat only. Drawing here, drawing there, drawing everywhere. Lol

Do you already have a place for summer? Why not considering Camiguin Island? Camiguin is just a small island but is composed of stunning spots that will surely tickled your adventurous spirit.

If you are into beach, springs or into waterfall chasing or mountain climbing, then Camiguin would be the best place for you.

About Camiguin

Camiguin is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about 10 kilometers off the northern coast of Mindanao. It is politically part of the Northern Mindanao Region of the country and formerly a part of Misamis Oriental province.

Camiguin is the second-smallest province in the country in both population and land area after Batanes. The provincial capital is Mambajao, which is also the province's largest municipality in both area and population.

The province is famous for its sweet lanzones, to which its annual Lanzones Festival is dedicated, the picturesque Sunken Cemetery of Camiguin, and its interior forest reserves, collectively known as the Mount Hibok-Hibok.

How to get to Camiguin Island from Cebu City?

There are actually 2 options in getting to the island, its either by the sea or by the air.

By Sea. Basically, if you are coming from Cebu City you have to go to Jagna, Bohol wherein you can ride a vessel bound to Camiguin. As per advice from my cousin who is currently living in Camiguin Island, the trip going Camiguin from Jagna, Bohol is only during Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There's also an upcoming new shipping company that will soon operate in Camiguin. Fastcat will have a trip from Bohol to Camiguin (vice versa) that may only take 45 minutes to 1 hr.

The Fascinating Sea of Clouds in the Municipality of Danao Bohol

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:02:00 +0000

Bohol is known to be a wonderous place not just in the Philippines but worldwide. Every year, a lot of tourists both local and international visiting Bohol. Most common spots in Bohol are Chocolate Hills, the tarsier, Man-made forest, Beaches in Panglao and etc. Aside from those attractions, there are also interesting and adventurous spots that are not so common to everyone but yet the beauty is so fascinating.

Bohol, for me, is a paradise where fascinating spots are in one place from mountains to beaches. Bohol is a must-see island in the Philippines for its full of stunning and adventurous places. Years and years have passed by, more tourist both local and international has come to Bohol to explore its alluring gem.

City of Naga: Mt. Kabuwan - Mt. Naupa : Pre-Hearts Day Trek + Camp

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:25:00 +0000

What a great day to take a break! So the amazing Laag Bisaya team decided to take a break in the mountains.

Wait ✋

What?!

Yes, you read it right. To the mountains we go!

And have a break from the busy streets, noisy and polluted city life and of course from the work stress. So what and who are you waiting for?

C'mon let's get this adventure started! Thanks weather for cooperating! 😂 and before I forget (just like what he did, CHAROT! 😂😂) This also serves as an advance celebration for Valentines Day, so as you can see it is entitled as PRE-HEARTS DAY TREK + CAMP. TAH! Manglakaw na ta! 😂😎

So to start, let's have a ride. A special one (as special as you) from Cebu South Bus Terminal going to the jump-off area Skina Apid Cantabaco Toledo City. So guys plite lang tag sakto noh, lisod muhatag ug tibuok nya di masuklian murag feelings nimo para niya. BOOM! CHAROT LANG!