 On hot, summer days one may see birds, specially the Philippine Maya, wallowing around in bare, dusty, sandy patches in the yard. More...
 It is but normal for one to be struck speechless and amazed when one sees for the first time the Tinuy-an Falls - definitely the grandest and most majestic waterfalls I've ever seen. It's not an overstatement, cetainly not an attempt to throw in hype to its monicker, which is the "Little Niagara Falls of the Philippines."
Simply stunning and magnificent. View more photos here.
 R. Zamora Linmark of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (06/27/2006) has cited Marianne Villanueva as “one of the most important Filipino short-story writers working in the English language today.” Read more...
 Here’s the latest perspective drawing of the proposed Balyuan Amphitheater Roof Project, the soon-to-be latest landmark in Tacloban City, at night. Read more here...
 Even for a native Taclobanon, viewing Tacloban City above for the first time can be a bit disorienting. View more aerial shots of Tacloban City.
 Driving 56km south of Tacloban City for about an hour’s time, one reaches the quiet and rural barangay of Villa Imelda and the famous Lake Bito.
There used to be crocodiles in the lake. Read/view more photos...
 We went up last week to the hills of Brgy. Cadulawan, Minglanilla - some 15 kilometers, 30-minute ride south of Cebu City via the new SRP Road - to the soon-to-open mountain resort of Rep. Eddie Gullas with a panoramic view of Talisay City, Minglanilla and Naga, Cebu. Read/view more...
 It used to be the farthest, most remote, end-of-the-road town of the southern part of the island of Leyte. Billboards along the highway face south towards Hinunangan, Southern Leyte where the main traffic used to come from for decades.
But with the construction of the Abuyog-Silago road, things suddenly turned around 180 degrees. What used to be a 7 to 9 hour trip from Tacloban City has been cut down to 2 hours! And billboards being put up along the highway now face towards north to welcome motorists from Tacloban. Read/view more...
 It seems this much-awaited development is finally going to happen. After being on the drawing board for about 10 years now, the rehabilitation of the DZR Airport now seems to be preparing for final take off! So, without further ado, here’s a peek on the preliminary studies of the proposed new Tacloban DZR Airport Terminal Building. Read more...
 My post on the current Robinson’s Mall development as well as on Gaisano Tacloban’s plans has generated a lot of interest from this blog’s readers. Naturally, our kababayans, specially those currently based in faraway places are just too eager to hear “development” news from home.
I also learned that there are still those who are unaware of the operation of the new Tacloban Bus Terminal located at Brgy. Abucay, Tacloban City which has rerouted city-bound public transpo traffic coming from all over the region. Read/view more...
 Here's my update on Tacloban's mall aspiration. Pix taken Sat, March 01, 2008. Click here
 When we went to Beijing, China last week for a brief visit, my wife and I were ready to be captivated. What we got was more than we expected - we were enamored effortlessly! Read more >>>
 As promised, I'd like to share with you guys some glimpses of Beijing. For starters, here are samplers of Beijing's winter countryside. Read more...
 I’ve been able to edit additional photos taken of Hinunangan, Southern Leyte, specifically those taken at Tahusan Beach and, yes, at San Pablo and San Pedro Islands. So here's Part II of Scenic Hinunangan...
Please bear with me if I’m unable to post any update here for the next couple of days. But I promise when I come back, I’ll have some surprise photos for everyone - glimpses of Beijing!  Hang in there!
First I have to openly say this: I am not a maller; neither am I a shopaholic. But I can emphatize, however, with one of the aspirations most Taclobanon’s have had for ages - for the city to have even just one modern, decent shopping center. Or even just a small mall. It will definitely cut down on the inconvenience of having to go to Manila or Cebu just to do some serious shopping. So here's what's happening in our town. Read more...
 When we covered the Calicoan Surfing Crown '07 last October, I had several apprehensions - among them, whether my camera zoom lens would be able to get up close to the surfers, the risks involved in shooting while facing the mighty Pacific Ocean winds, and how fast I'd be able to post-process the photos taken. The three-day affair generated more than 5,000 photos which easily managed to eat up more than 15GB of my laptop's storage space. Post-processing involved selecting/discarding photos and narrowing down the selection to 160 photos for the final web gallery. It was mind-boggling and nauseating, to say the least. View the full web gallery (160 photos) Read more at my gerryruiz photoblog entry
 About 45 minutes by car from Naval, the capital of Biliran province, one reaches the Iyusan Rice Terraces in the town of Almeria, Biliran which brings to mind the more famous Banaue Rice Terraces - rice production knowledge handed down for generations. Read more...
 Upon my arrival in Tacloban from Baguio and Metro-Manila, I was off again to Biliran. View my latest photos here.
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