ISLAND LIFE

The transition from city to island life comes with the price of having little or no friends or family you can absolutely trust or rely on in

“Oh, so you moved back permanently?” Permanence. If there’s one lesson life has taught me, it is that nothing is permanent.

Macapagal. Marcos. Zobel. Ayala. Kuok. Iconic names indeed. And what do they all have in common - their families have all dined at...

What you treat your wife to on her birthday is oftentimes a problem, especially when you’ve been married for many years.

Now open, and ready to welcome you, Boracay is a tamer but more sustainable version of its former self. The gorgeous beaches remain and the

I don’t believe the old adage “too much of a good thing…” In fact, I think the more of something that’s good, the better it is. This...

One of the many good things about our wonderful little Island is its people and community. The old adage that “people make a place” certainl

After a long day preparing things for Christmas and doing some last minute shopping, we ended up in d*mall and decided to look around for so

We have spent some wonderful times roaming around and popping into our favorite island restaurants. It’s such a pleasurable way to spend...

By Amanda Virrey Carrying on from my second entry in this narration on strict isolation, I mentioned four of my friends who were...

In my first entry, I narrated my dear one’s ordeal in being subjected to an isolation facility against his will. You may read the previous p

Recently, a person who is very dear to me has just returned to the island after being isolated in Kalibo for testing positive for COVID-19.

Now nearing my 80th year on this planet, I was a baby born in an air raid shelter during World War II. I consider myself a product of the re

Mid last year saw many social media accounts showing depressing pictures of d*mall devoid of any life with boarded up shops and restaurants.

In the middle of a global pandemic the people of Boracay Island now face further unprecedented agony. If it was not enough that the people h

I'm writing this piece right now after just submitting my paperwork to Aklan for my third trip to the Island since it's reopening to tourist

If there is one understated yet easily accessible pleasure to be enjoyed on beautiful Boracay, it would have to be paraw sailing.

Since Boracay opened to tourists from the Western Visayas first on June one, then to tourists from much of the rest of the country on Octobe

Imagine yourself in a hotel and finding a wallet with PhP700 in it. Because you’re in a hurry, you turn it over to the front desk and ask th

This has been an amazing week for our little island. My social media pages have been littered with posts of resorts and other businesses a