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Dreamweavers of Basey
Dreamweavers of Basey
Inside a cave in Barangay Basiao of Basey, Province of Samar the local women continue an age old tradition of weaving ticog matts with intricate designs.
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Published at 2018-03-08 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary
Tags: Dream Weavers, Samar
Pinabacdao on My Mind
Pinabacdao on My Mind
But surprisingly (besides those mentioned) in the small town of Pinabacdao in Samar it is their home cooked fresh seafood seasoned with local spices that got my attention.
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Published at 2018-03-07 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Travel
Tags: Samar, locals, seafood
Spelunking in Samar
Spelunking in Samar
It was my Indiana Jones moment. I had been hiking through a rain-soaked jungle for three hours, and had finally arrived at the edge of a sinkhole. I looked down into the dark opening and felt like I was staring into an abyss. My heart was pounding but I summoned my inner swashbuckling explorer, and steeled my nerves.
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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Travel
Tags: Samar, jungle, landscapes
Waray
Waray
The Waray inhabit the islands of Samar and Biliran, and the eastern section of Leyte in the Eastern Visayas Region. The Waray language belongs to the Visayan language family and is related to Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and Masbateño.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Biliran, Samar, Waray
Sama, Abaknon
Sama, Abaknon
The Sama Abaknon are found in the San Bernardino Strait and Capul Island of Northwest Samar. They are also known as Abaknon, Capul, Capuleno, and Sama. The family to which the language belongs is Sama; the people are called Abaknon.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Sama, Samar
Crossing San Juanico Bridge, from Leyte to Samar
Crossing San Juanico Bridge, from Leyte to Samar
The light rain, while our plane lands on the runway of Tacloban Airport, brought qualms in visiting the first item on my schedule that weekend. It was my first time in Eastern Visayas region and paying homage to San Juanico Bridge, the longest bridge in the country, was the first thing I planned to do. Not just simply taking a picture with the bridge on the background, but to walk the whole stretch of it.
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Published at 2018-01-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Travel
Tags: Leyte, Samar, bridge