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Tacloban City: Silently Survived, and Bravely Booming

The collective will of the people who were devastated physically, emotionally, and economically around ten years ago, prevailed. The onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013 claimed thousands of lives and destroyed millions worth of properties. But the sense of courage, and goal of overcoming the devastation is much stronger. And the pride in what the city is right now, vibrant, and progressive, has captured our impression during our recent visit in the city.

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Published at 2023-03-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, Society

Tags: Tacloban, Visayas

Biliran Province

Biliran is an island province of Eastern Visayas on the western side of the region. It is bounded on the south by Caragara Bay, Samar Sea on the east, North by the Visayas Sea and the strait of Biliran on the West. The province boasts of many smaller islands and islets, beautiful and pristine white sand beaches and waterfalls.

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Published at 2020-09-13 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Biliran, Visayas

Eastern Visayas

Eastern Visayas is one of the three regions in the Visayas group of islands and it is designated as Region VIII out of the 17 regions of the entire Philippines. The region is a grouping of three major islands of Samar, Leyte and Biliran and other small islands scattered throughout the eastern archipelago of the Visayas. It is composed of the six provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Biliran.

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Published at 2020-09-12 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Eastern, Visayas

Siquijor Island

Siquijor is a small island in Visayas. Siquijor Island or Isla del Fuego as the Spanish named it, due to the intensity of fire flies lies some 22 km east of Southern Negros. Legend has it that Siquijor rose from the sea during a tremendous thunder storm sited as evidence is fossils and shells which can still be found in Mount Bandila-an, Siquijor's highest point. While the coastline is mostly white sand beaches, oceans full of tropical marine life the interiour is mountainous.

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Published at 2020-09-12 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Island, Siquijor, Visayas

Cebu Island

Cebu Island is long and narrow with a mountainous central spine and the most important island in the Visayas region of the Philippines. The main touristic areas are the islands of Mactan, Bantayan, Badian, Malapascua and Camotes where you can find large high-end resorts and hotels offering all kinds of luxury. Apart from that there are smaller resorts in fishing villages in the South and North, such as Moalboal, offering a more Filipino experience and amazing nature experiences.

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Published at 2020-09-12 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Cebu, Island, Visayas

Bohol

The province is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts. The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of brown-coloured limestone formations, are the most popular attraction. The formations can be seen by land (climbing the highest point) or by air via ultralight air tours.

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Published at 2020-09-11 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Bohol, Chocolate Hills, Tarsier, Visayas

Negros Occidental Part 2

Negros Occidental has produced a large number of athletes that have achieved success in both national and international circuits. The province is also well known for hosting national and international athletic events, which has given it a reputation as the sports capital of the Philippines.

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Published at 2020-07-01 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Negros, Occidental, Visayas

Cebu City

Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a 1st class and highly urbanized city of the island of Cebu in the Central Visayas Region, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 922,611 people, making it the fifth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in Visayas.

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Published at 2020-06-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Cebu, Visayas

To the Lighthouse – on Capul Island

Was it the Nancy Drew book about the lighthouse mystery that got me imagining since I was a teenager? That tall shape of a beacon at sea enlarged my illusion when, years later, I met a couple living in one on the coast of Andalucia. The lighthouse became an ideal dream for a place of solitude, a place to live and write with the sea for a muse.

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Published at 2019-05-02 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Capul, Lighthouse, Visayas

VISAYAN Origin Myth: Creation of the Sun and Moon

“The Visayan still holds to many of the old superstitions, not because he has reasoned them out for himself, but because his ancestors believed them and transmitted them to him in such stories as these. [The Creation Story is] A very old explanatory tale. In a slightly varying form it is found in other parts of the Islands.” – Mabel Cook Cole, 1916

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Published at 2019-01-09 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Mythology & folklore

Tags: Visayas

Campanario De Dumaguete: the Oldest Belfry in Visayas

The Campanario De Dumaguete is a famous landmark of the city. Built in 1811, the watchtower was constructed to warn residents of the impending danger by Moro pirate attacks in search of slaves.The Dumaguete belfry was built among one of the four watchtowers of the town just right next to the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria along Perdices street fronting Rizal Park.

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Published at 2018-03-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary

Tags: Dumaguete, Visayas

The Hidden Charms of Anini-Y, Antique

Anini-y, Antique in Western Visayas of the Philippines is a laid-back town at the southern tip of Panay Island. Anini-y is home to a hot spring source, a white beach island, mountains, a century-old church, and friendly people.

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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Antique, Visayas, charms

7 of the Best Things to Do in Capiz

Capiz has long been overlooked as a tourist destination, no thanks to the widespread belief that the aswang — a shape-shifting, blood-sucking nocturnal creature in Filipino folklore — inhabits its shores. But don’t let this myth keep you from visiting the province, which has plenty to offer the curious traveler.

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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Capiz, Visayas, coastal, culture, heritage

Ilonggo

The Ilonggos are concentrated in the Western Visayas Region, particularly in Panay Island (Iloilo, Capiz, etc.) and Negros Occidental. They are also found in some areas of Mindanao. The word “Ilonggo” normally refers to a person, whose language is Hiligaynon. The term Hiligaynon originated from Yligueynes, which means “people of the coast.”

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Published at 2018-03-01 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Culture, Documentary

Tags: Negros, Panay, Visayas

Capiznon

Capiznon is derived from kapis, the name of the seashells that are primarily used as square panes for windows; the suffix “-non”, on the other hand, means “people”. They are also known as Capizeños or Capiceños. Moreover, they're concentrated in Capiz, a province in the northeastern portion of Panay Island (Western Visayas region).

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Published at 2018-03-01 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Culture, Documentary

Tags: Panay, Visayas