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Majestic Maja

It’s one of my favorite Filipino desserts of all time – the Maja Blanca 🙂  This is commonly made from coconut milk and has the consistency of thick gelatine. There can be many variations in terms of ingredients (using ube or squash as main ingredient). But I especially love the one with some sweet corn …

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Beautiful Camiguin

Several years back I had the chance to visit the beautiful island province of Camiguin in the region of Northern Mindanao. It’s the second-smallest province in the country both in population and land area after Batanes. Mambajao, its capital, is also the largest municipality both in area and population. The visit to Camiguin was actually for a …

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One Afternoon at the Butuan Museum

My friends and I had the chance lately to check out the National Museum of Region 13 or Caraga Region located in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte. This was actually my second visit to the museum as I had walked through its doors several years back during a trip in Butuan. There are several interesting …

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