Hiking matters #66: A prayer while stuck in SLEX
SOUTH EXPRESSWAY – I’m stuck here right now; I’m supposed to be on my way to PGH to take up
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Hiking matters #65: Bakun Trio, Bravo!
BAKUN, BENGUET – A sense of fulfillment and relief comes to me after having completed the ‘Bakun Trio’: Mts. Lubo,
Read moreHiking matters #64: Now in Baguio after Bakun Trio!
BAGUIO CITY – Once again I am in Baguio after a climb, but this time around it wasn’t just one
Read moreHiking matters #63: The Eid-al-Fitr long weekend / Climbs in Bakun and Nagsasa Cove
The Eid-al-Fitr is a day of fasting that marks the end of Ramadan for our Muslim brethren. This year the
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Hiking matters #62: The Seven Lakes of San Pablo, revisited
I can’t keep myself from blogging about it a third time, because the Seven Lakes of San Pablo keep fascinating
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Hiking matters #61: Captivating Coron
CORON, PALAWAN – It is unbelievably beautiful here in Coron. Right after our 24-hour duties, my classmate Livi Mejia and
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Hiking matters #60: Medical mission, Pinatubo Spa Town and Capas National Shrine
Upon the request of my blogging partner Ivan Henares, I joined the group of doctors who rendered free medical services
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Hiking matters #59: Banahaw, my first major climb
Photo with my cousin Franz Lasco, at Durungawan I (Peak of Mt. Banahaw), April 16, 2003. Year after year, many
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Hiking matters #58: Break in Boracay
STATION 1, BORACAY – Five days after the Visayan Voyage and five days before I enter medical internship in PGH,
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Hiking matters #57: Visayan Voyage 5 – Majestic Madjaas!
The final mountain of the Visayan Voyage was no less than Mt. Madjaas, the legendary highest mountain in Panay island
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