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Cata
Housed in a private residence on the outskirts of town, this homespun museum contains a collection of relics from World War II – bombs, helmets, bullets, etc. Most were uncovered by the owner, Felix Cata-an, in the jungle around Mt Talinis, where some estimate up to 10,000 Japanese
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Sidlakang Negros Village
On the same site as the provincial tourism office, this cultural expo centre promotes products and crafts from Negros Oriental. The best time to visit is during a festival, as otherwise many of the pavilions are often closed. To find it, take the National Hwy towards the airport an
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Mainit Springs
These natural springs in Montañeza, 32km south of Moalboal, are much less touristy than nearby Kawasan Falls. The hottest spring tops out at 42.9°C and, according to the signage, cures skin disease and sickness of the body. Clamber up the pretty canyon behind the springs to a serie
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San Isidro Convent
Opposite the San Isidro Labrador Church, flanked by centuries-old acacia trees, is the oldest Catholic convent in the Philippines, a magnificent timber and stone villa, creaky with age and eerily serene. Upstairs is the small Siquijor Heritage Museum , with historical photographs a
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Odessa
Estimated to be at least the second-longest cave system in the country at 12.5km (it still hasn’t been explored to its terminus), Odessa-Tumbali Cave is for advanced cavers only and can only be visited with permission from the tourist office in Tuguegarao and a guide. Access requir
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Plaza Miranda
Plaza Miranda has some history. This is where the common folk came to watch beauty contests, political rallies, and various events and festivities, until it was destroyed by a bloody bombing in 1971 that preceded Marcos imposition of martial law. Later it was rebuilt in the style o
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Cathedral
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Buntod Sandbar
Seven kilometres east of town, the Buntod sand bar, with good snorkelling around it but little shade, is located in the Bugsayon marine sanctuary. Its possible to hire a bangka (around P600 return, including waiting time), to take you from barangay Nursery, the coastal road east of
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Cambugahay Falls
From Lazi, a sealed road leads 2km north to these refreshing falls on the Po-o River. Above the falls, there’s a paid parking bay on your left for your tricycle (P20) or motorbike (P10). Steps just across the road will take you down to this series of popular swimming spots. Never l
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Sagay Marine Reserve
Sagay is best known as the guardian of the 32,000-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve, established in 1999. For visitors, highlights are the 200-hectare Carbin Reef (P100 entry), about 15km northeast of Old Sagay (20 minutes by bangka), and Suyac Island (P20 entry), where you can walk an
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National Gallery of Art
This proud museum contains many of the Philippines’ signature works of art, including Juan Luna’s seminal Spoliarium, a colossal painting that provides harsh commentary on Spanish rule. It’s in the old Congress building designed by Daniel Burnham, across the street from its sister
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Museo Ilocos Norte
Housed in the historic Tabacalera warehouse, the snazzy Museo Ilocos Norte is one of the better ethnographic museums in the Philippines. It houses a large collection of Ilocano, Igorot and Itneg tradtional clothing, household utensils, ceremonial objects and more. At the end of the
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Long Hua Temple
A huge Chinese Buddhist temple with beautiful wooden floors and carved walls and doors about 2.5km north of the city centre.From here, walking back towards the city for a couple of hundred metres, you’ll see a sign on a small side street on the right to the Taoist Temple , with its
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Dizon Ramos Museum
At first you might think it is a moving sale, but this unpretentious and oddly affecting museum will win you over with its hysterically curated collection of family hobbies. Holy land trinkets? Ceramic horses? Crystal? Keychains? They each have their own room. And where else does t
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Syquia Mansion Museum
The Syquia Mansion on Quirino Blvd was recently turned into a museum filled with old furniture and exhibits dedicated to the life of Vigan native Elpidio Quirino, the Philippines’ sixth president. Quirino was born in the nearby provincial jail, where his mother worked. He rose to p
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Museum of Three Cultures
The three galleries here have an interesting mix of photos, ceramics, art and artifacts, including several huge ceremonial M’ranao swords and a full-scale pangao, a four-poster bed meant to accommodate the sultan’s entire family. It’s housed in a building of classrooms on the groun
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Echo Valley Lookout
To get to the Echo Valley lookout, walk behind St Mary’s Episcopal Church and take a hard left on a dirt road that winds uphill to a cemetery. Continue uphill straight to the top of the cemetery and beyond; the path leads by a mobile telephone tower. From here it’s a short stumble
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Metropolitan Theater
Opposite the Lawton Park and Ride bus station, a few blocks south of the classic Manila Central Post Office, stands one of the few survivors of Burnham’s plan. It’s now in a state of disrepair but is still a stunning piece of art deco architecture. Nearby, beautifully illuminated a
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Nagkalit
Several kilometers after you’ve turned off the main road heading north from El Nido you will pass by a house signposted Nagkalit-kalit Waterfalls; from here it’s a 45-minute walk through several rivers (wear waterproof shoes) to the small pool at the base of the falls, which you ca
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Pacific War Memorial
The American-built Pacific War Memorial, at the island’s highest point (210m), is a shrine to the thousands from both sides who died in the conflict. There’s a symbolic metal flame and an open-topped dome that catches the sun on 6 May, the day on which the island fell. Also here is
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