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The frogfish came out to play for my Dumaguete birthday

This year, for our annual dive outing, we picked this chill city and the rich waters of Apo Island

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Photos by Inggo Escalante Now on its third year, my annual birthday dive outing with my dive group to places around the Philippines—Bohol in 2024, Malapascua in 2025—took us to Dumaguete and the wonders of Apo Island, an extraordinary marine sanctuary off Negros Island, 30 km south of Dumaguete.  Christine and the killer ‘halo-halo’ at Mahi-Mahi Resort We returned to a gorgeous boutique…
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The recent launch of the English and Filipino anthology Baguiong Buhay awakened memories of my own family’s decision to move from Manila to Baguio…
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Has the selection process for the National Artist (NA) awards been reduced to that of a secretive conclave? And must the public endure this cycle…
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It felt so good to wake up to a Federer-Roddick exhibition match Tuesday in the US Open. It made my day, a big happening to kick off the 2026 US Open…

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