On this day, October 8, in 1565, Spanish friar and navigator Andres de Urdaneta successfully arrived in Acapulco, Mexico from Cebu, the Philippines aboard the galleon San Pedro, thus establishing the route of the galleon trade. We celebrate the Day of the Galleon to commemorate the Galleon Trade using the route found by Fray Andres de Urdaneta.… Read More »
Craving for Filipino food in Canada? Try Sisig, Binagoongang Spare Ribs, and GK Boodle Fight at Grandt Kitchen in Surrey, British Columbia! Grandt Kitchen is located at 10257, King George Boulevard, Surrey, Canada. Grandt Kitchen’s best-sellers are Sisig, Binagoongang spare ribs, GK Boodle Fight. The sisig is made from parts of pig head and chicken liver, seasoned… Read More »
Camiguin Airport is now 100% complete. In 2016, the old passenger terminal building (PTB) is small. The runway is short and and the surface not even. Today, Camiguin Airport is 100% complete. It has a bigger and better passenger building terminal (PBT). The asphalt overlay and runway extension of the airport has been completed. Before, passengers were… Read More »
The Balintawak LRT Station was named after “Balintawak,” the first referred venue of the cry of Balintawak, now called the cry of pugad lawin. The so-called cry officially kicked off the Philippine Revolution. The exact date and location are still contested, but it happened sometime in August 1896 in Caloocan, where both Balintawak and Pugad Lawin is… Read More »
The United Nations LRT Station is located between Central Terminal Station and Pedro Gil LRT Station. The United Nations LRT Station is the best stop if you intend to go to the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. The World Health Organization (WHO) is a United Nation agency built in the United Nations Avenue in 1959. The United… Read More »