• The Only Coron Itinerary You Need (4 Days, Budget-Friendly)

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    Updated for 2025 | First published 2017 Can’t give up your worldly possessions to stay permanently in Coron? Coron doesn’t merely meet expectations. It outpaces them: crystal lakes, limestone cliffs, shipwrecks, and white sand, minus the Boracay markup. If you’re serious about seeing the island’s best without paying tourist tax, this 4-day, 3-night itinerary is

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  • WordPress and I go way back.

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    Just finished tweaking a client’s site again. No code. Just persistence. I’m platform-agnostic. If it helps users find what they need, it’s fine.But “fine” won’t cut it in certain industries. You know the ones. Still—WordPress.After 15+ years of blogging, it’s held up. Stored every messy draft and half-baked idea.Like a box of old journals you

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  • The Art of Large Group Travel Planning

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    Traveling in a large group can be exciting and rewarding, but it can also be quite daunting. If you have ever tried to plan a trip for more than one person, you know that booking flights and hotels is just the beginning. This year, I have been on a few group trips that were a

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  • My Cebu Pacific Super Pass Saga: P99 Flights, Glitches & All!

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    Carissa, #CEBSuperPass just for YOU!💛 That’s the personalized email subject line I got from Cebu Pacific. Who wouldn’t swoon? I was answering booking requests at Issa Suites, minding my own business, when this gem landed in my inbox around 11am. I wouldn’t have noticed it if not for my eagle-eyed partner, who spotted it on

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  • Updated Requirements for Delayed Birth Registration in Cebu

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    This year has been hectic. I’m juggling Airbnb hosting, caring for my child, and trying to fit in exercise. Amid all this, I neglected to follow up on my son’s delayed birth registration. We submitted the necessary documents in January but did not hear back from the Civil Registrar’s office. Assuming it was part of

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  • Romeo’s Blue Skies: An Anime That Transformed a Generation

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    Barely able to cook meals for myself as a child, I was captivated by this anime. It was melancholic, yes, but also held something unexpected that left a lasting mark on my impressionable 10-year-old mind. Aired with a Tagalog dub on ABS-CBN in 1995, the 33-episode series Romeo and the Black Brothers tells the heart-wrenching

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