CultureSiquijor: Folklore, Faith and Island Life
Healing traditions and Lazi’s religious architecture reveal a living community beyond the island’s supernatural reputation.
September 2026
Stories first published in September 2026, from every Orient Gazette department.
Culture
FoodCebu: Around the Lechon Table
Carcar’s lechon belongs to a wider food landscape of crisp pork, puffed-rice sweets and coconut confections.
PlacesBohol: Hills, Forests and Island Memories
Bohol’s geopark connects the Chocolate Hills with reefs, caves and a museum that remembers the island’s recent earthquake.
HistoryNegros Occidental: The Stories within the Ruins
Talisay’s famous ruined mansion becomes more revealing when viewed alongside the sugar economy and surviving houses of neighboring Silay.
CultureIloilo: Heritage, Festivals and Familiar Flavors
Iloilo’s food culture and Miagao’s church offer two different ways to understand how a place preserves its identity.
FoodGuimaras: The Island of Golden Fruit
The geographical indication for Guimaras mangoes turns a familiar reputation into a more specific question of origin and product identity.
FoodCapiz: At the Seafood Table
Oyster farming in Roxas City reveals the research and community work behind a province’s seafood reputation.
LifeAntique: A Different Kind of Retreat
The patadyong weavers of Bugasong show how a slower visit can focus on skill, changing materials and the decisions behind a familiar cloth.
CultureAklan: Beyond a Famous Beach
Piña weaving offers another way to know Aklan: through the patient transformation of pineapple leaves into cloth.
PlacesSorsogon: A Coast with Gentle Giants
In Donsol, the value of a whale-shark encounter depends on allowing a wild animal to remain wild.
PlacesMasbate: At the Heart of Island Routes
A small bronze bell and a group of islands offer an alternative introduction to a province often described only through cattle and coastlines.
PlacesCatanduanes: An Island Facing the Pacific
Behind Catanduanes’s coastal identity is an agricultural material connecting farmers with Philippine textiles and international trade.
PlacesCamarines Sur: Water at the Foot of Isarog
Malabsay Falls offers a visible entry into a much larger relationship between an upland protected area and the city below it.
PlacesCamarines Norte: Coastlines and a Place in History
A monument in Daet and communities in the Calaguas islands show why Camarines Norte deserves more than a beach-only introduction.
PlacesAlbay: In the Presence of Mayon
The relationship between Cagsawa and Daraga makes Mayon’s landscape a story of settlement, loss and rebuilding.
PlacesZamboanga del Sur: Hills Above the Bay
Pagadian’s changing elevation offers a useful way to read the city before looking farther into Zamboanga del Sur.
PlacesZamboanga Sibugay: Waterways and Quiet Landscapes
Olutanga’s coastal environments and the Naga–Kabasalan uplands show why Sibugay is better understood through connected habitats than isolated beauty spots.
Arts and MusicRizal: A Cradle of Art and Local Imagination
The Angono–Binangonan petroglyphs connect an ancient marked landscape with the modern artist who brought it to museum attention.
CultureQuezon: A Celebration of Color
At Lucban’s Pahiyas, rice wafers and decorated houses express a harvest thanksgiving with a particular religious and local setting.
LifeLaguna: Waterfalls, Springs and Familiar Flavors
The distinction between Pagsanjan and Cavinti reveals how a famous waterfall connects several communities.
HistoryCavite: Tracing a Historic Past
Kawit and Maragondon reveal different sides of the Philippine Revolution: a declaration of independence and a bitter internal conflict.
PlacesBatangas: Lake Views and Deeper Waters
Taal’s volcanic landscape and Anilao’s diving coast require two very different kinds of preparation.
PlacesZambales: A Landscape Remade by Pinatubo
Mapanuepe Lake shows why Pinatubo’s story continued after the great eruption of June 1991.
LifeTarlac: Faith, Memory and a Slower Pace
At Capas, understanding the final stages of the Death March gives a memorial visit the time and attention it deserves.