FoodPampanga: A Cuisine of Its Own
Sisig offers a starting point for exploring Kapampangan cooking, provided one famous dish is allowed to open a wider conversation.
September 2026
Stories first published in September 2026, from every Orient Gazette department.
Food
LifeNueva Ecija: Life in the Rice Country
In the Science City of Muñoz, rice and dairy institutions offer a way to understand farming beyond the view of a field.
HistoryBulacan: Places That Shaped a Nation
At Barasoain, a church, a congress and a constitution show how the Philippine Republic was given an institutional form.
HistoryBataan: A Landscape of Remembrance
The peninsula’s memorials are best read as parts of a wartime sequence, rather than interchangeable monuments.
PlacesAurora: A Rainforest and Coastal Retreat
Baler’s Pacific setting brings together surfing, coastal memory and a town whose history extends well beyond the beach.
PlacesQuirino: Where the Landscape Opens Up
The Cagayan River, limestone walls and upland viewpoints give Quirino a geography worth understanding before choosing an activity.
PlacesNueva Vizcaya: A Watershed Haven
Following the movement of water links Nueva Vizcaya’s mountain landscapes with the underground chambers of Capissaan.
FoodIsabela: A Taste of the Cagayan Valley
Pancit Cabagan and banana-leaf-wrapped rice delicacies offer a useful introduction to Isabela’s food traditions.
PlacesCagayan: A Landscape for Cave Lovers
At Callao, the significance of a cave extends from its visible chambers to evidence that changed the study of human evolution.
PlacesPangasinan: Among the Hundred Islands
The islands off Alaminos make more sense when viewed as a limestone landscape, not a checklist of boat stops.
PlacesLa Union: Beyond the Surf
Luna and Bangar offer a northern La Union journey through coastal memory, religious devotion and the work of weaving.
HistoryIlocos Sur: A Glimpse of the Past
Vigan’s streets and museum collections explain a trading town shaped by several cultures—and by conflict as well as commerce.
HistoryIlocos Norte: Heritage Beyond the Highway
Paoay Church and Cape Bojeador Lighthouse reward a visit that asks what historic structures were built to do.
Arts and MusicRomblon: The Marble Country
Romblon’s signature stone belongs to geology, sculpture and an industry deciding how its craft will continue.
PlacesPalawan: Between Limestone Cliffs and Underground Waterways
Understanding the protected landscapes behind Palawan’s famous views makes a journey more rewarding—and its geography less confusing.
PlacesOriental Mindoro: An Island Sanctuary
Puerto Galera’s coast and Naujan Lake offer contrasting introductions to the province’s connected water landscapes.
PlacesOccidental Mindoro: Reefs, Mountains and the Tamaraw
Apo Reef and the mountains of central Mindoro reveal why conservation here must account for both water and land.
CultureMarinduque: Masks, Faith and Island Life
A closer look at Moryonan and the island’s shipwreck collections reveals two very different ways of remembering the past.
PlacesMountain Province: A View from the Highlands
Sagada’s burial sites and surrounding landscapes invite careful attention to the difference between a public attraction and a place held sacred by a community.
Arts and MusicKalinga: An Inked Tradition
Batok is easier to appreciate when its techniques are understood alongside the particular communities and histories that give the marks meaning.
CultureIfugao: The Living Landscape of the Rice Terraces
Knowing which terraces are inscribed—and what keeps them working—changes the way a visitor sees Ifugao.
PlacesBenguet: Mountains, Gardens and Highland Views
Mount Pulag’s changing vegetation and La Trinidad’s farms reveal two landscapes that need very different kinds of attention.
LifeBaguio: A Summer Escapade in the Highlands
Look beyond the cool-weather getaway and Baguio becomes a city of makers, public spaces and traditions carried into contemporary life.
PlacesAbra: A Northern Landscape Worth Knowing
Waterfalls, church architecture and a hat made from a gourd offer three different ways to read Abra’s landscape.