Philippine Travel Notes

Saw this again, parked in front of Office of the Vice President in Nulatula Tacloban. Wala lang hehe, nakita, nilapitan, pinektyuran. Yun lang! A good looking bus anyway. Okay okay fine.., the reason I took that photo (I even wanted to board and peep inside - kaso sarado, walang tao, Sunday kasi eh) was... it is still a hot topic on social media discussions, not just in Tacloban but even in the whole Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) ! Like what? Like lately, the topic has been some jeep & bus drivers of/to the northern barangays were complaining that their earnings are affected by this 'Libreng Sakay'. The funny thing is: it has now become A Household War - of fathers (drivers) versus mothers (their wives, mainly vendors) and students (their children in college, even HS) ! Haruy adto na! Hala bibra sasari kamo! What is Libreng Sakay Program " initiative of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) which aims to ease the daily burden of commuting by p...

No long tale to tell. I happened by the Sto. Niño Church of Tacloban for the 5:30PM Sunday Mass. Being a little late, I had nowhere else to stand but way back outside. I was aware of the nice warm weather and interesting clouds. So I clicked some! The first photo I took at 1740H was still too bright and bland, though I could already see some orangy wash. Ah it went well with the ongoing sermon - about politicians! But I waited a little bit more until communion time, and clicked again heheh! Luckily, the church outdoor lights also started coming on. And all I could say was: Oh Wow! The 2nd and 3rd photos in the above collage, I took at 1810H. Ayun o! Bursting with colors na! Oy I didn't edit anything. Their colors just came out interestingly like that! If you noticed, the 3rd panel even captured the 'almost-half-moon'. Achievement! Was it the Vivo Phone? Maybe. But I'm only interested in the finished product hehe! Why the fuss anyway? Ah, I just remembered ...