Philippine Travel Notes

Moving onwards. As said in my previous post , this travel takes me back out to the national highway at Mayorga, then onwards to Mac Arthur (Leyte), Javier, Abuyog, etc. Actually just a pass-thru of Abuyog and Javier as I'll be visiting them separately, soon. It is just 6 or so kilometers from La Paz to Mayorga on still a nice provincial road.., Though unlike at Julita and Burauen, this road did not feel and look 'very' new. And my driver educated me that indeed this was not new. This has been the 'original' and (even) the only way to La Paz until that new road connection from Burauen was constructed. Just the same, this was also a ride along wonderful rural scenes until this corner... That is the national road, going left is to Tacloban, but I'm turning to the right, here. And just after emerging from that provincial road (above)... Welcome back to Mayorga! Hey, that solar-powered highway light is memorable to me. Just saying hehe! That is the first one, a...

I know I would be coming to this place a number of times, thus the title of this article! Entering town center from the north (Dulag), no more big trees by the roadside as before Yolanda. But, like others, I could discern, this town is recovering bit-by-bit (if I can call it that), as evidenced by houses, stores and other public infrastructure being 'resurrected'! Entering the gate, I could still see ruins... oh, that old house is the "old" municipal hall! It houses their local PNP and COMELEC, but, affected by Yolanda just the same. Look at the roof, a big portion is actually just patched with some plastic and/or canvass material. I wish it could/would still repair this building. Tiny, but looks nice and must be historic. Anyway, the real municipal building is that one on the left (red roof), but, also did not escape Yolanda's wrath. Oh, do you know where their legislative council holds office and regular sessions? At that little shack on the right! Well, at...