Balikbayan Journals

Balikbayan Journals

Rising After the Fall: Finding Healing on the Slopes of Mount Pulag and Mount Apo

Every step toward Mount Apo’s summit was a step away from the person I thought I had lost, and closer to the person I was becoming. By Lyndille Mae…

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You Can Leave the Philippines, But It Never Quite Leaves You

El Nido was everything the photos promised and then more. There is something the Philippine waters do to you that I have never been able to explain to anyone who…

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Gov. Matthew Manotoc: Steering Ilocos Norte’s Tourism Renaissance

When Matthew Joseph Marcos Manotoc took over the governorship of Ilocos Norte, the northern province faced significant challenges. A strong typhoon had devastated the region, and the global COVID-19 pandemic…

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A Closer Look at Bohol’s Tarsiers

The Philippine tarsier, a tiny primate native to Bohol, continues to draw both scientific interest and tourist attention in 2024. These nocturnal creatures, famous for their enormous eyes, have become…

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Sacred Spaces: The Hidden Tales of Philippine Churches

Have you ever wondered why some churches in the Philippines draw millions of devotees while others quietly serve their local community? Or why do certain church buildings seem more grandiose…

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Philippine Embassy in Canada Launches Winter Escapade 8

Winter Escapade 8 (WE8) Tourism Package was officially launched by the Embassy of the Philippines in Canada on 17 August 2023 at its Mindanao Hall, to a crowd of almost…

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Over 400,000 overseas Filipinos have returned to the Philippines

The Department of Labor and Employment reported on Saturday, January 16 that more than 400,000 overseas Filipino workers impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic have been repatriated by the…

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Filipino Community Groups in Singapore Send Donations to Typhoon Victims in PH

Filipino community organizations and courier companies in Singapore have teamed up in sending almost 90 balikbayan boxes of dry goods, blankets, toiletries, school bags to typhoon and flood victims in…

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Clark International Airport resumes operations for returning overseas Filipino workers

The Clark International Airport resumed operations on Friday, June 5, to accommodate flights carrying returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The first flight arrived from Dubai, bringing home 262 passengers, of…

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Over 22,000 overseas Filipinos return home safely

Over 22,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that were stranded in different quarantine facilities have been transported to their respective hometowns, the Department of Labor and Employment reported on Saturday, May…

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Central Visayas prepares for arrival of thousands of OFWs stranded in Metro Manila

Preparations are underway for the expected arrival at various ports of entry in Central Visayas of thousands of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) staying in various quarantine and isolation centers…

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Nearly 24,000 OFWs set to go home after quarantine and negative test results

Nearly 24,000 OFWs who have undergone the mandatory quarantine and tested negative will be sent home as announced by Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III on Sunday,…

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More Overseas Filipinos return home from Clark after mandatory quarantine

Clark City — Due to travel restrictions, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that were stranded in Clark arrived home in Northern Mindanao last Saturday, May 9. 21 OFWs arrived home through…

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After mandatory quarantine and if virus free, OFWs must be permitted to return to their home provinces says President Duterte

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte appealed to local chief executives to allow newly arrived overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to return home to their provinces upon completion of the required 14-day quarantine…

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Over 1,000 stranded domestic tourists in the Philippines return home via sweeper flights mounted by the DOT

Manila, Philippines – Over 1,000 domestic tourists who were stranded in various tourist destinations in the country have returned home, mostly in Metro Manila, with the assistance of the Department…

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More Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs, total now over 20,000

The Department of Foreign Affairs surpassed the 20,000 mark in total number of repatriated Filipinos with the recent arrival of two chartered flights from London where 610 seafarers of the…

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‘Balik Probinsya’ program aims to decongest Metro-Manila

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Friday, April 24 supported the proposal that encourages people to go back to their home provinces which would thus decongest Metro Manila—adding that the government…

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60 Filipinos repatriated from New Zealand

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continued its international repatriation efforts by welcoming home 60 Overseas Filipinos Workers via a Philippine Airlines flight from New Zealand on April 20, 2020.…

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Over 24,000 in-transit travellers assisted by the DOT-National Capital Region during ECQ of Luzon

Now over 30 days into the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) of Luzon, the Department of Tourism-National Capital Region (DOT-NCR) has served a total of 24,336 nationals directly and indirectly. Since…

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Over 16,000 Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

As of April 19, the Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 16,000 Filipinos as two consecutive flights carrying a total of 571 Filipino crew of Norwegian Breakaway in Orlando,…

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Rising After the Fall: Finding Healing on the Slopes of Mount Pulag and Mount Apo

You Can Leave the Philippines, But It Never Quite Leaves You

Gov. Matthew Manotoc: Steering Ilocos Norte’s Tourism Renaissance

A Closer Look at Bohol’s Tarsiers

Sacred Spaces: The Hidden Tales of Philippine Churches

Philippine Embassy in Canada Launches Winter Escapade 8

Over 400,000 overseas Filipinos have returned to the Philippines

Filipino Community Groups in Singapore Send Donations to Typhoon Victims in PH

Clark International Airport resumes operations for returning overseas Filipino workers

Over 22,000 overseas Filipinos return home safely

Central Visayas prepares for arrival of thousands of OFWs stranded in Metro Manila

Nearly 24,000 OFWs set to go home after quarantine and negative test results

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More Overseas Filipinos return home from Clark after mandatory quarantine

After mandatory quarantine and if virus free, OFWs must be permitted to return to their home provinces says President Duterte

Over 1,000 stranded domestic tourists in the Philippines return home via sweeper flights mounted by the DOT

More Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs, total now over 20,000

‘Balik Probinsya’ program aims to decongest Metro-Manila

60 Filipinos repatriated from New Zealand

Over 24,000 in-transit travellers assisted by the DOT-National Capital Region during ECQ of Luzon

Over 16,000 Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

Slow Travel, Deeper Journeys: Rediscovering the Philippines by Sea

Pag-IBIG Fund, Avida and Amaia join hands to expand homeownership for Filipino workers

PhilDev Celebrates the Legacy of Filipino Excellence

Chef Sharwin Tee shines a light on Filipino Tsinoy cuisine at Marriott Cafe

Negros Oriental Gears Up for a Bigger and Brighter Buglasan Festival 2026

NRCE 2026 Opens, Showcasing the Future of Philippine Retail Through Innovation, Technology, and Business Collaboration

SM Hotels Celebrates Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod’s Five-Year Legacy

WOCEE 2026 and WOSAS 2026 Officially Open, Showcasing the Future of Innovation and Security