TripJournal
PHILIPPINES
162
Smile
May2016
DIPOLOG
DAVAO
DUMAGUETE
JapRoda
Operationsanalyst
CaitlinYao
Caterer/businesswoman
ArvinCrisol
RegionalHRhead
AREACODE
+65
TOUCHDOWN
DIPOLOG
AIRPORT
GETTOTOWN
TRICYCLE (TO
DOWNTOWNAREA,PHP20FOR2PERSONS)
AREACODE
+82
TOUCHDOWN
FRANCISCO
BANGOY INTERNATIONALAIRPORT
GETTO
TOWN
PUBLICUTILITYJEEPNEY, TAXIS
AREACODE
+35
TOUCHDOWN
SIBULAN
AIRPORT
GETTOTOWN
VIATRICYCLE (TO
TOWN,PHP100ONAVERAGE), JEEPNEY
If youare looking for authentic
Filipino food, go toTonino’sRestoand
WineBar (+652121256) inRizal Avenue.
Their crispy
pata
(porkknuckle, PHP350)
is sodelicious!
Get packages including lodging in
the famousDakakParkBeachResort
(dakakresort.com) inDapitanCity. Ithas
nipahut-stylecottageswithamodern
twist.Dakak isknownasMindanao’s
versionofBoracay.
Head toGloriadeDapitan for an
unforgettableday! Aside fromTeatroDe
Dapitan (Dapitan’s firstmovie theater),
ithas its veryown themeparkcalled
Gloria’sFantasyland (fantasylandtours.
com)witha ride-all-you-canpromo.
TessBBQnearAgdaoPublicMarket
will satisfyyour cravingswith itsmade-
to-order barbecueand
puso
(ricewrapped
incoconut leaves). Their chorizo is todie
for!Dip it in their special vinegar and it
will feel likeyou’re inheaven. Budget
PHP150 for agut-bustingmeal.
AldevincoShoppingCenter inRoxas
Streethasall your shoppingneeds. Stay
until sundownand see thenightmarket
filledwith food,
ukay-ukay
(second-hand
goods) andmore.
Islandhopping isamust. Theboat
will takeyou toTalikud Island,where
youcan spot virginbeachesandamazing
snorkeling spots. PayPHP6,000 for a ride
that can takeup to30people.
SansRivalCakes&Pastries (+35
2254440) iswherecoffee isbrewed
toperfection. Ithasawide rangeof
breakfast options. Thebigbonusafter
breakfast—or any timeof theday, for
thatmatter— is thebest silvanas in town!
VisitSillimanUniversity inReal
Street. Takea tour of itscampusand
museumsand justmarvel at this
academic institutionwith itsdiverseand
talented student body.
Checkout theTwinLakesof
BalinsasayaoandDanao. Youcan take
aboat ridearound theseenchanting
waterways, and it isanawesomeplace for
nature lovers.
PHOTOSBY
LESTERLEDESMA
(DAVAO&DUMAGUETE);
SAMUELDELEON
(DIPOLOG)
