Goshuins: Everything you need to know about temple and shrine seals in Japan
When traveling in Japan, there are many things you can collect as souvenirs. One of the most popular are the eki stamps, which I also collect. Some people even keep special train tickets—another thing I enjoy collecting. If there’s one more thing I’d highly recommend adding to your collection, it’s goshuin, stamps or seals you…
How to Postcard
If you’re like me a few years back, during your travel, you spot a cool postcard and you decide to keep it as a souvenir. We’re not using the postcards the way it’s meant to be used. Why not send your friends, family, or even yourself a postcard from a city you’re visiting? Here’s a…
I wanna receive a postcard from every country in the world. Here’s how many I have so far.
Although I’ve started collecting postcards in the past, it wasn’t until this year that I started swapping postcards either through Postcrossing.com or via direct swaps with people in Facebook and Reddit communities. The aim is for me to have at least one postcard from all of the countries in the world. So far, here are…
Receive a Postcard and Win P500: Taiwan 2026
Dear friends, Last October, I made the a fundraiser for this blog in which I sent postcards from Japan to my blog readers and friends. The Studio Ghibli, Frieren, and Biei postcards were sent with a commemorative Japan-France collaborative stamps and eki stamps from different train stations in Tokyo, Niigata, Sakata, Akita, Hokkaido, Aomori, Yamadera,…
Experience Sorsogon one delicious bite at a time
NOTE: This was first published by CoverStory.ph on Oct.17, 2025. Sorsogon at the southernmost tip of the Bicol Peninsula usually draws local and foreign tourists to its coastal fringes. Among the top seaside destinations are Donsol and its whale sharks, Paguriran Island in Sorsogon City, Subic beaches in Matnog, and the surfing hubs in Gubat….
For 4th year in a row, PH still most disaster-prone country
Among 193 worldwide, the Philippines is yet again the most disaster-prone country in the world. This is the fourth year in a row that the country topped the WorldRiskReport by the aid alliance Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft (BEH) and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV). The indicators used for ranking the…
Peace walk calls for justice, empowerment of marginalized, stronger church-society unity
NOTE: This story was first published by BicoldotPH on Sept. 19, 2025. Please watch this video first: Images of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia and Inay Maria ng Magnificat, both mounted on a blue truck blaring songs and prayers, guided the pilgrims through the streets of Camarines Sur. As they passed, locals paused and made…
Masbate town women seek solutions as water, plastic woes strain environment
In Masbate, women are tackling problems they didn’t cause—from hauling water from long distances to recycling waste. Their efforts are vital, but how long can communities like theirs carry the weight of lack of basic services in a warming world? NOTE: This work was first published by BicoldotPH on Aug. 31, 2025, with funding support…
THROWBACK: House probe tackles ‘flood-control scam’ in Bicol
NOTE: The flood control issue is not new and investigations were already held by the House of Representatives. In January 2019, then House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. of Camarines Sur initiated a congressional inquiry into what he described as a “flood control scam” in the Bicol Region. The investigation, held in Naga City, examined…
