Most Virgin In Her Rightful Cradle

Nuestra Senyora dela Imaculada Concepcion y del Triunfo dela Cruz de Migpangi

Original Image of Birhen sa Cota
Arrival and Parade at Ozamis Airport

"BIRHEN SA COTA": Her Most Adored Immaculate Mother is home, at last, after mysteriously disappeared from the altar’s side of the Cathedral for more than 4 decades ago. It’s thanks to GMA’s Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho program whom featured admirably and delivered the whereabouts of the said lost image of the lady. 

This day on the Feast of Immaculate Concepcion, 8 of December 2017, the Mizamisnon devotees excitedly flocked and waited in the Ozamiz Airport’s ingress to rejoice her return.

The firm believers streaming along the streets and highways assiduously welcomed and waved their hands up high towards the Lady as the sound of the euphonious drums and melodious trumpets rejoiced. While the children costumed with angel’s garb and clothing shared their liveliness to hail and applaud of the parade of arrival, the devotees fluttered flaglets and some piece of cloth in their hands as well. Such love and admiration from Mizamisnon faithful’s. 

Stream of Devotees, Ozzmis Airport, Labo, Ozamis City

Holy Mass Celebration in Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral, Diocese of Ozamiz
December 8, 2017, Ozamiz City

Cotta, Ozamis City

Note: I own all the photos

Christmas Symbols Capital 2017

The Season of Lights

Glowing luminescence radiates the silence of the night
Tangub City, @Plaza

Tangub City earned its stature as the Christmas Symbols Capital Of Philippines with its yearly display of astounding and glowing landmark tableau in the intention of keeping the spirit of the yuletide season festive since the early 90's. Every year, unique themes are exhibited and being flaunted much to amaze the local folks, the "balikbayans" and the foreign visitors, as well. 

Green reigns the dim

This year (2017), the local officials exerted their full extent to perpetuate the tradition, and to live the utmost expectations of the locale folks and the tourists who wants to enjoy the rest of the holiday's. It's recommendable to bring along with you your families and group of friends to savor and luxuriate their eyes while the changing of colorful scintillating  lights can captivates a childlike hearts of amazement.     

Landmark Attractions

Notre Dame of Paris Inspired

Vortex Center theme inspired

Morison's Tower theme inspired

South African Air Force Memorial theme inspired

Hwaseong Fortress Suwon, South Korea theme inspired

Chiang Kai Shek Memorial theme inspired

Dubai Miracle Garden

Ribbon Chapel

Catedral Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Canela, Brasil theme inspired

Note: I personally owned the photos

Bike is Simply Life

Clarin, Mis Occ.

I have the most time spent in biking since the beginning of my new life in this new town. It has become my simple daily routine. Many might ask why? One good answer would be "it's healthy". 

But there's more story about me and bike's life that we both alone share. Through good and bad times, she knows every inch of me. 

Since I really love to trek, hike and bike, I name her "Tryke". Though "Bikey", was my first bike, Tryke's become part of me so conveniently. We got along easily and clicked so dearly. She became my best friend in this new town. My only best friend, indeed. in times with her together, I can speak my mind. Whenever I stride, she made my thoughts so clear. And ahead before my eyes, I see things clear. She's always around and bring me all around. She knows the weight of my heart and soul. When in the hardest battle, I can stride all day long. 

Ozamiz Cota-Port

When in rough times, she made easy traversing my shaky roads. She really know the everything that's going on. She brings me along to the side of the sea to bare witness the horizon. To see the morning views across the shore as the mighty mountains reach it's way to the great heights that almost kisses the clouds in the sky high. We always get to see the rose of the sun as it shines bright the wide morning sky. I don't know how many years we'll be together. I know it won't last forever because in this world there is no such thing as forever. But one thing I certainly know, all our memories will etch in the heart forever.

Ozamiz Airport

Saint John De Baptist Church, Jimenez

You don't have a heart Tryke, I know.  But my heart is your heart in every single swinging stride. And that every sweat and tears that fall and touches your striking blue shiny splendor gives me hope and reason to thrive.

You are always my comfort, my drive. To continue looking and searching the desire of my heart. You are the one Tryke, my one and only best friend in town. You're simply my life.

Where Heart Simply Belong

The Majestic Sleeping Lady Mountain

And here I was (at last after hundred days of war) standing on my precious glimpsed to the lady laid sleeping from distant afar. It was a glorious and exquisite sight in the cold morning where the rays of the sun banquet to her majesty’s realm as the blanket of mists in sight kisses over the green fields.  But behind its serenity and silence were the vestiges of war in her once great city called Marawi. Hundred days of horrors hunted the conurbation of Ranao by the terror’s; cries of the innocents, fears of the victims, the howls of struggle to survive – were all soundly depicted as I stand before the lady.

View of Marawi City from a distant far War ( Dec.1, 2017)

Daily lives amongst the townspeople nearby shifted tremendously - from busy into empty, from hectic into unhurried, and from traffic into decongest. Day or night, you could still hear two or three bombs or explosive devices being detonated. You could still see and hear drones and planes on surveillance operation watching like a hawk.

where the beds of mist met the green fields

Never in history of Marawi meet great natural calamities. But in the hands of the extremists met the most terrible bedlams and chaos. In spite of all these tribulations, the folks remain hopeful. Never lose heart to stand from tumble. The promise of putting up their lives back again is what keeps them going. In time, Marawi will rise up in peace, and the city will be great once more. After all, Marawi is my home, where my heart simply belong.