Lat-asan is located at Sitio Matlag, Brgy. 4, Sipalay City. It’s after Matlag Cave if you’re going to the city proper. There are islets here and the water is very clear and very inviting for swimming.  Mark, our guide, pointed out that the corals we see through the clear water are already dead due to […]

For a sleepyhead like me, waking up at dawn to go with my NITI friends to Sipalay is pure torture. Rather than endure it, I instead chose not to sleep at all. Migraine is easier to deal with than the guilt of being the cause of delay. Promptly at 4:30 am we left Bacolod City. […]

Bacolod City is famous for its MassKara Festival held every third week of October. Dancers don masks and colorful costumes and dance to lively samba beat in the streets of Bacolod. But after the revelry, what else is there to visit? A lot, actually. If it’s your first time to visit Bacolod City, I have […]

Sipalay City, located in Southern Negros Occidental where it faces Sulu Sea and has one of the richest marine life in the country. Sipalay City’s 44 dive sites composed of coral reefs and sunken ships make it one of the top diving destinations in the Philippines. This is one of the main reasons why some […]