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Paco Salad with Kesong Puti | Laguna

Have You Tried Paco Salad with Laguna’s Kesong Puti?

Craving for something healthy yet delicious? If you have watched Kris TV’s episode aired last Friday, Feb. 17th, then you must have seen that restaurant which featured the paco/pako (fern leaves) salad with kesong puti and olive oil vinaigrette. The salad basically consists of pako leaves, kesong puti, and the vinaigrette dressing with olive oil. [...]

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How Cavinti got its name

How Cavinti Got Its Name

Cavinti sits on the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges. It has 19 barangays and is part of the 4th District of the Province of Laguna. Ever wonder how the town got its name? It was told that the early settlers in the area are Aetas. And back then, a wedding ritual was being [...]

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a view from Mt. Kalisungan

A Journey to Mt. Kalisungan

Dapit Hapon Mountaineers, together with LIGALIG Mountaineers, conquered one of the least popular climbing destinations in Laguna, Mt. Kalisungan (sometimes called Mt. Calauan, Mt. Nagcarlan or Mt. Lamot). Since the majority of the group are from Quezon and Laguna, we decided to meet at the heart of Calauan, near the immense Pineapple monument at the [...]

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Diocesan Shrine of Saint Sepulchre

The Miraculous Lolo Uweng of Landayan, San Pedro

Article contributed by Dyan Kristine Real Laguna is one of the provinces wherein I and family used to visit, and to make it more specific, we what we used to visit there is the church in Laguna which is known as the Diocesan Shrine of Saint Sepulchre or Lolo Uweng ng Landayan in San Pedro, [...]

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legend of mariang makiling

Ang Mariang Kaibig-Ibig (Isang Pag-Alala kay Mariang Makiling)

Contributor: Jen C. Magtibay Kung ako man ang papipiliin, nanaisin ko ring maging kasing yumi at kasing ganda ng isang diwata. At hindi ko na hahangarin pa si Tinkerbell, kasi andito naman si Mariang Makiling. Marami ang nahihiwagaan sa istorya ng isang mayuming dalagang nakatira sa kabundukan sa Laguna. Bakit kaya niya ninais umalis sa [...]

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