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Mer-Nel’s Chocolate Cake, a Favorite Dessert in Los Banos, Laguna

by on Oct 18, 2011 in Los Baños, Products

In any occasion, it’s a tradition for us to purchase a cake which is an occasion’s favorite food. In Los Baños, Laguna there’s a store where a chocolate cake is a favorite one. Mer-Nels’ famous chocolate cake is moist and light while the icing is sweet chocolate with a hint of milk. There’s no doubt [...]

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The Secret Flavor of Bugong Roast Chicken

by on Jul 25, 2011 in Blog, Los Baños

In each of our family gathering, one dish will not be absent on the dining table — Bugong Roast Chicken. My tito Ding (dad’s older brother) is a business partner of Bugong’s owner, Jerry Erguiza. The first Bugong store opened in Los Baños in 1999. There are a lot of roasted chicken houses in the [...]

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Palafox pushing for Laguna de Bay ferry

by on Aug 09, 2010 in News and Features, Towns and Cities

Architect Felino Palafox Jr. wants a ferry system in Laguna de Bay, underscoring the need to restore its average 6.5-meter depth particularly on navigational routes. “Laguna Lake could hold more water if it is deepened, desilted and dredged. We can use it for potable water, transport system and tourism. At 2.5 meters deep, it can [...]

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Homma-Yamashita Shrine

by on Mar 09, 2010 in Historical/Cultural Sites, Los Baños

Homma-Yamashita Shrine Four years of Japanese occupation destroyed many buildings, roads, and bridges in and around Los Baños. In quick succession, the College of Agriculture became a Japanese camp for prisoners of war, a camp for allied nationals, a target of Kempetai punitive measures, and the headquarters of a secret organization of guerillas. After the [...]

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