The Great Fireworks Show: USA and Philippines at the Pyromusical Competition + Winning Countries

Beautiful fireworks and music. Together, with the goal of perfect harmony and choreography. This is what the international Pyromusical fireworks performances are about. I remember an ad for the Pyromusical (which I think was called Pyro Olympics) back then claiming to be “the greatest show on earth.”  And while this may have been too much…

The Place of Miracles

“Do you need a ride?” asked a sun-baked man wearing a faded shirt and jeans. He had suddenly approached me on the ordinary bus bound for Sibonga, a southern municipality in Cebu. I had to ask him to repeat what he said a few times, before, finally, we understood each other, between his limited Tagalog…