By Frank Cimatu
Inquirer Northern Luzon Bureau

BAGUIO CITY–Many are now familiar with the names Noelle Wenceslao, Carina Dayondon and Janet Belarmino, the first three Filipino women who reached the summit of Mt. Everest last summer.

But does anyone know the fourth?

Emma Paryar is the trekking agent who helped the First Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition (FPMEE) in their booking and lodging. She reached only the base camp at the foot of Mt. Everest, but that is enough for her to claim that she had almost reached the top of the highest mountain in the world.

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By Joey Alarilla
INQUIRER.net

FUNNY enough, we only went to Bohol Beach Club to have lunch.

This was on June 24 when I flew to Bohol to cover the launch of three Animal Bite Treatment Clinics by the provincial government, in cooperation with Family Vaccine and Specialty Clinics Inc. and IP Foundation, the corporate social responsibility division of IP Ventures Group.

Still, even that brief visit was enough to impress us with the resort’s pristine surroundings and beautiful white sand beach. It was the first time for me and my companions to go to this resort, and I’ve actually vowed to go back there in the near future with my family because this place is truly a sight to behold.

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By Fung Yu, Contributor
INQUIRER.net

(Author’s Note: This article uses Apple’s QuickTime technology in providing an immersive experience by means of virtual reality panoramas. QuickTime is required to view the 360-degree VRs. Average VR size is 1.7MB each.)

LOCATED at the southern tip of Iloilo City is the island province of Guimaras.

Known for its sweetest mangoes the world over; the pristine island also boasts of numerous fine sand beach resorts, tranquil churches and monasteries, friendly people, and tragically, the site affected by one of the worst oil spills in the country.

My trip to Guimaras started on a fine summer day from Iloilo City. We took a 20-minute banca ride from one of the several ports in the city. The fare, a mere P12 per person for a one-way trip, the cheapest by far in all my travels!

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