Panagatan: inconsistent service but we still come here anyway

Maybe the restaurant needs a better expediting system (if there is even one) or more crew to look after a quite sizable dining area. The acoustic band can only entertain so much, but at some point, food should already be flying out of the kitchen.

Mactan, Cebu: Island Hot Wings

It is a fair warning I'd say as these unassuming babies are glazed with ghost pepper, one of the hottest chilis in the world.

Choobi-Choobi x GCash-Alipay

While the Philippines is not yet a 'cashless country,' I still think that innovations such as this especially in the restaurant industry, is a good first step in the right direction.

When in Cebu: The Market by Sugbo Mercado

It is managed by the same geniuses behind the hugely successful Sugbo Mercado. Cebu's version of a 'hawker center' if you will.

Tangub City, Misamis Occidental

The name Tangub indeed has gone far beyond just being a Subanen word for a big bamboo basket for storing rice. Today, it would mean Christmas symbols, a dance troupe and a long zipline ride.