TsiXx Trips and Travels

31/03/2023

Apo Maria “Whang-Od” Oggay symbolizes the strength and beauty of the Filipino spirit.

Heralded as the last mambabatok of her generation, she has imprinted the symbols of the Kalinga tribe—signifying strength, bravery, and beauty—on the skin of thousands of people who have made the pilgrimage to Buscalan. “When visitors come from far away,” Whang-Od says in the Butbut language, “I will give them the tatak Buscalan, tatak Kalinga for as long as my eyes can see.”

Read more about Vogue Philippines’ April 2023 cover story here: https://vogue.ph/magazine/apo-whang-od.

Now available on newsstands and on shop.vogue.ph.

Photographed by , produced by , production assistants , , , photographer’s assistants , , , written by , Vogue Philippines, April 2023.

Special thanks to Grace Palicas Grace Tattoo Buscalan, and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples

©️ Vogue Philippines

04/02/2023

Chill in the Bag-Yow 🍻

04/02/2023

Good times or hard times are definitely fun. 1st Hike of 2023 🐰

04/02/2023

Making good memories with colleagues, co-worker, and crazy-friends are the best. 1st Hike of 2023 🐰

03/02/2023

Mga Accla ng Mt. Ulap 🏳️‍🌈

31/01/2023

MT. PULAG TOUR 🌄
Ambangeg Artista Trail

🌄 Philippines 3rd Topmost Summit and Luzon's Highest
Philippines Coldest among the coldest points above sea level.
🌄 Major jump-off: Ambangeg Ranger Station, Bokod, Benguet. 2922 MASL (trail features tropical, mossy and grassland)
🌄 Hours to Summit/ Days required: 4-5 hours/ 2 days
🌄 Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-2
🌄 Good for 1st timer and beginners. No mountaineering skills required but disciplined atmost.

INCLUSIONS
✅ Van RT (MNL-RANGER-MNL)
✅ DENR Fee
✅ Ranger Fee
✅ Homestay
✅ Registration Fee
✅ Ecological Fee
✅ Guide Fee
✅ 3 Hosted Meals (Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch)
✅ Bagtag

EXCLUSIONS
❌ Med Cert fit to climb
(May clinic po doon. Pwede po doon magpa-medical kung wala po kayong dala)
❌ Other Meals
❌ Own Luho

🌄 Schedules are estimates only and may be changed depending on the circumstances. Itineraries may also be changed as necessary.
It may depend also on weather and road conditions as well as team cooperation.
🌄 Please observed proper outdoor ethics. "Leave no Trace"

THINGS TO BRING
🌄 Vaccine Card
🌄 Valid ID
🌄 Face Mask
🌄 Alcohol
🌄 Extra Money
🌄 Trail Food
🌄 Extra Food
🌄 Water
🌄 Raincoat
🌄 Gloves
🌄 Jacket
🌄 Toiletries
🌄 Camera/ Power Bank
🌄 First Aid Kit
🌄 Blanket
🌄 Towel
🌄 Slippers
🌄 Hiking Shoes
🌄 Pole
🌄 Headlamp
🌄 Extra Small Bag
(para kapag nag-hike na tayo small bag nalang po dala nyo)

🌄 No reservation of seats. First come first serve.
🌄 Light pack only. No luggage.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Joiners are required to pay 500 per person of reservation fee.
2. Down payment is non-refundable but transferrable to another person.
3. Back Out/ Cancellations once down payment has been made (especially last minute back out/ cancellation) will be charged of full amount 'coz it will already be considered as booked.
4. Itinerary might change with prior notice due to weather condition and availability of time/ place.
5. All joiners is required to pack light. (1 bag 1 person)
6. Children below 3 years old do not require a seat. (free of charge)
Only one lap child is allowed per adult

DM us for more info. 😊

06/01/2023

MT.ULAP with Side trip to BAGUIO on Jan. 14 (Saturday)
Itogon, Benguet
Entry point: Brgy. Ampucao, Itogon
Exit point: Brgy. Sta. Fe, Itogon
LLA: 16.2904 N, 120.6312 E, 1846 MASL
Days required / Hours to summit: 1day/2-3hrs
Specs: Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3,
Features: Grassland and pine ridges, scenic views of the Cordilleras, burial caves

✅INCLUSION
🌲Van Transfer RT
🌲 Registration Fee
🌲Guide Fee
🌲Side Trip Baguio
🌲Coor Fee
🌲Toll/Gas/Meals(Driver)

❌EXCLUSION
🌲Meals
🌲Shower Fee

✅THINGS TO BRING
2 liters water
Trail snacks
Personal medications
Packed lunch
Extra clothes (pamalit)
Slippers (pauwi)
Jacket

Note: This mountain is good for beginners and first timers.


Pm if Interested 😉

17/10/2022

Happiest Birthday to our mambabatok and pride of butbut tribe Elyang Wigan 🎈🎉🎊

16/10/2022

𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗡
The Baguio City Council has approved on first reading a proposed ordinance increasing the entrance fees at the Botanical Garden.

Currently, the entrance fee for children is P5.00 while the entrance fee for adults is P10.00 as per Section 31-C of the Environment Code of Baguio City (Ordinance 18-2016).

Upon the enactment of the new ordinance, the entrance fees would be as follows: P150.00 for all tourists; P50.00 for Baguio residents who are 13 years of age and older; and P30.00 for Baguio children who are 12 years of age and below.

A 20-percent discount shall be given to senior citizens and students with appropriate identification cards.

The proposed ordinance states that the portion of the city’s general fund coming from the collected entrance fees at the Botanical Garden may be appropriated for the annual budget of the City Environment Parks and Management Office (CEPMO) and may be intended for environmental programs and projects to sustain and maintain the city parks.

The proposed ordinance was introduced by Councilor Lilia Farinas in response to the letter of Atty. Rhenan Diwas, CEMPO head, dated August 26, 2022.

Diwas said the rejuvenation of the “almost forgotten Baguio Botanical Garden” has captured the attention of both local park-goers and tourists in the country. According to him, the number of tourists visiting it has skyrocketed to an average of 100,000 each month since it opened on March 6 of this year.

“With the city’s ambitious but realistic plan to transform the Botanical Garden into a premier tourists’ destination and to attain its desired sustainability, substantial funds must be raised to develop the park further consistent with its master development plan,” Diwas stated.

The proposed entrance fee increase would attain a break-even between the expense and the income for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the park, Diwas noted.

According to the financial study made by the CEPMO, the projected income in 2023 should the proposed entrance fee increase be approved would be P70.2 million as against the projected expenses with proposed park projects which is P69.06 million.

The financial study also showed that the total expenses for the maintenance, operation, and improvements of the park from 2018 to June 13, 2022 was P62.4 million while the income derived from entrance fees from 2020 to June 13, 2022 (no entrance fee in 2018 and 2019) was a measly P4 million.

The proposed ordinance has been referred to the city council’s Committee on Health and Sanitation, Ecology, and Environmental Protection for review. -Jordan G. Habbiling

Ctto (Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Baguio)

06/10/2022

Congratulation Boracay

Congratulations Boracay
Another accolade added this year for the only crown jewel of the Philippine tourism. the number one (1) island in Asia according to 2022 Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) Readers' Choice Awards, Boracay top the rank among the 10 islands in Asia. Boracay Island consistently voted among the World's Best islands and beaches. Boracay is located at the tip of Northwestern Panay Island in the municipality of Malay province of Aklan, Book a flight to Boracay via (KLO) Kalibo International Airport or (MPH) Caticlan-Boracay Airport the two main gateway of Boracay.


Courtesy : CNT | 04 October 2022

05/10/2022

Singapore 😍

02/10/2022

NATURE'S HEAL

02/10/2022

Camping for a cause Oct 22-23

Camping for a cause ❤️

30/09/2022

The youngest visitor got a tattoo from Apo Whang-Od.

29/09/2022

Filipino Tribe

Indegenous people of the Philippines

11/09/2022

Visiting the Zoo of Mr. Luis Chavit Singson

11/09/2022

Congratulations Apo Whang-Od for the 1st Hiyas Award of Indigenous Art

Cordillera - Philippines's oldest surviving traditional tattoo artist, Apo Whang-od from the Butbut tribe in Kalinga is one of the recipients of the 1st HIyas Award for Indigenous Art to be conferred by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) this September.

The Hiyas Award gives recognition to deserving individuals and/or organizations in Luzon who have exemplified commendable work and services in cultural and artistic endeavors, and have been in the forefront of the research, development, preservation, education and promotion of arts and culture in Luzon for at least fifteen (15) years or more.

The general criteria indicate that an awardee must have made exceptional accomplishments in creative work, leadership, resource management, education, artist support, audience development, community service, solidarity and partnership.

Apo Whang-od, in a confirmation of acceptance letter extends her gratitude in behalf of the Kalinga people for being selected as one of the awardees.

The 101 year-old Apo Whang-od has been practicing the traditional tattooing method since she was 15. She was declared as a national artist in the Philippines.

In 2017, she was nominated for the National Living Treasures Award (Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan) and conferred the Bantayog Award.

source || Kalinga Tourism, Philippines

02/09/2022

Mayon Volcano ❤

01/09/2022

Visit Antique 😍

29/08/2022

Travel.Camp.Relax

07/08/2022

Weekdays Backpacking and Camping with WawaGang 👣 requested by bdaybrant 🎂

29/07/2022

Happiness is going out and camp. ⛺

04/07/2022

There's evidence that our Igorot ancestors repurposed human jawbones and used these as handles for gongs. This practice had been mentioned in historical records from the Spanish period. Recent/modern historians like Albert Ernest Jenks and William Henry Scott also cited the practice in the books they've written about Igorot/Cordillera history.

There's also an abundance of photographic evidence. Just like this photo taken between 1904 and 1920. The photo shows two Igorot men holding gongs, the handles of which were made from human jawbones. The theory is that these jawbones were taken from the heads of slain enemy tribes. It's a historical fact that our Igorot ancestors used to practice headhunting.

This photo is from the Graphic Arts Collection of the Firestone Library of Princeton University.

https://www.cordilleransun.com/2022/07/igorots-used-human-jawbones-as-handles.html

01/07/2022

Starting today July 1, 2022 Mt. Ulap is closed until further notice ❕❕

22/06/2022

Hiking Tip #4

22/06/2022

Hiking Tip #3

21/06/2022

Hiking Tip #2