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Richmonde Hotel Iloilo – From Business Trip to Vacation Stay (Hotel Review)

by Rodel Flordeliz
February 17, 2020
7 minutes read

Richmonde Hotel could be the suited place for you to stay if you are either on a Business Trip or vacation here at the Philippines City of Love – Iloilo. Combining qualities like a decent room space, functional amenities and value for money, Richmonde Hotel Iloilo could always be part of your top list.

I was able to stay here at this hotel for three days and it did give me that feeling of wanting to just stay in and never go out. Well, a bad thing I can say for staying in a beautiful hotel. Nevertheless, its location is just perfect for some local attractions and business sites are just minutes away from the property.

Continue reading and will tell you more about my stay here at Richmonde.

Advocacy Lifestyle Press Release

Watsons Continues to Give Smiles through Operation Smile

by Rodel Flordeliz
November 21, 2018
1 minute read

Nothing can brighten a day like seeing the precious smile of a child. That is why leading health and beauty retailer, Watsons, has been partnering with Operation Smile since 2013 in giving children born with cleft lip and cleft palate a chance to smile through free and safe surgeries. In the Philippines, an estimated of 4,500 children are born every year with this condition.

Fashion Lifestyle

Travel Via Sea

by Rodel Flordeliz
December 10, 2013
1 minute read

I got a chance to breath the fresh air of the sea and escape from the busy streets of Manila and visit one of the oldest cities in the Philippines, which are Ilo-Ilo and Bacolod. I have documented my travel along with some of my blogger friends and newly acquired friends that I have the chance to journey with in our 3 day tour via Ship.

Commuting Food Travel

Cruising to Ilo-Ilo and Bacolod via 2GO Travel (Part02)

by Rodel Flordeliz
December 2, 2013
8 minutes read

Iloilo is also the home of the popular La Paz Batchoy. La Paz is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City. According to Ms. Melanie, batchoy started from a butcher in the world war era, where the remains of the pork he sells was recycled and used to make broth and then called it “Bats”. One Chinese settler suggested to put some miki on the broth to make it more fulfilling. Making the word “batchoy” coming from the two word “Bats” and “Choy” which in Chinese means “to mix”.