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Carmina's review on Summit Hotel in Tacloban

Last year my dad had informed me he will be getting married in Tacloban the place his wife grew up in the Philippines . My dad said he would like all of his family members to attend since they couldn't go to the one in the United States. Carmina booked her flight during Philippine Airlines ’ year-end sale at the start of 2026. I told my dad about my travel plans for a short trip from Friday, April 17 to Sunday, April 19. My cousins also asked for my flight details so they could book the same flight. My dad said he will book my room for me sharing with two family members at  Summit Hotel in Tacloban . Sending me the confirmation booking information for my reference.  As the months went by, before I knew it, the big day had finally arrived—a rare event that doesn’t happen too often. Everything had been carefully planned by my dad and his wife, Tita Cielo. When we arrived, the check-in time was 2 PM, but there was a mix-up with the rooms. Some were ready for check-in, but the one...

Ampalaya Recipe


Ampalaya is a bitter melon that is good benefit for people who are high blood and diabetic it lowers your sugar.

In order to make the ampalaya less bitter when cooking is to do the following open the ampalaya length wise using a spoon remove seeds and white pith underneath until you see the green gourd.

Add salt to the ampalaya where you had removed the seeds and white pith leave for five minutes until salt dissolved on its own.

Rinse the ampalaya with water and dry with paper towel.

Or slice ¼ inches moon shape and place in a bowl of water with salt leave for five minutes and rinse out and drain water.

Ingredient:
  • 4 - Pieces Ampalaya (clean and cut thin slices)
  • 1 -Tbsp garlic (miced)
  • 1 -Tbsp Patis (Fish Sauce)
  • 1 - Tomato (sliced)
  • 1 - Onion (sliced)1 - Canola oil
  • ½ kilo - Shrimp (peel, remove head and slice)
  • ¼ pork kilo ground pork
  • Optional 1 beaten egg
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1:
  • In a cooking pot place cooking oil add garlic, onion and tomato sauté in low heat.
  • Add ground pork, shrimp and ampalaya
  • Optional Add beaten egg
  • Add ½ cup water
  • Cook for thirty minutes.

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