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...
When we come home from work, school from the outside we always change into our pambahay clothes. Pambahay means clothes to be worn inside the house if you have visited the Philippines you will notice most female are wearing duster that look like this: Men are wearing muscle shirt or sando with shorts since the weather is hot they tend to wear these type of clothing. The most common is white sando worn most of the time. They also wear this type of clothing when they go to sleep. They call it pantulog (sleep). Most female don’t wear duster when they sleep sometime you will see them wearing pajama if they have air conditioner in their room. Some wear long t-shirt type of duster when they sleep.