ON THE COVER Shark Tales
The beautiful little island of Malapascua is one of the best places in the world for close encounters with the rare and awe-inspiring thresher shark. K. Grace Fonacier goes in at the deep end
INSIDER'S GUIDE 48 hours in Baler
Gai Olivares revisits Francis Ford Coppola's Baler and discovers surfing continues to attract veteran and fresh-faced surfers
IN PERSON Black Soul
Pop singer Bituin Escalante sings soul the way blacks do but calls it "Jologs soul" because it's still Filipino.
INDULGE Adobo meets Foie gras
Bistro Filipino ventures outside the traditional Filipino dishes, with its stylized mix of ingredients titillating the senses. Claude Tayag gives a rundown of his personal favorites.