Journal
Journal
Social impact · August 13, 2026
Three loops. Nothing orphaned.
Farm partnership, zero-waste packaging, zero-waste food — how the kitchen actually closes.
Our stories · August 1, 2026
Hire the ridge. Keep the ridge.
Bayanihan hiring. Barangay first. The careers desk is open.
Eat & drink · July 20, 2026
Ube, tablea, calamansi — then the milk you want
Pinoy Latte from ₱170. Size, then flair. Locally yours in a glass.
Eat & drink · July 8, 2026
House of Pokbod — the only one
One regional dish, five sides, your heat. ₱499. Rice in.
Our stories · June 14, 2026
Sleep above the lights
Eight ridge rooms. Morning is already the view.
Social impact · May 22, 2026
Every visit makes a difference
Live counts. Cut first. A credit is the last kilo. Net Zero 2050, still held.
Our stories · April 10, 2026
Sunset, then the city lights
Two hours that make the climb worth it. Gold, then Manila.
Eat & drink · March 4, 2026
Lunch at Balaw-Balaw, between Botong and Blanco
Heritage house, folk-art gallery, a kitchen that is not a carinderia. Or climb back for the view.
Eat & drink · March 2, 2026
How to fight a K-Boodle
Count the mouths. Rice is automatic. You pick the grill, the greens, the soup, the five sides.
Our stories · February 28, 2026
Nemiranda — imaginative figurism, a working house
Nemesio Miranda Jr.’s house-studio. Dreamlike figures, local myth, a school in the rooms.
Our stories · February 24, 2026
The Blancos paint their own town
Jose “Pitok” Blanco, Loring, and seven children. Fishing, fiesta, Higantes at the gate.
Our stories · February 20, 2026
The other National Artist — Lucio San Pedro
Angono is the only town with two. Painting and music. Sa Ugoy ng Duyan still holds a room.
Our stories · February 16, 2026
Botong’s house and the street that paints him
Doña Aurora Street. The ancestral house. Concrete murals of the paintings you already know.
Our stories · February 12, 2026
The Petroglyphs — look, do not touch
About 127 figures in volcanic tuff. A National Cultural Treasure. Botong found them on a hike in 1965.
Our stories · February 8, 2026
Walk the Angono art loop from the ridge
Petroglyphs, Botong, galleries — then a table held for golden hour.
Our stories · January 18, 2026
Why we call it the East of Tagaytay
Eastridge Sanctuary — fresh air, a cliff garden, the green siren above the bay.
Holidays & celebrations · December 15, 2025
How to spend a Philippine holiday on the ridge
Rewritten 2026 holidays guide. Long weekends, Holy Week, Higantes, the days the city empties.
Holidays & celebrations · October 28, 2025
Higantes, then the lawn
November in Angono. The giants walk below. The after sits on the cliff.
Social impact · April 26, 2025
Locally Yours — the campaign that became the kitchen
Rewritten Kabesera 360 launch. Named lots, no middleman, a ledger you can read.
Holidays & celebrations · March 20, 2025
Holy Week on the ridge, and in Rizal
Rewritten April 2025 Holy Week guide. Art, quiet roads, a table held for the Triduum light.
Holidays & celebrations · January 21, 2025
Vows on the cliff
Rewritten wedding note — with the capacities we actually hold.
Social impact · December 20, 2024
An eco New Year on the cliff
Rewritten countdown note. No fireworks on the neighbors. Lights, a long table, a tree.
Holidays & celebrations · December 5, 2024
Holiday mornings on the East Ridge
Rewritten holiday morning post. Slow cups, named eggs, a view that starts before the city does.
Eat & drink · November 2, 2024
The harvest donut
Rewritten donut note. Daily-fried, fruit from the morning cut, eaten warm.
Our stories · September 12, 2024
A dating guide to the cliff
Rewritten romance note. Two seats, one horizon — afternoon, sunset, or the lights.
Our stories · August 18, 2024
A weekend on the ridge
Rewritten weekend guide: Saturday market air, Sunday art loop, a table held for golden hour.
Our stories · October 27, 2023
Ten reasons the East Ridge holds you
Rewritten from the launch note. Why people climb to Kabesera — and stay for the lights.