Journey Back to the Source
Gino Dizon
For, as far as tourism is concerned, the eruption of the volcano has not just brought calamity to the Philippines, but has provided the island state with a new
attraction. The ash and sand deposited by the eruption in a wide area around Pinatubo has created a magnificent landscape.
—Lonely Planet
Reasons to Go
Tomorrow, Sab, Robbie and Jet are taking the trip. They’re in the car now just driving around, the kind of driving that passes for adventure in this city, perhaps in any,
but Angeles is landlocked. No high wind is about. The windows are open to make the most out of friction of air. Inside they’re laughing a wet knee-slapping laugh. You would think they were
such a riot. They’re laughing at things no one else remembers anymore. It’s a good
