Milo's Sorsogon

In 2005, acclaimed filmmaker/photographer Milo Tolentino visited Sorsogon City for a look-see. Here are some of his shots:


Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Bacon


Danao Lake, Osiao


Paguriran Island Lagoon, Sawanga


The approach to Paguriran Island, Sawanga

Rompeolas

This is Sorsogon Bay on a lazy, hazy Saturday morning: an inviting, calming shade of blue.

El Retiro

Sorsogon boasts little pockets of serenity. They are everywhere: in gardens, by the beach, in parks, even in unexpected places.

El Retiro, tucked away in a quiet corner of Cabid-an, is one of these. Built primarily as a home for the religious, it has lawns lovingly tended by praying hands. A few meters up, there's the Monastery of St. Clare. The chapel and the surrounding gardens mirror monastic calm, making El Retiro a touch of heaven on earth.

Suhi, Buenavista

There is no shortage of surprises in Sorsogon City. A bend, a curve, a fork in the road often leads to sceneries that cool the senses and nourish the spirit.

The trek up and down the slopes of Sitio Suhi in Buenavista is made a lot more refreshing by the spring that wends its way past trees, rocks and lush vegetation. More than just cooling the secluded hamlet, the spring also cloaks the hidden gem in an enchanting shade of green.

Bacon Beach

Bacon is perhaps the most accessible beach in Sorsogon. A 15-minute ride from the city proper--through smooth roads framed by rice fields--and there you are. Right smack into a picture-pretty beach.

Sorsogon Bay Sunsets

There's always something about watching Sorsogon sunsets that gives me that happy-to-be-home feeling.

Sunsets at the Rompeolas are a wonderful thing. As the sun sets--was it Emily Dickinson who said one ribbon at a time?--Sorsogon is suddenly awash in a variety of colors: pale pinks, fiery reds, glorious oranges, hazy purples. It is in these quiet moments that makes me look forward to the next day. And the next...

Pili

A bowlful of shelled pili nuts. Yummy, if eaten in moderation.

Rompeolas

Rompeolas--Sorsogon City's baywalk--got its name from the Spanish rompir: "where the waves cavort." There are others who romp here as well: students out on a cheap date, kids out on a day of fun, those who just can't get enough of the glorious Sorsogon sunset.

Here's the orangefied Baywalk. Minus the cavorting crowd.

Dagos Tabi

Welcome to Sorsogon!

Whether green ...



Or orange...



Sorsogon City beckons.

Come in, discover, explore.