Masbate Island Travel Guide

 jayjayc Says:  -Across the Province Capitol building are fields for football games-Better to visit the place late afternoon to catch a friendly match of the locals at the same time 

 jayjayc Says:  -It is said to be the only rodeo show in Asia-Masbate's festival is called Rodeo Filipino or Rodeo Masbateno held once a year-Mind to do some researches when the festival will be exactly celebrated before heading to Masbate-Previous commercial banners of the festival showed... 

 jayjayc Says:  -Visit St. Anthony de Padua Cathedral-The Diocese of Masbate was created on March 23, 1968-Patron is St. Anthony of Padua (the Catholic patron saint of lost items, the poor and travelers)-Was not able to see and take photos of the interior since it's closed the day of... 

 jayjayc Says:  -Best practice when travelling is to buy a liter of mineral water / canned soda drinks to bring to your hotel since they are priced sky-high at the hotel-Asked a local tricycle driver where to, he mentioned "to the MALL"-Really surprised hearing there is a mall and really... 

 jayjayc Says:  -Nursery Street is the best place for a morning jog-Most new and famous Masbate Hotels happen to be at or near Nursery-Lots of locals and tourists are having their legs stretched at this very street every morning-View is spectacular looking by the sea and mangroves along 

 jayjayc Says:  -Exact location where the still was taken is at the port with small boats bound to Batuan (Ticao Island) from Masbate City 

 jayjayc Says:  -During late afternoon, specially weekends, a lot of locals play football across the Masbate Capitol Building-Come to see a friendly but very competitive match game 

 jayjayc Says:  -There are a lot of Buko (coconut) vendors around Masbate City-For only Php20 per shell (Year 2011), refresh yourself with fresh juice after a long walk-Vendor will scrape a portion of the coconut skin for you to use as a spoon to eat the coconut meat 

 jayjayc Says:  -Small restaurant located downtown -Reasonable prices-Fast service-Serves beer-Conveniently located-They also sell branded slippers-Cash basis only -Grilled chicken barbecue-Halo-halo (mixed fruits) 

 jayjayc Says:  -Unlike other cities in the Philippines, Masbate City is uncrowded and almost all places can easily be reached in a few minutes-Taking tricycle is the cheapest to get around-Fare / pax / way is Php7.00 (Year 2011) 

 pres_16 Says:  Zest Air ply the route Manila-Masbate and vice-versa. Leaves Manila at 6AM, arrives Masbate at 7AM. Leaves Masbate at 8AM. 

 jayjayc Says:  -There are medium-sized boats at the port near Masbate Public Market bound for Batuan in Ticao Island 

 pres_16 Says:  A/C ferries from Montenegro Lines ply the route Masbate/Pilar, Sorsogon and vice versa. Fare is P360.00. Travel time is 2hrs.Departure from Masbate to Pilar: 5AM, 8AM, 12PM, 2PMDeparture from Pilar to Masbate: 5AM, 8AM, 12PM, 2PM 

 pres_16 Says:  Another favorite among the young locals. Some locals are being trained both for provincial and national competitions.This picture was taken during my visit. I happen to watch the Alumni Cup Football Festival. No amount of rains can stop those football enthusiasts.