Mount Costa in Benguet is the kind of place where your screen time suddenly drops because your body remembers what silence feels like

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits Benguet to meet struggling farmers and traders and assess conditions on the ground

Built on strawberry shortcake, the three-part creation uses around 500 kilos of strawberry jam and 200 kilos of fresh strawberry garnish sourced from farms across the valley

More than spectacle, the Strawberry Festival parade feels like something deeper, like a town telling its own story, in color, in sound, and in shared pride