• How my condo unit turned me into a cow
    Published On: January 23, 2025

    The day that I bought my condo unit, I became a cash cow for the property developer. How did it happen? Like anyone who wants to invest in the real estate market, a few years [...]

  • Best Croissants in BGC
    Published On: November 29, 2024

    Top choices:   Kiji Verve Residences 1, 26th St French butter! Very buttery and crispy. This is our number one choice for butter croissant, and it only costs P110 per piece, which is not cheap [...]

  • Maker and Made Cafe : Great coffee and good conscience
    Published On: May 31, 2023

    BGC has a lot of specialty coffee places, and amongst them, some also embrace sustainability themes. This new cafe that opened in the second half of May 2023, though, is setting a new standard. It [...]

  • A visit to BGC Urban Farm
    Published On: April 24, 2022

    Located behind St Luke's Medical Center BGC, the Urban Farm grows a variety of edible greens as well as ornamental flowers. In addition, there is a stall that sells Bench clothes as well! Buying greens [...]

  • Gun fight in BGC : Balistika
    Published On: March 31, 2022

    Flying Trapeze used to be the thrill of BGC, a unique experience where adult and teenagers could get their adrenaline pumping without having to do anything illegal. After that gig disappeared (and nothing happens at [...]

  • Landers BGC vs S&R
    Published On: March 9, 2022

    [Update on April 17, 2022: Landers has recently changed its policy for parking. It requires a minimum purchase of P3,000 to get a P20 discount from parking fees. This makes joining Landers less attractive, compared [...]

  • More Grocery Options in BGC
    Published On: January 8, 2022

    At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, there were a lot of worries about getting daily necessities, most importantly, for food supplies. Nearly two years into the pandemic, the situation has much [...]

  • Eco-friendly Coffee Shops in BGC
    Published On: November 14, 2021

    30 years. That is how long it takes to decompose a plastic-lined paper coffee cup (source). It is better than styrofoam cups' decompose time of 450 years, but 30 years is still a long time. [...]

  • Trash to Cashback Program launched in BGC
    Published On: October 24, 2021

    Did you know that more than 90% of the plastics that we throw away ends up in the landfill? This is despite the sorting done by the garbage people at the trash collectors at our [...]

  • New shops in BGC Autumn 2021
    Published On: September 29, 2021

    Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many shops have closed. But we are seeing some green shoots in the retail business. Maybe because of lowered rent, and the undying entrepreneurial spirit, or whatever reason, we [...]

  • Loket: a community building app for BGC
    Published On: September 17, 2021

    We came across this app in a social media group for BGC residents. We immediately were interested, because it was said to contain features that promote interaction between residents within a neighborhood. That sounds a [...]

  • Half Day Escapes from BGC
    Published On: June 27, 2021

    While there are still restrictions imposed under the COVID-19 pandemic, some families in BGC want to get out of BGC once a while, especially during weekends when BGC is crowded with visitors from outside.We have [...]