I Love Ormoc City!!!

For many, Ormoc is just a gateway to Cebu. It seems to me that most Ormocanons think that every traveller they see in their city is just passing by. We were asked a couple of times if we were going to Cebu. From a typical tourist point of view, there is nothing to see and do in Ormoc. Nevertheless we loved it there. We are not the type of travelers who like to be in every tourist destination. Just knowing the place and its people are enough for us. There's nothing fancy nor extraordinary in the city but its people are awesome. Next to the Negrenses of Dumaguete City, the Ormocanons are the nicest and kindest people in the Philippines I've encountered. No one ever tried to take advantage of us by overcharging us fares in the tricycle, jeepney, van, or bus. No one stalked us to beg for money. No one ever tried to sell their stuff to us incessantly. The vendors at the bus station will offer you things but once you say no they immediately walk away. You don't have to say no many times just like in many other places we've been to before. The people in Ormoc left us in peace wandering in their streets or their own space. This is the kind of place we want to be, where people respect our own personal space and just let us explore their wonderful place on our own.  

Someone's junk is someone else's treasure

"Salvage Hunter"

Future Ms. Ormoc

Yeah Man!!!!

Photo monster :p

In the heat of the sun waiting for their social welfare

Banana Que

Ormoc's Mcdo

Old house in downtown Ormoc

The tricycles are the kings of the road in Ormoc

Colorful public utility vehicles

The vehicles are their canvas!

Filipinos are flexible, they can fit in anywhere

Another old structure in downtown Ormoc

This is one of the rewards of traveling in the Philippines, the locals trust you to take their pictures just for fun!

I think this billboard best sums-up how the Ormocanons are. They are happy people and that remarkable happy disposition is simply infectious.