It's More Fun (riding the motorcycle) In The Philippines!

The past two months, Motorcycle Diaries got busy as we traveled around the most visited summer spots in the country!

Palawan for me is one beautiful riding destination, for a first time long haul rider or a seasoned one.

Old trees within a few minutes, and breathtaking views of Palawan's coastal roads, its a must for MC clubs to visit  this paradise.

Got a chance to meet up and ride with Palawan's Tamilok Riders. A group composed of Harley-riding dudes! And, got a chance to ride a vintage Beemer owned by one of the members.

Riding with the People's Champ

In his busy schedule as the lone representative of Sarangani Province, Rep. Manny Pacquiao was able to squeeze some time to ride with us.

Pacman has been a motorcycle fan for decades.

He's been riding since he was a teen ager in General Santos city, but mostly, Manny rode the smaller or underbone bikes.

A few years ago, he became president of GenSan's premier motorcycle club--The Barracudas MC--for one year.

After figuring in a minor bike accident, Manny stopped riding for awhile until last month when we invited him to ride again.

I offered the People's champ to ride the F800 GS , but he opted to go for a Honda Super 400.

Our ride from the Pacquiao mansion to the Sarangani Capitol was short (less than 10 kilometers) but very memorable.

Aside from the Barracudas, the Husky Riders joined our ride.

Riding on Rap!

Gloc 9 rides with us on Motorcycle Diaries!

I have to admit, I don't listen to local FM radio anymore, so I wouldn't know who would hold the number one spot on the latest music chart.

But, one doesn't have to listen to radio to be aware that Gloc 9 is one of the most in demand recording artist these days.

Performing on the latest tourism campaign of the DOT, having done a number of musical scoring for the latest films and other collaboration projects, Gloc 9 is hot.

Inspite of being the most commercially successful pinoy rapper today, Gloc 9 is also one of the most humble artist I've interviewed.

When Gloc 9 or Aris saw our BMW 1200, he was blown away, and said it was his dream to own a big bike similar to what we use on the show.

Test driving the 1200 GS, Aris was so happy with its performance.

I wouldn't be surprised if on Gloc 9's next rap, he expresses his love for motorcycles.

Asiong Rides Again!

Laguna governor E.R. Ejercito alyas Asiong Salonga, Kingpin ng Maynila rides with us...this Friday, January 28, 2012.

The much talked about movie spawned a number of Asiong wannabes on the net, copying scenes from the latest remake of the true to life story of Tondo hero Asiong Salonga.

The first Asiong movie starred the former president Erap--the uncle of Gob E.R.

Claiming his major influence is Pres. Erap, E.R. made his own version of the Asiong movie in 1988 but never had the critical and commercial success it is enjoying right now.

Kingpin ng Maynila won 11 MMFF awards including best picture and best director. There are some controversies surrounding the actual showing of the film that we discussed with E.R. being the lead actor and producer of the film.

We rode around Laguna on a pair of BMW motorcycles, our own GS 650 and a brand new S 1000, and visited the places where some of the scenes in the movie were shot.

In this photo, 'Asiong' gamely posed with me ala movie poster for a souvenir shot. That "Greasegun" I am holding is not a prop and it is really heavy. :)

Motorcycle Diaries....Fridays....8-9 pm on GMA NEwstv!!!