If you’ve been looking for a reason to pack your bags and head to Pampanga, I think I just found it. We all know this province is the culinary capital of the Philippines, but the staycation game here has officially reached a whole new level of luxury.

I recently headed to Bohol to attend the wedding of some schoolmates, and the moment I stepped into Mithi Resort and Spa, I realized I had been missing out on one of Panglao’s most beautiful gems.

After a local tip-off and a signal-free drive deep into the mountains of Garcia Hernandez, I found it. Join me on a 'pre-internet' mission to locate Ughuban Spring—a hidden Bohol oasis tucked behind a bent-over tree and a whole lot of mountain magic.