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Joan Soco-Bantayan

A BisDak balikbayan who writes and believes that stories from VisMin deserve a hearty space.

Saying goodbye to Victoria Plaza - Davao’s first shopping mall

Jan 23, 2026

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Saying goodbye to Victoria Plaza - Davao’s first shopping mall

Joan Soco-Bantayan
Joan Soco-Bantayan
Coming Home to the South: My First Day Back as a Bisdak Balikbayan

Jan 18, 2026

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Coming Home to the South: My First Day Back as a Bisdak Balikbayan

Join me, a Bisdak balikbayan, as I return home to the Visayas and Mindanao after working abroad. A travelogue of hometown sights, smells, and emotions.

Joan Soco-Bantayan
Joan Soco-Bantayan

The Bisdak Balikbayan

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The Bisdak Balikbayan

For us BisDak staying abroad or coming home to Visayas and Mindanao. It’s about rediscovering hometowns, food, language, and identity — and what it feels like to come home changed, to places that have changed too.

One story from the south, every week.

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