There and back.

The free month-long national music fête's flagship stage at Ayala Triangle Gardens.

Biodiversity festival marking the Underground River's New 7 Wonders win — a grand eco parade.

Manila's underground electronic series — warehouse and rooftop parties at last-minute locations, for a crowd that's there to actually dance.

Manila's densest nightlife crawl — speakeasies, rooftop bars, and hole-in-the-wall clubs packed into a few Poblacion blocks.

El Nido town's chic beachfront bar — sunset happy hour into a DJ dance floor with theme nights.

El Nido reggae bar with a big dance floor — early reggae gives way to a late DJ spinning house.

Beachside full-moon party — sunset acoustics into electronic sets, fire dancers and face paint.

A PPS favourite — a live band every night and cocktails in a lively tiki setting.

Underground-music club above Chez Rose Beach Bar — techno and DJ nights, fire dancers on the sand below.

Warehouse-style techno club in the White Rabbit Building anchoring Manila's underground.

Sub-heavy microclub — home to techno crews like Sonic Ulam and queer/FLINTA raves.

Manila's DIY underground — house/disco nights and custom-soundsystem raves with residencies at Makati's Nokal.

A BGC listening-bar restaurant — Spanish tapas plated to a curated hi-fi sound system; the original Got Soul.

Seafront night market — grilled seafood and street food under the palms facing the bay.

A UNESCO World Heritage site and New7Wonder of Nature — a subterranean river winding ~8km through a cathedral-like limestone cave of bats and strange rock formations, about 4.3km of it navigable by paddle boat. There's a strict no-permit-no-entry rule and a cap near 900 visitors a day, so book your dated slot days ahead (a month out in peak summer).

The classic Bacuit Bay run — Big Lagoon, Secret Lagoon, Shimizu Island and Seven Commando Beach off Miniloc, all towering limestone over jade water. Book the morning slot and you'll slip into Big Lagoon before the kayak armada arrives around 10am.