Melanie Ortega is a local tour guide in Bucana Bunglas, Philippines offering private tours and excursions

I am a heritage guide from Philippines\' Heritage City - Iloilo. But I have been guiding for the whole region: Boracay & Guimaras Islands, Bacolod City, Roxas City & Antique for the last 14 years. Accredited and licensed from the Department of Tourism - Western Visayas. Being the president of the Iloilo Tour Guides\' Guild, Inc. has somehow widened my network and has given me accessibility to arrange tours to top Philippine destinations as well. I am a guide with an advocacy...that is alleviating poverty through Tourism. Which is why I would always try to be flexible and creative enough to mount activities that would involve communities for different tour requirements and would most often result to memorable if not awesome experiences.