Wow! I certainly felt that. And I was so excited when I read the words 'Negros Occidental' and 'inasal'. Kababayan!
The story is so easy to read and the story line is believable. If this is your first time to write, then great job Hope to read more from you soon. If you'll excuse me for providing constructive feedback, the only thing which gave me pause was the changing tenses (present tense vs past tense). I noticed this because the first few stories I posted here gave me the same comments so I understand how it is. When you're writing, you just put on paper how you feel. But it would help readers appreciate your story more if you're mindful of the tense you used. There are a lot of editors here on the site so if you want to improve yourself, you can ask for their help. As I already mentioned, I think this is a very good story so just ignore my other comment if you wish.
Thanks for sharing!