The Philippines is in Interesting Times

August 29, 2010

“May you live in interesting times.” This is a Chinese curse which is also said to have been based on the Chinese proverb “It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period.” Indeed, the Philippines is in interesting times after the Quirino grandstand hostage taking. It [...]

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Promdi in the City

July 19, 2010

This promdi goes to the big city every now and then. Every occasion to do so is a test of  my surviving skills in the concrete jungle that is Metro Manila. One thing I’ve learned in order to get around the metropolis is to bring loads of cash for taxi cab or bring a friend [...]

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Danjugan Island: Paradise at Your Doorstep – Part 2

July 13, 2010

We woke up the next day from the chirping of the birds. It was all you could hear and the lapping of the waves at the shore. Had we slept at Typhoon Beach Camp, Tatay Ruben told us that we would be woken by a pair of White-Breasted Sea Eagle that’s nesting near the camp. [...]

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Danjugan Island: Paradise at Your Doorstep – Part 1

July 11, 2010

The bus ride from Bacolod City was four hours but nobody complained. The three of us have been waiting for this chance to visit Danjugan Island for quite some time now and the Araw ng Kagitingan Holiday gave us the right opportunity. Imelda of Next Stop Negros Tours told us to ask the Ceres konduktor [...]

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One of the World’s Greatest Football Players Was an Ilonggo

June 27, 2010

When are we going to have a team playing at the FIFA World Cup? Probably not in a very very long time. Despite the fact that we obviously lack in height, our number one sport is basketball. Every barangay in the country may not have a health center but they surely have a basketball court. [...]

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Hacendera for A Day: My Negros Hacienda Tour Experience

June 22, 2010

The sugar barons of Negros Occidental lived in an era long forgotten. They lived in mansions in the middle of sugar plantations, attended by their servants and money seem to be overflowing. It is a life that most of us can only dream of. Thanks to Imelda Tinsay of Next Stop Negros Tour, my friends [...]

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Good Luck, President Noynoy

June 9, 2010

Senator Benigno Aquino III has just been proclaimed the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines. He was not my president before the election but since the people voted for him, he is my president now. As such, I have my own expectations. No, I don’t care if  he smokes as long as he [...]

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The Morning After the 2010 Philippine Automated Election

May 10, 2010

I slept with high hopes last night. I was hoping to wake up to a new Philippines. One with intelligent voters who will vote for the right leaders for the country. Instead, what I woke up to was the same Philippines. Unlike before, it took us only overnight now to learn that we have to [...]

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If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

March 28, 2010

I came face to face with what I may call the state of Philippine public school education last week. I was one of a team who administered a test to public school teachers and the experience has been an eye opener, albeit a disheartening one. I had the misfortune of witnessing first hand how teachers [...]

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