Archive for June, 2011

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Lessons to Learn from the Cotabato Flood

FOR WEEKS, news about the great flood in Cotabato City dominated the primetime news. We saw how the Tamontaka River and the Rio Grande de Mindanao inundated thousands of homes and establishments and displaced more than 30,00 families living in 35 of the 37 barangays of Cotabato City. Evacuees ...

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The Filipinos’ Love Affair with Basketball

DALLAS MAVERICKS won against Miami Heat today. It's the 6th game in the NBA Finals 2011 that ended the battle with Mavericks winning four games against Heat. Why do we know about this? Why do we care? The answer is simple: Filipinos are crazy over basketball. Basketball is part of our ...

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Coco's South Bistro Spaghetti Bolognese

Davao Dining: Coco’s South Bistro & Chika-an Resto

I RECENTLY went on a Road Trip Around Mindanao. With only a day of staying at home, I traveled again to attend a seminar in Davao, where I also took the opportunity to roam around and have some fun like dining and chilling out with friends in some of Davao's ...

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Experiencing Dapitan

THERE ARE three things I would always remember about my Dapitan City experience: Hudyaka Festival, Driving Around the City, and my Rediscovery of Rizal. When I arrived in Dapitan City as part of My Summer Road Trip Around Mindanao, I settled at Harohoy sa Baybayon along  Sunset Boulevard and had dinner ...

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