WHEN MY mother learned that I was going to Tuanadatu she expressed her concern. “Isn’t it a dangerous place to go to?” she asked. “The military will be escorting us,” I reassured her as I was preparing my backpack. I completely understood my mother’s worry. It was only a few ...
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FOR THE first time, comics enthusiasts and artists gathered at Robinson's Place GenSan for the First Arts, Comics, and Toys Convention (1st ACT), an activity that inspired and showcased opportunities for local visual artists. Known Pinoy comics artists, such as Harvey Tolibao, who has worked for Marvel and DC Comics, graced ...
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JOEY AYALA has influenced not only my appreciation for our local cultural heritage through music but my overall perspective about our country and our world. I sang his songs and danced to his music back in high school. And I am sure, I am not alone in this. His one ...
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APRIL 13 was a big day for Baranggay Datal Anggas, the farthest barangay in my hometown, Alabel, Sarangani Province. No, not because it was Friday the 13th (blood was shed, though (there was a mass circumcision courtesy of the municipal health office)) but because it was the 24th Foundation Anniversary ...
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LET ME tell you how to acquire a professional driver's license in the Philippines based on my experience at the Land Transportation Office (LTO). Okay, I just had my professional driver's license. With the help of a fixer. No, I didn't intend to hire the services of a fixer, nor do promote dealing with one. As ...
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IN THE early morning of November 26, more than a hundred people gathered at the Provincial Capitol building. That day was a big day for Sarangani Province as it celebrates its 19th Foundation Anniversary and 9th MunaTo Festival. But those who gathered at the capitol lobby that morning did not ...
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JUST BEFORE Sarangani Province celebrates the 9th MunaTo Festival. let me post some of my shots of the Lubi-Lubi Festival Street Dancing Comeptition held last October 8, 2011 at Glan Central Elementary School. The competition was won by Glan School of Arts and Trade, taking home a whopping Php 100,000 in ...
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WHEN PEOPLE ask me what my town boasts, I would speak of its being the capital town of Sarangani Province where the magnificent provincial capitol building stands proud as the White House of the South and then I would slowly run out of words. But not anymore as I have ...
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The Beginning WHEN THIS year opened, I swore to myself to get involved in different worthwhile activities. I started running and even organized a fun run, traveled to several provinces and cities last summer, bought a new camera to take my photography to a new level, and just last week, went ...
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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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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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I REMEMBER that the first community outreach I organized was when I was the president of the student council in high school. We collected used clothing from the students and we gave them to a depressed community in the outskirts of the town. It started with my article in our ...
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The Teacher’s Notebook Musika Central
