I returned two days later, travelled the almost 300 kilometers to Cateel, Davao Oriental in the company of some telecoms officials from the Smart Communication who were bringing in volunteers from the Telecoms sans Frontieres (TSF) from Bangkok to set up a public calling station in Baganga, Davao Oriental, the town next to Cateel. Now […]
Tag: environment
The wastelands of Pablo
By now, the world has had a glimpse of the horrors typhoon Pablo has brought on our shores. It was our first ever typhoon, the Davao Region had for so long not experienced a typhoon, except a typhoon No. 1 signal a couple of years ago. But that didn’t even bring in a lot of […]
Sun.Star Davao: Finally, real life skills
Sorry for that long silence. I was skipping all over the place, I could’t even sneak in my one hour a day blog. But I’m back, and here’s my Sunday cover story in Sun.Star Davao, just clicked on the link below this. And since this is my blog, then I’ve peppered this with photos of […]
The Talaandig and Daraghuyan tribes of Bukidnon
There are opportunities that I simply cannot resist. This study about the tribes of Bukidnon is among them. It gave me an opportunity to sit down with them and their leaders, and learn a little about where they are coming from. http://www.growingforestpartnerships.org/impact-of-protected-areas-indigenous-communities-thailand-and-philippines http://www.growingforestpartnerships.org/sites/growingforestpartnerships.org/files/Philippines%20PA%20report%20received%2029Nov11.pdf Meet Bae Inatlawan, a ritualist of the Daraghuyan tribe. Inatlawan means touched […]
Sun.Star Davao: Forest warriors
A link to my Sunday cover story on Sun.Star Davao: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/weekend-davao/forest-warriors And just to get a better idea of Langgawisan, here are some photos of our trip there. Have fun and ponder on what the people are standing up for. The mode of transportation is called a “skylab”, a throwback from the “Skylab” of the […]
Sometimes you just have to ride
I’VE had this fear of horses throughout a major portion of my childhood and adult life; after being bitten by one when I was in sixth grade. Yes, bitten. Our neighbor had a horse; just your regular Pinoy workhorse, and not those giant Arabians. It would be tied on the grassy empty lot in front […]
