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Journalists workshop on environment reporting
2012-03-12 09:19:47
I was fortunate to have been invited to speak at a media workshop last Saturday, 10 March 2012, on environment reporting. Thanks to Mindanao Times editor-in-chief, Amy Cabusao, for the opportunity to engage Mindanao’s media practitioners in the advocacy to protect our marine environment! The workshop, organized by the Mindanao News and Information Cooperative Center [...]...
 
Talikud island scubasurero
2012-02-20 07:40:49
The Davao Reef Divers Club had its first club dive of the year yesterday, with 28 members taking part in the day-long activities. The main objective of the event — as is the tradition of the Club — was to give back to the marine environment, which needs our protection more than ever. This was [...]...
 
Blog Contest for Araw ng Dabaw 2012
2012-02-10 00:22:59
In a laudable effort to promote the city’s foundation day this March, Duaw Davao Festivals Foundation is running a writing contest among local bloggers. The theme is based on the tagline launched by the City Tourism Operations Office last year — Davao: Life Is Here! Davao City will be celebrating her 75th Araw ng Dabaw [...]...
 
US Embassy launches jeepney photo tilt
2012-02-02 04:52:13
Sakay Na! Jeepney Photo Challenge [Media Release] The U.S. Embassy in Manila invites everyone to take part in a photo contest, dubbed “Sakay Na! Jeepney Photo Challenge“. We invite the public to submit their best original photos featuring Philippine Jeepneys to compete for a chance to win prizes. “We see the Jeepney as a symbol [...]...
 
New Zealand Experts to Talk in Davao
2011-12-01 13:31:59
[Media Release] Have you thought of working or migrating abroad ? Have you tried applying for work, visit, or migration, but got stuck? Then this is one information session you shouldn’t miss. Licensed New Zealand Immigration Adviser Carlo Santos and the Former Manager of the New Zealand Embassy’s Immigration Section, Rainier Sales, are set to [...]...
 
Going the extra (nautical) mile for Davao Gulf
2011-09-12 10:07:41
It is one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world and thus has been identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as one of the priority areas within the Coral Triangle. It is the Davao Gulf — a 308,000-hectare body of water surrounded by Davao City, the 3 Davao provinces and [...]...
 
Exotic Tawi-Tawi demystified (part 2)
2011-08-19 02:16:11
{Click here to read the first part of this post} After dinner on my first day, Ramon and I had a few beers. I’m happy to report that Bongao Town has SanMig Light (usually ₱30/bottle). Red Horse and Pale Pilsen are available almost anywhere, too. After the nightcap, I went out to the seawall to [...]...
 
Exotic Tawi-Tawi demystified
2011-08-18 12:54:41
Two weeks ago, I was at last able to fulfill a long-time dream: to travel to the southernmost point of the archipelago, the province of Tawi-Tawi. Ever since the start of the Mindanao Bloggers Community, I’ve been grabbing every opportunity to see as much of Mindanao as possible, so that I could share with the [...]...
 
Why the new Kadayawan logo?
2011-07-31 10:22:41
The Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival logo shown here is a let-down — to say the least — for about 300 respondents who answered a survey I ran via the Kadayawan Festival facebook page from last week. (Click here to see the poll — and feel free to chime in.) I held off writing about it [...]...
 
Sensationalist reporting by the Inquirer
2011-07-11 10:20:37
Last 9 July 2011, sensationalism reared its ugly head once more when Inquirer News — one of the more established news organizations in the country, both online and offline — published an article that may have damaged the reputation of a straight arrow in Davao City’s judiciary. The news article itself was far from being [...]...
 
 
 
 
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