Taken in one of my trips to Davao del Sur more than two years ago. We just attended one of the meetings of the cooperatives in Digos and going back to Davao City, we saw this God’s beautiful masterpiece. Scenes like this are always a sight to behold–one that makes you leave your pains and worries behind. I need not ask the driver, ‘Nong Mar of the Davao Integrated Development Program (which is under the care of Atty. Wendel Avisado), to stop the car so I could take a good shot of the sunset. He knew I loved the scenery, so I am sharing it with you for your appreciation, as well.

By the way, weekly, I am featuring photos in my blog, so please take time to visit it. Thanks!

(Please respect Intellectual Property rights).

One of the perks of being in development work is the chance to move around the country. For the past 8 years, I have been going in and out of Mindanao, particularly Davao, Zamboanga Peninsula, CDO, etc. I only regret now that I have not blogged earlier. The good thing, however, was that I was able to document my travels through photos, which allowed me to share my travels to family and friends. Some of them are stored in my Flickr account, and this includes the pristine and beatiful Selinog Island, off the coast of Dapitan.

It was just a photo, and my friends were immediately captivated by its rustic beauty. Although I have not been to many beaches in the country, I would say that, Selinog Island, is one of the the best. Even the famous Boracay Island could not compare to its pristine and crystal-clear water (my apologies for Bora fans…). The downside, however, is that the island does not have fresh water and the community depends only on rainwater. During the summer months, they have to fetch water either from Dapitan City or the nearby Apo Island in Negros Oriental.

Since I am honored to be part of Mindanao Bloggers, I deem it just right to feature Selinog Island in my introductory contribution. Know more about me and see more photos of Selinog Island in my blog.

Post Script: Blogie and the rest of the gang, thanks for making me part of the Mindanao bloggers! It is an honor to be a contributor of this blogsite!

There are at least 5 local airlines that serve many cities in Mindanao for air travelers. Cebu Pacific (CEB) and to some extent Air Philippines is setting the pace for all other airlines through its low-cost business model.

If your only concern is to get to point B from point A in a prompt manner in just a fraction of a cost compared with their full-service counterparts then budget airlines are for you.

Most budget airlines offer seat sales regularly. For CEB, bargain hunters should always log-on at its web site every Monday as it is the day seat sales usually starts. I once took advantage of the PISO promotional fare of Cebu Pacific for my Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila trip. The 3,000 bucks I paid nearly all went to the Philippine governments as taxes, except for the airline fuel surcharge. One drawback of booking during a seat sale is that your travel date would have to be at least in a month’s time. [Read on»]