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 [...]
The first thing which comes to mind when someone mentions Iligan City in Lanao del Norte is the majestic Maria Cristina Falls which is one of the most resplendent among the falls in the Philippines. It stands 320 feet high and is the veritable source of industrial power in the region. Trust me, there’s more [...]
It’s time now to take away the limelight to those mainstream airlines (PAL, Air Philippines and Cebu Pacific) for the mean time and let’s focus on those humble airlines offering the so called “missionary routes” which big airline companies find unprofitable so they are shying away from them. Another reason for mainstream airlines “abandoning” the [...]
Figure it out: What was it like to be deported and exiled 115 years ago, when there were no telephone, malls, family, and faster means of transportation? And your only link to the world was through a snail mail, which perhaps you could not even depend upon because you fear that, perhaps, the Spaniards were [...]
Low-cost airline Cebu Pacific has reduced its year-round ‘Go’ fares for most of its domestic routes beginning July 20, 2007. The year-round one-way fare for services from Manila to any Mindanao destination (and vise-versa) was reduced by more than 30% from P998 to P688. Fares are equivalent to an all-inclusive one-way of a little over [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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