Thanks to all who sent messages to my Kamuyot bag.
Ma’am Prix (and to all who are unfamiliar with it), Kamuyot is Bukidnon’s version of the tinalak. It’s made of sinamay from abaca fiber, from plantations scattered in Bukidnon’s rugged terrain. Of course, its woven mostly by indigenous women who sell it to buyers from the [...]
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“You’re in a better place, I’ve heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I’ve rejoiced for you
But the reason why I’m broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you
I close my eyes and I see your face
If home’s where my heart is then I’m out of [...]
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Posted in Monologues, Reflections on November 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Eleven days have passed. It seems like months to me. For so long, I couldn’t create a post and tend to my cyber fields. I barely had time to blog, not even a minute just to link an article to this platform.
I discovered that I took my blogging time to the edge for the [...]
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Posted in Davao, Governance, Mindanao, Mindanao Media, Monologues, News, Philippines, Politics, Reflections, Updates on September 11, 2007 | 4 Comments »
How I wish my news organization owned a chopper. Better yet, I wish teleporting is real.
The thing is, I can only dream about it while transfixed to a presidential chase today. The object of our chase probably didnot even know that we exist, more so that we were looking for her.
Right in the middle of [...]
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Posted in ARMM, Agriculture, BIMP - EAGA, Bukidnon, Davao, Economy, Environment, Every Day Mindanao, Monologues, People Power, Philippines, Politics, Reflections on September 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Thinking out of the box should be easier in Mindanao.
Here, you will be forced to choose to be open-minded, to be culturally-sensitive, and to keep in mind a collective viewpoint rather than just a small village “I” or “mine” outlook.
Everyday will be an exposure to various learning experiences including in unlikely places.
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Posted in Blogging and Mindanao, Bukidnon, Governance, Human Rights in Mindanao, Justice, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Monologues, Peace Process, Philippines on August 12, 2007 | 9 Comments »
One of my more serious agenda at the Mindanao Bloggers Summit in October (aside from partying, listening to the A-listers, and meeting new friends) is to help spread out blogging vocabulary and technology for the grassroots level.
I intend to share an idea about how blogging can be a useful tool for communities to megaphone their [...]
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I have recent encounters with visitors who post comments that rudely attack other people.
One example is that reader from Valencia City in Bukidnon who posted expletives against their former mayor. He has accused the former chief executive of alleged corruption, tolerating drug trade, and spawning extra-judicial killings.
The comment was attached to “Reporter’s Notebook: Bukidnon [...]
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Today I broke free from a personal myth that I could no longer play basketball. I still can despite gaining weight and this strange feeling of distrust that I couldn’t even last a minute in the court.
We played ball early afternoon, after a hearty lunch of seafoods and grill today in a friend’s place along [...]
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The phrase isn’t original. But that’s what I remembered when I was in front of a scene in GSIS Heights Subdivision here in Davao City by noon time today.
I saw two men in the new sidewalk of Virgo Street while I was waiting for my turn for a pedal cab from the office to [...]
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My work as a reporter has introduced me to different scenarios, situations, and perspectives. Meeting people from different walks of life, color, religion, and orientation is a great learning experience.
My exposure to these diverse realities served me well. I aspire to be a service-oriented young professsional.
I have come to develop a communication skill that stems [...]
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Reporters breath news like its air for the lungs. In this job, we get paid for asking our sources to explain to the public about what have they.
At times, it sounds quite a relaxing job. You go to this event, you ask questions, you write and you file. After the battle in the newsroom, you [...]
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