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This is not really about me, but about the people I meet, the places I visit and the stories I want to share.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

From Hoy Gising to BMPM

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During my growing up years in the early 80’s, news and late-night documentary programs dominated my TV viewing habit. But one of the program...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Demolition Job

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Sa isang sulok ito ng Ugong Sulok sa Valenzuela City. Kailangan paalisin na sila kasi kailangan na raw para sa road project yung lugar. Kahi...
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Kape or Kopi?

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Was ordering coffee at Starbucks Marikina with high school classmates when I saw this on the menu blackboard: "90% of the Aceh province...
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

After Class Rally

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Mother-daughter tandem Joyce and Cherizze Coyang trooped to the main gate of the House of Representatives after their first day of classes....
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Hiding Her Identity, But Not Her Story

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“Vanessa” maybe hiding behind her long-sleeved white blouse, lavander veil and huge sunglasses when she appeared in a press conference insi...
Friday, August 29, 2008

Alias Striker and Aerial Strikes

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“Nakakain na ako ng hita, ikaw gusto mo kumain?”, quipped Alias Striker when I asked him if it was true that they were resorting to cannibal...
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Friday, July 11, 2008

Princess of the Stars No More

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A few hundred bodies are presumed still trapped inside the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars, lying upside down more than a kilometer from ...
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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Lessons Learned

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Finally, they are freed - unharmed, but maybe, scarred for life. Ces looked dead tired when she appeared before the media in Zamboanga City....
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Prayers, not Pessimism

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She may have made the wrong choice in going to Sulu, but Ces Drilon, and her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion, assistant cameraman Angelo Valdera...
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Sunday, May 04, 2008

Welcome to Paradise

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Not too many people can experience being greeted by the sign “Welcome to Kalayaan Beach Resort” – except some soldiers, a few civilians and...
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Monday, April 21, 2008

All's Well That Ends Well

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I’d like to remain optimistic - all’s well that ends well in Sumilao. Yoyong Merida, one of the younger leaders among the Sumilao farmers is...
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Monday, March 03, 2008

They're Back

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The Sumilao farmers of Bukidnon are back in Manila and they are bent on pressuring the government to finally give them the 144-hectare land...
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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Sumilao and San Miguel

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144 hectares of land. 55 farmers. 1 700 kilometer-walk. 75 days. The farmers of Sumilao, Bukidnon fighting for their ancestral land have go...
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Saturday, September 01, 2007

Cries for Cris

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The Quezon City Police District has already determined that 20-year old UP Public Administration student Cris Anthony Mendez died due to haz...
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Sunday, August 26, 2007

Happiness in Batanes

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Meet Nanay Trinidad and her son – Ivatans from the town of Mahatao in Batanes. It may be hard to believe but Nanay Trinidad and her family j...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Bigas or Palay?

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As Filipinos, we should be very familiar with the different variations of “rice” – our staple diet. For Americans, it’s just “rice.” But it’...
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Friday, August 03, 2007

B for Burning Fossil Fuels

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My Lakbayan grade is B! How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan ! Created by Eugene Villar . While looking at the...
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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Shaving My Head

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 Just like some marine soldiers here in Basilan, I’m thinking of having my head shaved. Kalbong reporter? Why not? I’ve done the same thing ...
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