Posted on 3 August 2010. Tags: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, speaking engagements, WordPress
I was invited to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to be a resource speaker at the Asian Bloggers & Social Media Conference, which was held from 28 to 29 July 2010. The flight itinerary that the event organizers arranged had me traveling on my birthday! But that was OK — I gladly sacrificed my birthday celebration for [...]
Posted in Out-of-Town, Travel & Tours
Posted on 7 December 2009. Tags: beach resorts, Canibad Beach, Samal, weekend getaway
Canibad Beach — for a long spell, it was a secret paradise for a handful of in-the-know Dabawenyos. But after word spread, many have since found their way to the lovely strand and clear waters of this secluded slice of Samal Island. It should be said right away, Canibad isn’t for resort-goers. It’s more for [...]
Posted in Travel & Tours
Posted on 26 August 2009. Tags: festivals, Kadayawan sa Dabaw
Here are some photos of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw 2009 festivities, taken by Jaime Haw. And here are a few blog posts and news items that have been published online: Ginoong Kadayawan 2009 The Revolution that started in Kadayawan 2009 Darna flies to Davao for Kadayawan 2009 Kadayawan 2009 by Councilor Mabel Acosta 2009 Kadayawan [...]
Posted in Events, Travel & Tours
Posted on 8 March 2009. Tags: Araw ng Dabaw, festivals, Foundation Day
[Media Release] Araw ng Dabaw, the city’s celebration of its 72nd charter anniversary, officially opens on 9 March 2009, 4:00 PM with the “DAWOW” Grand Opening Ceremony at Quezon Park (in front of City Hall). The program will kick off with a musical presentation by the Davao Community Band and Blue Velvet Band, followed by [...]
Posted in Events, Travel & Tours
Posted on 23 February 2009. Tags: Araw ng Dabaw, Davao City, festivals
Araw ng Dabaw will be upon us again in March 2009. This year is the 72nd anniversary of the city’s foundation day, and the theme is “Pagtupad sa Dakilang Pangako“. For more information about Davao City’s history, please see the relevant entry in Wikipedia. Here is the Calendar of Activities, courtesy of the City Tourism [...]
Posted in Events, Travel & Tours
Posted on 6 January 2009. Tags: Outland Adventure, ropes course, zip line
The intrepid bloggers, Andrew, Ria, Winston and I, went to see what the buzz was all about at the Outland Adventure camp in Ma-a, Davao City. For nearly a decade, it’s been known for their ropes course, a corporate team-building facility out in the boondocks. Now there’s the Xcelerator — the longest zip line in [...]
Posted in Travel & Tours
Posted on 10 December 2008. Tags: Davao-Bukidnon highway, environmental concerns
On my latest trip to Northern Mindanao, I had an interesting road trip with a couple of friends to and from Cagayan de Oro City. The trip going was uneventful and rather tiring because I had little sleep the previous night, and it rained hard. On the other hand, the trip from Cagayan de Oro [...]
Posted in Travel & Tours
Posted on 23 September 2008. Tags: Cebu Pacific, online reservation system
After introducing an air ticket booking service that’s completely online and automated, Cebu Pacific has introduced new features into their Web-based reservation system. This is one thing that I’ve long been pining for ever since I started using this airline’s Web site: the facility to not only book tickets but reserve seats as well. And [...]
Posted in Internet, Travel & Tours
Posted on 22 August 2008. Tags: journalism, MediaNation, Mindanao issues
The last time I was in Tagaytay was in 2005 when I found myself with the country’s IT industry movers and shakers, and the purpose was to formulate the Philippine Software Industry Roadmap. Now I’m back, and it’s for another conference. This time it’s MediaNation5.2. MediaNation is an annual event wherein journalists come together and [...]
Posted in Society, Travel & Tours
Posted on 13 May 2008. Tags: Cebu Pacific, Davao air routes
Great news for us down South! Cebu Pacific, the leading domestic airline in the Philippines, has inaugurated its operations hub in Davao City last 8 May 2008, to further serve the island of Mindanao. Hopefully this will mean more air routes to the “missionary” destinations on the island. This is the carrier’s third hub, after [...]
Posted in CityScape, Travel & Tours