Archive for the 'Cagayan de Oro' Category
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Legal Disclaimer: The author of this blog does not intend to malign or vilify the reputation of the people involved in this post. The following events are chronologically presented based on the facts that support them through legal documents and audio recordings attached herein. A good reference on this and future posts detailing events can [...]
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
As a member of the Cagayan de Oro Eagles Club, I was briefed on the implementation of LTO Administrative Order AHS 2008-015. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 292 otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987 and the United Nations Vienna Convention for Road Traffic of 1968 to which the Philippines is a signatory, and [...]
Posted in Cagayan de Oro, Justice, Military-Police, Philippines Driving, Philippines Expat Life, Politics | 7 Comments »
Monday, August 25th, 2008
I was interviewing an Xavier University 4th-year male nursing student who is keenly interested in SEO (Search Enginee Optimization), to do some work for me, and in the process he also “interviewed” me, asking a lot about what I thought about life in The Philippines. (Normally, I take no part in hiring and firing for [...]
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Local Applicants can apply for full government scholarship to the PMA (Philippine Military Academy), this coming Sunday, August 31, 2008, at the Camp Evangalista Gym. Walk-in applicants are accepted. Requirements: Applicants should be natural-born Filipinos, of good moral character and physically fit, single and never married. Height requirements are 5’4″ (162.5 cm) for males and [...]
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
The Fun Shoot had originally been scheduled to take place during the National Phiippine Eagles Week, but had been postponed for two week beecause of a conflict on range usage. Still, the Fun Shoot was held, on July 5, 2008, and while I competed, I did not win any trophies. But then that’s not surprising [...]
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
As a member of the Philippine Eagles I joined the Joint Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Eagles Emissions Testing to pull over vehicles on the national highway, just West of Bulua. I was there to watch, learn, and document. I did not stick my hose in anhyone’s tailpipe. LTO-Eagles Joint Emission Testing Task Force [...]
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
So, the Cagayan de Oro Philippine Eagles Club has a joint exercise today with the LTO, starting at 1:30, to do emissions testing of vehicles. As a member of the Eagles, I wanted to participate or at least observe what was happening. I needed a new Philippines Drivers License, because mine had been damaged. This [...]
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
The National Eagles Week Celbration, held between June 15-22, 2008, in Cagayan de Oro was sponsored by the Eagles Club of Cagayan de Oro, but included the Opol Eagles Club and the Golden Friendship Eagles club, also from CdO. The week opened with a Marathon run from the Gusa Traffic Light to the MPSC Firing [...]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Michael Turner: Dr. Myrna Motoomul was a former teacher in Gingoog City. Her husband is former Councilor Motoomul. Several Rotary Clubs in the Cagayan de Oro area provide community service projects for some of the local schools each year, and my club, the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro is interested in determining what schools [...]
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
General Filipino Amoguis is one tough guy. He was made “Traffic Czar”, head of the local Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA) by Mayor Jaraula nine months ago. He probably has the toughest job in the city. I used to hear people laugh about the RTA. Not anymore. Now I hear them complaining about the RTA. [...]
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