I attended the wake of 1st Congressional District of Misamis Oriental Representative Danilo “Danny” P. Lagbas yesterday, Friday the 13th, 2008 and attended his funeral the following day, today. This was my third funeral to attend in The Philippines. Above, 1st Congressional District of Misamis Oriental, Congressman Danilo “Danny” P. Lagbas with, 2nd Congressional District [...]
The Philippine Eagles Club is the first native born fraternal civic organization in The Philippines. The Eagles Club of Cagayan de Oro was chartered February 18, 1995. The motto of the Eagles Club is “Service Through Strong Brotherhood”. Philippine Eagles Hymn God-loving men for country’s sake Offers strength and mind and energy; We dedicate frateranal [...]
Councilor Nacaya is a member of the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro, the “Mother Club”, and heads two major committees in the City Council. He is the chairman of the Committee of Public Utility which is now concerned with rising rates of jeepneys and motorelas. He also heads the Committee on Police and Public [...]
Justice Prevails in The Philippines, Case Dismissed for Lack of Probable Cause I previously wrote blog posts on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008, regarding criminal charges that had been filed against me for violation of Republic Act No. 7832, The “Anti-electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994” by Cepalco officials. When Cepalco officials read [...]
Click the above image for a higher resolution image. 681 square meters, comprising two adjacent lots. Clear title. Price: PHP 3.5 M. This is zoned as a commerical site, good for a port hotel, a warehouse or an apartment building. Located at C-29, Punta Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines 9000 Contact Beth Tuazon, +63 [...]
Nanding Advincula has been a Cagayan de Oro City Counselor for 18 years, he is one of the stalwarts of our community. On May 29, 2008, he granted me a brief interview. Michael Turner: As Chairman of the Committee on Subdivision and Landed Estates, what can you say about the issues or problem of land [...]
Meir was game for just about anything. When we found out there was a firing competition on May 24 and 25, 2008, at the Camp Aligar, Northern Mindanao Practical Shooting Association (NMPSA) shooting range, and that Meir’s flight was leaving at 3:50 PM on May 24, and that he would be able to shoot in [...]
After Meir advised me he was seriously considering extending his stay in The Philippines for a few more days, I knew it was time to take him to Camiguin Island. You have to drive about 1.5 hours to the RORO (Roll On Roll Off) ferry port at Balingoan from Cagayan de Oro. It cost me [...]
Date.com is expanding into The Philippines with the intention of offering free access for Filipinos, at some time in the not too distant future.. No trip to Cagayan de Oro would be complete without taking on the many rapids of the Cagayan de Oro River. We went on May 14, 2008, and had a great [...]
After visiting Makahambus Cave, our next stop was just 50 meters up the road and across the street at Makahambus Adventure Park. This place is sometimes called “Makahambus Gorge”, but it is really a sinkhole. There is no such thing as ciruclar gorge. What happened, a long, long time ago, was that the ground above [...]