A lesson of cooperation
A lesson of cooperation is taught in Camiguin. Two restaurants with two different owners cooperate instead of competing. That could be a good lesson for local business owners. It is really funny to see...
Category: Culture
Rice Farmer or Photographer?
Rice Farmer or Photographer – who lives better? Last night I had an Internet chat with Arno Enzo, a well known photographer, diver and underwater photographer. Arno wants to publish his outstanding pictures as...
Camiguin – Wedding of the Year
Camiguin – Wedding of the Year is being celebrated just now at Casa Roca. Mrs. Evelyn Hann and Mr. Jim Hann said YES. Tonight one of the biggest parties Camiguin ever had seen is...
PhilPost is cleaning up
PhilPost or PhlPost seems to be cleaning up. A week ago a new postman came over to our house and brought some mail. He also told us that there was some more mail in our P.O....
e-startUP – educate, evolve, emerge
e-startUP – educate, evolve, emerge is an idea, is a project, is a path! Jürg Wyss, the initiator and founder has a vision – the #wyssion. The e-startUP idea Jürg had traveled around the world as...
Bicol Special – the Journey (cont.)
Bicol Special is a bit delayed. Internet in Bicol is worse than in Camiguin. I’d like to have my old 19.2K modem here. But before we report from the hearth of Bicol, we inform...
Hackers – not only Silent Gardens
Among the Spammers, we had to lock out in the last weeks, were also Hackers. They tried all tricks from DDoS to Code Injection. No chance! Now we learn that the Caraga News were...
Manila’s Super Constellation goes downunder
The Super Constellation decorating Manila NAIA’s bone-yard has been sold to Qantas. The most beautiful plane ever built will be transferred to Australia. The MIAA and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines decided to...
Bohol Earthquake – already a year ago
This morning at 8:12 a.m. available bells rang all over Bohol remembering the big Bohol Earthquake a year ago. This magnitude 7.2 earthquake destroyed all the century old churches, many houses and roads. Bohol still suffers...
Cebu International Airport – Higher Terminal Fees
Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) wants to increase the terminal fee for all passengers. For domestic passengers, the proposed rate is PHP 300, from the present rate of PHP 200. For departing passengers of...
Haha said the moon …
Haha said the moon and did hide behind the clouds. In the Philippines the moon eclipse should have been seen at sunset. But over most of the islands the moon did hide behind clouds....
Early Warning Device – update
Early Warning Device are again available in Camiguin. Tee’s hardware store got a box full of these devices delivered this afternoon. Butch got two of them for our cars. It seems that one need...
Law and Order – Early Warning Device
Law and Order hit these days on Camiguin’s roads. Yesterday a multicab driver started to cry just outside of our lot. Being asked what were going wrong he told us that he got a...
The Camiguin Lanzones Festival 2014
The Camiguin Lanzones Festival 2014 will be held from October 18 to 26. Here is the full schedule in a readable form. I have put red frames around activities and presentations that may interest...
Philippines Internet – Fairy Tales
Philippines Internet – Fairy Tales. Quality and availability of Internet access in the Philippines is the worst all over South East Asia. The 3 big telecom companies invest billions in advertisement. They tell the...
I had been right !
I just wrote that Politics is more fun in the Philippines. Then I got the information from WARC that the campaign “It’s more fun in the Philippines” landed on rank 3 out of 100...
Politics – it’s more fun in the Philippines
Politics is usually not commented in this blog. But today I have to make an exception because I had several hearty laughs this morning when I scanned national press. I won’t name anyone because everybody...
Camigui – Camiguing – Camiguin
Camiguin: Yesterday evening the MindaNews published an interesting article about the history of Camiguin Photo courtesy of Granger Collection Do you know that there is an island called Camiguin that it is located on the...
Immigration without cash
The Bureau of Immigration is moving to electronic money transfer. To facilitate public service and boost convenience for foreigners who are transacting official business at the Bureau of Immigration offices, various fees and dues...
Revised traffic violation fines
Revised traffic violation fines takes effect today, June 19. Motorists and drivers especially in Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao, beware. The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) implements today, June 19, the new traffic violation penalties...
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