Balikbayan Boxes are unique in the world. With Balikbayan Boxes relatives abroad can send goods, gifts and almost anything to the Philippines. Not only Filipinos appreciate this service, many expatriates are hauling their whole belongings from overseas...
HAGUPIT/Ruby is weakening, but this makes the problem somehow worse. This slow storm unloads billions of tons of water over the Visayas and Bicol. This water is worse than the wind. A well built...
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...
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...
Pinoy gastronomy – kasiyahan or napakasama (pleasure or atrocious)? For our Sunday lunch we went to a well known restaurant on our little island. We ordered grilled fish and BBQ chicken. What you see in...
Pasig River Ferry Operating Hours are extended starting December 1, 2014. Manila’s waterway will get more busy. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) today announced the extended operating hours of the Pasig River ferry system...
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 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...
DANGER! When “Made in China” meets “Philippines Electricity” then life can become really dangerous. Last night we made such a burning experience. I thank Butch for saving our lives and our house. Everybody knows and uses...
UFN – Until Further Notice is an expression you read in all schedules and announcements in Philippines’ transportation. UFN correctly translated means: YOU CANNOT RELY ON US ! If you read the schedules of...
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...
World Travel Market 2014 is featuring Camiguin – WOW! Some well known people of the island are attending the exhibition. We hope that many freezing exhibition visitors will pack their luggage and come to...
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...
OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) stopped the integration of terminal fee for international flights from Manila. OFW have a privilege – they do not have to pay the terminal fee when traveling abroad. On July 14, 2014,...
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration has a new website. We just got a tricky visa question out of Africa. So we had a look at the Bureau of Immigration. And WOW – they have a...
Last week I wrote about Chinese spammers and hackers. After the first shock I decided to install a Honeypot for Spammers. It worked wonderfully. The definition of a Honeypot “A server that is configured to...
Philippines Weather News – The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has successfully launched Himawari-8. The new weather satellite is in orbit since October 7, 2014. JMA also has modified their 3 hourly isobar maps. We have updated...
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...
Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan de Oro had been the subject of many jokes since it opened its doors on June 15, 2013. But now Laguindingan Airport management, announced that the inaugural night-flight would be held...
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...
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