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Longreach, Queensland – The Manila Super Constellation is again beautiful The Queen of the Air is now on display in Queensland, Australia. The sad bird of Manila International Airport moved to Longreach in the Australian...
Super Shuttle ferries again had an accident. On July 16, a Super Shuttle roll on – roll off (RoRo) passenger ferry from Camiguin Island ran aground near Lapinig Island just out of Balingoan port,...
Mactan Cebu International Airport goes operational in 2 days. On April 23, 2014, the Department of Transportation and Communications awarded the operations and maintenance of MCIA to a consortium of the Philippine Megawide Construction Corporation and Bangalore-based GMR...
Camiguin schedules – FastCat 2018 After the first euphorie had disappeared in Camiguin, FastCat had to adapt their schedules and fares. Since May 1, 2018 new fares and schedules apply. And a short explanation:...
Two weeks ago we introduced the Eiffel-Kubo in Malaybalay. Before we sit down, I’d like to show you how to reach the Eiffel-Kubo. The restaurant can be found almost in the center of Mindanao...
The Eiffel Kubo in Malaybalay opens our new series about culinary surprises in the southern Philippines. A little story first Our discovery started with a series of mishaps. It begun at home in Camiguin....
All Philippines New Generation Coins are now in the public. The NGC Coin Series will be formally launched in July to coincide with the 24th anniversary of the central bank. But they are already...
Now you are a Facebook Slave! End of last year the “Huffpost” published an easily readable article about “facebook privacy”. I recommend you to read the original article. Said article starts with this paragraph:...
Spaghetti Harvest in Ticino We all like Italian food. One of the best are the long noodles called Spaghetti. Many yers ago, a BBC team did create an astonishing documentary movie out of the...
facebook is highly addictive – I felt it myself Yesterday evening I hit the final button and encountered again lies and menaces. This I show you later. Worse had been getting up this morning....
Facebook – Goodbye. Zuckerberg doesn’t trust me and I do not trust him. What has happened? Two days after the big Cambridge Analytics Scandal went public, I received a mail from Facebook. Facebook wrote:...
Camiguin Fast Cat route to be inaugurated tomorrow. After sunset this evening the Fast Cat ferry plying the route Jagna (Bohol) – Balbagon (Camiguin) – Opol (Misamis Oriental, Mindano) arrived in the port of...
Camiguin Telecom or short CamTeco suffers. The local provider of telecommunication services on the small island of Camiguin seems to feel the anger of frustrated customers. This morning the bill’s collector came to our...
Treasures Camiguin is the new exhibition/shop of the Komunidad sa Baibai. The exhibition/shop is located on the circumferential road in barangay Bug-Ong almost facing the local basketball court. It is impossible to miss this...
New Ferry Route Camiguin come and go. This one is very important for Camiguin. Since fall 2017, rumors that a new ferry will come to Camiguin, are being confirmed by Archipelago and FastCat. The...
TIEZA on-line travel tax payment project has vanished. About 18 months ago, on October 31, 2016 we wrote about the TIEZA Travel Tax Payment project. Today a comment from “Jun” reached us: I checked...
Hyperbaric Chamber and Facility in Davao being inaugurated today. On June 25, 2016 the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao announced the begin of construction of a new hyperbaric chamber facility in Davao...
Camiguin 2018 – an equation with hundreds of unknown variables. 2017 had been an extremely turbulent year for Camiguin. After the economic shock caused by the Marawi unrest, the island’s tourism industry began to...
Philippines Terminal Fees – Cebu Pacific Air made a little step forward. Tourists and Travelers often pronounce the Philippines as Fee-lipppines. In most countries worldwide the usage of terminals and transportation facilities is included...
LVDC – Low Voltage Direct Current – electricity for the 21st century. LVDC IEC recently published an interesting technology report: LVDC – Low Voltage Direct Current – electricity for the 21st century. Click on...
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