July 20, 2010 was a significant date because it marked my 20th year of living in Davao City. Almost half of my life has been spent in a land that adopted me as its own; Davao has been good to me even though I, like many other Manileños, had pretty bad preconceptions about it. In [...]
How green is Phoenix? This was the question I threw at the homegrown petroleum company’s president and CEO, Dennis Uy, during a Christmas lunch he hosted for Davao City media last Monday (December 21). I felt that as a company based in Davao City, Phoenix Petroleum ought to be at the forefront of protecting the [...]
Trying to be true to my diet, I decided to order the crispy lapu-lapu during the Phoenix media lunch held last Monday at Bistro Rosario here in Davao City. When the waiter came back he gave me this plate, and I called his attention. “I think you gave me the wrong dish,” I said. “I [...]
“Tatay” Rene Lumawag, Davao City’s most respected photojournalist, handed me this blast from the past: a photo of me with renowned artist Mauro Malang Santos (who was, believe it or not, conferred the National Artist Award only early this year) during an exhibit at The Royal Mandaya Hotel. I can’t remember what year this was [...]
The Philippines isn’t exactly known for good hamburgers, and Davao City even less so. If you’re a Davaoeño with a hankering for beef patties in a bun, all that’s been available to you are fast food types that don’t really hit the spot. Even the few specialty stores here always seem to come up short [...]
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