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December 2011

Wild water tubing at Maitum’s Pangi River

    From a distance, the river looks calm except for a few patches of white, water foam as it hits submerged rocks and boulders. A closer look, however, reveals a fast flowing river, even turbulent at some parts and ripe for a wild and wet adventure that is water tubing in Maitum’s Pangi River system.

    Maitum’s unique anthropomorphic burial jars

      Our Southeast Asian neighbors have nothing of this type of archaeological find. We should be extremely proud as Filipinos in discovering the amazing anthropomorphic potteries, which could suggest the backbone of our own culture.

      5 interesting shopping places in Singapore

        Singapore is a shopper’s haven with the many malls and markets that dot the island country but there are still those that stand out and these are not even found inside malls. Here are five interesting shopping areas outside of malls.

        Maitum, not just any other town in Mindanao

          Maitum, at first look, seems just any provincial town in Mindanao that one just passes by along the way: habal habals, tricycles and VHires go about their daily routines, ordinary houses, large rice fields, old stands of coconuts and a good highway that hastens one’s travel. But then again, its just the surface.

          Mindanao Smile, beautiful island

            Over the years, I’ve been traveling around this beautiful island, worked, found and lost love and found again. It’s about time to write about the land I’ve always loved, Mindanao.