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Live Blogging: Election Updates

May 10, 2010 By MindanaoBob 16 Comments
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This post will be updated throughout the day, May 10, Election Day in the Philippines.  This will not be for updating who is leading or anything like that, but rather to just update any election news, balloting problems, etc.  I will update this post as news warrants throughout the day.  Updates will be listed at the top of the post, not at the bottom. 5:00pm Update Failure of elections declared in 4 towns in Lanao del Sur Province.  Apparently, they never received ballots in these areas. 2 dead in Cavite Election Violence Various groups are asking the Comelec to extend voting hours.  Originally voting was to close at 6pm.  This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Elections, Living in The Philippines, Philippine Elections, Philippine News Discussion

My neighborhood is under lockdown

December 6, 2009 By MindanaoBob 40 Comments
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Right now, as I type this, nobody can enter or leave the neighborhood where I live in Davao City.  There is an Armored Personnel Carrier parked in my driveway.  The street is blocked by Military and Police on either end.  The street is lined with military troops, with guns of course. Why? I have not mentioned too openly on this site (although I think I may have alluded to this in the comments, but Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. owns the house across the street from my house. Right now, starting about an hour ago, the military, Davao City Police and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is conducting a raid of the house.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Davao, Living in The Philippines, Mindanao, Philippine News Discussion, Safety

Governor Ampatuan hospitalized in Davao

December 5, 2009 By MindanaoBob 4 Comments
A Task Force Davao Soldier walks patrol in front of Davao Doctor's Hospital

Security is important for Davao City, and Task Force Davao, the military unit that has the task of protecting Davao City, is now securing Davao Doctor's Hospital as well as other locations around the city which are connected to both the Ampatuan family as well as the Mangudadatu family. Both of these families have residences in Davao City, and much of the families live in the City.  Task Force Davao is now trying to keep the two families from coming into contact with each other in the City, to avoid any possible flare ups of residual violence following the Maguindanao Massacre last week. After the arrest of Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Living in The Philippines, Mindanao, Philippine News Discussion, Safety

It’s martial law…

December 5, 2009 By MindanaoBob 46 Comments
It's Martial Law in Maguindanao

Yes, folks, you read the title correctly.  Martial law has been declared in Maguindanao Province.  As you will recall, Maguindanao is the site of the recent massacre of 64 people, including around 30 journalists, and more than 20 members of the Mangudadatu family. Last night at 9pm, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued a proclamation declaring Martial Law in the Province of Maguindanao.  I have also heard some reports that parts of Sultan Kudarat Province and Cotabato City are also under Martial Law at this time, although that is not clear to me at this time.  Most news is only mentioning Maguindanao. At around 2am this morning, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Living in The Philippines, Martial Law, Mindanao, Safety

Excuse the sawdust

November 23, 2009 By MindanaoBob 2 Comments
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We are undergoing some renovation here on LiP today.  I ask that you excuse the virtual sawdust on the site as we move to a new server today! I have moved a lot of sites from the old server in the past week, and all went without a hitch.  LiP is the last one to move, and wouldn't you know it... the gremlins hit! What should have been a seamless move that users would not have even detected turned into a bit of a mess, and I'm having to redo some parts of the site!  Most of the kinds should be gone in a few hours.  Others may crop up over the next few days, and need me to address them. While things are put back into place, I do apologize … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Living in The Philippines

American arrested in Surigao City

November 18, 2009 By MindanaoBob 55 Comments

November 18, 2009 by: striker_jem (Published with permission) Butuan –Authorities arrested an American National for estafa and large scale illegal recruitment on November 15 at 12:35 afternoon at Gateway Hotel, Kilometer 2, Brgy Luna, Surigao City. PNP elements of Surigao City Police Station apprehended the suspect Michael David Hollomon, 46 yrs old, married of Indiana, U.S.A. and his wife identified as Armin Degrano Hollomon, alias Fe Lipao, 30 years old, both residing in Bantayan Island, Cebu. Surigao police apprehended the couple after receiving complaints from several victims who claimed they were lured with their illegal activities. Police … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Expats, Living in The Philippines, Philippine News Discussion

Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) – Video

October 3, 2009 By MindanaoBob 6 Comments

[youtube GlnWu7eJpuE] Typhoon Pepeng (International Name Parma) is currently making it's way through Northern Luzon, having made landfall there a few hours ago.  I have been keeping in touch with Paul Keating, who lives in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, not all that far from where the storm is passing through. Earlier today, Paul sent me a video of current conditions at his location.  Things are still fairly calm in the area, but Paul told me that he hopes to update me with additional videos as the storm passes through.  Of course, with the possibility of severe weather conditions, we can't be sure if Paul will be able to do additional videos or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Living in The Philippines, Luzon, Paul Keating, Weather

Now you can read me in the SunStar!

September 25, 2009 By MindanaoBob 28 Comments

Just a quick announcement, everybody.  Effective today, I have a weekly column in the SunStar Davao Newspaper.  SunStar, I believe, is Davao's largest circulation newspaper, and I am happy to be featured there. My column is called "Mindanao Bob's Journal" and will appear every Friday in the SunStar Davao edition.  For this week's column, it is basically just an introduction of who I am and how I got here.  We'll get down to more serious issues next week. Unfortunately, this first column is not included in the Online edition of  SunStar, but perhaps future columns will be. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Living in The Philippines, Philippine News Discussion

Welcome, Dave DeWall

September 20, 2009 By MindanaoBob 6 Comments

Hello everybody.  Today, I'd like to introduce a new writer on LiP, Dave DeWall.  Dave's first article is already online and ready for your enjoyment.  For Dave's first effort out the door, he has a story to tell about taking a trip on a Multicab. Dave lives on Guimaras island in the Visayas. Welcome aboard, Dave!  It's our pleasure to have you on LiP, and we look forward to getting to know you better. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Dave DeWall, Living in The Philippines

Mindanao Gallery Online

September 2, 2009 By MindanaoBob Leave a Comment

I used to have a Mindanao Photoblog a number of years ago, where I did nothing but publish photographs of Mindanao.  A year or more ago, I merged my Photoblog in with my Mindanao Blog, and with the combination of the two, I created the Mindanao Magazine. The old Photoblog is still a category on Mindanao Magazine, and I feature photographs from all over Mindanao in that Category on the Magazine.  However, still, to this day, I get a lot of requests from people for a separate Photoblog again. Well, I recently decided to honor the request of those who ask for it, and I have recently launched The Mindanao Gallery.  Mindanao Gallery features … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LiP Lines Tagged With: Bob Martin, Living in The Philippines, Mindanao, Travel
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