Starting at the end of June this year, Davao implemented a ban on using non-biodegradable plastic bags. All stores are now being watched if they are using the said plastics. Most department stores/malls have days that they would use paper bags. SM mall they do during Wednesday, the Abreeza during Friday. My only concerns on […]
But, Bob, why Davao?
A while back, I wrote an article here on LiP based on an e-mail I had received. The e-mail asked me why I chose to live in Davao. I interpreted the meaning to actually be “why did you choose to live in the Philippines,” and I based my answer on that interpretation. But, a smart […]
Flooding in Davao City
For the past few days now, it’s been raining heavily here in Davao City during night time. Last week there was bad flooding here in the city. We didn’t even know that it was bad until the next morning. We usually go to bed early because I would wake up the next morning so early. […]
Bang!
As you may recall, last week, on Feyma and my 20th Wedding Anniversary, we took a trip to Samal Island for the day. It was a nice day, as I told about in my article last week. Something unexpected happened, though, on the way home. When we arrived at the Ferry terminal for the boat […]
My Journey to Samal
The other day, I set out to go to Samal Island. I was excited to go, because it had been a while since I had gone to Samal, so this was indeed a journey for me! For regular readers, you will likely remember that I used to write relatively often about Samal and the time […]
Let’s count our blessings
This article is from Mindanao Bob’s Journal, which is a regular weekly column in SunStar Davao Newspaper. This column appeared in SunStar today, October 2, 2009. This past weekend, the scenes on TV from Manila were horrific. The flooding in Manila was devastating. The suffering of the people was heart wrenching. It’s really a time […]