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A Weekend in Cebu and CDO
Blog: First-time Traveler - 4 March 2012
It was a challenging weekend – three consecutive mornings spent in three different airports, in three different cities. This is the upside and the downside of business trips. They come for free but expect less or no sightseeing in your itinerary. I was going back to two southern cities — Cebu and Cagayan de Oro … Continue reading »
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Traveling to help Rebuild Cagayan de Oro
Blog: First-time Traveler - 28 January 2012
In December 2011, amid the holiday frenzy, the Philippines was struck with a challenge when typhoon Sendong (international name: Washi) suddenly took everyone by surprise as it caused severe flooding in the southern region of the country. The cities … Continue reading →
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A First-time Traveler’s 3 Best Kept Secret Islands
Blog: First-time Traveler - 27 May 2010
With more and more people traveling nowadays, getting to a place where others have never been before has become quite a challenge. As I become more connected with other travelers, I observe that those who come to Southeast Asia often bypass my country. It should be a cause for worry but I realize that travelers, [...]
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First-time in ZaNorte, Philippines
Blog: First-time Traveler - 13 April 2010
Zamboanga del Norte is in the island of Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines. And when one mentions Mindanao, tourists suddenly cringe and take a turnabout-face, especially when travel advisories label this part of the country as dangerous. The name Zamboanga alone may cause goose bumps to travelers. Scary is the exact opposite [...]
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First-time in Cagayan de Oro City
Blog: First-time Traveler - 15 March 2010
All of my trips to this southern Philippine city had always been for business. My first visit to Cagayan de Oro City, or CDO ,as most Filipinos refer to it, was a decade ago when I was there to hold a training workshop with the local affiliates of the organization where I used to work [...]
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After the Deluge – Election Violence and a Tropical Storm in Mindanao
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 26 November 2009
By Eva Wu, KF9 Philippines The world has been abuzz with Monday’s news of the election “massacre” in Maguindanao, Mindanao. About 50 lawyers, journalists and relatives of local politicians were abducted and brutally killed because of their affiliation with an opposition politician. This horrific event is being followed closely by the international media, including the New [...]
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Wanted: Tagalog Speaking Kiva Fellow / Reward If Found!
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 13 July 2009
By Sloane Berrent, KF8, Philippines Special Mission should you choose to accept. The Kiva Fellows Program is looking for a Tagalog-speaking (or Cebuano) person of Filipino descent for a placement at a microfinance institution on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. That means you must be comfortable being placed there and traveling around the [...]
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First-time in Davao City
Blog: First-time Traveler - 18 June 2009
Davao is a place where fruit and seafood are delightful treats. Geographically, it is one of the largest cities of the Philippines, if not of the entire globe, with its hills stretched over the expanse of the city. However, the main commercial district is just a small area where the malls, offices, shops, and hotels [...]
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