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On the Asia Media Report 2009

I am honored to receive the first copy of the Asia Media Report 2009. Honored because while I  come from the Philippines, I do not represent its center of the universe,  Manila,  the base of all national newspapers, radio, television and online networks. I come from the periphery, at the margins, ...

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Travel Tips: where to buy gas between Davao and Lanao del Norte

And between Davao and Lanao del Sur. Diesel (that’s what the MindaNews vehicle uses) is cheaper in Davao and Iligan than in Cagayan de Oro by around two pesos per liter. The most expensive fuel between Davao City and Cagayan de Oro is at the Seagull Phoenix gasoline station beside the Seagull Mountain Resort ...

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What a rainy, gloomy day

such a rainy, gloomy day out here in davao.

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SORA

You might be interested in the state of the (autonomous) region (in muslim mindanao)? ARMM no longer “cheating capital,” says gov ARMM Gov calls on GRP, MILF to resume peace talks How much did the SORA cost? Commercial centers, hotels up in ARMM soon, says Ampatuan

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‘Humanity is really one’

Panel 1 of the ASEAN-Canada Dialogue on Interfaith Initiatives is going on here at the Majapahit Hotel in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia and Indonesia’s Prof. Dr. Ahmad Syafi’i’ Ma’arif has just finished delivering his paper on the panel theme: “Practices and Challenges on Building a Culture of Tolerance and Countering Violent Radical ...

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Cotabato City hotels and wi-fi

The lobby and coffeeshop of Estosan Garden Hotel is a wi-fi zone but ask for their instruction cards to connect. The lobby of El Manuel is also a wi-fi zone. Not the rooms, though. Azaleas is the best if you can’t live without the internet. A hundred pesos can buy you a 24/7 access ...

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Where is Maisaran?

You can’t find the name of the place on any Mindanao map even if it is somewhere in Mindanao, somewhere mysterious, somewhere so full of secrets waiting to be unravelled. Only three of us,  kindred souls,  know where it is.