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Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3 to be held in Cagayan de Oro City

I’m definitely looking forward to joining this year’s Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3! This much-awaited bloggers event will be held on October 24, 2009 in Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao. Organized by the CDO Bloggers group, the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2009 will hold the theme, “Mindanao Bag-uhon Ang Panan-aw” According to the organizers,... [This way please...]

Red Horse Muziklaban 2009 mechanics and application form

Muziklaban 2009 na! The much-awaited Red Horse Muziklaban 2009 is bigger and better this time around. Muziklaban is an annual rock band competition wherein the winning band gets the chance to win, among others, P1 Million. The Red Horse Muziklaban Rock Challenge 2009 is now open for registration and various audition opportunities are slowly kicking... [This way please...]

“San Mig Rock ‘n Reggae” in Sumilao, Bukidnon tomorrow, July 3, 2009

In celebration of the 53rd Anlaw Ta Sumilao, San Miguel Beer and San Miguel Foods proudly present “SAN MIG ROCK ‘N REGGAE” - a live band concert featuring reggae masters Native In Town and Cagayan de Oro City-based band Southrace. This event is happening on Friday, July 3, 2009, 7 PM at the Kisolon Gymnasium, Municipality of Sumilao,... [This way please...]

Michael Jackson on the cover of People — can someone give this as a gift to me?

All right, this is a Mindanao blogger’s desperate attempt to ask anybody out there…a kind-hearted generous person (hehe) who can possibly send me a copy of the latest issue of People magazine. Okay, so this is more like a cry for help I know that once this magazine hits our shores, I’ll have a difficult time buying a copy and OMG... [This way please...]

Mindanao vice mayor incurs 99 absences out of 100 council sessions

The banner story of a Mindanao regional newspaper yesterday, July 1, 2009, may have been surprising for many (shocking even) but for a Mindanao journalist like me who has been working around politicians for quite a while, it was really nothing new. The same thing, although probably not as “worse,” has been happening not only in the local... [This way please...]

Mindanao pride Manny Pacquiao to star in “Wapakman”

All right, so I was in Cinema 3 of Gaisano Mall of Davao, waiting for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to begin, when this movie trailer started rolling. I found it so damn funny! It turned out to be the movie teaser of Mindanaoan Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s upcoming film entitled “Wapakman.” And take note…Pacquiao... [This way please...]

Disappointed with two Davao City taxi drivers

So my Southrace boys and I were in Davao City over the weekend for their Philippine Councilors’ League gig. Since I’m a certified Dabawenya (born and raised in Davao City!) and the members of Southrace band are from Initao Misamis Oriental (Nilo, the rhythm guitarist and back-up vocalist), Iligan City (Jovy, the lead vocalist and lead guitarist),... [This way please...]

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Mindanao Jobs / Jobs in Mindanao

Tata Group of India to open call center operations - Mindanao areas on top of their list!

Attention Mindanao businessmen, leaders in Mindanao and Mindanao job seekers! This is definitely good news for all of us Mindanaoans! Giant conglomerate Tata Group of India is reportedly setting up call center operations in the Philippines with an initial capacity of 250-300 seats…and guess which areas are on top of their list? Mindanao areas,... [This way please...]

Jobs in Davao City alert - Davao Doctors College needs an auditor and programmer

The JOBS section here in Mindanaoan has been the most visited the past few weeks (thank you very much to all of the visitors of my humble blog!) so I figured I should post more job vacancies in Mindanao. Here’s a job opportunity in one of the schools in Davao City — Davao Doctors College. Davao Doctors College is in need of an Internal Auditor... [This way please...]

MTV Asia is looking for FOUR official bloggers! Could it be YOU?

MINDANAOAN - How would you like to be an official MTV Asia blogger? You will have the chance to travel the world, attend exclusive MTV events, get free stuff from Puma and hobnob with MTV VJs Utt and Denise! And guess what…you will even earn moolah! How cool is that? It would be totally swell if someone from Mindanao could be a part of the MTV... [This way please...]

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Travel - Mindanao, Luzon, Visayas and beyond!

Conquering the Xcelerator - the longest speed zip line in Asia

MINDANAO - A few weeks ago, my family and I celebrated our brother’s birthday by trying the most talked about Xcelerator over at Outland Adventure, Davao City, Mindanao. The Outland Adventure Xcelerator is said to be the longest speed zip line in all of Asia! Cool, right? We arrived at Outland Adventure Davao City half an hour before noon. As... [This way please...]

Review: Goodnews Traveller’s Inn, Capt. V. Roa Street, Cagayan de Oro City

Here’s another Mindanao Hotels review. Goodnews Traveller’s Inn is located along Capt. Vicente Roa Street, Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. It’s near the busy Cogon Market and is accessible by public utility vehicles (taxi, jeepney, trisikad and motorela) This lodging house in Cagayan de Oro City is also just a... [This way please...]

Thermal scanner to be installed at Lumbia Airport Cagayan de Oro

I got word that Philippine Airlines (PAL) has donated a thermal scanner that can detect if a person has flu or fever. This thermal scanner is set to be installed at the Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao very soon. This is really very good news especially since there are now 10 confirmed H1N1 virus cases in the country (and if... [This way please...]

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Now managing SOUTHRACE band!

Mindanaoan has been so busy as of late — and for a pretty good reason, I must say I am now a booking agent — hmm, okay, a manager (of sorts) — of Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao-based SOUTHRACE band. Southrace Band, which was formally established in 2006, is composed of Jovy (lead vocals, guitars), Glenn (bass), Nilo (back-up vocals,... [This way please...]

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