Davao, located in the multicultural island of Mindanao, is the largest city in the Philippines, covering 2,444 square kilometers of land. With an area as large as this, the city offers the best of both the urban and rural worlds.
As an established urban area, it is home to 5 major malls, an international airport, a [...]
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A regional Sweet Sorghum Techno-Investment Forum is set to take place on September 26, 2008 at the Apo View Hotel, Davao City. This event is made possible through the efforts of the Philippine Agricultural Development and Commercial Corporation (PADCC) and the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Unit XI.
The forum will focus on the practices [...]
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Have you ever heard of Personal Loan applications that are not only submitted online, but are also processed within seconds? In addition, the company claims that the online application will only take less than two minutes of your time!
We know a few institutions who offer same day processing of loans, but never quite like this [...]
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A few months ago, I took the Grey’s Diagnosis and found that, of the characters in Grey’s Anatomy, the personality of Callie Torres fits me best. See my entry about it.
Today, for the lack of a better thing to do, I took another online quiz. This time, I had the Are You A Girl Or [...]
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Weeh! HSBC just called to inform me that they are reversing my annual fee, which is already posted in my online account summary and is due this month. I got my HSBC Visa credit card last year, with a waived annual fee for the first year, a Timex watch and a Dunlop watch (see why [...]
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Let me interrupt my wife’s blog again to share with you my thoughts. I’m sure she would not mind.
It’s 10:00 PM on my watch, and I have mixed emotions right now. On one hand, I feel like a bigshot businessman traveling with an endless budget (disclaimer: my company is paying for all of my [...]
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I have recently changed mobile service provider from Smart to Touch Mobile. For almost 2 years, my husband and I have been using different networks. He availed of the special Globe Postpaid Plan offered to San Miguel employees and I stayed with Smart Prepaid. I’m not heavy with texts or calls, making a postpaid line [...]
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My husband will be away for 6 weeks to attend an Intermediate Brewing Course in Valenzuela City. As he frequently jokes, he needs to learn how to drink beer without getting drunk!
Although 6 weeks may sound too short for some who have endured several years of being away from their loved ones, this is actually [...]
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With the many events happening in the city, I decided to help visitors find the best hotels that are suited to their taste and budget through this Hotel Directory. This is only the first part, which lists all the major hotels in Davao City with their contact information and location details. Check the later entries [...]
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I am from Davao City, where people live in safety despite being a part of Mindanao. But as a Mindanaoan, as a Filipino, as a person, I feel for the people in war-torn areas. The long standing question on who wins and who loses in wars has long been a subject of debate. I guess [...]
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