Category: Nature

  • Kembali’s Nature Secrets

    Beyond the beautiful landscape of Kembali Coast in Island Garden City of Samal, lies a tropical cradle for one of nature’s many delightful secrets.

  • Yellow boats of hope for Baganga

    Yellow boats of hope for Baganga

    In Baganga, Davao Oriental, people are rebuilding their lives, houses, livelihood, and spirit. It was a busy coastal village on the brink of recovering from heavy wounds after the Typhoon Bopha tragedy.

  • DAVAO ECOFAIR: Matters of the Earth

    To spread this environmental consciousness, the first DAVAO ECOFAIR, a four-day bazaar showcasing unique products made of natural, organic or recycled materials, eco-tourism sites, local handicrafts and eco-friendly services, will be held on March 21-24, 2013 at Abreeza Mall GF Supermarket area.

  • My Mindanao: Photographs for Hope

    MY MINDANAO: PHOTOGRAPHS FOR HOPE opens tomorrow, December 18, at the Sulawesi Function Room, ground floor of Marco Polo Davao, from 9am until 10 in the evening. This special one day exhibit is for a cause. In our years of experience as photojournalists we have been lucky to be traveling around to document wonderful places,…

  • Columbia Sportswear heads off to Davao

    The fourth leg of the Columbia Trail Masters opens its registration. Columbia Sportswear, a brand best known for its innovative outdoor gear and equipments, announces the fourth instalment of the much awaited, Trail Masters series. The series which begun last 2009 in Nuvali, Laguna, which travelled to Cebu and Bukidnon, is now opening its registration…

  • Mountain Hardwear opens its second store in South East Asia, Philippines

    Mountain Hardwear opens in SM Lanang Premier in Davao Mountain Hardwear has been driven to provide the best for the best since 1993, when a group of daring adventurers who had years of experience in the outdoor industry came to the realization that there were many like them who wanted to see and explore the…

  • Davao’s 1st Blog Weekend Bootcamp

    Am all set tomorrow to give a one hour talk to the many participants registered in the first Davao Blog Weekend Bootcamp. Blog Weekend Bootcamp is an intensive 3-day live-in conference with breakout sessions and hands-on workshop on September 21-23, 2012 at the Malagos Garden Resort in Davao City.  It is an excellent opportunity for…

  • Ride the Wave at D’Leonor Inland Resort

    Text and photos by Jojie Alcantara (published in my SunStar Davao column, Witerary) A rising attraction in the highlands of Davao City is the D’Leonor Inland Resort and Wavepool. A breathtaking vista of a 30-hectare property is transformed from a wilderness of forest and rivers to a continuously developing establishment groomed to become the city’s…

  • PLDT myDSL offers the biggest Internet sale to Davao during Kadayawan

    PLDT myDSL offers the biggest Internet sale to Davao during Kadayawan August 18, 2012 –Leading telecommunications company PLDT brings the biggest Internet sale to Davaoenos as they celebrate the Kadayawan Festival from August 17 – 19. Dubbed the Great Payday Sale, PLDT myDSL gives its subscribers great value and discounts. “People can enjoy the Kadayawan…

  • Destination Mati: Travel Photography Workshop

    (downloadable poster above) DESTINATION MATI: A TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP SERIES BY RHONSON NG AND JOJIE ALCANTARA (June 16-17, 2012) In photo: Dahican at Daybreak (Mati, Davao Oriental) Jojie Alcantara, May 2012 Dahican, the popular and most beautiful beach in my birthplace Mati, is an extended strip of stunning white beach lined with coconut trees, facing…