Tag: Davao Oriental

  • Davao Oriental to Open Borders for Private and Public Transport, Strict Health Screening Measures to be Implemented

    Davao Oriental to Open Borders for Private and Public Transport, Strict Health Screening Measures to be Implemented

    Starting on Monday, June 1, all public and private transportation from all areas in the Davao Region under General Community Quarantine, including Davao City, will be allowed entry in the province of Davao Oriental.

  • Mati’s new breed of Amihan Team

    Mati’s new breed of Amihan Team

    The new Amihan Team is composed of 27 young boys and girls who are being honed by the same trainor and father figure responsible for producing champs in the first batch of the Amihan Boys. These are the young local skimboarders in my beloved birthplace of Mati, Davao Oriental.

  • Cebu Pacific Air’s Smile Magazine June issue features Davao region

    Cebu Pacific Air’s Smile Magazine June issue features Davao region, which includes my birthplace Mati City, and my home, Davao. Photos of mine included

  • Secrets of Lawigan

    In my birthplace of Mati, Davao Oriental, lies Lawigan, a hidden coastal community dotted by rugged rock formations, mangroves and white sands interspersed with coconut trees and patches of civilization with huts built on shorelines. The road to Lawigan is quite narrow and perched on a precipice, before going down at sea level again.

  • Subangan Davao Oriental Provincial Museum

    Subangan Davao Oriental Provincial Museum

    The new state of the art museum built by Davao Oriental Provincial Governor Cora Malanyaon, Subangan Davao Oriental Provincial Museum, opens to the public on January 8, 2014 in the Provincial Tourism Complex, Mati City.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • the scene stealer

    I steal scenes. For those unaware, photography has been my self-therapy all these years in moments of stress, anxiety or sadness. It allows me to be calmer, to stay in focus, to compose my thoughts, and to dream. When I take photos, I am lost in my own world. When I go back to reality,…