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January 25 2013 - With the ever young Tatay Jun, mylabs, as we make our wacky mark in one of the riprapped areas of Baguio City (cough*Balamban*cough).

Well, it truly was the coldest weather I experienced---even colder than Sagada and Baguio combined.

We just finished planting abaca trees and turned over a water system that will benefit at least 50 marginal upland farmers and 200 school children of Cambagocboc Elementary School, all thanks to our donor, Taiyo Yuden (Philippines), Inc.

Domo arigatou gozaimasu, PTY! And sorry for the rusty Japanese during my mini hosting stint. :)

flashback 2012: sitio lana (tarangnan)

November 26, 2012 - fresh from our flight in Tacloban City, we traveled for four hours to reach Tarangnan, Western Samar, where we had to take a one-hour bangka ride to reach Sitio Lana, an island once known to have visitors who, once reaching their place, "can never return to their place again." We turned over a multi-purpose building for their farmers and fisherfolk with the Tarangnan mayor.

Make good use of the facility, friends!

flashback 2012: graduation

10 October 2012 - 35 students from the Buhisan Watershed finished their 20-day course on basic plumbing and tile-setting and are now ready to take on other income-generating jobs aside from charcoal making.

Congratulations, mi bois! :)