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Bacolod City in Negros Occidental celebrates October like no other in the Philippines, when the city celebrates its Charter Day. It’s one whole month of gaiety and festivals, street dancing and competition, food and a charged atmosphere of fun.
The month-long activities culminates with the MassKara Festival, a street dancing parade through the main highway […]
In the previous episode of Survivor Philippines, the members of the newly formed Chalam tribe worked on their joint camp. The strategizing began almost immediately after the merger, with the former Jarakay, seeking to weaken the loyalties of the former Naak to one another.
As Episode 33, which aired on October 29, 2008, opened, Kaye […]
On the previous episode of Survivor Philippines, the new tribe Chalam was formed from the merger of Naak and Jarakay.
In Episode 32, which aired on October 28, 2008, the focus of the new tribe was on improving the old Jarakay camp to accommodate 10 people. Cris, Marlon, Kiko and Rob went back to the Naak […]
The decision to come home to the Philippines when a family member dies has got to be one of the most difficult to make. The expense of airfares often stop someone from really wanting to be there for the family, and yet we so want to see our departed loved ones.
I didn’t think this […]
Last week, at the end of episode 30 of Survivor Philipines, it was hinted that this would be the week of the merger between tribes Naak and Jarakay.
Episode 31, which aired on October 27, 2008, opened with Naak discussing the Jarakay tribe. Kiko said that he valued a tribe member’s positive attitude toward the tribe […]
Let’s take a detour to welcome b5media’s new business portal, Bizzia!
Bizzia is the one-stop destination for business information, insights and news from b5media’s 30 business blogs.
Following the successful launch of b5media’s first portal, Starked.com, Bizzia covers themes such as finance, leadership, e-commerce, small business, sales and marketing. Bringing together the latest news coverage […]
Flooding is not unusual in the Philippines. From the streets of Manila to the country fields, it’s not uncommon to wade in knee-deep water to get to where you’re going.
But have you seen rice that actually grows with the floods? Check this out - researchers from my old employment - the International Rice Research […]
[Editor’s note: I already recapped this episode last week, but that post seemed to have gotten lost. So, if you’ve read about this episode already, I apologize.]
Episode 30 of Survivor Philippines opened with Naak jubilant after they won the last immunity challenge.
JC, Cris, and Rob celebrated with a bath in the ocean, scrubbing each […]
There is no denying just how much our economy depends on OFW and their remittances. They’re the ones who keep our country treading above the financial murk that has plague the modern world.
Tony Lopez at the Manila Times makes an interesting observation that the overseas Filipino workers is now considered the new middle class. […]
We occasionally debate over whether we should trade our cable TV for a satellite dish. Maybe these new offerings from the DISH network will make the switch sweeter.
The DISH Network wants to reach out to more Filipinos in the U.S. with its expanded Filipino-targeted programming. The network has 4 new channels and 2 packages for […]
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