According to the Department of Agriculture, my Muslim brothers and sisters were eating haram food masked as Halal; products with Halal logo contained unlawful ingredients… So, enter R.A. 10817 or The Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Act. Basically, this act aimed to protect the integrity of the Philippine products with the Halal logo consumed…
Category: Events and People
Temporary
Temporary setbacks are overshadowed by persistence. – Quentin L. Cook I could feel the excited energy hovering on the JCPI (Job Centered Polythicnic Institute, Inc) compound as soon as I entered its main gate last Wednesday, November 8… and it was not even 9 o’clock in the morning yet. IDP Trainee Janimah Marangit approached and…
Peek
When my vocational supervisor informed me about the massive skills training for Marawi IDP’s (Internally Displaced Persons), I gave her an expressionless face😑. At the back of my mind, I saw myself interacting to women with different cultural background wearing colorful Kumbongs (a head scarf commonly worn by Maranao women to conceal their hair and…
Bakwit skills training in pickling
We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome. -Isabel Allende
Weekly Photo Challenge: Possibility
I was at the 25th Saguingan (Banana) Festival 2011 held at the People’s Park early this week. This year, the official list of locally-grown bananas reached to 30 varieties. Seeing the various colors, sizes and shapes of this fruit made me think of the possibilities of delectable dishes, craft ideas, designs for banana-themed booths, floats,…
Saguingan (Banana) Festival 2011
OCTOBER 17 — TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE was in a festive mood as we celebrated the 65th Araw ng Tubod. The highlight of this week-long fiesta was the 25th Saguingan (Banana) Festival. The year’s theme was Sikad Tubod! Taking the LEAD for 65 years and counting. [Thanks to the grand lady named Romana Dela Cruz-Neri, the Mayor who…
Philippine Boy and Girl Scouts Torch Parade
This free photo collage customized with Smilebox October 15 — My mom woke him up early in that Saturday morning so he won’t be late in the Philippine Cub/Star Scout Encampment (District Level) held at Tubod Central Elementary School (TCES). Kenji was still sleepy when he had his breakfast and when he donned his uniform….
Weekly Photo Challenge: Faces
Filipinos are happy folks. Most love to flash their smile at the camera for various reasons… Example 1 — An OFW (Oversees Filipino worker) lady in the departure area at Bahrain International Airport. She smiles for she knows that she would see her loved ones in 9 hours… Example 2 — Dropping by at Jollibee…
Wordless Wednesday: Kenji’s birthday bash
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones Noise and laughter — I expected that from a class of second graders of RCMS (Rufo dela Cruz Memorial School) when I dropped by at their room last Friday afternoon, September 16. Instead, I saw a group of…
Snapshots by Twinkle 