The road is long and rough, and at some parts muddy. We had to cross the river (without bridge) on three occasions and a few more streams, on a 4-wheel drive off road pick up vehicle. From Panabo City, our jump off point, it took...
I took up an Open Water Diver course with PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) in 2006 because of my love for nature, especially the sea. I was inspired to take a certification in scuba diving after I had my introductory dive at Apo Island...
We arrived in Maco on the afternoon of June 28, 2013, amidst heavy downpour. Sr. Cecilia Baron, OP from the Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena welcomed us at their family residence. Fr. Bien Trinilla, OP one of our brothers, have arrived a day ahead...
Last June 22, 2013, the Indigenous People’s Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Davao, headed by Fr. Jun Acedo, Jr., held a blessing of the Ata Student’s Shelter at DapSa. We were invited to grace the occasion. I was with Fr. Norman Quilaquil, OP and two...
A few days ago, I had the chance to visit again the fish port of Gen. Santos City. As far as I can remember, it was my third time to visit the fish port. My first visit was many years ago, when I did a...
A few months ago, Fr. Mon Mendez, OP, one of our missionaries in Davao City, asked me to meet Ms. Erna Caquilala, the campus minister of the University of Mindanao. She is also the adviser of the IP students of UM. Fr. Mon wants us...
In 2008, I was working as the parish priest at St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Babuyan Islands. One time I was invited to attend a dinner by a group of Letran alumni. It was the induction of officers of a group known as Letran Grupo...
It was in 1995, my second year as a priest, and the first year that I learned how to drive, that I was apprehended by law enforcers for a traffic violation for the first time. I was driving an old service car of our convent...
