Batang Yagit’s Anniversary Fundraising for Little Kids in my community

A fellow blogger is celebrating his 5th year anniversary in the blogosphere this month and he is raising funds for the benefit of the little kids in my community. The kids are from the small village of Layag-Layag, Barangay Talon-Talon, Zamboanga City (my barangay as well) which goes to school by swimming or by boat.

Just recently, a boat was donated to the community to alleviate the difficulties these kids encounter when going to school by the Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids Project. I read the story about it on Facebook from Doc. Anton Lim featuring the “Bagong Pag-asa” boat. Read more…

Zamboanga Museum Grounds (Fort Pilar, Zamboanga City)

Photowalk at the Zamboanga Museum Grounds, part of the Fort Pilar in Zamboanga City. It’s a museum, so no picture taking is allowed inside the museum hallway. So, we took photos of the facade and inside grounds of the Museum, Fort Pilar. With me were Laoshi Jen and Laoshi Jill. Here are the photos:

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The museum is open Mondays to Fridays from 8:03AM to 11:30AM in the morning and 1:30PM to 4:30PM in the afternoon.

Zamboanga City Hall and Rizal Park

Zamboanga City (Cuidad de Zamboanga), my hometown, is said to be the third oldest City in the Philippines. Dubbed as the Asia’s Latin City because of the Chavacano (Spanish Creole) dialect, it is a highly urbanized city situated down south of the Philippines, under the Zamboanga Peninsula Region.

The City Hall of Zamboanga City (Ciudad de Zamboanga) reflects its age, although it has been renovated for maintenance. Here are some photos of the City Hall’s facade and the Rizal Park.

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The Zamboanga City Hall houses different local government offices aside from the Office of the City Mayor, Mayor Celso Lobregat. It is located in downtown or pueblo. It is located along N.S. Valderoza Street, Zamboanga City.

Yakan Village, Zamboanga City

Last Saturday was the 4th Mindanao Bloggers Summit which I was not able to attend because of flight difficulty. Yesterday was the City Tour for participants which I was able to catch up. Upon arrival at the Zamboanga Airport, I immediately contacted Ms. Yolynne Medina that I want to join the tour.

First stop of the tour is the Yakan Village located in Upper Calarian, Zamboanga City. Here are some photos taken during our visit and it’s my first visit actually.

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Here you can find local Yakan weavers and their products for sale. You should visit the place for authentic manually weaved textiles.

Photo Gallery: Sta. Cruz Island, Zamboanga City

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Blog post: Sta. Cruz Island’s Pinkish Sand Beach in Zamboanga City