HAY NAKU... (?)

"Hay naku?"

It's indeed avery special Philippine expression. I heard it million times, while living as an expat in the Philippines since 1999. 

My Dutch friend and blogger Jan has to say more about it:

www.expatinthephilippines.com

ENJOY READING AND UNDERSTANDING MORE THE PHILIPPINE CULTURE!

Lovi Poe in MUZIKLABAN

Beer fans will surely look forard to the upcoming Muziklaban grand finals on January 28 at he Aseana City in Macapagal Boulevard, Paranaque City, with the recent addition of actress lovi poe to San Miguel Beer's roster of celebrity endorsers.

The fast rising KAPUSO network star will jin rock legends Pepe Smith, Ely Buendia, Slapshock, Razorback, Greyhoundz, Kjwan, Wilabilaw, and past MUZIKLABAN champions in spicing up the culmination of the 2011 Red Horse Beer Muziklaban, the biggest, loudest, and most prestigious amatuer rock band competition in the Philippines. 

Enjoy guys!

Classical Music and much more: HERE!

Read more here:

www.klausdoringclassicalmusic.webs.com

Listen more here every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.  (Philippine time):

www.davao.theedge.ph 

Church Pushes Campaign to Declare "Tampakan Mountains" as Protected Area

Keeping the environment. Here is another example. And, we need millions more:

MindaNews » Church pushes campaign to declare Tampakan mountains as protected area

Finally I Found Him: Alexander N. Skriabin

Yes, finally I found him: one of my most loved Russian composers. Here is more about him:

http://www.klausdoringclassicalmusic.webs.com 

Noise Pollution in The Philippines

This post is about my expat's friend Jan from The Netherlands and his observations about noice, sounds, and music in the Philippines - a very welcome addition to my foregoing post about dog barking. 

Have you wondered (Jan asks), why Filipinos in general speak in loud voices? And why they all speak at the same time? Have you ever attended a real Philippine party where many Filipinos are? Did you notice that Philippine television and radio are mostly (?) loud?

Questions, questions, questions... and, a lot of answers are here:

http://www.expatinthephilippines.com 

from a Dutch expat, who decided to spend the rest of his life in the Philippines.

And so I do!

Dog Owner in Davao City Told to Shut up Dogs or Move Them out!

Living in the Philippines is really wonderful. Loving dogs, my family and I are having also some pets. The dogs in our neighborhood have been really disturbing since more a year. I wish to thank Vice Mayor Rudy Duterte for mentioning the problem in our neighborhood in Bajada, Davao City in this weekly TV program.

Dog owner in Davao City told to shut up dogs or move them out |Davao City News Feed

General Santos City - Unsolved Killings Here?

 

Concerned with the rising unsolved cases of killings here and the neighboring areas, Mindanao Development Authority chair person Secretary Luwalhati Antonio has pushed for the assignment of additional policemen in the area. 

Antonio, who hails from this city, said in a radio interview that the recent killings perpetrated by motorcycle-riding gunmen were considered alaring and showed the need for more intensified law enforcement and security operations.

She specifically cited the killing of local newspaper publisher Christopher Guarin and of city traffic enforcer Oliver Dayap.

God bless Mindanao and the Philippines!

A Dream in Davao...

to materialize this New Year 2012....

To all his friends and benefactors of Davao City, Father Franco wishes a Blessed and Happy New Year. He hopes this is the year, that shall him fulfill his long-cherished dream in Buda on behalf of the Indigenous Youth.

Fr. Franco is a Salesian of Don Bosco and is about to start taking care of 45 "lumad" youths/children, starting this May 2012.

He has decided to start, trusting as usual, in Davao providence, the good hearted people in Davao City and its surroundings. One of the many concerns he has to face ia the preparation of the daily meals and other needs. The help promised by European donors for this project, is hard to come, because Europe has its economic and financial problems.

There's also another way for sponsoring the "cause" of Father Franco, as I was able to learn during my last visit in Buda. Try to buy the gourmet products he himself has designed and produced to be able to support this project, Just visit "Pasalubong Center, Palma Gil Street, People's Park, Davao City" or, find time to take fresh breath along with your family and friends and come up to Buda tp Father Franco's place.

I am also glad to give you more information. Kindly contact me.

God bless you all!

Arthur Honegger - a Swiss Classical Composer

You wish to learn more about him (and many other composers?) and their music?

Go to:

http://www.klausdoringclassicalmusic.webs.com