Pinoy-lympics: Pinoy sports at its best

Palo sebo, Kadang-kadang, basagang palayok are truly fun games and they are authentic pinoy games.

Ironically in the Philippines, Pinoy games or sports are hardly heard of. New generation pinoys will be more familiar with Age of Empires 3, Call of Duty and World of warcraft. But not kadang-kadang and other pinoy sports.

The naturally fun loving pinoys would not be without a cheer or two once the games begin.
Even I, who at least have known and played those games in my childhood was amazed and awed with the fun those games could give me.

These were some of the games played during a celebration at the assumption College of Davao.

Tinago - new found treasure

Wow!
Thats what came out from me the moment i eyed Tinago falls. After what measures an eternal descend (actually around 480 steps) the beauty of a hidden treasure unfolded before my eyes.

This magnificent work of nature is in the boundary of Iligan City and Municipality of Linamon both in the Province of Lanao del Norte. Facing the falls, your left side is part of Linamon and on your right is part of Iligan City. So, both have claims to the falls.

Here's what wikipedia says about Tinago:
The Tinago Falls is one of the main tourist attractions in Iligan, a city known as the City of Majestic Waterfalls. Tinago is a Filipino word meaning "hidden", the falls being hidden in a deep ravine. Trekking to the falls requires approximately 500 descending steps called the winding staircase. It is said that Tinago Falls is a sanctuary for weary souls seeking to commune with nature. The trip to the falls actually exposes you to a variety of wildlife. Today, the trail is refurbished into a wildlife park hosting different species of wild animals.

The falls is approximately 240-feet high, its very cold waters cascading beautifully into a deep and calm basin-like pool which appears like a blue-colored lagoon. Under the falls is a small cave where people can enter and listen to the rumbling waters. The foot of the falls is a very ideal place for swimming. The place also has man-made swimming pools for children. It is truly a majestic place that resounds an atmosphere of serenity, a perfect escape from the noisy metropolitan.

By the way, I'd like to thank the Municipal Development and Planning officer of the LGU of Linamon for allowing me and my buddy to visit the place.


(nb: 1. in this photo, the water isn't bluish because the night before it rained heavily.
2. a local tourist captured my moment here.)

Pawikan...

Hawksbill Turtle santuary in Davao City

Few months ago, I visited the Pawikan Conservation in Punta Dumalag, Matina, Davao City.

The place is envisioned to be the santuary of hawksbill turtle which was discovered to be endemic in the place.

Hawksbill turle is listed under the Convention on Internation Trade in Endagered Species on Wild fauna and Flora and under the International Union for Conservation of Nature Resouces as species of wildlife is in danger of extinction and whose survival is little if the causal factors continue operating.

This project is a consortium effort led by City Councilor Leo Avila III.

I think the place will be open for public visit.

You can contact them. .. for inquiries or support to the Program:

Task Force Pawikan Davao
Office of City Councilor Leonardo R. Avila III
Room 12 Sanguniang Panlungsod Bldg
San Pedro St., Davao City
email: tfpawikandavao@yahoo.com
tel. No. (082) 305-2334