Central, HK. Mountain Province OFWs from around Hong Kong and Macau converged at Central on September 26, 2010 to celebrate Am-among (Grand Gathering) 2010-Bontoc Day. An offshoot of the Am-among held in Bontoc, the capital town of Mountain Province, Bontoc OFWs based in this city invited province-mates, Philippine Embassy staff and other OFWs to join …
Category Archive: Life-ways
Our culture and traditions. Our way of life in Mountain Province.
Jul
31
Guina-ang, Serene Guina-ang
Joel T. Fagsao Barrio Guina-ang is one of the upland villages of Bontoc, Mountain Province. A visit to Guina-ang gives you an insight of simple living- away from the stress of the daily grind. Villagers tend to their rice fields, gather pine twigs for firewood and call it a day when the sun sets. The …
Jun
04
The Facebook of Our Lives
Tech Talk Joel T. Fagsao In the “Bontoc Ili ay Kalalaychan” Fan Page- a page created in Facebook, the number of fans jumped from zero to 389 in a few days. The number may be insignificant as other Facebook created pages can get a thousand to a million fans in a few days depending on …
May
22
Whirlwind Lessons in Customer Service
by Joel T. Fagsao One day in the last days of April, at 9:00 P.M. I went to St. Luke’s Medical Centre in City for a referred medical procedure. I proceeded to the hospital’s pathology department and waited for my turn to be served. While inside, I noticed the sign on the window which read …
