#Davao Oriental

[travelella]

Aliwagwag, Davao Oriental, Philippines

Zeke Tucker

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Magnitude 6 Earthquake Felt in Davao

A quake with a magnitude of 6 was just reported off the coast of Davao Oriental today. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) determined the time of the tremor at 5:11 p.m. some 135 kilometers southeast of the town of Governor Generoso in the said region. The quake had a depth of focus of 143 kilometers and determined to be tectonic in origin. The following intensities…

[jazperjay]

Discovering the Marvels of Davao Oriental: A Fun and Memorable Adventure with Family

As an OFW who spends most of my time working abroad, I always make it a point to maximize my vacation period by exploring the breathtaking destinations that the Philippines has to offer. This year, my family and I decided to embark on an exciting adventure in our very own province – Davao Oriental. Known for its pristine beaches and stunning scenery, Davao Oriental has always held a special place…

[themakeupbrush]

Miss Universe Philippines Davao Oriental 2023 National Costume: The Tree of Life

For the coconut farmers of Davao Oriental. The coconut industry is one of Davao Oriental’s biggest livelihoods, with almost 300,000 coconut farmers. It is called the tree of life because almost every single part can be used to sustain human life. Back in 2012, typhoon Pablo damaged over 6 million coconut trees in Davao Oriental. With this costume, we honor how Davao Oriental has revived the coconut industry, and advocate for the livelihood and wellbeing of coconut farmers

[arkipelagic]

A lot of those who insist that Filipinos are Pacific Islander instead of (or, in addition to) Asian often rely on loose interpretations of the term Pacific Islander and the fact that the Philippines was used as a stepping stone in the Austronesian expansion to the east. What they ignore or may not know is that (1) the superficial similarities between Pacific Islanders and Filipinos are not unique to Pacific Islanders and Filipinos but with Austronesian-speaking peoples in general, including Austronesian-speaking Southeast Asians and (2) we Filipinos simply did not have as regular and as vigorous a contact with the Pacific Islands - if any - compared to the Asian continent. We still don’t.

Think about it: the earliest known trade network in the Philippines included what is now Taiwan and Southeast Asia, i.e., the Philippine jade culture which dates as far back as 2000 BC and lasted for 3,000 years. Nephrite jade from Taiwan was manufactured in the Philippines and distributed elsewhere in the nearby region. After that were the Sa Huỳnh-Kalanay Interaction Sphere from 500 BC through AD 100 and of course the so-called Maritime Silk Road during historical times. What followed was then the very familiar colonial era of Iberian, Dutch, and British presence in Asia.

The earliest Filipino artifact with a given calendar date is the Laguna Copperplate Inscription which was written in the year AD 900 using a Brahmic script in a combination of Sanskrit, Old Malay, Old Tagalog and/or Javanese. Upon the arrival of Magellan six hundred years later in 1521, it was a man titled rajah who greeted him in Cebu. Half a century later, the aged grandson of the sultan of Brunei was ruling Manila. To this day, among the lesser Hispanicized and Americanized ethnic groups across the Philippines, the Ivatan of Batanes speak a family of languages shared with the Tao of Orchid Island, Taiwan and the people of Bangsamoro have more in common with Bruneians, Indonesians, and Malaysians than they do with the Māori, Kanaka Maoli, or Fijians. Indigenous Borneans are closely related to Filipinos.

As for myself, I was raised in Davao where you’ll find Cebuano, Ilonggo, Kagan, Maguindanaon, Maranao, Mansaka, Mandaya, Manobo, Bagobo, Chinese Hoklo, Japanese, and Indian people live; no one local I’ve ever met has identified as Pacific Islander and there was never a question as to whether I was Asian or not because I was surrounded by fellow Asians. It’s certainly hard to deny it when your country of origin is one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, attempted to make a Malaysian-Filipino-Indonesian confederation happen, and contains the title “Pearl of the Orient” as a lyric in the national anthem.

Does this look like an archipelago that kept close touch with polities and cultures across the Pacific Ocean for thousands of years? Does this look like a society that is more Pacific Islander than Asian?

[yourbestnonamericangurl]

Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines

Sept 30- Oct 4, 2024

[hermychlle-dd]

Tired feet, Happy heart 🏝️🌊

📍Dahican Surf Resort, Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines

[shinmiyovvi]

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Oc Introduction

「CAUTION: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY」

GENERAL INFO

NAME: Estrellita Agnes L. Gerardo

AGE: 27

GENDER: Female

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual

D.O.B.: August 20, 1954

P.O.B.: Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines

NATIONALITY: Filipino

ALIAS(ES): Estelle, Agnes, Ness

OCCUPATION: CIA Agent (Cyber Operations Officer)

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Filipino, Russian, German, French

AFFILIATIONS: CIA, MI6

APPEARANCE

HEIGHT: 5'8" (173 cm)

WEIGHT: 147. 6 lbs (66.9 kg)

HAIR COLOR: Black

EYE COLOR: Dark Brown

HAIRSTYLE: Pixe Cut

SKIN COLOR: Light Beige/Medium (?) Skin tone

BODY TYPE: Slim and Lean

FACE CLAIM: Erich Gonzales

VOICE CLAIM: Shamir from Fire Emblem

RELATIONSHIPS

Russel Adler (Complicated Ally)

Helen Park (Ally)

Lawrence Sims (Ally)

Frank Woods (Ally)

Alex Mason (Ally)

Jason Hudson (Ally, colleague)

Eleazar "Lazar" Azoulay (Ally, love interest)

Len Villanueva (Ally, best friend)

Kaoru "Bell" Ishioka (Enemy)

Dmitriev Zakharovich (Enemy)

PERSONALITY

Estelle is am observant, diligent, knowledgeable, and talented woman. She always keeps her guard up and analyzes every nook n' cranny of her surroundings and also some intel that she have acquired in her possession. In the safehouse, Estelle can be seen looking at the newspapers and files for their next missions. As a cyber operations officer, she can forsee the offensive and defensive cyberspace operations.

While she is involved in missions with the crew she tasked her other cyber operators to keep in touch with the other adversaries. Others says that Estelle looks like a person that could kill due to her "relaxed" face, but she is rather open to any conversations. However, no one likes to get into her bad side as she can make someone disappear from making her angry (which is a very exaggerating description of her anger.)

On the other hand, Estelle never reveals her loved ones for safety measures and protection of her family. Even a hint of her profile, she keeps it hidden from others, unless they can be trusted.

BIOGRAPHY

A woman of determination and perseverance, Estelle was born to be the person who was being looked up into and feared by her enemies. She is the second child among the 6 children of the Gerardo Family. As a young child, Estelle can be seen as responsible around the house and the bakery that her family owns. Although, some children around the province wouldn't dare to make Estelle angry due to how hostile she gets when it comes to hurting her or her other siblings, but she is a loving daughter and older sister to her loved ones.

Estelle strives to achieve her goals in life, especially living life with financial stability, a roof to stay on, needs and wants present, and so on. She became an achiever during highschool and got a scholarship abroad (in the US). It wasn't easy for her to live in a foreign country, considering she was born and raised in a province as she tries to adjust within the new life she's living in. Estelle continues to finish college with good grades before she can join the CIA as an cyber operations officer. At first it was a struggle for Estelle, but she perseveres until she gets used to her job. With the Cold War still ongoing, Estelle makes sure she gets to contribute for the agency and for the country.

There she met Hudson around the late 70s and introduces her to Mason, Woods, and Adler before she starts to help them during missions by providing intel, espionage, and attending through missions. During the early 80s, she joined Adler's crew to stop Perseus' plans, but she is not happy and trusting Adler's decision of bringing one of Perseus' men to be used for Project MK Ultra, turning "her" into Bell. Furthermore, she has trust issues with their new member "Feliks Zaitsev" who is an ex-KGB agent that is somehow working with the CIA.

After the events of Solovetsky, Estelle continues to go on missions of saving Adler from Stitch together with the other operators involved. On the other hand, Estelle gets to marry Lazar and has 4 children with her. During the 90s, she works with Woods to aid the newcomers for another chaotic mission they will embark from this new chapter.

[ask-emilz-de-philz]

(( Since Feb is just around the corner, YEAH BELIEVE IT MAG FEB NA GUYS ))

(( We'll be diving more into couples stuff. I think. Or dat lab lab themes yan hahaha ))

(( anyway so Imma be sharing some known otps , official / unofficial in the series since 2012. Since I know a lot of the newcomers haven't seen them yet or know their lore. ))



Parallel Exchange Universe: CEBU and DAVAO

Here, Cebu and Davao are a thing.

And compared to original Cebu (Cecilia), this Cebu (Casey) isn’t really a “tsundere” here and she isn’t as expressive as our original Cebu is. She’s just very work-oriented or is kind of like an adrenaline junkie. She and Davao has bonded ever since.

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[poroussoul]

Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines

Sept 30- Oct 4, 2024

yourbestnonamericangurl

[mini-uzzy]

NAME : Jason "Askal" Timog

ALIASES : Shadow 5-1, "Ryett"

APPEARS IN : Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

NATIONALITY : Filipino

AFFILIATIONS : Philippine Army (former), Philippine Scout Rangers (former), Shadow Company, KorTac

GENDER : Male

STATUS : Alive

MARKS : Tattoos on left arm

EYES : Dark brown

HAIR : Black

SKIN : Fair

HEIGHT : 5'7'' (1.70m)

WEAPONS : TAQ-V, Mini-Uzi, Bolo, Any weapon acquired by the player

EQUIPMENT : Any equipment obtained by the player

TIMELINE : Modern Warfare Reboot

FACE MODEL/VOICE ACTOR : Baron Geisler

"Former Philippine Scout Ranger from Davao Oriental. Specializing in jungle and unconventional warfare, and highly skilled in close quarters combat."

IN-GAME BIOGRAPHY

Jason "Askal" Timog was born and raised in the rural mountains of Davao Oriental, Philippines. At 18 years old he enlisted in the army, motivated by the rampant terrorist attacks on his country. He would later join the Philippine Scout Rangers, where he was nicknamed "askal" meaning "feral dog", from a habit of baring teeth during vigorous trainings.

One of his deployments was a joint operation between MARSOC and the Scout Rangers, tasked to take down a chain of Al-Qatala strongholds in Southern Philippines. Among the MARSOC operators was Phillip Graves.

In 2019, Askal and several other Rangers were involved in a mutiny. Although it was a failure, the rebels took multiple innocent lives before fleeing the area. Askal barely escaped trial with the help of his sister. She took him to Canada to hide, but it was a matter of time before he's recognized.

Commander Graves approached Askal at a perfect time, offering security in exchange for his expertise. In 2021, Graves formed "Whiskey Company", a group of operators specializing in reconnaissance, amphibious and jungle warfare. Askal is among the most capable of the operators.

Early 2023, Whiskey was dispatched to track down Konni strongholds across Europe and gather intel of Makarov’s inner circle. The intel would later aid TF-141 and Shadow Company on their relentless search for Commander Makarov.

⛓ 𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝔪𝔢 ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ☕ ⛓

[westvalleyfaultph]

Safeguarding Coastal Communities: MGB Conducts Vital Coastal Vulnerability Assessment in Caraga Town

Scan the QR code to get this post on the go. In a proactive move to monitor climate-induced hazards, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) recently conducted a comprehensive coastal vulnerability assessment in Caraga town, Davao Oriental. The aim was to analyze and address potential risks posed by erosion, tsunamis, storm surges, and sea level rise in these inherently susceptible coastal…

[pancakes33]

Hi Eye, may I ask? What part of the Philippines have you previously lived in? Or, what part of the tribe are you ffrom? (I've read your a half filipino and were raised in the Philippines before you were Taken To Vile custody)

"sure why not? "

"Have you ever heard of the Madaya tribe? They are located at Mindanao in Davao Oriental. If you don't know, the Madaya tribe is a group of indigenous people found among the kapili mountain range. Don't blame me for spending my time there. It's very peaceful living in the mountains, with fresh air and no annoying V.I.L.E agents around"

(I'm slowly turning into player ☹️)

Like I said, Eye/Claire is a meztisa. The part where she spent her adolescence was in a tribe, expanding her knowledge of Philippine culture, specifically her mother's side.

[milkboydotnet]

The openness of Filipino Christians to struggle for national liberation, as shown by the Filipino Catholic clergy who joined the revolution against Spanish colonialism, and even to Marxism . . . had led US imperialism to continue commissioning the CIA to persist in utilizing the Christian religion to hide the exploitation and oppression of US imperialism in the Philippines. For instance, the CIA initiated the entry of Christian “socialism,” which became the ideological foundation of the Christian Social Movement (CSM) headed by Manglapus and Manahan among pro-US imperialist politicians to counter Filipino nationalist politicians, led by the late Senator Claro M. Recto. Senator C. M. Recto was a staunch anti-US imperialist critic and was believed to have been a victim of the CIA, as he died mysteriously of heart attack, though he had no known heart ailment, in Rome, Italy after an appointment with two Caucasians in business suits in 1958. During the 1960s to the 1970s, the CIA established the Campus Crusaders for Christ (CCC) in various universities and colleges throughout the Philippines; the New Tribes Mission (NTM) stations and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) centers were formed by the CIA in the mountainous areas of the national minorities throughout the Philippines. And since the 1980s up to the present period, all sorts of CIA-backed charismatic congregations, the Dating Daan of Eli Soriano, the Sonship Kingdom of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (a megalomaniac and self-appointed Son of God in Davao and a friend of tyrant Duterte; has expropriated Lumad lands; owns Son Shine Radio with 16 transmitters stationed strategically throughout the country, fully supports tyrant Duterte’s Build, Build, Build projects; and actively participates in the surrender campaign of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-ELCAC), “praise the Lord” groups, “Christ to the Orient” and “free believers” have proliferated. And usually, the use of the Bible and Christianity for the CIA-backed evangelists is to attack the mainline Christian Churches that adhere to human rights in Philippine society.

A Commentary on the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church – Christians for National Liberation

[arkipelagic]

[Gloria Capitan] may be the first environmental defender killed under Duterte, but killings had already been recorded even in the past two decades. Rappler data show that before Gloria, 115 had already been killed from April 2001 to April 2016.

Over the past two decades, most of these killings happened in the regions of Davao, Western Visayas, and Mimaropa, according to Rappler data and records from the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE). The killings started in 2001 and continued until 2022.

As of 2022, a total of 334 environmental defenders have been killed. For nine consecutive years since 2012, according to international organization Global Witness, the Philippines has been the deadliest spot in Asia for environmental defenders.

Of the 334 killings involving environmental defenders, 61 were traced to the Davao Region, while 40 happened in Western Visayas. Of all the recorded killings, more than a third came from the following five provinces: Davao de Oro, Negros Occidental, Bukidnon, Negros Oriental, and Palawan.

Many of the environmental defenders who were killed protested against the operation of businesses that pollute or destroy the environment in their communities, while some pushed for the protection of landscapes such as forests.

There were also defenders who served in the government, like forest rangers and municipal and community environmental officers, who were killed while on duty. But most of them were just trying to protect their homes.

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Celebrating Love, Equality, and Liberation! In support of love, acceptance, and liberation during Pride Month, Gabriela Youth Davao proudly joins the LGBTQIA+ community.

This month isn't just about rainbows and parties; it's also about honoring the struggles, victories, and ongoing conflicts that our queer siblings face. It entails recognizing the intersectionality of identities and the range of experiences present within our community.

In opposition to all types of prejudice, bigotry, and hatred, we stand tall and united. Together, we call for justice, equity, and respect for every person, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or mode of expression.

Come along with us as we work hand in hand to promote an inclusive society. Let us create safe spaces, empower queer youth, and create a world where love truly knows no bounds.

-- Gabriela Youth Davao, 1 Jun 2023