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Sto Niño Island

For those that have not been to the island of Samar, Sto Nino is an island west of Calbayog City. It is about 14 miles from Calbayog. Many things have changed since I first arrived in Calbayog and Sto Nino in 1981. Sto Nino is only one of the smaller islands that are off of [...]

Posted in Samar Sea, Santo Nino Island | Tagged banka, barangay, coconut, copra, farming, fish, generators, pump boats, Sto. Ni

Drying fire wood

While I’m still on the subject of drying things, let’s talk about cooking. In the Philippines, and especially in Samar, many people can not afford a nice kitchen. The lucky ones have an oven with stovetop using LPG, a mixture of propane and butane. Next level down doesn’t have an oven, just an LPG stovetop. [...]

Posted in National Highway, Poverty | Tagged charcoal, coconut, cooking, drying, fires, LPG, National Highway, philippines, Poverty, samar, wood

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Sto Niño Island

Drying fire wood

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