Rice is an important agricultural product of Samar. It grows very well in this humid, tropical environment. But drying the rice is another story. Every year, too much rice is spoiled before it ever gets dry. Recently the Philippines government gave away many rice dryers to poverty stricken rice farmers, in an attempt to prevent [...]
Posted in Agriculture, National Highway, Poverty | Tagged Agriculture, drying, farmers, humid, National Highway, philippines, Poverty, product, rice, rice dryers, samar, tropical
Even in America, it is common to see people hanging their clothes out to dry…when the weather is nice. But when the weather is bad, most people have access to an electric/gas dryer. Either they own one, or there is a self searve laundry mat with one. In the Philippines, things are very different. I [...]
Posted in National Highway, Travel | Tagged clothes, drying, National Highway, philippines, samar
The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that the creation of 16 new cities was unconstitutional. Amongst those 16 is Samar Province’s Capitol of Catbalogan. This decision was in response to a petition by the League of Cities of the Philippines, who objected to the “mad rush” to create cities who did not meet [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, News, Politics | Tagged Calbayog City, Capitol, Catbalogan, cityhood, GMA News, Iloilo, LCP, League of Cities of the Philippines, Mayor Jerry Trenas, Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento, philippines, Samar Province, Supreme Court, unconstitutional
Welcome to the brand new Samar.Expat2Phils.Com. I’m setting up this blog, with the hope that my fellow “foreigners” will find this an enjoyable place to interact. And, for those thinking about moving to Samar, we hope you will join in too.
Take care,
Admin Dale
Riding with the kids at the Calbayog Festival
Posted in Welcome | Tagged blog, expat, foreigners, moving, online, philippines, samar, Welcome
US AMBASSADOR DEDICATES NEW CALBAYOG CITY MAIN HEALTH CENTER
US Ambassador H.E. Kristie Anne Kenny, made her first visit to Calbayog today, where she inaugurated the new Calbayog City Main Health Center, a project of Pacific Partnership 2008.
The 9 room Health Center was a a joint undertaking of the US Navy Seabees, Armed Forces of the [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Health, Helping, News, Visitor | Tagged 3P Foundation, Armed Forces, Bishop Isabelo Abarquez, Calbayog, Captain William A. Kearns, Congressman Reynaldo Uy, Diocese of Calbayog, Health Center, humanitarian, Mayor Mel Senen S.Sarmiento, Pacific Partnership 2008, philippines, US Ambassador Kristie Kenny, US Navy Seabees, USNS Mercy Ship, Vice Mayor Onald Aquino
Recent Comments