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JOJIE ALCANTARA is a Filipina writer, photographer and artist who leads a double life. One is a stay-at-home recluse of an insomniac artist. The other self is a solo traveler out to document unexplored parts of her beautiful islands. In between snippets of rest from a 24/7 duty, she blogs, surfs, watches horror movies at midnight, hosts TV specials, and continues to mourn her loss by wearing Michael Jackson shirts. How she juggles her time remains to be a mystery.

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• 101 Reasons to Visit my Birthplace
  08 May 2011 12:37 AM | No Comments

  Mati was once the sleepy, quiet town with a hidden wealth of natural beauty which I proudly wrote about in Mabuhay Magazine in 2007.  Today, the capital of Davao Oriental...

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• Davao Oriental’s Hidden Treasures
  25 April 2011 2:04 AM | 39 Comments

  Davao Oriental’s Hidden Treasures (written by Jojie Alcantara and published in SunStar Davao, Manila Bulletin, Mabuhay Magazine, and 7107 Islands Magazine) Mati City, the capital of Davao Oriental province, was...

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• Camiguin: Tiny Hot Spot of Wonder
  20 May 2013 4:52 AM | 2 Comments

  The smallest island province in Northern Mindanao is shaped like a pear with its land area measuring only 29,187 hectares. An estimated population of only 75,000 locals ranks it the second smallest province in the Philippines. But this small wonder is filled with a rich historical past, and a territory replete with a pristine ecosystem, shaped from the natural course of volcanic movements.

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• Samal: Tripping with Tridacna
  13 May 2013 5:18 PM | 4 Comments

  Tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. Unfortunately, the global conservation status is listed as Vulnerable in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. All species of giant clams are listed in CITES (Convention on Inernational Trade of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna). In the Philippines, it is locally known as “taklobo”.

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• Silkair to fly to Semarang and Makassar
  05 May 2013 3:49 AM | No Comments

  SILKAIR TO FLY TO SEMARANG AND MAKASSAR SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will soon fly to two more cities in Indonesia, increasing its Indonesian network to 11 destinations....

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• Leaving a lasting memory
  24 April 2013 9:35 PM | No Comments

  Tubajon, Dinagat Islands © Jojie Alcantara 2006 “Every person passing through this life will unknowingly leave something and take something away. Most of this “something” cannot be seen or heard...

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• Yellow boats of hope for Baganga
  22 April 2013 3:16 PM | No Comments

  Yellow boats of hope for Baganga Text and photos by Jojie Alcantara for SunStar Davao I frequent Davao Oriental because we have a house in Mati and a farm in...

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