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Of Politics, Family, and FMD (This is for you, Franklin Drilon)

February 13, 2016 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Because a lot of who I am, and what I do, is because of Franklin Drilon. For the past six years or so I have tried to lessen my political postings. Once upon a time (about ten years ago) my blog was filled with my little opinion pieces on our government, development, and other social issues. […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Family, Naga, Opinion, Parenting, Pilipinas, politics Tagged With: Bicol, Cam Sur, family, Franklin Drilon, Naga, Philippines

Top Ten Tips for Rally Goers with Political Kids

February 13, 2016 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Trying to raise political kids?  Trying to raise socially aware, and politically active kids is a challenge. But we try.  This week marked the beginning of the campaign season in the Philippines. In a few months, we’ll be electing a new president, vice president, and other national and local government officials. This evening, I took […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Events, How To, Naga, Opinion, Parenting, Pilipinas, politics Tagged With: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Campaigning, Naga, Politics, Tips, With Kids

Clare, PLim, and Good Guys in Government 

August 3, 2015 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Cheers to Clare, PLim, and the other good guys in government! <3 Seeing friends working their butts off – making a difference in policy, in government, on the local and national level – makes me so proud. A good number have joined the government over the past few years, determined to making things better (and […]

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Filed Under: Education, Opinion, Pilipinas, politics Tagged With: Clare Amador, government, opinion, Patrick Lim, Philippines

Raya Education

January 26, 2015 By Tammy Leave a Comment

A few years before I met my husband (and therefore, way before I had J or I), I encountered a small school in Quezon City and knew that it was where I hoped my children would study. (You can read about how I fell head over heels in love with the school over here: https://www.thespiralsun.com/the-raya-school/) I […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Culture, Family, Inigo, javier, Opinion Tagged With: Citizenship, Education, Iggy, Javy, Naga City, NagaRaya, Raya, School

Giving Birth: Mother Seton Hospital (Part 2 of 4)

January 8, 2015 By Tammy 36 Comments

These posts will try to outline the differences and similarities of my experiences giving birth – as well as what to prepare and expect. Hopefully, by documenting whatever I remember – I can be better prepared for number 3 (hah!) or help someone else with their birthing experience and the choices they can make (or should […]

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Filed Under: Family, Inigo, javier, Javy, Opinion, Pregnant Tagged With: family, Giving Birth, Mother Seton, Pregnancy

Giving Birth : Cardinal Santos (Part 1 of 4)

October 31, 2014 By Tammy 1 Comment

These posts will try to outline the differences and similarities of my experiences giving birth – as well as what to prepare and expect. Hopefully, by documenting whatever I remember – I can be better prepared for number 3 (hah!) or help someone else with their birthing experience and the choices they can make (or should […]

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Filed Under: Family, Inigo, javier, Javy, Opinion, Pregnant Tagged With: Cardinal Santos, family, Giving Birth, Pregnancy

Bed Rest Survival

September 9, 2014 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Are you on bed rest too? This is definitely a more challenging pregnancy compared to my first with J. Each trip to the bathroom is filled with anxiety, with me muttering “Please. Please. Please.” under my breath. Pleading and praying that I see no blood, I let out a sigh and a series of “Thank […]

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Filed Under: Family, How To, Opinion, Pregnant Tagged With: Bed Rest, family, Pregnancy

How to get a Philippine Passport for your Baby

January 22, 2014 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Philippine Passport

How to get a Philippine Passport for you baby – particularly in the DFA Office in Legazpi, Albay. Anything that requires going through a government agency may seem like the most tedious and trying of processes, but surprisingly, this one isn’t (at least for us) bad at all. First of all, make sure you have […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Family, How To, Opinion, Travelling with Kids Tagged With: Albay, family, Philippine Passport, Travel Documents, travelling with kids

The BOB Talks – Best of Bicol

July 9, 2013 By Tammy

BOBTalk

The BoB Talks are a series of talks on the Best of Bicol – a movement encouraging entrepreneurship and bringing out the best that the region has to offer. Last week, we were asked if we could be part of the panel for the BoB Talks for their second run.  The talks, a brainchild of […]

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Filed Under: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Gawad Kalinga, Naga, Opinion, Social Enterprise Tagged With: Best of Bicol, Bicol, Cam Sur, Camarines Sur, Enchanted Farm, Gawad Kalinga, Naga, opinion, Patriotic Tour, social enterprise

Naga X Marks the Spot

March 27, 2013 By Tammy Leave a Comment

X Marks the Spot

As fireworks lit the sky on that beautiful clear night, I thought to myself, the Naga X launch was a fitting celebration for the recent milestones in our married life – a way to celebrate one year since we started our travel business and two years since we moved to Naga City. The fireworks capped an […]

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Filed Under: Culture, Family, Ina, Naga, Opinion Tagged With: culture, family, Ina, Metro Naga, Naga, Naga X, opinion

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