Feeling Hungry? Fried Bananas for sale

As I passed down the main street in Kidapawan, North Cotabato, a street vendor was selling fried bananas to passers by. Fried bananas like this are among the most popular of snacks for Filipinos.

Guard

ALABEL, Sarangani (April 24, 2008) – *A soldier helps secure the perimeter where a village program is underway Wednesday, April 23, in Datal Anggas. *(Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE).

Community Police Assistance Center Kidapawan

This is a small police office, located just as you enter Kidapawan City from the east. It looks like it could use a little upkeep, don’t you think?

Governor Migs

ALABEL, Sarangani (April 24, 2008)* – Gov. Migs Dominguez leads provincial and municipal officials and employees to the far-flung and former rebel-infested village of Datal Anggas by riding a motorcycle Wednesday, April 23. The governor often visits his constituents in remote uplands via dirt bike with his fellow riders and government workers. *(Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE).

Yano in Maitum

MAITUM, Sarangani (April 29, 2008) – Eric Gancio (extreme left) of comebacking Yano band finds time to relax with local friends at one of cleanest rivers of the Philippines, the Pangi river, Monday, April 28. Eric and his band performed at barangay New La Union the day before in celebration of the barangay’s annual “pista sa kabukiran.” Yano is a folk/punk rock band in the Philippines formed in 1993 originally composed of Dong Abay (vocals) and Eric Gancio (guitars). The band got its name from the Cebuano word “yano” which means “simple”. Gancio has been reviving Yano as a one-man band with back-up musicians on live performances. He will be releasing a new album, which he described as the fourth Yano album rather than his second album. In 1994, the band’s self-titled debut album came out and spawned classic Filipino rock songs such as “Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo” (“Holy Dog, Saintly Horse”), “Tsinelas” (“Slippers”) and “Esem” (pun for SM or Shoemart mall). This was followed by a string of successful concerts around the Philippine archipelago. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)