A Voice from the Voiceless and Unheard

by Ben Serrano – August 11, 2008

Last August 9, 2008, exactly culmination day for our three-day 4th Mindanao Media Summit, I attended held at Waterfront Insular Hotel in Sasa, Davao City sponsored by Asia Foundation and Canada International Development Agency or (CIDA), I immediately rushed to Bob’s place registered in my mobile phone as No. 4 Ruby St., Marfori Heights Subdivision.

Aboard a taxi so that I can arrived on time as I don’t want an impression from American Bob now Mindanao Bob that Filipinos don’t value time even if I knew my money fare is only exact enough for my bus fares backed home here in Butuan City.

Arriving at Ruby Street (somewhat hilly) from Waterfront, me and the taxi driver had to ask every Dabawenyos at Ruby Street where is house number 4 and finally I personally saw House Number 4. I disembarked and soon enough I knocked the red gate.

A woman, an American I presumed, appeared after making, “Ayo! Ayo!” a lot since there was no gate door bell I saw. And when the Caucasian Woman appears I greet her good afternoon and asked if it was Mindanao Bob’s house as it was marked number 4.

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The woman told me it was not and two Filipinas appeared and pointed to me the house of Mr. Bob Martin saying the gate was also colored red. I thanked them and proceeded.

Finally after a hilly walk, I reached Mindanao Bob’s house and to make the long story short, I was able to reach the place in time and attended finally the Business Seminar originally scheduled to be held at K1 Coffee Shop but Bob explained it later to participants why the change of venue.

Bob introduced the participants and I was amazed on the memory recall of Mr. Bob as he was able to call their names one by one. Normally a seminar like that must have name plates paste on every participant visible for others to read.

There were two Caucasian participants in the seminar, I understand they are Bob’s friends. Well, welcome to the Philippines guys and I hope you can visit Caraga Region one of these days.

I find the two foreigners friendly to say the least as of the moment as we don’t have a chance to talk longer and very active in their participation during the seminar.

The seminar was simply amazing as it teaches us how to earn legitimately (while learning and yearning as Bob and two Caucasian friends added).

I have learned that there are many ways to earn in the internet. Oh! You guys better attend on Mindanao Bob’s Seminar if he schedule next time to yearn and learn while earning.

The seminar fee one will pay will 100% compensate as it is not only educational and informative but interesting too especially to business minded individuals.

Why go abroad that will lead you to dangerous social cost of leaving your family here in the Philippines with drug addicts around crawling like cockroaches ready to invade your homes and influence your kids?

And leaving abroad to earn a living especially to mothers is a great loss to one’s family because mothers as supposed to be the shinning light of the home!

So the next time, you want to earn while yearning to learn, who you wanna call? Mindanao Bob!

Thanks Bob and to lovely and very accommodating Filipina wife, Feyma and kids! Thank you!

With finality I salute! Mindanao Bob, American in looks but very Filipino by heart, I pray that impression stays!