This is a picture taken during the organizational assessment in Tandag. The speaker is my office mate Anul.

This was taken on a trip to the organizational assessment we completed for the Lanuza Bay Development Alliance. I just thought it was a good moment for a picture, and it does kinda capture the moment. The mode of transportation is a Jeepney (I've uploaded some pictures of those before).

By popular request, this is a picture of the office, with the team I work with. From left to right, it shows Yuri, Anul and Coco.

This is a shot I took on the way from Baler to Manila. It shows one of the omnipresent carabau, and the georgeous hillside (and some chickens).

When I left Baler, I had to take a very early bus in order to arrive in Manila at a reasonable time. The advantage was that I got a great shot of the sunrise - what a beautiful sight!

And another shot of me in action. By the way, in the lower left corner of the picture you can see Rambutan, a very psychadelic-looking fruit (yummy!).

This is a picture of us in full action during the cross visit. What you see is the group that I am helping with their proposal (I think this is during the budget development).

Another shot of the largest tree in Asia, with the cow shown for size comparison.

Baler is also site to the largest tree in all of Asia, apparently. This picture shows me and Paul, the fellow volunteer I visited, infront of the tree.

Baler is also the sight of the last Spanish Garrison to leave the Philippines. The church where the last Spanish fighters stayed is in Baler. This picture is a shot of the plaque on the outside. It reads: "Siege of the church of Baler. A Spanish garrison of four officers and fifty men was besieged in this church by Filipino insurgents from June 27, 1898, to June 2, 1899. Offers of peade and demands for surrender were refused on five occasions. From newspapers dropped into the court by an emissary of general Rios on May 29, the garrison learned for the first time that the Philippines had been lost to Spain and that for many months there had been no Spanish flag in Luzon, except the one waving over Baler church. Broken by starvation and tropical diseases, the depleted command arranged a truce with the insurgents and marched out of this church across the mountains to Manila on June 2, 1899. Of the original garrison two officers, the priest, and twelve men had died from disease; two men had been killed by insurgent bullets; two men had been executed; two officers and fourteen men had been wounded; six men had deserted. The fortitutde of the garrison was praised by general Aguinaldo in a public document issued at Tarlac on June 20, 1899. Upon their return to Spain the survivors were rewarded by the queen regent in the name of Alfonso XIII and the Spanish nation.".

Another shot of the area around Baler.

I was asked to make a cross-visit to Baler in Luzon, to help a fellow volunteer with a business case. This is a panoramic shot of the area in Baler.

Accenture Philippines introduced it's own VSO-Business Partnership scheme recently, and I was invited to the official opening ceremony. During the meeting, I was asked to tell everyone what my experience was like and how I felt about the Accenture-VSO partnership. This shot shows the opening meeting. On the far right, you can see Accenture's country managing director of the Philippines.