Touchdown: Happy New Year 2017 Tacloban

Hello Tacloban, Hello Region VIII!
03JAN2017 0838H Daniel Z Romualdez Airport Tacloban City

I am back, and this is my first touchdown in the year 2017, yey! May this year be as productive for me as 2016 had been. Because of what I do, when I say I am productive, that would only mean one thing - that I am maximizing efforts and/or optimizing resources to help the region. I should make it even better, kay taga dinhi baya ako (hadto)!


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