Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Another Good News from the David B Katague Clan

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Another Good News from the David B Katague Clan

Marina Brewster Katague, 2018

I just learned the other day that my grand daughter, Marina Katague, youngest daughter of my oldest son, Dodie was just accepted by the Yale School of Public Health for the Masters degree in Public Health (MPH) program beginning early Fall. Dodie was very excited as a proud Dad. I am also very proud of my grand daughter accomplishments so far. Marina graduated with a BS Degree in Kinesiology last year. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Congratulations, Marina!

After Dodie informed us of this good news, I asked him how much money did he donate to Yale for this acceptance. We all laughed because we know it was a joke!

Here's the latest on college admission scandal for your information: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/parents-in-college-admissions-scandal-face-a-choice-cooperate-or-fight/ar-BBVeSJb?ocid=spartandhp

Again, Congratulations, Marina! Keep up with the good work! Lolo and Lola!

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree