The entire city of Osamis experienced a power outage on January 11th.
Electricity, and everything that relies on it, such as ATMs, telephones, FM radio stations, and the internet, has become unusable.
According to information obtained later, the power line tower was destroyed by anti-Ayoro forces, and it will take more than 10 days to repair.
The cycle of 2 hours of power on followed by 2 hours of blackout is severely impacting daily life.
However, most houses have wells, manual pumps, and either propane gas or firewood, so it seems that people are not immediately facing any difficulties in their daily lives, and the town as a whole remains remarkably calm.
Lily has been having a bit of a problem with repeatedly wetting the bed.
The intervals between these accidents are getting shorter and shorter, and if I don't take him for a walk every two hours, he'll either wet himself or desperately lick up the urine that comes out.
I'm planning to call a Japanese animal hospital soon.
I'm assuming it's a UTI, probably caused by pathogens entering through the urethra.
However, I'm having trouble because there are no veterinary clinics like in Cebu.
I take a walk in the garden behind my house every two hours.
However, it's been raining a lot lately, making it difficult to go out all day.
It's just like Japan's rainy season. A steady, heavy rain continues all day long.
The temperature was a surprisingly warm 25 degrees Celsius for the Philippines. However, the temperature dropped to around 23 degrees Celsius at night, making it quite chilly even for me.
Gigi and everyone else are wearing long sleeves and socks, eagerly awaiting the end of the rainy season.
He looks a little down, but he has a good appetite and is otherwise healthy, aside from the occasional accident.
When Lily is feeling unwell, her dad is feeling the same way.
It should have been cool and comfortable, but it got so cold at night that I caught a cold.
However, because of Lily's bedwetting problem, she's sleeping in someone else's bed for the first time.
That's because Gigi has prohibited me from going out at night due to security concerns.
Therefore, Gigi's sister sleeps with Lily.
It has a somewhat peaceful atmosphere.
But there are lots of stray dogs. Even though they're strays, they seem to serve as guard dogs for each household and get their food from those homes.
Several dogs come and go in our yard, but we ask them to leave because it's Lily's territory.
A scene of elementary school students going to school.
We all come to school early in the morning to clean the school.
However, kids who hate cleaning tend to arrive just before the start of class or even be late (according to Gig).
The girl in the middle who is looking back is Jinny (8 years old), and to her right is Laiza (13 years old), wearing a pink striped dress.
Gigi's youngest sister, Laiza, is quite tall; from a distance, she appears to be about the same height as the teacher.