My trip to General Santos City last week was an eye-opener. For weeks, I've been contemplating if I really want to go there due to the bombing news that appeared in national newspapers sometime in the past. It immediately gave an impression that the city is not safe. However, much like Davao City and Zamboanga City, the place is beautiful and relatively quiet.

It is ideal for those who want to live a simple and quiet life. As an outsourcing destination, it will surely merit those who want minimum distraction and access to great seafood.

The place has inspired me to embark on a project, in reactivating my Digital StatsReport. For months, I've been thinking about it but couldn't find the right material to work on. But after seeing General Santos City, I knew that I had to do it in order to give justice to locations in Mindanao that were badly discredited due to unfair and unbalanced news coverage. The title dubbed as the 26 Outsourcing Destination Competitiveness Report shall also give me the chance to go around the country, reconnect with friends, and campaign for the Philippine Schools Cyberfair National competition.

I must admit though that I'm partly scared. In 2002-2003, our first attempt in DigitalFilipino StatsReport was not successful in terms of acceptance. But this time, we decided to bundle this to our DigitalFilipino.com Club membership. I'm taking the challenge once again to make it work.