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marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 03:24 PM

Tacloban City no longer needs LMWD’s supply of water – Mayor Romualdez
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TACLOBAN CITY – City Mayor Alfred Romualdez recently disclosed that the city government of Tacloban today no longer gets even a single drop of water from the Leyte Metropolitan Water District (LMWD).

On his inaugural message made during the opening of the satellite health center in San Jose, the chief executive stressed that the different offices of the city government already have their own sources of water supply that can be utilized by their employees starting this year.

The different offices that he mentioned now independent of water source from the LMWD are the City Hall, slaughter house, new bus terminal, Tacloban city jail, women shelter, police station and hospitals like Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) and the Tacloban City Hospital.

According to Romualdez, putting up water system and health centers in every barangays of this city are the priority projects that he would pursue this year.

In addition, Mayor Romualdez revealed that the total budget allocated for the implementation on putting these water system facilities amounted to P50 million.

The chief executive said that what made him prioritized putting up a water system in the city was due to the clamor of the people of city which are suffering insufficient supply of water from the LMWD for years now.

To address the need of potable water here, the city mayor pointed out that city government always has a stock of about 50,000 liters of drinking water that can be used in case of emergency.

“Being a highly urbanized city (HUC), we need to be dependent in supplying potable water to our people,” he said.

In line with this program, a new water system was recently opened by the city government located at the compound of the Tacloban City Police Station. Particularly, this water system supplies water to the city jail, women shelter and Tacloban City Police Office.

Aside from the water system that could be seen at the compound of city police office,water systems were also put up in Sta. Elena, Basper and Cabalawan, all northern barangays of this city. (REY GERILLA GRADO)

^^ big loss na ini na mga establishment ha LMWD.. mga pasaway man it aada,, supo la it ira bossing na parayawnun..

carl_vilches21

January 18th, 2011, 03:26 PM

Under state of calamity na it syudad. Pero may klase la ghap nam.:lol: DI palupig. :lol:

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 03:27 PM

Tacloban City no longer needs LMWD’s supply of water – Mayor Romualdez

^^ big loss na ini na mga establishment ha LMWD.. mga pasaway man it aada,, supo la it ira bossing na parayawnun..

^^nag huhulat la ada hira na mag sara hira..:lol:

^^ banks and financial institutions are very bullish in their outlook of Tacloban's local economy.. :)

^^mga international banks nala it kulang...:)

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 03:28 PM

Under state of calamity na it syudad. Pero may klase la ghap nam.:lol: DI palupig. :lol:

^^gin declare man han kulop na waray klase na...:D

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 03:29 PM

^^nag huhulat la ada hira na mag sara hira..:lol:

^^mga international banks nala it kulang...:)

^^ ok naman it aton mga local banks, so far, mostly mga international banks mas mahigpit hra ha ira requirements and mas dako ada it interest ha ira mga loans.. :).. pero sana soon..

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 03:31 PM

^^xempre pan pa enhance hit image hit city kun mayda int'l banks...:)

carl_vilches21

January 18th, 2011, 03:34 PM

^^gin declare man han kulop na waray klase na...:D

May klase nam bis kanina. :D Examine man.

BTW, I love the welcome arc. :D

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 03:35 PM

^^xempre pan pa enhance hit image hit city kun mayda int'l banks...:)

^^ sa bagay.. hehe.. just a review of banks that have more than 1 branch in the city..

MetroBank (4) - Zamora, Burgos, Rizal Ave., Marasbaras
BDO (3) - Zamora, J. Romualdez, Rizal Ave.
BPI (4) - J. Romualdez, Rizal Ave., Marasbaras and Real-Sagkahan
PNB (2) - J. Romualdez, Rizal Ave.,
LandBank (3) - J. Romualdez, Real, Real-Sagkahan

-waray naman nangalimtan anu?? hehe

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 03:42 PM

^^amo na ada?:D

May klase nam bis kanina. :D Examine man.

BTW, I love the welcome arc. :D

^^ows?...:lol::nocrook:

Green Arrow

January 18th, 2011, 03:56 PM

^^xempre pan pa enhance hit image hit city kun mayda int'l banks...:)

I remember may Bank of America dati ha may Zamora...pero nag close man dayon...tama ba ako.

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 03:57 PM

I remember may Bank of America dati ha may Zamora...pero nag close man dayon...tama ba ako.

tama po..at myron dn ABN AMRO Bank....:)

demonoid724

January 18th, 2011, 03:58 PM

^^^^
Actually, SM has the same press release that they will going to build a mall in Tacloban City kasabayan niya ang SM City Bacolod at SM MOA way back 2005. Naitayo na lang ang SM City Bacolod at SM MOA hanggang ngaun poro tsismis na lang na magtatayo daw ang SM dito sa Tacloban. With the intention of Puregold and Waltermart (daw, tsismis din ito) we are welcoming their bullishness to invests their millions of pesos the same fate the Robinsons management is experiencing. Let's wait for their coming. :lol:

We are hungry for more malls/hypermarkets to spend our moneys for shopping and dining spree. :lol:

SOP for the politicos? We can't avoid that, it's already part of the game. As long as they will come up with the right price, GO lang ng GO...:lol:

^^if thats the case, I strongly believe meron talagang nanghaharang (it could be a top LGU official like the mayor, VM) whos trying to protect __________...

or maybe meron din under the table deal between these mall operators that goes something like this: I'll set aside muna the plan of building my mall but you have to pay me for (x) years until I open mine once mabawi nyo na ang pinundar nyo.

another thing, meron bang regular schedule ng cargo shipments that goes direct to tacloban port (ex. from manila, cebu)? or dapat dadaan muna sa ormoc? this might be another factor since mahirap mag move ng freight esp. in typhoon or bad weather-prone areas like Eastern Visayas. Good for Rob since they can exploit the Cebu Pacific fleet.:lol:

but still, these malls usually ship their goods thru sea cargo and accessibility ng port is a + factor.

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 03:58 PM

Some of Tacloban's Attractions:

http://reyadel.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/sanjuanico.jpg
San Juanico Bridge - Southeast Asia's longest bridge

http://club.quizkerala.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/620.jpg
McArthur Shrine

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/297952053_d6ca0f54a1.jpg?v=0
Sto. Niño Church

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3rA_h_StuBg/S9E7KwM9_cI/AAAAAAAAAcE/-Exjjox1LYs/s1600/sto_nino_shrine04_508x.jpg
Sto. Niño Shrine

http://img.webme.com/pic/t/taclobanhotels/cap_building_400.jpg
Price Mansion

http://www.ilovetacloban.com/taclobangov/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cityhall.jpg
Tacloban City Hall

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/342135918_363b787dc2.jpg
Leyte Provincial Capitol

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4654986151_1d17cc62f6_b.jpg
Balyuan Amphitheater

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5283335574_8f11d7107b_z.jpg
Cancabato Bay and Tacloban Astrodome

http://th01.deviantart.com/fs28/300W/i/2008/156/c/4/Rizal_Monument_by_kitkat_kitkat.jpg
Rizal Park

http://gerryruiz.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/kasadyaan-logo.jpg

http://img.webme.com/pic/t/taclobanhotels/sangyaw_101_05.jpg

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 03:58 PM

it arko myda lyts?:)

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 03:59 PM

@ marc86, wer ka pkasagap bout hito nga pizza hut?

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:03 PM

I remember may Bank of America dati ha may Zamora...pero nag close man dayon...tama ba ako.

^^dunno...am to young/old to remember...:D

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:04 PM

^^if thats the case, I strongly believe meron talagang nanghaharang (it could be a top LGU official like the mayor, VM) whos trying to protect __________...

or maybe meron din under the table deal between these mall operators that goes something like this: I'll set aside muna the plan of building my mall but you have to pay me for (x) years until I open mine once mabawi nyo na ang pinundar nyo.

another thing, meron bang regular schedule ng cargo shipments that goes direct to tacloban port (ex. from manila, cebu)? or dapat dadaan muna sa ormoc? this might be another factor since mahirap mag move ng freight esp. in typhoon or bad weather-prone areas like Eastern Visayas. Good for Rob since they can exploit the Cebu Pacific fleet.:lol:

but still, these malls usually ship their goods thru sea cargo and accessibility ng port is a + factor.

^^ yup there is a regular schedule of cargo ships plying the Tacloban-Manila/Cebu/Davao/GenSan and VV route, and Tacloban port is one of the country's vital port and it is well sheltered as well :)

hindi naman siguro sa may nanghaharang, it's just at that time siguro, SM don't have much confidence in the city's local economy kaya siguro pinauna muna yung Robinsons and if I'm not mistaken, usually sa mga provincial malls, pinauuna muna ang Robinsons.. but as of the moment, SM is already buying prime properties in the city :)

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:05 PM

;70882743']@ marc86, wer ka pkasagap bout hito nga pizza hut?

^^ diri ako axa h2, an usa na forumer ito.. :ohno:

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:06 PM

^^ yup there is a regular schedule of cargo ships plying the Tacloban-Manila/Cebu/Davao/GenSan and VV route, and Tacloban port is one of the country's vital port and it is well sheltered as well :)

hindi naman siguro sa may nanghaharang, it's just at that time siguro, SM don't have much confidence in the city's local economy kaya siguro pinauna muna yung Robinsons and if I'm not mistaken, usually sa mga provincial malls, pinauuna muna ang Robinsons.. but as of the moment, SM is already buying prime properties in the city :)

^^scrambling na yung SM...:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:09 PM

^^scrambling na yung SM...:lol:

^^ properties ha,, plural.. hehe.. seriously,, i also heard that the Gaisano group is also looking for a lot in the Northern part of the city, i dont know if it is true.. Meda pa lot it gaisano ha real dapit near sto niño shrine..

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:11 PM

^^if thats the case, I strongly believe meron talagang nanghaharang (it could be a top LGU official like the mayor, VM) whos trying to protect __________...

or maybe meron din under the table deal between these mall operators that goes something like this: I'll set aside muna the plan of building my mall but you have to pay me for (x) years until I open mine once mabawi nyo na ang pinundar nyo.

another thing, meron bang regular schedule ng cargo shipments that goes direct to tacloban port (ex. from manila, cebu)? or dapat dadaan muna sa ormoc? this might be another factor since mahirap mag move ng freight esp. in typhoon or bad weather-prone areas like Eastern Visayas. Good for Rob since they can exploit the Cebu Pacific fleet.:lol:

but still, these malls usually ship their goods thru sea cargo and accessibility ng port is a + factor.

actually, kasalanan nyan ng dati naming City Mayor, prinioritize dw nya ang mga Gokongwei's kc sila dw ung unang nginvest sa tac thru Cebu Pacific Air...
but the whole truth behind prefering the Gokongweis over the Sys of SM, is the negotiations that had happened over the sale of the Mayor's property to the Gokongweis (currently the existing site of RPT), in which the said property was initially rejected by SM because of its size. (too small for an SM Supermall, i guess)...

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:12 PM

^^ properties ha,, plural.. hehe.. seriously,, i also heard that the Gaisano group is also looking for a lot in the Northern part of the city, i dont know if it is true.. Meda pa lot it gaisano ha real dapit near sto niño shrine..

^^basta according to bejo (former mayor) yung target na mga properties ng SM ay sa Abucay, San Jose and marasbaras (near RPT)...

...malapit sa amin yung lot ng Gaisano sa Real...:D

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:13 PM

^^ diri ako axa h2, an usa na forumer ito.. :ohno:

:lol: marc86 or pet86, basta my 86, usa la ito....:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:14 PM

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:15 PM

;70883553']:lol: marc86 or pet86, basta my 86, usa la ito....:lol:

^^ basta diri ak h2 axa.. haha

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:15 PM

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:16 PM

tapuson ta na it thread...:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:16 PM

^^basta according to bejo (former mayor) yung target na mga properties ng SM ay sa Abucay, San Jose and marasbaras (near RPT)...

...malapit sa amin yung lot ng Gaisano sa Real...:D

^^ the marasbaras property amu ada ito na kanan coco mart which extends up to the boundary of Marasbaras and San Jose :) ,, i don't know if na-close na nra an deal ..

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:18 PM

^^ the marasbaras property amu ada ito na kanan coco mart which extends up to the boundary of Marasbaras and San Jose :) ,, i don't know if na-close na nra an deal ..

^^mayda pa usa an ha may sto nino woodworks ba adto,pero pinaka makusog na hurob it cocomart...:D

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:20 PM

^^mayda pa usa an ha may sto nino woodworks ba adto,pero pinaka makusog na hurob it cocomart...:D

pano ka nkasring bout hn cocomart? wer ka liwat hito nga hurob hurob?

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:20 PM

^^mayda pa usa an ha may sto nino woodworks ba adto,pero pinaka makusog na hurob it cocomart...:D

^^ pag dida ha cocomart, meda daw sinisiring na SM City Tacloban San Jose entrance and SM City Tacloban Marasbaras Entrance.. hahahaha. :) sana matuod na.. :)

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:24 PM

;70883961']pano ka nkasring bout hn cocomart? wer ka liwat hito nga hurob hurob?

^^kanda kuya jo, simpledude, carl ngan mario

^^ pag dida ha cocomart, meda daw sinisiring na SM City Tacloban San Jose entrance and SM City Tacloban Marasbaras Entrance.. hahahaha. :) sana matuod na.. :)

^^well i hope so.yakan man ni bombo marvin dati na dida ha may rotunda dapit liwat...:D

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:26 PM

^^ and makusog naman ito na speculation na hapit na maging done deal, xempre nahadlok pag-divulge an mga owners han lot re: the status han ira negotiations kay big money gud it involve,,

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:30 PM

i like this photo of the city hall

http://www.ilovetacloban.com/taclobangov/wp-content/gallery/tacloban-city/cityhalltacloban1.jpg

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:33 PM

^^ and makusog naman ito na speculation na hapit na maging done deal, xempre nahadlok pag-divulge an mga owners han lot re: the status han ira negotiations kay big money gud it involve,,

^^an iyo lote diba interesado gihap adto an sm?..:lol:

demonoid724

January 18th, 2011, 04:33 PM

;70883419']actually, kasalanan nyan ng dati naming City Mayor, prinioritize dw nya ang mga Gokongwei's kc sila dw ung unang nginvest sa tac thru Cebu Pacific Air...
but the whole truth behind prefering the Gokongweis over the Sys of SM, is the negotiations that had happened over the sale of the Mayor's property to the Gokongweis (currently the existing site of RPT), in which the said property was initially rejected by SM because of its size. (too small for an SM Supermall, i guess)...

^^tama nga ang kutob ko, that someone messed up with the negotiations.
and there might be additional "terms and conditions" made during that sale of the property like immunity from competitors, tax perks, profit sharing etc. :lol:

anyway pangit talaga pag ganyan ang sistema, if there's an investor willing to invest why dont help them (like finding a suitable site for them based on the city's development plan) instead of imposing "conditions" bago pa man sila makapasok?:ohno:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:35 PM

^^an iyo lote diba interesado gihap adto an sm?..:lol:

^^ not for sale man tam lote.. hehe

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:38 PM

^^ not for sale man tam lote.. hehe

^^:lol:..kun ako hit gaisano ha norte nala hira.

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:39 PM

^^tama nga ang kutob ko, that someone messed up with the negotiations.
and there might be additional "terms and conditions" made during that sale of the property like immunity from competitors, tax perks, profit sharing etc. :lol:

anyway pangit talaga pag ganyan ang sistema, if there's an investor willing to invest why dont help them (like finding a suitable site for them based on the city's development plan) instead of imposing "conditions" bago pa man sila makapasok?:ohno:

^^ actually there are other versions of the RPT story,, let's us just stop speculating and give the former old mayor the benefit of the doubt,, anyhow, his contributions to Tacloban are insurmountable. :)

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:40 PM

^^:lol:..kun ako hit gaisano ha norte nala hira.

^^ axa ngan namimiling geap hra dd2. :)

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 04:43 PM

^^ actually there are other versions of the RPT story,, let's us just stop speculating and give the former old mayor the benefit of the doubt,, anyhow, his contributions to Tacloban are insurmountable. :)

^^agree...:)

^^ axa ngan namimiling geap hra dd2. :)

^^mag focus nala gaisano hit dep't/supermarket na tema instead na mag build pan hin mall...:D

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:46 PM

musta nmn it aton airport? nailob pa?:lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:47 PM

^^agree...:)

^^mag focus nala gaisano hit dep't/supermarket na tema instead na mag build pan hin mall...:D

it ira lot ha real hirani ha san fernandi elem. skul, maupay ito, mall type ghap jz lyk Metro Colon...

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:48 PM

^^ not for sale man tam lote.. hehe

ky an eu iba nga properties?:lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:49 PM

^^ axa ngan namimiling geap hra dd2. :)

wer kmo pakabaro hito nga ngscout hra hn properties for them to purchase?

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:53 PM

SHOPPING SHOPPING IN TACLOBAN

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/8733/img0295anj1.jpg
Gaisano Central

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll54/marsofalltimes/buildings018.jpg
Gaisano Capital Main

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/marnicc/TaclobanStreetScene038c.png?t=1247998509
Dynasty Square

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6294/1832515.jpg
Dynasty Center

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6294/1832515.jpg
MS

http://photos.paulschedler.net/Photos/8/6/e/86ebca9d26714be9a5119828fe243cce-md-Tacloban%20City-Leyte-Philippines-Downtown-Evening-Nighttime%20Lights-Nighttime-Paul%20Schedler-People-Photography-Pictures-Road-Street-Photos.jpg
Leyte Asia Trading

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6789/p4012547.jpg
578 Emporium

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9622/pictures814.jpg
Robinsons Place Tacloban

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:54 PM

;70885761']wer kmo pakabaro hito nga ngscout hra hn properties for them to purchase?

^^ from mayor bejo,, mga a year after robinsons opened. :) tapos gn-mention geap e2 ha tv program han city govt.

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:56 PM

;70885539']musta nmn it aton airport? nailob pa?:lol:

^^ mailob-ilob pa.. ttkdamu la pasahero.. haha.. ambot la kun umilob pag-June for the expected influx of passengers in time for the city fiesta..

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:57 PM

;70885669']ky an eu iba nga properties?:lol:

^^ waray na kay ako it magtitindog hn mall ha iba nam na properties, :lol::lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:57 PM

^^ from mayor bejo,, mga a year after robinsons opened. :) tapos gn-mention geap e2 ha tv program han city govt.

ahhh, ok....any news bout Walter Mart?

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:58 PM

^^ waray na kay ako it magtitindog hn mall ha iba nam na properties, :lol::lol:

ayw na la kmi himalimti kon kalevel mo na it mga Gokongweis ngan Sys...:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 04:59 PM

;70886305']ahhh, ok....any news bout Walter Mart?

^^ diri ak maaram bout han walter mart, h @mao it sayod h2.. hehe

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 04:59 PM

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:00 PM

;70886377']ayw na la kmi himalimti kon kalevel mo na it mga Gokongweis ngan Sys...:lol:

^^ uu.. hihimuon ko kamu ni @mao na general managers.. :lol::lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:00 PM

^^ diri ak maaram bout han walter mart, h @mao it sayod h2.. hehe

wr nmn lolo mao? nkaturog na ada...:lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:00 PM

^^ uu.. hihimuon ko kamu ni @mao na general managers.. :lol::lol:

hagi dri ako ht general manager la..gusto ko shareholder..:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:02 PM

;70886549']hagi dri ako ht general manager la..gusto ko shareholder..:lol:

^^ palita nala tak iba na share.. :lol::lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:02 PM

i like this photo of the city hall

http://www.ilovetacloban.com/taclobangov/wp-content/gallery/tacloban-city/cityhalltacloban1.jpg

wen mgstart it renovation?

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:03 PM

^^ palita nala tak iba na share.. :lol::lol:

cge cge maupay ito nga plano...:lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:04 PM

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:04 PM

;70886655']wen mgstart it renovation?

^^ on-going man it improvements ht interior.. :)

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:04 PM

^^ diri ak maaram bout han walter mart, h @mao it sayod h2.. hehe

^^waray man ito klaro...:lol:

^^ uu.. hihimuon ko kamu ni @mao na general managers.. :lol::lol:

^^no thanks.happy na ako maging public servant..:)

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:05 PM

^^ and makusog naman ito na speculation na hapit na maging done deal, xempre nahadlok pag-divulge an mga owners han lot re: the status han ira negotiations kay big money gud it involve,,

nhadluk ma hold-up... or kidnapon it ira kamag-anak...:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:05 PM

;70886763']hain mn it MS?:lol:

^^ sorry.. adi

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/548/1833017.jpg

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:05 PM

^^waray man ito klaro...:lol:

^^no thanks.happy na ako maging public servant..:)

City Mayor???:lol:
cge maupay ito....pra myayakan dayon namon it am gusto mahitabo ht ciudad.

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:06 PM

^^ sorry.. adi

hagi ito nga MS, ibaligya nla nra it ira property ha RLC..pra mghaluag it RPT.:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:07 PM

;70886859']City Mayor???:lol:

^^ diri PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR ito hya para mabalyuan na it dapat balyuan.. :lol::lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:09 PM

^^ pag dida ha cocomart, meda daw sinisiring na SM City Tacloban San Jose entrance and SM City Tacloban Marasbaras Entrance.. hahahaha. :) sana matuod na.. :)

ilove this idea...sana cocomart property nla...:)

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:09 PM

^^ diri PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR ito hya para mabalyuan na it dapat balyuan.. :lol::lol:

asya na....dtz good....:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:09 PM

;70886905']hagi ito nga MS, ibaligya nla nra it ira property ha RLC..pra mghaluag it RPT.:lol:

^^ ka-harsh man,, hehe... ayaw gad kay ada kami na-grocery danay kay barato.. :lol: balet ayaw gad naton ipaiwas it mga old things lalo na it mga small and medium businesses.. hehe

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:11 PM

;70887089']asya na....dtz good....:lol:

^^ diri ngani for starter, PALO mayor la anay.. :lol::lol:
para mag maanyag gad man it image ht palo, diri rinetoke,, :lol::lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:11 PM

^^ Tacloban City is under the state of calamity na,,.. drainage systems are functioning pero waray na makaya axa bumaha.. tsk tsk

talagsa mnla ito...:lol:
bis diin nabaha...bis ha my mkati financial district, nbaha...na experience ko gud...:lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:12 PM

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1797/picture1xnm.png

yehey....thread 10 na kita...

Thread 9 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=70887191&posted=1#post70887191)

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:13 PM

Thread 10 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=70887241#post70887241)

:lock: :lock: :lock:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:13 PM

^^ congrats on our new Thread,, USWAG PA TACLOBAN,, pag-himu na hn banner.. hehe

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:14 PM

^^ congrats on our new Thread,, USWAG PA TACLOBAN,, pag-himu na hn banner.. hehe

@urban na it bahala hito...:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:15 PM

d/p

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:16 PM

^^ ka-harsh man,, hehe... ayaw gad kay ada kami na-grocery danay kay barato.. :lol: balet ayaw gad naton ipaiwas it mga old things lalo na it mga small and medium businesses.. hehe

aw ok...puede igrelocate mn ha iba nga place...:lol:

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:16 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1385.snc4/163742_157554720963405_157523677633176_326259_980128_n.jpg

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:16 PM

^^ diri ngani for starter, PALO mayor la anay.. :lol::lol:
para mag maanyag gad man it image ht palo, diri rinetoke,, :lol::lol:

wawa mn hi madam matin...:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:17 PM

;70887469']aw ok...puede igrelocate mn ha iba nga place...:lol:

^^ ahw pwd gad.. pero diri na ito mabalhin kay very ideal na it ira location.. hehe

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:18 PM

;70887537']wawa mn hi madam matin...:lol:

^^ :lol::lol: pumahuway na it angay pumahuway.. :lol::lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:19 PM

un na po @marc, pkidelete na la ky ngdodoble kit-on...maupay mn...diin ka hito..

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:20 PM

^^ :lol::lol: pumahuway na it angay pumahuway.. :lol::lol:

ky mkaluluoy liwat hiya...:lol:

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:20 PM

pics by @grunge...

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/4894/ark1.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3488/ark2x.jpg

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:21 PM

;70887703']un na po @marc, pkidelete na la ky ngdodoble kit-on...maupay mn...diin ka hito..

^^ net find la.. resourceful man..:lol::lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:22 PM

;70887779']ky mkaluluoy liwat hiya...:lol:

^^ super.! :lol::lol:

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:22 PM

i like this photo of the city hall

http://www.ilovetacloban.com/taclobangov/wp-content/gallery/tacloban-city/cityhalltacloban1.jpg

super blue and green....love this shot...:)

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:23 PM

J. Romualdez

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3690/p4193327.jpg

Marasbaras

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7912/p2110715.jpg

3rd branch - Rizal Ave.

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:25 PM

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:25 PM

FESTIVALS IN THE CITY

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs517.ash1/30478_1400954955367_1577112731_30933679_7291824_n.jpg
-by the City Government

http://gerryruiz.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/kasadyaan-logo.jpg
-by the Provincial Government

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:26 PM

^^ super.! :lol::lol:

super mkaluluoy...:lol:

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:30 PM

The El Capitan - the Sto. Niño de Tacloban, Heavenly Patron of Tacloban and Leyte
(one of the image's priceless vestments)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/972597385_2fc39bee7d.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1160/973334712_006c4b9168.jpg
one of the many precious crowns of the Sto. Niño

[earthling]

January 18th, 2011, 05:31 PM

Along Cancabato Bay
flickr|eZnaL inasaL (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lanzeamp/)
up north...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5084/5318153193_8afb99c9be_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5318758644_80f83ebeb2_z.jpg

down south...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5283319332_6b49b8ff8e_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5283335574_8f11d7107b_z.jpg

:) great pix...

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:32 PM

The El Capitan - the Sto. Niño de Tacloban, Heavenly Patron of Tacloban and Leyte
(one of the image's priceless vestments)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/972597385_2fc39bee7d.jpg

^^unique it sto. niño de Tacloban kay amo la ini it niño na silver it vestment yakan pa han padi han misa.

ijun

January 18th, 2011, 05:34 PM

http://www.ilovetacloban.com/taclobangov/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/where-to-go-TC.jpg

SOURCE: www.tacloban.gov.ph

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:36 PM

^^unique it sto. niño de Tacloban kay amo la ini it niño na silver it vestment yakan pa han padi han misa.

^^ usa la ito ha mga precious vestments hit image. :) the other crowns and vestments are stored in a bank and the most precious set are only worn during the fiesta mass on June 30th, that is why meda mga armed policemen na nakabantay round the clock ht June 30. :)

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:38 PM

^^ usa la ito ha mga precious vestments hit image. :) the other crowns and vestments are stored in a bank and the most precious set are only worn during the fiesta mass on June 30th, that is why meda mga armed policemen na nakabantay round the clock ht June 30. :)

^^pero it ginagamit gud it silver na vestment.asya kun ma purchase daw hin sto niño or ig display ha fiesta dapat daw it naka silver yakan han padi during han mass june last year...:)

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:39 PM

http://callezaragosa.com/gerryruizphotoblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100630FluvialW-4152.jpg

notice a different crown

_______
credits to Sir Gerry Ruiz for the photo

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:41 PM

^^diri same lang?...:D

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:42 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3674594159_b3b463233e_o.jpg

another precious crown of the image

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:43 PM

^^ito lugod amo it iba...tnx to imelda...:D

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:43 PM

^^diri same lang?...:D

^^ iba @mao mostly pearls man an syahan tapos bagan iba naman lwat na stones (diamonds sguro) nada han second, tapos nada han 3rd pic, iba na lwat,

mao rong

January 18th, 2011, 05:44 PM

^^ahw okies po...:D

marc_86

January 18th, 2011, 05:47 PM

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1160/973334712_006c4b9168.jpg

http://callezaragosa.com/gerryruizphotoblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100630FluvialW-4152.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3674594159_b3b463233e_o.jpg

carl_vilches21

January 19th, 2011, 08:52 AM

Pansin qwko di na naawod hi Kuya Ethan paghimo hin bag-o na thread.:lol: Good job guys. :)

BTW. Full swing na it expansion hit Robinsons. :)

ijun

January 19th, 2011, 09:41 AM

^^^^
What you mean of full swing? Construction work of expansion of RPT ba?

@carl, asya na waray na gud man. Hi kuya @ethan pa ngani na ayat pagtapos it thread. :okay:

CONGRATS! And, THANKS kuya @ethan for making new thread. :okay:

zwagg tacloban

January 19th, 2011, 10:56 AM

wow nice new thread! :banana:

@carl what do you mean nga full swing na it expansion?

marc_86

January 19th, 2011, 12:01 PM

Pansin qwko di na naawod hi Kuya Ethan paghimo hin bag-o na thread.:lol: Good job guys. :)

BTW. Full swing na it expansion hit Robinsons. :)

^^full swing?? as in 24 hours na naman it construction work?? hehe

carl_vilches21

January 19th, 2011, 12:46 PM

^^
Nakalabay ako by 11 pm. Nakita pa ako hin mga trabahador nga nagtatrabaho didto. I think 24 hours sila.

marc_86

January 19th, 2011, 12:49 PM

^^
Nakalabay ako by 11 pm. Nakita pa ako hin mga trabahador nga nagtatrabaho didto. I think 24 hours sila.

^^ ahw in that case siguro before December 2011, we will have a bigger and better RPT and a new-hotel,,, way before schedule... hehe :banana::banana::banana:

carl_vilches21

January 19th, 2011, 01:08 PM

^^
WAY before schedule gud. Kay 2012 pa unta it titindugon.:lol:

[earthling]

January 19th, 2011, 02:42 PM

Pansin qwko di na naawod hi Kuya Ethan paghimo hin bag-o na thread.:lol: Good job guys. :)

^^^^

@carl, asya na waray na gud man. Hi kuya @ethan pa ngani na ayat pagtapos it thread. :okay:

CONGRATS! And, THANKS kuya @ethan for making new thread. :okay:

:lol: ky wary liwat iba gusto mghimo hn new thread, so ako na la...:lol:

[earthling]

January 19th, 2011, 02:43 PM

it EV thread, tapuson ta ghap...:lol:

mao rong

January 19th, 2011, 04:24 PM

http://www.real-estate-ph.com/properties/camella_tacloban_leyte_02_600.jpg

Tacloban Office
Real St.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1932/p4193341.jpg

Simple Dude

January 19th, 2011, 04:37 PM

Mayor Alfred Opens Health Centers For Taclobanons

By: Gay B. Gaspay

Tacloban City- Compassionate on the health welfare of every Taclobanon, Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez recently opened three (3) health centers in Tacloban City coinciding with his 49th natal day fete last January 14.

Strategically located at San Jose, Sagkahan and Diit, the three health centers provided an integrated quality health service that is accessible, affordable, available and sustainable in promoting, preventing, protecting and preserving Taclobanons wellbeing.

Equipped with birthing, laboratory and dental facilities, the health centers also serves as monitoring stations most especially in times of epidemic outbreaks.

Mayor Romualdez in his speech during the round of inaugurating said centers stressed the importance of the health center visitation whenever an individual felt physically wrong with his body. He likewise encourages Taclobanon to visit Health centers near their residence for medical consultation or check-up, said center will refer acute cases to the City Hospital with the assurance that a standby ambulance to fetch them.

Through the health center, expectant mothers living in Tacloban, can now avail of the normal birthing services to include pre-natal check up, medical consultation with medical personnels to attend to, addressing directly maternal-child health care, aiming in reducing its mortality and morbidity rate in the city. The new centers has labor/delivery and recovery room for child bearing.

Sympathizing the monetary expenditure aspect in assessing a certain illness, Mayor Romualdez has asked its implementing department, the City Health Office to setup laboratory examination services, as one of the health services offered in every health center. “I understand that it entails money to pay for laboratory examination that it reach to the point that no amount is left on hand for medicines” Mayor Alfred further said.

Medical professionals will attend to its constituents needs. Doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists and sanitary inspector will be around to take good care of you, Mayor Alfred said.

The Sagkahan Health Center located at barangay 61 will serve 32 barangays surrounding Sagkahan district servicing 72,912 population.

While Barangay 84, San Jose Health Center, seen on its way to the airport will be attending to 17 barangays with 45,434 population of said barangay and its neighboring barangays of San Jose District.

Brgy. 99 Diit Health Center on the other hand will cater to 18 barangays plus the northern barangays serving 30,309 population.

According to Mayor Alfred, with the health centers around, “you don’t have to go to the hospital for your medical needs, the health center is equipped with facilities for the consultation aspect.

Prioritizing health programs for its constituents Mayor Alfred with its motto “bawal magkasakit” thanked GOD in his talk for the many blessings the city got by opening more additional health centers for less fortunate Taclobanons. Healthy constituents with healthy lifestyles will constitute a healthy and progressive Tacloban City as well .

The three (3) health centers will provide essential health services on preventive and basic curative care on immunization, family planning & counseling, environmental & sanitation, medical dental consulation, basic laboratory. Basic maternal newborn care on pre natal, newborn screening and normal uncomplicated deliveries.

With the three health center’s presence in the City of Tacloban a saying geared towards a “No woman will die giving life and no newborn will be denied the right to live”, will definitely materialize.

http://www.tacloban.gov.ph/news/mayor-alfred-opens-health-centers-for-taclobanons/

demonoid724

January 19th, 2011, 04:37 PM

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1160/973334712_006c4b9168.jpg

^^magkano naman kaya ito? is this made of pure gold?

Simple Dude

January 19th, 2011, 04:39 PM

Mayor Alfred Spent His 49th Birthday Opening Centers for Tacloban

By: Gay B. Gaspay

Tacloban City- Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez will be spending his 49th natal day fête today January 14 in opening and inaugurating several centers for Taclobanon.

Prioritizing his constituents welfare three (3) health centers equipped with birthing facilities will be opened today at Sagkahan , Diit and San Jose, to include Abucay Police Station, the Senior Citizens’ center and the formal launching of the Mayor Alfred Social Action (MASA) office.

It will be highlighted with the Mayors Employment Generation Activity(MEGA) Job Fair at Balyuan Convention Center for unemployed Taclobanon. The MEGA job fair is spearheaded by the City Public Employment Service Office (PESO), in coordination with the Dept. of Labor & Employment (DOLE), Phil. Overseas Employment Agency (POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA), Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA), National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) and ABS-CBN Tacloban.

Job opportunities locally and overseas employments are open to domestic workers, skilled workers and professional not only to Tacloban constituents but the entire region 8.

First Lady Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez will be joining the entire City government workforce and Taclobanon in greeting a husband, father, friend and chief executive of Tacloban Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez a Happy 49th Birthday, “Happy Birthday Mayor”.

http://www.tacloban.gov.ph/news/mayor-alfred-spent-his-49th-birthday-opening-centers-for-tacloban/

Simple Dude

January 19th, 2011, 04:41 PM

Mayor Alfred Alerts the City Disaster Team to Be On a 24/7 Service

By: Gay Gaspay

Tacloban City- Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez alerted the City Disaster Team to be on a 24/7 service to address to its constituents needs especially in flood stricken areas of the City, brought about by accumulated heavy rainfall this past days.

The alert order was made during the City Disaster Coordinating Council Meeting held at the City Mayor Office Conference Room which the chief executive called to immediately monitor and act on the needs of Taclobanons affected by the natural mishap.

Composed of the city front line departments, the city disaster team led by its City Mayor Afred S. Romualdez as the Chairman of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and management Council (CDRRMC) ever ready in any eventualities that will arise after the torrential downpour of rain and flooding several barangays of the city, sent several teams to different parts of the city to do the monitoring and rescue operations.

Evacuation centers were immediately opened for possible evacuees. Identified evacuation centers were school buildings, gymnasiums and health centers.

In an interview, Mayor Alfred has called the attention of all barangay officials to attend respective constituents, convene barangay disaster coordinating council and at once convey concerns to the City Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Operation Center located at the City Mayor Office Conference Room.

Mayor Romualdez further advised barangay officials to take charge of securing the safety of every home vacated from bad elements who had bad intentions. Several telephone lines were opened for access to assigned duty officer so concerns can be addressed to.

According to Mayor Alfred, health centers were likewise opened on a 24/7service with medicines available. Potable drinking waters were made available at the three health centers recently inaugurated and relief goods ready for distribution.

Mayor Alfred ordered engineering team to continuously unclog areas heavily flooded and clear thorough fares of water, with instructions of dismantling structures which obstruct flow of waters and causes the rise of water in certain areas. City transportation are ready for evacuation operation purposes.

Aiming on a zero casualty rate in Tacloban, Mayor Romualdez, who personally monitors the city’s situation, focuses in preparing affected Taclobanons for evacuation, prevention of any untoward incidents, relief, rescue, and monitoring aspect in phenomenal occurrences such as this.

The severe occurrence in 32 flooded barangays comprising 25% of the total number of barangays in the city, Mayor Alfred as Chairman of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended the declaration of the city under a state of calamity , convening the Sanguniang Panlungsod in a special session yesterday afternoon (Jan. 18, 2011) to issue a resolution to this effect.

Earlier this month at the start of the year Mayor Alfred convened the City Disaster Coordinating Council moved for a 24/7 service to act at ones while everbody else were enjoying the new year festivity in their respective homes. The chief executive would call for a meeting every now and then to activate its disaster team every time a heavy downpour of rain would occur.

The heavy rainfall occurrences caused by the cold tail end front and north east moonson affecting the entire Visayas region has triggered flood situations in several barangays and minor landslide incident in some areas of the city.

http://www.tacloban.gov.ph/news/mayor-alfred-alerts-the-city-disaster-team-to-be-on-a-247-service/

mao rong

January 19th, 2011, 04:43 PM

^^plus an on-going upgrade han city hospital...:)

^^magkano naman kaya ito? is this made of pure gold?

^^pang bank vault yung worth nya...:D

mao rong

January 19th, 2011, 04:44 PM

Mayor Alfred Alerts the City Disaster Team to Be On a 24/7 Service

By: Gay Gaspay

http://www.tacloban.gov.ph/news/mayor-alfred-alerts-the-city-disaster-team-to-be-on-a-247-service/

^^hands-on talaga hiya pag sugad na may mga calamities...:)

[earthling]

January 19th, 2011, 04:50 PM

ngstart na expansion an Camella?:)

Green Arrow

January 20th, 2011, 02:26 AM

^^ ahw in that case siguro before December 2011, we will have a bigger and better RPT and a new-hotel,,, way before schedule... hehe :banana::banana::banana:

As per my source, ask daw ni Mayor na maihabol before Tacloban Fiesta this year, pero baka di daw kayanin.. baka Dec 2011 ang opening nyan.

[earthling]

January 20th, 2011, 03:48 AM

As per my source, ask daw ni Mayor na maihabol before Tacloban Fiesta this year, pero baka di daw kayanin.. baka Dec 2011 ang opening nyan.

ilang floors po? my BPO space po ba? is it RPT expansion lang or my Go Hotel dn?

urban Iegend

January 20th, 2011, 04:06 AM

As per my source, ask daw ni Mayor na maihabol before Tacloban Fiesta this year, pero baka di daw kayanin.. baka Dec 2011 ang opening nyan.

^^
hana yana 24 hours it construction activities :) paguli ko kakulop han 5am mayda ko nakasakay nga mga trabahador ngadto :)

ijun

January 20th, 2011, 04:44 AM

waray la guihap ha pagkayana render han building ini nga RPT expansion?

Simple Dude

January 20th, 2011, 05:36 AM

^^hands-on talaga hiya pag sugad na may mga calamities...:)

^^ yah hehehe :)

Wow,... maupay it architectural design han hospital ngan dako ba?? hehe :cheers:

carl_vilches21

January 20th, 2011, 01:41 PM

;70952349']ngstart na expansion an Camella?:)

Damo it nareklamo hit Camella. :ohno: Diri man gud maupay it lugar na ira gintitindugan. Kay swamp it ngada. Possible pa na marumpagg it yuta.

carl_vilches21

January 20th, 2011, 01:42 PM

waray la guihap ha pagkayana render han building ini nga RPT expansion?

Waray man may nakabutang.

Mayda underconstruction na commercial building harani ha Kalipayan.

mao rong

January 20th, 2011, 02:27 PM

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1733/p4193340.jpg

carl_vilches21

January 20th, 2011, 02:38 PM

^^
Ngada kamit kumaturog gawas hito na computeran.:lol:

demonoid724

January 20th, 2011, 02:42 PM

na-renovate o na-expand na ba it hotel alejandro? (hehe try lang speak waray...) :lol:

carl_vilches21

January 20th, 2011, 03:00 PM

^^
Nope. Not yet. I dont know kung may space pa sa likod for expansion.

marc_86

January 20th, 2011, 03:43 PM

^^
Nope. Not yet. I dont know kung may space pa sa likod for expansion.

^^ wala na.. the only way to expand is up. hehehe.. but they own the vacant lot across the street..

marc_86

January 20th, 2011, 03:45 PM

^^plus an on-going upgrade han city hospital...:)

^^pang bank vault yung worth nya...:D

^^ tama.! pero kahit gano kalaki yung worth nyan, it is still priceless for Taclobanons considering that it belongs to the Sto. Nino.. hehe.. tama @mao, naka bank vault yan.. hehe..

marc_86

January 20th, 2011, 03:52 PM

LSDE

Mayor Romualdez says Abucay safest terminal for commuters
READ 66

TACLOBAN CITY- After the official opening of the Abucay Police Precinct, City Mayor Alfred Romualdez promised to the public that the Abucay Terminal will be the safest terminal.

Romualdez announced that aside from having a police precinct open for 24 hours a week and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) personnel within the terminal vicinity, a fire station will soon be raising in front of the Abucay Police precinct.

Romualdez added that there will be 25 additional short arms and two more troop carriers or patrol cars to be given to the local police this year.

“With all these projects soon to be realized, it will be easy for the policemen to respond if not to abort any evil plans from some unscrupulous people coming to the city,” Romualdez said.

The local chief executive, however, urges the uniformed officers detailed in the said terminal to make the commuters feel that said facility is a community building.

“I want to assure all the commuters that our terminal is equipped with all the safety equipment and personnel so they would feel comfortable there,” Romualdez said.

First District Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez in a separate interview said that his office is willing to extend any help to the city government to also ensure the safety of the travelers.

Last year, the Romualdez administration focused on the opening of the MASA office and later the Senior Citizens’ Center. (EDEN BENUSA-REYES)

^^ GOOD JOB.! hehe.. one of the biggest and most organized in the country.. :)

[earthling]

January 20th, 2011, 04:02 PM

na-renovate o na-expand na ba it hotel alejandro? (hehe try lang speak waray...) :lol:

not bad...nice try...:)

mao rong

January 20th, 2011, 04:16 PM

mao rong

January 20th, 2011, 04:18 PM

BIR overshoots collection goal in EV in 2010 (http://leytesamardaily.net/2011/01/bir-overshoots-collection-goal-in-ev-in-2010/)

PALO, Leyte – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Eastern Visayas has collected P4.050 billion in taxes last year, surpassing the P3.9 billion target for the period, a top official said citing preliminary reports.

BIR Regional Director Alert Alocilja said that the 2010 revenue collection is higher by 27.72% compared to 2009’s P3.24 billion actual collection.

“We expect more collection reports because we are still consolidating some figures but it will be minimal since we have already gathered 80% to 90% of the report,” Alocilja told Leyte Samar Daily Express.

Of the six revenue district offices in the region, Tacloban (Northern Leyte) recorded the highest collection at P1.77 billion, Ormoc (Western Leyte) with P949.09 million, Catbalogan (Samar) with P487.45 million, Maasin (Southern Leyte) with P319.69 million, Catarman (Northern Samar) with P278.68 million, and Borongan (Eastern Samar) with P242.66 million.

All revenue field offices in the region registered an increase from the target ranging from 11.26% to 32.78%. About 60% of collection came from income taxes.

“We are attributing the accomplishment to voluntary compliance, which accounts to 97% of our regional performance last year. About 3% of the collection was achieved through enforcement of tax laws,” he claimed.

Alocilja said that enforcement activities have contributed a lot in creating a voluntary compliance environment among taxpayers in the region last year.

“Enforcement campaign like Oplan :Kandado has an impact on voluntary compliance because of fear factor. If you keep on investigating delinquent payers, monitor them for violations, other payers become apprehensive in paying their taxes,” he added.

For Oplan :Kandado alone, the BIR regional office here has collected P15.83 million penalties that lead to closures of 24 establishments in the region last year.

“The campaign is very effective to raise the level of compliance among establishments in Eastern Visayas,” Alocilja said.

The BIR regional chief said that the most common violation noted among tax evaders is the understatement of quarterly sales or receipts by more than 30%. The regional director said that they are serious in shutting down businesses under the program.

Intensified monitoring of withholding payments of local government units, national government agencies, government owned and controlled corporations has also contributed to increased revenue.

For 2011, the BIR regional office was instructed to increase their collection by 20% from the 2010 actual revenue.

The official vowed to continue the implementation of Oplan: Kandado this year and intensify their Run Against Tax Evaders campaign.

Alocilja said that they will also strengthen the Premyo sa Resibo” and “no OR (Original Receipt) Complaint” campaigns, which detects establishments that do not issue receipts and are unregistered with the tax bureau.

Under the said campaign, business operations can be suspended or temporarily closed for the following grounds: “failure to issue receipts or invoices by a VAT registered or registrable taxpayer; failure to file a value added tax (VAT) return; understatement of taxable sales or receipts by 30% or more of the correctamount thereof in the case of a VAT-registered or registrable taxpayer; or failure to register.

^^:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[earthling]

January 20th, 2011, 04:21 PM

LSDE

Mayor Romualdez says Abucay safest terminal for commuters

safest? dba ha NBT gn-pusil an dati nga manager?:lol:

marc_86

January 20th, 2011, 04:24 PM

;71019941']safest? dba ha NBT gn-pusil an dati nga manager?:lol:

^^ diri ha terminal gin-pusil an manager,, as far as i know hrani ha ira haus..

mao rong

January 20th, 2011, 04:27 PM

^^waray paman may gin pusil ha terminal...

^^
Ngada kamit kumaturog gawas hito na computeran.:lol:

^^ma aram tim parents ito?...:lol:

na-renovate o na-expand na ba it hotel alejandro? (hehe try lang speak waray...) :lol:

^^pwede na...:okay:

marc_86

January 20th, 2011, 04:28 PM

marc_86

January 20th, 2011, 04:30 PM

[QUOTE=mao rong;71020331]^^waray paman may gin pusil ha terminal...

^^ amu ngan.. an manager han terminal an gin-pusil pero the incident did NOT happen within the terminal premises.. tsk tsk

mao rong

January 20th, 2011, 04:35 PM

^^ well done.! a very big contribution to the country's coffers pero kaurugan hni pan-subsidize ht mga needs ha NCR (MRT, LRT, expressways).. tsk tsk,, :ohno::ohno:

^^amo na.kawawa la kita permi.labi na yana...kaya go cha-cha...:lol:

marc_86

January 20th, 2011, 04:38 PM

^^amo na.kawawa la kita permi.labi na yana...kaya go cha-cha...:lol:

^^ sus asa pa.! not in this admin,. tsk tsk,, pero as tackled in previous threads here in SSC, federalism is very beneficial to Visayas and Mindanao,.

[earthling]

January 20th, 2011, 04:38 PM

ahh, kala ko sa NBT mismo...musta na an arch, wary new pix...:)

[earthling]

January 20th, 2011, 04:40 PM

^^amo na.kawawa la kita permi.labi na yana...kaya go cha-cha...:lol:

asa pa tayo..ayw ni Ab-Noy...:lol:

mao rong

January 20th, 2011, 05:28 PM

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4823/p4193335.jpg

[earthling]

January 20th, 2011, 06:04 PM

la na bang Billiard City???:lol:

ijun

January 20th, 2011, 08:15 PM

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4823/p4193335.jpg

^^^^
Hain man ini hiya nga dapit?

Simple Dude

January 20th, 2011, 08:19 PM

Damo it nareklamo hit Camella. :ohno: Diri man gud maupay it lugar na ira gintitindugan. Kay swamp it ngada. Possible pa na marumpagg it yuta.

^^ yah, kay mahumok man liwat iton nga tuna na ira gin gamit,... ok gad la pero bagan waray gin seasoned it tuna bagan gin laksihan la,...

Simple Dude

January 20th, 2011, 08:23 PM

LSDE

Mayor Romualdez says Abucay safest terminal for commuters

^^ wow,... good job,... :okay: nagtitikadamo lat highlights han Tacloban,... :banana:

[earthling]

January 20th, 2011, 08:28 PM

^^^^
Hain man ini hiya nga dapit?

between landbank and avon...

Simple Dude

January 20th, 2011, 08:31 PM

BIR overshoots collection goal in EV in 2010 (http://leytesamardaily.net/2011/01/bir-overshoots-collection-goal-in-ev-in-2010/)

^^ Wow,... Let's maintain this,... :cheers:

Simple Dude

January 20th, 2011, 08:34 PM

^^amo na.kawawa la kita permi.labi na yana...kaya go cha-cha...:lol:

^^ yah, i also go for cha-cha,... coz our system is actually not good,... we better have an autonomous regions,... centralized man udog liwat kita yana asya na ha manila la it urog na projects,... so i really go for state federalism,... :cheers:

[earthling]

January 20th, 2011, 09:04 PM

^^ yah, i also go for cha-cha,... coz our system is actually not good,... we better have an autonomous regions,... centralized man udog liwat kita yana asya na ha manila la it urog na projects,... so i really go for state federalism,... :cheers:

i agree...:)

thesugarfairy

January 21st, 2011, 06:59 AM

Hello SSC Tacloban!

Greetings!!!

This Summer, particularly in April, the SSC teams from Cebu, Bacolod and CdeO will be having a summer meet at Cagayan de Oro city as part of their thrust to strengthen the ties between the three groups. During the Sinulog de Cebu 2011, where SSC Cebu together with SSC CdeO member, Mottymot_07 and SSC Bacolod member (yours truly), we talked about the possibility of SSC Tacloban joining the said Summer Meet to be one with the vision and goal of both SSC CdeO, Bacolod and Cebu.

Originally, the plan is that SSC Cebu's visit to CdeO is just a part of it's annual summer escapades but the plan has changed. SSC Bacolod will be joining to meet our counterparts in CdeO and to build a stronger friendship amongst them in order for us to gain more support thus strengthening our bonds with the said SSC Groups became the new purpose of the visit.

This is not only limited to SSC Cebu - SSC CdeO and SSC Bacolod. We are also planning to invite SSC Dumaguete and SSC Tacloban as well as other SSC Groups that might as well be interested in joining us this summer for an SSC Grand Meet.

So as early as now, and on behalf of SSC Cebu - SSC Cdeo and SSC Bacolod, we would like to formally invite interested members to come join us as we further make our thrust in promoting each of our respective cities and strengthening the ties between SSC Groups into a higher level.

I, sugarfairy on behalf of SSC Cebu, SSC Bacolod and SSC CdeO will be keeping you updated about this endeavor.

For interested members, please include your name below so we could plan and coordinate well with SSC CdeO the number of members that will be joining from SSC Tacloban.

Thank you very much and Good Day to all of you.

Yours truly,

thesugarfairy

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Attendees:

1. thesugarfairy
2.
3.
4.
5.

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[earthling]

January 21st, 2011, 07:45 AM

thankz for the invite @sugarfairy...f m n philz i wud surely attend... i don't know with the rest of the guyz here....i hope sumbody from our group cud make it...:)

[earthling]

January 21st, 2011, 08:51 AM

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6923/slde.jpg

Mayor Romualdez says he spent sleepless nights at the height of the flood in the city (http://leytesamardaily.net/2011/01/mayor-romualdez-says-he-spent-sleepless-nights-at-the-height-of-the-flood-in-the-city/)

TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Alfred Romualdez said that he spent sleepless nights during the heavy downpours the city has been experiencing for the past two weeks now.

The city mayor is personally monitoring the situation in the city and even made some visits to areas flooded by rain water.

According to him, the city government through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) monitored the situation of the water level in all the 138 barangays in the city.

Romualdez said that he was concern that several parts of the city was flooded brought about by the heavy rains.

The chief executive further disclosed that because of the bad weather condition experienced by Tacloban, the attention of all the members of the CDRRMC has been called by his office starting last Jan. 1 despite being declared as official holiday.

“We want to make sure that our city residents would be given assistance if ever a landslide and flood occurs,” he said.

With this, he also encouraged all the leaders of the city’s 138 barangays to closely coordinate with CDRRMC in overseeing the welfare of their constituents.

Meanwhile, Mayor Romualdez emphasized that he would always be there to help the city residents for he stays on this place and his administration is closely monitoring the condition of the entire city.

The flooding that hit the city, particularly its 32 villages, compelled the city mayor in coordination with the members of the city council to place the entire city under a state of calamity effective last Tuesday. (REY GERILLA GRADO)...

our city dad is having sleepless nights in tac....hihihihi

[earthling]

January 21st, 2011, 09:19 AM

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6923/slde.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9551/pintados.jpg

i still prefer pintados festival for our city....sangyaw isn't dt well-known yet and it's like the city's promoting it back to zero and even if we've celebrated sangyaw 3 times already, till now it has not reached its fame that people behind it opted for unlike the pintados festival....
i highly recommend fusion of the two festivals (i.e. Pintados-Sangyaw Festival), at least the name pintados is still there which is already a registered trademark of our city.:)

ijun

January 21st, 2011, 11:59 AM

;71036217']between landbank and avon...

^^^^
Di ba EMCOR it ngada han una?

;71067287']thankz for the invite @sugarfairy...f m n philz i wud surely attend... i don't know with the rest of the guyz here....i hope sumbody from our group cud make it...:)

^^^^
Same with me here. Hope our guys base in Tacloban or in the region could spend time with that Summer Meet. Gustohin ko man sumama kaso sa June pa uwi ko. Sori miga @sugarfairy.

;71069027']http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6923/slde.jpg

Mayor Romualdez says he spent sleepless nights at the height of the flood in the city (http://leytesamardaily.net/2011/01/mayor-romualdez-says-he-spent-sleepless-nights-at-the-height-of-the-flood-in-the-city/)

our city dad is having sleepless nights in tac....hihihihi

^^^^
:lol: hahahah parang pelikula eto! SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE (TACLOBAN) :lol:

Hage, sleepless lang talaga kay an diri pa tag-uran papiraw it pagsalod hin tubig. Umabot na an tag-uran baha naman an pinipirawan :lol:

;71069931']http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6923/slde.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9551/pintados.jpg

i still prefer pintados festival for our city....sangyaw isn't dt well-known yet and it's like the city's promoting it back to zero and even if we've celebrated sangyaw 3 times already, till now it has not reached its fame that people behind it opted for unlike the pintados festival....
i highly recommend fusion of the two festivals (i.e. Pintados-Sangyaw Festival), at least the name pintados is still there which is already a registered trademark of our city.:)

^^^^
Hayz, pulitika nga naman.

Sangyaw Festival naman gud it official nga guinsasalin-orog kada 30 hit Hunyo. It Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals kada 28 hit Hunyo. Waray man odog problema ini na mga festivals nagsasalin-orog hit pagdayaw kan Sr. Sto. Niño. Nagkakaproblema la kay nababahidan na hin politika.

SANGYAW FESTIVAL is sponsored by City gov't while an PINTADOS-KASADYAHAN FESTIVAL OF FESTIVALS is sponsored by the Provincial gov't, a contribution, as part of Tacloban City fiesta celebration.

Kun ako it pagpapabut-on, maupay waray nala it nga FESTIVAL ngan magkaurusa nala kita burubligay pagpaupay it cuidad hit Tacloban. Ayaw naton pagbastuson it pagsalin-orog hit kapistahan han aton pinalangga nga santos Sr. Sto. Niño de Tacloban/Leyte.

Pwera gaba la.

carl_vilches21

January 21st, 2011, 02:35 PM

^^ wala na.. the only way to expand is up. hehehe.. but they own the vacant lot across the street..

Parking area man iton nira it atubangan na lot. :D

carl_vilches21

January 21st, 2011, 02:37 PM

^^^^
Hain man ini hiya nga dapit?

Along Real Street. Just beside Royale office.

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 03:40 PM

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8227/p4193337.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/305/p4193333.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6034/p4193338.jpg

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:02 PM

;71069931']http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6923/slde.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9551/pintados.jpg

i still prefer pintados festival for our city....sangyaw isn't dt well-known yet and it's like the city's promoting it back to zero and even if we've celebrated sangyaw 3 times already, till now it has not reached its fame that people behind it opted for unlike the pintados festival....
i highly recommend fusion of the two festivals (i.e. Pintados-Sangyaw Festival), at least the name pintados is still there which is already a registered trademark of our city.:)

^^ wow.. Jerry Uy part na hit majority ha city council?? hehe.. anyweis, I don't have any problem of Sangyaw becoming the city's official festival and besides it has the blessings of local church leaders (sangyaw fest), it was Pintados Foundation who started all the politicking, in the first place they should be APOLITICAL considering that they are an NGO, but for the past decade, the foundation outcasted the City government in the celebration of the city fiesta, hain ka hn city fiesta pero provincial govt in nangunguna,, tsk tsk,, and the members of the board of the Sangyaw Foundation are the same people behind the success of the Pintados Festival in the 80s and 90s (Uykim, Montejo, etc) and I am pretty confident that Sangyaw will surpass the popularity of Pintados Festival considering that contingents participating in the Sangyaw Festival are well-prepared and well-choreographed, and some of its participants are from various places in the country. and if crowd estimate is the basis, more people flock to the streets to watch Sangyaw Festival,, i dont have anything against Pintados, i also agree with the others na sana mag-merge nala hira.. :)

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:03 PM

Parking area man iton nira it atubangan na lot. :D

^^ yup, i know.. hehe

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:11 PM

^^ wow.. Jerry Uy part na hit majority ha city council?? hehe.. anyweis, I don't have any problem of Sangyaw becoming the city's official festival and besides it has the blessings of local church leaders (sangyaw fest), it was Pintados Foundation who started all the politicking, in the first place they should be APOLITICAL considering that they are an NGO, but for the past decade, the foundation outcasted the City government in the celebration of the city fiesta, hain ka hn city fiesta pero provincial govt in nangunguna,, tsk tsk,, and the members of the board of the Sangyaw Foundation are the same people behind the success of the Pintados Festival in the 80s and 90s (Uykim, Montejo, etc) and I am pretty confident that Sangyaw will surpass the popularity of Pintados Festival considering that contingents participating in the Sangyaw Festival are well-prepared and well-choreographed, and some of its participants are from various places in the country. and if crowd estimate is the basis, more people flock to the streets to watch Sangyaw Festival,, i dont have anything against Pintados, i also agree with the others na sana mag-merge nala hira.. :)

^^agree with your comment about Sangyaw.in time it will be well-known..:)...basta anyting that will benefit the city we should support it...:)

..regarding jerry uy.bisan han election feeling ko magiging part hiya hit admin.na tuod ak hunch...:lol:...anyway, majority of the opposition members (except for antoni) mas tuhay than before na puro counter-productive...:D

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:15 PM

^^agree with your comment about Sangyaw.in time it will be well-known..:)...basta anyting that will benefit the city we should support it...:)

..regarding jerry uy.bisan han election feeling ko magiging part hiya hit admin.na tuod ak hunch...:lol:...anyway, majority of the opposition members (except for antoni) mas tuhay than before na puro counter-productive...:D

^^ haha.. and diba ada ha theme han Sangyaw, "kanan mga TACLOBANON ini nga selebrasyon",, :banana::banana:

yup.. puro bitterness man la hi VM, hehe.. i agree @mao, mas productive yana it city council,waray naman gud an mga pasaway ngada.. haha

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:17 PM

^^:lol:..good riddance to them...

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:21 PM

^^:lol:..good riddance to them...

^^ yukat ha ira.. haha.. balet,, oi magstart na construction han new landbank building ha sagkahan, nagbutang na hra han perimeter fence.. hehe

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:21 PM

Downtown...

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5131/tc1m.jpg

further down south...

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7879/tc2j.jpg

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:22 PM

^^ yukat ha ira.. haha.. balet,, oi magstart na construction han new landbank building ha sagkahan, nagbutang na hra han perimeter fence.. hehe

^^pix please...:D...insider info:they will abandon daw their J.Romualdez Branch ngan ig transfer ngada tanan.an real branch la an diri mababalhin..:)

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:23 PM

Downtown...

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5131/tc1m.jpg

further down south...

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7879/tc2j.jpg

^^ and diri pa ito upod han mga small specialty boutiques/stores.. hehe

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:24 PM

^^yup...kaya nga "major"...:lol::nocrook:

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:25 PM

^^pix please...:D...insider info:they will abandon daw their J.Romualdez Branch ngan ig transfer ngada tanan.an real branch la an diri mababalhin..:)

^^ amu ada kay an J. Romualdez na branch axa man it na-serve as Main Branch for whole EV, kun meda na nra own na building, most probably, ibabalhin an Main.

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:25 PM

^^yup...kaya nga "major"...:lol::nocrook:

^^ sorry.. i havent read the captions.. :lol::lol:

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:25 PM

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5731/tc3w.jpg

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:26 PM

^^ amu ada kay an J. Romualdez na branch axa man it na-serve as Main Branch for whole EV, kun meda na nra own na building, most probably, ibabalhin an Main.

^^yeah.that's why waray na nira ig improve an ira romualdez branch because they will be having their own buidling.

^^ sorry.. i havent read the captions.. :lol::lol:

^^:lol::lol::lol:

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:26 PM

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5731/tc3w.jpg

^^ dapat ha North naman it butangan,, hehe..

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:28 PM

re: landbank: diri tlaga nra ig-improve kay na-rent manla lwat hra,, hehe :) an corner lot ha may Kalipayan-Real tabok ha Hong Yong Bldg, gin-hawanan naman, ambot anu lwat it tindugon nada..

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:28 PM

^^ dapat ha North naman it butangan,, hehe..

^^an ha abucay soon magka-ada na...:D

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:30 PM

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:32 PM

^^allowed man hira mag himo mga improvements...but this time they chose not to na...:)

^^ diri na cost-effective para ha ira kun mag-renovate,,hehe.. balet,, grabe lwat karaksot it LBP J. Romualdez, tsk tsk.. baga na hn diri banko.. :lol::lol:

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:35 PM

^^amo lage...magharani na hira hit BPI(kun amo man) ha real-sagkahan...:)

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:40 PM

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:41 PM

^^amo lage...magharani na hira hit BPI(kun amo man) ha real-sagkahan...:)

^^ 1 block away la,, and dapat madayun na an rezoning hit syudad.. haha..

carl_vilches21

January 21st, 2011, 04:43 PM

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:45 PM

Ito nga im yinayakan ira la ada ig rerenovate an existing na building nga nakadto.

^^ diri kay an nakada han ira tarp, "PROPOSED 2 STOREY LBP TACLOBAN BUILDING"..

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:46 PM

CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN TACLOBAN

1. Sto. Nino Church - (Main Church of Tacloban)
2. Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church - (Redemptorist) Real Street
3. Our Lady of Lourdes Church - V&G Subd
4. Our Lady of Fatima Church - Fatima Village
5. Miraculous Medal Church - Marasbaras
6. St. Joseph's Church - San Jose
7. Sacred Heart Church - T. Claudio St.
8. St. Rafael the Archangel Church - Sagkahan
9. St. Jude Church - Housing-Naganaga
10. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church - Apitong
11. St. Therese Chapel - DWU Compound, Avenida Veteranos

^^an ha abucay?

^^ 1 block away la,, and dapat madayun na an rezoning hit syudad.. haha..

^^go...para di masamok...:D

Ito nga im yinayakan ira la ada ig rerenovate an existing na building nga nakadto.

^^an LBP or an vacant lot...:)

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:51 PM

[QUOTE=mao rong;71091989]^^an ha abucay?

^^ hala oo.. i forgot the name..tsk tsk..

[earthling]

January 21st, 2011, 04:51 PM

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5731/tc3w.jpg

wow, jz now I came to notice that the entire stretch of Cataisan Point in San Jose District is occupied by the DZR Airport's runway....ang haba pla nyan....:)

thesugarfairy

January 21st, 2011, 04:51 PM

;71067287']thankz for the invite @sugarfairy...f m n philz i wud surely attend... i don't know with the rest of the guyz here....i hope sumbody from our group cud make it...:)

Same with me here. Hope our guys base in Tacloban or in the region could spend time with that Summer Meet. Gustohin ko man sumama kaso sa June pa uwi ko. Sori miga @sugarfairy.

^^ mao ba guys... but thanks for being interested in joining... i hope tacloban based peeps can also join... but anyway, sa april pa naman so hoping for the best... Good Luck guys... and More blessings for your Beautiful City of Tacloban... :)

thesugarfairy

January 21st, 2011, 04:51 PM

I might as well go to Tacloban this summer as part of my summer escapades... :) I hope soooooo much... :)

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:52 PM

I might as well go to Tacloban this summer as part of my summer escapades... :) I hope soooooo much... :)

^^ ur very welcome here.. hope you could come.. :)

[earthling]

January 21st, 2011, 04:54 PM

re: landbank: diri tlaga nra ig-improve kay na-rent manla lwat hra,, hehe :) an corner lot ha may Kalipayan-Real tabok ha Hong Yong Bldg, gin-hawanan naman, ambot anu lwat it tindugon nada..

dba myda ngada old house ngan small store? gn demolish na? ano kya maupay dda nga project?and that lot is quite big....almost a hectare i think, more or less...project lyk sports facility? bar? various commercial stalls?:)

mao rong

January 21st, 2011, 04:56 PM

^^ hala oo.. i forgot the name..tsk tsk..

^^an ha stefti na church...:)

I might as well go to Tacloban this summer as part of my summer escapades... :) I hope soooooo much... :)

^^ ur very welcome here.. hope you could come.. :)

^^marc will entertain you sugar...:)

[earthling]

January 21st, 2011, 04:58 PM

I might as well go to Tacloban this summer as part of my summer escapades... :) I hope soooooo much... :)

thanks for including tac as part of ur summer escapades. our hospitable and good-luking tac-based forumers will surely be willing to tour u around...:)

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 04:58 PM

The historical background of Sangyaw

The history of Sangyaw dates back to 1983 when the First Lady at the time, Madame Imelda Romualdez Marcos became Hermana Mayor of the Sto. Niño Fiesta in the city. The First Lady, a Patroness of the Arts wanted to immortalize the rich cultural base of the region and wanted to capture and preserve the culture of the Warays in a festival. The motivation of Sangyaw was purely cultural in nature with religious connotations. Later, when the administration changed, a group came up with a cultural parade that came to be known as the Pintados, temporarily shelving the original festival of the city.
Sangyaw, the festival of the Taclobanon-Waray came into being in the early 80s when it was first shown during the Hermanidad of then First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos. It was the first Sangyaw festival and how the present Sangyaw Festival came to be which Mayor Alfred Sison Romualdez has revived with the support of the Sangyaw Foundation and the Tacloban Tourism Council.
The vast and rich cultural base of the region has inspired the First Lady at the time, Madame Imelda Romualdez Marcos to preserve its beauty and purity. She envisioned developing talents to carry on the torch in preserving its richness. Even as early as 1596, a Jesuit priest noted how the Warays had already an oral tradition of Literature long before the Spaniards came to colonize the people. They had their own native poetry called Siday and other literary forms like Drama and Comedias. These artistic compositions were shown and presented during feasts and festivals and even during family and community gatherings. These festive affairs were also good venues where the folksongs and native dances were shown. Such artistic expressions depict the lives, beliefs and consciousness of the people who had a ripe cultural heritage despite the intrusion of many influences. It has withered the various pressures of other invading cultures, a concern which Mrs. Marcos wanted to capture and preserve in a festival of Tacloban City , the centre of social and economic activities in Eastern Visayas .
Sangyaw is a term which has religious connotation that means “proclamation”; “offering”; or “popular”. It is a term which Mrs. Imelda R. Marcos herself specifically coined to mean the grand festive mood of any Waray who comes home during the Tacloban festivities in honor of its Patron Saint, the Señor Santo Niño. The term captures the inherent gaiety, vitality and optimism of a people whose spirit cannot be conquered or controlled. Sangyaw was there long before any name or term was coined to describe the event of any festivity in the city and it will remain as Tacloban’s trademark festival. Many attempts were made to capture the festive mood; others have imitated semblance of it and have put up parades of culture for economic and financial gains but none could compare with the original idea conceptualized in the 80’s when Tacloban wanted to carve its own festive mark. While Cebu has its Sinulog and other places have their own, such as Dinagyang; Biniray; Ati-atihan; Daro Sinulog; Pinyahan; Buklog; Masskara; Buyugan and many more, Tacloban would like to be known for its Sangyaw Festival, which is closely connected with its celebration of its city fiesta.
(The need to identify a festival that will showcase its own culture is the prerogative that must be left to the leaders and the people of the place. Such mandate must be respected by all). (Dee A. Cairo)

marc_86

January 21st, 2011, 05:00 PM

;71092539']dba myda ngada old house ngan small store? gn demolish na? ano kya maupay dda nga project?and that lot is quite big....almost a hectare i think, more or less...project lyk sports facility? bar? various commercial stalls?:)

^^ waray na.. ambot waray pa man klaro.. hehe

[earthling]

January 21st, 2011, 05:02 PM

thesugarfairy

January 21st, 2011, 05:30 PM

^^ ur very welcome here.. hope you could come.. :)

^^ Thank you... :)

^^an ha stefti na church...:)

^^marc will entertain you sugar...:)

^^ Im looking forward to it... :)

;71092779']thanks for including tac as part of ur summer escapades. our hospitable and good-luking tac-based forumers will surely be willing to tour u around...:)

^^ Thanks kaayo... basta I will let you guys know when I visit Tacloban... :) thank so much.. :)

[earthling]

January 21st, 2011, 05:48 PM

^^ Thanks kaayo... basta I will let you guys know when I visit Tacloban... :) thank so much.. :)

no probz...we're always here just in case:)

ijun

January 21st, 2011, 08:14 PM

;71093085']i wish it wud be Sangyaw-Pintados Festival....Kasadya-an Festival wud prefer staging it every October, in time with the Leyte Landing..

Reading the article of Mrs. Cairo, it goes to show that SANGYAW FESTIVAL is culmination of region festival of arts and Waray rich cultural heritage in consonance with our undying devotion to our patron (Sr. Sto. Niño de Tacloban) a thanksgiving festivity. Thus, it made me conclude that our festival is comparable to SINULOG FESTIVAL of Cebu City and DINAGYAG FESTIVAL of Iloilo City that showcases the culmination of ritual or prayer dance to honour Sr. Sto. Niño. Also, Bacolod City's PANAAD FESTIVAL that showcases the culmination of Negrenses rich cultural and colorful heritage.

In my opinion, I in favor the move of the City gov't to institutionalize the SANGYAW FESTIVAL by passing a City ordinance that will carve out from the former DOT-approved festival. And, I guess our city dad is right when he offered PINTADOS FESTIVAL and KASADYAHAN FESTIVAL to join SANGYAW FESTIVAL simply because they're categorized as a "religious thanksgiving dance in honour to our patron, Sr. Sto. Niño de Tacloban" and they can showcase it under in one festivity. Oneness in faith, in celebration, in preparation and in budget-allocation so that they can incorporate their expense in one time basis only, and not the other way around.

Like what I had said before, during City fiesta celebration on the 30th of June, let's set aside politics, respect our church, and respect our beloved patron saint.

;71096011']no probz...we're always here just in case:)

^^^^
Case of Red Horse beer? :lol:

RE: SSC SUMMER MEET in CdeO, kun okey ha im kuya @ethan pag-sponsor ka nala hin pamasahe hit usa nga forumer dinhi it willing umattend hini nga meet. Damo naman it im tinirok na wawarts, para may ada kita representative jejejejeje :lol:

mao rong

January 22nd, 2011, 03:25 AM

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mao rong

January 22nd, 2011, 03:26 AM

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mao rong

January 22nd, 2011, 03:45 AM

Reading the article of Mrs. Cairo, it goes to show that SANGYAW FESTIVAL is culmination of region festival of arts and Waray rich cultural heritage in consonance with our undying devotion to our patron (Sr. Sto. Niño de Tacloban) a thanksgiving festivity. Thus, it made me conclude that our festival is comparable to SINULOG FESTIVAL of Cebu City and DINAGYAG FESTIVAL of Iloilo City that showcases the culmination of ritual or prayer dance to honour Sr. Sto. Niño. Also, Bacolod City's PANAAD FESTIVAL that showcases the culmination of Negrenses rich cultural and colorful heritage.

In my opinion, I in favor the move of the City gov't to institutionalize the SANGYAW FESTIVAL by passing a City ordinance that will carve out from the former DOT-approved festival. And, I guess our city dad is right when he offered PINTADOS FESTIVAL and KASADYAHAN FESTIVAL to join SANGYAW FESTIVAL simply because they're categorized as a "religious thanksgiving dance in honour to our patron, Sr. Sto. Niño de Tacloban" and they can showcase it under in one festivity. Oneness in faith, in celebration, in preparation and in budget-allocation so that they can incorporate their expense in one time basis only, and not the other way around.

Like what I had said before, during City fiesta celebration on the 30th of June, let's set aside politics, respect our church, and respect our beloved patron saint.

^^^^
Case of Red Horse beer? :lol:

RE: SSC SUMMER MEET in CdeO, kun okey ha im kuya @ethan pag-sponsor ka nala hin pamasahe hit usa nga forumer dinhi it willing umattend hini nga meet. Damo naman it im tinirok na wawarts, para may ada kita representative jejejejeje :lol:

^^expect more noise coming from the PK camp.:D...i agree.there should only be one festival and that festival must reflect what tacloban city is all about.and it's about time for tacloban to take the center stage.i like the old pintados but this time parang they are only using pintados as a ticket para makag hold hin kasadyaan ha city.they even dropped the using of the "sto. niño de Tacloban" and replaced it with "sto. niño de Leyte".the people behind PK are trying their very best to revive old glory of the pintados but it's too late...ig respect nala nira it city ngan local church.by the way, may blessing it sangyaw from the sto.niño parish.

demonoid724

January 22nd, 2011, 03:54 AM

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^^anong building ba yang nasa tabi ng BPI? is it new or restored?

carl_vilches21

January 22nd, 2011, 05:09 AM

^^
ERC building ata yan. Owned by the Romualdezes. I think. Correct mo if I'm wrong. :)

ijun

January 22nd, 2011, 05:12 AM

^^^^
That's already an old building, before it used to be called "i-referal building" because i-referal center was used to stay here before until it was closed in mid-90s. I don't know the name of the building. Now, the whole building is occupied by Cristina's Salon and Spa owned by Councilour Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez, the wife of our beloved City dad.

^^expect more noise coming from the PK camp.:D...i agree.there should only be one festival and that festival must reflect what tacloban city is all about.and it's about time for tacloban to take the center stage.i like the old pintados but this time parang they are only using pintados as a ticket para makag hold hin kasadyaan ha city.they even dropped the using of the "sto. niño de Tacloban" and replaced it with "sto. niño de Leyte".the people behind PK are trying their very best to revive old glory of the pintados but it's too late...ig respect nala nira it city ngan local church.by the way, may blessing it sangyaw from the sto.niño parish.

^^^^
eto na nga oh...

Holding of Pintados Kasadyaan Festival sparks heated arguments

“We had been staging the Pintados Festival in the streets of Tacloban during its city fiesta for years now and suddenly they are making a move to ease it out,” Tiu said.

Pintados Festival was organized in 1986 but later merged with the Kasadyaan Festival during the time of former governor Remedios “Matin” Petilla.

Tiu said that this move of Councilor Romualdez is just another attempt to keep them away from holding their festival in Tacloban.

“But those moves didn’t succeed as we were able to showcase the festival and people enjoyed it,” he added.

Tiu said the holding of the Pintados Festival in Tacloban had, in fact, benefited the city.

“Pintados, in its own little way, was able to help the economy of the city as there are visitors who come to see the festival and spend their money during their stay,” Tiu said.

Councilor Cristina Romualdez become the center of debate among members of the city council after Councilor Jerry Uy, chairman of the committee of laws and rules, asked whether the said ordinance went through the usual proceeding of passing an ordinance based on their internal rules and procedures.

Said query of Councilor Uy was raised after Councilor Romualdez and her co-sponsor Edwin Chua, brought the said proposed ordinance to the city council for its second reading.

Based on the internal rules of the city council, any proposed ordinance brought to their concern for its first reading is automatically referred to a concerned committee which, in turn, will take necessary actions like holding a committee and public hearing to gather sentiments and reactions from all parties concernd especially those who will be affected.

The same observation was also made by Councilors Jerry “Sambo” Yaokasin and Willy Domingo, saying that although said proposed ordinance is a good one as it will give identity to the city of Tacloban, its passage may bring embarrassment to the city council instead.

He added that holding two festivals is beneficial for the city as it would make tourists stay longer and can draw more crowds.
“The city government did not spend any amount for the other festivals,” said Yaokasin.

In an interview with the author of the said ordinance, Councilor Romualdez clarified that her proposed ordinance do not seek to ban any festival or event be held in the city of Tacloban during the its fiesta celebration.

“The proposed ordinance only wishes to regulate as to the conduct of activity of any major parade intended for the city fiesta,”Romualdez explained adding that her proposal was patterned after that in Cebu City.

She added that individuls or organization can still conduct their activities in the city during its fiesta provided that they will abide with the ordinance that seeks for asking a permit from the city government prior to the holding of the event.

“We want to have a more organized and peaceful celebration for our city fiesta as it is in honor to the patron of Tacloban,” Romualdez said.

“We also want to address some concern of business establishments in the city when a major event is held during our fiesta as they complain that their operations are adversely affected as they opt to close their operations instead,” she added. (ROEL AMAZONA)

Post Published: 22 January 2011
Author: Leyte Samar Daily Express
Found in section: News

^^^^
Better they'll reach out one another and think for the common good for the welfare of every Taclobanons, balikbayans, tourist who want to witness both festivals, the City of Tacloban image, the church and to Sr. Sto. Nino de Tacloban (El Kapitan).