Flatlands over Inarado area where the future airport will be
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture146.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture147.jpg

Over First Park Subdivision
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture148.jpg

Clearly seen: Santa Terisita Dorm, UI Building, Imperial Compaund, etc. Road leading to the bottom is going to Daraga.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture149.jpg

Legazpi City Airport Runway
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture150.jpg

Mayon was kinda Shy when we landed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture151.jpg

Lignon Hill
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture153.jpg

Lignon Hill & Mayon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture154.jpg

Airport Control Tower
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture155.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture156.jpg

Random Facilities
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture157.jpg

The AirPhilippines Bird Having a breather after a 44min Cebu-Legazpi Flight
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture160.jpg

Our Cutsie terminal
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture161.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture162.jpg

Wow! You took Air Philippines from Cebu!

SO THE DELUGE BEGINS! I'M BACK TO WORK NOW...

more more more! :lol: sorry im so demanding :D

United Institute Building
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture163.jpg

Past UI
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture164.jpg

Some Missionaries Building next to Petron in front of BUCAS (Formerly BUPES)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture165.jpg

Daraga Public Market (Seems the Over-AD space is catching up in Bicol)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture166.jpg

The White Elephant Overpass
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture167.jpg

Daraga Public Market
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture168.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture169.jpg

Caltex, where Cagsawa Tours Buses Board Passengers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture170.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture171.jpg

Covered Multi-Purpose Hall in front of Daraga Municipal Hall
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture172.jpg

Ad-Trillion in the Junction of Daraga-Camalig-Sorsogon roads
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture173.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture174.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture175.jpg

Another Ad-Trilion at Daraga-Diversion Road-Camalig Junction
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture176.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture177.jpg

Road to Cagsawa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture178.jpg

Unfortunately All cagsawa Photos have my family in it. So ill just post this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture182.jpg

Beautiful Orchids at Cagsawa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture187.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture190.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture191.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture193.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture194.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture195.jpg

Tabaco City Cutlery Products
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture198.jpg

Daraga Public Market (Seems the Over-AD space is catching up in Bicol)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture166.jpg

is that you oli that i see in the side mirror?
matt's lovin' all these photos.
thanks monsi and olineil.
well, olineil has 684 more photos to post out of his 700! yeay! hehehe :lol:
cant wait!

Yep thats me...clicking away.

Clean, Smooth & Fully Painted Provincial Roads
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture201.jpg

Bicol University College of Education Laboratory School (BU main campus)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture202.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture203.jpg

Buhayon ta an Legazpi Border Marker
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture204.jpg

Camp Gen. Simeon A. Ola
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture205.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture206.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture207.jpg

The former Daewoo Motors Showroom Area
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture208.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture209.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture210.jpg

Y-junction Before AMEC-BCCM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture211.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture213.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture218.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture219.jpg

LandBank of the Philippines Regional Office in front of St. Agnes Academy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture220.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture221.jpg

Iglesia ni Kristo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture222.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture223.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture225.jpg

Goodyear Servitek
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture226.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture227.jpg

Legazpi Tireworld
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture228.jpg

Insular Life Regional Office
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture229.jpg

People's Marketing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture230.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture231.jpg

AMA Computer College
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture232.jpg

St. Jude Church
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture233.jpg

LCC Mall
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture234.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture235.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture236.jpg

...after short vacation. I called it a day way past sunset, but I could not resist taking a few shots before finally roosting...

My flimsy camera is not equipped for low light so please bear with the dark, grainy pictures.

Capitol (left), Rizal Street in the vicinity of Jollibee Albay (Drive-Thru) and DWCL
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CapitolandRizalStreet.jpg


Albay Capitol Annex Building at night...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CapitolAnnexatnight.jpg


...restaurant row
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Annexrestaurantrow.jpg


Ancient acacia tree silhoutted in front of the building
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Ancientacaciasilhoutte.jpg


We can only look at the fine dining across the street...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Wecanonlylookatfinediningacrossthes.jpg


Looks like overtime work at PRC V upstairs...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/OvertimeworkatPRCupstairs.jpg


Oli, look at what you have missed! With Tiger Air's low fares (of course, if the trend continues, expect a sharp rise in fuel surcharge),
you could visit again in October in time for Ibalong Festival.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Lookatwhatyouhavemissed.jpg

^^ neat.
Magayon Festival isn't a month long celebration anymore? :(
Olineil, looks like you had so much fun in Legazpi.
I remember that Insular Life building, I love that shot dude.
But I don't know more than half of the stuff on your photos anymore! :lol: hehe
Pics are great. Can't wait for lots more hehehe

Monsi, who's 'Sir' ?

^^ neat.
Magayon Festival isn't a month long celebration anymore? :(
Olineil, looks like you had so much fun in Legazpi.
I remember that Insular Life building, I love that shot dude.
But I don't know more than half of the stuff on your photos anymore! :lol: hehe
Pics are great. Can't wait for lots more hehehe

Monsi, who's 'Sir' ?


...Looks like I don't have the guts of a paparazzi...It is 3:00 am and here I am... I don't want a vision of JFK in Dallas...
I have to yank out those pictures..., Sorry, man. ...Yep, Magayon celebration is a month long no more!

Tomorrow... er, tonight I'll post pictures of a semblance of night life in Landco; i.e., their 'After Six' from May 1 to May 31. Cheers!

On Aproach, as what Dx said the colors of the Building all around PM was contageous. But i think this is the developer requirements for the building owners in Landco Business Park
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture237.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture238.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture239.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture240.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture251.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture252.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture241.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture242.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture244.jpg

Inside the Mall
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture253.jpg

View of the Other Buildings from inside of PM food Court
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture255.jpg

PM Expansion, construction in full swing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture256.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture257.jpg

The Food Court
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture258.jpg

Metro Gaisano Interior
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture260.jpg

Escalator Atrium Skylight @ Metro Gaisano
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture261.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture262.jpg

thanks Oli. me so happy :D
pics of home just makes a homesick dude feel a lot better :okay:

now i cant wait for more, monsi's and yours hehehe :lol: kulit e

Tropical storm Caloy might hit Legazpi Directly... I got to post these pics before strong winds knock down electricity and telecommunication lines.
He is expected to be felt tomorrow morning.

When I went to work this morning, I had stop to don my mackintosh (Doc, this is raincoat in London, right?).
Look at how it was raining cats and dogs in the vicinity of the Insular Life Building. Good thing is that it stopped.

Rainy morning on my way to work...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RainyMay11morning.jpg


Access road to rear side of Landco...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AccessroadtoreadsideofLandco.jpg


Wet Rizal Street...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/InsularLifebuilding.jpg


Thanks goodness the rain stopped...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Salamattherainstopped.jpg


Tiyo can now pedal away...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CococutsinsideJudgeImperialcompound.jpg



Past six, on my way home, methought that while it is not yet raining, I could take a picture of this decaying lady....

Albay Hotel was padlocked by the City Mayor's office about two years ago because its owners failed to secure business permit...

Hotel entrance...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayHotelentrance.jpg


'Notice' the closure 'notice' posted in the hotel entrance...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayHotelpadlockreadnotice.jpg

Matt, this could be the tallest hotel building in Bicol...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayHotel3.jpg


With sharp, angular edge pointing at Lakandula Drive
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayHotel1.jpg


...Lakandula Drive and Peñaranda Street junction. ...Cubao tomorrow morning...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Cubaotomorrowmorning.jpg


Kanzo Restaurant and Banco Filipino along Peñaranda Street...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/KanzoandBancoFilipino.jpg



Vicinity of Magallanes Street (parallel Peñaranda Street). I wish the City 'pedestrianize' it;
with a roof and fancy pavement, it could be another mall with ABSEC as anchor.

From here you can see Aquinas University Professional Schools' newly renovated façade (next to the St. Raphael Archangel Church).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AquinasProfessionalSchools.jpg


Rizal Park fountain.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalParkFountain.jpg


Labas tayo Chowking kasi wala tayo pera...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/WalatayongperakayasalabastayongChow.jpg


Rizal monument.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalMonument.jpg


Magallanes 'Mall' early evening. Remember the the best pan de sal in town? Buy them fresh from the oven of Luzon Bakery (next to that pizza parlor).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Magallanesearlyevening.jpg

Early evening shoppers.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Earlyeveningshoppers.jpg


Obstructionist Honda Civic.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/obstructionistHondaCivic.jpg


Parasols to ward unexpected rain.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Parasolsfortheunexpectedrain.jpg


Too early for the band.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Tooearlyfortheband.jpg


'Kurudalan' sa Landco.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/KurodalansaLandco.jpg


Gimmick places sa Landco.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GimmickplacesinLandco.jpg


National icons.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Nationalicons.jpg


...AND A LITTLE OF ALBAY DISTRICT Restaurant Row along Rizal Street.

Quick and Hearty shares first floor with La Mia Taza (formerly Milwaukee Hospital during the American Colonial Era,
converted into a restaurant complex; second floor is Colonial Grill). Restos around the vicinity are Chilli Pepper (adjacent to Colonial Grill);
Sweet Talk Cafe (beside Evengelical Church); and Bigg's (across Jollibee).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/QuickandHearty.jpg


Merienda size...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Meriendasize.jpg


GTS Building in front of Quick and Hearty/La Mia Taza/Colonial Grill.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GTSBuilding.jpg


Let's end the evening with Jollibee Rizal Drive-Thru (I used to call this Jollibee Divine because of its location; i.e., DWCL across the street :) ).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Jollibeedrivethru.jpg


OK, MY FELLOW LEGAZPEÑOS, ALBAYANOS, AND BIKOLANOS DIASPORIC OR
OTHERWISE, LET'S CALL IT A NIGHT.
PRAY THAT THE STORM WILL NOT CAUSE HARM, DEATH, OR MUCH DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

neat neato! thanks for them pics.
sad to know that Albay Hotel is now closed.
Yup, probably the tallest hotel in Bicol, Monsi.
I duno, maybe in Naga they have new hotels. not sure.

Anyone got any Bichara mall and LCC mall interiors shot? hehehee

Welcome back Olineil! :wave:
How was your trip?
Thanx for the pics

Albay is Signal #2 na. Guys lets pray that nobody will be a casualty of this typhoon, and the propertydamage wont be too extensive. Be careful there guys. Better call my parents now to check on them.

hey .... new dito sa forum pero matagal na akong nagbabasa ng mga threads hehehe... anyways thats true....signal number 3 na ngayon dito sa legazpi city.... nasa office pa rin kami.... 5 am na ng madaling araw... ang lakas pa rin ng hangin.....by the way im OWEN....

HELLLLOOOOOO

why you still in the office? early for work or way too much overtime? hehe
welcome Owen :D

hey .... new dito sa forum pero matagal na akong nagbabasa ng mga threads hehehe... anyways thats true....signal number 3 na ngayon dito sa legazpi city.... nasa office pa rin kami.... 5 am na ng madaling araw... ang lakas pa rin ng hangin.....by the way im OWEN....

HELLLLOOOOOO

Hello there! Welcome to SSC, and congratulations on your first post. Marami na tyo Legazpi Based Dudes...thats way so cool. What a cool way to inaugurate your first post, 5am & signal number 3.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture263.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture264.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture269.jpg

Alternate Road
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture270.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture271.jpg

Tahao Road
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture272.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture273.jpg

Some Building in Tahao Road
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture274.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture275.jpg

Washington Drive (ano na nga ba ung bagong name ng street na to?)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture276.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture277.jpg

Ago House (Nasa Airport road pla to)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture278.jpg

Legazpi City Airport Terminal
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture279.jpg

Pristine Memorial Garden Add (another project by Sunwest Const. headed by Zaldy Co, the CEO of Misibis Residential Resort and Spa)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture280.jpg

Is Tahao Road diferent from that Alternate Road?
Oli, they changed it from Washington Drive to F. Aquende Drive, I think.
personally I like the former better hehehe :D

Is Tahao Road diferent from that Alternate Road?
Oli, they changed it from Washington Drive to F. Aquende Drive, I think.
personally I like the former better hehehe :D

O yah, thanks matt. Yes Tahao Road is different from Alternate road, but they are in the same vicinity crossing each other.

My Neighbourhood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture282.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture283.jpg

BU College of Arts and Letters (Former BUCAS) I dont know whats in the heads of BU officials now a days. Imagine a prospective employer asking you where you graduated. Dang!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture286.jpg

BU Soccer field
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture287.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture289.jpg

Tambayan @ Net. Run by friends of mine. Seems abit rundown than it used to be.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture292.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture293.jpg

Peñaranda Park
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture294.jpg

Legazpi City Hall
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture295.jpg

Divine Word College of Legazpi anf former Graceland at right.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture297.jpg

Biggs Dinner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture298.jpg

Jollibee Albay District
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture299.jpg

La Mia Taza, Colonial Grill
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture300.jpg

DILG Legazpi Regional Office 5
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture302.jpg

Matts and Docs Almamater
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture306.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture313.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture314.jpg

Finally! nagkailaw rin...whew! kaso ang dami pa ring kalat na dapat linisin..

binaha ka dex?

nope..bundok kasi...:lol:

Back to nature muna, with what else, Mayon :)

All these I took today...


Early this morning outside our kitchen window... From Lignon Hill you can see our house, that which has
a blue roof (a blue dot on Taysan Hills it is a strain in the eyes)... But when the proposed telescopes are installed there,
you might catch my worst looks in the morning.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Kitchenwindowwithaview.jpg


Our neighborhood is blessed with a view... AMEC Dome (white building left); Mt. Masaraga peeking and part of
Albay District (Albay Cathedral below a branch of the ugob tree right).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Mayonearlymorning.jpg


Off to the Third District for some photo shoots, but first... Yawa River with a carabao skinny dippin'.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CarabaoskinnydippininYawa.jpg


Yawa spillway after Caloy... now cleared of debris. Notice the distressed trees behind the Aquinas University Gym.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Yawaspillway.jpg


I couldn't resist... On my way home from Polangui, I had to make a U-turn, cross a bamboo
bridge (on foot, I had to leave my bike in the highway) to take four of these...two sisters; one virtually unknown, the other, world famous.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/TwoSisters.jpg

I think St. Benedict's Academy is SAA's sister school...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/StBanedictsAcademy.jpg


Guinobatan municipio.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Guinobatanmunicipio.jpg


Old house in Guinobatan adjacent to the municipio.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/OldhouseinGuinobatan.jpg


Camalig Church; Mayon is looming behind.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CamaligChurchandMayon.jpg

It's good to know our hometown wasn't too badly affected by Caloy ...judging from the pics, anyway. I still remember the mega typhoons when I was still living there, such as the notorious "Sisang" of 1987.

It's good to know our hometown wasn't too badly affected by Caloy ...judging from the pics, anyway. I still remember the mega typhoons when I was still living there, such as the notorious "Sisang" of 1987.

Doc, you can take a sigh of relief...

Caloy's fury came early Friday morning (PAGASA forecasters predicted that it would hit Friday afternoon, catching people unawares).

Worst hit were the coastal areas--San Roque, Victory Village... I'll post pics of boulevard area... it suffered minor damage;
e.g., the lamp posts and concrete benches; some houses in Victory Village were washed out;
had it not been for the boulevard, the Village could have suffered worse.

The clean up is ongoing; some areas still do not have electricity; it is good ours was restored at two this afternoon.

Some of the pics I took during the tempest I left in my computer in the office.

Matt, in this site you will find a map showing Alternate Road and Tahao Road...

Urban Map of Legazpi City (http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/legazpicity/index.php?id1=2&id2=4&id3=0)

yeah still at work during CALOY... night shift kasi eh...yeah im also proud na marami na rin tayo dito sa forums...well about the pics, you all can ask dex na lang...lagi namn kaming sabay kumuha ng mga pics nyan dito sa legazpi and anywhere dito sa albay...ok lang ba dex.???.. ikaw na rin photographer ko hehehe....... that was gruesome caloy...almost 3 days na walang kuryente...bad trip...walang magawa...no TV, radio, drained Cps, phone, net etc etc....

nice pics monsi.... hey i didnt know that st benedicts academy is SAA's sister school (well if that is true)

thanks Monsi.
wow. i didnt know that storm would be that strong. great to know you guys are ok. whats up attitude, you work with dex too?

ei mateo... actually dex was the one who introduced me to this forum hehehe

peace dex....

wahaha..post ka daw ki pics, wara ako time magkua pics..maray nani yaon si monsi...

i remember sisang which destroyed the old SAA gym..

Nope, St. Benedict's Academy, Gbtn, is ironically not anymore a Benedictine school, it's actually been taken over by the Dominicans. But it did start out as sister school of SAA. My mom's an alumna of SBA..:)

...caused by Caloy...

Thanks to Caloy, I reclaimed my view of part of Albay district... Dome is AMEC's.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Caloyishere.jpg


A good omen after the tempest...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Goodomenafterthetempest.jpg
Actually this birdy is one of them pigeons that raid the feeds of my gander and two ducks.


Construction of Pacific Mall expansion continues despite the power outage; taken Saturday morning, May 13...
The GI sheet fence got blown away (but now put back in place).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ConstructioncontinuesdespiteCaloy.jpg

What great shots @Monsi, especially the one with the dove! The Pacific Mall is fast rising!

Very beautiful photos Monsi! Again Kudos to you for the efforts!

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Beuatiful Misibis Pics Dex!!!! We're you guys oriented on what they are gonna do with misibis...It's awesome...I just hope everything goes accordignt to plan.

Lafayette WaterCraft docking-in at Legaspi Port
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture333.jpg

A Victory Village Family Happily Posing the Camera
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture336.jpg

A unique Legazpi City Dump Truck (this is not How I used to remember them)...o well lack of maintainance. And Crazy Truck drivers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture338.jpg

Playground for Victory Villagers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture339.jpg

Indian Mango @ the Boulevard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture340.jpg

Tsing! Lights Sesame!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture356.jpg

Legazpi City @ Dusk, View from Buraguis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture360.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture361.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture362.jpg

nice pix!!!

Glorious colors of early morning...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Gloriouscolorsofearlymorning.jpg
...you gulp a quick cup of coffee and hit the road for some pics.

The faintly noticeable grid pattern is caused by the window screen :)


Mayon looming over hazy Daraga...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LoomingMayonoverhazyDaraga.jpg


Wheat or tare?
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Tareorwheat.jpg


Daraga waking up to a hazy morning...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Daragawakinguptoahazymorning.jpg


Which church do you think opens up like this to Mayon?
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Whichchurchdoyouthinkoffersthisview.jpg


Of course, Daraga Church, here with a voluptuous early morning jogger :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/OfcourseDaragaChurchandearlymorning.jpg


This is the best and longest street in Albay, if not in Bicol! More than five kilometers from Shell Kimantong to PNB Pigcale.
Early morning traffic in Rizal Street, wide four lane, smooth asphalt overlay and visible markings.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/EarlyAMtrafficalongthebeststreetinB.jpg


Bicol University Administration Building.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BUAdminBldg.jpg


It was not like this during the time of Gov. Bichara. The Governor's Mansion needs buckets of paint.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Governorsmansion.jpg
On the other hand, Gov. Gonzalez has other priorities, especially the long neglected folks in upland barangays.


After this, it was time to go back home for a quick shower; er, dipper and pail (tabo and timba) only.
This is Philippines, no hot and cold running water. But Filipinos, Bicolanos in particular, are resilient and so enured
to natural calamities... unlike them in New Orleans.

LCC Quezon Avenue side.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LCCQuezonAvenueside.jpg


LCC Peñaranda side.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LCCPearandaside.jpg


Level IV, LCC Peñaranda side.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LCCPearandasidelevelfour.jpg


Six escalators this side.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Sixescalatorshere.jpg


The white Galant parked curbside of LCC Annex along Peñaranda is Romy Tan's, owner of
the first and largest Bicolano chain.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ThatwhiteGalantisRomyTans.jpg

Heavy equipment to continue construction...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/HeavyequipmentattheBoulevard.jpg


Decapitated lamp posts...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Decapitatedlamppostsandunsettledben.jpg


...and unsettled benches.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Minordamage.jpg


But the water is surprisingly clear for swimming.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Surprisinglyclearwatersthismorning.jpg


Concrete fencing should begin anytime soon.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Concretefencingbegins.jpg

great LCC pics monsi! matt will be thrilled...hehe
galing ng thread natin, visual feast..hehe..:righton:

great LCC pics monsi! matt will be thrilled...hehe
galing ng thread natin, visual feast..hehe..:righton:

I have a penchant for order... dapat nainot su mga litrato kan Boulevard as I had taken those on my way to work;
then the pix of LCC after calling it a day...

Anyway, I'll let it get away. BTW, while shooting the last pic inside LCC, a guard politely told me that taking pictures is forbidden. :)

Of course, I'll risk blurred pictures by switching off the flash next time :jk:

Let's call it a night. Sa aga naman. Hope one weekend we could go to Tabaco (or Ligao) and showcase its urban landscape...

yay! matt is indeed thrilled! hehehe.
Dakulang salamat Monsi!

Yea, I always get excited everytime I log on ssc for my daily fix of home pix. :D
when it was just me, olineil and doc here, we would only rely on hard to find internet pics (not that many too) for images of home.
we've practically googled Legazpi to death!
great to have you guys here :okay: Monsi and Dex, you guys rock
hope you wont get tired of doing this heheeehehehee

I was gonna say, wasn't it against the law to take photos inside malls? hehehe
That World of Fun, wasn't that Glico's before? hehe or masyado na bang ancient yun? :lol:

Monsi, that boulevard thing construction, is it for this Sunwest wharf already?

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/LegazpiCitywharfrend.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/ms5.jpg

sorry these photos are reposts

Anyway, I found these:

Tabaco City:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/tabacocity.jpg

I think this is LCC Tabaco:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/lcctabaco.jpg

photos courtesy of user Recca, gobicol.com

ganda ng mga pictures mo dex ng misibis resort ah... ang ganda na pala nyan ngayon... ive been there once but not that developed..hope to visit misibis soon kaso lang ang mahal daw..entrance pa lang $10 na hehehe... wala pa yung room, food etc etc... :)

monsi you were scolded din pala by the mall's security guard when u took those pictures.... bawal nga yan dude...ingatz na lang next time... mabuti nga they did not invite you for questioning sa security office nila hehe :tongue3:

i didnt know na ongoing construction ang boulevard?? mapuntahan nga at makita...kaso lang nagka phobia na ako going there...when i was in HS along with a friend....na snatch cap ko dyan kaya ayon ayaw na bumalik dyan :stupid:

Airport Road
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture005.jpg

F.Aquende Drive
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture006.jpg

Quick Stop Over at the City (Rizal Park)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture007.jpg

Benjos Umbrella
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture008.jpg

Anong Road na nga ba 2?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture009.jpg

The Trilion with Bank of PI on the left
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture010.jpg

Partialy seen, casablanca Hotel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture011.jpg

The Abandoned Albay Hotel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture012.jpg

Waway's Restaurant
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture013.jpg

Pag-Ibig Fund Regional Office
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture014.jpg

Yawa Bridge
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture017.jpg

Entrance to DPWH Reg Office 5 (where I used to work)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture019.jpg

Regional Center Entrance
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture020.jpg

Aquinas University
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture021.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture022.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture024.jpg

LEGAZPI CITY - Representatives and observers of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation arrived here Tuesday to witness the First Pacific-wide tsunami drill at Barangay Buhatan Sto. Domingo, Albay, a coastal community fronting the Pacific Ocean.

Arnel C. Capil, regional director of the Office of Civil Defense, told The Manila Times that the primary objective of this two-day tsunami drill is to ensure preparedness of government agencies, local government units and residents of coastal communities in Bicol region, particularly in Legazpi City and neighboring areas here, in the event of a tsunami.

"This tsunami exercise can be replicated in other coastal areas in the country," Capili said.

Officials said that the Albay-Legazpi area was chosen for Pacific-wide tsunami drill because of excellent emergency measures of the drawn up by the Provincial Disaster Management Office. Legazpi City has also experienced an 8-foot tsunami in the aftermath of an earthquake in the 1960s.

The OCD and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology have initiated the project to increase preparedness of the coastal community in case of tsunami. Rhaydz B. Barcia

...and Lapu-lapu Street late yesterday afternoon.


Fruit vendors in front of DBP.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/FruitvendorsinfrontofDBPinQuezonAve.jpg


Legazpi Tourist Inn, corner Quezon Ave and Lapu-lapu Street.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LegazpiTouristInn.jpg


Headless monument in front of Legazpi City post office.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Headlessmonument.jpg


Flowers for sale...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Lapulapuflowervendor.jpg


...along Lapu-Lapu Street.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Lapulapuflowersforsale.jpg


Battle of Legazpi trilon.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Trilon.jpg

The City is becoming colorful...

New resto along Lakandula Drive in Gogon.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Swaisi.jpg



And just in front, the older La Roca Garden (sister restaurant of Waway's).
[IMG]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LaRocaenlaLakandula.jpg


A colorful commercial building just across the street near these restos.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ColorfulbuildingalongLakandula.jpg


A little farther, in front of Gogon Elementary School, look for bags in this shop.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Shopforbags.jpg


Sight and Shop Supermart in Cruzada, also along Lakandula.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/SightandShop.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/SmallsupermartalongLakandula.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/SightandShopalongLakandulaDrive.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/SupermartalongLakandula.jpg

Adjacent is Cabredo Speech Clinic and Review Center.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CabredoSpeechClinicandReviewCenter.jpg

BTW, Leo Oracion of Lucban, Quezon is reported as the first Filipino to conquer Mt. Everest.

A wide frontage with illuminated fence...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/newattractionalongWashingtonDrive.jpg


With shady acacia trees albeit the lawn needs mowing.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ThemeparkofLitaAgo.jpg


The lights beacon one to come in.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Looksinvitinginside.jpg


Dailywage earners logging out.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/dailywageearnersloggingout.jpg


Artful ironwork and lamp posts.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Agothemepark.jpg


Have you been here, Dex?
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Kicksrestobar.jpg

hi monsi, nope never been there yet, although i've been planning to go..from what i heard, Parkwoods is envisioned to become the next hot spot in the city, complete with bars, restaurant strips and other establishments..cool..:)

that place is cool!!!:)

that place is cool!!!:)

...drop by one of these days... on second thought, looks like you're still a minor and you said you are going to the bar?

Let me see some IDs, please... :jk:

Thanks Monsi, Dex & Olineil for the wonderful pics! The advantage of having Legazpi based forumers is clear - we no longer have to rely on internet pics like before. Keep them coming guys!

I like the recent trend in colourful buildings - much better than the non-descript grey of old. :)

hmmm... 3 pm my time, this time, is usually the time monsi and oli would load new pics hehehhehe. but wala pa. ok ill come back :D

thanks again for pics, monsi and dex :okay:

...drop by one of these days... on second thought, looks like you're still a minor and you said you are going to the bar?

Let me see some IDs, please... :jk:


uy, im no longer a minor...im 19 na po...

actually i really like to go there...that's one of my hobbies..bar hopping and tryin out new bars in other places...

maybe wen u get go here in and happen to visit some gimik places we might bump wit each other....as wat i claim "im a certified gimikera" hahahahahaha

found this at the colleges/universities thread, UP garnered the 2nd spot after the National University of Singapore..let's look at how Bicol's universities fared. Curiously, ADNU is nowhere on the list. I'm not quite sure of the reliability of this though.

Ranking of Southeast Asian Universities - http://www.geocities.com/universities06/SEAranking.pdf

Rank:

#124 - Aquinas University
#146 - Bicol University
#195 - University of Nueva Caceres
#222 - Bicol Christian College of Medicine

Criteria:

Quantity and Quality of Teaching Resources 33.33%

A Total number of books in the university library 8.33%
B Number of books per student 8.33%
C Total number of teachers 8.33%
D Number of teachers per students 8.33%

Research Output and Productivity 33.33%

E Number of Google Scholar results 16.67%
F Google Scholar results per teacher 16.67%

Recent Web-visible Activity 33.33%

G Number of Yahoo! Results related to 2005

Waway's Restaurant in Bonot.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Waways.jpg


Morning rush hour in Bonot.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Bonot.jpg

found this at the colleges/universities thread, UP garnered the 2nd spot after the National University of Singapore..let's look at how Bicol's universities fared. Curiously, ADNU is nowhere on the list. I'm not quite sure of the reliability of this though.

Ranking of Southeast Asian Universities - http://www.geocities.com/universities06/SEAranking.pdf

Rank:

#124 - Aquinas University
#146 - Bicol University
#195 - University of Nueva Caceres
#222 - Bicol Christian College of Medicine

Criteria:

Quantity and Quality of Teaching Resources 33.33%

A Total number of books in the university library 8.33%
B Number of books per student 8.33%
C Total number of teachers 8.33%
D Number of teachers per students 8.33%

Research Output and Productivity 33.33%

E Number of Google Scholar results 16.67%
F Google Scholar results per teacher 16.67%

Recent Web-visible Activity 33.33%

G Number of Yahoo! Results related to 2005

^^even universidad de sta. isabel is nowhere when we all know that it is one of the best nursing school in bicol..is this for real?maybe the topnotchers are..because the schools on top are well-known for their prestige..one more thing, UST and MIT are on the bottom..how come?

...in fact, it is in Padang, Legazpi City some seven kilometers from the Port District.

Legazpeños, Albayanos, Nagueños, y Bicolanos con mucho dineros, if you have extra dollars,
here's Porta Azure... the other luxury resort in Albay.


Main building.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PortaAzuremainbuilding.jpg


Of course with omnipresent Mayon.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonandPortaAzure.jpg


Open air restaurant.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Ileftmycupontopofarock.jpg
I left that cup on top of the rock to take this shot.


Cottage among pine trees.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Cottageamongpinetrees.jpg


Cottage by the sea.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PortaAzurecottagebythesea.jpg


Balinese inspired flower arrangement.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Balinesestyleflowerarrangement.jpg


Flores de canda y gumamela en agua.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Candaygumamelaflotadaenagua.jpg
Your pardon, señores y señoras, for my limited Español... :)


Spend your vacation here.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PortaAzure.jpg


Visit Porta Azure in Padang, Legazpi City (http://www.asialeisureescapes.com/pa_intro.htm)


Of course you are always welcome in Misibis:
Misibis Resorts, Estates and Spa (http://www.misibis.com/home.asp)

oo nga no...bat la an adnu..

wen in fact it is the only university in bicol which has the PAASCU level III accreditation....

and gaining the recognition frm PAASCU of being level III is jz a proof that a school offers high quality of education and competent in any other way...

and its library is the biggest and most equipped library in bicol...and also d most modern and technologicaly advance wen it comes to facilities and electronic resources..

USI is only one of the best in bicol...bat kya wla itong dalawang university n 2....hmmp!

^^yaan m n..bka my srili nmn kc clang standards..bka ndi nreach ng 2 schools.. :sleepy:

I'm rather surprised that such a famous name as UST is only ranked 4 places ahead of Aquinas! More power to Bicol I guess!
This ranking gives a lot of weight (33%) to internet "visibility". So, it's no surprise that the top spots are dominated by the wealthiest Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, as they can afford to spend the necessary sums for IT investment. I personally would limit this internet visibility to around 10% max, as this is merely another way of asking "how famous" a university is - rather than how good it is. I would distribute most of the score between quality of research, teaching and library facilities - the bread and butter of universities, IMO.

May 12 marks start of fast-track screenings for Philippine Idol
Philippine Idol contestants should start vocalizing - judging starts even before the auditions start.

According to Terra Daffon, ABC-5 senior vice president for corporate affairs, fast-track screenings, during which Philippine Idol contestants submit credentials for validation, will be held to accommodate all contestants, especially those from northern and southern Luzon.

Here is the schedule of fast-track screenings:

May 12
Pacific Mall in Laoag, Ilocos Norte
SM Lucena in Lucena City
SM Fairview in Quezon City

May 14
CSI Mall in San Fernando, La Union
CSI Mall in Dagupan, Pangasinan
Mart One in Cagayan
Pacific Mall in Legazpi, Albay

May 15
SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City
SM San Fernando, Pampanga

May 17
SM Bacoor in Cavite

May 18
SM Dasmarinas in Cavite

May 19
SM Bicutan, Paranaque City

May 26
SM Baguio

May 27
SM Southmall in las Pinas
SM Sta. Mesa

May 30
SM Valenzuela

Applicants will be asked to full up necessary forms and perform a minimum of two songs before a set of judges. Those who pass will each be given a badge and pass for the audition proper. There will only be one Manila audition.

---------------

did any of you guys try out? hehehhee
Any pics? :D

ngak, tapos na pala auditions ng phil idol?!...sayang di ako naka abot! wahahahaha...kapalmuks :lol:

nagaaway away na sila dun sa colleges/universities thread dahil sa list/rankings na yan..tsk..hehe

^^ dex, it said sa manila daw yung audition proper.
dapat pumunta ka hehehhe
re: schoools list, inaway yung siliman universit wawa naman

Newly finished PAWA Bridge
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture025.jpg

Bikers going to tabaco (i saw a few of them biking up to Mayon Skyline Hotel, whew!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture027.jpg

At the end of the road is a glimpse of Tabaco city skyline
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture031.jpg

City Proper
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture032.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture033.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture034.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture035.jpg

Ung pinakamahal daw na Public Market
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture036.jpg

Completo na rin sa Fastfood and tabaco
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture037.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture038.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture039.jpg

Tabaco Church
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture040.jpg

The Belfry
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture041.jpg

Tabaco-Ligao Road (Tama ba?)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture042.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture044.jpg

Mt. Masaraga
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture046.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture047.jpg

An innocent Child waving us Hello...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture048.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/Panorama.jpg

photo credit: oliver gianan --> http://gjpix.com/oliver_gianan

thanks for the pics olineil! I like the trees on the roads, and what is that cross on Mt. Masaraga 2nd pic? Is that a cross? hehe

U know guys! What if Elizalde Co runs for mayor of Legazpi after Noel Rosal Finishes his terms. Wouldnt that be cool?

thanks for the pics olineil! I like the trees on the roads, and what is that cross on Mt. Masaraga 2nd pic? Is that a cross? hehe

Thanx man...
oh, the photo with the cross is Mayon volcano on my way to Mayon Skyline Hotel. That cross is where the Hotel is, right smack in the middle of Mayon. Though sadly the Hotel is no longer operational. Keep watch, ill be posting pictures of that area soon.

Olineil,

Would you happen to have a map of Metro Legaspi that you can post?

hi lochinvar..here's a link to a map of Legazpi city --> click here (http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/legazpicity/image/urbanmap.jpg)
it's not too detailed though, just save it to your PC so you can zoom in on it.

ei neil, monsi...we miss your pics..hehe

Thanks dxpsycho. Though I I'd like to be able to see where the suburban areas, i.e., Daraga, Tabaco, Misibis, etc.

...used to stand:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/IC1.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/IC2.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/IC3.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/IC4.jpg

I hope Oli is not too busy to splice the pics. :)


You'll recognize these buildings from those above:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Spa1.jpg
One late afternoon in the Blue Castle...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AMAandBDO2.jpg
Prince Charming arrived to woo his Lady Raponzel...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/FairRaponzeldropyourlonghair.jpg
RAPONZEL FAIR! LET DOWN YOUR LONG HAIR!
ANO? BUA-BUA KA NANGGAD! :jk:

(Note: Sayang, it occured to me just now as I am uploading, dai ko
nakodakan, but instead of hair, she dropped a long rope!)

Lapu-Lapu Intersection...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AMAandBDO1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalLapuLapu1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalLapulapu4.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalLapuLapu2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalLapulapu5.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalLapulapu6.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalLapulapu7.jpg

Preparations for piling work...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Bayarea1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Bayareahillock2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BayareaLinisDagatPatrol.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BayareaColorfulbancas.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BayareaMechanicalbeasts.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BayareaCastpilesCuring.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BayareaLampsrepaired.jpg
Lamps repaired barely a week after Caloy.

...my apologies for the large format pics... they show everything, warts and all...

WHAT REMAINED OF THE BURNT MARKET...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Whatremainedoftheburntmarket2.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Whatremainedoftheburntmarket3.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Whatremainedoftheburntmarket.jpg

This last standing column has no significance as the Berlin Wall but I think it's OK if they retain this blast from the past...

...it has become a parking area...
I hope Romy Tan gets a partner, say Robinson Land, to develop this piece of prime real estate bound by
Circumferencial Road, Quezon Avenue, and Rizal Street. I hope that The Forum concept (posted by Sinjin in LuzViMinda Malls) will push through...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Burntmarketparking.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Burntmarketparking2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Burntmarketcoveredwalkway.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MercuryDrugPortDistrict.jpg
Mercury Drug in Rizal Street near junction with F. Imperial Street (the street leading to Pacific Mall, crosses railroad in Bitano,
and joins with Alternate Road that ends in Aquinas University Hospital.

Galing naman ng thread na to. Panay pictures! Good job guys!

To make a composite panoramic take of the Burnt Public Market

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BPM1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BPM21.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BPM22.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BPM23.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BPM24.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BPM25.jpg

wow! Positive signs! Legazpi Wharf is gonna push thru!!!! Cool!

...Still awake are we, at past 12am?

I'll post my last before hitting the sack... This will keep you guys (and gals) across the seas busy for sometime...

American architect Philip Johnson once said of TV... "Television is chewing gum for the eyes..."

I hope these eye candies (or eye sores) could sooth (or irritate) you Legazpeños who toil in foreign soil.
Good night; er, good morning! (I would need extra strong coffee to keep me awake at work tomorrow; or dyan-dyan na aga :) )

Quezon Avenue at dusk...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/QuezonAvenueatdusk.jpg


Ambulant food vendors
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AmbulantfoodvendorsalongQAve.jpg


Rizal Street/Quezon Avenue Rotunda...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/TrilonRotunda.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Trilon2.jpg


Western Union; Equitable PCI; Fitness Gym Center; Rizal St./F. Imperial St. junction; and Dunkin 10.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/WesternUnion.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/EPCI.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/FitnessGymCenter.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dunkinten.jpg

haha..deluge of pix uli..ok a, mejo unflattering nga lng yung iba..hehe...(para namang di ko to nakikita araw-araw)..J/K...hehehe

mata pa kamo??

...that's the beauty of what we call in Literature as Defamiliarization; i.e., looking at the familiar or the mundane in a new light...

Turog na, aga na baga... :)

hehe, iyo..thanks sa pics!..

ei monsi..try this photoresizer --> http://www.rw-designer.com/picture-resize
its quite easy, just drag and drop your pics to the icon..and voila, resized pics..you can change the sizes by renaming the icon..

^Hey Dex, Monsi - hows things? Did you have a good weekend?
mata pa kamo?
I'm glad that they managed to repair the lamposts on the boardwalk so soon after Caloy. Are they going to push ahead with the building of the wharf?
Is that a jeepney station next to the old market?
I also hope they do something about the market area as it's looking rather delapidated -or even, lapa, as we say in Bikol. :)

ei doc! glad to hear from you again..yeps..mata pa..finishing something..hehe.
how bout you, kumusta?

^ medyo busy, usual Monday madness, otherwise OK.
wara ng baha diyan sa Legazpi? I remember the post-typhoon floods!
That resizing site is good idea as my pics don't always come out well in photobucket.

dai man nagbaha si caloy, fortunately..
yup, photobucket is tricky sometimes..i love monsi's pics but sometimes di kinakaya ng browser tsaka inet connection ko..nagfefreeze ng ilang minutes habang ngdodownload..grr..

what happened to olineil and his 554 more pics?
hi doc & dex

i didnt realize how wiry legazpi city is heheh
it looks bad

that F Salon, dex didnt that use to be Legazpi Eye Center?

DOTC releases P150 B for international airport
By Rhaydz B Barcia

DARAGA, Albay --- The Department of Transportation and Communication has released P150 billion for land acquisition involving 144-hectareS for the construction of the proposed Southern Luzon International Airport in Barangay Alobo, this town.

Mayor Gerry Jaucian told Bicol Mail that the fund was released last month as initial budget for the construction of international airport here.

“We’re working almost around-the-clock particularly the technical working committee to speed up the processes of all documents to acquire the maximum number of hectares needed for the project. We’re hoping that this project would be realized within this year.” Jaucian said.

He said that the technical working committee headed by Fresco Sto. Domingo, Air Transportation Office area manager in Bicol, has conducted the site visit to determine the total number of affected families that would be displaced once the construction of the Southern Luzon International Airport takes place here.

An additional budget of P15 million was also released for the preparation of land acquisition according to Jaucian.

Two months ago, Jaucian convened the provincial and municipal appraisal committee including the village chieftains of Alobo, Inarado, Kinawitan, Burgos and Mabini to assess the value of agricultural lands vis-à-vis industrial lots.

Rep. Joey Salceda, chairman of committee on appropriation, said that the government has allocated a maximum budget intended for the construction of international airport in Bicol region.

Earlier, Salceda said the funding to be used for the construction of Southern Luzon International Airport will be taken from 12 percent expanded value added tax. The new expanded value added tax which was raised by Pres. Arroyo from 10 to 12 percent is expected to generate more revenues.

“For the first time the government will implement a big project like SLIA through local funds and it will completely be finished before the President’s term of office ends.” Salceda said.

The construction of international airport in Bicol is estimated to cost P500 billion.

Salceda, an economic and international finance specialist before his election to the House of Representative vowed that along with Budget Secretary Congressman Rolando Andaya of Camarines Sur, they will work hard for the development of Bicol region.
--www.bicolmail.com

Is that really P150 billion? That's $3 billion.

that F Salon, dex didnt that use to be Legazpi Eye Center?

...see Oli's previous pics..., or you can recognize it here, next to Jason Marketing, that one framed
by the boom of the crane (with unmistakable 'eye' logo):
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Safetyfirst.jpg

Doc: Re the burnt market, (posted by Sinjin in LuzViMinda Malls Thread); here's something that might make the area more attractive
(though I like a little decadence, just a little; it gives a place character :)):
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/img0021.jpg

what happened to olineil and his 554 more pics?
hi doc & dex

i didnt realize how wiry legazpi city is heheh
it looks bad

Hahahahaha...binibilang mo talaga ha!? Hahahahaha...unfortunately included in my 700+ pics is Cebu pictures + some pics with my family in it. So im estimating around maybe 500 or more if we are lucky hehehehe...nevertheless im still gonna post everything. Cheers mga kabanwa!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture049.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture050.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture051.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture052.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture053.jpg

Tabaco City Sprawl seen at far background
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture057.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture058.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture059.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture067.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture061.jpg

The Planetarium Grounds (located a tier higher than the Hotel)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture069.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture070.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture071.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture073.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture074.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture078.jpg

It was unfortunate that mayon was too shy to show her bossom during that day...o well...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture079.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture080.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/Picture079.jpg

hi guys im new here... interested ako sa usapan nyo ^_^ im from legazpi kc.. just want everyone to know may new website ang bicol....

heres the link:
www.bicolanoes.com

WELCOME yhingsmile !!!

Keeps those Photos coming in guys.!!!! I love them...

Bicol Business Directory (http://www.bicolbusinessdirectory.com) - The online destination for Bicolanos, offering business directory, classified ads, job postings, Bicol forums, chat and web development services.

hi guys im new here... interested ako sa usapan nyo ^_^ im from legazpi kc.. just want everyone to know may new website ang bicol....

heres the link:
www.bicolanoes.com


Yeyyyyy! :pepper: :pepper: :pepper: may bago na naman na member!!!!B-Cool!

welcome yhingsmile :D

Legazpi City pier area:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/256567-Mayon-Volcano-0.jpg

I see they're still not done with that boardwalk thingie.
I wonder if that wharf project is still gonna push through...

Tanchuling Hotel, hmm I forgot where this was at. Although it looks better than how I remember it. :lol:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/256571-Tunchaling-Hotel-0.jpg

Photos by GlenW. Check out his travel blog, link below.

photos/article courtesy of GlenW: http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Legaspi/blog-47368.html
hi there!...my first post...a reply!....hehehehe!....this building use to be a hospital!

Renaissance Gardens (Hotel Venezia inside), one of the many holdings of Elizalde Co, along Washington
(Capt. F. Aquende) Drive a few meters before the junction (right-turn) with the Airport Road.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RenaissanceGardensentrance.jpg

Pepperland Hotel is reputedly owned by the former governor now ambassador to Syria and Lebanon, Hon. Al Francis Bichara.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PPLH3.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PPLH4.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PPLH5.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PPLH6.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PPLH10.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PPLH9.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PPLH8.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PPLH7.jpg


Legazpi Airport late afternoon and early evening becomes a joggers' and daters' haven.

Gotcha! Digdi palan kamo nag-tatagbuan!
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/DatingattheAirport.jpg


Lights out in the departures building.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Lightsoutintheterminal.jpg


And the piece de la resistance...
My compatriots, here's Lita Ago's Mansion (reputedly, allegedly)...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LitaAgomansion.jpg
Mot many Bicolanos have a driveway with two gates, if as alleged this is hers!

Sitting girl... I hope she could still do this when Co's city rise in the background... the jumpoff point to his island-resort.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Bayareasittinggirl.jpg


Chinese-style roof of building behind UCPB.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Chineseinfluence.jpg

PIA Press Release
05/19/2006
Legazpi hosts Lions Club Int'l 57th multiple district 301 state convention


LEGAZPI CITY (19 May) -- The Lions Clubs International 57th Multiple District 301 State Convention will be held here, on May 18-21.

This is the first time of such a national gathering of Lions Clubs in the Bicol region.

The Lions Clubs in Bicol namely, Albay United Lions, Bulan Lions, Camarines Sur Lions, Daet Lions, Legazpi City Host Lions, Naga City Peñafrancia Lions and Tabaco Lions play host to this year's convention that centers on the theme "Service with Passion".

More or less 2,000 LIONS together with the LEOS - the junior counterparts of around 300. 12 to 27 year olds comprise the 7 districts of 301 Philippines with more than a thousand registered Lions Clubs.

Observance of a "Lions Week" in this city was approved by the city government to give recognition to the Lions Club on what it has been doing to make the world a better place to live in.

The opening ceremonies on Friday, May 19 to be held at the Albay Astrodome here, will be keynoted by Department of Budget and Management Secretary Rolando "Nonoy" G. Andaya, Jr. (PIA)

(copied from Philippine Information Agency (http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060519.htm&no=10) )


The City Hall streamer announced it...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LionsCityHall.jpg

And Capitol's..
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LionsCapitol.jpg


I am in the neighborhood of Peñaranda Park, so I took a few more shots...

Liberty bell (fake...allegedly the original is with some former provincial government official).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LibertyBellandCityHall.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CityHallandLibertyBell.jpg


Peñaranda's bust.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BustofPearanda.jpg

Ridiculous toy cannon carriage! Can somebody please donate a new set of wheels, way much bigger and realistic? :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/toycannon.jpg

Capitol Annex with the Acacia (too bad they cut down the old Traveller's Palm-one of the symbols
of Singapore-along the side facing CAT College during Annex's construction).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Annex.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CapitolAnnex.jpg

welcome yhingsmile ........

welcome to another newbie...pexgarcia!

Mayon in VGA size...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonVGA.jpg


In one megapixels...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Mayon1MP.jpg


Sundry crops...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LignonHill.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Flagpole.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Noparking.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Butandingbillboard.jpg


Bear with me as we find a happy compromise: I prefer large formats for detail; I have a 21 inch UXGA (1600x1200) monitor at home (surplus, of course, from Save on Surplus)...

(Hey! Thread V on Thread V!)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06359.jpg

...while I have a pitiful 15" XGA in the office. Looks like VGA size is postcard size. I think we should
settle at 1MP; this size I don't have to resize. What do you think? See you all this evening :) ...

off-topic: check out this song--> los calvoz (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=FC947D8F5EF02054)

hahahahaha :lol: :rofl:

Briefly follow the procession of the Aurora evenings of May... Our children are never camera shy :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Aurora1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Aurora2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Aurora3.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Aurora5.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Aurora6.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Aurora7.jpg
From corner Rizal and F. Imperial to a few meters towards PSBank...

off-topic: check out this song--> los calvoz (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=FC947D8F5EF02054)

hahahahaha :lol: :rofl:

...Bikol Albay? dagit (angry); pandok (face); su (article the; applied to common nouns; thus, su bulong na nakakalibong)...

Why do I have to turn this into Linguistics.

Magayon...may mga tubol ugaring (tubol in ama mo nagligid-ligid sa abo...talayop, talayop)...

Nice... OK, Great!

Can we have more Bikol raps but with less tubol? :cheers:

yup..hehe..medyo puro kabulastugan kaya ini...makaliga :lol:

Tiwi Halo-halo --

Masarap ba? I never tried them. :) Wala pa ata yan when we used to go on vacation there. I remember just those dirty Ice-Creams and Halo-halo sa palengke.

http://www.estanli.net/blog/wp-photos/halohalo3.jpg

http://www.estanli.net/blog/wp-photos/halohalo1.jpg

The famed Tiwi halo-halo wherein what separates this one from the rest is that this is topped with grated cheese and the leche flan is very soft and blends well when mixed. .

hey guys, Monsi, Dex.
any Magayon Festival pics?
how's the festival goin?
any news?

ei matteo, magayon festival this year is sooooooo dreary..!!! unlike the previous years maganda pero ngayon very dull...binagyo pa.... wala masyado excitement

before the downpour...

Some not so old pics...

Here is what makes Albay the top dollar earning province in the Region: Our export which translates into hard currency. We produce electricity, what with two powerplants in Tiwi
and in Manito. We export cement, processed and semi-processed products from coconut; we export abaca products.

Here is another: A tanker docking at Indoplex in Lidong, Sto. Domingo Albay, here to load perlite, a mineral with diverse uses.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ShipdockingatIndoplexinLidong.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BlacksandbeachofPadang.jpg
It's huge, but I was about two kilometerS away (black-sand beach of Porta Azure in Padang, Legazpi City).

Going down to work (NAGLUGSOT SA KAPATAGAN HALI SA BULOD!); stopped a few seconds to take these two shots:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonandLignonHill.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonLignonpanoramic.jpg
The white five story building below Lignon Hill is AUH. Note the zigzag road up the hill.

Sto. Niño Village and MIH up the hillsides of Taysan.
Which do you think is the mansion of the former governor Hon. Bichara?
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MIHandStoNioVillage.jpg

Mormon church close to the foot of the hills...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06677.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06676.jpg

Sampaguita Tourist Inn...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06690.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06687.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06693.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06694.jpg

Tanchuling Hotel...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06695.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06698.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06696.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06699.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06697.jpg
...and Tanchuling College.

Mass at St. Jude Church...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/DSC06700.jpg

...looking towards AMA...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06705.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06704.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06701.jpg


...and towards LCC.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06703.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06702.jpg


PAG NAKA LUWAG-LUWAG, THE NEXT BIG THING THAT NEEDS DONE IS GET RID OF THOSE MAZE OF WIRES MARRING THE VIEWS!

Are people here aware of the town Labo??? How is it???It's my mom's hometown....

...vicinity of St. Raphael's Church...

This was where Rex Theater of yore once stood...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06706.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06707.jpg

...and the former Family Bank now occupied by Chowking Peñaranda.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06708.jpg

...ABSEC taking a new hue.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06709.jpg

...and buildings past the church...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06710.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06711.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06712.jpg

Are people here aware of the town Labo??? How is it???It's my mom's hometown....

...town in Camarines Norte. Before the now severely delapidated Andaya Highway (then Quirino Highway) opened in the mid-90s, we used to pass by CamNor. Sadly, we do not see much of Labo as buses usually ply there around midnight when passengers were fast asleep. With the current state of the Quirino Highway (er, Andaya... I wonder what it's going to be called later; Villafuerte Highway?), some motorist take the long detour to CamNor with its winding but still smooth highway.

Now, back to Peñaranda Street...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06729.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06728.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06726.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06727.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06724.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06725.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06722.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06723.jpg

PGMA inaugurates 2 major bridges in Albay

LEGASPI CITY, Albay – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated today two major bridges in Albay province with a combined cost of P90.52 million.

The two bridges are the P65.88 million Basud span in Sto. Domingo in the outskirts of this city, and the P24.64 million Quinali bridge in Barangay Kinali in Polangui.

With the President during the inaugural drive through the Basud bridge were Albay Governor Fernando Gonzalez, Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman, Sto. Domingo Mayor Herbie Aguas and British Charge d’Affaires and Chief of Mission Robert Fitchett.

The longest span built under the British-assisted President’s Bridge Program, the 96-meter Basud bridge forms part of the eastern backbone of the Albay road network. It is a vital link between the northeast Bicol municipalities, including Sto. Domingo, and the province of Camarines Sur.

The two-lane, single span steel truss structure was constructed by Philworks Construction in 150 calendar days.

"We are very proud and thankful to Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for this very beautiful and wonderful bridge. This will benefit not only my constituents but also all the travelers passing through our municipality," Mayor Aguas said.

From the Basud Bridge, the President motored to Polangui, Albay to inaugurate the Quinali Bridge.

Also a British government-assisted project, the Quinali Bridge is a vital link between the municipalities south of Polangui, including the province of Camarines Sur.

The completion of the 66-meter and two-lane, single span steel truss bridge is expected to play a big role in the promotion and development of industries and agricultural activities in the area.

copied from Philippine Information Agency (http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/archives2006/feb02.htm#PGMA inaugurates)


Oli posted a picture of the same bridge on his way to Tabaco City...

HERE IT IS DOWN THE CANYON!
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BasugBridge3.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BasudBridge.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BasudBridge4sairarumkaytulay.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06841.jpg
Above towards Tabaco, below towards Legazpi...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BasudBridgetowardsLegazpi.jpg

Expansion of Legazpi port...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Sunwestbarge.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ExpansionofLegazpiPortpiernorthward.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Bargeloadedwithboulders.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ExpansionofLegazpiPortPierHE.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BouldersfromBasudRiver3.jpg
Boulders from Basud River...


Boulevard Bridge widening...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BoulevardBridgewidening.jpg

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...the De La Sierra Apartments...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06715.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06713.jpg
Art deco details... can you decipher the roman numerals? Is it 1948?

This building has been here for as long as I can remember...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06716.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06717.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06718.jpg
that building at the back, now closed, is Legazpi's second arcade after La Trinidad...

...and Tahao Road.

This is Alternate Road towards intersection with Tahao Road...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlternateRoadrowardsTahaointersecti.jpg
Construction and destruction...PNP Legazpi under construction (partly hidden left), and one of the houses
demolished due to Alternate Road widening.


...Alternate Road intersection with Tahao Road...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlternateRoadtowardsAUHpassingGSIS.jpg
Five story building is GSIS Albay along Alternate Road.


This is Tahao Road towards Vel Amor.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/TahaoRoadtowardsVelAmor.jpg


Tahao Road towards Gogon.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/TahaoRoadtowardsGogon.jpg
Towers are Bombo Radyo's...


PhilHealth ROV Building façade, Alternate Road.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PhilHealthROVAlternateRoad.jpg


A vacant lot in front of GSIS Albay, Alternate Road.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GSISAlbayalongAlternateRoad.jpg

On the same vacant lot along Alternate Road, BayanTel Building and MIH yonder.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BayantelandMIH.jpg
Prices of lots in this area have gone up and have remained high since SM went scouting for land.


I hope now you find your bearings: Tahao Road runs from Vel Amor to Gogon;
Alternate Road from Landco to AUH.

De la sierra appartments is in urgent need of repair! It's so sadly neglected...it also needs a good scrub to eliminate all that grime....who owns that block? Isn't that building next to Casa Concepcion, Monsi? That's another one that's been there for as long as I can remember.

MCMXLVII= 1948 - you're right, Monsi :)

I wonder what the oldest building in Legazpi is, apart from Albay Cathedral...?

[QUOTE=Monsi]...vicinity of St. Raphael's Church...


http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06710.jpg
QUOTE]
I like this building with its undulating balconies - it wouldn't look out of place in Miami's Ocean Drive. This kind of architecture would look good along that seaside boulevard next to Legazpi Port.

De la sierra appartments is in urgent need of repair! It's so sadly neglected...it also needs a good scrub to eliminate all that grime....who owns that block? Isn't that building next to Casa Concepcion, Monsi? That's another one that's been there for as long as I can remember.

MCMXLVIII= 1948 - you're right, Monsi :)

I wonder what the oldest building in Legazpi is, apart from Albay Cathedral...?

Remember Jeanstown (no more, now a DVD shop) corner Rizal and Magallanes? The corner parapet of that building,
Stilianapolous, has the 1927 inscribed. I know of no existing building as old as Albay Cathedral.
Hey! That would entail research in Architectural History and Documentation...
Do you have access to funds or research grants? :jk:
Seriously: The Spanish Embassy is sponsoring a study of Hispanic architectural heritage in Albay. I think the findings/results would be interesting. See links below:

Viva, Albay! (http://preservephilippineheritage.blogs.friendster.com/hcs/sense_and_sensibility/index.html)

and

Albay folks rebuild past (http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_phe/2005/nov/16-01.htm)


Here's a reposts of the De La Sierra Apartments (larger format):
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/DeLaSierracloseup.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/DeLaSierrafaade.jpg

[QUOTE=Monsi]...vicinity of St. Raphael's Church...

This was where Rex Theater of yore once stood...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06706.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06707.jpg



QUOTE]

The St Raphael area has really been transformed, with taller and bigger buildings all around. It used to be rather sedate.
The city has also become a lot more colourful with buildings painted in vibrant (and even garish) hues. :)

The St Raphael area has really been transformed, with taller and bigger buildings all around. It used to be rather sedate.
The city has also become a lot more colourful with buildings painted in vibrant (and even garish) hues. :)

...not to mention the juxtaposition of the old and the new...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Pearandajuxtapisitionofoldandnew.jpg

Monsi, the seemingly abandoned building next to that Express Mart, wasnt that Cherryland Bakeshop's before?
looking at tahaoe road and alternate road, i was thinking maybe they should start landscaping as well, with middle islands and stuff and greens and all. is the city planing on doing that do you know?

where is exactly is that de la sierra apartment located...?

anyway, always a treat from you monsi, thanks bunches.
i always make it a point to check the thread everyday for your photos.
cant wait for more. teeheeeehee

I came across these shots from an online photo gallery by Oliver Gianan http://gallery.greatestjournal.com/index.php?cat=1447802

Aerial shot of Old Albay District, Legazpi City
One can clearly see the City Hall, Penaranda Park, St. Gregory the Great Cathedral, Albay Astrodome, Albay Capitol, Divine Word College and a lot more:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/aerail1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/aerial2.jpg

Legazpi City wharf area:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/wharfarea.jpg

BREATHTAKING! AWE INSPIRING! JAW DROPPING! I AM OUT OF WORDS!

...now let me simmer down...

I reckon he has friends in the Air Force, or he is a pilot, or a student pilot, or he owns a chopper or a private plane!
Is that him shown posing with a single-prop plane emblazoned with "Piper" (see blog)? In one he is shown aboard the cockpit...

Some months ago, for several weeks, there was a pair of single-engine planes; I presume they were used to
train pilots from what I heard a flying school based in Cebu.

Remember Doc's aerials aboard PR 278? If only inbound/outbound planes fly the same course and altitude across
Rizal and parallel with Washington like that... (Lucio Tan will not allow it, with the foothills of Mayon a few kilometers away. :) )

He must have tons of aerial shots! Could somebody invite Oliver Guianan to join the thread? He has a nice blog, though; but I'm sure
he will be very welcome here. :cheers:

Thanks, Matt! Dex introduced us to the blog earlier some pages back...good thing you again paid it a visit. GREAT FIND!

^ I totally agree, Monsi, that's a great find Matt.
@Matt or Monsi, can you give me his website again please....I can't find it here. Thanks!

Sadly, with the new international airport, it's even less likely that planes will take that route - I imagine, in future, planes will be flying over Daraga and northern Sorsogon, rather than over Legazpi and Albay Gulf, although I might be wrong here.
We might be able to persuade local authorities (by showing them these awesome pics) to stick to this much more scenic route for the benefit of tourists! :)

Monsi, the seemingly abandoned building next to that Express Mart, wasnt that Cherryland Bakeshop's before?
looking at tahaoe road and alternate road, i was thinking maybe they should start landscaping as well, with middle islands and stuff and greens and all. is the city planing on doing that do you know?

where is exactly is that de la sierra apartment located...?

anyway, always a treat from you monsi, thanks bunches.
i always make it a point to check the thread everyday for your photos.
cant wait for more. teeheeeehee

Abandoned building next to LCC Expressmart: Mister Donut last, now closed (but have outlets in LCC and PM);
I only have a scant recollection that it was formerly Cherryland...

Very limited budget; we construct piecemeal... a long way to go before we can realize landscaping and all...
ROW too narrow to afford divided road (with island).

Check page 19... or here it is looking towards LCC area (as you know, Peñaranda St. from DBP to Ramon Santos is one-way:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PearandaDeLaSierraApartments.jpg
From Rizal Park, corner building is Multi-brand, followed by Consumers (Doc described the undulating balconies/façade),
followed by a talyer with ambulant burger stand, then RB Camalig/Medical Clinic, then it is it!

Here's the sequence from my posts on page 19:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06709.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06710.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06728.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06712.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06711.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06726.jpg

Doc, the link was posted by Matt above; anyway, here it is...


Oliver Guianan's Blog (http://gallery.greatestjournal.com/displayimage.php?pos=-3874775)

About Alobo: I personally prefer the earlier site, in the plateaus of Bariis (a barangay south of Legazpi),
some 27 kilometers away from Mayon's crater, way out of ashfall; hence less chances of cancellations
when Mayon erupts. Compared to the present airport's runway alignment, Alobo's would
be only two or three kilometers farther from the crater (i.e., Alobo's would be only 15 km from the crater).
Flight path would be over the city (city-scenes directly below would be next to impossible to
shoot unless the plane banks sharply to one of its sides as it changes directions. In Bariis,
flight path would be over the sea and above less populated areas.
What what can individual dissenters do? Anyway, Alobo is better than nothing. :) I hope it gets built.

You seem to be interested in airports: You will be proud to know Legazpi's runways 6/24 longer than
the busier Ilo-ilo, or Bacolod. You can find technical data on Legazpi Airport on this site:


Legazpi Airport (http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=RP42923&sch=legazpi)


Good for your new home, London: you have Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, and London City...
Can you lend us just one, say Gatwick? :jk:

cool find Matt!! Rizal St. looks great in that aerial photo...somebody contact Oliver Gianan..haha..he'll be a cool addition to our 'family' here..:yes: :D:

monsi, thanks again for the pics, tama ka nga about defamiliarization, seeing familiar things in a different perspective..cool! :D

I came across these shots from an online photo gallery by Oliver Gianan http://gallery.greatestjournal.com/index.php?cat=1447802

Aerial shot of Old Albay District, Legazpi City
One can clearly see the City Hall, Penaranda Park, St. Gregory the Great Cathedral, Albay Astrodome, Albay Capitol, Divine Word College and a lot more:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/aerial1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/aerial2.jpg

Legazpi City wharf area:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/wharfarea.jpg

Wow, I love the photos! I didn't realize that Legazpi City roads were so wide.

Wow, I love the photos! I didn't realize that Legazpi City roads were so wide.
dude, theyre not that wide, trust me :D

cool find Matt!! Rizal St. looks great in that aerial photo...somebody contact Oliver Gianan..haha..he'll be a cool addition to our 'family' here..:yes: :D:

monsi, thanks again for the pics, tama ka nga about defamiliarization, seeing familiar things in a different perspective..cool! :D
no, thank you Dex, heheh
you were the first one to post his site link here. :okay:

I'm just really amazed with all those modern sites in Legazpi and throughout.
A big change from the 70's the last time I was there and now. The roads looks wide on the aerial shots, maybe bigger compared to other cities.
My comment on those concrete roads, gutters and driveways from the different photos - is just, they don't make them uniform in consistency. Medyo ibang kulay yung kadugtong and the finishings are not that good. O well, in Metro Manila, ka sesemento lang ng kalye, huhukayin ui. :D

I'm just really amazed with all those modern sites in Legazpi and throughout.
A big change from the 70's the last time I was there and now. The roads looks wide on the aerial shots, maybe bigger compared to other cities.
My comment on those concrete roads, gutters and driveways from the different photos - is just, they don't make them uniform in consistency. Medyo ibang kulay yung kadugtong and the finishings are not that good. O well, in Metro Manila, ka sesemento lang ng kalye, huhukayin ui. :D

Rizal St. is wider and smoother than it was before: it has asphalt overlay, 4 lanes, good sidewalks and visible lane markers. I hope they do the same for Legazpi's other major streets like Washington Dr., Penaranda St., Lakandula Drive, Tahao and Alternate Roads, etc.

Comelec unseats Legaspi mayor

THE Commission on Elections has unseated Mayor Noel Rosal and proclaimed Michael Victor Imperial as the city’s duly elected mayor.

In an en banc decision, the Comelec affirmed the resolution of the commission’s second division with modification on the number of votes obtained by the contending parties.

The poll body ruled that Imperial won the May 2004 elections with a margin of 2,188 votes by getting 33,861 votes against the 31, 673 garnered by the protestee and unseated Mayor Rosal.

In its decision, the poll body ruled that “the proclamation of protestee (Rosal) is hereby annulled and set aside. Accordingly, the protestee (Rosal) is directed to vacate and desist from further performing the functions of the Office of the Mayor of Legaspi City.”

Four commission members led by Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr., Resurreccion Borra, Florentino Tuason Jr. and Romeo Brawner voted to affirm the second division’s resolution while newly appointed commissioner Rene Sarmiento took no part in the voting.

The poll body’s final resolution of the Legaspi City mayoral contest stemmed from a preproclamation protest docketed as SPC 04-1906 filed by Imperial against Rosal in May 24, 2004 contesting the results in 520 precincts citing miscounting, misreading and misappreciation of votes; substitute voting, disfranchisement of voters, substitution and padding of votes and other irregularities.

In August 23, 2004 Imperial filed a motion so that his protest could proceed, leading the Comelec’s second division to uphold the election protest and ordering the delivery of the ballot boxes containing the contested ballots and other election documents to the Comelec for recounting.

The recount result showed that Imperial won over Rosal, prompting Rosal to appeal the decision.

The Comelec decision resolved with finality the motion for reconsideration paving the way for Imperial to assume office as Legaspi City mayor.

Imperial is 33 years old and has served in various elected capacities from Sangguniang Kabataan president and councilor for three terms.

Imperial appealed to Legaspi City residents to unite and set aside the political bickerings of the past elections so that the city can move forward under a new, enlightened leadership as he appealed to Mayor Rosal to accept defeat graciously.

Imperial also thanked his supporters and followers for all the support they have continued to give him in pursuing his election protest.

From: manilastandardtoday.com

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This is bad news! :? :wtf: :mad2: :bash:
BTW, in related news, na-feature sa TV na pagmumultahin mga representatives na palaging absent, guess who among the congressmen ang may pinakamaraming absences? A Cojuangco and our very own Carlos Imperial, of the 2nd district of Albay. Quite a distinction, isn't it? Kung bakit kasi ayaw pa bumitaw sa poder, e wala naman pakinabang na. tsk. When will we ever learn?

^^ Wtf?!? The elections were still 2 years ago and this issue has been resolved only now?!? :puke:

Comelec unseats Legaspi mayor

THE Commission on Elections has unseated Mayor Noel Rosal and proclaimed Michael Victor Imperial as the city’s duly elected mayor...


From: manilastandardtoday.com

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This is bad news! :? :wtf: :mad2: :bash:
BTW, in related news, na-feature sa TV na pagmumultahin mga representatives na palaging absent, guess who among the congressmen ang may pinakamaraming absent? A Cojuangco and our very own Carlos Imperial, of the 2nd district of Albay. Quite a distinction, isn't it? Kung bakit kasi ayaw pa bumitaw sa poder, e wala naman pakinabang na. tsk. When will we ever learn?

Remember how they tried to pull all stops just to derail this project? The Old Man even pressed one of his buddies,
then the head of a government-owned bank, to withdraw the bank's earlier agreement to lend the
City a P100M loan to finance the project...

THE NEW LEGAZPI PUBLIC MARKET IS A TESTAMENT THAT THE THEY DID NOT SUCCEED!

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LPM.jpg
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Customers' parking...

...Skylit atrium.
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MGA LEGAZPEÑOS, BAKO MAN KITA BUTA! WE ARE ROBBED!
I HOPE WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING POSITIVE, CONSTRUCTIVE WITHIN ONE MONTH...
OR WE WILL GO BACK TO THE DARK AGES WHEN DYNASTIC FEUDAL LORDS RULED!

ALONG WITH GARCI, COMELEC HAS HIT ROCK BOTTOM! THEY DID NOT EVEN SEEK THE TESTIMONY OF
PPCRV AND NAMFREL AND THE TEACHERS--THESE COULD ATTEST THAT THE PRETENDER TO THE THRONE INDEED LOST MISERABLY!

Manoy' monsi - was that - WE ARE RUBBED!?

or WE ARE ROBBED!


:)

[QUOTE=dxpsycho]Comelec unseats Legaspi mayor

Imperial also thanked his supporters and followers for all the support they have continued to give him in pursuing his election protest.

From: manilastandardtoday.com
QUOTE]

His gangster and mafiosi buddies, more like..... :eek2:

What happened to Legazpi when Imperial Sr was in power?....nada....which is why so many of us have moved abroad!
I am hoping this is a bad dream and I still haven't woken up...
I still remember how back in '86 Comelec insisted that Marcos had "won".
Enough said!

related Mayor drama news:

Comelec proclaims as winner Legazpi mayor’s rival

First posted 11:35pm (Mla time) May 31, 2006
By Ephraim Aguilar
Inquirer
Editor's Note: Published on Page A14 of the June 1, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

LEGAZPI CITY—The Commission on Elections has proclaimed the rival of the sitting mayor of this city as the winner of the 2004 elections but Mayor Noel Rosal said he would file an appeal at the Supreme Court.

In its May 29, 2006 decision, the Comelec en banc affirmed the decision of its second division that Michael Victor Imperial was the duly elected mayor of Legazpi City with 33,861 votes against the 31,673 votes of Rosal.

The ruling was made on a pre-proclamation protest filed by Imperial against Rosal questioning the results in 520 voting precincts, citing alleged various irregularities.

The decision en banc also said it found that some ballot boxes and ballots had been tampered with.

But the Comelec said a deeper investigation is needed to prosecute the perpetrators of the fraud.

At least 400 members of the Legazpi City Public School Teachers and Employees Association Inc. (Leciptea) branded the Comelec decision as an affront to their dignity because it portrays them as part of the fraud.

“We cannot just accept the results which are contrary to what we have shown during the May 2004 elections. The ballots were honestly and painstakingly counted ... in the presence of all the poll watchers of the different parties ...,” said Fe Dolot, head of the Leciptea.

“How will our pupils, their parents and the whole country react now? We will be tagged as cheaters,” Dolot added.

She said the Leciptea is planning to seek help from the Commission on Human Rights.

Dolot said she was not aware of the Comelec’s basis for coming up with the decision en banc but clarified that the teachers were not singling out any commissioner or election official for the decision. --------------

It seems to me that Rosal has the support of the city's residents.
Well hopefully this mess gets cleaned up soon.
The city doesn't need this drama, not now. :lol:

Here's hoping that the good people of Legazpi would know better than to just accept whatever happens as far as city leaders are concerned.
If they need to fight it out, they should fight it out. As long as they're in the right. :okay:

Anyway, Monsi, for a long time Doc and the rest of us here was wondering where that new Public market is located.

Where is it located exactly? hehee

^^ it's at the old bus terminal, circumferential road..a block away from Landco.

@ monsi and @ drfeelgood17: thanks for showing me the latest pics of the site of the former Rex Theater! Do you have any pics of what stands on the site of the Rex Hotel as well? And if I'm not mistaken, wasn't there also a Lola Theater as well? Reason for asking is that I have sort of a personal attachment to those and other older Leagzpi buildings...heheheheh!

Dex: thanks :okay:

Hawayano: I believe Lola Theatre got eaten up by LCC Department Store. Rex Hotel, I have no idea

edit post

Manoy' monsi - was that - WE ARE RUBBED!?

or WE ARE ROBBED!


:)

Salamatunon Nonoy, Yes, we've been robbed!

Being rubbed should have been more soothing/pleasant! :jk:

Seriously: Tomorrow morning a church-led protest is going to be held at the Peñaranda Park, around 8:00 am.
A mass will be celebrated at the St. Raphael Church in the Port District, before the protest march leading to Peñaranda Park.

Anyway, Monsi, for a long time Doc and the rest of us here was wondering where that new Public market is located.

Where is it located exactly? hehee

Where it stands used to be the old city bus terminal.

You can reckon the new public market's location through this series taken from the market's roof deck, here, we're looking seaward:
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...southeast corner:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LPM01.jpg
...see the columns of PM expansion rising...


...southwest corner
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You can see Ibalong Centrum for Recreation (ICR) above the roofridge...
The formerly ramshackle building in the foreground is refurbished for new shop owners.


One advantage of Landco is that it is so close to the Public Market; here, right side of the market
revitalizing and attracting new business and rentals in surrounding buldings:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LPMattractsbusiness.jpg

When it comes to Legazpi, I feel like Rip Van Winkle since it's been almost 30 years since I've been to the place :(

But even though it's been so long, as my lolo's family told me back then: Legazpi is under IMPERIALism!! Grabe--some things never go away, do they? Good luck, my fellow Legazpeños, in unseating these Marcoses of southern Luzon!

how's Bichara silverscreens doing these days?

[QUOTE=dxpsycho]Comelec unseats Legaspi mayor

Imperial also thanked his supporters and followers for all the support they have continued to give him in pursuing his election protest.

From: manilastandardtoday.com
QUOTE]

His gangster and mafiosi buddies, more like..... :eek2:

What happened to Legazpi when Imperial Sr was in power?....nada....which is why so many of us have moved abroad!
I am hoping this is a bad dream and I still haven't woken up...
I still remember how back in '86 Comelec insisted that Marcos had "won".
Enough said!

Maybe you should go back some time, Esteban, and unseat him. I'll support you. :)

In that case, I nominate Luscious Lili as my campaign manager and Matty Matticles as my fundraiser and financial backer!!

OK good news break:

LEGAZPI CITY (1 June) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)- Bicol yesterday said its January to April collection posted a double digit increase surpassing that of the same period last year even as it fell slightly short of its goal for said period.
Alert B. Alocilja, BIR Bicol regional director, said their 2006 January to April collection of P997, 014,330.03 surpassed that of last year?s P886, 330,523.84 by some P110, 683,806.19, or 12.48 percent.
He said collection fell short by some 1.63 percent compared with its P1.013 billion January to April 2006 target.
But Bicol's collection of P349.088 million in April far exceeded the month's goal of some P336.356 million by 3.79 percent, or by some 22.62 percent that of same month last year.
The April goal was the highest target collection compared with those of the other months of the year.
The best performing Revenue District Offices (RDO) based on their January to April double digit percentage collection increases were Daet, Camarines Norte, 38.38%; Legazpi City, 14.87%; Naga City, 10.53% and; Virac, Catanduanes, 10.36%.
The rest were Iriga City, by 8.25%; Sorsogon City, 2.77%.
Masbate City's collection dipped by 8.58%.
Director Alocilja said that Bicol's performance so far stays within striking distance of its revenue collection target for the whole of 2006. (PIA) pia.gov.ph

...we are rich; we are poor...we're a paradox...

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New business opening at Landco...blessing/housewarming/party...

[originally posted by Matteo] The best performing Revenue District Offices (RDO) based on their January to April double digit percentage collection increases were Daet, Camarines Norte, 38.38%; Legazpi City, 14.87%; Naga City, 10.53% and; Virac, Catanduanes, 10.36%.
The rest were Iriga City, by 8.25%; Sorsogon City, 2.77%.
Masbate City's collection dipped by 8.58%.

Matt: do you have actual peso figures?

...took some pics before going to work...

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...only in few barangays (in Lapu-lapu above) did Hon. Rosal lost...

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...Casa Concepcion is one of the older properties of the Imperials...

@ monsi and @ drfeelgood17: thanks for showing me the latest pics of the site of the former Rex Theater! Do you have any pics of what stands on the site of the Rex Hotel as well? And if I'm not mistaken, wasn't there also a Lola Theater as well? Reason for asking is that I have sort of a personal attachment to those and other older Legazpi buildings...heheheheh!

Indignation rally this morning...
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There's Rex Hotel...

Lola Theater is no more... Here's where it used to stand:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ThatwhiteGalantisRomyTans.jpg

thats what im talkin about hehehe
fight legazpi fight :D

anyway, Mons is that your car?
reminds me of a hyundai tiburon...

Monsi:
I can't thank you enough for going through the trouble to get those pics of the old Rex Hotel and the site of the Lola Theater! I remember waking up in the old Rex Hotel and watching the city come to life in the early dawn, then going downstairs to eat sinangag and tapa just whiling away the time and listening to my uncles' kuwentos. My relatives don't know that I dabble in SSC, but it's so great to see Legazpi turning out to fight the good fight. I wonder what my lolo's spirit must be thinking as the city turns out to rally against our longtime rival clan! Thanks so much again! :rock:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/arsonist.gif

ARSONISTS ON THE LOOSE? The burned debris of the Little Theater at the Bicol University’s main campus at Daraga, Albay. The only regional state university was hit by two fires in a row this summer and believed to be kindled by suspected arsonists on the loose. JOEY CO
-bicolmail.com

^^awww...haven't been to B.U. in a long while. sad to see BULT like that..lahat ng taga B.U. dumaan dyan sa bldg na yan for the BUCET..hehe

@Hawayano. If you don't mind me asking, which particular clan do you belong to?
@Monsi. That's a cool coupe. I haven't seen that one prowling Legazpi 's streets yet. Yeah, i passed by that protest kanina, It's funny that no one's rallying for Imperial's cause. Or who knows, baka naghahakot na yun ng magrarally din.

MOnsi, you and Dex should meet up hehehe

@Monsi, I'm really enjoying your wide-angle, cinematic shots of Legazpi! Thanks again for the visual feast! :cheers:
All we need now are "artistas" to star in them. Matt... :)

Hello guys... I was decomissioned for the past 1 week...hehehehe...my DSL2 hardware was down and needed replacement so couldn't access the net at home...missed you guys...Monsi I love your latest pics especially the Bridge and the Gianan Guys Aerial pics. You really took the effort in climbing down those volcanic rocks on the river bed just to give us a dramatic Effect! Cool! Galing! :nocrook:

In Cebu:

http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/4861/img02584rd8me.jpg
original post by sugbuanon, cebu thread

Legazpi:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/Picture229.jpg
original post by olineil

:D

thats what im talkin about hehehe
fight legazpi fight :D

anyway, Mons is that your car?
reminds me of a hyundai tiburon...

It is a Tiburon... in the Philippines, it's simply Hyundai Coupe, very generic, akin to Lucio Tan's Beer na Beer.

My mobility apparatus only got TWO WHEELS... you've seen it in past posts...

What I was pointing at is that we are a country of contrasts...

As you know... (sounding like Austin Powers/Dr. Evil) May ends in a frenzy of Santa Crusan's...
Here's one May 30 lining up at the Boulevard (I find this term too pretentious); or better, promenade:
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Hello guys... I was decomissioned for the past 1 week...hehehehe...my DSL2 hardware was down and needed replacement so couldn't access the net at home...missed you guys...Monsi I love your latest pics especially the Bridge and the Gianan Guys Aerial pics. You really took the effort in climbing down those volcanic rocks on the river bed just to give us a dramatic Effect! Cool! Galing! :nocrook:

Dex introduced us to Oliver Guianan's blog... Matt visited it later and showed us that amazing aerial!

About the bridge... I have the luxury of time to take shots. As you know, it takes several and you pick only a few...

Here's how PACIFIC AFTER SIX (p.m.)... looks like in broad daylight :).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06827.jpg


And about an hour before the action begins...
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Colourful cones...Mayon wannabe's.


A powerful beacon calls the creatures of the night...
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To listen to anthems of the young...



PM expansion continues in three shifts...
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8,000 rally in Legazpi to back unseated mayor

First posted 10:06am (Mla time) June 04, 2006
Inquirer



Editor's Note: Published on page A21 of the June 4, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

LEGAZPI CITY—Some 8,000 residents of this city took part in a rally to protest a Commission on Elections decision removing Noel Rosal as the city mayor and replacing him with his closest rival, Michael Victor Imperial.

The protesters carried streamers assailing the Comelec for “killing... democracy... and wasting the votes of the people of Legazpi.”

Other streamers said Comelec was bribed to rule in favor of Imperial.

“We are not in favor of the Comelec decision. I was a poll watcher during the elections and there was no fraud that happened. We cannot accept this because we believe that this is the modus operandi of the Comelec. Time will come when the people will lose their trust on the Comelec and no longer vote,” Rosita Ajero, a resident of Barangay Binanuahan, said.

Legazpi City Vice Mayor Jess Rico Salazar expressed disappointment, saying the Comelec, in coming up with its decision, did not even check the results of the elections.

“The mandate of the people should not be changed. You will see in this protest that the masses are enraged. I am glad that the people of Legazpi are not nonchalant about the Comelec’s violation of their rights as voters,” Salazar said.

He also said the Comelec’s decision was unfair because it did not allow evidence to be presented.

“We have to change those people in the Comelec who make the institution less credible,” the vice mayor added.

In his speech, Rosal tagged accusations that he cheated during the elections as “irresponsible.”

“If you want to be a leader, you have to learn to accept defeat,” he quipped.

The mayor also said it was not manageable for him to cheat the 14,000 votes declared invalid by the Comelec.

“I hope that as I file an appeal to the Supreme Court, it will be enlightened by giving the teachers a chance to present the true picture,” Rosal said.

The teachers have claimed that their signatures on the election returns in the hands of the Comelec were faked and that the Comelec did not allow them to air their side.

After Rosal’s speech, a retired teacher ran to him crying.

At least 70 members of the Legazpi City Public School Teachers and Employees Association Inc. (Leciptea) participated in the protest rally.

The Comelec en banc ruling was made on a pre-proclamation protest filed by Imperial against Rosal questioning the results in 520 voting precincts, citing alleged various irregularities. Ephraim Aguilar, PDI Southern Luzon Bureau




Copyright 2006 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=78031

sa mga taga-legazpi, hindi nyo ba nahalata yung biglang pagbago ng design ng LCC logo?

...Hawayano, you must have boarded trains when PNR was the most convenient mode of land transportation...
I presume you were still a todler during the 70's?

Here is T-588 that leaves Legazpi for Manila at 3:00 p.m. daily; T-587 leaves Manila in Tayuman at 4:30 p.m.
Note the terminal, southernmost terminus of the Main Line South, spelled Legaspi:
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HEAD ON! Locomotive 919... note the narrow, 3 feet 6 inches Cape Gauge...
No wonder our trains takes more than 12 hours one way... We should upgrade to Standard Gauge...
LRT/MRT use Standard Gauge; i.e., 4 feet 8.5 inches.

This train set has one locomotive, one baggage/power car, two De Luxe cars, and four economy (with face-to-face seating).
Surprisingly, the air-contitioned De Luxe coaches may look bad outside but it is relatively clean inside, with reclining seats replete with cloth covers.
Only train buffs and the adventurous Legazpeños patronize PNR...


...Legazpeños prefer Cagsawa as its buses leave Legazpi, Daraga and Tabaco terminals full;
i.e., Cagsawa buses do not pick up passengers along the way (all-diversions) unlike Philtranco
buses which make that time-consuming stop in Iriga.
...Upon reaching Robertson (Mall?) for supper, the buses run in a convoy.
Passengers feel more secure as drivers are in constant touch with each other, warning those behind about road hazards.
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...I found this from a Japanese page...

Perhaps posted by a Japanese tourist (http://takashima.pose.jp/philip1/legazpi1.html)

You will find there the airport with a PAL YS-11 turbo prop, Daraga, Cagsawa, etc. circa 1980's (or late 70's)...
Also you will find there Peñaranda Street with Family Savings Bank, now occupied by Chowking.

Quezon Avenue around early 80's or late 70's.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/legazpi61.jpg


Quezon Avenue early this evening:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08172.jpg
I always hated that false arch of LCC's Quezon Avenue façade.

daming pics lagi, napapasilip tuloy lagi :lol:

^^ whatup Tigs hehe :D

MOnsi, what's with LCC changing its logo, like what kevinb said? do you know?

Anyway, airport article:

Salceda’s folly: a new international airport
By Stephen F. Sergio

Bicol is again being inveigled with an incarnation of a grandiose dream: a new international airport with a long name — Southern Luzon International Airport or SLIA — and a short budget.

A 3-year continuing appropriation of P3.6 billion starting this year for the new airport is woefully short; more so if funded it by installment. No idiot would fly a multi-million dollar jet plane into a substandard airport and an unprofitable route.

The House-approved budget bill for 2006 of P1.04 trillion is set to be pruned by the Senate, which has only 16 days from May 15 to pass the bill until adjournment on June 10. Assuming that the P150 million inserted into the DOTC budget to acquire 180 hectares of land in five populated barangays of Daraga, Albay could escape the Senators’ scissors, it would not be enough to purchase lands for the airport and the relocation site of thousands of residents in the five barangays. If the P3.6 billion airport budget is programmed for three years, where are the rest of this year’s P1.2 billion embedded, and for what?

for the rest of the story: www.bicolmail.com

is Joy Theatre in Albay still in business?
I remember because during its construction, it was rumored to be a Jolibee hehehe

anyway, are there new movie theatres in the city?

dati lagi yan ang gawain namin ng classmates ko
cut class and go to the movies :lol:

ey watup, man
off topic: what happened to you last night
u didnt hear your bro tsk tsk tsk

what's this about?

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ey watup, man
off topic: what happened to you last night
u didnt hear your bro tsk tsk tsk
yea, it was one of my friend's birthday so we took him out for dinner.
We went to Claim Jumper. yum yum
Didn't get home until like 1130 pm, so I was too late for the show hehe
How was it anyway? Hope someone recorded it hehe

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wow, I can't imagine myself cooped up in this thing for 14 hours or so just to get to manila :lol: yipes, I think my brain would pop

This is my first time ever to see PNR trains' interiors. Thanks Monsi.:okay:

What is a better way to travel from Manila to Bicol then (aside from SUV), bus or train?

MOnsi, what's with LCC changing its logo, like what kevinb said? do you know?

eh kasi 'di ba yung dating font ng LCC very similar, or if not the same, with the font of SM?
feeling ko nagbago sila ng design ng logo para 'wag silang ma-"ano" ng SM..
is that true?
tulad ng bigg's..
dati mang donald's ang name ng bigg's..
tapos mcdonald's sued them kasi parang magkatunog..
in the end, nagbayad ang bigg's ng milyones sa mcdo..
ewan ko lang sa totoong reason ng LCC..
curious lang ako..

uy, that's the first time i have ever seen the interiors of a PNR train

wow, I can't imagine myself cooped up in this thing for 14 hours or so just to get to manila :lol: yipes, I think my brain would pop

This is my first time ever to see PNR trains' interiors. Thanks Monsi.:okay:

That's Economy coach (or car); face-to-face upright seats. T-588 usually leaves Legazpi virtually empty (who
will leave the city at 3:00 pm? It should be rescheduled around 7:00 or 8:00 pm.)
Passengers start boarding upon reaching Travesia in Guinobatan, then Ligao City, Polangui. By the
time it reaches Naga, all seats are taken.

Of course you could always board the De Luxe car; air-conditioned, with reclining seats.
All coaches from De Luxe to Economy have built in comfort rooms.
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BTW: Did you revisit this site you posted earlier on page 10? Yves Eli Yu has good night-time pics.

Buhay Legazpi (http://buhaylegazpi.blogspot.com/)



What is a better way to travel from Manila to Bicol then (aside from SUV), bus or train?

Lili, take the plane:
Philippine Airlines PR 277/278 daily Manila-Legazpi vv or PR 959/960 T-Th-Sat code shared with Air Philippines.


or Air Philippines T-Th-Sun Cebu-Legazpi vv with connecting flights to Ilo-ilo and Bacolod.

Cebu-Legazpi-Cebu-Iloilo/Bacolod and Manila-Legazpi-Manila (http://www.airphils.com/places.asp?placename=Legaspi)

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Buhay Legazpi (http://buhaylegazpi.blogspot.com/)


Like Matt, this is the first time I've ever seen the interior of these PNR trains as we've always travelled either by plane or bus. I have to say that the interior looks much better than the exterior, especially in these De Luxe carriages. If only travel time was shortened from its current 14 hours I might be tempted to take one of these trains. :)

Who is Yves, btw?

That is one opportunity lost in enjoying the sights of the Philippine countryside and cities. Travelling by train should be made part of a pleasurable sightseeing journey. Just like the Orient Express. Or even Amtrak here in the US.

Some people are willing to take the 14 hour trip for as long as there are nice pitstops. Train travel is even contemplative for me. There might even be pleasant surprises along the way. Or has anyone seen Before Sunrise?

Buhay Legazpi (http://buhaylegazpi.blogspot.com/)
Who is Yves, btw?

I visit his blogsite often, as he adds new photos every now and then.
Even Oliver Gianan's blog, he adds new ones to his collection as well.
How I wish I was as diligent as these guys maintaining a blog site :D

Seeing these DeLuxe PNR train seats, It's not as bad as I originally thought.
I guess it's just the unsightly and scary exteriors, parang mabibiyak sa gitna somewhere along the way :lol:

Hi Lili, good to see you back here. Doc what up

Taking the scenic route is very nice, but the train right now is scheduled to run at night, so there is not much scenery to enjoy as 20 or 30 years ago when the PNR(MRR) was very well kept and maintained. I remember we love to ride on the economy coach with wooden seat going to Naga and take the Deluxe going back because we usually board in Sta. Mesa and there is no guarantee of First Class seat unless you go to Tutuban. But the last few times I went there in the 70's and 80’s I took the bus. :D
http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~Philrail/pnr_nittusya.jpg
http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~Philrail/nihn12kei.jpg

http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~Philrail/3P4300055.jpg
Truth in advertising :D

Here's are some nice links about The Philippine National Railways system.
Of all the people that you would expect to come up with this gesture of respect to our transport system, a Japanese guy and his friends do so.


Legazpi Station(PNR) (http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~Philrail/legazpi.htm)

PNR (http://homepage2.nifty.com./honsyuutetudou/index.htm)

Some people are willing to take the 14 hour trip for as long as there are nice pitstops. Train travel is even contemplative for me. There might even be pleasant surprises along the way. Or has anyone seen Before Sunrise?

I did. How about before Sunset? hehe

on topic, the train interiors dont look bad at all, but i hope there's television or something coz 12 hrs of travel can be really boring.

Taking the scenic route is very nice, but the train right now is scheduled to run at night, so there is not much scenery to enjoy as 20 or 30 years ago when the PNR(MRR) was very well kept and maintained. I remember we love to ride on the economy coach with wooden seat going to Naga and take the Deluxe going back because we usually board in Sta. Mesa and there is no guarantee of First Class seat unless you go to Tutuban. But the last few times I went there in the 70's and 80’s I took the bus. :D
http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~Philrail/pnr_nittusya.jpg
http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~Philrail/nihn12kei.jpg

http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~Philrail/3P4300055.jpg
Truth in advertising :D

Here's are some nice links about The Philippine National Railways system.
Of all the people that you would expect to come up with this gesture of respect to our transport system, a Japanese guy and his friends do so.


Legazpi Station(PNR) (http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~Philrail/legazpi.htm)

PNR (http://homepage2.nifty.com./honsyuutetudou/index.htm)
i thought youre young
anyway, i still remember the sta mesa stop over, theres a car house, ano ba tawag dun sakayan ng train, car ba yun, anyway. may bahay na ganun sa sta mesa malapit sa p.u.p or is that u.p. pero neat meron pa nga silang garden natatandaan ko :lol:

@monsi: heheheh--I appreciate your compliments about me as being "still a toddler" in the 1970s (I should make you my publicist)! Nope- even back in 1978, I flew a PAL BAC111 to get from Manila to Legazpi (although my cousins all said that meant I would have to return next time via "bituka ng manok" through that Atimonan highway). So to answer your question, I have yet to ride a PNR train.

@dxpsycho: yes, our Albay clan is the surname that tends to make fellow pinoys--when meeting me for the first time--assume that I come from that college town in Laguna (strong enough hint?).

a very active thread. congrats legazpeños! and thanks for the pix monsi!
if you can resize them and make them smaller so it's easier and faster to load, as well as to keep up with the thread width, i would appreciate it. thanks again. :okay:

I thought the PNR trains' interiors sucked but they're great.

i thought youre young
anyway, i still remember the sta mesa stop over, theres a car house, ano ba tawag dun sakayan ng train, car ba yun, anyway. may bahay na ganun sa sta mesa malapit sa p.u.p or is that u.p. pero neat meron pa nga silang garden natatandaan ko :lol:

I was young before..... :lol: I could be older than Bartman and I'm sure I'm older than Kuyageezer.

We used to call kotse those coaches of train, and the house you are talking about could be their maintenance building.

I would love to see the PNR upgrade everything, their branch used to have the best budget from the government since it was the most productive means of transportation for a very long time. But like everything around budgeting is concerned, graft and corruptions played a big mess on that transport system.

Lots of story about those trains since childhood. I remember the conductor will ask us to closed our windows when passing certain towns because the train is being pelted with rocks, dirty water and human craps in the 60's and 70's. So far, I experienced one "DISKARIL" or derailment, it took us about 6 hours to go back on track, the good thing is no one gets injured.
Funny, on a very isolated place, when a train get into trouble or have some mechanical breakdown, local towns people will come and sell you outrageous prices for food and snacks. hmmmm......kaya siguro nawawala yung mga pako. :D

...I did not expect you liked the train's interiors...
During the term of deposed president Erap, PNR got these blue trains from Japan Rails (JR) East for free... Surplus... as the Japanese were progressively upgrading from Cape Gauge (3 feet 6 inches) to US Standard Gauge (4' 8.5") their Shinkansen (Bullet) used since the 60's...

Prior to the import of the 12 years old cars (coaches or carrieges; but locally they are called cars), PNR used 30 years old dinosaurs imported from Madras, India.

Try this wikipedia article I started circa 2003:
PNR on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_National_Railways)
Note: With the made-in-Madras coaches decomissioned, there's no more sleeping car; the last time I rode in one, dusty, noisy, but you can stretch out, was in 1999. On the trip back to Legazpi, some passengers from the bundocks of CamSur brought kerosene stoves (kusinilya) and cook rice on the aisle, not a rare occurence! Masiramunon gayod an bagong sapna na maluto... I hope one weekend I could try a round trip... the clickity-clack of steel wheels on steel rails, to me, is hypnotizing...

OK, iba naman...

I hope you still remember Gov. Forbes Street...
St. Raphael Academy (four-story building, first frame, right) and Concourse (ground floor now hosts an outsourcing data processing business; formerly Innodata. See? if
the frame were taken in 4.1 megapixels, you could have read the name of the business!).
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...end of the line for Rizal Street with its junction with Gov. Forbes... The area (La Trinidad Hotel right side of Rizal), neglected because business shifted to Landco in Bitano
Area, now seeing some revival... Here Legazpi Chung Hua High School (now Institute of Technology) getting new coats of paint.


Scenes at the Pier...

Cagraray, Batan, and Rapu-rapu islands...
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Look who's watching satellite tv...


Here's where Tahao Road begins/ends to/from Gogon: junction with Rizal Street.
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Sabi dimalas daa an negosyo or maski arong na tumbok ki tinampo... That new shop is where ABS-CBN AM radio station, long dormant, used to be located; then some computer training school;
followed by a billiard hall; and last, a Filipino restaurant specializing in lechon... Sana bakung arog kan mga nag-fold up na dating occupants, dai sya malugi...

From Vel-Amor, Tahao Road crossing PNR's Main Line South...
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Like Alternate Road, Tahao Road is slowly being widened; here the posts still need to be set back.

a very active thread. congrats legazpeños! and thanks for the pix monsi!
if you can resize them and make them smaller so it's easier and faster to load, as well as to keep up with the thread width, i would appreciate it. thanks again. :okay:

I tried VGA but it's too small... Earlier I used 4.1 megapixels; these days I use only 1 megapixels... I already have hundred of pics in Photobucket and it's too time consuming to resize...and sometimes given the same sizes in bytes, Photobucket gives unpredictable results. Thanks anyway; we'll think of ways... :)

Buhayon ta an Manila! :cheers: Hey! Legazpeños pronounce Manila thus: Ma-ni-lậ.

In the meantime, these two frames are for you, Manileño: Mayon Volcano, of course! Here's our humble answer to your Board Walk...
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Even the lamp posts we copied from yours in Malate and Ermita... Why! Even our slogan is copied from the Capital: "Buhayon ta an Legazpi!"


For Legazpeños on diaspora:

New businesses sprouting in Landco, here a few meters from the RR crossing of F. Imperial Street conjoining with Alternate Road.
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Bus/FX terminal area adjacent to Ibalong Centrum for Recreation, Bicol's first air-conditioned arena (Albay Astrodome is second).
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The old Central Market now nearly abandoned, with the opening of the new market close to Landco... If this were in Mega Manila, this would have
been snapped up by developers; what with its location bordered by and close to the intersection of Tahao Road and Alternate Road...

@monsi - As usual, great pics monsi. I haven't been to the far end of the wharf in years. We hung out there a few times after classes, then afterwards walk through Victory Village and the esquinitas towards Buraguis. Then we'd share 'mirindalan' at a friend's house and maybe a few beers. Simple lang pero maurag man. hehe

@hawayano - I see. I have cousins with the same surname as yours. :)

@monsi: heheheh--I appreciate your compliments about me as being "still a toddler" in the 1970s (I should make you my publicist)! Nope- even back in 1978, I flew a PAL BAC111 to get from Manila to Legazpi (although my cousins all said that meant I would have to return next time via "bituka ng manok" through that Atimonan highway). So to answer your question, I have yet to ride a PNR train.

@dxpsycho: yes, our Albay clan is the surname that tends to make fellow pinoys--when meeting me for the first time--assume that I come from that college town in Laguna (strong enough hint?).

Ey! So how are you related to Bunny Los Baños? So your from the Los Baños Clan... a well respected family indeed. :)

so Innodata is gone? nalugi rin ba or something?

^^ it's now called Content Online Services, Inc.

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Is that some kind of advertising thingie on top of that jeepney?
hehe ive never seen that before :lol:

^ I guess the advertising sector in Legazpi is getting more proactive and resourceful!
Anyway, how are things with you Matt?

[QUOTE=Monsi]...

Note: With the made-in-Madras coaches decomissioned, there's no more sleeping car; the last time I rode in one, dusty, noisy, but you can stretch out, was in 1999. On the trip back to Legazpi, some passengers from the bundocks of CamSur brought kerosene stoves (kusinilya) and cook rice on the aisle, not a rare occurence! Masiramunon gayod an bagong sapna na maluto... I hope one weekend I could try a round trip... the clickity-clack of steel wheels on steel rails, to me, is hypnotizing...

QUOTE]

:lol: :lol: Monsi, this really cracked me up!! Maray ta warang nagdara kan orig sa tren para katayun on board.
I hope they don't do this kind of thing on the newer trains.

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Is that some kind of advertising thingie on top of that jeepney?
hehe ive never seen that before :lol:

hehe it says pacific mall on the side, so its a landco pacific thing then heeehee
things are well, doc. how's you over there in europe hehe
i heard manileno (juan) might be meeting up with you? in case he gets to go this summer or something.

ah yes, i quoted the wrong post. :lol:

anyway, anyone going to that Business week in Naga?
whats it anyway, a job fair of some sorts?

^Matt, the last I heard, Juan had plans to come here sometime in the summer. He told me he was waiting for his visa. At long last there might be a mini SSC meet in London. Lol

hehe doc. seems like youve been partying a lot lately, less ssc huh :lol:
how about you, no plans on visiting US?

^Matt, I would love to go to the US...it all depends on the timing...I am planning to go home to Legazpi next Feb/March...maybe see you there? :)

i wanna

Cool pics and good coverage of the PNR southern spur--in and out! Thanks for the good shots of the coastline, too, monsi!

and dypsycho and olineil: this planet is much smaller than we think, right? yep, the Los Baños clan pops up all over the place, but the Legazpi heydays have been long eclipsed by "those other political people" who continue to cling to power.

I tried VGA but it's too small... Earlier I used 4.1 megapixels; these days I use only 1 megapixels... I already have hundred of pics in Photobucket and it's too time consuming to resize...and sometimes given the same sizes in bytes, Photobucket gives unpredictable results. Thanks anyway; we'll think of ways... :)

Buhayon ta an Manila! :cheers: Hey! Legazpeños pronounce Manila thus: Ma-ni-lậ.

In the meantime, these two frames are for you, Manileño: Mayon Volcano, of course! Here's our humble answer to your Board Walk...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08184.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08181.jpg
Even the lamp posts we copied from yours in Malate and Ermita... Why! Even our slogan is copied from the Capital: "Buhayon ta an Legazpi!"



I see. What i do tho is i use image editor programs like Photoshop for resizing digital images? And cropping, enhancing, etc. And then after i edit them, thats when i upload them to photobucket. :) OR, if thats too time consuming, there are other photoservers that automatically resize huge digipics upon upload to web sizes like Flickr.com, Webshots.com, even Yahoo Photos. :)
But then you gotta transfer them to photobucket just the same cos those servers don't provide public image links im afraid. It's up to you. Thanks for the websize Mayon pix. :)

^Matt, the last I heard, Juan had plans to come here sometime in the summer. He told me he was waiting for his visa. At long last there might be a mini SSC meet in London. Lol

how am i the topic in this provincial/local thread? :D
ah, my cousin likes to talk about me a lot. hello to his townsfolks! :wave:
:D

a very active thread. congrats legazpeños! and thanks for the pix monsi!
if you can resize them and make them smaller so it's easier and faster to load, as well as to keep up with the thread width, i would appreciate it. thanks again. :okay:

Ang arte talaga ng mga taga Maynila. :jk:
Juan: any news on your visa application? :)

i wanna

Juan, I think Matt is disrespectin you: ay Juana, ay Juana, ay Juana
sobrang corny na!! :D :laugh:
I better stop now :eek2:

en el lago... the basin, the bay, la bahia...

Our promenade is slowly taking shape... sad news is that it will also fence out our native sea gypsies...

piles ready for the bridge expansion...
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is Joy Theatre in Albay still in business?
I remember because during its construction, it was rumored to be a Jolibee hehehe
anyway, are there new movie theatres in the city? dati lagi yan ang gawain namin ng classmates ko cut class and go to the movies

Is that behind Locsin Park? Goodness, Matt! That was a seedy movie house showing X-rated films and has long been padlocked (I presume the time you watched movies there, they still screened GP)! Legazpi's first Jollibee set up shop in the building's corner opposite the side of the Albay Cathedral (kun dai mo na inabot ining enot na Jollibee, I reckon you left Legazpi after 1996); now the corner shop is a 24-hour drug-store and grocery (BTW: we now have a number of shops open 24 hours).

Maybe you meant Joya and Preciosa? The twin cinemas went kaput... maybe it's karma... I heard the twin cinemas and shopping arcade were part of the Marcos loot... thus, just like the MIH (I gather also owned by the same family which owned the twin cinemas, Kagayonan Beach, and the former Mayon Golf and Country Club--allegations all). Anyway, some years before Joya and Preciosa closed shop, I think the ownership changed hands, thus the name below:

Current state of Joya and Preciosa twin cinemas...
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Location, location, location... so ripe for redevelopment and demolition.
Before Roselle and Royale (Joya and Preciosa) closed shop, they screened porn... which foreshadowed decadence and and eventual demise (I hope I don't sound I am moralizing, no...)

Matt, did you skip classes to roll duck pin bowling balls here, guzzle beer and listen to country music at Shakey's? This was last open late 90's; the last resto in the front shop was Cindys.

With cheap DVDs easily obtainable, very few watch movies at the cinemas these days; although I watched the DaVinci Code this weekend at Cinemagic B of Pacific Mall; SRO at Php55, that's about a little more than a dollar. ABSEC has three: Silver Screen 1, at the 3rd floor (?) and Silver Screen 2 and 3 fifth floor (let's confirm from Dex; maybe he frequents Bar 101 in ABSEC:) ).
LCC has one, Superama Cinema, still open (LCC Tabaco has twin cinemas, LCC Naga has none). Cine La Trinidad stopped screening even before the turn of the century.

I read somewhere that the same fate happened to local cinemas in San Fernando when the double whammies of SM City and Robinsons Starmills hit the Pampanga city.

en el lago... basin, bay, bahia...


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Current state of Joya and Preciosa twin cinemas...

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LCC has one, Superama Cinema, still open (LCC Tabaco has twin cinemas, LCC Naga has none). Cine La Trinidad stopped screening even before the turn of the century. I read somewhere that the same fate happened to local cinemas in San Fernando when the double whammies of SM and Robinsons Starmills hit the Pampanga city.

How sad!! Joya y Preciosa used to be one of the best cinemas in town and look at it now....if I remember correctly, there was also a mini-mall inside.
On the subject of malls, I think your point about cinemas closing down shows how these SMs and PMs can be bad news for local businesses.

posted by Doc...

:lol: :lol: Monsi, this really cracked me up!! Maray ta warang nagdara kan orig sa tren para katayun on board.
I hope they don't do this kind of thing on the newer trains.

They do bring crates the size of baul and aparadores and bundles of rolled banig (straw mats) and natung (taro leaves); impossible to do aboard buses...

...I am no anthropologist, but it is interesting, even amusing, to watch people aboard our trains... With the "newer" train, I experienced a trip only as far as Naga, from Legazpi, in 2001, aboard a De Luxe coach. I took a round trip in 1999, the one I mentioned...made-in-Madras sleeping car... surprisingly it was punctual. I disembarked in Biñan which is just one ride from my sister's and took the return trip afternoon of the same day also in Biñan. We had a reckless (kaskasero) speedfreak of a train engineer (that's what they call train drivers) the cars are jumping around it was a good thing the couplings did not disengage.

Vendors board at every stop hawking anything from bottled water from questionable sources (remember Nora Aunor? she used to sell bottled water at the train station in Iriga...), to puto, kutsinta, boiled peanuts/corn, kanin/ulam, and what have you that's the town's kakanin or especialties. They disimbark at the next station and board the train going the opposite direction; here a new crop of vendors board. You can taste the gourmet geography of Southern Tagalog and Bicol and eat your fill all the way to Legazpi or vice versa! I heard the "new" trains' crew discourage this non-stop onboard food vending.

I belong to a Yahoo railway group...ironically, not many Filipinos care about the sad state of our railways... of all people, Australians are even more concerned...

I hope you had tried the Eurostar already. One of my dream train trips: board the Eurostar at Waterloo International, shoot the Channel Tunnel across France, and disembark at Gare du Nord in Paris...

Lili... Here's another of my dream train trips: take Amtrak's Sunset Limited from Miami, FL, to Los Angeles...

Oli... Closer to home, try the Eastern & Oriental Express from Singapore, across Malaysia, and end your trip in Bangkok. The cheapest fare for a Pullman compartment is US$1780 (compare that with PNR De Luxe Legazpi-Manila for a measly sum of Php383.00).

Eastern & Oriental Express (http://www.orient-express.com/web/eoe/journeys/3_7140.jsp)

The future of train travel is now in Shanghai: the Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) trains whisk passengers from the city center to Pudong International Airport... no more clickety-clack as the train noiselessly floats on the track.

I hope in this lifetime I could try the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka...

Hey doc, kumusta lamang dyan? hehe. That's cool monsi. A train ride to Bicol must have been a very interesting, if a bit jarring, experience. Will they revive the South Rail? :) wow..our thread is fast approaching the 500-post milestone! :D

btw, haven't been to 101 in months..hehe

Does anyone have photos of the church in Tabaco, Albay? Especially the interiors? My great-grandfather painted the interiors and ceiling of the church with biblical scenes and forced perspective styles you see in some churches to make the interiors look larger than they really are, but I hear its been whitewashed with enamel paint. shit! is it possible to xray the ceiling to reveal the old paint like they do in discovery? some day i'd like to reclaim my family's heritage.

ei RDC, welcome to SSC. Here's a photo of the Tabaco Church interior, from the Albay Tourism website. Apparently, they've already renovated the ceiling. Your great-grandfather must have been the Michelangelo of Tabaco. You can also check out previous pages of this thread, i think Olineil posted photos of the church.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/tabacochurchint.jpg

Is that behind Locsin Park? Goodness, Matt! That was a seedy movie house showing X-rated films and has long been padlocked (I presume the time you watched movies there, they still screened GP)!

Matt, did you skip classes to roll duck pin bowling balls here, guzzle beer and listen to country music at Shakey's? This was last open late 90's; the last resto in the front shop was Cindys.

With cheap DVDs easily obtainable, very few watch movies at the cinemas these days; although I watched the DaVinci Code this weekend at Cinemagic B of Pacific Mall; SRO at Php55, that's about a little more than a dollar. ABSEC has three: Silver Screen 1, at the 3rd floor (?) and Silver Screen 2 and 3 fifth floor (let's confirm from Dex; maybe he frequents Bar 101 in ABSEC:) ).
LCC has one, Superama Cinema, still open (LCC Tabaco has twin cinemas, LCC Naga has none). Cine La Trinidad stopped screening even before the turn of the century.

hehhe monsi, the last film i saw at Joy theatre (yes behind the park, that blue colored building if i remember correctly, i know its by the albay district satellite market) was a comedy. but we did go one time when they showed an Ina raymundo flick (i like ina raymundo, i still think she looks like JLo :D )

Roselle, my friends would go bowling here a lot, im not much of a bowler so i just watch. then go upstairs and watch a movie. it sucks Cindy's left. i thought they had some of the best hamburgers (matt=burger dude, love love burgers. i could eat burgers for days if thats all i have to eat :lol: )

55 peso para sa sine? hmmm. goodness it was only 12 pesos the last time na nagsine ako sa latri hehehe


ey, welcome RDC. stick around, its fun here :D

Juan, I think Matt is disrespectin you: ay Juana, ay Juana, ay Juana
sobrang corny na!! :D :laugh:
I better stop now :eek2:

haha you missed our foro kulitan, sr esteban? :colgate:
andy(Quietlife) will try to be there in london as well round july or august (a weekend) to meet up with us.
Visa's still processing. If this trip doesn't pan out, id join the Grand SSC Meet in West Coast instead, this i also told Quiet.
In any case i still look forward to meeting mi compañero, en Londres o en cualquier parte del mundo. :cheers:

@Monsi ey i see you've made smaller images in your last entries. good job!
Manila looks forward to the time a modern rail will connect us. :cheers:

thanks for the photos. does anyone have any old photos from before the renovation? it sucks that people renovate before restoring, but then i can't blame them. no money, no piety, no patrones.

contrary to popular belief, filipinos were not placed into forced labour by the spaniards. the building of churches were acts of piety, building the heavenly Jerusalem here on Earth. When a church would be built, there would be so many volunteers that the priests would have to run them in shifts just so that everyone would have a chance to participate. (At first, they tried to turn people away, but that would start riots.)

During WWII, Tabaco was lucky to get some decent Japanese commanders. Colonel Matsuda had been spying on the town since the 1920's, posing as a candy vendor. He knew everyone and everyone knew him. People were worried when he disappeared and it was a surprise for everyone when he returned in a flying boat dressed in the uniform of the Japanese Imperial Army.

There was ONE bomb dropped at the start of the war. Which hit an abandoned warehouse. People suspect Matsuda had a hand in this, since he was the official intel agent in the area. I guess he loved the town since he did his damed best to protect it. At one time, the Japanese Occupation wanted to place a machine gun nest in the belfry of the church. The priest complained, and that was the end of it.

Another time, one of my grand-uncle's got caught in the zona and may great grand-aunt was frantic and she asked Matsuda for help. Matsuda didn't even have to ask who her son was, he just went to the high school (where the prisoners were kept) and pointed him out to be released. Coincidentally, my grand-uncle really was a guerilla, and everyone knew it, including Matsuda.

My father had another pair of uncles who escaped the Bataan Death March. They hid in a ditch after the Japs shot some stragglers in the March and hiked cross country back to Tabaco. They just showed up one night at Grandpa's place.

Another Japanese soldier (whose name I forget) was a Japanese American who was studying at Harvard before the war. He had to go home to Japan to attend some funeral and got drafted into the Army. He spent the entire war in front of my grandparents porch, bitching and moaning how Japan sucked and was going to lose.

After the war, nobody found out what ever happened to Matsuda. There was even an official invitation for him to come back. Tabco was one of the cool spots in the war. It was after the war that everything went to hell. The Americans blew shit up (even after the Japanese had left several weeks earlier) and the guerillas and tullisaffes robbed our family at gunpoint, taking away all our valuables.

ps. is there any search function in the webforum? i can't find it!

@ Juan - I hope you and Andy can both make it here this summer. We can have the first ever SSC Europe EB! :cheers:
@ Dex, I'm ok thanks, and yourself? Looking forward to the weekend?

^When are they going to London? 'Ay Juana' go, too.

By Ephraim Aguilar

LEGAZPI CITY -- The Supreme Court has granted the appeal of Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal for a temporary restraining order on the decision of the Commission on Elections for him to vacate his post in favor of Michael Victor Imperial.

Imperial had filed a post-election protest on the May 2004 polls and last May 29, the Comelec en banc affirmed, with modification as to the number of votes obtained by the contending parties, the decision of its second division that Imperial was the duly elected mayor of Legazpi with 33,861 votes against the 31,673 votes of Rosal.

Rosal contested the Comelec ruling by filing a motion for a TRO before the Supreme Court. The high tribunal granted his request on June 7.

The court’s move drew praises from Legazpeños who staged a protest rally last June 2 assailing the Comelec for "killing the democracy of the people and for wasting the votes of the people of Legazpi."

Copyright 2006 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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I heard the indignation rally (by Mayor Rosal's supporters) scheduled for Saturday will be turned into a thanksgiving rally. Many Legazpeños are expecting that, with this recent development in the case, the Imperials will again play dirty just like what they have been doing for the past three decades. Enough is enough: the people of Legazpi will not shirk from defending the mandate they have given to Mayor Rosal and will protest against this blatant usurpation. As my father said, dai na ninda makikigkig ang mga taga-Legazpi.

hey whats Legazpi's population now?

@RDC - That's a very interesting anecdote. I didn't expect Tabaco to be that important to the Japanese for them to send a spy 20 years before the war. Legazpi had quite a gruesome experience during that war; the city was destroyed by incendiary bombs. SAA and the nuns running it was one of the many casualties. My late grand-aunt told stories about the war and how they had to evacuate Legazpi for Tabaco by banca. It was the most frightening experience of her life, she said.

BTW, i think the forum doesn't have a search function.
ei matt :wave:

hey whats Legazpi's population now?

the last survey was 157,000+..
i dont know the exact figures this year..

@dxpsycho: yes, our Albay clan is the surname that tends to make fellow pinoys--when meeting me for the first time--assume that I come from that college town in Laguna (strong enough hint?).

Look which clan owns these buildings... (...clue: the last two letters of the buildings' name)

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08468.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08467.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08469.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08470.jpg


...and who stayed in this hotel...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08471.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08474.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08473.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08478.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08476.jpg
...from where one can have the view above across the street...

GUD evening to all bicol region forumers!!!

ohhhhh bicol region.. the last time i was ther was in '84 (tagal na) i was 4 years old then, i have relatives there pero malayo na.

Anyway,our family ( actually my late lola ) had a hotel in bicol before. Ritz ata ang name..tapos binenta mga late 80s to early 90s...dunno where in BIcol though..

so by a longshot..anyone heard of this hotel/inn? any pix?

thnx..

GUD evening to all bicol region forumers!!!

ohhhhh bicol region.. the last time i was ther was in '84 (tagal na) i was 4 years old then, i have relatives there pero malayo na.

Anyway,our family ( actually my late lola ) had a hotel in bicol before. Ritz ata ang name..tapos binenta mga late 80s to early 90s...dunno where in BIcol though..

so by a longshot..anyone heard of this hotel/inn? any pix?

thnx..


...now Magayon Hotel.
Ritz was beside the southernmost terminus of the Main Line South of the Philippine National Railways in Legazpi. It was torn down and here is the hotel that replaced it...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MagayonFormerlyRitz.jpg
...I actually posted this one some pages before. How many hotels/inns can you count along Peñaranda Street in this frame?

Come again and pay us a visit... Welcome to the NAVEL OF BICOL!