Legazpi, Ligao and Tabaco Cities, and Albay Province [Archive] - Page 101

[dx]

May 17th, 2010, 11:22 AM

Albay mulls use of simclim to examine effects of climate change (http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100517.htm&no=36)
by MA Loterte

Legazpi City (17 May) -- The Provincial Government of Albay is mulling to utilize the customized SimCLIM software, a computer model system for examining the effects of climate variability and change over time and space, according to the chief of the Center for Initiative and Research Center for climate Adaptation (CIRCA).

CIRCA Executive Director Nhong Rangasa averred Albay would be the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to use the SimCLIM in the province's program on climate change adaptation and mitigation, disaster risk management and other development applications. Rangasa explained that SimCLIM is an open framework modeling system which allows user to customize the model for geographical area and spatial resolution and to attach models.

The software has the capacity to assess baseline climate and current variability and extremes, present and future risks, investigate present and future adaptation, create scenarios of climate and sea level change, conduct sensitivity analyses, impact and others. CIRCA in Albay is proposing to the national government to create a customized SimCLIM software modeling system for the Philippines. Rangasa said that it could be applied in the work programs of several agencies in the country.

Albay is the only province in the country using the SimCLIM software for revisiting the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. A version of SimCLIM customized for the Philippines will include the statistical downscaled Global Climate Monitoring (GCM) patterns, rather than directly bilinear interpolated GCM patterns in that characterized earlier version of the software.

Rangasa further said that SimCLIM outputs are multifaceted and applicable to a wide range of planning and sustainable development application and sustainable development applications. "It is perhaps the first and foremost a tool for creating possible scenarios of climate change that are then linked with various sectors, such as coastal, agriculture, water, health and the planning required to reduce the risk borne by societies and environments as a result in shifts in climate," he noted.

Rangasa said Albay is moving advance in terms of climate change adaptation response.

Albay is the first province in the country to institutionalize CIRCA and declared as Global LGU model for Climate Change Adaptation by United Nation International Strategy Disaster Reduction Report 2008 and World Bank.

The province, through CIRCA, develops climate change integration in curriculum in all learning area, hosted two separate national conferences that resulted to the Manila Declaration as a tool for the early passage of disaster management bill and creation of the Climate Change Commission. (PIA V) [top]

[dx]

May 17th, 2010, 11:38 AM

Aerial view of Mayon showing industrial area in Arimbay & Bigaa (Legazpi Oil and Cosay Oil Mill)

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Brandon32

May 17th, 2010, 11:51 AM

^ may mga sadiri sindang pier noh? galing!

kaniguan78

May 17th, 2010, 12:12 PM

Ok naman ang Daraga...pwedeng-pwede na maging City...siguro by the time na maging city ang daraga....ang Legazpi City qualified naman maging highly urbanized City...galing! hope mangyari ini two to three years from now...

Pwedeng pwede na maging city. Kaya lang di nya pa naabot su P100M na internally sourced income na minumum requirement sa pagiging city. Pero madali na yan. Pagnagka BIA na.

Brandon32

May 17th, 2010, 01:13 PM

i see...tamang-tama yan pag maging operational na ang BIA.

[dx]

May 17th, 2010, 05:14 PM

Vera Falls
Malilipot, Albay

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by Yves Eli Yu (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=632689572)

sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:12 PM

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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:13 PM

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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:17 PM

Embarcadero de Legazpi Updates

Soon to Open
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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:18 PM

Embarcadero de Legazpi Updates

Soon to Open
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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:18 PM

sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:22 PM

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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:22 PM

Bicol Regional Training & Teaching Hospital
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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:24 PM

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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:25 PM

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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:26 PM

Polangui Church
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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:28 PM

LCC Mall and BDO Polangui
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sherwinm26

May 17th, 2010, 07:29 PM

St. Michael Academy in Oas, Albay
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[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 02:41 AM

Thanks for the updates, Sherwin! Dakulon na palan na nagaburukas and mabukas pa sa Embarcadero. :okay: Gari gusto ko itong Howlin' :lol:

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 02:49 AM

Comelec proclaims winners of Election 2010 in Albay (http://piabikol.blogspot.com/)

ALBAY Province — Incumbent Albay Governor Jose Ma Clemente Salceda (LP) has retained his post garnering and overwhelming 466,605 votes trouncing aspiring Maria Linda O. Montayre of LKKK, with 17,638, Marcelino C. Gallardo of PGRP, with only 5,397.

The BOC proclaimed Salceda Wednesday (May 12) as the duly elected governor of the province.

Salceda said, “I thank Albayanos for the 98 percent affirmation of our Albay Rising Vision and strategy for economic and social progress, adding that I am indebted to my constituents and pledged to repay it by working hard to further improve the quality of life of the Albayanos, specially the underprivileged.

Salceda’s running mate Harold Imperial got 185,330 votes edging Jesus Calisin of NP, with 142,287; Raul Borejon, with 116,122; and, Gil Goyena, with 11,757, in the vice gubernatorial race.
Incumbent Rep. Edcel Lagman (LAKAS KAMPI CMD), running for his third term in Albay first congressional seat, has defeated Wilfredo Brizuela (LP).

Rep. Al Francis Bichara (NP) holds on to his post in the second congressional district by winning a big margin against Amelia Bonita Apin (LP), Ricardo Ayala (Ind.)

Former Albay Governor Fernando B. Gonzales (LP) topped the congressional seat in the third district claiming the seat from incumbent Representative Reno Lim (NPC) and Brando Sael (NP), Armando Redillas (Ind.)

In Legazpi City, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) also proclaimed Wednesday (May 12) the newly elected set of local officials.

Atty. Jasmin Banzuela, city election officer here, proclaimed Geraldine Rosal and Vitorio Roces (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)as newly elected mayor and vice mayor, respectively.

Geraldine Rosal, wife of outgoing Mayor Noel Rosal of Lakas-Kampi-CMD, got a total of 56,930 votes as against her opponent Lorna Cristobal with 31,909 vote casts.

Incumbent Mayors Krisel Lagman Luistro (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) has retained her post in Tabaco City and Linda Gonzalez (LP) in Ligao City.

Meanwhile, other winning candidates are re-elected town executives Carlos Irwin Baldo Jr. (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Camalig, Juan Miguel Garcia (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Guinobatan, Agnes Pacencia Dycoco (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Libon, Avelino Ceriola (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Malinao, Caesar Daep (NP) of Manito, Gregorio Ricarte (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Oas, Dante Arandia (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Pioduran, Jaime Villanueva (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Tiwi

Newly elected were Tobias Betito (LP) of Bacacay, Gerry Jaucian (NP) of Daraga, Jorem Arcanghel (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Jovellar, Roli Volante (NPC) of Malilipot, Cherilie Sampal (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) of Polangui, Nora Oñate of Rapu-rapu, Herbie Aguas (NP) of Sto. Domingo. (MALoterte, PIA V)

drfeelgood17

May 18th, 2010, 02:54 AM

Rise and shine, Albay!:):cheers:

We are turning multilingual! Welcome to Albay, Feleru!:cheers: Soon, we might be needing interpreters...is Dr. Feelgood our in-house linguist on vacation somewhere?:)

;56745673']^Maray na Albay Sir Monsi! Yup, I haven't seen Steve here for some time now

;57028085']Legazpi Boulevard
Legazpi, Albay
Photos by Mark Stevejay Chua (http://mrchuatot.multiply.com/)

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¡hola! ¿qué tal todo? estoy de vuelta:wave:
me encanta esta vista con las nuevas farolas de la avenida de Legazpi, y por supuesto, el magnifico volcan Mayon.

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 03:02 AM

^Welcome back! I had to use Google Translate haha. El magnifico volcan, ¡claro que sí!

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 03:03 AM

View from Ligñon Hill Nature Park

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[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 05:23 AM

@ Embarcadero

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Photos by Yves Eli Yu (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=632689572)

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 05:23 AM

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 05:25 AM

@ Embarcadero

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Photos by Yves Eli Yu (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=632689572)

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 05:25 AM

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 06:01 AM

Rendering: 4 floors

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Current: 3 floors
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Photo by sherwin

Pacific Mall has room for vertical expansion. :okay:

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 06:01 AM

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 06:03 AM

Misibis Bay - http://misibisbay.com

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[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 06:19 AM

Bacon-Manito Geothermal Power Plant in Albay-Sorsogon (http://balita.ph/2010/05/13/bacon-manito-geothermal-power-plant-in-albay/)

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The Bacon-Manito (BACMAN) Geothermal Power Plant in Albay is capable of providing electricity to an area eight times the size of Albay province, according to its Public Information Officer Gerry B. Buna. The BACMAN GPP is holder of seven International Standard Organization (ISO) certificates for quality management systems and safety as well as environmental care and compliance to internationally recognized standards. The geothermal field also houses a newly-opened wildlife park with its butterfly garden and other animals. The BACMAN is also now home to the world’s biggest fruit bats with wings more than two meters wide. (PNA photo by Rey M. Nasol)

Steam pipes within the production area of the Bacon-Manito Geothermal Power Plant (http://balita.ph/2010/05/13/steam-pipes-within-the-production-area-of-the-bacon-manito-geothermal-power-plant/)

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These steam pipes within the production area of the Bacon-Manito Geothermal Power Plant (BACMAN) in Albay process the 300-degree Celcius steam from three-kilometer depth under the earth’s surface to run the generators producing electricity for the Luzon grid. (PNA photo by Rey M. Nasol)
scs/jme

Carats

May 18th, 2010, 06:20 AM

;57048635']Vera Falls
Malilipot, Albay

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by Yves Eli Yu (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=632689572)

AWESOME! :banana:Btw,Vera Falls is in Brgy.Bulang,Malinao,Albay

oasnon

May 18th, 2010, 07:03 AM

St. Michael Academy in Oas, Albay
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uy aLma mater ko yan, thanks tabi sa uplOader!!!

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 07:42 AM

AWESOME! :banana:Btw,Vera Falls is in Brgy.Bulang,Malinao,Albay

Iyo palan! Haha, Busay Falls ang nasa Malilipot. Thanks for the correction :okay:

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 08:45 AM

Legazpi snapshots
by Fabian Haverbeke (http://picasaweb.google.com/fabian.haverbeke)

Good Morning, Mayon
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St. Raphael Church, Legazpi Port District
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@Quezon Avenue
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Adopted

May 18th, 2010, 09:46 AM

;57028049']Take a tricycle from Legazpi centro to Puro Elementary School. The tricycle line is along F. Imperial St. near the Puericulture Center and Dunkin Donuts, in front of Allied Bank. Just ask the driver to drop you off at the Elementary school. You'll find your way to the boulevard from there because the sea is visible from the street. Hope this helps!

Thank you, sir. :applause: I have my own vehicle, so I think I can get there from your description. I was wondering if I could drive on it yet.

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 09:51 AM

Thank you, sir. :applause: I have my own vehicle, so I think I can get there from your description. I was wondering if I could drive on it yet.

You're welcome! Yup, you can drive on it already. I guess by now the entire road has stretched all the way to Lamba, a good 2-3 kilometers away from Legazpi. I just hope the bridge near Embarcadero will be finished soon so that the new Boulevard will be easily accessible from Legazpi centro without going through Buraguis.

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^I guess that's the photographer's van

arkijo

May 18th, 2010, 12:05 PM

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Madali na. Pag magbukas ini, dakul na man jan na negosyo an maeengganyong magbukas ta magnet baya yan na savemore.

can't wait for this!:banana: o hayan ang pruweba na may savemore na sa legazpi. hopefully sm city legazpi is next.... (on 2013?):)

arkijo

May 18th, 2010, 12:10 PM

;57028085']Legazpi Boulevard
Legazpi, Albay
Photos by Mark Stevejay Chua (http://mrchuatot.multiply.com/)

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WOOOOOOW!:banana: the best talaga ang syudad ta!

sherwinm26

May 18th, 2010, 01:54 PM

SM Savemore Update
May 18, 2010
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sherwinm26

May 18th, 2010, 01:54 PM

SM Savemore Update
May 18, 2010
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sherwinm26

May 18th, 2010, 01:55 PM

SM Savemore Update
May 18, 2010
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sherwinm26

May 18th, 2010, 01:55 PM

SM Savemore Update
May 18, 2010
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sherwinm26

May 18th, 2010, 01:59 PM

SM Savemore Update
May 18, 2010
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sherwinm26

May 18th, 2010, 01:59 PM

SM Savemore Update
May 18, 2010
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[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 02:04 PM

^That's cool. Almost ready for the May 28th opening. Savemore will bring in foot traffic to the Metrohub. :okay:
May choice ang tao:

LCC Expressmart-Tahao Road
SM SaveMore Legazpi
Metro Gaisano-Legazpi

^^All within walking distance from the terminal

Brandon32

May 18th, 2010, 03:29 PM

Kasuarin baya ini nagkagiribo?

1. LCC Mall- 19??
2. Pacific Mall- 2001
3. Embarcadero Mall- 2009
4. Metrohub- 2010

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 05:17 PM

Ladies rule Albay cities (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=276432)
By Danny O. Calleja

LEGAZPI CITY, May 18 (PNA) -- Call it women power, a coincidence or whatever, but comes July 1, when the new sets of local officials that won the May 10 elections assume the stewardship of their respective local government units, the province of Albay will see each of its three cities under the administration of lady chief executives.

Geraldine Barrameda-Rosal will take the reign of Legazpi City from her husband Noel, who occupied the mayoral seat for nine years. Krisel Lagman-Luistro and Linda Gonzalez were reelected city mayors of Tabaco and Ligao, respectively. All three ran under the administration’s Lakas-Kampi-NUCD coalition party.

These three Albay cities are situated at the foot of the active, 7,943-foot high Mayon Volcano. Tabaco is at its western foot; Tabaco at the northeastern section and this city at the southeast. Although lying at the high-risk areas during Mt. Mayon eruptions, these cities are considered the centers of development, trade, commerce, education and tourism of the province.

Tabaco is considered the jumping board between the island province of Catanduanes and the Bicol mainland while Ligao caters to the trade and commerce of the third district of the province up to the municipality of Pioduran, the main link between the island of Burias, Masbate and Albay.

Legazpi, now on its 51 years as a city is the government’s regional center for Bicol and site of massive industrialization and commercialization with all the big investments like the P900-million Embarcadero de Legazpi, the P300-million Grand Public Transport Terminal and the Ligñon Hill Mayon View Deck.

As a wife to the city mayor, Geraldine or Gie as she is fondly called, 37, is a community worker who strongly advocates women empowerment, good health, proper nutrition, gender development and responsible parenthood. She was cited as 2009’s Most Outstanding Community Development Program Chairperson in Southern Luzon for her Gender Equity Program.

She becomes the second lady mayor of the city next to the late Imelda Roces, who died while serving as commissioner of the National Police Commission (Napolcom) several years back. Noel Rosal became mayor in 2001 immediately after Roces completed her nine-year term.

“Whatever my husband and I have started, I will pursue when I assume the city’s chief executive’s seat,” she told the Philippine News Agency Tuesday. She was proclaimed winner in the May 10 elections last May 12 after routing her rival with an over 25,000 vote-margin.

Also proclaimed were her running mate vice-mayor-elect Bitorio “Bitoy” Roces and the would-be 10 members of the city legislative council.

Rosal’s opponent was Lorna Cristobal, who ran under the Liberal Party and a wealthy restaurateur who sits as an ex-officio member of the city legislative council being president of the city’s Association of Barangay Councils (ABC). She is married to Engr. Oscar Cristobal, the assistant regional director of the Department of Public Works and Highways for Bicol.

Noel Rosal’s nine-year as mayor as a no-nonsense administration as the once sleepy City of Legazpi (now a first class city) suddenly became a booming city with investments pouring in due to his aggressive infrastructure development, massive tourism development and effective peace and order programs.

Luistro, the daughter of Albay first district congressman Edcel Lagman, was reelected into her second term while Mrs. Gonzalez, the wife of former Albay governor and now congressman-elect for the 3rd district Fernando Gonzalez won her third term. Both Tabaco and Ligao were elevated into cities in March 24, 2001.

The first city mayors of Ligao and Tabaco were Fernando Gonzalez (2001-2004) and Alex Burce (2001-2007),. Luistro’s uncle, respectively. They were replaced by the two currently reigning lady mayors.

Elsewhere in Albay, three other lady mayors would assume terms on July 1. Agnes Dycoco was reelected as mayor of Libon town, Cherilie Sampal on the mayoral seat for Polangui and Nora Oñate for the island town of Rapu-rapu. (PNA)
RMA/LQ/DOC/cbd

[dx]

May 18th, 2010, 06:34 PM

Old postcard: Kalayukai Beach, Sto. Domingo and Mayon

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JPeePH

May 19th, 2010, 01:40 AM

^Si Darna dae mo isabay duman sa mga ladies? :banana:

Brandon32

May 19th, 2010, 01:45 AM

^ Led by Darna:lol::lol:

;57110985']Ladies rule Albay cities (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=276432)
By Danny O. Calleja

LEGAZPI CITY, May 18 (PNA) -- Call it women power, a coincidence or whatever, but comes July 1, when the new sets of local officials that won the May 10 elections assume the stewardship of their respective local government units, the province of Albay will see each of its three cities under the administration of lady chief executives.

Geraldine Barrameda-Rosal will take the reign of Legazpi City from her husband Noel, who occupied the mayoral seat for nine years. Krisel Lagman-Luistro and Linda Gonzalez were reelected city mayors of Tabaco and Ligao, respectively. All three ran under the administration’s Lakas-Kampi-NUCD coalition party.

These three Albay cities are situated at the foot of the active, 7,943-foot high Mayon Volcano. Tabaco is at its western foot; Tabaco at the northeastern section and this city at the southeast. Although lying at the high-risk areas during Mt. Mayon eruptions, these cities are considered the centers of development, trade, commerce, education and tourism of the province.

Tabaco is considered the jumping board between the island province of Catanduanes and the Bicol mainland while Ligao caters to the trade and commerce of the third district of the province up to the municipality of Pioduran, the main link between the island of Burias, Masbate and Albay.

Legazpi, now on its 51 years as a city is the government’s regional center for Bicol and site of massive industrialization and commercialization with all the big investments like the P900-million Embarcadero de Legazpi, the P300-million Grand Public Transport Terminal and the Ligñon Hill Mayon View Deck.

As a wife to the city mayor, Geraldine or Gie as she is fondly called, 37, is a community worker who strongly advocates women empowerment, good health, proper nutrition, gender development and responsible parenthood. She was cited as 2009’s Most Outstanding Community Development Program Chairperson in Southern Luzon for her Gender Equity Program.

She becomes the second lady mayor of the city next to the late Imelda Roces, who died while serving as commissioner of the National Police Commission (Napolcom) several years back. Noel Rosal became mayor in 2001 immediately after Roces completed her nine-year term.

“Whatever my husband and I have started, I will pursue when I assume the city’s chief executive’s seat,” she told the Philippine News Agency Tuesday. She was proclaimed winner in the May 10 elections last May 12 after routing her rival with an over 25,000 vote-margin.

Also proclaimed were her running mate vice-mayor-elect Bitorio “Bitoy” Roces and the would-be 10 members of the city legislative council.

Rosal’s opponent was Lorna Cristobal, who ran under the Liberal Party and a wealthy restaurateur who sits as an ex-officio member of the city legislative council being president of the city’s Association of Barangay Councils (ABC). She is married to Engr. Oscar Cristobal, the assistant regional director of the Department of Public Works and Highways for Bicol.

Noel Rosal’s nine-year as mayor as a no-nonsense administration as the once sleepy City of Legazpi (now a first class city) suddenly became a booming city with investments pouring in due to his aggressive infrastructure development, massive tourism development and effective peace and order programs.

Luistro, the daughter of Albay first district congressman Edcel Lagman, was reelected into her second term while Mrs. Gonzalez, the wife of former Albay governor and now congressman-elect for the 3rd district Fernando Gonzalez won her third term. Both Tabaco and Ligao were elevated into cities in March 24, 2001.

The first city mayors of Ligao and Tabaco were Fernando Gonzalez (2001-2004) and Alex Burce (2001-2007),. Luistro’s uncle, respectively. They were replaced by the two currently reigning lady mayors.

Elsewhere in Albay, three other lady mayors would assume terms on July 1. Agnes Dycoco was reelected as mayor of Libon town, Cherilie Sampal on the mayoral seat for Polangui and Nora Oñate for the island town of Rapu-rapu. (PNA)
RMA/LQ/DOC/cbd

arkijo

May 19th, 2010, 02:33 AM

Kasuarin baya ini nagkagiribo?

1. LCC Mall- 19??
2. Pacific Mall- 2001
3. Embarcadero Mall- 2009
4. Metrohub- 2010

LCC Mall- I think that's 1987 or 88? si randy santiago so nagperform sa opening kan LCC mall, (LCC METRO before) at quezon avenue. biyo nakisusuan man kami kan mga kaklase ko ta kadakol nin tawong naghiling kan libreng concert ni mr.kirat.:lol:. first time man kaidto magkaigwa nin escalator sa legazpi or bicol.

Brandon32

May 19th, 2010, 02:40 AM

aidz

May 19th, 2010, 02:42 AM

arkijo

May 19th, 2010, 02:48 AM

ang mall, siguro mga arog kayan... pero ang business kang LCC... nagpuon sya sa Tabaco as Liberty Bazaar... 1945 pa po talaga sya nagpuon! haluyun naman ano!

yap! kan elementary ako liberty bazaar man so pangaran ninda sa legazpi, then naging lcc. nung late 80's naging LCC METRO. 2nd year highschool ako kan 1st time na nakasakay sa escalator. maray ngani dai nag-brownout habang nasa escalator ako.:lol:... bicolanos should be very proud of LCC. :banana: pagyaon ako dyan sa legazpi,sa LCC ako nag-gogrocery.

aidz

May 19th, 2010, 02:54 AM

yap! kan elementary ako liberty bazaar man so pangaran ninda sa legazpi, then naging lcc. nung late 80's naging LCC METRO. 2nd year highschool ako kan 1st time na nakasakay sa escalator. maray ngani dai nag-brownout habang nasa escalator ako.:lol:... bicolanos should be very proud of LCC. :banana: pagyaon ako dyan sa legazpi,sa LCC ako nag-gogrocery.
aba dapat lang na maging proud ang mga Bicolano sa LCC! nag-abot na pati ang time na nag-aarabot na ang mga darakulang mall igdi sa Bicol... dapat suportaran ta man nanggad ang talagang satuya!

arkijo

May 19th, 2010, 03:01 AM

aba dapat lang na maging proud ang mga Bicolano sa LCC! nag-abot na pati ang time na nag-aarabot na ang mga darakulang mall igdi sa Bicol... dapat suportaran ta man nanggad ang talagang satuya!

right ka dyan bro.:).. pero kung bicolano man ang tagsadiri kan HONG, yan lang ang dai ko susuportahan!:ohno:

aidz

May 19th, 2010, 03:06 AM

right ka dyan bro.:).. pero kung bicolano man ang tagsadiri kan HONG, yan lang ang dai ko susuportahan!:ohno:

as far as I know... Chinese talaga sinda (dai ko lang sure kung Mainland or Taiwan)... bareta ko ngani, si new building ninda, nag-iintroduce naman daa sinda ning grocery/supermarket items... nag-eevolve naman business ninda...

nagpapabakal naman pati baga sinda ning Johnson's and Johnson's products...

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 03:09 AM

^Caveat emptor. hehe. Nasa parabakal yan, kung gusto ki barato, expect nang posibleng barato man ang quality. I'm just not sure if there's truth in the alleged tax issues. Who knows, rumors lang yan ta naging successful man su Hong.

yap! kan elementary ako liberty bazaar man so pangaran ninda sa legazpi, then naging lcc. nung late 80's naging LCC METRO. 2nd year highschool ako kan 1st time na nakasakay sa escalator. maray ngani dai nag-brownout habang nasa escalator ako.:lol:... bicolanos should be very proud of LCC. :banana: pagyaon ako dyan sa legazpi,sa LCC ako nag-gogrocery.

Yup, me too. Maski naglaog su Metro Gaisano na competitive man ang prices, meaning hababa man, dai lamang nagluya ang LCC Legazpi. Nagparadakol pa lugod gari mushroom hehe. I don't think LCC will be threatened by Savemore.

arkijo

May 19th, 2010, 03:11 AM

as far as I know... Chinese talaga sinda (dai ko lang sure kung Mainland or Taiwan)... bareta ko ngani, si new building ninda, nag-iintroduce naman daa sinda ning grocery/supermarket items... nag-eevolve naman business ninda...

nagpapabakal naman pati baga sinda ning Johnson's and Johnson's products...

ha? bako kaya peke ang mga yan?:lol: in fairness,magayon man so bago nindang building sa legazpi. :) investment man yan maski puropapano.

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 03:14 AM

LCC Mall- I think that's 1987 or 88? si randy santiago so nagperform sa opening kan LCC mall, (LCC METRO before) at quezon avenue. biyo nakisusuan man kami kan mga kaklase ko ta kadakol nin tawong naghiling kan libreng concert ni mr.kirat.:lol:. first time man kaidto magkaigwa nin escalator sa legazpi or bicol.

yap! kan elementary ako liberty bazaar man so pangaran ninda sa legazpi, then naging lcc. nung late 80's naging LCC METRO. 2nd year highschool ako kan 1st time na nakasakay sa escalator. maray ngani dai nag-brownout habang nasa escalator ako.:lol:... bicolanos should be very proud of LCC. :banana: pagyaon ako dyan sa legazpi,sa LCC ako nag-gogrocery.

Ayos ah, nagka isip ako dati nang LCC Metro hehe. 'Love and care for all consumers' na. (rumdom pa nindo su lumang jingle ninda? talagang tuminatak adi? lol)

Brandon32

May 19th, 2010, 03:22 AM

ha? bako kaya peke ang mga yan?:lol: in fairness,magayon man so bago nindang building sa legazpi. :) investment man yan maski puropapano.

ok man su building ninda sa Legazpi...pero mas ma appreciate ko kung may quality man lang produkto ninda...

JPeePH

May 19th, 2010, 03:22 AM

elementary pa palan ako may LCC Mall na...hehehe

So:

1. LCC Mall- 1987
2. Pacific Mall- 2001
3. Embarcadero Mall- 2009
4. Metrohub- 2010

5.?
6.?
7.?

High School na ako kan nag-expand yan na LCC. 1993 kaito iyan na entrance sa Penaranda sa may Jollibee LOLA theatre iyan. LCC in the 90s was LCC METRO.

arkijo

May 19th, 2010, 03:26 AM

;57139459']Ayos ah, nagka isip ako dati nang LCC Metro hehe. 'Love and care for all consumers' na. (rumdom pa nindo su lumang jingle ninda? talagang tuminatak adi? lol)

lingaw ko na. kantahon mo nga.:lol:

Brandon32

May 19th, 2010, 03:55 AM

High School na ako kan nag-expand yan na LCC. 1993 kaito iyan na entrance sa Penaranda sa may Jollibee LOLA theatre iyan. LCC in the 90s was LCC METRO.

ok so:

1. LCC Mall-1993
2. Pacific Mall- 2001
3. Embarcadero Mall- 2009
4. Metrohub- 2010

5.???
6.???
7.???

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 04:12 AM

lingaw ko na. kantahon mo nga.:lol:

:lol: irecord ko nyahaha

High School na ako kan nag-expand yan na LCC. 1993 kaito iyan na entrance sa Penaranda sa may Jollibee LOLA theatre iyan. LCC in the 90s was LCC METRO.

Yup, mid-90s kang nagkaigwa sinda kang 4-storey expansion

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 04:18 AM

@BU Oval

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4618896260_a1d41c99c3_o.jpg
by marbleplaty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marbleplaty/)

gcdelapaz

May 19th, 2010, 04:40 AM

Mayon Volcano was featured in CNN by Arwa Damon

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#

Video Title: View Active Philippine Volcano

I'm having a hard time getting the exact link. Just look for the video there while it's still up.

Some Highlights:
-Volcanic gravels being exported to Singapore and China
-High disaster preparedness of the province =)

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 04:42 AM

Mayon Volcano was featured in CNN by Arwa Damon

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#

I could not get the exact link. Just look for the video there while it's still up.

Some Highlights:
-Volcanic gravels being exported to Singapore and China
-High disaster preparedness of the province =)

That's cool. Thanks for the heads up. Sige, I'll look it up. BTW, welcome back!

Brandon32

May 19th, 2010, 04:48 AM

Brandon32

May 19th, 2010, 05:05 AM

;57086813']Legazpi snapshots
by Fabian Haverbeke (http://picasaweb.google.com/fabian.haverbeke)

Good Morning, Mayon
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3381/img3353c.jpg

Not just a tourist attraction...

camaligz

May 19th, 2010, 05:53 AM

;57142623']That's cool. Thanks for the heads up. Sige, I'll look it up. BTW, welcome back!

nailing ko sa youtube naka-post na.

CNN View Active Philippine Volcano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKPBHGZ87Ns)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKPBHGZ87Ns

garycooper

May 19th, 2010, 05:58 AM

;57086813']Legazpi snapshots
by Fabian Haverbeke (http://picasaweb.google.com/fabian.haverbeke)

St. Raphael Church, Legazpi Port District
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3408/img3357go.jpg

@Quezon Avenue
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8963/img3360y.jpg

Downtown Legazpi Port really needs a thorough make-over. Medyo luma na talaga an mga structures. How I wish this will be included in Mayor-elect Gie Rosal's development plans. A good portion of the city's income is derived from tourism so it is just apt to redevelop our downtown.

kaniguan78

May 19th, 2010, 06:54 AM

Kasuarin baya ini nagkagiribo?

1. LCC Mall- 19??
2. Pacific Mall- 2001
3. Embarcadero Mall- 2009
4. Metrohub- 2010

May dagdag lang po ako. Bichara Mall was opened i think in November, 1998. Before moving to Pacific Mall, these was the home of Rusty Lopez and Penshoppe. I think mas magagayon and masdakula an sinhan ninda kaysa sa Pacific Mall. Tinatawo pa man sya lalo na su sinehan and Bar 101.

kaniguan78

May 19th, 2010, 06:58 AM

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 08:21 AM

Soon at LKY Metrohub

the 5th Jollibee store in Legazpi-Daraga
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5126/vftt24jollibeelogo.jpg

the 2nd Red Ribbon store
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6420/logoredribbon.gif

...and more coming up. :okay:

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 08:21 AM

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 08:24 AM

nailing ko sa youtube naka-post na.

CNN View Active Philippine Volcano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKPBHGZ87Ns)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKPBHGZ87Ns

Here:

FjI4He2kb00
Volcanic gravel and sand from Mayon is of high quality and are already being exported to China and Japan. Another dollar-earner industry for Albay. :okay:

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 08:27 AM

Like!

Legazpi City Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Legazpi-City/165069192339)
Daraga, Albay Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daraga-Albay/126136804069054)
Mayon Volcano Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mayon-Volcano/37450962534?ref=mf)

Add!

Pading Romy (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000622531978)

garycooper

May 19th, 2010, 09:07 AM

;57141721']@BU Oval

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4618896260_a1d41c99c3_o.jpg
by marbleplaty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marbleplaty/)

This is another important structure that needs to be improved asap. I suppose this is the Quirino Stadium oval. This was built in 1951 yet when Legazpi hosted the Public Schools Interscholastic Meet (simply called then as Interscholastic), the public schools' version of the PRISAA.

The oval should be converted into tartan tracks and a new grandstand should be built. Pirang bagyo na baga an inagihan kaiyan na grandstand na iyan since 1951? The first one was the super Typhoon Trix in 1951 and then Typhoons Olive in 61, then Sening, Yoling, Reming. Baka maulag na lang iyan bigla. :ohno:

garycooper

May 19th, 2010, 09:13 AM

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 09:17 AM

^^Yup, dakulon new businesses. Good signs. May mga new buildings man sa Landco Business Park. Pa diit diit mapapano na sya, business park na talaga. (Sayang lang dai ako makakua ki pics, iyo man ang disadvantage kang DSLR, awkward magtake pics without attracting unwanted attention usually from security guards, hehe)

This is another important structure that needs to be improved asap. I suppose this is the Quirino Stadium oval. This was built in 1951 yet when Legazpi hosted the Public Schools Interscholastic Meet (simply called then as Interscholastic), the public schools' version of the PRISAA.

The oval should be converted into tartan tracks and a new grandstand should be built. Pirang bagyo na baga an inagihan kaiyan na grandstand na iyan since 1951? The first one was the super Typhoon Trix in 1951 and then Typhoons Olive in 61, then Sening, Yoling, Reming. Baka maulag na lang iyan bigla. :ohno:

I agree. Quirino Stadium palan ang ngaran kaiyan? We've always known it as BU Oval. Although dakol na bagong facilities ang iba-ibang colleges na naga comprise kang BU, kaipuhan na talaga ki new facilities kang BU Main, like a new grandstand, auditorium (to replace the BU Little Theater), track oval and more. I'd like to see a new covered arena for BU, para dai na sinda magrent sa Albay Astrodome during graduations.

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 09:29 AM

BTW, we now have two important business hubs where electrical wiring is buried underground: Landco Business Park (also called Legazpi Commercial Park) and LKY Metro. :okay: Along the seawall boulevard and within Embarcadero complex there are no electric posts, but there are electric posts along the road near Kapuntukan Hill.

I hope electric wires along Legazpi Boulevard will also be underground. I'll try to check on that next month.

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 09:45 AM

20 Busiest Airports in Philippines in 2009 (http://www.pueblophilippines.com/20-busiest-airports-in-philippines-in-2009)

Because of the archipelagic set-up of the Philippines, airports are an important means of inter-island transportation. Here is a list of the top 20 busiest airports in the country according to passenger movement in 2009:

Destination – Passener Traffic Volume (year-on-year increase)

Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport – 24,108,554 (8.3%)
Mactan – Cebu International Airport – 4,394,823 (20.6%)
Fransisco Bangoy (Davao) International Airport – 1,967,945 (16.2%)
Iloilo Airport – 1,324,148 (23.3%)
Lumbia (Cagayan de Oro) Airport – 1,110,668 (23.1%)
Bacolod – Silay Airport – 1,020,429 (21.0%)
Tacloban Airport – 831,650 (32.6%)
Kalibo International Airport – 639,797 (59.9%)
Puerto Princesa Airport – 587,753 (22.0%)
Zamboanga International Airport – 582,917 (24.1%)
Tagbilaran Airport – 562,787 (40.4%)
Caticlan Airport – 543,422 (-28.7%)
Legaspi Airport – 412,875 (46.2%)
General Santos Tambler Airport – 404,859 (33.7%)
Butuan Airport – 385,331 (24.9%)
Dumaguete Airport – 360,515 (17.7%)
Plaridel Airport – 222,525 (-4.9%)
Cotabato Airport – 199,133 (90.5%)
Dipolog Airport – 189,264 (31.6%)
Roxas City Airport – 173,132 (50.1%)

Passenger volume data for Diosdado Macapagal (Clark) International Airport not yet available. Early estimates for DMIA amount to 600,000 approx. in 2009.

see also 2009 passenger data volume for all Philippine Airports (http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-airport-passenger-traffic-volume-in-2009)

Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 09:53 AM

Income and Expenditure of Philippine Cities in 2008(in thousand pesos) (http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-cities-financial-profile-200-income-and-expenses)

Cities - Income - Rank - Expenses - Net - Growth

Legazpi - 493,780 - 40 - 408,081 - 85,699 - 19%
Ligao - 278,620 - 81 - 179,043 - 99,577 - 1%
Tabaco - 256,814 - 88 - 162,667 - 94,147 - 9%

See full list of cities here (http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-cities-financial-profile-200-income-and-expenses)

^^Glad to know Albay cities are doing well, although Ligao seems to be lagging behind Tabaco. Legazpi's growth should be sustained. :okay:

garycooper

May 19th, 2010, 10:05 AM

^^Nice data finds Dex.

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 10:16 AM

^^NP! Here's the breakdown:

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8131/picture5nq.png

kaniguan78

May 19th, 2010, 10:35 AM

;57152599']^^NP! Here's the breakdown:

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8131/picture5nq.png

Thanks for the info. Ano po ang G. Aviation?

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 10:42 AM

Thanks for the info. Ano po ang G. Aviation?

General Aviation, iyan yata su mga private planes, chartered planes (used by national candidates) and other aircraft such as choppers (like the ones Misibis Bay are using). Expect the figures to increase further in 2010:

A very busy Legazpi Airport
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[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 10:43 AM

Rinibong bakasyunista, duminayo sa mga beach resorts sa Albay sa natatadang summer season (http://bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/2001-rinibong-bakasyunista-duminayo-sa-mga-beach-resorts-sa-albay-sa-natatadang-summer-season)
Monday, 17 May 2010 21:24

LEGAZPI CITY- Inaprobitsaran an natatadang panahon kan summer season tanganing makaibahan an saindang mga pamilya sa Albay. Sa report na naguno kan Bombo Radyo Legazpi napag-araman na rinibong bakasyunista an duminayo sa mga beach resorts sa Albay partikularmente na sa banwaan kan Sto. Domingo.

Excited soboot an mga tawong nagmamawot na makarigos sa dagats sa tahaw na man kan mainit na kamugtakn kan panahon. Magin an mga swimming pools sa banwaan kan Daraga, Guinobatan asin Legazpi City an pano naman.

An pagdayo kan mga bakasyunista sa Albay kasuogma an ikinukunsiderar na pinadakul sa historya kan mga beach resorts na maikukunsiderar na kapades kan pagkomemorar kan Eastern sunday huli naman soboot sa nasabay man ini sa katatapos pa sana kan eleksyon asin pagselebrar kan kapiestahan sa manlaen-laen na lugar sa Albay.

kaniguan78

May 19th, 2010, 10:50 AM

[QUOTE='[dx];57153417']General Aviation, iyan yata su mga private planes, chartered planes (used by national candidates) and other aircraft such as choppers (like the ones Misibis Bay are using). Expect the figures to increase further in 2010:

Oh i see. How about mga cargo planes? Meron yatang 2GO sa airport.

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 11:09 AM

Oh i see. How about mga cargo planes? Meron yatang 2GO sa airport.

Iyo man nanggad, pati cargo. According to Wikipedia: It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. May sadiring plane ang 2GO?

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 11:18 AM

Legazpi on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Legazpi-City/165069192339) just reached 12k likes. :okay:

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/972/picture6z.png

Lola Felice

May 19th, 2010, 11:24 AM

Hello everyone! Gare dakulon na naman akong na-miss sa SSC! Kumusta na lang saindo. Salamat palan sa mga bagong pics na naka-post.

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 11:27 AM

Hello everyone! Gare dakulon na naman akong na-miss sa SSC! Kumusta na lang saindo. Salamat palan sa mga bagong pics na naka-post.

Hello Lola Felice! Kumusta ang paglayalaya sa Bohol hehehe
Welcome back!

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 11:29 AM

Please also visit Wow Legazpi (http://wowlegazpi.com/), one of the top blogs in the Travel & Leisure category according to topblogs.com.ph (http://www.topblogs.com.ph/travel/). Dios Mabalos! :okay:

jhid

May 19th, 2010, 12:18 PM

;57151593']20 Busiest Airports in Philippines in 2009 (http://www.pueblophilippines.com/20-busiest-airports-in-philippines-in-2009)

Because of the archipelagic set-up of the Philippines, airports are an important means of inter-island transportation. Here is a list of the top 20 busiest airports in the country according to passenger movement in 2009:

Destination – Passener Traffic Volume (year-on-year increase)

Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport – 24,108,554 (8.3%)
Mactan – Cebu International Airport – 4,394,823 (20.6%)
Fransisco Bangoy (Davao) International Airport – 1,967,945 (16.2%)
Iloilo Airport – 1,324,148 (23.3%)
Lumbia (Cagayan de Oro) Airport – 1,110,668 (23.1%)
Bacolod – Silay Airport – 1,020,429 (21.0%)
Tacloban Airport – 831,650 (32.6%)
Kalibo International Airport – 639,797 (59.9%)
Puerto Princesa Airport – 587,753 (22.0%)
Zamboanga International Airport – 582,917 (24.1%)
Tagbilaran Airport – 562,787 (40.4%)
Caticlan Airport – 543,422 (-28.7%)
Legaspi Airport – 412,875 (46.2%)
General Santos Tambler Airport – 404,859 (33.7%)
Butuan Airport – 385,331 (24.9%)
Dumaguete Airport – 360,515 (17.7%)
Plaridel Airport – 222,525 (-4.9%)
Cotabato Airport – 199,133 (90.5%)
Dipolog Airport – 189,264 (31.6%)
Roxas City Airport – 173,132 (50.1%)

Passenger volume data for Diosdado Macapagal (Clark) International Airport not yet available. Early estimates for DMIA amount to 600,000 approx. in 2009.

see also 2009 passenger data volume for all Philippine Airports (http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-airport-passenger-traffic-volume-in-2009)

Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)

Dakulaon ang pigjump kang passenger traffic volume kang Legaspi Airport ah at 46.2%! The increment in volume is due primarily to the increase frequencies in the flights kang local airlines i.e. CebuPac & PAL plus the availability of ZesAir in servicing Legaspi albeit on limited days only. Nasa tourist map na pano ang Bicol kaya kaipuhan kaining mga airlines na supply-an ang demand for the flights going to/from Legaspi airport & Manila/Cebu.

Kung mapapansinsin nindo na wara ang Pili airport digdi which can explain the preference of CamSur tourists in availing of the Legaspi airport ta mas darakula ang airplanes na naa-accomodate kaysa duman sa Pili Airport. This is also the same case as Caticlan which registers a negative growth ta nadivert so flights duman sa Kalibo ta aliputun so runway duman sa Caticlan.

Sana magkaigwa naman ki evening flights ang Legaspi ta operational na baga so mga ilaw duman sa may runway?

[dx]

May 19th, 2010, 06:11 PM

Downtown Legazpi Port really needs a thorough make-over. Medyo luma na talaga an mga structures. How I wish this will be included in Mayor-elect Gie Rosal's development plans. A good portion of the city's income is derived from tourism so it is just apt to redevelop our downtown.

I agree! I hope mas mapagayon pa ang port district through Mayor Gie.

May dagdag lang po ako. Bichara Mall was opened i think in November, 1998. Before moving to Pacific Mall, these was the home of Rusty Lopez and Penshoppe. I think mas magagayon and masdakula an sinhan ninda kaysa sa Pacific Mall. Tinatawo pa man sya lalo na su sinehan and Bar 101.

Yup! There was also Bench and Odyssey back then. Their cinema is still the best in the city and got even better after the renovation. If I'm not mistaken, the first film shown at the Bichara Silverscreens was 'The Mask of Zorro'. I can remember the building was a gorgeous sight during the evening because it was ablaze with lights. Gari kasarabay nya pa su pag renovate kang Plaza Rizal with its new fountain and deco lamps. Kaya guminayonon iyan na part kang Legazpi. BTW, Off-white pa ang kulay nya dati, ngunyan light green na hehe.

garycooper

May 20th, 2010, 02:59 AM

Hello everyone! Gare dakulon na naman akong na-miss sa SSC! Kumusta na lang saindo. Salamat palan sa mga bagong pics na naka-post.

Bisa tabi Lola Felice. Aw num ta aluyun ka na baga tabi na pig-iidaw digdi sa SSC. Garo bisihunun ka kaining mga naka aging mga aldaw.

Si Pading Romy ngani naiidaw ko na man su saiyang mga uring-uding. :lol:

garycooper

May 20th, 2010, 03:11 AM

Dakulaon ang pigjump kang passenger traffic volume kang Legaspi Airport ah at 46.2%! The increment in volume is due primarily to the increase frequencies in the flights kang local airlines i.e. CebuPac & PAL plus the availability of ZesAir in servicing Legaspi albeit on limited days only. Nasa tourist map na pano ang Bicol kaya kaipuhan kaining mga airlines na supply-an ang demand for the flights going to/from Legaspi airport & Manila/Cebu.

Kung mapapansinsin nindo na wara ang Pili airport digdi which can explain the preference of CamSur tourists in availing of the Legaspi airport ta mas darakula ang airplanes na naa-accomodate kaysa duman sa Pili Airport. This is also the same case as Caticlan which registers a negative growth ta nadivert so flights duman sa Kalibo ta aliputun so runway duman sa Caticlan.

Sana magkaigwa naman ki evening flights ang Legaspi ta operational na baga so mga ilaw duman sa may runway?

A good portion of passengers using Legazpi airport are bound for CWC and Donsol. This means that any surge in tourist arrivals in the Bicol area will most likely benefit the neighboring provinces.

;57173987']I agree! I hope mas mapagayon pa ang port district through Mayor Gie.

Yup! There was also Bench and Odyssey back then. Their cinema is still the best in the city and got even better after the renovation. If I'm not mistaken, the first film shown at the Bichara Silverscreens was 'The Mask of Zorro'. I can remember the building was a gorgeous sight during the evening because it was ablaze with lights. Gari kasarabay nya pa su pag renovate kang Plaza Rizal with its new fountain and deco lamps. Kaya guminayonon iyan na part kang Legazpi. BTW, Off-white pa ang kulay nya dati, ngunyan light green na hehe.

Rizal Park also now needs some renovation. The first major renovation of Rizal Park was done sometime in the late sixties during the time of Mayor Los Banos. As a high school student then, we were part of a volunteer group that did some fund raising for the redevelopment of the park. One of the sons of the mayor was our classmate. It was really a major renovation that completely changed the appearance of the park to what it is now. The task force that handled the renovation was headed by the Mayor's wife - Mrs. Purita Los Banos.

Brandon32

May 20th, 2010, 03:58 AM

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May 20th, 2010, 04:15 AM

Rizal Park also now needs some renovation. The first major renovation of Rizal Park was done sometime in the late sixties during the time of Mayor Los Banos. As a high school student then, we were part of a volunteer group that did some fund raising for the redevelopment of the park. One of the sons of the mayor was our classmate. It was really a major renovation that completely changed the appearance of the park to what it is now. The task force that handled the renovation was headed by the Mayor's wife - Mrs. Purita Los Banos.

I hope there are photos locked somewhere in an old baul that captured how the Plaza Rizal looked like in the past. Hehe.

Industron Fountains (http://www.industronfountains.com/) were commissioned to create the present fountain in the middle of Plaza Rizal in 2004

http://www.industronfountains.com/images/legaspi001.jpg

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May 20th, 2010, 04:18 AM

^ i believe the huge percentage of passengers using the LGP are residents,OFWs and businessmen from Albay and some from Sorsogon. The remaining are mostly tourists bound for Albay and Sorsogon...

Dumadami na rin na mga Albayanos ang nakakabili ng tickets sa eroplano...at mga albayanos na nakaka appreciate ng comfort sa pagsasakay ng eroplano kaysa sa bus...

Yup, air travel became very affordable for most of us when Cebu Pacific entered the market. Before CEB, traveling via plane was a luxury. lol. Still, despite the boom of air travel to and from Legazpi, gari dai man nagluya ang bus companies. Pag balik mi Manila after election, 7 buses yata su Cagsawa surunudan. :lol:

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May 20th, 2010, 04:30 AM

More of Bicol International Airport (U/C)
Photos by Byahero (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Byahero/181177774629)

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Brandon32

May 20th, 2010, 04:34 AM

jhid

May 20th, 2010, 05:49 AM

^ kahit naman sa ibang airports like Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Tacloban, Iloilo and Bacolod....pinakamarami sa percentage ng passengers nila are residents, OFWs at mga negosyante....and the remaining are the tourists....

Ako man ngani pag naguuli ako sa Legaspi ay dai na ako nagbubus ta diit man sana ang diperensya kang pamasahe sa bus vs sa eroplano bukod sa komportable ka pang marhay pag nageroplano ka.

Kaya lang I still cannot put into the equation the million or so tourists who went to CamSur and the seemingly low volume of passenger traffic in Pili airport. Actually there were some questions ngani from some quarters as to how DOT was able to quantify the number of tourists as they have included domestic tourists in the numbers. Before kasi ( and as the standard practice in almost all countries), the Tourist agencies only count the foreign tourist arrivals in a particular place and the expected tourist expenditures that went into that travel. To jack up yata the figures or as Gloria wants to meet the goal of 5 million tourists for the year, Secretary Durano of DOT began this rather unusual computation of including domestic tourists who may just be returning students or locals aside from the foreign tourists. For 2009, I think the Philippines was only able to attract a little more than 3 million foreign tourists (with 200k or so going to Bicol) which is one of the lowest in Southeast Asia - Vietnam attracts more tourists and Cambodia is fast catching up!

Anyway, I am seeing a further increase in the passenger volume for this year as the two major airlines might increase their frequencies further or add other points of destination besides Manila or Cebu. Sana so ZestAir man ay uro-aldaw na dapat so flights ninda.

I am in Legaspi City palan munyan and I hope the following projects will be implemented by the local government :

* new industrial zones or redevelop the existing zones with an offer for investors of the lowest electricity rates in the country courtesy of the new grid in the Bacon-Manito geothermal exclusive to Albay.
* The development of the one "eye sore" in the Legaspi centro which is the old Public Market. Maybe they can turn it into a park or expedite kung ano man so kaso na igwa ito.
* Promotion of the city as a BPO haven - with low electricity rates din and tax perks for BPO locators.
* Greening and beautification of the city. As observed in this forum, there are some parts of the centro i.e. Quezon avenue na kaipuhan talagang pagayunun na.
* Improvement of the Legaspi port - should have warehousing facilities and upgrade its standard to an international status para iyo na ini ang gagamiton para magexport ang mga maput-up sa industrial zones.
* Build socialized/low cost housing for the locals para mabawasan ang squatter problems - they should consult Naga City on this as to how they have licked the illegal settlers problem.

I saw pala PLDT cables na piglulubong sa dalan pasiring sa Taysan. Sabi ninda para sa Bicol International Airport daa ito kaipuhan kang bagong airport ang superb telecommunications lines & facilities. Maogma man ako na so ICR and Mayon International Hotel - to be renamed Ivory Classic Hotel will cease to be eye sores anymore. Excited naman ako sa mga maabot pang developments at sana dakul na naman akong mailing na bago sa sunod kong paguli :)

Brandon32

May 20th, 2010, 07:22 AM

its good everythings being put in place for this Bicol International Airport....

Since nag eexport na Albay ki gravels and sand to Japan and China...baka mag open pa ini ki other trading opportunities for Albay province and these countries....albay really needs a bigger and modern seaport

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May 20th, 2010, 07:41 AM

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Brandon32

May 20th, 2010, 08:18 AM

;57149159']Soon at LKY Metrohub

the 5th Jollibee store in Legazpi-Daraga
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the 2nd Red Ribbon store
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...and more coming up. :okay:

so LKY Metrohub is just like a mall...medyo iba lang ang design nya.

kaniguan78

May 20th, 2010, 09:56 AM

Embarcadero de Legazpi Updates

Soon to Open
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Saang part to? How come di ko sya nakita nung pagpunta ko dun last tuesday?

kaniguan78

May 20th, 2010, 09:58 AM

;57154407']Iyo man nanggad, pati cargo. According to Wikipedia: It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. May sadiring plane ang 2GO?

Meron yata, pero dito sa Legazpi mga mini-trucks yata ginagamit nila. Di pa ako nakakita ng plane ng 2go na nagland sa airport.

garycooper

May 20th, 2010, 10:00 AM

Ako man ngani pag naguuli ako sa Legaspi ay dai na ako nagbubus ta diit man sana ang diperensya kang pamasahe sa bus vs sa eroplano bukod sa komportable ka pang marhay pag nageroplano ka.

Kaya lang I still cannot put into the equation the million or so tourists who went to CamSur and the seemingly low volume of passenger traffic in Pili airport. Actually there were some questions ngani from some quarters as to how DOT was able to quantify the number of tourists as they have included domestic tourists in the numbers. Before kasi ( and as the standard practice in almost all countries), the Tourist agencies only count the foreign tourist arrivals in a particular place and the expected tourist expenditures that went into that travel. To jack up yata the figures or as Gloria wants to meet the goal of 5 million tourists for the year, Secretary Durano of DOT began this rather unusual computation of including domestic tourists who may just be returning students or locals aside from the foreign tourists. For 2009, I think the Philippines was only able to attract a little more than 3 million foreign tourists (with 200k or so going to Bicol) which is one of the lowest in Southeast Asia - Vietnam attracts more tourists and Cambodia is fast catching up!

Anyway, I am seeing a further increase in the passenger volume for this year as the two major airlines might increase their frequencies further or add other points of destination besides Manila or Cebu. Sana so ZestAir man ay uro-aldaw na dapat so flights ninda.

I am in Legaspi City palan munyan and I hope the following projects will be implemented by the local government :

* new industrial zones or redevelop the existing zones with an offer for investors of the lowest electricity rates in the country courtesy of the new grid in the Bacon-Manito geothermal exclusive to Albay.
* The development of the one "eye sore" in the Legaspi centro which is the old Public Market. Maybe they can turn it into a park or expedite kung ano man so kaso na igwa ito.
* Promotion of the city as a BPO haven - with low electricity rates din and tax perks for BPO locators.
* Greening and beautification of the city. As observed in this forum, there are some parts of the centro i.e. Quezon avenue na kaipuhan talagang pagayunun na.
* Improvement of the Legaspi port - should have warehousing facilities and upgrade its standard to an international status para iyo na ini ang gagamiton para magexport ang mga maput-up sa industrial zones.
* Build socialized/low cost housing for the locals para mabawasan ang squatter problems - they should consult Naga City on this as to how they have licked the illegal settlers problem.

I saw pala PLDT cables na piglulubong sa dalan pasiring sa Taysan. Sabi ninda para sa Bicol International Airport daa ito kaipuhan kang bagong airport ang superb telecommunications lines & facilities. Maogma man ako na so ICR and Mayon International Hotel - to be renamed Ivory Classic Hotel will cease to be eye sores anymore. Excited naman ako sa mga maabot pang developments at sana dakul na naman akong mailing na bago sa sunod kong paguli :)

1. Not unless we are able to develop the intended area for an EPZ, we should not expect this thing to happen. I understand the intended area is in Banquerohan. We need to build the infrastructures in the zone to support the operations like, roads, alternative power, telephone lines, etc., so we can entice investors to come in. Sabihin nila, pakita mo muna. There are so many existing developed industrial parks now all over the country which are hardly filled up. I have yet to see a comprehensive development plan prepared by the city for this project.

2. The public market in Old Albay I was told, is now being renovated into a two storey building, so the current vendors are presently selling their wares outside. Our old house is somewhere there along Rosario St. Maybe the main public market in Legazpi Port is also in the drawing board now.

3. The entire centro especially the intersection of Penaranda and Rizal Sts needs to be redeveloped. That portion of Legazpi Port looks so old and tired, it has to be rejuvenated like Bugis Junction in Singapore.

Brandon32

May 20th, 2010, 10:05 AM

^baka yang LBC duman naka house sa building kung sain yaon man ang bowling center

Brandon32

May 20th, 2010, 11:48 AM

;56009583']Whale shark watching 360 degree virtual tour (http://misibisbay.com/misibis-albay-destinations.html)

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naoogma talaga ako sa mga nangyayari ngonyan sa probinsya ta...ilinga daw nindo ta igaw naman kita ki butandings...

garycooper

May 20th, 2010, 11:52 AM

naoogma talaga ako sa mga nangyayari ngonyan sa probinsya ta...ilinga daw nindo ta igaw naman kita ki butandings...

ha ha ha. totoo ba ito?

kevinb

May 20th, 2010, 11:55 AM

^^ Don't get me wrong but, by looking at the pictures posted, they look like pasted butandings..

Brandon32

May 20th, 2010, 12:01 PM

^ yup.i believe so..

aidz

May 20th, 2010, 12:03 PM

ha ha ha. totoo ba ito?

^^ Don't get me wrong but, by looking at the pictures posted, they look like pasted butandings..

may nabalita na before na may butanding sa Albay Gulf...

kevinb

May 20th, 2010, 12:07 PM

may nabalita na before na may butanding sa Albay Gulf...

I know that news. I was referring to the pictures posted.

Brandon32

May 20th, 2010, 12:16 PM

tingnan nyo ang last photo...may wake effect sa dulo ng fins ng butandings...

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May 20th, 2010, 01:23 PM

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May 20th, 2010, 01:36 PM

NSO Bicol begins 2010 census of population and housing (http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100520.htm&no=46)
by MA Loterte and BA Recebido

Legazpi City (20 May) -- Family households in Albay have been since Monday (May 17) subjected to a statistical survey by the National Statistic Office (NSO). NSO Albay officer-in-charge Cecil Brondial said Tuesday on PIA Aramon Ta Daw radio program that the census will take an inventory of the total population and housing units in the country and collect information about their characteristics.

She said that the collected data in the census will be useful in the formulation of policies, plans and programs of the government relative to the delivery of basic health and social services to target beneficiaries and the general public.
"It will also determine business opportunities and industry status, in research and development studies," she added.

The NSO provincial chief explained that data obtained from the census will provide reliable basis for redistricting and apportionment of congressional seats, allocation of resources and revenues, and creation of political and administrative units. Results of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) will be presented to the President who will proclaim the population counts by barangay at the end of the year, she said.

In Sorsogon province, NSO chief Elvira O. Apogñol appeals to every household to spare a few minutes for the census. Apogñol said that some 545 enumerators, 110 team supervisors, 25 assistant area supervisors and 27 area supervisors are being tapped by NSO Sorsogon to carry out the census.
"Of the 707 census field workers in totality, three-fourths are personnel from the Department of Education and Culture (DepEd) and one-fourth are hired NSO personnel," she noted.

"They will be covering 541 barangays and some 596 enumeration areas in the province. All enumerators will be wearing an official 2010 CPH ID during their field work," she added. Latest census records of NSO dated August 1, 2007, show Sorsogon with a total population of 709,673. Apogñol explained that data to be gathered were all related to family membership including age, gender, educational attainment and number of household members as well as water sources and waste management, among others.

NSO assures the public that the information gathered will be held in strict confidence as stated in Section 4 of the Commonwealth Act 591 stating that "no information obtained be divulged to anyone except for bona fide NSO personnel".

Apogñol said that by virtue of the Presidential Proclamation No. 2028, the month of May this year was declared as National Census Month. The Census on Population and Housing (CPH), the biggest civilian operation in the country, started on May 17, 2010 with May 1, 2010, 12:01 a.m., as the reference time and will end on June 12, 2010," she said. (PIA Bicol)

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May 20th, 2010, 02:02 PM

oxtsHvGL_0A
^^Really cool vintage car. :okay: And nice video shot in Legazpi/Daraga

[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 03:03 AM

Good Morning, Legazpi! :colgate:

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[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 03:06 AM

Ako man ngani pag naguuli ako sa Legaspi ay dai na ako nagbubus ta diit man sana ang diperensya kang pamasahe sa bus vs sa eroplano bukod sa komportable ka pang marhay pag nageroplano ka.

Kaya lang I still cannot put into the equation the million or so tourists who went to CamSur and the seemingly low volume of passenger traffic in Pili airport. Actually there were some questions ngani from some quarters as to how DOT was able to quantify the number of tourists as they have included domestic tourists in the numbers. Before kasi ( and as the standard practice in almost all countries), the Tourist agencies only count the foreign tourist arrivals in a particular place and the expected tourist expenditures that went into that travel. To jack up yata the figures or as Gloria wants to meet the goal of 5 million tourists for the year, Secretary Durano of DOT began this rather unusual computation of including domestic tourists who may just be returning students or locals aside from the foreign tourists. For 2009, I think the Philippines was only able to attract a little more than 3 million foreign tourists (with 200k or so going to Bicol) which is one of the lowest in Southeast Asia - Vietnam attracts more tourists and Cambodia is fast catching up!

Anyway, I am seeing a further increase in the passenger volume for this year as the two major airlines might increase their frequencies further or add other points of destination besides Manila or Cebu. Sana so ZestAir man ay uro-aldaw na dapat so flights ninda.

I am in Legaspi City palan munyan and I hope the following projects will be implemented by the local government :

* new industrial zones or redevelop the existing zones with an offer for investors of the lowest electricity rates in the country courtesy of the new grid in the Bacon-Manito geothermal exclusive to Albay.
* The development of the one "eye sore" in the Legaspi centro which is the old Public Market. Maybe they can turn it into a park or expedite kung ano man so kaso na igwa ito.
* Promotion of the city as a BPO haven - with low electricity rates din and tax perks for BPO locators.
* Greening and beautification of the city. As observed in this forum, there are some parts of the centro i.e. Quezon avenue na kaipuhan talagang pagayunun na.
* Improvement of the Legaspi port - should have warehousing facilities and upgrade its standard to an international status para iyo na ini ang gagamiton para magexport ang mga maput-up sa industrial zones.
* Build socialized/low cost housing for the locals para mabawasan ang squatter problems - they should consult Naga City on this as to how they have licked the illegal settlers problem.

I saw pala PLDT cables na piglulubong sa dalan pasiring sa Taysan. Sabi ninda para sa Bicol International Airport daa ito kaipuhan kang bagong airport ang superb telecommunications lines & facilities. Maogma man ako na so ICR and Mayon International Hotel - to be renamed Ivory Classic Hotel will cease to be eye sores anymore. Excited naman ako sa mga maabot pang developments at sana dakul na naman akong mailing na bago sa sunod kong paguli :)

^^That's great! The new airport does need top notch facilities, para naman future proof. :okay: Me too, ano naman daw ang mga bago pag uli ko sa masunod na bulan hehe. :okay:

arkijo

May 21st, 2010, 03:15 AM

good morning L.A.! nata daw ta dai kayang ibagsak ang pamasahe kan mga bus companies? so mga eroplano logod for as low as p500 kaya nindang itao!

aidz

May 21st, 2010, 03:35 AM

good morning L.A.! nata daw ta dai kayang ibagsak ang pamasahe kan mga bus companies? so mga eroplano logod for as low as p500 kaya nindang itao!

ang aram ko ko kaya, sa eroplano, si pamasahe lang yan, dai dyan kabale itong ibang fees, may dagdag pa iyan...

sa bus, garo dipisil na ibagsak pa ninda ta gabos, kabali na dyan...

ang aram ko... :)

jhid

May 21st, 2010, 03:52 AM

[QUOTE=arkijo;57261947]good morning L.A.! nata daw ta dai kayang ibagsak ang pamasahe kan mga bus companies? so mga eroplano logod for as low as p500 kaya nindang itao![/QUOTE

I read before in one article sa Philippine Star na so mga bus companies palan ay in cahoots in a negative way sa LTFRB with regards to the bus rates. I believe pano na baka masyadong overstated ang bus rates kang mga paBicol. Kung mapapansin nindo na maski magfluctuate ang gasoline prices ay iyo pa man giraray ang bus rates for many, many years now. Gas prices had gone down before pero wara ining corresponding downward effect sa rates pero pag nagtaas naman ang gas rates ay makaskasun na marhay ang pagtaas kang pamasahe. It is a good thing ngani na so mga airline companies are giving these bus companies something to think about with regards to being competitive and in surviving the onslaught of these comparatively cheaper fares. I do hope na marevive naman so railway transport tanganing mapagisip-isip na talaga ining bus cartel ta na babaan na talaga an saindang rates.

I was very impressed palan sa satuyang Grand Central terminal - malinigun na marhay and very orderly. I think this gives somehow a false impression na bako busy masyado ang satuyang terminal as compared to Naga Central terminal. With the presence pa of SM Savemore plus a slew of fastfood chains & stores, mas lalo ining magiging busy ta pigsiserve kaini directly ang Sorsogon, some parts of CamSur, the whole of Albay and indirectly ang Catanduanes & Masbate - a truly regional hub for a transport center. Also, the terminal is the most convenient stopover site for buses traveling the length of Visayas & Mindanao ta passengers can relax in its convenient lobby, dine and also shop sa SM Savemore.

I was in Naga three days ago and was impressed by the developments in its CBD area - new hotel, SM City Naga and the new Naga Coliseum. The debit side nga lang is the seemingly chaotic bus/jeepney terminal that they have which is like "Divisoria" to our terminal's "Greenbelt". Sabagay before the LKY Grand Central terminal development, the old terminal in Legaspi used to be very chaotic din at makasupog na marhay mas lalo na pag may bisita kamo ta iyo ini usually ang nagiging impression ninda sa sarong siyudad. The two terminals are strategically located sa mga new CBD districts which decongest somehow the old CBD centers of the two cities and this makes for a very good city planning :)

[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 03:59 AM

^^Dapat su mga souvenir shops sa Tahao corner Alternate Road mailipat na sa new terminal complex.

[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 04:00 AM

Ano man nanggad baya ining under construction sa Tahao Road? Looks like a new function hall/convention facility. :okay:

Tahao Road 04.28.2010
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^hotel? warehouse? gym? dai ko aram...:)

04.27.2010 (background, puro kan tinampo, San Miguel Beer South Bicol Beer Region Warehouse)
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^Cagsawa bus rushing to the Metro...

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May 21st, 2010, 04:09 AM

URGENT HIRING! METROSPHERE CORPORATION
3rd flr., Embarcadero Mall, Legazpi City

STORE SUPERVISORS

Graduate of Hotel & Restaurant, Nutrition and Marketing or equivalent.
Strong experience in restaurant operation, fast food operation management,
With at least 1 – 2 years experience gained from reputable institution
With supervisory capacity.
Flexible, hardworking, and with sense of ownership.

SALES AND MARKETING ASSISTANT

Graduate of Marketing, Communication Arts or equivalent
Strong experience in store marketing, advertising and promotional activities gained from reputable restaurant operation, fast food operation
With at least 1-2 years experience.

ACCOUNTING STAFF

Graduate of Accountancy, Banking and Finance or equivalent diploma course and can operate MS Office
Familiarities with the Accounting function.
With work related experience.

BRANCH OFFICER (FLAWLESS-Embarcadero)

Graduate of any business related course, Marketing or Communication Arts
With good communication skills (oral and written).
With supervisory experience.
With work related experience in sales and marketing.
Hardworking, flexible and can work under pressure.

Interested applicants may apply in person, at 3rd Flr. Embarcadero Mall,Victory Village Legazpi City. Bring resume and transcript of records. Look for Ms. Girlie Hernandez.

Thanks in advance..
Email add: glhernandez@sunwest.com.ph
Tel No. 480-4378

[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 04:58 AM

@Savemore Legazpi
1 week before opening
Photos by Byahero (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Byahero/181177774629?v=wall)

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^^Masiram sa PaoTsin, barato pa hehe. Minsan dyan ako nagakaon sa Megamall branch ninda. :okay:

[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 04:58 AM

kevinb

May 21st, 2010, 06:04 AM

^^ I like PaoTsin at GT Tower.:D

Naga Boy

May 21st, 2010, 06:11 AM

^^ I like PaoTsin at GT Tower.:D

Same thing with the one at SM City Naga Supermarket.

Yummy treats.

kevinb

May 21st, 2010, 06:19 AM

^^ That's nice. PaoTsin will greet me when I get home.:D

bonixx

May 21st, 2010, 06:23 AM

^^thats it Pao tsin in the house, sarap nyan green rice with sharksfin samahan mo pa ng buko juice, usually its in supermarkets , i also found Pao Tsin in PMall lucena Foodcourt

[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 06:57 AM

Cebu Pacific @ LGP

7his_fiXjOw

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May 21st, 2010, 07:17 AM

Dhio Endheka Resort
Tabaco City
Photos by Abarth01 (http://www.panoramio.com/user/766031?with_photo_id=32693072)

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May 21st, 2010, 07:17 AM

MGB and mining firms slate info drive on mining industry (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?&sid=6&pfn=276605&arch=1&go=Go&search_arch=legazpi%20city&andor=and&mdte_arch=0&ddte_arch=0&ydte_arch=0)

LEGAZPI CITY, May 10 (PNA) - The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Bicol and the three large scale mining firms operating in the region recently agreed to stage a joint information campaign on the state mining industry in Bicol.

MGB regional director Reynulfo A. Juan said the campaign will basically focus on the programs, projects, and related activities of the government mining regulatory office, on the other hand, of the three big mining firms to ensure environmental law compliance and sustainable development of the mining industry.

The information drive, according to Juan, will commence in June and end in December, this year, to utilize all forms of media in order to completely reach out to the target audience.

"The Rapu-Rapu Polymetallic Project in Rapu-rapu, Ibalong Resources and Development Corporation/Goodfound Cement Corporation in Camalig, both in Albay province, and the Filminera Resources Corporation in Aroroy, Masbate will be joining EMB in these worthwhile endeavor addressing several pressing issues in order to protect the environment," he said.

"The campaign is specifically targeting pre-selected audiences or covered communities in order for them to better know what our office and these three mining companies are doing," Juan further said.

He pointed out that the joint information campaign will also focus on the importance, benefits and contributions of mining in the local communities and to the country's economy; roles of MGB in regulating the mining industry and of enforcing mining laws against erring mining companies; responsible mining; mining and geosciences; the Social Development and Management Program; protection of the environment in every stage of mining operation; equitable sharing or economic benefits derived from mining among various units of the government as well as the affected communities - taxes paid; and nature and operations of mining project.

Juan also explained that this effort is carried out in lieu of the Philippine Mining Law of 1995 and its implementing rules and regulations which requires mining companies to inform the public about its operations and benefits through information and activity centers; information dissemination, consultation and media; research, scholarships and trainings; and other activities approved by the MGB chief. (PNA)
LAP/LQ/MDR/cbd

[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 07:34 AM

Misibis Bay -- http://misibisbay.com
by Abarth01 (http://www.panoramio.com/user/766031?with_photo_id=32693072)

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[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 07:39 AM

I tried to measure the area of the Legazpi Domestic Airport using this tool (http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-area-calculator-tool.htm). And here's what I found.

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The present airport (runway, taxiway, terminal, parking area) occupies more or less 38 hectares. The BIA will reportedly be built on 140 hectares (http://wowlegazpi.com/2009/07/16/bicol-international-airport-to-rise-in-albay/) of land. Anyway, I'm excited to see what will become of the domestic airport once operations are transferred to the BIA. :okay:

kaniguan78

May 21st, 2010, 09:35 AM

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Took this kaninang tanghali sa BU. Bakit kaya nila pinutol mga coconuts.

[dx]

May 21st, 2010, 09:39 AM

^Ay sayang man ang mga niyog. Basta dai ninda pag iroon ang Centennial Tree. hehe

JPeePH

May 21st, 2010, 02:32 PM

^baka matugdok ki bagong building

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May 21st, 2010, 05:14 PM

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Source (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1789545905)

dc88

May 21st, 2010, 08:22 PM

hay..ka gayon sana kang Misibis,Masiram pa ang Pagkaon.
Bikol was Featured Today again in Trip na Trip!

296619

May 22nd, 2010, 01:32 AM

[QUOTE='[dx];56683741']Balay Cena Una
Photos by studioworkplus (http://studioworkplus.com)

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Hi Albay;). I am stunned by this picture. I thought sa amin lang may tinatawag na balay. Dito rin pala sa Albay ;)... Halos pareho sila ng style (facade)ng balay Santiago.

Ano po ang ibig sabihin ng balay cena una? as in sinaunang bahay ba? thank you

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 02:41 AM

hay..ka gayon sana kang Misibis,Masiram pa ang Pagkaon.
Bikol was Featured Today again in Trip na Trip!

Yup, they went parasailing:

;56441787']The cast of ABS-CBN's Trip na Trip (Kat and Uma), parasailing in Misibis Bay
Source (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=677654501)

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May 22nd, 2010, 02:43 AM

Trip na Trip goes back to Misibis
Source (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/TRIP-NA-TRIP/149495943250?ref=ts)

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aidz

May 22nd, 2010, 02:46 AM

;56683741']Balay Cena Una
Photos by studioworkplus (http://studioworkplus.com)

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Hi Albay;). I am stunned by this picture. I thought sa amin lang may tinatawag na balay. Dito rin pala sa Albay ;)... Halos pareho sila ng style (facade)ng balay Santiago.

Ano po ang ibig sabihin ng balay cena una? as in sinaunang bahay ba? thank you

good morning and welcome to the thread!

yup! I think it's just as you said... Sinaunang bahay!

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 02:50 AM

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Hi Albay;). I am stunned by this picture. I thought sa amin lang may tinatawag na balay. Dito rin pala sa Albay ;)... Halos pareho sila ng style (facade)ng balay Santiago.

Ano po ang ibig sabihin ng balay cena una? as in sinaunang bahay ba? thank you

It's a pun or a play on words. It can mean simply 'one dinner' in Spanish hence the spelling, or it can also be alluded to sinauna or olden.

aidz

May 22nd, 2010, 02:52 AM

;57317393']It's a pun or a play on words. It can mean simply 'one dinner' in Spanish hence the spelling, or it can also be alluded to sinauna or olden.

ah! thanks for the clarification! :)

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 02:58 AM

Dethroned beauty gets passport, finally (http://ephraimaguilar.blogspot.com/2010/05/dethroned-beauty-gets-passport-finally.html)
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:46:00 05/22/2010
INQUIRER.net

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines—After her long fight to get her crown back, dethroned Binibining Pilipinas Maria Venus Raj finally got her passport Friday morning, which means she will now be allowed to compete in this year’s Miss Universe pageant to be held in Las Vegas.

Securing a passport was the condition of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) for Raj to be reinstated after she was stripped of her title last month due to inconsistencies in her birth records and her verbal account of birth.

The BPCI Inc. claimed “misrepresentation” as its ground for unseating Raj, a cum laude journalism graduate and native of Bato, Camarines Sur. The dethronement sparked public uproar in online forums. The Bicolana beauty being a “poor countryside farm girl yet determined to reach her dreams” got much support and sympathy from the people.

Last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) declared that Raj is a Filipino citizen by virtue of the “jus saguinis” principle in the Philippine Constitution. The jus sanguinis (Latin for “right of blood”) principle means that a person acquires the nationality of his natural parents regardless of his place of birth.

Eduardo Malaya, DFA spokesperson, said that after evaluating the beauty queen’s birth certificate, documents, and passport application, the committee formed to look into Raj’s case recommended the issuance of a passport. Raj was born to a Filipino mother and an Indian father in Doha, Qatar, but they were not married. She was brought to the country a month after birth and was registered three years after.

Raj, in a phone interview, said she is happy and relieved that all her efforts and those of her supporters finally paid off. She said that when she woke up hearing the news about the release of her passport, she got up and rushed to the DFA to claim it. Raj said it had been a roller coaster ride for her. In as much as many people were there for her, there were also those who criticized her after the controversy.

“But I also thank those people because they have made me stronger and motivated me to push the fight,” Raj said. She said they would still be waiting for the official statement of the BPCI reinstating her, after which she expects that her name will finally be cleared.

Raj has been training for the Miss Universe along with other Binibining Pilipinas winners since April. In Barangay San Vicente in Bato town, Raj’s 59-year-old mother Ester Bayonito cried when she heard of the news.

“I cried out of joy and gratitude. I cannot thank those who helped my daughter enough. Thank God!” a jubilant Ester told the Inquirer in a phone interview. Ephraim Aguilar, Inquirer Southern Luzon

Brandon32

May 22nd, 2010, 03:24 AM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/DSC00448.jpg
Took this kaninang tanghali sa BU. Bakit kaya nila pinutol mga coconuts.

uhm.maybe the space will be used for the installation of new communication and power lines...could be underground..

Maray na Albay!

296619

May 22nd, 2010, 03:25 AM

;57317393']It's a pun or a play on words. It can mean simply 'one dinner' in Spanish hence the spelling, or it can also be alluded to sinauna or olden.

a ok. galing:)... sana mapreserve yung mga ganyang style ng bahay... Galing galing;)

Brandon32

May 22nd, 2010, 03:27 AM

a ok. galing:)... sana mapreserve yung mga ganyang style ng bahay... Galing galing;)

madami palang sinauang bahay sa lugar nyo? pwedeng-pwede yun maging tourist destination someday...sa Albay meron pero kalat-kalat...ang may pinakamarami ata ay sa bayan ng Camalig..

aidz

May 22nd, 2010, 03:53 AM

madami palang sinauang bahay sa lugar nyo? pwedeng-pwede yun maging tourist destination someday...sa Albay meron pero kalat-kalat...ang may pinakamarami ata ay sa bayan ng Camalig..

sa Guinobatan may prominent na lumang bahay doon malapit sa Municpal Hall... yung Municipal Hall nila, medyo ganon din ang theme, Hispanic...

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 04:01 AM

a ok. galing:)... sana mapreserve yung mga ganyang style ng bahay... Galing galing;)

ah! thanks for the clarification! :)

Np! :)

296619

May 22nd, 2010, 04:05 AM

madami palang sinauang bahay sa lugar nyo? pwedeng-pwede yun maging tourist destination someday...sa Albay meron pero kalat-kalat...ang may pinakamarami ata ay sa bayan ng Camalig..

Hindi naman ganun karami, siguro mga 30 + na ganyang bahay meron sa amin pero hindi tabi tabi. Yung iba hindi ginagalaw. Yung iba naman ginawang business establishments, pinaganda ng konti. Yung Balay Santiago namin ginawang Museum. Yung mga bagong bahay sa amin, usually bahay ng mayayaman, yung mga ganyang style ang pinapatayo.:)

jhid

May 22nd, 2010, 04:45 AM

;57269659']I tried to measure the area of the Legazpi Domestic Airport using this tool (http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-area-calculator-tool.htm). And here's what I found.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3933/airport.png

The present airport (runway, taxiway, terminal, parking area) occupies more or less 38 hectares. The BIA will reportedly be built on 140 hectares (http://wowlegazpi.com/2009/07/16/bicol-international-airport-to-rise-in-albay/) of land. Anyway, I'm excited to see what will become of the domestic airport once operations are transferred to the BIA. :okay:

This will become a prime real estate in this part of the City and may become a future BPO / commercial hub. I do not know if the rumor holds true about the local government offer to the SM group of this piece of land for its planned SM City Legaspi. Although as an SOP in the government, this should be bidded out to the biggest developers in the country. The old Iloilo airport which at 54 hectares is bigger than Legaspi's 38 hectares was bought by Megaworld for Php 1.2 Billion and which was developed into a new business district with facilities such as hotels, convention facilities and business process outsourcing offices. Siguro ay mga 2-3 years pa ini ta kaipuhan pang tapuson muna so Bicol International Airport.

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 07:12 AM

This will become a prime real estate in this part of the City and may become a future BPO / commercial hub. I do not know if the rumor holds true about the local government offer to the SM group of this piece of land for its planned SM City Legaspi. Although as an SOP in the government, this should be bidded out to the biggest developers in the country. The old Iloilo airport which at 54 hectares is bigger than Legaspi's 38 hectares was bought by Megaworld for Php 1.2 Billion and which was developed into a new business district with facilities such as hotels, convention facilities and business process outsourcing offices. Siguro ay mga 2-3 years pa ini ta kaipuhan pang tapuson muna so Bicol International Airport.

Yup, in 2-3 years I expect plenty of positive changes in the city. As I've posted before, I would like to see a mixed commercial/tourism/residential development in the site of the old airport once it is decommissioned. The proximity of Ligñon Hill is an advantage. :okay:

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 07:13 AM

Sunrise watching in Sula Channel, Cagraray (near Misibis Bay)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4624185728_84f13a90d4_o.jpg
by jajasuarez (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaxtersuarez/)

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 07:14 AM

At the beach in Misibis Bay -- http://misibisbay.com

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4627748195_ba0057d83c_o.jpg
by jajasuarez (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaxtersuarez/)

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 07:20 AM

St. Gregory the Great Cathedral

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4628395496_dc3822440a_b.jpg
by jajasuarez (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaxtersuarez/)

MLouie

May 22nd, 2010, 10:19 AM

uhm.maybe the space will be used for the installation of new communication and power lines...could be underground..

Maray na Albay!

hmmm.. di ako sure sa information na to pero sabi daw gagawin yang part na yan na main gate.....kung ganun man ang mangyari face-to-face na sila ng gate ng Camp Simeon Ola.

not really sure about this information, nasabi lang sa akin ng kaibigan ko in B.U:nuts:

Brandon32

May 22nd, 2010, 10:52 AM

Ako Bicol vows independence from Lakas (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=577177&publicationSubCategoryId=67)

MANILA, Philippines - Leading party-list group Ako Bicol (AKB) yesterday vowed independence from pressure groups in the House of Representatives, including the ruling Lakas-Kampi party.

In a statement, lawyer Rodel Batocabe said his group would support the “best candidate for Speaker who can help advance the party’s agenda for the Bicol region.”

He said they are being wooed by various factions in the House “but we will not be forced into making a choice without first consulting our members.”

In the meantime, he said AKB “is preparing to push its legislative agenda and will not be distracted by negative propaganda peddled by disgruntled militant groups like Bayan.”

Batocabe denied Bayan’s claim that AKB is allied with President Arroyo, saying Mrs. Arroyo herself has made a similar denial.

He said it was unfair for militant groups to judge AKB even before it could take its seats in the House, participate in the legislative process and push for its agenda for the welfare of millions of Bicolanos.

He said the militant groups trained their guns on AKB after their party received more than 1.5 million votes, twice the number obtained by the militants.

According to officials of the Commission on Elections, AKB will most likely win the maximum three House seats allowed a party-list group.

Batocabe also denied that AKB chairman Elizaldy Co is an ally of Mrs. Arroyo.

He said Co, a well-known Bicolano businessman with interests in renewable energy, construction, real estate, and resort development, has helped AKB since 2006, particularly with its scholarship and livelihood programs that benefited thousands of poor Bicolanos.

“While our party is chaired by Zaldy Co, he is not the only benefactor of AKB. He is not even a party nominee in Congress. We also have thousands of AKB volunteers who contribute skills, time and meager resources to the organization because they believe we can help marginalized Bicolanos,” he said.

Brandon32

May 22nd, 2010, 11:54 AM

May press release na palan su San Miguel brewing plant na tiga construct sa Ligao City. most probably next year operational na ining San Miguel plant...

kaniguan78

May 22nd, 2010, 12:55 PM

hmmm.. di ako sure sa information na to pero sabi daw gagawin yang part na yan na main gate.....kung ganun man ang mangyari face-to-face na sila ng gate ng Camp Simeon Ola.

not really sure about this information, nasabi lang sa akin ng kaibigan ko in B.U:nuts:

Ok. Parang off kasi may soccer field sa harapan.:nuts:

kaniguan78

May 22nd, 2010, 01:00 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs562.snc3/30692_437059334501_677654501_5601947_1359447_n.jpg[/QUOTE]

Great! Where else can you see para-gliding with a perfect cone on its background? :banana:

kaniguan78

May 22nd, 2010, 01:12 PM

May press release na palan su San Miguel brewing plant na tiga construct sa Ligao City. most probably next year operational na ining San Miguel plant...

ahh i thought operational na sya...

kaniguan78

May 22nd, 2010, 01:20 PM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/DSC00449.jpg
BU Grandstand makeover.

kaniguan78

May 22nd, 2010, 01:24 PM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/DSC00450.jpg
Grabe talaga ining taginit, hilinga na su bermuda grass sa airport, yellow na.

MLouie

May 22nd, 2010, 02:17 PM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/DSC00449.jpg
BU Grandstand makeover.

parang masyado naman nilang ginawang colorful ang grandstand. parang di na tuloy naghaharamonize sa mga kulay ng mga buildings sa oval, dinagdagan pa kasi nila ng pink:lol::lol:

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 05:25 PM

Nyahaha, nice pic. Narumduman ko lugod ROTC days. :lol:

[dx]

May 22nd, 2010, 05:31 PM

May press release na palan su San Miguel brewing plant na tiga construct sa Ligao City. most probably next year operational na ining San Miguel plant...

Really? May link ka?

Anyway, here's the rendering of the new bottling plant. Looks like Ligao is on its way to becoming an agro-industrial center.

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww17/sherwinm27/IMG_1697.jpg

Brandon32

May 23rd, 2010, 04:17 AM

^ igwa baga sa bicol region thread nabasa ko...

iyo mananggad...kung igwang city sa Albay na mag host kayan na mga darakulang industries....Ligao is the place.arani man pati sya sa pantao port in case ang mga produkto kaipuhan darahon sa Masbate, Marinduque, Romblon,etc....

Maray na Albay!

I think Tabaco is following the lead of Legazpi City...

so hindi ako magugulat kung sa mga susunod na taon eh magkaroon na rin ng savemore or SM mall sa tabaco..

but if i were the mayor of Tabaco, i would turn this city into a Gensan of Luzon...

jhid

May 23rd, 2010, 05:04 AM

;57343603']Really? May link ka?

Anyway, here's the rendering of the new bottling plant. Looks like Ligao is on its way to becoming an agro-industrial center.

I just do not know if the below news article pertains to this new bottling plant in Ligao although the location specifies a generic "Bicol" as the location. Magayun ini for Ligao & Albay ta finally SMC has recognize the advantage of Albay as a central hub for its easy accessibility to other provinces in delivering this major product.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/05/18/10/san-miguel-brewery-put-5-new-bottling-plants-p4-b

San Miguel Brewery to put up 5 new bottling plants for P4-Babs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 05/18/2010 6:23 PM | Updated as of 05/18/2010 6:26 PM
MANILA, Philippines - San Miguel Brewery Inc., the beer unit of conglomerate San Miguel Corp., is planning to set up 5 new bottling plants at a cost of P4 billion.

San Miguel Brewery chairman Ramon Ang said they would put up the plants in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Bicol, Cagayan de Oro and Ilocos Norte to improve flexibility in terms of logistics. Completion is targeted over the next 5 years.

The bottling plant in Laguna, which will have a capacity of 22 million cases per year, will be operational by next year.

"With our growing volumes and efforts to expand the market, nine out of 10 Filipino beer drinkers consume San Miguel Beer brands. The demand for our products has been so great that in the next few months, we will be breaking ground for our satellite bottling plant in Sta. Rosa, Laguna," noted San Miguel Brewery president Robert Huang.

At present, San Miguel Brewery has bottling plants in Pampanga, Metro Manila, Bacolod, Davao and Cebu, which are also sites for the brewing plants. San Miguel currently has brewing capacity of 17 million hectoliters but consumption is only about 14-15 million hectoliters.

"This year, we will concentrate on programs to increase beer consumption and the visibility of our brands. These we will pursue through enhanced trade promotions, occasion-creating activities, merchandising initiatives and moderate pricing strategy, among others," Huang said.

During the first quarter of 2010, San Miguel Brewery's sales volume totaled 44.1 million cases, a growth of 2 % over last year with domestic sales revenues at P13.4 billion and net income at P2.7 billion.

Meanwhile, Ang said San Miguel Brewery may tap the debt market to partially fund its acquisition of its parent's stake in Ginebra San Miguel Inc.

The transaction is expected to be completed within the year.

Brandon32

May 23rd, 2010, 05:13 AM

^ i believe sherwin posted some photos here before about this SMC bottling plant...and the picture above is another separate project.

Ephesus29

May 23rd, 2010, 08:09 AM

Hi dx; what a stunning postings on your thread. It is trully a breathtaking attractions for all tourist to see (local and foreign visitors). SUPERV, brilliant and ..WOW....

kaniguan78

May 23rd, 2010, 10:45 AM

From Bicol to the World (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/sim/sim/view/20100522-271444/From-Bicol-to-the-World)

By Tina Arceo-Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 14:06:00 05/22/2010

Filed Under: business, Art and Crafts, Exhibition

IT MUST be the abaca that grows abundantly in the region, or the majestic Mayon Volcano that’s been the subject of many poems, paintings and photographs.

Whatever the reason, Bicol has become synonymous with intricately designed handicrafts – from meticulously handwoven bags to delicate, embroidered placemats and trend-setting accessories – that have long been making waves in the export market.

A number of these exporters participated in the 51st edition of Manila F.A.M.E. International, a major exhibition on the calendar of the Center for International Expositions and Missions (Citem), eager to show the world what they’ve developed in their workshops.

First Binhi Crafts Corp. and Globeasia Nature Industries Inc. of Legazpi City, Albay are showing their mettle in the housewares and home décor field, while Grass Art Collection of Pili, Camarines Sur is establishing a name in the gifts sector.

Kraftika Filipina of Daraga, Albay is expanding its line of fashion accessories, while Nero Handicrafts of Legazpi City, Albay is busy the whole year meeting orders for its Christmas and holiday décor.

Citem Executive Director Ma. Lourdes D. Mediran said loyal buyers from the United States, Japan, Europe, Australia, among others, came to the show and have expressed interest anew in products proudly made in Bicol.

According to Edgardo Lacson, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bicol has established a strong presence in the local and global market for handicrafts because exports provide a major source of income for the region.

People there have no choice but to excel at it. Fortunately, Bicol is in a good position to do just that because it has all the natural materials needed for these export items, plus the Bicolanos’ natural creativity.

“The province is blessed with indigenous natural materials such as abaca and vines like nito and seagrass, which are in great demand in Europe and the United States as handicraft artwork,” Lacson noted. “Bicolano exporters have developed and perfected their expertise into shaping these materials into art pieces for store displays and home décor.”

He added: “The creativity of Filipino designers is boundless and the shapes, functions and utility of their artwork expressed through the use of these native materials will definitely help Bicolano exporters keep their niche markets.”

Sergio Ortiz-Luis, head of the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc., shared Lacson’s views and added that Bicolano exporters have what it takes to compete with the best of them in the brutal world market.

And one of the best things about Bicol’s export sector is that it is composed primarily of micro, small and medium exporters. There is really not one player that dominates the scene, thus making creativity flourish.

“Their products are mostly handmade," added Ortiz-Luis. "The industry is labor-intensive, from the downstream of suppliers up to the allied services to complete the export cycle.”

And judging from the oohs and aahs expressed by buyers at the Manila F.A.M.E., that export cycle will just keep on turning. •

First Binhi Crafts Corp.
Houseware and Home Décor
Renato Vidal, President
1428 San Andres Bukid cor. Coral St.,
Sta. Ana, Manila
(factory is in Bicol)
Tel.: 5617177
Email: firstbinhi@yahoo.com.ph

Globeasia Nature Industries, Inc.
Houseware and Home Décor
Gloria N. Escaro, Owner/General Manager
Gernarine Bldg., Annex Alternate Road
Legaspi City, Albay
Tel: (6352) 4810572
Email: nergarine@globeasia.net
Web: www.globeasia.net

Grass Art Collection
Gifts
Michael Dychinco, General Manager
Zone 6, San Vicente, Pili
Camarines Sur

Kraftika Filipina
Fashion Complements
Reynaldo Paulino, Managing Director
Paulino's Industrial Compound
Purok 8, Lakandula Drive,
Tagas Daraga, Albay

Nero Handicrafts
Christmas and Other Holiday Décor
Romeo Goncena, Jr., President
Imperial Court Subs., Phase I
Legaspi City, Albay

kaniguan78

May 23rd, 2010, 10:49 AM

4 Side Trips from Mayon (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/sim/sim/view/20100522-271446/4-Side-Trips-from-Mayon)

By Ephraim Aguilar
Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 14:10:00 05/22/2010

Filed Under: Lifestyle (House & Home), Travel & Commuting, Tourism

SUNLIGHT hits Leizel Peñaverde’s face as she awakens after a 10-hour bus ride from Manila. She immediately grabs the camera from her bag and captures the magnificent view of Mayon Volcano from her bus window.

She is seeing the world-famous volcano for the first time. Natives believe that when a visitor like Peñaverde sees it naked or free of clouds, it is a welcoming sign of blessing.

Peñaverde, 27, of Malate, Manila has joined her husband’s company outing. The tourists aboard chartered buses drop by the famous Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga, Albay for a closer view of Mt. Mayon.

Peñaverde says she is amazed by the volcano’s beauty, which she only used to see in textbooks. But tourists like her might ask, is there more to an Albay trip than viewing the 2,462-meter volcano?

Legazpi City, the capital city and regional center of Bicol, is strategically located in the province’s second district, from which tourists can easily jump off to other destinations in Albay and adjacent provinces.

Considered as the gateway to Bicolandia, Legazpi City can be reached via a 45-minute plane ride or a 10-hour land trip from Manila.

If you’re staying in any of the hotels in the city, there are many interesting places you can visit and new experiences to enjoy. Here’s a shortlist:

1. Ligñon Hill

Just a five-minute drive from any point in Legazpi City is Ligñon Hill, which offers a panoramic view of Mt. Mayon and a 360-degree view of the city and the neighboring Daraga town. It also has a 40-meter-long and 7-foot-deep tunnel which the Japanese forces used as an arsenal during World War II.

On top of the hill is a 320-meter zipline from which tourists can soar through the chilly air, with the scenic Mt. Mayon in the background. There are photographers to capture the picture-perfect moment.

Dianne Recomono, 16, of Pasig City tried the zipline and could not hide the excitement in her face as she plummeted through the hill’s lush green contour.

“This is a unique and worthwhile experience. It’s definitely something I would recommend to my friends,” says Recomono, who was with her family for a four-day summer vacation.

The hill also hosts other summer adventures and extreme sports, such as hiking, biking, rappelling, paintball, and airsoft – all managed by Globe Quest Adventure. Zipping and rappelling are at P200 per person while paintball costs P300 for 50 bullets, mask, vest, and a paintball gun.

Another adventure sport is biking on dried up gullies at the foot of Mayon. The gullies serve as pathways of loose sand and volcanic rocks swept away by heavy rains from the volcano’s slopes. Four-wheel All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are available for rent at P1,500.

2. Forest adventure

The Mayon Volcano Natural Park is a favorite destination for nature lovers. Its main entry point is in Barangay (village) Lidong in Sto. Domingo town.

The 5,486-hectare park surrounding Mt. Mayon is a protected area that covers eight Albay towns. Aside from its rich flora and fauna, the park has 18 rivers and creeks. The scattered fertile plains, rough and narrow ridges and deep ravines add up to a great adventure.

Local mountain guides are ready to assist neophyte hikers and campers. Camp 1 is 1,650 meters above sea level, says Aldwin Orendain, 18, the park’s gatekeeper.

An alternative entrance to the forest nearer the city is in Barangay Buyuan in Legazpi City, where the Mayon Outdoor Group Association assists hikers and campers.

Other ecotourism destinations in Albay within a two-hour drive from the city are the boiling lake in Manito town, the 91-meter Busay Falls in Malilipot town, the ice-cold Vera Falls in Malinao town, and the black sand beaches of Sto. Domingo town.

There is also a butterfly garden and fruit bat sanctuary at the Bacman Geothermal Fields at the border of Manito, Albay and Bacon, Sorsogon.

Sorsogon province is home to the whale sharks of Donsol and the placid Bulusan Lake ideal for kayaking.

3. Native souvenirs

There are many souvenir shops at the Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga town which offer Bicol’s native products like cutlery, refined clay jars, pili nut candy varieties, abaca bags and crafts. There are also P300 shirts hand-painted with Mt. Mayon.

At Alne’s Crafts and Souvenirs, prices of abaca bags range from P100 to P650 depending on materials and design. Abaca slippers, P25 to P65 each, are also available.

The Mayon Artstone shop in Cagsawa sells sculptures made of hardened Mayon rocks. Its 50-year-old artist-owner Vicente Ajero, also known as “Enteng Bato,” uses only a hammer and a large nail as chisel to form different images. He also fashions bracelets and necklaces from volcanic stones.

Other souvenir shops can be found at the Legazpi City Grand Terminal. Bargain hunters are assured that the native bags here are half the price of those displayed at the Metro Manila malls.

For even greater bargains on local crafts, plus a learning experience, tourists can go directly to the abaca-weaving villages in Malilipot town, just a 30-minute drive from Legazpi.

For food pasalubong, the 74-year-old Albay Pilinut Candy in the Old Albay District is just a few minutes away from the Legazpi City Domestic Airport. Some of its bestsellers are the crispy pili, toffee rolls, yemas de pili, pili butternuts, and salted pili.

Pili is one of Bicol’s distinct produce. Pili nut is known as the Philippine almond, which is at par with the macadamia nut. A classic favorite delicacy is the sweet bar-shaped mazapan (pili nuts mixed with milk, egg, and sugar).

4. Bicol food

For a unique food experience, there are local restaurants that offer fusion cuisines.

The Small Talk Café offers Pasta Mayon, which is made from triangular ravioli pasta garnished to resemble Mayon’s nearly perfect cone. It is topped with sizzling red sauce, reminiscent of flowing lava.

Other Small Talk favorites are the laing (taro leaves in coconut milk) pasta and pizza, and the Bicol Express pasta.

Have you ever eaten spicy ice cream? It can be weird but truly delectable. You can try it at the First Colonial Grill, which has two branches in the city. It offers “native Bicol food with a twist.”

They have the homemade Bikol’s Pride Ice Cream with various local flavors such as sili (chili pepper), pili, tinutong (toasted rice), malunggay and lemon.

Other Colonial Grill favorites are tinapa fried rice, buko chopsuey, vegetable kare-kare, five-spice chicken, tinuto (a local variety of laing), kilawing tuna, and Bikol Express.

To visit all these sites, tourists can avail themselves of 24-hour taxi and car rental services. Local transport service provider Early Riser offers car rental services for as low as P250 per hour.

With a three-day stay in Legazpi, a tourist can already have an adventure-packed summer vacation. Indeed, in Bicol, there are places and experiences that can never be captured by photographs on crisp four-sided postcards.

Source (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/sim/sim/view/20100522-271446/4-Side-Trips-from-Mayon)

kaniguan78

May 23rd, 2010, 10:51 AM

Cracking the Code for Good Business
(http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/sim/sim/view/20100522-271445/Cracking-the-Code-for-Good-Business)
By Sarah B. Moran, Jumean Rose M. Atun
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 14:08:00 05/22/2010

Filed Under: business, Trade (general), Art and Crafts

LIVING in the shadow – and occasional fiery glow – of active volcanoes, in the path of Pacific storms and monsoon winds, Bicolanos are naturally blessed with a creative, defiant yet resilient spirit. This enables them to endure and thrive in the midst of some of nature’s most extreme mood swings.

From the greatest yields of their land – abaca and pili – Bicol natives have spun and woven, cooked, baked and created intricate crafts and interesting delicacies that for years have found their way to homes all over the world.

It is this same spirit that may yet save the very same abaca- and pili-based industries that are presently struggling to survive the onslaught of global trade challenges.

The past four years have been especially tough for abaca handicraft producers, reports Marlon Rebancos of the Fiber Industry Development Authority. As a result of the drastic plunge in the price of high grade abaca fiber used for export, from P78 to P38-P40, 28 of the 50 exporters registered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have been forced to close down their operations, he adds.

But ever in search of a bright spot in the midst of adversity, the Bicol folk may have found it in Starcrest Asia Corp., an abaca exporter from Daraga; J. M. Macandog, Inc., which produces handicrafts for the local market; and in the Albay Pilinut Candy.

Starcrest owners Carlos Erwin and Gloria Baldo are pioneers in the export of abaca bags, baskets, placemats and handicrafts in the entire Bicol Region. Starting with a P300 capital in the town of Camalig, Albay in 1982, the couple’s venture now posts an estimated P38 million annual gross income.

Starcrest found its niche serving the lucrative foreign markets in the US, Japan, Korea, China, Europe and Australia. “Filipinos really prefer to patronize what is foreign to them while the overseas markets yearn for indigenous merchandise,” Erwin says.

Seeking to expand these markets even more, the company is currently focusing on its latest innovation – cloth production blending abaca and sinamay threads, with design prints suitable for dresses and other woven materials.

“As far as I know, we are the only abaca corporation here that has the machine [for cloth production]. Our specially-printed products are really a hit among foreign buyers,” he said.

For Vicente and Josephine Macandog, the couple behind J.M. Macandog Inc., however, catering to the local market has proven to be just as rewarding, with the company generating an annual income of P4 million from the local sale of bags, baskets, and placemats made of fibercraft, as well as hampers and ropes fashioned from seagrass.

The Macandogs started their business in the 70s, when Josephine retired early as a schoolteacher and initially started producing placemats, doormats and other small abaca fiber products for Camalig and its neighboring towns in Albay.

In 1992, the couple re-launched their products with help from the DTI. Their eldest daughter Mira came in to manage the business. Mira says this time around, the raw materials are first brought for weaving to the communities in the towns of Tabaco, Manito, Bacacay, and Camalig, then delivered to the factory in Daraga for the final design work.

“We create our own bag designs that come with names such as tussle, heart, flower, hobo, polka dots and abaca shell bag,” she said. Prices range from P75 to P650. New designs are introduced each season to keep abreast with the latest trends. October to April are peak months for the business, she adds.

“What is unique with our business is that despite most abaca traders’ preference for the export market, we opt to make products for the Bicolanos, for the Filipinos,” Macandog says. The products are carried by Rustans, Crossings, selected SM Malls in Manila and the Gaisano Mall-Bicol showroom in Legazpi City.

For the Albay Pilinut Candy, a 74-year-old confectionery located in Old Albay District in Legazpi City, continued success in the export market stems from innovations introduced by its third-generation business owner. Already a byword not just in the Philippine market but in Japan, China, Hong Kong and the US as well, the pili nut sweets produced by Rosemarie Diaz-Battung stand out for their packaging – glossy foil pouch imprinted with a colored photograph of freshly-roasted pili nuts, which guarantee a shelf life of up to four months.

Battung has succeeded in creating avid followers for the company’s 16 variants of pili confections. The bestseller is the mazapan de pili, ground pili nuts mixed with milk, egg and sugar. Other favorites are yemas de pili, crispy pili and sesame coated nuts. Discriminating palates have a choice of varied preparations – salted, roasted, buttered or roasted sugar coated – of the pili, said to be at par with Australia’s macadamia nut.

Since introducing innovations in packaging in 1996, sales have jumped by a 100 percent, says Battung, who continues to concoct and try out pili recipes in old-fashioned ovens fired by cracked pili shells.

“It was both fun and toil,” she says of the legacy left behind by her grandfather, Don Antonio Regidor, a Spaniard devoted to improving his mother’s recipe when he first used Bicol’s abundant pili nut in his test kitchen. •

Moran and Atun are student interns of Bicol University, supervised by the Inquirer Southern Luzon.

Source (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/sim/sim/view/20100522-271445/Cracking-the-Code-for-Good-Business)

[dx]

May 23rd, 2010, 11:03 AM

^Thanks for posting! Here's the cover

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs598.snc3/31489_394572431402_614626402_4744592_685717_n.jpg
by Joyce Ramirez (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=614626402)

[dx]

May 23rd, 2010, 11:09 AM

Hi dx; what a stunning postings on your thread. It is trully a breathtaking attractions for all tourist to see (local and foreign visitors). SUPERV, brilliant and ..WOW....

Thanks, welcome to Legazpi. Dios Mabalos! :okay:

[dx]

May 23rd, 2010, 11:26 AM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs578.snc3/31489_394572446402_614626402_4744594_530847_n.jpg
Source: Joyce Ramirez (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=614626402)

[dx]

May 23rd, 2010, 11:27 AM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs538.ash1/31489_394572441402_614626402_4744593_7640126_n.jpg
Source: Joyce Ramirez (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=614626402)

Monsi

May 24th, 2010, 02:40 AM

;57269659']I tried to measure the area of the Legazpi Domestic Airport using this tool (http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-area-calculator-tool.htm). And here's what I found.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3933/airport.png

The present airport (runway, taxiway, terminal, parking area) occupies more or less 38 hectares. The BIA will reportedly be built on 140 hectares (http://wowlegazpi.com/2009/07/16/bicol-international-airport-to-rise-in-albay/) of land. Anyway, I'm excited to see what will become of the domestic airport once operations are transferred to the BIA. :okay:
^74 hectares...I once handled a Technical Writing class in 2002 (or was it 2004?) and I assigned a couple of students to write a mock proposal to Cebu Pacific about the viability of deploying flights to Legazpi...They had to "convince" CEB officials that Legazpi Airport facilities and infra can handle medium haul twin jets (B737-400 and A320). PAL then had the monopoly of flight to/from Legazpi. As you know, beating PAL, Cebu Pacific deploys three flights daily Manila-Legazpi vv and 3xweekly Cebu-Legazpi vv.

05.21.2010
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Monsi

May 24th, 2010, 02:42 AM

05.23.2010
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arkijo

May 24th, 2010, 02:56 AM

barrera_marquez

May 24th, 2010, 03:02 AM

^74 hectares...I once handled a Technical Writing class in 2002 and I assigned a couple of students to write a mock proposal to Cebu Pacific about the viability of deploying flights to Legazpi...They have to "convince" CEB officials that Legazpi Airport facilities and infra can handle medium haul twin jets (B737-400 and A320). PAL then had the monopoly of flight to/from Legazpi. As you know, beating PAL, Cebu Pacific deploys three flights daily Manila-Legazpi vv and 3xweekly Cebu-Legazpi vv.

05.21.2010
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Dapat ko pala kayong ituring na mga bayani. Kung hindi dahil sa inyo hindi ako makabibiyahe sa Legazpi ng ganoon ka-ganda.

arkijo

May 24th, 2010, 03:03 AM

igwa ki activities/ceremony sa pagbukas kan savemore? siguro igwa ki personality na imbitado.

JerzDelaCruz

May 24th, 2010, 04:23 AM

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leo98

May 24th, 2010, 07:26 AM

got these as pasalubong all the way from Daraga

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jhid

May 24th, 2010, 08:04 AM

kaniguan78

May 24th, 2010, 08:17 AM

I have highlighted above some attractions of Albay & Sorsogon which are receiving very scant mention in its tourism brochures & promotions.

*The fruit bats in Bacon-Manito geothermal nature preserve can be one major tourist draw just like what Subic does to its bats which became a must-see attraction in its Nature reserve. This is the first time I actually heard of its wildlife park in the geothermal site with the butterly garden as its centerpiece. I just hope that this should be incorporated into the tourism map of Albay.

* The boiling lake in Manito should be developed into a spa and natural baths destination just like what Iceland did to its boiling lakes. Bihiraon ang igwa kaini sa mundo and this is usually a hit to European, Japanese and Korean tourists ta may therapeutic claims daw ini. Igwa man sa may Pinatubo munyan who harness volcanic mud para sa Spa duman at balita ko na dakul daw na Korean tourists na pigduduman talaga ito.

*I have observed that it is Albay and not Sorsogon that is aggressively promoting Sorsogon's natural tourist attractions i.e. Butanding interaction. Sana Albay should also include kayaking in Bulusan Lake in its promotions para mas dakul ang choices kang mga tourists sa mga eco-destinations kang satuyang lugar.

I remember before na dakul ang nagcocomment na so Albay daa only offers Mayon Volcano to tourists and nothing else. Mahay ta dakul na munyan ang pigdevelop at narediscover na magagayun na pasyaran sa satuyang lugar.

I think the Sunwest Group has plans of developing the boiling lake in Manito into a spa.

The reason why Albay is promoting the whale shark is because there are still few accomodations in Donsol and many of the tourists that go there come from and are billeted in Legazpi hotels.

You're right hindi na lang Mayon ngayon ang tourist attraction sa Albay and there's more to come!

kaniguan78

May 24th, 2010, 08:36 AM

'Albay delivered 62% of votes to Noynoy' By Pete Laude (The Philippine Star) (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=577960&publicationSubCategoryId=63) Updated May 24, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - A vote and opinion survey expert said yesterday Albay delivered 62 percent of its votes to winning presidential bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in the recently concluded May 10 elections.

A Commission on Elections tally showed Albay closely tailing Tarlac which delivered 73 percent of its votes to Aquino.

In a forum, opinion survey expert Jay Carizo said Albay even edged Batangas which gave about 60 percent of its votes to Aquino.

“Had it not been for Catanduanes which went to Erap, Bicol would have delivered the largest vote shares for Aquino, among the regions,” Carizo noted.

Carizo worked with the Institute for Popular Democracy, and does political research work, most recently for a German organization.

“Albay is second to Tarlac in Noynoy’s vote share nationwide, largely due to the efforts of Gov. Joey Salceda. In 2004, Albay was second to Pampanga in helping President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo win Luzon, but nowhere near Cebu’s numbers,” he said.

Albay also virtually set the voting trend in Bicol, and even beat bigger and vote-rich Camarines Sur in votes delivered to Aquino.

Camarines Sur submitted 315,681 votes to Albay’s 340,571.

Bicol figured prominently in setting the voting trend for Aquino when Salceda went from the administration camp where he served as presidential economic adviser to President Arroyo to Liberal Party standard-bearer, Aquino, his classmate at the Ateneo de Manila University where they had Mrs. Arroyo as professor.

“It was actually, a ‘reconversion’ to ‘Yellow’ for Albay. Salceda supported Cory in 1986 when Bicol was the strongest opposition region in the country. Then he helped Ramos in 1992, Erap in 1998, GMA in 2004 and back to ‘Yellow’ with Noynoy in 2010,” Carizo pointed out.

Salceda’s switch to Aquino’s side was considered a vote bonanza for the LP which installed him as LP Bicol regional chairman.

He was expected to deliver the Bicol vote to Noynoy in just 28 days. Albay, in particular, was expected to match Tarlac, Aquino’s home province, in vote delivery.

Tarlac delivered the biggest vote share at 73.19 percent or 387,624 of the 529,613 votes actually tallied, topping Albay’s 340,571 or 62 percent of the 571,855 votes cast.

“Admittedly, we failed to beat Tarlac. Now I realize what political old hats call ‘tomar parte’ (taking part). Villar and Erap were not at play in Tarlac. No excuses. My classmate (Noynoy) wins the challenge even with the best shot I could do in 28 days of grueling campaign,” Salceda said in a radio interview, referring to the task of marshalling the votes of his constituents for Aquino in just four weeks before elections.

Amazing talaga an convincing powers ni Darna.:nuts:

kaniguan78

May 24th, 2010, 09:00 AM

National Heritage Month trains spotlight on conservation of 33 ancient churches
By Lito B. Zulueta
Philippine Daily Inquirer (http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/artsandbooks/artsandbooks/view/20100524-271677/National-Heritage-Month-trains-spotlight-on-conservation-of-33-ancient-churches)

TO PRESERVE THE OLD, start ’em young. That seems to be the philosophy behind Angat Kabataan, the unique heritage-conservation program by the Society of Ecclesiastical Archivists of the Philippines, Inc., the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ Committee on Cultural Heritage, the Filipino Heritage Festival and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. The summer camp for the youth is part of the National Heritage Month going on across the country. (The celebration is mandated by Presidential Proclamation 439.) Fittingly enough, the 2010 Heritage Month theme is “Preserving the Gift of Faith.”

Last year, Angat Kabataan brought youth delegates to Cebu via sea travel from Manila, then from Cebu to Bohol, by ferry: It was an inter-island heritage tour, if there was one. In the process, the youth delegates came to appreciate the fortresses of faith dotting the Philippine coastline—the centuries-old colonial stone churches built by the Spanish missionaries which embody the impregnable Christian faith of the Filipinos, as well as characterize their tropical Baroque spirit, their unique zest for life and celebration.

For this year, Angat Kabataan focused on the 33 churches declared either by the Unesco as World Heritage Sites (such as Santo Tomás de Villanueva in Miag-ao, Iloilo; San Agustín in Paoay, Ilocos Norte; Santa María de la Asunción in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur; and San Agustín in Intramuros, Manila), or by the National Museum.

Parish-based youth from the 33 churches were invited to Albay, Bicol. They attended a seminar-workshop where they themselves oriented other participants on the respective history of their churches and the efforts being undertaken to conserve them. (See related story: “Youth Urged to Help in Conserving Church’s Patrimony.”)

The annual youth camp is the brainchild of Augustinian priest Fr. Harold Ll. Rentoria, NCCA commissioner for cultural heritage. Also this year’s chairman of the steering committee of the National Heritage Month celebration, Father Rentoria urged the youth to join in the Church’s effort to preserve the sacred cultural patrimony as a way of deepening and practicing one’s faith. He said the Church, an ancient institution, looks to the youth to safeguard and preserve the heritage of faith for the next generations of Christians

Inspired choice
The choice of Albay was inspired. The province holds two of the declared 33 National Cultural Treasures—the churches of Daraga and Tabaco. One frequently visited tourist site of the province is Cagsawa, site of the ruins of an old church buried by the eruption of Mayon Volcano in the early 19th century.

The Cagsawa Ruins are a testament to nature’s fury, its capacity to destroy and obliterate cultural landmarks. But Angat Kabataan seemed to say: More destructive is man’s ignorance, which may level veritable shrines of a people’s culture to the ground, depriving the next generations of their right to appreciate and enjoy them, all in one sweeping fillip of the ignorant mind!

But the heritage movement is making progress. It helps Angat Kabataan that the Diocese of Legazpi and the parish leadership of the Daraga and Tabaco churches are very conscious of the need to preserve the cultural patrimony of the Church.

In Daraga, Fr. Jose Victor Lobrigo, the parish priest, rolled out the red carpet for the youth delegates. It was Lobrigo who sought the assistance of local architect, Anna Lorilla, for the conservation of the church, the Nuestra Señora de la Porteria (Our Lady of the Gate).

Built in 1772, it is the oldest church in Albay, noted for its vibrant baroque façade with intricate designs carved from volcanic rocks.

Lorilla recalled that she cried when Lobrigo asked for her assistance, because she had all along wanted to contribute to the conservation of the old churches of Albay, but had felt reluctant to offer her help because church authorities were not perceived to be enthusiastic or knowledgeable about conservation. Happy to be of help, she assembled experts from around Albay and the committee that has been constituted has been doing the conservation phase by phase, with funding and technical assistance from the NHI, National Museum and NCCA.

In 2008, as a result of the extensive research and conservation work, the church of Daraga was declared by the National Museum as a National Cultural Treasure. (The declaration is governed by Republic Act 4846 as amended by Presidential Decree 374 and Republic Act 8492.) Specifically cited by the declaration were the Eastern and Western façades of the church, as well as the bell tower and baptistery.

The opening Mass was held in Daraga with Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon and Fr. Lobrigo concelebrating. In his homily, the youthful-looking prelate said that the Christian community is animated by a sense of “mystery” in plumbing the meaning of the Christian revelation; as well “community” so that the riches of the faith could be shared with others. He indicated that sacred heritage must be conserved and shared with the next generations in the spirit of Christian community-building.

Tabaco church
Even earlier, in 2001, the church of Tabaco, Albay, had been included by the NCCA in the initial list of 26 churches as National Cultural Treasures that would receive state support for their conservation and preservation. The church was built in the 19th century by the secular clergy. Specifically cited in the declaration was the bell tower with rocaille (shell-like motifs) elements, which seems to stylistically date from an earlier time. The church has an unusual floor plan with compartments that remain inexplicable. The stones on the walls bear masons’ marks, something rarely seen in the country.

(The other 25 churches are: Bacong, Negros Oriental—Parish church of San Agustin, built in the second half of the 19th century by the Agustinian Recollects; Balayan, Batangas—Parish church of the Immaculate Conception, built in the early 19th century by the secular clergy, with later additions by the Augustinian Recollects; Betis, Pampanga—Parish church of Santiago Apostol, built in the 18th century by the Augustinians; Boljo-on, Cebu—Parish church of Patrocinio de Maria, built in the late 18th to the early 19th centuries under the direction of the Augustinians; Calasiao, Pangasinan—Parish church of Saints Peter and Paul, built from the 17th to the 19th centuries by the Dominicans; Dupax, Nueva Vizcaya—Parish church of San Vicente Ferrer, built in the second half of the 18th century by the Dominicans; Guiuan, Eastern Samar—Parish church of the Immaculate Conception, built by the Jesuits in the early 18th century and further decorated by the Franciscans in the 19th century; Jasa-an, Misamis Oriental—Parish church of the Immaculate Conception, built in the late 19th to the early 20th centuries by the Jesuits; Jimenez, Misamis Occidental—Parish church of San Juan Bautista, built in the second half of the 19th century by the Augustinian Recollects; Lazi, Siquijor—Parish church of San Isidro Labrador, built in the second half of the 19th century under the Augustinian Recollects; Loboc, Bohol—Parish Church of San Pedro and San Pablo, built in the 17th and 18th centuries by the Jesuits, enlarged in the 18th and 19th centuries by the Augustinian Recollects; Luna, La Union—Paris Church of Santa Catalina de Alejandria, built in the 18th-19th centuries by the Augustinians; Mahatao, Batanes—Parish church of San Carlos Borromeo, built in the 19th-century by the Dominicans; Magsingal, Ilocos Sur—Parish church of San Guillermo de Aquitania, built in the 18th-19th centuries by the Augustinians; Majayjay, Laguna—Parish church of San Gregorio Magno, built in the early 18th century by the Franciscans; Maragondon, Cavite—Parish church of the Assumption of Our Lady, built in the early 18th century by the Jesuits, with later additions by the Seculars and the Augustinian Recollects; Masinloc, Zambales—Parish church of San Andres, built in the 18th-19th centuries by the Augustinian Recollects; Pan-ay, Capiz—Parish church of Santa Monica, built in the 18th-19th centuries by the Augustinians; Romblon, Romblon—Cathedral of San José, built in the 18th-19th centuries by the Augustinian Recollects; Rizal (formerly Malaueg), Cagayan—Parish church of San Raymundo de Peñafort, built in the 1600s by the Dominicans in the foothills of the Cordilleras; San Joaquin, Iloilo—Parish church of San Joaquin, built in the 19th century by the Augustinians; Tanay, Rizal—Parish church of San Ildefonso, built in the second half of the 18th century by the Franciscans; Tayabas, Quezon—Basilica of Saint Michael, built in the 18th-19th centuries by the Franciscans; Tayum, Abra—Parish church of Santa Catalina de Alejandria, built in the 19th century by the secular clergy; and Tumauini, Isabela—Parish church of San Matias, built in the 1780s by the Dominicans.)

Beautiful legacy
It was at Tabaco church where Angat Kabataan held its closing ceremony, highlighted by a Mass officiated by Legazpi Bishop Emeritus Jose Sorra, who evoked the beauty of the faith as expressed in its iconography, churches and liturgy. The prelate urged the youth to help the “beautiful” legacy of the faith for future generations.

Bishop Sorra’s homily reminded many of the remarks of Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, the president of the Permanent Commission for Care of the Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Holy See, who came to the Philippines in 2004 and admired the Philippine Church’s efforts to preserve its cultural heritage: “A language that all understands is the language of beauty. And for this reason, I am convinced that, through beauty, we can have extraordinary means of evangelization.”

In the end, Angat Kabataan did not only celebrate the Church’s vast and priceless cultural patrimony; it also celebrated the Church’s capacity to embrace the future, to be ever green, ever young—through the energy of its young members.

Brandon32

May 24th, 2010, 09:20 AM

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May 24th, 2010, 09:24 AM

^74 hectares...I once handled a Technical Writing class in 2002 (or was it 2004?) and I assigned a couple of students to write a mock proposal to Cebu Pacific about the viability of deploying flights to Legazpi...They have to "convince" CEB officials that Legazpi Airport facilities and infra can handle medium haul twin jets (B737-400 and A320). PAL then had the monopoly of flight to/from Legazpi. As you know, beating PAL, Cebu Pacific deploys three flights daily Manila-Legazpi vv and 3xweekly Cebu-Legazpi vv.

Thanks for the correction sir Monsi! And great photos, as usual! :)

Monsi

May 24th, 2010, 09:31 AM

;57424513']Thanks for the correction sir Monsi! And great photos, as usual! :)
Just multiply by two (38 hectares) and you have a close approximation:lol:
Maray na Albay sa gabos.:)

[dx]

May 24th, 2010, 09:32 AM

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Source: Joyce Ramirez (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=614626402)

Love this article by Ms. Ramirez. I got a copy of PDI at 8pm in the evening so I can get to read this. Haha

Here's my favorite part (I'm typing this directly from the SIM copy, hehe, since there's no online version yet):

In addition to the city's already world famous natural, cultural, and historic attractions, the rapid industrial developments have given rise to several first class boutique hotels such as Hotel Venezia and Hotel St. Ellis, a marina-inspired theme mall and entertainment venue called Embarcadero, a newly constructed convention center, an eco-park in nearby Cagraray Park, a new international airport at Daraga, and the construction of the first world class bayfront community center: a modern boulevard along Albay Gulf coastline that upon completion is envisioned to rival Macau in terms of amusement and gaming attractions.

Infrastructure projects already in place include the Legazpi Central Terminal, the first high-tech transport terminal in the country and the Lignon Hill Nature Park. There are also various rehabilitation improvements in areas damaged by lahar as well as new commercial and residential sites in the highlands, among them the Misibis Bay Resorts, Estates and Spa.

^^ Expect bigger things to come in the next few years! :applause:

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Legazpi, Albay
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^^Exciting! :okay: :okay:

Brandon32

May 24th, 2010, 09:36 AM

^ haha...yes! pang showcase talaga ang Legazpi City! imagine Macau palan ang target na competisyahin! Galing! Go! Go! Go!

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May 24th, 2010, 09:36 AM