the los bañoses owns these building.....and the now gone LOLA and REX theatres as well....

ohh, i was a toddler when i was there kasi... :)

Legazpi City Hi-Res na sa Google Earth!!!!! Yep yep yep!!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20city/legazpi-HiRes.jpg

^^ yup! so cool! hehe..maurag, naiiling na arong mi..:lol:

yeah coool galing ng bicolano Isulong SEOph (http://www.bicolbusinessdirectory.com/isulong-seoph/)

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

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

...now hosts drugstores and shops.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08640.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08642.jpg

Cutting classes, Matt and pals used to hang out here to oggle at Ina Reymundo :) .

F. Imperial Street and Circumferential Road Intersection...

F. Imperial from Rizal Street...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc06779.jpg

Circumferential Road Towards new public market
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Towards Rizal Street (façade of LCC peeking)... Landco along Circumferential Road towards intersection...


Fresh photos of Landco and expansion of PM...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08618.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08620.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08624.jpg

Construction frenzy comes to Bicol...PM expansion now on second floor.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08627.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08639.jpg
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Are those contrails above Gaisano?

Peñaranda Park at dusk...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08648.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08650.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08649.jpg
HOW COULD YOU TELL THAT IT IS HABAGAT ALREADY?

DAGOS PO KAMO GABOS SA LEGAZPI CITY!
http://usera.imagecave.com/dxpsycho/collage-copy.jpg

CONGRATS!!!

6th thread nyo na....heheheheh...:)

Here's a repost of Neil's Hi-res satellite photo of Legazpi Port District (Legazpi's Central Business District) from Google Earth with notable landmarks indentified. I'll try to post one of Old Albay District soon. :)
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/legazpi-HiRes.jpg

@ Hey Dex, thanks for pointing out the landmarks...great idea! I'd like to see the Albay District satellite map too.

Wow...Thread 6 na...Congrats mga Uragons!

...108 YEARS and more then ever, Filipinos are dispersed all over the world...

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HABAGAT NA...


Albay District early evening...

Moon rising above GTS Building...
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...Where in Bicol? Legazpi? Naga? Iriga? :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08740.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08730.jpg

I expect Dex knows...

BTW, Thanks Dex for starting this new thread...

...of which building in Bicol?

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@Monsi, I'm not sure pero is that in Tabaco City? Is that the interior of the new Tabaco Public Market/Mall? Correct me if I'm wrong..hehehe

...of this Bicol city that is fast on the rise...

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"Igwa daw kamo kaiyan (skybridge)?" asks this native... :jk:

...wide, asphalt overlaid highway downhill, its port area looming ahead...
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hi guyz...

in what sites can get those pics of a city from satellites??? its really very interesting...can u help me???tnx

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/albaydistrict.jpg
^^Old Albay District

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/albaydistrict2.jpg
^^Albay District (near SAA)

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/bucampus2.jpg
^^ Bicol University Campus

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/aquinas.jpg
^^Aquinas University

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/saa.jpg
^^ St. Agnes Academy, my alma mater (along with Doc and Matt)..wehehe

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/pm-landco.jpg
^^ Pacific Mall, Landco Business Park

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/albaywildlife.jpg
^^ Albay Parks and Wildlife

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Hi Nikki, you have to download and install Google Earth. It's free from Google. Contribute sana ako sa Naga thread kaso, wala pa yata Hi-Res, baka next time pa.

ok po tnx...

ah yes SAA hehee
i remember that round thing in front.
whole month of october, the students become the beads of the rosary around the roundabout hehee

monsi, is that you in the photo by a skybridge? :D
what does that connect anyway?

the tall thin building is in tabaco too?

Hi Matt, Dex & Monsi!
My guess is that midrise in Monsi's pic is probably in Tabaco. Is this the tallest building in Bicol, so far? :)
Thanks for the satellite pics of SAA, Dex! :cheers:
The "gym" looks much bigger than I remember it to be.

hi doc. whats crackin
yea that gymnasium looks a bit bigger too than how i remember it.

anyway, there's no parking lot for that pacific mall huh?

hi doc. whats crackin
yea that gymnasium looks a bit bigger too than how i remember it.

anyway, there's no parking lot for that pacific mall huh?

No, I can't really see a dedicated parking area either ...unless they're planning to buy up the lots around PM. Otherwise, why not build Bicol's first underground car park? :)

Ei...what's up doc?...:lol:
Actually, there is a dedicated parking area for Pacific Mall patrons located at the back of Metro Gaisano. It's partly visible in the far right corner of the photo. It's not as wide and spacious as parking lots in other malls but it's landscaped and lit.

About the SAA gym, yeah, they built half of it first then completed the structure a few years later. I guess it's also bigger than the original gym which was destroyed by a typhoon in the '80s.

No, I can't really see a dedicated parking area either ...unless they're planning to buy up the lots around PM. Otherwise, why not build Bicol's first underground car park? :)
E-mall in Naga has underground parking :D

No, I can't really see a dedicated parking area either ...unless they're planning to buy up the lots around PM. Otherwise, why not build Bicol's first underground car park? :)

i think if they will make an underground parking in gaisano, it will no longer be the first.....coz, we already have that in naga....in the newly built emall...athough its not multi level but atleast it's still underground...hehehehhe:)

E-mall in Naga has underground parking :D

Oops too late na pla :)
Ok, in that case, what about a rooftop car park? That way, shoppers get a nice view of Mayon and the city too. This reminds me of the multi-storey drive-thru old market of Tabaco. The view from up there was quite scenic.

ANOTHER MAYON ERUPTION??

From The Manila Times:

Monday, June 12, 2006


Mount Mayon volcano

Crater glow suggests a possible explosion


Legazpi City: It’s now the temperamental Mount Mayon’s turn to exhibit noticeable abnormal behavior, following reports of Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon spewing ashes just a couple of days back.

The luminous glow of Mount Mayon’s crater indicates a possible explosion any time, according to observers.

Ed Laguerta, Phivolcs resident volcanologist, warned the public to stay away from the six-kilometer permanent danger zone to avoid any untoward incident the moment that Mount Mayon explodes.

“Crater glow is visible even without telescope,” said Laguerta, adding that Phivolcs opted to maintain the alert level 1 status of Mount Mayon.

Residents staying within the slopes of Mayon told The Times that their wells are drying up and that several animals, particularly the pythons, are moving away from Mount Mayon.

Remedios Escobal, 29, recalled how several pythons from Mayon were seized sometime ago.

According to Cedric Daep who is head of the Albay Provincial Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO), more than 4,000 farmers from 35 villages living within the six-kilometer radius of the permanent danger zone are at great risks if Mayon volcano explodes during daytime.

Daep said that among the three cities of Albay, Tabaco has the most number of threatened persons with 1,167 from five barangays such as Buang, Comon, Buhian, Magapo and Oson, followed closely by Ligao with 513 and Legazpi, 430.

While other municipalities like Camalig have a total of 857 farmers: Daraga, 428; Santo Domingo, 349; Malilipot, 245; Guinobatan, 214; and Bacacay, 49.

Economic and agricultural activities are active within the slopes of Mt. Mayon. It is the habitat of farmers whose income depend primarily on the fertile slope.

On February 2, 1993, at least 77 farmers died when Mount Mayon suddenly exploded. Despite the educational campaigns made by the APSEMO, thousands of farmers continue to defy the warning of the authorities not to venture within the six-kilometer radius danger zone.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has placed Mount Mayon at alert level 1 since 2004. A sudden explosion, according to Laguerta, followed instantly by pyroclastic flow will be extremely dangerous.

Out of 221 volcanoes spread out over the seven volcanic belts in the country, 21 of them are considered active. Mayon volcano, a stratovolcano is the most active among these volcanoes.
--Rhaydz B. Barcia

In Tabaco...
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DVPMC
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08752.jpg

Yes, this midrise is in Tabaco, Albay's bustling city
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Ziga Avenue...


ALBAY HAS THREE CITIES...
Ligao and Tabaco became cities in March 2001.
LCC, Bicol's first and biggest homegrown commercial chain, took roots here...
Tabaco is fast catching up with the other two biggest cities in Bicol...


Tabaco main street Ziga Avenue in front of the public market...
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http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Downtown1.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Downtown2.jpg
...Quezon Avenue/Rizal Street in the burnt market... the similarity is uncanny...

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Similar to...if even better, than a building along Peñaranda...

The most overpriced public market in Bicol... :)
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Landmark that ushers visitors from the Second District to the city center...
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After a halfday road trip, downhill in Sto. Domingo, a little reststop and I found this tempting hammock... Indeed LCC is introducing a new logo...
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^^^ Nice to see some pics of Tabaco! That is a rather impressive-looking market. It looks more like a mall from the outside. Does anyone know what the tallest building in Bicol is? That midrise in the first pic could be a candidate. It is 10 storeys tall?

Thanks for the pics of Tabaco, Monsi! Just thought I'd post this as an FYI follow-up to the PNR pics that were posted in the archived version of this thread:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/hawayano/LegazpiRRmedal.jpg

Misibis President & CEO, Elizaldy S. Co (right) explains the miniature of Amalfi condotel to Albay 3rd District Congressman Joey S. Salceda and Albay Governor Fernando V. Gonzalez.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/amalfi1.jpg

Albay 3rd District Congressman Joey S. Salceda and Albay Governor Fernando Gonzales poured ready-mix concrete at the first foundation fill of Amalfi Condotel during the Amalfi Condotel Groundbreaking Ceremony.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/amalfi3.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/amalfi2.jpg

Aquinas University Dance Troupe performs native cultural dance during the launching of Misibis Villas and Amalfi Contotels.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/amalfi5.jpg

- photos and captions misibis.com

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/ms7.jpg

The MISIBIS Resort, Estates and Spa recently launched the Amalfi Condotels. The project, a billion-peso amenity, is one of the highlights of the resort development of Misibis, a barangay in the Cagraray Island here, which began two years ago.

“AMALFI” is an Italian word which means “a place that offers a beautiful view of the sea.”

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

And very true to its name, the AMALFI Condotels – a hotel and condominium combined, the first of its kind in Albay – offers a soothing view of a clean, world-class beach in Cagraray.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/misibisview2.jpg

The AMALFI is founded on the concept of bringing people to a relaxed lifestyle, from the hurly-burly of the city life to a serene living headed out of town, where one can experience fresh breezes and a picturesque panorama everywhere one turns – displaying the splendor nature.

The AMALFI is a nine-structure “condotel” composed of seven blocks of three-to-six-storey condominiums and two hotels worth at least P1.1 billion.

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

Misibis Resort and Spa, in its soft opening by April 2007, other projected features of the resort are a cozy entry lounge and coffee shop, poolside sunken bar, restaurant and bar, free-form infinity pool and deck, spa and health clinic, 50 condotels, souvenir shop, recreational facilities and equipment, business center, and additional 15-room villas.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/m5.jpg

By April 2008 there will be additional 50 condotels, chapel, helicopter rides, basketball court, function rooms, convention hall, tennis court and lap pool.

By April 2009, there will be additional 25 condotels. And from 2010-2015 there will be a airstrip, golf course, farm lots, flora and fauna collection, fishing lagoon, outdoor amphitheater, cultural heritage center and museum, bowling lanes, driving range, forest park and trail, campsite, canopy walk, equestrian ranch, and marina yacht basin.

Misibis Land, Inc. is also operating the only cable car which crosses the Sula Channel. It is the country’s most longest cable car from station to station, taking one on a spectacular view of the Mayon Volcano and Sula Channel which serves as sanctuary of galleons during Spanish era and at present takes refuge to both big and small marine vessels during typhoons.

Misibis was categorized as “Triple A” resort by the Department of Tourism and is awarded the Philippines Third Tourism Economic Zone by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.

Misibis’ master planned seaside community was recognized as the country’s Third Tourism Economic Zone by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.

Misibis Land, Inc. hoped to draw in domestic tourism in the next two years, targeting at least 10-20 percent of tourist influx from Boracay and other beach resorts in the country,, or an approximate volume of 146,000 tourists per year.

- article, photos, captions - misibis.com

In Tabaco...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08747.jpg

galing nito :)

ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother and Pinoy Dream Academy will be having a screening today, June 16, at the Pacific Mall.

hello mga uragon! :D
i was quite WOWWED by those infra in tabaco! hehe..
i didn't realize that business in this city is very much chasing those of naga and legazpi!
kudos tabaco! :D

Hehe, yup. And Tabaco's port is bigger and better than Legazpi's as of the moment, though expansion is already in the plans for Legazpi's port.

with all of those things found in tabaco, it can be included in the higher classes of cities, like naga and legazpi..
BTW, is tabaco still a 5th class city?

^^The last time I checked it was. But maybe the data in that site is out of date. I get the impression that newly chartered cities are generally ranked low (cf both Ligao and Sorsogon, both of which only recently became cities). I'm not sure how Philippine cities are classified according to classes and what criteria are used etc...perhaps Monsi and Dex can enlighten us?

Still, IMO Tabaco deserves a higher rating.

Very busy the past few days...
Very few pictures this week...
Here's Tabaco's neoclassic municipal hall, now city hall... they should replace it with a new building somewhere and preserve this vestage from the American colonial era.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08788.jpg


Was it RDC back in Thread V second to the last page who decried the renovation of Tabaco Church's frescoed ceiling?
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08760.jpg


Alternate Road from an elevated place...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Cimg0362.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Cimg0363.jpg

See you some time...

Still, IMO Tabaco deserves a higher rating.

i also do.. :)

oi! whats up Legazpi people!
hmm no Monsi pics :( hehe

hey whats new regarding the mayoral drama?

^ Hey Matt, how was your Canada trip?
Last time I check there was no update on the mayoral drama. But I'll check again.
I hope Rosal stays put.

whatupee doc.
canda trip was great.
check out the photo album threads in Samahan. theyre all over hehehe
how's you?

wonder where monsi and all the rest of the Legazpeeps went... :dunno:

Wow, Tabaco si very progressive. The last time i when probably in the 80's. Do you think parang Legaspi city na ang TABACO CITY or even na? I hope to visit other places in Bicol like TABACO City.
If the Govt. stat. place Tabaco City as 5th Class, they are very inaccurate(maybe bec. they using wrong assessment), sometimes it's really hard to rely on them, Antiquated recording system or they just don't do their job properly.

wonder where monsi and all the rest of the Legazpeeps went... :dunno:

i was also wondering.. :?
days went and still 2 pages pa lang ang legazpi thread..maybe busy with work..
well, let's just wait..

^Don't worry Matt and Kevin, I'm sure Monsi is just having a brief SSC break. Lol
On the subject of the Nosal vs Imperial drama, I still haven't found anything since the Supreme Court's restraining order on the COMELEC decision.
@ Matt, great Montreal pics btw...you and Juan finally met up! :cheers:

yea we sure did, briefly though.
probably like 30 minutes hehehe.

yea that mayor drama is stupid, waste of time in my opinion.
see until now they dont know what to do with the damn thing. o well.

yes i miss MONSI, where are you???
even Oli is M.I.A.
he owes us 547 photos heheheeh :lol:

^^ Yeah that reminds me! Whatever happened to those 500+ photos?!
We're waiting Oli! lol

yea hehe
anyway, any updates on that new airport proposal?
Magayon festival seems to have lost its festive pull.
anong nangyari, parang ala nang kwenta? any pics guys?

Im still here guys...im just too bz with my new work... :bash: Hope i would be able to post more pics soon...

ei everyone, yup, everyone's busy these days..pc na lang kaharap ko lagi..:bash: sana may oras pa si monsi kumuha ng pics..hehe

...sorry my compatriots...velly busy at vork... :)


A building beside St. Jude Catholic School in Bitano...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/HHPIinBitanoBesideStJudeCatholicSch.jpg


Below... PM expansion now on the third floor...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansionwokersonthirdfloor.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansionnowonthirdfloor1.jpg
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http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansionCircumferentialRd1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LandcoMiata.jpg


Piling work for a new building in Landco...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LandcoPilingWorkforNewBldg.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LandcoInnova2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LandcoInnova3.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LandcoVios.jpg


You're familiar with this cold thing from Tiwi? It's now here in Legazpi... P60 an halo-halo: Sabi kan tag-sadiri, one Clutario, barato na daa iyan kaysa ma-sakay
ka pa ki FX pasiring sa Tiwi... :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LandcoDJCTimeZone.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LandcoNowyoudonothavetogotoTiwi.jpg


My apologies señores... postings will be as intermittent as this as I have lots of preparations to do... Can't help it...
"...The woods are lovely, dark, and deep/But I have promises to keep/And miles to go before I sleep/And miles to go before I sleep." (Robert Frost).

thanks monsi for the updates.. :D
inggit naman ako sa legazpi..kelan kaya magsisimula PM dito?

yea Mons, thanks for the photos., and for taking the time to snap those pics.
do you mind if i ask what is it that you do? :D

musta kevin. nagmeet na kayo ni bobby?
take pics of naga too,man.
i really wanna see lcc naga heheh :D

that mall will surely be grand enough for a small city like Legaspi.

:cheers:

SC denies Imperial plea to lift status quo order
By Florencio P. Narito

LEGAZPI CITY – The Supreme Court has denied the petition of Michael Imperial for the lifting of the status quo ante order which suspended the May 29, 2006 decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc declaring him winner in the May 10, 2004 mayoral race in Legazpi City over Mayor Noel E. Rosal.

- www.bicolmail.com for full story

I'm sorry if this is way out of topic but please support this petition for Philippine churches. :)

Thank you very much.

Although we will continuously be collecting signatures for the petition, we will be printing and officially submitting the petition to the CBCP on Monday, July 3 in order for it to be discussed during their semi-annual conference on July 9. So for your signature to be included in the one that will be submitted to the CBCP, please sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/cbcp/ on or before June 30.

Please pass this to all your friends. A Filipino society that values and preserves its cultural heritage in order to instill pride of place and strengthen Philippine national identity... we can all make a big difference in our fight to preserve our cultural heritage!

Vintage Views of Legazpi

Okay, so we can appreciate how far our beautiful little town has come, take a look at these three pics, circa 1915, when the Americans had a military camp approximately in the vicinity of today's airport:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/hawayano/PIScoutsatLingnonHill.jpg

If you look closely, would that be Cagsawa ruins' belltower sticking up in the background? Or is it a defect in the picture?
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/hawayano/Mayonandswamplands.jpg

Finally, Kapuntukan Hill when it looked sort of bare...
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/hawayano/sunriseLegazpi.jpg

In that battalion formation, it looks like the Captain is in front and the three Lieutenants are on the side of each lines.

^^ yeah--and the caption says "Philippine Scouts"--so I guess these are the native soldiers and not the occupying US forces.

musta kevin. nagmeet na kayo ni bobby?
take pics of naga too,man.
i really wanna see lcc naga heheh :D

nope..we haven't met yet..
i can't promise you that 'coz i don't have a functioning cam right now..
still trying to get some funds.. :D
but as soon as i have a new one, i'll post some.. :)

Vintage Views of Legazpi
If you look closely, would that be Cagsawa ruins' belltower sticking up in the background? Or is it a defect in the picture?
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/hawayano/Mayonandswamplands.jpg


:okay: cool vintage pics @Hawayano, it's interesting to note how Mayon's crater changes over the years. By the way, i don't think that's the Cagsawa belfry; there's no body of water anywhere near Cagsawa as large as the one on the photo.

...before going to bed...


Mount Bariw looming above Albay District...the three towers: ABS-CBN TV4/MOR 93.9FM (left); GMA TV 12 (middle); and Digitel (right).
No wonder ABS-CBN TV4 Legazpi at 10kW has the widest reach in all Bicol: Southern CamSur, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Northern Samar and Masbate... Ditto MOR 93.9.
GMA 12 Legazpi is likewise beaming at 10kW; combine that with altitude... I hope LGU Legazpi compel all TV and FM stations to put up towers atop Mt. Bariw...
By the way... isn't it tempting to put up a sign ala HOLLYWOOD? :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ThreeTowersUpMountBariw.jpg


Alternate Road looking east... Kapuntukan Hill peeking above Gaisano... compare the hill with one of Hawayano's vintage pictures...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlternateRoadLookingEast.jpg

BUENAS NOCHES A TODOS! ...early to bed, early to rise... :)

Thanks @ Monsi and dxpsycho for the clarification and updates :) :)

Thanks to Monsi and Dex for their dedication to this forum despite the fact that they are very busy at the mo.

Anywhere in Legazpi City, you can see Mayon Volcano:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/143936290_80a2a7cbd0.jpg

La Mia Tazza Cafe:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/112220990_ea445478e4.jpg

Pacific Mall McDonald's, may wireless internet hehehe

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/112212299_2f52895723.jpg

photo credits: user peanutbutter, MyKolant - flickr.com

^^ Hey Matt!
I remember La mia tazza - it was already open when I went home in 2002. Nice pics! Seems like wireless internet has reached Legazpi!

hi doc.
yea? it seems like a nice place. is that like a starbucks of legazpi? hehhee :D

^^ I think the concept is similar to Starbucks, but I don't think it's a cafe chain. There is actually a Starbucks branch in Albay District not far from the Capitol.

starbucks in albay? really? ive never heard of it.
i thought Bicol doesnt have a starbucks yet.
we should have dex take photos of it hehehe

Aside from La Mia Tazza and McDonalds there are other establishments in Legazpi City offering WIFI: CASABLANCA Hotel, Hotel Villa Angelina, Wi-Max, Colonial Grill, Kanzo, and Quick and Hearty.

Source airborneaccess.net

wow quick n hearty is still alive huh. hehe
i love their pancakes and iced tea with frothy stuff on top.

Quick n ' Hearty is still alive. Just check Monsi's pics on Legazpi City, Albay and Bicol Region - Thread V page 13. It is near the end of the page. Hate the long wait for the whole page to load.

By the way how do you quote from one thread to another thread. From thread X to thread Y?

dude, i ve been asking the same question.
i see people doing:
quote
quote
quote

hehhee, duno how to do that
anyway, is it true what doc said that theres a starbucks in albay close to capitol?
or is it just a local coffee shop of some sort...? :dunno:

I can't recall from my memory. Tried to look on thread v for pics but end it short. Iugacan ako. When i hear starbucks and try to think of a place I always think of Cebu city and Metro Manila. :? I'll check the location within a month. :)

^^ asan ka ba?

Sa Legazpi City. Dito lang sa bahay. Hirap lumabas palagi. Masyado magastos.

yayain mo si Dex. i heard he's got lotsa moolah! heheh :nocrook: dex hihi

^^ hahaha..i wish :lol:
starbucks in legazpi? you sure, doc? saan kaya yun..hehe


By the way how do you quote from one thread to another thread. From thread X to thread Y?

ei smb, just click on 'quote' on that particular post and copy/paste the text with hello. btw, sain ka sa legazpi?

[QUOTE=dxpsycho]^^ hahaha..i wish :lol:
starbucks in legazpi? you sure, doc? saan kaya yun..hehe



QUOTE]

Actually I'm not ...and it seems like I'm wrong...oops sowee Matt! :runaway:
I must have been to a cafe that closely resembles Starbucks. As I was saying it's somewhere in Albay district near the Capitol. I don't know if it's still there and I obviously can't remember what it's called. It's a nice place to sit around and relax. Anyway, Starbucks is simply a McDonalds of cafes...nothing special, really. :)

ei doc! musta? :hi: baka you're referring to la mia tazza. ayun may pic si matt sa taas, yup, ok nga na tambayan..hehe

i used to wanna get a job at starbucks just cause i liked the smell inside heheh.
it'd be cool to have one though. naga might get it i duno.

ei smb, just click on 'quote' on that particular post and copy/paste the text with hello. btw, sain ka sa legazpi?

I tried to quote before and it worked. I tried to quote from an archived thread but it is already locked. Didn't use my common sense on how the QUOTE syntax works. Anyway thanks for the emphasis.

I am from Brgy. 49, Bigaa. It would cost me two rides just to go to Albay District.

I tried to quote before and it worked. I tried to quote from an archived thread but it is already locked. Didn't use my common sense on how the QUOTE syntax works. Anyway thanks for the emphasis.

I am from Brgy. 49, Bigaa. It would cost me two rides just to go to Albay District.

I see. I've never tried quoting from an archived thread. Btw, arani ka lang palan samo.

La Mia Tazza Cafe:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/112220990_ea445478e4.jpg

photo credits: user peanutbutter, MyKolant - flickr.com

ei matt..there's a franchise of la mia tazza in naga?never heard of it..hehe.. :D

...familiar portal...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MIHmainportal.jpg

...familiar lobby...familiar logo...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/firstShoppingArcadeofBicol.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Trident.jpg

Isuzu Gencars Legazpi now ready for brandnew SUVs...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GencarsLegazpiReadyforIzusuSUVs.jpg

...here in the ground floor of Fortune Building...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/FortuneBldgreadyforIsuzus.jpg

a few meters from Peñaranda/Rizal Streets intersection...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GoldStreet.jpg


Time will stand still in most parts of Legazpi July 2...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PaquiaoLariosTrilon.jpg


My apologies for the large format pix...to some it might take time to download...

...now time to read and re-read... G'night...

i think doc is refering to silverbucks wen he said starbucks in legaspi....silverbucks is a coffee haus along with the other restos in near the capitol....i know it even though im not from legaspi because everytime i went to legaspi i always try the restos in that area....and the coffee there is really good...since then i make it a must to visit that coffee haus evertime im in legaspi......

silverbucks. hehehe. gawa rin kaya tayo ng coffee house, we'll name it Starbox. hehe

kevin: i think that Mia Tazza poster says 'available for franchise in Naga and Landco Legazpi' right? i duno, cant really read the small type...

monsi: neat mayon international hotel pics. that thing is closed now right?
are there any plans of reviving it at all? :dunno:
my friends and i would use to climb up that hotel and just wait for the sunset and wait for all the lights in the city to turn on. it's some sight, really.
similar to the view that you see along, whats that road, that hilly part of the highway past daraga going to sorsogon. was it kimanton ba yun?

Fortune Building was PhilamLife building before, right?
La Trinidad Arcade looks deserted and very lonely.

thanks for the photos again, Monsi.
even if youre busy at work and stuff, you still find time to satisfy your viewers hehehhe thanks :okay:

The Divine Word College of Legazpi Development Foundation, Inc. (DWCLDFI) has recently ventured on a project to put up a Call Center Learning and Incubation Center in partnership with two internationally known outsourcing consultants and technology providers, John F. Kennedy Foundation Inc. and Five9 Virtual Contact System, respectively.

Since marketing commenced, the Call Center has over 100 applicants for training but after the tedious screening by JFK coaches and team leaders the number was trimmed down to 52 and from were the first batch of call center agents will come from.

Currently, the six week training on accent training, American geography, selling and rebuttals, and product training is on its 4th week and the trainees have already developed their confidence and skills. Everyone is looking forward to the opening of the Call Center on June 19, 2006.

www.dwcl.com

June 26, 2006
More agencies join team opening Pantao Port to Visayas/Mindanao

More national agencies have joined arms to the call of Governor Fernando V. Gonzalez to expand the study team on how to open Pantao Port in Libon, Albay as doorway to trade, commerce and tourism going to Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao. In the meeting held last week presided by Gov. Gonzalez at the Governor’s Conference Room of Albay Capitol, the Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Ports Management Office (PMO) have given their nods in expanding the study team to make Pantao Port as the portal in shipping the targeted volumes of manufactured and agricultural products from Albay and its neighboring provinces going to trade and commercial centers in Visayas and Mindanao.

Governor Gonzalez said there is now a need to create a market shift and develop at this stage trade and travel centers to and from the two big island regions that would eventually make Albay as the Gateway to the South.

“Pantao Port is the most strategic point to do this,” Gov. Gonzalez explained, saying that shipping cost would be much lower using Pantao Port and permit lesser travel time, citing that sea vessels will be made to save time crossing China Sea from the islands of Visayas and Mindanao going to Metro Manila. (Jose M. Briones)

- albay.gov.ph

Here are construction photos, old as they are taken sometime in 2004.

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

^^ related news
First Pantao Investors' Forum
Friday, 07 April 2006

An Investors's Forum was held last February 22, 2006 in Barangay Pantao.
This forum was organized to make potential investors aware of the business opportunities that the Pantao Port has to offer.

Businessmen and entrepreneurs from all over the Bicol region attended the event, most notable of which are the representatives of Gaisano Mall and of the major shipping lines. There were also representatives from various government agencies such as the DPWH, DTI, and NEDA who were on hand to address the potential investors' concerns. This event was made possible through the coordination of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the Local Government Unit of Libon.

kevin: i think that Mia Tazza poster says 'available for franchise in Naga and Landco Legazpi' right? i duno, cant really read the small type...

ganon pala un..hehe..already read it correctly..open for franchise in naga and landco legazpi.. :)

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/LegazpiAirport.jpg
Legazpi Airport

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/LegazpiPort.jpg
Legazpi Port

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/LegazpiCentralTerminal.jpg
Legazpi Central Terminal

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/LegazpiPNR.jpg
Legazpi PNR Station

^what i really dont get with philippine planners is how they couldn't get to set up just one big terminal and place for both train and busses in each town. That way, it makes travelling faster and would even decongest the roads..

yup, pinoys have a really bad habit of planning haphazardly..:(

I read in another thread (I forgot which one), someone was asking about Daraga being contiguous with Legazpi or something.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the border separating Daraga from Legazpi is:

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

Bicol University lies in the middle of the border itself, (area with that track field) I've always wondered if they use different addresses :lol:

And here are the downtown areas:

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

yeah, you're right matt, that's exactly where the daraga-legazpi border is. We used to joke how the dialect changes in just one step..hehe

@matt: you're referring to this thread

30 Years From Now: RP's Future Mega-Metros? (http://http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=346845)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/3DLegazpi.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Legazpi%20City%202/3DLegazpi2.jpg

Hoping to 3D all of Legazpi but I think it will take alot of time...Unless you guys help....Hehehehehe....

I like your 3D efforts so Olineil! Keep it up!
@ Matt, yes that's the border and BU straddles it LOL. As you can see, Legazpi and Daraga are really contiguous. There's no real physical divide between the two. Nothing separates them, except the dialect. :)

cool idea, olineil..i'm starting to experiment with sketchup too..kaka-adik din..(wala kasi magawa) :)

hi doc! :hi:

Musta na Dex? Off ka ngunyan?
Looking at Matt's map, imagine how big it would be if all those downtown areas are combined.

Yup, friday night digdi..hehe..
Yeah, 1 urban area man lang ang DRG and LGP. Its interesting to note too that the towns of Albay, Daraga and Legazpi were once joined together to create Legazpi City.

hello my friends.
i like the 3d thingies Olineil, burry nice. :okay:
so how do you get that kind of view in google earth, where it slopes and stuff?

Legazpi: One of 5 model markets in RP
By Florencio B. Narito

LEGAZPI CITY – The Legazpi City Public Market (LCPM) was chosen one of the five model public markets in the country today.

The good news was announced by Ralph Lasin, LCPM administrator, during an interview with Bombo Radyo-Legazpi last Sunday. He said the Huwarang Palengke 2006 is a project of the Department of Agriculture.

Lasin thanked City Agriculturist Jesus Kallos for informing and encouraging him to join the contest.

“At first I had some reservations because we have many problems facing the Legazpi City Public Market,” Lasin said.

“I asked Mayor Noel E. Rosal if I should join the contest. The mayor asked me in return if I could do it. I replied that I could do it if I get the support of the people who are supposed to help me,” Lasin further said.

He revealed that the preparation for the evaluation was made last April. Fortunately, the Legazpi City Public Market was chosen the regional winner.

“We learned about the results of the national evaluation by the middle of June after the oversight committee informed us that LCPM was among the top five public markets in the country,” he added.

Among the criteria for the selection of the model public markets were: physical requirements; sanitation and health; and consumer protection.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/LPMarket.jpg
photos by Monsi

Chosen the top five model public markets in the country are the public markets of Davao City, Gen. Santos City, Cebu City, Legazpi City and San Fernando City, La Union.

Each of these city public markets will receive a cash prize of P500,000 to be given during awarding ceremonies to be announced later.

The City Government of Legazpi plans to use the cash prize to buy a garbage truck for the use of the public market, Lasin said.

The three-story new Legazpi City Public Market was inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last year.

- www.bicolmail.com

Tanong aq ha!!

may naga city thread?

^^skyblue, yup meron...and before you make a thread basahin mo muna yung list ng lahat ng threads na nandito sa SSC-P ;)

ganda naman ng public market nyo.. sana lahat ganyan sa Pilipinas..

I like your work olineil. :cool: :okay:


I also had a plan on making a 3D project for Legazpi City and Daraga. But my plans is a bit on a grander scale by making a roadmap considering the ground elevation as given by google and putting the buildings. It would be better if Mayon Volcano would be included. But I always end up only in thinking about it and not doing it. :crazy: :crazy:


so how do you get that kind of view in google earth, where it slopes and stuff?On the google earth window just below the satellite image are the buttons for orienting your views of the image. You can zoom, rotate, tilt and pan your view. But I guess based on your previous post that you used google map. Download Google earth, it's free.

Legazpi: One of 5 model markets in RP
By Florencio B. Narito

LEGAZPI CITY – The Legazpi City Public Market (LCPM) was chosen one of the five model public markets in the country today.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/LPMarket.jpg
photos by Monsi

Chosen the top five model public markets in the country are the public markets of Davao City, Gen. Santos City, Cebu City, Legazpi City and San Fernando City, La Union.

- www.bicolmail.com

...Landco, Pacific Mall, and Gaisano stone throw away.

Rear side of the public market...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PublicMarketRearSide.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PublicMarketRearSide1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PublicMarketrearside2.jpg


...side towards Circumferential Road; LCC façade seen...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PublicMarketSidetowardsLCC.jpg


...of course front side along Circumferential Road...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PublicMarketFront.jpg


While I'm at it, here are some recent pictures of Rizal Park area...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalParkLampsAULPSVert.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalParkLampsChurchVert.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalParkChurchChowkingRexHotel.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalParkAULPSChurch.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalParkABSECnewcolors.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ConstructionAlongMagallanes.jpg
Construction along Magallanes Street; ABSEC getting some new colors.


Construction/destruction brought by the wharf/baywalk/promenade project...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/WharfProjectDemolitions.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/WharfProjectConstrucitonDesctructio.jpg


PACMAN OR LARIOS? Millions of pesos (some in US$) will change hands today... G'day!

^^The last time I checked it was. But maybe the data in that site is out of date. I get the impression that newly chartered cities are generally ranked low (cf both Ligao and Sorsogon, both of which only recently became cities). I'm not sure how Philippine cities are classified according to classes and what criteria are used etc...perhaps Monsi and Dex can enlighten us?

Still, IMO Tabaco deserves a higher rating.

City Classification

Highly Urbanized Cities - Cities with a minimum population of two hundred thousand (200,000) inhabitants, as certified by the National Statistics Office, and with the latest annual income of at least Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000.00) based on 1991 constant prices, as certified by the city treasurer.

Independent Component Cities - Cities whose charters prohibit their voters from voting for provincial elective officials. Independent component cities shall be independent of the province.

Component Cities - Cities which do not meet the above requirements shall be considered component cities of the province in which they are geographically located. If a component city is located within the boundaries of two (2) or more provinces, such city shall be considered a component of the province of which it used to be a municipality.

Cities are classified according to average annual income based on the previous 3 calendar years.

* 1st class - P250 million or more (Legazpi, Naga)
* 2nd class - P155 million or more but less than P250 million
* 3rd class - P100 million or more but less than P155 million (Iriga)
* 4th class - P70 million or more but less than P100 million
* 5th class - P35 million or more but less than P70 million (Tabaco, Ligao,Masbate, Sorsogon)
* 6th class - Below P 35 million

Source: NSCB (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/con_cityclass.asp)

Sto. Domingo, Bacacay, Malilipot, Tabaco, Malinao, Tiwi...back via Sabloyon to Polangui, Oas, Ligao, Guinobatan, Camalig, Cagsawa, and Daraga...

Here's Oas...

Sacred...

Church in Oas...belfry reflected on pond.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Oaschurchbelfryreflection.jpg

...glass roof of baptistry.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Oaschurchbaptistryglassroof.jpg

...passage, side of church.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Oaschurchsidepassage2.jpg

...to Ligao
...not so sacred: Budjao Inn along the National Highway :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BudjaoinninOas.jpg


...Welcome to Ligao!
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/WelcometoLigao.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LigaoCityHall.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LigaoChurch.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Ligaobusiness2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Ligaobusiness1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PristineinLigao.jpg
Pristine of Elizalde Co now also in Ligao...


Here are additional pictures of the same trip around Mayon.

Legazpi-Sto. Domingo Boundary and Saint Claire Monastery in Lidong.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LegazpiStoDomingoboundary.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/SaintClaireMonasteryLidongStoDoming.jpg


Basud Bridge...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BasudBridge-1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonunderBasudBridge.jpg
I bet you would not swim in Marikina River but they turned it into a tourist attraction... Sto Domingo LGU should consider making minimal development of this river...
minimal because any improvements should not be permanent as volcanic debris would just wash them away...


Afternoon of the same day, approaching Guinobatan...one of the longest bridges in Bicol... name escapes me...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LongbridgetoGuinobatan.jpg


Bust of Potenciano Gregorio (composer of Sarung Banggi) and his burial site, and the only monument in Albay in honor of Andres Bonifacio...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PotencianoGregorioandAndresBonifaci.jpg


Cagraray Island behind Bacacay municipal pier.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CagraraybehindBacacaypier.jpg


San Miguel Island left, Cagraray right; behind is Catanduanes (barely visible)...waters of Tabaco Bay in Bacacay...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/SanMiguelCagrarayCatanduanes.jpg


Last month, these neon signs were not yet there (see page 2 of this thread).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/TCM.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Tabacocitymall.jpg


Solid marble baptismal font...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Tabacochurchbaptistry.jpg


D.B. Peña Memorial College seen from Tabaco Church belfry...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/DBPMCfromTabacoBelfry.jpg


Part of LCC Tabaco and Mayon cloaked in clouds, also seen from inside Tabaco Church belfry.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Mayonhiddenframedinsidebelfry.jpg

Pictures not in sequence... G'night...

Galing mo monsi... keep up the good work!!!! :righton: :righton: :righton:

Monsi's back! hehe..we missed you man..:D
Ei olineil!..saw your 3D creations sa 3D warehouse kang Google Sketchup..cool!..

Had fun with Google Sketchup and Google Earth..here's my first creation, a 3D rendering of St. Agnes Academy..
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/inprogress.jpg
^^ In progress

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/finished.jpg
^^ At last...its finished!

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/saa-1.jpg
^^ Another view..

Kaso, inugakan na ako mag laag kang details, like windows, etc..hehe
hmm..what's next? hehehe

Once your done with your final tweaks of Saint Agness upload it yaeh? Make sure you put Legazpi City on the Tags para mabilis ma-search. Then we can slowly complete the whole of legazpi city in 3D. Lang-urag!!!!

BUTUAN CITY, June 26 Asia Pulse - The Spanish government has extended a grant of P190 million (US$3.56 million) to the Philippines to support the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPFP) in Bicol and Caraga regions.

Caraga and Bicol are the only two regions in the country that can avail of the funding under the 5th RP-Spain Joint Commission for Cooperation, with the Department of Agriculture (DA) as the lead implementing agency.

Eliseo T. Tila, chief of the planning division of DA 13, said the project will focus on activities supporting the value-added agricultural products such as coconut, cassava, pineapple, corn and rice.

Meanwhile, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will also grant P12 million to support the Arroyo government program livelihood assistance to the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte.

The funding is part of the DA-FAO Project Emergency Rehabilitation of Agri-based Livelihood for disadvantaged farmers and returning displaced people in Mindanao.

The project component includes cassava, corn and banana production, poultry and livestock production.

(PNA)
http://au.biz.yahoo.com/060626/17/rx5j.html

Here are some photos from the blog Matt featured a few months ago. This guy is amazing.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/MayonF.jpg
^^ A Classic Mayon Photo

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/jun101.jpg
Mayon viewed from the wharf/promenade

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/julliane-pics-046.jpg
Wharf/Promenade at night

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/IMG_1840.jpg
Mayon viewed from Quezon Avenue

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/IMG_1320.jpg
The Sleeping Lion

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/DSC09564.jpg
Sleeping Lion with Bangka

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/spicyalbay108.jpg
Love amidst the ruins

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/mayon.jpg
Very nice wide angle shot of Mayon and the other members of Bicol's volcanic chain, like Malinao, Masaraga and Iriga (Asog) in Camarines Sur.

Visit Yves' very intereting blog and gallery

http://yves188.blogspot.com/
http://dphotography.org/gallery/

kamaganak ni james yung kinasal

hey dex and monsi, buhay pa ba dyan ang:

•robertsons dept store
•boutique center inside lcc
•twinkles, 2nd floor of lucky's education supply
•cherryland bakeshop

...Dex: I think we've got to sign up should Yves offer any photography class :)
...what a flimsy 4.1 megapix cybershot can do (a poor workman blameth his tools):

Same waters, albeit more placid...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Bancas.jpg


I always wanted to have Mayon veiled in billowy clouds like what Yves got...
Here's the volcano with double sashes instead...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonDoubleVeiled.jpg

...and one taken going down zig-zag road of MIH on my way to work.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonBandedMIH.jpg


Your querries, Matt:
Robertson is no more, albeit they still have that "mall" in Naga and a branch in Sorsogon; Boutique Center inside LCC--as you know, LCC is constantly evolving its footprint is amoeba-shaped
(su'yap digdi, su'yap duman)--of late I see Levi's and Guess in the ground floor; Cherryland now has a number of branches with one stall second floor of PM.

...some stale pictures:
Old building along Peñaranda...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PearandaStTrafficLight.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PearandaCasaConcepcionBlueNote.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PearandaStTowardsChurch.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PearandaStTowardsAlbayHotel.jpg

PNR terminus...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PNR916.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PNR916rainwashed.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PNR916endoftheline.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PNRonboardtoilets.jpg
Onboard toilets left and right before the couplings...


Rizal Street bank row...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalStreetVelascoBldg2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalStreetVelascoBldg3.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalStreetBankRow.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalStreetBankRow1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalStreetBureauoftheTreasury.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalStreetRCBC.jpg

It's the weather! Gloomy like London (Ain't it, Doc?)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Basin.jpg


Evangelical church Sunday night...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/EvangelicalChurchInformatics.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GTSBuilding-1.jpg
...beside GTS building.

This was last week's; PM Expansion now about to finish structure...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansionleftsideDreamsInn.jpg

...full rear side of the award-winning Legazpi City Public Market.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PublicMarketfullrearside.jpg


BTW: Matt, Dude! Could I presume you are rooting for Mimi Miyagi (Melogy Damayo) who's running for governor of your state?
Why not! Italy had Cicciolina (aka Ilona Staller); why can't Nevada? :jk:

Here's where when you're still in highschool you oggled at Ina Reymundo :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc08640.jpg
...now occupied by rows of drugstores and shops... corner opposite St. Paul's Book Store used to be
Jollibee (now South Star Drug).

Nice photos guys! :cheers:

hi Monsi. thanks for anwering my q's. :okay:
i konw i remember LCC constantly pushing walls here and there to expand hehe. even if it's oddly shaped and floors would be uneven, payt pa talaga hehe. :lol:

by the way, would you say that the opening of pacific mall killed off these other smaller businesses, like robertsons, for instance?

thanks always, for the pics. much appreciated :)

Nah! I don't think PM killed their businesses... they did it to them selves. You know most of the businesses in Pinas used to thrive on protectioneering. So when the market became delregulated...they slowly died coz not even their politko kumpares can protect their business interset anymore. If they prepared for the "competitive market" when it came in... they would have fairly survived by now. Its as simple as that. They should have seen PM as an oppurtunity not a competition.

I came across this blog a few days ago: I enjoyed reading it.

Small Talk Cafe and Gasthof's Legazpi

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

After hitting two markets and meeting up with the rest of the group that I was traveling with in Legazpi, we were, of course, famished and decided to try the Small Talk Café for lunch. My first impression was quite good, a charming café with a bit of character located in an old house off of a main street. It had shades of those early restaurants in Malate that might be described as being quaint. There was a huge reservation for 20 or more for lunch so they had trouble seating our party of 8 but after some adjustments they got us squeezed in. The first hint of trouble was with the arrival of the menu. It screamed Western and Pinoy favorites and Bicolano food was relegated to a small segment of the menu. I realize most Bicolanos have fabulous food at home and have no desire to go out and pay for it in a neighborhood restaurant so I decided to straddle the menu and order an assortment of Filipino-ish dishes and hope for the best. We ordered Sinigang, Caldereta, Spare Ribs, Pinangat, Bicol Express, Fried Chicken, etc.for full article http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/small-talk-cafe-and-gasthofs-legazpi-city

photo and blog entry courtesy of market man, marketmanila.com

so apparently the Dept of Environment and Natural Resources has allowed the Lafayette Mine to resume operations in Rapu Rapu island.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/IMG_7031.jpg

Multisectoral groups in Bicol oppose DENR's go-signal for the resumption
of Lafayette mining operations, Legaspi City - June 15, 2006

click here --> http://www.arkibongbayan.org/2006-06June15-ralivsLafayete/vslafayette.htm

...revisited... late this afternoon.

Small Talk Cafe, Chili-Peppers, and al-fresco dining in Capitol Annex (where Gasthof Cafe and Deli is)...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/STC.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/ChiliPeppers.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CapitolAnnexAlFrescoDining.jpg

...on tight budget? Try the ambulant food vendors, here coming to life as the sun sets.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Ambulantvendingcartscomingtolife.jpg


...Approaching Albay District close to SAA:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/DEVAMHLBAvon1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LandBankAvonCaloyDidIt.jpg
Caloy did it! (damaged LBP's fascia boards)... Everybody is taking Nursing!


Albay District late this afternoon...
Skateboards
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/SkateboardersinfrontofCityHall.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BMX.jpg
...or BMX bikes.


Albay Capitol front, rear, and Annex (and Astrodome).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayCapitol.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayCapitolRearside.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AstroDomeCapitolAnnex.jpg


Dog joins jaywalkers across Rizal...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Jaywalkers.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayDistrictWillyandSons.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayDistrictPatioDeLegazpi2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PatioDeLegazpi.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/EvangelicalChurch.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09774.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/RizalStreetlamps.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayCathedral.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/FormerJoyTheater.jpg
That 24 hour store in the corner used to be Jollibee "Cathedral" before we had Jollibee Drive-Thru (Jollibee "Divine" beside GTS and DWCL).


Port District...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09748.jpg
I took this last week: BPI Rotunda with LCC sign (Romy Tan seems warming up with Mayor Noel Rosal :)); everybody knows he supported Lizardo...

Nice photos but I hope you could resize them (smaller) because it takes too long to load ;)

thanks for the photos Monsi.
by the way, isnt Ystilo Salon the one owned by Vina Morales? :dunno:
that photo with the jaywalking dog, what area is that in?

^^^IMO they've done a great job renovating Penaranda Park. It looks so much better now. I especially like those lamps. We need more of those!
If I'm not mistaken that pic with the No Jaywalking sign ithat Matt is referring to is on the corner of Quezon Ave and Rizal St...

...is in Albay District. Left is Albay Cathedral's fence; right side is Locsin Park where we hold our "Paliga" or "Bolakasan" every summer
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dogandjaywalkers.jpg
...Lita's Lodge and BPI Albay is partially seen; ditto 24 hour convenience store by the corner hidden behind trees.

Jaywalking sign (LCC's) is in front of BPI Rotunda (Rizal/Quezon Avenue in the Port District);
you're corrrect, Doc, but Matt is referring to the jaywalking dog in Albay District :) .


Port district/downtown this afternoon...

Twinkles is very much around, second floor of Lucky; Lucky has expanded.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Lucky.jpg

Lonely lobby of La Tri...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LaTriLobby.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LTH.jpg
...and the façade of the hotel...

...hopefully business will be revived with Gencars in front of La Trinidad Hotel.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/IsuzuGencarsLegaspi.jpg

...and the developments in the Baywalk/Boulevard/Wharf area.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Baywalklights.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/familyboating.jpg

may pagka bisaya din pala ang salita ng bikol

tigs, iyo talaga may pagkabisaya kan bicol, heheh.
pero may mga amigo ako dati kadto na taga masbate, ang tataramon ninda bisaya so nakasabot ako ng diit ng bisaya arog kan dili, ambot etc :D

monsi, thanks again for them pics, love em!
i still find it funny how they make the buildings so colorful hehehe
look nice though...

what up doc!
youve been absent ha!

^^@ Matt, dili man ako nag-absent...invisible sana...:D :D
Ok now I'm back!
That pinangnat looks yummy. I've been to Small Talk before but not this Gasthoff's. Has anyone tried this restaurant before? Monsi, Dex? What's your opinion?

guys, isn't legaspi affected by mayon volcano's seeming eruption?

...imminent eruption expected within weeks. Life goes on...

It was just a matter of minutes; I took those pictures in the boulevard early last night; had I lingered, I could have
caught the lava trickles, which I was told flowed around 6:30 p.m. Going to work this morning I saw lava flowed near the summit; it would have glowed if it were night.

Here, I took this pix (your pardon, Sinjin, for the large format) early afternoon at the Boulevard...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Mayonlavaflow.jpg
...notice lava reached halfway down the slopes (I tweaked the contrast to make the fingers of greyish debris visible) about to be hidden
behind lower part of the clouds.

BUSINESS AS USUAL...

Gencars Legaspi needs sales executives (dealership not yet officially open)...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Alterra.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/IsuzuHyundaiMitsu.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/HyundaiTucsonondisplay.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/FortuneHomeRadioGencarsLegaspi.jpg
...looks like Gencars selling Hyundai Tucson :). Excuse me, prospective customers..."Hey, pals! If you ask me, you can't afford it!" :jk:

Pacific Mall was under construction during the last eruption (June 2001). Looks like expansion project will also be greeted by natural fireworks...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansionleftsideandcrane.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansionleft.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansionleftside.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansionfront.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMexpansion.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PMExpansion.jpg


Even the boulevard/baywalk/wharf project has no let up in construction; here the fence is expanded, affecting informal settlers.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Pilingofbridgewidening.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Boulevardwidening.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/demolishingremainingshacks.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Demolishingremainingshacksbaywalkex.jpg

LIGNON HILL
What better place to observe Mayon...Lipud ugaring ki mga panganuron...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/aypanganuron.jpg

Anyway, the walk up the hill is worth it. Walk starts here...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Walkfromheretothetop.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/TakethedirtroadlefttoPhilvolcs.jpg
Oli, the last time you went there the road was macadam until halfway up; now its smooth asphalt...(turn left to Philvolcs).

...walkers and bikers love it.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/WalkersdiscoverLignonHill.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/asphaltandconcretejuncture.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/asphaltroadtothetop.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Potpotcavedirectin.jpg
Stop for buko in that hut opposite the riprap and you could be guided by kids to tunnels...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Japanesetunnel.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/elveswhodugthetunnel.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/anothertunnel.jpg

Roadside/hillside views...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/lowriseskyline.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Bayantel.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/smokyDaraga.jpg

...second half, concrete road up to the top...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Kamiman.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Loversbythehillside.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/flyingsaucer.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Lignontopside.jpg
Lignon Hill top...

Albay Tourism Building...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayTourismBuilding.jpg


Doc, of course we'll try Gasthof, you, me, Dex, your treat... Matt, Oli and Tim (from Hawaii) could even tag along :).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Gasthofcapitolreflection.jpg


Early this evening inside PM I took the escalator to sneak this shot, wary of security guards...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Americansmisstheirburgers.jpg
Just like OFW's hungry for adobo and rice, these Americans sure miss their burgers.

Monsi, I love your photos of the tunnel with the kids.
Such a realization of how hard life can be back home, yet these kids show simple joy through their innocent yet genuine smiles with just their pictures being taken.

Anyway, I didn't even know that you could climb up linon hill.
Is that new?
One could also climb up that sleeping lion hill, right?

I read in bicolmail that this year's edition of Ibalong will be the last one held in october. theyre moving it sa summer ang celebration. either to coincide with magayon yata or merging the two, i cant remember.

monsi, dex met up with some other ssc forumers in manila.
check out the photo album threads in samahan :D

any more inside the mall shots? heeeheee :D

Anymore update on Mt. Mayon's lava downpour?

The barely visible grid is metallic window screen...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Mayonclearskies.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/lavatrickle2.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/lavatrickle3.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/lavatrickle1.jpg


Leftover (yesterday) pictures of Lignon Hill zig-zag road...tunnel entrance...hilltop...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09854.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09855.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/dissertedroadandkid.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09911.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09913.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09912.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/evenkidsandtheirMomloveit.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09907.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/tunnelentrance.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AUH-1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/DWCLHS.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AlbayDistrictandAirport.jpg
...and Albay District, Washington/DWCL Gym/Hotel Venezia, and Legazpi Airport...

Security guards are a paranoid lot... I wouldn't risk one more argument... Yesterday two from Gencars crossed the street and asked for my ID.
They don't care a jot about "public domain." Anyway, here's another of that PM McDonald's photo...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MacDo.jpg

Matt: where/what forum is Samahan? here in SSC?

wow..galing ng pics!..bukas makikita ko na uli ang mayon..:lol:

awesome pics again, Monsi! Mayon's beauty is truly to be respected. (and thanks for the invite--I'll surely look you up on it someday!)

Matt: where/what forum is Samahan? here in SSC?
Monsi, here's Samahan :D
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/samahan.jpg

...National network digging in for the long haul.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GMANissanFrontier.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GMApowertruck.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/GMAcrew.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09933.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09934.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09935.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09937.jpg

I hope Lignon Hill top does not become over-developed like Cagsawa Ruins (Daraga) or Mines View Park (Baguio).
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/bloomofyellow.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09936.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09939.jpg

No evening flights but Legazpi Airport is busy--those with cars and bike convert the parking area into a place to see and
be seen whilst munching on grilled pork on skewers.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc09945.jpg

Matt: It was not there before; or was it? It is my habit to log out after posting; then I return to Philippine forums sans Samahan thread...
...iyo na ngani, buta ini... :)

Monsi, you gotta be logged in to access Samahan.
try it its fun over there heheheh

@monsi, thanks for the updates on Mayon. It seems like everyone is in tuned to the scenic volcano.

Hi mga mauragun na mga taga ligazpi! kumusta na kamo jan!

My name is Patrick. I was born in the Leagazpi City 38 years ago in the clinic right beside REX Hotel on the right side of St Raphael Church. I graduated in Divine Word High School Dept. back in 1985. I was the one playing the cymbals for our drum and bugle corps from 1982-85 (i dont wanna be in CAT thats y i joined) hehehehe! Im in Tracy California right now (60 miles east of San Francisco). Ive been here in the states since 1985.

I would just like to thank everyone for opening this forum. Every since i discovered this page....Iyo na lang ini ang pig papara iling ko everytime i go on line avid fan na ako! Nakaka pungaw pero at least i can see the developement of my home town!

I went there last year May 2005, but its just for a short time about 4 days lang! bitin na bitin talaga! but im planning to go home again next year but this time it will be longer.

Thanks again Guys for posting thos pictures! Ill try to post my legazpi 70's pictures...still have to scan it...hehehehe....

MORE POWER!

hi pex..hintayin namin yung scanned pics mo, gusto ko makita how legazpi looked like in the '70s..hehe
update sa mayon: ganda tingnan yung mga gumugulong na nagbabagang bato mula sa crater..hehe

A beauty with violent temperament...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonreflectedonYawa.jpg
...took this at dusk on my way home; I could'nt resist the reflection on Yawa replete with trickles. I think it is the same carabao
I took picture of skinny dippin' one mid-morning of May (Thread V, Page 14, Post 275 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334591&page=14&pp=20)).

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...the last frame I took at home; blurred but shows the lava trickles.

Pex, welcome back! Your forthrightness is amazing. I revisited your first post (May 23) on Thread V, Page 18, Post 359 (revisit here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334591&page=18&pp=20) ).

I hope these pictures will sooth your homesickness. I believe you already know the FOUNDING FATHERS, Oli, Doc, Matt, and Dex.
Oli tries to figure out whether that building on reclaimed land in his adopted city is an armadillo or a durian. Doc feels vertigo aloft the London Eye;
Matt half-admires a copy of Mayon erupting outside The Mirage while Dex watch the real thing. Of course Tim had seen Kilauea continuously erupt since 1983.

Do visit Legazpi next year. As what we say here, digdi linubong su saimong inulnan.

Vice-Mayor Jess Rico Salazar and some city officials are in Georgia promoting "Visit Legazpi 2007" to some Bicolano associations.

G'night. :cheers:

I hope these pictures will sooth your homesickness. I believe you already know the FOUNDING FATHERS, Oli, Doc, Matt, and Dex.
Oli tries to figure out whether that building on reclaimed land in his adopted city is an armadillo or a durian. Doc feels vertigo aloft the London Eye;
Matt half-admires a poor copy of Mayon at The Mirage while Dex watch the real thing. Of course Tim had seen Kilauea continuously erupt since 1983.

Do visit Legazpi next year. As what we say here, digdi linubong su saimong inulnan.

Vice-Mayor Jess Rico Salazar and some city officials are in Georgia promoting "Visit Legazpi 2007" to some Bicolano associations.

G'night. :cheers:

hehe founding fathers ha hehe :D
anyway, is Tim your first name Monsi?

pexgarcia, welcome ulit.
yep, same with dex, i wanna see how legazpi looked like before i was born too.
we only rely on internet photos and Hawayano's photos. where is hawayano

dex, good to know you got back home safely.
enj0y ka talaga sa meet nyo nina manila forumers hehe

thanks again for pics Monsi. loved them.

Thanks for welcoming me again! haha! Please to meet you folks! yeah I left legazpi when I was 16 years old, and spent more than half of my life here in the US. Pero feel ko na ive lived in legazpi forever. Legazpi's memory is the dominant in my mind. A city with only 1 trafic light, the park where linandag na maiz and cheap and thin pork BBQ dipped in vinegar is only 1.50P. And who can forget fishball! I left when LCC is still in 2 buidings Phase 1 and Phase 2, there where no McDonalds, Jollibee, Chow King...or the Pacific Mall . I remember Joya and Preciosa where Shakeys used to be! yes folks! we got shakeys in those days. And Kentuky Fried Chicken too! I think KFC closed in the early 80's, and Shakeys closed at thesame time. The movie theatres use to have a theme on what they show....Joya and Preciosa (the delapedated Rosel theatre now) shows new releases but later on Bomba! Cine La Trinidad new releases too but in those days we have to wait about 3 months for new movies to come to Legazpi. Thanks to J&B we are able to watch the latest movie releases! Belen Theatre where LCC stands now shows Just plain BOMBA and concert movie...I saw The Song Remains Thesame in belen and Hey Jude. I remember the arch inside belen...outlining the screen. if you go inside LCC second floor....u still can see the arch and where the screen used to be. Who can forget LOLA theatre...thats where I saw my first movie by my self. when I was around 11.....and bought records at Manly's right beside Pantranco Bus station used to be. I remember when my Dad woke us up to watch a building on fire back in 1976...it was a hardware store on fire, it was replaced by Bangko Filipino and finaly LCC right beside BPI! And also the old legazpi public market has an elementary school at the 4th floor, that burned down too! And hehehehe....Elen's Grocery....the only grocery I know when I was Growing up.....ohhh shoot!...I've got alot of memories to share with U but got to go to work!.....Catch U guys again Later!

^^ wow. talk about travelling back in time heheh :D
man, I didn't know kfc and shakeys was there before.
hope they come back.

im looking forward to seeing your photos pexgarcia. cant wait

oh and more stories too heehee :D

So at night, does Mayon still emit lava? It would be nice to see a pic of that. :cool:

hi patrick! :hi:
i'm kevin from naga.. :)
i didn't know legazpi had a KFC and a shakey's before..
anyway, welcome to SSC! :D

Hey! I'm glad that i aroused some curiosity here! hehehe! yes we do have Shakey's and KFC in Legazpi city before. Shakeys is located at the entrance of now padlocked Rosselle arcade and cinema. There was a looking thru glass so U can see how pizza was made, and its got a colored TV on the overhead corner of the restaurant. You can see these poor kids peering thru the glass....quite a pittyfull site!

KFC was located at the right side of the evangelical church near old albay...leftside of where jollibee is now located. My mom said that it opened in the late 60's and Colonel Sanders personally visited the opening ceremony....I still remember the front of it...there was this huge wooden carving of colonel sanders in front of the restaurant.

Back to movie theatre themes...Lola theatre showed mostly tagalog and outdated american films...anyone remember the glass mosaic portrait of a man sitting on the way up to the balcony?...that freaked me out when I was a child. REX theatre showed filipino movies and was known to be infested by "Surot" living on the seats...I imagined everyone is scraching their butt coming out of the theatre....cant imagine now a movie house without aircon!....phew!

Albay theatre showed mostly sci-fi and horror films...i saw amytville horror and tarantula...and superman at albay theatre....and oh...right in between movies...they always play America's greatest hits!...and Belen theatre alwais plays...Hall and Oate's H2O album...Maneater...etc...I saw Raders of the Lost Ark D/w The Empire Strikes Back there....

In Daraga...Elta...always shows filipino action movies...and the Plaza theatre with the "10 commandment's parting of the sea" painting...that painting was never taken down eversince they screened 10 commandments back in 1955...it was awesomely beautiful!...Plaza shows outdated international films...and who can forget ELVIC theatre...They always show martial arts fiilms! its the movie house that stands on the way to sorsogon....is that theatre still around?...

Well thats all for now folks!....Im still digging those pictures up...ill post it as soon as possible!.....AHHHH! MAYON IS SO BEAUTIFUL! my kind of woman!...dangerous but gracefully beautiful!...

CENTRAL PHILIPPINES
‘Super region’ infra to cost P300 billion


By Irene R. Sino-Cruz
Inquirer
Last updated 03:01am (Mla time) 07/17/2006

Published on Page A21 of the July 17, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

CEBU CITY—Infrastructure requirements for the five-year development of Central Philippines could reach P300 billion, according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo L. Neri.

Neri, who was interviewed after the joint Regional Development Council (RDC) and Cabinet meeting held on July 7 at the Malacañang sa Sugbo here, said part of the amount would come from the government and the rest from the private sector through a build-operate-transfer scheme.

He could not say, however, how much of the amount would come from the government. The key infrastructure projects for Central Philippines include construction or rehabilitation of roads, ports, airports, power, irrigation and flood control projects, Neri said.

During the opening of the joint RDC-Cabinet meeting, President Macapagal-Arroyo identified Central Philippines—composed of the Visayas, Bicol, Palawan and Romblon, Camiguin and the Mindanao islands of Dapitan and Siargao—as the tourism center of the Philippines.

The President said the government must increase investments in education and infrastructure to make Central Philippines the tourism hub.

“To their competitive advantage, we will bolster education, invest in infrastructure and encourage greater tourism investments and business process outsourcing in Cebu and its immediate neighbors, like Dumaguete,” Ms Arroyo said.

During the RDC-Cabinet meeting, Neri said the national government identified several strategies for Central Philippines.

These include harnessing the vast coastal and marine resources and addressing the small islands’ fragile ecosystem; linking the islands through efficient transportation and communication facilities; promoting the Southern Tourism Center; developing the potentials of agribusiness, export and small and medium enterprises; pursuing responsible mining and quarrying; optimizing power potentials and ensuring adequacy and sustainability of the supply; and enhancing social services.

During a presentation on Central Philippines, Neri noted that the region accounted for 39 percent of the country’s total coastline. It has several rich fishing grounds, such as the Visayan Sea, Lamon Bay, Lagonoy Gulf, Romblon Pass, Bohol Sea, Sibuyan Sea, Iloilo Strait, Tañon Strait, Samar Sea and Leyte Gulf.

The Central Philippines’ share in the country’s total fish production is 37 percent.

The government is also proposing the establishment of mariculture parks in the super region. Mariculture is the cultivation of marine organisms for food.

In addition to the 10 existing parks, the government plans to set up mariculture parks in Samar, Camotes Island in Cebu, Bohol, Negros and Palawan.

Central Philippines also contributes 20.8 percent of gross domestic product, he added. Its growth centers include Metro Naga, Metro Legazpi, Metro Tacloban, the cities of Puerto Princesa, Iloilo, Bacolod, Dumaguete and Tagbilaran, and Metro Cebu.

The national government also plans to improve the linkages of the existing nautical highway by developing or rehabilitating lateral roads that connect to existing or proposed ports with roll-on, roll off facilities.

The implementation of the various infrastructure projects is expected to reduce travel time from Mindanao through Visayas to Luzon, and vice versa, by 10 hours.

wow...pex, nuarin su mga retrato kang Legazpi of the '70s? hehehe..post mo na pleeeeeaassseee....:yes: :righton:

Ganda siguro mag night photography dyan with the lava and all. :D

@pexgarcia: Hoy! Patrick! Such fond memories you conjured for me by mentioning the Rex Hotel and the Lola Theater...two establishments owned by my extended kamaganak network dun sa 'Gaspi! Those were the days (mga 30 years ago na) when the Mayon Imperial Hotel was THE place...and when we all had to watch what we said under the regime of ang Bagong Lipunan! Welcome back! And thanks @ Monsi again for the frequent visual updates for us all :) :)

Hi! Just new here at Bicol thread!

How is the Daragang Magayon? Like Bicol Express that's delicious yet hot...Mayon can be described as beautiful yet violent.

CENTRAL PHILIPPINES
‘Super region’ infra to cost P300 billion
Central Philippines also contributes 20.8 percent of gross domestic product, he added. Its growth centers include Metro Naga, Metro Legazpi, Metro Tacloban, the cities of Puerto Princesa, Iloilo, Bacolod, Dumaguete and Tagbilaran, and Metro Cebu.

hala mga metro metro yan, magagalit si gravy_addict at Sera nyan hehehe :lol:

...before a white-out.
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Scene out of our kitchen window... If your cam has telephoto, and you're standing on top of Lignon Hill, we can look at each other lens to lens :) .

...a quick post before going to work.

Hmm, mga taga-Legazpi, since kabisado nyo na ang bulkang Mayon, do you think Mayon will have a violent eruption sooner or later?

@sinjin: no one actually knows at the moment..let's just wait for the PHIVOLCS.. :)

@matt: bakit naman magagalit si boyet and sera?

IF ERUPTION IMMINENT
Farmers to be ‘forcibly’ evicted from Mayon danger zone

Agence France-Presse
Last updated 02:19pm (Mla time) 07/19/2006

LEGAZPI CITY -- A disaster official said on Wednesday that farmers still within the seven-kilometer (4.2 mile) danger zone declared around the crater of restive Mayon Volcano in Albay province would be “forcibly” removed from the area if and when volcanologists determine that an explosive eruption is imminent.

"We are worried about the people who remain in the permanent danger zone. There are livestock in there as well," said regional disaster coordinating council official Angel Capili after surveying Mayon from the air early Wednesday.

Rescue officials on Wednesday warned farmers to leave the fertile slopes of the volcano as it spewed lava for a fifth straight day amid fears of a major eruption.

The farmers work on the lower slopes of the cone-shaped, 2,462-meter (8,077-foot) central Philippines mountain thought at risk of an explosive eruption and whose lava flow has lengthened to about three kilometers (1.8 miles).

Capili did not estimate the number of people who remain within the danger zone.

No evacuations have been ordered outside the zone, but volcanologist Ed Laguerta told Agence France-Presse an explosive eruption could threaten the lives or properties of up to 70,000 people, including residents on the outskirts of Legazpi city.

Mayon's mild eruption continued at dawn Wednesday, marked by a fiery shower of lava fragments that fell up to four kilometers (2.4 miles) below the crater.

"Seismic activity apparently resumed to high levels," suggesting lava extrusion and rock falls, the government's seismology institute said in its latest advisory.

"At this stage Mayon continues its mild eruption with little or no explosions," it said.

"The public however is reminded that explosions are still very possible and the probability of life-threatening pyroclastic flows resulting from an explosive eruption remains high."

These flows refer to superheated dust and rocks that travel down a volcano's flanks at great speeds during an explosive eruption.

Mayon, about 300 kilometers (176 miles) southeast of Manila, is one of 22 active volcanoes in the Philippines.

It has erupted 47 times in recorded history, including in 1814, when it buried the town of Cagsawa killing an estimated 1,000 residents. Mayon's most recent major eruption was in 2001.

@sinjin: no one actually knows at the moment..let's just wait for the PHIVOLCS.. :)

@matt: bakit naman magagalit si boyet and sera?

Bakit magagalit? Ayaw kasi nila dun sa mga "Metro" na titles. :colgate:

^^hehe, oo nga naman, puro na lang metro..:lol:
i hope i can get night photos of the lava flow later..may cloud cover pa. :Dkaso i don't think my cam's capable..hehe

The lady is fuming mad. :mad2: You better get out of the way. hehe
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...exactly may argument against VGA-sized pix (he is the poor workman who blameth his tools :); I have to have a digital SLR cam with zoom/telephoto).
On my way home...Waway's either getting some facelift or a major renovation... (I was not close enough to the streamer
but this morning I picked up "Dear Customers:...La Roca..." blah blah blah) with another eye on the road.
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...Hotel Victoria after I refueled at Shell. Premium gas is now P45.04/liter. Stop the war in Lebanon already!

Pex; I think you're still familiar with these.

sure i remember this place....that red building ahead used to be legazpi plaza hotel. i really like those street lamps! ilingon ta kung mag tatagal yan!....pwerte and tuga kan mayon! garu man sana ako yaon jan!....thanks palan sa mga pictures monsi!...and thanx to everyone!....mauli ako jan sa febuary...sigurado na!...mag irilingan kita jan....mag uruli man kamo!...barato lang ang pampliti sa febuary...hehehehehehe....

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^^ Wow, look at the molten lava. It looks like a shape of a lady.

ganda nga ng pics, kamusta naman yung pwesto mo DEX, kita mo ba sa bintana?

...Kuta'na 'mild' eruption sana.
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At night, Lignon Hill is abuzz with tourists and volcano watchers (head lights of cars and bikes going up and down the hill visible at home).

Pex, as you have probably seen in Thread V, M. Cea Building (what used to be Legazpi Plaza Hotel) has AMA Computer College (AMA University)
as one of its tenants.

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picture # 2.....looks like the form of the Virgin Mother!....nice photo tsin!...it looks so 3-D!

^^ yup, during the most recent eruption (2000-2001), the lava flows also took the shape of the Virgin Mary. :)

Monsi, habagat baya ngunyan or what? If ever mag buga na ki abo ang Mayon, mag ashfall kaya sa Legazpi? In your pics, gari pasiring sa first district ang paros.

Mayon crater collapse forces evacuation

Authorities on Thursday evacuated residents in Santo Domingo, Albay after a portion of Mayon volcano's crater collapsed and threatened the town and nearby areas with lava, ANC reported.

The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) confirmed that a crater collapse resulted in the increased threat of lava flowing from the summit onto Sto. Domingo and nearby towns.

Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz, NDCC chairman, had ordered the evacuation of those living within Mayon's six-kilometer danger zone, which remains off-limits.

Alert Level 3 is still in place as lava flows and seismic activity continued. Officials said evacuation will be enforced once the alert level is raised to 4.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the lava flow had reached more than three kilometers from Mayon’s crater.

Meanwhile, students and teachers of a school in Legazpi City heard a loud explosion from Mayon Thursday afternoon. A witness said "a big ball of flare" flowed down the slope of the volcano. The school is two kilometers away from the danger zone.

The local government immediately suspended the classes in the school.

Director Renato Solidum of PHIVOLCS said the loud bang was caused by a secondary pyroclastic flow or the movement of the fragments due to the collapse of lava fragments.

Solidum said residents need not worry because the pyroclastic flow is not the direct result of the pressure or activity inside the volcano.

Cebu Pacific opens Legaspi route for only P99


Cebu Pacific (CEB) will open daily flights to Legaspi City, starting August
17, 2006, for a special introductory fare of only P99 one-way. CEB will
utilize its brand new A319 to service the new route. The Manila-Legaspi
service departs Manila at 1:30pm, arriving in Legaspi at 2:20pm and leaves
Legaspi at 2:50pm to arrive back in Manila at 3:40pm.

Lance Gokongwei, CEB president and CEO, said the introduction of the
Manila-Legaspi service reinforces the airline¡¯s vision and commitment to
make travel within the country more affordable and convenient for both
local and international travelers. ¡°We are positive that our entry to
Legaspi will help strengthen local tourism because of the low fares we are
introducing to this destination. We want to make it possible for every
Filipino to fly.¡±

Legaspi City, hailed as the ¡°Gateway City in Bicol¡± is known for its
various tourist attractions such as the famous Mayon Volcano and the
Cagsawa ruins¡ªa church buried when Mayon erupted in the 18th century, the
Hoyophoyan cave and the Tiwi hot springs¡ªwhich is the province¡¯s source of
geothermal power.

CEB will introduce its Manila-Legaspi service with a seat sale fare of only
P99 one-way, more than 95% lower than the current airfare to Legaspi. The sale runs from July 20 to 27 only and is for travel from August 17 to October 19, 2006. After the seat sale, the year-round ¡®Go¡¯ fares to Legaspi start at only P568 one-way, this is a reduction of more than 76% from the current regular airfare.

The ¡®Go¡¯ fares are exclusive of regular surcharges and government tax.

The Legaspi service is CEB¡¯s 3rd new domestic destination launched this
year. The airline has earlier opened its Dipolog and Laoag service. The new
routes are part of CEB¡¯s expansion program as its new Airbus fleet
continues to arrive. At present, CEB operates nine brand new Airbus
aircraft for its domestic and regional flights.

This new service will be CEB¡¯s 18th domestic destination. CEB also flies to
Hong Kong, Seoul, South Korea and will open its Singapore service on August
31.

Now in its 11th year, the airline pioneered low fares in the country and
introduced travelers to on-time service, e-ticketing, and on-line booking,
setting the standards for airline innovation in the local aviation
industry.

Mayon crater collapse forces evacuation

Authorities on Thursday evacuated residents in Santo Domingo, Albay after a portion of Mayon volcano's crater collapsed and threatened the town and nearby areas with lava, ANC reported.

The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) confirmed that a crater collapse resulted in the increased threat of lava flowing from the summit onto Sto. Domingo and nearby towns.

Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz, NDCC chairman, had ordered the evacuation of those living within Mayon's six-kilometer danger zone, which remains off-limits.

Alert Level 3 is still in place as lava flows and seismic activity continued. Officials said evacuation will be enforced once the alert level is raised to 4.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the lava flow had reached more than three kilometers from Mayon’s crater.

Meanwhile, students and teachers of a school in Legazpi City heard a loud explosion from Mayon Thursday afternoon. A witness said "a big ball of flare" flowed down the slope of the volcano. The school is two kilometers away from the danger zone.

The local government immediately suspended the classes in the school.

Director Renato Solidum of PHIVOLCS said the loud bang was caused by a secondary pyroclastic flow or the movement of the fragments due to the collapse of lava fragments.

Solidum said residents need not worry because the pyroclastic flow is not the direct result of the pressure or activity inside the volcano.

How does the crater looks now? Can someone post a latest pic of mayons crater? Monsi? Please? :runaway:

...on my way to work this morning, going down the zig-zag road of MIH; ashfall racing towards Sto. Domingo. The crater is still intact, though (Oli, take a sigh of relief).
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When I woke up early this morning, there was no sign of trouble:
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Life goes on... Infotech in Albay Astrodome July 18-21 (I did not go inside the Dome; I could have seen the latest in IT and computers).
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...Hola, Oli! Long time no see...thanks for the piece of good news on Cebu Pacific finally deciding on Legazpi. I was only hoping for an MWF to alternate with Air Philippines' T-Th-Sat (Mla-Lgp-Mla, codeshare with PAL PR-959/960) and T-Th-Sun (Ceb-Lgp-Ceb). Bad news for PAL's monopoly (Air Philippines is no alternative as the difference in fare is a just matter of a hundred pesos or two and you'll have to make do with much older B737-200s). Wow! Finally, a regular brandnew Airbus A319 service, daily, and definitely a better alternative to PR's older Boeing 737-300 (although PAL will replace the remaining 737s with A320s in 2007). Better for the pocket, also. Imagine PR-277/278 more expensive than other sectors towards more wealthy cities in the Visayas and Mindanao. What irony, a poor Bicolano/a has to shell out more than P7000 per round trip! Cebu Pacific na ta ababa an pliti; making air travel affordable. I checked their website; P568 one way, barato pa kaysa pinakabarato kan Cagsawa (of course there will be fuel and other sur-charges)! Ma-bus ka pa kun malulu'go ka man sana sa Rolando Andaya (Quirino) Highway, samantalang with CEB's entry, magiging mas barato mag-eroplano. I hope PAL will not pull out, otherwise, it will become monopoly all over again. PAL should instead compete and introduce their Super Saver Five which they have in other key cities where CEB, Air Philippines, SEAir, and Asian Spirit fly.

Yes Dex, it is habagat...SALAMAT TA HABAGAT! Otherwise, kun nag-crosswind just like what happened June 24, 2001, we could have had a trickle of ashfall. Kun amihan, Third District man an manganganaan ki abo. When that ashfall happened this morning, while I was already in Marquez just below MIH, I saw PR-277 Boeing 737-300 gliding along, flying low above the City for her approach to Runway 24. Ashfall pose danger to commercial aviation. Again, sana dai mag crosswind. Thanks for the interest, Sinjin.

wow, that's good news olineil, we now have more alternatives to PAL. mahalon man kaya masyado, 7k plus ang round trip.

Yeah...and all year round regular fare will be P568...almost same as our high-class bus fares... How do you think Cagsawa will react to this threat? Hope they won't buckle.

Before the eruption...looks innocent with the halo around it, except for the little puffs of steam and smoke starting to trickle out at the top....

Mt. Mayon May 2006 view from Legazpi Airport

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...will be more expensive; they charge in excess of P900.00 one way; even their Business Class, their cheapest at P750 would be more expensive than Cebu Pacific's P568;
although I reckon with fuel charges and all it will be around P1,500-P2,000, still way lower than PAL's more than P3,000+.

Cagsawa's Royal Class with 1x2 abreast seating (reposted from thread V)
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Cagsawa's Business Class partially shown (rear part of the bus behind "for sale, 8 hectare fish pond in Pilar"). Of course there will always be people who will patronize Cagsawa...

Hey, Jay (jgacis)... Welcome! Post your pictures right on; as what our compatriots overseas would say, "we are hungry for pictures here!"

Cebu Pacific opens Legaspi route for only P99


Cebu Pacific (CEB) will open daily flights to Legaspi City, starting August
17, 2006, for a special introductory fare of only P99 one-way. CEB will
utilize its brand new A319 to service the new route. The Manila-Legaspi
service departs Manila at 1:30pm, arriving in Legaspi at 2:20pm and leaves
Legaspi at 2:50pm to arrive back in Manila at 3:40pm.

Lance Gokongwei, CEB president and CEO, said the introduction of the
Manila-Legaspi service reinforces the airline¡¯s vision and commitment to
make travel within the country more affordable and convenient for both
local and international travelers. ¡°We are positive that our entry to
Legaspi will help strengthen local tourism because of the low fares we are
introducing to this destination. We want to make it possible for every
Filipino to fly.¡±

Legaspi City, hailed as the ¡°Gateway City in Bicol¡± is known for its
various tourist attractions such as the famous Mayon Volcano and the
Cagsawa ruins¡ªa church buried when Mayon erupted in the 18th century, the
Hoyophoyan cave and the Tiwi hot springs¡ªwhich is the province¡¯s source of
geothermal power.

CEB will introduce its Manila-Legaspi service with a seat sale fare of only
P99 one-way, more than 95% lower than the current airfare to Legaspi. The sale runs from July 20 to 27 only and is for travel from August 17 to October 19, 2006. After the seat sale, the year-round ¡®Go¡¯ fares to Legaspi start at only P568 one-way, this is a reduction of more than 76% from the current regular airfare.

The ¡®Go¡¯ fares are exclusive of regular surcharges and government tax.

The Legaspi service is CEB¡¯s 3rd new domestic destination launched this
year. The airline has earlier opened its Dipolog and Laoag service. The new
routes are part of CEB¡¯s expansion program as its new Airbus fleet
continues to arrive. At present, CEB operates nine brand new Airbus
aircraft for its domestic and regional flights.

This new service will be CEB¡¯s 18th domestic destination. CEB also flies to
Hong Kong, Seoul, South Korea and will open its Singapore service on August
31.

Now in its 11th year, the airline pioneered low fares in the country and
introduced travelers to on-time service, e-ticketing, and on-line booking,
setting the standards for airline innovation in the local aviation
industry.
rewind:

i was about to get the ticket but i didnt know that tax, fuel and VAT isnt included fro P99. so, it would total about P1000 if youre planning to go :bash:

Mayon as seen from Pacific Mall grounds

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/mayonpmall.jpg
photo courtesy of amkay

There is something enigmatic with Daragang Magayon.

Kung mag-eeroplano ka, kahit saan ang punta mo sa katimugang Pinas, makikita mo talaga sya sa eroplano sa eastern side.

Fiery Beauty....parang Bicol Express! Masarap pero maanghang...Para ding Laing.

By the way, is it true that Bikolano is much related to Bisaya than Luzon languages?

MAYON ERUPTION 2006 MORE PICS

FROM THE BBC:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/drfeelgood17/amayon1.jpg

Villagers living near Mount Mayon in the Philippines have been preparing to leave after the volcano emitted huge clouds of ash and smoke.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/drfeelgood17/amayon2.jpg


The 2,462m (8,000ft) peak is the country's most active volcano. It began emitting lava, ash and boulders last week. Scientists say a major eruption could come within weeks.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/drfeelgood17/amayon3.jpg

The government has told 4,000 people who reside in a 6km (four-mile) danger zone surrounding the volcano to leave, but many have decided to remain.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/drfeelgood17/amayon4.jpg

But ash clouds early on Thursday created panic among residents, some of whom rushed to collect family members.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/drfeelgood17/amayon5.jpg

Despite the danger, visitors have come to the region to see the rumbling volcano.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/drfeelgood17/amayon6.jpg

It has erupted around 50 times in the last 400 years. More than 1,200 people died when it erupted in 1841.

^^ Steve, awesome pictures!

I wonder what the relocation plans are for the residents.

The girl on the 5th photo having her picture taken kind of reminds me of myself.

By the way, is it true that Bikolano is much related to Bisaya than Luzon languages?

yeah.. :)

http://usera.imagecave.com/dxpsycho/100_2068.jpg
Daraga, from Flight PR 278 bound for Manila

^^ lahar ba yung nasa taas? hehehe
ang ganda nung kuha ng MAyon @ drfeelgood17 :)

nyak..asan? hehe, ilog lang yan

MAYON ERUPTION 2006 MORE PICS
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/drfeelgood17/amayon2.jpg


Seems to me Mayon has significantly built-up the portion of Her crater that collapsed on the 1994 eruption. Give it 3-5 more eruptions, and it will be spewing lava all-around its crater.

Awesome pics! Ganda ng talaga ng Mayon Volcano. I just hope that the impending eruption will be a weak one. Enough to showcase Mayon's beauty but not strong enough to wreak havoc.

July 21 2006
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060721/capt.d25ddf60b8484ee1a0be849642cd8c90.aptopix_philippines_volcano_xbm103.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060721/capt.xbm10607210442.philippines_volcano_xbm106.jpg


July 20 2006

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060720/2006_07_20t022331_450x300_us_philippines_volcano.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060720/2006_07_20t022316_450x298_us_philippines_volcano.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060720/2006_07_20t022316_450x298_us_philippines_volcano.jpg
^^ i like this photo. thanks tsinoy

anyway, where's Monsi

check:

http://www.mayonecotourism.ph/

^^ You are welcome, A lot of people are staying and seems not worried of any big eruption.


Here's an old Photo of Mayon in the 1900's, the cone is not that perfect after all or maybe it was after an earlier eruption.

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/4353/thefourthbattaliondrillswithmtmayoninthebackgroundalbzz3.jpg
The Fourth Battalion drills with Mt. Mayon in the background, Albay, early 1900s.

Hey Legazpi SSC peeps, organize man daw kita ki Meet, what do you think? :D

I grabbed the opportunity to take shots of Mayon earlier (6:45pm) while the cloud cover has dissipated. Too bad ini lang ang kinaya kang cam ko. The pictures don't do justice to Mayon..hehe sorry.


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/100_2459-1.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/100_2461-1.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/100_2462-1.jpg

Hmm, according to TV Patrol's report, the volcano will erupt within a month... :runaway:

...at dusk. It had just stopped raining it was sooooo cool up there; at dusk cars and bikes start to trek up the zig-zag road. A grey sky provides a spooky, eerie atmosphere...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Mayonaftertherains.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonVGA1.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonVGANissanSentra.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonVGAGMA.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonVGAGMAandcars.jpg
GMA crew patiently waits for some action...

Tahao Road street lights...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Tahaoroadstreetlights.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/flyingsaucer-1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/flags.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/KagawadChantent.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MagayonpressvansPNR.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/VistaAlMayon.jpg
Even print media come with their vans... tourists fill hotel rooms.

Dex, I also had grainy pictures of the lava trickles... However, it is awesome watching the trail of lava cascading down the slopes of Mayon. How many forumers are locally based?

Ei monsi, aside from you and i, i think smb and tsinoy are also locally based. I'm not that sure though. Cool pics, as usual. :okay:

Ei monsi, aside from you and i, i think smb and tsinoy are also locally based. I'm not that sure though. Cool pics, as usual. :okay:

I'm here in the US, :D

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Altar_filtered.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/StGregorytheGreatCathedral_filtered.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Tahao_filtered.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Runway_filtered.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/AirportRoad_filtered.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/RizalStreet_filtered.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/PearandaPark_filtered.jpg

^^thanks six for the pix..hehe, i see you have found the Legazpi Thread. No need to reply to your PM, then. BTW, We've already posted Google Earth pics of the city; check the earlier posts. Welcome. :)

I'm here in the US, :D
^^oops, sorry..hehe

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^^oops, sorry..hehe[/QUOTE]

that' ok, the next time I go on Vacation to Manila and Naga, I'll let you guys know if I can spend some time with you guys in Legazpi.
I missed the Tiwi-Halo Halo... hahaha! and maybe visit some relatives in Tagas, Tabaco.

^^ei tsinoy, do you have family or relatives here in bicol?

July 21 2006
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060721/capt.d25ddf60b8484ee1a0be849642cd8c90.aptopix_philippines_volcano_xbm103.jpg
parang galit na galit na talaga un bulkan. :runaway:

Prices of native products (e.g. bags, slippers, etc.) are a bit higher in Cagsawa Ruins Park than those shops found in Satellite Market (Tahao Road) and in Daraga.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/NativeProducts2.jpg

Ei six, kumusta? Where are you from, btw? :)

i was born and grew up here > Legazpi City. u?

^^ei tsinoy, do you have family or relatives here in bicol?

Yes, mostly in Naga City and Minalabac. In Legazpi, would be distant relatives. My mother grew up in Tagas then in Bacacay.

Prices of native products (e.g. bags, slippers, etc.) are a bit higher in Cagsawa Ruins Park than those shops found in Satellite Market (Tahao Road) and in Daraga.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/NativeProducts2.jpg

I miss using these baskets, bilaos, salakots and banigs. There was a time they sell those woven handicrafts and native baskets in cow-driven caravans. I wonder if there are still those caravans plying their wares on the roads? Perhaps not.

i was born and grew up here > Legazpi City. u?
Ah same here. That's great, post ka pa ki dakol na pics. :) Diit lang kitang locally-based forumers digdi sa SSC.

@Lili, I don't see cow-driven caravans anymore here in Albay. I guess in other provinces they still have those. Too bad, 'cause it figures prominently in one Wow Philippines TV Ad.

Yes, mostly in Naga City and Minalabac. In Legazpi, would be distant relatives. My mother grew up in Tagas then in Bacacay.

that's nice that you're a pure bicolano..ako hindi..wala lang.. :D

Hey guys, I find Daraga's Church a marvel of the past. Who's got the pix?

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonVGAGMA.jpg

si mel & Joey nandito ba sa loob nitong malaking truck?

Hey guys, I find Daraga's Church a marvel of the past. Who's got the pix?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/daraga_church.jpg
Daraga Church - This beautiful church was constructed after the Mayon eruption of 1814 which buried the town of Cagsawa in mud and rocks, killing thousands of people and devastating the town. Only the belfry of the church remained as a testimony to Mayon's destructive power. To prevent a similar disaster from happening, the people of Daraga decided to build a church on top of a hill. This church overlooks the town of Daraga and has a good view of the volcano, looming in the distance.

Authorities warn against forest fires around Mayon

Article posted July 29, 2006, 11:52 am
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned on Saturday against forest fires in the path of lava flows from Mayon Volcano.

Lava flows from Mayon's crater had spread 5.4 kilometers near the Bonga Gully and threatened the forest and villages in the area.

Phivolcs reported that lava elevation already reached 320 meters. At least 394 tremors and four low-frequency volcanic quakes were monitored in the last 24 hours. Sulfur dioxide emission was at about 6,089 tons per day.

Phivolcs maintained Alert Level 3 over Mayon and warned residents around the area against going into the six-kilometer permanent danger zone.

legend says that daraga church was supposedly built entirely by young women, hence the name daraga

the hill beside the airport, is that a satellite cone of mayon?

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060722/i/r3588653779.jpg?x=233&y=345&sig=EWAuqbbcZgRHkhOZkLS_ow--

majestic mayon, beautifully deadly...truly awe-inspiring...

ever since i was kid, ive always found volcanoes fascinating, especially mayon in particular...how i wish i could get to see this great mountain in person...

btw: how's the volcano now? is it already calming down or is the situation getting worse?

intrigued what a fellow cebuano (pirena) is doing in bicolandia, i tried to open the thread and wooooaaahhh! first time ko sa thread na to and i was impressed with the airport pics. ang ganda! its almost surreal! galeng!

Impressed with Daraga.... Does the name "Daraga" came from "dalaga" of the Tagalog which refer to the Daragang Magayon?

@fundraiser am visiting the bicol threads to check out some updates on the mayon eruption--that's right, aside from being a skyscraper fanatic, im also a volcano fanatic...

Impressed with Daraga.... Does the name "Daraga" came from "dalaga" of the Tagalog which refer to the Daragang Magayon?

yeah..that's correct.. ;)

Typhoon ‘Henry’ nears, threatens Bicol (http://globalnation.inq7.net/news/news/view_article.php?article_id=12444)

Eruption, now this typhoon. I hope this will not do a lot of damage and cool down our Daragang Magayon.

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060730/capt.xbm10807300816.philippines_volcano_xbm108.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060730/capt.xbm11007300815.philippines_volcano_xbm110.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060730/capt.xbm10907300727.philippines_volcano_xbm109.jpg

These villagers are playing with danger.

Great photos tsinoy and it does look dangerous.

Volcanologists warn of imminent eruption of Mayon

Article posted July 31, 2006, 3:56 pm
Volcanologists on Monday said field reports show “very high" indication that Mayon Volcano's eruption may occur within days as sulfur dioxide gas readings has gone at about 3,000-10,000 tons daily last week, compared to the normal level of 500 tons.

“The scenarios will be continuous lava flow or there might be a shift to an explosive phase," Renato Solidum, chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

He said based on previous events, a steady increase in sulfur dioxide emissions could culminate in an eruption. A sudden decrease after very high readings could also result in a large explosion, characterized by tall ash columns and pyroclastic flows, which are clouds of extremely hot gases, ash and other debris that race down mountain slopes at high speed, incinerating everything in their path.

Earthquakes may signal rising magma levels and the “inflation" of the mountain, all signs of a possible violent eruption, Solidum said.

Sulfuric emission was accompanied by 388 tremor episodes and lava flow, cascading down the southeast slopes, and advancing 100 meters farther to the Mabinit Channel at 6:30 Monday morning. A bright orange summit glow was exhibited on Sunday caused by lava coming from the crater.

Ground deformation is apparent caused by the continuing intrusion of magma inside the volcano, Phivolcs said.

Impressed with Daraga.... Does the name "Daraga" came from "dalaga" of the Tagalog which refer to the Daragang Magayon?

Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daraga) says the name Daraga came from a kind of tree that grew in abundance in the hill where now stands the Catholic church with Baroque architecture.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/zoom.jpg
^^ ka daring naman ng mga 'to..they're directly on the path of a pyroclastic flow if ever Mayon erupts. Walang takas pag pumutok, this end of the lava flow is about 6 kilometers from the crater. Pyroclastic flows can travel at a speed of 150 km/h.

the hill beside the airport, is that a satellite cone of mayon?
When we were kids, we used to joke that Ligñon Hill is the 'child' of Mayon. hehe. I'm not sure but i heard that hill/cinder cone was formed by volcanic activity different from Mayon. It's already extinct; otherwise Phivolcs wouldn't set up their obsevatory on its slopes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/7_mv-600.jpg
^^Found this photo of Mayon's north face, facing Tabaco and the 1st district of Albay. See how it's still so smoothly symmetrical on this side of the summit with a sharp point at the top. see larger pic here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/7_mv.jpg)
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/drfeelgood17/amayon2.jpg
^^Meanwhile, at the south side of Mayon, facing Legazpi City, the crater collapsed in the eruption of '93. Now the collapsed portion is slowly being filled up by fresh lava deposits.

Mayon's power of destruction and creation is nothing short of amazing. I love to say it's really shaped by the hand of God.

While Mayon is in Alert Level Three, Mount Bulusan is already tagged at Alert Level One from Alert Level Two according to a radio station here in Legazpi City. It is good that Bulusan already simmered down. I hope that Mayon Volcano does not proceed to a hazardous eruption.

Those pictures with lava really look dangerous, but how I wish I could see them first hand. heheheh. :tongue3:

Saint Agnes' Academy @ 1630H (... fetching my two nephews).
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/7cedd9a9.jpg


My 2-year old nephew. Background: pine trees (Pinus insularis) i bought in Mines View Park last March 2003.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/ecaa981c.jpg


three-in-a-row
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/ab65fe77.jpg

Great photos tsinoy and it does look dangerous.

It shows the daring attitude and how undisciplined some Pinoys are.


Here's a youtube report about Mayon. Akala ko another "Keys Me" :D

http://sjl-static2.sjl.youtube.com/vi/ihAEnxpP1lU/3.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihAEnxpP1lU)

^^wow, gaano daw kainit ang lava ang tanong ni say sa philvocs official...hehe. another "keys me" nga!!

Buti naman, Mt. Bulusan's alert level has been lowered to level 1...

Hi! I'm really awed by the beauty of Mount Mayon. I can only appreciate its beauty from a distance. I can see its peek on board the plane whenever i go to the Visayas. Can anybody from Legazpi provide infos about the accomodations and price of the hotels there? I'm planning to visit Legazpi on the later part of August. I'd surely appreciate the help. Thanks in advance. :)

1950's Majestic Mayon
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/014mayonlr.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/034hotellr.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/zoom.jpg
^^ ka daring naman ng mga 'to..they're directly on the path of a pyroclastic flow if ever Mayon erupts. Walang takas pag pumutok, this end of the lava flow is about 6 kilometers from the crater. Pyroclastic flows can travel at a speed of 150 km/h.

^^Tsk! Tsk! Wag makulit! Pag-nagalit yang Daragang Magayon, nakupow! :eek2:

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Runway_filtered.jpghttp://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/AirportRoad_filtered.jpg

Hey, Six! ...so you're a plane spotter... You've got a Boeing 737-400 there. A dash 400 is distinguished from the dash 300
by the two emergency exit windows/doors just above where the wings join the fuselage (-300 only has one each side).
PAL has only one remaining dash 400 in its fleet, so that is it; it carries 168 pax versus dash 300's 148.

I regularly check AIRPLANES, AIRLINES & AIRPORT DISCUSSION PART VIII and discovered that DEX is also a plane spotter!

Here's PR 277 Boeing 737-300 approaching Runway 24 arriving on time this morning (ETA 0750)... PAL has only three -300's left
and by 2007 all 737s will be replaced with A320's and A319's.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/PR277Boeing737300.jpg
...who says PAL means Plane Always Late? I hope with its entry here August 17, Cebu Pacific will live up to its claim, "the new Filipino time."

hmm, talking about planes, here are some photos i took last year at the Legazpi Domestic Airport.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/DSCI0020-800.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/DSCI0023-800.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/DSCI0024-800.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/picfreak_2006/DSCI0026-800.jpg
^^ take off..

Monsi, i like that Plane + Mayon photo..so cool :okay:
So by next year, we'll be welcoming either an Airbus A319 or A320 here in Legazpi? What airliner does Air Philippines use for the MNL-LGP-MNL route? How about Cebu Pacific?

Monsi, i like that Plane + Mayon photo..so cool :okay:
So by next year, we'll be welcoming either an Airbus A319 or A320 here in Legazpi? What airliner does Air Philippines use for the MNL-LGP-MNL route? How about Cebu Pacific?

Thanks! For PR 277/278, I reckon it would be an A319 as it would have the same payload as the Boeing 737-300. About Cebu Pacific, let's wait for their maiden flight August 17 (tibaad mapakat, sana dai mag-level IV and restiveness kan Mayon!); I think they would use the A319 to match PAL's current capacity; i.e., 737-300. As to Air Philippines, I hope they acquire what PAL will be disposing next year, the remaining dash 300's. I think we should discuss these in the Airplane thread :). By the way, Tsinoy is also into planes...

Here, I think PAL and Air Philippines are starting to feel Cebu Pacific's threat to their monopoly...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00116.jpghttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00117.jpg