Legazpi, Ligao and Tabaco Cities, and Albay Province [Archive] - Page 111

drfeelgood17

July 28th, 2010, 10:47 PM

Albayano

July 28th, 2010, 11:06 PM

^ pero mas magayon baga an arog kaining approach kan Legazpi City or Albay...nanginginutan kita pero wara kitang tigraraot na ibang lugar...not at the expense of others...

agree tabi aco ta masqui gñani dacul acong nabasang magña negatibong comento can satuyang lugar, minatubod aco na padagos na an paguswag can Albay. ALBAY, SARARO , SARABAY!

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 01:32 AM

Albay is currently the highest-ranked Bicol province in terms of Human Development Index (HDI). it was ranked 17th out of 74 Philippine provinces. HDI attempts to give a broader picture of the standard of living than is achievable by GDP per capita alone. It includes such factors as life expectancy, literacy rate, knowledge and education, as well as GDP per capita at purchasing power parity.

The rankings for other Bicol provinces are as follows (2008/09):
Sorsogon :20th
Camarines Sur: 24th
Camarines Norte: 61st
Masbate: 65th
Catanduanes: 68th :ohno:

In conclusion: The rankings provide a very mixed picture for the performance of Bicol provinces. So although Albay, Sorsogon and Camarines Sur are doing reasonably well, at least three Bicol provinces are near the bottom of the list - not good enough! Even Albay's HDI at 0.718 is still below the national average, which is 0.751.
Over this decade I would really like Albay to progress to the Top 5. I believe this is achievable, especially with all these new developments and the future international airport. The local government's plan to expand healthcare coverage to most (if not all) will have a huge impact as healthcare (and specifically, life expectancy) is an important factor in HDI.
No doubt both Sorsogon and Camarines Sur will also progress towards the top of the rankings. It is only a matter of time. But the current performance of the bottom three provinces is quite worrying.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provinces_by_HDI

http://http://hdn.org.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chapter-3-provinces-and-human-development.pdf

Thanks for the info. Here's more info on HDI

The HDI combines three dimensions:

Life expectancy at birth, as an index of population health and longevity
Knowledge and education, as measured by the adult literacy rate (with two-thirds weighting) and the combined primary, secondary, and tertiary gross enrollment ratio (with one-third weighting).
Standard of living, as indicated by the natural logarithm of gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity.

* * *

Yes, I would like to see Albay's HDI surpass the national average. It can happen in the next few years. The governor has already been working towards making Albay one of the most liveable province in the country through programs with emphasis on education, health, economy, equity and environment (5Es).

From his inaugural speech early this month:

OUR VISION

Our vision of Albay is to become the most liveable province known for good schools, good hospitals and good environment that provides for a better life for our people and as a pleasant place with pleasing personalities. We are also committed to attain development through low-carb, low-energy intensity, low-rise strategies compatible with the regeneration capacity of our environment so that future Albayanos will benefit not pay for our current entitlements.

In my first term, the provincial strategy was Albay Mabuhay, Maybuhay, May Hanapbuhay and this was designed as a recovery from the severe impacts of disasters. Now, after three years of unified effort, Albay is now ready to launch a more advancing, forward-moving socioeconomic development strategy designed to build the foundations for its polevaulting into a California in 30 years- in terms of per capita incomes sustained by a modern agriculture, competitive services sector, advanced institutions of learning, green energy, adequate infrastructure and a modest industrial base.

OUR STRATEGY

Our new program – Albay Rising – would firmly position Albay into the map of the country and engage investors, tourists and traders in a grand effort to secure a better life for all Albayanos. Albay Rising has 5 E’s: ECONOMY, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, EQUITY AND HEALTH. This should carry us into the next sequel of the Albay Saga to be called Albay Boom which should commence once the international airport is completed. ~ Source: The Green Economist (http://joeyssalceda.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/oathtaking-speech-of-governor-salceda/)

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 01:40 AM

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

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[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 01:48 AM

Comelec dismisses petition vs AKO Bicol Party-list (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/269437/comelec-dismisses-petition-vs-ako-bicol-partylist)
July 28, 2010, 7:35pm

MANILA (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the petition against Ako Bicol Party-list (AKB) questioning the legitimacy of the organization. In a 14-page resolution, the Comelec Second Division approved the presence of the AKB in the party-list race as it cited the group being regional political party and not a representative of a particular sector.

“In a way, marginalized and underrepresented political parties refer to groups advocating certain ideologies, principles and policies relating to the general conduct of government, which, because of domination of traditional politicians, major political parties and vested groups, could not win in the congressional district elections,” said the resolution, dated June 29.

It further stated, “This refers to groups, whose political agenda and advocacies could not be heard since they are incapable of winning a seat in Congress through the regular congressional election traditionally won by deeply entrenched politicians in the district.” The poll body also acknowledged that the party was able to get the highest number of votes in the last May 10 polls with 1,522,986.

“If there is an iota of doubt as to the qualification of AKB, the same should be resolved in its favor. AKB has garnered the most number of votes for the party-list groups. The electorate has spoken, a majority of them from the Bicol region. Their will should be respected and upheld,” the ruling added.

On July 26, a motion for reconsideration was filed by petitioners Marites Corteza-Lopez, Mae Ann Michelle Villagomez and Michael Malano, all residents of the Bicol Region, but it was filed after the allowable period, which was only three days upon receipt of the order. Without an appeal filed to the Commission en banc, the ruling of the Second Division has been deemed final and executory.

“Considering that as stated in the Certification issued by the Philippine Postal Office Corporation, dated July 21, 2010, that a copy of the resolution was received by Atty. Julius Matibag on July 6, 2010 and up to the present there has been no motion for reconsideration or any other similar actions, the resolution dated June 29 has now become final and executory,” said the “Entry of Judgment” order of the Second Division.

With this, the Comelec ordered the issuance of Certificate of Proclamation to the three nominees of AKB, namely Christopher Co, Rodel Batocabe and Alfredo Garbin, Jr.

arkijo

July 29th, 2010, 02:21 AM

^ pero mas magayon baga an arog kaining approach kan Legazpi City or Albay...nanginginutan kita pero wara kitang tigraraot na ibang lugar...not at the expense of others...

korek ka jan. :cheers:

garycooper

July 29th, 2010, 04:11 AM

sabi so nakudalan dyan beside that convention hall ay so PUREGOLD daw.

The site that I know that Puregold is negotiating is the one presently being cultivated as an organic farm along Alternate Road. The last time I talked to the owner, they are still negotiating the price. Going rate of Lots in the area is now between P20,000 to P30,000.

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 04:18 AM

^Per sq m? Mahalon na palan dyan

garycooper

July 29th, 2010, 04:21 AM

;61091729']^Per sq m? Mahalon na palan dyan

Yes.

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 04:36 AM

^Grabe, mahalon na palan ang daga dyan sa Tahao Road area. Half a hectare can be worth P100M!

I expect the same thing to happen in the Guicadale area near the new airport (I think it's already happening). Next in line would be the lots near Legazpi Blvd

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 04:47 AM

More architect's renderings of LKY Resort Hotel (former MIH)
Courtesy of WTA Architecture and Design Studio (http://www.facebook.com/pages/WTA-Architecture-and-Design-Studio/120955794585886)

Rooms

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[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 04:48 AM

More architect's renderings of LKY Resort Hotel (former MIH)
Courtesy of WTA Architecture and Design Studio (http://www.facebook.com/pages/WTA-Architecture-and-Design-Studio/120955794585886)

Restaurants

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[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 04:49 AM

More architect's renderings of LKY Resort Hotel (former MIH)
Courtesy of WTA Architecture and Design Studio (http://www.facebook.com/pages/WTA-Architecture-and-Design-Studio/120955794585886)

Facade (night)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs001.snc4/33402_143391009009031_120955794585886_440055_1427819_n.jpg

Brandon32

July 29th, 2010, 05:21 AM

^ ganda ng render...sana mas maganda itsura nyan pag natapos na...

Maray na Albay!

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 05:28 AM

This is on my wishlist for Legazpi Blvd: Better-looking and more energy efficient streetlights. Let's do away with those gaudy deco lamps from China. Dapat may aesthetic value maski mga street lights lang yan. It doesn't even have to be uber expensive. I suggest, since we're already building bridges made of indigenous steel materials (see news here (http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27925:albay-engineers-design-bridges-made-of-indigenous-steel-materials&catid=45:regions&Itemid=71)), why not create our very own distinct street lights designed by local architects. Yes, LED lights are more expensive than high pressure sodium lights but they have a longer life span and consume less energy.

For example, I really like the designs of the streetlights in Putrajaya, Malaysia. It's simple, sleek, modern, energy efficient (it's LED) and streamlined (can better withstand typhoon winds?). I'm sure kaya ta man magdesign ki mas magayon kaysa dyan. Pinoy pa daw? Hehe

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iMilo

July 29th, 2010, 05:42 AM

The site that I know that Puregold is negotiating is the one presently being cultivated as an organic farm along Alternate Road. The last time I talked to the owner, they are still negotiating the price. Going rate of Lots in the area is now between P20,000 to P30,000.

Puregold I understand requires 6,000 square meters and with P 20,000 to
P 30,000 price per sq. meter that's a huge initial investment just to put Puregold's foot in the City. However, there are lots available in the business district of the City that could satisfy Puregold's site location at affordable prices. Affordable because owners of these lots are willing to discount their prices if the City helps them to relocate squatters staying in their lots. For example, one lot owner is offering P 12,000 to P 18,000 per sq. meter. Let's (private-public) recognize and solve our housing problems and attract the following investments in the City: Multiple Screen Movie Center, Medical Center for doctors and labs in one building, Supermarket, Center City University building/campus, Row of Stores (a promenade of stores not another mall), Apartment Houses, Condos and yes as the traffic increases, affordable Parking Lots. City Mayor help us help the City.

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 06:36 AM

^^A very good and practical idea that will definitely improve Legazpi by leaps and bounds if realized and implemented. I hope Ms. @aventurera will get to read this and the other great suggestions posted in the past. :colgate: (hello po! :wave: hehe)

iamawesome

July 29th, 2010, 06:39 AM

;61092731']More architect's renderings of LKY Resort Hotel (former MIH)
Courtesy of WTA Architecture and Design Studio (http://www.facebook.com/pages/WTA-Architecture-and-Design-Studio/120955794585886)

Restaurants

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs033.snc4/34026_143390825675716_120955794585886_440048_483096_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs013.ash2/34026_143390829009049_120955794585886_440049_8062176_n.jpg

They look so real! Bravo!

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 06:41 AM

;60889561']Interior perspectives of LKY Resort Hotel (former MIH)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs018.snc4/34245_401373758191_698143191_4297476_1246138_n.jpg

A better version:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs013.ash2/34026_143390832342382_120955794585886_440050_2046554_n.jpg
Courtesy of WTA Architecture and Design Studio (http://www.facebook.com/pages/WTA-Architecture-and-Design-Studio/120955794585886)

arkijo

July 29th, 2010, 06:43 AM

kliens

July 29th, 2010, 08:05 AM

Brandon32

July 29th, 2010, 08:07 AM

Puregold I understand requires 6,000 square meters and with P 20,000 to
P 30,000 price per sq. meter that's a huge initial investment just to put Puregold's foot in the City. However, there are lots available in the business district of the City that could satisfy Puregold's site location at affordable prices. Affordable because owners of these lots are willing to discount their prices if the City helps them to relocate squatters staying in their lots. For example, one lot owner is offering P 12,000 to P 18,000 per sq. meter. Let's (private-public) recognize and solve our housing problems and attract the following investments in the City: Multiple Screen Movie Center, Medical Center for doctors and labs in one building, Supermarket, Center City University building/campus, Row of Stores (a promenade of stores not another mall), Apartment Houses, Condos and yes as the traffic increases, affordable Parking Lots. City Mayor help us help the City.

this is nice..and a win-win situation

jOSE1003

July 29th, 2010, 08:30 AM

CEBPAC PROMO 50% OFF

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/4844/ceb.jpg

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 08:38 AM

^Okay a, kaso igwa na ako para sa All Saints Day, airphilexpress. Mauli ka na naman, Seph! Hehe :lol:

arkijo

July 29th, 2010, 09:38 AM

LCC Stores in Legazpi City
1. LCC MALL (anchor: LCC Dept. Store and Supemarket)
Quezon ave/Penaranda St
2. LCC Expressmart
Penaranda St
3. LCC Store Plus
beside Plaza Rizal
4. LCC Supermarket
Alternate Road
5. LCC Expressmart
Albay Dist

arkijo

July 29th, 2010, 09:54 AM

07.27.2010
http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/3/photos/36/1200x1200/5/DSC00420a.JPG?et=OWldWji00b6QmsYc6rj5Eg&nmid=333171804
^Il Piazza Convention Hall. Notice the adjacent fenced construction site. Any info about this, Mega? You seem to know about Tahao Road projects than the rest of us Legazpeeps.:)

--nata daw ta dai pa pinaiwas ni dating mayor so kalsada sa parteng ini kan tahao road to lakandula drive? sana iprioritize yan ni mayor gie para malinig naman paghilingon.

Brandon32

July 29th, 2010, 10:46 AM

Chevron Geothermal, Tiwi Albay

yesterday...hanggang gate lang rush kasi.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/0101_0143.jpg?t=1280382951

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/0101_0143_01.jpg?t=1280382951

nice pix...thanks kliens

ano daw kaya su plano na magkaag ki wind farm sa Albay...Cagraray in particular....it would be an added attraction once constructed...

Brandon32

July 29th, 2010, 10:54 AM

;60825255']Tabaco - The City of ♥

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by Lawstude (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawstude/)

may for export na kaya sa mga produkto na ini kan tabaco? ini dapat matawanan man ki attention kan local government kan Albay...

ugbasnon

July 29th, 2010, 11:55 AM

Southeast Asia's cheapest holiday destination
13 July 2010

We conducted a poll last week to find out which Southeast Asian destination offers the best value -- because a bankers' ransom is not what it used to be.

The overwhelming verdict of our readers is that Indonesia is the cheapest place to go this summer, followed by Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia, in that order. Despite our readers' increasingly eccentric voting patterns, Indonesia seems a reasonable choice.

A cursory glance at Mandarin Oriental's rack rates shows a deluxe room in August costs $345 a night in Bangkok, which would get you a club room in Manila -- plus change for a taxi to the airport. In Jakarta, a deluxe room is just $173 (and about the same in Kuala Lumpur), which is literally half the price of Bangkok.

The Economist's Big Mac Index, which uses the price of burgers around the world as a light-hearted measure of relative currency values, might be better used as a benchmark for tourists to work out how expensive an unfamiliar country is going to be. However, the evidence of this data is the opposite of the Mandarin data: a Big Mac in Indonesia costs $2.28 -- more expensive than either Thailand ($2.16) or Malaysia ($2.12).

The most recent iteration of the index, published in March, does not show how much it costs for a Big Mac in the Philippines, but anecdotal evidence suggests that it is lower than in either Thailand or Malaysia.

That makes the Philippines the cheapest place for both burgers and hotel rooms. The peso also has the advantage of getting cheaper. The rupiah, on the other hand, has strengthened so far this year. It costs about Rp9,000 to buy a dollar today, compared to Rp9,350 at the start of the year. Baht and ringgit exchange rates have also strengthened. The peso is almost unique in the region, having consistently weakened against the dollar this year.

On the upside, readers stuck in Hong Kong for the summer can take advantage of the second-cheapest Big Macs in the world -- cheaper even than China.

http://http://www.financeasia.com/News/219653,southeast-asias-cheapest-holiday-destination.aspx

MARHAY NA ALBAY PO SA GABOS!

Brandon32

July 29th, 2010, 01:24 PM

;61046165']Scenes at Rawis Beach
by Dacel Andes (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000978645271)

Sunrise
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1945 Albay Gulf Landing Monument
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs068.ash2/36756_125423564166931_100000978645271_131686_401787_n.jpg

mas magayon kun padakulaon iyan na monument na yan..pero magayon ang sunrise sa Albay Gulf

[dx]

July 29th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Congrats and keep up the good work, Bicol! :applause: Especially Albay! :colgate:

Bicol: One of the fastest moving growth area in RP (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=290963)

LEGAZPI CITY, July 29 (PNA) -- Fuelled by investment output in the field of energy, mining, tourism and agriculture, Bicol’s economy is moving in a accelerated pace -- making the region among the fastest growing regions in the country, the Regional Development Council (RDC) said on Thursday. Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, concurrent RDC chair, said Bicol, erstwhile fourth poorest region in the country now appears to have seized the title of fastest growing regional economy in 2009, based on growth indicators and feedback from local businessmen.

Salceda, a former Arroyo economic adviser, estimated that the 2009 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of Bicol posted an 8.5 percent increase versus the national 1.1 percent real GDP. In nominal terms, Bicol probably grew by 12.7 percent to P215 billion as compared to 3.7 percent for the entire country.

He revealed that among the six provinces, Albay, whose annual output in 2009 is estimated at P85 billion is leading the growth in regional output, principally driven by the increased output of Tiwi geothermal and full production at LG mining operations in Rapu-rapu, as compared to its sporadic operations in 2008. Albay accounted for almost 48.7 percent of total industrial gross value-added of the entire region.

Another driver was the tourism surge given the combination of Camarines Sur CWC and Sorsogon Donsol Butanding interaction.

Agricultural growth also made way with Albay submitting the best performance in FIELDS in 2009 at plus 18.3 percent growth in rice harvest, despite the El Nino, and, Masbate, also experiencing bumper harvest. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) tax collection performance report of 29 percent growth in Bicol tax collections in first half of 2010 versus 12.2 percent nationally, strongly imply that, for the second year in a row, Region V is sure to retain its bragging right as the fastest growing economy of the Philippines. According to Salceda he is proud of Albay accounting for 39.89 percent of the total BIR take during the period.

Moreover, Salceda earlier reported that Albay's electricity sales volume of local distribution utility Aleco have spiked by 27.5 percent in May and averaging 17 percent in the first five months of 2010.

On the other hand, in hydropower supply reductions, Aboitiz production at Tiwi has further increased, although Bacman contribution remains zero for the third year in a row. Salceda said copra production increased, boosting local trade due to strong copra prices and robust output. This is at the back of the two major coco oil mills, Legazpi Oil, producing 300 metric tons per day and Global, also producing 300 mt/day.

Tourism also got another boost from Misibis and Embarcadero plus Magayon Festival, gaining market attraction on its third year. Another demand booster would be the initial full implementation of AHECS universal college access worth P120 million on top of the regular P37 million scholarship subsidy.

Before AHECS, college enrollment has increased by 15 percent and college graduation rate by 34 percent. Also to kick demand is the initial 5,000 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) which would add another P84 million on an annualized basis to local liquidity. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, once fully implemented, would boost local consumption by P756 million, assuming the government targets the 45,000 families of school-age kids not in school.

Another critical factor to sustain Bicol's growth, given its natural advantage in tourism, would be the completion of the Southern International Airport in Daraga, Albay. Trade would significantly expand if the Bicol Express rail transport would be fully restored and, better still, extended to Matnog, Sorsogon. (PNA)
DCT/LOR/LQ/MSA/cbd

Brandon32

July 29th, 2010, 03:28 PM

^Congratulations Bicol and Albay!!!:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

Ang GDP palan kan Albay for 2009 is only PhP 85B...saditon pa ini as compared to let say Davao City where economic output is estimated at $6B or PhP 256B..

pero ok lang...ma sustain lang kan Albay ang high economic growth...maganda ang mararating ng Albay!

megalgzp

July 29th, 2010, 04:38 PM

All Wrapped Up and Everywhere to GoThis fun, Filipino fastfood is making a difference—from the lives of the people making its packaging, to the customers, and in the way sustainable businesses are run

By GINA ABUYUAN
July 25, 2010, 12:00pm

Rommel T. Juan, Founder and CEO of Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc., is having a good year. In this month alone, his company bagged a Best Homegrown Franchise Award from Entrepreneur Magazine, opened a new branch in Eastwood Cybermall, and as its CEO, was able to “spread the gospel of Binalot” in major business seminars in and outside Manila.

Just what is this “gospel”? It’s merging sound business practices with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and sustainability, that’s what. In Binalot’s case, it’s also promoting Filipino culture, values, and humor.

“We want to be the best the Philippines can offer; we want it represented in our stores,” says Juan. On the surface, you can see it immediately: murals with families enjoying meals together, a game of piko (hopscotch) drawn on the floor, and corny meal names like “You Bet Pinakbet,” “Sinigang With a Bang,” and “Pride Tilapia.” Juan shrugs. “Corny talaga ako, noong college pa. ‘Yang mga ‘what’s the matter peanut butter?’ Pinoy lang makakakuha nyan (I’ve always been corny, even back in college. Only Filipinos can get that kind of humor).”

The lofty ambitions of Binalot being “the no. one Filipino fastfood” started humbly, however. Rommel Juan, 38, just wanted to “have fun”.

Learning The Ropes

After graduation and racking up work experience for a couple of big name automotive companies (one of the family businesses is producing wrangler-type jeeps), Juan worked for his father. Realizing he had enough free time for other ventures, he invited his brother Raffy to put up Binalot.

“Remember when we were young, how mom used to wrap our lunch in banana leaves?” he asked Raffy, jogging memories of weekend trips to the family’s small farm in Alfonso, Cavite. “So there.

Binalot (“wrapped”). But we didn’t dive into it right away. We researched, sold the products to our friends, gave out survey sheets and asked them what they thought.” The current red egg and tomato combination, for example, used to just be one hard-boiled egg. “People said they preferred that.”

After going through the initial phases of the business (see milestones), Binalot opened for franchising in 2004. “We started with almost nothing,” Juan says. “We had five investors who gave P10,000 each, and we just rolled it. By the time we started franchising, I realized we already had 50 people on our payroll. It wasn’t just for fun and a creative outlet anymore. People depended on us for a living.

“I also realized that with franchising, the business became relationship-based. May ibang tao na makikialam sa brand mo (other people already had a say in your brand), so I had to set up middle management, a system. So I invested in people—a marketing manager, human resources manager, finance consultant. It ceased to be a mom-and-pop shop. When we started, I did everything. But business is like that: you have to graduate from (a certain level) and replicate yourself and hire professionals to help you.”

Six years hence, Binalot will be opening a branch soon in Legazpi, Albay, “our farthest so far, and we’re also looking at abroad. The market is still growing,” says Juan. “You just have to find your niche. Ang dami nang players—but people love our food.

Pound for pound, you get better value for money.”

Going Green

There was another level to hurdle after entering the world of franchising, one which Juan committed himself to ever since his aunt—Figaro founder and environmentally-conscious entrepreneur Pacita Juan—introduced him to the practice of CSR.

“I wanted to close our supply chain and get our material directly from the source,” Juan says, “but I was never successful. People I talked to didn’t want to close a deal, or were hesitant…”

Then giant typhoon Milenyo happened in 2006. “All the banana leaves in Luzon were wiped out. We had to import our leaves from the Visayas, and I was selling it to our franchisees while losing money.”

Juan decided to look for his own suppliers. “We found a guy in Nagcarlan, Laguna,” he relates. “You wouldn’t think he could be trusted.” His “contact” looked more like a man given to drink than to manage a community. “But he really stepped up to the plate,” says Juan. “He thought we were placing just one order of 200 bundles of banana leaves. Di nya alam, tuloy-tuloy (he didn’t know that it was an indefinite contract). So he offered to organize his community to supply us with leaves. That’s how we started our initial CSR.”

That led to the DAHON (Dangal At Hanapbuhay para sa Nayon) Program, which won Binalot a Centennial Award and prize of US$10,000 from UPS for its Best “Out-of-the-Box” Small Business Contest in 2007. Soon to be a foundation, DAHON provides 30 families with sustainable livelihoods.

“The men harvest the banana leaves, the women trim and clean them. We also train them to make banana chips and ketchup, which we sell in our stores.” It’s a win-win situation. For example: it used to be that the women made P250 per four hours of trimming and cleaning leaves; now they can finish the job in just an hour and a half.

The DAHON program is being replicated in Calamba, and soon in Zambales. “So we like to say, if you order Binalot, you alleviate poverty one community at a time,” says Juan, “and you’re being environment-friendly too.”

Last year, Binalot saved 1.5 million styropacks from being used. “If you see photos of Ondoy,” Juan notes, “you’ll see that the flooding problem really stemmed from the problem of trash. If what we all use is biodegradable, that wouldn’t have happened.”

Slowly, Juan is phasing out the use of plastic from his stores. “I’d also like to encourage customers to bring their own water bottles. We also want to bank on the unique native packaging we have. Even the construction materials used in the stores should be eco-friendly.”

Also general manager of MD Juan Enterprises, makers of the electronic jeepneys plying Makati, and recently, Quezon City, Juan is also the first in the country to introduce electronic motorcycles for deliveries.

“Us Filipinos, we’re really not that wasteful.” He adds, deadpan: “Just a little more work and we can achieve Avatar status.”

megalgzp

July 29th, 2010, 04:38 PM

Brandon32

July 29th, 2010, 04:43 PM

^ nice may binalot na palan sa legazpi...binagoongan an type ko na menu sainda...

iMilo

July 29th, 2010, 08:38 PM

http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv225/leo98/petron-nmantao02.jpg

http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv225/leo98/petron-nmantao01.jpg

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http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv225/leo98/petron-nmantao05.jpg

This Petron Station is approximately eight minutes away from the Bicol International Airport (BIA). I am glad that companies such as Petron and it's franchise owners are following the possible growth area of Daraga. And this particular case the station location is strategically well chosen. Not only it is eight minutes away from BIA it is also facing, immediately accross the station, a three hectare real estate property suitable to house Daraga's Municipality offices if ever they decide to relocate. The big lot appears to be suitable for commercial estabishments serving Daraga and towns of Sorsogon. This is just the beginning. Because of ample availability of real estate around BIA (where Daraga can relocate), I really see Daraga with proper leadership and direction a Mega City. Perhaps another Makati. With BIA it is possible.

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 01:58 AM

Photos by cigyrj (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cigyrj/)

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/4839967981_21777b13ce_z.jpg

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 02:07 AM

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7696/cpocmeeting.jpg

PEACE AND ORDER MEETING – Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine B. Rosal (center, upper photo) presides over the City Peace and Order Council Meeting at the City mayor’s Office, City Hall Compound, Legazpi City today July 29. Upper Photo shows Vice-Mayor Vittorio C. Roces (left) and Elmer Picson. PNP, BJMP, BFP, PDEA, PHIL. ARMY and Public Safety Order (PSO) council members presents their accomplishment reports for the 1st Semester of 2010 and the Presentation of Plans and Projects for the 2nd Semester of 2010. (Alex Cal/PIA (http://piabikol.blogspot.com/))

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 02:07 AM

The Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Legazpi City

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4798035819_a2820ab9f2_b.jpg

Source: PIA 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35664458@N03/)

JPeePH

July 30th, 2010, 02:11 AM

Anyone who can call the attention of DENR / BFAR kasi d2 sa Albay Gulf rampant ang pagbomba sa dagat. Makusogon.

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 02:13 AM

Anyone who can call the attention of DENR / BFAR kasi d2 sa Albay Gulf rampant ang pagbomba sa dagat. Makusogon.

Dapat talaga i-condemn yan na practice na iyan and i-kastigo ang mga nagigibo pa kaiyan :ohno:

DENR Regional Office
Telephone No: (6352) 481-5532, 481-5588

JPeePH

July 30th, 2010, 02:14 AM

Haen daw su mga parabantay sa dagat.. Anyone out there in legazpi na may conern may tabi paki inform man an mga nanunungdan ta talamak didi ang dynamite fishing near nag aso boiling lake

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 02:14 AM

^ nice may binalot na palan sa legazpi...binagoongan an type ko na menu sainda...

Dai pa ako nakakaon dyan hehe

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 02:17 AM

New chapel at Misibis Bay (still under construction, i think)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs092.snc4/35947_147189898631509_100000214983033_465938_3800490_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs112.snc4/35947_147189915298174_100000214983033_465943_5565995_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs052.ash2/35947_147189891964843_100000214983033_465936_5507458_n.jpg

Source (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000214983033)

* * *

The second photo reminds me of Lothlorien (from the Lord of the Rings), the home of the Elves
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2466/lothlorien1.jpg

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 02:25 AM

^gari baga nagpaparadakol ang convention centers sa Albay:

1. Misibis Convention Hall
2. Il Piazza Convention Center
3. La Roca Convention hall
4. Concourse Convention Center
5. St Ellis Convention Area
6. tapos baka magka igwa pa ki Albay international Convention Center
7. Ang Venezia ba may Convention facility naman?
Ayuz!

du4rcx

July 30th, 2010, 02:26 AM

Anyone who can call the attention of DENR / BFAR kasi d2 sa Albay Gulf rampant ang pagbomba sa dagat. Makusogon.

it should call the attention of coast guard, navy, and PNP maritime unit. nasa rawis ang office nila.

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 02:31 AM

Haen daw su mga parabantay sa dagat.. Anyone out there in legazpi na may conern may tabi paki inform man an mga nanunungdan ta talamak didi ang dynamite fishing near nag aso boiling lake

JPeeP, the best you can do to help is to get the boat name..how many fishermen are on board, and post it here in this thread...dx could post it in the legazpi facebook...anong oras mo ba nakita...what time natapos? hehehe

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 02:32 AM

Nyan, maray pa hehe

^gari baga nagpaparadakol ang convention centers sa Albay:

1. Misibis Convention Hall
2. Il Piazza Convention Center
3. La Roca Convention hall
4. Concourse Convention Center
5. St Ellis Convention Area
6. tapos baka magka igwa pa ki Albay international Convention Center
7. Ang Venezia ba may Convention facility naman?
Ayuz!

I'm not sure pero gari restaurant lang, not really a convention hall -- Caffe San Marco. Hotel St. Ellis has three function rooms:

Three function rooms make Hotel St. Ellis a perfect choice for meetings, conferences and even conventions: The Theater can cater up to 200 persons; The Meeting Point can accommodate 30 persons and Top of St. Ellis has a capacity of 300 persons with a magnificent view of Mayon Volcano. ~ Source (http://wowlegazpi.com/2010/02/02/hotel-st-ellis/)

JPeePH

July 30th, 2010, 02:36 AM

@Brandon padi i cant get the name of the boat kasi "nasa top of the world ako" ;) at a 5km distance makasugon an lagabong sa dagat 30 mins ago.

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 02:37 AM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs100.ash2/38328_125459757499212_125454104166444_148590_8302205_n.jpg

du4rcx

July 30th, 2010, 02:38 AM

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 02:40 AM

@Brandon padi i cant get the name of the boat kasi "nasa top of the world ako" ;) at a 5km distance makasugon an lagabong sa dagat 30 mins ago.

at 5km distance? its like you're in daraga and the boat is in legazpi

nacnuD 2:-)

July 30th, 2010, 02:48 AM

...
7. Ang Venezia ba may Convention facility naman?
Ayuz!

;61145127']I'm not sure pero gari restaurant lang, not really a convention hall -- Caffe San Marco.

During big events, they use the Rennaisance Gardens' Clubhouse.

kaniguan78

July 30th, 2010, 02:59 AM

;61144323']The Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Legazpi City

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4798035819_a2820ab9f2_b.jpg

Source: PIA 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35664458@N03/)

I can also see Councilor Lorna Cristobal, Mayor Gie Rosal's ertswhile opponent in the May elections. Tama yan, magkasararo na sinda para sa progreso kan siyudad.

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 03:14 AM

^ nice...kaya dyan makaskas mag asenso ang ciudad nyato...hehe

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 03:47 AM

I can also see Councilor Lorna Cristobal, Mayor Gie Rosal's ertswhile opponent in the May elections. Tama yan, magkasararo na sinda para sa progreso kan siyudad.

Iyo man nanggad adi. Dai ko nariparo tulos. Can you name all the councilors, please? Hehe, diit lang ang midbid ko

djainE_04

July 30th, 2010, 04:39 AM

I can also see Councilor Lorna Cristobal, Mayor Gie Rosal's ertswhile opponent in the May elections. Tama yan, magkasararo na sinda para sa progreso kan siyudad.

oo tama tlaga yan, dapat magtarabang asin magkasararo kita gabos sa progreso kan satung padabang ciudad..
update naman po dun sa pigsusuggest ni cong. bichara
na maging independent na an legazpi city??..
thanks..

djainE_04

July 30th, 2010, 04:40 AM

may update na po kamu duman sa pigbubusol ni cong. bichara
na maging independent city na an legazpi??

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 05:12 AM

^ you mean HUC? pag nag i-income na siguro ang legazpi city ki PhP 1B annually...by that time city na k'yan ang Daraga...and asensado naman k'yan ang tabaco city...

drfeelgood17

July 30th, 2010, 05:39 AM

^ you mean HUC? pag nag i-income na siguro ang legazpi city ki PhP 1B annually...by that time city na k'yan ang Daraga...and asensado naman k'yan ang tabaco city...

It would be better if Daraga & Legazpi merged. They will then have a combined population of more than 330,000. Just imagine what the total income would be. Saceda's "Metro Albay" or "Metro Legazpi" or whatever he wants to call it, would be a truly deserved name. But I'm afraid vested interests from local politicians might prevent this from happening.

No doubt this is what's behind the strange, very strange, choice of name for the new international airport. Is there such a thing as the Southern Mindanao International Airport? or The Northern Luzon International Aiport? Or the Ilocandia International Airport? As far as I'm aware airports are usually named a) after the city or nearest city in which the said airport is located or...b) a famous person associated with that city or its history. I have yet to encounter an international airport named after a country's geographical region.

Adopted

July 30th, 2010, 05:39 AM

;61050447']Pasain na ngani ang Homapon?

http://208.184.76.173/Article.aspx?articleId=591244&publicationSubCategoryId=49

You need to be careful around Homapon as my friend was killed there by a holduper in broad daylight:

Trader todas sa holdaper
Ni Ed Casulla (Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated July 08, 2010 12:00 AM

CAMP SIMEON OLA, Legazpi City, Philippines — Napaslang ang isang negosyanteng lalaki habang malubha naman nasugatan ang drayber nito makaraang pagbabarilin ng dalawang holdaper sa Sitio Agna, Barangay Homapon sa Legazpi City, Albay kamakalawa. Idineklarang patay sa Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital si Abelardo Lopez 44, samantalang sugatan ang drayber na si Miguel Morante, 28, kapwa nakatira sa bayan ng Camalig, Albay. Sa police report, sina Lopez at Motane na lulan ng traysikel para mag-deliver ng paninda ay hinarang at pinagbabaril ng dalawang ‘di-kilalang lalaki. Tinangay ng mga holdaper ang belt bag na naglalaman ng malaking halaga.

kaniguan78

July 30th, 2010, 05:46 AM

;61144323']The Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Legazpi City

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4798035819_a2820ab9f2_b.jpg

Source: PIA 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35664458@N03/)

Try ko,from left Councilors Andes, Cristobal, the SK Fed Pres?, Rosal, Baldo, Santillan, Vice Mayor Roces (seated), Ante, Mayor Gie (seated), Chan, ?, Inzon?, Abadeza, ?. Di ko poo alam yung iba.

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 05:59 AM

http://208.184.76.173/Article.aspx?articleId=591244&publicationSubCategoryId=49

You need to be careful around Homapon as my friend was killed there by a holduper in broad daylight:

Trader todas sa holdaper
Ni Ed Casulla (Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated July 08, 2010 12:00 AM

CAMP SIMEON OLA, Legazpi City, Philippines — Napaslang ang isang negosyanteng lalaki habang malubha naman nasugatan ang drayber nito makaraang pagbabarilin ng dalawang holdaper sa Sitio Agna, Barangay Homapon sa Legazpi City, Albay kamakalawa. Idineklarang patay sa Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital si Abelardo Lopez 44, samantalang sugatan ang drayber na si Miguel Morante, 28, kapwa nakatira sa bayan ng Camalig, Albay. Sa police report, sina Lopez at Motane na lulan ng traysikel para mag-deliver ng paninda ay hinarang at pinagbabaril ng dalawang ‘di-kilalang lalaki. Tinangay ng mga holdaper ang belt bag na naglalaman ng malaking halaga.

kawawa naman...sana mahuli ang mga salarin..

djainE_04

July 30th, 2010, 06:06 AM

I can also see Councilor Lorna Cristobal, Mayor Gie Rosal's ertswhile opponent in the May elections. Tama yan, magkasararo na sinda para sa progreso kan siyudad.

try ko din iname lahat.. from left to right Councilors Jim Andes, Lorna Cristobal, Sk Fed.Pres., Rolly Rosal, Chito Baldo, Oscar Santillan, Chito Ante,
Celoy Chan, Alex Sy, newly elected councilors Allan Rañola, Mhel Abadesa and Cocoy Inzon, Vice Mayor Roces(seated), Mayor Gie Rosal(seated)..

djainE_04

July 30th, 2010, 06:08 AM

^ you mean HUC? pag nag i-income na siguro ang legazpi city ki PhP 1B annually...by that time city na k'yan ang Daraga...and asensado naman k'yan ang tabaco city...

Nope.. ung maging independent city na ang Legazpi gaya ng Naga, i heard it kasi sa news eh..

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 06:10 AM

^ i heard of it too...i guess its about the HUC thing...kasi kung chartered city kagaya ng Naga, eh para ano? Maganda ang palakad ni Gov Salceda sa Albay and kung idea lang naman yan ni Bichara eh wag na lang...

It would be better if Daraga & Legazpi merged. They will then have a combined population of more than 330,000. Just imagine what the total income would be. Saceda's "Metro Albay" or "Metro Legazpi" or whatever he wants to call it, would be a truly deserved name. But I'm afraid vested interests from local politicians might prevent this from happening.

No doubt this is what's behind the strange, very strange, choice of name for the new international airport. Is there such a thing as the Southern Mindanao International Airport? or The Northern Luzon International Aiport? Or the Ilocandia International Airport? As far as I'm aware airports are usually named a) after the city or nearest city in which the said airport is located or...b) a famous person associated with that city or its history. I have yet to encounter an international airport named after a country's geographical region.

for the moment...i think it would be hard to merge Daraga with Legazpi...yes politics will make it even harder.

nacnuD 2:-)

July 30th, 2010, 08:04 AM

Pacific Mall Entertainment Plaza
Legazpi City
July 30, 2010

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0449-1.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0448.jpg

nacnuD 2:-)

July 30th, 2010, 08:13 AM

Early Riser Transport Service (ERTS) Taxi
Washington Drive, Legazpi City 4500
Tel. No.: +63 (52) 480.8294; Hotline: +63 (52) 435.0950
Mobile Nos.: +63 (922) 866.8456; (929) 408.8378

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0447.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0446.jpg

jOSE1003

July 30th, 2010, 08:23 AM

CEBPAC PROMO ZERO FARE
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1889/cebpac.jpg

nacnuD 2:-)

July 30th, 2010, 08:36 AM

@dex ang ilaag mo sa WOW Legazpi (http://wowlegazpi.com/) ining bagong contact numbers kang Early Riser Transport Service (ERTS):

Early Riser Transport Service (ERTS) Taxi
Washington Drive, Legazpi City 4500
Tel. No.: +63 (52) 480.8294; Hotline: +63 (52) 435.0950
Mobile Nos.: +63 (922) 866.8456; (929) 408.8378
Email: legazpitaxi@yahoo.com

igwa daa sindang 5 units ki grey taxi. copy mo na lang su pic at ilaag mo sinda sa website. mga marhay man su pag-uugali kang duwang nakahuron kong taxi driver. nanguntrata daa sinda pag-maluwas daa sa metro area (Daraga & Legazpi) at naga-issue sinda ki official receipts per request.

djainE_04

July 30th, 2010, 08:56 AM

for the moment...i think it would be hard to merge Daraga with Legazpi...yes politics will make it even harder.[/QUOTE]

yup mahirap talaga maimerge ang legazpi and daraga pero maganda sanang plano pag nagkataon, imagine mo daraga as another business district of legazpi and legazpi will now be a highly urbanized city..

jOSE1003

July 30th, 2010, 09:31 AM

AIRPHILS PISO FARE
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3696/airphils.jpg

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 10:00 AM

Astig!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs104.ash2/38527_1332010189385_1504936585_30807524_5798678_n.jpg

by Jhon Ronell (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1504936585)

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 10:02 AM

Ako Bicol proclaimed

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs096.ash2/38127_1228693296735_1811178081_444237_1747773_n.jpg

Source: AKB on FB (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108816114536)

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 10:14 AM

^ additional 3 congressmen from Albay! 6 na gabs ang congreemen ta!:cheers:

;61158207']Astig!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs104.ash2/38527_1332010189385_1504936585_30807524_5798678_n.jpg

by Jhon Ronell (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1504936585)

iyo noh...astigon na ang Embarcadero...an motor ka color kan POST IT(note pad) ko.hehe

arkijo

July 30th, 2010, 10:54 AM

;61158263']Ako Bicol proclaimed

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs096.ash2/38127_1228693296735_1811178081_444237_1747773_n.jpg

Source: AKB on FB (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108816114536)

..magayon gayod so 3 congressmen kan akb ay represented ang bilog na bicol. dapat nagkua sinda ki nominees from:1-representing camarines provinces, 1-for albay/catanduanes and 1-for sorsogon/masbate.
anyway, congratz sa AKB!:banana:

JPeePH

July 30th, 2010, 11:26 AM

hmmm si Pido Garbin ba yung nasa left?

leo98

July 30th, 2010, 11:56 AM

http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv225/leo98/daraga-overpass.jpg

http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv225/leo98/daraga-overpass2.jpg

SOURCE (http://tbpi-artistshop.com/blog/2010/07)

aidz

July 30th, 2010, 12:41 PM

Anyone who can call the attention of DENR / BFAR kasi d2 sa Albay Gulf rampant ang pagbomba sa dagat. Makusogon.

;61144505']Dapat talaga i-condemn yan na practice na iyan and i-kastigo ang mga nagigibo pa kaiyan :ohno:

DENR Regional Office
Telephone No: (6352) 481-5532, 481-5588

Haen daw su mga parabantay sa dagat.. Anyone out there in legazpi na may conern may tabi paki inform man an mga nanunungdan ta talamak didi ang dynamite fishing near nag aso boiling lake

it should call the attention of coast guard, navy, and PNP maritime unit. nasa rawis ang office nila.

JPeeP, the best you can do to help is to get the boat name..how many fishermen are on board, and post it here in this thread...dx could post it in the legazpi facebook...anong oras mo ba nakita...what time natapos? hehehe

get pictures as well! Di pa rin ba natututo ang mga taong ito! tsk tsk!

Brandon32

July 30th, 2010, 03:28 PM

;60975603']Bayanihan: Legazpi fisherfolk working together to bring in the day’s catch
Photo by Yves Eli Yu (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=632689572)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs052.snc4/34952_417918479572_632689572_4356915_5711380_n.jpg

Taken during the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk 2010 in Legazpi (http://wowlegazpi.com/2010/07/16/scott-kelby-worldwide-photo-walk-in-legazpi/)

one very nice photo..

yranoa

July 30th, 2010, 08:51 PM

^ i heard of it too...i guess its about the HUC thing...kasi kung chartered city kagaya ng Naga, eh para ano? Maganda ang palakad ni Gov Salceda sa Albay and kung idea lang naman yan ni Bichara eh wag na lang...

for the moment...i think it would be hard to merge Daraga with Legazpi...yes politics will make it even harder.

sa history kan duwang lugar na yan pirang beses na yan pigsaro tapos pigsuway.,
oh, history keeps on repeating itself like a bad record..
Pero kun sa ikakauswag tang gabos nyata ta dae.. Pag mauswag na pagsuwayun naman
hehe!

Politics an hadlang mananggad.

DIOS MARHAY NA ALBAY SA GABOS!
Pakadigdi ko naman..

yranoa

July 30th, 2010, 08:59 PM

hmmn... Tatao naman ako mag ''qoute-qoute''
simple man lang palan..
SAbe kan maestro ko sa BU:

''SO easy 'no, like eating mamon!''

[dx]

July 30th, 2010, 09:27 PM

^^Maray na Albay!

Nagiling ako flights for next year sa Airphilexpress. Magiging twice daily palan ang flights ninda for Legazpi-Manila. Saro sa aga, saro sa hapon.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8498/picture1hv.png

Looks like Air Philippines will aggressively pursue the low-cost air travel market that Cebu Pacific dominates. :okay:

drfeelgood17

July 30th, 2010, 09:42 PM

get pictures as well! Di pa rin ba natututo ang mga taong ito! tsk tsk!

Wow I can't believe this still happens! The Coast Guard should be alerted ASAP!!
Marhay ta dai sinda naka istar sa Saudi - haloy na kuta sindang nalatigo o napugutan.
800 lashes for adultery sana, yugon mo an....

yranoa

July 30th, 2010, 09:50 PM

GOOD NEWS FOR THE ALBAYANOS an pagbalik kan service kan dating AIR PHILIPPINES!

:okay:

drfeelgood17

July 30th, 2010, 09:51 PM

^^I think I recognise all of them, especially the green one in the second pic "sigarilyas". I just don't remember the names. Pinangat & malunggay are so lush, and of course, empanada, which is a rather heavy "snack".

JPeePH

July 31st, 2010, 01:37 AM

get pictures as well! Di pa rin ba natututo ang mga taong ito! tsk tsk!

Baysana magibo akong way but that's the least I can for now. Talamak ang borombahan ki sira sa dagat :bash:

Dae ko lang sure kon nagapatroll man daw sa Albay Gulf an Navy. Mayo barang akong natatanaw na baroto ninda digdi sa kadagatan.

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 02:25 AM

;61188609']^^Maray na Albay!

Nagiling ako flights for next year sa Airphilexpress. Magiging twice daily palan ang flights ninda for Legazpi-Manila. Saro sa aga, saro sa hapon.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8498/picture1hv.png

Looks like Air Philippines will aggressively pursue the low-cost air travel market that Cebu Pacific dominates. :okay:

Ang galing so all in all Legazpi will have:

3- daily flights of cebu pacific mnl-lgp-mnl route
1- PAL daily flight mnl-lgp-mnl route
2- Airphil daily flights mnl-lgp-mnl route
1- 3X week flight of Cebu Pacific cebu-lgp-cebu route
----------
6-7 daily flights na!

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 02:26 AM

Wow I can't believe this still happens! The Coast Guard should be alerted ASAP!!
Marhay ta dai sinda naka istar sa Saudi - haloy na kuta sindang nalatigo o napugutan.
800 lashes for adultery sana, yugon mo an....

Yup, it's still a common problem in the Philippines that must be eradicated through stricter implementation of the law.

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 02:27 AM

Ang galing so all in all Legazpi will have:

3- daily flights of cebu pacific mnl-lgp-mnl route
1- PAL daily flight mnl-lgp-mnl route
2- Airphil daily flights mnl-lgp-mnl route
1- 3X week flight of Cebu Pacific cebu-lgp-cebu route
----------
6-7 daily flights na!

Bako harayo na magka igwa na ki night flights sa Legazpi, tapos na man su upgrading kang runway lights

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 02:29 AM

China: Haitian mayor urges local governments to develop 'a culture of security (http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/news/v.php?id=14803)'

Geneva – “Local governments need to develop a culture of security and have access to the means to respond to a catastrophe,” stressed Haiti’s mayor of Port-au-Prince to other mayors gathered at a forum on disaster risk reduction in Shanghai, which concluded today. Mayor Jean Yves Jason said his key message to other mayors, based on the experience of Port-au-Prince after January’s devastating earthquake was, “Be ready.

With the hurricane season starting, Mayor Jason said his priority was to ensure enough capacity to provide for people’s safety, through better information and simulation drills. “My people still live in a very precarious situation,” he explained, adding that 70 per cent of his staff had perished in the quake and that he still had “not seen any of the pledged help to rebuild Port-au-Prince”.

Mr. Jason was among one hundred local government officials taking part in the 28-30 July Shanghai Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction organized by DevNet, ICLEI, UN-Habitat, UNISDR with support from the International Recovery Platform and GROOTS at the sidelines of the 2010 Shanghai Expo, “Better City, Better Life.”

Forum participants agreed on ways to link recovery with long-term economic development plans and promote disaster risk reduction as part of the Millennium Development Goals. They also committed to using disaster risk reduction as a tool to reduce weather-related disaster impacts. Such commitments will advance the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action, a ten-year plan to reduce disaster losses endorsed by 168 Member States in 2005.

In addition, a ceremony was held today the forum’s final day to welcome the signature of five cities to the Making Cities Resilient campaign, launched in Germany last May. Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr., Mayor of Makati City, Philippines; Ilham Arief Sirajuddin, Mayor of Makassar, Indonesia; Ananta Narayan Jena, Mayor of Bhubaneswar, State of Orissa, India; Mao Zhi Xiong, Secretay General and Assistant Mayor, City of Chengdu, China; and Idrissa Diallo, Mayor of Dalifort-Foiral, Senegal are the five latest cities to join the 60 other mayors from around the world committed to the ten essentials of the campaign.

That checklist includes assigning a budget to maintain critical infrastructure such as flood drainage, safety of all schools and facilities, and to protect ecosystems and natural buffers to mitigate hazards, among others.

Another special ceremony marked the naming of the Governor of the Philippine province of Albay, Joey Salceda, as campaign “champion” by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström. Campaign champions are recognized for their achievements in promoting disaster risk reduction, and will be given opportunities for a two-year period to participate in high-profile national or international events as a spokesperson for making cities resilient.

“We now know, and every citizen in the province knows, that disaster risk reduction is a good investment,” said Governor Salceda, a strong supporter of disaster preparedness who joined the campaign in May.

The campaign’s aim is to enlist over 1,000 local government leaders worldwide to invest more in disaster risk reduction, which includes: improving urban planning, infrastructure and building safety; reinforcing drainage systems to reduce flood, storm and health threats; installing early warning systems; conducting public preparedness drills; and taking measures to adapt to the increasing impacts of climate change.

For more information on the Making Cities Resilient campaign, visit: http://www.unisdr.org/english/campaigns/campaign2010-2011/

* * *

Congrats and keep up the good work! :applause:

JPeePH

July 31st, 2010, 02:29 AM

wow magayon ini! Ano pa bang domestic airline ang dae naglalaog sa Legazpi?

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 02:33 AM

Who watched the FHM's Featured Model Showdown at Embarcadero last night?

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 02:34 AM

hmmm si Pido Garbin ba yung nasa left?

Yup

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs196.snc4/38127_1228693336736_1811178081_444238_396080_n.jpg

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 02:36 AM

^ true..whats so interesting about this development is that the increase in the number flights has saomething to do with the increase in the number of hotel room accommodations in Albay..atleast nag tutugma.hehe

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 02:43 AM

;61200295']China: Haitian mayor urges local governments to develop 'a culture of security (http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/news/v.php?id=14803)'

Geneva – “Local governments need to develop a culture of security and have access to the means to respond to a catastrophe,” stressed Haiti’s mayor of Port-au-Prince to other mayors gathered at a forum on disaster risk reduction in Shanghai, which concluded today. Mayor Jean Yves Jason said his key message to other mayors, based on the experience of Port-au-Prince after January’s devastating earthquake was, “Be ready.

With the hurricane season starting, Mayor Jason said his priority was to ensure enough capacity to provide for people’s safety, through better information and simulation drills. “My people still live in a very precarious situation,” he explained, adding that 70 per cent of his staff had perished in the quake and that he still had “not seen any of the pledged help to rebuild Port-au-Prince”.

Mr. Jason was among one hundred local government officials taking part in the 28-30 July Shanghai Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction organized by DevNet, ICLEI, UN-Habitat, UNISDR with support from the International Recovery Platform and GROOTS at the sidelines of the 2010 Shanghai Expo, “Better City, Better Life.”

Forum participants agreed on ways to link recovery with long-term economic development plans and promote disaster risk reduction as part of the Millennium Development Goals. They also committed to using disaster risk reduction as a tool to reduce weather-related disaster impacts. Such commitments will advance the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action, a ten-year plan to reduce disaster losses endorsed by 168 Member States in 2005.

In addition, a ceremony was held today the forum’s final day to welcome the signature of five cities to the Making Cities Resilient campaign, launched in Germany last May. Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr., Mayor of Makati City, Philippines; Ilham Arief Sirajuddin, Mayor of Makassar, Indonesia; Ananta Narayan Jena, Mayor of Bhubaneswar, State of Orissa, India; Mao Zhi Xiong, Secretay General and Assistant Mayor, City of Chengdu, China; and Idrissa Diallo, Mayor of Dalifort-Foiral, Senegal are the five latest cities to join the 60 other mayors from around the world committed to the ten essentials of the campaign.

That checklist includes assigning a budget to maintain critical infrastructure such as flood drainage, safety of all schools and facilities, and to protect ecosystems and natural buffers to mitigate hazards, among others.

Another special ceremony marked the naming of the Governor of the Philippine province of Albay, Joey Salceda, as campaign “champion” by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström. Campaign champions are recognized for their achievements in promoting disaster risk reduction, and will be given opportunities for a two-year period to participate in high-profile national or international events as a spokesperson for making cities resilient.

“We now know, and every citizen in the province knows, that disaster risk reduction is a good investment,” said Governor Salceda, a strong supporter of disaster preparedness who joined the campaign in May.

The campaign’s aim is to enlist over 1,000 local government leaders worldwide to invest more in disaster risk reduction, which includes: improving urban planning, infrastructure and building safety; reinforcing drainage systems to reduce flood, storm and health threats; installing early warning systems; conducting public preparedness drills; and taking measures to adapt to the increasing impacts of climate change.

For more information on the Making Cities Resilient campaign, visit: http://www.unisdr.org/english/campaigns/campaign2010-2011/

* * *

Congrats and keep up the good work! :applause:

Ang galing talaga ni Gov Salceda! Kung sa quality man lang heto ang dapat na Presidente ng Pilipinas...

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 02:57 AM

SA iling ko..Daraga ang inot na munisipyo na ma host sa inot na SM buda Robinsons Malls sa probinsya kan Albay!

And sa iling ko Megaworld and Ayala naman sa Legazpi...hehehe ayuz!!!

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 03:08 AM

;61200225']Yup, it's still a common problem in the Philippines that must be eradicated through stricter implementation of the law.

and with strict implementation of the law sana magmakulog man an kumunidad na harani d'yan, an mga common tao. Pero sa hiling ko ang community na harani jan iyo pa nagprotect kan dynamite fishing. Su mga fisher folks na nagigibo kaini mga taga d'yan man sana.

Mga terorista kan kadagatan..
So sad talamak pa yan dgdi sa ALBAY.

djainE_04

July 31st, 2010, 03:25 AM

;61200247']Bako harayo na magka igwa na ki night flights sa Legazpi, tapos na man su upgrading kang runway lights

yup.. pwede mangyari an, maski banggi na igwa pang malanding na eroplano jan sa Legazpi Airport.. and by that time nasa top 10 busiest airport na an
airport kan legazpi dgdi sa pilipinas.. nasa pang 13 tayo now, tama ba??

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 03:26 AM

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 03:29 AM

yup.. pwede mangyari an, maski banggi na igwa pang malanding na eroplano jan sa Legazpi Airport.. and by that time nasa top 10 busiest airport na an
airport kan legazpi dgdi sa pilipinas.. nasa pang 13 tayo now, tama ba??

pwerte naman ang piricturan kaan sa eroplano just to deliver a night shot aerial of Legazpi City

denz161

July 31st, 2010, 03:37 AM

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/Picture099.jpg
Nag Park
http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/0101_0115_01.jpg
Renovation of malinao municipal hall:banana::banana:

denz161

July 31st, 2010, 03:43 AM

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/Picture114.jpg

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 03:45 AM

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/2983565185_020d923962.jpg?t=1280540339
Si Daragang Magayon Pinagmanahan Kan Mga Magagayon na Daraga sa
Albay:banana:...Agree po kamo?

denz161

July 31st, 2010, 03:53 AM

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/2983565185_020d923962.jpg?t=1280540339
Si Daragang Magayon Pinagmanahan Kan Mga Magagayon na Daraga sa
Albay:banana:...Agree po kamo?

HAHAHAHAHA!!Basta mga daragang albayanos magayon..........:nuts::nuts::nuts:

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 03:56 AM

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/Picture099.jpg
Nag Park
http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/0101_0115_01.jpg
Renovation of malinao municipal hall:banana::banana:

Thanks denz nice pics...Sa Tiwi ba tong Nag Park?

Tigpapagayon na palan an munisipyo kan malinao...

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 04:04 AM

Daraga Church

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/3858514350_0ba5f6d606.jpg?t=1280540339

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 04:05 AM

^ coomunity info drive manungod sa destruction kan dynamite fishing sa kapalipbutan asin sa lawas kan tawo...dapat isagibo sa mga lugar na nasasambit....i know it happens not only in the seas of Albay...pero ok na na aware kita sa sitwasyon na yan..

and with strict implementation of the law sana magmakulog man an kumunidad na harani d'yan, an mga common tao. Pero sa hiling ko ang community na harani jan iyo pa nagprotect kan dynamite fishing. Su mga fisher folks na nagigibo kaini mga taga d'yan man sana.

Mga terorista kan kadagatan..
So sad talamak pa yan dgdi sa ALBAY.

Yup, maray kuta kung pati mga parabakal mag kaigwa man ki part sa pag prevent kang illegal fishing. For instance, kuta na dai magbakal kang mga sira na hali sa siring kaiyan na paagi. I-edukar na mga consumers kung pano mag distinguish kang mga sira na iyan.

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 04:05 AM

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/Picture099.jpg
Nag Park

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/Picture114.jpg

Saro ini sa mga lugar sa Albay na dai ko pa talaga na explore. (although gari nag field trip kami digdi kang grade school pa ako, pero dai ko na masyado rumdum haha). Thanks for the pics denz!

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 04:20 AM

Monsi

July 31st, 2010, 04:34 AM

^^That's Daraga CBD...iling baga su Daraga Church and below it the Municipal Hall building.

Ang galing so all in all Legazpi will have:

3- daily flights of cebu pacific mnl-lgp-mnl route
1- PAL daily flight mnl-lgp-mnl route
2- Airphil daily flights mnl-lgp-mnl route
1- 3X week flight of Cebu Pacific cebu-lgp-cebu route
----------
6-7 daily flights na!

There's still ZestAir
Tue-Thu-Sat Manila-Legazpi-Manila ZestAir A320

(ZestAir Flight Sched (http://www.zestair.com.ph/downloads/flight_schedule.pdf))

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 04:36 AM

Daraga Church

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/3858514350_0ba5f6d606.jpg?t=1280540339

theres something in this picture..
Nice shot!.
I dont know pero pig girabohan ako..
Basa ang pavement, naguuran then an reflection kan simbahan nahihiling sa tinampo
ang darkclouds sa itaas... Spooky pero magayunon.

Uto tanaw ko su renovation na pigibo sa side kan simbahan facing the Mayon Volcano..
But ive heard and saw in some pictures pigtaranggal su centuries old na mga gapo jan?
Tsk! Makahinayang...

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 04:42 AM

theres something in this picture..
Nice shot!.
I dont know pero pig girabohan ako..
Basa ang pavement, naguuran then an reflection kan simbahan nahihiling sa tinampo
ang darkclouds sa itaas... Spooky pero magayunon.

Uto tanaw ko su renovation na pigibo sa side kan simbahan facing the Mayon Volcano..
But ive heard and saw in some pictures pigtaranggal su centuries old na mga gapo jan?
Tsk! Makahinayang...

Really? The church has been declared a national treasure by the NIH. I hope they do the renovation work correctly.

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 04:52 AM

A rock islet somewhere near Cagraray Island

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs198.snc4/38219_1487661747142_1101891441_1445679_3239406_n.jpg

Over Legazpi, Albay region...captured this sight in the middle of the sea from a chopper and wondered if this majestic relic was natural or manmade, and if it was ever ruined by forces of nature. ~ Jojie Alcantara (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1101891441)

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 04:53 AM

;61204329']Really? The church has been declared a national treasure by the NIH. I hope they do the renovation work correctly.

yes @dx, nagdyan kmi kan friend ko sa 7 degrees last june and natanaw ko su side kan simbahan, dai ko na pigmaanan ta madiklum na pero plos na puti an side kaiyan, indicating na newly cemented.. An perception ko ngani gari baga su pantyon sa kampusanto na bagong gibo.

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 04:57 AM

yes @dx, nagdyan kmi kan friend ko sa 7 degrees last june and natanaw ko su side kan simbahan, dai ko na pigmaanan ta madiklum na pero plos na puti an side kaiyan, indicating na newly cemented.. An perception ko ngani gari baga su pantyon sa kampusanto na bagong gibo.

I see. Pero kaipuhan man ang paletada para ma protect ang structure sa corrosion. It's okay as long as it has the approval of the National Historical Institute or other similar bodies overseeing the upkeep of these heritage structures.

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 05:27 AM

:okay:
sain tabe ini?

sa Daraga po.

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 05:30 AM

;61204831']I see. Pero kaipuhan man ang paletada para ma protect ang structure sa corrosion. It's okay as long as it has the approval of the National Historical Institute or other similar bodies overseeing the upkeep of these heritage structures.
good if may approval kan NHI..
KAN 90's, GRINDER an ginamit para malinigan an main facade kan simbahan na yan. An nangyare, ndisfigure su mga nakaukit sa gapo.. Hehe, bako ako kumbinsido sa style kan renovation and maintenance kan mga historical sites ta digdi.. Kulang kita sa modern equipment sa pagpreserve kaiyan..

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 05:37 AM

sa Daraga po.
:tyty: salamat kliens

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 05:38 AM

theres something in this picture..
Nice shot!.
I dont know pero pig girabohan ako..
Basa ang pavement, naguuran then an reflection kan simbahan nahihiling sa tinampo
ang darkclouds sa itaas... Spooky pero magayunon.

Uto tanaw ko su renovation na pigibo sa side kan simbahan facing the Mayon Volcano..
But ive heard and saw in some pictures pigtaranggal su centuries old na mga gapo jan?
Tsk! Makahinayang...

tama ka dyan medyo makagirabo tlga an reflection gari baga barko sa dagat pati sa left side kan panganoron gari payo nin diablo...base lang yan sa pag iling ko...hehehe

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 05:42 AM

good if may approval kan NHI..
KAN 90's, GRINDER an ginamit para malinigan an main facade kan simbahan na yan. An nangyare, ndisfigure su mga nakaukit sa gapo.. Hehe, bako ako kumbinsido sa style kan renovation and maintenance kan mga historical sites ta digdi.. Kulang kita sa modern equipment sa pagpreserve kaiyan..

yup, dapat talaga mga experts ang maghandle kaiyan para dai maraot ang mga priceless cultural treasures ta

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 05:47 AM

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9072/thegreatmayonconquest10.jpg

The Great Mayon Conquest 2010
September 10-13, 2010
Mayon Volcano, Legaspi

ITINERARY

Day 0 (Sept. 10, 2010) Friday

· 05:30 pm Assembly time at Alimall Bus Terminal
· 06:30 pm ETD Manila to Legazpi
Bus fare is around P650 aircon & P350 ordinary

Day 1 (Sept. 11) Saturday

· 06:00 am ETA Legazpi City Terminal
· 06:30 am Assembly @ Legazpi Terminal
· 7:00 am Buy supplies ect.
· 7:30 am Head to Golf Course, Jump-Off
· 8:00 am ETA Jump-Off
· 8:30 am Start Trek to Camp 1
· 11:30 nn ETA Camp 1, Lunch
· 01:00 pm Pitch tent, Relax,Visit Water source & Enjoy the view
· 06:00 pm Prepare dinner
· 07:00 pm Dinner, Socials
· 11:00 pm Lights off “daw”

Day (Sept.12) Sunday

· 04:00 am Wake up call – prepare for breakfast and pack lunch
· 06:30 am Start trek to Camp 2 (more on bouldering)
· 08:30 am ETA Camp 2
· 08:45 am Start assault to knife edge
· 11:30 am ETA knife edge (set turn-around time is 12nn); lunch
· 12:30 pm Start descent to Camp 1
· 5:00 pm ETA Camp 1, Rest
· 06:00 pm Prepare dinner
· 07:00 pm Dinner, Socials
· 11:00 pm Lights off “na naman”

Day 3 (Sept.13) Monday

· 07:00 am Break Camp, Descent to Brgy, Buyuan
· 10:30 am ETA Brgy, Buyuan, Wash up & Head back to Legazpi
· 12:00 am ETA Legazpi City, Lunch

ANYTHING GOES FROM THERE!!!

Registration Fee: P500
Inclusive of:
- Transportation from Legazpi to Jump-Off & Back
- Souvenir shirt
- Guide fees
- Vinyl I.D.
- Climb Certificate
Of course our ever favorite Longanisa Guinobatan, Pinanagat (Laing Bikol) & Bikol Express will be served during dinners!!!

CONTACT PERSONS:
KEN – 09394652000 (TGMC MANILA)
PEACH – 09054237041 (TGMC MANILA)
NEIL – 09155308616 (TGMC BIKOL)
JOVIT – 09994485322 (TGMC BIKOL)
Or send an email to: tribugbtn@yahoo.com

Read more: http://www.pinoyfitness.com/2010/07/the-great-mayon-conquest-september-10-13-2010/#ixzz0vEDJDpfM

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 05:48 AM

^^That's Daraga CBD...iling baga su Daraga Church and below it the Municipal Hall building.

There's still ZestAir
Tue-Thu-Sat Manila-Legazpi-Manila ZestAir A320

(ZestAir Flight Sched (http://www.zestair.com.ph/downloads/flight_schedule.pdf))
:tyty: salamat monsi and kliens dai ko maray namaanan, cp pano gamit ko..
Dakol ng airline companies an nagba-byahe dgdi satu. Maray an
na parameters na naguuswag kita digdi.
Salamat sa indo gabos kay dx man..
Busy mode na ako sa work...
See you later on..
DIOS MARHAY NA ALBAY SA SATUYA!

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 06:00 AM

@dx pwede pong banner an avatar mo para sa next thread ta magayonon kaya...correct me if im wrong gari madali na po kita mag next thread...

garycooper

July 31st, 2010, 06:06 AM

;60453925

Puto't Dinuguan
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs088.ash2/37720_144650755545670_144636698880409_495666_904661_n.jpg

Source: Palamigan (Palamigan on Facebook

I like the dinuguan na manok with tinutungan na niyog. Tapos may halong tapayas.

denz161

July 31st, 2010, 06:29 AM

Computer Arts and Technological College
http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/IMG0096A.jpg

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/IMG0095A.jpg

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/IMG0094A.jpg

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/IMG0093A.jpg
:banana::banana::lol:
Tabaco Campus!!!

denz161

July 31st, 2010, 06:36 AM

Daniel B. Peña Memorial College Foundation, Tabaco City
http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/header2.jpg

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 07:01 AM

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0448-1.jpg
SM Savemore at LKY Metro Transport & Lifestyle Hub

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0451.jpg
Willi & Sons' Techzone

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0452.jpg
Quick & Hearty

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0454.jpg
Divine Word College of Legazpi (blue building)

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0455.jpg
Old Albay District

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0456-1.jpg
Ago General Hospital (AGH)

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0457-1.jpg
Plaza Miranda Building

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 07:20 AM

Embarcadero Island Hopper
by iya 525 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28958457@N02/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4789341924_b80cbd04f0_z.jpg

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 07:24 AM

uni palan picture kan daraga church kan Hunyo.. Sana tama an pagpost ko ki letrato.. Madiklum pati pakakua ko..http://www.facebook.com/ photo.php? pid=4490846&l=793618b4d9&id=703261452
ngek, warang nagluwas.. :)
edit pa..
Atsan na lang, tricky an paggamit kan bbcodes sa arog kong baguhan.. Hehe

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 07:43 AM

^Copy mo po su URL kang image instead na su URL kang site :)

denz161

July 31st, 2010, 07:44 AM

MTC Academy Tabaco Branch
http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/0101_0028.jpg

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/0101_0027_01.jpg
:nuts::nuts:

denz161

July 31st, 2010, 07:45 AM

JY Supermarket,,Tabaco City
http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/0101_0033_01.jpg

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/0101_0033.jpg

Tabaco City Mall
http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b412/denz161/0101_0024.jpg

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 07:47 AM

^Nice, may 'representative' na talaga kita from Tabaco City and the 1st district of Albay. Salamat para sa pics! Keep shooting :okay:

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 07:49 AM

Here's an aerial photo of Mayon and Tabaco City

;41207774']Mayon Volcano and Tabaco City
by RomulusRueda (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wormulus/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3813450449_6fefdd286d_b.jpg

^It's my first time to see an aerial shot of Tabaco. :okay: You can also see part of Legazpi at the upper left of the photo.

Dustin

July 31st, 2010, 07:55 AM

Same here!:)

The article says Vietnam is geographically very similar to Japan. If anything, The Philippines is even more similar - lots of mountainous islands, with narrow coastlines, both are earthquake and typhoon prone and as well as severely overpopulated!
The article also fails to mention up to which part of Bicol the bullet trains will go - will it terminate in Naga, Legazpi or even Sorsogon?
A truly ambitious proposal would be to have it terminate at Matnog. That way, even the Eastern Visayas will just be a few hours away from Manila and other parts of Luzon.

Vietnam's bullet train project was shelved. I think for good. The article was posted sometime ago in the Asean thread.

Ethya

July 31st, 2010, 07:59 AM

Hi please answer my survey thanks!

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/333382/The-Proposed-Panay-Art-and-Cultural-Center

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5z2mxqhJW1qanazzo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1279910567&Signature=6i9F/vMB3EAvdi7YUtIujm4NwB8%3D

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 08:00 AM

;61209129']^Copy mo po su URL kang image instead na su URL kang site :)

:okay: :okay: oki doki..
Salamat.. Hehe!
:):):)

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 08:26 AM

:D http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs087.snc4/35720_405609606452_703261452_4490846_5132368_n.jpgahaha
thank you...

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 08:26 AM

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 08:35 AM

ahaha
dai na muna lugod ako magpost ki pic..
:D :D :d

Inayos ko na, nalingawan mo su "http://" hehe

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 08:58 AM

Talin-talin, Libon Albay

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/37849_111676325549681_100001219415177_81941_7579219_n.jpg

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/37849_111676315549682_100001219415177_81938_3282704_n.jpg

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/37820_111675342216446_100001219415177_81922_1843907_n.jpg

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/37820_111675345549779_100001219415177_81923_1912789_n.jpg

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/37889_111676718882975_100001219415177_81943_1719369_n.jpg

arkijo

July 31st, 2010, 09:07 AM

[QUOTE=nacnuD 2:-);61208275]http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0448-1.jpg
SM Savemore at LKY Metro Transport & Lifestyle Hub

maray ang savemore legazpi ta bako lang grocery ang tinda kundi igwa man ki appliances. pinakamagayon na savemore branch ini para sako. maluwag ang space, bako masamok.

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 09:28 AM

;61210317']Inayos ko na, nalingawan mo su "http://" hehe
:D hehe.
Mabalos guiraray...

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 09:45 AM

Other pics of Tabaco City

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/0101_0037.jpg?t=1280555643

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/0101_0035_01.jpg

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/0101_0026_01.jpg

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/kliens20/0101_0035.jpg

very impressive an development sa syudad kan pagkamuot.. Dai man nagpapahuri...
Namantenar and napagayon lalo iyan na plaza sa atubangan kan tabaco city hall.

How I wish na ibalik man kan daraga su dating ninoy aquino park. Its the only open air plaza sa CBD kan primier town of Daraga.
Kung bako atupan na lugod ki tudo an park na arog kan Albay Astrodome biyo pa marahay lamang paghilingon kesa kan existing ngunyan na kuro-covered court nakapakanos sa piot na CBD kan daraga..

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 10:00 AM

^^That's Daraga CBD...iling baga su Daraga Church and below it the Municipal Hall building.

There's still ZestAir
Tue-Thu-Sat Manila-Legazpi-Manila ZestAir A320

(ZestAir Flight Sched (http://www.zestair.com.ph/downloads/flight_schedule.pdf))

ok so all in all:

3- Cebupac Daily flights MNL-LGP-MNL
2- Airphil Daily flights MNL-LGP-MNL
1- PAL Dailiy flight MNL-LGP-MNL
1- Zest Air 3X a week MNL-LGP-MNL
1- Cebupac 3X a week CEB-LGP-CEB
---------------------
7 flights daily....not bad!:cheers:

joks_25

July 31st, 2010, 10:03 AM

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 10:15 AM

^ yes...gari mananggad nabago su landscape..

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 10:17 AM

^^ iyo, pigbago ninda. pero yaon pa man duman su fountain.

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 10:18 AM

merienda muna kita ki LN Take Out Pancit Malabon.

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0480-1.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0481.jpg

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 10:23 AM

:drool: paborito ko ang pansit malabon buda pansit palabok.masiram ang palabok sa Wendee's hehe. (iba na ang pangaran ngunyan, lingaw ko na ugaring)

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 10:32 AM

;61034513']More renderings of LKY Resort Hotel

Facade
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs201.snc3/20859_401374188191_698143191_4297499_6283712_n.jpg

Spa
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs038.snc4/34245_401373813191_698143191_4297486_2262862_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs018.snc4/34245_401373808191_698143191_4297485_1207902_n.jpg

Hallway/Elevator
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs108.snc4/35774_401387153191_698143191_4297780_7577451_n.jpg

operational na kaya ini by 2011?

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 10:34 AM

;61213141']:drool: paborito ko ang pansit malabon buda pansit palabok.masiram ang palabok sa Wendee's hehe. (iba na ang pangaran ngunyan, lingaw ko na ugaring)

Corner Bakeshop garu su ngaran.

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 10:43 AM

;60837281']The Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk 2010 in Legazpi was a success! Here's a group photo of the participants. :okay:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs088.ash2/37729_1342118121260_1480435759_30799593_6923496_n.jpg
Source: Robert Chan (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1480435759)

Inggit ako hehehe. Abangan ko na sana mga pics ninda

Gari bagang kadakol kan para kodak sa Legazpi...nyata daw?

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 10:48 AM

kararating lang. dagdag sa meriendahan ta. Two boxes of Angus Pizza from Shakeys.

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/naes_nacnud/PICT0488-1.jpg

:lol::lol::lol:

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 10:52 AM

^ nice...ako kamote snack ko..hehe.

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:00 AM

makaurag, makagutom man! hahaha :lol:

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 11:01 AM

ako heading sa DARAGA, sakay ki JEEP from legazpi..
Nagtatagiti..
Nag snack ako ki turon binakal harani sa LEGAZPI POST OFICE buda
cobra...
;)

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 11:25 AM

^ ang turon na tigsasabi mo ba iyo iyan na bababakal dyan sa luwas lang kan gate kan post office?

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:30 AM

A siesta at the Legazpi Boulevard breakwater
by marbleplaty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marbleplaty/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4843622638_35be93eb6b_z.jpg

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 11:31 AM

^ nice...ako kamote snack ko..hehe.

ako heading sa DARAGA, sakay ki JEEP from legazpi..
Nagtatagiti..
Nag snack ako ki turon binakal harani sa LEGAZPI POST OFICE buda
cobra...
;)

^ ang turon na tigsasabi mo ba iyo iyan na bababakal dyan sa luwas lang kan gate kan post office?

;61214045']makaurag, makagutom man! hahaha :lol:

ayos yan na merienda (turon). tapos dagdagan mo pa ki sinapot, kamote Q, kinalingking, tabog tabog... kaunon mo habang naghihiling ki Salt sa Bichara or Pacific Mall Cinemas. :lol::lol::lol:

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:33 AM

NHA approves P8.4M for electrification of Taysan resettlement village in Legazpi City (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100730.htm&no=67)
by MP Solis

Legazpi City (30 July) -- Mayor Geraldine Rosal averred the National Housing Authority (NHA) has approved the P8.4 million funding for the secondary line electrification of the eleven hectares resettlement site in Barangay Taysan, this city. In a recent dialogue with the Taysan United Home Owners Association, Rosal said her husband, former Mayor Noel Rosal and now the City Administrator, relayed the information to her office recently, adding that the local government is to waiting for NHA for implement the projects because this will take a slim leeway for the preparation and installation of the said project.

Rosal also labeled that this electrification project is precisely advantageous to the residents of the village. In the same dialogue, Ramon Diesta, president of COPE Taysan United Home Owners Association (THUOA) requested Rosal to fast track the installation of the electrification at the village.

Diesta likewise said that the village has only one electric mother meter for all the households, adding that the association was authorized to collect monthly payment from individual household and remit then to Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO). The members furthered requested the city government to facilitate installation of meter for every household.

Rosal, on the other hand, responded that the local government will act on the request of the residents yet also urged villagers to promptly pay their obligations to ALECO to avoid any problem on the electrification project in the future. Rosal noted that the project is part of the electrification program of carried out during the administration of Mayor Noel Rosal. (LGU Legazpi City/PIA)) [top]

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 11:33 AM

;61214995']A siesta at the Legazpi Boulevard breakwater
by marbleplaty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marbleplaty/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4843622638_35be93eb6b_z.jpg

^^
kaGAYUN baga. blue water. blue sky.
for this pic... perfect 10.

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:34 AM

ayos yan na merienda (turon). tapos dagdagan mo pa ki sinapot, kamote Q, kinalingking, tabog tabog... kaunon mo habang naghihiling ki Salt sa Bichara or Pacific Mall Cinemas. :lol::lol::lol:

sabayan mo pa kang inagom tapos pinuso hehehe, pwerte

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:36 AM

Army worms attack 50 hectares of ricelands in Albay (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?&sid=6&pfn=290881&arch=1&go=Go&search_arch=albay&andor=and&mdte_arch=0&ddte_arch=0&ydte_arch=0)

LEGAZPI CITY, July 29, (PNA) -- At least 50 hectares of ricelands, including vegetable crops, have been infested by army worms, prompting the Albay Provincial Agriculture Office to carry out contingency measure to prevent the spread of infestation in neighboring villages. Ruben Limos, provincial agriculturist, said some 50 hectares of riceland tilled by 16 farmers in Barangay Miti in Camalig was attacked by the army worms destroying newly planted rice crops and other vegetables.

The worm infestation, if not stopped, would spread to 1,080 hectares of rice land in said town, he said. Army worms are also called cutworm, or taro caterpillar is a nocturnal moth larvae that travel in multitudes, destroying any kind of vegetation including grass and grains in their path. Camalig Mayor Carlos Baldo, asked the PAO to send a team of agriculture technician to assess the extent of damage brought by the worm infestation and undertake mitigating measures to curb the spread of the destructive farm pest.

As this developed, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda directed Limos to make a thorough assessment and institute measures to prevent the further spread of the pest. Salceda said as soon as a complete assessment is made, a viable cultural and biological control measure be implemeted. And if the incident worsen, undertake massive insecticide spraying. Limos said his office has made available insecticide for distribution to affected villages and towns once the infestation becomes widespread.

Limos in an interview said Army worms are most destructive during their larva stage and they destroy vegetation during nightime. He said the control of the worms aside from the use of cultural, biological and insecticide are the cutting of vegetation and digging of shallow ditches. PAO statistics indicate that the province has a total of 26,496 hectares of riceland.

The army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is part of the order of Lepidoptera and is the caterpillar which has a month long life stage before it metamorphosed into a moth. It is regarded as a pest and can wreak havoc with crops if left to multiply. Its name is derived from its feeding habits. Armyworms will eat everything in an area and once the food supply is exhausted the entire "army" will move to the next available food source.

Army worms are locally known as “arabas” or “harabas,” and “tagustos.” The adult moth has dark purplish brown forewings with numerous spots and light-colored lines. The hind wings are whitish with wingspan of about 30mm. The army worms live in all rice environment but are serious in upland rice as they need dry soil pupation. The worms gobble rice plants at night and are usually found in the soil around the base of the plants.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bicol said reports of Army worm attacks were initially reported in the first district of Batangas, Cavite and Quezon. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has initially ordered the immediate distribution of P900,000 worth of knapsack sprayers and recommended insecticides in coordination with local government officials and agriculture technicians to control the spread of the army worms.(PNA)
V3/LQ/MSA/cbd/

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:37 AM

‘Be ready’ for disasters, Haitian official tells world’s mayors at UN event (http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35495&Cr=disaster&Cr1=)

30 July 2010 – Drawing from the experience of January’s catastrophic earthquake which devastated Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the city’s mayor today told a United Nations-backed conference in Shanghai that local governments must be better prepared for disasters.
Addressing a conference of his fellow mayors, Jean Yves Jason stressed the need to “be ready,” underlining the importance of developing a “culture of security” and access to the resources necessary to respond to a catastrophe.

Mr. Jason’s priority as Haiti enters the hurricane season, he said, is to bolster people’s safety through better information and simulation drills. “My people still live in a very precarious situation,” Mr. Jason said, with more than three quarters of his staff having perished in the magnitude-7.0 quake which claimed more than 200,000 lives and left 1.3 million more people homeless in Haiti. Countless buildings, including Government facilities, hospitals and schools, were also destroyed.

He was one of the 100 local government officials who took part in the Shanghai Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction, organized by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and other organizations.

Wrapping up today, the three-day event was held on the sidelines of the Expo 2010, being held in the Chinese city. Participants at the conference discussed how to link recovery with long-term economic development and to promote disaster risk reduction as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the eight anti-poverty targets agreed upon by world leaders with a 2015 deadline.

They also committed to using disaster risk reduction as a means to reduce the impacts of weather-related catastrophes. In a related development, a ceremony was held today to welcome the signature of the five latest cities to join Making Cities Resilient, the UN initiative to boost their resilience against natural hazards.

Mayors and top officials from Makati City, Philippines; Makassar, Indonesia; Bhubaneswar, India; Chengdu, China; and Dalifort-Foiral, Senegal are the latest to officially sign on to the campaign, which has garnered the support of 63 cities spanning the globe so far.

Also today, Margareta Wahlström, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, named Joey Salceda, Governor of the Philippine province of Albay, as a “Champion” of the campaign for his efforts in promoting disaster preparedness. The two-year initiative seeks to enlist more than 1,000 local government leaders worldwide to step up investment in disaster risk reduction by improving urban planning, infrastructure and building safety, among other measures.

* * *

I hope other world cities will join this campaign :okay:

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 11:37 AM

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:39 AM

Mayon and a plane
by Loma Mier (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=535859351)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs237.snc4/39173_413012634351_535859351_4718705_6026115_n.jpg

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 11:41 AM

^ ang turon na tigsasabi mo ba iyo iyan na bababakal dyan sa luwas lang kan gate kan post office?

yup, along lapu-lapu st..

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 11:41 AM

^ ganda nitong pix...i think sa daraga ini banda

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 11:42 AM

yup, along lapu-lapu st..

naka try naman ako kan turon ninda dyan...hehe

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 11:43 AM

su bulod baga kulay blue man...heheh

iyo baga. :)

;61215219']Mayon and a plane
by Loma Mier (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=535859351)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs237.snc4/39173_413012634351_535859351_4718705_6026115_n.jpg

gusto ko man ining pic. swertehun man si Ms. Mier ta iyo ini nahihiling pagdungaw nya sa bintana nya. :)

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:44 AM

http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b478/legazpi_city/Legazpi_Albay-1.jpg
Credits to the various photographers
Link to Legazpi City and Albay Province Thread Archives (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=175804)

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 11:44 AM

paging dx....

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:44 AM

New thread for Legazpi and Albay (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1183995) :okay:

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:45 AM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs297.snc3/28492_1189934727074_1789545905_362264_6140812_n.jpg
by Julius Satparam

[dx]

July 31st, 2010, 11:46 AM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4843084920_10d815fa95_z.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/teammanila/)

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 11:57 AM

pwerteng gayon! Yehey thread 33 na!!

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 12:00 PM

laka-pwerte! :cheers:

JPeePH

July 31st, 2010, 12:01 PM

ang bilis!! haha :banana:

leo98

July 31st, 2010, 12:02 PM

congrats satu.thread33 na!:banana::banana:

nacnuD 2:-)

July 31st, 2010, 12:08 PM

;61215377']http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs297.snc3/28492_1189934727074_1789545905_362264_6140812_n.jpg
by Julius Satparam

^^
ciudades y municipios de la provincia de Albay

Arriba Albay, sararo sarabay!

arkijo

July 31st, 2010, 12:23 PM

:dance:nakigkig ako ah! thread 33 na palan. gayon na sana kan banner! congratz!

denz161

July 31st, 2010, 01:31 PM

yehey!!!!thread 33 na kita!!!!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana:
:lol::lol::lol:
:cheers::cheers::cheers:

djainE_04

July 31st, 2010, 03:15 PM

yeheheyy!!!.. congratz mga LegazPeepz and
mga Albayanos.. THREAD 33 na kita..

Brandon32

July 31st, 2010, 03:19 PM

djainE_04

July 31st, 2010, 04:15 PM

Albay major projects:

1. Legazpi Boulevard Development
2. GUICADALE Economic Platform
3. Bicol International Airport
4. Kayabon Geothermal Powerplant (40MW)
5. Possibly Albay International Convention Center
6. Bicol University Modernization Program
7. BRTTH Expansion and Modernization

where is this KAYABON GEOTHERMAL POWERPLANT??
is this the third geothermal powerplant in Albay??
Nice one ha.. hehe..
Albay Rising....!!!

iMilo

July 31st, 2010, 04:43 PM

where is this KAYABON GEOTHERMAL POWERPLANT??
is this the third geothermal powerplant in Albay??
Nice one ha.. hehe..
Albay Rising....!!!

It would be nice to know that Kayabon Geothermal Power Plant is in Albay. The second question I like answered is whether the power generated will be for Albay first at an affordable rate, then sent over to Metro Manila or is it for Metro Manila first then bounce back (for lack of a better word) to Albay.
Albay will rise and fall with affordable electric power. I hope the answer is that Albay gets the power first at an affordable rate.

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 05:05 PM

wohow! :O THREAD 33 na! glad to be here! congratz! :applause: :grouphug:

du4rcx

July 31st, 2010, 05:07 PM

Albayano

July 31st, 2010, 05:29 PM

it will be possible if our region will have our own power grid.

dapat lang na magca igua kita qui sadiri ta anion satuyta an resources tagñaning mag uswag an bilog na bicol region.:):):)

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 06:00 PM

It would be nice to know that Kayabon Geothermal Power Plant is in Albay. The second question I like answered is whether the power generated will be for Albay first at an affordable rate, then sent over to Metro Manila or is it for Metro Manila first then bounce back (for lack of a better word) to Albay.
Albay will rise and fall with affordable electric power. I hope the answer is that Albay gets the power first at an affordable rate.

i think its one of the flagship program of albay gov.salceda to realize the long dream of cheaper power cost here in the province and bicol by providing the region its own grid.

kaniguan78

July 31st, 2010, 06:16 PM

Congrat! Thread 33 na!

kaniguan78

July 31st, 2010, 06:22 PM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/Photo0009.jpg
Another store that's soon-to-open at EM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/Photo0010.jpg
New look Mango

kaniguan78

July 31st, 2010, 06:22 PM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/Photo0009.jpg
Another store that's soon-to-open at EM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/Photo0010.jpg
New look Mango

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 06:32 PM

wow thread 33 na ay baa nang kaskas...:banana:

kliens

July 31st, 2010, 06:36 PM

kagayon-gayon sana kang banner ta....nice dx...:cheers:

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 06:42 PM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/Photo0009.jpg
Another store that's soon-to-open at EM

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz149/kaniguan78/Photo0010.jpg
New look Mango

:okay:
Nice, napapano na ang EM

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 06:49 PM

Legazpi City got 3 'M's

>P'M' - Pacific Mall
>S'M' - SM Save More
>E'M' - Embarcadero de Legazpi

great indeed!
:okay:
:D

hugodiekonig

July 31st, 2010, 06:57 PM

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/14/64/56194641/2_905143170l.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs184.snc4/37518_1325434908602_1612790914_30696431_3460973_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs084.ash2/37518_1325435028605_1612790914_30696434_8379664_n.jpg

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 07:19 PM

;61215327']http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b478/legazpi_city/Legazpi_Albay-1.jpg
Credits to the various photographers
Link to Legazpi City and Albay Province Thread Archives (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=175804)

this banner makes me feel away from home...
Gari dakulon akong na-mis!
Simply AWESOME!
:okay:
:okay:

yranoa

July 31st, 2010, 07:28 PM

hugodiekonig

July 31st, 2010, 07:34 PM

saludo ako sa mga bicolano na succesful outside bicolandia.

Oragon!

Thank you hugodiekonig.
:):):)

May isa pa pong Boutique shop din. Legazpi-based din po. Pati rin po sa San Fernando, La Union dumarami narin ang mga Bikolano

Congrautlations po pala Thread 33 na kayo!:banana::banana::banana::banana::cheers:

Gusto ko makita ang Mayon

yranoa

August 1st, 2010, 01:06 AM

May isa pa pong Boutique shop din. Legazpi-based din po. Pati rin po sa San Fernando, La Union dumarami narin ang mga Bikolano

Congrautlations po pala Thread 33 na kayo!:banana::banana::banana::banana::cheers:

Gusto ko makita ang Mayon

nagpapakita yan na maganda ang business atmosphere ng mga lugar natin
and
Yes! Thread 33 na,
maraming salamat!
Hugodiekinog!
:banana:
:cheers:
Pwaede ka bumisita dito to experience legazpi and albay with mayon volcano on the background. Welcome ka anytime..
Regarding with Mayon pictures sandali halukay ube muna sa cp ko,
Mabuhay ka! :)

arkijo

August 1st, 2010, 01:16 AM

GOOD MORNING TO THE BEAUTIFUL PROVINCE OF ALBAY!:wave:

yranoa

August 1st, 2010, 01:59 AM

marhay na aga man!

jady

August 1st, 2010, 02:04 AM

WOW bagong thread na! Very nice Banner, Dx!!!! Keep the updates coming guys!!! Salamat for I learn latest news about my Beloved City. Sabi ng tatay ko mas updated pa ako sa knila. hahahahaha. This site/thread makes me feel close to home though Im oceans away..........

nacnuD 2:-)

August 1st, 2010, 02:57 AM

Bicol University East Campus, Legazpi City
August 1, 2010

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Architecture Building

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Automotive Technology Building

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BUCENG Gymnasium

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Medical-Dental Clininc

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Food Technology Building

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arkijo

August 1st, 2010, 03:02 AM

Legazpi City got 3 'M's

>P'M' - Pacific Mall
>S'M' - SM Save More
>E'M' - Embarcadero de Legazpi

great indeed!
:okay:
:D
igwa pang saro:
>L'M - LKY METROHUB :)

nacnuD 2:-)

August 1st, 2010, 03:20 AM

igwa pang saro:
>L'M - LKY METROHUB :)

igwa pa:
> LCC Metro - LCC'M'
> Metro Gaisano - 'M'G

:):):)

garycooper

August 1st, 2010, 03:26 AM

Very nice opening Dex. Congrats to everyone!

Maray na Albay sainod gabos!

arkijo

August 1st, 2010, 03:29 AM

igwa pa:
> LCC Metro - LCC'M'
> Metro Gaisano - 'M'G

:):):)

isabay ta na ang pinaka-maurag na M:
> MV - Mayon Volcano
^^

yranoa

August 1st, 2010, 03:54 AM

Yeah! Dami ng 'M'
[M]akaugmahon!
:)
:)
:)

yranoa

August 1st, 2010, 04:06 AM

yranoa

August 1st, 2010, 04:17 AM

Narumduman ko kan highschool days dyan dati pang BUSAT yan.. Nalaog mi iyan gabos na building, mag lalake ka o babae, makurong ka duman sa cosmetology building, maluto ka dyan sa food tech building, matahi sa garments tech o dress making pa iyan kaidto, makatam sa wood working, welding, magibo ki dustpan buda pala sa sheet metal, drafting, electronics and electricity...
Whoa! Those where the days...
kakamis mga dating classmates and friends.
An BUCENG GYM na yan BUSAT GYM yan.. Nice, okey an facade kaito burukas yan..
Magayon!
:)

Brandon32

August 1st, 2010, 04:22 AM

It would be nice to know that Kayabon Geothermal Power Plant is in Albay. The second question I like answered is whether the power generated will be for Albay first at an affordable rate, then sent over to Metro Manila or is it for Metro Manila first then bounce back (for lack of a better word) to Albay.
Albay will rise and fall with affordable electric power. I hope the answer is that Albay gets the power first at an affordable rate.

The Kayabon Geothermal Powerplant project is exclusively for Albays use...it will only generate 40MW of electrical power...just enough to supply the demands in Albay...Total marami namang pwedeng i drill na steam sa Albay...maybe the succeeding projects will be devoted to the rest of the bicol region provinces...

iMilo

August 1st, 2010, 04:59 AM

The Kayabon Geothermal Powerplant project is exclusively for Albays use...it will only generate 40MW of electrical power...just enough to supply the demands in Albay...Total marami namang pwedeng i drill na steam sa Albay...maybe the succeeding projects will be devoted to the rest of the bicol region provinces...

In other words we are talking here a power grid for Albay's three cities and 15municipalities. I hope this is true Governor and not just a flash in a pan.

Brandon32

August 1st, 2010, 06:15 AM

^ teka...governor? hindi ako si darna...hehehe

if im not mistaken nabasa ko man sana iyan in an article...na ang albay is consuming around 37-38MW of electrical power...buda if i recall it right iyan na Kayabon ay ang plano ni Governor na exclusively gagamitun kan albay para bumaba ang singil sa kuryente..

and nabasa ko ulit na gari sa 2015 matatapos ang Kayabon project...

so lets hope tama ini...

[dx]

August 1st, 2010, 06:57 AM

^Yup, it's already in the pipeline and may be up and running by 2015.

* * *

EDC to invest $1B in power plants in next 5 years (http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20100729-283854/EDC-to-invest-1B-in-power-plants-in-next-5-years)
By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:01:00 07/29/2010

MANILA, Philippines -- Energy Development Corp., the country’s biggest producer of geothermal energy, is eyeing to invest some $1 billion over the next five years to put up greenfield power plants. This move is expected to help propel EDC to become the top geothermal company in the world over the next three to five years. In a briefing following the company’s stockholders’ meeting, EDC president Richard B. Tantoco said EDC has been targeting to put up geothermal facilities that could generate a combined 230 megawatts (MW) within its existing concession areas.

EDC has been planning to start either within late 2010 or early 2011 the construction of an 86-MW wind farm in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, he added. According to Tantoco, they expect to spend as much as $3.5 million to produce a megawatt of geothermal power through these greenfield facilities, and about $2.5 million per megawatt for its wind power project. Aside from the $1 billion investment needed for these new power plants, EDC has also earmarked a combined P20.6 billion for its capital expenditure projects for years 2010 until 2015. The amount would be used to rehabilitate existing power plants, conduct further drilling activities and to improve the company’s facilities.

Tantoco said about P12.2 billion would be used for underground activities and resource development (to include drillings), while the remaining P8.4 billion would be earmarked for above ground activities (to include rehabilitation, installation of new pipes, among others). He further disclosed that for this year alone, the company had allocated close to P7 billion for its capital expenditure activities.

In particular, the greenfield, expansion and rehabilitation projects that are expected to be completed by 2015 include the 150-MW Bacman geothermal plant and the 86-MW wind farm in Burgos, Ilocos Norte (2012); the 40-MW Tanawon and 20-MW Nasulo geothermal projects (2013); 50-MW Mindanao 3 geothermal project (2014); and the 40-MW Rangas geothermal project and 40-MW Kayabon project (2015).

Overall, Tantoco said the general target was to increase the company’s attributable generating capacity by 38 percent to 1,542 MW within a five year period starting 2011, from the current 1,116 MW. We are now in a position to decisively move on to our organic expansion after successfully acquiring all the National Power Corp. assets we targeted,” he said.

“We will be drilling in the Tanawon field of the Bacman concession by September. By July 2011, we will have a total of four rigs in Tanawon and one in Mindanao all working to deliver the fuel supply for our growth projects,” Tantoco added. EDC’s steamfield and power plant operations are now fully integrated with the acquisition of the 112.5-MW Tongonan 1, 192.5-MW Palinpinon and 150-MW Bacman geothermal plants from Napocor. The 106-MW Mindanao plants had also already been turned over by partner.

EDC also owns and operates the Unified Leyte plants consisting of the 125-MW Upper Mahiao, 180-MW Mahanagdong, 232-MW Malitbog and 51-MW optimization plants. To date, EDC remains the largest producer of geothermal energy in the Philippines accounting for 62 percent of the total country installed geothermal capacity. Aside from geothermal, EDC also owns and operates the 122-MW Pantabangan-Masiway hydro electric plants.