Legazpi, Ligao and Tabaco Cities, and Albay Province [Archive] - Page 12

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August 3rd, 2006, 06:10 AM

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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS:
SPANISH GALLEON WRECK SITE
A site which serves as a strong reminder of the rich Manila to Acapulco (Mexico) trade routes during the Spanish era. Found along the shores of Buhatan beach at Sto. Domingo, Albay, this galleon relic was wrought by a strong typhoon on its way to Acapulco and crushed on the reefs of Albay Gulf. This historical remains lie at five fathoms under the sea with green transparent water. It is an ideal place for scuba diving, fishing or boating.
GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC POWER
An electric generation project with geothermal energy as source. It is designed to generate more than 227 megawatts, operated jointly by NPC/NEA and Union Oil (USA). Located in Tiwi, mostly visited for its high educational values.
PUTSAN BEACH
The original source of ancient ceramics and potteries industry in Bicol Region until today. Sweeping in long graceful curve, the beautiful white surging surfs of the ocean form a sharp contrast with jet-black volcanic sands. Add to this natural wonder is the fishing venture of the villagers and the natural formations of the beach which invites photographers to display their skills. Located at Tiwi, it is very accessible by any type of motor vehicle.
MAYON SKYLINE
It nestles on the eastern slopes of Mt. Mayon at an altitude of 2,700 ft. An excellent summer resort with almost similar temperature with Baguio. It is popularly known as “heaven on earth” because of the hanging clouds and the pleasant climate where cool and invigorating air could be experienced. From this height, visitors, see the panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and the different towns, lakes, villages, fields and other mountains. Accessible through Tabaco, motor vehicles of any type could be used to reach it.
MAYON VOLCANO
The world’s nearly perfect cone. It stands majestically at 7,946 ft. from the broad base about 10 km. In radius. The crater is 2,451 meters above sea level and with a diameter of .5 kilometer. It has a notched rim where a pool or building hot lava boils and rich coal deposits could be found.
CAGSAWA RUINS
Originally, the word was “Kagsawa”. It was derived from Kag, “who does or owner” and SAWA, meaning “ a python” which suggested “one who collects snake” or perhaps “a snake charmer,” On its worst, it signifies “excesses” from SAWA (pronounced in “maragsa” on the last syllable) meaning “too much.” Fr. Francisco Aragonesses, OFM, former curate of Kagsawa and Budyaw, seemed to confirm the notable “overindulgence” of the people during the time.
SOGOD BEACH
In Bacacay, it is the most popular beach. Well-known for its enclaves of black sandy beachers with towering coconut palms and lush vegetation providing cool shades. These beaches are closely adjacent to the national highways. Almost unspoiled, it is an excellent place for bathing and fishing. A convenient place to spend the summer.
BUGSUCAN FALL
Another natural phenomena in Tiwi besides the road to Joroan is this tiered waterfalls set on a beauteous mountainside. Its cascading water blend perfectly with its natural springs. It is recommended site for bathing, picnics and photography.
PALALE FALLS
In Malinao, this falls have been branded as a source of disastrous floods. During good weather, its cascading water like the Bugsucan falls is a splendid site because of its lush surroundings. It is very accessible by foot trails.
SAN LORENZO BEACH
The clear and almost unspoiled beach have lured hundreds of tourists to this place in Tabaco. Its strategic location has commanded a breathtaking view of Tabaco Bay and the green soft-looking and quiet island of San Miguel.
BUSAY FALLS
Located in Malilipot, Albay. It is considered as one of the highest waterfalls in the country because of its seven-tiered cascading white foam. It is estimated to have a vital height of 800 feet from the top. The first catch basin forms below where hundred of bathers could refresh from the scorching heat of summer. It is accessible only by foot trail.
KALAYUKAI BEACH RESORT
If one is familiar with the famous south Pacific Island, this Beach resort in Sto. Domingo, Albay is its duplicate. The sunrise is very beautiful to watch on this beach. Gazebo and bancas are available for hire for visitors who would like to see the clear blue water where eye-catching corals of varied forms could be viewed even without the use of water eye-glasses.
HOYOP-HOYOPAN CAVE
A natural tunnel-like structure in Camalig, Albay. Legend says that this cave was the primitive habitat of the natives in the area. It is one of the most popular attractions in Albay. It could be reached by any type of motor vehicles.
PARIAN MAINIT SPRING
A popular swimming and picnic resort in Camalig, Albay. A thermal swimming pool and cottages are also available. Adjacent to the main highway.
CALABIDONGAN CAVES
The name really means “Caves of the Bats.” There is grotto-like formation inside which astounds visitors. It is found in Camalig. It takes around 30 minutes trek inside Hoyop-hoyopan cave.
MATAGINTING FALLS
A broad waterfalls cascading into a river. It is accessible only by foot trail. Located in Jovellar, Albay.
NAGLAUS UNDERGROUND RIVER
Another natural formation in Jovellar which is largely unexplored underground river. It is 300 meter long. A bamboo craft is used to negotiate the tunneled river. It looks very mysterious and weird bun an excellent place for a bewildering and strange experience. Accessible by foot trail.
DEL ROSARIO CAVES
Found in Jovellar, this grotto-like cavern is naturally formed on a hillside. It is largely undeveloped. To reach the place hiking is suggested.
MINAROSO CAVES
In Rapu-Rapu, this natural cavern is situated close to the sea. It is haven of seabirds and swallows. Still unexplored.
BALUBAGON BOILING CAVE
A geothermal-like formation. The steam pressure is described as stronger than Tiwi Geothermal. The lake has an outlet near the seashore, just a hundred meters away from where the steaming sands and coral like rocks emits the geysers in a fountain-like formation. The best time to see this natural wonder is on low tide. The steaming geyser shoots upward. It could be seen from miles. Accessible by any type of motor vehicle. Located in Manito, Albay.
ILOLOGAN BEACH
Another attraction in Manito is this long stretch of coral sands. So white that it glistens under the rays of the sun. It is excellent for bathing, ski-diving and fishing.
ROCA BALUARTE
Today, this fort-like formation in Bacacay has been converted into a beach resort. The tower was used as a look-out for any invasion of Muslim pirate that disturb the natives time and again.
KIMANTONG SKY DRIVE
A long stretch of newly-built concrete road in Daraga Albay. It connects the Pan Philippine Highway going to Sorsogon and zigzags against a scenic mountainside. The Panoramic view of Daraga and Legazpi is spellbinding especially at night. It has become a favorite stopover and resting place for motorists who want to relax from a very tiring trip.
DARAGA CATHOLIC CHURCH
Built in 1773 by Franciscan missionaries, that is , three years before the declaration of American Independence from the Spanish colonizers. Its highly prized by art enthusiast because of its rich baroque architecture. Its very huge structure is considered above standard.
CAMALIG CATHOLIC CHURCH
It is another missionary church built out of volcanic rocks. Today, relics from Hoyop-hoyopan caves are carefully stored and displayed for viewing. These relics excavated from the cave reflect historical origins. They manifest the early Malaysian influence through the burial jars excavated. Glazed ceramics reveal Chinese influx while the primitive potteries are derived from the flourishing Philippine culture 2, 000 years ago.
PILGRIMAGE TO JOROAN
Every 3rd Saturday of August in Joroan, Tiwi, Albay. This yearly pilgrimage to Our Nuestra Señora de Salvacion, the Patroness of Albay. It’s highlighted by a maritime procession and a concelebrated Mass on the shores of Sogod Beach. Thousands of pilgrims from different places flocked to pay homage to the Marian image.

DOT-V Acrredited Establishments

Vine Inn Cafe
481 Peñaranda St., Legazpi City
Tel Nos. (052) 480-8014-8041/214-3029
Renato Carillo
(General Manager)

Tanchuling Hotel
Imperial Court Subd., Legazpi City
Tel. No. (052) 480-6003
Dra. Renee B. Tanchuling
(General Manager)

Magayon Hotel
Peñaranda St., Legazpi City
Tel. No. (052) 214-3121
Joseph Po
(General Manager)

Hotel La Trinidad
Rizal St., Legazpi City
Tel. No. (052) 229-51 to 55/ 480-7469
Trinidad B. Candano
(General Manager)

Hotel La Trinidad
Rawis, Legazpi City
Tel.No. (052) 820-1702
Jose Walfredo Pinpin
(General Manager)

Alicia Hotel
Cpt. Aquende Drive, Albay District, Legazpi City
Tel.No. (052) 245-5145
Antonette Gutierez
(General Manager)

Casablanca Hotel
Peñaranda St., Legazpi City
Tel. No. (052) 481-8334 to 36
Mary Ann Lee
(General Manager)

Sampaquita Tourist Inn
Bry. 24, Rizal, St., Legazpi City
Tel.No. (052) 480-6258
214-3018/214-3019
Jose G. Ducadao
(General Manager)

Legazpi Tourist Inn
3rd Floor, V&O Bldg.
Cor. Quezon Ave. & Lapu-lapu Sts., Legazpi City
Tel.No. (052) 480-6147/ 235-33
Trinidad B. Candano
(General Manager)

Goldcrest Inn
National Highway, Pa-asa Ext.
Daraga, Albay
Tel.No. (052) 483-4957
Don Gerardo R. Pinpin

Amater Spring Resort
Tanawan, Malinao, Albay
Amado C. Cano
(General Manager)

King Arthur Motor Lodge
Bogtong Rd., Bonot, Legazpi City
Tel. No. (052) 480-9984
Charito B. Gimenez
(Manager)

Hotel Victoria
Rizal St., Legazpi City
Tel.No. (052) 480-8041/ 214-3029
Jose Estevez, Jr.
(Manager)

Tropical Tours Apartelle
Pag-asa, Rawis, Legazpi City
Tel.No. (052) 482-1463
Benjamin Santiago
(Manager)

Carlos Hometel Bed & Breakfast
719 Rawis, Legazpi City
Tel.No. (052) 482-0738
Nanette H. Lanuza

Dhio Endheka Spring Resort
Mayon Crossing, Buang,
Tabaco, Albay
Tel.No. (052) 487-4127/ 487-5025
Herminia Alberto
(General Manager)

*** visit: http://www.albay.gov.ph
http://www.wowbicol.com

six

August 3rd, 2006, 06:16 AM

Life of Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi exhibit opens at Legazpi City Museum

The Life of Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi can be vividly traced in an exhibit when it officially opened yesterday July 18 at Legazpi City Museum in Legazpi City Hall until August 18.

The exhibit was in accordance with Bill No. 9187 proclaiming the 30th of June of every year as Filipino-Spanish Friendship Day named Enduring Friendship.

Fr. Pedro G. Galende, Director of the San Agustin Museum and who initiated to have the exhibit arrived in Legazpi to attend the opening as Guest Speaker.

“Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi was the first appointed Governor-General and Adelantado of the Philippine Islands. Your city is the only city or town in the whole Philippines named after him. It’s but fitting that an exhibit of your beloved city’s namesake should be held,” Fr. Galende said.

Fr. Galende described the life and adventures of Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, most especially his travels to the Philippines, narrating that Legazpi made his way from Cebu going up north to establish the City of Manila and then eventually, becoming the first Governor-General of the Philippines and the country’s sole Adelantado.

Governor Fernando V. Gonzalez who graced the opening, expressed his thanks to Fr. Galende and San Agustin Museum for bringing over the rare exhibit to Legazpi City.

“It’s indeed a privilege for us to have this exhibit in our province and city. The Legazpeños can learn so much from this exhibit and gain knowledge about the roots of the name of their city,” Gov. Gonzalez said.

Governor Gonzalez stressed the importance of strengthening the ties with Spain so that “we could learn more about each other’s culture as depicted in our past and help us on how it can dictate the future.”

“We can’t deny the fact that our country’s culture is heavily influenced by Spanish culture and embracing this, it would allow us to fully understand ourselves,” Governor Gonzalez said, further saying that “I hope this exhibit shall move on to other cities and provinces so that they will be able to see what kind of a man Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi was.”

The exhibit featured captioned pictures of the birthplace of Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and continued to show his successes in business and monumental decisions of leaving Spain to conquer the Philippines. (Ramon Carlo F. Fernandez III)

six

August 3rd, 2006, 06:22 AM

Albay's Area Map (http://tourism.albay.gov.ph/areamap.html)

For accomodations ... (http://tourism.albay.gov.ph/servicespage.html)

Monsi

August 3rd, 2006, 03:07 PM

August 1
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July 20 with lightning...notice trail of headlamps trekking up Lignon Hill.
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July 16 early stage of the eruption the lava still way up the cone...
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Visit this amazing viewfinder!
Yves Eli Yu (http://dphotography.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=31&page=1)

Dex, we need not shoot Mayon nighttime! :)

[dx]

August 3rd, 2006, 03:44 PM

Wow.. :omg: those photos are awesome! :bow: to Yves and his camera.

flesh_is_weak

August 3rd, 2006, 04:49 PM

beautiful pics

nikki_18

August 3rd, 2006, 04:59 PM

great pics....

overtureph

August 3rd, 2006, 07:24 PM

Wow great pictures.

ergit222

August 6th, 2006, 12:51 AM

Mayon Volcano (http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/vmepd/qrn/mayon.htm)

Monsi

August 6th, 2006, 03:52 AM

...with Isuzu Gencars Legazpi now open, developers are starting to notice; here, what used to be a bank is now expanding one floor up...
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Campus Radio on the Boulevard...
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GO SOUTH, OR MOVE SOUTHWEST!
PHIVOLCS links posted by Tigre should prod our planners to start moving our city center way down south; e.g., Banquerohan,
Buenavista, or San Francisco. Notice how even Alobo is within 15 kilometers of Mayon's crater; it is barely within the area
prone to minimal ashfall but the Jovellar approach would be within area prone to moderate ashfall. (Areas prone to ashfall (http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/vmepd/hazard/mayonashfall.htm)) IBALIK AN SITE KAN SLIA
SA BARIIS, which is 27 kilometers from the crater way out of ashfall and thus air traffic will not be hampered! Instead of
Hon. Salceda's Metro Dale (sounds like Florida's Metro Dade), it should be Metro Lecaspi (Legazpi, Castilla, and Pilar) :).
On an optimistic note, impending disasters could also give us opportunity to plan better and build better as we can start from a clean slate.

Monsi

August 6th, 2006, 01:05 PM

...here is the newest building (there are three or four other older buildings)
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PNB Daraga and Daraga multipurpose covered court...

habagatcentral1

August 6th, 2006, 02:01 PM

LordCarnal

August 6th, 2006, 02:07 PM

How I hope Mayon will be featured in National Geographic Magazine. Peter Carsten is their expert when it comes to taking photographs of volcanoes at close range..

drfeelgood17

August 7th, 2006, 01:49 AM

As many of you have already pointed out kudos to Yves for his fantastic photos of Mayon in action! :applause: :cheers:

Sinjin P.

August 7th, 2006, 06:49 AM

PHIVOLCS: Mayon eruption imminent

The Philippines raised the alert on its most active volcano to the second-highest level on Monday and ordered the evacuation of around 20,000 people after three ash explosions signaled a possible eruption within days.

Mayon volcano has been spewing lava and boulders the size of cars since last month, leaving a bubbling, pyrotechnic trail more than 6 km down its southeastern slope.

"We deem it necessary to raise the alert level to four because there were six ash explosions this morning," Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), told Reuters.

"That would mean that the hazardous eruption is more likely."

The military sent trucks to ferry thousands of villagers to evacuation centers outside an eight-kilometer danger zone on the southeast of the 2,462-meter-high volcano.

A 6 km no-go area, fringed by coconut plantations, encircles the mountain.

Residents reported seeing Mayon, famed for its near-perfect cone shape, belching cauliflower-like plumes of ash and gases 800 meters high this morning.

Disaster officials have previously said that around 60,000 people in Albay province would be evacuated in the event of a major eruption with lava moving as fast as 60 km/h.

The Philippines lies on the "Ring of Fire", a belt of volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean that is also prone to earthquakes.

Mayon is the most active of 22 volcanoes in the country, having erupted around 50 times over the past four centuries. The most destructive eruption came in February 1841 when lava flows buried a town and killed 1,200 people.

The last time Mayon erupted was in 2000-2001

[dx]

August 7th, 2006, 07:05 AM

Smoldering Mayon Volcano a few hours after the ash explosions, early this morning.

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^^ ash laden smoke mingles with white clouds at Mayon's summit.

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^^ the lava trail reaching more than six kilometers from the crater

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^^Those are dragonflies..hehe

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^^imminent eruption on an overcast day...

Alert Level 4 na..

habagatcentral1

August 7th, 2006, 07:17 AM

^^ Mabuti pa rito, updated sa Mayon kumpara sa media. Pupunta lang kung puputok na.

Mayon Watch! :)

six

August 7th, 2006, 09:57 AM

in Legazpi City
La Mia Tazza, Rizal Street (Café)
Casablanca Hotel, Peñaranda Street (Hotel)
Hotel Venezia, Renaissance Garden Washington Drive (Hotel)
Hotel Villa Angelina, Rosario St., Albay District (Hotel)
Wi-Max Online, Diabetes One-Stop Center Bldg. LandCo Business Park (Internet Kiosk)
Colonial Grill, Rizal Street (Restaurant)
Kanzo , Peñaranda Street (Restaurant)
McDonalds, Pacific Mall (Restaurant)
Quick and Hearty, Rizal Street (Restaurant)

Outside Bicol Region:
in Iloilo City
Al Dente Ristorante Italiano
Citrus Bistro and Wine Bar
Bo's Coffee Club
Vienna Kaffeehauz

in Cebu City
OFF-ROAD Coffee
Starbucks Coffee
The TINDERBOX (2)
Max's fried Chicken

in Lapu-Lapu City
PAL Mabuhay Lounge (Domestic)
PAL Mabuhay Lounge (International)
The TINDERBOX

in Davao City
Karl's Coffee (2)

in Boracay, Aklan
Nami Private Villas Resort
PEARL of the PACIFIC Resort
WALING-WALING Beach Resort
WATERCOLORS Dive Resort

Other Wi-Fi Hotspots nationwide:
visit http://www.airborneaccess.net

six

August 7th, 2006, 10:00 AM

great pix, dxpsyho.

six

August 7th, 2006, 10:00 AM

great pix, dxpsyho.

Mond87

August 7th, 2006, 12:51 PM

hi guys... im new here and im from daraga... earlier, i've heard of gossips that there'll be an international airport in the town of Daraga w/in two years' time. Does anybody know about this??? Ps, one of the reasons why this new airport is being created is the fact that the Naga/Pili airport is the most dangerous airport in the country. Legazpi airport comes in second. :runaway: So putting up in a safer place - a southern portion of Daraga - is a great idea. Does anybody of you knows about this issue???

habagatcentral1

August 7th, 2006, 02:18 PM

By the way, where specifically in Bicol did "Laing" and "Bicol Express" came from?

^^ Wow! An International Standard Airport will surely boost economy and tourism in the Bicolandia!

bitoy

August 7th, 2006, 04:27 PM

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Aug 4, 2006

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Aug 5, 2006

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Free Hot Buko Juice

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Mayon Volcano spews ash during its eruption in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila August 7, 2006. The Philippines raised the alert on its most active volcano to the second-highest level on Monday and ordered the evacuation of around 20,000 people after three ash explosions signalled a possible eruption within days.

REUTERS/Stringer

drfeelgood17

August 8th, 2006, 02:19 AM

@ Monsi, Dex and other Legazpi-based forumers, the BBC is inviting you to submit pics of the Mayon eruption - scroll down to the end of this article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5251358.stm

This is an opportunity to give our region some international coverage! :) :)

drfeelgood17

August 8th, 2006, 03:36 AM

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h3nry

August 8th, 2006, 03:59 AM

I'm Informing every one..
CEBU Province 437 Anniversary

Ady001

August 8th, 2006, 04:14 AM

drfeelgood17

August 8th, 2006, 04:18 AM

@Ady, this is actually the Legazpi/Albay thread, though posts about neighbouring provinces are also welcome. There is a separate thread for Naga if you scroll further down the threads' list. :)

Ady001

August 8th, 2006, 04:22 AM

^^ Ai... sorry...

Hehehehe... I thought of it :D

I'm talking about the Bicol region. Sorry for the designation.

Mond87

August 8th, 2006, 04:48 AM

Ady001, I've never heard of Ursuas before but don't you know that Bicolanos originally came from the Visayas and Mindanao regions? However, geographically speaking, we're now part of Luzon...

Ady001

August 8th, 2006, 04:51 AM

^^ the language speaks for itself.

Dagos po KAMO.

Someone even said that Bicolano should be the national language for its heritage.

Mond87

August 8th, 2006, 05:05 AM

Hey Ady001, i've just visited the Ursua family website... It's great that you have your own website and it said that Ursua originally came from Libmanan, Cam Sur!!! However, I don't know any Ursua in my life till you came... heheh... btw, I'm from Daraga, more than 100 kms south of Libmanan... my ancestry mostly came from Albay (my home province)... But some of my ancestors originated from down south ---> Visayas. My mother's maiden name, Mapusao, originally came from Aklan. But they spread towards Eastern Visayas, then landed in Sorsogon, their 'stronghold.' There are Mapusaos in Cam Sur and Quezon too!

Ady001

August 8th, 2006, 05:08 AM

^^ Ngek. That's not my website.

The Ursua from my family line orginally came from Aklan.

But I bet the Ursuas from Bicol and Aklan might be related.

Your family name might have the same effect on me also! :D

Mond87

August 8th, 2006, 05:12 AM

What effect? Im sorta confused...

Ady001

August 8th, 2006, 05:17 AM

^^ Well you just said you trace your roots in Aklan. Which means I'm also the same!

Mond87

August 8th, 2006, 05:22 AM

okay... u really confused me coz you earlier said that ursua came from bicol. then u later changed it... waha... anyways, this doesn't matter at all... we're not even sure whether we really came from aklan coz there aren't any mapusao there. It just so happens that there are Magpusaos there who claim that Mapusaos came from them...

Ady001

August 8th, 2006, 05:23 AM

^^ I'll just have to find Ursuas in this site. :D

Thanks for the help!

[dx]

August 8th, 2006, 05:53 AM

Hey doc Steve :hi:
hi mond87 Welcome to SSC!! :D
Ady001, welcome to the Legazpi City Thread :)

GlamChiqAA

August 8th, 2006, 05:54 AM

When was the last violent eruption of this volcano?

[dx]

August 8th, 2006, 06:18 AM

^^2000-2001

Mond87

August 8th, 2006, 08:48 AM

Hey doc Steve :hi:
hi mond87 Welcome to SSC!! :D
Ady001, welcome to the Legazpi City Thread :)

Ty, dxpsycho... nice meeting y'all... where do you come from, anyway??? Heheh... I'm from a sub-urb barangay in Daraga... Does anybody know about the upcoming int'l airport in this town? Coz I haven't seen any extraordianry events happening in daraga? Is the construction process really on the way???

[dx]

August 8th, 2006, 08:55 AM

Hey mond87, here's some info about the SLIA culled from Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Luzon_International_Airport)

Legazpi City International Airport is a planned international airport that would serve Legazpi City, the capital of Albay, in the Philippines. Although the airport will serve Legazpi City, it will actually be built in the town of Daraga. The airport would be 15 kilometers away from the Mayon Volcano. Some sources also name the airport Southern Luzon International Airport. The airport would replace the old Legazpi Airport, which is only 2-3 kilometers away from this airport.

The office of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has released a total of 1.2 billion pesos for the project, although no figures were disclosed on how much the airport would actually cost.

Background

The airport was in planning since early 2006, when officials discussed the feasibility of an international airport in Legazpi. During March 4 and 5, 2006, officials in Daraga, where the airport would be constructed, discussed with the barangay capitains of barangays Alobo, Inarado, Kinawitan, Burgos and Mabini over the conversion of agricultural lands into industrial lands for the use of the airport. The airport is estimated to occupy at least some 200 hectares of land and many families could be displaced from the airport's construction.

No timeline has been given on when construction would begin or when the airport would be completed. However, it is believed that this airport would be the first international airport to be built in Bicolandia, and according to Daraga mayor Gerry Jaucian, would be a testament to economic growth in the region and of the dreams of Bicolanos, as shown in the following excerpt from the Manila Times:

"We’re grateful to the President for fulfilling the Bicolanos’ dream to have an international airport. This is the realization of our quest to become one of the booming regions in the country."

You can also check out previous Legazpi City threads for more info. Just click on the links in my sig. :)

GlamChiqAA

August 8th, 2006, 08:59 AM

Hanggang ilang kilometers aabot ang lava sa pinakamalakas na possible na pagsabog ng bulkang Mayon? Haha, dun nila itayo ang mga imprastraktura

Mond87

August 8th, 2006, 09:23 AM

Hanggang ilang kilometers aabot ang lava sa pinakamalakas na possible na pagsabog ng bulkang Mayon? Haha, dun nila itayo ang mga imprastraktura

As far as i know, mayon doesn't erupt as violently as pinatubo... actually, may pathway ang lava niyan, lumalabas lang sa crater then may dadaluyan hanggang maabot ang Pacific Ocean... Portions usually affected by the lava flow: Extreme Northern parts of Legazpi and southern portions of Santo Domingo town. Daraga is not usually affected except for the 1814 eruption which buried Cagsaua, an ancient town laid in ruins found on a northern portion of Daraga. Hanggang saan? I think up to 8 kms south or southeast of the crater...

Mond87

August 8th, 2006, 09:25 AM

GlamChiqAA

August 8th, 2006, 09:49 AM

Hindi ba nagkakaroon ng haze pag nag-eerupt si Mayon? Kasi as far as I know, maraming bansa ang nadapuhan ng haze nung pumutok si Pinatubo

gurugeri

August 8th, 2006, 10:23 AM

^^ Daraga looks like a twin city of Legazpi. Is it for cityhood? Kala ko kasi noong napadaan ako, tatlo ang sentro ng Legaspi: Ang isa ang downtown Daraga, ang isa ang kapitolyo tapos yung downtown area ngt Legazpi.

What's the population of the Legazpi and Daraga combined?

Wazzupwazzup to Daragang Magayon?

To answer your question, Legazpi had a censal population of 157,000 in 2000 while Daraga's was 103,000. So the combined population of Legazpi and Daraga that year was 260,000. I wonder what it is now. I hope I was ogf help to you.

gurugeri

August 8th, 2006, 10:26 AM

Hello, everyone! I am new in this forum, in skyscrapers, actually, but I have been reading a lot in this site. I am from Daraga, but I love Legazpi, of course! Was in Manila to work for six years, but I am back in Bicol. I am truly happy about how the region has gained some progress since then. Well, it's quite saddening that Mayon is erupting but tourists are coming to pulsating Legazpi.

[dx]

August 8th, 2006, 10:47 AM

Great! A new Bicol-based SSC forumer. Welcome to SSC, gurugeri! :cheers1: :D. Post ka pics, our kababayans abroad love it when we post pics. :)

drfeelgood17

August 8th, 2006, 01:09 PM

Hi Dex, musta na? :)
@ Mond87 I spent my childhood in Legazpi and now live in London.
welcome to all the new forumers! :cheers:

Legazpi-based forumers, please feel free to submit your pics for publication(scroll down to the bottom of the page) :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5255008.stm

KiBeN

August 8th, 2006, 03:29 PM

Hindi ba nagkakaroon ng haze pag nag-eerupt si Mayon? Kasi as far as I know, maraming bansa ang nadapuhan ng haze nung pumutok si Pinatubo
depende yun sa eruption e, kasi, ang pagkakaalam ko, pag pumutok ang mayon, di naman yung ganun kalala, matahimik... unlike sa pinatubo, total disaster yun... kaya nakaabot yung ash sa ibang bansa near to philippines... Sana wag naman pumutok ng malala, masisira yung beauty and shape ng mayon and maraming taong madadamay...

kevinb

August 8th, 2006, 03:52 PM

hi to all new bicolano forumers! :D

btw, 'di ba sabi ng phivolcs, in any time pwedeng pumutok ang Mayon?sana 'wag naman. :(

MarkiiBoi

August 8th, 2006, 03:57 PM

papable

August 8th, 2006, 04:17 PM

Napanuod ko kanina sa TVP sabi ng matanda hindi raw puputok ang mayon dahil may pabugso-bugsong paglabas ng apoy kahit na ito ay nadadalasan. Mas delicado daw kung naiipon ang pressure sa loob at lalabas sa isang malakas na pagsabog.

At may punto naman si lola.

According to Bicol oldtimers, the Mayon eruptions of the last few decades did not really reach big population areas, unlike the one that buried Cagsawa before. This is because of the frequent eruptions that let off steam every now and then. But lahar flows are still a force to reckon with. In the eighties, several communities were devastated by the mudflows after rains washed away huge piles of lahar that accumulated after these "minor" eruptions.

The main problem of the government are those still living in "permanent" danger zones (including the slopes). they shouldn't be there at anyti :sleepy: me.

[dx]

August 8th, 2006, 04:55 PM

More from the photos i took last monday. The lady was veiled kanina, kaya hindi ako nakakuha bagong pics. lol

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_2769.jpg
^^Verdant fields around Mayon, made fertile because of the volcano's ash.

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_2766.jpg
^^Vegetation has started to die out in the upper slopes of Mayon due to the lava flows.

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_2761.jpg
^^ Steaming and smoldering lava trail. At night, this trail has an incandescent red-orange glow.

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_2763.jpg

Hi Dex, musta na? :)
Legazpi-based forumers, please feel free to submit your pics for publication(scroll down to the bottom of the page) :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5255008.stm
^^ This looks interesting, doc. Baluon ko daw mag-email sainda ki pics. Pero dapat si Yves ang magsend digdi, astig ang pics nya..hehe, thanks for the link.

[dx]

August 8th, 2006, 05:05 PM

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a346/psychosanctum/mayonpan2.jpg
^^Here's a unique picture, taken during a brownout in the city, a bright moon light and no lights in the city to over expose some parts
..made this "day like" photo with lava glow and stars. taken 11:43PM august 6, 2006 - Yves

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a346/psychosanctum/IMG_3174.jpg
Inside the 6 kms danger zone, taken at about 9pm - Yves

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a346/psychosanctum/panoramic.jpg
^^Panoramic

From dphotography.org (http://www.dphotography.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=31)

smb

August 8th, 2006, 05:27 PM

wow. ganda ng kuha ni Yves. Especially the first pic. I like it.

Hello to new Bicol based forumers Mond87 and gurugeri. Hello din kay GlamChiqAA.

flesh_is_weak

August 8th, 2006, 05:43 PM

guys, did you see the pic on a certain newspaper that a human-face was formed by the dust clouds of mayon...it was really eerie...http://www.wral.com/2006/0807/9637503.jpg

[dx]

August 9th, 2006, 12:56 AM

^^hmm, is that for real? I can actually see two: one clearly defined, the other a little vague. lol
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a346/psychosanctum/9637503.jpg

[dx]

August 9th, 2006, 03:34 AM

Really? Which thread btw? I have a classmate who lives in Baranggay Inarado. Yet he hasn't sensed anything that would prove that construction is already beginning... Is the 'unapproved' 2006 budget a setback for this? I wanna know more...

I think they are still in the proces of buying land and the right of way. According to this news report (http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/article.jsp?id=7671&siteSection=388) construction is set to start in the last quarter of this year following the approval of the 2006 General Appropriations Act or the national budget which includes the P2-billion allotment for the airport in Daraga. It is expected to be completed by 2009.

Mond87

August 9th, 2006, 03:57 AM

guys, did you see the pic on a certain newspaper that a human-face was formed by the dust clouds of mayon...it was really eerie...http://www.wral.com/2006/0807/9637503.jpg

That clearer guy looks like my brother... so eerie... what does this mean??? :runaway:

Yves' photo is really excellent. I love the first one, totally unique...

Welcome, gurugeri! Where did u live in Daraga??? :)

Mond87

August 9th, 2006, 04:01 AM

I think they are still in the proces of buying land and the right of way. According to this news report (http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/article.jsp?id=7671&siteSection=388) construction is set to start in the last quarter of this year following the approval of the 2006 General Appropriations Act or the national budget which includes the P2-billion allotment for the airport in Daraga. It is expected to be completed by 2009.

Thanks, dxpsycho!!! I really have to wait till 2009 to put up a business establishment in Inarado. We have a lot there... whehhehe... :)

Sinjin P.

August 9th, 2006, 04:10 AM

How is the volcano? Gusto ko atang pumunta ng Legazpi agad-agad! :D

Mond87

August 9th, 2006, 04:25 AM

well, nag-aalburoto na naman siya... She's about to erupt w/in days...

[dx]

August 9th, 2006, 04:58 AM

Hey Mond, just call me Dex. I see, may lot palan kamo sa Inarado. hehe. I haven't been in those places yet. Musta naman?

Mond87

August 9th, 2006, 05:05 AM

Hey Mond, just call me Dex. I see, may lot palan kamo sa Inarado. hehe. I haven't been in those places yet. Musta naman?

Ayos lang... Maray man digdi... Heheh... So where are you now?

nikki_18

August 9th, 2006, 06:52 AM

^^ Ganda na talaga ng Naga.

I never thought TABACO city is that progressive. I've read your posts before, and I'm very much amused with so many things about the city.

I think LCC should change its logo. Parang SM :D

And OT: Does anyone here know about the Ursuas of Bicol? I'm an Ursua kasi. They have a website proudly proclaiming Bicolano ancestry.

hi, im nikki frm naga..

first of ol, tnx 4 d compliment about naga...

i knw some ursuas in naga.. their family is somewhat one of the well off nd influential families in naga....when i was istill n usi i had a batchmate who was an ursua, maybe shes somehow related to you...try asking for your grandparents about your family tree......

i hope i was able to help u....he6!!

gurugeri

August 9th, 2006, 07:05 AM

Great! A new Bicol-based SSC forumer. Welcome to SSC, gurugeri! :cheers1: :D. Post ka pics, our kababayans abroad love it when we post pics. :)

Thanks! Sure, I'll post some when I get home this weekend. I work here in Goa, Camarines Sur. That's three hours from my hometown Daraga. I'm actually borrowing the school's digicam since they also like that I take pictures especially of Mayon. Of course, I'll sneak out some chance to take shots of Daraga and Legazpi.

gurugeri

August 9th, 2006, 07:27 AM

Hello, everyone! Although it seems that politics shouldn't be discussed here, but I only would like to air my chagrin over our very own Congressman Imperial having made it to the top three congressmen who have had the highest number of absences from the House. I can't remember his rank; I think he was the topnotcher. Salceda was in the Top Ten but that was rather understandable given the many projects in his district. I really think that if not for the very good mayors of both Legazpi and Daraga, these two wouldn't have been budging towards progress. What do you think?

Sinjin P.

August 9th, 2006, 07:31 AM

flesh_is_weak

August 9th, 2006, 07:49 AM

Mond87

August 9th, 2006, 08:01 AM

@Mond87 well its not really the first time that something like that happened...it also happened at mt. etna italy--that was more creepy, the devil himself appeared in the clouds--and also at the recent WTC attack--although the veracity of the WTC pics are doubted...

well it's kinda weird that it's the FIRST TIME that my brother appeared on an eruption... not some other people... wehehhe... I find it a lil funny though...

gurugeri

August 9th, 2006, 08:16 AM

Proposed 150 km. INPRES road project now set to link Daraga-Libon barangays

The proposed 150 km. road project under the Infrastructure on Productivity for Rural Enhancement Sector (INPRES) is now set to connect at least 30 barangays from the town of Daraga via Anislag going to the municipality of Libon that will open up the entire areas for agricultural development and improve the socio-economic upliftment of the people, Albay Governor Fernando V. Gonzalez said.

Gov. Gonzalez said in an interview the proposed road network project corresponds with the negotiations made between the local government units (LGUs) and the national government through the Department of Agriculture (DA) to push the rural economy in the countryside through the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Asked on the importance of the road project, Governor Gonzalez said “the main framework (of the project concept) is the merging of the rural economy and of the urban centres to be able to give an opportunity for trade and commerce between the entrepreneurs in the rural with those in the urban centres.”

“It shall strengthen and unite one rural economy with another and then, with the urban economy, moving to become one, pushing and propelling the other towards growth,” Governor Gonzalez added.

Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator (PPDC) Engr. Macario Pavia who heads the Technical Working Group (TWG) tasked in preparing the feasibility study of the entire project said the road network is going to interconnect the Maharlika National Highway with the feeder roads of at least thirty (30) barangays of the 1st and 2nd districts of Albay.

Engr. Pavia said the TWG was made to undergo a long study and survey of the said INPRES road project with the aid of a consultancy firm and complete the feasibility study before it was finally given the nod by the Governor.

According to Provincial Engineer Dante Baclao, the proposed road network project will cut across the Maharlika National Highway from Daraga up to Libon to pass the barangays of Maopi, Magogon, Panoypoy, Comon, Cotmon, Florista, San Isidro, San Roque, Banwang Gurang, San Juan, Pistola, Camagong, Banao, Del Rosario, Topgon, Batbat, Paglawon, Salvacion, San Pascual, San Antonio, San Vicente, Villa Paz, Magallang, among others.

Meanwhile, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Albay (SPA) has approved Tuesday this week during its 95th regular session the resolution authorizing Governor Fernando V. Gonzalez to secure a loan of P200 million from any government banking institution to be used as counterpart fund requirement in the proposed INPRES road network project. (Jose M. Briones)

GlamChiqAA

August 9th, 2006, 08:37 AM

Maglagay ng expressway mula Maynila patungong Legazpi! :rant:

Mond87

August 9th, 2006, 09:09 AM

Maglagay ng expressway mula Maynila patungong Legazpi! :rant:

naks... anlayo... i'm crossing my fingers... the highway connecting Sta Elena and Sipocot via Tagkawayan must be improved...

gurugeri

August 9th, 2006, 09:11 AM

Maglagay ng expressway mula Maynila patungong Legazpi! :rant:

Helo. I was wondering where you got the idea. Did you mean "maglagay" or "maglalagay". Parang mahirap ata yan. Hehe. The government cannot even repair the Bicol portion of the Andaya Highway. :bash:

gurugeri

August 9th, 2006, 09:14 AM

naks... anlayo... i'm crossing my fingers... the highway connecting Sta Elena and Sipocot via Tagkawayan must be improved...

I have the same opinion. Hahaha! Pero malay natin. Hello pala.

Mond87

August 9th, 2006, 09:18 AM

I have the same opinion. Hahaha! Pero malay natin. Hello pala.

hello din... sana nga... that highway s****... masakit sa puwet. Pumunta pa lang kami ng Calauag, Quezon weeks ago and talagang nagkurulog lobot ko. Makaurag pati ta buong andaya highway tlga tig-agihan mi tapos mababa kaming mga pirang kms lang after Sta. Elena... Bwisit... :bash:

gurugeri

August 9th, 2006, 09:26 AM

hello din... sana nga... that highway s****... masakit sa puwet. Pumunta pa lang kami ng Calauag, Quezon weeks ago and talagang nagkurulog lobot ko. Makaurag pati ta buong andaya highway tlga tig-agihan mi tapos mababa kaming mga pirang kms lang after Sta. Elena... Bwisit... :bash:

Hahaha! What an adventure! Ako man nag-day trip kan Holy Week pauli igdi sa Bicol tapos dai nang air con bus so I had no choice but try the kolorum bus. I was terribly petrified when we passed that road. Ang babaho pa nung ibang pasahero, so imagine how disgusted I was na titigil tigil pa yung bus kasi sira sira daan. At ang alikabok. Inda!

Mond87

August 9th, 2006, 09:30 AM

Hahaha! What an adventure! Ako man nag-day trip kan Holy Week pauli igdi sa Bicol tapos dai nang air con bus so I had no choice but try the kolorum bus. I was terribly petrified when we passed that road. Ang babaho pa nung ibang pasahero, so imagine how disgusted I was na titigil tigil pa yung bus kasi sira sira daan. At ang alikabok. Inda!

Hmm... ganyan tlga... pero i heard that it's under rehabilitation... it's just freakinly annoying to pass that road...

gurugeri

August 9th, 2006, 10:14 AM

Correct. Uy sige ta dai mauli na ako sa boarding house. Kidamlag naman.

kevinb

August 9th, 2006, 11:02 AM

Maglagay ng expressway mula Maynila patungong Legazpi! :rant:

don't worry Glam. A Chinese firm has already signed agreement that it will continue the proposed Southern Luzon Expressway. The government will fund the expressway from Manila thru Calamba City and to Lucena City. I think it will also run thru Batangas City. Then the Chinese firm will extend the expressway from Lucena City to Naga City to Legazpi City, and if I'm not mistaken, until Sorsogon City. I doubt it if it will run thru Daet.

I think I posted this news in the Naga Cith thread 1.

kevinb

August 9th, 2006, 11:06 AM

guys, did you see the pic on a certain newspaper that a human-face was formed by the dust clouds of mayon...it was really eerie...http://www.wral.com/2006/0807/9637503.jpg

I think that's Daragang Magayon. hehe. :jk:

gurugeri

August 9th, 2006, 11:09 AM

Ei, kevin. I sent you a friendster message. Have you read it yet? I was glad to know the highway would reach my city--Legazpi. Thanks for the info.

kevinb

August 9th, 2006, 11:15 AM

^^ You're welcome. :)

hala!this is spam! :lol:

Sinjin P.

August 9th, 2006, 12:07 PM

After 'anomalous' calm, Mayon spews ash again
Article posted August 9, 2006, 5:21 pm

Mount Mayon on Wednesday afternoon ejected ash for the 11th time in the last three days, a development which came hours after state scientists reported an "anomalous" decline in volcanic activity.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) officials detected the minor explosion at 2:07 p.m. They were unable, however, to determine the volume of ash that was released.

"Cloud cover prevented us from getting an accurate picture of the ash it ejected. But this only shows that the volcano is still undergoing continuous activity," radio station dzBB quoted Phivolcs head Renato Solidum Jr as saying.

Solidum added that in the last three days, 294 tremors were recorded. He said some 7,629 tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted as of Wednesday.

Local government and disaster management officials have taken over 30,000 people to various evacuation centers in Albay.

Phivolcs noted earlier in the day fewer tremors and decreased sulfur dioxide emissions at Mayon, but said these reflected a "high prevailing unrest" inside the volcano despite the apparent calm.

Volcanic quakes in Mayon decreased from 109 down to 21 since 6 a.m. Tuesday until the following morning. The sulfur dioxide emission rate also decreased from a high of 12,745 tons from Monday to 7,829 tons Tuesday.

"These changes or large swings in activity, along with the recent explosions, are indicators of the variability of the conditions of the magma system inside the volcano, and also reflect the high prevailing unrest," it said.

overtureph

August 10th, 2006, 01:23 AM

INQUIRER SOUTHERN LUZON
A hundred proverbs reflect Bicol’s culture

By Juan Escandor Jr.
Inquirer
Last updated 03:26am (Mla time) 08/10/2006

Published on Page A15 of the August 10, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

WHAT makes the newly published “Balalong” unique is that it attempts to chronicle Bicol culture through proverbs.

Balalong (stress on the second syllable) is a precolonial period instrument made of bamboo that is beaten by a stick and used by chieftains to summon the villagers. It is also the title of a 118-page book, which seeks to show that Bicol has its own set of proverbs that reveals strands of its unique culture.
The collection represents spoken Bicol in Naga City and most parts of Camarines Sur.

Witty

Sometimes witty and humorous, and at other times profound, the proverbs that author Fr. Philip Francis Reazon Bersabe compiled and classified provide windows to the wisdom and values of a section of Bicolanos through generations.

Classified into four categories—moral, psychological, religious and secular—the book tries to unravel the deeper meaning of each proverb as observed in daily life.

Explained and illustrated, the collection of 100 Bicol proverbs, like in any other cultures worldwide, expresses the perception of ideas and ideals that matter to people based on the norms and tradition in the localities.

For example, “Kun sa lubang ka mahayop, puling an saimong madadakop” (Blow into the mortar, and the dust will get into your eyes) conveys wisdom in simple terms.

Some proverbs are informal and hilarious, reflecting a contemporary outlook. “An tawong matorognon, naagawan nin agom (A sleeping husband loses his wife)” and “An babaeng mainikid-ikid, sa pungo nasasabit (A flirtatious woman gets caught in the protruding branch).”

Bersabe has more of this kind of proverbs that include Bicol’s version of machismo that, he says, originated from Caramoan, Camarines Sur. “An lugad nin lalaki, tinatahi nin nawi (The wound of a man is sutured by a large strand).”

Imagery

“Balalong” shows images that portray Bicolano values and wisdom. It is an addition to the growing list of Bicol literature that seeks to define the Bicolano identity.

But Bersabe, being a priest, tends to frame his discussion with biblical passages, which could narrow the readers’ appreciation of the entries.

It is not remote that several of these proverbs evolved from precolonial times when animism was the dominant worldview of the natives. Framing them from a Christian viewpoint alters their original context.

For example, in the proverb “An harayo sa gatong, dai matotong (One who is far from the burning wood will not get burned),” Bersabe explained this to mean that a person must avoid trouble by distancing oneself from quarrels, dissensions, misunderstanding and trouble.
But he concluded that this “may positively refer to a person who runs away from the love of God and needs to be closer to Him again, to get burned by His love.”

Although the book tries to provide a historical context to some of the proverbs, much work is needed to find their original meanings.

Language research can deconstruct the original meaning of the proverbs. Only thus can Bersabe unleash the universal meanings of the proverbs he has compiled.

Still, the author’s intention of documenting them before they are totally forgotten is laudable.

Bersabe has earned two summa cum laude honors, in 2000 when he finished his Bachelor in Sacred Theology and in 2002 when he obtained his Licentiate Masteral in Sacred Theology at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Sacred Theology and Graduate School, respectively.

“Balalong” came out from Goldprint Publishing House in Naga City only in June.

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

http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view_article.php?article_id=14407

ergit222

August 10th, 2006, 10:29 AM

By Teresa Cerojano
ASSOCIATED PRESS

4:37 a.m. August 8, 2006

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/060808volcano.jpg
Associated Press
A mushroom cloud of volcanic ash is formed at the lower slope of Mayon volcano.
MATANAG, Philippines – A volcano in the Philippines showed more signs of erupting Tuesday, belching ash three times overnight as officials evacuated tens of thousands of villagers.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert for the 8,118-foot Mayon volcano to Level 4 on Monday – the second highest level – after six explosions sent ash columns up to a half mile high. The explosions prompted the mandatory evacuation of about 35,000 villagers in Albay province, about 210 miles southeast of Manila on Luzon island.

Officials also extended the government's permanent “danger zone” from 4.3 miles to 5 miles on the volcano's southern side.

Mayon ejected ash at least three times late Monday and was emitting unusually high volumes of sulfuric dioxide, said volcanologist Ed Laguerta. He said instruments detected more than 100 volcanic earthquakes overnight, mostly unfelt by humans.

“This means there is more magma rising from beneath the volcano,” he said.
More than 28,600 of the 35,000 villagers who were ordered to leave their villages on the southeast slopes of the volcano had been evacuated by late Tuesday, said Jukes Nunez of the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council of Albay province.

An additional 20,000 people would have to be moved out of harm's way in case of a major eruption, said Albay Gov. Fernando Gonzalez.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo commended authorities for an orderly evacuation so far and predicted no casualties even if a major eruption occurs. She assured evacuees there would be enough food rations and services in temporary shelters.

“With the ... effective handling of this crisis, we are confident of achieving a zero-casualty goal in this looming natural disaster,” she said. “We call on the local residents not to flirt with danger by going back to the declared danger zones.”

Despite the mandatory evacuations, many villagers stayed put on farms around Mayon to tend their crops and livestock while guarding their homes and belongings.

In Matanag, a farming village of about 1,400 people, about 600 residents left Monday, but many more chose to stay behind. An army truck sat at the village entrance, ready to assist in a quick escape and soldiers dropped a coconut tree across the road to Matanag to block incoming traffic.

“My mother said that we would not evacuate now unless it's really urgent and there's a big eruption,” 13-year-old Jennilyn Nantes said as she walked to school.

Lava began flowing from the volcano on July 14 and has been slowly extending down Mayon's slopes. Its most violent eruption, in 1814, killed more than 1,200 people and buried a town in mud. A 1993 eruption killed 79 people.

The Philippines is in the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common.

Ady001

August 11th, 2006, 04:15 AM

hi, im nikki frm naga..

first of ol, tnx 4 d compliment about naga...

i knw some ursuas in naga.. their family is somewhat one of the well off nd influential families in naga....when i was istill n usi i had a batchmate who was an ursua, maybe shes somehow related to you...try asking for your grandparents about your family tree......

i hope i was able to help u....he6!!

Whoa... maybe you can ask her ate.

BTW, an Ursua is currently handling the Subic Rape Case, and of course we are related, but I don't know about the Ursuas in Bicol if they too are related.

Please help.

Ady001

August 11th, 2006, 04:16 AM

Asa na si Monsi? I miss his pics. BTW, is the LCC related to NCCC of Davao? :D

gurugeri

August 11th, 2006, 06:49 AM

Asa na si Monsi? I miss his pics. BTW, is the LCC related to NCCC of Davao? :D

I don't think so. LCC is Liberty Commercial Center. Its first store is in Tabaco, followed by that one in Legazpi, then Naga. The LCC Malls are owned by Tans who, I think, are Bicol-based. I am not sure, though.

Global Davao

August 13th, 2006, 09:01 AM

hello SkyscraperCity Forumers!
pa plug lang! try to see this video...
Visit Davao!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJey5tbs-0

tnx

Ady001

August 14th, 2006, 04:52 AM

I don't think so. LCC is Liberty Commercial Center. Its first store is in Tabaco, followed by that one in Legazpi, then Naga. The LCC Malls are owned by Tans who, I think, are Bicol-based. I am not sure, though.

Kasi marami nang CC na malls. Me KLCC (in Kuala Lumpur) NCCC (In Davao) KCC (In SOCKSSARGEN) and your LCC (In Bicol)

I thought din na LCC is Legazpi Commercial Complex :D

gurugeri

August 14th, 2006, 07:55 AM

Kasi marami nang CC na malls. Me KLCC (in Kuala Lumpur) NCCC (In Davao) KCC (In SOCKSSARGEN) and your LCC (In Bicol)

I thought din na LCC is Legazpi Commercial Complex :D

Sa totoo lang, many think LCC is Legazpi Commercial Complex or Center. Tapos meron ding LCC nad Legazpi Catholic Cemetery daw. Hahaha! Basta Liberty Commercial Center yun. :cheers:

Mond87

August 14th, 2006, 03:14 PM

Where are the other guys here? Monsi? Matteo? et al...

Mond87

August 14th, 2006, 03:17 PM

Sa totoo lang, many think LCC is Legazpi Commercial Complex or Center. Tapos meron ding LCC nad Legazpi Catholic Cemetery daw. Hahaha! Basta Liberty Commercial Center yun. :cheers:

That's funny... LCC (the cemetery) -- di ba closed na yun? I remember tuloy yung mga cemetery na halos magkakatabi sa Bogtong... wahahahah

bitoy

August 14th, 2006, 05:45 PM

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060814/i/r352782095.jpg
A boy smiles as he carries a floor matt donated by the regional police force at an elementary school where evacuees from the danger zone around Mayon volcano are sheltering in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila, August 14

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060812/capt.xbm10508120720.philippines_volcano_xbm105.jpg
Governor ~ The Mayon is on the horizon, not down in front of you! :)

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060811/capt.sge.dvd45.110806185540.photo00.photo.default-512x321.jpg
Legazpi City

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060810/capt.xbm10108100700.philippines_volcano_xbm101.jpg
Too close.

gurugeri

August 15th, 2006, 04:59 AM

That's funny... LCC (the cemetery) -- di ba closed na yun? I remember tuloy yung mga cemetery na halos magkakatabi sa Bogtong... wahahahah

Ay oo nga, beginning with the Bicol Memorial Park, then Chinese Cemetery (tama ba?), tapos may Pristine pa. If I am not mistaken Pristine has started putting up its branch in Ligao.

gurugeri

August 15th, 2006, 06:13 AM

Where are the other guys here? Monsi? Matteo? et al...

Yeah, they're all at large. I didn't know you asked where I live. I am from Bañag. But I work here in Goa, Camarines Sur. I am home only on weekends, so these times, I do not know what's happening there. I get to know the events--especially Mayon eruption--through the net or TV, but the media has always been exaggerated in their reports about the volcano's activity. Ika din ka sa Daraga?

Ady001

August 15th, 2006, 07:55 AM

^^ that's the way manila media goes. tsk tsk... they really make things exaggerated.

Matteo

August 15th, 2006, 10:59 AM

Where are the other guys here? Monsi? Matteo? et al...
hello.
just got back home.
i was part of the ssc north america roadtrip hehee
check nyo sa samahan threads, daming pics.
sige sleep muna ako 2 am na. nite nite

bitoy

August 15th, 2006, 07:24 PM

^^ @matt, masaya nga, kakaingit. Nag eb na rin kami sa San Francisco with other forum groups. Las Vegas ba next time?

bitoy

August 16th, 2006, 02:01 AM

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060815/i/r845329772.jpg
Lignon hill, Legazpi City - mukhang masarap yan ah!

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060812/capt.xbm10208120714.philippines_volcano_xbm102.jpg
Nawala yung ka EB ni Ma'm. :D

Mond87

August 16th, 2006, 04:13 PM

Mond87

August 16th, 2006, 04:20 PM

hello.
just got back home.
i was part of the ssc north america roadtrip hehee
check nyo sa samahan threads, daming pics.
sige sleep muna ako 2 am na. nite nite

Welcome back, Matteo!!! Honestly, na-miss ko yung mga pics niyo... heheh... Where's Monsi... I kept reading your messages nung hindi pa ako nag-reregister. That's why I was wondering where the hell did you guys went...

tigidig14

August 16th, 2006, 04:55 PM

Matteo

August 16th, 2006, 05:14 PM

Welcome back, Matteo!!! Honestly, na-miss ko yung mga pics niyo... heheh... Where's Monsi... I kept reading your messages nung hindi pa ako nag-reregister. That's why I was wondering where the hell did you guys went...
thanks Mond, wait ano nga pala name mo? hehe
yea kasi nagkaroon ng grand meet saka road trip mula nung august 10 hanggang august 14. ansaya nga. check mo dun sa samahan threads, daming pics :D

si Monsi, nawawala :lol:
busy yata sa work. miss ko na nga pics nya.
ikaw nalang kaya mag picture taking dyan sa legazpi tapos post mo dito hehehe
tapos na nga pala ba yung pacific mall construction?
updated kami lagi dun dahil Monsi dati, ngayon wala na :cry:

di mo pa na-meet yung dalwa pang original na nag create the legazpi thread.
they havnt been here for a while.
si drfeelgood17, saka si olineil.
sana magparamdam sila minsan :lol:

bitoy

August 16th, 2006, 05:42 PM

:lol:
sandali kaw ba yan, tsinoy

Niyahaha, naiwanan ako sa SSC Bay Area Grand meet! Tumataba si GMA ...hmmm...

http://www.inq7.net/archive/2006/aug/16/zoom1.jpg
Nice Pic from Inquirer

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060815/capt.xbm10808151412.philippines_volcano_xbm108.jpg
Lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano as seen from Lignon Hill in Legazpi city - Aug. 15, 2006.
Baka iluwa ng Mayon si Smeagol :D

olineil

August 16th, 2006, 06:33 PM

PPPPaaaarrrraaaammmmddddaaaammmm.... Hehehehehe!
:clown:

Matteo

August 16th, 2006, 07:00 PM

^^ nagparamdam nga hehehe
where have you been hiding oli?
may utang ka pa sa amin, yung pics nung bakasyon mo :lol:

drfeelgood17

August 17th, 2006, 12:31 AM

:dance:

oops..there's my paramdam!!
Sorry for the long absence guys, have been so busy with work, lately. I can finally catch up on all the pics I missed. :)

GMA on Lignon Hill, LOL -

[dx]

August 17th, 2006, 12:38 AM

:lol: haha, nagparamdam nga si olineil! musta na? ei doc! hehehe
matt, uwi ka december? hehe

drfeelgood17

August 17th, 2006, 12:42 AM

^ Hey dex, hows things? What's happening to Mayon - any more updates?
Anong oras na pla dyan? Ang aga pa nakababad ka na sa SSC hehe

[dx]

August 17th, 2006, 12:48 AM

it's 6:45 in the A.M. hehe. SSC addict e..:lol:
Mayon, medyo nag lie low these past few days..pero titingnan pa kung ibababa sa alert level 3.
oo nga, where is Monsi?? hehehe

six

August 17th, 2006, 05:16 AM

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

Cebu Pacific's Manila to Legazpi flight will arrive at 2:20PM today (August 17, 2006). And will leave Legazpi at 2:50PM.

gurugeri

August 17th, 2006, 06:06 AM

[QUOTE=gurugeri]Yeah, they're all at large. I didn't know you asked where I live. I am from Bañag. But I work here in Goa, Camarines Sur. I am home only on weekends, so these times, I do not know what's happening there. I get to know the events--especially Mayon eruption--through the net or TV, but the media has always been exaggerated in their reports about the volcano's activity. Ika din ka sa Daraga?[/QUOTE

Arani man sana kami... sa Kimantong kami nagi-star... wehheheh... kitang duwa man sana mga taga-Daraga digdi ah... :scouserd:

Ah dito palan kamo sa patukad na pasiko-siko. Hahaha! When we were still living in Florista (that's in Jovellar) diyan dumadaan ang jeep, and I was hell-scared na baka tumaob ang jeep na punung-puno ng pasahero. Pero I really marvelled at the sight of both Legazpi and Daraga pag lumuluwas kami ng bayan.

To matteo: Parang kilala kita. Kita ko pics mo in another thread. I bet you know me too. :)

diz

August 17th, 2006, 07:05 AM

off topic. not really.
I see a really ugly head with big eyes and ears in this pic, or may sago. IONO. Looks like it to me.

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_2766.jpg

gurugeri

August 17th, 2006, 09:50 AM

off topic. not really.
I see a really ugly head with big eyes and ears in this pic, or may sago. IONO. Looks like it to me.

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_2766.jpg

I have said enough.

six

August 17th, 2006, 11:05 AM

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

Air Philippines
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/airphils1.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/airphils2.jpg

Cebu Pacific
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/cebupacific1.jpg http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/cebupacific2.jpg

aUen

August 17th, 2006, 11:17 AM

Good to see a Cebu Pacific aircraft in Legazpi. Thanks for the pictures of those airliners, six. Did you take them?

[dx]

August 17th, 2006, 11:25 AM

nice, six (what's your name, by the way?)..kanina lang yan ano?

[dx]

August 17th, 2006, 11:45 AM

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/zoom2.jpg
Lava, lava and more lava...lol

six

August 17th, 2006, 12:20 PM

kanina nga lang... kuha ko using my mobile phone...

i was already at the airport around 2pm... but the Cebu Pacific arrived almost 4pm.

six

August 17th, 2006, 12:26 PM

taken a while ago... while fetching my nephews
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/saa.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/pergola.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/pergola2.jpg

Matteo

August 17th, 2006, 03:32 PM

[QUOTE=Mond87]To matteo: Parang kilala kita. Kita ko pics mo in another thread. I bet you know me too. :)

uh-oh :lol: baka mamya isigaw mo rin pati last name ko dito gaya nung ginawa ni dex heheheheh :lol:

drfeelgood17

August 17th, 2006, 03:37 PM

^^So, Dex, what's Matt's last name again?? :D

[dx]

August 17th, 2006, 05:32 PM

:lol: sorry for that, matt..hehe
@six, bakit late yung plane?

Matteo

August 17th, 2006, 06:01 PM

hehe dex, its okay. tayo tayo lang naman nyahah.
btw, youre gonna meet up with tigs later this year, right?

DOC! where the hell have you been???
man i missed you heehee
hey check out the samahan threads.
we had a grand meet/roadtrip with Lili, tigs, and alot of people in sfo
lots of pics in there :D

we still waiting on oli's photos, right? hehehehe

hi all

Matteo

August 17th, 2006, 06:08 PM

is this what dizflip saw? :dunno:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/100_2766.jpg

[dx]

August 17th, 2006, 06:15 PM

diz

August 17th, 2006, 07:04 PM

Yeah...

drfeelgood17

August 18th, 2006, 12:24 AM

@Matt, which part of Samahan are your meet-up pix posted? Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun...nakakainggit LOL
Are you really going to Bicol soon?
I'm planning to go around March. I can have a mini Eb with Dex, Monsi and the other Legazpi ppl :D

gurugeri

August 18th, 2006, 02:49 AM

[QUOTE=gurugeri]

uh-oh :lol: baka mamya isigaw mo rin pati last name ko dito gaya nung ginawa ni dex heheheheh :lol:

Hindi naman. Dun lang sa PM na-mention surname mo. Pero what would be wrong with that? Haha! Ay hala sige at may practice choir--we're joining a choral tilt in Baao. It's fun kasi Bicol songs, making me love Bicol even more.

Great day to all of the forumers!

tigidig14

August 18th, 2006, 05:16 AM

wow didnt know that matt used to sing too back in h.s
@dex: october, sabihin nyo EB tayo, sorry na lang kung nde ako kilala masyado dito :( pero itll be nice if we can do a gettogether, DEX treat ya :)

gurugeri

August 18th, 2006, 05:56 AM

@matt, yup, sept or oct yata...
ei, other legazpi-based forumers, welcome natin si tigs a..hehe. dalhin daw natin sa crater ng mayon..:lol:

hmm @ dizflip..may profile nga ng isang parang elf na creature..hehe..

Bakit? Feel ba ni Tigs maging barbecue? Anyway, is it tue that Mayon's crater's circumference is two or four kilometers ba? Apparently, I haven't been there yet. :)

gurugeri

August 18th, 2006, 05:58 AM

^^So, Dex, what's Matt's last name again?? :D

Alam ko, pero di ko sasabihin. Wahay. :runaway:

tigidig14

August 18th, 2006, 06:05 AM

i even know whats his last name, Doc. ill give ya a hint, it ends with "O"
@ G-money: ye lulusong kami ni Dex sa lava

[dx]

August 18th, 2006, 12:27 PM

Plaza Rizal, Legazpi City

http://www.dphotography.org/gallery/albums/newpics/IMG_3312.jpg
^^ Facing St. Raphael Church

http://www.dphotography.org/gallery/albums/newpics/IMG_3319.jpg
^^ Facing A. Bichara Silverscreens and Mall

http://www.dphotography.org/gallery/albums/newpics/IMG_3323.jpg

http://www.dphotography.org/gallery/albums/newpics/IMG_3327.jpg

All Photos By Yves Eli Yu (http://www.dphotography.org/gallery/)

[dx]

August 18th, 2006, 02:50 PM

i even know whats his last name, Doc. ill give ya a hint, it ends with "O"
@ G-money: ye lulusong kami ni Dex sa lava

Monro nga tigs, :lol: Matt Monro.. :jk:
Malamang pagdating mo dito, tapos na ang eruption

Sinjin P.

August 19th, 2006, 11:10 AM

Tumahimik ata si ginoong Mayon ah... Hmm..

Monsi

August 19th, 2006, 02:08 PM

...seems enjoying a very high load factor. Oli's apprehension is not unfounded: it looks line the new comer is gaining the Cagsawa set...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CebuPacificgainingtheCagsawaset.jpg
...I am sure this flight is booked solid; looks like those guys (left side) are running for window seats(don't be ridiculous; of course they chose their seats upon checking-in!).

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AirPhilippinesB732andCebuPacificA31.jpg
Air Philippines's ancient Boeing 737-200 (RP-C8002) and Cebu Pacific's still-fresh-from-Hamburg A319 (RP-C3193).

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AirPhilippinesMayon.jpg
Graceful old lady...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AirPhilippinestaxiingfortakeoff.jpg
...first to take off.

...that is not a helicopter...it's a dragonfly common to these parts...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AirPhilippinesflyingfromLegazpi.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CebuPacificA319taxiingfortakeoff.jpg
...Cebu Pacific A319 taxiing for takeoff at Runway 24...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CebuPacificA319takesofffromLegazpi.jpg

My apologies, Sinjin, for the large format pictures, but my postings will be few and less frequent...busy at work. Good thing we have
Monday August 21 off...

Gurugeri: Nagtuturo ka sa PSHS in Goa?

Sinjin P.

August 19th, 2006, 02:38 PM

^^ Huh, bakit ka nag-aapologize sa akin? Lol, nice pictures by the way ;)

Monsi

August 19th, 2006, 03:08 PM

^^
Nice photos but I hope you could resize them (smaller) because it takes too long to load ;)...on page 7, your post (125) (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=360995&page=8&pp=20)

My photobucket only accepts one picture at a time it is soooooo annoyingly annoying [boy! would'ya look at that adverb!].
...anyway, thanks for appreciatin' the pictures :). :cheers:

six

August 19th, 2006, 03:11 PM

cool pics, monsi.

wala ako magawa kanina, so, i went to the corner of Rizal St and Quezon Ave and took pictures.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/WendeesFootstep.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Kudak6.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Kudak2.jpg

Sinjin P.

August 19th, 2006, 03:18 PM

@Monsi: I'm glad natatandaan mo, hehehe. But they're all fine, no worries ;)

Monsi

August 19th, 2006, 03:20 PM

...the dude wielding a CP with cam...could it be Sixtus Maximus? I thought, I should wait...
should Sixtus post pictures of the planes, that would be him. It turned out bako man palan ta yaon ka sa sentro...

Hi, Sinjin... You should visit Legazpi and see Mayon (I hope it just continue to 'secrete' (for lack of a better word: eject?) lava just like Kilauea).
You have no excuse as you now have more choices: PAL, Air Philippines, or Cebu Pacific. I hope Asian Spirit would also deploy its BAE-146 'Jumbolino' even only on Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays
to complement Air Philippines' T-Th-Sat.

FYI: Not Ginoong Mayon but Daragang Magayon; that beauty could throw a tantrum if you disrespect her now that she is smoldering!
(akin to ladies with dysmenorrhea) :).

olineil

August 19th, 2006, 05:37 PM

...looks like enjoying a very high load factor. Oli's apprehension is not unfounded: it seems the new comer is gaining the Cagsawa set...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CebuPacificgainingtheCagsawaset.jpg
...I am sure this flight is booked solid; looks like those guys (left side) are running for window seats!

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AirPhilippinesB732andCebuPacificA31.jpg
Air Philippines's ancient Boeing 737-200 (RP-C8002) and Cebu Pacific's still-fresh-from-Hamburg A319 (RP-C3193).

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AirPhilippinesMayon.jpg
Graceful old lady...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AirPhilippinestaxiingfortakeoff.jpg
...first to take off.

...that is not a helicopter...it's a dragonfly common to these parts...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/AirPhilippinesflyingfromLegazpi.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CebuPacificA319taxiingfortakeoff.jpg
...Cebu Pacific A319 taxiing for takeoff at Runway 24...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/CebuPacificA319takesofffromLegazpi.jpg

My apologies, Sinjin, for the large format pictures, but my postings will be few and less frequent...busy at work. Good thing we have
Monday August 21 off...

Gurugeri: Nagtuturo ka sa PSHS in Goa?

Very Nice pics of Legazpi Airport Tarmac... The airport seems to be getting buzier! Dakulon na salamat sa imo Monsi! Uragon ka talaga!

Monsi

August 19th, 2006, 05:47 PM

...sisingil-singil ka na ni Matt... I reckon you're very busy with work...
...I thought I could get away with SSC for a while; look here 11:44 p.m. na naman and I'm still at it.
Now you can visit Legazpi more often: "Cebu Pacific (CEB) will resume service to Singapore daily starting August 31, 2006, as part of its regional expansion program, with promotional fares as low as P 1,499 one-way (Cebu Pacific press release July 19)." Doc is planning a March 2007 repat. Matt Monro could tag along; ditto Hawaiian Tim. Should we close Rizal Street to traffic by that time? :jk:
'Night! (It's a good thing holiday sa Lunes, August 21).

garzland

August 20th, 2006, 01:02 AM

Sinjin P.

August 20th, 2006, 06:16 AM

What's the tallest building in Legazpi btw?

le Reine

August 20th, 2006, 07:13 AM

Ui may buckyballs na lampost sila! Ang ganda! BTW,Part pa rin ba ng Legaspi(legazpi)? yung Mayon Volcano?

diz

August 20th, 2006, 08:20 AM

Plaza Rizal looks like the Baywalk! Sorta... cool! :okay:

six

August 20th, 2006, 10:29 AM

Arimbay Bridge (Legazpi)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/ArimbayBridge.jpg

Bigaa Bridge (Legazpi) is under renovation.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/BigaaBridge1.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/BigaaBridge2.jpg

Tabaco City Mall
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/CityMall.jpg

Joroan Church
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/JoroanChurch1.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/JoroanChurch2.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/JoroanChurch3.jpg

Tiwi Church
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/TiwiChurch.jpg

kevinb

August 20th, 2006, 12:14 PM

Ui may buckyballs na lampost sila! Ang ganda! BTW,Part pa rin ba ng Legaspi(legazpi)? yung Mayon Volcano?

Mayon is part of Daraga town adjacent Legazpi City. ;)

six

August 20th, 2006, 01:15 PM

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/untitled.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Mayon.jpg
(Sto. Domingo, Malilipot, Tabaco City, Ligao City, Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, and LEGAZPI CITY).

smb

August 20th, 2006, 01:16 PM

Arimbay Bridge (Legazpi)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/ArimbayBridge.jpg
Actually this bridge is Basud bridge in Sto. Domingo Albay.

Bigaa Bridge (Legazpi) is under renovation.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/BigaaBridge1.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/BigaaBridge2.jpg
And this bridge between barangay Bigaa and Arimbay is called Arimbay bridge and the river is Arimbay River.

Ui may buckyballs na lampost sila! Ang ganda! BTW,Part pa rin ba ng Legaspi(legazpi)? yung Mayon Volcano?
Mayon is part of Daraga town adjacent Legazpi City. ;)
Mayon volcano is shared by towns around it. These are Guinobatan, Ligao City, Tabaco City, Malilipot, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig...
Cagsawa is the one found in Daraga.
Check this map of Mayon: http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/vmepd/vmepd/mayonhazmaps.htm

six

August 20th, 2006, 03:58 PM

Thanks SMB. Now I know.

Monsi

August 21st, 2006, 09:28 AM

Arimbay Bridge (Legazpi)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/ArimbayBridge.jpg

^^Yeah, SMB's right. This is Basud Bridge in Sto. Domingo; see frame below:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/BasudBridge-1.jpg
(also page 6, post 109; but never mind; it will take a lot of time to download as that page is full of large-format pix).

It's good to see the bridge connecting Arimbay and Bigaa is finally spanned; next would be that in Padang.

Heard the news this morning...a pair of whalesharks fed on plankton too close to the shore of Purok 4 of barangay, Bigaa, that's SMB's place.
The pair was oblivious of the folks gathering in the "daragsaan."

Another news: MY Esperanza of Greenpeace will call at Legazpi Port August 25; the ship, er, yacht (MY stands for motorized yacht, I guess),
will be open to public; we might spy on each other there: you, SMB, and Dexter. Mini EB? I still enjoy the anonymity, but who knows;
our viewfinders could accidentally show any of us on the frame: I even suspect Oli, during his vacation, accidentally included me in
one of his composite panoramic frame of the Boulevard; was it I, in walking shorts and black sandals with arms at the back holding a black object,
perhaps my camera case (but too big) or my helmet (too small)? Not the one with hands akimbo, but he at the edge/end of the road pavement.
Coincidence, perhaps. I frequented the place last summer, especially before sunset. I get this from reading many works of fiction!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/Panos/LegazpiBoulevard.jpg
Originally posted by Olineil, Thread V, Page 13, post 244.

I have bug-trouble with my photobucket allowing me to post only one picture at a time. I have scores of pictures but it's a drag to upload.
Maybe Six can update our diasporic compatriots (pardon the verbiage) on Pacific Mall, which is nearly complete, and the ongoing construction
at the Boulevard. I visited last night and the piling of the bridge widening is done; now Sunwest is starting construction (one is a tourist information
center); the fence is going up; I saw several building footprints (for lack of term); i.e., laying out of foundation/groundwork going up to the Hill.
And, I think they started reclaiming the basin further towards the breakwater; that's where they are building the hotel as can seen
in pictures of the scale models.

Please keep the pictures posted, Six. That photobucket bug/glitch I have proved to be a mixed blessing.

le Reine

August 21st, 2006, 09:32 AM

Thanks for the info and the link SMB.

Matteo

August 21st, 2006, 05:25 PM

hey Monsi, good to see you man.
i have terribly missed your photo posts hehehe
that photobucket thing, diba we can only upload one photo at a time?
its really a pain when you have tons of photos to upload.
hey check out the Samahan threads, we've got lotsa pics from different meets goin on here and there, including the one i was in - the north america roadtrip :D

by the way, six: thanks for the photos too, man
appreciate them much :okay:
keep em coming hehehhee :D

what up bicol!

smb

August 21st, 2006, 08:10 PM

Thanks SMB. Now I know.
Thanks for the info and the link SMB.
No problem. It is my pleasure to share some information.

Heard the news this morning...a pair of whalesharks fed on plankton too close to the shore of Purok 4 of barangay, Bigaa, that's SMB's place.

Checked out also the shore of Bigaa and found the playing area of the two large sea creatures (don't know if it is really a whale shark :?). One of them came as close as 15m from the shore. :) :okay:
Unfortunately I have been able to see the dorsal fin only.

gurugeri

August 22nd, 2006, 03:13 AM

Ui may buckyballs na lampost sila! Ang ganda! BTW,Part pa rin ba ng Legaspi(legazpi)? yung Mayon Volcano?

Mayon is actually shared by the following surrounding towns and cities: Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao City, Sto. Domingo, Bacacay, Malilipot, and Tabaco City (help, i might have missed out on something).

kevinb

August 22nd, 2006, 10:11 AM

@smb: Now I know what the real truth is. :D Kasi dati sa mga postcards, nakalagay lang Daraga, Albay eh. It's clarified now. Thanks. :)

[dx]

August 22nd, 2006, 11:56 AM

habagatcentral1

August 22nd, 2006, 05:57 PM

Originally posted in Dinagyang.com by Lewdsaint:

PROJECT SUNRISE
Kasimanwa,

Here's the website in response to the 811 Oil Spill Disaster in Guimaras. Kung sino gustong tumulong sa inyo please try to visit the site.

http://www.projectsunrise.org/

Contact Info:

Task Force Sunrise
Office of the Governor
Guimaras, Philippines
Tel. No. +63 33 2371134
Fax No. +63 33 2371111
Email: help@projectsunrise.org

for people who wanted to help the Guimarasnons somewhat cushion their agony as of this moment and help clean up the shores of the mango country. This is not just a Visayan problem, this is a national issue.

Thank you Bikolandia!

Matteo

August 23rd, 2006, 01:12 AM

hey dex, monsi, mond, six, geri
kuha naman kayo ng pic ng poster na ito o. i wanna see hehehe :D

Erupting volcano a tourist stop

Aug 16, 2006
LEGASPI, Philippines – Ominous posters around this city show the nearby Mayon volcano, erupting forcefully, shooting fiery sparks into the sky with blood-red lava dripping from its mouth.

But the words on the poster are cheerful rather than frightening: “Visit Legaspi: Mayon Eruption 2006.”

The posters are part of an impromptu campaign to find some benefit from a looming disaster that has already forced the evacuation of nearly 40,000 people from their homes on the rumbling volcano’s slopes into overcrowded evacuation centers.

While initial estimates of tourist revenues are not available, officials say the volcano, which began oozing lava on July 15 and is on high alert for a full eruption, has helped bring in more local and foreign tourists to this city of about 400,000 people on the poverty-stricken Bicol peninsula.

The posters are the brainchild of Legaspi City councilor Cerilo Chan who realized over a week ago that the tourism potential of the volcanic eruption was not being fully exploited.

He printed up the posters and had them placed in different parts of the city and also personally stuck copies at airports, hotels and at the tourism districts in Manila where potential visitors might see them.
-www.philippinenews.com

Sinjin P.

August 23rd, 2006, 02:12 AM

Mayon's shows signs of decreasing activity and infact, hindi na ito masyadong namamaga but Phivolcs will still monitor it for one week for they fear that the same explosion as in 1984 might happen soon wherein the volcano rested for 1 week and then, an unexpected explosion happened

Sinjin P.

August 23rd, 2006, 02:38 AM

http://www.inq7.net/archive/2006/aug/23/zoom.jpg

gurugeri

August 23rd, 2006, 06:01 AM

http://www.dphotography.org/gallery/albums/newpics/IMG_3281.jpg
^^Night View of the Legazpi cityscape looking towards the Legazpi Port District from Ligñon Hill. This is a familiar view for those trekking up the hill to observe Mayon Volcano.

Photo by Yves Eli Yu (http://www.dphotography.org)

Sobrang ganda ng Legazpi! But I think that the shot includes Daraga. Medyo kita ko yung seminary sa Sipi. I've not been to the hill since eight years ago. I was planning to go two sats ago but it was raining hard. I hope to take pics when I get home on sept. 2. Tagal pa nun. Huhuhu!

Matt: I'll try to find what you're looking for.

gurugeri

August 23rd, 2006, 06:36 AM

Mayon volcano is shared by towns around it. These are Guinobatan, Ligao City, Tabaco City, Malilipot, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig...

that Bacacay is part of it, too, because when traveling to Tabaco, you pass by Bonga (pronounced "Bongga") which is part of Bacacay. I am not sure if there are other barangays too before you reach San Jose, Malilipot.

[dx]

August 23rd, 2006, 10:42 AM

Sobrang ganda ng Legazpi! But I think that the shot includes Daraga. Medyo kita ko yung seminary sa Sipi.

Hehe, I love this pic too. You can clearly see Tahao and Alternate Roads (the two long straight rows of streetlights intersecting each other at the center of the pic) plus Lakandula Drive turning right into Washington Drive at the lower part of the pic. The nightlights are simply stunning.

I think that's not Sipi though but the hills near the MIH. Only a part of Old Albay District is visible. Daraga will be visible if the viewfinder extends a little further to the right of the pic (on second thought, Daraga will be directly below the photographer since Ligñon Hill is in Daraga, right? hehe)

I hope somebody posts a photo taken from Sipi or Kimantong. The view there is breathtaking as well. Paging Mond? hehehe

portune

August 23rd, 2006, 01:12 PM

Ganda tlaga ng Mayon.....

gurugeri

August 24th, 2006, 02:53 AM

I think that's not Sipi though but the hills near the MIH. Only a part of Old Albay District is visible. Daraga will be visible if the viewfinder extends a little further to the right of the pic (on second thought, Daraga will be directly below the photographer since Ligñon Hill is in Daraga, right? hehe)

Ay oo nga. Mayon International Hotel pala nakikita ko. The bright lights to the right are those in Albay District. I think part of Ligñon Hill (east) is Legazpi (Bogtong) and another part (west) is Daraga (Tagas).

Sinjin P.

August 27th, 2006, 11:18 AM

VOLCANO WATCH

PHIVOLCS keeps alert level as Mayon simmers

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Sunday kept Alert Level 4 hoisted over Mount Mayon as the volcano continued to show signs of activity for the past 24 hours.

PHIVOLCS recorded a total of 25 volcanic earthquakes and 354 tremor episodes in the past 24 hours while sulfur-dioxide emission remained high at 3,172 tons per day. Lava was also spotted flowing out of the southeast sector of the volcano.

The institute's science research specialist, Lesty Saquilon, meanwhile, denied reports of an ash emission on Saturday.

Saquilon said alert level 4 remains hoisted over Mayon, which means a hazardous explosion is possible.

"The volcano is gathering pressure inside and will eventually explode," Saquilon said.

"A mild or hazardous explosion is possible," he added.

The government earlier ordered the forced evacuation of people residing within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone around the volcano.

A total of 42,202 people or 9,275 families covered by the order are staying in 29 evacuation camps in the three cities of Albay, namely Legazpi, Ligao and Tabaco, and its five towns; Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Santo Domingo and Malilipot.

Matteo

August 28th, 2006, 06:57 AM

this photo broke my heart :(

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/IMG_3388.jpg
a kid sleeping in one of the evacuation centers
-photo by Yves Eli Yu, dphotography.com

Monsi

August 28th, 2006, 02:06 PM

...Mayon Volcano early this morning.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01056.jpg

PM expansion this weekend...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01027.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01028.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00960.jpg
...last week.

...work on boulevard picking up. Here's the Tourist Information Center...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01053.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01054.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01038.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01036.jpg
...soon the waters at the foot of Kapuntukan Hill will be reclaimed land...

...MY Esperanza of Greenpeace docked at Legazpi Wharf...a Caucasian mariner...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00998.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00997.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00988.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01012.jpg
...Mt. Bariw and the three towers, MIH, and boulevard... ...Bon voyage, MY Esperanza...

[dx]

August 29th, 2006, 02:25 AM

Inquirer
Last updated 00:47am (Mla time) 08/25/2006

Published on page A17 of the August 25, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

LEGAZPI CITY—At least six whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), locally known as butanding, have been seen swimming in the waters off Barangay Bigaa in Legazpi City, facing the Albay Gulf. Jo Roco, science research specialist of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said that as of 3:56 p.m. yesterday, they had recorded nine sightings and five encounters with the butanding.

He said the biggest sighted butanding measured 7 meters in length and was observed at about 50-100 meters from the shore. He said they could not yet confirm when the gentle creatures started visiting the area.

“Some fishermen and residents are saying that the butandings have been here for two weeks and others are saying that they have been seeing it for a month now,” he said. “We cannot really say when, but one thing is for sure—that they have been here for quite some time now.”

Mayon-related

Roco said Mayon’s activities might have something to do with presence of the butanding in this side of the Bicol Peninsula. “Water sources in Mayon dried up so the water plankton went down with the rivers and end up in Albay Gulf. The butanding feeds on this plankton,” he said.

Roco said there had been sightings of butandings before but the attitude of the gentle creatures now were different. “They don’t leave and they really show themselves up,” he said of the largest fish in the world.

As if in a fluvial procession, 15 small bancas were waiting to see the butanding near the shore, said Roco. Anacleto Alzaga, 53, a fisherman for 30 years, said it was not the first time he saw a butanding in the area. “This is the biggest number and the longest time they stayed in this area,” he added.

Almost 200 people of all ages, mostly children, were also in the two-kilometer stretch shoreline. A banca sent onlookers laughing when its occupants were thrown off and forced to swim back to their boat.

Information drive

Roco, also the public information officer of the Bicol Scuba Divers Foundation Inc., said they would conduct an information dissemination campaign around the village. “We will meet with the barangay councils to inform and educate them regarding the butandings because their presence might be a big help to them, if ever.”

He said the abundance of food might be one of the reasons there are butandings in the area. “We have observed that the butandings we have seen were at the opening of the river connecting to the sea,” he said.

The butanding, which measures from four meters to as long as 12 meters in length, feeds only on plankton and krills and are harmless and “remarkably gentle and docile enough that it is generally safe to swim among them,” according to the Albay Tourism Council website.

Jojo Los Baños, Inquirer Southern Luzon

six

August 29th, 2006, 02:39 AM

don't know the name of this church in Polangui... but i found its facade very attractive.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/polangui.jpg

[dx]

August 29th, 2006, 04:14 AM

^^ St. Peter and Paul Church daw, according to my colleague dito na taga Polangui..hehe

six

August 29th, 2006, 04:37 AM

thanks.

Matteo

August 29th, 2006, 04:40 AM

whens the opening date for that pacific mall expansion?

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2006, 04:47 AM

Explosion thwarts plan to lower Mayon alert level

Article posted August 29, 2006, 8:56 am

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has shelved plans to lower the alert level around Mount Mayon and allow evacuees to head home after a loud boom was heard from the restive volcano.

Lester Saquilon, Phivolcs researcher, said state volcanologists had considered lowering Mayon's warning status from alert level "4" down to "3" after Mayon kept relatively "quiet" for a week.

"Mayon had been quiet the past few days but acted up again Monday," Saquilon said in an interview on dzBB radio Tuesday.

He said Phivolcs' seismic network detected 313 tremors and 24 volcanic quakes from the volcano during the past 24 hours. Mayon also emitted 3,364 tons of sulfur dioxide during the same period.

"Very small explosions" were also recorded, including one at 12:26 a.m. Tuesday.

"We scrapped all talk of allowing some residents to go home because of Monday's explosion. We remain on a high level of alert," he said.

Some 44,000 residents were taken to various evacuation centers since government authorities raised the alert level around Mayon Volcano to "4" last Aug. 7.

Alert level "3" means that an eruption is "highly probable" while alert level "4" means that the volcano entered its "explosive phase" and that an eruption was "imminent."

Meanwhile, radio station dzBB reported that many residents in evacuation areas are anxious to return to their farms so they can tend to their farm animals.

Villagers have been unable to return to their farms as soldiers have been tightly guarding the permanent and extended danger zones.

[dx]

August 29th, 2006, 06:11 AM

whens the opening date for that pacific mall expansion?
I heard its slated for an October opening, just in time for the Ibalong Festival or the Legazpi Port District fiesta.

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2006, 06:25 AM

How big is the Pacific Mall expansion btw?

[dx]

August 29th, 2006, 08:03 AM

^^ More than Pesos 160 million are marked to expand the Pacific Mall in Legaspi City from 32,000 square meters of leasable space to more than 40,000 square meters by 2006.

from Metro Pacific (http://www.metropacific.com/operations/landco.html)

or

Pacific Mall Legazpi will be expanded from 27,000 sq. m. to 38,000 sq. m. to accommodate more Metro Manila-based tenants and widen the mall’s entertainment and amusement area. The expansion will also cover the department store, which will add another floor to its existing three-storey area.

From Philippine Star

w/c is w/c? hehehe :dunno:

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2006, 08:09 AM

^ Alright thanks :okay:

kevinb

August 29th, 2006, 10:43 AM

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2006, 11:00 AM

Oh, so Metro Gaisano Legazpi will also be expanding, good sign :okay:

kevinb

August 29th, 2006, 11:03 AM

^^ Matagal na kaya nagsimula expansion. :tongue2:

[dx]

August 29th, 2006, 02:46 PM

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_3287-850_filtered.jpg
Pacific Mall Expansion U/C

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_3264-850_filtered.jpg
The Port District at Dusk (view from the Guadalupe Shrine, Brgy. Buraguis)

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/100_3268-850_filtered.jpg
Pieta (part of the Stations of the Cross up the shrine)

tigidig14

August 30th, 2006, 03:13 AM

I heard its slated for an October opening, just in time for the Ibalong Festival or the Legazpi Port District fiesta.
kailan 'to, sayang sana tinaon ko, kaw kasi walang sinasabi e :(

ganda pala ng mga pics nakuha mo :)

[dx]

August 30th, 2006, 06:08 AM

^^whole month of october naman yung Ibalong tigs, hehe..kelan nga ulit exact date ng punta mo?

six

August 31st, 2006, 04:34 AM

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Ibalong.jpg
Image from: http://www.dlpusa.com/ (http://www.dlpusa.com/images/news/vol4no20/Ibalong.jpg)

Legazpi City celebrates the Ibalong Festival this October and transforms this city by the foot of Mayon Volcano into a huge theater for folk arts.

The Ibalong Festival takes its inspiration from the 18th-century epic poem that presents life during pre-Spanish times in the land called Ibalon or the present-day Bicol peninsula. Former Legazpi City mayor and now United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Commission (Unesco) Commissioner Imelda Roces started the celebration in 1992 in a bid to instill among Bicolanos a sense of identity and pride.
(Source: Baltog, Handyong, Bantong come to life in Ibalong Fest 2003-10-30 01:39:00(LA) / 2003-10-30 17:39:00(Manila) ; http://www.asianjournal.com/cgi-bin/view_info.cgi?code=00001714&category=AC)

Mond87

August 31st, 2006, 05:22 AM

@gurugeri, I think Bacacay doesn't have any portion w/in the 8-km danger zone... Al though it is sandwiched by Malilipot and Sto. Domingo, its territory is far and safe enough from Mayon.

@six, that's a wonderful church... I hope its interiors are as good as or better than its exteriors...

@Monsi, my friend here told me that MY Esperanza loaded those Caucasians trying to destroy La Fayette's operations. The 'GreenPeace' name itself, implies so... Furthermore, my friend of mine is from Dap-dap, very close to the Port of Legazpi. Rapu-Rapu, on the other hand, is on the other side of the Albay Gulf.

It's been a long time since I visited this forums once again. We just finished our mid-term exams back-to-back with our Intramurals... So I didn't have time to visit this site for the past few weeks... :)

six

August 31st, 2006, 05:45 AM

@mond: there is some refurbishment near the altar. i didnt take any pictures of it because i dont want to distract the people from the Eucharistic Mass. (The picture was taken last Sunday; August 27, 2006).

gurugeri

August 31st, 2006, 06:13 AM

@gurugeri, I think Bacacay doesn't have any portion w/in the 8-km danger zone... Al though it is sandwiched by Malilipot and Sto. Domingo, its territory is far and safe enough from Mayon.

It's been a long time since I visited this forums once again. We just finished our mid-term exams back-to-back with our Intramurals... So I didn't have time to visit this site for the past few weeks... :)

So you're still a student? Where? BU ba? I am also enrolled there. Anyway, yes, it's such a small portion of Bacacay that the whole town isn't really affected when Mayon gets to be wrathful.

Daraga, the town that never sleeps? Hehe! Totoo yan. One time, my two friends and I had some drinking spree at Jazz Up (cheap ba?) until 2am, then we just strolled around the twon until 5 in the morning. Pero sana on the soonest time, we'd say, "Daraga, the city that never sleeps."

Sa mga kababayan ko, advance Happy Fiesta! It's a Friday so I can take a one-day leave. Miss ko na an parada! Hahaha. Di na ako napyesta sa Daraga magpun nung nagtrabaw na ako.

Sorry, medyo mahaba kasi I didn't get to post for days. I actually thought the site was down.

Bless us all!

Monsi

August 31st, 2006, 07:06 AM

Mayon volcano yesterday morning...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/MayonAugust30.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/LegazpiCityPublicMarket.jpg
...our humble public market won the national search for Huwarang Palenke 2006...

More good news: AIM adjudged Legazpi as second most competitive city (population below 200T),
behind San Fernando, La Union, and ahead of Tagbilaran, Bohol.
We bagged 4th place award some two years ago. Kudos to everyone!
Opps, tapos na su sakong lunch break.
Geri, so you're also enrolled in BU... in the Graduate School, I presume...

tigidig14

August 31st, 2006, 08:06 AM

^^ oy MOnsi sunduin mo rin ako :lol:
^^whole month of october naman yung Ibalong tigs, hehe..kelan nga ulit exact date ng punta mo?
oct 12, 2:20

gurugeri

August 31st, 2006, 10:41 AM

More good news: AIM adjudged Legazpi as second most competitive city (population below 200T),
behind San Fernando, La Union, and ahead of Tagbilaran, Bohol.
We bagged 4th place award some two years ago. Kudos to everyone!
Opps, tapos na su sakong lunch break.
Geri, so you're also enrolled in BU... in the Graduate School, I presume...

Wow, another feat for our dear city! Is that the same organization which ranked the cities' competitiveness? I was just wondering kasi yung unang citations (also this year) there was no ranking given. An organization declared Legazpi as one of the Ten Most Competitive Cities (small cities category).

Yes, Monsi, in the Graduate School. College of Arts and Letters.

Matteo

August 31st, 2006, 06:12 PM

yep, sunduin nyo si tigs sa airport.
dont worry, mabait yan.
pakainin nyo lang kaagad ng bicol express, extra chili :lol:

btw, dont give him strawberries :D

Matteo

August 31st, 2006, 11:57 PM

I was looking for any releases about Monsi's good news.
This is all I found, but I got confused with all the cities and ranking and stuff.
someone can explain it to me :D

------
In the overall ranking in the small cities category, non Metro-cities with population less than 200,000 residents, Surigao City ranked number eight in most competitive list with cities of San Fernando in La Union, Legaspi and Tagbilaran occupied the first, second and third ranks respectively.

The cities of Koronadal and Tagum ranked number seven and ninth in the most competitive cities' list under small cities category.

Another Caraga Region city, Bislig ranked number 32 among 33 evaluated cities in the entire country under the small cities category. Number 33 slot is occupied by Marawi in Lanao del Sur.

Butuan City ranked number 13 among 14 cities in the entire country evaluated. Occupying number 14 is Tarlac City in Luzon.

In big cities or Metro Cities category, cities of Makati and Davao tied in the number one slot. Others named in the most competitive list arranged from number two to ten ranking were, Las Pinas, Marikina, Muntinglupa, Pasig, Cebu, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Quezon, Lapu-Lapu and Pasay.

In the midsized cities category ranking from number 1 to 14 were the cities of Bacolod, Batangas, Iloilo, San Fernando in Pampanga, Cagayan de Oro, Angeles, Iligan, Zamboanga, Calamba, Lipa, General Santos, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Butuan and Tarlac.

Cagayan de Oro City ranked number five on midsize cites category in Pinoy Cities on the Rise Project.

for the full article here: www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2006/08/ 29/bus/butuan.second.to.last.oro.fifth.in.cities.list.html, dated august 29, 2006

gurugeri

September 1st, 2006, 01:45 AM

I, too, am confused. What was the ranking given early this year? There was a Top Ten pero there was no ranking given? Then there's this AIM-sponsored evaluation that ranked Legazpi second. But yes, someone who said Legazpi was fourth two years ago was right.

olineil

September 1st, 2006, 02:11 AM

gurugeri

September 1st, 2006, 03:16 AM

Hello guys...just to bring light to the confusion...

"respectively" means according to how it has been mentioned on the article.
San Fernando, Legazpi, Tagbilaran ---> Fist, Second, Third...respectively!

Hope it helps!
:)

That was clear enough. I think Matteo was confused as to why there was no ranking given in the "Top Ten Most Competitive Cities" tapos biglang meron na ngayon. Anyway, the clear point is that Legazpi is second. Hehe!

six

September 1st, 2006, 03:20 AM

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

source: http://www.misibis.com

six

September 1st, 2006, 03:23 AM

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

six

September 1st, 2006, 03:30 AM

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/ibalong1.jpg

garzland

September 1st, 2006, 04:05 AM

Wow, the city looks good in the picture at night.:cheers:

six

September 1st, 2006, 09:30 AM

gurugeri

September 1st, 2006, 09:39 AM

Nice video. Pretty girl. Cutie guy :-). Nice song. The band? I'll leave it to you. :jk:

six

September 1st, 2006, 09:45 AM

six

September 1st, 2006, 09:53 AM

six

September 1st, 2006, 10:00 AM

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

six

September 1st, 2006, 10:07 AM

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/LibreTawag1.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/LibreTawag2.jpg

the booth is located at the G/F Albay Capitol Building.

gurugeri

September 1st, 2006, 10:15 AM

Yun lang po.

_______________________________________________________

Daraga, the town that never sleeps.

six

September 1st, 2006, 10:27 AM

six

September 1st, 2006, 11:52 AM

The Article:
RP city rushes to turn volcano
menace into tourism windfall
By Mynardo Macaraig
Agence France-Presse
LEGAZPI, Philippines--Ominous posters around this city show the nearby Mayon volcano, erupting forcefully, shooting fiery sparks into the sky with blood-red lava dripping from its mouth.
But the words on the poster are cheerful rather than frightening: "Visit Legazpi: Mayon Eruption 2006."
…The posters are the brainchild of Legazpi City councilor Cerilo Chan who realized over a week ago that the tourism
potential of the volcanic eruption was not being fully exploited.
He printed up the posters and had them placed in different parts of the city and also personally stuck copies at airports, hotels and at the tourism districts in Manila where potential visitors might see them...

The Poster:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/VisitLegazpi.jpg

Monsi

September 1st, 2006, 01:46 PM

...of PM expansion. It's past dusk, thus the gloom. That obstructionist utility pole should go...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01277.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01279.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01280.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc01281.jpg
A quick peek inside I saw an atrium with two additional escalators from the second floor to the third...
That makes six escalators for PM and another six in Metro Gaisano...
Sinjin, Metro Gaisano's web is obsolete: the anchor department store had
expanded to a fourth floor since last year.
Another thing, Sinjin: how did we lose our "sticky" status? Looks like some threads also lost theirs.
Ei, Sixtus! Keep the pix posted to that we maintain our "stickiness," and thanks! :cheers:

[dx]

September 1st, 2006, 01:52 PM

^^oi cool..wala na yung fence..it looks great.
btw, six, great video you got there...
I can't seem to find a video of Mayon in action..lately wala nang cloud cover sa summit at night. I hope the tourists are enjoying the view. hehe

Sinjin P.

September 1st, 2006, 01:56 PM

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Sinjin, Metro Gaisano's web is obsolete: the anchor department store had
expanded to a fourth floor since last year.

Okay, I'll try to update them.

Another thing, Sinjin: how did we lose our "sticky" status? Looks like some threads also lost theirs.
Ei, Sixtus! Keep the pix posted to that we maintain our "stickiness." :cheers:

...that would be all; I have to hit my books...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=387099

Monsi

September 1st, 2006, 02:37 PM

Dex, how are you doin'?
Looks like MS is no longer supporting Win98SEs, that's why it is a pain in the neck to post pix in photobucket.
With XP in the office, I could still submit multiple images, but of course, I have to do this at home.

Anyway, to our Rip Van Winkles overseas, here's Bonot...

169 Peñaranda Extension is a good example of 1960's architecture... I hope it gets restored and maintained in its original lumber cladding.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00620.jpg

Here's Waway's newly renovated frontage...
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http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00621.jpg
Misibis anticipating Tig's arrival...

One of our hard currency earners: Bicol Hair...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00625.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00626.jpg

Vacant lot after Waway's is Romy Tan's of LCC...
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00623.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j246/Monsigh/Dsc00624.jpg
Where GSIS used to rent office space before they moved to Alternate Road.

six

September 1st, 2006, 05:09 PM

images from this site: http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/legazpicity/index.php?id1=2&id2=4&id3=0 and http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/legazpicity/index.php?id1=2&id2=5&id3=0

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/Ph_physical_map.png

Map of Rural Barangays in Legazpi City:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/rural.jpg

Urban Map of Legazpi City:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/sixth2006/urbanmap.jpg

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I have here brochures of Legazpi City (city map included), and Misibis Resorts, Estates & Spa. You can have them... I can mail it to you. ***Use PM to reply. First one to PM, will have it.

six

September 1st, 2006, 06:02 PM

Bikol: Rona Kang Mawili
Dagang namo-motan
Aki ka nin sirangan
Tingraw niyang malaad
Nasa si-mong daghan.

Rona kang mawili
Nagimatan bayani
An mansalakay
Dai ka babatayan.

Sa si-mong langit, bukid
Hayop kadagatan siring man
Nagkukutab nagbabanaag
An si-mong katalingkasan.

Simong bandera na nagkikintab
Sa hokbo naglayaw
Dai nanggad mapapara
An simong bitoon Aldaw.

Dagang nawilihan, maogma, maliwanag,
Sa limpoy mo hamis mabuhay
Minamarhay mi kun ika pagbasangan
An buhay mi si-mo idusay.

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupang_Hinirang

*** who wants to sing with me? :?

Matteo

September 1st, 2006, 06:24 PM

hey monsi!!! thanks for coming back. i missed you man.
thanks for them pics.
six, thanks for the pics too. you can scan the brochures and post em here hehehe :D
yea try to meet up with Tigs once he gets there, he's a hoot :D

six

September 1st, 2006, 06:35 PM

Source: ABS-CBN Interactive Region (as of 12:29 AM)
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=45970

DOT recommends viewing areas for Mayon

LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Tourism in Bicol has come up with a list of viewing areas for local and foreign tourists expected to come to the city to experience what Mount Mayon has to offer, specially at nighttime.

Tourism regional director Maria "Nini" Ong-Ravanilla said these designated viewing areas are Mayon View Deck at Lingñon Hill, atop of the Kapuntukan Hill in Victory village; Imperial Ridgeview in Buragwis village; Legazpi City ship port fronting the volcano; Mayon International Hotel, Taysan Hills, Barangay Estanza; Cagsawa Church and Cagsawa National Park in Daraga town.

Other viewing sites are the National Highway within the boundary of the towns of Camalig, Guinobatan, and lower portion of Malabog in Daraga, Padang and Basud in Legazpi City as well as the national roads going to the municipality of Santo Domingo and Tabaco City.

The said locations provide a view of lava zigzagging from the crater, flowing toward the southeast quadrant facing Bonga and the villages of Mabinit, Matanag, Buyuan and Miisi, which are south of Daraga town.

Ravanilla told The Manila Times that from July 15 to 18, at least 51-percent occupancy rate was noted from five DOT’s accredited hotels as compared with its normal flow of 36 percent with a figure of 551 tourists, 41 percent foreign, 59 percent are domestic. The five hotels accredited by tourism department here were Hotel Venezia with 60-percent occupancy rate followed closely by Tanchuling, 54 percent, Casablanca, 44 percent, Pepperland Hotel, 42 percent and Magayon Hotel.

Romeo Caraan, Philippine Airline branch manager in Legazpi City, confirmed that foreign tourist arrivals at the Legazpi City Domestic Airport showed a slight improvement since Mount Mayon exhibited glowing tracks of lava flow. Among the visiting foreign tourists here were Koreans, Europeans and Americans.

Last year at least 7,100 foreign tourists visited to Donsol for whale shark interaction seasons generating a total of P35 million for the economy.

Ravanilla and some 30 government officials and business leaders from the Bicol region returned this week from a tourism promotion mission in Atlanta, Georgia in the US. The two-week Bicol Tourism, Trade and Investment Mission is a showcase of Bicol’s attractions as a travel destination, as well as a location for enterprise and retirement haven.

The DOT and Local Government Officials’ delegation hyped a "Balik Bikol" project for prospective Filipino American Balikbayan planning to vacation in the country. Ravanilla head of the delegation told The Times that the Bicol National Association of America (BNAA) officials agreed to hold its national convention in Bicol specifically in Legazpi City—the first time that it will be held outside the United States.

The city government of Legazpi led by Mayor Noel Rosal won the bidding for official host of the Bicol National Association of America’s annual convention in June 2007. The BNAA is composed of 35 state associations of Bicolanos in the USA with more than 1000 members. Rhaydz B. Barcia