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jocuatro

March 9th, 2011, 02:49 AM

Mindanao leg gathers 800 local execs for climate change advocacy
by Marlon A. Loterte

LEGAZPI CITY, March 9 (PIA) — The provincial government of Albay, through the Centre for Initiatives and Research on Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) will embark anew in pursuing the advocacy on climate change adaptation (CCA) cum disaster risk reduction (DRR) … now with chief executives of some 800 towns across the country.
Albay province, acclaimed a key front liner in CCA advocacy in the country and abroad, takes the lead anew in staging the LGU Summit+3i – Mindanao Leg set on March 15-17 at the Grand Regal Hotel in Davao City.
Manuel “Nong” Rangasa, executive director of CIRCA, told PIA News Service that the Mindanao leg is the third and final of the series of the LGU Summit+3i in the three main islands of the country.
Albay earlier hosted and sponsored the two CCA summits involving the League of Governors of the Philippines held in Albay on November 2010 and League of City Mayors in Iloilo on December, also last year.
Rangasa said the summit evidently manifests that the implementation of direct adaptation measures remains local or lies on the hands of LGUs and residents.
Rangasa added the Mindanao leg also forms part of the unrelenting pursuit and strengthen commitment to mainstream CCA to address climate variability and extremes, moreover, direct adaptation measures among localities in the country.
The CIRCA executive director elaborated further that in the end local governments will increase appreciation on the concept that the “development as usual” approach, without considering climate variability and extremes, may pose as threat in meeting development goals.
The series of interfacing among chief executives and other stakeholders, according to Rangasa, intends to raise the urgent need for a concerted effort to fast track achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations (UN), especially at the local level, to meet the 2015 target and share experiences of LGUs in tracking their MDGs progress; and
“With provincial and city chief executives across the country earlier demonstrating their commitment to develop resilience and adaptive capacities of communities to the adverse impacts of climate change, the summit will now seek the commitment among towns’ chief executives to accelerate achievement of MDGs through appropriate interventions, including CCA measures,” he noted.
Along the way, according to Rangasa, local governments will be able to determine priority adaptation measures in line with the National Strategic Framework on CCA that would protect and facilitate MDG achievement by target year 2015.
The LGU Summit+3i Mindanao Leg is part of the overall effort of the Climate Change Commission (CCC), in partnership with the provincial government of Albay, CIRCA, Climate Change Academy for LGUs, all under the helm of Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda.
The summit is supported by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the Spanish Government Assisted Project MDG-F 1656: Joint Programme on Strengthening the Philippines’ Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change. (MALoterte, PIA Albay)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=21128

jocuatro

March 9th, 2011, 02:59 AM

TODAY IS ASH WEDNESDAY. BAWAL NA ANG KARNE EVERY FRIDAY..

Ash Wednesday ushers in Lenten season
By CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO
March 8, 2011, 8:04pm

MANILA, Philippines — Millions of Catholics around the country will converge on churches Wednesday to have their foreheads marked with a cross using the ashes of burnt palm fronds from last year’s Palm Sunday observance.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the 40-day season of Lent. In keeping with an old religious tradition, priests in purple vestments, the color of penance, will mark the foreheads of the faithful with a cross, while saying: “Remember man, thou art dust and unto dust thou shall return” (Genesis 3:19) or “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel” (Mark 1:15).

Considered as a universal day of fasting, abstinence, prayer, selfdenial, and repentance, the faithful traditionally retain the ashes on their foreheads until sundown as a sign of humility and complete surrender to God.

“Ash Wednesday reminds us that life is fragile and is not infinite and that one day, our lives here on earth will end and we will all go back to dust. This is why we should live our lives well according to the will of our Father,” said Fr. Noel Osial, SDB, rector of the Salesian Provincial House.

In Church services today, Gospel readings and reflections will focus on Jesus’ warning against hypocrisy as well as His teachings on alms-giving, works of piety and charity, praying, and fasting which, He said, must be done “not for others to see, but in secret, so that the Father who sees in secret will give you your just reward.”

Penitential psalms will be read while the Alleluia will not be sung until the Easter Vigil on the night of Black Saturday on April 23. The Gloria will also not be sung except on the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19, and on the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Maundy Thursday on April 21. In many churches, altars will also not be decorated with flowers and other colorful ornaments starting Wednesday.

Church officials encourage the faithful to take the Sacrament of Penance to heart – Go to confession for spiritual cleansing in preparation for the celebration of Christ’s

On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, except for the sick, are permitted to consume only one full meal, which may be supplemented by two smaller meals, which together should not exceed the full meal. Those who are 14-years-old and above are also required to abstain from meat today and on all Fridays during the Lenten season.

In his Lenten message, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI highlighted the significance of baptism, which he said, “releases man from the burden of materialism and self centeredness and enables them to participate more deeply in the Church’s reflection on the death and Resurrection of Christ.”

In the face of war, hunger, natural disasters, calamities, poverty, and chaos, the Pontiff urged the faithful to observe the traditional practices of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer during Lent as “an expression of our commitment to conversion. Free our hearts every day from the burden of material things, from a self-centered relationship with the world that impoverishes us and prevents us from being available and open to God and our neighbor.”

“Fasting opens us ever more to God and the needs of others, allowing love of God to become also love of our neighbor,” the Holy Father said as he, likewise, emphasized the importance of confession during Lent, which, according to the Church leader is “a favorable time to recognize our weakness and to accept, through a sincere inventory of our life, the renewing grace of the Sacrament of Penance and walk resolutely toward Christ.”

“How far have we taken our Christian commitment to follow Jesus when we accepted Him at baptism?” Rev. Fr. Socrates Mesiona, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) Philippines asks.

“When we talk of Ash Wednesday, we cannot help but also touch the significance of Lent, which is a time of serious reflection about how we fulfill our Christian vocation and a time of deep soul-searching,” he said.

“Mankind is facing so many problems today. The world is besieged with so many concerns that threaten peace like turbulence, poverty, unrest, disasters, diseases, and chaos. These are all tests of faith. This year’s Lenten observance, therefore, is an opportune time to rely on the power of prayer. Pray for peace. Pray for guidance. Pray for love. Seek the Holy Mother’s intercessory power. Offer all your sacrifices like abstinence, fasting, and alms-giving for self-renewal and the restoration of harmonyin the world.”

Fr. Mesiona also reminded the faithful “to let go of excesses and the non-essentials that we have accumulated and imbibed through time. Yes, we Filipinos give special attention to Ash Wednesday. It is evident in the number of people who go to Church on this day. But more than fulfilling a religious ritual, we should be serious in understanding and internalizing its significance and meaning – Repent and renew ourselves according to the tenets of the Holy Gospel.”

“As we go about performing our acts of sacrifices this season of Lent, we can actually offer our personal intentions for all the individuals in many parts of the world, including the Philippines, who are suffering,” said Fr. Mesiona.

Also called Day of Ashes, Ash Wednesday recalls the 40 days and nights of Jesus’ sufferings for mankind, from His Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane to His arrest, trial, and crucifixion. In the Holy Bible, a mark on the forehead symbolizes a person’s ownership which makes the symbol of the cross on one’s forehead a sign of “surrender to Christ.” (With a report from Leslie Ann G. Aquino)

http://http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/308192/ash-wednesday-ushers-lenten-season

kaniguan78

March 9th, 2011, 03:00 AM

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kaniguan78

March 9th, 2011, 03:02 AM

It's Ash Wednesday! Nagpakrus na kamo? Ako po iu na. :)

kaniguan78

March 9th, 2011, 05:46 AM

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THIS SCREENING IS FOR FREE

The Bicol Organization of Neo-Journalists in partnership with the Earth Island Institute – Philippines and in cooperation with YOUTHink, UNYAP and Rotaract Club of Legazpi Central will be conducting a special documentary screening of the internationally-acclaimed documentary The Cove by Louie Psihoyos on March 10 and 11, 2011 at the Pacific Mall Cinemas from 8am to 11am.

The Cove is a 2009 documentary fi...lm that describes the annual killing of dolphins in a Quasi-National Park at Taiji, Wakayama in Japan from an ocean conservationist’s point of view. The film highlights the fact that the number of dolphins killed in the Taiji dolphin hunting drive is greater than the number of whales killed in the Antarctic, and claims that 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed in Japan ever year in the country’s whaling industry.

It has won the US Audience Award at the 25th Annual Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. It was also selected out of the 879 submissions in the category. On March 7, 2010, The Cove won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 82nd Academy Awards.

The special documentary screening of The Cove is for FREE. Get your tickets at the Department of Print and Broadcast Media Office on March 8, 2011 or coordinate with your college for further details.

SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS

March 10, 2011
First Screening: 8am to 9:30am
Second Screening: 9:30am to 11am

March 11, 2011
First Screening: 8am to 9:30am
Second Screening: 9:30am to 11am

PLEASE COME ON TIME FOR YOU WILL ONLY BE ADMITTED ACCORDING TO THE DATE AND TIME INDICATED ON YOUR TICKETS.

jocuatro

March 9th, 2011, 06:17 AM

kaniguan78

March 9th, 2011, 06:46 AM

yung chilli peppers din ba sa naga ay valentinos na rin?

Di ko po alam. Ask mo po sa naga thread. Ang alam ko po same owners pa rin pero nagexpire na yata yung contract for the name. 5 years lang yata contract nung name kaya pinalitan nila.

Eymard02

March 9th, 2011, 07:23 AM

LEGAZPI CITY: After staging two consecutive climate change summit involving the governor’s league of the Philippines and league of city mayors in the country, the Provincial Government of Albay through the Centre for Initiatives and Research on Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) will conduct the last leg of LGU summit+3i in Mindanao.
Manuel Rangasa, CIRCA executive director, told The Manila Times that the LGU Summit+3i—Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation will be done at Grand Regal Hotel in Davao City next week.
“The LGU Summit+3i Mindanao is part of the over-all seffort of the Climate Change Commission headed by His Excellency President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino 3rd, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Albay-Centre for Initiatives and Research on Climate Adaptation, Climate Change Academy for LGUs [local governments] headed by green economist Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda, a United Nations Senior Global Champion on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation,” Rangasa said.
“The output of the LGU summit is the input to the national climate change action plan that will determine to the local government action plan on DRRMC [Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]. After the LGU summit it will be replicated to the regional and provincial planning processes to strengthen our fight against the impact of global warming that triggers climate change in the country particularly in the countryside like Bicol region,” Rangasa added.
The event according to Rangasa is supported by the National Economic and Development Authority,
Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Spanish Government Assisted Project MDG-F 1656: Joint Programme on Strengthening the Philippines’ Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change to increase appreciation of the local governments to come up with tangible and doable measures that would push development amidst the challenging climate scenario.
The summit aimed to raise the urgent need for a concerted effort to fast track achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) especially at the local level to meet the 2015 target and share experiences of local governments in tracking their MDGs progress, seek commitment among local chief executives to accelerate achievement of MDGs through appropriate interventions, including climate change adaptation measures.
The first and second LGU Summit +3i, which are successfully held in Albay (Luzon) and Iloilo (Visayas) in late 2010, brought together provincial governors and city mayors throughout the country where they committed to develop resilience and adaptive capacities of communities to the adverse impacts of climate change.
The third and final leg of the LGU Summit+3i Mindanao, which aims to expand local awareness and commitment of over 800 municipal local governments nationwide to integrate climate change adaptation in their respective development plans and planning processes.
In the same manner, the summit will continue to provide venue for sharing scientific and practical information on climate change adaptation with the local governments, Rangasa said.
Rhaydz B. Barcia

oragon.com

March 9th, 2011, 07:24 AM

yung chilli peppers din ba sa naga ay valentinos na rin?

The new location of Chili Peppers here in Naga is still under construction but, as to the plan if there's a change on the name that I cannot answer you. Maybe Doc Nagaboy can answer your query.

salamat!

Naga Boy

March 9th, 2011, 07:39 AM

The new location of Chili Peppers here in Naga is still under construction but, as to the plan if there's a change on the name that I cannot answer you. Maybe Doc Nagaboy can answer your query.

salamat!

I have not talked to Mr. Abella the owner of Chili Peppers since last January.

The Chilli Peppers in Legazpi is a franchised restaurant. My guess is that the franchise may have expired and the franchisee may have decided not to renew.

They did not change the name of Chilli Peppers and they have three branches in Metro Manila.

The original Chili Peppers location in Naga was transformed into a lifestyle center called the Piazza, with several restaurants like Starbucks, Yellow Cab, Biggs, and Tantrum/Havaianas).

The last time I talked to him he mentioned that the vacant space would be occupied by Pancake House and they would downscale Chili Peppers Naga to Chili Peppers Express at the same Lifestyle Center.

jocuatro

March 9th, 2011, 10:06 AM

I have not talked to Mr. Abella the owner of Chili Peppers since last January.

The Chilli Peppers in Legazpi is a franchised restaurant. My guess is that the franchise may have expired and the franchisee may have decided not to renew.

They did not change the name of Chilli Peppers and they have three branches in Metro Manila.

The original Chili Peppers location in Naga was transformed into a lifestyle center called the Piazza, with several restaurants like Starbucks, Yellow Cab, Biggs, and Tantrum/Havaianas).

The last time I talked to him he mentioned that the vacant space would be occupied by Pancake House and they would downscale Chili Peppers Naga to Chili Peppers Express at the same Lifestyle Center.

ok thanks for the info sir. at least eh hindi nabakante ang area na yan ng nawala ang chilli pepper dahil nagpalit lang ng name. don't know the service kung pareho din ng dati. one time lang ako nakagimik dyan sa chilli at masasabi ko ay it's definitely a nice restobar. :cheers:
how about yung colonial grill bakit kaya nagsara sila sa albay district?

kaniguan78

March 9th, 2011, 10:24 AM

ok thanks for the info sir. at least eh hindi nabakante ang area na yan ng nawala ang chilli pepper dahil nagpalit lang ng name. don't know the service kung pareho din ng dati. one time lang ako nakagimik dyan sa chilli at masasabi ko ay it's definitely a nice restobar. :cheers:
how about yung colonial grill bakit kaya nagsara sila sa albay district?

Hindi po sila nagsara. Lumipat lang po sila sa Villa Amada Hotel sa tapat ng UI sa Daraga. Nagrerent lang po sila dun sa Old Albay. Now, di na sila nagrerent kasi iisa lang ang owner ng Villa Amada, Bikol Blends and Colonial Grill who owns the building. :)

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March 9th, 2011, 10:28 AM

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Naga Boy

March 9th, 2011, 10:32 AM

Hindi po sila nagsara. Lumipat lang po sila sa Villa Amada Hotel sa tapat ng UI sa Daraga. Nagrerent lang po sila dun sa Old Albay. Now, di na sila nagrerent kasi iisa lang ang owner ng Villa Amada, Bikol Blends and Colonial Grill who owns the building. :)

The Colonial Grill in SM City Naga food court has been attracting a lot of foreign and local tourists because of their Bicolano inspired Chili Ice Cream.

They offer a really unique Bicolano Cuisine.

kaniguan78

March 9th, 2011, 11:03 AM

The Colonial Grill in SM City Naga food court has been attracting a lot of foreign and local tourists because of their Bicolano inspired Chili Ice Cream.

They offer a really unique Bicolano Cuisine.

Yup. The Sili Ice Cream. Their Tinapa Rice is the best!

jocuatro

March 9th, 2011, 11:12 AM

The Colonial Grill in SM City Naga food court has been attracting a lot of foreign and local tourists because of their Bicolano inspired Chili Ice Cream.

They offer a really unique Bicolano Cuisine.

nice to know that colonial grill has a branch at sm naga. masiram talaga dyan ang mga pagkaon. :cheers:

swing_vote

March 9th, 2011, 03:19 PM

Good day SSC Legazpeeps,

I just sent a message at our group in Facebook. Please check it.

Dante_54, Garycooper, etc. please send Dex/me your names/e-mail ads at Facebook so he/I can add you in the group.

Everyone else: Please do check our group. From now on, you won't be receiving updates from me in this site as I will continue doing so @ our group. Thank you.

Mond87 / yvette29

Dante_54

March 9th, 2011, 04:32 PM

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aidz

March 9th, 2011, 06:42 PM

Pag tumama ako sa pader, pagibuhan ko digdi tulos di subdivision!! :lol:

Perfect site.

Seriously, this is the perfect site to start the development of this part of our southern barangays. The Legazpi Blvd project has already created an impact on the eastern portion or seaside areas of the southern barangays. However, the city government should now start coming out with a comprehensive development for the southern barangays because there is no other choice for the city expansion but on these places. A zoning plan should be in place by now baka mamaya chopsuey na naman ang magiging development dito.

I agree, we need now proper zoning of the area to include farmlands, residential, commercial, reservoirs and tourist parks. A search for water supply should be undertaken. There should be a lot of spring water made available for thousand years and on-going by Mt. Bariw or simply by the rolling topography of Estanza.

Here' s a picture of a part of Estanza, showing in the middle lower part of the picture, a nipa hut sheltering a well. Water supply should not be a problem in Estanza. It is a matter of making it potable and creating a water supply systen with water tanks and reservoirs. Note in the backgroud Albay Gulf and a housing project.

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Due to popular requests, I am reposting this picutre on a bigger frame.

Estanza is about 10 minute drive away from MIH (under renovation and new name). I rather see this highland view when I get up in the morning than an ocean view on a shoreline. The night time view with a full moon rising from Albay Gulf will equally be spectacular, if not romantic. We need to finish the roads and light them up with solar powered lamps. Fully developed with residential and commercial buildings, it would look like a Hongkong type of a city. To the urban planners of the city, the ball is in your court.

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abang gayon! dapat tultol ang pagdevelop igdi. siguro, mga medium rise buildings lang, mayong high rise... medyo Tagaytay ang dating... :D
gano ba kalamig diyan? and so far, ilang ang population sa area na yan?

iMilo

March 9th, 2011, 08:01 PM

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Daraga is replete with real estate.

Here's one. A three hectare land with spring water six driving minutes away from BIA. Already behind this land is a fully operational Petron station. Looks like big companies are anticipating the "futuregrowth" of Daraga. Once again I say to the related urban planners, the ball is in your court.

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iMilo

March 9th, 2011, 08:35 PM

abang gayon! dapat tultol ang pagdevelop igdi. siguro, mga medium rise buildings lang, mayong high rise... medyo Tagaytay ang dating... :D
gano ba kalamig diyan? and so far, ilang ang population sa area na yan?

You are right, this is the "Tagaytay of Albay." It will attract developers, if they are not there already. Then, the population will grow and the required security will follow.

Estanza is balmy from March to June. Cool in December, chilly in January and February.

Never too cold like NJ. I rather be in Estanza.

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dc88

March 9th, 2011, 11:47 PM

I Wonder why devl't has been slow in Legazpi?there are like a number of projects..whatever happened to them. kung saan ung may best view..dun pa sila lumalayo. pwede man resort dyan sa may estanza like misibis..
tapus e2 pa..
Pilinut Hills..is this not a Priority of the Dept of Tourism of Albay ?
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http://www.pinoytumblr.com/post/953984970/pili-nut-hills-albay-bicol-region-did-you-know
how can you even access them?
Sayang.

Dante_54

March 10th, 2011, 12:26 AM

BBC WORLD chooses Albay for its documentary on Climate Change Adaptation Disaster Risk Program as per aired over DZGB News.

World Health Organizations will visit Legazpi City on Dengue Program Implementation tomorrow.

Legazpi City Port Central School will be evaluated by the delegates from New Zealand on Reading Recovery Facilities.

Mid Year National Convention of Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers will hold its national convention on June 2011 with almost 4 thousand delegates all across the country.

More hotels please. MIH pagbukas na tabi.

jocuatro

March 10th, 2011, 02:26 AM

Army eng'g brigade completes P58M worth of projects

by Ed de Leon
LEGAZPI CITY, Mar 9 (PIA) - Residents of 13 barangays in four towns of the third district of Albay welcomed the completion by Army engineers of a total of P58 million worth of various projects under the Kalayaan Barangay Projects (KBP) last year.
In his report to 9th Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. Ruperto Pabustan, Lt. Col. Nicasio A. Padua, 565th Engineering Construction Battalion commander, reported that a total of 52 projects were implemented in the towns of Guinobatan, Oas, Pio Duran, Jovellar.
He said 36 projects were implemented in nine barangays of Guinobatan composed of nine school buildings, nine health centers, nine water systems, and nine farm-to-market roads for a total cost of P40.5 million.
While eight projects were completed in two barangays of Jovellar town composed of two schoolbuildings, two health centers, two water systems, and two farm-to-market roads worth P9 million.
While the towns of Oas and Pio Duran were beneficiaries of four projects each, in two barangays each, consisting of two school buildings each, two health centers, two water systems, and two farm-to-market roads each at a total cost of P4.5 million for each town.
All the projects were undertaken in the 13 remote villages of the four towns to address the needs of the poor communities in conflict areas or in areas which have peace and order issues.
Pabustan said that the completed projects will go a long way in winning the peace than just winning the war which is now the new battle cry to address in insurgency problem in Bicol. (PIA V/Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=21317

jocuatro

March 10th, 2011, 02:32 AM

jocuatro

March 10th, 2011, 02:37 AM

any update regarding the creation of METRO ALBAY?

jocuatro

March 10th, 2011, 02:59 AM

Albayano

March 10th, 2011, 03:09 AM

kaya ang challenge ko sa mga lider nyato. higitan nyo ang "urag" ni GOV.LRAY asin ni Sec. Robredo!. Gov, dai muna magpara-climate change ta dai kita maasenso dyan.

Dios marhay na albay tabi satuya gabos, an totoo hanga man talaga ako kay Gov. L- Ray. sa parte naman ni gov. Joey Salceda,day man dapat pabayaan an programa manogñod sa climate change ta con mag salida qui magña idea na dai kaiba an napapanahon na programa, masasayang man sana ta an kinaban may dakulang problema. An dapat, sabayan niya pa qui iba pang programa para simultaneous an pag implementar. Tabagñan ta na lang si gov.

Brandon32

March 10th, 2011, 03:16 AM

kaya ang challenge ko sa mga lider nyato. higitan nyo ang "urag" ni GOV.LRAY asin ni Sec. Robredo!. Gov, dai muna magpara-climate change ta dai kita maasenso dyan.

mas maurag dyan padi ang governor ta..ramdam ng mga albayano ang asenso..

Albayano

March 10th, 2011, 03:38 AM

mas maurag dyan padi ang governor ta..ramdam ng mga albayano ang asenso..

agree po ako brandon, para sakuya namamatean ta an pag uswag.Ibang - iba an magña kaisipan ni gov. joey. an kada pag uli ko sa legazpi nahihiling ko an saiyang determinasyon.

Albayano

March 10th, 2011, 03:43 AM

sa legazpi city fan page ba yung group?
saen tabi pwede ipadara an email add?

Brandon32

March 10th, 2011, 03:58 AM

agree po ako brandon, para sakuya namamatean ta an pag uswag.Ibang - iba an magña kaisipan ni gov. joey. an kada pag uli ko sa legazpi nahihiling ko an saiyang determinasyon.

yup at yan naman ang importante...ramdam ng tao ang asenso! ganyan ang lider!

at pag oras ng sakuna mas ramdam ng taong bayan na inaaruga sila,pinapangalagaan ang kapakanan nila...ganyan ang lider!

jocuatro

March 10th, 2011, 05:34 AM

mas maurag dyan padi ang governor ta..ramdam ng mga albayano ang asenso..

syempre dai ta ipapadaog ang satuyang governor komo ta kita mga albayano. :) maski ako hanga man sa urag nya as an economist.

jocuatro

March 10th, 2011, 05:35 AM

saen tabi pwede ipadara an email add?

yan man ngani ang pig-aaram ko kung sa legazpi fan page ipapadara ang email.

Brandon32

March 10th, 2011, 05:54 AM

syempre dai ta ipapadaog ang satuyang governor komo ta kita mga albayano. :) maski ako hanga man sa urag nya as an economist.

hindi eh..mukhang hindi ugali ng albayano yan...mga patulug-tulog na liders natin sa albay mismong mga albayano ang pumapansin...eh talagang magaling lang talaga si gov salceda...he is one of the best in the philippines!

suira

March 10th, 2011, 07:25 AM

sain po pwde magbakal ning pili nuts no per kilo? Nagpunta ako sa Holy Gate sa Daraga, pero ang pili nila ung iba medyo sira na..maitim na. 320/kilo benta nila.

Eymard02

March 10th, 2011, 08:45 AM

Albay is now the second largest producer of camote in the Philippines, second to Pampanga. What started as a spontaneous response and indigenous initiative of our farmers to the limited area suitable to rice farming and spontaneous response to the intensifying impacts of climate change on rice production, the provincial government is building on this efforts on the ground and set a goal to become the camote capital of the country.
:cheers::cheers:

Brandon32

March 10th, 2011, 09:03 AM

^ nice! nagirumduman ko tig promote ang camote farming ini ni gov salceda last time...ilinga ta pang duwa na ang albay sa camote production sa buong pilipinas!

jocuatro

March 10th, 2011, 10:40 AM

ini ang haloy ko ng pighahalat na mangyari!:banana:

Travel agencies set to promote Albay’s tourism in Berlin

LEGAZPI CITY, March 9 (PNA) -– The Philippine Travel Operators Agency (PHILTOA) is set to promote Albay’s tourist destination and Magayon Festival 2011 in Berlin , Germany .

Albay governor Joey Salceda said that the Albay five-day tour package in Berlin will coincide with the International Tourism Borse (ITB) on March 9 to 13. “The ITB is reputed to be the biggest travel fair in the world.”

“Members of the PHILTOA will promote tourist destinations and the month long Magayon Festival 2011 this April ,” Salceda said.

He said that the five-day tour package was an offshoot of the launching of Magayon Festival in Dusit Hotel last February 16 wherein seven travel agencies have confirmed to promote the tourism industry of the province during the forthcoming International Tourism Borse in Berlin.

“This is an opportunity for the province of Albay to introduce our wonderful places and spots to the world,” Salceda said. (PNA)
DCT/LOR/MDR/cbd

http://http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Tourism_24/Travel_agencies_set_to_promote_Albay_s_tourism_in_Berlin.shtml

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March 10th, 2011, 10:58 AM

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March 10th, 2011, 11:25 AM

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March 10th, 2011, 01:17 PM

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swing_vote

March 10th, 2011, 02:54 PM

sa legazpi city fan page ba yung group?

Hindi po. Skyscrapercity Albay po. Kaya lang closed group po siya...

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March 10th, 2011, 03:32 PM

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Dante_54

March 10th, 2011, 03:45 PM

^ nice! nagirumduman ko tig promote ang camote farming ini ni gov salceda last time...ilinga ta pang duwa na ang albay sa camote production sa buong pilipinas!

Pading Brandon, magkataning an Daraga, sa Castilla, rumdom mo an Cumadcad, lagikray o balingoy an produkto ninda, rumdom mo pa si Granadillos, grade 4 lang pero naging meyor sa castilla, an banwa inilipat sa Cumadcad, famuso sa masapugon na balingoy, kaya no wonder, albay is camote capital, cumadcad ,castilla , sorsogon is lagikray capital. Time will come, Castilla will be part of the economic zone of albay. Asensaduhon na ngana an lugar sa ekonomiya. Nahiling mo an mga lumbod na niyog sa Daraga and Legazpi, sa Cumadcad man yan nag hahale.

Dante_54

March 10th, 2011, 03:49 PM

sain po pwde magbakal ning pili nuts no per kilo? Nagpunta ako sa Holy Gate sa Daraga, pero ang pili nila ung iba medyo sira na..maitim na. 320/kilo benta nila.

An aram ko sa laog kan Daraga Public Market igwa, pero kun gusto mo na ika an magtulad kan pili, pls visit Nacion Trading sa Kimantong, fresh na lagting na pili, available, anytime.

Dante_54

March 10th, 2011, 03:56 PM

Dante_54

March 10th, 2011, 04:00 PM

kaya ang challenge ko sa mga lider nyato. higitan nyo ang "urag" ni GOV.LRAY asin ni Sec. Robredo!. Gov, dai muna magpara-climate change ta dai kita maasenso dyan.

Quitwinan hills will be develop by LGU Camalig, particularly the number of tunnels used by the Japanese soldiers as hospitals and garison, Bravo Mayor Baldo, sana isabay na ninda so pilinut hills, like the chocolate hills .

Dante_54

March 10th, 2011, 04:04 PM

agree po ako brandon, para sakuya namamatean ta an pag uswag.Ibang - iba an magña kaisipan ni gov. joey. an kada pag uli ko sa legazpi nahihiling ko an saiyang determinasyon.

mas maurag si gov. joey champion on climate change

garycooper

March 11th, 2011, 01:07 AM

Pading Brandon, magkataning an Daraga, sa Castilla, rumdom mo an Cumadcad, lagikray o balingoy an produkto ninda, rumdom mo pa si Granadillos, grade 4 lang pero naging meyor sa castilla, an banwa inilipat sa Cumadcad, famuso sa masapugon na balingoy, kaya no wonder, albay is camote capital, cumadcad ,castilla , sorsogon is lagikray capital. Time will come, Castilla will be part of the economic zone of albay. Asensaduhon na ngana an lugar sa ekonomiya. Nahiling mo an mga lumbod na niyog sa Daraga and Legazpi, sa Cumadcad man yan nag hahale.

If these places really have enough hectarage planted to cassava (or kamoteng kahoy or balingoy or lagikray) then the provincial government should be able to find an investor to put up a cassava flour mill and glucose plant. Cassava flour can be used as an extender for pandesal while glucose is used as sweetener for candies and other products. The factory can also produce sago
which you use in your halo-halo and gina'tan. To support this kind of cassava
Mill, you will need at least 500 to 1,000 hectares. This will give a lot of
employment to the people of Albay and Sorsogon and a wide area of the province will become productive. The cassava plant is also not very sensitive to typhoons.

jocuatro

March 11th, 2011, 02:58 AM

CHR Bicol nakibahagi sa pagdiriwang ng Women's Day

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) -- Ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) sa Bicol ay nakiisa sa walk for a cause na pangungunahan ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) noong Marso 8 para sa pagdiriwang ng International Women’s Day.
Ang walk for a cause ay may temang “Magna Carta of Women, Philippine Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): in Support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Ang naturang aktibidad na tinaguriang “Marcha Bikolana” ay may adbokasiyang equality of rights of women to men ayon sa panayam kay CHR legal counsel Hanil B. Almoguera.
Magmumula sa tatlong lugar ang umpisa ng walk for a cause: Tahao Toad, Airport Site, at Lungsod ng Legazpi.
Ang selebrasyon ng International Women’s Day ay sa katuparan ng hangarin ng pamahalaan na matupad at makatulong sa pag-abot saw along MDGs na binigyan ng limang porsyentong parte sa pondo ng bawat ahensya ng gobyerno para ilaan sa gender programs.
Ang Marso 8 ay itinalagang International Women’s Day dahil sa pag-aaklas na ginawa ng mga manggagawang kababaihan sa New York City ng nasabing araw noong dekada 50.(Joanna Marie B. Pion, BUCAL/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=21626

jocuatro

March 11th, 2011, 03:00 AM

DOLE Bicol optimistic more companies comply with labor laws and policies

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — At least 45 large companies in Bicol are expected to fully comply with the labor and employment laws and policies following the initial Self Assessment Training participated in by employers from two major business centers in the region.
Atty. Alvin Villamor, Bicol chief of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the 45 owners and managers of business establishments from the province of Albay, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon underwent the training and now became fully aware of the labor and employment laws in the Philippines, such as issuances and policies of the agency.
“They all committed to comply with these laws and policies. But the agency will remain on guard to ensure that employees will get their shares, benefits and claims due to them by their employers,” Villamor said.
He added that most of the participants of the training were from Albay and Camarines Sur being the major business areas of the region.
The training, according to Villamor, forms part of the three approaches in labor regulation compliant being implemented by the DOLE, including technical assistance visit (TAV) for establishments with less than 10 workers; labor inspection (LI) for establishments with 10 to 199 workers; and, Self Assessment (SA) for companies with 200 or more workers.
“SA is a developmental approach. We brief and train owners, managers and human resource managers of large companies,” he said.
Villamor also said, “in reality, large companies are not the problem in complying with the laws and policies, but the micro, small and medium enterprises we are worried about.”
The training focused on basic labor laws, monetary benefits computation like overtime pay, holiday pay and night shift differential, service incentive leave and retirement pay.
Meanwhile, advocacy on the inclusion to company policies of other related labor laws and issuances (ORLLI) like sexual harassment, HIV/AIDS, TB, Family Welfare and Child Labor programs were also discussed.
One Alvie Costa, Member Personnel Division (MPSD) chief of ALECO Tabaco field office, said that the training was very beneficial and informative, adding that “I also plan to conduct an echo-seminar in her office in the coming week.”
“Magayon talaga dakulun akong na ukudan. Dakul pa palan akong dae aram sa labor laws. Maray man at least munyan maipapasabot ko sa opisina ini. (The seminar is very good. I learned a lot. I just found out that I know too little about labor laws. I already told my staff to mark the date of the echo seminar will be conducting in the office),” Alvie said.
The next training on labor laws particularly on TAV is set by DOLE Bicol this March.
“Let’s try first these developmental approaches before we go to inspection. I am dreaming of a Bicol with companies that are self-regulating and with dignified workers,” Villamor stressed. (RPEscalante, DOLE V/PIA Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=21619

Albayano

March 11th, 2011, 03:17 AM

[QUOTE=garycooper;74087666]If these places really have enough hectarage planted to cassava (or kamoteng kahoy or balingoy or lagikray) then the provincial government should be able to find an investor to put up a cassava flour mill and glucose plant. Cassava flour can be used as an extender for pandesal while glucose is used as sweetener for candies and other products. The factory can also produce sago
which you use in your halo-halo and gina'tan. To support this kind of cassava
Mill, you will need at least 500 to 1,000 hectares. This will give a lot of
employment to the people of Albay and Sorsogon and a wide area of the province will become productive. The cassava plant is also not very sensitive to typhoons.[/QU
Sa nahiling kong pag uswag can satuyang Lugar, an dapat tabi magka igua qui ordinansa na an kada barangay especially those barangays situated outside the city proper na magka igua qui zoning ta maabot an panahon tibaad day nang matada para sa agricultura. Sa gñonian pa lang i identify na tagñaning maaraman con saen an residential, commercial, industrial sagkud agricultural. masqui gñani harayo pa an sa arog kaining sitwasyon, kaipuhan ining preperaran.

Brandon32

March 11th, 2011, 03:23 AM

Albayano

March 11th, 2011, 03:24 AM

If these places really have enough hectarage planted to cassava (or kamoteng kahoy or balingoy or lagikray) then the provincial government should be able to find an investor to put up a cassava flour mill and glucose plant. Cassava flour can be used as an extender for pandesal while glucose is used as sweetener for candies and other products. The factory can also produce sago
which you use in your halo-halo and gina'tan. To support this kind of cassava
Mill, you will need at least 500 to 1,000 hectares. This will give a lot of
employment to the people of Albay and Sorsogon and a wide area of the province will become productive. The cassava plant is also not very sensitive to typhoons.
Con ako an hahaputon, dapat sa gñonian pa sana magkaigua na qui zoning lalo na sa southern barangays na kung saen posibleng ma developed in the near days to come. An dapat i identify na tulos su para sa residential para sa magña housing projects, commercial, industrial, government center and AGRICULTURAL. Tibaad day nang matada para sa satuyang agricultra. Con posible i adopt ini can kada barangay tagñaning makatabang sa pag promote can magña pananom na kaya tang iproducir.

Albayano

March 11th, 2011, 03:28 AM

[QUOTE=Albayano;74092864]

tht's why the city only needs a small fraction of land for a real urban development...let say 3,000 hectares devouted for a very modern urban development, then the rest of the territory must be devouted to massive reforestation and modern agricultural development...

Sorry po brandon na duplicate ko su reply anyway saro man sana ang muya kong sabihon.

Albayano

March 11th, 2011, 03:34 AM

Dapat ipagbawal na po an basta pagputol can magña poon qui PILI ta saro ini can pig uurgollo can bicolandia. encourage the farmers even lot owners na igua pang mahiwas na solar na magtanom kaini. An totoo an kadaklan na pili hale pa sa sorsogon sagkud sa pagtaraning na provincia como maswerte kita anion satuya an teknologia sa pag producir qui magña 1st class na pili products.

lakwatser0

March 11th, 2011, 04:23 AM

PIA Press Release
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Tagalog news: Libreng kurso sa computer, handog ng OWWA

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — Inaanyayahan ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) sa Bicol ang mga interesado sa kanilang programa na Microsoft- Tulay na magpalista simula sa araw na ito.
Ang programang ito ay naglalayon na maglaan ng libreng edukasyon tungkol sa computer at magbigay ng information and communication (ICT) skills training sa mga kabataan.
Ang Microsoft-Tulay ay nag-aalok ng walong kurso na ina-accredit ng Microsoft International na pwedeng pagpilian: computer fundamentals, internet and world wide fundamentals, digital media fundamentals, web design fundamentals, word processing fundamentals, presentation fundamentals, database fundamentals, at spreadsheet fundamentals.
Tinatayang 20-25 estudyante kada klase ang tatanggapin sa bawat sesyon na magtatagal ng anim na araw.
Ang mga makakapagtapos ng alinman sa mga kursong nasabi ay magkakaroon ng Certificate of Completion.
Ang Microsoft-Tulay ay bukas para sa lahat na gusting kumuha nito, may kamag-anak man na OWWA member o wala.
Kinakailangan magpasa ng intake forms, 1x1 picture, passport at certification of OWWA membership ng mga gusting kumuha ng alinman sa mga nasabing kurso.
Maliban na lamang ang non-members na nangangailangan lamang ng intake form a 1x1 picture para makapasok sa programa.
Ang intake forms ay maaaring makuha sa OWWA Regional Welfare Office V, ANST Bldg., Washington Drive, Legazpi City.(Joy C. Matociños, BUCAL/mal)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=R05&id=21625

Brandon32

March 11th, 2011, 04:32 AM

jocuatro

March 11th, 2011, 04:53 AM

sana gabos na kahoy ipagbawal ang pagputol...su mga gurang ng buda unproductive na mga nyog palitan na ki kahoy kadlagan para sa reforestation...

garo pinagbawal na ngonyan ni pnoy ang logging.

Albayano

March 11th, 2011, 05:36 AM

sana gabos na kahoy ipagbawal ang pagputol...su mga gurang ng buda unproductive na mga nyog palitan na ki kahoy kadlagan para sa reforestation...

Su magña hilly portion na bakong advisable na maguin parte can sarong subd. o housing project dapat tanuman tagñaning mapindiran an pag erode can daga.
Yes, reforestation na ngona para sa magña identified na lugar. tanuman, linigon an gilid can magña salog na nag cocontribute pasiring sa BUSAY falls sa may parte can ilawod o brgy.15. Dapat maibitaran pirming pagbaha sa city proper ta bako sanang paghahanda sa upper portion can ciudad maguin sa centro mismo.

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March 11th, 2011, 07:59 AM

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March 11th, 2011, 08:55 AM

BREAKING NEWS...

Intensity 8.8 earthquake happened in JAPAN around 1:56PM today. Most probably, a tsunami alert will be issued on the eastern sea board of the Philippines sooner today...Please be alert as it is being expected that a tsunami (if there is) will arrive at around 6PM today ...

garycooper

March 11th, 2011, 09:31 AM

garycooper

March 11th, 2011, 09:36 AM

[QUOTE=Albayano;74092864]

tht's why the city only needs a small fraction of land for a real urban development...let say 3,000 hectares devouted for a very modern urban development, then the rest of the territory must be devouted to massive reforestation and modern agricultural development...

Of the 1,000 has I mentioned, maybe only 5 has will be the factory site and the rest will be devoted to cassava plantation to support the raw material requirement of the mill. So not even one percent will be used for industrial land.

garycooper

March 11th, 2011, 11:45 AM

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kaniguan78

March 11th, 2011, 11:56 AM

I hope everyone in the coastal areas are now alerted. Although the expected tidal wave in Albay is only about one meter or less, it still better to be alert. Better late than never.

Legazpi Port and the barangays going to Tabaco are I suppose is now being evacuated. The islands of Rapu-Rapu and Batan should lessen the impact of the tsunami in the city. Batan and Rapu Rapu are hilly so they should be safer.

You're right Sir Gary. Better safe than sorry. Just got back from Malilipot. There are traffic jams all over the city. Took one hour for me to go from Aquinas to Daraga. All roads lead to Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, etc etc....

garycooper

March 11th, 2011, 12:32 PM

You're right Sir Gary. Better safe than sorry. Just got back from Malilipot. There are traffic jams all over the city. Took one hour for me to go from Aquinas to Daraga. All roads lead to Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, etc etc....

Albay District should be safe already considering the magnitude of the tidal wave expected which should not be higher than 1 meter.

Ingat tabi Kaniguan and the rest of the Legazpi based forumers. We will pray for your safety.

swing_vote

March 11th, 2011, 12:54 PM

If these places really have enough hectarage planted to cassava (or kamoteng kahoy or balingoy or lagikray) then the provincial government should be able to find an investor to put up a cassava flour mill and glucose plant. Cassava flour can be used as an extender for pandesal while glucose is used as sweetener for candies and other products. The factory can also produce sago
which you use in your halo-halo and gina'tan. To support this kind of cassava
Mill, you will need at least 500 to 1,000 hectares. This will give a lot of
employment to the people of Albay and Sorsogon and a wide area of the province will become productive. The cassava plant is also not very sensitive to typhoons.

why don't we take a look at abaca too? it's the primary export commodity we have and it's growing because more and more companies are buying it. We just have to advertise that it's environmentally-friendly unlike plastic fiber. This is, btw, the reason why demand for abaca is growing...

Dante_54

March 11th, 2011, 02:57 PM

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olineil

March 11th, 2011, 03:18 PM

Guys go to this site and just keep refresing specially around 10pm. May NOAA Buoy sa Legazpi. At we will know how high the wave will around our area.

http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2011.03.11.123017&obs

drfeelgood17

March 11th, 2011, 05:43 PM

29 cm waves in Legazpi, but up to 70cm in Baler - according to PHILVOCS:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/11/11/tsunami-threat-not-yet-over-phivolcs

Pretty small....so hopefully no damage or casualties! The city and the Albay Gulf area is partly sheltered by Cagraray, Batan and Rapu-Rapu islands. I wonder what the situation is like in the more exposed 1st district coastline.

iMilo

March 11th, 2011, 10:10 PM

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Photos courtesy of Herald B. Presado (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!album.php?aid=275360&id=599496658)

Is there a way to harness the spillway flowing water? For example limit the number of outlets and perhaps a concentrated outlet could turn a turbine to produce electricity and create a low cost way (on the long run) of lighting up the Cagsawa ruins. However, judging from the gentle flow of water as evidenced by the photos, it appears that there is no natural energy here to be harnessed. How about windmills to light up one of Albay's tourist icon!

Dante_54

March 11th, 2011, 11:20 PM

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Salamat kay Cong. Bichara

kaniguan78

March 12th, 2011, 01:40 AM

Yesterday Afternoon Albay at Tsunami Alert Level 2

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Had to walk from Aquinas to Bonot as traffic was at a standstill. Took the loop service to Daraga as a friend texted me that Legazpi and Old Albay was also at a standstill.

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There was traffic again when we reached Binitayan so I had to walk from there to Sagpon.

When I reached Sagpon.....

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kaniguan78

March 12th, 2011, 01:45 AM

Maiba naman tayo...

Yesterday morning at 6am I attended mass here:

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Notice the Mayon peeking
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kaniguan78

March 12th, 2011, 01:47 AM

Piece of real estate in Tabon-Tabon Daraga, near Jaucian Village.

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jocuatro

March 12th, 2011, 02:54 AM

do you think legazpi is not safe for this kind of calamity (tsunami)? kasi ang tingin ko safe naman ang legazpi dahil sa natatakpan tayo ng mga isla ng batana at rapurapu. hindi naman siguro magkaka-tsunami sa legazpi na kasing destructive tulad sa japan. hopefully i am right.

dc88

March 12th, 2011, 04:26 AM

there still a body of water beside Legazpi. "Albay Gulf".

jocuatro

March 12th, 2011, 04:39 AM

there still a body of water beside Legazpi. "Albay Gulf".

yap i know there's albay gulf beside legazpi. baka naman walang fault line o plate sa albay gulf para mag-trigger ng tsunami. correct me if im wrong, kaya nagkakaroon ng tsunami dahil ang lindol ay nagmula sa ilalim ng dagat. pasensya na po sa ibang forumers kung mali ang mga huna huna ko.

dc88

March 12th, 2011, 05:06 AM

Are We Right Underneath a Fault?
There is also a fault running underneath Masbate.
so from both sides..we are Vulnerable from Tsunamis and Earthquakes. mas nakakatakot ung sa masbate Fault..its underneath a body of water i dunno which u call it.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/PhilippineFaultSystem015.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PhilippineFaultSystem015.jpg

Calling NDRRMC - and Gov. Watcha gonna do guys?

Proven na ang buildings sa japan they can withstand Earthquake. ngaun natalo sila sa Tsunami..:ohno:
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we Have to Prepare. better safe than Sorry. we cant predict when a "major earthquake" will happen..but its not too late to prepare for a magnitude 10 earthquake and the highest tsunami Level. This might sound OA..but then we must be prepare for the "Worst Case Scenario". this was seen recently in Japan..

also it varies how buildings can withstand earthquakes..it depends on how strong the foundation is then the Quality of the building itself. it could collapse vertical(on itself) or fall horizontal.

not Only Earthquake's we should prepare but Tsunamis coz Legazpi is a Coastal City.

Look at what happened to Sendai..they have to brace an 8.9 earthquake which some buildings/Houses survive some didnt..then they have to run Away from the Tsunami. so sad..Traumatic Experience for them. they have survived an earthquake but then drowned..underneath the water. :ohno::ohno::ohno: so sad..

sa 22o lang..di natin kaya ang MOther Nature..iligtas na lng natin ang mga sarili natin..we are Improving.

its up to NDRRMC..Japan can be an Example. although they are still Learning too..from the recent tsunami..

aidz

March 12th, 2011, 09:57 AM

kaya ang challenge ko sa mga lider nyato. higitan nyo ang "urag" ni GOV.LRAY asin ni Sec. Robredo!. Gov, dai muna magpara-climate change ta dai kita maasenso dyan.
Maurag daw si Gov Joey. Dai nya pwedeng pabayaan yang gibo nya tungkol sa climate change ta importantehun daw; pati man itong sa disaster risk reduction and prevention project. Kaya ngani piggibong modelo ang Albay sa dakul na bagay(climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, prevention and management) dahil kay Gov Joey.

Dios marhay na albay tabi satuya gabos, an totoo hanga man talaga ako kay Gov. L- Ray. sa parte naman ni gov. Joey Salceda,day man dapat pabayaan an programa manogñod sa climate change ta con mag salida qui magña idea na dai kaiba an napapanahon na programa, masasayang man sana ta an kinaban may dakulang problema. An dapat, sabayan niya pa qui iba pang programa para simultaneous an pag implementar. Tabagñan ta na lang si gov.
Simultaneous implementation.. sa management na lang yan asin sa budget.

Albay is now the second largest producer of camote in the Philippines, second to Pampanga. What started as a spontaneous response and indigenous initiative of our farmers to the limited area suitable to rice farming and spontaneous response to the intensifying impacts of climate change on rice production, the provincial government is building on this efforts on the ground and set a goal to become the camote capital of the country.
:cheers::cheers:
yay! Camote! nagmahal na pati ang camote ngunyan. sa supermarket, mas mahal pa kilo nya sa bagas. 60 - 75, depende sa brand asin sa klase kang camote.(masmahal an orange na camote)

do you think legazpi is not safe for this kind of calamity (tsunami)? kasi ang tingin ko safe naman ang legazpi dahil sa natatakpan tayo ng mga isla ng batana at rapurapu. hindi naman siguro magkaka-tsunami sa legazpi na kasing destructive tulad sa japan. hopefully i am right.

yap i know there's albay gulf beside legazpi. baka naman walang fault line o plate sa albay gulf para mag-trigger ng tsunami. correct me if im wrong, kaya nagkakaroon ng tsunami dahil ang lindol ay nagmula sa ilalim ng dagat. pasensya na po sa ibang forumers kung mali ang mga huna huna ko.
sadly... di lang Albay, buong Pilipinas ay hindi ganun ka-prepared. Bukod sa tsunami, ang mga buildings ta, according to Architect Palafox... sa sarong study na ginibo kang 2004 garo, kung sakaling magkalinog ning makusog(dai man kuta), 37% kang mga building sa Pilipinas, at risk... sa Metro Manila... 25% daa dyan ang delikado sa linog. Sa Tsunami, garo iyo man, bukod sa kulang kita sa equipment, garo dai handa ang mga baybayin ta para sa Tsunami.

Brandon32

March 12th, 2011, 11:22 AM

jocuatro

March 12th, 2011, 02:39 PM

To sustain growth
Bicol needs P25.8B projects
LEGAZPI CITY — At least some P25.8 billion worth of projects are needed to sustain the economic growth of Bicol, the Regional Development Council (RDC) said.

The RDC in its full council meeting held recently has endorsed economic, social and infrastructure project by 21 line agencies, eight state universities and colleges (SUCs) and three hospitals for inclusion in the 2012 budget

Albay Gov. Joey S. Salceda, RDC chair, said that the various projects each line agencies are to implement will be presented by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the next budget hearing of the Congress.

Salceda said that the recently endorsed 2012 Annual Investment Program (AIP) for Bicol will further spur the economic growth of the region taking into consideration the climate change scenarios affecting Bicol in particular and the world in general.

He said that the 11 economic-sector agencies proposed some P8.574 billion worth of projects intended to increase the income of farmers and fishermen by drawing more investments in mining, quarrying, manufacturing, wholesale and retail and tourism.

The six social-sector agencies and nine SUCs also proposed some P6.579 billion worth of projects intended to broaden the access to quality education, health and nutrition services

http://http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/mar10/b-story.html

jocuatro

March 12th, 2011, 02:41 PM

Libyan crisis --Where are the country’s
flag carriers : Salceda
By Mar S. Arguelles

LEGAZPI CITY --- Albay Gov. Joey Salceda today expressed dismay over the inaction of the country’s airlines in offering their services for the thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) caught in the political armed conflict in the Middle East.

He said the Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines were neither seen nor heard on their social and corporate responsibility in assisting the government effort in rescuing and bringing back the unsung heroes (OFWs) of the country caught in Libya’s political turmoil.

Salceda said, “One week now into the commotions of Libyan repatriation effort, PAL, Cebu Pacific or Air Philippines are still invisible or inaudible -- Not a stir. Not even for show.”

He urged government authorities to ask and look into the country’s flag carrier inaction in offering their fleet of airplanes in the repatriation OFWs in the war torn areas in the Middle East.

“The Filipino people demand an answer not out of the articulated corporate social responsibility even if they are making so much profit out of lucrative international long routes with OFW market at their core,” the provincial executive said.

He claimed that these carriers must answer to the conditions of their license to fly in Philippine skies and the use of Philippines in their business names.

The Albay Assistance Program for OFWs Libya desk has been closely coordinating with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) concerning the plight of Bicolano OFWs in the Middle East.

“But in my new career as administrator of our community page-- Albay Assistance Program for OFWs in Libya since Feb 27, I know of so many tales of sufferings by our OFWs in this period of distress that could have been eased if we dispatched our local carriers to Djerba, Malta, Crete, Dubai, but the question is what is holding them back?” Salceda asked.

The Albay OFWs assistance desk said there are 49 Albay OFWs in Libya still waiting to be rescued and brought back to the country.

http://http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/mar10/xc.html

Brandon32

March 12th, 2011, 02:57 PM

^ kawawa naman pala mga kababayan nating OFWs..napapabayaan lang..tsk.tsk.tsk

dc88

March 12th, 2011, 04:32 PM

There seemed to be limitless supply of high quality gravel and sand from Mt. Mayon. These could be used to build lots of breakwater and floodgates in support to the already in placed natural barrier(CRABS) along the Albay Gulf. Investments could also be poured on building tall earthquake proof buildings along Legazpi City, Japan is noted to have high quality standard buildings...legazpi city could also develop buildings much better...kaya the soonest dapat maging highly develop na ang legazpi city and albay...para prepared lagi sa mga natural disasters...

sir. dont u think its time na mag invest ang govt sa TWS? Tsunami warning system..Thailand has it already..why cant we? so far i cant see govt efforts..regarding this. have they forgotten about the mindanao Tsunami?
some people are still oblivious about make up and Destructive power of a Tsunami..kung level 2 Evacuate..Level 5? Pray? Run For your Lives? and how far could the tsunami reach Inland? the Public has the right to know and to be educated..especially to those who are living near the coast.
someone has to make these studies..for each low lying coastal city in the Philippines.

Oops did i forget we are next to the Philippine Trench? :shifty:
http://www.bahaykuboresearch.net/images/article/library/1/galgana_fig1.jpg
we have a narrow channel before the entrace of the Albay Gulf
so basically..Legazpi city will be sprayed like a high pressure water Hose..if a tsunami occurs.

i am not an expert.but mas masikip..mas mabilis ang daloy ng tubig? if the volume of water is increased..then theres no way for it to spread/expand..then the pressure will be increased?then the only way it relives pressure is to increase the Speed/flow of the water?

jocuatro

March 13th, 2011, 02:34 AM

Brandon32

March 13th, 2011, 04:25 AM

sir. dont u think its time na mag invest ang govt sa TWS? Tsunami warning system..Thailand has it already..why cant we? so far i cant see govt efforts..regarding this. have they forgotten about the mindanao Tsunami?
some people are still oblivious about make up and Destructive power of a Tsunami..kung level 2 Evacuate..Level 5? Pray? Run For your Lives? and how far could the tsunami reach Inland? the Public has the right to know and to be educated..especially to those who are living near the coast.
someone has to make these studies..for each low lying coastal city in the Philippines.

Oops did i forget we are next to the Philippine Trench? :shifty:
http://www.bahaykuboresearch.net/images/article/library/1/galgana_fig1.jpg
we have a narrow channel before the entrace of the Albay Gulf
so basically..Legazpi city will be sprayed like a high pressure water Hose..if a tsunami occurs.

i am not an expert.but mas masikip..mas mabilis ang daloy ng tubig? if the volume of water is increased..then theres no way for it to spread/expand..then the pressure will be increased?then the only way it relives pressure is to increase the Speed/flow of the water?

yup i believe its time for the government to invest on disaster warning system, actually, sa tingin ko nag iinvest na rin ang national govt, pero hindi full blast kasi parang wala naman gaanong budget...unlike japan, mayaman sila kaya marami sila at sophisticated ang warning system nila...para magkapera ang gobyerno dapat maraing investors na pumasok sa pilipinas...lets help the government promote our country as a good investment site...

i believe magkaiba ang principle ng flow ng tubig sa loob ng hose at ng priciple ng flow ng tsunami...kaya i believe legazpi city and tabaco are one of the safest coastal cities facing the pacific from the threats of tsunami...pero...wala naman talagang ligtas sa tsunami eh...kung umabot ba naman ng 60 meters ang taas at more 500mph ang speed eh kahit landlock ka pa na city eh aabutin ka ng tsunami...

pero given the absence of sophisticated warning system and man made barriers, legazpi city and tabaco have natural barriers that could arrest the impact of tsunami...unlike those areas na talagang walang harang..kung sa loob ng albay gulf mag trigger??? i believe masyadong mababaw ang albay gulf para mag trigger ng tsunami...

jocuatro

March 13th, 2011, 06:00 AM

yup i believe its time for the government to invest on disaster warning system, actually, sa tingin ko nag iinvest na rin ang national govt, pero hindi full blast kasi parang wala naman gaanong budget...unlike japan, mayaman sila kaya marami sila at sophisticated ang warning system nila...para magkapera ang gobyerno dapat maraing investors na pumasok sa pilipinas...lets help the government promote our country as a good investment site...

i believe magkaiba ang principle ng flow ng tubig sa loob ng hose at ng priciple ng flow ng tsunami...kaya i believe legazpi city and tabaco are one of the safest coastal cities facing the pacific from the threats of tsunami...pero...wala naman talagang ligtas sa tsunami eh...kung umabot ba naman ng 60 meters ang taas at more 500mph ang speed eh kahit landlock ka pa na city eh aabutin ka ng tsunami...

pero given the absence of sophisticated warning system and man made barriers, legazpi city and tabaco have natural barriers that could arrest the impact of tsunami...unlike those areas na talagang walang harang..kung sa loob ng albay gulf mag trigger??? i believe masyadong mababaw ang albay gulf para mag trigger ng tsunami...

maybe we are right sir brandon. bata pa ako nadidinig ko na ang threat na tsunami sa legazpi pero ang sabi ng karamihan at kahit ng mga magulang ko ay hindi naman malakas ang impact sa legazpi dahil sa natural barriers. saka wala naman yata na plate o fault line sa loob ng albay gulf. dapat sana wala ng embarcadero o legazpi boulevard kung talagang maapektuhan ng malaki ang legazpi pag nagka-tsunami.

Brandon32

March 13th, 2011, 06:07 AM

maybe we are right sir brandon. bata pa ako nadidinig ko na ang threat na tsunami sa legazpi pero ang sabi ng karamihan at kahit ng mga magulang ko ay hindi naman malakas ang impact sa legazpi dahil sa natural barriers. saka wala naman yata na plate o fault line sa loob ng albay gulf. dapat sana wala ng embarcadero o legazpi boulevard kung talagang maapektuhan ng malaki ang legazpi pag nagka-tsunami.

kahit pa may faultline...that will not stop the province of albay and its people from developing...and from attaining prosperity...

if i remember it right,sa japan they erected one of the longest and sophisticated bridge in the world along a faultline...see..

lets get used to these things and continue to progress...

jocuatro

March 14th, 2011, 02:03 AM

Representatives of UN state members to visit Albay

LEGAZPI CITY, Mar 13 (PIA) – Representatives of the United Nations member states are set to visit the province of Albay to witness first hand operations and programs of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), and World Food Programme (WFP).
UNDP country director Renaud Meyer, in a letter addressed to Albay Governor Joey Salceda said that the Philippines has been chosen as the site of 2011 joint field visit of the executive boards of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNPF, Unicef, and WFP because of the innovative development and humanitarian initiative undertaken in the country.
The visit is to enable the executive board members to understand the contribution of UN agencies are making and the challenges faced in assisting the country in attaining national objectives, in the context of sustaining development, the Millennium Development Goals and other internally agreed goals.
The delegation will spend one full week in the Philippines late this month and part of their itinerary is a three-day visit to UNDP project sites in this city and surrounding municipalities for March 29-31.
The project UNDP-Albay Strengthening the Philippine’s Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change has been chosen to showcase the results of UNDP programs in partnership with the local government.
Albay has been recognized by United Nations as local government unit champion and model on climate change adaptation initiatives. (MALoterte, PIA Albay/)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=22014

jocuatro

March 14th, 2011, 02:06 AM

DOST-SEI pinarangalan ang 6 Bicolano student achievers

LEGAZPI CITY, Mar.13 (PIA) -- Pinarangalan ng Science Education Institute (SEI) at Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region V ang anim na Bicolano International Student Achievers para sa taong 2010 sa Youth Excellence in Science (YES) Awards.
Ayon kay DOST Bicol director Tomas Briñas, kabilang sa anim na Bicolano student achievers in International Science and Mathematics competitions ay sina: Suarez, Errol John ng Bicol University Integrated Laboratory School; Balmadrid, Noel ng Catanduanes National High School; Aman, Trisha Nicole ng Naga Hope Christian School; Rebalto, Patrick Leo ng Philippine Science High School, Bicol Region Campus; at Gonzaga, Tatyana Marie ng Universidad de Sta. Isabel – Naga.
Ipinaliwanag ni Briñas na ang pagkakaroon ng taunang YES Awards ay daan upang mahikayat ang bawat kabataan na magsipag sa pag-aaral at mahasa pa ang kakayahan sa larangan ng Science at Mathematics.
Ayon pa sa kanya, ang bawat mag-aaral na nagkamit ng titulo sa International Science and Math contest ay tatanggap ng medalya sa YES awards na manggagaling sa DOST Secretary at ibabahagi ng regional director, Pilita O. Lucena at C.L. Gillego ng DOST V. (RESevillano, BUCAL/PIA Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=21951

jocuatro

March 14th, 2011, 02:07 AM

kaniguan78

March 14th, 2011, 03:14 AM

Bicol University Main Campus

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Photos by: Dennis Mirabueno (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=95593&id=1653857564#!/photo.php?fbid=10150107940344195&set=a.479667529194.256878.621484194&theater)

Albayano

March 14th, 2011, 04:05 AM

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5517779971_3885ea0c25_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dante_54/5517779971/)

Salamat kay Cong. Bichara

saen tabi ini?

kaniguan78

March 14th, 2011, 04:13 AM

saen tabi ini?

That's in Anislag Relocation po.

kaniguan78

March 14th, 2011, 04:43 AM

Albayano

March 14th, 2011, 05:33 AM

That's in Anislag Relocation po.

thanks kaniguan 78, tama lang na magka igua qui hospital sa magña relocation sites para ma feel ninda na day sinda basta itinapok sa sarong lugar.Good job for Cong. Bitchara!

Albayano

March 14th, 2011, 05:39 AM

Legazpi City's 3 Geographic Icons, Ligñon Hill, Mayon and Kapuntukan Hill

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197897_1876875759852_1179961624_3021972_7517536_n.jpg

Photo by Ana Abante (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/album.php?aid=2110262&id=1179961624)

nice pic. This year, the TANGGULOLONG RACING ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES INC. will spearhead the 1st Legazpi tanggulolong challenge timing po para sa International Children's Day celebration. dito pa rin sa legazpi boulevard.

Dante_54

March 14th, 2011, 08:01 AM

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Dante_54

March 14th, 2011, 08:13 AM

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kaniguan78

March 14th, 2011, 10:08 AM

2011-03-14

Department of Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona would like to inform the public that the Philippines is safe from radiation exposure resulting from the damage to Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

Ona took part in a briefing presided by President Benigno S. Aquino III held this noon to evaluate the possible consequences arising from the Fukushima nuclear plant incident and to consider necessary precautionary measures.

Present during the said briefing were Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo, Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, Presidential Communications Development Office Secretary Ricky Carandang as well as officials of the Philippine Nuclear Research institute (PNRI), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) and the National Security Agency.

During the briefing, the PNRI gave assurance that, at present, the Philippines is not in the path of any plume that may have been released by the plant. There was no reported meltdown in the damaged nuclear power plant. As of 11am today the wind pattern in Japan indicates that the Philippines is unlikely to be hit by any radioactive fallout from Fukushima. The PNRI is in coordination with the International Atomic Energy Administration to be abreast of the aftermath of the Fukushima incident. The DOH and all government agencies are monitoring the situation on an hourly basis and have prepared contingency measures.

Source: DOH Press Release March 14, 2011 (http://www.president.gov.ph/government/What-we-are-doing.aspx)

Ayan, sana dai na magpanic ang mga tawo.

jocuatro

March 15th, 2011, 02:20 AM

Students from remote Albay towns score better in NAT than urbanites
By Rey M. Nasol
Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 23:53:00 03/13/2011

Filed Under: Education, Entrance Examination, Philippines - Regions
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines—Access to modern technology such as the Internet, Wi-Fi zones and multifunction cell phones in urban centers did not make the students of Albay fare better than those who only hear the sound of crickets in the barrios.

Students in far-flung and upland public elementary and high schools in fact proved they were way ahead of their urban counterparts in Albay, results from the 2010 National Achievement Test (NAT) showed.

This prompted Albay Governor Joey Salceda to mull on implementing in the province what he dubbed as the “Cinderella Rule,” or barring students from entering Internet cafés and computer game zones from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.

“There are no Internet cafés in these far-flung barangays so pupils really spend more time on their studies after doing household chores like fetching water, washing dishes,” Salceda noted.

Proposed measure

“Precisely why I have proposed for the approval of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan the measure called ‘Cinderella Rule’ that would penalize Internet pubs and similar establishments if they admit persons below 17 or are still in the basic education cycle between 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.,” said Salceda.

The NAT results showed that Villapaz Elementary School, in an upland village of the outskirt town of Jovellar, topped all the other elementary schools in Albay in mathematics.

Also in the top rank were Matalipni Elementary School in Malinao town for English; Belen Elementary School in Tiwi, Kidaco Elementary School in Daraga, for Filipino; and Bariw Elementary school in Libon town for heyograpiya, kasaysayan at sibika (Hekasi).

Rural schools also topped the NAT for the high school level.

The Mamlad National High School in Jovellar, some 40 kilometers from this city, was No. 1 for both English and Filipino subjects, while Pantao National High School in Libon, the westernmost town of Albay, topped the list in performance for science.

Second best in science was also garnered by Mancao National High School in the island-town of Rapu-Rapu while the second best slots for English and Filipino were taken by Bicol Regional Science High School in downtown Ligao City, a fourth class city 30 km from Legazpi.

The third, fourth and fifth places for English and Science were not listed but Legazpi City High School took third place for Filipino.

Mancao National High School in Rapu-Rapu landed also fourth place for Filipino and fifth place for Filipino was garnered by Libon Private High School in downtown Libon, Albay.

Ranking

The 2010 Special Awards for Elementary Level ranks the Department of Education’s Legazpi City Division as 42nd nationwide.

Albay also now ranked 64th in the DepEd NAT, a big leap from the 177th place it occupied in 2007, Salceda earlier noted.

NAT is given annually in March. The students’ knowledge and skills are tested in the subjects of math, English, science, Filipino and Hekasi for grade school and math, English, science, Filipino, and Araling Panlipunan for high school.

The test is a means to assess the competency of both public and private school students and to guide DepEd on how to improve the quality of education in public schools.

http://http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20110313-325286/Students-from-remote-Albay-towns-score-better-in-NAT-than-urbanites

kaniguan78

March 15th, 2011, 04:21 AM

RP eyed as source of Pepsi coco water

Manila Bulletin (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/rp-eyed-source-pepsi-coco-water-20110314-080429-286.html)– Mon, Mar 14, 2011 11:04 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Global beverage giant PepsiCo Inc. is looking at the distribution of 'coconut water' in the US market with the Philippines as primary source.

Trade officials said that Brazilian businessman Rodrigo Veloso, founder and CEO of One Natural Experience (O.N.E.), who came here over a year ago to explore for the sourcing of young 'coconut water', has renewed interest in the Philippines.

Based on the plan, O.N.E. will produce the 'coconut water' in the country but PepsiCo will take care of distribution in the US market.

"They should produce it here because the tendency for this kind of product is to produce it at source," the official said.

The initial volume of 'coconut water' that O.N.E. would like to source from the Philippines is 10 containers a month. The country's total coconut production is placed at 16 million tons a year.

Last year, PepsiCo and O.N.E., a Los Angeles, California-based coconut water company, has announced PepsiCo's increased investment in O.N.E., thereby acquiring a majority stake in the company. This represents a second round of investment in O.N.E. by PepsiCo and Catterton Partners, a private equity firm based in Greenwich, Conn.

Coconut Water is one of the fastest growing categories in the U. S. beverage market.

The trade official, however, said that there is not enough supply of coconut water that can be produced in the country.

The number of productive coconut trees in the country has dwindled over the years because of neglect due to the lower price of copra. It was only lately that prices of copra have reached an all-time high of P60 per kilo following the strong demand of coconut oil in the world market.

Trade and Industry undersecretary Merly Cruz said the biggest producers of coconuts in the country are Davao , Bicol, Samar, Leyte and Quezon, but coconut production has dwindled over the years because there have been lesser coconut development programs and no more replanting.

She said there is also a huge demand for coconut water concentrates in the U.S. after a Thai supplier has stopped its export business.

Cruz said the government is pursuing an advocacy to develop high-value added products out of coconut by-products to create awareness among Filipinos that there is money in these lowly products and in doing so they would be encouraged to cultivate their coconuts and replant new ones. (BCM)

kaniguan78

March 15th, 2011, 05:33 AM

jocuatro

March 15th, 2011, 07:23 AM

Revelry, Bicol Style

THESE ARE FOUR weeks of pomp and pageantry, laced with sumptuous food and excellent music. Every night, top- notch concerts are held back-to-back with sports events and cultural shows. In the mornings, there are endless street-dancing parades, complete with massive floats and blaring brass bands. All this takes place, of course, in a city bursting with regional pride and unbridled merriment. When the Bicolanos throw a party this big, you can be sure it’s going to be fun.

The name of this party is Magayon, which means “beautiful” in the local dialect, and it celebrates the culture of Bicol, that swath of land composed of six provinces at the southernmost end of Luzon in the Philippines. Come the month of April, all roads will lead to Legazpi City where this annual festival is held. There’s bound to be something for every age and interest within this 30-day calendar of non-stop events — certainly, that’s enough of a reason to pack your bags and join in the revelry.

A fiery display erupts from a fire-breather’s mouth as gaily costumed dancers show off their moves.

The highlight of the Magayon is undoubtedly its “Festival of Festivals” streetdancing competition, which pits the best of Bicol’s fiesta dance contingents against each other. “It’s a taste of all the biggest festivals in the Bicol region,” Albay Tourism Officer Jose Briones explains, “each city and province has its own unique way of celebrating their culture and traditions, and this is what gets showcased during the tournament.” Standouts from the more than 15 entries include the Lapay Bantigue and Naro Festivals of Masbate Province, which won the 2008 and 2009 contests, respectively. There’s also the Peñafrancia Voyadores — which commemorates Naga City’s hugely popular namesake feast — and the home-crowd favorite, the Albay Magayon Festival Dancers. The street shindig starts at midday with these performers grooving and parading through the avenues of downtown Legazpi. The climax, however, occurs in the evening at Peñaranda Park, where the main stage hosts the final face-off for the streetdancing championship.

There’s no shortage of smiles in Legazpi throughout April. Aside from its streetside perfomances, the Magayon Festival boasts a lineup of over 100 different Bicol-themed events. These programs range from Laro ng Lahi native game tournaments, to spicy Bicolano foodfests and handicraft fairs. There’s even an old-school revue of traditional baile dances and folk songs, presented by fleet-footed senior citizens. Also much-awaited is the Mutya ng Magayon beauty pageant, which upholds the region’s reputation for raising some of the country’s most prominent beauty queens.

At just over a decade old, the Magayon Festival understandably lacks the centuries-old pedigree of other renown Filipino fiestas. But what it lacks in age, it more than makes up for in the varied ways this occasion is celebrated. Indeed, that Bicolano pride is evident in the full support given by the locals in every event. Be it the smallest cultural dance or the biggest street parade, each performance is heartfelt and met with rounds of cheerful applause. Far from being just another tourist-oriented showcase, the Magayon is an intense celebration of the Bicolano way of life — and an invitation for everyone to discover it.

http://http://www.cebusmile.com/

Thank you SMILE MAGAZINE! :banana:

mang teban

March 15th, 2011, 09:27 AM

picture naman jan ng on going construction of BIA, paki update naman po kami

salamat....

Eymard02

March 15th, 2011, 12:06 PM

LEGAZPI City – Top officials of at least four United Nations agencies will visit Albay this month to observe the implementation of various programs on climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, relief and recovery, and health.

The world body had recently chosen Albay as Global Model for Climate Change Adaptation and named Gov. Joey Salceda as Senior Global Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction with his “zero casualty” target during disasters.

Renaud Meyer, country director of the United Nations Development Program, in a letter to Salceda said the UN delegation will conduct a full week Joint Field Visit in the country to monitor innovative development and humanitarian initiatives, visit UNDP projects sites and talk to project beneficiaries. The UN officials will stay in Albay from March 29 to 31.

Scheduled to arrive are Executive Board Members of the UNDP, World Food Programme, United Nations Populations Fund, and United Nations Children’s Fund. They will be accompanied by UN country officials and staffers.

Salceda said UN member agencies have shown intense interest in the programs being done in Albay regarding climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, relief and early recovery and even HIV/AIDS measures.

Meyer said the Joint Field Visit will enable the UN officials, who are representatives of UN member states, to witness first-hand the operations and programs of UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, and WFP.

The project, UNDP-Albay Strengthening the Philippines’ Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change, was chosen as a special focus during the visit.

The UNDP Programme identified Albay’s Center for Initiatives and Research on Climate Adaptation and Daraga town as among the sites to be visited by the delegation where they will interact with local officials, disaster victims and pupils. They will also visit resettlement sites and projects under the Building Safe Learning Environment Program.:)

garycooper

March 15th, 2011, 04:31 PM

MIH under construction

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/197669_1594675312894_1416284209_31269366_8085686_n.jpg

Source: Legazpinoy Albayano (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1416284209)

Good to know that the MIH rehab is progressing albeit slowly but surely. Any news as to when it is expected to open? This will be a big boon to the progress of tourism in our province. I'm sure this will be five star in the real sense based on the initial releases they gave.

BTW, I just learned that the Midas Hotel recently opened. The hotel, now owned by Sunwest, was the former Hyatt Regency Hotel located along Roxas Blvd in Pasay City. Midas is also managed by Genesis, the same group that manages Misibis REsort.

iMilo

March 15th, 2011, 05:27 PM

picture naman jan ng on going construction of BIA, paki update naman po kami

salamat....

I agree. We need some kind of an update on the BIA construction. The Office Of The Governor silence on this matter, as I mentioned in my past post, is DEAFENING. I already have of vision that if the BIA project is abandoned, Daraga will have 141 hectares of land to develop a first class city through public-private partnership programs with incentives that real estate developers cannot refuse. Forget about building a dam on Mt. Mayon slopes. Instead expand the present Legazpi Domestic Airport with more boarding areas and finish the roads in the City's Southern Highlands. And lastly, anchor Albay’s progress with high-growth industries by obtaining its own geothermal electric power. What are these high-growth industries: manpower exports, tourism, call centers (we have one in Daraga already), electronics and semiconductor devises, abaca pulp making, food and agribusiness, wellness, health, and beauty services, logistics (a modern port of Legazpi and Tabaco), retirement villages, health care facilities (in one roof, doctors clinics and labs), educational system second to none, windmill farms, and environmental friendly mining.

iMilo

March 15th, 2011, 05:54 PM

picture naman jan ng on going construction of BIA, paki update naman po kami

salamat....

I agree. We need some kind of an update on the BIA construction. The Office Of The Governor silence on this matter, as I mentioned in my past post, is DEAFENING. I already have a vision that if the BIA project is abandoned, Daraga will have 141 hectares of land to develop a first class city through public-private partnership programs with incentives that real estate developers cannot refuse. Forget about building a dam on Mt. Mayon slopes. Instead expand the present Legazpi Domestic Airport with more boarding areas, widen the road to Lignon Hill and finish the City's Southern Highland roads And lastly, anchor Albay’s progress with high-growth industries by obtaining its own geothermal electric power instead of an endangered BIA project. What are these high-growth industries: manpower exports, tourism, call centers (we already have one in Daraga), electronics and semiconductor devises, abaca pulp making, food and agribusiness, wellness, health, and beauty services, logistics (a modern port of Legazpi and Tabaco), retirement villages, health care facilities (in one roof, doctors clinics and labs), medical tourism (foreigners seeking medical treatments), educational system second to none, windmills farms, and environmental friendly mining.

panganuron23

March 16th, 2011, 05:51 AM

Legazpi City's 3 Geographic Icons, Ligñon Hill, Mayon and Kapuntukan Hill

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197897_1876875759852_1179961624_3021972_7517536_n.jpg

Photo by Ana Abante (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/album.php?aid=2110262&id=1179961624)

i love this pic. i am very excited to see improvements on this part of the city. very scenic.

jocuatro

March 16th, 2011, 11:15 AM

Road maintenance works ready for lent -DPWH

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bicol Region is preparing for the Lenten season in terms of maintenance activities on all its road networks.
“We have to double-time to make our arterial and secondary roads comfortable to the traveling public,” said DPWH Regional Director Danilo Dequito during an interview after attending a Regional Development Council (RDC) meeting at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Legazpi City.
It will be recalled that Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda declared the province under the state of calamity when it experienced incessant rainfall from the 3rd week of December 2010 until the 2nd week of January 2011.
“There are road sections in Albay and Camarines Sur that were damaged by floods and landslides estimated to cost P122 M for its restoration,” the director further said.
While waiting for funds for the complete rehabilitation of affected damaged roads, concerned District Engineers were instructed to undertake necessary measures to make the highway safe and free from potholes.
“We have to take advantage of the good weather condition now prevailing in most parts of the Region particularly those sections that were submerged in water and mud,” instructed Assistant Regional Director Jesus Salmo in one of the meetings with District Maintenance Engineers in the Region.
DPWH reported a 97.65% completion of its routine maintenance work, as of today. “By end of this month, expect a certain degree of smoothness in the pavement riding surface of our roads in Bicol Region,” ARD Salmo concluded. (LVCastaneda, DPWH/PIA Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=22596

kevinb

March 16th, 2011, 05:01 PM

Libyan crisis --Where are the country’s
flag carriers : Salceda
By Mar S. Arguelles

http://http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/mar10/xc.html

We can never compel these airlines to go to Libya and just take passengers from there to here, especially that our flag carrier PAL is no longer a GOCC but a privatized corporation. Maray man lang kuta kung mabayad ang gobyerno. Our govt could never argue on the premise that these corporations should have the moral ascendancy to do these things. They are still businesses after all.

magayon

March 16th, 2011, 06:36 PM

hello legaspeeps.....newbie here :)

camaligz

March 17th, 2011, 03:07 AM

hello legaspeeps.....newbie here :)

welcome sa thread ms magayon..

magayon

March 17th, 2011, 03:14 AM

welcome sa thread ms magayon..

thank you camaligs.....looking forward to more developments in our city :)

Albayano

March 17th, 2011, 03:21 AM

hello legaspeeps.....newbie here :)

You're welcome, marhay na albay!

magayon

March 17th, 2011, 03:31 AM

You're welcome, marhay na albay!

thank you::)

any news about the progress ng new airport?

camaligz

March 17th, 2011, 04:19 AM

uno na daw ang update sa bagong airport, ako ngani nagapara-ulat man sa update sa bagong airport jan sa daraga, diin na daw so mga pictures.. hehehe

hakz2007

March 17th, 2011, 09:17 AM

fil07

March 17th, 2011, 10:34 AM

ridge run na sa sunday!

garycooper

March 17th, 2011, 11:27 AM

thank you camaligs.....looking forward to more developments in our city :)

So we have another muse in ethe thread.

Welcome to the thread ms magayon. Welcome to our dysfunctional family. :)

jocuatro

March 17th, 2011, 03:00 PM

it's a dying family!

mang teban

March 17th, 2011, 03:01 PM

hello legaspeeps.....newbie here :)

whoooaa, from guinobatan ka palan, sain ka sa guino?

welcome sa thread!!!

Brandon32

March 17th, 2011, 03:10 PM

welcome to the thread magayon! pira na ang muse kan thread?

1. Lola Felice
2. Ms Megz
3. Magayon

mang teban

March 17th, 2011, 03:12 PM

mang teban

March 17th, 2011, 03:14 PM

welcome to the thread magayon! pira na ang muse kan thread?

1. Lola Felice
2. Ms Megz
3. Magayon

pwede ko bang paentrahun man si agom ko para madadagan an muse digdi.... kung mapasar sa taste nindo hehehehe, tsaka para aram nya kung sain ako nagapara balag balag pag nagiinternet hehehehehe

garycooper

March 18th, 2011, 03:05 AM

it's a dying family!

No jocuatro, it's not dying! With your efforts and the other newbies, the thread will not die. Thank you for nurturing the thread. The old-timers will always be there to contribute.
:cheers:

Dante_54

March 18th, 2011, 04:52 AM

mga bossing kumusta na palan an nightlife jan sa legazpi? ano an mga bago n pwdeng hang out? disco, bar, shops anything na buway pag banggi?

its almost 8 yrs na dai ako nakakagimik jan hehehehe, wara ng aram sa mga gimikan :)

baka naman igwa kamong mga pix ng nightlife sa legazpi pashare para naman may idea kami kung ano ang pwedeng dumanan pag uli jan :) o kaya ano ang pwede nyong mairekomenda.

more power!!!!

Embarcadero de Legazpi, Bar 101 at Bichara Mall and Capitol Annex are places you can unwind and enjoy the nightlife here in Legazpi, the new bars at Alternate Road are Vintage Bar, Welkommen and Global Kusina, foreigners
like these places.
Old Albay District has plenty of bars with live bands like chick in, gasthof international cuisine, valentino, kalesa bar, etc.
Embarcadero is most chosen place at night, you can dine, drink and sing at the second floor and disco at padi's point.
Pili lang and you have it. Enjoy.

jocuatro

March 18th, 2011, 10:35 AM

Bicolano farmer-beneficiary finds ‘gold mine’ in virgin pili nut oil - DAR
March 18, 2011, 12:44pm

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) - An agrarian reform beneficiary in Daraga, Albay has found a “gold mine” in manually extracted virgin pili nut oil he himself developed painstakingly for six months shortly after attending a government-sponsored pili nut food processing course early last year, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said Thursday.

Victor Ramon Goyena, 50, a civil engineering graduate, said it took him six months of experimentation before he finally perfected in October last year the extraction of virgin pili nut oil from newly harvested nuts.

“The temperature plays a very important role in maintaining the nutritional potency of the oil. Only when no alteration of its nutrient composition can we claim it as ‘virgin oil,’” he said.

Goyena added that he got hooked into this undertaking after attending a series of trainings on pili nut food processing sponsored by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Albay.

Goyena, who was awarded with a three-hectare farm under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in April 2008, said the oil is a good skin moisturizer as it helps smoothen ageing skin and soften dry and rough skin.

“The oil is odorless and is easily absorbed by our skin. I personally use it and it makes my skin glow and healthy”, said Goyena, who is married to the former Jocelyn Faustino, with whom he has two sons, both in their late teens.

Goyena also found that virgin pili nut oil is good at enhancing hair growth. Traditionally, pili nut oil is being used by local folks to treat skin diseases and as de-worming agent for poultry and livestock.

Goyena is currently selling his virgin pili nut oil in 20 and 30 milliliter bottles in the Bicol region. He is working on hitting the national market anytime within the next two years.

Albay provincial agrarian reform officer Salve C. Tongco said that Goyena, with his newfound product, is a potential nominee for the “Most Outstanding ARB” award, and his virgin pili nut oil a top contender for the “rookie product” category in the 2011 Agraryo Trade Fair in June.

http://http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/310102/bicolano-farmerbeneficiary-finds-gold-mine-virgin-pili-nut-oil-dar

jocuatro

March 18th, 2011, 10:42 AM

jocuatro

March 18th, 2011, 10:54 AM

GARO BAGA PABAGSAK NA ANG ALECO! :ohno: KAIPUHAN NA YATA IPABAKAL NA INI SA IBANG ELECTRIC COMPANY AROG KAN MERALCO.

Operational loss kan Albay Electric Coop., uminabot sa labi P800-M

Wednesday, 16 March 2011 09:01

LEGAZPI CITY - Uminabot nin haros 800 milyunes de pesos an kalugian kan Albay electric Cooperative sa nakalihis na pamamayo ni dating OIC General Manager Alex Realosa .

Ini basado sa ginibong Audit report sa pangengenot kan NEA .

Sa report, pigbasehan an operational losses sa enot na arangkada kan operasyon kaini sa pamamayo ni Engr. Realosa .

Mientrastanto, sa kahapotan kun anu an magiging lakdang kaini kan ALECO, sinabi ni Mr. Paul Lopez, an namayo ngonyan sa Aleco na kaipuhan na maipaabot sa mas halangkaw na opisyal an nasabing report ngani na maibitaran na maging "bias" sa mga madadalaganan na mga dating personahes kan ahencia na embwelto sa nasabing kalugian na haloy nang probema kan kooperatiba.

http://http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/44518-operational-loss-kan-albay-electric-coop-uminabot-sa-labi-p800-m

jocuatro

March 18th, 2011, 10:57 AM

District Engr. sa Albay, nanunuhol huli sa depektibong mga proyektong asphalt overlay

Tuesday, 15 March 2011 09:03
LEGAZPI CITY - Ibinulgar sa ngunyan kan nagkapirang mga kapitan sa porsyon kan banwaan nin Daraga an pagbabalo sa sainda na manuhol kan sarong district engineer katakod kan saiyang proyektong pig-iimplementar partikular na sa kahalabaan kan maharlika highway sa Barangay Peñafarancia asin Daraga na may mga nangyayaring iregularidad .

Binuyagyag ni Kapitan Jo Lubas kan Barangay Peñafrancia na pigbalo siyang kaulayon asin paipitan nin kantidad na kan district engineer na si Walter Lubiano .

Ini an may koneksyon sa suboot sarong asphalt overlay project na mayong maray na konstruksyon huli kan malasadong timplada kan aspalto asin baybay na segun sa opisyal, mas dakol an baybay kaysa sa aspalto na nagresulta man sa pagpapadoble kaini .

Katakod kan nasabing patrabaho, minakaray ni Kapitan Lubas na hagadon sa nasabing engineer an program of works alagad kan nakaaging aldaw kan nakipag-ilingan sa saiya si Engr. Lubiano asin ini an nagbalo sa saiya na magtao nin kantidad na nakalaog sa sarong folder .

Segun pa ki Kapitan Lubas, kadakol sa sainda na nakahiling na pupwedeng magpatunay sa saiyang mga alegasyon kun sain pinagkarkulo niyang maabot sa P10,000 sagkod P20,000 an laog kan sobre kasabay kan mga sinabing aregluhon na sana man an nasabing isyu sa proyekto .

Mientrastanto bako sana man an kapitan kan Barangay Peñafrancia an pinagbalo na suhulan kan nasabing district engineer kun sain kinumpirmar ni Kapitan Alwin Nimo kan Barangay Anisl*g na siya an pigturulan man nin kantidad na maabot sa P2,000 para man aregluhon an dapit sa proyekto .

Dugang pa kan opisyal, may mga naaraman man siyang dati nang nagrereklamo dapit sa nasabing engineer kaya sa ngunyan dai na ini papalampason huli man ta nakatalaan na sindang magsumitir nin draft nin complaint na ipapadara sa Ombudsman, ki Sec. Rogelio Singson sa central office asin sa regional office kan DPWH ngani na maaksyunan an sub-standard na konstruksyon kan pag-aaspalto kan tinampo.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/44365-district-engr-sa-albay-nanunuhol-huli-sa-depektibong-mga-proyektong-asphalt-overlay

--INI ANG DAPAT SAIMO!:bash:

garycooper

March 18th, 2011, 11:12 AM

garycooper

March 18th, 2011, 11:17 AM

^^nagpasar nin resolusyon an konseho kan Daraga manungod sa pangaran kan airport. Gusto ninda na an airport sa Alobo isunod sa pangaran kan munisipyo. Irerekomenda ninda na dapat pangaranan nin Daraga International Airport instead of Bicol International Airport.

mas marhay na apodon ini na bicol international airport or albay international airport.

As I previously suggested, I would prefer to name it Legazpi-Daraga International Airport. Just like other international airports abroad - Dallas-Forthwrth in Texas. or like Bacolod-Silay Airport.

My second preference is Albay International Airport.

swing_vote

March 18th, 2011, 12:56 PM

We can never compel these airlines to go to Libya and just take passengers from there to here, especially that our flag carrier PAL is no longer a GOCC but a privatized corporation. Maray man lang kuta kung mabayad ang gobyerno. Our govt could never argue on the premise that these corporations should have the moral ascendancy to do these things. They are still businesses after all.

I think the government can invoke the doctrine of police power...

jardet

March 18th, 2011, 02:50 PM

I think the government can invoke the doctrine of police power...

police power, if i still remember by political law, is the power to regulate or control (police). but the state acting through its government should have that power to utilize privately owned services to help and protect its people. if the government will opt to use that power, private individual or entity affected is entitled to compensation.

Brandon32

March 18th, 2011, 03:41 PM

Brandon32

March 18th, 2011, 03:52 PM

swing_vote

March 18th, 2011, 06:43 PM

police power, if i still remember by political law, is the power to regulate or control (police). but the state acting through its government should have that power to utilize privately owned services to help and protect its people. if the government will opt to use that power, private individual or entity affected is entitled to compensation.

yes, but i think the compensation would only be limited to costs that would be spent by the planes. hopefully, no proit would be involved here...

swing_vote

March 18th, 2011, 07:05 PM

i hope to see more pilinut oil in the market...and hope one day, albay and the the bicol region will become an exporter of this new found product.

i agree. we need more export revenue to stimulate the economy... :cheers:

swing_vote

March 18th, 2011, 07:35 PM

So we have another muse in ethe thread.

Welcome to the thread ms magayon. Welcome to our dysfunctional family. :)

are we really dysfunctional these days? we were back then - late 2000's. but now, this thread is kind of quieter than before... i hope more people would come back and post...

aidz

March 18th, 2011, 07:59 PM

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 03:09 AM

25 Bicolano finalists vie
for outstanding student award
By Florencio P. Narito

LEGAZPI CITY, Twenty-five college students from the different colleges and universities of Bicol underwent the final interview before a panel of judges for the search of the Ten Outstanding Students of Bicol (TOSB) Year 2 at La Piazza Hotel and Convention Center on Tahao Road here.

The search for the Ten Outstanding Students of Bicol (TOSB) is a project of Ako Bicol Partylist in cooperation with the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the Philippine Association of Campus Student Advisers (PACSA), headed by Prof. Glenn Narvaez of the Bicol University, Legazpi City.

The lucky winners will receive a plaque of recognition and a cash award of P 20,000 each during formal awarding ceremonies (date and venue to be announced later).

This year’s candidates for the TOSB are:

1.Ameera Sarah N. Baylon, Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges;

2.Arlene T. Delos Reyes, University of Nueva Caceres, Naga City;

3.Chris D. Sesbreño, Aemillanum College, Sorsogon City;

4.Christian Michael O. Peña, Bicol University (BU), Legazpi City

5.Dion Lorenz L. Romano, Universidad Sta. Isabel ;

6. Elvin Randolph R. Jubay, Catanduanes State College;

7.Glenna Mae N. Guiriba, Bicol University (BU);

8. Joan Don A. Napay, Divine Word College of Legazpi ;

9. John Elmar B. Templonuevo, Catanduanes State College (CSC);

10.John Kenneth M. Trinidad, Divine Word College of Legazpi(DWCL);

11. Jomar N. Marbida, Bicol University (BU);

12. Jovic Maurice L. Yee, Bicol University (BU);

13. Karla Mir C. Baldeo, Bicol University (BU);

14.Katherine G. Lapayag, Computer Communication Development
Institute (CCDI);
15.Kurt P. Silvano, Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC);

16. Lea T. Faurillo, Universidad de Sta. Isabel;

17.Marian Chrissel Deborrah A. Andriano, Ateneo De Naga
Universuty(AdNU);

18.Marpril A. Agor, Ateneo De Naga University(AdNU);

19. Melvin John N.Frivaldo,Computer Communication Development
Institute(CCDI);

20. Monica M. Polemares, Ateneo De Naga University (AdNU);21.
Monique Sabio La Consolacion College Daet;

22. Narshrene Rafaat, Bicol University (BU);

23. Pau Andrew C. Orpiada, Ateneo De Naga University (AdNU);

24. Ramish B. Baldoza, Central Bicol State University of
Agriculture,Pili,Camarines Sur;

25. Renier L. Ramirez, University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP)Iriga
City .

The panel of judges who interviewed each candidate for the TOSB was composed of Dr. Dennis Rebusno, CHED, chairman ,Lamberto Doronela, businessman, vice chairman; Prof. Alejandro Nueva Jr.,PACSA; Elsie Inocando, businesswoman, chairman, Delfin A. Co Foundation Inc.(DACFI) and Amy Duran of Ako Bicol, members.

Before the final interview by the panel, the candidates were interviewed by the media on a variety of topics.

http://http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/mar17/xvie.html

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 03:16 AM

P-Noy’s sis pushes IP’s protection
By Mar S. Arguelles

LEGAZPI CITY --- Presidential sister Victoria Elisa “Viel” Aquino-Dee on Tuesday said she is pursuing programs that would develop and protect the plight of indigenous people (IPs) across the country following reports of incidents that the community they live in are being exploited by companies involved mining and logging.

Dee said government and the private sector should harness their efforts in improving the welfare of the IPs, among the most disadvantaged sectors of our society.

Dee said she is a staunch advocate in the protection of the rights of IPs. Dee said we should recognize their ancestral domains and provide them access to education and livelihood designed to improve the welfare.

She said, “Dapat natin pagibayuhin ang pag bigay ng proteksyion at pagyamanin and kultura ng ating mga katutubo.”

Dee said she would like to see that IPs are educated so that they could make right decisions. She even cited a non-government organization in Davao that put up a college exclusively for indigenous people.

The president’s younger sister visited this city to grace the celebration of Women’s month held at the Albay Astrodome here.

Dee and Women’s Rights Advocate led the walk dubbed as “Marcha Bicolana” from the Legazpi Airport to the Albay Astrodome where thousands of women from various sectors joined them in observing the International Women’s Month celebration.

She urged Bicolanas to work harder to ensure that gender equality and the empowerment of women becomes a fulfilled vision.

At a press conference held at the People’s Hall at the Albay Provincial Capitol Dee expressed her deep involvement in the advocacy to improve the wellbeing of indigenous people that are being affected by the developments of industries in the countryside.

She took notice of tribal communities losing their ancestral lands due to mining and logging operations in some areas in the country.

Data from the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) in Bicol indicate that there are 100,000 IPs from the Agta tribe in the region.

Lee Arroyo, NCIP regional director said the indigenous people in Bicol from the Agta tribe are mostly found in Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Albay and Camarines Norte.

Arroyo said that the IPs in Bicol represent the smallest in terms of population compared with other tribal communities in other regions.

http://http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/mar17/xpush.html

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 03:18 AM

Albayanos unresponsive to tsunami alert
By Rhaydz B. Barcia
http://http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/mar17/xtsunana.html
LEGAZPI CITY --- With residents in the coastal areas of Albay unresponsive to the tsunami alert raised over the eastern side of the Pacific, the provincial government here is faced with a serious problem should an earthquake measuring 7 to 8 magnitude occurs.

Last Friday, when the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the tsunami alert warning from level 1 to level 2, not all residents responded in the 117 villages of this province within the projected area to be hit.

Even with Gov. Joey Salceda’s enforcement of evacuation of residents in the coastal areas, the villagers of Victory, Pigcale, Sabang and San Roque of this city remained in their houses doing their daily chores that day.

Salceda, whose goal in disaster response and management is “zero casualty” admitted there were problems because residents in the coastal areas did not leave their residences.

“For a single precious life, the government is spending so much money but people are stubborn. We need to implement countermeasures here such as sustained community training including tsunami drills. On extreme situations, we will implement forced evacuation,” the governor said.

At the peak of the evacuation that day the city experienced a traffic jam while schools, malls, banks and business establishments closed down to give employees and students time to go home and seek safer grounds.

“Communications with the public should be continuous and it is highly critical to inform them that authorities are responding to the evolving risks. Correct science-based information on such risks provides the people reasonable basis for household decision-making while personal leadership has a calming effect,” Salceda explained.

He recommended that more public information and awareness regarding the nature and effects of earthquake and tsunami must be done, including traffic management plan for specific emergency situations which the police office must develop.

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 03:22 AM

Aquinas University of Legazpi Official Website has been chosen as one of the semi-finalists in the 12th Philippine Web Awards. We are seeking for your support since the semi-finalist that gets the most number of votes will win the People's Choice Award
To vote for us, please visit 12th Philippine Web Awards Voting Site.
http://http://www.philippinewebawards.com/

Dante_54

March 19th, 2011, 06:02 AM

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Soon to open to serve Daraguenos.

Dante_54

March 19th, 2011, 06:08 AM

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GEN. LUNA STREET
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5538536559_bfa793b68f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dante_54/5538536559/)

KIMANTONG

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 06:46 AM

we're inviting everyone to be a part of the biggest event this summer!
welcome to ALBAY!

MAGAYON FESTIVAL 2011
Calendar of Events

April 1 to 30 – Rocklakan sa Magayon, 7pm @ SMB Stage
– Magayon Art Exhibit, 8am-5pm @ Atrium, Capitol Bldg.
– Magayon Photo Exhibit, 8am-5pm @ Back of Capitol
- Floriage (Garden Expo), 8am-onwards @ Astrodome Compound
- Magayon Festival Trade Fair 2011 Special Setting &
Bayong Showcase
@ Old Albay District
– Magayon Festival Trade Fair 2011 Special Exhibit
@ Capitol Lobby

– Magayon Foodstalls/Beer Plaza

April 1 - Misa sa Magayon, 8am @ Albay Astrodome
– Magayon Cheers, 9am @ Peñaranda Park
– Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies (Trade Fair/Foodstalls/Exhibits)
9:30am @ Albay Capitol/ Peñaranda Park
- Magayon Festival Legend Showdown, 1pm @ Peñaranda Park
- Sponsors' Parade of Lights, 6pm @ Penaranda Park
- Magayon Serenata 2011 (Brass Band Festival) 6pm
@ Peñaranda Park
– Silyab sa Magayon (Fireworks Display),7pm @ Peñaranda Park
- Concierto sa Magayon w/ Ate Shawie & 6 Cycle Mind, 7pm
@ Albay Astrodome
to 2 – Ms. MaGAYon Festival, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 2 – Mayon 360 – International 50-Mile Ultra Marathon,
4am @ Peñaranda Park
- Summer Opening Celebration @ Embarcadero de Legazpi

– Hataw at Galaw sa Magayon, 8pm @ Peñaranda Park
to 3 – Bicol Regional Karate-do Championship, 8am
@ Embarcadero de Legazpi
to 3 & 10 – Sagupaan sa Magayon (Kid Boxing Competition), 5pm
@ Peñaranda Park

April 3 – Albay Day Celebration
– MaGAYon Day: Gupitan sa Plaza, 8am @ Peñaranda Park
– Albay Day: Basketball Games, 2pm @ Albay Astrodome
- Magayon Drum Corps Competition, 2pm @ Peñaranda Park

– Daragang Magayon Effigy-Making Contest, 6pm
@ Peñaranda Park
– Bicol University Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 4 – BFP Day/Regional Urban Fire Olympics,8am @ Peñaranda Park
– Bulilit sa Magayon, 8am @ Albay Astrodome
– Mima, Maskara, Anino, Atbp! 6pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Ligao City Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 5 – Senior Citizens’ Day, 8am @ Albay Astrodome
– Daraga Night, 6pm @ Peñaranda Park
– A Night of Belly Dancing w/ the Gypsies,8pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 6 – Legazpi City Night w/ Santacruzan, 5pm @ Peñaranda Park
– DWCL Night, 9pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 7 – Polangui Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Magayon Festival 5-Cock Derby, 7pm @ Gallera de Legazpi
- Ginoo ng Magayon Festival Talent Night, 7pm @ Albay Astrodome

– Ki Aikido Asian Tournament, 3pm @ ICR Conference Room

April 8 – Ki Aikido Asian Tournament, 3pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Silyab sa Magayon (Fireworks Display),7pm @ Peñaranda Park

– Tabaco City Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
to 10 – National Skimboarding Competition, 8am @ Sto. Domingo
to 10 – Bicol Dart Challenge V, 8am @ People’s Hall

April 9 – Ki Aikido Asian Tournament, 3pm @ ICR Conference Room
– MaGAYon Day Madri Gras (Gay Street Parade), 2pm
@ Peñaranda Park
– 3rd Payaso sa Magayon 2011, 6pm @ Peñaranda Park
- Ginoo ng Magayon Festival Pagent Night w/ Jennylyn Mercado,
7pm @ Albay Astrodome

– Phenomenal Women: A Catwalk for a Cause, 7pm
@ La Piazza Hotel
to 10 - 3rd Magayon Festival Nat’l. Invitational Airsoft Tournament,
8am @ BU Oval Field

April 10 – Magayon X Playground, 8am @ Landco Business Park

– Dog Walk and Pet Show, 3pm @ BU Grounds to Peñaranda Park
- Magayon Serenata 2011 (Brass Band Festival) 6pm
@ Peñaranda Park

– Senakulo @ Albay Astrodome

April 11 – ABS-CBN Variety Show, 5pm @ Peñaranda Park

– Hataw at Galaw sa Magayon, 8pm @ Peñaranda Park
to 16 – Magayon Tumbukan (9-Ball Billards Competition)
@ Ninong’s Bar

April 12 – Magayon Idol, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Munting Prinsesa ng Magayon, 7pm @ Albay Astrodome
– Laro ng Lahi sa Magayon, 8am @ Peñaranda Park
to 13 – League of Cooperative Officers of the Philippines Convention,
8am @ People’s Hall

April 13 – Kudkud-Paga Turo-Gata…Round IV!, 3pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Libon Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
- Magayon Baile, 7pm @ Albay Astrodome
- Magayon Dancesports w/ Ms. Priscilla Meirelles, 9pm
@ Albay Astrodome

April 14 – Magayon Song Co., 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

– Titsers’ Nyt, 6pm @ Albay Astrodome
- Rapado sa Magayon Rap for a Change, 9pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 15 – Magayon Arnis Kali Laro-Laban Championship, 10am
@ LCC Activity Center

– The Lass…The Musical…Magayon Teatro de Artes,
6pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Silyab sa Magayon (Fireworks Display), 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Magayon Band Masters’ Show, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

to 16 – Magayon Jobs Fair, 8am @ Albay Astrodome
– Magayon Bike Show and Competition, 8am
@ Landco Business Park
to 17 – 3 Peaks in One Summer Festival: Mt. Masaraga,
Mt. Malinao & Mt. Mayon

April 16 – Kuntaw sa Magayon, 10am @ LCC Activity Center
– Pretty Preggy (Buntis Pageant), 6pm @ Albay Astrodome
– Magayon Band Fest, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
to 17 – Magayon Climb Outreach 2011 @ Bonga, Bacacay

April 17 – Palaspas/Palm Blessing, 6am @ Peñaranda Park
– Lagatok sa Folk, 6pm @ Albay Astrodome
– AUL Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 18 – Himig Semana Santa, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
to 23 – Kasal-Kasalon sa Magayon (A Bridal Exhibit),
8am @ Albay Astrodome
to 23 – Magayon Tumbukan (9-Ball Billards Competition)
@ Ninong’s Bar
to 23 – Magayon Fashion Show, 7pm @ Albay Astrodome

April 19 – Magayon Skate Festival 2011, 1pm @ Embarcadero de Legazpi
– A Rendition of “Regina Coeleletarie”, 6pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 20 – Senakulo (Sto. Domingo Night), 8pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 21 – Pabasa, 6pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 22 – Siete Palabras, 1pm @ Albay Cathedral
– Procession of Pasos @ Peñaranda Park

April 23 – Visita Iglesia @ Albay Cathedral
– Paghiras Kan “Balaog”, 6pm @ Albay Cathedral
- Magayon Serenata 2011 (Brass Band Festival) 6pm
@ Albay Astrodome
– Sto. Domingo Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

– Mag Rider’s First Motorcycle Circuit, 7am

@ Embarcadero de Legazpi

April 24 – Salubong, 4am @ Peñaranda Park

– Easter Dawn Mass, 4am @ Peñaranda Park
- Magayon Goes Retro/Retro Music Festival, 3pm
@ Peñaranda Park

April 25 – Floriage: Lecture Series, 8am @ Astrodome Compound
– JBR Center for Performing Arts, 5pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Camalig Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
to 28 – Regional Invitational Dama Tournament, 9am @ Albay Capitol

April 26 - Hot-aw sa Kaonan (Sili Viand - Eating Contest),
5 pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Oas Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

- Mutya ng Magayon Festival Talent Night, 7pm @ Albay Astrodome

April 27 – Bacacay Night, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

April 28 – Regional Cooperative Council Meeting, 8am @ People’s Hall
– Sari-Saring Talentadong Albayano, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
- Mutya ng Magayon Festival Pagent Night w/ Lara Quigaman,
7pm @ Albay Astrodome

to 29 – Magayon Chess Festival, 8am @ People’s Hall
to 29 – Magayon Bikini Open, 7pm @ Albay Astrodome
to 30 - National Table Tennis Invitational Tournament,
8am @ LCC Activitiy Center

April 29 - 9th Gayon Bicol Festival of Festivals Showdown
sa Magayon Festival, 1pm @ Penaranda Park
– Silyab sa Magayon (Fireworks Display), 7pm @ Peñaranda Park
– Kumpas, 7pm @ Peñaranda Park

to May 1 – Magayon Climb Outreach 2011 @ Bonga, Bacacay

April 30 – Magayon Run 2011: A Fun Run for Albay, 3pm @ Peñaranda Park
- Conciertong Pasasalamat w/ Sam Milby, 7pm @ Albay Astrodome

NOTE: Subject to change without prior notice.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Magayon-Festival/140394179308522

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 06:53 AM

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5539114980_98c39dd80b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dante_54/5539114980/)

Soon to open to serve Daraguenos.

Saen po ini sa Daraga?

nadagdagn na ang banko dyan pagkatapos mawara ang PNB na luminipat sa Albay district:
1. METROBANK
2. ALLIED BANK
3. BDO
4. LEGAZPI SAVINGS BANK
5. CAGSAWA RURAL BANK
6. RURAL BANK OF CAMALIG
7. CHINABANK (soon!)

mang teban

March 19th, 2011, 06:53 AM

Embarcadero de Legazpi, Bar 101 at Bichara Mall and Capitol Annex are places you can unwind and enjoy the nightlife here in Legazpi, the new bars at Alternate Road are Vintage Bar, Welkommen and Global Kusina, foreigners
like these places.
Old Albay District has plenty of bars with live bands like chick in, gasthof international cuisine, valentino, kalesa bar, etc.
Embarcadero is most chosen place at night, you can dine, drink and sing at the second floor and disco at padi's point.
Pili lang and you have it. Enjoy.

sounds great, thanks a lot ka dante, looking forward for it :)

more power sa thread, keep it rolling guys!

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 07:03 AM

1EfTji9IOxY

ALBAY MABUHAY (The Magayon Festival Theme Song)
Composer: Rodgie “Jojo Banana” Abril

Sapa na nagkakanta sa tahaw nin kaawagan
Doros na nagkokorahaw sa kaitaasan
Dagat na nagsisigay sa gilid kan baybayon
Panganoron na naghahadok sa Bulkan Mayon

Daraga y Soltero sa bangguing bulanon
Nagkakanta, nagbabayle, gabos maogmahon
mga gurang y kaakian yaon sa simbahan
naghahalat kan pagpoon kan selebrasyon

Refrain

Albay Mabuhay ka, Paraiso sa Daga
Sa imo an Kulturang Magayon
Albay ika sana, samong rinaranga
Tunay kang probinsyang Magayon

Kulturang Albayano bantog na Maogma
Tawo mong makadiyos asin mapagkapwa
oya nagbungkaras, asin namidbidan
sa pagreparo kan kapalibotan

Dating kaugalian asin bagong kaaraman
pinagsaro sa tabang kan Diyos na makakamhan
Saimong mga biyaya samo an pakinabang
duman sa kadagatan sagkod sa kabubuldan

Mabalos sa imo Mahal niyamong Diyos
Kami nagrurukyaw na tinao mo an gabos
Magayon na Albay, Kultura na Buhay
Makolor asin dayaday – an Albay

meako

March 19th, 2011, 08:59 AM

[dx]

March 19th, 2011, 09:44 AM

Hello guys!

Thanks so much for keeping the thread going! It's awesome to see/read the updates here. :okay: :grouphug:

If you're on Facebook, I'd like to invite you to please 'like' the official page of Magayon Festival on Facebook to get updates about the upcoming festivities --> Magayon Festival on Facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magayon-Festival/140394179308522)
Gov. Joey Salceda (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=652921755) and staff are personally managing the page. :) The governor recently became active on Facebook (http://joeyssalceda.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/help-please-like-magayon-festival-community-page/)as part of the efforts to repatriate Albayanos from Libya.

Dios Mabalos po!

Dex

Rodel

March 19th, 2011, 10:15 AM

Cagsawa ruins, Daraga, Albay

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu4/rhodel2000/Bicol%20-%20Albay%20and%20Cam%20Sur/DSC01066.jpg

aidz

March 19th, 2011, 12:17 PM

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 12:26 PM

Hello,

May i inquire how to go to Legazpi from Pili domestic airport?

From the airport, what transportation is available? Most likely a tricycle going to Pili capital. From Pili capital, where is the van/public terminal going to Legazpi?
As far as i know, there is the regular aircon buses that pass by Pili, but aside from it, may i ask other alternatives as a van maybe faster than the bus.

Thank you.

if you're from manila, sa legazpi airport ka na lang bumaba para hindi kana mahirapan. as far as i know, bus and van lang ang transportation papuntang legazpi from pili. don't know kung pwedeng dumiretso sa legazpi ang taxi na galing dyan sa pili airport.

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 12:36 PM

;74546331']Hello guys!

Thanks so much for keeping the thread going! It's awesome to see/read the updates here. :okay: :grouphug:

If you're on Facebook, I'd like to invite you to please 'like' the official page of Magayon Festival on Facebook to get updates about the upcoming festivities --> Magayon Festival on Facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magayon-Festival/140394179308522)
Gov. Joey Salceda (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=652921755) and staff are personally managing the page. :) The governor recently became active on Facebook (http://joeyssalceda.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/help-please-like-magayon-festival-community-page/)as part of the efforts to repatriate Albayanos from Libya.

Dios Mabalos po!

Dex

miss ka na namin dito sa thread sir dex! nagpaparasin ka baya? :)
btw, so magayon festival facebook account palan talagang saro sa admin si gov? nice to know that! kay gov na fb account man palan so JOSE SALCEDA?

jocuatro

March 19th, 2011, 12:43 PM

:ohno:
buti na lang nga at hindi ganun kadelikado yung tumamang tsunami sa atin. Pero kahit ganun, dapat sumunod sila sa orders ng authority. ang Hawaii, alam ko kasi, may damages sa property eh nung tumama ang tsunami sa kanila...

maybe nagsawa man so mga tawo sa tsunami scare sa legazpi kaya dai na sinda nag-evacuate ta pig-isip ninda na dai man maapektuhan ang albay. kaya naapektuhan man so hawaii ta nasa tahaw sinda kan pacific ocean then so makosog na wave ay papunta sa direction kan hawaii.

meako

March 19th, 2011, 12:45 PM

if you're from manila, sa legazpi airport ka na lang bumaba para hindi kana mahirapan. as far as i know, bus and van lang ang transportation papuntang legazpi from pili. don't know kung pwedeng dumiretso sa legazpi ang taxi na galing dyan sa pili airport.

Alanganin kasi ang oras papuntang Legazpi. meron na ko ticket, manila-naga. saan pwedeng sumakay ng van sa pili?

hakz2007

March 19th, 2011, 01:04 PM

^^walang van mula Pili to Legazpi...but if you want one, go to Naga CBD 2 Van terminal, just in front of SM City Naga....

meako

March 19th, 2011, 01:22 PM

^^walang van mula Pili to Legazpi...but if you want one, go to Naga CBD 2 Van terminal, just in front of SM City Naga....

ok. well, i just have to wait for a bus then.

Dante_54

March 19th, 2011, 03:50 PM

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5539966544_8acf411e3d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dante_54/5539966544/)
Making road more wider beside the embarcadero de legazpi, enroute to Rizal Street

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5539964718_a443a575e0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dante_54/5539964718/)

Monsi

March 20th, 2011, 03:45 AM

jocuatro

March 20th, 2011, 05:29 AM

Tagalog news: Bicol U nag-uwi ng karangalan sa palakasan

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) -- Isa na namang karangalan ang iniuwi ng mga atleta ng Bicol University matapos makipagtagisan sa larangan ng isports at palakasan sa nakaraang State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) National Meet na ginanap sa Ilagan, Isabela kumakailan lang.
116 na atleta kasama na ang mga coach, staff at chaperon mula BU ang dumayo sa Isabela para magpamalas ng kani-kanilang tibay at galling sa iba’t ibang larangan ng isports.
Ayon kay Ginang Marylou Borja, Director ng Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (IPESR) ng nasabing Unibersidad, naging maayos ang naturang palakasan at nag-enjoy din ang mga atleta.
Ipinagmalaki niya ring nag-uwi ng 19 ginto, 9 na pilak at 13 bronseng medalya ang BU athletes. Tinanghal ding Best in Swim Wear ang 2011 Miss BU na si Iana France Villana na nagrepresent ng Bicol Region sa Mr. and Ms. SCUAA National.
Dagdag pa niya ang nasabing Palaro ay maaaring maging basehan sa pagpili ng mga atletang sasabak sa SEA Games at makakasama sa Philippine Team.
Sa 16 na rehiyong kalahok sa palaro, nakapang-apat ang Rehiyon V sa overall rank. Nanguna pa rin ang NCR, sumunod ang Region 3 at pangatlo ang Region 4.
Umaasa pa rin ang director na mag-uuwi muli ng tagumpay at karangalan ang mga atleta ng unibersidad sa susunod na taon. (MABello, BUCAL/pia Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23132

jocuatro

March 20th, 2011, 05:32 AM

POPCOM and BUCAL join forces pursuing RH and sexuality education

LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) — The Commission on Populations (Popcom) remains upbeat in pursuit of informing and educating the development on the issues pertaining to reproductive health and sexuality.
Popcom Public Information Officer Miracle Bolanos said the commission has recently forged a partnership with Bicol University College of Arts and Letters (BUCAL) to pursue an advocacy among the young on RH and sexuality issues.
Dubbed “Preparing Responsible Individuals as Movers and Enablers of Development (PRIMED)”, Popcom and BU intend to educate particularly the students on matters like pre-marital sex and teenage pregnancy.
Bolanos said that the duo organizations held art exhibit last February 14 portraying issues on reproductive health, followed by a live concert from the Audio Visual Communications students at the in CAL Amphitheater.
The activity was participated in by students from all tertiary levels where most cases of PMS occasionally happen.
Bolanos observed that BU offered courses like Speech and Theatre Arts (STA), Audio Visual Communications (AVC), AB-English, Broadcasting and Journalism which are very helpful to the Popcom portraying our goals such as the dangers in engaging in this topic.
The said partnership started September last year, where Popcom and BUCAL signed the agreement on pursuing the advocacy and the former granting the latter the P100,000 funding for the program.

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23129

jocuatro

March 20th, 2011, 05:43 AM

Albay agri-fiesta sa Mayo na

LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) -- Ang Department of Agriculture (DA) ay magkakaroon ng farmers’ and fisheries celebration o agri-fiesta sa darating na ikalawang Sabado ng Mayo na gaganapin sa People’s Hall, sa loob ng Albay Capitol.
Tampok sa nasabing pagdiriwang ang motorcade, livestock forum, rice forum, vegetable forum at iba’t ibang patimpalak tulad ng landscape gardening na tatlumpung libong piso (P30,000) ang iuuwing premyo ng mananalo.
Mamili at matutunghayan din ang mga gawang pang agrikultura na ititinda mismo ng mga Albayanong magsasaka’t mangingisda.
Ayon kay G. Manuel Moises, assistant provincial agriculturist ng DA, na ang nilalayon ng selebrasyon ay dagdag kita at puhunan para sa mga magsasaka’t mangingisda. Ito’y karagdagang kaalaman din tungkol sa tamang pangingisda at pagsasaka.
Ang lahat ng mga Albayano ay inaanyayahang dumalo at makiisa sa nasabing pagdiriwang.(CBVales, BUCAL/PIA Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23130

jocuatro

March 20th, 2011, 05:46 AM

jocuatro

March 20th, 2011, 06:05 AM

Albay's 3rd district lawmaker proclaimed
By Celso Amo (The Philippine Star) Updated March 20, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (1)

LEGAZPI CITY Philippines – Former Albay governor Fernando Gonzales is now the official representative of the province’s third district after the Supreme Court annulled two Comelec resolutions which proclaimed incumbent Rep. Reno Lim as winner in the May 2010 elections as well as dismissed the petition filed by Lim and Stephen Bichara for disqualification and cancellation of Gonzales’ certificate of candidacy.

In a decision, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition for disqualification and cancellation of the certificate of candidacy of Gonzales without prejudice to the filing of a proper petition before the House of Represen*tatives Electoral Tribunal which also raised the same question on the citizenship qualification of the petitioner.

The Court also annulled and set aside the resolution of the Comelec Second Division dated May 8, 2010 and the Comelec resolution dated July 23, 2010 in SPA No. 10-074(DC) which proclaimed Lim as winner.

http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=667801&publicationSubCategoryId=67

jocuatro

March 20th, 2011, 06:11 AM

Monsi

March 20th, 2011, 06:29 AM

March 12...Lamba...
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199335_1594698193466_1416284209_31269384_4520579_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/189735_1594695193391_1416284209_31269383_43949_n.jpg
^From my posts in Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/legazpicity#!/legazpicity?sk=photos).
meron island ang gitna ng kalsada? maganda kung ganun!
^That's in Lamba...In Puro is something wider, being paved (as of March 12).
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/200329_1594704673628_1416284209_31269400_4514067_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199278_1594706433672_1416284209_31269402_4844253_n.jpg
^The same cut as seen from the Corniche/Boulevard bridge in Lamba...[from Facebook/Legazpi City (http://www.facebook.com/legazpicity?sk=photos#!/legazpicity?sk=photos&closeTheater=1)]

jocuatro

March 20th, 2011, 07:23 AM

^That's in Lamba...In Puro is something wider, being paved (as of March 12).
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/200329_1594704673628_1416284209_31269400_4514067_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199278_1594706433672_1416284209_31269402_4844253_n.jpg
^The same cut as seen from the Corniche/Boulevard bridge in Lamba...[from Facebook/Legazpi City (http://www.facebook.com/legazpicity?sk=photos#!/legazpicity?sk=photos&closeTheater=1)]

if this development was done 20 years ago, maybe Legazpi is now a highly urbanized city!

Albayano

March 20th, 2011, 11:37 AM

if this development was done 20 years ago, maybe Legazpi is now a highly urbanized city!

True, siguro pano nang establishments an stretch can legazpi boulevard.

aidz

March 20th, 2011, 11:50 AM

maybe nagsawa man so mga tawo sa tsunami scare sa legazpi kaya dai na sinda nag-evacuate ta pig-isip ninda na dai man maapektuhan ang albay. kaya naapektuhan man so hawaii ta nasa tahaw sinda kan pacific ocean then so makosog na wave ay papunta sa direction kan hawaii.
That's the danger of this picture. The mindset that, "Oh! Since no tsunami hit us last time, even if the government warned us of it, it won't come. I might as well stay put than waste my time and energy evacuating."

I commend the Gov. for his zero casualty plan during times of disasters, but if the people won't be so cooperative, and if they stay stubborn towards this, then it would no longer be a zero casualty.

It's not just whether the tsunami hits us or not after the warning, that's not even the point. Disaster preparedness requires everyone to follow orders. If they keep on this attitude, then all the good intentions and plans of the government will be for naught.

Alanganin kasi ang oras papuntang Legazpi. meron na ko ticket, manila-naga. saan pwedeng sumakay ng van sa pili?

^^walang van mula Pili to Legazpi...but if you want one, go to Naga CBD 2 Van terminal, just in front of SM City Naga....

ok. well, i just have to wait for a bus then.
Good day! I won't recommend that you take the bus. That supposed 1.5hrs travel from Naga to Legazpi will become 4 hours if you take the bus. I'd recommend you to go to the Van terminal instead and take the van from there. There are taxi's waiting on the airport, you may want to take one to the terminal, or, you can take the pedicab to the national highway and wait for a jeepney or a bus to take you to the van terminal. Or, if you want, take a taxi to Legazpi, but that would be nearly equivalent to taking another plane from Naga to Manila. :)

Dante_54

March 20th, 2011, 12:32 PM

OPEN SKIES POLICY, APPROVED NA.

LEGAZPI, PALAWAN, BOHOL AND CAGAYAN DE ORO

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS CAN LAND TO THESE AIRPORTS, ANYTIME.

Monsi

March 20th, 2011, 12:56 PM

OPEN SKIES POLICY, APPROVED NA.

LEGAZPI, PALAWAN, BOHOL AND CAGAYAN DE ORO

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS CAN LAND TO THESE AIRPORTS, ANYTIME.

^Good news indeed for Albayanos who will be genuinely pleased about good things that come our way. Maray na Albay sa imo buda sa gabos na Albayano.:cheers:

Brandon32

March 20th, 2011, 01:28 PM

Brandon32

March 20th, 2011, 02:32 PM

OPEN SKIES POLICY, APPROVED NA.

LEGAZPI, PALAWAN, BOHOL AND CAGAYAN DE ORO

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS CAN LAND TO THESE AIRPORTS, ANYTIME.

great so international airport na ang legazpi airport..ano kaya ang next move kaini?? hope to see international flights soon...

mang teban

March 20th, 2011, 03:27 PM

sain po ba pwedeng mag fishing jan na harani sa embarcadero area o kaya sa may legazpi blvd? allowed po ba magfishing jan? kumusta naman an dakop? dakul kaya ang isda jan?

iMilo

March 20th, 2011, 06:28 PM

[QUOTE=Dante_54;74557489]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5539966544_8acf411e3d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dante_54/5539966544/)
Making road more wider beside the embarcadero de legazpi, enroute to Rizal Street

magkakaigwa na palan ki access road papuntang rizal street. baka ang sunod na gigibohon dyan ay pahalion na so mga nakaistar sa area na yan.

What City government power was used here to give way
for the road widening? Eminent domain? Or was it simply
private owner(s) sale to the City. Can the City buy privately
owned lands in the center of the city with illegal settlers
at a reasonable price and incorporate the purchased land
in the City’s urban planning program. Can the City be
vigilant in granting building permits to individuals who are
buildings houses in lands they do not own. Lastly, how and
when will the City address the illegal settlers problem? The
bottom line is to provide legal housing and to use central
city lands for the benefit of the City, not to deprive individuals
a roof above their heads.

meako

March 20th, 2011, 06:33 PM

That's the danger of this picture. The mindset that, "Oh! Since no tsunami hit us last time, even if the government warned us of it, it won't come. I might as well stay put than waste my time and energy evacuating."

I commend the Gov. for his zero casualty plan during times of disasters, but if the people won't be so cooperative, and if they stay stubborn towards this, then it would no longer be a zero casualty.

It's not just whether the tsunami hits us or not after the warning, that's not even the point. Disaster preparedness requires everyone to follow orders. If they keep on this attitude, then all the good intentions and plans of the government will be for naught.

Good day! I won't recommend that you take the bus. That supposed 1.5hrs travel from Naga to Legazpi will become 4 hours if you take the bus. I'd recommend you to go to the Van terminal instead and take the van from there. There are taxi's waiting on the airport, you may want to take one to the terminal, or, you can take the pedicab to the national highway and wait for a jeepney or a bus to take you to the van terminal. Or, if you want, take a taxi to Legazpi, but that would be nearly equivalent to taking another plane from Naga to Manila. :)

Thanks. magkano kaya ang pamasahe sa taxi from Pili to Naga van terminal?

oragon.com

March 21st, 2011, 04:59 AM

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff507/Nagacity/011_picnik.jpg
Legazpi Hiring

jocuatro

March 21st, 2011, 05:12 AM

PENSHOPPE unveils 2011 summer campaign At Misibis Bay
By Bea J. Ledesma (The Philippine Star)
Updated March 20, 2011 12:00 AM

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Misibis Bay is built on a private, pristine stretch along the southern tip of the island, and is now billed as Bicol’s most prestigious destination.

MANILA, Philippines - For its 2011 summer campaign, Penshoppe combines the creative geniuses of highly coveted photographer Pilar Tuason and commissions international publicity fi rm PR Asia Worldwide in launching a world-class campaign at the Philippines’ leading luxury resort island playground, Misibis Bay.

“Our team wanted to shoot in a nearby place that looks truly international. Misibis Bay evokes

the exact vision that we wanted to achieve, and Penshoppe wanted to create a campaign that could transport you anywhere in sophisticated, jet-set summer clothes that can be as comfortable on the shore as they are on the streets,” explains Penshoppe brand director, Alex Mendoza.

The campaign’s visual centerpiece is an elaborate luxury resort known for having been blessed with the longest summer spell — 180 days of pure bliss and sun. Interspersed in each of the campaign’s layout is a multicultural cast of models and celebrities led by Brazilian unk Akihiro Sato and French- Filipina Solenn Heussaff. Joining them are fellow Brazilian model Ygor Pignatari and Filipina model Bea Soriano — frolicking in sophisticated style and

lounging under the sun on Misibis’ signature handwoven outdoor furniture and white sand beach.

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The resort’s architecture and interiors display a quintessence of style that allows guests to completely wallow in lavish comfort and elegance.

Since its opening in 2009, Misibis Bay has fast become the Philippines’ most popular villa resort of all time. The luxurious accommodations and unparalleled service are matched only by the resort’s ideal location and very enticing offers.

Popularly known as the Philippines’ Luxury Resort Island Playground with easy access to the icol Region’s Eight Wonders of Eco-Tourism, headlined by Mayon Volcano that serves as a majestic backdrop greeting each visitor upon arrival at the Legazpi Airport, this tropical ideaway located in Cagraray Island, Bacacay, Albay Province is every bit the perfect destination that could turn your summer getaway into the most memorable yet. Whether one gets there by air — from Manila or Cebu — or by inter-island ferries, the reward that awaits the travel-weary makes a visit truly worth it.

For inquiries contact (02) 661-8888 , email: reservations@misibisbay.com or visit www.misibisbay.com to explore their exciting virtual tours. Misibis Bay is accredited by the Small Luxury Hotels of the World. SLH is an unsurpassed collection of over 480 hotels spanning more than 70 countries, which together offer an infinite variety of experiences tailored especially to the luxury market.

Misibis Bay’s status as a Triple Class A Resort is comparable to that of the world famous beaches in Bali, Maldives, Italy, France, California, the Seychelles and the Mediterranean Isles.

http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=667759&publicationSubCategoryId=87

ditay

March 21st, 2011, 06:07 AM

Its been a while since i dropped by.. :) well i agree with Monsi - Park park park! and parking area. the city needs some greenery!!!!

jocuatro

March 21st, 2011, 11:52 AM

Mining contributes P11.4 billion to Bicol economy in 2010

By Ed de Leon
LEGAZPI CITY- Three mining companies operating in Bicol produced a total of P11.4 billion worth of metallic and non metallic products last year thereby contributing to the upswing of the Bicol economy, according to the Mines Geosciences Bureau (MBG) regional office here.
Reynulfo A. Juan, MBG regional director for Bicol, said that aside from the good volume of production of these mining companies, they also paid a total of P782.61 million in taxes in 2010.
Of these three mining companies, Masbate Gold Project, operating in Aroroy town in Masbate province under Australian and Filipino management, produced a total of 4,000 kilograms of gold, 3,200 kilograms of silver with a total value of P6.9 billion, Juan said.
While the Rapu-Rapu Polymetallic Project (RRPP), operating in Rapu-Rapu town in Albay under Korean -Malaysian-Filipino management, has produced a total of 34,200 metric tons of copper concentrate, 34,800 metric tons of zinc concentrates with gold as by-product with a total value of P3.79 billion, Juan added.
He said the Palanog Cement Plant project (PCLP), operating in Camalig town also in Albay, produced a toal of 6.89 million bags of cement valued at P872 million pesos.
Juan said that because of the steady rise in the prices of metals and non metals in the world market, he is optimistic that the outlook for mining industry this year is healthy pointing to more investors wanting to invest in the mining.
He said that the MGB welcomes only new mining ventures who will operate in a responsible manner like the three currently operating firms which has committed a total of P310.32 million pesos in environmental protection enhancement projects.
These projects form part of their operations which include reforestation activities, maintenance of tailings and impounding systems, slope stabilization measures and other environmental mitigation structures
Juan added that the three companies also implemented a total of 268 projects under the Social Development and Management Program (SDMP)amounting to P41.71 million pesos in host communities which includes the construction and repair farm to market roads, bridges ,water system, post harvest facilities, school buildings, , electric power,, health facilities and funding for scholarship and livelihood programs.(PIA V/Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23484

jocuatro

March 21st, 2011, 11:54 AM

Bicol hosts live point on World Water Day forum

by Aida Alcazar-Naz
LEGAZPI CITY, March 21 (PIA) – President Benigno S. Aquino II will officiate the dialogue on water resources in connection when the country celebrates World Water Day on March 22.
While the multi-sectoral forum will officially be held in Mall of Asia in Pasay City, two live points outside Metro Manila - this city and Cagayan de Oro City - will participate in the dialogue.
At Bicol University here and SM Cagayan de Oro in Northern Mindanao, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will converge sectoral leaders for the teleconferencing from 9 to 10 a.m.
Whether in Pasay, this city, or Cagayan de Oro, sectoral participants including students and media may suggest, ask questions, or provide feedback relative to the agenda.
Issues and concerns posed will be utilized as inputs to the executive-legislative agenda on water, particularly in the long-term plan of government.
The annual celebration has for its theme, "Water for Cities Responding to the Urban Challenge."
DENR reports that the country has water resources equivalent to 146 billion cubic meters not properly managed. The department focuses its advocacy on conserving water sources so as to combat water crisis.
The department also disclosed that people must learn to use other sources of water. In many areas, potable water is used for washing clothes, watering plants, and even for washing cars.
DENR says that it is high time that water catchment in rural areas be established to trap rainwater.
At the household level, collecting rainwater is advisable while conservation and reuse of water is highly desirable.
Aside from the DENR, the National Economic and Development Authority and the Department of Interior and Local Government are at the forefront of the activity. (PIA V/Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23371

jocuatro

March 21st, 2011, 11:56 AM

Nililinis ang pension payroll ng AFP sa Kabikolan

LEGAZPI CITY, Marso 20 (PIA) — Bumisita sa Bicol ang isang lupon ng mga tagapagsiyasat mula sa Finance Center ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na titignan, susuriin, at aalamin ang estado ng mga pensiyonado at benepisyaryo ng sandatahang lakas sa rehiyon.
Ayon sa tanggapan ng Community Relations Services ng AFP sa Bicol, layunin ng cleansing teams ang linisin ang pension database ng mga namatay, mga hindi na kuwalipikado ayon sa batas, overpaid, o underpaid pensioners para na rin maibigay ang nararapat at magandang serbisyo sa mga pensioners bilang parte ng outreach program ng ahensiya.
Ayon sa ipinadalang lathain ng CRS, ang magandang adhikain ay bilang suporta na rin sa mga inisiyatibo ng AFP Pension and Gratuity Management Center (AFPPGMC) upang malaman ang estado ng mga pensioners at kung sila ang qualified at dapat makatangap ng pension galing sa AFP Finance Center.
Ang dalawang lupon ng mga tagapagsiyasat ay bumisita sa mga lalawigan ng Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, at Sorsogon.
Sa Camarines Norte, pumunta ang isang grupo noong Marso 15-16 at nakipag-ugnayan sa mga kaukulang residente sa Caminog Hotel Pavillon sa San Vicente Road, Lag-on sa bayan ng Daet.
Samantala, noong Marso 17-18 naman nang pumunta ang isang grupo sa Iriga City na gagawin ang parehas na aktibidad sa Iriga City Coliseum,
Ang pangalawang grupo ay pumunta sa Sorsogon nitong Marso 17-18 sa Villa Isabel Function Room, Flores St., Barangay Burabod, Sorsogon City. Samantalang noong Albay Marso 17-18 rin ay ginanap sa Naval Forces for Southern Luzon (Navforsol) multi-purpose hall sa Barangay Rawis dito. (MALoterte, PIA Albay)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23313

garycooper

March 21st, 2011, 12:17 PM

swing_vote

March 21st, 2011, 01:42 PM

:ohno:
buti na lang nga at hindi ganun kadelikado yung tumamang tsunami sa atin. Pero kahit ganun, dapat sumunod sila sa orders ng authority. ang Hawaii, alam ko kasi, may damages sa property eh nung tumama ang tsunami sa kanila...

I believe the people might not have that much trust towards the government when it comes to situations like this. But it would be hard, if the people are stubborn, for the government to convince these people. Maybe the government has to remind that the government is backed up by experts from Phivolcs and the like.

swing_vote

March 21st, 2011, 01:44 PM

OPEN SKIES POLICY, APPROVED NA.

LEGAZPI, PALAWAN, BOHOL AND CAGAYAN DE ORO

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS CAN LAND TO THESE AIRPORTS, ANYTIME.

happy yippee yehey!!! :banana:

swing_vote

March 21st, 2011, 01:52 PM

[QUOTE=jocuatro;74592575]

What City government power was used here to give way
for the road widening? Eminent domain? Or was it simply
private owner(s) sale to the City. Can the City buy privately
owned lands in the center of the city with illegal settlers
at a reasonable price and incorporate the purchased land
in the City’s urban planning program. Can the City be
vigilant in granting building permits to individuals who are
buildings houses in lands they do not own. Lastly, how and
when will the City address the illegal settlers problem? The
bottom line is to provide legal housing and to use central
city lands for the benefit of the City, not to deprive individuals
a roof above their heads.

If these are illegal settlers, I believe they used the Police Power, as these settlers are merely nuisance and do not have legal papers to back up their claims over the land.

garycooper: Expropriation can be under police power, power of eminent domain or social justice (combination of both). Under the first, the people are not given compensation. Under the second, the people are given the fair market value of their properties. If under the third, the people would be given a very low compensation for their properties.

PP = if the property is a nuisance
ED = if the property is not a nuisance
SJ = if the property is not a nuisance but such property is needed for the benefit of the poor, the oppressed, the not-so-fortunate, or those who need some benefit from the government such as the senior citizens.

swing_vote

March 21st, 2011, 01:53 PM

[QUOTE=iMilo;74615457]

They call it EXPROPRIATION.

A property of ours was once expropriated by the city government for a song to build a barrio road.:bash:

Was your family paid?

garycooper

March 21st, 2011, 02:35 PM

[QUOTE=garycooper;74654507]

Was your family paid?

Yes, for a pittance. :):ohno:

jocuatro

March 22nd, 2011, 09:46 AM

DPWH assures safety of buildings and bridges

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bicol reactivated its Task Force on Building and Bridge Inspection upon receipt of instruction from Secretary Rogelio Singson.
“We witnessed the tragedies experienced by our neighboring country, we have to do our part to mitigate these disasters and thus save lives,” said DPWH Bicol Regional Director Danilo Dequito in an interview after attending a meeting of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) here.
In a memorandum issued by Singson, he directed the Task Force to conduct re-inspection and assessment of all public buildings and bridges along national roads. Priority shall be given to inspection of public schools and hospital buildings.
“The inspection of these structures will be done annually and immediately after an earthquake of at least magnitude 5 or Intensity IV as maybe determined by PHIVOLCS,” explained Asst. Regional Director Jesus Salmo.
The members of this inspectorate team are representatives from Planning and Design, Construction, and Maintenance Divisions of DPWH regional office, concerned District Engineering Offices and also representatives from the Philippines Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE), Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASEP) and Philippine Association of Building Officials (PABO).
(LVCastaneda, DPWH V/PIA Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23625

jocuatro

March 22nd, 2011, 09:51 AM

BIR Bicol overshoots collection goal in first two months of 2011:applause:

By Ed de Leon
LEGAZPI CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) regional office here disclosed yesterday that they were able to overshoot the first two month collection goal for 2011 by P52.1 million pesos.
According to BIR Regional Director Diosdado R. Mendoza, the seven Revenue District Offices (RDOs) collected a total of P759,903,411.77 for the months of January and February while the collection goal set by the bureau central office amounted to P707,773,000.00.
Mendoza said that in terms of collection RDO 67- Legazpi City, headed by Ariel M. Calabia, collected the highest amount of P261,303,250.86 or P6.5 million over the goal of PP254.7 million; while second was RDO 65 - Naga City, headed by Soccoro R. Lafuente, with an actual collection of P212,614,766.09 or exceeding by P18.9 million its collection goal of P193.6 million.
However in terms of collection over the goal, he said that RDO 64, headed by Nemesia G. Diano, was able exceeded its collection goal by 22 percent when it collected P13.8 million over the goal of of P63 million, while second is RDO 66- Iriga City, headed by Ma Luisa Belen, who surpassed its goal by 18 .21 percent when it collected P8.1 million over the goal of PP52.8 million.
He said that except for Sorsogon revenue district office, the other six RDOs were able to surpass their goal.
Mendoza said that the bureau is tasked by the government to collect P940 billion for 2011 or about 70 percent of the funds needed by the government to provide basic services and build infrastructures to boost the economy and support the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program otherwise known as the 4Ps program of the Aquino Administration.
During the 2011 Tax Campaign Kick-Off ceremonies held last week at the LCC Mall here, the new logo and slogan for the 2011 tax drive were also unveiled.
The Slogan “BIR BICOL: Paglaom para sa Kauswagan,” meaning “BIR Bicol: Bicolanos' hope for progress" was expounded by BIR Assistant Director Elisa P. Pellejera.
BIR Deputy Commissioner for Operations Nelson Aspe congratulated the personnel of the BIR Bicol regional office and the seven revenue district offices for continuously being able to exceed their collection goal for the last four years while under the stewardship of director Mendoza.
He said that he was confident that BIR Bicol will be able to again surpass this year’s collection goal with the various innovative approaches that the bureau will be implementing to reach out to the taxpayers to voluntarily pay their correct taxes.(PIA V/Albay/mal)
Moreover, he said that the business group, the tax practitioners, the academe and the government sector made a pledge during the program and assured the bureau that it will assist BIR in its effort to reach out to the Bicolano taxpayers.(Ed de Leon)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23614

jocuatro

March 22nd, 2011, 09:52 AM

“Devil’s advocates” needed to enact RH Bill -- Lagman

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — There is need for devil’s advocates so that the Reproductive Health bill can be canonized into final enactment, stressed an author and staunch advocate of the bill in congress.
House Minority Leader and Albay I District Rep. Edcel Lagman, in an email to PIA Bicol News Service, said that if the 55 anti-RH legislators have been listed to interpellate the sponsors of the RH bill, then why is it that no one is prepared to interpellate despite the readiness of the RH authors to answer questions in the plenary since last Monday, 14 March 2011?
Lagman stressed that there is need for an immediate high level confrontation through plenary debates even as the RH advocates are certain that their measure will survive the furnace of interrogation.
Lagman, the principal author of House Bill No. 4244, the consolidated substitute RH bill, also said Deputy Speaker Raul Daza and Rep. Amado Bagatsing, who are known opponents of the bill, told him that they would be ready to interpolate only in May when sessions resume after a long break.
“The procrastination of the oppositors of the RH bill is a signal victory for the reproductive health measure because it validates the reality that the RH advocates have the superiority in arguments as well as in numbers while the oppositors are merely employing dilatory tactics,” he said.
Lagman added that “Delaying the passage of the RH bill is a defeatist strategy.” (MALoterte/PIA Albay)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23613

jocuatro

March 22nd, 2011, 09:54 AM

Bicol Kalahi-CIDSS project management now hiring

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol needs 15 new employees to implement projects funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
Regional Director Remia Tapispisan of DSWD Bicol said interested individuals may submit their applications to the regional office located at PBN-Buragwis, Legazpi City addressed to the Office of the Regional Director.
Needed fo the project are: deputy regional project manager, deputy regional community development specialist, deputy regional community infrastructure specialist, infrastructure assistant, regional financial analyst, financial analyst III, financial analyst II, monitoring and evaluation officer II, regional training assistant, procurement assistant, regional bookkeeper, budget assistant, administrative assistant II who shall function as cash clerk, administrative assistant I and an administrative aide IV who will be designated as driver.
Among the three projects funded by the MCC Account-Philippines is the $120 million Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) which is being implemented in 187 municipalities of six regions, Bicol among them.
DSWD implements said KC-MCC over a period of five years starting 2011 until 2015.
Interested applicants may download the application forms and send same along with the letter of application to kalahi.dswd.gov.ph. (PIA V/Albay/mal)

http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=23604

Eymard02

March 22nd, 2011, 10:25 AM

MANILA, Philippines—A Manila Observatory study ranked Albay first in vulnerability to tsunami among 80 provinces. Currently, there are 24,721 families at risk or 128,751 people in 7 towns and 2 cities (Legazpi and Tabaco) in 150 coastal barangays.

A total of 17,850 vulnerable households are on the eastern seaboard (impact area of the recent tsunami) and 6,871 are on the west coast of the province.

The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo), the first disaster management office established by a local government unit in the country in 1994, conducted tsunami-hazard assessments—
essentially ground elevation surveys of areas close to the eastern and western seaboards using GPS. Tsunami maps are then generated as bases for planning and decision-making. The maps show areas and populations located within 1 meter (red), 5 meters (yellow) and 10 meters (green) above sea level.

Institutional framework. First, the zero-casualty goal during disasters is ordained. Second, disaster-preparedness and response teams are organized from the provincial down to the barangay level.

Functions and responsibilities of task units of the preparedness and response teams are discussed and defined through conferences and meetings.

Based on the scenario and drill plan, the community and its leaders as well as municipal action officers and responders are briefed about the plan through conferences for three consecutive months by Apsemo and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Community awareness. Vulnerable communities are oriented on the nature and effects of tsunamis. They train on how to get involved in preparedness and response where the focus is warning and evacuation, not relief and rescue. When people are evacuated to safe grounds identified by the local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) before a tsunami impact, rescue is not necessary. The communities are trained to become the first line of defense. Residents were informed of the proper procedure for observing earthquake behavior and sea-surface movement as their basis for community real-time warning and evacuation.

Drills. Apsemo assists the local DRRMC in developing an earthquake scenario and in formulating local drill plans, which are pretested through a table-top exercise and practiced through actual on-site tsunami-warning and evacuation drills. In 2006, Albay was the site of the Pacific tsunami drill exercises observed by international agencies.

Evacuation planning. Evacuation plans are undertaken for vulnerable areas. They revolve around evacuation route maps that are produced by vulnerable communities in partnership with Apsemo and Phivolcs. Evacuation drill plans are developed based on the established earthquake scenario.

Warning system. Phivolcs or the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council is the official source of warning. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) communicates the warning to the community through Apsemo. The PDRRMC chair and members are informed of the warning so they can immediately activate emergency response requirements.

Local tsunami. There are two types of tsunami disasters. If it is an immediate tsunami (like the tsunami that hit Sendai), the warning must be community-based as people have only a 10- to 15-minute lead time to run once a tsunami develops.

Community-disaster officers in tsunami-vulnerable areas are trained after a major earthquake (not less than 6 magnitude) to detect from the sea surface movements—forward or receding waves—and roaring sounds (especially at night).

But if it is a distant tsunami (like the one from Japan), (lead time is 4 to 18 hours), the warning must come from Phivolcs and the Office of Civil Defense informs Apsemo. The warning is communicated essentially through radio broadcast of advisories, radio interviews of Apsemo officers, and texts to local chief executives and village officers.

Vulnerable communities are advised to evacuate. Employees and school authorities are advised to dismiss work and classes early. Response units are directed to execute preparedness-support activities like security and traffic management.

Distant tsunami. Evacuation is executed according to the tsunami alert level issued by Phivolcs: If Tsunami Alert 2 is declared as in the last tsunami, areas within 4 meters above sea level (yellow) belong to the first cluster that must evacuate immediately. If Alert 3 is up, people in areas located within 10 meters above sea level must be evacuated.

At Alert 2, schools are dismissed and office work is suspended provincewide, not just for vulnerable areas, to allow families to prepare. The countermeasures against a tsunami is ground elevation (not to be confused with building height). Thus, the goal of evacuation is to go to higher ground as identified during planning. Evacuation should be based on the route map earlier developed in partnership with community leaders.

Evacuation is essentially on foot. The use of vehicles is discouraged as this could produce massive traffic jams that would aggravate the state of agitation of the population.

While on evacuation stage continuous updating of the latest information is done through the issuance of PDRRMC official advisories. The final advisory is made after the cancellation of the alert level to allow evacuees to return home.:)

jocuatro

March 22nd, 2011, 10:58 AM

[QUOTE=Eymard02;74711977]MANILA, Philippines—A Manila Observatory study ranked Albay first in vulnerability to tsunami among 80 provinces.

--Where did you get this report? Kindly attach the link.

Dante_54

March 22nd, 2011, 03:01 PM

aidz

March 22nd, 2011, 04:35 PM

Thanks. magkano kaya ang pamasahe sa taxi from Pili to Naga van terminal?
hmm... from Pili to Naga. That's about 7 - 10Km... I think it's between a 100 and 150...

I believe the people might not have that much trust towards the government when it comes to situations like this. But it would be hard, if the people are stubborn, for the government to convince these people. Maybe the government has to remind that the government is backed up by experts from Phivolcs and the like.

Yes, they don't trust the government, and they also don't trust the experts. :ohno: It will take more than just information campaign to convince the stubborn people, they have to gain their trust.

jocuatro

March 23rd, 2011, 05:03 AM

OPEN SKIES POLICY, APPROVED NA.

LEGAZPI, PALAWAN, BOHOL AND CAGAYAN DE ORO

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS CAN LAND TO THESE AIRPORTS, ANYTIME.

JFC supports open skies policy but urges abolition of 2 related taxes
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
March 23, 2011, 12:39am
MANILA, Philippines – Foreign businessmen have strongly backed the Aquino administration’s open skies policy calling it a giant step towards its goal of doubling annual tourist arrivals to more than six million by 2016, but further asked for the immediate abolition of common carrier’s tax and gross Philippine billings tax to fully develop the tourism sector.

“We wish to extend full support for President Aquino’s visionary leadership on civil aviation embodied in Executive Order 29. The policy allows market forces to determine supply and demand of seats to secondary gateways throughout the country,” the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) said in a statement.

According to the JFC, with this new policy, the administration has taken a giant step towards its goal of doubling annual tourist arrivals to more than six million by 2016.

The JFC also cited the President’s speech on September 23, 2010 at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I came here to declare that the Philippines is open for business under new management.”

The JFC, however, said another barrier to fully develop the potential of the tourism industry, the Common Carriers' Tax and the Gross Philippine Billings Tax, should be removed as soon as possible, to unleash the creativity and dynamism of the private sector.

“Continuation of these taxes risks losing some of the present international air services into the country, as well as deterring new ones, and departs from standard international practice,” the JFC statement said.

Nonetheless, the foreign business community said that with the proactive reforms of the Aquino Administration, “We can look forward to continued rapid expansion of the aviation market in the Philippines, more competitive pricing and better service, and new routes to drive tourism, investment and employment.”

It is estimated that every foreign tourist who visits the Philippines infuses an average of one thousand dollars, creating one direct or indirect job for a Filipino in the tourism service industry. Many of these jobs are in rural areas and less-developed provinces.

“With the landmark policy established by EO 29, more foreign airlines – as well as local airlines – can be expected to begin direct air service from cities around Asia to cities throughout the Philippines,” the JFC said.

The JFC also expressed optimism over the assigning of increase priority by the government on airport facilities and other infrastructure at secondary gateways in expectation of increases in tourist arrivals.

“We also understand DoTC, DoT, DPWH, DepEd, and TESDA are coordinating their programs to develop the needed facilities, training, and promotion at priority tourist destinations. Hotels, restaurants, shops, and farms to support the additional tourists will also require new investment, creating additional business opportunities for local businesses at these destinations,” the statement said.

The JFC is composed of various foreign chambers including the American Chamber of Commerce of the Phils., Inc. Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (Phils.), Inc. Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Phils., Inc. European Chamber of Commerce of the Phils., Inc.

Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of the Phils., Inc., Korean Chamber of Commerce of the Phils., Inc. Philippine Association of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters, Inc.

http://http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/310938/jfc-supports-open-skies-policy-urges-abolition-2-related-taxes

jocuatro

March 23rd, 2011, 05:21 AM

INFRA UPDATES:

7 NEW BRIDGES TO BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S BRIDGE PROGRAM

2 - at the southern barangay of Legazpi (Homapon and Taysan)
1 - Cagbacong bridge, Legazpi City
1- Rawis/Tamaoyan, Legazpi City
1- Gabawan/Kiwalo, Daraga
1- Camalig
1- Sta. Cruz, Pio Duran

jocuatro

March 23rd, 2011, 05:36 AM

makakahangos na so mga may account sa BF Legazpi branch

BF depositors to start getting money Friday—PDIC
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:39:00 03/22/2011

Filed Under: Banking, Consumer Issues, Government Aid
Most Read
MANILA, Philippines—Depositors of the shuttered Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank, on Tuesday, will start getting back their money starting Friday, according to the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC).

PDIC executive director Christina Urbeta told members of the House committee on banks and financial intermediaries, on Tuesday, that it gave priority to depositors with less than P5,000 in their bank accounts. They will get their money through postal money orders, according to Urbeta.

The PDIC official said that depositors with deposits up to P500,000 would be processed within the next 90 to 120 days after filing their deposit claims. Those with deposits more than the P500,000 insurance limit of the PDIC would have to file claims against the assets of the bank.

The PDIC will hold a series of depositors’ forums in BF branches this week after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas placed the bank and 177,652 depositors under receivership last week after the bank was found to have insufficient funds to meet its obligations.

In the hearing, Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Vilaffuerte questioned the PDIC for its failure to provide a receipt to acknowledge the documents and assets turned over by BF management to its team, which he claimed proved that regulators were too quick to declare the bank insolvent and have it closed.

BSP legal counsel Juan de Zuniga argued that the BSP bank investigating team had given BF a failing grade as early as December. De Zuniga said that the BSP team rejected BF’s contention that the P18.8-billion damage claims from the BSP and the old Central Bank of the Philippines led to its forced closure in 1985.

BF vice chairman Perfecto Yasay Jr. claimed that the BSP has refused to implement a P25 billion-rehabilitation package unless BF withdrew its damage claims against the BSP-CB.

Zuniga stressed that it was presumptuous for BF to include the damage claims as part of its compliance with the capital requirements imposed by BSP on commercial banks.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20110322-327018/BF-depositors-to-start-getting-money-FridayPDIC

iMilo

March 24th, 2011, 06:16 AM

jocuatro

March 24th, 2011, 07:16 AM

Benipisyo kan 4P's Program , urog pang narerealisar

Wednesday, 23 March 2011 20:08

LEGAZPI CITY -- Padagos an pagdakol kan bilang kan mga nabebenipisyarang mga familia kan programa kan gobyerno kan 4P's o Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program urog na sa provincia nin Masbate.

Huli kaini, bilang mga benipisyaro, parte kan programa an obligasyon na kaipuhan na magpakasal kan mga agom para sa saindang mga aki.

Segun ki Masbate City Hall Information Officer na si Rodolfo Cortes III, kadaklan sa mga magurang sa 6,790 pamilyang natatabangan kan 4P's an kinakaipuhan na nagpakasal na iyu an basehan kan Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), na dapat legal an pag-iibahan.

Marurumduman na an kada familia an nakakaresibe nin P1,400 kada bulan na ayuda para sa salud asin edukasyon kan mga aki na may edad 14-anyos pababa ngani mautob an pangiturugan kan mga ini na umasenso asin magin magayon an buhay.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/45610-benipisyo-kan-4ps-program--urog-pang-narerealisar

jocuatro

March 24th, 2011, 07:20 AM

DENR, handang magpaluwas nin milyones de pesos na kantidad para sa Mangroove reforestation

Wednesday, 23 March 2011 18:50
LEGAZPI CITY - Mapaluwas nin milyones de pesos na kantidad an Department of Environment & Natural Resources)- Bicol ngani na fundohan an Mangroove Reforestation sa rehiyon.

Katakod kaini, pig-iinganyar kan ahencia an mga familia na magtanom kan nasabing mga bakawan kun ini an igwa nin maabot sa 30 ektaryang pwedisir na tanuman sa gilid kan kadagatan.

Segun sa DENR, tatawang atensyon an pagtanom kan mga ini sa Pilipinas urog na sa kabikolan ngani na mapakinabangan sa mga masunod na henerasyon.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/45596-denr-handang-magpaluwas-nin-milyones-de-pesos-na-kantidad-para-sa-mangroove-reforestation

Monsi

March 24th, 2011, 11:20 AM

In basketball the best defense is a good offense. That is make the shots and if you miss the shot rebound the ball. In regards to an immediate tsunami, similar to that devastated Sendai, I don’t see any warning system that will work in that situation because a tsunami travels 500 miles an hour (like a jet plane). So what is the best defense. You guess it right. Highlands. I know that I have been belaboring Legazpi City’s Southern Highlands as the future expansion site for the City. Now we have another compelling reason. Moreover, we should not fall into what is known as normalcy crisis which is doing nothing about an issue because it never occurred or that the event occurred many years ago. The last recorded tsunami that hit Sendai was in 1938. We have many typhoons, but never a tsunami. Normal. Crisis. Let’s take a shot with our Southern Highlands and rebound well against tsunamis.
^Same here...In fact, I posted this February 16, 2009:
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...While we are developing infrastructure along the coastal areas, I hope our LGUs seriously consider (i.e., start!) developing upland areas; e.g., Villa Hermosa in Daraga (Gov. Salceda's choice for the Regional Center). I heard Aquinas University has an eight (8) hectare estate in Banquerohan (with wide frontage along the Legazpi-Manito Highway).

jocuatro

March 24th, 2011, 12:21 PM

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jocuatro

March 24th, 2011, 12:27 PM

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jocuatro

March 24th, 2011, 01:06 PM

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TANDUAY (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jocuatro/5555693714/) by bo adobo (http://www.flickr.com/people/jocuatro/), on Flickr

Here’s Tanduay Rhum First Five (2011) Concert series schedule.

March 25 – Palawan
April 1 – Marinduque
April 8 – Masbate
May 6 – Nueva Vizcaya
May 7 – Tuguegarao
May 20 – Bulan
May 21 – Legaspi
June 24 – Panabo Davao
June 25 – Davao
July 8 – Olongapo
July 9 – Angeles Pampanga
July 15 – Cebu
July 16 – Bohol
July 22 – Ormoc
July 23 – Tacloban

July 29 – Marbel
July 30 – General Santos
Aug 19 – Dumaguete
Aug 20 – Bacolod
Sept 2 – Dipolog
Sept 9 – Daet
Sept 10 – Naga
Sept 23 – Butuan
Sept 24 – Nabunturan
Sept 30 – Dagupan
Oct 1 – Baguio
Oct 21 – Malayabalay Bukidnon
OCt 22 – Cagayan de Oro
Dec 2 – Roxas
Dec 3 – Iloilo

jocuatro

March 24th, 2011, 01:21 PM

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Dante_54

March 24th, 2011, 11:16 PM

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Dante_54

March 24th, 2011, 11:18 PM

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nacnuD 2:-)

March 25th, 2011, 12:14 AM

Quick n' Hearty
Rizal Street, Legazpi City

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nacnuD 2:-)

March 25th, 2011, 12:20 AM

Aerial Pics

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Airport

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nacnuD 2:-)

March 25th, 2011, 12:25 AM

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nacnuD 2:-)

March 25th, 2011, 12:26 AM

The Headless Monument
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Legazpi Post Office
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Pacific Mall
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nacnuD 2:-)

March 25th, 2011, 12:27 AM

Embarcadero de Legazpi
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nacnuD 2:-)

March 25th, 2011, 12:29 AM

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Magayon tarpaulin at the NAIA Centennial Airport (Terminal 2).

jocuatro

March 25th, 2011, 12:48 AM

NGO leads Earth Hour in Legazpi
By Aida Alcazar-Naz

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) – As the world celebrates the Earth Hour in the evening of March 26, Bicolanos particularly Albayanos pledge support to save the planet from speedy decay through a five-kilometer fun run from Bicol University (BU) to the LCC Mall downtown this city followed by a candle-lighting ceremony.
The organizer, which calls itself REACH or Run for Earth Consciousness Hour, believes that every individual and corporation have a social responsibility to save the earth, to which its chairman, Carmen R. Pancho said “our planet, our abode”.
The fun run will start 7:30pm from the BU Oval up to the main entrance of LCC Mall along Quezon Avenue. By 8:30 in the evening when the world will simultaneously switch off lights, a candle-lighting follows forming the word MAYON. REACH organizers call it the local badge for national recognition.
With three days before the event, the organizing committee calls on those who have not registered to the five-km fun run to contact 0929-135-8819 or 0917-383-4298 for details. A registration fee of P150 per person is required of every runner in exchange for a t-shirt, a bib and a glow stick.
Prizes await the top finishers of the run.
The remaining proceeds from the registration fee will find the tree planting activity at Mayon Volcano Natural Park, Lidong, Sto. Domingo, Albay.
The observance of Earth Hour in the Philippines will be its fourth time this 2011. Advocates hope to enjoin Filipinos to mantle the entire country in darkness.
This hour-long event started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 with the country joining the global event starting 2008.
This year, people are enjoined not only to switch off lights for an hour but are encouraged to go beyond the 6-minute switch off with actions that will save the planet from destruction due to effects of global warming.
Earth Hour this 2011 will take place worldwide on Saturday, March 26 from 8:30 to 9:30 pm at participants’ respective local time.
In the last two years, the Philippines was among those countries which registered very high participation. Per reports, in 2009 ten million Filipinos in 647 cities and municipalities switched off lights while 15 million Filipinos from 1,076 cities and towns participated in 2010’s 60-minute switch-off.
More than a billion people from 128 countries participated in Earth Hour last year, the largest environmental event participated in the world over. (PIA V/Albay/mal)

jocuatro

March 25th, 2011, 12:50 AM

Ridge runners dash to help fish sanctuary

LEGAZPI CITY—Even the drizzle brought by the wind convergence could not stop 650 runners from showing support for the Ridge Run for Reef, a run for a cause to help Bacacay, Albay’s Uson, Buang, Pongco-Bonga Fish and Marine Sanctuary last Sunday (March 20, 2011).
Kenyan runners made a clean sweep in the 21 kilometer run with the fastest male runner Phillip Rhono finishing at 1:19 while Susan Chepkwony ruled the distaff side. Local runners Mario Maglinao and Cindy Lopez routed their compatriots in the 10 K category. In the 5 K run, Marino Lagyap and Janice Carretas proved to be too swift, while 3 K runners Jeffrey Añonuevo and Gylene Almodiel darted past their rivals.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada fired the gun start for the Ridge Run 2011 and sends off several hundreds of runners and environmental advocates to their respective race routes.
“We at the DENR, thank the Albay Runners Club and Bicol University High School Batch ’86 for organizing this Ridge Run for Reef to help Uson Fish and Marine Sanctuary” Fragada said before firing the gun start.
Race director Atty. Ritche Regala said the Sunday’s run is all about having fun and helping the environment.
Part of the proceeds of the race will be donated to the Uson, Buang, Pongco-Bonga Fish Sanctuary and Marine Reserve in Bacacay, Albay, one of the largest marine protected areas in Bicol covering some 453 hectares.

jocuatro

March 25th, 2011, 12:57 AM

Chiz urges gov’t to tap safe and cheap sources of energy

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA )— Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero cautioned the government against pursuing proposals to revive the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant, saying it should first focus on exploring other sources of energy that are safe and cheap.
According to Escudero in an email to PIA Bicol News Service, it is high time for government officials to seriously consider tapping natural sources of energy such as geothermal, solar and wind, which are readily available in the country.
The senator made the statement in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan brought about by a 9.0-maginitude earthquake and tsunami that completely paralyzed the nuclear power plant in Fukushima last March 11.
Even after the powerful temblor hit the highly-industrialized Japan, which heavily relies on nuclear power, some quarters are still pushing to activate the establishment of nuclear power plants in the country as an alternative source for a reliable and cheap energy.
Escudero, however, explained that any move to resurrect the Bataan nuclear power plant should take a back seat until a comprehensive study and planning had been carried out by experts.
“While the use of this technology should not be totally set aside, it is important that we should go slow, gain expertise and learn from the best practices as well as the shortcomings and mistakes of countries which rely on nuclear energy,” Escudero explained.
“The lesson from the Japan incident should not be a reason for us to totally close our doors on nuclear power, but it should serve as a tipping point to explore better practices in the course of designing and maintaining nuclear power plants,” he added.
This means that further research on the use of this technology and its safety should be done before entertaining proposals to put up nuclear power plants in the country.
“We do acknowledge the fact that we do not possess the technical capability as of yet compared to advanced countries and economies relying on nuclear power, but there are advantages that we think we’ll be able to harness from best practices should we take the path towards nuclear energy,” Escudero said. “In fact, there are no standard operating procedures that exist yet that serve as the bible of nuclear energy operations. It is still a work in progress.”
The use of nuclear energy is common in highly-developed countries, including the United States, because it is more efficient, cheaper and more affordable to concessionaires and power plants owners. (Office of Sen. Escudero/PIA Albay/mal)

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March 25th, 2011, 01:02 AM

DENR creates anti-illegal logging task force

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — Ensuring that the enforcement of Executive Order 23 will be complied with in Bicol, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here convened and created the Regional Anti Illegal Logging Task Force (RAILTF).
“This inter-agency task force is in line with the recently passed resolution of the National Anti Illegal Logging Task Force (NAILTF), chaired by Environment Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje, calling for the creation of local task forces in all regions of the country, except in the National Capital Region (NCR)” DENR Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada said in the first assembly of the RAILTF held on March 16, 2011.
Director Fragada stressed the importance of the creation of the regional task force in checking a hundred percent compliance on the local level with President Aquino’s EO 23.
“The task force is set to monitor activities in natural and residual forests in Bicol Region with agents deputized by virtue of the EO” he added.
Fragada explained that the task force will conduct surveillance, apprehension of illegal loggers and pursue cases against them as provided for by EO 23.
Fragada urged local executives to provide support to the RAILTF in the crusade against illegal logging which is further underpinned in Resolution No. 2011-003, as it designates the task force to act on reports by local executives, through their provincial governors or the regional directors of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Resolution 2011-003 provides that “all concerned municipal/city mayors, though their respective barangay captains” are to conduct upland monitoring “to ensure that no illegal logging, kaingin and other forms of forest destruction” take place within their jurisdictions with the injunction to report to the RTFs, “through the Provincial Governor and/or the DILG Regional Director,” incidents of forests destruction especially slash and burn farming (kaingin) and illegal logging activities.
The RAILTF members included the DILG, the Armed Forces of the Philippines 9th Infantry Division and its 901st, 902nd and 903rd Infantry Brigades, Phil. Navy - Naval Forces Southern Luzon, Phil. Air Force Tactical Operations Group V, Phil. National Police Regional Office V, Phil. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation and Communication, National Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice. As of press time, the inter-agency task force is organizing an operation center (OPCEN) to ensure speedy mobilization of all its assets.
Meanwhile, to further strengthen Resolution 2011-003, the NAILTF also passed Resolution 2011-04 detailing a wide range of activities which include the conduct of periodic aerial surveillance; acquisition of aerial photos to be provided by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), particularly of critical areas and hotspots identified by the DENR; conduct of massive consultations and trainings with upland peoples organizations on the development of social fences around natural and residual forests nationwide. (JSBasanta, DENR V/PIA Albay/mal)

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March 25th, 2011, 01:04 AM

PDEA, tutok sa 300 barangay laban sa droga

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — Tinututukan ngayong ng mga operatiba ng ahensiya ng pamahalaan na masugpo ang operasyon ng ilegal na droga sa sampung porsiyento ng mahigit 3,000 mga barangay sa buong rehiyon ng Bicol ang apektado, batay sa pahayag ng isang opisyal ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) sa Bicol.
Ayon kay Atty. Teodoro Caparoso, ang legal officer ng PDEA Bicol, ang Camarines Sur ang may pinaka mataas na kaso ng ilegal na droga na nagtala ng 30 porsiyento, ang Albay mula 25 hanggang 26 porsiyento, kasunod ang Masbate, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte, habang may pinakamababang tala naman ang Catanduanes.
Sa mga kalungsuran, ayon kay Caparoso, pinakamarami ang naitala sa lungsod ng Naga.
Nagpahayag ng pagkadismaya ang opisyal dahil sa 60 porsiyento ng mga gumagamit ng droga ay mga kabataan, habang ang 40 porsiyento ay mga matatanda.
Inihayag rin ni Caparoso na apat na shabu laboratory na rin ang nahuli at sinira ng mga awtoridad, kabilang na sa bayan sa Garchetorena at lungsod ng Iriga sa Camarines Sur, sa Masbate at dito sa lungsod Legazpi.
Ang mga tao umanong ng nasa likod ng nabanggit na mga shabu laboratory ay pawang mga foreign nationals, tulad ng Chinese at Taiwanese, kung saan ang iba sa mga ito nakakulong habang ang iba pinaghahanap pa rin.
Binanggit ni Caparoso ang pangunahing suliranin sa pagtugis sa mga taong nasa likod ng operasyon ng iligal na droga ay ang kakulangan ng kooperasyon ng komunidad, lalo na ang mga lugar na may mga naiuulat na may operasyon ng iligal na droga.
Aniya mahalaga ang tulong ng lahat ng sektor ng lipunan sa tagumpay ng laban sa droga. (MALoterte, PIA Albay/NIMEdiavillo)

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March 25th, 2011, 01:18 AM

Tulong para sa mga OFW galing Libya patuloy

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — Patuloy ang pagbibigay tulong pinansiyal at mga proyektong pangkabuhayan para sa mga manggagawang Filipino sa ibayong dagat (OFW) na uuwi galing sa bansang Libya.
Ayon kay Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE) Bicol Director Alvin Villamor, maliban sa P10,000 assistance fund ay may mga inilalaan pang proyekto ang pamahalaan upang makatulong sa pagsisimula ng bagong buhay ng mga OFW's.
Kabilang sa mga nasabing programa ay ang Skill Enhancement Training na isasagawa sa pakikipagtulungan ng Technical Education and Skills Development(TESDA) at ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
Inaasahan na makakatulong ito upang malaman ng mga manggagawa ang kanilang abilidad at mapaunlad pa ito.
Nagbibigay rin ang ahensiya ng Pangkabuhayan Starter Kit kung saan naglalayong makapagbigay ng mga pasilidad o kagamitan na makatutulong sa pagsisimula nila ng bagong kabuhayan.
Mayroon ding “Selda Approach” kung saan maaaring magbuo ng grupo o organisasyon ang mga manggagawa at sama-sama nilang palaguin at pagtulungan ang negosyong kanilang itatayo.
Inaasahang magiging epektibo at kapakipakinabang ang mga nasabing proyekto, Higit pa rito, inaasahan ding patuloy na bubuhos ang tulong pinansiyal para sa mga OFW's na Uuwi.
… trabaho para sa mga OFW'S galing Libya
Samantala, siniguro naman ng OWWA Bicol na may trabahong mararatnan ang mga OFW na manggagaling sa Libya depende na rin sa kanilang kapasidad.
Ayon kay OWWA Bicol Director Jocelyn Hapal, nakahanda na ang mga proyekto at job fairs na maaring makatulong sa pagsisimula ng mga OFW sa kanilang pagbabalik bansa kabilang na ditto ang nakatakdang gawin sa Ligao City sa Albay at Daet, Camarines Norte na parehas gaganapin sa Marso 23-24, 2011; Magayon Festival sa Legazpi City, April 15-16, 2011; at SM City sa Naga City sa Labor Day Jobs Fair sa May 1,2011
Ayon sa OWWA, ang nasabing jobs fairs ay hindi lamang para sa mga OFW galing sa Libya kundi maari ring dumalo ang mga andito sa bansa na nagnanais na makahanap ng trabaho. (HLLumibao, BUCAL/PIA Albal/mal)

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