Pading Romy, the LKY terminal is a most welcome project in Legazpi but my only apprehension about that terminal being located at the center of the city is, it will create humongous traffic in that area. I know there was a proposal to locate that terminal outside of the city proper, which is supposed to be the ideal location of a terminal like this. The other proposed location is a land owned by the city somewhere in the area traversed by the Bonot-Tagas road near the Bicol Memorial Park. But the Bitano site won over it because somebody who is committed to Landco-Gaisano made sure that it is constructed where it is now. The best entity that will be benefited by this location is PM. If the terminal is located somewhere else and the lifestyle center is left in Bitano, it will directly compete with PM, whereas, if the terminal is included, the lifestyle center will be smaller while the terminal will create human traffic not only for the lifestyle center itself but also for PM. I am not a professional urban planner but most of the cities I've been to in the entire country, similar terminals are always located outside the main poblacion, e.g., Naga, Davao, Lucena, etc. But of course, there are also positive reasons for locating the terminal in Bitano, like it is very accessible to the people whereas if it was located in Bonot, passengers will still spend for transportation in going there. The more that Legazpi will need those new taxi units.

By the way, that commitment to Landco-Gaisano is the very same commitment that made SM look the other way.


I like the report you just rendered pading romy. muy excelente! :applause:

Pading romy, what are the soon-to-open resto/ shops in LKY? When will they open? Thanks.

Yah,I'm with you on that megz,I'm not turning off potential national investors in legazpi.in fact,i'll help any one of them adapt to the local psycho and demographics. What I'm simply stating is the local government must not forget,that in the midst of all this excitement,some of our own people are practically dying out there. the very same people whose taxes and loyal patronage through the years, made all this excitement possible in the first place.

^ ok...pero if your friends got a very good product...then maybe they could take the risk....the LKY will not survive without these tenants and so i believe they will do all the best advertisements to lure the people to visit the Metro...then yung friends mo could do the giving of flyers and everything...of course dapat malaki ang buffer funds nila to cover the expected losses in the early stages of the operation and the demand to advertise more...yung sa rent usually diba babayaran mo na kaagad ng buo for the first six months...

That's exactly it megz, I think the local government should step in to subsidize our locals and provide a logical and strategic ratio to the proportion of national-local businesses in any particular area in Legazpi and daraga. I was just talking to my Palamigan friends and they've been quite affected by the sudden emergence of the national food chains in the area.LCC is struggling especially now that their Naga operations is under distress.Soon most of our local brands would die out and would be replaced by either national or international brands.Do we really like that megz?

The very reason I go home often because I miss the sounds and tastes of things and places familiar to my Albayano sentiments.And unless those things are protected, I will not feel at home.

I do not need another Manila to go Home to.

The media, especially television, have been the reason for the apparent shift of "taste" among consumers. Yes, it is sad Jollibee and McDonald's stores are crowded every day while the local food shops like Palamigan do not get the same attention. Mas gusto ko ang bihon and pansit sa Palamigan kesa sa spaghetti and palabok kan Jollibee, but many do not realize that.

On the contrary, we cannot avoid these signs of development, or regression for some, because these are the signs of the times. These create a positive impression, after all. Local businessmen should work double-time to equal the mettle of these nationally-known businesses.

Hay, nakakatakot dun. It's a thickly forested area. It has never improved ever since. Our barangay (my father's place) has had depopulation over time. It's now the poorest town of Albay.

I went there last may, in fairness, the roads are already well paved, except for a few hundred meters near the town proper. The poblacion is very small. I think Anislag is more urbanized than Jovellar.

I hope Jovellar can capitalize on the development of the nearby BIA.

^ yup...as an eco tourism destination or national park:okay:

Pading Romy, the LKY terminal is a most welcome project in Legazpi but my only apprehension about that terminal being located at the center of the city is, it will create humongous traffic in that area. I know there was a proposal to locate that terminal outside of the city proper, which is supposed to be the ideal location of a terminal like this. The other proposed location is a land owned by the city somewhere in the area traversed by the Bonot-Tagas road near the Bicol Memorial Park. But the Bitano site won over it because somebody who is committed to Landco-Gaisano made sure that it is constructed where it is now. The best entity that will be benefited by this location is PM. If the terminal is located somewhere else and the lifestyle center is left in Bitano, it will directly compete with PM, whereas, if the terminal is included, the lifestyle center will be smaller while the terminal will create human traffic not only for the lifestyle center itself but also for PM. I am not a professional urban planner but most of the cities I've been to in the entire country, similar terminals are always located outside the main poblacion, e.g., Naga, Davao, Lucena, etc. But of course, there are also positive reasons for locating the terminal in Bitano, like it is very accessible to the people whereas if it was located in Bonot, passengers will still spend for transportation in going there. The more that Legazpi will need those new taxi units.

I like the report you just rendered pading romy. muy excelente! :applause:

Salamat Pading Gary, I deliberated about that aspect of the LKY project for quite some time with pading joks, we never really came out with a logical conclusion.both our arguments made sense, from his architect's point of view it may seem an urban planners nightmare especially for a growing city like legazpi, but for my business locational planning perspective it has all the proper locators to make it work.we'll with contrasting views shall we all just wait and see? sometimes the brand mix of the area in a highly significant factor for sustainability.

Pading romy, what are the soon-to-open resto/ shops in LKY? When will they open? Thanks.

Sorry,no concrete news on that megz, a friend whispered that Bo's coffee is prospecting too. it seems the city's format fits the qualifications for new project. Also overheard that a donut shop and a goldilocks franchise is interested.

Tahao Road should be saturated first before the neighboring areas of the city to make the city more alive. Kudos to LKY Lifestyle Hub for starting this!

I don't know if it can. Jovellar's town proper is far from the airport area. Mas may access pa ang Castilla.

The media, especially television, have been the reason for the apparent shift of "taste" among consumers. Yes, it is sad Jollibee and McDonald's stores are crowded every day while the local food shops like Palamigan do not get the same attention. Mas gusto ko ang bihon and pansit sa Palamigan kesa sa spaghetti and palabok kan Jollibee, but many do not realize that.

On the contrary, we cannot avoid these signs of development, or regression for some, because these are the signs of the times. These create a positive impression, after all. Local businessmen should work double-time to equal the mettle of these nationally-known businesses.

I agree with you guru. When you do something and you do it right, you will succeed. Think of LCC, Graceland and Biggs. They are all homegrown Bicol products who are now going big time. One thing positive here is, with LKY and Embarcadero, the locals have all the opportunity to show what they have and compete with the big boys. Competition makes you awake all the time to think of something to make your product saleable. If you have no competition, the tendency is "to sleep in the noodle house". :lol: ("natutulog sa pansitan" - tama ba translation ko? :lol:)

^ ok...pero if your friends got a very good product...then maybe they could take the risk....the LKY will not survive without these tenants and so i believe they will do all the best advertisements to lure the people to visit the Metro...then yung friends mo could do the giving of flyers and everything...of course dapat malaki ang buffer funds nila to cover the expected losses in the early stages of the operation and the demand to advertise more...yung sa rent usually diba babayaran mo na kaagad ng buo for the first six months...

Established brands and national franchises are the only viable targets as of now padi. I doubt if the locals will gamble in huge force. marhay man ngani iyan.sindang mga higante an magralatakan dyan. How's the rates at EM? They're now scouting an area in old albay...bata daa may ginadan pa sana sa ninong's.:) .But for a bar and resto and other related businesses,mas feasible talaga an albay mga padi. nagaaraga man nanggad an crowd dyan.

Speaking of terminals, mukhang magsisimula na rin yung sa Daraga. But it's comparatively smaller.

Speaking of national businesses penetrating the local market, my friend from Guinobatan said Jollibee will open a branch there.

The media, especially television, have been the reason for the apparent shift of "taste" among consumers. Yes, it is sad Jollibee and McDonald's stores are crowded every day while the local food shops like Palamigan do not get the same attention. Mas gusto ko ang bihon and pansit sa Palamigan kesa sa spaghetti and palabok kan Jollibee, but many do not realize that.

On the contrary, we cannot avoid these signs of development, or regression for some, because these are the signs of the times. These create a positive impression, after all. Local businessmen should work double-time to equal the mettle of these nationally-known businesses.

Tama Guru,signs of the times baga.masiram man an palabok dyan sa windy's baya ito? sa may rotonda kan legazpi.

It's Wendy's hahaha!

It's Wendy's hahaha!

Wendy's baya? pading gary tabang!! remind us!

^ ok...but i hope your friends will still pursue investing in the city, maybe not in LKY as their store location, maybe somewhere in the city where they could well manage the rent cost...

Wendy's baya? pading gary tabang!! remind us!

It's Wendee's. You should try their Pancit Palabok! :okay::okay:

Speaking of terminals, mukhang magsisimula na rin yung sa Daraga. But it's comparatively smaller.

Speaking of national businesses penetrating the local market, my friend from Guinobatan said Jollibee will open a branch there.

Jolibee Guinobatan? Dami talaga nating Jolibee. I observe that Mang Inasal is also sprouting right now like mushroom nationwide!

^ ok...but i hope your friends will still pursue investing in the city, maybe not in LKY as their store location, maybe somewhere in the city where they could well manage the rent cost...

Of course padi, remember my last post? that I'm doing this to help out? I still am. I just don't have the heart to lead these good people into a hole while my training,experience and gut feel tells me otherwise. knowing how much sweat and tears went into their intended investment..I have to be sure.mga taga guinobatan ini mga padi, magturugang na mga nurse buda caregivers.

;40007804']It's Wendee's. You should try their Pancit Palabok! :okay::okay:

Nyaaan!!!! dyan guru masiramuuuun!:pepper::master:

Ay halat daw mga tugang,ma pansit bato palan ako na masabaw-sabaw ta madampug na naman didi sa Maynila natin!

Nyaaan!!!! dyan guru masiramuuuun!:pepper::master:

Ay halat daw mga tugang,ma pansit bato palan ako na masabaw-sabaw ta madampug na naman didi sa Maynila natin!

Hay sarap nyan!!! Speaking of pansit bato, it could become a Bicol special product just like pili nuts.

Specialty shop (Pasalubong Center) should be in LKY. A Pasalubong Center selling pilinuts, pansit bato, pinangat, abaca products! Wow this is a good business!!!:banana:

Hay sarap nyan!!! Speaking of pansit bato, it could become a Bicol special product just like pili nuts.

Specialty shop (Pasalubong Center) should be in LKY. A Pasalubong Center selling pilinuts, pansit bato, pinangat, abaca products! Wow this is a good business!!!:banana:

Nice one Mega!!! I was thinking just that as I dropped by Albay Pilinut.Kudos to those guys for the convenient packaging.Tofee pili rolls...hmmmdabest!!!

That's one of the store format i actually suggest to investors,consistent with the terminal's inbound and outbound passengers.

dinaraplus ako kan pansit bato,bata may suka na sinasaan ki sambalas. Haaaay siram sana! mayosi nguna ako..hehe.

I don't know if it can. Jovellar's town proper is far from the airport area. Mas may access pa ang Castilla.

What Jovellar lacks is a road network. At present the only good road leading there is the one from guinobatan. They should improve the one passing Daraga and Camalig so that Jovellar will be more accessible.

What Jovellar lacks is a road network. At present the only good road leading there is the one from guinobatan. They should improve the one passing Daraga and Camalig so that Jovellar will be more accessible.

I agree. Actually, yung place ni Papa is Florista. Its neighbors are Canarom (Daraga) and Panoypoy (Camalig). So mas convenient samin na pumunta ng Camalig (19 kms) o Daraga (20 kms) to buy our needs (it was long ago) kesa sa Jovellar (8kms lang sana). But I have been to Jovellar town proper, and yes, it looks like an urban barangay (but relatively quiet).

Nice one Mega!!! I was thinking just that as I dropped by Albay Pilinut.Kudos to those guys for the convenient packaging.Tofee pili rolls...hmmmdabest!!!

That's one of the store format i actually suggest to investors,consistent with the terminal's inbound and outbound passengers.

Yup, the leasing officer told me that the handicraft/pasalubong stores along Tahao Road will be relocated inside the terminal's retail areas. :okay:

Nyaaan!!!! dyan guru masiramuuuun!:pepper::master:

Ay halat daw mga tugang,ma pansit bato palan ako na masabaw-sabaw ta madampug na naman didi sa Maynila natin!

Ah, Wendee's nga pala yun. Haha! Masarap din ang puto nila! Marami silang customers lagi.

;40008578']Yup, the leasing officer told me that the handicraft/pasalubong stores along Tahao Road will be relocated inside the terminal's retail areas. :okay:

That's it.

Here are your Pading Romy's recommendation for store mix in LKY

Fast food/Deli(dine in/waiting/take out)
Convenient Food stalls
Pasalubong Outlets/Souvenir/Novelty
Small Convenience (711,ministop format)
Travel agencies
Overseas recruitment agencies and services
Call center services
ChildCare/Nursery
Training centers
Coffee Shops
conventional/specialty cigarette stall
Health shop/Drugstore
Cellular Service and Loading stations
Bayad Center
Remittances (Western Union etc.)
ATMs and small Banking services


Other options:
Beauty Salons
Spa and Massage
Gym
Pawnshop


*The primary business source is the inbound and outbound traffic
*Faster Service/Product turnover is of the highest priority consistent with traffic flow
*Convenience is a must
*Lower OpEx must be achieved

;40008578']Yup, the leasing officer told me that the handicraft/pasalubong stores along Tahao Road will be relocated inside the terminal's retail areas. :okay:


The handicraft/pasalubong center located at the satellite market is always much sought by city visitors. So it will be a good idea to have them relocated at The Metro. Handicrafts being sold there are much cheaper than anywhere else. Albay Central Pilinut and Locsin's Pilinut should also have an outlet there. I wonder who's now managing Locsin's Pilinut? Miss Aurea Locsin, the owner, is now quite old. Kabarkada pa iyan kan mother ko who passed away years back, of old age. :lol:

The handicraft/pasalubong center located at the satellite market is always much sought by city visitors. So it will be a good idea to have them relocated at The Metro. Handicrafts being sold there are much cheaper than anywhere else. Albay Central Pilinut and Locsin's Pilinut should also have an outlet there. I wonder who's now managing Locsin's Pilinut? Miss Aurea Locsin, the owner, is now quite old. Kabarkada pa iyan kan mother ko who passed away years back, of old age. :lol:

Gari si Caloi na buda su mga tugang padi.

Established brands and national franchises are the only viable targets as of now padi. I doubt if the locals will gamble in huge force. marhay man ngani iyan.sindang mga higante an magralatakan dyan. How's the rates at EM? They're now scouting an area in old albay...bata daa may ginadan pa sana sa ninong's.:) .But for a bar and resto and other related businesses,mas feasible talaga an albay mga padi. nagaaraga man nanggad an crowd dyan.

Iyo man nanggad pading romy. Maski kan yaon pa ako dyan sa Legazpi up to the early seventies, my barkada's watering holes have always been in Albay because it is relatively peaceful there and the places are much more cozy than those in Daraga and Legazpi Port. Old Albay comes out as the melting pot of Legazpi and Daraga. To note, majority of my drinking pals were from Daraga.



Gari si Caloi na buda su mga tugang padi.

Tama, mga maboot man iyan na mga aking iyan.

There is a supermarket in LKY based on the previous pictures we have had here. What kind of supermarket? LCC ba, Robinsons o SM savemore? O baka market talaga hahaha.

Oo nga...What Supermarket ang mag-oopen sa LKY??...:):):)
Speaking of the lots near Bicol Memorial, pwede dun ang SM...Hahaha!...Maiwasun baga duman...:lol::lol::lol:

There is a supermarket in LKY based on the previous pictures we have had here. What kind of supermarket? LCC ba, Robinsons o SM savemore? O baka market talaga hahaha.

Any kind of hypermart ang pinaka feasible dyan.much like the expressmart format of lcc

Iyo man nanggad pading romy. Maski kan yaon pa ako dyan sa Legazpi up to the early seventies, my barkada's watering holes have always been in Albay because it is relatively peaceful there and the places are much more cozy than those in Daraga and Legazpi Port. Old Albay comes out as the melting pot of Legazpi and Daraga. To note, majority of my drinking pals were from Daraga.





Tama, mga maboot man iyan na mga aking iyan.

yup,very entrepreneurial man,friends from Matilde's days ko an mga iyan.

Any kind of hypermart ang pinaka feasible dyan.much like the expressmart format of lcc

I think enough na for LCC supermarket coz it has branches both in Tahao Road and EM. Iba naman dapat like Robinsons grocery or SM savemore/ hypermart or JY.

What Jovellar lacks is a road network. At present the only good road leading there is the one from guinobatan. They should improve the one passing Daraga and Camalig so that Jovellar will be more accessible.

^ i believe something good will happen in the municipality of Jovellar once the BIA is finished and becomes operational...pero sana gawing national park na lang ang jovellar...conserving the forests in the area will sustain the food requirements of the whale sharks in donsol sorsogon...sabi nga ni dx one of the supplier of the phytoplankton in the donsol water is the river coming from the forests of jovellar

Just met with the Leasing officer of LKY who's based here in Manila. Dx gave me his number. More info tomorrow.

Sira laptop ko kaya less post ako dito heheh.

Embarcadero Lighthouse by day
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Embarcadero Lighthouse at night
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the embarcadero tower is really nice esp. at night pala talaga... i haven't seen it personally when I was in Legazpi but based from these pictures. WOW na WOW.... so pwede na pala pumasok dyan and maki usyoso.... before kasi may mga fences pang naka harang so di ako naka pasok

;40017124']Embarcadero Lighthouse by day


Embarcadero Lighthouse at night
by Paolo Arroyo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marbleplaty/)

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;40008578']Yup, the leasing officer told me that the handicraft/pasalubong stores along Tahao Road will be relocated inside the terminal's retail areas. :okay:

well I just hope that these shops should make the prices affordable... say for example last holy week before ako bumalik ng manila, I was with my mom sa satellite to buy some pasalubong keychains esp the pili keychain and pili necklaces.... we were really shocked sa price..... ang mamahal naman...almost triple talaga compared sa mga shops sa magayon festival noon in front of the astrodome that time....also, i was really comparing those keychains from other top tourist destinations sa pinas like boracay, palawan, bohol etc very affordable yung mga keychains...well just wondering why sa home city ko super mahal..hehehe

Is the Tago Tago restaurant in Legazpi still open for business? I miss the crispy pata there and their sauce... once, I celebrated my Bday there with some friends and they really can't resist to "kilkil" even though buto na lang hahaha... kirilkilan talaga duman... I also loved the ambiance of that resto

Is the Tago Tago restaurant in Legazpi still open for business? I miss the crispy pata there and their sauce... once, I celebrated my Bday there with some friends and they really can't resist to "kilkil" even though buto na lang hahaha... kirilkilan talaga duman... I also loved the ambiance of that resto


yes its still open... you should also try the crispy pata sa smoke and grill.. you'll love it too. :)

btw, maray na albay po sa gabos na yaon digdi :hi:

btw, maray na albay po sa gabos na yaon digdi :hi:

Maray na Albay man saimo pojlette! Welcome sa Legazpi City thread! :)

yes its still open... you should also try the crispy pata sa smoke and grill.. you'll love it too. :)


Where is smoke and grill located? Sorry though I'm from Legazpi hindi ko na din alam mga new establishments na nag sulputan after I graduated from College there hehehe...

Good morning to all of us!

Gari si Caloi na buda su mga tugang padi.

As much as Albay Pilinut would want to put branches in other parts of Legazpi, people still look for that old house to buy Pilinuts. With all these new products claiming to be the best, they still want to make sure that they're buying the original one.
we should remember that the Pioneer of Pili candy making is the grand father of the owner of Albay pilinut, the late Antionio Regidor. without him there will be no pilinut candies. that explains why most of the names of the candies are in spanish. (there you go a little bit of pili history lol)

Pading Romy, the thread is never the same eversince you started posting. i always look forward for your posts. sige ko ang paragpadag sa kaka ulok digdi. i seldom post but i enjoy reading your everyday discussions. i have been a member of this thread for almost two years. whew years went by fast and im proud so proud of this thread.
keep it up guys! kudos!

;39998856']Here it is:

Legazpi,Philippines as SSC's banner - April 17, 2008

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:colgate:

Wow The best banner ever! :applause::cheers2:
I hope it got high ratings!
I'm so annoyed I missed it.

A place romantic...
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^Babe, I feel you...

^^^The last pic is funny.
So Embarcadero is fast becoming popular among newly weds. It would be really great if this seaside promenade could be extended all the way from Bonot or Rawis, through this area and then behind the Sleeping Lion Hill all the way to Puro. They could turn it into a beautiful seafront for pedestrians and skaters.

A place romantic...
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^Babe, I feel you...

"I feel you." Hahaha!

Mayon seems to be different here...
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Cofirmed tenants at LKY The Metro and Lifestyle hub are Jollibee,Chowking,KFC. They are still eyeing for Savemore as their supermarket and Watsons as their drugstore.Yellowcab and Starbucks are still under negotiation.

Btw, I'm helping a relative to get a space there at the Metro. Its a 2x2 sq.m space worth 5k a month. The location is infront of the filcab section.I think it's just a reasonable rate.

Mayon seems to be different here...
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Yep. Because of its frequent eruptions, its shape tends to change from time to time. Well, Mayon is more perfect now than in the past as shown in the picture.

By the way, the most perfect view of Mayon is from the Daraga and Legazpi side.

Maray na Albay tabi!!!

embarcadero is open na pala. hehehe.... dami ko talagang namiss for the past 4 days.

^ pading romy, gaano ba kalaki yung space for the 37k monthly rate?

The area is 75 sq.m based on the floor plan.

Cofirmed tenants at LKY The Metro and Lifestyle hub are Jollibee,Chowking,KFC. They are still eyeing for Savemore as their supermarket and Watsons as their drugstore.Yellowcab and Starbucks are still under negotiation.

Btw, I'm helping a relative to get a space there at the Metro. Its a 2x2 sq.m space worth 5k a month. The location is infront of the filcab section.I think it's just a reasonable rate.

Hi leo, thanks for the info. :okay:

Cofirmed tenants at LKY The Metro and Lifestyle hub are Jollibee,Chowking,KFC. They are still eyeing for Savemore as their supermarket and Watsons as their drugstore.Yellowcab and Starbucks are still under negotiation.

Btw, I'm helping a relative to get a space there at the Metro. Its a 2x2 sq.m space worth 5k a month. The location is infront of the filcab section.I think it's just a reasonable rate.


wow! more and more foodchain and coffee shop is adding up in legazpi city:banana: cant wait to go home, talagang the best are yet come in legazpi:)

Cofirmed tenants at LKY The Metro and Lifestyle hub are Jollibee,Chowking,KFC. They are still eyeing for Savemore as their supermarket and Watsons as their drugstore.Yellowcab and Starbucks are still under negotiation.

Btw, I'm helping a relative to get a space there at the Metro. Its a 2x2 sq.m space worth 5k a month. The location is infront of the filcab section.I think it's just a reasonable rate.

If ever this happens, first KFC branch in Legazpi is found there...Even SM Savemore and Watsons, Yellowcab and Starbucks...Yeah!...:banana::banana::banana::nuts::nuts::nuts::lol::lol::lol:

Cofirmed tenants at LKY The Metro and Lifestyle hub are Jollibee,Chowking,KFC. They are still eyeing for Savemore as their supermarket and Watsons as their drugstore.Yellowcab and Starbucks are still under negotiation.

Btw, I'm helping a relative to get a space there at the Metro. Its a 2x2 sq.m space worth 5k a month. The location is infront of the filcab section.I think it's just a reasonable rate.

Ows really now?! Yeah KFC is finally here! So we will have at least 5-6 Jolibee in Metro Legazpi area. If a 2X2 sq m is only worth 5K well well well so cheap I'll gonna get 2 or 3 hahaha..Thanks for the info.

SM Savemore should be there haleeerrr...

Hotel St. Ellis will have its soft opening this October. :banana:

Yep. Because of its frequent eruptions, its shape tends to change from time to time. Well, Mayon is more perfect now than in the past as shown in the picture.

By the way, the most perfect view of Mayon is from the Daraga and Legazpi side.

Mayon, based on its history has a self-destructing and self-healing process. Right now it's almost perfect.:)

An insider told me that there will be coffee shop, fine dining (not yet mentioned what Manila-based entity), salon & spa, gym, convention hall, swimming pool and high-end shops in the facade area.

October 10 is the slated soft opening.:banana:

Hey leo/mega/brandon, would you know who owns the franchises of Jollibee in Albay province? Are all these company owned? I know for one that Jollibee no longer gives out franchises so I would assume that all branches in Albay are company owned.

Confirmed Tenants:
>Chowking
>Greenwich
>Jollibee
>KFC
>Mocha Blends

Hey leo/mega/brandon, would you know who owns the franchises of Jollibee in Albay province? Are all these company owned? I know for one that Jollibee no longer gives out franchises so I would assume that all branches in Albay are company owned.

that is correct, all jollibee branches now are directly owned by the jollibee food corporation, it started 5 years ago, i think. im just not sure of the exact year.

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EM is a one-stop shop indeed. It's now official, Legazpi is alive at night. BUHAY NA ANG LEGAZPI!!! :banana:

I'm excited this coming October.

Meanwhile watchout for the ff tenants in EM:
> AMF Bowling
>Giordano
>WOK Oriental Restaurant
>Gerry's Grille
>Mang Inasal
>Red Ribbon
>Lots-a-Pizza
>Bigg's
> PADIS POINT :banana:
> GLORIA JEANS :banana:
> La Mia Taza
> Mercury Dug
> LCC HYPERMARKET :banana:
> 102.7 MAGIK FM LEGAZPI (KAYA PALA MAY RADIO TOWER :lol:)
> CALL CENTER
ETC MORE TO COME......THE BEST IS YET TO COME^^

wow...this is the wedding pic of my friends...tinay and randy...hahaha...nagulat ako ah...

He is from Sorsogon; he used to be a congressman but ran for senator in 2007 and topped the race. He is from the opposition. I don't know what party he belongs to.

United Opposition party siya nagrun as Senator in 2007

UUUUUra baraaaang!!!! Pading dx.hehe uni ngani new learnings padi, as I was cooking palusag na lubi lubi,I was teaching our Ilonngo staff how to cook it properly.An sabi sako tibad daa maudong kami ta duman daa sainda sa capiz,they do not cook or eat lubi-lubi,they do not even have a name for the plant! e di iyo,uni na...pagkaluto.su mga ilonggo na su labilabi sa pagkaon kan lubi-lubi.an sarap anya kuya!!! mala ka san nagkaurungkang su umay! pati itip natumpos! haha! the best daa talaga an albayano sa pagluto!mala ka san...



Ok,here it is mading megs, Friday,I left for manila,on an unscheduled trip to legazpi via cagsawa tours with 10% off on my fare due to their off peak promo.fuerte. In the bus I put my finishing touches on my presentation.

I arrived early in daraga and walked around the center to view some developments.the second floor of the daraga public market is under renovation,I asked some tricycle drivers and they excitedly announced that LCC is pursuing its longtime-coming development of a retail format in daraga.I believe internally,the LCC guys call this Project Dragon.

I happily note that I love the budget retail store happily named JOY I think its simple format,will win over a niche market despite other retail establishments in the area.

That early, I roamed the market for cheap buys and may I blatantly reiterate that the Daraga Public Market is still the Best Philippine Market in Pading Romy's bestopdabest list. the quality of the fresh produce is still the same homegrown variety that you would expect 10 or even 20 years ago, limited lang ang aling baguio or other sources. the bicol large peppers is a beautiful 35 pesos per kilo,I just had to buy 6 kilos and it took two vendors to complete that order.the famed sambalas chili is 20 pesos per spicy kilo!!! got 1 kilo for fear of hemorrhoids. The dried fish is the best that masbate and catanduanes has to offer in the usual albayano friendly price.I got 10 bundles of string beans at 10 pesos per bundle!!! su lubi lubi,diyes pesos an lintian na bugkos!!! mapapamuda ka sa gayon kan presyo!! In my excitement,I ended up doing two shopping trips that day,ta dai na usto sa tricycle su pinamakal ko.Happy happy day!!!

Then in the afternoon,I met up with the group of hopeful entrepreneurs that im supposed to meet.we talked over coffee with regards to the project concepts they were consulting me with. First up, LKY.they were eyeing the project for a bar and restaurant.I was promptly told that they were offering the average sized spaces for 37 goddamned thousand pesos a month with cash and emergency deposits to boot! napamuda ako mga padi! considering that my friends are semi-retired OFWs, may budget man daa sinda kaya ok lang.I calmly explained to them that the terminal will not attract as much of their niche market for an average of six month's.meanwhile,while it's building up the volume of their niche market. the rent and all opex will persistently eat up on their budget. considering that the drinking crowd is well established in the albay,rizal park-pationapal area, it will take them promos and events to lure a decent crowd to patronize their businesses.based on our initial conservative estimates, with all this in mind,They will be out of business within a year or even earlier.

It seems the leasing and development department did not consider developmental leasing rates practices in their leasing scheme. Social and developmental billing should be practiced in legazpi for our hopeful entrepreneurs to at least survive in the highly competitive landscape that is soon to come. With this kinds of rates our business territories will be eaten up by national giant corporations and our locals will die a swift and sorrowful death. a ratio between local and other investors should be met if we intend for the Albayanos to rule their own land. Business is the new war. If the ratio of national vs local investors is not met.then the albayanos will be slaves to whims of national investors.If our local guys cannot protect us from the national players then,the big guys have the leash on the albayanos.they could price their commodities as they see fit and our much treasured local industries will be eaten up and made to comply with national standards.

Where will my beautiful 35 pesos per kilo large chilis go? they will be replaced by the hybrid varieties that taste like plastic that only manilans who do not know what an authentic bicol express really is can stomach. how about my 10 peso per bundle lubi-lubi? our children may only know KFC,Jolibee and Mc Do by then.My wonderful sambalas may even be replaced by jalapeno from mexico.That'll be a sad,sad day indeed.

I ask.where is our local government in all these?

My local guys are all too excited to pour in money.But I had to advise them to either wait it up until some smart guy comes up with anything that could help out with the lease, or find a place in the albay area where the chances are better.

After all mga padi. What can your pading romy do? .....I don't want to lose my Palusag na lubi-lubi.

Everyone,I beg of you to help and patronize our homegrown businesses.Lest we lose our true identity in the face of progress.

Save Bok Lan,Palamigan,LCC Malls,Albay and Locsin Pilinut candies,Tia Bita,Akong's Lugaw and Mami, Albay,Luzon and Daraga Bakery,Merly's,Four Season's Restaurant,Ervas grocery store and ben's bakery.Maligaya’s Pochero,LR Hotcake,Barbeque sa Airport,Wa foo chan Siopao,Lana’s Halo-Halo
and all things small and beautiful,that in one way or the other makes the Albayano experience worth being proud for.


Dios Marhay na Albay Saindo Gabos.

all i can say is...BRAVO...i agree with your local economy analysis...:)

btw, maray na albay po sa gabos na yaon digdi :hi:

welcome my dear poj...hehehe...yaon ka naman palan dgdi...its good so we can contribute also in some of the economic discussions for albay...

Amidst the euphoria of titillating invasions of nationally known and multi-national products coming into the local market, there are real and bleeding victims who are faced with a tough battle to stay alive in a world where dog eats dog. These are our homegrown businesses (products) that has been around for decades supporting our local economy.

This is part of development. It is never unexpected. And as skilled entrepreneurs, the owners of these local businesses must have foreseen the scenario when finally national and multinational products will one day come into their turf and give them a run for their money.

However, the development that is taking shape in Legazpi particularly is too overwhelming for local traders with hords of Manila-based businesses all opening at the same time or in a short span of time. I do not know how it is being anticipated by the Local Government of Legazpi and what is their plan to shield local investors from impacts of strong competitions to local businesses.

In Naga City, we heard about project of the City Government to spruce up the Old CBD where most homegrown businesses are located for the area to remain attractive to customers to counter impact of the opening of SM City. But since SM City has just opened for over two months only, there is not really much experience to learn.

This is one concern that Mayor Robredo few years back expressed reluctance to help big mall owners to find location in Naga. I remember Gaisano offered to lease the 3rd floor of the Naga City Public Market to extend their reach to the Bicol market. It did not come into a full negotiation but there was already a reluctance on the part of the city government from the start.

When Pacific Mall opened in Legazpi, people in Naga wished for similar mall in their city. At a consultation made to craft a plan for city development in the next few years, participants floated ideas to invite mall owners to Naga and offer them incentives apparently believing that the presence of a mall is a sign of progress. The mayor just shrug it off saying "kung gusto kaiyan magdigdi, madigdi ta madigdi yan." I do not know if that is a positive protectionist attitude but one thing is sure, SM came to Naga without much compromises with the City Government.

I am with the advocates for patronizing our home grown products. And I am happy with how some of them are playing it well with theirs competitors with malls as the centerstage. I hope others can do as well for in the future they shall be our identity in the national as well as the international centerstage.

Scenes at the Legazpi Port
by Paolo Arroyo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marbleplaty/)

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As much as Albay Pilinut would want to put branches in other parts of Legazpi, people still look for that old house to buy Pilinuts. With all these new products claiming to be the best, they still want to make sure that they're buying the original one.
we should remember that the Pioneer of Pili candy making is the grand father of the owner of Albay pilinut, the late Antionio Regidor. without him there will be no pilinut candies. that explains why most of the names of the candies are in spanish. (there you go a little bit of pili history lol)

Pading Romy, the thread is never the same eversince you started posting. i always look forward for your posts. sige ko ang paragpadag sa kaka ulok digdi. i seldom post but i enjoy reading your everyday discussions. i have been a member of this thread for almost two years. whew years went by fast and im proud so proud of this thread.
keep it up guys! kudos!

Hello! Indeed, Albay Pilinut Candy has become the benchmark when it comes to pili products. (Which reminds me, I have yet to make a page about it on Wow Legazpi, darn. hehehe)

Wow The best banner ever! :applause::cheers2:
I hope it got high ratings!
I'm so annoyed I missed it.

Hehe, I think the ratings system wasn't in place yet back then. I remember the thread got filled up with congratulatory messages (just like when other Philippine cities get featured up there). To date, I think only Manila, Makati, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Bacolod, Baguio and Legazpi are teh only Philippine cities ever featured as banner of this international forum. :okay:

"I feel you." Hahaha!

geri...pics baga yan kan wedding ni randy and tinay...hehehe...nafeature naman dgdi dahil kan EM

Mayon Skyline Park
by Beni Cruz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32509122@N04/)

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Currently, offf limits due to Mayon's recent activity.

Daraga Church
by Paolo Arroyo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marbleplaty/)

Recognized as a national historical treasure by the NHI.

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Hey leo/mega/brandon, would you know who owns the franchises of Jollibee in Albay province? Are all these company owned? I know for one that Jollibee no longer gives out franchises so I would assume that all branches in Albay are company owned.

Daraga and Legazpi branches are all company owned. I do not know about the rest of Albay branches.

@ Pading Romy, may referral fee pala sa LKY Lifestyle Hub equivalent to one month rent accdg to Mr.Ofreneo, the Leasing Manager.

;40067236']Mayon Skyline Park
by Beni Cruz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32509122@N04/)

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Currently, offf limits due to Mayon's recent activity.

It bugs me a lot to see parks or development on Mt. Mayon's harm's way.
Mt. Mayon is a clear and present danger to the Province. Good thing that we are prepared for these contingencies. What are we trying to prove here with this park?

Bicol University integrates entrepreneurship into its agriculture, forestry and natural-resources curricula (http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commodities/13478-bicol-university-integrates-entrepreneurship-into-its-agriculture-forestry-and-natural-resources-curricula.html)
Written by Danny O. Calleja / Correspondent
Tuesday, 21 July 2009 19:24

GUINOBATAN, Albay—Bicol University (BU) has integrated entrepreneurship into its curricular programs for agriculture, forestry and natural resources (AFNR) to mold its graduates into a new breed of agri-business entrepreneurs.

The undertaking, dubbed “Program on Enhancing the Demand for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Graduates through Science and Technology,” is a regionwide program for Bicol being implemented by the BU-College of Agriculture and Forestry (Bucaf) here, according to its dean, Dr. Luis Amano. Key activities of the program are the conduct of training-workshops for members of the faculty handling technical subjects related to AFNR.

Amano said the training is designed to facilitate the integration of entrepreneurship in the existing and future curricular programs along AFNR and enhance the technical know-how in assisting students and graduates in the development and management of agri-based business ventures by themselves.

Also part of the training-workshop is the conduct of study tour or lakbay-aral to relevant and successful agri-business ventures within and outside the Bicol region in order to update the participants on the ongoing agri-business ventures. “The study tours also widen the exposure of our teaching staff in this field,” Amano said.

One of the major components of the program is institutional capability enhancement that provides the latest technologies and strategies in the integration of agri-business with AFNR. “This provides new graduates of state universities and colleges [SUCs] in the region offering related courses the motivation not only into agricultural production but in entrepreneurship as well,” Amano said.

Science interventions, in coordination with the Department of Science and Technology, are doing a big share to this program that would stop the draining of supply of AFNR graduates. “It seeks to raise the demand for them by focusing on the students’ entrepreneurial skills and investing on agriculture enterprise,” he said.

Participants to the program, he said, are seven SUCs in Bicol, namely, the Bucaf; BU College of Fisheries in Tabaco City, Albay; Catanduanes State College with campuses in Virac, Catanduanes; and Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology in Mandaon, Masbate; Camarines Norte State College in Daet, Camarines Norte; Sorsogon State College; and Camarines Sur State Agricultural College and Partido State University, both in Camarines Sur.

BU president and program leader Dr. Fay Lea Patria Lauraya said the need of enhancing the AFNR courses and its integration with agri-business is the call of the times, as modern agriculture requires not only know-how in crop production but entrepreneurial capability as well. With this capability, the agricultural production sector will no longer remain at the mercy of the business sector that rakes in greater profit out of the former’s produce, Lauraya said.

This is one way in which the Bucaf could help the farm sector advance into more profitable undertakings, she added. Dr. Rebecca Rosario Bercasio, the dean of BU College of Education, said there are new curricular programs for teaching methodologies for integrating entrepreneurship into AFNR that serve as inputs to the participants of the training.

The training-workshops identify technical subjects for integration of entrepreneurship, issues and concerns and action points for integration and sharing of experiences and insights on agribusiness management. It also includes synthesis of lessons learned from the lakbay-aral, draft guidelines for integration and future plans and recommendations for AFNR curricular programs enhancement, training component coordinator Joey de Leon said.

Hey leo/mega/brandon, would you know who owns the franchises of Jollibee in Albay province? Are all these company owned? I know for one that Jollibee no longer gives out franchises so I would assume that all branches in Albay are company owned.

^ i think one of the children of the late mayor roces owns jollibee old albay branch...

speaking of jollibee...mukhang tuwang tuwa syang mag open ng stores sa Legazpi City:

1. Jollibee- Pacific Mall
2. Jollibee- LCC
3. Jollibee- Old Albay
4. Jollibee- Embarcadero
5. Jollibee- The Metro

Anyway its a good sign...

As much as Albay Pilinut would want to put branches in other parts of Legazpi, people still look for that old house to buy Pilinuts. With all these new products claiming to be the best, they still want to make sure that they're buying the original one.
we should remember that the Pioneer of Pili candy making is the grand father of the owner of Albay pilinut, the late Antionio Regidor. without him there will be no pilinut candies. that explains why most of the names of the candies are in spanish. (there you go a little bit of pili history lol)

Pading Romy, the thread is never the same eversince you started posting. i always look forward for your posts. sige ko ang paragpadag sa kaka ulok digdi. i seldom post but i enjoy reading your everyday discussions. i have been a member of this thread for almost two years. whew years went by fast and im proud so proud of this thread.
keep it up guys! kudos!

^ naku po...mabirisngag na naman kaini ang dungo ni pading romy:lol::lol:
but what beecool have said is true...keep it up pading romy!:)

;40017124']Embarcadero Lighthouse by day


Embarcadero Lighthouse at night
by Paolo Arroyo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marbleplaty/)

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^ symbol of Modern Legazpi City and a bold pronouncement of the city's economic vibrancy!

SPECIAL REPORT: DoT promotes ‘Bicol Express’, laing, pili sweets under Culinary Tourism program
July 7, 2009 10:06 am
LEGAZPI CITY, July 7 -– The sizzling “Bicol Express”, delectable “pinangat” and mouthwatering dessert courses made with pili nut are Bicol region's delicacies tourists would be savoring on under the Kulinarya Tour program developed by the Department of Tourism (DoT).


The program, designed under the Culinary Tourism concept would as if corroborate the saying "the surest way to a man's heart is through his stomach," was recently launched by the DoT under the stewardship of Secretary Joseph Ace Durano.

Dubbed as Kulinarya Filipina as part of the Cultural Tourism, the program hopes to introduce the Philippine flavors to domestic and international scene and promote the country as a culinary destination.

Included in the itineraries of the program is the Kulinarya Bicol Tour that offers visits to the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon to allow tourists to enjoy the region’s specialties such as “pinangat”, Bicol Express and pili nut sweets.

Pinangat is a native concoction of vegetable called “laing” and pork cooked in coconut milk while Bicol Express is a popular Bicolano cuisine of coconut milk, alamang, pork and lots of chili that provides a mouth-burning sensation.

Pinangat is most popular in Camalig, a small Albay municipality that sits at the southwestern foot of Mt. Mayon while Bicol Express is common feature of almost every dining table in the entire province.

Pili sweets, on the other hand, are famous in all parts of the Bicol region but the leading source of pili nuts is the province of Sorsogon from where a variety of delicacies made out of this product originate.

Kulinarya Filipina proves that aside from the country's well-known diverse natural and man-made attractions, the Philippine foods remain one of the country's best-kept secret which is relatively unknown in many parts of the world, according to Bicol DoT regional director Maria Ravanilla.

Ravanilla explained that the Philippine cuisines feature a spicy blend of various cultures — a legacy left by past colonizers. The mixture of Malay, Chinese and Spanish influences have complemented the Filipino's way of traditional cooking style, which resulted in a uniquely Filipino gastronomic treasure.

Popular Filipino dishes adopted from Chinese are "lumpiang shanghai" and "pancit" while several traditional dishes still retain their Spanish names such as "mechado," "menudo," and "pochero," Ravanilla added.

There are only few destinations in the country that are well-known for its food. For instance, Bicol, Pampanga, Bulacan are famous for their sweets, while Negros, Iloilo and Cebu are known for lechon (roast pig) and otap.

On the other hand, Antipolo is popularly known for its suman, kasoy and mangga and Ilocos for its longganisa, and pinakbet.

Each region has its own treasure to boast, such as the freshest fruits and vegetables grown in nearby Trinidad Valley in the Mountain Province. Pampanga is known for its sweet meat, such as "tocino," Batangas is famous for its tender juicy meat "bulalo" and robust Batangas coffee beans, Ravanilla said.

Bicol's most popular cuisine "laing" and "Bicol express" is known for the use of coconut milk and lots of spices. Cebu and Palawan serve fresh seafoods, seaweed salad; and sweetest mangoes. Iloilo is popular for its "pancit molo" and "la paz batchoy."

Davao is famous for its "inihaw na panga" and exotic fruits like "durian," "pomelo, " mangosteen" and "rambutan" while Zamboanga serves some of the most delicious prawns, crabs, lobsters and "curacha."

One of the recently developed Kulinarya tour packages focuses on Quezon Province which is already a popular tourism destination.

Quezon Province, Ravanilla said, is not only well-known for its harvest festivals during May but also for its culinary specialties such as longganisang Lucban (native sausage), Pancit Habhab (native noodles eaten directly from a banana leaf), the kiping (both a delicacy and ornament during the Pahiyas festival) and Broas (local ladyfingers).

Also worth watching is the Pandanggo-Awit, a traditional practice to welcome guests that features the lambanog — a local vodka-like drink which is one of the province's most popular products.

Other modules being developed is the Kulinarya Batangas which will have two modules—Lipa, to feature lomi (native noodles soup) and sinaing na isda (steamed fish) with an optional visit to The Spa at San Benito and Taal which will feature tawilis and the various sweets such as panutsa (caramel peanuts) and the bukayo (sweetened coconut).

Likewise, the DoT also explores the possibility of launching and marketing culinary tours to other well-known culinary centers of the country such as Manila, the Ilocos Region, Pampanga, Bulacan, Iloilo, Negros and Davao, Ravanilla said.

These projects are being undertaken by the Department of Tourism in coordination with the Philippine Tour Operators' Association (PHILTOA), Phillippine Tourism Agencies Association (PTAA), the Local Government Units, and various local tour consolidators.

The program had two components which include the Product Development and the Marketing/ Promotions Components. This is due to the fact that DOT sees the need for interventions initially, on the product development side as Culinary Tourism is a new product offering, Ravanilla said.

The product development module includes, among others, the identification of signature Filipino dishes and standardization of recipes, presentation and styling for international promotion, inventory of restaurants in the country featuring native and regional specialties and upgrading of the quality of Filipino restaurants both in the country and abroad, she added. (PNA)

DCT/LQ/DOC/cbd

speaking of jollibee...mukhang tuwang tuwa syang mag open ng stores sa Legazpi City:

1. Jollibee- Pacific Mall
2. Jollibee- LCC
3. Jollibee- Old Albay
4. Jollibee- Embarcadero
5. Jollibee- The Metro

Plus:
6. Jolibee- Daraga.........Daraga and Legazpi some articles would say Metro
Legazpi because they complement each other.:)

ok cge plus jollibee-rizal st., daraga..hehe...gising ka pa pala ms megs...any updates dyan sa nightlife sa embarcadero?

Name: Ibalong Festival
Address: Legazpi City, Albay


General Information

Description:
The Ibalong Festival is a joyous celebration, a blaze of colour and a riot of music - and it goes on for days. The costumes ranges from the beautiful to the bizarre. It is a week-long festivity depicting Bicol’s early beginning as portrayed by the characters in the epic entitled – IBALONG.

The festival is highlighted by a street presentation of the classic battles between heroes and beasts of Ibalong. Masks of heroes and villains are paraded on mainstreets, combined with song and dances. Other activities include trade fair, art exhibit, sports fest such as the triathlon, guided tours, beauty pageant and other colorful competitions.

Event Dates:

Date: October 25, 2009 - October 31, 2009 http://http://www.wowpinoy.net/admin/images/events/events362843998.jpg

Contact Information:

Telephone: 6352820-3664 / 820-6314
Fax: 6352820-6315
Mobile: 639182120788
Email: tourism@albay.gov.ph
Website: www.wowbicol.com

ok cge plus jollibee-rizal st., daraga..hehe...gising ka pa pala ms megs...any updates dyan sa nightlife sa embarcadero?

REFRESHING SA EM, lalo na pag gabi ang lamig ng sea breeze. Great sight..Daming tao kanina..

^ until what time lang sa EM? akala ko magdamagan ang live bands dyan?

^ until what time lang sa EM? akala ko magdamagan ang live bands dyan?

Magdamagan cla. 24 hours ang operation nila that is why EM is more than a mall.

^ i believe sunwest would still build a hotel in the area, right? malakas ka sa akin megs eh

^ i think one of the children of the late mayor roces owns jollibee old albay branch...


You mean the very first Jollibee in Legazpi near Cathedral? That was a franchise store

The one near Divine is company owned. In fact it is the model store in Southern Luzon. The particular design of the model stores are just for few selected branches only.

Can we call this branch as the flagship store in Bicol? heheh

Amidst the euphoria of titillating invasions of nationally known and multi-national products coming into the local market, there are real and bleeding victims who are faced with a tough battle to stay alive in a world where dog eats dog. These are our homegrown businesses (products) that has been around for decades supporting our local economy.

This is part of development. It is never unexpected. And as skilled entrepreneurs, the owners of these local businesses must have foreseen the scenario when finally national and multinational products will one day come into their turf and give them a run for their money.

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Before Landco came to Legazpi, Bicol was the most understimated region in the country. Well maybe because it was considered one of the poorest and frequently visited by typhoons. So the big time developers and locators concentrated their expansion in the big cities in the south like Cebu, Davao, CDO, Iloilo and Bacolod. We have to thank Landco for taking the risk of putting up the first big mall in the region. Although LCC was already in place in Legazpi and making money, Landco still felt that the place is already ripe for the big time and they definitely were not mistaken. After a year, new buildings were going up one after another in the business park and the mall's expansion was already in the drawing board. How can you make a mistake with this investment when you have a market about 1,200,000 population for Albay alone, 300,000 of which is in Metro Legazpi-Daraga area as a ready market. The town of Bacoor, Cavite with a population of 450,000 is able to support two huge SM malls. And to think that there is also a big SM City and Robinsons in Dasmarinas. On top of that, another SM mall is going up in Rosario town and one Robinson mall each in Imus and Tagaytay. If we will gauge it from Cavite's experience (whose population is about 3 Million), Legazpi can still very well host another big mall like SM City because of Legazpi's location. Sorsogon and Catanduanes are big markets. Camsur and Cam Norte can very well sustain the existence of SM Naga and the other smaller malls there.

The invasion of these national locators in the provinces cannot be avoided because this goes side by side with globalization. I am looking at this invasion in a more positve manner.

If we will notice, LCC is now finding its market niche fast. Noting that it will be very difficult at the moment to compete head on with the big boys, they are now into stand alone supermarkets in the Bicol towns. This is a very wise move. People in the countrysides may want to avail of cheaper goods in the city but the commute and accompanying transportation expenses discourages them to. But with LCC supermarket on their doorstep, they will patronize it. If they play their cards right, LCC will even hit it even bigger with this stand alone supermarkets. SM and Robinsons are concentrating on the big malls, so while they are not looking, LCC can take advantage of this. So even if SM finally decide to expand its Savemore outlets, LCC's mark is already there. Same goes with the other Bicol successful businesses like Graceland and Biggs. The big malls also gave our local enterpreneurs the opportunity to expand. Didn't you noticed, the entry of the malls gave these business the idea of expansion? Both Graceland and Biggs are now in SM and Pacific Mall competing with Jollibee, McDonalds, Chowking, Greenwich, etc. And they are doing very well.

As I have pointed out in a previous post, for as long you have the right business and you are doing it right, success is not far fetched. Jollibee was up against McDonalds when they were just starting, but they were able to hack it and they are now even going international. There is nothing original in the products being sold by Jollibee, Graceland or Biggs. But they played their cards right.

The least the local governments should do is to open the incentives they are giving to the big boys to the local businesses as well who wants to expand.


BOOMING BICOL!

Galing mo, Gary.

You mean the very first Jollibee in Legazpi near Cathedral? That was a franchise store

The one near Divine is company owned. In fact it is the model store in Southern Luzon. The particular design of the model stores are just for few selected branches only.

Can we call this branch as the flagship store in Bicol? heheh

^ i mean the jollibee store beside the DWCL...that was the word of mouth back then...hehe...so company owned pala sya. Anyway marhay na albay saimo leo and saindo gabos!

I think LCC in Legazpi was hardly affected by the opening of Metro Gaisano and Pacific Mall back in 2001. Today, it now has 3 locations in the city: LCC Mall right at the heart of the business district, LCC Expressmart and LCC Hypermart along Tahao Road. :okay:

Misibis Bay Packages

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LCC Daraga

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LCC Food Court Express

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Source: The Artistshop Company (http://tbpi-artistshop.com/)

^^great finds dex! legazpi/daraga is getting modern and modern

Galing mo, Gary.

Thanks guru. :)

;40107060']I think LCC in Legazpi was hardly affected by the opening of Metro Gaisano and Pacific Mall back in 2001. Today, it now has 3 locations in the city: LCC Mall right at the heart of the business district, LCC Expressmart and LCC Hypermart along Tahao Road. :okay:


Yes, because LCC had embedded itself in the local retail market plus the fact that its location is right in the middle of downtown Legazpi. If LCC builds another big mall somewhere in the city ahead of SM or Robinsons, I am sure it will still be patronized by the people provided the amenities will be at par with the modern malls now. If SM or Robinsons decide to finally build their mall in Legazpi ahead of LCC, then LCC should think it over. I think for now, Legazpi can still support another big mall, but a fourth one will find it very difficult. Maybe after another 10 years. NCCC Malls in Davao is homegrown and is competing head on with SM and Gaisano. But then Davao is a very big city, maybe more than 5 times bigger than Legazpi.

^ Davao city is as huge as our Albay province in terms of land area...its population is very much bigger than legazpi city...but this is what i would like to happen in legazpi city...i want to see a legazpi city with one of the highest GDP per capita income among the Philippine cities...

;40107118']Misibis Bay Packages

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Are there resorts like this one in any other part of the region? Ganda!

;40107768']LCC Daraga

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Wow, bongga! Gusto ko yan, haha! By the way, will it be a mall or just a grocery store like LCC Expressmart?

Thanks guru. :)

You're welcome.

You're welcome.

check this out geri...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0eXOa69Wi4

@Gary,thanks for the comprehensive analysis.:applause:

@dex, nice find. Thanksfor the Daraga update. :okay:

That's it.

Here are your Pading Romy's recommendation for store mix in LKY

Fast food/Deli(dine in/waiting/take out)
Convenient Food stalls
Pasalubong Outlets/Souvenir/Novelty
Small Convenience (711,ministop format)
Travel agencies
Overseas recruitment agencies and services
Call center services
ChildCare/Nursery
Training centers
Coffee Shops
conventional/specialty cigarette stall
Health shop/Drugstore
Cellular Service and Loading stations
Bayad Center
Remittances (Western Union etc.)
ATMs and small Banking services


Other options:
Beauty Salons
Spa and Massage
Gym
Pawnshop


*The primary business source is the inbound and outbound traffic
*Faster Service/Product turnover is of the highest priority consistent with traffic flow
*Convenience is a must
*Lower OpEx must be achieved


eto pa ang pwede:
Courier service(LBC/Fedex/DHL)
internet cafe with photocopying and printing services
Newsstand
lotto outlet

Emabarcadero
By: Dennis Mirabueno

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^This food chain will welcome costumers July 24 (it occupies two floors, both open to the sea and the atrium)...

:applause:check this out geri...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0eXOa69Wi4

beautiful MTV. I like it. well done. the music by enya is great...:applause:

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^I like this area. Is that an exhibit? of what?

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^This food chain will welcome costumers July 24 (it occupies two floors, both open to the sea and the atrium)...
thanks again for the update sir monsi, is it Biggs are you refering to? i notice the door design. :)

thanks again for the update sir monsi, is it Biggs are you refering to? i notice the door design. :)


I think it's Gerry's Grill. :)

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It looks like this atrium is not airconditioned. It also looked like this atrium is leading to the Glorietta type dome. But the entire venue itself looks very promising. I like it. :banana::banana::banana:

It looks like there is a third floor. Could be allocated for the BPO area?

Mabalos tabi Monsi sa picture updates mo.

Maray na Albay!

Embarcadero
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EM looks so different--yes it has the ambiance of Glorietta or maybe Greenbelt III. I hope it draws more people into it amid the "odd" appearance ("odd" because the malls that we have accustomed to knowing box-types, of which PM is one example). At Glorietta, halatang middle or upper classes ang crowd, while SM draws in all types of crowd. But EM can do just the same. Sana pala na-implement na yung bagong route ng mga jeep that will pass by EM para before the mall's grand opening, makikita na ng mga papuntang Legazpi downtown ang hitsura ng EM. I wonder if the road being constructed is already done. When I go to Legazpi on weekends, hinahanap ko yung daan papunta sa road na yun. Sa Binanhuaan ba?

^ Davao city is as huge as our Albay province in terms of land area...its population is very much bigger than legazpi city...but this is what i would like to happen in legazpi city...i want to see a legazpi city with one of the highest GDP per capita income among the Philippine cities...

Yes, correct, Davao city is as huge as Albay, a little smaller, but its population is almost the same as that of Albay. Being so, Davao has three congressional districts. Ang laki ng Davao City!

Yes, correct, Davao city is as huge as Albay, a little smaller, but its population is almost the same as that of Albay. Being so, Davao has three congressional districts. Ang laki ng Davao City!


teacher geri and other Albayanos, when i went to Palawan Provincial Capitol together with Malinao municipal officials, nalaman namin that a mayor of a municipality there is from Ligao City. Pwede mo bang hulaan kung anong munisipyo na ang mayor ay from Ligao City na ngayon ay residente na doon?

Huhulaan ko? Lolz!

Huhulaan ko? Lolz!


he is the incumbent mayor of this municipality in Palawan... He is Mayor Rosendo L. Mantes of Kalayaan, Palawan (Spratly Islands). He is from Ligao City.

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Yes, correct, Davao city is as huge as Albay, a little smaller, but its population is almost the same as that of Albay. Being so, Davao has three congressional districts. Ang laki ng Davao City!


The population of Davao City is just a little more than Albay's. But if you look at the developments in the city, our province and all the other Bicol provinces for that matter, pales in comparison. Davao has so many advantages compared to us. Their land is very fertile and they don't have typhoons and is considered the unofficial capital of Mindanao. Based on my last count, they should now have more than 10 malls, the biggest of which are SM City, NCCC, Victoria Plaza, JS Gaisano and Gaisano Metro. SM is building another large mall in the north while Ayala is replicating Glorietta there with its Abreeza Mall.

Before Landco came to Legazpi, Bicol was the most understimated region in the country. Well maybe because it was considered one of the poorest and frequently visited by typhoons. So the big time developers and locators concentrated their expansion in the big cities in the south like Cebu, Davao, CDO, Iloilo and Bacolod. We have to thank Landco for taking the risk of putting up the first big mall in the region. Although LCC was already in place in Legazpi and making money, Landco still felt that the place is already ripe for the big time and they definitely were not mistaken. After a year, new buildings were going up one after another in the business park and the mall's expansion was already in the drawing board. How can you make a mistake with this investment when you have a market about 1,200,000 population for Albay alone, 300,000 of which is in Metro Legazpi-Daraga area as a ready market. The town of Bacoor, Cavite with a population of 450,000 is able to support two huge SM malls. And to think that there is also a big SM City and Robinsons in Dasmarinas. On top of that, another SM mall is going up in Rosario town and one Robinson mall each in Imus and Tagaytay. If we will gauge it from Cavite's experience (whose population is about 3 Million), Legazpi can still very well host another big mall like SM City because of Legazpi's location. Sorsogon and Catanduanes are big markets. Camsur and Cam Norte can very well sustain the existence of SM Naga and the other smaller malls there.

The invasion of these national locators in the provinces cannot be avoided because this goes side by side with globalization. I am looking at this invasion in a more positve manner.

If we will notice, LCC is now finding its market niche fast. Noting that it will be very difficult at the moment to compete head on with the big boys, they are now into stand alone supermarkets in the Bicol towns. This is a very wise move. People in the countrysides may want to avail of cheaper goods in the city but the commute and accompanying transportation expenses discourages them to. But with LCC supermarket on their doorstep, they will patronize it. If they play their cards right, LCC will even hit it even bigger with this stand alone supermarkets. SM and Robinsons are concentrating on the big malls, so while they are not looking, LCC can take advantage of this. So even if SM finally decide to expand its Savemore outlets, LCC's mark is already there. Same goes with the other Bicol successful businesses like Graceland and Biggs. The big malls also gave our local enterpreneurs the opportunity to expand. Didn't you noticed, the entry of the malls gave these business the idea of expansion? Both Graceland and Biggs are now in SM and Pacific Mall competing with Jollibee, McDonalds, Chowking, Greenwich, etc. And they are doing very well.

As I have pointed out in a previous post, for as long you have the right business and you are doing it right, success is not far fetched. Jollibee was up against McDonalds when they were just starting, but they were able to hack it and they are now even going international. There is nothing original in the products being sold by Jollibee, Graceland or Biggs. But they played their cards right.

The least the local governments should do is to open the incentives they are giving to the big boys to the local businesses as well who wants to expand.


BOOMING BICOL!


:nocrook:

I agree with some of your analysis but in taking Cavite as an example you might have missed to consider the diametrical statistical diffrence between Albay and Cavite. This is not downplaying the achievement of Albay but just a presentation of facts. In terms of population, Cavite is 5 times more dense than Albay (Legazpi is at least 12 times compared to Bacoor). Economically, Cavite is more prosperous than any other province in the country due to sprawling economic zones which are already in the thick of economic activities. Being that, presumably, the people of Cavite have a greater purchasing power which what these malls are actually after. I am not downplaying the capacity of the Bicolanos to spend extra money for their shopping but you mentioned it that we are among the poorest of the regions. Obviously we are progressing rather fast but I do not know how far this progress has brought us up from the bottom.

But that is beside the point.

I am not being KJ about the euphoria among Bicolanos especially the readers of this thread about the rapid change in shoppingscape in the region. I do not intend to douse cold water to your warm appreciation of all these things though it may have that effect. I am just identifying myself with those who advocate to patronize our own for they are our identity in the midst of globalization. I am happy with how some of our local traders are resisting to just give up their turf to these invaders. Others I believe should be propping up to remain afloat and competitive. What I am after and what I want to see is the support the local government is providing to these homegrown businesses especially the smaller ones. Because they are ours, they will be there in good times and in bad as they have proven in their decades of partnership with our folks.


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I like how Embarcadero is designed to take advantage of the great views of Mayon and the cityscape to the north. :okay:

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Economically, Cavite is more prosperous than any other province in the country due to sprawling economic zones which are already in the thick of economic activities.


:nocrook:

Or more precisely, because Cavite is right next to Metro Manila, and indeed, already fast becoming an extension of it. It is effectively Manila's southern suburb. If you look at the stats, the nation's richest provinces (measured by GDP per capita) are nearly all concentrated around MM (with a few exceptions such as Cebu and some Central Luzon provinces). It is no accident that the poorest regions (parts of Mindanao) are the the ones least accessible to MM. Despite Bicol's relative proximity to MM, it was until recently, fairly inaccessible due to very poor roads and only a few could afford air travel on a regular basis. Even the SLEX extension is only being "extended" to Batangas...another MM commuter (and Tagalog) province. Perhaps a strong argument for Federalism ...?

Or more precisely, because Cavite is right next to Metro Manila, and indeed, already fast becoming an extension of it. It is effectively Manila's southern suburb. If you look at the stats, the nation's richest provinces (measured by GDP per capita) are nearly all concentrated around MM (with a few exceptions such as Cebu and some Central Luzon provinces). It is no accident that the poorest regions (parts of Mindanao) are the the ones least accessible to MM. Despite Bicol's relative proximity to MM, it was until recently, fairly inaccessible due to very poor roads and only a few could afford air travel on a regular basis. Even the SLEX extension is only being "extended" to Batangas...another MM commuter (and Tagalog) province. Perhaps a strong argument for Federalism ...?

I would agree on federalism.
Imagine if Albay could hold on its enormous energy resource. There will be no reasons for big manufacturing companies to settle in Albay and Bicol for cheap power rates. This is what our political leaders in the region should lobby for.

I would agree on federalism.
Imagine if Albay could hold on its enormous energy resource. There will be no reasons for big manufacturing companies to settle in Albay and Bicol for cheap power rates. This is what our political leaders in the region should lobby for.

Furthermore, despite Albay's substantial contribution to the Luzon grid (does anyone know the exact percentage?) it continues to pay much higher electricity rates than other parts of Luzon, which contribute none...I think this is one of the biggest injustices in the present state of affairs. Our local politicians definitely need to be much more assertive about Bicol to encourage manufacturers to set up factories in the region (and not just around MM) Tourism is fine, but it alone is NOT enough to propel a region's economic growth and should not be seen as a substitute for developing other industries and sectors. We need a diversified economy in order to have sustainable economic growth.

EMBARCADERO DE LEGAZPI re-routing dry-run

i just recently heard from am radio DZGB, on monday there will be dry-run of rerouting on jeepney's tahao road and rawis A & B route. instead of turning left to mabini street, jeepney's should go straight ahead(Quezon ave.) and drop its passengers to pier entrance then turning left of legazpi Blvd.(Going to brgy. san roque) from pier entrance people will just walk going to Embarcadero which is a very short walking distance.

here:
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;40113242']^I like this area. Is that an exhibit? of what?
A design contest...to come upw with the best development scheme for the Nagaso boiling lake in Manito.
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Furthermore, despite Albay's substantial contribution to the Luzon grid (does anyone know the exact percentage?) it continues to pay much higher electricity rates than other parts of Luzon, which contribute none...I think this is one of the biggest injustices in the present state of affairs. Our local politicians definitely need to be much more assertive about Bicol to encourage manufacturers to set up factories in the region (and not just around MM) Tourism is fine, but it alone is NOT enough to propel a region's economic growth and should not be seen as a substitute for developing other industries and sectors. We need a diversified economy in order to have sustainable economic growth.



Exactly.
Most of the recent investments we saw in the region, Legazpi and Naga in particular are retail in nature. They will not have much impact on the livelihood of much of the residents other that siphoning their money from local circulation to Metro Manila where most of the main offices of these retail businesses are. What we get from them are only meager taxes for "disturbance" of our localscape.

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monsi, this is for you....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0eXOa69Wi4...congrats

A design contest...to come upw with the best development scheme for the Nagaso boiling lake in Manito.
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^That's another potential tourist spot I'd like to visit someday. I hope when the Harbor Terminal gets built (as part of Embarcadero's Phase II) there will be tours to these yet undiscovered places in our own Albay. :okay:


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^now we have a waterfront we can be proud of...

^Yup! And I'm beginning to like the railings (At first I didn't). I like its simple clean lines. :okay:

EMBARCADERO DE LEGAZPI re-routing dry-run

i just recently heard from am radio DZGB, on monday there will be dry-run of rerouting on jeepney's tahao road and rawis A & B route. instead of turning left to mabini street, jeepney's should go straight ahead(Quezon ave.) and drop its passengers to pier entrance then turning left of legazpi Blvd.(Going to brgy. san roque) from pier entrance people will just walk going to Embarcadero which is a very short walking distance.

here:
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Perhaps once the Embarcadero (at least the retail areas) are completed and opened, the jeepney routes will include the entire stretch of the Legazpi Blvd. There's a road behind the Embarcadero, right? And it goes round the Sleeping Lion Hill. That's another potential route for public transpo.

monsi, this is for you....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0eXOa69Wi4...congrats

really like the ambience of embarcadero

;40119368']Perhaps once the Embarcadero (at least the retail areas) are completed and opened, the jeepney routes will include the entire stretch of the Legazpi Blvd. There's a road behind the Embarcadero, right? And it goes round the Sleeping Lion Hill. That's another potential route for public transpo.

Yes, it could make access to the Puro area easier and would provide a scenic coastal drive but on the other hand wouldn't you rather keep the EM sections for pedestrians only? I think the pleasant atmosphere might be ruined by the noise of traffic and jeepneys/buses going to and fro. What do the Legazpi residents think?

;40119232']^That's another potential tourist spot I'd like to visit someday. I hope when the Harbor Terminal gets built (as part of Embarcadero's Phase II) there will be tours to these yet undiscovered places in our own Albay. :okay:



^Yup! And I'm beginning to like the railings (At first I didn't). I like its simple clean lines. :okay:

Me too! I also like Sto Domingo's seaside promenade, which someone posted a while back, simple but elegant.

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What the!? Is this resort really in Albay? :righton:

;40115712']I like how Embarcadero is designed to take advantage of the great views of Mayon and the cityscape to the north. :okay:
I agree with you Dx! Great views + authentic shopping,yan ang EM! :)

;40114400']Embarcadero
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^ perfect tourists and shopper's destination! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

thanks again for the update sir monsi, is it Biggs are you refering to? i notice the door design. :)

You're correct. It's Biggs Diner.

What the!? Is this resort really in Albay? :righton:

yes it is... :cheers:

^^Gusto ko rin ang ambiance ng Embarcadero De Legazpi...Sana maka-visit na ko jan...Hehe...Bakit kaya di nagdecide na mag put-up jan ang Starbucks??...Even Pizza Hut and KFC...And even Yellow Cab and Kopi Rotti...Haizz...Ang ganda naman and modern talaga.

napaka strict nang security sa embarcadero and isa ako sa mga nasampolan. hehe. kanina, i was on my way to work sa third floor at yun dahil wala pa naman iniisue na tenant's id ang management nang em kailangan naming mag log in log out sa log book unfortunately nakalimutan yung pangalan ko at yun di ako pinapasok kahit may company id.

I have heard na another marami "DAW" surveillance camera sa paligid nang embarcadero, matry nga isang beses. hehehe.

American infected with A(H1N1) dies in Tacloban
By Miriam Garcia Desacada Updated July 23, 2009 12:00 AM


TACLOBAN CITY , Philippines – A 60-year-old American woman died of cardiac arrest in a hospital in Tacloban City Tuesday night after testing positive for the A(H1N1) flu, the Department of Health said yesterday

Dr. Edgardo Gonzaga, DOH regional director, said that Linda Seavey, a teacher at Bethel International School in Palo, Leyte, underwent gallbladder surgery before she caught swine flu.

“But of course we cannot discount possibilities that her death has complication with H1N1 virus,” he said.

Gonzaga said this is the first A(H1N1) death in Eastern Visayas.

A total 170 cases of influenza virus has been confirmed and that 386 more cases are under observation in the region, he added.

Dr. Earl Viernes, medical director of Bethany hospital prior to Seavey’s hospital confinement, sad she sought a medical check-up for chest pains.

“The patient died of cardiac arrest, and not A(H1N1) flu virus, when she was admitted,” he said. “No symptoms na infected pa siya ng flu virus but she died because of heart failure.“

The eldest daughter of Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez and actress Cristina Gonzalez is among the 10 confirmed cases of influenza virus at Bethel International School.

Last July 13, school officials suspended classes at Bethel International School because of the flu.

Classes resumed last Monday, July 20.

As of press time, classes in five schools Tacloban City remain suspended.

These are the University of the Philippines, Liceo del Verbo (formerly Divine Word University), Holy Infant College, St. Therese School and Eastern Visayas State University.

Tacloban City alone has 57 confirmed influenza A(H1N1) cases.

In Muntinlupa, classes in a secondary school remain suspended following the death of a 42-year-old female teacher, who was found to have been infected with the A(H1N1) virus a week ago.

The teacher’s death is the fourth from A(H1N1) recorded in the country.

Based on medical records, the victim who already had pneumonia, diarrhea and fever, had vomited and was brought to the Ospital ng Muntinlupa last July 12.

She was later confirmed to be an A(H1N1) virus carrier.

Dr. Fe Faz, City School Division Superintendent, ordered the suspension of classes to allow workers to thoroughly clean the Muntinlupa Business High School building.

The scheduled make-up classes last Saturday were canceled, she added.

Faz said classes remain suspended for one week (July 20 to 24, 2009) to disinfect the four-story building after one of the teachers who was found positive of the A(H1N1) virus died on the evening of July 15.

School personnel assisted workers coming from the City Hall’s General Services Unit, in scrubbing and disinfecting the floors and rooms where the victim usually held her classes, she added.

Faz said the one-week suspension of classes was made to allow continuous cleaning of the rooms so that school employees, parents of students and nearby communities will have peace of mind.

“These are all precautionary measures that we have to undertake to ensure the safety of our students as well as residents in the barangay,” she said.

Faz said adding that when classes resume all teachers and students will be screened.

“Those who are sick shall be sent home and referred to the nearest health center,” she said.

Muntinlupa Mayor Aldrin San Pedro ordered city health officials, led by City Health Chief Dr. Edilinda Patac, to subject residents suspected of having been infected with the virus to an extensive medical check-up.

“Anyone who had been in contact with the victim will be observed for symptoms of A(H1N1),” he said.

Patac said as a precaution, the anti-viral drug “Oseltamivir” will be immediately given to high-risk people who had mingled with the teacher.

“These include those who are 65 years old and above, five years old and below, pregnant women, and those afflicted with illnesses including asthma and other chronic pulmonary diseases,” she said.

The health condition of hospital personnel who were exposed to the patient will be monitored, and those who belong to the high-risk group will be given the anti-viral drug as prophylactic or preventive treatment, Patac said.

6 pupils in Bicol get flu

In Legazpi City, six elementary pupils in a private Catholic school were confirmed positive for A(H1N1) flu.

School authorities suspended classes yesterday afternoon as health officials started massive contact tracing for other persons who may have been infected.

Dr. Luis Mendoza, Albay health officer, said a boy and five girls at the Catholic-run St. Agnes Academy in Legazpi City were found positive of A(H1N1) infection.

However, the six had already fully recovered and are resting at home, he added.

Mendoza said contact tracing is the next step to take to ensure that the infection would be contained.

“We had immediately started the contact tracings after we received the laboratory result at around 12 noon today that six of the pupils are positive to H1N1 infection,” he said.

Mendoza said the new flu cases have no connection to an earlier case involving a nine-year-old Australian who visited this city last week.

“In fact, the H1N1-positive manifested flu some two weeks ago already,” he said.

“But we only received the result of the lab testing today. That’s why even these pupils had already fully recovered at present.”

Students have been advised to immediately inform health authorities once they experience flu-like symptoms, Mendoza said.


....Kaya pala suspended na ang classes sa St. Agnes both elementary and high school simula ngayon and will resume after 10days... Buti naman at magaling na yung mga nagkaroon. :angel:

:nocrook:

I agree with some of your analysis but in taking Cavite as an example you might have missed to consider the diametrical statistical diffrence between Albay and Cavite. This is not downplaying the achievement of Albay but just a presentation of facts. In terms of population, Cavite is 5 times more dense than Albay (Legazpi is at least 12 times compared to Bacoor). Economically, Cavite is more prosperous than any other province in the country due to sprawling economic zones which are already in the thick of economic activities. Being that, presumably, the people of Cavite have a greater purchasing power which what these malls are actually after. I am not downplaying the capacity of the Bicolanos to spend extra money for their shopping but you mentioned it that we are among the poorest of the regions. Obviously we are progressing rather fast but I do not know how far this progress has brought us up from the bottom.

But that is beside the point.

I am not being KJ about the euphoria among Bicolanos especially the readers of this thread about the rapid change in shoppingscape in the region. I do not intend to douse cold water to your warm appreciation of all these things though it may have that effect. I am just identifying myself with those who advocate to patronize our own for they are our identity in the midst of globalization. I am happy with how some of our local traders are resisting to just give up their turf to these invaders. Others I believe should be propping up to remain afloat and competitive. What I am after and what I want to see is the support the local government is providing to these homegrown businesses especially the smaller ones. Because they are ours, they will be there in good times and in bad as they have proven in their decades of partnership with our folks.


:nocrook:


Cavite is much advanced compared to the entire Bicol Region. It is a highly industrialized province as host to an EPZA and numerous other industrial zones. I just used it as comparison because with a population of about 3 million, it is hosting numerous malls in the province, maybe at least 15 of them. I did not mention in my post other malls like the Walter Marts, the Puregolds and other independent ones like FRC, Lotus, etc. which are all over Cavite. What I'm saying is, with more than 15 big malls in an industrialized province like Cavite with 3 million people, maybe 3 malls in Albay with a fast developing potential market of more than 2 million (to include Sorsogon and Catanduanes), is a very conservative and modest estimate. This is considering that the province is progressing more than it used to be. With the advent of the developments that the province is now experiencing, the people is getting to be more cosmopolitan than you had imagined.

I am sorry to say jardet, but yes, you are being KJ about the whole thing. I am not blaming the Bicolanos for their optimism that they now have because we have been at the bottom for so long. It's about time that Bicolanos change their attitude from being the pessimists that they've been for so long, to the optimists who now long for the better kind of lives that they deserve. Your Bicolano kababayans have suffered so much already. Instead of discouraging them people, for me it is better to encourage them to think that their quality of life is getting better so they will work harder to at least sustain the momentum if not move faster to get things even better. I don't want to see them go back to the situation na naghaharalat sanang may magbabang grasya hale' sa itaas.

I think these developments are needed at the moment as we are enticing BPO organizations to come to Bicol. For them to come to you, you have to show them what is in store for them. It will not be enough that we only have so much, we have to show them that we have enough to satisfy their wants. You must know that these BPO firms are very picky when it comes to choosing their site. I should know because I'm now into one.

Industrialization? Maybe when Gov. Salceda succeeds in lowering the price of electricity in the province as host of two geothermal plants.


Maray na Albay!

You're correct. It's Biggs Diner.
wow, i like to visit the best biggs in bicol as soon as possible:banana:

wow, i like to visit the best biggs in bicol as soon as possible:banana:

Did you mean the best Biggs store in the region? I would suppose that store will sell the same products.

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos!

Next week na pala magbubukas ang Legazpi Integrated Terminal..Yehey! the most modern terminal in the country!

Galing naman stricto pala security sa EMBARCADERO, dapat hindi ningas kugon yan...i know this establishment will be flooded with tourists and shoppers once it completely opens...my question though is how can the local government and the mall operator maintain the cleanliness of the sea when the tendency of the populace is to throw cigarette butts and other trashes into the sea?

Are there resorts like this one in any other part of the region? Ganda!

^ meron geri in the next few months...hehe...kaso sa legazpi city eh...The Ivory Classic Hotel Legazpi.:):):)yehey:banana::banana::banana:

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos!

Next week na pala magbubukas ang Legazpi Integrated Terminal..Yehey! the most modern terminal in the country!

Galing naman stricto pala security sa EMBARCADERO, dapat hindi ningas kugon yan...i know this establishment will be flooded with tourists and shoppers once it completely opens...my question though is how can the local government and the mall operator maintain the cleanliness of the sea when the tendency of the populace is to throw cigarette butts and other trashes into the sea?

Yup, I really really hope we can maintain the cleanliness of the Legazpi port basin. I have no delusions that it is super clean because of course, it is a port and the area around it is heavily populated. But at least the water is still clear and marine life is still thriving, and there's no bad smell unlike in Manila's Baywalk. However, maintaining the cleanliness of the area is not the sole responsibility of the company. All Legazpeños should have the discipline and sense of civic duty to keep the city's surroundings as clean as possible. Kahit okay naman ang maintenance ng management, kung walang disiplina ang mga tao, wala rin. That's the same case anywhere else in 'Pinas. Hays.

Anyway, here's a news article about Embarcadero's efforts to keep the waters around it free from garbage. Hope this works.

***

Trainees Fabricate Embarcadero Garbage Trap (http://www.tgtfi.org/news.html)

Six trainees of Eco-Trail Society/Tektone Global Technologies Foundation, Inc. Training Center are now fabricating the garbage trap of Embarcadero de Legazpi, an upscale water fount mall and business center soon to open in the city.

The trainees, Nestor Joel Absalon, Joel Arturo Armeña, Randy Bergonio, Michael Cometa, Jedd Ebalde, and Celso Babasa Jr., began the project last January 9, 2009 under the supervision of Engr. Zernan Z. Serrano, lead trainer, and Dir. Fortunato Bosangit, Training Director. When completed the garbage traps will keep the sea and river near Embarcadero clean and free of solid wastes.

The garbage traps use a proprietary technology that filters solid wastes of various sizes without damaging on clogging the water ways. The trainees are participating in this project initiated by the Management of Embarcadero de Legazpi under the leadership of Mr. Randolph G. Zuñiga.

The Production of the garbage traps is part of the exposure of the trainees to actual welding works as part of the Work Experience Acquisition Program of the training center which will help them attain the work experience requirement needed for them to work abroad. The trainees are scheduled to work in Malaysia sometime this year.

Did you mean the best Biggs store in the region? I would suppose that store will sell the same products.
yes they will surely offer the same food, but it has the best ambiance(overlooking albay gulf & legazpi port)compare to its other branches.:)

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos!

Next week na pala magbubukas ang Legazpi Integrated Terminal..Yehey! the most modern terminal in the country!

Galing naman stricto pala security sa EMBARCADERO, dapat hindi ningas kugon yan...i know this establishment will be flooded with tourists and shoppers once it completely opens...my question though is how can the local government and the mall operator maintain the cleanliness of the sea when the tendency of the populace is to throw cigarette butts and other trashes into the sea?
Embarcadero has its own small boat which is tasked to clean the waterfront.:)
here:
http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu144/joks25/cleanerboat.jpg

;40164196']Yup, I really really hope we can maintain the cleanliness of the Legazpi port basin. I have no delusions that it is super clean because of course, it is a port and the area around it is heavily populated. But at least the water is still clear and marine life is still thriving, and there's no bad smell unlike in Manila's Baywalk. However, maintaining the cleanliness of the area is not the sole responsibility of the company. All Legazpeños should have the discipline and sense of civic duty to keep the city's surroundings as clean as possible. Kahit okay naman ang maintenance ng management, kung walang disiplina ang mga tao, wala rin. That's the same case anywhere else in 'Pinas. Hays.

Anyway, here's a news article about Embarcadero's efforts to keep the waters around it free from garbage. Hope this works.

***

Trainees Fabricate Embarcadero Garbage Trap (http://www.tgtfi.org/news.html)

Six trainees of Eco-Trail Society/Tektone Global Technologies Foundation, Inc. Training Center are now fabricating the garbage trap of Embarcadero de Legazpi, an upscale water fount mall and business center soon to open in the city.

The trainees, Nestor Joel Absalon, Joel Arturo Armeña, Randy Bergonio, Michael Cometa, Jedd Ebalde, and Celso Babasa Jr., began the project last January 9, 2009 under the supervision of Engr. Zernan Z. Serrano, lead trainer, and Dir. Fortunato Bosangit, Training Director. When completed the garbage traps will keep the sea and river near Embarcadero clean and free of solid wastes.

The garbage traps use a proprietary technology that filters solid wastes of various sizes without damaging on clogging the water ways. The trainees are participating in this project initiated by the Management of Embarcadero de Legazpi under the leadership of Mr. Randolph G. Zuñiga.

The Production of the garbage traps is part of the exposure of the trainees to actual welding works as part of the Work Experience Acquisition Program of the training center which will help them attain the work experience requirement needed for them to work abroad. The trainees are scheduled to work in Malaysia sometime this year.

yes they will surely offer the same food, but it has the best ambiance(overlooking albay gulf & legazpi port)compare to its other branches.:)


Embarcadero has its own small boat which is tasked to clean the waterfront.:)


^ very nice..and besides this is our very own place...we dont want it to be the next manila bay or laguna de bay or pasig river, right? yeah...lets work hand in hand in maintining our seas clean and beautiful!

American infected with A(H1N1) dies in Tacloban
By Miriam Garcia Desacada Updated July 23, 2009 12:00 AM


TACLOBAN CITY , Philippines – A 60-year-old American woman died of cardiac arrest in a hospital in Tacloban City Tuesday night after testing positive for the A(H1N1) flu, the Department of Health said yesterday

Dr. Edgardo Gonzaga, DOH regional director, said that Linda Seavey, a teacher at Bethel International School in Palo, Leyte, underwent gallbladder surgery before she caught swine flu.

“But of course we cannot discount possibilities that her death has complication with H1N1 virus,” he said.

Gonzaga said this is the first A(H1N1) death in Eastern Visayas.

A total 170 cases of influenza virus has been confirmed and that 386 more cases are under observation in the region, he added.

Dr. Earl Viernes, medical director of Bethany hospital prior to Seavey’s hospital confinement, sad she sought a medical check-up for chest pains.

“The patient died of cardiac arrest, and not A(H1N1) flu virus, when she was admitted,” he said. “No symptoms na infected pa siya ng flu virus but she died because of heart failure.“

The eldest daughter of Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez and actress Cristina Gonzalez is among the 10 confirmed cases of influenza virus at Bethel International School.

Last July 13, school officials suspended classes at Bethel International School because of the flu.

Classes resumed last Monday, July 20.

As of press time, classes in five schools Tacloban City remain suspended.

These are the University of the Philippines, Liceo del Verbo (formerly Divine Word University), Holy Infant College, St. Therese School and Eastern Visayas State University.

Tacloban City alone has 57 confirmed influenza A(H1N1) cases.

In Muntinlupa, classes in a secondary school remain suspended following the death of a 42-year-old female teacher, who was found to have been infected with the A(H1N1) virus a week ago.

The teacher’s death is the fourth from A(H1N1) recorded in the country.

Based on medical records, the victim who already had pneumonia, diarrhea and fever, had vomited and was brought to the Ospital ng Muntinlupa last July 12.

She was later confirmed to be an A(H1N1) virus carrier.

Dr. Fe Faz, City School Division Superintendent, ordered the suspension of classes to allow workers to thoroughly clean the Muntinlupa Business High School building.

The scheduled make-up classes last Saturday were canceled, she added.

Faz said classes remain suspended for one week (July 20 to 24, 2009) to disinfect the four-story building after one of the teachers who was found positive of the A(H1N1) virus died on the evening of July 15.

School personnel assisted workers coming from the City Hall’s General Services Unit, in scrubbing and disinfecting the floors and rooms where the victim usually held her classes, she added.

Faz said the one-week suspension of classes was made to allow continuous cleaning of the rooms so that school employees, parents of students and nearby communities will have peace of mind.

“These are all precautionary measures that we have to undertake to ensure the safety of our students as well as residents in the barangay,” she said.

Faz said adding that when classes resume all teachers and students will be screened.

“Those who are sick shall be sent home and referred to the nearest health center,” she said.

Muntinlupa Mayor Aldrin San Pedro ordered city health officials, led by City Health Chief Dr. Edilinda Patac, to subject residents suspected of having been infected with the virus to an extensive medical check-up.

“Anyone who had been in contact with the victim will be observed for symptoms of A(H1N1),” he said.

Patac said as a precaution, the anti-viral drug “Oseltamivir” will be immediately given to high-risk people who had mingled with the teacher.

“These include those who are 65 years old and above, five years old and below, pregnant women, and those afflicted with illnesses including asthma and other chronic pulmonary diseases,” she said.

The health condition of hospital personnel who were exposed to the patient will be monitored, and those who belong to the high-risk group will be given the anti-viral drug as prophylactic or preventive treatment, Patac said.

6 pupils in Bicol get flu

In Legazpi City, six elementary pupils in a private Catholic school were confirmed positive for A(H1N1) flu.

School authorities suspended classes yesterday afternoon as health officials started massive contact tracing for other persons who may have been infected.

Dr. Luis Mendoza, Albay health officer, said a boy and five girls at the Catholic-run St. Agnes Academy in Legazpi City were found positive of A(H1N1) infection.

However, the six had already fully recovered and are resting at home, he added.

Mendoza said contact tracing is the next step to take to ensure that the infection would be contained.

“We had immediately started the contact tracings after we received the laboratory result at around 12 noon today that six of the pupils are positive to H1N1 infection,” he said.

Mendoza said the new flu cases have no connection to an earlier case involving a nine-year-old Australian who visited this city last week.

“In fact, the H1N1-positive manifested flu some two weeks ago already,” he said.

“But we only received the result of the lab testing today. That’s why even these pupils had already fully recovered at present.”

Students have been advised to immediately inform health authorities once they experience flu-like symptoms, Mendoza said.


....Kaya pala suspended na ang classes sa St. Agnes both elementary and high school simula ngayon and will resume after 10days... Buti naman at magaling na yung mga nagkaroon. :angel:

Speaking of AH1N1, 10 of our students were confirmed positive of the flu. The test was conducted before our classes were suspended. Ironically, all our students are back to school. And we are not suspending our classes anymore. All students are now well, by the way. Nag-start pala yung infection sa Sorsogon, kaya pala eight of 14 students from Sorsogon were all sick when they came here two Sundays ago. Incidentally, one student from Masbate was truly severely sick even before we suspended our classes. But he is already back and is already very well. Abangan ang TV Patrol Bicol kasi ABS-CBN came to our school again just this morning for--you know what I mean. One sordid eventuality of these media reports is that all of us here will be shunned by people at public conveyances. Nakakairita kasi ngayon may maire-report about our school pero all students are back. Hopefully, no one in the 10-day incubation period which ends tomorrow gets sick. Too bad, however, that ABS-CBN Naga cannot reach Goa where cable TV is more popular, hence I cannot watch TV Patrol Bicol (buti pa ang ABS-CBN sa Legazpi nakakarating ng Masbate).

^ meron geri in the next few months...hehe...kaso sa legazpi city eh...The Ivory Classic Hotel Legazpi.:):):)yehey:banana::banana::banana:

I thought that was Misibis? So meron na. We don't need to wait for another, or yes, it is a bonus (Ivory Classic Hotel).

yes they will surely offer the same food, but it has the best ambiance(overlooking albay gulf & legazpi port)compare to its other branches.:)


Embarcadero has its own small boat which is tasked to clean the waterfront.:)
here:
http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu144/joks25/cleanerboat.jpg

Ang cute ng boat. I remember one time I was in the same area, medyo grayish ang water. Has anything been done to "change" the color of the water in that part of the sea? Sa tingin ko mukha na syang malinis.

Speaking of AH1N1, 10 of our students were confirmed positive of the flu. The test was conducted before our classes were suspended. Ironically, all our students are back to school. And we are not suspending our classes anymore. All students are now well, by the way. Nag-start pala yung infection sa Sorsogon, kaya pala eight of 14 students from Sorsogon were all sick when they came here two Sundays ago. Incidentally, one student from Masbate was truly severely sick even before we suspended our classes. But he is already back and is already very well. Abangan ang TV Patrol Bicol kasi ABS-CBN came to our school again just this morning for--you know what I mean. One sordid eventuality of these media reports is that all of us here will be shunned by people at public conveyances. Nakakairita kasi ngayon may maire-report about our school pero all students are back. Hopefully, no one in the 10-day incubation period which ends tomorrow gets sick. Too bad, however, that ABS-CBN Naga cannot reach Goa where cable TV is more popular, hence I cannot watch TV Patrol Bicol (buti pa ang ABS-CBN sa Legazpi nakakarating ng Masbate).



....Kaya pala suspended na ang classes sa St. Agnes both elementary and high school simula ngayon and will resume after 10days... Buti naman at magaling na yung mga nagkaroon. :angel:

^^ Hay, sana di na maglakop pa iyan na "it's one in one' (according to Pacquiao daa haha) na yan. Suspended palan 10 days ang klase sa SAA.

Ang cute ng boat. I remember one time I was in the same area, medyo grayish ang water. Has anything been done to "change" the color of the water in that part of the sea? Sa tingin ko mukha na syang malinis.

^Yup noticed that too. I guess it depends on the weather. Usually when the weather is bad and the waves are choppy, you can see debris such as driftwood and garbage in the water. But most of the time when I get to visit the port area, the water was clean. I didn't know Embarcadero has a garbage boat patrol. Hehe, that's good.

;40165400']^^ Hay, sana di na maglakop pa iyan na "it's one in one' (according to Pacquiao daa haha) na yan. Suspended palan 10 days ang klase sa SAA.

Sana talaga dai na. :D

;40165400']
Yup noticed that too. I guess it depends on the weather. Usually when the weather is bad and the waves are choppy, you can see debris such as driftwood and garbage in the water. But most of the time when I get to visit the port area, the water is clean. I didn't know Embarcadero has a garbage boat patrol. Hehe, that's good.

Para syang SOS dyan.

Ang cute ng boat. I remember one time I was in the same area, medyo grayish ang water. Has anything been done to "change" the color of the water in that part of the sea? Sa tingin ko mukha na syang malinis.

^ yup malinis ang tubig...kahit sa loob ng victory village malinis ang tubig dagat...kaso nga may mga patapun-tapon ng upos ng sigarilyo at plastics...kaya dapat disiplana talaga...

Ang pangit ng banner ngayong araw. Nothing special.

Will welcome customers tomorrow...two levels, with sea, Mayon, and atrium views...
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09765.jpg
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http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09677.jpg
...Sisay daw an man libre, heheheh.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09787.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09789.jpg
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^I really like this part of the Embarcadero hehe. It looks 'maaliwalas' (@gurugeri, help: what's the equivalent of this word in English. lol) especially with those palm trees, open air balconies and railings. It will look even better once the mall tenants have set up shop. :) Thanks for the photos! Can't wait to go home.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09713.jpg
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Sabi na, susuyapan su veranda...

geri...pics baga yan kan wedding ni randy and tinay...hehehe...nafeature naman dgdi dahil kan EM
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09692.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09687.jpg
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Heheh, our first EM wedding. I learned from one of the bridesmaids (my former classmate in graduate school) that the groom is from BU and the bride from St. Agnes' Academy.

A place romantic...

Pining for love...
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09783.jpg
EM construction worker: Padi, enjoy nguna kita kan view bago mag-uli...

Clinging to "Love"
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09792.jpg
(W1) Wishart, badus me... (W2) Babes, never leave me... (W3) Labs, malinawon an tubig ta habagat...would you like skinny dippin?

A place romantic...

Pining for love...

EM construction worker: Padi, enjoy nguna kita kan view bago mag-uli...

Clinging to "Love"

(W1) Wishart, badus me... (W2) Babes, never leave me... (W3) Labs, malinawon an tubig ta habagat...would you like skinny dippin?

^:lol: :lol: maligaon ang mga caption!

BTW, congrats and best wishes to the newlyweds! (Though I don't know them personally)

;40166884']^It looks 'maaliwalas' (@gurugeri, help: what's the equivalent of this word in English. lol)

Airy or breezy perhaps...Anyway, Embarcadero looks great. I wouldn't exchange a mall like that to a generically designed branded mall. Is it designed by a local architect? What's the GFA?

Airy or breezy perhaps...Anyway, Embarcadero looks great. I wouldn't exchange a mall like that to a generically designed branded mall. Is it designed by a local architect? What's the GFA?

Thanks ritche. :) At last Legazpi has a waterfront that its residents can be proud of, just like Dumaguete's famed seaside boulevard. The masterplan was designed by BN Group (www.bngrouponline.com/), an international firm but I believe local architects also helped in the design of the complex. According to the official website (http://embarcadero.ph), the GFA will be 4.1 hectares, with 12,000 sq.m. for the commercial area, 14,500 sq.m. for a planned hotel and convention area and a 15,477 sq.m for the IT park.

The retail area is not that big compared to other malls. But I think it's good enough. The city already has 2 malls (LCC and Pacific Mall)

^^That's great...I actually like that. It would be a great attraction for tourists and locals alike.

A place romantic...

Pining for love...
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09783.jpg
EM construction worker: Padi, enjoy nguna kita kan view bago mag-uli...

Clinging to "Love"
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09792.jpg
(W1) Wishart, badus me... (W2) Babes, never leave me... (W3) Labs, malinawon an tubig ta habagat...would you like skinny dippin?
Embarcadero is fast becoming a lovers lane, palibasa may gate na sa airport hehehe. anyway thanks for the continious updates sir monsi.:)

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09692.jpg
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Heheh, our first EM wedding. I learned from one of the bridesmaids (my former classmate in graduate school) that the groom is from BU and the bride from St. Agnes' Academy.

Yes, haha! Randy was my College Student Council president, I was his vice president who resigned hahaha! Tinay is also from BU College of Education but now works as a teacher at Saint Agnes' Academy. Lovely couple!

^Student leader ka palan Sir Jerry hehe. Nata ka nagresign? lols

Rainbow over Legazpi (View from Ligñon Hill)
by Glenda Belandres (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glendoxpix/)
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;40170682']^Student leader ka palan Sir Jerry hehe. Nata ka nagresign? lols

Kasi I was torn between being the student council's VP and the school paper's EIC. Apparently, I love writing more than leading a bunch of crooks. Hahaha! Maraming pwedeng pumalit, but The Mentor needed me (echos!).

Yes, haha! Randy was my College Student Council president, I was his vice president who resigned hahaha! Tinay is also from BU College of Education but now works as a teacher at Saint Agnes' Academy. Lovely couple!
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Randy and Tinay (gari midbidon, pero bako man, heheh, Emma a bridesmaid didn't even mention their names to me) gamely pose with bathers...

;40169114']Thanks ritche. :) At last Legazpi has a waterfront that its residents can be proud of, just like Dumaguete's famed seaside boulevard. The masterplan was designed by BN Group (www.bngrouponline.com/), an international firm but I believe local architects also helped in the design of the complex. According to the official website (http://embarcadero.ph), the GFA will be 4.1 hectares, with 12,000 sq.m. for the commercial area, 14,500 sq.m. for a planned hotel and convention area and a 15,477 sq.m for the IT park.

The retail area is not that big compared to other malls. But I think it's good enough. The city already has 2 malls (LCC and Pacific Mall)

Saan poh bang part yung planned Hotel and Convention Hall??...:):):)

;40166884']@gurugeri, help: what's the equivalent of this word in English.

The word does not have an English counterpart, but "breezy", "cozy", and "fresh" will do. :)

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Randy and Tinay (gari midbidon, pero bako man, heheh, Emma a bridesmaid didn't even mention their names to me) gamely pose with bathers...

Ang cute naman, haha! Tinay is obviously taller. Nag-heels pa sya. :lol:

Embarcadero is fast becoming a lovers lane, palibasa may gate na sa airport hehehe....:)
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...agree.

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...but there's still Lignon Hill (repost).

^^:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

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...agree.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/CIMG5977.jpg
...but there's still Lignon Hill (repost).



lahat na lang ata mga lovers ang nandyan ah.:lol:

NUTRICOMNET-DOST holds cookfest on malunggay recipes
Legazpi City (23 July) -- The Nutrition Communication Network (NUTRICOMNET), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Bicol and the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), spearheads the Malunggay Recipes Regional Cookfest on Thursday (July 23) at the LCC Event Center here.

The cooking contest highlights the celebrations of the National Nutrition Month this July and the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) on this third week of the same month.

Elementary pupils, who qualified from 13 school divisions–six provinces and seven cities in the region, are expected to participate in this regional competition.

Malunggay recipes featured in this competition will be developed and printed into pamphlets and brochures to be distributed to nutritionally-depressed barangays in the region.

Winning entries could also have potentials for technology adoption either for home or school use or enterprise development.

Based on the guidelines of the contest, all contestants are required to submit a certification of enrolment for the present school year from the school principal. There will only be one contestant per division.

Contestants are required to bring their own contest supplies, materials, ingredients, tools and equipment. They should be at the venue 20 minutes before the contest in their official school uniform with ID. Only the contestants, board of judges and contest administrators are allowed inside the cookfest area.

The recipe to be prepared either original or an innovation of an existing recipe is for a snack – easy to prepare, low cost, nutritious and can be sold in school canteens. It should yield 10 servings with nutrition contribution of 200 calories for the snack and two tablespoons powder for the drink.

The name of the recipe, its general description and process flow should be printed in a whole cartolina with black print to be displayed in a designated area. A copy of the entire recipe is required to be submitted at 1:00 p.m., July 23, 2009 before the contest proper to the NUTRICOMNET Secretariat.

This must consist of the ingredients, procedure, estimated total nutrient content, number of servings, total preparation/cooking time, estimated total cost based on prevailing supermarket price in Legazpi City, and estimated cost per serving. Props are not allowed during the presentation of the finished product.

Criteria in the selection of the regional winners consist of the following: Nutritive Value – 30%; Cost of Recipe per serving – 20%; Time of Preparation – 10%; Neatness and Orderliness – 10%; Proper Use of Utensils/Tools/Implements – 10%; Appearance of Food – 10%; and Palatability – 10%, a total of 100%. Major cash and consolation prizes, and plaques/certificates await the winners and non-winners, and their coaches. Judging in this contest is final and irrevocable.

NUTRICOMNET's full support and participation in this regional endeavor will go a long way in its efforts to improve the nutritional status of schoolchildren in the region.

Contestants are advised to contact NUTRICOMNET through Ms. Shirley B. Borja, Chair, Core Group at DepEd Region V (821-1143) or Dr. Pilita O. Lucena, DOST V at (052) 821-7930 for any other details regarding this contest. (POLucena, DOST V/PIA)

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When is the opening of Gerry's Grill?

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I can see here Giordano.:banana:


Tomorrow, July 24 is the opening of Bigg's EM. :banana:

marhay na albay saindo gabos, sa wakas nakaregister din ako after a month :) magayonon na ang legazpi nakakainganyong maguli.

Hello, Camaligz! Siguro taga-Camalig ka, hehehe! Welcome to this dysfunctional family. Weeeee! Pahingi naman ng pinangat. Hehehe!

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...agree.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/CIMG5977.jpg
...but there's still Lignon Hill (repost).

Hahahaha! Oo nga!

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Welcome to the Pansit Malabon Express franchise family
Pansit Malabon Express boasts its latest addition to its franchise family. With the upcoming grand opening of another outlet in Lemery, Batangas, the growth of franchised outlets in this southern area is very notable. The Batagueños have truly adapted the taste of Pansit Malabon Express products and is fast becoming a household name. More inquiries for the franchise of other parts of Batangas have been received. Hopefully the company will be able to placed strategic locations within the boundaries of the province.
Another upcoming event to wait for is the opening of Legaspi City outlet some time in March 2009. Albay has been a progressive province in the far south of Luzon and it will be a major breakthrough for Pansit Malabon Express to penetrate the market in this region. With booming economy in the south, it will be a giant leap for the company to saturate strategic locations here for its franchise.

Source: http://www.pansitmalabon.com/news.html

I'm just wondering where is Pancit Malabon located in Legazpi? Kaniguan, Panginuron etc. peeps from Legazpi paki-confirm po. Thanks.

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6784/newsflashinlegazpithene.th.jpg

Hmm dex, paki-arrange na lang yung pigpost ko sa taas. :) Thanks.

http://http://www.pansitmalabon.com/images/promo1.jpg

Welcome to the Pansit Malabon Express franchise family
Pansit Malabon Express boasts its latest addition to its franchise family. With the upcoming grand opening of another outlet in Lemery, Batangas, the growth of franchised outlets in this southern area is very notable. The Batagueños have truly adapted the taste of Pansit Malabon Express products and is fast becoming a household name. More inquiries for the franchise of other parts of Batangas have been received. Hopefully the company will be able to placed strategic locations within the boundaries of the province.
Another upcoming event to wait for is the opening of Legaspi City outlet some time in March 2009. Albay has been a progressive province in the far south of Luzon and it will be a major breakthrough for Pansit Malabon Express to penetrate the market in this region. With booming economy in the south, it will be a giant leap for the company to saturate strategic locations here for its franchise.

Source: http://www.pansitmalabon.com/news.html

I'm just wondering where is Pancit Malabon located in Legazpi? Kaniguan, Panginuron etc. peeps from Legazpi paki-confirm po. Thanks.

^ pakaunabi kan amigo ko megz ang pancit malabon ay nasa Embarcadero...open na daw sya kaso nasa cart lang yung outlet nila...

^ pakaunabi kan amigo ko megz ang pancit malabon ay nasa Embarcadero...open na daw sya kaso nasa cart lang yung outlet nila...

Oh that's fine rather than unpursued. So Pansit Malabon is there in EM. Thanks.:)

Saan poh bang part yung planned Hotel and Convention Hall??...:):):)

^ may hotel component pa pala ang embarcadero? padami na ng padami ang hotel sa legazpi city, bakit kaya?

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos!

^ may hotel component pa pala ang embarcadero? padami na ng padami ang hotel sa legazpi city, bakit kaya?

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos!

in preparation for the BIA? surely more tourists would flock to our beautiful place... glad that we are recovering and our resiliency is ever present. :banana:

marhay na albay sa gabos man tabi :)

Albay secures P814-M US grant for new road
LEGAZPI CITY, Jul 20, 2009 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- Albay has secured an P814-million grant from the US government for the construction of a modern road network that would connect the province with the whale shark town of Donsol, Sorsogon.

The grant is under the six critical road projects funded through the Millennium Challenge Account Philippines Compact Project (MCAPCP), a grant facility of the United States of America, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said on Monday.

The project dubbed Guinobatan-Jovellar-Donsol Road will open a direct link between the Maharlika Highway and Donsol passing through the Albay municipalities of Guinobatan and Jovellar.

Aside from promoting the spatial integration of the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon into a more common economy, the project will serve as the principal road to the tourism town of Donsol, the Whale Shark Capital of the World, Salceda said.

It will be a great boost to Bicol tourism as Donsol's whale shark-watching eco-toursim activity now accounts for almost 80 percent of foreign tourist arrivals in the region, he said.

Salceda first presented the project proposal to the MCAPCP mission composed of its international director John Newko, his deputy Darius Teter, counry director Darius Nassiry, and Jerry Dutkewych, director of country relations during a meeting at the boardroom of the Department of Finance in Manila on May last year.

One year later, the Bicol Regional Development Council (RDC) chaired by Salceda himself, in its full meeting last May 6, passed a resolution endorsing the proposed Guinobatan-Jovellar-Donsol access road for funding under the Secondary National Development Road Program (SNRDP) of the MCAPCP.

In the resolution, the RDC said the project is consistent with the Guicadale (Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi) Integrated Area Development Platform, a separate road network being eyed by Albay to open a development area away from the hazards of Mt. Mayon-triggered disasters.

The project will also complement the proposed Southern Luzon International Airport (SLIA) in Barangay Alobo of Daraga and the Mainland South Central Station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) whose train trips between this city and Manila are expected to resume this year.

The SLIA is set to be developed by the Department of Transportation and Communications for an amount of P600 million starting this year on a 140-hectare prime land straddling areas of Daraga and Camalig towns.

DOTC has already provided P85 million to pay for the private properties that will be occupied by the facility while the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is already overseeing construction of a P100-million access road from the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Tabon-tabon, Daraga to the proposed airport site.

The new airport that is deemed safe from the risks and threats entailed when the majestic Mt. Mayon erupts would catapult the tourism potentials of Albay, serve as anchor for modern business platforms and as a fulcrum for spatial integration of Albay and neighboring Sorsogon province into one common economic market, Salceda noted.

Overall, the project conforms to the thrusts and priorities of the region as it will provide the linkages with the other modes of transportation and it will complement with the other sectors, particularly, the production, tourism and social services sectors, he explained.

Its major impacts on agriculture and fishery include intensified use of inputs though higher cropping intensity and multiple use of land, improved access to extension services, technology transfer, post-harvest facilities, and credit, and increased volume of agricultural produce, he said.

The project involves the construction of a 26.90-kilometer Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) road and five bridges with an aggregate length of 75 linear meters that will entail a cost of P814.557 million, Salceda added.

BIGG'S EM IS NOW OPEN!:banana:

BIGG'S EM IS NOW OPEN!:banana:
wow talaga? pics naman jan megs, im exited to see the interior of biggs embarcadero:banana::banana::banana:

^ may hotel component pa pala ang embarcadero? padami na ng padami ang hotel sa legazpi city, bakit kaya?

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos!

more tourists visiting legazpi city, that's why.

;39762908']:colgate: thanks. Congrats to everyone for our interesting, informative, intelligent and often funny thread. :okay:

Here are some aerial photos I took on the flight back to Manila two weeks ago (I hope you won't get tired of my aerial photos hehe. I love seeing the city from above)

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kudos pading dx!

Marhay na ALbay saindo Gabos!

I am enjoying your pictures kadakul mong tagahanga! With due respect tabi just want to inform you i often borrow some of it. Pigsheshare ko man.Of course i give due credit to you. Its better that you are placing your signature on the pictures.

By the way talking about embarcadero, does anyone of you know whether it has undergone an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or is it registered with the Philippine REclamation Authority (PRA) and the PEZA? I need the details for my research work. Will appreciate tabi mga padi!

Yesterday afternoon...
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Wednesday afternoon...
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Sunday afternoon...
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^I wonder what those round things embedded on the pavement are used for...

Baka sa fountain^^

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^I wonder what those round things embedded on the pavement are used for...

Feeling ko daanan ng tubig pag umuulan.

Maray na Albay sa gabos.

dakul na bagonng forumer ah.

i agree with pading geri. daanan yan ng tubig kasi may nakita na rin akong ganyan sa isang park abroad.

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^Masiram siopao digdi...

in preparation for the BIA? surely more tourists would flock to our beautiful place... glad that we are recovering and our resiliency is ever present. :banana:

marhay na albay sa gabos man tabi :)

maray na Albay saimo pojlette.

welcome sa Legazpi thread.

kudos pading dx!

Marhay na ALbay saindo Gabos!

I am enjoying your pictures kadakul mong tagahanga! With due respect tabi just want to inform you i often borrow some of it. Pigsheshare ko man.Of course i give due credit to you. Its better that you are placing your signature on the pictures.

By the way talking about embarcadero, does anyone of you know whether it has undergone an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or is it registered with the Philippine REclamation Authority (PRA) and the PEZA? I need the details for my research work. Will appreciate tabi mga padi!

Sayang, I don't think we have a PEZA insider...
Last Sunday...
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^^I agree, haha! Masarap din ang bihon dyan. Pero ayoko nung isang servant na laging nakasimangot--she needs some tutoring on being cordial towards customers.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09638.jpg
^Masiram siopao digdi...

affirmative!!! try also Lomi, saro man sa masiram.

another institution sa Legazpi pagabot sa mga kaunan.

affirmative!!! try also Lomi, saro man sa masiram.

another institution sa Legazpi pagabot sa mga kaunan.

^^I agree, haha! Masarap din ang bihon dyan. Pero ayoko nung isang servant na laging nakasimangot--she needs some tutoring on being cordial towards customers.

^Masiram siopao digdi...

^Masiram man ang lomi sa Bok Lan! :okay::okay:

kudos pading dx!

Marhay na ALbay saindo Gabos!

I am enjoying your pictures kadakul mong tagahanga! With due respect tabi just want to inform you i often borrow some of it. Pigsheshare ko man.Of course i give due credit to you. Its better that you are placing your signature on the pictures.

By the way talking about embarcadero, does anyone of you know whether it has undergone an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or is it registered with the Philippine REclamation Authority (PRA) and the PEZA? I need the details for my research work. Will appreciate tabi mga padi!


Thank you!! :)

Yup, Embarcadero IT Park is certified by PEZA as an 'IT Park Ecozone' according to this article:

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Embarcadero de Legazpi, the Philipines’ first world-class seafront commercial and IT development is granted the status “IT Park Ecozone Certificate” under Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

Embarcadero Land Ventures, Inc. executives headed by its CEO Elizalde S. Co, VP for Operations Jose Silvestre M. Natividad and Engr. Cynthia Medina with partner consultant Ms. Liza B. Napili presented to PEZA the overall concept of Embarcadero de Legazpi - being a 24/7 world-class seafront development which will serve as the center for commerce, tourism and information technology in the Bicol Region.

Dubbed as the first world-class destination lifestyle and entertainment center in a bayfront development in the Philippines, Embarcadero de Legazpi is a self-sustaining round-the-clock commercial, entertainment, recreational and information technology center, providing all-inclusive facilities for travellers, vacationers, tourists, real-estate clienteles, enterpreneurs and ordinary individuals alike. - Source (http://www.misibis.com/news_embarcadero.html)

[QUOTE='[dx];40230124']^Masiram man ang lomi sa Bok Lan! :okay::okay:

masiram man bihon buda pansit kan Bok Lan.:)

Sayang, I don't think we have a PEZA insider...
Last Sunday...
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good to know that the road is already finished. i think the bridge will be build soon because it has now access road going to the suppose bridge and easy for the heavy equipments' mobilization.


thanks pading monsi for the update.

^I see great potential for that area. :okay: :okay:

I love this part of Legazpi. I never thought it would be like that in years.

Sayang, I don't think we have a PEZA insider...
Last Sunday...
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09659.jpg
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I was going to ask the situation in this area during water surges and typhoons. Would anyone answer me? Much thanks!

"I had an excellent experience staying in Venezia Hotel. I stayed there last August of 2008 with my daughter who is very particular and very picky with her bed and beddings. They have a very soft bed and in my room I have 2 full size bed and their beddings is made of Egyptian cotton and their pillow is made of down pillow. I know this quality because I only use good quality materials for my beddings and bed. This hotel has done excellent job to impressed and I am actually recommending this hotel to all my friends who will visit the area of Legazpi City. I was very impressed with the quality of service we had received and not only that the room has all modern convenience and ammenities it also have, LCD HD T.V, keyless entry using computerized key card, very clean and the the bathroom has appropiate space for a bathroom. After I stayed in Venezia, Legaspi City , I went to Manila and I stayed in Heritage HOtel and this hotel is a nightmare hotel. THis hotel stinks like a cigarettes oven and I left after one night stay. The next day I stayed in Renaissance HOtel and this hotel their bed has a twin size which is too small for me and their beddings is so awful and I can't believe that these two hotels were rated 5 star which is for me only 3 star or just like a motel room which is so disguisting. Anyhow,I really like the service that I received in Venezia and I will be definitely will be staying there on my next trip to Legazpi City."

Source: http://www.asiarooms.com/philippines/legazpi_city/venezia-hotel-reviews.html

BIGG'S EM IS NOW OPEN!:banana:

Ilan na po ang Bigg's sa Legazpi City?

Ilan na po ang Bigg's sa Legazpi City?

Sa tingin ko tatlo na. One in Albay District (that's at the back of the capitol), one at the Pacific Mall, and the newest store is that one at EM.

buti pa Legazpi dami na ring Bigg's ,inaabangan ko nga sana magkaroon na ng Bigg's sa Lucena katulad ng San Pablo...

"I had an excellent experience staying in Venezia Hotel. I stayed there last August of 2008 with my daughter who is very particular and very picky with her bed and beddings. They have a very soft bed and in my room I have 2 full size bed and their beddings is made of Egyptian cotton and their pillow is made of down pillow. I know this quality because I only use good quality materials for my beddings and bed. This hotel has done excellent job to impressed and I am actually recommending this hotel to all my friends who will visit the area of Legazpi City. I was very impressed with the quality of service we had received and not only that the room has all modern convenience and ammenities it also have, LCD HD T.V, keyless entry using computerized key card, very clean and the the bathroom has appropiate space for a bathroom. After I stayed in Venezia, Legaspi City , I went to Manila and I stayed in Heritage HOtel and this hotel is a nightmare hotel. THis hotel stinks like a cigarettes oven and I left after one night stay. The next day I stayed in Renaissance HOtel and this hotel their bed has a twin size which is too small for me and their beddings is so awful and I can't believe that these two hotels were rated 5 star which is for me only 3 star or just like a motel room which is so disguisting. Anyhow,I really like the service that I received in Venezia and I will be definitely will be staying there on my next trip to Legazpi City."

Source: http://www.asiarooms.com/philippines/legazpi_city/venezia-hotel-reviews.html

^Good and efficient service is the best advertisement. Congrats to Hotel Venezia. :okay:

I was going to ask the situation in this area during water surges and typhoons. Would anyone answer me? Much thanks!

Building breakwaters (such as the one in the third photo extending from Puro into the Albay Gulf) can create a safe harbor to protect the area from adverse weather conditions.

Ilan na po ang Bigg's sa Legazpi City?

Three, I think. Plus one in Daraga.

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Embarcadero
Photos by Marius Patrick Encinareal (http://mpat3k.multiply.com/)

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Nalilito ako pag nakakadaan ako ng Legazpi kung alin yung Daraga,Old Albay dist, at Mismong Legazpi pero sure ako pag nasa mercury ay Daraga yun... ahehhe

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09651.jpg

^I think that's the new seawall in Puro, seen from above in the photo below:

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Basta magkakasunod-sunod lang yan, three and two kilometers, respectively and distance ng Daraga-Albay district, and Albay district-Legazpi city proper. All three areas have Mercury Drug stores.

;40232534']Three, I think. Plus one in Daraga.

What about our banks?

hahaha...mukhang lalo akong naguluhan basta yung tinitigilan ng Bus to Sorsogon , its 24 hours open tapos malapit na sya Capitol...

hahaha...mukhang lalo akong naguluhan basta yung tinitigilan ng Bus to Sorsogon , its 24 hours open tapos malapit na sya Capitol...

Ha? Walang ganun sa may capitol hahaha! Buses plying the Manila-Sorsogon route barely enter Legazpi. Daraga lang ang dinadaanan.

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Nakakalula ang picture na to. Hahaha!

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yung bago sumapit ng Capitol? ahehehe...madaling araw kasi ko dumadating dyan kaya di ko masyadong marecognize lalo na siguro ngayon dami na kasi bago dyan...

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beautiful sight!!!! very refreshing....

yung bago sumapit ng Capitol? ahehehe...madaling araw kasi ko dumadating dyan kaya di ko masyadong marecognize lalo na siguro ngayon dami na kasi bago dyan...

Hehehe! Hindi naman madilim dun ah. Just take a look at the road map of Daraga, Albay, and Legazpi.

beautiful sight!!!! very refreshing....

Yes. The stretch of the highway from Guinobatan to Polangui is such a sight. Plus you'll know where you are because of the views. However, pinakagusto ko yung sa Guinobatan and Ligao. The vegetation is refreshing.

buti pa Legazpi dami na ring Bigg's ,inaabangan ko nga sana magkaroon na ng Bigg's sa Lucena katulad ng San Pablo...

Then you can go to San Pablo, hehehe. How long is Lucena from San Pablo?

Next to open restos are Mang Inasal (EM/Albay), Gerry's Grill (EM), KFC and Mocha Blends (in LKY). :banana:

What specifically is Gerry's Grill? Is that a resto and at the same time a bar?

^^nakaka catch up talaga ang Legazpi in terms of Resto's malaking advantage di na kelangang bumyahe pa ng manila

Yes. The stretch of the highway from Guinobatan to Polangui is such a sight. Plus you'll know where you are because of the views. However, pinakagusto ko yung sa Guinobatan and Ligao. The vegetation is refreshing.



Then you can go to San Pablo, hehehe. How long is Lucena from San Pablo?

1 hour tol malayo eh, kakain na lang ako ng Mang Inasal sayang pa pamasahe:cheers:, magtayo sila sa Lucena! konti lang namang naluluging resto sa amin eh:lol:

1 hour tol malayo eh, kakain na lang ako ng Mang Inasal sayang pa pamasahe:cheers:, magtayo sila sa Lucena! konti lang namang naluluging resto sa amin eh:lol:

Oo nga, hehe. Just hope Biggs' considers putting up a branch in your lovely city.

oo nga matagal nakong nangangarap magkaroon sa amin nyan , malaki kasi ang servings ng Bigg's affordable pa... at sa San Pablo pa ko kumain noon nung papunta akong Manila...OT

What specifically is Gerry's Grill? Is that a resto and at the same time a bar?

I find it an upper class resto. Most of their branches don't have a bar. Padi's Point is both a bar and a resto. BTW a friend of mind texted me that LCC in Daraga will open in September?! Whoah that's too fast! Well lets see.

Updates for LKY Lifestyle Hub please. Humihina ang radar ko ngayon:lol:

I find it an upper class resto. Most of their branches don't have a bar. Padi's Point is both a bar and a resto. BTW a friend of mind texted me that LCC in Daraga will open in September?! Whoah that's too fast! Well lets see.

Updates for LKY Lifestyle Hub please. Humihina ang radar ko ngayon:lol:

Sa tingin ko kaya ng LCC Daraga mag-open sa September. Last weekend, nakita ko kung gano kasipag mga construction workers. Besides, may structure na, yung interior na lang ang gagawin. It will be a lovely sight in that part of my hometown.

May Padi's Point din ba sa EM?

^^Masarap sa Gerry's sana magkaroon din dyan, nung 2004 nag open yung Gerry's sa amin hanggang ngayon di pa rin nagsasawa ang mga tao... KFC+Rai Raiken+Mang Inasal+Sikatuna=Gerry's ahehehe

Sa tingin ko kaya ng LCC Daraga mag-open sa September. Last weekend, nakita ko kung gano kasipag mga construction workers. Besides, may structure na, yung interior na lang ang gagawin. It will be a lovely sight in that part of my hometown.

May Padi's Point din ba sa EM?

Yeah meron and that's the only PADIS POINT in the Bicol. First in Legazpi. October daw and talagang tinawagan ko ang Padis Point Manila main office. CONFIRMED!:banana:

Next to open restos are Mang Inasal (EM/Albay), Gerry's Grill (EM), KFC and Mocha Blends (in LKY). :banana:

Gerry's Grill is like Dencio's. Their foods are similar although nauna ang Gerry's Grill in the game. They serve Pinoy fare like mostly grilled. At lunchtime, it's an honest to goodness restaurant but in the evening, people (mostly yuppies) go there not only for the food but for drinks. So it becomes a bar at night. During weekends, it's a family affair as you can see in their big branch at Mall of Asia. It's classier than Mang Inasal.

Confirmed na mabugtak sa Legazpi an KFC saka Mocha Blends?

^^Masarap sa Gerry's sana magkaroon din dyan, nung 2004 nag open yung Gerry's sa amin hanggang ngayon di pa rin nagsasawa ang mga tao... KFC+Rai Raiken+Mang Inasal+Sikatuna=Gerry's ahehehe

It's the first time I heard of Sikatuna. I would surmise it specializes on tuna. Does that make sense?

Yeah meron and that's the only PADIS POINT in the Bicol. First in Legazpi. October daw and talagang tinawagan ko ang Padis Point Manila main office. CONFIRMED!:banana:

Hahaha! Grabe, super-effort! May company load ka naman yata eh. Hahaha!
I'd love to try Padi's Point. Napuntahan ko na yung sa Makati, Las Pinas, and Binan.

yes madami na yan dati tol kaso yung iba nawala na...pero masarap yung tuna belly nila at sinigang na panga...

Gerry's Grill is like Dencio's. Their foods are similar although nauna ang Gerry's Grill in the game. They serve Pinoy fare like mostly grilled. At lunchtime, it's an honest to goodness restaurant but in the evening, people (mostly yuppies) go there not only for the food but for drinks. So it becomes a bar at night. During weekends, it's a family affair as you can see in their big branch at Mall of Asia. It's classier than Mang Inasal.

Confirmed na mabugtak sa Legazpi an KFC saka Mocha Blends?

Hopefully these new restos survive the ordeal, I mean there have been lots of dining places cropping up one by one. Nevertheless, I see that Albay can already maintain these amenities given the population increase, and I would like to emphasize, the better economy.

Gerry's Grill is like Dencio's. Their foods are similar although nauna ang Gerry's Grill in the game. They serve Pinoy fare like mostly grilled. At lunchtime, it's an honest to goodness restaurant but in the evening, people (mostly yuppies) go there not only for the food but for drinks. So it becomes a bar at night. During weekends, it's a family affair as you can see in their big branch at Mall of Asia. It's classier than Mang Inasal.

Confirmed na mabugtak sa Legazpi an KFC saka Mocha Blends?

Yeah as stated by the LKY marketing group. Naku tapos ako dinaldal ko dito hahaha...Well, I deserve my verdict pati St. Ellis Hotel magayunon ang facilities. Can't wait.

Hahaha! Grabe, super-effort! May company load ka naman yata eh. Hahaha!
I'd love to try Padi's Point. Napuntahan ko na yung sa Makati, Las Pinas, and Binan.

Did you know that the original Padi's Point is located in the hills of Antipolo overlooking Metro Manila. Kapitbahay sila doon ng Grilla - another bar & grill resto with a nice branch along Kalayaan in Makati near Rockwell.

^^I never knew that! Maganda dun sa Antipolo, overlooking QC. I tried one bar there, forgot na, 1990s pa haha! Pero last year I visited my relatives there, sobrang laki ng pinagbago...

And of course RED RIBBON to open this August inside LCC Mall Legazpi.:banana:

Ang Lots-a-Pizza matagal ng nag open sa LCC Mall. I don't know about their EM branch kung kelan mag open. Lots-a-Pizza is another first in Bicol.

What specifically is Gerry's Grill? Is that a resto and at the same time a bar?
gerry's grill is a resto-bar, i already tried it in thier trinoma branch hangang alas dos kami ki dalukan duman kan barkada ko hehe. dito sa manila dencio's ang counterpart nya, affordable naman ang food and beverage for social drinkers masarap pa:rock: