Wow, congratz kay insan! Hehehe.. :cheers:

Hey, Yoh, what's the name of Jane's parents? Are they from Bacacay or Sto. Domingo?

;41050444']Yup, that's what I heard: Mayor Rosal's wife will be running for mayor in 2010. Meanwhile, I'm glad to know that the governor is committed to pursuing and nurturing the development programs in the province. :okay:

^ yan ang governor...siguro plano ni salceda na lahat ng municipalities sa Albay maging first class...meantime mayor rosal will surely assist his wife in running Legazpi City...Galing ng mga local leaders natin!:cheers::cheers:

magagayon talaga an mga bikolana....by the way Ms. Alexis Joy Baldon of Legazpi City took the Bb. Bicolandia Isarog in Tigaon, Camarines Sur while Micah Jane Binas of Nabua took Bb. Bicolandia Tigaon...

Tigaon is currently celebrating its fiesta....

garo taga-Legazpi at Nabua ulit.....:)

Hay, salamat, hindi na cooking contest yung pageant. Last year kasi luto. I couldn't take the results that I had the parent of Miss Caramoan complain. Ang hilig mandaya ng ibang organizers ng contest sa Tigaon. Here is our experience yesterday, a clear proof of that cooking-contest culture:


WE surely are an impeccable force in the realm of contests. Sorry but I may sound bragging about that, but that is the truth. Ever since our school was "set free" from those engulfing claws back then, we have been joining in contests and we have gone as far as Indonesia, Taiwan, China, and Japan. True, these are not enough, but no other high school in the Bicol region or in the entire country has gone to the World Robot Olympiad for three consecutive years after our smashing wins in the nationals. And although the pressure seems annoying, we--teachers and students of the Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus--have always tried our best to edge out competitors and bring glory not only to our school but also to the province, the region, and the Philippines.

Enough with that elaborate introduction.

For two weeks, some forty students of my beloved school had rehearsed for a street dance competition in a third-class town. We were 'compelled' to join to, hence the students' busyness for several days for the rehearsals and their sleepiness in class (which some teachers did not care to understand). And so everything took place quietly--the preparations for the props, costumes, the rehearsals themselves (which happened on evenings). On Friday, some teachers (myself included) were asked to critique. Although I was adamant at spending some of my precious time watching the group do their thing, I nonetheless went to the auditorium and watched the practice. I surely didn't like how the boys performed--they were lame and the effeminates were an eyesore. The girls lacked grace and precision. But these I understood because they were studying at the same time rehearsing, However, I was proud of them because despite the academic burden they managed to show to us a performance worth our eyes.

And they did the same thing yesterday, of course, plus the props, costume, engaging music, and the thrill that all of us felt. I was watching from the side near the front and I could hear comments like "Ang gagaling ng mga batang to!", "Ang puputi nila!" etc, and i couldn't tell these people they were our students. While we thought that our performance was not as fluid as that of another group, we still expected we would place. When the results were announced, we all felt sad. Well, we are so used to winning. But why wouldn't we be sad when one of the winning groups performed disastrously (they were even one of the first placers and there was no second placer). The same group also won the Best in Costume plum, which we thought would go to us given the elegance and intricacy of the beadwork.

Nevertheless, three of the judges were in complete wonder why we didn't even make it to the top three (of ten competing teams). They advised our trainer to verify the results, which some of our teachers did. And they found out that the results were rigged. The tabulators did the changes in the overall results, which, according to one teacher, were not signed by two of the five judges. Was it planned? The first papers we were shown with showed that we placed last. But, according to the organizers, it was because they deducted 15 points from the average score, which, if it was considered, said we were actually the first placers. And so there were exchange of foul words between the organizers and our teachers (pardon the attitude but there was nothing to do except fight for what was right in that manner). The 15 points deducted from the total score was, based on their word, because of an excess in the number of spotters, which was not true. We were the clear winner and the results were rigged to favor the winning team which was trained by the head of the committee. Now, where is justice in that?

Three judges were asked to judge the costumes. One judge gave us 98, another judge gave us 92, while the one from that town gave us an 80. Oh, and the winning team did not even get good scores from the two judges but was given 100 by the third judge and that infamous team was the best in costume?

Amid all the arguments, the committee had to mellow down because they knew they were wrong. Now what do we want? We demand that they apologize in public, announce the true results. The one that was declared winner can have the money and the trophy, but we want an apology. The committee will have to do a lot of explaining with the mayor.

This morning, after the flag ceremony, my co-teacher announced that we were actually the first placer. He said we all learned a lesson from the sour experience--that we should not join in contests of that sort if only to be cheated.

Now, I want to say that all that took place was very ironic because two of the judges were a priest and a nun, and that the contest was held in front of a church.

Kalokah!

Ligñon Hill Nature Park

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Ang ganda na ng Ligñon Hill! Sana makapunta ulit ako...Hehe...Sa Legazpi City lang yan...:banana::banana::banana:

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I forgot the name but it sounded like villabrazilisa...hehe

Yes, this is Casa Basilisa. I've stayed here with my family in 2006 before Reming. A nice and quiet place.

Guys, according to Wikipedia, first class city na ang Legazpi City...Is it correct??...Dati kasi first class tapos naging second class and now, when I checked it again, first class na ulit...Please update...Thanks!...Hehe...:):):):banana::banana:

Hay, salamat, hindi na cooking contest yung pageant. Last year kasi luto. I couldn't take the results that I had the parent of Miss Caramoan complain. Ang hilig mandaya ng mga taga-Tigaon. Here is our experience yesterday, a clear proof of their cooking-contest culture:


WE surely are an impeccable force in the realm of contests. Sorry but I may sound bragging about that, but that is the truth. Ever since our school was "set free" from those engulfing claws back then, we have been joining in contests and we have gone as far as Indonesia, Taiwan, China, and Japan. True, these are not enough, but no other high school in the Bicol region or in the entire country has gone to the World Robot Olympiad for three consecutive years after our smashing wins in the nationals. And although the pressure seems annoying, we--teachers and students of the Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus--have always tried our best to edge out competitors and bring glory not only to our school but also to the province, the region, and the Philippines.

Enough with that elaborate introduction.

For two weeks, some forty students of my beloved school had rehearsed for a street dance competition in a third-class town. We were 'compelled' to join to, hence the students' busyness for several days for the rehearsals and their sleepiness in class (which some teachers did not care to understand). And so everything took place quietly--the preparations for the props, costumes, the rehearsals themselves (which happened on evenings). On Friday, some teachers (myself included) were asked to critique. Although I was adamant at spending some of my precious time watching the group do their thing, I nonetheless went to the auditorium and watched the practice. I surely didn't like how the boys performed--they were lame and the effeminates were an eyesore. The girls lacked grace and precision. But these I understood because they were studying at the same time rehearsing, However, I was proud of them because despite the academic burden they managed to show to us a performance worth our eyes.

And they did the same thing yesterday, of course, plus the props, costume, engaging music, and the thrill that all of us felt. I was watching from the side near the front and I could hear comments like "Ang gagaling ng mga batang to!", "Ang puputi nila!" etc, and i couldn't tell these people they were our students. While we thought that our performance was not as fluid as that of another group, we still expected we would place. When the results were announced, we all felt sad. Well, we are so used to winning. But why wouldn't we be sad when one of the winning groups performed disastrously (they were even one of the first placers and there was no second placer). The same group also won the Best in Costume plum, which we thought would go to us given the elegance and intricacy of the beadwork.

Nevertheless, three of the judges were in complete wonder why we didn't even make it to the top three (of ten competing teams). They advised our trainer to verify the results, which some of our teachers did. And they found out that the results were rigged. The tabulators did the changes in the overall results, which, according to one teacher, were not signed by two of the five judges. Was it planned? The first papers we were shown with showed that we placed last. But, according to the organizers, it was because they deducted 15 points from the average score, which, if it was considered, said we were actually the first placers. And so there were exchange of foul words between the organizers and our teachers (pardon the attitude but there was nothing to do except fight for what was right in that manner). The 15 points deducted from the total score was, based on their word, because of an excess in the number of spotters, which was not true. We were the clear winner and the results were rigged to favor the winning team which was trained by the head of the committee. Now, where is justice in that?

Three judges were asked to judge the costumes. One judge gave us 98, another judge gave us 92, while the one from that town gave us an 80. Oh, and the winning team did not even get good scores from the two judges but was given 100 by the third judge and that infamous team was the best in costume?

Amid all the arguments, the committee had to mellow down because they knew they were wrong. Now what do we want? We demand that they apologize in public, announce the true results. The one that was declared winner can have the money and the trophy, but we want an apology. The committee will have to do a lot of explaining with the mayor.

This morning, after the flag ceremony, my co-teacher announced that we were actually the first placer. He said we all learned a lesson from the sour experience--that we should not join in contests of that sort if only to be cheated.

Now, I want to say that all that took place was very ironic because two of the judges were a priest and a nun, and that the contest was held in front of a church.

Kalokah!


Terrible! :ohno::runaway:

Guys, according to Wikipedia, first class city na ang Legazpi City...Is it correct??...Dati kasi first class tapos naging second class and now, when I checked it again, first class na ulit...Please update...Thanks!...Hehe...:):):):banana::banana:

Don't believe in Wiki, okay?

Don't believe in Wiki, okay?

Why?? Is it unreliable??...

^ some information are reliable and some arent...you decide which to believe...hehe thats wikipedia...hindi ka ba umaakyat ng lignon hill imlegazpeno? lapit lang nyan sa bahay nyo, right?

;41048574']More Embarcadero

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who can confirm this? yang pink na building daw...first floor will be commercial spaces, 2nd and 3rd floors will be a hotel?

@Ligñon Hill


WOw ayos na talaga ang improvement sa ligñon hill! dati nung pumunta ako dyan(concretes palang) akala ko hanggang ganyan na lang yun, pero after seeing this, I was really impressed of our city's efforts in promoting this. :eek2:

;41054550']Ligñon Hill Nature Park

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Nice color combination!Lalo na yung black in contrast with red.

^ yup ayuz na ayuz talaga ang lignon hill...imagine when youre on top makikita mo ang phases ng buhay sa albay...kung nakatingin ka sa direction ng mt mayon...ang view nya probinsyang probinsya (irayang-iraya)..opposite direction...puro naman concrete...urban life naman when youre facing legazpi and daraga centers...pano ko kaya i define yang view ng albay gulf? opposite nya makikita mo mga ilog ng buhangin at mga bato galing bulkan mayon...basta ang galing ng views...hehehe...hirapan ako mag describe

Pading Brandon, marhay na Albay saimo.

Kulang na lang dyan sa viewing deck ng lignon hill ay yung telescope or binoculars.

^ maray na albay pading leo..tama ka kulang na lang dyan binoculars..

^ yup ayuz na ayuz talaga ang lignon hill...imagine when youre on top makikita mo ang phases ng buhay sa albay...kung nakatingin ka sa direction ng mt mayon...ang view nya probinsyang probinsya (irayang-iraya)..opposite direction...puro naman concrete...urban life naman when youre facing legazpi and daraga centers...pano ko kaya i define yang view ng albay gulf? opposite nya makikita mo mga ilog ng buhangin at mga bato galing bulkan mayon...basta ang galing ng views...hehehe...hirapan ako mag describe

Anu ang meaning ng iraya? pirmi ko yan nadadangog sa mga taga oas and ligao

^Agree. Magiging instant hit yan if they put binoculars up there. Di ba tiga hulugan yan ki coins? So extra income pa para sa city.

Meanwhile:

Embarcadero at night

The lights of Legazpi Blvd reflected on the water
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Legazpi is becoming a city of lights
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The foliage come alive with the right lighting (sorry overexposed, haha. mapagal magtimpla ki camera pag banggi)
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The lighthouse peeking
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The hallway facing the sea
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ei leo, raot cp kaya dai ako makareply hehe

Anu ang meaning ng iraya? pirmi ko yan nadadangog sa mga taga oas and ligao

iraya- buhay bulod padi...

I hope the next time I'm home the Embarcadero lighthouse will be open to the public by then. I'd love to take night photos of the Legazpi skyline, plus Mayon and the lights of Ligñon Hill, from the lighthouse. :okay:

;41061842']
ei leo, raot cp kaya dai ako makareply hehe

Kayang kaya mo magbakal ki bagong cp.kaya mo nga bumili ng SLR(tama ba?) digital camera :lol:

Kayang kaya mo magbakal ki bagong cp.kaya mo nga bumili ng SLR(tama ba?) digital camera :lol:

Haha, tinamaan ako. :lol: gari mas importante pa lugod sako su camera kaysa sa cp :lol: anyways, ot na.

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^I wonder if the under construction half of the bus terminal is already completed. Thanks for the pics Brandon. :okay:

^:lol::lol: alam mo solution dyan...mag two bottles kayo tonight..diba magkalapit lang offices nyo dyan?

youre welcome dx

I like these young palm trees, pag nag dakula na ini, mas lalong magayon hehe. Very refreshing ambience. :okay:

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It's the ambiance of Embarcadero that makes it more beautiful than any other malls in Bicol. I'm intrigued about the stall beside Tapa king and Mercury Drug. Could anyone tell me what store is opening there? Anyone? Hehe..

^ yup the ambiance is one factor...the building complex itself is another and its one of a kind in bicol...

;41062390']I like these young palm trees, pag nag dakula na ini, mas lalong magayon hehe. Very refreshing ambience. :okay:

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I am a lover of greenery. I think it's because my school is on and surrounded by greenery. I do hope the trees at EM are spared when a typhoon batters the area.

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Source: http://adventuresofabeautyqueen.files.wordpress.com/

^Siya pala ang main winner. I though she was just a runner-up or something hehe. hehe. Anyway, here's a news article about her win:

Nurse wins Mutya crown (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/215235/nurse-wins-mutya-crown)

A charming nurse, Jane Banares, won Sunday night the Mutya ng Pilipinas-International title in this year’s Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant at the Baler Sports complex in Aurora. Banares recently passed the nursing board exam without the help of a review center. The 20-year-old morena beauty from Legazpi City also won the “Best in Evening Gown” title. Jacqueline Schubert, who represented the Filipino community in Northern Germany, won the Miss Tourism crown.

Samantha East from the Filipino community in Ontario, Canada was 1st runner up. Jennielyn Natividad of Quezon City was named 2nd runner-up. Ana Baladad of Texas won the Overseas Communities title. The Online People’s Choice award was won by Agnes Santiago of Pangasinan.
Internet users were able to cast their votes via the official Mutya ng Pilipinas website.

"Honestly, I really wanted a Filipina-looking girl to win. We have all these beautiful women from overseas. She stood out, I guess that’s why she won the crown. It was the most beautiful thing that could happen to her,” said respected fashion designer and judge Randy Ortiz. According to judges Marina Benipayo and Jackie Aquino, it was Banares’ sincerity and charm that clinched for her the title.

Aquino, a veteran fashion show director, said, “Her hair and the way she stood out were really unique. She was herself; she’s proof that when you work at it and apply what you learn, you can win. She looked like a queen from the very beginning. I had a feeling she also topped the prejudging. The judges wanted to choose someone fresh like her.” Benipayo, a famous ramp model and writer, said “She’s very natural. Among all the other candidates she was very relaxed. When they announced her number, she was really surprised.”

Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo of host province Aurora said, “I’m very happy with the results and how the pageant has turned out. Jane deserves it, I’m glad she won. My late husband is also from Bicol. Her look is something very different from previous winners of Mutya. I like the way she projected herself. It will definitely encourage more people to join the pageant.”

Read more here (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/215235/nurse-wins-mutya-crown)

LCWD to desalinate seawater for homes (http://bicolnewsnow.blogspot.com/2009/08/lcwd-to-desalinate-seawater-for-homes.html)

LEGAZPI CITY - The city government of Legazpi is planning to boost its water supply by tapping another raw source aside from the Yawa River. "The residents of Legazpi had suffered months, if not years of inadequate supply of potable water which prompted the local government unit to look for alternative sources for the growing demand," Engineer Rafael A. Villar said.

Villar said that the plan which is now at the committee on laws and rules of the Sangguniang Panlungaod chaired by City Councilor Alfredo A. Garbin, requests a passage of a resolution authorizing Mayor Noel E. Rosal to apply for and or avail of he Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) grant facility for a Seawater Desalination Plant Project with an estimated cost of some US$5 million.

Villar, spokesman of the Albay Consumers Association (Alconas) who was also invited by Garbin to the committee hearing Tuesday said the city said that Legazpi water consumers have been dependent on the natural springs along the slopes of Mayon Volcano particularly at Barangay Buyuan and Mabinit but have earlier been provided with purified tap water from the Yawa River by the Phil Hydro systems and the Legazpi City Water District (LCWD).

The said planned project although not yet clear which country will provide grant through the ODA will get water from the sea to be desalinated and purified and introduced into the existing LCWD pipelines to meet the demand of the consumers.

Villar said he would insist on proposing to the city to avail of the desalination technology which could maximize the by-products of the process such as the collection of salt, and electricity that might be produced in the process of steam and condensation stage. "There are four methods of water desalination plants that I know and these are 1) Electrodialysis 2) Vacuum Freezing 3) Flash Distillation and 4) Reverse Osmosis. And whichever they employ, must maximize the byproducts and resources," Villar said.

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The Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) has provided two mountain bikes for each of the 56 villages around Mayon Volcano’s hazard zones. Mr. Abundio Nuñez Jr. poses with them before the turnover ceremonies last Tuesday.

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Roderick Mendoza, of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) unwraps one of the Basic Life Support Kits given to 56 barangays around Mayon Volcano together with other emergency equipment and mountain bikes in preparation for possible evacuation of some 127,000 residents in case of an eruption.

Source (http://bicolnewsnow.blogspot.com/)


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Related News:

Albay council steps up disaster readiness (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090807-219194/Albay-council-steps-up-disaster-readiness)
By Rey M. Nasol
Philippine Daily Inquirer

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines—Disaster officials on Friday urged village chiefs in high-risk areas around Mayon Volcano to submit to the Albay Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council a list of their preemptive disaster measures for a full-blown eruption. "The move will enable the barangay officials to further hone their skills and enable the province to determine their readiness to respond and their preparedness for an eruption of any type," said Cedric Daep, chief of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office.

On Thursday, the PDCC met with village chiefs from the areas within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone and the seven-kilometer extended danger zone at the southeast flank of the volcano covering the towns of Malilipot, Sto. Domingo, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan and the cities of Tabaco and Legazpi. The village officials were briefed on the current restive state of the volcano and the standard operating procedures on mass evacuation once Mayon's alert level status is upgraded.

Daep said some 13,458 families or 47,018 people from the two cities and five towns would be evacuated to safer grounds once the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raises alert level three, meaning there is an increased tendency toward eruption and there is relatively high unrest. Ed Laguerta, Phivolcs resident volcanologist, urged the village chiefs to advise villagers not to venture at the designated danger zones as these areas are threatened by pyroclastic flows, magmatic explosions and lava flows.

In the said meeting, mountain bikes, megaphones, whistles, pocket-sized AM/FM transistor radios , flashlights and basic life support kits were also turned over to the village officials. Daep said it was part of the zero-casualty plan of Albay Governor Joey Salceda who earlier requested the immediate purchase of these devices to equip officials of the villages along the slopes of Mayon Volcano.

To all photographers, wannabe photographers, shutterbugs, hobbyists, etc in Legazpi or elsewhere in Albay: Join the Mayon Photo Walk for a Cause 2009

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The First Mayon Photo Walk
Sponsored by Dimage Studio.
Titled: Dimage Mayon Photo Walk for a Cause
Date: September 12, 2009, 8AM
Registration: Dimage Studio, Lapu Lapu St., Legazpi City before September 12, 2009
Registration Fee: Php 100.00 (This will be given to charity)
Route: Peñaranda Park - Legazpi Public Market - Embarcadero - Dimage Studio for free printing of 2 pictures
Max Number of Participants: 100

Judging/critiquing and awarding of photos will be done during lunch, cost of lunch is not included in the registration, more details to follow later on venue and cost of food.

For more information, visit: http://mayonphotowalk.multiply.com/

Pagtutulod nin Casino operation sa Legazpi City, suportado kan darakulang negosyante sa Albay

8/10/2009 7:12:49 PM

LEGAZPI CITY- Suportado nin darakulang negosyante sa Albay an pigtutulod na operasyon kan Casino sa Legazpi City.

Ini an nagluwas na resulta sa ipinaapod na pagdangog publiko kan aldaw nin Biyernes kan Sangguniang Panglungsod sa nagin rekomendasyon kan Philippine Gaming Corporation nin pagkakaigwa nin Casino sa ciudad.

Sa intrevista kan Bombo Radyo Legazpi, ipinahayag ni Ruben Yu, presidente kan Legazpi Chinese-Filipino Chamber of Commerce and Industry na sarong welcome development para sa mga negosyante an siring na prosopuesto na siyerto soboot makakatabang nganing mag-usbong urog na an ekonomiya sa Albay huli kan pagdakul kan mga turistang madigdi para sa sinambit ng operasyon.

An pahayag na ini ni Yu sinuportaran man kan mga representantes kan Albay Chinese-Flipino Chambers of Commerce asin kan Albay Chamber of Commerce and Industry na mag-atendir man sa pagdangog.

Sa ibong kani, arog kan piglalaoman nagpahayag man nin pagkontra digdi an Simbahang Katoliko huli sa soboot isyung pangmoralidad kan publiko.

Katakud kani, ipinahayag man ni Kagawad Pido Garbin, Chairman kan Committee on Laws kan Sangguniang Panglungsod na nangenot sa pagdangog, matiripon an mga miembros kan konseho nganing tukaron soboot an isyu sa nagin resulta kan pagdangog asin magigin estado kan rekomendasyon kan PagCor sa operasyon kan Casino sa Legazpi City.


Bombo Radyo

^In preparation for the Ivory Classic Hotel?

Bidding not needed for Southrail (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/14232-bidding-not-needed-for-southrail.html)
Written by Joel San Juan / Reporter Wednesday, 05 August 2009 23:04

THE Southrail project, the first phase of which is the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the 423-kilometer railway line from Calamba to Legazpi City and the second phase being the construction of a new 135-kilometer railway from Comun, Camalig, Albay to Matnog, Sorsogon, need not go through public bidding.

This was the opinion of the Department of Justice (DOJ) based on its 2007 opinion on the ZTE-RP broadband project where it held that the law on public bidding does not cover infrastructure projects to be funded by a foreign lending institution. Secretary Agnes Devanadera, in response to the request for an opinion by Finance Secretary Margarito Teves in June, noted that in its Opinion 46, the DOJ declared that “any treaty or international or executive agreement which the Philippine government is a signatory shall be observed” over the provisions of RA 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act that requires that all procurement activities must be made through public bidding.

The $932-miillion entire 542-km Southrail Project—$627.811 million for the phase 1 and $304.226 million for phase 2—by the China National Technical Import Export Corporation is covered by a memorandum of understanding between the National Economic and Development Authority and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce signed in July of 2007.

Teves also asked the DOJ whether a head of a department can represent and validly bind the country in an executive agreement or whether he should first be duly authorized by the President for that purpose.

Devanadera said that although the President is the one authorized under the Constitution to enter into an executive agreement, since the executive agreement on the Southrail project is connected with a Chinese loan facility through the Export-Import Bank of China, the President may execute a full powers/special authority to designate the Secretary of Finance as her representative and grant him the authority to do the formal act of signing the agreement.

Pagtutulod nin Casino operation sa Legazpi City, suportado kan darakulang negosyante sa Albay

8/10/2009 7:12:49 PM

LEGAZPI CITY- Suportado nin darakulang negosyante sa Albay an pigtutulod na operasyon kan Casino sa Legazpi City.

Ini an nagluwas na resulta sa ipinaapod na pagdangog publiko kan aldaw nin Biyernes kan Sangguniang Panglungsod sa nagin rekomendasyon kan Philippine Gaming Corporation nin pagkakaigwa nin Casino sa ciudad.

Sa intrevista kan Bombo Radyo Legazpi, ipinahayag ni Ruben Yu, presidente kan Legazpi Chinese-Filipino Chamber of Commerce and Industry na sarong welcome development para sa mga negosyante an siring na prosopuesto na siyerto soboot makakatabang nganing mag-usbong urog na an ekonomiya sa Albay huli kan pagdakul kan mga turistang madigdi para sa sinambit ng operasyon.

An pahayag na ini ni Yu sinuportaran man kan mga representantes kan Albay Chinese-Flipino Chambers of Commerce asin kan Albay Chamber of Commerce and Industry na mag-atendir man sa pagdangog.

Sa ibong kani, arog kan piglalaoman nagpahayag man nin pagkontra digdi an Simbahang Katoliko huli sa soboot isyung pangmoralidad kan publiko.

Katakud kani, ipinahayag man ni Kagawad Pido Garbin, Chairman kan Committee on Laws kan Sangguniang Panglungsod na nangenot sa pagdangog, matiripon an mga miembros kan konseho nganing tukaron soboot an isyu sa nagin resulta kan pagdangog asin magigin estado kan rekomendasyon kan PagCor sa operasyon kan Casino sa Legazpi City.


Bombo Radyo

^sa ilocos mga tourista from taiwan, china and other east asian countries pumupunta lang sa lugar para mag casino...a tourist attraction in that part of the country...this is a good development for legazpi too...

Maray na Albay mga albaypeeps and legazpeeps!

Rosal to run for governor vs Salceda? (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2009/august06/xrosal.html)
By Florencio P. Narito

LEGAZPI CITY - - - Persistent radio reports say that Legazpi City Mayor Noel E. Rosal, who is on his last term as city chief executive, is planning to run for governor of Albay in the May 2010 elections against re-electionist Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda.

“Not true,” said Rosal’s political adviser and confidant, Francis Alamo, in a text message to this reporter.

“The possibility that Mayor Rosal would run for governor is very remote because he will be concentrating his campaign efforts on the candidacy of his wife, Geraldine Barrameda Rosal, who is running for the post he will be vacating in June 2010, “ an informed source from the City Hall said.

On the other hand, in a text message to the print and broadcast media practitioners here, Gov. Salceda said: “I am the provincial chairman of the administration party, Lakas-Kampi-CMD designated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo herself.”

“I am running for governor period. It’s my duty to nurture the development programs I have started. So much work (has) to be done, so let’s all first put political intrigue aside for the sake of our people. People first, politics later,” he added.

Both Mayor Rosal and Gov. Salceda are close to President Arroyo. The President stood as wedding sponsor of Mayor Rosal and the former Geraldine Barrameda while Gov. Salceda is one of the economic advisers of the President.

I hope this will not happen. I would rather that Joey Salceda stays in his position for another term to continue the projects he started. The good governor has been doing his job. Even with a new president, Gov. Salceda will be able to hack it mainly because he is good. I mean not only as a government official but he is also intellectually good. He can always find ways to fend for himself and the province. You can't put a good man down. He may have his shortcomings but he was able to do so many things for Albay. Mayor Rosal can run as his Vice-Governor. Just an opinion.

^ agree...i think mayor rosal made mention in one of his interviews that he wont seek for higher position in 2010..instead he will support someone he trusted to run for mayor in legazpi city...so as to continue the projects he started...

;41054550']Ligñon Hill Nature Park

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^photoshoped na ba ito? i got frustrated when i see pictures taken as beautiful as these...i got my own camera but the ourput isnt clear as these^

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;39975842']Albay's 3 M's (Mayon, Masaraga and Malinao) -- View from Catanduanes
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^ yan ang albay from afar!! dyan nyo makikita na hindi below sea level ang legazpi...at dyan nyo makikita na may safer ground ang legazpi to develop into a very nice urban city while watching mayon whether on its calm or rumbling state

i believe ganito ring views ang makikita nyo when youre in one of the islands of the CRABS...kaya local government of Albay the CRABS are tourism goldmine...shut the mining operation down in rapu-rapu and turn it into a world class tourist destination instead...we have this view! napakaganda nito! walang ganito sa ibang lugar..only in Albay!

^photoshoped na ba ito? i got frustrated when i see pictures taken as beautiful as these...i got my own camera but the ourput isnt clear as these^

Nope, unedited po :)

I hope this will not happen. I would rather that Joey Salceda stays in his position for another term to continue the projects he started. The good governor has been doing his job. Even with a new president, Gov. Salceda will be able to hack it mainly because he is good. I mean not only as a government official but he is also intellectually good. He can always find ways to fend for himself and the province. You can't put a good man down. He may have his shortcomings but he was able to do so many things for Albay. Mayor Rosal can run as his Vice-Governor. Just an opinion.

^I agree. :okay: I don't think Mayor Rosal is running for Governor.

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist is also a proud Legazpeña and an Agnesian. :applause: :applause: :applause:

Cheryl Diaz Meyer: Life After Pulitzer (http://www.spot.ph/2009/06/18/cheryl-diaz-meyer-life-after-pulitzer/)
By Monica Barretto | spot.ph | Published: June 18, 2009

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In 2004, Philippine-born international photojournalist Cheryl Diaz Meyer won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography with her colleague, fellow The Dallas Morning News staff photographer David Leeson for their “eloquent photographs depicting both the violence and poignancy of the war with Iraq.” Her work in Iraq also won the Visa D’Or Daily Press Award 2003 at Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan, France. Meyer, now a freelance photographer based in Dallas, Texas was, in town recently after attending her 25th high school reunion in Legazpi City. Spot.ph had the chance to bask in and ask about her glory:

What made you decide to become a photojournalist?

I love the creative process of photography, the discovery, the joy of taking what the eye sees and making it new. Ultimately, photography is really an exploration of the self—the photographer seeks to reveal her own inner truth using the camera as her tool. Photojournalism attempts to combine photography with information, the goal of which is to educate and inform. I was drawn to photojournalism because storytelling was a strong part of my cultural heritage growing up in the Philippines. Photojournalism is the visual art of storytelling.

What was your most memorable experience during your coverage of the war? What made you not give up?

Perhaps one of the more difficult experiences of my Iraq war coverage happened when the US Marines with whom I was embedded suffered their first casualty during the invasion—by friendly fire. I will never forget the agonized scream of a man who had just killed his friend. I realized then that the injustice of the war extended not just to those killed but also to the living. In the end, we would all be victims of the violence.

What did you learn from covering the war?

Covering war is one of the most challenging assignments a photojournalist can undertake because it truly pits the photographer against her most elemental fears. Learning to come to terms with those fears has made me a better photojournalist and human being.

During times you thought you would die in the war, what went on in your mind?

There is nothing more sobering to put perspective to one’s life than the thought that one could die at any moment. When I thought I was going to die, I always took comfort in thoughts of my loved ones.

How does it feel to be back in the Philippines?

I come every two to four years on average. This time, I went home to attend my 25th school reunion at St. Agnes Academy in Legazpi City, Albay. Being back is a joy because I love visiting my family and friends, I love the food, I love hearing and speaking the language and I love the culture. In Legazpi, I was out at the mall, and everywhere I turned I ran into people I knew or people who know my family. I feel very much at home here.

What have you been up to since you’ve been back? What have you been eating?

Aside from catching up with friends, I have also been working on a story about the marriage of native healing arts and Catholicism. While home, I have been enjoying some of my favorite dishes such as cocido, baduya, pinakbet, ibus, Bikol Express, sisig, crispy pata and bangus. I also adore Filipino cacao, mangoes and pili candy, which my cousins produce at Albay Central Pilinut Candy.

How was it growing up in the Philippines, then moving to America?

I loved growing up in the province and it was very difficult moving to the U.S. at the age of 13. My barkada was very tight knit and I was deeply lonely when I left them. The best thing about moving though was that I really came to understand myself better because had to reconcile my childhood and a new culture that often conflicted with how I understood the world. I consider those formative years the most defining time in my life.

What do you love about Manila?

I love Manila for all the variety it offers: the food, the shopping, the entertainment. I have taken advantage of all that in these past weeks. I love exploring Filipino furniture, especially antiques. Tiendesitas is great fun with its eclectic collection of food from all over the country, clothing and furniture. Greenhills is also wonderful for the crazy combination of name brand stores to crafts to electronics to fake goods.

What are your views regarding photography in the Philippines? How can our local talent take it to the next level?

The Philippines has a lot of strong photojournalists, but there is definitely a core group of very talented shooters whose names I’ve followed through the years. Bullit Marquez is one of my favorites, and he works for the Associated Press. He always seems to find the news of the day and makes wonderful images. But there are many more like him who are competitive on the international level. I think if Filipino photojournalists want to grow they need to start thinking of themselves as storytellers. Powerful images come from powerful ideas. So challenging themselves to be instigators of ideas instead of just followers will make their work even that much more stronger.

What are your views about the prospect of the death of print media?

The print media in the Philippines is not yet dead but it may be headed in the same direction as the U.S. and Europe, which are definitely struggling. But there is also the opportunity to create something totally new, and not necessarily to follow the market trends of the West. With the highly developed cell phone industry, the Philippines is poised to develop a system of micropayments that could finance web media as the print media is phased out. Or it may be some other payment system that has yet to be defined. Filipinos are highly innovative and entrepreneurial, and creative experimenting will help this transition.

After winning the Pulitzer Prize, has there been a lot of pressure to produce award-winning work all the time? What will you do next?

Receiving the Pulitzer was a great honor for me and my colleague David Leeson. I have always strived to produce compelling photo stories and winning the Pulitzer has not changed that. I don’t necessarily keep a to-do list, but I am looking forward to starting my freelance career and working on meaningful stories. I’m very excited about my current reporting on native healing and the possibilities of documenting indigenous healers.

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Someone all Filipinos can be proud of; very inspiring :okay:

^ galing! my love of photography begun when i joined this SSC Legazpi and Albay thread...hehe...now i got a nice hobby aside from drinking..

^ galing! my love of photography begun when i joined this SSC Legazpi and Albay thread...hehe...now i got a nice hobby aside from drinking..

Good to know! hehe. Keep on clicking that shutter button. :okay:

The Embarcadero Lighthouse at night

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^ some information are reliable and some arent...you decide which to believe...hehe thats wikipedia...hindi ka ba umaakyat ng lignon hill imlegazpeno? lapit lang nyan sa bahay nyo, right?

You're right SirBrandon...Malapit lang sa bahay...Hehe...Wala pa poh time eh...Busy sa studies and other activities na involved ako...:lol::lol::lol:

;41105902']Good to know! hehe. Keep on clicking that shutter button. :okay:

^ yup i will. thanks

You're right SirBrandon...Malapit lang sa bahay...Hehe...Wala pa poh time eh...Busy sa studies and other activities na involved ako...:lol::lol::lol:

^ if i were you...ill buy a mountain bike and trek that hill every early morning...it could be a very good exercise...haha.what do you think?

^ yup i will. thanks



^ if i were you...ill buy a mountain bike and trek that hill every early morning...it could be a very good exercise...haha.what do you think?

Hehe...Mas maganda lakarin...:):):)

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Cheryl Diaz Meyer featured in Apple.com's Pro Profiles --

Cheryl Diaz Meyer: Photography Without Borders (http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/cherylmeyer/index.html)

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Read article here (http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/cherylmeyer/index.html)

^ let me estimate the cost of that tool mayer is holding while on a boat: php 200,000.00?

nOpE it's a pRivate fiRm padi, by the way i'm just a new forumer here paki welcome nMn tabi nindo aq.

nOpE it's a pRivate fiRm padi, by the way i'm just a new forumer here paki welcome nMn tabi nindo aq.

Welcome. :) BTW, SMS-style posting is discouraged here in the forums. Thanks! :)

^ let me estimate the cost of that tool mayer is holding while on a boat: php 200,000.00?

Baka. hehe.

opzz sorry bro i'm still adjusting here actually that's my reply on hakz question about who's the people behind embarcadero project nagkataon lang na dito pala ang punta ng reply ko sa kanya. tao lang po heheE!

;41050666']It is a project of the private sector, specifically Sunwest Construction and Development Corporation, but it enjoys the full support of the city government, as part of Legazpi's thrust to be a hub for information technology services.

yes dx, you are right. A lot of people thought it is a city government initiative. Actually the city government started developing the boulevard/baywalk area. Then, the private corporation continued the development (now the Embarcadero) using their own finances. In the process, the company has been and is still a partner of the city government, especially in promoting the city as an IT hub.

^photoshoped na ba ito? i got frustrated when i see pictures taken as beautiful as these...i got my own camera but the ourput isnt clear as these^

those are great shots! i think you need some tips from dx, mr brandon!
and hey guy! i got your point! no offense intended for legazpi though!

yes dx, you are right. A lot of people thought it is a city government initiative. Actually the city government started developing the boulevard/baywalk area. Then, the private corporation continued the development (now the Embarcadero) using their own finances. In the process, the company has been and is still a partner of the city government, especially in promoting the city as an IT hub.

Yup! :) If the private sector and the local government cooperate and work well together, we can achieve more.

opzz sorry bro i'm still adjusting here actually that's my reply on hakz question about who's the people behind embarcadero project nagkataon lang na dito pala ang punta ng reply ko sa kanya. tao lang po heheE!

Haha, no prob! :) kumusta ang Okotoks? hehe, what a unique name of a place hehe

actually that's a booming town here in alberta dex i only used calgary as my location 'coz it's the nearest city to us, BTW thanks palan tabi sa indo gabos kung bako sa indo dai ko maaraman mga latest developments jan sa albay! a million thanks tabi.

actually that's a booming town here in alberta dex i only used calgary as my location 'coz it's the nearest city to us, BTW thanks palan tabi sa indo gabos kung bako sa indo dai ko maaraman mga latest developments jan sa albay! a million thanks tabi.

i see. you're welcome! iyo talaga ang purpose kaining thread ta, para maaraman ang mga latest developments sa Legazpi tsaka sa bilog na Albay. :okay: :)

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Lighthouse
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you're the man! good job padi we bicolano OFW's commend you for that:-) for sure may bonus ka man siguro from elizaldy co, wish ko lang tabi.heheE!

you're the man! good job padi we bicolano OFW's commend you for that:-) for sure may bonus ka man siguro from elizaldy co, wish ko lang tabi.heheE!

hahaha. wara man. :lol:
all for the love of Legazpi and Albay :okay:

I salute you for that man, pano maka kua tabing emoticons digdi sa reply.? divinian ka ba dex?

I salute you for that man, pano maka kua tabing emoticons digdi sa reply.? divinian ka ba dex?

Click mo http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/buttons/reply.gif dyan sa taas or pwede man su http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/buttons/quote.gif
tapos, click mo lang su mga emoticons dyan sa gilid pag ma post ka. :). Agnesian tsaka CASian (BUCAS) ako. :colgate:

ok got it, thanks brO! :) it's almost 5pm there and you're still busy in this site huh, are you working today or you are currently on your vacation in albay?

ok got it, thanks brO! :) it's almost 5pm there and you're still busy in this site huh, are you working today or you are currently on your vacation in albay?

Working, pasilip silip lang hehe

Hay sana ma open ulit yung former MIH,now Ivory Classic Resort/Hotel..
eto ung website nila:
http://ivoryhotelcompany.com/ivoryclassic_legazpi.php

Wednesday, Cory's funeral, a national holiday...
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August 6 night, trying out Tapa King...
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Lunch time this Saturday...
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Minutes ago... (ngonyan naman sana nagpasirip su bukid)
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^May nanglibre, heheh...the first time I dined al fresco in a waterfront...

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^over saturating color to look like lomo photos...

CIIF to reopen P400-million copra-crushing plant in Legazpi (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/14448-ciif-to-reopen-p400-million-copra-crushing-plant-in-legazpi-.html)
Written by Jennifer A. Ng / Reporter
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 21:13

STATE-owned CIIF-Oil Mills Group is recommissioning starting tomorrow its P400-million copra-crushing plant in Arimbay, Legazpi City, which can immediately bring in $3.75 million in foreign-exchange earnings per month if its output is exported. Jesus Arranza, CIIF-Oil Mills president and CEO, said President Arroyo will join the local coconut farmers, community leaders, Legaspi Oil Co. chair Josefa Imperial Aquino and other officials of the Oil Mills Group in the re-opening ceremony of the facility.

Arranza said the Arimbay plant has not been in operation since 2007 after the coconut farms in the area were devastated by typhoons. “This time, the area has really recovered and it has become feasible to crush again. “To increase the earnings of the farming community in Arimbay, we are now finalizing a scheme that will make the farmers not just suppliers of copra, but also owners up to the finished product through a tolling agreement that we will be forging with them.

“Through this, the farmers will enjoy more value-added benefits,” he said in a statement. Edgardo Santos, CIIF Oil Mills Group vice president for marketing, trading and operations, said the company spent P2 million to refurbish the Arimbay plant, which has a capacity of 400 tons per day.

This will increase the CIIF Group’s current operating copra-crushing capacity by 25 percent. Santos said the plant will initially process 300 to 330 tons of copra per day until it reaches its rated capacity.

“We sell some of the output in Arimbay as crude and export them, or for CME production locally, whichever has a higher price. If exported, the 330 tons per day will bring in $3.75 million in foreign-exchange earnings per month,” he said.

CIIF, he added, exports mainly to the United States and Europe. With the Arimbay facility on- stream anew, Santos said the farmers in the area will be commanding higher prices for their copra because their current buyers will now have competition.

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CIIF-Oil Mills Group is the company behind Minola

Views from Ligñon Hill Nature Park

Legazpi Domestic Airport
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Plants and landscaping at Embarcadero

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;41128650']CIIF to reopen P400-million copra-crushing plant in Legazpi (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/14448-ciif-to-reopen-p400-million-copra-crushing-plant-in-legazpi-.html)
Written by Jennifer A. Ng / Reporter
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 21:13

STATE-owned CIIF-Oil Mills Group is recommissioning starting tomorrow its P400-million copra-crushing plant in Arimbay, Legazpi City, which can immediately bring in $3.75 million in foreign-exchange earnings per month if its output is exported. Jesus Arranza, CIIF-Oil Mills president and CEO, said President Arroyo will join the local coconut farmers, community leaders, Legaspi Oil Co. chair Josefa Imperial Aquino and other officials of the Oil Mills Group in the re-opening ceremony of the facility.

Arranza said the Arimbay plant has not been in operation since 2007 after the coconut farms in the area were devastated by typhoons. “This time, the area has really recovered and it has become feasible to crush again. “To increase the earnings of the farming community in Arimbay, we are now finalizing a scheme that will make the farmers not just suppliers of copra, but also owners up to the finished product through a tolling agreement that we will be forging with them.

“Through this, the farmers will enjoy more value-added benefits,” he said in a statement. Edgardo Santos, CIIF Oil Mills Group vice president for marketing, trading and operations, said the company spent P2 million to refurbish the Arimbay plant, which has a capacity of 400 tons per day.

This will increase the CIIF Group’s current operating copra-crushing capacity by 25 percent. Santos said the plant will initially process 300 to 330 tons of copra per day until it reaches its rated capacity.

“We sell some of the output in Arimbay as crude and export them, or for CME production locally, whichever has a higher price. If exported, the 330 tons per day will bring in $3.75 million in foreign-exchange earnings per month,” he said.

CIIF, he added, exports mainly to the United States and Europe. With the Arimbay facility on- stream anew, Santos said the farmers in the area will be commanding higher prices for their copra because their current buyers will now have competition.

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CIIF-Oil Mills Group is the company behind Minola

^ hahay!!! ang galing na news ito! its a $45 million in foreign exchange per year!...galing-galing! madami pa naman coconut farmers sa Albay and neighboring provinces...this kind of industry is aimed at creating middle class population...ito ang dapat!!!:banana::banana::banana:

If CIIF-Oil Mills will start exporting its product then albay gulf will become a bit busy for the added cargo ships leaving and entering albay gulf...if it become busy then its a good economic indicator...keep those industries coming!

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;41111724']Cheryl Diaz Meyer featured in Apple.com's Pro Profiles --

Cheryl Diaz Meyer: Photography Without Borders (http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/cherylmeyer/index.html)


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Read article here (http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/cherylmeyer/index.html)

I like this picture. Mashallah!:)

;41106112']The Embarcadero Lighthouse at night

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^ nice pix...mas gumaganda talaga ang isang establishment when mixed up with greens...just look at this pix...ang pacific mall mas lalong gaganda rin iyon kung lalagyan din ng mga kahoy

Maray na Albay mga Albaypeeps and Legazpeeps!

^ hahay!!! ang galing na news ito! its a $45 million in foreign exchange per year!...galing-galing! madami pa naman coconut farmers sa Albay and neighboring provinces...this kind of industry is aimed at creating middle class population...ito ang dapat!!!:banana::banana::banana:

If CIIF-Oil Mills will start exporting its product then albay gulf will become a bit busy for the added cargo ships leaving and entering albay gulf...if it become busy then its a good economic indicator...keep those industries coming!

Yup, our economy is still largely agriculture-based. So this development is very welcome. I hope the coconut oil industry in the Philippines will continue to prosper.

Legazpi plant to reopen (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW081209/content.php?id=048)

THE COCONUT Industry Investment Fund (CIIF)-Oil Mills Group will re-commission on Thursday its P400-million copra-crushing plant in the Bicol region, the group said in a press release yesterday. Operating the plant in Legazpi City, Albay can generate $3.75 million in export sales every month. CIIF Oil Mills Group President Jesus L. Arranza said the Arimbay plant has not been in operation since 2007 after coconut farms in the area were devastated by typhoons. Edgardo D. Santos, vice-president for marketing, trading and operations, said the company had spent P2 million to refurbish the Arimbay plant, which has a capacity of crushing 400 metric tons (MT) per day. This will increase the group’s copra-crushing capacity by 25% from 750,000 MT. The group accounts for almost half of country’s crude coconut oil exports.

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PGMA to inaugurate tolling facility of oil company in Bicol (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/PGMA_to_inaugurate_tolling_facility_of_oil_company_in_Bicol.shtml)

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 12 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will lead the inauguration rites of Legazpi Oil Company’s tolling facility located at Barangay Arimbay here on Thursday morning. President Arroyo will be joined by the local officials in Albay headed by Governor Joey Salceda and Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal. The tolling facility of the company was refurbished after a three-year shutdown. The operations commenced last month.

Its main products include crude coconut oil and copra cake. It is the only facility that will service the tolling requirements of various coconut farmers’ cooperatives and groups in the Bicol Region. The plant will process copra into crude oil, edible oil and other finished products that would be sold to the domestic and international markets.

Legazpi Oil Company started operations here more than four decades ago, but was mothballed over two years ago after Typhoon Reming damaged its facilities. Bicol is among the country’s biggest coconut-producing regions. However, the industry was affected by the two supertyphoons that hit Bicol in 2006 and devastated its coconut plantations.

The company’s facilities sit in vast compound near the coastline of Albay Gulf. Its strategic location allows the mill to deal with coconut producers from the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte and the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate. (PNA)

;41062390']I like these young palm trees, pag nag dakula na ini, mas lalong magayon hehe. Very refreshing ambience. :okay:

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VERY BEAUTIFUL!

This is the new trend in mall development - GOING GREEN. Even SM is now going green at SM City North EDSA and at MOA after the Ayala Malls. Best example of green malls are Trinoma and Ayala Center Cebu - and of course the Greenbelt Malls, the pioneer of them all. Sana an The Metro will also go green.

I can't wait for the full opening of Embarcadero.

MARHAY NA ALBAY!

;41152308']Legazpi plant to reopen (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW081209/content.php?id=048)

THE COCONUT Industry Investment Fund (CIIF)-Oil Mills Group will re-commission on Thursday its P400-million copra-crushing plant in the Bicol region, the group said in a press release yesterday. Operating the plant in Legazpi City, Albay can generate $3.75 million in export sales every month. CIIF Oil Mills Group President Jesus L. Arranza said the Arimbay plant has not been in operation since 2007 after coconut farms in the area were devastated by typhoons. Edgardo D. Santos, vice-president for marketing, trading and operations, said the company had spent P2 million to refurbish the Arimbay plant, which has a capacity of crushing 400 metric tons (MT) per day. This will increase the group’s copra-crushing capacity by 25% from 750,000 MT. The group accounts for almost half of country’s crude coconut oil exports.

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PGMA to inaugurate tolling facility of oil company in Bicol (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/PGMA_to_inaugurate_tolling_facility_of_oil_company_in_Bicol.shtml)

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 12 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will lead the inauguration rites of Legazpi Oil Company’s tolling facility located at Barangay Arimbay here on Thursday morning. President Arroyo will be joined by the local officials in Albay headed by Governor Joey Salceda and Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal. The tolling facility of the company was refurbished after a three-year shutdown. The operations commenced last month.

Its main products include crude coconut oil and copra cake. It is the only facility that will service the tolling requirements of various coconut farmers’ cooperatives and groups in the Bicol Region. The plant will process copra into crude oil, edible oil and other finished products that would be sold to the domestic and international markets.

Legazpi Oil Company started operations here more than four decades ago, but was mothballed over two years ago after Typhoon Reming damaged its facilities. Bicol is among the country’s biggest coconut-producing regions. However, the industry was affected by the two supertyphoons that hit Bicol in 2006 and devastated its coconut plantations.

The company’s facilities sit in vast compound near the coastline of Albay Gulf. Its strategic location allows the mill to deal with coconut producers from the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte and the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate. (PNA)

^very nice economic development...sana pati rin ang abaca industry mabigyan ng pansin..albay could also make use of the vast albay gulf for sustainable aquatic products...sa pangasinan nga minamaximize nila ang kanilang mga ilog at lingayen giulf for its bangus industry...sana ang albay could come up with a very good aquatic product too!

^very nice economic development...sana pati rin ang abaca industry mabigyan ng pansin..albay could also make use of the vast albay gulf for sustainable aquatic products...sa pangasinan nga minamaximize nila ang kanilang mga ilog at lingayen giulf for its bangus industry...sana ang albay could come up with a very good aquatic product too!

I have been looking in the past why our production of aquatic products in Albay is having great difficulty in improving its productivity. Well, the main reason could be is our proximity to a big market - which is Metro Manila. The local market it seems is amply supported by existing production. To compete with suppliers from Bulacan, Laguna de Bay, Batangas, Pangasinan and even Quezon will be quite difficult because we will beaten in terms of transport costs. Even if our local government will be able to provide the necessary equipment and storage for these products, it will even add to the cost. For one thing, buyers will prefer those fresh catch over frozen items. In the early eighties, I was involved heavily in financing and evaluation of prawn production projects and some of those which we financed were prawn farms in Camarines Sur. Most of these projects failed and one the major reasons is its failure to lower production cost and transport problems.

So I guess, what we should develop more is crop production where storage is easier to maintain than aquatic products. Potential products are coffee, cacao and even calamansi and pineapple. These crops can be intercropped with coconut trees.

But we can still look at the export market if it is viable for our aquatic products.

^ you got a very good point. yung seaweeds kaya na sinasabi nilang in demand sa japan and korea? pwede siguro yun...i heard sorsogon province has started producing seaweeds for export to these countries...

^Oli, I'd also like to see the end of the inefficient, smoke-belching jeepneys. But it'll take political will...with local elections every three years, the cycle continuous.

In the meantime, I'm waiting for the posts of Dextrous...I heard he is in town...
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^stale, repost, last Sunday...

i guess you did a good job in capturing this image...ganda!
Embarcadero is slowly changing Legazpi city's skyline...sana it gets faster when this piece of structure becomes fully operational and the city gets the attention of other local investors as well as foreign businessmen.

CEB & PAL @ LGP
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;41152308']Legazpi plant to reopen (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW081209/content.php?id=048)

THE COCONUT Industry Investment Fund (CIIF)-Oil Mills Group will re-commission on Thursday its P400-million copra-crushing plant in the Bicol region, the group said in a press release yesterday. Operating the plant in Legazpi City, Albay can generate $3.75 million in export sales every month. CIIF Oil Mills Group President Jesus L. Arranza said the Arimbay plant has not been in operation since 2007 after coconut farms in the area were devastated by typhoons. Edgardo D. Santos, vice-president for marketing, trading and operations, said the company had spent P2 million to refurbish the Arimbay plant, which has a capacity of crushing 400 metric tons (MT) per day. This will increase the group’s copra-crushing capacity by 25% from 750,000 MT. The group accounts for almost half of country’s crude coconut oil exports.

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PGMA to inaugurate tolling facility of oil company in Bicol (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/PGMA_to_inaugurate_tolling_facility_of_oil_company_in_Bicol.shtml)

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 12 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will lead the inauguration rites of Legazpi Oil Company’s tolling facility located at Barangay Arimbay here on Thursday morning. President Arroyo will be joined by the local officials in Albay headed by Governor Joey Salceda and Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal. The tolling facility of the company was refurbished after a three-year shutdown. The operations commenced last month.

Its main products include crude coconut oil and copra cake. It is the only facility that will service the tolling requirements of various coconut farmers’ cooperatives and groups in the Bicol Region. The plant will process copra into crude oil, edible oil and other finished products that would be sold to the domestic and international markets.

Legazpi Oil Company started operations here more than four decades ago, but was mothballed over two years ago after Typhoon Reming damaged its facilities. Bicol is among the country’s biggest coconut-producing regions. However, the industry was affected by the two supertyphoons that hit Bicol in 2006 and devastated its coconut plantations.

The company’s facilities sit in vast compound near the coastline of Albay Gulf. Its strategic location allows the mill to deal with coconut producers from the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte and the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate. (PNA)

this is a very good news for our local agriculture specially to our local farmer which is main beneficiary of this project.:)

Marhay na aga, hapon o banggi saindo gabos mga albayano! :hi::hi: Hanep po asenso kang siyudad kang Legazpi asin kang probinsya kang Albay, very amazing ang progress kang siyudad buda probinsya maski uminagi pa lang sa kalamidad. Mga marhay ang mga liderato ta dyan sa siyudad asin sa probinsya, thumbs up. :cheers1::cheers1: Dakulang tabang sa mga bicolano OFWs ining thread na ini :okay:, Hope to see more pictures kang siyudad asin kang probinsya. At least nababawasan ang kamunduan digdi sa abroad mahiling lang ang mga litrato. By the way, it's my first time to post here po, if i made a slip-up, pasensya na po :happy: All the best for the City and Province and to all of you guys!:dance:

Welcom Khaled nasivin! Join the fun!

Welcome to the thread khaled! enjoy posting!

Welcom Khaled nasivin! Join the fun!

Welcome to the thread khaled! enjoy posting!

Salamat sa pag-welcome nindo po, Sir garycooper buda Sir Brandon32.:cheers: Enjoy na enjoy ako hiling-hilingon paulit-ulit ang mga litrato, kaya excited lugod akong magbakasyon na:happy:. Keep posting more pictures. Mabuhay Legazpi, mabuhay Albay!:righton:

marhay na aLbay tabi sa indo gabos mga tugang!

Guys i want to share something...haha...albayano ka kung...

im at a seminar right now...listening to a speaker...hehe nahalata ko mag tagalog yung speaker...diction nya bicolano..nang ipagtanong-tanong ko...albayano pala..ayay! yugon mo yun! sa diction pa lang malalaman mo na kaagad na kababayan mo...hehe yan ang albayano!

[QUOTE='[dx];40860028']Embarcadero's Celebration Plaza/Atrium



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Sana pagnatapos ining Celebration Plaza, it will look like the expansion of Ayala Center Cebu. As I saw it, it has the same concept. There is a close similarity. Kaya lang, mukhang bricks lang su floor finishing kan sa Embarcadero whereas su sa Ayala Cebu it looked like granite. Very elegant.

I also saw it posted in the Cebu thread.

^^Guys i want to share something...haha...albayano ka kung...

im at a seminar right now...listening to a speaker...hehe nahalata ko mag tagalog yung speaker...diction nya bicolano..nang ipagtanong-tanong ko...albayano pala..ayay! yugon mo yun! sa diction pa lang malalaman mo na kaagad na kababayan mo...hehe yan ang albayano!

Correct ka dyan tabi Sir Brandon32, may distinct diction man kitang mga Albayano pagnaga-tagalog kita. For my own experience, magkapirang beses na akong may nakakahuron na purupirmi kong nahahapot kung taga-Bicol sya, and most often nga correct ang hinala ko :nuts:
By the way, I remember, I-commend ko lang tabi su nagsurat kaitong, "Albayano Ka Kung", lalo na su inot na version, hehehe :lol::lol:, kaya maogmahon ako ta puros tama su sinurat. Lalo na si Apidel, ta ako taga-daraga, particularly sa Ilawod 1, puro-pirmi nagatambay yan si Apidel sa tindahan ni Tya Lyd's, na ang apod ngani nya Mama Lyd's, kung aram kang ibang forumers na taga-daraga ining tindahan, tapos idagdag ko man na, Daragenyo ka kung inapod mo si Apidel na karpa, bubukudon ka kaito ta dagit sya na pigaapod na karpa.:lol:

^ haha...si pading romy ang nag surat kaito na albayano ka kung...iyo sige ko ngani ang kangarakngak kan tig post nya ito several threads back...

OFW ka? hope you invite other albayano OFWs in your area to join this thread...its a good forum and it gives you first hand information regarding Legazpi city and albay and their developments..

Hey, Yoh, what's the name of Jane's parents? Are they from Bacacay or Sto. Domingo?

Actually, Jane is my aunt since she and my mother are already 2nd cousins. I believe Jane's grandfather hales from Sto. Domingo. Although Jane's family already resides in Cavite(her mother is a Cavitena), I'm glad she chose to represent Legazpi City. Her parents are Loy and Melly ( I don't know they're real names) :bash:

yup:) bata ako ni Ronald Mc Donald digdi.............

^^^ haha...si pading romy ang nag surat kaito na albayano ka kung...iyo sige ko ngani ang kangarakngak kan tig post nya ito several threads back...

OFW ka? hope you invite other albayano OFWs in your area to join this thread...its a good forum and it gives you first hand information regarding Legazpi city and albay and their developments..

Iyo po Sir Brandon32 OFW ako. Actually, kang nabasa ko itong surat, pigsend ko tulos sa mga Albayano na ngilala ko didi sa Dubai, sigeng ngirisi man ngani, inunga ako kung diin ko daw nakuko yadtong surat and I told them to visit ining thread, and one of my friends na nagklase sa Aquinas Oriented sigeng ngakngak kang nabasa kay aranas, sabi ko nadale ka padi! hahaha :lol: I have also printed the second version and saved it in my PC.
I agree, it's very informative and at the same time it makes you feel at home pa din just by seeing those latest pictures. Nakakahali ki pungaw. Funny, last week I called my parents sa Daraga and asked them kumusta na su LCC buda su Jolibee, nabigla baya ta yata daw aram ko na ayo ipuput-up na LCC sa saudan, hahaha:lol:, I told them, that's because of some nice Albayano people na nagpopost kako sa internet ki updated photos and news regarding sa probinsya ta.
This is a very good and helpful thread. I praise you all guys for posting those pictures and current news regarding our province, Mabuhay kamo gabos!:cheers1::rock::banana2::righton:

Right, Khaled_nasivin! Pagminsan ngani mas updated pa ang nagabrasa digdi na nasa arayong lugar kaysa sa mga taga digdi. Welcome palan saimo Khaled_nasivin! Usad ka nanaman na Daragueno digdi sa thread. Hehe

Iyo po Sir Brandon32 OFW ako. Actually, kang nabasa ko itong surat, pigsend ko tulos sa mga Albayano na ngilala ko didi sa Dubai, sigeng ngirisi man ngani, inunga ako kung diin ko daw nakuko yadtong surat and I told them to visit ining thread, and one of my friends na nagklase sa Aquinas Oriented sigeng ngakngak kang nabasa kay aranas, sabi ko nadale ka padi! hahaha :lol: I have also printed the second version and saved it in my PC.
I agree, it's very informative and at the same time it makes you feel at home pa din just by seeing those latest pictures. Nakakahali ki pungaw. Funny, last week I called my parents sa Daraga and asked them kumusta na su LCC buda su Jolibee, nabigla baya ta yata daw aram ko na ayo ipuput-up na LCC sa saudan, hahaha:lol:, I told them, that's because of some nice Albayano people na nagpopost kako sa internet ki updated photos and news regarding sa probinsya ta.
This is a very good and helpful thread. I praise you all guys for posting those pictures and current news regarding our province, Mabuhay kamo gabos!:cheers1::rock::banana2::righton:

^ its good to know that this stuff helps you feel closer to home and takes your homesickness away..

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^Brandon, thanks for appreciatin' and reposting that gloomy pix on page 18 (which I earlier edited and reposted on page 17 to make it more colorful).
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^repost

Embarcadero waterfront last night...
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kamusta na ba ung phase 2 construction ng embarcadero?nagcmula na ba.meron pa pala pati sa likod ng kapuntukan hill. is it still part of the embarc.

Welcome, Khaled! :okay:
@Brandon, ano yan kape o chocolate? hehe



Embarcadero waterfront last night...
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Fantastic shots! I love how Mayon looks like in this set. :okay: :applause: And nice work on the 'lomo' effect, too. hehe

Iyo po Sir Brandon32 OFW ako. Actually, kang nabasa ko itong surat, pigsend ko tulos sa mga Albayano na ngilala ko didi sa Dubai, sigeng ngirisi man ngani, inunga ako kung diin ko daw nakuko yadtong surat and I told them to visit ining thread, and one of my friends na nagklase sa Aquinas Oriented sigeng ngakngak kang nabasa kay aranas, sabi ko nadale ka padi! hahaha :lol: I have also printed the second version and saved it in my PC.
I agree, it's very informative and at the same time it makes you feel at home pa din just by seeing those latest pictures. Nakakahali ki pungaw. Funny, last week I called my parents sa Daraga and asked them kumusta na su LCC buda su Jolibee, nabigla baya ta yata daw aram ko na ayo ipuput-up na LCC sa saudan, hahaha:lol:, I told them, that's because of some nice Albayano people na nagpopost kako sa internet ki updated photos and news regarding sa probinsya ta.
This is a very good and helpful thread. I praise you all guys for posting those pictures and current news regarding our province, Mabuhay kamo gabos!:cheers1::rock::banana2::righton:

You're welcome! Hehe. Here you'll find many photos and updates you will not find anywhere else in the internet, exclusive on SSC. Hehe.

Salamat man sa pag appreciate! :okay: It feels good to know na naa-update ta bako lang su mga yaon digdi sa Pinas kundi pati na man su mga tugang tang nagtatrabaho sa abroad. :okay:

@Khaled...Ahlan wasallan! Kef faliq anta? Pardon my rusty Arabic; I'm, sabi ngani digdi sato, an "ex-Saudi"... Eight years in Dhahran (Aramco).

@Oasnon (Jeff of Alberta), I have'nt greeted you here yet, though we pm'ed already...Welcome, from all of us here in sunny Philippines!

More of last night...
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PGMA, mabisita sa Bicol nuodma

8/12/2009 6:57:32 PM

LEGAZPI CITY-- Nakatalaan an magbisita si Presidente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa Bicol region nuodma.

Gikan sa Legazpi Airport, mapasiring an Presidente sa Arimbay, Legazpi para magserbing huwespe de onor kan Legazpi Oil Depot inauguration.[B]

[B]Piglalaoman na lilibuton man kan Presidente an mga tourist destinations sa ciudad kabale na an Ligñon Hill, Misibis resort, Embarcadero asin iba pa.

Mientrastanto, segun sa sarong source, nakatalaan na tipunon ni Arroyo an nagkakapirang mga opisyales sa Camarines Sur katakud kan soboot planong pagdalagan kan aki kaning si Rep. Datu Arroyo bilang Gobernador kan sinambit ng provincia.

Apwera digdi, piglalaoman man na idulok kan Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) an mga problema na haloy ng dai natatawanan nin magkakanigong atensyon sa Legazpi Airport partikularmente an raot asin dai magamit na anti-hijacking machine kan sinambit ng eropuerto.




Gawad Kalasag Award, liwat na pigresibe kan Albay sa Malacañang

8/12/2009 6:58:03 PM

LEGAZPI CITY-- Saro an provincia kan Albay sa pinagnombraran sa isinagibong 'Gawad Kalasag Award' sa Malacañang kasubagong pagkahapon.

Sinda Albay Governor Joey Salceda asin opisyal kan Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) kan Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC), na si Jukes Nuñez, an nagresibe kan Kalasag Award.

An sinambit ng onra bilang pagmidbid sa matrayumpong lakdang kan gobierno kan Albay sa mga panahon nin kalamidad kabale an mga bagyo asin abnormalidad kan bulkang Mayon.

Partikularmente ng pigmidbid an pagkakaigwa nin institutionalized na proseso nin pagtataung proteksyon sa publiko asin an disaster mitigating programs sa provincia.

Ini na an ikaduwang pagkakataon na nakaresibe nin 'Gawad Kalasag Award' an provincia nin Albay.

Enot digdi, nagresibe man nin pagmidbid an provincia sa ginibong Geneva Conference kan nagtalikod na bulan nin Hunyo katakud pa man giraray sa matrayumpong programa asin kampanya kontra sa mga natural na kalamidad.



Bombo Radyo

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^ its good to know that this stuff helps you feel closer to home and takes your homesickness away..

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos tabi!

Enot sa gabos minsan tarde an pagomaw COngratulations sa paniba'gong tursido sato! Talagang makabilib na mga nagkokontribwer digdi. Salamat sana sa Diyos kadakul na mga pagiriba kitang daing sawa sa na nagmamakulog n magtao ki minsan dikit na kaogmahan sa ibang pagirbahan ta.

Anyway mga padi pwede tabi nindo ako matabangan sa research ko. If anyone of you knows a fellow resident from Legazpi City who happened to be successful in their career specially those residing outisde of Legazpi City, I will deeply appreciate po your contributions. Kaipuhan ko po ASAP.

Salamat guiraray tabi mg padi.

;41111724']Cheryl Diaz Meyer featured in Apple.com's Pro Profiles --
Cheryl Diaz Meyer: Photography Without Borders (http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/cherylmeyer/index.html)
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^Soltero, here's one...(Thanks to Dex, heheh). I read in a previous post that she is an alumna of SAA, dai ko ugaring syerto kun ipinangaki sya sa Legazpi. Now we have our contribution to your research. Su iba tibaad may midbid man na maurag na OFW na sa Albay (Legazpi in particular)linubong su inulnan...
Also try Merlinda Bobis of the University of Wollonggong (Australia, pero bako ugaring Legazpi), and the subject of my master's thesis (ah! prolonging the agony of final defense!), Dr. Paulino Lim Jr. (sorry, pero taga-Camalig), professor emeritus (retired), California State University and author of four novels and two anthologies of short stories... There... Maray na banggi sa imo buda satuya gabos (by the way, your language is a bit different... taga-Albay ka baya?)

VVV--Dex, paki redo su post mo kan quote o paki delete na lugod kan text ta mahiligonon ako mag edit. By the way, warang tripod, bako ako an nagkua kan pix (except one frame, the first one, outside Kitaro showing Mayon and St. Ellis), bako sako su camera, heheh, kinopya ko lang su files ta aram kan tagsadiri na para post-tonon ako didgi sa thread ta. Thanks for making the photos come alive!

Excellent photos, sir! :applause: Did you use your trusty tripod? Very steady ang shots!

Please allow me to make the photos come alive. :colgate:

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I read in a previous post that she is an alumna of SAA, dai ko ugaring syerto kun ipinangaki sya sa Legazpi.

Yup, Ms. Diaz Meyer was born and raised in Legazpi; then her family migrated to the US. Ah, I remember Ms. Bobis and her 'Cantata of the Warrior Woman: Daragang Magayon'. Maray na banggi man tabi, sir and @sultero.

Hey, Legazpeeps, let's help @sultero with his research. :okay:

^Brandon, thanks for appreciatin' and reposting that gloomy pix on page 18 (which I earlier edited and reposted on page 17 to make it more colorful).
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC08888.jpg
^repost

Embarcadero waterfront last night...
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wow nice shot... I went there Monday night last week, the place was great. sayang dai ko lang nahiling si Mayon. pero ung lugar classy, tempting mag inom.Ühehehe.. sana the city gov't should add more police in embarcadero or place a cctv camera in that area, nakakatakot ung mga tambay sa labas ng embarcadero.:ohno:

pero maganda pa rin... sana matapos na agad.. nakakaexcite.Ü:banana:

More Embarcadero night shots

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;41100128']^In preparation for the Ivory Classic Hotel?

Pading Dx may I ask permission tabi to use some of your and brandon's pictures posted here pwede tabi? of course i will give due credits. I will appreciate tabi. Salamatunun mga padi if you will allow me.

Pading Dx may I ask permission tabi to use some of your and brandon's pictures posted here pwede tabi? of course i will give due credits. I will appreciate tabi. Salamatunun mga padi if you will allow me.

Sure, you have my permission. hehe. Credit lang, ok na yan sako hehe :colgate:

@sir Monsi, da best man giraray itong Mayon pic! Sayang dai nagpailing su bukid kang yaon ako diyan. :lol: Thanks to the photographer too! :okay:

;41176462']More Embarcadero night shots

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/DSC_6715.jpg
@Jamir, there's police visibility, and EM's very own security force...and you can be certain there are CCTV cameras everywhere. It's a good thing EM is sooooo photographer friendly!

Dex...
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC_4040.jpg
^A little bit out of focus...but the same camera as yours... (you'd wondered ta biglang very sharp su mga pictures, heheh). I usually ask an officemate to lend me his photo files from time to time... as you know, I still use that trusty, three-year-old point-and-shoot, which only gives clear pictures when it's sunny outside!

Borrowed Nikon camera (I framed the photo)...
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC_4044.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC00026.jpg
^My camera (the same night and location)...

^ haha..dito lang ito sa Albay! napakaganda!

^Brandon, thanks for appreciatin' and reposting that gloomy pix on page 18 (which I earlier edited and reposted on page 17 to make it more colorful).


you're welcome monsi

;41171652']Welcome, Khaled! :okay:
@Brandon, ano yan kape o chocolate? hehe





Fantastic shots! I love how Mayon looks like in this set. :okay: :applause: And nice work on the 'lomo' effect, too. hehe

tsokolate padi

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos tabi!

Enot sa gabos minsan tarde an pagomaw COngratulations sa paniba'gong tursido sato! Talagang makabilib na mga nagkokontribwer digdi. Salamat sana sa Diyos kadakul na mga pagiriba kitang daing sawa sa na nagmamakulog n magtao ki minsan dikit na kaogmahan sa ibang pagirbahan ta.

Anyway mga padi pwede tabi nindo ako matabangan sa research ko. If anyone of you knows a fellow resident from Legazpi City who happened to be successful in their career specially those residing outisde of Legazpi City, I will deeply appreciate po your contributions. Kaipuhan ko po ASAP.

Salamat guiraray tabi mg padi.

Pading Dx may I ask permission tabi to use some of your and brandon's pictures posted here pwede tabi? of course i will give due credits. I will appreciate tabi. Salamatunun mga padi if you will allow me.

^ sure you can use my pix..hehe

Maray na Albay Albaypeeps and Legazpeeps!

@Khaled...Ahlan wasallan! Kef faliq anta? Pardon my rusty Arabic; I'm, sabi ngani digdi sato, an "ex-Saudi"... Eight years in Dhahran (Aramco).

@Oasnon (Jeff of Alberta), I have'nt greeted you here yet, though we pm'ed already...Welcome, from all of us here in sunny Philippines!

More of last night...
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC_4099.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC_4077.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC_4084.jpg

Thanks tabi Sir Monsi:happy:

[QUOTE=Monsi;41175274]^.
Also try Merlinda Bobis of the University of Wollonggong (Australia, pero bako ugaring Legazpi),

Merlinda Bobis is definitely from Legazpi. her Sister lea Bobis was my classmate in grade school in Divine. they used to live in sagpon right in front of the technical school. (Albay School of Electronics)

Actually, Jane is my aunt since she and my mother are already 2nd cousins. I believe Jane's grandfather hales from Sto. Domingo. Although Jane's family already resides in Cavite(her mother is a Cavitena), I'm glad she chose to represent Legazpi City. Her parents are Loy and Melly ( I don't know they're real names) :bash:

Thanks for the info yoh. If you are a Banares, then you should be my nephew although that name does not appear on mine. :lol: My father is related to the Banareses of Bacacay and Sto. Domingo.


[B]

More of last night...

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC_4084.jpg

I like the high ceiling and the general ambience of EM in this evening photo. I thought it was Greenbelt 5.

Thanks for the nice photos Monsi.

hi sultero, try Architect Cesar V. Canchela he is one of past president of UAP(united architects of the philippines)and has recieved many national awards.

welcome to all newbies! enjoy the thread

@dex & monsi thanks for all the updates

Thanks for the info yoh. If you are a Banares, then you should be my nephew although that name does not appear on mine. :lol: My father is related to the Banareses of Bacacay and Sto. Domingo.




I like the high ceiling and the general ambience of EM in this evening photo. I thought it was Greenbelt 5.

Thanks for the nice photos Monsi.

i agree, and like greenbelt i hope eventually there will also have embarcadero 2,3,4 & 5 in the near future... hehehe

^ oo nga noh...tama yang naiisip mo joks...maganda yan sana may Embarcadero 1,2,3....

Lifestyle mall rouses ‘Sleeping Lion’ (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090813-220009/Lifestyle-mall-rouses-Sleeping-Lion)
By Rey M. Nasol
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:23:00 08/13/2009

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/regions/images/pic-08130338260603.jpg

THE KAPUNTUKAN Hill at the port area, which residents of Legazpi City call the “Sleeping Lion,” has awakened with the soft opening of a “lifestyle mall” called the Embarcadero de Legazpi.

Occupying 2.6 hectares of reclaimed land, the Embarcadero was designed by Australian engineers and inspired by the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California. It is open to locators who want their customers to savor the sights of the Mayon Volcano and the Albay Gulf, as well as the rising and setting of the sun. “With a leasable area of only 1.2 hectares, mall goers will have plenty of space to walk, even bike, around. The reason for this is that when you say lifestyle mall, you should have the space for landscaping, good architecture and dining,” Harry V. Roscom, the mall manager, explains.

“We’re hyping up the way people of Legazpi would be looking into mall shopping, dining and even working because of the business process outsourcing offices within the area where a call center is targeted to rise,” he adds. What is unique about the Embarcadero is that it’s more of a high-end choice, though there are low-end and mid-end alternatives, Roscom says. It is envisioned to be a world-class lifestyle mall and the first of its kind in Bicol.

Scheduled to fully open by October, the Embarcadero already has a few locators, such as Kitaro, Tapa King, Biggs Diner, Gerry's Grill and Pancit Malabon restaurants. Soon to open are Padi’s Point, Mang Inasal, Casa Nuestra and the Pacific Dive, a café featuring diving gadgets and events. “Since the soft opening on July 18, we are having night life events, giving you the most beautiful feeling with the ambiance of fine dining by the beautiful Albay Gulf,” Roscom says.

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/regions/images/pic-08130338520051.jpg

The mall area, which can accommodate 12 buildings, is part of a proposed development complex that roughly covers 200 hectares, including a boulevard accessible to the southern villages of the city. Legazpi has one of the most organized road networks and public transport systems in the province and in the region. “The mall area is just one percent in totality as we have opened roads which eventually would be a new passenger jeep route to and from the areas behind the Sleeping Lion,” Roscom says.

Aside from offices and restaurants, the Embarcadero would offer boutiques, a waterfront market place, hotel and spa, watering holes, amusement centers, cafés, outdoor patios and a 30-meter lighthouse. At the celebration plaza in the middle, big events can be held.

An 8,000-seat call center will also rise at its Information Technology Park. Also expected to open is the Soul Radio Network, an FM radio station with AM programming at certain periods of the day, whose booth is located at the lighthouse.

The Embarcadero will “activate” the waterfront 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Roscom says. It is also envisioned to be a jump-off point to Bicol’s eco-tourism wonders, including the whale sharks of Donsol, Sorsogon; manta rays of Ticao Pass, Mayon; Misibis Resorts, Estates & Spa; the steaming Nag-Asu Lake in Manito, Albay; the calm Sula Channel; Pototan Cave and its underground river; and the Vera Falls.

“There will be water sports to make the most of the beautiful and clean waters of the Albay Gulf and the beautiful Kapuntukan Hill,” Roscom says. Ma. Emmabeth G. Cabria, the marketing manager, says the proposed BPO center could hold some 8,000 call center seats. On its third floor will be the training center of the Southern Luzon Technological College Foundation Inc.

“We no longer need to try our luck in Manila to look for a call center job. It is here and almost up for grabs,” Joel Camacho, a computer science graduate from Donsol, says. Accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, the P1.8-billion IT Park Promenade will be the first IT ecozone in the region.

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The best is indeed yet to come. :colgate:

^ yup..yup...yup!!! ang galing imagine 200 hectares of land to be developed ! ayay! one percent pa lang pala itong embarcadero...haha...ang galing-galing!!!:banana::banana::banana:

Tama lang pala na nag open tayo ng separate thread for the Legazpi Boulevard...

^ yup..yup...yup!!! ang galing imagine 200 hectares of land to be developed ! ayay! one percent pa lang pala itong embarcadero...haha...ang galing-galing!!!:banana::banana::banana:

Tama lang pala na nag open tayo ng separate thread for the Legazpi Boulevard...

Yup, but we'll create a new thread for this new and upcoming development as soon as the plans are made public through more press releases. :okay:

;41203776']Lifestyle mall rouses ‘Sleeping Lion’ (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090813-220009/Lifestyle-mall-rouses-Sleeping-Lion)
By Rey M. Nasol
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:23:00 08/13/2009

The mall area, which can accommodate 12 buildings, is part of a proposed development complex that roughly covers 200 hectares, including a boulevard accessible to the southern villages of the city. Legazpi has one of the most organized road networks and public transport systems in the province and in the region. “The mall area is just one percent in totality as we have opened roads which eventually would be a new passenger jeep route to and from the areas behind the Sleeping Lion,” Roscom says.


I believe these are some of the new roads mentioned in the article. :okay:


http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09659.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r244/Legazpeep/DSC09652.jpg

^ agree...grabe this is it! gearing towards legazpi 2020 na ito!

another look at the scale model of the Embarcadero

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/DSC_6487-1.jpg

PGMA to inaugurate LegOil in Albay, coastal road in Camarines Sur (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p090812.htm&no=22)
by MA Loterte

Legazpi City (12 August) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will lead Thursday (August 13) the inauguration of the upgraded and modern facilities of the Legazpi Oil (LegOil) Company, Inc. coconut-processing plant in barangay Arimbay here.

President Arroyo will lead the ribbon cutting ceremony at the plant’s administration building, followed by the ceremonial switch-on in synch with the start of the mechanical dumping process of delivered copra to the plant warehouse. The President will be assisted by LegOil chair Josefa Aquino, CIIF president and CEO Jesus Arranza, Albay governor Joey Salceda and Legazpi City mayor Noel Rosal.

The processing facilities for oil milling and solvent extraction were refurbished and commenced operation this year contributing some 300 metric ton daily (MTD) crushing capacity, 100 MTD for refining, and 100 MTD for deodorizing. LegOil also houses copra and pellet warehouses, crude coconut oil, edible oil storage tanks, edible oil tanks, loading facilities for processed oil and a pier/wharf.

Product lines include crude coconut for domestic and export market, fully refined oil, copra cake and Minola products. LegOil facility is strategically situated where it can service the tolling requirements of various coconut producers, farmers’ cooperative and groups, from the provinces of Sorsogon, Camarines Sur and Norte, and the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate.

Earlier this year, the government through the assistance of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG) has infused some P100 million funds for the rehabilitation and setting up of modern facility. It can be recalled that LegOil had stopped operation almost three years ago due to heavy damages in its facilities following the two super typhoons Milenyo and Reming.

The establishment and modernization of the LegOil here would definitely boost Bicol’s production of crude coconut oil and by products for domestic and export market. Prior to her sorties here, the President will also lead the inspection of the on-going construction of the Presentacion-Caramoan coastal road in the province of Camarines Sur.

The road network costs some P329.5 million and stretches a total of 24.417 kilometers traversing through six barangays in Presentacion town and four in Caramoan. The completion of the road network could open new income opportunities and support the socio-economic development of the localities and serves as an access of the Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) from Caramoan to the island province of Catanduanes. (PIA V)

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Welcome back Legazpi Oil. hehe. Parong bukayo na naman kaini sa Arimbay.

^ galing! legazpeeps especially the young generation have so much to look forward to...study hard and excel in your chosen field, our local leaders and entrepreneurs are laying down a good plan for legazpi's future!

;41203776']Lifestyle mall rouses ‘Sleeping Lion’ (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090813-220009/Lifestyle-mall-rouses-Sleeping-Lion)
By Rey M. Nasol
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:23:00 08/13/2009

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/regions/images/pic-08130338260603.jpg

THE KAPUNTUKAN Hill at the port area, which residents of Legazpi City call the “Sleeping Lion,” has awakened with the soft opening of a “lifestyle mall” called the Embarcadero de Legazpi.

Occupying 2.6 hectares of reclaimed land, the Embarcadero was designed by Australian engineers and inspired by the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California. It is open to locators who want their customers to savor the sights of the Mayon Volcano and the Albay Gulf, as well as the rising and setting of the sun. “With a leasable area of only 1.2 hectares, mall goers will have plenty of space to walk, even bike, around. The reason for this is that when you say lifestyle mall, you should have the space for landscaping, good architecture and dining,” Harry V. Roscom, the mall manager, explains.

“We’re hyping up the way people of Legazpi would be looking into mall shopping, dining and even working because of the business process outsourcing offices within the area where a call center is targeted to rise,” he adds. What is unique about the Embarcadero is that it’s more of a high-end choice, though there are low-end and mid-end alternatives, Roscom says. It is envisioned to be a world-class lifestyle mall and the first of its kind in Bicol.

Scheduled to fully open by October, the Embarcadero already has a few locators, such as Kitaro, Tapa King, Biggs Diner, Gerry's Grill and Pancit Malabon restaurants. Soon to open are Padi’s Point, Mang Inasal, Casa Nuestra and the Pacific Dive, a café featuring diving gadgets and events. “Since the soft opening on July 18, we are having night life events, giving you the most beautiful feeling with the ambiance of fine dining by the beautiful Albay Gulf,” Roscom says.

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/regions/images/pic-08130338520051.jpg

The mall area, which can accommodate 12 buildings, is part of a proposed development complex that roughly covers 200 hectares, including a boulevard accessible to the southern villages of the city. Legazpi has one of the most organized road networks and public transport systems in the province and in the region. “The mall area is just one percent in totality as we have opened roads which eventually would be a new passenger jeep route to and from the areas behind the Sleeping Lion,” Roscom says.

Aside from offices and restaurants, the Embarcadero would offer boutiques, a waterfront market place, hotel and spa, watering holes, amusement centers, cafés, outdoor patios and a 30-meter lighthouse. At the celebration plaza in the middle, big events can be held.

An 8,000-seat call center will also rise at its Information Technology Park. Also expected to open is the Soul Radio Network, an FM radio station with AM programming at certain periods of the day, whose booth is located at the lighthouse.

The Embarcadero will “activate” the waterfront 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Roscom says. It is also envisioned to be a jump-off point to Bicol’s eco-tourism wonders, including the whale sharks of Donsol, Sorsogon; manta rays of Ticao Pass, Mayon; Misibis Resorts, Estates & Spa; the steaming Nag-Asu Lake in Manito, Albay; the calm Sula Channel; Pototan Cave and its underground river; and the Vera Falls.

“There will be water sports to make the most of the beautiful and clean waters of the Albay Gulf and the beautiful Kapuntukan Hill,” Roscom says. Ma. Emmabeth G. Cabria, the marketing manager, says the proposed BPO center could hold some 8,000 call center seats. On its third floor will be the training center of the Southern Luzon Technological College Foundation Inc.

“We no longer need to try our luck in Manila to look for a call center job. It is here and almost up for grabs,” Joel Camacho, a computer science graduate from Donsol, says. Accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, the P1.8-billion IT Park Promenade will be the first IT ecozone in the region.

* * *

The best is indeed yet to come. :colgate:


what a? whoooaahhh! this will surely boom our tourism and economy!
so our doubts about the size of legazpi boulevard is true, a very huge plan.

talagang the best is yet to come!:banana::banana:

ayuz! maganda abangan yung pacific dive cafe ah...hmmm

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

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

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

May narinig ako na EM will soon be managed by an Ayala group subsidiary.

^me too..first to see an aerial photo of tabaco city...
sana makakuha ng magaling na mayors ang tabaco at ligao cities...

May narinig ako na EM will soon be managed by an Ayala group subsidiary.

^ talaga?..a partnership between sunwest and ayala...hmm lets wait and see...


lagi kong naririnig yan na steaming nag aso lake ng manito...kelan kaya yan madedevelop in something world class destination?

Maray na Albay tabi sa gabos


nice to see an aerial shot of Tabaco with Mayon.

Right, Khaled_nasivin! Pagminsan ngani mas updated pa ang nagabrasa digdi na nasa arayong lugar kaysa sa mga taga digdi. Welcome palan saimo Khaled_nasivin! Usad ka nanaman na Daragueno digdi sa thread. Hehe

Salamat tabi Sir Yoh 1 sa pag-welcome :banana:, unga ko lang tabi kung diin ka parte sa Daraga? Madali na baga ang pista satun, garo bongga ang pista ngana dyan. Isasabay man nang gayud ang pagbukas kang LCC sa pista? :cheers:

Marhay na Albay palan saindo ngamin. Mabuhay ang mga Albayano asin mga Bicolano!:okay:

Salamat po sa gabos na nagwelcome! Salamat sa mga nagpopost kang mga photos buda kang mga updated news manungod sa satong probinsya. :drunk::banana:

according to reliable source, the supermarket in LKY is still not savemore. as of this day "wala pa raw kumukuha". jollibee and chowking are definite tenants and majority are local tenants.

@Dx, salamat sa pagwelcome. By the way, barkada ako ni ermano mo (Randy) and batchmates kami kang high school, a fellow cadet officer, also I was a varsity player sa basketball. Actually, I asked him about this SSC and I confirmed to him kung tugang ka nya. Good work sa mga photo shots mo :rock:, mga magayunon :cheers:

@Monsi, salamat din sa pagwelcome. Shokran BKhair!(arabic) Aap Kesi Hou Bhai! (indian language ini po, which means, how are you, brother?) Good work din po sa mga photo shots! excellent po! :cheers:

;41205056']PGMA to inaugurate LegOil in Albay, coastal road in Camarines Sur (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p090812.htm&no=22)
by MA Loterte


Welcome back Legazpi Oil. hehe. Parong bukayo na naman kaini sa Arimbay.

Dex, iyan an parong bukayo sa Arimbay na pagnaparong mo parong kwarta!!! :lol::lol::lol::banana::banana::banana:

welcome sa thread pading khaled.

Lifestyle mall rouses ‘Sleeping Lion’ (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090813-220009/Lifestyle-mall-rouses-Sleeping-Lion)
By Rey M. Nasol
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:23:00 08/13/2009

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/regions/images/pic-08130338260603.jpg

THE KAPUNTUKAN Hill at the port area, which residents of Legazpi City call the “Sleeping Lion,” has awakened with the soft opening of a “lifestyle mall” called the Embarcadero de Legazpi.

Occupying 2.6 hectares of reclaimed land, the Embarcadero was designed by Australian engineers and inspired by the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California. It is open to locators who want their customers to savor the sights of the Mayon Volcano and the Albay Gulf, as well as the rising and setting of the sun. “With a leasable area of only 1.2 hectares, mall goers will have plenty of space to walk, even bike, around. The reason for this is that when you say lifestyle mall, you should have the space for landscaping, good architecture and dining,” Harry V. Roscom, the mall manager, explains.

“We’re hyping up the way people of Legazpi would be looking into mall shopping, dining and even working because of the business process outsourcing offices within the area where a call center is targeted to rise,” he adds. What is unique about the Embarcadero is that it’s more of a high-end choice, though there are low-end and mid-end alternatives, Roscom says. It is envisioned to be a world-class lifestyle mall and the first of its kind in Bicol.

Scheduled to fully open by October, the Embarcadero already has a few locators, such as Kitaro, Tapa King, Biggs Diner, Gerry's Grill and Pancit Malabon restaurants. Soon to open are Padi’s Point, Mang Inasal, Casa Nuestra and the Pacific Dive, a café featuring diving gadgets and events. “Since the soft opening on July 18, we are having night life events, giving you the most beautiful feeling with the ambiance of fine dining by the beautiful Albay Gulf,” Roscom says.

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/regions/images/pic-08130338520051.jpg

The mall area, which can accommodate 12 buildings, is part of a proposed development complex that roughly covers 200 hectares, including a boulevard accessible to the southern villages of the city. Legazpi has one of the most organized road networks and public transport systems in the province and in the region. “The mall area is just one percent in totality as we have opened roads which eventually would be a new passenger jeep route to and from the areas behind the Sleeping Lion,” Roscom says.

Aside from offices and restaurants, the Embarcadero would offer boutiques, a waterfront market place, hotel and spa, watering holes, amusement centers, cafés, outdoor patios and a 30-meter lighthouse. At the celebration plaza in the middle, big events can be held.

An 8,000-seat call center will also rise at its Information Technology Park. Also expected to open is the Soul Radio Network, an FM radio station with AM programming at certain periods of the day, whose booth is located at the lighthouse.

The Embarcadero will “activate” the waterfront 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Roscom says. It is also envisioned to be a jump-off point to Bicol’s eco-tourism wonders, including the whale sharks of Donsol, Sorsogon; manta rays of Ticao Pass, Mayon; Misibis Resorts, Estates & Spa; the steaming Nag-Asu Lake in Manito, Albay; the calm Sula Channel; Pototan Cave and its underground river; and the Vera Falls.

“There will be water sports to make the most of the beautiful and clean waters of the Albay Gulf and the beautiful Kapuntukan Hill,” Roscom says. Ma. Emmabeth G. Cabria, the marketing manager, says the proposed BPO center could hold some 8,000 call center seats. On its third floor will be the training center of the Southern Luzon Technological College Foundation Inc.

“We no longer need to try our luck in Manila to look for a call center job. It is here and almost up for grabs,” Joel Camacho, a computer science graduate from Donsol, says. Accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, the P1.8-billion IT Park Promenade will be the first IT ecozone in the region.

* * *

The best is indeed yet to come. :colgate:

welcome sa thread pading khaled.

Salamat man tabi Sir range rover! :cheers: keep posting po, it gives a great joy to us na mga OFW mahiling maski sa litrato lang ang ginikanan ta na nagaasenso na! Mabuhay Albay! :applause:

Dex, iyan an parong bukayo sa Arimbay na pagnaparong mo parong kwarta!!! :lol::lol::lol::banana::banana::banana:

^:lol::lol::lol:..ayuz pala magpara agi dyan sa arimbay...ta maski wara kang kwarta mag agi ka lang pala dyan para ka naring may pera gawa ng amoy...hehe

^^^ hehehe maaaraman mo jan sa legazpi pag chrismass na, pag naparong mona an mamok pag amihan maamuton

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/joylatog/ticketingbooth2.jpg

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/joylatog/filcab2.jpg

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/joylatog/sideviewofjeepneyterminal.jpg

^ great shots RR...nasa legazpi city ka pala...so hindi pa pala sigurado kung sm savemore ang magiging grocery store ng Legazpi City Lifestyle Hub...sana rustan's supermarket na lang...hehe..

@Dx, salamat sa pagwelcome. By the way, barkada ako ni ermano mo (Randy) and batchmates kami kang high school, a fellow cadet officer, also I was a varsity player sa basketball. Actually, I asked him about this SSC and I confirmed to him kung tugang ka nya. Good work sa mga photo shots mo :rock:, mga magayunon :cheers:

Haha, thanks!

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View of Mayon from Ligñon Hill Nature Park
by blacksinister
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/blacksinister/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3583/3814196766_0f11e7cdf2_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/chameleon_lighthouse_monsi.gif

More Embarcadero night shots

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/DSC_6738-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/DSC_6742-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/DSC_6743-1.jpg

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Wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! Talagang magiging premiere City na ng Bicol Region ang Legazpi City!...Yeah!:banana::banana::banana: Siguro kaya 1 percent pa lang yung Embarcadero kasi kasama na sa kabuuan yung City within a City...What do you think Legazpeeps??...:lol::lol::lol::applause::applause::applause:

^ great shots RR...nasa legazpi city ka pala...so hindi pa pala sigurado kung sm savemore ang magiging grocery store ng Legazpi City Lifestyle Hub...sana rustan's supermarket na lang...hehe..

maray na Albay pading brandon. according to my source wala pa naman daw sinasabi yung may ari which i hopefully sana kahit sino basta ma occupy na yung supermarket ng The Metro.

It's a good thing EM is sooooo photographer friendly!


Yup, security guards in Embarcadero are not that strict when it comes to people taking photos of the place. :okay:

Dex, iyan an parong bukayo sa Arimbay na pagnaparong mo parong kwarta!!! :lol::lol::lol::banana::banana::banana:

Haha, iyo ngani, lalo na sa mga nasa coconut industry.
Nagaabot pa sa arong mi ang parong kang mamok.

photos by: Ms Cielo Garcia Yao

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Gawad Kalasag para sa Albay (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=495443&publicationSubCategoryId=49)
(Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated August 13, 2009 12:00 AM

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Nakatakdang tanggapin ni Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda ang award na iginawad ng National Disaster Coordinating Council bilang best Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council sa bansa sa isasagawang awarding ceremony sa Mala*cañang Palace ngayong hapon.

Ang Gawad Kalasag ay ipag*kakaloob mismo ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo kung saan iginagawad taun-taon ng NDCC sa mga lalawigan bilang rekognasyon ng national government sa nagawang programa hinggil sa Disaster Risk Management.

Ang Albay ay itinuturing na isa sa pinakamagaling sa kahandaan kung saan anumang oras ay kayang ilikas ang mga residenteng naninirahan sa paanan ng Bulkang Mayon na sinasabing nagbabadyang sumabog.

Zero casualty ang puntirya ng Albay sakaling magkaroon ng mga kalamidad partikular na ang pagragasa ng tubig-baha at landslides. Kinilala ang Albay sa pre-emptive evacuation kung saan lalo na kung may bagyo ay kaagad na inililikas ang mga residente sa ligtas na lugar. (Ed Casulla)

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Congratulations and keep up the good work! :cheers:

Ligñon Hill Pavilion

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Hey Dex, what will be the use of this building? It looks like a clubhouse. Will they be offering this to concessionaires? It looks like it was neatly made! Very nice, although I don't really like the design that much.

Hey Dex, what will be the use of this building? It looks like a clubhouse. Will they be offering this to concessionaires? It looks like it was neatly made! Very nice, although I don't really like the design that much.

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^^I saw some spaces for possible stores/snack bars when I peeked inside the glass doors. It's only a small building, though. :)

Embarcadero lighthouse

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^^I saw some spaces for possible stores/snack bars when I peeked inside the glass doors. It's only a small building, though. :)

I hope they will be able to maintain the cleanliness of the place. Huwag babuyin. The park looks good. Maybe more so at night.

Thanks Dex.

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^ The one percent of the whole thing...:banana:
let me try to visualize the proposed 200 hectares of property to be developed into a city...hmmm...para bang kasing laki ng global city in taguig?

the whole newport city complex in pasay sits on a 20 hectare piece of property...so 10x the size of newport city...hmmm...ayuz!

I hope they will be able to maintain the cleanliness of the place. Huwag babuyin. The park looks good. Maybe more so at night.

Thanks Dex.

I hope so, too. People (especially the young ones) should learn how to value places and structures such as these. I hate vandals. :no:

Dex, I just peeped into the Surigao thread and I saw a pic of a floating restaurant in Mainit Lake in the last page. That is something we can also have at Albay Gulf. It would not actually cost that much.

I just don't know how to quote it and transfer it to our thread for everyone to appreciate. Maybe you can do it. Aram mo na man sana an lolo mo, low tech na.:bash:

Dex, I just peeped into the Surigao thread and I saw a pic of a floating restaurant in Mainit Lake in the last page. That is something we can also have at Albay Gulf. It would not actually cost that much.

I just don't know how to quote it and transfer it to our thread for everyone to appreciate. Maybe you can do it. Aram mo na man sana an lolo mo, low tech na.:bash:

Done! :colgate:

net find:

Floating Resto @ Lake Mainit

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^ wow.ganda! pwede rin yan magawa sa atin...ang surigao lagi rin daanan ng bagyo pero meron sila nitong floating resto...ayuz!

^^Thanks Dex.

See the similarity? The area just looks like Albay Gulf.

lagi kong naririnig yan na steaming nag aso lake ng manito...kelan kaya yan madedevelop in something world class destination?

haloy na iyan padi! sobrang init talaga, as in nag-aaso-aso talaga! mala ngani may sarong karabaw na nahulog duman, nakua baga, tulang na! :ohno: gusto mong magluto ki bunay? sa ibabaw mo sana ikaag dai na pagbuntog sa tubig, kumbaga, steam cooked siya! :nuts:

pero, tama ka! magayun itong i-develop, especially the transport system paduman, ta tourist destination na actually siya.

marhay na albay sa gabos!

Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Salamat sa posting, DX! You are too kind!!!! If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you are welcome to visit my website at cheryldiazmeyer.com.

Legazpi Oil Company, balik-operasyon na; inaguraran ni PGMA

8/13/2009 6:47:59 PM

LEGAZPI CITY-- Balik-operasyon na an Legazpi Oil Company sa provincia kan Albay.

Isinagibo ngonian na aldaw an inagurasyon sa sinambit ng kumpanya na pinangenotan mismo ni Presidente Gloria Arroyo, kasabay kan pagbisita kani sa Bicol region.

Nakisumaro sa sinambit ng inagurasyon na ginibo sa Arimbay, Legazpi City, an nagkapirang mga coconut farmers sa rehiyon asin mga opisyal ng gobierno.

Katakud kani, ipinahayag ni Doña Pepita Aquino, tagapagtaram kan Legazpi Oil, na dakulang tabang soboot an liwat na pagbubukas na ini nganing madagdagan an delehensya kan mga coconut farmers.

Magigin dalan man soboot ini nganing pag-ibayuhon pa nin mga parauma an saindang trabaho huli ta dai na ninda kaipuhan pang magdayo sa hararayong probinsya nganing ibenta an saindang mga produkto.

Parte man soboot ini kan mga lakdang kan gobierno kan Albay na matawanan nin marhay na kabuhayan an mga namamanwaan.

Piglalaoman man kan mga opisyales kan Legazpi Oil na susuportaran ini kan mga Albayano



National Livestock Summit, isasagibo sa Albay sa masunod na bulan

8/13/2009 6:48:39 PM

LEGAZPI CITY- Suportado kan manlaen-laen na ahensya kan gobierno an pigtutulod na programa sa pagpapalago kan negosyo kan Livestock raisers sa Albay.

Bilang patunay kani an isasagibong National Livestock Summit sa provincia sa masunod na bulan kun saen piglalaoman na aatendiran ini nin poko mas o menos sangribong partisipantes gikan sa Luzon, Visayas asin Mindanao.

Segun ki Dr. Jose Losa, Provincial Veterinarian ng Albay na labi-labing kaipuhan kan provincia an siring na programa para sa kapakanan kan mga local livestock raisers.

Kinakaipuhan man soboot maaraman kan satuyang mga kababayan an sekreto sa pag-aataman nin hayop nganing magin rationally competitive sa ibang parte kan nasyon.

Sa siring na sitwasyon soboot bako an mga negosyante an makikinabang kundi pati na man an mga parabakal nin magayon na produktong ini kan livestock gikan sa Albay.


Bombo Radyo

Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Salamat sa posting, DX! You are too kind!!!! If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you are welcome to visit my website at cheryldiazmeyer.com.

Wow, is it really Ms. Cheryl Diaz Meyer gracing our little forum here with her presence? If it is, then it's a great honor! Welcome po! :)

Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Salamat sa posting, DX! You are too kind!!!! If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you are welcome to visit my website at cheryldiazmeyer.com.

Wooow! Grabe na to! A Pulitzer Prize Awardee lang naman ang ka-forum natin dito. Uragon talaga ang mga Albayana asin Albayano din syempre. :)

Welcome po sa thread. Sisay ngani nag reresearch about successful Albayanos? Uni na baga si Miss Diaz Meyer. Here's your chance to interview one. Hehehe.

Kudos po saimo Miss Cheryl Diaz Meyer! You are one Great example for us!

;41205056']PGMA to inaugurate LegOil in Albay, coastal road in Camarines Sur (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p090812.htm&no=22)
by MA Loterte

Legazpi City (12 August) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will lead Thursday (August 13) the inauguration of the upgraded and modern facilities of the Legazpi Oil (LegOil) Company, Inc. coconut-processing plant in barangay Arimbay here.

President Arroyo will lead the ribbon cutting ceremony at the plant’s administration building, followed by the ceremonial switch-on in synch with the start of the mechanical dumping process of delivered copra to the plant warehouse. The President will be assisted by LegOil chair Josefa Aquino, CIIF president and CEO Jesus Arranza, Albay governor Joey Salceda and Legazpi City mayor Noel Rosal.

The processing facilities for oil milling and solvent extraction were refurbished and commenced operation this year contributing some 300 metric ton daily (MTD) crushing capacity, 100 MTD for refining, and 100 MTD for deodorizing. LegOil also houses copra and pellet warehouses, crude coconut oil, edible oil storage tanks, edible oil tanks, loading facilities for processed oil and a pier/wharf.

Product lines include crude coconut for domestic and export market, fully refined oil, copra cake and Minola products. LegOil facility is strategically situated where it can service the tolling requirements of various coconut producers, farmers’ cooperative and groups, from the provinces of Sorsogon, Camarines Sur and Norte, and the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate.

Earlier this year, the government through the assistance of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG) has infused some P100 million funds for the rehabilitation and setting up of modern facility. It can be recalled that LegOil had stopped operation almost three years ago due to heavy damages in its facilities following the two super typhoons Milenyo and Reming.

The establishment and modernization of the LegOil here would definitely boost Bicol’s production of crude coconut oil and by products for domestic and export market. Prior to her sorties here, the President will also lead the inspection of the on-going construction of the Presentacion-Caramoan coastal road in the province of Camarines Sur.

The road network costs some P329.5 million and stretches a total of 24.417 kilometers traversing through six barangays in Presentacion town and four in Caramoan. The completion of the road network could open new income opportunities and support the socio-economic development of the localities and serves as an access of the Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) from Caramoan to the island province of Catanduanes. (PIA V)

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Welcome back Legazpi Oil. hehe. Parong bukayo na naman kaini sa Arimbay.

I don't have an idea how Typhoon Reming damaged LegOil. Perhaps high winds, mudslide and flooding or combination thereof. I also understand that coastline location facilitates the delivery of the finished product to sea going tankers. I just thought that LegOil should have been relocated away from Mt. Mayon's harmsway and use Truck Tankers to deliver the finished product onto the tankers.

Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Salamat sa posting, DX! You are too kind!!!! If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you are welcome to visit my website at cheryldiazmeyer.com.

Magayunon na baga!
Welcome to our thread.
I agree, such a huge difference from when I left the city in the late 80s - the port area in particular has been really transformed! I'm hoping to climb up that Sleeping Lion Hill on my next trip just like Dx and others...what's the easiest route Dex? I hope warang halas!:lol:

Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Salamat sa posting, DX! You are too kind!!!! If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you are welcome to visit my website at cheryldiazmeyer.com.


WOW! A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER FOR A FORUMER! YOU'RE MOST WELCOME MS. DIAZMEYER TO THIS HUMBLE LEGAZPI THREAD!

MORE POWER!

MARAY NA ALBAY SAIMO.:)

Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Salamat sa posting, DX! You are too kind!!!! If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you are welcome to visit my website at cheryldiazmeyer.com.

^ is this real? wow! who would have thought that someone like ms meyer, an internationally recognized photojournalist for her extraordinary works in iraq, would join us here in this forum? its an honor! welcome to the thread ms meyer and enjoy posting!

Maray na Albay mga Albaypeeps and Legazpeeps!

^Yup, it's really her. :) How nice of Ms. Cheryl Diaz Meyer to drop by our thread and post a message. :)

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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is escorted by local officials of Albay headed by Gov. Joey Salceda after she led the switch-on ceremony and inauguration rites Thursday (August 13, 2009) of the Legaspi Oil Company in Barangay Arimbay, Legazpi City.(Rolando Mailo/OPS-NIB Photo)

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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo leads the ceremonial switch-on Thursday (August 13, 2009) to signal the formal inauguration of the Legazpi Oil Mill Refurbished Tolling Facility in Barangay Arimbay, Legazpi City. Also in photo are (from left) Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, Albay 2nd District Rep. Alfrancis Bicharra and Legazpi Oil Company Inc. chairman Josefa Aquino. (Rolando Mailo/OPS-NIB Photo)

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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is escorted by local officials of Albay headed by Gov. Joey Salceda after she led the switch-on ceremony and inauguration rites Thursday (August 13, 2009) of the Legaspi Oil Company in Barangay Arimbay, Legazpi City.(Rolando Mailo/OPS-NIB Photo)

;41251872']^Yup, it's really her. :) How nice of Ms. Cheryl Diaz Meyer to drop by our thread and post a message. :)

^ great!:cheers::cheers::cheers:

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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is escorted by local officials of Albay headed by Gov. Joey Salceda after she led the switch-on ceremony and inauguration rites Thursday (August 13, 2009) of the Legaspi Oil Company in Barangay Arimbay, Legazpi City.(Rolando Mailo/OPS-NIB Photo)


Thanks Hakz for posting the photos.

President Arroyo seems to be a very frequent visitor to this city. If I'm not mistaken she probably holds the record for the most number of trips to Legazpi/Albay province among the recent presidents.

Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Salamat sa posting, DX! You are too kind!!!! If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you are welcome to visit my website at cheryldiazmeyer.com.
wow! ms. diazmeyer? grabe na ito, im so proud that a pulitzer winner is one of us...a proud legazpenio and even a forumer.mabalos po:master::master::master:
heres for you:applause:

marhay na albay tabi satuya gabos!

^ maybe because one of her trusted economic advisers is the governor of albay...second it could be due to various infrastructure projects in albay...notable are the legazpi boulevard and the GUICADALE road networks and last but not the least....maybe the president loves the tourist attractions that albay offers like the mt mayon and the cagraray island..

^ maybe because one of her trusted economic advisers is the governor of albay...second it could be due to various infrastructure projects in albay...notable are the legazpi boulevard and the GUICADALE road networks and last but not the least....maybe the president loves the tourist attractions that albay offers like the mt mayon and the cagraray island..

Yes, I think you're right....I just hope the future president will pay as much attention to Albay.

^ escudero could be that future president...hehe

Maray na Albay tabi sa gabos


dakulang orgullo na makasabay ta ang respetadong Ms. Cheryl Diaz Meyer.

welcome po tabi madam sa thread asin Maray na Albay tabi saimo.


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it is with great pride that the respected Ms. Cheryl Diaz Meyer is with us.

Mayon Trail Run

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Experience one of the most grueling and physically-challenging (yet visually-rewarding) races in the Philippines when Mayon Trail Run returns this October 18, 2009! This will be the second Mayon Trail Run after the successful race held last year just in time for Legazpi’s Ibalong Festival. The race is designed to help in the awareness campaign for environmental issues such as global warming and climate change.

Prizes:

Open Category Trail Run


King of Mayon - $ 2,000.00 (US Dollars)

2nd Place – $ 1,000.00 (US Dollars)

3rd Place – $ 500.00 (US Dollars)


Additional Open Female Category Trail Run


1st Place – Php 15,000.00

2nd Place – Php 10,000.00

3rd Place – Php 5,000.00

Consolation Prizes for 4th-50th Place Totaling Php 15,000.00

Finisher’s Medal for all those who finish within cut-off time of Three and a half hours from start (3:30)

Open Category Male 5k


1st Place – Php 5,000.00

2nd Place – Php 2,500.00

3rd Place – Php 1,000.00

Open Category Female 5k


1st Place – Php 5,000.00

2nd Place – Php 2,500.00

3rd Place – Php 1,000.00

Special Awards

Oldest Trail Run Finisher Php2,000.00

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For more information, please visit: http://mayontrailrun.com, http://becoolrunner and http://wowlegazpi.com

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World-class finds at new high-end mall (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20090814-220178/World-class-finds-at-new-high-end-mall)

^i read this article from the philippine daily inquirer and realized Embarcadero could become something like the Eastwood City in the future...what do you think guys?

;41254402']Mayon Trail Run

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Experience one of the most grueling and physically-challenging (yet visually-rewarding) races in the Philippines when Mayon Trail Run returns this October 18, 2009! This will be the second Mayon Trail Run after the successful race held last year just in time for Legazpi’s Ibalong Festival. The race is designed to help in the awareness campaign for environmental issues such as global warming and climate change.

Prizes:

Open Category Trail Run


King of Mayon - $ 2,000.00 (US Dollars)

2nd Place – $ 1,000.00 (US Dollars)

3rd Place – $ 500.00 (US Dollars)


Additional Open Female Category Trail Run


1st Place – Php 15,000.00

2nd Place – Php 10,000.00

3rd Place – Php 5,000.00

Consolation Prizes for 4th-50th Place Totaling Php 15,000.00

Finisher’s Medal for all those who finish within cut-off time of Three and a half hours from start (3:30)

Open Category Male 5k


1st Place – Php 5,000.00

2nd Place – Php 2,500.00

3rd Place – Php 1,000.00

Open Category Female 5k


1st Place – Php 5,000.00

2nd Place – Php 2,500.00

3rd Place – Php 1,000.00

Special Awards

Oldest Trail Run Finisher Php2,000.00

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For more information, please visit: http://mayontrailrun.com, http://becoolrunner and http://wowlegazpi.com

^ run and win $2,000.00? wow very inviting! mga taga ssc legazpi and albay...lets run this october! hehe

maybe we can post this to other threads so enthusiasts could join the event

maybe we can post this to other threads so enthusiasts could join the event

Great idea! Thanks. It's going to be a very challenging run:

Peñaranda Park >> Estanza >> Ligñon Hill >> Yawa River >> Mayon Lava Wall >> finish line at Ligñon Hill.

Last year, more than 150 runners from around the country participated in MTR 2008. Let's help promote this event. Sponsors and other important details are still being finalized though so check their official website (and of course wowlegazpi.com) always. :)

^ ang ganda nmg rota..yup very challenging! hehe pero magaganda views along the way.

maybe the city of legazpi could introduce rowing within albay gulf...challenging din yun and great views too!

^ ang ganda nmg rota..yup very challenging! hehe pero magaganda views along the way.

maybe the city of legazpi could introduce rowing within albay gulf...challenging din yun and great views too!

I think we had a sibid-sibid regatta (from Bacacay to Embarcadero) called 'Malasugui Race' during the Magayon Festival last April. :okay:

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PGMA meets beneficiaries of coco industry recovery in Bicol (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/PGMA_meets_beneficiaries_of_coco_industry_recovery_in_Bicol.shtml)

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Aug. 14 (PNA) -- Instead of the usual presidential speech, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo opted instead to personally meet several beneficiaries of the government’s program to rehabilitate the coconut industry in Bicol. As she herself said, she wanted to know the impact of the program on the lives of ordinary folks. At the re-opening of the Legaspi Oil Company, President Arroyo called four beneficiaries over and asked them how the project benefited them.

According to Jesus Arranza, president and chief executive officer of the Coconut Industry Fund Oil Mills Group (CIIF), about P64 million was spent to rehabilitate the coconut industry. The money was used to nurseries and buy millions of seedlings. Through this effort, the government was able to revive the coconut industry in Bicol. The four beneficiaries were trader Efren Olmedillo of Pulangi town, coconut farmer Gladwin Navera from Guinobatan, Truck Pump Operator Roque Ceroma and plant worker Arvin Banańa.

Olmedillo personally thanked the President for her support to the lives of coconut farmers. He said the money provided by her administration has enabled farmers to plant coconut again. In response, the President said it is her responsibility to help people improve their lives. For his part Navera said that with the recovery of the coconut industry in Albay, he is now selling 1,600 kilos of copra every 45 days.

Ceroma and Banańa, who both work for the Legaspi Oil Company, said the plant is generating employment opportunities for people. President Arroyo explained that the recovery of the coconut industry in Bicol means new economic ventures, higher end coconut products to sell in both local and international markets, and employment opportunities for Bicolanos. (PNA)

^ i see...yung zubiri cup is a good start to develop soccer sport in the bicol region...and hope in the future a grand football field will be constructed in legazpi city where international competition could be held...

Hu it seems like million years...Many good news again. 1% of the total EM? Oh that's huge! Anyone, is Soul Radio Network in EM on air now?

^ hey ms megz...you can add that soul radio on your list of fm stations in legazpi city

By Rey M. Nasol
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:23:00 08/13/2009

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THE KAPUNTUKAN Hill at the port area, which residents of Legazpi City call the “Sleeping Lion,” has awakened with the soft opening of a “lifestyle mall” called the Embarcadero de Legazpi.

Occupying 2.6 hectares of reclaimed land, the Embarcadero was designed by Australian engineers and inspired by the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California. It is open to locators who want their customers to savor the sights of the Mayon Volcano and the Albay Gulf, as well as the rising and setting of the sun. “With a leasable area of only 1.2 hectares, mall goers will have plenty of space to walk, even bike, around. The reason for this is that when you say lifestyle mall, you should have the space for landscaping, good architecture and dining,” Harry V. Roscom, the mall manager, explains.

“We’re hyping up the way people of Legazpi would be looking into mall shopping, dining and even working because of the business process outsourcing offices within the area where a call center is targeted to rise,” he adds. What is unique about the Embarcadero is that it’s more of a high-end choice, though there are low-end and mid-end alternatives, Roscom says. It is envisioned to be a world-class lifestyle mall and the first of its kind in Bicol.

Scheduled to fully open by October, the Embarcadero already has a few locators, such as Kitaro, Tapa King, Biggs Diner, Gerry's Grill and Pancit Malabon restaurants. Soon to open are Padi’s Point, Mang Inasal, Casa Nuestra and the Pacific Dive, a café featuring diving gadgets and events. “Since the soft opening on July 18, we are having night life events, giving you the most beautiful feeling with the ambiance of fine dining by the beautiful Albay Gulf,” Roscom says.

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The mall area, which can accommodate 12 buildings, is part of a proposed development complex that roughly covers 200 hectares, including a boulevard accessible to the southern villages of the city. Legazpi has one of the most organized road networks and public transport systems in the province and in the region. “The mall area is just one percent in totality as we have opened roads which eventually would be a new passenger jeep route to and from the areas behind the Sleeping Lion,” Roscom says.

Aside from offices and restaurants, the Embarcadero would offer boutiques, a waterfront market place, hotel and spa, watering holes, amusement centers, cafés, outdoor patios and a 30-meter lighthouse. At the celebration plaza in the middle, big events can be held.

An 8,000-seat call center will also rise at its Information Technology Park. Also expected to open is the Soul Radio Network, an FM radio station with AM programming at certain periods of the day, whose booth is located at the lighthouse.
The Embarcadero will “activate” the waterfront 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Roscom says. It is also envisioned to be a jump-off point to Bicol’s eco-tourism wonders, including the whale sharks of Donsol, Sorsogon; manta rays of Ticao Pass, Mayon; Misibis Resorts, Estates & Spa; the steaming Nag-Asu Lake in Manito, Albay; the calm Sula Channel; Pototan Cave and its underground river; and the Vera Falls.

“There will be water sports to make the most of the beautiful and clean waters of the Albay Gulf and the beautiful Kapuntukan Hill,” Roscom says. Ma. Emmabeth G. Cabria, the marketing manager, says the proposed BPO center could hold some 8,000 call center seats. On its third floor will be the training center of the Southern Luzon Technological College Foundation Inc.

“We no longer need to try our luck in Manila to look for a call center job. It is here and almost up for grabs,” Joel Camacho, a computer science graduate from Donsol, says. Accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, the P1.8-billion IT Park Promenade will be the first IT ecozone in the region.


CASA NUESTRA? Never heard about this! Is this a resto?
So talagang this is a city within a City.:banana:

Can't wait to hear that Soul FM station. Sosyal kc Soul Station. I love soul music kc cool and pleasing to ears. Parang Wave 89.1 sa Manila.:banana:
What frequency ba ito? BTW Magik FM is 102.7 in Legazpi.

24 hours operation ang EM! Yes this is good! Sana 24 hours din ang Soul Radio.

^ hey ms megz...you can add that soul radio on your list of fm stations in legazpi city

Maray na Albay! Im glad coz the Legazpi Oil is now open again. It seems like they're reading our posts here hehe that's why some turned into reality.:lol:

^ yup and its a $45 million dollar industry, stimulating our local economy..how is that? hope the local government of legazpi could attract more multimillion dollar industries in legazpi city

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^ mas gaganda pa ito kung may mga naka moored na dyan na mga yate..slowly but surely...basta ma maintain ang cleanliness ng tubig dagat dyan...ayuz na ayuz yan!!!

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Gandara ng LKY! CR pa lang masaya na :lol: I wanna ride the bus to try their facilities.:banana:

^ The one percent of the whole thing...:banana:
let me try to visualize the proposed 200 hectares of property to be developed into a city...hmmm...para bang kasing laki ng global city in taguig?

the whole newport city complex in pasay sits on a 20 hectare piece of property...so 10x the size of newport city...hmmm...ayuz!

Yeah this is something futuristic. Makes me think of something grand. I wanna see them soon and sing I cant believe my eyes! Im confident that these projects will grow 'cause at that time we will be more self-sufficient. BPO and call centers plus the normal attitude of Albayanos for something huge will pave this into reality.

I like that "1 percent of a thing!" hehe...:lol:

Embarcadero (animated) :okay:
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Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Ehem, mga retratista...including me!:lol::banana:

It's an honor indeed for Legazpi, Albay, and for us, Legazpeeps. Not many thread can boast of a Pulitzer Prize winner as member!...:cheers:

Here's a repost for you, Ma'm... Mayon fully naked (pardon the poor quality; it's a three-year-old point-and shoot, used by an amateur).
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^Nag-irilu-ilu su mga tuhod ko sa pagtukad sa Kapuntukan Hill April 2009...nothing compared to your assignments in the field...

^ haha...yan ang mayon...sobrang gayon!

^ yup and its a $45 million dollar industry, stimulating our local economy..how is that? hope the local government of legazpi could attract more multimillion dollar industries in legazpi city

Everything is pulling on simple perspective. The re-opening of Legazpi Oil is very good indicator that the agriculture part of our province is tapped. Meaning, this will help not only the big players but also the small ones. The actions of Gov Salceda are something I like these days. ^^

Ehem, mga retratista...including me!:lol::banana:

It's an honor indeed. Not many thread can boast of a Pulitzer Prize winner as member!...:cheers:

Here's a repost for you, Ma'm... Mayon fully naked.
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^Nag-irilu-ilu su mga tuhod ko sa pagtukad sa Kapuntukan Hill April 2009...nothing compared to your assignments in the field...

gOOd shOt Sir Monsi:okay:

;41266364']Embarcadero (animated) :okay:
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pano mo ini nagigibo, dex? wow!

That Embacadero will become more colorful soon. Can't wait when the whole Kapuntukan Hill will be lighted. Legazpi can be called as the City of Lights!

^ city of lights? ok lang yan! basta renewable resources ang pangagalingan ng kuryente...

ano kaya magandang gawin sa kapuntukan hill? parang naiimagine ko ung light tower nandun sa taas ng hill.sayang sana idevelope nila ung mountain..!

No, that mountain should be left to be like that, i.e. unaltered. Only the sideways of the hill will be developed. It seems like the lion has many little and glittering blocks around him.

pano mo ini nagigibo, dex? wow!

diit na muro-magic sana hehe

ano kaya magandang gawin sa kapuntukan hill? parang naiimagine ko ung light tower nandun sa taas ng hill.sayang sana idevelope nila ung mountain..!

I would prefer just a simple view deck on top of the hill. Besides, the area at the hill's summit is not that big enough for larger and more complex structures. It's better to have the lion-shaped hill in its natural form for everyone to admire. It's already a natural wonder by itself. :okay:

Kapuntukan (pre-Embarcadero)
Photo by Yves Eli Yu

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Tsaka baad pag tinugdukan ninda ki dakulang structure, magbungkaras su sleeping lion. :lol:

Magayunon na baga!
Welcome to our thread.
I agree, such a huge difference from when I left the city in the late 80s - the port area in particular has been really transformed! I'm hoping to climb up that Sleeping Lion Hill on my next trip just like Dx and others...what's the easiest route Dex? I hope warang halas!:lol:

There is a route passing through Victory village. When are you planning to visit Legazpi again? Wara man ako nahiling na halas. haha.

^^i agree, i would want that kapuntukan hill will someday be popular to entire coutry as sleeping lion, a green lush hill as a simbol of legazpi's untapped nature in the middle of modernism. san ka makakakita nyan sa pinas.

;41267728']There is a route passing through Victory village. When are you planning to visit Legazpi again? Wara man ako nahiling na halas. haha.

yup! igwa baka ni tiya hehehe maisugon

^^i agree, i would want that kapuntukan hill will someday be popular to entire coutry as sleeping lion, a green lush hill as a simbol of legazpi's untapped nature in the middle of modernism. san ka makakakita nyan sa pinas.

Exactly! Where else can you find a city surrounded by these unique and beautiful landforms: Ligñon, Kapuntukan and of course, Mayon. :okay:

yup! igwa baka ni tiya hehehe maisugon

Haha iyo man nanggad su natuparan ni sir Monsi. hehe

Excited na ako sa Soul Radio Network ng EM. I hope it's not the same with Magik FM para maiba naman. Soul music is a good kind of music especially if you're drinking a coffee. That's more upbeat and modern kind of music. And we have Rock, Pop, All-hit, AC Urban in the city....I want Soul naman hehe. Nagtest-broadcast na ba itong Soul Radio Network dyan? Legazpeeps anyone pls try to listen? Thanks.

;41251872']^Yup, it's really her. :) How nice of Ms. Cheryl Diaz Meyer to drop by our thread and post a message. :)

Wow! We feel so honored by her presence in the forum! Thanks Ms. Meyer! You're an inspiration for Filipino women!
Cheers! :cheers:

;41267546']diit na muro-magic sana hehe


It's better to have the lion-shaped hill in its natural form for everyone to admire. It's already a natural wonder by itself. :okay:


I agree with you Mr. Dx! It really is a natural wonder na! So, let's leave it as is and try to preserve it.

Marhay na Albay sa gabos! and Congrtulations sa mga ritratista sa forum na ini! An accolade from somebody like Ms. Meyer is really something! :applause:

By the way, for the information of everyone, the official spelling of our city is LEGAZPI, that is, with a Z and not with an S. The city is named after Don Juan Miguel Lopez de LEGAZPI of Spain.
Thanks and hope we correct the usage, so that everytime Legazpi is searched in the net, it will lead to the right hit.

;41267728']There is a route passing through Victory village. When are you planning to visit Legazpi again? Wara man ako nahiling na halas. haha.

It will be either January or February next year. Hopefully Mayon will not be hiding herself in clouds and fog all the time as those months are the Amihan season.
Yes a viewing deck on the hill would be a nice addition. Maybe a simpler version of the one on Lignon Hill, with a few benches and binoculars for tourists.

Reforestation project sa Albay, ipiglatag kan DENR Bicol

8/14/2009 6:55:27 PM

LEGAZPI CITY- Plantsado na an kasunduan sa pagultanan kan Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) asin kan lokal na gobierno kan Albay sa mga programa kontra sa maraot na epektong dara kan pagbabago kan klima o climate change.

Sa katunayan, segun ki DENR Bicol Regional Executive Director Mark Fragada, bako sana sa Camarines Sur nakatuon an saindang ipiglatag na reforestation program bilang parte kan Bicol River Basin Reforestation Project kundi magin sa ibang parte kan Bicol arog kan Albay asin Sorsogon.

An programa soboot sa climate change sa Albay higot na pigsusuportaran kan DENR bilang pioneer province na nagtutulod kani.

Mangrooves planting an saindang piglalatag sa mga coastal areas kan provincia kontra sa mga insidente nin flashfloods asin tsunami na pwedeng makadanyar sa rinibong mga residentes.





Legazpi City, nakaresibe nin onra gikan sa Malacañang

8/14/2009 6:55:56 PM

LEGAZPI CITY - Ipinag-urgulyo kan Legazpi City an pinakahuring onra na naresibe gikan sa Palasyo Malacañang.

Inomaw ni Alkalde Noel Rosal an Albay sa pagkakaresibe nin 'Gawad Kalasag Award' kan nagtalikod na aldaw gikan mismo ki Presidente Gloria Macapagal Arroyo kasabay an pagkakapanggana man kan Legazpi City.

An siring na onra soboot trayumpo kan lambang Bikolano na nakakua nin respeto gikan sa ibang lugar kan Pilipinas pag-abot sa disaster risk management.

Bako man soboot ulang sa lokal na gobierno an kakulangan nin makabagong kagamitan kontra sa kalamidad nganing magsuko ini asin maibugtak sa katibaadan an mga namamanwaan.

Naglalaom an opisyal na sa paagi kani magdagos-dagos na man an pagtatau nin mga makabagong kagamitan sa Albay gikan sa mga mayayamang organisasyon pribado man o pampubliko na nagpapadara nin mga makabagong kagamitan sa ciudad nin Legazpi.




Pag-irahay kan Kilicao bridge sa Albay, pinondohan ni PGMA nin P110-M

8/14/2009 6:56:26 PM

LEGAZPI CITY-- Personal na nagdulok si 2nd District Rep. Al Francis Bichara ki Presidente Gloria Arroyo katakud kan saiyang problema sa saiyang nasasakupan.

Ipigpahayag kani an problema sa Kilicao Bridge na sundo sa ngonian dai pa nareresolbiran.

Huli digdi, hinagad ni Bichara sa presidente na magkaigwa nin dagdag na pondo para sa rehabilitasyon kani kun saen aprubado kan hepe ehekutibo an pigtulod na rekomendasyon kan opisyal.

Ini makalihis na makumbinsir si Arroyo sa paliwanag ni Asst. Reg. Dir. Oscar Cristobal ng DPWH Bicol dapit sa dagdag na pondong kaipuhan kan lokal na gobierno nganing maipagpadagos asin matapos an Kilicao bridge sa banwaan kan Daraga.

Magigirumduman na naraot an sinambit ng tulay sa kasagsagan kan bagyong reming dahilan nganing mawasak ini asin dai maagihan kan mga residentes.

Huli man digdi, aprubado na an pondong P110-M para sa konstruksyon kan sinambit ng tulay.

Enot digdi, mapaluwas nguna nin P40-M para sa pagpapadagos kan konstruksyon kan tulay asin itatau na sana an dagdag na P70-M na pondo.




More news at Bombo Radyo Philippines :)

;41267902']Exactly! Where else can you find a city surrounded by these unique and beautiful landforms: Ligñon, Kapuntukan and of course, Mayon. :okay:

^ that's very true! and we have the best sunrise at the ALBAY GULF!

Magayunon na talaga ang Legazpi!!!! Matibayon pati ang mga retratista!

Salamat sa posting, DX! You are too kind!!!! If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you are welcome to visit my website at cheryldiazmeyer.com.

we're very proud of you :cheers1::cucumber::banana:

Excited na ako sa Soul Radio Network ng EM. I hope it's not the same with Magik FM para maiba naman. Soul music is a good kind of music especially if you're drinking a coffee. That's more upbeat and modern kind of music. And we have Rock, Pop, All-hit, AC Urban in the city....I want Soul naman hehe. Nagtest-broadcast na ba itong Soul Radio Network dyan? Legazpeeps anyone pls try to listen? Thanks.

^ nyan...mahilig ka kasi sa fm radio kaya nagpakaag lugod ang embarcadero ki sadiri nyang fm radio...o diba ms megz...cheerz!!!:cheers:

Hi guys!

Nakapunta kami sa Bicol last June 14 - 16 on our group outing sa office.
You know what? Ang ganda ng Legazpi. Maayos at malinis. Ang gada talaga ng Mayon sa personal :lol: Kasi lagi kong nakikita kasi yun sa postcards, libro, tV nung nag-aaral pa ako.

Medyo umuulan, pero sulit ang byahe namin dyan. Aside sa Mayon, pumunta kami sa Daraga Church, Cagsawa, Mayon Rest house, Tabaco City, Ligao City.

Nagswimming kami sa may Polangui, kasi taga doon ang officemate ko. hehehehe. Tapos pumunta kami ng Cam Sur (Naga).

Ang hindi ko malilimutan doon ay ang hindi pagkikita ni Mayon sa tuwing titingin kami sa kanya dahil lagi syang natatakpan ng makapal na ulap. Parang nahihiya sa min. :lol:

Hanggang sa pag-alis namin pabalik ng Manila ay hindi pa rin nagpapakita. Pero sabi nga daw ng mga tao doon, kaya hindi daw nagpapakita, ay gusto pa raw kami bumalik diyan at magpapakita na daw iyan (totoo ba iyon?) :nuts:

But I really happy na makapunta dyan. At I'm looking for the other days na makabalik muli dyan. :)

Hi guys!

Nakapunta kami sa Bicol last June 14 - 16 on our group outing sa office.
You know what? Ang ganda ng Legazpi. Maayos at malinis. Ang gada talaga ng Mayon sa personal :lol: Kasi lagi kong nakikita kasi yun sa postcards, libro, tV nung nag-aaral pa ako.

Medyo umuulan, pero sulit ang byahe namin dyan. Aside sa Mayon, pumunta kami sa Daraga Church, Cagsawa, Mayon Rest house, Tabaco City, Ligao City.

Nagswimming kami sa may Polangui, kasi taga doon ang officemate ko. hehehehe. Tapos pumunta kami ng Cam Sur (Naga).

Ang hindi ko malilimutan doon ay ang hindi pagkikita ni Mayon sa tuwing titingin kami sa kanya dahil lagi syang natatakpan ng makapal na ulap. Parang nahihiya sa min. :lol:

Hanggang sa pag-alis namin pabalik ng Manila ay hindi pa rin nagpapakita. Pero sabi nga daw ng mga tao doon, kaya hindi daw nagpapakita, ay gusto pa raw kami bumalik diyan at magpapakita na daw iyan (totoo ba iyon?) :nuts:

But I really happy na makapunta dyan. At I'm looking for the other days na makabalik muli dyan. :)

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed your stay in Legazpi. :)

Hi guys!

Nakapunta kami sa Bicol last June 14 - 16 on our group outing sa office.
You know what? Ang ganda ng Legazpi. Maayos at malinis. Ang gada talaga ng Mayon sa personal :lol: Kasi lagi kong nakikita kasi yun sa postcards, libro, tV nung nag-aaral pa ako.

Medyo umuulan, pero sulit ang byahe namin dyan. Aside sa Mayon, pumunta kami sa Daraga Church, Cagsawa, Mayon Rest house, Tabaco City, Ligao City.

Nagswimming kami sa may Polangui, kasi taga doon ang officemate ko. hehehehe. Tapos pumunta kami ng Cam Sur (Naga).

Ang hindi ko malilimutan doon ay ang hindi pagkikita ni Mayon sa tuwing titingin kami sa kanya dahil lagi syang natatakpan ng makapal na ulap. Parang nahihiya sa min. :lol:

Hanggang sa pag-alis namin pabalik ng Manila ay hindi pa rin nagpapakita. Pero sabi nga daw ng mga tao doon, kaya hindi daw nagpapakita, ay gusto pa raw kami bumalik diyan at magpapakita na daw iyan (totoo ba iyon?) :nuts:

But I really happy na makapunta dyan. At I'm looking for the other days na makabalik muli dyan. :)

--- Thank you for the compliments Fraulein. :) It really warms our hearts when someone outside our beloved city appreciates its beauty and cleanliness. Kudos to all Legazpeeps and Albayanos! Mabuhay kamo! Marhay na Albay Saindo gabos.

More Ligñon Hill Nature Park

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Ligñon Hill Zipline
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^ dx may animation na yung mga pix mo lately ha...galing! papanoi ba yan ginagawa?

hey fraulein, welcome to the thread and its good to know you had a great time in legazpi city...

Chopper Ride from Misibis Bay Raintree - http://misibisbay.com
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ATV (All-terrain Vehicle) around Cagraray Island - http://misibisbay.com
by Ian Varona, Misibis Bay Raintree resort manager

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^David Celdran, journalist, host of 'Executive Class', a travel show on ANC that recently featured Misibis Bay Raintree

Breakfast at Cagraray hilltop (for ANC shoot) - http://misibisbay.com
by Ian Varona, Misibis Bay Raintree resort manager

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^overlooking the Sula channel

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One of only three Philippine hotels in the prestigious 'Small Luxury Hotels of the World'

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Legazpeños welcome casino at Embarcadero (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2009/august13/xcasino.html)
By Florencio P. Narito

LEGAZPI CITY --- Majority of those who had attended the public hearing conducted by the committee on laws of the Sangguniang Panlungsod here last August 7 welcomed the establishment of casino facility at the Embarcadero.

Chaired by Councilor Alfredo A. Garbin Jr., the public hearing discussed the merit and validity of the letter, dated July 16, 2009 from Anelyn Sumañga, general manager of Embarcadero Land Ventures Inc. requesting the Sangguniang Panlungsod for the passage of a resolution which will authorize the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to operate a casino facility at the Legazpi Boulevard at pier Site.

Garbin said that PAGCOR President Butch Francisco had also written City Mayor Noel E. Rosal requesting for a certification of no objection for the establishment and operation of a casino facility originally at Hotel St. Ellis. But the venue was moved to Embarcadero because of the hotel’s proximity to schools.

Harry Roscom, mall manager of Embarcadero, informed the body that the proposed casino facility will be located at building 9 4th floor of the Embarcadero with a separate entrance and elevator for the convenience of patrons.

Councilor Robert “Bobby” Cristobal asked if Embarcadero will be the one to operate the casino because that is what appeared in the letter of Ms. Sumañga. Roscom, however, clarified that under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Embarcadero is not authorized to operate a casino.

In separate letters to the Sangguniang Panglunsod the Albay Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Legazpi Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, headed by Virgilio Yu and Ruben Yu respectively, favorably endorsed the proposed casino at Embarcadero because it will create local employment, boost tourism and generate more taxes for the city coffers.

Councilor Carlos Ante, chairman, committee on trade and industry, said the business community welcomes the proposed casino. “Personally, I consider betting in the casino or any form of gambling to be immoral if the money intended to buy food for the family would be used in the casino,” Ante said. “But it is alright for the rich members of society like pensioners and tourists to bet in the casino for recreation,” he added. Councilor Garbin clarified that members of the military and police and persons below 21 years of age are prohibited from gambling at the casino.

Fr. Rex Arjona said the members of the Diocese of Legazpi have not yet discussed the issue but he said there’s an existing Pastoral Letter against gambling. Fr. Ramoncito Segubiense asked how much taxes will go to the city and how many Legazpeños would be employed by the casino.

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^ is this real? wow! who would have thought that someone like ms meyer, an internationally recognized photojournalist for her extraordinary works in iraq, would join us here in this forum? its an honor! welcome to the thread ms meyer and enjoy posting!

Maray na Albay mga Albaypeeps and Legazpeeps!

Taga Legazpi man baga ako, tabi!!! And I'm very honored to be a Legazpeep!!! To all you photographers sharing your Albay photos out there, keep those awesome pictures coming, pipungaw lamang ako...

Taga Legazpi man baga ako, tabi!!! And I'm very honored to be a Legazpeep!!! To all you photographers sharing your Albay photos out there, keep those awesome pictures coming, pipungaw lamang ako...

Welcome Ma'am to our thread! We are so proud of you! :)

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SOUL RADIO NETWORK!!!



I wanna hear from you soon!!!:banana:

;41287882']Legazpeños welcome casino at Embarcadero (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2009/august13/xcasino.html)
By Florencio P. Narito

LEGAZPI CITY --- Majority of those who had attended the public hearing conducted by the committee on laws of the Sangguniang Panlungsod here last August 7 welcomed the establishment of casino facility at the Embarcadero.

Chaired by Councilor Alfredo A. Garbin Jr., the public hearing discussed the merit and validity of the letter, dated July 16, 2009 from Anelyn Sumañga, general manager of Embarcadero Land Ventures Inc. requesting the Sangguniang Panlungsod for the passage of a resolution which will authorize the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to operate a casino facility at the Legazpi Boulevard at pier Site.

Garbin said that PAGCOR President Butch Francisco had also written City Mayor Noel E. Rosal requesting for a certification of no objection for the establishment and operation of a casino facility originally at Hotel St. Ellis. But the venue was moved to Embarcadero because of the hotel’s proximity to schools.

Harry Roscom, mall manager of Embarcadero, informed the body that the proposed casino facility will be located at building 9 4th floor of the Embarcadero with a separate entrance and elevator for the convenience of patrons.

Councilor Robert “Bobby” Cristobal asked if Embarcadero will be the one to operate the casino because that is what appeared in the letter of Ms. Sumañga. Roscom, however, clarified that under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Embarcadero is not authorized to operate a casino.

In separate letters to the Sangguniang Panglunsod the Albay Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Legazpi Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, headed by Virgilio Yu and Ruben Yu respectively, favorably endorsed the proposed casino at Embarcadero because it will create local employment, boost tourism and generate more taxes for the city coffers.

Councilor Carlos Ante, chairman, committee on trade and industry, said the business community welcomes the proposed casino. “Personally, I consider betting in the casino or any form of gambling to be immoral if the money intended to buy food for the family would be used in the casino,” Ante said. “But it is alright for the rich members of society like pensioners and tourists to bet in the casino for recreation,” he added. Councilor Garbin clarified that members of the military and police and persons below 21 years of age are prohibited from gambling at the casino.

Fr. Rex Arjona said the members of the Diocese of Legazpi have not yet discussed the issue but he said there’s an existing Pastoral Letter against gambling. Fr. Ramoncito Segubiense asked how much taxes will go to the city and how many Legazpeños would be employed by the casino.

This is it!!!!:banana::banana::banana:

May BPO, Call Center and Casino pa. This is so grand! I thought this will be in Ivory Classic.

Kumusta na pala ung Ivory Classic and Hotel Ellis?:cheers:

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^David Celdran, journalist, host of 'Executive Class', a travel show on ANC that recently featured Misibis Bay Raintree[/QUOTE]


Hehehe may pogi:lol:....I saw Misibis on TV and I was surprised by the view. As compared to when I was there, Misibis is really an A+ resort. I wanna go back to you again. I'm happy and proud for Misibis! Grabah!

dex, thanks for the pix...Where ako? Peace...:lol:

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I wanna ride in one of these choppers. Di ko pa kc natry to sa Misibis. How much kaya pagsakay dito hehe?.:lol: Sosyal na talaga itong resort na to. More tourists are coming because of this added facility and service..And yes plus yung fast-craft pa pala. Yes!:banana:

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Best airview of Misibis I've seen so far. Thanks dex for the pics. Misibis, EM etc are watching this site I think. Through this site we help Legazpi so much. BTW we are doing these for the love of Legazpi. And purely for the love of Legazpi. You may share your pictures or news to anyone of us esp kay dex kc sya magaling dyan sa mga pics.

Maray na Albay!!!!!!!!^^