NEM.:lol:



Aw unfair ngani iyan pading gary and pading brandon.kung pagarayunan buda paporugian dapat isabay iyan na governess ta. magana an. Dai sana sya magduman sa Sula ta bawal ang bakla..ay bagla palan.sorry na....ha

^hahaha..sige ko na naman ang kakaulok padi..

yehey thread 21 na!!!:banana::banana::banana:

@Dx
Pwede bang day tour sa Misibis Bay? :) Punta ako Albay this weekend! :banana::banana::banana:

Anong pang magandang beach ang malapit sa Legazpi? Thanks!

Hey Raph, I'll try to ask kung possible ang day tour sa Misibis. It's a rather high-end resort kasi and based on what I've read, mostly mga package tours na multiple days and nights ang inooffer nila.

Ang pinakamalalapit na beaches sa Legazpi ay jet black sand sa Bacacay and Sto. Domingo. The sand is black because of volcanic activity. :okay: Mga 15-20 kilometers away from Legazpi. Mayroon mga jeepneys/vans sa terminal papuntang Bacacay.

Other places in the world na merong jet black sand ay Hawaii and Iceland.

WOW. Gayunun Pading DX! Congratumalations to EveryAll..Albayanos that is.

MARHAY NA ALBAY!!!!! (echo,echo,echo,echo 3x)

Haha, nabubukag baya ang thread pag anion si Pading Romy :lol:

Albay gov pushes anti-rabies vaccination and mass castration (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=226624)
By Mike dela Rama

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) – Albay Governor Joey Salceda has announced the full implementation of rabies vaccination and mass castration of dogs in all towns and cities throughout the province. This is in pursuit of preemptive measures to evacuation based on new strategy of Governor Salceda to ensure a healthy environment in all barangays as well as in the evacuations camps.

He explained that they prioritized all barangays within the Mayon Volcano’s six-kilometer permanent danger zone with a total of 4,640 dogs. “Our measure is to preempt other health related problems at the evacuation camps and dog bites are another concern of ours that is why we need to introduce a new approach which is to implement the mass castration of dogs.”

“They give us a problem during times of evacuation and the dogs are so noisy. Whenever those canines bite people, we have a problem with rabies,” Salceda told the Philippines News Agency. Salceda explained that Mayon Volcano is still under alert level 2 and the rabies vaccination and mass castration of dogs would reduce risks to health during evacuation as well as protect pets which are also evacuated.

“If there is no disaster, this would have benefited their well-being anyway. We have to repeat mass castration for dogs only,” he said. Salceda is conducting barangay visitation throughout the province to make sure that all dogs will be vaccinated for anti-rabies. “I was overwhelmed of the support from the community and barangay officials regarding our campaign,” he said.

From January to date, there is no reported fatality brought by rabies in the province of Albay. The major concern of the provincial government is to reduce health problems during evacuation.

The governor is conducting series of barangay inspection specially in the areas within the Mayon volcano 6 kilometer permanent danger zone. Salceda also revealed that starting next year, the provincial government will distribute sanitary toilets in every household without proper toilets. “This is part of our commitment to give proper sanitary service to our constituents,” the governor said. (PNA)
LAP/jca/LQ/MDR/cbd

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^^Makakigkig man ining news. Sa ayam palan. haha :nocrook:

^ that's true monsi...aram kong warang baha sa legazpi during that time...i just ignored the post of our brother dc88...anyway sa mga posts mo the past days and weeks your color shone through...friendly advice lang...be friendly to our province...peace!

@Brandon... can you qualify and clarify "friendly advice lang...be friendly to our province..."

What do you mean, because I'm loyal and friendly to Albay...:)

;41948080']Hey Raph, I'll try to ask kung possible ang day tour sa Misibis. It's a rather high-end resort kasi and based on what I've read, mostly mga package tours na multiple days and nights ang inooffer nila.

Ang pinakamalalapit na beaches sa Legazpi ay jet black sand sa Bacacay and Sto. Domingo. The sand is black because of volcanic activity. :okay: Mga 15-20 kilometers away from Legazpi. Mayroon mga jeepneys/vans sa terminal papuntang Bacacay.

Other places in the world na merong jet black sand ay Hawaii and Iceland.

^ nagpost ako dx ki mga resorts sa sto domingo and bacacay just recent lang..;et me recall:

1.jungle island resort-sto domingo, Albay
2.Punta de diego beach resort
3.Manhattan beach resort
4.Salacot sa may dagat

All in sto domingo albay...dakul pa an na magkataraning..

@Brandon... can you qualify and clarify "friendly advice lang...be friendly to our province..."

What do you mean, because I'm loyal and friendly to Albay...:)

ay sorry monsi...it wasnt for you...it meant for dc88

;41948234']Albay gov pushes anti-rabies vaccination and mass castration (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=226624)
By Mike dela Rama

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) – Albay Governor Joey Salceda has announced the full implementation of rabies vaccination and mass castration of dogs in all towns and cities throughout the province. This is in pursuit of preemptive measures to evacuation based on new strategy of Governor Salceda to ensure a healthy environment in all barangays as well as in the evacuations camps.

He explained that they prioritized all barangays within the Mayon Volcano’s six-kilometer permanent danger zone with a total of 4,640 dogs. “Our measure is to preempt other health related problems at the evacuation camps and dog bites are another concern of ours that is why we need to introduce a new approach which is to implement the mass castration of dogs.”

“They give us a problem during times of evacuation and the dogs are so noisy. Whenever those canines bite people, we have a problem with rabies,” Salceda told the Philippines News Agency. Salceda explained that Mayon Volcano is still under alert level 2 and the rabies vaccination and mass castration of dogs would reduce risks to health during evacuation as well as protect pets which are also evacuated.

“If there is no disaster, this would have benefited their well-being anyway. We have to repeat mass castration for dogs only,” he said. Salceda is conducting barangay visitation throughout the province to make sure that all dogs will be vaccinated for anti-rabies. “I was overwhelmed of the support from the community and barangay officials regarding our campaign,” he said.

From January to date, there is no reported fatality brought by rabies in the province of Albay. The major concern of the provincial government is to reduce health problems during evacuation.

The governor is conducting series of barangay inspection specially in the areas within the Mayon volcano 6 kilometer permanent danger zone. Salceda also revealed that starting next year, the provincial government will distribute sanitary toilets in every household without proper toilets. “This is part of our commitment to give proper sanitary service to our constituents,” the governor said. (PNA)
LAP/jca/LQ/MDR/cbd

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^^Makakigkig man ining news. Sa ayam palan. haha :nocrook:

an muya kong maaraman....ano daw an gigibohon kan satuyang marhay na gobernador sa 9,280 na bunay ki ayam. text your answer to 2366. best answer will win half the eggs. Join na!

ay sorry monsi...it wasnt for you...it meant for dc88

Yeah, I thought so, too...I think he's ambivalent about things that are dear to Albayanos...
Hi from Legazpi thread ,since i cant find the cam sur thread..
Dato arroyo proposed a secondary international airport in cam sur. bakit kaya? How true is this?22o po ba ito? sana nga dyan na lang sa camarines sur yung international airport ng legazpi. for many factors..but i guess they want to make legazpi the center of attraction
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/09252007/economy07.html
^See what I mean...Wow! I'm sorry to spoil our fabulous opener...

Maray na hapon sa imo Pading Romy...When you're around, minauran, minainit, minakikilat digdi sa thread ta!:lol:

ay sorry monsi...it wasnt for you...it meant for dc88

Iyo man nanggad padi.when i read it first i thought it was for pading monsi.I had to reread it to get at the juice.

Madali na man ang pista sa Bacacay (sa Aug. 30, Sunday). Aram ko ta mauruli su mga kaopisina kong taga Bacacay, hehe. Sabi ko magdara pasalubong pagbalik, maski ibos (na segun sa 'Albayano ka kung...', iyo ang inot na liluwas sa handaan) :lol: :colgate:

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Bacacay Church

Then:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/BacacayAlbay.jpg

Now:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/3224429998_3900486a15_b.jpg
by Ryan Yonzon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanyonzon/)

^ true...so we know where he/she is from...anyway...peace to whoever you are my fellow BIKOLANO..pakiusap lang..be friendly to us and to our province..yun lang tabi.

;41948540']Madali na man ang pista sa Bacacay (sa Aug. 30, Sunday). Aram ko ta mauruli su mga kaopisina kong taga Bacacay, hehe. Sabi ko magdara pasalubong pagbalik, maski ibos (na segun sa 'Albayano ka kung...', iyo ang inot na liluwas sa handaan) :lol: :colgate:

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Bacacay Church

Then:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/BacacayAlbay.jpg

Now:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/3224429998_3900486a15_b.jpg
by Ryan Yonzon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanyonzon/)

Iyaw man nanggad hoooow! Masiramown dyan an camoteyng powteeh!
Maugmang Fiesta dyan sa Bacacay hoooow! ( I write it as I heard it.)
Masiramown!!!!

^ true...so we know where he/she is from...anyway...peace to whoever you are my fellow BIKOLANO..pakiusap lang..be friendly to us and to our province..yun lang tabi.

what's the commotion about!?


para nalingat ako bago na palan na thread!!!! dai ko pa ngani nababasa so mga ultimong posts!........

Maray na hapon sa imo Pading Romy...When you're around, minauran, minainit, minakikilat digdi sa thread ta!:lol:

^^Ata na!

Iyaw man nanggad hoooow! Masiramown dyan an camoteyng powteeh!
Maugmang Fiesta dyan sa Bacacay hoooow! ( I write it as I heard it.)
Masiramown!!!!

^^Aw hoto na su parada how...:lol:

an muya kong maaraman....ano daw an gigibohon kan satuyang marhay na gobernador sa 9,280 na bunay ki ayam. text your answer to 2366. best answer will win half the eggs. Join na!

^^kwek-kwek? :rofl: :hilarious

CONGRAHATSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!


THREAD 21 NA!!!!!

Abante Legazpi, Sararo Sarabay!!!!!

^ true...so we know where he/she is from...anyway...peace to whoever you are my fellow BIKOLANO..pakiusap lang..be friendly to us and to our province..yun lang tabi.

Dai na baya kamo kaan.Magayunun su laog kan bagong tursido ta mapaparaot sana kun siisay man iyan. sa Evolution of Man baga ugwang mga apes na dai na nanggad nag evolve. Hanggang natigbak..ukay man giraray. Bukon?

^^kwek-kwek? :rofl: :hilarious[/QUOTE]

Soup No. 5 daa padi.:cheers:

http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/1/Albaybeautiespedigree.jpg?et=gFYUKM%2C7wL7Um9lu1ScqCw&nmid=278746515

Let's have Guru supply the "after...":)

^Yikes! :lol:

Hey, tama na po kaiyan. He's only a kid. Plus, everyone's entitled to their own opinions. :)

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Meanwhile:

Mayon and Ligñon at Dusk

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/MG-7736-copy.jpg
Photo by Herald Presado (http://heraldo1925.multiply.com/)

Nyata ta pag anion ka pading romy minakaskason ining thread?

Iyo, piyesta man nanggad duman-oh sa Bacacay ngonyan na Domingo. Su driver ming taga Bacacay nag uli man ngonyan. Darhan niya daa ako ki suman latik.

Dai na baya kamo kaan.Magayunun su laog kan bagong tursido ta mapaparaot sana kun siisay man iyan. sa Evolution of Man baga ugwang mga apes na dai na nanggad nag evolve. Hanggang natigbak..ukay man giraray. Bukon?

true...:)

^^kwek-kwek? :rofl: :hilarious

Soup No. 5 daa padi.:cheers:[/QUOTE]

^ hahaha...pigsimbag mo tulos...bata mabalo man konta na akong simbagan...
bata si gov na paluwas na ki initial na detalye kan madaralagan for 2010 under his party

http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/1/Albaybeautiespedigree.jpg?et=gFYUKM%2C7wL7Um9lu1ScqCw&nmid=278746515

Let's have Guru supply the "after...":)


Thanks for the nice pictures Monsi. The name of the lady on the left is familiar. Dolores Honrado is from Camalig. She founded Sampaguita Pictures of the old days, together with her husband Pedro Vera of Catanduanes. If you are not familiar with those names I mentioned, Dolores Honrado is the grandmother of Gina Vera-Perez de Venecia. O ngonyan, midbid na nindo?

http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/1/Albaybeautiespedigree.jpg?et=gFYUKM%2C7wL7Um9lu1ScqCw&nmid=278746515

Let's have Guru supply the "after...":)

^^Great vintage photos! Magayon talaga ang mga Bicolana maski kaito pa, arog ni Sra. Honrado saka si Sra. Garcia. Makes me wonder why they have such elaborate and thick dresses during those times. Was the weather much cooler back then? :dunno:

Thanks for the nice pictures Monsi. The name of the lady on the left is familiar. Dolores Honrado is from Camalig. She founded Sampaguita Pictures of the old days, together with her husband Pedro Vera of Catanduanes. If you are not familiar with those names I mentioned, Dolores Honrado is the grandmother of Gina Vera-Perez de Venecia. O ngonyan, midbid na nindo?

^^Wow, thanks for this trivia! So, she's the founder of Sampaguita Pictures. That makes her a pillar of Philippine show business. BTW, I remember years ago, I think there was someone from that family who ran for governor or congressman of Albay. I'm not quite sure though. And I forgot his name.

^ ang galing naman...believe talaga ako sa mga forumer kaining torsido...nag eenjoy ka na magbasa..na eeducate ka pa...thanks monsi and gary for the photos and for a sort of story behind that woman in the pix

http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/2/Queen-of-the-Bicol-Meet.jpg?et=pUeFWVaRaisBy0vIylpkhw&nmid=278746515
^Miss Bañares has pedigree...
(I had just opened a new account in Multiply because photobucket would say "picture uploaded" but there is actually none uploaded):bash:

;41949470']^^Great vintage photos! Magayon talaga ang mga Bicolana maski kaito pa, arog ni Sra. Honrado saka si Sra. Garcia. Makes me wonder why they have such elaborate and thick dresses during those times. Was the weather much cooler back then? :dunno:


Arog talaga kaiyan an bado' kaito. My lola wears that kind of dress when she goes to church and other occassions. Mga tolong suroon iyan. Tapos an kimono magatulon sa lawas ta matagason. Pig armidol garo. :lol:

;41949470']^^Great vintage photos! Magayon talaga ang mga Bicolana maski kaito pa, arog ni Sra. Honrado saka si Sra. Garcia. Makes me wonder why they have such elaborate and thick dresses during those times. Was the weather much cooler back then? :dunno:



^^Wow, thanks for this trivia! So, she's the founder of Sampaguita Pictures. That makes her a pillar of Philippine show business. BTW, I remember years ago, I think there was someone from that family who ran for governor or congressman of Albay. I'm not quite sure though. And I forgot his name.

He was Pepito Vera-Perez, the brother of Gina de Venecia. He ran for governor or congressman? I think it was Gina who initially planned to run for congressman of the 2nd district.

Arog talaga kaiyan an bado' kaito. My lola wears that kind of dress when she goes to church and other occassions. Mga tolong suroon iyan. Tapos an kimono magatulon sa lawas ta matagason. Pig armidol garo. :lol:

Haha, pakadangog ko naman kang 'armidol', sir. I used to hear that from my lola. Pero gari dai na man kaan ki nagigibo ngunyan. Tide is tide na daa hehe.

He was Pepito Vera-Perez, the brother of Gina de Venecia. He ran for governor or congressman? I think it was Gina who initially planned to run for congressman of the 2nd district.

^I think that's him. Dai ko na tanda hehe

http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/2/Queen-of-the-Bicol-Meet.jpg?et=pUeFWVaRaisBy0vIylpkhw&nmid=278746515
^Miss Bañares has pedigree...
(I had just opened a new account in Multiply because photobucket would say "picture uploaded" but there is actually none uploaded):bash:

Very nice! I love vintage photos such as these. Where did you get these photos, sir? These photos should be preserved and displayed in our museums. Especially diyan satuya sa Albay, bihira na ang mga arog kaining ritrato ta kung bako nagkasurulo kang WW2, nadumog na kang mga bagyo, etc. Sayang. :(

^I'm sure the hard copies/original positives are with the Albay LGU...
http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/3/Stilianopulos-bldgone.jpg?et=Z%2Br1zh3RLDw8MkZTaBqaGw&nmid=278746515
http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/4/Stilianopulos-bldgthree.jpg?et=lAFXYPezGXUfF%2B2l%2CATF2A&nmid=278746515

;41949854']Haha, pakadangog ko naman kang 'armidol', sir. I used to hear that from my lola. Pero gari dai na man kaan ki nagigibo ngunyan. Tide is tide na daa hehe.


An armidol ngonyan Dex nasa lata na. An apod "starch spray" pig gamit na sana yan pag plantsa kan polo barong na gusot mayaman. ha ha ha

...pero ma "-ber" na man sa Martes...
http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/5/Pastores-1920s.jpg?et=z2mKk6BEeklAgk%2CcDuwsPg&nmid=278746515
Pastores, ca. 1920s...

He was Pepito Vera-Perez, the brother of Gina de Venecia. He ran for governor or congressman? I think it was Gina who initially planned to run for congressman of the 2nd district.

^Pepito Vera Perez also is the step-dad of Charlene Gonzales

...pero ma "-ber" na man sa Martes...
http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/5/Pastores-1920s.jpg?et=z2mKk6BEeklAgk%2CcDuwsPg&nmid=278746515
Pastores, ca. 1920s...

Aloy na talaga tigagibo ang Pastores. Dapat ipadagos ang tradition na ini. :okay: Thanks for the photos! May pandagdag na naman ako sa collection ko. haha

An armidol ngonyan Dex nasa lata na. An apod "starch spray" pig gamit na sana yan pag plantsa kan polo barong na gusot mayaman. ha ha ha

^Haha, kaya man dai ko na ini nadadangog, naging high-tech na man palan.

Anyway, mapaaram na muna tabi ako saindo. Maray na Albay tabi sa gabos! :)

An armidol ngonyan Dex nasa lata na. An apod "starch spray" pig gamit na sana yan pag plantsa kan polo barong na gusot mayaman. ha ha ha


ang armidol pwede mo man gamiton sa pagpapapulot ki chopsuey o paggibo ki papier mache o pandukot ki electoral poster sa mga kudal na may "post no bills".hehe. gaw-gaw an pading dex.

Ang Pastores buhay pa man sagkod wunyan sa 3rd district. nakailing na ako ki nagpapastores sa Tabaco kaito. wunyan igwa pa man kaan sa Tabaco pero bako nanggad arog kan sa 3rd district na nagdadayo pa sinda ki ibang lugar sa Albay

Thread 21st!!! Wow I'm late.
Maray na Albay!

^I'm sure the hard copies/original positives are with the Albay LGU...
http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/3/Stilianopulos-bldgone.jpg?et=Z%2Br1zh3RLDw8MkZTaBqaGw&nmid=278746515
http://images.legazpeep.multiply.com/image/1/photos/1/600x600/4/Stilianopulos-bldgthree.jpg?et=lAFXYPezGXUfF%2B2l%2CATF2A&nmid=278746515

Im not sure about these but that building I think is were morante, bombay and footsteps are located.

NEM.:lol:



Aw unfair ngani iyan pading gary and pading brandon.kung pagarayunan buda paporugian dapat isabay iyan na governess ta. magana an. Dai sana sya magduman sa Sula ta bawal ang bakla..ay bagla palan.sorry na....

hahaha nagiulok ako digdi pading romy ahhh... hahahaha.. nice one..

uyyyy congrats tabi sa gabos... thread 21 na... paaram na tabi muna, saaga naman..
mag-yringat mga albayano-albayana.. mabuhay legazpi! mabuhay albay!

uyyyy congrats tabi sa gabos... thread 21 na... paaram na tabi muna, saaga naman..
mag-yringat mga albayano-albayana.. mabuhay legazpi! mabuhay albay!

uyyyy congrats tabi sa gabos... thread 21 na... paaram na tabi muna, saaga naman..
mag-yringat mga albayano-albayana.. mabuhay legazpi! mabuhay albay!

Be good and be safe saimo secret lady.

this is what i like in this thread, all are sharing information may it be past, present or future. kudos to all legazpeeps! congrats to all on our 21st thread! indeed legazpi and albay has full potential.

hallo guys...

He was Pepito Vera-Perez, the brother of Gina de Venecia. He ran for governor or congressman? I think it was Gina who initially planned to run for congressman of the 2nd district.

Sir gary vice-gov po su pig mawot ni mr. pepito vera perez kang 1995 running mate nya si bichara iniba pa ngani nya si charlene sa oas kang mangampanya sinda ta midbidon na kaito si charlene after kang low tide or high tide na nasabi nya sa miss u pageant sa araneta:lol:, but unfortunately sinawing palad sa eleksiyon si mr. vera peraz.

Wow thread 21 na! Congats to us.

Pading Romy namiss ka baga digdi sa Thread. Basta ako, mauli sa pista sa Daraga :banana::banana:

Friday, August 21, 2009


Businesses in Albay endorse casino operation

By Rhaydz B. Barcia, Correspondent

LEGAZPI CITY: The opposition of the Diocese of Legazpi against the proposed casino is in vain after the Albay Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce Inc. (AFCCCI) and the Legazpi City Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry strongly endorsed the operation to boost the economy as well as tourism industry. In a letter sent by Vergilio Yu, AFCCCI president to the office of Sangguniang Panglungsod and to Mayor Noel Rosal, he said that the AFCCCI favorably endorsed the proposed operation of casino by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) in the Embarcadero de Legazpi to generate more income, employment and attracts wealthy tourists to stay longer besides visiting various tourist destinations.

“With the tourism commerce being ranked at top as income-producing industry, it is with great pride that we regard the city of Legazpi not far behind as one of the country’s most visited place in the region with the majestic Mayon Volcano as the crème,” Yu said.

“Yet we need to settle not just to what is present but continuously strive to be better in terms of places, services, and activities which we can offer to the visiting patron,” he continued in its endorsement letter.

Relevant to the endorsement according to Yu, the consortium finds the project practical and a great venue for progress. He said that it would create activity for the region and employment to the locals.

“Investments will pour in, if we will be able to align things accordingly, the government will have more than the required collections for permits, taxes and licenses. More projects that can be financed by the local office will compensate the cost of living,” Yu said.

The group also stressed that casino operation will also regulate all games of change and will raise funds for the government’s socio-civic and national development efforts and to help boost the country’s tourism industry.

“Because of this, we humbly request from your office [Mayor Rosal] for a positive repost in this endorsement by becoming a partner in the promotion of burgeoning tourist destinations in Legazpi,” Yu also added.

Earlier, Bishop Lucilo Quiambao of the Diocese of Legazpi contested the proposed casino operation as it might create social ills and affect the moral fiber of the community.

The proposed casino operation will be put up within the P1-billion Embarcadero mega structure project in the panoramic boulevard of the city.

The gambling according to Quiambao is not a solution to economic problems he instead push a proactive programs that will not destroy the moral fiber of the localities.

The Embarcadero mega structure eco-tourism project is being constructed by the Sunwest Group of Companies headed by Bicolano business tycoon Elizaldy Co along the Legazpi City Boulevard in front of Legazpi Port.

The project is a world-class waterfront commercial complex and recreation hub being developed by Co’s company. Its construction commenced shortly after super Typhoon Reming battered Bicol in 2006.

This project is being developed within the Kapuntukan Hill, or the Sleeping Lion Hill, with the higher peak resembling a lion’s hunched shoulders, a few kilometers away from the busy port of Legazpi.

Ruben Yu, chairman of Legazpi Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry also strongly endorsed the proposed casino operation because of positive developments that could bring should Rosal approve the casino operation.

Two weeks ago, the Sangguniang Panglungsod conducted the public hearing over the proposed casino operation where majority of the participants who attended welcomed the creation of a casino at the Embarcadero de Legazpi.

Wow thread 21 na! Congats to us.

Pading Romy namiss ka baga digdi sa Thread. Basta ako, mauli sa pista sa Daraga :banana::banana:

Happy Fiesta saindo! hehe

Sir gary vice-gov po su pig mawot ni mr. pepito vera perez kang 1995 running mate nya si bichara iniba pa ngani nya si charlene sa oas kang mangampanya sinda ta midbidon na kaito si charlene after kang low tide or high tide na nasabi nya sa miss u pageant sa araneta:lol:, but unfortunately sinawing palad sa eleksiyon si mr. vera peraz.

Now I remember, yup, nahiling ko man nanggad kaito si Charlene nagcacampaign din para sa step-dad nya.

hallo guys...

Hey, wise_zech!

Im not sure about these but that building I think is were morante, bombay and footsteps are located.

Yup, we've already posted a then and now photo of that building. Hanapon ko daw hehe. :okay:

Wow! Thread 21... Debut na naman... and page 3 na... super late na naman ako. :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Congrats Albaypeeps! and Legazpeeps!

^^haha, debut na naman, kaka-debut pa sana

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A room at Misibis Bay Raintree
by E. Francisco

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Under renovation MIH (future Ivory Classic Hotel)
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^^According to the following render, they're extending the building and adding a new structure in the right side (if you're facing the building)

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Pinakamodernong Integrated Terminal, nakatalaan na abrehan sa Set. sa Legazpi (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=105517)
8/28/2009 7:10:41 PM

LEGAZPI CITY-- Dagos ng naisapinal an pormal na pagbubukas kan Legazpi Grand Bus Terminal. Inasigurar ni Mayor Noel Rosal na mayo ng iba pang magigin kaulangan kan ikinukunsiderar na pinakamodernong Integrated Terminal sa bilog na nasyon sa maabot na a-21 kan Setyembre ngonian na taon. Huli naman soboot ini sa pormal na pagkakakumpleto kan kontraktor kan proyekto sa mga kinakaipuhang facilities na dapat ibugtak sa terminal.

Sa Setyembre 23 man an itinalaan na inagurasyon kan bagong Legazpi City Terminal kun saen dagos ng isasarado sa gabos na klase kan mga pampublikong behikulo an lumang terminal na temporarmenteng ginamit sa laog nin labi sa sarong taon mantang ginigibo an proyekto.

Magigirumduman na pirang bes man na naprakasar an pagbubukas kani huli naman sa pagkontra kan lokal na gobierno na pinagpunan kan manlaen-laen na kontrobersya asin dingkilan.

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English translation:

Most modern Integrated Terminal slated to open on Sept. 23 in Legazpi

LEGAZPI CITY -- The city government has finalized the formal opening of the new Legazpi Grand Bus Terminal on Sept. 23, 2009. Legazpi Mayor Noel Rosal made sure that there's no stopping the inauguration of the new terminal, said to be the most modern integrated terminal in the entire country, on the 23rd of September. The contractor has also formally completed all the important facilities in the terminal.

The inauguration of the said terminal will be on September 23. All public utiliy vehicles using the temporary terminal used for more than a year will transfer to the new terminal on that date. The opening of the new terminal was delayed due to some problems and controversies.

Watch part 2 of the Albay feature on 'Trip na Trip' tonight on ABS-CBN. :okay:

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A Glimpse of Legazpi
(An ad for the SLTCFI BPO Incubation Center at the Embarcadero)
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Hay it was too fast. My eyes didn't blink to see the pics but all i know i saw those pictures right here or somewhere else.

September will also be the soft opening of Hotel St Ellis. Sana pag open ng terminal mag open na rin ang Jolibee plus other restos and shops para robust kaagad ang terminal.

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You can watch Trip na Trip (or any other ABS-CBN show) online here (http://www.justin.tv/telebisyonlayn2).

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DSWD’s poverty alleviation program generates employment (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=226616)

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) -- About 1,126 persons were given employment for the National Household Targeting System (NHTS-PR), a program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for identifying poor households in the country. Evelyn Jerusalen, DSWD regional information office explained that the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction is a data management system that identifies who and where the poor are in the country.

“The system makes available to the public a database of poor households as reference in identifying beneficiaries of social protection programs,” she said. This is through the conduct of household assessment which is done by the enumerators hired by the DSWD. The NHTS-PR which was launched in the province of Masbate in May this year was able to provide employment to 541 individuals from across the region.

“They were hired as enumerators, encoders, area supervisors, information technology officers, regional field supervisors and administrative support staff,” Jerusalem added. With its second phase of implementation, 1,123 individuals consisting of fresh graduate, out-of-school youths, laid off workers and children of OFWs will be hired. The second phase of implementation will be in Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes.

Meanwhile, a series of orientation on the project is being undertaken with the Local Chief Executives, the ABC presidents and the provincial/municipal social welfare and development officers as participants. The activity aims to generate support of the local leaders in the implementation of the project. This was already conducted in the provinces of Albay and Camarines Norte. Camarines Sur and Catanduanes will follow. (PNA) LAP/jca/LQ/MDR/cbd

Guinobatan Church

Then:
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Now:
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More Misibis Bay Raintree
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Embarcadero at night

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Then:

^I'm sure the hard copies/original positives are with the Albay LGU...
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Recent (2007):

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^The old building is now unrecognizable because of additions and alterations to the structure. Sayang.

Ligñon Hill Nature Park

2007
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2009
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View of Legazpi Port from the Guadalupe Shrine, Buraguis

2007
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WHEW! testing

;41961106']Under renovation MIH (future Ivory Classic Hotel)
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if they will be extending the building to the right if facing it, what will gonna happen to the access road going to Marquez St?? (not sure about the street)?

WHEW! testing

Welcome to the thread!

if they will be extending the building to the right if facing it, what will gonna happen to the access road going to Marquez St?? (not sure about the street)?

Hmm, I didn't know there's a street there, hehe. I'm not familiar with the surrounding areas of MIH.

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^The old building is now unrecognizable because of additions and alterations to the structure. Sayang.

Thanks Dex for reposting... too bad they did not preserve the building to the original structure. There is another old building in front of Albay Doctors Hospital beside the Iloilo sugar building that Silahis educational supply occupies now.

^That would be the 'De La Sierra Apartments' Building. Here's some photos Monsi took a few years ago. Nahanap ko pa, haha. Maray ngani okay na ang search function kang SSC.

...the De La Sierra Apartments...
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Art deco details... can you decipher the roman numerals? Is it 1948?

This building has been here for as long as I can remember...
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that building at the back, now closed, is Legazpi's second arcade after La Trinidad...

;41988342']^That would be the 'De La Sierra Apartments' Building. Here's some photos Monsi took a few years ago. Nahanap ko pa, haha. Maray ngani okay na ang search function kang SSC.

YES!!!! thats it... thanks again Dex.

^^wow thanks for the repost dex, those buildings are ART DECO's architecture i hope our city will also protect and repaint this buildings like miami did. another example of art deco is jai alai building which was unfortunately demolished and the lot was neglected...pitty atienza, i think theres a lot of art deco buildings at boklan area.

:banana::banana::banana::banana:Billionaire Tan and Star Cruises Open Manila Casino (Update2):banana::banana::banana::banana:
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By Ian C. Sayson

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Philippine billionaire Andrew Tan and Star Cruises Ltd. today opened their $700 million Resorts World Manila, which will double the tables in the city and may boost its casino revenue more than 120 percent.

“Our expectation is this will contribute to earnings within the first year of operations,” said Kingson Sian, president of Alliance Global Group Inc., the holding company of Tan, the Philippines’ fourth-richest person. The venture will tap Star Cruises’ network of more than 2.5 million customers and will bus in people from outside Manila, he said.

The casino’s opening in a former air force base is another step in the Philippines’ effort to tap Asia’s gambling boom as it could gain revenue from the region’s high rollers, Macquarie Group Ltd. analysts said. While growth has slowed in Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub still had about $6.4 billion casino revenue in the first half of this year.

“The Philippines has some of the world’s best beaches and dive sites,” Macquarie strategist Alex Pomento said in an interview. “Resorts World Manila, with its world class casino and entertainment, can help the country attract more tourists and revive its gaming industry.”

Star Cruises gained 5.8 percent to 27.5 cents at 2:08 p.m. in Singapore, boosting its surge this year to 224 percent. Its Hong Kong-traded stock climbed 6.7 percent to HK$2.07 and has advanced 245 percent this year. Alliance Global, which has almost tripled this year, was unchanged at 5.10 Philippine pesos in Manila trading.

Revenue Forecast

The venture, Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., opened the first floor of a three-level casino at a complex that will include hotels and a shopping mall. Resorts World Manila may earn 21 billion pesos ($430 million) in gambling revenue next year, compared with the city’s 17 billion pesos in 2008, according to Macquarie.

“This can create a lot of buzz and attract regional players into the Philippines,” said Manila-based CLSA Ltd. analyst Raffy Manalaysay. The project may also spur the government to “get moving” on its planned $20 billion casino resort complex on Manila Bay, he added.

Resorts World Manila, located in front of the capital’s new airport terminal, will draw 11.1 million visitors and raise $315 million in gambling taxes over three years, Sian said.

Visitor Arrivals

The Philippines had 3.14 million tourists in 2008 and that’s forecast to grow as much as 1.9 percent this year.

Travellers will probably make a 6.41 billion peso profit next year on sales of 23.04 billion pesos, Macquarie analysts Nadine Javellana, Edward Ong and Pomento said in an Aug. 10 report.

Sian, who declined to comment on Macquarie’s forecasts, said it’s possible to double Philippine tourism arrivals because the number is “very low.” Malaysia had 22 million visitors last year, Thailand had 14.3 million and Singapore 10.1 million.

“The whole idea for this kind of investment is to grow the market and not grab from the existing businesses,” Sian said. We have a product that we can market for tourists to come in a big way.”

The project, occupying part of a former military camp near Manila’s airport, will have three hotels with 1,574 rooms, a 30,000 square meter (323,000 square feet) casino and a 30,000 square meter shopping mall.

Philippine Casinos

The resort’s casino will have 300 tables and more than 1,000 slot machines by the end of the year, when all three floors will be ready, Sian said. The 100 tables ready today make it the Philippines’ biggest casino.

Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corp., the state-owned gambling operator as well as regulator, owns four casinos in Manila with 293 tables. Its biggest casino has 92 tables and Macquarie estimated it accounted for 20 percent of the company’s 30 billion peso revenue last year.

Travellers is one of four groups that won approval last year to build hotels and casinos at Philippine Amusement’s $20 billion Pagcor City on Manila Bay.

In Singapore, Las Vegas Sands Corp. is building the Marina Bay Sands casino resort, estimated to cost more than $5.25 billion, to compete with the S$6.6 billion ($4.6 billion) project being built by Malaysian casino operator Genting Bhd.

Star Cruises is controlled by Genting and its Chairman Lim Kok Thay, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Travellers is 50 percent owned by Star Cruises with the other half owned by Alliance Global and unit Megaworld Corp.

Sian said Travellers may start building its share of the Pagcor City project as early as next year. The venture last year committed to spend $1.1 billion to develop 91 acres in Pagcor City into a complex of hotels and a theme park.

“This is infrastructure that the country needs to grow its tourism traffic,” Sian said. “We need a product that’s comparable with the rest of the world.”

To contact the reporter on this story: Ian C. Sayson in Manila at isayson@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: August 28, 2009 03:15 EDT

^i got this from the newport city thread...i believe the concept of the project shown in the article is somehow related to the proposal of the EMBARCADERO to operate a casino on the 4th floor of its 12th building...If the Philippines really wants to compete with the rest of the booming Asian countries...the steps being made by the business groups of Legazpi is just right on track...Legazpi City is a world class location with its Mayon Volcano and the Albay Gulf...perfect to draw millions of tourists from around the world...what the city lacks are places and entertainment establishments..the birth of EMBARCADERO is the start of making nice places and entertainement area...a new level of development for Leagzpi City...THIS IS IT!

hallo guys...

Welcome to the Legazpi thread wise_zech!!


Sir gary vice-gov po su pig mawot ni mr. pepito vera perez kang 1995 running mate nya si bichara iniba pa ngani nya si charlene sa oas kang mangampanya sinda ta midbidon na kaito si charlene after kang low tide or high tide na nasabi nya sa miss u pageant sa araneta:lol:, but unfortunately sinawing palad sa eleksiyon si mr. vera peraz.

Thanks for the info father. :)

Im not sure about these but that building I think is were morante, bombay and footsteps are located.

RR, the name of that building is Stillianopolus Bldg. The building on the left was during that time the old NAJAR Theater where the movies of Sampaguita Pictures are shown. Beside the theater was the original site of Golden Dragon Restaurant. As everyone knows, these buildings are now part of LCC.

RR, the name of that building is Stillianopolus Bldg. The building on the left was during that time the old NAJAR Theater where the movies of Sampaguita Pictures are shown. Beside the theater was the original site of Golden Dragon Restaurant. As everyone knows, these buildings are now part of LCC.

yes sir.. i still remember the Najar Theater and i know also the Najars, we were neighbours. and i also remember when i was in elementary that LR (Legazpi Restaurant) was in Stillianopolus bldg before they moved to where they are right now in Lapu-Lapu near the St Jude Church.

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are kiss, lips and paradise fm already operational? i saw in an ad in the newspaper that DWRC and DZRC will be converted to ifm and RMN respectively.

Looks like the casino in Embarcadero is a hot topic in Legazpi nowadays. What do you think of this issue?

Personally, I don't see having a casino as something 'evil' or a potential cause of moral degradation in the city. I think that's an exaggerated view of things.

yah i agree, and besides its not the local ordinary citizen of legazpi who is the target of these casinos its the richer foreigner who is a fond of these amusement while having a vacation. for them its just an entertainment they know whats their limits because its the money of thier hardworking so let them enjoy it. kun baga may kasabihan na "pabayai na an ta gururang na an, taratao na an magdesisyon sa sadiri ninda" thats why 21 is the age limits for casinos and beside sisay man an paratricycle an malaog jan,and yes maybe it will destroy one but im sure it will save a hundred or a thousand. thats what you call sacrifice for development.

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>>> formerly Mayon International Hotel (or was it Mayon Imperial Hotel)...

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Statue/shrine donated by Rev. Georg Jacob of Banneux, Belgium and Nena A. Betts.

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hindi na nag open ung hotel na yan?

hindi na nag open ung hotel na yan?

Its under full renovation by LKY. Its the same developer that is doing "The Metro", a modern intermodal terminal in the city. I guess they are diverting their resources to The Metro since its gonna open very soon. Then they will tackle this project later.

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^Corner Peñaranda and Rizal streets...

^ thanks monsi for the update...that's a good move by the LCC...hope the opening of the red ribbon will start a chain of new places to dine in that area...

Glad to know Red Ribbon - LCC is now open. Thanks for the updates! :okay:

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^Cinderella...and Adidas...

From the Embarcadero Thread
(http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=548449)

pupunta ako jan sa sept 12 from manila (bkasyon ulit sa wakas) san ba mganda uminom jan?

Rising from a tragedy, a story of hope (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/218204/rising-a-tragedy-a-story-hope)
By Jacky Lynne A. Oiga, August 29, 2009, 3:38pm

On November 30, 2007, the province of Albay was devastated by super typhoon Reming that brought with it violent winds, a heavy downpour and rushing flood. A lot of families clambered above their roofs for survival. Some had to swim through muddy waters or ended up homeless; while others didn’t make it alive. More than 12,000 families were rendered homeless, grieving, and distraught. All had lost hope but moving on is inevitable. After two years of grief, faith voluntarily finds its way into the people’s hearts and they found the strength within them to start living again.

For the past two years, different relocation sites were developed in the province to provide new shelter for the victims and displaced families, one of which is the Amore Purpose Driven Community in Daraga, Albay. With the vision to transform a community of victims into a group of forward-looking and productive Filipinos, the Amore Purpose Driven Community through Operation Compassion’s “Sambahayan sa Albay” aims to provide at least 1,000 families with a new chance in life.

Community building

But unlike other relocation sites, Amore is not merely doling out houses to the victims. The community itself is given the role to build their houses, on their own, to give them a sense of ownership and responsibility for their future homes. Ten families work together as a group to build a two-storey house with two separate bedrooms. Each house has a livelihood area where the families can start a small business.

“The idea is to provide them with the materials and they make the houses for each other. They would not know which house they get, to ensure that each unit is built with equal vigor and dedication,” said Operation Compassion president, Butch Albert. To this day, there are 130 duplex houses for the 130 families in the Amore community, together with a day-care center and a two-storey multi-purpose hall. However, relocating the families wasn’t an entirely easy task.

Restoring hope

According to Daniel Reola, People’s Organization chairman of the Amore Purpose Driven Community, it took a while before they learned to adjust in the area, “Hindi naman madaling lumipat na lang basta-basta sa isang lugar na hindi namin kabisado at wala kaming makukuhanan ng pang araw-araw na pangangailangan. Tapos pag-dating namin dito, wala pang bahay kaya five months kami nakatira sa tent bago sila makapagpatayo ng resettlement area.”

During their first months in Amore, chaos crippled the community. Not everybody was cooperating, a lot of them were jobless, and others started bickering for lack of food and shelter. However, through various programs such as the Purpose Driven Life Seminar, medical missions, feeding and livelihood programs, and weekly Bible studies, the people started working together as a team, committed to think about the welfare of their neighbors and community as a whole.

“What makes Amore unique from other relocation sites is our commitment to transform a tragedy-stricken community into well-rounded individuals through holistic community developments. You can’t just give dole outs and leave them in that state. Aanhin nila ang bahay kung wala naman silang makain,” shared Albert. But all of these efforts won’t mean anything unless the people start helping themselves. It’s been two years since Typhoon Reming, the residents of Albay have learned to stop thinking and living like victims to be able to start over.

“Hindi naman pwedeng lagi na lang kami mamumuhay sa nakaraan, iyong mga masamang nangyari noon kailangan na naming palitan ng bago at masasayang alaala. Second life na namin ito eh, hindi dapat sayangin,” said Cathy Marciliana, one of Reming’s victims. “Masasabi kong mas matatag kami ngayon. Mas matibay na ang paniniwala namin sa Diyos."
If only the resilient spirit of Albay residents could be matched by the generous hearts of donors, their renewed lives may very well be underway.

Operation Compassion International is a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the mission of rebuilding marginalized communities through holistic community-development process and multi-stake holder collaboration. For more information, contact 433-7207 or 0917-5211414.

Misibis Bay Raintree
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Misibis Bay Raintree's helicopter
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ATVs to Mayon
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;42009022']Rising from a tragedy, a story of hope (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/218204/rising-a-tragedy-a-story-hope)
By Jacky Lynne A. Oiga, August 29, 2009, 3:38pm

On November 30, 2007, the province of Albay was devastated by super typhoon Reming that brought with it violent winds, a heavy downpour and rushing flood. A lot of families clambered above their roofs for survival. Some had to swim through muddy waters or ended up homeless; while others didn’t make it alive. More than 12,000 families were rendered homeless, grieving, and distraught. All had lost hope but moving on is inevitable. After two years of grief, faith voluntarily finds its way into the people’s hearts and they found the strength within them to start living again.

For the past two years, different relocation sites were developed in the province to provide new shelter for the victims and displaced families, one of which is the Amore Purpose Driven Community in Daraga, Albay. With the vision to transform a community of victims into a group of forward-looking and productive Filipinos, the Amore Purpose Driven Community through Operation Compassion’s “Sambahayan sa Albay” aims to provide at least 1,000 families with a new chance in life.

Community building

But unlike other relocation sites, Amore is not merely doling out houses to the victims. The community itself is given the role to build their houses, on their own, to give them a sense of ownership and responsibility for their future homes. Ten families work together as a group to build a two-storey house with two separate bedrooms. Each house has a livelihood area where the families can start a small business.

“The idea is to provide them with the materials and they make the houses for each other. They would not know which house they get, to ensure that each unit is built with equal vigor and dedication,” said Operation Compassion president, Butch Albert. To this day, there are 130 duplex houses for the 130 families in the Amore community, together with a day-care center and a two-storey multi-purpose hall. However, relocating the families wasn’t an entirely easy task.

Restoring hope

According to Daniel Reola, People’s Organization chairman of the Amore Purpose Driven Community, it took a while before they learned to adjust in the area, “Hindi naman madaling lumipat na lang basta-basta sa isang lugar na hindi namin kabisado at wala kaming makukuhanan ng pang araw-araw na pangangailangan. Tapos pag-dating namin dito, wala pang bahay kaya five months kami nakatira sa tent bago sila makapagpatayo ng resettlement area.”

During their first months in Amore, chaos crippled the community. Not everybody was cooperating, a lot of them were jobless, and others started bickering for lack of food and shelter. However, through various programs such as the Purpose Driven Life Seminar, medical missions, feeding and livelihood programs, and weekly Bible studies, the people started working together as a team, committed to think about the welfare of their neighbors and community as a whole.

“What makes Amore unique from other relocation sites is our commitment to transform a tragedy-stricken community into well-rounded individuals through holistic community developments. You can’t just give dole outs and leave them in that state. Aanhin nila ang bahay kung wala naman silang makain,” shared Albert. But all of these efforts won’t mean anything unless the people start helping themselves. It’s been two years since Typhoon Reming, the residents of Albay have learned to stop thinking and living like victims to be able to start over.

“Hindi naman pwedeng lagi na lang kami mamumuhay sa nakaraan, iyong mga masamang nangyari noon kailangan na naming palitan ng bago at masasayang alaala. Second life na namin ito eh, hindi dapat sayangin,” said Cathy Marciliana, one of Reming’s victims. “Masasabi kong mas matatag kami ngayon. Mas matibay na ang paniniwala namin sa Diyos."
If only the resilient spirit of Albay residents could be matched by the generous hearts of donors, their renewed lives may very well be underway.

Operation Compassion International is a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the mission of rebuilding marginalized communities through holistic community-development process and multi-stake holder collaboration. For more information, contact 433-7207 or 0917-5211414.


....oopss probably some typo.. but it should be november 30, 2006 :) the name is awesome "love, purpose driven community" ... after that tragedy reming brought to us, hopefully these people who'd been dealing with much loss have fully recovered and ready to build their lives anew :)

;41994760']Vera Falls
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Heto pala ang itsura ng Vera Falls...

Siguro malapit lang dito yung sinsabi nilang Comun River ng Malinao...pinaplano rin ata yun idevelop for rafting..Maray na Albay!

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If the company could revised a bit the design of its condotels(parang kagaya sa discovery shore boracay sana)...ewan ko lang...

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Where's my PAL?

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^ hope i didnt disturbed their privacy..

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Heto pala ang itsura ng Vera Falls...

Siguro malapit lang dito yung sinsabi nilang Comun River ng Malinao...pinaplano rin ata yun idevelop for rafting..Maray na Albay!



there is another beautiful falls in that area of Malinao, the PALALE FALLS. i will post some pictures of it some other time.


Maray na Albay!!!! Abante Legazpi!!!

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^ looks like its in Cruzada, Legazpi City

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^ soon to open business establishment?

there is another beautiful falls in that area of Malinao, the PALALE FALLS. i will post some pictures of it some other time.

sa border na legazpi city and province of sorsogon, dyan po sa barangay bariis may falls dyan na hindi alam nang karamihan. nang magvisit ako sa lola ko sinama ako dun nang pinsan ko, and ang nasabi ko lang... wow. never kong inexpect na may ganun kataas na falls d2 sa legazpi. pag pumunta ako ulit kina lola i'll take some pics. :)

ini man ngaya su mga nagkakuruha kong picture pag rabas rabas ko, hindi nga lang kasing ganda nang mga kuha nina dex at iba pa d2 sa thread pero pagtiyagaan nyo na rin. hehe:lol:
Ligñon hills
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Mayon Volcano from Bigaa Elementary School
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Syempre ang pinaguusapang Embarcadero De Legazpi
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Gandang di nakakasawa.
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ano pedi naman pagtiyagaan? 2 mp cellphone camera lang po gamit ko kaya malabog.

sa border na legazpi city and province of sorsogon, dyan po sa barangay bariis may falls dyan na hindi alam nang karamihan. nang magvisit ako sa lola ko sinama ako dun nang pinsan ko, and ang nasabi ko lang... wow. never kong inexpect na may ganun kataas na falls d2 sa legazpi. pag pumunta ako ulit kina lola i'll take some pics. :)

^ ano pangaran kan falls padi? kaya ang ganda ng Legazpi...kasi imagine within the city may Mayon...may Albay Gulf...tapos meron pa palang falls...:cheers::cheers:

Maray na Albay!

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^Corner Peñaranda and Rizal streets...


Andami namang nakatambay sa labas!

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^Corner Peñaranda and Rizal streets...


^^ wow LCC is a WIFI zone na, buong building ba covered?

^^ wow LCC is a WIFI zone na, buong building ba covered?

WI-FI Zone: LCC Food Court and Activity Centre,
PMall McDonalds and Chowking,
Albay District Quick & Hearty and La Mia Tazza,
Peñaranda St. Extension Kanzo Restaurant.

WI-FI Zone: LCC Food Court and Activity Centre,
PMall McDonalds and Chowking,
Albay District Quick & Hearty and La Mia Tazza,
Peñaranda St. Extension Kanzo Restaurant.

thanks sa info six,

ano iyan, need mo pa bumakal ka sainda para makaconnect ka sa wi-fi? sana dai na idtong free talaga. :lol:

thanks sa info six,

ano iyan, need mo pa bumakal ka sainda para makaconnect ka sa wi-fi? sana dai na idtong free talaga. :lol:

dai na kaipuhan... maski sa luwas ka makakapag-access ka sa net. (di ko sure sa Kanzo kung iyo man). i tried surfing the net using PSP.

are kiss, lips and paradise fm already operational? i saw in an ad in the newspaper that DWRC and DZRC will be converted to ifm and RMN respectively.

Yeah they are. iFM and RMN will save FBN? This is good rather than shutting down this pioneer radio network we have there in Legazpi. Ano bang frequency ng Soul Radio Network of EM? Un ang di ko napapakinggan sa Legazpi. Im getting excited.:)

Salamat naman napost na ang picture ng Red Ribbon opening.

Giordano, Cinderella, Paints and Prints and Adidas will open in EM!:banana: Sana pati Mango....

P7c-gzVeGQE&eurl

It's my first time to post a youtube video. I coud'nt have done this without Dex's help.Salamatunon saimo pading Dex

Its under full renovation by LKY. Its the same developer that is doing "The Metro", a modern intermodal terminal in the city. I guess they are diverting their resources to The Metro since its gonna open very soon. Then they will tackle this project later.

thanks for info

P7c-gzVeGQE&eurl

It's my first time to post a youtube video. I coud'nt have done this without Dex's help.Salamatunon saimo pading Dex

Nice to know that this is something original in our place. I like their coffee.

Legazpi mayor halts casino due to Church opposition (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15360-legazpi-mayor-halts-casino-due-to-church-opposition.html)
Written by Manly M. Ugalde / Correspondent
Monday, 31 August 2009 22:01

LEGAZPI CITY—In response to strong opposition from the Catholic Church, the city government here stopped the soon-to-operate casino, dislodging the massive and popular support from the business community and the public. Also considered in halting the casino operation was the Church’s lamentation that despite the region’s economic misery, various forms of gambling like jueteng abound, with bet collectors invading schools, Church premises and government offices.

The city council said the hearing regarding the application for the operation of casino had an overwhelming approval from the business community and the public, including the mass media, citing that the church did not even register its opposition. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. has applied for a casino operation on a 24-hour basis at the soon-to-operate P1-billion commercial complex, known as the Embarcadero, the only one in the Bicol region.

The Albay Filipino-Chinese and the Legazpi City Chinese Chambers of Commerce claimed the casino is fit to operate in Legazpi City and would serve as a tourist destination and generate jobs and income for the city. Mayor Noel Rosal said he ordered to stop the casino operation in consideration of the Church’s strong moral stand, led by Diocese of Legazpi Bishop Lucilo Quiambao. The diocese of Legazpi said despite its strong stand against all forms of gambling, it is finding difficulty in inculcating the “evils of idleness and gambling” because “our leaders promote gambling on the pretext these are giving income for projects.”

“Gambling damages the economy by wasting man hours and materials on activities that do not produce goods and services,” Bishop Quiambao said during his meeting with the mayor. Other church officials said gambling induces idleness, noting that Bicol is noted for many idle people, and gambling is the evil alternative as a source of livelihood.

Lawyer Alfredo Garbin, chairman of the city council committee on laws, said the Legazpi casino would start operation, if approved, in time for the much-awaited opening of Embarcadero this October. The Embarcadero is located at the developed coastal village here which would also house an 8,000-seat call center. Embarcadero, owned by businessman Rizaldy Co, is touted as the version of the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California.

Read more (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15360-legazpi-mayor-halts-casino-due-to-church-opposition.html)

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^^ O well, there goes the proposed casino. I kinda expected this to happen, especially with the 2010 elections looming and the church still wielding a strong influence. I think a similar situation also happened in Baguio where a casino was also rejected and consequently transferred to La Union (Thunderbird resort) and is now reportedly doing well. I hope the casino will start operations after the elections. :lol:

why cant the church mind its own damn business.
they need to look into their own little operations what with ministers molesting little boys and stuff before they call out a project's moral degradation of society blah blah.

the mayor should be more firm in his decisions.
if this doesnt get built here, its going to naga

why cant the church mind its own damn business.
they need to look into their own little operations what with ministers molesting little boys and stuff before they call out a project's moral degradation of society blah blah.


^I agree. hehe. O well.


the mayor should be more firm in his decisions.
if this doesnt get built here, its going to naga

^Well the church is even more strict over there. They even removed the Ms. Bicolandia pageant. lol

why cant the church mind its own damn business.
they need to look into their own little operations what with ministers molesting little boys and stuff before they call out a project's moral degradation of society blah blah.

the mayor should be more firm in his decisions.
if this doesnt get built here, its going to naga

If it met stiff opposition in Legazpi, I'm sure it will meet an even much stiffer opposition from the church in Naga.

Although I am for the putting up of a casino in Legazpi, I do not blame the church leaders for its action. It's part of their responsibility to remind people of the preservation of their virtues. This is a very ticklish issue which has been debated for so long. I remember, Cagayan de Oro has been wanting to host a casino at the Pryce Hotel in the past, but it met stiff opposition from local church leaders.

For me, it just need a strong political will from local leaders to be able to put this up. Bacolod, Iloilo and Davao have hosted casino operations for so long, but I can't say that their people have gone wayward. The casino is just a small operation compared to jueteng. Besides, only moneyed people can offord to play in it. My best example is Davao where a casino has been operating for more than 20 years but the people are learning to be disciplined because of the strong political will of Mayor Duterte to enforce laws.

IMO the casino in Legazpi should be located at the Ivory Classic Resort Hotel not at Embarcadero. EM will be hosting BPOs and a "school" so it should not be located there.

mr.brandon32,

sa city of legazpi po mismo ako..

What do you think about this movement?

Bicol poised to draft charter, sees autonomy as way out of poverty (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15361-bicol-poised-to-draft-charter-sees-autonomy-as-way-out-of-poverty.html)
Business Mirror (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15361-bicol-poised-to-draft-charter-sees-autonomy-as-way-out-of-poverty.html)
Written by Cai U. Ordinario / Reporter
Monday, 31 August 2009 22:02

IN the hopes of licking poverty and increasing investments, the Bicol region is in the process of drafting a charter that will turn all of Region 5 into another autonomous region similar to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

Dante Jimenez, lead convenor of the Bicol Autonomy Movement, told the BusinessMirror that the move to turn Bicol into another autonomous region will allow them to take advantage of the natural resources of the region and benefit from it in full.

Jimenez said in an e-mail that some of the possible reasons provinces in Bicol like Masbate is poor is that despite it “virtually sitting on a mountain of gold,” the current system and the fact that the province benefits too little from its resources prevents it from moving out of poverty.

“Why is Masbate so poor? Again, I say, it could be the present system. With high hopes, if Bicol Autonomy becomes a reality, Masbate and even the entire region, though may not really be the best, will definitely be something much better than today,” Jimenez said.

“The Bicol region is rich in natural resources and even manpower. We do believe that effective administration, utilization and distribution of our natural wealth will boost the current regional economy. We foresee increased gross regional domestic products,” he added.

Based on the latest data from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), the Bicol region posted a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of 4.3 percent in 2008. This growth was higher than the national average of 3.6 percent.

However, the two other autonomous regions, CAR and ARMM, posted the slowest GRDP growth. CAR posted the slowest growth of 1.8 percent while the ARMM posted a growth of 1.9 percent in 2008.

“I am more inclined to say that to some extent, safety measures were not made in place in the creation of ARMM, so much so that the leaders got themselves entangled to almost the same bureaucracy that they wanted to free themselves from, before the establishment of their autonomous government,” Jimenez said.

“On these, we, the proponents of Bicol Autonomy, put our leverage. If we could use the experiences of these two existing autonomous regions on their proper perspective both negative and positive, we believe the region can make a good difference,” he added.

Based on the 2003 Small Area Estimates on poverty released by the NSCB this year, poverty incidences of municipalities in the six provinces of the Bicol region were relatively high, ranging from 22.8 percent to 72.5 percent, except for those located in the province of Albay. The NSCB also noted that relatively high poverty incidence is concentrated in the municipalities of Masbate, while municipalities with low poverty incidences are concentrated in Albay.

Highest poverty incidence in the region was observed in Cawayan, Masbate, at 72.5 percent, followed by other municipalities in Masbate such as San Pascual with 72 percent and Claveria with 69.6 percent.

“Poverty is everywhere, regardless of the form of government. That is the general context. Autonomous or not, people can be very poor. Nevertheless, we believe systematic change can still be a great factor to reckon with in helping people and government alleviate poverty,” Jimenez said. He said the convenors of the Bicol Autonomy Movement will be meeting this week from September 4 to 6 in Buhi, Camarines Sur, to discuss the charter which will not only include economic provisions but a proposal to create the region’s own Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeal and Supreme Court, like ARMM, which has the Shari’ah District Court System.

The Shari’ah District Court System is provided for in Republic Act (RA) 6734 or the Organic Act of ARMM that includes the recent RA 9054, the ARMM’s charter. The Shari’ah appellate court together with the Shari’ah district courts and Shari’ah circuit courts has jurisdiction over cases involving persons, family and property relations of the Filipino Muslims.

The 1987 Constitution or the Freedom Constitution passed under the term of the late President Corazon Aquino provided for the creation of RA 6734.

Based on the proposal of the Bicol Autonomy Movement, the region is rich in natural resources. The movement said it is home to 13 major fishing grounds that supplies fish markets as far as Metro Manila; one of highest producers of palay, abaca, corn and coconut; has voluminous mineral reserves including gold, copper, silver, iron, phosphate rock, perlite, red clay, marble, guano and bentonite; and has many potentially good energy sources. These energy sources include geothermal like the Tiwi and Bacon-Manito geothermal plants, which substantially contributes to the Luzon Power Grid and three other indicative geothermal capacity additions located in Albay and Sorsogon provinces.

The region also has hydropower plants located at Buhi, Camarines Sur, and in Guinlajon, Sorsogon; wind resources in Baleno, Masbate; Donsol and Matnog, Sorsogon; higher terrains in Virac, Catanduanes and some parts of Burias Island; potential ocean thermal energy in Camarines and Catanduanes provinces; coal reserves in Batan, Albay, Cantanduanes and Masbate; and downstream oil facilities/depot in Pasacao, Camarines Sur, and Masbate, Masbate, with a total storage capacity of 87.9 million barrels.

The movement said the region also boasts of biomass energy through the use of coconut husks and rice hulls to generate energy. The movement said the technology was made by the Philippine National Oil Co. and Sukhin Energy Inc. (SEI) of Ukraine. Similar technology may be provided by the Department of Science and Technology to all interested investors.

;42182718']Legazpi mayor halts casino due to Church opposition (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15360-legazpi-mayor-halts-casino-due-to-church-opposition.html)
Written by Manly M. Ugalde / Correspondent
Monday, 31 August 2009 22:01

LEGAZPI CITY—In response to strong opposition from the Catholic Church, the city government here stopped the soon-to-operate casino, dislodging the massive and popular support from the business community and the public. Also considered in halting the casino operation was the Church’s lamentation that despite the region’s economic misery, various forms of gambling like jueteng abound, with bet collectors invading schools, Church premises and government offices.

The city council said the hearing regarding the application for the operation of casino had an overwhelming approval from the business community and the public, including the mass media, citing that the church did not even register its opposition. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. has applied for a casino operation on a 24-hour basis at the soon-to-operate P1-billion commercial complex, known as the Embarcadero, the only one in the Bicol region.

The Albay Filipino-Chinese and the Legazpi City Chinese Chambers of Commerce claimed the casino is fit to operate in Legazpi City and would serve as a tourist destination and generate jobs and income for the city. Mayor Noel Rosal said he ordered to stop the casino operation in consideration of the Church’s strong moral stand, led by Diocese of Legazpi Bishop Lucilo Quiambao. The diocese of Legazpi said despite its strong stand against all forms of gambling, it is finding difficulty in inculcating the “evils of idleness and gambling” because “our leaders promote gambling on the pretext these are giving income for projects.”

“Gambling damages the economy by wasting man hours and materials on activities that do not produce goods and services,” Bishop Quiambao said during his meeting with the mayor. Other church officials said gambling induces idleness, noting that Bicol is noted for many idle people, and gambling is the evil alternative as a source of livelihood.

Lawyer Alfredo Garbin, chairman of the city council committee on laws, said the Legazpi casino would start operation, if approved, in time for the much-awaited opening of Embarcadero this October. The Embarcadero is located at the developed coastal village here which would also house an 8,000-seat call center. Embarcadero, owned by businessman Rizaldy Co, is touted as the version of the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California.

Read more (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15360-legazpi-mayor-halts-casino-due-to-church-opposition.html)

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^^ O well, there goes the proposed casino. I kinda expected this to happen, especially with the 2010 elections looming and the church still wielding a strong influence. I think a similar situation also happened in Baguio where a casino was also rejected and consequently transferred to La Union (Thunderbird resort) and is now reportedly doing well. I hope the casino will start operations after the elections. :lol:

^ see that's why the philippines is a third world country...and bicol among the poorest region in the archipelago...

mr.brandon32,

sa city of legazpi po mismo ako..

i see...maray na albay!

hi guys.. were planning to have a side trip from caramoan to legazpi to visit the cagsawa ruins.. does anyone know kung ano sskyan nmin to go there from naga or sabang port? ans also can you suggest an itinerary aside from going to cagsawa ruins? TIA

hi guys.. were planning to have a side trip from caramoan to legazpi to visit the cagsawa ruins.. does anyone know kung ano sskyan nmin to go there from naga or sabang port? ans also can you suggest an itinerary aside from going to cagsawa ruins? TIA

Sakay kayo ng van papuntang Legazpi, you'll pass by the road going to Cagsawa, just ask the driver to drop you off there. You can also visit Ligñon Hill and the Embarcadero at the Legazpi port. :okay:

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;42183982']^I agree. hehe. O well.
^Well the church is even more strict over there. They even removed the Ms. Bicolandia pageant. lol

If it met stiff opposition in Legazpi, I'm sure it will meet an even much stiffer opposition from the church in Naga.

IMO the casino in Legazpi should be located at the Ivory Classic Resort Hotel not at Embarcadero. EM will be hosting BPOs and a "school" so it should not be located there.

hehe thats true. didnt even think of that. lol.
i think it should be at Ivory hotel also. it will be a nice component.
i live in a place with plenty of casinos and there arent any ill side effects if you play responsibly. a benefit to the locals even is that we dont have to pay state taxes because of the income it generates from gaming

;42192558']Jennifer's Kababayan Hotel - http://www.jennifers-hotel.com/Hotel.asp
Source: Bicol Directions (http://bicoldirections.blogspot.com/)

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Sorry, but I don't like how this hotel looks like from the exterior to the interior. Pati an pintura medyo tagilid an color scheme. Garo dai masyadong naplano. I should say crudely done. :ohno: I really have not seen this hotel personally. Where is it exactly located? I hope the rooms are OK. :)

Sorry, but I don't like how this hotel looks like from the exterior to the interior. Pati an pintura medyo tagilid an color scheme. Garo dai masyadong naplano. I should say crudely done. :ohno: I really have not seen this hotel personally. Where is it exactly located? I hope the rooms are OK. :)

^Haha, yeah, medyo off man nanggad ang colors. It's located inside Guevara Subdivision, near Estevez Hospital and SAA.

;42193760']^Haha, yeah, medyo off man nanggad ang colors. It's located inside Guevara Subdivision, near Estevez Hospital and SAA.

Hotels this size if properly done can command good prices. Maybe they cater to a certain market. But even then, presentation always tells something about the entire thing. Look at Nu Haus Inn near the airport. It is very simple but neatly done. Bakong complicated an itsura. The rooms are spankingly clean. Although it can be classified as a motel, but I noticed during Holy Week it is always full, occupied mostly by vacationing families who come in droves. You have to reserve here months before holy week for you to be able to get a room. I have checked in here a couple of times with my family. A room is just about P1,000 per night. we just bring extra blankets kasi kulang ang mga kumot nila. :)

FYI lang, the proposed casino in embarcadero is different from the proposed casino in ivory classics hotel. although both will be operated by PAGCOR

Yeah they are. iFM and RMN will save FBN? This is good rather than shutting down this pioneer radio network we have there in Legazpi. Ano bang frequency ng Soul Radio Network of EM? Un ang di ko napapakinggan sa Legazpi. Im getting excited.:)


RMN has affiliate local stations in other provinces of Bicol Region, 2 in Albay, one each in Sorsogon and Masbate while the one in Camarines Norte is still under negotiation.

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FYI lang, the proposed casino in embarcadero is different from the proposed casino in ivory classics hotel. although both will be operated by PAGCOR

A casino should not be operated at Embarcadero. Baka su mga call center agents diyan magpararuluho' na sana ta malaog sa casino. :lol:

Sa Ivory Classic marhay ta that is meant for the tourists.

^^^ nice, tagal kong hinanap, hehehe

Sorry, but I don't like how this hotel looks like from the exterior to the interior. Pati an pintura medyo tagilid an color scheme. Garo dai masyadong naplano. I should say crudely done. :ohno: I really have not seen this hotel personally. Where is it exactly located? I hope the rooms are OK. :)

- this type of taste in what some experts would call ECLECTIC. Meaning labo-labo... colors and all. Really very narrow fan base. I am a hater as well but eclectic design can be executed well with proper planning.

hello musta na po kayo???21 na po tayo wow masyadong mabilis ang thread na ito kailan po ba mag bubukas ang legazpi terminal???

;41972878']View of Legazpi Port from the Guadalupe Shrine, Buraguis

2007
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2009
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I really like this view of the port area and the Sleeping Lion Hill. It's a bit like Legazpi's equivalent of Rio de Janeiro's Sugar Loaf mountain, it's becoming sort of iconic. Once the Embarcadero area gets up and running it will be the city's latest attraction. I really think they should make the hilltop more accessible.

;41971726']Then:



Recent (2007):

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^The old building is now unrecognizable because of additions and alterations to the structure. Sayang.

It would have been salvageable with some minor renovation had they not built that awful structure in the middle of the building, which looks totally out of place! That's what happens when there are no strict building laws. Unscrupulous businesses are free to build any ugly eyesore they want as long as it's cheap. I hope in future these types of developments will be more carefully monitored.

Ma-fiesta na sa Old Albay District! :okay:

St. Gregory the Great Cathedral - Then & Now
Old Albay District, Legazpi City

1970s (?)
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2009
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It would have been salvageable with some minor renovation had they not built that awful structure in the middle of the building, which looks totally out of place! That's what happens when there are no strict building laws. Unscrupulous businesses are free to build any ugly eyesore they want as long as it's cheap. I hope in future these types of developments will be more carefully monitored.

Exactly, these old buildings give our cities their distinct character. I really hope owners of these structures will practice adaptive reuse (a process that adapts buildings for new uses while retaining their historic features.) One example is the building that now hosts Quick 'n Hearty and La Mia Tazza and the house that is now occupied by Chili Pepper's.

I really like this view of the port area and the Sleeping Lion Hill. It's a bit like Legazpi's equivalent of Rio de Janeiro's Sugar Loaf mountain, it's becoming sort of iconic. Once the Embarcadero area gets up and running it will be the city's latest attraction. I really think they should make the hilltop more accessible.

Yup, I'm sure more photographers/sightseers/tourists will flock to this hill than to Ligñon because the view from Kapuntukan is the classic Legazpi City and Mayon postcard view.

;42237804']Ma-fiesta na sa Old Albay District! :okay:

St. Gregory the Great Cathedral - Then & Now
Old Albay District, Legazpi City

1970s (?)
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2009
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The first rehabilitation of the Albay Cathedral that I've known was during the preparation for the installation of Jose Cardinal Sanchez as Bishop. The rehabilitation was both on the interior and exterior of the church. This was in the late sixties if I am not mistaken. That arch in front of the church where the salubong is done is not an original part of the building. Before he was promoted to Bishop, Cardinal Sanchez was then the parish priest of the Albay Cathedral parish. He was our parish priest for a long time.



;42238066']Exactly, these old buildings give our cities their distinct character. I really hope owners of these structures will practice adaptive reuse (a process that adapts buildings for new uses while retaining their historic features.) One example is the building that now hosts Quick 'n Hearty and La Mia Tazza and the house that is now occupied by Chili Pepper's.


Quick 'n Hearty was the Milwaukee Hospital during the Commonwealth period and was converted as Albay Bible School after the 2nd world war. Chili Pepper's is the mansion house of the Napals/Anduiza. BTW, is Chilli Pepper's owned by Pepe Estevez?

The first rehabilitation of the Albay Cathedral that I've known was during the preparation for the installation of Jose Cardinal Sanchez as Bishop. The rehabilitation was both on the interior and exterior of the church. This was in the late sixties if I am not mistaken. That arch in front of the church where the salubong is done is not an original part of the building. Before he was promoted to Bishop, Cardinal Sanchez was then the parish priest of the Albay Cathedral parish. He was our parish priest for a long time.


Here's a really old photo of the Albay Cathedral, naka Maria Clara pa su nagsimba hehe
You're right, the arch was a fairly recent addition to the building.

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Quick 'n Hearty was the Milwaukee Hospital during the Commonwealth period and was converted as Albay Bible School after the 2nd world war. Chili Pepper's is the mansion house of the Napals/Anduiza. BTW, is Chilli Pepper's owned by Pepe Estevez?

^^Thanks for the bits of trivia! I assume the Napals/Anduizas also owned the Patio Napal building since it carries their name and is adjacent to their mansion. hehe. I don't know who owns Chili Pep, though.

The Balay Cena Una and the Casa Abuela are also examples of adaptive reuse.

wow, nice memory gary. i think chilli peppers is naga base

Cardinal Sanchez was appointed Secretary to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and later as Prefect of Congregation for the Clergy on July 1, 1991 by Pope John Paul II. and is now based in Vatican.

I think chili peppers in Albay is owned with a family name of San Pablo of Tabaco. dont know exactly who of the San Pablos.

Cardinal Sanchez was appointed Secretary to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and later as Prefect of Congregation for the Clergy on July 1, 1991 by Pope John Paul II. and is now based in Vatican.

Yup! Cardinal Sanchez is from Catanduanes. He also served as chaplain of St. Agnes.

September 2, Special Non-working day sa Albay bilang pagkomemorar sa pagkamundag ni Gen. Ola (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=106153)
9/1/2009 6:49:59 PM

LEGAZPI CITY-- Pormal nang inanunsyar ngunyan ni Gob. Joey Sarte Salceda ang pagdedeklarar kan Special Non- working Day nuodma, Setyembre 2, aldaw nin Mierkules sa probinsya kan Albay. Ini katakud kan pagpapaluwas kan Presidential Proclamation No. 1868, kung saen binugtak na an aldaw nin Mierkules iyo bilang Special non working day.

Ini nganing tawan nin importansya asin respeto ang pagselebrar kan ika-134 na anibersaryo kan pagkamundag ni Simeon Ola, an ultimong Bicolanong heneral na nagsuko sa mga Amerikano.

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Who is Simeon Ola?

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Simeon Ola (b. September 2, 1865 - d. February 14, 1952) a native of Guinobatan, Albay was a Katipunero who launched guerrilla raids on American-occupied towns in Albay until his capture on September 5, 1903. He joined the Katipunan in 1896 and was known as one Bicol's revolutionary leaders.
Life

He joined the the local branch of the Katipunan in his hometown province of Albay and later became the leader. With the help of a parish priest he was able to acquire arms to support his men. Promoted to the rank of captain after the battle of Camalig in Albay, 1898 and again promoted to the rank of major after a daring ambush mission that led to the capture of three Americans. He was also the leader of the subsequent valiant attacks on Albay towns namely, Oas, Ligao and Jovellar.

He later surrendered in condition that his men would be granted amnesty, he was put on trial and was proven guilty of sedition and was sentenced to thirty years inprisonment. In 1904, he was given a pardon and returned to his place of birth and became the municipal president. The regional police command in Legaspi City was name after Him.

Sources: [1 (http://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Ola)][2 (http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Simon_Ola)]

Monument to Gen. Simeon Arboleda Ola in Guinobatan
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Monument to Gen. Simeon Arboleda Ola inside Camp Simeon Ola, Legazpi City
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[QUOTE='[dx];42239856']Here's a really old photo of the Albay Cathedral, naka Maria Clara pa su nagsimba hehe
You're right, the arch was a fairly recent addition to the building.

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Wow Dex, this is a rare find. Naabutan ko pa ining facade na ini kan aki ako. Pati iyan na mga maria clara na iyan naabutan ko pa iyan sa mga lola ko kaito. Pati iyan na kahoy rumdum ko pa iyan :lol: Wow I'm really that old. :ohno: :lol:



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Wow Dex, this is a rare find. Naabutan ko pa ining facade na ini kan aki ako. Pati iyan na mga maria clara na iyan naabutan ko pa iyan sa mga lola ko kaito. Pati iyan na kahoy rumdum ko pa iyan :lol: Wow I'm really that old. :ohno: :lol:



Haha, pati palan su kahoy. Yeah, love these rare vintage photos of our city. :okay: Maski kaito, one of the most photographed cities na ang Legaspi.

Misibis Bay Raintree and Hotel Venezia on Trip na Trip and Kay Susan Tayo

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Ligao Snapshots
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Ligao City Hall
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Ligao centro
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Kawa-kawa Hill (shaped like a bowl)
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Embarcadero
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Do you think this celebration plaza will be done by October? (I mean Oct 2009 :))

Do you think this celebration plaza will be done by October? (I mean Oct 2009 :))

^I can't tell based on this pic alone, hehe. I think the photo is not up to date. But I think the celebration plaza can only be finished by October if they speed up the construction.

Quick 'n Hearty was the Milwaukee Hospital during the Commonwealth period and was converted as Albay Bible School after the 2nd world war. Chili Pepper's is the mansion house of the Napals/Anduiza. BTW, is Chilli Pepper's owned by Pepe Estevez?

hi sir garycooper, chilli peppers po started in naga...this is a bicolano owned business (junjie abella i think) which has 2 branches in Makati & 2 branches in Bicol -- 1 in legazpi, and another 1 in naga...one of the first resto/bar to be established along Magsaysay ave...this resto has really mouth-watering menu (love the 'baby come back ribs') :drool:

this is one of those home grown businesses we should be proud of:cheers:
:cheers:

pasensya na po mga kahimanwa. aloy na acong nagpapara basa digdi sa thread pero dai aco nag jojoin.. ta sa sobrang historical and loving cang mga albayano sa sadiri nyang provincia, gari man sana baga history book ang tigbabasa co, pero muya co lang tabi mag comment kay simeon ola. base sa history books, nunca sya naging general, ta gabos na general caito can panahon nya nadacop na, intonses warang ma promote saiya.

Pasensya na po... maciagi tabi...

we used to use c instead of k, trip ko lang po ibalic ang tunay na k, ang c sa dialect can bicolnon.. hehehehehe
(sana ma welcome man aco.. hehehehe)

pasensya na po mga kahimanwa. aloy na acong nagpapara basa digdi sa thread pero dai aco nag jojoin.. ta sa sobrang historical and loving cang mga albayano sa sadiri nyang provincia, gari man sana baga history book ang tigbabasa co, pero muya co lang tabi mag comment kay simeon ola. base sa history books, nunca sya naging general, ta gabos na general caito can panahon nya nadacop na, intonses warang ma promote saiya.

Pasensya na po... maciagi tabi...

we used to use c instead of k, trip ko lang po ibalic ang tunay na k, ang c sa dialect can bicolnon.. hehehehehe
(sana ma welcome man aco.. hehehehe)

May punto ka man nanggad, hehe. Welcome to Skyscrapercity

hi sir garycooper, chilli peppers po started in naga...this is a bicolano owned business (junjie abella i think) which has 2 branches in Makati & 2 branches in Bicol -- 1 in legazpi, and another 1 in naga...one of the first resto/bar to be established along Magsaysay ave...this resto has really mouth-watering menu (love the 'baby come back ribs') :drool:

this is one of those home grown businesses we should be proud of:cheers:
:cheers:

Thanks for the info mike. I heard before that the Legazpi branch was owned or managed by Pepe Estevez.

salamat tabi dx. duwa ang punto co, saro duman cay simeon, tapos saro sa LI-bog(Sto Domingo) medyo duman ako nagdacula hangang grade 6 tapos nag migrate cami sa 2nd district sa albay, caya medyo nawawara na.

Hehehehe

Dai ko araram su ibang mga tigpopost nindo digdi caya nag eenjoy acong mag basa sana.

cguro mga 12 years na acong dai nacacalibot jan sa legazpi ta pag minauli aco 2 days in a year caya sa (h)arong lang aco buda tig aarapudan su mga barcada para mag inom then the next day rest, after that back to mnl.


Hay... nakakamiss ang Legazpi, naiiling ko na medyo nag uuruuswag na ang legazpi, daculang salamat kay zhalde ta cung dai sya marhay nag invest jan, dai garo mapapansin ang legazpi. Nag ali ako jan katatapos lang kang icr ((imelda cirrhosis?) sakit ba ito?) or ibalong centrum for recreation pa sana ang natatapos, naka laog ako once.

Ngunian, daculon ng tambayan... dati sa albay park lang, kung dai ka mapana or masaksak or mabugbog, meaning dakul kamong nag iribahan mag irinuman duman.. hehehehe

Sana, maicot co ang albay guiraray.. magayunon na na tunay sa perspective co compare 12 years ago.

pasensya na po mga kahimanwa. aloy na acong nagpapara basa digdi sa thread pero dai aco nag jojoin.. ta sa sobrang historical and loving cang mga albayano sa sadiri nyang provincia, gari man sana baga history book ang tigbabasa co, pero muya co lang tabi mag comment kay simeon ola. base sa history books, nunca sya naging general, ta gabos na general caito can panahon nya nadacop na, intonses warang ma promote saiya.

Pasensya na po... maciagi tabi...

we used to use c instead of k, trip ko lang po ibalic ang tunay na k, ang c sa dialect can bicolnon.. hehehehehe
(sana ma welcome man aco.. hehehehe)

Welcome to SSc Legazpi HIV422.

You mean we were using C instead of K during the Spanish period right. It's understandable because if my memory serves me right there is no letter K in the Spanish alphabet. For words that sound like K, the spelling uses C or QUE (like "porke" for porque and not "porce" :ohno: tsk tsk tsk " I'm confused now. :lol:). But it all changed during the American period because the English alphabet had K in its alphabet. It's easier to use K than QUE. So you mean the spelling of Katipunan before was Catipunan? :lol:

When I was in Grade 1 at Albay Central, we were already being thought in the vernacular and we were using letter K.

A day before the fiesta in Albay District.

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nice picture bro...

Welcome to SSc Legazpi HIV422.

You mean we were using C instead of K during the Spanish period right. It's understandable because if my memory serves me right there is no letter K in the Spanish alphabet. For words that sound like K, the spelling uses C or QUE (like "porke" for porque and not "porce" :ohno: tsk tsk tsk " I'm confused now. :lol:). But it all changed during the American period because the English alphabet had K in its alphabet. It's easier to use K than QUE. So you mean the spelling of Katipunan before was Catipunan? :lol:

When I was in Grade 1 at Albay Central, we were already being thought in the vernacular and we were using letter K.

agree.. but i said bicolnon, we only adapt few words from americans so i think C (Que) for other words be used? K was also thought in my Grade 1 in BUCELS :banana: dont be confused of bicolnon and english aight? :)

peace garrycooper.. doris... red...la la la

thanks for welcoming me.

A day before the fiesta in Albay District.

May dnb competition pa ba? musta ang auhs? matibay man guiraray?

hi sir garycooper, chilli peppers po started in naga...this is a bicolano owned business (junjie abella i think) which has 2 branches in Makati & 2 branches in Bicol -- 1 in legazpi, and another 1 in naga...one of the first resto/bar to be established along Magsaysay ave...this resto has really mouth-watering menu (love the 'baby come back ribs') :drool:

this is one of those home grown businesses we should be proud of:cheers:
:cheers:

sabay mo na rin po biggs meron sa sm bicutan, ssd( south star drug), pwede ba goldilocks? ano pa ba?

nice picture bro...

I will vote cebu for best masahista... hehehe visit mo masahista finder in cebu tapos avail mo sensual massage....:banana::banana: kung ano massage yun din sc... hehehehe sa Legazpi ba meron ding dial a massage? share naman, mauli ako sa sept 19-20. baca masingit co... hehehehehe

Aquinas University spearheads urban agriculture in Legazpi
September 1, 2009 10:29 am

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 31 — The Aquinas University of Legazpi (AUL) has implemented a project dubbed "Urban Agriculture through the High-Value Commercial Crops Techno-Demo Farm" within its expansive campus here.


The project features 60-square-meter greenhouse where vegetables highly sensitive to rain and changes in temperature like broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower and honeydew melon are being propagated.

Gardens for more hardy vegetables such as squash, eggplant and watermelon were also established in an open area of 1,000 square meters whose perimeters were planted to rootcrops like ubi and sweet potato.

Cucumber and sweet corn are being intercropped with those plants during the dry season.

A 5,000-square-meter farm for upland organic rice is also being established.

Adjacent to the demo farm, organic fertilizers will be produced soon through vermiculture using earthworms in the decomposition process of rice hull and coconut peat.

The first phase of the project started late last year with the establishment of a "techno-demo" farm in the Rawis Campus with a timetable of one year.

After which, it will be replicated but on an expanded version in a larger property of the university in the upland village of Banquerohan, also here.

The replication will be the second phase of the project being entirely supervised by Dr. Antonio Payonga of the Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry (BUCAF) based in Guinobatan, Albay.

This phase would start before the end of the year and managed in such a way that it becomes self-sustaining with the income derived from the sale of products be plowed back to the project for continuous production.

A part of which will be saved for future expansion and development, Payonga said.

Vegetable production within the urban farm could be done continuously in a year with two or three cycles while upland organic rice and root crops will be produced once a year, he explained.

The demo farm is a project conceived by the Aquinas Center for Continuing Education (CCE) under Dr. Susana C. Cabredo in response to the challenges of the prevailing food crisis felt with the dwindling supply of agricultural crops in the local market.

Cabredo, the CCE head, said the challenge is directed not only to the agriculture sector but to all sectors of society, including the academe as the problem is exacerbated with the increases in prices of oil that directly affects food production and distribution.

“Thus, it behooved academic institutions like AUL to transform from being mere consumers of food products to growers and suppliers especially of high-value commercial crops, the technology of which could be shared with communities particularly those in the urban areas,” she explained.

Related activities could also provide students in science, engineering and commerce hands-on experiences that dovetail with classroom learning about state-of-the-art urban farming technology.

In fact, the AUL College of Business Administration has already prepared a business plan that would help the project earn revenue, Cabredo said.

Aside from alleviating poverty and improving the wellbeing of Legazpeños and Albayanos in the long-term, the project could also improve the quality of urban environment through "greening," and thus help reduce pollution, she said.

Considering the University's proximity, the demo farm could spur agro-tourism like the strawberry fields of La Trinidad, Benguet.

It would also enhance or reinvigorate the entrepreneurial skills of the Aquinians while building stronger linkages with the communities it serves, Cabredo said.

AUL owns several parcels of land within the city such as the downtown Political Science Campus, the Aquinas Peak in Barangay Taysan and a vast agricultural estate in Banquerohan, among others.

Close to the business district, the main campus in Barangay Rawis is more than 30 contiguous hectares. (PNA)

DWLE-FM, currently branded as JAM 104.3 Legaspi is a music FM station owned and operated by Raven Broadcasting Corporation. The station's studio and transmitter are located in LCC Expressmart Building Penaranda Street Legaspi City, Albay.

AM and FM stations in Legazpi are growing up. Ang daming bago at marami ang nasa test broadcast.:banana:

^ ano pangaran kan falls padi? kaya ang ganda ng Legazpi...kasi imagine within the city may Mayon...may Albay Gulf...tapos meron pa palang falls...:cheers::cheers:

Maray na Albay!

ang apod kang mga taga bariis sa falls na ito BUSAY, makaulok nani ta sabi ko ugwa na bagang busay falls, sabi ni lola kan panahon pa daa nara los baños tigpropose daa na pag kuhaan ito k kuryente gari baga padi sa pagsanghan falls kaya lang dai man nangana na daa kaito si los banos kaya nawara man guiraray. pero kung makaduman kamo talaga siram kang view, gari ka man sana nagkaon ki pinakro. hehehe:nuts:

cguro mga 12 years na acong dai nacacalibot jan sa legazpi ta pag minauli aco 2 days in a year caya sa (h)arong lang aco buda tig aarapudan su mga barcada para mag inom then the next day rest, after that back to mnl.

Sana, maicot co ang albay guiraray.. magayunon na na tunay sa perspective co compare 12 years ago.

12 years, wow. There have been sooo many changes in Legazpi since 1997. You should visit sometime hehe. Well I do remember my lolas' novena booklets use 'c' instead of 'k'.

Buffet breakfast at Misibis Bay Raintree
by E. Francisco

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A day before the fiesta in Albay District.

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^^Thanks for the pix, six! Happy Fiesta, Old Albay District!

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Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant
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Naglagbong Park, Tiwi
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Albay Power Coop posts gains (http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node/10331)

LEGAZPI City, Sept. 2, 2009— Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO), here, has registered the first time in decades positive gain of P32 million per month and has paid its arrears of P100 million in July, this year, to the National Power Corporation (NPC), acting ALECO Manager Engr. Gerry Silva said.

In a forum on Sept. 1 hosted by the Diocesan Social Action Center (SAC), Engr. Silva has attributed the coop’s positive outlook to the reduction of system’s loss; collection efficiency and the restructuring of payment proposal on compounded interests charged by NPC for ALECO’s indebtedness now reaching to P1.9 billion.

By presenting comparative financial statements in 2006; 2007; and 2008 following NPC management take over last July 26, 2008, Silva said that systems loss was reduced by 2 per cent which could be translated into P3 million savings every month. He calls for the participation of more than 150,000 consumers to protect ALECO against power pilferage.

Silva explained that clustering of meters and the standardization of power lines and upgrading of transformers have contributed much to the reduction of systems loss from 24 to 18 per cent. “We are also expecting rebates of P125 million transmission charge as we found out that some ALECO lines do not pass the PNGC 25 mega volt line towers”, Silva said.

ALECO ‘s financial viability was seen after Aboitiz Power Group terminated its contract with the power coop as power supplier forcing NPC to source out and negotiate with other supplier in the public market. “We are preparing that ALECO will be expose to public market when bilateral contract negotiation will push through and what we gained will serve as buffer in paying its obligations” Silva added.

The power cooperative is also readying the “sanitation” of the registration of its member-consumers. Rev. Fr. Jose Victor Lobrigo, parish priest of Out Lady of the Gate Parish in Daraga town has mentioned consumers’ empowerment; accountability and upgrading of management system in order to preserve the gains of ALECO.

Because of mismanagement and lack of accountability on the part of at least 5 former ALECO managers designated by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) before, the power cooperative has suffered financial fix. Consumers believed that this was designed intentionally to pave the way for AELCO’s privatization. (Elmer James Bandol)

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I hope ALECO will also be modernized as part of the province's efforts on disaster risk reduction.

National Livestock Summit in Albay -- http://livestocksummit.com.ph/

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The Provincial Government of Albay in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry and Livestock Development Council will be hosting the 2nd National Livestock and Poultry Summit on September 16-18, 2009 at the Albay Astrodome, Legazpi City. The summit will focus on the theme: Coping with emerging challenges to the livestock and poultry sector - climate change, global trade, emerging diseases and food security.

There will be presentations of key issues that will provide information about new trends in the livestock-poultry industry, we will craft policy recommendations for the development of the industry, establish and review existing guidelines, share experiences or simply renew friendships.

This 3-day event will start by a golf tournament tee off at the Legazpi Golf Course, a 2-night fellowship-dinner and a tour to the shrine of our Lady of Penafrancia in Naga City on September 18. Meals, conference kit and t-shirts are free during the congress. You only pay for your accommodation and meals outside the congress.

Objectives


To share information on the current state of the industry and promote interaction among private, academic and government stakeholders.
To encourage more research and development for the livestock and poultry industry.
To evaluate the impact of global warming to the livestock and poultry industry and formulate policies, programs and regulations to mitigate and adapt to its effects.
To identify, define and evaluate policies that could contribute to increased productivity and sufficiency.
To promote wider understanding among livestock- poultry raisers and other industry players the importance of biosecurity as a means of prevention of zoonosis and enzootic infection.


Policy Issues


Food Security and National Competitiveness
Climate Change and Livestock Production
Biotechnology
International Trade
Emerging diseases
InterSectoral Strategic Alliance(including land use)
Animal Welfare
Rural Development
Research and Development
The GMA Livestock Program

Technical Issues


Biosecurity
Zoonosis
Biotechnology in Livestock Production
Greenhouse gases in Livestock Production, Prevention and Control
Animal Nutrition
Aflatoxin Effect in Poultry and Swine
Biofuels and Food Security

igwa tabi akong haputon saindo mga legazpeeps!!!bago ko kamo haputon mangangamusta na muna tabi ako saindo..marhay na albay tabi sa mga taga legazpi asin mga taga albay...garu mas lalo tang napapakusog an satuyang siyudad...ngunyan po an hapot ko po tabi saindo kung ano an pinaka dakulang simbahan sa provincia nin albay??? ano man ngani palan ang pinakamasarig na simbahang pang katoliko??an aram ko kaya ining yaon sa taas kang daraga an pinakamaiwas. ngunyan sabi man sako kan sasakuyang tiyuon an pinakamasarig daw ining ligao city garu dai man baga dakula maray itong nasa ligao mas dakula ngani ining sa albay...ano man naggad an pinaka dakula asin ano an pinaka magayon muya ko aramon kung siisay digdi an nalibut na an mga simbahan sa bilog ning provincia kan albay paki lista na sana tabi an pasunod sunod na mga simbahan mabalos po saindo gabos!!!

A day before the fiesta in Albay District.

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I never got to go home for the Albay District Fiesta (my hometown) for so many years. I think the last that I was around was in 1974. :bash: In the old days, the Albay fiesta was Oct 16, then it was changed to March 12 (feast of St. Gregory the Great). But after a while, they changed it again to Sept. 3. I do not know the significance of the two other dates. Of course when I was still studying in Legazpi I was always a participant in the civic military parade. Maogma yan ta pirmi holiday. Whether the fiesta is in Legazpi or Albay or Daraga, it was always a holiday in our school. I don't know if it's still being practiced until today.


Aquinas University spearheads urban agriculture in Legazpi
September 1, 2009 10:29 am

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 31 — The Aquinas University of Legazpi (AUL) has implemented a project dubbed "Urban Agriculture through the High-Value Commercial Crops Techno-Demo Farm" within its expansive campus here.


The project features 60-square-meter greenhouse where vegetables highly sensitive to rain and changes in temperature like broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower and honeydew melon are being propagated.

Gardens for more hardy vegetables such as squash, eggplant and watermelon were also established in an open area of 1,000 square meters whose perimeters were planted to rootcrops like ubi and sweet potato.

Cucumber and sweet corn are being intercropped with those plants during the dry season.

A 5,000-square-meter farm for upland organic rice is also being established.

Adjacent to the demo farm, organic fertilizers will be produced soon through vermiculture using earthworms in the decomposition process of rice hull and coconut peat.

The first phase of the project started late last year with the establishment of a "techno-demo" farm in the Rawis Campus with a timetable of one year.

After which, it will be replicated but on an expanded version in a larger property of the university in the upland village of Banquerohan, also here.

The replication will be the second phase of the project being entirely supervised by Dr. Antonio Payonga of the Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry (BUCAF) based in Guinobatan, Albay.

This phase would start before the end of the year and managed in such a way that it becomes self-sustaining with the income derived from the sale of products be plowed back to the project for continuous production.

A part of which will be saved for future expansion and development, Payonga said.

Vegetable production within the urban farm could be done continuously in a year with two or three cycles while upland organic rice and root crops will be produced once a year, he explained.

The demo farm is a project conceived by the Aquinas Center for Continuing Education (CCE) under Dr. Susana C. Cabredo in response to the challenges of the prevailing food crisis felt with the dwindling supply of agricultural crops in the local market.

Cabredo, the CCE head, said the challenge is directed not only to the agriculture sector but to all sectors of society, including the academe as the problem is exacerbated with the increases in prices of oil that directly affects food production and distribution.

“Thus, it behooved academic institutions like AUL to transform from being mere consumers of food products to growers and suppliers especially of high-value commercial crops, the technology of which could be shared with communities particularly those in the urban areas,” she explained.

Related activities could also provide students in science, engineering and commerce hands-on experiences that dovetail with classroom learning about state-of-the-art urban farming technology.

In fact, the AUL College of Business Administration has already prepared a business plan that would help the project earn revenue, Cabredo said.

Aside from alleviating poverty and improving the wellbeing of Legazpeños and Albayanos in the long-term, the project could also improve the quality of urban environment through "greening," and thus help reduce pollution, she said.

Considering the University's proximity, the demo farm could spur agro-tourism like the strawberry fields of La Trinidad, Benguet.

It would also enhance or reinvigorate the entrepreneurial skills of the Aquinians while building stronger linkages with the communities it serves, Cabredo said.

AUL owns several parcels of land within the city such as the downtown Political Science Campus, the Aquinas Peak in Barangay Taysan and a vast agricultural estate in Banquerohan, among others.

Close to the business district, the main campus in Barangay Rawis is more than 30 contiguous hectares. (PNA)


This is good news that a private university like AUL has initiated something as worthwhile and timely. We really need this kind of activity. I didn't know that they owned a vast agricultural estate in Banquerohan. Maybe they should put up an agricultural school in that estate! And who knows, maybe transfer the entire school in Banquerohan and create there a University Town.

The BU College of Agriculture should be at the forefront of agricultural development in Bicol or at least in Albay. We should not only target being self-sufficient but we should aim at exporting our agri products to the other provinces of the country.



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Truly five star buffet. Sa itsura pa lang ng set-up 5-star na.

igwa tabi akong haputon saindo mga legazpeeps!!!bago ko kamo haputon mangangamusta na muna tabi ako saindo..marhay na albay tabi sa mga taga legazpi asin mga taga albay...garu mas lalo tang napapakusog an satuyang siyudad...ngunyan po an hapot ko po tabi saindo kung ano an pinaka dakulang simbahan sa provincia nin albay??? ano man ngani palan ang pinakamasarig na simbahang pang katoliko??an aram ko kaya ining yaon sa taas kang daraga an pinakamaiwas. ngunyan sabi man sako kan sasakuyang tiyuon an pinakamasarig daw ining ligao city garu dai man baga dakula maray itong nasa ligao mas dakula ngani ining sa albay...ano man naggad an pinaka dakula asin ano an pinaka magayon muya ko aramon kung siisay digdi an nalibut na an mga simbahan sa bilog ning provincia kan albay paki lista na sana tabi an pasunod sunod na mga simbahan mabalos po saindo gabos!!!

maray na aga po saimo mr.lipaolipao.. uni po ang mga list kang mga simbahan sa albay.. uhhmmm sakuyang pagka aram ang Our Lady of thr Gate Church sa daraga ang pinaka gurang na simbahan.

- OUR LADY OF THE GATE CHURCH
Daraga, Albay (1873)
- OAS CHURCH
Oas,Albay
- St. DOMINIC GUZMAN CHURCH
Sto.Domingo, Albay
- OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISH
Guinobatan,Albay
-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Camalig
- MALINAO CHURCH
Malinao
- MALINAO CHURCH
Tabaco
- SAINT STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR
Ligao
-SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT CATHEDRAL
Old Albay
-NUESTRA SEÑORA DE SALVACION
Joroan, Tiwi

yan lang ang aram ko tabi.. maray na aga..:)

haist! fiesta palan ngunian sa albay district.. ugmahon na naman mga estyudante na nag kaklase sa albay district, wara sinda laog.. hehe.. yaraon na naman su mga paki fiesta kung sain-sain na lukluk kang albay.. luway-luway sana tabi su mga high blood jan.. su mga para inumon tamang inom sana tabi mga pay..

maray na aga po..

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thanks dex for this post! this is a nice rare shot of Mayon and its neighbors! :)
marhay na albay! happy fiesta sa albay district!

thanks dex for this post! this is a nice rare shot of Mayon and its neighbors! :)
marhay na albay! happy fiesta sa albay district!

You're welcome. It is indeed a rare shot :okay:

Government engineers to fast track bridge project in Albay (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=227587)
By Mar S. Arguelles

DARAGA, Albay, Sept. 3 (PNA) -- Government engineers will be fast tracking the construction of the Binitayan bridge here following the announced release of a P40 million fund by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Albay Rep. Al Francis Bichara said here Thursday.

Bichara said President Arroyo in her recent visit here directed the Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol to immediately release the P40 million fund to complete the construction of a new bridge in Daraga town. The bridge would replace the old spillway that was washed out by rampaging lahar and flood waters that cascaded down the slopes of Mayon volcano at the height of super typhoon Reming in 2006.

In his visit here last week, Sec. Teodoro disclosed that his office has already transmitted the corresponding official endorsement and documents for the P40 million funding for approval of the President that subsequently allow the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release the fund to the Department of Public and Highways (DPWH) in Bicol. Bichara said an initial P40 million fund were earlier released and used to undertake preliminary structural civil works such as the putting up of concrete piles as structural foundation.

“As soon as the funds are released, engineering works would start soonest, so the the people who so long waited for the completion of a new bridge would a great relief to them,” said Bichara, the proponent of the bridge project. The collapsed of the old Binitayan spillway at barangay Kilicao gave villagers in five neighboring barangays at the foot of the volcano difficulties in transporting their farm produce and they have to traverse the long route in going the town proper.

Villages affected by collapsed spillways were barangays Kilicao, Matnog, Salvacion, and Mabinit, which are located at the foot of the volcano's southeastern quadrant. Meanwhile Engr. Oscar Cristobal, DPWH assistant regional director, said that the bridge project would be completed by the 1st quarter of 2010.

He said the DPWH will have to infuse an additional P30 million for the construction of approaches at the 126 linear meter single lane concrete with 4.5 meter width bridge, including payments for right of way lands. He said the total bridge project would cost P110 million, of which P80 million was sourced from the President's Bicol Calamity Assistance for Relief and Emergencies (B-CARE) and P30 million from the DPWH.(PNA)
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thanks dex for this post! this is a nice rare shot of Mayon and its neighbors! :)
marhay na albay! happy fiesta sa albay district!

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hello! kamusta kamo gabos? naoogma ako ta dahil nailing ko ining thread na ini. napungaw ako kan nahiling ko mga litrato kan legaspi! happy fiesta tabi sa mga tga old albay!

I will vote cebu for best masahista... hehehe visit mo masahista finder in cebu tapos avail mo sensual massage....:banana::banana: kung ano massage yun din sc... hehehehe sa Legazpi ba meron ding dial a massage? share naman, mauli ako sa sept 19-20. baca masingit co... hehehehehe

wla ako sa pinas bro....nasa ibang bansa ako...

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ganda talaga tingnan ang hugis nang mt. Mayon....really awesome...

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^^:omg:great find dex!!!
i can only identify mayon and isarog (tama ba?), not sure which one is asog :bash:

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^^:omg:great find dex!!!
i can only identify mayon and isarog (tama ba?), not sure which one is asog :bash:

Clockwise: Isarog, Malinao, Mayon, Masaraga, Iriga (Asog)

^^thanks dex :cheers:

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Address: Level 2, Gaisano Metro, Legaspi F. Imperial St., Bitano, Legaspi City
Contact information: 480 9809

^^I got this info from the adidas website. So Gaisano has the 1st branch, therefore EM's adidas would be the 2nd branch but of botique style.:)

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Address: Level 2, Gaisano Metro, Legaspi F. Imperial St., Bitano, Legaspi City
Contact information: 480 9809

^^I got this info from the adidas website. So Gaisano has the 1st branch, therefore EM's adidas would be the 2nd branch but of botique style.:)

It says Gaisano Metro, which is a department store, so it's not really a full branch.

^^thanks dex :cheers:

^^You're welcome!

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^^I just love their dimsum. :banana:

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Misibis Bay Raintree's helicopter
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Misibis has helicopter, private plane and fast craft. Beautiful indeed!:banana:

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Red Ribbon should put another outlet within Legazpi City. The location in LCC Mall is very strategic. Their ube-flavored cake is still the best for me. :banana:

Albay government, Pfizers ink MOA on health care card discount (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=227682)
By Mike dela Rama

LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) – The provincial government of Albay and the Pfizer, a multi pharma company, have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the full implementation of "Kalusugan Para sa Mamamayan" (KASAMA) of Albay. Albay governor Joey Salceda explained during the MOA signing held here, Thursday, that KASAMA program goal is in line with the government’s thrust to expand access of Filipinos to quality health care.

“The Pfizer is helping every Filipinos, to make their products affordable,” Salceda said. Under the KASAMA program, a health discount card will be unlimitedly distributed to provincial, municipal, city health offices, and hospitals to be identified by the provincial government. “KASAMA card entitles the bearer to avail 20 percent to 60 percent discounts in 20 participatory Pfizer medicine products.”

“Discounts in 20 participatory Pfizer medicine products can be availed in all leading drug stores by presenting their KASAMA discount card,” Salceda said. He further explained that the provincial government’s responsibility is to provide the Pfizer the list of hospitals, city and municipal Health Offices. Pfizer will distribute the discount cards to doctors. “The doctor will prescribe to the patient any of the 20 participatory Pfizer medicine products,” he said.

After receiving the KASAMA discount card, the patient must register through an SMS to Pfizer HealthCare Line for purposes of confirmation. “This is a lifetime access health discount card only in Albay,” Salceda said. Salceda also said the provincial government will come up with a monitoring mechanism to ensure that the discount health card will not be abused.

However, Albert Mateo Jr., Pfizer president and country manager, explained that GSIS e-card holders can also avail of the discount provided that the prescription is a Pfizer product and included in the list of the 20 participatory medicines/drugs. The KASAMA program was launched by Pfizer in 2002 that benefited 1.9 million Filipinos throughout the country and to date there are 1,800 drug store partners. (PNA)
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View from Embarcadero
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Kawa-kawa Hill
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Ligñon Hill Nature Park
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maray na aga po saimo mr.lipaolipao.. uni po ang mga list kang mga simbahan sa albay.. uhhmmm sakuyang pagka aram ang Our Lady of thr Gate Church sa daraga ang pinaka gurang na simbahan.

- OUR LADY OF THE GATE CHURCH
Daraga, Albay (1873)
- OAS CHURCH
Oas,Albay
- St. DOMINIC GUZMAN CHURCH
Sto.Domingo, Albay
- OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISH
Guinobatan,Albay
-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Camalig
- MALINAO CHURCH
Malinao
- MALINAO CHURCH
Tabaco
- SAINT STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR
Ligao
-SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT CATHEDRAL
Old Albay
-NUESTRA SEÑORA DE SALVACION
Joroan, Tiwi

yan lang ang aram ko tabi.. maray na aga..:)

mabalos po saimo manay secret lady tabi man dai na po tabi nindo ako haudon mr lipaopao...mabalos po heheee

siisay na po palan an madalagan sa 2010 election para alkalde nin siyudad sa legazpi??kuntana si mayor rosal man giraray tanganing maurag....marayunun si rosal sa gabos na proyekto sa siyudad...siisay na tabi an ma laban para sa 2010 election??

Weather-sensitive crops thrive in demo farm (http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commodities/15550-weather-sensitive-crops-thrive-in-demo-farm.html)
Written by Danny O. Calleja / Correspondent
Thursday, 03 September 2009 21:50

LEGAZPI CITY—Aquinas University of Legazpi (AUL) has implemented a project, dubbed “Urban Agriculture through the High-Value Commercial Crops Techno-Demo Farm” within its expansive campus here. The project features a 60-square-meter greenhouse where vegetables highly sensitive to rain and changes in temperature like broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower and honeydew melon are being propagated.

Gardens for more hardy vegetables such as squash, eggplant and watermelon have also been established in an open area of 1,000 square meters which perimeters were planted to root crops like ube and sweet potato. Cucumber and sweet corn are being intercropped with those plants during the dry season. A 5,000-square-meter farm for upland organic rice is also being established. Adjacent to the demo farm, organic fertilizers will be produced soon through vermiculture using earthworms in the decomposition process of rice hull and coconut peat.

The first phase of the project started late last year with the establishment of a “techno-demo” farm in the Rawis Campus with a timetable of one year, after which it will be replicated on an expanded version in a larger property of the university in the upland village of Banquerohan, also here.

The replication will be the second phase of the project and is being supervised by Antonio Payonga of the Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry based in Guinobatan, Albay. This phase would start before the end of the year and managed in such a way that it becomes self-sustaining. The income derived from the sale of products will be plowed back to the project for continuous production. A part of the money will be saved for future expansion and development, Payonga said.

Vegetable production within the urban farm could be done continuously in a year with two or three cycles while upland organic rice and root crops will be produced once a year, he explained. The demo farm is a project conceived by the Aquinas Center for Continuing Education (CCE) in response to the challenges of the prevailing food crisis felt with the dwindling supply of agricultural crops in the local market, Susan Cabredo, the CCE head, said.

The challenge is directed not only to the agriculture sector, but to all sectors of society, including academe, as the problem is exacerbated with the increases in prices of oil that directly affects food production and distribution, Cabredo said. “Thus, it behooves academic institutions like AUL to transform from being mere consumers of food products to growers and suppliers, especially of high-value commercial crops, the technology of which could be shared with communities, particularly those in the urban areas,” she explained.

Related activities could also provide students in science, engineering and commerce hands-on experiences that dovetail classroom learning about state-of-the-art urban-farming technology. In fact, the AUL College of Business Administration has already prepared a business plan that would help the project earn revenue, Cabredo said. Aside from alleviating poverty and improving the well-being of Legazpeños and Albayanos in the long-term, the project could also improve the quality of urban environment through “greening,” and thus help reduce pollution, she said.

Considering the university’s proximity, the demo farm could spur agro-tourism like the strawberry fields of La Trinidad, Benguet. It would also enhance or reinvigorate the entrepreneurial skills of the Aquinians while building stronger linkages with the communities it serves, Cabredo said. AUL owns several parcels of land within the city, such as the downtown Political Science Campus, the Aquinas Peak in barangay Taysan and a vast agricultural estate in Banquerohan, among others. Close to the business district, the main campus in barangay Rawis is more than 30 contiguous hectares.

By Juan Escandor Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:21:00 09/02/2009

Filed Under: Books, Literature, Arts (general), Culture (general), Language

FIVE new books by Bicolanos offer a variety of genres that show the language’s continuing inspiration to writers in Bicol and Filipino.

Published by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the literary works include a compilation of children’s stories, a collection of stage plays and screenplays, two poetry books and one scholarly book on the origins and influences of Bicol poetry.

Among those launched on August 15 was “Yudi Man: Mga Osipon para ki Nunuy asin ki Nini (Here’s One: Stories for Nunuy and Nini),” a collection of short stories for children written by winners of the yearly literary tilt Premio Tomas Arejola para sa Literaturang Bikolnon or Premio Arejola.

The book is edited by Carlos A. Arejola and Lorna A. Billanes, and illustrated by Boyet Abrenica.

Other titles are “Pagsasatubuanan: Poetikang Bikolnon,” a book of literary criticism on Bikol poetics by Jose Jason L. Chancoco; “Tigsik,” a compilation of tigsik, a Bikol ethnic form of poetry, by Aida B. Cirujales; and “Sayod Kong Tataramon/Tuwiran Kong Sasabihin (Straightforward I Say),” a collection of stage plays and screenplays by Carlos A. Arejola.

Arejola is a member of the executive committee on literary arts of the NCCA and a third prize winner of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for screenplay category in 2006.

He earned fellowships in the 33rd University of the Philippines’ National Writers Workshop and the 7th Iligan National Workshop. He works at the provincial capitol of Camarines Sur.

Another collection of poems in Filipino, “Bagyo sa Oktubre” by Honesto M. Pesimo Jr., was the fifth title launched.

Pioneering works

Two books stood out as pioneering works that upped the quality of published works by authors in Bicol and Filipino. These were the “Pagsasatabuanan Poetikang Bikolnon” and the “Tataramon/Tuwiran Kong Sasabihin.”

Chancoco’s “Pagsasatubuanan Poetikang Bikolnon” tries to dissect the present forms of poetry in Bicol and trace their origins and influences.

Chancoco, who hails from Iriga City, defines in metaphor “Pagsasatubuanan” (from the Iriganon root word “tubuanan”) as “the first sprout from a pili tree seedling found to be a favorite delicacy of the kadlagan (forest)-roaming kids and much sought after during rural soirees.”

“In the midst of hybridism, post-modernism and neocolonialism; the book seeks to trace the ‘birtud’ (virtue) of indigenous Bikol poetics while recognizing the importance of foreign aesthetic influences,” the author wrote in the foreword.

Formal Bicol

Creating his own devices to articulate terminologies in Bicol translation, Chancoco uses Bicol in its formal form, proving that studies and researches can be articulated in the native language.

With “modernismo,” “perspektibo,” “estrukturado” or similar terms with English origins, the “Pagsasatabuanan” is heavy reading that requires total attention to the stream of thoughts presented in contemporary Bicol.

Chancoco is instructive when introducing the basics, standards and deviations of poetry writing in Bicol. He compares the forms and styles used by European and other western writers and native poetry traditions of regions and ethnic groups in the Philippines.

For serious poetry writers, the “Pagsasatabuanan” may serve as a manual of models of rhymes, measures, meters and styles.

As the first original work that affirms Bicol poetry as an art form with its cultural origins and outside influences, it engages academic and cultural writers on its assertions.

Guidepost

In general, Chancoco’s book is a guidepost that requires future editions in order to translate into layman’s language the profound thoughts and discussions on his findings about Bicol poetics.

Offering a seminal work, Arejola’s “Sayod Kong Tataramon/Tuwiran Kong Sasabihin” tackles homosexuality in his stage and screen dramas as an undercurrent in the world of bisexual existence and gender relations.

With current settings, the author shows his command and control of Bicol and Filipino to portray homosexuality as an ever-present reality everywhere, from the metropolis to an imagined far-flung place.

Arejola’s characters are theatrical and surrealistic at times.

“Pungot na gigision ni Toledo an sulot niyang kamiseta, anggot na huhubaon asin padagos na gigision. Pagudgud na iduduhol an hawak sa atubang ni Edwin, garo nagmamakaherak (Resentful Toledo will tear the shirt he wears, angrily taking it off and eventually tearing it apart. Dragging his body towards Edwin, he seemed to be begging),” a scene in the stage play “4 da Boys” as one male character erotically engages a male friend.

In spite of the finis in the use of Bicol and Filipino – one of the strengths of the collection of plays – similar scenes and stories cross the mind of the reader somewhere in the subconscious.


http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090902-223245/5_new_books_boost_Bicol_literature

Albay intensifies anti-dengue campaign (http://balita.ph/2009/09/01/albay-intensifies-anti-dengue-campaign/)
By Mike dela Rama

LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 1 –- The Provincial Government of Albay has intensified it anti-dengue campaign in all schools and barangays, specially this raining season. Albay governor Joey Salceda has instructed the provincial health office to take all necessary precaution in order to prevent the spread of dengue in the province.

He also called on barangay and school officials to conduct regular clean up activities in their respective areas. “Dengue can be prevented and preventing it is not the sole responsibility of the government or health personnel that is why we are calling all barangay and school officials to take the lead.”

During the 2nd quarter of 2009 the Provincial Health Office of Albay recorded 10 dengue cases. Salceda said that all counter measures to stop the spread of dengue and other health diseases are in placed. “Our immediate action is prevention.”

The governor also urged Albayanos to practice proper garbage disposal. “Do not depend on your barangay officials, our cooperation is very important to have a health environment.” Salceda is hopeful to make Albay free from dengue. “We already reduced the number of cases during the second quarter of this year, let’s us do our part to make this province free from dengue." (PNA)

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Dinner at Raintree Misibis Bay
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Price roll back on construction materials seen – DTI (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=3&rid=227646)
By Mike dela Rama

LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) – Bicolanos may now take advantage of the price roll back on construction materials starting this month from five percent to ten percent due to rainy season, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 5 said.

Rodrigo Aguilar, DTI assistant regional director for Bicol, said that the rollback in the prices of construction materials such as cement, steel bars and galvanized iron sheets is expected because of the rainy season. “We strongly suggest to the Bicolanos to start buying their needed construction materials,” he said.

“During the 3rd and 4th quarter every year there is an instant price rollback in major construction materials,” Aguilar said. He explained further that low demand is another factor for the reduced prices. “Less construction activities means less buyers and this is an opportunity to middle class families.”

Aguilar said that during rainy season, construction materials are very affordable and even if there is an oil price increase, the prices of construction materials will not be affected. (PNA)
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Pottery Industry in Tiwi
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Nuarin kaya Dx magkakaigwang new satellite images ang Legazpi sa googlemaps?

May updated satellite images na ang Legazpi sa Google Maps. Although late man giraray ta 2007 images pa ini. At least hiling na man su mga recent developments such as Embarcadero :okay: (the images are also available on Google Earth through the historical imagery function)

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Evolution of the Legazpi Port

Nov. 2005
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I hope next update, 2009 images na hehe :okay:

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kumusta tabi mga brod?.

Undiscovered paradise (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20090905-223735/At-last-an-Ironwoman-at-46)
by Tessa Prieto-Valdez

Excerpt:

How does one recover from an Ironman? There’s no better way than to head right back to Bicol, but this time to the Misibis Bay Raintree Resort in Cagraray Island, just off the coast of Legaspi City.

Misibis Bay is paradise waiting to be discovered. It all starts upon arrival in Legaspi. Early in the morning, the majesty of Mayon Volcano is unencumbered by cloud cover. All I can say is: “It really is a perfect cone!”

Misibis Bay Raintree’s gracious owners, Zaldy and Mylene Co, had invited my family and I to visit their resort, so we were in luxury mode all throughout. We first stopped by their Hotel Venezia for a quick breakfast, then hopped over to their new project, the Embarcadero Mall, where we caught their fastcraft boat to the island.

Arriving in the resort was a joy, with cultural dancers swaying on the sidelines while waiters offered delicious little glasses of halo-halo and cold towels. Resort manager Ian Varona briefed us on the amenities and activities available in the island.

From our spacious villa, we could see the deep blue waters of Misibis Bay opening up into the Pacific Ocean. It’s a sight to contemplate while getting a welcome foot bath from a pretty Bicolana.

Misibis Bay Raintree is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World. The Raintree group is the resort’s management team, the same as Discovery Shores Boracay, so one gets the same level of expert, personalized “service with a heart.” Attention to detail, warm hospitality and delicious food truly set Misibis apart.

The in-room massages were so relaxing. Urban Spa’s Irene Ibañez personally trained the masseuses of the resort. Dennis and I enjoyed a massage every day we were there.

Helicopter ride

To surprise us on Sunday morning, Zaldy sent his personal helicopter to pick us up and give us a tour of Mayon Volcano and the ruins of Cagsawa church. I used my new Flip video camera to take dramatic videos of the lava flows. In the afternoon, Dennis and I tried out scuba diving in the bay and ATV driving in the Eco Park nearby.

The beauty of Misibis is that it is ideal for a romantic getaway and just as perfect for a family looking for a fun vacation. Fashion designer Rajo Laurel and Nix Alanon even extended their stay for a much-deserved break. If you’re interested in making Misibis your next holiday destination, check out www.misibisbay-raintree.com or call their Manila office at 6838222.

How does one recover from Misibis Bay? In my case, the best way is to enter my 46-year-old legs in the Ayala Eco Dash Environment Run at Fort next Sunday. Join me by registering in any of the Ayala Malls, and let’s all help make this a greener world.

kumusta tabi mga brod?.

Hi! Welcome to the Legazpi thread

Mayon sunset
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Fastcraft to Misibis Bay Raintree
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tnx, kumusta na man tabi mga padi ang Mariners-Legaspi?

A weekend sojourn in Bicol (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/219329/a-weekend-sojourn-bicol)
By FIL C. SIONIL
September 6, 2009, 12:34pm

Reservations dominated my mind in accepting a weekend sojourn in the Bicol region. There were many considerations I had to deal with before I could pack my bag for a quick weekend getaway.

The frenzied, dynamic desk work made it a bit difficult. But, I do believe that if it was meant to be, it would be. God was on my side that day. With some rescheduling and the assurance that I would just be a phone call away, the Boss easily gave his nod. Having surmounted this first hurdle, another snag came into play—the weather was a bit uncooperative as thunderstorm illuminated the sky followed by a heavy downpour.

I was so looking forward to the much-needed break as I haven’t been in the region for close to two decades. The last time I had a good view of the iconic perfect cone that is Mayon Volcano was when I was a wet on the ear political reporter covering Malacañang Palace. The inclement weather further inflamed my apprehension about going.

Still, the call of a weekend respite with friends whom I haven’t seen in a while was more than enough reason. Honestly, if I had foregone the trip, which they had arranged several months back and had been postponed for the nth time, I would never hear the end of it.

Reluctantly, I dragged myself out of my comfort zone one early morning amidst the heavy rain and thunderstorm. I almost didn’t make it to my early morning flight. I had to psyche myself—prepare for a rough ride. But surprise of all surprises, the ride was smooth, calm even. Actually, we arrived 20 minutes ahead of time.

“Bicol is in southwest and northeast of the Philippines, thus it is always in the typhoon path,” Misibis Bay Resort manager Ian Mayer Varona explains as if giving the day’s weather bulletin. “The challenge is to try to convince the people that Bicol is not a typhoon haven.”

True enough. The sky was blue, the sun was up, smiling with nary a hint of any rain clouds, a complete reverse from the situation I just left over an hour ago. The overnight heavy downpour left Manila submerged in water. Built on a private pristine stretch along the southern tip of Cagraray Island off the western coasts of Albay, Misibis Bay Raintree is fast becoming to be known as an alternative weekend getaway. Depending on one’s requirement and lifestyle, the secluded resort can be reached three ways from the Legazpi airport.

One access is by a speed boat from Bacacay across the Sula Channel, traversing the Albay Gulf which opens up to the Pacific Ocean. If you have all the spare time to enjoy the scenic, provincial allure, there is the one shuttle bus ride. And finally, for those in a rush, there is an available helicopter transfer ride that can be availed of from the airport.

As the second resort in the country, the first is its sister-resort Discovery Shores in the world famous Boracay Island that has been accredited by the Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) of the World, Misibis Bay Raintree is the best option for the weary CEOs (chief executive officers) who prefer a quick getaway. Being in the SLH list, which is composed of over 480 hotels in 70 countries, it naturally meant that Misibis Bay Raintree has to live-up to the standard of offering an infinite array of experiences tailored especially to the luxury market. The chopper ride from Manila to the resort takes only a little over an hour.

The crossover by speedboat from the wharf within the complex of the embarcadero mall to the resort was where the pampering began. A smiling crew greeted the weary travelers as they entered the 24-seater fast craft. Once acclimatized, a steward, who also served as a personal butler for the entire duration of the welcome trip handed out a cold face towel for freshening up, a cold water drink or soda, chips or cookies while we enjoyed the unsoiled vista. We didn’t even realize that the 25-minute ride was nearly over.

At the wharf, an airconditioned van awaited us. The five-minute ride from the quay was breathtaking as well. I felt like I was part of the movie, Mamma Mia, while negotiating the winding path with the panoramic view of the sea with a picket fence on the right side of the narrow road.

As I stepped out of the vehicle to the resort complex that sits on a five hectare property in the Southeast corner of Cagraray Island facing the Albay Gulf, the pampering continued with a contingent of resort staff lined-up wearing their most beautiful smile, one handed out leis made out of seashells while another served us each a glass of the resort’s very own concoction of pandan flavored buco juice.

Checking in was a breeze as well. Each guest is assigned his very own butler, attending to his every whim. The butler’s presence is conspicuous, a plus factor, especially if you prefer privacy. Though, they appear from nowhere always ready to lend a hand.

The view from my villa overlooking the one-kilometer delta of white sand beach was magnificent. The beautiful guestrooms are quintessence of style that allow one to completely relish the environs—the sound of the rushing waves and the chirping of the birds. Totally rural but with first-class amenities.

Each structure is designed with high airy ceilings, large terraces, sun decks and has direct access to the beach. It is also equipped with state-of-the-art LCD television, DVD/CD player, iPod docks, and WiFi access. Of the 22 rooms, there are four triplex villas, two-bedroom and one-bed room suites with jacuzzi. “Our plan is to put jacuzzi in single villas,” explained Mr. Ian. Construction is on-going to bring the accommodation to 37 rooms as well as provide additional amenities such as a 350-seater convention center, a VIP gaming area for those who would like to mix vacation with a bit of high-roll gambling to be operated by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. All of these are still a work in progress, said Mr. Ian. Barring any other hitches, the objective is to finish the construction sometime this month to before the end of the year, at the latest.

Since its soft opening in May this year, Mr. Ian said the response had been beyond the expectations of the management. That weekend, all of the 22 rooms were booked, mostly local tourists like me and a sprinkling of foreigners. “We are starting to reach out, looking at the foreign market, particularly the Europeans, who are long staying guests. In the region, we hope to generate interest from the South Koreans,” he adds.

In this Peñafrancia week, Mr. Ian is hoping to cash-in on the influx of devotees offering a bondless Bicol package of P12,888 for a three-day, two-night stay via Cebu Pacific up until the end of the month. This is inclusive of buffet breakfast. It, too, includes non-motorized facilities such as wind surfing and kayaking. And for those who want to venture out into the sea for the first time, intro-dive is free. And after a day’s frolic on the beach, one can take the romantic sunset cruise.

Though, its lure is distinct from its sister resort in Boracay, needless to say I had no regrets taking a weekend getaway at the Misibis Bay Raintree. It did not only accord me a respite from the daily desk work but I had a chance to learn how to cook Bicol Express and tour the Cagsawa ruins.

You too can have the ultimate escape in Misibis paradise. Visit www.misibisbay-raintree.com.

More Misibis Bay Raintree photos

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Legazpi grand terminal formally opens Sept. 23 (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2009/sept03/xgrand.html)
By Florencio P. Narito

The Legazpi City Integrated Public Transport Terminal located in Barangay Bitano this city will formally be inaugurated on Sept. 23, 2009. This was announced yesterday by Janus Clemente, terminal manager, in an interview with Bombo Radyo-Legazpi. According to Clemente, this dry run for buses, GT Express vans, jeepneys and city cabs will be held on Sept. 20 while the transfer of the public transport vehicles from the temporary terminal to the new terminal will be made on Sept. 21.

Clemente said that Mayor Noel Rosal had been impatient over the delayed construction of the terminal. Every week the mayor inspects the construction of the terminal to find out when it could be finished, he added. He explained that during the dry run, no terminal fees will be charged to vehicle operator.

“The mayor wanted the project to be completed as soon as possible so that the buses, jeepneys, Filcab vans could be transferred simultaneously to the new terminal,” Clemente said. The Legazpi Grand Terminal will be operated by the LEY Development Corporation under a build-operate-and-transfer (BOT) lease contract with the City Government of Legazpi for a period of 50 years.

The terminal occupies about 4 hectares and it can accommodate all kinds of public transport vehicles plying in Legazpi. Clemente further said that the terminal has already been issued an occupancy permit by the Legazpi City Government and a provisional authority to operate from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

The mega terminal boasts of modern facilities. It has three public toilets and one pay toilet where one can take a bath. It is well-secured with 17 security guards with closed-circuit television (CCTV) sets installed at strategic places. At the same time, it has a one-stop-shop where the traveling public can buy most of the things they need. Souvenir shops, food stalls, electronic and cellphone supplies will be available at the terminal.

Giant food companies like McDonald, Jollibee, Greenwich are putting branches in the terminal. Movie and TV star Anne Curtis has been invited to grace the grand opening of the Legazpi Grand Terminal, Clemente said.

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Site Development Plan of LKY Metro Transport and Lifestyle Hub, Legazpi City

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Perspective of LKY Metro Transport and Lifestyle Hub (New Legazpi Central Terminal)

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Bus Terminal
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Photo updates: Legazpi Terminal (July 6, 2009)

Filcab and Jeepney Terminal - ready for operation. Hopefully in 2-3 weeks time this terminal will already be operational.

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Infrared device for driver access cards:

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This morning...
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Maray na Albay, sir Monsi! Thanks for the photos. Glad to know the weather is fine over there, albeit cloudy.

Last week...
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^This morning...looks like the stern of an ocean liner...:)

Then and Now series on Albay churches

Camalig

Then:
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Now:

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Closer look on the facade:

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^This morning...looks like the stern of an ocean liner...:)

^^Hehe, that was my observation too even when the mall was still being built more than 8 years ago.

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By the way, I made a page about Landco Business Park and Pacific Mall on Wow Legazpi - Click here (http://wowlegazpi.com/2009/09/04/landco-business-park-and-pacific-mall/)

^During your next visit, you'll find Landco a little different...a filling station along F. Imperial is now under construction (kun pwede kutang mag-agad ki supang kan marurugi, butong, oras, o ano daw na variety kan kawayan na nakatanom duman sa bamboo grove along the perimeter fence); matutulohan na an gas stations along F. Imperial/Alternate Road...Last summer, when I was having photocopies at Jebson-Quezon Ave., I saw the plan for the gas station being blueprinted.... East side of the mall, another building is rising...

Night life last week... nagkudak man sana ako tapos nag-uli na...
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^During your next visit, you'll find Landco a little different...a filling station along F. Imperial is now under construction (kun pwede kutang mag-agad ki supang kan marurugi, butong, oras, o ano daw na variety kan kawayan na nakatanom duman sa bamboo grove along the perimeter fence); matutulohan na an gas stations along F. Imperial/Alternate Road...Last summer, when I was having photocopies at Jebson-Quezon Ave., I saw the plan for the gas station being blueprinted.... East side of the mall, another building is rising...

Night life last week... nagkudak man sana ako tapos nag-uli na...
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Zest Air's China-made MA60 approaches runway 24...
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I hope they'd soon regularly deploy here one of their A320's powered by International Aero Engines (unlike PR's and 5J's GE CFM engines)...

Rainy afternoon yesterday... some people are still eating out!:ohno::nuts::lol:
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Zest Air's China-made MA60 approaches runway 24...
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I hope they'd soon regularly deploy here one of their A320's powered by International Aero Engines (unlike PR's and 5J's GE CFM engines)...

Nice capture! I didn't know Airbus A320s have different engines. So which one's better?
Once pa lang ako nakalunad sa Zest, dont know kung igwa pa sindang libreng Zest-O. lol
Glad to know more buildings are being constructed within Landco. But another gas station?? Don't we have enough gas stations already? hehe

Photos from Tessa Prieto-Valdez's column on PDI

Bird’s eye view of beautiful Misibis Bay Raintree Resort in Cagraray Island
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Impressive Spice Market Restaurant in Misibis Bay Raintree Resort
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Majestic Mayon Volcano in Legaspi City, Albay
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Boarding the fastcraft boat to the resort
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Misibis Bay Raintree Resort owners Zaldy and Mylene Co
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Beach party people Leica Carpo, Joanna Arcega, Rajo Laurel, resort manager Cesar Fernandez, Sea Princess, JG Henry, Ferdi Salvador and Nix Alanon
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Misibis manager Ian Varona with wife Gay and cute kids Gigi and Kara
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;42667458']Nice capture! I didn't know Airbus A320s have different engines. So which one's better?
^Ei, Dextrous, I'm not an aircraft mechanic! :ohno::)
Uni na sana: IAE looks better than CFM, heheh:lol: (Also on A330-200 and -300, Rolls Royce looks better than CFM)...
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^ 'Sensya na, I wanted to show 'em pictures linked on Airliners.net but the site is sooo excrutiatingly slow....

^ yup mas maganda ang bigger airplanes like A320 because they are much faster than the turbo prop...can accommodate bigger number of passengers and climb at greater heights unlike smaller planes...and bigger airplanes like A320 have wind shear alarm/detection at a longer distance than these smaller airplanes thus ample time for pilots to manuever to safer direction...hehe

Maray na Albay!

^Ei, Dextrous, as if I'm an aircraft mechanic! :ohno::)
Uni na sana: IAE looks better than CFM, heheh:lol: (Also on A330-200 and -300, Rolls Royce looks better than CFM)...
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^ 'Sensya na, I wanted to show 'em pictures linked on Airliners.net but the site is sooo excrutiatingly slow....

^^Haha! though I bet you would want to be one, at least for a day, being a plane-spotter and all hehe :okay: Yup, sleeker and and better-looking man nanggad ang IAE. I learned something new today. hehe

^ yup mas maganda ang bigger airplanes like A320 because they are much faster than the turbo prop...can accommodate bigger number of passengers and climb at greater heights unlike smaller planes...and bigger airplanes like A320 have wind shear alarm/detection at a longer distance than these smaller airplanes thus ample time for pilots to manuever to safer direction...hehe

Maray na Albay!

^^Maray na Albay man saimo! hehe

An ad for Misibis Bay Raintree (http://misibisbay.com)

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mount labo can be seen too

musta peeps? magayun ining nacuang mga vulcan.. marhay na albay saindo gabos.

LegOil reopening to boost Albay coconut farmers' income - Salceda (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=502904&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
(The Philippine Star) Updated September 07, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The reopening of the Legazpi Oil copra crushing plant in this city, refurbished recently with a P400-million capital infusion from state owned Coconut Industry Investment Fund (CIIF)-Oil Mills Group, will surely invigorate the coconut industry in Albay and the whole of Bicol Region, according to Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda.

Salceda said the plant’s reopening assures a huge boost to coconut farmers’ incomes in the region, coming as it does just when coconut trees are starting to recover from the destructive impact of the 2006 typhoons. Bicolano coconut farmers and copra buyers will no longer have to sell their produce to far-away Lucena City or Manila and incur more expenses and risk, Salceda noted.

“Legazpi Oil’s modern copra crushing equipment provides a 24-hour operation that can take bulk of the region’s produce,” Salceda said. President Arroyo reopened the plant recently, assisted by Legazpi Oil chairman Josefa Imperial-Aquino, Salceda and CIIF officials led by its new president and CEO Jesus “Jess” Arranza. She also personally inspected the facility and conferred with Bicolano coconut farmers.

Salceda, who is also President Arroyo’s closest economic adviser, said local coconut farmers can now demand and expect higher prices for their copra because commercial buyers will now have to compete with the Legazpi Oil plant.

He said the P400-million investment put in by the CIIF would insure sustained aggressive copra buying activities for the plant’s copra crushing and oil processing operations that will deny commercial buyers from dictating their depressed copra prices to coconut farmers.

Originally called the Legazpi Oil Mill Com., the firm is now referred to as LegOil. Its corporate facilities are located inside a vast compound in Barangay Arimbay along the north-eastern coastline of this city. The plant was mothballed temporarily following severe devastations of coconut plantations by super typhoons that hit the area three years ago.

Company officials now expect their plant to procure and absorb an average of 350,000 tons of copra after farmers and traders expressed willingness to once again deal with LegOil and avail of its mill gate price that is higher than farm gate prices. The plant’s processing capacity of 400 tons per day is expected to increase further by 25 percent when it operates full blast.

musta peeps? magayun ining nacuang mga vulcan.. marhay na albay saindo gabos.

Maray na Albay man!

mount labo can be seen too

Thanks for the info!

More Misibis Bay Raintree (http://misibisbay.com)

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September 07, 2009

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Anislag Elementary School

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Bascaran Elementary School

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Bagumbayan Central School

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Balinad Elementary School

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Anislag National High School

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Zest Air (http://www.zestair.com.ph)

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^^That's cool. I hope in the near future if demand rises, the connecting flights will become direct flights. :okay: http://www.cebupacificair.com/flightinfo/newroute/index.htm

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Happy Fiesta, Daragueños

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Thanks for the info Six a very good development for Cebu Pacific as well as Legazpi City. :banana: cheers:cheers:

Marhay na Albay saindo gabos.

Re your pictures taken this morning .... makaskason ka man :banana: yaon man ako duman nagoot ngani sa sakayan ko kan parada :ohno:

why cant the church mind its own damn business.
they need to look into their own little operations what with ministers molesting little boys and stuff before they call out a project's moral degradation of society blah blah.

the mayor should be more firm in his decisions.
if this doesnt get built here, its going to naga

Then you can have it :nuts: nobody is holding you in putting up a casino in Naga City as you wish :lol:

Sometimes we have to learn and live to some decisions specially the political ones. Maybe if you are holding a powerful position in the government then you may so decide...

This morning...
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Mukhang palapit na ng palapit ang October 2009...Embarcadero de Legazpi Grand opening!