Davao City and Samal Island [Archive] - Page 197

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 01:03 PM

Universities and colleges

* ABE International College of Business & Economics 3/F, UCPB Bldg., San Pedro St.
* Agro-Industrial Foundation College of the Philippines, Ecoland, Matina
* AMA Computer University, Gen. Malvar St.
* Ateneo de Davao University, E. Jacinto St.
* Assumption College of Davao, Juan P. Cabaguio Avenue, Agdao
* Brokenshire College, Madapo Hills
* Colegio de Sto Nino, Tuli Drive, Ecoland ,Matina
* Davao Bible College
* Davao Central College, Juan dela Cruz St., Toril
* Davao Doctors College, Gen. Malvar St.
* Davao Medical School Foundation,Medical School Drive
* Davao Merchant Marine Academy, Tigatto Rd., Buhangin
* Fabie School of Midwifery, Inc. Pioneer-Telstar Streets, Dona Vicenta Village
* Ford Academy of the Arts Ladislawa Avenue Buhangin
* General Baptist Bible College Libby Road, Puan, PO Box 80726 Davao City
* Halls of Life Foursquare Bible College
* High Mark Christian School
* Holy Child School of Davao, E. Jacinto St.
* Holy Cross College of Calinan Mc Arthur Highway Calinan
* Holy Cross of Davao College. Santa Ana Avenue
* Intercity College of Science and Technology
* Interface Computer College Ponciano Reyes Street
* John Paul II College of Davao
* Joji Ilagan Career Centre Foundation-College of Business & Tourism Gov. Chavez Street

Philippine College of Innovative Education Ecoland Drive, Ecoland Subdivision Matina

* Jose Rizal College
* Mats College of Davao, R. Castillo St.
* Mindanao Christian Foundation College and Seminary, Inc., km. 10, Catalunan Pequeno
* Mindanao International Christian Academy
* Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku Inc., Mamay Road,Lanang
* Philippine College of Innovative Education Ecoland Drive, Ecoland Subdivision Matina
* Philippine College of Technology Medical School Drive, Bajada
* Philippine Nikkei-Jin Kai International School
* Philippine Womens College of Davao, University Avenue, Matina
* Rizal Memorial College, R. Pichon St.
* St. Francis Xavier College Seminary Catalunan Grande Davao City
* St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao Catalunan Grande Davao City
* St. Paul College of Davao
* St. Peter's College of Toril, MacArthur Highway, Toril
* STI College-Davao, J.P. Laurel Avenue
* San Pedro College 12 C. de Guzman St.
* Southern Philippines Baptist Theological Seminary, Inc Puan Talomo
* Tecarro College Foundation, Inc. Sandawa Road New Matina
* UCCP Pag-asa School of Theology 41 Brokenshire Heights Madapo Hill
* University of the Immaculate Conception, Fr. Selga Street
* University of Mindanao,Bolton St.
* UM Guianga College National Highway Tugbok
* University of the Philippines Mindanao,Mintal,Tugbok District
* University of Southeastern Philippines, Iñigo Street Bo. Obrero
* University of Southeastern Philippines-College of Development Mgt. National Highway Mintal

paulkrps

February 19th, 2008, 01:06 PM

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dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 01:25 PM

thread 69 appropriately for @neyoneyo :colgate:

anyway ang ganda pala ng chinese Arch 1 kaya pala matagal pinlalaki pa ang goldfishes ..lol

serioulsy mga ornamental metal golfishes adorned the arch , and the 2nd arch is now shaping into another great arch diff. from what we've seen in the billboard , i think a competition between Villa Abrille's & Anglinogto :cheers:

paulkrps

February 19th, 2008, 01:26 PM

where's the pics nyor ambi?

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 01:29 PM

^^ i've tried pero gabii na ,pag nahuman na siguro tanan kay wa pay paint niya

anyway asa thread 68 ? :D

paulkrps

February 19th, 2008, 01:30 PM

abi nakog ipadevelop pa nimong mga pics (so 20th century:lol::lol::lol:).

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 01:31 PM

Peng Hok

February 19th, 2008, 01:46 PM

So we have come to it at last.... The most awaited thread of the goys. Savor this, for it happens only once in a city's thread lifetime. :lol:

paulkrps

February 19th, 2008, 01:47 PM

maayo na lang kay nay pwc, kundi, dakong gubot ni.:lol:

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 01:50 PM

^^ & alot of catching-up for other cities , don't take it literally :lol:

anyway this is the artcile about the 1st chinese arch

updated Davao chinatown arch photo (claveria entrance)...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/arch3.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8707/chinasu8.th.jpg

^^ This landmark by Architect Arnel Villacampa is inspired by the 400-year old architectural designs of Yuan Garden in Shanghai, China. The columns will be designed similar as the bamboo, a traditional construction material of the Chinese. The archway is embellished with fish and pearl, the symbols of the Villa-Abrille Family whose ancestry originated from Amoy, China, now Xiamen.

text by: @tj_brewed

:)

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 01:52 PM

maayo na lang kay nay pwc, kundi, dakong gubot ni.:lol:

wala na oi PWU na :colgate:

anyway can we have a lists of stand alone theatres in Davao :lol:

Peng Hok

February 19th, 2008, 01:54 PM

wala na oi PWU na :colgate:

anyway can we have a lists of stand alone theatres in Davao :lol:

Meron pa ba??? :lol:

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 01:55 PM

^^ Lawaan the last one standing :lol:

Peng Hok

February 19th, 2008, 01:57 PM

^^ Lawaan the last one standing :lol:

Pagkaalam ko, ang lawaan daw ginagawa ng luwaan... ? :D

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 02:04 PM

^^ same as victo cinemas :colgate: oi sossy ang Lawaan as far as my father's mind , the first cinema in Davao and the only one that inagurated attended by mga "dagkong Dabawenyo " red carpet siya tanawa hantud karon naa pa ang red carpet :lol:

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 02:13 PM

^^ I think it's in Lanang Caltex Depo , as far as i know lillies and other water bourne plants help contained oil spills & sludges

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 02:13 PM

So we have come to it at last.... The most awaited thread of the goys. Savor this, for it happens only once in a city's thread lifetime. :lol:

i have the honor of doing it :lol: that is opening the thread.... :lol:

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 02:15 PM

this davao thread is dedicated to all davao RB's :lol:

thread 69 appropriately for @neyoneyo :colgate:

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 02:20 PM

^^ well we did get 1st than any other city except we jumped from thread 12 to 14 :colgate:

Formula drafted to calculate losses to env’t degradation
By Joel B. Escovilla

A United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) project will seek to come up with a formula to calculate the potential revenue lost to environment degradation.

Philippine Environmental Governance 2 Project (EcoGov2) Regional Coordinator Ferdinand Esguerra said local government units understand the language of revenues and losses and the formula hopefully will jolt officials to spring into action and preserve the environment.

“It’s called resource economics, like for Davao Gulf we estimate $2 billion is generated in fishes and other resources each year,” he said. “And $2 billion we think is still too small.”

EcoGov2 partners with the LGUs to respond to environmental threats by reducing overfishing and the use of destructive fishing practices; reduce illegal logging and conversion of natural forests; and improve the management of solid wastes and wastewater.

According to the presentation of the EcoGov2 project in a briefing with the media, Davao Gulf has an area of 623,300 hectares and a coastline of approximately 520 kilometers. It cuts across the four Davao provinces including Davao City.

Esguerra said that the gulf is a major fishing ground and is “utilized by around 19,000 fulltime municipal fishers and 866 fishers engaged in commercial fisheries.”

“The economic value of resources is huge but so far the national government is only paying lip service supposedly to protect environment but not providing enough resources to the DENR to do its job,” he said, referring to the national agency task to protect the environment.

Data from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 11 show that the gulf produces about 22,000 metric tons of fish per year.

The BFAR-XI also sounded the alarm that overfishing and wrong practices, such as the continued use of fine mesh net in harvesting fish, threaten the production of the Davao Gulf.

Jose Villanueva, project leader of the National Stock Assessment Project of BFAR-XI, had claimed that exploitation of the gulf increased from an average ratio of .5 percent in 1998 to .7 percent as of their latest assessment in 2003.

If goes unhampered, he said, the possibility that the exploitation of the gulf will increase is very high.

In September 2005, the advocacy group, Save Davao Gulf Foundation (SDGF), signed an agreement with the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) to draft an environmental mapping of the gulf to determine the source and direction of pollutants.

Margie Moran-Floirendo, SDGF executive director, said the project is a satellite mapping of the currents and density of the Davao Gulf so they will be able to trace “who are polluting the Davao Gulf and where it is coming from.”

Floirendo said the Davao Gulf remains the 10th fishing ground and second largest in marine biodiversity in the country, and habitat to 11 marine mammal species.

She said the framework plan to conserve the biodiversity of the gulf is important to maintain balance among business, progress and the source of food.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/news/story.php?id=19216

paulkrps

February 19th, 2008, 02:21 PM

i have the honor of doing it :lol: that is opening the thread.... :lol:

it was very intentional that he did the last post.:lol:

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 02:26 PM

Formula drafted to calculate losses to env’t degradation
By Joel B. Escovilla

A United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) project will seek to come up with a formula to calculate the potential revenue lost to environment degradation.

Philippine Environmental Governance 2 Project (EcoGov2) Regional Coordinator Ferdinand Esguerra said local government units understand the language of revenues and losses and the formula hopefully will jolt officials to spring into action and preserve the environment.

“It’s called resource economics, like for Davao Gulf we estimate $2 billion is generated in fishes and other resources each year,” he said. “And $2 billion we think is still too small.”

EcoGov2 partners with the LGUs to respond to environmental threats by reducing overfishing and the use of destructive fishing practices; reduce illegal logging and conversion of natural forests; and improve the management of solid wastes and wastewater.

According to the presentation of the EcoGov2 project in a briefing with the media, Davao Gulf has an area of 623,300 hectares and a coastline of approximately 520 kilometers. It cuts across the four Davao provinces including Davao City.

Esguerra said that the gulf is a major fishing ground and is “utilized by around 19,000 fulltime municipal fishers and 866 fishers engaged in commercial fisheries.”

“The economic value of resources is huge but so far the national government is only paying lip service supposedly to protect environment but not providing enough resources to the DENR to do its job,” he said, referring to the national agency task to protect the environment.

Data from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 11 show that the gulf produces about 22,000 metric tons of fish per year.

The BFAR-XI also sounded the alarm that overfishing and wrong practices, such as the continued use of fine mesh net in harvesting fish, threaten the production of the Davao Gulf.

Jose Villanueva, project leader of the National Stock Assessment Project of BFAR-XI, had claimed that exploitation of the gulf increased from an average ratio of .5 percent in 1998 to .7 percent as of their latest assessment in 2003.

If goes unhampered, he said, the possibility that the exploitation of the gulf will increase is very high.

In September 2005, the advocacy group, Save Davao Gulf Foundation (SDGF), signed an agreement with the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) to draft an environmental mapping of the gulf to determine the source and direction of pollutants.

Margie Moran-Floirendo, SDGF executive director, said the project is a satellite mapping of the currents and density of the Davao Gulf so they will be able to trace “who are polluting the Davao Gulf and where it is coming from.”

Floirendo said the Davao Gulf remains the 10th fishing ground and second largest in marine biodiversity in the country, and habitat to 11 marine mammal species.

She said the framework plan to conserve the biodiversity of the gulf is important to maintain balance among business, progress and the source of food.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/news/story.php?id=19216

paulkrps

February 19th, 2008, 02:32 PM

goys, murag mabusy ko ani depending on the assignment nako. happy posting na lang mo.

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 02:37 PM

^^ whole week sir paul ? kami sa saturday pa mi ma busy hehehe

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 02:43 PM

it was very intentional that he did the last post.:lol:

i had problems doing it for the first time ;) now i'm okay and i feel great :lol:

nikkixtrm

February 19th, 2008, 02:49 PM

8 more weeks and i'll be in davao!! thats kreezy!!!! :banana:

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 03:07 PM

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Ibex

February 19th, 2008, 03:12 PM

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2108/img4246os2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Asa man ni nga terminal @Dinabaw?

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 03:13 PM

^^sa Ecoland

Ibex

February 19th, 2008, 03:20 PM

Di nako makuha as dapit didto. Anyway nice kaayo nga bus, la pa ko kasakay ani. :)

paulkrps

February 19th, 2008, 03:43 PM

^^ whole week sir paul ? kami sa saturday pa mi ma busy hehehe

possible a month. pero i've been asking the agencies that's handling to give me assignments. hopefully ongoing na ni with GOD's grace.

carrotz

February 19th, 2008, 04:16 PM

8 more weeks and i'll be in davao!! thats kreezy!!!! :banana:

excited nako mu uli si nikki makita na gyud nako akong crush:banana:

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 04:36 PM

^^ may love team pala dito :runaway:

WawaY[625]

February 19th, 2008, 05:54 PM

Pagkaalam ko, ang lawaan daw ginagawa ng luwaan... ? :D
yun bang luwang malagkit na amoy zonrox?

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 06:01 PM

^^ may bago pala tayong moderator ;)

nikkixtrm

February 19th, 2008, 06:27 PM

excited nako mu uli si nikki makita na gyud nako akong crush:banana:

once you see me, that will change :lol:

WawaY[625]

February 19th, 2008, 06:36 PM

^^ may bago pala tayong moderator ;)

may gusto ka ipa ban sir?

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 07:55 PM

^^ meron po, kilala nyo po sya ;)

WawaY[625]

February 19th, 2008, 07:56 PM

bat gusto mong ipa ban si darry? :lol:

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 07:57 PM

wag po, baka tayo i-demanda, yoong isa na lang po... pls. :lol:

WawaY[625]

February 19th, 2008, 08:07 PM

ok bukas na bukas banned na si ambie ;)

neyoneyo80

February 19th, 2008, 08:21 PM

:lol: nahulaan nyo po.... thanks po... at last ma-baban na sya :lol: :jk:

Il Tenore

February 19th, 2008, 11:43 PM

excited nako mu uli si nikki makita na gyud nako akong crush:banana:

once you see me, that will change :lol:
just be ready carrotz! hehe!!
;18528104']ok bukas na bukas banned na si ambie ;)

I pity ambie for this! hehe!!

Peng Hok

February 20th, 2008, 01:29 AM

^^ may bago pala tayong moderator ;)

Uy boyet since when ka naging moderator? Pa-party ka naman! Lol! :lol:

Peng Hok

February 20th, 2008, 01:40 AM

Waaaaaaaa! Kami ra diay ang mag tikaw tikaw diri sa forum karong sabado da! Kay ang mga goys mangadtog Camp Sabros. Pero ang mga sossy goys sama namo, magpabilin diri sa glitz and glam of the city. :lol::lol::lol:

carrotz

February 20th, 2008, 03:03 AM

once you see me, that will change :lol:

ayaw ba makulbaan ko ani da basig maka amerikana ko ani ug dating unya hinapay na murag gitilaan ug baka...hehehe

just be ready carrotz! hehe!!

sobra pa sa ready..d na gani ko halos makatulog.. unsa nalang makita nako si nikki na akong crush basig makuyapan ko ani..:hahaha:

Peng Hok

February 20th, 2008, 03:38 AM

^^
Hala diba ingun nimo naa kay gf?

Isumbong taka sa imung gf. :lol:

carrotz

February 20th, 2008, 04:17 AM

^^
Hala diba ingun nimo naa kay gf?

Isumbong taka sa imung gf. :lol:

:lol: crush lang bitaw...:lol:

tj_brewed

February 20th, 2008, 04:34 AM

Sana ganito ang Samal Davao Bridge:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/fxfowle-dubai-arch.jpg

Peng Hok

February 20th, 2008, 04:59 AM

^^
100 lightyears away, baka kaya na yan ng gobyerno natin. :lol:

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 06:10 AM

anyway didikited to our kuya @neyoneyo Pulis RBs (Riding Bikes) :colgate:

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1696/reco0218sx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/323/reco0219kb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

PNP RBs in action ....

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7669/reco0220ma4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 06:15 AM

gising game ? asa ni dafet?

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8128/reco0222va5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 06:18 AM

gising game no.2 , Davao is sprucing up center islands all over city

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5816/reco0221sp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 06:21 AM

eto yung fish decors atop chinese arch....

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1498/reco0217iq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

xzibit31

February 20th, 2008, 06:25 AM

gising game ? asa ni dafet?

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8128/reco0222va5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

gising game no.2 , Davao is sprucing up center islands all over city

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5816/reco0221sp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

first pic....register of deeds..magallanes street...across the sp

second pic...sa ecoland.infron of the bus terminal

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 06:29 AM

^^ korekek @xzibit sa wakas na umpisahan na yang register of deeds ..lol

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 06:33 AM

Entertainment Article
UP-Mindanao holds citywide photo contest

STUDENTS of the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP-Min) are holding a digital photo contest that is geared towards capturing student’s perception on the current status of education.

The event, LENTE: A Citywide Digital Photo Contest, is organized by the UP-Min’s College of Science and Mathematics-Student Council (CSM-SC) in partnership with the HIMATI: The Official Student Publication of the University of the Philippines Mindanao and in collaboration with the UP Mindanao Foundation Celebration.

With the theme “Education: Right or Privilege?”, the event also commemorates the 100 years of existence of the University of the Philippines.

The contest is open to all UP and non-UP students in Davao City.

There is no registration fee and entries shall be submitted through email at: lentecontest@gmail.com on or before 7 pm of Feb. 25, 2008. Participating schools may send many entries as long as there is only one entry per student. Affix full name, year level, contact number, name of school and caption of their photo entry.

Any digital cameras are allowed as long as there are no extreme Photoshop tricks applied.

Invited professional photographers and the organizers deserve the right of screening the entries [which are expected to be noble and original] and will automatically invalidate those entries with such violations.

Three major winning entries will be chosen among the selected top 100. Cash prizes, certificates and plaques are up for grabs for the top three winning entries, plus the prestige of having their winning photos displayed in an exhibit and published.

For your inquiries, please feel free to get in touch with these numbers: +63-910-946-7472 or +63-915-588-6887, or email us at lentecontest@gmail.com

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/news/story.php?id=19226

tj_brewed

February 20th, 2008, 07:06 AM

Sana ganito ang Samal Davao Bridge:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/fxfowle-dubai-arch.jpg

^^
100 lightyears away, baka kaya na yan ng gobyerno natin. :lol:

:hilarious.......100 lightyears away tlga? This is Dubai's Mile-Long Super Bridge set for March construction. This will be the world's largest arch bridge, with 2000 vehicles set to cross its 12 lanes—per hour, in each direction—when it's slated for completion in 2012. At 670 ft. tall, Dubai's next super structure will stand higher than the George Washington Bridge (604 ft.) but fall short of San Francisco's existing Golden Gate Bridge (746 ft.). weeeee sana asteeg din ang design ng Samal Davao bridge.

Peng Hok

February 20th, 2008, 07:11 AM

^^
Hahahaha! Masaya na ako kung may footbridge that will connect Davao and Samal. But with all these politics.... :puke:

Il Tenore

February 20th, 2008, 08:31 AM

Sana ganito ang Samal Davao Bridge:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/fxfowle-dubai-arch.jpg
WOW!!

I want the Davao-Samal bridge would be like the Golden Gate Bridge... Splendid...
^^
Hahahaha! Masaya na ako kung may footbridge that will connect Davao and Samal. But with all these politics.... :puke:
indeed..

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 10:07 AM

ONB optimistic of growth in banking industry
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (20 February) -- One Network Bank (ONB) is optimistic of positive growth in the banking industry this year as it targets some P6.1 billion in gross loans and a net income of P335 million which is very much higher than its performance last year.

ONB president Alex Buenaventura during the Davao Business Reporters Forum held at the MediSpa at SM City said he attributes the positive performance to a much bigger loans in agriculture as well as the salary loans of teachers including business loans.

"These are our main anchors and the agri loan have a 100 percent increase in loan availament," he said.

Buenaventura reported that in 2007 their net income after tax was pegged at P205 million while the gross loans reached P4.488 billion. ONB branches totaled to 65 and has about 61 ATM sites.

By 2008, Buenaventura said they would be opening new branches making the total number of ONB banks to 75 and the number of ATM sites at 88.

He said they had been negotiating for the opening of new branches in Surigao City, Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental, Ozamis City in Misamis Occidental, Dipolog and Sindangan in Zamboanga del Norte.

Buenaventura said each branch will have a capital expense of P7 million even as he said that they would be spending much on the land acquisition saying that in the selection of the site their priority of selection is the location based on their criteria.

"And we do not want to sacrifice the location and it has to be in accordance with our needs," he said.

He said they already filed the application and hopefully these additional five branches will be in operation soon.

The ONB has some 35 areas within their priority areas to set up their branch and these are all in Mindanao and it is within our policy that the operation will only be concentrated in the island, he said.

He said that even if they operate in the rural areas ONB status is like any commercial bank that could extend several products to include fund transfer and foreign remittances.

As of end 2007 Buenaventura said ONB has a total depositors of 417,512, and 78,963 borrowers. (PIA)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=11&sec=archive&r=R11&sp=1&fi=p080220.htm&no=04

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 10:22 AM

kaaiba sa Davao....

LOROTIGRE = cross breed of macao and tiger LoL..

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5521/22785047118c75193d34ho1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 10:32 AM

kakaibang Davao...

5 minutes your in Paradise !

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3817/22785111459b1f7e6fbffa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5439/2278511143cc06d14d4ayx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

gateway to Paradise , lol no entry diay

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/3762/227850471932b7f5351cgx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2641/227850658182ec80f880de0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 10:52 AM

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 10:53 AM

nganong way bangas sa tigre?:lol:

Il Tenore

February 20th, 2008, 11:02 AM

Il Tenore

February 20th, 2008, 11:05 AM

kaaiba sa Davao....

LOROTIGRE = cross breed of macao and tiger LoL..

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5521/22785047118c75193d34ho1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

such a colorful bird!

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 11:18 AM

atbang na si afterdark bar no?

gising game no.2 , Davao is sprucing up center islands all over city

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5816/reco0221sp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 11:19 AM

hmmmm.... bolton ext. is urbanizing :cheers:

gising game ? asa ni dafet?

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8128/reco0222va5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 11:20 AM

in fairness ha cute sila (nakakatacute! ) :lol:

anyway didikited to our kuya @neyoneyo Pulis RBs (Riding Bikes) :colgate:

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1696/reco0218sx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/323/reco0219kb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

PNP RBs in action ....

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7669/reco0220ma4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 11:26 AM

<------ look! moodyrator din ako... we're contemplating on banning you and sir ambie :lol:

Uy boyet since when ka naging moderator? Pa-party ka naman! Lol! :lol:

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 11:30 AM

<--------- kamo lang ba? ban ta mong tanan.:lol::lol::lol:

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 11:31 AM

^^ sir paul, :lol:

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 11:35 AM

^^ unsa man, ato na lang i-agi ni sa hulga ang tanan?:lol::lol::lol:

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 12:13 PM

maayong gabii davao!

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 12:15 PM

<--------- kamo lang ba? ban ta mong tanan.:lol::lol::lol:
hahaha go ahead maderator

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 12:19 PM

<------ look! moodyrator din ako... we're contemplating on banning you and sir ambie :lol:
<------- can i join? :naughty: :D

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 12:25 PM

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 12:33 PM

once you see me, that will change :lol:
do you like carrots nikkixtrm?:D

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 12:35 PM

moagi sa mo tanan sa ako a bwahaha...lol

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 12:37 PM

in fairness ha cute sila (nakakatacute! ) :lol:

in LOVE ka ata sa silup na laging naka tingin sa camera :lol:

DexterTexter

February 20th, 2008, 12:43 PM

O M G
thread 69 na!
WTG SSC-DAVAO!
:banana::banana::banana:

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 12:52 PM

<------- can i join? :naughty: :D

sure. the more the merrier. imagine we will be outbanning each other.:lol::lol::lol:

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 12:54 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/dia3.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/dia1.jpg

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 12:54 PM

O M G
thread 69 na!
WTG SSC-DAVAO!
:banana::banana::banana:

asa ka Dex ? adto mi sa Camp Sabros karong sabao ug domingo :)

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 12:55 PM

asa ka Dex ? adto mi sa Camp Sabros karong sabao ug domingo :)

???:lol:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/park6.jpg

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 12:56 PM

as usual you never fail to amuse me with this pics. wondering what your technique with these net finds.:lol::lol::lol:

www. kawat.com:lol:

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 12:57 PM

thread 69 appropriately for @neyoneyo :colgate:

hmmm:D

natural method of birth control church must consider a second look:D j/k ra

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 12:58 PM

is that an online confession and admission?:lol: delikado kang atty peng hok.:lol:

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 12:59 PM

<------- can i join? :naughty: :D

weeeeeeee kayo rin po!!!!! :lol:

kanus-a ni nga shot sir paul?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/dia1.jpg

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 01:06 PM

Samal ....

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2910/227850987560ed464f2emo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8964/22785065997d96e7b45ail2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1788/2278506601d9befec165wx8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

from www.kawat.com :lol:

photos by abarin ( flickr )

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:07 PM

weeeeeeee kayo rin po!!!!! :lol:

kanus-a ni nga shot sir paul?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/dia1.jpg

on the way back to manila, 3jan08. as usual, seryoso kaayo ang mga tawo naghulat sa eroplano.:lol:

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 01:09 PM

^^ ngano manseryoso kalibangon ba :lol: unsa ng nakabutang sa wall kanang komiks?

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 01:10 PM

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:10 PM

murag something about remittance ata, but not sure.

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:12 PM

thought all along twas 40 something all. uhm neways 50 to my count in your list. good info thanks

murag wa ma-apil ang mga small schools.

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 01:16 PM

murag wa ma-apil ang mga school schools.
high schools not included yup

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 01:17 PM

palawayon nato si Nikki , paambakon nato hehehe...

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2601/samal1qg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7103/samal4gf8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2981/samal2rx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3702/samal3eg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

photos aberi(flickr)

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:17 PM

small schools i mean, and yes a lot of high schools etc.

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:21 PM

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 01:27 PM

weeeeeeee kayo rin po!!!!! :lol:
opo:D my tall order to get back at compulsive alligator:D

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 01:27 PM

^^ thanks to aberin sir paul :colgate: yup photo galore in Camp Sabros :okay:

surreal?

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3371/2278489879ab4e9c8078xn5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7650/227848987500e5591356mi1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5672/22784898672ae3f13cf7si3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

no infinity pool in Eden Nature Park !

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:29 PM

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:30 PM

gisara diay ni?

or reopened for another day and reclosed for another night?:lol:

DexterTexter

February 20th, 2008, 01:32 PM

asa ka Dex ? adto mi sa Camp Sabros karong sabao ug domingo :)

LAMIA NINYO SIR AMBS OI!!! :( murag di ko kauban :( Pag enjoy nalang mo ngadto...ug don't forget the pics. Kanang pics nga bagay sa Thread 69 ha?? HEHEH. j/k! :lol:

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:33 PM

exactly. a lot has not really change thru all these years.

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 01:33 PM

^^ abi lang niya Samal Casino Resort irror lang gud :lol:

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 01:34 PM

on the way back to manila, 3jan08. as usual, seryoso kaayo ang mga tawo naghulat sa eroplano.:lol:

i left dvo on the 4th (for mla) ... so ako ni tingaling nakit-an :lol:

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:34 PM

^^ aw.:lol::lol::lol:

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 01:35 PM

LAMIA NINYO SIR AMBS OI!!! :( murag di ko kauban :( Pag enjoy nalang mo ngadto...ug don't forget the pics. Kanang pics nga bagay sa Thread 69 ha?? HEHEH. j/k! :lol:

daghan ko :D censored ra kaayo :lol:

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:35 PM

for sure. i don't they think are refreshing or changing those posters often.

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 01:39 PM

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:39 PM

davao artists in nuyok.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/more/DSC_2907.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/more/DSC_2909.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/more/DSC_2906.jpg

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 01:42 PM

^^ limot ko, yours trulili, ben banez, bong espinosa, ega carreon and philip somozo.

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 01:46 PM

lets reopen for Il Tenore's sake ! :D

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8226/dsc03241fe8gs8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/778/img1980tq2ci0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6406/dsc03248ua9av0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
inside the balinese tower

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6574/img0296th7pa2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Balinese design wharf

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2392/img1982br3np9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Budha bless you

WawaY[625]

February 20th, 2008, 01:50 PM

kuya paul naay 7 ka UFO na nakuha sa imong pic :)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/dia3.jpg

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 01:57 PM

hala dag.han na ta modulator :lol: @waway : uban kasa kapatagan?

PEF(Philippine Eagle Foundation)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4633/eagle2tf0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3855/eaglerl6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

construction going-on in PEF....

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4234/2278462095fdc09ce881ja4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

photos by Aberin

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 02:00 PM

;18544724']kuya paul naay 7 ka UFO na nakuha sa imong pic :)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/dia3.jpg

reflection ra na sa mga ilaw sulod sa pre-dep.:lol::lol::lol:

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 02:15 PM

Urban Garden

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7569/gardendb5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 02:18 PM

nice, asa ni?

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 02:22 PM

back to work na pud ko. will be reading your posts mga goys tonight.

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 02:28 PM

^^ ok paul see ya ugma :hi:

nikkixtrm

February 20th, 2008, 02:36 PM

do you like carrots nikkixtrm?:D

uh, i dont even know the guy. boys just mess around anyway.

palawayon nato si Nikki , paambakon nato hehehe...

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2601/samal1qg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7103/samal4gf8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2981/samal2rx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3702/samal3eg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

photos aberi(flickr)

hah! :(

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 02:39 PM

uh, i dont even know the guy. boys just mess around anyway.

hah! :(
i should have said carrots the gulay. not the forumer:D

nikkixtrm

February 20th, 2008, 02:41 PM

i should have said carrots the gulay. not the forumer:D

hah!! i like them fresh. cooked ones are sometimes gross.

u got me. i hate joo...just kidding!

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 02:47 PM

hah!! i like them fresh. cooked ones are sometimes gross.

u got me. i hate joo...just kidding!
no it was really meant gulay. like it fresh or pied too

nikkixtrm

February 20th, 2008, 02:49 PM

no it was really meant gulay. like it fresh or pied too

okay :P

KulasKusgan

February 20th, 2008, 03:01 PM

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2108/img4246os2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

tagpila ni? mopalit ko ana para akong iservice paadto sa office.

gusto nako ilisan na ni kay pirti ka hinay modagan:

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/03/56/10386530/1477389138286l.jpg

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 03:03 PM

^^ @ Kulas sa sabado ha ! oi unsa man KKB or palit ta ug makaon ?

KulasKusgan

February 20th, 2008, 03:06 PM

^^ sir ambs maulaw man ko magdala og tractor. depende lang kung makahitch ko. pwede ko makaprovide og food.

MtApoStandard

February 20th, 2008, 03:16 PM

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/03/56/10386530/1477389138286l.jpg
murag naa plano ang bata sa imo

KulasKusgan

February 20th, 2008, 03:30 PM

^^ epekto sa GTA.

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 04:14 PM

mao ni angay i-drive dapit sa bankerohan bridge (traffic portion), ang mga multi-cab di ka duol nimo hahahahahahahah :lol: :cheers:

tagpila ni? mopalit ko ana para akong iservice paadto sa office.

gusto nako ilisan na ni kay pirti ka hinay modagan:

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/03/56/10386530/1477389138286l.jpg

KulasKusgan

February 20th, 2008, 04:25 PM

^^ aw kay kng dili mopadaplin ang multicab, lukot sila.

lisod lang kung ma-flat. kapoy ilis og ligid.

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 04:34 PM

^^ :lol: dili man tingali na ma-flat sir dave :lol:

davaoeagle

February 20th, 2008, 05:40 PM

PIA Press Release
2008/02/21
House of Hope shelters cancer patients
By Mai Gevera

Davao City (21 February) -- The 280-square meter renovated house with seven bedrooms, a decent kitchen, and a green vegetable garden is already the paradise of cancer kid patients and their families who have been undergoing medication and operation in the Davao Medical Center.

An idea that became a reality in November 2006, funded in February 2007, constructed in May, and started accepting temporary residents in August, the House of Hope then became the pet project of the Rotary of Waling-Waling Davao.

Dr. Mae Dolendo, a Rotarian and at the same time an Oncologist, pushed for this project as she believed that health is a shared responsibility, not just from the government sector but also from the community and civic groups.

The House of Hope then became refuge of cancer patients and their families who live far from Davao City and cannot afford to travel every now and then just to comply with the medication requirements of a cancer patient.

It houses families that come as far as Indonesia, Zamboanga, Cotabato, and other provinces of Mindanao.

"The Davao Medical Center is the only hospital in Mindanao that caters cancer kid patients. That is why we take advantage of putting up a shelter home for families who are not residing in Davao City," Malou Jacinto said.

The shelter home is said to be benefiting about 300 beneficiaries since it started operation last August 2007. It has addressed problems on transportation cost and health concerns that the patient need to maintain as they undergo series of operations like chemotherapy.

Roger Rosareal Jr, father of a cancer kid patient, shared how his family saved so much as they were able to benefit from the House of Hope.

"We live in North Cotabato and it would be so expensive for my family if we go home quite often. Traveling very often is also unhealthy for our kid especially when he is advised to just stay in a clean room with clean surroundings so as not to acquire infections," Roger said.

Before learning about the House of Hope, Roger and his family were forced to rent a small place and pay as much as P3,000 per month just to secure a clean shelter for the family and the cancer patient.

Fortunately, Dr. Dolendo offered the House of Hope as the second home the Rosareal family.

Having offered for a free accommodation is already taken by Roger as a big help and a big savings for the family. He shared that P27,000 a week is already very heavy for his family to raise and pay for the operation like chemotherapy.

Rotary of Waling-Waling Davao still pledged continued support in this endeavor and even assured future beneficiaries that they, too, will be offered with this free shelter home as long as they meet the criteria set by the Rotary group.

"We are also very happy that the parents of the cancer patients have been cooperating with us by handling the maintenance and making sure that the house is spic and span for the benefit of the cancer patients," she said. (PIA) [top]

davaoeagle

February 20th, 2008, 05:41 PM

PIA Press Release
2008/02/21
:applause: :applause: :applause:

House of Hope shelters cancer patients
By Mai Gevera

Davao City (21 February) -- The 280-square meter renovated house with seven bedrooms, a decent kitchen, and a green vegetable garden is already the paradise of cancer kid patients and their families who have been undergoing medication and operation in the Davao Medical Center.

An idea that became a reality in November 2006, funded in February 2007, constructed in May, and started accepting temporary residents in August, the House of Hope then became the pet project of the Rotary of Waling-Waling Davao.

Dr. Mae Dolendo, a Rotarian and at the same time an Oncologist, pushed for this project as she believed that health is a shared responsibility, not just from the government sector but also from the community and civic groups.

The House of Hope then became refuge of cancer patients and their families who live far from Davao City and cannot afford to travel every now and then just to comply with the medication requirements of a cancer patient.

It houses families that come as far as Indonesia, Zamboanga, Cotabato, and other provinces of Mindanao.

"The Davao Medical Center is the only hospital in Mindanao that caters cancer kid patients. That is why we take advantage of putting up a shelter home for families who are not residing in Davao City," Malou Jacinto said.

The shelter home is said to be benefiting about 300 beneficiaries since it started operation last August 2007. It has addressed problems on transportation cost and health concerns that the patient need to maintain as they undergo series of operations like chemotherapy.

Roger Rosareal Jr, father of a cancer kid patient, shared how his family saved so much as they were able to benefit from the House of Hope.

"We live in North Cotabato and it would be so expensive for my family if we go home quite often. Traveling very often is also unhealthy for our kid especially when he is advised to just stay in a clean room with clean surroundings so as not to acquire infections," Roger said.

Before learning about the House of Hope, Roger and his family were forced to rent a small place and pay as much as P3,000 per month just to secure a clean shelter for the family and the cancer patient.

Fortunately, Dr. Dolendo offered the House of Hope as the second home the Rosareal family.

Having offered for a free accommodation is already taken by Roger as a big help and a big savings for the family. He shared that P27,000 a week is already very heavy for his family to raise and pay for the operation like chemotherapy.

Rotary of Waling-Waling Davao still pledged continued support in this endeavor and even assured future beneficiaries that they, too, will be offered with this free shelter home as long as they meet the criteria set by the Rotary group.

"We are also very happy that the parents of the cancer patients have been cooperating with us by handling the maintenance and making sure that the house is spic and span for the benefit of the cancer patients," she said. (PIA) [top]

davaoeagle

February 20th, 2008, 05:44 PM

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

PIA Press Release
2008/02/21
Nightlife, shopping pushed as Davao City come-on
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (21 February) -- Key players in the tourism industry of Davao are considering the city's healthy nightlife and shopping centers as the destinations that they will push for promoting the city.

Susan Palad, President of the Davao Association for Travel Agents said they thought of this package in order not to compete with the destinations being promoted by its neighbors in the BIMP EAGA region.

She explained that these activities will purely be wholesome even as she said that they stick to their vision of promoting mainly family entertainment.

She mentioned that there are activities at night in the city that promotes our culture and music referring to the Taboan at Matina Town Square, Jack's Ridge and other organized events in places like venue and in top hotels of the city.

The People's Park at night is in itself a destination and it is already included in the package that the travel agencies had designed.

"These are the things that we want our visitors to experience," she said.

She also said that the malls here are must see destinations and still many of our visitors want to check that out.

"We wanted to redesign packages to complement that of our neighbors," she said.

Palad also said these are part of the BIMP EAGA tour packages that they will launch in coordination with other airline operators.

She reiterated that their tour packages are designed in such a way that it will not compete with that of the other BIMP EAGA neighbors but complement with each other.

Meanwhile she said that they often get positive feedback especially from international visitors on Davao City being a clean city.

She said these visitors were really impressed of seeing a city life Davao to maintain clean streets and surroundings.

The Non-Smoking within the city also attracted the attention of the guests, Palad said.

She said the two aspects that had left good impressions to our visitors not only on the physical appearance of the city but the way government and private sector cooperate with each other in maintaining a good environment. (PIA) [top]

carrotz

February 20th, 2008, 06:28 PM

uh, i dont even know the guy. boys just mess around anyway.(

Toink...:) ilis nalang ko ug avatar para maka ila ka..hahahahahaha

jhunix

February 20th, 2008, 07:12 PM

nice, asa ni?

PEF Center sa malagos:)

neyoneyo80

February 20th, 2008, 09:06 PM

^^ :okay: alas, nakakita na mi sa imong picture , welcome uli :D

@nikki .... pagkakataon na!!! :lol: :jk:

Il Tenore

February 20th, 2008, 11:08 PM

<------Peut I adhérer? Trans. can I join?

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

PIA Press Release
2008/02/21
Nightlife, shopping pushed as Davao City come-on
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (21 February) -- Key players in the tourism industry of Davao are considering the city's healthy nightlife and shopping centers as the destinations that they will push for promoting the city.

Susan Palad, President of the Davao Association for Travel Agents said they thought of this package in order not to compete with the destinations being promoted by its neighbors in the BIMP EAGA region.

She explained that these activities will purely be wholesome even as she said that they stick to their vision of promoting mainly family entertainment.

She mentioned that there are activities at night in the city that promotes our culture and music referring to the Taboan at Matina Town Square, Jack's Ridge and other organized events in places like venue and in top hotels of the city.

The People's Park at night is in itself a destination and it is already included in the package that the travel agencies had designed.

"These are the things that we want our visitors to experience," she said.

She also said that the malls here are must see destinations and still many of our visitors want to check that out.

"We wanted to redesign packages to complement that of our neighbors," she said.

Palad also said these are part of the BIMP EAGA tour packages that they will launch in coordination with other airline operators.

She reiterated that their tour packages are designed in such a way that it will not compete with that of the other BIMP EAGA neighbors but complement with each other.

Meanwhile she said that they often get positive feedback especially from international visitors on Davao City being a clean city.

She said these visitors were really impressed of seeing a city life Davao to maintain clean streets and surroundings.

The Non-Smoking within the city also attracted the attention of the guests, Palad said.

She said the two aspects that had left good impressions to our visitors not only on the physical appearance of the city but the way government and private sector cooperate with each other in maintaining a good environment. (PIA) [top]
good sign!!!
Toink...:) ilis nalang ko ug avatar para maka ila ka..hahahahahaha
ikaw na ang naa sa avatar? Kuyawa ba!

Il Tenore

February 20th, 2008, 11:14 PM

Urban Garden

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7569/gardendb5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I've never been to malagos garden...

Il Tenore

February 20th, 2008, 11:16 PM

Il Tenore

February 20th, 2008, 11:18 PM

guyz... kita-kits ta sa saturday sa travel expo...

SM man to diba?

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 01:24 AM

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Air links, tourism concerns tackled in 2-day Eaga meet
By Joy Romares-Sevilla
Sunstar Davao

THE two-day BIMP-Eaga Travel and Airlines Convergence Meeting at the Marco Polo Davao will discuss possible joint efforts to help the sub-region expand and sustain viable routes, as well as promote itself as a single tourism destination.

The meeting will start on Saturday until Sunday.

Mary Ann Montemayor, BIMP-Eaga Tourism Council chair, said the meeting will be attended by some 30 key tourism and air transport players, composed of airline executives, general sales and travel agents, tour operators, marketing teams and donor organizations.

"This meeting of decision makers from the airline and travel sectors of BIMP-Eaga seeks to increase awareness on the developments in the BIMP-Eaga airline and tourism sector," Montemayor said.

The meeting, she said, aims to come up with a list of joint programs and projects that will make Eaga routes move viable and come up with an appropriate tourism brand for BIMP-Eaga as basis for marketing and promotions.

It also aims to identify practical mechanisms to ensure continuing coordination and cooperation in the development of air and tourism sectors of the sub-region.

Meanwhile, it was learned that the airline sector will meet ahead of the convergence meeting on February 22 to discuss updates and action status on the results of the 1st BIMP-Eaga Airlines Forum in June last year.

The group will also discuss specific details that would firm up commitment of the airline companies to serve Eaga routes.

Art Boncato, sales director of the Marco Polo Davao, on the other hand, said the meeting would have positive impact to the city.

He said it is always Marco Polo's objective to put Davao City as one of the key tourism destinations in the Philippines.

"Our strength in the tourism industry is to continue to look for investors. The meeting is one important event that would address some concerns not only in the airline sector, but also in the tourism sector," Boncato said in Wednesday's edition of the Club 888 press forum.

Germans Technical Cooperation, Asian Development Bank, BIMP-Eaga Transport, Infrastructure and ICT Development Cluster, Bimp-Eaga Joint Tourism Development Cluster, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), BIMP-Eaga Business Council, BIMP-Eaga Tourism Council, and the Mindanao Economic and Development Council (Medco) organized the meeting.

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 01:26 AM

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Indonesian consul to focus on econ, cultural ties with Davao
By Joy Romares-Sevilla
Sunstar Davao

THE new Indonesian consul in Davao City said Wednesday that the Indonesian Consulate Office in the city would give focus on economic and cultural relations between Indonesia and the Philippines, particularly Davao City.

"We have plans to give enough focus on economic relations and people to people contact between Indonesia and the Davao City. These concerns should be strengthened," Loebesi said in Wednesday's edition of the Club 888 press forum at the Marco Polo Davao.

Post here your Valentine's Day greetings

Loebesi further said Indonesia and the Philippines have many things in common.

He said Indonesian cuisines are prepared similar to the way Filipinos do their own.

This, he said, was actually the reason why the Indonesian Consulate Office in the city had initiated the first food and cultural festival of Indonesia at the SM Entertainment Plaza on December 29 last year.

The festival showcased Indonesian cuisines and culture and provided knowledge to Dabawenyos that Indonesia and the Philippines have almost similar culture and cuisines.

Loebesi, however, said in terms of security, Davao City is safer compared to some cities in his country. He even said that Davao City is safer than Jakarta in Indonesia.

"I feel safe here in Davao. In Jakarta, when I walk on the streets, I should be extra careful, I don't feel safe. I think people should be more careful in Jakarta, even in Los Angeles and in New York than in Mindanao" Loebesi said.

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 01:30 AM

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Davao divers eye Olympic slots
By Marianne Saberon-Abalayan
Sunstar Davao

DAVAO City divers opened the campaign for a berth to the Beijing Olympics Wednesday in the Good Luck Beijing 2008 16th FINA Diving World Cup in Beijing, China.

Sydney Olympian Zardo Domenios, who hails from Panacan, and Niño Carog, were still strutting their stuff in the men's three-meter springboard preliminary as of press time.

Domenios and Carog, who won bronze medals in the synchronized three-meter springboard in the 24th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, were going up against a top field of 59 competitors in the event.

Sheila Mae Perez, who made her Olympic debut in Sydney Australia in 2000, is slated to see action in the women's three-meter springboard Friday.

Perez, before leaving for China in January, told Sun.Star Davao said she hopes to make it at the top five of the qualifying.

There are 50 other divers also seeking Olympic slots in the 3-meter, an event Perez ruled for the gold medal in the 23rd Philippines SEA Games and 24th Thailand SEA Games.

Rexel Ryan Fabriga and Jaime Asok, whose tandem captured the SEA Games 10m synchronized platform gold in Thailand, will see action in the individual men's 10m platform preliminary on Saturday. There are 47 of them eyeing slots for the world's premier sports spectacle in Beijing.

The Philippines, still hungry for an Olympic gold, had recently won one slot in boxing courtesy of Harry Tañamor. RP jins Tshomlee Go and Mary Antoinette Rivero also gained Olympic berths along with Dumaguete City archer Jennifer Chan.

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 01:39 AM

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Law against traffic hazards sought
By Jose G. Dalumpines Published : 2008-02-20
Mindanao Times

CELSO GEMPESAW, Traffic Management Center chief, has urged the city council to craft a law intended to clear the highways of traffic hazards.

Gempesaw said one measure that needs an enabling policy is the use of wheel clamp for big trucks using the shoulders of the national highway as parking area.

He said using a wheel clamp on violating vehicles is like impounding them on site.

Gempesaw said this law will be applied especially for vehicles parked illegally on the road.

He said under this proposed measure, owners of the clamped vehicles can only get their trucks after paying the corresponding penalty.

Under the current situation, Gempesaw urged truck drivers who park their cargo trucks at the national highway to install early warning devices in front and at the rear of the vehicles to reduce traffic hazard.

Gempesaw observed some truck drivers are using the shoulders of the road as parking area, particularly along big establishments in Sasa, and a few kilometers before a softdrinks company in Bangkal.

He vowed to run after drivers who would violate rules on traffic safety especially drivers who would no longer use an early warning device that cautions motorists of the danger ahead.

Gempesaw said the truckers in Sasa area have complied with this policy while those at the Bangkal area still have to follow the rule.

“The bottling firm has pledged to shift its product distribution through dealership which will reduce the use of big trucks that usually wait along the highway waiting for their turn to either load or unload,” he said.

Gempesaw admitted their limitations in clearing the highway with traffic hazards.

He said traffic enforcers seem tolerant of this violation since during the confrontation drivers of trucks parked along the highway are nowhere to be found. “We cannot wait any longer, our enforcers who are small in number have other responsibilities to do,” Gempesaw said.

He explained the TMC does not have a towing vehicle for big trucks.

Gempesaw said their towing vehicle is only good only for smaller vehicles.

Peng Hok

February 21st, 2008, 02:06 AM

sure. the more the merrier. imagine we will be outbanning each other.:lol::lol::lol:

Paghilom mong tanan! Kay ako ang mu ban sa inyong tanan! Dili lang kana, pang tagaan pa tamo og mga napkin! Lols! Daghan sa supermarket! :lol::lol::lol:

paulkrps

February 21st, 2008, 02:07 AM

^^ promote na pud ang nccc.:lol::lol::lol:

Peng Hok

February 21st, 2008, 02:11 AM

^^
Ana gyud na! Simpleng hirit lang. Hehehehe!

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:17 AM

guyz... kita-kits ta sa saturday sa travel expo...

SM man to diba?

LOL naa mi Camp Sabros ana.

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:20 AM

^^ sir ambs maulaw man ko magdala og tractor. depende lang kung makahitch ko. pwede ko makaprovide og food.

dala lang ng traktor kay atong ipa bira ila junax sobra pa na sa 4x4 :lol: unsa backing signal anang traktor kulas iyort, iyort iyort ..LOL

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di bitaw naa pa man space sa sakyanan ni @Rall :cheers:

Peng Hok

February 21st, 2008, 02:22 AM

^^
Basta kami magpabilin diri sa glitz and glam of the city... :lol::lol:

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:22 AM

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Indonesian consul to focus on econ, cultural ties with Davao
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

THE new Indonesian consul in Davao City said Wednesday that the Indonesian Consulate Office in the city would give focus on economic and cultural relations between Indonesia and the Philippines, particularly Davao City.

"We have plans to give enough focus on economic relations and people to people contact between Indonesia and the Davao City. These concerns should be strengthened," Loebesi said in Wednesday's edition of the Club 888 press forum at the Marco Polo Davao.

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Loebesi further said Indonesia and the Philippines have many things in common.

He said Indonesian cuisines are prepared similar to the way Filipinos do their own.

This, he said, was actually the reason why the Indonesian Consulate Office in the city had initiated the first food and cultural festival of Indonesia at the SM Entertainment Plaza on December 29 last year.

The festival showcased Indonesian cuisines and culture and provided knowledge to Dabawenyos that Indonesia and the Philippines have almost similar culture and cuisines.

Loebesi, however, said in terms of security, Davao City is safer compared to some cities in his country. He even said that Davao City is safer than Jakarta in Indonesia.

"I feel safe here in Davao. In Jakarta, when I walk on the streets, I should be extra careful, I don't feel safe. I think people should be more careful in Jakarta, even in Los Angeles and in New York than in Mindanao" Loebesi said.

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:26 AM

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:41 AM

Davao Travel Show

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A big event promoting travel/tourism is happening in Davao.

The 2nd Davao International Travel and Lifestyle Exhibition or more commonly known as the 2008 Davao Travel Show will start on February 22 up to the 24th at SM Davao’s Entertainment Plaza.

The travel show aims to showcase all tourism products and services promoting Philippine tourism nationwide and to is neighboring countries.

The exhibitors are:

* Tambuli Resorts
* Citibank
* Crown Regency
* Puerto Princesa
* DOT Region 1
* DOT region 2
* Bayview Park Hotel
* the Microtel Inn Suites
* the DMCI Homes
* DOT Region 8
* DOT Region 5
* DOT Caraga
* the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board
* the Star Cruises
* Baron Travel
* Filinvest Land
* Wind and Wave
* Abacus Distribution
* Philippine Explorer
* The Legend Palawan
* the Provincial Government of Palawan
* Royal Christian College
* the Marco Polo Davao.

Also joining this event are:

* Chase Tech
* Daigdig Pinoy
* Travel Life
* Basic Graphics
* Macau Government Tourist Office
* the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA)
* Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA)
* Global POS
* the Ocean View
* Bimp-Eaga Tourism Council
* Davao Tourism Association (Data)
* the Kahsan Tours
* the Grandeast Asia

It is reported that this year’s exhibitors will be giving special tour and/or service packages.

So i suggest that you visit this year’s travel show. As the Regine Velasquez would say…”Tara Na!“

Source: Sun Star Davao

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:49 AM

Davao Food Trip: Metro Grub

Saturday evening found me, care of the Davao Food Trip series, in the company of blogpals at Metro Grub. Now, I'm no stranger to Metro Grub, having patronized the joint several times in the past. But it was good to have dinner there with a larger group.

Metro Grub is one of the restaurants in Metro Avenue. It's a small place, almost-but-not-quite a hole in the wall. In keeping with the now-popular cafe style, the dining area spills out into the Metro Avenue covered court.

Metro Grub has a no-frills student ambience. That's not surprising since it caters largely to the students from Holy Cross. This is not to say that it's dingy or unkempt; in fact, Metro Grub is immaculately clean and well-kept. Metro Grub just seems well-suited to informal gatherings I associate with college students.

(One talking point for the evening was Metro Grub's tables: they had compartments underneath where you could keep your bags and other things. It was a hit with us notebook-toting bloggers.)

Metro Grub's menu falls within the affordable end of the mid-range scale. Prices range from P40 to P120, with their rice bowl offerings hovering around P60 to P80. Since it's catering to the yuppie and student market, Metro Grub's specialties focus on single-serve dishes.

My personal favorite in Metro Grub is their ample Chicken Teriyaki rice bowl. It's the right blend of sweet and savory. It's served with sticky rice and buttered vegetables, so it hits the spot. I also had a spot of pork spare ribs, something I'll be trying in full sometime soon.

The other dishes we tried included their tangy kinilaw and their eponymous Metro Grub Chips. The other fellows each ordered their own bowls and dishes so there wasn't much opportunity to share. That's all right, though: I'll be going back for additional servings soon.

http://villageidiotsavant.blogspot.com/2008/02/davao-food-trip-metro-grub.html

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 03:03 AM

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dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 03:07 AM

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A diver peers through the rubber tires used as an artificial reef module off Limao in the Island Garden City of Samal. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera)

homme_de bien

February 21st, 2008, 04:23 AM

hala...gulanga na sa inyong thread oi.....

homme_de bien

February 21st, 2008, 04:25 AM

any pics.about the peoples park?very nice,...!

homme_de bien

February 21st, 2008, 04:39 AM

Il Tenore

February 21st, 2008, 05:00 AM

Paghilom mong tanan! Kay ako ang mu ban sa inyong tanan! Dili lang kana, pang tagaan pa tamo og mga napkin! Lols! Daghan sa supermarket! :lol::lol::lol:
this sounds like a promotion... hehe!!

Il Tenore

February 21st, 2008, 05:01 AM

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it's so blue! with the touch of clouds on it...

Il Tenore

February 21st, 2008, 05:03 AM

^^where is this resto located?

Il Tenore

February 21st, 2008, 05:04 AM

LOL naa mi Camp Sabros ana.
why?!?!?! I don't like you all na! hehe!!

Il Tenore

February 21st, 2008, 05:06 AM

^^pik-a-boo!!

lingaw lagi na ay!

Peng Hok

February 21st, 2008, 05:31 AM

who wants to have a Dunyac :colgate:

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Its called Dugnac (durian + cognac = dugnac, pronounced as “dunyak”). What a clever way of coining words!

Don’t get fooled, it may look a bit messy. That’s durian meat, in milk, cream and cognac with a cherry topping. Its a brilliant way of eating durian meat in an unusual way. Durian coffee, durian ice cream, fresh durian but durian soaked in cognac is just great! You want to know where you can get this? Check out my future photoblogs and I will reveal it. :-)

Sorry, I don't eat durian. I only eat chocolates! :lol:

nikkixtrm

February 21st, 2008, 05:39 AM

Toink...:) ilis nalang ko ug avatar para maka ila ka..hahahahahaha

naa ko klasmet nga kanawong nimo. kalimot ko sa iyang pangalan.

welcome homme_de bien.

btw, i dont know why people like sasuke so much. yes, im watching naruto and its kinda annoying right now because its the part where sasuke left.

selfish freak...

nikkixtrm

February 21st, 2008, 05:42 AM

scuba diving looks fun but i dunno, i think i will freak out when im under water. :ohno:

Peng Hok

February 21st, 2008, 07:36 AM

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flickr find

Hey dito ako nag high school!

tigidig14

February 21st, 2008, 07:56 AM

hmmmm.... you can still see wooden footbridges like this in many remote areas in the phils.

i hope youre not referring to slum area

bongskie09

February 21st, 2008, 08:05 AM

^^ aw kay kng dili mopadaplin ang multicab, lukot sila.

lisod lang kung ma-flat. kapoy ilis og ligid.

:lol::lol::lol:

bongskie09

February 21st, 2008, 08:05 AM

Maayong hapon sa tanan ^^

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 08:37 AM

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Braga: City deputized to manage its water resources
By Grace L. Plata

FULL implementation of the city's Water Code will soon be a reality.

This as the City Government of Davao will soon be granted with the right to protect its own water sources as deputized by the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), according to the report made by Councilor Pilar Braga Tuesday.

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Braga, author of the city's Water Code, headed the seven-man City Government delegation to meet with NWRB officials to force the issues for the city to protect its own waters based on the Ordinance No. 117-01 or the Water Resources Management and Protection Code of Davao City.

The Davao City Water District (DCWD), on the other hand, was represented by its manager Rhodora Gamboa and lawyer Bernard Delima Jr.

"The Davao delegation underscored before the NWRB officials the desire and determination of the Davao City Government to protect its water resources through the immediate implementation of the city's Water Resources Management and Protection Code. Likewise, it was pointed out that through the Memorandum of Agreement, the city government and DCWD could assist the NWRB in implementing the provisions of the Water Code of the Philippines, as its deputies," Braga said.

Braga, however, said NWRB pointed out certain items in the Water Code of Davao City that has to be revised, like the definition of "domestic purpose," the inclusion of surface water in the scope of protection, and the clarification of the city's "protected areas."

"It was agreed by all parties that since amending the ordinance would be a lengthy process, corrections or revisions will be integrated in the Memorandum of Agreement and/or the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR)," Braga said.

On the matter of deputizing the Davao City Government, NWRB deputy executive director Nathaniel Santos reportedly promised to give the city a copy of the new guidelines for deputization as soon as these are finalized in the conference with the Philippine Association of Water Districts (Pawad) to be held in Cagayan de Oro City the same week.

Braga said Santos also assured that the NWRB board would be going over the proposal of the joint delegation from Davao regarding the Memorandum of Agreement and the deputization during the board meeting on February 20, 2008.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/02/20/news/braga.city.deputized.to.manage.its.water.resources.html

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 09:02 AM

Samal Island, Philippines
Published by Christine on Friday, December 29, 2006 at 2:28 AM.

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Samal Island is a distant away from the shores of Davao, being known for its white sand beaches and several resorts that cater tourists and locals. Its virgin islands were well protected from commercialization to preserve the ecotourism.

For almost quite a while, Samal has been one of the subjects I had made for my ecotourism designs, since the island is a potential for development. Many designs apprehended to be passed in order to enhance the beauty of the island that will invite tourists. The several islands including the vanishing islands is one of the attraction. Tourists are welcome for scuba diving, site seeing and swimming due to the rich underwater wildlife.

Getting to Samal is as easy as getting one ride bus to the next stop as for the locals using bus or jeepney, these modes of transportation carried over to a water vessel and transported to the island. You may also have ferryboats exclusively for Paradise island resort customers. The ferryboats are waiting in interval in the Lanang shores while another exclusive boats are in Sta. Ana Pier. Wind and Wave and several other boats servicing through the island are available for booking in Sta. Ana Pier. You may choose on going to Talikud and Vanishing island.

Samal is very convenient for those who want to unwind and getting in touch with nature. One of the famous resorts you will find here is the Paradise Island. The towering coconut palms and mangrove along the sides keep the air and water clean. They had preserved the beauty of the nature by establishing only few huts and well maintained food courts. Inside you will find a mini zoo where all kinds of birds found in the island are present including turtles, snakes, monkeys and deer. They also cater for stay in customers or tourists in the island, amenities are present like tennis table and playing area for children. The resorts are open all year round. What is beautiful in this place is the serenity being close to nature. The resorts here are prohibited from too much commercialization to prevent pollution and keep the beauty of the nature. Even when swimming at the shores, you still find small fishes leaping over the shores.

The vanishing island where it is appropriate for scuba diving is breathtaking. When going to the middle of the island at high tide, you will only find three huts that were made for those staying in the island. You can walk through the vanishing island at knee high however beware to the depth of some are not the same. Always carry with you a life jacket when swimming is not your forte. The local government keeps the vanishing island to be a mangrove sanctuary, most of the people visiting the island have with them mangroves to be planted. This is to shelter the fishes and secure the coral reefs.

A main attraction around the island is the Pearl Farm, where there is also a sanctuary for pearls. A resort where tourist can stay with different bonus packages. You will experience the fabulous site for sunrise and sunset. The establishments are designed according to the culture of Mindanao where you will find a replica of houses for Maranao and other tribes in Mindanao. The weather in Samal is just amazingly perfect where it is free from typhoon. The crystal clear coastline rich with underwater life.

Caves are found in Talikud Island, hiking is the best activity in White Stone Mountain and go fishing in San Jose Muslim Fishing village. Hagimit falls are just spectacular as going to the beach in Pena Plata.

There is so much outdoor activities you can enjoy for you and your family. No noise from the city, all are calm and simple. People living in the island are hospitable to accommodate tourists. No wonder the island was chosen as dream cities of the future by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia or ISA.

Plans for the Samal Island to be part of the tourist attraction in the Philippines are laid out for the next five to ten years. A world-class eco-tourism that will boost and enhance Samal Island. What is important of developing the area excite the tourism industry without disregarding the natural beauty of the island.

I can really see the potential of Samal Island for so many ways just when the local government will open its doors by providing transportation to the island, getting people to access the tourist areas.
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dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 09:14 AM

^^ LOL ngano man nikks? sa Paradise naa may para sa mga beginners mabaw lang ,anyway my cousin from Canada pud first time nag scuba last december try dayon siya ug 20 meters , pero ang iyang mga sports kay bunjee jump ug sky diving ..lol

carrotz

February 21st, 2008, 10:06 AM

naa ko klasmet nga kanawong nimo. kalimot ko sa iyang pangalan.

basig classmate ta.. kay familiar sad kau imung face...:lol:

anywaiz good day guyz!

Peng Hok

February 21st, 2008, 11:27 AM

TOP 10 sa Nursing...6 from DAVAO Schools

San Pedro College Davao (#3, #4, #9, #9)
Ateneo de Davao University (#6)
Xavier University (#6, #8)
Davao Doctors College (#7)
Western Mindanao State University (#7)
Capitol University (#9)

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:applause::applause::applause:

source (http://www.pinoybsn.blogspot.com/)

paulkrps

February 21st, 2008, 11:34 AM

kaya na nimo nikkix. praktis na lang sa sa inyong bath tub.:lol::lol::lol:

sorry goys, will be busy for a while.

paulkrps

February 21st, 2008, 11:36 AM

LOL naa mi Camp Sabros ana.

ato ato ra ni nyor ambi, kay basig makadungog si il tenore. murag nawa man siguro sya sa passing.:lol::lol::lol:

paulkrps

February 21st, 2008, 11:37 AM

Sorry, I don't eat durian. I only eat chocolates! :lol:

sossy ka diay, as if.:lol:

neyoneyo80

February 21st, 2008, 12:24 PM

^^ wala bang nursing ang UP?

neyoneyo80

February 21st, 2008, 12:33 PM

^^ also!

paulkrps

February 21st, 2008, 12:42 PM

any pics.about the peoples park?very nice,...!

repost.

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dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 12:54 PM

^^ bitaw oi murag na siya'y amnesia , naka hinumdom ko na di daw siya ka adto , @Il Tenore: me hate you na rin :lol:

homme_de bien

February 21st, 2008, 01:09 PM

tnx for the pics..paulkrps..very nice jud,wal jud ko kalimut na naglaag me diri last year......hehe

paulkrps

February 21st, 2008, 01:14 PM

^^ no probs.

goys, see you tonight. work sa ko.

homme_de bien

February 21st, 2008, 01:19 PM

^^ no probs.

goys, see you tonight. work sa ko.

k..no probs...

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 01:19 PM

see ya late papa paul !

naa ko klasmet nga kanawong nimo. kalimot ko sa iyang pangalan.

welcome homme_de bien.

btw, i dont know why people like sasuke so much. yes, im watching naruto and its kinda annoying right now because its the part where sasuke left.

selfish freak...

basig classmate ta.. kay familiar sad kau imung face...:lol:

anywaiz good day guyz!

oi IA sila oh unsa man mga papa paul, vic & rajah dapat ba kaliskisan sa si @carrotz ?:lol:

paulkrps

February 21st, 2008, 01:23 PM

as we have discussed in the tagum thread, mga kuya nga naa diha maoy magbantay sa atong nikkix. nyor ambi, incharge ka sa davao, ibex sa tagum.

negks, lakaw sa ko.:lol::lol::lol:

nikkixtrm

February 21st, 2008, 01:25 PM

see ya late papa paul !

oi IA sila oh unsa man mga papa paul, vic & rajah dapat ba kaliskisan sa si @carrotz ?:lol:

lol

jogavilz

February 21st, 2008, 01:27 PM

Mount Apo
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homme_de bien

February 21st, 2008, 01:32 PM

welcome homme_de bien.

btw, i dont know why people like sasuke so much. yes, im watching naruto and its kinda annoying right now because its the part where sasuke left.

selfish freak...[/QUOTE]

hehe..tnx ha for the welcome...i dunno why i love sasuke............taga cebu ko,pero naa ko kidapawan city now,pero karon march pa davao na ko,...kitakits ta dha ha..hehe.....

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 01:36 PM

^^ welcome homme_de bien !

as we have discussed in the tagum thread, mga kuya nga naa diha maoy magbantay sa atong nikkix. nyor ambi, incharge ka sa davao, ibex sa tagum.

negks, lakaw sa ko.:lol::lol::lol:

:lol: ok lang , kabasa ka adto @carrotz dapat mo agi sa ka sa ako so dapat maayo ka mag bribe di ba ya ko mo kaon ug turo2 :lol:

homme_de bien

February 21st, 2008, 02:02 PM

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mount apo is visible here in kidapawan city...

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:14 PM

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Zed tag line "the only square pizza "

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dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:36 PM

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Crocodile Island

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:39 PM

^^ very visible :)

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google shot

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 02:47 PM

maayong buntag na:D dinabaw. unsa ang visible sa imo photo?

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 02:52 PM

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 02:57 PM

maayong buntag na:D dinabaw. unsa ang visible sa imo photo?

now? now MtApoStandard is visible and the first time you said buntag :lol: , nah the guy said that in Kidapawan Mt. Apo is visible , i said very visible .

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 02:59 PM

as we have discussed in the tagum thread, mga kuya nga naa diha maoy magbantay sa atong nikkix. nyor ambi, incharge ka sa davao, ibex sa tagum.

negks, lakaw sa ko.:lol::lol::lol:
youre outsoursing your father role in davao?:D

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:06 PM

now? now MtApoStandard is visible and the first time you said buntag :lol: , nah the guy said that in Kidapawan Mt. Apo is visible , i said very visible .
got it okay. but i thought panoramic view is not good from foot of apo where kidapawan is and the best view of summit is in kapatagan davao del sur

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:08 PM

carrotz

February 21st, 2008, 03:10 PM

:lol: ok lang , kabasa ka adto @carrotz dapat mo agi sa ka sa ako so dapat maayo ka mag bribe di ba ya ko mo kaon ug turo2 :lol:

hala daghana pa diay nako agian na mga mayor sa selda 14 oi..bago nako ma ila-ila si crush nikki.. unsa nalang kaha kung mag date nako basig dote na ang pangayoon sa mga papa dire sa akoa..:lol:

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 03:16 PM

got it okay. but i thought panoramic view is not good from foot of apo where kidapawan is and the best view of summit is in kapatagan davao del sur

yeah he only said visible, kidapawan is almost the wall of Mt. Apo :D yeah the best view will be in Kapatagan :cheers:

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 03:17 PM

hala daghana pa diay nako agian na mga mayor sa selda 14 oi..bago nako ma ila-ila si crush nikki.. unsa nalang kaha kung mag date nako basig dote na ang pangayoon sa mga papa dire sa akoa..:lol:

haha sige di na lang ka palisudon , kay na dungan man diay ta na priso sa una :lol:

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:23 PM

basig classmate ta.. kay familiar sad kau imung face...:lol:

anywaiz good day guyz!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/customavatars/avatar101920_2.gif http://www.skyscrapercity.com/customavatars/avatar136026_3.gif nikkixtrm have a good look what hes sizeing up for you

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 03:27 PM

^^ he demonstrated he has a weapon of 2 or 3 inches ug si nikki ingon hmppp :lol:

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:28 PM

yeah he only said visible, kidapawan is almost the wall of Mt. Apo :D yeah the best view will be in Kapatagan :cheers:
stunning postcard view in some photos on here. there was one blue hue shot of dusk that looked so lovely and iconic

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:33 PM

^^ he demonstrated he has a weapon of 2 or 3 inches :lol:
i want to know a little bit more what you mean:D

dinabaw

February 21st, 2008, 03:37 PM

^^ hahaha you know what i mean , you've studied biology :colgate:

gotogo sir apo i got to check my weapon ..lol

neyoneyo80

February 21st, 2008, 03:42 PM

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/customavatars/avatar101920_2.gif http://www.skyscrapercity.com/customavatars/avatar136026_3.gif nikkixtrm have a good look what hes sizeing up for you

bagay po kayo :yes:

KulasKusgan

February 21st, 2008, 03:43 PM

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:44 PM

^^ promote na pud ang nccc.:lol::lol::lol:
is it true ang nccc is to operate supermarket sa ayala mall

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:46 PM

^^ hahaha you know what i mean , you've studied biology :colgate:

gotogo sir apo i got to check my weapon ..lol
biological weapon:D okay goodnite

KulasKusgan

February 21st, 2008, 03:51 PM

dala lang ng traktor kay atong ipa bira ila junax sobra pa na sa 4x4 :lol: unsa backing signal anang traktor kulas iyort, iyort iyort ..LOL

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/03/56/10386530/1477389138286l.jpg

di bitaw naa pa man space sa sakyanan ni @Rall :cheers:

naa man ko trabaho sabado. kung moapas ko sa sunday, lunes nako makaabot kay magkamang man ang tractor.

magduladula na lang ko sa mga birds didto sa malagos.

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:54 PM

i-FLAMES dayon... tan-awon nato kung unsa ilang future. :lol:
we need shakeiras fairy powers.

carrotz

February 21st, 2008, 03:54 PM

haha sige di na lang ka palisudon , kay na dungan man diay ta na priso sa una :lol:

uu sabay gud ta nilaya sad..haha sa J.S nalang tka pakaonon.. JUICE ug SAGING.:lol:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/customavatars/avatar101920_2.gif http://www.skyscrapercity.com/customavatars/avatar136026_3.gif nikkixtrm have a good look what hes sizeing up for you

hahaha.. grabe g loveteam man dayon ang mga pix namo..mura man ta ani si john loyd ug bea alonzo..ayaw ba..:lol:

he demonstrated he has a weapon of 2 or 3 inches ug si nikki ingon hmppp :lol:

hahahaha.. ayaw ba..

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 03:57 PM

Davao to host BIMP-EAGA convergence meeting
By Cherry Marie E. Delfin
PIA Press Release
2008/02/22

The Convergence Meeting of the BIMP-EAGA Air Transport and Tourism Sectors on February 23 & 24 at the Marco Polo Hotel.

Airline executives, general sales and travel agents, tour operators, marketing teams and donor organizations, considered key players in the tourism and air transport, will be flying over to discuss possible joint efforts to help the sub-region expand and sustain viable routes as well as promote itself as a single tourism destination. BIMP-EAGA is the largest sub-regional cooperation in Asia covering about 1.5 million square meters of land.

According to Art Boncato, President of the Davao Tourism Association, one of the goals of the BIMP-EAGA convergence meeting on Saturday and Sunday is to explore "how to promote Mindanao as a (travel) route in BIMP-EAGA."

He specifically mentioned Davao and Zamboanga as areas that play important roles in improving air connectivity in EAGA. BIMP-EAGA's five exiting air routes already include Zamboanga-Sandakan served by Asian Spirit and Manado-Davao City served by Merpati Airlines.

Other routes that will be proposed in the upcoming convergence meeting include Davao City- Bandar Seri Begawan to be served by Pearl-Pacific Airways, Puerto Princesa- Kota Kinabalu to be served by SeaAir and Davao- Kota Kinabalu to be served by Cebu Pacific Air.

Boncato also emphasized that there is need for additional efforts in promoting Mindanao as a tourist destination since national efforts in tourism is centered in Visayas.

The Convergence Meeting of the BIMP-EAGA Air Transport and Tourism Sectors is a follow-up on the Memorandum of Understanding on the Expansion of Air Linkages signed last January 2007. This was a product of the 4th BIMP-EAGA Transport, Infrastructure and ICT Development (TIICTD) Cluster Meeting. The said memorandum granted Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights to all passenger and cargo services in six BIMP-EAGA member airports. The airports include Manado and Tarakan in Indonesia, State of Labuan and Miri in Malaysia, and Puerto Princesa City and General Santos City in the Philippines.

Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights give the airlines the "right to enplane traffic at one foreign point and deplane it in another foreign point as part of continuous operation also serving the airline's homeland." (PIA) [top]

carrotz

February 21st, 2008, 03:57 PM

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/03/56/10386530/1477389138286l.jpg

unsa ng taas sa hood trumpa sa car alarm?nyaaahaha:lol:

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 04:01 PM

uu sabay gud ta nilaya sad..haha sa J.S nalang tka pakaonon.. JUICE ug SAGING.:lol:

hahaha.. grabe g loveteam man dayon ang mga pix namo..mura man ta ani si john loyd ug bea alonzo..ayaw ba..:lol:
in behalf of paulkrps you have my blessing toohahaha

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 04:02 PM

unsa ng taas sa hood trumpa sa car alarm?nyaaahaha:lol:
periscope

carrotz

February 21st, 2008, 04:05 PM

in behalf of paulkrps you have my blessing toohahaha

maka higop na gyud mo ani ug sabaw..:lol:

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 04:07 PM

DPWH and Ciriaco Construction have completed clearing the road right-of-way and completed protection works of pier five and six of Generoso Bridge.
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=1&fi=p080222.htm&no=3&date=

carrotz

February 21st, 2008, 04:09 PM

@mt. apo

naa tay balita kung magtukod ba sila ug davao international convention center?

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 04:10 PM

maka higop na gyud mo ani ug sabaw..:lol:
sabaw sa adobo?

carrotz

February 21st, 2008, 04:11 PM

sabaw sa adobo?

sabaw sa patotin:lol:

KulasKusgan

February 21st, 2008, 04:12 PM

unsa ng taas sa hood trumpa sa car alarm?nyaaahaha:lol:

periscope

wala gud ko kaila anang periscope. ako gisearch sa google. nakatawa ko. :lol::lol:

gtg. naa pa koy sayawan ugma sa fuente de villaabrille.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kulaskusgan

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 04:12 PM

@mt. apo

naa tay balita kung magtukod ba sila ug davao international convention center?
its done. it has been holding events and it is located somewhere close sa durian park carrotz

carrotz

February 21st, 2008, 04:15 PM

its done. it has been holding events and it is located somewhere close sa durian park carrotz

thanks...sir apo..

MtApoStandard

February 21st, 2008, 04:19 PM

wala gud ko kaila anang periscope. ako gisearch sa google. nakatawa ko. :lol::lol:

gtg. naa pa koy sayawan ugma sa fuente de villaabrille.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kulaskusgan
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davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 06:44 PM

Friday, February 22, 2008
Gab to push for one tourism brand in Eaga
Sunstar Davao

A CONVERGENCE meeting of leading players in the air transport and tourism sectors of Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-Eaga) is set to take place in Davao City to discuss possible joint efforts to help the sub-region expand and sustain viable routes as well as promote itself as a single tourism destination.

Some 30 key tourism and air transport players, composed of airline executives, general sales and travel agents, tour operators, marketing teams, and donor organizations, are expected at the Convergence Meeting of the BIMP-Eaga Air Transport and Tourism Sectors on February 23-24 at the Marco Polo Hotel.

Mary Ann Montemayor, chair of the BIMP-Eaga Tourism Council, said the convergence of decision makers from the airline and travel sectors of BIMP-Eaga is a much-awaited event that seeks to increase awareness on the developments in the BIMP-Eaga airline and tourism sector and promote appreciation of the opportunities and benefits of the sub-region's cooperation.

"We regard it is as a turning point where both sectors from hereon can continue to work towards achieving the noble goals of BIMP-Eaga," Montemayor said.

The two-day convergence meeting aims to come up with a list of joint programs and projects that will make Eaga routes more viable and come up with an appropriate tourism brand for BIMP-Eaga as basis for marketing and promotions.

It also aims to identify practical mechanisms to ensure continuing coordination and cooperation in the development of air and tourism industries of the sub-region.

Improving air connectivity in Eaga was given a boost with the granting of the Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights (FFTR) to selected Eaga international and regional airports as a result of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Expansion of Air Linkages in January 2007.

This landmark agreement made by the transport cluster is expected to pave the way for the accelerated implementation of the Asean "open skies" policy.

Today, BIMP-Eaga has five existing air routes namely: the Kota Kinabalu-Bandar Seri Begawan served by Royal Brunei Airlines and Malaysian Airlines; Bandar Seri Begawan-Kuching served by Royal Brunei Airlines; Zamboanga-Sandakan served by Asian Spirit; Pontianak-Kuching served by Batavia Air; and Manado-Davao City served by Merparti Airlines.

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 06:45 PM

Friday, February 22, 2008
Dads push creation of body to strengthen sisterhood pacts
Sunstar Davao

THE bid to create a local body that would map out plans and activities that will further boost Davao City's sisterhood agreements is expected to strengthen the city's business and international relations.

"The Davao City Investment Promotions Center (DCIPC) has performed well in promoting the city. But since it is more focused on investment promotions then there is a need to create a group that will be able to explore various linkages arising from these sisterhood agreements," said Councilor Susabel Reta, chair of the City Council committee on tourism.

Councilor Rachel Zozobrado, who is chair of the committee on international relations, has proposed a resolution creating a technical working group that would help follow up the sisterhood agreements entered into by the city.

"The body that would be formed aims to assist the Davao City Investment and Promotion Center in strengthening the city's international relations," Zozobrado said Thursday during a committee hearing on the matter.

"Most of the sisterhood pacts signed by the city have not really been explored and this is unfortunate considering that we can benefit from these agreements in terms of business, educational, and other linkages," she said.

DCIPC officer-in-charge Bobby Teo said there were plans to join a chambers' forum in Naning last year but the local chamber desisted since the schedule coincided with the Christmas holidays.

He said they are hopeful that more economic activities would be exchanged with Palau although it is a small market.

"Every time we have a sisterhood we just stop there," Reta said. "I hope that with the formation of a body that will be tasked to follow through on these agreements, Davao will have more economic and tourism transactions with the areas where have sisterhood agreements."

Zozobrado clarified that the proposed group will not take over the work of the DCIPC, but will instead act as a support group that will really look into what the city can do to explore these sisterhood pacts.

"Hindi lang naman business linkages ang makukuha natin if we explore these pacts marami pang iba," she added.

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 06:47 PM

Friday, February 22, 2008
5 proposed air routes up in BIMP-Eaga gab
By Joy Romares-Sevilla
Sunstar Davao

FIVE proposed air routes in the BIMP-Eaga will be discussed in a two-day meeting of air transport and tourism players from the sub-region at the Marco Polo Davao, starting Saturday until Sunday.

These proposed air routes include the Kuching-Bandar Seri Begawan-Kota Kinabalu-BSB to be served by Air Asia; the Pontianak-Kuching-Bandar Seri Begawan to be served by Batavia Air; the Davao City-Bandar Seri Begawan to be served by Pearl Pacific Airways; the Puerto Princesa-Kota Kinabalu to be served by SeaAir; and the Davao-Kota Kinabalu to be served by Cebu Pacific Air.

The proposed air routes, if materialized, will be the additional routes to the five other existing routes in the BIMP-Eaga -- the Kota Kinabalu-Bandar Seri Begawan served by Royal Brunei Airlines and Malaysian Airlines; Bandar Seri Begawan-Kuching served by Royal Brunei Airlines; Zamboanga-Sandakan served by Asian Spirit; Pontianak-Kuching served by Batavia Air; and the Manado-Davao City served by Merpati Airlines.

"The discussion is beneficial to both tourism and air transport sectors considering the interdependence of both sectors in enhancing tourism and air passenger traffic across the sub-region," Virgilio Leyretana, chair of the Mindanao Economic Development Authority (Medco), said.

The two-day meeting is spearheaded by the BIMP-Eaga Transport and Tourism Clusters in response to the directive during the 4th BIMP-Eaga Leaders' Summit in Singapore last year.

The summit aims to undertake actions that will ensure sustainability of the existing air routes and establish more new sub-regional air connections this year.

Leyretana said strengthening tourism and air linkages has been strongly being pushed by the Arroyo administration in line with the effort to revitalize BIMP-Eaga as a key strategy for developing Mindanao and Palawan.

Eaga is home to the world's largest and oldest rainforests (Borneo and Papua), two of the world's richest marine biodiversity sites--which are the Sulu and Sulawesi Seas, and a string of world heritage sites such as Mt. Kinabalu and Tubataha Reefs.

With its rich natural endowments, Eaga offers diverse land and water-based tourist attractions. The tourism sector wishes BIMP-Eaga to be an exotic, premier, single culture, and adventure and nature tourism destination in Southeast Asia.

However, Eaga's tourism potentials remain untapped due to lack of air connectivity and promotion and marketing of destinations.

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 06:53 PM

Friday, February 22, 2008
Uichida: 'Davao is in my heart'
By Marianne Saberon-Abalayan
Sunstar Davao

THE Davao City Baseball Cup, which will unfold its third edition on Saturday and Sunday at the University of Mindanao (UM) diamond, is a realization of 2002 Datu Bago awardee Tatsuo Uchida's dream of giving life to the children of Davao City through sports.

The Davao-born Japanese, a philanthropist and president of the Datu Uchida Development Foundation, graced the special edition of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum held at the Humanities Division Room F513 of the Ateneo de Davao University Jacinto campus Thursday.

Uichida was accompanied by coach Hidetoshi Suzuki, Japan Baseball Agency Inc. president Masashi Matsuzaki, DUDF sports director Yusuke Uchida, and DUDF member Ines Mallari of the Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai International School. Mallari acted as interpreter of Uchida and other Japanese guests present during the conference.

"I'm happy to be here. Davao is my birthplace. This is my hometown. We are doing our best to support the development of baseball in Davao," Uchida said through an interpreter.

"It is our goal to give the children life through baseball. Davao is in my heart," added Uichida, who donated money for the construction of the DSWD orphanage in Bajada, Lingap Center in Tugbok, Philippine-Japan Historical Museum and a portion of the PNJKIS.

He named former Davao City Mayor Elias Lopez and Dr. Dakudao as his friends during his elementary days.

Matsuzaki, who donated baseball equipment that he gathered from Japan for Davao teams, said: "We want to fulfill the dream of young baseball players in Davao. We want to make their dreams come true."

Uchida's grandson, Yusuke, said everything is all set for the Baseball Cup.

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 06:55 PM

Friday, February 22, 2008
Nine-year-old jin brings glory to Davao in CPJ
Sunstar Davao

"I FOUGHT with desire." So goes the assessment of nine-year-old Jonah C. Covarrubias when asked how he won the gold medal in the Zero Category of the juniors' division of the recently concluded Carlos Palanca Jr. National Taekwondo Championships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.

"I also practiced hard," said Covarrubias of RSELC de La Salle who sported long hair that he was mistaken as a girl during the special Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at Room F513 of the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) Jacinto campus Thursday.

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It was the first-ever gold medal won by a Davao City jin in the juniors' division of the prestigious national event.

Covarrubias said his parents inspired him to get into taekwondo.

"My parents and I love taekwondo so I got into the sport," Covarrubias said.

Jonah said he began training at age six. He is now handled by veteran coach JunJun Te.

When asked about his experience during the tournament, he added: "I was nervous. But I got to befriend my opponent after our championship match (smiles)."

This young jin who idolizes Southeast Asian (SEA) Games medallist Japoy Lizardo of the RP national taekwondo team will compete anew in the upcoming Araw ng Dabaw sports festival. (MLSA)

davaoeagle

February 21st, 2008, 06:57 PM

Friday, February 22, 2008
Bollywood in Davao!
By Jojie Alcantara
Witerary
Sunstar Davao

I AM fortunate to have met many students from the Indian community residing in Davao Medical School Foundation (DMSF).

The dean of DMSF, Dr. Petronilo Basa, and my college schoolmate Dr. Eva Aranas introduced me to the CEO of Transworld Education Academy in India, Dr. David Pillai, who brought in a lot of students (more than 70 to be exact) to enroll in a medical course in DMSF.

Still on their first few months, these young Indian nationals are fast adjusting to our culture with natural curiosity and sincere friendliness.

Their warmth and kindness (not to mention mischievous inquisitiveness) extended to me as they toured me in their dormitory. I took a liking to a few beautiful faces and actually invited them for a portrait shoot in our studio, complete with their costumes. In fact, most of them have attractive dark skin tones and expressive eyes and wide smiles.

Having spent their first Christmas here, they invited us to their Cultural Night (entitled Tarang), which involved a lot of, you guessed it, Bollywood performances.

Before I met them, I was kind of hooked on cable's Indian channel for years (okay, that and the Korean channel).

I remember how I liked to mimic their dance moves during parties, and I love watching their musical films. The students performed musical sketches, songs, cultural renditions, skits, and dancing involving the audience.

These days, they are very busy with their studies and are aiming to graduate in the finest medical university in the island.

So if you see a lot of young and fashionable Indian men and women around town these days, chances are they may be your future doctors. (E-mail writer at jojiealcantara@gmail.com or visit her website www.witerary.com.)