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tj_brewed

May 25th, 2006, 06:53 AM

BIMP-EAGA jamboree to enhance Mindanao image

THE image of Mindanao will be enhanced as Davao City hosts the 2nd BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines- East Asean Growth Area) Urban Scouts Jamboree starting May 26.

Abdullah Rasheed, Asia Pacific World Scout Bureau regional director, said the inter-country event would send a message to the whole world that Davao City and the rest of the island are peaceful.

He said this would disprove the perception of Mindanao as an area of conflict.

Rasheed, who hails from Maldives, said when he first visited the island in 2005, several people forewarned him about the island’s peace and order situation. However, when he came to Davao del Norte, he saw firsthand how peaceful the area was.

“People don’t understand the situation; they just get idea from hearsays. But we could not blame anybody in particular,” he said.

Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, Boy Scout of the Philippines national president, also said the event would open up economic opportunities for the Davao City.

He said while jamboree espouses camaraderie and friendship only among boy scouts in the BIMP region, it would also lead to economic relations.

“The natural consequence of friendship is oftentimes business,” Binay said.

City Administrator Wendel Avisado said that the investment of the city worth P8.1 million for the preparation of the event is small compared to the benefits it would reap in the future.

The city initially allotted P3.1 million for the improvement of the PTA grounds, the venue of the jamboree, later added P5 million as a contingency fund. The funds are sourced from the Local School Board.

The BSP national office had also set aside P2.5 million for the event.

Avisado, chair of BSP local host council, said the jamboree is an event that could showcase the city’s best practice such as strict enforcement of the Anti-Smoking Ordinance.

“Just imagine, the event is being attended by the officials of the world scouting movement and we have representatives of scouting movement from Regions 1 to 16,” he said.

He added tourism would also be boosted with the jamboree, which runs until June 2, considering that over 3,500 delegates will be coming over for the event. Preceding the jamboree is the three-day 50th BSP Annual National Council Meeting at the Grand Men Seng Hotel which opened yesterday.

scandinavian girl

May 25th, 2006, 10:26 AM

Thanx for ur concern but i think we have alot to learn of your city ,saw your Malmo photos WOW so amazingly clean environs, water is crystal clear and envy your old preseved buildings! Ill vote for Malmo for the cleanest city in the world! :okay:

salig av lyeka med dig hals and leva och halsan !!! :hug:

Dinabaw:laugh: Malmö is probably not the cleanset city in the world maybe 2 best after Davao :colgate:.
Sincerely now, this rating between 1, 2d, 3d or wores is a hard one for me who do not believe in this rating each other, places or ourselves up. First of all who determen the value and after what cirterias is it made, second all ratings are relative anyway and will mostly have a personal touch. People of Davao will most likley make Davao no 1 since the heart is there and that is good. I love my home city as well as you love yours, I can see the good qualities of my city as well as the less good. Were is the no. 1 place in the world, it is were your heart is, is my conclution. Sorry, sorry Dinabaw for lecuturing, blame it on me being a teacher it is a "damage" from teaching :laugh: You know how to make me quiet, you do it with a..... Knowing my conclusion now Dinabaw you know were my heart is :wink2:

Dinabaw I am so amazed at all the swedish you have learned :applause: you are amazing min älskling!! MKG!!!! :)
Big :hug:

scandinavian girl

May 25th, 2006, 10:45 AM

thanks same lena.

are you referring to malmö or whole of sweden? haha. but i believe you bec your country has one of highest per capita gnp in the westrn world. i wish davao will attain the status of your economy one day soon :)

have a nice day to you

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Good Day MtApo, I want you to know I do apreciate all notes form you we have a good communication, thank you!!:)
If I refere to Malmö or whole Sweden, :laugh: it was a joke cause I do not believe in ratings MtApo, but it is a true fact that Malmö has a well built out infratructure out of neccessity I presume since we are so close to the rest of the continent Europe. Sweden in general has a good infrastructure.
This high capita gnp of my country you refer to has given us a good living standard , yes, but not neccerssary a peace of mind, stress is a big life killer in my part of the world both spirtual and physical, many people suffer form a burned out syndrome, heart deaseses realted to stress and stress lowers the life quality emensly. I wish there would be a whole different way of living were money would be of less importance and we could enjoy life itself and preserve our so beautiful earth. With our way of living over this whole earth we do notthing of that, we keep on destroying and do not think of generations to come. MTApo I have always been a dreamer of a better life for all in this world. I guess I am not very realistic :)

A good day to you and thanx again for our communication. May I ask what is your name MtApo?

paulkrps

May 25th, 2006, 11:21 AM

Hi Paul long time no show !

I went to Genluna ask the owner bout the price for a week of exhibit(tama ba week lang?) and he wants you not me to inquire about it!hehehe duda sa ako! :bash:
Anmyways give you their Email ad next time and als0o I went to a Frame shop called Carpenter and inquired the price for a 3/4" round black frame its 40pesos /linear ft. (excluding clear glass) they have 2 kinds of materials resin and wood but still at the same price.
BTW nagamusta diay sa imo ang tag-iya sa Gen Luna

salamat bai. will email them for the inquiry para di magduda. hehehe.

scandinavian girl

May 25th, 2006, 03:32 PM

Hi Paul long time not seen...I tried your e-mail but the mail comes back. maybe you can pm me your e-mail once more???

How are things in Canada? :)

paulkrps

May 25th, 2006, 03:38 PM

hi lena, things are pretty good. gonna be warm this week. life is so much better, praise GOD. how're things on your side?

scandinavian girl

May 25th, 2006, 03:57 PM

Here it is summer and nice. We enjoy that of course. Nice you have warm weather to now, so nice isn´t it away from cold ice and snow?

Your e-mail Paul? Why does my mail to you come back do you think?

paulkrps

May 25th, 2006, 04:20 PM

^^ left you a message in yahoo. it's still spring here but near summer temperatures. yes!

Animo

May 25th, 2006, 06:20 PM

Animo,

I guess you were trying to describe the old house of the Gutierrezes (mga tisoy). They owned the land where JS Gaisano now stands. The grand old houses that still stand in the city proper, from what I can recall are: Tionko-Gahol residence on Quirino Ave., Belisario residence on JP Laurel Ave (across Gaisano Mall), Oboza residence on Rizal St., Habana residence also on Rizal (although now a mix of restaurants), Lat residence on the corner of Legaspi and Rizal streets.

The grand houses torn down to make way for commercial buildings: Monteverde-Garcia residence on San Pedro St., and the Sarenas residence on the corner of San Pedro and Quirino.

Meron pa ba?

Thanks for the response! That's the house although I don't really know the owners. :) Interesting I think we we know someone from the Lat residence, but Im not sure. It would be nice if we have a cultural preservation of these houses in Davao. I didn't even know we have some old houses in Toril and beyond until now. :cheers:

bel1river

May 25th, 2006, 08:03 PM

The two houses fronting each other corner of Rizal St. and "crooked road" i think one of the house is owne by a Borgaily?
Tionko house corner Quirino and Tionko Avenues

Hey Dinabaw!

You're right. The house adjacent to the old Magno's (remember that store?) is the ancestral home of the Brauns (German mestizo). One of the Brauns was a banking wiz and was one time president and CEO of Union Bank. The other house is indeed owned by Borgaily.

The ancestral homes in Davao proper were almost all rebuilt after WWII.

I guess the homes that survived the war are all located in Toril, Mintal, Calinan etc.

bel1river

May 25th, 2006, 08:10 PM

...Interesting I think we we know someone from the Lat residence, but Im not sure. It would be nice if we have a cultural preservation of these houses in Davao.... :cheers:

Animo,

Sana. Kaya lang some, if not most, of these properties are located in such prime locations that the real estate's market value is worth way, way more than perhaps its cultural value. In peso terms, of course. Know what I mean? :bash:

bel1river

May 25th, 2006, 08:21 PM

You missed out. :)
I spend my summers in Compo Valley when my father worked for Valderrama lumber. Inside the Compo Valley were rivers, streams and waterfalls. First waterfall I saw was Bango. Later destroyed by gold panners. I also spent some summers up in Udyungan. Saw plenty of monkeys up there and some Philippine Eagle. Udyungan was about 30 kilometers from the best looking waterfall of all. The Aliwagwag Falls in the Katiil Valley bordering Agusan.
.....

JoeyInCali,

I know, I know....tsk tsk tsk. Blame my folks for it, really. They were just so over protective and did not want us outside the city's center (poblacion). Hahahaha...More my Mom than my Dad. Well, on the other hand, we did have our share of threats (of kidnapping) directed at some family members during that time (late 70s, early 80s).....

paulkrps

May 25th, 2006, 08:40 PM

Hey Dinabaw!

You're right. The house adjacent to the old Magno's (remember that store?) is the ancestral home of the Brauns (German mestizo). One of the Brauns was a banking wiz and was one time president and CEO of Union Bank. The other house is indeed owned by Borgaily.

The ancestral homes in Davao proper were almost all rebuilt after WWII.

I guess the homes that survived the war are all located in Toril, Mintal, Calinan etc.

wow, i remember magnos, princess kitchenette (?) infront of dra pangan's clinic, the old san pedro church, mindanao trading, alan's commercial and that grand house of the panlilio's (?) at the back, fernandez piano school along cortes, tagumpay theater (hahaha), eagle, ideal, the 3 sisters. wow, memory lane, st peter's auditorium, the old icc.

dugang pa, me hang supermarket, life theater (another hahaha), the old usis, imperial hotel, the old men send hotel, the old central bank in san pedro, usa department store, indian palace ...

bel1river

May 25th, 2006, 08:51 PM

wow, i remember magnos, princess kitchenette (?) infront of dra pangan's clinic, the old san pedro church, mindanao trading, alan's commercial and that grand house of the panlilio's (?) at the back, fernandez piano school along cortes, tagumpay theater (hahaha), eagle, ideal, the 3 sisters. wow, memory lane, st peter's auditorium, the old icc.

Yo Paul,

My Dad, who was a serious photography hobbyist, has a trunkload of pictures of old Davao. Too bad, I can't get any of my siblings to go through them and post some of them here. One of these days.... maybe this summer when my son goes to Davao. I'll instruct him to "make kulit" his uncles or Lola to get some of those pics!

To add to your list...who can forget Lyric Theater, Crest Theater, the old Marfori house at the foot of Gov. Generoso bridge, Batangueno Shoestore, Shoe World, Biema, Victorios (where we bought our Boys Scout stuff and Ateneo uniforms on Claveria)...

SiliconGulf

May 25th, 2006, 10:28 PM

paulkrps

May 25th, 2006, 10:38 PM

the old Marfori house at the foot of Gov. Generoso bridge,

this i can't remember. i remember ang tibay at rizal street, with that the old philam building, yes biema, i do remember, merco at claveria, those old bakeries making patatas, the old duenas store, ping grocery beside it, boy scount building, that old fire station beside the old dcts. oh oh, remember the old 5 number black telephones? the old trade school building where i took my high school. uno studio at valgosons building corner of claveria and cortes. davao studio (?) fronting city hall. who can ever forget cheromaboo (please correct my spelling, please! the old tiongko arcade with a parking at the roof (now a bowling alley). that fully automated bowling lanes in insular village.

davaoeagle

May 25th, 2006, 10:47 PM

THE second BIMP-Eaga Urban Scout Jamboree starts Friday at the PTA Grounds in Davao City.

The event, which is expected to gather at least 3,000 boy scouts from BIMP-Eaga and other participating countries such as Ghana and South Korea, will end on June 2.

With the theme "Shared Culture for Peace and Unity", the eight-day jamboree aims to foster camaraderie among the youth of BIMP-Eaga member countries.

The opening rites start at 3:30 p.m. today with City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte to welcome delegates and officials of various Boy Scout councils.

Boy Scout of the Philippines (BSP)-Davao City Council chair and jamboree camp chief Wendel Avisado will declare the eight-day jamboree open.

Avisado said the City Government will also host a welcome dinner for delegates and other guests.

Among the objectives of this year's urban jamboree is to provide activities for scouts and scouters to share their cultures and appreciate the culture of others while promoting a spirit of brotherhood and mutual respect.

Aside from this, the jamboree also intends to create an avenue that will foster peace and unity in spite of varying cultures and ideologies through challenging, adventurous, and cooperative activities.

Avisado said the city has been monitoring every detail of the preparation to ensure the success of the international jamboree.

"The security aspect has been taken up and it will continue to be monitored. All systems are in place and therefore we expect a smooth and successful holding of the jamboree," Avisado said.

He said the City Government has set aside a total of P8.1 million for hosting the jamboree, of which P3.1 million is for the refurbishing of the PTA Grounds and P5 million for contingency plan.

He said the BSP national council has also allotted about P3 million for the event.

In line with its theme and objectives, the events of the jamboree are grouped into five categories: main activities, special activities, arena shows, evening shows, and special gatherings.

The main activities, namely the global development village, cultural exchange, jambo race, sea challenge, and tour, are to challenge the scouters' proficiency in problem solving and heighten their awareness of each other's culture.

Global development village, for one, will showcase global issues on health, environment, science and technology, peace, and human rights.

This activity will enable the scouters to understand societies' principal development problems and equip them with information on how to react to these problems in their own societies.

The cultural exchange, meanwhile, will encourage interaction and exchange of ideas on cultural diversity among scouters.

The special activities will focus more on enhancing the skills of scouters and training them on scouting techniques. These activities consist of high and low ropes, back-to-basics, arts and crafts, water rescue/survival, emergency preparedness, and a BIMP-Eaga quiz show.

Arena shows include jambo fiesta, fancy drill competition, and evening cultural presentation. The evening shows to be held are the Davao Night, International Night, Luzon Night, Visayas Night, and Mindanao Night. On the other hand, the jamboree's special gatherings will comprise of the Eagle Scout Conclave, Rover Gathering, and Wood Badge Reunion.

The Parent Teachers Association of Davao City's Athletic Grounds or more commonly known as PTA Grounds will be the site of this year's Urban Jamboree.

The PTA's location in the city's urban area and its proximity to four public schools made it a very conducive setting for the Jamboree. The neighboring schools' buildings and facilities will serve as jamboree offices, staff quarters and activity centers.

The BIMP-Eaga and the Boy Scout Councils of its member countries spearhead this year's jamboree in collaboration with the Davao City Government.

Davao City is the second city to host the said Jamboree after Sarawak, Malaysia. It is still part of the measures that the BIMP-Eaga is undertaking to further strengthen linkages among its member countries and to accelerate socio-economic growth in the region.

To ensure that traffic flow will be smooth and in order during the event, TMC chief Celso Gempesaw said they have cleared city streets from obstructions.

"Ang preparation sa TMC is quite fast, we have reached up to Calinan in preparing, we cleared streets of possible obstructions and set-up traffic signages from Ulas to Calinan," Gempesaw said.

Gempesaw said these areas include Calinan District, where the Philippine Eagle can be found, and the Aldivinco Shopping Center.

"Katong mga illegal loading, unloading and illegal parking gipapahawa nato. So medyo hapsay na kay ang atong systema dili man gud kung kanus-a lang kinihanglan, mao ra atong gitrabaho. And immediately after sa Boy Scout event, whether there are other activities or not the system will continue," he said.

He said the TMC will strictly implement the temporary closure of Palma Gil Street, from the corner of Ponciano street, up to the corner of Camus street during the event.

Gempesaw tells affected jeepney drivers to use Bonifacio street. (With Medco)

MtApoStandard

May 26th, 2006, 04:40 AM

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MtApoStandard

May 26th, 2006, 05:31 AM

Good Day MtApo, I want you to know I do apreciate all notes form you we have a good communication, thank you!!:)
If I refere to Malmö or whole Sweden, :laugh: it was a joke cause I do not believe in ratings MtApo, but it is a true fact that Malmö has a well built out infratructure out of neccessity I presume since we are so close to the rest of the continent Europe. Sweden in general has a good infrastructure.
This high capita gnp of my country you refer to has given us a good living standard , yes, but not neccerssary a peace of mind, stress is a big life killer in my part of the world both spirtual and physical, many people suffer form a burned out syndrome, heart deaseses realted to stress and stress lowers the life quality emensly. I wish there would be a whole different way of living were money would be of less importance and we could enjoy life itself and preserve our so beautiful earth. With our way of living over this whole earth we do notthing of that, we keep on destroying and do not think of generations to come. MTApo I have always been a dreamer of a better life for all in this world. I guess I am not very realistic :)

A good day to you and thanx again for our communication. May I ask what is your name MtApo?

thank you. appreciate your ideas too. very much. i understand how stressful life can be on a daily basis especially the demands of work. aaaargh! it's a struggle if we don't accept its there i guess. i just slept off the stresses lena. hahaha. and when i wake up, i'm recharged to face it again. hahaha. bout you how do you manage your stresses.

have a nice summer day

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Konsehal

May 26th, 2006, 05:42 AM

Yo Paul,

My Dad, who was a serious photography hobbyist, has a trunkload of pictures of old Davao. Too bad, I can't get any of my siblings to go through them and post some of them here. One of these days.... maybe this summer when my son goes to Davao. I'll instruct him to "make kulit" his uncles or Lola to get some of those pics!

To add to your list...who can forget Lyric Theater, Crest Theater, the old Marfori house at the foot of Gov. Generoso bridge, Batangueno Shoestore, Shoe World, Biema, Victorios (where we bought our Boys Scout stuff and Ateneo uniforms on Claveria)...

Hello to all!

Lyric Theater which burned down a few years ago is going up again into a shopping center.

There had been plenty of policy statements on preservation of historical landmarks from the City Council.

I cannot recall anymore who suggested in this forum about Davao 20 Years From Now. Was it Paul?

Anyway, that post led to the presentations here of forumers with fotos depicting the city in the future, tj's included.

My wife just arrived yesterday from Brisbane, Australia. One of her pasalubong is a copy of Ipwich2020 and Beyond city vision and action plan. Ipwich is a small city anticipating to more than double its population to 300,000 by 2020 thus this masterplan.

Combining this and the forum idea of Davao hence, I am launching a new project - Davao2036. Why that's quite far. Well, DC will mark centennial by then. We might as well plan for the long haul.

Im starting this in this forum and with other like-minded Dabvaoeno groups like the architects, environmentalists, urban planners, academe, etc.

I will present this to the government much much later. If I were to bring it to government this early, I am sure it would only gather dust in some bureaucrat's shelf.

Please help with your ideas. We should just start informally with this forum. :)

dinabaw

May 26th, 2006, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by Paulkrps
this i can't remember. i remember ang tibay at rizal street, with that the old philam building, yes biema, i do remember, merco at claveria, those old bakeries making patatas, the old duenas store, ping grocery beside it, boy scount building, that old fire station beside the old dcts. oh oh, remember the old 5 number black telephones? the old trade school building where i took my high school. uno studio at valgosons building corner of claveria and cortes. davao studio (?) fronting city hall. who can ever forget cheromaboo (please correct my spelling, please! the old tiongko arcade with a parking at the roof (now a bowling alley). that fully automated bowling lanes in insular village.
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You missed:

movie houses:
Life theatre :uh:
Clifford
rey theatre (in agdao)

Stores:

Aroma Bakery
Me Hang grocery
Abi's bar-bque( pisting lamia sa bar-bque diri! kapangpangan tag-iya)
Three Sisters
Imarsas cakes
Chinese restaurant in Uyanguren near the Old NCC supernarket?:dunno:
Peter pan's(old one riryic theatre and galaxy pud!!) hehehe!!
mga barbekyuhan sa Magsaysay park kanang puso lang ug kanang gasera lang suga maintum imong nahong pag human kaon!! :hilarious:

Beache Resort :
sunrise
salakot

Night clubs:
Marrakesh
Old Harana
Sarumbangi?
Bolari night clubs at Boalri st....hehehe !!

Don't worry the old fire station beside DCTS is still there! :yes:
the Photo studio in front of City hall is Caesar Studio.

dinabaw

May 26th, 2006, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by Konsehal
Combining this and the forum idea of Davao hence, I am launching a new project - Davao20
Hello to all!

Lyric Theater which burned down a few years ago is going up again into a shopping center.

There had been plenty of policy statements on preservation of historical landmarks from the City Council.

I cannot recall anymore who suggested in this forum about Davao 20 Years From Now. Was it Paul?

Anyway, that post led to the presentations here of forumers with fotos depicting the city in the future, tj's included.

My wife just arrived yesterday from Brisbane, Australia. One of her pasalubong is a copy of Ipwich2020 and Beyond city vision and action plan. Ipwich is a small city anticipating to more than double its population to 300,000 by 2020 thus this masterplan.
36. Why that's quite far. Well, DC will mark centennial by then. We might as well plan for the long haul.

Im starting this in this forum and with other like-minded Dabvaoeno groups like the architects, environmentalists, urban planners, academe, etc.

I will present this to the government much much later. If I were to bring it to government this early, I am sure it would only gather dust in some bureaucrat's shelf.

Please help with your ideas. We should just start informally with this forum.

How about having your "lakbay -aral" in Kuala Lumphur not in western cities? Kuala Lumphur is closes to Davao in terms of environment , culture and weather.

How about City Government Architects and Engineers to have annual "seminar" on Environment Planning and Urban Planning even structural studies!

How about some Dabawenyos study Enviromental Planning , Lanscape Architect and Urban Planning (City government funded) i knoe UP Mindanao offers this kind of subjects. We need Urban Planers not just Architects and Engineers.

How about a restoration/aesthethic Architect for the preservation of Architectural /heritage buildings? ug kanang nga billboards i limit unta pag butang.

How about a thorough study of Water facility treatment plant? kanang pangitaan ug paagi na pinaka barato mag himo

Konsehal

May 26th, 2006, 06:56 AM

How about having your "lakbay -aral" in Kuala Lumphur not in western cities? Kuala Lumphur is closes to Davao in terms of environment , culture and weather.

How about City Gorvenment Architects and Engineers to have annual "seminar" on Environment Pmanning and Urban Planning even structural studies!

How about some Dabawenyos study Enviromental Planning , Lanscape Architect and Urban Planning (City government funded) i knoe UP Mindanao offers this kind of subjects. We need Urban Planeers not justAechitects and Engineers.

How about a restoration/aesthethic Architect for the preservation of Architectural /heritage buldings? ug kanang nga billboars i linit unta pag butang.

How about a thorough study of Water facility treatment plant? kanang pangitaan ug paagi na pinaka barato mag himo

Good ideas dinabaw. I will suggest this to whoever would care to listen in government.
But I believe you did not get my last point. I said I would submit this idea LAST to government. My reason is obvious. I am with government. But my own experience tells me, no one takes new ideas/plans seriously in the bureaucracy.
We need to develop it first among the citizens/private sector. Kung medyo plantsado na, pwede na natin ibigay for "official" seal and continuity.

Incidentally, walang "lakbay aral" abroad. But I agree with you dapat we should encourage local officials to learn from experiences of other cities/countries. Most of my trips abroad were personal. I've been to Singapore, HK (2x), US (2x), Europe, Argentina, Bangkok (2x). Really life-changing and learning experiences.
The only time government paid for my trip was in forging sister-city with Manado/Bitung 1992/94 and represent Mayor Duterte at GRP-MNLF Talks in Jakarta in 1996. :)

dinabaw

May 26th, 2006, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Dinabaw Malmö is probably not the cleanset city in the world maybe 2 best after Davao .
Sincerely now, this rating between 1, 2d, 3d or wores is a hard one for me who do not believe in this rating each other, places or ourselves up. First of all who determen the value and after what cirterias is it made, second all ratings are relative anyway and will mostly have a personal touch. People of Davao will most likley make Davao no 1 since the heart is there and that is good. I love my home city as well as you love yours, I can see the good qualities of my city as well as the less good. Were is the no. 1 place in the world, it is were your heart is, is my conclution. Sorry, sorry Dinabaw for lecuturing, blame it on me being a teacher it is a "damage" from teaching You know how to make me quiet, you do it with a..... Knowing my conclusion now Dinabaw you know were my heart is

Dinabaw I am so amazed at all the swedish you have learned you are amazing min älskling!! MKG!!!!

No don't be sorry i love to be lectured :laugh:
I think rankings are good if it is use in a proper way! makes people or cities strive to achieve at the top! don't ya? :wink2:
Yeah love to learn Swedish dialect , i learned speaking Swedish like singing a song :)

Jag Alskar Dig och ende man for alltid!!!!

dinabaw

May 26th, 2006, 07:19 AM

Konsehal

May 26th, 2006, 07:38 AM

sorry Konsehal never said my hello to you !

Anyway Skyscraper-Davao guys are planning to make an organization for the good of davao City. may it be in environment IT, tourism and others can you help us "form" this orgy :grouphug: . Me Tj , Dave,Gina and Abskess have agreed to be part of this endeavour.
Have a nice Day Konsehal its TGIF !!! :)

Your most welcome dinadaw as well as the others to join our davao ict egroup. Kindly send me your emails at peterlavina@gmail.com

Re tourism we might need another egroup.

Very few cross the two sectors. :)

bustero

May 26th, 2006, 09:25 AM

Hello to all!

Lyric Theater which burned down a few years ago is going up again into a shopping center.

There had been plenty of policy statements on preservation of historical landmarks from the City Council.

I cannot recall anymore who suggested in this forum about Davao 20 Years From Now. Was it Paul?

Anyway, that post led to the presentations here of forumers with fotos depicting the city in the future, tj's included.

My wife just arrived yesterday from Brisbane, Australia. One of her pasalubong is a copy of Ipwich2020 and Beyond city vision and action plan. Ipwich is a small city anticipating to more than double its population to 300,000 by 2020 thus this masterplan.

Combining this and the forum idea of Davao hence, I am launching a new project - Davao2036. Why that's quite far. Well, DC will mark centennial by then. We might as well plan for the long haul.

Im starting this in this forum and with other like-minded Dabvaoeno groups like the architects, environmentalists, urban planners, academe, etc.

I will present this to the government much much later. If I were to bring it to government this early, I am sure it would only gather dust in some bureaucrat's shelf.

Please help with your ideas. We should just start informally with this forum. :)

I was thinking about this (if Davao actually had a real realistic masterplan for at least 25 years and up to 5 million people).The reality is that in city planning temrs 25 30 years is nothing because the little decisions we undertake today echo in the future. (i.e. makati designed by Mcmiking in the 50's was laughed at because it's roads were too wide! After seeing the traffic today most people today would think this would have been really obvious.)

Ideally if you read the story of places like Singapore which is a good model for Davao and extremely succesful for their urban planning, They laid out their mrts and parks in the 1960's when their population was less than 1/4th what it is today. That way the neccesary mass transit infrastructure etc will not have issues which plague many third world megacities today. Alignment problems, waste problems, squatters etc. A simple example is things like the Northrail which allocates over 20% of 400million $ to squatter relocation, quite ridiculous and heavy penalty on the rest of the population.

If you do get the chance do visit the URA in Singapore. As an urban planning department they are recognized as one of the best in the world. They are also interesting in that what they say essentially goes as nobody can really stop a government initiative once it starts. They have a very good gallery which pictures it's growth and development. They also have numerous publications which are extemely usefull. We have several of these as we use them for planning. One of the nice things about it is that their clime is essentially the same hence it quite applicable. If you are interested I could give you some. Additionally I'm sure it would be very easy to get a small grant to get a party of Konsehals and city planners to visit them and get a short seminar. They tried to export part of their thinking to China too, I've visited with them and know for a fact that they will be willing to share their learnings specially on a government to government level. From Housintg to Transport and other infra something to learn from.

scandinavian girl

May 26th, 2006, 01:09 PM

Dinabaw I am so amazed at all the swedish you have learned you are amazing min älskling!! MKG!!!!

No don't be sorry i love to be lectured :laugh:
I think rankings are good if it is use in a proper way! makes people or cities strive to achieve at the top! don't ya? :wink2:
Yeah love to learn Swedish dialect , i learned speaking Swedish like singing a song :)

Jag Alskar Dig och ende man for alltid!!!!

Dinabaw:) agree that ranking is good if you like competion, if competion is not a priority ranking has no value, simple as that. :)

Yeah, my language sounds like singing a song, it is soft, mild and plesant, not like some of our neighbours like ex. ((((((Achtung)))))), sorry Germany, no harm ment :)

Nice day to you min älskling!!! :hug:

scandinavian girl

May 26th, 2006, 01:23 PM

thank you. appreciate your ideas too. very much. i understand how stressful life can be on a daily basis especially the demands of work. aaaargh! it's a struggle if we don't accept its there i guess. i just slept off the stresses lena. hahaha. and when i wake up, i'm recharged to face it again. hahaha. bout you how do you manage your stresses.

have a nice summer day

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Thank you MtApo, summer is so nice right now. How I cope with stress, well am not so good at it at times. But I try to meditate, take nice long walks in the forrest or by the sea. Nature has a way of calming human beings down. How is nature in Adeleid? Sleep, well in this country this time of the year there is no time for sleep, we can ´t miss out on the valubable summerlight.:) So the nights tend to be late, late now. We gather on the patio´s, beaches, gardens, balconies, terasses and talk into the summernight.

Wishing you a nice Friday night MtApo!!!!!!!!!!

psionic

May 26th, 2006, 01:37 PM

tj_brewed

May 26th, 2006, 02:47 PM

hi to all, buenas noches! como esta na ang robinsons mall aqui? cuando daw ang groundbreaking? hehehe. How about the said expansion of the SM city davao? bakit biglang natahimik dito sa forum about these things? how about the taxiway of the DIA?

hindi naman biglang natahimik, we were just busy discussing far more important issues than mall expansions ehehehehhehe....

If you can recall, a local newsman asked Henry Sy himself regarding his plans for SM CITY Davao (kindly refer to the previous posts), Sy humbly mentioned about certain surprises in store for us. Which I am not really surprised of considering that since time in memorial, big projects in Davao started as urban rumors and not much noises were made about it.

Robinsons Mall? trust me, based on press releases by the Gokongweis, the budget is already there. They just have to finish their expansion in Robinsons Galleria and construction of those other malls in Luzon and one in Visayas.

Know what? what i really want to have in Davao ASAP are BPOs and callcenters that would provide employment to the masses. What's the use of having a lot of malls, where Davao is good at, if we cannot provide mass employment?

Here are the things that we ought to do; promote tourism, promote the ICT sector, and let investors come in!

xzibit31

May 26th, 2006, 05:20 PM

a friend/relative of mine who is working at the airport told me two pieces of good news today....

1. viva macau plans to start servicing the macau-davao route on august of this year utilizing a 767 aircraft. they will mount 3 flights a week for the kadayawan celebration but officially they will start with 1 or 2 flights per week. they plan to bring in alot of russian tourists to davao for the kadayawan celebration. the route will be moscow-macau-davao and vice versa.

2. come june 23 or june 24, cebu pacific will start to mount a cebu-davao-hongkong-cebu-davao flight. the aircraft that they will use is an a320 or an a319. i dont know yet if this will be a daily flight.

sana more carriers would take notice of davao.....

MarkiiBoi

May 26th, 2006, 06:54 PM

Marco Polo gets highest rating in Asia
The Manila Bulletin Online (http://www.mb.com.ph/TOUR2006052765227.html)

The Marco Polo Davao has again received the highest rating in Asia among its chain of hotels in Asia for the first quarter of 2006.

Recent guest satisfaction survey shows that The Marco Polo Davao continues to be the best performing hotel in terms of overall staying experience. The hotel was rated excellent not only in reservations, check-ins and accommodations, but also in food and beverage.

The survey was conducted by an international group via electronic mails.

Guest satisfaction over the hotel’s quality of service was also proven by its consistent high occupancy.

"We can only expect that the hotel will continue to maintain or exceed its current rating in the next months. The hotel has been a hub for businesses and functions. With local and international guests coming back to stay, Marco Polo also pushes for even higher standards and better amenities," said Sales and Marketing director Art Boncato, Jr.

MtApoStandard

May 26th, 2006, 08:37 PM

Thank you MtApo, summer is so nice right now. How I cope with stress, well am not so good at it at times. But I try to meditate, take nice long walks in the forrest or by the sea. Nature has a way of calming human beings down. How is nature in Adeleid? Sleep, well in this country this time of the year there is no time for sleep, we can ´t miss out on the valubable summerlight.:) So the nights tend to be late, late now. We gather on the patio´s, beaches, gardens, balconies, terasses and talk into the summernight.

Wishing you a nice Friday night MtApo!!!!!!!!!!

thanks lena. friday night, hmmm... how'sfriday night in malmö? its good to know your own ways of coping and guess they all worked well for you. meditation does not always worked well for me. sometimes its hard to free my mind of some distractions. and thats stressfull! hahaha. joke. adelaide nature... i maybe offtthread here lena... like i'm proud of davao for its beauty, i'malso proud of adelaide for a well maintained natural beauty. the only state capital in the country where cbd is surrounded by big parklands and gardens. inside cbd are a couple of squares and mini squares that have lots of greens too. air is clean. virtually clean. second only to your place and davao:D summer looks very interesting in malmö!

let me say before i go, maayong buntag gikan diri sa ilawm, maayong gabii kanimo dinha! (sounds a lot! hahaha)

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tj_brewed

May 27th, 2006, 05:53 AM

Hello to all!

Lyric Theater which burned down a few years ago is going up again into a shopping center.

There had been plenty of policy statements on preservation of historical landmarks from the City Council.

I cannot recall anymore who suggested in this forum about Davao 20 Years From Now. Was it Paul?

Anyway, that post led to the presentations here of forumers with fotos depicting the city in the future, tj's included.

My wife just arrived yesterday from Brisbane, Australia. One of her pasalubong is a copy of Ipwich2020 and Beyond city vision and action plan. Ipwich is a small city anticipating to more than double its population to 300,000 by 2020 thus this masterplan.

Combining this and the forum idea of Davao hence, I am launching a new project - Davao2036. Why that's quite far. Well, DC will mark centennial by then. We might as well plan for the long haul.

Im starting this in this forum and with other like-minded Dabvaoeno groups like the architects, environmentalists, urban planners, academe, etc.

I will present this to the government much much later. If I were to bring it to government this early, I am sure it would only gather dust in some bureaucrat's shelf.

Please help with your ideas. We should just start informally with this forum. :)

Davao City by 2036

Davao is a Tourism Hub of BIMP EAGA

- increase air access and linkages
- increase accomodations
- improve infrastructures
- create tourism clusters ( Compostela Valley, Davao del Dur, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Norte)
- develop more attractions and events
- sustain security and peace

Davao is the ICT Capital of Mindanao

- establish IT Parks and Zones
- follow the Silicon Gulf Project of Jason Banico
- improve human resource
- educate youngsters the importance of ICT
- organize an efficient ICT Council

Davao is a Top Business Destination in BIMP EAGA

- improve infrastructures
- market Davao vigorously through yearly trade missions
- establish ecozones
- create a Davao brand
- develop mass transporation system as early as now

Davao is a well planned green metropolis such as KL

- the existing downtown business district will be preserved (its architecture, community, etc), developed, and will serve as a destination depicting the old Davao.

- new commercial business districts will rise in Bajada - Lanang Area and Maa - Diversion road area (Riverfront Corporate City).

- Davao River Promenade will be fully finished.

- Sta Ana Wharf Marina Tourism Complex will be materialized

- Mintal to Buda will be converted as an ecotourism and agricultural zone.

- Tibungco to Panacan will be converted as a fully industrialized zone

MarkiiBoi

May 27th, 2006, 05:54 AM

Davao City's solid waste program is RP's biggest
MindaNews (http://mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=50)

DAVAO CITY - The modernized garbage disposal program here will be country's biggest and will make this city the country's leading area in instituting the internationally accepted solid waste management program.

The city government has met and discussed the implementation of the program with housing and subdivision associations, industrial and commercial representatives, shopping malls and hospitals during the last 30 days.

The program centers on waste segregation and putting up of collection areas and scheduling the disposal of wastes on certain days only.

Ann Victoria Silvosa, chief of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) said the city would launch the P200-million program on Monday where only 10 compactor trucks would be doing the collection only in designated centers.

The city will also stop the use of private dump trucks. The city has been renting dump trucks from private firms to undertake 80 collection trips daily to haul the city’s 1,000 cubic meters of garbage.

Silvosa said the city had been gradually implementing waste segregation in preparation for the full implementation of the solid waste disposal system, and also gradually transforming its 12-hectare dumpsite in Carmen, south of downtown Davao, from an open dumpsite in 1996 to a controlled dumpsite in 2000.

"We would soon shift to a sanitary landfill. We have already a 20-hectare area in Buhangin," she said.

The segregation program alone has allowed several areas to reduce its garbage and probably earn for those who segregate waste. In the GSIS Subdivision, for instance, an upper middle class subdivision five kilometers south of downtown, garbage could hardly fill a six-wheeler dump truck when it could previously fill up one ten-wheeler truck.

In industries, some companies have diverted some of their waste to other areas. A granulated carbon processing plant here has rid itself of its waste when a big buyer from Bukidnon contracted to get them for composting.

Silvosa said the Cenro has printed as many as 500,000 copies of flyers containing the waste disposal guide for households. The flyers indicate the type of solid wastes (biodegradables that include garden wastes, residuals, recyclables or reusables and special wastes like broken appliances, bulky wastes from construction and demolitions, and household hazardous wastes), descriptions and examples of these types, and the place, manner and schedule of disposing them.

She said the program would cover the 100 barangays in the poblacion and the suburbs, hence the city will have the biggest coverage in the modern solid waste disposal program. Mandaue City in Metro Cebu is the first city to implement this program but Silvosa said the city covers only 27 barangays.

"Davao City now leads in the (implementation of the) solid waste program in the country," she said.

Disposal areas are assigned two types of bins, the gray-colored bins for residuals and the blue-colored bins for the biodegradable materials. The city purchased 6,000 bins last year. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has warned residents not to steal them or pay a stiff sanction.

Silvosa said it would take a few more months before the city would start imposing sanctions for violators. "Attitude change would be crucial here," she said. (MindaNews)

Konsehal

May 27th, 2006, 08:00 AM

dinabaw

May 27th, 2006, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Dinabaw agree that ranking is good if you like competion, if competion is not a priority ranking has no value, simple as that.

Yeah, my language sounds like singing a song, it is soft, mild and plesant, not like some of our neighbours like ex. ((((((Achtung)))))), sorry Germany, no harm ment

Nice day to you min älskling!!!

Good Morgon Lena!

Ok lena, i agree w/ you, rankings is for competition will not dispute it with a teacher!!! :yes: .Hope you have a fun and happy Saturday :)
hahaha!really you neighbours is not pleasant to talk too? :ohno:
BTW Mt. Apo said a good good morning from downunder and good evening to you there.just giving you back for teaching me Swedish ...lalalalaa :wink2:

du ar alltid i mina tanker ...alltid minns den!!!! :hug:

scandinavian girl

May 27th, 2006, 08:18 AM

thanks lena. friday night, hmmm... how'sfriday night in malmö? its good to know your own ways of coping and guess they all worked well for you. meditation does not always worked well for me. sometimes its hard to free my mind of some distractions. and thats stressfull! hahaha. joke. adelaide nature... i maybe offtthread here lena... like i'm proud of davao for its beauty, i'malso proud of adelaide for a well maintained natural beauty. the only state capital in the country where cbd is surrounded by big parklands and gardens. inside cbd are a couple of squares and mini squares that have lots of greens too. air is clean. virtually clean. second only to your place and davao:D summer looks very interesting in malmö!

let me say before i go, maayong buntag gikan diri sa ilawm, maayong gabii kanimo dinha! (sounds a lot! hahaha)

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Hi MtApo.:).Adelaide seems to be a real nice place to be, with so much green. Malmö is also a place with alot of green and parks and the nice sea it is second to davao that is 1 befor Adelheide and 2d to New Zeeland :D....these funny ratings...You ask about Friday nights in Malmö, well all I know is that they are wild and that is more then enough. Malmö is considered the most dangerous city in Sweden when it comes to violence, that is no1 befor the Philippines that is 50 to New Zeeland in violence :D I get a kick out of this raiting hahaha... I myself do not take part in the nightlife of Malmö my priotities and interests lay elsewere, I like to visit art galleries alot and enjoy the nice restaurants and such.

So sorry MtApo I do not understand what you wrote in your language??? Is it welcome morning and goodbye night???:)
Today I make a day in Copenhagen it is a very nice city.

Nice evening to you!

scandinavian girl

May 27th, 2006, 08:25 AM

Good Morgon Lena!

Ok lena, i agree w/ you, rankings is for competition will not dispute it with a teacher!!! :yes: .Hope you have a fun and happy Saturday :)
hahaha!really you neighbours is not pleasant to talk too? :ohno:
BTW Mt. Apo said a good good morning from downunder and good evening to you there.just giving you back for teaching me Swedish ...lalalalaa :wink2:

du ar alltid i mina tanker ...alltid minns den!!!! :hug:

Dinabaw min älskling. Thanks for translating :hug: my guess was almost right. Well, the German language has a "order" in it that can be...well i will be nice to Germany they have no 1 best tasting beer in the world....next to Davao, that is no. 1 to denmark :D

So min älskling I will make my time in Copenhagen today and go to galleries and bookstores, drink a strong nice coffee in a Nyhavn café maybe even have some breakfast there...and lunch...Wish you a nice day Dinabaw? :kiss: to YOU!

Rajah_Soliman

May 27th, 2006, 06:36 PM

Davao City's solid waste program is RP's biggest
MindaNews (http://mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=50)

.... In the GSIS Subdivision, for instance, an upper middle class subdivision five kilometers south of downtown, garbage could hardly fill a six-wheeler dump truck when it could previously fill up one ten-wheeler truck.

I didn't know that GSIS is considered as an upper middle class subdivision :runaway:

xzibit31

May 27th, 2006, 08:33 PM

hi konsehal....good morning...2:30 am na pala..hehehehe

u met my dad pala during one of the breakfasts of BCBP. my dad is the chapter head of BCPB here in davao...

MtApoStandard

May 28th, 2006, 03:24 AM

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Davao is Walingwaling(vanda sanderiana)
Walingwaling is Davao
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Animo

May 28th, 2006, 03:31 AM

I didn't know that GSIS is considered as an upper middle class subdivision :runaway:

Why not? It has nice houses near Shrine Hills too. :)

Animo

May 28th, 2006, 03:33 AM

Animo,

Sana. Kaya lang some, if not most, of these properties are located in such prime locations that the real estate's market value is worth way, way more than perhaps its cultural value. In peso terms, of course. Know what I mean? :bash:

True... :ohno: My grandparents used to live in the city proper then they move out in the 1980's to Matina.

MtApoStandard

May 28th, 2006, 03:36 AM

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Welcome to Mindanao's hotspots
Sunday, 28 May 2006

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/27 May) – There’s a new kind of “hot spot” in Mindanao, not the ones you’d shun, as you would election hotspots, but the kind you’d welcome, especially if you are someone who will die without an internet connection.

Welcome to Mindanao’s wi-fi (wireless fidelity) hotspots.

Of Mindanao’s 25 provinces and 27 cities, there are still a few areas where wi-fi access for laptop users is available.

Davao City has the most hotspots as of now but the other cities are catching up. Even Surigao City has one, at Mario’s Grill & Restaurant, according to Smart Communication’s Jane Paredes, Public Affairs Officer for Visayas-Mindanao.

In Cagayan de Oro City, go to Limketkai Mall, get your self a cup of coffee at Coffee Works or dine at Café Laguna or Sunburst and while waiting for your orders, use your laptop to find out what’s happening elsewhere.

At the newly-opened (partially, though) Mallberry Suites, a business hotel behind Robinson’s Mall, a P100 Magnet wi-fi zone card will give you three hours internet access. A P50 card will allow you access for an hour and a half.

If you don’t have enough for a Mallberry room, go to Balay Mindanaw, a training center in Bulua where you can rent an air conditioned room at a very reasonable price, with wi-fi access, as bonus.

In General Santos City, East Asia Royale Hotel is a wi-fi hotspot, too, but you have to buy a P100 Globequest card for 3000 seconds (50 minutes). Same with Tower Inn in Davao City.

But Marco Polo hotel in Davao City is a bit pricey. The same P100 Globequest card elsewhere will cost you P350 there. No, you can’t use cards bought elsewhere.

In Davao City, most of the wi-fi hotspots serve hot coffee or tea and pastries, too. You don’t pay for wi-fi access in BluGre Café Landco or Matina (well, but you have to buy coffee to justify your stay or overstay there). Same with Matina Town Saquare’s Kanto Bar, where Davao’s Mac Users club meet Saturday nights, their iBooks on the table, and food, too.

Formula Pete’s Café at the AutoShop Bajada is another favorite of wi-fi chasers.

The list below is a combination of the list provided by Smart Communications, Globe, friends and actual site visits. This list is by no means complete.

Consider this, however, as the wi-fi chaser’s initial guide to hotspots in Mindanao. You can e-mail editor@mindanews.com if you know of other wi-fi hotspots that are not included in this list.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY : Balay Mindanaw, Bo’s Coffee (Divisoria), Bo’s Coffee (Big-R), Bigby’s Café at Limketkai, Café Laguna (Big-R), Coffee Works, Mallberry Suites behind Robinson’s Mall, OIC or Only In Cagayan along Corrales St., Petsmart and Sunburst CDO.

DAVAO CITY: Bagobo House, Basti’s Brew, BluGre Café at Landco, Blue Post (Ponciano), Casa Leticia, Damosa Gateway, Davao International Airport, Eden Mountain Resort, Formula Pete’s Café at Auto Shop Bajada, Hotel Galleria, Jack’s Ridge, Karlo’s Koffee Korner, Marco Polo Hotel, Matina Town Square (Kanto Bar, Whistletop, BlueGre), Mergrande Beach Resort, NCCC Mall Davao, Orange Grove Hotel, The Manor Hotel, The Venue, Tower Inn, Villa Margarita, Waterfront Insular Davao.

The Ateneo de Davao University Jacinto campus will be wi-fi ready by June. At present, one can access the internet from the ground floor.

The Davao City list of mindanao.com’s Bob Martin includes Apo View Hotel, Grand Men Seng Hotel, Grand Regal Hotel, Humberto’s Hotel and K1 Coffee Shop on F. Torres Street.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY: East Asia Royale Hotel, General Santos City airport

ILIGAN CITY: Area 51 Net Café, Keema Arcade, Quezon Avenue Ext., according to Martin. MindaNews’ Violeta Gloria says the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology is also wi-fi ready.

ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL: Pearl Farm Beach Resort.

SURIGAO CITY: Mario’s Grill and Restaurant.

And the list goes on…. (Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews)

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MtApoStandard

May 28th, 2006, 03:43 AM

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Sunstar
Sunday, May 28, 2006

Davao customs gets scanner next month

DAVAO City Bureau of Customs will soon acquire an X-ray scanner by June this year, which will make the inspection and screening of cargoes much faster and more efficient.

Bureau of Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales announced this good news as he visited the city Friday to check the facilities of the Davao port.

Morales said countries in Europe, US, and most Asian countries except the Philippines have long used the scanner.

"When I visited other countries, I learned that China has 40 scanners and Singapore has 8. It was easier for the customs officers in those countries to raise revenues because of that facility," he said.

Through a government-to-government contract of the Philippines and China, customs will finally acquire 10 units of scanners, which will be paid in 10 years.

"Davao is one of the lucky two areas in the Philippines since it will receive one of the two initial scanners that will arrive this June," Morales said.

Each unit of the scanner would cost the government P40 million. To defray the cost, the customs would be requiring a P3,000 payment for every use of the said facility.

Customs is positive that investing in such facility could significantly contribute to the efficiency of their operation as well as in reaching the P200 billion collection target for this year.

Unlike the traditional system of inspection being followed by the bureau's inspectors that would normally take them a day to do so, the scanner could shorten the time spent for inspection. A normal inspection through the use of a scanner only takes about three minutes.

Customs Southern Mindanao Inspector Juan Tan said the purchase of the scanner would encourage businessmen to trust the said office and its facilities.

Morales said he signed a bilateral agreement between China and Finance Secretary Margarito Teves signed a loan agreement with a bank in China to pay for 10 units of "Nuc-tech X-ray Scanner" machine.

Morales said the scanner will identify if there are misdeclaration of goods inside a container van and even any forms of ammunitions can be seen through it.

"The first two units will be arriving in before June and I am designating one unit for Davao," Morales said during a press conference at Bureau of Customs Saturday.

"When the container is being examined manually, it will take a half day or one day but when a container passes through the X-ray scanner machine, it will only take you three minutes," he said.

Manual examination of a container van costs P6,000. But, with the scanning machine, Morales said, they will only be charging P3,000. (BRQ with Mai Gevera/PIA)

MtApoStandard

May 28th, 2006, 04:37 AM

Hi MtApo.:).Adelaide seems to be a real nice place to be, with so much green. Malmö is also a place with alot of green and parks and the nice sea it is second to davao that is 1 befor Adelheide and 2d to New Zeeland :D....these funny ratings...You ask about Friday nights in Malmö, well all I know is that they are wild and that is more then enough. Malmö is considered the most dangerous city in Sweden when it comes to violence, that is no1 befor the Philippines that is 50 to New Zeeland in violence :D I get a kick out of this raiting hahaha... I myself do not take part in the nightlife of Malmö my priotities and interests lay elsewere, I like to visit art galleries alot and enjoy the nice restaurants and such.

So sorry MtApo I do not understand what you wrote in your language??? Is it welcome morning and goodbye night???:)
Today I make a day in Copenhagen it is a very nice city.

Nice evening to you!

maayong buntag lena! don't be sorry. there's nothing to be sorry for it. because you will be getting more of that! hahaha. joke. your guess is almost there but not quite. dinabaw made it for you. yes it can be funny sometimes because of many surveys coming out from a lot of groups with some you don't know they existed, coming out their own ratings, setting up criterias or guidelines whatever that interest them, i guess. hahaha. but it is the trend of the time. and as i can see it, its a very effective tool to influence public opinion or some target groups. and it worked well in the philippines in my opinion as it worked elsewhere.

have a nice day in copenhagen, a very nice city second only to malmö:D

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scandinavian girl

May 28th, 2006, 08:34 AM

scandinavian girl

May 28th, 2006, 08:47 AM

maayong buntag lena! don't be sorry. there's nothing to be sorry for it. because you will be getting more of that! hahaha. joke. your guess is almost there but not quite. dinabaw made it for you. yes it can be funny sometimes because of many surveys coming out from a lot of groups with some you don't know they existed, coming out their own ratings, setting up criterias or guidelines whatever that interest them, i guess. hahaha. but it is the trend of the time. and as i can see it, its a very effective tool to influence public opinion or some target groups. and it worked well in the philippines in my opinion as it worked elsewhere.

have a nice day in copenhagen, a very nice city second only to malmö:D

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Good Morning MtApo :laugh: you are funny I apreciate that alot. Yea, had a nice day in Copenhagen yesterday nice city, absolutley no1 next to Malmö :laugh:
You are right about what you say about surveys, they are frequent and used as a tool to influence people in power and others to, they do not influence me a whole lot, but thats only me a little speck in the world :) If it leads to positive results why not, then it is of good. Anything of good should be supported! So HEY surveys, come here and impress me, take me on a tour of amazement :laugh:

MtApo wishing you a really nice Sunday in "down under". I consider you a :okay: forum friend of mine, hope it is alright with you? Dinabaw and I will meet you in Davao in the future, that will be fun! :) Here is something for you "ha en riktigt trevlig söndag MtApo":)

huistenmark

May 28th, 2006, 09:57 AM

Good Morning Davao

This is an alarming tourist information to us form Sweden:

In the recommendations for traveling to the Philippines, our Forreing Ministry says "due to the security circumstances in parts of the Philippines all unnecessary trips to the Island of Mindanao shoud be avoided due to reacurrent kidnapings and terrorist bomb attacs", this is indeed alarming and I would like to hear the forumers opinion on this since it is a crucial question when it comes to tourism?? How often are people kidnaped in Davao and how often does bombs go off?? These travel recommendations might explain why tourists from Scandinavia are rare in Davao (someone mentioned that they are onse).

Thanx for helping me understand!!!

Nice day to ALL of YOU!!!

Hi to you lena(right??)

i totally understand your position, but i'm telling you Davao is just as safe as manchester or hamburg (with friendlier people and nicer hospitality). sure, we have the occasional "stir", but for the most part it's prety safe. I feel the safest when im in Davao. (of course there are areas you might not want to be at at 2 am, but which city doesn't??). i think the threat of terrorism is there, but it is minimal. you don't hear people uselessly stabbed or mauled to death in davao, unlike here in london... i actually feel a bit insecure especially during the wee hours of the morning going home from a night out.

Rajah_Soliman

May 28th, 2006, 10:41 AM

Good Morning Davao

This is an alarming tourist information to us form Sweden:

How often are people kidnaped in Davao and how often does bombs go off?? These travel recommendations might explain why tourists from Scandinavia are rare in Davao (someone mentioned that they are onse).

:tyty:
VERY OFTEN INDEED!!! :bash: :hahaha: :tyty: :weird: :crazy2: :goodbye: :moods: :cheer: :dunno: :devil:

dinabaw

May 28th, 2006, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by scandinavian girl
Dinabaw min älskling. Thanks for translating my guess was almost right. Well, the German language has a "order" in it that can be...well i will be nice to Germany they have no 1 best tasting beer in the world....next to Davao, that is no. 1 to denmark

So min älskling I will make my time in Copenhagen today and go to galleries and bookstores, drink a strong nice coffee in a Nyhavn café maybe even have some breakfast there...and lunch...Wish you a nice day Dinabaw? to YOU!

No problemo my no.1 teacher ;)
Did you have too many cofee last night :) i learned the word coffee in Swedish :wink2:

Jag fatt "var noje" fran dig dromma :rock:

scandinavian girl

May 28th, 2006, 12:31 PM

No problemo my no.1 teacher ;)
Did you have too many cofee last night :) i learned the word coffee in Swedish :wink2:

Jag fatt "var noje" fran dig dromma :rock:

Dinabaw:) Yeap way to many coffees last night, makes it hard to sleep you know :wink2: Jag drömmer om dig varje natt!!!!!!!! :hug:

Do you also get :rock: from to much coffee Dinabaw :colgate:

scandinavian girl

May 28th, 2006, 12:43 PM

next post something went wrong in posting this one...sorry:)

scandinavian girl

May 28th, 2006, 12:43 PM

Hi to you lena(right??)

i totally understand your position, but i'm telling you Davao is just as safe as manchester or hamburg (with friendlier people and nicer hospitality). sure, we have the occasional "stir", but for the most part it's prety safe. I feel the safest when im in Davao. (of course there are areas you might not want to be at at 2 am, but which city doesn't??). i think the threat of terrorism is there, but it is minimal. you don't hear people uselessly stabbed or mauled to death in davao, unlike here in london... i actually feel a bit insecure especially during the wee hours of the morning going home from a night out.

Hi huistenmark!

Thank you for your answer, I feel it is the nearest truth I can get in this matter and I understand what you mean about feeling unsafe in London or any other European city too for that matter. Thank you very much huistenmark. When is your trip to Göteborg (Gothenburg), I wish you a real good time on your visit to Sweden!!!
Greetings lena

scandinavian girl

May 28th, 2006, 12:52 PM

:tyty:
VERY OFTEN INDEED!!! :bash: :hahaha: :tyty: :weird: :crazy2: :goodbye: :moods: :cheer: :dunno: :devil:

Thanx for your information rajah soliman :)

junax

May 28th, 2006, 12:53 PM

In the recommendations for traveling to the Philippines, our Forreing Ministry says "due to the security circumstances in parts of the Philippines all unnecessary trips to the Island of Mindanao shoud be avoided due to reacurrent kidnapings and terrorist bomb attacs", this is indeed alarming and I would like to hear the forumers opinion on this since it is a crucial question when it comes to tourism?? How often are people kidnaped in Davao and how often does bombs go off?? These travel recommendations might explain why tourists from Scandinavia are rare in Davao (someone mentioned that they are onse).

terrorist attacks using c4 bombs usually occur during peak hours 7-9 am and 4-7 pm daily. kidnappings are part of the daily davaoeños life consisting of 5 kidnappings every hour. it is listed as 18 most livable city in asia and included in the top 5 best cities in the philippines because of that.

JOKE JOKE JOKE!!! hehehehe

now back to reality... with the DAVAO TASK FORCE ARMY, LOCAL POLICE and DAVAO RESCUE 911 (http://www.davaocity911.org/main.php) patrolling the city 24 hours i could not name any city in the philippines more secure and safe than davao. about the time davao was bombed? please refer to newyork 9/11 for more information...

benzon

May 28th, 2006, 02:26 PM

I this is my first time to post. I have been reading the posts since January :) Glad to have a thread like this for davao. :)

dinabaw

May 28th, 2006, 02:42 PM

^^ Welcome Benzon nice you visit davao thread have a fun time visiting and posting here.Are you from Davao?

scandinavian girl

May 28th, 2006, 02:54 PM

terrorist attacks using c4 bombs usually occur during peak hours 7-9 am and 4-7 pm daily. kidnappings are part of the daily davaoeños life consisting of 5 kidnappings every hour. it is listed as 18 most livable city in asia and included in the top 5 best cities in the philippines because of that.

JOKE JOKE JOKE!!! hehehehe

now back to reality... with the DAVAO TASK FORCE ARMY, LOCAL POLICE and DAVAO RESCUE 911 (http://www.davaocity911.org/main.php) patrolling the city 24 hours i could not name any city in the philippines more secure and safe than davao. about the time davao was bombed? please refer to newyork 9/11 for more information...

Thanx Junax for your information. I have to calm down 6 worried swedish mothers and 1 father who contacted the forreing ministry for information :D... Nice to know Davao is a very safe place to visit no matter what the ministry here recommends....so Davao is no 18 in ranking for Asia ...you don´t say well goes to show ...:colgate:

Benzon Hi nice to see a new member of this forum, welcome to YOU! :)

tere

May 28th, 2006, 05:28 PM

Thanx Junax for your information. I have to calm down 6 worried swedish mothers and 1 father who contacted the forreing ministry for information :D... Nice to know Davao is a very safe place to visit no matter what the ministry here recommends....so Davao is no 18 in ranking for Asia ...you don´t say well goes to show ...:colgate:

Benzon Hi nice to see a new member of this forum, welcome to YOU! :)

Most of these travel advisories are somehow exaggerated however on the safer part there's no harm in listening to them, but rest assured, Davao is really a safe place to visit. I agree that we feel more secure now in Davao.

Welcome to Benzon :)

Just wanna post some of the pix I took when I came home to Davao from Manila a few months ago. :)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j115/davaocity/IMG_1150.jpg

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scandinavian girl

May 28th, 2006, 11:21 PM

dinabaw

May 29th, 2006, 03:09 AM

Originally posted by scandinavian girl
Dinabaw Yeap way to many coffees last night, makes it hard to sleep you know Jag drömmer om dig varje natt!!!!!!!!

Do you also get from to much coffee Dinabaw

hahaha! yeah coffee ! both the Swedish or English 1?! ;) when inspired and jag fatt " var noje" fran dig drommen!!!

Anywazz..... have a nice Monday to my No.1 teacher and alskling!!Jag alskar dig!!!

junax

May 29th, 2006, 07:40 AM

Can it be so that Davao-people are not in danger but we as toursits are??? When kidnapping who get´s kidnaped davaoenos or tourists, why do the ministry use the word reacurrent? My father read about an incident at Perl Farm, forgot what it was, he also has read travel journals form ex tourists feelings and experineces while visiting Davao! Well, these were thoughts flying through my head right now, might just be "scary trolls" and has notthing with reality to do?

as our mayor always states, "the only way to combat terrorists is to live your life the normal way after any attack. even the US pentagon, the most secured place in the planet is not impervious to terrorist attacks, so why run when there's no place to hide? even in the safest place of your home, terrorist can access because terror is within you. but if you put God in the center of your being, that's another story cause in that scenario you are invincible to any atrocities. we davaoeños can only give you assurances of a peaceful davao based on our daily experiences but you/we can always follow your/our government's advice because it is enacted for the welfare of its citizens. although more often, exagerrated and panicky. we can not control destiny, let's say upon arrival at davao airport, at the wrong place and at the wrong time a problematic man suddenly run amok killing hundreds in the process. that would be so bad but you must leave davao out of it because it can happen to your own neighborhood anytime of the day also.

we have our own advisory too... "Davao is a very peaceful and beautiful place. Checkpoints in and out of the city borders to ensure security. Terrorists, kidnappers, drug pushers and users are butchered here. We have the most strict mayor/government in the philippines... 365/24/7, no cigarretes in public places, firecracker ban, most modern solid waste disposal, cleanest metropolitan city in the philippines despite its large area. 5 minutes to the hills, 10 minutes to the mountains, 5 minutes to the beaches, 10 minutes to the islands. Traffic jam is a joke and typhoon is a myth. lastly... Police, 911 and the Army are in place in case of the worst case scenario. "

it's your own call. but if it's mine... visit Davao! here's the survey from the defunct asiaweek... http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/asiacities2000/cities.intro.html

scandinavian girl

May 29th, 2006, 04:04 PM

as our mayor always states, "the only way to combat terrorists is to live your life the normal way after any attack. even the US pentagon, the most secured place in the planet is not impervious to terrorist attacks, so why run when there's no place to hide? even in the safest place of your home, terrorist can access because terror is within you. but if you put God in the center of your being, that's another story cause in that scenario you are invincible to any atrocities. we davaoeños can only give you assurances of a peaceful davao based on our daily experiences but you/we can always follow your/our government's advice because it is enacted for the welfare of its citizens. although more often, exagerrated and panicky. we can not control destiny, let's say upon arrival at davao airport, at the wrong place and at the wrong time a problematic man suddenly run amok killing hundreds in the process. that would be so bad but you must leave davao out of it because it can happen to your own neighborhood anytime of the day also.

we have our own advisory too... "Davao is a very peaceful and beautiful place. Checkpoints in and out of the city borders to ensure security. Terrorists, kidnappers, drug pushers and users are butchered here. We have the most strict mayor/government in the philippines... 365/24/7, no cigarretes in public places, firecracker ban, most modern solid waste disposal, cleanest metropolitan city in the philippines despite its large area. 5 minutes to the hills, 10 minutes to the mountains, 5 minutes to the beaches, 10 minutes to the islands. Traffic jam is a joke and typhoon is a myth. lastly... Police, 911 and the Army are in place in case of the worst case scenario. "

it's your own call. but if it's mine... visit Davao! here's the survey from the defunct asiaweek... http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/asiacities2000/cities.intro.html

Thanx Junax again for your insights into these sensetive matters.
I agree to the probability of terroism in every country, checkpoints around a city imply a real, not only a probable danger. It is true that we today all live in a riskzone. Believers on "both side of the fence" suffer losses of lives when terror strikes. Despite basic securtiy messures, your city seems to be a wonderful place to visit and I am sure I will never ever regret going to Davao.

MtApoStandard

May 29th, 2006, 04:40 PM

Good Morning MtApo :laugh: you are funny I apreciate that alot. Yea, had a nice day in Copenhagen yesterday nice city, absolutley no1 next to Malmö :laugh:
You are right about what you say about surveys, they are frequent and used as a tool to influence people in power and others to, they do not influence me a whole lot, but thats only me a little speck in the world :) If it leads to positive results why not, then it is of good. Anything of good should be supported! So HEY surveys, come here and impress me, take me on a tour of amazement :laugh:

MtApo wishing you a really nice Sunday in "down under". I consider you a :okay: forum friend of mine, hope it is alright with you? Dinabaw and I will meet you in Davao in the future, that will be fun! :) Here is something for you "ha en riktigt trevlig söndag MtApo":)

hahaha! we are not enemies in the forum. we were not whinging and whining who gets the best ratings:laugh: thank you absolutely for the friendship i’m humbled and of course you are my friend if it’s ok with you too? haha. hope to see you and dinabaw plus 1 in davao in the future:laugh: looking forward! Really have no idea lena what that difficult line mean. söndag maybe sunday trevlig is travel i guess, riktigt is right? in short have a nice sunday I guess. far out. hahaha. pasabta daw ko be?

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KulasKusgan

May 29th, 2006, 05:11 PM

Hello to all! I miss the forum.

I was kidnapped for more than a week. After paying huge sum of money as random, I was released by the captors. :jk:

The captors brought me to Lantaw Bukid located at Los Amigos, Tugbok District, 22 kilometers from downtown Davao. :D

BTW, here are the pics.

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MtApoStandard

May 29th, 2006, 05:21 PM

Thanx Tere for your opinion on this Davao saftey matter.
Can it be so that Davao-people are not in danger but we as toursits are??? When kidnapping who get´s kidnaped davaoenos or tourists, why do the ministry use the word reacurrent? My father read about an incident at Perl Farm, forgot what it was, he also has read travel journals form ex tourists feelings and experineces while visiting Davao! Well, these were thoughts flying through my head right now, might just be "scary trolls" and has notthing with reality to do?
Anyways I do apreciate all your thougths and information on this , thank you to all who answerd me.
Tere, nice pictures of flying over Davao that you made ! :)

Well after this loaded question I will not dominate this forum , but we have to understand all mothers and one fathers worries to send of their daughters to Davao after the Frorreing Ministry`s warnings. I promised them to ask around among people who acutally live in Davao. So thank you to all of you who answered me, very kind and nice of you!!!

Nice day to you Tere and ALL!! :)

hi lena, it is a very good question there you have. i’m sure davao sees it a reflection of european perception about security situation in mindanao particularly davao. with that you give davao the opportunity to air their side of the story. let me share my point of view. mindanao has never been treated fairly by press publicity. it is always referred to as strife torn, war ravaged, active insurrection, home of terrorists, training camps of terrorists, etc. one or in combination of these made up a story from the island that runs to appear like there is war of gulf war proportion. blame it to irresponsible mediamen who are ill informed whom I guess are not mindanao based.

while it is true there are security problems in some areas of mindanao, it does not make up the whole of the island. mindanao is the second largest island in philippines. very large land mass that distance of davao from flash points is very far away. Its like when a bomb went off in swedish lappland, you press will report it to news wires worldwide as the whole of sweden is in emergency and in chaos. how would you feel the story then. i just wondered why davao was included in the security risk level in the general traveladvisory against mindanao by some governments. (even here, mindanao was placed on high risk which advises people to reconsider going to. about one notch lower than whole of philipines but about 2 notches higher than western part of zamboanga-sulo areas which was placed under no travel). i just wondered if their intelligence sources is influenced by these grossly unfair news stories. could not be sourced from philippines authorities i guess because the tourism department of government officially include davao an anchor tourist destination of the country otherwise they could have dropped her if there’s presence of danger.

lena you have that gut judgment but let me say that no place in the country i guess is as safe and secure as davao who has been toughened by lessons learned from the past. as the center of mindanao, it has experienced terror attack in the past but history tell us terrorist strikes anyhere anytime even in places you can least expect penetrable. davao today is secured by armed forces of philippnes, davao police force, battalion size special task force davao, the security service unit of rescue 911 and the davaoenos themselves. sounds like militarized zone? no. i guess one has to set foot in davao to experience first hand the peace and secure atmosphere of the place.

to attest to this was the resounding success of staging an international tourism forum not long ago attended by more than 3000 local and foreign delegates led by more than 10 tourism ministers of ASEAN and its partner countries, business groups from asia pacific, europe, south africa and the americas. the event have changed perceptions on davao by first time visitors. no less than the participants were impressed by the peaceful atmosphere and orderliness of the city. because of this, no one have been prouder than the davaoenos and the government for the honor it brings. more big gatherings of national scale have been hosted since and currently, there an ongoing international scout jamboree right in the city. another success is anticipated when this ends in a couple of days. no parents i guess will send their kids to davao, philippines to participate if davao is not safe. and more large scale events are in the list for the rest of the year.

have a nice nice evening! maayong buntag na diri :D

ps

kidnapping incident in pearl farm resort was an old story years back. if i remembered it right, they were muslim bandits who was on the run from other region because of pusuing government military troops. apparently they want to hostage people of the resort to serve as human shield or to retaliate by kidnapping i'm not really sure. but because of tight security, all they got was 2? security staff of the resort and a commandeered boat. but all were rescued and recovered i guess. hope this info will be rectified, anyone? have not heard of kidnapping in davao since then.

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davaoeagle

May 29th, 2006, 06:19 PM

very well said MtApo!

scandinavian girl

May 29th, 2006, 06:22 PM

MtApo HI my friend , nice seeing you here again. I apreciate your viewpoint alot MtApo I read it carefully and with an open mind, and you all in here have convinced me about the beauty of Davao, it´s interesting blended culture, it´s nice people and now also security. I decided long ago to visit Davao and have not changed my mind. I asked mainly to get your point of view in this forum to have the "real people of Davao´s " view not only from other outside of Davao sources. You all would know the best was my thought.

Yeap, you translated the swedish sentence perfectly right, good MtApo. :)

Wishing for a good evening for you. or is it night... down under!!?:)

Dave HI My gosh :ohno: you got kidnaped....well, they were nice to let you go so we can continue see all your so nice pictures!!! Nice to see you again dave, missed you! And your pictures :)

davaoeagle

May 29th, 2006, 06:36 PM

DAVAO City's disaster preparedness plan has long been in place for any calamity, like earthquake, that might hit the region.

This was the assurance made by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte after series of strong earthquakes hit countries within the Pacific Ring of Fire, to which the Philippines also belongs.

Duterte said the city has a disaster preparation program long in place and Dabawenyos are now aware of what to do in case of emergency situations, like when an earthquake strikes.

"We have long had a disaster preparation program, the people should know now what to do in case of emergency," Duterte said.

The mayor said it is also equally important for Dabawenyos to complement their preparedness with prayers so that nothing disastrous would happen in the country, citing the latest killer quake that struck Indonesia Saturday that killed more than 5,000 people.

But Renato Solidum Jr., director of Phivolcs, also assured the public that with what happened in Indonesia and nearby Pacific islands, it does not mean that similar disasters will follow in the Philippines.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo already ordered all disaster monitoring and management agencies to team up with the private sector in updating and gearing up contingency plans for any untoward threats or events.

Experts say the key to effective disaster prevention is planning, and the only way to prevent disasters caused by earthquakes is to anticipate and prepare for them.

In its April edition, the National Geographic magazine featured the Philippines as one of the earthquake danger zones worldwide. It also tagged the country as an earthquake high-risk zone.

In the National Geographic map, Asia's high risk areas -- which include Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Pakistan, parts of China, India and Bangladesh -- are shaded bright orange, the legend for high risk areas.

But Solidum said the Philippines is way ahead of its neighbors in terms of equipment.

From only 35 quake recording stations two years ago, Phivolcs currently operates a nationwide network of 64 seismic stations, put up with financial and technical aid from Japan.

Only 35 of the stations are manned.

Solidum claimed the government's preparedness level in the past couple of years is definitely better than before.

scandinavian girl

May 29th, 2006, 06:38 PM

hahaha! yeah coffee ! both the Swedish or English 1?! ;) when inspired and jag fatt " var noje" fran dig drommen!!!

Anywazz..... have a nice Monday to my No.1 teacher and alskling!!Jag alskar dig!!!

Dinabaw I take both swedish and english coffee and why not a Davao coffee too, must be the best one, if it is brewed, no instant please, fresh grinded beans, then it is a real coffee :) Right now the swedish coffee is ok:) but when with you Dinabaw....
Yeah, Dinabaw I must say "you look inspired" indeed, :wink2: Miss you alot. We will talk tomorrow. Jag älskar dig!

Lot´s of :hug: form your very own swedish teacher....

davaoeagle

May 29th, 2006, 06:38 PM

MAYOR Rodrigo Duterte issued the policy of "no segregation, no collection" as the City Government started Monday the implementation of new garbage collection system.

Duterte said he will also order the arrest of city residents who are defiant in segregating their wastes as mandated by Republic Act 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

"We will start arresting those who are recalcitrant and their garbage will not be collected," Duterte said.

On the problem on vagabonds and rugby boys who are said to be deliberately destroying the expensive garbage bins or scattering the contents, the mayor said barangay officials will have to deal with such problem.

A maximum imprisonment of six years and a fine of as much as P1 million will be meted on violators of Republic Act 9003.

City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) chief Ann Victoria Silvosa said RA 9003 has criminalized the act of wantonly throwing away wastes with fine that ranges from P300 to P1 million and/or imprisonment from one day to a maximum of six years.

Cenro has started disseminating about 500,000 leaflets of solid waste disposal guide to inform residents of the new collection system. (BOT

davaoeagle

May 29th, 2006, 06:44 PM

By Charles Raymond A. Maxey

THE Philippine men's team, starring Davao City's Oliver Dimakiling anew, dismantled Iceland in the seventh round Sunday to crash into the top 20 halfway through the 37th World Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy.

Gradmnasters Mark Paragua and Rogelio Antonio Jr. delivered the crushing blows in the top boards, and Dimakiling provided another rousing victory, this time on board four, as the Filipinos posted an impressive 3.5-.5 win over the 27th seed and all-GM Icelanders.

Paragua, the country's highest ranked player with an ELO rating of 2617, trounced GM Hannes Hlifar Stefansson, while Antonio defeated GM Johann Hjartarson.

The 26-year-old Dimakiling, the eldest of five chess-playing siblings, demolished Throstour Thorhallsson, to complete the rout.

The win was Dimakiling's fourth in five matches, making him the winningest players so far among the Filipino woodpushers.

National Master Darwin Laylo was held to a draw by Henrik Danielsen on board three.

With the gigantic win, the Filipinos now have 18 points and more importantly climbed into a share of the 14th place with five others.

Also with 18 points are China, Bulgaria, Belarus, Greece and India.

The Philippines was scheduled to face China in the crucial eighth round Monday night.

It was a double celebration for the Philippines side after the Filipinos also pulled off a victory in the distaff side, downing Finland, 2.5-.5.

MtApoStandard

May 29th, 2006, 06:46 PM

scandinavian girl

May 29th, 2006, 07:23 PM

past 2 in the morning lena and still up. those were wild guesses. yahoo! salamat for the appreciation. i just love davao lena... :D like you love malmöhehe. how's the summer nights so far?

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MtApo I completley understand your love for you home town Davao, I really do. I hope you can visit very soon and feel that special feeling of home MtApo. The summernight is great, I enjoy every minute of it and have a hard time sleeping, but I am off work at the moment so I enjoy late into the night walks by the sea or just in my garden contemplating:) Listening to all the birds and feeling goooooooood :)

Do you work hard all day :D Or have alot of time off to? What do you do?

Goodnight you ....might go off sleeping any minute :D if it is as late as 2 ....
:goodbye:

MtApoStandard

May 29th, 2006, 08:09 PM

MtApo I completley understand your love for you home town Davao, I really do. I hope you can visit very soon and feel that special feeling of home MtApo. The summernight is great, I enjoy every minute of it and have a hard time sleeping, but I am off work at the moment so I enjoy late into the night walks by the sea or just in my garden contemplating:) Listening to all the birds and feeling goooooooood :)

Do you work hard all day :D Or have alot of time off to? What do you do?

Goodnight you ....might go off sleeping any minute :D if it is as late as 2 ....
:goodbye:

yup will go to bed any minute. wow! you have all the time enjoying the day. great. is it night walk everynight? cool. not really hard. i have 4 days off a forthnight 2 days this week 2 days next. and i work 12 hrs. very exhaustive and draining at te end of the day. ssshhh lurking moderators might :banned: us we're making the thread a chatroom. hahaha its past 3.00 can't stand very sleepy now. morning to you friend. see you later

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KulasKusgan

May 29th, 2006, 08:30 PM

[B]Dave HI My gosh :ohno: you got kidnaped....well, they were nice to let you go so we can continue see all your so nice pictures!!! Nice to see you again dave, missed you! And your pictures :)

its ok, i was never hungry... the kidnapper did some fishing and got some pineapples for me to eat. :)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/sleepie_uno/lantaw%20bukid/Picture114.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/sleepie_uno/lantaw%20bukid/Picture083.jpg

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so when you visit davao, dont worry. the kidnappers are nice and kind. haha.

Rajah_Soliman

May 29th, 2006, 11:22 PM

KulasKusgan

May 30th, 2006, 02:20 AM

Good Morning to all!

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KulasKusgan

May 30th, 2006, 02:52 AM

The Mighty Mt Apo

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davaoeagle

May 30th, 2006, 05:23 AM

By Kristale D. Aritcheta

PARTICIPANTS in the Second BIMP-EAGA Urban Scout Jamboree admired the city, the host of the event, for being an institution of discipline and for putting value on cleanliness.

Salvador Saromines, a member of Cebu delegation, even attributed the fast development of the city on the strict implementation of policies.

“Davao City is big in terms of land area, but the city is so clean and people here are really disciplined,” said Saromines, citing the implementation of the ordinance on no smoking which has been implemented since four years ago.

“No one walking in the streets in the city is holding a stick of cigarette,” he said, adding other cities should emulate the city for its decisiveness in implementing the law.

The city government has set aside P3.1 for the repair of the PTA grounds, the venue of the jamboree, while another P5 million has been appropriated as contingency fund.

Saromines also lauded the city for its food preparation. “The food preparation is more than enough,” said Saromines. “This never happened in any national and international events before,” he said.

Danny Asiaten, a Tarlac City delegate, was also impressed by the warm welcome that the city and its people has shown to the delegates of the event.

“Enjoy na enjoy kami sa pagtanggap sa amin ng mga Davaoeño,” he added.

Meanwhile, a ranking official of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) explained why the plan to unite the BSP and the Girl Scouts of the Philippines did not materialize.

Jose Rizal C. Pangilinan, BSP secretary general, said the bill proposing to create the Scout Philippines is still being reviewed in the committee level. Under the proposal, the two scouting movement will be merged.

However, he said they have received comments from the GSP leaders rejecting the proposal for reason unknown to them.

City Administrator Wendel Avisado, jamboree camp chief, said, said the girl scouts should have viewed this as a breakthrough on eradicating the issue of distinction between men and women in the scouting movement.

“Ang problema ay hindi sa amin kundi sa readiness nila sa pagtanggap nito,” Avisado said.

Askal82

May 30th, 2006, 05:55 AM

@sleepwalker_uno, wow ang ganda!! Love the majestic mount apo!

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2006, 06:27 AM

AFTER twenty-five years, East West — one of the four nursing review centers which pioneered in CGFNS/NCLEX in 1980 in the Philippines — has remained focused and specialized on nursing review.

Dean Leonora Reyes for Adult Health Nursing, Prof. Ma. Estela Layug for Maternal-Child Nursing and another UP Professor of Psychiatric Nursing were the original lecturers. Now, Dean Reyes together with Dennis Layug (former Undersecretary of Trade) has stayed on to make East West the leader of all review centers in the country.

In Davao City, Dr. Michael Manalaysay and his beautiful wife, Dr. Patria Manalaysay is the highly-intellectual and caring couple who is leading East West Review Center in Southern Mindanao. They have holistically committed to provide only the most comprehensive and locally relevant and globally comparable review curriculum to the nursing reviewers.

Rev. Fr. Alfeo Botero officiated the blessing of the East-West Review Center, which was attended by Dean Loenora Reyes, Nursing School heads, family and friends of Drs. Pat and Mike Manalaysay.

junax

May 30th, 2006, 07:29 AM

Thanx Junax again for your insights into these sensetive matters.
I agree to the probability of terroism in every country, checkpoints around a city imply a real, not only a probable danger. It is true that we today all live in a riskzone. Believers on "both side of the fence" suffer losses of lives when terror strikes. Despite basic securtiy messures, your city seems to be a wonderful place to visit and I am sure I will never ever regret going to Davao.

thanks lena... btw... davao's checkpoints are installed not because there is a real danger going on, but it's just a basic security measure (border checkpoints just like any other country), just like an airport checkpoint. your city must have these checkpoints even if you can say that your city is 100% terrorist/criminal free because if you don't have it, you are 50 percent more prone to such atrocities. prevention is better than cure, as they say. :)

dinabaw

May 30th, 2006, 07:36 AM

Originally posted by scandinavian girl
Dinabaw I take both swedish and english coffee and why not a Davao coffee too, must be the best one, if it is brewed, no instant please, fresh grinded beans, then it is a real coffee Right now the swedish coffee is ok but when with you Dinabaw....
Yeah, Dinabaw I must say "you look inspired" indeed, Miss you alot. We will talk tomorrow. Jag älskar dig!

Lot´s of form your very own swedish teacher....

Ummm Davao coffee we called "native ", another local coffe called "barako" hahaha which means macho coffee sad thing Lena i brew coffee in the most crude way :bash: I had 2 Swedish coffee last night and early morning today... :) Swedish coffe is the best and No.1? ;)
Vad sags om en kopp kaffe hemma hos mig ,ska vita en fika........ .... how's my Swedish my no.1 teacher :wink2:

Du ar alltid i mina tankar....... alldalig och Jag alskar dig !!!! :hug:

psionic

May 30th, 2006, 12:35 PM

Konsehal

May 30th, 2006, 02:27 PM

hi to all! ano pla yang ginagawa jan sa may quirino, wala laging board or any signs about that construction? i really really want to see a IT park here in davao, any news? san daw magtatayo nang bank ang HSBC? san daw ang site ng Robinsons dito sa davao?

Hello! :)

Want to know more about and help in the IT Park project, join our egroup. Send me an email at peterlavina@gmail.com

Funchain is having problems lately. I have not posted recent developments in my blog such as:

1. A few areas in DC have exhibited air pollution; We need to push for the anti-smoke belching ordinance; We may need to impose stiff fees or totally ban all those junk vehicles coming from Korea and Japan and reconditioned here.

2. Continuing illegal logging and encroachment of watershed areas threaten our water resources. The City is entering into a co-management agreement with DENR to protect two watershed areas at the slopes of Mt. Apo.

3. Expect reorganization at the City Council following approval last Friday of our House Rules;

4. Im organizing a forum on Davao2036 Project to start ball rolling to see how our citizens visualize the future Davao. :)

scandinavian girl

May 30th, 2006, 03:38 PM

Ummm Davao coffee we called "native ", another local coffe called "barako" hahaha which means macho coffee sad thing Lena i brew coffee in the most crude way :bash: I had 2 Swedish coffee last night and early morning today... :) Swedish coffe is the best and No.1? ;)
Vad sags om en kopp kaffe hemma hos mig ,ska vita en fika........ .... how's my Swedish my no.1 teacher :wink2:

Du ar alltid i mina tankar....... alldalig och Jag alskar dig !!!! :hug:

Oh, Dinabaw TACK, visst vill jag gärna ta en fika hemma hos dig...can not think of anything nicer:hug: So many swedish coffe´s Dinabaw, you must be :rock: then??I get so dizzy form many swedish coffees...:D How do you say dizzy in your language Dinabaw?

Your swedish is excelent I am so amazed at your progress in your swedish studies, I really am ...you get a :okay: from me for sure!

Jag tänker på dig och jag älskar dig. En kram från mig till dig!!

scandinavian girl

May 30th, 2006, 06:18 PM

its ok, i was never hungry... the kidnapper did some fishing and got some pineapples for me to eat. :)

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so when you visit davao, dont worry. the kidnappers are nice and kind. haha.

Dave how nice the kidnappers are ... took away all my fear for kidnappers, hehehehe ....those pineapples dave they loook sooo gooood yum yum yum I am a fruit maniac...and could never resist such yumyum peaces of pineapple they never looks so good and juicy here wehn gotten them form the stores...lucky you dave for being kidnapped. .. :) All your photoes are nice as always dave, love to see Mt Apo alot am also a mountain maniac.

Nice evening dave..:)

scandinavian girl

May 30th, 2006, 06:43 PM

yup will go to bed any minute. wow! you have all the time enjoying the day. great. is it night walk everynight? cool. not really hard. i have 4 days off a forthnight 2 days this week 2 days next. and i work 12 hrs. very exhaustive and draining at te end of the day. ssshhh lurking moderators might :banned: us we're making the thread a chatroom. hahaha its past 3.00 can't stand very sleepy now. morning to you friend. see you later

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MtApo I hope you had a good nights sleep after being up so late? You ask if I make nightwalks every night , yeap almost, if it is not a thunderstorm going full blast. It is very nice to walk in the light summernight really even when it is raining. I like especially to swim in the rain at night too. I am a night owl:)

You wanted to meet me and Dinabaw +1, I think MtApo it is going to be +3 very quick :colgate: Do you have children? I have none yet, but would like to be a mamma that is for sure in the future. I love children. Now I am a very proud auntie of two lovley twingirls :)

My friend wishing you a very nice Wednesday !

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2006, 06:46 PM

THREE of Davao City's top tankers will leave today to compete for honors in the Southeast Asia Age-Group Swimming Championships slated June 1 to 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Palarong Pambansa quadruple gold medalist Jose Joaquin "Joboy" Gonzalez, Alyanna Malabanan, and Celina Gonzalez will join the rest of the 35-member Team Philippines.

Philippine Amateur Swimming Association (Pasa) regional director Deedee Gonzalez yesterday said the RP delegation will meet at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at 2 p.m. where they will board a plane to Jakarta via Singapore.

Gonzalez said Jose Joaquin is entered in boys 11 to 12 50-meter, 100m, and 200m butterfly, 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke and 200 individual medley (IM) events while Celina will see action in girls 11-12 50m, 100m, and 200m butterfly, 50m breaststroke and 400 IM.

Malabanan, on her part, will show her wares in girls 13-14 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m free freestyle and 400 IM.

The fourth Mindanoan competing is Nikita Dacera, a veteran age-grouper from the Dadiangas Torpedoes Swim Team.

Jose Joaquin is expected to be a strong gold contender in Jakarta after his successful stint in the Naga national sportsfest.

He took eight golds in the just-concluded 7th Davao Mayor's Age-Group Swimming Competition held at the Ladislawa Country Club.

Malabanan has big chances of shining in the SEA event the way she did in the Mayor's Cup swimfest where she swept all 10 golds at stake in her category.

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2006, 06:48 PM

THE House of Representatives approved on third reading the bill proposing the creation of a special economic zone in the Island Garden City of Samal.

House Majority Leader Prospero Nograles said they approved House Bill 5266 on third reading Monday night and transmitted the same to the Senate Tuesday.

HB 5266 calls for the establishment of a special economic zone and freeport in Samal.

The bill also proposed the creation of the Samal Island Special Economic Zone and Freeport Authority for the said purpose.

With Samal recognized as a special economic zone, investors are expected to come in and improve the economy of this young city. (BOT)

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2006, 06:51 PM

DAVAO City Councilor Pilar Braga is eyeing the construction of a retirement village for foreign retirees in the city.

She said it would be best for the city to recapture the retirement industry and be like neighboring Asian countries that have earned a lot from the industry.

The retirement industry, she said, is a job creating industry.

"It will also create the need for our health services and dollars will flow in," Braga said.

She added that there are many foreign retirees such as Koreans, Taiwanese, Japanese and Chinese flocking to the city because the regular monthly retirement pension of one foreigner, which is $500-1,000, will have more value in the city compared to their countries thus, allowing them to live comfortably in the country.

"Our city needs to take advantage of the growing interest for Asian retirees and let put our acts together, explore, brainstorm, plan and make a blueprint to attract, sell and settle Asian retirees in our city," she said.

"This could be very good not only for our tourism industry but also for our economy and investment market," she added.

Braga said she will pass a resolution in due time, calling on the City Planning and Development Office along with the City Tourism Office to prepare a blueprint or a comprehensive concerted program to sell Davao as a "retirement haven for foreign retirees." (BRQ)

scandinavian girl

May 30th, 2006, 07:02 PM

thanks lena... btw... davao's checkpoints are installed not because there is a real danger going on, but it's just a basic security measure (border checkpoints just like any other country), just like an airport checkpoint. your city must have these checkpoints even if you can say that your city is 100% terrorist/criminal free because if you don't have it, you are 50 percent more prone to such atrocities. prevention is better than cure, as they say. :)

junax As I am sure you are aware of that my home city is by no means a 100% secure or crime free place. We have our share of tragedies and problems to. My country has checkpoints at the borders and all international airports. Within the country we have intelligence and seucrity forces working for our saftey, but no checkpoints by any of our cities. As you wrote we are never secure if we happen to be in harms way. It is good to know you are protected in Davao and are working against evil powers with prevention. I will not feel in danger being within Davaos checkpoints. I will feel safe.

Wishing you a good day junax!:)

Rajah_Soliman

May 30th, 2006, 08:56 PM

Sun.Star Davao
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Smoking ban nets 2 scoutmasters :bash:
By Barbara Carla R. Quiero

DAVAO CITY -- Despite constant reminders from City Administrator Wendel Avisado that the PTA grounds, where the BIMP-Eaga Urban Scout Jamboree is currently being held, is a non-smoking area, two scout masters of the jamboree and an employee of the City Engineer's Office (CEO) were caught smoking inside the camp.

The scoutmasters, identified as Wilfredo Ebdane Discaya, 56, and Rudy Sasis Lanosa, both from Sorsogon City, were endorsed to the city police after they were caught smoking in their tent in the PTA grounds on May 29.

They admitted they have heard of and were told about the city ordinance against smoking and that it is only allowed in designated areas.

But they didn't believe they will be arrested if they violate.

"We were drinking coffee and taking some snacks. I'm a smoker and I can't sip my coffee without my cigarette," Discaya said.

"We were surprised that we were apprehended. We are very sorry, we didn't mean to violate the ordinance," he added.

Rhett Bernales, 43, a contractual employee of the CEO who served as support staff in the Jamboree, was apprehended noon Tuesday. Bernales was reportedly smoking after he took his lunch at the camp.

Avisado, who is also the Jamboree camp chief, said they were not remiss in reminding the participants, more so the City Government employees.

"The rules inside the camp, including the no-smoking policy, is read every morning and at night before the participants sleep," Avisado said in an interview.

That the camp is a "no smoking area" is listed as number 1 in the camp rules and regulations.

Penalty for those who violate the ordinance involves a fine of not less than P500 for the first offense, P1,000 for the second offense, and P5,000 and imprisonment for the third offense.

Avisado said he has also conducted an orientation among boy scouts officers, both local and international, that smoking is prohibited inside the camp.

According to Avisado, the two scoutmasters have violated the Boy Scout law, which is obedience.

"A boy scout is obedient. We were saddened by the apprehension of the two scoutmasters. But what's good is they came to their senses, they apologized because we really mean what we say," he said.

Whether charges will be filed against the offending scoutmasters and CEO worker, however, depends on the arresting officers.

"If the arresting officers return for the filing of charges then a case will be filed because we need their affidavits. The two will be sent notices in Sorsogon once the case is filed," SPO2 Tirasol of the San Pedor Police told Sun.Star.

Also among the rules implemented inside the camping grounds, Avisado said, is the segregation of garbage.

Avisado said unless garbage from the camp is segregated, it will not be collected by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office. (Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex)

(May 31, 2006 issue)

Rajah_Soliman

May 30th, 2006, 09:00 PM

SUN.STAR DAVAO

Wednesday, May 31, 2006
House okays bill creating Samal economic zone :cheers:

THE House of Representatives approved on third reading the bill proposing the creation of a special economic zone in the Island Garden City of Samal.

House Majority Leader Prospero Nograles said they approved House Bill 5266 on third reading Monday night and transmitted the same to the Senate Tuesday.

HB 5266 calls for the establishment of a special economic zone and freeport in Samal.

The bill also proposed the creation of the Samal Island Special Economic Zone and Freeport Authority for the said purpose.

With Samal recognized as a special economic zone, investors are expected to come in and improve the economy of this young city. (BOT)

benzon

May 30th, 2006, 11:21 PM

^^ Welcome Benzon nice you visit davao thread have a fun time visiting and posting here.Are you from Davao?

Good morning dinabaw.Thanks for the warm welcome. I feel welcomed here :) Yes im from Davao.. anyways,kuya i was wondeing on how to post pictures here but i dont know how to... can u give me instructions? Thanks :) Ill probably take some pictures of downtown Davao later :)

bel1river

May 30th, 2006, 11:43 PM

Good morning dinabaw.Thanks for the warm welcome. I feel welcomed here :) Yes im from Davao.. anyways,kuya i was wondeing on how to post pictures here but i dont know how to... can u give me instructions? Thanks :) Ill probably take some pictures of downtown Davao later :)

Benzon, Look for the thread "Paano magpost ng pictures sa...." in the Philippines Forum. Basically you need to upload your pics from your cam to your PC. From your PC, upload the pics to a photosharing website (I use photobucket.com - libre, walang bayad). When you create your post in SSC, just embed the url for the pics you have in photobucket.

SiliconGulf

May 30th, 2006, 11:44 PM

Hi. Is there anyone interested in contributing to information on Davao in the Web?

Davao Wikispaces is where any Davaowenyo can contribute information about Davao. Think of it as a user-contributed encyclopedia or information on Davao. It is totally free form, and is being maintained by a US-based company called Wikispaces.

Just go to davao.wikispaces.com.

Thanks.

bel1river

May 30th, 2006, 11:45 PM

Ill probably take some pictures of downtown Davao later :)

Looking forward to seeing those pictures, Benzon. Take pics of ongoing construction activities in downtown DVO and pics of DAMOSA Gateway, Rizal Promenade, etc.....

tj_brewed

May 31st, 2006, 12:02 AM

tj_brewed

May 31st, 2006, 12:08 AM

Hello! :)

Want to know more about and help in the IT Park project, join our egroup. Send me an email at peterlavina@gmail.com

Funchain is having problems lately. I have not posted recent developments in my blog such as:

1. A few areas in DC have exhibited air pollution; We need to push for the anti-smoke belching ordinance; We may need to impose stiff fees or totally ban all those junk vehicles coming from Korea and Japan and reconditioned here.

2. Continuing illegal logging and encroachment of watershed areas threaten our water resources. The City is entering into a co-management agreement with DENR to protect two watershed areas at the slopes of Mt. Apo.

3. Expect reorganization at the City Council following approval last Friday of our House Rules;

4. Im organizing a forum on Davao2036 Project to start ball rolling to see how our citizens visualize the future Davao. :)

konsehal...i was unable to login for the past few days....i was having a problem with funchain too...anyway, regarding DAVAO2036 project - do count me in!

Meanwhile, I will add some updates and info re ICT in our DAVAO ICT e-Group...

friends here in ssc, we are inviting you all to join the e-group.. SSC is an avenue where we promote and discuss updates re Davao. In addition, the Davao ICTe-group is our tool to realize an IT Park in Davao. I believe konsehal is preparing a presentation to prospective property developers...is that right konsehal?

tj_brewed

May 31st, 2006, 12:21 AM

Business council hails gov't support to mining
Sunstar Davao (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/05/31/bus/business.council.hails.gov.t.support.to.mining.html)
May 31, 2006

THE Mindanao Business Council (MinBC) has lauded the government's renewed support to the mining industry.

The council remains bullish on the prospects of a revitalized minerals industry helping uplift the socio-economic conditions of the country, most importantly in Mindanao.

The affirmation of support was declared by Director General Romulo Neri, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and Director General of the National Economic and Development Authority, who said the growth of the mining industry is vital for economic development.

The MinBC has vigorously pursued the revitalization of the industry for being a potential growth driver both in investments and in job generation.

Considering the past performance of the industry and the renewed interest in mining activities, it is expected that mining can generate roughly $5-7 billion in foreign exchange yearly and could provide 240,000 jobs for the next six years.

The Neda chief added that there should be strict environmental and social compliance of mining companies through the consultations and mutual sharing of benefit with the local stakeholders.

MinBC chair Romeo Serra has earlier disclosed plans to organize a tripartite minerals council that will monitor the strict compliance of mining companies to environmental and social laws.

He further stressed that MinBC remains firm in the practice of corporate social responsibility.

The MinBC is now embarking into a comprehensive series of mining information, education and communication (IEC) initiatives to come up with a common understanding and consensus on mining issues among government, industry and communities.

The IEC campaign is envisaged to lead to the creation of the industry association of mining in Mindanao, dubbed as Mindanao Minerals and Metals Council.

For phase 1 of the IEC program, MinBC will conduct workshops for constituency building in Cagayan de Oro City and Davao City, and will be co-convened by the Mindanao Economic Development Council and the Bishops-Businessmen's Conference for Human Development.

The program will then proceed to hold regional industry stakeholders forum in key cities in Mindanao.

The activities lined up are scheduled next month.

:)

FootNotes -

About Mindanao Business Council - the sole and largest islandwide council in Mindanao. Mindanao Business Council is located at DCCCII Building, J.P. Laurel Ave., Davao City.

About MEDCO (Mindanao Economic Development Council) - The Mindanao Economic Development Council or MEDCo was created on 19 March 1992 by virtue of Executive Order No. 512, signed by then President Corazon C. Aquino, to promote and coordinate the active participation of all sectors to effect the socio-economic development of Mindanao through a wholistic and integrated approach.

Davao is home of Mindanao Economic Developmet Council. It's office is located at 4/F SSS Building JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada Davao City.

tj_brewed

May 31st, 2006, 01:26 AM

3G in Cebu and Davao

BoI grants tax perks to Smart's P33.18-B 3G project
Inq7Money

THE BOARD of Investments has granted tax perks to telecommunications giant Smart Communications Inc. for its 33.18-billion peso third-generation cellular mobile phone project.

BoI had earlier approved the similar project of Globe Telecom, for which it intends to spend P5.48 billion.

According to the BoI, Smart's investment was given pioneer status due to the huge amounts involved.

Pioneer status means Smart is qualified for a six-year tax holiday, duty-free importation of capital goods and other fiscal and non-fiscal incentives.

Smart plans to raise 81 percent of the required outlay from stockholder equity and the rest through borrowing.

The 3G project would create 107 new jobs and is expected to start commercial operations in July.

Based on the company's application, Smart expects its 3G subscriber base to grow steadily from half a million in the project's first year to 8.6 million by the sixth year.

In the same period, revenues are expected to grow from P900 million to P28.1 billion while capital expenditures, which would depend on actual subscriber take up, is seen to reach an average of P5.4 billion a year.

Smart plans to make available its 3G service starting with Metro Manila--especially the central business districts, airports, malls and hotels--and Cebu and Davao as well as popular tourist spots.

The service would then gradually reach out to capital cities and towns in the provinces and then to other cities and towns.

In January, the National Telecommunications Commission assigned Smart its desired 3G frequency bands that the firm said would help hasten its delivery of 3G services to the public.

3G technology and services would allow users to hear and see the party they are contacting--both here and abroad--watch television shows and enjoy faster Internet connections while mobile.

Company officials have said that frequency bands that they asked for--1920-1935 Megahertz and 2110-2125 MHz--had the least amount of interference and was located at the best position in the 3G frequency spectrum.

They said these would allow for the clearest possible over-the-air transmission.

Other companies preparing their 3G systems are Digital Telecommunications Philippines and Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise.

junax

May 31st, 2006, 03:43 AM

davaoeagle

May 31st, 2006, 03:52 AM

posted @ 5:47 pm by Gladys in [ News ]
Davao City (27 May) — FORTY-SIX people joined the recent Diving 101 conducted by the Wind and Wave Davao recently at the Island Garden City of Samal.

“It’s the biggest participation so far we had in Diving 101,” said WAWD operations manager John Ramos, a licensed PADI dive instructor.

Diving 101 is an introduction to scuba diving handled by competent and licensed dive masters and dive instructors under the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).

WAWD, which has its main office at the PPA Building in Sta. Ana Wharf in Davao, is the only PADI Dive Center in Mindanao.

Aside from Ramos, the intro-dive was also handled by divemasters Richard Agraba (also marketing manager) and Rowel Laurente (resort manager), dive crews Merwin Racho, Randy Pascua, Anthony Baldove, Hilary Rose Martinez and Julius Ramos. Cook Niel Agduyeng provided them a sumptuous lunch.

In the morning, they went diving at the Coral Garden in Talikud Island before going to Mansud Wall in the afternoon.

“The thrill and excitement are still there even though it’s my second time already. It was really fun,” said Jake Avergonzado of IFlex Fitness Center.

Sheryll Carcueva, 24, of Lapanday said: “The experience was very enriching and a relaxing escape from the worries and stress of everyday life.”

The other participants were Lapanday’s Melissa Jean Waay, Roxanne Quiambao, Josephine Magno, Marlen Malinao, Lobelia Ladeza and Rufino Arancana Jr.; Erwin Charles Arguna of RCBC Savings Bank, Ricky Uy, Jessie Alivio, Raphael Randy Aparece, McKenly John Japay, Omarr Andres Sagaral, NBC Photo manager Gerald Lo, LC Big Mak operations manager Dustin Pineda, Ma. Theresa Umayam, Ryan Niel Lacida, Jenner Toy, Ma. Rebecca Matias, Roche Angon, Margaux Rasha Limbaga, Jan Nicole Villalon, Ehegenia Banawan, Marlon Lada, Mike Sorenson, Kimberly Ann Yu, Leonila Yu, Mary Grace Damag, Eric Ramon Damag, Engr. Rozano Camangeg, Johnmar Darunday, Bryan Espiritu, Andronio Velez, Lebonie Orosio, Jhune Bacus of Mega Art, Charmaine Dy, Farharra Ajir and Jan Lozano of Initiatives for International Dialogue, Jowie Ureta, Judith Ureta, Abegail Avergonzado, UMBN’s Jingo Camomot and May Viloria.

Each participant only paid P950 which included already the use of dive equipment like the booties, fins, mask, BCD, tank and regulator.

They also got a souvenir shirt and enjoyed a sumptuous lunch and free transportation aboard the boat of the Wind and Wave Davao. The next Diving 101 is set on June 8.

For inquiry, visit Wind and Wave Davao at PPA Building, Sta. Ana Wharf or call (63-82) 305-DIVE or telefax: (63-82) 300-DIVE or (63-82) 300-7914 or telefax: (63-82) 227-0234 or visit the website: www.windandwavedavao.com (WAWD/PIA)

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davaoeagle

May 31st, 2006, 04:54 AM

nganong masurprise man mo? davao ni mga bai dili ni manila hehe. gusto mo manigarilyo did2 mo sa smoking chamber hehehe

Is it ignorance or apathy?

davaoeagle

May 31st, 2006, 05:34 AM

THE Lower House has approved the proposal that will convert the Island Garden City of Samal into a free port and special economic zone.
First District Rep. Prospero Nograles added that the proposal, contained in House Bill 5266, has already been transmitted to the Senate.

Nograles, also the majority leader of the Lower House, said that they have really worked overtime to fast track the approval of the bill because it will help hasten the development of the Davao Region.

He said this will make the island city into another Clark and Subic, two of the free port zones in the country known to be serving foreign investors.
Nograles said that more employment opportunities will be opened for residents of Igacos and the rest of the Davao Region when the economic zone starts to operate and that taxes will increase.

He said Mindanao congressmen especially those belonging to the administration bloc have been very instrumental in the approval of the bill because they believe that it is for the continued growth of Mindanao.

“With this new development, I’m sure we are more progressive here in Mindanao and that we are not really lagging behind Luzon and Visayas,” he said.

davaoeagle

May 31st, 2006, 06:05 AM

Some 70 owners and operators of cold storage, fast food chain, food processors and importers operating in some parts of Luzon and Manila will come to Davao next month to assess and look at the vegetable industry of Mindanao.

Jasmin Agbon, advisor of vegetable industry council of the Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) said these operators are interested to see for themselves the condition of the industry.

She said the visit will be timed during the 4th annual general membership meeting and training conference of the Cold Chain Association of the Philippines (CCAP) on June 21 to 23, 2006 at the Marco Polo Hotel.

Agbon said these operators want to expand in Mindanao but they could not understand by now how the economy is doing.

She admitted that there is a gap between cold chain operators and vegetable producers and this has to be addressed so that agriculture produce could expand to wider market.

“The cold chain could retain the freshness of farm produce up to the time that it reaches the market. It could also fetch a competitive price,” she said.

“But this is not easy, it has to go through a process and producers must be educated on the benefits that it will get if their produce are hook through the cold chain”, she added.

Maintaining the system entails millions of pesos but with the move of Mindanao producers to go clustering, the small producers can consolidate their produce in designated points to be served by the cold chain.

The meeting of the CCAP here is the offshoot of the 4th National Vegetable Industry Congress held last month at the Davao Convention Center.

Agbon also said that vegetable producers in Northern Mindanao are now served by the cold chain although only in small quantity. The Southern Mindanao producers are also seeking the assistance of the government to initially provide the refer van.

The government is closely coordinating with the producers and in fact already provided the refer van for Northern Mindanao vegetable producers.

“Mindanao produce are already penetrating foreign market and the volume could be increased if the freshness of the product is preserved”, she said.

Agbon pointed out that through the cold chain it could reduce wastage from 50 percent to as low as five percent.

However, she said that the right procedure must be adopted and needs time to perfect it.

The CCAP is a multi-sectoral grouping of companies and other professional organizations in the Philippines participating in the supply chain for both chilled and frozen and food products and other groups operating in a temperature-controlled product storage.

It is an affiliate of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouse and World Food Logistics Organization.

The CCAP’s fourth annual membership meeting in Davao will be the first outside of Makati City as it recognizes the fact that there is a need for additional capacity and capability for cold chain in Mindanao.

Among others the activity aims to assess the investment potential for cold chain facilities in Mindanao, establish and expand business linkages that may lead to trade and investment opportunities in the cold chain industry, and discuss new technologies and trends to achieve effective handling, storage, and distribution of products in the cold chain. (PIA)

dinabaw

May 31st, 2006, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Oh, Dinabaw TACK, visst vill jag gärna ta en fika hemma hos dig...can not think of anything nicer So many swedish coffe´s Dinabaw, you must be then??I get so dizzy form many swedish coffees... How do you say dizzy in your language Dinabaw?

Your swedish is excelent I am so amazed at your progress in your swedish studies, I really am ...you get a from me for sure

Jag tänker på dig och jag älskar dig. En kram från mig till dig!!

hahaha not dizzzzy but trembling when drinking swedish cofee :wink2:
dizzy lis lipong in Cebuano and hilo in tagalog !
Yeah +3 min alskling :cheers2:

Jag alskar dig!!!

SiliconGulf

May 31st, 2006, 07:23 AM

konsehal...i was unable to login for the past few days....i was having a problem with funchain too...anyway, regarding DAVAO2036 project - do count me in!

Meanwhile, I will add some updates and info re ICT in our DAVAO ICT e-Group...

friends here in ssc, we are inviting you all to join the e-group.. SSC is an avenue where we promote and discuss updates re Davao. In addition, the Davao ICTe-group is our tool to realize an IT Park in Davao. I believe konsehal is preparing a presentation to prospective property developers...is that right konsehal?

Hi. These problems have been fixed. Sorry for the outages.

Konsehal

May 31st, 2006, 09:34 AM

Hi. These problems have been fixed. Sorry for the outages.

It's alright Jayce. I just posted at funchain. Forumers - you can visit our blogs again. Salamat! :)

I just came from Marco Polo for the presentation of the new Chamber portal to make biz info more accessible in the net. Its a work in progress but Chamber intends to link many government agencies and other data resources so surfers/investors need to log in in only in one site and get all needed info.

Goodluck to the Chamber.

I met many IT nerds there - Jane Tesoro, Edwin Maranon, Lane System and DabawenGNU guys and gals. :)

dinabaw

May 31st, 2006, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by benzon
Good morning dinabaw.Thanks for the warm welcome. I feel welcomed here Yes im from Davao.. anyways,kuya i was wondeing on how to post pictures here but i dont know how to... can u give me instructions? Thanks Ill probably take some pictures of downtown Davao later

bel1river is right , you can also use www.imageshack.com Nice day to you benzon!

Maayong hapon Davao

KulasKusgan

May 31st, 2006, 02:08 PM

Davao Int'l Airport

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davaoeagle

May 31st, 2006, 05:52 PM

Hey guys, please allow me to post this message here though it's a bit out of topic. Thanks!

To fellow ateneans in this forum, please read on.

Greetings from the Ateneo de Davao! Happy last day of the month of May!

This is to remind the U.S. and Canada - based ADDU alumni and alumnae of the 7th All-Ateneo Alumni Convention which will be held from June 29 to July 2, 2006 at the Wyndham Emerald Plaza in San Diego, California. The website below lists Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Ateneo de Davao, Ateneo de Manila, Ateneo de Naga, Ateneo de Zamboanga, and Ateneo de San Pablo and Ateneo de Tuguegarao which are no longer operating. I am happy to inform you that Fr. Antonio Samson, S.J., our University President, and I will be attending this 2006 convention. I hope you yourself will consider coming to the convention and sharing in the fun and camaraderie that these reunions offer. It is a chance to re-enkindle our Ateneo spirit. And a nice opportunity for us specially from Davao to see each other.

Please check the website below and get in touch with the hosts.

In 2004 the All-Ateneo Alumni Convention was held in 2004 in Toronto, Canada. I attended the 2002 All-Ateneo Alumni Convention in Seattle University (Jesuit). It was my first time to attend the All-Ateneo Alumni Convention and I enjoyed meeting alumni from the different Ateneos in the Philippines. I even met there a ADMU '52 High School batchmate. We last saw each other when we graduated from high school 50 years ago!

I hope many of you, ADDU alumni and alumnae, who live in the US and Canada will consider joining in this happy get-together of Ateneans in a nice city in Southern California.

For more information and online registration, please visit the convention webpage at http://allateneoconvention.net/index.php

God bless you and your loved ones. Happy Summer! With my warm regards and best wishes,

Fr. Renato C. Ocampo, S.J.
Alumni Director
Ateneo de Davao University
alumnidir@addu.edu.ph

davaoeagle

May 31st, 2006, 06:04 PM

From Sunstar Davao front page.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte presents to the public the newly acquired truck-mounted garbage compactors during the flag raising ceremony at City Hall Ground Monday. The equipment, which cost close to P200 million, is part of the solid waste management program of the city.

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2006, 06:24 PM

MtApo I hope you had a good nights sleep after being up so late? You ask if I make nightwalks every night , yeap almost, if it is not a thunderstorm going full blast. It is very nice to walk in the light summernight really even when it is raining. I like especially to swim in the rain at night too. I am a night owl:)

You wanted to meet me and Dinabaw +1, I think MtApo it is going to be +3 very quick :colgate: Do you have children? I have none yet, but would like to be a mamma that is for sure in the future. I love children. Now I am a very proud auntie of two lovley twingirls :)

My friend wishing you a very nice Wednesday !

hello night owl!:) maayong buntag!:D guess you're still out walking:D
hmmm, 3 at once is very quick indeed. we're not talking of triplet kids alright. wanna share the secret how. hahaha. love kids too but i don't have yet. i'm still single and lonely. hahaha. dili pa ko kaanak kay bb pa ko. hahaha! joke lena :bash:

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davaoeagle

May 31st, 2006, 07:30 PM

A TOTAL of 300 job opportunities are now open for qualified graduates as a Manila-based call center holds its special recruitment activity at the ground level of NCCC Mall of Davao Thursday.

Alorica Philippines Inc. is a contact center that provides inbound and outbound services via voice/phone, chat, and email to both local and foreign markets.

The company, which is located in Pasig City with its headquarters in California, is actively pursuing its plans to expand its operations outside Metro Manila.

It is looking at Davao City as the potential site for expansion. During the recruitment activity, the company will initially assess the applicants who will qualify to join the organization. Once qualified, lucky applicants will then undergo a training to prepare them for their new job.

Available positions are Customer Interaction Specialists and Technical Support Representatives.

Qualifications are: preferably college graduate of computer-related course; above average communication skills; computer literate; knowledgeable in PC troubleshooting for the Technical Support Representatives; team player, patient, and self-motivated; above average IQ test results; and willing to work in flexible hours.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional director for Southern Mindanao Merly M. Cruz said the holding of staff hiring by Alorica Philippines in the city is a manifestation that Davao graduates are highly competitive.

"Aside from giving our graduates with jobs, its plan of putting up a business office in the city will be a huge factor in local economic growth," she said.

Cruz added that with the company considering Davao City to be their site outside Metro Manila, the city's goal of becoming the "ICT hub of the South" becomes more vibrant.

scandinavian girl

May 31st, 2006, 07:32 PM

hello night owl!:) maayong buntag!:D guess you're still out walking:D
hmmm, 3 at once is very quick indeed. we're not talking of triplet kids alright. wanna share the secret how. hahaha. love kids too but i don't have yet. i'm still single and lonely. hahaha. dili pa ko kaanak kay bb pa ko. hahaha! joke lena :bash:

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Hi MtApo no, not out walking yet, but will in the night , it is only short after 7 here so owls are still not flying around, we watch and wait and bid our time hehehe. Mt Apo youa re giving me a hard one to solve, I have no idea what you wrote in your language let me guess.."you are still available for babies "??? Could it be the right translation? :D Sorry my friend,:D probably so off as can be, in my try to tanslate with the help of some old outdated dictionary I bought. Saw the bashing guys and thought you said something you almost regreted....:D. Well +3 , that is a magic miracle, ask dinabaw he knows best how to explain that one. :)
I have one question about Davao. Do you have a suggestion for the most almost untouched wild peace of resort in Davao? Were you get a feeling that you are very close to the water and nature.. Samal???..
Hope things are fine and good in Adeleide and you are happy!!!!:) :)

davaoeagle

May 31st, 2006, 07:39 PM

JOY was written all over the faces of barangay captains Jesse Mar Culaste and Jesus Sabio of Dumoy and Catalunan Grande, respectively as they received mini-fire trucks and firefighting equipment to boost the Barangay Penetrators project of House Majority Floor Leader Prospero Nograles.

Culaste and Sabio drove the Mini-Firetruck with a leaping hearts back to their respective barangays after the formal turnover ceremony held at the Bureau of Fire Protection Regional Office along Monteverde street last May 26. The event was witnessed by no less than the Department of Interior and Local Government Region 11 Director Rodolfo Razul.

Nograles said the donation is the seventh and eight fire trucks he delivered to the barangays since the project is implemented with hopes that each barangay in Davao's Ist District will have at least one Mini-Firetruck to enable the barangay leaders to effectively protect their houses.

The first five minutes of fire is the most critical period Nograles said hence barangay leaders should see to it that the fire truck, firefighting equipment, and most of all the crew are always ready for service otherwise the purpose and efforts in sourcing out funds for the acquisition of the Mini-Firetruck would turn to naught Nograles said.

Nograles reminded barangay captains to maintain the fire truck in tip-top condition, saying the money is not from government funds but a donation from his friends and family and facilitated by his son lawyer Karlo Nograles.

"Sa panahon ng tag init gamitin nyo sa paghatid ng tubig sa inyong Barangay at sa pagdilig ng mga tanim, hindi langito para sa sunog" Nograles told the Barangay Captains.

Mini fire trucks are designed for the areas with small alleys Nograles said. "Maraming residential area na sobrang sikip ang daan kaya hindi makapasok ang malalaking fire truck kong may sunog, dito maging effective ang Barangay Penetrators Nograles added.

While some criticize the fire truck because of its size, Nograles said some big cities in Metro Manila wanted to imitate the project in their place.

Neil Kwantiu of the Bureau of Fire Protection has this to say: "Remember that no fire started big. Even a glass of water can put it off when attended on its early stage".

With the mini-fire trucks in the barangays, residents can sleep comfortably assured of having protection of their property from fire 24 hours a day, Nograles said.

scandinavian girl

May 31st, 2006, 07:56 PM

hahaha not dizzzzy but trembling when drinking swedish cofee :wink2:
dizzy lis lipong in Cebuano and hilo in tagalog !
Yeah +3 min alskling :cheers2:

Jag alskar dig!!!

Dinabaw I had a coffee not long ago and yes got lis lipong, you know my coffee is very, very strong and very hot to, burn myself every time :wink2: Jag älskar dig!
A question dinabaw :) You know alot about furniture renovating, right? I have a big old cabinet :D, it is something I bought used on an auktion some years ago, it is from 1700th century. Someone has painted it with white colour over oak, the white is almost gone and on big parts and the oak shows. I wonder how do I best remove the white old paint to take out the oak without damaging the oak itsef underneath??? You are so good at this I know, are you able to give me a suggestion on how to do it???:)

:hug: Du finns i mina tankar varje dag!!:) Alltid!

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2006, 08:51 PM

Hi MtApo no, not out walking yet, but will in the night , it is only short after 7 here so owls are still not flying around, we watch and wait and bid our time hehehe. Mt Apo youa re giving me a hard one to solve, I have no idea what you wrote in your language let me guess.."you are still available for babies "??? Could it be the right translation? :D Sorry my friend,:D probably so off as can be, in my try to tanslate with the help of some old outdated dictionary I bought. Saw the bashing guys and thought you said something you almost regreted....:D. Well +3 , that is a magic miracle, ask dinabaw he knows best how to explain that one. :)
I have one question about Davao. Do you have a suggestion for the most almost untouched wild peace of resort in Davao? Were you get a feeling that you are very close to the water and nature.. Samal???..
Hope things are fine and good in Adeleide and you are happy!!!!:) :)

are you looking for sweet serenity? hehe. you can have it in pearl farm, samal. almost nil waves. but not untouched. they made it close to natural beauty of samal. seaside resorts abound in samal island from crowded to quiet. there's one small island called talikud about 45mins by outrigger off davao city. it's part of samal group of islands. seafront are stretches of sand and rocks. been there before(don't know if it has changed over the years). love it there. very nice to lay flat close to waves. all you hear is its rushing sound. wind was perfect. your backdrop are greens of towering palms. awesome. dinabaw can best provide you with a more accurate info lena.

good try. hahaha. it was jokingly said which means not capable yet i'm still a baby. hahaha. thanks my friend, i'm happy i do. and hoping you same in malmö

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Animo

May 31st, 2006, 08:59 PM

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tj_brewed

May 31st, 2006, 11:12 PM

Rajah_Soliman

June 1st, 2006, 01:04 AM

^^ C'est bon et magnifique!!! Merci!!! :cheers:

Konsehal

June 1st, 2006, 01:20 AM

http://mandaya.davao-city.de/Seite014.jpg

Hello!

Very good "old" map.

Nagtatanong lang ... when I was a young boy I used to go to Magugpo. Only in the 1970s (not 1870s) did I heard its popular name today as "Tagum." The map showed Tagum but not Lasang, the better known settlement north of Davao poblacion at the time the Spanish arrived in the Gulf.

Also, Davao was created much much later during the American period. The current boundaries of the old Davao province (shown) in the map could not have been drawn in 1870s??

Anyway nagtatanong lang ... :)

Rajah_Soliman

June 1st, 2006, 01:43 AM

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Davao and Environs in the late 1860’s

ADDENDUM (if I may).... here's a a German traveler’s account of Davao and Agusan in the mid 1860's... The book is a 'rarity' and almost deteriorating when I borrowed it from our university library....it mentions a lot of familiar (and unfamiliar) names of places in Davao and Agusan.The book survived two world wars...sorry it's only in German.

-in German-

Dr. Carl Semper

“Die Philippinen und ihre Bewohner”

published in 1869 in Würzburg, Germany

· The Davao “Volcano”

Wir wollen aus der Reihe der hier angedeteuteten Phänomene den Feuerbergen der Philippinen, wie der Eingeborene die Vulcane nicht ganz richtig nennt, etwas mehr Aufmerksamkeit schenken....(Seite 5)

Auf der südlichtsten Landspitze von Mindanao, der schon genannten Punta Segangani liegt der längst bekannte Vulcan Serangani oder Sanguil, (1) wie ihn einige der fruheren Geschichtsschreiber und Seefahrer nennen, denen er beim Einlaufen in die Strasse von Celebes als fester Leuchtthurm gedient hat. Ihm schliessen sich nach den allerdings vielfach sich widersprechenden Angaben der spanischen und englischen Autoren zwei andere Vulcane an deren einer, der Vulcan von Sujut, nahe der Bahia de Illanos, etwa 8-10 Seemeilen von dem Orte gleichen Namens liegen soll, während der dritte nur von wenigen Seefahrern früherer Zeiten gesehene Vulcan dicht bei dem Dorfe Davao, dem jetzt auf den spanischen Karten Vergara genannte Orte in der Buch gleichen Namens (Tagloc der älteren Karten) liegt. (Seite 5)

...Während dieser Reisende nur den Vulcan von Davao, ein anderer jenen von Sujut (oder Pollok) gesehen zu haben meint, sprechen abermals Andere von einem feuerspeienden Berge, den sie zwar vom Hafen von Pollok aus –also in der Nähe der Illanosbucht- gesehen haben wollen, während sie ihm doch seine Lage in der schon oben erwähnten Bahia de Tagloc (3) – dem Meerbusen von Davao – anzuweisen. Wäre die Meinung der letzteren richtig, so würden somit der Vulcan von Sujut und von Davao in einen zusammenfallen. Aus eigener Anschauung kann ich leider nur über den von Davao berichten; doch kann auch ich mich nicht rühmen, meinen Fuss auf seinen Boden gesetzt zu haben; denn nur aus grosser Entfernung konnte ich seinen Doppelkegel erblicken. Lange schon hatte ich mich bemüht, genaue Nachrichten von den spanischen Priestern und Beamten über Mindanao einzuziehen; im Jahr 1859 hatte ich einen vergeblichen Versuch gemacht, von Zamboanga an der Südwestspitze der Insel aus, tiefer in die Ganz von Muhamedanern bewohten Gegenden der Südkuste einzudringen, und auch im Jahr 1864, dem letztem meines Aufenthaltes auf den Philippinen, war es unmöglich einen genaueren Reiseplan über ein Vordringen vom Norden (4) her zu entwerfen, da alle specielleren Anhaltspuncte zur Fixirung eines solchen fehlten. So wurde ich denn auch durch die Schwierigkeit des Vordringens so lange aufgehalten, und die entworfene Reiseroute zuerst durch die Cholera, nachher an der Ostküste von Mindanao durch eine Expedition von Piraten dergestalt verändert, dass ich wegen Mangels an Schuhen vom weiteren Vordringen über die unwegsamen Wege des Innern abstehen musste, als ich schon den nach der Messung eines spanischen Officiers etwa 8000’ hohen Berg in ungefähr 30-40 Seemeilen Entfernung vor mir liegen sah; und ich musste mich mit dem Bewusstsein begnügen, seine geographische Lage wenigstens annähernd soweit bestimmt zu haben, dass eine ähnliche Bestimmung des von Pollok aus gesehenen Berges Aufschluss über die oben geäusserten Zweifel geben würde. (Seite 6)

· Agusan climate, flora, fauna, and the Manobos

…Während also in Manila die kalte Jahreszeit auch die trockne war, erfreute sich der Winter in Bohol (mit 20°, 1 R. mittlerer Temp.) Starken Niederschlags; dagegen zeigten Sommer und Herbst auf dieser Insel eine verhältnissmässig grosse Regenmenge, so dass hier eigentlich nur von einer trocknen Jahreszeit im Frühlinge, aber nicht von einer nassen gesprochen werden kann. Linao im Innern des östlichen Mindanao’s liegt in einem gegen Nordwesten hin sehr weiten offenen Thal, das gegen Osten durch eine 2-3000’ hohe Bergkette geschützt ist. Dennoch ist auch hier der Winter die eigentlich nasse Jahreszeit; aber der Nordostwind, welcher diesen Gegenden den Regen bringt, dringt hier zur Strasse von Surigao und in dem Canal zwischen Leyte, Bohol und Cebú durchund tritt nun bei Butuan als NW.- oder NNW.- Wind herein in das Land der Manobo’s. Je nach der verschiedenen Richtung der Zuflüsse des Agusan, welche bald mehr aus dem Südwesten, bald aus dem Norden oder Nordwesten kommen, schwellen dieselben durch den fallenden Regen verschiedenster Weise an. Als ich im Jahre 1864 dieses Land im August und September, also gegen ende des Südwest-Monsuns bereiste, waren die südwestlichen Zuflüsse alle voll von Wasser, während in dem östlichen Theile und in dem eigentlichen Agusan selbst der niedrigste Wasserstand herrschte. (Seite 39)

...Wir wollen den Einfluss des Klima’s zunächst auf die vegetabilischen Producte des Landes näher untersuchen. (Seite 40)

...Cacao und Indigo, Caffe, im Süden selbst Canehl (3) – welcher in Mindanao wild zu wachsen scheint – dazu die Mangabäume, die Cocospalmen und Bananen und viele andere Fruchtbäume gedeihen in üppigster Fülle..... Während sich die Manobo’s in Mindanao dabei an gar keine bestimmte Jahreszeit halten, da selbst in der trockensten Periode hinreichender Regen fällt, um die jungen Pflanzungen gegen Vertrocknen zu schützen. (Seite 40-41)

...Nur in Butuan in Mindanao scheint die Vertheilung des Regens eine so günstige zu sein, dass zwei Erndten stattfinden; die eine Aussaat erfolgt im Januar und Februar nach Beendigung der Regenzeit (des Nortost-Monsuns), die andere im August oder September mit Beginn derselben. Dagegen verhalten sich die Manobo’s im Sumpgebiete des Agusan gerade so, wie die Bewohner von Bontoc, da sie ihren Bergreis nur einmal im Jahr und zwar im März mit Beendigung der heftigsten Regenzeit aussäen. Es mögen diese wenigen Beispiele hier genügen, da sie hinreichend den Satz feststellen, dass es auf den Philppinen ausschliesslich die Regenzeit und die im Laufe der Monate fallende Regenmenge ist, welche die Zeit der Aussaat und der Erndte bestimmen. (Seite 44)

Wir gehen zur Beobachtung der Thierwelt über, die wir wie die Pflanzen, ebenfalls in einigen besonders auffallenden Beziehung zu den klimatischen Verhältnissen kennen lernen wollen, wodurch dann abermals ein Zusammenhang der letzteren mit dem Leben der Bewohner angedeutet wäre, welchem wir wohl, in den nächsten Skizzen wieder begegnen werden...(Seite 44)

...Ganz anders wird der Fang in Mindanao im Sumpfgebiet des Agusan betrieben. Die Zahl der in diesem Gebiete lebenden Christen ist eine sehr geringe; die ziemlich zahlreichen Manobo’s und Mandayas haben ihre Wohnsitze rund um das Sumpfgebiet herum und treiben keine eigentliche Felderwirtschaft, wie es die christlichen Bewohner thun. Sie Bauen immer nur in trocknen Gegenden den Bergreis. So kommt es wenigstens (7) die ausgedehnten bei den Ueberschwemmungen des Agusan unter Wasser gesetzen Fächen nach allen Richtungen hin von Canälen durch schnitten und weder durch Dämme eingeschlossen, noch überhaupt durch den regulirten Lauf der Flüsse, wie in Luzon, bestimmt abgegränzt sind. Den Fischen bleibt also, wenn mit Eintreten der trocknen Jahrezeit die Wasser zu sinken beginnen, der Ausweg in die Flüsse und die grössen Teiche oder Seen nach allen Seiten hin offen. Aber auch so können sie den Nachstellungen der Menschen nicht entgehen. Denn nun ziehen die Heiden hinunter in das Sumpfgebiet und bauen sich hier zeitweilig ihre elenden Hütten auf, um in den Winkeln der Flüsse zahlreiche Fischreusen oder grosse gegen den Strom gerichtete Netze aufzustellen, in welchen dann die mit er Strömung immer tiefer hinab ziehenden Fische gefangen werden. Leider kam ich im Jahre 1864 zu spät – da mein ursprünglicher Reiseplan durch ungüstige Momente gänzlich verändert wurde-, um noch das nach den Schilderungen der Eingeborenen äusserst interessante Leben der mit dem Fang des dalag beschäftigen Manobo’s beobachten zu können. Nur ein schon halbverfallenes, aus den elendesten Hütten auf Pfählen rasch aufgeschlagenes Dorf sah ich noch. Eine Frau mit einigen kleinen Kindern war beschäftigt, die letzten noch vor einigen Tagen gefangenen Fische über dem Feuer zu dörren. (Seite 46-47)

bustero

June 1st, 2006, 04:48 AM

^^anyone care to translate that :)

davaoeagle

June 1st, 2006, 05:44 AM

THE Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) will inaugurate Saturday a new facility that will help educate people about the different breeds of eagles.

Tatit J. Quiblat, communications officer of the foundations, said the “hawk walk” is the latest building that they have constructed in the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Baguio District with the help of the city government.

Quiblat said the facility will house various kinds of eagles placed in cages that visitors could view.

“When people see an eagle, they immediately think that it is a Philippine eagle so this hawk walk could give them ideas that there are other eagles,” he said.

She said facility is worth P 500,000 which was completed after three years.

Quiblat said this is just among the highlights of the upcoming 8th Philippine Eagle Week Foundation which will be celebrated starting June 4-10.

They are actively campaigning to improve the center by planting more trees during the celebration, she added. She said they target to plant 250 trees this year to provide a better habitat for the eagles which number is now at 34.

Quiblat explained that they want to provide barriers between enclosures because eagles do not like seeing other eagles.

They will conduct tree planting activities during the celebration which could be participated in by interested parties by buying one seedling at P 100. The cost of the seedling will also cover the cost of maintaining the trees in the future.

Quiblat also said they are welcoming more people to adopt eagles as only one-half of the population of the eagles in the center are adopted. Each eagle could be adopted at P100,000 annually.

davaoeagle

June 1st, 2006, 05:49 AM

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scandinavian girl

June 1st, 2006, 02:50 PM

Ummm yeah the Swedish coffee yeah makes you a little trembling and satisfying...ummm love your coffee :)
About you 18th century furniture you said you bought it before in an Acthung? :laugh: WOW thats a prize possession min askling!!!!...ohhh you better sent it to your antique restorer cant make a recommendation coz maybe makes it worse, i only restore and loke "age" our local woods here never had the privelage to restore an oak and very old furniture too!

hahaha! Lena can you translate what Animo posted , coz its in German ,i know you are very good speaking Deutsh my no. 1 teacher :wave:

Have a nice day today and a good weather to my no. 1 place Malmo , maybe a Swedish coffee for breakfast ?:wink2: and jag w/ you in the doc's today.:hug:

Translation in paraphrase: This dr. talks about the trip through the south of Mindanao and the different vulcanos he sees and people befor him has seen by the natives called " The fiermountians" he goes in details about were they are situated. ( you can understand were thorugh the names I am sure that you will recognazie) He writes about how he has tired to get information and news from preasts and iformantion secretaries about the vulcanos and how he tries 1859 to go into Mindano through the muslim settled area in the south and also in 1864 fromt he north but it failed, because of cholera ans also danger of that pirates stoped his travels.
About weather flora
He writes about that the cold weather in Manila also was the most dry periode and that summer and autumn gives alot of rain in the Philippines, with some parts overflowing with water and others getting dry and low water. cacao, Indigo(?) and coffe grows in the south and cinnamon grows wild. The mango, coco and banan trees together with other fruittrees grow in abandance.
It is only in Butuan and Mindanao that the rain comes in perfect amounts so there can be harvested twice.
He writes about the christians that are few and about the manobo´s and mandaya´s and how they live around the swamp, and their way of living as "farmers" (using fields for growing), they grow rice. How they fish in all the waters with cages and nets, and how the rivers overflow with water parts of the months form all the rain and how they cook over open fier. He writes about how he did miss alot on his trip since he had to change his travelplan ..............dinabaw sorry but I paraphrased it and there are more details but you can ask me if you like to know more...sadly enough he seems to have made a delayed trip and he was not able to do all that what he wanted, and had planed due to cholera, pirates and changes of travelplan....

dinabaw

June 1st, 2006, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Translation in paraphrase: This dr. talks about the trip through the south of Mindanao and the different vulcanos he sees and people befor him has seen by the natives called " The fiermountians" he goes in details about were they are situated. ( you can understand were thorugh the names I am sure that you will recognazie) He writes about how he has tired to get information and news from preasts and iformantion secretaries about the vulcanos and how he tries 1859 to go into Mindano through the muslim settled area in the south and also in 1864 fromt he north but it failed, because of cholera ans also danger of that pirates stoped his travels.
About weather flora
He writes about that the cold weather in Manila also was the most dry periode and that summer and autumn gives alot of rain in the Philippines, with some parts overflowing with water and others getting dry and low water. cacao, Indigo(?) and coffe grows in the south and cinnamon grows wild. The mango, coco and banan trees together with other fruittrees grow in abandance.
It is only in Butuan and Mindanao that the rain comes in perfect amounts so there can be harvested twice.
He writes about the christians that are few and about the manobo´s and mandaya´s and how they live around the swamp, and their way of living as "farmers" (using fields for growing), they grow rice. How they fish in all the waters with cages and nets, and how the rivers overflow with water parts of the months form all the rain and how they cook over open fier. He writes about how he did miss alot on his trip since he had to change his travelplan ..............dinabaw sorry but I paraphrased it and there are more details but you can ask me if you like to know more...sadly enough he seems to have made a delayed trip and he was not able to do all that what he wanted, and had planed due to cholera, pirates and changes of travelplan....

:applause: :applause: :applause: WOW great Lena my no. 1 teacher :wink2:

@ Bustero: your quire is answered :)

Happy for you min Alskling :hug:

Rajah_Soliman

June 1st, 2006, 07:54 PM

..............dinabaw sorry but I paraphrased it and there are more details but you can ask me if you like to know more...sadly enough he seems to have made a delayed trip and he was not able to do all that what he wanted, and had planed due to cholera, pirates and changes of travelplan....
Thanks for translating, the core information have been reasonably translated....(Allerdings, wo hast Du denn Deutsch gelernt?) :cheer:

Animo

June 1st, 2006, 08:33 PM

Hello!

Very good "old" map.

Nagtatanong lang ... when I was a young boy I used to go to Magugpo. Only in the 1970s (not 1870s) did I heard its popular name today as "Tagum." The map showed Tagum but not Lasang, the better known settlement north of Davao poblacion at the time the Spanish arrived in the Gulf.

Also, Davao was created much much later during the American period. The current boundaries of the old Davao province (shown) in the map could not have been drawn in 1870s??

Anyway nagtatanong lang ... :)

Your welcome. I was fortunate enough to find some old material of Davao but very little is posted about the past history of the area online.

History

The fastest growing city in the Philippines after Manila is Davao. It is the home of the ethnic Bagobo, Mandaya, Manobo, Tiboli, Mansaka, and B'laan tribes. Tribal settlements ere mostly found along the banks of the mighty Davao River. The name Davao was derived from the word Daba-daba hich evoked images of fire-breathing mythical figures and rituals of fire set before tribal wars. The other settlers along the banks of the Davao River were tribes from the neighboring provinces of Kotabato, Zamboanga, and Jolo. Earlier conquests by the Spaniards failed until the mid-19th century when they were able to overrun the Moslem enclaves in Davao. Christian settlers arrived soon after the conquest.

The Spaniards came to Davao led by a Captain Uyanguren. Uyangeren built the first Spanish settlement and was named Nueva Vergara. Trade was started although Davao floundered during that era because of the distance from Manila, which was the major Spanish trading outpost.

Davao

(2000 est. pop. 1.1 million). Davao, an important commercial, educational, and cultural center of the southern Mindanao region, is one of the largest seaports in the Philippines. Davao lies on the southeast side of Mindanao Island, occupying a total area of 2,440 square kilometers, with an average population density of 491 persons per square kilometer. Davao port services interisland and international shipments. The city is situated 974 kilometers south of Manila, on the shore of Davao Gulf. "Davao" also refers to three provinces: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. Davao City is located in Davao del Sur but is politically and administratively independent of the province.

When Spaniards first visited Davao in 1528, they found thriving communities of various ethnic groups, such as Bagobos, Mandayas, B'laans, and Manobos. Some of these later embraced Islam and were called Moros or Moors by the Spanish. The modern history of Davao began in the mid-nineteenth century, when Spanish colonizers defeated a rebellion of Moros and established a Roman Catholic settlement on the strategically important bank of the Davao River. Thus the Spanish gained leverage over the flourishing and lucrative regional trade, yet they were unable to establish full control over many parts of Mindanao Island.

The American occupation of Davao began after the Spanish were defeated in the Spanish-American War (1898). Davao grew further in the twentieth century. In addition to the rich agriculture on Mindanao Island, mining flourished, and international trade grew to supply a strong worldwide demand (especially from the United States) for abaca hemp (from the banana leafstalk), cotton, coffee, and rubber. During this time, a large Japanese community settled in Davao and became one of the most influential communities in the city. In 1937, Davao was formally inaugurated as a city.

http://www.bookrags.com/history/worldhistory/davao-ema-02/

Animo

June 1st, 2006, 08:36 PM

Lenacan you translate what Animo posted , coz its in German ,i know you are very good speaking Deutsh my no. 1 teacher :wave:

Thanks for the translation its was actually raja soliman who posted it. :)

scandinavian girl

June 1st, 2006, 11:34 PM

Thanks for translating, the core information have been reasonably translated....(Allerdings, wo hast Du denn Deutsch gelernt?) :cheer:

rajah_soliman

Ich habe ein zeit lang in Berlin studiert und gewohnt. yeaaap :tyty: was fun , the German culture is indeed very interesting. :) Ich habe noch ein Koffer in Berlin :)

Nice Friday to you rajah_soliman

scandinavian girl

June 1st, 2006, 11:50 PM

Ummm yeah the Swedish coffee yeah makes you a little trembling and satisfying...ummm love your coffee :)
About you 18th century furniture you said you bought it before in an Acthung? :laugh: WOW thats a prize possession min askling!!!!...ohhh you better sent it to your antique restorer cant make a recommendation coz maybe makes it worse, i only restore and loke "age" our local woods here never had the privelage to restore an oak and very old furniture too!

hahaha! Lena can you translate what Animo posted , coz its in German ,i know you are very good speaking Deutsh my no. 1 teacher :wave:

Have a nice day today and a good weather to my no. 1 place Malmo , maybe a Swedish coffee for breakfast ?:wink2: and jag w/ you in the doc's today.:hug:

Dinabaw :)
Thanks for your help, I think I let the cabinet stand in my room another century befor I fix it, you know it is so big and so heavy I do not have the energy to move it one more time, I would like it if you take a look at it when we are in Sweden. It might not be so hard to just sandpaper down the old paint and I can do the job if you just show me how...I have no idea, oak is hard wood and maybe it can not get damaged when taking old paint off with sandpaper...or can it maybe ....well I am all mixed up about it....maybe the color comes off out of itself with time it has somehow already :D see how "mindblown" I am about these things Dinabaw. You are the expert and when you have looked at it I will trust any advice you give in this matter.

Thanks for your support by my visit to the hospital today feelt your precense :hug:

Now it is time for a late cup off coffee Dinabaw, will be soooo goood :wink2: I know, I will not be able to sleep from it, but it is the swedish misummernight sun so I will be up late anyway :) and take a midnight walk to the sea...so nice this time of the year.

Have a nice Friday min älskling. Du finns i mina tanka varje sekund!!! :) :) :)

junax

June 2nd, 2006, 10:57 AM

^^ good day to all!!!

repost ko lang to...

davao's very small version of ortigas center taken near the MRT shaw station hehehe. not megamall, not st. francis square... just victoria plaza and pryce cbd :)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/bajada3.jpg

and this... roxas avenue a.k.a. roxas boulevard minus the seawall...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/down.jpg

:)

MarkiiBoi

June 2nd, 2006, 11:09 AM

This is a portion of the interview by The Seoul Times to Sec. Ace Durano on the eve of the Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) due next week.

Q: Korean travel agents and tourism investors are eyeing Davao City as the site of a high-end Korean residential vacation complex. Please tell us more about Davao's attractive points.

A: Davao's attraction as a tourist destination is a well-kept secret. It boasts of a variety of natural attractions. Contrary to popular beliefs Davao is probably the safest, cleanest and most pristine travel destination in the Philippines. There is an abundance of fresh fruits, fish and poultry in the area and has the most number of available flora and fauna in the country. It is a perfect choice for retirees who for the rest of their lives just want to enjoy the natural and unpolluted atmosphere of Davao. Apart from being endowed with a natural environment conducive to retirement, Davao is also a more affordable city, giving the retiree more value for her/his money.

It offers the retiree the complexities of a city lifestyle and the simplicities of country life, which we believe, are what high-end retirees seek.

scandinavian girl

June 2nd, 2006, 01:52 PM

are you looking for sweet serenity? hehe. you can have it in pearl farm, samal. almost nil waves. but not untouched. they made it close to natural beauty of samal. seaside resorts abound in samal island from crowded to quiet. there's one small island called talikud about 45mins by outrigger off davao city. it's part of samal group of islands. seafront are stretches of sand and rocks. been there before(don't know if it has changed over the years). love it there. very nice to lay flat close to waves. all you hear is its rushing sound. wind was perfect. your backdrop are greens of towering palms. awesome. dinabaw can best provide you with a more accurate info lena.

good try. hahaha. it was jokingly said which means not capable yet i'm still a baby. hahaha. thanks my friend, i'm happy i do. and hoping you same in malmö

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MtApo thanx for the suggestion of this island Talikud, sounds awesome really...can picture it in my mind form your description....ummmm rushing sound of vawes and green towering palms, perfect wind.....wow MtApo sounds like pradize to me. :)I will stay there and not go off that island :)

I am fine in Malmö, yeap enjoying this early summer day with sun and warm weather, sunbathing and just being lazy...nice. Hope your Friday is nice my friend and you do not freeeze in the Aussie winter.....I have a cousine living temporary in south Australia she says the weather is warm, but she is a swede MtApo and to us +10, +15 is like pre summer :cheer: ....you know we can take a -10 to -30C like noone else hehehehe....
Good day my friend!!!!

:goodbye:

Rajah_Soliman

June 2nd, 2006, 02:32 PM

rajah_soliman

Ich habe ein zeit lang in Berlin studiert und gewohnt. yeaaap :tyty: was fun , the German culture is indeed very interesting. :) Ich habe noch ein Koffer in Berlin :)

Nice Friday to you rajah_soliman

siegmunds hof? sag dir das was? Were you one of those ERASMUS exchange students always indulged in partying and beer drinking in the Bierkeller??

scandinavian girl

June 2nd, 2006, 03:09 PM

siegmunds hof? sag dir das was? Were you one of those ERASMUS exchange students always indulged in partying and beer drinking in the Bierkeller??

NO, never stayed at Sigemunds Hof...and did not drink or stay up all night having parties.... I am a strickt Lutheran and we do everything in moderation. :angel: Have you ever seen me lift a smiley glass in here??? :)

dinabaw

June 2nd, 2006, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Dinabaw
Thanks for your help, I think I let the cabinet stand in my room another century befor I fix it, you know it is so big and so heavy I do not have the energy to move it one more time, I would like it if you take a look at it when we are in Sweden. It might not be so hard to just sandpaper down the old paint and I can do the job if you just show me how...I have no idea, oak is hard wood and maybe it can not get damaged when taking old paint off with sandpaper...or can it maybe ....well I am all mixed up about it....maybe the color comes off out of itself with time it has somehow already see how "mindblown" I am about these things Dinabaw. You are the expert and when you have looked at it I will trust any advice you give in this matter.

Thanks for your support by my visit to the hospital today feelt your precense

Now it is time for a late cup off coffee Dinabaw, will be soooo goood I know, I will not be able to sleep from it, but it is the swedish misummernight sun so I will be up late anyway and take a midnight walk to the sea...so nice this time of the year.

Have a nice Friday min älskling. Du finns i mina tanka varje sekund!!!

GOD KVALL MIN ALSKLING!!!

Better ask an antique restorer in your city yeah its more appropriate not to touch the cabinet for another century , you know its value will go up up!! :)

Happy for you today having fun in your midsummer nights !wow how nice midsummers nights its it like sunset all night? :hug:
Jag alskar dig min alskling!!!

Rajah_Soliman

June 2nd, 2006, 03:24 PM

NO, never stayed at Sigemunds Hof...and did not drink or stay up all night having parties.... I am a strickt Lutheran and we do everything in moderation. :angel: Have you ever seen me lift a smiley glass in here??? :)

du hast dann viel verpasst...scherz! :runaway:

scandinavian girl

June 2nd, 2006, 04:47 PM

du hast dann viel verpasst...scherz! :runaway:

Wirklich? :) was habe ich dann verpasst? :ohno: pech gehabt :angel: Kommst du aus Deutschland?

KulasKusgan

June 2nd, 2006, 05:01 PM

scandinavian girl

June 2nd, 2006, 05:03 PM

GOD KVALL MIN ALSKLING!!!

Better ask an antique restorer in your city yeah its more appropriate not to touch the cabinet for another century , you know its value will go up up!! :)

Happy for you today having fun in your midsummer nights !wow how nice midsummers nights its it like sunset all night? :hug:
Jag alskar dig min alskling!!!

Dinabaw yeap we let the cabinet stand untouched for another century....hahahahaha by then all the white color will have peeled off all by itself...and beautifull oak is to bee seen ....for those that own it then..

Midsummer light min älskling is not like a all night sunset, the sun sets kind of late, late but it never really gets dark and then within an h or two it is up again and it is light like daytime in the very far north in the part we call Lappland the sun never set´s at all daylight all the time...The light time will reach it´s peak in the middle of this month and then it will slowly return to darker and darker and darker we start notice this in August here...In the winter it is the oposite it gets dark very early and you get a feeling it never gets light.The snow helps to make it brighter that is good, makes life alittle lighter. We live in this white for months and hardly see any other colors in nature except green on the fure, pine and juniper trees.on top of no light we almsot freeze to death hehehehe with temperatures between -5 - 35C..yeap it is not easy being a Swede I must say hehehehehe...we are a real though crew of people....

Jag tänker på dig varje sekund!!

scandinavian girl

June 2nd, 2006, 05:11 PM

id like to share these talikud pics taken during our summer outing last year:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/sleepie_uno/davao%20gulf/IMAG0072.jpg

DAVE WOW..:)..you did it again ...how nice to see these Talikud pics...how nice, how beautifull how special, breathtaking....thanks for posting dave.....will look along time at these pics...:) :)

Rajah_Soliman

June 2nd, 2006, 05:21 PM

3 cold storage facilities rising in Mindanao :cheers:
Manila Standard Today
By Othel V. Campos

Cold storage facilities costing about P600 million will rise in Davao City, General Santos and Cagayan de Oro City.

The Cold Chain Association of the Philippines said in a news briefing that efforts were being exerted to put the infrastructure facility to help Mindanao develop a thriving food exchange.

“Studies showed that cold storage facilities contribute significantly to the government’s food security program. We believe there is much room for growth in Mindanao with its largely untapped resources,” said association president Anthony Dizon.

Two of the cold chain facilities to be put up are owned by Jentec Storage Corp.. The company plans to spend P400 million for a 2,000-metric-ton capacity facility in Davao City and a 4,000 mt to 5,000 mt rated capacity in General Santos.

Jentec wants to meet the demand of the tuna canning industry. Current facilities are capable only of 30,000 mt against the demand of 50,000 mt.

“A 5,000-mt facility will help to somewhat ease the demand. Tuna canning is a growing industry with estimates of $280 million in annual exports and 400,000 mt total annual landing,” said Jose Lim, association vice president and owner of Jentec.

Another association member, Polar Bear Freezing Co., plans to spend P200 million to build a similar facility in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental.

The facility will be used primarily for the livestock processing sector and the marine/fishing industry in the region.

Dizon said the new investments indicated Mindanao’s growing importance in the food supply chain in the country.

“Mindanao is a growing source of food inputs for food exports. A reliable cold chain system will help local stakeholders to increase the viability of their produce abroad and even to mainstream markets such as Metro Manila,” Dizon said.

He said while such infrastructure had been increasing in years, there was still a huge gap between supply and demand.

KulasKusgan

June 2nd, 2006, 05:31 PM

DAVE WOW..:)..you did it again ...how nice to see these Talikud pics...how nice, how beautifull how special, breathtaking....thanks for posting dave.....will look along time at these pics...:) :)

thanks lena. if you prefer simple paradise, without first class amenities and just pure nature check out talikud. but if you like good accommodation, you can visit pearl farm or other resorts in samal group of islands. or you can hop from one place to another.

This is a portion of the interview by The Seoul Times to Sec. Ace Durano on the eve of the Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) due next week.

Q: Korean travel agents and tourism investors are eyeing Davao City as the site of a high-end Korean residential vacation complex. Please tell us more about Davao's attractive points.

A: Davao's attraction as a tourist destination is a well-kept secret. It boasts of a variety of natural attractions. Contrary to popular beliefs Davao is probably the safest, cleanest and most pristine travel destination in the Philippines. There is an abundance of fresh fruits, fish and poultry in the area and has the most number of available flora and fauna in the country. It is a perfect choice for retirees who for the rest of their lives just want to enjoy the natural and unpolluted atmosphere of Davao. Apart from being endowed with a natural environment conducive to retirement, Davao is also a more affordable city, giving the retiree more value for her/his money.

It offers the retiree the complexities of a city lifestyle and the simplicities of country life, which we believe, are what high-end retirees seek.

ayay! dili na secret kay gipang-istorya na man diay ni sec durano.

Rajah_Soliman

June 2nd, 2006, 05:33 PM

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/pictures/front200662.jpg

Friday, June 02, 2006
Naked protesters v. tuition hike nabbed
By Ben O. Tesiorna :hahaha: :lol: :clown: :clown:

DAVAO CITY -- Police arrested eight young protesters Thursday not for airing their sentiments against soaring school fees but for marching on Davao City streets butt naked.

The protesters from militant group Akbayan were arrested by San Pedro police Thursday morning after they marched naked from the University of Mindanao on Bolton Street up to Roxas Boulevard fronting the Ateneo de Davao University, holding only placards to cover their private parts.

Nude protests were held simultaneously in Manila and other major cities like General Santos and Zamboanga.

The nude protest started at 10:30 am.

In Manila, some 30 males aged 18 to 22 years old belonging to the Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Lakas ng Kabataan (Alyansa) ran naked for a few minutes on the streets of Espana, Morayta, and Mendiola to protest government's meager allocations for education and the uncontrolled tuition increases.

They called on government to give attention to the plight of some 13 million youngsters who were forced to leave school because of the runaway tuition and the neglect of government for the sector.

Protesters in Davao, meanwhile, covered their faces with paint to make them unrecognizable. Police said they would file charges of public scandal against the protesters.

The protesters, police added, were carrying placards, some of which called for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's ouster and a wage increase, among others.

An official of Akbayan, however, denied there were placards calling for Arroyo's ouster.

Rosie Calumpong, Akbayan national council member, said the protesters were not flaunting their nakedness in the public as the placards hid their private parts, and added the charges are purely meant to harass them.

The naked protesters are facing charges for grave scandal. One of them is a 16-year-old boy from Ma-a, according to Calumpong.

She said all of the protesters voluntarily participated in the naked protest Thursday and were never coerced by the group.

Aside from grave scandal, police are also poised to file child abuse against the organizers, unconfirmed reports showed. Akbayan sought legal aid from the Public Attorney's Office.

As of this posting, the protesters were still detained :bash: while awaiting bail from their colleagues. NAKAHUBAD PA RIN KAYA? (Sun.Star Davao/With ECV)

(June 2, 2006 issue)

davaoeagle

June 2nd, 2006, 07:04 PM

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Southern Mindanao has announced that copies of the technology on the 12 flavors of banana chips are now available to the interested businessmen.

Banana chips is the chosen product of Davao City enrolled under the One Town One Product (Otop), one of the priority programs of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

The OTOP program is aimed at promoting small and medium enterprise (SME) development and entrepreneurship.

As a support to this development, the City Council of Davao already passed a resolution pushing the product to be sold in the canteens of all schools in the city.

DTI regional director for Southern Mindanao Merly M. Cruz said that with this innovation in the taste of the naturally sweetened banana chips, a wider market would be reached by this world-famous commodity of the Davao Region.

These 12 flavors are cheese, barbeque, glazed bits with sesame seeds, chocolate, strawberry, café espresso, café with durian jam, twin berries, glazed banana fries with sesame seeds, sweet and spicy, chocolate strawberry half dip, and Davao trail mix, which is composed of banana chips, dried mango, green peas, peanuts, and coconut flakes.

To recall, the 12 new variants of banana chips were launched on November 11, 2005 wherein the local government of Davao City, a number of businessmen, processors, consumer groups, and hotel managers attended.

Cruz said in the world market, banana chips have been one of the most sought-after products particularly by China, Japan, and the United States. However, this popularity is not so visible in the local trading arena.

"Banana chip products have been one of the top-earning exports of the Davao Region for years already. And based on our discussion with some of the exporters, we have learned that some of their clients are already asking them to produce flavored banana chips. On the other hand, we have also studied the local market, especially the young consumers. We have observed that the young consumers, particularly the students prefer junk food because of their flavours. And that's how we came up with this development," she said.

For further inquiries, interested investors can contact Marie Ann How of DTI at telephone number (082) 224-0511 local 411.

davaoeagle

June 2nd, 2006, 07:05 PM

THE Mindanao Business Council, through the Ascend-Mindanao Project, has developed training regulations and competency standards for three community-based trainings: Crab Fattening, Coir Fiber Production, and Mango Fruit Processing.

Consequently, a validation workshop of said standards was held at the Apo View Hotel, Davao City last May 29.

Since these training standards will be utilized in community-based trainings, the MinBC-Ascend Project Implementation Team believes that these should be technically correct, accurate and very practical.

Thus, industry players and representatives from the academe, together with the corresponding writers, were invited to browse over the standards and provide the necessary corrections and revisions.

Among them are:

A.) Crab Fattening -- Joseph Arcenal, Zamboanga Provincial Agriculture Office Fisheries Division, Eduardo Agosto, Kalanganan Fishpond Owners' and Workers' Multi Purpose Cooperative, Della Grace Bacaltos, Spamast, and Paquito Badlon, Aces Polytechnic College;

B.) Coir Fiber Production -- Evelyn Caro, Philippine Coconut Authority XI, Pol Gaite, Pont Main Resources, Inc., Rotchie Ravelo and Benilda May Flores, Davao Oriental Coco Husk Social Enterprise;

C.) Mango Fruit Processing -- Cheri May Tila, DOST XI, Cristina Ramos, Sodaco Agriculture Corporation, Sofronio Jucutan, Southern Mindanao Mango Industry Development Council, Ednar Carlos Dayanghirang, Davao Region Mango Contractors Association and Mindanao Fruit Council, and Noel Estellena, DA-XI.

Tesda Davao Oriental Provincial Director Engr. Isidro M. Montilla stood as the workshop facilitator.

Minor modifications on each set of competency standards were made and agreed by the body. After which, the Ascend-Mindanao Project Implementation Team will facilitate the finalization and packaging of these standards that will be subject for endorsement by Tesda XI and eventually Tesda National.

Upon endorsement, these standards will be utilized for future community-based trainings to be conducted by Ascend-Mindanao and MinBC.

For Bisaya stories from Davao. Click here.

davaoeagle

June 2nd, 2006, 07:08 PM

By Jun Ledesma
Sunbusrt

SMOKING ban in Davao City is an absolute success.

This is primarily on account of the uncompromising and decisive leadership of Mayor Rody Duterte. Some influential politicians who parade as though they were untouchables tried to be smart-alecky but they did not get special treatment from the resolute mayor.
Establishment owners who strutted around as though they were exempted from the rules by not setting up the required smoking rooms for smoking guests were warned, fined, and threatened with padlocking.

We are done with instilling the smoking ban. It's deeply rooted even in the subconscious. And now comes garbage segregation. This one needs some learning process and then again certain degree of discipline.

Non-biodegradable and bio-degradable. Two terms which our house helpers have to understand. Our Cenro did an appreciable job of printing information materials on how to segregate garbage. Kadtong malata ibutang sa Green nga garbage bin, ug kadtong dili malata ilagay sa gray garbage bin.

It would have been simpler if the recyclable non-degradable materials will go to the gray bins as well but Cenro's instruction states that this should be placed neither in the green nor gray bins but in a separate receptacle which will be picked up in another time. The other degradable materials, which are recyclable, have to be set aside separately and will be picked up in another day.

This sounds simple but it will take sometime before the house helpers will get to understand the simply complicated instructions. The other day, I checked how my helpers understood the segregation instructions. Well, what do you know. They came up with two garbage cans with the usual garbage bags. One can is marked "malanta" and the other "di-malanta."

Sleek. When I opened "malanta," I saw plastics, aluminum foil, empty shampoo sachets, empty medicine vials and several other "di-malanta" refuge. You know what I saw in the other garbage can.

Lest Mayor Duterte tells the garbage collector to skip our house, we emptied the bags and sorted out the mess.

I hope that next time around the girls will do things right. What boggles them presently is how to determine what is recyclable and what is not.

What perplexed me is why should we sort out the recyclable degradable and non-degradable items? Is the City setting up an enterprise to earn money from the garbage or somebody wants to simplify the task of sorting out the recyclable for his/her private enterprise?

I will be happy to do that extra task if the recyclable materials will be bid out and the proceeds to be spent on the education of child scavengers. Weekly, on the average, in my own household, we have about two kilos of newspaper and magazines; four plastic bottles, four glass bottles, about a dozen plastic bags from SM and Victoria Plaza among others.

If these items are intact, they all go to a special bin for recyclables materials. If they are broken into shards or shredded they either go to degradable or non-degradable bins. Confused?

Anyway, we will segregate as told until we make perfect. It's a task that involves every member of the household. It's part of our daily chores, of social discipline.

BTW, Why are some members of the City Council insist on legitimizing the operation of habal-habal? It's like giving license to sidewalk vendor to set up illegal stalls in front of stores along San Pedro St. True it's a source of livelihood. If such is the case, then we might as well legitimized illegal slaughterhouses, jueting, last two and drug pushing.

Just because it can win some votes for the proponents in the council it's not reason enough to legitimize the operations of habal-habal and put to risk the life of the riding public.

davaoeagle

June 2nd, 2006, 07:09 PM

By Jojie Alcantara

THE simple yet cozy beach front of Ana Marina Resort in the lazy barangay of Balet, Babak, Samal Island is enough lure for people to visit and stay overnight in this small area with a scenic view of the blue sea and mangroves.

Only 12 kilometers away from the ferry landing in Samal Island, Ana Marina offers various explorations for the backpackers or those who want a short getaway from the city life.

Those who want a lovely solitude of sand, sun and shore will want to explore kayaking, snorkeling, and fishing, or just laze by the beach with a book in your hand and suntan lotion nearby.

The cottages are affordable and cozy, ranging from P750 to P1,500, with toilet and bath. With the small location, it only has three beach huts and 1 family hut.

The area provides picnic cottages plus a cookout front where you can prepare your own meals, which you can buy from the local market.

Ana Marina is also a jump off point for divers and sports fishing enthusiasts, as well as providing exclusive boat ride to the posh resort of Buenavista Island right across the sea.

For more information about Ana Marina bookings, call Buenavista Travel at Matina Town Square.

Archipino

June 2nd, 2006, 07:45 PM

This thread should be sticky...

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June 3rd, 2006, 07:21 AM

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MtApoStandard

June 3rd, 2006, 08:16 AM

MtApo thanx for the suggestion of this island Talikud, sounds awesome really...can picture it in my mind form your description....ummmm rushing sound of vawes and green towering palms, perfect wind.....wow MtApo sounds like pradize to me. :)I will stay there and not go off that island :)

I am fine in Malmö, yeap enjoying this early summer day with sun and warm weather, sunbathing and just being lazy...nice. Hope your Friday is nice my friend and you do not freeeze in the Aussie winter.....I have a cousine living temporary in south Australia she says the weather is warm, but she is a swede MtApo and to us +10, +15 is like pre summer :cheer: ....you know we can take a -10 to -30C like noone else hehehehe....
Good day my friend!!!!

:goodbye:

let's thank dave not me. hahaha. the photos are as awesome as when you get to see the place yourself. that was the place i have seen and been to. paradise. a boat can touryou around the small island for a fee or as dave said island hoping. but i suggest you stay in pearl farm resort so you will experience the best of davao.

good to know you're well alright. know what? guess there are significant swede immigrants here. was listening to a radio on my way home last nite and there was this phone-in trivia contest about midsummer nightsun of sweden. was amused that i sticked on. checked it again today and its still there. hahaha. your cousin was living in adel? whereabouts. i nosebleed lena with extremes of temp.

have a nice day friend

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MtApoStandard

June 3rd, 2006, 08:31 AM

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grabe bai junax giunsa nimo paghimo ug scale evenly(and in right angles!) sa sceneries! it now appears an actual wide angle shot of bajada. great scenes, nicely done bai! :okay::okay::okay:

^^ good day to all!!!

repost ko lang to...

davao's very small version of ortigas center taken near the MRT shaw station hehehe. not megamall, not st. francis square... just victoria plaza and pryce cbd :)
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and this... roxas avenue a.k.a. roxas boulevard minus the seawall...
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:)

scandinavian girl

June 3rd, 2006, 10:05 AM

Dave nice, so nice that island....can not come over it hehehe... I am a woman that likes simplicity and would like to stay in a place without alot of people and comfort or alot of "totata". On the other hand island hopping simular to vacations in Greece is interesting and fun, anyways want to avoid inner city commotions..

So my favorite photographer dave, thanks again for those pic´s. :)

scandinavian girl

June 3rd, 2006, 10:35 AM

let's thank dave not me. hahaha. the photos are as awesome as when you get to see the place yourself. that was the place i have seen and been to. paradise. a boat can touryou around the small island for a fee or as dave said island hoping. but i suggest you stay in pearl farm resort so you will experience the best of davao.

good to know you're well alright. know what? guess there are significant swede immigrants here. was listening to a radio on my way home last nite and there was this phone-in trivia contest about midsummer nightsun of sweden. was amused that i sticked on. checked it again today and its still there. hahaha. your cousin was living in adel? whereabouts. i nosebleed lena with extremes of temp.

have a nice day friend

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Good Morning MtApo. So the swedes are contesting about the midsummernight sun hehehehe in Australia....fun, fun.

My cousine is an artist ( a painter) she was in Adelaide but is somewere else now I am not sure about were, she e-mails me off and on, just know she meet a nice guy in Adelaide and they took off togehter.... romance , romance. :)

How extreme is the temp. now ??? Does it make you sick?? Well, you have to go to a doc. then :wink2: and check it out. No, seriously now is it that bad the temp that you nosebleed, how can that be? Take good care of yourself friend....hate to see you suffer form something.

Wishing you a very nice Saturday, are you off work? What do you do for fun when you are off work?

Ok, have to go shooping, have to eat my doc says alot more then I do so have to load up my fridge...alot of iron loaded foods, and I am a fruitmaniac dislike liver and such yick, yick, yick..:down:....well doc´s order so no, no have no choice...

Btw. that island talikud is truly so beautifull and just my preference for a nice place so you suggestion was really :okay: MtApo. No, Perl farm for me.

See ya friend!

MtApoStandard

June 3rd, 2006, 11:11 AM

Good Morning MtApo. So the swedes are contesting about the midsummernight sun hehehehe in Australia....fun, fun.

My cousine is an artist ( a painter) she was in Adelaide but is somewere else now I am not sure about were, she e-mails me off and on, just know she meet a nice guy in Adelaide and they took off togehter.... romance , romance. :)

How extreme is the temp. now ??? Does it make you sick?? Well, you have to go to a doc. then :wink2: and check it out. No, seriously now is it that bad the temp that you nosebleed, how can that be? Take good care of yourself friend....hate to see you suffer form something.

Wishing you a very nice Saturday, are you off work? What do you do for fun when you are off work?

Ok, have to go shooping, have to eat my doc says alot more then I do so have to load up my fridge...alot of iron loaded foods, and I am a fruitmaniac dislike liver and such yick, yick, yick..:down:....well doc´s order so no, no have no choice...

Btw. that island talikud is truly so beautifull and just my preference for a nice place so you suggestion was really :okay: MtApo. No, Perl farm for me.

See ya friend!

no its not extremely cold here like your subzero winter. i mean when i am in a place with extremely cold or ext hot temp, i bleed. but it does not worry me much. i can plug leaks, know what i mean...

stick to your doc's advise friend, hemoglobin count counts alot. you're a compulsive shopper i reckon. fruitmaniac, hmmm... me too but good on you. there are lots of fruits in davao that is rich in iron. dinabaw is ready to introduce them to you! what liver? fish, chicken, pig, cattle? davao has yummy delicacies of chicken and pig's liver(cooked). look for it when you get there, give it a try. haha

see you later friend!

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junax

June 3rd, 2006, 12:06 PM

grabe bai junax giunsa nimo paghimo ug scale evenly(and in right angles!) sa sceneries! it now appears an actual wide angle shot of bajada. great scenes, nicely done bai! :okay::okay::okay:

dali ra kaayo bai, you see the tora tora at jacks ridge? gigamit nako to just to make a mano-mano panoramic shot hehehe. 2 to 5 years from now i hope riverfront (our makati) and maa-matina-ecoland (our bgc) will also have those highrises. cross our fingers :)

dinabaw

June 3rd, 2006, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Dinabaw yeap we let the cabinet stand untouched for another century....hahahahaha by then all the white color will have peeled off all by itself...and beautifull oak is to bee seen ....for those that own it then..

Midsummer light min älskling is not like a all night sunset, the sun sets kind of late, late but it never really gets dark and then within an h or two it is up again and it is light like daytime in the very far north in the part we call Lappland the sun never set´s at all daylight all the time...The light time will reach it´s peak in the middle of this month and then it will slowly return to darker and darker and darker we start notice this in August here...In the winter it is the oposite it gets dark very early and you get a feeling it never gets light.The snow helps to make it brighter that is good, makes life alittle lighter. We live in this white for months and hardly see any other colors in nature except green on the fure, pine and juniper trees.on top of no light we almsot freeze to death hehehehe with temperatures between -5 - 35C..yeap it is not easy being a Swede I must say hehehehehe...we are a real though crew of people....

Jag tänker på dig varje sekun

God afterddag!!!
Its still amazing min alskling about your extended sunset ..... even its late... i am a sunset guy :) wow your land is such a mystical place .....maybe youv'e seen Aurora lights!!!

But i'm afraid of your temperature maybe i'll freeze to death ....like a iced tuna fish ..with its eyes wide open..... :omg:

See you @8:30pm min alskling :wave:

scandinavian girl

June 3rd, 2006, 01:05 PM

God afterddag!!!
Its still amazing min alskling about your extended sunset ..... even its late... i am a sunset guy :) wow your land is such a mystical place .....maybe youv'e seen Aurora lights!!!

But i'm afraid of your temperature maybe i'll freeze to death ....like a iced tuna fish ..with its eyes wide open..... :omg:

See you @8:30pm min alskling :wave:

Hi Dinabaw

Yes, min älskling I have seen "norrsken" (aurora lights) many, many times a beutifull sky show, it moves and changes colors. Yea Dinabaw our temperatures are outrages, but there is clothes you know :wink2:. when properly dressed it is not much of a problem. :) I will show you when we are here, we can also have a snowball round :laugh: it is alot of fun.

So are you busy, busy today?? I am lazy now and will rest and enjoy the sun and wait for YOU!! :hug:

dinabaw

June 3rd, 2006, 01:13 PM

Maayong gabii Davao!!!

I have one query about our smoking ban pakitang tao lang ba ito ?coz i've notice na ang tagal tagal na yang smoke belching ban sa Davao pero hindi ma implement , you know guys its more hazardous the smoke belching than a stick of cigarette it occupies a lot of area, can we ask our good councilors why do jeepneys , cars and buses still plying the road even they smoke belch !!! lets stop this media hype on 1 to 2 person smoking and get jailed ,we have to cover all types of hazardous emission not just cigarette smoking!

scandinavian girl

June 3rd, 2006, 10:59 PM

no its not extremely cold here like your subzero winter. i mean when i am in a place with extremely cold or ext hot temp, i bleed. but it does not worry me much. i can plug leaks, know what i mean...

stick to your doc's advise friend, hemoglobin count counts alot. you're a compulsive shopper i reckon. fruitmaniac, hmmm... me too but good on you. there are lots of fruits in davao that is rich in iron. dinabaw is ready to introduce them to you! what liver? fish, chicken, pig, cattle? davao has yummy delicacies of chicken and pig's liver(cooked). look for it when you get there, give it a try. haha

see you later friend!

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Good Morning MTApo...yea I think I know what you mean about plug leaks... :) No I am not a compulsive shopper..hahahaha :crazy:
Tonight I had barbecue with my family and I did eat some meat...with alot of pepper it was alright....but like fruit better.

When we hear about Australia here it is alot of talk about searching for gold. Finding a goldmine. How about Adelaide is that something people do around there? I lived in USA for a a few years and tried my luck in a river there, I found something, but it was not gold. :laugh:. Anyway it was nice and fun to be out in nature and just enjoy the big forrest and the nice big river. As you might have understood I love to be in nature were there are hardly any people. I think cause in school I deal with people all the time and is nice being in the forrest were there are hardly anyone, as a time to relax and regain energy.

Ok a nice Sunday MtApo. :)

dinabaw

June 4th, 2006, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Hi Dinabaw

Yes, min älskling I have seen "norrsken" (aurora lights) many, many times a beutifull sky show, it moves and changes colors. Yea Dinabaw our temperatures are outrages, but there is clothes you know . when properly dressed it is not much of a problem. I will show you when we are here, we can also have a snowball round it is alot of fun.

So are you busy, busy today?? I am lazy now and will rest and enjoy the sun and wait for YOU!!

Ummm........ one of my dreams to see an a aurora lights...... some kind of magic about this phenomenom!!!!! :) is it possible to take a video of it?

Hahahaha yeah better wrap alot of clothes when in Sweden ..ummm i will look like a warlus....... thick fur and walk funny :hilarious:

Hope you have a great sunday alskling and a lazy one ,see you later :hug:

scandinavian girl

June 4th, 2006, 08:18 AM

Ummm........ one of my dreams to see an a aurora lights...... some kind of magic about this phenomenom!!!!! :) is it possible to take a video of it?

Hahahaha yeah better wrap alot of clothes when in Sweden ..ummm i will look like a warlus....... thick fur and walk funny :hilarious:

Hope you have a great sunday alskling and a lazy one ,see you later :hug:

Dinabaw jag älskar dig

I have never tried to videofilm the aurora lights I always thought it would not show cause it is dark. I am not good at those photo tecknical matters.
Yeah, you will look like a walrus and I will look like a polar baer all dressed against the cold. :)
I like to have a real nice snowball game with you is alot of fun first, we build each a fort with he snow then we throw snowballs against the forts and try to get each other, it is fun as fun as playing in Davao waters I would think. It is also alot of fun building snowmen ...you know since I am so fond of art...I like to fill my garden with both realistic type of sculptures as well as with amaginary onse all built out of snow...fun fun. :)
Nice Sunday to you min skatt, and talk to you later. Yeah am having a lazy one.

Big :hug:

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 08:28 AM

Experience Davao - From Islands to Highlands (Thread 11)

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DAVAO CITY is a sprawling metropolis of over a million people located in the Southeastern part of Mindanao. It is one of the largest cities in the world with a land area of 2,443.61 square kilometers. It is a place blessed with natural advantages. The soil is very fertile and rich in minerals. The city has abundant source of potable water. Located in a typhoon-free zone, its tropical weather is characterized by even distribution of climatic elements all year round. Temperature ranges from 15 to 34˚C.

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Strategically located in the Asia-Pacific rim, the city serves as a gateway to the world. It is a key player in the flourishing trading hub called the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA.

Davao City is in the southeastern part of Mindanao and is approximately 946 aerial kilometers from Manila.

On the west, the city’s boundary line cuts through the highest peak in the country, the inactive Mt. Apo at 3,142 meters above sea level. Cascading from the peak and going east down, one sees vast plains, unspoiled forests, fertile valleys, navigable rivers, the sprawling metropolis and world-class beaches facing the Davao gulf.

As 71 percent of the population resides in the urban area, its urban density is estimated roughly at 2,262 persons per square kilometer. Recent estimates place the population at around 1.4 million.

With predominantly migrant population, the city is a melting pot of cultures where diversities are appreciated and nurtured in a harmonious and peaceful environment. Major languages and dialects in the city are Filipino, Chinese, English and Cebuano.

The city has one of the highest literacy rates in Asia at 98.3%. Its labor force is cited as among the best in the region: educated, easily trainable, industrious, and English speaking.

As Mindanao’s center of commerce, trade, and services, the city’s modern infrastructures and world-class utilities provide viable support to economic activities.

Its urban center is home to quality residential and commercial units complete with modern facilities and amenities at very reasonable prices. Access is fast and easy to utilities such as power, water, landlines and mobile phones with IDD features, cable TV networks, and Internet service providers.

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Considered by many as the de facto capital of Mindanao, the City’s strategic position provides accessibility and linkage to the 20 million market of Mindanao and the 51.4 million market of the East ASEAN Growth Area.

Davao is a place of perfect balance. It is fast-paced yet relaxed where the luxuries of cosmopolitan living complement the breathtaking beauty of the great outdoors.

Davao City is an investment haven, a place of perfect balance... where business and pleasure blend so well.

scandinavian girl

June 4th, 2006, 08:29 AM

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 08:31 AM

DAVAO CITY: ON THE MOVE TO PROGRESS
Then and Now

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Davao City: Then and Now is a story of a community carved out of the wilderness over a period of years. It deals with the community’s early history (even before it was created into a city); government organizations; economic conditions; social organizations; and cultural communities with unique people, having their own peculiar personalities, progressing in all directions and projecting their own identity as Davaoeños.

When the Spaniards came in 1848, they saw a community of Bagobos, Mandayas, B’laan, Mansakas, Manobos, Atas, Tagacaolos, Guiangan and the Moros. Oyanguren and his group built a Christian settlement and a small chapel which was named Nueva Vergara in honor of Oyanguren’s hometown in Spain. In 1858, a military government was established in Nueva Vergara and was named the fourth district of Mindanao. Since that time on, Nueva Vergara became known by its native name, Davao. It was recorded in 1890 that Davao had a total number of 30,000 inhabitants, only 30 percent of which were Christians.

The economic condition of the people did not improve at all during the Spanish regime. Although Davao had a great economic potential, no industry was developed. There was no significant economic activity established then.

The American occupation started with the arrival in 1890 of Major Hunter Ligget. This gave birth to a Military administration. It was during the early years of this period that Davao was noticed as having a rich potential in agriculture development.

Even before the outbreak of World War II, Davao was home to a big population of Japanese migrant workers who contributed much to the economic advancement of Davao through the development of vast abaca plantations used in the processing of hemp. Other agricultural crops include coffee, rubber, and cotton.

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1936: THE CREATION OF THE CITY

Davao was created as a city when then Assemblyman Romualdo C. Quimpo of Davao sponsored a bill in Congress in March 16, 1936, making Davao a chartered city. The said bill was signed into law by President Manuel L. Quezon on October 16, 1936. The formal inauguration was held on March 1, 1937.

The coming of the Japanese in 1941 brought fear among Davaoeños, and because of which, a big population evacuated to the outskirts of the city. When peace and order was re-establsihed under the terms of Mayors Alfonso Oboza and Donato Endriga, most evacuees came back to the poblacion. Davaoeños were then engaged in “buy and sell”, farming and government employment. Schools in the city were opened and the Nippongo language was taught to the students, side by side with the National Language and English. However, only few students attended classes. Life was not in normal condition due to the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers.

After the Second World War, Davao staged its march to progress. The principal industries then were logging, copra, banana, corn, abaca, ramie, mining, and fishing. When the logging industry declined, banana production took over as the leading export product.

The rest of the 80’s and the early part of the 90’s saw a vibrant and dynamic Davao City teeming with economic developments as investments poured into the city due to favorable business climate brought about by its natural advantages and the peace and order condition.

From then on, Davao was recognized as the center of commerce and trade in Mindanao. Industrial and commercial establishments did business domestically and internationally.

Today, Davao City is caught in the vast sweep of urbanization that it is but proper for all Davaoeños, be they natives or migrants, to be proud of Davao City as one of the fastest growing cities in the Philippines.

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 08:32 AM

Culture and Heritage

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Easy assimilation is an integral essence of multi-cultural Davao. Being a chartered city, it has grown appreciating differences in culture and tradition by numerous ethnic groups that integrated easily to the local tribes already present during its infancy as a city.

Like most cities in the country, Catholics largely populate Davao. Christian churches and chapels dot the city’s landscape along with some temples, mosques, and other places of worship.

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Another Spanish influence that remains up to this day is the observance and celebration of barrios (or villages) of the day of their respective patron saint called “Fiesta”. It is in these celebrations wherein songs, dances and other forms of arts and merrymaking from various cultures have evolved creatively into the sights and sounds of Davao now. Such showcases point to its ultimate climax as the celebration of all celebrations - the weeklong Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival.

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 08:33 AM

Geography and Physical Characteristics

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Davao City is strategically located in the Asia-Pacific rim serving as gateway to both the western and eastern hemispheres of the world.

Davao City is in the southern part of the Philippines, particularly in the Southern Mindanao Region with a latitude of 6° 58’ to 7° 34’ North and a longitude of 125°14’ to 125° 40’ East. The City is 946 aerial kilometers away from Manila.

It is bounded by the province of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur while partly on the east it faces the expanse of the Davao Gulf and the Island Garden City of Samal. Its boundary line passes through the peak of the country’s tallest mountain, the Apo at 3,142 meters above sea level. Cascading from the peak and going east down, one finds vast plains, unspoiled forests, fertile valleys, navigable rivers, and the sprawling metropolis and world-class beaches.

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Being located outside the storm-free zone, Davao City enjoys good tropical weather all year round with climatic elements that are distributed evenly. Temperature ranges from 15°C to 34°C.

It is a place blessed with natural advantages. The soil is very fertile and rich in non-metallic minerals. The City has an abundant source of potable water both from underground and surface.

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 08:37 AM

Achievements and Recognition

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Most Competitive Metro City in the Philippines, 2001, 2003, 2005

The Asian Institute of Management has conducted an assessment of the leading Cities in the country using indicators such as quality of life, cost of doing business, dynamism of the local economy, infrastructure, linkages and accessibility, and quality of workforce in the years 2001, 2003, and 2005 (No survey was done in 2002 and 2004) and Davao City topped the rankings in 2001 and 2005 and placed 3rd in 2003.

Most Livable City in the Philippines

Based on annual surveys made by Asiaweek on the 40 Best Cities in Asia, Davao City has consistently made it to the Top 20 for four consecutive years (1996-1999). In the survey of livability, Davao City rated high in the following categories:

2nd in the least number of criminal cases per 10,000 at 0.8
5th in lesser vehicles per km of city road at 46 vehicles/km
6th in the ratio of house price to income at 6.18
14th in lesser volume of suspended particles in the air at 98 ?g/m³
14th in value of state education spending per capita/$ at 410.80

Davao garnered 56 points and ranked 18th. Cebu got 54 points and ranked19th while Manila was in a freefall with 49 points down at 25th.

This statistics mean that Davao City has become the Most Livable City in the Philippines. If the survey, which is independently done by Asiaweek, becomes a basis, it could be said that Davao has maintained its quality of livability as a city and is in fact improving on it.

Destination of the Year, 1997 Kalakbay Awards

1997 was supposed to be the banner year of Davao City having earned a lot of distinctions in the national arena. Aside from being chosen as the Destination of the Year by the Kalakbay Awards, tourism facilities within the city were also recognized with the highest honors in their respective categories such as Hotel of the Year for Villa Margarita and Restaurant of the Year for Annies Restaurant.

Most Child-friendly City in the Philippines, 1999, 2000

In the first ever selection of the Most Child-Friendly City in the Philippines, Davao City came out the runaway choice for the top plum owing to its local government’s programs and initiatives directly benefiting its children.

Davao City stood out because it is the first local government unit to have passed a Code specifically designed for the welfare of the children and their rights to services, Protection, and other privileges - this is the Davao City Children’s Welfare Code of 1994.

Aside from the regular social welfare programs being implemented by the City Social Services and Development Office, the local government works closely with non-government agencies that implements programs for children.

The Davao City Government also got high marks because of its implementation of the child welfare and protection programs under the Country Program for Children – UNICEF.

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Most Outstanding Regional Peace and Order Council, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005

The quest for peace has become very expensive and very elusive in some isolated parts of Mindanao. However, there is one region where peace has become a price possession that its leaders never want such ideal condition slip out from their hands – the Region XI Peace and Order Council was chosen as the Most Outstanding Regional Peace and Order Council for their unrelenting efforts in maintaining peace and order in Southern Mindanao or Region XI.

Most Peaceful City in East and Southeast Asia, 1998-2005

One of the biggest come-ons of an area is an ideal peace and order condition. The dramatic decrease of crime rate in Davao City is big deal considering that it used to have a very unstable peace and order during the Marcos’ regime that ended in a bloodless revolution in February 1986.

Since then, peace and order has never been more ideal. In fact, it improves year after year thanks to a people who will not let peace slip away like a prized possession.

From a 3-digit crime rate per 10,000 people in 1985, Davao has reached an almost Utopian environment with a monthly crime volume of 0.8 cases per 10,000 persons from 1999 up to 2005. Digging through the records, it would reveal that about 90% of these cases reported are petty crimes that do not in any way threaten the over-all peace and order condition of the city.

Best Police Office in the Country, 1999-2005

Annually, the Philippine National Police conducts an evaluation of the Best Police Offices in the Country. They will be evaluated and ranked according to the ratio of policemen against the population of the area, implementation of programs for maintenance of peace and order, availability of sophisticated equipment and vehicles, the ratio of solved crimes against the total number of crimes reported and the overall safeguarding of the peace and order condition of the area.

2nd place, LGU Literacy Award in the Philippines, 1999

This award is given to local government units that seek to improve literacy within their area through programs that will ensure the establishment of learning institutions even in the most remote rural areas. Davao City ranked a close second in this competition having registered one of the highest literacy rates in the country and in Southeast Asia at 98.05%.

2nd Best City Health Office in the Philippines, 1999

Vaccines, medicines, and clinical and medical services may cost much nowadays. A local government unit should see to it that medical services are affordable if not given for free especially to rural folks and the urban poor. In this area of recognition, the local Government of Davao again ranked a close second in operating a City Health Office that delivers free and or very affordable services to its constituents aside from implementing health programs that focuses on prevention of sickness and illnesses.

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The Cleanest and Greenest City in the Philippines, 1999-2005
(Highly urbanized category)

For almost a decade, Davao City ranked Second Cleanest and Greenest City in the Philippines. Visitors cannot but help notice that the city’s roads are indeed clean day and night and the parks are eternally green with trees and ornamentals. But the top plum seems slippery because of an open dumpsite located along its diversion road.

Now, the City is considered the Cleanest and Greenest in the Philippines
(For the highly urbanized category)

Most Outstanding Water Utility in Asia, 1996, 1997, 1998
(Awarded in Singapore to Davao City Water District)
This recognition was given to four water utilities in Asia, and Davao City’s water district is one of them. The Davao City Water District has through the years supplied quality potable water to residents of the city.

The need to deliver quality service is equally complemented by the natural abundance of fresh and potable water supply, which contributes to the quality of life in the City. Around 90% of the City’s water supply is taken from a more than 30 wells while the remaining 10% is treated surface water.

The Davao City Water District (DCWD) has made piped water system available to about 70% of the population. This figure may be surprisingly low for people expecting a highly urbanized city. However, a visit to the City will show that hundreds of natural wells and other natural sources of spring water abound in the City, particularly in areas near the foot of the highest peak in the country, the Mt. Apo.

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 08:43 AM

Davao-at-a-Glance

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Population

Davao City is home to over a million people. Daytime population (which includes transients) is estimated to reach almost 2 million since it is the center of trade, commerce, and services in Southern Philippines. Its population growth rate is 2.83% while density is at 540 persons per square kilometer. Urban density however is higher at 2,555 people per square kilometer.

Labor Force

About 48% of the total population is of working age. Of this, a little over 88% are employed. Davaoeños like their fellow Filipinos, are English-speaking and highly trainable. Most are known to have a natural inclination towards arts and creativity, the reason why many have been successful in design and related enterprises.

Geography

Davao City is the capital of the Davao Region (or Region XI). It is strategically located at the Southeastern part of Mindanao with latitude of 6º58’ to 7º 34’ North and a longitude of 125º14’ to 125º40’ East.

Its boundary line passes through the top of the country’s highest peak, the Mt. Apo. On the north, Davao del Norte bound it, while on the east, partly by Davao del Norte and the Davao Gulf.

The city’s strategic location makes it the center of trade not only in the Southern Mindanao region or the whole of Mindanao but also in the East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA).

Accesibility

Davao City is very accessible. As your gateway to the Philippine South, it has regular air, sea, and land linkages to major points in the country. It is one (1) hour and 40 minutes away from Manila (the country’s capital) by plane and only 40 minutes away from Cebu City. It has 4 times weekly flights to Singapore and twice weekly flights to Manado Indonesia.

Land use and area

Total land area of Davao City is 2,443.61 square kilometers. In terms of land area, it is considered as one of the largest cities in the world. It is divided into 3 congressional districts with barangays (smallest political villages) totaling to 180.

Almost 50% of its total land area is classified as timberland or forest. Agriculture utilizes about 43%. This is reflective of the fact that agriculture is still the largest economic sector. Big plantations that produce banana, pineapple, coffee, and coconut eat up a large chunk of the total land area.

Presently, built-up areas used for residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial purposes represent about 10% of the total land area. Under the approved land use plan built-up and settlement area will cover 15% of the total area while agricultural will be maximized with 67.19%. The remaining 17.68 will be devoted for forest and conservation.

Climate

Davao City is typhoon-free. The city enjoys a weather that remains balmy all year round. It is characterized by a uniform distribution of rainfall, temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

It has no pronounced wet or dry season. Weather predictability makes it highly conducive to agro-crop production. Temperature ranges from 20 to 32 degrees Celsius and average rainfall is up to 2,000 mm yearly.

Dialects/Languages

Cebuano is the most widely spoken dialect. The Filipino language comes a close second. English is the medium of instruction in schools and is widely understood and spoken especially in the business community.

Religion

The most dominant group is the Roman Catholic at 83.83%, other Christian groups comprise 15% and the remaining 1.17% belongs to other non-Christian faiths (Islam, Buddhism, etc).

Physical Infrastructure

The presence of basic infrastructure within the City such as airport, seaports, roads, bridges, and telecommunications has sustained the economic growth in the last 10 years.

Due to the City’s unprecedented growth, a clamor for higher capacity infrastructures resulted to a number of modernization projects now ongoing to meet the demands of the new millennium.

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Airport

The Davao International Airport is the busiest airport in Southern Philippines. Expansion and modernization began in 1998. Today, the DIA has begun accommodating wider-bodied jets such as Boeing 747’s.

Roads and Bridges

Construction of more roads and bridges are also underway. The construction of the City’s third major road - the Buhangin underpass was completed in the 1st quarter of 2003.

A Traffic Management and Computerization Scheme is also being planned. Davao City is ranked no. 5 among cities in Asia with better traffic flow based on vehicles per kilometer of city road.

Seaports

Presently, there are 2 government seaports (the Sasa Wharf and the Sta. Ana Pier) and 9 privately owned ports. The City Government is currently in the process of taking over the management of the seaports to modernize facilities and expand capacity.

In addition, the city has a fish port called the Toril Fish Port Complex to accommodate small and large-scale fishing activities as well as provide among others cold-storage facilities.

Telecommunications

Communication links within the key business areas are adequate. With the deregulation and privatization policies of the Philippine Government, the number of telecommunications player is projected to increase as well as offer affordable telecommunications services to subscribers/clienteles.

Mobile Phone operators, Internet service providers, Internet café’s, and cable-TV operators have now proliferated in the city and even in the rest of the localities within the country to keep the people in-touched and informed of the latest developments around the globe.

Cable-TV Operators

In Davao City, you can enjoy the best of cable TV, your choice of movies, 24-hour world news reports, documentaries, sports, and coverage of significant events, all for as low as US$ 8.00/month.

Internet Service Providers

There are 6 Internet Service Providers operating in Davao City offering dial-up, dedicated and DSL types of service. The City has over a hundred Internet cafés operating in strategic areas where one can surf, chat, play games, send and view e-mails, and engage in e-commerce using the latest computer innovation and technology.

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Socio-cultural environment

Education

Filipinos value education so much. They consider a diploma or a college degree as a passport to better opportunities. The government provides free education at the primary (grade school) and secondary (high school) levels. Government scholars can enjoy free college education in state-run universities such as the University of the Philippines. The literacy rate of the country is 93.9%. Davao City on the other hand has a higher literacy rate of 95.17%.

The City has largely contributed to the country’s ever increasing pool of masters and doctorate degree holders helping the Philippines gained the distinction of having one of the highest numbers of Masters in Business Administration (MBA) graduates in the world.

The City is considered the Center for Learning and Education in the Mindanao Island. Currently, it has 374 elementary schools, 107 secondary schools, and 41 colleges and universities.

Health and Hospital

The average life expectancy of Davaoeños is 70 for females and 65 for males.
There are about 31 hospitals with a total of 1,763 beds in Davao City. Very affordable medical services are made available to poor residents through the Davao Medical Center, which has the most number of hospitals beds at 400.

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Banks

Currently, there are around 141 banks (including branches), 37 financing companies, and 466lending firms operating in the city. These can handle financial/monetary transactions from the most basic to the most complicated.

Cargo and courier forwarders

Postal requirements are served by 18 post offices citywide. Forwarders, truckers, custom brokers, international couriers, and messengerial companies offer overnight mail and freight/cargo services.

The PRESS

Aside from the 24 national daily newspapers available, Davao City has also 20 local newspapers, 11 broadcast TV stations, 15 AM-band radio stations, and 25 FM-band radio stations. These numbers reflect the extent of press freedom being enjoyed by the print and broadcast media as well as provide wide range of choice for residents and visitors alike.

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 08:47 AM

Titles and Monikers of Davao City

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Orchid Capital of the Philippines

There are beautifully vivid reasons why Davao is called a “City in Bloom”. Aside from the presence of vast plantations and garden resorts that grow rare and exotic orchids and ornamentals, the City is specifically known among florists all over the world for its famous waling-waling, considered as one of the most beautiful orchids.

The Waling-waling or vanda sanderana grows in natural abundance in its territory, at the foot of Mt. Apo. Orchids just love to grow majestically in the City because of its typhoon-free weather. Add to that the fact that the city has more than 1,000 square kilometers of lush tropical forest (or about 47% of its total land area) that provided an environment conducive for rare plants to thrive and flourish. Another factor is the rich fertile soil of the city that can virtually make every wind-blown seed grow and bear fruit even without the benefit of human intervention. Virtually, all ingredients are present for Davao City to blossom and bloom magically like the waling-waling.

All these factors contributed to the eventual declaration of Davao City as the official “Orchid Capital of the Philippines” as declared by then President Corazon Aquino.

Fruit Basket of the Philippines- the City of Durian burg

The freshest tropical fruits are always ripe for the picking in a City called Fruit Basket of the Philippines. Whether you’ll go for the juiciest watermelon, the sweetest mango, the more succulent pomelo, rambutan, or go subtly fruit ferocious with banana, mangosteen, lanzones, strawberry, pineapple, avocado, langka, buko, or simply settle with a bowl of fresh fruit salad to end the long list, whatever fibrous or juicy fruits you have in mind, you’ll definitely have your fill in Davao City.

Orchards and fruit plantations continually make the city livable if only for its produce of the freshest fruits giving visitors a glimpse of what it would be like in the Garden of Eden with the exotic Durian (the King of the Fruits or the Fruit of the Gods) serving as the fruit of good and evil with its strong aroma (or pungent odor) overpowered by its heavenly taste which you would not want to exchange for anything. Come to the City of Durianburg and partake of the glorious delights of fruits made in the heavenly realms.

Home of the Great Bird of Asia –Soaring high in the new millennium

No one in the early 80’s would have thought that Davao, like its symbol and icon- the Philippine eagle, would soar to new heights in the new millennium.

No one ever thought too that the mighty Philippine Eagle (pithecophaga jefferyi) considered as the 2nd largest eagle in the world and threaten for extinction as early as the 70’s, would have survived the onslaught of denudation and other factors that continually threaten its natural habitat – the forest.

Thanks mainly to joint efforts of concern government and non-government organizations, captive breeding of this great bird of Asia has resulted to the birth of more than a dozen eagles (hatched in captivity) and we have welcomed the new millennium with them still lording the skies over the forest and vegetation around Mt. Apo.

The Philippine Eagle is a faithful mate. It has been observed that this bird usually prefers a monogamous lifestyle. It usually builds its nest on towering tropical trees about 80 feet above the ground (sufficient enough for it to have a good view over its territory).

Philippine Eagles breed between August and January, do aerial courtships and mate in or near their nest. The female lays one egg every two years and both parents alternately incubate the egg for about 60 days until it hatches. The eaglet fledges within 150 days and becomes independent at 18 months at which time the parents drive it out of their 60 to 100 kilometer radius territories.

With its habitat dwindling due to illegal logging, the Philippine Eagle Foundation, Inc. was organized in 1987 to implement programs such as captive breeding management, field research, community-based enterprise development, and conservation education.

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Convention Center of the Philippine South

With more convention and exhibition centers being established that have complemented other excellent tourism facilities, Davao City has steadily positioned itself as the Convention Center of the Philippine South in the 21st century.

Since 1990, it has steadily become the preferred destination for conventions and conferences. This could be attributed to the ever changing and ever improving economic and tourism landscape of the city, which attracted organizers to conduct major conventions here instead of proverbial settings like Manila or Cebu.

Modern, sophisticated, and state-of-the-art facilities and equipment for conventions and conferences are now readily available. This is equally complemented by the establishment of new first class hotels and mountain resorts bringing the number of hotel rooms from around 500 in 1980 to over 2,500 in 1999. Yet, the demand for more hotel rooms is projected to increase now that the City has more tourism products, services, and facilities to offer.

Gateway to the East ASEAN

Davao City, the birthplace of the East ASEAN Growth Area (or EAGA), is also your gateway to this emerging polygon of power. The EAGA was formed mainly because the areas that comprised it (Mindanao and Palawan for the Philippines, Brunei, Manado and North Sulawesi of Indonesia, and Sabah for Malaysia) used to be a trading bloc during the 12th century up to the 15th century where people enjoyed borderless economies with barter trading as the most common economic practice. Centuries of colonialism, imperialism and the establishment of governments within the chain of islands halted the exchanges.

In 1994, government representatives and businessmen from these areas have gathered together in Davao City for the biggest convention ever held in the region to formally signal the birth of the newest trading bloc in Asia, the BIMP-EAGA. In the heart of this formation is Davao City, which paved the way for the re-establishment of cooperation between the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia to advance the free movement of people, goods, services, and improve cultural and economic ties within the said sub-regional trade bloc.

Through these developments, direct air and sea linkages to the islands have been established making Davao City your gateway to the East ASEAN growth area.

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 08:48 AM

Hello...

Thread 11: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=358137

KulasKusgan

June 4th, 2006, 09:25 AM

I have a question.
About this man from Europe who got shot on Samal Islands recently, are the Samal Islands within the city checkpoints or do they fall outside of this security?
About guns, is it free to carry a gun around Davao in your pocket. No, I do not plan to do so never held a gun ever in my lifetime. I am not worried, worried about security just asking about the law of carry a gun in Davao, since a European man got killed by a gun in Davao region.

Do not want to upset anyone I just feel free to ask since you have the answers I do not. Thanx for helping me understand.

hi lena!

carrying a gun is prohibited among civilians. regarding that incident, it involved some of his immediate family members and the hired killer as prime suspects. its an isolated case. dont worry about the security here lena. that swiss national is not a tourist, he's a resident here.

Swiss national shot dead by suspected hired gun in Samal

First posted 03:07pm (Mla time) May 31, 2006
Associated Press

A SUSPECTED hired gun fatally shot a 68-year-old Swiss national in the southern Philippines, police said Wednesday.

Karl Ochsenbein was shot at close range Tuesday night inside his home on the resort island of Samal, 970 kilometers (600 miles) southeast of Manila, after an argument with his Filipina wife, Alma Cortina, said Chief Superintendent Ricardo Quinto, the regional police director.

An investigation showed the couple had a heated argument, prompting Cortina to leave the family home, only to return later without locking the door behind her.

The unidentified assailant, wearing a baseball cap, managed to enter the couple's bedroom, shoot the victim and flee on foot, Quinto said.

"We have ruled out robbery as motive because no item was taken from the house or from the victim," said the island's police chief, Superintendent Joe Carumba. "Investigation is ongoing but we are looking at the angle of contract killing."

Carumba said they were focusing their probe on family members, including the widow, who allegedly told neighbors she wanted her husband dead.

Ochsenbein's hometown and age were not immediately available. He had been a resident of the island for the past several years and left behind two children with his Filipina wife, Carumba said.

scandinavian girl

June 4th, 2006, 11:32 AM

hi lena!

carrying a gun is prohibited among civilians. regarding that incident, it involved some of his immediate family members and the hired killer as prime suspects. its an isolated case. dont worry about the security here lena. that swiss national is not a tourist, he's a resident here.

[SIZE=2][B]Swiss national shot dead by suspect.

Dave, thanx for answering me. Good to know that guns are not everywere like for ex. in the states. I see this incident is a familycase.

A nice Sunday to you Dave and ALL!! Wishing you ALL fun in the new thread 11.:wink2:

:goodbye:

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 11:58 AM

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dinabaw

June 4th, 2006, 01:48 PM

Wow congratulations Davao its thread 11 Hello Lena hows ur day!wish you a nice sunday :wave:

scandinavian girl

June 4th, 2006, 02:03 PM

Wow congratulations Davao its thread 11 Hello Lena hows ur day!wish you a nice sunday :wave:

Hi Dinabaw my kärlek... my day is great, yours?

I have read all this information and looked at all the so beautiful photoes placed here by sinjin and again I see Davao is in the top of the list in most fields of life in the Philippines congratulations to that rating:)

I have some questions as a soon visiting tourist in your beautifull city, how about the environment in Davao how fresh is the air, is it loaded with carbomonoxide, mercury, downbreaking salts, ozone or other thoxics from unprotected industrial outlets and trafic? This is also of my concerne as a paying tourist in your city since I am astmathic. How about cathalysators on cars? Is it common in Davao or even maybe a law to use one on every car, like it is in some places of Europe?? How enviornmental aware is Davao. Do you belong to or plan to sign the Kyoto environmental treaty?

Nice to read that cigarettes are not allowed on the streets :applause: Davao!!!

dinabaw

June 4th, 2006, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by scandinavian girlHi Dinabaw my kärlek... my day is great, yours?

I have read all this information and looked at all the so beautiful photoes placed here by sinjin and again I see Davao is in the top of the list in most fields of life in the Philippines congratulations to that rating

I have one question as a soon visiting tourist in yoru beautifull city how about the environment in Davao how fresh is the air is it loaded with carbomonoxide, mercury, downbreaking salts or ozone? This is also of my concerne as a paying tourist in your city since I am astmathic. How about catalysators on cars? Is it common in Davao or even maybe a law to use one on every car, like it is in some places of Europe?? How enviornmental consious is Davao , who like to answer?

Nice to read that cigaretts are not allowed on the streets :applause: Davao!!!
Hi min alsking nice to see you in sky, i thought you have a baptismal occasion ..ummm nice you are a godmother again :)

How coincidence about your concern in air pollution and my concern too about this smoke belching, i posted it yesterday about this concern no one replied! anyway i ma just not happy about tihs smoke belching(car emission) because i was a victim!!! i mean how could this pass! a smoking ban law but other hazardous emission is not implemented , is this a case of selective prohibition , is their some "fishy" going on the no smoke belching campaign ? i remember 2 to 3 years ago this was done and ethusiatically medis people scrambling for it! what wnet wrong? but i think money is involve or politics in car emission test? ummmm maybe we have to think not only smoking cigarette, its the total solution of Davao's air pollution not just a sticks of cigarettes.
Can i ask Lena is Sweden strick in pollution? is smoking ban and smoke belching go hand in hand in implementing it? thanx min alskling for reminding me about our environment!

Rajah_Soliman

June 4th, 2006, 02:53 PM

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Davao City

The country’s own ‘down under’ :bowtie:

By Dennis Ladaw
MANILA SUNDAY TIMES

MANY local travelers visiting Davao City end up seriously thinking of settling in this southern city for good. After all, Davao just about has everything Manila has to offer, except traffic, pollution and high crime rates.

Some of the executives working at the plush Marco Polo Hotel in downtown insist that moving to Davao was the best decision they made. “I moved in in the early nineties, when Metro Manila felt so intolerable to live in. The job offer from Marco Polo came at the right time. I was getting stressed out in Manila,”’ an executive told The Sunday Times Magazine.

A lot of students of the Ateneo de Davao also originate from Manila. When they’re out of school they say they have the time of their lives enjoying the trendy nightspots, the beautiful resorts and the natural attractions.

“Everything is cheap here,” claims a law student. “Want to paint the town red? The strips are just as cool as what we have in Manila and the beer is so affordable.”

Also, it never takes more than an hour to get to a luxury resort like the Pearl Farm. “There are also many lower-priced resorts on Samal Island. You can drive and take the car on the ferry- boat,” he said.

Davao has its own version of Antipolo. Ensconced on the hills overlooking the city is Jack’s Ridge, a stylish watering hole that has a view of the bay and the city. The ridge has swanky coffee shops and a two other restaurants. The place looks expensive but the prices are surprisingly affordable.

Residents say everything is cheaper in Davao—the real estate, food and other necessities. “An educated person from Manila could get a well-paying job in Davao and live comfortably without having to feel stressed out. The working environment here is much more relaxed,” says a resident.

Davao’s relaxing atmosphere is largely attributed to the clean environment and well-preserved natural attractions that surround the metropolis. Among them is the Philippine Eagle Nature Center and the Crocodile Farm.

The Philippine Eagle Conservation Center is home to the country’s most famous monkey-eating eagle, Pag-Asa. Fellow tenants include other types of eagles but Pag-Asa has the biggest cage. Pag-Asa’s kingdom is tranquil and covered with tall, ancient trees. Unlike other parks, the center feels like an authentic forest, as it’s not a synthetic-looking landscaped garden. A variety of monkeys also hold residence in an open-air cage. The park’s guide assured me that they aren’t meant to be the dinner of the park’s majestic feathered residents.

The Crocodile Farm is much newer and it’s more family-friendly than the farm in Palawan. The gardens are manicured and it looks more like a colorful theme park with real live animal mascots. The monsters occupy fenced ponds and visitors are given the chance to pet the infant crocodiles.

Besides the crocs, pythons, ostriches and other exotic birds are just some of the attractions of the Crocodile Farm. The park is also the headquarters of Davao Wild Adventure, which organizes three-hour whitewater rafting expeditions at the Davao. Most of the crocs at the park hail from that river so the expedition promises to be thrilling.

On my fourth trip to Davao, I finally got a glimpse of the mountain from the top floor of the Mt. Apo View Hotel. An adventure also happened at this hotel just when we got back from dinner at the Casino Filipino, the hotel staff was frantically moving people out of the lobby.

Our group was asked to stay outside. Suddenly, the roof of the two-story lobby was up in flames. I was supposed to write this for the “Hotspots” section and here indeed was a hot spot! It felt so surreal but in less than five minutes, five fire trucks arrived and put the fire out in 20 minutes. We decided to stay at the hotel because it was safe enough and we wanted to catch a movie on Star TV.

Anyway, the quick response of the fire department almost convinced us of staying put in Davao for good. It was a Saturday night and everyone was out. Had that happened in Manila, the hotel would have been history.

Three days isn’t enough to explore Davao. It would take two weeks to experience the city’s charms. Better yet, you’d have to move in permanently to appreciate everything it has to offer.

paulkrps

June 4th, 2006, 03:12 PM

wow sinjin, your efforts are well appreciated.

Sinjin P.

June 4th, 2006, 04:15 PM

^^ Thanks, that's no problem, that's what boredom can do. :D

xzibit31

June 4th, 2006, 05:11 PM

wow!! thread 11....grabeh.....bilis naman.... :)

mods, i think this threade should be put in the "sticky"portion.....

WawaY[625]

June 4th, 2006, 06:10 PM

davao.. so many awards..so peacefull wala namang nagbabago.. ithought our city was "highly urbanized" but when i went to bacolod and cdo last week those cities are almost as urban as davao...im not flaming or anything, its just a sad truth..=(

pakiramdam ko, development here in DC is too slow that other cities are fast catching up esp CDO..ever been to limketkai? our malls dont hold a candle to LKKSC,

even the local govt walang ginagawa..ano na ba nagyari sa chinatown? maayo lang ni magmama si bonguyan ug grandiose proposals... si dgioy pud puro peace and order lang... hindi ganun ka vibrant ang economy natin...

lately pansin ko walang bago sa davao.. meron ba kayong alam na gagawin big proj dito? robinsons mall? hotel? alam ko lang yung may ari ng DIMDI nagpapalano ng mall sa may bajada..(secret pa ata ito..) pero sa concept na pineprepare, parang LACHMI type lang

also, riverfront corporate city,..IS IT FOR REAL???? parang hindi feasible noh?

scandinavian girl

June 4th, 2006, 06:26 PM

Can i ask Lena is Sweden strick in pollution? is smoking ban and smoke belching go hand in hand in implementing it? thanx min alskling for reminding me about our environment!

Good Morning Dinabaw.

I will answer your question. Does Sweden have strickt pollution laws? YES,definitly. But there is still alot to do here to. One important way to create any change anywere I think is to broden the populations knowledge about environmental issues. An aware mind will also do something about pollution, in "micro as in macro".
About cigarettes and trafic. Cigarettes are not banned on the streets of Sweden but banned in public places otherwise.On the other hand is alchole banned to be enjoyed at any open place, including the streets here. All cigarette packages have to be marked with a big warnigntext about the danger of smoking cigarettes. Alot of information and health programs are being made to help people to stop smoking. And many people have stopped smoking when they get more aware of the consequences of smoking. About trafic also there is alot of money put on educating the population to become more aware of how to live in a healthy environment and more aware use their vehicles. Now people will often buy a small car that takes alot less fluid then the bigger once. Many will go with busses, sub-ways and trains befor taking their own car, people more and more look for alternative cars that do not drive on gasoline, but on ethanole, methan gas or electric batteries. What this country try to do is to make each person aware of that they are responsible and aslo important for the future enviornment and here we believe in that education is one of ther first steps to changes. The environmental laws are strickt here and we have a few environmental taxes that all of us have to pay, and some that the industry have to pay. We all pay over 30% and sometimes more on our income that goes to the state for different society projects like health care, child care, welfare care, elderly care, environment issues, etc.etc. We have many departments that work with enviormental issues like nature care, road care, energy and water care etc, etc. Industies have alot of responsibility to make sure they do not polute the enviornment. Still there is alot to do here too befor we can say we have it under controll. But I would say Sweden is one of the cleaner countires in this world (sorry not no 1) :) and most of us Swedes are very enviornmental aware and you even see small kids that never would throw a peace of candypaper on the street cause we were all brought up to be responsible for our own environment and actions, alot of money has been put into this education in schools from that the children are in preschool. They learn to sort garbage care about not only human beings but also our nature and our animals both wild and domestic onse. Here are stirct laws around keeping domestic animals. They have to be handled with respect and care. Which means proper housing ( we have severe winters so they can not live outside in the winter) and not to be put "on top of each" other and have good rooming about space and not be tied for long periodes of time. Well there is alot more about our enviornmental laws and others , but I hope answered your questions Dinabaw.
I think the best way to start any change is through education, with that we become aware and then we react in positive ways for a better future for all.

MtApoStandard

June 4th, 2006, 06:31 PM

davaoeagle

June 4th, 2006, 06:46 PM

"Duterte said though that the general welfare of the public is his utmost concern in coming out with such decision. "

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is giving concerned agencies one week to clear the city streets of motorcycles illegally used for public transport.

In his weekly television program, Duterte said he will meet with officials of the Land Transportation Office to discuss the problem on proliferation of single motorcycles used as public transportation.

Duterte said he will issue an executive order mandating all law enforcement agencies to apprehend, confiscate and impound motorcycles illegally used for such purpose.

The mayor said the law criminalizes the illegal use of single motorcycles as public transport thus violators will be facing administrative as well as criminal charges.

At the same time, Duterte also urged motorcycle sellers and manufacturers not to release motorcycles to buyers until it is registered.

"We will just have to take out danger from public roads," Duterte said.

The mayor admitted having hesitations before implementing this order since he is also looking at the habal-habal drivers who would be affected by his latest directive.

Duterte said though that the general welfare of the public is his utmost concern in coming out with such decision. (BOT)

WawaY[625]

June 4th, 2006, 06:48 PM

WawaY[625]

June 4th, 2006, 06:53 PM

davaoeagle

June 4th, 2006, 06:55 PM

Firm eyes copper, gold project in N. Cotabato, Davao

A mining company has signified its interest in exploring copper and gold deposits in the boundary of Cotabato province and Davao City, an official of the regional Mines and Geosciences Bureau last week announced.

Hernani Abdon, MGB-Central Mindanao mining licensing division chief, announced that Komakata Mining Co. has sought permission from the government to explore an area in Arakan town of Cotabato and a portion of Davao City for possible copper and gold deposits.

"The bulk of the exploration area will be in Arakan town, which borders Calinan District in Davao City, if their application will be approved by our main office," he said.
The application reportedly covers 16,180 hectares of land.

Abdon however said Komakata's application for exploration is yet to be approved by the regional offices of the mines bureau Central Mindanao and Southern Mindanao.

Should the firm hurdles the necessary requirements of the two regional offices, the main office in Metro Manila of MGB will have the final say on their application, he added.

Abdon said that Phelps Dodge Corp is backing Komakata, who is represented by Ramon Taningco, the former's country representative.

According to its website, Phelps Dodge is one of the world's leading producers of copper.

A company briefer said it is a world leader in the production of molybdenum, and the largest producer of molybdenum-based chemicals and continuous-cast copper rod.

The company's two divisions, Phelps Dodge Mining Co. and Phelps Dodge Industries, employ more than 13,500 people worldwide.

Aside from Komakata, another company, Javal Exploration Development Mining Corp., is hoping to explore mineral deposits in Pigkawayan, another town in North Cotabato.

davaoeagle

June 4th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Monday, June 05, 2006

A FEATURE length movie to be shot highlands of Compostela Valley by the middle of the year is looking for members to compose its production team.

The film entitled Huling Balyan ng Buhi (The last Balyan of Buhi) is one of the participating projects of the Cinema One originals.

Huling Balyan is one of the alternative movies partly financed by Cinema One, which would be featured at SkyCable's premiere Filipino movie channel and will also be shown nationwide in SM cinemas.

The movie project will be megged by Dabawenyo independent filmmaker Sherad Anthony Sanchez, whose short films shot in Davao have been exhibited in film festivals around the world.

Multi-award winning character actor Bembol Roco, Davao-born actress Juliana Palermo and former sexy star Ana Capri are being eyed as the principal actors in the movie.

Huling Balyan sa Buhi (The last Balyan of Buhi) tells the story of a tribal priestess famed for her supernatural powers facing a miraculous event that threatens to destroy her tribe's heritage, culture and religion which she has zealously protected.

"The cinematography crew will be from Manila and the principal actors, but 90 percent of the crew will sourced here," Said Dax Cañedo, a local filmmaker who will be assisting Sherad in the movie project.

The project is looking for post-production editors, Unit production managers, finance executive, casting director, continuity director. In-house editors for video, sound and dialogue are also needed, plus a documentation crew for the film's production.

Dax who is coordinating for the crew search said the movie is also in need of art directors, set/production designer, costume designer, make-up artist, hair stylist and art department crew (prop master, art department coordinator).

Sound crew like mixer and boom microphone operator and production assistants will also be open for the Davao production unit. The casting unit is also looking for talents or extras for the film.

Those who wish to apply for the production you can bring your application letter not later than June 10 to Dax Cañedo at the Alchemy of Vision and Lights Film and Television Productions, Suite 59-B Carriedo Building, Anda St. Davao City (beside Carina's pawnshop).

davaoeagle

June 4th, 2006, 07:04 PM

By Jojie Alcantara

ASIAN Spirit has found a niche among the major airlines that lord over the industry in the Philippines. By concentrating over hard to reach routes in the domestic market where bigger airplanes can't fly in, it has actually thrived all these years as the dominant player for tourist destinations in remote areas.

It was dubbed "the People's Airline" when it paved the way for Boracay to become a world-class destination, by being the first commercial airline to offer regular flights to Caticlan, which serves as the gateway to a 30-minute boat ride to Boracay.

At present, it flies a 50-seater plane via Caticlan 16 times a day and up to 24 times a day during peak season (November-June). Boracay, in fact makes up about 60 to 70 percent of the airline's total revenues and profits.

With a decade of marked improvement in service, an existing fleet of 14 aircraft plus four newly acquired 100-seater British Aerospace 146 jets, with 24 destinations and routes in its increasing schedule, Asian Spirit has proven itself to be "small but terrible" in the truer and positive sense of the word. It is now ranked as the third largest carrier in the Philippines, and is expanding to more destinations regionally.

Notwithstanding the challenge to pull through existing flights in such locations as Catarman, Masbate and Tagbiliran, Tandag and the mystical Batanes among others, Asian Spirit decides to explore its capabilities beyond the Philippines, and what better way to celebrate its 10th year in service but to introduce the world to another wonderful republic in Micronesia called Palau.

On April 2, the airline launched its weekly flights from Davao to Palau. Palau was widely known for its pristine beaches, rock islands and world-class dive sites. Its distance and proximity to Mindanao was a good jump off point for tourists to fly back and forth, establishing a closer connection between two neighboring countries whose only expensive link before was one major airline via Manila or Guam. Aside from the fact that Palau is a great tourist destination, Philippines will provide a good gateway and less expensive route for Asian and European countries to explore Palau.

In the same way, because of an estimated 5,000 Filipino workers in Palau, making Filipinos the second largest ethnic grouping among only 20,000 inhabitants in the small republic, the opportunity for many overseas workers to visit their homeland more frequently is a welcome bonus.

Significantly, many Palauans have recently discovered the joys of shopping in Davao when their delegates flew here for the first time and saw our huge and tempting malls.

I was one of the lucky delegates to represent Davao media (along with buddy columnist Ian Garcia) from among 96 passengers who boarded Asian Spirit's maiden flight featuring the newly acquired British Aerospace (BAE) 1 46 Jet Aircraft. Delegates were composed of airline board members and officials, tourism and government officials, travel operators, media representatives and business sectors from Manila and Davao. The flight took an hour and a half, so we arrived midnight in Koror, the capital of Palau.

A cocktail party was tendered in Palasia Hotel Palau (where I was billeted) and another luau celebration at the elegant Palau Royal Resort the night before we went back to the Philippines. Both gatherings commemorated another milestone in Asian Spirit's achievements, warmly welcomed by the Filipinos and Palauans.

Enjoy the photos of events. With gratitude to John Gold Travel (John Baricuatro, hail to fellow Marisians!) for the trip and accommodation. Special thanks to Jenny Melocoton and staff of Amstar Travel for renewing my passport at such short notice.

Visit www.witerary.com for more info or email witty@info.com.ph

MtApoStandard

June 4th, 2006, 07:14 PM

and strategy????? may ganun pala dito? like someone from another place magpanggap hes from a that city tapos sisiraan nya?

cmon man, accept the fact, wala naman talaga bago ngayon dito sa atin.... para nga masyadong walang pakialam ang govt sa beautification and investment attraction and stuff.sure meron tayo waling waling s gitna ng daan..now what? big ticket projs are nowhere to be found..so are private investments...asa man?

thats why im asking kung meron ba kayo alam na inthe pipeline proj..yung confirmed projs lang ha...

i'm just amazed by your lies and i guess all of the informed members of this forum is watching on your lies. if i can only move my world just that, i will bring you to the davao trade office and ask them for you what investments made up the target amount they have already attained this early of the year. i will bring you to the office of davao mayor what projects has been made of a billion pesos barrowed from bank. i can't believed i was reading development news reports of davao if i am to believe you.

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davaoeagle

June 4th, 2006, 07:19 PM

THE Mindanao Professional Boxing Association (Minproba) will soon hold again regular boxing promotions to help bring back the sport in Mindanao.

During a meeting held recently in Davao City, four members, including president Vic A. Quiambao, pledged to contribute seed money to start bankrolling initial boxing promotions.

Quiambao, also vice-president of the Rizal Memorial Colleges, said he will give P100,000.

Likewise, Mayor Zander Khan, also known as Alexander Wangkay of Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur, and boxing promoter-businessman Rey Golingan of General Santos City will also both share P100,000, while promoter Gerry Palermo will give P50,000.

"But we also need to have a new boxing superstar or a niño bonito here in order to lure back the boxing fans," Quiambao said.

Among those also present during the meeting were secretary-general Rey Buenaventura, boxing manager Tony Dacer, Julius Wangkay (who represented Khan), promoter Vic Adriano and Raides "Nonoy" Neri, who represented Manny Pacquiao.

They also decided to make Minproba into a corporation and sell stocks to its members.

A meeting is set on June 30 at 2 p.m. in Digos City to further discuss the new set-up.

It will be held before the start of Khan's comeback boxing promotion set on that same day. "We want to show also our all-out support for Khan," Quiambao said.

WawaY[625]

June 4th, 2006, 07:22 PM

@ sinjin, ive read in one of the threads na robnsons and ayala areplanning to pu up mall in davao? how true? location? when? link?

WawaY[625]

June 4th, 2006, 07:31 PM

i'm just amazed by your lies and i guess all of the informed members of this forum is watching on your lies. if i can only move my world just that, i will bring you to the davao trade office and ask them for you what investments made up the target amount they have already attained this early of the year. i will bring you to the office of davao mayor what projects has been made of a billion pesos barrowed from bank. i can't believed i was reading development news reports of davao if i am to believe you.

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hay dili jud ka mutuo na taga davao ko???? my god.. o hala.. nag ulan ug kusog tung byernes..kagabii dapat mag pops ko pero ulan sad mga 6-8 pm diri skyline...proof enough for you?

man, what wrong with you??youre calling me a liar? what lies????
besides, yah may project..tinuod na. but they are socio-devt projs..nothing like special projects.ATHATS WHY I WAS ASKING KUNG MERON KAYO ALAM NA BIG PROJECTS!!!! MAPA PRIVATE MAN O GOVT. LIKE KUN ANO NA NAGYARI SA CHINATOWN?PTA GREENBENLT????

WawaY[625]

June 4th, 2006, 07:34 PM

NAGA ASK NGA BARAHIN PA..TAWAGON PA JUD LIAR.... WHAT LIE DID I SAY????

KulasKusgan

June 4th, 2006, 07:37 PM

lets stop posting non-sense and irrelevant issues here. use PM.

WawaY[625]

June 4th, 2006, 07:39 PM

thats why i was asking lang if anyone knows about any big projects here in davao..the other guys keeps on accusing me of stuff....

so meron nga ba? like sinjin (in one of the threads) wrote may ayala and robinsons na gagawin dito sa davao..how true?

KulasKusgan

June 4th, 2006, 08:03 PM

@ gravy: YES. there are big projects coming. but dont expect to get more details. most of the time, kung mapansin nimo dinagkong projects wala ginabandera. makurat ka lang one day nga musulpot lang. did we expect SM to build mall here? did we expect NCCC to rise in matina? marco polo? only during its final stage nigawas ang confirmation tho there were rumors before. the city govt is doing its part. currently laying out the basics. usahay makasuya pero mind you city projects actually benefit us all. murag ginagmay tan-awon pero dinagko diay og mas gikinahanglan sa mga tao. if youre following the moves of the city govt, hinay-hinay lang sila. first, world-class peace and order project-the 911. currently, the world-class garbage collection system incl sanitary landfill. what next? we'll have to find out.

btw, you can also do some research too and share with us what you know.

WawaY[625]

June 4th, 2006, 08:09 PM

KulasKusgan

June 4th, 2006, 08:45 PM

robinsons & ayala? it was already discussed in previous davao threads. all rumors nothing concrete yet.

og kanus-a diay sugdan paglabay og tarong sa basura? inig mapuno nag basura ang entero dabaw? ang peace and order? inig wala nay order? kelangan sugdan sa sugod.

dont feel so insecure with other places. unsa ba ang dabaw ten years ago?

artica? politics. period.
chinatown? matagalan pa yan. the group is moving slowly.
marina? asa ibutang ang mga informal settlers dinhang dapita? as ive said, sugdan sa sugod. so, kinahanglan unahon sa ang urban land reform before the ambitious marina project.

btw, if you have time you can review the previous davao threads at Thread Index.

good night to all!

sugbuanon

June 5th, 2006, 01:53 AM

haaay tungod sa gi post ni sinjin na robinsons ug ayala..ganiha ra ko cgeg google wal jud ko nakta-an =) robinsons lang nakabutang, 7 malls including davao and gensan expected to open by '08..asa kaha location ani? sna sa may SM para murag one big mall na ang dating

sabagay, tama na puro socio ecoinomic ang proj sa karon..the question is..basi maapsan ta sa taong neighbors ug mabiyaan na tag layo sa CEbu. so sana balanced

chinatwon never materialized..the marina unsa na nahitabo? artica? mao ni usahay makasuya kay digong ba..but oh well, hes the father of the city so he should know better.... impatient na lang jud ko

dont worry bai there's no competitionon between cebu and davao and so with other cities.. btw, during the phil. building expo which was held here in cebu last week, i saw renderings of some projects for davao.. too bad i was not able to take pics coz i was too busy searching at the expo for cebu projects.. davao has a huge potential especially in the field of tourism bcoz of its unspoiled natural beauty.. i won't be surprised if one day worldclass hotels and resorts will start sprouting in your city..

just try searching the net im sure you'll find a handful of projects for davao.. some project proposals that we posted in our thread didn't make press release or any announcement whatsoever.. naghilom-hilom lang siguro na sila ky mahadlok mabaraw ang ila investment.. hehe

WawaY[625]

June 5th, 2006, 02:32 AM

kanang kuyawa dir ni? i mean ka passionate sa mga tao to the point na gina research pa ba =) didint even know a forum like this existed..na google ko lang 2 days ago

paulkrps

June 5th, 2006, 03:17 AM

^^ to all, sm ecoland rumours started so many years back. robinsons highlands wasn't even in the radar screen until my brother (who was the original project engineer) told me that it was starting. a lot of this high end residential and business developments aren't even noticed. whether big or small, we should be happy, at least these are added boosts to the whole. sometimes we want a big bang, pero as one forumer commented before, we should be all for those that can create real job opportunities in the long term. compare with cebu and manila, davao is young, and we are already competing with the bigger metropolis in visayas and luzon. so sige lang, we have already made strides in the last how many years. we can't have it all in the economic pie, pray that, we will always have a share. a great monday to all! GOD bless!

dinabaw

June 5th, 2006, 03:33 AM

^^ Yup!!!! your rigth paul!!Davao is young so much room for improvement!!For me I don't give a %$#@ if Davao has no huge edifices or big malls kung ka daut lang na sa atong environment, we should give priority to environmental problems ,air pollution , water treatment , rehab of Davao river etc. etc. I've seen a tv documentary of 1 of the city in China , which was so damn polluted , no proper waste segration, water so polluted no one will invest pero gipanikamtutan nila to clean their sorroundings , built a proper water treatment waste segregation, hasten thier air pollution , make their city greener and built land fill. karon unsa nasila? They are now 1 of the most progressive city in China and investors are scrambling to get in .local or foreign . sorry di lang nako mahinumduman and city .but i wll post if i will remeember .
I believe in todays world trend is its clean water ,taking care of environment , less pollution , proper waste disposal and of course peace and order .That is the way to go for the future cities in the 21th century!!!! And i am happy for Davao is trying to priorities environment concerns but they need more "teeth" in implementing environmental laws not just non-smoking drive or kanang sulti lagi "weather weather lang"!!!!!

junax

June 5th, 2006, 04:41 AM

davaeno nga ako eh..im stating facts lang na hindi ganun ka vibrant ang economy dito unlike cebu and cdo...akala ko before ganun ka ganda lugar natin compared to other places, turns out its not that special pala...

lol..akala mo d ako taga davao at naninira lang?

comment lang ako pare, konti lang... cguro it's unfair to say na davao's economy is not vibrant. cebu is the queen city of the south no doubt about that, cdo is very progressive you can not deny that also. but your above bold comment, it's not acceptable at least for me. cguro depende na lang yan sa type of appreciation. cdo is my mother's homeland so we often drive there. at least twice a year nakakapunta ako ng cebu and manila. so i can compare those cities if i want to but i don't. i appreciate all they can offer but when i go back to davao i have this peace and relaxing feeling after touchdown at our airport. you must consider all aspects of life not just malls and buildings before you compare cities if you can't resist it. some people kasi when they visit places just lurk at malls and rate that city from there. a simple guide for you is to check out proximities to world class beaches, mountain resorts, roads and infrastractures, shopping and entertainment places, smooth traffic, rescuers and fire brigades, cleanliness and garbage disposal, strict ordinances, cost and quality of living, universities or schools, hospitals, and many many more. if you rate davao city low in most of that aspects, i may agree that davao is not vibrant too.

if you really are from davao, you might notice that multi-milion projects like the tibungco fruit whart, davao lights 360?kilovolts expansion, unifrutti plant and many others didn't even cause big news. put that projects in any other cities and it will be a headline. bakit kaya? simple, hiyang na tayo sa ganyang projects and it aint vibrant? 300 million just for solid waste management, 150 for landfill and 70 million just for a park? sa ibang city infrastracture na yan. kasi nga ang kadalasan tinitignan ng filipino to rate progress are malls, highrises and bars (w/c we definitely have too) nakakalimutan natin na minsan ito ang pantakip natin sa kahirapan. so dude my advice, appreciate what other cities can offer because we definitely don't have it all, but one thing i can tell you, ang ganda ng davao pre... my arms are sweating everytime nasa naia t2 ako just to get a glimpse of our city one more time. :)

MtApoStandard

June 5th, 2006, 05:16 AM

MtApoStandard

June 5th, 2006, 05:51 AM

comment lang ako pare, konti lang... cguro it's unfair to say na davao's economy is not vibrant. cebu is the queen city of the south no doubt about that, cdo is very progressive you can not deny that also. but your above bold comment, it's not acceptable at least for me. cguro depende na lang yan sa type of appreciation. cdo is my mother's homeland so we often drive there. at least twice a year nakakapunta ako ng cebu and manila. so i can compare those cities if i want to but i don't. i appreciate all they can offer but when i go back to davao i have this peace and relaxing feeling after touchdown at our airport. you must consider all aspects of life not just malls and buildings before you compare cities if you can't resist it. some people kasi when they visit places just lurk at malls and rate that city from there. a simple guide for you is to check out proximities to world class beaches, mountain resorts, roads and infrastractures, shopping and entertainment places, smooth traffic, rescuers and fire brigades, cleanliness and garbage disposal, strict ordinances, cost and quality of living, universities or schools, hospitals, and many many more. if you rate davao city low in most of that aspects, i may agree that davao is not vibrant too.

if you really are from davao, you might notice that multi-milion projects like the tibungco fruit whart, davao lights 360?kilovolts expansion, unifrutti plant and many others didn't even cause big news. put that projects in any other cities and it will be a headline. bakit kaya? simple, hiyang na tayo sa ganyang projects and it aint vibrant? 300 million just for solid waste management, 150 for landfill and 70 million just for a park? sa ibang city infrastracture na yan. kasi nga ang kadalasan tinitignan ng filipino to rate progress are malls, highrises and bars (w/c we definitely have too) nakakalimutan natin na minsan ito ang pantakip natin sa kahirapan. so dude my advice, appreciate what other cities can offer because we definitely don't have it all, but one thing i can tell you, ang ganda ng davao pre... my arms are sweating everytime nasa naia t2 ako just to get a glimpse of our city one more time. :)

and there is also a P300 million residential project approved and came out in news reports early this year. i guess we should not compare cebu and davao because cebu should have unseated manila by now being the oldest?(cologne) city in the philippines unless im wrong. but it can rightfully claim as queen city of south(grapevine say otherwise: city of queens in the south.joke).

btw, ports of davao(sea andd air), roads going in and out of davao would have been a deserted sight. pero teeming with activities. news report recently ga ingon nga davao custom has increased target collection this year than last, ug revenue bureau sa davao was recently reported being one of top performers in the philippines this year. provincial buses are ferrying people from everywhere to davao. ang malls and night places there, kadaghan man tao as evrybody said so. unsa ba ang vibrant economy?

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MtApoStandard

June 5th, 2006, 07:27 AM

kanang kuyawa dir ni? i mean ka passionate sa mga tao to the point na gina research pa ba =) didint even know a forum like this existed..na google ko lang 2 days ago

ayaw katingala bro kay tanan ta siguro diri sa ssc have attended school with varying levels of educations. tanan ta diri dunay pangutok ug dili basta modawat sa bisag unsa na lang iplastar sa atong atobangan. pangitaan nag interest. researching is just a click away anytime anywhere. effortless ug dili lisod himoon, surely kahibalo ka. welcome sa thread

davaoeagle

June 5th, 2006, 09:19 AM

NAGA ASK NGA BARAHIN PA..TAWAGON PA JUD LIAR.... WHAT LIE DID I SAY????

You seem to be questioning everything about Davao paving the way to promote CDO and looks like you have a different agenda- an act that is so uncharacteristic of a true-blue Davaoeno. This shows as well in other threads you have partly populated yourself e.g. "Malls Outside Manila".

My guess is that you are currently residing in Davao by reason of employment but you are a green-eyed Cagay-anon (no offence meant to our CDO-an brothers!). I'm seeing some traces of the previous tussle here with the poor guy from CDO caught red-handed in said untoward event.

Why do you always have to throw invictives to Davao when all you want to achieve is progress to your own city. There is always a finer, professsional manner of promoting a product- thus veering away from the ugly sales pitches.

You claim to be a Davaoeno yet none of the postings showed you are proud to be one. If indeed you are then I guess you are a persona non-grata, an ingrate to be rather blant.

Davaoenos raise hell (hyperbole here) in the event the city's image is marred by loose claims and unfounded declarations- you definitely have a taste of it right now.

davaoeagle

June 5th, 2006, 09:24 AM

and there is also a P300 million residential project approved and came out in news reports early this year. i guess we should not compare cebu and davao because cebu should have unseated manila by now being the oldest?(cologne) city in the philippines unless im wrong. but it can rightfully claim as queen city of south(grapevine say otherwise: city of queens in the south.joke).

btw, ports of davao(sea andd air), roads going in and out of davao would have been a deserted sight. pero teeming with activities. news report recently ga ingon nga davao custom has increased target collection this year than last, ug revenue bureau sa davao was recently reported being one of top performers in the philippines this year. provincial buses are ferrying people from everywhere to davao. ang malls and night places there, kadaghan man tao as evrybody said so. unsa ba ang vibrant economy?

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wala pa gani naapil diri ang 200 million initial funding earmarked for the sports complex at UP Min Campus.

xzibit31

June 5th, 2006, 11:18 AM

i dont know if wala lang talaga ako pakealam noon or i am just noticing now....

ang dami na lagi mga cdo registered vehicles(plate numbers starting with the letter k) running around the city. what is this? a cdo invasion of davao?hehehehe( no ofens meant to the cdo residents)..... :)

dinabaw

June 5th, 2006, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Gravy_addict
and strategy????? may ganun pala dito? like someone from another place magpanggap hes from a that city tapos sisiraan nya?

cmon man, accept the fact, wala naman talaga bago ngayon dito sa atin.... para nga masyadong walang pakialam ang govt sa beautification and investment attraction and stuff.sure meron tayo waling waling s gitna ng daan..now what? big ticket projs are nowhere to be found..so are private investments...asa man?

thats why im asking kung meron ba kayo alam na inthe pipeline proj..yung confirmed projs lang ha...

I know you concerns bro, maybe your young and "eager beaver" for the progress of Davao we and other sky guys have the same questions before but we now understand why Davao tends too "laid back" when it comes to investment, if you have time you have to read previous Davao threads and stay w/ the current one so you have the feel and understand the dynamo of Davao's progress.
Maybe you from Davao or maybe not, but to tell you bro we are in a democratic country you chose a city where you want to live even the farthest island in Jolo we don't give a $#%@ as long you don't barge in here like trying you " know it all" or trying to be some sorty of expert.
But to tell you frankly i've live in other places in the Philippines , why i chose Davao? well i don't have to rush to go to my work , i can eat food that i can afford , to old for the"rat race"and i am a nature guy ! so if your a techy or like to live in a "fast lane" go to Manila or Cebu ingon pa nila way ga pugong sa imo! So chose yuo preference , ok?
I konw the city government of Davao is leaning towards peace and order ,environmental concerns and i know why cause they plan for the future not just for today!

huistenmark

June 5th, 2006, 11:36 AM

Hello to all forumers! wow 11th thread....

dinabaw

June 5th, 2006, 11:48 AM

^^ Hi huistenmark who's ur bet in the coming world cup? kusog na ba pustahan diya?hehehe

huistenmark

June 5th, 2006, 12:31 PM

maayong adlaw bai...

By default, Nippon.. hehehehe

but truly, Spain or brazil..

but since naa ko sa england, wa koy mabuhat but to cheer for Beckham & co.. lisod na paginitan ta sa pub.. hehehehe... grabe ang pustahan dinhi, i think 40-1 ang england...

dinabaw

June 5th, 2006, 02:26 PM

maayo man!
hahaha hadlok sa mga english hooligans !!! :bash:

ako Filipinas unta hehehe...... i go for the darkhorse Sweden and underdog South Korea ,Asia man gud so how's the betting in England ?

Hi Lena min aslking :wave:

Rajah_Soliman

June 5th, 2006, 03:07 PM

These are interesting estates! Does anyone of you know who owns these properties?

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/samalnorthpoint.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/quimpoblvdsouth.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/matinacountryclub.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/lanangcountryclub.jpg

valium

June 5th, 2006, 03:13 PM

^^ they look like plantations. marami nyan around the city, and some land could be owned by the government pa gani

sabagay, tama na puro socio ecoinomic ang proj sa karon..the question is..basi maapsan ta sa taong neighbors ug mabiyaan na tag layo sa CEbu. so sana balanced

chinatwon never materialized..the marina unsa na nahitabo? artica? mao ni usahay makasuya kay digong ba..but oh well, hes the father of the city so he should know better.... impatient na lang jud ko

i have the same concern, pirme na lang socio-economic and environmental concerns, which is good, but the only thing here is parang nalilimutan na yung economic side and other "ways, perks and means" for the city to attract big investments. this is one issue pero this issue is very very important if we want davao to be in the big league. while other cities are doing everything to balance their development, masyadong nafofocus and development ng davao in one area lang. i know im raising hell and pouring fire in a sensitive issue but again, the IT/BPO infrastructure and investments in DC is lagging behind other cities, and DC is supposed to be the 3rd capital? its not much of a concern if manila and cebu are far more sound in terms of infrastructures and support facilities, or even investments, theyre the two most progressive cities. but other cities behind davao are gearing up and pumping their arsenals and infrastructures with the help of the private sector, i dont see these kind of things happening in davao, there are no concrete masterplan for these area here in davao. the investment code was updated, it was a good move, but it came at a time when the position of davao as a premier IT investment destination in mindanao was questioned because of the concerns by the IT sector of the city. the updating of the investment code is a big move, but it should have been done much earlier. nung wala pang stiff competition among other cities outside metro manila... hoping for the best for DC na lang.

another issue here is why do we always assume someone as "not from davao" if he's not into the "davao the supercity hype". cant a davaoeño forumer say anything but positive issues about the city in this thread?

WawaY[625]

June 5th, 2006, 04:26 PM

You seem to be questioning everything about Davao paving the way to promote CDO and looks like you have a different agenda- an act that is so uncharacteristic of a true-blue Davaoeno. This shows as well in other threads you have partly populated yourself e.g. "Malls Outside Manila".

My guess is that you are currently residing in Davao by reason of employment but you are a green-eyed Cagay-anon (no offence meant to our CDO-an brothers!). I'm seeing some traces of the previous tussle here with the poor guy from CDO caught red-handed in said untoward event.

Why do you always have to throw invictives to Davao when all you want to achieve is progress to your own city. There is always a finer, professsional manner of promoting a product- thus veering away from the ugly sales pitches.

You claim to be a Davaoeno yet none of the postings showed you are proud to be one. If indeed you are then I guess you are a persona non-grata, an ingrate to be rather blant.

Davaoenos raise hell (hyperbole here) in the event the city's image is marred by loose claims and unfounded declarations- you definitely have a taste of it right now.

FYI...sa davao ko nidako....tiga skyline ko.. igraduate from addu from HS to College... lived outside for a year lang (manila para magreview) been to cdo last week lang 2 DAYS kay nagbisita ko sa barkada nako..its unny how you guys accuse me of not being a davaeno kasi lang i have my complaints about my city

did i say i hated davao? no! i just expressed my feelings na wala masaydo economic activities sa davao....whY would i express that? BECAUSE I LOVE MY CITY AND IM AFRAID NA THE CITY OFFICIALS ARE TOO PASSIVE IN PROMOTING DAVAO CITY!!!! you express your love for davao by saying that everything is rosy, i express mine in a different manner..