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franz235

August 1st, 2006, 08:59 PM

Ledesma: Davao botanical garden
By Jun Ledesma
Sunbursts

FOR lack of a name I would, in the interim, call it Davao Botanical Garden. Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte envisions it as a family park and quite rightly so because as Davao City evolves into a modern metropolis much of the space will give way to urbanization.

I am speaking here of a parkland which shall metamorphose from the PTA grounds right at the heart of the city. This used to be an athletic field with an area of nearly seven hectares. Plans to make it into a modern sports arena never pushed through.

years ago, the main wooden grandstand which also housed the regional office of the Department of Education and several elementary school buildings were razed by fire. Since then the structures that were built were temporary and the field was used more often by driving schools. An Olympic-size swimming pool was built but later abandoned and became a spawning ground for anopheles mosquitoes.

Tuesday, Mayor Duterte formally laid the cornerstone that would signal the massive activity of converting the PTA grounds into a family park. The city had borrowed money from the Land Bank but the mayor himself cannot wait for the approval of the loan. Work has to begin. Even before the cornerstone laying, RDC chairman Jesus Ayala and his wife Fe donated several full grown tree seedlings.

My Ninang Fe as I knew her then, is a lover of nature. And believe me, it was her consuming crusade to restore the vegetation at the Eden Nature Park in Upper Toril that the incredibly beautiful mountain resort came into being from a cogonal wasteland that loggers had long abandoned.

Mayor Duterte knows whom to partner with. When I saw, Ninong Chito and Ninang Fe in that ground breaking ceremony, I knew then sooner than when we expect trees will grow thousands of various tree species will soon come to life at the PTA ground.

I am not kidding. I saw fully matured palm trees (I was told from Mexico) balled and transported and transplanted in the boulevards of the expanded Disneyland. In Beijing, thousands of gingko trees suddenly materialize in the city promenade as authorities prepare for the 2008 Olympics.

Administrator Wendel Avisado confided to me that the mayor wants it opened to the public before the end of the year. Mayor Duterte used to invite Manila-based artists to perform at the PTA ground for the public to see for free. This time, he has a perfect gift for all of us. A park.

I envisioned that a manmade lake snake along the cobbled esplanade where my kids can watch golden and silver carps rushing against the current of water from a fissure where boulders rest at the slope of a mount. Never mind if they are manmade provided the landscape artist obeys the nature clues.

It is in this park where our endemic Waling-waling, the king of orchids, paphiopedilums and phalaeonopsis orchids can grow. An orchidarium inside a botanical garden. Which by the way, why don't we place this park and other parks of the city under the Kadayawan Foundation?

Ah, what a sight. I just hope that it will not degenerate into a dirty commercial park like what happened to Magsaysay Park. I hope it will not be like our Rizal Park were ambulant vendors are being given the special favor to peddle their goods but cannot even improve their stalls, the sanitation, and even their own physical well-being. Look at our Osmeña park. Why do we allow covered space, comic stands and permanent stalls when every basic rule of orderliness and cleanliness are flagrantly violated? The kindness of City Hall is being abused in these parks and I hope that this will not be perpetuated at the Davao Botanical Garden.

Let me just paraphrase Rudyard Kipling in what could be a relevant juxtaposition: When your work is done Mayor, you can wash your hands and pray for the Glory of the Garden that it may not pass away.

scandinavian girl

August 1st, 2006, 09:46 PM

2log nko t&inang redhores yan

gravy, gravy...shh shhh* ..oh oh gravy passed out to much of the Red Horse tonight. Hope you feel alright tomorrow and don´t have a pounding head :nuts:

:) Take a big glass of milk when you wake up, milk is anti toxicating.... that is what I heared from those who say they know...:) Is that so MtApo who is an expert in these matters???:wink2:

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 02:24 AM

next time DRINK FILIPINO...drink marka demonyo..drink ginebra san miguel :booze:

heto para mawala lasing mo...kumain ka ng sashimi

Davao fish port source of sashimi grade tuna

THE Davao Fish Port Complex (DFPC) in Daliao, Toril is the nearest port where sashimi grade tuna fished along the Southwestern Pacific are offloaded for shipment to the auction market.

DFPC general manager Mario Malinao said sashimi grade tuna are fished along that area from the month of July to December.

The DFPC being a transshipment port aside from its proximity to the fishing site is advantageous because of several flights that transported the fish fresh to the auction market.

"Hindi frozen kundi fresh ang tuna that will be delivered to the auction market in Osaka, Fukuka and Tokyo in Japan, Vancouver in Canada and the US," he said.

The tuna offloaded by foreign fishing vessels are caught from international waters in the Southwest Pacific high seas, and/or from Celebes Sea, for direct transshipment to Japan and/or US, and/or the EU. He said the vessels come mainly from Taiwan and have obtained fishing rights from Indonesia and/or Micronesia and other Southwest Pacific states.

He said there are about 200 accredited foreign fishing vessels from Taiwan by the Philippine Fisheries Management Development Authority (PFMDA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar).

After the offloaded catch are sorted and graded, whole fish of sashimi grade (Class AA, A+, and A) are enplaned directly out of the Philippines.

Malinao also said that they are expecting 30 long line vessels each from Sri Lanka and Vietnam to the call the port at DFPC.

Malinao said they had been expecting them since last year but hopefully they will come within the year.

An additional foreign vessels call the DFPC would increase of the volume of tuna for offloading in the Davao fish port, he said.

He said the daily offloading of tuna on the average is at 13.5 tons and the projected income this year is at P35 million. The income last year was pegged at P25 million.

He added that total volume offloaded last year was at 5,000 metric tons and the average offloading per vessel was at 5,000 tons.

Malinao however said that of the eight fish port in the Philippines, three are in Mindanao with one each in the cities of Davao, General Santos and Zamboanga.

Although the DFPC is the smallest in terms of area among the Mindanao fish ports, the DPFC is the only transshipment port in the country.

Wow, I'm eating fresh tuna here straight from my beloved city. Can anyone get any luckier than that?..Thank you, Davao! Thank to the Davao International Fish Port.

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 02:39 AM

This is one of the many nice things I thirst to do when I come back to my beloved Davao...I drool reading this article.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Raft it up! ( The Davao Way)

ADVENTURE is increasingly part of what people are looking for these days. With the different kinds of pressure that life brings, I, for one, am convinced that we should unwind sometimes.

For students, "Thank God Its Friday!" is not just an expression but also something they earnestly look forward to. Going places and exploring new things will definitely help people get back in shape and have a sense of direction. For me, a recent invitation from a friend, Neko del Rosario, who happened to be one of the guides of the Davao Wild Water Rafting Adventure, replaced my world-weariness with excitement!

Whitewater rafting is an extreme sport, thus taking extra care is a must. It was a scary but fun-filled 13-kilometer river ride that started from barangay Tamugan to barangay Lacson in Calinan district. After a short briefing, 32 (including myself and the guides) physically fit, eager and adventure-hungry people armed with a yellow bladed paddle, helmet, booties, floating vest and a wide, flashy dog-like smile ready for the cameras hopped on the rafts. Each raft is big enough to accommodate seven riders.

It started off with an easy float, our guide made the seven of us perform various drills to be prepared if the boat would capsize or thrown outside the raft.

Real fun began, as the waves grew bigger. We experienced more rapids and drifts that made the throwing and whacking of the paddlers up front. Screams were louder than the voice of the guides giving instructions. Some paddled forward instead of backward because of confusion. We could not deny the thrill simply because the cameras won't lie! Whew! Such activity demands perfect maneuvering and presence of mind.

I was lucky to be with the Vivar family. Its matriarch, Mrs. Vivar, was as scared as her nine-year-old daughter who would hold my arm instead of her paddle every time we passed between boulders and near whirlpools. Her husband, a doctor whose energy was as dynamic with his two other kids, roared, chanted and raised his paddle with us in delight as the dinghy maneuvered the obstacles.

Our lunch, which was part of the P1,500 package, inclusive of souvenir shirt, was served at the riverbank after the first three hours of our trip. We also got to know other riders who were first-timers, like the Vivar's from Luzon. A group of foreigners and students from various universities in the city was also part of the group.

It was an exciting, thrilling engagement, and may just be one of the nerve-rocking things I've ever experienced. But what I appreciated most was Mother Nature's beauty. The hornbill hawk gliding in the open, the insect striders (which I first saw on Jackie Chan's movie, Tuxedo), the carabaos sunbathing on the riverbanks, and monkeys swaying wildly on the rocky wall. There were also those beautiful caves, waterfalls, trees and a lot lot more.

What scared me during the trip was not the whirlpool (they call it the washing machine, a favorite spot for boats to capsize) or the thought of being thrown out; but it was the two green, one-meter long snakes. Yes! I was afraid of that crawling, slimy thing I saw on the tree branches near where I was supposed to take a nap. Ask Carlos Munda (my ...ohh... dive and fishing enthusiast boss...I love the bonuses ..este! you pala boss!) for he had a good laugh watching me freak out when he put a snake on my table.

To sum it up, wild water rafting is really worth trying. By God's grace, nothing can go wrong as long as you are physically and emotionally prepared for the adventure. Just take heed of your guide's instructions, don't panic, be careful, and with that I am sure you will have an unforgettable experience.

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 03:08 AM

Mindanao History: Confronting the Legacies of Colonial Rule and the Continuing Search for Peace
By Macario D. Tiu

First, a clarification regarding positionality. In viewing Philippine history in general, and Mindanao history in particular, I take, what I believe, is a Filipino position. It works this way. When there is a conflict
between foreign colonial powers and Filipinos (or Philippine tribes), I take the side of the Filipinos or Philippine tribes. No ifs, no buts. That is my positionality.

History is a complex process, and I find that many situations call for a more careful positioning. For example, what if it is a matter of two Philippine tribes or clans fighting each other, and one of the tribes asks the assistance of a foreign power to fight the other tribe?

We are all familiar with this tactic. That was how colonial powers operated, and continue to operate: divide, then rule. All colonialists are masters of the art. They exploit local conflicts, dynastic wars, and ethnic rivalries to advance their colonial projects. They don’t care who is right or wrong. All they want is to weaken, crush, and subjugate their targets of colonization. And they will use any method to achieve their ends: lie, cheat, bribe, and attack.

A colonial project is a brutal and vicious project of landgrabbing and plunder. The colonialists find all sorts of justification for colonialism: true religion, real democracy, war on piracy or terror, and whatnot. But
nobody should be fooled: the ultimate objective of colonialism is ruthless oppression and exploitation of subjugated peoples.

Now let us complicate the matter. What if the colonialists happen to side with the oppressed tribe against an oppressor tribe? That is how standard Davao historiography depicts the conquest of Davao. Most local history books celebrate the conquest of Davao by Jose Oyanguren who wrested it from Datu
Bago. Datu Bago is described as a pirate and an oppressor getting tribute from the other tribes. And the Samals, the books say, went over to the Spaniards to get back at the Moros at Bankerohan.

That is an example of seeing history through Spanish eyes. I take a different view. To me, Datu Bago is the hero. Davao was the last territory in the Philippines to be conquered by Spain, and Datu Bago valiantly
defended Davao Gulf against Spanish colonial expansion. Oyanguren was an adventurer, a landgrabber, a colonial state-sponsored pirate. He is not my hero; he is the hero of the Spaniards. He did what was good for Spain, expand its colonial territory.

As for the Samals, we have here a case of divide and rule, bribery, and lying.To seize Davao Gulf, the Spaniards divided the Kalagan Moros and the Samals. I do not know if the Spaniards used other coercive methods, but to get the Samals to their side, the Spaniards promised that they would liberate the Samals from the Moro tribute, and that the Spaniards would not impose the tribute on them. This is a simple case of bribery to secure collaboration. But once the Spaniards won, they reneged on their promise to the Samals and tried to collect tribute from them. Lying is a tool of colonialism.

In some cases, the Spaniards did keep their promise to reward certain groups of people for their collaboration, creating a privileged class among the local tribes. But for the majority, it means vassalage of the worst kind. The Spaniards imposed the tribute on the conquered people, forced them
to work and to fight for them.

This is not to obscure the fact that there were real conflicts between and among the tribes, and that the Kalagan Moros, with their Magindanaw allies, dominated the other Davao tribes. This internal system of domination is something we also need to recognize. The intertribal conflict was a weakness exploited by the Spaniards. The tribes failed to realize that they needed to unite against a common enemy.

And so the Spaniards gleefully used one tribe to fight another tribe. In 1609 Pampango troops were sent to garrison Tandag in old Caraga. In 1648 Christian Lutaws (Samals) were used to suppress the Sumuroy revolt of Samar. The Zamboanga volunteers were highly praised by the Spaniards for helping
conquer “Jolo, Cotabato, Parang-parang, and Lanao in Mindanao,” and the suppression of rebellions in Luzon, Negros, Cebu, Cotabato, Tucuran, and Tumbao.”

All this exacerbated mutual hostility that characterized the relationship between and among the tribes which later narrowed down to hostility between the Christianized north and the Moro south. As the Spaniards relentlessly expanded their territory by using Christianized native troops, the Moros
retaliated with attacks on Spanish-controlled settlements. The Christians have genuine grievances against the Moros, and the Moros have genuine grievances against the Christians, with the Spaniards emerging victorious.

In Mindanao, the first areas to be colonized by Spain was in the north, such as Dapitan, Butuan, and Surigao. They tried to make Cotabato an encomienda in 1596, but this failed, with the head of the Spanish expedition, Esteban Rodriguez de Figueroa, killed by the Magindanaws under Silongan. We know that the Spaniards failed to defeat the Moros throughout much of Spanish rule in the Philippines, although they succeeded in reducing Moro territory over time. They did this by using the attack-negotiate-then attack strategy. The Spaniards were definite about their objective: colonize. When Moro power was weak, they would extort territorial concessions from them.

It should be stressed that the Lumads also fought the Spaniards but were generally overwhelmed, and those who refused subjugation simply vanished into the interior.

From Surigao the Spaniards continued to advance south by garrisoning east coast towns in the old Caraga District; while in 1635, they fortified Zamboanga which they used as their base in attacking Jolo and Magindanaw. To control the Moros, the Spaniards thought of diluting the indigenous Mindanao
population with settlers from the conquered tribes who would act as their frontline troops. This is an ancient colonial strategy used by many colonial powers: transfer people to a hostile territory, make the different tribes fight one another, and they would then be easy to control by the colonizing power.

This is what I call civilian warfare. Make civilians fight civilians. In a letter addressed to the Jesuit Superior and to the Governor General of the Philippines, Valeriano Weyler, Jesuit priest Pablo Pastells suggested that the policy to follow with regard to the Moros was to isolate them completely in the interior by means of (Catholic) missions and military posts, and establish villages “formed, either with people living in the locality, or by fomenting the immigration of people from Bohol or from Ilocos.” Married soldiers and deportees were also encouraged to settle in these territories.

From the 17th century up to the end of Spanish rule, 60,000 persons from Luzon and the Visayas were deported to Mindanao or the Marianas. These deportees had either criminal or political cases. Many of them were prisoners. There were also soldiers, called disciplinarios, who committed some offenses like desertion. In most cases, these deportees, prisoners, and disciplinarios were in the frontlines in suppressing the uprisings of the Moros and Lumads.

The Revolution of 1898 also affected Mindanao, and many Christianized natives, deportees, and disciplinarios also took part in the fight against Spain. This is a significant development because these persons coerced to defend Spanish rule in Mindanao finally turned their guns on the hated
Spaniards. During this glorious period of our history, the Muslims, the Lumads, and the Christians were finally fighting a common enemy.

But we know what happened to our revolution. The Americans came, saw, and conquered. This is another part of our history that needs retelling. They were very successful colonizers. They lied, cheated, bribed, and attacked. And they succeeded in making us their friends, in making us think and talk like them. In short, we became the perfect colonial subjects.

To be sure, our forefathers put up a good fight, but American superior firepower was just too much. To make us believe their good intentions, they cannonaded and burnt our towns, massacred entire villages, tortured and watercured guerrillas, and conducted germ warfare to frustrate our aspirations for freedom and independence.

When the Americans saw Mindanao, they were simply amazed at the fertility of the soil. They called Cotabato the “land of promise,” and Davao the “garden of the gods.” Some 200 American adventurers descended on Davao, grabbed the land of the natives, and established abaca and coconut plantations. They also forced the Lumads to work in the plantations, so that by 1905, unrest was sweeping Davao Gulf.

On 6 June 1906 Davao District Governor Edward C. Bolton was assassinated in Lacaron, Malita, Davao del Sur by Mangulayon, the deputy leader of the Tagakaolo Tribal Ward. The Americans retaliated with a terrible huwes de kutsilyo in the Malita area not mentioned in our history books. All that the Americans met they killed, whether old or young, women or children, Kaolo, Blaan, Manobo, cat or dog, according to the Lumads of Davao del Sur. The Americans would only stop the massacres when Mangulayon was reported killed in August 1906.

According to the Kalagans of Hagonoy in Davao del Sur and Lupon in Davao Oriental, the Americans also conducted mass poisoning in Davao Gulf affecting mostly the Kalagans. I have reason to believe it was germ warfare. Its objective was to decimate the native population, and thus facilitate American ownership of Davao land.

What the Spaniards failed to do in fifty years in Davao, the Americans succeeded in only ten years. They established their hegemony and exploited the land by expanding the abaca and coconut plantations. As there was an acute shortage of labor in Davao, the Americans began to import labor, including Japanese labor.

Abaca made Davao what it is today, particularly during the time when the Japanese dominated the industry. Settlers from various parts of the country flowed into Davao in search of work and land. In the 1930s, some 10,000 settlers were arriving in Davao every year, and soon the demographic profile
of Davao changed in favor of the settlers, principally the Cebuanos.

The same was happening in other parts of Mindanao during the American colonial period. Settlers established villages deep in Moro and Lumad territory. Soon, the original inhabitants of Mindanao became the minorities in their own land. What Pastells had suggested to isolate the Moros had finally become a reality. And that situation is the root cause of the conflict in Mindanao today.
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Mindanao became a battleground because of its rich land and abundant resources. Colonial powers coveted the island; and since the Spaniards and the Americans could not fully garrison it, they used civilian warfare to control the land and the resources. So today even if the colonialists are no longer around, Mindanao remains a battleground. But the problem has assumed new dimensions, making it a highly complicated problem.

If this were a matter between foreigner and Mindanawnon, then my positionality on the issue would be simple. But the problem is not that simple anymore. There are now three local players: the Moros, the Lumads, and the Christian settlers. We don’t have foreign troops anymore, we have troops of the armed forces of the Philippine Government. But let us not forget the foreign element. They are represented by big agro-corporations and mining firms who exploit our land and resources.

We know that there is so much unhappiness in the relationships among the various ethnokinship groups in Mindanao. The original inhabitants have many grievances. They are the least developed in the country and the least educated. They do not enjoy the benefits of progress that the other groups enjoy. And as they look around them, they are now constricted to a very limited territory. Listen to this lament of the Mandaya:

“All our land is gone/ O gone is our pristine world… Our dignity is trampled upon/ O we have become worthless/ O they have become powerful/ These aliens in our land.”

Many Lumads can only lament, although some have waged pangayaws to seek justice. But their rebellions have been short-lived, and their minoritization and marginalization continue.

However, in the case of the Moros, their rebellion has persisted, and we continue to experience war until today. We have tens of thousands of evacuees in Mindanao. According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as of January 20034, there were 69,000 families who have been displaced, representing 355,000 persons in 68 municipalities, 3 cities and 12 provinces. You can just imagine the social costs and human misery of unpeace. Some people have become so desperate they have resorted to terroristic means to get even, making our communities unsafe.

In the meantime, among the settlers, not all is well among them. They also have their own complaints that feed insurgency in the countryside.

As peace advocates, how do we deal with the issues raised by the Moros, Lumads as well as the settlers? How do make Mindanao a zone of peace?

Obviously it is not an easy matter. To make Mindanao a zone of peace, we must confront the tensions and conflicts that divide us. It is easy for us to call each other brothers, and fellow Filipinos, but unless we are able to make our relationship just and equitable, the rhetoric is empty. We must therefore open our minds and our hearts in a dialogue that seeks to achieve a just peace, a just peace that respects all the interests of the stakeholders in the development and progress of Mindanao.

First, an observation. The present situation has entrenched the settlers, and they now consider themselves Mindanawnons. As Rudy Rodil puts it, the three of us now share the land. Is this a matter also accepted by the Lumads and Moros?

I am aware of the privileged position of the settlers in Mindanao. My question to the majority is: how far are we going to give back some of the privileges we have gained in Mindanao? What is the hati-hating kapatid as applied to the Mindanao situation so that we can live together in peace, all
of us enjoying the bounty of the land?

As we are a product of a vicious colonial project, we must recognize past injustices and correct them where possible. We should have the courage to rearrange and modify power relations within Mindanao so that all of us are empowered. Then we can bring the past to a close, and we can proceed to build a better future where all of us will enjoy genuine peace and development.

Mac Tiu was my professor back in college. Very simple yet very sharp in his teaching style.

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 03:10 AM

Davao kicks off Kadayawan festival
By Moses Billacura

DAVAO CITY—Davao City kicked off its celebration of the 21st Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival with the opening of the Tabo Trade Fair at the SM City Davao yesterday.

The trade fair will be followed by a street party, called Kaan Dawet Street, Food and Music Party, on M. Roxas Avenue on Aug. 11 and a sports fest, highlighting the Rodrigo Duterte Criterium Race, on Aug.12.

With the theme of “Nagkahiusang Katilingban Bisan Asa Sa Kalibutan,” Davao residents and foreign tourists will be treated to several activities, including the Hiyas sa Kadayawan fashion show, Urog Etnika dance show of the Sayaw Mindanao, music of Agungan ug Kulintangan, Davao horse rite (or hurawan) and the floral float parade (or halad) on Aug. 20.

On Aug. 19, the city will attempt to make the longest durian roll in the world and the feat will be posted in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival executive committee cochairman Id Acaylar said the events are expected to draw more than 3,000 visitors who will come to Davao to experience the Kadayawan festival.

“We are the seat of indigenous culture,” said Acaylar, adding that Palau residents are also expected to come to Davao after a direct flight was linked by Asian Spirit.

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will wrap up the events with a Katawhan Concert on Aug. 20 at the Rizal Park.

Meanwhile, organizers of the floral float parade is set to hold its first briefing at the city hall on Aug. 2.

The briefing will outline the rules and regulations, route and other important details of the parade.

Representatives from Stroke Society of the Philippines-Project Tambal, Honda Prestige, Sunlife Financial, Nestle Phils., Ritche Marketing, Wellmade, RDL Pharmaceuticals, Island Garden City of Samal, Dencio’s Kamayan, NCCC Mall, Sonshine Radio and TV Network, Norkis Yamaha, Club Vee Dub, FIDI, PCEEM Davao Foundation, Davao Horse Club, Coca Cola, Jesus Christ-The Name Above Every Name, Rogemson Co. Inc., Uraya Land Development, East West Co., Globe Telecom, GMA Network, Phil.General Merchandise Corp., Gaisano Mall, PWC of Davao, SM City Davao, International Pharmaceuticals Inc., Royal Mandaya Hotel, Greenwich Pizza Corp., Pag-Asa Vendors Federation, Chowking, M. Lhuillier Philippines, LBC Express, FDM, Cebuana Lhuillier, SUL Orchids, Leonardo Shoes, Samsung Electric Philippines, Shakey’s Pizza, E-Biz Services, Jollibee Davao, Mister Donut are among expected to join the first briefing.

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 03:14 AM

Foreign fishing ships eye Davao fish port
By Carmelito Q. Francisco Published : 2006-08-01

Vietnamese and Sri Lankan fishing companies have expressed interest in using the Davao City Fish Port Complex in Daliao, Toril, as their transshipment point. Mario Malinao, fish port complex manager, said about 15 to 30 Vietnamese and about the same number of Sri Lankan vessels are expected to dock at the fish port within the year.

Malinao said the vessels have to apply with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority for permits to dock at the fish port. At present, he said, some 200 Taiwanese vessels, aside from the local vessels, are the ones using the fish port.

Foreign vessels also dock to refuel and for other purposes. The Vietnamese and Sri Lankan vessels which are fishing at the Southwestern Pacific between July and September expressed interest in using the fish port as their transshipment point because it is near their fishing area, Malinao said.

He added that Sashimi grade tuna cargoes are usually transported to their markets fresh and because there are more than five flights between Davao City and Manila, these cargoes can reach their destinations either in Japan, Canada or America still fresh. “They have also looked into the availability of labor force,” he added, pointing out that there are even those workers who can get employed in the vessels.

The entry of these new groups of vessels will increase the volume of unloaded tuna products from 5,000 metric tons a year to about 5,200 metric tons a year at least, he said. At present, there are about 13.5 metric tons a day unloaded at the fish port on the average, with 70 percent sent to the foreign markets, and the remaining part either getting into the processing plants, institutional buyers like hotels and the wet markets.

However, Malinao denied allegation that foreign vessels dumped tuna rejects in the wet market, an allegation from the traders outside the city. He said that with only 3.5 metric tons a day reaching the local market and only a portion of it getting into the wet market, the city’s consumption requirement is still big enough to fill.

He also pointed out that the volume of tuna retained in the city was approved by the Department of Agriculture and the approval can always be lifted by the agency if it finds it unnecessary. In 2004, he said only about 1.4 tons of fresh tuna from foreign vessels were offloaded to the local markets and that the volume was even reduced by half last year.

Quoting the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the city needs at least 80 tons a day of fish, but local producers could not supply the requirements. This vacuum has been filled by fishers outside the city, particularly those from General Santos City.

SiliconGulf

August 2nd, 2006, 03:20 AM

3 years ago, i assisted a Davao hyperbaric doctor to link with govt officials in Manila for funding for the purchase and the setting up of a decompression chamber and hyperbaric medicine center. Marami din kasing use in medicine ang chamber. Not just for diving sickness and accidents. So, double purpose sana. I think there are only 5 in the Philippines - one in Cebu inside Camp Lapu-Lapu, one in Subic, Batangas City, V.Luna in Quezon City and in one of the military camps in Manila. Wala sa Mindanao. Sa Davao Medical Center sana ilalagay. The doctor was just asking for a reconditioned chamber, and not a new one kasi mahal nga. Importante, calibrated sya and certified by Lloyds of London. In short, walang govt official ang naniwala sa importance ng chamber. It could have been a boost to the diving industry in Davao because divers will feel safer kasi alam nila malapit lang ang tatakbuhan kung may diving accident, and they don't have to wait for several hours before they could board a plane kasi pwede na sila magpa-decompress right after the dive. Additional income yon for the City who will eventually operate it. Again, what can I say? Sayang na pud.

I've heard of that plan. Last year ata, by chopper dinala sa Cebu. It is not a major deterrent for novice divers who are extra guarded by divemasters or experienced divers who are careful with their diving limits. Perhaps once local government realizes the tourism potential of diving (as some foreigners do fly to Davao to dive), they'll perhaps reconsider that decision.

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 03:21 AM

Rescue center to be set up
By Rizalene P. Acac Published : 2006-08-01

A LOCAL search and rescue sub-center will be established in the Davao Region to respond to aircraft problems in Eastern, Central and Northern Mindanao.

Engr. Frederick G. San Felix, Davao International Airport manager, said it is high time that a rescue coordination center be placed in the airport since airline traffic volume is increasing.

“Come September, we will have new airlines with new flight routes like HongKong, Macau, Darwin, Australia and Seoul, South Korea aside from our already established Palau, Singapore and Manado routes, he said. As an initial step, air traffic controllers and other staff underwent a two-week search and rescue specialization training last July 17-28.

Joey V. Reyes, Jr., former Philippine Search and Rescue chief, said participants of the training were taught with advance skills on efficient search and rescue coordination, search planning and map plotting.

“Although we have the Philippine Rescue and Coordination Center serving the whole Philippine airspace in Manila, the creation of local sub-center is necessary since this will facilitate immediate and more effective flow of search and rescue services not only for aeronautical but for maritime incidents as well,” he said.

The sub-center would operate on a 24- hour basis to conduct, search and rescue planning and operations in cases of airspace accidents. The center would serve eight center airports in the island including Davao International Airport, Tambler Airport and Bislig airport.

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 04:27 AM

PIA Press Release
08/02/2006
Chinese investors eye North Davao Mining Corp

Davao City (2 August) -- North Davao Mining Corporation (NDMC) is being eyed by three Chinese investors aside from the 34 other foreign mining firms that showed interest in acquiring the said mining firm..

Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-XI head Engr. Edilberto Arreza in an interview during the launching of the Green Philippines Highways Project graced by Secretary Angelo Reyes of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said that the three Chinese investors would like to know the production capacity of the site.

The three Chinese companies that already visited the area on separate occasions are ZTE International, RT Resources and Sitik-UAA.

He said the grade of the ore and the mineral reserve left are among the things that the investors would like to know as they are also been looking at the record of the corporation.

"But they are still at the geo diligence stage of their assessment," he said.

Arreza said it still has some 64 million metric tons of copper ore reserve estimated to be valued at $274.882 million or an equivalent of P14.293 billion.

He said the area for an open pit mining covers some 20,000 hectares with positive gold reserve of 800,000 metric tons even as he said there are possible reserve that still needs to be determined. Located in Maco, Compostela Valley Province NDMC started operation in 1981 and ceased to operate in 1992 when the price of copper that time was 30 centavos per pound as against the current price now at $3.5 per pound.

He said the companies also showed interest in underground mining at Diwalwal in Monkayo.

Secretary Reyes stressed that mining is pursued by the government mainly to generate income and alleviate poverty.

But he said it must be in a responsible and sustainable manner. (PIA/pdbanzon) [top]

Ady001

August 2nd, 2006, 06:01 AM

Ady001 Thank you for your friendly thoughts. I apreciate them.
Do you like Ingmar Bergmans movies? He did a few very good onse. Like "Whispers and cries","Persona", "the 7th seal"<--(not the animal :) the onse in the Bible, in Revelation it is about a chessplayer and his play with death) Ingmar Bergman also supported and inspierd many good actor and actresses like Liv Ullman, Max von Sydow, and many less international known preformers. He is still active, over 80 in age but he does not filmamaking he works only with stageplays now, on our big theater in Stockholm, named Dramaten. Did you see the movie "Fanny and Alexander" his last movie? I really like that one.
The makers of Swedish Saab did unfortunatley sell out to an American compay, General Motors. Still the car is a good one and rated as a good safe familycar.
Yes I "heared" so much good and also interesting about Davao, it will be a joy to see and experience your city. I hope you get to go to Sweden some day. My country is also nice, but in another way then the Philippines of course. Maybe we can be your guide here in the future!You are always welcome.:)
BTW i really like your artistic avatare:) Nice.

Nice to "meet you" Ady001:)

I saw Fanny and Alexander and whoa! It blew me away. :D
Ingmar Bergman's films are super in their existential kind. I also appreciate another film, called F*cking Amal. Sorry, but it's also Swedish :D
Another good car company is Volvo! I think Volvo is the real car for the upper -classes here in our country.

I was just wondering, is most of Scandinavia socialist? I think your place really implemented socialism with a good hand. I appreciate Sweden and its cars. I appreciate the Danes and their 60% allocation to taxes (the highest in the world) I appreciate Norway's conservation drive. And Finland's excellent education :D

Well, so much for my praises.

Ady001

August 2nd, 2006, 06:03 AM

The local government can never touch Magsaysay Park..its under Philippine Tourism Authority!

Victoria Plaza? sana..............

updates about Kadayawan? www.kadayawan.com

Hi Lena.....I've heard the news...I'm so sorry bout what happened.....

Ei, TJ, I think the tourism office "gave" back our fabled Magsaysay park. For so many years I haven't visited the place!

I think Ace Durano didn't quite make the park as we hoped it to be.

Ady001

August 2nd, 2006, 06:06 AM

apocusp is not mtapo. but the name is loud and clear:D, i guess haha
ask gravy, looks like he knew him:D

4. mt apo millenium square garden

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I think the ayalas made a lot of donations to the park

Add this:

5. Ayala Green Park :D

But if they planned to drop the name calling, they could name this also:

6. Ato Ni Bay Park :D

(sorry for my machismo calling :D)

Ady001

August 2nd, 2006, 06:09 AM

then let's pray for id acaylar to become mayor. what do you think how konsehal would react to this. hahaha. konsehal is still the prme candididate. i guess.

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What a proposition Gravy! He can make a "misyon makeover" in whole of the city! :scouserd: :scouserd:

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 06:10 AM

Manila has STP? how big ? how about Bagiuo ? I saw a documentary that a secondary city in China became a huge success because they start cleaning their environment from sewage to pollution , c'mon guys the future 21st century cities is about cleaning our sorrounding and investment will surely follow. gusto diyud nako ma tangal ng mga squatters in Isla verde and boulevard area i am not against them but it really hinders the development of the city ,political will lang dyud kailangan dinha .I just hope STP would materialize in Davao City or it is included in the on- going sewage project of the city . Can you submit or talk to councilor Leo Avila your Davao Gulf Coastal Zone Development study he is also a member /officer of Save Davao Gulf .

Manila STP is likewise old. I think it covers most of Manila and Quezon City. Baguio STP was constructed after the 1991 (or 1990?) earthquake. Boracay in 2000 (or 2001?) by Philippine Tourism Authority funded thru JBIC loan. Zamboanga is operating the original system built by the Americans in the 30's, I think. I have a cousin who works with Zambo Water District.

I wish I will have the time to visit Davao this December. I could discuss my paper with Councilor Avila. Sige lang. I'll be in touch through the Thread. Minsan pagod na rin ako mag-dream for Davao. Labad sa ulo ang uban sa mga decision-makers nato sa syudad. Very frustrating.

Ady001

August 2nd, 2006, 06:13 AM

I don't think the One Voice Ad with the children eating the cake is about the corruption in/by LGUs and is no way referring to the federal system. Rather, it depicts the scenario when there is a parliament run by the current set of corrupt and self-serving politicians. The ad is trying to point out that the power to elect a president and other such powers will be the sole responsibility of the members of the parliament.

But the ad almost told the possibilities of getting back the power to the LGUs:

"kung mahahati ang kapangyarihan, sila-sila na lang ang maghaharian sa pwesto."

OK, another ad was made:

In the ad, a group of people make "singit" to politicos and tell us about their future, e.g. job creation and the like. That was for charter change.

sometimes, commercials today can be janus-sided.

Ady001

August 2nd, 2006, 06:14 AM

Manila STP is likewise old. I think it covers most of Manila and Quezon City. Baguio STP was constructed after the 1991 (or 1990?) earthquake. Boracay in 2000 (or 2001?) by Philippine Tourism Authority funded thru JBIC loan. Zamboanga is operating the original system built by the Americans in the 30's, I think. I have a cousin who works with Zambo Water District.

I wish I will have the time to visit Davao this December. I could discuss my paper with Councilor Avila. Sige lang. I'll be in touch through the Thread. Minsan pagod na rin ako mag-dream for Davao. Labad sa ulo ang uban sa mga decision-makers nato sa syudad. Very frustrating.

Sorry bagani, but could you PM what does STP mean hehehe. I can't scan the forums...

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 06:39 AM

Ei, TJ, I think the tourism office "gave" back our fabled Magsaysay park. For so many years I haven't visited the place!

I think Ace Durano didn't quite make the park as we hoped it to be.

Magsaysay Park was a prime destination when Philippine Tourism Authority opened it in the early 90's. It was also rehabilitated to become the jump off point for the Samal Island Tourism Estate. Naabutan mo ba yon, Ady?

Kanaway was there and several other restaurants with al fresco dining. It was something Davao City could be proud of because it was the only "green space" in the City downtown area. Wala pa yang PTA Greenbelt. Lush landscape, cool sea breeze, clean, breathtaking view of Samal Island (wag ka lang tumingin sa bandang kanan sa Isla Verde), etc. Ang mga sosyal ng ADDU, napapaapak mo sa Magsaysay Park. Meaning, Magsaysay Park was "in" then. It was a park for the people - rich and poor. Kaya lang may bad habit ang Pinoy. We're good builders but we are very poor in maintenance.

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 06:41 AM

Sorry bagani, but could you PM what does STP mean hehehe. I can't scan the forums...

sewerage treatment plant (sorry for the previous mispell)

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 06:47 AM

Sorry bagani, but could you PM what does STP mean hehehe. I can't scan the forums...

STP is Sewerage Treatment Plant. It's a system that collects, TREATS and dispose off gray wastes or waste water or sewage from households and industries. But the big industries and other establishments which are considered large generators of waste water such as malls, hotels and similar structures, and hospitals are required to set up their own STPs.

Ady001

August 2nd, 2006, 06:59 AM

Magsaysay Park was a prime destination when Philippine Tourism Authority opened it in the early 90's. It was also rehabilitated to become the jump off point for the Samal Island Tourism Estate. Naabutan mo ba yon, Ady?

Kanaway was there and several other restaurants with al fresco dining. It was something Davao City could be proud of because it was the only "green space" in the City downtown area. Wala pa yang PTA Greenbelt. Lush landscape, cool sea breeze, clean, breathtaking view of Samal Island (wag ka lang tumingin sa bandang kanan sa Isla Verde), etc. Ang mga sosyal ng ADDU, napapaapak mo sa Magsaysay Park. Meaning, Magsaysay Park was "in" then. It was a park for the people - rich and poor. Kaya lang may bad habit ang Pinoy. We're good builders but we are very poor in maintenance.

Yes naabutan ko pa yan...

That was the time of premier Magsaysay Park. Nag-field trip god mi dira.

Ady001

August 2nd, 2006, 07:00 AM

STP is Sewerage Treatment Plant. It's a system that collects, TREATS and dispose off gray wastes or waste water or sewage from households and industries. But the big industries and other establishments which are considered large generators of waste water such as malls, hotels and similar structures, and hospitals are required to set up their own STPs.

Ah, thanks for the tots Bagani!

Davao needs that also for future purposes. To avoid contaminating our beautiful water :D

dinabaw

August 2nd, 2006, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Bagani
Manila STP is likewise old. I think it covers most of Manila and Quezon City. Baguio STP was constructed after the 1991 (or 1990?) earthquake. Boracay in 2000 (or 2001?) by Philippine Tourism Authority funded thru JBIC loan. Zamboanga is operating the original system built by the Americans in the 30's, I think. I have a cousin who works with Zambo Water District.

I wish I will have the time to visit Davao this December. I could discuss my paper with Councilor Avila. Sige lang. I'll be in touch through the Thread. Minsan pagod na rin ako mag-dream for Davao. Labad sa ulo ang uban sa mga decision-makers nato sa syudad. Very frustrating.

Dugay naka wa kabalik sa Davao? I think Davao is much much better now than say 10years ago , project sa mayor karon almost environmental problems ,the city just purchased 20,000 trash bins , 10 compactor vehicles another 50,000 trash bins coming ,a land fill and protection of critical watersheds , your study will really help in the city's environmental concerns , ,Na disheartnened lang ang mayor sa pag construct ug water treatment plant kay ingon billions of pesos ang kailangan . I'll ask or send you Leo Avila's e-mail address if you want? He handles environment issues in the city council. Just a querie your study on STP include processing it to drinking water?

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 07:32 AM

Davao kicks off Kadayawan festival
By Moses Billacura

On Aug. 19, the city will attempt to make the longest durian roll in the world and the feat will be posted in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Makikisali lang po. Di ko na kasi matiis.

Of course we will be in the Guiness Book of World Records. Why do we have to make such an attempt when we are the only ones making durian rolls in the world? Do we expect other countries to attempt to break that record? Indonesia, Thailand or Malaysia might attempt. It's like Vigan making the longest longaniza or Bacolod making the biggest Piaya. For sure, world record kaagad on the first attempt. Can we be more creative?

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 07:53 AM

Dugay naka wa kabalik sa Davao? I think Davao is much much better now than say 10years ago , project sa mayor karon almost environmental problems ,the city just purchased 20,000 trash bins , 10 compactor vehicles another 50,000 trash bins coming ,a land fill and protection of critical watersheds , your study will really help in the city's environmental concerns , ,Na disheartnened lang ang mayor sa pag construct ug water treatment plant kay ingon billions of pesos ang kailangan . I'll ask or send you Leo Avila's e-mail address if you want? He handles environment issues in the city council. Just a querie your study on STP include processing it to drinking water?

I'm aware of that effort by the City Govt. Pero I think it's a very good start. But there's so much more to be accomplished.

About the STP, I didn't reach to that detail. But if you want your waste water to be treated to become potable, the system would be very expensive. Di lang yata hanggaang tertiary level (or chemical) treatment ang kailangan. Baka may pang-apat pa. I'm not so sure. But after the tertiary treatment, waste water could be used for irrigation and flushing waterclosets and urinals in toilets. Bathing? Who would dare. I've been to one of the most advanced treatment plants in the world - The Sydney Water Board. Impressive. Treated water is crystal clear and odorless, but not potable. What Davao needs is a system that could treat water that is safe to discharge in natural catchment areas like the Davao Gulf. Or the City could sell treated water to golf courses or plantations for irrigation purposes, and malls for their toilets, at a much cheaper price. In that way, the City earns and at the same time conserve precious potable water. The STP will be sustainable because it'll be earning and will eventually need little or no financial support from City Hall.

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 09:14 AM

why are they investing in the philippines only after arroyo's term? :dunno:

Maybe they think that their investment is not safe with GMA as President. Maybe Vietnam and China (our company is going there) have better investment climate. Maybe because we are not politically stable. Kung Davao wala sa Pilipinas, baka pwede pa.

scandinavian girl

August 2nd, 2006, 09:56 AM

I saw Fanny and Alexander and whoa! It blew me away. :D
Ingmar Bergman's films are super in their existential kind. I also appreciate another film, called F*cking Amal. Sorry, but it's also Swedish :D
Another good car company is Volvo! I think Volvo is the real car for the upper -classes here in our country.

I was just wondering, is most of Scandinavia socialist? I think your place really implemented socialism with a good hand. I appreciate Sweden and its cars. I appreciate the Danes and their 60% allocation to taxes (the highest in the world) I appreciate Norway's conservation drive. And Finland's excellent education :D

Well, so much for my praises.

Hi Ady001:)
Bergman is autobiographical and his theme aplay to the swedish masses in general. Don´t forget Bergmans father was a minister in the Lutheran church. All his films are colored by this realtionship between innocense, creativity and guilt. And like all swedish films today they are colored in a sense by liberalism contra Lutheran conservativism. While Sweden says it is atheistic it has probably the highest index in northern Europe for existential anxiety. This makes it easier for them to "dig deeper in their pockets" e.i. F*cking Åmål is a good mirror of the lost youth in Sweden, because everybody is equal in theory there is very little guidance from parents. The children grow up in relative wealth but suffer a poverety of mental content.

30-60-90% taxes in scandinavia is all relative to who you are and how many taxlawyers you can afford, we are a funny bunch, we pay taxes on taxes. 60% in Denmark, Norway, Finland or Sweden follow each other and 60% is relative to your situation, a business pays around 60% to ist workers in social benefits.e.i.. some people mean that in Sweden the banks replaced the church as an ethical force, in fact it is not unusual in corts of law to see penalties against tax abusers much more severe then penalties against other crimes..

Socialism in Sweden, " everybody has their hands in the cookie yar". Most fortunate artistic or sport stars in Sweden emmigrate to tax havens just because they find a certain distaste in donating their hard earned money to the state, the more you earn the more you pay and the masses stay behind like always. The standard of living in Sweden is high but it is flawed. This 50/50 share can at times kill creativity. There is a romantic idéa even today about the working class. Bergman did not come form the working class his films usually deal with people in the upper classes and professional classes. Some say that Bergmans moods in his films are caused by the long winters in Sweden and the inability for Swedes to have a natural social contact with each other, due to factors of climate, religion and a moral ethic which says in essens "you are nothing" at least I have been told this. They say in Sweden "truth hurts" but only if it does not aply to Sweden.

Volvo is a safe car. Another example of existential anxiety. Unfortunatly Volvo is not all swedish anymore, it shares it´s ownership with France and USA. Many big companies in Sweden have moved to areas were they can get cheap labor, due to our taxes here. Our high standar of living cost alot and also the population is getting older and older. Back to Bergman his way of filming and his dialouges are really great in that they capture the swedish mentality,
On the lighter side it is still a country of beautiful but stressed Viking tribes.

Wishing you a nice day Ady001:)

Rajah_Soliman

August 2nd, 2006, 10:04 AM

Another article/topic to reflect on!!!! (originally posted by Animo; vid. Heritage Watch Thread)

here are some old names of davao streets/places (now slowly going into oblivion):

claveria, magallanes, uyanguren, trading, acacia,
bolton (?)

Street names
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WHEN there is yet another change in street names, historically conscious people usually turn to the National Historical Institute (NHI) first to complain. Under existing rules, prior consultation with the NHI should be made before a street name can be changed. The same principle also applies to proposals to rename public school buildings.

While the buck often ends with the NHI chair, the complete staff work and recommendations are made by the NHI research division under Dr. August de Viana and Carminda Arevalo. They go through the paperwork, look for precedents and other connections, resulting in a decision for or against the proposed change.

As a matter of principle, the NHI objects to changing street names that have been in existence for a long time and can be deemed "sanctified by usage." However, we have seen recent changes like Aduana in Intramuros now changed to Soriano or Pasay Road in Makati now changed to Arnaiz. I'm too young to remember the debate over the change
from Azcarraga to Recto, but as a historian I realize that street names are not just signs to help us find an address, but also a way of remembering the past. The unsuccessful move to rename the Rizal Memorial Stadium as Benigno Aquino Stadium is an example of recent history overlapping with something older. Is there form, pattern, or logic to all these changes? The answer is worth a doctoral dissertation.

In the past 15 years, there have been repeated moves to rename Taft Avenue to either Aglipay, Aguinaldo or Diokno Avenue. They all failed because there was enough public opinion to oppose the change, but what about smaller, lesser-known streets?

Instead of blaming the NHI for changes in street names, people should vent their ire on government officials or
legislators who initiate such moves because the NHI's opinion is consultative rather than deliberative. In simple language, this means that the NHI's opinion must be sought and, in principle, followed, but if the proponent is bull-headed, there is very little the NHI can do unless it is supported by public outrage.

Last year, there was a move to change España Boulevard to Arturo Tolentino Boulevard. Dr. De Viana, who also teaches at the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas (incidentally founded by Spanish Dominicans, whose main campus is along España) came up with a position paper that should be taken in consideration in case another proposal is made to rename the street:

"Historically, España belongs to a series of streets that had something to do with Spain. There are street names such as: Galicia, Algeciras, Extremadura and Catalu¤a, which are Spanish provinces. One street, Dos Castillas, refers to Leon and Castille that are represented in the Spanish flag. Another, Maria Cristina, was named after the Queen of Spain who served as regent during the minority of King Alfonso XIII. There is also a street named Don Quixote, the main personality in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Other streets carry the names of virtues in Spanish: Economia, Trabajo, Prudencio and Constancia. The rest were apparently the names of relatives of the former estate, such as Eloisa, Adelina, Paquita, etc. Near the boundary of Quezon City the streets straddling España have names that relate to Jose Rizal: P. Leoncio (Rizal's godfather), Craig (after Austin Craig, one of Rizal's biographers), Basilio, Sisa and Ibarra (characters in 'Noli me tangere'). The pattern of these streets shows an aesthetic unity that could be easily destroyed by the renaming of even one of these."

Dr. De Viana then continues his lament:

"There are cases when the renaming of streets was pushed through even if the NHI interposed objection. Some renaming have taken place even without consultation with the NHI ... To my knowledge, there are already some streets along España [that] have been renamed without [prior] consultation with the NHI. These are: Constancia (now Cristobal), Pepin (now Marzan), and Forbes (now Arsenio Lacson). Earlier, P. Leoncio was renamed Antonio Quintos, Cataluña (now Tolentino), Economia (now Manuel de la Fuente), Trabajo (now Vicente G. Cruz) and Washington (now Antonio Maceda)."

We can go on with historical and emotional reasons to retain España. Dr. De Viana dug up a little known fact that provides a legal basis:

"The land where España Boulevard is located was donated by Antonio de la Riva, owner of the Sulucan Estate Corporation, on the condition that it shall be named after the Iberian nation. In 1952 the City Council of Manila tried to rename the boulevard but the heirs of de la Riva reminded city officials of the conditions of the donation. Furthermore, España is classified as a national road, as indicated by its white street signs. City roads are indicated by blue street signs. National roads are not under the jurisdiction of local governments, therefore the Local Government Code cannot be used as basis for the renaming.

"Instead of renaming the boulevard, España should be improved and beautified since it recognizes the nation's Spanish heritage. It could [also] become the venue of celebrations of Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day now celebrated every June 30."

One must add that in Madrid, the place where the Rizal monument stands is Avenida de Filipinas. Heritage conservation is not just about old structures and antiquities but sometimes can be as commonplace as street names.

Comments are welcome at aocampo@ateneo.edu.
http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/col_lob/2005/mar21.htm

mydavaocity

August 2nd, 2006, 10:18 AM

But the ad almost told the possibilities of getting back the power to the LGUs:

"kung mahahati ang kapangyarihan, sila-sila na lang ang maghaharian sa pwesto."

OK, another ad was made:

In the ad, a group of people make "singit" to politicos and tell us about their future, e.g. job creation and the like. That was for charter change.

sometimes, commercials today can be janus-sided.

IMHO, I disagree... I think they were referring the the legislators who are also going to be cabinet ministers, but not the LGUs in general. Don't get me wrong, I am for a federal system. But I think the current proponents of the charter change is just using that as a bait to make provinces agree to cha-cha even if, as a packge, it is not beneficial for the entire nation.

overtureph

August 2nd, 2006, 10:24 AM

Great article KulasKusgan.

mydavaocity

August 2nd, 2006, 10:25 AM

Another article/topic to reflect on!!!! (originally posted by Animo; vid. Heritage Watch Thread)

here are some old names of davao streets/places (now slowly going into oblivion):

claveria, magallanes, uyanguren, trading, acacia,
bolton (?)

Some of my cousins only discovered recently that Magallanes is now Pichon and Claveria is now CM Recto. Does Uyanguren, Trading, Acacia and Bolton also have new names na?

habagatcentral1

August 2nd, 2006, 10:39 AM

Some of my cousins only discovered recently that Magallanes is now Pichon and Claveria is now CM Recto. Does Uyanguren, Trading, Acacia and Bolton also have new names na?

Uyanguren is Magsaysay Avenue now.

Konsehal

August 2nd, 2006, 11:38 AM

Uyanguren is Magsaysay Avenue now.

Hello!

Trading is now Quezon Blvd., Acacia, Hospital Avenue; Ponciano, Cayetano Bangoy; :)

dinabaw

August 2nd, 2006, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Bagani
Makikisali lang po. Di ko na kasi matiis.

Of course we will be in the Guiness Book of World Records. Why do we have to make such an attempt when we are the only ones making durian rolls in the world? Do we expect other countries to attempt to break that record? Indonesia, Thailand or Malaysia might attempt. It's like Vigan making the longest longaniza or Bacolod making the biggest Piaya. For sure, world record kaagad on the first attempt. Can we be more creative?

Apil pud ko ! right , i had enough of this "world records" in the Philippines parang obssess tayo sa Guiness world records, parang mga festivals natin and dami dami pati calmansi may festival tayo! :hahaha:
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dinabaw

August 2nd, 2006, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Bagani

I'm aware of that effort by the City Govt. Pero I think it's a very good start. But there's so much more to be accomplished.

About the STP, I didn't reach to that detail. But if you want your waste water to be treated to become potable, the system would be very expensive. Di lang yata hanggaang tertiary level (or chemical) treatment ang kailangan. Baka may pang-apat pa. I'm not so sure. But after the tertiary treatment, waste water could be used for irrigation and flushing waterclosets and urinals in toilets. Bathing? Who would dare. I've been to one of the most advanced treatment plants in the world - The Sydney Water Board. Impressive. Treated water is crystal clear and odorless, but not potable. What Davao needs is a system that could treat water that is safe to discharge in natural catchment areas like the Davao Gulf. Or the City could sell treated water to golf courses or plantations for irrigation purposes, and malls for their toilets, at a much cheaper price. In that way, the City earns and at the same time conserve precious potable water. The STP will be sustainable because it'll be earning and will eventually need little or no financial support from City Hall.

How many stages of treatment do your study suggest? is chlorinization included , if eve built how much will it cost?? If proposed where do you intend to put the plants ? I have seen a documentary water teatment facility they built man-made swamp , they put slugs and bacteria feeding waterlies maybe its more cheaper to build it and very organic ,what do you think? Do you think DCWD intends to built STP or government initiative? I really like your suggestion the city would sell treated water so Davao's precious potable water not just be a flush in the water closet. Sorry Bagani for so many queries :)

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 12:17 PM

Sinjin P.

August 2nd, 2006, 12:18 PM

^^July 30, 2006 nagrequest ko... og sa dihang pagkaugma July 31 (kagahapon)... granted dayon.

@Dave: Kinsa imong gisendan sa request, si Jan? Kay magpachange sad unta ko ug name ;)

dinabaw

August 2nd, 2006, 12:29 PM

How about Villa Abrille and Anda streets ? change name na ba?
Konsehal how come Acaica naging Hospital Ave.? wala naman hospital doon :?

KulasKusgan

August 2nd, 2006, 12:29 PM

@sinjin: yep kay Jan.

Hello!

Trading is now Quezon Blvd., Acacia, Hospital Avenue; Ponciano, Cayetano Bangoy; :)

Mukhang nakakalito ang mga bagong street names. Mas maayo pa Konsehal ibalik ang old names nila. For common Dabawenyos, we call it Magallanes not Pichon, Claveria not CM Recto, Ponciano not Bangoy, Oyanguren not Magsaysay. Tho ang bagong street names mejo matagal ng naimplement, still, people utter the original names.

pahabol Konsehal... may plans na ba for the devt of Davao Coastal areas like Marina complex in Sta Ana Wharf, Magsaysay Park & Bucana?

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 12:39 PM

dinabaw

August 2nd, 2006, 12:46 PM

Ask lang pud ko guys Bajada is a Highway like Mc Arthur Highway? wa dyud koy nakita na street sign na Bajada :? basig an libog ang tig butang ug sign kay pagabot sa unahan subida na pud! :hahaha:

huistenmark

August 2nd, 2006, 01:13 PM

Rajah_Soliman

August 2nd, 2006, 01:13 PM

Hello!

Trading is now Quezon Blvd., Acacia, Hospital Avenue; Ponciano, Cayetano Bangoy; :)

Sir Konsehal, why couldn't we just "sub-title" the existing street names with mundane ones .... :)

Question: what's the old/existing name of Crooked Road?

Bagani

August 2nd, 2006, 01:14 PM

Apil pud ko ! right , i had enough of this "world records" in the Philippines parang obssess tayo sa Guiness world records, parang mga festivals natin and dami dami pati calmansi may festival tayo! :hahaha:
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THANK YOU, Dinabaw! May kakampi ako.

Isa pa yang festivals na yan. Wala ng originality. Parang may Ati-Atihan sa buong Pilipinas. Mabuti na lang ang Davao may sariling identity.

Imagine the longganiza festival in Vigan, Ilocos Sur kasi yon daw ang famous product nila - Oh, My God! Ladies, take note, ladies not girls, dancing in mini skirts and short tops with exposed navels with belts around their waists and necklaces made of longganiza tied together. Di ko alam kung ikaw ang mahihiya para sa kanila or pagtatawanan mo sila. Chances are pagtatawanan mo sila.

KulasKusgan

August 2nd, 2006, 01:22 PM

speaking of longganisa, napansin ko lang. ang longganisa dito sa dabaw mejo matamis. nakatilaw kog gikan sa luzon, lahi ang lasa, parat. maski ang chicken BBQ, tam-is ang diri sa dabaw.

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 01:27 PM

Yes naabutan ko pa yan...

That was the time of premier Magsaysay Park. Nag-field trip god mi dira.

ako first time ko tumungtong sa magsaysay park nung nagthethesis ako nung 2002-03..and was only at the DOT at that time :P..pero the place wasnt nice na that time..so i never returned..besides..out of the way man for most ang magsaysay park, which i think contributed to its downfall..downtown pa ba nanag area na na?its too far from the main commercial district..thats why i think PTA would be a much better park than magsaysay park..not only will it benefit from its good location, its immediate areas will benenfit from it..ohh i can imagine the future business establishements that will be setup at ponciano, camus and palma gil...:D

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 01:30 PM

Ask lang pud ko guys Bajada is a Highway like Mc Arthur Highway? wa dyud koy nakita na street sign na Bajada :? basig an libog ang tig butang ug sign kay pagabot sa unahan subida na pud! :hahaha:

lols nice one!!! bajada is a barangay man diba? like matina..ma-a, bangkal? hala nalibog sab ko..pagkabalo nako JP laurel na and bajada is a barangay..o naa ba barangay nga bajada?

KulasKusgan

August 2nd, 2006, 01:37 PM

murag wala may barangay bajada. wala pud bajada street. pero sikat ang bajada.

habagatcentral1

August 2nd, 2006, 02:12 PM

Ey, speaking of changing names:

Does Francisco Bangoy International Airport the other name for Davao International Airport o mao na ang mag-refer sa Sasa Terminal sa Davao Airport?

dinabaw

August 2nd, 2006, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by gravy_addict
lols nice one!!! bajada is a barangay man diba? like matina..ma-a, bangkal? hala nalibog sab ko..pagkabalo nako JP laurel na and bajada is a barangay..o naa ba barangay nga bajada?

Kabalo mo ngano bajada pangalan ? kay pag sige ulan ang mga tao sige ug sulti dapit didto baha dia! baha dia ! LOLS

paulkrps

August 2nd, 2006, 02:52 PM

lols nice one!!! bajada is a barangay man diba? like matina..ma-a, bangkal? hala nalibog sab ko..pagkabalo nako JP laurel na and bajada is a barangay..o naa ba barangay nga bajada?

the whole strip of the highway is j.p. laurel ave. the old name is bajada in relation to the buhangin road (kay subida). the strip i think is divided into several - bajada, then lanang, then sasa, then panacan, etc. bajada starts at the davao central school then ends at carmelite. kana sa akong pagkabalo ug pagtukituki kay sa buhangin ko nagpuyo sukad atong 1974.

dinabaw

August 2nd, 2006, 03:39 PM

Environment chief leads launching of Green RP Highways

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Angelo Reyes led the launching of the Green Philippine Highways Project here in the region Tuesday.

At the launching ceremony held at the Davao Convention Center, Reyes urged the community to take part in this project, which aims to undertake massive tree planting, maintenance and protection along the Pan-Philippine Highway, Manila North Road, and West Nautical Highway.

The Pan-Philippine Highway covers 2,176.4 kilometers of road from Laoag City to Davao City. The Manila North Road, meanwhile, covers 439.2 kilometers from Laoag City to Manila. The West Nautical Highway on the other hand covers 823.9 kilometers from Batangas to Zamboanga Sibugay.

In Southern Mindanao region, the project will cover 68 kilometers in Compostela Valley, 24.2 kilometers in Davao del Norte, and 14 kilometers in Davao City. The total kilometers covered by the project is 3,439.5 kilometers.

Reyes told Dabawenyos who attended the launching that environmental protection is not a monopoly of the DENR but rather a responsibility of every member of the society.

To strengthen public concern towards environmental protection, DENR adopted this new philosophy on shared responsibility through social mobilization.

The Green Philippine Highways Project involves maximum participation from all sectors of the society by establishing a green chain along the national highways. (BOT)

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 04:06 PM

speaking of longganisa, napansin ko lang. ang longganisa dito sa dabaw mejo matamis. nakatilaw kog gikan sa luzon, lahi ang lasa, parat. maski ang chicken BBQ, tam-is ang diri sa dabaw.

sweet man gud daw tang mga davaoeno..lols

tj_brewed

August 2nd, 2006, 04:07 PM

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 04:10 PM

oi august na asa na man ang DVO-HK ug DVO-Macau flight?

tj_brewed

August 2nd, 2006, 04:15 PM

oi august na asa na man ang DVO-HK ug DVO-Macau flight?

Paghulat! :scouserd:

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 04:23 PM

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 04:29 PM

kinsa may nagsulti nga augist ang viva macau??? got this from their webiste...

Flight Schedules
Effective September 16 - October 31, 2006

ROUTE FLT NO. DOW ORIGIN DEPARTURE DESTINATION ARRIVAL A/C TYPE
JAKARTA, INDONESIA 101 2.4.7 MACAU 10:00 JAKARTA 13:25 B763
102 2.4.7 JAKARTA 14:25 MACAU 19:45 B763
MALE,
MALDIVES 301 3.6 MACAU 18:00 MALE 21:30 B763
302 3.6 MALE 22:30 MACAU 08:00+1 B763

Rajah_Soliman

August 2nd, 2006, 04:30 PM

Paghulat! :scouserd:

re: viva macau: asa ko pwede ka book :)

tj_brewed

August 2nd, 2006, 04:34 PM

hehe allergic na man gud ko sa mga hyped projects nga wa madayon..lols

anyway, saw the bloomsfield (robinsons nga sudivision sa lanang) leaflet..naa na did2 nga the lot bet. DCWD and Karasia is indeed a future site sa Robinsons mall..ang pangutana na lang pila ka year s from now to itukod..hehe

What's being HYPED!? with HK to DVO and Macau to DVO flights? it's like an ordinary news for me.....

kinsa may nagsulti nga augist ang viva macau??? got this from their webiste...

Flight Schedules
Effective September 16 - October 31, 2006

ROUTE FLT NO. DOW ORIGIN DEPARTURE DESTINATION ARRIVAL A/C TYPE
JAKARTA, INDONESIA 101 2.4.7 MACAU 10:00 JAKARTA 13:25 B763
102 2.4.7 JAKARTA 14:25 MACAU 19:45 B763
MALE,
MALDIVES 301 3.6 MACAU 18:00 MALE 21:30 B763
302 3.6 MALE 22:30 MACAU 08:00+1 B763

from whom? check these sites:

INQ7 (http://money.inq7.net/breakingnews/view_breakingnews.php?yyyy=2006&mon=05&dd=16&file=6)

DAVAO CITY -- Viva Macau Airlines is finalizing plans to mount direct flights to Davao City starting August, in time for the Kadayawan Festival, a peak period for tourism, said Councilor Peter Laviña, chairman of the city council's trade and industry committee.

This one is from MACAU BUSINESS (http://www.macaubusiness.com/index.php?id=495) ! have a look

Viva Macau is finalising plans for direct flights to Davao City in the Philippines, with the first service expected to coincide with a local festival in August. The Philippines recently announced it was opening a consulate in Macau to look after the growing number of its nationals working in the territory.

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 04:34 PM

^^ nice question..but mas importante...question is kanus-a..lols

tj_brewed

August 2nd, 2006, 04:36 PM

I rather have commercial and retail promenades than box typed airconditioned malls!

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 04:39 PM

What's being HYPED!? with HK to DVO and Macau to DVO flights? it's like an ordinary news for me.....

from whom? check these sites:

INQ7 (http://money.inq7.net/breakingnews/view_breakingnews.php?yyyy=2006&mon=05&dd=16&file=6)

This one is from MACAU BUSINESS (http://www.macaubusiness.com/index.php?id=495) ! have a look

hmmm...ok ok sort of convinced na ko..lols pero bitaw TJ.. i cant help but be skeptical kauy una..wala pa silay ticketing office..ug August 2 na baya wala pa man lang pr0motional materials circulating...

tj_brewed

August 2nd, 2006, 04:46 PM

hmmm...ok ok sort of convinced na ko..lols pero bitaw TJ.. i cant help but be skeptical kauy una..wala pa silay ticketing office..ug August 2 na baya wala pa man lang pr0motional materials circulating...
and you think they are solely targeting the DAVAO MARKET? walay promotions dira sa Davao..pero kinsa may mas naay kwarta? taga Davao o taga Macau? so where do u think will they focus their marketing efforts first?

ALL WE GOTTA DO IS WAIT!

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 04:52 PM

oi naa ko kwartang pa plete pa macau oi..libre pa mo tanan davao forumers :P

anyway, lahi ra jud TJ eh..dapat maski hunghong man lang naa pero alaws jud eh..

ay wait..ang silkair ba sauna gi advertise prior to the inaugural flight?

tj_brewed

August 2nd, 2006, 05:02 PM

Skyblue_Navyblue

August 2nd, 2006, 05:06 PM

nganong september pa man ang davao-macau flight? bakit?

tj_brewed

August 2nd, 2006, 05:10 PM

kinsay ingon September gud oi? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr let's stop speculating lagi! all we have to do is WAIT! :(

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 05:11 PM

murag wala sab..lols...ana jud cguro..hehe

pero kay naa man ka cebu karon..dili tka ma apil ug libre sa macau trip namo sa mga davao-based forumers..lols

daog bya kog last two bag-o lang....amo ni hutdon ug shopping oh...

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/kwarta.jpg

WawaY[625]

August 2nd, 2006, 05:14 PM

basi kadayawan '07..bwahaha lols..oi grabe na ni mods ha..oka 475 post na wa japon ma sticky

Skyblue_Navyblue

August 2nd, 2006, 05:37 PM

STICKY! STICKY! STICKY!

tj_brewed

August 2nd, 2006, 05:39 PM

thnx kuya Gravy but i can handle my own fare! as a Travel Specialist, I have my own IATA discounts..ehehehehhehehehe (Seriously)

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 05:41 PM

ProblemSolver

August 2nd, 2006, 05:49 PM

How many stages of treatment do your study suggest? is chlorinization included , if eve built how much will it cost?? If proposed where do you intend to put the plants ? I have seen a documentary water teatment facility they built man-made swamp , they put slugs and bacteria feeding waterlies maybe its more cheaper to build it and very organic ,what do you think? Do you think DCWD intends to built STP or government initiative? I really like your suggestion the city would sell treated water so Davao's precious potable water not just be a flush in the water closet. Sorry Bagani for so many queries :)

There are advantages and disadvantages of a swamp STP. The foremost disadvantage is that before biological (bacteria borne fed) changes can take place, creeping and seeping can get into the underlying tap water, water wells, root crops, etc. which poses another environmental and ecosystem threat. The greatest advantage is that it is extremely low cost in construction. Some remedies has been applied by using plastic sheet, ceramics, or a combination of both. However, material degradation of plastic sheet and cracking of ceramics under heavy load, natural elements incursions, underground vibrations and shaking, and inaccessibility of materials for inspections are also sources of creeping and seeping.

The other is a holding tank that is accessible to both inspections and repairs. Simple construction of holding tanks using local indigenous materials which can easily be manufactured and fabricated locally should resolve the issues of cost inhibition. Byproducts of these designs are methane gas, electricity, clean water for irrigation, industrial and commercial use, or return to the rivers, lakes, and ocean. It can be located anywhere in the City, Towns, or barangays.

For both technologies, pumping stations are required. These pumps acts like a sewage suction pump and a sewage transfer pump.

Cost for holding tanks initial construction should cost no more than and in the range of P10M - P50M which a private corporation, or a multicooperative can handle, or a city or town government.

Also, several STP providers can provide this kind of services if the limitation is a holding tank. In other words, several holding tanks can be co-located to provide STP services.

New technologies should get the construction cost to affordability. Also, new technologies are capable of providing individual households portable STP-Generator appliance just like buying a refrigerator or a washer. Re-use and output of these appliances would be similar to a holding tank that provide methane gas(LPG), electricity, clean water for washing or micro-irrigation of gardens, lawns, etc. only in a miniaturized version. Estimated miniature STP version kW output should be in the range of 100watts/hr - 2kW/hour depending on how many members in a family and should be even enough to power a house with complete appliances.

davaoeagle

August 2nd, 2006, 05:58 PM

THANK YOU, Dinabaw! May kakampi ako.

Isa pa yang festivals na yan. Wala ng originality. Parang may Ati-Atihan sa buong Pilipinas. Mabuti na lang ang Davao may sariling identity.

Imagine the longganiza festival in Vigan, Ilocos Sur kasi yon daw ang famous product nila - Oh, My God! Ladies, take note, ladies not girls, dancing in mini skirts and short tops with exposed navels with belts around their waists and necklaces made of longganiza tied together. Di ko alam kung ikaw ang mahihiya para sa kanila or pagtatawanan mo sila. Chances are pagtatawanan mo sila.

Same sentiment here. It's really funny that even Quezon City or Manila City usher their own Sto. Nino Festival when we all know there are festivals devoted to the patron saints in Cebu, Tacloban? and elsewhere in the country.

Wala na yatang maisip na mas creative ang mga tao..lols

Rajah_Soliman

August 2nd, 2006, 06:22 PM

bel1river

August 2nd, 2006, 06:45 PM

How about Villa Abrille and Anda streets ? change name na ba?
Konsehal how come Acaica naging Hospital Ave.? wala naman hospital doon :?

Don,

Ang Acacia naging Hospital Avenue because of the old (pre-war) Davao Hospital (now commonly called the Mental Hospital) was located in that area. Before the hospital moved its facilities to its present location, the Davao Regional Hospital was on Acacia Street.

Jon

bel1river

August 2nd, 2006, 06:52 PM

Ask lang pud ko guys Bajada is a Highway like Mc Arthur Highway? wa dyud koy nakita na street sign na Bajada :? basig an libog ang tig butang ug sign kay pagabot sa unahan subida na pud! :hahaha:

Don,

Because I am from that area, the main drag in Bajada is actually J.P. Laurel Avenue. Before it was renamed J.P. Laurel Avenue, it was known as Plaridel Street. Ang alam ko, Hospital Avenue (Acacia Street) turns into J.P. Laurel Avenue from the corner of Hospital Avenue and Sta. Ana Avenue. J.P. Laurel then runs all the way to just beyond Belisario Heights/DAMOSA/LGCC/Mamay Road. From there, the road is named by its Kilometer markings (KM 7, KM 11, etc.) I wish the authorities just name the road/avenue/hiway as J.P. Laurel Avenue all the way to Lasang..

bel1river

August 2nd, 2006, 06:56 PM

lols nice one!!! bajada is a barangay man diba? like matina..ma-a, bangkal? hala nalibog sab ko..pagkabalo nako JP laurel na and bajada is a barangay..o naa ba barangay nga bajada?

Gravy,

The area you are referring to is in my neck of the woods. The barangay where G-Mall/MetroPlaza/defunct ACA Video in Bajada is in San Roque barangay. Within that barangay is Christian School, the Venue Compound, etc.

Rajah_Soliman

August 2nd, 2006, 07:17 PM

(@ MTS)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/08/03/article_181511_08-03-2006.jpg

paulkrps

August 2nd, 2006, 07:36 PM

Rajah_Soliman

August 2nd, 2006, 07:51 PM

na-doble...sori

Rajah_Soliman

August 2nd, 2006, 07:55 PM

guys, if your were to analyze the davao map, tiongko ave should've been straight all the way to roxas ave. but it stopped abruptly at claudio. and roxas stopped at ponciano. between those two lenght, is occuppied by informal settlers (or is it?). i wonder what happened here? some original land owner refused to sell it to city a long time ago? then vanished so we have these land occupied? it would've been a beautiful stretch. until, i haven't had a clue what happened.

in the 90's there was a plan to resettle our dear informal settlers somewhere else and to open that stretch connecting claudio and pons....as usual...as a typical pinoy plan...it died a natural death... :bash:

one thing perhaps we are good in is in changing the names of the streets... :lol: (kasi maliit lang ang budget na kailangan eh) :lol:

bato-bato sa langit ang tamaan wag magagalit ha

paulkrps

August 2nd, 2006, 08:14 PM

scandinavian girl

August 3rd, 2006, 12:52 AM

The water? I am a going to be a tourist of Davao. I understand from the information here that the wastewater goes directly out into the Gulf and I got told befor the water in the swimming areas by the various beaches is very,very clean? Na, how can the water be really, really clean if the waistwater goes directly out in the sea every day all aorund the clock, year in and year out?? Who would like to answer me :) How polluted is the water really and if not, how does it get cleaned?? Who controlls the level of pollution in the water and give official information about it to for example tourists?? I need to know because I am going to visit your country and..every toursit needs to be informed about the questions they do have remember the " from mouth to mouth information" to other tourists is powerfull" :)

KulasKusgan

August 3rd, 2006, 12:54 AM

Unsa man finalize na nato ang meet?

Kanus-a man? Aug 12. Ok mo ani?

Asa man? Iron Horse. Ok mo ani?

Unsang oras? 6PM. Ok mo ani?

any other suggestion/s?

Kinsay mokuyog? Kuyog lang mo ha kay inato ra bitaw ni. Kay basi magsolo ra ko didto.

Rajah_Soliman

August 3rd, 2006, 12:55 AM

nagkamali na naman uli ako ...sori po

Rajah_Soliman

August 3rd, 2006, 12:59 AM

^^ i had a friend (who taught in addu so many years back) whose house was in that land. the house was concrete (as we would say, nangugat na) so i thought was they've been there for decades). these houses i saw was not your average house.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/Picture2.jpg

wow..i was about to do the same rendering...you're right not all houses there are hmmm you know what i mean...

if you look at old davao maps, there should be two parallel streets to the Tiongco (left and right) ending at claudio (sort of mini-rotundas) ...hmmm that's so hard to articulate...but I guess you know what i mean :)

btw, the addu prof...are you referring to Mr. G. (rip)

scandinavian girl

August 3rd, 2006, 01:06 AM

Rajah_Soliman

August 3rd, 2006, 01:11 AM

The water? I am a going to be a tourist of Davao. I understand from the information here that the wastewater goes directly out into the Gulf....

that makes swimming in Davao exciting inday lena :lol:

seriously.... go as far as talikud to experience the clear blue waters of Davao...just beware of those little cute sharks who look for nordic preys ..... :jk:

here's another tip: if local folks will serve you food on a banana leaf....do not eat the leaf :lol: you will have indigestion.... :runaway:

Rajah_Soliman

August 3rd, 2006, 01:18 AM

Hi rajah...:) du hast ein brief von mir...:)

I wonder you know the german word heraufstehen oder ist es hinaufstehen, es scheint als ob ich heute alles durcheinander mache, die beiden wörter haben mich heute probleme gemacht und vielleicht gibt es sogar beide...? Nur ich komme nicht drauf .diese abend...

Hi dave it is morning with you now I guess, here it is late night...:)

Alles Gute! :)

brief bereits beantwortet...meinst du auferstehen wie es in der DDR Hymne lautete...auf erstanden aus ruinen na nananan..

maayong gabii... matuwog na ko day lena ha.. :)

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 01:20 AM

STICKY! STICKY! STICKY!

Lisod ma "sticky" kay wa'a man tanan moderador dire sa SSC Philippines. Katong duha nag-bakasyon ug katong-isa ocupado sa eskwela.

paulkrps

August 3rd, 2006, 01:26 AM

wow..i was about to do the same rendering...you're right not all houses there are hmmm you know what i mean...

if you look at old davao maps, there should be two parallel streets to the Tiongco (left and right) ending at claudio (sort of mini-rotundas) ...hmmm that's so hard to articulate...but I guess you know what i mean :)

btw, the addu prof...are you referring to Mr. G. (rip)

the addu prof was a she with a v.

scandinavian girl

August 3rd, 2006, 01:26 AM

that makes swimming in Davao exciting inday lena :lol:

seriously.... go as far as talikud to experience the clear blue waters of Davao...just beware of those little cute sharks who look for nordic preys ..... :jk:

here's another tip: if local folks will serve you food on a banana leaf....do not eat the leaf :lol: you will have indigestion.... :)

:) rajah that is one of many ways to look at it.. are there sharks too oh, how will I survive? :dizzy:

Ok, ok will not eat the banana leaf..Like you said once, necessity is the mother of all invention ... I will bring my ..."knäckebröd och kalles kaviar"...I will survive:)

scandinavian girl

August 3rd, 2006, 01:34 AM

brief bereits beantwortet...meinst du auferstehen wie es in der DDR Hymne lautete...auf erstanden aus ruinen na nananan..

maayong gabii... matuwog na ko day lena ha.. :)

Ja, das ist es... vilen dank rajah das meine ich...:)

I understand maayong gabii and ko, day but not he rest, maybe ha... if it is a laugh.. but might not be??? Have to try to use a dictionary now...will make the day longer and I can not sleep anyway...

:goodbye:

Rajah_Soliman

August 3rd, 2006, 01:35 AM

:) rajah that is one of many ways to look at it.. are there sharks too oh, how will I survive? :dizzy:

Ok, ok will not eat the banana leaf..Like you said once, necessity is the mother of all invention ... I will bring my ..."knäckebröd och kalles kaviar"...I will survive:)

davao sharks are friendly...just smile at them whenever they come your way :D

see you in the next thread day lena...this thread is about to end...au revoir...zzzzzzzzz :sleepy:

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 01:55 AM

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/dabawcollage.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/021dc0fc.jpg

Experience Davao City and Its Gulf Cities - from Islands to Highlands

Davao Region is consist of four provinces, namely: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. The region encloses the Davao Gulf and its regional center is Davao City. Other Davao Gulf cities include Tagum City, Panabo City, Island Garden City of Samal, and Digos City.

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 01:56 AM

Madayaw Dabaw!
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/General%20Nostalgia/PaxUnidas_Davao.jpg

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 01:57 AM

I created the 18th thread! :D

Here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380447

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 01:59 AM

Davao City gears up for week-long festival

By AMADA T. VALINO

Davao City is in the thick of preparations for the grand celebration of the 21st Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival on Aug. 14-20. It features a fruit and flower shows, tribal festivals, ethnic cultural shows, native products fair and beauty pageant.

The city government of Davao headed by Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and the Kadayawan sa Davao Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with Globe Telecom are leaving no stone unturned into marking another year of "thanksgiving celebration of cultural heritage, bounty, creativity and unity."

According to city tourism officer Id Acaylar who is again in charge of this year’s Kadayawan celebration, the festival does not only involve the promotion of investment and tourism in Davao and Mindanao but also the promotion of arts and culture.

Kadayawan comes from the word "madayaw," a warm and friendly greeting derived from "dayaw," meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. For such is Kadayawan, a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, wealth of culture, bounties of harvest and serenity of living.

What used to be a practice of thanksgiving for the indigenous people of Davao was institutionalized in 1986 to unite the Davaoenos after the Martial Law years. It was then called Apo Duwaling, a contraction of the famous icons of the city – Mt. Apo, durian and waling-waling. Two years later, it was renamed Kadayawan sa Dabaw to better reflect the merry spirit and indigenous theme of the celebration.

Kadayawan today has metamorphosed into a festival of festivals in the region as it honors Davao’s heritage, its past personified by the ancestral ‘lumads,’ the people as they celebrate on the streets and its floral industry as they parade in full regalia in thanskgiving for the blessings bestowed on the city.

Among the activities during the week-long celebration include a TABO-AgroIndustrial Fair (Aug. 1-21); Kaan DawetFood Street Fiesta (Aug. 11-20); Pasalamat-Festival Opening and Promenade; Tingog Kadayawan-Concert of 200 voices (Aug. 14); Hudyaka-nightly concerts (Aug. 14-20); Tugtog-World Music Festival (Aug. 15); Hiyas sa KadayawanSearch for the Festival Symbol; Urog Etnika-Mindanao Fashion Showcase (Aug. 16); Suba sa Kinabuhi-Davao River Festival; Agongan ug Kulintangan-Indigenous Music Festival (Aug. 17); Sayaw Mindanao Indigenous Dance Festival (Aug. 15, 16, 18); Hurawan-Bagobo Horse Rites; Lumadnong Kagikan-Indigenous Peoples’ Festival (Aug. 18); Indak-indak sa Kadalanan-Whole-day Street Dancing; Yanog ug Yugyugan sa Kadalanan-Street Disco (Aug. 19); and Halad-Floral Float Parade; Banda Lanog-Parade Band Competition on Aug. 20.

http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/08/01/TOUR2006080170637.html

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 02:00 AM

By Jesus Erle B. Sebastian

IF YOU find the smell of high octane fuel, burning rubber and durian as aphrodisiacs, then you’d better head down to Davao this August 19 and 20 for the Davao Kadayawan Festival.

The Davao Classic Sports Car Club (DCSCC) and Philippine Drag Racing Familysport will be holding a joint legal drag race event as part of the celebration of the Davao Kadayawan, a festival for fruits and flowers.

The event, dubbed the 2006 Hot August Races, will be held at the Speed City Race Track in Davao City’s Riverfront Business Park.

DCSCC president Willie Torres expects that with PDRF participating in the event, the Hot August Races will be the biggest motor sport activity in the south.

DCSCC and PRDF share the goal of eradicating if not minimizing illegal street racing activities and are undertaking what they call "Race the Strip, not the Streets" campaign nationwide.

Both clubs expect top drag racers and teams from Davao, Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro to show up for the quarter-mile drag racing competition.

After all, there are championships to be defended and national quarter mile records to be broken.

For those who are preparing for the drag racing in Davao, these are the PDRF national records to break and the record holders:

* 9.957 seconds @ 140.40 mph--"Fastest Car in the Philippines" (by Ken Kepner of Clark AHRA, Chevy Camaro V8)

* 142.41 miles per hour-Fastest Speed Mark (by David Lim of DGL-Cebu)

* 10.65 @ 130.60 mph-Fastest Ford (Frank Wilson, Subic, Mustang V8)

* 10.672 @ 136.36 mph-Fastest 4-cylinder and Fastest Honda (by Raymond Go of Autoplus Sportzentrium)

* 10.74 @ 134.90 mph—Fastest Nissan (Dondi Montecillo, Racing Zone Skyline R33-GTR)

* 10.94-second--Fastest Mitsubishi (Raymond Go, Autoplus Evo)

* 11.027 @ 122 mph--- Fastest All-Motor Honda (Pepi Santos, H3 Autoworks EK)

* 11.970-second-Fastest Volkswagen (Robert Abanto, WunderBugs)

* 12.676-second—Fastest Toyota (Herbert Hollero, Gulfspeed Starlet)

* 12.915 @ 102 mph—Fastest Girl Drag Racer and Fastest SOHC Honda (When-when Dagondon, VanniTec and Staging Lanes)

* 13.482 @ 103 mph—Fastest all-motor SOHC Honda posted by PJ Sy of Honglysport.

The 2006 Hot August Races will be debuting the prestigious Top 16 "Winner-Take-All" bracket, the first time it will be held in the south. Only the quickest 16 cars can qualify for this event.

DCSCC and PDRF organizers say the 2006 HAR will be holding several Quick 8 heads-up classes aside from the regular elapsed time (ET) bracket racing, namely the Pro class for cars running 13.99 seconds and quicker, Hot Street for cars in the 14.00 to 15.99-second frame and Stock class for 16.00 seconds and slower cars.

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http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/07/30/SPRT2006073070474.html

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 02:01 AM

By BEN D. ARCHE

DIGOS CITY – The Davao del Sur provincial government is cutting a deal with an electric company for the installation of two mini-hydroelectric plants in Sta. Cruz town.

The committee on ways and means of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) chaired by Board Member Simplicio Latasa has approved the proposal of Hydroelectric Development Corp. (HEDCOR) for the construction of the plants in barangays Darong and Sibulan.

After extensive discussions, HEDCOR was able to negotiate a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with local government officials and indigenous peoples (IPs), a requirement of the provincial board.

HEDCOR officials also showed permits and clearances from other government agencies indispensable for the establishment of those plants. However, the power firm has no permit to cut trees from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and permission from the Davao Sur Electric Cooperative (Dasureco) for setting up transmission lines.

The provincial board members endorsed the construction of the power plants provided that HEDCOR will comply all the conditions required under existing laws, that it will not bring damage to the ancestral domain of the indigenous peoples and that it follow the time frame from exploration stage to operation and to observe responsible operation of the hydroelectric power plants.

A former mayor of Sta. Cruz, Joel Ray Lopez, who now sits as a board member, said he has advocated the construction of those plants in order for the province to have stable power supply and generate more revenues for the town and the province of Davao del Sur.

The municipal tourism office of Sta. Cruz has also asked HEDCOR to develop the Todaya Falls into another tourist destination.

The waterfalls would serve as an attraction during the day and supply water to the power plants at night.

With the approval of the project, the seven members of the SP Committee on Ways and Means authorized Governor Benjamin Bautista, Jr. to cut an agreement with Davao del Sur and HEDCOR Sibulan, Inc. for the construction of the two mini-hydroelectric plants.

http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/07/29/PROV2006072970351.html

paulkrps

August 3rd, 2006, 02:57 AM

Disiotso na!

junax

August 3rd, 2006, 03:13 AM

^^ 18 thread na! ang bilis naman...

dalhin ko lang dito...

The water? I am a going to be a tourist of Davao. I understand from the information here that the wastewater goes directly out into the Gulf and I got told befor the water in the swimming areas by the various beaches is very,very clean? Na, how can the water be really, really clean if the waistwater goes directly out in the sea every day all aorund the clock, year in and year out?? Who would like to answer me :) How polluted is the water really and if not, how does it get cleaned?? Who controlls the level of pollution in the water and give official information about it to for example tourists?? I need to know because I am going to visit your country and..every toursit needs to be informed about the questions they do have remember the " from mouth to mouth information" to other tourists is powerfull" :)

:) don't worry lena, the nice beaches of davao gulf are secluded in samal island far from the city's sewer area. if you will look at davao's map, the shoreline located near the main business districts are mostly utilized as piers/wharfs/private docks. people don't swim near that area for obvious reasons. don't worry, davao city area is vast and tourist attractions are mostly located in the outskirts safe from the imminent destructions due to commercialization... sigh, until the government of the philippines can afford a decent sewage treatment plant for each cities.

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 03:20 AM

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davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 03:22 AM

SSC Davao now a debutante!

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 03:23 AM

the addu prof was a she with a v.

She was a friend of mine too when I was still a stude at ADDU. I went to her place one time and yes it (house) was all concrete. Her initials are VDP? Ato-ato na lang ni Paul...lol

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 03:24 AM

Gracias Animo!

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 03:44 AM

Good morinig Davao ohhh debut na diay !! Hi malaysia and apocusp :jk:

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 03:49 AM

Thursday, August 03, 2006
Foreigners, OFWs prop up real estate sector
By By Barbara Carla R. Quiero
Cub Reporter

Real estate in Davao City is at a its best performance this year compared to previous years, this according to brokers. Brokers credit the city's flourishing of the real estate industry to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and foreigners who marry Filipinas, particulary Dabawenyas.

They say most of their sales come from other countries such as Japan, United States, London and other European countries. In Villa de Mercedes, a high-end project, Andrew P. Bautista, sales and marketing director of the company said 60-65 percent of their market are foreigners married to Dabawenyas, 25 percent are OFWs and the rest are rich businessmen.

Brenda Dadula, who has been a real estate broker for 15 years said because of her retired OFW clients and Dabwenyas who are married to foreigners, she is able to sell as much as P3 million worth of house or/and lots a month.

"Before, P3 million a month is difficult to achieve. This year, it's easier," said Dadula in an interview, who is a real estate broker of the Villa de Mercedes of Uraya Land Development Incorporated. According to her, an agency or group of private real brokers headed by an agency manager, unit manager and property consultant has an average closed deal of house and/or lot worth P20 million a month. Villa de Mercedes has 20 agencies, Bautista said.

Bautista said when Villa de Mercedes started operating last year, they started selling lots at P3,630 per square meter but, this year they have increased it by selling it at a minimum of P4,950 and maximum of P5,250 per square meter or a 36 percent increase.

"Try to imagine the difference. We increase it by 36 percent for only one year and there are still takers," he said.

Despite the said increase, Bautista said they have more clients this year compared to last year. "We started last year, compared to last year and this year, we definitely have more clients. We have more than a thousand clients a day," said Bautista in a separate interview.

To this, Bautista said they had to hire additional brokers to empower their sales force. This year, Bautista said the number of their brokers increased by 50 percent. As of the moment, Bautista said they have more than 1,000 brokers with barely two years of operation. Of the 1,000 brokers, 360 of which are active, he said.

Bautista said since the number of clients have tripled this year as compared to last year thus, their income this year also tripled as compared to last year. Bautista adds that electronic commerce or e-commerce also helps their company a lot. E-commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services on the internet. He said through the internet, their brokers and clients get into the web page system since brokers have their own webpage.

"Definitely, most of our sales came from abroad, that is our market, Europe, US, Japan. Those foreigners are married to Filipina, because definitely foreigners cannot invest here on their own," he said. However, no matter how plenty the takers or clients are, the real estate industry is also hounded with problems. Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc. (SHDA) Southern Mindanao Chapter president Salvador T. Valbuena said Mindanao still has that image abroad as a war-torn island of the country.

Valbuena said he is coming out with a plan on how to counter that image of the city and sell it to potential buyers. He, however, did not specify on the plan. Bautista said the real estate industry has greatly contributed to the economy of the country, paying millions of money as tax.

City Treasurer Rodrigo R. Riola, in an interview last January, said the city government was able to collect a total of P349 million from real property tax in 2005. "We believe that they are also the partners of the city government," Riola said.

Acting City Planning and Development Office assistant coordinator Cesar M. Dataya said the 25-year Comprehensive Development Plan of the city government rely on the payment of real property tax. The 25-year Comprehensive Development Plan that covers years 1996 to 2021 will enhance health and manpower facilities, health and nutrition, food security, environmental sanitation, sports and recreation, social welfare, housing, infrastructure and facilities and transportation.

Dataya, who is also the City Housing Division chief, said the plan will also make sure that the zoning ordinance is also implemented strictly. The zoning ordinance is a regulatoy measure which is enacted to identify the various land use districts or zones, designate the allowable uses. It also prescribes physical and performance standards based on the approved general and urban land use plans as reflected in the Comprehensive Development Paln of the city in order to achieve the development goals, obejctives and policies as contained in the said plan.

"The zoning ordinance has an important component of our Comprehensive Development Plan. If we don't have the zoning ordinance, much of this projected developments under the said plan cannot take off without the zoning ordinance especially in the infrastructure aspect," he said. The city government needs to identify where the planned infrastructure of the city is suitable to be placed, he said.

"We cannot afford to have a trial and error of the implementation, so we need the zoning ordinance to guide us in the proper placement of the projects that we have envisioned," he added.

However, though the importance of the zoning ordinance is recognized, City Councilor Emmanuel D. Galicia who chaired the Sangguniang Panlungsod committee on housing, rural and urban development from July 12, 2005 to June 13, 2006 said there is a need to review and amend the zoning ordinance today with its approval and implementation last 1996.

"There is a need to update the ordinance with the city's growth, increasing number of investors and population. If we look at our zoning map, it will no longer be reliable with the current situation," Galicia said.

According to him, there are considerable number of lots nowadays that have been reclasified, from agri-lands to commercial, industrial, residential or the other way around.

Dataya said the zoning ordinance itself says that it has to be reviewed every 5 years. "But, it has not been done with its 10 years of implementation from 1996 up to 2006," he said.

Dataya said a team should be formed that will review the zoning ordinance to make the ordinance abreast of the current time. "I do not who should make the first move, should it be City Council or the executive dept, it was not clear," he said.

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 03:50 AM

Alsons Properties: Davao's Prime Real Estate Developer

WITH more than a decade of trailblazing experience in the Davao real estate industry, Alsons Properties has established itself as the leading developer of trend-setting, high-end subdivision projects in the city: Ladislawa Garden Village, Woodridge Park, and Las Terrazas.

What sets Alsons Properties apart?

The generous landscaped open spaces and family-oriented amenities have consistently raised the standards of the industry in Davao City. Its recent project, Las Terrazas, is unmatched in QUALITY and LOCATION.

With Northcrest as its new project, Alsons Properties continues to push the boundaries of quality and community living.

Alsons Properties opens Las Terrazas Phase 2

After completing Las Terrazas Phase 1, Davao's most exclusive affluent residential community, Alsons Properties unveils the second phase of the posh village with some choice cuts up for grabs.

With additional lots for sale, buyers with discriminating taste can now avail of this chance to own a piece of this prime property. Lots are limited, so you must hurry and visit the place and choose your lots now!

Las Terrazas boasts of world class and first rate amenities. You have there The Las Terrazas Clubhouse, a frequent venue for those who know how to party with style. With its charming ambience coupled with a breath-taking view of the city, every celebration at the clubhouse is definitely special.

Then there's the Las Terrazas Recreation Center complete with a competition -- size swimming pool, basketball court, badminton court, covered tennis court, and a playground. Family activities are surely limitless at the recreation center.

Las Terrazas is located IN Maa, Davao City. It is accessible to major shopping centers and its ten minutes away from downtown, and it’s a quick drive to Davao International Airport via Diversion Road. For more information, you may call Alsons Properties.

NorthCrest on the rise

Alsons Properties believes that a residential community and the preservation of the community can go hand in hand. At Northcrest, residents will be provided with most amenities that would support a healthy and environmentally sound place to live and establish one's roots in.

Northcrest is envisioned to carry the elements that have made Ladislawa Garden Village, Woodridge Park, and Las Terraza successful.

These elements are:

LOCATION. Northcrest is located in Cabantian, part of Buhangin’s District. It is 20-minutes away from Davao International Airport and near to other prime residential communities and commercial centers.

COMPLETION and DELIVERY. All three (3) projects -- Ladislawa Garden Village, Woodridge Park, and Las Terrazas -- have been delivered and completed and all these projects have the highest rate of homebuilding in the entire city.

NATURE SETTING. Alsons Properties are known for its beautiful gardens and tree-lined streets. You will find parks and jogging trails in the open spaces.

AMENITIES. The sports and recreation facilities foster family togetherness, healthy lifestyle and fellowship among the homeowners.

This is one of the reasons why many choose to build their homes in Alsons Properties because of the amenities available for the whole family to use. Northcrest is a 40-hectare themed development. Typical lot sizes are 150 and 250 sq. M. Its main entrance is located along Cabantian Road. Live life to the fullest at Norchest. At home with colors of nature.

A quality project of Alsons Properties 329 Bonifacio St. Davao City 8000. For more information, please contact these numbers: +6382-2223281, +6382-2279609, +6382-2272152 locals 203 and 207. Visit our website www.alsonsproperties.com

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 03:52 AM

Hey, mga kabarangay, musta na? Musta na Malaysia and Apocusp?

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by bel1river
Ang Acacia naging Hospital Avenue because of the old (pre-war) Davao Hospital (now commonly called the Mental Hospital) was located in that area. Before the hospital moved its facilities to its present location, the Davao Regional Hospital was on Acacia Street.

thanks , but just got confused about Konsehals explanation i thought Acacia kanang kalsada sa palenke ug "bolare" and if he is pertaining the Mental Hospital road thats C.M Recto and J.P. Laurel Aves.

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 04:05 AM

thanks , but just got confused about Konsehals explanation i thought Acacia kanang kalsada sa palenke ug "bolare" and if he is pertaining the Mental Hospital road thats C.M Recto and J.P. Laurel Aves.

Bitaw, mao man na ang Acacia katong naay lubak2 na kalsada ug abugon kay napasagdahan. Pero mulusot noon na siya sa Quirino on west side and JP Laurel on the east. Puede pud nga mao na siya ang Hospital Avenue.

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 04:07 AM

Originally Posted by paulkrps
guys, if your were to analyze the davao map, tiongko ave should've been straight all the way to roxas ave. but it stopped abruptly at claudio. and roxas stopped at ponciano. between those two lenght, is occuppied by informal settlers (or is it?). i wonder what happened here? some original land owner refused to sell it to city a long time ago? then vanished so we have these land occupied? it would've been a beautiful stretch. until, i haven't had a clue what happened.

I think its not really straight road ,if your viewing from Roxas Tionko will bend slightly to the left and if you can see old maps, Roxas Ave. will go straight to the sea ending w/ a secondary road perpendicular to the seashore .

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by davaoeagle
Bitaw, mao man na ang Acacia katong naay lubak2 na kalsada ug abugon kay napasagdahan. Pero mulusot noon na siya sa Quirino on west side and JP Laurel on the east. Puede pud nga mao na siya ang Hospital Avenue.

Trivia:
Sige kung dili na Acacia street sa una unsa na ?ug unsa na karon

Ang mudaug 1 kabotelya sa paborito na beer in gravy basta way tan.away sa mapa!!! :cheers:

junax

August 3rd, 2006, 04:36 AM

^^ good day mga kakosa!

Good morinig Davao ohhh debut na diay !! Hi malaysia and apocusp :jk:

hmmm... apocusp is here? alam ko na, dinabaweagle?

metro shuttle avenue!

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 04:39 AM

^^ hahaha....nice one Junax!! but dont you have an idea whos names ends in sps like apocursps maybe :?: ...ummm witch hunting again !!!

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 04:41 AM

5 Cabinet men for super-regions

Will coordinate SoNA projects with local officials Transparency vowed in project implementation

By DAVID CAGAHASTIAN- Manila Bulletin, August 03, 2006

http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/08/03/MAIN2006080370786.html

President Arroyo has named five "Cabinet champions" for each of the five super-regions into which various provinces and regions of the country were recently grouped to boost development and productivity especially in the countryside, Malacañang officials said yesterday.

Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye said Mrs. Arroyo has designated five "point persons" who will coordinate with local government units throughout the country on the implementation of her infrastructure projects which she announced in her recent State of the Nation Address (SoNA).

Bunye said the Cabinet champions would also ensure full transparency of government spending during the implementation of the R372-billion infrastructure development plans in the next three years.

"Our development plan is right on target as the President has designated a point person for each super-region who will coordinate the projects in consultation with the local government units in the spirit of transparency," Bunye said in a statement.

The five "point persons" are Secretaries Arthur Yap, Ed Pamintuan, Joseph Ace Durano, Jesus Dureza and Ramon Sales.

Presidential Management Staff chief Secretary Arthur Yap said he had been assigned by Mrs. Arroyo to oversee the development plans of the government for the Northern Luzon superregion, particularly the plans to make the region the food basket of the country.

Yap said Secretary Ed Pamintuan of the Office of External Affairs (OEA) will take charge of the Metro Luzon urban beltway, or the region consisting of Metro Manila, and Regions 3 and 4A.

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano will be in charge of implementing the development plans for Central Philippines to make that region one of the more popular tourist destinations in Asia, while Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza will be assigned to push for the development of Mindanao through strengthened efforts to achieve peace in that region.

The development plans for Mrs. Arroyo’s "fifth super region," the information and technology belt stretching from Baguio City in the North to Davao City in the South, will be handled by Secretary Ramon Sales, chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology.

Bunye assured that the government’s ambitious plan of implementing various infrastructure projects throughout the country in the next three years would have sufficient funding through increased revenues and more efficient revenue collection practices.

"The development of the super-regions is going into high gear. Costing benchmarks and fund sources have been identified, and the numbers are being finetuned by President Arroyo’s economic team," Bunye said.

"Recent trends in our revenue collections clearly indicate that we can finance the infrastructure projects, with full support from the private sector and international partners," he added.

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 04:46 AM

Witch hunt na pud? Ohlala. Nibayad na ba si Gravy sa beer?

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 04:50 AM

KADAYAWAN
Davao City gears up for week-long festival

By AMADA T. VALINO- Manila Bulletin, August 01, 2006

http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/08/01/TOUR2006080170637.html

Davao City is in the thick of preparations for the grand celebration of the 21st Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival on Aug. 14-20. It features a fruit and flower shows, tribal festivals, ethnic cultural shows, native products fair and beauty pageant.

The city government of Davao headed by Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and the Kadayawan sa Davao Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with Globe Telecom are leaving no stone unturned into marking another year of "thanksgiving celebration of cultural heritage, bounty, creativity and unity."

According to city tourism officer Id Acaylar who is again in charge of this year’s Kadayawan celebration, the festival does not only involve the promotion of investment and tourism in Davao and Mindanao but also the promotion of arts and culture.

Kadayawan comes from the word "madayaw," a warm and friendly greeting derived from "dayaw," meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. For such is Kadayawan, a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, wealth of culture, bounties of harvest and serenity of living.

What used to be a practice of thanksgiving for the indigenous people of Davao was institutionalized in 1986 to unite the Davaoenos after the Martial Law years. It was then called Apo Duwaling, a contraction of the famous icons of the city – Mt. Apo, durian and waling-waling. Two years later, it was renamed Kadayawan sa Dabaw to better reflect the merry spirit and indigenous theme of the celebration.

Kadayawan today has metamorphosed into a festival of festivals in the region as it honors Davao’s heritage, its past personified by the ancestral ‘lumads,’ the people as they celebrate on the streets and its floral industry as they parade in full regalia in thanskgiving for the blessings bestowed on the city.

Among the activities during the week-long celebration include a TABO-AgroIndustrial Fair (Aug. 1-21); Kaan DawetFood Street Fiesta (Aug. 11-20); Pasalamat-Festival Opening and Promenade; Tingog Kadayawan-Concert of 200 voices (Aug. 14); Hudyaka-nightly concerts (Aug. 14-20); Tugtog-World Music Festival (Aug. 15); Hiyas sa KadayawanSearch for the Festival Symbol; Urog Etnika-Mindanao Fashion Showcase (Aug. 16); Suba sa Kinabuhi-Davao River Festival; Agongan ug Kulintangan-Indigenous Music Festival (Aug. 17); Sayaw Mindanao Indigenous Dance Festival (Aug. 15, 16, 18); Hurawan-Bagobo Horse Rites; Lumadnong Kagikan-Indigenous Peoples’ Festival (Aug. 18); Indak-indak sa Kadalanan-Whole-day Street Dancing; Yanog ug Yugyugan sa Kadalanan-Street Disco (Aug. 19); and Halad-Floral Float Parade; Banda Lanog-Parade Band Competition on Aug. 20.

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by Problem Solver
There are advantages and disadvantages of a swamp STP. The foremost disadvantage is that before biological (bacteria borne fed) changes can take place, creeping and seeping can get into the underlying tap water, water wells, root crops, etc. which poses another environmental and ecosystem threat. The greatest advantage is that it is extremely low cost in construction. Some remedies has been applied by using plastic sheet, ceramics, or a combination of both. However, material degradation of plastic sheet and cracking of ceramics under heavy load, natural elements incursions, underground vibrations and shaking, and inaccessibility of materials for inspections are also sources of creeping and seeping.

The other is a holding tank that is accessible to both inspections and repairs. Simple construction of holding tanks using local indigenous materials which can easily be manufactured and fabricated locally should resolve the issues of cost inhibition. Byproducts of these designs are methane gas, electricity, clean water for irrigation, industrial and commercial use, or return to the rivers, lakes, and ocean. It can be located anywhere in the City, Towns, or barangays.

For both technologies, pumping stations are required. These pumps acts like a sewage suction pump and a sewage transfer pump.

Cost for holding tanks initial construction should cost no more than and in the range of P10M - P50M which a private corporation, or a multicooperative can handle, or a city or town government.

Also, several STP providers can provide this kind of services if the limitation is a holding tank. In other words, several holding tanks can be co-located to provide STP services.

New technologies should get the construction cost to affordability. Also, new technologies are capable of providing individual households portable STP-Generator appliance just like buying a refrigerator or a washer. Re-use and output of these appliances would be similar to a holding tank that provide methane gas(LPG), electricity, clean water for washing or micro-irrigation of gardens, lawns, etc. only in a miniaturized version. Estimated miniature STP version kW output should be in the range of 100watts/hr - 2kW/hour depending on how many members in a family and should be even enough to power a house with complete appliances

Thanks PS for your explanation , so how big is a single holding tank lets say a 10million worth ? How many tanks do you think Davao City needs ?I think it is better to have a swamp STP than a chemical holding plant because chemical will pose much more environmental , ecological and health problem.
I heard also from Lena they are using individual portable STP, the waste which being taken out by their city public health agency every week , can't it be done say a community/barangay w / a single STP? is it cheaper to build ?

junax

August 3rd, 2006, 04:59 AM

clue nako, outside of the country na sya, hmmm elimination round.

here's the metro shuttle avenue...
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tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 04:59 AM

pwede during kadayawan ang EB? sometime around august 16 to 20?

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:01 AM

clue nako, outside of the country na sya, hmmm elimination round.

here's the metro shuttle avenue...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/acacia.jpg

u mean naay underpass dinha na area na? existing na na karon?

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 05:05 AM

Sa meeting pa na mag bayad si gravy for the mean time share sa nato ni
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tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:08 AM

Happy 18th Thread Davao! :) : Island Garden City of Samal

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dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 05:09 AM

^^ Wa panay underpass diy a Tj maunang among gina pangutana unsang dalan na,
BTW Tj ikaw nalang mag decide sa venue ug time sa atong meeting kay bisita ka gud!kay gi kapoy na si sleep ai si kulaskusgan na diay na siya ron!

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:10 AM

Davao City Random Pix!

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davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 05:11 AM

same question here, naa ba na diha underpass?

junax

August 3rd, 2006, 05:13 AM

^^ hehehe... wala oi, damgo lang nako nga butangan na nila ug underpass diha.

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:13 AM

Happy Kadayawan Festival!

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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/15kdywan.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/14kdywan.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/13kdywan.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/12kdywan.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/11_IMG.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/9_IMG.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/8_IMG.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/7_IMG.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/8ec9b18a.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kdywan05.jpg

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 05:16 AM

^^ underground siguro naa pa sa mga last two coordinator ug kabalo namo :hahaha:

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 05:18 AM

thanks sa pics TJ, gimingaw noon ko sa T-shirt nako na Banana Republic (proudly Davao-made) da. Pagkalimpio sa Wadab!

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 05:21 AM

^^ hehehe... wala oi, damgo lang nako nga butangan na nila ug underpass diha.

tingala pud ko. unta butangan na diha ug Underpass. Wish!

OT: Bai Junax, naa ka hunch kinsa si Mosimos? Defender pud to siya ba.

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:23 AM

More Davao pics from other forumers

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/Samal2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/ncccmalldavao.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/vplaza.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/durianhotel.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/IMG_1975.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/bo2.jpg

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:25 AM

Hapsay Davao! by Davao Tribe

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Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV81NaWJb4w

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:32 AM

Let's have a virtual tour!by our very own RajahSoliman

Davao Freedom Park | Marco Polo Hotel | City Triangle

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiJpgl1VA74

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junax

August 3rd, 2006, 05:34 AM

kanina, napadaan ako sa PTA..sakto bukas yung gate..saw around 15-20 trees na ang na transplant..most probably darating na yung iba by next week (although im still having a hard time figuring out how to squeeze 2000 trees in a ± 4 hectare park..) . tapos may hinuhukay sa may gitna, may lagoon ba sa proposed PTA GREENBELT?

so at 6 hectares..or 60,000 sqm, that would mean 30 trees per sqm...nyiii baka naman kasi hidni talaga 2000 trees itatanim dun

hehehe bai gravy... ngayon ko lang na realize kasyang kasya ang 2,000 trees kahit pa sabihin nating 4 hectares lang ang PTA.... at 40,000 sqm/2,000 trees = 20 sqm/tree, means 1 tree per 20 sqm not the other way around.

about sa hukay, may sunken amphitheater ang park just like in eden.

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:39 AM

Don't know where to dine or hangout in Davao? take some tips from here!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1r3cw405CA

A trip to the Island Garden City of Samal, Davao.....

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhm68S4ZMcI

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 05:40 AM

Thank God, nahuman na gyud diay ang Red Cross Bldg.

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 05:54 AM

guys..kinsay makasabot og Japanese?

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or click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyY0zuN1jmo

I'm not sure if Japanese ni or Korean....tell me if its positive or negative! This is a foreign news about Davao!

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 06:04 AM

YFC Davao Teaser

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Duaw Davao!

:)

Another Davao Local D-Lite

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by Thavawenyoz!
Davao scene featured: University of Mindanao Campus

aponicardo

August 3rd, 2006, 06:08 AM

just to say hello people!

13th thread... paspasa uy!

am still here....... kinsa kaha ko!

anyway... my friend & I were reading about the bridge to samal... bakit postponed
... he says... wala pa ka recovere ang owner (halapit kay mayor "daw") sa expense sa ferryboats... monopoly sa pagtawig to samal!

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 06:13 AM

Let's check another set of Davao talents:

Artist: Lizard Chips
Music Video: Man on the Road

Davao Scenes: Pryce Business Park, rooftop of Pryce Condo, Sangguniang Panglungsod, downtown Davao, and suburbs....

check 'em out!

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Hubagang Ate Oi! :scouserd: never thought they are from Davao. check out Hubag by Thavawenyoz...another addition to Davao's Pop Culture...

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Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:13 AM

Paspasa sa Thread 18 oi! Parang kailan lang!

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:16 AM

Let's check another Davao talent:

Artist: Lizard Chips
Music Video: Man on the Road

Davao Scenes: Pryce Business Park, rooftop of Pryce Condo, Sangguniang Panglungsod, downtown Davao, and suburbs....

check 'em out!

Kuya TJ, I have their album baya. For a good 60 bucks you can have their beautiful multimedia CD. And BTW, one of the members are from UP Mindanao. :D

Man on the Road is really Davao-flavored, slathered in pure, sheer Davaoeno atmosphere.

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:18 AM

No rantings here

I've noticed lately the profligence of LTO men around the Matina area. I'm just concerned about the traffic in this area because it's already worsened. Along with the fact that the LTO adds to the problem, making fierce remarks to minute problems (your headlight sir! your plaka sir!) Some of the mintal jeep guys are already complaining. Mintal jeeps are really looy in the sense that they are often the ones deprived of passengers.

Just a thought.

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:19 AM

^^ TJ, that's Korean. Sorry I can't understand it. I can only understand Japanese.

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 06:22 AM

@lil bro Ady! cool......pahingi ng copy! ehehehhehehe...wow...feel nako VJ ko dire ah! eheheheh

ei guys, VJ TJ here....next stop is another video by Thavawenyos. Davao scenes featured are Davao Transportation Terminal in Ecoland, Aldevinco Shopping Center and Matina Town Square. Check 'em out!

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Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:23 AM

Since I don't have any pics for myself, maybe I can comment on some :D
More Davao pics from other forumers

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/ncccmalldavao.jpg
^^ One of Davao's homegrown malls. I wonder when Felcris will become one of 'em...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/vplaza.jpg
Mon Mall de Enfance! J'espere que le mall changerai pour le plus!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/durianhotel.jpg
Durian Hotel should be revived! Or maybe become a shooting area for actors...

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:27 AM

^^ Here is a short list of all prospect Davao artists:
-MACKINA (formerly MALAYA) GO LARRY GO, FREESTYLE, SOUTH BORDER, THAVAWENYOZ, KIDZ BYRO, ERIC GANCIO, BACK BY MIDNITE, ISLA ERA, HUGGADUCK AND THE HAWAIIAN BLUES, LIZARD CHIPS (formerly known as Ice Cold Buko Juice)

Some choral groups to be proud of...
UM Chorale, The Advent Capelle, DCNHS Chorale (I don't know the name now, but I'm part of it!) and a group i forgot...
I'll add more...

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:28 AM

^^ TJ, I'll make a copy. According to the band, we can SHARE the music, but not use it for COMMERCIALISM.

Real artistry at work.

I also have MALAYA and GO LARRY GO...

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 06:31 AM

Now this goes out to all Mindanaons!

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or click this link to view the full vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCrwNQt--K8

From Cagayan de Oro to Davao, from Zamboanga to Surigao! We are proud to be from Mindanao! :)

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 06:33 AM

Gracias Animo!

De nada. Debutante na intawon ang dalaga. :D

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:36 AM

^^ TJ, dili nako siya matan-aw. Is that from Kaulo records?

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 06:39 AM

and here's a video from Davao WildWater Adventure

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or click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v73yoj2h3j0

And that's it for today! sleep muna ako! Nyt nyt all......... :)

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 06:43 AM

Sus, tua akong migo, si Rebel Magdagasang. Alumnus of the Ateneo de Davao Glee Club. Pride of Davao, Pride of Mindanao, Pride of the Philippines.

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 06:44 AM

^^ Dili pa baya gabii kuya TJ.

Ateneo Glee Club is also good. And in speaking of Ateneo, they will have a grand alumni here in Davao!

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 06:49 AM

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 07:12 AM

^^ Dili pa baya gabii kuya TJ.

Ateneo Glee Club is also good. And in speaking of Ateneo, they will have a grand alumni here in Davao!

I'm speaking of Ateneo de Davao Glee. It romped off with the 3rd prize in the '85 or '86 Namcya (Music Competition at CCP in Manila) where our local Singing Teens of Davao City High School and Himig Singers (cornucopia of diff Davao Colleges' talents under the baton of Bong Alviola who himself was a member of the world renowned Ateneo de Manila Glee Club). were also perennial champions in their respective categories.

Ateneo Glee of which Rajah Solayman, Benjie Belisario (bro of Bel1River of SSC Davao) and yours truly were devout members. Rajah and Benjie were part of the batch who made ADDU proud in '86. I joined ADDU Glee in '87, a year shy of the group's banner year.

ADDU Glee was so good under the tutelage of Fr. Santiago Marasigan (as in perme mi champion, except for a very few occassion, in regional competitions) whom we loved so very dearly. When it was time for him to go, not anyone's eyes were dry. We mourned his passing up to now-roughly 6 years after. We just loved his enigmatic presence and his gentle arrogance (trademark of Jesuits) that we have learned to embrace for many years, Monday thru Friday 6:00 -8:00 PM. He was inside and out Bicolano and died a proud Davaoeno.

Sorry for becoming so mushy here folks. Mingaw lang ko Davao.

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 07:21 AM

ProblemSolver

August 3rd, 2006, 07:24 AM

Thanks PS for your explanation , so how big is a single holding tank lets say a 10million worth ? How many tanks do you think Davao City needs ?I think it is better to have a swamp STP than a chemical holding plant because chemical will pose much more environmental , ecological and health problem.

10 million worth should have a size equal to about 20-40 million liters per day output. For future designs, at about 2-5 million population, about 5 tanks.

I heard also from Lena they are using individual portable STP, the waste which being taken out by their city public health agency every week , can't it be done say a community/barangay w / a single STP? is it cheaper to build ?

Given the limited financial resources including expertise in handling and disposing single STP, and maintaining landfills on daily basis, any towns, cities, barangays may have to adopt a low cost STP holding tank designs. This practice of single STP per household per week disposal had been widely adopted in England in 18th century. But due to repeated contamination on their landfill that seeps through their corn fields, wheats, and other agricultural field plants and vegetables, a lot of people got sick due to transfer of high concentrate coliforms, parasites, viruses and other microbes. England has since abandoned this practice to the present day.

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 07:26 AM

ADDU Glee was so good under the tutelage of Fr. Santiago Marasigan (as in perme mi champion, except for a very few occassion, in regional competitions) whom we loved so very dearly. When it was time for him to go, not anyone's eyes were dry. We mourned his passing up to now-roughly 6 years after. We just loved his enigmatic presence and his gentle arrogance (trademark of Jesuits) that we have learned to embrace for many years, Monday thru Friday 6:00 -8:00 PM. He was inside and out Bicolano and died a proud Davaoeno.

So true! I liked the guy. I was there when he was placed in his tomb.

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 07:44 AM

^^ Davaoeagle, I'm a proud member of Singing Teens by the way... :D

Under the rigid supervision of Sir Diamante and Ma'am Berdida :D

Anyway, I hope we can contribute more to the arts. I went to Manila because of the choir.

It's a beautiful experience. (Although when we went there, we sang one song which was really out of tempo.) :D

Nice to know that Ady. Some of my "buddies" at ADDU Glee graduated from Singing Teens - who had a taste of victories in NAMCYA in their stint. They used to be under the tutelage of Mrs. Lapore (the name almost escaped my mind).

Some of the ADDU glee members went on to join the Himig Singers which also conquered Europe in 2002? After bagging the championship trophy, they embarked on a North American tour and was a big hit here in Canada.

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 07:48 AM

So true! I liked the guy. I was there when he was placed in his tomb.

Wa ko didto sa interment kay tua ko adto Cebu for business conference. Basin nagkailhanay pa ta ato Animo. Member ka sa Glee?

Ady001

August 3rd, 2006, 07:56 AM

Some stolen pictures hehehe...

credits go to Walter Villa, Bobby Timonera, Bernard Bosmans and Jasper Llandera of Pbase and Mindanao.com

http://static.flickr.com/90/205486388_0714d3d29c.jpg?v=0
^^ Mr. Magsaysay and his lovely park

http://static.flickr.com/69/205482544_7f6968f934.jpg?v=0
^^Bukidnon-Davao Highway

http://static.flickr.com/84/205486392_2d2479392d.jpg?v=0
^^Nestle experimental farm in Tagum

http://static.flickr.com/96/205486391_3a27798f91.jpg?v=0
^^Beautiful pine trees near Buda pass to Davao

Rajah_Soliman

August 3rd, 2006, 10:05 AM

wow page 4 na... kauumpisa pa lang :cheers:

MtApoStandard

August 3rd, 2006, 11:04 AM

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:runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway:
:redx: :redx: :redx: we're very fast. kaayo. can we make it faster? :horse: :horse: :horse: :D haha

<MARQUEE bgcolor="#F0F8FF" loop="-1" scrollamount="5" width="75%">Maayong Gabii DAVAO!</MARQUEE>

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/55660153.jpg
net find

.

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 11:22 AM

To: Ady and tj

Can you post some artists of Davao w/ their bio's n Davao's Environmental and Cultural thread , tried to find some infos on them but hard to find them in google .

MtApoStandard

August 3rd, 2006, 11:26 AM

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 11:33 AM

naa pa kining mga "tribal dance" kuno which originated from Davao's Kadayawan hala halos tibook Mindanao tribal na pud , kanang mga dancer na nay "TOUR OF DUTY" kay halos tanan festival sa mindanao dayuhon na mag compete , Utro pud ning Manila naa pud silay festival ,Festival of all Festival ba to ? taga desyembre tanang festival sa Pilipinas mag compete didto sa Quirino Grand stand !

MtApoStandard

August 3rd, 2006, 11:34 AM

.
thread 18 nata bai:D
hmmm, ikaw si... aponicardo. hahaha

just to say hello people!

13th thread... paspasa uy!

am still here....... kinsa kaha ko!

anyway... my friend & I were reading about the bridge to samal... bakit postponed
... he says... wala pa ka recovere ang owner (halapit kay mayor "daw") sa expense sa ferryboats... monopoly sa pagtawig to samal!

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 11:38 AM

^^ Ingon sa Koreano kanang mga taga davao hulat lang mo sa pag lambo sa davao kay naa naman daw di lang daw ninyo ma feel , ingon nya si gravy ayaw daw pag mug.ot kay naa na may flight sa Korea ,Macaw ug Honkong karong tuiga , unya ingon niya siya daw si apocusp :D

dinabaw

August 3rd, 2006, 11:50 AM

Apo asa man ni paliton aning jeepa ? mo palit ko kay karon lang ko kita na jeep naka sakay sa karatela :jk:
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8578/55660153gl1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ady mao ba ni ang coffee farm sa nestle?
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1595/2054863922d2479392ded9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

paulkrps

August 3rd, 2006, 11:56 AM

She was a friend of mine too when I was still a stude at ADDU. I went to her place one time and yes it (house) was all concrete. Her initials are VDP? Ato-ato na lang ni Paul...lol

sakto ka loi.

MtApoStandard

August 3rd, 2006, 12:04 PM

.

sa aldevinco shop. siguro:D bro, there's also very nice ethnic shop at uplevel of js mall. they have nice collections ethnic crafts, trinkets etc. mebe this jeepy is now on display:D

Apo asa man ni paliton aning jeepa kay mo palit ko kay karon lang ko kita na jeep na ka sakay sa karatela :jk:
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8578/55660153gl1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ady mao ba ni ang coffee farm? sige na man gud nako ma bas ni sa dyaryo.
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1595/2054863922d2479392ded9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

KulasKusgan

August 3rd, 2006, 12:06 PM

pwede during kadayawan ang EB? sometime around august 16 to 20?

anytime pwede.... basta after work. anyway, wala pa may final date. ikaw na lang set basta ayaw lang sa aug 18 & 19 kay naa daw reunion ang pwc og ateneo.

KulasKusgan

August 3rd, 2006, 12:10 PM

Ady mao ba ni ang coffee farm sa nestle?
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1595/2054863922d2479392ded9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

sa davao del norte/comval area ni no? nakaadto ko sa Laak (formerly Municipality of San Vicente) 4 years ago, sikat na ang nestle didto.

KulasKusgan

August 3rd, 2006, 01:01 PM

20 public schools pilot Lumad curriculum in S. Mindanao
Written by Walter I. Balane/MindaNews
Thursday, 03 August 2006

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/2 Aug) -- Sixteen elementary schools and four high schools in Southeastern Mindanao are piloting a first of a kind curriculum specially developed for indigenous peoples, said Norma Gonos, executive director of the Institute for Indigenous Peoples Education (IIPE). The curriculum, based on the Department of Education's basic elementary and high school curricula, is offered in areas where at least 70 percent of the student population are from Mindanao 's indigenous peoples.

IIPE coordinated with the DepEd in developing and implementing the indigenized curriculum to provide culturally relevant content and strategies, Gonos told MindaNews Wednesday.

"This will liberate the students in indigenous communities from cultural discrimination brought about by the largely Western educational system and help maximize their participation in society," she said

Gonos said the piloting is on its second phase this year covering Grades 2-4 and second year high school classes. The initial stage started in school year 2005-2006. They planned to finish piloting for the rest of the grade and year levels in school year 2007-2008.

Gonos said they went through stages in revising DepEd's Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) to come up with an IP curriculum, which shall be taught by either IP or non-IP teachers.

They held workshops with community and tribal leaders together with teachers. From the workshops they drew out core values as basis for the content of the curriculum. They also drew out mentors' training needs to teach using the curriculum.

They then held IP curriculum "writeshops" to identify general and specific lessons from both BEC's core competencies and that of the IP core values.

Teachers and indigenous peoples' representatives then developed a final curriculum that would be presented to the IP community for free and prior informed consent, then to DepEd for endorsement and implementation.

After the piloting stage, Gonos said, they are working with DepEd in the proposed implementation of the IP curricula in all communities where indigenous people are the majority.

"But this IP curricula could also be used in non-IP communities because it promotes understanding between the Lumads and the other members of the community," Gonos said.

"There is nothing here that non-IP students shouldn't know; these are the same with the regular curriculum only that it promises to mainstream the IP children into formal education while preserving their indigenous culture," she added.

Gonos said the curriculum just localized the general education curricula with the use of culturally sensitive teaching aids, illustrations, examples and context.

The predominant groups in the pilot schools are from the Mandaya, Ata Manobo, Matigsalog, Tagakaolo, Manguangan, Bagobo, Mansaka, Isama, and B'laan communities. The schools are from 13 towns or districts in Compostela Valley, Davao City, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Digos City and the Island Garden City of Samal.

Gonos said they also launched three IP learning centers in the premises of the pilot schools in Atan-Owe Elementary School in Davao City highlighting Bagobo customs and traditions; Caraga National High School in Davao Oriental featuring the Mandaya tribe; and Tibi-Tibi Elementary School in Davao del Norte highlighting the Ata-Manobo.

Before they started the curriculum indigenization program, Gonos said they toured tribal learning centers around the country.

She cited some private schools being run by religious groups in the IP communities that use IP curricula, but they do not use DepEd's public education curriculum.

Gonos said they are holding the Kasamongan Festival on Aug. 17 to gather different IP tribes for a medley of arts and cuisine. There will be lumad rituals, craft exhibits, literary and cultural presentations. Students from the pilot areas of the IP curriculum will present indigenous poetry, short stories, dances, songs and chants during the festival.

Gonos said the primary goal of the festival is to showcase the IP's knowledge systems as it is passed in pilot schools. She said they scheduled it during Davao's Kadayawan Festival so merrymakers could also see the children's showcase of lumad culture.

IIPE is a project of a consortium of the DepEd in Southeastern Mindanao, Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM), the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and other government and non-government organizations working on education in Mindanao.

Strengthening indigenous peoples' education is among the government's goals based on the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan from 2004-2010.

Aside from the IP curriculum, DepEd and the NCIP and other related institutions also planned to include IP materials and documents in public libraries to permit information sharing and exchange between cultures and to accommodate IP students in all programs for children and students such as health and nutrition, arts and school sports and their teachers in in-service training programs. (Walter I. Balane/MindaNews)

Institute for Indigenous People's Education inside Davao City Natl High School
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MtApoStandard

August 3rd, 2006, 01:02 PM

gravy, gravy...shh shhh* ..oh oh gravy passed out to much of the Red Horse tonight. Hope you feel alright tomorrow and don´t have a pounding head :nuts:

:) Take a big glass of milk when you wake up, milk is anti toxicating.... that is what I heared from those who say they know...:) Is that so MtApo who is an expert in these matters???:wink2:
i drink beer lena but not into it:). i still like something stronger:D like... tuba!:D(davao version of red wine made of coconut sap). here's yesterday's catalogue of range of beers in a local beer shop. check out the bootom of photo.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/beer.jpg

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davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 02:06 PM

sa davao del norte/comval area ni no? nakaadto ko sa Laak (formerly Municipality of San Vicente) 4 years ago, sikat na ang nestle didto.

Wow, last time didto ko sa Laak was 1992. Musta na kaya didto noh?

davaoeagle

August 3rd, 2006, 02:07 PM

sakto ka loi.

guapaha niya Paul noh? smart pa gyud...

paulkrps

August 3rd, 2006, 02:13 PM

yups. naa koy pm nimo.

Skyblue_Navyblue

August 3rd, 2006, 02:42 PM

thread 18 na!

grabe naman pud ni uy!!

hinay hinay lang luoy ang kalaban!

paulkrps

August 3rd, 2006, 04:12 PM

anytime pwede.... basta after work. anyway, wala pa may final date. ikaw na lang set basta ayaw lang sa aug 18 & 19 kay naa daw reunion ang pwc og ateneo.

dave, you going to the pwc reunion? if so i-regards ko kang brenda barba pati na lang pud ila mrs rodulfo ug ms dumdum. daghan pa unta kaso kalimot ko sa mga ngalan especially tong maintenance sa una. medyo batan-on pa to compare with the others.

WawaY[625]

August 3rd, 2006, 04:31 PM

hala ka oi..kapila man na mention akong name dir.lols :P

anyway, so we move the meet for TJ na lang para mas amrami..tska oo nga pala..opening ng entree (formerly liquid) sa august 12 so magwala pa ako dun..lols (pero were still in doub t if gimikan to or kan-anan lang kay diba?haller entree and name?diba course man na sa meal?) anyway..when ka diay maka anhi tj?

Skyblue_Navyblue

August 3rd, 2006, 05:27 PM

unsa na news about greenbelt park??
sa robinsons??

mydavaocity

August 3rd, 2006, 05:54 PM

dave, you going to the pwc reunion? if so i-regards ko kang brenda barba pati na lang pud ila mrs rodulfo ug ms dumdum. daghan pa unta kaso kalimot ko sa mga ngalan especially tong maintenance sa una. medyo batan-on pa to compare with the others.

Mam Barba is still with PWC as the Fine Arts Dept Chairperson. Mrs Rodulfo and Ms dumdum are still with PWC pero not with the college dept anymore.

Rajah_Soliman

August 3rd, 2006, 07:30 PM

unsa na news about greenbelt park??
sa robinsons??

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/08/04/article_181636_08-04-2006.jpg

http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2001/03/101900.jpg

tj_brewed

August 3rd, 2006, 07:34 PM

i'll be in Davao from August 16 to 20

paulkrps

August 3rd, 2006, 07:35 PM

Mam Barba is still with PWC as the Fine Arts Dept Chairperson. Mrs Rodulfo and Ms dumdum are still with PWC pero not with the college dept anymore.

thanks. i remember mrs rodulfo as the registrar, ms dumdum as some head of the college dept before. our other fine arts teacher was ms. becares, someone mentioned that she's left.

paulkrps

August 3rd, 2006, 07:36 PM

i'll be in Davao from August 16 to 20

bantayi si gravy basig mahubog na sad ug maayo. hahaha.

bel1river

August 3rd, 2006, 07:42 PM

So true! I liked the guy. I was there when he was placed in his tomb.

So were we!

scandinavian girl

August 3rd, 2006, 07:52 PM

:jk: :) ^^ 18 thread na! ang bilis naman...

dalhin ko lang dito...

:) don't worry lena, the nice beaches of davao gulf are secluded in samal island far from the city's sewer area. if you will look at davao's map, the shoreline located near the main business districts are mostly utilized as piers/wharfs/private docks. people don't swim near that area for obvious reasons. don't worry, davao city area is vast and tourist attractions are mostly located in the outskirts safe from the imminent destructions due to commercialization... sigh, until the government of the philippines can afford a decent sewage treatment plant for each cities.

Junax :) Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to answer my questions. I apreciate your answer and detailed information. Also another forumer here told me to be as far away form the city as possible. I apologise for my lack of knowledge aobut the city and it´s beaches and I have tried to gather information on my own and looked at maps of Davao Gulf from the World Marineologs, it is alarming that the Gulf is polluted with not only wastewater but also oil pollution. Dinabaw told me there are nice springs in the mountain area that are nice to visit to..thank you rajah, junax and dinabaw for you information. Very nice of you:)

MtApo..:) When I mentioned you in my :jk: note to gravy, it was to ask you as an expert about milk, your professional skills are outstanding here you know:D. I wonder if it is true that milk has an anti toxicating effect on people who took in alot of alcohole and want to avoid a "hangover"? I did not mean you are a "beer drinker" sorry about my mixed up english maybe ....Nice The Philippines export beer, were is this beer made??In Davao??

Animo

August 3rd, 2006, 07:55 PM

Wa ko didto sa interment kay tua ko adto Cebu for business conference. Basin nagkailhanay pa ta ato Animo. Member ka sa Glee?

Uhm, dili. Isa ko sa mga 'youngens' dire. Naabtan pa nako siya ug ang karaan na ADDU. :D

franz235

August 3rd, 2006, 08:19 PM

Happy 18th thread Davao!! By the way, any updates on the infrastructures at the Riverfront Corporate City????

scandinavian girl

August 3rd, 2006, 11:20 PM

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ok, Valium make it "sticky" ....you know how!! I do not...I am getting out of this "flypaper".... :runaway:.......who wants to "stick" around ......:) :) :) not meeee... ......maayong gabii or rather maayong umaga... folks ....seee ya ...

Just a proverb...there are dictionaries.
"Borta bra men hemma bäst" :colgate:

valium

August 3rd, 2006, 11:28 PM

scandinavian girl

August 4th, 2006, 12:09 AM

until people here stop giving the thread a "chatroom" feel, this thread wont be sticky. the forum has a P.M. system specifically for statements not related with the thread and for your private "conversations" :runaway:

i was really horrified with the news about the girl who got burned alive in a beauty pageant, a very sad news, her mom was interviewed by one network and she was very angry at the slow response of your supposedly "world-class" 911.

That is a sad thing you tell here Valium about the girl...really...noone helped her or what was the problem, delayed help?

It might be me among others you mean by a chatroom feel.. Ok I erase my last post above, ok Valium..wont erase the one to junax since he did answer a Davao city related question and not the one to MtApo either since he told me about Philippine export... So now you maybe can make it really "sticky"...... :) show how, please...cause I don´t know how and when I am one among others that is out it will work, you say it yourself in your post....:)

:goodbye: am off...in a sec.. :)

KulasKusgan

August 4th, 2006, 12:49 AM

KulasKusgan

August 4th, 2006, 12:55 AM

Wow, last time didto ko sa Laak was 1992. Musta na kaya didto noh?

Last time didto ko, mingaw man. I attended a board meeting of a cooperative. Several times Nestle was mentioned kay grower man sila at the same sila ang pinakadako nga financial intermediary sa Laak. Pero mas bibo pa ang Brgy Mintal diri sa Davao City. Rough ang road at that time. The Municipal Govt was planning to avail a credit line from LandBank for purchase of heavy equipment for road rehab yata.

dave, you going to the pwc reunion? if so i-regards ko kang brenda barba pati na lang pud ila mrs rodulfo ug ms dumdum. daghan pa unta kaso kalimot ko sa mga ngalan especially tong maintenance sa una. medyo batan-on pa to compare with the others.

Naa na koy ticket para sa Venue. Kung moattend ako mga migo, attend pud ko. Kung dili sila moattend, iuli nako ang ticket, wa pa nako mabayran. hehe. Daghan daw changes sa lineup. Si Mrs Rodulfo & Dumdum demoted daw.

i was really horrified with the news about the girl who got burned alive in a beauty pageant, a very sad news, her mom was interviewed by one network and she was very angry at the slow response of your supposedly "world-class" 911.

Kawawa siya pero sana naisip nya na cotton & plastic ang suot nya. Extra careful sana sya. Kung gumiling sana sya sa sahig, posible namatay yong apoy. Kahit makarating ang 911 in less than 7 minutes, wala, patay pa rin. I believe ang organizers ng activity na yon ay mga estudyante din. Madalas kasi students na mismo ang nagpapatakbo ng mga school programs sa USEP. Pero inako na ng admin ng USEP ang full responsibility ng insidente. They shouldered everything. OA lang ang Stephen Manangan na yan. Tama lang ang ginawa ng USEP na di pinatulan ang ABS.

edit: kaya pala walang firefighter dun sa USEP, nasa Green Park pala sila... pastilan dolor.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/08/04/article_181636_08-04-2006.jpg

junax

August 4th, 2006, 03:28 AM

^^ good morning good morning good morning!

i was really horrified with the news about the girl who got burned alive in a beauty pageant, a very sad news, her mom was interviewed by one network and she was very angry at the slow response of your supposedly "world-class" 911.

sad news indeed, i can understand the ire of the parents towards 911, the school admin, the hospital and to everybody, losing a loved one is not that easy. but for us spectators, we can only blame the school admin for allowing suct act (cotton/plastic dress + candle lights = fire) without taking precautionary measures (no fire extinguisher in sight and the "roll over" technique seemed forgotten). 911 arrived at the incident the earliest time possible, world class time or not, the victim was already fried (sorry for the term) before that first finger touched the number 9.

kumbaga, prevention is better that cure talaga. the burn was so severe after 3 days she died. in fairness to 911, it's still world class, serving a very large city 24 hours a day (fire, medical, rescue, civil disturbance, whatever) for free is not a walk in the park. round of applause please to 911.

melon

August 4th, 2006, 03:33 AM

i was really horrified with the news about the girl who got burned alive in a beauty pageant, a very sad news, her mom was interviewed by one network and she was very angry at the slow response of your supposedly "world-class" 911.

are they sure somebody called the 911? basi na-panic ra pud tanang tao didto. depende cguro sa situation because in my case, there was one time na i saw a riot outside my house (mga hubog siguro to nag-away) then i called 911 with my cellphone (walay load!) then almost immediately, naay mga patrol cars ni-agi and when they came back, nadakpan na nila ang mga nag-riot. that amazed me. :D

dinabaw

August 4th, 2006, 03:45 AM

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1481/article18163608042006ht1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Full-grown trees that were balled and planted at the PTA Grounds, which is being developed as a greenbelt park of Davao City, is sprayed with water by firefighters of 911 to get them acclimatized to their new home. The balled trees were donated by Regional Development Council chair Jesus "Chito" V. Ayala

junax

August 4th, 2006, 03:46 AM

^^ that's right melon. if you have a drunk neighbor bullying the whole neighborhood and don't have 911, chances are... you'll call the barangay tanods or the police. can you expect them to act fast? not in philippine standard. but here in davao, we're blessed with our 911, try it in any form of communications and you'll see them rushing in your backyard... be sure lang na talagang totoo ang tawag mo, coz if it's a bogus and you're caught redhanded, hindi lang pingot from duterte ang aabutin mo hehehe.

aponicardo

August 4th, 2006, 04:13 AM

I just wish the 911 ambulance service would not be abused by davao people na gusto lang mugamit for free... sa USA - it used to be free for all type of services... but when people started calling them for a ride to the hospital... they started charging for the service. The only time its free is when the victim is from a car/home accident or calamity. The usual condition for the 911 free ride is ... if the victim can not drive himself/herself to a medical facility.

MtApoStandard

August 4th, 2006, 04:19 AM

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<MARQUEE bgcolor="#F0F8FF" loop="-1" scrollamount="2" width="75%">Maayong Buntag DAVAO!</MARQUEE>

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/58924943.jpg
net find

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junax

August 4th, 2006, 04:33 AM

OT:

i didn't know morales and pacman are childhood friends until i got this net find...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/midget.jpg

:)

dinabaw

August 4th, 2006, 04:34 AM

Good Morning Davao
Yeah maybe Usep people need a course on emergency situations i found out na ang gigamit nilang first aid kay kahoy man di samot na tigok and BTW
its the problem of the school they called late ! kabalo ko kay silingan namo ang USEP daghan ko kaila istudyante diri

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
That is a sad thing you tell here Valium about the girl...really...noone helped her or what was the problem, delayed help?

It might be me among others you mean by a chatroom feel.. Ok I erase my last post above, ok Valium..wont erase the one to junax since he did answer a Davao city related question and not the one to MtApo either since he told me about Philippine export... So now you maybe can make it really "sticky"...... show how, please...cause I don´t know how and when I am one among others that is out it will work, you say it yourself in your post....

Don't worry Lena the mode are just busy and its sticky now !not what Valium suggested . Hope you are fine now and have a wonderful day ! :hi:

MtApoStandard

August 4th, 2006, 04:45 AM

:jk: :)

Junax :) Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to answer my questions. I apreciate your answer and detailed information. Also another forumer here told me to be as far away form the city as possible. I apologise for my lack of knowledge aobut the city and it´s beaches and I have tried to gather information on my own and looked at maps of Davao Gulf from the World Marineologs, it is alarming that the Gulf is polluted with not only wastewater but also oil pollution. Dinabaw told me there are nice springs in the mountain area that are nice to visit to..thank you rajah, junax and dinabaw for you information. Very nice of you:)

MtApo..:) When I mentioned you in my :jk: note to gravy, it was to ask you as an expert about milk, your professional skills are outstanding here you know:D. I wonder if it is true that milk has an anti toxicating effect on people who took in alot of alcohole and want to avoid a "hangover"? I did not mean you are a "beer drinker" sorry about my mixed up english maybe ....Nice The Philippines export beer, were is this beer made??In Davao??
are you referring to breastmilk? hahaha. you're over valuating me i'm no expert in dairy milk or whatever milk available:D but thank you friend. how did you get the idea of milk as alc anti toxicant? alcohol is a very small molecule and is soluble in "lipid" and water solutions so it gets into the bloodstream very easily and also crosses the blood brain barrier. it has effects on neurotransmitters activities that depresses central nervous system and in many sites, including the reticular formation, spinal cord, cerebellum and cerebral cortex, etc. as to the role of milk, i don't know. we can discuss through email or pm if you want.

it could come from davao city lena. davao is also host to one of the county's largest and modern breweries of san miguel. located south of the city.

have a nice day friend:)

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melon

August 4th, 2006, 04:45 AM

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/tsiklots/pearl-farm.jpg

The beautiful Pearl Farm taken from my cellphone :D
See how the pool seems to stretch to the ocean, really cool :okay:

MtApoStandard

August 4th, 2006, 04:48 AM

junax

August 4th, 2006, 04:54 AM

^^ wow! infinity pool... am a local but still get amazed with pics like that. red horse pa mga bai daplin sa dagat tanaw tanaw ug sunset, kalami!

MtApoStandard

August 4th, 2006, 05:03 AM

^^ wow! infinity pool... am a local but still get amazed with pics like that. red horse pa mga bai daplin sa dagat tanaw tanaw ug sunset, kalami!
this pool bai junax is well identified with pearl farm resort in travel catalogues. very calm and very relaxing. amazing. love it!

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melon

August 4th, 2006, 05:18 AM

Has anyone seen the Pearl Farm from the top? It's totally breath-taking! Priceless! I really can't describe it with words. I suggest foreigners be taken to that place.

I went to Samal one day through a bus and then went to this place riding a habal-habal. We went through a very rough terrain and then we came to this spot right above pearl farm and I was really awe struck I almost fell from the motorcycle lol. It was sunset and the ocean was so still and crystal clear, and the orange sky just reflected on the serene water. The sea really looked like a crystal. Just perfect! Pity I was not able to take pictures, the driver told me foreigners often ask them to stop and take some photos. It was really amazing to know there's such a paradise in Davao.

Every Davaoeño should see it, and you can't be prouder of Davao :D

melon

August 4th, 2006, 05:33 AM

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/tsiklots/pearl-farm2.jpg

Another infinity pool shot (this time from a real camera :D)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/tsiklots/ca36.jpg

The famous pearl farm cottages by the shore.

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The beach. We stayed at the Mandaya cottages...

junax

August 4th, 2006, 05:34 AM

^^
here's one...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/new.jpg

melon

August 4th, 2006, 05:39 AM

talo ako :lol:

junax

August 4th, 2006, 05:42 AM

^^ hindi... panalo tayo :)

davao city cell cam pic... vast land with so much green to spare
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/davaopano2.jpg

tj_brewed

August 4th, 2006, 06:22 AM

In Focus: Davao del Norte

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Davao Del Norte - Beach Paradise Of The North

Davao del Norte is one of the most progressive provinces in Region XI. It has seven municipalities, namely, Asuncion, Braulio E. Dujali, Carmen, Kapalong, New Corella, Sto. Tomas, and Talaingod, and three cities of Tagum, which is the capital as well as center of commerce and governance, Panabo, and the Island Garden City of Samal, known for its white pristine beaches, great diving sites, and well preserved flora and fauna. This is where the world-renowned Barcelo Pearl Farm Beach Resort is located along with other tourist destinations dotting this island of adventure.

Although the province is generally an agriculture area, with bananas as its main produce for both local and international markets, a wide array of other agricultural products like coconuts, rice, corn, citrus, mangoes, durian, and other tropical fruits abound. Davao del Norte also boasts of its growing aquaculture in B.E. Dujali, a municipality touted to be the future “tilapia country” of the north. Tilapia is also known as St. Peter’s Fish to food connoisseurs. With most of the municipalities situated along the coastline, Davao del Norte has an extensive mangrove area where marine resources are found.

GEOGRAPHY

The province is bounded by Agusan del Sur on the north, Bukidnon on the northeast, Davao City on the West, Davao Gulf on the south, and the province of Compostela Valley on the east.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

The province has two political districts; three cities (Tagum City, Island Garden City of Samal, and Panabo City), eight municipalities, and 223 barangays.

POPULATION

The province has a population of 500,000 per May 2000 National Census and Statistics Office survey.

LANGUAGE/DIALECTS

Cebuano/Visayan, Filipino/Tagalog, Davaoeño, Mandaya, Mansaka, Ata-Talaingod.

CLIMATE

The climate that pervades all over the province is generally temperate with no marked rainy or dry season except in the months of November to January when heavy rains come.

INDUSTRIES

Agriculture, farming, tourism.

tj_brewed

August 4th, 2006, 06:25 AM

In Focus - Davao del Sur

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Davao Del Sur - Land Of Heights And Flight

Sprawled along the shores of Southeastern Mindanao, Davao del Sur is a place of natural wonders and rarities. It boasts of the country’s highest peak, Mt. Apo, the most prized Philippine orchid species like the Vanda Sanderiana, some of the most exotic fruits, and the endangered Philippine Eagle.

Davao del Sur is home to a host of ethnic groups whose culture and way of life have been preserved. These are the Bagobos, the Mandayas, the Mansakas, the Atas, the Kalagans, the Tagakaolos, and the Mangguangans. Their arts and crafts are on display in museums and shops.

There is a wide choice of white sand beaches and resorts. In the city, there are numerous hotels and inns. Dining is good and varied. Nightlife is fun.

Some of the popular sports activities are golf, watersports, and mountain climbing.

GEOGRAPHY

The province is located in the southern part of the country. It is bounded in the north by Davao City; in the west by Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Kidapawan City; in the south by the Celebes Sea, Sarangani Province, and General Santos City; in the east by the Davao Gulf.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

The province is divided into two political districts.

POPULATION

The total population of Davao del Sur as of May 2000 is 775,000 and is growing at the rate of 2.3 percent annually.

LANGUAGE/DIALECTS

Cebuano/Visayan, Tagalog, B’laan, Bagobo, Manobo, Tagakaolo, Muslim.

CLIMATE

The province is blessed with a favorable climate characterized by wet and dry seasons. The coldest time is during the months of December and January and the hottest is during the months of April and May. The province is outside the typhoon belt.

INDUSTRIES

Agriculture, tourism, fishing, farming.

tj_brewed

August 4th, 2006, 06:28 AM

In Focus - Davao Oriental

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Davao Oriental - The Islands' Ethnic Charmer

Davao Oriental is a separate and independent province along with Davao del Sur and Davao del Norte. Its major industries includes agriculture, fishing, small and medium cottage industries, and tourism.

This province is famous for waterfalls, white-sand beaches, historical attractions, and the Mandaya Tribe, whose unadulterated culture and traditions are still very evident in their day-to-day lives.

GEOGRAPHY

Davao Oriental is situated in the southeastern section of Mindanao. It belongs to the Southern Mindanao Region or Region XI. Its boundaries are defined on the north by Agusan del Sur, on the south by Davao Gulf, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by Davao province.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

Davao Oriental is one of the provinces created under Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967. It is composed of two congressional districts covering 11 municipalities, with Mati as the provincial capital. These municipalities are further subdivided into 183 barangays.

POPULATION

The province has a total of 450,000 inhabitants per May 2000 survey conducted by the National Census and Statistics Office.

LANGUAGE/DIALECTS

Cebuano/Visayan, Tagalog/Pilipino, Mandaya.

CLIMATE

The province lies outside the typhoon belt. The province does not have a pronounced dry season although rainfall is at its maximum from November to January.

INDUSTRIES

Agriculture, fishing, small and medium cottage industries, tourism.

tj_brewed

August 4th, 2006, 06:31 AM

In Focus - Compostella Valley

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Compostella Valley - Nature's Work Of Art

Compostela Valley is blessed with nature’s magnificent work of art. It brims with natural attractions like beaches, waterfalls, forests, mountain ranges, caves, lakes, rivers, hot and cold springs.

The province is proud of its people and cultural heritage - a varied mixture of ethnicity and dominance. To be in Compostela Valley is to experience a blend of sight and sound that defines a place and a people pulsing with life yet reserved in spirit.

The provincial government believes in marketing tourism responsibly. ComValeños want to explore and revel on nature’s finest without destroying the environment.

Choices within the province are almost limitless. ComValeños believe that they have something that caters to everyone’s enthusiasm, all waiting for the adventurous spirit in you. They see their province as an eco-adventure tourism destination, and once experienced, so will you.

GEOGRAPHY

Compostela Valley is situated in Southeastern Mindanao. It has a total land area of 4,666.93 sq. km. and is bounded by Agusan del Sur on the north, Davao del Norte on the west, Davao Oriental on the east and southeast, and Davao Gulf on the west and southwest.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

Classified as a first class province, Compostela Valley is comprised of 11 municipalities grouped into two districts. District 1 consists of Monkayo, Montevista, Maragusan, New Bataan, and Compostela; and District 2, Laak, Mawab, Nabunturan, Maco, Mabini, and Pantukan. The municipality of Nabunturan was named capital town of the province.

POPULATION

The province’s population is estimated at 600,000 per 2000 National Census and Statistics Office survey.

LANGUAGE/DIALECT

Cebuano/Visayan, Tagalog/Pilipino, Mandaya, Mansaka, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Maranao, and Suriganonon are the dialects spoken in the province.

CLIMATE

The province is generally tropical and with no marked rainy or dry season. Its mountain ranges and forest protect the area from visiting typhoons.

INDUSTRIES

Mining, banana, agro- industrial, fishing, farming, tourism.

junax

August 4th, 2006, 06:35 AM

^^ nice TJ... davao province is one hell of a province. we have it all from islands to highlands, from rural to urban areas, under one name DAVAO! madayaw dabaw!

davaoeagle

August 4th, 2006, 06:36 AM

Uhm, dili. Isa ko sa mga 'youngens' dire. Naabtan pa nako siya ug ang karaan na ADDU. :D

Ah, sorry. Basin nailhan nimo siya sa ADDU High. Tigulang na mi he he. Pero young at heart..lol

davaoeagle

August 4th, 2006, 06:54 AM

Last time didto ko, mingaw man. I attended a board meeting of a cooperative. Several times Nestle was mentioned kay grower man sila at the same sila ang pinakadako nga financial intermediary sa Laak. Pero mas bibo pa ang Brgy Mintal diri sa Davao City. Rough ang road at that time. The Municipal Govt was planning to avail a credit line from LandBank for purchase of heavy equipment for road rehab yata.

Abog bitaw to kaayo ang dalan pero lami ang feeling kay welcome kaayo mi didto. Nagconduct diay ko training for CARP beneficiaries didto unya sa kalipay nila kay tinolang native chicken ug uban pang lami na food ang gipakaon sa amo. Di gyud modawat sa bayad he he.

davaoeagle

August 4th, 2006, 06:55 AM

@TJ
Daghang salamat po sa breathtaking pics of the wonderful Davao Region.

davaoeagle

August 4th, 2006, 07:00 AM

Friday, August 04, 2006
Oledan: Expressions
By Radzini Oledan
Slice Of Life

YOUNG and independent filmmakers are quietly laying the groundwork for the local filmmaking industry with the production of the first Davao full-length film, "Ang Huling Balyan ng Buhi."

But their dreams of conveying the untold stories of Davao and Mindanao may prove to be a challenge considering that the seed money granted by CinemaOne to Sherad Sanchez, an acclaimed filmmaker who went back to his roots here in Davao City may prove to be insufficient to complete the production work.

Sherad wanted to prove that filmmaking industry need not rely on the expertise of industry movers in Metro Manila went back to Davao City to tap local expertise in the production work of the film, which will be shot entirely in the Davao region.

The project is collaborated with the Alchemy of Vision and Light Productions, a Davao based production outfit, which has been into independent film production and guerilla filmmaking.

The film delves on the mystical journey of a Baylan (spiritual priestess) and of a tribe who are threatened with extinction by outside influences.

Sherad said the film would promote local culture and spirituality of indigenous peoples who have held women as the original leaders within the traditional animist religion. Historically, women had direct access to and exercised control within the spiritual realms.

It may be on the line of the discursive edges of scholars who are determined to acknowledge what has previously been repressed and to uncover the acts and criteria of the exclusions by which these women vanished into a historical abyss.

This film may be another discourse to recover our forgotten culture and to give the animist priestess back her rightful place in Philippine history.

Local talents and lead role players in the person of Bembol Roco and Juliana Palermo have signified their commitment to the project produced and directed by Dabawenyos.

These young filmmakers are asking local support to complete the production of the film, which is slated to compete in CinemaOne Originals Film Festival.

Support is essential for these talented Dabawenyos and filmmakers who are struggling with low budgets.

Filmmaking remains to be a vehicle for building the culture of peace in Mindanao by harnessing the power of audio visual medium for educational purpose to bring about greater understanding, promoting cultural diversity and working towards social change.

Cultural expressions are the backbone of our community that can unite, encourage and affirm collective values of respect and recognition of indigenous culture and knowledge.

The commitment of these young people shows that there is hope for the local cultural scene but at the same time, the difficulty of accessing financial support shows the relatively weak support confronting art enthusiasts and local filmmakers.

Still, Sherad and the production team cannot afford to give up. There are stories waiting to be told and narratives in the communities that still needed to be heard.

For films articulate social content. One could argue that the language of film does not find its exact analogue in social events, nor does film discourse exist as a parallel mirror to actual events.

The "Huling Balyan ng Buhi" does that. It is not a simple representation of an extra-cinematic social reality but also provides information about the "psychology" of an era and its tensions, conflicts, fears, and fantasies.

We need films -- alternative films that refract social discourses and content into specifically cinematic forms, which engage audiences in an active process of constructing meaning.

The step had been taken by our progressive young filmmakers. What they need is the support of individuals and organizations to complete the film project.

Call it a political statement of today's youth or discourse -- one that celebrates the diversity of Dabawenyos and Mindanawons as a people and pays tribute to the silent voices in the community working and maintaining peace in their homes.

Those who wish to support the first Davao film production may get in touch with Mr. Drei Boquerin at 09163073798.

For Bisaya stories from Davao. Click here.

valium

August 4th, 2006, 07:03 AM

see! its now sticky!

Good Morning Davao
Yeah maybe Usep people need a course on emergency situations i found out na ang gigamit nilang first aid kay kahoy man di samot na tigok and for Valium's concern 911(read: Urban Search andRescue Unit) is not a funeral parlor ,if the person is already dead 911 will not respond they call the police

you dont seem to know exactly whats happening in your own backyard. the girl was still alive for three days, confined and suffering from third degree burns in a hospital, she was still alive! she didnt die right there at the pageant. if the victim is still alive... would you call a funeral parlor right away???????

tj_brewed

August 4th, 2006, 07:13 AM

Cities of Davao

Davao City - Most Competitive Metro City 2005 - AIM

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Tagum City - Most Competitive Small City 2005 - AIM

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Digos City

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Island Garden City of Samal - one of Philippine Dream Cities by ISA (Institute for Solidarity in Asia)

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tj_brewed

August 4th, 2006, 07:21 AM

can anyone post the pics of Panabo City and Mati? thanx!

tj_brewed

August 4th, 2006, 07:44 AM

And Davao's new baby...........

JAGS - CT

The new Cooperation Triangle is the first in the Philippines where three neighboring municipalities from the provinces of Davao del Sur and Saranggani banded together to form a growth area. JAGS-CT aims to complement the vision of the existing Brunei Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). The new growth area is described as being a small triangle in a polygon of free trade.

Three southern Mindanao towns have initiated trade and security cooperation with neighboring Indonesian islands, officials said Monday.

"While everybody is looking north, towards Manila and other areas, we in JAGS-CT are looking south to develop our brotherhood, to develop trade," said Governor Miguel Dominguez.

JAGS-CT is a grouping of the municipalities of Jose Abad Santos (Davao del Sur), Glan (Sarangani), and the island-town of Sarangani (Davao del Sur).

"Now we are seeing the need to look further south for economic development by trading with Indonesia. We can start based on our own capabilities in leading the way and find our own solutions in trading using JAGS-CT," said Dominguez.

The governor mentioned the capability of JAGS-CT to provide "human resource capital for education and health care," and shipment of goods to the Sangil group of islands.

Sarangani municipality is three hours by boat to the nearest Indonesian islands.

Glan Mayor Enrique Yap Jr. said JAGS-CT's strategic location in the southernmost tip of Mindanao could "renew its age-old trade relation with Indonesia as a strategy to encourage cultural and economic activities."

JAGS-CT was organized in 2003 as a local initiative in support of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (Bimp-Eaga) economic cooperation.

Presidential Assistant Jesus Dureza commended local officials during his visit Thursday for being "closer to the ground" in taking the lead for economic development in the country, particularly mainland Mindanao.

"We are modeling JAGS-CT by opening up for Bimp-Eaga but at the same time (securing) our borders against terrorists," said Dureza, who chairs the Mindanao Economic Development Council and Philippine senior official for Bimp-Eaga.

"The cooperation that we are doing now on the ground is an example of how we can work together to counter terrorism," Dureza said.

Dureza said terrorism is not just a problem in Indonesia or in Mindanao.

"It is an international problem. JAGS-CT will be a very good showcase of how we get people and the local governments to cooperate," Dureza added.

Dureza acknowledged the support of Indonesian Consul General Ikon Mochamad Entjeng who went to Glan on Tuesday for the JAGS-CT Indonesian friendship games.

"We came here not caring about winning in the games but rather of winning deeper relationship with you our Filipino brothers," the consul general said.

Last January, Mayors Yap, Jerry Cawa of Sarangani, and Alex Wangkay of Jose Abad Santos led a 13-man trade mission to Manado, Indonesia.

JAGS-CT targets Manado City as the main trading hub, Gorontalo Province as viable market for electronics, Bitung City for deep-sea fishing, and the regencies of Talaud and Sangir as markets for agri-fishery products.

JAGS CT, which has a secretariat office at Glan Municipal Hall, plans to put up a coordinating office in Manado, Indonesia.

Jags-CT eyed as Eaga trading port

GOVERNMENT officials are optimistic that more money will circulate in the Province of Sarangani, and the municipality of Glan, the moment the town gets its authority to operate as an economic zone this year.

Glan mayor Enrique Yap said they had already submitted the necessary documents to get the authority from Philippine Economic Zone Administration.

He also said that there is an ongoing rehabilitation of their port where the national government had extended P16 million for its repair.

As part of the Jose Abad Santos Glan and Sarangani Cooperation Triangle (Jags-CT), Glan will become the trading port of the cooperation triangle that will service vessels coming from Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia as well as from other countries.

He even said there were already bookings for reservation from Vietnam where some 70 Vietnamese of long line fishing vessel are ready to dock to their port.

Part of the recent development is to formalize trade with Indonesia.

He also said that the road network is also being improved from the municipality towards Jose Abad Santos town in Davao del Sur where a P40 million budget was approved by President Arroyo to support JAGS CT's quest for trading partners.

With a focused goal of making trading legal in the area, Yap said they will continue to stamp out smuggling which before are very rampant because the three municipalities are the backdoor for goods coming from the island areas of the sub region.

A municipality with 120,000 population, Yap said there are already basic infrastructure in place including access to telecommunication and connectivity.

He said that at present it generates an income of P100 million of which P20 million comes from local revenues. Three years back it only had a total tax collection of P4 million.

"But with the new development of becoming an eco zone we expect our P20 million local tax to become 40 times bigger," he said.

Sarangani Governor Miguel Dominguez said that they were also able to put in place other structures especially on monitoring security.

He said they are not only looking at the cooperation triangle as an economic advantage but also on the security aspect because the island municipalities serve as frontier of the Republic of the Philippines.

However, he said, they had also developed the business council because they are no longer looking inward but to the south towards the neighboring BIM (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) countries and in the future the global market.

He said within five years there will already be strong trading in between Jags and their neighbors.