San Fernando City and La Union Province [Archive] - Page 20

saintm

January 9th, 2011, 04:43 PM

SURPRISE!!! SM SFLU!!! :banana::banana::banana:

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SM to convert public markets into malls

January 09, 2011

SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the country’s largest mall developer, will start commercial operations of seven new malls this year, adding 400,000 square meters (sq. m.) of commercial area for lease.

THE soon-to-be-opened Dasmariñas mall will have a basement for wet market stalls below an SM Hypermarket and food shops.

The mall developer of retail and banking tycoon Henry Sy, Sr. will also pilot test its “public market-to-mall” concept, a partnering with local governments.

This year will see the highest number of new malls opened to the public by the SM group, an executive said late last week.

“We will open seven or eight smaller malls this year,” Jeffrey C. Lim, SM Prime executive vice-president and chief finance officer, told reporters.

The list includes SM Masinag in Antipolo, SM San Fernando in La Union, SM Dasmariñas in Cavite, SM Apalit in Pampanga, SM Commonwealth in Quezon City, SM La Consolacion in Cebu, and SM BF-Sucat in Parañaque.

SM Prime will finance projects through P20 billion in capital allotted this year. The amount has already been secured through debt and internal funding.

“[The Dasmariñas branch] will be a pilot project for us. We are converting a public market into a formal retail mall,” Mr. Lim said.

SM Prime is currently building a mall on a two-hectare lot it had leased from the local government for 25 years.

The lease may be extended for another 25 years.

“We will have a semi-basement for wet and dry markets and the ground floor will be the Hypermarket with some food shops,” Mr. Lim said. The third floor will be for third-party tenants and the fourth floor will be for parking spaces.

Under the agreement, SM Prime cannot increase rental rates for public market tenants beyond the fees approved by the local government.

Mr. Lim said the plan to convert public markets into malls in cooperation with local governments will depend on the success of the pilot test and the availability of lots.

The 30,000-sq.-m. SM Dasmariñas is expected to cost P500 million, half of the benchmark P1 billion for each SM mall.

Meanwhile, some of the new malls like SM Apalit will have 20,000 to 30,000 sq. m. of gross leasable area.

Last year, SM Prime started commercial operations of SM Calamba and San Pablo in Laguna, SM Novaliches in Quezon City and SM Tarlac. This increased SM malls in the Philippines to 40, with an estimated gross floor area of 4.8 million sq. m.

The mall developer has started the construction of SM Davao and the 80,000-sq.-m. SM General Santos in South Cotabato, which will be opened next year.

New malls will help the company hike profits by a double-digit rate this year, Mr. Lim said.

Shares in SM Prime, whose profits rose by 11% to P5.6 billion in the nine months that ended in September last year, dropped by P0.02 to P11.30 each on Friday. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales

hugodiekonig

January 9th, 2011, 04:45 PM

saintm

January 9th, 2011, 04:47 PM

^^ aba ewan!! just google it! ikaw talaga masama ka saken. bad ka!! suplado!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

296619

January 9th, 2011, 04:49 PM

SUPER LIKE! :okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay:Political will talaga ang kailangan ng mga opisyal natin, yun bang hindi napupulitika ang mga pagpasok ng investments!

Political will that is!:cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 9th, 2011, 04:49 PM

^^ aba ewan!! just google it! ikaw talaga masama ka saken. bad ka!! suplado!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

parang imposible kasi na magkaka SM dito. ayoko mag-over hype

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?type=4

saintm

January 9th, 2011, 04:51 PM

^May picture ka ba ng public market ninyo?

296619

January 9th, 2011, 04:53 PM

Wow SM for San fernando!

hugodiekonig

January 9th, 2011, 04:54 PM

^May picture ka ba ng public market ninyo?

dry o wet? uhm wala ata ako. give me time to browse

hugodiekonig

January 9th, 2011, 05:00 PM

This is the San Fernando Supermarket (Dry Market)

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saintm

January 9th, 2011, 05:00 PM

^ More likely Hypermarket yan tulad sa SM Apalit mix w/ wet& Dry Market. madali lang ang construction

hugodiekonig

January 9th, 2011, 05:03 PM

Mukha kasing imposible. I gonna celebrate only if i see this

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posted anywhere in San Fernando

Haaay eto na nga ba ang super lakas na bulong bulongan dito na magkaka-SM na daw dito? Abangan! Hugo Le Roi never sleeps!

hugodiekonig

January 9th, 2011, 05:03 PM

^ More likely Hypermarket yan tulad sa SM Apalit mix w/ wet& Dry Market. madali lang ang construction

ok lang kung hypermarket. kailangan narin talagang mapalitan ang palengke namin. ang pangit na kasi ng itsura.

saintm

January 9th, 2011, 05:04 PM

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[B]SM to convert public markets into malls

January 09, 2011

SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the country’s largest mall developer, will start commercial operations of seven new malls this year, adding 400,000 square meters (sq. m.) of commercial area for lease.

THE soon-to-be-opened Dasmariñas mall will have a basement for wet market stalls below an SM Hypermarket and food shops.

The mall developer of retail and banking tycoon Henry Sy, Sr. will also pilot test its “public market-to-mall” concept, a partnering with local governments.

This year will see the highest number of new malls opened to the public by the SM group, an executive said late last week.

“We will open seven or eight smaller malls this year,” Jeffrey C. Lim, SM Prime executive vice-president and chief finance officer, told reporters.

The list includes SM Masinag in Antipolo, [SIZE="4"]SM San Fernando in La Union, SM Dasmariñas in Cavite, SM Apalit in Pampanga, SM Commonwealth in Quezon City, SM La Consolacion in Cebu, and SM BF-Sucat in Parañaque.

SM Prime will finance projects through P20 billion in capital allotted this year. The amount has already been secured through debt and internal funding.

“[The Dasmariñas branch] will be a pilot project for us. We are converting a public market into a formal retail mall,” Mr. Lim said.

SM Prime is currently building a mall on a two-hectare lot it had leased from the local government for 25 years.

The lease may be extended for another 25 years.

“We will have a semi-basement for wet and dry markets and the ground floor will be the Hypermarket with some food shops,” Mr. Lim said. The third floor will be for third-party tenants and the fourth floor will be for parking spaces.

Under the agreement, SM Prime cannot increase rental rates for public market tenants beyond the fees approved by the local government.

Mr. Lim said the plan to convert public markets into malls in cooperation with local governments will depend on the success of the pilot test and the availability of lots.

The 30,000-sq.-m. SM Dasmariñas is expected to cost P500 million, half of the benchmark P1 billion for each SM mall.

Meanwhile, some of the new malls like SM Apalit will have 20,000 to 30,000 sq. m. of gross leasable area.

Last year, SM Prime started commercial operations of SM Calamba and San Pablo in Laguna, SM Novaliches in Quezon City and SM Tarlac. This increased SM malls in the Philippines to 40, with an estimated gross floor area of 4.8 million sq. m.

The mall developer has started the construction of SM Davao and the 80,000-sq.-m. SM General Santos in South Cotabato, which will be opened next year.

New malls will help the company hike profits by a double-digit rate this year, Mr. Lim said.

Shares in SM Prime, whose profits rose by 11% to P5.6 billion in the nine months that ended in September last year, dropped by P0.02 to P11.30 each on Friday. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales

Ayan nasagot ko rin pala katanungan ko :lol::lol::lol:

hugodiekonig

January 9th, 2011, 05:10 PM

Ayan nasagot ko rin pala katanungan ko :lol::lol::lol:

P500 million? it's quite big. Kung ang cost ng proposed new Baguio Public Market ay P470 million I think for a small San Fernando Market worth P500 million is already big

saintm

January 9th, 2011, 05:30 PM

^kasama na sa P500M estimate yung bribe sa mga local officials! :cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 9th, 2011, 05:32 PM

^kasama na sa P500M estimate yung bribe sa mga local officials! :cheers:

kahit saan naman may bribery na nagaganap:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Pagadianongyud

January 9th, 2011, 06:15 PM

link? di kaya Pampanga iyon?

lol... if pampanga yan... meron na sila SM doon... :cheers::cheers::cheers:

cheers for your city hugo... i told you.. don't stop dreaming... we might know.. it will come true...:)

saintm

January 9th, 2011, 07:11 PM

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SM starting new retail center format

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:34:00 01/09/2011

Filed Under: Retail, business, Bazaars & Flea Markets
Most Read
MANILA, Philippines—Tycoon Henry Sy’s SM Prime Holdings Inc. is pilot-testing in Dasmariñas, Cavite, a new shopping center format that seeks to redevelop an existing rundown public market owned by the local government into a pioneering formal retail complex with room for the public vendors.

SM Prime Holdings Inc. executive vice president and chief finance officer Jeffrey Lim told reporters that his company would spend at least P500 million for this pilot project, which would be among the seven new local shopping centers that the group would open this year.

The group is planning a P20-billion fresh capital outlay for this year, mostly for the construction of malls.

The seven new shopping malls this year will make available 400,000 square meters of additional retail space under the vast SM mall empire. This still pales in comparison with the gross leasable space created in 2006 when the company opened five malls, including Mall of Asia, which accounted for 406,961 square meters.

Lim said most of the new mall openings this year would be smaller than the usual SM shopping centers. Aside from the pilot project in Dasmariñas, Cavite, SM Prime is set to open malls in Masinag, Antipolo; San Fernando, Pampanga; Apalit, Pampanga; Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City; La Consolacion, Cebu; and BF Sucat, Parañaque.

While the malls to be opened this year are smaller than most of SM’s existing malls, they signify SM Prime’s increasing penetration into new markets. The move may also pave the way for more partnerships with local government units (LGUs) on sprucing up public markets into more robust retail centers.

For the Dasmariñas public market project, SM Prime has started construction of the retail center based on a long-term lease contract with the LGU.

SM Prime obtained a concession to operate the center for 25 years, renewable for another 25 years. It will pay the local government unit rental for the use of the property.

The Dasmariñas shopping area will have a gross leasable space of 30,000 sqm. It will be ready for opening by the fourth quarter of this year, Lim said.

He said there would be a “semi basement” with wet and dry sections for vendors. The ground floor will house a hypermarket with some food shops. The second floor will be for third-party tenants and the top floor will be for parking.—Doris C. Dumlao

Ooops!!! Bat sa article na to San Fernando Pampanga which is which :nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

saintm

January 9th, 2011, 09:58 PM

SM Prime sets record mall construction for this year

THE Philippines’ largest retailer will launch a record number of shopping malls this year, including a joint venture with a local government that will house a public market. Jeffrey Lim, SM Prime Holdings Inc. executive vice president and chief finance officer, told reporters that the mall developer would roll out six new malls in Masinag, Antipolo; San Fernando and Apalit in Pampanga; Consolacion, Cebu; Sucat, Paranaque; and Dasmarinas, Cavite.

The new malls will translate to about 400,000 square meters of gross leasable space.

Lim said the six mall openings this year will be a record in terms of number. Its biggest launch in terms of gross leasable area was in 2006 when it opened Mall of Asia in Pasay City, its largest in the country.

SM Prime has also started the construction of a shopping center in General Santos City and its second mall in Davao, all set to begin commercial operations in 2012.

For its mall in Dasmarinas, SM Prime has entered into a partnership with the local government, allowing the company to lease a two-hectare property for its mall, which will have a public market in the basement.

“We pay them [local government] rental of the property. On top of that, in a way, we can improve the service and quality and we will be able to maintain the area,” said Lim, adding that it offered the local government an unsolicited proposal for this particular venture.

SM Prime will establish a hypermarket and some food stands in the ground floor and will lease the second floor to third party tenants. The top floor will be a parking area.

The company has yet to decide on a name for this particular venture, which is expected to open in the fourth quarter of the year.

The success of the P500-million Dasmarinas mall will determine if SM Prime will pursue more public market partnership projects with local governments in the future.

“Public markets are usually rundown now. Those local governments have the funds to redevelop [the market] but they have other priorities in providing basic services to the people,” Lim said.

This year, SM Prime will spend P20.1 billion, of which P9 billion will be allocated for the construction of its malls in Chongqing and Zibo and payment of the land in Tianjin. The remaining P11 billion will be set aside for the development of its new malls.

Last year, SM Prime opened five malls in Tarlac, Novaliches, Calamba and San Pablo in Laguna, and its fourth mall in mainland China, which is located in the city of Suzhou.

SM Prime’s nine-month net income grew 11 percent to P5.6 billion from P5.1 billion in the same period last year on the back of new mall openings and same-store rental growth.

Its shares lost P0.02 to close at P11.30 each on Friday.

source: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/37671-sm-prime-sets-record-mall-construction-for-this-year

Ano kaya magiging name nun bagong concept ng SM sa Kadiwa?

Sorry LU, it's in Pampanga!

hugodiekonig

January 10th, 2011, 12:41 AM

Sorry LU, it's in Pampanga!

sabi na nga eh, imposibleng magka sm sa amin hehehehe

EDMARATION

January 10th, 2011, 12:07 PM

sabi na nga eh, imposibleng magka sm sa amin hehehehe

=> Hahaha.. Mas imposible sa Vigan, :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:
Sa Candon Pwede pa.. :lol::lol::lol::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 10th, 2011, 01:23 PM

By Miriam P. Aquino

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- Aiming to fast-track the processing of applications for the renewal of business permits and licenses in the municipality of Bauang, this province, the local government in the area headed by Mayor Eulogio Clarence Martin De Guzman III launches the One-Stop-Shop this January as part of the mayor's Trabahong Guapo Iaalay Sa'yo or the TGIS.

Municipal Administrator Crisanto Palabay said in a statement that TGIS primarily caters to the renewal of business permits.

The TGIS innovation, he said will lessen the number of days and hours consumed by applicants in processing their permits, provided they bring along the complete requirements such as barangay clearance, community tax certificate, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Certification Registration, and other needed documents, they can get their renewed permits on the very same day.

"It will be more convenient for the people, as the number of signatories is now reduced to more or less three signatories - the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO), Treasury, and Engineering Officer", Palabay added.

Upon presenting all the complete/needed documents, the applicant can have the pre-filled application form without spending too much time as the pre-inspection activities among all the establishments by concerned offices are done automatically before the date of filling/renewal of permits, so all they have to do is to pay and have the forms signed by the signatories and Bingo, the permit shall be issued in just a matter of minutes.

This kind of innovation in the municipality seeks to improve the kind of service that is provided not just for the people of Bauang but also to the would-be clientele/s eyeing to put up business within the area.

The municipal offices which converge in one particular area are the Treasury Office, Licensing, MENRO, Rural Health Unit, Engineering Office, Bureau of Fire, Philhealth, Bureau of Internal Revenue Office, the local Police Station, and other concerned local offices.

These offices are situated at the second floor of the extended Legislative Building or the Eulogio Clarence De Guzman Jr. Economic Center. (PIA-La Union/RO1)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=10835

:cheers1::cheers1::cheers1:

hugodiekonig

January 10th, 2011, 01:23 PM

=> Hahaha.. Mas imposible sa Vigan, :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:
Sa Candon Pwede pa.. :lol::lol::lol::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::cheers:

Wahahaha mag-SM Baguio nalang tayo!:lol::lol::lol:

hugodiekonig

January 10th, 2011, 01:39 PM

By Ted P. Torres (The Philippine Star) Updated January 04, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Rang-Ay Bank, the leading rural bank in Northern Luzon, has reported a 38-percent increase in net earnings in 2010. Or from P26.95 million in 2009, the La Union-based bank realized an income of P37.18 million end December 2010.

In a report, Rang-Ay Bank president and chief executive officer Ives Q. Nisce said the bank improved its mix of funding, increasing its low cost deposits such as checking accounts, savings accounts or CASA.

“The growth was likewise fueled by the decline in the cost of funds of the bank,” Nisce added.

The bank president likewise noted the strong performance of its new branches located in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur and Rosales, Pangasinan.

This year, Rang-Ay Bank plans to expand it branch network with five more branches, to be located in Dingras, Ilocos Norte; Sinait, Ilocos Sur; Rosario, La Union; San Carlos, Pangasinan and a second branch in Baguio City.

Meanwhile, deposits grew by 14.8 percent, or from P946 million in 2009, to a little over P1 billion end 2010.

Loan portfolio marked modest growth as the rural bank stayed focused despite the strong economic momentum.

It grew by P21.4 million to P815.8 million, as Rang-Ay Bank reduced its non-performing loan (NPL) and non-performing asset (NPA) ratios, to -0.7 percent and -34.6 percent, respectively. “NPA dropped considerably with favorable sales of the bank’s acquired assets,” the bank president added.

Its NPAs stood at P107 million while bad debts at a manageable P67 million.

Non-interest income fueled the bulk of the growth for income, including the sale of assets acquired coupled with the increase in fee-based income, particularly remittances.

“Remittances are fast becoming one of the bigger earners for the bank with its tie-ups with Western Union, Uniteller, Globe G-Remit and BDO remit,” Nisce pointed out.

Total resources grew by 12.5 percent, reaching P1.446 billion in 2010 from P1.28 billion in 2009. Its provisioning for probable losses stood at P24.6 million.

Total capital expanded to P275 million for an increase of 18.5 percent from the previous year position of P232 million.

Thus, Rang-Ay Bank’s capital adequacy ratio (CAR) stood at 22.56 percent, or double the minimum required ratio by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) of 10 percent.

Tier 1 capital stood at 19.15 percent while its return on equity fell to 21.3 percent.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=644943&publicationSubCategoryId=74

hugodiekonig

January 10th, 2011, 03:19 PM

Let's take a break from La Union's urban side. Here's my photo of the fields just outside of our house in Bauang on a cloudy Sunday Afternoon

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Mc Arthur Highway

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hugodiekonig

January 10th, 2011, 03:22 PM

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296619

January 10th, 2011, 03:49 PM

william :D

January 10th, 2011, 03:52 PM

^^haha.na-home sick agad. :cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 10th, 2011, 03:54 PM

Wow! Sarap ng simoy ng hangin! gusto ko nang umuwi... hehe:):):)

Nasa maynila po kayo? hehehe. Nagandahan lang ako sa tanawin na iyan kahapon. Palagi ko tinitignan yung bukid basta nasa veranda ako

saintm

January 10th, 2011, 07:34 PM

674 pulis dumaan sa re-training
Ni Joy Cantos (Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated January 11, 2011

MANILA, Philippines - Umaabot sa 674 mi*yembro at mga opisyal ang isinalang na kahapon ng Philippine National Police sa re-training partikular na ang mga nasasangkot sa serious grave offense, pagsira ng disiplina at imahe ng organisasyon.

Sa isang pulong-bali*taan kahapon sa Camp Crame, sinabi ni PNP Spokesman Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz Jr. na ang unang grupo ng mga pulis ay isinalang sa re-training sa School for Values and Leadership sa Clarkfield, Pampanga.

Kabilang sa mga ito ay ang 57 buong pu*wersa ng Talavera Municipal Police Station (MPS) sa Nueva Ecija; 60 pulis mula sa Cainta Police Station sa Rizal at 42 kasapi ng Police Station 12 ng Quezon City Police na nakabase sa Eastwood, Quezon City.

Sinabi ni Cruz na ang mga elemento ng Talavera MPS ay muling sasanayin sa tamang asal at pag-uugali matapos namang masangkot si Inspector Bernardo Castro sa pamamaril at pagkakapatay sa hepe nitong si Supt. Ricardo Dayag sa loob ng compound ng kanilang himpilan noong Enero 1.

Dalawa namang bagitong pulis ng Cainta MPS ay nasangkot sa pagdukot at bigong pagpatay sa isang buntis na ginang.

Ang iba pa ay ang 38 pulis sa San Fernando, La Union; 88 sa Cauayan City, Isabela; 36 sa Naujan Municipal Police Station sa Oriental Min*doro; 33 sa Camalig MPS sa Albay; 30 sa Bacolod City Police sa Negros Occidental; 21 sa Dauin MPS sa Negros Oriental at 17 naman mula sa Albuena MPS sa Leyte.

hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 12:31 AM

william :D

January 11th, 2011, 05:41 AM

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=647053&publicationSubCategoryId=92

Hindi sa suplado ako or what, but please provide link to the news article that you are posting, as if you wrote the report. thanks!

When posting articles taken from online sources, please also take the time to provide the link as to acknowledge your source. It's only fair and just to do so. Thank you very much for your cooperation on this matter.
-Kiretoce (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/announcement.php?f=875&a=477)

hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 01:52 PM

BIKE THE DUST 20
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Perseus II

January 11th, 2011, 02:22 PM

When posting articles taken from online sources, please also take the time to provide the link as to acknowledge your source. It's only fair and just to do so. Thank you very much for your cooperation on this matter.
-Kiretoce (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/announcement.php?f=875&a=477)

may alam akong ganyan pero di ko macall ang attention baka awayin ako :ohno:

Perseus II

January 11th, 2011, 02:26 PM

lol... if pampanga yan... meron na sila SM doon... :cheers::cheers::cheers:

cheers for your city hugo... i told you.. don't stop dreaming... we might know.. it will come true...:)

in the pipeline na ang SM San Fernando sa Pampanga. 3 na ang SM sa Pampanga upon its completion :)

Perseus II

January 11th, 2011, 02:28 PM

sabi na nga eh, imposibleng magka sm sa amin hehehehe

=> Hahaha.. Mas imposible sa Vigan, :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:
Sa Candon Pwede pa.. :lol::lol::lol::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::cheers:

dont say that ever! Take heart. Nothing is impossible. I know 2 places na tinayuan ng SM na hindi part ng original plan. I can never cite the 2 places kasi minsan inaway na rin ako ... (sa ibang blog site) :)

hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 02:31 PM

in the pipeline na ang SM San Fernando sa Pampanga. 3 na ang SM sa Pampanga upon its completion :)

Naalala ko ang report na iyon last sunday night. Haay hopefully ang mga writers naman ng newspapers maging aware naman sila sa geographical locations ng bansa natin. alamin nila nang mabuti kung San Fernando sa La Union or Pampanga iyong about sa SM

Grabe ang SM sa pampanga, patok siya. yung SM Pampanga nalang super haba at 820 meters

hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 02:34 PM

dont say that ever! Take heart. Nothing is impossible. I know 2 places na tinayuan ng SM na hindi part ng original plan. I can never cite the 2 places kasi minsan inaway na rin ako ... (sa ibang blog site) :)

Hopefully nga, sana nga. SM can go anywhere. Basta may malaking bakanteng lote, pwedeng magka-SM doon.

william :D

January 11th, 2011, 02:35 PM

dont say that ever! Take heart. Nothing is impossible. I know 2 places na tinayuan ng SM na hindi part ng original plan. I can never cite the 2 places kasi minsan inaway na rin ako ... (sa ibang blog site) :)

bulong mo nalang samin.hehe, medyo na-curious ako eh.:nuts:
may alam akong ganyan pero di ko macall ang attention baka awayin ako :ohno:

yan kasi hirap sa iba eh.hhehe:)

Perseus II

January 11th, 2011, 02:35 PM

Naalala ko ang report na iyon last sunday night. Haay hopefully ang mga writers naman ng newspapers maging aware naman sila sa geographical locations ng bansa natin. alamin nila nang mabuti kung San Fernando sa La Union or Pampanga iyong about sa SM

Grabe ang SM sa pampanga, patok siya. yung SM Pampanga nalang super haba at 820 meters

oo ako umiinit ang ulo sa mga ganyan. minsan nga sinabi ng isang writer na province ang PAOAY ... sumulat talaga ako sa kanila ah :) :ohno: :ohno:

Tarlaqueno-ako

January 11th, 2011, 02:56 PM

hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 02:57 PM

Ganda, shot!:):) Parang peanuts yung mga tanim doon?:)

sa malapit sa house namin ang peanuts, sa malayo-layo naman ang palay

william :D

January 11th, 2011, 03:02 PM

^^naaalala ko yung lugar na yan sa picture... yung kinuhanan ni Hugo ng video na may malakas na hangin.. nakakatakot yung hangin non...diyan sa picture payapang payapa na.

Perseus II

January 11th, 2011, 03:03 PM

naku hugo ang swerte mo naman. Ang ganda ganda pala sa inyo. :)

Ang sarap sigurong magbreakfast dyan ng mainit na kanin o sinangag na may mainit na gatas ng kalabaw, pritong tuyo, sunny side-up na itlog, longanisa at fresh na kamatis .... :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

tapos sa lunch sinigang na baka o kaya sinigang na ribs ng pork :cheers: :cheers:

tapos for dinner medyo light na lang... steamed tilapia na lang o relyenong bangus with pako salad :) :cheers: :cheers:

william :D

January 11th, 2011, 03:11 PM

hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 03:13 PM

At perseus: naku maganda ang sinabi mong iyan sir perseus. teka at aayusin ko ang veranda namin dahil ang gulo. lalagyan ko ng lamesa at kakain rin ako dito

At william: Yup, nakakatakot sa bukid at highway nong bumabagyo

Perseus II

January 11th, 2011, 03:28 PM

anong pako? nail?haha! lol :lol:
ayos yang mga pagkain na yan ahh.sarap sarap nga! :eat:

ask mo si google... pako salad kamo :)

hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 03:31 PM

ask mo si google... pako salad kamo :)

di ko alam yun ah, pero meron ngang Pako salad

http://www.epicurean-traveler.com/articles/Philippines_Part_One/Manila_area_gifs/Kusina%20Salud_gifs/Pako-Salad.gif
http://www.epicurean-traveler.com/articles/Philippines_Part_One/Pako%20Salad%20recipe.html:lol::lol::lol:
ngayon ko lang alam na may Pako salad pala

Perseus II

January 11th, 2011, 03:35 PM

di ko alam yun ah, pero meron ngang Pako salad

http://www.epicurean-traveler.com/articles/Philippines_Part_One/Manila_area_gifs/Kusina%20Salud_gifs/Pako-Salad.gif
http://www.epicurean-traveler.com/articles/Philippines_Part_One/Pako%20Salad%20recipe.html:lol::lol::lol:
ngayon ko lang alam na may Pako salad pala

pako sya na herbs ang dating kasi malambot sya. Sa pampanga ko lang nalaman din yan, masarap with itlog na maalat.

iba naman yung pako na nilalagay sa flower arrangement pero ganun din ang hitsura halos

william :D

January 11th, 2011, 03:38 PM

^^ahaha.akala ko kasi yung 'pako' ay ilokano term..hehe,

hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 11:58 PM

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hugodiekonig

January 11th, 2011, 11:59 PM

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aries6210

January 12th, 2011, 12:12 AM

sabi na nga eh, imposibleng magka sm sa amin hehehehe

Nope i believe it's San Fernando, La Union, SF, Pampanga has already an SM

Perseus II

January 12th, 2011, 12:52 AM

ever wonder why SM Pampanga was named SM Pampanga and not SM San Fernando?

kc SM Pampanga crosses the border of San Fernando and Mexico in Pampanga.

Ngayon, the planned SM San Fernando will be built at the San Fernando city proper in Pampanga.

Parehas kasi ang name ng capital ng La Union at Pampanga.

hugodiekonig

January 12th, 2011, 04:03 AM

Nope i believe it's San Fernando, La Union, SF, Pampanga has already an SM

ever wonder why SM Pampanga was named SM Pampanga and not SM San Fernando?

kc SM Pampanga crosses the border of San Fernando and Mexico in Pampanga.

Ngayon, the planned SM San Fernando will be built at the San Fernando city proper in Pampanga.

Parehas kasi ang name ng capital ng La Union at Pampanga.

Hypermarket or save more lang naman siguro iyon, not actually a big mall. along NLEX ang SM Pampanga at hindi talaga siya sa San fernando proper

haaay if ever sa La Union nga ang sinasabi sa news na SM San Fernando edi i will be glad:cheers:

william :D

January 12th, 2011, 04:23 AM

Hypermarket or save more lang naman siguro iyon, not actually a big mall. along NLEX ang SM Pampanga at hindi talaga siya sa San fernando proper

haaay if ever sa La Union nga ang sinasabi sa news na SM San Fernando edi i will be glad:cheers:

mall siya pero hindi malaking mall.. tatamaan nga nung SM San Fernando ang mga heritage houses sa lungsod.. eto may post ako sa news na yan. :)

SM to open 5 more malls for this year

The Sy group’s mall development arm SM Prime Holdings Inc. will open five malls this year with a gross floor area (GLA) close to 400,000 square meters.

SM Prime CFO Jeffrey Lim said the five malls will include SM Masinag; SM San Fernando, Pampanga; SM Apalit, wherein the company bought an existing mall/property with floor area of 20,000 square meters; SM Consolacion, Cebu; and SM Dasmariñas. Meanwhile, SM’s mall in Sucat will be expanded as they will get more property in the area.

Lim added that in terms of number, SM will launch the most number of malls this year. However, in terms of GLA, SM launched the most in 2006 as it included Mall of Asia.

The Sy-led company earlier announced that they will invest more than P20 billion in capital expenditures for the year.

Recently, SM has started construction of SM Dasmariñas, SM Davao, which will have an IMAX Cinema, and SM General Santos City with a floor area of 80,000 square meters wherein the latter two will be opened by 2012.

For SM Dasmariñas, Lim said it will have a semi basement for vendors. “We’ll have ground floor, either hypermarket with some food stands (while the) second floor will be for third party tenants (and the) top floor will be parking,” he said.

Lim added that the 30,000-square meter mall with three storeys will have the public market vendors on the basement. He also said they have not decided on the name of the mall but it will be opened on the last quarter of 2011.

The P500-million public market project is a partnership between the company and the local government unit (LGU) of Dasmariñas. “It’s actually an effort for both parties to try to see how we can help in terms of the development. On top of that, they’ll get more tax with the way SM runs,” Lim said.

Lim added that SM will pay the LGU the rental of the property and will improve the service and quality we will be able to maintain the area.

The company CFO said they will look for more public market projects depending on their first public market project. “Moving forward, we’ll see other locations,” he said. Meanwhile, he said SM’s Fort Bonifacio project is going to be a big project.
http://smprime.com/

hugodiekonig

January 12th, 2011, 11:55 AM

mall siya pero hindi malaking mall.. tatamaan nga nung SM San Fernando ang mga heritage houses sa lungsod.. eto may post ako sa news na yan. :)

may partnership rito ang LGU at SM, parang public Market na SM (ewan ko ang gagawin nila kung papaano magiging posible iyon)

Pagadianongyud

January 12th, 2011, 04:28 PM

may partnership rito ang LGU at SM, parang public Market na SM (ewan ko ang gagawin nila kung papaano magiging posible iyon)

actually hugo... they are converting public malls now into a develop mall type center...:)

hugodiekonig

January 12th, 2011, 10:43 PM

actually hugo... they are converting public malls now into a develop mall type center...:)

That's great, but according to the news that i have read regarding this, SM cannot raise rental prices beyond what is allowed by the LGU. I don't know how would this be possible. Are they going to demolish old public markets, construct the hypermarket, then open its stalls for rent and all of the rental fess will go to SM instead of the LGU? I think with the conversion of public markets to malls, more would attract more shoppers, and with more shoppers, more income would be generated, with rentals paid to SM and thus, more taxes would be paid to the government which would somehow be the same as market sellers pay the rent for their stalls directly to the LGU. that's what i think

Ephesus29

January 12th, 2011, 10:57 PM

hugodiekonig

January 12th, 2011, 11:14 PM

Captivating pix indeed. Wow!!!! breathtaking. Perfect place and site to unwind from everyday hustles in life. Wonderful!!!!:cheers:

Now, that you have posted this pix, you might be getting a lot of unexpected guests one day. It migh include me.:) :cheers:

thanks! those were photos i took through my phone last sunday. I was washing my clothes when I noticed the cloudy skies and some of the sunlight hitting the green rice fields. I was amazed by the beautiful scenery so I decided to take photos of it.

Btw, just behind the trees seen at the left side of the photos is the Bauang beach.

hugodiekonig

January 13th, 2011, 11:06 AM

by Miriam P. Aquino

SAN FERNANDO, La Union, Jan.12 (PIA) – Like other government agencies, the La Union Police Provincial Office (LUPPO), headed by Provincial Director Police Senior Superintendent (PSSupt) Ramon A. Purugganan, also implemented a change of command in the municipal police stations.

PSupt. Manuel Apostol, chief, Police Community Relations Branch, LUPPO, said that the implementation applies to those chiefs-of-police (COP)who have already reached the maximum standard tenure in their particular area of assignment.

PInsp. Rudy Tagalicud, who assumed office as COP for the municipality of Balaoan for less than a month was relieved by PInsp.Benjamin Diagan.

Apart from being the newly-installed COP of Balaoan, Diagan is also the concurrent finance and supply officer of LUPPO.

PSInsp. Luis Liban hass also been assigned as the new COP for Tubao, same province, relieving PSInsp. Roberto De La Cruz.

PChief Inspector Reynaldo Lizardo of Rosario police station, who has also completed his maximum standard tenure of two years is just waiting for the new police officer to be installed in the area. (PIA-La Union/RO1)

http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=11171

:cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 13th, 2011, 03:41 PM

BY JOHN LOURENZE POQUIZ

The local unit of Pepsi-Cola Corp. has won praise for sourcing the power requirements of its bottling plants from renewable energy.

"Clean energy development is the priority of the United States," US Ambassador Harry Thomas said after visiting Pepsi-Cola Philippines plant in La Union. "Investments in clean energy will not only lead to the reduction in overall energy consumption, but also create jobs and help business develop new technologies that could lead to even greater efficiencies."

The plant in Rosario town, which supports Pepsi Cola’s North Luzon operations, is site of a biomass-fired cogeneration facility currently being built.

The facility will replace the existing diesel-fed generator set and fuel oil-fired boiler.

It will use rice hull, wood chips and other biomass materials as fuel.

The project is being undertaken by Pepsi-Cola with local company Solutions for Renewable Energy Inc. (SURE) under a build-operate-and-transfer agreement.

SURE will be contracting with rice millers and farmers in La Union and Pangasinan for the long term supply of rice hull.

SURE and Pepsi-Cola will also undertake a reforestation program in San Roque, Pangasinan, to promote environment entrepreneurship, have a sustainable supply of wood chips and increase forest cover.

In November last year, Gabby Gabinete, commercial director of Pepsi-Cola, said the company is planning to source all the power requirement for its bottling plants from co-generation facilities in five years.

Gabinete said when local power prices spiked following the jump in world oil prices in the 2008, the company’s cost of operations also shot up.

Renewables will shield Pepsi Cola from this risk, he said.

http://www.malaya.com.ph/jan14/busi3.html

Go Green Pepsi!:cheers:

saintm

January 13th, 2011, 07:22 PM

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Pepsi-Cola to put up biomass power plant in La Union

01/14/2011 | 12:03 AM

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Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. — manufacturer of well-known brands like Pepsi-Cola, 7Up, Mountain Dew, and Mirinda — is setting up a 1.2-megawatt (MW) biomass-fired power plant in its North Luzon Operations Facility in Rosario, La Union.

The power plant, estimated to cost around $2.7 million, will replace the existing diesel-fed generator set and fuel oil-fired boiler of the Pepsi-Cola plant, with rice hull, wood chips, and other biomass materials as fuel inputs.

Pepsi-Cola commercial director Gabby Gabinete said in a statement that the company wants to become a major player in addressing several challenges brought about by climate change and resource shortage.

Gabinete pointed out that Pepsi-Cola is planning to tie up with renewable energy developers for the 11-15-MW power requirement of its 11 manufacturing plants.

The renewable energy plants will be located in La Union, Pampanga, Muntinlupa, Naga, Cebu, Bacolod, Leyte, Iloilo, Zamboanga, Davao, and Cagayan de Oro.

Pepsi-Cola expects to save an average of 20 percent of its current cost for such renewable energy projects, Gabinete said.

The company also expects that some renewable energy firms would start setting up biomass-fired power plants in Pepsi-Cola's facilities in the next two-three years.

Additional revenues

Pepsi-Cola said its power plant project in La Union has been commended by US Ambassador Harry Thomas.

"Pepsi-Cola's power plant facility in La Union would create an additional revenues stream to the agricultural sector," Thomas said in the same statement.

During his recent visit to La Union, Thomas took note of the more than 700 farmers that will benefit from the project by providing feedstock that the biomass plant requires.

"This means that the farmers will have additional income from selling rice husks that otherwise would have been burned or just thrown away," he said.

The power plant project in La Union is undertaken by Pepsi-Cola and Solutions for Renewable Energy Inc. (SURE) under a build-operate-and-transfer agreement.

SURE will operate the facility to generate electricity and steam while Pepsi-Cola will pay the renewable energy firm for the power consumed during the 10-year supply period.

To ensure the steady supply of biomass materials, SURE will be contracting with rice millers and farmers in the nearby towns and provinces of Pangasinan and La Union for the long-term supply of rice hull. — JE/OMG, GMANews.TV

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 12:07 AM

By MYRNA M. VELASCO
January 14, 2011, 2:30am

MANILA, Philippines – A three-way goal intersecting on electricity cost reduction, addressing power supply quality, and abating climate change risks has prompted Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. to construct its own biomass facilities, two of which are targeted for commissioning simultaneously around May or June this year.

The first two projects, according to PCPPI Commercial Director Gabby Gabinete, which will service the electricity needs of the soda company are sited in Rosario, La Union in Luzon and Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao.

“The project is expected to significantly reduce the company’s energy costs, address the power shortage in the country and increasing cost of fuel, and at the same time, promote a carbon emission-free business environment,” the company has noted further in a statement.

The La Union facility, he said, would be able to yield 1.0-megawatt capacity for the company’s use and it commands an investment of $1.4 million.

For the technology being deployed at the facilities, Gabinete noted that they have tapped Indian firm Thermax as systems integrator to ensure that these are all-set for installation once they are shipped into the country.

On the carbon emissions concern which is also being thrown against biomass facilities, Gabinete noted that toxic gases being spewed from biomass facilities are of considerably less amount as compared to oil-fired power plants.

Nevertheless, he stressed that technical studies are currently being undertaken on how to capture the carbon dioxide emissions from their biomass facilities, especially with the proposed use of rice hull as a fuel. The other preferences would be wood chips and other proven and prospective biomass fuel inputs.

Pepsi-Cola said the project is being undertaken with local firm Solutions for Renewable Energy, Inc. (SURE) under a build-operate-transfer agreement.

In a recent visit at the facility’s site, US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas recognized the value-creating potential of the facility on “additional revenue stream to the agricultural sector undertaking a renewable energy project in Northern Luzon.”

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/298389/pepsicola-set-build-2-biomass-facilities

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::okay::okay::okay::uh::uh::uh::eek::eek::eek:

EDMARATION

January 14th, 2011, 05:45 AM

BAUANG, LA UNION CHURCH

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Perseus II

January 14th, 2011, 07:53 AM

BAUANG, LA UNION CHURCH

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ang ganda. sana wala na lang yung school sa gilid. :)

jcruze057

January 14th, 2011, 10:01 AM

296619

January 14th, 2011, 10:02 AM

Wow congrats.. Another investment for La union!....

Galing Hugo!:cheers::cheers::cheers:

296619

January 14th, 2011, 10:05 AM

Hugo, mukhang kelangan mong bumili ng St. Benedict's medal....

may prayer sa likod nun... :):cheers:hehe

Congrats ulit!:)

915bungohunter

January 14th, 2011, 10:06 AM

ano yang building ang nasa picture? parang sophistacated na building na typical sa quiapo skyline?

Yan yung sinehan sa down town san fernando nakalimutan ko na yung name parang ACT theater ata? mukhang 3 story yan.

jcruze057

January 14th, 2011, 10:12 AM

pero overall, mas maganda la union kaysa pangasinan. mas malinis and mga syudad nila

balcita_RN

January 14th, 2011, 10:35 AM

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from JP♥LYN's Road Trip (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=389869883497&id=571658497&aid=169429) album...

balcita_RN

January 14th, 2011, 10:41 AM

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BINAGKAL na specialty ng lolo ko sa La Union...

william :D

January 14th, 2011, 01:19 PM

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hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:26 PM

ang ganda. sana wala na lang yung school sa gilid. :)

Hhehehe ngayon ko lang napansin. Marami rin pala ng mga parish churches dito sa La Union ay may katabing eskwelahan. Ang ilan sa mga ito ay:

San fernando - Christ the King College
Bauang - Sacred Heart School
Balaoan - St. Nicholas Academy

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:30 PM

ano yang building ang nasa picture? parang sophistacated na building na typical sa quiapo skyline?

Nasunog dati iyan na sinehan. Little history muna tayo. Notice the Fujifilm na nasa ground floor ng building? I think sila ang nakakaalam ng whole story about sa building na iyan.

Ang alam ko, dating isang malaking sinehan iyan na may malaking billboard sa taas. Yung dating umupa ng billboard na iyon ay hindi nagbayad sa may-ari ng building na iyan. worth 300k ang rental fees noon palang iyon. ngayon siguro aabot na ng 500-1M dahil sa appreciation ng value ng pera. hanggang ngayon ay nakakaso sa korte iyon kaya hanggang ngayon, walang balak na idemolish ang building na iyan

Eyesore man sa lahat ng dumaraan sa San Fernando, pero habang tumatagal, nagiging historical ang building na ito. ito ang palatandaan na ikaw ay nasa San Fernando, La Union

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:32 PM

Hugo, mukhang kelangan mong bumili ng St. Benedict's medal....

may prayer sa likod nun... :):cheers:hehe

Congrats ulit!:)

Wow salamat po! sana may mabili akong ganoon rito. Naway gabayan ako ng diyos sa tulong ni St Benedict hehehe

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:35 PM

Yan yung sinehan sa down town san fernando nakalimutan ko na yung name parang ACT theater ata? mukhang 3 story yan.

iyan ata ang dating pangalan ng Odeon cinema. If i am not mistaken nasabi iyan sa akin na may dating name iyon. Siguro nga 3-stories iyon. di pa kasi ako nakapasok diyan. so creepy!:shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:38 PM

pero overall, mas maganda la union kaysa pangasinan. mas malinis and mga syudad nila

salamat po!naku baka mabasa ito ng mga taga pangasinan hehehe.

malaking tulong ang landfill sa amin, doon ipinupunta ang mga basura namin. may various programs rin ang ilang bagay rito sa Zero-waste management, though marami paring kalat sa ibang lugar rito kapag day time dahil sa dami ng pumupunta rito. Nalilinisan naman kapag umaga, pati mga canal namin pinapaganda rin, tinatanggal ang mga bara:)

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:44 PM

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:45 PM

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BINAGKAL na specialty ng lolo ko sa La Union...

diak ammu data ah (hindi ko alam iyan ah) Wow sarap siguro iyan. Penge kami! hehehe

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:53 PM

Priscilla Merielles and John Estrada Wedding set!

The beach wedding of John Estrada and Priscilla Merielles is set for February 26, 2011!

The wedding will take place in a beach resort far north, the couple opted to have the ceremony held at Thunderbird Resorts Poro Point, La Union.

This will be the second wedding for John and the first for Priscilla. And the best man is his son and the bridesmaid are his daughter from first marriage to Janice de Belen.

It is still unknown if the wedding will be covered by any network.

http://whynotcoconut.com/2011/01/priscilla-merielles-and-john-estrada-wedding-set/

it is great that they chose Thunderbird Resort in poro Point as the venue for the most important event in their life. Hopefully, more celebrities would choose the resort as a venue for their leisure:banana::cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:55 PM

Wow congrats.. Another investment for La union!....

Galing Hugo!:cheers::cheers::cheers:

it is good that there are again new investments to our province. Our province is lagged in term of investments in comparison to the whole region. The new investment at pepsi will somehow pop-prime the economy of the whole province

hugodiekonig

January 14th, 2011, 02:59 PM

...

Ang yaman na ng Agoo. Naungusan na ang Bauang pagdating sa income. Ang Rosario ay near 100-M mark narin sa income pati ang bacnotan. La Union on the rise!:banana::banana::banana: Surf Up!

grabe ang lalaki ng income ng province niyo, pati rin ang tarlac.

Sa Isabela naman, pwede na ang Ilagan at San mariano na maging city

fall_17

January 14th, 2011, 07:52 PM

delete post!

hugodiekonig

January 15th, 2011, 06:49 AM

by Miriam P. Aquino

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 14 (PIA) – Aiming to alleviate the lives of the people living in the upland communities, particularly those who live along the forestland boundaries of Cordillera Administrative Region and Region 1, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources provides livelihood assistance through the Community-Based Forest Management Program (CBFM).

This program, as emphasized by Regional Executive Director Samuel Peñafiel provides direct income to the upland communities, at the same time making their idle lands productive. This is also a convergence point with other agencies to reduce poverty in the countryside.

According to Vangie Aquino, DENR-RO1 Information Officer, a total of 1,298 upland farmers were recipients of 13 projects with direct cost P6.6M for planting agricultural crops, and forest and fruit trees with target areas of 326 hectares of forest areas in various parts of the region. About P1.6 million was also extended to them through capability building, training on plantation technologies, and information dissemination activities on forest protection, all these in year 2009 alone.

Peñafiel said the upland communities were organized into People’s Organizations (POs) under CBFM Program to ensure their long term benefits. These organizations were registered at the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Labor and Employment and in the Cooperative Development Authority.

Out of the targeted areas, a total of 292 hectares of plantations have already been established and these are broken down as follows: 103 hectares of forest tree plantation, 136 hectares of fruit trees, 35 hectares of coconut plantation, 13 hectares of agricultural crops, and five hectares of bamboo.

Recipients of these projects were families coming from the hinterlands of Vintar, Marcos, Sarrat (in Ilocos Norte), in Burgos and del Pilar, in Ilocos Sur ; Tubao and Santol, La Union, and in Sison, San Manuel, and Bugallon in Pangasinan.

In addition to that of the recipients in 2009, another five people’s organizations involving 231 families were given assistance in 2010. These were the agroforestry with livestock raising production in San Pedro, Batac, Ilocos Norte which involved 52 families to establish a 45 hectare plantation for about P790,937. This included planting of gmelina, mahogany, mango, coconut and bamboo, and vegetables.

The Tiagan Agroforestry Development in San Emilio, Ilocos Sur, 69 families, 30 hectare- plantation of forest trees with direct cost of P984,590; the Alibangsay agroforestry plantation in Bagulin, La Union with 110 families to plant yema, rambutan, citrus, avocado, jackfruit, and agricrops in 50 hectares of forest areas with project cost of P829,913.

The citrus-banana based upland agroforestry plantation involving 36 families in San Manuel, Pangasinan to plant banana, jackfruit, mango, cacao, guyabano, and gmelina with a project cost of about P651,487; and the cashew-cacao agroforestry in Labrador, Pangasinan involving 24 families to establish a 50-hectare plantation of cashew, cacao kamagong, nangka, mangoes auricaliformis, and mahogany with direct cost of P1.118 million. CBFM projects are intended to provide equal economic opportunities and empower the upland communities to preserve and develop their assigned CBFM areas through stewardship contracts for 25 years.

These are renewable for another 25 years depending on how these beneficiaries could develop/improve their areas. The CBFM, which is under CARP fund and partly from the regular fund of DENR enhances community participation in the conservation/management of forest areas and at the same time give direct benefits in terms of plantation establishments and forest protection. (PIA-RO1 with reports from DENR-RO1)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=11510

balcita_RN

January 15th, 2011, 09:46 AM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs944.snc4/73784_104991479567779_100001707826271_30730_2928897_n.jpg

Inside St William the Hermit...this was taken during my cousin's first communion...

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Bangar, La Union's Fiesta last December...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs049.snc6/167965_185382008146116_100000229533791_585784_3275043_n.jpg

hugodiekonig

January 15th, 2011, 01:02 PM

http://www.golfph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/the-cliffs-golf-and-beach-club-.jpg

Photo Source:
http://www.golfph.com/golf-courses/the-cliffs-golf-and-beach-club/

william :D

January 15th, 2011, 01:04 PM

Ang yaman na ng Agoo. Naungusan na ang Bauang pagdating sa income. Ang Rosario ay near 100-M mark narin sa income pati ang bacnotan. La Union on the rise!:banana::banana::banana: Surf Up!

grabe ang lalaki ng income ng province niyo, pati rin ang tarlac.

Sa Isabela naman, pwede na ang Ilagan at San mariano na maging city

oo pumapangalawa ang Bauang ngayon...dati ba Bauang ang richest na municipality diyan? :cheers:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs075.snc6/168527_1566765292447_1334861957_31440281_4963643_n.jpg

BINAGKAL na specialty ng lolo ko sa La Union...

:eat::eat::eat:

wow.pagkain! haha! parang ang sarap ah! ano kaya lasa niyan? :eat:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs339.ash1/29134_389870398497_571658497_3835696_1558386_n.jpg

from JP♥LYN's Road Trip (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=389869883497&id=571658497&aid=169429) album...

wow! ganda ng view! iba talaga ang charm kapag may dagat! :cheers:

ordunapaulo

January 15th, 2011, 01:15 PM

delete post!

Paano kaya ito nakapag online.?:nuts:

http://www.golfph.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/the-cliffs-golf-and-beach-club-.jpg

Photo Source:
http://www.golfph.com/golf-courses/the-cliffs-golf-and-beach-club/

Ganda ng overlooking at the golf.:banana:

hugodiekonig

January 15th, 2011, 01:19 PM

Paano kaya ito nakapag online.?:nuts:

Ganda ng overlooking at the golf.:banana:

malamig sa mata ang itsura ng golf course. Dagat pa sa ibaba. nakakatakot rin yung cliffs, pero maganda parin siya

ordunapaulo

January 15th, 2011, 01:28 PM

malamig sa mata ang itsura ng golf course. Dagat pa sa ibaba. nakakatakot rin yung cliffs, pero maganda parin siya

ganyan ang mga overlooking sa Mediterranean area sa Europe.:D

hugodiekonig

January 15th, 2011, 01:35 PM

ganyan ang mga overlooking sa Mediterranean area sa Europe.:D

Yup! pwede rin sa new Zealand or Scotland

ordunapaulo

January 15th, 2011, 01:46 PM

Puros mga post mo at ni william ang buong page, wahah, di kaya wala ng nag-vivisit?

hugodiekonig

January 15th, 2011, 01:48 PM

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/25355458.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1295096591&Signature=lO0m1urt2QGflW%2FR11eej8rtm6o%3D

Photo by: Joy Ishii

william :D

January 15th, 2011, 01:50 PM

^^ui ganda ng falls na yan ah..kakaiba yung bato, parang patong patong! :cheers:
mukhang foreigners yung naliligo don sa picture ahh.. :banana:

hugodiekonig

January 15th, 2011, 01:52 PM

Puros mga post mo at ni william ang buong page, wahah, di kaya wala ng nag-vivisit?

meron ring nagvivisit rito. Ako active ngayon, tapos madalas rin sina balcitaRN. Kung minsan bumibisita rin si sir ergit222, at syempre kayong mga forumers from outside La Union, william, ikaw, 296619, Perseus, tarlaqueno, etc

ordunapaulo

January 15th, 2011, 01:58 PM

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/25355458.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1295096591&Signature=lO0m1urt2QGflW%2FR11eej8rtm6o%3D

Photo by: Joy Ishii

Parang may katulad nito sa korea,

source of nature ang tawag diyan, ang kalikasan mismo bumuo diyan.:)

meron ring nagvivisit rito. Ako active ngayon, tapos madalas rin sina balcitaRN. Kung minsan bumibisita rin si sir ergit222, at syempre kayong mga forumers from outside La Union, william, ikaw, 296619, Perseus, tarlaqueno, etc

Sa forumer ng cavite mukhang ako nalang ang makaka-visit.:lol:

balcita_RN

January 15th, 2011, 02:13 PM

iyan ata ang dating pangalan ng Odeon cinema. If i am not mistaken nasabi iyan sa akin na may dating name iyon. Siguro nga 3-stories iyon. di pa kasi ako nakapasok diyan. so creepy!:shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:

Natanong ko minsan ang papa ko kung ano pangalan ng sinehan na yan, pag sinabi kong Odeon, hindi nya alam, ang alam nya na pangalan 'Regent'. Pero yung fuji-film nanjan na yan since nagkamulat ako kaya pag nawawala ka sa San Fernando o kung gusto mo makita yang lumang building na yan, ang sasabihin mo lng sa tricycle, "Manong, Fuji-film"...

Nung open pa ang Odeon cinema nanonood kmi ng movies noon..naaalala ko jan kmi nanood ng 'Sara ang munting prinsesa'. Sadly, like all other movie theaters, nging rated r na movies na lng, then finally sinara na...pero madami pa ring businesses sa silong ng building na yan, tulad ng korean na nagtitinda ng wagwag, at yung tambayan ko nung college na internet cafe, yung 5ms... I think the main reason kung bakit hindi nila mai-rehabilitate at magamit ang building na yan is because dahil sa sunog lumambot yung mga bakal...

balcita_RN

January 15th, 2011, 02:21 PM

hugodiekonig

January 15th, 2011, 02:31 PM

Natanong ko minsan ang papa ko kung ano pangalan ng sinehan na yan, pag sinabi kong Odeon, hindi nya alam, ang alam nya na pangalan 'Regent'. Pero yung fuji-film nanjan na yan since nagkamulat ako kaya pag nawawala ka sa San Fernando o kung gusto mo makita yang lumang building na yan, ang sasabihin mo lng sa tricycle, "Manong, Fuji-film"...

Nung open pa ang Odeon cinema nanonood kmi ng movies noon..naaalala ko jan kmi nanood ng 'Sara ang munting prinsesa'. Sadly, like all other movie theaters, nging rated r na movies na lng, then finally sinara na...pero madami pa ring businesses sa silong ng building na yan, tulad ng korean na nagtitinda ng wagwag, at yung tambayan ko nung college na internet cafe, yung 5ms... I think the main reason kung bakit hindi nila mai-rehabilitate at magamit ang building na yan is because dahil sa sunog lumambot yung mga bakal...

Noong bata pa ako around early 1990s closed na ang sinehan na iyan. meron pa dati noon yung hagdanan papasok doon. Yung Fuji-film palang ang meron noon. ngayon ang dami nang pwesto doon

Engineering term: yah, pag nasunog kasi yung building, hihina ang strength ng bakal dahil nag-yield na yung strength nito dahil sa init ng sunog.

Para sa akin, ang building na ito ang isa sa parang pinakalandmark sa San fernando, aside from the Plaza. makita mo lang ang building na ito habang nagbibiyahe, malalaman ong nasa San Fernando kana

hugodiekonig

January 15th, 2011, 02:34 PM

before
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs782.ash1/167205_1566762292372_1334861957_31440263_2363415_n.jpg

during
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs764.ash1/165579_1566764492427_1334861957_31440276_4024382_n.jpg

after
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs075.snc6/168527_1566765292447_1334861957_31440281_4963643_n.jpg

pasensya na hindi ko pwedeng ishare ang recipe dahil khit sa akin nga ayaw ishare...may paniniwala kz ang lolo na dapat lng ipasa sa mga lalaki ang ganyang recipe... :bash:

basta ang masasabi ko, kakanin sya, matamis, at matagal lutuin...

ows, kasjay? may pamahiin din pala na ganyan :lol::lol::lol: di ko pa alam kung baka nakatikim na ako niyan noon. Adda aya magatang nga kasta idiay palengke? kala gamin awan makitkitak basta maki-tsinda ak

ordunapaulo

January 15th, 2011, 02:36 PM

ows, kasjay? may pamahiin din pala na ganyan :lol::lol::lol: di ko pa alam kung baka nakatikim na ako niyan noon. Adda aya magatang nga kasta idiay palengke? kala gamin awan makitkitak basta maki-tsinda ak

Dapat sa panahong ito, I-Break na ang Pamahiin na iyan, Para ma-I share sa lahat ang mga ganyang recipe.

Perseus II

January 15th, 2011, 03:03 PM

Dapat sa panahong ito, I-Break na ang Pamahiin na iyan, Para ma-I share sa lahat ang mga ganyang recipe.

sabi nga family heirloom , kaya hindi nya pwedeng i-share. parang yung recipe ng MAXX fried chicken. Its called family recipe :)

Tarlaqueno-ako

January 15th, 2011, 05:13 PM

before
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs782.ash1/167205_1566762292372_1334861957_31440263_2363415_n.jpg

during
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs764.ash1/165579_1566764492427_1334861957_31440276_4024382_n.jpg

after
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs075.snc6/168527_1566765292447_1334861957_31440281_4963643_n.jpg

pasensya na hindi ko pwedeng ishare ang recipe dahil khit sa akin nga ayaw ishare...may paniniwala kz ang lolo na dapat lng ipasa sa mga lalaki ang ganyang recipe... :bash:

basta ang masasabi ko, kakanin sya, matamis, at matagal lutuin...

Ano ang binagkal? Aniya ti raman na dayta, kasla naimas man.:D

Roy Villanueva

January 15th, 2011, 08:47 PM

by the way this is my first post.:)

william :D

January 15th, 2011, 09:48 PM

before
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs782.ash1/167205_1566762292372_1334861957_31440263_2363415_n.jpg

during
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs764.ash1/165579_1566764492427_1334861957_31440276_4024382_n.jpg

after
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs075.snc6/168527_1566765292447_1334861957_31440281_4963643_n.jpg

pasensya na hindi ko pwedeng ishare ang recipe dahil khit sa akin nga ayaw ishare...may paniniwala kz ang lolo na dapat lng ipasa sa mga lalaki ang ganyang recipe... :bash:

basta ang masasabi ko, kakanin sya, matamis, at matagal lutuin...

uso pa rin ba siya ngayong lutuin sa La Union?
sabi nga family heirloom , kaya hindi nya pwedeng i-share. parang yung recipe ng MAXX fried chicken. Its called family recipe :)

kumbaga sa Jollibee at Mcdo ay trade secret nila yan..at yung dapat lang maka-alam ang dapat maka-alam.haha

hugodiekonig

January 16th, 2011, 03:05 AM

uso pa rin ba siya ngayong lutuin sa La Union?

kumbaga sa Jollibee at Mcdo ay trade secret nila yan..at yung dapat lang maka-alam ang dapat maka-alam.haha

Ayun, na-realize ko rin. Parang sa mga naufacturing company rin, confidential ang details ng processes ng paggawa nila ng product na iyon.

Unaware lang siguro ako, pero baka sa ibang towns ng La Union merong tindang ganyan hehehe

Perseus II

January 16th, 2011, 04:42 AM

by the way this is my first post.:)

bakit meron pang 'BY THE WAY'...

anyway, welcome!

Ephesus29

January 16th, 2011, 06:35 AM

Ayun, na-realize ko rin. Parang sa mga naufacturing company rin, confidential ang details ng processes ng paggawa nila ng product na iyon.

Unaware lang siguro ako, pero baka sa ibang towns ng La Union merong tindang ganyan hehehe

I totally agree. Trade secret is common practice for every businesses specially in the fast food joints industry, or any consumer foods producers. Fears that others might emulate what they're producing. However, at times such practice could also a veil for not divulging any additives, ingredients, and preservatives, that are sometimes ditremental to general health of consumers.
In regards to local produce like "rice pudding" /rice cakes etc. I am quite sure they're authentic, and no additives that would compromised general health.

ordunapaulo

January 16th, 2011, 07:34 AM

bakit meron pang 'BY THE WAY'...

anyway, welcome!

Wahah, parang ka-probinsya ko ang taong ito ah.:lol:

juanpasaan

January 16th, 2011, 07:41 AM

Roy Villanueva

January 16th, 2011, 08:34 AM

San Juan, La Union..

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9836/43076155.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/43076155.jpg/)

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1861/4733868.jpg (http://img709.imageshack.us/i/4733868.jpg/)

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3250/12349290.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/12349290.jpg/)

hugodiekonig

January 16th, 2011, 12:51 PM

I totally agree. Trade secret is common practice for every businesses specially in the fast food joints industry, or any consumer foods producers. Fears that others might emulate what they're producing. However, at times such practice could also a veil for not divulging any additives, ingredients, and preservatives, that are sometimes ditremental to general health of consumers.
In regards to local produce like "rice pudding" /rice cakes etc. I am quite sure they're authentic, and no additives that would compromised general health.

Agree!

Pag rice pudding or rice cakes, maganda itong pang-meryenda, instead of junk foods containing preservatives! For a good health, sana sa meryenda rin natin kain tayo ng kakanin!:):cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 16th, 2011, 12:55 PM

Ano na pala nangyari dun sa bata dati na pinaghihimalaan daw ng Mahal na Birhen ba yun? Yung sa Agoo. Bakit nawala na yun? Totoo ba na may parlor na sya? Si Judiel ba yun?

http://bahalana-kunganoman.blogspot.com/

Judiel Nieva? Yah. I think Angel na ang name niya ngayon.

About that, I remember noong bata pa ako. Agoo was so popular that time, I think way back 1993. So many went to Agoo to witness the said miracle, and news regarding this were a hit

What I know is that "he" transformed into a "she", and she entered into theatrical shows way back mid 2000s. I have no news about her recently. Maybe she is living a simple and quite life now

hugodiekonig

January 16th, 2011, 12:58 PM

hugodiekonig

January 16th, 2011, 01:18 PM

Just went to Poro Point yesterday. Whew, ang dami pang bakanteng lote. Hopefully ma-occupy pa ang mga ito for businesses, and the entertainment is still on!

hugodiekonig

January 16th, 2011, 01:19 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs007.snc6/165759_496871977590_642982590_6034451_6449664_n.jpg

Photo by: Dino Bolong Valmoja

william :D

January 16th, 2011, 02:22 PM

Roy Villanueva

January 16th, 2011, 04:22 PM

Wow photos niyo po! Thanks for visiting our province! :cheers: Always return here!

Thanks for Appreciation , by the way, that pics was taken of me in my last visit in La Union Last august 2010.:cheers:

Actually nagkaroon kami ng outing diyan ng mga kapamilya ko s tagaytay at dasma.

Just went to Poro Point yesterday. Whew, ang dami pang bakanteng lote. Hopefully ma-occupy pa ang mga ito for businesses, and the entertainment is still on!

What is Poro point?

freightrunner

January 16th, 2011, 08:16 PM

Agree!

Pag rice pudding or rice cakes, maganda itong pang-meryenda, instead of junk foods containing preservatives! For a good health, sana sa meryenda rin natin kain tayo ng kakanin!:):cheers:

Yup. Masarap iyang mga suman lalo na pag may mainit na local tsokolate hehe. Sa Cagayan ganyan noong maliliit kami pag may piesta or pasko sigurado ibat-ibang klase ng rice cakes. sa aparri meron naglalako sa umaga ng butsi tapos sa hapon yun namang suman-latik. May kasabihan nga sa ilocano, "nagimas, uray la malipatam nagan ni katugangam" (makakalimutan mo pangalan ng biyenan mo sa sarap) hahaha.:lol:

Roy Villanueva

January 17th, 2011, 05:28 AM

Population, by Region
Census 2007

Area----------------------------2007
Philippines -------------- 88,574,614 a1/a2/
National Capital Region ---------------- 11,553,427
Cordillera Administrative Region -----1,520,743
Ilocos Region ----------4,545,906
Cagayan Valley -------------3,051,487
Central Luzon -----------9,720,982
Southern Tagalog
IVA- Calabarzon ----------- 11,743,110
IVB - Mimaropa ------------2,559,791
Bicol Region ----------- 5,109,798
Western Visayas ------- 6,843,643
Central Visayas ---------6,398,628
Eastern Visayas ----------3,912,936
Western Mindanao ------------3,230,094
Northern Mindanao -------------3,952,437
Southern Mindanao ------------4,156,653
Central Mindanao ----------- 3,829,081
ARMM ------------4,120,795
Caraga 1/ ------------2,293,480
Filipinos in Philippine Embassies/Consulates and Missions Abroad ---------2,851

Source- nscb-gov.ph

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 08:09 AM

ahh..pero nakatikim ka na non?:) :eat:

hehehe Hindi pa siguro. o baka nakatikim na ako nun pero hindi ko na maalala:)

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 08:16 AM

Thanks for Appreciation , by the way, that pics was taken of me in my last visit in La Union Last august 2010.:cheers:

Actually nagkaroon kami ng outing diyan ng mga kapamilya ko s tagaytay at dasma.

What is Poro point?

Wow! just always make a visit to La Union whenever you go for an outing!

Poro Point is a barangay in San Fernando La Union. It is actually a peninsula (tangway). It is an industrial center in La Union and the whole of Region 1 as well. This area houses the Port Area, several manufacturing companies, oil depots,other large industries and the Thunderbird Resorts and Casino. It is actually one of the wealthiest areas in Northern Luzon

http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/img/maps/cluster-map2.jpg

http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/city/maps.php

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 08:22 AM

THE PRIME CAPITAL CITY OF ILOCANDIA FIESTA CELEBRATION!

http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/img/Fiesta-2011.jpg (http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/index.php)

SAN FERNANDO CITY: OUR HOME

william :D

January 17th, 2011, 08:25 AM

hehehe Hindi pa siguro. o baka nakatikim na ako nun pero hindi ko na maalala:)

wahaha! mukhang masarap yung gawa ni lolo don sa taas ehh.... hmm sana makatikim ako non.. :eat:

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 08:28 AM

wahaha! mukhang masarap yung gawa ni lolo don sa taas ehh.... hmm sana makatikim ako non.. :eat:

Ako rin huhuhuhu :banana::banana::cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 08:31 AM

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO 2011 FIESTA CELEBRATION
DAILY ACTIVITIES 2011
February 1 to 10
Theme: “San Fernando City: OUR HOME”

January 22 (Saturday)
9:00 a.m. Motorcade (Beginning of the National Bible Celebration)
10:30 a.m. Opening & Blessing of Agri-Trade Fair
Theme: HOME GROWN / BAHAY-KUBO Infront of the City Hall

January 25 (Tuesday)
8:00 am Opening of Baratillo Around the market

January 27 (Thursday)
8:00 a.m. National Bible Celebration (Poster Making Contest) People’s Hall (1st choice)
Dacanay Hall (2nd Choice)
6:00 p.m. National Bible Celebration (Awards Night) City Plaza

January 28 (Friday)
8:00 a.m. Blessing & Inauguration of City Projects Various Barangays
4:00 p.m. Opening of the Carnival Fair PNR compound
7:00 p.m. Pre-Pageant SBO/SK Ortega Cultural & Sports Center

January 29 (Saturday)
5:00 p.m. Acrobatic Show City Plaza

william :D

January 17th, 2011, 08:32 AM

Ako rin huhuhuhu :banana::banana::cheers:

yung mga pagkain namin dito sa Bulacan siguro natikman niyo na.hehe, yung sa inyo gusto ko matikman saka yung mga posts nila perseus at derek sa tarlac saka sa isabela.haha

THE PRIME CAPITAL CITY OF ILOCANDIA FIESTA CELEBRATION!

http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/img/Fiesta-2011.jpg (http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/index.php)

SAN FERNANDO CITY: OUR HOME

:dance::dance::dance:

party! party! :banana::banana:

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 08:32 AM

January 30 (Sunday)
a.m. – p.m. Free Anti-rabies vaccination Bahay Kubo
4:00 p.m. Dog Show Infront of the City Hall

January 31 (Monday)
8:00 a.m. Flag-Raising Ceremony In front of City Hall
8:15 a.m. Wreath-Laying Rites at the Rizal and Ortega Monuments Infront of the City Hall

February 1 (Tuesday)
a.m. Opening Baratillo Rizal Avenue
7:00 p.m. Boxing sa Plaza City Plaza Auditorium

February 2 (Wednesday)
7:00 p.m. Night of the NGOs City Plaza

February 3 (Thursday)
8:00 a.m. Field Demonstration of Public Schools from the Highlands
Ortega Cultural & Sports Center
1:00 p.m. Field Demonstration of Public Schools from the Lowlands
7:30 p.m. Parish Pastoral Night City Plaza

February 4 (Friday)
8:00 am
9:00 a.m.
Parade Differently Abled
Differently Abled Sports Tournament
Start-Infront of City Hall
North Central School
7:00 p.m. Educators’ Night City Plaza

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 08:36 AM

February 5 (Saturday)
8:00 a.m. Mountain Bike/BMX Race Infront of City Hall
8:00 a.m. 4th Mayor Pablo C. Ortega Karatedo Championship 2011 Ortega Cultural & Sports Center
8:00 a.m.. Kiddie Chess Dacanay Hall
7:00 p.m. Talent Search for Ms. San Fernando 2011 Diego Silang Hall, Capitol
7:00 p.m. SMB Night Infront of the City Hall
8:00 a.m. National Motocross 2011 Along Gov. Joaquin Ortega Ave.
(formerly Pennsylvania Ave.)

February 6 (Sunday)
8:00 a.m.. Kiddie Chess (continuation) Dacanay Hall
1:00 p.m. Pa Bingo ng Coca-Cola Infront of City Hall
7:00 p.m. Ms. Gay Universe 2011 City Plaza

February 7 (Monday)
7:00 p.m. SBO & SK Night City Plaza

February 8 (Tuesday) OPEN

(Wednesday)
7:00 a.m. Grand Civic and Military Parade
8:00 p.m. Liga ng mga Barangay Night City Plaza

February 10 (Thursday)
5:00 a.m. Diana of bands around the city
5:30 a.m. Ringing of the Church Bells and start of Mass and Religious Services
5:00 p.m. Fiesta Mass/Thanksgiving Mass Saint William Cathedral
6:00 p.m. Procession of Saint William around the plaza
8:30 p.m. Selection, Proclamation and Coronation “Miss San Fernando & Miss
Barangay 2011” City Plaza

PARTY PARTY!!
:banana::banana::banana::banana2::banana2::banana2::cucumber::cucumber::cucumber::cheer::cheer::cheer::carrot::carrot::carrot::pepper::pepper::pepper::lock::lock::lock::dj::dj::dj::dj::drunk::drunk::drunk:
:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 09:09 AM

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Making Way for Phase II

The clearing and cleaning up of the Phase 2 vicinity has started to make way for house construction of buyers taking advantage of The Point’s Holiday Promo on-going until January 15th. With already over 21% lots sold in Phase 2 and the lot clearing works completed all planned road networks are totally grubbed and cleared.

Facing the sea, on the vicinity of the Hotel’s right side, Section A (Lots 33, 35, 37 and 39) road completion is on-going and is currently at 89% accomplishment.

Road excavation and completion on the opposite side, to the left side of the Hotel, SECTION B (area of Lots 20 to 30) works are coming along with finishing works for road completion at 90%, while Section C for Lots 1 through 18 are now at 89%.

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http://enjoythunderbirdresorts.blogspot.com/2011/01/point-residences-community-update.html

william :D

January 17th, 2011, 09:11 AM

^^wow talagang nadedevelop ng husto ang poro point for tourists...haha, may kinalaman ba yan sa Thunderbird? parang yung logo nila ay Thunderbird-inspired ah. :)

ergit222

January 17th, 2011, 09:16 AM

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ergit222

January 17th, 2011, 09:19 AM

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. — manufacturer of well-known brands like Pepsi-Cola, 7Up, Mountain Dew, and Mirinda — is setting up a 1.2-megawatt (MW) biomass-fired power plant in its North Luzon Operations Facility in Rosario, La Union.

The power plant, estimated to cost around $2.7 million, will replace the existing diesel-fed generator set and fuel oil-fired boiler of the Pepsi-Cola plant, with rice hull, wood chips, and other biomass materials as fuel inputs.

Pepsi-Cola commercial director Gabby Gabinete said in a statement that the company wants to become... Read More (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/210545/pepsi-cola-to-put-up-biomass-power-plant-in-la-union)

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 09:20 AM

^^wow talagang nadedevelop ng husto ang poro point for tourists...haha, may kinalaman ba yan sa Thunderbird? parang yung logo nila ay Thunderbird-inspired ah. :)

Oo, under Thunderbird resort iyon. dinedevelop narin talaga ng Thunderbird ang buong compound nito sa poro point. Nakakagulat rin at kahit pagkamahal-mahal ng lote rito ay marami paring bumili.

Nakita ko noong Sabado marami pang bakanteng lote sa poro point na pwedeng patayuan ng mga factories, hotels, tourism complex, etc.

william :D

January 17th, 2011, 09:28 AM

Oo, under Thunderbird resort iyon. dinedevelop narin talaga ng Thunderbird ang buong compound nito sa poro point. Nakakagulat rin at kahit pagkamahal-mahal ng lote rito ay marami paring bumili.

Nakita ko noong Sabado marami pang bakanteng lote sa poro point na pwedeng patayuan ng mga factories, hotels, tourism complex, etc.

wag sana factories..dapat maubos yung lupa niya sa hotels, o kung ano ano pa na may kinalaman sa turismo.hehe:cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 09:34 AM

wag sana factories..dapat maubos yung lupa niya sa hotels, o kung ano ano pa na may kinalaman sa turismo.hehe:cheers:

Yung mala-Disneyland daw sana na plano noon sa Poro Point ang gusto kong maipatayo sa poro point. Haaay. Quand quand quand? When when when? :lol::lol::lol: Or mga BPOs din sana ang mag-occupy sa Poro point

Ephesus29

January 17th, 2011, 09:37 AM

Wow photos niyo po! Thanks for visiting our province! :cheers: Always return here!

I just love those pix....stunningly beautiful and truly tropical. El Paes Tropical indeed. Wish I would be able to enjoy the beach for several days when I visit La Union. I might even ask hugo to tour with me around the city of San Fernando, Poro point and wade in the beach.:)

william :D

January 17th, 2011, 09:42 AM

Yung mala-Disneyland daw sana na plano noon sa Poro Point ang gusto kong maipatayo sa poro point. Haaay. Quand quand quand? When when when? :lol::lol::lol: Or mga BPOs din sana ang mag-occupy sa Poro point

haha.ayos yan! tamang tama sa airport na nasa inyo, saka sa 5star Thunderbird Hotel na may casino pa! plus beaches and zipline, plus surfing surfing pa! wow! :cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 09:49 AM

I just love those pix....stunningly beautiful and truly tropical. El Paes Tropical indeed. Wish I would be able to enjoy the beach for several days when I visit La Union. I might even ask hugo to tour with me around the city of San Fernando, Poro point and wade in the beach.:)

Yup! Opo! I'll be your tourist guide here! :):);)

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 09:52 AM

haha.ayos yan! tamang tama sa airport na nasa inyo, saka sa 5star Thunderbird Hotel na may casino pa! plus beaches and zipline, plus surfing surfing pa! wow! :cheers:

Ang gusto ko pa ma-develop ng husto rito ay ang airport. Habaan sana ang runway. ang ikli kasi. 2.1 km lang. hindi tuloy attractive sa mga big planes. Anyway, Phase 1 palang naman ang development ng airport dito. Sana sa Phase 2 reclamation na ng lupa ang gawin nila para sa extension ng runway nito. Tiyak, gustong gusto iyon ng mga resort owners along Bauang - Sf - San Juan area dahil mas mapapalakas ang tourism dito:cheers:

william :D

January 17th, 2011, 09:54 AM

Ang gusto ko pa ma-develop ng husto rito ay ang airport. Habaan sana ang runway. ang ikli kasi. 2.1 km lang. hindi tuloy attractive sa mga big planes. Anyway, Phase 1 palang naman ang development ng airport dito. Sana sa Phase 2 reclamation na ng lupa ang gawin nila para sa extension ng runway nito. Tiyak, gustong gusto iyon ng mga resort owners along Bauang - Sf - San Juan area dahil mas mapapalakas ang tourism dito:cheers:

oo nga.. haha,saka kapag nagka-mala-disney diyan, yung mga pupunta ng Baguio,Vigan, Pagudpud pwedeng dumaan diyan sa San Fernando...:banana:

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 10:28 AM

oo nga.. haha,saka kapag nagka-mala-disney diyan, yung mga pupunta ng Baguio,Vigan, Pagudpud pwedeng dumaan diyan sa San Fernando...:banana:

Oo, tama ka diyan. Hindi na dadaanan lang ang San fernando kundi titigil narin sila dito if ever. haay wishful thinking hehehe

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 10:33 AM

william :D

January 17th, 2011, 10:39 AM

^^marami pa rin namang tourist diyan (based sa nakikita ko dito).hehe, sa mga nagse-surf,nagbi-beach, etc.. :)

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 10:41 AM

^^marami pa rin namang tourist diyan (based sa nakikita ko dito).hehe, sa mga nagse-surf,nagbi-beach, etc.. :)

oo, dumadami sila. marami uli akong mga nakikitang mga Amerikano, Australiano, German sa San fernando. Malamig kasi ngayon sa North Hemisphere dahil winter nila ngayon, except sa Australia

296619

January 17th, 2011, 10:45 AM

oo, dumadami sila. marami uli akong mga nakikitang mga Amerikano, Australiano, German sa San fernando. Malamig kasi ngayon sa North Hemisphere dahil winter nila ngayon, except sa Australia

Astig talaga ang tourism diyan.. North of Pangasinan!... :):cheers:

william :D

January 17th, 2011, 10:51 AM

tama ka 296619! ^^ :D
at hugo dito man samin lameeeeeeeegg... huhu, pano pa kaya sa Baguio... :( baka di ko kayanin don.:bash:

Perseus II

January 17th, 2011, 10:55 AM

oo, dumadami sila. marami uli akong mga nakikitang mga Amerikano, Australiano, German sa San fernando. Malamig kasi ngayon sa North Hemisphere dahil winter nila ngayon, except sa Australia

of course naman sir hugo, australia is part of the southern hemisphere :)

Perseus II

January 17th, 2011, 10:56 AM

tama ka 296619! ^^ :D
at hugo dito man samin lameeeeeeeegg... huhu, pano pa kaya sa Baguio... :( baka di ko kayanin don.:bash:

oo nga ang lamig... ang hirap maligo sa umaga kapag walang heater :)

Buntun

January 17th, 2011, 10:58 AM

eto ang temperature update ng pagasa as of 5 pm now.....

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/fcst/pf.pdf

parang baguio na rin ang lamig dito samin sa tugue haha :)

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 03:52 PM

Astig talaga ang tourism diyan.. North of Pangasinan!... :):cheers:

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::rock::rock::rock::okay:

hugodiekonig

January 17th, 2011, 03:55 PM

eto ang temperature update ng pagasa as of 5 pm now.....

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/fcst/pf.pdf

parang baguio na rin ang lamig dito samin sa tugue haha :)

OMG walang katiting ang lamig ng Laoag sa lamig ng Tugue ngayon ah. Balita ko umaabot pa ng 13C ang morning temperature diyan, sa laoag naman 14C. I remember noong October 2009 noong nasa bangui ako sa Norte, 2pm palang naka-jacket na ako sa sobrang lamig

Mainit dito ngayon. Pag malamig siguro dito is mga 18C, pinakamababa na ang 17C

Roy Villanueva

January 17th, 2011, 07:42 PM

eto ang temperature update ng pagasa as of 5 pm now.....

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/fcst/pf.pdf

parang baguio na rin ang lamig dito samin sa tugue haha :)

^Kaya pala sobrang lamig dito saamin sa tagaytay ang kaso mas malamig talaga sa baguio.:)

Roy Villanueva

January 17th, 2011, 07:45 PM

^@hugo, noong una ang akala ko ang poro ay isang recreation, barangay pala yun, btw, thanks for posting.:)

oanari

January 18th, 2011, 04:17 AM

before
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during
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after
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pasensya na hindi ko pwedeng ishare ang recipe dahil khit sa akin nga ayaw ishare...may paniniwala kz ang lolo na dapat lng ipasa sa mga lalaki ang ganyang recipe... :bash:

basta ang masasabi ko, kakanin sya, matamis, at matagal lutuin...

diak ammo no kasano ti panagluto yo, ngem diay taga luna ket, lutuen da diay diket nga bagas ket intono medyo naatsananen ikiwarkiwar dan sadanto ilaok diay tagapulot. hehe. aglutluto met ni mother ko ti kasta ditoy.

oanari

January 18th, 2011, 04:22 AM

Hhehehe ngayon ko lang napansin. Marami rin pala ng mga parish churches dito sa La Union ay may katabing eskwelahan. Ang ilan sa mga ito ay:

San fernando - Christ the King College
Bauang - Sacred Heart School
Balaoan - St. Nicholas Academy

But you won't notice na may katabi palang school ang simbahan ng Balaoan dahil yung St. Nicholas Academy ay nasa likod ng kombento. so pag nasa national highway ka ang makikita mo lang ay yung simbahan, tower, at yung kombento.

oanari

January 18th, 2011, 04:29 AM

THE PRIME CAPITAL CITY OF ILOCANDIA FIESTA CELEBRATION!

http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/img/Fiesta-2011.jpg (http://www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph/index.php)

SAN FERNANDO CITY: OUR HOME

sayang, diak maka attend ti fiesta. dagidiay booth dita sanguanan iti city hall, rinabii kami idi last year idi addaak dita. and i love the bibingka, arroz caldo, taga barangay poro yata yung nagtitinda.

william :D

January 18th, 2011, 05:02 AM

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Skimboarding in San Juan, La Union
by Marianne Buelva

photo credits to the owner. (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=171034876258344&set=a.143318312363334.22567.119418201420012)

296619

January 18th, 2011, 07:34 AM

Thunderbird Resorts - Poro Point

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Paradise is nestled on a scenic cliff, overlooking the white sand beach and the edge of a headland that dips into the South China Sea. It’s a place where East meets West, and where nature’s beauty is heightened by a life of luxury. Welcome to Thunderbird Resorts – Poro Point in San Fernando, La Union.
The finest and only five-star hotel in the Northern Philippine region, Thunderbird Resorts – Poro Point comes with a full set of world-class services and amenities that make it the ultimate destination for you to dream, play, and live.
http://www.thunderbirdresorts.com/ThunderbirdSiteAssets/philippines/images/main-en/roomsmall.jpg Dream. Incorporating Mediterranean architecture influenced by the Santorini Islands of Greece, the sixty-five hectare resort boasts of stylish, ambient luxury suites perched on 100-ft cliff. These will provide you all the comforts and components of dream living: mini-bar, in-room kitchen, Jacuzzi-style bath, cable television, Internet connectivity, and a stunning vista of the South China Sea. On the waterfront, the Beach Club offers the dream relaxation concept, complete with a hillside veranda, a lounge area, and an outdoor spa. Its seaside landscape also includes an active boardwalk where you can be kissed by the warmth of the tropical sun.
http://www.thunderbirdresorts.com/ThunderbirdSiteAssets/philippines/images/main-en/golfcliffsmall.jpg Play. Within the property is a sprawling all-weather golf course designed by IMG. Seated at the highest point of the Poro peninsula, it offers a distinct variety of terrain, character, and contours – sand-capped according to the specifications of the US Golf Association. The doors of a world-class entertainment, dining, and leisure facility are also open for other dynamic modes of fun: the round-the-clock international Fiesta Casino for adventurous revelry, enjoy a sumptuous meal at the Vegas Café or enjoy live and festive music at the Cabana bar. Ultimate relaxation awaits as you dive into our world class Infinity pool, Watch the magnificent sun kiss the sea goodnight by the Santorini Lounge, end the peaceful day at the Olives Restaurant for Mediterranean-style fine dining.
Live. Invest in your dreams and find paradise at The Point Residences (http://www.thepoint.com.ph/), a vacation village where life is wrapped in luxury, convenience, and exclusivity. This residential zone is within easy access to the facilities and amenities of Thunderbird Resorts – Poro Point. Each vacation lot overlooks the sea and is nestled on the cliffs of the peninsula, the ultimate backdrop for high-end living and your new beginning.
Please email pororeservations@thunderbird-asia.com for inquiries.

@ Hugo.. The best talaga ito sa region one.. walang tatalo at napakalinis ng La Union tulad ng Ilocos.. the best sa kalinisan at nakakatuwa ang mga tao very friendly and hospitable!:cheers:

william :D

January 18th, 2011, 07:40 AM

^^ang ganda nung golf field! ^^
ganda nung view, green na green tapos may dagat na blue! :cheers:

296619

January 18th, 2011, 07:44 AM

^^ang ganda nung golf field! ^^
ganda nung view, green na green tapos may dagat na blue! :cheers:

at sa La Union lang yan... haha... sa Ilocos din napakaganda rin... walang tatalo sa coastline ng La Union to Ilocos sa region 1.. haha:)

william :D

January 18th, 2011, 07:50 AM

^^oo nga, ang dami daming magaganda diyan sa provinces na yan.. kahit maliliit lang magaganda naman (walang malaking nakapupuwing). :) :banana:
sana nga sa summer makapunta akong La Union.hehe,

Roy Villanueva

January 18th, 2011, 07:52 AM

^^oo nga, ang dami daming magaganda diyan sa provinces na yan.. kahit maliliit lang magaganda naman (walang malaking nakapupuwing). :) :banana:
sana nga sa summer makapunta akong La Union.hehe,

Maikli daw ang summer ayon sa balita ng pag-asa.

Roy Villanueva

January 18th, 2011, 07:52 AM

at sa La Union lang yan... haha... sa Ilocos din napakaganda rin... walang tatalo sa coastline ng La Union to Ilocos sa region 1.. haha:)

Ang bay-bayin ng isabela at cagayan maganda rin.

296619

January 18th, 2011, 07:55 AM

Ang bay-bayin ng isabela at cagayan maganda rin.

OO magand rin.. may mga white sands din sana madevelop din tulad ng sa La Union to Pagudpud...:)

At maganda rin ang pagkakapreserve ng culture nila...

Best na in tourism best pa sa culture! ( sa Region 1) grabe!.... Kahit hindi ako taga dyan, na-appreciate ko...:):):):cheers:

william :D

January 18th, 2011, 07:55 AM

Ang bay-bayin ng isabela at cagayan maganda rin.

oo sa Cagayan magaganda rin...lalo na siguro ang Batanes, kahit hindi siya napakayaman tyak preserved na preserved ang natural wonders niya.:cheers:

Maikli daw ang summer ayon sa balita ng pag-asa.

okay nga yun hindi mainit.hehe :banana:

OO magand rin.. may mga white sands din sana madevelop din tulad ng sa La Union to Pagudpud...:)

At maganda rin ang pagkakapreserve ng culture nila...

Best na in tourism best pa sa culture! ( sa Region 1) grabe!.... Kahit hindi ako taga dyan, na-appreciate ko...:):):):cheers:

pilipino kasi tayo..kaya kahit hindi tayo taga don love pa rin natin :banana::banana:

Roy Villanueva

January 18th, 2011, 07:57 AM

OO magand rin.. may mga white sands din sana madevelop din tulad ng sa La Union to Pagudpud...:)

At maganda rin ang pagkakapreserve ng culture nila...

Best na in tourism best pa sa culture! ( sa Region 1) grabe!.... Kahit hindi ako taga dyan, na-appreciate ko...:):):):cheers:

Kaya nga nag-karoon kami ng outing sa san juan last year dahil mapuputi ang buhanginan sa coast, this year kaya saan kaya uli kami dadayo sa region 1?:)

william :D

January 18th, 2011, 07:59 AM

^^pwede sa Ilocos Sur, Vigan, or Pagudpud.. magaganda yan! :banana:

Roy Villanueva

January 18th, 2011, 08:00 AM

oo sa Cagayan magaganda rin...lalo na siguro ang Batanes, kahit hindi siya napakayaman tyak preserved na preserved ang natural wonders niya.:cheers:

May halong kalamigan ang batanes daw kahit summer..

Sa baybayin naman ng isabela at cagayan mapuputi ang buhanginan plus may mga bundok na malapit.:)

okay nga yun hindi mainit.hehe :banana:

pilipino kasi tayo..kaya kahit hindi tayo taga don love pa rin natin :banana::banana:

Roy Villanueva

January 18th, 2011, 08:02 AM

^^pwede sa Ilocos Sur, Vigan, or Pagudpud.. magaganda yan! :banana:

Yung libre lang ang Beach kahit may fee ang cottage ok na.:D

william :D

January 18th, 2011, 08:02 AM

^^saka mababait tao. :)

Roy Villanueva

January 18th, 2011, 08:07 AM

mababait naman ang mga ilocanos e, ang katunayan nyan sila nagbibigay ng tips saamin dito sa tagaytay.:D

freightrunner

January 18th, 2011, 12:46 PM

oo sa Cagayan magaganda rin...lalo na siguro ang Batanes, kahit hindi siya napakayaman tyak preserved na preserved ang natural wonders niya.:cheers:

okay nga yun hindi mainit.hehe :banana:

pilipino kasi tayo..kaya kahit hindi tayo taga don love pa rin natin :banana::banana:

Sa ganda ng mga natural landscapes ng Batanes hindi na mahirap gumawa ng golf cousre. Magbubutas na lang sila hehe. By the way sino po sa mga forumers ang nag-go-golf?

william :D

January 18th, 2011, 12:48 PM

^^ako gusto ko matuto! hehe, sanay ka sir? :)
kung gagawa ng golf course sa Batanes sana kamukha ng golf course sa Thunderbird, may dagat sa gilid...sarap lang maglaro non! :)

Ephesus29

January 18th, 2011, 11:27 PM

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 06:03 AM

Roy Villanueva

January 19th, 2011, 06:07 AM

^Ito ang na-feature sa GMA noon.

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 06:08 AM

at sa La Union lang yan... haha... sa Ilocos din napakaganda rin... walang tatalo sa coastline ng La Union to Ilocos sa region 1.. haha:)

Super like! Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte is known to be the "Boracay of the North", while Bauang in La Unionis dubbed as "Beach Capital of the North" and was the "Beach Capital of the Philippines" during the 70s and 80s, while San Juan also in La Union is dubbed as the "Surfing Capital of the North"

La Union beaches are characterized into 4. The fine-grayish sand beaches starting from Agoo to Bauang, while white sand beaches along Canaoay to Poro Point in San Fernando, surfing waves in San Juan, and the pebble beaches from Luna to Bangar.

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 06:10 AM

^Ito ang na-feature sa GMA noon.

hihihihi di kasi ako nanunuod ng GMA, pero mas marami silang reports about La Union kaysa sa ABS. I would like to hear some other news din about La Union other than the ones I read from news articles on the net

Roy Villanueva

January 19th, 2011, 06:12 AM

tanong ko lang, saan matatagpuan itong viaduct sa region one?

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 06:14 AM

tanong ko lang, saan matatagpuan itong viaduct sa region one?

ay sa Pagudpud iyon sa Ilocos Norte, boundary ng Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte at Sta. Praxedes ata iyon sa Cagayan

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 06:16 AM

Revenues from the disposition of former military properties as of end-2010 totaled P50.822-billion, of which about a third was remitted to the military as mandated by law, state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said Tuesday.

In a statement, BCDA said it collected P3.282-billion worth of sales proceeds last year.

With the redemption of its preferred shares in Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. (FBDC) — the joint venture firm developing Bonifacio Global City where BCDA has a 45-percent share — the agency was able to generate P4.791 billion also last year, BCDA said.

The agency will remit P1.847 billion from last year’s revenues to the National Treasury. The money will then be reallocated for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Thirty-eight percent of the cumulative sales proceeds, or P19.319 billion, was allocated to the AFP — P9.823 billion for the modernization program and P9.496 billion to replicate facilities for displaced military personnel, according to the BCDA.

Also, P10.675 billion was remitted as taxes and fees to the Bureau of Internal Revenue and local government units; housing and relocation expenses for informal occupants affected by the developments; survey, titling, and master planning; construction of site development and utilities projects; and replication expenses for nonmilitary facilities formerly located in the military camps, the agency said.

Development of former US bases

For the conversion and development of former US bases — Camp John Hay in Baguio City, Clark Air Base in Pampanga, and Poro Point in La Union, as well as the development of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) — about P8.482 billion was allocated by the agency.

BCDA last year awarded Manila North Tollways Corp. the 33-year right to lease, manage, operate, and maintain the 94-kilometer SCTEx.

Fourteen government programs were beneficiaries of P7.092 billion as mandated under Republic Act 7227 or the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992.

The cities of Makati and Taguig and the municipality Pateros — contiguous to Fort Bonifacio — also received P462.2 million.

The P50.822 billion reflected collections from May 1993 to December last year during which former military camps in Metro Manila were sold to private developers.

BCDA is still selling lots in Fort Bonifacio and Villamor Air Base, among others. The agency last year awarded Megaworld Corp. the contract to develop the 34.5-hectare Joint US Military Advisory Group (Jusmag) property in Fort Bonifacio.

About P26 billion could be generated from existing joint ventures, according to the agency.

“The P26-billion projected revenues are conservative estimates of the secured/fixed revenues [expected in the] years 2011 to 2032 from past joint venture contracts [involving] Market! Market!, Serendra, McKinley Hill, Jusmag, and North Bonifacio, among others . . ." BCDA said.

“These projected revenues do not include projected revenues from future dispositions and from the 45-percent share being held by BCDA in FBDC," it added. — With Paterno Esmaquel II/VS, GMANews.TV

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/210908/bcda-military-property-sales-total-p51b-as-of-end-dec

:banana::cheers:

Roy Villanueva

January 19th, 2011, 06:26 AM

ay sa Pagudpud iyon sa Ilocos Norte, boundary ng Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte at Sta. Praxedes ata iyon sa Cagayan

Patapat viaduct yata ang tawag dun na one lane only.

296619

January 19th, 2011, 10:43 AM

Patapat viaduct yata ang tawag dun na one lane only.

Tama ka sa name pero hindi siya one lane...:)

Ephesus29

January 19th, 2011, 10:56 AM

Sa ganda ng mga natural landscapes ng Batanes hindi na mahirap gumawa ng golf cousre. Magbubutas na lang sila hehe. By the way sino po sa mga forumers ang nag-go-golf?

Definitely, there are existing natural hazards already, no need to build one. Depending on how wide the chasm and inlet between islands, could become an extremly challenging hazards. Just a bit of imagination, I guesse:)

And if somehow it materialized, it probably become one of the most toughest golf course in the world. Stone Canyon Club in Arizona, has rattle snakes and tarantulas, surrounding its fairways. Scary, if you miss the hole, no second chance because of the live hazards. huh!

Rotorua Golf Club in North Islan New Zealand/ hazards include puddles of bubbling mud of steaming sulfuric pits. oach!

balcita_RN

January 19th, 2011, 01:00 PM

Patapat viaduct yata ang tawag dun na one lane only.

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Patapat viaduct sa Pagudpud, I.N. (hindi ako yang nasa pic, pero ako kumuha ng pic na yan)

wala namang one lane sa pinas...ang one lane nagiging 2-3 lanes...

balcita_RN

January 19th, 2011, 01:46 PM

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Resort de Marea, @ Brgy. Cabaroan, San Fernando City, La Union

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 02:43 PM

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Resort de Marea, @ Brgy. Cabaroan, San Fernando City, La Union

Di ko alam ito ah. Mapuntahan nga din sa bakasyon hehehe

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 03:33 PM

sayang, diak maka attend ti fiesta. dagidiay booth dita sanguanan iti city hall, rinabii kami idi last year idi addaak dita. and i love the bibingka, arroz caldo, taga barangay poro yata yung nagtitinda.

sir saan po kayo ngayon? dibale po sir update ko po kayo lagi dito sa SSC :):)

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 04:33 PM

By: Israel O. Rudio
Provincial Information & Tourism Office-La Union

San Fernando City, La Union, January 6, 2011 - As a result of the massive information dissemination led by the Department of Health and the Local Government Units in the province, La Union posted low incident of Firework Related Injury after the new year revelry.

Data gathered by the Health Emergency Management Service (HEMS) of the Center for Health Development–Ilocos from December 3, 2010 to January 1, 2011 show that of the 153 cases in the Ilocandia, only 23 or 15% were from La Union. Ilocos Norte also had 23 or 15%; Ilocos Sur with 31 cases or 20%; and Pangasinan with 75 cases or 49 %. The remaining lone case or 1% came from Cagayan which is under the jurisdiction of CHD-Ilocos.

As expected, males posted the highest incidents with 130 cases or 85% with females posting only 23 cases or 15 percent. Children with ages one to 10 years old comprise the most number of victims. Although no deaths were reported, there was a lone adult male victim of stray bullet while one male child was recorded as victim of firecracker powder ingestion.

Furthermore, there were also eight victims of blast or burn with amputation and another 93 without amputation on the upper extremities; 16 cases of blast with amputation on the lower extremities; 13 victims with blast or burn on the eyes; 11 victims with blast or burn on the face; five victims with blast or burn on the torso or body trunk; and nine victims with blast or burn from a still undetermined area.

According to HEMS, although present data for Region I in the same period is smaller from last year at 354, there are new victims who are still being treated in hospitals which could further increase the fatality o injury.

http://www.launion.gov.ph/news.php?item.212.2

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:Very Good, La Union! Sana wala nang maputukang mga Pilipino next year. Mag-ingat sa paputok!

hugodiekonig

January 19th, 2011, 04:58 PM

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EDMARATION

January 20th, 2011, 10:42 AM

Sorry guys, I mistakenly tagged the photo with Dagupan City, This is actually in Agoo, La Union.

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EDMARATION

January 20th, 2011, 10:44 AM

Naguilian, La Union

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hugodiekonig

January 20th, 2011, 04:00 PM

hugodiekonig

January 20th, 2011, 04:23 PM

Thursday, 20 January 2011 21:10 The BusinessMirror Editorial

THE report by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) that it has generated P50.822 billion in total revenues for the government from the disposition of former military camps since 1993—with the 2010 output alone valued at P3.28 billion—brings, at first blush, a triumphalist tone to the privatization policy championed by all post-Edsa presidents from Aquino 1 to Aquino 2.

And yet, at the same time, it raises a very tough question that all officials in relevant agencies and positions must answer: And what have we got to show for it?

Bottom line-wise, of course, people in the Cabinet’s economic cluster, especially the Finance department, past and present, will tout the robust additions to the state coffers that theoretically they say will redound to the people’s welfare, whether in terms of more public services, or in terms of shoring up the fiscal position and the country’s credit standing, among other things. At the same time, officials keep saying, the sold assets are being transformed into very productive new assets, either as new hotels or buildings for business-process outsourcing, or mixed-use facilities, which all draw investments, boost private wealth and create jobs, and keep the economy humming. Fine so far.

And yet, and yet, the agonizing question keeps coming back, like one sad refrain: To what extent have the proceeds improved the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in terms of modern and sufficient materiel and soldiers’ gear, and in terms of better pay and benefits for the latter? The question must be asked—and responded to in a transparent, comprehensive manner—because for far too long we’ve witnessed the travails of our troops on the ground, whether in the trenches against the Abu Sayyaf or some other terrorist group or rebels, whether communists or Muslim insurgents.

According to the BCDA report, which came out in this paper’s front page, the cumulative P51-billion proceeds cover the disposition of former camps in Fort Bonifacio and the Villamor Air Base, among others, where properties such as the Bonifacio Global City, Market! Market!, Serendra, McKinley Hill and the Jusmag Property are currently located.

“Of this amount, P19.32 billion has been remitted to the National Treasury for the account of the Armed Forces of the Philippines [AFP], broken down into P9.823 billion for the AFP modernization program and P9.496 billion for the military replication expenses,” the BCDA said.

Besides the P3.28 billion in disposition revenues it generated in 2010, the BCDA said it earned P4.791 billion last year from the redemption of its preferred shares in the Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. (FBDC), the joint- venture company developing Bonifacio Global City, where the BCDA holds a 45-percent equity. Of the amount, the BCDA is set to remit P1.847 billion for the AFP share.

That means roughly a total of P21.17 billion went to the AFP. And more funds are coming. Based on current projections, P26 billion more is expected from joint-venture transactions already entered into for the development of Bonifacio properties with private firms, such as Ayala Land and Megaworld. This is besides the projected revenues from the 45-percent share being held by the BCDA in FBDC.

The BCDA also remitted to the National Treasury P462.2 million, representing the shares of the contiguous municipalities of Taguig, Pateros and Makati, as well as P7.092 billion in favor of 14 government beneficiary-agencies mandated under Republic Act (RA) 7227, the Bases Conversion and Development Act, as amended by RA 7917.

These government agencies’ mandate run the whole gamut from mass social-housing projects for the underprivileged and homeless to health insurance, higher education development, science and technology (S&T) scholarships and financing schemes for poor students, the prosecution service, the modernization program of the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police, improvement of prison facilities, the judicial reform program, among other projects.

Again, as with the continuing wretchedness of the AFP in terms of materiel and the personal welfare of soldiers, the question is raised with regard to how well the proceeds helped improve the PNP. Just yesterday, defense lawyers for the Ampatuans tried to savage the government’s forensics capability, noting that the PNP man who did the autopsies on the victims of the November 23, 2009, Ampatuan massacre had used only a “barbecue stick” instead of a retractable probe. The government scientist conceded that the PNP does not have some of the vital tools for its forensic work, but hey, don’t pillory this man because, among other things, the PNP is really so behind not just in forensics. In fact, part of the program announced last Tuesday, as law enforcers squirmed from the steady piling up of celebrated criminal cases—many involving current or former officers—was a crash program to teach policemen the basics in investigative work, given the results of a study showing that four in 10 PNP members have poor or no investigative skills.

With over P21 billion thrown into the AFP and several more billions into 14 other agencies, as well as the PNP and the NBI, one is aghast at the seeming disproportion in terms of outcome. According to the BCDA, only P8.482 billion went to the conversion and development of former US military bases, such as Clark, Poro Point in La Union and Camp John Hay in Baguio, as well as to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, which enhances the complementary development of Subic and Clark. And yet, in the latter, there’s something more tangible in terms of improved business environment, local economies, jobs and public services. How about the military and defense establishment? So much seems to have been lost in the conversion from camp to cash, and high-profile graft cases like ex-AFP comptroller Gen. Carlos Garcia only serve to rub salt on the wound of befuddled citizens.

The “tuwid na daan” group should help the people down this road of accountability. It’s not enough to be on the straight and narrow road; there must be high visibility, or one falls into the ravine of despair and anger.

http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion/6459-straight-and-narrow-road-must-have-full-visibility

I hope BCDA would be more transparent in the allocation of funds. I hope they could expand the Poro Point Seaport, it is far smaller and less capable of transporting more goods than the ones at Subic and manila North and South harbor

hugodiekonig

January 20th, 2011, 04:27 PM

Two of Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc.’ bottling plants will start sourcing power from biomass generation facilities in June.

Gabby Gabinete, commercial director of Pepsi-Cola, said the power plants at Pepsi’s sites in Cagayan de Oro and La Union will use agricultural waste as fuel.

"Civil works have started. The machinery has been ordered," he said.

The Cagayan de Oro facility is being developed by US-based Power Source Inc. while the La Union facility is being developed by Solutions for Renewable Energy Inc., both under a build-transfer-operate scheme.

The La Union facility, estimated to cost around $1.4 million, will generate 1.4 megawatts while the one in Cagayan de Oro, costing $4.5 million, will generate 2.2 MW, Gabinete said. He said power from the plants is expected to be 20 to 50 percent cheaper than electricity sourced from the grids.

Earlier, Gabinete said the company is planning to source all the power requirements of its manufacturing plants from co-generation facilities in five years.

Gabinete said that when power prices spiked in the Philippines following the jump in world oil prices in the 2008, the company’s cost of operations also shot up.

Pepsi is a heavy user of steam during its manufacturing process. The boiler that generates the steam is a heavy user of electricity.

http://www.malaya.com.ph/jan21/busi4.html

hugodiekonig

January 20th, 2011, 05:35 PM

abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 01/20/2011 9:30 PM | Updated as of 01/20/2011 9:30 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Softdrinks manufacturer Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) will build 2 biomass power plants this year worth $8 million.

The power plants, which will have a combined capacity of 3.4 megawatts, are part of efforts to reduce electricity costs, PCPP commercial director Rendentor Gabinete said.

The plants, which are expected to be completed by June 2011, will cut electricity costs by half.

Japanese-backed Solutions Using Renewable Energy (SURE) will construct the plant in La Union. It will have a 1.2-megawatt capacity and will cost $2.7 million.

US-based Power Source Energy Services, Inc, on the other hand, will build a 2.2-megawatt unit in Cagayan de Oro. It has a project cost of $4.5 million.

Biomass-powered plants utilize agricultural feedstock as fuel. This allows them to be run as base-load plants that can run round-the-clock unlike other renewable energy sources whose output are dependent on the weather.

Unlike a conventional power generator, which produces only electricity, a cogeneration plant allows the production of heat and electricity in one single process, which the company could use in its beverage production.

"When you go into biomass, savings is at 20% to 50%. This will include overhead cost and all other costs including taxes," Gabinete explained.

PCPPI plans to build around 11 biomass power plants in the next 2 to 3 years to complement its manufacturing plants in Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Bacolod, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Leyte, Muntinlupa, Naga, Pampanga and Zamboanga.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/01/20/11/pepsi-build-8-m-biomass-power-plants-philippines

Another news stating another amount. which is which? by really how much is the worth of investment in Pepsi la union?(relative to the highlighted paragraph prior to this post)

hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 01:24 AM

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MANILA, Philippines – The deadline for the filing of applications for the July 2011 Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE) was announced by the Philippine government’s Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)in a press release dated January 14, 2011.

The deadline of submission of applications for the July 2011 Nursing Board Exam for repeaters is until April 15, 2011. For first timers, the last date of filing will be on May 13, 2011. The PRC will not entertain any applications beyond the deadlines specified.

All July 2011 NLE applicants can now file their applications at the PRC Central Office at P. Paredes St., Sampaloc, Manila or in any other PRC regional offices located in the cities of Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and through satellite offices in Butuan, La Union and Zamboanga.

The PRC is encouraging all NLE applicants to file their applications early to avoid long lines at the filing centers.

http://www.batangastoday.com/nursing-board-exam-on-july-2011-deadlines-for-filing-of-applications-released-by-prc/9077/

hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 01:28 AM

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:38:00 01/21/2011

Filed Under: Government offices & agencies, State Budget & Taxes, Infrastructure, Graft & Corruption

MANILA, Philippines—A government agency that has been tagged as “most corrupt” will soon be swimming with so much cash that it is holding workshops on how to spend it wisely—lest people suspect some of the money will end up in someone’s pocket.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started a series of workshops on how best to spend the P100,826,083,000 allotted to it under the General Appropriations Act of 2011.

The DPWH said in a statement that it had gotten the assurance of the Department of Budget and Management that it had the funds for the immediate completion of the government’s vital infrastructure projects.

Transformation program

“This series of workshops aims to change the culture, change the values and change the image of the department,” Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson said at the start of a series of “operations coordination meetings” among DPWH officials Thursday.

Singson was referring to the “Transformation Program” he launched earlier this month with the aim of banishing corruption from the DPWH.

Singson warned DPWH field officials that he would not tolerate the lobbying efforts of some politicians and contractors.

Righteous way

“I personally assure you that I will defend you from abusive politicians and contractors if you are in the righteous way,” Singson said in Filipino.

A survey conducted by the polling outfit Pulse Asia in February 2009 showed that 32 percent of Filipinos viewed the DPWH as the “most corrupt agency of the Philippine government.” No. 2 on that list was the Philippine National Police (21 percent), followed by the Department of Agriculture (19 percent).

For decades, the DPWH budget has been a source of corruption owing to misuse of the “pork barrel” system by lawmakers, who have a say on which infrastructure projects should be prioritized and where.

‘On the straight path’

In launching his “Transformation Program” earlier this month, Singson said he wanted to minimize corruption in the DPWH “so that moving forward up to the year 2012, the Department would be on the straight path and regain the trust of the people.”

Thursday’s meeting included lectures on improved system of planning, constructing and maintaining DPWH projects. It also included a workshop on improving personnel capability and competitive bidding process.

Among the participants were DPWH regional directors, district engineers and division chiefs from Metro Manila and the Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Bicol regions.

3 R’s

Singson explained to the participants the details of his policy direction, which he dubbed “Right project, right quality at the right cost.”

He said having the right project meant prioritizing allocation of funds for projects with “national objectives,” such as national roads and bridges leading to major tourist destinations and to highly agriculture areas or those classified by the agriculture department as “bagsakan centers,” where farm or marine produce are directly sold to buyers.

“Priority for 2011 would be the infrastructure projects under the GAA and I wanted it to be implemented and bid out properly according to specifications,” he said.

To improve the quality of work, Singson said the DPWH would adopt new construction methodology and equipment, such as road pavers.

The department will also formulate new guidelines for the effective conduct of project inspection, such as “capability enhancement” for DPWH project inspectors and materials engineers.

Stricter bidding

To ensure that projects are implemented at the right cost, a stricter bidding process and more competitive bidding system will be implemented, Singson said.

He did not give specifics.

According to the GAA (Republic Act No. 10147) posted at the DBM website (http://www.dbm.gov.ph/GAA2011/DPWH/DPWH.pdf), DPWH has P68.2 billion for the construction or improvement of roads and bridges nationwide.

Among the biggest allocations are the P1.28 billion for the construction and improvement of C3 Road; P500 million for the construction and improvement of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Toll Expressway and P444 million for the concreting and opening of the Mindanao Avenue Extension in Caloocan and Valenzuela Cities.

Singson also told field officials he would no longer tolerate reblocking projects as it is one of the “major” sources of corruption in the department.

Third biggest

“Instead of conducting reblocking activities, focus on the drainage improvement to assure flood-free roads and work on the entire rehabilitation of the damaged road section also to avoid simultaneous disruption of traffic,” he said.

Reblocking is a form of repair made on segments of a road that has deteriorated. The segment is usually torn down and replaced with concrete. This often leads to heavy traffic.

With its P100.8-billion budget, the DPWH has the third biggest outlay among government departments. The education department has P192 billion and the defense department P104 billion. Inquirer Research

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110121-315699/DPWH-has-a-problem-How-to-spend-P100826083000

:cheers:

I hope...I hope...I hope...I hope that no any amount even a centavo will illegaly go to anyone's pocket

ergit222

January 21st, 2011, 01:29 AM

Thursday, 20 January 2011 21:10 The BusinessMirror Editorial

With over P21 billion thrown into the AFP and several more billions into 14 other agencies, as well as the PNP and the NBI, one is aghast at the seeming disproportion in terms of outcome. According to the BCDA, only P8.482 billion went to the conversion and development of former US military bases, such as Clark, Poro Point in La Union and Camp John Hay in Baguio, as well as to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, which enhances the complementary development of Subic and Clark. And yet, in the latter, there’s something more tangible in terms of improved business environment, local economies, jobs and public services. How about the military and defense establishment? So much seems to have been lost in the conversion from camp to cash, and high-profile graft cases like ex-AFP comptroller Gen. Carlos Garcia only serve to rub salt on the wound of befuddled citizens.

The “tuwid na daan” group should help the people down this road of accountability. It’s not enough to be on the straight and narrow road; there must be high visibility, or one falls into the ravine of despair and anger.

http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion/6459-straight-and-narrow-road-must-have-full-visibility

I hope BCDA would be more transparent in the allocation of funds. I hope they could expand the Poro Point Seaport, it is far smaller and less capable of transporting more goods than the ones at Subic and manila North and South harbor

kaya pala mabagal ang usad ng negosyo eh, dun pala sa armas at bala napupunta ng pera ng bcda,:ohno:

hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 01:34 AM

kaya pala mabagal ang usad ng negosyo eh, dun pala sa armas at bala napupunta ng pera ng bcda,:ohno:

kaya nga po. Opinion ko lang po ito. During the time of Pres Arroyo there was one time that the Military /Defense sector had the highest budget allocation, and now some of the BDCA's money is going to the military sector. Hmmm, I think there is "something" happening.

ergit222

January 21st, 2011, 01:53 AM

Di ko alam ito ah. Mapuntahan nga din sa bakasyon hehehe

malapit sa diversion road sa may biday. from csi mall going south, left turn ka sa malapit bagong april joy building, tapos meron daan sa kaliwa papunta sa resort na ito. ang downside lang yung road masyadong masikip papunta sa resort.

ergit222

January 21st, 2011, 02:05 AM

kaya nga po. Opinion ko lang po ito. During the time of Pres Arroyo there was one time that the Military /Defense sector had the highest budget allocation, and now some of the BDCA's money is going to the military sector. Hmmm, I think there is "something" happening.
maski kailangan ng bansa natin ang defense budget pero kailangan din palakasin ang business sector para makagawa ng marami pang trabaho. kaya marami tayong OFWs eh.

hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 02:09 AM

maski kailangan ng bansa natin ang defense budget pero kailangan din palakasin ang business sector para makagawa ng marami pang trabaho. kaya marami tayong OFWs eh.

Agree. Sa panahon po ngayon na maraming terrorist threats defense should be strengthened.

Our country keeps on deploying its people, pero nab-brain drain din ang bansa natin. Foreign countries are benefiting from the skills and abilities of our best professionals. So sad:ohno::ohno::ohno:

hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 02:32 AM

By: Miriam P. Aquino

San Fernando City, La Union (19 Jan) - To effectively and efficiently perform their duties in rendering public service, and to do away with incompetent uniformed policemen, the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) started conducting a refresher course among the City and Municipal Stations recently.

The training which started on January 11, simultaneous with other police stations nationwide, is in compliance to the directive of Director General Raul M. Bacalzo, Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to “train PNP personnel on the basic skills, as part of the PNP’s Eight Foundation Initiatives (EFI’s).”

According to PRO1 Public Information Officer Raul S. Romero, the first batch of participants is composed of personnel from the San Fernando City (SFC) Police Station and the Agoo Municipal Police Station, both under the La Union Police Provincial Office or LUPPO.

A total of 60 uniformed men, 40 from SFC and 20 from Agoo are presently undergoing the seven-day training in their respective police stations, Romero added.

In a statement by Police Chief Superintendent Franklin JB Bucayu, PRO1 Regional Director, he reiterated this back-to-basics training as a way of re-training their personnel to perform their duties with competence.

This PNP thrust also seeks to intensify their basic capabilities like investigation, proper first-responder actions and procedures, crime scene preservation and management, case build-up, proper use of firearms, arrest and handcuffing techniques, and the like.

As a continuous program, other police stations in the entire region will soon conduct this same training in their respective units.

A closing ceremony for the first batch of trainees will be held on January 21, 2011 at the LUPPO Conference Room, Camp Diego Silang, Carlatan, this city. (PIA-La Union, with reports from PRO1)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=12471

This is good! Cheers!:cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 12:39 PM

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Day 1 - January 19
Motorcade

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Day 2- January 20 AM

1. Fun Run

Photo from: Jean Colinio

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2. Eucharistic Mass

3. Opening of Trade Fairs and Exhibits

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hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 12:44 PM

4. Boodle Fight
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5. Brain Collision
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6. Star Search 20

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hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 12:48 PM

Day 3 -January 21

1. Field Demonstration

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2. Gawad Parangal

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3. Cultural Show

Buntun

January 21st, 2011, 12:54 PM

47 years na pala ang saint louis school sa la union,,sana maging university na rin yan para 3 na ang saint louis university dito sa northern luzon :lol:

hugodiekonig

January 21st, 2011, 12:55 PM

San Fernando City Fiesta Essence is on with these colorful banderitas!

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:banana::banana::banana:

EDMARATION

January 22nd, 2011, 06:42 AM

=> Hello La union people... can someone help me how to go to the Zipline facility in Tuba town?

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 12:48 PM

47 years na pala ang saint louis school sa la union,,sana maging university na rin yan para 3 na ang saint louis university dito sa northern luzon :lol:

Sa Tuguegarao kasi malayo sa Manila at Baguio, kaya marami ang nag-aaral doon. Maraming universities doon. Kaya yung USL 1965 naipatayo, 1 year later than nai-establish ang SLC, pero naunahan pa ang SLC na maging university. Dito kasi sa SLC mas kaunti ang nag-aaral, usually sa SLU pa sila nag-aaral at sa mga schools rin sa Maynila. Marami ring schools dito, kaya maraming kakumpetensiya, maraming kaagaw sa mga estudyante

Undergoing na ang process sa universityhood ng SLC. hopefully by 2014, SLU - SFCLU na! Lahat na ng CICM Schools sa Norte Universities na! Sosyal! Wapakkkk!!!!Yeah! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::cheers:

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 12:52 PM

=> Hello La union people... can someone help me how to go to the Zipline facility in Tuba town?

hello po! Actually sa Pugo ang PUGAD (Pugo Adventure) na isa sa mga newest mountain resorts ngayon sa La Union

Here's the map

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From Agoo, La Union, or Baguio City, you can ride to any Baguio-bound buses via Ma. Baba ka sa may marker ng PUGAD. I think accessible iyan through tricycles mula sa highway, if there are any (di pa ako nakapunta hehehe)

for more info, you can visit their temporary site: http://pugoadventure.multiply.com/

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 01:55 PM

Photos by: Seronae Gualberto

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hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 02:04 PM

I am amazed na may ganito palang resort dito sa La Union! Wow!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
Photos from: Kultura Resort Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kultura-Resort/112435305474845?v=wall#!/photo.php?fbid=112439502141092&set=a.112439298807779.18371.112435305474845)

Resort now Open!

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hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 02:06 PM

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hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 02:07 PM

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hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 02:09 PM

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hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 02:11 PM

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hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 02:30 PM

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By ALEX VALENTIN BROSAS
January 22, 2011, 11:47am

MANILA, Philippines — Sweethearts John Estrada and Priscilla Mereilles shared more details about their forthcoming wedding on February 26 at the Thunderbird Resort, Poro Point, La Union.

Priscilla said they decided on the venue because of its Grecian ambiance that's "very modern, sophisticated, very classy."
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She is very happy with their wedding organizer.

"It’s so nice to work with people that understand you. Lahat sila...they’re so very nice people and they make everythingeasier for you.”

Despite the professional help, Priscilla remains a hands-on bride-to-be.

“Virgo ako, very perfectionist and when I start to really sink that wow I’m getting married, you know, maraming isipin na sana I like this way, I like that way, sana it would be this way........ito ‘yung kulay ng flower. Dapat saulo ko."

John is as excited and as involved with the wedding as Priscilla.

“Kahit na sa trabaho ko tine-text ako ng asawa ko......from the food tasting, linens, the pictures...”

He enumerated the names of the people in the wedding entourage.

“Ninong ‘yung si boss natin, si MVP [Manny V. Pangilinan], Ben Chan ng Bench, Gov. Chavit Singson, Boss Vic del Rosario, Tito Boy (Abunda), Reyno, Johnny Manahan.

“Sa mga ninang naman meron tayong tita Kitchie Benedicto, Cristy Fermin, Cory Vidanes, Mother Lily Monteverde.”

His three daughters with his first wife, Janice de Belen, are in the entourage as bridesmaid while his son will be junior best man.

John continued: “Si Willie Revillame at saka si Richard Gomez ang best man ko. Sa veil naman Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion. Si Randy Santiago at LT (Lorna Tolentino) sa candle yata. Si Anjo Yllana at Ai Ai delas Alas sa chord. Si Kris Aquino sa bible reading at saka parang inspirational message.”

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/299947/more-details-johnpriscilla-wedding

Buntun

January 22nd, 2011, 02:51 PM

Sa Tuguegarao kasi malayo sa Manila at Baguio, kaya marami ang nag-aaral doon. Maraming universities doon. Kaya yung USL 1965 naipatayo, 1 year later than nai-establish ang SLC, pero naunahan pa ang SLC na maging university. Dito kasi sa SLC mas kaunti ang nag-aaral, usually sa SLU pa sila nag-aaral at sa mga schools rin sa Maynila. Marami ring schools dito, kaya maraming kakumpetensiya, maraming kaagaw sa mga estudyante

Undergoing na ang process sa universityhood ng SLC. hopefully by 2014, SLU - SFCLU na! Lahat na ng CICM Schools sa Norte Universities na! Sosyal! Wapakkkk!!!!Yeah! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::cheers:

oo nga mahirap nga talagang makipagkumpitensya lalo pa't malapit lang pala yung slc sa inyo dun sa slu baguio and considering na hindi pa san fernando ang educational hub ng ilocos region(urdaneta?)...dito kasi sa amin wala talagang kaagaw as in solo ng tugue ang pagiging educational center dito sa rehiyon kaya in short time period eh nagiging univ agad yung mga established institutions dito...
pero sana nga maging university na yang sa inyo para masali na rin kayo pag may university meet ang mga cicm schools...masaya yun hehe kasawa rin kasi slu baguio lang kalaban :)

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 02:59 PM

oo nga mahirap nga talagang makipagkumpitensya lalo pa't malapit lang pala yung slc sa inyo dun sa slu baguio and considering na hindi pa san fernando ang educational hub ng ilocos region(urdaneta?)...dito kasi sa amin wala talagang kaagaw as in solo ng tugue ang pagiging educational center dito sa rehiyon kaya in short time period eh nagiging univ agad yung mga established institutions dito...
pero sana nga maging university na yang sa inyo para masali na rin kayo pag may university meet ang mga cicm schools...masaya yun hehe kasawa rin kasi slu baguio lang kalaban :)

Hahahaha :lol::lol::lol::lol: Dagupan ang Educational hub dito sa Ilocos Region, pero sa mga schools sa San Fernando naman marami ang mga students na mula pa as far as Bangui sa Ilocos Norte at Mangatarem sa Pangasinan

Walang nursing sa SLC, which is meron sa 3 ibang CICM schools. Iyon ang edge ninyo sa SLC, syempre malaki ang revenues na makukuha sa Nursing course. May Lorma Colleges na kasi dito, which is the largest nursing school sa La Union. Meron ding Union Christian College, La union College of Nursing, CICOSAT colleges na nag-oofer ng nursing course, kaya hindi rin viable pag magka-nursing course din ang SLC

Hopefully nga maging university narin ang school namin. sayang di ko na maabutan na maggraduate ako from SLU - SFCLU later on, hehehe :lol::lol::lol: Godwilling makagraduate ako sa March 2011.

SLU ang host ng 2012 CICM meet. Pag magiging university ang SLC sa 2014, panahon naman na ng school namin maghost! hehehe. Sa ngayon SLC ang venue ng leadership seminar ng mga CICM school student leaders

Sshhhh may taga-SLU na forumer dito, baka mabasa nila ito hehehe yeah talunin din natin ang SLU sa susunod na meet! hehehe:lol::lol::lol: Peace SLU!

Buntun

January 22nd, 2011, 03:06 PM

Hahahaha :lol::lol::lol::lol: Dagupan ang Educational hub dito sa Ilocos Region, pero sa mga schools sa San Fernando naman marami ang mga students na mula pa as far as Bangui sa Ilocos Norte at Mangatarem sa Pangasinan

Walang nursing sa SLC, which is meron sa 3 ibang CICM schools. Iyon ang edge ninyo sa SLC, syempre malaki ang revenues na makukuha sa Nursing course. May Lorma Colleges na kasi dito, which is the largest nursing school sa La Union. Meron ding Union Christian College, La union College of Nursing, CICOSAT colleges na nag-oofer ng nursing course, kaya hindi rin viable pag magka-nursing course din ang SLC

Hopefully nga maging university narin ang school namin. sayang di ko na maabutan na maggraduate ako from SLU - SFCLU later on, hehehe :lol::lol::lol: Godwilling makagraduate ako sa March 2011.

SLU ang host ng 2012 CICM meet. Pag magiging university ang SLC sa 2014, panahon naman na ng school namin maghost! hehehe. Sa ngayon SLC ang venue ng leadership seminar ng mga CICM school student leaders

Sshhhh may taga-SLU na forumer dito, baka mabasa nila ito hehehe yeah talunin din natin ang SLU sa susunod na meet! hehehe:lol::lol::lol: Peace SLU!

oo nga pala may SMU pa pala sa bayombong na CICM din hehe...mas maganda sana kung saint louis din naging name nito para battle of saint louis talaga haha...at lahat pa within northern luzon lang :D
ang lakas ng slu baguio sa meet..laki kasi ng pop dun pero kaya yang talunin hehe ....peace too slu baguio,,friendly battle naman ito :)

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 03:17 PM

oo nga pala may SMU pa pala sa bayombong na CICM din hehe...mas maganda sana kung saint louis din naging name nito para battle of saint louis talaga haha...at lahat pa within northern luzon lang :D
ang lakas ng slu baguio sa meet..laki kasi ng pop dun pero kaya yang talunin hehe ....peace too slu baguio,,friendly battle naman ito :)

hehehe yeah! kung St. Louis din sana ang SMU hehehe. Sa dami nga nila, at saka nakiki-national competitions pa ang mga athletes ng SLU kaya invincible sila basta sa meet. hehehe Peace SLU!:cheers::cheers::lol::lol::lol:

balcita_RN

January 22nd, 2011, 03:33 PM

san yung kultura na resort? at bkit wlang tao doon?

balcita_RN

January 22nd, 2011, 03:36 PM

mr konig ggraduate ka din pala this year... sana makauwi ako ng pinas this march kasi madaming ggraduate na kakilala ko...

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 04:07 PM

san yung kultura na resort? at bkit wlang tao doon?

Sa Pugo po iyang Kultura Resort, malapit po sa PUGAD (Pugo Adventure). Yung mga photos ay taken before yung opening ng resort

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 04:08 PM

mr konig ggraduate ka din pala this year... sana makauwi ako ng pinas this march kasi madaming ggraduate na kakilala ko...

God willing po hehehe. Wow uwi na po kayo ngayon. Fiesta na po ng San fernando! kabubukas lang ng Agr-trade fair kanina sa Plaza

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 04:23 PM

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January 22nd, 2011, 04:34 PM

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January 22nd, 2011, 04:40 PM

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 04:44 PM

Kaganda naman ng resort na ito...:):cheers:

Unaware nga po ako na may ganito palang resort sa probinsiya namin ngayon. Nadiscover ko ang resort na ito through PUGAD (Pugo Adventure), malapit lang po sa resort na ito. Mala-Amana water park at ibang resorts sa Bulacan

296619

January 22nd, 2011, 06:07 PM

Unaware nga po ako na may ganito palang resort sa probinsiya namin ngayon. Nadiscover ko ang resort na ito through PUGAD (Pugo Adventure), malapit lang po sa resort na ito. Mala-Amana water park at ibang resorts sa Bulacan

Parang Disney yung design... OK yung mg style ng establishment sa inyo a.. :):):)

hugodiekonig

January 22nd, 2011, 06:09 PM

Parang Disney yung design... OK yung mg style ng establishment sa inyo a.. :):):)

Naku, buti nasabi ninyo po iyan. I remember, may Plano noon sa Poro Point na patayuan ng amusement facility na mala-Disneyland. Naku, baka naman ito na iyon, kaso hindi sa Poro Point ipinatayo

Roy Villanueva

January 23rd, 2011, 02:38 AM

^^Parang 8 waves Resort..:D

Good Morning La Union.:)

hugodiekonig

January 23rd, 2011, 02:46 AM

^^Parang 8 waves Resort..:D

Good Morning La Union.:)

Yup!

Good morning din! Naimbag nga Bigat!

hugodiekonig

January 23rd, 2011, 03:08 PM

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jcruze057

January 23rd, 2011, 04:36 PM

matanong ko lang...bakit sa province nyo wala man lang ni isang skyscraper sa downtown nyo?

hugodiekonig

January 23rd, 2011, 04:56 PM

matanong ko lang...bakit sa province nyo wala man lang ni isang skyscraper sa downtown nyo?

oo wala. ang skyscraper naman diba high-rise building, yung bang "it touches the sky"? uhm, ewan ko lang kung bakit wala pa. Maliit lang kasi ang San Fernando, so hindi pa feasible ang high-rise buildings dito. medium-rise palang ang mga nandito, around 32 meters ang pinakamataas (8 storeys)

ergit222

January 23rd, 2011, 05:03 PM

Sa Pugo po iyang Kultura Resort, malapit po sa PUGAD (Pugo Adventure). Yung mga photos ay taken before yung opening ng resort

yung owner ba ng pugo adventure at kultura resort iisa? ngayon ko rin nalaman na meron na palang mala "splash island" sa LU...:cheers::cheers:

Roy Villanueva

January 23rd, 2011, 05:05 PM

Nice, updates...

Mag te-thread 6 na pala..:D

hugodiekonig

January 23rd, 2011, 05:11 PM

yung owner ba ng pugo adventure at kultura resort iisa? ngayon ko rin nalaman na meron na palang mala "splash island" sa LU...:cheers::cheers:

Here's a news article po:

La Union town opens adventure facility

BY HARLEY PALANGCHAO CORRESPONDENT

PUGO, La Union: This smallest and fifth-class municipality in La Union province known for its pleasant and serene environment is becoming popular to adventure seekers, sports and outdoor events enthusiasts.

Thanks to an idea of a retired police director Eugene Martin and his wife Precy, a councilor in Pugo that created the Pugo Adventure of Pugad facility, which would soon boost up the tourism and economy of this town.

Pugad had its soft opening last September 18 with Department of Tourism regional directors Martin Valera of Region 1 and Purificacion Molintas of the Cordillera region, together with San Fernando City top councilor Alfred Ortega, gracing the occasion.

With three zip lines (more or less 400 meters, 200m and 150m) your childhood dream of flying high like a bird would become for real. You can be like Superman hovering over 200m above the verdant rice fields, trees and a clean river flowing right at the heart of the village of Kagaling.

The fun and excitement do not end with the zip lines, as guests may also try wall climbing and rappelling activities inside the facility.

Airsoft enthusiasts were also invited to check on how the event would be played in their Airsoft arena inside the three-hectare facility.

Guests need not to be professional drivers to try Pugad’s all terrain vehicles for them to tour the premises of the facility, which is nestled in a three-hectare land, which forms part to the peaceful barangay of Palina.

Trekking is also fun and a dip at the clean river is perfect for tired souls.

Pugad also caters to team building and to small-group activities while the cottages; function hall and main building are still under construction.

At present, facilities being offered are nipa huts for accommodation, two outdoor pools for adults and children, clean toilets and shower rooms.

Pugad is located 300m from the Marcos Highway after a 30-minute drive from Baguio City or more than an hour-drive from San Fernando City, La Union. Coming from Manila, the place can be reached in four hours.

Guests from far areas may opt to stay at the Traveller’s Inn, the nearest accommodation facility some 750m from Pugad. Free shuttle service will be available for guest from the inn to the adventure facility.

I-ssearch ko pa po yung may-ari ng Kultura Splash