Laguna Province [Archive] - Page 3

allan_dude

May 4th, 2008, 07:38 PM

Laguna eyed as RP biodiesel capital

Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The country’s top proponent of biofuels has announced plans to fund a biodiesel project in Laguna that would make the province’s fourth district the country’s biodiesel capital.

Sen. Miguel Zubiri made the announcement during a farmers’ rural development forum held recently in Magdalena, Laguna, organized by Rep. Egay San Luis. Zubiri was the special guest at the forum.

Zubiri, author of the Biofuels Law, said the proposed biodiesel project, which would include a jatropha biodiesel plant, would help widen the sources of income for local residents.

During the forum, farmers of the fourth district of Laguna expressed optimism over their recommendations for sustainable agricultural programs.

More than 75 farmer-group leaders, municipal agriculture officers, farmer cooperative members and experts from UP-Los Baños gathered to discuss measures that would improve the economic performance of the district’s agricultural sector. Discussions revolved around various topics, including crop production, agro-processing and livestock raising.

The forum came up with several recommendations which were presented to Zubiri and San Luis. These included income enhancement, access to markets, investment in institution-building, quality of animal breeds, quality of planting materials, credit facilities, and increased product value.

San Luis, in a press statement, welcomed the proposed biodiesel project.

“I fully support institutional partnerships, especially if it means improving the socioeconomic status of our people. This forum has lived up to its objective of giving our farmers a voice when it comes to making decisions that directly affect their livelihood,” San Luis said.

He said the recommendations offered up at the forum would be studied further with the assistance of the UPLB through the project management office of the Technical Assistance Project for the fourth district of Laguna.

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allan_dude

May 4th, 2008, 07:39 PM

Ayala Land, GE to develop ‘green community’

Agence France-Presse

MANILA, Philippines -- Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. and US conglomerate General Electric (GE) signed an agreement Tuesday to jointly develop a sprawling environment-friendly community near Manila.

The partnership aims to promote so-called "green homes and commercial buildings" in a 1,700-hectare property in Laguna province, southeast of the capital.

Ayala Land said it would promote energy-efficient GE products from lighting fixtures and water process technologies to advanced building designs and real-time energy management systems.

Ayala Land president and chief executive Jaime Ayala said the firm was expected to post higher growth in the three months to March this year, compared to last year.

Ayala Land posted a net profit of P1.29 billion in the first quarter of 2007.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20080422-131993/Ayala-Land-GE-to-develop-green-community

yataki tombe tamaki

May 5th, 2008, 12:46 AM

nope, thats not the caldera ng mt. makiling.... thats croc. lake, as it is a remnant crater of a volcano (look for the theory: laguna de bay, volcanic origins etc.), hindi pa rin siya part ng mt. makiling.... at ang layo pa niyan sa mismong crater ng makiling, around 7-8km., and its detached by around 4km from the foot of the mountain, hehehe.... (taga LB lang ako, pinanganak, nag aral at nagtatrabaho dito, hahahahaha... sana lang makalabas pa ako, hahahaha)

My references are USGS and Philvocs.
The distance of the caldera to the mountain
can really be far due to the movement of the magma with tectonics.
:dance::dance:

icarusrising

May 5th, 2008, 07:05 AM

Pook ni Mariang Makiling
UP Los Baños
Laguna

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lightsaber46

May 19th, 2008, 03:20 AM

Monday, May 19, 2008
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/may/19/yehey/business/20080519bus6.html

Suzuki bags tax perks for plant transfer

By Katrina Mennen A. Valdez, Reporter

THE local unit of Suzuki Motor Co. Ltd. of Japan has bagged tax incentives and other perks from the Board of Investments (BOI) for the transfer of its motorcycle manufacturing plant in Calamba, Laguna.

In its application before the BOI, Suzuki Philippines Inc. said it plans to close down its Pasig City motorcycle manufacturing plant, and will put up a new state-of-the-art facility in a special economic zone at Carmelray Industry Park I in Laguna.

The company said its existing facility already requires rehabilitation and an upgrade, leading the firm to close down the Pasig City plant and put up an entirely new facility with a total investment of P1.655 billion.

Suzuki has been known for manufacturing high-quality motorcycle models acceptable in the Philippines. The firm offers a wide variety of models, including units for leisure, sports, and work.

The construction of the new plant will start in December this year, with commercial operations to commence on May 2010. The company will hire another 234 workers, comprising highly skilled mechanics and engineers. The application failed to mention what would happen to workers displaced after the Pasig City plant’s closure.

Suzuki expects to beef up its production capacity to 161,000 units a year, all of which will be distributed domestically.

The company also plans to increase the local procurement of motorcycle parts. At present, it sources its seat assembly, engine assembly, wiring harness, paddle, battery, shield, fender and leg components locally.

Suzuki said it will focus on both the increasing solo ride market and the tricycle segment especially since this market provides the means of livelihood for many Filipinos, besides being an indispensable part of the country’s transport system.

“As our country’s population grows and continues to industrialize, mobility becomes more acute. This is why motorcycles became safe, economical, and convenient means of transport. Suzuki shall continue to do its share in the further progress and industrialization of this nation,” the company said.

vince_rilian

May 23rd, 2008, 08:55 PM

kumusta na nga ba ang laguna? kalangaw langaw na ba? wala gaanong buzz lately.... hmmm....

lightsaber46

May 30th, 2008, 03:01 AM

UMC expands Nissan assembly facility
http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20080530125996.html

By BERNIE CAHILES–MAGKILAT

While most car assemblers are slowly abandoning their completely knocked down (CKD) operations in favor of the more lucrative importation of completely built up (CBU) units, Universal Motors Corp. (UMC), assembler and distributor of Nissan commercial vehicles, is pursuing a localization program with the establishment of a new production facility for the assembly of five new vehicle models to be followed by the establishment of a stamping facility.

UMC is initially investing P205.079 million for the acquisition of entirely new set of production equipment and machinery for the assembly of the five new vehicle models. The new assembly plant would have an annual production capacity of 6,676 units each of the five models when the firm starts commercial operation in July 2009 with additional workforce of 195 workers in Carmelray Industrial Park I in Calamba, Laguna.

The Lee-owned UMC is also awaiting for the approval by its Japanese partner Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. for its body stamping facility project, which would improve the local value added to their locally assembled vehicles by approximately 30 percent.

"This is in conformity with the government’s policy of encouraging parts production and give local manufacturers the opportunity to establish links with the company," said Elizabeth H. Lee, UMC vice president.

According to Lee, UMC will put first priority on local procurement to promote the local parts manufacturers subject to the approval by Nissan Japan for quality, cost and deliver.

According to Lee, the new vehicle models to be assembled in the new plant include WO29T (sports utility vehicle), PR832V (utility truck), JU21 (window van), WY25N (multipurpose vehicle) and MX24 (stationwagon).

These vehicle models have suggested retail price ranging from P600,000 to P750,000 per unit.

UMC said the new CKD vehicle models are high performance, fun-to-drive, high fuel economy, spacious with functional interior.

Most of the knocked down parts will be sourced from its technical licensing partner Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. assuring customers of a ready supply of spare parts although the company said they would prioritize local sourcing of auto parts as long as they pass the quality, cost and delivery requirement of Nissan Japan.

The proposed activity is covered in the 2007 Investment Priorities Plan and its specific guidelines under Preferred Activities – Motor Vehicle Products.

At present, UMC is a registered participant of the Commercial Vehicle Development Program in Categories 1 to 3 from Asian utility vehicles, light commercial vehicles and vehicles from 3,001 kilogram gross vehicle weight to 6,000 kgs GVW.

UMC, which is owned by the Lee family, has been in the automotive business since 1954, initially assembling Mercedes Benz motor vehicles. It has in the government’s motor vehicle program since the start of the Progressive Car Manufacturing Program.

UMC’s present Nissan models are Frontier Bravado and Navara, the Urvan Escapade and Estate and Patrol.

Some of the auto parts the company is sourcing locally for its CKD operations include tires, mug wheels, batteries/battery assembly, seat assembly including seat covers, bolts and nuts, rear lighting, stereo, air conditioning, mirror, instruction manual, tool kit, emblem, paints, mud guard, rear bumper, electronic lock assembly, filter, radiator, accessories and warranty card.

tracymack

May 30th, 2008, 04:40 AM

^^Good News! :cheers:

leechtat

June 6th, 2008, 07:15 AM

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Philippine Star, published today

overtureph

June 24th, 2008, 05:22 AM

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June 24th, 2008, 05:24 AM

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dark_knight_detectve

July 28th, 2008, 01:40 PM

RP call centers: Upbeat on the future (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=200807278&type=2)
By Eden Estopace
Monday, July 28, 2008
There is no better proof of Thomas Friedman’s revolutionary concept that the “world is flat” than the emergence and boom of the call center industry in the Philippines.

Now with 151,000 seats and 205,000 employees, Philippine call centers are poised to grow even more rapidly in the next few years, with projections of a 23-percent growth through 2009, according to Dan Reyes, president of Sitel Philippines and director of the Call Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP).

“Call centers are the torchbearer of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry,” said Reyes during the opening of the Call Center Conference and Expo 2008 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City last Wednesday.

In this industry, he said, there is no tomorrow because Philippine call centers are already operating 24/7 and serving different time zones.

The two-day conference came at a time when call centers are reeling from the effects of a global economic downturn, falling foreign exchange rate and the looming impact of a recession in the United States, which is the country’s main BPO market.

Admittedly, Reyes said the challenges are greater now, but the industry is also much larger, more resilient than it was when CCAP was established seven years ago with only seven members.

In fact, if there is one thing that the current business climate has given the industry, it was opportunity, not loss.

Call center executives led by Reyes, Raffy David of Pilipinas Teleserv, Vic Endaya of Advanced Contact Solutions, Benedict Hernandez of eTelecare, and John Langford of ICT Group are one in saying that the weakening of the dollar and the US economy has directly hit the bottom line but it has also led the industry to diversify and look for other markets outside the US like Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Europe.

It has, among others, also driven companies to streamline operations to explore cost-efficiency improvements, increase volume of work and quality and strive to be on clients’ top tier service providers. And the effort paid off.

According to Reyes, CCAP, with 39 members and a combined strength of 97,700 seats and 134,000 employees, is expected to grow by yearend to 31 percent to 176,000 seats and 239,000 employees.

Revenues are also expected to grow to $4.34 billion by end of 2008, accounting for two-thirds of the projected BPO revenues for the year of $6.7 billion.

“If anything, the economic slowdown and price pressures should lead companies to operational efficiencies and cost structures,” Reyes said.

“Last year,” added Hernandez, “we got the opportunity to be better because we were faced with projections that were falling down the ground. Because we couldn’t influence the way the exchange rate is moving, we recourse to controlling what we can control better like efficiency, productivity. It has given us more focus.”

Another way of looking at the US recession is that it may even lead to more outsourced work to countries like the Philippines, according to Reyes.

“Because of the recession and its impact, calls will definitely go down for those companies which have already migrated here, but on the positive side, those not yet in the Philippines may have more pressure to offshore,” added Endaya.

As it is now, the Philippines is in the top 10 of the 2007 A. T. Kearney Global Services Location Index and was named the Best Offshoring Destination in 2007 by the UK-based National Outsourcing Association.

“Besides,” Reyes said, “the Philippines is no longer competing solely on cost arbitrage but on quality.”

Retooling for the future

In a presentation on global call center trends, William Dieu, senior research analyst at callcentres.net, introduced seven key drivers for the call center of the future.

Dieu said that, among others, a call center will continue to be the most strategic business unit in an organization as majority of customer contact is made through it.

Because of this, call centers are more going in the direction of becoming profit centers with primary revenue-generation responsibility.

In fact, in the Asia-Pacific, revenues generated from inbound and outbound calls reached $665.4 million in 2007. This is projected to grow to $13.1 billion in the next seven years.

Are Philippine call centers taking advantage of this wave? Dieu said a large percent of call centers in the country now have upselling and cross-selling opportunities, so they should be able to ride that wave.

Another thing in the horizon for call centers is the coming of the so-called Generation Y, which is expected to change the landscape of call center services of the future.

“This generation has a high preference for interacting with organizations using Internet and Web chat. It has low preference for speaking but prefers voice channels over the Internet,” said Dieu.

In line with this, he said more Philippine call centers are moving toward IP enablement.

During the press luncheon, the call center executives led by Reyes disclosed that the average age of call center workforce is 23. Admittedly, turnover and agent attrition is high. Dieu’s presentation revealed that full-time call center agents stay in a company for 22 months on average, part-time employees around 10 months, team leaders a little bit longer at 41 months, and managers up to 71 months.

“The call center is a people’s business,” said Reyes. “The positive trend is that as far as retention is concerned, there is already a significant increase in the number of months people stay in the industry. Our collective programs have helped our objective of not only retaining talent but making them happy.”

Hernandez also revealed that the Philippines is even enjoying lower attrition rates compared to other countries.

Among others, the call center industry has always been known for paying more than any other industry, with even better incentives.

“We look for talents with specialized skills and pay higher; we are creating opportunity in the workforce to move up,” Hernandez said.

But more than this, the industry is also striving to provide an even better working environment for agents inasmuch as call center employees work on graveyard shifts and ungodly hours.

It is now the norm, the executives said, in most call centers to have a 24/7 cafeteria, a place to take a nap or rest, and game rooms where they can hang out with friends.

“The thing is when you are 23 and you have income, you hang out, buy cigarettes, chill out. Part of our program in taking care of our people is to make them aware of managing their lifestyles,” Hernandez added.

The next wave

In his keynote speech during the two-day conference, Senate President Manuel Villar praised the social impact of the call centers in the country.

“The call center industry has given opportunities for people who want to stay in the country. More than jobs, it has given our people a psychic income. Those who would have left are now gainfully employed here,” Villar said.

Hernandez affirmed that more than jobs and revenues, the call center business has contributed to national pride.

“We have proven to the world that we could actually do a better job,” he said.

Perhaps even more than pride and jobs and psychic income is the expanding impact in cities outside Metro Manila.

In a statement, the CCAP bared the so-called 10 next wave cities nationwide, which are identified as new locators and crucial to the industry’s expansion in the next few years.

These new cities include Cebu, Bacolod, Baguio, Laguna, Batangas, Angeles and Dumaguete.

“We are proud of the fact that this phenomenon is not isolated in Metro Manila. More and more Filipinos are benefiting from the investment and employment opportunities provided by outsourced and in-house contact centers nationwide,” Jojo Uligan, CCAP executive director, said in a statement.

The CCAP executives affirm that setting up shop in cities outside Metro Manila has even greater social impact. For one, the quality of the workforce is the same and the industry builds a culture of loyalty in the locality.

This way, the industry encourages young professionals to stay and at the same time attract many others to go back.

“The industry continues to be vibrant and thriving. We are looking forward to achieving new heights to become a global call center powerhouse,” Reyes said.

The world is flat, according to Friedman, because it has leveled the global playing field in terms of work opportunities. A call center agent in the Philippines can provide the same quality of service to a European client, for example, as his counterpart in India or China. The issue is not on who could do it but who could do it better at more competitive levels in the global marketplace.

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pepeng_agimat

August 5th, 2008, 10:12 AM

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flymordecai

August 5th, 2008, 10:17 AM

Very nice pictures! I'd like to go see Pansanjan Falls!

pau_p1

August 6th, 2008, 07:32 AM

make sure you go there in the summer times.. kasi kami last year we went there after a typhoon... di kami tuloy naka-abot sa Pagsanjan Falls dahil sa mga bumagsak na puno.. hanggang dun lang kami sa falls before yun...

dark_knight_detectve

August 9th, 2008, 07:31 PM

Taal of old (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008080990&type=2)

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TEXT AND PHOTOS By Ayvi Nicolas
Sunday, August 10, 2008
I spent Independence Day in Taal, Laguna. And I left with many hopes, too many unanswered questions and one lasting image.

For a town with a pedigree like Taal, it isn’t hard for a stranger to see what its residents know. That Taal is a town with a glorious, historical past.

Taal is an Old Rich aristocrat who has suddenly realized that its past, no matter how illustrious and colorful it was, has been all but completely forgotten now and there is no other way but to live in the present no matter how strange the present might be. Genteel Taal couldn’t hide behind iron gates and capiz windows and shun the world for long. With dignified, careful steps, she walked the same old familiar streets and realized the brisk, competitive pace of modern life has fully taken over.

The words may seem a rash and sweeping statement and yet, like many other towns in the country, Taal is now described in whispered, sympathetic tones as a dying town.

Taal’s rich past dates back to early history. Internationally celebrated archaeological finds once put the town in the display cases of the world’s museums.

During the fight for Philippine freedom, Taal was the stage where great men and women plotted and played out their various roles in pursuit of independence and national identity.

Last Independence Day, the Philippine Flag was raised simultaneously in various symbolic locations in the country like Cavite and Rizal Park in Manila. In Taal, the Philippine Flag was also raised right in front of the monument of the woman who rendered the very first one. Though Marcela Agoncillo sewed the first flag with daughter Lorenza and Josefina Herbosa y Natividad (a niece of Jose Rizal) in exile in Hong Kong and though Emilio Aguinaldo would unfurl it in Kawit, Cavite, the Philippine Flag seemed to have been led home to its mother Lola Marcela, now cast in bronze standing tall and gracious at the very heart of the town she loved. And on that rainy Day of Independence, her townspeople gathered around her and relived the great stories of love and heroism that happened on the same streets where everyone gathered, lined by the very houses that stood there over a century ago.

Old glories are hard to let go, much like love stories wherein we never want the lovers to part or the fairy tale to end. Yet even the fiercest lovers have to let go of each other in mortality. And so no great town is ever truly immortal. That’s why on this day I have heard the question asked, is Taal a dying town?

This sad sentiment is reflected by its slowly disappearing crafts and trades. A long time ago Taal was a site of a bustling port where commodities and cultures were channeled through, an ideal place for artists and artisans, merchants and scholars. In recent time, the place was known for its piña cloth and balisong. Now it is sadly like any other town whose main industry is exporting professional and skilled workers overseas.

What every epic hero knows is that the story can make him immortal. And so our great Filipino heroes’ stories have been told to one generation after another keeping every name Rizal, Bonifacio Aguinaldo... all immortal. As what is true of a story’s protagonist, it may also be with a story’s setting.

Since that one day of restored glory on that Independence Day, Taal now wishes to be given a chance to tell its story to those who would come to visit. Taal yearns to showcase that by opening the heavy old wooden doors of its century-old houses. Yes, this is a town that wants to bring its old, illustrious image back. But it, too, is a town that humbly wishes to remember its identity and unique place in our nation’s fight for freedom.

I hope Taal would be able to hold on long enough to its historical treasures. I hope the Taalenos would remember the stories of heroism and love long enough. I hope the visitors would come to Taal just in time before all those are completely lost and forgotten. I have many questions as to how that will all become reality. Yet Taal today is slowly living, growing into the answer. Characteristic of its Hispanic past, a revolution is brewing right along its quiet, laidback streets.

A group of Taalenos has already formed the Taal Active Alliance League which aims to showcase Taal’s historical and architectural treasures. The league is comprised of committees on tourism, cultural mapping, a citizen watchdog, a technical working group, legal, finance and special projects and secretariat and media relations. With Vigan for an inspiration, the project to restore Taal to its rightful place in Philippine history is underway and the people behind it are aware that the first step must be for Taalenos to know their complete history and identity as a people.

Currently, volunteer teachers are taking a second look at each barangay to identify historical houses and other structures, and conduct research and interviews with the residents. Once notable landmarks and anecdotes have been identified, a group of photographers and writers will contribute their expertise to document the town’s heritage.

The project’s aim is to once again transform Taal into a quaint, interesting town with many touching sites and historical insights to offer to students and local tourists, ultimately giving the Filipinos a glimpse of their own proud history.

On the local government’s side, ordinances have already been implemented to control air and noise pollution caused by tricycles, the town’s main mode of transportation.

Like a few other towns in Batangas, Taal is a phoenix that has risen from volcanic ash. When Taal Volcano erupted in 1754, it wiped out Taal and surrounding towns Lipa and Tanauan. Through fires and floods, revolutions and legacies, Taal never ceased to be the graceful old dame of the South.

I have an image in my mind described to me one breezy afternoon on a balkonahe in one of Taal’s old houses. It’s a crowded street bustling with merchants, artists and artisans trading goods and stories while in the horizon the galleon ships’ sails flutter wildly under a blue sky and a hot sun.

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Taal Active Alliance League (T.A.A.L.) is represented by Ernesto F. Villavicencio. For more information, call 02-9135548, 02-9135791 or 09209318308. To know more about Taal, log on to www.taal.gov.ph.

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lochinvar

August 9th, 2008, 09:07 PM

Ala e dapat ga ay sa Batangas ito hindi sa Laguna?

BergenScooterPatrol

August 13th, 2008, 08:13 PM

im from Liliw, and i want to share some pics of my hometown:

Our ancestral house..the "silong" used to be a "botika"..i dream of converting it to a Starbucks-type cafe/coffee shop/ hangout bar/ place to be seen venue, but that would not bode well to our next door neighbor who owns the famous Arabella Cafe and no, i dont want to convert it to a "tsinelasan" :lol:...

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that's me nakadungaw sa vintana or "durungawan"..that's my mom with some folks that are "tumatao sa bahay namin"

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this is our former botica "Quijano's Dispensary"...sa silong ng bahay namin..it occupies about a third of the ground floor..good for a cafe, store, computer shop..but i want to preserve the look and feel of the exterior if i going to convert it to such types. Notice the antique "estantes"

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BergenScooterPatrol

August 13th, 2008, 08:22 PM

Liliw is a progressive town indeed..here's the town's main street, Gat Tayaw St., or nicknamed Tsinelas Street because of the numerous stores that line the street selling Liliw made "step-in" and tsinelas. notice the McDo and Chowking mini outlets too. btw: that's wifey posing in front of the Trade Fair "strip mall".

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right across the Trade Fair is the Municipal Hall...my mom can't resist the camera..the fat guy works in the town hall i think

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overtureph

August 13th, 2008, 08:34 PM

Great posts and beautiful ancestral house.

BergenScooterPatrol

August 13th, 2008, 08:36 PM

One of the most popular places to visit in Liliw is our church, the centuries old, red bricked ("tisa") St. John The Baptist Parish Church. It's patio used to be just a grassy patch of land , then converted into a tennis court and now a promenade with a gazebo and an outdoor theather / stage-like thing

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on a clear day, the church is so picturesque with twin mountains Banahaw and Cristobal as its backdrop. (not pictured here)

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overtureph

August 13th, 2008, 08:41 PM

skyscraper100

August 14th, 2008, 04:08 AM

vince_rilian

August 14th, 2008, 12:27 PM

Tornado in Los Banos... hehehe
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BergenScooterPatrol

August 14th, 2008, 05:20 PM

wow, i really wanna visit laguna,actually i wanna live there someday cause someone told me that this place is really breezy.liliw church is on my top 5 best church structure.
i wish more development to laguna.

Not to dis these places, but San Pedro, Sta.Rosa, Binan, Canlubang and some parts of Calamba are totally different from the rest of the province..These places are more like a suburb of Metro Manila and can get real crowded and almost like city-like, and most of the residents here are just migrants from other places, not genuine "Taga-Laguna". If you want to feel the truest Lagueño feeling, try to go further past the Calamba Crossing, once you've passed that point, you'll get that true province-look. check out laguna's lakeshore towns like bay, victoria, pila, sta.cruz, pagsanjan, pakil, pangil, lumban, kalayaan, siniloan, paete, cavinti and others...then have some more and drive to such places in laguna's interior like teh towns of nagcarlan, liliw, majayjay, rizal, alaminos and of course san pablo.

kevinb

August 15th, 2008, 06:25 PM

dark_knight_detectve

August 16th, 2008, 12:54 PM

Splash Island
Biñan, Laguna

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sista

August 19th, 2008, 12:10 PM

Here are some pictures from Mt. Makiling that I took on our field trip to Quezon and Laguna :)

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August 19th, 2008, 12:23 PM

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Maxxclip

August 20th, 2008, 04:54 AM

kagiliw-giliw pagmasdan ang bayan ng Liliw

thanks @BergenScooterPatrol, nice photos

dark_knight_detectve

August 22nd, 2008, 07:36 PM

South Lake Village: Model for green architecture (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008082188&type=2)

Friday, August 22, 2008
Green architecture is one of the many approaches to addressing global warming and protecting the environment today. This concept refers to home & building design and construction that have minimal impact to the environment, and makes for efficient use of materials, energy, and space.

As in other countries, property developers in the Philippines have since made green architecture a requisite and standard. Among the best local examples of earth-friendly architecture is Eton City’s South Lake Village.

Eton City in Sta. Rosa, Laguna is a 1,000-hectare master-planned township project of Eton Properties Philippines Inc. (EPPI). The centerpiece of this future “Makati of the South” is South Lake Village, a breathtaking community of 18 residential islands in a 35-hectare man-made lake. Each island, approximately one hectare in size, will have 6 to 12 residential lots of about 1,000 square meters each.

For more details on South Lake Village and Eton City, visit www.etoncity.com.ph or call 845-3866 and 0917-8943866.

EPPI takes green architecture to the extreme with its South Lake Village development, which features the country’s largest man-made lined lake in a residential community. The lake provides the green architecture element of efficient and natural ventilation.

“The lake will lower surrounding temperature in the community while the open space of the lake, linear parks and open spaces will create channels that the wind can flow from,” says Alex Jazmines, EPPI AVP and GM of the Eton City project.

The challenging operation and maintenance of the artificial lake take into account the green architecture element of energy conservation. Water will naturally be supplied through rainfall and rivers running across the Eton City site. Incoming water from the rivers will be filtered by a detention pond to keep the lake clean and pollution-free.

Continuous aeration of the lake will be done through external pumps to keep water circulating and make it habitable to fish. Lake corridor fountains will serve as aeration devices and visual attraction and for residential islands, ample space between homes and the height limit on houses will allow for better air circulation within the community.

With 47 percent of the village comprising open spaces, plus the proximity of homes to the water, residents will also enjoy cool air and a resort-like atmosphere, according to Architect Brian Mangio, son of Arch. Nestor Mangio, managing partner of NS Mangio and Associates, Eton City’s designers.

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dark_knight_detectve

September 2nd, 2008, 01:27 PM

San Miguel to gun for Guinness World Records at Oktoberfest (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080901171&type=2)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

As anticipation for the month-long, worldwide beer festival called “Oktoberfest” grows, the Philippines’ well-loved beer brand, San Miguel Pale Pilsen will attempt to put the country on the Guinness World Records for the most number of people toasting and the longest beer bar.

San Miguel Pale Pilsen, the country’s first and most renowned brew, will try to get Filipinos on the record books by holding the biggest Oktoberfest celebration ever and getting beer lovers to raise their glasses and toast at the same time.

The current record is 13,500 people, set by the United States in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It is also setting its sights on another world record – for the longest bar. The event will feature a 600-meter bar area which will stretch throughout San Miguel Ave from Julia Vargas to Lourdes Ave. to best the current record of 240 meters held by Taiwan.

The world record attempts are set to take place on September 5, Friday, all over Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong City, at the kick-off of this year’s celebration of San Miguel Oktoberfest. The event is open to all.

San Miguel Pale Pilsen will set up four stages along San Miguel Ave. to accommodate around 40 of the country’s hottest bands, including a popular foreign band, to provide entertainment to the toasting crowd.

On September 5, San Miguel Oktoberfest Siento Bente will also be welcomed simultaneously in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu; Iloilo, Davao, Olongapo and Sta. Rosa City.

San Miguel Oktoberfest, recognized by the Department of Tourism (DoT) as an official fiesta celebration, will start a month early to extend the festivities to 120 days — the longest Oktoberfest celebration in the world.
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dark_knight_detectve

September 4th, 2008, 01:59 PM

DA, Gawad Kalinga tie up for food prod’n program (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=200809038&type=2)

Thursday, September 4, 2008

The Department of Agriculture is teaming up with Gawad Kalinga, a non-government organization, to carry out a backyard food production program in GK housing villages.

In a report to Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, Assistant Secretary Dennis Araullo of the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani Corn Program and Director Rene Espino of the GMA High Value Commercial Crops Program, said officials of GK and the DA have discussed an initial draft of the proposed food security program.

The proposed program was prepared with the assistance of the Central Luzon State Universitys (CLSU) and the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna (UPLB).

GK is best known for the houses it has built for the poorest of the poor across the country.

During the meeting, which was also attended by former DA undersecretary and now Agriwatch chairman Ernesto Ordoñez, the proponents explored the possibility of including livestock raising, backyard fish ponds, fruit-bearing trees, medicinal plants, waste segregation, water systems and training and technology transfer in the planned vegetable-growing project.

Present at the meeting were Araullo; GK executive director Luis Oquinena, special projects head Jose Montelibano, and productivity head Marco Flores; former UPLB dean of agriculture Candida Adalia; and CLSU vice president Eduardo Marzan.

Espino said the GK and DA agreed to initially concentrate on promoting food self-sufficiency through the DA slogan “Tanim Mo, Pagkain Mo” (“Your Plant, Your Food”) and GK’s slogan “No Idle Land, No Idle Hand.”

Araullo said the food security program would be carried out using the land, which measures about 10 to 15 square meters, between GK houses.

At an average of 40 families for each of the 1,200 GK villages and five persons per family, 240,000 GK residents will be able to provide for their own nutritional needs, Espino said.

He said that for every GK village, a point person would team up with the appropriate counterpart point persons from the DA, the local government units, and the nearby state university or college that can help provide training and technology transfer to guarantee the success of the program. — Marianne Go

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dark_knight_detectve

September 5th, 2008, 02:25 PM

Eton City to boost real estate in Sta. Rosa (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008090428&type=2)

Friday, September 5, 2008

The dynamic rise of Sta. Rosa in Laguna as a highly-industrialized city is set to reach extraordinary heights in the coming years as another important project sets the stage for further growth in the field of real estate development.

Eton City, a ground-breaking, multi-billion peso development from the country’s fastest growing real estate company, Eton Properties Philippines, Inc. (EPPI), is being touted as “the Makati of the South” with industry observers and investors eyeing the brilliant potentials of this integrated ideally-located mixed use township project.

Occupying close to 1,000 hectares of prime land in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Eton City will emerge on an expanse that straddles both sides of the South Luzon Expressway, right at the entrance of the existing Eton City interchange. This ambitious development is foreseen to further spur growth in the industrial, commercial and residential components of the area where the project would be established.

The development of Eton City is being highly anticipated by the local community as well as the entire province. Rep. Danilo Ramon “Dan” S. Fernandez, (1st district, Laguna) which includes Sta. Rosa City and the towns of Biñan and San Pedro, has declared his support for Eton City, citing his positive outlook on the project.

“I share the same vision with Eton Properties in turning Sta. Rosa into a high-class, urbanized city. The progress of a city always extends to development within the district, making the whole area attractive to investors. And of course, once more investors come, the economy of the area will thrive and the welfare of the people improves with the creation of employment and livelihood opportunities,” Fernandez said.

As a legislator, Fernandez said that his policies include drafting laws and formulating programs that can contribute to the progressive development of his district as well as protection of investors in the area. His advocacies, however, always redound to the grassroots level. One of his projects involves scholarship grants and employment assistance among citizens who can work as skilled employees of the various multinational corporations currently operating in Sta. Rosa.

As Manila’s next-door neighbor, the first district of Laguna also offers a strategic location that is readily accessible via the South Luzon Expressway. Sta. Rosa thus emerges as the next viable area for land development especially with Mega Manila already reeling from the effects of urban congestion. “Companies and investors have a mentality of moving south with Manila already saturated,” Fernandez said.

The congressman identified Sta. Rosa’s comprehensive land use program as one of its most attractive attributes as a prime center for industrial estates, large-scale firms and multinational companies, commercial centers and first-class housing projects.

As a former vice governor of Laguna, Fernandez was involved in approval of the said zoning plan that efficiently organized specific areas of the city to make them conducive for industrial, residential and commercial growth.

“The first district of Laguna offers them various advantages such as a pleasant climate and idyllic terrain, not to mention the friendly nature of the locals, which continue to entice investors and re-locators,” the congressman added.

Congressman Fernandez is also buoyant about the tourism prospects that can be generated once Eton City is completed. “I believe Eton City can emerge as the center of Laguna once it is fully operational, especially with its very impressive masterplan that is sure to attract more visitors to our area. From there, we expect our district to become a self-sustaining and highly productive community.”

Eton City’s first component is the South Lake Village – the country’s first master-planned development covering about 78 hectares with 18 exclusive islands surrounded by a 35-hectare man-made lake. Each island, approximately one hectare in size, will have 6 to 12 high-end residential lots of about 1,000 square meters each.

The world-class development masterplan for Eton City also includes a golf village with 18-hole championship course, a high-end residential enclave and a 100-hectare central business district that will have medium-rise office buildings for BPOs and retail establishments, shopping malls, hotels and condominiums.

EPPI is the global real estate brand of the Lucio Tan Group, one of the Philippines’ biggest and well-established business conglomerates. A prestige property development company, EPPI specializes in high-end and middle-income luxury residences, state-of-the-art information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) office developments, and township projects. EPPI is backed by the impressive track record of its counterpart, Eton Properties Limited in Hongkong and mainland China and is now well on its way to becoming one of the country’s leading property developers.

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icarusrising

September 8th, 2008, 01:29 PM

Leaning tree now part of UP heritage (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080907101)

By Rudy A. Fernandez
Monday, September 8, 2008

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – A leaning dao tree at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) campus has been declared a “Heritage Tree” along with 11 others in the sprawling complex.

Those selected included an acacia, a pili, kapok or American cotton tree, royal palm, divi-divi, prickly narra, molave, white lauan, take, toog, and another dao dubbed “lola dao.”

The search for heritage trees on the campuses of the University of the Philippines System (UPS), which will culminate in a compilation of 100 heritage trees in a coffee table book, is among UPLB’s contributions to the UP Centennial celebration this year. UP was established in 1908.

The other constituent universities of the UP System are UP Diliman, UP Manila, UP Visayas, UP Mindanao, UP Baguio, and UP Open University (Los Baños).

The 12 landmark trees under the UPLB Heritage Tree project were identified recently by UPLB officials headed by Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco and alumni led by Dr. Elpido Rosario, UPLB Alumni Association president.

The markers beneath each of the 12 trees were unveiled by UP officials that included Regents Nelia Gonzales and Romulo Davide and former UPLB chancellor Ruben Villareal.

The event was organized through the leadership of Dr. Jose Sargento of the UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), chairman of the ad hoc Committee on Heritage Trees, and the office of the vice chancellor for planning and development under Dr. Ruben Tanqueco.

The almost century-old leaning dao, which was once recommended for cutting on the issue of public safety, is now classified “Cultural Heritage Tree,” as reported by UPLB’s MLJ Baroña-Cruz.

The question whether to cut the aging tree or not divided some sectors of the UPLB science community and other concerned environmentalists about half a decade ago.

As gathered by The STAR, some former UPLB officials (Velasco became chancellor only in 2005) planned to cut down the tree before, saying it was in danger of toppling down because its basal area (butt) was already damaged and that it was leaning toward the road.

They expressed fear that it might fall anytime and harm pedestrians, particularly students.

But forest conservationists argued that dao (scientific name: Dracontomelon dao) is one of the country’s threatened and vulnerable tree species, as listed in the 1980 International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red Data Guide Book.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), then headed by Secretary Elisea Gozun, played a “Solomonic” role in the controversy.

It assessed the situation through its UPLB-based Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau and its verdict was: “The tree can still be preserved.”
Then came the killer typhoon “Milenyo” on Sept. 28, 2006.

A lot of trees on the campus were uprooted and toppled but the leaning dao survived as much of its foliage had been trimmed before the howler.

It also withstood typhoon “Frank,” which cut a wide swath of destruction across many parts of the country a few months back, although some trees in the UPLB complex again were knocked down or dismembered by the strong typhoon.

Dao is a tall tree (35-40 meters high) that can be used to make furniture, cabinets, crates, tables, boxes, matchsticks, bancas and rafters.

dark_knight_detectve

September 8th, 2008, 02:15 PM

Leaning tree now part of UP heritage (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080907101&type=2)
By Rudy A. Fernandez
Monday, September 8, 2008

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – A leaning dao tree at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) campus has been declared a “Heritage Tree” along with 11 others in the sprawling complex.

Those selected included an acacia, a pili, kapok or American cotton tree, royal palm, divi-divi, prickly narra, molave, white lauan, take, toog, and another dao dubbed “lola dao.”

The search for heritage trees on the campuses of the University of the Philippines System (UPS), which will culminate in a compilation of 100 heritage trees in a coffee table book, is among UPLB’s contributions to the UP Centennial celebration this year. UP was established in 1908.

The other constituent universities of the UP System are UP Diliman, UP Manila, UP Visayas, UP Mindanao, UP Baguio, and UP Open University (Los Baños).

The 12 landmark trees under the UPLB Heritage Tree project were identified recently by UPLB officials headed by Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco and alumni led by Dr. Elpido Rosario, UPLB Alumni Association president.

The markers beneath each of the 12 trees were unveiled by UP officials that included Regents Nelia Gonzales and Romulo Davide and former UPLB chancellor Ruben Villareal.

The event was organized through the leadership of Dr. Jose Sargento of the UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), chairman of the ad hoc Committee on Heritage Trees, and the office of the vice chancellor for planning and development under Dr. Ruben Tanqueco.

The almost century-old leaning dao, which was once recommended for cutting on the issue of public safety, is now classified “Cultural Heritage Tree,” as reported by UPLB’s MLJ Baroña-Cruz.

The question whether to cut the aging tree or not divided some sectors of the UPLB science community and other concerned environmentalists about half a decade ago.

As gathered by The STAR, some former UPLB officials (Velasco became chancellor only in 2005) planned to cut down the tree before, saying it was in danger of toppling down because its basal area (butt) was already damaged and that it was leaning toward the road.

They expressed fear that it might fall anytime and harm pedestrians, particularly students.

But forest conservationists argued that dao (scientific name: Dracontomelon dao) is one of the country’s threatened and vulnerable tree species, as listed in the 1980 International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red Data Guide Book.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), then headed by Secretary Elisea Gozun, played a “Solomonic” role in the controversy.

It assessed the situation through its UPLB-based Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau and its verdict was: “The tree can still be preserved.”
Then came the killer typhoon “Milenyo” on Sept. 28, 2006.

A lot of trees on the campus were uprooted and toppled but the leaning dao survived as much of its foliage had been trimmed before the howler.

It also withstood typhoon “Frank,” which cut a wide swath of destruction across many parts of the country a few months back, although some trees in the UPLB complex again were knocked down or dismembered by the strong typhoon.

Dao is a tall tree (35-40 meters high) that can be used to make furniture, cabinets, crates, tables, boxes, matchsticks, bancas and rafters.
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gurugeri

September 9th, 2008, 04:11 AM

Oh, I miss Laguna. I lived there for three years! I miss San Pedro, Binan, Los Banos, and the frequent contests in Santa Cruz.

gurugeri

September 9th, 2008, 04:19 AM

Population:

http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/2007/region%204a.pdf

Laguna(West)
San Pedro- 281,808
Biñan-262,735
Sta. Rosa-266,943
Calamba-360,281

Laguna (East)
Famy- 13,577
Mabitac- 17,608
Luisiana-19,255
Kalayaan-21,203

Sobra-sobra palang nagsisiksikan ang mga tao sa Western side ng Laguna samantalang sa eastern side eh luwag na luwag pa. :lol:

Oo nga, Laguna is honestly a province of contrasts. Yes, the reason for the thick population in the western part is obvious.

Waldenstrom

September 9th, 2008, 01:35 PM

I hope they just maintain the population and not be like Cavite where town's population ranges from 200,000-500,000. :nuts:

dark_knight_detectve

September 12th, 2008, 02:56 PM

Eton City’s iconic dev’t roadmap explained (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008091136&type=2)

Friday, September 12, 2008

The Lucio Tan group of companies led by Eton Properties Philippines (EPPI) Inc. is pushing “green architecture” to a higher level in the Philippine property development sector through its Eton City project.

According to Alex Jazmines, EPPI AVP and GM of the Eton City project, EPPI’s Eton City project will see to it that every component of green architecture will be put in their mega-project. “We want to put a project that will have an iconic status,” he declared.

Expounding this point, Jazmines said the vision of EPPI is to build a community that will have all amenities and facilities in one place so that they can maximize the convenience and enjoy the comfort of living in Eton City. EPPI’s plan, adds Jazmines, is to develop a more complete urban community in the southern part of Metro Manila.

Overall, Eton City seeks to be a complete community once it is developed. Aside from the residences, Eton City’s masterplan will also include a hospital, business centers, malls, recreational areas, and educational institutions, among others.

For more details on South Lake Village and Eton City, visit www.etoncity.com.ph or call 845-3866 and 0917-8943866.

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dark_knight_detectve

September 12th, 2008, 03:33 PM

South Forbes Golf City’s sleek Scandia Suites (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008091132&type=2)

Friday, September 12, 2008

A lot of people find the ownership of a condominium unit to be one of the more intelligent property purchases. They make great affordable “first homes” as well as make great “last homes” if one is downsizing from a large family house to a smaller residence. If one would rather spend his free time doing something else besides moving the lawn, painting the outside of your home, or waiting for the ‘pool guys’ to show up, then a condo might just be the thing for you.

Super Site. Scandia Suites is the second condominium project in South Forbes Golf City, the country’s largest fully-integrated, self-sustaining and all-themed golf resort city at the heart of the Sta. Rosa – Tagaytay corridor and the first in the Philippines to have been honored Best Golf Community Development by the 2007 CNBC International Property Awards, the world’s most prestigious property awards programme.

“The Residential Cluster of South Forbes, of which the twin-tower Scandia Suites is an integral part, is not only diverse in housing types but also in character,” said Jeffrey Ng, Cathay Land president. “This condo aims to reach out to executives working in the business and technology parks in the immediate vicinity as well as those future executives of South Forbes’ own Cyberpark.”

Smart Design. Scandia Suites is a take-off on Scandinavian modernism, conveying the sleekness and energy of modern technology — simple, uncomplicated, efficient, innovative. This unique style celebrates and reflects the desire to live in functional comfort and unpretentious style so much in demand today — new approach to contemporary living for the fast-paced professional.

Stylish Suites. With sensible space management and well-thought through layouts, each suite has become the ultimate pad for people who prefer a residence that is high in style but low in upkeep. There are four unit types to choose from: studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. The option for a fully-furnished unit will come with select furniture, fixtures, and appliances with brands known for their style, sophistication, durability and quality.

Sweet Spots. The ground level is dedicated to the immediate needs of its residents without leaving the Scandia compound. A double shot of espresso from the Café can kick-start your day then head off to shopping for essentials like food, toiletries or magazines at the grocery to complete a shopping list. Mom can wait for her laundry to finish at the Laundromat while getting a perm at the salon next door. It is total convenience without having to drive in heavy traffic or to search for parking.

Residents, both grown-ups and kids, can have so much fun with the facilities and amenities designed just for them. A quick dip at the landscaped pool is perfect on a hot summer’s day. Refreshments are served at the al fresco café by the pool deck. Working parents can satisfy a cardio regimen around the jogging path before heading for the office and children can play with their neighbors at the gazebo or run around the playground after school.

And school is not that far away. Just beside is the Learning Links Academy of Sta. Rosa that offers quality pre-school to secondary education, including a day care center where parents can entrust their toddlers to trained professionals. A walk up South Boulevard will lead to the South Forbes City Colleges for global tertiary education.

Shopping Strips. Also few minutes’ walk along South Boulevard is the City Center, the commercial hub of South Forbes, where a village of multi-themed entertainment, dining, and retail shops are located around a lagoon and the Driving Range facility. Along its perimeter are the South Boulevard Commercial Strip and Rodeo Drive for specialty stores, offices and even clinics.

Strokes, Swings, Sights. As with every other project in South Forbes, every Scandia Suites resident is entitled to free golf membership to the world-class, 18-hole South Forbes Golf and Leisure Club at no activation cost.

Move in right here, right now. Call 635-7777 or 631-8855 for a free city tour or log on to www.southforbes.com for more information.

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pechie

September 20th, 2008, 09:31 AM

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pechie

September 20th, 2008, 09:34 AM

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Fly2Bacolod

September 20th, 2008, 10:33 AM

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skyscraper100

September 20th, 2008, 10:37 AM

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deevex75

September 21st, 2008, 07:57 AM

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First time to post here in Laguna Thread, been busy in CdeO threads. Dati maraming shops inside Robinsons at maraming dumadayo, pero ngayon di na sya masyadong dinadayo coz of SM. I also prefer to shop at Pavillion which is managed by Ayala.

Waldenstrom

September 21st, 2008, 08:02 AM

^ i also love pavilion mall. prices are lower compared to the big malls.

deevex75

September 21st, 2008, 08:09 AM

^ i also love pavilion mall. prices are lower compared to the big malls.

At tambayan ng mga taga Perpetual...hehehehehe.

deevex75

September 27th, 2008, 02:38 AM

Guys, are you familiar with the building at the heart of Balibago Commercial Complex, ang tagal na kasi nyan hanggang ngayon di pa natatapos. What happened there? Baka may nakatira nang Multo sa loob, ang laki pa naman...

hiiamdib

September 27th, 2008, 03:14 AM

^ i also love pavilion mall. prices are lower compared to the big malls.

kamusta na ung katabing mall ng pavillion, ung bulok. LOL. V morales ata. Nung una at huli kung punta dun eh bulok na bulok na ung mall.

deevex75

September 27th, 2008, 03:59 AM

kamusta na ung katabing mall ng pavillion, ung bulok. LOL. V morales ata. Nung una at huli kung punta dun eh bulok na bulok na ung mall.

Ganun parin, nothing has changed. V Morales nga yun, sa 1st floor may Orange SPA, AVON, etc...Di ko lang alam if operational pa ang sinehan. May videokehan din sa taas dati at billiards hall, ewan if meron pa...

dark_knight_detectve

September 28th, 2008, 06:35 AM

Continental Temic opens 2nd RP facility (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008092641&type=2)

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Continental Temic Electronics Philippines Inc., one of the top five automotive suppliers worldwide, has opened its second manufacturing site in Calamba, Laguna at a cost of 23 million euros (P1.57 billion).

This investment for the new facility of the manufacturing plant in Calamba represents another milestone in Continental’s ASEAN expansion plans,” said Eynol-lah Rahideh, general manager of Continental Philippines.

“It confirms the company’s strong commitment to the automotive industry in Asia and it certifies the growth of business worldwide,” added Detlev von Ramm, who is set to take over Continental’s Philippine operations.

Continental has established its presence in the Philippines since October 2004, specializing in chassis and safety and powertrain components, with a total workforce of 585 employees.

Once the second phase of the plant starts operations next year, the company will provide about 800 more jobs.

The company’s product range covers inertial, speed, and advanced sensors, chassis components, passive safety and ADAS components out of the Chassis & Safety Division as well as ECUs, transmission controllers, sensors and actuators from the Powertrain Division.

The new building has almost 10,000 square meters of floor space and serves as an extended manufacturing base for Continental’s growing demand for its automotive electronics business for exportation to Asia and other parts of the world.

The high-precision mechatronic and electronics manufacturing plant will provide office accommodation, warehouse, well-equipped laboratories and testing facilities to support its business to car manufacturers worldwide.

Continental will also produce at the plant six million sensor clusters per year on three manufacturing lines and 1.3 million transmission control modules per year on two lines. The volume of pressure sensors will increase to eight million being produced on four lines and the volume of mini wheel speed sensor elements will rise up to 32 million/year on two manufacturing lines.

Company officials said this investment again reflects Continental’s strategy to build and strengthen the network and manufacturing operations in Asia where the company intends to make between 20 percent and 25 percent of its total sales in this region by 2015.

As a leading supplier of brake systems, systems and components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate.

Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication, presently employing approximately 150,000 people at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries.

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deevex75

September 29th, 2008, 01:26 AM

ang dami na talagang Electronics/Semiconductor Manufacturing facilities dito sa Laguna---kaya marami ding dayo especially from other provinces...

Waldenstrom

October 1st, 2008, 02:48 PM

ang dami na talagang Electronics/Semiconductor Manufacturing facilities dito sa Laguna---kaya marami ding dayo especially from other provinces...
a good of sign of progress :cheers:

kevinb

October 1st, 2008, 03:29 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Enchanted_kingdom.jpg/800px-Enchanted_kingdom.jpg

Punta kami dito sa Oct5! Company family day! Exciting! :lol::cheer:

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/group/64/54/394546/496657751965l.jpg

I wanna see this! Parang ung French triumphal arch sa Paris! Ganda! :cheers:

pechie

October 1st, 2008, 05:38 PM

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ganda ng monument.

Waldenstrom

October 1st, 2008, 05:48 PM

bakit yung sta. rosa arch may nakalagay pang word na "arch". di ba obvious? hehehe j/k

kevinb

October 1st, 2008, 08:39 PM

^^ You're so mean, Doc!! :lol:

deevex75

October 3rd, 2008, 10:49 AM

bakit yung sta. rosa arch may nakalagay pang word na "arch". di ba obvious? hehehe j/k

oo nga...redundant na....:lol:

icarusrising

October 12th, 2008, 04:24 AM

Arroyo to sign anti-foreclosure bill on housing Monday (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/126542/Arroyo-to-sign-anti-foreclosure-bill-on-housing-Monday)
10/12/2008 | 09:27 AM

MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo will sign in Laguna this Monday an anti-foreclosure bill for housing as she launches a housing project for families displaced by a railroad project there.

Malacañang statements Saturday night said President Arroyo will arrive before noon at Sitio Dapi in San Jose village for the groundbreaking and capsule-laying ceremony of the local housing project.

She will then sign the bill, to be known as Republic Act No. 9507 or the "Socialized and Low-Cost Housing Loan Restructuring Act of 2008."

Earlier, the House of Representatives website said the anti-foreclosure program will benefit some 368,535 delinquent home borrowers who have debts worth about P66.69 billion.

House Speaker Prospero Nograles Jr said that without the measure, the delinquent home borrowers would have rejoined the ranks of the homeless.

He said the anti-foreclosure law is a reversal of the United States' bailout scheme that provided credit facilities to investment houses and banks that went bankrupt.

The program will cover all socialized and low-cost housing loan accounts with any of the government financing institutions and agencies that have at least three months of unpaid monthly amortizations, the original principal amount of which, does not exceed
P2.5 million.

The Luisiana housing project sits on a two-hectare lot to be distributed to 305 homeless members of the Pro-Man Homeowners Association.

In Cavinti, she will inaugurate the 40-lineal-meter long Cavinti Bridge that connects this town with neighboring areas.

The bridge is expected to open great opportunities for eco-tourism development and generate business and farm activities in the area.

Completed last September, its total project cost is P55,883,940.40, including detailed engineering, taxes and civil works.

In Calauan town, she will visit a housing project of the National Housing Authority (NHA) for poor families rendered homeless by the ongoing rehabilitation of the Southrail system.

The 58.86-hectare government property in Dayap and Santo Tomas villaegs is the proposed relocation site for the former railway families whose houses were demolished.

Local NHA officials said informal settlers in San Juan, Manila were supposed to benefit from the project but the plan failed to materialize with then President Joseph Estrada's ouster.

In the same visit, President Arroyo will take part in the ceremonial switch-on of the rural electrification program for the three towns of Laguna.

She will also distribute scholarship grants to indigent Laguna students and give away medicines and food packs. - GMANews.TV

deevex75

October 14th, 2008, 09:57 AM

Laguna embarks on road widening project lalo na sa may bandang balibago, sta. rosa laguna...

dessertfox

October 25th, 2008, 06:07 PM

Holds ‘Laguna Business and Investment Expo 2008’

^^ Laguna gears for the future ^^

Businesses and different sectors such as the industry and academe unify to gear up for the future of Laguna, currently among the top five provinces of the country with its modernized agro-industrial economy.

Because of its close proximity to Metro Manila, Laguna has become the center of business,industry, finance and governance in the Calabarzon.

Laguna is also ideal for a range of development tracks in agriculture and fisheries, tourism, real estate/housing, research and education because of its rich mix of geographical resources. Host to a wide range of industries and eighteen industrial estates, Laguna is considered the center for automobile and semicom/electronic industries.

"Laguna Business and Investment Expo 2008," from November 4 to 9 in Santa Rosa, Laguna is the first of its kind and offers various business and livelihood options.

With the event theme "Boundless Possibilities," the pioneering exposition presents the Filipino’s resolve and creativity to come up with income-generating opportunities even in times of economic difficulty.

"There are boundless possibilities in the country. This is the message we wish to promote to everyone through the Laguna Business and Investment Expo 2008. These are signs of the province’s changing times," Dennis Lazaro, Provincial Administrator and a successful entrepreneur.

"We are inviting everyone to come join us in this celebration of Filipino entrepreneurial competence. With ingenuity and appropriate resources, we can make things happen," Mr. Mario Mamon, President of Laguna Chamber of Commerce and Industry and President of Enchanted Kingdom, added.

The occasion is a dynamic mix of business forum and networking sessions, exhibits, entertainment and cultural events which showcases the fast, progressive growth of Laguna.

"Macro/Micro Situationer" on November 4 will give a bird’s eyeview of the investment prospects in Laguna. "Cooperative Forum" on November 5 shares success stories of the diverse cooperatives of the province. Its surplus of agricultural and fisher products supplies nearby provinces and the NCR.

"One Town One Product Forum" showcases the different products. "Tourism/Cultural Arts Forum" on November 7 highlights the artistic and cultural aspects about Laguna which includes its theme parks and amusement centers, medical/wellness and ecotourism spots.

"Academe-Industry Forum" on November 8 focuses on the rapidly growing education base of Laguna with more than 700 private/public schools, and more than 35 institutions of higher learning.

"Laguna Jobs" on November 9 marks the growth and development of Laguna, effectively supported with results-oriented services and support programs and infrastructure development in municipal, city, provincial and local government levels. Job opportunities will be available.

Capping the week-long celebration is a string of socio-cultural events featuring home-grown talents and artists from various fields which will be held in Enchanted Kingdom.

SOURCE:
http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20081025138502.html

deevex75

October 27th, 2008, 10:19 PM

Ito yung sinasabi kong Building sa may Balibago Complex na until now di pa natatapos, ano kaya ito?

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Tapos, yung papuntang Enchanted, meron namang bagong Hospital doon malapit sa Walter Mart:

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hirolionheart

November 3rd, 2008, 01:18 PM

Laguna, Cavite top next wave of locations for BPOs

By Jesus F. Llanto, abs-cbnNEWS.com, Newsbreak | 11/03/2008 3:20 PM

Clusters of cities and municipalities in Laguna and Cavite topped the list of the 10 next wave of locations for outsourcing in the Philippines, a scorecard of the BPO industry showed.

Metro Laguna—composed of Santa Rosa City, Calamba City, Los Banos, Cabuyao and San Pablo City—was cited as the best outsourcing location in the Philippines outside Metro Manila and Metro Cebu by the scorecard ranking of the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT), Business Process Association of the Philippines (BPAP) and the Department of Trade and Industry. Metro Laguna got a score of 88 percent out of 100.

Metro Cavite—composed of Dasmarinas, Bacoor, Imus and Cavite City—was ranked as the second best outsourcing location with a score of 85 percent.

The scorecard also included two cities in the Visayas, two cities in Mindanao, a city in Batangas, the Angeles-Clark- Mabalacat cluster in Central Luzon and two clusters of local government units in Bulacan.

The scores of the other top ten next-wave cities are as follows: Iloilo (81%), Davao (80%), Bacolod (78%), Angeles-Clark-Mabalacat (77%), Baliuag-Marilao-Meycauyan (74%), Cagayan de Oro (73%), Malolos-Calumpit (73%) and Lipa City (73%).

The BPAP-CICT-DTI scorecard computed the scores using the following criteria: availability of talent (50%), infrastructure (30%), cost (5%) and business environment (15%).

Best performers

Secretary Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III of the CICT said the availability of huge potential talent pool in Laguna was behind its high ranking. “Metro Laguna taken together ranked the highest for availability of graduates and workers out of the more than 30 locations assessed.”

Oscar Sanez, chief executive officer of the BPAP, meanwhile, said that Angeles-Clark-Mabalacat was included in the list because of the presence of economic zones that spur development. Angeles-Clark-Mabalacat also got a perfect score of 100 for the infrastructure category, which took into account the quality of roads, access to international and domestic flights, hotels, and presence of providers of fiber optic networks.

Bacolod City, meanwhile, topped the business environment category. Sanez said the presence of PEZA sites and ICT council in the city boosted its score in this category.

The business environment criterion, said Sanez, also took into account incentives from the local government units, peace and order situation, vulnerability to natural disturbances, travel advisories and crime rates.

The cities of Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro, meanwhile, topped the cost criterion, which took into account the cost of labor and office space.

Beyond Manila and Cebu

Sanez said that cost is not a big factor in the ranking because investors have realized the cost advantage of locating outside outsourcing hubs like Manila and Cebu.

“Moving outside Manila and Cebu can create more economic opportunities outside these cities,” Sanez said adding that they have learned from the experience of India, where overcongested locations have driven up wage and rental rates.

Industry data show that 80 percent of the Philippine outsourcing industry operations is concentrated in Metro Manila.

Celeste Ilagan, executive director of the investments promotions group of the Board of Investments said that industry concentration has put “tremendous pressure” on Manila and Cebu when it comes to manpower supply.

“We have to show the investors that there are other places where they can go," Ilagan said. “ Otherwise pressures to raise rental rates and salaries in these major metropolitan areas would go unabated.”

Chua said that having BPO locators outside Manila and Cebu can also boost the economy of the provinces and cities. “It can spur the local economy because of the high disposable income of the workers.”

deevex75

November 3rd, 2008, 01:40 PM

Congratulations Laguna for being a top haven for BPOs.

hiiamdib

November 4th, 2008, 03:44 AM

nice to hear

Fly2Bacolod

November 7th, 2008, 03:27 AM

Vol. XXII, No. 75
Friday, November 7, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Corporate News

Singaporean to build Laguna BPO campus

A SINGAPOREAN property developer is planning to build a residential and commercial complex in Laguna that will include a business process outsourcing (BPO) campus in a 40-hectare property.

In a telephone interview, Ong Beng Kheong, chief executive officer for Southeast Asian operations of Ascendas Pte. Ltd., told BusinessWorld a new company called Ascendas Business Park Corp. had been set up to handle the project, which straddles Sta. Rosa and Cabuyao.

He declined to provide a timetable and estimated cost of the project, saying it was still at the planning stage.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved Ascendas Business Park’s incorporation last week.

The new company will have a capital stock of P400 million divided into four hundred million shares.

Only a quarter of the shares have been bought, almost all by Business Facilities Development Corp., which is also a unit of Ascendas.

Documents filed with the corporate regulator showed that the company intends to acquire land to build and manage business, science and information technology (IT) parks. It also plans to build high-tech facilities and towers, retail and commercial spaces and residential communities.

Mr. Kheong noted that aside from the Laguna project, Ascendas, which co-developed the 145-hectrare Carmelray Industrial Park II in Laguna, also plans to build two towers in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig next year.

Last year, Ascendas announced the creation of its Ascendas ASEAN Business Space Fund worth $200 million, which it plans to primarily invest in the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.

The property developer said it hopes to grow the fund to $400 million with assets worth $1 billion.

It said it would invest on the development of central business district and suburban office spaces, technology-related facilities, as well as science, biotechnology and IT-related assets.

Ascendas, which also operates in Singapore, China and India, said it was investing in these emerging markets to take advantage of the growing demand for high-quality business space given the growing industrial, IT and BPO sectors.

Last year, the company said it would add 30,000 square meters of office space in a six-hectare area at the Carmelray Industrial Park II. — Don Gil K. Carreon

aprilryan

November 9th, 2008, 02:29 PM

Hi all!

Anyone here living in Sta. Rosa (or neighboring areas) and working in Makati? Do you drive your own car or commute? How is it? I'm thinking of relocating to one of the subdivisions in Sta. Rosa one of these months (or years) and just want an idea if its doable, or if its too far.

Thanks!

RhapsodyBrat

November 12th, 2008, 05:38 PM

Hi everyone,

I hope I'm allowed to post this here, but would there be anyone who can tell me how to get to LIIP in Mamplasan, by bus? I plan to take a bus from Buendia-Taft. Thanks!

Igsuonnimo

November 14th, 2008, 06:12 PM

Wow! Congrats Calamba! para sa pag-iilaw ng giant Christmas Tree.
Naibalita ito kanina sa GMA7 news SAKSI!
Pasko na talaga!

deevex75

November 23rd, 2008, 03:14 AM

Wow! Congrats Calamba! para sa pag-iilaw ng giant Christmas Tree.
Naibalita ito kanina sa GMA7 news SAKSI!
Pasko na talaga!

Paskong pasko na talaga...Guys any update regarding SM Calamba? :)

mr.suroy

November 24th, 2008, 02:30 PM

sino ang may picture nung landmark ng pakil sa sierra madre mountains? hehe

deevex75

December 16th, 2008, 02:54 PM

Guys what happened to ROBINSONS Sta. Rosa, when I passed there 2 weeks ago, I found out di na Robinsons Place ang name nya.....Naging
Sta. Rosa MaRket na---market with the big R...

deevex75

December 16th, 2008, 02:58 PM

I think nalugi ang robinsons ng sta. rosa when SM build its mall there...High-end shops were closing, no wonder why nag-change nalang ito na name...What does it imply kung MARKET nalang sya? I've never been to Robinsons for a year already...

hirolionheart

December 17th, 2008, 01:18 AM

deevex75

December 17th, 2008, 12:42 PM

^^
Ouch... Wawa naman ang Robinsons Sta. Rosa, na-downgrade from a mall to a market...:(
Siguro dahil nagsara na nga yung ilang bigating tenants, tapos baka hindi na fully hawak ng Robinsons yun...:nuts:

Iba talaga ang hatak ng SM:okay:

Oo nga e, pero marami parin nag-e-EB dun kasi hindi matao, para di mahuli....:lol::lol::lol: Besides, maraming Motel in the vicinity ng mall...:lol::lol::lol:

deevex75

December 17th, 2008, 02:25 PM

PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC FESTIVAL HELD IN CAGAYAN DE ORO---RESULTS---congratulations Laguna...

Final Medal Tally

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hirolionheart

December 17th, 2008, 02:57 PM

^^
Congrats to Laguna!:okay:
Galing naman!:banana::cheers::banana:

Oo nga e, pero marami parin nag-e-EB dun kasi hindi matao, para di mahuli....:lol::lol::lol: Besides, maraming Motel in the vicinity ng mall...:lol::lol::lol:

Awww, yun lang, kaya din siguro na-downgrade dahil sa ginagawang EB meeting place kaya medyo pumangit ang imahe tapos tulad ng iyong nabanggit, maraming motels ang nasa paligid nito, hehehe:lol:

sick_n_tired

December 17th, 2008, 03:11 PM

Guys what happened to ROBINSONS Sta. Rosa, when I passed there 2 weeks ago, I found out di na Robinsons Place ang name nya.....Naging
Sta. Rosa MaRket na---market with the big R...

they start converting the upper floors of the mall to call center facilities. Our house in Binan is around 500m away from Rob Sta rosa

hirolionheart

December 17th, 2008, 03:14 PM

^^
Oh..., call center facilities na lang, pero at least hindi magsasara totally yung mall:)

deevex75

December 19th, 2008, 10:10 AM

^^
Oh..., call center facilities na lang, pero at least hindi magsasara totally yung mall:)

I just went there yesterday. The 2nd floor where previously the Dept. Store is located, is already closed. The Call Center Facility replaced the Dept. Store. TELETECH yung nakita kong locator...The Cinemas remain. The supermarket is already occupying 1/3 nalang of the area it occupied before---it is already shared with Handyman ba yun at yung Bargain Shop. Ang pumalit sa mga high-end shops ay mga Bargain shops nalang talaga, including celphone shops...

Here are some of the photos:

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/42/image2601vl0.jpg

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Beside Sta. Rosa MaRket is an inn called Mariposa :lol::

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deevex75

December 19th, 2008, 10:16 AM

SM CITY STA. ROSA

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deevex75

December 19th, 2008, 10:18 AM

they start converting the upper floors of the mall to call center facilities. Our house in Binan is around 500m away from Rob Sta rosa

Sa binan ka pala, I temporarily reside in Cabuyao...:)

sick_n_tired

December 20th, 2008, 07:39 AM

deevex75

December 20th, 2008, 07:47 AM

^^
yup, almost every 2 weeks nandun ako...
those in the photos are the places that i exactly go around pag nandun ako (but never been inside the Mariposa Inn hehe)

thanks sa photos! bigla tuloy gusto ko umuwi ng binan hehe.. then libre mo ko j/k

:lol: Baka sa kabilang side nakapasok ka na---which is also a motel (more popular hehehehe kasi nauna sya, bago lang ang Mariposa Star)

Sana merong Laguna EB, saka ako mang-Libre :lol: j/k....

hirolionheart

December 20th, 2008, 10:47 AM

I just went there yesterday. The 2nd floor where previously the Dept. Store is located, is already closed. The Call Center Facility replaced the Dept. Store. TELETECH yung nakita kong locator...The Cinemas remain. The supermarket is already occupying 1/3 nalang of the area it occupied before---it is already shared with Handyman ba yun at yung Bargain Shop. Ang pumalit sa mga high-end shops ay mga Bargain shops nalang talaga, including celphone shops...

Here are some of the photos:

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/42/image2601vl0.jpg

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/5671/image2603fq7.jpg

Beside Sta. Rosa MaRket is an inn called Mariposa :lol::

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8357/image2600zb8.jpg

Aray..., naawa naman ako sa pagkaka-downgrade ng Robinsons Place Sta. Rosa to Sta. Rosa maRket...

Natawa ako sa Mariposa Inn na katabi, pangalan pa lang kasi parang iba na ang maiisip mo, hehehe:lol::D:lol:
Naalala ko tuloy yung Motel Sogo este Hotel Sogo dito sa Maynila na patuloy sa pagdami ng branch, tinatabihan din yung mga mall gaya nung Sogo sa tapat ng TriNoma, hehehe:lol:

sick_n_tired

December 20th, 2008, 05:34 PM

:lol: Baka sa kabilang side nakapasok ka na---which is also a motel (more popular hehehehe kasi nauna sya, bago lang ang Mariposa Star)

sa Golden Gate Inn? haha di pa din ako nakakapasok dun :lol: simula nung nagkaisip ako nandun na un :lol:

Sana merong Laguna EB, saka ako mang-Libre :lol: j/k....

Laguna based forumers, tara na meet na, wala tayo gagastusin oh hahaha

deevex75

December 20th, 2008, 07:17 PM

sa Golden Gate Inn? haha di pa din ako nakakapasok dun :lol: simula nung nagkaisip ako nandun na un :lol:

Kunwari pa to :lol::lol::lol:

Lguna based forumers, tara na meet na, wala tayo gagastusin oh hahaha

Pwede Golden Gate discount card nalang ang ipang-libre ko? :lol:

deevex75

December 20th, 2008, 07:27 PM

More pics inside Sta. Rosa MaRket:

Pansin nyo yang sa 2nd level (may kulay blue & yellow yung wall), yan yung call center...
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2193/image2604lb6.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8458/20081218kn2.jpg

sick_n_tired

December 21st, 2008, 04:40 AM

^^ lagi ka nandyan ah... hmmmmm :lol:

Pwede Golden Gate discount card nalang ang ipang-libre ko? :lol:

hahaha suki

sick_n_tired

December 22nd, 2008, 03:57 AM

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December 22nd, 2008, 12:07 PM

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SUV111

December 23rd, 2008, 03:44 AM

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tonight

December 23rd, 2008, 04:28 AM

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December 24th, 2008, 08:14 AM

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December 24th, 2008, 10:11 AM

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December 24th, 2008, 10:56 AM

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December 24th, 2008, 10:57 AM

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garzland

December 24th, 2008, 11:43 AM

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

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December 24th, 2008, 12:44 PM

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kevinb

December 24th, 2008, 03:00 PM

:banana::banana::banana:Merry Christmas to everyone!!!:banana::banana::banana:

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 24th, 2008, 07:18 PM

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SUV111

December 31st, 2008, 01:38 AM

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December 31st, 2008, 03:28 AM

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tonight

December 31st, 2008, 07:09 AM

ALL AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATES TONIGHT

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From SSC-Iligan City

Polester

December 31st, 2008, 08:07 PM

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all from SCC Zamboanga Tatay ko taga Famy, Laguna Mabuhay ang SCC-Laguna!

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January 1st, 2009, 07:32 AM

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garzland

January 3rd, 2009, 03:25 AM

Laguna town mayor eyes P1-B loan to finance construction of a modern city hall (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/Laguna_town_mayor_eyes_P1-B_loan_to_finance_construction_of_a_modern_city_hall.shtml)

SAN PEDRO, Laguna Jan. 2 (PNA) -- Municipal Mayor Calixto Cataquiz will secure a P1 billion loan from a Filipino-Chinese millionaire trader to finance the construction of a modern city hall in line with his program to turn his lakeside pueblo into a city.

Cataquiz's plan came despite Rep. Dan Fernandez (lst District, Laguna), author of city charter bill losing a case at the House Electoral Tribunal (HRET) for alleged lack of residence.

Linda Sietereales, San Pedro public information officer, confirmed Cataquiz's plan to borrow a loan to spark the development of San Pedro into a city.

Pablo Tamesis, a consultant of Cataquiz and a veteran newsman, said the mayor would ask Lucio Tan, a "taipan", for a P1 billion loan to build a new city hall.

On Fernandez's problem, the actor-optometrist said he would appeal the HRET decision, because he had already won a similar electoral case questioning his residence previously.

Fernandez claims he has been residing in Sta. Rosa City for two years now, so the allegation of Nereo "NR" Joaquin whom he soundly defeated in the last elections, was not true.

Joaquin, through a political supporter, filed a protest with the HRET claiming that Fernandez "is actually a resident of Calamba City and only ran in the First District to win as a congressman."

The grandson of the late Senator Estanislao Fernandez was once elected Laguna provincial vice governor.

Today, he lives in a posh subdivision in Sta. Rosa City. "My children have been studying in the city," he said.

Dong Ibanez, Fernandez's chief in his Pacita Complex I sub-office, said the solon was proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Ibanez said the fact that the Comelec approved the candidacy of Fernandez as a lst District congressman, this meant that the latter satisfied the requirements to run for Congress.

He said the HRET decision was appealable.
"Since Fernandez will appeal the case, he is deemed still a congressman," Ibanez said. (PNA)

vince_rilian

January 4th, 2009, 02:39 AM

with west laguna municipalities - san pedro, biñan, cabuyao [?], los baños - cityhood conversion in the pipeline, we might see a new metropolitan area form within a decade... or maybe absorbed into metro manila...

sick_n_tired

January 5th, 2009, 05:37 AM

A bill was already filed and Approved by the House on 2008-11-17, transmitted to on 2008-11-20 and received by the Senate on 2008-11-20

source (http://www.congress.gov.ph/bis/hist_show.php?save=0&journal=&switch=0&bill_no=HB05226&congress=14)

deevex75

January 5th, 2009, 08:59 AM

lochinvar

January 5th, 2009, 10:15 AM

Just like the proposed CALA expressway, this metropolis will include the cities in Cavite and Laguna. ACALA ko ay matatagalan pa ito. How is this going to be called, CALA metropolis?

hirolionheart

January 5th, 2009, 10:39 AM

Just like the proposed CALA expressway, this metropolis will include the cities in Cavite and Laguna. ACALA ko ay matatagalan pa ito. How is this going to be called, CALA metropolis?

Or maybe Metro CALA...?:colgate:

quannar

January 7th, 2009, 12:02 PM

i just wanna share lang yung image ng falls namin sa Laguna:)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GMUdCa_RzYo/SBL63TbndII/AAAAAAAAACE/CUkb9gph3Dw/s400/Picture+467.jpg

"Three Falls" in Sta. Maria, Laguna

deevex75

January 11th, 2009, 09:42 PM

i just wanna share lang yung image ng falls namin sa Laguna:)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GMUdCa_RzYo/SBL63TbndII/AAAAAAAAACE/CUkb9gph3Dw/s400/Picture+467.jpg

"Three Falls" in Sta. Maria, Laguna

nice

KING CITY

February 1st, 2009, 04:05 PM

Congrats! Top 20 Philippine Universities

Http://angeljoyzee.livejournal.com/21608.html

ianlopez1115

February 3rd, 2009, 02:10 PM

Are there any updates regarding the San Pablo City area (that were previously posted here)? thanks.

venntro

February 20th, 2009, 05:46 AM

Investments in renewable energy projects seen to reach $200 million (http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=441773&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Donnabelle L. Gatdula Updated February 20, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Over $200 million worth of investments for renewable energy development in the country are expected to come in this year, House committee on energy chairman Rep. Miguel Arroyo said.

He said he had been informed that funding for several renewable energy (RE) projects are currently being worked out by a number of investor groups.

“I was told that there are some projects being conducted by the Aboitizes and Zamoras on renewable energy,” he said.

Arroyo noted that the Aboitiz group plans to invest about $70 million for RE development projects while the Zamora group may pour in $150 million worth of investments for various RE-related projects.

The Zamora group is close to finalizing a loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines to finance these projects.

The group is eyeing a biomass project in Luzon and a hydroelectric power project in Mindanao.

To further boost RE development, Arroyo said they are encouraging local and international roadshows.

“This way we can encourage more players to come in and invest on RE,” the Pampanga lawmaker said.

Aboitiz Power Corp. has lined up investments in generation facilities with a total generating capacity of 1,957 megawatts, more than 70 percent of which are powered by renewable sources of energy.

Meanwhile, Montalban Methane Power Corp. (MMPC) run by the Zamoras, confirmed that they have tapped DBP to finance the construction of another biomass project.

“We cannot disclose yet because we don’t want to pre-empt anything. Before the end of the month, we may have something,” MMPC executive vice president Danilo Cantiller said.

Cantiller said the group’s methane project in Montalban, Rizal is estimated to cost $33 million. The group is also looking at constructing methane-based power facilities in San Pedro, Laguna and Navotas with a total of 14 megawatts at an estimated cost of around $42 million.

MMPC is a unit of Tranzen Group Inc., the holding company of Salvador Zamora II, who has been into nickel mining and real estate businesses in Mindanao and Palawan . MMPC is a joint venture between UK-based firm Carbon Capital Markets (CCM).

Aside from these biomass projects, Cantiller said the Zamora group is eyeing to develop other renewable energy power sources such as wind and mini-hydro.

Cantiller said they are currently evaluating a wind power project in Ilocos Norte

dandelionne

February 26th, 2009, 12:32 PM

Developers building more malls in time for economic recovery
By KRISTINE JANE R. LIU, 26 Feb 2009
Source: BusinessWorld
RETAIL SPACES are expected to remain in demand and drive the growth of this property segment as shopping-crazy Filipinos continue to flock to malls despite the slowing global economy.

"Growth in the retail property market is expected, with mall developers expressing optimism about the country’s quick recovery from the economic crisis," property consultant CB Richard Ellis said, noting that mall developers had announced expansion plans for the year.

CB Richard Ellis noted that mall developers were keen on building more branches despit the crisis, believing that by the time the projects are finished a year or two from now, the country will have been out of the crisis.

"They would rather have the space available by the time the crisis passes rather than catch up when the demand suddenly turns up," the property consultant said.

Notable among the country’s developers that continue to reap profits is the holding company of mall magnate Henry Sy, Sr.

Profits of listed mall developer SM Prime Holdings, Inc. went up by about 7% to P6.4 billion last year as revenues climbed by over a tenth to P17.8 billion, with consumers continuing to flock to malls despite a difficult economic situation.

CB Richard Ellis said last year saw major turnovers of retail spaces within the metropolis.

Two of the countries’ largest malls, SM North EDSA and SM Megamall, finished their expansion in time for holiday shopping last year.

The expansion of SM North EDSA Annex in Quezon City gave it 90,000 square meters more of gross floor area, making it the largest mall in the country and the third largest in the world.

The expansion of SM Megamall in Ortigas — the seventh largest in the world — provided 8,120 square meters more of leasable shopping space.

Meanwhile, the 9,500-square meter Glorietta 5 in the Makati central business district was completed. The mall is a mixed office and retail development, and will be occupied by tenants from Glorietta 1 and Glorietta 2.

Another mall that opened last year was the four-storey Eastwood Mall in Libis, Quezon City, which will provide 45,000 square meters of retail space and complement various office and residential expansions made over the past few years.

"The expansions in the retail market last year showed the confidence of retail developers [about] the recovery of the retail [property] industry," CB Richard Ellis said.

These developers, it added, expect the economy to rebound soon, and that Filipino consumers will continue spending during the crisis.

The Philippines houses four of the world’s largest malls. Aside from SM North EDSA and SM Megamall, SM Prime Holdings also owns the world’s fourth, and 11th biggest malls — SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City and SM City Cebu.

This year, SM Prime plans to open three new malls in Naga City in Bicol, Pamplona in Las Piñas City and Rosario in Cavite, and will start building three more along Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City, Novaliches and San Pablo, Laguna.

Once the malls are completed, SM Prime will have 39 malls with a total gross floor area of about 4.7 million square meters.

Meanwhile, Lucio Tan-led Eton Properties Philippines, Inc. is opening three commercial centers this year in line with a strategy to tap retail shops.

The three commercial centers, which will give the company an additional P300 million in yearly revenues, include the 14,000-square meter Centris Walk and 15,000-square meter Centris Station which are scheduled to open by the last quarter, and the 9,000-square meter digital hub E-life in Ortigas by the third quarter this year.

Centris Station is a two-level commercial center anchored by SM Hypermarket. Located at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Ave. and linked to the MRT station, it will house specialty food outlets and other stores, while Centris Walk will be an open-spaced dining and entertainment strip in Quezon City targeting food enthusiasts and bar hoppers.

Both will be part of the company’s 12-hectare township development project Eton Centris, which will be built in Quezon City.

CB Ricard Ellis said retail developers continue to expand because experience has taught them that sales pick up after the economy comes out of a crisis.

"Consumers are most likely to take this opportunity to reward themselves after a prolonged scrimping on expenses during the time of the crisis, and retailers do not want to let go of this opportunity," the property consultant said.

deevex75

February 26th, 2009, 07:49 PM

lochinvar

February 27th, 2009, 12:26 PM

Sana magkaroon rin ng SM mall sa Famy.

chris_nigel

February 28th, 2009, 01:38 PM

Famy layo na nun d b? nadadaanan ko yun pagpupuntang Pakil

mr.suroy

February 28th, 2009, 04:36 PM

aba sa calamba dapat, inip na kami dito sa elbi eh hehe

venntro

March 3rd, 2009, 01:21 AM

Quezon road to speed up economic growth (http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=444977&publicationSubCategoryId=67)
Updated March 03, 2009 12:00 AM

Infanta, Quezon , Philippines – The Marikina-Infanta Road System that would connect the provinces of Quezon and Rizal to Metro Manila in order to spur further economic growth is expected to be completed in December, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways.

As a recall, President Arroyo ordered in 2006 the construction of the P821.40 million, 109.30 km. Marikina-Infanta Road System under the supervision of DPWH Regional Director Bonifacio Seguit.

Seguit said the Marikina-Infanta bypass road stretches from Sumulong Highway in Rizal and Laguna up to Infanta, Quezon.

During the groundbreaking of the project two years ago, the Chief Executive said that the Marikina-Infanta road project is one of the most important links between the towns of Quezon and Rizal to the National Capital Region (NCR). It is also considered a crucial infrastructure project that would bolster development of the northeastern towns along the Pacific Coast.

The President furthered that the road project would enable the province of Quezon to catch up with other provinces in the Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon (Calabarzon) economic zone in terms of economic development. – Michelle Zoleta

lochinvar

March 3rd, 2009, 05:19 PM

Pag nayari na itong bypass road ay magkakaroon na siguro ng SM mall sa Pililla. :banana:

el_dasik_oo1

March 9th, 2009, 11:35 AM

Developers building more malls in time for economic recovery
By KRISTINE JANE R. LIU, 26 Feb 2009
Source: BusinessWorld

This year, SM Prime plans to open three new malls in Naga City in Bicol, Pamplona in Las Piñas City and Rosario in Cavite, and will start building three more along Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City, Novaliches and San Pablo, Laguna.

Once the malls are completed, SM Prime will have 39 malls with a total gross floor area of about 4.7 million square meters.

The question is when will the construction starts. This rumored SM San Pablo news is already 3-4 years old. Kawawa Puregold kung matuloy at matapos ito. :D

venntro

March 10th, 2009, 06:57 AM

Fisherfolk oppose lake water sourcing plan (http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=447112&publicationSubCategoryId=65)
Updated March 10, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - A group of fishermen are opposing a government plan to source water from Laguna de Bay to supply the cities of Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Las Piñas in Metro Manila and Bacoor in Cavite.

Protesting the looming project, members of the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) washed their clothes and bathed themselves in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Quezon City yesterday.

The Maynilad Water Services Inc. (MWSI) has asked the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for permission to pump 300 million liters of water per day from Laguna de Bay to the four cities.

“Laguna Lake belongs to the Filipino people,” said Fernando Hicap, national chairman of Pamalakaya. “By orientation, by design, and by historical and social purpose the lake is mainly a communal fishing ground. Any kind of privatization and conversion will not help save Laguna Lake, which is currently at the deathbed of environmental destruction.”

Environment Secretary Lito Atienza must stop the LLDA from “selling out” to MWSI, Hicap said.

Pamalakaya and SLLM believed that granting an ECC to the MWSI project would further open the “privatization” of the Laguna Lake.

Hicap said the MWSI’s proposal would automatically pave the way for the closure of the Napindan Hydraulic Control System, which will prevent the entry of salt water from Manila Bay into the lake.

He said fish in Laguna de Bay require the mixing of salt and fresh waters to spawn and survive.

“Maynilad’s plan is like a death certificate to Laguna Lake, killing not only the livelihood of more than 500,000 people engaged in fish capture and fish culture activities. It will also endanger the fish supply and the fish needs of millions of people in the National Capital Region, Laguna and Rizal provinces,” Hicap added.

Pamalakaya and SLLM said Laguna de Bay, Southeast Asia’s second largest lake, is still capable of producing at least 50,000 metric tons of fish per year, which is enough to address the needs of not less than 10 million people.

Last month, the LLDA announced that MWSI is seeking its approval to source water from the lake amid a “forthcoming shortage” of potable water in the western portion of Metro Manila. – Katherine Adraneda

bledzoe

April 2nd, 2009, 10:36 AM

aba sa calamba dapat, inip na kami dito sa elbi eh hehe

why not sa elbi mismo? haaaay, nakakamiss si oble!

icarusrising

April 3rd, 2009, 03:06 PM

Convergys opens 3 new call centers in Philippines (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090402/tbs-as-philippines-call-centers-ae7b53c.html)

AP - Friday, April 3

MANILA, Philippines - A U.S.-based call center company opened three additional facilities in the Philippines Thursday and plans to employ 4,000 more workers by the end of this year, its top official said.
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Dave Dougherty, president and chief executive of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Convergys Corp., joined Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and other officials in ceremonies to inaugurate a new call center Thursday in a technology park in Laguna province near Manila.

Convergys opened another call center in suburban Quezon city and a third in Cebu city in the central Philippines also on Thursday.

Dougherty said two more call centers are under construction in the country and the company "continues to see growth and development" despite a slowing economy.

He said that Convergys already employs over 16,000 people in 12 call centers in the Philippines _ including the three facilities just opened _ only five years after starting operations. The company's workforce will reach 20,000 by the end of the year, he added.

Dougherty said the availability of well-educated and English-proficient employees who have a "strong understanding of U.S. culture" are the key to the company's success in the Philippines.

Convergys, which has 74,000 employees worldwide, provides call center and billing services for communications and technology companies. The new contact centers will provide general support and advanced technical help desk services.

Trade Secretary Peter Favila said about 450,000 people are employed by business outsourcing operations in the Philippines with over half of those workers in call centers.

"It continues to expand," he said. "Because of the global meltdown, there are companies overseas that would still look for the cost-efficient ways of running their businesses for which the Philippines is very strong and solid."

garzland

April 4th, 2009, 03:33 PM

Convergys assures PGMA: Jobs generation to total 20,000 by yearend (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/Convergys_assures_PGMA_Jobs_generation_to_total_20_000_by_yearend.shtml)

STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna, April 4 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was assured on Wednesday (April 1) by Convergys -- which inaugurated its 10th to 12th contact centers simultaneously yesterday -– that it shall have generated a total of 20,000 jobs in the Philippines by yearend.

The assurance was made by Convergys president and CEO Dave Dougherty during the simultaneous dedication of the latest contact sites of the company whose headquarters are based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Convergys head thanked the President for her support, and committed to her that his company – which had generated a total of 16,000 jobs so far – shall be hiring a total of 20,000 “by the end of the year.”

“That’s wonderful,” the President said about the company’s contribution to the government’s efforts to hurdle the world-wide economic crisis; and then announced the good news reported to her by Trade Secretary Peter Favila who accompanied her to the event: “The companies that laid off (their workers) are now calling back the employees (they earlier laid off).”

The President led the dedication ceremony at past 4 p.m. for this 12th contact site in the Philippines of Convergys which located in the country five years ago.

Assisting the President in the ribbon-cutting and globe-tossing ceremonies were Convergys officers led by Dougherty and Andrea Ayers, president of the Customer Management line of business of Convergys; Marife Zamora, vice president and Philippines country manager; and government officials, including Lilia de Lima, director-general of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA); Mon Ibrahim, commissioner of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT); Laguna Gov. Teresita Lazaro, Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez and Sta. Rosa Mayor Arlene Nazareno, among others.

The dedication rites for the contact site at the Ayala Land’s Nuvali Techno-Hub here coincided with the dedication of the 10th and 11th contact centers in Cebu City and UP Diliman, Quezon City, respectively.

The Nuvali TechnoHub contact center here – its first in Santa Rosa, Laguna -- “boasts an open floor plan of 66,000 square feet and the ability to hold approximately 900 employees.”

As it announced in May last year, Convergys is building two other sites – in San Lazaro and in Glorietta – to total five new sites.

Within five years since it located in the Philippines, the 30-plus-year-old relationship-management company has “established 12 contact centers in the Philippines -- seven located in Metro Manila, three in Cebu City, one in Bacolod City, and one in Santa Rosa, Laguna.”

“These facilities include the new sites Convergys is adding to the country, as announced in May 2008. The new sites announced included Cebu Asiatown i3, UP Science Park, Nuvali, San Lazaro, and Glorietta,” according to Convergys.

Dougherty expressed his appreciation of the Philippines as a business-process outsourcing (BPO) location: “Over the past few years, the Philippine market has established itself as a leader in the BPO industry. As such, Convergys continues to see growth in the Philippines.”

“Within five years, we have grown from zero to more than 16,000 employees in the Philippines and expect to see continued growth in the area.”

“From Convergys’ announcement in May 2008 in which we announced five new facilities to be built in the Philippines, three of which we are dedicating today, two more centers are currently still under construction in Metro Manila,” added Dougherty.

He assured that “at the conclusion of the construction, there will be many positions that will need to be filled,” pointing out that “despite the economic climate, Convergys continues to see growth and development.”

"Convergys strives to meet the needs of our current and future clients wherever that may take us in the world. Convergys' vision of being the voice and the technology behind all superior service experiences, recognized as the leading relationship management company in the markets we serve worldwide, is made possible by harnessing the individual strengths of peoples and cultures around the world.

“With these new facilities, we continue to tap the tremendous pool of resources available in the Philippines," said Dougherty.

Dougherty continued about the advantages of doing business in the Philippines: “The biggest advantage continues to be the availability and high quality of the potential employee pool found in the Philippines -- employees who are well-educated, English proficient and have a strong understanding of U.S. culture are the key to Convergys’ success in the Philippines.”

Thus, the Convergys CEO is upbeat on the Philippines as a BPO location: “We continue to see a strong demand from our clients to have their customer management services housed in the Philippines.”

“To meet this demand, we continue to work with the local government to ensure that the Philippines remains a rich source of talent and growth. Providing top quality service to our clients and their customers ensures that Convergys continues to retain established business and win new business for all the regions in which we operate,” Doughterty added.

Convergys said “for more than 30 years, our unique combination of domain expertise, operational excellence, and innovative technologies has delivered process improvement and actionable business insight to clients that now span more than 70 countries and 35 languages.”
A member of the S&P 500 and voted a Fortune “Most Admired Company” for nine consecutive years, Convergys has “approximately 75,000 employees in 84 customer contact centers and other facilities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and our global headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.” (PNA)

garzland

April 9th, 2009, 05:35 AM

Mount Makiling opens up again to hikers (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Tourism_24/Mount_Makiling_opens_up_again_to_hikers.shtml)

LOS BAÑOS, April 9 (PNA) -- Lenten Season is here. Mountaineers, campers, outdoor and nature lovers will once again troop to Mount Makiling to seek physical and mental relaxation. Religious groups will not only seek wilderness for spiritual communion with nature but will also wish to enjoy the beauty of the woods.

While Mount Makiling would offer the grandeur of the towering trees, fresh mountain air, music of the twittering birds in the early morning, chirping notes and shrieking howl of crickets and cicadas, and soft and moist grasses underfoot the forest trails, the benefactors, on the other hand, should know and practice how this pristine mountain could be protected and preserved.

Why Make It Makiling?

In previous years, there was no strict monitoring and regulating policies implemented to safeguard the mountain’s resources. Vegetation was damaged, wildlife was disturbed, facilities and other amenities were vandalized, and trash scattered everywhere. Some visitors who come to this legendary mountain did not display love, care, and proper attitudinal responsibilities for this enfranchised physical environment.

From the lessons learned, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) a unit of the University of the Philippines Los Baños mandated to manage Mount Makiling, adopted a scheme wherein visitors, who would be getting time to refresh and stimulate their physical, mental, and emotional growth, would side- by-side develop a good sense of appreciation and accountability for this God-given gift.

The project started in 2002 and was named “Make It Makiling!” or MIM to reflect its ecotourism thrust. According to Dr. Jose O. Sargento, MCME Director, the project will once again tap local government units, various government agencies, non-government and civic organizations together with business establishments and volunteer groups around Mount Makiling. This year’s partners include the local government units of Los Baños, Laguna through Mayor Caesar Perez and Sto. Tomas, Batangas through Mayor Edna Sanchez. Major supporters include the Calamba Water District, Laguna Water District, National Power Corporation, First Gen Holdings, LOBSET, Laguna Rescue, Philippine National Red Cross, Philippine National Police, South Supermarket, Nestle Philippines, Inakay and Fujitsu outdoor clubs and many others.

Rules and regulations

Roberto P. Cereno, MCME Deputy Director and MIM over-all coordinator, emphasizes that a set of rules and regulations will be implemented to promote responsible hiking and camping ethics. All visitors will be required to undergo briefing about Mount Makiling conservation and safety tips prior to entry. After the briefing, a pass will be issued. Without the pass, one cannot proceed to the area.

Camping is allowed only in pre-designated campsites and only those with basic camping gears will be given camping permits. Liquors, dangerous drugs and firearms are prohibited, including cutting implements that can be used to destroy trees and other forest resources. A deposit-claim system will be implemented for those materials normally allowed during other periods but prohibited during the Lenten Season.

Littering is likewise not consented and thus the Los Baños Anti-Littering Ordinance and the Sto. Tomas Cleanliness Ordinance will strictly be imposed. Campers are required to pack out and dispose of their garbage when they return to the entry point. Accordingly to Cereno, before this project, every post Lenten season clean-up of the mountain yielded one ton of garbage. In the past four years of project implementation, this was drastically reduced to less than 100 kilograms.

Access to the mountain’s critical areas are limited. The wilderness zone will be closed to visitors from 3 p.m. to 4 a.m. This policy is aimed at minimizing night-time accidents and further safeguard forest resources against fire and damage. Likewise, the Makiling Traverse connecting the two towns via the summit is temporarily not open during the week.

It is an exhilarating experience to travel by foot and move freely in the open spaces out-of-doors. Therefore, if you look forward for a different type of happenings, there would be no other nature closest to you. Make Mount Makiling as your mountain destination but keep in mind to be nice and responsible to this gratuitous gift from God for others to enjoy!
For further information, please contact: Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems, University of the Philippines Los Baños. Telefax: 049 5363572 E-mail: makilingforest@gmail.com (PNA)

sick_n_tired

April 9th, 2009, 05:38 AM

30 March 2009

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r93k401

April 14th, 2009, 01:09 AM

old laguna churches visited this last lenten day
magdalena
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nagcarlan, location shoot of kampanerang kuba tv soap
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garzland

April 26th, 2009, 01:11 AM

PGMA lauds Laguna firms that provide subsidies to their displaced workers (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/PGMA_lauds_Laguna_firms_that_provide_subsidies_to_their_displaced_workers.shtml)

CALAMBA CITY, April 26 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lauded yesterday companies who look after the welfare of their displaced employees by paying them cash subsidies despite the difficulties brought about by the global economic crisis.

The President expressed her appreciation during the launching of the enhanced price and supply monitoring project of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the Yazaki Torres Manufacturing Inc. gymnasium here Friday morning.

Among those present were more than 500 newly-designated DTI price monitors led by DTI Secretary Peter Favila and Undersecretary Merly Cruz.

Also present were Calamba City Mayor Joaquin Chipeco, 2nd District Rep. Justin Chipeco, 3rd District Rep. Ivy Arago, Tanauan City Mayor Sonia Torres Aquino and Yazaki Torres president and CEO Feliciano Torres.

The President lauded companies such as the Yazaki Torres for practicing corporate social responsibility by providing subsidies to displaced workers.

In his welcome remarks, Torres informed the President that his company subsidizes 25 percent of the income of their workers who are “on vacation” as a result of reduced order in their automotive parts and supplies.

Torres said they support government agencies who continue to provide emergency employment, hoping that these agencies also find ways to help companies reeling from the global crisis cope with expenses and become more competitive.
Instead of conducting lay-offs, the President called on companies to follow suit by following the suggestion of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to pay half the minimum wage of their employees for their training with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) so that they become more competitive. (PNA)

dandelionne

April 29th, 2009, 02:11 AM

aba sa calamba dapat, inip na kami dito sa elbi eh hehe

SM Prime boosts capex despite crisis

By Judith Balea, abs-cbnNEWS.com | 04/28/2009 6:16 PM

Even with the economic downturn, SM Prime Holdings Inc. is not slowing down on capital spending as it earmarks P12 billion for expansion in the Philippines and China this year.

Of the amount, P6.5 billion will go to the construction of new malls and expansion of existing ones locally while the remaining P5.5 billion will be spent to lay the groundwork for new malls in China. This year's capital outlay is double the P6 billion that SM Prime alloted in 2008.

"We view things from a long-term perspective. We remain positive about the prospects in the Philippines," SM Prime chief finance officer and executive vice president Jeffrey Lim said, noting that they want to be well positioned when the economy recovers.

Company president Hans Sy said, meanwhile, they believe remittance inflows from abroad and mushrooming of business process outsourcing companies, where a lot of their shoppers work, will continue to support their operations.

"It (growth) may not be bigger than last year's but there will still be growth," Sy said.

SM Prime will open new malls in Naga in Camarines Sur, Rosario in Cavite and Pamplona in Las Pinas within the year. It is also expanding SM City Rosales by 17,000 square meters as well as SM City North EDSA, by 34,000 sqms.

Next year, the company will open three malls in Tarlac, and San Pablo and Calamba in Laguna.

Lim said they have 14 local sites lined up for development until 2012.

In China, SM Prime is building its fourth mall, which will have a gross floor area of 73,000 sqms. The mall will open in Suzhou by early 2010. The company's next two China malls will rise in the cities of Chongqing and Zibo by 2011 and 2012, respectively.

“We are now working on strengthening our organization overseas and further enhancing our operational efficiency in line with our planned expansion in China,” said Sy.

SM Prime expects to post a 15-percent growth in revenues for the first quarter of 2009, with official figures to be out by May.

The company will own and manage a total of 39 malls by the end of this year, from 36 in 2008.
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ianlopez1115

April 29th, 2009, 04:28 AM

Next year, the company will open three malls in Tarlac, and San Pablo and Calamba in Laguna.

Hopefully, this will happen. Many of my felow San Pableños are waiting for this to happen, after a half a decade of such rumors.

NicknameForLife

May 25th, 2009, 06:32 AM

This is the link:

http://siaoling.com/projects-malls.php

Comments are welcome!!!

vince_rilian

May 27th, 2009, 08:36 PM

deevex75

May 28th, 2009, 12:20 AM

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6828/smcalamba.jpg
^^
This is the link:

http://siaoling.com/projects-malls.php

Comments are welcome!!!

icarusrising

May 28th, 2009, 09:46 AM

http://images.icarusrising.multiply.com/image/0/photos/208/1200x1200/109/IMGP7189.JPG?et=nq2yH%2CnFbdNCt4Em9GzuVA&nmid=247719347

http://images.icarusrising.multiply.com/image/0/photos/208/1200x1200/95/IMGP7187.JPG?et=EUCRBuDiObWA%2C5i%2CRYeOSw&nmid=247719347

hakz2007

May 28th, 2009, 10:08 AM

On the basis of their respective Average Annual Income for CYs 2004-2007, as certified to by the Commission on Audit, the new classification of CALABARZON provinces, effective July 29,2008, shall be as follows:

1. LAGUNA - 1,149.411 billion (1st class)
2. Cavite - 1,135.806 billion (1st class)
3. Quezon - 1,063.143 billion (1st class)
4. Batangas - 1,023.565 billion (1st class)
5. Rizal - 912.625 million (1st class)

Consequently, pursuant to Section 2 of the aforementioned Department Order No. 23-08, the classification of Provinces shall be based on the income brackets,a s follows:

First Class - 450 million or more

Second Class - 360 million or more 450 million

Third Class - 270 million or more but les than 360 million

Fourth Class - 180 million or more but less than 270 million

Fifth Class - 90 million or more but less than 180 million

Sixth Class - Below 90 million

Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance

NicknameForLife

May 28th, 2009, 01:35 PM

hmmm, SM Calamba will be SM Supercenter Calamba? not SM City Calamba? hmmm, what about SM San Pablo? is it still gonna be an SM Supercenter? So it seems like SM wont be building another SM City mall in laguna within the next half decade... I'm even doubting the rumors of SM Los Banos here in my hometown....might even just be SM Savemore Los Banos, hahaha, since the rumored lot is just about 2-3 ha. ... hehehe....SM Calamba is nice though, but its quite similar to SM Lipa.... maybe a redesign to incorporate elements that would consider its majestic view of makiling as well as the continuous flow of cool mountain breeze from the mountain? Accdg. to rumors (again...) its gonna be at Turbina, Calamba.... is that right???

Hindi ko po ito masasagot... but i'm sure hindi ito magiging supercenter calamba..

kasi po pagsinabing supercenter.... supermarket lng ata (d ko alam eh)... but i'm sure it will big...
=========================================================
Los Banos..... RUMOR po yan... pero malay natin.... =)

San Pablo..... TOTOO po........ i think bidding na lng.... and area...
I will find some updates for San Pablo

Pero SM Calamba ang mauunang magawa.....

MORE UPDATES 2 COME!!;)

NicknameForLife

May 29th, 2009, 06:04 AM

Accdg. to rumors (again...) its gonna be at Turbina, Calamba.... is that right???

THIS IS THE ANSWER....

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/NicknameForLife/122.jpg

PERO RUMOR LNG DIN ITO EH... =)

Yung YELLOW part ang sinasabing SM Calamba..
Yung RED ang part ng waltermart.... marami ang nagsasabing aalisin ang WALTERMART tapos ililipat sa Tanauan...... ito daw ang magiging location ng WALTERMART....

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/NicknameForLife/123.jpg

YUNG GREEN siya.....
may nagsasabing pagaari daw ito ni TORRES.... pero sapalagay ko hindi ito totoo... pero ang totoo.... ito ay isang subdivision na ang pinagbebenta ay lote.... ito ang magiging location pag aalisin ang WALTERMART...

pero yung sinasabing mong turbina..... ngayon ko lng nalaman ito pero ito ba ang sinasabi mo.....??????

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/NicknameForLife/1234.jpg

pero... ok lng ito... maganda din ang location... malapit sa terminal.. hehe...

==========================================================

MORE UPDATES TO COME!!!!:)

vince_rilian

June 1st, 2009, 01:44 PM

Hindi ko po ito masasagot... but i'm sure hindi ito magiging supercenter calamba..

kasi po pagsinabing supercenter.... supermarket lng ata (d ko alam eh)... but i'm sure it will big...
=========================================================
Los Banos..... RUMOR po yan... pero malay natin.... =)

San Pablo..... TOTOO po........ i think bidding na lng.... and area...
I will find some updates for San Pablo

Pero SM Calamba ang mauunang magawa.....

MORE UPDATES 2 COME!!;)

nope, supercenter ay mall rin, smaller in size lang, just like yung SM Sucat before it was upgraded to SM City Sucat, it was SM Supercenter Sucat, sing laki ng Robinsons Town Mall. Yung sinasabi mo na supermarket lang eh yun yung SM Savemore. Yup, i know totoo yung SM Supercenter San Pablo, but we dunno if it will still be Supercenter or downgraded to a standalone Dept. Store or Savemore which will be disappointing.

Are you sure hindi supercenter ang sa calamba as well as the location na katabi ng waltermart??? eh nasa render mismo na SM Supercenter Calamba ang nakalagay eh. Do you work for that firm designing SM Calamba? or you just stumbled upon that page? The location that you pointed out beside Waltermart Calamba is actually BEHIND Waltermart, inaccessible to traffic, which is pretty odd don't you think?

Anyway, i found this page: http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2009/5/s/80/2116951.htm?fr=c

they're already hiring!

NicknameForLife

June 2nd, 2009, 07:14 AM

nope, supercenter ay mall rin, smaller in size lang, just like yung SM Sucat before it was upgraded to SM City Sucat, it was SM Supercenter Sucat, sing laki ng Robinsons Town Mall. Yung sinasabi mo na supermarket lang eh yun yung SM Savemore. Yup, i know totoo yung SM Supercenter San Pablo, but we dunno if it will still be Supercenter or downgraded to a standalone Dept. Store or Savemore which will be disappointing.

Are you sure hindi supercenter ang sa calamba as well as the location na katabi ng waltermart??? eh nasa render mismo na SM Supercenter Calamba ang nakalagay eh. Do you work for that firm designing SM Calamba? or you just stumbled upon that page? The location that you pointed out beside Waltermart Calamba is actually BEHIND Waltermart, inaccessible to traffic, which is pretty odd don't you think?

Anyway, i found this page: http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2009/5/s/80/2116951.htm?fr=c

they're already hiring!

PARANG GALIT KA SAKIN ah.. =(

Hindi ako nagdesign nito...
Meron kasi ako kaibigan na nagtatrabaho sa SM (d ko pwede sabihin ang pangalan basta mataas sa pwesto =) )
Kaya nga po sabi nila bibilhin nila ang waltermart... at lilipat sila sa Tanauan...
Yung dating pwesto ng waltermart yun ang gagawing part din ng SM.. or
ililipat din sila ng pwesto (yung mga nasa tabi ng waltermart na kabahayan..)

eto ang isa pang pic...

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/NicknameForLife/111.jpg

black- magiging exits and entrance....
orange - parking lot and for expansion uses...
green - MALL
dark green - yung mga kabahayan na sinasabi mong di accessible to the traffic.... may nagsasabing ilalipat (d ko na plot pero sa tabi (kaliwa) ng yellow line (yung malaking lot...).. GETS)

ok na po??? gets nyo na???
kung hindi tanong nyo lng sakin,,,

COMMENTS LNG...:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

alexela

June 3rd, 2009, 03:52 PM

May tinatayong hotel malapit sa Paseo de Santa Rosa, at katabi ng South Luzon Medical Center.
Ito na ba yung Technopark Hotel?

At nakita nyo na ba ang Eton City? Grabe...

NicknameForLife

June 4th, 2009, 06:23 AM

May tinatayong hotel malapit sa Paseo de Santa Rosa, at katabi ng South Luzon Medical Center.
Ito na ba yung Technopark Hotel?

At nakita nyo na ba ang Eton City? Grabe...

Kapag nagawa ang Eton City... sigurado akong magiging mala-Metro Manila ang Sta. Rosa....

I'm very happy for this city... ramdam ang kaunlaran....

Maganda ang ginagawa nilang Village yung may lake... weeee
sarap tumira..

vince_rilian

June 5th, 2009, 06:03 PM

@ NicknameForLife hindi ako galit sayo. hahahaha... normal yon, naku, kung galit ako namuutiktik sa alternating exclamation points and question marks yan. hahaha... kaya ako maraming tanong eh excited ako at may malapit lapit na SM Mall na dito sa LB.... sawang sawa na akong maging biktima ng tsismis eh, i need carifications and credible info lang, bago ko i tsismis din.... finally may lumabas rin na render so ayun na... anyway, thanks nga pala sa render na yan

habagatcentral1

June 6th, 2009, 07:00 AM

Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3599923732_807d7f072d_o.jpg

habagatcentral1

June 6th, 2009, 07:03 AM

A panoramic view of the eastern section of Laguna de Bai, Philippines
The rustic Laguna that is beyond of Pagsanjan and Urban Laguna

Viewed near Lake Caliraya, Lumban, Laguna

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/lakepano1.jpg

NicknameForLife

June 7th, 2009, 05:38 AM

laguna De Bay..
at first makikita mo maganda siya...
pero in close and personal....
PUMAPANGIT NA...

sana bigyang pansin ang laguna de bay..
baka makita na natin sa susunod na henerasyon Itim na ang tubig..
wla nang makukuhang isda (because of fish nets..)
maraming taong nakikinabang sa lawang ito ngunit kahit nakikinabang sila...
Inaabuso naman nila ang lawa

balay_1

June 8th, 2009, 04:05 AM

Laguna is truly blessed talaga with nature and beautiful surroundings.:)

For me, Laguna's progress and development is balanced. In the western side, industries, factories, urban centers, residential development, etc. abound. While sa eastern side, talagang provincial type at saka rustic. Kumbaga, hindi siya overdeveloped at congested.:)

Another one, down-to-earth ang mga tiga-Laguna. They are just contented with their lives. Isang magandang katangian iyon.:)

overtureph

June 9th, 2009, 06:31 PM

Rizal’s 'green' house appalls Calambeños

By Maricar Cinco
Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 11:33:00 06/05/2009

Filed Under: history, House building

CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, Philippines -- The Rizal Shrine that stood silently over the decades in this city has suddenly caught everyone's attention after it was painted green about three weeks ago.

Not only have irate text messages started going around the town, but emails and calls from other provinces and abroad have expressed "shock and horror" over the shrine's new hue.

"We don't like it," Linda Lazaro, who was for 15 years a member of the Rizal Day committee, said.

"We are not against the painting per se. But it (the house) symbolizes Rizal (and) it is an insult to his memory," she added.

The school teacher, who is in her 70s, claimed to be a descendant of the national hero through the wife of Rizal's brother Paciano.

The shrine that used to be gray was reconstructed in the '50s with the funds coming from 25-centavo contributions of students and their families from several schools.

The National Historical Institute recently repainted the shrine's outside walls in a light shade of green. The walls inside were painted yellow and the ceiling blue.

"Even the well (in front of the house) was painted green," Lazaro said.

In his column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Wednesday, Ambeth Ocampo, head of the NHI, wrote that the reason for painting Rizal's house green was to "highlight the meaning of his surname."

The surname Rizal had its roots from the Spanish word "ricial," which meant a green field ready for harvest, he said.

"It does not follow that your house should be painted the way your surname means," said a resident of Calamba, who preferred not to be named so as not invite the ire of Ocampo.

"It's a flimsy reason. It doesn't hold water," Lazaro said.

She said townsfolk have been joking about painting their houses according to the meaning of their surnames.

"If our last name is Guinto, should our house be painted in gold?" Lazaro recalled one sarcastic remark she received.

To placate irate residents, the curator placed a tarpaulin about four days ago, explaining why the house was painted in green.

People, mostly on educational trips, visit the Rizal shrine, especially during the weekends.

"That's all we have here in Calamba and we lost our symbol," Lazaro worried about losing the town's main historical and tourist attraction.

She said a British guest recently came to see the house and "was horrified" with the color.

"It's embarrassing. We are having a hard time explaining to them (guests) why it is green," she said.

It was a different reaction before the house was painted.

"Children would turn silent upon entering the house. There was a certain ambiance and romance, it being an old house," she said.

On Thursday, a guest referred to the Rizal shrine, with its green facade, as a "toy house,"
Lazaro said.

She said teachers, who were on a tour with their students in Calamba, were angry because they could not explain why the color had to be changed.

The office of the curator also received reactions, some containing invectives, about the changes in the house's color.

"We are being blamed (for turning Rizal's house green)," said Lazaro.

She said an elderly resident of Calamba even cried over the changes. Teenagers also started referring to it as a "disco house with neon colors."

A text message from a concerned individual read, "sansala po ako sa bagong pintura ng bahay na bato, kung mangalap kaya tayo ng pondo para po sa repainting sigurado ko po marami ang bukas-palad para dyan (I was surprised by the way the house was repainted. If we solicit funds for the repainting, I am sure many would give willingly.)"

Lazaro, however, said it would be too late to repaint the house in time for June 19, Rizal's birth anniversary.

Some people have mixed emotions about the repainting.

Another resident said Rizal's house "looks like a cake."

Dr. Virgilio Lasaga, tourism officer of Calamba, confirmed the negative feedback they have been receiving about Rizal’s green house.

Copyright 2009 Inquirer Southern Luzon. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090605-208957/Rizals-green-house-appalls-Calambeos

bulakeno

June 10th, 2009, 11:53 AM

lochinvar

June 10th, 2009, 12:57 PM

"The surname Rizal had its roots from the Spanish word "ricial," which meant a green field ready for harvest, he said."

Actually, the color of the ricefield when it is ready for harvest is gold or yellow, not green.

bledzoe

June 11th, 2009, 03:29 PM

wow. magkaka SM na pla sa Calamba. cool!

daily commuter

June 20th, 2009, 04:00 AM

Belated Happy Laguna Day po sa inyong lahat mga kapwa ko taga-Laguna.

Dr. Jose Rizal, belated happy birthday din po :)

alexela

June 20th, 2009, 01:48 PM

Nagmukha ngang Goldilocks cake ang bahay ni Rizal.

And to think na the guy who approved this is the same guy who lambasted Martin Nievera's Lupang Hinirang. It takes one to know one.

hakz2007

June 23rd, 2009, 01:27 PM

PAG-ASA Latest Weather Bulletin (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tcupdate.shtml)

Severe Weather Bulletin Number THREE
Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Storm "FERIA"
Issued at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Tropical Storm "FERIA" has made landfall over Borongan, Eastern Samar.

Location of Center: (as of 4:00 p.m.) 40 kms South Southeast of Catarman, Northern Samar
Coordinates: 12.2°N, 124.8°E
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and
Gustiness of up to 90 kph
Movement: West Northwest at 22 kph.
Forecast Positions/Outlook: Wednesday afternoon: 70 kms Southwest of Metro Manila
Thursday afternoon: 260 kms West Northwest of Laoag City
Friday afternoon: 500 kms North Northwest of Basco, Batanes

Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal

Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds)

Masbate
Ticao Island
Sorsogon
Albay
Camarines Provinces
Catanduanes
Marinduque
Romblon
Burias Island
Southern Quezon
Oriental Mindoro
Samar Provinces
Leyte Provinces
Biliran Island
Northern Iloilo
Northern Negros
Northern Cebu
Aklan
Capiz

Signal No. 1 (30-60 kph winds)

Occidental Mindoro
Lubang Island
Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Rizal
Northern Quezon
Polilio Island
Calamian group
Cuyo Island
Bataan
Bulacan
Metro Manila
Bohol
Rest of Cebu
Rest of Negros
Guimaras
Southern Iloilo
Antique
Siquijor
Surigao del Norte
Siargao Island
Dinagat Island
Camiguin

Residents living in low lying and mountainous including coastal areas under signal #2 and 1 are alerted against possible flashloods and landslides.

The public and the disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 11 P.M. today.

garzland

June 30th, 2009, 02:21 AM

210 ex-rebels in Laguna get P4.2M gov’t livelihood (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/210_ex-rebels_in_Laguna_get_P4_2M_gov_t_livelihood.shtml)

STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA, June 30 (PNA) -- One hundred nine unassisted former communist rebels, who used to operate in Southern Tagalog are the latest beneficiaries of economic assistance from the government amounting to P2.18 million.

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Avelino I. Razon Jr. said that each former rebel received P20,000 under the government’s program of extending livelihood to unassisted former New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas, who surrendered prior to the implementation of the Social Integration Program (SIP) in March 2008.

Aside from the P20,000 livelihood assistance, each rebel returnee also got five kilos of rice, courtesy of Laguna Gov. Teresita Lazaro.

The 109 nine former rebels formally received the amount of P20,000 each during a simple ceremony conducted by a special team from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) led by retired Brig. Gen. Sergio Belleza here this morning.

Under the old program, NPA rebels who surrendered were given cash assistance amounting to only P12,500 each, until it was increased by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to P20,000.

This will enable them to use the amount as seed capital to operate a small business as former rebels returned to the mainstream of society to live a peaceful life, Razon said.

Last June 17, another group of former NPA rebels were the recipients of livelihood assistance amounting to P2.02 million or a total of P4.2 million for the 210 ex-NPA insurgents.

Razon also said that all rebel returnees underwent a two-day skills-training seminar on basic business management skills.
Meanwhile, another batch of former unassisted communist rebels in Kalinga province in Northern Cordillera will receive their P20,000 each livelihood assistance on Tuesday. (PNA)

NicknameForLife

June 30th, 2009, 11:56 AM

r93k401

July 1st, 2009, 11:09 AM

Underground cemetery, Nagcarlan Laguna.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3662666986_330c8c367b_b.jpg

lochinvar

July 1st, 2009, 11:54 AM

Wow! Well manicured ang yard. Sana marami pang ganitong public cemetery sa Pilipinas. :banana:

r93k401

July 1st, 2009, 11:56 AM

Underground cemetery, Nagcarlan Laguna.

daily commuter

July 4th, 2009, 09:08 AM

^^ yan.... magbalik loob sa pamahalaan....

------------------------------------------------------

oo nga pala are you familliar of LIANA'S IN SAN PABLO???
d ko alam kung saan ito igagawa pero ang alam ko near Alaminos ata daw ito eh

I don't know?

Nasa San Pablo City proper near the San Pablo City Market. Matagal na itong nakatayo doon. Nauna pa ang Lianas kaysa sa new market.

daily commuter

July 4th, 2009, 09:12 AM

Underground cemetery, Nagcarlan Laguna.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3662666986_330c8c367b_b.jpg

Thanks for posting that picture of Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery. I am proud dahil ang lahi ko ay galing Nagcarlan, Laguna na may ganitong yaman.

Other things na maganda sa Nagcarlan:
1. Bunga Twin Falls
2. St. Bartholomew Parish Church
3. Ana Kalang Festival
4. Local delicacies
5. Cheap cost of meat products
6. Candy and bread makers
7. Ermita ni San Husep
8. Senakulo at Underground Cemetery
9. Pansit, Binayo, Lumpia etc. ni Bayot

hakz2007

July 6th, 2009, 11:52 AM

109 unassisted former rebels to get P2.18 million livelihood aid (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p090701.htm&no=13)

Sta. Cruz, Laguna (1 July) -- One hundred nine (109) unassisted former rebels will receive today P 2.18 million or P 20,000 each livelihood support as part of the government's previous commitment to communist rebels who yielded before the implementation of the Social Integration Program (SIP) last year.

Dubbed as "kasama sa reporma" (partners in reform) or KRs, the former rebels who come from different municipalities in Laguna will be awarded at the Cultural Center of Laguna at the Capitol Compound of this district.

They are the second batch of KRs in the province who will receive livelihood assistance.

The first batch, composed of 101 beneficiaries, was awarded two weeks ago.

Undersecretary Pedro Cesar Ramboanga of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and Laguna Gov. Teresita Lazaro will lead the simple turnover ceremony along with Department of National Defense (DND) Undersecretary Alberto E. Valenzuela, who is a member of the National Committee on Social Integration (NCSI); CALABARZON Presidential Assistant Emiliana Jabola; MGen. Roland Detabali, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Southern Luzon Command; and BGen. Florante Martinez, commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division.

Also in attendance are BGen. Sergio Belleza (Ret.) of OPAPP; Dir. Susan Marcaida from the Program Implementation and Monitoring Office (PIMO) of OPAPP; Charleston Tan, SIP Regional Officer for South Luzon; Col. Virgilio M. Espineli, commanding officer, 202nd Infantry Brigade, Ltc. Ernest Marc Rosal, commanding officer of the 1st Infantry Battalion; and Ernesto Montecillo, Provincial Social Welfare and Development officer.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approved the provision of livelihood aid to unassisted rebel returnees early this year upon recommendation of former peace process adviser Sec. Hermogenes Esperon.

The amount, which was previously at P 12,500, was increased to P20,000.

At present, the government has been providing the said assistance to hundreds of un-served former rebels around the country as part of the closure process of the Balik-Loob program, which is the previous rebel returnee program.

The unassisted former rebels surrendered to the government forces prior to the effectivity of the SIP in 23 March 2007.

The SIP is a process whereby former rebels and their dependents are provided a set of interventions to facilitate their integration into the mainstream society.

To be able to achieve this objective, the program is guided by the principle of convergence and cooperation primarily between the different national and local agencies of the government, national and local government units, non-government institutions or organizations and the community as well. Each stakeholder plays a unique role in the integration process.

Through the SIP, the OPAPP under the present leadership of Secretary Avelino I Razon Jr., spearhead the efforts of the AFP, PNP and other government agencies, local government units and Non-Government Organizations in the pursuit of genuine and lasting peace in the region. This event is hoped to promote peace and unity among the said stakeholders towards peace and development in the area and in our country as a whole. (OPAPP/PIA)

XZVHEN 8©

July 6th, 2009, 12:33 PM

gud day laguna pips, just wanna ask kung meron kayo pics ng coca-cola plant jan? paki post naman, tnx. :)

BergenScooterPatrol

July 7th, 2009, 08:48 PM

Thanks for posting that picture of Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery. I am proud dahil ang lahi ko ay galing Nagcarlan, Laguna na may ganitong yaman.

9. Pansit, Binayo, Lumpia etc. ni Bayot

you mean habhab and biology ni bayot? :)

daily commuter

July 8th, 2009, 09:38 AM

you mean habhab and biology ni bayot? :)

hahaha kilala mo si bayot?

BergenScooterPatrol

July 8th, 2009, 02:38 PM

hahaha kilala mo si bayot?

yup.i grew up in liliw..nagagawi rin sa min yun.. i went to highschool in nagcarlan and my ex is from there too.

alexela

July 9th, 2009, 02:04 PM

gud day laguna pips, just wanna ask kung meron kayo pics ng coca-cola plant jan? paki post naman, tnx. :)

as in Coca Cola in Santa Rosa City?

lochinvar

July 9th, 2009, 02:25 PM

Marami pa rin bagang pinya sa Calauan?

dessertfox

July 9th, 2009, 05:25 PM

hahaha kilala mo si bayot?

Eh! eh! baleng-bale naman kayo e, pati ba naman dito sa SSC ay si Bayot pa rin ang kinakalantare nyo pa eh, isko'y budin naman.

I hope to give Bayot a recognition for Liliw's Entrepreneurship Award. He was the pioneer of Mikelu (deep fried Noodle ), Turehas, Binayo and a lot more! Di ba Bayot means local Liliw term for Gay?

Btw, I was surprised to see Mansions in Bundok, near Batok Baka are we heading to be similar to Tagaytay? Tiga Liliw din ako na napadpad sa disyerto. I missed so much Bundok, with most term very trivial, like; Uyo, Palapa, Mura, Bigabing, Limatik, Uple and of course Bayot. :)

daily commuter

July 10th, 2009, 02:53 AM

daily commuter

July 10th, 2009, 02:56 AM

as in Coca Cola in Santa Rosa City?

Wag sana makita ng mga decepticons na may giant coke products in can tayo sa Sta.Rosa near the SLEX exit.

...oppss sorry, nasabi ko exact location :lol:

dessertfox

July 10th, 2009, 09:15 AM

^^ hehe baka hindi lang sa Liliw at Nagcarlan si Bayot kilala. May pwesto kami ng meryenda sa Nagcarlan Market at sa tabi namin mismo napwesto si Bayot. Takot na takot ako noong bata ako sa kanya baka mahipuan ako :lol:

Speaking of Liliw, anong banko ang bumili sa assets/liabilities ng Rural Bank of Liliw, Inc.? Sayang naman yun mansion/head office nila sa main road ng Liliw papunta Magdalena. Yun kasi branch na nasa Calumpang ay naging church building na ng isang christian sect/ministry.

I have no idea who acquired it, but as far as i know they just stopped it and let the deposit insurance take care of the business. So it could be still with the BSP. They've been the prime mover of Protestant Church in Liliw and that's the owners religion so it could be just a sort of arrangement either way.

BTW, is it true that Ayala has property being developed along the Nagcarlan/Calauan route.

Thanks

dessertfox

July 10th, 2009, 09:30 AM

yup.i grew up in liliw..nagagawi rin sa min yun.. i went to highschool in nagcarlan and my ex is from there too.

Saan ka sa Liliw, sko sa lugar nang Valiant/Addict Basketball Team. Halos ubos na yong grupong yon ( may their souls rest in peace). Medyo hindi pa naman katandaan, naluto lang nang Lambanog ang mga atay. Mas mura pa kasi sa Coke kaya alak na lang ang gingawang soft drink:cheers:

Meron din kaming lutuan nang Lambanog noon. We may form a group in Liliw/Magdalena on Organic Farming Coop, hopefully next year or after election.

daily commuter

July 11th, 2009, 02:30 AM

I have no idea who acquired it, but as far as i know they just stopped it and let the deposit insurance take care of the business. So it could be still with the BSP. They've been the prime mover of Protestant Church in Liliw and that's the owners religion so it could be just a sort of arrangement either way.

BTW, is it true that Ayala has property being developed along the Nagcarlan/Calauan route.

Thanks

Possible sir kasi plano na din ng RINALISA na maglagay ng biyaheng Nagcarlan-Calamba. Ano kaya ang magiging new name ng RINALISA (RIzal NAgcarlan LIliw SAn pablo) TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE? Magiging RINALISAC (C-Calamba) :lol:

XZVHEN 8©

July 12th, 2009, 05:18 AM

as in Coca Cola in Santa Rosa City?

ahm yep Santa Rosa laguna? or em i in the wrong page? sorry kung mali.

BergenScooterPatrol

July 14th, 2009, 02:45 PM

Saan ka sa Liliw, sko sa lugar nang Valiant/Addict Basketball Team. Halos ubos na yong grupong yon ( may their souls rest in peace). Medyo hindi pa naman katandaan, naluto lang nang Lambanog ang mga atay. Mas mura pa kasi sa Coke kaya alak na lang ang gingawang soft drink:cheers:

Meron din kaming lutuan nang Lambanog noon. We may form a group in Liliw/Magdalena on Organic Farming Coop, hopefully next year or after election.

Dude, doon ako lumaki sa lumang bahay katabi ng Socialite footwear ng mga Camello, na Arabela na ngayon. Sa tapat ng Farmacia Madonna. Mag back read ka sa thread na ito to see the pics of our old house. Then nung nag HS ako, dun na ako sa lola ko tumira, sa tapat nung malaking bahay ng mga Dimaguila sa Luna St. Brgy. Maslun, sa may ibuba.

After HS, nag manila na ako, then napadpad na ako sa bansa ng mga mapuputi dito sa kanlurang hemisperia.

BergenScooterPatrol

July 14th, 2009, 02:51 PM

Possible sir kasi plano na din ng RINALISA na maglagay ng biyaheng Nagcarlan-Calamba. Ano kaya ang magiging new name ng RINALISA (RIzal NAgcarlan LIliw SAn pablo) TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE? Magiging RINALISAC (C-Calamba) :lol:

speaking of...dati rati, no choice pag luluwas kami sa manila galing Liliw, its either pa Santa Cruz or pa San Pablo daan namin. yung mga taga nagcarlan, magka Calumpang pa kung gusto sa Santa Cruz dumaan paluwas. Now, my magandang road na nagmumula doon sa Brgy Yukos sa Nagcarlan, then natatapos papuntang Victoria / Calauan Laguna. doon sa nasayang na housing project ni Erap. Sarap dumaan doon, konti lang sasakyan, mas malapit pa. Nice scenaries pa.

BergenScooterPatrol

July 14th, 2009, 03:00 PM

I have no idea who acquired it, but as far as i know they just stopped it and let the deposit insurance take care of the business. So it could be still with the BSP. They've been the prime mover of Protestant Church in Liliw and that's the owners religion so it could be just a sort of arrangement either way.

BTW, is it true that Ayala has property being developed along the Nagcarlan/Calauan route.

Thanks

AFAIK, pinautang ng Rural Bank of Liliw ng malaki yung Community Cable Inc. (the local cable provider) , which is owned by the owner's siblings. Most the funds where used to acquire capital expenditures, so you can only imagine how much money were needed to start up a cable company. (think about satellite dishes, cables, switches..etc)...then na default ata yung loan nila. which led to the a bank-run kasi nawalan ng liquid assets yung bank.

Parang mismanagement talaga.

dessertfox

July 14th, 2009, 08:29 PM

AFAIK, pinautang ng Rural Bank of Liliw ng malaki yung Community Cable Inc. (the local cable provider) , which is owned by the owner's siblings. Most the funds where used to acquire capital expenditures, so you can only imagine how much money were needed to start up a cable company. (think about satellite dishes, cables, switches..etc)...then na default ata yung loan nila. which led to the a bank-run kasi nawalan ng liquid assets yung bank.

Parang mismanagement talaga.

Buti ka pa alam mo ang development doon sa atin, Stow-away ako since teen years kaya hindi ko na rin kilala halos ang karamihan sa Liliw. While in Liliw I used to stay most of the time in Bundok kaya hindi rin gaanong gala sa bayan. I was able to talk to the owner by phone but on a different subject, since his wife's farm is just nearby our farm, ka generation ko siya.

Anyway, I am trying to get informed more of Liliw, since i am directing my retirement there. We have a group of Liliw International, I will try to PM you the site.

Back to the bank we manage to get anyway part of our late father's deposit there.

If I can recall you posted an ancestral house that you like to renovate and put up a Coffee Shop right?

dessertfox

July 14th, 2009, 09:16 PM

speaking of...dati rati, no choice pag luluwas kami sa manila galing Liliw, its either pa Santa Cruz or pa San Pablo daan namin. yung mga taga nagcarlan, magka Calumpang pa kung gusto sa Santa Cruz dumaan paluwas. Now, my magandang road na nagmumula doon sa Brgy Yukos sa Nagcarlan, then natatapos papuntang Victoria / Calauan Laguna. doon sa nasayang na housing project ni Erap. Sarap dumaan doon, konti lang sasakyan, mas malapit pa. Nice scenaries pa.

I always go that route, but you need to be carefull while driving there since so many zig-zag along, while in Sta. Criz,Sambat it is relatively safer since almost flat and more convenient to drive. The problem with that route is the heavy traffic in Calamba, that's why I prefer more San Pablo-Sto. Tomas route. I am concerned since my mother died while I was still ten years old on a freak accident with our Jeep along bitukang-manok going to Calumpang. Also I heard news that Calauan/Nagcarlan route has many cases of hold-up I not sure if that is true. My late sister was the head of NHA there in Calauan, I used to stay most of the time in their field office since we have also a farm in nearby Pila. It is the relocation site of most squatters removed from the SLEX, Muntinlupa PNR railway.

BTW when I went to bundok on my last vacation, I was surprised to see multi-million budget houses there with proposed swimming pool. They said the owner is american and the other I am not sure if they are muslim or jew. The big houses are along the "Kamatisan" farm almost near Batok-Baka.

r93k401

July 15th, 2009, 11:40 AM

Mga tiga Laguna. Meron po bang mas magandang alternatibong daan papunta at galing nga Magdalena. Sa Los Banos kasi ang daan namin na laging matraffic at nakakainis.

NicknameForLife

July 15th, 2009, 12:02 PM

^^ wla na eh....
kung galing ka ng quezon meron doong daan pero hindi ko alam ang pangalan....
from Manila... titisiin mo na lang wag ka nang dumaan ng rotonda.... merong shortcut bago mag Waltermart.... liliko ka dun tapos diretso ang labas mo sa may Jollibee....

BergenScooterPatrol

July 15th, 2009, 02:53 PM

BTW when I went to bundok on my last vacation, I was surprised to see multi-million budget houses there with proposed swimming pool. They said the owner is american and the other I am not sure if they are muslim or jew. The big houses are along the "Kamatisan" farm almost near Batok-Baka.

You mean big houseS? as in plural? oh wow, i hope that area wont get overly developed. I wonder how did they purchase their lot and from whom, is that under the municipality of liliw still?

I always want to go to ISTAMPA. maybe when i go back next year, i'll try. Can i reach that plateau riding only a mountain bike?

btw. i used to correspond with your nephew here in NY via YM and Friendster. but now no more, he seldoms log in now.

dessertfox

July 15th, 2009, 04:16 PM

Mga tiga Laguna. Meron po bang mas magandang alternatibong daan papunta at galing nga Magdalena. Sa Los Banos kasi ang daan namin na laging matraffic at nakakainis.

Pwede ka namang mag San Pablo, via Liliw, Nagcarlan kung sariling sasakyan. Pero kung public transport, sasakay ka pa towards Liliw, may deretsong San Pablo doon. Pwede ring via Paete to Antipolo kung galing kang Pasig, medyo bubundukin nga lang, doon yong nabalita lately, na Pastor na bumangga sa nahulog na bato mula sa bundok. I use to go by San Pablo-Sto Tomas route medyo maluwag kaysa Calamba. Tiga Magdalena ka ba?

dessertfox

July 15th, 2009, 04:40 PM

You mean big houseS? as in plural? oh wow, i hope that area wont get overly developed. I wonder how did they purchase their lot and from whom, is that under the municipality of liliw still?

I always want to go to ISTAMPA. maybe when i go back next year, i'll try. Can i reach that plateau riding only a mountain bike?

btw. i used to correspond with your nephew here in NY via YM and Friendster. but now no more, he seldoms log in now.

Yes big houses, but not in Istampa, but almost near na. Beyond Istampa is already protected area, while Istampa is part of rehabilitation of forest. Doon lang sa mga kamatisan, you could use your mountain bike if you are pro biker. Tricycle is the mode of transport there now, hangang doon sa pondohan nang gulay at kamatis. There are new barangay roads coming from Silangang Bukal and from Villa Pokang all the way up to bundok, this is where you may enjoy Mountain Biking during summer months. I never been to Istampa yet but I was able to reached Kilangin Fall long before with my younger brother who tried swimming but on just one dive since the water was like freezing.

BergenScooterPatrol

July 15th, 2009, 11:21 PM

one concern i have about the supposed developement of liliw is the abundance of squatting families in the outskirts of town, particularly in the farmlands (bukid) and taniman (plantation). My mother and aunt told me that their ancestral land is now being slowly gobbled up by people not native to the town (they call them "bikol"), and now have a hard time getting what is due to them during harvest time because the squatters almost always have first dibs on the fruits and produce.

daily commuter

July 16th, 2009, 05:23 AM

Hindi kasama ang Laguna sa biyahe ng mga bagong tren ng PNR :cry:

NicknameForLife

July 16th, 2009, 09:52 AM

^^ hindi ko alam pero...
ang mas maganda sana nilang gawin ay paabutin ito ng Bicol....
para mas maganda...

r93k401

July 16th, 2009, 09:58 AM

Pwede ka namang mag San Pablo, via Liliw, Nagcarlan kung sariling sasakyan. Pero kung public transport, sasakay ka pa towards Liliw, may deretsong San Pablo doon. Pwede ring via Paete to Antipolo kung galing kang Pasig, medyo bubundukin nga lang, doon yong nabalita lately, na Pastor na bumangga sa nahulog na bato mula sa bundok. I use to go by San Pablo-Sto Tomas route medyo maluwag kaysa Calamba. Tiga Magdalena ka ba?
Salamat sa info desertfox. Dumadalaw lang kami ng pamilya sa Magdalena paminsanminsan. In tems of time and distance, pareho lang ba ang layo pag dumaan ng san Pablo compared sa los Banos papuntang Calamba. Sariling sasakyan gamit namin. TIA

dessertfox

July 17th, 2009, 01:03 PM

Salamat sa info desertfox. Dumadalaw lang kami ng pamilya sa Magdalena paminsanminsan. In tems of time and distance, pareho lang ba ang layo pag dumaan ng san Pablo compared sa los Banos papuntang Calamba. Sariling sasakyan gamit namin. TIA

Kung galing Liliw, halos pareho lang ang kilometrahe paluwas nang Manila. Sa time naman ay halos pareho din kung walang traffic sa Los Banos at Calamba, kaya lang talagang hirap na ma-improve ang mga kalye sa lugar na ito. Hindi gaya nang San Pablo route na maraming binubukasang mga alternative road kaya hindi na rin gaanong nag-ta-traffic sa mga lugar na ito, minsan lang ay problema din sa may Sto. Tomas.

So kung galing nang Magdalena bale nadagdag lang yong travel na Magdalena-Liliw. Gawin na lang nyo na mamili nang mga produkto nang Liliw gaya nang murang tsinelas at mga confectioneries or uraro, broas etc. Malamang na mag-enjoy pa ang pamilya nyo dahil sa dami nang mga mamimili doon at turista.

Magugulat ka nga sa website at blog tungkol sa Liliw at tsinelas halos kalahating milyon na.

Happy Trip!

BergenScooterPatrol

July 17th, 2009, 03:03 PM

Magugulat ka nga sa website at blog tungkol sa Liliw at tsinelas halos kalahating milyon na.

Happy Trip!

not to mention the current favorite among travellers and visitors who blog, Arabela Cafe, the quaint little italian resto by the Camellos.

dessertfox

July 19th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Hindi kasama ang Laguna sa biyahe ng mga bagong tren ng PNR :cry:

Oo nga sayang, meron pa namang study na lalagyan nga nang Tren at bubuhayin yong dating rail track going to Pagsanjan.

Malamang kung mananalo si Erap:nuts:taga Pagsanjan kasi yon.

Pero meron naman yatang gagawin loop nang Tren palibot nang Laguna Lake?

balay_1

July 25th, 2009, 05:54 AM

Maganda kung may ferry service sa Laguna Lake na papunta sa bayan at lungsod ng Laguna. Tutal halos karamihan ng mga bayan at lungsod dito ay malapit sa shores ng Laguna Lake, e maganda yon.

Mga ferry stations: San Pedro, Binan, Sta. Rosa, Cabuyao, Calamba, Bay, and other lake towns.

NicknameForLife

July 25th, 2009, 06:08 AM

^^ oo nga po... parang alternative route... hindi ka na dadaan sa national highway...
speaking of highway...
meron po bang mga projects para dito.. kasi puro traffic dito sa national highway eh.. lalo na ung Cabuyao - Los Banos part..

ADDDDA

July 30th, 2009, 07:52 AM

Sino dito ang taga Siniloan, Laguna? taga dun kasi mama ko..hehe ...wala lang just chillin out.

NicknameForLife

July 30th, 2009, 11:18 AM

^^ malayu un ah....
=)....
ano nga pala ang lists ng mga bayan/city/municipals sa laguna??
d ko na tanda eh

e2 ang alam ko

Calamba
Los Banos
Binan
Sta Rosa
San Pedro
San Pablo
Alaminos
Nagcarlan (? spelling ?)
Sta Cruz
Pila
Pililia
Calauan
Bay
Majayjay
Magdalena
Victoria
Liliw
Pakil
Pangil
Paete
Pasanjan
Jala-Jala (? d ko alam eh)

un lang alam ko meron pa po bang kulang???

ADDDDA

July 30th, 2009, 12:21 PM

^^ hey isama mo siniloan..!! grrrr..! hehehe

check mo sa wikipedia. makikita mo lahat ng bayan ng Laguna

boju2

July 31st, 2009, 02:34 AM

Corporate News
Mall operator expects double-digit Q2 growth (http://bworldonline.com/BW073109/content.php?id=042)

THINGS CONTINUE to look good for the country’s largest mall operator, which yesterday hinted of positive April to May results.

"It is good. Revenue is definitely double digit but for net profit, I cannot disclose yet," SM Prime Holdings, Inc. President Hans T. Sy said yesterday at the sidelines of Highlands Prime, Inc.’s annual stockholders’ meeting.

Mr. Sy said growth can be attributed to the recently opened SM mall in Naga City and changing buying habits among consumers. "The second quarter improved over the first quarter because of our new branch that came in. Our market share has also increased because people adjusted their buying habits. Instead of spending their money on high-end malls, they choose to shop at our department stores," Mr. Sy said.

Profits of SM Prime grew by 7% to P1.7 billion from January to March, while revenues jumped by 18% to P4.7 billion, on the back of the operations of the three SM malls in China.

For the rest of the year, the company will open SM City Rosario in Cavite and SM City Pamplona in Las Piñas. It will also complete the expansion of SM City Rosales in Pangasinan. By the end of this year, SM Prime expects to have 36 malls in the country, with an estimated gross floor area of 4.9 million square meters.

Mr. Sy said construction for the 37th mall in Calamba, Laguna is ongoing, with the mall expected to open next year.

Shares in the company yesterday closed at P9.60 apiece, down by 1.03%. — Kristine Jane R. Liu

==========================

Anong exact location ng SM Calamba? Any photo updates of the construction? Thanks.

NicknameForLife

July 31st, 2009, 09:10 AM

^^ tingan niyo ung mga previous post.. meron akong answer dyan =)

PAGE 37...

NicknameForLife

July 31st, 2009, 09:14 AM

^^ ito nga pala.....
nagising ulit ang SM Calamba....
eto ah....

additional information...
Waltermart starts the construction of a new Mall in Tanauan... nasa tapat ito ng Blue Isle Entrance....

ito na ba ang simula ng paglipat ng Waltermart Calamba papuntang Tanauan.. kasi sabi ng ibang mga "USISERO at USISERA"..... ililipat daw ang Waltermart sa Tanauan tapos ung kinatatauan ng Waltermart ang magiging site ng SM Calamba..... totoo na ba talaga ito??
COMMENTS ARE WELCOME

daily commuter

August 1st, 2009, 04:55 AM

^^ malayu un ah....
=)....
ano nga pala ang lists ng mga bayan/city/municipals sa laguna??
d ko na tanda eh
Pililia

Jala-Jala (? d ko alam eh)

un lang alam ko meron pa po bang kulang???
Pililia? Jala-Jala? alam ko teritoryo ng Rizal Province yun

Laguna Province

1st Congressional District
1. San Pedro
2. Biñan
3. Sta. Rosa City

2nd Congressional District
1. Cabuyao
2. Calamba City
3. Los Baños
4. Bay

3rd Congressional District
1. Calauan
2. San Pablo City
3. Victoria
4. Alaminos
5. Rizal
6. Nagcarlan
7. Liliw

4th Congressional District
1. Magdalena
2. Pagsanjan
3. Majayjay
4. Sta. Cruz
5. Pila
6. Lumban
7. Pagsanjan
8. Lusiana
9. Kalayaan
10. Cavinti
11. Paete
12. Pakil
13. Pangil
14. Siniloan
15. Mabitac
16. Sta. Maria

NicknameForLife

August 1st, 2009, 10:48 AM

^^ ahahaa...sori d ko alam iba eh....
wenks

pietypeople

August 3rd, 2009, 12:16 PM

SM pushes expansion; Calamba mall next (http://smprime.com/smprime/index.php?p=587&type=2&sec=49&aid=3718)

SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s top mall chain developer, expects to post a double digit growth in its revenues for the first half of the year on the back of its aggressive expansion program.

Meanwhile, SMPH President Hans Sy said construction has is already ongoing for a new mall in Calamba, which is targeted to open next year as the firm 37th mall.

In an interview, Sy said though that he is not at liberty to disclose the firm’s bottomline but noted that earnings in the second quarter and for the first semester were good.

He disclosed that performance in the second quarter was better than the first three months of the year due to the additional revenues from new malls opened during the period, such as the one in Naga City.

SMPHI also benefited from the economic crisis which helped the firm increase its market share as consumers shifted their buying habits and spent less money in high end commercial centers and opted to shop in SM malls.

Sy said they continue to open new malls all over the country. “We are opening our Las Piñas mall by October 1 and then, by November Rosario,” he said adding that Las Piñas is a new mall, a super center.

SM Prime is allotting P12 billion in capital expenditures this year to finance the continuing construction of new malls in the Philippines and in China.

SM Prime chairman Henry Sy Sr. said they continue to build malls in preparation for the resurgence of the economy and “to be able to harness opportunities that are likely to emerge from the global crisis.”

Hans Sy said this year’s capex will consist of P6.5 billion to P7 billion for the construction of local malls and P5 billion to P5.5 billion for the construction of malls in China.

“We remain positive about the long-term prospects of the Philippines. With this in mind, we are pursuing our expansion plans,” he said adding that they will open new malls in Naga in Camarines Sur, Rosario in Cavite and Pamplona in Las Piñas this year.

Meanwhile, Sy said that while they are not opening any malls in China this year, they are laying the groundwork for new malls in three sites that will be developed over the next three years.

SM Prime is building its fourth mall in Suzhou, with a gross floor area of 73,000 square meters, and expects to open it by next year.

lochinvar

August 8th, 2009, 03:09 PM

Famy is in the fourth district also.

daily commuter

August 11th, 2009, 06:32 AM

Famy is in the fourth district also.

Thanks I forgot. :)

c6josh

August 11th, 2009, 08:04 AM

Lotto Results:

Megalotto 6/45
44-18-20-23-16-04
Php 9,061,214.40
Winner: 0
Draw Date: 8/10/2009

NicknameForLife

August 11th, 2009, 11:31 AM

wa Lotto hahaha.......

_mike

August 12th, 2009, 03:16 PM

:| san ba yung exact location ng SM Calamba...from what i've read, the mall will be put up on the lot beside Waltermart..there are also speculations that the mall will be constructed along Turbina...pero, I'm not seeing any construction activities on the lot beside Waltermart , nor in Turbina area...
tnx

NicknameForLife

August 14th, 2009, 09:33 AM

that's the prob.... no construction activities...
but if you are in Calamba... beside Waltermart there is a "BLUE" fences beside it....
maybe IT could be SM...

_mike

August 14th, 2009, 09:43 AM

pietypeople

August 15th, 2009, 05:27 AM

^^yes, i always pass by and see that 'SM blue' fence along that road...but there are no signs of any construction on site... :| so i doubt if SM calamba will really be opening this year (as press releases say)...

Correction the 2009 openings of SM was Naga, Pamplona and Rosario
2010 was
Calamba
Taguig
Commonwealth
Tarlac

NicknameForLife

August 15th, 2009, 01:19 PM

sabi kasi nila aantayin nilang maalis ang Waltermart....ngayon sinisimula na ang construction ng Waltermart na sinasabing bagong location ng Waltermart sa Calamba....
don't know if it's true??

OT:
Have you seen Fiesta Mall in Lipa... kawawa talaga napagiiwanan na ng SM and Rob... kawawa tlga...

habagatcentral1

August 16th, 2009, 08:13 AM

dessertfox

August 17th, 2009, 10:44 AM

Visita Iglesia in Eastern Laguna..so far

Laguna Province:
Wood Carvers Town: Paete Laguna (http://habagatcentral.com/2009/08/16/wood-carvers-town-paete-laguna/)
Viva Turumba! Pakil Laguna (http://habagatcentral.com/2009/08/11/viva-turumba-pakil-laguna/)

habagat@ Hope you could include Liliw Church in you itenerary, it will open-up for you a lot of surprises there, not only its beautiful church but also the towns bustling footwear industry.

habagatcentral1

August 17th, 2009, 01:12 PM

habagat@ Hope you could include Liliw Church in you itenerary, it will open-up for you a lot of surprises there, not only its beautiful church but also the towns bustling footwear industry.

I did...;) I'll post it within this month, sorry eto pa lang po nafifeature ko po pero don't worry.

There is still Caliraya, Pagsanjan, Magdalena, Liliw, Nagcarlan and San Pablo. :D

lochinvar

August 18th, 2009, 06:40 AM

We went to Paete last July 25 (town fiesta). Also dropped by Lumban and bought Barongs (much cheaper compared to Manila) for 4 people.

c6josh

August 20th, 2009, 07:33 AM

3 lifestyle designs, 1 community
August 19, 2009, 3:30pm

Three different lifestyles vividly expressed in architectural designs exist harmoniously in a masterplanned township community in the industrial town of Biñan, Laguna. Jubilation New Biñan (JNB), the R5-billion township community built by property developer Earth+Style Group, offers three distinct architectural themes with corresponding lifestyles for homeowners: Asian living, American lifestyle, and Italian design.

Victor Manarang, president and CEO of Earth+Style Group, said JNB is a 150-hectare community composed of lower middle, middle, and upper middle residences. It is accessible to both the National Highway and the South Luzon Expressway via Mamplasan, Carmona or Sta. Rosa exits.

Working to ensure that each of the three architectural designs develop its own characteristic while blending with the whole township project, are the three companies under the Earth+Style Group, namely: Earth+Style Corp., Earth Aspire Corp., and Earth Prosper Corp.

Earth+Style Corp. develops Jubilation East, Jubilation South, and Jubilation West projects that exude the Asian laid-back lifestyle.

The 13.9-hectare Jubilation East offers lots with sizes from 221 sqm to 400 sqm. It is complete with a grand entrance gate, a multi-purpose hall, garden and koi pond, tennis court, basketball court and a chapel.

The Jubilation South, a 7.8-hectare project, offers lots from 132 sqm to 315 sqm. It has its own grand entrance gate, a clubhouse, swimming pool, basketball court, and a chapel.

Jubilation West is composed of two phases with a total of 16.9 hectares. Lot sizes range from 132 sqm to 180 sqm. The project has its own grand entrance, Azaya multipurpose hall, Azaya swimming pool, basketball court and chapel.

Earth Prosper Corp. develops three Italian-inspired villages. Villaggio di Xavier Prima Casa, an 8.87-hectare community, has a total of 576 units, with house floor area of 52 sqm to 86 sqm. Prices range from P600,000 to P2.8 million.

Villaggio di Xavier Mondo Bambini is a 10.33-hectare project with a total of 641 units. The Italian Mediterranean-inspired village offers three home designs, including Chiara, Bianca and Silvana.

Prices range from P636,000 to P3.2 million for units with floor area of 52 sqm to 86 sqm.

Villaggio di Xavier Dolce Vita, the third in the Villaggio di Xavier series which was launched during the first quarter, is a 4.4-hectare community. It has a total of 243 units, composed of single-attached bungalow, single-attached two-story type, and single-detached full two-story units, with prices from P700,000 to P3.3 million.

Earth Aspire Corp. boasts of its three American-inspired developments.

Evergreen County is a 12.75-hectare project, composed of 1,092 units, with lot sizes from 50 sqm to 157 sqm. These units, categorized as triple attached, double attached, single attached and single detached, are priced at P832,000 to P1.79 million, available for regular developer financing or Pag-Ibig Fund financing.

Springtime County, a 4.6-hectare community, has 397 units, with 50 to 123 sqm lot cuts. Housing units are either\ double-detached, single attached or single detached.

Summer Breeze County was launched recently. Lot sizes range from 50 to 100 sqm, this project offers various double-attached and single attached units with 30, 36 and 42 sqm floor areas. Prices range from P900,000 to P1.5 million. Amenities include a clubhouse, a swimming pool, a basketball court, a playground with pocket parks and jogging trails.

To complement all these residential developments are commercial establishments which includes Earth+Style Corp.’s own One Asia Business Center (the first state-of-the-art business and commercial hub in the south) and Pavilion Mall, SM and Robinsons malls, schools, church, hospitals and the soon-to-open new Municipal Hall of Biñan.

Residents in the JNB community are expected to reach 27,965, upon the project’s full development.
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Jrommel

September 9th, 2009, 04:54 PM

old laguna churches visited this last lenten day
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one of the oldest churches in laguna

daily commuter

September 10th, 2009, 04:11 AM

Mga kapwa ko taga-Laguna, since malapit na ang eleksyon, mukhang nagpaparamdam na ang mga naghaharing uri sa ating minamahal na lalawigan. Isa sa nabigyan ko ng pansin ay si Dennis S. Lazaro, provincial administrator, na gusto yata pumalit sa ating gobernadora.

Hindi naman ako against sa kanya pero napapaisip ako kung ang pera ba na ginastos sa re-painting project ng mga stations/offices ng Laguna Traffic Management Office (LTMO) ay galing sa sarili niyang bulsa o sa kaban ng lalawigan. Nilagyan kasi niya ng pangalan niya ang mga pader na pininturahan at yun inisyal niya na DSL ay nilagyan pa ng meaning (nakalimutan ko lang kung ano yun nakita ko na meaning sa istasyon ng LTMO sa may Napocor in Binan, Laguna)

Matatandaan na bumili rin ang provincial government ng large format printers para sa mga tarpaulin. Ito daw ay nabili sa ilalim ng pamamahala ni current Gov. Ningning Lazaro before Y2007. Kung mapapansin ninyo ay madami na din mga naglalakihang billboard na may logo ng provincial government at ni Madam Governor at Provincial Administrator. Hindi kaya nagiging sariling makinarya ng mga Lazaro ang mga pag-aari ng pamahalaang lalawigan bilang paghahanda sa nalalapit na eleksyon. Sabihin man natin na ang gastos sa ink at kuryente pati sa operator ng printer ay binabayaran nila hindi pa rin ito magandang tignan.

Kayo na ang bahalang humusga. Comments are accepted.

wiljoe

September 12th, 2009, 12:39 PM

lochinvar

September 13th, 2009, 08:53 AM

sinong mag-uumpisa?

dessertfox

September 13th, 2009, 05:58 PM

Kung gayon ay dapat sampahan ng kaso ang mga Lazaro.

Guys FYI that was the case months ago....see the news

Laguna governor sued for plunder

By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:35:00 03/18/2009

Filed Under: Regional authorities, Crime, Graft & Corruption

MANILA, Philippines – The provincial treasurer of Laguna Tuesday filed plunder charges against Laguna Gov. Teresita Lazaro for allegedly amassing some P50 million in ill-gotten wealth through alleged anomalous transactions favoring “dummy” businesses of her family.

Treasurer Manuel Leycano Jr. also filed a complaint against 21 other provincial officials, including Lazaro’s son Dennis who serves as provincial administrator, for allegedly conspiring to allow the allegedly anomalous transactions in the province since 2002.

Leycano and his fellow complainant, lawyer Cayetano Santos, filed the complaint at the Office of the Ombudsman Tuesday morning assisted by the anticrime group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC).

“I am bothered by my conscience,” Leycano told Inquirer (parent company of INQ.net) when asked what prompted him to file the complaint against Lazaro and her past and present officials.

He said the provincial officials ignored his objections to what he claimed were anomalous deals: “Being the provincial treasurer, I just wanted to protect myself so I would not be involved in any corruption, but they pushed through despite my objections.”

Leycano said that while his wife and daughters feared for their safety because of his decision to file a complaint against Lazaro, “I believe I am doing the right thing.”

Lazaro took over former Laguna Gov. Joey Lina after he was appointed interior and local government secretary in January 2001. Lazaro was then the vice governor. She was elected to a full term in May 2001.

In his 29-page complaint accompanied by 388 pages of supporting documents, Leycano alleged, among others, that Lazaro and her officials bought sacks of rice and grocery items for poor families between 2002 and 2008 which were not only “overpriced,” but were bought from Lazaro’s “dummy stores.”

Instead of getting free plastic bags for the overpriced items, Lazaro ordered the purchase of “grossly overpriced” plastic bags at P1.8 million.

The provincial government bought office supplies in 2008 from Royal Star Marketing “which is owned by Gov. Lazaro’s family or by other entities which are dummies of Gov. Lazaro” even if it would have been cheaper to buy elsewhere.

Lazaro ordered the purchase of overpriced patrol-type jeeps in 2007.

Lazaro allocated more than P63 million for the “small office” of her son Dennis whom she appointed as provincial administrator.

The provincial government paid some P269,200 for hospital equipment supposedly donated to the province in February 2008. The sum was allegedly paid to Maharlika Services Ltd., “a foreign exchange dealer owned by the mother of Gov. Lazaro’s son-in-law.”

The government misused a P250-million loan to build two hospitals and turned over government waterworks systems to private companies.

In his complaint, Leycano said the alleged ill-gotten wealth “is evidenced by” the properties Lazaro and her family acquired since she assumed her post, like the additional 23 branches of the family’s appliance center Royal Star Marketing, the family’s P350-million Sunstar Mall, several subdivisions and memorial parks in Laguna, and the family’s two-story house in Calamba City.

SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090318-194697/Laguna-governor-sued-for-plunder