Laguna Province [Archive] - Page 4

chesterot

September 18th, 2009, 03:18 PM

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090918-225852/3-Laguna-towns-hail-new-water-supplier

By Maricar Cinco
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 17:09:00 09/18/2009

Filed Under: Water Supply

STA. ROSA CITY, Philippines - Three towns in the first district of Laguna welcomed Manila Water as their new service provider after the company entered into a concession agreement with the provincial government to form the Laguna Water Co. Inc.

"Finally, I won't be receiving any more complaints about dirty and poor water supply," said provincial board member Monching Carillo, who also heads the board's environment committee, during the launch of the Laguna Water here Friday.

The Manila Water Co., which supplies water to the east zone of Metro Manila and Rizal province, invested P2.4 billion through its subsidiary, the Laguna Water, for the improvement of existing water pipes, expansion of water distribution and construction of water treatment facilities for the towns of Cabuyao, Sta. Rosa, and Biñan.

The water system in the three towns was originally run by the provincial government until 2004, when the government entered into a joint venture agreement with the Bangkok-based Asia Water Ltd. and formed a semi-private water company called the AAA Water Corp. with a 25-year concession.

AAA fully operated in 2007 but this year "the company (AAA) chose to prioritize its other operations in Thailand," which gave way to the Laguna Water to take over the concession for the remaining 23 years, said Laguna Water President Virgilio Rivera.

Seventy percent of the Laguna Water's equity
comes from a private corporation and the balance of 30 percent from the provincial government.

The National Water Resources Board sits as the regulating body for the tariff and water rates to be set by the Laguna Water.

"It's a social contract," said Rivera.

The amended concession agreement was signed on Wednesday (Sept. 16).The towns of Cabuyao, Sta. Rosa and Biñan have been receiving the cheapest water in the whole province, said Arlene Villaruel, Laguna Water director and treasurer.

She said the water in the towns costs only about P12 to P15 per cubic meter, whereas water rates in Los Baños and Calamba City are P19 to P20, and even higher in the southern districts of the province

"This could also attract investors
. Who would not want to have regular water supply at a low cost," Villaruel said.

Rivera said Laguna Water is talking with private estate developers and community groups about the changes and payment centers that the company will be putting up.

He said the water rates under their management will remain at a "reasonable" amount.

wiljoe

September 21st, 2009, 08:37 AM

It is a pity that San Pedro, Laguna had not much improvement. The Vierneza and Cataquiz administrations were failures. Our streets are dark and full of potholes. There were some improvements this year, but still, they pale in comparison with Muntinglupa and Binan. I hope the next administration would improve our town.:ohno:

overtureph

September 28th, 2009, 07:37 AM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Liliw.jpg

I believe this is in Liliw, Laguna.

r93k401

September 28th, 2009, 11:22 AM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Liliw.jpg

I believe this is in Liliw, Laguna.

this is how it looks now

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3436254569_ae5dfaf031_o.jpg

lochinvar

September 28th, 2009, 08:22 PM

"It is a pity that San Pedro, Laguna had not much improvement. The Vierneza and Cataquiz administrations were failures. Our streets are dark and full of potholes. There were some improvements this year, but still, they pale in comparison with Muntinglupa and Binan."

Siguro kailangang manalangin kay San Pedro.

lochinvar

September 28th, 2009, 08:38 PM

Any news of Laguna with Typhoon Ondoy (Katsina)?

r93k401

October 2nd, 2009, 01:46 PM

sa mga taga laguna. ano po ang road condition papuntang laguna. passable na po ba ang daan along los banos, bae, victoria, pila, sta cruz, magdalena, liliw...
TIA

Paul George Alcala

October 2nd, 2009, 05:55 PM

14th Congress
House Bill No. 5226
BIÑAN CITY CHARTER
Filed on November 20, 2008

Long title

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BIÑAN IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BIÑAN

Scope

Local

Legislative status

Sent Back to the House of Representatives (10/1/2009)

Subject(s)

Municipality, Conversion

Primary committee

Local Government

Committee report

No. 554 - Binan City Charter (8/20/2009)

Sponsor(s)

Aquino III, Benigno S.

Document certification

No Certification

Floor activity

Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 8/25/2009 Sponsorship Speech Aquino III, Benigno S.
9/23/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed
9/23/2009 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
9/23/2009 Period of Committee Amendments
9/23/2009 Period of Committee Amendments Closed

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BIÑAN IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BIÑAN
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
11/20/2008 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representative DANILO RAMON S. FERNANDEZ as author;
11/25/2008 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
[ 2009 ]
8/20/2009 Returned and submitted by the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT per Committee Report No. 554, recommending its approval without amendment;
8/24/2009 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
8/24/2009 Dissenting: Senator MADRIGAL;
8/24/2009 Sponsor: Senator BENIGNO S. AQUINO III;
8/25/2009 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order;
8/25/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III;
9/23/2009 Period of interpellation closed;
9/23/2009 Period of committee amendments;
9/23/2009 Period of committee amendments closed;
9/23/2009 Period of individual amendments closed;
9/23/2009 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
9/24/2009 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
9/28/2009 Approved on Third Reading;
10/1/2009 Sent Back to the House of Representatives;

source: http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=14&q=HBN-5226

daily commuter

October 5th, 2009, 05:44 AM

Wow! thanks sa update mo Paul. Go Biñan City!

sick_n_tired

October 5th, 2009, 08:13 AM

good news para sa ating mga taga Biñan! :cheers:

chesterot

October 6th, 2009, 01:13 AM

good news para sa ating mga taga Biñan! :cheers:

^^i wish....too much graft/corruption going on here...hayyy. kawawang mga mamamayan.:ohno:

3cr

October 6th, 2009, 01:17 AM

How to ease swelling of lake stirs big debate
Business Mirror
Written by Jonathan Mayuga & Butch Fernandez
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/16912-how-to-ease-swelling-of-lake-stirs-big-debate.html

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Lito Atienza on Monday urged members of the Senate Oversight Committee on Climate Change to review the law that created the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), the agency tasked to lead, promote and accelerate sustainable development in the Laguna de Bay region.

He said the environmental degradation of the lake was partly responsible for the massive flooding in Metro Manila during the onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy two weekends ago.

Atienza also asked lawmakers to revisit the LLDA’s mandate, as well as its structure, “either to strengthen or abolish” the agency.

He told the public hearing conducted by the Senate oversight committee, headed by Sen. Loren Legarda, that because of its poor state, the lake failed to absorb the floodwaters from areas of Metro Manila during the typhoon.

He said the proliferation of illegal structures on Laguna de Bay because of the unchecked operation of fish cages and fish pens caused the lake to become heavily silted, thereby preventing the natural flow of water.

The environment chief’s revelation that the LLDA has no budget allocation surprised lawmakers.

Meanwhile, Legarda made LLDA officials “answerable” for failing to check the proliferation of illegal fish pens and other structures clogging the free flow of floodwaters that engulfed lakeshore residential communities in the recent flooding.

“It is about time something is done about the LLDA; either give it ample powers so it could effectively address the problems in the lake once and for all, or abolish it,” Atienza suggested in the public hearing, called to assess the situation and craft measures to prevent another catastrophe similar to that wrought by Ondoy.

Legarda assured Atienza she would summon LLDA officials at the next hearing to determine what to do with the environment-related problems at the Laguna Lake.

The senator told reporters, “The LLDA is answerable for the problems there. Why are they tolerating these illegal fish pens? That is a problem that has been there for decades.”

She said the LLDA, along with the erring local government units, could also be held liable for allowing other illegal encroachments constricting the lake, resulting in record-high floodwater levels that inundated nearby Metro Manila towns and cities.

Stepping into the breach, President Arroyo directed LLDA chairman Edgardo Manda and Secretary Atienza to “work together to resolve all the issues facing them,” Malacañang Deputy Spokesman Anthony Golez told Palace reporters.

Legarda agreed that an agency like the LLDA should not depend on fees or fines imposed on violators for it to operate and do its job of promoting the lake’s development.

“I agree with Secretary Atienza that the LLDA should be strengthened. It is impossible for LLDA to operate without a budget,” she said.

The Pasig River, a major tributary that is supposed to lead floodwater to Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay, is now being rehabilitated.

Rehabilitating Laguna de Bay has also started with the dismantling of the illegal fish cages and fish pens in the lake. However, lack of funds and noncooperation from some local governments stalled the dismantling operation.

r93k401

October 10th, 2009, 11:09 AM

sa mga taga laguna. ano po ang road condition papuntang laguna. passable na po ba ang daan along los banos, bae, victoria, pila, sta cruz, magdalena, liliw...
TIA

Wala pa rin yatang nakakauwi papuntang laguna sa mga laguna ssc residents.... paki balita naman po kung ano sitwasyon ng daan papunta sa mga lugar na ito.

lochinvar

October 10th, 2009, 02:56 PM

Dalawa ang papunta sa Laguna, via Pililia at via South Superhighway. Sa Tanay rin yata ay lubog pa.

NicknameForLife

October 11th, 2009, 10:57 AM

^^ lupog pa daw ang via Pililia.... ang via SLEX ok na ok....

sandune023

October 12th, 2009, 12:58 PM

napansin ko lang na mukhang sinisimulan na ung paggawa ng SM Calamba...clear na ung lupa at may mga equipments na rin dun ng sm....ano naman ang balita sa SM San Pablo????

NicknameForLife

October 13th, 2009, 10:34 AM

san gagawin ang SM... sa bayan ba??? ung tabi ng waltermart...

sandune023

October 13th, 2009, 01:21 PM

oo, dun sa may tabi nga ng waltermart....

Retro

October 14th, 2009, 09:59 AM

Palace wants lake dredged :banana:
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro.htm?f=2009/october/14/metro1.isx&d=/2009/october/14

President Gloria Arroyo has ordered the National Economic Development Board to give priority to the dredging and lake shore development of Laguna de Bay amid warnings that up to a million residents will be displaced if water in the country’s largest lake continue to rise.

She also asked the Cabinet to study a proposal of architect Felino Palafox Jr. to look into a 1977 urban plan for Metro Manila in the wake of deadly flooding spawned by storms Ondoy and Pepeng.

The World Bank-funded study identified Marikina Valley, the western shores of the 90,000-hectare freshwater lake, and the Manila Bay coastline as key sections in the National Capital Region that should also prepare for earthquakes and changes in topography.

Mrs. Arroyo gave the directive to Neda director general Augusto Santos on the Laguna Lake dredging project during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, underscoring Executive Order 815, declaring environment and economic development in the lake area as “presidential priority” among other pressing concerns.

“[Environment Secretary Joselito] Atienza has a proposal to do dredging for Laguna Lake. Neda Board should move quickly on this,” she told Santos, also her socio-economic planning secretary.

Earlier scientific surveys showed that the lake was 2.8 meters deep on the average; hydrological measurements place the minimum lake elevation in its natural stage during the dry season at 10.5 meters, rising to a typical 12.5 m during the wet season and a peak 14.6 m recurring every 100 years.

“Another exit canal for Laguna Lake should also be part of masterplan.”

The study covering transport, land use and development planning, Palafox said, actually presented a geohazard two decades ago, a call that was largely unheeded.

“There was supposed to be a Parañaque spillway to flush out the excess water... but this was never done,” he was quoted in a network interview as saying.

The lake’s other outlet to Manila Bay is the Napindan Channel that joins the Marikina River, where the Pasig River starts at the confluence of the two waterways.

According to Atienza, EO 815 allows the Neda Board a “reasonable period” of one month to approve the project to avoid a repeat of the inundation that started Sept. 26, sweeping across lake shore local government units and low-lying inland communities.

At least 192 villages in different localities have gone underwater, and the Laguna Lake Development Authority said it would take until December for the waters to subside.

In EO 815, Mrs. Arroyo gave the Environment and Natural Resources’ River Basin Control Office a start-up P500 million coming from unprogrammed funds of the Budget Department.

She said the project should include “the rehabilitation of the Laguna Lake system, specifically the rehabilitation and dredging of Laguna Lake as well as lakeshore reclamation and surface management.”

In a separate interview, Palafox urged support for an inland water transport system that would improve movement of people and goods.

“The Pasig River master plan is also [meant] to solve land congestion,” he told Standard Today, citing parallel circumstances of Seine in Paris and gondolas in Venice. Joyce Pangco Pañares and Rio Araja

Paul George Alcala

October 15th, 2009, 04:14 AM

BINAN CITYHOOD

Long title

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BIÑAN IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BIÑAN
Scope

Local
Legislative status

Passed by Both Houses (10/6/2009)

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Subject(s)

Municipality, Conversion
Primary committee

Local Government
Committee report

No. 554 - Binan City Charter (8/20/2009)

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Sponsor(s)

Aquino III, Benigno S.
Document certification

No Certification
Floor activity

Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
8/25/2009 Sponsorship Speech Aquino III, Benigno S.
9/23/2009 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
9/23/2009 Period of Committee Amendments
9/23/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed
9/23/2009 Period of Individual Amendments Closed

Vote(s)

Type of vote
Third Reading (9/28/2009)
Voted Yes Voted No
Angara, Edgardo J.
Aquino III, Benigno S.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Cayetano, Alan Peter "Companero" S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Villar, Manny
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

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Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BIÑAN IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BIÑAN
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
11/20/2008 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representative DANILO RAMON S. FERNANDEZ as author;
11/25/2008 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
[ 2009 ]
8/20/2009 Returned and submitted by the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT per Committee Report No. 554, recommending its approval without amendment;
8/24/2009 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
8/24/2009 Dissenting: Senator MADRIGAL;
8/24/2009 Sponsor: Senator BENIGNO S. AQUINO III;
8/25/2009 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order;
8/25/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III;
9/23/2009 Period of interpellation closed;
9/23/2009 Period of committee amendments;
9/23/2009 Period of committee amendments closed;
9/23/2009 Period of individual amendments closed;
9/23/2009 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
9/24/2009 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
9/28/2009 Approved on Third Reading;
9/28/2009 In favor: (15) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
9/28/2009 Against: N o n e;
9/28/2009 Abstention: N o n e;
10/1/2009 Sent Back to the House of Representatives;
10/12/2009 House of Representatives concurred with the Senate amendments on HBN-5226 on October 6, 2009;

http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=14&q=HBN-5226

NicknameForLife

October 15th, 2009, 12:04 PM

oo, dun sa may tabi nga ng waltermart....

yan... totoo PALA UN!
ililipat na nga ang Waltermart sa Tanauan... kasi nagsisimula na rin ang kanilang construction... then yang matitirang lot... SM na~!

balay_1

October 15th, 2009, 12:27 PM

dessertfox

October 15th, 2009, 03:40 PM

The Pros and Cons of Dredging Laguna De Bay

Below are news about Laguna De Bay Dredging Issues, This is a gargantuan project that will require enormous resources, carefull planning, political maneuvering and will to implement.

However, there are Pros and Cons to the issue. With Ondoy's wrath, we have no other choice but to act since this involves almost the whole of the Laguna De Bay's lake shore survival.

I was shocked to learn from the news that almost the whole of Calamba and neighboring towns stand still where almost all economic activities is suffering such as tourism and other livehood due to swelling of the lake.

Let us share in reviving this dying lake. Simple things like trowing garbage in any of the surrounding villages canal will surely make its way to the lake during floods.

My little share to the issue is we have stopped cutting trees on our up-land farm at the foot of Mt. Banahaw.

Desilting Laguna de Bay

“Clearly, if we will end the flooding in Metro Manila, something has to be done with the third largest lake in Asia, which is the catchment for all of the rivers around it.”

by Ducky Paredes

The Laguna Lake is believed to have been formed by two major volcanic eruptions, around 1 million and 27,000-29,000 years ago. The Laguna Lake is a large shallow freshwater body with an aggregate area of 911.36 km² and a shoreline of 220 kilometers. It is considered to be the third largest inland body of water in Southeast Asia.

The lake is fed by 45,000 square kilometers of catchment areas and its 21 major tributaries. Among these are the Pagsanjan, which is the source of 35% of the Lake’s water, the Sta. Cruz River, which is the source of 15% of the Lake’s water. The other rivers that supply the lake are Balanak, Marikina, Mangagate, Tunasan, San Pedro, Cabuyao, San Cristobal, San Juan, the Bay, Calo and Maitem Rivers in Bay, the Molawin, Dampalit and Pele rivers in Los Banos and Pangil, Tanay, Morong, Siniloan, amd Sapang Baho rivers.

(One has to wonder why the Spaniards called it Laguna de Bay, which is a very small town near Los Banos.)

Clearly, if we will end the flooding in Metro Manila, something has to be done with the third largest lake in Asia, which is the catchment for all of the rivers around it before discharging its excess water through the Pasig River into Manila Bay.

Dr. Benedicto D. Dorado, a medical doctor-environmentalist says that this could become the longest lakeshore park in the world, 220 kilometers in length, worthy to be called one of the wonders of the world if it is dredged and brought back to its original depth of just under 10 meters from its presently heavily silted depth of 2.8 meters.

While Dr. Dorado has been studying the lake for all of ten years, his proposal was actually taken up during Marcos years. The idea was to use the silt dredged from the bottom of the lake to form a dike, which would also support a multi-lane highway.

Says Dr. Dorado: “I am calling on President Arroyo to pave the way to implement my study, a milestone for our country as her legacy to the Filipino people before her term ends by creating another wonder of the world, the longest lakeshore park in the world, a dollar-earning tourist attraction and job-generation project. She will achieve a twin-pronged program: solve Metro Manila flooding and at the same time build a residential-business complex cum lakeshore park, a mega-coastal city within the surrounding existing cities at present. This ambitious but doable project will not only generate jobs and entice investments from here and abroad but will be a lasting Filipino testament to the world.”

Such a lakeshore development of Laguna de Bay can also be done with our other lakes (which are also heavily silted and among the causes of floods in their areas) like Lanao Lake in Mindanao, Lake Buhi in Camarines Sur, Taal, Sampaloc and Mainit Lakes.

The current average depth of Laguna de Bay is only 2.8 meters so that it no longer functions as a catch basin of some 110 tributaries. This is not a small job. Silt will have to be removed from 90,00 hectares to a depth of about four meters. That is something like 3,600,000,000 cubic meters.

Obviously, though, if we, in Metro Manila want to live in a flood-free existence, something must happen with Laguna de Bay. Doing nothing is no longer an option. Global warming is upon us. What this means is more rains in the volumes that Ketsana brought us.

SOURCE: http://www.duckyparedes.com/blogs/2009/10/13/desilting-laguna-de-bay/

Weighing the costs of dredging the lake

By Clarice Colting-Pulumbarit, Karen Lapitan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:48:00 10/14/2009

Filed Under: Ondoy, Health, Weather, Environmental Issues

MANILA, Philippines-Environmental science and agricultural engineering experts believe dredging can solve the rising water level of Laguna Lake but consequences must be weighed.

Dr. Macrina Zafaralla, a professor of environmental science at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB), said although she has espoused the dredging of the lake since the 1970s, recent literature has shown that if lake water is disturbed, all toxic and nontoxic sediments at the bottom of the lake would also be disturbed, posing a health hazard.

For land and water resources expert Dr. Victor Ella of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering-UPLB, dredging can lower the lake’s water level at a faster pace but it should be part of a comprehensive plan that includes the management of watersheds surrounding it.

Heavy metals

Zafaralla has been conducting studies regarding the state of the Laguna Lake based on its ecosystem since the 1970s.

She was also part of the team that formed a millennium assessment on the lake in 2005.

“If we disturb all the sediments that had been deposited in the lake for years, even the nontoxic sediments may be transformed into something harmful,” she said.

Possible effects of dredging include the reduction of fish catch, release of noxious odor, and more of the heavy metals present in the lake may be dissolved and released in overlaying water.

“Dredging can make heavy metals available and may be absorbed by algae, algae is eaten by fish, fish is eaten by man. It can be transferred to man and could pose a danger to health,” Zafaralla said.

Heavy metals that have been known in previous studies to be present in the lake are mercury, cadmium and lead which are harmful to humans and can even be cancerous, she said.

“We don’t know the extent of the damage and for how long it will be because it will be a virgin experience for us, but all parts of the lake ecosystem will be affected,” she said.

Zafaralla cited a study of the dredging of a lake in China that changed the water chemistry and composition of algae growing in the lake.

Another study showed that dredging may alleviate the problem only for a time but would return if the entry of pollutants in the lake are not controlled.

Public information

“I espouse dredging but the public will have to be informed of possible consequences,” she said.

Zafaralla said she had also voiced out during a conference on the Laguna Lake before Tropical Storm “Ondoy” struck that people should be informed of how many percent of the time their place would be inundated.

“Government agencies would have already drawn a topography map of which areas around the lake are easily inundated and would be the first to be inundated. There is available data, it should be published,” she said.

“The government should inform people—every municipality should have a map showing the probability of inundation depending on the amount of rainfall.”

A study Zafaralla did in 1977 showed water hyacinth growth in the lake.

Water hyacinth anchors itself to soil, and when it dies, it contributes to natural reclamation of the lakeshore thus, growth shows which areas are bound to get shallower first.

Watershed

In the map showing results, areas with high hyacinth growth could be seen at the Marikina, Rizal and Laguna’s fourth district side which includes the towns of Sta. Cruz and Pakil.

She noted that these were among the areas hardest hit by the overflowing lake during Ondoy.

Ella noted that overflowing of the lake was due to extreme rainfall but also believed it was a contribution of different factors: direct runoff downhill aggravated by deforestation and loss of land cover.

“Overflow is partly the effect of long-term deposition of sediments that is why the lake has become very shallow.”

He said dredging is a good strategy to remove sedimentation and increase the water capacity of the lake but is concerned about its feasibility because it will take a long time.

“Without dredging, outflow of lake water is only through evaporation because there is very minimal seepage of water into the soil. With evaporation, water outflow would only reach 10 mm/day depending on prevailing weather conditions.”

Ella emphasized the importance of land cover and how much it helps despite a large amount of rainfall.

“Through interception of rain, it reduces impact and erosion. Vegetation also increases evapotranspiration which reduces moisture content of soil and increases infiltration capacity of soil. It delays runoff and retards flow of water downhill. Land cover also improves soil aggregation due to increased organic matter content of soil, and this soil will not easily be eroded.”

Comprehensive solution

Ella said dredging should not be a band-aid solution, after which sedimentation and erosion would return.

“The solution should be long-term and comprehensive, both involving watershed and lake management. There should be an over-all agency that will implement an integrated management of the two.”

He added that there were also problems with land-use planning—faulty drainage systems, silted waterways, and residential areas (subdivisions) built onto floodplains.

Ella noted that the concept of a spillway was also a good engineering solution—a connection between Laguna Lake and Manila Bay to serve as a conduit to evacuate excess water from Laguna Lake.

He suggested the creation of a hydrologic model for watersheds surrounding the lake to be able to see and predict the effects of land use change and climate change on runoff and sediments. A hydrologic model is a computer simulation model that mathematically represents the various hydrolic processes like runoff, evapotranspiration, infiltration, percolation, steamflow, baseflow, groundwater flow, erosion, etc., that take place in a watershed in response to rainfall.

Disposal

Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) general manager Edgardo Manda said they were still in the process of planning the long-term dredging of Laguna Lake.

He clarified, however, that the agency plans to dredge the Napindan Channel first as it would help subside the flood around areas near the lake.

He said the dredging should be done regularly.

“LLDA will be responsible for the scientific aspect of the lake’s dredging, but the actual dredging will be done with the help of DPWH (Department of Pubic Works and Highways),” Manda said.

LLDA was still looking to fund the long-term dredging, he added.

He said dredging seemed to be one of the best ways of preventing excessive flooding.

“As for the heavy metal contents found in the lake, the proper disposal will also be part of our plan. People do not have to worry about the health hazards of such as we will carefully plan its disposal,” Manda said.

He said the agency’s experts were looking into the best ways to handle those harmful contents of the lake.

Aside from the sediments accumulated in the lake, the problem of illegal settling should also be addressed, according to Manda, adding that the people living near the lake add up to the problems of clogging the channels where water should freely flow.

“But it’s the solution on illegal settling that should be monitored by the local government units,” he said.

SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20091014-230071/Weighing-the-costs-of-dredging-the-lake

AmbutLang

October 16th, 2009, 03:02 AM

Sus, kung kailan pa bumaha sa mga siyudad along Laguna Lake doon pa umaksyon ang gobyerno.....Hayyyy.....sana matuloy kung ganyan...Kawawa naman yung lawa ni Jose Rizal.....

Hindi ba nag flooding sa Binian in 1967? Sabi nang kuya noong nag weekend siya sa bahay ng uncle ko,nagtuturo kasi sya sa UP Los Banos.

vince_rilian

October 16th, 2009, 03:54 PM

i have the same concerns as that of dr. zafaralla with the issue of dredging the lake, we did look into their studies on the heavy metals in the lake sediments....and boy oh boy, kung alam nyo lang, magdadalwang isip talga kayong bumili ng isda mula sa lawa, hehehe ... as for the release/leaching/agitation problem....hmmmm, okay, another thesis topic up for grabs!! hahaha

as for dr. ella's ideas, agree with those and for the proposals...they're great, the problem is, sana mas layman's terms ang ginamit, para nakuha ang atensyon ng masa.... haha, si sir talaga, ang pormal lagi kasi ng dating eh

The Pros and Cons of Dredging Laguna De Bay

Weighing the costs of dredging the lake

By Clarice Colting-Pulumbarit, Karen Lapitan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:48:00 10/14/2009

Filed Under: Ondoy, Health, Weather, Environmental Issues

MANILA, Philippines-Environmental science and agricultural engineering experts believe dredging can solve the rising water level of Laguna Lake but consequences must be weighed.

Dr. Macrina Zafaralla, a professor of environmental science at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB), said although she has espoused the dredging of the lake since the 1970s, recent literature has shown that if lake water is disturbed, all toxic and nontoxic sediments at the bottom of the lake would also be disturbed, posing a health hazard.

For land and water resources expert Dr. Victor Ella of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering-UPLB, dredging can lower the lake’s water level at a faster pace but it should be part of a comprehensive plan that includes the management of watersheds surrounding it.

Heavy metals

Zafaralla has been conducting studies regarding the state of the Laguna Lake based on its ecosystem since the 1970s.

She was also part of the team that formed a millennium assessment on the lake in 2005.

“If we disturb all the sediments that had been deposited in the lake for years, even the nontoxic sediments may be transformed into something harmful,” she said.

Possible effects of dredging include the reduction of fish catch, release of noxious odor, and more of the heavy metals present in the lake may be dissolved and released in overlaying water.

“Dredging can make heavy metals available and may be absorbed by algae, algae is eaten by fish, fish is eaten by man. It can be transferred to man and could pose a danger to health,” Zafaralla said.

Heavy metals that have been known in previous studies to be present in the lake are mercury, cadmium and lead which are harmful to humans and can even be cancerous, she said.

“We don’t know the extent of the damage and for how long it will be because it will be a virgin experience for us, but all parts of the lake ecosystem will be affected,” she said.

Zafaralla cited a study of the dredging of a lake in China that changed the water chemistry and composition of algae growing in the lake.

Another study showed that dredging may alleviate the problem only for a time but would return if the entry of pollutants in the lake are not controlled.

Public information

“I espouse dredging but the public will have to be informed of possible consequences,” she said.

Zafaralla said she had also voiced out during a conference on the Laguna Lake before Tropical Storm “Ondoy” struck that people should be informed of how many percent of the time their place would be inundated.

“Government agencies would have already drawn a topography map of which areas around the lake are easily inundated and would be the first to be inundated. There is available data, it should be published,” she said.

“The government should inform people—every municipality should have a map showing the probability of inundation depending on the amount of rainfall.”

A study Zafaralla did in 1977 showed water hyacinth growth in the lake.

Water hyacinth anchors itself to soil, and when it dies, it contributes to natural reclamation of the lakeshore thus, growth shows which areas are bound to get shallower first.

Watershed

In the map showing results, areas with high hyacinth growth could be seen at the Marikina, Rizal and Laguna’s fourth district side which includes the towns of Sta. Cruz and Pakil.

She noted that these were among the areas hardest hit by the overflowing lake during Ondoy.

Ella noted that overflowing of the lake was due to extreme rainfall but also believed it was a contribution of different factors: direct runoff downhill aggravated by deforestation and loss of land cover.

“Overflow is partly the effect of long-term deposition of sediments that is why the lake has become very shallow.”

He said dredging is a good strategy to remove sedimentation and increase the water capacity of the lake but is concerned about its feasibility because it will take a long time.

“Without dredging, outflow of lake water is only through evaporation because there is very minimal seepage of water into the soil. With evaporation, water outflow would only reach 10 mm/day depending on prevailing weather conditions.”

Ella emphasized the importance of land cover and how much it helps despite a large amount of rainfall.

“Through interception of rain, it reduces impact and erosion. Vegetation also increases evapotranspiration which reduces moisture content of soil and increases infiltration capacity of soil. It delays runoff and retards flow of water downhill. Land cover also improves soil aggregation due to increased organic matter content of soil, and this soil will not easily be eroded.”

Comprehensive solution

Ella said dredging should not be a band-aid solution, after which sedimentation and erosion would return.

“The solution should be long-term and comprehensive, both involving watershed and lake management. There should be an over-all agency that will implement an integrated management of the two.”

He added that there were also problems with land-use planning—faulty drainage systems, silted waterways, and residential areas (subdivisions) built onto floodplains.

Ella noted that the concept of a spillway was also a good engineering solution—a connection between Laguna Lake and Manila Bay to serve as a conduit to evacuate excess water from Laguna Lake.

He suggested the creation of a hydrologic model for watersheds surrounding the lake to be able to see and predict the effects of land use change and climate change on runoff and sediments. A hydrologic model is a computer simulation model that mathematically represents the various hydrolic processes like runoff, evapotranspiration, infiltration, percolation, steamflow, baseflow, groundwater flow, erosion, etc., that take place in a watershed in response to rainfall.

Disposal

Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) general manager Edgardo Manda said they were still in the process of planning the long-term dredging of Laguna Lake.

He clarified, however, that the agency plans to dredge the Napindan Channel first as it would help subside the flood around areas near the lake.

He said the dredging should be done regularly.

“LLDA will be responsible for the scientific aspect of the lake’s dredging, but the actual dredging will be done with the help of DPWH (Department of Pubic Works and Highways),” Manda said.

LLDA was still looking to fund the long-term dredging, he added.

He said dredging seemed to be one of the best ways of preventing excessive flooding.

“As for the heavy metal contents found in the lake, the proper disposal will also be part of our plan. People do not have to worry about the health hazards of such as we will carefully plan its disposal,” Manda said.

He said the agency’s experts were looking into the best ways to handle those harmful contents of the lake.

Aside from the sediments accumulated in the lake, the problem of illegal settling should also be addressed, according to Manda, adding that the people living near the lake add up to the problems of clogging the channels where water should freely flow.

“But it’s the solution on illegal settling that should be monitored by the local government units,” he said.

SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20091014-230071/Weighing-the-costs-of-dredging-the-lake

nov28

October 21st, 2009, 06:07 AM

update on SM San Pablo,

nag start na po activity sa area (Riverina) kung san gagawin ang SM. yun place meron na pong perimeter wall (blue), meron na din pong heavy-equipments ready for construction. I heard mauuna mag open ang SM San Pablo followed by SM Calamba next year....

NicknameForLife

October 21st, 2009, 08:33 AM

^^ nc updates... nagdadatingan na ang mga malls sa Laguna!

BergenScooterPatrol

October 27th, 2009, 11:08 PM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Liliw.jpg

I believe this is in Liliw, Laguna.

nice find..that street that leads to the church was used to be called San Juan Street, now it's Del Pilar St.

The tall house in the right was where my late grandfather practiced his profession (being a doctor and a pharmacist) and also that's where he founded and operated the very first pharmacy in town. and back in those days, a pharmacist makes his own medicine, so there was also a laboratory there. He moved residence along with his pharmacy 3-4 blocks from its original site to his wife's bigger house along San Jose Street, now called Rizal St.

Liliw used to have streets named after saints, that's why every street also celebrate localised "pyesta" to honor their respective patron saints, these are aside from the main pyesta (the town fiesta), set to honour Liliw's patron saint St. John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista), celebrated in Aug 29 (his deathdate, not his birthdate, unlike San Juan, MM or San Juan, Batangas)

When the Americans came, they change the name of the streets to honor Filipino heroes, but with one exception, the main street where the municipal hall was, was named George Washington Street.

The town council voted to change the street yet again, after Gat Tayaw, the founding father of Liliw during the 1960's.

not seen in the picture is the majestic Mt. Banahaw behind the church, (because it was partly covered by clouds..) the blue mountain creates a scenic backdrop and makes the town more "picturesque"

3cr

October 28th, 2009, 01:34 AM

Metro Manila spillway project endorsed
Business World
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW102809/content.php?id=071

SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to start working on the construction of a spillway in Metro Manila to prevent massive floods.

The President agreed to a proposal by Architect Felino "Jun" Palafox to immediately build the spillway from Manila Bay to Laguna Lake in yesterday’s Cabinet meeting.

"We will ask the DPWH to start with the spillway. We can build it alongside the airport so there would be less cost," Mrs. Arroyo said.

The Parañaque spillway can be a "canal, tunnel or Roman empire aqueduct," said Mr. Palafox who was at the Cabinet meeting, adding flooding can last for at least 65 days if the spillway is not built as opposed to only 20 days with the facility in place.

He also informed the President that building the spillway alongside the airport could take longer because the spillway is just eight kilometers.

"We will have to look at the cost effectiveness, but it’s an option, in other words it has to be the cheapest way to do it," Mrs. Arroyo said.

Parañaque has been identified as route of the spillway, starting with a mid-1970s development plan for Metro Manila, as it is the narrowest land between Manila de Bay in the west and Laguna de Bay in the east.

Shortly after tropical storm Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) hit and inundated wide parts of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, Mr. Palafox cited the 1976 Metro Manila Transport, Land Use and Development Planning Project which identified the western shores of Laguna de Bay and coastal shores of Manila de Bay as development areas that should prepare for flooding, earthquakes and possible changes in topography.

But some of the recommendations stated in the study were never carried out, he said.

In his presentation yesterday before the Cabinet, Mr. Palafox said the country’s long-term development plans should include building spillways, banning incursions to waterways, relocating people to higher ground, controlling development in some areas, and harvesting rain water and using it for irrigation or fire protection.

He also recommended revising the building code, placing early flood warning systems, controlled development, and imposing stricter rules on building construction.

Senators and congressmen earlier broached a P10-billion plan to jump-start the spillway project, with the fund mainly to be used for expropriating properties that would be affected by the waterway.

At the same meeting, Mrs. Arroyo ordered the reconstruction commission, chaired by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, to fast-track its proposals and take advantage of the so-called Hatoyama Initiative.

Mrs. Arroyo was referring to Tokyo’s commitment to provide financial and technical assistance to developing countries to help address the problem of climate change through the initiative named after Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who unveiled the scheme last month.

Finance Secretary Margarito B. Teves, who co-chairs the commission, said he sees a dialogue with the private sector in December to outline possible assistance it can give to the government.

Acting National Economic and Development Authority Director-General August B. Santos, for his part, warned against a possible surge in food inflation because of the damage to agriculture caused by Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng (international name: Parma).

As of yesterday, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said Ondoy and Pepeng had caused P36.635 billion in damage to farm (P27.11 billion) and infrastructure (P9.525 billion) and claimed 929 lives.

"NFA (National Food Authority) says rice production decreased. We are supposed to have 90 days inventory, now it’s down to 60 days," Mr. Santos said.

"Food prices surged in 2008 but has receded in 2009. The latest reading is 2% in September. We expect an increase in food inflation because of the typhoons."

Among his recommendations to Mrs. Arroyo were to convince rich nations to make good their food pledges to poor countries; conduct a full study on hunger causes; and converge anti-hunger projects to targeted beneficiaries.

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Palafox urban-development plan endorsed to Teves commission
Business Mirror
Written by Mia M. Gonzalez / Reporter
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/17871-palafox-urban-development-plan-endorsed-to-teves-commission.html

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga—Malacañang has referred the 33-year urban-development plan of architect Felino Palafox Jr. to the Special National Public-Private Reconstruction Commission after the urban planner gave a presentation of the Metro Manila Transport, Land Use and Development Planning Project to the President and the Cabinet, who met here on Tuesday.

President Arroyo also said the commission should hire Palafox as its consultant. “We should really do the master plan that he [Palafox] is talking about,” the President told Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, who cochairs the commission with PLDT chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan and Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal.

Palafox submitted his comprehensive plan to the Marcos administration in 1977, covering 40 towns and cities in and around Metro Manila.

It pointed to an urban expansion northeastward to Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, portions of Bulacan, and southward to Parañaque and Canlubang, and recommending a “controlled development” in the Marikina Valley, the western shores of Laguna de Bay, and the Manila Bay coastal area to the north of Manila.

Palafox said a spillway is needed to provide a new outlet from Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay because not having one is “like having a toilet without a flush.”

The President accepted this suggested spillway immediately and told the Cabinet, “We should already ask the DPWH [Department of Public Works and Highways] to work on the river spillway.”

To minimize expenses in terms of right of way in building the spillway, the President said an option would be to build it along the side of the airport “because the land belongs to the airport, that will save us a lot of money.”

“This plan would call for the use of the entire length of the Naia runway along the fence toward the Parañaque river, on the end of the runway along C-5 or Taguig. The storm drain can pass through the food terminal then on toward the Laguna bay. That will use government lots and less relocation of homes,” she added.

Teves said the commission will prioritize relocation, housing and livelihood of squatters along the planned route of the spillway, reforestation, waterways cleaning, infrastructure, and finance and resource mobilization.

The President reminded Teves to prepare a proposal for the Hatoyama Initiative, referring to the move of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to extend technology and funding for developing countries to fight climate change, that she said is already being availed of by Indonesia, and that Hatoyama told her they are only waiting for the Philippines request.

Mrs. Arroyo had a bilateral meeting with Hatoyama at the sidelines of the Asean Leaders’ Summit and Related Summits in Hua Hin, Thailand last week.

SamwiseGamgee

October 31st, 2009, 10:02 AM

Experiencienced howling winds for about 4 hours from 3:30 to 7:30 AM today. Backyard sheds, destroyed with GI sheets taking flight. Electricity out since 4:00 AM, but restored around 2:00 PM - SamwiseGamgee reporting from Ayala Gilid Estates, Calamba :D

SamwiseGamgee

October 31st, 2009, 10:11 AM

So excited about the ongoing construction of SM Calamba. Is it a City or just a Supercenter?

NicknameForLife

October 31st, 2009, 02:28 PM

^^ cOnfirmed: SM "City" Calamba...

another one... also San Pablo..

SamwiseGamgee

November 3rd, 2009, 08:41 AM

^^ cOnfirmed: SM "City" Calamba...

another one... also San Pablo..

:banana::banana::banana:

So we don't have to go to Lipa or Southmall, then, just to go malling. :okay:

NicknameForLife

November 3rd, 2009, 10:37 AM

SamwiseGamgee

November 3rd, 2009, 10:43 AM

^^ ahaha... kami dito sa tanauan d na rin namin kailangang pumunta ng Lipa... may Waltermart na rin kami eh

eheheh

ung Los Banos ata parang di na ata matutuloy o mangyayari... sa palagay ko sa Calamba at San Pablo sila magfofocus...

Update on Both SM (galing sa marami kong source ^_^)
Calamba - fence and digging
San Pablo - fence (?) and digging also <<<---- d pa confirmed

Kelan construction ng Waltermart? Frankly, mas gusto ko pa mamalengke sa Tanauan kesa sa Crossing minsan. :D Pero kung me SM na sa Crossing, baka dun na kami maglalagi. :)

NicknameForLife

November 3rd, 2009, 10:46 AM

^^ actually nagsisimula na... digging na rin... may picture pa nga ng magiging itsura nia eh.. d ko nga lang mapicturan..

tama sinabi mo... mas maraming pagpipilian dito sa Tanauan kaysa sa Crossing ang problema lng dito.. D ORGANIZED...!!!!!

pero congrats.. may SM na kyo.. sana kami rin.... kagaya nung mga nakaraang taon... may controversy na magkakaroon ng SM dito sa Tanauan.... =)

SamwiseGamgee

November 3rd, 2009, 10:54 AM

Bahay_Kubo

November 4th, 2009, 03:22 AM

dessertfox

November 4th, 2009, 08:50 PM

^^ i do not know how i would react on that one but i am one of those who is against the further conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural lands. mayaman pa naman ang lupa sa lugar ng Calamba for planting rice. :(

You're right I remember almost the entire lenght of SLEX are fertile land, mostly rice fields and sugar cane. The law clearly state that irrigated land cannot be converted for other use, even deep well works so well there because of the water level of Laguna De Bay, that's the reason why light industry are prolifirating along that areas.

Sad that there are so many loopholes in implementing the law, I heard SM scouted also major intersections along the highway to Sta. Cruz which are all ricefields and coconut plantations. Agricultural productivity is being overwhelmed by peoples addiction to consumerism.

I hope SM will do the same way like other western supermarket do by having their own investment in farming for their own sourcing at least they will be helping farmer like the way San Miguel has been doing. But I doubt they will do it since farming is not a lucrative business for them. The old Hensy Sy even criticized his son on buying properties in the province like Tagaytay and even told his son what he will be doing with it Farming?????and look what happened to those properties now five star hotels a lost again for farming.

The death of small groceries and even talipapa in Laguna is in the offing.

balay_1

November 4th, 2009, 10:26 PM

You're right I remember almost the entire lenght of SLEX are fertile land, mostly rice fields and sugar cane. The law clearly state that irrigated land cannot be converted for other use, even deep well works so well there because of the water level of Laguna De Bay, that's the reason why light industry are prolifirating along that areas.

Sad that there are so many loopholes in implementing the law, I heard SM scouted also major intersections along the highway to Sta. Cruz which are all ricefields and coconut plantations. Agricultural productivity is being overwhelmed by peoples addiction to consumerism.

I hope SM will do the same way like other western supermarket do by having their own investment in farming for their own sourcing at least they will be helping farmer like the way San Miguel has been doing. But I doubt they will do it since farming is not a lucrative business for them. The old Hensy Sy even criticized his son on buying properties in the province like Tagaytay and even told his son what he will be doing with it Farming?????and look what happened to those properties now five star hotels a lost again for farming.

The death of small groceries and even talipapa in Laguna is in the offing.

Industrial and commercial development are inevitable, that's a sad fact we must face. Vast fertile lands suited for agriculture are being converted into industrial parks, commercial establishments, and even real estate.

Probinsya ko rin ang Laguna kaya alam ko rin ang nangyayaring sitwasyon diyan. Sulputan ang mga Eton City, Nuvali, Calamba Premiere Industrial Park, Carmelray, SM malls, at iba pa.

But I think converting these former agricultural lands into other uses other than for agriculture is good and necessary considering that our economy should not be merely based on agriculture but also industries like heavy and light. Service industries are also needed like real estate and commercial enterprises like SM and Robinsons. CALABARZON is designed, based on our national plan, to be an industrial center, meaning a manufacturing powerhouse, that's why, many economic zones are being built in Laguna and also its neighboring provinces.

Don't worry, vast agricultural lands abound in Central and Northern Luzon that will supply rice to the nation.

dessertfox

November 5th, 2009, 08:38 AM

Industrial and commercial development are inevitable, that's a sad fact we must face. Vast fertile lands suited for agriculture are being converted into industrial parks, commercial establishments, and even real estate.

Probinsya ko rin ang Laguna kaya alam ko rin ang nangyayaring sitwasyon diyan. Sulputan ang mga Eton City, Nuvali, Calamba Premiere Industrial Park, Carmelray, SM malls, at iba pa.

But I think converting these former agricultural lands into other uses other than for agriculture is good and necessary considering that our economy should not be merely based on agriculture but also industries like heavy and light. Service industries are also needed like real estate and commercial enterprises like SM and Robinsons. CALABARZON is designed, based on our national plan, to be an industrial center, meaning a manufacturing powerhouse, that's why, many economic zones are being built in Laguna and also its neighboring provinces.

Don't worry, vast agricultural lands abound in Central and Northern Luzon that will supply rice to the nation.

I don't think we should not worry about these, Laguna is now suffering so much specially the Bay towns. Even highland towns was not spared from catastrophic flooding.

We should learn from the way the Japanese preserved their city farms and that's the reason why most of those companies there in Techno Park are Japanese companies, why not put it in their agricultural land? Because we are letting it happens.

Even the most develop countries was now suffering from Urban Sprawl.

We do have a lot of un-productive land everywhere, so why used the productive one?

Paul George Alcala

November 5th, 2009, 10:15 AM

BINAN IS NOW WAITING FOR A PLEBSICITE TO RATIFY RA 9740

Long title

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BIÑAN IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BIÑAN
Scope

Local
Legislative status

Approved by the President of the Philippines (10/30/2009)

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Subject(s)

Municipality, Conversion
Primary committee

Local Government
Committee report

No. 554 - Binan City Charter (8/20/2009)

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Sponsor(s)

Aquino III, Benigno S.
Document certification

No Certification
Floor activity

Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
8/25/2009 Sponsorship Speech Aquino III, Benigno S.
9/23/2009 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
9/23/2009 Period of Committee Amendments
9/23/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed
9/23/2009 Period of Individual Amendments Closed

Vote(s)

Type of vote
Third Reading (9/28/2009)
Voted Yes Voted No
Angara, Edgardo J.
Aquino III, Benigno S.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Cayetano, Alan Peter "Companero" S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Villar, Manny
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

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Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BIÑAN IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BIÑAN
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
11/20/2008 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representative DANILO RAMON S. FERNANDEZ as author;
11/25/2008 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
[ 2009 ]
8/20/2009 Returned and submitted by the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT per Committee Report No. 554, recommending its approval without amendment;
8/24/2009 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
8/24/2009 Dissenting: Senator MADRIGAL;
8/24/2009 Sponsor: Senator BENIGNO S. AQUINO III;
8/25/2009 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order;
8/25/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III;
9/23/2009 Period of interpellation closed;
9/23/2009 Period of committee amendments;
9/23/2009 Period of committee amendments closed;
9/23/2009 Period of individual amendments closed;
9/23/2009 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
9/24/2009 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
9/28/2009 Approved on Third Reading;
9/28/2009 In favor: (15) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
9/28/2009 Against: N o n e;
9/28/2009 Abstention: N o n e;
10/1/2009 Sent Back to the House of Representatives;
10/12/2009 House of Representatives concurred with the Senate amendments on HBN-5226 on October 6, 2009;
10/15/2009 Enrolled copies of HBN-5226, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile;
10/28/2009 Enrolled copies of HBN-5226, sent back to the House of Representatives already signed by the Senate Secretary and the Senate President;
10/30/2009 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and became;
10/30/2009 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9740.

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President's action

Approved by the President
Republic Act
Republic Act No. 9740
An Act Converting the Municipality of Biñan in the Province of Laguna Into a Component City to Be Known as the City of Biñan
Date received by the President
10/15/2009
Date signed by the President
10/30/2009

source: http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=14&q=HBN-5226

NicknameForLife

November 5th, 2009, 12:50 PM

^^ YES TO CITY HOOD! yan lang masasabi ko.. alam kong marami matutuwa kung malalaman lng nila ito..

nov28

November 6th, 2009, 06:05 PM

daily commuter

November 7th, 2009, 03:36 AM

daily commuter

November 7th, 2009, 03:40 AM

SM San Pablo:

on going na po ang construction nang SM San Pablo even at night me activity sa area nang construction, me ilang poste na po nang mall ang nakatayo, continues po ang digging sa ibang part nang site...and I heard me plan na din po ang Robinson for San Pablo...

Lapit na ang birthday mo Nov28 hehehe pa-canton ka naman :lol:

Saan ang location ng SM SAN PABLO? Taga Nagcarlan kasi ako pero sa Binan ako nakatira now

sandune023

November 7th, 2009, 12:07 PM

eto po yung site nung SM Calamba....on-going na ung construction.....

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss209/sandune023/11052009001.jpg

ryan12

November 7th, 2009, 01:53 PM

Wow sa wakas naumpisahan n pala ung SM CALAMBA!

Sky Harbor

November 7th, 2009, 02:24 PM

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SamwiseGamgee

November 7th, 2009, 03:10 PM

Wow sa wakas naumpisahan n pala ung SM CALAMBA!

I'll try to post pix next time. :okay:

NicknameForLife

November 8th, 2009, 06:10 AM

^^ hehe ramdam ang kaunlaran... oo nga pala ung magiging itsura ng SM Calamba nandito.. post ko... hanapin nyo... pero sabi ng isa kong source... iibahin daw ang magiging itsura... ewan ko kung totoo..

ryan12

November 8th, 2009, 03:05 PM

I'll try to post pix next time. :okay:

cge po sir wait ko po kasi nsa abroad ako kya excited ako.thanx!

SamwiseGamgee

November 8th, 2009, 04:31 PM

cge po sir wait ko po kasi nsa abroad ako kya excited ako.thanx!

I'll try. :)

nov28

November 8th, 2009, 06:58 PM

daily commuter,

Salamat po! hayaan nyo po pag nag open SM City San Pablo invite ko kayo...he he
duon po sya sa harap mismo po nang Riverina Subdivision sa Brgy San Rafael sa me Maharlika High way. malapit sa SPC Medical hospital..I heard in May or up to October next year po ang opening nya...Mabuhay po ang Laguna!

SamwiseGamgee

November 10th, 2009, 02:28 PM

Toll plaza for the SLEX extension near Makiling/Saimsim area in Calamba is slowly taking shape. Pictures to follow. :)

happosai

November 16th, 2009, 02:36 AM

GABOngga

November 23rd, 2009, 06:03 AM

MABUHAY ang LAGUNA lalo na ang SANTA ROSA :banana::banana::banana:

daily commuter

November 26th, 2009, 02:40 AM

^^ Magiging city na din daw kami pero parang hindi ko feel.

karirista

November 26th, 2009, 02:54 AM

^ Me date na ba para sa plebisito?

NicknameForLife

November 26th, 2009, 10:27 AM

^^ bad news for the San Pablo people...

SM Supercenter San Pablo na daw siya... galing sa mga source... Y_Y very disappointing news

SamwiseGamgee

November 26th, 2009, 03:39 PM

^^ Same with SM Calamba - the rendering at Wiki says it's a "Supercenter" only and not a "City".

NicknameForLife

November 28th, 2009, 05:36 AM

EMERGENCY UPDATE: KUNG MAARI WAG NA PONG MAGBIYAHE KUNG DADAAN NG MAHARLIKA HIGHWAY TO BATANGAS... KASI STRANDED PO ANG HI-WAY TO BATANGAS...
MAY ISA PONG TANKER NA BUMAGSAK SA TULO (AFTER TURBINA) CALAMBA CITY... KAGABI 7PM.. BUT AS OF 8 AM.. (GALING SA RELATIVES KO) HINDI PA DAW ITO MA-ACCESS.... MARAMI PONG STRANDED... D DAW PO MAALIS ANG LANGIS SA DAAN...

AS OF NOW.. D KO PO ALAM ANG UPDATE.. PERO MAS MAARING D MUNA MAGBIYAHE KASI BKA D PA TLGA ITO MADAANAN.. THX.

NicknameForLife

November 28th, 2009, 07:20 AM

^^ TUNGKOL PO SA ACCIDENT OK NA PO ULIT ANG TRAFFIC... BACK TO NORMAL NA PO ULIT

daily commuter

December 2nd, 2009, 06:09 AM

^ Me date na ba para sa plebisito?

Wala pa ako makita na date ng plebisito. Ano ba ang mangyayari pag naging city ang isang bayan? uunlad ba ang pamumuhay ng mga mamamayan?

Gusto ko maging moderno at maganda ang serbisyo ng mga sumusunod na government agencies ng Biñan kung maging city na ito:

1. OSPITAL NG BIÑAN
2. BIÑAN PNP (hindi puro tarpaulin lang)
3. BIÑAN FIRE DEPT.
4. MARKET ADMINISTRATION - wala na dapat tindero/tindera sa banketa mula tapat ng Jollibee bayan hanggang sa tapat ng Unimec/Novo at public market.

Wala na din dapat yun araw-araw na tiangge sa tapat ng palengke dahil kawawa ang mga lehitimong may pwesto sa loob ng market building.

Maging maayos, malinis, tuyo at hindi mabaho ang fish and meat section. Pati na ang fruits and vegetable sections.

karirista

December 2nd, 2009, 10:52 AM

^ Pwes kung wala pang date ng plebisito until the end of december baka during or after the election na yan. Isasa-alang-alang na ang badyet at mga election period prohibitions eh...

Ano bang balita dyan sa Biñan, sino magiging kalaban ni Ms. Bayani Alonte?

daily commuter

December 3rd, 2009, 06:23 AM

^^ Some says that former mayor Hermis Boy Perez will run again together with Cookie Yatco as Vice Mayor.

karirista

December 3rd, 2009, 06:53 AM

^ Perez-Yatco mga manok siguro ni DSL sa Lakas tas si Ms. Alonte sa oposisyon sa NPC...right?

lgseccionph

December 3rd, 2009, 08:13 AM

Korean power firm explores RP projects (http://mb.com.ph/articles/232232/korean-power-firm-explores-rp-projects)

SEOUL, South Korea -- After initially keeping its eye on potential wind power development, Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. (EWP) is exploring to expand investment foray in the Philippines to prospective mini-hydro and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.

In an exclusive interview, EWP president Gil Gu Lee disclosed that for the mini-hydro projects, the partnership may continue with Alternergy Philippines Holdings Corporation, a company chaired and founded by former Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez.

“In addition to wind energy, we are looking for investments in mini-hydro with Alternergy,” he said.

The other investment area it is willing to pursue will be for LNG
facilities, especially for a project utilized for power generation; and EWP cannot also be left out on some fossil fuel-based power projects, primarily coal plants.

“Aside from renewable energy, we are looking for opportunities to invest in fossil fuel, like coal plants; and we are also looking for LNG power plant – either as investment or participation in the operation and maintenance (O&M) together with local partners in the Philippines,” Mr. Lee stressed.

As far as the wind projects are concerned, EWP is cornering majority equity of 45% in the corporate vehicle that will eventually bring the prospect wind farms to development. Another partner, Japan’s Eurus Energy will corner the other 45%, while local partner Alternergy assumes the minority stake.

But Mr. Lee credited Alternergy for steadfastly preparing the groundwork for such investment opportunity -- that when proven for commercial development may yield 260 megawatts of renewable energy capacity for the country.

Alternergy was the one awarded by the Department of Energy (DOE) with six service contracts to conduct exclusive wind assessment/studies in areas such as Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Mindoro, Rizal and Laguna.

Paul George Alcala

December 6th, 2009, 07:11 AM

Ano po balita sa SM Calamba and SM San Pablo? Nkalagay kasi sa ibang sources sa net na SM Supercenter ang SM San Pablo. In my opinion deserve ng San Pablo ang SM City San Pablo. I don't like SM Malls na walang department store.

Sayang naman ang San Pablo City (my mother's hometown). During the earlt 50-90's sya ang pinakamaunlad sa Laguna. Now it is left by Santa Rosa City and even by future city of Binan, Cabuyao, etc. What seems to be the problem? Maganda naman location. Ang Lipa City nga maunlad na maunlad kahit malayo sa Metro Manila. Ang mga namumuno ba may kasalanan kung bakit napagiiwanan ang San Pablo City?

Totoo din ba na may Robinsons San Pablo? or it is a rumor and or a grocery?

daily commuter

December 7th, 2009, 02:36 AM

Ano po balita sa SM Calamba and SM San Pablo? Nkalagay kasi sa ibang sources sa net na SM Supercenter ang SM San Pablo. In my opinion deserve ng San Pablo ang SM City San Pablo. I don't like SM Malls na walang department store.

Sayang naman ang San Pablo City (my mother's hometown). During the earlt 50-90's sya ang pinakamaunlad sa Laguna. Now it is left by Santa Rosa City and even by future city of Binan, Cabuyao, etc. What seems to be the problem? Maganda naman location. Ang Lipa City nga maunlad na maunlad kahit malayo sa Metro Manila. Ang mga namumuno ba may kasalanan kung bakit napagiiwanan ang San Pablo City?

Totoo din ba na may Robinsons San Pablo? or it is a rumor and or a grocery?

IMHO:

Nawala kasi ang BLTBco. Then naging Bold ang mga palabas sa Ultimart. Tapos hindi nila napaganda ang San Pablo City Mall.

Nag-umpisa din na mahuli ang San Pablo nang hindi na padaanin sa loob ng City proper ang mga bus papunta Lucena at Maynila.

vince_rilian

December 7th, 2009, 06:47 PM

update on SM Calamba:
06 December 2009
http://lrg103.zpcdn.com/0/5627/36014219.17d17d.jpg

lochinvar

December 7th, 2009, 07:13 PM

"Sayang naman ang San Pablo City (my mother's hometown). During the earlt 50-90's sya ang pinakamaunlad sa Laguna. Now it is left by Santa Rosa City and even by future city of Binan, Cabuyao, etc. What seems to be the problem? Maganda naman location. Ang Lipa City nga maunlad na maunlad kahit malayo sa Metro Manila. Ang mga namumuno ba may kasalanan kung bakit napagiiwanan ang San Pablo City?"

It's all about accessibility. Santa Rosa, etc. are adjacent to the SLEX, Lipa is along STAR. When the SLEX gets extended up to Lucena then SP & Lucena will also become more progressive.

BergenScooterPatrol

December 7th, 2009, 11:38 PM

IMHO:

Nawala kasi ang BLTBco. Then naging Bold ang mga palabas sa Ultimart. Tapos hindi nila napaganda ang San Pablo City Mall.

Nag-umpisa din na mahuli ang San Pablo nang hindi na padaanin sa loob ng City proper ang mga bus papunta Lucena at Maynila.

really, bold na palabas sa ultimart? teka, inabutan mo ba yung Argo theater sa SPC? daming nalibing dun diba :-) mga unborn children.

nandun pa ba mga old landmarks like La Suerte? ilang libong tricycle ang pumapasada pa rin sa makitid na kalye ng SPC?

balay_1

December 8th, 2009, 02:45 AM

really, bold na palabas sa ultimart? teka, inabutan mo ba yung Argo theater sa SPC? daming nalibing dun diba :-) mga unborn children.

nandun pa ba mga old landmarks like La Suerte? ilang libong tricycle ang pumapasada pa rin sa makitid na kalye ng SPC?

ano po yung kwento about sa argo theater?

BergenScooterPatrol

December 8th, 2009, 11:07 PM

ano po yung kwento about sa argo theater?

:banana: dude, mga bold ang palabas dun dati back in the early 80's..malagkit ang mga upuan..ewwww..hence the unborn children

BPI na ngayon yun, so tumubo na ang mga tinanim :cheers:

balay_1

December 9th, 2009, 10:10 AM

:banana: dude, mga bold ang palabas dun dati back in the early 80's..malagkit ang mga upuan..ewwww..hence the unborn children

BPI na ngayon yun, so tumubo na ang mga tinanim :cheers:

Ok. Gets ko na ang ibig sabihin nun. Hahaha:lol: Thanks....

NicknameForLife

December 9th, 2009, 11:22 AM

Ano po balita sa SM Calamba and SM San Pablo? Nkalagay kasi sa ibang sources sa net na SM Supercenter ang SM San Pablo. In my opinion deserve ng San Pablo ang SM City San Pablo. I don't like SM Malls na walang department store.

Totoo din ba na may Robinsons San Pablo? or it is a rumor and or a grocery?

^^kasi ang sabi ng isa kong ka-kilala na may kaibigan na nagtatrabaho sa SM... d pa sure ang SM.. but it once confirmed.. na SM San Pablo at SM Calamba..
uulitin ko lng ung last pic ng magiging SM Calamba..

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

marami daw kasi silang problemang kailangan solusyonan.. bibigyan ko kayo ng mga factors...

Population - kailangang magkaroon ng malaking space for the people who will enter the mall..

and the most HORRIBLE PROBLEM..

TRAFFIC - naku... asahan nyo na... mas tatraffic sa Calamba.. PRAMIS...

eto ung last statement / design nila.. ewan ko kung mababago..

ung SM San Pablo.. wla pang exact design... tanong ko pa =)

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Sayang naman ang San Pablo City (my mother's hometown). During the earlt 50-90's sya ang pinakamaunlad sa Laguna. Now it is left by Santa Rosa City and even by future city of Binan, Cabuyao, etc. What seems to be the problem? Maganda naman location. Ang Lipa City nga maunlad na maunlad kahit malayo sa Metro Manila. Ang mga namumuno ba may kasalanan kung bakit napagiiwanan ang San Pablo City?

tama ka.. maunlad talaga ang San Pablo... ngunit nung nagkaroon ng STAR.. Lipa ang umunlad at kahit kami (Tanauan City) dito... umuunlad din tingnan nyo.. may Waltermart na rin kami next year... tingnan nating ang ibang cities.. Cabuyao, Santa Rosa, Binan.. tingnan nyo sila may SLEX..

Major problem dyan ang namumuno... bakit?? kasi napabayaan nila ang pag-unlad nito... pero pagnatuloy ang TR4 (SLEX Extension to Quezon) mas madadaigan pa nito ang Lipa... pero ang problema dito. wla pang exact date na pagsisimulan nito at marami pang process na kailangan.. "Managinip Muna" ika nga..

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Totoo din ba na may Robinsons San Pablo? or it is a rumor and or a grocery?

sapalagay ko d totoo yan... kung grocery yan edi magtayo na lang sila ng totoong Robinsons.. gastos pa pagnagexpand dba??

Paul George Alcala

December 9th, 2009, 12:56 PM

Kapag naging city na ang Binan, Laguna next year (plebiscite na lang kulang) lalong mapapagiwanan ang San Pablo City. magiging pang apat na lang sa mga cities ang San Pablo. Sayang talaga ang San Pablo City. Mula 1992 wla gaano pinagbago.

nov28

December 11th, 2009, 05:11 AM

about sa San Pablo, masasabi ko po na mabagal lang po ang progreso nang SP compare po sa mga kalapit na mga lungsod ang number one po na reason na nakikita ko ay Corruption po sa mga namumuno sa SPC at lack of political will at me political differences po mismo sa mga namumuno dito palagi sila nag kokontra sa isat isa! both legal at illegal na kaylangang bayaran nang mga gusto magtayo nang negosyo o mag invest dito sa SP sobra taas nang hinihingi nila compare sa ibang lungsod at kahit na matagal na me One Stop Processing ang SP city hall rampant pa din ang corruption lalo na sa engineering office na bulgar na bulgar kung mangikil sila nang pera!.......sadya po pinigilan ang pagpapatayo nang SM ang pinapalabas nang Mayor ay dahil maapektuhan dw po mga maliliit na negosyante dito,(lalo na mga kaybigan nya na negosyante) pero ang mga taga SP iba ang naiisip dahil sa hinihingi nila lagay sa SM. pero tuluyan na din pong pinayagan na mapatayo ang SM dahil sa kadahilanang malapit na po ang election at parang lumalabas pa ngayon na sa kanila ang credit kaya magtatayo ang SM dito....kung ano man po ang logical na reason dun sila na po ang mas nakakaalam nun, another reason kung bakit di agad natuloy ang SM dito ay dahil sa matagal na pinatayo na 3-storey with basement parking area na San Pablo Shopping Mall or simple called Mallengke, na di pa din po mapuno puno ang 3rd floor kahit palaging puno nang tao at dinadayo, lalo na po mga snatcher kasi po public na mall sya at un ground floor ay palengke, pero yun pong 3 sinehan sa 3rd floor sarado na po at balita ko yung mga upuan sa sinehan ay dinala at ginagamit sa sabungan ni mayor sa Alaminos, nasayang mga escalator pati elevator di na nagagamit, pati helipad sa taas.....in terms naman po sa dami nang mga mamimili dito sa SPC halos padami nang padami ang mga mamimili dito in fact nun napatayo po ang Puregold almost mag one year na talgang dinadayo sya kahit mga kalapit na bayan, nag expand pa nga nang parking lot ang puregold para lang ma accomodate yun dumadami na mamimili nila, sa Mallengke palagi din po puno, ang Lianas kahit matagal na nauna sa SPC madami pa din namimili, yung 3 branches nang Sioland dito di pa naman nagsasara, yun Ultimart under rennovation i convert nila into centralized airconditioned mall to compete with SM, Centro dept store at groceries buhay pa din, madami na din mga branches nang different fast food restaurants dito sa SP palagi din puno nang kumakain even 24 hour na convenient stores nag sulputan din, kung pupunta kayo sa kalapit na SM kagaya nang Lipa at Sta. Rosa madami din dun mga namimili mga taga SP.sigurado pag nag open na ang SM next year di ako mag tataka kung supercenter sya baka mag expand na sya into SM city sa laki nang market potential dito sa SPC, then next ay Robinson na kahit balitang balita dito na nagkabayaran/nagkalagayan na for unknown reasons at nagamit na nang mga opisyales dito sa kani kanilang family ang natangap nila..tuloy pa din ang mga investor's na mag tayo dito kasi malakas talaga ang market potential nang SP despite the corrupt practices na pagdadaanan nila dito sa mga namumuno nang SP..another reason kung bakit mas madami investments sa 1st district nang Laguna compare dito sa 3rd disctrict ay sa kadahilanang ginawang industrial zone ang 1st district at residential lang ang 3rd district.pero sa tingin ko despite na ganun nasa political will na din yun nang namumuno kahit me ganto na disadvantage ang SP......then tama nga yung isang nag post dito lalo na pag nag extend na ang SLEX up to Lucena lalong mag progress ang SP mas madami kasi dumadaan dito compare sa Batangas kahit nga bus na galing sa Davao dito dumadaan sa SP pero balita din na dahil sa pulitiko at lagay system na naman dito nang mga namumuno ayaw padaanin ang extension nang SLEX dito alam nyo na kahit na government project yan.. or balita dito binibili muna nang mga politiko yung mga lupa na possible na daanan nyang SLEX extension project lam nyo pag binenta sa Government malaki kita nila...ewan ko ba so ang susi dito pag dating nang election..vote wisely na lang para sa mga taga San Pablo!!!!!

malaki po ang potential nang SP, both economically at for tourist destination, lalo na po eco tourism! kaylangan lang tama yun mamumuno at me political will!

balay_1

December 12th, 2009, 10:04 AM

dessertfox

December 12th, 2009, 05:45 PM

GMA declares Mt. Banahaw protected areas (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20091211-241518/GMA-declares-Mt-Banahaw-protected-areas)

By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:18:00 12/11/2009

MANILA, Philippines—Mounts Banahaw and San Cristobal, two favorite trekking destinations closed to the public since five years ago to allow their “healing” after decades of human destruction, have been declared protected areas.

President Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday signed into law Republic Act 9847 establishing Banahaw in Laguna and San Cristobal in Quezon as protected areas under the category of protected landscape.

The law, called “Mounts Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape (MBSCPL)” and a consolidation of Senate Bills 2392 and 4299, was signed by the President in Calamba City.

It ensures the protection and conservation of these areas, particularly the forests and their rich biodiversity, and their continued management by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), according to Malacañang.

In the same visit, Ms Arroyo also attended the ceremonial time capsule lowering for the government hub in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region. The hub, which will house 52 government offices, will begin construction in the first and second quarter of 2010.

Sen. Pia Cayetano, principal author of the Senate version of the bill, had said that the enactment would institutionalize mechanisms to regulate human activities and curb the destruction of the two mountains.

“While it is widely regarded as a sacred place, Mounts Banahaw and San Cristobal have not been accorded due respect and have not been spared from human exploitation. It is unfortunate that some people who troop there to meditate, especially during the Lenten Season, haven’t been mindful of their responsibility to protect the environment,” she had said.

“[This law] means protection for the flora and fauna on the two mountains,” said Environment Secretary Lito Atienza who was present during the signing.

He said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) would be stricter in prohibiting kaingin (slash and burn farming) and mining activities.

“The law will take effect [all the way] to the barangay level,” he added. “It will prevent further degradation and protect the landscape. It will also ensure that the PAMB will function.”

Atienza, however, said both mountains would remain open to hikers and pilgrims “so long as they will take their thrash with them [when they leave]. ”

Banahaw and San Cristobal cover 10,784 hectares and 10,900 hectares, respectively, and span the provinces of Laguna and Quezon. They were declared “a protected area” through Presidential Proclamation 411 in 2003.

Boasting of 578 animal species and 56 plant species, the whole area is a critical watershed that drains into Laguna de Bay and Tayabas. Its water systems support the Botocan Hydroelectric Power Plant in Majayjay and Luisiana, Laguna and provide the water needs of at least one million people.

In March 2004, PAMB ordered the mountains closed for five years, and fenced off public entry points.

Since it was closed, there have been “evident signs of restoration” in its floral fauna, Cayetano had said in a statement.

“The rafflesia, the biggest flower in the world, started to reappear there. Last year, it was also reported that water has started flowing again to its once dried-out falls, namely, Kristalino, Suplina and Salaming-Bubog,” she said.

Cayetano had said that she hoped the public would agree to an indefinite ban “to allow the holy mountains to heal after decades of wanton destruction.”

“I hope that the public would agree that the ban should stay. It’s only right that we allow the holy mountains to heal after decades of wanton destruction,” she said.

The ban had been prompted by the discovery of high concentrations of coliform bacteria in the mountain’s waters, and the accumulation of garbage, equivalent to 90 tons every year, and traced to tourists and trekkers.

It was to lapse this year, but this was extended by PAMB for another three years until 2012, according to Cayetano.:banana:

^^VERY GOOD NEWS INDEED^^

It is true that most of the inner towns of Laguna are being left behind in terms of development compared to the towns adjacent to Metro Manila. In fact the gap is quite huge whereas before such an example is Calamba against San Pablo or Canlubang againts Nagcarlan. It is an envy since travel gap between these towns is just half an hour.

However, we have to understand that location plays a big role here, Calamba is strategic to Calabarzon and Metro Manila while San Pablo is mainly for Laguna and Quezon. I don’t know if our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal will be happy on what is going on along these Laguna towns. Development is taking its toll on the environment. Never in the history of Laguna De Bay suffered historic flooding due to wanton disregards of nature. Even those highland towns were not spared of deadly flashfloods of the last typhoons due to abuse of watershed areas and those who mostly suffered are the ordinary people not those developer, malls operator or manufacturing plants. It is the farmers and fishers folks who suffered the most.

As the main topic in Climate Change forum in Copenhagen that rich countries should be compensated by poorer countries since they are the one who contribute the bulk of carbon emissions. The same is true say in Laguna, those fourth class municipality of the upper towns should be supported by these progressive towns since their existence will also rely on these towns that has limitation due to protected water shed areas.

The news above only proves that there is bias in the development or misguided implementation of wealth distribution. Although this is the best option of implementation otherwise when Mt. Banahaw and Sierra Madre mountains will follow the pattern of those progressive towns it could be very-very disastrous!!!

Personally, I would rather see and improve more the green landscape of the San Pablo, Liliw, Nagcarlan and the rest of other towns of Laguna than convert in to industrial zones, mall, clusters of subdivisions. Just like what is happening now in Calamba. Years ago the end of SLEX is still forest and farm lands now it is full of subdivisions, industrial parks and now malls, which benefits only the developers and operators.

Hope you will support maintaining the beauty of our place like the pictures shown below. Eco-Tourism could be one of the answer otherwise the views of nature below will be all gone.

View below is from the Low Land Towns of Laguna

http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp78/kambys/DSCN0290.jpg

While Below is from the upper hill of Mt. Banahaw.

http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp78/kambys/DSC-4386.jpg

BergenScooterPatrol

December 14th, 2009, 05:46 PM

dessertfox

December 14th, 2009, 06:17 PM

DessertFox, do you still remember the 2 tall pine trees that used to stand proudly in the park just in front of the statue Gat Tayaw in Liliw? I wonder if pine trees still have a chance to survive and grow there, given that it's a lot warmer in Liliw unlike before when temperatures can match the coldest days in Tagaytay and some days on Baguio.

Did those 2 pine trees die a natural death, or they just cut it down in the name of progress (...what progress?)

I noticed it was already gone, it is really a good landmark at that comparable to Tagaytay. Sad it was damage on one of those strong typhoon the last time i noticed it was just both half of it remains, so maybe they just cut it. At the time of Mayor Evasco I even suggested to build a replica of Kilangin Falls by using the canal stream, it did'nt push.

I would like to invite you and other Liliwenos abroad to a project, still on development stage regarding reforestation project and solution to Mamalin Creek flooding. It is sad since there are lost lives during typhoon Santi at least two confirmed death and two I guess still missing. Almost all houses along new public market suffered damage due to flash flood. I made an initial study and there is still solution to avoid it. We hope to include it with the reforestation project.

If we ignore it the worst is yet to come, hope you could join with your friends or other classmates as well.

BergenScooterPatrol

December 14th, 2009, 08:02 PM

I noticed it was already gone, it is really a good landmark at that comparable to Tagaytay. Sad it was damage on one of those strong typhoon the last time i noticed it was just both half of it remains, so maybe they just cut it. At the time of Mayor Evasco I even suggested to build a replica of Kilangin Falls by using the canal stream, it did'nt push.

I would like to invite you and other Liliwenos abroad to a project, still on development stage regarding reforestation project and solution to Mamalin Creek flooding. It is sad since there are lost lives during typhoon Santi at least two confirmed death and two I guess still missing. Almost all houses along new public market suffered damage due to flash flood. I made an initial study and there is still solution to avoid it. We hope to include it with the reforestation project.

If we ignore it the worst is yet to come, hope you could join with your friends or other classmates as well.

I'm in!

but i think it will take more than reforestation to prevent another natural disaster such as that horrific flash flood. they should also educate the people and make them aware that they cannot just take away but also give back to inang kalikasan. They should be aware of what the old adage say: the sloping land uphill will one day fall on us if there are no big trees with big roots holding them still

The continuous expansion of kamatis / veggie plantation along the platue of Mt. Banahaw will one day bite us back and may even cause a bigger flood, killer landslides and even worst, the total collapse of that mountain face. While the kamatisan provides income to our farmers, the local goverment must also regulate its use and not over produce and over expand.

dessertfox

December 14th, 2009, 08:39 PM

I'm in!

but i think it will take more than reforestation to prevent another natural disaster such as that horrific flash flood. they should also educate the people and make them aware that they cannot just take away but also give back to inang kalikasan. They should be aware of what the old adage say: the sloping land uphill will one day fall on us if there are no big trees with big roots holding them still

The continuous expansion of kamatis / veggie plantation along the platue of Mt. Banahaw will one day bite us back and may even cause a bigger flood, killer landslides and even worst, the total collapse of that mountain face. While the kamatisan provides income to our farmers, the local goverment must also regulate its use and not over produce and over expand.

Thanks for joining! There's an ongoing private discussion at the moment on what should be done, we need inputs like yours. As I told the group it is a great concern those kamatisan, gulayan etc., but we cannot take out livelihood out of our farming communities. The fact that we limit use of our own farm is due to clearings. We have now mini-forest in our farm when I told my brother to stop selling softwood for takong and pallete making and we stop renting our farm to kamatisan. We are not benefiting financially, it is just to serve mother nature.

But we have to solve first the solution to flooding until such time that reforestation, fruit tree intercropping, rehab of our rivers and creeks may help offset livelihood lost. So we need programs to sustain efforts.

Try to sign-in with Liliw International for us to give you some up-dates or to access you by mail, there is a growing concern so many want to get involve. Even the group of the 50's and 60's Class is now getting involved. They say it is pay back time for our beautiful town.

Mean time I will inform the group what we have here. They are planning to put-up internet site for this purpose, hope you could assist and interact with them as well.

balay_1

December 15th, 2009, 12:33 AM

A new government hub for CALABARZON region to be put up in Calamba City. (Taken from the CALABARZON region thread. Photo courtesy of Sir dx)http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4007/ph5121109.jpg

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is briefed by Greenfield Development Corporation chairman Jeffrey Joseph on the scale model of the Greenfield Regional Hub and the CALABARZON Regional Government Center during her visit in Calamba City, Laguna Friday (Dec.11, 2009). Also in photo are Laguna Governor Teresita Lazaro and Calamba City Mayor Joaquin Chipeco. (PNA/NIB photo by M. Pascua)

SamwiseGamgee

December 16th, 2009, 09:52 AM

Retro

December 18th, 2009, 12:40 AM

75 villages remain flooded
Manila Standard Today - December 17, 2009
by Roderick T. dela Cruz

As many as 75 villages around Laguna Lake remain under water, 80 days after storm Ondoy last Sept. 26 dumped record volume of rain that filled dams, lakes and rivers, according to a state agency.

Ondoy, followed by three more typhoons, dealt an estimated P21 billion in losses to private companies, resulting in P6 billion in foregone tax revenue to the government.

Severino Santos, regional director of the National Economic and Development Authority, said in a report that until today, 75 barangays around the lake remain flooded.

Ondoy left P2.11 billion worth of damages in the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon, which are collectively known as the Calabarzon region. Together with P272.9 million in damage caused by typhoon Santi, total damage in the region reached P2.38 billion.

The biggest damage was in infrastructure amounting to a total of P1.65 billion followed by agriculture and fishery with P629.5 million.

Rizal province incurred the heaviest damage at P1.74 billion followed by Laguna, P198.7 million.

Santos said that about P2 billion will be needed by the Education Department and the Public Works Department to restore damaged infrastructure facilities such as roads, bridges and schools.

The local governments of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon proposed programs and projects for infrastructure restoration. These are estimated to cost about P173 million in Batangas, P273 million in Laguna and P45 million in Quezon.

“This does not include proposals from Rizal. The province’s plan is still under preparation to account for all damages brought by the typhoons,” Santos added.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, National Irrigation Administration and Agriculture Department estimated a total of P443.2 million worth of rehabilitation and restoration projects.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Internal Revenue said it expected a tax loss of P6 billion with many companies declaring losses in the aftermath of the typhoons.

Revenue Commissioner Joel Tan-Torres said the impact of the revenue loss from Ondoy and Pepeng would be fully felt in April next year when the companies shall have filed their income tax returns.

The World Bank said total damages and losses left by the two typhoons hit over P206 billion or about $4.38 billion, and the country would need a slightly higher amount for recovery and reconstruction.

World Bank country director Bert Hofman said the damage and losses represented about 2.7 percent of the gross domestic product in 2009. The figure was based on the study conducted by a team of local and international experts from government agencies, private sector, civil society and development partners.

The recent typhoons were among the reasons cited by the Bureau of Internal Revenue for its sluggish collection this year, along with revenue losses from recent laws and the global economic slowdown.

In the first 10 months of the year, the national government’s fiscal deficit widened to P266.1 billion, already exceeding the full-year deficit ceiling of P250 billion.

Collection by the Bureau of Internal Revenue fell 5.1 percent year-on-year to P612 billion in the January-October period while that of the Bureau of Customs declined 15.7 percent to P183.9 billion.

Tan-Torres said the problem continued last month, with his bureau falling short of target by at least P5 billion.

Former Finance Secretary Roberto de Ocampo has warned that the government’s fiscal deficit may hit as much as 4.5 percent of the gross domestic product in 2010, given the need to increase government expenditures for stimulus packages and recovery efforts combined with the sluggish revenue collection.

SamwiseGamgee

December 21st, 2009, 03:42 AM

SLEX-STAR Connection (http://datrekker.blogspot.com/2009/12/slex-star-connection.html)

The stretch of the future highway that aims to connect the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway is slowly taking shape as shown by the photos on this page. The SLEX starts from Manila and ends in Calamba City in Laguna, while the STAR Tollway, a.k.a. Apolinario Mabini Superhighway (AMS), starts from Sto. Tomas, Batangas and ends in Batangas City.

With the connection, travel time from Manila to Batangas City would be further reduced and rendered more efficient for cars, trucks and buses, especially to those using the RORO service of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway to the Visayas and Mindanao.

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View from Spine Road Bridge looking towards Calamba

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View from Spine Road Bridge looking towards new toll plaza in Saimsim

Read more (http://datrekker.blogspot.com/2009/12/slex-star-connection.html).

Paul George Alcala

December 24th, 2009, 03:13 AM

ano na ba gagawin sa sm san pablo? sm city or sm supercenter?

nov28

December 24th, 2009, 05:11 AM

ano na ba gagawin sa sm san pablo? sm city or sm supercenter?

di pa po sure kung city sya or supercenter, pero ang balita hangang 3rd floor sya, sa ngayon 2nd floor na po yun ginagawa...matagal na po dapat me SM city sa SP kung di lang po sana pinigilan nang mga politiko dito, siguro po pinagaaralan pa nang SM panay SM city na po kasi ang mga kalapit bayan na me SM...pero in terms po nang sa market malaki ang market nang SP...pero sana nga po me SM cinema din...nag sara na po kasi mga sinehan dito sa SP

Paul George Alcala

December 24th, 2009, 01:06 PM

kahit sm supercenter may chance din na may sinehan. imposibleng wlang sinehan na gawin dyan kasi wlang matinong sinehan ang san pablo. Ang SM supercenter lang na wlang sinehan ay Pasig and Las Pinas pero ang Muntinlupa, valenzuela, molino ay may sinehan. Sana SM city gawin dyan para may SM department store kasi kapag supercenter walang dept store

keith15

December 25th, 2009, 08:25 AM

http://http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab324/nov28_photos/SM%20San%20Pablo%20City/PC203455.jpg

hakz2007

December 25th, 2009, 08:29 AM

^^sana SM City ang gawin sa San Pablo..

hakz2007

January 6th, 2010, 01:11 PM

26th Asia-Pacific Scout Jamboree ends in Laguna (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Events_26/26th_Asia-Pacific_Scout_Jamboree_ends_in_Laguna.shtml)

LOS BANOS, Laguna, Jan. 3 (PNA) -– The weeklong 26th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB) ended on Sunday in Los Baños, Laguna with the youths geared up to create a better world.

Organizers said more than 13,000 scouts from 26 nations in the Asia-Pacific participated in the jamboree which began December 28, 2009.

Host Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) said the jamboree was an opportunity for young boys and girls to come together and learn each other's cultural traditions.

“They have undergone rope courses, survival skills, and rafted along Laguna de Bay to learn life-saving techniques,” said BSP national president and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay.

This time, girls were allowed to join to show that they can also make a change, according to Binay.

Just like 16-year-old Saraa Yoosuf, who came all the way from Maldives, Bilal Rashid, a Pakistani, is sad to leave the Philippines, which he has learned a lot from and has come to love.

The Philippines also hosted the jamboree in 1992.
The next jamboree is set to be held at Suncheon, South Korea in August 2010. (PNA)

salamangkero

January 8th, 2010, 06:12 PM

Mt. Makiling as seen from Palace in the Sky

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Waldenstrom

January 9th, 2010, 07:09 PM

Pagsanjan

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Dustin

January 11th, 2010, 03:25 PM

di pa po sure kung city sya or supercenter, pero ang balita hangang 3rd floor sya, sa ngayon 2nd floor na po yun ginagawa...matagal na po dapat me SM city sa SP kung di lang po sana pinigilan nang mga politiko dito, siguro po pinagaaralan pa nang SM panay SM city na po kasi ang mga kalapit bayan na me SM...pero in terms po nang sa market malaki ang market nang SP...pero sana nga po me SM cinema din...nag sara na po kasi mga sinehan dito sa SP

Meron siya sinehan. Basahin nyo man dun sa website ng SM CINEMA...yung 'about us' option i-click nyo. Kasali ang San Pablo sa mga magkakaroon ng SM Cinema.

lgseccionph

January 13th, 2010, 05:28 PM

Ayala IT firm pursues listing plan (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/20851-ayala-it-firm-pursues-listing-plan.html)

AYALA-led Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) will be the first company to list on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) this year when it formally joins the bourse on January 21. The microchip maker and exporter is listing via introduction 1.27 billion common shares carrying a par value of P1 each.

The firm has already secured the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PSE during the last quarter of 2009.

The move is seen to propel the company toward its goal to become a $10-billion company in the next 10 years.

Firms listing by way of introduction raise no funds through this exercise. However, their shares may be traded on the exchange, giving them exposure to investors.

In a previous interview, IMI chief finance officer Sherisa Nuesa said the firm likewise continues to explore the option of joining bourses abroad, in particular, in the Singapore Stock Exchange.

To meet its targets, IMI said it will focus on “high-growth” industries such as in automotive, medical, as well as in niche computing, communications and consumer segments.

IMI’s main manufacturing facility is located in Laguna while its operations cover Singapore, Hong Kong, China and the US. The company is owned by listed holding firm Ayala Corp. and its subsidiary AYC Holdings Inc.

The latest planned listing follows what some industry watchers described as a slow year for the exchange. Volatility in the equity market forced several firms to defer their plans to go public in 2009.

Other companies that listed by way of introduction last year were AgriNurture Inc. and Century Peak Metals Holdings Corp. while only one—Ripple E-Business International Inc.—conducted an initial public offering (IPO).

As such, IMI is seen as the first of what is expected to be a better year in terms of companies joining the PSE. In an earlier interview, PSE president Francis Lim said at least six firms have expressed intention to hold an initial public offering this year.

A number of these are real estate investment trusts IPOs, he said.

The figure, however, still pales in comparison to the country’s closest neighbors.

Singapore has had 53 IPOs since the start of 2008 while Malaysia and Thailand have had 35 each, Indonesia 30 and Vietnam 17, according to data from Bloomberg.

lgseccionph

January 13th, 2010, 06:05 PM

Ayala Land sees growth ‘across the board’ (http://www.bworld.com.ph/main/content.php?id=4457)

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Executives of Ayala Land, Inc. led by company president Antonino T. Aquino (left) view a scale model of the Santierra project in Nuvali, a 1,750-hectare mixed-use community in Sta. Rosa and Calamba, Laguna. He is joined by marketing chief Thomas F. Mirasol (center) and senior division manager Jose Juan Jugo. -- <i>Jonathan L. Cellona</i>
Executives of Ayala Land, Inc. led by company president Antonino T. Aquino (left) view a scale model of the Santierra project in Nuvali, a 1,750-hectare mixed-use community in Sta. Rosa and Calamba, Laguna. He is joined by marketing chief Thomas F. Mirasol (center) and senior division manager Jose Juan Jugo. -- Jonathan L. Cellona

The country’s largest property developer launched its first project for 2010 yesterday, pointing to signs that the industry’s growth last year would be sustained.

Ayala Land, Inc. President Antonino T. Aquino said he expects growth to occur “across the board” this year, unlike last year when the company’s profits were hit after demand for high-end projects drastically slowed down.

“[Our sentiment] is reflected on the developments that we are currently doing. This is not just based on optimism but [on concrete signs] that the industry has already picked up,” he said.

Bobby O. Dy, Ayala Land senior vice-president and head of the residential business group, noted that prices of the firm’s Abrio project at the Nuvali master-planned community in Laguna have appreciated by as much as 40% since it was launched two years ago.

“This is a testament to the buyers’ confidence [in the industry] and in making Nuvali a regional center, which seems to be happening sooner than later,” he said.

Ayala Land Senior Vice-President Rex A. Mendoza said that if not for the lethargic first quarter the company experienced last year, 2009 would have been a better year for Ayala Land after sales picked up in the second quarter and onwards.

The property company yesterday launched its latest project at the 1,700-hectare Nuvali in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, the Santierra. It is being sold under the high-end Ayala Land Premier brand.

Santierra will cover 77 hectares and will be done in two phases. A total of 540 lots -- ranging from 600 square meters (sq. m.) to 1,000 sq. m. -- will be sold to buyers.

Santierra lots are being sold to at P12,000 per sq. m. to P15,200 per sq. m., up by 3% from last week when the company started selling the project. “Initially, we wanted to sell 100 lots only but after seeing the demand, we are already looking at 150 lots,” Mr. Mendoza said, adding that 108 lots -- valued at P1.05 billion -- have already been sold. This is a record among Ayala Land Premier projects in Nuvali, he said.

Aside from Santierra, the company will also build its second business process outsourcing office building in Nuvali, and add another 10,000 sq. m. of retail space, from just 2,000 sq. m. last year.

Santierra, the office project, and the retail expansion will cost the company between P3 billion to P5 billion, Mr. Aquino said. “We are trying to fast-track our projects because the buyers are there,” Mr. Aquino said.

Ayala Land is the country’s largest property developer with a market capitalization of P145.83 billion. It operates under three brands -- Avida for the “affordable” market; Alveo for the middle-income market, and Ayala Land Premier for high-end market. The company is also in the process of coming up with a new brand, Amaia, which will cater to “lower-end” market.

balay_1

January 14th, 2010, 06:31 AM

SM San Pablo updates with photos and discussions. Just click this link: http://www.sanpablocity.net/2009/05/09/sm-san-pablo-rumor-or-fact/ :)

Edwin1

January 21st, 2010, 05:34 AM

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1 Ground Floor Room with aircon (good for 4 - 6 persons)

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1 Second Floor Masters Bedroom w/ Aircon, Bathtub, TV & DVD (good for 9 - 12 persons)

6 Toilet & Bath (including 2 shower rooms)

Kitchen & Dining Area (can seat 8 persons, free use of ref, kitchen and dining utensils)

Living Room w/ Videoke and Rocking Chair (can seat 12 person)

Games (Free use of mahjong, cards, chess, bingo, sungka, pinoy henyo helmet)

Overlooking Terrace with 3 long benches and tables (can seat 18 persons)

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daily commuter

January 23rd, 2010, 07:39 AM

Republic Act 9740 converting the municipality of Biñan in the province of Laguna into a component city to be known as the City of Biñan was approved by the president of the Republic of the Philippines on October 30, 2009. A plebiscite to ratify Republic Act 9740 will be held on February 2, 2010. When that happens, Biñan will be the 4th. and the newest city in the province of Laguna.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi%C3%B1an,_Laguna)

BIÑAN The newest and very exciting city of the Philippines, the Asean and the World! (http://www.aseanbiztimes.com/viewpage.php?id=188&page=news)

2009-12-31 by the Asean Biz Times

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Biñan is a first class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. Accessible from Metro Manila via the South Luzon Expressway, Biñan has become both a suburban residential community of Metro Manila and a location for some of the Philippines largest industrial estates and export processing zones. According to the latest census, it has a population of 262,735 in 42,307 households.

Biñan is the first municipality of Laguna from Metro Manila next to San Pedro. The municipality is one of three comprising the first district of Laguna.

Cityhood Status as of October 30, 2009

Republic Act 9740 converting the municipality of Biñan in the province of Laguna into a component city to be known as the City of Biñan was approved by the president of the Republic of the Philippines on October 30, 2009. A plebiscite to ratify Republic Act 9740 will be soon announced by the COMELEC.

HISTORY

Captain Juan de Salcedo discovered Biñan who founded it at the end of June 1571, a month after Miguel Lopez de Legaspi established Manila when he explored the largest freshwater lake in the Philippines and second in Asia.

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Where Binan got its name is a mystery. Some deduced that before Salcedo proceeded to Cainta and Taytay finally reaching Bay, he landed in Binan. According to the story, Padres Alfonso de Alvarado and Diego Espinar planted a huge wooden cross on the spot where the present day Don Isidro Labrador parish stands and co-celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass. Curious natives gathered and the two Spanish missionaries took advantage of the situation. They baptized each one of them. From then on, old folks say they called the place "Binyagan," which means a baptismal place. The Spanish tongue's difficulty in pronouncing the local dialect acquired for the once town its name Binan.

When the seat of the provincial government of the Provincia dela Laguna de Bay was moved from Bay to Pagsanjan in 1688, Binan separated from its mother town Tabuco (now Cabuyao).

In 1791, during the time of Pablo Faustino, Santa Rosa separated from Biñan. The following year, January 15 Sta Rosa de Lima was established and became an independent town.

June 1869 when a young boy Jose Rizal went to Binan with his brother Paciano. They proceeded to his aunt's house where Jose was to lodge. Here, his first formal education was entrusted to Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz who after a year and a half of tutelage advised young Rizal to continue higher education in Manila.

(Historically, Biñan is nationally recognized in the books related to the biography of Jose Rizal, the country's national hero. It was said that Jose Rizal took residence in the areas near the town proper during his childhood and was formally educated in one of its schools. His teacher is Justiniano Cruz Aquino. In honor of Jose Rizal, a plaque of recognition was bestowed on the house where he stayed at. A monument now stands at the center of Biñan's town plaza in recognition of Biñan's affiliation to Rizal.)

How Biñan Got Its Name

Anecdote about the name Binan had originated from the name of a big tree called Banyan or Banian (Ficus Bengalensus; Urtika Crae). Since the tree was unusual to the place and people had not heard of it, it was then disregarded. In Greece, Banyan means trader or Mercader, which then changed to Binan. Others believed that the name Binan came from the word "Binyagan" which means baptized or baptismal place. During the Spanish Era, the town was named Parochia de San Isidro de Binan which is now the emblem of the church.

Paul George Alcala

January 23rd, 2010, 02:32 PM

Waldenstrom

January 23rd, 2010, 08:22 PM

Good luck to Biñan on its bid for cityhood!

:cheers:

daily commuter

January 25th, 2010, 06:17 AM

Are you sure na Feb2, 2010 plebiscite? wikipedia is not a reliable source kasi anyone can edit it. Tapos wla din sa website ng Comelec na magkakaroon ng plebiscite sa Feb2. Baka naman di updated website ng Comelec pero nung time na nagkaplebiscite sa Dasmarinas last Nov 25 ay Oct 27 pa lang na ka post na sa website ng COMELEC.

^^ YES po! Nakapakadami nang tarpaulin na may mukha ni Congressman Daniel Fernandez at Mayor Lenlen Alonte-Naguiat sa main roads ng Biñan na nagsasabi na bumoto ng YES sa plebisito sa Feb 2. Sayang sa Nagcarlan Laguna ako nakarehistro.

Paul George Alcala

January 25th, 2010, 11:09 AM

hakz2007

January 25th, 2010, 11:24 AM

This one is an old news about Biñan cityhood.

Biñan cityhood OK'd (http://newsbreak.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7093&Itemid=88889051)
Written by Jesus F. Llanto
Sunday, 15 November 2009

Unlike other converted LGUs, it won't have a separate congressional district

Biñan, one of the country’s richest municipalities, is now one step closer to becoming a city after President Arroyo signed a law that converts the town into a city.

President Arroyo signed on October 30 Republic Act 9740 or An Act Converting the Municipality in Laguna into A Component City.

The cityhood will take effect, however, if the residents of Biñan will ratify approve of it in a plebiscite that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has yet to schedule.

If yes wins in the plebiscite, Biñan will become the 4th city in the province of Laguna, and the 122nd in the country. The 3 other cities in the province are San Pablo, Calamba, and Sta. Rosa.

On October 15, President Arroyo also signed RA 9723, which converted Dasmarinas into a component city. A plebiscite is scheduled on November 25.

Biñan Mayor Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat welcomed the approval of the cityhood law and was optimistic that it will be approved by the residents.

“I am very excited about this development. We have been working hard to get our cityhood,” Naguiat told Newsbreak in an e-mail interview.

“This became evident during our public hearing when all sectors were invited to discuss the cityhood and agreed to push for it,” the mayor said, adding that they were lucky because they achieved cityhood status on its first attempt.

“Biñan has been qualified for the past decade...and fortunately on our first attempt we passed,” Naguiat said.
Still with 1st district

Comelec chair Jose Melo told Newsbreak that a plebiscite should be held in Biñan before the deadline for filing of the candidates on December 1.

As of August 2007, Binan has a population of 262,735, which is above the minimum population requirement of 250,000 for the creation of new district. However, Republic Act 9740, unlike other cityhood laws, said that the conversion of the city would not result in the creation of a new congressional district.

“Until otherwise provided by law, the City of Biñan shall continue to be part of the first congressional district of the province ofLaguna,” Article IX Sec. 61 of RA 9740 reads.

The city of Sta. Rosa and the municipality of San Pedro are also in the first district of Laguna.
Qualified

Under the Local Government Code, a municipality or cluster of barangays can be converted into a city if it has a local income of P20 million and if it has a population of 150,000 or a land area of 100 sq. km. The income requirement was raised to P100 million as a result of the passage of Republic Act 9009.

Mandaluyong Mayor Benjamin Abalos Jr, president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, welcomed the passage of the cityhood law of Biñan. In a text message to Newsbreak, Abalos said: "We congratulate Biñan and similar LGUs that have legally complied with the requirements of the law to become a city."

The LCP has been protesting and keeping an eye on the passage of cityhood laws involving local government units that don't meet the requirements set by the Code. It successfully convinced the Supreme Court to void the conversion of 16 such cities.

Biñan is a 1st-class city composed of 24 barangays and is host to a number of industrial parks. It is also among the richest municipalities in the country. Data from the Commission on Audit showed that as of 2007, Biñan has a gross income of P677 million and net income of P250 million.

Naguiat said the upgraded status of Biñan would give it more funds since it would be receiving city-rate Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA).

“An additional P200 million to P300 million per year can be utilized for social services, education and responsible infrastructure,” said the mayor, who was once engaged in a bitter electoral fight with Abalos's brother in law.

The IRA is the local government’s share on the taxes collected by the national government and is used to finance the operation and delivery of basic services by the local governments.

A study by the Department of Interior and Local Government showed that the IRA of a municipality converted into a city is usually tripled while old cities lost one-third of their IRA when a new city is created. (Newsbreak)

daily commuter

January 25th, 2010, 11:51 AM

fall_17

January 26th, 2010, 07:29 AM

@Paul George Alcala & hakz2007, sayang nga at hindi naging lone district ang Biñan.

Sana naman pag city na ang Biñan ay ipaayos na nila ang PNR Station na napaka-dungis tignan. Gawin nila yun katulad ng ginawa ng city council ng Makati sa pagpapaganda ng EDSA Station ng PNR sa may Magallanes. Also, pagandahin ang palengke at supilin ang lahat ng salot sa lipunan :lol:

dapat lang mangyari iyon, Kung mag-aayos cila ng mga stablishment sa Biñan, isama na nila ang PNR biñan Station, ang pangit kasi tingnan, mas maganda pa nga ang court sa kaharap nya:nuts:

detours

January 29th, 2010, 09:56 AM

Good luck to Biñan on its bid for cityhood!

:cheers:

Good afternoon people of Biñan...if I were there on the day of election boboto ako ng yes...ay mali?paano eh hindi pala ako taga Biñan...may sentimental memories lang sa akin ang lugar na to.it's my second hometown aside from Los Baños when I lived there many years ago.sana maging city na ang Biñan.

detours

January 29th, 2010, 10:15 AM

Mt. Makiling as seen from Palace in the Sky

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ask lang po ako...are the villages at the foot of Makiling in the territory of Calamba City?kung ganun ay napaka rapid ang development ng lugar.dati kasi noong nandyan ako sa LB ay di pa ganyan ang makita mo sa paanan ng bundok.

detours

January 29th, 2010, 10:50 AM

oo nga sayang boto mo, I hope manalo yes. Don't worry konti lang natatalo sa plebiscite. Mga recent na natalo since 1990 ay Ilagan,Isabela Meycauayan,Bulacan (1st attempt) and Novaliches. Ang mali lang in my opinion sa nafile na cityhood ng Binan ay dapat ginawa na ni Cong Dan na lone district ang Binan para separate na sa first district tutal qualified ang Binan with 260,000 na tao.
ang laki pala ng population ng Biñan.qualified na rin ito maging HUC kung magkataon na ciudad na.
SENTIMENTAL mood....
after Dasmariñas,Los Baños,now here comes Biñan..three places I have sentimental memories.and look!they have something in common.they become or are becoming cities in the case of Los Baños and Biñan.they have the "ñ"in
their names.what a coincidence really.
Los Baños....I studied at Los Baños High School and UPLB,lived in Anos
Biñan.......... Los Baños High School is the branch of Biñan based Grinhar
College
Dasmariñas....I stayed for some time here when I lived in Calatagan...those are my fond memories that brought me closer to those places which is not my own.

fall_17

January 29th, 2010, 07:07 PM

Good afternoon people of Biñan...if I were there on the day of election boboto ako ng yes...ay mali?paano eh hindi pala ako taga Biñan...may sentimental memories lang sa akin ang lugar na to.it's my second hometown aside from Los Baños when I lived there many years ago.sana maging city na ang Biñan.

I hope na makaboto rin ako for cityhood ng biñan but taga Dasma ako, hindi siguro pwede ang outsider jan, 3rd home town ko ang Biñan kaya gusto ko rin bumoto.

daily commuter

January 30th, 2010, 05:17 AM

Konting tulog na lang at malalaman na natin kung gusto ng madlang people na taga-Biñan na maging Lungsod ang aming bayan.

fall_17

January 30th, 2010, 04:56 PM

Konting tulog na lang at malalaman na natin kung gusto ng madlang people na taga-Biñan na maging Lungsod ang aming bayan.

Taga Biñan ka pala....

sick_n_tired

February 1st, 2010, 04:13 AM

possible ba na makaboto kahit hindi taga Biñan?

Waldenstrom

February 1st, 2010, 06:00 AM

possible ba na makaboto kahit hindi taga Biñan?
registered voters lang ng Biñan ang pwede.. :)

sick_n_tired

February 1st, 2010, 07:00 AM

^^ohhh. di pala ko pwede. Dito ko sa Mand. nakarehistro. sayang.

Dustin

February 2nd, 2010, 08:27 AM

Hi mga taga Laguna. Ask ko lang maganda ba talaga yung Pagsanjan Falls kasi gustong mapuntahan ng sister ko.

fall_17

February 2nd, 2010, 10:13 AM

Hi mga taga Laguna. Ask ko lang maganda ba talaga yung Pagsanjan Falls kasi gustong mapuntahan ng sister ko.

Opo! magandang po talaga ang pagsanjan falls, pang world class kaya dinadayo ng mga turista..

detours

February 2nd, 2010, 10:24 AM

good afternoon Laguna....may plebesito ba na nangyayari dyan ngayon sa Biñan?kung meron sana bumoboto ang mga taga riyan ng yes...Mabuhay City of Biñan!!!!

daily commuter

February 3rd, 2010, 04:12 AM

Good morning Laguna!

Ano na kaya ang resulta ng plebisitio sa Biñan? Nanalo kaya ang YES?

Paul George Alcala

February 4th, 2010, 03:23 AM

Biñan now a city
by Paul M. Gutierrez
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 18:12
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday proclaimed Biñan as a component city, bringing to four the number of cities in Laguna province.

Aizel Jagmis, chair of the plebiscite’s board of canvassers, said 11,461 voted “Yes” in favor of cityhood while 2,859 voted “No” to the proposal.

He said 15 to 20 percent of the 133,257 registered voters participated in the plebiscite held last Tuesday.

Biñan Mayor Lenlen Alonte-Naguiat said the municipality applied for cityhood way back in June 2008 and the measure only passed Congress late last year.

Naguiat said there would be no immediate tax increase in the city, which was the main worry of some of her constituents opposed to cityhood.

By law, a five-year moratorium prevents a newly-proclaimed city to increase its taxes.

“I also promised them (Biñan residents) that there will be no increase in taxes during my term,” Naguiat told the media.

Naguiat is running unopposed for the same position in the May 10 polls.

Councilor Digo Casas, chairman of the committee on trade and commerce, said Biñan is already a developed municipality 12 years before it attained its cityhood.

He said 95 percent of the 1,000-hectare Laguna Technopark belongs to Biñan, while only 5 percent is under the nearby city of Sta. Rosa.

“In less than three years we can be at par or even exceed Sta. Rosa City,” he said.

source: http://journal.com.ph/index.php/provincial/2379-binan-now-a-city.html

hakz2007

February 4th, 2010, 03:45 AM

^^congrats Biñan for being the newest city in the land. San Pedro is next soon..

detours

February 4th, 2010, 03:52 AM

thanks naman nanalo ang yes...I did not even had any idea of what will be the result.mabuti naman at city na at last ang Biñan.now I only have one place to wish for cityhood in Laguna,that's my second hometown Los Baños.

Congratulations to all Biñan's people.

sick_n_tired

February 4th, 2010, 03:53 AM

^^ Good news! Congrats!

Waldenstrom

February 4th, 2010, 05:34 AM

Congratulations to Biñan! :colgate:

detours

February 4th, 2010, 04:51 PM

Congratulations to Biñan! :colgate:

good evening sa yo Walds...punta ka sa aming thread masaya ang discussion ngayon namin doon.may scandal news pa...at least mainit pa rin yon na balita.see you there!@SSC Bacolod nga pala baka nakalimutan mo na ako ay taga Bacolod.
masaya ako sa news na city na ang Biñan.

detours

February 8th, 2010, 03:07 AM

good morning....whatever happened to this thread?where are the forumers?is this a closed thread?I just visited and found out I was the last one who posted and now in about 3 days no one has posted next to mine...I find it good to be here naman sana to know of new developments around Laguna especially the newly created City of Biñan....post away na mga folks.

SamwiseGamgee

February 10th, 2010, 04:04 PM

Tried to upload update photos of the u/c SM City-Calamba but Tinypics failed me. Maybe later... :(

daily commuter

February 12th, 2010, 03:12 AM

CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR - PROVINCE OF LAGUNA

1. Dennis S. Lazaro - Provincial Administrator (son of incumbent Gov. Teresita S. Lazaro)

2. Jorge Estregan Jr. - Incumbent mayor of Pagsanjan

3. Ramil Hernandez - Incumbent Vice Governor

4. Joey Lina - Former senator, former DILG secretary, and former governor

5. Alexis Niño Almasan - Active forumer of SSC

detours

February 12th, 2010, 03:52 AM

absinthe_888

February 12th, 2010, 01:21 PM

fall_17

February 12th, 2010, 08:43 PM

[/COLOR]talaga?SSC forumer?what are his other qualifications?sapat na ba itong basehan ng tao na como forumer ay pwede ng magkandidato?sana naman may iba pa.

Sapat ng dahilan iyan, pero hindi parin tama na maging candidate ang isang SSC forumer:bash:

Lucentino

February 14th, 2010, 09:31 AM

CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR - PROVINCE OF LAGUNA
5. Alexis Niño Almasan - Active forumer of SSC

Pasensya na brother Cong.@DC at naantala ang aking pag-reply... sino ba itong SSC forumer na ito at anung tinatakbuhan nyang pwesto?

Di naman sya nuissance candidate ha? :lol:

Kung pwede lang akong bumoto sa Laguna, sampu ng aking mga kamag-anak ay tiyak hahakutin ko sila at iboboto namin sya!

Good luck!!!

:lol::nuts::nuts:

Teka bro. DC, parang may nag-re-react ah... :|

PS. Congrats pala sa citizens of the City of Binan!

:cheers1:

bagumbayani

February 17th, 2010, 08:37 AM

We went to Lucban via Calamba and Los Banos. Grabe talaga ang traffic in those two areas. Other than that, the rest of the towns of Laguna going to Quezon are beautiful and clean.

hiiamdib

February 19th, 2010, 12:27 AM

^^ hopefully, the construction of slex extension going to lucena will help cut the travel time.

In other news:
Top 35 Philippine Cities according to Income in 2010 (in thousand pesos)

1. Quezon City (Metro Manila) – P9,042,876
2. Makati (Metro Manila) – P8,308,262
3. Manila (Metro Manila) – P6,309,862
4. Pasig (Metro Manila) – P4,377,611
5. Davao City – P3,279,863
6. Cebu City – P2,938,270
7. Caloocan (Metro Manila) – P2,682,815
8. Paranaque (Metro Manila) – P2,246,421
9. Pasay (Metro Manila) – P2,239,910
10. Taguig (Metro Manila) – P2,006,728
11. Zamboanga City – P2,004,040
12. Muntinlupa (Metro Manila) – P1,949,529
13. Mandaluyong (Metro Manila) – P1,888,315
14. Valenzuela( Metro Manila) – P1,571,950
15. Cagayan de Oro (Misamis Oriental) – P1,452,191
16. Marikina (Metro Manila) – P1,440,384
17. Las Piñas (Metro Manila) – P1,339,279
18. Calamba (Laguna) – P1,338,300
19. Batangas City (Batangas) – P1,335,253
20. Antipolo (Rizal) – P1,277,213
21. Iloilo City (Iloilo) – P1,162,912
22. Puerto Prinsesa (Palawan) – P1,158,317
23. Iligan (Lanao del Norte) – P1,081,773
24. General Santos (South Cotabato) – P1,075,419
25. Olongapo (Zambales) – P1,039,921
26. Bacolod (Negros Occidenal) – P961,734
27. San Juan (Metro Manila) – P913,502
28. Baguio (Benguet) – P907,130
29. Butuan (Agusan del Norte) – P879,633
30. Angeles (Pampanga) – P797,846
31. Santiago (Isabela) - P714,936
32. Malabon (Metro Manila) P713,730
33. Tagum (Davao del Norte) - P629,079
34. Tarlac (Tarlac) - P602,829
35. Meycauayan (Bulacan) - P569,970

*Source: http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-cities-financial-profile-2010-income-and-expenses

^^

Calamba City within top 20 in income

Paul George Alcala

February 19th, 2010, 01:45 PM

Bakit wla Dasmarinas City, Cavite. Siguro di pa sya naisali kasi bago pa lang syang city noong Nov 25, 2009. parang kaduda duda rin na wala sa listahan ang Sta. Rosa City, Laguna

fall_17

February 20th, 2010, 11:11 AM

Bakit wla Dasmarinas City, Cavite. Siguro di pa sya naisali kasi bago pa lang syang city noong Nov 25, 2009. parang kaduda duda rin na wala sa listahan ang Sta. Rosa City, Laguna

^^^^Ha? naunang maging city ang Sta.Rosa kaya bakit di kasali sa mga listahan ng cities ng Laguna?

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February 28th, 2010, 02:37 AM

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hakz2007

March 3rd, 2010, 04:51 AM

"Sagip Musmos" launched in Laguna (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100302.htm&no=09&r=cal&y=&mo=)

Los Banos (2 March) -- The Philippines Games and Amusement Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development recently launched the Sagip Musmos in the Provincial Capitol in Sta Cruz, Laguna to help address the nutrition problem in selected municipalities.

According to Dir Honorita B. Bayudan of DSWD Field Office IV-A, the Sagip Musmos program is part of the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation program of the National Government and it aims to improve the nutritional status of cay care children in eight targeted municipalities and cities of Laguna Province.

PAGCOR officials led by Mr Alfredo Galbo with Dir Bayudan awarded a check for the Sagip Musmos Progam implementation to Laguna Governor Teresita Lazaro. The said check which has an amount of P240,000, represent the initial release of fund for the said program.

Gov. Lazaro thanked DSWD and PAGCOR for identifying Laguna province as a target area for the program as it certainly help the poor families in the identified areas especially since the said families are victims of typhoon Ondoy and Santi.

Under the program, a total of 400 children ages 3-6 years old in the targeted day care centers will be provided supplemental meals 5 days a week at P30/child/day for the next 5 to 6 months depending on the actual start of the implementation in the said centers.

The target localities included under the Sagip Musmos program are the municipalities of Nagcarlan, Liliw, Magdalena, Sta Cruz, Los Banos, Binan, and San Pedro and the City of Sta Rosa.

Also present during the launching are the provincial officials of Laguna led by the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Ernesto Montecillo, and the municipal social welfare and development officers of the targeted areas. (PIA)

NicknameForLife

March 4th, 2010, 05:30 AM

Wla Sta. Rosa... di ba mas maunlad ang Sta. Rosa kaysa sa Calamba???

bumbilya

March 4th, 2010, 12:08 PM

sinu-sino naman po kandidato for vice-governor? balita ay malakas daw si reyes na kasalukuyang konsehal ng san pablo. salamat po.

detours

March 5th, 2010, 09:05 AM

We went to Lucban via Calamba and Los Banos. Grabe talaga ang traffic in those two areas. Other than that, the rest of the towns of Laguna going to Quezon are beautiful and clean.

ganun na ba ang traffic situation sa Calamba at Los Baños?so that means heavy na as in may mga traffic lights na dapat sa highway.meron na ba?...nagtatanong lang kasi ang tagal na akong di nakabalik dyan sa Los Baños,way back college days pa sa UPLB.nostalgic nga ako pagkakita ko pa lang sa Google sa mga umusbong na parang kabuti ang mga building ng fabrika sa paanan ng Bundok Makiling...hay,Los Baños,I really missed this place.

detours

March 5th, 2010, 09:11 AM

Wla Sta. Rosa... di ba mas maunlad ang Sta. Rosa kaysa sa Calamba???

during that survey siguro di pa naging city ang Sta. Rosa.It is the same case with Dasmariñas and Biñan.kailan lang ba naman sila naging city so expect it na di pa nakasama sa list.pag naman may bago ng list I think Calamba will still be ahead even of Dasmariñas and Sta. Rosa.next to Calamba it is still Biñan and Cabuyao.(still subject for review pa ang mga figures)by that time siguro city na rin ang Cabuyao so I mentioned it here na lang even though town pa lang sya ngayon.pending naman ang cityhood ng bayan na ito,together with San Pedro.wow!dami ng cities ang Laguna pagnagkataon na maapprove na in the next congress.catching up with Cavite.o di ba?

NicknameForLife

March 5th, 2010, 01:11 PM

tama ung post ni fall_17, ang alam ko naunang naging city ang Sta. Rosa.. pero ok na rin basta may representative ang Laguna... =)

detours

March 5th, 2010, 03:35 PM

GOOD evening people of Calamba City and Laguna Province.
Parang may drought din dito sa thread...natuyot na...busy kayo sa pagpapalamig sa loob ng mga malls sa Calamba?or in Los Baños?hehehe!minsan ko lang napuntahan ang thread na ito babalik balikan ko na ito dahil dito ang magandang bayan ng Los Baños na kasing misteryoso ng Bundok Makiling.

ianlopez1115

March 8th, 2010, 08:19 AM

sinu-sino naman po kandidato for vice-governor? balita ay malakas daw si reyes na kasalukuyang konsehal ng san pablo. salamat po.

Here are your candidates for Vice-Governor (Laguna)

Name of Candidate "Nickname" Political Party

1 AFUANG, ABNER LABASTIDA "AFUANG" INDEPENDENT
2 ALMARINEZ, DAVE MIRANDA "DAVE" NP
3 CRUZ, BERNARDITA OBA "BABY" INDEPENDENT
4 MERCADO, CELSO ORUGA "SOY" LP
5 PEREZ, CAESAR PABALATE "CESAR" BIGKIS
6 REYES, ELEANOR TEODORO "ELLEN" PMP

Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/182288/2010-elections-lower-house-and-provincial-candidates-for-the-calabarzon-region-r04a

bumbilya

March 8th, 2010, 09:08 PM

^^ salamat po, pati na rin sa link. mabuhay ang magandang probinsya ng laguna!

chesterot

March 9th, 2010, 10:47 PM

bakit naiba ang name ng thread na to? parang calamba lang ang lungsod sa laguna. not fair for the other cities like san pablo, sta. rosa and binan?:bash:

balay_1

March 9th, 2010, 11:01 PM

^^Mas angkop nga ang Calamba City na ilagay kasi sa Calamba ang "buhay" at "progress" ng Laguna. Hindi naman sa hindi nagbibigay ng "progress" ang Sta. Rosa, San Pablo, at Binan sa probinsya, ang lungsod ng Calamba kasi ang ginawang "regional center" ng CALABARZON. Ibig sabihin, lahat ng mga "government offices" ng CALABARZON ay ililipat sa Calamba. Isa pa, diyan kasi ipinanganak si Dr. Jose Rizal kaya dapat na ipagmalaki ang Calamba.:)

detours

March 10th, 2010, 02:41 AM

GOOD MORNING SA TAGA LAGUNA....bumibisita lang dito sa thread.maka comment nga ng konti.okey lang para sa akin ang name na ito wag lang mawala ang Laguna Province.pwede rin naman sumali ang taga Biñan,Sta. Rosa at San Pablo kasi part sila ng Laguna.pro mas okey sana San Pablo City and Laguna Province thread na lang kung dati ito ang name kasi ang San Pablo ang una naging city.ano sa palagay nyo,tama ba?at kung ang CALABARZON Region ay Calamba ang regional center,eh dapat yong Calamba forums dito na lang magsamasama sa lahat ng Calabarzon concerns.

daily commuter

March 10th, 2010, 06:37 AM

Bakit pinalitan ang name ng thread? Hindi lang naman kilala ang Laguna dahil sa Calamba at mga lugar-bagay-tao na taga-Calamba. Okay sana yun i-sama ang Calamba sa name ng thread kung Calamba ang capital ng Laguna kaso hindi naman. I suggest to the moderators na ibalik sa Laguna Province ang name ng thread.

Re GOV & VG positions ng Laguna, ang gusto ko iboto ay si Estregan at Afuang. Hehehe pareho sila may hidwaan sa isa't isa bilang mga naging mayor ng Pagsanjan. Naalala ko noong Y2007 ay may narinig ako sa isang local radio station na hinahamon ni Afuang ang incumbent mayor ng Pagsanjan (Ejercito) ng suntukan sa bundok. Bawal ang magsama ng police at body guard :lol:

kevinb

March 10th, 2010, 05:21 PM

^^ Ako din. Laguna province na lang ulit. Sta Cruz dapat ang kasama sa title, kaso hindi pa sya city.:D

Choey

March 10th, 2010, 06:12 PM

Hello Laguna, hello World..

I'm Choey from Sta. Rosa...
I'm NB here..

Choey

March 10th, 2010, 08:26 PM

lochinvar

March 10th, 2010, 10:33 PM

"Re GOV & VG positions ng Laguna, ang gusto ko iboto ay si Estregan at Afuang. Hehehe pareho sila may hidwaan sa isa't isa bilang mga naging mayor ng Pagsanjan. Naalala ko noong Y2007 ay may narinig ako sa isang local radio station na hinahamon ni Afuang ang incumbent mayor ng Pagsanjan (Ejercito) ng suntukan sa bundok. Bawal ang magsama ng police at body guard."

Isama mo na rin ang mayors ng Lumban at Mabitac. :lol:

detours

March 11th, 2010, 01:44 AM

Migo detours...diin ka sa Laguna migs?

Good Morning Friends...@choey...di ako nakatira sa Laguna.But our family relatives are in Calamba and Los Baños.I am based here in Bacolod City.I once lived in Anos, Los Baños.that was year 1980's pa.

daily commuter

March 11th, 2010, 02:43 AM

lochinvar

March 11th, 2010, 04:48 AM

Mabitac, Lumban and Pagsanjan are my neighbor towns. Magulo ang politics sa first two and if I remember it correctly some gets killed.

Choey

March 11th, 2010, 04:03 PM

To: Moderators, maraming salamat at LAGUNA PROVINCE na uli ang name ng thread :banana:

@Choey: Hi! welcome sa SSC. Dami pa threads dito na pwede mo i-visit lalo na yun sa Bacolod City and Negros Occidental. Saan ka sa Sta.Rosa? Malapit ka ba sa area kung saan may riles ng tren? Ako obvious na taga-Biñan. My soon-to-be wife is formerly of La Salle Bacolod (but UPHL) na ngayon. Active ako sa PNR thread kasi mahilig ako sa tren. Yun mga naging friend ko sa Bacolod & Neg.Occ. thread willing ako samahan pag pumunta ako ng Negros Occ. para mag trainspotting sa mga sugar farms. Sana makilala din kita at samahan mo ako maghanap ng tren sa tubuhan :lol:

@lochinvar: Hehehe ano ba ang awayan nila?

Sa mga taga-Sta.Rosa City, sino ba ang maglalaban sa pagka-Mayor & Vice?
Sa Biñan kasi ang usap-usapan ay walang makakalaban si Mayor Lenlen Alonte. Kung sa Biñan ako registered si Alonte pa din ang iboboto ko kaso sa Nagcarlan ako nakarehistro.

Hello @Daily Commuter..thanks sa pag welcome..
I'm a fun of SSC-Bacolod..before i created my SSC account nagbabasa na ako ng forum nila at bumibisita rin ako sa mga Train thread and Laguna thred..
Medyo malayo ako sa mga riles sa Sta Rosa...sa may hiway lang kasi ako ng Balibago

Regarding sa mga maglalaban for Mayor at Vice Mayor sa Sta Rosa.. i think si Catindig pa rin at si Arcillas ang maglalaban tapos ang sigurado lang akung sa Vice Mayor ay si Alipon...

Choey

March 11th, 2010, 04:05 PM

Good Morning Friends...@choey...di ako nakatira sa Laguna.But our family relatives are in Calamba and Los Baños.I am based here in Bacolod City.I once lived in Anos, Los Baños.that was year 1980's pa.

good evening migo detours.... i thought kasi nung una sa Laguna ka rin naka-base kasi active na active ka sa tread na to...

chesterot

March 12th, 2010, 03:07 AM

@mod it's good that u reverted the thread name to Laguna province.:)

absinthe_888

March 12th, 2010, 04:44 AM

Here are your candidates for Vice-Governor (Laguna)

Name of Candidate "Nickname" Political Party

1 AFUANG, ABNER LABASTIDA "AFUANG" INDEPENDENT
2 ALMARINEZ, DAVE MIRANDA "DAVE" NP
3 CRUZ, BERNARDITA OBA "BABY" INDEPENDENT
4 MERCADO, CELSO ORUGA "SOY" LP
5 PEREZ, CAESAR PABALATE "CESAR" BIGKIS
6 REYES, ELEANOR TEODORO "ELLEN" PMP

Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/182288/2010-elections-lower-house-and-provincial-candidates-for-the-calabarzon-region-r04a

Bigkis ay isa din party-list group diba. Front lang yan PGMA at Genuino.

Bakit pinalitan ang name ng thread? Hindi lang naman kilala ang Laguna dahil sa Calamba at mga lugar-bagay-tao na taga-Calamba. Okay sana yun i-sama ang Calamba sa name ng thread kung Calamba ang capital ng Laguna kaso hindi naman. I suggest to the moderators na ibalik sa Laguna Province ang name ng thread.

Re GOV & VG positions ng Laguna, ang gusto ko iboto ay si Estregan at Afuang. Hehehe pareho sila may hidwaan sa isa't isa bilang mga naging mayor ng Pagsanjan. Naalala ko noong Y2007 ay may narinig ako sa isang local radio station na hinahamon ni Afuang ang incumbent mayor ng Pagsanjan (Ejercito) ng suntukan sa bundok. Bawal ang magsama ng police at body guard :lol:

Kosa kilala din ang Calamba bilang pugad ng boss checks, lalo na sa Calamba Crossing. :lol:

fall_17

March 12th, 2010, 05:51 AM

Haaaay, na-rename uli ang thread na ito...

ChicTown

March 12th, 2010, 04:44 PM

Haaaay, na-rename uli ang thread na ito...

:):)greetings! buti nga at naging Laguna Province ang ngalan at para sama buong Laguna at walang discrimination. regards at Mabuhay ang Laguna!:cheers::cheers:

detours

March 14th, 2010, 04:37 PM

:):)greetings! buti nga at naging Laguna Province ang ngalan at para sama buong Laguna at walang discrimination. regards at Mabuhay ang Laguna!:cheers::cheers:

Laguna Thread na nga talaga.isa ako sa mga nag suggest na ito ang dapat para nga walang discrimination.buong Laguna magsama sama na lang dito.kung taga Calamba ka naman at di mo feel sumama dito sa CALABARZON thread ka na lang pumunta.salamat!I like it!

daily commuter

March 15th, 2010, 04:52 AM

Haaaay, na-rename uli ang thread na ito...

Why? ilang beses na bang napalitan ang name ng thread na ito? Are you not happy with the name LAGUNA PROVINCE for this thread?

ONB_ILIGAN

March 15th, 2010, 02:48 PM

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Qualifications are as follows:

For CSA and Tellers:

- Female
- Graduate of any business related course with above average scholastic records
- Not more than 27 yrs old
- Computer literate & with good oral and written communication skills
- People-oriented and suited for frontline responsibilities; with pleasant disposition
- Ability to speak Chinese an advantage
- Preferably a resident of Sta. Rosa City or other neighboring towns
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply

For Distributing Assistant:

- Preferably Male
- Graduate of accountancy or other related discipline
- Not more than 30 yrs old
- Experience in banking is preferred but not a requirement ( esp. bookkeepping, accounting or clearing)
- With average scholastic records and with good analytical skills
- Computer literate & with good oral and written communication skills
- Preferably a resident of Sta. Rosa or Calamba City or other neighboring towns
- Fresh graduates are also welcome to apply

Email your resume to Soriano_rac@pbb.com.ph and Reyes_ea@pbb.com.ph
CC: aarthebest@live.com

detours

March 17th, 2010, 02:06 PM

good evening sa taga Laguna lalo na sa taga bayan ng Los Baños....di naman ako regular contributor dito, pumupunta lang para makabasa ng mga new developments sa buong Laguna because this province is special to me but it seems na madalang ang pagbisita ng regular forumers dito para mag post ng mga importanteng balita.seems the drought has affected the forumers.Tagtuyot sa thread na ito.hahaha!

kevinb

March 17th, 2010, 03:31 PM

Nagsisimula na ba construction ng SM San Pablo? Ano ba un - Supercenter o City?

Eh ung sa Calamba? City o Supercenter?

balay_1

March 17th, 2010, 10:17 PM

Nagsisimula na ba construction ng SM San Pablo? Ano ba un - Supercenter o City?

Eh ung sa Calamba? City o Supercenter?

Sir, you can check out this link for updates/information about SM San Pablo. According to a photo in the website, "City" ito, kaso perspective pa lang. May nakalagay rin na "Supercenter" ito.
http://www.sanpablocity.net/2009/05/09/sm-san-pablo-rumor-or-fact/

Sa Calamba naman, ang huli kong check sa construction site ay on-going naman ang construction dito. Hindi ko lang sure kung "City" o "Supercenter". Medyo misleading ang mga photos na nasa website na ito.
http://www.jlapitan.com/2009/10/13/sm-city-calamba/

NicknameForLife

March 18th, 2010, 06:59 AM

^^ ung San Pablo >> SM sure ako kasi iisipin nila na kung supercenter ito.. bka may magtayo ng mall...(ex. Rob..) edi mageexpand sila dba??

ito para sa inyo.. This Perspective Photo of SM San Pablo was e-mailed to me by Ariel Maverick. According to him, he got it from one of the Engineers working for SM. Thanks to Ariel Maverick for the Photo...

http://images.shareapic.net/images6/021156249.jpg

ung sa Calamba.. SM "City" din...
GOOD NEWS: SM will open in 2012... at merong on-going hiring...
BAD NEWS: Waltermart Calamba will demolished dahil gagamitin ito ng SM... lilipat ito sa Tanauan... Waltermart Tanauan will open in MAY 2010... 24h ang kanilang construction... upang madalian ang paglipat ng tenants sa Tanauan... ito ung picture..

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8807/arjun0031.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8681/arjun0005d.jpg

after this i dedemolish ang Waltermart.. oo nga pala!! pati ung Palengke sa tabi ng Waltermart and ung ice factory mawawala din..

Sa panahon ng pagunlad, may kailangang magpaalam.... malaki ang naitulong sa mga taga-Calamba... ganun talaga... kailangan lumipat....

kevinb

March 18th, 2010, 07:03 AM

^^ Ano gagawin ng SM dun sa dating Waltermart?

NicknameForLife

March 18th, 2010, 10:34 AM

^^ ONE WORD: DEMOLISHED

fall_17

March 18th, 2010, 11:24 AM

Why? ilang beses na bang napalitan ang name ng thread na ito? Are you not happy with the name LAGUNA PROVINCE for this thread?

^^Hindi lang ako agree sa pagpapalit ng pangalan ng thread na ito

daily commuter

March 19th, 2010, 04:34 AM

@fall_17: ngayon na naibalik na sa Laguna Province and name ng thread hindi ka pa din ba agree? Ano ba ang gusto mo ipangalan sa thread na ito?

fall_17

March 19th, 2010, 05:47 AM

Why? ilang beses na bang napalitan ang name ng thread na ito? Are you not happy with the name LAGUNA PROVINCE for this thread?

@fall_17: ngayon na naibalik na sa Laguna Province and name ng thread hindi ka pa din ba agree? Ano ba ang gusto mo ipangalan sa thread na ito?

^^Ngayon ay ok na ang name ng thread, umaayon na sa lahat ng lugar sa laguna Province:)

^^Ganon pala ang plano ng SM sa waltermart sa Calamba, ililipat sa tanauan, bale magiging part ng SM ang waltermart...

daily commuter

March 19th, 2010, 06:07 AM

^^Ngayon ay ok na ang name ng thread, umaayon na sa lahat ng lugar sa laguna Province:)

Mali kasi ang comment mo noong March 12, 2010 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=53296721&postcount=919) na parang naasar ka at napalitan ang name ng thread. Kung March 10 ka nag-post ng ganoong comment ay hindi ako maguguluhan kasi March 11 ng ibalik ng mga moderator ang name na Laguna Province sa thread na ito. Naiintindihan mo naman siguro ang ibig ko sabihin.

absinthe_888

March 19th, 2010, 07:23 AM

ung sa Calamba.. SM "City" din...
GOOD NEWS: SM will open in 2012... at merong on-going hiring...
BAD NEWS: Waltermart Calamba will demolished dahil gagamitin ito ng SM... lilipat ito sa Tanauan... Waltermart Tanauan will open in MAY 2010... 24h ang kanilang construction... upang madalian ang paglipat ng tenants sa Tanauan... ito ung picture..

after this i dedemolish ang Waltermart.. oo nga pala!! pati ung Palengke sa tabi ng Waltermart and ung ice factory mawawala din..

Sa panahon ng pagunlad, may kailangang magpaalam.... malaki ang naitulong sa mga taga-Calamba... ganun talaga... kailangan lumipat....

May 2010? Ibig sabihin matagal na pala construction nang Waltermart Tanauan?

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

@DC: Anu ba naging pinalit na name sa thread na to bago binalik sa Laguna Province?

SamwiseGamgee

March 19th, 2010, 08:16 AM

SM City-Calamba update:

http://i44.tinypic.com/x7pyf.jpg

SamwiseGamgee

March 19th, 2010, 08:21 AM

GOOD NEWS: SM will open in 2012... at merong on-going hiring...
BAD NEWS: Waltermart Calamba will demolished dahil gagamitin ito ng SM... lilipat ito sa Tanauan... Waltermart Tanauan will open in MAY 2010... 24h ang kanilang construction... upang madalian ang paglipat ng tenants sa Tanauan...

...after this i dedemolish ang Waltermart.. oo nga pala!! pati ung Palengke sa tabi ng Waltermart and ung ice factory mawawala din..

Sa panahon ng pagunlad, may kailangang magpaalam.... malaki ang naitulong sa mga taga-Calamba... ganun talaga... kailangan lumipat....

Tagal naman. Di kaya by the end of 2010 tapos na ang SM Calamba?

http://i44.tinypic.com/x7pyf.jpg

Mukhang mabilis ang construction, eh.

Yang SM-Waltermart issue, fact ba yan o rumor lang?

fall_17

March 19th, 2010, 02:24 PM

Mali kasi ang comment mo noong March 12, 2010 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=53296721&postcount=919) na parang naasar ka at napalitan ang name ng thread. Kung March 10 ka nag-post ng ganoong comment ay hindi ako maguguluhan kasi March 11 ng ibalik ng mga moderator ang name na Laguna Province sa thread na ito. Naiintindihan mo naman siguro ang ibig ko sabihin.

May mali kasi sa pag log-in ko, after ako ng march 10 nag comment kaya iniisip mo ay naasar ako, ibig ko sabihin ay 3 beses napalitan ang name ng thread na ito ng mabilisan..

Humihingi ako ng tawad sir DC.

daily commuter

March 20th, 2010, 07:40 AM

fall_17

March 20th, 2010, 07:58 AM

^^ wala yun pre. naguluhan lang ako.

Back to Laguna thread, mga people kagabi dalawang tren ang nakaparada sa Biñan Station ng PNR. Yun isa ay passenger at yun isa ay demolition train. Kanina pag log-in ko dito sa SSC ay sa Philippine Railways and Infrastructure thread ako una nag check ng updated at natutuwa ako dahil may information galing kay forumer GABOngga na may dumaan na tren sa lugar nila sa Sta.Rosa. Ang ibig sabihin ay naayos na ng PNR ang putol na riles sa boundary ng Binan (Platero) at Sta.Rosa (Tagapo). Good work PNR!

Susubukan ko uli puntahan yung part na sinasabi ni GABOngga, mukhang exited na ako makita iyon:)

NicknameForLife

March 20th, 2010, 04:25 PM

^^ ... typo-error pala.... sorry kay SamwiseGamgee.... bale ang opening niya ay between end ng 2010 and mid-2011....

^^ fall_17 : opo!... magiging part ng SM ang Waltermart... ewan ko kung ano ang magiging part nito sa SM.....

^^ @absinthe_888: mga Jan. nagsimula ang construction ng Waltermart... bilis nga po eh... 24 hours ang construction...

ung dating naging name ng thread ay San Pablo City and Laguna Province ata.... hindi ko na matandaan pero 2 beses nagpalit ang thread....

Choey

March 21st, 2010, 04:48 AM

Tagal naman. Di kaya by the end of 2010 tapos na ang SM Calamba?

http://i44.tinypic.com/x7pyf.jpg

Mukhang mabilis ang construction, eh.

Yang SM-Waltermart issue, fact ba yan o rumor lang?

sana matapos agad yung construction at magkaroon ng starbucks sa SM Calamba...
Sa SM Sta. Rosa kasi walang Starbucks..di masarap yung kape sa Beanyard...

Choey

March 21st, 2010, 04:55 AM

.seems the drought has affected the forumers.Tagtuyot sa thread na ito.hahaha!

@detours..natatawa ako sa comment mo...:lol::lol::lol::lol:
siguro busy lang yung mga taga Laguna...
I will try to post some photos from Nuvali pag na upload ko na para kahit papaano ma-update ka..

Choey

March 21st, 2010, 05:01 AM

^^ wala yun pre. naguluhan lang ako.

Back to Laguna thread, mga people kagabi dalawang tren ang nakaparada sa Biñan Station ng PNR. Yun isa ay passenger at yun isa ay demolition train. Kanina pag log-in ko dito sa SSC ay sa Philippine Railways and Infrastructure thread ako una nag check ng updated at natutuwa ako dahil may information galing kay forumer GABOngga na may dumaan na tren sa lugar nila sa Sta.Rosa. Ang ibig sabihin ay naayos na ng PNR ang putol na riles sa boundary ng Binan (Platero) at Sta.Rosa (Tagapo). Good work PNR!

@daily commuter..aabangan ko yang train na yan dito sa Sta Rosa...
with regards sa demolition..sana maubos na yang mga squatters sa ilalim ng tulay sa may SM.... may mga natitira pa rin eh...
ewan ko ba kay Arlene..ang yaman yaman ng Sta Rosa pero hindi magawan ng paraan para mailipat yung mga squatters sa tapat ng SM (pati na rin pala sa may Coca Cola).

Lucentino

March 23rd, 2010, 07:30 AM

^Magiging tatlo na pala ang SM sa Laguna (Sta. Rosa, Calamba, Sn. Pablo). :cheers1:

Dapat ang Calamba at LB magkaron na ng bypass road (kaso wala na atang pwedeng daanan). Tinatawagan po si Gov. @888... :lol:

@DC mas ok pa rin sakin yung thread title na may kasamang Sta. Cruz o Sn. Pablo... at masarap pa rin ang puto at putopao sa Binyang... :)

PS.
1. San ba talaga ang haus ni Pacman? Kasi dati sabi sa Sta. Rosa... tapos etong huling laban nya, nun nag-report yung isang reporter, live from Binan daw... :dunno:
2. Ang daming taga-Laguna sa SSC pero pinababayaan nila ang thread ng probinsya nila (why naman so selfish?)... :|

NicknameForLife

March 23rd, 2010, 07:43 AM

^^ @sir Lucentino: kahit ako hindi taga Laguna... pero mahal ko ang mga TAGALOG!!
ung haus ni PacMan ay sa Mamplasan, Binan malapit sila sa Brent School na school ng mga anak ni PacMan.. sosyal no!!

Lucentino

March 23rd, 2010, 07:48 AM

^@Nick ako hindi taga-Laguna pero mahal ko mga magaganda-Pinay! :lol:... oist bumisita ka naman sa mga Thread ng Lucena at Batangas... :)

Ah ok... kapitbahay lang pala sya nun hardinero namin... :nuts:

Choey

March 24th, 2010, 03:30 AM

fyi. yung stadium pala sa may Balibago Complex operational na...
it started last laban ni Pacman tapos this coming April may concert yung Pupil at si Bamboo.
Meron ring TicketNet outlet...

Choey

March 24th, 2010, 04:47 AM

kevinb

March 24th, 2010, 04:51 AM

Nuvali Sta Rosa

http://s631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/winsbay/Paseo%20to%20Nuvali/?action=view&current=IMG_7251.jpg
http://s631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/winsbay/Paseo%20to%20Nuvali/?action=view&current=IMG_7253.jpg
http://s631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/winsbay/Paseo%20to%20Nuvali/?action=view&current=IMG_7252.jpg
http://s631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/winsbay/Paseo%20to%20Nuvali/?action=view&current=IMG_7276.jpg

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/winsbay/Paseo%20to%20Nuvali/IMG_7251.jpg?t=1269398904

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/winsbay/Paseo%20to%20Nuvali/IMG_7253.jpg?t=1269398968

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/winsbay/Paseo%20to%20Nuvali/IMG_7252.jpg?t=1269398998

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/winsbay/Paseo%20to%20Nuvali/IMG_7276.jpg?t=1269399031

:okay:

kevinb

March 24th, 2010, 04:51 AM

^^ Err. The girl in the first photo, in the mirror, she looks familiar. Is that you Choey?

daily commuter

March 24th, 2010, 06:16 AM

@ Mayor Lucy; Yup tama si Nick na sa Binan ang bahay ni Pacman. Sa Brentville in Barangay Mamplasan.

Hindi na ako madalas boss mayor general lucy sa may PNR station kung saan matatagpuan ang pagawaan ng masarap na puto-Biñan :cry:

Mayroon din SM sa Biñan, SM = Starbright Motel located along Gen. Malvar street :nuts: doon sana mag check-in si uncle brad kung mag overnight siya sa Binan para mag picture-picture sa garahe ng mga bus companies like St. Rosa Transit, HM Transport, Worthy Transport etc. pati yun sales office ng new bus brand na HIGER.

Ang ganda ng Nuvali pero up to now hindi pa din ako nakakarating diyan.

Trivia lang po. Ang Laguna Technopark pala ay accessible sa pamamagitan ng apat (4) na exit points ng SLEX (Carmona, Mamplasan, Sta.Rosa at Asia Brewery exits)

Speaking of malls in Laguna, mukhang bumabawi na din ang PAVILION MALL, managed by AYALA MALLS ng Biñan kasi magkakaroon na din ng REYES BARBEQUE doon, panlaban kay Mang Inasal.

Yun San Pablo City Mall and Market, ano ba ang plano ng city government ng SPC para mapaganda yun? Sa Ultimart ano ang mga developments?

GABOngga, ano na status ng riles near sa West Drayb?

Choey

March 24th, 2010, 07:39 AM

^^ Err. The girl in the first photo, in the mirror, she looks familiar. Is that you Choey?

@pareng kevin... boy po ako...:lol::lol: ...that girl is my officemate

kevinb

March 24th, 2010, 07:40 AM

^^ Ahh.:lol:

Sorry naman pre.:D

She looks like a former officemate kasi. Hehehe.:D

Choey

March 24th, 2010, 07:50 AM

Choey

March 24th, 2010, 07:53 AM

^^ Ahh.:lol:

Sorry naman pre.:D

She looks like a former officemate kasi. Hehehe.:D

walang problema pareng Kevin...
pero malay mo rin kung sya yung former officemate mo...
bago lang din kasi sya sa company na pinagtatrabahuan ko...

kevinb

March 24th, 2010, 07:57 AM

^^ Jackie ba name nya?

Choey

March 24th, 2010, 08:18 AM

^^ Jackie ba name nya?

Pearl name nya pre..... pareng Kevin I changed my avatar as a proof... :banana::banana::banana:

kevinb

March 24th, 2010, 08:24 AM

^^ :lol:

Pearl, so hindi sya ung office mate ko dati. Hehehe.:D

Nice meeting you pre.:D

Choey

March 24th, 2010, 08:50 AM

^^ :lol:

Pearl, so hindi sya ung office mate ko dati. Hehehe.:D

Nice meeting you pre.:D

same to you pre....

SamwiseGamgee

March 24th, 2010, 09:01 AM

sana matapos agad yung construction at magkaroon ng starbucks sa SM Calamba...
Sa SM Sta. Rosa kasi walang Starbucks..di masarap yung kape sa Beanyard...

Sana matapos na para di na kami pupunta ng Sta. Rosa o Lipa para lang bumili ng maayos-ayos na T-shirt. :lol:

hakz2007

March 24th, 2010, 09:06 AM

Laguna LGUs launch 'Sagip Musmos' program
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, March 24 (PNA) – Laguna Governor Teresita “Ningning” Lazaro said here Wednesday the local government units (LGUs) of Laguna have launched "Sagip Musmos" (Save the Children) program to address malnutrition among poor kids in the province.

Lazaro said the project is in cooperation with the Philippines Games and Amusement Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Launch ceremonies were launched in the Provincial Capitol in Sta Cruz last Monday.

DSWD Region 4-A Director Honorita B. Bayudan said the Sagip Musmos program is part of the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It aims to improve the nutritional status of cay care children in eight targeted municipalities and cities of Laguna Province.

PAGCOR, represented by Alfredo Galbo, awarded P240,000 check for the Sagip Musmos Progam implementation to Lazaro. This represents the initial release of fund for the program.

Lazaro thanked DSWD and PAGCOR for identifying Laguna province as a target area for the program as it certainly help the poor families in the identified areas, especially the families are victims of typhoon Ondoy and Santi.

Under the program, a total of 400 children ages three-six years old in the targeted day care centers will be provided supplemental meals five days a week at P30 per child a day for the next five to six months depending on the actual start of the implementation in the centers.

The target localities included under the Sagip Musmos program are the municipalities of Nagcarlan, Liliw, Magdalena, Sta Cruz, Los Banos, Binan, and San Pedro and the City of Sta Rosa. (PNA) Laguna LGUs launch 'Sagip Musmos' program LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, March 24 (PNA) – Laguna Governor Teresita “Ningning” Lazaro said here Wednesday the local government units (LGUs) of Laguna have launched "Sagip Musmos" (Save the Children) program to address malnutrition among poor kids in the province. Lazaro said the project is in cooperation with the Philippines Games and Amusement Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Launch ceremonies were launched in the Provincial Capitol in Sta Cruz last Monday. DSWD Region 4-A Director Honorita B. Bayudan said the Sagip Musmos program is part of the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It aims to improve the nutritional status of cay care children in eight targeted municipalities and cities of Laguna Province. PAGCOR, represented by Alfredo Galbo, awarded P240,000 check for the Sagip Musmos Progam implementation to Lazaro. This represents the initial release of fund for the program. Lazaro thanked DSWD and PAGCOR for identifying Laguna province as a target area for the program as it certainly help the poor families in the identified areas, especially the families are victims of typhoon Ondoy and Santi. Under the program, a total of 400 children ages three-six years old in the targeted day care centers will be provided supplemental meals five days a week at P30 per child a day for the next five to six months depending on the actual start of the implementation in the centers. The target localities included under the Sagip Musmos program are the municipalities of Nagcarlan, Liliw, Magdalena, Sta Cruz, Los Banos, Binan, and San Pedro and the City of Sta Rosa. (PNA)

Lucentino

March 24th, 2010, 01:16 PM

Ilang tagay na lang pala Thread 2 na ang Laguna!

:cheers1:

@ Mayor Lucy; Yup tama si Nick na sa Binan ang bahay ni Pacman. Sa Brentville in Barangay Mamplasan.

Hindi na ako madalas boss mayor general lucy sa may PNR station kung saan matatagpuan ang pagawaan ng masarap na puto-Biñan :cry:

Mayroon din SM sa Biñan, SM = Starbright Motel located along Gen. Malvar street :nuts: doon sana mag check-in si uncle brad kung mag overnight siya sa Binan para mag picture-picture sa garahe ng mga bus companies like St. Rosa Transit, HM Transport, Worthy Transport etc. pati yun sales office ng new bus brand na HIGER.

Ang ganda ng Nuvali pero up to now hindi pa din ako nakakarating diyan.

Trivia lang po. Ang Laguna Technopark pala ay accessible sa pamamagitan ng apat (4) na exit points ng SLEX (Carmona, Mamplasan, Sta.Rosa at Asia Brewery exits)

Speaking of malls in Laguna, mukhang bumabawi na din ang PAVILION MALL, managed by AYALA MALLS ng Biñan kasi magkakaroon na din ng REYES BARBEQUE doon, panlaban kay Mang Inasal.

Yun San Pablo City Mall and Market, ano ba ang plano ng city government ng SPC para mapaganda yun? Sa Ultimart ano ang mga developments?

GABOngga, ano na status ng riles near sa West Drayb?

Cong. @DC dun nga ang masasarap na putopao, saka sa paglampas ng riles papuntang Carmona... Mukhang matagal na ang "SM" na yan sa Binan... :lol:

Anu po ba yang Nuvali? Gusto kong mag-work at manirahan dyan sa Sta. Rosa-Binan area... wala po bang mga openings sa mga technopark dyan? Saka para may discount sa EK... :lol:

GABOngga

March 25th, 2010, 07:22 PM

@ DC.. araw2 na dumadaan dito ang tren umaga south bound then hapon northbound.. mukang sa bandang cabuyao or calamba ang progress.. dun pa ata sila gumagawa ngayon..

balay_1

March 26th, 2010, 03:47 PM

Anu po ba yang Nuvali? Gusto kong mag-work at manirahan dyan sa Sta. Rosa-Binan area... wala po bang mga openings sa mga technopark dyan? Saka para may discount sa EK... :lol:

Ang Nuvali ay isang project ng Ayala na kinatatampukan ng isang eco-friendly community. Isa itong green project ng Ayala na kung saan nature-themed ang area na ito. Ibig sabihin, pangangalaga sa kalikasan ang inspirasyon dito. Residential, leisure, business, commercial area ito na kakalabanin ang mga central business districts ng Metro Manila or pwede rin nating sabihin na mag-complement sa isa't isa. May sariling thread ang Nuvali sa Philippine Projects and Construction - Luzon - Nuvali.:)

daily commuter

March 27th, 2010, 03:23 AM

@GABOngga: Oo nga hanggang Cabuyao sila (Brgy. Sala) kaso today walang dumaan na tren diyan sa area ninyo kasi nasira ang Blue Whale Engine # 902 (check mo last post ko sa PNR thread nagyon araw na ito).

@Mayor Lucy: Mukhang parokyano ka ng SM hehehe :lol:

bumbilya

March 29th, 2010, 09:22 PM

San Pablo City Councilor Reyes Named One of 10 Outstanding Councilors in RP

This artcle is about Taguig but there does not seem to be any media coverage relating to the general event ...

A TAGUIG City councilor has been named one of the 10 outstanding councilors of the Philippines in awards ceremonies held last week. Taguig Councilor Aurelio Paulo Bartolome was cited by the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) as among the best in the country due to his programs in education and finance. “It feels great,” Bartolome told the Inquirer in an interview yesterday. “Although this award seems to be a personal one, it is really for the people and city whom I work for.” The councilor, who is running for re-election, bested over 300 Metro Manila councilors for the honor. “Taguig is honored and proud since this is the first time that a fellow councilor’s work has been recognized,” Councilor Ricardo Jordan said of his colleague. Bartolome said the PCL picked winners in the regional division and after choosing one councilor per region, panelists evaluated their entries and picked 10 of the best. Other winners were Edwin Piano of Olongapo City, Abigael Sable of Santiago City, Ellen Reyes of San Pablo City, Raul Rivera of Cabancalan City, Gedo Jarbin Jr. of Legazpi City, Roman Melliza of General Santos City, Lourdes Tabanda of Baguio City, Nestor Archival of Cebu City and Maria Belen Acosta of Davao City. Miko Morelos

daily commuter

March 30th, 2010, 06:51 AM

Mukhang may iboboto na ako sa VG position. Ayoko kasi kay Soy Oruga kasi si Joey Lina ang dinadala niya na GOV. Tapos si Almarinez naman puro tarpaulin ang inatupag buong 3-year term niya kaya si ER na lang kasi si ER din ang iboboto ko na GOV.

Lucentino

March 30th, 2010, 06:54 AM

@Mayor Lucy: Mukhang parokyano ka ng SM hehehe :lol:

Cong. @DC, merun nga akong advantage card e... :lol:

Gusto kong kumandidato yung sexy chick na taga-San pablo daw... :naughty:

daily commuter

March 31st, 2010, 06:42 AM

^^ sino mayor lucy? anong posisyon ba?

regarding advantage card, siguro laging take-advantage ka din mayor sa SM :lol:

about politics again, tatlo pala ang maglalaban for Mayor for City of Sta.Rosa (Incumbent Mayor Arcillas, Ex-Mayor Catindig at isang may apelyidong Taala [ewan ko kung tama spelling]) sino kaya ang mananalo? Kung sino man ang manalo mayor lucy, hingian mo sila ng discount card sa enchanted kingdom :nuts:

sa binan city, si Lenlen Alonte pa din ang alam ko na tatakbo para mayor. wala pa akong makita ads ng makakalaban niya? manalo kaya uli si Mayor Lenlen? :nuts:

About naman sa campaign nila, mga walang hiya ang mga kandidato sa Cabuyao kasi laging may motorcade sa national highway. Ang resulta mahabang traffic:ohno:.

detours

March 31st, 2010, 07:02 AM

Choey

March 31st, 2010, 07:30 AM

conechado

March 31st, 2010, 09:49 AM

http://conechado.multiply.com/photos/album/1/heritage_house_#photo=1

wiljoe

April 1st, 2010, 06:43 PM

balay_1

April 2nd, 2010, 09:15 AM

Gusto kong kumandidato yung sexy chick na taga-San pablo daw... :naughty:

Si Angelica Jones ba iyon?:D:D:D

ChicTown

April 2nd, 2010, 03:30 PM

Mayroon bang taga-San Pedro dito? Kainis talaga pulitika sa San Pedro, wala kang mapiling matinong Mayor. Sa 9 na taon kong pagtira dito, halos walang development. Mukhang paalis pa nga ang mga negosyo dito.

Sino ba mas matinong congressman, Fernandez ba o Joaquin?
Sa governor mukhang kay Ejercito na lang.

^^Happy Easter! yan ang malaking problema sa Pinas. Kahit na sinong clueless tungkol sa pamamalakad ng bayan ay papasok sa politika kasi ang intension ay mangurakot/magpayaman, at may mga taong boboto dahil din sa pera. Double whammy ang labas! :ohno::ohno: Kawawa tayo talaga.:cheers:na lang! Regards.:):)

daily commuter

April 5th, 2010, 02:39 AM

Hi mga kosa ko sa Laguna Provincial Jail :nuts: Sino sa inyo ang nag-alay lakad last Maundy Thursday at Good Friday sa Landayan in San Pedro at sa Sinipian in Nagcarlan?

@choey: Ah, yun pala name ng manong bigote na yun :lol: Kamusta ba ang usap-usapan sa area mo? Sino ang napipisil nila na maging mayor uli?

@wiljoe: May na-post si Mithril Cloud sa Philippine Railways and Infrastructure Thread na isang mayoralty candidate ang nag-pangako sa mga nakatira sa tabi ng riles papunta sa Carmona na ipapamigay niya ang lupa doon pag siya ang ibinoto. Aba, kapal ng mukha niya. Hindi naman local government ang may-ari ng lupaing iyon. Any idea kung sino ang walang hiyang kandidato na yun?

Sa Nagcarlan kasi ako nakarehistro (3rd Dist.) Kung sa First District ako boboto ay si Dan Fernandez pa ang manok ko as congressman. Si ER ang iboboto ko sa governor.

Choey

April 5th, 2010, 07:12 PM

daily commuter

April 7th, 2010, 05:51 AM

South Luzon Expressway with Mount Makiling at the background.

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5901/dsc0098b.jpg

Approaching Cabuyao Exit of SLEX then turn left ay makikita mo ang
MALAYAN COLLEGES LAGUNA (http://www.mcl.edu.ph)
The Home of Mapua (http://www.mapua.edu.ph) in LAGUNA
A YGC Member (http://www.ygc.com)

absinthe_888

April 7th, 2010, 05:55 AM

^^ plugging ba yan kosa? :nuts:

Post ka naman ng mga checks jan sa area mo. :D

detours

April 7th, 2010, 08:34 AM

Gandang Hapon taga Laguna....tag tuyot pa rin pala dito sa Laguna?ang thread ang natuyo...mabagal ang usad sa sobrang traffic.hehehe!

ChicTown

April 7th, 2010, 11:26 PM

Approaching Cabuyao Exit of SLEX then turn left ay makikita mo ang
MALAYAN COLLEGES LAGUNA (http://www.mcl.edu.ph)
The Home of Mapua (http://www.mapua.edu.ph) in LAGUNA
A YGC Member (http://www.ygc.com)

^^Kung sino ang contractor ng SLEX, in my opinion, ay clueless sa pag-gawa ng tama at polido. Ka-purangit na tulay ay di pa pinalitan para diretso/maganda yung daan. Halatang hard-up sa pera. Maganda na sana ang SLEX, pero pagdating sa may lintek na isang dipang tulay na iyan ay ang sagwa. Kahit na ang sister ko kayang gawing maganda yang parte na iyan eh....hehe!:ohno::ohno:!!!!!!

absinthe_888

April 8th, 2010, 04:50 AM

^^ Yan nga ang naging problema sa mga bridges expecially the Sta. Rosa - Calamba segment (3 lanes per direction). Imbis na magdrive ka in a perfectly straight line ahead, magsswerve ka pa pa right.

daily commuter

April 10th, 2010, 02:47 AM

balay_1

April 10th, 2010, 11:01 AM

^^Pati sa Pila, Laguna may shooting.:banana:

kevinb

April 11th, 2010, 12:51 PM

^^ Meron po bang bus na bumabyahe from Pansol to Tagaytay ng mga 10PM?

Paki-PM naman po ako sa mga nakakaalam. Thanks. :)

absinthe_888

April 12th, 2010, 08:27 AM

Mga kosa ko na taga First District, sa New Sinai MDI Hospital pala yun venue ng ospital sa Habang May Buhay teleserye ni Juday, Papa Derek at Lola Gladys. Sikat na naman ang Sta.Rosa at Laguna :-)

Also, sa Habang May Buhay uli. Sa episode kagabi ay sumakay ng JAM Transit sila Juday at si kalbo (Will) tapos nag mag-stop ang bus ay sa nasa Turbina bus stop. Turbina is located in Calamba City, also in Laguan.

Pang-showbiz talaga ang beauty ng province natin mga kosa! :lol:

Mukang lagi ka nanonood kosa ah. :nuts: ahahahayy

^^ Meron po bang bus na bumabyahe from Pansol to Tagaytay ng mga 10PM?

Paki-PM naman po ako sa mga nakakaalam. Thanks. :)

Sa pagkakaalam ko, walang bus na Pansol-Tagaytay route. Meron van sa Calamba Central Terminal sa Crossing na Crossing Calamba - Tagaytay. Hindi ko lang alam kung anung oras ang last trip.

detours

April 12th, 2010, 09:50 AM

GANDANG HAPON MGA LAGUNA PIPOL...SAAN KAYO MGA KA-LB?WALA MAN LANG ISA NA MAY POST ABOUT LOS BAñOS?TANONG KO AY ITO?ANO NA BA ANG TAWAG SA DATING AGRIX?MATAGAL NA AKONG DI NAKABALIK SA BAYAN NI MARIANG MAKILING O NI OBLE.

absinthe_888

April 12th, 2010, 09:57 AM

Choey

April 12th, 2010, 03:41 PM

Mga kosa ko na taga First District, sa New Sinai MDI Hospital pala yun venue ng ospital sa Habang May Buhay teleserye ni Juday, Papa Derek at Lola Gladys. Sikat na naman ang Sta.Rosa at Laguna :-)

Also, sa Habang May Buhay uli. Sa episode kagabi ay sumakay ng JAM Transit sila Juday at si kalbo (Will) tapos nag mag-stop ang bus ay sa nasa Turbina bus stop. Turbina is located in Calamba City, also in Laguan.

Pang-showbiz talaga ang beauty ng province natin mga kosa! :lol:

@DC tumpak...New Sinai nga yung hospital na ginagamit sa Habang may Buhay..
maraming eksena ang kinunan sa Sta Rosa...nakapag shoot din sila sa simbahan ng Balibago before kaso nareformat yung story kaya hindi na naisama yung scene na yun.. occupied nila yung buong 5th floor ng MDI... tapos yung mga scene na sa ground floor ng Hospital o kaya sa labas ginagawa nila paggabi na..

mang8josE

April 15th, 2010, 05:32 PM

hi guys!

ill be in calamba laguna next week, but i dont really know the place well..

can you give suggestions for a place i can stay? yung cheap lang... around 1000 or less per night...thanks!

mang8josE

April 15th, 2010, 05:34 PM

hi guys!

ill be in calamba laguna next week, but i dont really know the place well..

can you give suggestions for a place i can stay? yung cheap lang... around 1000 or less per night...thanks!

detours

April 17th, 2010, 08:23 AM

^^ Hindi naman kayo galit nan Sir at all caps na kayo? hehehe.

Ang old Agrix ay nabili na ng pamilya ni Efraim Genuino, chairman ng PAGCOR sa halagang P100 million (cold cash daw). Ito ay kasalukuyang campaign headquarters ni Anthony "Ton" Genuino, anak ni Chairman na tumatakbong alkade sa bayan ng Los Baños.

Yung sinehan ng Agrix, matagal nang giniba at ngayon ay vacant lot nalang.

Of course hindi ako galit...problem ko lang sa keypad na medyo nasira ang unlocking key nito kaya nga din sa aming thread di na ako nakapagpost ng matagal dahil baka nga masabi nila na ako'y galit na...hehehe!kayo naman.pero matanong ko uli...pagkakaalam ko ay noon super yaman ang mga Blando,bakit naghirap na ba at naipagbili pala sa Genuino ang property nila?sayang ang Agrix no?di bale,may Robinsons naman at Waltermart ba yata na pumalit sa Agrix.di ba?

absinthe_888

April 18th, 2010, 07:20 AM

^^ Alam ko, nag default ata owners ng Agrix sa isang bank loan at collateral yung Agrix.

Gagawin daw ni Ton ng ospital ang Agrix pag sha ang nanalong Mayor.

dessertfox

April 19th, 2010, 12:22 PM

P16b loan to revive Laguna lake

by Roderick T. dela Cruz

The Bangko Sentral has approved in principle a loan of 272.34 million euros or P16.5 billion from Belgium for the redevelopment of the Laguna Lake over a three-year period.

Bangko Sentral deputy governor Diwa Guinigundo said the loan from the Fortis Bank of Belgium will help improve the lake’s capacity as catch basis and prevent flooding in nearby cities and towns.

The Environment department will carry out the project, which became more urgent following the typhoons last year that caused the lake to overflow.

The loan is payable in 12.5 years, with a grace period of 2.5 years and an annual interest rate based on the 6-month London Interbank Offered Rate.

In October 2009, the board of the National Economic and Development Authority approved a total budget of P18.5 billion for the project, which involves the dredging of the heavily silted lake.

The lake has become shallow over the years, with an average depth of only 2.8 meters at present, from as much as 6.5 meters a century ago, because of the garbage that found its way into the lake.

More than 8 million people live in the Laguna de Bay region. The 94,900-hectare lake has a 285 kilometer shoreline embracing towns and cities in Metro Manila, Laguna, Rizal.

Last year, about 3 million people were displaced after the water level at the lake went up to 14 meters above the lakebed. It has a normal depth level of 12.5 meters from the lakebed, containing about 2.5 billion cubic meters of fresh water.

The Laguna de Bay Rehabilitation Project involves the dredging of Laguna Lake navigational lane and the entire eight-kilometer stretch of the Napindan Channel, according to Neda.

It includes reclamation of lakeshore areas for wastewater treatment facilities, and development of ports and marinas. Around five areas are being considered for reclamation while four Sewage Treatment Plants are to be established, although there were no specific details yet.

To be developed are transport systems, including the development of Laguna Ferry Systems and service repair centers. In particular, 12 ferry stations are to be constructed around the Laguna de Bay region.

The project, to be carried out by the Environment and Natural Resources Department, is expected to be implemented in three years, or from 2010 to 2012.

SOURCE:http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2010/april/19/nation1.isx&d=2010/april/19

ChicTown

April 19th, 2010, 03:39 PM

balay_1

April 20th, 2010, 07:56 AM