Batangas Province [Archive] - Page 14

probinsyano

July 14th, 2011, 01:40 PM

a development similar to the paseo del rio business complex project at cagayan de oro city would be ideal on these idle lands along the river at batangas city.

what do you think probinsyano?

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Wow, grabe ang development ngayon sa South….CDO will surpass Davao city as a premier city in Mindanao right now, it will cater the two highest edifices in Mindanao. There are a lot more high rises to come in CDO. The LKK Novotel is just the start. There are also the Korean hotel, Koresco hotels and casino and the Swiss bel-hotel and convention center. As of now, the tallest edifice in Davao is the 18 storey Marco polo.

Sa Batangas, malabo pang mangyari yan, because of implementation of a general revision of 2010 Real Property Tax Code of the Province,there was 300% increase in Real Property Tax we paid this year from the amount we paid last year. Now, investors or companies are forcing to pay a much higher price for a property, hence will have to pay higher land prices, making our province one of most expensive place for real estate business in the country and placing more burden on individual investors or companies to lay out their capital in the high rise-building- construction business..

Unlike in Cebu province, Tax holidays on business permit fees, annual business taxes and real property taxes will be given for a period of 10 years for qualified companies who will invest in the city, that's why Cebu city remains on target to take the premier city of the country.

Horizon 101 Cebu 59 story (170 meters) Philippines’ soon to be the tallest building

1. +Crown Regency Hotel - Fuente Tower II, Cebu City - 38 floors
2. Bigfoot World Headquarters - Cebu Business Park - 38 floors
3. Residential Condominium - Fuente Tower III, Cebu City - 36 floors
4. Residential Condominium - Fuente Tower IV, Cebu City - 36 floors
5. Park City Central Hotel - Tower I, Lahug Cebu City - 34 floors
6. Park City Central Hotel - Tower II, Lahug Cebu City - 34 floors
7. ++Winland Condominium - Tower II, Cebu City - 25 floors
8. +Winland Condominium - Tower III, Cebu City - 25 floors
9. ++Club Ultima Headquarters - Fuente Tower I, Cebu City - 24 floors
10. ++SM Hotel (Former Sheraton) - SM City Cebu Complex - 22 floors
11. +Citylights Garden Complex - Tower III, Lahug Cebu City - 22 floors
12. +Citylights Garden Complex - Tower IV, Lahug Cebu City - 22 floors
13. Lexmark Asia Headquarters - Cebu Business Park - 22 floors
14. Hotel Complex by Phil-Beijing Motors - Banilad, Cebu City - 21 floors
15. Office Tower - South Road Properties, Cebu City - 20 floors
16. +Tower Palace Condominium - Cebu Business Park - 19 floors
17. ++Parklane International Hotel - Gorordo Ave. Cebu City - 19 floors
18. ++GV Hotel - Downtown Cebu City - 16 floors
19. Insular Life Tower - Cebu Business Park - 16 floors
20. +Cebu Towers Commercial Center - Cebu Business Park - 15 floors
21. Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort - Mactan Island - 15 floors
22. +Park Terrace Condominium - Phase 4, Talamban Cebu City - 15 floors
23. Tropicana Mactan - Mactan Island - 15 floors
24. Coralpoint Resort Village - Mirage Tower I, Mactan Island - 14 floors
25. Coralpoint Resort Village - Mirage Tower II, Mactan Island - 14 floors
26. +EGI Cebu Mactan Condominium Hotel - Mactan Island - 12 floors
27. Coralpoint Resort Village - Ritz Tower I, Mactan Island - 12 floors
28. +ACT and I.T. Mall - P. Del Rosario Cebu City - 12 floors
29. +PIPC Building - Asiatown I.T. Park, Lahug Cebu City - 12 floors
30. Leisure Building Park City Central - Lahug Cebu City - 12 floors
31. I.T. building I - Cebu City (no other infos yet) - 11 floors
32. I.T. building II - Cebu City (no other infos yet) - 11 floors
33. Pioneer Insurance Building - Cebu Business Park - 11 floors
34. Guanzon Condominium - Tower I, Nivel Hills Cebu City - 11 floors
35. Guanzon Condominium - Tower II, Nivel Hills Cebu City - 10 floors
36. I.T. building - Mactan Marina Mall, Lapu-Lapu City - 10 floors
37. ++Vistamar Residences and Resort - Tower I, Mactan Island - 9 floors
38. +Vistamar Residences and Resort - Tower II, Mactan Island - 9 floors
39. +Vistamar Residences and Resort - Tower III, Mactan Island - 9 floors
40. +Vistamar Residences and Resort - Tower IV, Mactan Island - 9 floors
41. ++Skyrise Building - Asiatown I.T. Park, Lahug Cebu City - 8 floors
42. +Cebu Doctors' University - Boardwalk Campus Mandaue City - 8 floors
43. +Lexmark Research & Development Lab - Cebu Business Park - 8 floors
44. ++Golden Prince Suites - Gorordo Ave. Cebu City - 8 floors
45. Coralpoint Resort Village - Ritz Tower II, Mactan Island - 8 floors
46. +I.T. Building - JY Commercial Complex, Lahug Cebu City - 7 floors
47. I.T. Building - Asiatown I.T. Pak, Lahug Cebu City - 7 floors
48. Club Ultima King's Island - Hotel Tower I, Mactan Island - 7 floors
49. Club Ultima King's Island - Hotel Tower II, Mactan Island - 7 floors
50. ++Lancaster Cebu Resort Residences - Bldg I, Mactan Island - 6 floors
51. ++Lancaster Cebu Resort Residences - Bldg II, Mactan Island - 5 floors
52. +Residential Condominium - Guadalupe, Cebu City
53. +Manros Plaza - Mango Avenue Cebu City
54. InterCon/Marriott/Sheraton Hotel Towers - Tower I, Mactan Island
55. InterCon/Marriott/Sheraton Hotel Towers - Tower II, Mactan Island
56. InterCon/Marriott/Sheraton Hotel Towers - Tower III, Mactan Island
57. InterCon/Marriott/Sheraton Hotel Towers - Tower IV, Mactan Island
58. InterCon/Marriott/Sheraton Hotel Towers - Tower V, Mactan Island
59. InterCon/Marriott/Sheraton Hotel Towers - Tower VI, Mactan Island
60. The Forum Residential Condominium - Tower I, Banilad Cebu City
61. The Forum Residential Condominium - Tower II, Banilad Cebu City
62. ChinaBank Corporation Headquarters - Cebu City
63. Bigfoot Condotel - IAFT Campus, Mactan Island
64. Arcenas Estates Condominium, Cebu City
65. Serendra Cebu

Low to Mid-rise Under constructions:
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Administration Building
Cebu International Convention Center (The Megadome), Mandaue City
Cebu Boardwalk Complex, Mandaue City - amphitheater, marina, shopping mall
Gaisano Mall of Cebu, Cebu City
5-level SM City Cebu Mall Annex Building
3-level Ayala Center Cebu Mall Annex Building
Expansion of Mango Square Mall, Cebu City
Expansion of Elizabeth Mall, South Terminal Cebu City
Expansion of Crossroads Mall, Banilad Cebu City
Expansion of Mactan Marina Mall, Lapu-Lapu City
The Village Leisure Center, Asiatown I.T. Park
The Venue, Mango Square Complex
Town Center, Banawa (Rustanâ€™s Fresh Supermarket)
Taft I.T. Park, South Reclamation Area, Mandaue City
Tower Palace Showroom, Cebu Business Park
1,000-room Coral Reef Resort Mactan
Mandaue City Public Market II
Lapu-Lapu City Public Market II
Bigfoot IAFTV Mactan Campus Soundstage 2
Bigfoot IAFTV Mactan Campus Soundstage 3
Bigfoot IAFTV Mactan Campus Soundstage 4

Proposed Hotels:
Club Ultima Kingâ€™s Island, Mactan Island
Punta EngaÃ±o Chateau, Mactan Island
Seascapes Resort Town, Mactan Island
Kabayan Hotel
21-storey Banilad hotel and mall complex
Botique Hotel and Restaurant at Uptown Cebu City
Japanese Hotel, New Mandaue City
Business Hotel and Casino, New Mandaue City
Japanese Retirement Village and Hotel, SRP
Legend Hotel
Traders Hotel
Marriott Hotel Mactan
Four Seasons Hotel and Resort Mactan
Sheraton Resort Mactan

Proposed Shopping Centers:
Hypermarket, Banilad Cebu City
PriceSmart Cebu City
Ayala Center South Road Properties
Robinsons Mall, South Road Properties
SM Mall, South Road Properties
Cebu North Mall
Pacific Star, New Mandaue City

South Road Properties, Cebu City Proposals:
Bigfoot IAFT SRP Campus Soundstage 1, 2, 3, 4
Bigfoot Inc. Yacht Club, world-class Marina and Restaurant
Singaporean Container Manufacturing Factory
Cardiovascular Hospitals of America
J Kings Inc. Water Theme Park
South Road Properties Sports Center
Entrepreneurs School of Asia

Other Proposals:
Cebu Cable Car System, Cebu City
Cebu Light Rail Transit System (Metrowide)
Cebu International Port Monorail System
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal II
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Runway II
Cebu Center for International Trade and Exhibition, Mandaue City
Business Convention Center, SM City Cebu Complex
Ayala Cebu Nature Park
Cloverleaf Interchange Link, North Reclamation Area, Mandaue City
Undersea Tunnel from Cebu City to Lapu-Lapu City, House Bill No. 4857
Enchanted Kingdom Cebu
Third Mandaue-Mactan Bridge

Major Metro Cebu Hotels expected to open within year 2006
5-star Marco Polo Plaza â€“ 500 rooms (now open)
5-star Coral Reef Resort Village â€“ 1000 rooms
Parklane International Hotel â€“ 320 rooms (now open)
Club Ultima, Fuente Towers Complex â€“ 150 rooms (tower 2, now open)
GV Hotel Downtown Cebu â€“ 150 rooms (to have their soft opening anytime soon)
Vistamar Resort Condotel Mactan

Major Metro Cebu Hotels to open in year 2007 onwards
5-star Crown Regency Hotel, Fuente Towers Complex â€“ 368 rooms
5-star SM Hotel (Former Sheraton) â€“ 220 rooms (building is finished)
5-star [InterCon/Sheraton/Marriott] Hotel Towers Mactan â€“ 700 rooms
5-star Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort - 668 rooms
EGI Cebu Mactan Hotel â€“ 300 rooms
Banilad Hotel Complex - 250 rooms
Bigfoot IAFT Mactan Condotel
Club Ultima King's Island, Mactan

probinsyano

July 14th, 2011, 01:56 PM

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Mother Lily, naghandog ng scholarship sa mga Batangueno

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 14 (PIA) -- Sampung estudyante mula sa iba’t ibang bayan ng lalawigan ng Batangas ang nabigyang pagkakataon upang makapag-aral sa pamamagitan ng scholarship grant na hatid ng kilalang producer ng pelikulang Pilipino na si Mother Lily Monteverde.

Ang Scholarship grants ay inihandog ni Mother Lily kay Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto bilang regalo nito sa gobernadora noong nakaraang kaarawan nito.

Personal na inaabot ni Gov. Vi noong ika- 11 ng Hulyo 2011 ang scholarship grants na nagkakahalaga ng P25,000 sa mga recipients bilang tulong pinansiyal sa pag-aaral ng mga ito sa kolehiyo.

Ayon sa goberanadora, personal niyang hiniling sa matalik na kaibigan na huwag na siyang bigyan nito ng mamahaling kagamitan bilang birthday gift bagkus ay isang sponsorship para sa programang pangkumindad o edukasyon na lamang na maaring makapagbigay biyaya sa mga kabataang Batangueño.

Ang mga napiling estudyante ay sumailalim sa pagsusuri ng Provincial Assistance for Community Development na siya ring pangunahing ahensya ng pamahalaang panlalawigan na humahawak ng VSR- Batangas Provincial Scholarship Program.

Ang mga scholars na ito ay kinilalang sina; Marissa T. Ojales ng Brgy. Buli, Taal Batangas; Adrian Salapare ng San Juan; Jaylord Matanguihan ng Brgy. Bihis, Sta. Teresita; Ella Mie V. Morales ng Brgy. Natatas, Tanauan City; Arlyn M. Lavilla ng Brgy. Palahanan Dos-San Juan; Dan Darc P. Ilao ng Brgy. Muzon, San Juan; Karen M. Mercado ng Brgy. San Francisco, Lipa City; Maria Louise G. Vale ng Brgy. Calumpang West, San Luis; Lorena T. Cautivar ng Brgy. San Isidro, Malvar ; at Kristine May M. De Chavez ng Brgy. Munting Tubig, Ibaan. (CPG/Edwin V. Zabarte-Batangas PIO/PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=43545)

probinsyano

July 14th, 2011, 02:01 PM

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Batangas PNP, una sa ugnayang pulisya at mamayan

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 14 (PIA) -- Binigyang-saludo ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto ang Batangas Police Provincial Office matapos matanggap ng mga ito ang pagkilala mula sa CALABARZON PNP Regional Office Command bilang mga natatanging Police units sa rehiyon.

Kasabay ng lingguhang pagpupugay sa bandila noong ika-11 ng Hulyo 2011, humarap sa gobernadora ang mga opisyal ng Batangas PNP sa pangunguna ni PNP Provincial Director Atty. Rosauro Acio upang iharap dito ang mga natatanging miyembro ng police force ng lalawigan.

Sa pagpapakita ng seryosong programa sa pagitan ng ugnayang publiko at kapulisan upang labanan ang problema sa krimen at peace and order , iginawad ng PNP regional command sa Batangas Police Provincial Office ang Best in Community Relations Unit sa buong CALABARZON region.

Itinanghal namang Best Police Community Relations City Category ang Tanauan City Police Station at nakuha naman ng Lemerey Police ang Best Municipal PCR Station.

Tumanggap din ng parangal ang mga tauhan ng Batangas PNP na pinangunahan nina Police Chief Insp. Charlie Soriano ng Batangas PPO bilang Best Police Community Relations Officer at PO3 Raquel Aniwesal ng Balayan PNP bilang Best PNP Community Relations Officer para sa Non- Commissioned Officer Category.

Ginawaran naman ng pamunuan ng Batangas PNP si Governor Vi ng plake ng rekognisyon at pagkilala sa malaking tiwala at suporta nito sa programa ng PNP na paglapitin ang puso ng mga ordinaryong mamamayan at may kapangyarihan sa pagpapatupad ng batas at paglaban sa krimen. (CPG/Edwin V. Zabarte-Batangas PIO/PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=43542)

probinsyano

July 14th, 2011, 04:07 PM

Another defendant is being tagged as directly behind the slaying of police officer.. this time, New People Army(NPA) is claiming of this incidents.

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NPA claims murder of ex-intel cop in Batangas
14-Jul-11, 5:59 PM | Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com

MANILA, Philippines - The New People's Army in Batangas has claimed responsibility for the murder of a former police intelligence officer earlier this week.

Apolinario Matienza, spokesman of the Eduardo Dagli Command of the NPA, said they were responsible for the death of Superintendent Rodney Ramirez last July 12.

Ramirez, a resident of Lemery, was shot dead in broad daylight while biking.

He was a former intelligence officer of Batangas police.

The NPA said they killed Ramirez for his "crimes against humanity," which began when he was still chief of police in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, particularly during the demolition of several informal settlers in the area.

Matienza also blamed Ramirez for the killing of Barangay Chairman Kenneth Reyes of Barangay Maguihan, Lemeryin April 11.

Source: interaksyon.com (http://interaksyon.com/article/8487/npa-claims-murder-of-ex-intel-cop-in-batangas)

Hope this clears up any confusion or maybe its pure lie meant to mislead the public about the truth story behind the ambush incident. What is your opinion?

probinsyano

July 14th, 2011, 05:23 PM

Hoooh!!! Unsolved murder incidents are on the rise in Batangas and many of these killers’ identities remain unknown. – How Can We Stop It?

More ambush incidents were caught our eye this week, and the headlines alone reveal that crime incidents in our province is rising, we seem to see stories on a weekly basis, and now, another victims of summary execution found in our province.

Here’s the report….

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2 men found dead in Batangas
By Marrah Erika Lesaba
Inquirer Southern Luzon
2:24 pm | Thursday, July 14th, 2011

BATANGAS CITY, Philippines — Two young men, believed to be victims of summary killings, were found dead in the barangay road of Banaba South here early Thursday, police said.

Superintendent Arcadio Ronquillo, Batangas City’s police information officer, said passers-by found the bodies of the two men, with ages ranging from 18 to 25 years old, at about 6 a.m. Thursday. They were blindfolded, had gunshot wounds on their heads, and both of their hands were tied with nylon rope and electrical cord.

Attached to the body of one of the victims was a note that said: “Magnanakaw Kami, wag tularan (We are thieves. Don’t be like us)”

The Batangas City police have been determining the identities of the victims and the killers, Ronquillo said.

Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/23966/2-men-found-dead-in-batangas)

Again, Kabayan, what can be done about the rising murder rate in our province?

probinsyano

July 15th, 2011, 02:33 AM

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Scholarship Para sa Mga Batangueno Handog ni Mother Lily
July 12, 2011

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Sampung estudyante mula sa iba’t ibang bayan ng lalawigan ng Batangas ang nabigyang pagkakataon upang makapag-aral sa pamamagitan ng scholarship grant na hatid ng kilalang producer ng pelikulang Pilipino na si Mother Lily Monteverde.

Ang Scholarship grants ay inihandog ni Mother Lily kay Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto bilang regalo nito sa gobernadora noong nakaraang kaarawan nito.

Personal na inaabot ni Gov. Vi noong ika- 11 ng Hulyo 2011 ang scholarship grants na nagkakahalaga ng P25,000 sa mga recipients bilang tulong pinansiyal sa pag-aaral ng mga ito sa kolehiyo.

Ayon sa goberanadora, personal niyang hiniling sa matalik na kaibigan na huwag na siyang bigyan nito ng mamahaling kagamitan bilang birthday gift bagkus ay isang sponsorship para sa programang pangkumindad o edukasyon na lamang na maaring makapagbigay biyaya sa mga kabataang Batangueño.

Ang mga napiling estudyante ay sumailalim sa pagsusuri ng Provincial Assistance for Community Development na siya ring pangunahing ahensya ng pamahalaang panlalawigan na humahawak ng VSR- Batangas Provincial Scholarship Program.

Ang mga scholars na ito ay kinilalang sina; Marissa T. Ojales ng Brgy. Buli, Taal Batangas; Adrian Salapare ng San Juan; Jaylord Matanguihan ng Brgy. Bihis, Sta. Teresita; Ella Mie V. Morales ng Brgy. Natatas, Tanauan City; Arlyn M. Lavilla ng Brgy. Palahanan Dos-San Juan; Dan Darc P. Ilao ng Brgy. Muzon, San Juan; Karen M. Mercado ng Brgy. San Francisco, Lipa City; Maria Louise G. Vale ng Brgy. Calumpang West, San Luis; Lorena T. Cautivar ng Brgy. San Isidro, Malvar ; at Kristine May M. De Chavez ng Brgy. Munting Tubig, Ibaan. - Edwin V. Zabarte

Source: www.batangas.gov.ph (http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=27&type=2&sec=1&aid=267)

probinsyano

July 15th, 2011, 02:37 AM

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Batangas PNP Una sa Ugnayang Pulisya at Mamayan sa CALABARZON
July 12, 2011

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Binigyang-saludo ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto ang Batangas Police Provincial Office matapos matanggap ng mga ito ang pagkilala mula sa CALABARZON PNP Regional Office Command bilang mga natatanging Police units sa rehiyon.

Kasabay ng lingguhang pagpupugay sa bandila noong ika-11 ng Hulyo 2011, humarap sa gobernadora ang mga opisyal ng Batangas PNP sa pangunguna ni PNP Provincial Director Atty. Rosauro Acio upang iharap dito ang mga natatanging miyembro ng police force ng lalawigan.

Sa pagpapakita ng seryosong programa sa pagitan ng ugnayang publiko at kapulisan upang labanan ang problema sa krimen at peace and order , iginawad ng PNP regional command sa Batangas Police Provincial Office ang Best in Community Relations Unit sa buong CALABARZON region.

Itinanghal namang Best Police Community Relations City Category ang Tanauan City Police Station at nakuha naman ng Lemerey Police ang Best Municipal PCR Station.

Tumanggap din ng parangal ang mga tauhan ng Batangas PNP na pinangunahan nina Police Chief Insp. Charlie Soriano ng Batangas PPO bilang Best Police Community Relations Officer at PO3 Raquel Aniwesal ng Balayan PNP bilang Best PNP Community Relations Officer para sa Non- Commissioned Officer Category.

Ginawaran naman ng pamunuan ng Batangas PNP si Governor Vi ng plake ng rekognisyon at pagkilala sa malaking tiwala at suporta nito sa programa ng PNP na paglapitin ang puso ng mga ordinaryong mamamayan at may kapangyarihan sa pagpapatupad ng batas at paglaban sa krimen. - Edwin V. Zabarte

Source: www.batangas.gov.ph (http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=27&type=2&sec=1&aid=266)

probinsyano

July 15th, 2011, 02:43 AM

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Catch of the Day!
July 6, 2011

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A Task Force Taal Lake boat tows a two-storey house for dismantling in Brgy. Alas-as, San Nicolas last July 5, 2011. The oversized house, owned by a Chinese national and boasts of a jet ski and satellite dish (inset), is among the numerous illegal structures and pollutants that dot the lake. /Vince Altar/OPG-PIO

Source: www.batangas.gov.ph (http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=7&cat=1&id=184&sec=1)

Wafer

July 15th, 2011, 06:52 AM

Sa Batangas, malabo pang mangyari yan, because of implementation of a general revision of 2010 Real Property Tax Code of the Province,there was 300% increase in Real Property Tax we paid this year from the amount we paid last year. Now, investors or companies are forcing to pay a much higher price for a property, hence will have to pay higher land prices, making our province one of most expensive place for real estate business in the country and placing more burden on individual investors or companies to lay out their capital in the high rise-building- construction business..

ang laki pala ng increase. hindi ko napansin kasi yung 4 lots ko sa batangas city maliliit lang naman.

probinsyano

July 15th, 2011, 07:20 AM

Killer still unidentified and remains mysteries despite of New People Army (NPA) has been officially Claimed that they've killed police officer.

Now the group of PNP Alumni have come together to put up reward money for any information that will result in an arrest and conviction of the person responsible for slaying police colonel.

Here's a report....

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P100K for arrest of cop’s killers
Published : Friday, July 15, 2011

THE Philippine National Police Academy Alumni Association, Inc. offered a P100,000 reward to anybody who could give information leading to the capture of the killers of a Batangas police colonel.

The PNPAAAI, headed by Bureau of Jail Management and Penology director Director Rosendo Dial, condemned the brutal killing of Supt. Rodney Ramirez who was attacked while biking in Barangay Butong, Taal, Tuesday.

Dial described the attack staged by six gunmen as a dastardly and cowardly act. He vowed to give justice to Ramirez.
Joel dela Torre

Source: www.journal.com.ph (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/9371-p100k-for-arrest-of-cops-killers)

:ohno::ohno:It is painfully clear that even the police cannot be defended themselves as well be relied upon to protect us. Thus far we've seen that they have no duty to do so. If police cannot protect themselves who can protect us?

probinsyano

July 15th, 2011, 08:19 AM

Customs falls short target in the first half and the biggest deficit was recorded in the Port of Batangas because of a rampant corruptions that happen there..

if you remember that 595 containers of dutiable goods supposed to be transshipped to this port disappeared and did not arrive.

This is a long standing practice by big time smugglers. What is your opinion..

Here's the report...

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Customs misses 1st-half target by 8.6% Cash revenues up 13.5% from a year ago
By: Ronnel W. Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
12:06 am | Thursday, July 14th, 2011

BELOW TARGET. The Bureau of Customs collected P126.1 billion in the first semester, which was less than the targeted P137.9 billion, although 13.5-percent higher from last year’s collection.

THE BUREAU of Customs on Wednesday said its collections in the first six months were 8.6-percent below target due to a strong peso and partly as a result of slower imports following Japan’s twin disasters in March.

The government’s second largest revenue agency had total cash revenue in January to June of P126.1 billion, 13.5 percent higher from a year earlier but below the target of P137.9 billion, the agency said in a statement.

Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez said items such as petroleum products, cereals, plastics, iron and steel, paper products, fertilizers and cement were reclassified as duty-free products or carried reduced tariff from the start of the second half of 2010 due to free-trade deals and steps taken by the government to dampen inflation.

Foregone revenues from free-trade agreements were estimated at P3.8 billion in January to May this year, Alvarez said.

Tariff reduction was implemented pursuant to the Philippines’ commitments to various international, multilateral and bilateral agreements such as the Asean Free Trade Agreement, Asean-China FTA and the Philippine Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.

“Nearly 2,000 products that, until June last year, were considered traditional big revenue sources now come in duty-free or with reduced tariff because of these FTAs as well as due to the government’s social amelioration initiatives,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez said that because of the FTAs, six of the country’s biggest ports missed their respective first semester targets by as much as P6.07 billion.

The Port of Batangas is the biggest port outside Manila, but which turned in P23.3 billion instead of the planned P29.3 billion.

The Manila International Container Port missed its P38.4-billion target by more than P5 billion while the Port of Manila fell short of its P31.6-billion goal by P4.6 billion.

“The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last March 11 also caused a drastic slowdown on the imports of completely built units from Japan,” he said.

Still, Alvarez cheered the bureau’s performance compared to the same period last year. First semester performance “broke the bureau’s revenues in the first half of 2010 which was hailed at that time as the biggest in its history,” Alvarez said.

He said cash collections averaged at P20.94 billion from January to June, showing a lowest at P18.58 billion in February and the highest at P21.38 billion in March.

“In contrast, never did the bureau’s monthly cash collection during the same period last year exceed P20 billion,” he added.

Despite slow revenues, the government has said it was confident of meeting its target of cutting the budget deficit to 3.2 percent of GDP this year from 3.9 percent in 2010. With a report from Reuters

Source: business.inquirer.net (http://business.inquirer.net/6935/customs-misses-1st-half-target-by-8-6)

probinsyano

July 15th, 2011, 12:12 PM

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City Health Office ng Pamahalaan Lunsod ng Batangas,
Muling magsasagawa ng Blood-Letting Activity
PRESS RELEASE
July 11, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

Muling magsasagawa ng blood-letting activity ang City Health Office ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas sa July 26.
Ito ay isang regular na programa ng CHO sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Philippine Red Cross- Batangas Chapter.

Kaugnay nito, nananawagan ang CHO sa pangunguna ni Tess G. Ceradoy, Nurse IV, sa mga empleyado ng lokal na pamahalaan na nais maging blood donor at maging bahagi ng bloodletting activity na gaganapin sa Gusaling Pangkalusugan.

Ang naturang activity ay kaalinsabay ng pagdiriwang ng National Blood Donors Month ngayong Hulyo.

Ang mga kwalipikadong blood donor ay dapat walang sakit, may timbang na 50 kilos pataas at may edad na 18-65.

Para sa mga lalaking nais maging donor, kinakailangang walang alcohol intake at ang mga kababaihan naman ay walang menstrual period sa nasabing araw. 450cc ang kokolektahing dugo kada donor.

Noong nakaraang taon, May 31 empleyado ang nag-donate ng dugo. Ang mga nakolektang dugo ay dinala sa Batangas Regional Hospital.

Samantala, magkakaroon ng Sandugo Awarding Ceremony sa July 15, 2011 na gaganapin sa Hotel Pontefino, Batangas City para sa mga donor na siyam na beses ng nakapag-donate ng dugo. (Dimpy Lontoc – Matienzo, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/)

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July 15th, 2011, 12:18 PM

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Tradisyong Harana, Binuhay ng Pamahalaang Lunsod ng Batangas
PRESS RELEASE
July 11, 2011
Public Information Office
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Binuhay ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas ang tradisyong harana, ng muli itong isagawa noong Hulyo 10, sa Acosta Pastor Ancestral House. Ito ay bilang pormal na paghiling sa pagsang ayon ng pamilya ng napiling Ms. Batangas City Foundation Day 2011 na si Katrina Beatrice Mayo Atienza o Bea.

Pinangunahan ng mga kawani ng City Assesssors Office ang pag-awit ng harana. Kasama nila dito sina Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha, dating Mayor Eddie Dimacuha, mga department heads, miyembro ng Batangas City Cultural Affairs Committee at ilang panauhin. Makalipas ng isang awitin dumungaw na mula sa bintana ang ama at ina ni Bea na sina Nolie at Lea, ang kanyang lola na si Sonia Velasquez Mayo at lolo na si dating Batangas Gov. Vicente Mayo. Ilang saglit pa ay nagpakita na rin si Bea at inanyayahan ang grupo ng nangharana na tumuloy sa loob ng tahanan.

Dito ay inulit ni Atty. RD ang kahilingan sa pamilya Mayo-Atienza upang maging Mutya ng selebrasyon si Bea na kaagad ay sinang-ayunan ng nasabing pamilya. Anila ito ay isang karangalan.

Pagkatapos nito ay sinimulan na ang kasiyahan. Magkakasunod na umawit sina Carlos Pastor, Dangal ng lungsod Batangan Chorale, magkapatid na Atty. Tonying at Pitoy Pastor, at mga empleyado ng City Assessor. Nagbigay rin ng kasiyahan ang mga tugtugin ng UB High school Rondalla. Nagpaunlak rin ng ilang tugtugin sa piano si Atty. Tonying.

Ang harana, ay isa sa mga gawain para sa Foundation Day celebration ng lungsod. Ayon kay Atty. RD Dimacuha, ito ay isang tradisyon na nais mapanatili sa lungsod , bilang pagpapahalaga ng mga kalalakihan sa mga babaeng nilalayag. Ito naman ay isinasagawa ng pamahalaang lungsod bilang pormal na paghiling sa pagsang ayon sa napiling mutya at pagkilala sa kanyang mabuting katangian. (Marie V. Lualhati, PIO Batangas City)

Source: media.wowbatangas.com (http://media.wowbatangas.com/newspapers-and-pio/pio-batangas-city/tradisyong-harana-binuhay-ng-pamahalaang-lungsod-ng-batangas/)

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July 15th, 2011, 12:27 PM

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Organic Rice Harvest Festival in Lipa, Batangas

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The first-ever certified organic rice harvest festival in the Philippines was held in a farm in Lipa City, Batangas, last July 8 2011. The Lipa farm is the only certified organic farm in the country.

Different organic products, including organic rice, were harvested in a 14-hectare farm in Barangay Calamias in Lipa.

The festival intends to promote organic products.

The government has implemented Republic Act 10068 known as the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010.

Authorities reminded the public that organic products out in the market must abide a certification label from the Organic Certification Center of the Philippines.

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July 15th, 2011, 12:36 PM

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City Sisterhood Program Between Batangas City and Suseong gu, Daegu Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea
News and Events | July 15, 2011 by Donna

Batangas City and the city of Suseong gu, which is a part of the Daegu Metropolitan City in South Korea have officially established a sister city relationship since November 2009. This was formalized with the signing of the Friendly Exchange Agreement between the two cities last November 11, 2009 when the former Mayor Kim Hyeong-Ryeol of Suseong gu, Daegu Metropolitan City visited Batangas City. At the same time, a partnership agreement was also established between the Batangas State University (BSU) and the Dongwon Middle School in Suseong gu for an academic and cultural exchange promotion between the two schools. This was followed by a visit of the delegation from Suseong gu last June 2010. And just recently, for the first time, three Batangas City officials who represented Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha conducted an official trip to Suseong gu last October 11-14, 2010. The Batangas City delegation were composed of City Administrator Mr. Felipe M. Baroja, City Planning and Development Coordinator Engr. Januario B. Godoy, and City Health Officer Dr. Rosanna Carmelita Barrion. One of the highlights of their trip was the turnover ceremony of the donated fifty boxes of assorted clothing to the Batangas City Government

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July 15th, 2011, 01:19 PM

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Lipa City's Foundation Day Specials Mall Show at SM Lipa
Kapuso Mall Show

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July 15th, 2011, 01:28 PM

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Catch the cast of AMAYA live on July 22, 2011, 10:00 A.M.
at Event Center, SM City Lipa!

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July 15th, 2011, 01:51 PM

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Xian Lim Mall Show at SM Lipa City

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July 15th, 2011, 02:12 PM

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House body endorses Customs Modernization and Tariff Act
By Paolo S. Romero (The Philippine Star) Updated July 04, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The House Committee on ways and means has endorsed for plenary approval the proposed Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) of 2011 that seeks to modernize customs administration in the country.

Batangas Rep. Hermilando Mandanas, chairman of the panel and author of House Bill 4788, said the measure will also set international standards in customs operations, and make import trade transactions faster, predictable, efficient and transparent, among others.

The committee report was already submitted to Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.

The bill will promote and secure international trade, protect and enhance government revenue, prevent smuggling and other fraud against customs and modernize customs and tariff administration, Mandanas said.

He said the bill complies with the Revised Kyoto Convention (Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures) of the World Customs Organization to which the Philippines is a signatory.

“The bill will make import trade transactions faster, predictable, efficient and transparent and will also gain the confidence of investors in customs procedures, which will ultimately increase the inflow of goods,” Mandanas said.

The bill seeks to repeal of Presidential Decree 1464 or the Tariff Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, except Section 104 (Rates of Import Duty) and Section 514 (Export Products Subject to Duty and Rates).

The bill provides for the general customs principles based on the General Annex of the Revised Kyoto Convention and defines what is a free, regulated and prohibited importation and exportation.

Mandanas said the measure also provides instances of abandonment and destruction of goods and the manner of their disposition.

“It seeks to allow deferment of payment of duties and taxes for a certain period of time for government importation and in some instances for private importers and exporters. It allows refund of duties and taxes in case of overcharging as a result of an error in the assessment of goods,” he said.

The bill also aims to empower the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to have control over all persons and properties within its territory, and seeks coordination with other government agencies, including free zones authorities, and the customs stakeholders in general to enhance customs control. The BOC shall use audit-based controls and risk management systems, and adopt a compliance measurement strategy to support risk management.

Under the bill, the BOC may adopt non-intrusive inspection based on internationally accepted standards subject to random checking, post entry audit, and under certain conditions to be prescribed by rules and regulations. The Commissioner may exempt from examination importations belonging to importers accredited as Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) or under any existing trade facilitation program according to the bill.

It also provides that when there is a declaration of a state of calamity, clearance of relief consignments shall be a matter of priority and subject to a simplified customs procedure.

The BOC shall promulgate rules and regulations to allow manual and electronic lodgment of export declarations and to make available and accessible all the information of general application to any interested person for legitimate use.

The bill mandates the BOC Commissioner to submit an annual report to the President, which shall among other things contain a compilation of the quantity and value of the articles imported to the country and the corresponding custom duties, taxes and other charges assessed and collected on imported articles itemized; percentage collection of the peso value of the imports; quantity and value of conditionally-free importations; customs validation over and above letters of credit opened; value and quantity of tax-free imports; and quantity and value of articles exported from the Philippines as well as the taxes and other charges assessed and collected on them from the preceding year.

The bill also seeks to apply information and communications technology to enhance customs control and support a cost-effective and efficient customs operations geared towards a paperless environment using internally accepted standards.

It proposes that sea port and airport authorities and private port operators shall provide free of charge facilities like X-ray scanners to help the BOC perform its mandate.

The bill provides that operators of bonded warehouse shall be liable for the payment of duties and taxes in case of loss of imported articles stored. The government assumes no responsibility in respect to the safekeeping of articles stored in any customs warehouse, shed, yard or premises.

The bill defines “customs transit” and “customs transshipment” which shall not be subject to the payment of duties and taxes by complying with the conditions set by the BOC. It likewise defines misdeclaration, misclassification, undervaluation in goods, and provides stiffer penalties for such fraudulent acts.

The co-authors of the bill are Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro City), Maximo Rodriguez (Party-list, Abante Mindanao), Reynaldo Umali (Oriental Mindoro), and Rodolfo Farinas (Ilocos Norte), chairman of the subcommittee on customs, tariff and related laws.

Source: www.philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=702346&publicationSubCategoryId=66)

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July 15th, 2011, 03:05 PM

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Rep. Mandanas: Tanggalin ang limitasyon ng tax exemption

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 15 (PIA) -- Sinabi ni 2nd District Rep. Hermilando Mandanas na base sa mga pag-aaral at istatistika sa nakaraang 10 taon, ang poverty incidence, poverty gap, severity of poverty, mean vulnerability at vulnerability incidence ay may direktang katumbas sa laki ng isang pamilya.

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit gusto niyang alisin ang limitasyon sa bilang ng dependents para sa exemption ng isang taxpayer.

Ipinaliwanag ng opisyal na ang pinaiiral na limitado lamang sa apat ang dependents ay dapat alisin upang makatulong sa pagpapababa ng poverty incidence sa pamilyang Pilipino.

Binanggit din nito na sa 2009 Family Income and Expenditure survey(FIES) ang isang pamilyang Pilipino ay kumikita ng P206,000 at gumagastos naman ng P176,000 kada taon.

Aniya,talagang mataas ang cost of living ngayon at maraming pamilya ang hirap sa pang-araw araw na pamumuhay.

Base sa panukala ni Mandanas, nakasaad na ang dependents ay mga anak na "unmarried, legitimate o legally adopted child na hindi hihigit sa 21 taong gulang, walang trabaho at umaasa sa magulang at may mental o physical defect.

Maari ding isama dito ang isang magulang na walang trabaho o hindi kayang magtrabaho dahil sa katandaan o may mental/physical defect rin. (CPG/Mamerta P. De Castro, PIA-Batangas)

Source: pia.gov.ph (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=43719)

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July 15th, 2011, 03:09 PM

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“Solo Parent Act,” ipinapatupad sa Mabini
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De castro

MABINI, Batangas, Hulyo 15 (PIA) -- Maigting na ipinatutupad at sinusunod ang Republic Act 8972 o mas kilala sa tawag na Solo Parent Welfare Act sa bayang ito.

Sa pangunguna ng municipal social welfare and development office (MSWDO), nabibigyan ng solo parent ID ang mga magulang na napatunayang nag-iisang nagtataguyod at bumubuhay ng kanilang mga pamilya.

Ang mga kinakailangan sa pagkuha ng ID ay barangay certification, income tax return, death certificate ng asawa kung namatay na at deklarasyon mula sa korte ukol sa annulment o legal separation.

Upang matiyak ang estado ng pamumuhay ng mga benepisaryo, ang mga kawani ng MSWDO ay bumibisita at inaayon ang mga aplikante upang masiguro ang katiyakan sa kaaalaman ng mga impormasyong ibinigay.

Ang mga holders ng ID na ito ay nakatakdang tumanggap ng mga serbisyong itatakda ng ilang mga ahensya ng pamahalaan. (CPG/MPD, PIA-Batangas)

Source: pia.gov.ph (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=43726)

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July 16th, 2011, 04:12 AM

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2 Olive Ridley egg-laying pawikans spotted at Santelmo & Pico de Loro Coves, Hamilo Coast, Nasugbu Batangaas today !

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Two Olive Ridley sea turtles or pawikans nested at 3:00 am today, July 15, 2011 at Santelmo and Pico de Loro Coves respectively, both declared as Marine Protected Areas and two of the 13 coves of Hamilo Coast. These sea turtles will be released upon hatching 60 days from now. Hamilo Coast is in partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) in various sustainable and environmental programs such as Coastal Resource Management, Renewable Energy and Solid Waste Management.

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July 16th, 2011, 12:08 PM

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Blood Letting
July 11, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

Muling magsasagawa ng blood-letting activity ang City Health Office ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas sa July 26.

Ito ay isang regular na programa ng CHO sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Philippine Red Cross- Batangas Chapter.

Kaugnay nito, nananawagan ang CHO sa pangunguna ni Tess G. Ceradoy, Nurse IV, sa mga empleyado ng lokal na pamahalaan na nais maging blood donor at maging bahagi ng bloodletting activity na gaganapin sa Gusaling Pangkalusugan.

Ang naturang activity ay kaalinsabay ng pagdiriwang ng National Blood Donors Month ngayong Hulyo.

Ang mga kwalipikadong blood donor ay dapat walang sakit, may timbang na 50 kilos pataas at may edad na 18-65.

Para sa mga lalaking nais maging donor, kinakailangang walang alcohol intake at ang mga kababaihan naman ay walang menstrual period sa nasabing araw. 450cc ang kokolektahing dugo kada donor.

Noong nakaraang taon, May 31 empleyado ang nag-donate ng dugo. Ang mga nakolektang dugo ay dinala sa Batangas Regional Hospital.

Samantala, magkakaroon ng Sandugo Awarding Ceremony sa July 15, 2011 na gaganapin sa Hotel Pontefino, Batangas City para sa mga donor na siyam na beses ng nakapag-donate ng dugo. (Dimpy Lontoc - Matienzo, PIO Batangas City)

Source:www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_554.htm)

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July 16th, 2011, 12:11 PM

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Harana
July 11, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

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Batangas City Binuhay ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas ang tradisyong harana, ng muli itong isagawa noong Hulyo 10, sa Acosta Pastor Ancestral House. Ito ay bilang pormal na paghiling sa pagsang ayon ng pamilya ng napiling Ms. Batangas City Foundation Day 2011 na si Katrina Beatrice Mayo Atienza o Bea.

Pinangunahan ng mga kawani ng City Assesssors Office ang pag-awit ng harana. Kasama nila dito sina Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha, dating Mayor Eddie Dimacuha, mga department heads, miyembro ng Batangas City Cultural Affairs Committee at ilang panauhin. Makalipas ng isang awitin dumungaw na mula sa bintana ang ama at ina ni Bea na sina Nolie at Lea, ang kanyang lola na si Sonia Velasquez Mayo at lolo na si dating Batangas Gov. Vicente Mayo. Ilang saglit pa ay nagpakita na rin si Bea at inanyayahan ang grupo ng nangharana na tumuloy sa loob ng tahanan.

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Dito ay inulit ni Atty. RD ang kahilingan sa pamilya Mayo-Atienza upang maging Mutya ng selebrasyon si Bea na kaagad ay sinang-ayunan ng nasabing pamilya. Anila ito ay isang karangalan.

Pagkatapos nito ay sinimulan na ang kasiyahan. Magkakasunod na umawit sina Carlos Pastor, Dangal ng lungsod Batangan Chorale, magkapatid na Atty. Tonying at Pitoy Pastor, at mga empleyado ng City Assessor. Nagbigay rin ng kasiyahan ang mga tugtugin ng UB High school Rondalla. Nagpaunlak rin ng ilang tugtugin sa piano si Atty. Tonying.

Ang harana, ay isa sa mga gawain para sa Foundation Day celebration ng lungsod. Ayon kay Atty. RD Dimacuha, ito ay isang tradisyon na nais mapanatili sa lungsod , bilang pagpapahalaga ng mga kalalakihan sa mga babaeng nilalayag. Ito naman ay isinasagawa ng pamahalaang lungsod bilang pormal na paghiling sa pagsang ayon sa napiling mutya at pagkilala sa kanyang mabuting katangian. (Marie V. Lualhati, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_555.htm)

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July 16th, 2011, 12:13 PM

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Drug Bust
July 12, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

Tatlong katao ang arestado kabilang ang isang menor-de-edad na buntis ng maaktuhang nagbebenta ng hinihinalang Methampethamine Hydrochloride o mas kilala sa shabu sa isinagawang buy-bust operation ng mga tauhan ng Batangas City PNP sa isang lodging inn sa lungsod ng Batangas kamakailan.

Ang mga suspek ay nakilalang sina Kenneth Henry Biscocho, 21 taong gulang at ang ka-live-in nito na itinago sa pangalang "Lorelyn", 16 years old, apat na buwang buntis, at Rhensie Imperial, 26 taong gulang. Ang tatlo ay tubong Sta. Clara, Batangas City.

Ayon kay PO2 Jonas Guarda, may hawak ng kaso, umaga ng July 8 nang may natanggap silang tip mula sa kanilang asset na may nagaganap na bentahan ng shabu sa Pension House 2. Agad na kumilos ang kanilang mga tauhan at dito ay nahuli nila sa akto ang tatlo na matagal na nilang minamanmanan.

Itinanggi naman ng mga suspek ang ibinibintang sa kanila. Anila, masyado lamang mainit at maalinsangan ang panahon kung kaya't nagpasya sina Biscocho at Lorelyn na magcheck-inn sa nasabing lodging house.

Sumunod naman anila si imperial, na kumpare umano ng dalawa, upang kunin ang perang inuutang niya kay Biscocho.

Narekober sa mga suspek ang dalawang plastic sachet na naglalaman ng hinihinalang shabu., isang five hundred peso bill, at ilang drug paraphernalia.

Kasalukuyang nakakulong sina Biscocho at Imperial samantalang nasa pangangalaga ng Women's Desk si Lorelyn habang inihahanda ang kaukulang kaso laban sa kanila. (Jerson J. Sanchez, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_556.htm)

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July 16th, 2011, 12:15 PM

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PhilHealth
July 13, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

Isang malawakang information campaign ang isinasagawa sa kasalukuyan ng Philhealth kaugnay ng direktibang ipinalabas ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino na ang lahat ay nararapat magkaroon ng Phil health card upang magkaroon ng ibat-ibang benipisyo at serbisyong pangkalusugan.

Sa panayam ng Barangay Frontline kay Pinky Parto, Public Relations Officers ng Philhealth Batangas, nag kaloob ng mga libreng Philhealth cards sa nga pamilyang higit na nangangailangan sa Batangas si Pnoy sa pamamagitan ng mga lokal na pamahalaan.

Ayon pa rin kay Parto sa tulong ng City Social Welfare and Development Office, marami ang nakatanggap ng libreng philhealth cards dito sa lungsod. Ito ay base sa pag susuri ng CSWD kung kwalipikado ang dapat pagkalooban nito ayon sa estado at paraan ng kanilang pamumuhay.

Katulong ng Philhealth sa naturang gawain ang DOH, Dep Ed, DSWD at DILG gayundin ang ilang mga non-government at civic organizations.

Sa kasalukuyan may 4500 ang nakatangap ng libreng health cards.

Samantala, ayon kay Dr. Rose Barrion, City Health Officer ng Batangas City, prayoridad ni Mayor Vilma Dimacuha na matulungan ang mga pamilyang mas higit na nangangailangan at yaong walang pambayad sa hospital kung malaking tulong ang programa ni Pnoy na libreng healthcards sa mga mamayan ng lungsod ng Batangas bukod sa ipinagkakaloob ng lokal na pamahalaan na EBD healthcard. (Liza Perez Delos Reyes, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_557.htm)

probinsyano

July 16th, 2011, 12:17 PM

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No-Plastic Monitoring
July 13, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

Sa loob ng mahigit isang buwang pagpapatupad sa lungsod ng Batangas ng No Plastic Policy na bahagi ng Environmental code, naging mabilis ang pagtalima ng mga batangueno dito.

Patunay dito ay ang isinagawang pabisita ng Puntong Ala-Eh News Team sa Bagong Palengke kung saan kapansin-pansin ang mahigpit na pagtalima ng mga mamimili at mga tindera dito.

Mangilan-ngilan na lamang ang may bitbit ng supot na plastic para sa kanilang pinamili subalit regulated ang paggamit nito. Karamihan sa mga mamimili ay dala ang kanilang eco-friendly bag.

Ayon pa sa isang tindera, napakalaki ng kalinisang dulot ng hindi pag-gamit ng plastic.

Nang umulan aniya ay hindi na daw masyadong bumaha dito. (Dimpy Lontoc-Matienzo, PIO Batangas City)

Source:www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_558.htm)

probinsyano

July 16th, 2011, 05:44 PM

Why Batangas’ projects exclude in the government's list of PPPs

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Batangas port alone is reported to contribute 5 % to the nation’s GDP. Yet, the budget allocations to Batangas by the various national line agencies average of not more than 1% against 10% of Subic and Clark Metropolitan Authority and for years, the people of Batangas have been seeking a legislative proposal to redevelop the Fernando Airbase (FAB) as an international airport and an economic zone but it seems no longer a government priority. This is an anomaly, especially when seen in the light of poverty and human development indices.

As for PNoy, well, this is not the issue when the peoples of Batangas ask the question why PNoy has not bothered to insert just one major infrastructure in PPP scheme program for Batangas. The issue being raised is the question of ‘inclusion’ that the Batangueno have been advocated since the time of Marcos regime for equitable share not only in terms of representation in the national governance but also in the national budget.

No doubt, it is very early to judge PNoy’s Presidency. He is only barely a year in office. While many pens are silent during this honeymoon stage, rest assured that they will NOT remain so post the initial stage of the SONA. But I do pray for progress in Batangas.

Kabayan, while waiting for PNOY’S 2011 SONA on July 25, please tell him, don’t forget Batangas in his governance.:cheers:

probinsyano

July 17th, 2011, 12:24 PM

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Sari-saring pagsasanay, ipinagkakaloob sa mga magsasaka at mangingisda
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

MABINI, Batangas, Hulyo 17(PIA) -- Iba't-ibang uri ng pagsasanay na may kinalaman sa agrikultura at pangisda ang ipinagkakaloob ng Agricultures Office sa bayang ito.

Ang mga pagsasanay na ibinibigay ay base sa mga hinihiling ng mga magsasaka na mga kaaalamang kinakailangan nila upang mapadami ang kanilang mga ani at mapalago ang kanilang mga pananim.

Bukod pa dito, nagbibigay din ito ng mga pagsasanay sa mga mangingisda gayundin ang mga samahan ng kababaihan sa iba't-ibang barangay na kinakailangan ang tulong kaalaman at pamamaraan upang magkaroon ng pagkikitaan.

Maging ang mga kooperatiba ay pinagkakalooban ng training base sa kanilang mga pangangailangan upang mas lalong mapalago ang pondo ng kanilang samahan at mas maparami ang miyembro nito na makakatulong sa lalong pagsasaayos ng pamumuhay ng bawat isa.

Ilan sa mga assistance na ibinibigay ng tanggapan ay mgay kinalaman sa produksyon ng high breed na mais,palay at gulay at iba pa, maaari ding sumailalim sa pagsasanay ang sinumang interesadong grupo ukol sa pag-aalaga ng hayop, pest management at integrated training.

Ang mga nabanggit na pagsasanay ay ipinagkakaloob ng libre ng Municipal Agricultures office kung saan kinakailangan lamang na magpadala ng sulat dito na naglalaman ng kahilingan sa kung anong training ang kailangan.

Bukod pa dito, patuloy pa din ang seeds at animal dispersal ng nasabing tanggapan na ba\hagi na ng kanilang mga programa upang makatulong sa mga mamamayan sa kanilang bayan. (PIA Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=43886)

probinsyano

July 17th, 2011, 12:27 PM

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‘Plastic at styro ban,’ mas pinaigting ng CENRO
ni BhabyMamerta Perea-De Castro

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 17 (PIA) -- Mahigpit na binabantayan at ipinatutupad ng Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) ang ordinansa ukol sa paggamit ng styro at plastic.

Sinabi ni Oliver Gonzalez, hepe ng CENRO sa lungsod na puspusan ang pagmomonitor na ginagawa ng kanilang pamunuan upang siguruhing sumusunod ang lahat sa panukalang batas na ito.

Dagdag pa nito na may kaukulang parusa tulad ng multa ang mga mahuhuling lumabag dito. Nanawagan din siya ng pakikiisa at pakikipagtulungan ng mga Batangueno upang maipatupad ng maayos ang nasabing batas.

Sa nasabing ordinansa, nakasaad din na ang lahat ng tindahan tulad ng malls, wet and dry markets, groceries at pharmacies ay dapat gumamit ng environment friendly na bags sa halip na plastic o styropor.

Ayon pa kay Gonzales, ang mga plastic bags at styropor ay siyang nagpapalala ng baha sa lungsod sapagkat bumabara ito sa mga drainage at daanan ng tubig at maraming taon pa bago ito mabulok o matunaw.

Bunsod nito hinimok din ng CENRO ang mamamayan na magdala ng sariling lalagyan kapag mamamalengke o grocery upang makatulong sila na mabawasan ang basurang nakakalat sa lansangan. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=43885)

probinsyano

July 17th, 2011, 12:29 PM

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Tanauan health ofice, nagtala ng 442 kaso ng rabies
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-de Castro

TANAUAN CITY, Batangas, Hulyo 17 (PIA) -- Iniulat ni Dr. Adel Bautista ng City Health Office (CHO) na nananatiling mataas ang bilang ng kaso ng rabies sa lungsod na ito. Nakapagtala ang kanilang tanggapan ng 442 kaso kung saan namatay ang isa at ang Barangay Darasa ang may pinakamalaking bilang ng naiulat na kaso.

Kaugnay nito puspusan ang ginagawang kampanya ng nasabing tanggapan upang mag-ingat ang mga mamamayan na makagat ng aso. Nakikipag-ugnayan din sila sa mga barangay officials upang ipaalam sa kanilang nasasakupan ang pag-iingat ukol dito at mga karampatang gagawin sakaling makagat ng aso.

Isa din sa mga hakbang na ginagawa nila ang pagbibigay ng libreng bakuna kontra rabies at pinapayuhan din ang mga mamamayan na maging alerto at maingat sa mga asong nagkalat sa lansangan.

Bunsod pa nito, ipinapahuli din nila ang mga asong gala at dinadala sa impounding area kung saan maaaring tubusin ito ng kanilang mga amo. Mahigit sa 50 asong gala na ang nahuhuli at nakakulong sa kanilang impounding area sa kasalukuyan.

Hinikayat din ng CHO ang lahat ng opisyal ng barangay na magpasa ng ordinansa upang lalo pang mapaigting ang nasabing batas bukod pa sa panawagan sa mga nag-aalaga ng aso na maging responsableng amo. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=43883)

probinsyano

July 17th, 2011, 01:08 PM

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PG-ENRO: 2 bayan lang sa Batangas ang may ‘sanitary landfill’
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 17 (PIA) -- Sa isinagawang pagdinig ng Committee on Environmental Protection ng Sangguniang Panglalawigan, lumabas na may dalawang bayan lamang sa lalawigan ang may sanitary landfill.

Sa ulat ni Luis Awitan, pinuno ng Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources (PG-ENRO) lumalabas na mayroong 18 bayan ang may open dumpsite, pito ang may controlled dumpsite at tatlo ang may closed dumpsite.

Lumalabas din na 26 na bayan ang may MRF o materials Recovery Facility kung saan isinasagawa ang paghihiwa-hiwalay ng basura.

Sa 1,078 na barangay sa buong lalawigan,522 ang may MRF dito at 41.30 tonelada ng basura o nasa 32.53 porsiyento ang dinadala sa dumpsite habang nasa 915.7 tonelada ang narerecycle.

Sinabi din ng opisyal na may 28 bayan na ang nakapagsumite ng Solid waste Management Plan habang anim naman ang hindi pa nakaka-comply dito. Inaasahan namang makakapagbigay na ng kanilang plano ang natitirang mga bayan upang maisaayos na ang solid waste plan ng lalawigan.

Samantala, sinabi naman ng kinatawang bayan ng Sto. Tomas na isang solusyon sa problema sa basura ay ang pagrerecylce nito katulad ng ginagawa nila sa kanilang bayan.

Aniya, bumili pa ang pamahalaang bayan ng shredder upang magamit sa paggawa ng hollow blocks mula sa basura. ipinagmalaki din nito na kasalukuyang nasa proseso sila sa pagsasaayos ng kanilang ecological park. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=43882)

probinsyano

July 17th, 2011, 01:23 PM

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probinsyano

July 17th, 2011, 03:20 PM

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Balayan's rousing and roasting parade
By BRYAN B. GARCIA
July 17, 2011, 8:00am

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The Parada ng Lechon in Balayan, Batangas features a procession of roasted pigs. Photos by Noel Pabalate

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos have always had a penchant for lavish celebrations and over-the-top feasts. Despite trying times and less than fortunate circumstances, almost every region in the country has their reasons to rejoice and be merry.

Be it thanksgiving for a good harvest like the Pahiyas Festival in Quezon, a gesture of religious reverence for the Sto. Niño like the Sinulog Festival in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan Festival in Aklan, or simply a celebration of creativity and the arts as with the Masskara Festival in Negros Occidental, Filipino festivals are definitely a sight to behold.

However, there is perhaps no other festival that exhibits a community’s positive outlook and a genuine intent on sharing good fortune than the Parada ng Lechon in Balayan, Batangas. The event literally translates as the “Parade of Roasted Pigs” which is what the locals do as a celebration of the feast day of St. John the Baptist. “The roasted pig is a symbol of opulence worldwide. It has been a tradition for those who were fortunate enough to receive blessings to show their thanks and veneration to the patron saint by serving lechon,” Balayan, Batangas vice mayor Meldos Castelo explains.

Plenty of lechon to go around

Records say that the tradition of parading lechon throughout the town’s streets started during the early 1900s, but many believe that it has been going on much earlier than that. Dating back as far as the Spanish regime, the parade was said to be practiced not only as thanksgiving for a fruitful year but also as a show of pride between social classes.

“The Kanluran district (Western Poblacion) used to be the depressed area of Balayan while the landlords and the Ilustrados lived in Silangan (Eastern Poblacion). Nandoon sa Silangan yung mga elite habang dito naman sa Kanluran ang mga working class,” vice mayor Castelo shares. “Although it’s unwritten, the purpose of our ancestors here in Kanluran is to brag about their blessings to the rich people of Silangan,” he adds.

Although the lechon is not a staple in the local diet, the town is very proud of the fact that there are really good lechoneros in Balayan. The secret lies in how natural their cooking process is compared to other lechon makers. While others infuse flavors by marinating different spices into the meat, Balayan lechon relies on the simplicity of old-fashioned roasting.

Locals make their lechon by cooking a three-month-old pig, which should ideally weigh about 35-40 kilos, for three-and-a half hours over slow fire in the roasting pit. The result is a lechon that is cooked through and through and has perfectly crispy skin and juicy meat. Also, what makes Balayan lechon even more special is its sauce made of real pork liver. “Iba ang sauce namin dito,” Castelo enthuses.

Long festivities

Like most fiestas around the country, Balayan’s Parada ng Lechon has evolved to more than just a parade. The event has adapted activities and programs that sustain the festive atmosphere within the community leading to the day of the parade.

One event that brings people together and sets the festive mood is the “Buhay Ginebra Buhay Bida” game show. Ginebra San Miguel brings the fun and excitement of game show programs to rural festivals to entertain as well as provide prices and surprises to the people. “We’re just bringing the game show concept to the people’s doorsteps. This is part of our program to promote goodwill to our loyal customers as well as attract volume for the parade,” says GSM brand manager Paolo Jose Tupas.

Aside from game shows, the festivities also featured dance competitions, battle of the bands, beauty contests as well as sporting events such as basketball leagues, motorcycle exhibitions and cycling events for people to participate in.

Waterworld

Come parade day, June 24, townspeople gather along the route of the procession with buckets of water ready to soak and get soaked which is a tradition during the feast day of St. John the Baptist. Armed with hoses, water guns and water dippers, the streets of Balayan seemingly turns into a battle field as observers and participants alike get blessed with a healthy dowsing of cold water.

This, however, is done in good fun as the parade flows amidst cheerful screams and wide smiles as everyone ushers in the festivities. The event is made livelier still by the different floats that participate in the parade, which is highlighted by roasted pigs decorated and dressed in different garments. “Different institutions dress up and decorate their lechon in order to distinguish them from the others,” Vice Mayor Castelo shares. “I guess it’s out of necessity din dahil naisip siguro ng mga kasama namin na damitan para may matira dun sa lechon,” he quips.

Passing by schools, establishments, monuments and ancestral houses, the streets of Balayan become one big party place as people imbibe the positive energy of the festivity. And as the parade ends, locals and tourists alike share one another’s joys with plenty of food and overflowing drinks with high hopes that this over-the-top thanksgiving will attract more good fortune to sustain them until the next parade.

The merry celebration and practices of the people of Balayan have long since been copied in other parts of the country. However, there is something about this parade that makes it different and all the more special than others.

“What cannot be duplicated are how spontaneous the celebration is and the innate hospitality of the people of Balayan,” Vice Mayor Castelo says.

How to get there:

The municipality of Balayan lies in the western part of the province of Batangas. From Manila, buses go directly to Balayan. Otherwise, you can ride a bus going to Nasugbu and alight at Palico. From there, take a jeepney ride going to Balayan.

Source: mb.com.ph (http://mb.com.ph/articles/327035/balayans-rousing-and-roasting-parade)

makatiprime

July 17th, 2011, 04:10 PM

saan ba ang pinkamasarap at dinadayo na batangas bulalo?

probinsyano

July 18th, 2011, 03:48 AM

saan ba ang pinkamasarap at dinadayo na batangas bulalo?

Good Day, Bulalo is one of a symbol of everything that makes Batangas great. Here are some of the best Bulalohan in Batangas

1. Rose & Grace Restaurant (Sto. Tomas, Batangas)

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2. Kainan sa Dalampasigan (Nasugbu)

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3. Irene’s Bulalo sa Kubo (Batangas City)

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4. Almarius Grill (Lipa City)

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KABAYAN, IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD, LET US KNOW…

probinsyano

July 18th, 2011, 06:06 AM

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146th Birth Anniversary of Apolinario Mabini

APOLINARIO MABINI
(1864-1903)

Apolinario, the second of the eight sons of Inocencio Mabini and Dionisia Maranan, a peasant couple, was born on July 23, 1864 in barrio Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas.

He showed early a rare intellect and proclivity for study.

In Manila he won in 1881 a partial scholarship that enabled him to enroll at the College of San Juan de Letran. He had to work for his sustenance as a teacher of Latin at the school of Melchor Virrey in Manila, of Father Malabanan in Bauan and of Sebastian Virrey in Lipa. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1887.

His law studies at the University of Santo Tomas from 1888 to 1894 were similarly grim. He had to support himself by teaching and working as a copyist in the court of first instance in Manila and later as an assistant to law clerk Numeriano Adriano and as a clerk in the Intendencia General.

He joined Masonry in September 1892, affiliating with lodge Balagtas, and adopting the name Katabay. In 1893, he was one of those who revived the Liga Filipina to extend support to the Reform Movement. The Cuerpo de Compromisarios emerged in September, 1894 with the dissolution of the Liga. Mabini was its secretary. It lent moral and financial support to the Filipino propagandists in Spain.

In 1895, Mabini was admitted to the bar and was designated Colegial of the third class. He worked as a notary in the office of Adriano.

On October 10, 1896, he was arrested by the Guardia Civil because of his connection with the reformists. Both of his legs were already paralyzed, having contracted polio during the early part of the year. He was placed under house arrest at the San Juan de Dios Hospital. His condition saved him from being shot.

His imprisonment hindered his active participation in the initial uprising of the Katipunan. But upon his release, he became acquainted with the lesser revolutionary leaders. During this period he was mostly in Los Baños and Bay, Laguna where he sought relief for his ailment in the sulfuric hot springs.

In April 1898, he wrote a manifesto addressed to the revolutionary leaders wherein he analyzed the probability of the cession of the Philippines to the United States in case Spain was defeated in the Spanish-American War. He thereby exhorted them to preserve their country and its independence.

It must have been this document that was received by the Hongkong junta headed by Felipe Agoncillo who, impressed by the logical views presented therein, recommended its author to General Emilio Aguinaldo as his adviser upon his return to the Philippines from his exile.

When Aguinaldo returned to the Philippines on May 19,1898, he sent runners to Bay, Laguna to fetch Mabini. At the same time, the general ordered twelve municipalities to furnish the necessary manpower to carry Mabini in a hammock to Cavite. After the first meeting of the general and the paralytic on June 12, 1898, the latter became the indispensable adviser of the former on state matters.

One of the first significant recommendations of Mabini was the abolition of the Dictatorship of the Aguinaldo government and its conversion into a revolutionary government; the organization of the municipalities, provinces and judicature and police force; the establishment of the civil registry of property; the issuance of regulations for military procedure; and the ultimate policies of government as were embodied in Aguinaldo's decree dated June 23, 1898.

He served in the Aguinaldo cabinet as President of the Council of Secretaries and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He tried every means to win foreign recognition of Philippine independence.

He penned most of Aguinaldo's decrees to the people. An important document he produced was the "Programa Constitucional de la Republica Filipina," a proposed constitution for the Philippine Republic. An introduction to the draft of this constitution was the "El Verdadero Decalogo" written to arouse the patriotic spirit of the people.

When the Filipino-American war broke out and Aguinaldo's revolutionary government became disorganized, Mabini fled to Nueva Ecija, carried in a hammock. He was captured by the Americans in Cuyapo on December 10, 1898.

He was kept a prisoner of war until September 23, 1900 He resided in a small nipa house in Nagtahan, Manila, earning his living by writing for the local newspapers. His virulent article in El Liberal entitled "El Simil de Alejandro" caused his rearrest and deportation to Guam, together with other Filipino patriots. His exile in Guam afforded him the time to write his memoirs, La Revolucion Filipina.

Reluctantly, he took the oath of allegiance to the United States and was returned to the Philippines on February 26, 1902. The Americans offered him a high government position but he turned it down and retired to his humble residence in Nagtahan.

On May 13, 1903, he died of cholera at age 39.

Source: Filipinos in History, Vol. II, National Historical Institute, Manila: 1990, pp. 23-25. and www.nhi.gov.ph (http://www.nhi.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=588)

makatiprime

July 18th, 2011, 06:10 AM

Good Day, Bulalo is one of a symbol of everything that makes Batangas great. Here are some of the best Bulalohan in Batangas

1. Rose & Grace Restaurant (Sto. Tomas, Batangas)

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2. Kainan sa Dalampasigan (Nasugbu)

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3. Irene’s Bulalo sa Kubo (Batangas City)

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4. Almarius Grill (Lipa City)

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KABAYAN, IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD, LET US KNOW…

magkano ang bulalo sa rose and grace? parang matunog ang pangalang to pag umuuwi ako sa south

probinsyano

July 18th, 2011, 06:35 AM

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Dekalogo ni Apolinario Mabini

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THE TRUE DECALOGUE

First, Love God and your honor over all things: God as a source of all truth, all justice and all activity; your honor, the only power that obliges you to be truthful, just and industrious.

Second, Worship God in the form that your conscience deems most upright and fitting, because it is through your conscience that God speaks to you, reproaching you for your misdeeds and applauding you for your good deeds.

Third, Develop the special talents that God has given you, working and studying according to your capabilities, never straying from the path of good and justice, in order to achieve your own perfection, and by this means you will contribute to the progress of humanity: thus you will accomplish the mission that God himself has given you in this life, and achieving this, you will have honor, and having honor, you will be glorifying God.

Fourth, Love your country after God and your honor, and more than you love yourself, because your country is the only paradise that God has given you in this life; the only patrimony of your race; the only inheritance from your ancestors; and the only future of your descendants: because of your country you have life, love and interests; happiness, honor and God.

Fifth, Strive for the happiness of your country before your own, making her the reigning influence for reason, justice and work; if your country is happy, you and your family will also be happy.

Sixth, Strive for the independence of your country, because you alone can have a real interest in her aggrandizement and ennoblement, since her independence will mean your own freedom, her aggrandizement for your perfection, and her ennoblement your own glory and immortality.

Seventh, In your country, do not recognize the authority of any person who was not elected by you and your compatriots, because all authority comes from God, and as God speaks to the conscience of each individual, the person chosen and proclaimed by the consciences of all the individuals of a whole town is the only one that can exercise the real authority.

Eighth, Strive that your country be constituted as a republic, never as a monarchy: a monarchy empowers one or several families and lays the foundation for a dynasty; a republic ennobles and dignifies a country based on reason, it is great because of its freedom, and is made prosperous and brilliant by dint of work.

Ninth, Love your neighbour as you love yourself, because God has imposed on him and on you the obligation to help one another, and dictated that he does not do unto you what he does not want you to do unto him; but if your neighbour is remiss in this sacred duty and makes an attempt on your life, your freedom and your properties, then you should destroy him and crush him, because the supreme law of self preservation must prevail.

Tenth, Always on your countryman as more than a neighbour: you will in him friend, a brother and at least the companion to whom you are tied by only one destiny, by the same happiness and sorrows, and by the same aspirations and interests.

Because of this, while the borders of the nations established and preserved by the egoism of race and of family remain standing, you must remain united to your country in perfect solidarity views and interests in order to gain strength, not only to combat the common enemy, but also to achieve all the objectives of human life.

Source: www.nhi.gov.ph (http://www.nhi.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=588)

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July 18th, 2011, 08:24 AM

Cargo loaded in Batangas, the busiest cargo port in Philippines, was down a significant 1.5%

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Cargo shipment down 1.9%

MANILA — Shipment of cargoes in the country reached 50.80 million metric tons (mmt) in the first four months of this year, down 1.90 percent from the 51.80 mmt netted in the same period last year, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).

PPA attributed the decline to the drop in both domestic and foreign cargo traffic.

It said that traffic volume from January to April this year dropped to 23.17 mmt or 1.67; while foreign shipment went down to 27.471 mmt or more than 2 percent lower than the 28.12 mmt last year.

Batangas port, which is two hours away from Manila, handled 11.85 percent more volume and accounted for 13.96 percent of the total throughput.

Aside from Batangas, the top five ports included North Harbor, with 5.81 mmt from 5.85 mmt last year or a decrease of 0.63 percent; Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), 5.80 mmt from 5.90 mmt, down 1.78 percent; Limay, 5.62 mmt, up 6.96 percent from 5.26 mmt; and South Harbor, 3.42 mmt from 3.84 mmt or a decrease of 10.8 percent.

Cotabato port in Mindanao, southern Philippines, registered the highest growth rate at 67.86 percent due to high imports of coal, sand aggregates, fish, chrome ore, chromite, sand, manganese ore, and nickel ore.

But cargo throughput in 14 ports declined with Surigao suffering the biggest setback, down 66 percent due to the significant reduction in shipment of grains, petroleum products, and coal.

Containerized cargo reached 1.58 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from January to April, up 16.61 percent compared with the same period last year.

North Harbor topped domestic containerized cargo volume with 245,144 TEUs.

MICT led in the foreign sector with 521,327 twenty-foot equivalent units. (PNA)

Source: www.zambotimes.com (http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/34372-Cargo-shipment-down-1.9%25.html)

Kabayan, the corruption in this port issue brings down the volume of cargo shipments. There are many unresolved problems not only here but around the country all the same the issue of the upsurge of the recent corruption in this port which is now troubling. Though, the damages it has done now and Consequently, why our national media is silent on this issue suppose hardly go away!

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July 18th, 2011, 01:22 PM

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National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
July 18, 2011 - July 23, 2011

Presidential Proclamation No. 361, s. 2000 declares the third week of July as the National Disability Prevention and rehabilitation week, which shall culminate on the birthdate of Apolinario Mabini, the Sublime Paralytic, on July 23. Its primary objective is to stimulate public awareness on disability problems and concerns particularly issues on disability prevention, rehabilitation and equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWDs).

This year’s event will be celebrated with the theme “Making the Rights for Filipinos with Disabilities” (Pagsasakatuparan sa mga Karapatan ng mga Taong May Kapansanan). It will be highlighted by the conduct of the First Philippine Music Festival for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on July 23, 2011 at the Skydome, SM North EDSA, Quezon City.

Source: www.gov.ph (http://www.gov.ph/banner-artwork/national-disability-prevention-and-rehabilitation-week/)

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July 18th, 2011, 01:35 PM

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Employees’ Day, ipinagdiriwang sa Batangas City
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-de Castro

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 18 (PIA) -- Isinasagawa sa ngayon ang ‘Employees Day’ ng mga kawani ng lungsod ng Batangas bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng Batangas City Foundation Day. Pansamantalang nakasara ang mga tanggapan sa city hall upang magbigay-daan sa nasabing aktibidad.

Sinabi ni Leticia Chua, public information officer, na layunin ng nasabing aktibidad na mabigyan ng ‘break' o pahinga ang mga empleyado ng pamahalaang lungsod at magkaroon ng pagkakataon na makipag-ugnayan at makisaya sa isang araw na inilaan para sa kanila.

Ang programang ito ay sinimulan sa pamamagitan ng flag ceremony at sinundan ng parada ng mga kawani mula sa iba't-ibang departamento Sa Batangas City Sports Coliseum.

Sinabi naman ni Mayor Vilma Dimacuha na layunin nilang maisagawa ito isang beses kada taon upang bigyang-halaga ang paglilingkod at matapat na serbisyong ibinibigay ng mga kawani sa mga Batangueno.

Samantala, ayon kay Atty. Reginald Dimacuha, hangad ng pamahalaang lungsod ang makapalingkod sa nasasakupan nito alinsabay ng pagbibigay ng karapatan sa mga kawani na maranasan din ang mag-relax at magkaroon ng panahon para sa kanilang sarili gayundin ang pagpapaigting ng samahan ng bawat departamento na makikita sa pagsasagawa ng Araw ng mga Kawani. (CPG/MPD, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&region=regcal)

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July 18th, 2011, 01:46 PM

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4,500 pinagkalooban ng libreng health card

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 18 (PIA) -- Isang malawakang information campaign ang isinasagawa ng Philhealth sa kasalukuyan kaugnay ng direktibang ipinalabas ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III na magkaroon ng Philhealth card ang lahat.

Sinabi Pinky Parto, public relations officer ng Philhealth Batangas, na nagkaloob ng mga libreng Philhealth cards ang kanilang tanggapan sa mga pamilyang higit na nangangailangan sa tulong ng lokal na pamahalaan.

Sa pamamagitan ng City Social welfare and Development Office, marami ang nakatanggap ng libreng Philhealth cards sa lungsod. Ang pamimigay ay base sa pagsusuri ng CSWDO kung kwalipikado ang dapat pagkalooban nito ayon sa estado at paraan ng kanilang pamumuhay.

Katulong ng Philhealth sa naturang gawain ang Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) at mga non-government at civic organizations.

Sa kasalukuyan may 4,500 na ang nakatanggap ng nasabing health cards at ayon kay Dra. Rose Barrion, city health officer ng lungsod, prayoridad ng pamahalaang lungsod na matulungan ang mga pamilyang mas higit na nangangaillangan at walang pammbayad sa pagpapa-ospital. (CPG/Bhaby de Castro, PIA-Batangas/Lisa delos Reyes, PIO-Batangas City)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44087)

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July 18th, 2011, 02:51 PM

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SM City Batangas

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July 18th, 2011, 03:26 PM

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Philhealth Card Para sa Lahat
Health | July 18, 2011 by dyan
PRESS RELEASE
July 13, 2011
Public Information Office

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Isang malawakang information campaign ang isinasagawa sa kasalukuyan ng Philhealth kaugnay ng direktibang ipinalabas ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino na ang lahat ay nararapat magkaroon ng Phil health card upang magkaroon ng ibat-ibang benipisyo at serbisyong pangkalusugan.

Sa panayam ng Barangay Frontline kay Pinky Parto, Public Relations Officers ng Philhealth
Batangas, nagkaloob ng mga libreng Philhealth cards sa nga pamilyang higit na
nangangailangan sa Batangas si Pnoy sa pamamagitan ng mga lokal na pamahalaan.

Ayon pa rin kay Parto sa tulong ng City Social Welfare and Development Office, marami ang nakatanggap ng libreng Philhealth cards dito sa lungsod. Ito ay base sa pag susuri ng CSWD kung kwalipikado ang dapat pagkalooban nito ayon sa estado at paraan ng kanilang pamumuhay.

Katulong ng Philhealth sa naturang gawain ang DOH, Dep Ed, DSWD at DILG gayundin ang ilang mga non-government at civic organizations.

Sa kasalukuyan may 4500 ang nakatanggap ng libreng health cards.

Samantala, ayon kay Dr. Rose Barrion, City Health Officer ng Batangas City, prayoridad ni Mayor Vilma Dimacuha na matulungan ang mga pamilyang mas higit na nangangailangan at yaong walang pambayad sa hospital kung malaking tulong ang programa ni Pnoy na libreng healthcards sa mga mamamayan ng lungsod ng Batangas bukod sa ipinagkakaloob ng lokal na pamahalaan na EBD healthcard. (Liza Perez Delos Reyes, PIO Batangas City)

Source: donna.alvarezalva.com (http://donna.alvarezalva.com/2011/07/philhealth-card-para-sa-lahat/)

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July 18th, 2011, 03:32 PM

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V.A.D. Preparedness Network, Inilunsad LGU Projects | July 18, 2011 by dyan
PRESS RELEASE
July 04, 2011
Public Information Office

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Ibat-ibang organisasyon ang aktibong makakatulong ngayon ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Batangas at Bureau of Fire Protection Batangas City sa pag hahanda at pagresponde sa mga kalamidad na darating.

Kaugnay nito, isinagawa ang launching ng V.A.D. preparedness.net o Volunteers Auxiliary for
Disaster Preparedness Network sa Amphi Theater Plaza Mabini noong July 1, 2011.

Ayon kay Supt. Romel Tradio City Fire Marshall ng Batangas City, ito ay pahiwatig lamang na ang
mga mamayan ng Batangas ay laging handang tumulong at patunay ito sa pakikiisa ng mga non
government organization.

Sinabi pa ni Tradio, ang Batangas City lamang ang may ganitong programa na nag bibigay ng
seminar at training sa mga NGO’s sa pakikipagtulungan ng City Government pag dating sa
paghahanda sa mga kalamidad na darating.

Ayon naman kay Philip Baroja City Administrator ng Batangas City at kinatawan ni Mayor Vilma Dimacuha, maiiwasan ang mas malaking pinsala ng kalamidad kung sama-sama sa iisang adhikain ang makatulong at makpag ligtas ng buhay ng tao.

Binigyan ng Certificate of Affiliations to the member-organizations na nakatapos ng mandatory training ang Batangas Rescue & Emergency Assistance o BREA, Triskelion Rescue & Emergency Assistance Team, Tau-Gamma-Phi, Adventist Community Service, Triskelion Alumni Organization, KABALIKAT Civicom at Boy Scout of the Philippines Batangas Chapter.

Samantala, naging panauhin sa nasabing programa sina, Amor San Gabriel ng DILG Batangas, Councilor Dio Ferriols Chairman, Committee on Public Safety & Fire, Cou. Mando Lazarte,
SK Federation Coun. Richard Cabatay, Teddy Bolivar ng Malampaya Foundation, Pang. Flory
Antenor at Frederick Cantos ng Pob. 24 at 13. (Liza Perez Delos Reyes/ Norie Abordo, PIO
Batangas City)

Source: donna.alvarezalva.com (http://donna.alvarezalva.com/2011/07/v-a-d-preparedness-network-inilunsad/)

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July 18th, 2011, 03:49 PM

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Kauna-unahang pagbisita ni Mayor Vilma bilang Local Chief Executive sa Shell Refinery Isinagawa

City News | July 18, 2011 by dyan

Maraming nalaman sa operasyon at kahandaan si Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha at ang ilang mga hepe ng departamento ng pamahalaang lungsod sa isinagawang refinery tour noong ika- 30 ng Hunyo. Bukod sa ang Shell Tabangao Refinery ang isa sa dalawang natatanging refineries
sa Pilipinas , malaking biyaya rin sa lungsod ng Batangas ang pagkakatayo nito dahilan sa taunang Real Property Tax na nagkakahalaga ng P150M kada taon at mga benepisyong pang komunidad ang naidulot nito sa Batangas City.

Kasama ni Mayor Dimacuha sina City Administrator Felipe Baroja, City Treasurer Maria Teresa Geron, City Planning and Development Coordinator Januario Godoy, City Veterinarian Dr.Loyola Bagui, City Social Welfare and Development Officer Mila Espanola, City Accountant Simplicia Mendoza, City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Oliver Gonzales at City
Information Officer Leticia Chua.

Mainit silang tinanggap ng nagimbita sa kanila na si Mrs. Divina de Leon, Communications Manager at External Affairs Head ng Shell sa Batangas ; at Andrew Castueras, Operations Manager, Shell Refinery. Umalalay din ang mga technical at training staff sa pangunguna nina Mr. Mel Aguilera, Conrad Parizal, Beverly Pargas, Nestor Cortez, Sam Ulanday, Artur Gabriel, Dean Ocampo at Arthur Elizaga.

Ipinaabot ni De Leon, spokesperson ng Shell ang kanilang pasasalamat kay Mayor Dimacuha sa pagpapaunlak sa imbitasyon at ang pagtatalaga ng punong lungsod sa kanilang kompanya bilang miyembro ng Batangas City Environmental Council, isang konseho ayon sa Batangas City Environment Code na tumatalakay sa mga programang pangkapaligiran.

Bago isinagawa ang tour sa planta ay nagkaroon ng audio visual presentation tungkol sa history ng planta at kung ano ang kahandaan nito sa mga posibleng kalamidad at aksidente na kakaharapin ng kompanya.

Brief Plant History

Napili ang Batangas City na pagtayuan ng Shell Refinery sa Pilipinas noong 1962. Inookupa nito ang may 420 ektaryang lupain sakop ang Tabangao Ambulong, San Isidro, Malitam at Libjo. 93 ektarya naman ang naitalaga para sa pagtayo ng kaunaunahang refrigerated gas terminal ng Shell Gas Eastern Inc. noong 1993. Dahil sa pagtayo ng gas terminal na ito, nailipat ang sitio
Malitam sa kanyang bagong kinaroonan ngayon na Barangay Malitam.

Ibinalita rin ni De Leon na hindi naging madali ang pagsagawa ng relocation para sa Malitam at inabot ng halos 30 taon bago maayos ang mga papeles ng lote para maipamahagi sa mga recipients. Pero ang magandang balita ay noong Pebrero, 2011 ay napagpasyahan ng korte ang legalidad ng mga loteng ito at maisasagawa na ang pagbigay ng titulo sa mga owners na
marami ay yumao na.

Sa 2012 ay 50 taon na ang refinery sa Batangas City samantalang sa 2014 naman ay 100 taon na ang Shell sa Pilipinas mula nang ito ay itayo na kasama si GHW Churchchill noong 1897. Si Cesar Buenaventura ang unang Pilipinong Presidente nito sa Pilipinas noong 1975.

Shell Operations

Umaangkat ang Shell Refinery ng crude oil mula sa iba’t bansa tulad ng Middle East. Isa sa 4 jetties o pier nito ay may kapasidad na tumanggap ng crude oil hanggang 320,000 DWT. Ang tatlong jetties naman ang nagdidiskarga sa iba’t ibang lugal sa Pilipinas ng mga produkto na naproseso ng refinery tulad ng gasoline, diesel, Liquified Petroleum Gas o LPG at iba pang by- products.

Kilala ang Shell sa mga produkto kagaya ng V Power Gasoline at Diesel at ito ay pipapadaloy sa pamamagitan ng pipeline na pag-aari ng First Philippine Industrial Corporation. Sa kasalukuyan, ang pipeline na ito ay sarado pa rin kaya ang mga produkto ay hinahatid nila sa pamamagitan
ng barges at lorries.

Nagsimula sa kapasidad na 1.3 kbd noong 1962; 2.4 kbd noong 1967 at ngayon ay 110,000 bareles kada araw ang maximum capacity ng Refinery. Dalawang klase ng oil ang produkto –white at black oil at ito ay hiwalay na dumadaloy sa tig-iisang pipeline. Kasama sa kategorya ng white oil ay gasoline, diesel, kerosene at jet fuel. Samantalang ang nasa black oil ay bunker fuel para sa mga planta.

Ayon pa kay De Leon, nabili ng Shell ang Lube Oil Plant sa Pililla noong 1986 ngunit ito ay sinaraduhan noong 2002. Isa pang pinakamalaking produkto ng Shell ay ang Liquified Petroleum Gas o LPG. Ang LPG ay tinatawag na by-product ng oil refining.

Matatagpuan din sa Shell Refinery ang Shell Bitumen-Asphalt Batching Plant kung saan ito ay gumagawa ng Instapave na isang uri ng aspalto na bukod sa mabilis ilatag ay matibay. Posible aniya na makipagtulungan ang Shell at city government para masubukan ang Instapave sa road improvement projects ng siyudad .

Malampaya Natural Gas

Ngunit ang pinakacrown jewel aniya ay ang pagkatuklas sa natural gas sa Malampaya, Palawan na dinadala sa Batangas City sa 504 kilometer pipeline sa ilalim ng dagat at kalupaan. Ang pipeline na ito ay nakakabit sa Malampaya On-Shore Gas Plant sa Tabangao Ambulong. Mula sa gas plant, and natural gas ay pinapadaloy sa dalawang power plants – ang First Gas plant at Ilijan plant na kung saan ang mag plantang ito ang responsible sa pagpapadaloy para sa kuryenteng pangangailangan ng bansa.

Ito aniya ang pinakamalaking investment sa Pilipinas ng isang company na umabot ng $2M nang itayo ang Malampaya Project mula 1997 t0 2001. Ang Malampaya natural gas ang sumasagot sa 50% demand ng kuryente sa Luzon sa kasalukuyan.

Ang Malampaya Project ay pag-aari ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas samantalang ang Shell, Chevron at Philippine National Oil Company – Exploration ay mga shareholders at ang Shell ang operator
kung kayat On-Shore Gas Plant na kadluan ng natural gas ay nakatayo sa kanilang premises sa Tabangao Ambulong.

Foul Odor

Sa talakayan ay naitanong ni City Environment and Natural Resources Officer OLiver Gonzales ang tungkol sa masangsang na amoy na inirereport sa kanilang opisina ng mga residente malapit sa planta.

Ipinaliwanag ni De Leon na ang masamang amoy bagamat hindi health hazard ay isa sa kanilang pinag-aaralan kung hindi man mawala ay mabawasan..

Ito aniya ay nagbubuhat sa manufacturing ng LPG. Gumagamit ang planta ng mercaptan, isang artificial deodorant at isang standard ingredient ng LPG na layunin na madetect ang leak sa LPG. Maikukumpara ito sa hayop na skunk na isang obnoxious animal subalit ito aniya ay hindi nakakaapekto sa kalusugan. Kung sakali na walang ganitong amoy sa mga LPG, mahihirapan
ang users na malaman kung may singaw o leak sa LPG tank at maaring hindi mabigyan ng agarang aksyon para maiwasan ang sakuna.

Shell Foundation at Malampaya Foundation

Nagtayo ang Shell companies ng Pilipinas Shell Foundation noong 1982 upang maisakatuparan ang social responsibility nito sa communities at mga disadvantaged sector. Naniniwala ito sa responsibilidad ng kompanya sa komunidad lalong lalo na sa pangangalaga sa kalikasan at pagtulong sa mga kabataan, kababaihan, upang sila ay mabigyan ng kaalaman sa pagnenegosyo o mga vocational at technical courses upang sila ay makapagtrabaho hindi lamang sa Pilipinas kundi sa ibang bansa. Marami ring mga programa ang Shell Foundation para sa pagbibigay kaalaman tungkol sa Road Safety. Ang Malampaya Foundation naman ay naitayo noong 2007 bilang social development arm ng Malampaya project. Isa sa mga magagandang program ng MFI ay ang Neighborhood Emergency Services Training sa pakikipagtulungan ng Red Cross upang maiangat ang kaalaman ng mga komunidad sa emergency response.

Plant Tour

Pagkatapos ng briefing ay isinagawa ang plant tour. Ipinagbabawal sa mga bisita ang magdala ng mga electronic gadgets tulad ng cellphones, camera at iba pang pwedeng mag-ignite dahilan sa sensitibong operasyon ng planta.

Ani Engr. Sam Ulanday, Senior Trainor, pinatatakbo ang Shell Refinery ng mga computer generated equipment na pinamamahalaan ng may 20 technical experts. Bawat bahagi ng mga malalaking istraktura ay may mga sensors na siyang nagdadala ng mga information sa isang command center.

Ipinakita sa mga bisita ang mga malalaking tangke na pinaglalagakan ng crude oil na dinadala sa pamamagitan ng espesyal na pipes na nakalatag sa Shell premises. Upang maihanda ang planta sa emergencies, may kulay pulang pipes na nagsisilbing fire water system at naglalaman ng foam with solution.

Ipinaliwanag ni Engr. Dean Ocampo, Safety Officer na dry chemicals at hindi tubig ang kanilang ginagamit sa fire truck dahilan sa ito ang akmang kalaban o pamuksa sa posibleng insidente ng apoy sa planta. .

Binigyang diin din niya na ang mga trak at kagamitan ay pang planta lamang at hindi maaaring gamitin sa labas ng planta. Dahil bilang Standard Operating Procedure ng planta, dapat ay palagi silang alerto sa anumang kalamidad o aksidente at kailangan ay palaging may nakaantabay sa planta.

Nakita rin ng mga bisita ang isang chimney kung saan lumalabas ang air emission. Ayon kay Ulanday ito ay kanilang sinusukat tuwing ika-15 minuto at ang resulta nito ay binavalidate kada anim na buwan ng isang outside party. Mayroon din silang oil quality gadgets sa Shell premises na nagsusukat ng emission ng planta kada isang buwan.

Crude Oil Processing

Mistulang malalaking lutuan ang bumulaga sa mga bisita tulad ng isang burner na maaaring uminit hanggang 500 degree centigrade upang mapaghiwalay ang components ng crude oil sa gasoline, diesel at iba pang by-products.

Sa Thermal Oil Unit ay pinoproseso ang latak ng crude oil bilang diesel. Sa processing ay magkakaroon ng steam o sulphur na kinokolekta ng Sulphur Recovery Unit. Ayon kay De Leonang Shell Tabangao Refinery ay consistently ranked bilang isa sa mga safest refineries. Sa loob ng 4 na taon ito ay nagawaran ng Shell Global Manufacturing Award for Process Safety.

House Safety, Security, Environment Risk Management (HSSE)

Nauna rito ay sinabi ni De Leon na kahit hindi pa man nangyari ang sakuna sa Japan ay regular na nakapagsagawa sila ng series ng pagrereview sa kanilang mga system upang maisiguro ang kaligtasan sa refinery at gas plant. Pero binigyan nya ng diin na naging mag maigting ang kanilang pagtalaga ng safety measures pagkatapos ng nangyari sa Japan.

Ang pagpili ng lugar sa Batangas para pagtayuan ng refinery at gas plant ay ayon sa masusing pag-aaral ng mga geological aspects kung saan hindi magiging mataas ang risk sa mga pangyayari kagaya ng lindo at tsunami. Patuloy silang nakikipag-ugnayan sa Philippine Coast Guard at Phivolcs upang mapaigting pa ang kahandaan nito sa mga kalamidad.

Pagdating naman sa kanilang mga straktura, dinisenyo aniya ang mga ito para sa lindol na may magnitude 10 pataas. Sa kanilang emergency and disaster response plan, strikto sila sa bilang ng staff sa loob nito upang madaling ma-evacuate in a short period of time.

Samantala, ipinabatid din ni De Leon na ang mga tanks sa refinery na na modernize noong STAR project noong 1995 ay naitayo ayon sa building code na may kahandaan para sa magnitude 8-8.5 na lindol ngunit ito ay masusing minomonitor at pinapalakas ang struktura. Gayon pa man, patuloy ang pagpapaunlad nila ng emergency response plan para sa mga consequence ng lindol tulad ng fire, explosion at spills.

Mayroon silang 5 fire trucks, fork lifts at cranes at lingguhan ding nagsasagawa ng emergency drills para sa ibat-ibang scenario. Mayroon silang mga rubber boats na magagamit para sa rescue at kaya rin anilang tugunan kung magkaroon ng insidente ng spill.

Samantala ipinakita ni Dean Ocampo at Raul Ortiz ang isang structure o training building na tinatawag na SHELTER. Ito ay binubuo ng 26 na kuwarto kung saan lahat ng empleyado at trainees ng Shell Refinery ay nakapasa sa rigid training sa larangan ng safety at emergency response. Isang kuwarto halimbawa ay naglalaman ng isang kusina na may mga iba’t ibang
klase ng chemicals, cooking ingredients at iba pang gamit. Kailangan ay matukoy ng trainee ang mga dapat na kalagyan ng mga naturang kagamitan at bagay. Ang iba pang mahahalagang aspeto sa SHELTER ay finger and hand safety, fire safety at mga sensitibong proseso sa refinery na may safety policies.

Refinery Tour Para sa mga Estudyante

Pinasalamatan ni Mayor Dimacuha ang Shell Refinery sa naturang refinery tour. Hinikayat niya hindi lamang mga city officials ang dapat makaalam kundi ang mga estudyante ng iba’t ibang paaralan sa lungsod. Ayon kay de Leon, mayroong miniature Shell plant sila para sa mga estudyante at inaasahan nila na makapagiimbita rin sila sa mga susunod na mga araw. (Letty C.
Chua, PIO Batangas City)

Source: donna.alvarezalva.com (http://donna.alvarezalva.com/2011/07/kauna-unahang-pagbisita-ni-mayor-vilma-bilang-local-chief-executive-sa-shell-refinery-isinagawa/)

probinsyano

July 18th, 2011, 04:17 PM

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Customs probe on missing containers: Did Batangas port receive cargo?

Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez said the ongoing investigation on the matter of some 600 missing containers allegedly transshipped from Manila to the Port of Batangas centered on whether the unaccounted cargo was actually received by responsible Batangas customs officials.

Alvarez said the inquiry, which he ordered conducted as early as mid-May this year, had produced “voluminous records and supporting documents submitted by the concerned parties that are now being evaluated by the agency’s Investigation Division headed by Dino Tuazon.”

The Customs chief disclosed that in the process of conducting audits on selected transactions, he discovered discrepancies in transshipment records of containerized importations destined for Batangas Port.

He said his attention was caught by an alarming number of containers that, based on records, were transshipped by their importers and brokers to the Port of Batangas but which had no matching consumption entry declarations nor documented proof of payment of duties and taxes entered into the records of the receiving port.

Alvarez said the derogatory information prompted him to instruct Batangas District Collector Juan Tan on May 19 to submit a detailed report on the transshipments made by LCN Trading, Sea Eagle Trading and Moncelian Enterprise from the POM and MICP to the Port of Batangas between January and May this year.

He said Tan complied with a report dated May 31 indicating that only 305 of the alleged 900 or so containers were actually received by, and entered into the records of the Port of Batangas.

POM and MICP officials, however, have submitted boatnotes and other documents that they claimed could prove receipt of the missing containers by Port of Batangas employees.

Alvarez said the main piece of the puzzle as far as the Investigation Division was concerned was whether the 600 missing containers destined for the Port of Batangas actually got there and if not, what happened to them.

But another angle being looked into by BOC internal investigators, said Alvarez, was the possibility raised by Tan that import entries for the allegedly missing containers were actually filed at the POM and MICP and that the importers actually paid the correct duties and taxes.

Alvarez said smuggling cases would be filed against LCN Trading, Sea Eagle Trading and Moncelian Enterprise, their brokers and cohorts in the Bureau if it would be established that indeed, those containers actually disappeared from the customs system and that government, as a result, lost millions of pesos in unpaid duties and taxes.:applause::applause::applause:

He instructed Tuazon to wrap up the investigation and come up with actionable recommendations by the end of this month.

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Source: www.gov.ph (http://www.gov.ph/2011/07/08/customs-probe-on-missing-containers-did-batangas-port-receive-cargo/)

Kudos to Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez, you're an inspiration and a Contagious leader in action that could lead to achievement of Pnoy's primary goal "Daang Matuwid"
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probinsyano

July 18th, 2011, 04:47 PM

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SP Annual Investment Plan

LGU Projects | July 18, 2011 by dyan
PRESS RELEASE
Public Information Office
04 JUNE 2011

Nagkakahalaga ng P213M ang pondo para sa mga priority projects ng pamahalaang lungsod.
Ito ang isinumite ni Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha sa Sangguniang Panglungsod upang maaprubahan. Sa sesyon ng naturang konseho kaninang umaga, pormal na sinangayunan ang halagang nabanggit na nakapaloob sa AIP at Supplemental budget para sa CY 2011.

Ayon kay Coun. Narciso Macarandang, chairman ng Committee on Appropriations, nagkaroon ng committee hearing noong ika-21 ng Hunyo kung saan ni-rebisa ng mga miyembro ng Sanggunian ang mga dokumentong kasama ng AIP kagaya ng Details of Program/Projects/
Activities By Sectors, Statement of Funding Sources, Statement of Supplemrntal Appropriations, Certification issued by the City Treasurer at ang priority projects kung saan 20% ng pondo nito ay manggagaling sa Development Fund ng lungsod.

Idinagdag pa ni Macarandang na nagkaroon ng palitang kuro sa pagitan ng Sangguniang Panglungsod members at ng mga inimbitahang panauhin upang higit na mapaganda at mapabilis ang pagsasagawa ng plano para sa ikabubuti ng lungsod.

Ilan sa mga pinagusapan ay ang tungkol sa sports, scholarship program, infrastructure, City library, CLB, TESDA at ang kalagayan ng Calumpang Bridge kung saan inako na ng pamahalaang lungsod ang pagpapagawa ng naturang tulay.

Samantala, humarap sa committee hearing sina Engr. Roy Marajas, Engr. Januario Godoy, Mrs. Elizabeth Delos Reyes, Dra. Loyola Bagui, Mrs. Zeny Celemin at Atty Victor Reginald Dimacuha.
(Jerson J. Sanchez, Batangas City PIO)

Source: donna.alvarezalva.com (http://donna.alvarezalva.com/2011/07/sp-annual-investment-plan/)

probinsyano

July 18th, 2011, 05:52 PM

Only in Batangas:Batangas Express CNG Bus Fares Promo to Batangas City

An officemate of Tutubi who regularly commutes to Tanauan, Batangas from Makati tipped him off about the promo fare of Batangas Express, one of several bus lines to Batangas (some via the Calabarzon i.e. Startoll) e.g. JAM Liner, RRCG, Ceres Transport and JAC Liner in addition to colorum shuttle vans/fx to batangas in Pasay City.

Bus fare to Tanauan, Batangas is currently PhP96.00 but the promo fare is just PhP58.00 (PhP55.00 fare to Sto. Tomas). This is not what regular commuters call "regular" fare referring to discounts given to loyal customers of bus companies. No information on the end date of the promo fare offering.

How can Batangas Express offer such low bus fares? It's due to their use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to power their buses, with re-fueling stations in between. It's cheaper than diesel and gasoline powering ordinary trucks and buses (ordinary meaning common, not the no air-conditioned buses called ordinary colloquially).

No information yet on the current bus fare to Batangas City but it's around PhP200.00. This is good information for those going to Batangas Port to get to Puerto Galera via ferry/boat ride.

Batangas Express bus terminal is on Taft Avenue near corner Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (formerly Buendia) in Pasay City and walking distance from LRT Buendia station. It's between the bus station of JAM Transit and Green Star Express. It's main route is, what else, Batangas City.

Information on Batangas Express Telephone Number not yet available. Just contact them directly for other inquiries like current fares, chartered bus rates, freight/waybill charges and trip schedules.

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Source: www.backpackingphilippines.com (http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2011/05/batangas-express-cng-bus-fares-promo-to.html)

probinsyano

July 19th, 2011, 02:48 AM

Rose and Grace Restaurant
Batangas Bulalo

They have established several outlets in Batangas, but the one in Sto. Tomas became the travelers choice due to its location along highway. Here you will discover a variety of Batangas cuisine or local Filipino dishes in general.

It offers a most inviting, interesting, and delicious plate in a setting that reveals the warmth of Batangueno hospitality. This restaurant, or "Carinderia" or "Karihan" or "Kainan" as they call it in Filipino language, is famous for its "Bulalo". Santo Tomas, Batangas became a traveller's favourite. Whether you are a travelling businessman or just on your way to Southern part of the Philippines, you should never fail to have a stopover in this restaurant either for Lunch or Dinner.

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Here you will discover a variety of Batangas cuisine or local
Filipino dishes in general. It offers a most inviting,
interesting, and delicious plate in a setting that reveals the warmth of
Batangueno hospitality.

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For more details and prices, look or contact Mr. Conchita C. Ascaño, General Manager on (043) 778-1052 (049) 541-1073 at Rose and Grace Restaurant, Sto. Tomas, Batangas or visit their Facebook page here (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rose-Grace-Restaurant/134252079950502#!/pages/Rose-Grace-Restaurant/134252079950502?sk=info)

makatiprime

July 19th, 2011, 02:52 AM

magkano ba ang bulalo sa rose and grace sa sto. tomas

probinsyano

July 19th, 2011, 03:19 AM

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Pinoy Scientist Lauren Colis of Brgy. Majuben, Mabini, Batangas a Role Model for OFW Kids
BY ABS-CBN NEWS ON July 10, 2011 CATEGORIZED UNDER Outstanding Filipinos, United States

A US-based Filipino scientist did not only bring honor and pride to Filipinos based in Milan when she attended the 3rd Genomic Instability Workshop, but also presented herself as a good role model and inspiration to many children of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Lauren Colis, is a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences of the John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Together with other renowned and distinguished scientists from different parts of the world, Colis, the only Filipino participant, attended the 3rd Genomic Instability Workshop held last November 20-23, 2010 at IFOM-IEO (Firc Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation- European Institute of Oncology) Campus, in Milan.

It was a joint-workshop of GENICA FP7 Health Program, CANGENIN/COST Action BM0703 and NORD FORSK networks and was made possible through the sponsorship of SEMM (European School of Molecular Medicine), a private foundation for higher education in biomedicine and founded in 2001 by virtue of three decrees from three Italian Ministries (Health, Treasury and University & Research.).

SEMM promotes and supports research and development undertakings in the emerging sectors of biomedicine such as genomics, molecular medicine, nanotechnologies and bioethics. SEMM also backs projects on integration of research and clinical practice.

The recently concluded Genomic Instability workshop aimed to provide an avenue for its participants to present and put forward their latest researches and discoveries concerning man’s elusive quest for cancer cure.

Colis, together with her advisor, Marikki Laiho, presented the result of their research focusing on identification of the molecular target and anti-tumor activity of 6 novel small molecule compounds activating the p53 pathway (BMH) which they started in December 2007 up to the present.

In particular, they initiated the study of the DNA binding properties of BMH and identified the DNA secondary structure, G-quadruplex (G4-DNA), as potential drug target. With their on-going work involving in-vivo experiments to identify protein(s) directly associated with G4 DNA stabilization by BMH, if these are obtained, they hope to provide insights on the role of G4 DNA stabilization by BMH to BMH anti-tumor activity. Though aware that that their work is still in its early stage and still needs continuous research, Colis is confident that their hard work and labor would somehow help if not directly lead to cure cancer.

Colis hopes to work with big pharmaceutical companies that are directly involved in the development of anti-cancer products.

OFW pride

Colis is the first of the two children of Laurentino Colis and Francisca Castillo-Colis of Mabini, Batangas and who are presently working at Naples, Italy. She was only 2 years old when she was left to the care of her parent’s relatives as her parents had to work abroad. But this did not deter Colis from achieving her dreams and even took her separation from her parents as her main inspiration in giving her best to her studies as well as her father’s frustrated dream of studying in big and known universities in the world.

Fully aware that not all are given the chance to get a good education, Colis appreciated every moment of her academic life.

She finished her BS Chemistry at the De la Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila and worked for Unilever for almost a year while pursuing her masteral course in the same school. Later, she left her Unilever job and taught instead at De La Salle to finish her masteral course. There, she was encouraged by her colleagues to apply for a scholarship in the US. Talented and bright that she is, she qualified for the scholarship.

She pursued and obtained her Ph.D in Chemistry at University of Connecticut in January 2007 and also served as post-doctoral fellow at the university’s Department of Chemistry from February 2007 to November 2007.

Colis advises young people whose parents are capable of sending them to school and get good education to grab and value this chance. She said not everyone is given it.

A child of OFWs, she encourages the children of other OFWs to consider the hardships and sacrifices of their parents in working abroad as sufficient reason to make good at their studies and to continue dreaming and aiming for a better lot in life.
The 33-year-old scientist is also an Associate Member of the Association for Cancer Research and the American Chemical Society.

Source: ABS-CBN News and www.pinoy-ofw.com (http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/5668-pinoy-scientist-role-model-ofw-kids.html?awesm=fbshare.me_AaQWO&utm_content=fbshare-js-small&ut)

probinsyano

July 19th, 2011, 04:29 AM

magkano ba ang bulalo sa rose and grace sa sto. tomas

Good day sir, visit their official facebook page here (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rose-Grace-Restaurant/134252079950502?sk=info) for further info., thanks....:cheers:

probinsyano

July 19th, 2011, 05:15 AM

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50 Interesting Facts About Apolinario Mabini, The Brains of The Revolution
By BrenNolasco

Here are 50 interesting facts about a man referred to "as the Sublime Paralytic" in Philippine history.

Apolinario Mabini is one of the most prominent figures in Philippine History. He is known in the pages of Philippine History books as “the Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of the Revolution”. Mabini had proven that poverty is not a hindrance to education and if there’s a will, there’s a way.

1.) His complete name is Apolinario Marana Mabini and was nicknamed Poly.

2.) He was born on July 23, 1864 in Barangay Talaga in the town of Tanauan, Batangas.

3.) This great Filipino political philosopher and a revolutionary died at the very young age of 38.

4.) He is known for writing a constitutional plan for the First Philippine Republic of 1899-1901.

5.) To Mabini’s enemies and detractors he is referred to as the “Dark Chamber of the President”.

6.) Mabini was the 2nd of 8 children of Dionisia Maranan and Inocencio Mabini. Her mother was a vendor in the Tanauan market and his father is an unlettered peasant.

7.) His maternal grandfather was the village teacher from whom he began his informal studies.

8.) Because of Mabini’s exceptional display of intelligence he was transferred to a regular school where he worked as a houseboy to the owner of the school.

9.) Mabini also took odd jobs from a local tailor in exchange for free board and lodging.

10.) He later transferred to the school conducted by the famous educator Fray Valerio Malabanan.

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11.) When he was 16, he received a scholarship for Colegio San Juan de Letran in Manila.

12.) At one time, he amazed one of his professors by answering a series of very difficult questions with ease.

13.) Due to poverty, Mabini’s studies at Colegio San Juan de Letran were periodically interrupted.

14.) Mabini earned money for his board and lodging by teaching children. He only has 2 pairs of uniform.

15.) His mother wanted him to become a priest but Mabini’s desire to defend the poor made him decide to become a lawyer.

16.) He graduated his Bachilles en Artes with highest honors and received the title Professor of Latin from Letran. Mabini was also a member of Jose Rizal’s La Liga Filipina.

17.) He then transferred to the University of Santo Tomas and finished his law degree in 1894.

18.) Mabini also served as copyist in the Court of First Instance in Manila.

19.) After Rizal’s execution in December 1896, he joined the revolution wholeheartedly.

20.) During the revolution of 1898, he served as the chief adviser for General Aguinaldo.

21.) He drafted the framework of the revolutionary government which was implemented in Malolos in 1899.

22.) 1n 1899, he was appointed Prime Minister and also acted as foreign minister of the independent dictatorial government of Emilio Aguinaldo.

23.) Mabini led the first cabinet of the Philippine Republic on January 23, 1899.

24.) After a few months of serving as Prime Minister, Mabini resigned from government on May 7, 1899.

25.) Apolinario Mabini was a member of the fraternity of Freemasonry.

26.) When negotiations between the Philippines and the U.S failed, Mabini supported the war against the latter.

27.) Mabini was captured by the Americans on December 10, 1899 in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija

28.) He was released in 1901 and was exiled to Guam along with other revolutionists for refusal to swear allegiance to America.

29.) After two years in exile, Mabini returned home to the Philippines in 1903 after agreeing to take the oath of allegiance to the United State.

30.) Just 3 months after coming back home from exile, Mabini died of cholera on May 13, 1903 at the age of 38.

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31.) The house where Mabini died is now located in Santa Mesa, Manila at the campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines or PUP.

32.) This simple nipa house contains the original furniture and some of the books written by Mabini.

33.) A replica of the house where he was born was built in Tanauan, Batangas and it contains memorabilia as well.

34.) People who witnessed Mabini’s funeral said that it was the most largely attended of any ever held in Manila.

35.) His remains were buried in his hometown of Tanauan, now a city.

36.) In honor of Mabini, his face adorns the Philippine Ten Peso Bill together with another great Filipino – Gat. Andres Bonifacio.

37.) There are 4 towns in the country named after him; Mabini, Batangas; Mabini, Bohol; Mabini, Compostella Valley; and Mabini, Pangasinan.

38.) The BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), the Philippine Navy’s Jacinto class corvette, is named in his honor.

39.) The Apolinario Mabini Awards is presented by the Philippine government annually to outstanding people with disabilities.

40.) A school in Lipa City, Batangas is named The Mabini Academy. Mabini’s image is depicted in the school’s logo.

41.) The expressway that connects Batangas to the South Luzon Expressway or SLEX is named Apolinario Mabini Superhighway or Southern Tagalog Arterial Road.

42.) Mabini exposed the vicious opportunism of the Paterno-Buencamino tandem who tried to gain control and to profit from, the financial transactions of the revolutionary government.

43.) Because he was poor, like Andres Bonifacio, Mabini found himself opposed in many occasions by the wealthy bourgeoisie.

44.) Even when Mabini was still alive, there were already controversial rumors saying that his paralysis was due to venereal disease. This controversy lasted several decades more after he died.

45.) It was only in 1980 that this issue was clarified when his bones were exhumed and the autopsy proved once and for all that the cause of his paralysis was Polio.

46.) Prior to the released of Mabini’s autopsy report, a novel entitled Po-on written by F. Sionil Jose, a National Artist, was already publish. In this novel, Jose stated that Mabini had indeed become a paralytic due to syphilis.

47.) The rumor against Mabini that he became paralytic due to syphilis was spread by the wealthy mestizos around Aguinaldo who wanted Mabini’s ethical and ideological influence cut off.

48.) In the later editions of the book written by F. Sionil Jose, he corrected the error and issued an apology.

49.) La Revolution Filipina is Mabini’s chief work. It is a logical analysis that reveals the progressive and democratic impulse behind his thinking.

50.) According to the former Military Governor of the Philippines, Gen. Arthur McArthur – “Mabini is a highly educated young man who, unfortunately, is paralyzed. He has a classical education, a very flexible, imaginative mind, and Mabini's views were more comprehensive than any of the Filipinos that I have met. His idea was a dream of a Malay confederacy. Not the Luzon or the Philippine Archipelago, but I mean of that blood. He is a dreamy man, but a very firm character and of very high accomplishments. As said, unfortunately, he is paralyzed. He is a young man, and would undoubtedly be of great use in the future of those islands if it were not for his affliction”.

Source: www.bukisa.com (http://www.bukisa.com/articles/485795_50-interesting-facts-about-apolinario-mabini-the-brains-of-the-revolution)

probinsyano

July 19th, 2011, 06:49 AM

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Mabini: Wounded Hero
by Dr. Robert L. Yoder, FAPC

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His last years were his most painful. Apolinario Mabini was one of the foremost of the Philippine revolutionary heroes. He was the "brains" of the revolution. Crippled as a young man by polio, he realized that his physical limitations not only limited his personal life but the struggle his beloved homeland was undergoing to become a sovereign republic. He would also find his high ideals wounded by persons he sought to serve and by the cruelties caused by warfare.

His wounds were of the body and of the spirit. His physical problems were perhaps most painful in the way it seemed, even to his own eyes, to diminish his usefulness. The struggles in the fight for independence from Spain were hurtful as well. They involved cutting the ties with Spain that, despite its flaws, had emotional bonds that were hard to untangle. They involved an ugly and brutal war with the United States, a country with democratic ideals, but painfully flawed racism.

Now, however, in his last years, Mabini found himself as an exile from the land he held most dear. No one tortured or mistreated him. He taught his prison guards Spanish while they, in turn, returned the favor by teaching him English. As prison life goes, it was not a harsh life. It was here that he wrote his chief work, La Revolución Filipina. In it he sought to state for future generations his philosophy of life and the reasons he resisted the rule of both Spain and the United States.

Yet he longed for his homeland and the place he loved most dear, the place he was willing to live and die for was not his to enjoy. There were American sympathizers such as Senator George Hoar, who urged his release. However, the arguments of no less than Elihu Root, the Secretary of War and William Howard Taft, the Governor of the Philippines, and later President of the United States, opposed the action. Taft would write that Mabini was "the most prominent irreconcilable among the Filipinos." He feared that the civil war would break out anew were Mabini to return to the islands.

Mabini, therefore, remained in seclusion in Guam. Deported in 1901 he would remain there until a few months before his death in 1903. Today Filipinos deeply admire Mabini. In those years, however, his countrymen largely forgot him. When he returned to the Philippines people welcomed him as the nationalist he was. However, the Philippines was turning to the ways of its American tutors. It would not be for another fifty years that the dream of an independent nation would become a reality. In many ways Mabini's dreams of independence seemed irrelevant. He died in poverty.

While he was one of the ilustrado class, he had risen from the peasantry from Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas. His Father was a "cabeza de barangay" (headman and taxgather for fifty families) but uneducated. His mother had some formal education and from her Mabini gained some rudimentary education. Mabini dedicated his closing memoirs, La Revolución Filipina to his mother and indicated that she had aspired that he be a priest. "Realizing that you were too poor to meet the expenses of my education," wrote Mabini, "you worked as hard as you could, heedless of sun and rain, until you caught the illness that took you to your grave."

His grandfather, Juan Maranan, was a popular teacher. While tutoring Mabini's elder brother, his grandfather noticed that young Apolinario learned the lesson earlier. Although impoverished he was able to study in Manila. He began his studies at the Colegio de San Juan de Letrain in 1881 and later received a law degree in 1894 from the University of Santo Thomas.

During this time he supported himself in part by teaching Latin. His work as a copyist in the Court of First Instance, however, proved even more important. It was here that he came under the influence of Numeriano Adriano who was not only his superior but one with whom Mabini would develop a deep friendship. It was here that Mabini first began to sense the nationalistic feelings that were spreading among educated Filipinos. The social and political issues of the day developed a spirit to which Mabini would dedicate his entire life. It was also during this time, around 1896, that Mabini developed polio mellitus that was to deprive him of the use of his legs.

In 1896, when Andres Bonifacio began his revolt, authorities arrested Mabini as a member of his revolutionary movement, the Katipunan. In truth, Mabini was not a member of this movement but, rather, of the reform association of José Rizal, the La Liga Filipina. Bonifacio's movement sought military insurrection; Rizal's movement aimed at gradual reform. At first, Mabini opposed to Bonifacio and the insurrection.

Events, however, would transpire that would change Mabini's life forever. Spain would execute by strangulation three Filipino priests: Padres Burgos, Gomez, and Zamora. They would bring the man Mabini most idealized, José Rizal, to the Luneta, and would execute him by musketry.

The Filipino people, especially in areas such as Cavite which were most deeply controlled by Spanish friars, broke out in complete revolt. Mabini, convinced of the people's almost fanatical desire for freedom, turned from the ideals of Rizal's reforms to the zeal of Bonifacio's revolution. Joining the Katipunan, Mabini became a foremost propagandist, appealing to his countrymen to join the revolution against Spain.

In May of 1896, General Emilio Aguinaldo summoned Mabini to act as his advisor. Both Aguinaldo and Mabini were aware of the severe limitations that his lameness brought. Aguinaldo conveyed Mabini to his headquarters in Cavite by hammock. How could an invalid be of use to the revolution in the exigencies of a revolutionary atmosphere? However, Aguinaldo soon realized that Mabini's keen intellect, married to his devotion to independence, far outweighed this liability. He had a largeness of mind, soul, and vision that dispelled any doubts in Auginaldo's mind.

While devoted to democracy, Mabini first sought to make Aguinaldo a dictator of the Philippines as a temporary measure. His sentiments mitigated against this; the effect of war was the sole reason for this drastic compromise with his own philosophy. The decree, given on June 18, 1898, had a sentence that epitomized his true beliefs: "The first duty of the government is to interpret the popular will faithfully."

During the first moments of the Filipino experiment in self rule, Mabini served Aguinaldo faithfully. He supervised the administration of justice. He managed the election of delegates to the revolutionary congress. He established the first rudimentary mechanisms of the revolutionary government.

However, quite soon cracks began to develop in the revolutionary movement that would doom its cause. This was true especially as the revolution turned from a revolt against Spain to its more powerful "liberator," the United States.

Two factions composed the movement. Bonifacio's revolt was a popular uprising of the masses. The more educated illustrado class had a different agenda. These learned nationalists could not bring themselves to trust the uneducated common man. Perhaps the bloody lessons of the French revolution caused some concern in their minds.

As time would show, Aguinaldo would side with the illustrado class and abandon the aims of the revolt. His lieutenants would murder Bonifacio. Many believe that Aguinaldo was instrumental, also in the assassination of the revolution's most able general: Antonio Luna. Luna, despite his faults, was, like Mabini, an illustrado who sided with the common man. Mabini wrote, "Aguinaldo ... ruined himself, damned by his own deeds. Thus are great crimes punished by Providence." (La Revolución Filipina, Chapter X)

The revolutionary congress reconvened in Barasoain, Malolos, Bulacan, on September 15, 1898. At this time the sentiment of the majority of the representatives was to draft a complete constitution. Filipe G. Calderon wrote such a document. Mabini felt that the revolutionary nature of the times mitigated against anything but a temporary dictatorship. Mabini opposed it and wrote a different constitution that gave much more authority to the President (Aguinaldo). The delegates, however, adopted the Calderon document. As time passed, relations between Mabini and Aguinaldo became more strained. Mabini, however, continued to serve his commander in chief until his eventual capture.

There were several reasons why the Philippine Revolution failed in its struggle with the United States:

The United States had better weapons. However, the difference in armed power in the Filipino - American conflict was not nearly as great as would be the later Vietnamese - American conflict.
With the murder of Antonio Luna, the struggle lost its most effective military strategist. The Americans were, on the whole, more adept at military science. If the Filipinos had carried out a full scale guerrilla operation from the beginning of the struggle, the revolution might have lasted longer and (as in Viet Nam) the American public might have eventually tired of the effort. Even after the capture of Aguinaldo, General Miguel Malvar continued the desperate struggle with guerrilla tactics against America until 1902. In fact Macario Sakay continued with guerrilla activity against the United States until 1907 when he was captured in a ruse.

Time would determine that the illustrado class, joined with the wealthy hacienderos had a greater loyalty to their own interests than that of Filipino independence. Mabini exposed a vicious opportunism of such illustrados as Pedro Peterno and Felipe Buencamino who sought to gain control over and profit from the financial transactions of the revolutionary movement.
Even Aguinaldo would evidence this trait. He would submit to self-exile in Hong Kong under an agreement with the Spanish at Biak na Bato. When captured by Colonel Frederick Funston in Palanan, Isabela, he proclaimed submission to the Americans. At the end of his life, he would likewise embrace the occupying Japanese. Mabini could not contain the disappointment he felt in the man he served so faithfully. "To sum it up, the Revolution failed because it was badly led; because its leader [Aguinaldo] won his post by reprehensible rather than meritorious acts; because instead of supporting the men most useful to the people, he made them useless out of jealousy. Identifying the aggrandizement of the people with his own, he judged the worth of men not by their ability, character and patriotism but rather by their degree of friendship and kinship with him; and, anxious to secure the readiness of his favorites to sacrifice themselves for him, he was tolerant even of their transgressions. Because he thus neglected the people, the people forsook him; and forsaken by the people, he was bound to fall like a waxen idol melting in the heat of adversity. God grant we do not forget such a terrible lesson, learned at the cost of untold suffering." (La Revolución Filipina, chapter X) The Philippine society of a few rich and many poor plagues democracy to this day. While Filipinos control the Philippines, the unequal distribution of wealth continues to be a source of unrest and often results in armed conflict.
It also became apparent to the common Filipino that Americans were not the severe colonial masters as were most European conquerors. With the arrival of American schoolteachers, and the advent of universal education, the lowliest peasant realized his aspirations for education. Ingrained in Americans were the ideals of democracy. Despite many flaws, their goal was a democratically stable Philippine government. Spain subjected the Philippines to its control for three hundred years; the United States tutored the Philippines for fifty
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Mabini was a man who sought to live a principled life. The effects of war were troubling to his spirit. As the United States would learn many years later in Viet Nam, brutality, on both sides, brought out the worst of the human spirit. Especially troubling to Mabini were the abuses of Filipino soldier to Filipino citizen. His decree of June 18, 1898, included provisions (see Article 8) that would curb military abuses. He brought those abuses that came to his attention before Aguinaldo. The general, however, ignored most of these criminal actions. He would put in his closing remarks in La Revolución Filipina the "disgust I felt whenever I heard of the rape of Filipinas by Filipino soldiers..... I am sure that the first instances would not have been repeated if the commanders concerned had punished such outrages energetically and without hesitation. How shall we get foreigners to respect our women when we ourselves set the example of offending them?" (Chapter XI)

American forces captured Mabini on December 10, 1899. Soon thereafter, Aguinaldo met a similar fate. For awhile, Mabini lived under house arrest. Refusing to submit to American authority, Mabini continued to write inflammatory tracts against the occupying power. The American government exiled Mabini to Guam in 1901.

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Mabini, like José Rizal, was a true Filipino nationalist and a devoted patriot. Fate would place his life as that of a mediator between the people's will and the decisions of the first leadership of the Philippines. His life, despite some flaws, was selfless and motivated by high ideals. He would state, "I have no other balm to sweeten the bitterness of a harsh and melancholy life [in exile] than the satisfaction given by the conviction of having always done what I believed to be my duty. God grant that I can say the same at the hour of my death." (from La Revolución Filipina, e Introductory Manifesto)

Source: www.univie.ac.at (http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/history/mabini.htm)

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July 19th, 2011, 07:07 AM

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Mabini's syphilis: A demolition job.

By Ambeth Ocampo
Philippine Daily Inquirer

“Demolition” is a word we often read in the news these days. In the current Philippine context, it can mean either the clearing of squatter dwellings that blight the urban landscape, or the tarnishing of somebody’s good name and reputation, especially if the victim is prominent enough to be considered a candidate for high political office.

One can at least say that “demolition” retains its original meaning, unlike “salvage” which the dictionary defines as the saving of a ship or its cargo from loss at sea, or saving of scrap materials for future use. In Philippine usage, “salvage” as a verb means the opposite of its dictionary definition and describes the summary execution of “undesirable” people. This has come about because Filipinos wittily move from one language to another, hence the Philippine “salvage” is not rooted in the verb “salvar,” meaning to save, it actually comes from the Spanish “salvaje,” meaning primitive. In Filipino usage “sinalbahe” describes someone who has been savaged or brutalized. Write it out in its Spanish form “sinalvaje” and then it sounds like the English “salvage.”

Words aren’t always what they seem in the Philippines, and I often wish someone would chain National Artist Virgilio Almario to a library carrel so he would compile a new dictionary of Filipino etymology and usage that will not only be a standard reference tool but a delight to read—especially for the vulgar words.

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We will leave the anatomical and sexual words for another column, because today we must remember Apolinario Mabini and the demolition job that has kept a cloud hanging over him for over a century now. I still remember the afternoon in the National Library when senior members of the National Historical Institute were looking out the window towards T.M. Kalaw Street. Teodoro A. Agoncillo and E. Aguilar Cruz first commented on the statue of pre-war National Library director Teodoro M. Kalaw by National Artist Napoleon Abueva that stood guard in front of the library. Then they looked at the statue of Apolinario Mabini that also adorned the lawn. One of the historians quipped, “Oh, from the sublime to the syphilitic?” and both laughed like college students enjoying a dirty joke. I was to learn later that Mabini was supposed to have lost the use of his legs because of syphilis.

I was always warned that syphilis could lead to blindness and even madness, but paralysis? Both historians did not seem to know that in 1980 the remains of Mabini were exhumed by a team of orthopedic specialists, led by Dr. Jose M. Pujalte, whose son Brix is now the president of the Philippine Orthopedic Association. After careful reconstruction, X-ray and analysis, the team concluded that Mabini’s paralysis was not caused by syphilis, as some people would like to believe, but it was the result of adult polio.

Unfortunately, juicy rumors like this have a long shelf life because some people just want to believe the worst of someone as upright as Mabini. In contemporary times isn’t Elpidio Quirino remembered for a “golden orinola” under a P5,000 bed? One can only hope that Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be remembered for something more substantial than breast implants.

In case someone objects to the topic of today’s column, the rumor of Mabini’s syphilis should really be forgotten especially in the light of the findings that he had polio. But the story resonates as we approach the coming presidential elections when we will see, hear, and read similar mud-slinging.

The more important lesson in the Mabini syphilis rumor is why the story was created. If you take the time to study Mabini’s short stint in government, you would see how he rose to become the most powerful man in the First Republic. Mabini went through all of Emilio Aguinaldo’s papers, often drafting replies and recommending action. Mabini’s wise and principled counsel was always at Aguinaldo’s disposal so that he made many enemies who described him as the “camara negra (dark chamber) of the President. Mabini was not the same as a crony in the Marcos administration or “we bulong” in the Aquino administration or even the “midnight cabinet” in the Estrada administration. Mabini felt it was his job to protect the President and the Republic at all cost. He was criticized and insulted for doing his job. And when no anomaly could be laid at his door, his enemies concentrated on his disability and tarnished his reputation with the syphilis rumor.

Mabini was removed from office through political intrigue, which was probably a good thing because, failing in that, his enemies would have probably resorted to assassination in the same way they disposed of Antonio Luna.

It is unfortunate that few people read our history because they are jaded by boring textbook history. With the exception of Teodoro Agoncillo, who tried to write history and make it as engaging as fiction, most academic history is written by academics for fellow academics, their research buried in deadly prose and entombed in academic journals squirreled away in university libraries. Our history has everything, from the inspiring to the depressing. If more people read and learned from it, then the Philippines would be a better place today.

Source: filipinohistorian.blogspot.com (http://filipinohistorian.blogspot.com/2009/08/mabinis-syphilis-demolition-job.html)

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July 19th, 2011, 12:47 PM

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BOI: Honda tax perks to back PHL motorcycle demand
07/19/2011 | 04:22 PM

The tax incentives and other perks that Honda Philippines Inc. got for its motorcycle plant will support the Philippines’ growing motorcycle demand, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said in a statement Tuesday.

In the statement, the Board of Investments, which granted Honda these incentives, said it has approved the firm’s P2.46-billion project to produce additional 200,000 motorcycle units annually in its existing plant at First Philippine Industrial Park, Tanauan City, Batangas. The expansion will boost Honda’s current manufacturing rate of 400,000 units a year.

“This will accommodate the strong demand for motorcycles in the years to come as [the Philippines] sustains its annual double digit growth. Motorcycles are considered as an affordable means of transport for Filipinos," said Domingo, who also serves as BOI chair.

The Honda project will involve the construction of new buildings, and the acquisition and installation of additional machines and equipment for the production of motorcycles, parts, and components. — PE/VS, GMA News

It will also involve the in-house manufacturing of major parts and components such as engine parts, frames and chassis, fuel tanks, and major plastic components for various motorcycle models.

The expansion is expected to create around 500 jobs. — PE/VS, GMA News

Source: www.gmanews.tv (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/226707/business/boi-honda-tax-perks-to-back-phl-motorcycle-demand)

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July 19th, 2011, 01:17 PM

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Catiil, Gonzales top Unilab triathlon
(The Philippine Star) Updated July 18, 2011 12:00 AM
Matabungkay, Lian, Batangas

MANILA, Philippines - Neil Catiil and Sandra Araullo-Gonzales displayed the form expected from them as they topped yesterday’s UNILAB Active Health TRI United disputed at the Matabungkay Beach Resort and Hotel in Lian, Batangas.

Catiil and Gonzales, who bannered the country in the numerous international sprint distance triathon races, went unchallenged as they led from start to finish in this 2-K swim, 60-K bike and 15-K run distance race held in cooperation with MBRH and also supported by TIMEX, K-Swiss, Bike King and Pocari Sweat.

Catiil clocked three hours, 6 minutes, 49 seconds to beat former national coach George Vilog (3:15:18) and Celnan Jopson (3:17:15).

Former national tanker Guy Concepcion gave Catiil a good fight in the swim course but he was left behind in the first transition allowing the Cagayan De Oro native to slowly pull away.

As an added challenge, organizers set up the first transition some 600m away from the swim race course forcing triathletes to outsprint each other.

Araullo-Gonzales who won a pair of silver medals in the 2005 Philippine and 2007 Thailand SEA Games, came in at 3:41:12 to easily hurdle the challenges posted by Lorhiz Echaves (3:51:16) and Joyette Jopson (3:58:03).

The race, supported by the 3rd District of Bohol, Crystal Clear Water, Orbea Bicycle, Corratec Bicycles, Corima Racing Wheels, Knog, Aboitiz Power and Polar Insulated Bottles, drew 350 participants making the event the second biggest long distance triathlon race in the country.

Competitions were also held in the different age groups with Patrick Joson (3:32:30) topping the 30-34; Rayzon Galdonez (3:32:52) lording the 35-39; Peter Gonzales (3:26:34) winning the 40-44; Larry Ocampo (3:49:26) shaming rivals in the 45-49 and Ed Francisco (4:04:35) claiming the 50 & over class.

Feliz Matilda Nepomuceno (4:30:01), Camilia Brooks (3:59:03), Mariella Martinez-Powell (4:15:55) emerged champions in the female 20-29, 30-39, 40 & over divisions.

Senator Pia Cayetano also competed and finished third in the 40& over with 4:31:06 time.

Powerhouse triathlon team Fitness First won over Polo Tri and Bike King in the team event while Integrated Montessori Center edged Team Coolmate and Second Wind Filinvest in the team relay competition.

The event actually kicks off the long distance triathlon races in the country and the top three finishers in all divisions received medals from the organizers.

Source: www3.philstar.com (http://www3.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=707339&publicationSubCategoryId=69)

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July 19th, 2011, 01:43 PM

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Tri United 2011

Hundreds of participants hit the white sands and blue waves of Matabungkay Beach for this year’s Tri-United.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
Overall Result

RELAY
Integrated Montessori Center
Team Coolmate
Second Wind Filinvest (A)

INDIVIDUAL
Male Overall
Niel Catiil
George Vilog
Noy Jopson

Female Overall
Alessandra Gonzalez
Lorhiz Echavez
Joyette Jopson

AGE GROUP
Male 18-29
Mervin Rencel Santiago
Joseph Ian Ramirez
Paolo Sauler

Male 30-34
Patrick Joson
Felipe Sajulga
Rienzi Del Rosario

Male 35-39
Rayzon Galdonez
Diosdado Ramirez
Jose Mari Javier

Male 40-44
Peter Gonzalez
Noel Salvador
Glen Gonzalez

Male 45-49
Larry Ocampo
RJ Lorenzo
Jovic Pajarillo

Male 50-UP
Ed Francisco
Asher Dolina
Enrico Ibana

Female 18-29
Feliz Matilda Nepomuceno
Rochelle Tan
Vanessa Aguirre

Female 30-39
Camilla Brooks
Meshelle Villanueva
Michelle Estuar

Female 40-UP
Mariella Martinez-Powell
Betsy Medalla
Pia Cayetano

Source: www.unilabactivehealth.com (http://www.unilabactivehealth.com/triunited/results)

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July 19th, 2011, 02:07 PM

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No Plastic Policy, Ipinatupad sa Batangas City
Environment, LGU Projects | July 19, 2011 by dyan
PRESS RELEASE
Public Information Office

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Sa unang araw ng pagpapatupad ng No Plastic policy sa mga pamilihang bayan ng lunsod ng Batangas ay inalam ng Puntong Ala-Eh News Team ang reaksyon ng mga tindero sa palengke gayundin ng mga namimili.

May 20 magtitinda sa lumang palengke ay pabor sa pagsasabatas ng pagbabawal sa paggamit ng plastic o pagbawas sa paggamit dito.

Si Mang Efren, tindero at may ari ng dry goods ay may nakahanda ng supot na papel na pambalot sa mga paninda niya. Hangga’y maaari umano ay ginagamit niya ito kapag kaya nito ang volume ng binili subalit kung mabigat ang binili ay gumagamit pa rin siya ng plastic bags. Uubusin muna niya ang stock ng mga plastic. Hinihikayat umano niya ang kanyang mga suki na
magdala ng recyclable bags sa susunod na pamamalengke.

Idinagdag pa niya na maganda umano ang adhikaing ito ng pamahalaang-lunsod kung ipagpapatuloy lamang ito subalit magkaroon din sana ng alternatibong plastic na madaling matunaw para sa mga paninda na ni-reretail gaya ng asukal, bigas at iba pa.

Samantala, tanging si Mang Lito ng Gulod Itaas ang may dalang plastic container para sa kanyang biniling karne. Siya umano ay maka-kalikasan at sang-ayon sa proyektong ito. Aniya,noong unang panahon ay ganito na ang paraan ng pamamalengke.

Samantala, may isang tinder naman sa wet section ang naka-encounter ng mamimili na resistant sa no-plastic policy.

Sa fruit-section naman, ani Francisco Briones, magtitinda, mahirap sa parte nila ang mag-issue ng supot sapagkat ang kanilang produkto ay mabibigat at bulky. Lagi niya umanong pinapa-alalahanan ang mga mamimili na magdala ng sariling lukbutan. Idinagdag pa ng isang tindero na dahil sa no plastic policy ay na makakatipid sila sa pagbili ng plastic. Aniya, mahal din ang konsumo nila sa plastic na pambalot ng kanilang produkto.

Masasabing sa unang araw ng pagpapatupad ng pagbabawal ng plastic bilang lalagyan ng pinamili o packaging material sa lumang palengke ay naging positibo. Antabayanan sa susunod na mga araw ang monitoring ng Puntong Ala-Eh News Team. (Dimpy Lontoc-Matienzo, PIO
Batangas City)

Source donna.alvarezalva.com (http://donna.alvarezalva.com/2011/07/no-plastic-policy-ipinatupad-sa-batangas-city/)

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July 19th, 2011, 03:06 PM

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Enron plans power plant in Batangas

PFI Issue 5
Tuesday, 19 July, 2011

Enron Power Corp of the US has announced plans to build it s105 MW power plant in Batangas. Enron will build the plant at Pinamucan, Batangas , on a site acquired through co- generation venture with Chemphil Corp, the land owner. The power project was recently classified as being on the "fast track" programme and thus holds a high priority status in the government's view. The co-generation agreement with Chemphil could cause problems for the Magellan Utilities Development Corp which had hoped to build its 6000 MW coal fired plant in Pinamucan.

Source:www.pfie.com (http://www.pfie.com/enron-plans-power-plant-in-batangas/384076.article)

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July 19th, 2011, 03:23 PM

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Taal Lake in the Philippines
July 19, 2011 6:00 AM

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Serenity, calmness, pure beauty, breathtaking waters, for sure we are talking about the Taal Lake in Philippines. Even words fail to express the beauty of this lake. You ought to visit Philippines to find out the natural bliss of Lake Taal.

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Taal Lake is a lovely caldera freshwater lake, located on the island of Luzon, in the province of Batangas, Philippines, not far from Manila. Being 25 km long, 18 km wide with total surface area of 234,2 square km, this lake is the deepest (172 m deep) and third largest lake in the Philippines.

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Taal Lake also contains its own small island Vulcan Point, called pulo or islet by the locals, which in its turn contains another small lake which is the world biggest lake on an island in a lake on an island.

Formerly known as Bombon Lake, this lake was formed by approximately between 500,000 and 100,000 years ago by large volcanic eruptions. The lake used to be the arm of Balayan Bay, but in 18th century after numerous eruptions of Taal Volcano the lake’s connection to the ocean turned to its sole draining river Pansipit River.

After several centuries the once saline waters of Taal Lake became fresh but full of sulfuric content because of Taal Volcano activity. People can swim in the lake, but the water has very high concentration of sulfuric acid, boron, sodium, aluminum and magnesium in salt form.

As long as the lake used to be connected to the sea, it is a dwelling place for numerous endemic species. Those species after certain evolutional process have adapted to the desalination of the Taal Lake’s waters. The lake is endemic for the world’s only freshwater sardine, overharvested tawilis, as well as for freshwater-adapted population of trevally, locally called maliputo.

The truly unique ecosystem of the lake includes one of the world’s rarest sea snakes Hydrophis semperi. Yet the fish population dramatically is decreasing from year to year because of pollution and overfishing.

The lake is a popular tourist destination. The local tour agencies offer numerous boat tours of the lake including a horseback travel of hiking and trekking (up to the tourist’s choice) to the top of Volcano Island and to its inner lake. Some people also like to do scuba diving in the Taal Lake.

As being very rich in mineral and salts the lake is considered to have certain medical properties and numerous resorts on the lake’s shores offer spa procedures and treatments with lake’s water.

Source; www.traveldestinationinfo.com (http://www.traveldestinationinfo.com/taal-lake-in-philippines/)

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July 19th, 2011, 04:59 PM

Birds of Taal Lake
San Nicolas, Batangas
Photo by Alain Pascua

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July 19th, 2011, 05:14 PM

Pag-uukol Sa Iyo, Aking Ina,

Nuong ako ay musmos pa, sinabi ko sa iyo na nais kong makapag-aral, at ikaw ay nalugod sapagkat iyong naipuso na magkaroon ng anak na pari. Ang maging ministro ng Diyos, para sa iyo, ay ang pinaka-malaking karangalang maaabot ng tao sa lupa.

Ngunit alam mo na ikaw ay napakadukha upang matustusan ang aking pag-aaral, kaya nagsikap ka sa abot ng iyong kaya, hindi mo ininda ang init ng araw, ni ang ginaw ng ulan, hanggang ikaw ay nagkasakit, na siya mong ikinamatay.

Hindi ako nakatadhanang maging isang pari ngunit panindigan ko na ang tunay na ministro ng Diyos ay hindi ang naka-sutana kundi ang sinumang magtanghal ng luwalhati ng Diyos sa paggawa ng mabuti at pagsilbi sa pinaka-raming nilalang na kaya niyang paglingkuran, at sisikapin kong maging tapat sa iyong mga hangarin hanggang abot ng aking lakas. Ngayon, nais kong ilatag sa iyong libingan ang isang alay na ginawa ko sa sariling mga kamay, kaya inuukol ko sa iyo, sa iyong alaala, itong aking isinusulat, maliit at abang bagay at hindi sapat na handog sa iyo, ngunit ang pinaka-mainam sa mga kayang gawin ng iyong anak,
Apolinario Mabini

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Source: www.elaput.com (http://www.elaput.com/mabihima.htm)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 02:06 AM

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University of Batangas Brahmans join NCAA-South 13th season
(The Philippine Star) Updated July 20, 2011 12:00 AM Comments

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MANILA, Philippines - A new member school in University of Batangas welcomes the 13th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association-South (NCAA-South) that comes off the wraps on August 19 at the San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa.

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The entry of the UB Brahmans brings to 19 the total schools competing for the 2011 season hosted by San Beda College Alabang and which has for its theme ‘Nation Building Through Sports.’

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Aside from the host and University of Batangas, also seeing action are Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Calamba, De La Salle Lipa, Lyceum of the Philippines-University-Batangas, First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities (FAITH)-Tanuan, Philippine Christian University-Dasmarinas, San Pablo Colleges, San Pablo, University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna, and Don Bosco Technical College-Mandaluyong.

Long-time San Beda rector Fr. Paul M. De Vera, a member of the NCAA-South Policy Board, said at least two to three more schools are trying to apply as members, but stressed the league would be easy to manage at the moment with just 10 associates.

“Ten member schools are ideal,” said Fr. De Vera in the PSA Forum at Shakey’s U.N. Ave., where he was joined by Dom Clement Roque, rector president of San Beda College Alabang and chairman of the league’s Policy Board.

As always, basketball serves as the league’s centerpiece event.

Source: www.philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/SportsHub/NCAASeason87/NCAAArticle.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=69&articleId=708010)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 02:37 AM

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University of Batangas - Brahmans debut on NCAA South

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NCAA South hoop action tips-off Aug. 19
By Jasmine W. Payo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
7:37 pm | Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

MANILA—University of Batangas debuts when Season 13 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association-South (NCAA-South) unfolds on Aug. 19 at San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City.

Dom Clement Roque, rector president of host San Beda Alabang and Policy Board chair, said the entry of the Brahmans further raised the competitiveness of the league.

University of Perpetual Help-Laguna will shoot for a second straight title in the men’s basketball tournament where First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities (Faith)-Tanuan, Don Bosco-Mandaluyong and host San Beda are also tabbed as contenders.

Former national coach Joe Lipa will serve as commissioner.

San Beda rector Fr. Paul De Vera, also a member of the NCAA-South Policy Board, said at least three schools have applied for membership but the league opted to keep a 10-team field.

“Ten member schools are ideal,” De Vera said in the PSA Forum yesterday at Shakey’s UN Avenue.

The season, with the theme “Nation Building Through Sports” will also serve as a kick off for host San Beda Alabang’s 40th anniversary next year.

Other member schools are Letran-Calamba, La Salle Lipa, Lyceum-Batangas City, Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas and San Pablo Colleges-Laguna.

Muntinlupa City Mayor Aldrin San Pedro will grace the opening ceremony, Roque said in the weekly session backed by Smart, Pagcor, Outlast Battery and Shakey’s.

The league’s calendar also includes competitions in volleyball, football, swimming, chess, badminton, table tennis and taekwondo.

Source: sports.inquirer.net (http://sports.inquirer.net/8015/ncaa-south-hoop-action-tips-off-aug-19)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 02:51 AM

2.5 Billion Pesos Honda investment steps up its expansion in Batangas

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Government News Articles and Press Releases
Honda Invests 2.5 Billion Pesos in the Philippines
Jul 19, 2011

Honda Philippines Inc. (HPI) got the nod of the Board of Investments (BOI) as an expanding producer of motorcycles with an additional capacity of 200,000 units annually at its existing plant in First Philippine Industrial Park, Tanauan City, Batangas with investments of P2.46 billion.

HPI currently manufactures 400,000 motorcycle units yearly.

“This will accommodate the strong demand for motorcycles in the years to come as it sustain its annual double digit growth. Motorcycles are considered as an affordable means of transport for Filipinos,” Trade Secretary and BOI Chair Gregory L. Domingo said.

The P2.46-billion project involves the construction of new buildings and the acquisition and installation of additional machines and equipment for the production of motorcycles, parts and components.

It will have an in-house manufacturing of major parts and components, e.g. engine parts, frames/chassis, fuel tanks and major plastic components for various models of motorcycles.

The expansion will entail an additional 507 employees. Start of commercial operations is scheduled for April 2012 and will be implemented for the next three years. Due to the magnitude in the amount of its investments, the project qualifies for pioneer status.

Source: www.maribojocbohol.com (http://www.maribojocbohol.com/honda-invests-2-5-billion-pesos-in-the-philippines/)

taga nasugbu

July 20th, 2011, 04:38 AM

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APACIBLE, TOMAS VILLADOLID
1st District of Batangas

House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. SWA-424, local 7994, 4424190
Chief of Staff: Rhodora R. Raterta

Committee Membership

SOUTHERN TAGALOG DEVELOPMENT
Vice Chairperson (Journal #13)

TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Vice Chairperson (Journal #9)

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Member for the Majority (Journal #4)

BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Member for the Majority (Journal #5)

ENERGY
Member for the Majority (Journal #12)

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Member for the Majority (Journal #7)

PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Member for the Majority (Journal #29)

PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Member for the Majority (Journal #9)

TOURISM
Member for the Majority (Journal #7)

WAYS AND MEANS
Member for the Majority (Journal #9)

UPDATE HOUSE MEASURES (NATIONAL/LOCAL) FOR 2011

Date Filed: 2011-06-09
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE RIGHTS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS)MEMBERS, PROVIDING THEM ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION IN THE GSIS BOARD, ENSURING PROMPT PAYMENT OF ALL THEIR BENEFITS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Principal Author: APACIBLE, TOMAS VILLADOLID
Bill Status: Pending First Reading (Filed last 2011-06-09)

wala palang sinabi ang congressman namin kumpara sa mga kinatawan ng ibang distrito... hayst....

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 08:16 AM

wala palang sinabi ang congressman namin kumpara sa mga kinatawan ng ibang distrito... hayst....

IF THE performance of Batangueno lawmakers are to be evaluated based on the number of measures filed during the first year of the 15th Congress, Congressman Tomas V. Apacible, the province's first district representative, would bottom the list.

With only 3 national bills authored with no local bill or sponsored in the House of Representatives, Apacible was among rewarding poor performance by some national media based on Statically report on measures filed per member (House bills / resolutions) from July 7 last year to July 7 this year but he registers a complete attendance in 15th congress.

Apacible, a former customs commissioner during the administration of the late President Corazon Aquino, who is also among the wealthiest congressmen based on the 2010 Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) with P98.95 million , holds 8 committee memberships. He is the vice-chairperson of the House committees on Southern Tagalog, and trade and industrty.

He has no so-called local bills and abandoned his own district.:mad2::mad2: Definitely, he should blame poor job performance for lack of contributions and check all the perks that he receive and how he, on a daily basis waists millions of our hard earned tax money..

I suggest that there is a law would pay congressmen base on performance and there will be a work panel which would determine whether individual congressmen are accomplishing anything. What do you think, kabayan:cheers::cheers:

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 01:21 PM

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Sama-samang paglinis, tampok sa Pista ng Kalikasan

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 20 (PIA) -- Naglinis ng sama-sama ang Batangueno bilang pagdiriwang ng Pista ng Kalikasan, Hulyo 15. Sa bawat barangay, nanguna ang mga barangay officials at civic leaders sa paglilinis ng kani-kaniyang mga bakuran. Lumahok din ang mga business establishments sa cleanliness campaign ng pamahalaang lungsod

Nagkaroon din ng mga patimapalak sa Sabayang Pagbigkas, Sigaw Sayaw Kalikasan at E-Komiks. Ito ay ginanap sa People’s Quadrange at nilahukan ng iba’t ibang mga paaralan.

Sa mensahe ni Mayor Vilma Dimacuha na binasa ni City Administrator Philip Baroja, sinabi nito na napakahalaga ng Pista ng Kalikasan sapagkat isa itong paraan upang ipaabot at maikintal sa isipan ng mga kabataan at sa publiko ang kahalagahan ng pangangalaga sa kalikasan. Kailangan aniya na ipagpatuloy ang pagsisikap na mapanatili ang kagandahan, pagkaluntian at kalinisan ng lungsod bilang kontribusyon sa pangangalaga ng kalikasan.

Ang mga nanalo sa patimpalak ay ang mga sumusunod:

Sa pag disenyo ng E- Komiks: 1st prize ang BSU; 2nd ang Sovereign Shepherd School of Values and Learning; 3rd ang Stonyhurts Southville International School.

Sa Sigaw Sayaw: 1st prize ang Batangas State University, 2nd ang Ilijan Elem. School at 3rd ang Alangilan Elementary School.

Sa Sabayang Pagbigkas: 1st ang Batangas National High School, 2nd ang Imaculate Heart of Mary Learning Center & School of Values at 3rd ang University of Batangas. (CPG/Liza Perez Delos Reyes, PIO Batangas City/PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44522)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 01:26 PM

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DOLE IV-A stops construction firm operations for safety, health breach

MALVAR, Batangas, July 20 (PIA) -- A construction company was ordered to stop its operations for failure of securing an approved construction safety program which resulted to an accident that claimed the lives of three workers and injured four others. The construction site was at LiMa Technology Center in Lipa City-Malvar.

Regional Director Ricardo S. Martinez, Sr. of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Calabarzon ordered the work stoppage and instructed Batangas Provincial Director Aleta Frigillana to ensure that the firm pays the wages of the 242 workers’ unworked days until the halt order is lifted.

The accident happened when the project engineer instructed a worker to descend and clean a three-meter deep covered septic tank without any personal protective equipment. The first worker went down the septic tank through a manhole and immediately suffered suffocation. Two more tried to rescue the first man but they suffered the same. They were immediately rushed to a hospital in Lipa City but all three were declared dead-on-arrival.

The firm also has no accredited safety officer, full time nurse and first aider, no provision of warning, safety signages, barriers in excavations and open areas, no entry and exit safety plan for confined spaces, no adequate fall protection provided, and no emergency medical clinic.

The firm was given five working days to comply and correct the noted violations. The actions of DOLE were all coordinated with LiMa and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority. (CPG/Guido R. Recio, DOLE-BPO/PIA-Calabarzon)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph/ (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44521)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 01:30 PM

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Health office, Red Cross magsasagawa ng alay-dugo
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 20 (PIA) -- Magsasagawa muli ng ‘blood-letting activity’ ang City Health Office (CHO) at Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Batangas Chapter sa Hulyo 26.

Hinikayat ng CHO ang mga empleyado ng lokal na pamahalaan na makibahagi sa aktibidad na gaganapin sa Gusaling Pangkalusugan bilang pagdiriwang ng National Blood Donors Month.

Pinaalala naman ni Tess Ceradoy, nurse IV, na ang mga magdodonate ay dapat walang sakit, may timbang na 50 kilos pataas at edad 18-65 taong gulang. Kinakailangan ding walang alcohol intake ang mga lalaking gustong maging donor at ang mga babae naman ay walang menstruation. Bawat donor ay kukunan ng 450cc na dugo.

Noong nakaraang taon, 31 empleyado ng pamahalaang lungsod ang nagbigay ng dugo at dinonate ang mga ito sa Batangas Regional hospital. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44519)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 01:34 PM

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Batangas peace council holds 3rd wave of labor, employment educ program

BATANGAS CITY, July 20 (PIA) -- Fifty-eight participants from different companies attended the first batch of 10-day session on Continuing Labor and Employment Education Program (CLEEP) at Department of Labor and Employment Batangas Provincial Office (DOLE-BPO) in Lipa City recently.

Started in 2008, CLEEP was conducted with the active participation of Batangas Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (BTIPC) held every second and fourth Fridays of each month until October 2011.

Participants who will complete the 10-day sessions are expected to be equipped with learning on basics of Philippine labor relations system; labor organization; rules in disposition of compulsory arbitration cases; collective bargaining and administration of agreement; labor standards enforcement, among others.

The training program also included fundamentals of overseas and local employment, health, safety and welfare benefits and productivity improvement.

Resource speakers were experts from DOLE BPO, Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR), National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), Regional Wages and Productivity Commission (RWPC) and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

DOLE BPO Director Aleta A. Frigillana instructed CLEEP focal persons to closely monitor the attendance of participants and participating companies. Aside from certificate of completion, DOLE Batangas will also recognize the attendance of participating establishments in all sessions. (CPG/Guido R. Recio, DOLE-BPO/PIA-Calabarzon)

Source: www.pia.gov.p (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44525)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 01:40 PM

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Papuon, isang relihiyosong tradisyon na buhay na buhay pa rin

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 20 (PIA) -- Nananatiling buhay ang Papuon sa Batangas City, isang relihiyosong tradisyon na maraming taon ng itinatanghal bilang isang pangkomunidad na gawain tuwing ipinagdiriwang ang anibersaryo ng Batangas City sa July 23.

Ito ay upang hilingin ang intercession o tulong ng mga santo na ipagkaloob ng Panginoon ang mga petisyon para sa katahimikan, kaligtasan at kapakanan ng lungsod at upang pasalamatan Siya sa mga biyayang kanyang ipinagkakaloob.

Bandang alas dos ng hapon, nagtipon ang mga Mahal na Patron ng iba’t ibang parokya sa lungsod sa may paanan ng makasaysayang Tulay Calumpang.

Tumuloy sila sa People’s Quadangle sa likod ng City Hall kung saan sila ay sinalubong ng mga deboto sa pangunguna ni Mayor Vilma Dimacuha, dating Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha at iba pang opisyales gayundin ang mga kinatawan ng mga parokya. Ang pagsalubong ay sa saliw ng tugtugin ng Alangilan Community Band.

Sinimulan ang buong hapong seremonya sa pamamagitan ng audio visiual presentation ng kasaysayan ng Batangas City kung saan ipanakita ang papel ng Mahal na Patrong Sto. Nino sa kasaysayan ng lunsod. Ayon sa kasaysayan, ang pangalang Batangas ay mula sa mga trosong tinawag noong batang na lulutang-lutang sa Calumpang River. Natagpuan sa ibabaw ng mga trosong ito ang nakapatong na imahe ng Sto. Nino.

Sumunod ang Rosario Cantada, ang pagdarasal ng Sto. Rosario kung saan sa pagitan ng bawat dekada ng misteryo ay kakantahin ng kantora ang mga relihiyosong awitin sa saliw ng tungtog ng banda ng musiko.

Nagdasal din ng Oration Imperata, isang panalangin upang ipag-adya ang lungsod sa mga kalamidad at sakuna na pinangunahan ni Secretary to the Mayor Reginald Dimacuha.

Sumunod naman ang Lua at Dalit sa mga santo. Ang Lua ay isang mala tulang panalangin ng papuri, pasaalamat at petisyon sa mga santo na ginampanan ng mga kabataan. Ang Dalit naman ay awit ng panalangin sa mga santo. Ang pagtatalaga sa Maluwalhating Krus ay ginampanan ni Mayor Dimacuha.

Isang magandang pagtatapos ang pag awit ng Te Deum, salitang Latin na ang ibig sabihin ay “Thee O God, we praise”. Ito ay isang kaunaunahang Kristianong awit ng papuri sa Panginoon na ginampanan ng Dangal ng Lungsod Batangan Chorale. (CPG/Angela J. Banuelos, PIO-Batangas City/PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44523)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 01:45 PM

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Diskuwento Caravan featured in Batangas City's 42nd founding anniversary

BATANGAS CITY, July 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry, in cooperation with the Citimart chain of supermarkets and the Government of Batangas City, brought on July 8 the Diskuwento Caravan at the Batangas City People's Quadrangle as part of the city's 42nd founding anniversary.

Batangas City Mayor Vilma Dimacuha and DTI Calabarzon Regional Director Marilou Quinco-Toledo led the opening ceremony.

Organized by the DTI provincial office in Batangas, the 3-day caravan aims to provide the public especially the low income consumers with cheaper basic and prime commodities through converging local manufacturers and traders to sell basic and prime commodities which are 5 to 20 percent cheaper than the regular retail prices in the light of increased prices of commodities as affected by global influences.

At the opening rites, Toledo affirmed the public-private partnership has come up with good projects beneficial to the public such as the Diskuwento Caravan.

Toledo added that the ultimate indicator of success of the project is the total amount of discounts one has availed.

Ruel Gonzales, Provincial Director of DTI Batangas, lauded the sellers for giving up what could have been their profits for the sake of rendering social responsibility via the caravan.

Initially conceived for Metro Manila, President Aquino directed the DTI to hold discount caravans to the rest of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, giving opportunity to more consumers nationwide.

In Calabarzon, similar caravans have already been held including Lipa City, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Carmona and General Trias in Cavite, in Rizal and in Quezon July 14 held at Perez Park, Lucena. (CPG/Charlie S. Dajao, DTI Calabarzon/PIA-Calabarzon).

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44534)

habagatcentral1

July 20th, 2011, 01:49 PM

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probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 01:49 PM

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Lalawigan ng Batangas, nanguna sa ‘COMELEC registration’ ng mga PWDs
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De castro

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 20 (PIA) -- Nanguna ang lalawigan ng Batangas sa pagpaparehistro ng mga may kapansanan sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ayon kay Ronel del Rio ng Governor’s Advocate on Disability Affairs.

Simula noong 2000, maari nang makapagparehistro ang mga may kapansanan (PWDs) upang makaboto. Sa taong ito, itinakda ng Comelec ang Hulyo 21-22 bilang araw ng pagpaparehistro para sa mga may kapansanan. Bahagi ito paggunita sa National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week na gaganapin sa Lipa City Youth and Cultural Center. Tinatayang 12,000 hanggang 15,000 ang mga may kapansanan sa lalawigan ng Batangas.

Ayon din kay Del Rio, may mga programang nakahanay para sa mga PWDs ngunit kailangan pang mas paigtingin ang pagpapaalam sa taumbayan ng mga nasabing programa.

Isinusulong naman ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang pagbuo ng konseho para sa mga PWDs. Layunin nito na mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga may kapansanan na maging aktibong kabahagi ng pag-unlad ng lalawigan. Nakatakdang magbigay si Governor Vilma Santos Recto ng inisyal na pondong P1 M para sa nasabing konseho. (CPG/MPD, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44518)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 02:00 PM

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McDo
July 19, 2011
Public Information Office

Bilang pagdiriwang ng unang taong anibersaryo ng Mc Donalds Burgos Branch sa Batangas City, isang promo ang inilunsad nito kung saan kasama ng kanilang regular meal ang isang souvenir bag na gawa sa karton bilang pagsuporta sa no plastic campaign ng pamahalaang lungsod.

Ito ay ang pagbebenta ng mga tickets na nagkakahalaga ng P 160.00 kung saan kasama ng one piece chicken with rice at drinks meal ang isang souvenir foldable mesh bag.

Ayon sa branch manager na si Noida Ababao-Alxander, simula ng ipatupad ang Environment Code of Batangas City noong June 1 ng kasalukuyang taon, gumagamit na ang Mc Donlad's ng papel bilang lalagyan ng kanilang mga produkto.

Positibo aniya ang naging pagtanggap ng kanilang mga customer's dito partikular sa Mc Donald coffee cups. Ipinabatid din niya na simula September, papalitan na nila ng paper bags ang kanilang mga platic bags.

Ang nasabing pre sell tickets ay maaring iredeem mula July 20 hanggang July 22.

Magkakaroon din ng appearance ng kanilang mascot , toy bazaar at photo booth sa araw mismo ng anibersaryo sa July 20.

Ito ang pangalawang Mc Donald's branch sa P. Burgos na bukas 24 hours para sa mga customers nito. (Ronna E. Contreras, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_559.htm)

probinsyano

July 20th, 2011, 02:03 PM

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Pista ng Kalikasan Sigaw Sayaw Contest
July 19, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

Nagkaroon ng sama samang paglilinis ang iba'r ibang sektor sa Batangas City noong July 15 bilang bahagi ng Pista ng Kalikasan.

Bawat barangay , kanya kanyang linis ang mga residente sa ;pangunguna ng mga barangay officials at civi leaders. Kalahok din dito ang mga business establishments na todo suporta sa cleanliness campaign ng pamahalaang lungsod.

Ilang patimapalak kalikasan din ang ginanap sa People's Quadrange. Kabilang rito ang Sabayang Pagbigkas, Sigaw Sayaw Kalikasan at E-Komiks na nilahukan ng iba't ibang mga paaralan.

Sa mensahe ni Mayor Vilma Dimacuha na binasa ni City Administrator Philip Baroja, sinabi niya na napakahalaga ng araw ng Pista ng Kalikasan sapagkat isa itong paraan upang ipaabot at maikintal sa isipan ng mga kabataan at sa publiko ang kahalagahan ng pangangalaga sa kalikasan. Kailangan aniya na ipagpatuloy ang pagsisikap na mapanatili ang kagandahan, pagkaluntian at kalinisan ng lungsod bilang kontribusyon sa pangangalaga ng kalikasan.

Samantala ang mga nanalo sa mga patimpalak ay ang mga sumusunod:

Sa pag disenyo ng E- Komiks, 1st prize si Bryan John Magoling ng BSU, 2nd si Mickel Borigas ng Sovereign Shepherd School of Values and Learning at pangatlo ang Stonyhurts Southville International School.

Sa Sigaw Sayaw naman 1st prize ang Batangas State University at nakatanggap ng P20,000 halaga, 2nd ang Ilijan Elem. School na may premyong 15,000 pesos at 3rd ang Alangilan Elementary School na may premyong 10,000 pesos.

Sa Sabayang Pagbigkas 1st ang Batangas National High School, 2nd ang Imaculate Heart of Mary Learning Center & School of Values at 3rd ang University of Batangas na may premyong 20.000, 15,000 at 10,000 pesos para sa una, ikalawa at ikatlo premyo.

Ang mga naging hurado sa nasabing patimpalak ay sina Laudemir Salac, Bill Perez, Jozon Dalanon, Danny Villas, Zenaida Lanto at Aurea Javier. (Liza Perez Delos Reyes, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_560.htm)

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July 20th, 2011, 03:48 PM

Congratulation to Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas, Inc.

Maintaining the school’s long standing tradition, Lyceum of Batangas once again emerged as one of top Marine schools in the Country by topping the Marine Deck Officers Board Exam for July 2011

Top 10 Chief Mates

2nd Placer RONALD DE LEON SALAZAR 89.20
8th PLacer EDDIE DOTE MAGACAT 85.20

Top 10 O.I.C. – N.W.

7th Placer BENIGNO ANCIADO ZARRAGA 89.00

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Source: www.theweb.com.ph (http://www.theweb.com.ph/top-10-marine-deck-officers-for-july-2011/)

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July 20th, 2011, 05:34 PM

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Apolinario Mabini Shrine in Guam
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At the Mabini Shrine in Piti, Guam. A Philippine National Hero Apolinario Mabini was exiled in Guam and he lived in this area before returning to the Philippines. This is one of the historical site in which the Philippine Centennial Independence Committee have forgotten to recognize. Another interesting fact the ocean behind the marker is the Philippine Sea.

Source: magalahe.deviantart.com (http://magalahe.deviantart.com/art/Apolinario-Mabini-Shrine-Guam-54405632)

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July 20th, 2011, 05:51 PM

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Honda Expands Batangas Motorcycle Plant
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
July 20, 2011, 10:35pm

MANILA, Philippines — Honda Philippines Inc. (HPI) is expanding its motorcycle manufacturing facility in Batangas with P2.46 billion in new investments to serve the growing demand in the domestic market.

The project has been granted pioneer incentives by the Board of Investments (BoI) based on the sheer magnitude of its investments.

The expansion would mean an additional capacity of 200,000 motorcycle units annually at its existing plant at First Philippine Industrial Park, Tanauan City, Batangas. At present, Honda manufactures 400,000 units yearly.

“This will accommodate the strong demand for motorcycles in the years to come and will sustain the industry’s double digit growth,” said Trade Secretary and BoI Chair Gregory L. Domingo.

Domingo further noted that motorcycles are the most affordable means of transport for Filipinos.

The P2.46-billion project involves the construction of new buildings and the acquisition and installation of additional machines and equipment for the production of motorcycles, parts and components. It will have an in-house manufacturing of major parts and components, e.g. engine parts, frames/chassis, fuel tanks and major plastic components for various models of motorcycles.

The expansion will entail an additional 507 employees. Start of commercial operation is scheduled for April 2012.

Initially, the project will produce automatic transmission (AT) models. All of these models are equipped with 110cc automatic transmission engine mounted with linked assembly engine hanger, with different body frame configuration, different headlamps and tail lights design, and different plastic body cover shapes and stripes design.

Assembly process requires different conveyor clamper equipped with wheel lock for rear wheel tightening.

Source: www.mb.com.ph (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/327623/honda-expands-batangas-motorcycle-plant)

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July 21st, 2011, 02:10 AM

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50 giant clams tested in Batangas waters
By Marrah Erika Lesaba
Inquirer Southern Luzon
9:12 pm | Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

BATANGAS, Philippines –ONE MORNING in late May, 50 giant clams from Bolinao town in Pangasinan arrived in Batangas City after a nine-hour road trip for a seeding project designed to make local waters more conducive to marine life.

The bivalves (Tridacna gigas), locally called “higanteng taklobo,” were brought to Sitios Silangan Uno and Dos in Barangay Ilijan by power plant operator Kepco Ilijan Corp. (Keilco) and its partner, Apercu Consultants Inc.

Keilco is a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco), which uses natural gas from the Malampaya gas fields in Palawan, while Apercu provides services that include environmental impact assessment, initial environmental examination, and environmental performance report and management plan.

Lilli Beth Yazon, managing director of Apercu. said each of the seeded clams measured 40 centimeters and weighed 10 kilos. They were bought at P3,000 apiece in Bolinao, she said.

“Since the species came from a long travel, saltwater was first poured on the boxes containing the taklobo,” she said.

Village orientation

The villagers were oriented on the taklobo and how it functions to filter wastes that settle at the bottom of the sea to improve the habitat of sea creatures.

“The shells of the taklobo are good as habitat for sponges, tunicates, corals and algae,” Yazon said.

In 2003, 50 giant clams were planted in Ilijan, according to Joselito Cortes, manager of the environment and chemical department of Keilco. Of this number, 23 survived, one was poached in 2004, while the others died after a 2006 typhoon.

Those that survived grew from 40 cm to 100 cm.

Marine biologists and scientists cited the seeding site near the power plant as among the most beautiful coral reefs in the Philippines, Cortes said. It is also a habitat of the endangered Hawksbill turtle.

Cortes said the giant clams could indicate how clean the water is in the plant. “If they survive here, it means that we are not polluting the environment. At the same time, we are enhancing the reef system of Ilijan,” he said.

To sustain the species, the company hired environment consultants to monitor the reef systems every six months.

“The reef needs this kind of species. We did not seed in 2006 (after the typhoon) as those which survived must be allowed to grow first,” Cortes said.

He said a five-year relief must be observed from the last seeding, pointing out that if the site was seeded immediately after the original growths were destroyed, the new ones could also die.

Eddie Cepillo, barangay chief of Ilijan, recalled that when giant clams were planted in 2003, the number of fish multiplied.

He said the local council had passed a resolution in March declaring Ilijan waters as a marine protected area and it was still awaiting recognition by environment authorities.

Lorna Isagunde, 48, a resident and high school teacher, said the fisherfolk had been enjoying a bountiful fish harvest, especially “galunggong,” since the seeding project was undertaken.

Bantay Dagat and village patrols have been protecting the area from cyanide fishing, Cortes said.

Hwa-Yeon Hwang, vice president and plant manager of Kepco, said he was proud of the villagers because of their commitment to guard the marine species and sanctuary.

Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/26651/50-giant-clams-tested-in-batangas-waters)

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July 21st, 2011, 02:15 AM

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Dapat Abangan sa 42nd Foundation Anniversary ng Batangas City
PRESS RELEASE
Public Information Office
21. Jul, 201

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Isang kapuso concert tampok ang mga sikat na artista ng Channel 7 sa pangunguna ni Marian Rivera ang highlight ng darating na pagdiriwang ng foundation anniversary ng lungsod ng Batangas sa July 23.

Ang naturang concert na Handog ni Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha ay gaganapin sa July 22 sa Batangas City Sports Coliseum.

At sa July 23 naman ipapakilala sa publiko sa si Ms Batangas City Foundation Day 2011 na si Bb. Bea Mayo Atienza pagkatapos ng Misa Pasasalamat, Panalanging Pampagkakaisa at Pangkapayapaan, Pagpupugay sa watawat at Pag-aalay ng Bulaklak.

Kaagad itong susundan ng Parada at Sublian sa Kalye, Lupakan, Awitan at Sayawan.

Sa hapon naman ang Patimpalak Sublian sa Batangas sa People’s Quad at ang paghahatid sa mga mahal na Poong Sto Nino at Sta Cruz.

Ang tema ngayong taong ito ay “Sublian Festival: Isapuso Tradisyong Batangueno”.

Ang Sublian Festival ay kasama sa schedule of events ng Department of Tourism at National Commission for Culture and the Arts. (Ronna E. Contreras, PIO Batangas City)

Source: media.wowbatangas.com (http://media.wowbatangas.com/newspapers-and-pio/pio-batangas-city/mga-dapat-abangan-sa-42nd-foundation-anniversary-ng-batangas-city/)

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July 21st, 2011, 02:20 AM

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Papuon sa Batangas City

PRESS RELEASE
Public Information Office
July 17, 2011
(043) 723 2344
20. Jul, 2011

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Nananatiling buhay ang Papuon sa Batangas City, isang relihiyosong tradisyon na maraming taon ng itinatanghal bilang isang pangkomunidad na gawain tuwing ipinagdiriwang ang anibersaryo ng Batangas City sa July 23. Ito ay upang hilingin ang intercession o tulong ng mga santo na ipagkaloob ng Panginoon ang mga petisyon para sa katahimikan, kaligtasan at kapakanan ng lungsod at upang pasalamatan Siya sa mga biyayang kanyang ipinagkakaloob.

Bandang alas dos ng hapon, nagtipon ang mga Mahal na Patron ng iba’t ibang parokya sa lungsod sa may paanan ng makasaysayang Tulay Calumpang. Tumuloy sila sa People’s Quadangle sa likod ng City Hall kung saan sila ay sinalubong ng mga deboto sa pangunguna ni Mayor Vilma Dimacuha, dating Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha at iba pang opisyales ganon din ang mga kinatawan ng mga parokya.

Ang pagsalubong ay sa saliw ng tugtugin ng Alangilan Community Band.

Sinimulan ang buong hapong seremonya sa pamamagitan ng audio visiual presentation ng kasaysayan ng Batangas City kung saan ipanakita rito ang papel ng Mahal na Patrong Sto. Nino sa kasaysayan ng lunsod. Ayon sa kasaysayan, ang pangalang Batangas ay mula sa mga trosong tinawag noong batang na lulutang lutang sa Calumpang River. Natagpuan sa ibabaw ng mga trosong ito ang nakapatong na imahe ng Sto. Nino.

Sumunod ang Rosario Cantada, ang pagdarasal ng Sto. Rosario kung saan sa pagitan ng bawat dekada ng misteryo ay kakantahin ng kantora ang mga relihiyosong awitin sa saliw ng tungtog ng banda ng musiko.

Nagdasal din ng Oration Imperata, isang panalangin upang ipag-adya ang lungsod sa mga kalamidad at sakuna. Ito ay dinasal ni Secretary to the Mayor Reginald Dimacuha.

Sumunod naman ang Lua at Dalit sa mga santo. Ang Lua ay isang mala tulang panalangin ng papuri, pasaalamat at petisyon sa mga santo na ginampanan ng mga kabataan.

Ang Dalit naman ay awit ng panalangin sa mga santo.
Ang pagtatalaga sa Maluwalhating Krus ay ginampanan ni Mayor Dimacuha.

Isang magandang pagtatapos ang pag awit ng Te Deum, salitang Latin na ang ibig sabihin ay “Thee O God, we praise”. Ito ay isang kaunaunahang Kristianong awit ng papuri sa Panginoon. Ang number na ito ay ginampanan ng Dangal ng Lungsod Batangan Chorale. (Angela J. Banuelos, PIO Batangas City)

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Source:media.wowbatangas.com (http://media.wowbatangas.com/newspapers-and-pio/pio-batangas-city/papuon-sa-batangas-city/)

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July 21st, 2011, 02:28 AM

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Mall Events

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July 21st, 2011, 02:32 AM

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Tanauan City pays tribute to hometown hero Apolinario Mabini @ 147
July 20, 2011 in People/Events
By Saul E. Pa-a

TANAUAN CITY, Batangas July 20 -– Paying homage and tribute to Apolinario Mabini, the illustrious son of Tanauan and “brain” of the Katipunan, the revolutionary movement against Spain, Tanauan City has lined-up various commemorative activities for the hero’s 147th birth anniversary on July 22 featuring the “abilities” of persons with disabilities (PWDs).

City Community Affairs Head Angelina Amat said the city’s celebration involves PWDs who have demonstrated their skills and abilities like Mabini through the Palarong Bayani sportsfest. The Palaro, to be participated in by PWDs, on wheelchairs includes basketball, the “duyan” (hammock) race, chess and wheelathon.

Mabini is known as the "Sublime Paralytic" who, despite his physical handicap, fired nationalism in the Filipinos and urged them to unite through the power of his writings, fiery articles and revolutionary papers against Spanish abuses.

Amat expressed appreciation to the constant support and involvement of the various NGOs from Metro Manila especially the Tahanang Walang Hagdan and the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Cavite since the city started the yearly commemorative activities seven years ago.

The Mabini activities hosted by the city coincides with the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week Celebration, July 17 to 23, with this year's theme, "Making the Rights Real for Filipinos with Disabilities" urging public awareness on the plight and challenges faced by PWDs. The national celebration calls for activities and programs in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and Republic Act 10070.

In coordination with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the Mabini commemorative celebration launched its symposium last week on “My Idol, My Hero” and the “Lakbay-Aral” program to the Mabini Ancestral Shrine and Museum and other historical landmarks for grade school and high school students. Children with special disabilities also held their Palaro this week at the Mabini Shrine under the supervision of the Tanauan City Social Welfare and Development Office.

Amat said the city spearheaded its “know your city first” literacy program among students, parents, regular and day-care teachers and did away with the common educational tours and field trips to Metro Manila. The Mabini Lakbay-Aral literacy program and heritage tour garnered the 2nd runner-up in the Arts and Culture category of the Department of Tourism Awards in October last year.

The city caps its week-long celebration with wreath-laying and floral ceremonies at the Mabini Shrine on Friday, July 22, the 147th birthday of Apolinario Mabini. His tomb lies at the middle of the birth site in Barangay Talaga, Tanauan City where a replica of the house where he was born stands. (PNA) DCT/LAM/SEP/rsm

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Source: bayanihan.org (http://bayanihan.org/2011/07/20/tanauan-city-pays-tribute-to-hometown-hero-apolinario-mabini-147/#more-7574)

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July 21st, 2011, 03:48 AM

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July 21st, 2011, 03:56 AM

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British miner buys into Batangas site
Posted on July 06, 2011 10:10:31 PM

COPPER DEVELOPMENT Corp. (CDC) has bought into the copper-gold mine of Crazy Horse Resources, Inc. in Batangas even as high metal yields are already expected from its own copper project in Negros Occidental.
In a statement yesterday, the United Kingdom-based CDC said it has acquired by way of a private placement, 11.8% or 6.67 million shares of Crazy Horse Resources for 5 million Canadian dollars.

The completion of the private placement, it said, is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, a stock exchange in Canada.

The proceeds of the private placement, CDC said, will be used to further develop Crazy Horse Resources’ Taysan project in Batangas.

The Taysan project has a 24-year life mine with an inferred mineral resource of 4,720 million pounds of copper and 3.3 million ounces of gold.

CDC said that upon completion of the private placement, Mitch Alland, its executive chairman and chief executive officer will be appointed as a non-executive director of Crazy Horse Resources.

Mr. Alland said in the statement that CDC’s investment in Crazy Horse Resources will offer shareholders upside potential both from the Taysan project as well as in increases in copper and gold prices.

“We look forward to working with Crazy Horse Resources and a mutually beneficial relationship as we each share knowledge and experience as we develop our projects in the Philippines,” he said.

The investment comes on top of CDC’s 70% interest in the 1,800-hectare Basay project in Negros Occidental through the local Philippine company, Adanacex Resources.

CDC said in the same statement yesterday that results from the first three drill holes at the Basay project has confirmed the presence of high grade copper and molybdenum silver-gold mineralization.

The first three diamond drill holes, it said, showed high grade copper grades ranging from 0.69% over 255 meters to 1.01% over 111 meters with gold, silver and molybdenum by-products showing copper equivalent grades of 0.77% to 1.12% over the same intervals.

“The exceptionally high copper grades from these initial holes demonstrate the exciting world-class potential of the Basay Project,” Mr. Alland said. -- Louella D. Desiderio

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July 21st, 2011, 04:35 AM

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FedEx and WWF Deliver Climate Change Awareness And Biodiversity Conservation at Calatagan, Batangas
BY PR NEWS ON July 10, 2011 CATEGORIZED UNDER Ecosystems

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FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation companies, and conservation organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), recently organized a wetland exploration and mangrove planting activity in Brgy. Balibago, Calatagan, Batangas to raise awareness on climate change and biodiversity conservation among children.

Through an interactive lecture facilitated by FedEx volunteers and WWF team, over 50 children from Gawad Kalinga learned about climate change and its impacts on the environment, including a tour of the coastal lagoon where they explored the rich flora and fauna being nurtured at the habitat. FedEx also donated 100 mangrove seedlings which were planted at the site.

This activity is a designated EarthSmart Outreach project, which underscores FedEx commitment to environmental sustainability. Through a variety of global and local philanthropic endeavors, FedEx advances its commitment to making communities cleaner, healthier and more efficient by encouraging sustainable transportation, green urban spaces and resilient ecosystems. FedEx supports sustainability projects with team members lending their times and skills to support valuable causes.

Rhicke Jennings, managing director for the Philippines and Indonesia said, “FedEx has always been committed to building sustainable communities in the Philippines. Through this EarthSmart Outreach program, FedEx employees are able to contribute more in environmentally-focused initiatives that would ensure better and greener future for our future generations.”

Surce: climate-news.com (http://climate-news.com/environment/fedex-and-wwf-deliver-climate-change-awareness-and-biodiversity-conservation-737.html)

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July 21st, 2011, 04:44 AM

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Tri United at Matabungkay 2011 – The Second Tri
July 20th, 2011 by Sporty Techie

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Tri United 2011

One of the ‘must do’ triathlon event here in the Philippines especially if you’re joining the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines, Tri United is considered a tune-up for next months’ Camsur event. The event was a huge success and certainly lived up to a lot of expectations. My second triathlon, it was a huge leap for me from doing the Animo Sprint Triathlon (900m Swim/30km Bike/7km Run) to Tri United (2km Swim/60km Bike/15km Run), not even doing a standard Tri-distance race like Subit.

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Surfing anyone?

Tri United at Matabungkay 2011 is certainly memorable to a lot of participants probably because of the swim part of the event – huge waves that made the swim like HELL! Imagine doing 3 loops in open water with waves so big its perfect for surfing. Its not my first time to swim at Matabungkay but this was the first time I saw waves this big in a nice sunny morning at Matabungkay beach. Swimming against the huge waves was so hard some participants didn’t even pushed thru the swim while some resigned from the race after the 1st loop. Good thing I have open water experience and swimming against the waves didn’t bother me at all, it was the seaweeds and garbage that made the swim hard not to mention jellyfish stings that are so itchy. After the race, one of my tri-buddies Kevin got patches of red skin on his back due to jellyfish stings. Since I’m a Total Immersion swimmer, my approach for the swim was to take it easy and let others pass me. The ‘take it easy’ approach worked well but the ‘let others pass me’ was a big FAIL – got kicked in the face about 3 times by passing swimmers.

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5 participants still at the swim start while the main group is on the way to complete the 1st loop of the 3

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Representing WheelBrothers!

Right after the swim, participants have to run about 1km to the transition area located at Matabungkay Beach Club. The roads along Matabungkay were already full of spectators right around the time I were going towards the transition area. Locals and even tourists cheer and the festive atmosphere pushed me ahead to run on my slippery sandals. Quickly grabbed and wore my helmet, cycling shoes and WheelBrothers jersey and run out of transition for the 60km Bike Leg. The roads going out of Matabungkay weren’t that good if you compare it to the main roads where we will be mostly doing the bike leg so you can’t pedal hard for the first 2km, well you wont be pushing hard considering there are still participants running towards the transition area to get their bikes.

Cycling along the roads of Lian were a breeze! There are barely any oncoming traffic and the roads are top notch – A cyclist paradise! The bike leg was short of 10km because the route was re-routed to Balayan (was supposed to go straight to Calatagan’s flat roads) which included another climb. Going back to Lian to complete the loop was a challenge if you aren’t a good climber like me, the last kilometer included a steep curving climb towards Puting-Kahoy. My original game plan was not to push it hard during the bike, but somehow I pushed hard especially during the climbs which I paid big during the run leg.

After completing my bike leg, its time for the last part of the race – 15km (3 loops) along the Matabungkay to Ligtasin road. Again, the festive atmosphere along the route was a welcome sight. Locals now splashing particiapnts with water that really helped you keep cool especially the temperatures during that time. The first loop for me was good, but the last 2 run loops weren’t that good. Pushing the bike during the climbs was the biggest mistake I made in this race, cramps were imminent and made me control my pace doing a walk-run approach just to finish the run w/o cramping my legs. The scorching heat added to the difficulty of the run leg and I saw a lot of participants succumbing to the heat and suffering from cramps. One thing that I would like to complain was water stations weren’t giving bananas and Gatorade/Powerade, really important especially for long distance events like this.

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At the finish line with Kevin Dumol

After struggling on a slow Run leg, the finish line was a welcome sight for me finishing with a time of 4hrs and 41 mins. A lot were also complaining about the awarding ceremonies since some participants were still doing their run leg. Tri United is definitely a must do for triathletes even if you aren’t joining the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines. I had a blast and had a chance to meet a lot of big Pinoy triathletes during the awarding ceremonies. Overall, I give my SportyTechie two thumbs up for the organizers - job well done!

Source: sportytechie.com (http://sportytechie.com/)

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July 21st, 2011, 07:45 AM

Tourist Spots in Batangas Part 1
The province of Batangas, just a few hours away by land from Metro Manila, presents an eyeful of discoveries for traveler.

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Taal Volcano
One of Southern Luzon’s centerpiece attractions, Taal Lake and Volcano can be reached through the lakeshore towns such as Talisay, San Nicolas, Agoncillo and Laurel. Known to be the smallest active volcano in the world, Taal volcano is surrounded by a lake on an 8.8 km islet, itself lapped by a 27 km long lake.

Mainit Hot Springs, San Juan
Located ideally at the foot of a mountain with thick vegetation, Mainit Hot Spring offers therapeutic mineral waters and a refreshing dip for bathers.

Anilao
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A world famous dive site, the coastal village of Anilao has many sites worthy of any discriminating diver. Facilities for diving, snorkeling, wakeboarding, windsurfing, jet-skiing and island hopping are available at many resort establishments.

Carmelite Convent, Lipa city
A popular site for devotees of the Virgin Mary, this convent of the Contemplative Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel was the site of a mysterious “shower of petals” to a visionary nun after the World War 2.

Punta de Santiago Lighthouse, Calatagan
Built in 1890, it is one of the earliest lighthouses that still functions up to the present.

Mt. Maculot, Cuenca
One of the highest and most prominent peaks in the province, Mt. Maculot is a favourite with local mountain trekkers. It is said to have been the last stronghold of the Japanese Imperial Army. Several tunnels built by the Japanese soldiers are found in the area.

Calijon Falls, Malvar
Two major falls and two smaller ones make up this attraction. One of the bigger falls is about 10 meters high, with clear water rushing down to a shallow pool. The two smaller waterfalls form a series of small cascades and showers.

Calatagan Peninsula
Surrounded by the South China Sea on one side and Balayan Bay on the other, the Calatagan Peninsula is a popular weekend retreat of Manila’s well to do, who frequent resorts and vacation homes lining the scenic coast.

Apolinario Mabini Shrine, Tanauan city
The shrine houses the remains and personal memorabilia of the revolutionary hero known as the “Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of Katipunan”. Mabini’s moral convictions and political principles inspired the Filipinos in their search for national identity.

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The Farm at San Benito, Lipa Citys
Here, visitors can avail of wellness treatments that rejuvenate and energize the whole being amidst a meditative spa atmosphere.

Source: rediscoverphilippines.blogspot.com (http://rediscoverphilippines.blogspot.com/2011/04/tourist-spots-in-batangas.html)

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July 21st, 2011, 12:14 PM

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Amaya Roadshow in South Luzon
(Day 1, July 22-Batangas & Lipa City)

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July 22, BUKAS na...

10 am _ Kapuso Mall Show, SM City Lipa Event Center
4 pm _ Kapuso Meet & Greet, SM City Batangas Event Center
6 pm _ Kapuso Night, Batangas City Sports Coliseum

Magkita-kita tayo at salubungin sina Marian Rivera, Sid Lucero, Mikael Daez, atbp!

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July 21st, 2011, 12:41 PM

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Amaya Roadshow in South Luzon
(Day 1-2, July 22- 23 Batangas City)

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July 21st, 2011, 12:57 PM

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Batangas firm assails CA insurance claim rule
By Marlon Ramos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
8:57 pm | Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

A BATANGAS-based steel manufacturing firm assailed a Court of Appeals order blocking the release of at least $41 million of its claims from five insurance firms, saying the order was issued with “indecent haste.”

In a motion for inhibition, Steel Corp. of the Phils. (SCP) questioned how Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier was able to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) in favor of the insurance firms “within a very brief span of only one day.”

Nonnatus Chua, SCP counsel, said the insurance firms—Mapfre Insular Insurance Corp., New India Assurance Co. Ltd., Philippine Charter Insurance Corp., Malayan Insurance Co. Inc. and Asia Insurance Phil. Corp.—sought reprieve from the Court of Appeals on June 7 to stop the implementation of an order issued by Batangas Regional Trial Court Judge Ruben Galvez’s last June 1.

After a day, the case was raffled off to the appellate court’s Special Fifth Division headed by Javier with Associate Justices Estela Perlas-Bernabe and Sesinando Villon as members.

On June 10, Javier and her fellow justices granted the insurance firms’ petition without indicating its validity period.

“Practically, the justices only had a day to study a petition composed of several documents,” Chua said, adding that the 79-page petition was accompanied by five “thick volumes of annexes.”

“Without indicating a period of effectivity, what the appellate court issued was an injunction order which is an obvious violation of the rules of court,” Chua said.

Before issuing an injunction order, he said the justices should have notified the SCP for a summary hearing “which they did not do as required by the rules.”

In his order, Batangas Judge Galvez had directed the insurance companies to pay SCP $41 million in aggregate claims for business interruption and damages wrought by a fire which razed the steel company’s assembly line on Dec. 7, 2009.

The judge said the insurance companies may also opt to just replace the damaged “cold rolling mill machinery and equipment covered by insurance policies issued by them” in lieu of the cash claims.

However, the insurance firms refused to pay the SCP’s claims, arguing that they may have to “close shop” if they release the large amount.

Chua said it was “unthinkable how the justices could have believed the outrageous argument of the insurance companies that without the TRO, their businesses will be in danger of closing shop.”

Chua said it was unbelievable that the insurance firms couldn’t afford to pay the claims. “They are supposed to spread the risk through reinsurance,” said Chua.

Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/26093/batangas-firm-assails-ca-insurance-claim-rule)

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July 21st, 2011, 01:07 PM

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National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
July 14, 2011 to July 21, 2011

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In an effort to promote the welfare and integration of disabled persons into society’s mainstream that will eventually lead to their empowerment, the commemoration of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week was launched. It was declared that its celebration will be observed every third week of July, culminating on the birthdate of one of our country’s most distinguished heroes, Apolinario Mabini, the Sublime Paralytic.

Source: dilg.gov.ph (http://dilg.gov.ph/event.php?id=253)

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July 21st, 2011, 02:44 PM

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Sale of geckos to be illegal in Batangas
Thursday, July 21, 2011

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Batangas City—If Board Member Christopher de Leon’s resolution to make the indiscriminate collection and sale of gecko illegal in Batangas will be approved, this province will once again hear the reptiles’ nightly calls.

“This resolution is addressed to DENR to immediately stop the indiscriminate hunting and illegal sale of tuko (gecko) by simply applying the law R.A. 9147or the Philippine Wildlife Law that declares such sale as illegal and come out with a public announcement together with other health agencies that the value of gecko to the cure of AIDS and cancer is without any medical basis,” De Leon said in the recent Sangguniang Panlalawigan session held on Wednesday.

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Since January this year, the capture, collection, and sale of tuko has been a lucrative trade that De Leon said even professionals have engaged themselves in catching the reptile.

The gecko, or more commonly known in the province as tuko, is believed to been the cure for AIDS, cancer, and since the reptile can live up to 350 years, is believed to be the fountain of youth. To date, no official medical findings have proven these claims.

“We have reports saying that the price of live tuko could reach up to P300,000 up to P500,000 if the tuko reaches the weight of 300 grams and up,” De Leon added.

In Batangas, reports said that agents engaged in the trade of tuko have been name-dropping the officers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office who have allegedly given them “immunity” to collect and trade tuko.

Because of the very attractive price of the tuko, middlemen even tend to trade tuko in bulk, and buy even the younger reptiles to keep them in cages and feed them with insects. In turn, out of their natural habitats, the young tuko dies.

“The tuko is not yet considered a threatened or endangered specie but because of the indiscriminate collection and selling, they could be endangered soon,” De Leon added.

Because of the urgency of De Leon’s resolution, it was exempted from the three- reading rule at the provincial council. (Mei Magsino)

Source: www.southernluzoninquirer.com (http://www.southernluzoninquirer.com/)

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July 21st, 2011, 03:06 PM

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ONA-RHP, Tuluy-tuloy Pa Rin
Monday, 18 July 2011 08:05

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Para sa ikabubuti ng mga mamamayan ng Calaca, patuloy ang pagsasagawa ng Oryentasyon para sa Natatanging Abilidad ng Calaqueño ng Tanggapan ng Pambayang Kalusugan sa pangunguna ni Dr. Sharon Ona at ng kanyang staff upang linangin ang natatanging kakayahan at itaas ang antas ng pamumuhay ng mga tao sa mga barangay. Kaagapay ng nasabing tanggapan sa pagpapatupad ng programa ang mga tanggapang kinabibilangan ng Tanggapan ng Punumbayan, Tanggapan ng Pambayang Agrikultor at Tanggapan ng Kagalingang Panlipunan sa pagtuturo ng iba’t ibang paraan upang maging produktibo ang bawat mamamayang Calaqueño.

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Kaugnay nito, noong nakaraang Abril isinagawa ang pagtatapos ng 169 na mamamayan ng Barangay Bambang na sumailalim sa halos isang buwang pag-aaral na nilahukan ng mga nanay, tatay, senior citizens at mga out-of-school youths.

Isinagawa rin ang nasabing gawain sa Barangay Balimbing noong Hulyo 1 na sinalihan ng halos isang daang mamamayan doon.

Dinaluhan ang pagtatapos ng mga halal na opisyal sa pangunguna ni Mayor Nas Ona kasama sina Vice Mayor Larry Atienza at mga miyembro ng Sangguniang Bayan.

Para sa kabatiran ng marami, ang ONA Reproductive Health Program na ito ay nagsimula noong taong 2008 at patuloy na umiikot sa iba’t ibang barangay at sa kasalukuyan ay may kabuuang 18 barangay na ang napagdausan nito. Nakatakda itong patuloy na ipatupad at ganapin din sa iba pang mga barangay.

Source: www.calaca.gov.ph (http://www.calaca.gov.ph/information-mainmenu-82/news-mainmenu-78/437-ona-rhp-tuluy-tuloy-pa-rin.html)

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July 21st, 2011, 03:16 PM

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Town opposes sacking of newly installed police chief
Friday, July 15, 2011

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Lemery, Batangas—Reeling from the murder of a high-ranking police officer and resident of this town, the news of the sudden relief order of the new chief of police who was installed only last July 4, the town mayor, vice mayor, and the association of barangay chairman showed their support to the police force, who have been suffering from low morale.

Sr. Supt. Rodney Ramirez, a resident of this town, and former chief of the intelligence unit of the Batangas Police Provincial Office, was killed in an ambush on Tuesday morning in Brgy. Butong, Taal, Batangas, the town beside Lemery.

But even if Ramirez was killed in Taal town, this town seems to be suffering the brunt of blames, and roving police force in full camouflage uniforms and armalites.

According to Police Chief Inspector Renato Mercado, who was only eleven days on duty, he has already received the call to leave the Lemery Police station and turn over the command to the incoming chief yesterday morning.

The reason for the sudden relief, Mercado refused to say,” I only follow the command of the higher-ups,” he said,” What they tell me to do is exactly what I’m going to do.”

But that wasn’t the case for the entire police force of this town, composed of 38 personnel, whose achievement earned them last year the Outstanding Police Community Service award.

“This is a low-blow for all of them, knowing how hard they have been working to keep the peace and order here in Lemery. Here, the police have ensured that every street is secured and everyone can walk the streets alone at night and still come home safely,” Mercado said,” It was just after the murder of Colonel Ramirez last Tuesday in Taal town that everything changed.

In an interview with Lemery Mayor Eulalio Alilio, he said was shocked at the sudden and untimely sacking of the police chief and worries about his town suffering from the crime that didn’t even happen in Lemery.

According to Gary Marcial, vice chairman of Lemery’s Association of Barangay Captains, since the murder of Ramirez, they’ve seen men in camouflage uniform in every street of the town.

“The last time this town has seen such camouflaged men roving around with long firearms was during the Martial law,” Marcial said,” Don’t they know they’re in the wrong place? Colonel Ramirez was killed in Taal town, not in Lemery.”

“We are also appealing to Governor Vilma Santos-Recto to retain the police force that we have been trusting with our lives for so long,” Marcial added.

Chona Alivose, District 3 barangay chairwoman has the same gripe. “My barangay is in the poblacion, the main commercial area. And when people saw the men in camouflage uniform with long guns, it sends a scary signal.

Even my kids don’t want to go out anymore,” Alivose added

“Colonel Ramirez was killed in Taal, not in Lemery. We don’t know why our town is being singled out when the crime didn’t even happen here. If there’s any town that should be investigated, that should be Taal, not Lemery.

Sometimes we wonder if the crime happened in San Luis, beside Taal, will the Taal police chief be sacked too?” Atty. Genaro Cabral, Lemery’s legal officer said.

Police Senior Inspector Ronnie Golfo, Officer in Charge of the Regional Public Safety Batallion from the Regional Police Office, whose force of 30 fully armed personnel, said they were not in Lemery to take over the police station.

“We’re just here as augmentation force to keep the peace and make sure that nothing bad would happen,” Golfo said. (Mei Magsino)

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He was only chief of police in Lemery town for 11 days. Police Chief Inspector Renato Mercado's short stint as Lemery's 11-day chief of police ended yesterday

Source: www.southernluzoninquirer.com (http://www.southernluzoninquirer.com/)

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July 21st, 2011, 03:21 PM

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July 21st, 2011, 03:27 PM

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New Castle Disease, Kaya Nating Labanan…
Monday, 18 July 2011 08:03

Ni: Cristy V. Balitustos

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Patuloy ang isinasagawang pagbabakuna sa mga alagang manok ng mga mamamayan ng Calaca upang maging tiyak na ligtas ang mga ito sa pag-atake ng pesteng New Castle Disease (NCD) at Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD). Matatandaang kamakailan lamang ay nagsagawa ang Pambayang Agrikultor ng pagpapasuri ng manok sa tulong ng Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RADDL) sa Bayan ng Calaca upang matiyak ang uri ng sakit na dumadapo sa mga manok kung saan naging positibo sa NCD at IBD na naging dahilan ng mabilis na pagkamatay at pagkaubos ng manok. Dahil dito naging aktibo ang tanggapan sa pagbabakuna at pinaniniwalaan na ang New Castle Disease ay kayang labanan.

Sa pikipagtulungan ng Tanggapan ng Panlalawigang Beterinaryo, nagkaloob ng libreng bakuna laban sa pesteng New Castle Disease hindi lamang sa Bayan ng Calaca kundi sa buong lalawigan. Ito’y upang matugunan ang pangangailangan sa bakuna at agarang pagsugpo sa peste lalo na sa panahon ng tag-ulan. Tumanggap ang Bayan ng Calaca ng may 20 botelya ng bakuna kung saan naglalaman ng 1,000 doses bawat botelya.

Nakapagsagawa na ng pagbabakuna ng manok sa mga Barangay ng Coral ni Bacal, Sinisian, Puting Bato East at West, Bambang, Niyugan, Lumbang na Bata, Madalunot, Balimbing at Matipok na may kabuuang 2,576 na ulo ng manok na may edad isang (1) linggo hanggang dalawang taon. Hinihikayat din ng Tanggapan na magsagawa ng biosecurity measures o tamang pangangalaga ayon sa pangangailangan ng hayop na inaalagaan ang bawat mag-aalaga nito upang maiwasan ang pagpasok ng sakit sa kanilang mga bakuran.

Tandaang ang kalinisan ay isa sa pangunahing panuntunan sa matagumpay na paghahayupan.

Source: www.calaca.gov.ph (http://www.calaca.gov.ph/information-mainmenu-82/news-mainmenu-78/436-new-castle-disease-kaya-nating-labanan.html)

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July 21st, 2011, 03:32 PM

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Mahigit 15 Milyong Pondo, Inilaan para sa School Supplies
Monday, 18 July 2011 07:59

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Sa ikatlong pagkakataon muling naglaan ng milyong pondo ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Calaca para sa pagbili ng mga gamit pang-eskwela ng mga mag-aaral sa pampublikong paaralan sa Bayan ng Calaca nitong buwan ng Hunyo taong kasalukuyan na nagkakahalaga ng 15,268,597.50.

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Tinatayang 17,059 ang kabuuang bilang ng estudyante mula sa daycare hanggang high school na nabiyayaan ng libreng school supplies sa ilalim ng programang Gamit Mo, Sagot Ko na inilunsad ni Mayor Nas Ona kasama si Vice Mayor Larry Atienza at mga miyembro ng Sangguniang Bayan simula noong taong 2009 at nagpapatuloy sa kasaluluyan. Nabiyayaan din ang mga batang Calaqueño na nag-aaral sa mga pampublikong paaralan na hindi sakop ng Calaca. Ang school supplies ay kinapapalooban ng mga notebooks, pad papers, crayons, ruler, gunting, glue, lapis, ballpens, scotch tape, pambura, pantasa, pencil case, bond papers, art papers at graphing papers na nakasilid sa personalized handy bags.

school-supplies-2011_02Pinangunahan ni Mayor Nas Ona at Vice Mayor Larry Atienza kasama ang Sangguniang Bayan at mga department heads ganun din ng mga empleyado ng munisipyo ang pamamahagi ng mga nasabing gamit pampaaralan na sinimulan noong ika-17 ng Hunyo kasabay ng NAS-NAS Barangayan program sa Sugod Elementary School at nagtapos naman noong ika-29 ng nasabing buwan.

Matatandaang taong 2009 sa unang paglulunsad ng programang ito, naglaan ng 12,627,003.15 na pondo ang lokal na pamahalaan at 14,928,410.00 naman ang ginugol noong nakaraang 2010.

Ngiti ng pasasalamat ang nasaksihan ng mga pinuno at kawani ng lokal na pamahalaan mula sa mga mag-aaral at mga magulang na tumanggap ng nasabing programa.

Buo naman ang paniniwala ng mga taga-Calaca na ang ganitong mga programang pang-edukasyon ay magpapatuloy hanggang nakatayo sa panunungkulan ang ONA-ATIENZA team.

Source: www.calaca.gov.ph (http://www.calaca.gov.ph/information-mainmenu-82/news-mainmenu-78/435-mahigit-15-milyong-pondo-inilaan-para-sa-school-supplies.html)

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July 21st, 2011, 03:34 PM

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Tagalog news: Batangas PNP, ‘best in community relations’ sa buong Calabarzon

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 21 (PIA) -- Bilang pagkilala sa seryosong programa sa pagitan ng ugnayang publiko at kapulisan upang malabanan ang problema sa krimen at katahimikan, ginawaran kamakailan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) regional command ang Batangas PNP bilang ‘Best in Community Relations Unit’ sa buong Calabarzon.

Ang iba pang pinarangalan ay ang: Tanuan City Police Station, Best Police Community Relations city category; Lemery Police Station, Best Municipal Police Community Relations, municipal category.

Maliban dito, tumanggap din ng parangal si Police Chief Ins. Charlie Soriano ng Batangas PNP bilang Best Police Community Relations Officer habang si PO3 Raquel Aniwesal ng Balayan PNP ay Best PNP Community Relations Officer para sa non-commissioned officer category.

Samantala, ginawaran ng pamunuan ng Batangas PNP sa pangunguna ni Provincial Director Atty. Rosauro Acio si Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto ng ‘plaque of appreciation.’ Ito ay pagkilala sa malaking tiwala at suporta ng gobernadora sa mga programa ng PNP na paglapitin ang puso ng mga ordinaryong mamamayan at may kapangyarihan sa pagpapatupad ng batas at paglaban sa krimen. (Carlo P. Gonzaga, PIA-Calabarzon at ulat mula sa Batangas PIO)

Source:www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=44682)

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July 21st, 2011, 03:50 PM

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Sagip batang manggagawa action team, binuo
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

LIPA CITY, Batangas, Hulyo 21(PIA) -- Pinangunahan ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang pagpupulong upang buuin ang Sagip Batang Manggagawa Quick Action Team (SBMQAT) noong Hulyo 20.

Ito ay dinaluhan ng Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer(MSWDO) ng mga bayan sa lalawigan, mga kapulisan, non-government organizations tulad ng Visayan Forum Foundation at kinatawan mula sa mga national agencies.

Ayon kay Aleta Frigillana, DOLE Batangas provincial director, ang pulong ay isinagawa ng kanilang tanggapan upang mapalakas at mapaigting ang pagbuo ng SBMQAT na siyang magiging sandigan upang maiwasan ang child labor at human trafficking sa lalawigan.

Sinabi nito na isa sa mga pangunahing concern ng kanilang tanggapan ay ang pagkakaroon ng mga child laborer sa lalawigan bagamat karamihan ay hindi mga Batangueno, binibigyang pansin pa din nila ito sapagkat may mga karapatan ang kabataan na mamuhay ng normal, makapaglaro, makapag-aral at hindi magbanat ng buto sa murang gulang.

Dagdag pa ng opisyal na isa sa mga karaniwang uri ng child labor sa lalawigan ay ang sakada o ang mga batang mananabas ng tubo sa bahagi ng unang distrito ng lalawigan. Aniya, may ilang mga kaso din ng Muro-ami sa baybay dagat, tourist guide sa bahagi ng bulkang Taal, konstruksyon at sa larangan ng agrikultura.

Kaugnay nito, ipinaliwanag din ng DOLE ang batas ukol sa pagtatrabaho ng mga menor de edad na kinakailangang may consent o kasulatan mula sa kanilang tanggapan at ang mga kaparusahan sa paglabag dito.

Tinalakay din sa nasabing pulong ang mga tungkulin ng bawat miyembro ng SBMQAT at kung paano mas lalong mapapaigting ang pagpapatupad nito.

Isinagawa din ng DOLE ang presentasyon ng draft provincial SBMQAT MOA na siyang bubuuin at pagkakasunduan ng mga lumahok sa pulong upang maisakatuparan na sa lalawigan. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source:www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44691)

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July 21st, 2011, 03:54 PM

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P107-M ‘road rehabilitation’ sa unang distrito, patapos na
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-de Castro

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 21 (PIA) -- Malapit ng makumpleto ang rehabilitasyon ng mga kalsada sa unang distrito kabilang ang Diokno highway na matatapos ngayong Hulyo na pawang pinondohan ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), ayon kay First District Engr. Rosauro Adapon.

Umaasa rin si Adapon na mapopondohan ng kanilang ahensiya ang master drainage plan ng diversion Road sa Lemery dahil sa malimit na pagbaha bunga ng pag-ulan na hindi kinakaya ng drainage ang tubig na nagmumula sa Pansipit River at kabundukan.

Aniya, kahit walang bagyo basta’t malakas ang ulan ay nagiging problema kaagad ito ng mga motorista na malimit dumadaan dito sapagkat hindi na madaanan kapag ganitong panahon.

Kabilang sa mga iba pang ipinaaayos ng DPWH ang National Arterial Road sa Palico-Balayan-Batangas, Tagaytay-Nasugbu Road, Balayan-Balibago Road at Nasugbu-Lian-Calatagan Road. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44689)

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July 21st, 2011, 04:05 PM

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MISTING OPERATION ISINABAY SA BRIGADA ESKWELA
postdateiconMonday, 18 July 2011 07:54

Ni: Sherwin Comia, Sanitary Inspector (Calaca Municipal Health Center)

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Sa unang pagkakataon nakapagsagawa ng Misting Operation kontra dengue sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa Bayan ng Calaca ang Municipal Health Office sa pangunguna ni Dra. Sharon Ona at sa tulong ng Provincial Health Office. Ito ay ginampanan ng mga Sanitation Inspectors ng mga tanggapang nabanggit sa tulong ng mga kawani ng pamahalaang lokal ng Calaca at sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa DepEd district sa bayang ito. Isinagawa ito noong ika-30 ng Mayo hanggang ika-1 ng Hunyo taong kasalukuyan.

Ang misting operation ay ang pinakabagong pamamaraan upang masugpo ang mga lamok na nagdadala ng sakit na dengue. Ito ay mas epektibo at hindi delikado sa kalusugan ng mamamayan. Sa misting operation ang pinaghalong gamot na pampuksa sa lamok at tubig ay ini-spray gamit ang makina.

Sa ganitong pamamaraan ay maiiwasan ang kaso ng dengue sa Bayan ng Calaca lalo na ngayong panahon ng tag-ulan.

Source:www.calaca.gov.ph (http://www.calaca.gov.ph/information-mainmenu-82/news-mainmenu-78/434-misting-operation-isinabay-sa-brigada-eskwela.html)

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July 21st, 2011, 04:18 PM

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P5.3M inilaan ng PNP para sa police station ng Calatagan

CALATAGAN, Batangas, Hulyo 21 (PIA) -- Naglaan ng may P5.3 milyon ang Philippine National Police (PNP) para sa pagpapagawa ng municipal police station (MPS) sa bayang ito ayon sa pahayag ni PNP Director General Raul M. Bacalzo na dumalo sa isinagawang groundbreaking ceremony kamakailan.

Sa naturang okasyon, inamin ni Bacalzo na walang pondo ang PNP sa pagpapatayo ng gusali ng Calatagan MPS subalit, paulit-ulit ang paki-usap ni Mayor Sophia Palacio kung kaya’t nagbawas ng P5.3 milyon si Bacalzo sa savings ng PNP para sa pagpapagawa ng istasyon ng pulis.

Bilang kapalit, hiniling ni Bacalzo sa Sangguniang Bayan na sila naman ang magkaloob ng mga kinakailangang kagamitan para sa MPS kung saan ito ay nakatanggap ng positibong kasagutan.

Samantala, nagpahayag ng kasiyahan si Bacalzo sa mga nagawa ng PNP sa ilalim ng kanyang pamamahala tulad ng pagpapagawa ng mga police stations sa bansa, dagdag sa combat pay ng mga pulis, pagpapabilis ng claims ng mga retiradong opisyal ng kapulisan at pagpapakalat ng tunay na mithiin ng PNP, ang mangalaga at magsilbi.

Binanggit din ni Bacalzo ang kanyang ‘standing order’ na pagkilala sa mga opisyales ng kapulisan na nagpakita ng katangi-tanging gawain habang pagpaparusa naman sa mga napatunayang inaabuso ang kanilang kapangyarihan. (Carlo P. Gonzaga, PNP4A)

Source:www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44686)

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July 21st, 2011, 04:23 PM

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NGO federation ng Lipa, nagdaos ng alay-dugo

LIPA CITY, Batangas, Hulyo 21 (PIA) -- Nagsagawa kamakailan ng kanilang ika-5 bloodletting activity ang NGO Federation of Lipa, Inc. na naglalayong makatulong sa mga na nangangailangan ng dugo ano man ang kalagayan sa lipunan lalo’t higit ang mga kapuspalad.

May kabuuang 88 blood bags ang nakulektang dugo mula sa 132 donors kung saan ito ay dinala sa BRH para ma-testing at maitago habang wala pang nangangailangan ng dugo. Karamihan sa mga donors ay mula sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) habang ang iba ay mula sa sibilyang nakilahok. Ang iba ay hindi nakuhanan ng dugo dahil sa iba’t ibang kadahilanan.

Sinabi ni Dr. Renato Dimayuga, pinuno ng BRH na lahat ng nagbigay ng dugo ay sumailalim muna sa screening upang malaman ang ‘hemoglobin level’ at malaman din kung nasa mabuting kalusugan ang mga ito. Ipinaliwanag din nito na hindi dapat matakot ang mga tao na magbigay ng dugo dahil ito ay napapalitan kaagad kapag malusog ang pangangatawan sa loob ng isang araw hangang isang lingo. Bawat donor ay maaaring makapagbigay ng hanggang 450cc kulang sa kalahating litro kung saan ang regular na dami ng dugo ng isang tao ay mula sa anim hanggang pitong litro.

Samantala, kabilang sa mga naki-isa at sumuporta sa bloodletting ang Batangas Regional Hospital, Lipa City Medical Society, MAS Foundation, Air Education and Training Command, 740th Group Combat ng Philippine Air Force at iba pang NGO-member organizations. (Carlo P. Gonzaga, PIA-Calabarzon at ulat mula sa PIA-Batangas)

Source:www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44681)

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July 21st, 2011, 04:30 PM

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Fishermen’s group supports LGU’s dismantling fishcages in Taal Lake
by Carlo P. Gonzaga

TALISAY, Batangas, July 21 (PIA) -- The Kilusan ng Maliliit ng Mangingisda sa Lawa ng Taal (KMMLT) presented a plaque of appreciation to the provincial government led by Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto recently in recognition to its dedication to clear Taal Lake of illegal fishcages.

KMMLT is one of the groups advocating for the protection and clearing of illegal structures, particularly the fishcages surrounding Taal Lake as it pushes for traditional or open fishing in the lake.

Moreover, the group also supports the operations of the provincial government to limit the number of structures in Taal Lake and reduce waste and pollution.

The excessive number of illegal and large fishcages prevents reproduction of endangered fish like tawilis and maliputo which can only be found in Taal Lake.

Members of the KMMLT led by Mila Chavez, help out in enforcing the clearing operations of Task Force Taal Lake (TFFL) around the lake in the municipalities of Talisay, Laurel, Agoncillo and San Nicolas.

Meanwhile, TFFL endeavors in restoring the Taal Lake in its original form through the implementation of the Unified Rules and Regulation (URR) crafted and concurred by local government units and agencies with direct involvement in the lake.

The URR specifies that the lake can only support about 6,000 fish cages thus any excess in the indicated number of fish cages will create destruction and imbalance in the natural state of the lake. (CPG, PIA-Calabarzon with report from PIO-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44679)

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July 21st, 2011, 05:03 PM

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Senior Citizens, Tumanggap ng Pension
Monday, 18 July 2011 07:49

72 senior citizens ang nakinabang sa buwanang pension na ipinamahagi sa lokal na Pamahalaan noong nakaraang Mayo, 18 ng taong kasalukuyan. Naisakatuparan ito sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng administrasyong Ona-Atienza sa pamamagitan ng Municipal Social and Welfare Development Officer ng Calaca na si Gng. Maharani Babasa sa tanggapan ng DSWD Region IV-A CALABARZON.

Tumanggap ang nasabing mga senior citizens ng halagang PhP1,500 bawat isa para sa unang quarter ng taong kasalukuyan bilang bahagi ng buwanang tulong na magagamit sa pang-araw-araw nilang pamumuhay partikular sa aspeto ng kanilang kalusugan.

Samantala ang 72 katatandaan ay napili mula sa nabibilang sa mga kapos sa buhay sa 21 barangay sa Bayan ng Calaca base sa istatistika ng Department of Social Welfare and Development kung saan nagmula ang pondo sa national government.

Source: www.calaca.gov.ph (http://www.calaca.gov.ph/information-mainmenu-82/news-mainmenu-78/433-senior-citizens-tumanggap-ng-pension.html)

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July 21st, 2011, 05:10 PM

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Apolinario Mabini: A Lesson in Honesty
By De AnDA

I was reading news about Nonoy Aquino’s on going US visit and was looking at the list of the business delegation and saw familiar last names: Cojuanco, Lopez, Montinola, Zobel de Ayala, Villanueva,Aboitiz etc. One thing that is common among these men, aside from their ancestors past is their families unbelievable wealth and influence. Something they had since the colonial era.

Most of our leaders, in politics and business has been in power for the vast majority of the time. These elites represent the infinitesimal percentage of the population that controls the wealth of nation. Aquino belong to this group by the way. But not all descendants of heroes enjoys the perks of inheriting vast sums of money or benefit from political dynasty.

There are those that didn’t quite make the “rich and famous” mark – descendants of known heroes that inherited nothing but good names.

Like the Mabini’s of Tanauan.

I remember a trip I made sometime last year to Tanauan. I came to look for Mabini’s relatives. I was deeply fascinated by Mabini and thought that it would be a great idea to find out more about the Man through family tales and recollections.

After reading a couple of his biography I felt more distant to the hero. The nationalist theme is so strong in these books that the authors forgot Mabini’s human side.

But is there a human side to Mabini?

I happened to read his correspondence and oddly I find them almost emotionless – even when confronted with the prospect of death in exile, his reminders to his brothers were very formal and plain.

But he was very human with understandable flaws but his immense contribution in fighting for a independent state overshadows everything.

His granddaughter even suggest that he fell in love with a local girl but never found the courage to confess his love. The “panyolito” Mabini gifted the lady is now a permanent display in the shrine. It was donated by the lady’s family. Why it was kept for so long could only mean that the woman cherished the gift. Too bad, Mabini was too much of a torpe.

Pelagia Mabini, a great granddaughter and NHI employee in the Mabini shrine said, “Mahiyain daw iyan, panay lamang ang aral”. I was moved by how proud the lady was with her grandfather. “Talagang tapat siya, ultimo ang terno na suot niya noong siya ay namatay ay bigay lamang ng mga kaibigan niya”. While I was taking notes she told me that most Mabini’s today, except one branch of the family (Agapito), are poor – she even said that most of them can’t even afford hospitalization.

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Even his Manila home was a simple one - his Nipa home in Nagtahan is stripped of all the grandeur of a rich Manileno house. He took pride in his provincial up bringing - a replica was being built in Tanauan during my visit last July

I wonder if he would’ve changed his mind had he thought his family would undergo a great deal of economic suffering. But I don’t think he would ever change – he’s too much of an idealist and believes so deeply in the ideals of a free and honest society. While he was in power he was on top, presided on many governmental functions, come to think of it he could have registered lands under his name but because he was honest, he never did.

He could have even opted to pledge his allegiance with the Americans, with this awaits some position that would have made him rich man. But Mabini was way too principled to ever allow himself to accept American rule and favors. So he suffered and died poor while most of his contemporaries started to dream the American dream.

From the church, Barrio Talaga is some three kilometers away. The young Mabini, the brightest among the brood walks before the sun rises to attend the class headed by a friar. The mother was hoping that the quite son would also soon become a Priest. Something that most mom did during those times. I’m sure they never imagined that one day the son would become Mabini the revolutionist.

Was there anyone in the Mabini’s of Tanauan that attempted to enter the realm of Philippine politics? Ma’am Pelagia said, “Yes, a cousin, elected as a councilor pero wala na, ayaw na yata?”. Their attitude reflects that of their grandfather. “Only he is truly a patriot who, whatever his post, high or low, tries to do the greatest possible good to his countrymen. A little good done in a humble position is a title to honor and glory, while it is a sign of negligence or incompetence when done in high office.”

The Rizal centric hero education we have has robbed all the other heroes of attention. Believe it or not there are no official holiday attributed to Mabini – Filipinos and our leader haven’t realize how great this man truly is. Well, Aguinaldo doesn’t have one either but for me Mabini is a bigger figure. This patriot deserves more attention. There’s so much we can discover from the man. Our politicians would be ashamed of themselves if they find lessons Mabini’s life had to teach them.

I’m a conspiracy theorist in a way and I believe that Mabini’s fate of being relegated to a minor role has a lot to do with his actions during the period leading to the Malolos republic. He had repeatedly criticized the Government and the rich men behind it, even citing a lending provision in the constitution between the Government and the rich Filipino lenders disadvantageous for the people.

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Actual article in the New York Times about Mabini's passing in 1903.

He detested the nepotism that existed in Aguinaldo’s government – which as you can imagine did not made him a popular associate in the cabinet lined by Cavite men. The only reason he survived that long was because of his brilliance. He made himself indispensable but not for long – no one really is immune to the nepotistic biases of a self-destructing leadership. In time the pressure made Aguinaldo drop Mabini.

Mabini was a rarity in politics during his time. Eventually he fell out of Aguinaldo’s graces which was not surprising as he became critical of how things were being run. The elitist and the interest groups he went up against made sure he gets isolated and off in a corner. These men even spread rumors that he died of syphilis which some national artist posing as historian bought and wrote in his novel which he later revised. Makes you wonder if there will ever come a time when honest Filipinos can succeed in politics.

Source: withonespast.wordpress.com (http://withonespast.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/mabini/)

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July 21st, 2011, 05:18 PM

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POLICE REPORT: PAGLINGKURAN ANG BAYAN NG LAMPAS SA KAKAYAHAN!
Monday, 18 July 2011 07:08

"MAMAMAYAN, KAYO PO ANG INSPIRASYON NG KAPULISAN UPANG TUPARIN ANG TUNGKULING SINUMPAAN."

BAGONG PAMUMUNO SA BAGONG PINUNO (Pagsasalin ng Tungkulin)

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Talagang dumarating sa buhay ng isang opisyal sa isang organisasyon tulad ng kapulisan na lisanin ang opisina, lugar at tauhang napamahal na at naging bahagi na ng kanyang buhay habang mamumuno naman ang isa bilang kapalit na siya namang magpapatuloy at magpapaangat ng antas ng serbisyo publiko sa mga residente ng dinatnang bayan. Ika nga “Officers just come and go”. Noong ika-19 ng Mayo, taong kasalukuyan, nagkaroon ng isang simpleng seremonya sa opisina ng Calaca Police Station ukol sa naganap na pagsasalin ng tungkulin ng papaalis na hepe sa bagong talagang hepe ng Pulisya ng Bayan ng Calaca.

Sa loob ng isang (1) taon at apat (4) na buwan, dahil sa ika nga’y tawag ng tungkulin ay kinailangang lumipat ang dating hepe na si Police Chief Inspector RENATO CANTOS MERCADO sa mas malaking bayan samantalang inatasan namang mamuno sa bayang ito bilang kanyang kahalili si Police Chief Inspector ARTURO BISCOCHO DIVINO na buhat sa Provincial Investigation and Detective Management Branch (PIDMB). Nakasalalay sa bagong talagang hepe ng bayan ang pagmamando para sa pagpapanatili ng katahimikan at kaayusan sa buong sambayanang Calaqueño na lubos na makatutulong para sa patuloy na kaunlaran ng sinilangang bayan. Sa nasabing simpleng seremonya, saksi ang buong puwersa ng kapulisan ng bayan ng Calaca, mga opisyal ng Pulisya na kinatawan ng Police Provincial Office (BPPO), G. Ruperto P. Noche Jr., Pambayang Tagapangasiwa, na siyang kinatawan ng Punumbayan, Kgg. Sofronio “Nas” Ona Jr., na nagbigay ng mensahe ng pasasalamat sa papaalis na hepe at mainit na pagtanggap sa bagong pinuno ng kapulisyahan. Dagdag pa ng Pambayang Tagapangasiwa, umaasa ang mga mamamayan ng Calaca kay PCI DIVINO ng maayos na pamumuno upang makapagbigay ng serbisyong tapat at may dedikasyon sa komunidad. Bago ang pormal na pagsasalin ng kapangyarihan, nagbigay ng mga pananalita ang dalawang (2) opisyal, pamamaalam ang kay Hepe MERCADO samantalang paglalahad ng mga regulasyon sa tauhan at programa para sa katahimikan ng bayan ang kay Hepe DIVINO.

Deboto at mga Turista, Ligtas sa Nakaraang Mahal Na Araw

Noong nakaraang Abril 2011, dumagsa na naman ang mga deboto ng Mahal na Santo San Raphael sa pagdiriwang ng Mahal na Araw at kasabay din nito ang pagdagsa ng mga turista sa mga Beach Resorts at ilang pasyalan sa Bayan ng Calaca. Sa maigting na seguridad at pagpapatrolyang isinagawa ng Kapulisan ay naging mapayapa at ligtas ang bayan hindi lamang para sa mga nanibirahan kundi maging sa mga dayuhang nagdagsaan. Katulad na lamang ng isinagawang Carera De Paso na naging tradisyon na tuwing Miyerkules Santo at ang Istasyon ng Krus tuwing Huwebes Santo, kung saan bukod sa pagbibigay ng seguridad, ang kapulisan ay lubos ding nakiisa.

Pangalawang Bugso ng Shabu Raid Isinagawa ng Calaca PNP

Noong ika-7 ng Abril 2011, isa na namang pagsalakay ang isinagawa ng mga elemento ng Calaca PNP sa tatlong (3) kabahayan ng mga pinaghihinalaang nagbebenta ng ipinagbabawal na droga sa Brgy. Lumbang Calzada. Ang nasabing pagsalakay ay karugtong pa rin ng puspusang kampanya laban sa iligal na droga tulad ng nauna nang operasyong isinagawa sa nabanggit na barangay. Patunay lamang ito na ang kapulisan sa Bayan ng Calaca ay nagtatrabaho at seryosong puksain ang lumalaganap na suliranin ng lipunan. Sa bisa ng Search Warrant numero bilang 25-2011, 26-2011, 27-2011 na ipinalabas ni Kagalang galang na Huwes Eutiquio Quitain ng RTC Lemery, Batangas, hinalughog ng kapulisan ang mga kabahayan nina Magno Lasheras, Sally Magpantay at Rizza Magpantay noong ang oras ay humigit-kumulang sa ika-lima ng madaling-araw ng nasabing petsa. Saksi sa nasabing paghahalughog ang mga opisyales ng Barangay sa pangunguna ni Brgy. Captain Severino Malabanan, kinatawan ng media na si Simplicio “Sims” Garcia at miyembro ng pamilya ng mga suspek. Positibo ang naging resulta ng nasabing operasyon matapos makakuha ng mga sachets ng iligal na drogang shabu sa mga kabahayan ng tatlong suspek. Dahil sa kanilang pag-iingat sa mga nakumpiskang shabu ay nasampahan sila ng kaukulang sakdal sa paglabag sa Seksyon 12, Artikulo Bilang II ng Republic Act 9165.

Isa na namang pagpupugay at pagsaludo ang dapat ibigay sa mga kagawad ng Pulis Calaca na mayroong dedikasyon sa tungkulin sa pagkahuli nito lamang ika-10 ng Hunyo 2011 sa isang nagnakaw ng bakal na naging resulta ng pagkakumpiska sa kanyang pag-iingat ng walong (8) tea bag ng marijuana na labag sa itinatadhana ng Saligang Batas. Nakilala ang nasabing nahuli na si DonDon Pilit Y Laguras, alyas “Badong”, 22 taong gulang, binata, walang trabaho, tubong Brgy. Patugo, Balayan, Batangas at kasalukuyang naninirahan sa Brgy. Puting Bato West, Calaca, Batangas. Nagresulta ang pagkahuli sa suspek sa mabilis na pagkilos ng mga miyembro ng kapulisan sa pamumuno ng Hepe na si PCI ARTURO BISCOCHO DIVINO matapos makatanggap ng reklamo ng pagnanakaw ng bakal mula sa isang residente ng nasabi ding Barangay. Ang masusing pag-iimbestiga sa pangyayari at mabilisang follow-up operation laban sa suspek ang nagbunsod ng pagkakadakip sa kanya. Matapos siyang maaresto at maipaalam ang kanyang mga karapatan ay isinagawa ang pagrerekisa sa kanya at doon ay nakumpiska sa kanyang pag-iingat ang mga tuyong dahon ng marijuana na nakalagay sa walong (8) plastic. Dahil sa ginawa niyang paglabag sa batas ay sinampahan siya ng kaukulang sakdal sa sala ng Panlalawigang Tagausig at sa kasalukuyan ay nakapiit pa din sa Himpilan ng Pambayang Kapulisyahan.

PULIS CALACA, NAKIISA SA BRIGADA ESKWELA; SEGURIDAD SA PAGBABALIK ESKWELA, BINIGYANG PRAYORIDAD

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Taun-taon ay nakikiisa ang PNP Calaca sa paglulunsad ng Brigada Eskwela na may layuning makibahagi sa programang ito ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon upang makapagbigay-tulong sa paaralan sa nasasakupan sa abot ng makakaya. Nitong nakaraang ika-24 ng Mayo, taong kasalukuyan, sa utos ng bagong hepe PCI Divino, maipagmamalaki ilahad ng pulisya na nakapagbigay tulong ang ahensya sa Dacanlao Gregorio Agoncillo National High School. Nagbigay ng pananalita sa simpleng programa ang bago ding talagang Deputy Chief of Police na si Police Inspector Racquel D. Atajar na nagpahayag ng pagsuporta sa programa. Bilang patunay, napinturahan ang limampu’t-apat (54) na silya ng mga estudyante na pinangangasiwaan ni Gng. Vicenta H. Pareja ng nabanggit na paaralan. Ika-27 ng buwan ding iyon ay nagbigay-tulong sila sa Calaca Central School kung saan dalawang (2) kwarto sa nasabing paaralan ang nalinis at napinturahan ang mga grills ng bintanang bakal. Ang pakikiisang ito sa programa ng paaralan ay pagpapatunay na hindi lamang sa pagpapanatili ng katahimikan at pangkaraniwang trabaho ng pulis ang prayoridad ng bagong hepe na si PCI ARTURO BISCOCHO DIVINO kundi ang makiisa sa alinmang programa at aktibidad ng buong pamayanan.

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Sa naging pagbubukas naman ng klase noong ika-6 ng Hunyo 2011, naglatag ng matinding seguridad ang himpilan para bigyang-proteksiyon ang lahat na estudyante, guro at mga magulang sa pagbubukas muli ng klase para sa Taong Panuruan 2011-2012 kung saan personal na pinangasiwaan ni Hepe Divino ang pagbibigay-proteksiyon sa mga paaralan. Nakipag-dayalogo din siya sa mga estudyante at guro at kanyang ipinahayag partikular sa mga principals ang madalas na pagbisita ng kapulisan sa mga paaralan anumang araw. Ipinahayag din ng nabanggit na hepe ang pagsasagawa ng symposium sa mga estudyante upang maimulat sila sa paggawa ng kabutihan at pag-iwas sa paggawa ng kasalanan at labag sa batas.

Source: www.calaca.gov.ph (http://www.calaca.gov.ph/information-mainmenu-82/news-mainmenu-78/432-police-report-paglingkuran-ang-bayan-ng-lampas-sa-kakayahan.html)

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July 22nd, 2011, 01:37 AM

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Cash For Work Assistance
July 19, 2011

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Ipinamahagi ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto at Talisay Mayor, Dra. Zenaida Mendoza ang financial aide sa ilalim ng Cash For Work Assistance program ng lalawigan ng Batangas na magagamit sa alternatibong pagnenegosyo ng mga residenteng naapektuhan ng fishkill at nawalan ng trabaho sa bayan ng Talisay at karatig-bayang nakapaligid sa lawa ng Taal/ Capitol Photo; Edwin V. Zabarte-PIO Batangas

Source: www.batangas.gov.ph (http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=7&cat=1&id=187&sec=1)

probinsyano

July 22nd, 2011, 01:40 AM

Blood Recipient
July 19, 2011

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Ipinaabot ni Pinky Chavez, isa sa mga blood transfer recipients, ang kanyang pasasalamat kay Governor Vilma Santos Recto at sa mga kasapi ng Batangas Blood Council na siyang umalalay at nagbigay ng dugo para gumaling sa kanyang karamdaman sa ilalim ng voluntary blood donation program sa isigawang Sandugo Awards./ Capitol Photo-Edwin V. Zabarte: PIO Batangas

Source: www.batangas.gov.ph (http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=7&cat=1&id=188&sec=1)

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July 22nd, 2011, 01:46 AM

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Pangunahing Blood Donors sa Batangas, Kinilala sa Sandugo Awards
July 19, 2011

Binigyang pagkilala ng Batangas Blood Council ang mga natatanging Batangueño na nanguna sa pagdudugtong ng buhay sa pamamagitan ng kanilang voluntary blood donations sa isinagawang Batangas Sandugo Awards noong ika-15 ng Hulyo, 2011.

Pinamunuan ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto na siyang pangunahing miyembro ng Batangas Blood Council ang paggawad ng pagkilala sa mga blood donors, kasama ang mga opisyal ng Batangas Blood Council at iba pang mga opisyal ng lalawigan ng Batangas na may direktang kaalaman sa kalusugan.

Kabilang sa binigyang komendasyon ang mga local chief executives ng bayan sa lalawigan na kinabibilangan ng mga town mayors at barangay captains na buong pusong sumuporta at nagbigay ng dedikasyon upang organisahin sa kanilang pamayanan ang boluntaryong pagbibigay ng donasyon ng dugo.

Pinangunahan ito ng mga tinaguriang Galloners o ang mga indibidwal na mahigit pa sa sampung beses nag-alay ng dugo para sa kapakinabangang pangkalusugan ng mga mamamayang Batangueño, ganun din ang mga grupo ng Kabalikat at Kaagapay awardees na binubuo ng mga Government at Non- Government Organizations na palagiang nakaagapay sa volountary blood donations.

Naging tampok sa okasyon ang pagbibigay ng testimonya ni Pinky Chavez, isa sa mga nabigyan ng tulong ng blood donation upang gamutin ang kanyang karamdaman.

Ipinaabot ni Pinky sa mga blood donors ang lubos na pasasalamat sa mga nag-alay at nagbigay ng kanilang parte ng buhay upang madugtungan ang kanyang pangarap na makapagtapos ng kanyang pag-aaral at gamitin ang kanyang talino upang ipakalat ang magandang layunin ng voluntary blood donation.

Ipinaabot naman ni Governor Vi sa mga indibidwal at mga grupong kaagapay sa adhikain ng blood council ang kanyang taos pusong pasasalamat sa pagbibigay ng pagkakataon ng mga ito na makapagdugtong ng buhay at ibinigay ang kanyang buong suporta sa programa.

Inilahad naman ng Presidente ng League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Batangas na si Mayor Nas Ona ng Calaca na kabalikat ng konseho at nasa likod nito ang suporta ng lahat ng chief local executives ng Batangas sa misyon ng blood council na magbigay tulong sa mga nangangailangan. - Edwin V. Zabarte

Source:www.batangas.gov.ph (http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=27&type=2&sec=1&aid=268)

cebutours

July 22nd, 2011, 01:58 AM

probinsyano

July 22nd, 2011, 01:58 AM

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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 204

DECLARING FRIDAY, 22 JULY 2011, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF TANAUAN, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS

WHEREAS, Friday, 22 July 2011, marks the commemoration of the birth anniversary of Gat Apolinario Mabini, the “Sublime Paralytic” and “Brains of the Revolution”, who was born in Tanauan, Batangas;

WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Tanauan, Batangas be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR., Executive Secretary, by authority of His Excellency, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, do hereby declare Friday, 22 July 2011, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Tanauan, Batangas.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.
Executive Secretar

Source:www.gov.p (http://www.gov.ph/2011/07/14/proclamation-no-204/)

probinsyano

July 22nd, 2011, 03:28 AM

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Kapuso Mall Show with Dingdong Dantes in Batangas
[July 23 @ SM City]

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uchiha11198

July 22nd, 2011, 10:04 AM

So magkakaroon nga ng BDO sa Rosario...

probinsyano

July 22nd, 2011, 12:46 PM

domestic ang ibang tuko sa amin, sanay sa tao eh.
sana nga hulihin nila yung mga nag-aalaga ng tuko para ibenta. meron kaming tatlo na pagala-gala sa bakuran pero hinuli ng kapitbahay namin sa paniniwalang totoo yung mga balita. taka na lang ako di ko na naririnig..

Good day sir, as far as I know, our Government warned that collecting and trading geckos without permit can be punishable by our present law and BM Boyet De Leon is right, we should provide all the best laws to protect our geckos, which it is needed to regulate pests and maintain the fragile ecosystem. Geckos feed on insects and worms. Larger species hunt small birds and rodents.:cheers:

So magkakaroon nga ng BDO sa Rosario...

With the continuous progress, Rosario and also San Juan become known as the hub in the eastern part of Batangas It is only a matter of time, Rosario will be one of the Province’s progressive towns, can be good candidates for cityhood. :cheers:

probinsyano

July 22nd, 2011, 01:23 PM

Kabayan, this news article was a refreshing piece of news to read. Restores my faith in the goodness of people!

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50K returned by Batangas street sweeper
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Posted at 07/22/2011 1:56 PM

MANILA, Philippines – A street sweeper in the public market of Rosario, Batangas returned P50,000 he found on Tuesday afternoon.

Sweeper Marcelo Abanilla said he was at an office to solicit money for his youngest child’s hospitalization when he found a plastic bag containing the large sum of cash lying on the ground.

Abanilla said he decided not to keep the money, despite his desperate need for it.

He was able to return the money to its owner, Eugenia Bautista, who was supposed to pay her child’s tuition that day.:angel1::angel1::angel1:

Bautista said she was not aware that she already had lost the money.

Due to his honest deed, Abanilla is set to be honored by the local government of Rosario.

It was also reported that this was not the first time the sweeper returned a lost valuable possession. – Report from Carolyn Bonquin, ABS-CBN News Southern Tagalog

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/07/22/11/50k-returned-batangas-street-sweeper)

Kudos to Sweeper Marcelo Abanilla and well Done!! Love to know there is still honest people living among us.
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What do you think, kabayan?

probinsyano

July 22nd, 2011, 02:25 PM

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DOLE Kabuhayan Program, patuloy sa ‘livestock management seminar’

PADRE GARCIA, Batangas, Hulyo 22 (PIA) ---Patuloy ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Kabuhayan Program sa pagbibigay ng Livestock management seminar sa mga benepisaryo ng programang agraryo sa bayang ito.

Ang mga benepisaryong ay binubuo ng mga magsasaka mula sa Barangay Bucal, Castillo, Maugat East at West at St. Rafael Credit Cooperative kabilang ang mga magbubukid ng Payapa, Banaba at Quilo Quilo North/South.

Sinabi ni Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO) Esther Hernandez na ang dalawang organisasyon na inasistehan ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) ay pumili ng tig-12 indibidwal na kasapi na magiging benepisaryo ng cattle fattening na siyang sumailalim sa nasabing seminar.

Dagdag pa nito, bagama’t ang seminar ay isinagawa ng isang araw lamang, lahat ng kaalaman ukol sa tamang pag-aalaga ng baka at gamot na dapat ibigay ay itinuro din sa mga dumadalo.

Bukod pa dito ngpasalamat din ang opisyal sa pagkakaloob ng tig-P400,000 sa nasabing organisasyon bilang tulong puhunan sa pagpasok nila sa pag-aalaga ng baka (paiwi system) at sa benepisyong dulot ay ikauunlad ng mga kanayunan. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas at ulat kay Ruel Santos, DAR-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44861)

probinsyano

July 22nd, 2011, 02:37 PM

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P143k livelihood assistance to women’s group

LIPA CITY, Batangas, July 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has granted P143,247 livelihood assistance to Samahan ng mga Manggagawang Kababaihan, Inc. (SMKI) for their canteen project under the DoLE Livelihood Program.

SMKI, an organization of 25 former factory workers from various companies in Batangas opened SMK Canteen in the commercial district in this city near the corner of P. Torres and Obviar streets.

Canteen operation has just started but logs an average daily sales of P2,000 which could easily cover the space rental. The canteen has a stay-in cook, the spouse of one of the members. Each member take turns in manning the canteen with daily operations from Monday to Saturday.

The leadership of SMKI saw a growing number of canteen customers in their daily operation. Grace Santos, the project management team leader, said their group meets monthly to discuss developmental concerns.

SMKI has gone through a lot of challenges. Initially, the project was proposed near a jeepney station in San Juan, Batangas targeting commuters, jeepney drivers and operators for customers. The target location was sold to a real estate developer prompting them to scout for a better location.

From a list of alternative locations, they were able to select and sign a contract with the owner of a prime location in the heart of Lipa City.

The SMKI, which used to be registered with DOLE Batangas Provincial Office, is now also registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (CPG/Guido R. Recio, DOLE-Batangas/PIA-Batangas

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44851)

probinsyano

July 22nd, 2011, 02:55 PM

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Marian Rivera and Amaya Fever in Batangas!
24 Oras-CM, 07-22-11

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July 22nd, 2011, 05:56 PM

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July 22nd, 2011, 06:05 PM

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July 23rd, 2011, 02:50 AM

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Apolinario M. Mabini’s 147th Anniversary
Editorial
July 22, 2011, 10:34pm

MANILA, Philippines — We observe today the 147th Birth Anniversary of Apolinario M. Mabini, the Sublime Paralytic, who was born on July 23, 1864, in Talaga, Tanawan (now Tanauan), Batangas, of poor parents. He was the second among the eight children of Dionisia Maranan, a vendor, and Inocencio Mabini, an uneducated man.

His maternal grandfather who was the village teacher taught him reading, writing, and arithmetic. He showed such intelligence that he was transferred to a school owned by Simplicio Avelino and he worked as a helper in exchange for free board and lodging. Later, he moved to another school owned by Fray Valerio Malabanan.

He went on to college at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in 1881. He tutored students to support his board and lodging. In 1887, he finished the degree Bachelor of Arts (Bachilles en Artes) with highest honors and the title Professor of Latin.

He then studied law at the University of Santo Tomas and received his degree in 1894.

While Mabini was studying law, he became a member of the La Liga Filipina. When the Philippine Revolution broke out on August 23, 1896, Mabini did not immediately support it. It was only after the execution of Dr. Jose P. Rizal on December 30, 1896, that he gave his wholehearted support to the cause. It was also at this time that he contracted an illness which paralyzed his legs for the rest of his life. The Spanish authorities suspecting that he was connected with the reformists arrested him on October 10, 1896. But seeing that he could not even move his lower limbs, they released him and sent him instead to the San Juan de Dios Hospital.

In 1898, President Emilio F. Aguinaldo asked him to be his chief adviser. He drafted decrees and proposed a constitution for the Philippine Republic. He made the plans for the revolutionary government. For these, he was called the “Brains of the Revolution.”

On January 2, 1899, Mabini was appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the newly independent government of President Emilio F. Aguinaldo. On January 23, 1899, he was appointed to the Cabinet of the First Philippine Republic.

He negotiated for peace with the Americans but the talks failed. Mabini then rallied the people and supported war against the Americans. However, on December 10, 1899, some Macabebe Scouts who had allied themselves with the Americans led them to his hiding place in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija. On December 11, 1899, he was captured and was imprisoned in Fort Santiago. He was released on September 23, 1900.

In 1901, Mabini was exiled to Guam but returned to the Philippines on February 26, 1903, after taking an oath of allegiance to the United States. The oath, however, did not stop him from continuing his work for the country’s independence. Three months after his return to his homeland, he died of cholera on May 14, 1903, in Manila.

A patriot, statesman, lawyer, teacher, and an intellectual paralytic, Apolinario M. Mabini is remembered and honored today for his love of country, his courage and strong will, his love for the poor, and his love for education. May his example inspire all our youth in the country today.

Source: www.mb.com.ph (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/327892/apolinario-m-mabini-s-147th-anniversary)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 03:04 AM

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Happy Apolinario Mabini's day

Today, we observe the 147th Birth Anniversary of Apolinario M. Mabini, the Sublime Paralytic, who was born on July 23, 1864, in Talaga, Tanauan city. Whose disability has not stopped him to become a national icon and creative genius of the Philippine Revolution. He was a Batangueno political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the first Philippine republic of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899.

He is well known for his famous word,

"Your countryman is more than your neighbor; he is your friend, your brother, or at least your comrade, with whom you are bound by one fate, by the same joys and sorrows and by common aspirations and interests."

Happy Birthday Ka Pule and Happy 42nd Foundation Anniversary Day to our kababayan in Batangas City

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 05:02 AM

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Nick Joaquin in Apolinario Mabini

APOLINARIO MABINI (JULY 23, 1864 - MAY 13, 1903)
BY NICK JOAQUIN

MABINI THE MYSTERY

A flowering of law immediately preceded the Revolution. That event
had had a long line of harbingers, the earliest being the folk
artists-builders, painters, sculptors, wood carvers, ikonmakers -
who stamped the country, from the Ilocos to Zamboanga, with a look
of oneness. When the country had achieved a style of culture, the
writers and propagandists arose to proclaim its oneness. Then, on
the very eve of the Revolution, as though fate were indeed preparing
the country for government, a galaxy of great lawyers appeared.

Mabini, who became a lawyer in 1893, was but the keenest of a group
that would, in early American times, invest law with the prestige it
still inordinately enjoys among us. Says Rafaél Palma of Mabini's
class: "Never in the memory of the University (Santo Tomás) had so
many vigorous minds and such well-equipped talent been gathered
together in a single hall." The group included a future mayor of
Manila, two future judges, two future assemblymen, a future
provincial governor, and several future abogados de campanilla. But
of that "brilliant nucleus of talented youth," Mabini "stood out
like a star of the first magnitude."

The group would have assured the First Republic of a sufficient
supply of legal talent; it did impress the Americans, when civil
government was re-established, with the number of legal-minded
Filipinos available for government positions.

Epifanio de los Santos has noted another stroke of providence in
that class of 1893 that produced Mabini, the future prime minister
and foreign secretary of the First Republic:

"It must have been most useful to him that among the subjects of the
University should figure that of International law, public and
private, something which, until the uprising of '96, would seem to
have no relevance to the practice of the law profession in the
islands. An unexpected turn of events, developing from 1897 but
principally in 1899, justified the existence of that subject, an
eventuality the Spaniards themselves could not have suspected. But
for this circumstance, it's quite sure that neither Mabini nor any
other of those directly involved in that ephemeral government (the
First Republic) would have found themselves prepared for the grave
responsibilities they had to face."

The Filipino had advanced from folk art to literature and [end of
page 135] propaganda and then, just before the Revolution, to law.
And from law it was but a step to self-government. The lawyer was
represented in the Revolution by Mabini; and as if to make
unquestionable our mastery of that most subtle and urbane of the
professions, there's no European schooling or sojourn to which
Mabini's accomplishments may be attributed.

Europe had been a necessary catalyst for the generation of Rizal. By
the time of Mabini, the Filipino intellectual had advanced beyond
the need for enlightenment abroad. Compassion has, in our times,
been expressed for Mabini because be could not afford a European
education, along with the gratuitous observation that he might have
become even greater if he had studied in some German university
instead of having to make do with backward local schools. But the
very point of Mabini's accomplishment is that all his schooling, all
his training, was done right here in his own country. The argument
of Rizal's generation was that Filipinos were not yet ready for self-
government because they had too little education and could not
aspire for more in their own country. The evidence of Mabini's
generation was that it could handle the affairs of government with
only the education it had acquired locally. It no longer needed
Europe; it had imbibed all it needed of Europe. That is the cultural
meaning of the break with Spain. Mabini proved that, without having
to go to Europe to learn, he could find his way deftly through the
intricacies of civil law and rise to the heights of international
law.

His was a legal mind. He was interested in law as an idea, as an
ideal, but not as a profession. He was never what we would call a
practicing lawyer. Though he joined the Guild of Lawyers after
graduation, he continued to work in the office of a notary public,
set up no office of his own. But law was his life, his [end of page
136] true love, and whenever he appears in our history he is arguing
a question of legality.

He urged the surrender at Biak-na-bato but afterwards questioned its
legality because "there was bad faith on both sides." He was for the
resumption of the Revolution but questioned the legality of the
Declaration in Kawit because he felt that one man, a dictator, could
not proclaim a nation's freedom in the name of its people; only the
people themselves could do that; and he did not rest until the Kawit
act had been ratified by the representatives of the people in the
provinces controlled by the revolutionary armies. He was for
constitutional government but questioned the legality of the Malolos
Constitution because, in his opinion, the Congress in Malolos was
merely a consultative, not a legislative, body. He willingly stepped
aside as prime minister to give way to Paterno but questioned the
legality of the Paterno cabinet on the ground that its avowed
policy - to seek an autonomous government under the Americans -
violated the Constitution. He even saw the struggle between
Aguinaldo and General Luna as a question of legality: Luna's
aspiration to topple the Paterno cabinet and replace it with one
headed by himself was legal - "una aspiracion legal y correcta" -
whereas Aguinaldo's resentment of it endangered the rule of law by
undermining military discipline.

Mabini launched into his biggest fight after the Revolution, and
again it was a battle over legality. In letter after letter, article
after article, he sought to prove that the American occupation of
the Philippines was illegal. He built up his case too well; it cost
him his life; for he was deported to Guam, where bad food and prison
conditions further weakened his already frail health. He died within
three months after he was released.

But to the end we see his lawyer's mind splitting legal hairs. [end
of page 137] He had asked for permission to return to the
Philippines but was told he could not do so unless he took the oath
of allegiance to the United States. He asked if he could return to
the Philippines first and then take the oath. The answer was no.
Worried that he might have been misunderstood, he hastened to
explain that his request was not a "quibbling with my pen" to avoid
taking the oath. He had wanted to return to the Philippines first to
see for himself if the people had really accepted the government
under the Americans. If they had, then it was a legal government -
and he could take the oath of allegiance. But he wanted to see for
himself first if the circumstances "justified" his taking the oath -
"so that I may not be taken for a flippant man with no regard for
his word."

The picture we get is of a mind at once scrupulous and intricate,
sharp and elusive. It is not, perhaps, a great intellect. He calls
himself a man of letters but he shows no interest in literature or
the arts, or in any other field outside law. His mind is of a single
dazzling facet, not the multi-faceted marvel that distinguished the
men of the generation just before him: Rizal, Del Pilar, the Luna
brothers. Though born a peasant, he had no interest in agriculture.
Though involved in a war, he did not bother to understand military
strategy.

As a writer, his style is alternately plain and convoluted, but its
qualities are legal rather than literary. He concentrates on polemic
and abstraction; is not, one feels, really interested in people. He
sees history as a series of problems confronting men, not as men
confronting problems. In his Memorias, he remembers all the legal
problems of the Revolution but not a single dramatic scene. He can
write about such a portentous event as the June 12 act in Kawit
without actually telling what happened, only whether it was wise or
rash, but not if it was moving. He allows himself few flights of
fancy. The closest he gets to being lyrical is in the True
Decalogue, which might have been written by a Man of Reason of the
18th century, Mabini's spiritual century.

What we have, finally, in the post-Revolution Mabini, is a lawyer
endlessly, tirelessly arguing a case. And that is his greatness. For
the case he seemed to have lost then, he is winning today.

It was inevitable that, having rediscovered June 12 and Aguinaldo,
we should now be redisco- [end of page 138] vering Mabini; though
it's doubtful that the current interest in him will fetch him
completely from the shadows, for those shadows are part of his
element. There is a mystery about him. The sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued
cripple moves behind veils, behind curtains. He was one of the most
voluminous writers of the Revolution, we know almost everything
about him as an official; but we know almost nothing about him as a
man. We know he was sick; we do not even know why he was sick. The
older generation clams up when the talk turns to Mabini the person.

Even as a public figure, he never seems completely onstage; he
always seems to be standing behind somebody else. As a young
propagandist, he was behind the figure of his protector, Numeriano
Adriano. During the Revolution, he was behind the figure of
Aguinaldo. He was not a leader but rather a power behind the throne.
Even after he and his cabinet have fallen, we still sense him
hovering behind Aguinaldo, like the Mind encroaching on the Will. It
has been claimed that many pronouncements of Aguinaldo's were
actually Mabini's issued under Aguinaldo's signature.

Of our heroes, Mabini was the sphinx - a verbose one but a sphinx
nevertheless; and he may have carried his secret with him to the
grave.

MIND ON WILL

The logical explanation for the aura of mystery around Mabini would
be his sickness, which is, superficially, the most mysterious thing
about him. The trouble is that there is no evidence the sickness
wrought any decisive change in him. If he was a sober, austere,
undemonstrative, single-minded, rather remote, rather dry person
after his incapacitation, he was obviously all that even before it.
His coolly objective attitude toward the world did not became
notably subjective even when sickness should have forced him in on
himself. We do not have here a young man full of sweetness and light
whom a cruel fate turns into a serious thinker. He was already gray
of hue even before his crippling.

A classmate of his has said that, as a young student, Mabini "never
displayed the gaiety and joviality characteristic of the students of
those times." Even as a youth, he already showed no [end of page
139] interest in human relationships, moved apart from his
classmates, formed no real friendships. The only tie he formed
during this period was with Adriano, who was an older man.

After his accident, he suddenly took interest in his former
classmates, but only because he wanted to make use of them. One
astonished classmate who had long disappeared into a provincial farm
found himself summoned to Manila, to the house on Nagtahan, from
which, he says, he emerged "completely transformed," no longer
believing that the destiny of the Philippines was wedded to that of
Spain and eager to offer himself to the reform movement Mabini had
described in "such convincing, such hypnotic terms."

His classmates at the university also noticed that Mabini never fell
in love, never even indulged in a flirtation. His youthful
continence may have been dictated by his poverty: he never had
enough money for books or room rent, let alone girls; but even when
he became more affluent, after his graduation, he sought and formed
no attachments. Love was never a factor in his life.

Nor can it be said that property was the factor, that the facts of
poverty were what shaped his character, were what drained the juices
from his heart. He does not seem to have been very embittered by it.
Poverty was a dreadful inconvenience: that was all; but then, he was
a man of frugal wants. We know he was [end of page 140] poor, we do
not feel he was poor: no man could have been more detached from the
circumstances of his life. And it's doubtful that he would have been
very much different if he had been born rich. We automatically think
of Bonifacio as proletarian, of Rizal as gentry; but we do not think
of Mabini as a peasant at all. Despite his concern over the agrarian
problem, despite his amazing awareness of the class struggle lurking
just under the surface of the Revolution, he was himself a man of no
class, belonging neither to the peasants nor to the ilustrados, and
siding as often with one as with the other.

When the Liga Filipina split into moderates and radicals - or,
rather, into the haves who had so much to protect and the havenots
who had but their chains to lose - Mabini firmly chose to side with
the propertied señores against Bonifacio's proletariat - because
Bonifacio's revolt-minded faction was "tainted with illegality." But
when the Malolos Congress was divided over the question of whether
power should reside in a parliament dominated by the rich or in a
president backed by a peasant army, Mabini stood with Aguinaldo
against the ilustrados - again because he saw the attempt of the
Congress to locate power as "illegal."

In short, Mabini was a man entire to himself, remarkably self-
contained, looking out - and down - on the wracked world from his
tower of pure law. Not friendship nor love nor class kinship ever
bled him of emotion. And since this was already his temperament
before he fell sick, his sickness would seem to have no relevance to
his life. It was an accident, nothing more. We can ignore it, it has
no importance, since it wrought no transformation in Mabini,
apparently had no effect on him.

But, then, we may be looking for the wrong thing. We seek a
transformation when the effect-the desired effect-of the sickness
may have been, precisely, no transformation at all. What Mabini
could have been after was the preservation of his detachment, of
that inner solitude untroubled by friendship, love, clan loyalties,
or any sort of emotional involvement. And the time when he fell ill-
between 1895 and 1896 - was precisely the time when his precious
detachment was in greatest danger of being swept away.

Poverty had hitherto served to protect him from friendship and love,
but now he had a well-paying job: there was no longer any excuse for
not going out into the world of men and women. Obscurity and his low
birth had hitherto served to protect him from society, but he had
been graduated from the university with signal honors, he was
gaining fame as a lawyer and, most of all, he had plunged into the
reform movement, which could mean being enmeshed in the sort of
relationships he did not care for. Sooner or later, he would have to
emerge from behind the back of Adriano and strike out as a leader on
his own. But that, precisely, was what he did not want to be: a
leader.

There is no parallel here with Rizal. Rizal, a more robust
character, shunned involvement too, but because he knew he did not
have the qualities of leadership. Mabini did, and he knew he did;
but he was the type who could lead only as pure mind, not as will.
He had the intellectual equipment; he did not have the emotional
power. He could project his mind, make Mind encroach on Will - but
on somebody else's will. Recall that classmate of his who emerged
from the house of Nagtahan "completely transformed," offering
himself to Mabini for whatever task the reform movement might
demand.

That was how Mabini wanted to operate: as pure mind. He was not a
true leader but a natural "power behind the throne." But the only
way he could work as pure mind was to rid himself of his body, to
be "without foot," as he himself said. The trend of events of 1895-
96 was, however, pushing him toward a more physical role in the
reform movement than as a proselytizer of youth and a mentor of
neophytes.

And at the very time when it seemed he would be called to act with
mind and body and feet, he fell sick, became paralyzed, turned into
a cripple. And from that crippling emerged " the Brains of the
Revolution," the man who shaped the Republic from a hammock.

Was not that what he had wanted all along? His constant, mock-
pathetic references to his [end of page 141] infirmity sound very
much as if they came from a man who did protest too much. His
sickness deprived him of nothing he really wanted and served as a
shield between him and emotional entanglements, as poverty and
obscurity had previously done. It saved him from being shot along
with his mentor Adriano and all the other "moderates" who had
thought to save their skins by disengaging themselves from
Bonifacio, only to find too late that their prudence was their doom.
But Mabini the Mind survived, because he had lost his feet.

It will be argued that this theory is tenable only if it can be
shown that Mabini's disability sprang from a willed sickness, not a
fortuitous one, as seems to be the case. But it can be argued in
turn that what happens to a man is very much like that man - is, in
fact, the man himself. Psychologists seek in every accident some
lurking intention, however dim; nothing in life is really
fortuitous.

Anyway, the thing to do is examine the various explanations that
have been offered for Mabini's mysterious sickness.

RIDDLE IN MYTH

The most prevalent legend has Mabini falling sick because of an act
of gallantry - in the polite, not impolite, sense of the word. A
Frenchwoman's horse had escaped from the stables during a tremendous
storm and Mabini had run out to catch the horse for the Frenchwoman.
Some say that he fell sick because he got soaked to the bone; others
say that, besides getting soaking wet, he had fallen from the horse
while riding it back to the stables.
The trouble with this legend is that none of Mabini's biographers
have cared to cite it, not even Palma, who knew Mabini personally -
which indicates that the legend's veracity is not beyond doubt.

Another more pertinent legend -pertinent to the theory given above -
has it that Mabini's disability was a recurrence of a childhood
sickness. The young Mabini had his first formal schooling in the
poblacion of Tanauan and, according to the legend, he daily hiked
the distance from his isolated barrio to the town proper, getting
burned by the sun and chilled by the rains, and falling many a time,
for Tanauan is rugged mountain country. Moreover, the boy,
physically fastidious, had the habit of taking a bath whenever he
came home from school, however tired or hot or drenched with sweat
he might be. For this reason or the other, he contracted an illness
that might have been infantile paralysis. He recovered; but, between
1895 and 1896, when Mabini found himself increasingly exposed to the
world of men and women, the ailment mysteriously returned, leaving
him paralyzed. There is material here to make a psychologist's
nostrils dilate - but, again, the legend is unsubstantiated, though
we do have this hint, from contemporary folklore, that there may
have an element of volition, however subconscious, in Mabini's
crippling.

The third legend was delicately alluded to by Palma and bears out
Aldous Huxley's contention that a man can develop one faculty to
extraordinary proportions only at the peril of leaving [end of page
142] his other faculties in a vestigial form. Palma's allusion hints
at this: that Mabini developed his mind at the expense of his body,
and that the body took its revenge by betraying Mabini, who was a
giant in matters of law but a baby in matters of sex. (One is
surprised, in the portraits of Mabini in his later 30s, to see a man
who has been through two wars, has been involved in a government
during its most agonizing crises, and has been ill most of his life,
looking so youngish and unmarked.)

The common gist of this third legend is that Mabini was the victim
of a trap known in the current vernacular as pikot. He had a friend
he sometimes visited, and during these visits he came to know the
friend's sister, who was much younger than Mabini, then around 30.
On one such visit, a storm broke out and Mabini was persuaded to
stay the night in the house. In the middle of the night, he
discovered that he had been trapped, not only by the girl and her
parents, but by his own vengeful body, which had yielded him up to
passion. Horrified, he jumped out a window and fled through the cold
rain. The fall from the window had maimed him and he was under
treatment for about a year. Then, in January, 1896, he developed
paralysis.

Like the other two legends, this third one is but rumor and hearsay,
though it has the merit of having been mentioned, in print or talk,
by at least two men who knew Mabini, who studied his life and wrote
about it. All these legends have two things in common: rain and a
fall. The third one is the most complex and detailed, and makes
allegoric [end of page 143] sense. If Mabini's body did betray him,
we can understand why he should want to punish it all his life, by
turning it impotent. The man of reason and rectitude may have
literally been paralyzed with horror at what he had done. But the
tragedy, by annulling his body, left him all intellect, as he may
have wished to be.

On the 98th birthday of the Sublime Paralytic, a monument by
Tolentino was unveiled at the Department of Foreign Affairs in honor
of the first State Secretary of the Philippines, the man who
conducted armistice negotiations with the Americans, who advocated
trade relations with the British even while the Revolution was going
on, and who sought to elevate the cause of the Revolution to the
very halls of the Vatican. The Mind was in fine form, but it failed.
Aguinaldo's Ministro del Exterior couldn't get anybody in the world
to recognize the First Republic. And the man who, to a certain
extent, made Aguinaldo would end up disillusioned by what he had
created.

Said Mabini in the end:

"The Revolution failed because it was badly directed, because its
leader won his post not with praiseworthy but with blameworthy acts,
because instead of employing the most useful men of the nation he
jealously discarded them. Believing that the advance of the people
was no more than his own personal advance, he did not rate men
according to their ability, character and patriotism but according
to the degree of friendship or kinship binding him to them; and
wanting to have favorites willing to sacrifice themselves for him,
he showed himself lenient to their faults. Because he disdained the
people, he could not but fall like an idol of wax melting in the
heat of adversity. May we never forget such a terrible lesson
learned at the cost of unspeakable sufferings!"

Though this is Mabini close to emotionalism, never was his
detachment so manifest. The Mind that had possessed and used the
Will had withdrawn, and was now watching, with cold eyes, the
discarded, diseased body dissolving "like an idol of wax." [end of
page 144]

Source: groups.yahoo.com (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RP-Rizal/message/1354)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 05:07 AM

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 05:10 AM

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 06:01 AM

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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 199

DECLARING SATURDAY, 23 JULY 2011, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF BATANGAS

WHEREAS, Saturday, 23 July 2011, marks the Foundation Day anniversary of the City of Batangas;

WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Batangas be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR., Executive Secretary, by authority of His Excellency, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, do hereby declare Saturday, 23 July 2011, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Batangas.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 5th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By authority of the President:
(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.

Executive Secretary

Source:www.gov.p (http://www.gov.ph/2011/07/14/proclamation-no-204/)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 06:46 AM

Sublian sa Batangas

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Sublian sa Batangas is a Foundation Day of Batangas City is held every 23 of July. This festival revives the tradition of dancing the subli, which is indigenous to the province. This dance ritual is being done to pay homage to Sto. Niño the Child Jesus, Batangas City and to Holy Cross of Bauan and Agoncillo.

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Source: en.wikipilipinas.org (http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Sublian_sa_Batangas)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 07:39 AM

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Marian Rivera at iba pang cast member ng Amaya, nagpasalamat sa mga Batangeño

07/23/2011 | 12:11 AM
Sa pangunguna ng Kapuso Primetime Queen na si Marian Rivera, nagpasalamat ng mga bituin ng epicseryeng Amaya, sa mainit na pagtanggap ng mga Batangeño sa kanilang "Road Tour."

Sa Chika Minute ng GMA news 24 Oras nitong Biyernes, iniulat ni showbiz reporter Cata Tibayan ang mainit na pagtanggap ng mga Batangeño na nagtungo sa SM Mall sa Lipa City, at sa "Meet and Greet" event sa Batangas City.

For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV

Bukod kay Marian, kasama sa road tour ng Amaya sina Pancho Magno, AJ Dee, Dion Ignacio, Roxanne Barcelo, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mikael Daez, at Sid Lucero.

Naghandog ng awitin sina AJ, Roxanne at Marian, habang nakipagsayawan naman sa fan si Rochelle.

“Umaapaw sa kaligayahan ang puso ko sa pagtanggap nila sa amin dito," ayon kay Marian.

Source: www.gmanews.tv (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/227157/showbiz/marian-rivera-at-iba-pang-cast-member-ng-amaya-nagpasalamat-sa-mga-batangeo)

Don't miss the Kapuso Mall Show featuring Dingdong Dantes, Jolina Magdangal, Katrina Halili and Gabby Eigenmann tom, 4 pm at The Event Center, SM City Batangas.

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uchiha11198

July 23rd, 2011, 09:55 AM

Good day sir, as far as I know, our Government warned that collecting and trading geckos without permit can be punishable by our present law and BM Boyet De Leon is right, we should provide all the best laws to protect our geckos, which it is needed to regulate pests and maintain the fragile ecosystem. Geckos feed on insects and worms. Larger species hunt small birds and rodents.:cheers:

With the continuous progress, Rosario and also San Juan become known as the hub in the eastern part of Batangas It is only a matter of time, Rosario will be one of the Province’s progressive towns, can be good candidates for cityhood. :cheers:

Let me see... With 17 BDO(3 Original and 14 former EPCI-PCI-IBAA) Branches and 1 more underway... BDO Shall Solidify it's Lead with the Most number of Branches in Batangas.. If i guess or if a BDO-CBC(CBC P.Burgos and CBC SM Lipa+CBCS Lipa) Merger pushes trough it shall have 21 Branches..

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 12:46 PM

Let me see... With 17 BDO(3 Original and 14 former EPCI-PCI-IBAA) Branches and 1 more underway... BDO Shall Solidify it's Lead with the Most number of Branches in Batangas.. If i guess or if a BDO-CBC(CBC P.Burgos and CBC SM Lipa+CBCS Lipa) Merger pushes trough it shall have 21 Branches..

I think your right; BDO has most branches in batangas, as well as consider it now one of country’s fastest-growing bank, rising to the top after merging with Equitable PCI Bank. A series of acquisitions aided as its rapid expansion and continued to strengthen its business franchise….:cheers::cheers:

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 12:53 PM

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Pagbebenta ng tuko, pinahihigpitan ng sanggunian
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 23 (PIA) -- Isang resolusyon na tinatawagan ng pansin ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na tutukan ang pagbebenta ng tuko sa lalawigan na iniakda ni 2nd District Board Member Christopher de Leon ang inihain sa sesyon ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan kamakailan.

Sinabi ni de Leon, bagamat sinasabing hindi nauubos ang mga tuko sa bansa, kapag hindi naman ito napigilan ay maaaring mapabilang sila sa mga hayop na unti unti ng nawawala.

Aniya, malaki ang naitutulong ng mga tuko sa pagsugpo ng lamok at mga insektong nagsisilbing pagkain nito na nagdudulot sa mga tao ng di magandang epekto sa kalusugan.

Dagdag pa ng opisyal na kapag hindi naagapan ang ilegal na bentahan ng tuko ay maaaring mapabilang na ito sa ‘endangered species’ na iniiwasang mangyari kung kaya't inihain ang nasabing resolusyon.

Sinabi pa ni de Leon na hanggang ngayon ay walang basehan ang sinasabing nakakagamot ito ng AIDS at kanser.

Nagkaisa namang sinang-ayunan ng mga miyembro ng sangguniang panlalawigan ang nasabing resolusyon. (CPG/ MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=44961)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 12:59 PM

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Mayor Nas Ona Type School Buildings at Covered Court, Pinasinayaan
Monday, 18 July 2011 06:33

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Matagumpay na napasinayaan ang iba’t ibang gusaling pampaaralan na naipatayo ng pamunuan ni Mayor Nas ona sa iba’t ibang paaralan sa distrito ng Calaca sa magkakahiwalay na okasyon.

Una nang isinagawa ang pagbasbas sa covered court ng Bambang Elementary school na pinasinayaan noong Abril 8 taong kasalukuyan kasabay ng pagtatapos ng ONA-RHP sa nasabing barangay. Kasama ni Mayor Nas Ona at Sangguniang Bayan sa pangunguna ni Vice Mayor Larry Atienza, nabasbasan ni Fr. Nilo Malabuyoc ng Our Lady of All Nation Parish ang covered court na ito na nagkakahalaga ng P1,500,200.00. Sinaksihan ng mga guro ng Bambang Elem. Sch. sa pangunguna ni Mrs. Vivian Silva at Sangguniang Barangay sa pangunguna ni Kapt. Florentino Alamag ang nasabing pagtitipon.

Kasabay naman ng pagsasagawa ng NAS-NAS barangayan program sa Barangay Camastilisan noong ika-19 ng Mayo, pinasinayaan ang one-storey-two classroom building na proyekto para sa Camastilisan Elem. School na nagkakahalaga ng P3,144,644.08

Ng buwan ng Hunyo naman, kasabay ng pamamahagi ng school supplies sa lahat ng paaralan sa distrito, pinasinayaan din ang one-storey two classroom na Mayor Nas Ona Type School Bldg. sa Baclas Elementary school at Matipok Elementary School. Ang nasabing gusali sa Baclas Elem. Sch ay nilaanan ng pondong nagkakahalaga ng P3,144,623.07 at P 3,144,689.62 naman ang ginasta para sa pagpapatayo ng huli.

Taus-pusong pasasalamat ang ipinaaabot ng mga mag-aaral, magulang at guro sa proyektong natanggap na tunay na makatutulong nang malaki sa pagtaas ng antas ng edukasyon sa pamayanan.

Patunay lamang ito na ang buwis ng mamamayang Calaqueño ay naitutustos sa wastong pangangailangan ng bawat sektor sa Bayan ng Calaca.

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Source: www.calaca.gov.ph (http://www.calaca.gov.ph/information-mainmenu-82/news-mainmenu-78/430-mayor-nas-ona-type-school-buildings-at-covered-court-pinasinayaan.html)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 01:02 PM

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Cash for training, cash for work, ipinagkaloob sa mga magsasaka
by Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

TUY, Batangas, Hulyo 23 (PIA) -- Napili ng pamahalaang nasyunal ang mga magsasaka sa 19 na barangay sa bayang ito na mabigyan ng ‘cash for training’ at ‘cash for work’ na isasagawa sa loob ng 11 araw na kinabibilangan ng mga paksang ukol sa family and disaster preparedness orientation, food always in the home at livestock management.

Sinabi ni Liza Maranan, municipal agriculturist, pangunahing layunin ng programa na matiyak ang suplay ng pagkain ng mga mamamayan sa pamamagitan ng pagtatanim ng gulay.

Binanggit pa ng opisyal na bahagi din ng programa ang pagtatanim ng puno na parte ng National Greening Program (NGP) ng pamahalaan at ang paglilinis ng kapaligiran upang maiwasan ang pagkakaroon ng sakit sa pamayanan.

Tinatayang nasa 800 katao ang makikinabang sa nasabing programa kung saan makakatanggap ng halagang P3,400 ang bawat benepisaryo.

Ang programang ito ay tatagal ng isang buwan at inaasahang malaki ang maibibigay na tulong sa mga nangangailangan nito. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=44960)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 01:14 PM

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Mindoro Resources mulling expansion of Batangas mine
Posted on July 21, 2011 09:19:23 PM

MINDORO RESOURCES Ltd. is looking to expand its gold mine in Batangas, the company said in a statement yesterday after obtaining operator status over projects in that province.
The company said it has regained access and operator status over properties in Batangas after its South African-based partner Gold Fields Ltd. informed them of its plan to withdraw from the projects.

“Gold Fields Ltd plans to withdraw from the Batangas projects, effective August 1st 2011,” the firm said without elaborating.

In May 2009, Mindoro announced it entered into a memorandum of agreement with Gold Fields allowing the latter to earn 75% interest in each of the gold and copper projects in Batangas, namely, El Paso, Talahib and Lobo, by funding exploration and feasibility studies.

The miner said it plans to conduct initial drilling to expand the South West Breccia (SWB) high-grade gold resource, which is part of the Lobo project.

Mindoro Resources said there remains high potential to expand the SWB resource and to locate additional resources there as only a small fraction of the site has been drill tested.

SWB has an indicated resource of 56,380 ounces of gold.

“Mindoro plans to carry out in-fill and extension drilling at SWB with the objective of upgrading the resource and for metallurgical testing,” the firm said.

Mindoro said in the same statement that further drilling results at its Pan de Azucar copper-gold project in Surigao del Norte in the province of Iloilo were encouraging. It said that results showed 0.78 to 1.14 grams per metric ton (MT) of gold, 5.3% of copper and 55.7 grams per MT of silver. -- Louella D. Desiderio

Source: www.bworld.com.ph (http://www.bworld.com.ph/content.php?section=Corporate&title=Mindoro-Resources-mulling-expansion-of-Batangas-mine&id=35169)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 01:36 PM

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Catch! spectacular fireworks display
at Annex Parking, SM City for Batangas City Foundation Day
Jul 23, 2011

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probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 03:09 PM

While doing my daily internet surfing, I came across this actual video of the recent Sublian Festival 2011. Just like to share you this video for more information about the festive ceremony in honoring the image of the Holy Cross. Video was uploaded by mikeedenise ([url=http://www.youtube.com/user/mikeedenise)

Batangas City Sublian Festival

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probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 04:12 PM

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No to plastics, Bring your own bag in Batangas

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Batangas province employees committed to be ambassadors for responsible waste management as they became the first supporters of a “Bring Your Own Bag” campaign in the Verde Island Passage.

The campaign, a partnership between Conservation International-Philippines and the Batangas provincial government, aims to promote the habit of bringing one’s own bag and refusing the plastic bags that are distributed through stores.

Batangas province employees committed to be ambassadors for responsible waste management as they became the first supporters of a “Bring Your Own Bag” campaign in the Verde Island Passage.

The campaign, a partnership between Conservation International-Philippines and the Batangas provincial government, aims to promote the habit of bringing one’s own bag and refusing the plastic bags that are distributed through stores.

Garbage is a major issue in the Verde Island Passage (VIP), from all over the coasts of municipalities of Batangas from east to west as well as the Province of Oriental Mindoro. The garbage of the VIP is mostly composed of plastic bags of different sizes, water bottles and the like.

Uncontrolled garbage coming from the household, agriculture, business, and industrial sectors of the Passage eventually find their way to the seas and get dispersed by the currents, polluting the marine environment and choking corals, fish, and other important marine species.

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L-R: Marine Biodiversity Program Director Sheila Vergara and Country Program Director Romy Trono of CI-Phils turn over reusable bags to Batangas Province, represented by Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto, Provincial Administrator Victor Reyes, and Chief of Staff - Pedrito Martin M. Dijan, Jr.

Reusable bags were distributed to the provincial government’s more than 1,500 employees, who made a commitment to set an example to their province-mates and regularly use the bags.

Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto also underscored the seriousness of the garbage problem, and said that the provincial employees should be diligent in practicing and promoting the BYOB habit.

A similar campaign is also being pursued in Occidental Mindoro, on the other side of the Verde Island Passage.

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Source: www.conservation.org.ph (http://www.conservation.org.ph/sss/index.php/news-a-events/87-no-plastics-bring-your-own-bag-in-batangas)

probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 04:49 PM

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Batangas City E-code Campaign

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Batangas City has become one of the first major urban centres in the country to ban the use of plastic bags and other non-biodegradable materials.

The City government has started implementing an ordinance banning the use of plastic bags in commercial establishments within the city.

Watch this short clips E-code Commercial on the ill-effects of plastic menace..

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July 23rd, 2011, 05:34 PM

2011 Sublian Festival

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Congratulation to Sinala Elementary School of Bauan, Batangas
for being the 2011 Sublian Festival Champion.

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probinsyano

July 23rd, 2011, 05:55 PM

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DongYan OnLiners Tribe International's Photos
DYOL @ AMAYA ROADSHOW SOUTH LUZON JULY 22, 2011

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probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 11:58 AM

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Marian Rivera at Batangas Coliseum

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probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 12:07 PM

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Dingdong at SM City Batangas

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probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 12:30 PM

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P143k tulong-puhunan, ipinagkaloob sa dating mga ‘factory workers’

LIPA CITY, Batangas, Hulyo 24 (PIA) ---Nagkaloob ng P143,247 livelihood assistance ang Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) sa Samahan ng mga Manggagawang Kababaihan, Inc. (SMKI) para sa kanilang proyektong canteen sa ilalim ng DoLE Livelihood Program.

Ang SMKI ay isang organisasyon na binubuo ng 25 miyembro na mga dating factory workers mula sa iba’t ibang kumpanya sa Batangas.

Pinangalanang SMKI Canteen, ito ay matatagpuan sa commercial district ng lungsod na sa pagsisimula ay kumikita ng humigit-kumulang P2,000 isang araw, sapat lamang na pambayad sa renta. Ang canteen ay may isang stay-in cook na asawa ng isang miyembro at ang bawat miyembro ay nagpapalitan ng pagbabantay sa pang araw-araw na operasyon nito mula Lunes hanggang Sabado.

Ang pamunuan ng SMKI ay nakikita ang pagdami ng kanilang mga kustomer kung kaya’t si Grace Santos, ang project management team leader ng grupo ay nagtakda ng pagpupulong bawa’t buwan upang talakayin ang mga hakbang sa pagharap sa mga pagbabagong gagawin.

Dumaan na sa ilang pagsubok ang grupo, una nilang binalak na magtayo ng canteen sa istasyon ng jeepney sa San Juan, Batangas kung saan target na kostumer ang mga jeepney drivers, operators at mga pasahero. Subalit, bago pa man ang negosasyon, ang lugar ay naibenta ng may ari sa isang real estate developer dahilan upang maghanap muli ng ibang lugar.

Mula sa listahan ng mga alternatibong lugar, nakita nila at lumagda sa kontrata sa may ari ng isang magandang lokasyon sa gitna ng lungsod.

Ang SMKI na dating rehistrado sa DoLE Batangas provincial Office ay naka-rehistro na rin sa Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (CPG/Norida D. Sumilang, PIA-Calabarzon/DoLE-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45137)

probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 12:43 PM

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Ospital ng Lobo, ipinanukalang palitan ng pangalan
by Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

BATANGAS CITY, July 24 (PIA) ---Ipinanukala ni Bokal Roman Rosales na palitan ang pangalan ng Lobo Municipal Hospital sa nakaraang sesyon ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Ito ay ayon na rin sa kahilingan ng pinuno nito na si Dr. Protacio Bathan na gawing Lobo District Hospital ang pangalan ng Lobo Municipal Hospital.

Ayon kay 2nd District Board Member Christopher de Leon, ang nasabing kahilingan ay bunsod ng makalawang beses na pagka-upgrade ng nasabing pagamutan mula ng itayo ito noong Marso 8,1990. Inaasahan din na lalo pa itong maa-upgrdade sa 25 bed capacity level 2 hospital.

Pinaboran naman ng mga kapwa miyembro ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang nasabing panukala sapagkat anila, isa ang Lobo sa malalayong bayan sa lalawigan na kailangang tutukan ng pansin pagdating sa kalusugan ng mga mamamayan lalo na at isa ito sa mga pangunahing programa ng pamahalaang panlalawigan. (CPG/MPD, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45136)

probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 12:48 PM

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Agrikultura at pangkabuhayan, tampok sa state-of-the city address
by Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

LIPA CITY, BATANGAS, July 24(PIA) ---Isa sa ibinida ni Mayor Meynard Sabili sa isinagawa niyang State-of-the City Address (SOCA) kamakailan ang agrikultura at programang pangkabuhayan na ipinagkaloob ng pamahalaan sa mga magsasaka sa nasabing lungsod.

Sa ulat ni Sabili, may 29 na magsasaka ang nakumbinsi ng kanilang tanggapan na taniman ang humigit kumulang na walo't kalahating ektaryang bakanteng lupa. Dahil dito, nagbigay ng ayuda ang iba't ibang tanggapan para sa libreng pagsasanay ukol sa pagsasaka.

May kabuuang 63 magsasaka naman ang nakinabang na sa traktora ng pamahalaang lunsod na inilaan para sa pagpapalakas ng produksyon ng ibang produkto sa agrikultura.

Bukod dito, dagdag pa ng opisyal, patuloy din ang pagsasagawa ng ibat ibang livelihood programs para 72 barangay sa lunsod upang mabigyan ng pagkakakitaan ang mga Lipeno. Ilan sa mga programang ito ay ang paggawa ng peanut butter, dishwashing soap making at cosmetology na ang pangunahing natutulungan ay ang mga nanay ng tahanan.

Kaugnay nito, ipinahayag din ng punonglunsod ang mga proyektong isinasagawa at isasagawa pa ng kanilang tanggapan tulad ng pangkalusugan kung san may mga medical mission na ginagawa, barangay visitations, educational program, peace and order at ang programang pangkalikasan. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source:www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45135)

probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 12:53 PM

Marian Rivera at Ilang Cast ng Amaya, Pinagkaguluhan sa Batangas!
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probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 02:05 PM

Eto Na… Sample!!! Sample!!! ni Vice Ganda Live sa Batangas City!!!
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 7:00 PM Batangas City COLISEUM

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JKD Talent Production Inc and in cooperation of LSB Production proudly presents “ETO NA…SAMPLE! SAMPLE! Ni VICE GANDA, LIVE sa BATANGAS City!!!” featuring the country’s leading stand-up comedian, the phenomenal Comedy Concert King, VICE GANDA on SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 at 7:00 in the evening .

Expect an all out performance from Vice Ganda as he dishes out witty remarks and timely punch lines. Adding glamour to this event are Jon Avila and other special surprise guests.

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probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 02:09 PM

MLKI Pambansang Pasasalamat on Lipa City, Batangas

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Catch now!! Coco Martin with Maja Salvador and Martin del Rosario
Live at Robinsons Place Lipa, Batangas

probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 02:23 PM

Amaya Cast
at Sublian Festival 2011

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probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 02:27 PM

Amaya Roadshow in Batangas

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probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 02:58 PM

A Day to Remember

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23 JULY 1864

Apolinario Mabini y Maranan, the future "Brains of the Philippine Revolution", keykey adviser, and Foreign Minister of what would be the short-lived Philippine Republic under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, is born in Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas to Dionisia Maranan and Inocencio Mabini during the Spanish colonial rule; acquiring paralysis later in adulthood, Mabini will be summoned to become an adviser of Aguinaldo who, by that time, had already seized revolutionary leadership from Generalissimo Andres Bonifacio y de Castro, during the time of the Philippine Revolution against Spain; Mabini will be one of the few officials of the fledgling Philippine Republic that will for some time resist the pressure of swearing fealty to the imperialist United States of America during the Filipino-American War (1899-1914), ; it will be the second phase of the Philippine Revolution that Mabini will become a key Filipino figure--his counterpart during the initial phase of the Himagsikan led by Bonifacio, co-founder and Supremo of the Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan nang manga Anak nang Bayan, will be Emilio Jacinto y Dizon, who will earn the title "Brains of the Katipunan; a few years before his death, Mabini will author his memoirs of the Philippine Revolution, including his account of Aguinaldo's "insubordination" to, and the tragic "crime" and "assassination" committed against Bonifacio.

Source:philippines-islands-lemuria.blogspot.com (http://philippines-islands-lemuria.blogspot.com/2011/07/23-july.html)

In Commemoration of the 147th Birthday Anniversary of our Apolinario Mabini

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MSHS Chorale - Pilipinas Kong Mahal and Panunumpa sa Watawat

probinsyano

July 24th, 2011, 03:20 PM

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Batangueña singer from Batangas City on her way to stardom in Italy
By Maria Teresa Salamero, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

Posted at 07/24/2011 6:40 PM | Updated as of 07/24/2011 6:40 PM

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ITALY – Nineteen-year-old Justin Salazar has been in Italy for barely a year. The Filipina who is based in Pisa is slowly gaining fame for her singing talent.

Salazar is the only Filipina chosen to join the reality show “Saranno Famosi”, literally translated as “Will Be Famous” -- a regular TV program of Channel 50 in Italy.

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One of her professors in that TV program and now her mentor, Signora Barbara Ambrosini, noticed Salazar’s exceptional talent and gave her the opportunity to record her first album under Yellow Recording in Pisa.

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She has already launched her second album last June. Salazar also became the grand winner of the “Concorso Sette Notte Terennia 2011” singing contest held in Pisa recently, beating 17 other contestants of varied nationalities.

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When asked how she sees herself in the near future, Salazar said, “I wish to become known as a good singer here, in the Philippines, and in the whole world.”

She was seen singing in the TV program "Saranno Famosi" in Channel 50 last June 14, 23 and 29, 2011.

Recently, she joined an Italian band called “80 Beat band” as a vocalist. With the band, she performs regularly at the Club Baronette in San Miniato, Italy and has the opportunity to tour.

Before coming to Italy, Salazar was able to finish her degree course in Hotel and Restaurant Management at the De La Salle University in Lipa City despite her hectic schedules for many singing engagements.

Aside from being busy with her studies and singing career, she was also the guardian of her 4 younger siblings after her parents left them to work overseas.

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“I am very glad that now my whole family lives in Italy and they are always behind me and supporting me in all my endeavors,” she said.

Salazar wishes to extend one request to her fellow Filipinos in Italy. "Please support the Filipino talents here. There are a lot of talented Filipinos in Italy and around the world. We count on your support for us to succeed. Our success is the success of all of us Filipinos," she said.

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/07/24/11/pinay-singer-her-way-stardom-italy)

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habagatcentral1

July 24th, 2011, 06:31 PM

Looks like this is getting to be like an RSS news feed...:Let's put some feature on it. :)

San Juan de Bolbok. More than just Laiya
San Juan de Nepumoceno Church - more recently known to be the wedding church of Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo.
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Damaso exists

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Ancestral Houses abound!
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probinsyano

July 25th, 2011, 08:03 AM

makatiprime

July 25th, 2011, 10:22 AM

magkano ang bulalo sa rose and grace sa sto. tomas?

probinsyano

July 25th, 2011, 12:46 PM

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Turn-over ng 6-classroom school, pangungunahan ni Sec. Luistro
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De Castro

TALISAY, Batangas, Hulyo 25 (PIA) -- Nakatadang pangunahan ni Department of Education (DepEd) Sec. Armin Luistro ang turn-over ng anim na silid-aralan na bahagi ng Venancio Trinidad Sr. Memorial School sa Agosto 27 sa bayang ito.

Ang silid-aralan na ipinagawa at ipinagkaloob ng DepEd ay kumpleto ay kumpleto sa kagamitan tulad ng lamesa, upuan, anim na sets na computer at LCD TV.

Makakasama ni Sec. Luistro sina Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, Talisay Mayor Zenaida Mendoza, at mga kinatawan mula sa Japan Embassy turn-over ceremony.

Ang pagpapagawa ng silid-aralan ay bahagi ng Adopt-A-chool Program kung saan hinihikayat ang lahat ng pribadong sektor upang magkaroon at magkamit ang bansa ng isang de kalidad na edukasyon.

Ayon kay Mayor Mendoza, nagpapasalamat siya sa tulong na ito an ipinagkaloob sa kanyang mga kababayan sapagkat malaking bagay ito upang mabigyan ng tamang edukasyon lalo na ang mga kabataan.

Aniya, hangad niyang magpatuloy ang nasabing programa ng DepEd upang mas maraming mga kabataan pa ang matulungan at mabigyan ng pagkakataon na makapag-aral at magkaroon ng maayos na buhay. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45292)

probinsyano

July 25th, 2011, 12:53 PM

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Visayan Forum, aktibo sa kampanya kontra human trafficking
ni Bhaby Mamerta Perea-De castro

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 25 (PIA) -- Patuloy ang aktibong kampanya ng Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI) sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay kaalaman ukol sa paglaban kontra human trafficking sa bansa gayundin ang pagtulong sa mga nagging biktima nito.

Sa kasalukuyan, may mga legal cases na hinahawakan ang kanilang tanggapan sa Tanauan City, Nasugbu, at Lipa City at dalawang kaso laban sa lungsod ng Batangas.

Kaugnay nito, patuloy ang pagbibigay nila ng orientation seminar sa mga law enforcement personnels na nakatalaga sa Terminal 2 at Terminal 3 ng Batangas Port na kinabibilangang ng 30 guwardiya. Layunin nitong maituro sa kanila ang mga modus operandi, operasyon at pagmamanman sa mga hinihinalang biktima ng human trafficking.

Aniya, ang Batangas ay isa sa mga prone area sa human trafficking sapagkat maari itong idaan sa pantalan at maraming iba pang ruta ang magagamit upang maging gateway ng mga sindikato ng human trafficking.

Kasalukuyan ding nakikipag-tie up ang VFFI sa mga opisyales at mamamayan ng tatlong barangay sa lungsod, ang Cuta, Sta. Clara at Tabangao na pawang malalapit sa dagat na maaaring magamit upang daanan ng mga biktima ng human trafficking.

Inaasahan nilang sa darating na Agosto ay mas mapapaigting pa ang barangay resolusyon upang malabanan at maiwasan ang human trafficking sa lalawigan partikular sa lungsdo ng Batangas.

Makikipag-ugnayan din ang kanilang tanggapan sa Sangguniang Kabataan President sa lalawigan upang makapagbigay ng orientasyon sa mga miyembro ng SK na siyang magiging kabahagi nila upang ipaalam sa mga tao partikular sa mga kabataan na pangunahing biktima ng human trafficking ang mga dapat gawin sakaling makaranas nito.

Kamakailan lamang ay isang 14 na taong gulang mula sa bayan ng Rizal ang naisalba sa isang bar sa lungsod ng Lipa na napag-aalamang biktima ng human trafficking. Ayon kay Maranan, binigyan nila ng temporary shelter ang nasabing biktima at ngayon ay nakabalik na sa kanyang pamilya. (CPG/MPDC, PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45290)

probinsyano

July 25th, 2011, 01:28 PM

Melai at SM City Lipa
July 23, 2011
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probinsyano

July 25th, 2011, 01:44 PM

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Minsan Langt Kita Iibigin Mall Tour
Robinsons Place, Lipa -July 24, 2011

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probinsyano

July 25th, 2011, 02:27 PM

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Ang State Of the Nation Address(SONA) ni Pnoy

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona at ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kasapi ng diplomatic corps; mga butihing miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga Local Government officials; mga miyembro ng ating Gabinete; mga unipormadong kasapi ng militar at kapulisan; mga kapwa ko nagseserbisyo sa taumbayan;

At sa mga minamahal kong kababayan, ang aking butihing mga boss:

Humarap po ako sa inyo noong aking inagurasyon at sinabing: Walang wang-wang sa ating administrasyon. At ngayon, patuloy nating itinitigil ito. Naging hudyat at sagisag po ito ng pagbabago, hindi lamang sa kalsada, kundi pati na rin sa kaisipan sa lipunan.

Sa matagal na panahon, naging simbolo ng pang-aabuso ang wang-wang. Dati, kung makapag-counterflow ang mga opisyal ng pamahalaan, para bang oras lang nila ang mahalaga. Imbes na maglingkod-bayan, para bang sila ang naging hari ng bayan. Kung maka-asta ang kanilang mga padrino’t alipores, akala mo’y kung sinong maharlika kung humawi ng kalsada; walang pakialam sa mga napipilitang tumabi at napag-iiwanan. Ang mga dapat naglilingkod ang siya pang nang-aapi. Ang panlalamang matapos mangakong maglingkod—iyan po ang utak wang-wang.

Wala silang karapatang gawin ito. Ayon sa batas, tanging ang Presidente, Bise Presidente, Senate President, House Speaker, Chief Justice, at pulis, bumbero, at ambulansya lang ang awtorisadong gumamit ng wangwang para sa kanilang mga opisyal na lakad. Kung sa trapiko nga ay di masunod ang batas, paano pa kaya sa mga bagay na mas malaki ang makukuha, tulad ng sa mga proyektong pinopondohan ng kaban ng bayan?

Kayo po ba gusto ninyong makulong ang lahat ng tiwali? Ako rin. Gusto ba ninyong matanggal ang wang-wang, hindi lamang sa kalsada, kundi sa kaisipang nagdulot ng baluktot na sistema na pagkatagal-tagal na nating pinagtiisan? Ako rin. Gusto po ba ninyong mabigyan ng patas na pagkakataon ang lahat na umasenso? Ako rin.

Narito po ang halimbawa ng resulta ng ating kampanya kontra wang-wang sa sistema. Nitong taong ito, taumbayan na mismo ang nagsabi, nabawasan ang nagugutom sa kanila. Mula 20.5% na self-rated hunger noong Marso, bumaba na ito sa 15.1% nitong Hunyo, katumbas ng isang milyong pamilyang Pilipinong nagugutom dati, pero ngayon ay nakakakain na nang tama kada araw.

Sa larangan po ng negosyo, sino ba ang nag-akalang pitong ulit nating malalampasan ang all-time-high ng stock market? Ang dating 4,000 index na inaakalang hindi maaabot, o kung maabot man ay pansamantala lang, ngayon, pangkaraniwan nang hinihigitan.

Kung dati napako na ang bansa sa mababang credit ratings, itinaas ng Moody’s, Standard and Poors, Fitch, at Japan Credit Ratings Agency ang ating ranking, bilang pagkilala sa ating tamang paggugol ng pondo at sa malikhain nating pananalapi. Ang mataas na credit rating, magpapababa ng interes sa perang inuutang natin. Kumpara sa unang apat na buwan ng nakaraang taon, mas malaki po ng 23 billion pesos ang natipid nating interest payments mula Enero hanggang Abril ng 2011. Maaari na po nitong sagutin ang dalawang milyon at tatlongdaan libong benepisyaryo ng CCT hanggang sa katapusan ng 2011.

Paalala ko lang po, sa siyam at kalahating taon bago tayo maitalaga sa puwesto, iisang beses lang tayong nakatikim ng ratings upgrade, at anim na beses pang na-downgrade ng iba’t ibang ratings agency. Sa isang taon pa lang po natin, apat na beses na tayong nabigyan ng upgrade. Alam naman po natin na hindi madaling ma-upgrade sa panahon ngayon. Itong mga ratings agency, nabatikos na mali raw ang payo bago magkakrisis sa Amerika, kaya ngayon ay mas makunat na sila sa pagbibigay ng magandang ratings, at nakikita nga natin ito sa sunud-sunod na pag-downgrade sa ibang bansa. Pero tayo po, inupgrade pa nila. Sang-ayon silang lahat: gumanda at lalo pang gaganda ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas. Isang hakbang na lang po, aabot na tayo sa investment grade, at wala pong tigil ang ating economic team upang tuluyan na tayong makaarangkada.

At may mabubuting balita pa pong parating. Dahil wala nang wang-wang sa DOE, muling nabuhay ang kumpiyansa ng mga namumuhunan sa ating energy sector. Patunay dito ang isandaan at apatnapung kumpanya na nakahandang tumaya sa eksplorasyon at pagpapalakas ng ating oil at natural gas resources. Sa huling energy contracting round noong 2006, tatlumpu’t lima lang po ang nakilahok. Nitong Biyernes lamang po, nilagdaan na ang panibagong kasunduan para sa isang bagong power plant sa Luzon grid upang pagdating ng 2014, may mas mura at mas maaasahang pagmumulan ng enerhiya ang bansa.

May kumpiyansa, may pag-asa, at tinutupad po natin ang ating mga pangako. Naaalala ko nga po ang babaeng nakausap ko nang ako’y unang nagha-house-to house campaign. Ang kaniyang hinaing: “Miski sino naman ang manalo, pare-pareho lang ang kahihinatnan. Mahirap ako noong sila ay nangangampanya; mahirap ako habang nakaupo sila, at mahirap pa rin ako pag nagretiro na sila.” Sa madaling salita, ang hinaing po ng marami, “Walang pakialam ang mga pinuno namin kahapon, wala silang pakialam ngayon. Bukas, wala pa rin silang pakialam.”

Di po ba’t may katuwiran naman siya sa pagsasabi nito, dahil sa pagwawang-wang sa mga ahensya ng gobyerno? Wang-wang po ang pagbili ng helicopter sa presyong brand new, pero iyon pala ay gamit na gamit na. Wang-wang ang milyun-milyong pabuya na tinanggap ng mga opisyal ng GOCC, tulad ng sa Philippine National Construction Corporation, gayong hindi naman sila nakapaghandog ng disenteng serbisyo, at ibinaon pa sa utang ang kanilang mga ahensya. Bago sila bumaba sa puwesto, dalawandaan, tatlumpu’t dalawang milyong piso po ang inomento ng dating pamunuan ng PNCC sa kanilang sarili. 2007 pa lang po, wala na silang prangkisa; lahat ng kikitain, dapat diretso na sa pambansang gobyerno. Hindi na nga nag-abot ng kita, sinamantala pa ang puwesto. Ang bonus nila mula 2005 hanggang 2009, dinoble pa nila sa unang anim na buwan ng 2010. Ibinaon na nga po nila sa bilyun-bilyong pisong utang ang kanilang tanggapan, nasikmura pa nilang magbigay ng midnight bonus sa sarili.

Para po pigilan ang pagwang-wang sa kaban ng bayan, sinuyod at sinuri natin ang mga programa. Dalawang magkasunod na taon na po nating ipinatutupad ang zero-based budgeting, na nagsisilbing kalasag sa walang-saysay na paggastos.

Sa Laguna Lake po, magtatanggal nga ng 12 million cubic meters sa dredging, pero pagkatapos ng tatlong taon, garantisado naman itong babalik. 18.7 billion pesos ang magiging utang natin para lang maglaro ng putik. Hindi pa bayad ang utang, nag-expire na ang pakinabang. Pinigilan po natin iyan. Ang food-for-school program na bara-bara lang ang paghahanap ng benepisyaryo, at iba pang inisyatibang pinondohan ngunit walang pinatunguhan—binura na natin sa budget upang ang pera namang nalibre, ay mailaan sa mga proyektong totoong may silbi.

Ang budget po ang pinakamalinaw na pagsasabuhay ng ating tuwid na landas. Ang aking pahiwatig sa lahat ng gusto pang ilihis tayo rito: Kung mang-aagrabyado ka lang ng mahirap, huwag ka nang magtangka. Kung sarili mo lang ang papayamanin mo, huwag ka nang magtangka. Kung hindi iyan para sa Pilipino, huwag ka nang magtangka.

Sana masabi na natin na tapos na ang utak wang-wang, pero nakikita po natin ang latak ng ganitong kaisipan na pilit bumubulahaw sa aliwalas ng ating biyahe sa tuwid na landas.

Mukhang marami rin po kasi ang nagwawang-wang sa pribadong sektor. Ayon sa BIR, mayroon tayong halos 1.7 million na self-employed at professional tax payers gaya ng mga abogado, doktor, negosyante na nagbayad lamang, sa suma total, ng 9.8 billion pesos noong 2010. 5,783 pesos lang ang ibinayad na income tax ng bawat isa sa kanila—ang ibig sabihin, kung totoo po ito, ang kabuuang kita nila ay umaabot lang ng 8,500 pesos lamang kada buwan. Mababa pa sa minimum wage. Naman.

Nakikita naman po ninyong napupunta na sa tama ang buwis ninyo, kaya wala na pong dahilan upang iwasan natin ang pagbabayad. Nananawagan po ako sa inyo: Hindi lang po gobyerno, kundi kapwa natin Pilipino ang pinagkakaitan sa hindi pagbabayad ng tamang buwis.

Pinananagot at pananagutin po natin ang wang-wang saanmang sulok ng gobyerno. Ang masakit, hanggang sa mga araw pong ito, may sumusubok pa ring makalusot. Mayroon nga pong isang distrito sa Region 4B, may proyektong gagastusan ng 300 million pesos. Kaso hanggang 50 million pesos lang ang puwedeng aprubahan ng district engineer.

Kaya naisip nilang ichop-chop ang proyekto para di lumampas sa 50 million pesos ang halaga, at di na umabot sa regional at central office ang mga papeles. Kani-kaniyang diskarte, kani-kaniyang kaharian ang nadatnan nating situwasyon sa DPWH. Sinubukan nilang ipagpatuloy ang nakasanayan na nila. Kadalasan, dahil sa lump-sum na pagbibigay ng pondo, wala nang tanung-tanong kung ano ang plano at detalye ng proyekto. Miski yata bahay ng gagamba ang ipapatayo, bibigyan ng pondo, basta may padrino.

Hindi ito pinalusot ni Secretary Babes Singson. Tinanggal na niya sa puwesto ang district engineer. Pinigilan din po ang pag-award ng proyektong ito para busisiin kung ano pang magic ang nangyari. Masusi na ring iniimbestigahan lahat ng nagkuntsabahan. Ang mga kontratistang mapatunayang nakipagsabwatan para mag-tongpats sa mga proyekto, ibablack-list natin.

Tingnan nga po ninyo ang idinulot na perhuwisyo ng pagwawang-wang sa sistema: Tuloy ang pagdusa ng mamamayang dapat nakikinabang na sa proyekto ng bayan.

Hindi lang po iyan sa region 4B nadiskubre. Ngunit natigil na po ito dahil hindi na padrino kundi tamang proseso ang naghahari sa DPWH. Hindi na puwedeng walang work program; kailangang magpakita ng pinag-isipang plano para hindi magkasalungat ang pagsasagawa ng mga proyekto. Malinis at hayag na ang bidding, at pantay na ang pagkakataon sa pagpasok ng mga kontratista.

Sa sistemang pinaiiral ngayon sa DPWH, nakatipid na tayo ng dalawa’t kalahating bilyong piso, at umaasa tayo na aabot pa sa anim hanggang pitong bilyong piso ang matitipid sa taon na ito. Ang pinakamahalaga po, nakakaasa na tayo sa mga kalsadang matino, hindi ‘yung maambunan lang ay lulundo o mabibiyak agad. Paniwala natin dati, imposibleng maitama ng DPWH ang sistema nila. Hindi lang po ito posible; sa unang taon pa lamang, ginagawa na natin ito.

Kahit po sa mga bukirin, may mga nagwawang-wang din. Bago tayo maupo noong 2010, nag-angkat ang bansa ng 2.3 million metric tons ng bigas. 1.3 million metric tons lamang ang kailangan nating angkatin, ngunit pinasobrahan pa nila ito ng isang milyon. Dahil nga sobra-sobra ang inangkat, kinailangan pa nating gumastos muli sa mga bodegang pagtatambakan lang naman ng barko-barkong bigas.

Ilang taon bang walang saysay na pinasobrahan ang bigas na inaangkat? Dahil dito, umiral ang pag-iisip na habambuhay na tayong aangkat ng bigas. Ang akala ng marami, wala na talaga tayong magagawa.

Ngunit sa loob lamang ng isang taon, pinatunayan nating mali sila. Ngayon, ang dating 1.3 million metric tons na kakulangan natin sa bigas, halos nangalahati na; 660,000 metric tons na lang po ang kailangan nating angkatin. Kahit dagdagan pa natin iyan ng panangga laban sa sakuna at gawing 860,000 metric tons—na ginagawa na nga po natin—mas mababa pa rin ito sa tinatayang taunang kakulangan na 1.3 million metric tons.

At hindi po buwenas lang ang nangyaring pag-angat ng ating rice productivity. Bunga po ito ng matinong pamamalakad: ng paggamit ng maiinam na klase ng binhi, at masusi at epektibong paggastos para sa irigasyon. Nito nga pong nakaraang taon, labing-isang libo, animnaraan at labing-isang bagong ektarya ng bukirin ang napatubigan natin. Dagdag pa iyan sa halos dalawandaan at labindalawang libong ektarya na nakumpuni o nabigyang muli ng irigasyon matapos ang panahon ng pagkakatiwangwang. Ang resulta: umangat ng 15.6% ang inani nating palay noong nakaraang taon.

Ang gusto nating mangyari: Una, hindi tayo aangkat ng hindi kailangan, para lang punan ang bulsa ng mga gustong magsariling-diskarte ng kita sa agrikultura. Ikalawa: Ayaw na nating umasa sa pag-angkat; ang isasaing ni Juan dela Cruz, dito ipupunla, dito aanihin, dito bibilhin.

Balikan din po natin ang dinatnang kalagayan ng ating mga kawal at kapulisan. Labingtatlong libong piso po ang karaniwang suweldo ng isang PO1 sa Metro Manila. Apat na libong piso daw rito ang napupunta sa upa ng bahay. Tila tama nga po na isang-katlo ng kanilang sahod diretso na sa upa. Isang-katlo pa nito, para naman sa pagkain. At ang natitirang isang-katlo, para sa kuryente, tubig, pamasahe, pampaaral sa anak, gamot sakaling may magkasakit, at iba pa. Maganda na nga po kung tumabla ang kita niya sa gastusin. Kapag naman kinapos, malamang sa five-six po sila lalapit. At kapag nagpatung-patong ang interes ng utang nila, makatanggi kaya sila sa tuksong dumelihensya?

Kaya ang ipinangako nating pabahay nitong Pebrero, ngayong Hulyo ay tinutupad na. Nakapag-abot na po tayo ng apat na libong Certificate of Entitlement to Lot Allocation sa magigiting nating kawal at pulis. Bahagi pa lang po ito ng target nating kabuuang dalawampu’t isang libo at walong daang bahay sa pagtatapos ng taong ito. Ang dating apatnalibong ibinabayad para sa upa kada buwan, ngayon, dalawandaang piso na lang, para pa sa bahay na pagmamay-ari talaga nila. Ang dating nalalagas na halaga na pambayad sa buwanang renta, maaari nang igugol para sa ibang gastusin.

Mayroon pa raw pong mahigit isang libong bahay na natitira, kaya po sa mga pulis at sundalo nating di pa nakakapagpasa ng papeles, last call na po para sa batch na ito. Pero huwag po kayong mag-alala, sa susunod na taon, lalawak pa ang ating pabahay, at hindi lang pulis at kawal sa Luzon ang makikinabang. Inihahanda na ng NHA ang lupang patatayuan sa Visayas at Mindanao, para sa susunod na taon, makapagpatayo na tayo ng mga bahay doon. Sa ating mga kawani ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology at Bureau of Fire Protection, may good news po ako: kasama na po kayo rito.

Kung seguridad na rin lang po ang ating pag-uusapan, di ba’t karugtong din nito ang ating pambansang dangal? Dati, hindi man lang natin makuhang pumalag tuwing may sisindak sa atin sa loob mismo ng ating bakuran. Malinaw ang pahiwatig natin ngayon sa buong mundo: Ang sa Pilipinas ay sa Pilipinas; kapag tumapak ka sa Recto Bank, para ka na ring tumapak sa Recto Avenue.

Tama nga po kaya ang kuwento tungkol sa isang stand-off noong araw? Tinapatan daw ang mga marino natin ng kanyon. Ang ginawa nila, pumutol ng puno ng niyog, pininturahan ito ng itim, saka itinutok sa kalaban. Tapos na po ang panahong iyan. Parating na ang mga capability upgrade at modernization ng mga kagamitan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas. Literal na pong naglalakbay sa karagatan papunta rito ang kauna-unahan nating Hamilton Class Cutter, isang mas modernong barko na magagamit natin para mabantayan ang ating mga baybayin. Maaari pa po tayong makakuha ng mga barkong tulad nito. Idadagdag iyan sa kukunin na nating mga helicopter, patrol craft, at sandata na bultong bibilhin ng AFP, PNP, at DOJ upang makakuha ng malaking diskuwento. Lahat po ito, makakamtan sa matinong pamamahala; mabibili sa tamang presyo, nang walang kailangang ipadulas kung kani-kanino.

Wala tayong balak mang-away, pero kailangan ding mabatid ng mundo na handa tayong ipagtanggol ang atin. Pinag-aaralan na rin po natin ang pag-angat ng kaso sa West Philippine Sea sa International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, upang masigurong sa mga susunod na pagkakataon ay hinahon at pagtitimpi ang maghahari tuwing may alitan sa teritoryo.

Alam ko pong magbubunga ang pag-aarugang ipinapamalas natin sa mga lingkod-bayan na nakatutok sa ating seguridad. Mantakin po ninyo: sa unang anim na buwan ng 2010, umabot sa isanlibo at sampung (1,010) kotse at motorsiklo ang nanakaw. Ikumpara po natin iyan sa apatnaraan at animnapung (460) kotse at motorsiklong nanakaw mula Enero hanggang Hunyo ng taong ito. Ang laki po ng naibawas. Malas ko lang po siguro na ‘yung isa o dalawang kaso ng carnapping ang nai-heheadline, at hindi ang pagbawas sa mga insidente nito o ang mas mataas na porsyento ng mga nanakaw na kotse na naibalik sa may-ari.

Isa pa pong halimbawa ng pagbabagong tinatamasa natin: Mayo ng 2003 nang lagdaan ang Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, pero dahil hindi sineryoso ng estado ang pagpapatupad nito, dalawampu’t siyam na indibiduwal lamang ang nahatulan sa loob ng pitong taon. Nalagpasan na po natin iyan, dahil umabot na sa tatlumpu’t isang human traffickers ang nahatulan sa ating administrasyon. Ito na po siguro ang sinasabing “sea change” ni Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ng Amerika. Dahil dito, natanggal na tayo sa Tier 2 Watchlist ng Trafficking in Persons Report nila. Kung hindi tayo natanggal sa watchlist na ito, siguradong napurnada pa ang mga grant na maaari nating makuha mula sa Millenium Challenge Corporation at iba pa.

Dumako po tayo sa trabaho. Dagdag-trabaho ang unang panata natin sa Pilipino. Ang 8% na unemployment rate noong Abril ng nakaraang taon, naibaba na sa 7.2% nitong Abril ng 2011. Tandaan po natin: moving target ang nasa hanay ng ating unemployed, dahil taun-taon ay may mga bagong graduate na naghahanap ng trabaho. Nito nga pong huling taon, nadagdag pa sa bilang nila ang libu-libong hawi boys, tagasabit ng banderitas, at iba pang mga Pilipinong kumuha ng pansamantalang kabuhayan mula sa eleksyon. Ang resulta po natin: Isang milyon at apatnaraang libong trabahong nalikha nitong nakaraang taon.

Dati, nakapako sa pangingibang-bansa ang ambisyon ng mga Pilipino. Ngayon, may pagpipilian na siyang trabaho, at hangga’t tinatapatan niya ng sipag at determinasyon ang kanyang pangangarap, tiyak na maaabot niya ito.

Malaki pa po ang puwedeng madagdag sa trabahong nalilikha sa ating bansa. Ayon pa lang po sa website nating Philjobnet, may limampung libong trabahong hindi napupunan kada buwan dahil hindi tugma ang kailangan ng mga kumpanya sa kakayahan at kaalaman ng mga naghahanap ng trabaho. Hindi po natin hahayaang masayang ang pagkakataong ito; ngayon pa lang, nagtatagpo na ang kaisipan ng DOLE, CHED, TESDA, at DEPED upang tugunan ang isyu ng job mismatch. Susuriin ang mga curriculum para maituon sa mga industriyang naghahanap ng empleyado, at gagabayan ang mga estudyante sa pagpili ng mga kursong hitik sa bakanteng trabaho.

Ngunit aanhin naman po natin ang mga numerong naghuhudyat ng pag-asenso ng iilan, kung marami pa rin ang napag-iiwanan? Ang unang hakbang: tinukoy natin ang totoong nangangailangan; namuhunan tayo sa pinakamahalaga nating yaman: ang taumbayan. Sa dalawang milyong pamilyang rehistrado sa ating Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, isang milyon at animnaraang libo na ang nakakatanggap ng benepisyo nito. Sa pagpapakitang-gilas ni Secretary Dinky Soliman, tinatayang may mahigit isandaang libong pamilya ang naiaahon natin mula sa kahirapan kada buwan. Kaya naman mataas ang aking kumpiyansang makukumpleto ang 1.3 million na dagdag na pamilya, mula sa kabuuang 2.3 milyong pamilyang target na benepisyaryo ng CCT bago matapos ang taong ito. At sa compliance rate nito na hindi bababa sa 92%, milyun-milyon na rin po ang inang regular na nagpapacheck-up sa mga health center, ang mga sanggol na napabakunahan, at ang mga batang hindi hinahayaan sa labas ng paaralan.

Simula pa lang po ito, at sa ganitong kalinaw na mga resulta, umaasa ako sa suporta ng bawat Pilipino, lalo na ng lehislatura, sa mungkahi nating salinan pa ng pondo ang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Inaasam po natin na bago matapos ang 2012, tatlong milyong pamilya na ang mabibigyan ng puhunan para sa kanilang kinabukasan.

Binibigyan natin ang mga maralitang pamilyang ito ng pagkakataong makaahon sa buhay, dahil ang pag-asenso nila ay pag-angat rin ng buong bansa. Sino ang tatangkilik sa mga produkto at serbisyo ng mga negosyante, kung isang kahig, isang tuka naman ang mamimili? Kapag may amang kumakapit sa patalim para may kainin ang kanyang pamilya, at siya ay nagnakaw o nangholdap, sino ba ang puwedeng mabiktima ng krimen kundi tayo rin? Kung ang mga kababayan natin ay walang maayos na pagkain o tahanan, mahina ang kalusugan at may malubhang karamdaman, hindi ba’t tayo rin ang nasa peligrong mahawa sa kanilang kapansanan?

Naglalatag po tayo ng pagbabago upang mas mapatibay ang pundasyon ng maaliwalas na bukas para sa lahat. Halimbawa, sa kalusugan: Di ba’t kapansin-pansin ang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga benepisyaryo ng PhilHealth tuwing maghahalalan? Ngayon, sa pamamagitan ng National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), tiniyak natin na ang limang milyon at dalawandaang libong pamilyang Pilipino na nakikinabang sa PhilHealth ay ang talagang mga nangangailangan nito. Malawakang pag-unlad at pag-asenso ng lahat: Iyan po ang panata natin. Walang maiiwan sa tuwid na landas.

Tumungo naman po tayo sa ARMM. Ang dating sistema: Nagbabatuhan lang ng huwad na utang ng loob ang mga baluktot na kandidato. Kapag pambansang halalan, malaya ang nakaupo sa ARMM na imane-obra ang makinarya sa kaniyang rehiyon para matiyak na bokya ang boto ng mga hindi kaalyado. Kapag naman eleksyon sa ARMM at maniningil na ng utang si Mayor o Governor, ang administrasyon naman ang magpapatakbo ng makinarya para manalo ang kanilang kandidato.

Ayon nga po sa naungkat ng COA, sa opisina ng regional governor ng ARMM, mula Enero 2008 hanggang Setyembre 2009, walumpung porsyento ng mga disbursement ang napunta sa mga cash advance na wala namang maayos na paliwanag. Kung hindi nawala ang pondong ito, nakatapos na sana ang isang batang tumawid sa ghost bridge, para pumasok sa ghost school, kung saan tuturuan siya ng ghost teacher. Walang humpay na paghihirap, at walang pag-asa ng pag-asenso.

Gusto nating maranasan ng ARMM ang benepisyo ng tamang pamamahala. Kaya ang solusyon: synchronization. Dahil dito, kailangan nilang tumutok sa kani-kanilang mga kampanya; magiging mas patas ang labanan, at lalabnaw ang command votes. Salamat sa Kongreso at naipasa na ang batas na magsasabay ng halalan sa ARMM sa halalang pambansa.

At bakit po postponement ang kailangan? Sa kagustuhang makabalik sa puwesto, nakahanda ang ilan na ulitin ang nakagawian para manalo. Isipin na lang po ninyo kung pumayag tayo sa kagustuhan ng mga kontra, at itinuloy natin ang eleksyon. Wala po silang ibang gagawin sa loob ng dalawang taon kundi paghandaan ang susunod na halalan at isiksik ang kalokohan nila sa mas maigsing panahon. Habang nananatili sa pwesto ang mga utak wang-wang na opisyal, naiiwan namang nakalubog sa kumunoy ng kawalang-pagasa ang taumbayan.

Wala akong duda sa kahihinatnan ng mga repormang inilatag natin. Hindi po tayo nagbubukambibig lang; may kongkretong resulta ang ating mga paninindigan. Kapag sinabi nating tuwid na daan, may katapat itong kalsada sa Barangay Bagumbayan sa Sta. Maria, Laguna. Kapag sinabi nating malinis na pamamahala, may dadaloy na malinis na tubig sa mga liblib na lugar gaya ng nasa Barangay Poblacion, sa Ferrol, Romblon. Kapag sinabi nating liwanag ng pagbabago, titiyakin nating may liwanag na tatanglaw sa mga pamayanang dati ay nangangapa sa aandap-andap na gasera, gaya ng ginawa natin sa Barangay San Marcos, sa Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. Ganito na ang nangyayari sa marami pang ibang lugar; pinipilit nating ito rin ang mangyari sa kabuuan ng Pilipinas.

Nakatutok na po ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno; nag-uugnayan at nagtutulungan sila upang maabot at mapabilis ang mga solusyon sa mga problemang kaytagal nang pinapasan ng bayan.

Di po ba’t may problema tayo sa baha, na alam naman nating dulot ng walang humpay at ilegal na pagputol ng mga puno? Ang dating solusyon: photo-op ng pagtatanim na ang tanging benepisyaryo ay nagpapapoging pulitiko. Nagtanim nga ng puno kontra-baha, pero hindi naman siniguro na mananatiling nakatayo ang mga ito pag-alis nila.

Isa sa mga solusyong pinag-aaralan ay ang gawing kapaki-pakinabang sa mga pamayanan ang pagbabantay ng puno. Bibigyan sila ng binhi ng kape at cacao para itanim at mamunga ng kabuhayan. Habang hinihintay ang ani, makakakuha sila ng stipend upang bantayan naman ang mga punong itinanim laban sa baha. Puwedeng maging benepisyaryo ng programang ito ang mga informal settlers, na ngayon ay nagkukumpulan sa siyudad. Mamumuhunan tayo sa taumbayan, habang namumuhunan din sa kalikasan.

Noon bang isang taon, inisip ninyo na kaya nating gawin ito? Sa ngayon, tinutupad na natin ang ating mga pangako. Bukas makalawa, katotohanan na ang lahat ng ito.

Marami pa pong malikhaing konsepto na inilalapit sa atin. May mosquito trap na pinapatay ang mga kiti-kiti ng lamok, na siguro naman po ay may kinalaman sa halos labing-apat na porsiyentong pagbaba ng insidente ng dengue; may hibla ng niyog na itatapon na sana, pero puwede palang murang solusyon sa mga daanang madaling mabitak; may landslide sensor na magbababala kung tumaas na ang panganib na gumuho ang lupa; may mga kagamitang magbibigay ng senyales kung malapit nang umapaw ang tubig sa mga ilog. Lahat po ito, gawa ng Pilipino.

Pinag-aaralan na rin po ng DOST at UP ang pagkakaroon ng monorail system, para tugunan ang problema sa pangmalawakang transportasyon. Sa malikhaing pag-iisip ng kapwa Pilipino, may pag-asa palang magtayo ng light rail system nang hindi hihigit sa 100 million pesos ang gagastusin kada kilometro. Sa matitipid na pondo, mas mahabang kilometro ng riles ang mailalatag at makaka-abot sa mga lugar na malayo sa sentro ng komersyo. Ang mga dating sumisiksik sa siyudad para maghanap ng trabaho, maaari nang tumira sa malayo, nang hindi pahirapan ang biyahe.

Uulitin ko po: ang mungkahing ito ay galing sa kapwa natin Pilipino, para sa Pilipinas. Naaalala po ba ninyo ang panahon kung kailan ni hindi man lang maabot ng mga pangarap natin ang ganitong mga proyekto? Ngayon, sinasabi ko sa inyo: pinapangarap natin ito, kaya natin ito, gagawin natin ito. Hindi ba tayo nagagalak, Pilipino tayong nabubuhay sa ganitong panahon?

Sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, huwag po sana nating lilimutin: masasayang lang ang lahat ng ating narating kung hindi tuluyang maiwawaksi ang kultura ng korupsyon na dinatnan natin.

Sa mga kapwa ko empleyado ng sambayanan, mula sa tuktok hanggang sa bawat sulok ng burukrasya: Di po ba’t napakarangal na ngayon ang magtrabaho sa gobyerno? Di po ba’t ngayon, sa halip na ikahiya, gusto mo pang isuot ang iyong ID kung sumasakay ka ng bus o jeep papasok sa iyong ahensya? Sasayangin po ba natin ang karangalang kaloob sa atin ng sambayanan?

Iyan din po ang aking panawagan sa ating Local Government Units. Kabilang po ako sa mga sumasang-ayon na kayo ang pinaka-nakakaalam sa pangangailangan ng taumbayan sa inyong mga lungsod at munisipyo. Makakaasa po ang ating mga LGU sa higit na kalayaan at kakayahan, kung makakaasa rin tayong gagamitin ito sa tuwid na paraan, at isasaalang-alang ang kapakanan ng buong sambayanan.

Halimbawa po, may ilang munisipyo na naisipang magbuwis sa mga transmission lines ng kuryente na dadaan sa kanilang mga pook. Magpapasok nga po ng kita sa kanilang lokal na kaban, pero kapalit nito, tataas din ang gastusin ng mas nakararaming Pilipino sa kuryente. Tiwala po akong kaya nating balansehin ang interes ng inyong mga nasasakupan sa interes ng sambayanan.

Kailangan pong manatiling magkatugma ang ating mga programa, dahil ang ikauunlad ng buong bansa ay manganganak din ng resulta sa inyong mga pook. Wakasan na po sana natin ang agendang nakatuon sa susunod na eleksyon lamang, at ang kaisipang isla-isla tayong maihihiwalay ang sariling pagsulong sa pag-unlad ng bansa.

Tayo-tayo rin po ang dapat magtulungan tungo sa kaunlaran. Malaki ang pasasalamat ko sa Kongreso sa pagpapasa ng mga batas ukol sa GOCC Governance, ARMM Synchronization, Lifeline Electricity Rates Extension, Joint Congressional Power Commission Extension, Children and Infants’ Mandatory Immunization, at Women Night Workers.

Noong isang taon nga po, nagpakitang-gilas ang Kongreso sa pagpasa ng budget bago matapos ang taon. Dahil dito, nasimulan agad ang mga proyekto at hindi na inabot ng tag-ulan. Bukas na bukas po, ihahain na namin sa lehislatura ang budget para sa susunod na taon. Umaasa po ako na muli kayong magpapakitang-gilas, upang tuluyan na nating mapitas ang bunga ng mga naitanim nating pagbabago.

Maganda na po ang ating nasimulan. Pero mahalaga pong maalala natin: simula pa lang ito. Marami pa tayong gagawin. Hayaan po ninyong ilatag ko sa Kongreso ang ilan sa mga batas na magpapaigting sa pagtupad ng ating panata sa bayan.

Layon nating bigyan ng kaukulang kompensasyon ang mga biktima ng Martial Law; ang pagkakaloob ng makatarungang pasahod at benepisyo para sa mga kasambahay; at ang pagpapatupad ng isang mas maayos na sistema ng pensyon para sa mga kawal. Sinusuportahan din natin ang pagpapalawak ng sakop ng scholarship na ipinagkakaloob ng DOST sa mahuhusay ngunit kapuspalad na mag-aaral; ang pagtataguyod ng pinaigting na pangkalahatang kalusugan; at ang pangangalaga sa ating kalikasan at sa mga pasilidad na titiyak sa kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan sa oras ng sakuna.

Source: www.philippinegovernment.info (http://www.philippinegovernment.info/2011/07/full-transcript-noynoy-aquino-sona-2011.html)

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July 25th, 2011, 03:47 PM

Top 10 Golf Courses in Batangas

Mt Malarayat Golf and Country Club

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Splendido Taal Golf and Country Club

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Summit Point Golf and Residential Estate

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Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club

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Calatagan Golf Club

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Evercrest Golf Club and Resort

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Canyon Woods Residential Resort Club

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Club Punta Fuego

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Taclobo Golf Club

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San Fernando Airbase Golf Cours

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July 25th, 2011, 05:01 PM

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The Pride of Batangas, The Little Razcals prepare for overseas stints

By Eddie Alinea
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 17 Jul 2011

If the Philippine Football Federation has the “Azkals,” the Philippine Tot Baseball Foundation has the “Little Razcals.” Both the Azkals and the Razcals are currently carrying the country’s colors in the separate international arenas.
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The Little Razcals of Philippines will represent Asia Pacific Region for the Mustang Baseball World Series

But while the former are still fighting to gain international recognition, the latter have already earned the honor of being the Asia Pacific champions, a distinction that gave them the right to represent the Philippines and the region in the Mustang division of the Pony Baseball World Series for players 9 years old and under.

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Another distinction between the two national teams is that while the Azkals have amassed abundant funding that enable them to train abroad, the Razcals don’t. Their moniker is inspired by an old movie about a rag-tag team of unruly boys that was able to reach a surprisingly high achievement.

PTBA is affiliated with Pony Baseball International, an association that stands for the Protection of Our Nations’ Youth.”

To prepare the boys for the world championship, the Razcals had to play games against their counterparts in the higher Bronco (11-12) age bracket, according to PTBF president Rodolfo “Boy” Tingzon Jr. who appeared as guest in Friday’s SCOOP Sa Kamayan weekly session.

“The boys had just emerged champions in the Dominador Pangilinan boys baseball tournament recently held in Carmona against a field made up of players aged 11-12,” Tingzon said during the forum, sponsored by Coca Cola Export, FILA and TV-5. “Pati nga kami sa PTBA na-surprise na tinalo nila lahat ng mga nakalaban.
Tingzon was referring to the tournament organized by the PTBA in honor of baseball’s project director Dominador Pangilinan, father of businessman-sportsman Manny V. Pangilinan, who led a resurgence of the sport during the President Marcos era.

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“Well, we’re not promising the moon in representing the country and the region in the World Series. First time pa lang natsing lalahok in said division,” clarified Tingzon, son of Rodolfo “Totoy” Tingzon Sr., the acknowledged father of boys baseball movement in the country.

“ We will be targeting a slot in the semifinals at pag nandun na, bigay tody na para pumasok sa finals and, who knows, baka maka-tsamba na maging world champion, “ the younger Tingzon vowed. “Ang sinisiguro ko sa mga kababayan natin, laban ang mga bata. May puso. They swept the Asia Pacific elimination against the best boys baseball players in Asia, which I believe is one potent weapon they will be carrying in the World Series.”

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“Being a selection of elementary students, half of them coming from Metro Manila and the others from Tanauan City, the Nationals meet and train together on weekends, while practicing individually on weekdays, “ Tingzon disclosed.

The Nationals represent the opposite sides of Philippine Society with the Big City boys Zian Eleria, Javier Sale and Nathan Carpio all students of Ateneo and Dax Fabella and Carl Castandeda of Marist School of Marikina City; Enzo Montemayor and Javy Limpo of similarly elite Waldorf School.

The Tanauan boys in the team are mostly students of Altura Bata Elementary School Sagrada Familia Elementary School and Maranatha Elementary School. They are Lloyd Cinco, Vincent Noprada, CJ Castillo, Marty Ranada, Kiel Agojo, Ian Mercado, Atong Natanauan, named MVP in the Asia Pacific regional and Emman Manaig.

Head coach is Eric Gesmundo, who will be assisted by Christian Cinco and Vio Roxas. Timoteo Leus is team leader with Edison Jallores, team manager.

Source: philboxing.com (http://philboxing.com/news/story-57582.html)

habagatcentral1

July 25th, 2011, 05:04 PM

Another INTERESTING place to visit when cruising past this old street of San Juan, Batangas, although I've seen quite a lot of so-called "Heritage towns" in Batangas, San Juan, Batangas came as a surprise. It is one of the best kept towns of the similar kind around Batangas. The Town of San Juan has a rich, colorful past and their church is one of the best places for visita Iglesia. by the way, nice photos, thanks...:banana::banana::banana:

San Juan's heritage character is different from that of Taal's. While the latter is more of the Spanish colonial-era houses or "bahay na bato," the ones at San Juan de Bolbok are of American-colonial vintage.

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 03:37 AM

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Classes suspended in Bicol, Lipa City
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Posted at 07/26/2011 7:15 AM | Updated as of 07/26/2011 7:15 AM

MANILA, Philippines – Classes in the entire Bicol region and Lipa City, Batangas have been suspended due to tropical depression “Juaning,” the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Tuesday morning.

All classes in the Bicol region were suspended due to heavy rains brought by tropical depression Juaning, DepEd announced in its official Twitter account.

Lipa City also announced that there will be no Tuesday classes in kindergarten, elementary and secondary, both public and private, due to heavy rain and strong winds.

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/07/25/11/classes-suspended-bicol-lipa-city)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 03:47 AM

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Tropical Storm "JUANING"

PAGASA Track as of 5 a.m., 26 July 2011
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Satellite Picture at 9 a.m., 26 July 2011

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Severe Weather Bulletin Number FOUR B
Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Storm "JUANING"
Issued at 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, 26 July 2011 "JUANING" has intensified into a storm and now threatens Quezon-Aurora Area.
Location of Center:(as of 5:00 a.m.)
90 kms North Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or at 150 kms East Northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte
Coordinates: 14.5°N, 124.5°E
Strength: Maximum winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph
Movement: West Northwest at 19 kph.
Forecast Positions/Outlook: Wednesday morning:in the vicinity of Dagupan City
Thursday morning: 260 km West Northwest of Laoag City

Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal
Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds)

Catanduanes
Albay
Camarines Provinces

Signal No. 1 (45-60 kph winds)

Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Abra
Apayao
Kalinga
Cagayan
Isabela
Ifugao
Mt. Province
La Union
Pangasinan
Benguet
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Ecija
Quirino
Aurora
Quezon
Polillo Island
Sorsogon

Residents in low lying and mountainous areas under signals #2 & # 1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Likewise, those living in coastal areas are alerted against big waves or storm surges generated by this tropical cyclone.

TS "JUANING" will continue to bring rains over Central and Southern Luzon and of Visayas.

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

Source: www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tc_up.html)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 04:01 AM

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DepEd: Classes suspended in Bicol, Lipa City
07/26/2011 | 08:13 AM

Classes from kindergarten to high school were suspended in the Bicol Region and in Lipa City in Batangas due to heavy rains and strong winds, the Department of Education said Tuesday.

DepEd Undersecretary Tonisito Umali also said kindergarten classes in parts of Ilocos and Central Luzon under Storm Signal No. 1 were automatically suspended as well.

"Sa Region 5, kinder, elementary and high school sa private and public (schools), pati offices suspended na (In Bicol, kinder, elementary and high school classes in private and public schools and even some offices had been suspended)," Umali said in an interview on dzBB radio, citing initial reports reaching the DepEd central office.

But the suspension of classes in Camarines Norte is only at the kindergarten level.

The DepEd's Twitter account said classes were suspended in all levels up to high school "due (to) heavy rains and strong winds.

Umali also said classes were suspended in parts of Regions 1 and 3 (Ilocos and Central Luzon) under Storm Signal No. 1.

The DepEd has an automatic suspension guideline where Storm Signal No. 1 means no classes in kindergarten, while Signal No. 2 means no classes in kindergarten, elementary and high school.

In Southern Luzon, the DepEd said there were no classes in kindergarten, elementary and high school in public and private schools "due to heavy rain and strong wind."

"(Sa) Lipa city, no storm signal but very strong rains and wind kaya nagdeklara na walang pasok (In Lipa City, there was no storm signal but there were very strong rains and winds, so classes there were suspended)," Umali said. — RSJ, GMA News

Source: www.gmanews.tv (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/227392/regions/deped-classes-suspended-in-bicol-lipa-city)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 05:26 AM

San Juan's heritage character is different from that of Taal's. While the latter is more of the Spanish colonial-era houses or "bahay na bato," the ones at San Juan de Bolbok are of American-colonial vintage.

Good information thanks for sharing with us. I found many interesting things from your post. Indeed, one of the best interior shots, just like what I saw in Balayan, San Jose, Nasugbu, Tanauan and in Lipa. I hope you can get the chance to visit these places… :cheers:

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 06:07 AM

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Tropical Storm "JUANING":Batangas is now under Storm Signal No. 1

PAGASA Track as of 8 a.m., 26 July 2011

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Severe Weather Bulletin Number FIVE
Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Storm "JUANING"
Issued at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, 26 July 2011 Tropical Storm "JUANING" continues to move West Northwest and posing a real threat to Quezon-Aurora Area.
Location of Center:(as of 10:00 a.m.) 100 km Northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte
Coordinates: 14.9°N, 123.7°E
Strength: Maximum winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph
Movement: West Northwest at 19 kph.
Forecast Positions/Outlook: Wednesday morning: 60 km West of Dagupan City
Thursday morning: 380 km West Northwest of Laoag City

Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal

Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds)

Catanduanes
Albay
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Quezon
Polillo Island
Aurora

Signal No. 1 (45-60 kph winds) Apayao

Cagayan
Abra
Kalinga
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Mt. Province
Isabela
Ifugao
La union
Benguet
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Pangasinan
Nueva Ecija
Tarlac
Zambales
Pampanga
Bulacan
Bataan
Rizal
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Marinduque
Burias Island
Sorsogon
Metro Manila

Residents in low lying and mountainous areas under signals #2 & # 1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Likewise, those living in coastal areas are alerted against big waves or storm surges generated by this tropical cyclone.

TS "JUANING" will continue to bring rains over Central and Southern Luzon and of Visayas.

The public and disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 5 PM today.

Source: www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tc_up.html)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 07:02 AM

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When disaster strikes, the first thing that comes to mind is the safety and welfare of our loved ones. It is vital that you understand what a disaster or emergency situation could mean to you and your family. What should each member do? How do you find each other? What are the concerns that must come first? These are some of the questions that you need to answer when making a step by step emergency plan for the whole family.

Magsiguro
Securing supplies to last for several days is crucial to your family’s survival. That is why each item in your emergency and first-aid kits must be laid out on a list to clearly identify your most important needs. This emergency kit, as well as your other essentials, must be easily accessible to everyone in the family.

Makibalita
Information is power. Being up to date to the latest news and developments is one of your best protections before, during and/or after a disaster or any emergencysituation. Weather updates, emergency numbers, evacuation routes are some of the data that can be very handy for your survival.

Source: www.gmanews.tv (http://www.gmanews.tv/imready)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 12:49 PM

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Signal No. 2 up over Batangas

'Juaning' intensifies; NCR, 17 other areas under Signal 2
07/26/2011 | 05:28 PM
Metro Manila and 17 other areas were placed under Storm Signal No. 2 Tuesday afternoon as Tropical Storm Juaning (Nock-Ten) intensified slightly.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Juaning increased its threat to Southern and Central Luzon.

A report on dzBB radio said PAGASA expects Metro Manila to be directly affected, expecting it to experience strong winds in the next 24 hours.

As of 4 p.m., PAGASA said Juaning was located at 50 km northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte, packing maximum winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph.

It was moving west northwest at 15 kph and is expected to be 50 km south of Dagupan City Wednesday afternoon. PAGASA said it expects Juaning to exit Philippine territory Thursday afternoon.

Areas under Storm Signal No. 2 include:

Camarines Provinces (Norte and Sur)
Albay
Catanduanes
Pangasinan
Nueva Ecija
Zambales
Pampanga
Tarlac
Bulacan
Bataan
Rizal
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Quezon
Polillo Island
Metro Manila

PAGASA reminded residents in low-lying and mountainous areas under storm signals to be alert against possible flash floods and landslides. — RSJ, GMA News

Source: www.gmanews.tv (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/227478/nation/juaning-intensifies-ncr-17-other-areas-under-signal-2)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 01:01 PM

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DepEd Media Advisory: Summary of class suspension on July 26 (as of 10:00 am)

Reg 4A

o Per announcement of Cavite Gov. Remulla, all classes in Preschool, Elementary, and HS are suspended in Bacoor, Imus, Noveleta, Rosario, Kawit, Tanza
o Gen. Trias Mayor suspended classes in Pre-school, elementary, and HS (public and private)
o Laguna: San Pablo City – Classes are suspended in Pre-school, Elementary, and HS (public and private) due to heavy rains
o Batangas: Lipa City - Classes are suspended in Pre-school, Elementary, and HS (public and private) due to heavy rains
o Quezon Province including Polilio Island - Due to Public Storm Signal No. 1, all classes in Preschool (public and private) are automatically suspended.
o Silang, Cavite Mayor Clarito Poblete has also suspended Preschool, Elementary, and HS classes.
o Per Region IV-A Regional Director Lorna Dig-Dino classes from Preschool, Elementary, and HS levels are also suspended in Dasmariñas Cavite and Batangas City, Batangas.

Contact: Communications Unit
Office of the Secretary | Department of Education
2/F Rizal Bldg., Department of Education Complex
Meralco Ave., Pasig City
T (632) 6316033 | F (632) 6364876

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=45325)

uchiha11198

July 26th, 2011, 04:06 PM

I think your right; BDO has most branches in batangas, as well as consider it now one of country’s fastest-growing bank, rising to the top after merging with Equitable PCI Bank. A series of acquisitions aided as its rapid expansion and continued to strengthen its business franchise….:cheers::cheers:

By default before... FEBTC and PCIBank had the largest branch network in Batangas before.. BTW Both of these are sister banks.

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 04:52 PM

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Natatanging ‘blood donors,’ kinilala sa Sandugo Awards

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 26 (PIA) -- Binigyang pagkilala ng Batangas Blood Council ang mga natatanging Batangueño na nanguna sa pagdudugtong ng buhay sa pamamagitan ng kanilang voluntary blood donations sa isinagawang Batangas Sandugo Awards kamakailan.

Pinamunuan ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto na siyang pangunahing miyembro ng Batangas Blood Council ang paggawad ng pagkilala sa mga blood donors, kasama ang mga opisyal ng Batangas Blood Council at iba pang mga opisyal ng lalawigan ng Batangas na may direktang kaalaman sa kalusugan.

Kabilang sa binigyang komendasyon ang mga local chief executives ng bayan sa lalawigan na kinabibilangan ng mga town mayors at barangay captains na buong pusong sumuporta at nagbigay ng dedikasyon upang organisahin sa kanilang pamayanan ang boluntaryong pagbibigay ng donasyon ng dugo.

Pinangunahan ito ng mga tinaguriang galloners o ang mga indibidwal na mahigit pa sa 10 beses nag-alay ng dugo para sa kapakinabangang pangkalusugan ng mga mamamayang Batangueño, gayundin ang mga grupo organizations na palagiang nakaagapay sa volountary blood donations.

Naging tampok sa okasyon ang pagbibigay ng testimonya ni Pinky Chavez, isa sa mga nabigyan ng tulong ng blood donation upang gamutin ang kanyang karamdaman.

Ipinaabot ni Pinky sa mga blood donors ang lubos na pasasalamat sa mga nag-alay at nagbigay ng kanilang parte ng buhay upang madugtungan ang kanyang pangarap na makapagtapos ng kanyang pag-aaral at gamitin ang kanyang talino upang ipakalat ang magandang layunin ng voluntary blood donation.

Ipinaabot naman ni Governor Vi sa mga indibidwal at mga grupong kaagapay sa adhikain ng blood council ang kanyang taos pusong pasasalamat sa pagbibigay ng pagkakataon ng mga ito na makapagdugtong ng buhay at ibinigay ang kanyang buong suporta sa programa.

Inilahad naman ng Presidente ng League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Batangas na si Mayor Nas Ona ng Calaca na kabalikat ng konseho at nasa likod nito ang suporta ng lahat ng chief local executives ng Batangas sa misyon ng blood council na magbigay tulong sa mga nangangailangan. (CPG/Edwin V. Zabarte, PIO-Batangas/PIA-Batangas)

Source: pia.gov.ph (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45514)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 04:55 PM

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Cash-for-work, ipinamahagi sa mga residente sa paligid ng Taal

TALISAY, Batangas, Hulyo 26 (PIA) -- Ipinagkaloob ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Batangas ang tulong pinansiyal sa mga residente ng barangay sa siyam na bayan na lubhang tinamaan ng fishkill kamakailan.

Personal na ipinamahagi ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto ang tulong-pinansyal sa mga benepisyaryo ng cash-for-work program mula sa mga bayan ng Balete, Talisay, Laurel at Agoncillio. Kasabay naman nito ang magkakahiwalay na distribusyon sa bayan ng San Nicolas, Cuenca, Alitagtag, Sta. Teresita at Mataas na Kahoy.

Aabot sa halagang P3.7 milyon ang naipaabot na tulong sa may tatlong libong pamilya na direktang tinamaan at pansamantalang natigil ang kabuhayan bunga ng fishkill sa lawa ng Taal noong buwan ng Marso at Hunyo 2011.

Inaasahan sa isinagawang pagtulong ng lalawigan sa mga apektadong residente na pansamantalang magagamit ang tulong pinansiyal na ito sa pamumuhunan sa alternatibong pagkukunan ng kita.

Matatandaan na nauna nang isinagawa ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang cash-for-work program sa mga residente ng Volcano Island bunga naman ng pagbagsak ng bilang ng mga turistang bumibisita sa Taal Volcano Crater kung saan pangunahing ikinabubuhay ng mga residente doon ang pagiging tour guide sa mga lokal at banyagang turista sa bulkan. (CPG/ Edwin V. Zabarte, PIO-Batangas/PIA-Batangas)

Source: pia.gov.ph (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45512)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 04:58 PM

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Bilang ng kaso ng rabies, nananatiling mataas sa Tanauan

TANUAN CITY, Batangas, Hulyo 26 (PIA) -- Inihayag ng City Health Office (CHO) na nananatiling mataas ang bilang ng kaso ng rabies sa lungsod kung saan nakapagtala ng 442 kaso at namatay ang isa. Ang Barangay Darasa ang may pinakamalaking bilang ng kasong naiulat.

Bunsod nito, puspusan ang ginagawang kampanya ng CHO upang mapa-alalahanan ang mga mamamayan sa pag-iingat na makagat ng aso. Patuloy din ang pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga opisyales ng barangay upang maipa-alala sa kanilang nasasakupang ang higit pang pag-iingat at mga dapat gawin sakaling makagat ng aso.

Nagsasagawa rin ng pagbibigay ng libreng bakuna kontra rabies at pinapayuhang maging alerto at maging maingat sa mga asong nakakalat sa mga lansangan. Dagdag pa rito, nagsasagawa na rin ng panghuhuli ng mga asong gala at dinadala sa impounding area kung saan maaaring tubusin ng mga may ari. Sa kasalukuyan, mahigit sa 50 galang aso na ang nakakulong sa impounding area.

Samantala, hinihikayat ng CHO ang lahat ng opisyal ng barangay na magpasa ng ordinansa upang lalo pang mapaigting ang nasabing batas bukod pa sa panawagan sa mga nag-aalaga ng aso na maging responsableng amo. (Carlo P. Gonzaga, PIA-Calabarzon at ulat mula sa PIA-Batangas)

Source: pia.gov.ph (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45509)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 05:29 PM

Batangas has the most number of Rural banks in the Philippines

Aside from being a home of some of best and largest rural banks in the country, Batangas is now topping the number of rural banks throughout the isLand.

Here are the list of Rural Banks in Batangas:cheers:

5 Speed Rural Bank
Balayan Bay Rural Bank
Banco Batangan
Banco ng Masa
Bangko Kabayan
Batangas Rural Bank for Cooperatives
Bolbok Rural Bank
Calaca Rural Bank
Classic Rural Bank
Dynamic Bank
Empire Rural Bank
Excel Rural Bank
Farmers Rural Bank
First Coconut Rural Bank
Limcoma Rural Bank
Lipa Bank
Lipa Public Bank
Lobo Rural Bank
Malarayat Rural Bank
Mount Makiling Rural Bank
New Rural Bank of Agoncillo
President Jose P. Laurel Rural Bank
Progressive Rural Bank
Rural Bank of Alitagtag
Rural Bank of Padre Garcia
Sto Rosario Rural BAnk
Women's Rural Bank, Inc.

Source: www.topblogs.com.ph (http://www.topblogs.com.ph/post/rural+banks+in+batangas.html)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 06:05 PM

No On Vilma & Sharon Movie But Yes On Vilma & Kim Chiu
Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 9:02

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Governor Vilma Santos was supposed to do a movie with Sharon Cuneta but I guess that opportunity had been taken out of her agenda. She’s doing a movie with Kim Chiu instead. Ate Vi didn’t feel the need to divulge the specific reason why the Vilma & Sharon movie is not coming to fruition except that Sharon is supposed to do a movie under the drama genre. Ate vi’s movie with Kim Chiu on the other hand is under the suspense-horror side, with Direk Chito Rono.

Walang ibinigay na dahilan si Ate Vi kung bakit hindi natuloy ang planong pagsamahin silang dalawa ni Sharon sa isang pelikula. Pero umaasa pa rin naman ang Star for All Seasons na magkaroon din ng pagkakataon na magsasama sila ng Megastar sa ibang proyekto.

“May line-up movie rin yatang gagawin si Shawie na drama. Yung sa amin ni Direk Chito [Rono] with Kim Chiu, suspense horror ito,” sabi ni Ate Vi.

Supposedly, second week of July ay magsu-shooting na si Ate Vi for the Star Cinema movie. Pero dahil sa may konting aberya at kailangang harapin ang problema sa Batangas, lalung-lalo na yung “fish kill” kaya naurong ito.

Hopefully last week of August ay mahaharap na ng actress-politician ang shooting ng pelikula niya.

Dagdag pa ni Ate Vi, inaayos pa nang husto ang script ng movie nila ni Kim.

Kakaiba rin daw pareho ang roles nila ay tiniyak niyang magugustuhan ito ng mga manonood, lalung-lalo na ang Vilmanians.

Source: filipinasinshowbiz.com (http://filipinasinshowbiz.com/index/2011/07/26/no-on-vilma-sharon-movie-but-yes-on-vilma-kim-chiu-movie/)

probinsyano

July 26th, 2011, 06:19 PM

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DepEd also suspended BATANGAS classes in kindergarten, elementary and highschool dated July 27, 2011 (Wednesday).

In a DZMM interview with DepEd Asst. Secretary Tonisito Umali, preschool, elementary and highschool classes will be officially suspended in Batangas due to Typhoon Juaning meanwhile, Batangas City government through a news advisory announced that all classes will be suspended at all levels tomorrow.

For more details, click here (http://wallyibong.blogspot.com/2011/07/class-suspension-july-27-2011-due-to.html)

Source: wallyibong.blogspot.com ([url=http://wallyibong.blogspot.com/2011/07/class-suspension-july-27-2011-due-to.html)

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 02:44 AM

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Tropical Storm "JUANING"

PAGASA Track as of 2 a.m., 27 July 2011

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Satellite Picture at 5 a.m., 27 July 2011

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Severe Weather Bulletin Number EIGHT
Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Storm "JUANING" {NOCK-TEN}
Issued at 5:00 a.m., Wednesday, 27 July 2011 Tropical Storm "JUANING" continues to threaten Central Luzon including Metro Manila.
Location of Center:(as of 4:00 a.m.) 90 km East of Infanta, Quezon
Coordinates: 14.8°N, 122.5°E
Strength: Maximum winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph
Movement: West Northwest at 11 kph.
Forecast Positions/Outlook: Wednesday morning:Expected to make landfall over Polillo Island between 8am to 10am and over Southern Aurora by 1pm to 3pm today and will traverse Central Luzon
Thursday morning: in the vicinity of Dagupan City
Friday morning: 410 km West Northwest of Laoag City

Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal
Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds) Camarines Norte

Quezon
Polillo Island
Batangas
Laguna
Cavite
Rizal
Bulacan
Pampanga
Bataan
Zambales
Tarlac
Pangasinan
Nueva Ecija
Aurora
Quirino
Nueva Vizcaya
Benguet
La Union
Metro Manila

Signal No. 1 (45-60 kph winds)

Catanduanes
Camarines Sur
Albay
Burias Is
Romblon
Mindoro Provinces
Lubang Is.
Isabela
Ifugao
Mt. Province
Kalinga
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Abra
Apayao
Cagayan

Public Storm Warning Signals elsewhere are now lowered.

Residents in low lying and mountainous areas under signals #2 & # 1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Likewise, those living in coastal areas are alerted against big waves or storm surges generated by this tropical cyclone.

TS "JUANING" will continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon and will bring widespread rains over the Rest of Luzon and Western Visayas.

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

Source: www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tc_up.html)

uchiha11198

July 27th, 2011, 05:02 AM

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 02:26 PM

Now this bank was acquired by RCBC if i think.

Complementing of its expansion effort, after acquisition of RCBC, President Jose P. Laurel Rural Bank is now bolstering its position in micro finance and poised for continued growth. Now many more branches to bolster competition in the rural banking sector.

Laguna province (Calamba, Cabuyao), Batangas province (Tanauan City, Rosario, Lemery, Bauan, Nasugbu, Laurel), Quezon province (Candelaria), Occidental Mindorro.:banana:

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July 27th, 2011, 02:31 PM

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DMCI plans $450-M power plant expansion
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Posted at 07/27/2011 5:08 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc. aims to grow its net profit by 20% this year and is planning additional borrowing to partly fund the $450-million expansion of its coal-fired power plant, its president said on Wednesday.

The $2.9 billion company, with interests in infrastructure, water utility, real estate and coal mining, may tap peso-denominated loans to finance the capacity upgrade of its 600-MW Calaca power plant, Isidro Consunji told reporters after the company's stockholders' meeting.

He said the expansion project would start early next year and may be completed in three years. Another 300 MW capacity could be added to the Calaca facility, located in Batangas province south of the capital, depending on power demand, he said.

"We are negotiating now with Chinese equipment suppliers for the power plant and we are looking for funding," Consunji said, adding that half of the project cost would be funded by loans.

DMCI is targeting net profit of between P9 billion and P10 billion this year, 14% to 27% higher from P7.9 billion last year.

Shares in DMCI rose 0.6% on Wednesday and was hovering around two-month highs as the broader market index edged up 0.4%.

The stock has risen about 27% this year, outperforming the main index's 6% rise.

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/07/27/11/dmci-plans-450-m-power-plant-expansion)

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July 27th, 2011, 03:01 PM

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Miguel Malvar: The Story of the Great Batangueño General

Posted on 24 July 2011 by Dyan Hernandez (http://www.wowbatangas.com/author/dyan/)

For the longest time we thought Malvar Shrine is in the town of Malvar. Thanks to Google Map for showing us the way. ;)

Miguel Malvar was the last general to surrender to the Americans. He was also dubbed as an Unofficial President of the First Philippine Republic. Malvar was born on September 27, 1865 in Brgy. San Miguel in the town of Sto. Tomas.

July 21, in our interview with Ms. Nelly Galicia of the Miguel Malvar Historical Landmark, we got a few more stories about the great general.

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Read more, click here (http://www.wowbatangas.com/features/people/miguel-malvar-the-story-of-the-great-batangueno-general/)

Source: www.wowbatangas.com (http://www.wowbatangas.com/features/people/miguel-malvar-the-story-of-the-great-batangueno-general/)

One of the best website

About the author
Dyan Hernandez - who has written 647 posts on WOW Batangas.
Dyan finds herself in the world of multimedia and online publishing. Aside from being a website content writer, she is a movie fan, an aspiring stylist, a beach bum, and a self-confessed Gleek. Dyan, who does paper clay trinkets, has a degree in Secondary Education Major in English.

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July 27th, 2011, 03:09 PM

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G. at Bb. Nutrisyon
July 21, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

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Tinanghal ang kauna-unahang Ginoo at Binibini ng Nutrisyon ng Batangas City na nilahukan ng mga public highschol students bilang bahagi ng kampanya ng pamahalaang lungsod na mapalawak ang kaalaman at edukasyon ng publiko sa kahalagahan ng wastong nutrisyon sa kalusugan ng mga mamamayan.

Makulay at creative ang mga costumes ng siyam na pares na kalahok sa Ginoo at Binibini ng Nutrisyon ng Batangas City kung saan ang mga ito ay gawa sa mga gulay o ang disenyo ay mga gulay upang i promote ang kahalagahan ng pagkaing ito sa wastong nutrisyon.

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Rumampa din sila sa kanilang mga school uniforms at nagpakita ng kanilang mga talento.

Tinanghal na kauna-unahang Ginoo at Binibini ng Nutrisyon ng Lungsod ng Batangas ang kinatawan ng Tingga Itaas Sorosoro Ilaya Sorosoro Ibaba National Highschool (TISISI) at Banaba West National Highschool. Sila ay sina King Harold Bagui, 13 taong gulang at si Charmaine Macatangay, 15 taong gulang. Sila rin ang nagwagi bilang Ginoo at Binibini sa Kasuotang Pang Nutrisyon.

Ayon sa dalawa, paborito nilang gulay ang ampalaya at mayroong aktibong lifestyle upang mapanatili ang kanilang kalusugan.

Napiling 4th runner up sina Jireh Jeva ng Banaba West at Nila Macalalad ng Pedro S. Tolentino NHS ; 3rd runner naman sina Reinhard Espiritu at Fernalyn Villano ng Navera NHS.

Ang kinatawan ng Pedro S. Tolentino NHS na si John Michael Andal at Gissele Coliat ng TISISI ang nanalong 2nd runner up at 1st runner up naman sina John Carlo Magnaye ng Talumpok NHS at Myeric Camille Ambida ng BANAHIS na nanalo din ng Best in Talent kasama ang Ginoo ng Nutrisyon na si Bagui.

Pinamahalaan ang naturang contest ng City Nutrition Council.

Samantala, ginawaran din ng parangal ang tinanghal na Most Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) sa lungsod na si Anacoreta Clarete mula sa barangay Banaba West. Siya ang magiging kinatawan ng lungsod sa regional competition. (Ronna Endaya Contreras, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_563.htm)

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 03:14 PM

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Courtesy Call Thailanders
July 25, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

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Bumisita ang may 21 guro ng Princess Chulabhorn's College ng Phitsanulok, Thailand, isang regional science school, sa unang pagkakataon sa lungsod ng Batangas noong July 20 upang obserbahan ang sistema ng edukasyon at kultura dito.

Nag courtesy call ang delegasyon sa pangunguna ni Wirot Nakkongkham, director ng Princess Chulabhorn's College kay Mayor Vilma Abaya-Dimacuha noong July 20 at doon ay nagpalitan sila ng souvenir items.

Ayon sa director, nais nilang malaman ang sistema ng edukasyon dito na maaari nilang i-apply sa kanila. Magkakaroon din sila ng programa para sa isang cultural exchange kung saan nais nilang maimbitahan ang mga teachers at students dito na Makapunta sa Thailand.

Natutuwa rin sila at naging bahagi sila ng selebrasyon ng ika-42 taong pagdiriwang ng pagkakatatag ng lungsod ng Batangas kung saan ay nakasama sila sa Civic Military Parade kasama ng Department of Education.

Nagpunta rin sila sa Malunggayan Festival kung saan ay nakita nila ang iba't-ibang pagkain at produkto na gawa sa Malunggay.

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Kasama nila ang Batanguenong si Primo Anonuevo Jr., foreign language teacher/coordinator sa nasabing kolehiyo. (Dimpy Lontoc - Matienzo, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_564.htm)

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 03:17 PM

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Kapuso Night
PRESS RELEASE
July 25, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

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Batangas City Isa sa mga nagpatingkad sa pagdiriwang ng Batangas City Foundation Day ay ang pagtatanghal ng Kapuso Night kung saan napanaood ang cast ng GMA teleserye na Amaya.

Napuno ng kasiyahan ang Batangas City Sports Complex ng makita ng mga tao ang mga stars ng Amaya kagaya nina Marian Rivera, Sid Lucero at iba pa kung saan silay ay nagtanghal ng mga dance at song numbers. Nagdaos din sila ng mga palaro na lalong nagpasigla sa mga manonood.

Labis ang kasiyahan ng Amaya stars sa mainit na pagtanggap sa kanila ng mga Batangueno sa katatapos na Sublian Festival ng lungsod ng Batangas.

Bukod kina Marian at Sid , narito rin sina Rochelle Pangalinan, Roxanne Barcelo, Glyza de Castro, Mikael Daes, Dion Ignacio, Aj Dee at Pancho Magno at iba.

Ayon sa pangunahing bida sa teleseryeng Amaya, na sina Marian Rivera at Sid Lucero, di nila inaasahan ang ganitong suporta ng mga Batangueno. Anila dito sa Batangas City ang may pinaka marami at masayang manonood at magandang lugar na pinagdausan ng road show ng Amaya, kung kaya't nagpapasalamat sila.

Hiniling rin nila ang patuloy na suporta ng mga Batangueno sa kanilang teleserye. Siinabi rin ng mga ito n asana ay maimbitahan silang muli sa dito lungsod.

Ang Amaya ay napapanood sa telebabad ng GMA-7, mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes, pagkatapos ng Captain Barbel. (Marie V. Lualhati, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_565.htm)

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 03:20 PM

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Float Fest
July 26, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

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Batangas City Tinanghal na Best Float ang entry ng Saint Bridget College sa katatapos na Float Festival na isa sa mga highlight ng 42nd Batangas City Foundation Day na ginanap noong July 23.

Tunay na naipakita ng kanilang karosa ang tema ng pagdiriwang na "Isapuso Tradisyong Batangueño".

Tumanggap ang SBC ng P 100,000 sa awarding na ginanap sa Sublian competition.

Pumangalawa sa pinakamagarang karosa ang float ng Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation at Malampaya Foundation na nagkamit ng P 75,000. Nag-uwi naman ng P 50,000 ang Citimart Group of Companies na nanalo ng ikatlong pwesto.

Lubos na hinangaan din ang float ng city government na nagpapakita ng sinaunang tradisyon ng mga Filipino tulad ng pag-oorasyon. Lulan nito sina Mayor Vilma A. Dimacuha, dating Punonglungsod Eduardo B. Dimacuha at mga pinuno ng ibat-ibang departamento ng lokal na pamahalaan.

Bukod sa humigit kumulang na 30 floats na lumahok sa kompetisyon, lalong tumingkad ang selebrasyon dahil sa makukulay at magagarang kasuotan ng lahat ng sumama sa parada.

Nagpatalbugan din ang mga lumahok sa street dancing mula sa ibat-ibang paaralan sa lungsod.

Hindi rin nagpahuli sa kasuotan at pagsayaw ang mga empleyado ng pamahalaang lungsod.

Tampok din ang karakol ng epic serye ng GMA 7 na Amaya sakay ang mga cast nito sa pangunguna ni Marian Rivera na inabangan, dinumog at mainit na tinanggap ng mga Batangueno . (Dimpy Lontoc-Matienzo, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_567.htm)

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 03:33 PM

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Batangas bags third place on Roxas’ hit
Posted in: Batangas Bulls, News, Series VIII (2011)
Jul 27, 2011

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The Batangas Bulls closed out what has been an up-and-down campaign in Baseball Philippines Series 8 on a rousing note.

Vio Roxas’ single in the bottom of the 10th inning sent home Chris Canlas from second base as the Bulls defeated the Taguig Patriots, 3-2, to claim third place at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

The Bulls called for a hit-and-run play and Roxas smashed a high corner pitch of Patriots’ Darwin dela Calzada to shallow right center allowing Canlas to score the winning run.

It was the second third place finish for the Batangas batters, who went just 5-5 in the elimination round before being eliminated by the rival Cebu Dolphins in the semifinals.

During the tournament, the Bulls started the season with a 2-1 record but lost their next four games as most of their players are focusing in other tournaments.

But the squad of coach Randy Dizer finished the season with three straight victories before the playoffs.

After the Bulls tied the game in the third, ace Vladimir Eguia engaged in a pitching battle with dela Calzada while their respective kept the score tie with some splendid defensive work.

Canlas set up the win when he reached safely at first on a high throw by shortstop Jeff Hardillo with no outs then went to second on a single by Justin Zialcita.

Then, Canlas stole to third before Roxas swung at a one-ball, two strike pitch of dela Calzada to end the contest.

Taguig led the game twice in the first three innings.

Denver Largo singled in the first frame to score Jot Angeles from third then made t 2-1 as Amgeles scored after Alfredo Olivarez reached first on an error.

Batangas tied it up in the bottom half of the third as Roxas hit an RBI single to sent home Zialcita from second.

Despite the loss, it was the best finish ever for the Patriots, who also went to the semis in Series 4.

Source: www.baseballphilippines.com (http://www.baseballphilippines.com/2011/07/27/batangas-bags-third-place-on-roxas-hit/)

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 03:38 PM

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Protégé aspirants storm Iloilo and Batangas
Published : Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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ASPIRANTS from all over Panay and Negros Islands trooped to the Events Center of SM City Iloilo last Friday to take their chance in the second leg of auditions of GMA Network’s grandest singing superstar search, Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break.

Prospective contenders from Aklan, Antique, Bacolod, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo lined up for hours aiming to be the first on queue to showcase their talents. Without the age restrictions, the auditions drew a new crop of hopefuls of all ages - from five to fifty five years old.

Protégé mentor Janno Gibbs joined audition masters GMA Artist Center Head for Talent Management Arsi Baltazar and distinguished starmaker Jojie Dingcong to decide who among the hundreds of aspirants will make the cut and become his three potential protégés in the region.

Baltazar and Dingcong found some promising talents in Iloilo including Vince Pulido, 12, who got the crowd cheering when he belted Frank Sinatra’s I Who Have Nothing and Ricky Deloviar, 21, who impressed everyone with his rendition of Bryan Adams’ Everything I Do.

Protégé’s Journey Host Ogie Alcasid made a special appearance which surprised the Ilonggos at the venue.

Meanwhile, Jukebox Queen Claire dela Fuente traveled to her hometown in Batangas last Sunday to find the best bunch of protégés to compete in the reality search in SM City Batangas.

Source: www.journal.com.ph (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/10123-protege-aspirants-storm-iloilo-and-batangas)

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July 27th, 2011, 03:41 PM

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‘Amaya’ in Sublian Festival

by Isah V. Red

I am surprised at the aggressive promotion the Kapuso network is undertaking for Amaya. And I am not wondering why, after all, the network has given all that it has to this project, much less the reputation it has built in the last decade, overtaking the broadcast giant now known as Kapamilya.

GMA Network says that Amaya, which is labeled epicserye (the word doesn’t exist in any dictionary, English or Filipino and no matter how funny it may sound for a lot of us whose first language,and at least second, is English) continues to be at the top in the ratings game.

Last weekend, Marian Rivera who has hogged the limelight once again, thanks to Heart Evangelista who told her side on their ongoing tiff, surprised her avid fans in Batangas and Laguna.

The South Luzon roadshow on July 22 and July 23 was the third leg of the successful Amaya roadshows, and just like the first two others—the first one in North Central Luzon followed by one in Cebu, hit the ground running with a wide array of surprises for the supporters of the show.

Kapuso enthusiasts from Batangas and Laguna had the chance to be up close and personal with their favorite Amaya stars. like Marian Rivera, Rochelle Pangilinan, Glaiza de Castro, Sid Lucero, Mikael Daez, Dion Ignacio, AJ Dee, Roxanne Barcelo, and Wendell Salgado. The Skrapecrew Dancers joined the stars on stage.

The cast at 10 a.m Friday were at the Kapuso Mall Show at SM City Lipa Event Center. They shared with the audience their personal experiences while taping the series. They were also featured in production numbers.

The stars proceeded to SM City Batangas Event Center at 3 p.m. where their supporters were waiting for them.

Marian and the cast of Amaya, with an additional performance from the Danz Focus, were dumbfounded to see that the Batangas City ’s Sports Coliseum was jampacked with funs all cheering for them.

The visit of the cast coincided with Sublian Festival being celebrated by the Batanguenos.

Paving the way for the Kapuso stars were activities for the Kapuso Night at 6 p.m.

The main attraction didn’t go up the stage until 7 p.m.

The following day, Amaya starswith Kapuso Sheena Halili joined head the “Kapuso Parada at Sublian sa Kalye.”

Meanwhile, fans of other Kapuso stars were already at the city’s People’s Quadrangle at 1 p.m. to watch the grooves and the moves of two of GMA-7 stars, Kris Bernal and Rocco Nacino, for the “Patimpalak Sublian sa Batangas.”

Then at 4 p.m., Dingdong Dantes, Jolina Magdangal, and Katrina Halili and Gabby Eigenmann were at the SM City Batangas Event Center for another show.

The entire cast of Amaya ended the weekend jaunt with a Kapuso Mall Show at 5 p.m. in SM City San Pablo Atrium in Laguna.

Now, would you still doubt Amaya’s popularity? Well, with Guns and Roses as its competitor in the timeslot, there’s no doubt people will prefer a more colorful, less laborious drama no matter how it can mislead people into believing this thing really happened in the country’s history.

Source: www.manilastandardtoday.com (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideEntertainment.htm?f=2011/july/27/entertainment1.isx&d=2011/july/27)

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 03:56 PM

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Alay-dugo, tampok sa pagdiriwang ng blood donors month

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 27 (PIA) -- Bilang suporta sa pagdiriwang ng National Blood Donors Month ngayong Hulyo, isang blood-letting activity ang isinagawa ng Batangas City Health Office (CHO) sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Philippine Red Cross –Batangas Chapter na nilahukan ng mga empleyado ng lokal na pamahalaan.

Maliban sa blood-letting, ginawaran ng ‘certificate of appreciation’ ang mga kawani ng pamahalaang lungsod na tinaguriang galloners o mga indibidwal na mahigit sa siyam na beses nagdonate ng dugo na sina Soriano Casas, Al Fritz Yaba at Leonnel Quinio ng CHO.

Ginawaran din sina Barangay Captain Olive Perez ng Sta Rita Aplaya sa pagbibigay ng dugo mula sa 20 donors, Delia Driz, Barangay Health Worker ng Libjo, Mark Aguila ng Bolbok at sina Buhay Cueto at Dario Ramos ng Alangilan.

Personal na inabot ni Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha ang mga sertipiko sa isang seremonya na ginanap pagkatapos ng flag ceremony sa People’s Quadrangle.

Lubos ang pasasalamat ng pamahalaang lungsod sa mga awardees sa kanilang voluntary blood donations na maraming buhay ang nadugtungan at maraming Batangueno ang nakinabang.

Samantala, tinanghal naman si Mayor Dimacuha na Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive ng Batangas Sandugo Award bilang pagsuporta nito sa nasabing activity. Ito ay ipinagkaloob ng Batangas Blood Council na pinamumunuan ni Gov. Vilma S. Recto. (CPG/Ronna Endaya Contreras, PIO Batangas City/PIA-Batang

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45692)

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July 27th, 2011, 04:01 PM

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Bloodletting
PRESS RELEASE
July 26, 2011
Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344

Bilang pagdiriwang ng National Blood Donors Month ngayong Hulyo, isang blood-letting activity ang isinagawa ng Batangas City Health Office kaninang umaga sa Gusaling Pangkalusugan.

Ito ay nilahukan ng mga empleyado ng lokal na pamahalaan. Ito ay isang regular na programa ng CHO sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Philippine Red Cross- Batangas Chapter.

Samantala, ginawaran naman ng certificate of appreciation ang mga kawani ng pamahalaang lungsod na tinaguriang galloners o mga indibidwal na mahigit sa siyam na beses nagdonate ng dugo.

Sila ay sina Soriano Casas, Al Fritz Yaba at Leonnel Quinio ng City Health Office.

Ginawaran din sina Barangay Captain Olive Perez ng Sta Rita Aplaya sa pagbibigay ng dugo mula sa 20 donors, Delia Driz, Barangay Health Worker ng Libjo, Mark Aguila ng Bolbok at sina Buhay Cueto at Dario Ramos ng Alangilan.

Personal na inabot ni Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha ang mga sertipiko sa isang seremonya na ginanap pagkatapos ng flag ceremony sa People's Quadrangle.

Lubos ang pasasalamat ng pamahalaang lungsod sa mga awardees sa kanilang voluntary blood donations na maraming buhay ang nadugtungan at maraming Batangueno ang nakinabang.

Samantala, tinanghal naman si Mayor Dimacuha na Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive ng Batangas Sandugo Award bilang pagsuporta nito sa nasabing activity. Ito ay ipinagkaloob ng Batangas Blood Council na pinamumunuan ni Gov. Vilma S. Recto. (Ronna Endaya Contreras, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.gov.ph (http://www.batangascity.gov.ph/pressrelease_newsflash_566.htm)

probinsyano

July 27th, 2011, 05:20 PM

:omg::omg::omg:Batangas Province's Official website was hacked by Lo0p th3 Lo0p
July 27, 2011

The Official Website of the Province of Batangas appears to have fallen prey to hackers, it seems like a Philippine flag was displayed whenever a user tried to enter this website and showed the word "H4ck3d by Lo0p th3 Lo0p" under the title Latest News July 7, 2011.

As of now there is no identification of the said user, as well as reasons for hacking the website, have yet to be determined.

This, however, the hacker named themselves as Lo0p th3 Lo0p and notified to make aware in advance of actual or potential treats as they were insulting the website even more and claimed that the site security seems to be bad but didn't delete any of the site's files or cause more damage. (I'm not sure if they were kind or just got limited access)

Here is an image of Flag displayed and remark statement showed made by user "Lo0p th3 Lo0p"

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Meanwhile, it is still loading properly.

This is not the first time that provincial government websites have been hacked.

Early last year(if I'm not mistaken), for instance, hackers defaced the home page of the Bulacan provincial website.

probinsyano

July 28th, 2011, 03:17 AM

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No IRA, no budget — solon
Published : Thursday, July 28, 2011 00:00
Written by : Jester P. Manalastas, Bernadette E. Tamayo

ALLIES of President Benigno Aquino III warned that they will not approve the proposed P1.818 trillion national budget for 2012 unless there is an increase in the Internal Revenue Allotment.

Batangas Rep. Hermilando Mandanas, chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, lamented that Aquino did not include in the budget proposal the additional P60 billion IRA for local government units.

Mandanas said the government did not give the P50 billion share of LGUs this year.

Since 1992, the total amount of IRA illegally withheld by the national government is more than P500 billion.

“IRA is not a gift or an act of generosity of the Executive Department, it is a right that flows from the Constitution and the laws. Congress cannot pass any legislative measure, including the GAA which is contrary to the Constitution,” the solon said.

He said the law dictates that LGUs should receive an IRA which is 40 percent of the national revenue and that this should be automatically released.

“Ito ay malaking wang-wang, ito ang amount na dapat ibigay sa local government pero ang ginawa hindi binibigay ng national government,” Mandanas, a member of the Liberal Party, said. “Ito ang panahon na kailangang sumunod na tayo sa batas,” he added.

Mandanas said the unreleased funds could have been used for health and education programs of LGUs.

He lamented that while he already called the attention of Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad about the issue, Malacanang still did not include the IRA budget in the 2012 proposed national budget.

Source: www.journal.com.ph (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/top-stories/10237-no-ira-no-budget--solon)

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July 28th, 2011, 05:50 AM

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Storm signals lifted in Batangas

Storm signals have been lifted in Batangas as Tropical Storm Juaning leaves the country, the state weather bureau said Wednesday evening.

Tropical Storm Juaning (Nock-Ten) sustained its 85 to 100 kilometer-per-hour winds and picked up speed as it began to move away from Luzon. State weather forecasters spotted the center of the storm at 110 kilometers southwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.

It will be outside the country’s meteorological jurisdiction by Thursday morning, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

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All Public Storm Warning Signals are now lowered. With this development, this is the final bulletin on this weather disturbance.

However, this disturbance will continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon and bring rains over the western sections of Luzon and Visayas.

Source: www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tc_up.html)

probinsyano

July 28th, 2011, 06:11 AM

MOST CLASSES RESUME IN BATANGAS AFTER PAGASA DECLARED TYPHOON JUANING IS OVER!

DEPED has lifted the suspension of classes CALABARZON today after knowing the tropical storm is over except in Rosario, Cavite where classes remain suspended as declared by Mayor Ricafrente.

Having said that, PAGASA is still monitoring the typhoon thereafter. According to them it may still affect the weather condition in the country though it been converted into a LPA

But some of the preschool, elementary, highschool/secondary and tertiary classes in Batangas are still suspended after Tropical Storm "JUANING" has moved out from the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and All Public Storm Warning Signals are now lowered. Now, the question of students and parents is, "How do they know if classes suspended at all levels?"

As per guidelines of the Department of Education (DepEd), classes in preschool will be postponed at Signal No. 1 while elementary and secondary classes will be suspended at Signal No. 2.

As reported, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is not releasing the list of schools to be suspended. The decision on suspension of classes in tertiary/college levels depends on the college or university officials. (View CHED guidelines)

Stay tuned for more updates:cheers:

donsar

July 28th, 2011, 06:59 AM

[QUOTE=probinsyano;82155876]Batangas has the most number of Rural banks in the Philippines

Aside from being a home of some of best and largest rural banks in the country, Batangas is now topping the number of rural banks throughout the isLand.

Here are the list of Rural Banks in Batangas:cheers:

[LIST]
5 Speed Rural Bank
Balayan Bay Rural Bank
Banco Batangan
Banco ng Masa
Bangko Kabayan
Batangas Rural Bank for Cooperatives
Bolbok Rural Bank
Calaca Rural Bank
Classic Rural Bank
Dynamic Bank
Empire Rural Bank
Excel Rural Bank

I read in this thread na BDO has the most no. of branches in the province among all commercial/universal banks. In relation to this, which area or cities in batangas where there is the largest concentration of banks, both rural and commercial. Also, are the small municipalities being adequately served by these banks, nothwithstanding their proximity to the major towns and citie

probinsyano

July 28th, 2011, 12:19 PM

probinsyano

July 28th, 2011, 12:54 PM

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21 guro mula sa Thailand, bumisita sa Batangas City

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 28 (PIA) -- Bumisita ang may 21 guro ng Princess Chulabhorn’s College ng Phitsanulok, Thailand, isang regional science school, sa unang pagkakataon sa lungsod ng Batangas July 20 upang obserbahan ang sistema ng edukasyon at kultura dito.

Nag courtesy call ang delegasyon sa pangunguna ni Wirot Nakkongkham, director ng Princess Chulabhorn’s College kay Mayor Vilma Abaya-Dimacuha noong July 20 at doon ay nagpalitan sila ng souvenir items.

Ayon sa director, nais nilang malaman ang sistema ng edukasyon dito na maaari nilang i-apply sa kanila. Magkakaroon din sila ng programa para sa isang cultural exchange kung saan nais nilang maimbitahan ang mga teachers at students dito na Makapunta sa Thailand.

Natutuwa rin sila at naging bahagi sila ng selebrasyon ng ika-42 taong pagdiriwang ng pagkakatatag ng lungsod ng Batangas kung saan ay nakasama sila sa Civic Military Parade kasama ng Department of Education.

Nagpunta rin sila sa Malunggayan Festival kung saan ay nakita nila ang iba’t-ibang pagkain at produkto na gawa sa Malunggay.

Kasama nila ang Batanguenong si Primo Anonuevo Jr., foreign language teacher/coordinator sa nasabing kolehiyo. (Dimpy Lontoc–Matienzo, PIO-Batangas City/PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45857)

probinsyano

July 28th, 2011, 12:57 PM

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Pinakamagandang karosa sa Batangas City day, tumanggap ng P100k

BATANGAS CITY, Hulyo 28 (PIA) -- Tinanghal na Best Float ang entry ng Saint Bridget College sa katatapos na Float Festival na isa sa mga highlight ng 42nd Batangas City Foundation Day noong July 23 kung saan tunay na naipakita ng kanilang karosa ang tema ng pagdiriwang na “Isapuso Tradisyong Batangueño”.

Tumanggap ang SBC ng P 100,000 sa awarding na ginanap sa Sublian competition.

Pumangalawa sa pinakamagarang karosa ang float ng Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. at Malampaya Foundation na nagkamit ng P 75,000. Nag-uwi naman ng P 50,000 ang Citimart Group of Companies na nanalo ng ikatlong pwesto.

Lubos na hinangaan din ang float ng city government na nagpapakita ng sinaunang tradisyon ng mga Filipino tulad ng pag-oorasyon. Lulan nito sina Mayor Vilma A. Dimacuha, dating Punonglungsod Eduardo B. Dimacuha at mga pinuno ng ibat-ibang departamento ng lokal na pamahalaan.

Bukod sa humigit kumulang na 30 floats na lumahok sa kompetisyon, lalong tumingkad ang selebrasyon dahil sa makukulay at magagarang kasuotan ng lahat ng sumama sa parada.

Nagpatalbugan din ang mga lumahok sa street dancing mula sa ibat-ibang paaralan sa lungsod.

Hindi rin nagpahuli sa kasuotan at pagsayaw ang mga empleyado ng pamahalaang lungsod.

Tampok din ang karakol ng epic serye ng GMA 7 na Amaya sakay ang mga cast nito sa pangunguna ni Marian Rivera na inabangan, dinumog at mainit na tinanggap ng mga Batangueno . (Dimpy Lontoc-Matienzo, PIO-Batangas City/PIA-Batangas)

Source: www.pia.gov.ph (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=cal&id=45856)

probinsyano

July 28th, 2011, 01:11 PM

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Photos that touch the heart
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo
The Philippine Star
Updated July 26, 2011 12:00 AM

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Cesar Hernando and Vilma Santos hold a poster of the Mula sa Mga Aninong Gumagalaw photo exhibit poster. Left: 2011 Cinemalaya festival director Nes Jardin.

The photographs in Mula sa Mga Aninong Gumagalaw, Cesar Hernando’s first photo exhibit which opened at the CCP Bulwagang Fernando Amorsolo (Small Gallery) a day before the just-concluded 2011 Cinemalaya did and which will run until Aug. 28, are not, unlike those in the song, covered with lines and traces. They are old, all right, but they touch the heart because most of those in the pictures are gone, including (as Cesar noted with sadness) Ishmael Bernal, Rita Gomez, Vic Vargas, Jay Ilagan, Charito Solis and Johnny Delgado.

“For instance,” Cesar pointed out, “only Charo Santos is the only cast survivor of Mike de Leon’s Kisapmata. The rest have reunited Up There — Charito, Jay and Vic.”

Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos is the central figure in the exhibit and she found out only when she graced the opening, along with Regal Matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde and Cinemalaya festival director Nes Jardin.

The collection of 31 photographs was dug up from Cesar’s baul covering work spanning three decades of film work, from 1971 when he was assistant director to Bernal in his debut film Pagdating sa Dulo, to Lav Diaz’s Batang West Side in 2001, for which he received his third Urian Best Production Design trophy. Both films are landmarks in Philippine film history.

In between are other photographs taken on the sets of various movies in which Cesar was involved, such as Raymond Red’s Bayani, and Batch 81 and Bayaning Third World, both also by De Leon.

Cesar took photographs of Vilma on the sets of Maryo J. de los Reyes’ Tagos ng Dugo (1987) and De Leon’s Sister Stella L (1984), in which she played the two opposites of a woman: The saint-martyr (as an activist-nun in Sister Stella L) and sinner-psycho whore (a killer in Tagos).

A guest who was proud of the photographs (and the movies) was Mother Lily who posed with Vilma in front of the Stella L photographs. The two women still beam with triumph every time Stella L continues to receive acclaim over 25 years after its release. Vilma was star while Mother Lily was producer. As Cesar told the guests during the exhibit opening, he was grateful that the movie was made at all, considering the political and box-office risks in making it.

Vilma walked around to view other pictures at the exhibit amid a large crowd who every now and then asked to be photographed with her or get her autograph.

Among the most admired images were those of Vic Silayan making a face on the set of the very serious film Kisapmata, and Joel Torre during a break in the shoot of Batang West Side on a snow-covered street of New Jersey with the still-standing Twin Towers noticeable in the background.
Vilma with Regal Matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde give Sister Stella L. a thumbs-up. It was Regal which produced the Mike de Leon movie.

Vilma was particularly surprised to see an unpublished or hitherto unseen portrait of her being made up on the set of Tagos.

“Vilma was happy to see again some of those she has worked with, like cinematographer-directors Mel Bacani and Rody Lacap,” said Cesar.

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Others who were at the opening were Raymond Red, De La Salle Prof. Doy del Mundo (whose new film, Paglipad ng Anghel, was shown at Cinemalaya 2011), Robert Quebral, John Torres, Khavn dela Cruz, Nap Jamir, Mik Red, Yul Servo, Bing Pimentel, Ronnie Lazaro, and Renz and Rap Fernandez (Lorna Tolentino’s sons), UP Fine Arts faculty members and students, Cinemalaya festival-goers, and the photographer-artist friends.

When some of the students asked Vilma to sign their drawings, Vilma happily obliged and even scribbled her own drawing on the young artist’s notebook, saying that before she even became a star, she was already fond of sketching and drawing.

At the cocktails, banker/film-enthusiast/STAR-columnist and Vilma’s fellow Batangueño Danny Dolor was telling Vilma she could be a future National Artist, which the actress brushed aside with modesty, saying, “Naku, huwag naman. Marami pa sa movie industry na more deserving of that honor.” But Dolor disagreed, saying she meets all the qualifications required of a National Artist.

probinsyano

July 28th, 2011, 01:26 PM

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25 most influential leaders in Philippine politics
By Wilson Lee Flores (The Philippine Star)
Updated July 24, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Leadership is action, not position. — Donald H. McGannon

Who are the 25 top movers and shakers in the exciting, colorful, sometimes treacherous and often topsy-turvy world of Philippine politics? Can we the citizenry appeal to these leaders to hopefully help change the future of our society by putting public interest above self-interests?

1. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III — A man of destiny and political reformer who originally didn’t have any ambitions to become president, the 51-year-old P-Noy decisively won the 2010 election with 15.2 million votes after the death of his mother, ex-President Cory C. Aquino, and due to his commitment to push anti-corruption reforms. The only son of democracy icons Senator Ninoy Aquino and Cory Aquino, he previously served as senator and Tarlac congressman. One of his early jobs after college was at the non-profit Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). An eloquent public speaker and idealistic in his dream of a Philippine society with less poverty and less political corruption, P-Noy is a history buff, Ateneo economics graduate, a practical shooting expert, and an audiophile who likes folk, jazz and bossa nova music.

2. Jejomar “Jojo” Binay — The populist former mayor of Makati City and former chairman of the Metro Manila Development authority (MMDA) pulled off the biggest political upset victory in modern Philippine electoral history, when he came from far behind in the surveys and won the vice-presidential race in 2010. Binay overcame childhood poverty, graduated with political science and law degrees from the University of the Philippines (UP), worked as college lecturer in various schools and was a courageous human rights lawyer who was jailed for his activism. He was appointed mayor of Makati by the late President Cory C. Aquino after the 1986 EDSA uprising, and is now leader of the UNO and PDP-Laban parties. He also heads the government’s mass housing program, and is presidential adviser on Overseas Filipino affairs. One of his numerous civic endeavors is being national president of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. His son Jejomar Erwin “Jun-jun” Binay Jr. succeeded him as mayor of Makati City.

3. Juan “Manong Johnny” Ponce Enrile — The brilliant 87-year-old Senate President Enrile is a tough survivor of childhood poverty in Cagayan province and of the vicissitudes of Philippine politics. Graduating cum laude with an associate of arts degree from the Ateneo, cum laude with a law degree from the University of the Philippines and a law degree from Harvard, the former defense minister of the Marcos era became a key player in the 1986 EDSA uprising that catapulted Cory Aquino to the presidency after a coup d’etat against President Ferdinand Marcos failed.

4. Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte, Jr. — Speaker Belmonte is an outstanding leader of the House of Representatives with 286 legislators, a former journalist and working student in his youth and a lawyer by training. In 1986, then President Cory C. Aquino appointed him head of several financially ailing government corporations, which he successfully turned around and made profitable. He served as president of GSIS, Manila Hotel, Philippine Airlines and head of other institutions. As mayor of Quezon City, he upheld prudent fiscal management, reforms, improved the business environment, modernized infrastructures and pushed socio-economic development. His daughter Joy is now vice mayor of Quezon City.

5. Renato Corona — Son of the late Atty. Juan M. Corona (who wept for the first time in front of his son when the latter graduated with a law degree) and UST accounting summa cum laude graduate Eugenia Coronado Corona, Chief Justice Renato C. Corona studied college and law at the Ateneo de Manila University and earned his law degree from Harvard Law School. He earned his doctorate in civil law from the University of Santo Tomas with summa cum laude honors. His eldest brother, Atty. Arturo Corona, was Department of Transportation & Communications (DOTC) Secretary of President Cory C. Aquino. SGV Group founder Washington SyCip said to him after the chief justice appointment of Corona — who was a former SGV executive — “You make us very proud, you make the entire organization very proud.” Chief Justice Corona says he hopes to strengthen the Philippine judiciary and improve the judicial system.

6. Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa, Jr. — A graduate of economics at University of Santo Tomas and law at the Ateneo de Manila University, Executive Secretary Ochoa occupies the influential post known as “Little President” and has been a long-time legal counsel of P-Noy. The 50-year-old lawyer is reputedly also leader of the so-called Samar faction in the P-Noy administration. His late father Paquito Ochoa, Sr. was mayor of Pulilan, Bulacan and a close friend of P-Noy’s dad Senator Ninoy Aquino. A former vice president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and former city administrator of Quezon City, Ochoa is also law firm partner — now on leave — of Senator Bongbong Marcos’s wife Louise “Liza” Araneta Marcos.

7. Manuel “Mar” Roxas III — Apart from now being cabinet secretary in charge of the Department of Transportation and Communications, the Wharton-educated former Wall Street investment banker Mar is president of the ruling Liberal Party. He is also reportedly leader of the Balay faction in the P-Noy administration. His wife, award-winning ABS-CBN 2 broadcaster Korina Sanchez, is also politically astute. A former Lee Kuan Yew fellow awarded by the Singapore government and a legislator with numerous progressive socio-economic bills, Mar said that he only entered politics after the death of his idealistic elder brother Congressman Gerardo “Dinggoy” Roxas, Jr. at a young age. Mar came back to spend his brother’s last three months by his side.

8. Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada—Former president, vice-president, senator, San Juan mayor and six-time Famas Best Actor awardee Erap is still a formidable force in Philippine politics and genuinely loved by the masses. He landed a surprising second place to P-Noy and Senator Manny Villar in the 2010 presidential race despite lack of resources and showbiz celebrity endorsers. His sons Jinggoy and JV are respectively senator and congressman, while his second wife Guia Gomez is now mayor of San Juan City.
Secretary Butch Abad

9. Florencio “Butch” Abad — One of the most trusted officials and also election campaign manager of P-Noy, Liberal Party stalwart and Budget & Management Secretary Butch Abad studied business management and earned a law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and his master’s in public administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. His daughter Julia Andrea is head of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) and son Luis Andres is chief of staff of Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima. Secretary Abad’s late sister was the famed artist Pacita Abad.

10. Cesar A. V. Purisima — Hardworking Finance Secretary Purisma is former chairman of SGV Group and a leader of the Hyatt 10, along with Secretary Butch Abad, who resigned from the cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during the “Hello Garci” scandal. He was former trade and industry secretary. Purisima earned his BS Commerce degree, majoring in accounting and management of financial institutions, from De la Salle University (1979) and his MBA from J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. He was a topnotcher in the 1979 Certified Public Accountant Board Examination.

11. Leila de Lima — Justice Secretary de Lima is one of the most high-profile officials of the P-Noy administration at the forefront of various controversies from the Hubert Webb case to the Maguindanao massacre. She is a graduate of De La Salle University and salutatorian of San Beda Law School. Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno recommended de Lima as justice secretary after he turned down the post offered him by P-Noy.

12. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo — Despite the government’s ongoing attacks on her alleged massive corruption during her presidency from 2001 to 2010, now Pampanga representative GMA is still a political force as a leader of the opposition. A workaholic, Assumption summa cum laude graduate as well as alumna of the Ateneo and UP, she led the Philippines towards robust economic growth averaging 4.5 percent per year during her term. GMA was a former economics professor with P-Noy as one of her Ateneo students. She is also Chief Girl Scout of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.

13. Manuel “Manny” B. Villar, Jr. — Leader of the Nacionalista Party, pragmatic and smart Senator Villar has the rare distinction of having led two chambers of Philippine Congress both as senate president and speaker of the House of Representatives. He is successful both in business and politics, an accounting and MBA graduate of UP Diliman. His son Mark is now a Las Piñas congressman. His wife former Congresswoman Cynthia Aguilar Villar is a daughter of former Las Piñas Mayor Filemon Aguilar and sister of incumbent Mayor Vergel Aguilar.

14. Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero — Senator Escudero is a close ally of P-Noy, trusted confidant of Vice-President Jojo Binay and former spokesman of opposition presidential candidate Fernando Poe, Jr. Chiz is a prime-mover behind the controversial but successful “Noy-Bi” campaign during the 2010 election. He is a former congressman representing Sorsogon and former minority floor leader. Chiz told this writer that he used to teach at his alma mater, UP Law School, but a law forbids government personnel or officials to hold two government jobs so he misses teaching. Chiz earned his master’s in international and comparative law from Georgetown University. Now 41 years old, he is reputed to be a contender for the vice-presidency in 2016.

15. Miriam Defensor Santiago — A firebrand senator, intellectual giant, constitutional law expert and former agrarian reform secretary, Senator Santiago almost won the closely-contested 1992 presidential election. She has also won the 1988 Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service due to her past anti-corruption efforts. A grade school and high school valedictorian, she became the first female editor in chief of the UP college newspaper the Philippine Collegian, also graduating magna cum laude from UP with a bachelor of arts degree and a law degree cum laude. She went on to earn her master’s and doctorate degrees in law from the University of Michigan.

16. Edgardo “Ed” Angara — An outstanding and cerebral senator noted for his socio-economic reform bills, he built up the influential ACCRA law firm and was former president of the University of the Philippines. He will finish his third term in 2013 and is reportedly grooming his brilliant Harvard-trained only son Aurora Congressman Juan Eduardo “Sonny” Angara as next senator. Former Senate President Ed Angara studied at UP and earned his master’s degree in law from University of Michigan.

17. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos II — Eloquent, mild-mannered and pragmatic, former Ilocos Norte Governor and now Senator Bongbong Marcos is an economics graduate of Oxford University and earned his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the only son of the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos and now Congresswoman Imelda Romualdez Marcos. His wife, top lawyer Liza Araneta Marcos, is a niece of Pedro Cojuangco, brother of the late President Cory C. Aquino and uncle of P-Noy, and she helped arranged for Bongbong and elder sister Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos to visit the wake of Cory.

18. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson — A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) with a master’s degree in government management from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Senator Lacson is an ally of P-Noy. He is a fearless political leader unique for his advocacy of turning down all pork barrel funds, because he believes legislators should make laws and not roads. A resilient political survivor, he made a name for himself as the iron-willed, gutsy and efficient former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

19. Loren Legarda — A high school valedictorian of Assumption College and cum laude graduate of UP, an environmentalist and former multi-awarded TV journalist, Loren is the only woman politician to have topped two senatorial elections. Among the many progressive socio-economic laws the workaholic legislator has authored include the Expanded Senior Citizens Act, the Climate Change Act, the Magna Carta for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, the Cheaper & Quality Medicines Act and others.

20. Gilberto “Gibo” C. Teodoro — Ex-Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro lost the 2010 presidential election, but won credibility as a decisive, brilliant and ethical leader. He studied Commerce at De La Salle University, topped his class at UP Law School, was No. 1 bar topnotcher, then earned his master’s of law degree from Harvard University. He has an outstanding public service record as legislator and cabinet secretary unblemished by corruption or scandal, and many hope he will run for senator in 2013.

21. Richard “Dick” Gordon — A graduate of history and government from the Ateneo and law from UP, also a former brand manager at Procter & Gamble, the eloquent and hyperactive former Tourism Secretary Dick Gordon is best remembered for his success in managing the Subic Freeport. He is now chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross, currently radio and TV host in Ateneo schoolmate Manny V. Pangilinan’s TV5 broadcast network, and he is reportedly planning to return to the Senate in 2013.

22. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. — Popular movie actor, film producer and TV host Bong Revilla is a former governor of Cavite province and early this year was elected as president of the opposition’s Lakas-Kampi-CMD party. His wife is the hardworking Cavite Congresswoman Lani Mercado-Revilla. His younger brother Strike Revilla is mayor of their hometown of Bacoor, Cavite, while younger sister Andrea Bautista-Ynares is the wife of Rizal Governor Casimiro “Jun” Ynares III. Revilla is the first actor to be appointed chairman of the anti-piracy Optical Media Board (OMB), which later paved the way for other actors Edu Manzano and incumbent chairman Ronnie Ricketts to assume the post.

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23. Vilma “Ate Vi” Santos-Recto — The popular governor of Batangas province reportedly turned down invitations for her to run as vice-president in the 2010 election and she switched from Lakas party to P-Noy’s Liberal Party in late 2009. She is former three-term mayor of Lipa City and the street-smart political partner of husband Senator Ralph Recto. When asked if she plans to someday run for president of the Philippines, the multi-awarded film and TV actress said she never makes political plans and is “only concerned about doing a good job serving the people of Batangas as governor.”

24. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao — An inspiring rags-to-riches saga, Pacquiao, the disciplined world boxing champion, is now Saranggani congressman. Colleagues said he is hardworking and is studying politics earnestly, while GMA 7 chairman Atty. Felipe Gozon told this writer: “Manny Pacquiao has a bright political future.” His Manny Many Prizes show on GMA 7 has become wildly popular. A former ally of Nacionalista standardbearer Manny Villar, Pacquiao in 2010 switched to P-Noy’s Liberal Party.

25. Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros-Baraquel — The principal author of the crucial and progressive Reproductive Health (RH) bill in the House of Representatives, Risa is a former congresswoman and fearless activist, even as a student opposing the Bataan nuclear power plant and later calling for the ouster of then President Gloria M. Arroyo, leader of the social democrat (not Communist) Akbayan party and Ateneo cum laude graduate. She is one of the staunchest supporters of P-Noy. Risa is also a former TV journalist, recipient of the Kapisanan ng Mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas’ Golden Dove Award for Best Female Newscaster.

Source: www.philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=709359&publicationSubCategoryId=86)