^^^plus ang maganda pa sa downtown area hindi sya along the highway.kaso dapat mas maging vibrant pa ang atmosphere jan sa area na yan. airbus A380 visited NAIA and DMIA october 14,2007.

--any news about Guagua National Colleges' bid to being a University?

The local governments of 20 of Pampanga’s 22 towns are maintaining 34 dumps that the law on ecological solid waste management has rendered illegal, according to the Metro Clark Waste Management Corp. (MCWMC).
Governor Lilia Pineda and Lormelyn Claudio, Central Luzon director of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), confirmed the MCWMC findings in separate phone interviews on Monday.
But the officials said local governments have exerted efforts to pursue solid waste management processes required by law.
The MCWMC runs a 70-hectare landfill inside the Clark Special Economic Zone in Kalangitan in Capas, Tarlac. It requires local governments to pay a tipping fee of P800 per ton of waste.
The company conducted a study on waste generation in Pampanga at the request of the EMB, according to Armando Garcia, MCWMC president, in an April 16 letter to Claudio.
“Out of the 22 local government units in Pampanga, only nine are disposing of their garbage in our sanitary landfill,” Garcia said in the letter.
“Out of the 421,264 metric tons of estimated annual waste generation of the province in 2011, only 43,057.08 MT were disposed of in the MCWMC sanitary landfill.”
The rest of the garbage being disposed of may have been illegally dumped by some towns with the cooperation of barangay captains, he said.
Local governments allegedly running dumps are Angeles City, Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Floridablana, Guagua, Lubao, Mabalacat, Macabebe, Magalang, Masantol, Mexico, Minalin, Porac, City of San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Sasmuan, Sta. Ana, Sta. Rita and Sto. Tomas.
In January 2011, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje ordered the closure of the dumps in Angeles, San Fernando, Arayat, Floridablanca, Guagua, Mabalacat, Macabebe, Magalang, Masantol, Mexico, Minalin, Porac, San Luis, Sasmuan, Sta. Ana and Sto. Tomas.
Garcia said the dumps have been taking in “residual municipal wastes and other wastes from private sources (that) are still being dumped illegally and surreptitiously.”
According to the MCWMC, the top waste generators in 2011 were Angeles City (58,740 MT), City of San Fernando (51,464.16 MT), Mabalacat (38,809.80 MT), Lubao (27,151.74 MT), Mexico (26,433.18 MT) and Arayat (21,842.64 MT).
Several local government officials disagreed with the findings.
Angeles City administrator Dennis Pamintuan said the Balibago dump had been closed while the facility in Cauayan contained wastes dumped there since 2005. The city government has been using a landfill in Montalban, Rizal, and has resumed the use of the landfill in Kalangitan in Capas, he said.
Rowee Freeman, City of San Fernando environment officer, said a small volume of waste is thrown in Kalangitan because the bulk has been diverted to a waste-to-energy facility that is operated by the Spectrum Blue Steel Corp. since March 1.
The waste segregation campaign has reduced residual waste by 25 percent from 130 MT in 2010 to 100 MT in 2011. The city also runs a composting facility for biodegradable wastes from two public markets.
Mabalacat has been bringing its waste to a landfill in Montalban, Mayor Marino Morales said.
To help local governments tackle their solid management disposal program, Pineda said her administration has organized a group of junkshop owners and linked them to buyers of scrap materials.
The provincial capitol has enjoined village leaders and civic groups to activate material recovery facilities that have also been clustered. It has also distributed 100 carts to scrap collectors.
“We have been trying to help manage solid waste at the village level, involving the private sector and households. This is not an easy problem but it can be solved if there is cooperation with health and environmental protection as our main aims,” Pineda said.
Source (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/202255/34-open-dumps-still-in-use-in-pampanga-report)

^^^plus ang maganda pa sa downtown area hindi sya along the highway.kaso dapat mas maging vibrant pa ang atmosphere jan sa area na yan. airbus A380 visited NAIA and DMIA october 14,2007.

--any news about Guagua National Colleges' bid to being a University?

2007 pa pala, kaya pala familiar...

Ewan sa town namin, masyado na concentrate sa highway, sana yung gagawing bagong CBD pag naging city na e sa new Location naman beside Mc Arthur, problema kasi sa ibang roads dito e puro residential houses na ang mga nakatayo sa gilid ng daan, lang urban planning

An interesting write-up from Asian Traveler Magazine:

This bustling destination, plus Clark, together have the gritty urbanism of Manila, the cosmopolitan air of Boracay, the American frontier feel of Baguio, and the rustic charm of an old provincial town, but they each have become uniquely themselves, with their own palette of many hidden charms and unexpected come-ons. Their story ends on the happy note of reclaiming one's true self in the ever-shifting lahar of time, their cry for freedom from invading humans and invasive nature echoing resoundingly down Abacan River.

More: Reclaiming Angeles and Clark (http://www.asiantravelermagazine.com/destinations/angeles.html)

this is a very nice writeup. it really captures the feel of Angeles.

as time goes by, mas lumalaki ang old-new divide ng Angeles, which makes the city more interesting. while hotels and entertainment establishments keep sprouting in northwestern angeles (balibago, malabanas, clark, etc.), preservation of heritage is getting more attention naman in southern angeles (sto rosario, san jose, sto. cristo, etc).

not to mention the rising districts of Angeles -- the Ayala complex in Pulung Maragul, and the Korean strip of Anunas, which slowly spills into Cutcut and Sto. Domingo via Friendship Hiway.

as the article said, Angeles is truly a cosmopolitan place.

things look good in the future for Angeles

post ko lang mga photos na kalakip nung article dun sa asiantraveler:

Sapang Bato off-roading (Angeles' bid for ecotourism)

http://www.asiantravelermagazine.com/destinations/angeles/images/1.jpg

a section of Museo ning Angeles, showing Kapampangan cooking materials, with Angeles dubbed as the Culinary Capital of the Province/Country

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eggs being boiled in Puning hot spring... this, however, is already in Porac... only accessed through Sapang Bato in Angeles

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El Kabayo Ranch in Clark

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Saladang Paku (fern salad)

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Clark Veterans Cemetery beside SM Clark

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library section of the Center for Kapampangan Studies in Holy Angel University

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France-inspired cafe GUSTAVE CAFE to open soon in Angeles.

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I saw the tarpaulin announcing its opening doon sa 4-storey building na tinatayo along McArthur sa Balibago. Dito sa building na ito:

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magkakaroon din ba ng mini-Eiffel Tower ang Gustav Cafe sa Angeles, kamukha nung Gustav Cafe sa Essel Supermarket sa Telabastagan, San Fernando?

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Construction of the City College of Angeles at Brgy. Pampang is expected to be completed this coming June. In the meantime, the CCA will formally start operating at its temporary site at the Angeles City Library for the 1st semester of school year 2012-2013 on June 13 2012. (from Angeles City Official FB)

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WOW, exciting! Ito na siguro yung sinasabi ni nicoutilities na gagawin ng Angeles govt kontra spaghetti wires that make the city less visually appealing.

Nakita ko ito sa Angeles FB:

Sangguniang Panglungsod
Notice of Committee Hearings, City Hall, Angeles City

Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 10:00 am
Agenda:
An ordinance requiring all concerned utility companies, particularly the Angeles Electric Corporation, Telephon, Internet and Cable Television Service providing companies to integrate their overhead lines into an undeground cabling system within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Angeles.

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

- From the Sangguniang Panlungsod

^^Just like in Hong Kong! :cheers::cheers:

^^ does this mean maraming service interruptions ang mararanasan ng Angelenos to give way to this ordinance? ok lang tiisin ito, basta ba gumanda ang view ng Angeles

WOW, exciting! Ito na siguro yung sinasabi ni nicoutilities na gagawin ng Angeles govt kontra spaghetti wires that make the city less visually appealing.

Nakita ko ito sa Angeles FB:

Sangguniang Panglungsod
Notice of Committee Hearings, City Hall, Angeles City

Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 10:00 am
Agenda:
An ordinance requiring all concerned utility companies, particularly the Angeles Electric Corporation, Telephon, Internet and Cable Television Service providing companies to integrate their overhead lines into an undeground cabling system within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Angeles.

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

- From the Sangguniang Panlungsod

Within the territorial jurisdiction of City of Angeles? Means all of Angeles? Not just Sto Rosario? wow :cheers::cheers::cheers:

hmmm, this will be a major headache to those utility companies if they will do this alone? City Government should help them as well.

@sisigman, most probably...just these days there are already lots of power interruptions just like this afternoon.

^^ mnemonick baka Public-Private Partnership project siya. In any case, super pro ako sa ordinance na ito! maganda itong simulan sa heritage district (Sto. Rosario)... and then sa entertainment district.

TheJMP617, could the power interruption a while ago be because of the ordinance? I hope so! pero di pa siguro. di pa naman sya nafa-finalize. Sa May 30 pa paguusapan ng mga konsehal hehe

Angeles will be wow city pag nag push through to, it will actually be a city of global aesthetic standards, kung magawa yan, chicken nalang gawin ang mga designated jeepney/bus stops within the city para neat and organized na ang mga daan just like Singapore :cheers:

^^ Sta Ana is included in 3rd district

Trivia: the poorest towns of Pampanga (based on Income classification) are Santa Rita, Sasmuan, San Luis, and Santa Ana. 2 come from the 2nd district, 2 come from the 4th district.

Sir, interesting facts. Where did you get your source?

By the way, STA. ANA is under the 3rd District of Pampanga..:)
It's not under neither the 2nd nor the 4th District of our Province.

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Dahil uso si CJ Corona (whom will be judged later), lets read about some Kapampangan Chief Justices
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Tantingco: Corona and Abad Santos


SURE, Renato Corona gave a good excuse for not including his dollar accounts and co-mingled assets in his SALN.

But a good excuse is still an excuse, and honorable men don’t make excuses.

The Constitution requires public officials to disclose “all” their assets, and “all,” I suppose, includes dollar accounts.

But because the Constitution says “as the law provides,” Corona seizes the word “law” and cunningly interprets it to mean the Foreign Currency Deposits Act (FCDA), which prevents banks from disclosing private dollar accounts.

But the FCDA prevents banks, not depositors. Depositors like Renato Corona can of course disclose their dollar accounts, and in fact should disclose their dollar accounts, because that’s what the Constitution says.

It was quite disingenuous for a member of the Supreme Court, especially its Chief Justice, to apply a law to himself when it’s clear it applies only to banks.

Well, Corona was probably only echoing the interpretation that everyone else in government has been using to also hide their dollar accounts.

Or he probably just needed to save his neck because, as Miriam Defensor Santiago said, “It’s only natural that a person will choose an interpretation most favorable to him.”

Except that Renato Corona is not just any person, or any public official. He is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Or, to borrow his own description of himself, “the Chief Justice of the Republic of the Philippines.” A Chief Justice’s interpretation of the law is supposedly the wisest interpretation of the law.

But if Renato Corona’s interpretation of the Constitution is that the phrase “as the law provides” refers to FCDA, and his interpretation of FCDA is that it applies to depositors and not just banks, then the Chief Justice has just given all the thieves and crooks in government a tip on how to hide their loot: simply put it in your dollar account.

It will be safe there, the Chief Justice says, because no court in the land—not trial courts, not an impeachment court, not even the Supreme Court—can force the bank or the depositor to reveal it.

My God, if I had a law firm and one of my lawyers interpreted the law that way, I’d fire that lawyer.

The Filipino People through their elected senators should do the right thing and fire this Chief Justice. With that silly, self-serving and dangerous interpretation of the law, he should not be allowed to stay another day in office.

The question is, will our senators, who I’m sure also have dollar accounts and are also hiding them and also using Corona’s interpretation of the law, sympathize with him and acquit him? Or will they be hypocrites and convict him?

Or will they rise above themselves and convict him and then disclose their dollar accounts, too? That would be a new day for the Philippines.
Renato Corona had one chance to rise above himself last week and he blew it.

That televised meltdown of a Chief Justice I’m sure upset a lot of people. To feel better, we should probably remind ourselves of one moment of glory achieved by another Chief Justice, Jose Abad Santos, who I’m proud to say was a Kapampangan.

When World War II broke out, the entire government of the Philippines, led by President Manuel L.

Quezon and Vice President Sergio Osmeña, fled to the United States. Chief Justice Abad Santos chose to stay behind, at great risk to himself and his family.

The Japanese captured, imprisoned and then executed him. Before he died, he had reportedly told his weeping son, Jose Jr., “It is an honor to die for one’s country.”

Chief Justice Abad Santos gave up his life for his country. Chief Justice Corona was only being asked to tell the truth for his country, and he couldn’t do it.

Chief Justices can be honorable and dishonorable.

They can sink to the level of a septic tank or they can rise to real greatness, capable of heroism and martyrdom. I remember one Chief Justice during martial law who went around holding an umbrella for Imelda Marcos.

Jose Abad Santos is actually just one of many Kapampangans who have distinguished themselves as members of the Supreme Court, either as Chief Justice or as Associate Justice.

The last two predecessors of Corona were Kapampangans: Artemio Panganiban of Candaba and Reynato S. Puno of Guagua.

Chief Justice Panganiban has been described by Justice Antonio Carpio as “undoubtedly the most prolific writer of the Court, bar none,” while Chief Justice Puno is best known for his decisions favoring victims of military abuse, including the Writ of Amparo, which gave families access to military records.

The country’s first Chief Justice, Cayetano Arellano (1901-1920), was from the Kapampangan-speaking town of Orion, Bataan.

Other Justices of the Supreme Court from Pampanga were: Antonio Villareal (1925-1940) of Arayat, Jose Gutierrez David (1951-1969) of Bacolor, Roberto Regala (1962-1975) also of Bacolor, Hugo Gutierrez Jr. (1982-1993) of Lubao, Jose Melo (1992-2002) of Angeles, Jose Vitug (1998-2004) of Lubao, and Vicente Mendoza (1994-2002) of Macabebe.

The following were also Kapampangans although they were born outside the province: Jesus Barrera (1959-1966) of Concepcion, Tarlac; Arsenio Dizon (1960-1971) also of Concepcion, Vicente Abad Santos (1979-1986), nephew of Jose Abad Santos, born in Concepcion; Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero (1991-1997) of Tondo, with roots in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga; Camilo Quiason (1993-1995) of Manila, probably with roots in Angeles; and Minita Chico-Nazario (2004-2009) of San Miguel, Bulacan, with roots in Masantol.

Justice Ricardo C. Puno, Sr. of Guagua, the father of Ricardo “Dong” Puno, Jr. and former DILG Secretary Reynaldo Puno, was an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals.

Estelito Mendoza was another Kapampangan legal luminary who may not have become a Justice but, like Ricardo Puno, served the country as Minister of Justice.

Kapampangans do have a tradition of excelling in the field of law. In fact, the first Filipino layman to become a Doctor of Laws was a Kapampangan from Angeles, Mariano Paras Henson, son-in-law of the town’s founder, Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda, and ancestor of the Nepomucenos.

And to help sustain this tradition, Holy Angel University will soon put up a College of Law and produce lawyers who will be, more than anything else, honorable.

Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/opinion/2012/05/28/tantingco-corona-and-abad-santos-223837)

MUNICIPALITY OF GUAGUA
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income: 1st class
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pasensya na masyadong marame. may kulang pa na hindi na shot
:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

niceone! sa wakas bumida rin ang Guagua! everyday ako dati jan. astig ang malaking plaza sa downtown area nasa gitna at nakapalibot ang road in all direction. bkit kaya un downtown ng SF and Angeles wala plaza?
. siguro panahon pa ng spanish era ang urban planning ng Guagua dahil magkakatabi ang plaza,townhall,andChurch just like SF pero wala lng siya plaza. :-)

Bukas na pala ang inaugural flight ng Dragon Air sa Clark, sarap lang mambasag sa Clark Airport thread, seriously, im trying my best to make that thread clean and just ignore some stupid posts, but some people ... :nuts:

:lol:. Mengutang ku pin karin bat minta yapa ing A380 king Clark para dakpan itang metung karin. Itang metung na emu balu nung nanu ya paglaban. Pro o anti-Clark ya.

Angeles will be wow city pag nag push through to, it will actually be a city of global aesthetic standards, kung magawa yan, chicken nalang gawin ang mga designated jeepney/bus stops within the city para neat and organized na ang mga daan just like Singapore :cheers:

IKR. I just wonder how long it will take for this to fully materialize. ang sarap sigurong magpicture ng buildings pag nagkataon. wala ng mga wire na haharang harang

congrats sa Poracay! Pag-asa ng Manibaug district ng Pampanga. Dapat matapatan nito ang Jed's Island ng Bulacan one day.

Yung mga bago kong kakilala, pag tinatanong ko palagi kung nakapunta na silang Porac, palaging sagot nila. "Oo, pero sa Poracay pa lang." Meaning ito ang initial attraction sa karamihan ng mga non-Poraquenos talaga.

correction lang sa article: there is no "Barangay Manibaug." Tatlo ang barangays na may Manibaug, namely: Manibaug Paralaya, Manibaug Libutad, and Manibaug Pasig. Poracay is in Manibaug Pasig.

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Resort cited for contribution to tourism
By Jovi T. De Leon

Monday, May 28, 2012

PORAC -- Municipal government cited on Monday through a Municipal Council resolution the massive contribution to local and international tourism of Poracay Resort in Barangay Manibaug here.

During the Monday flag raising rites, Municipal Council majority floor leader Councilor Ludi Muli read the resolution which noted the growing influx of tourists in the town, particularly Poracay, and its contribution to the town’s economy.

Poracay is a man-made resort carved from the once-lahar-covered area. It now houses pools, villas, cottages, zip lines, a lagoon from recycled water for kayaking and other recreational facilities.

Dela Cruz said the local government will support Poracay in its expansion as well as development of surrounding areas.

“Definitely we will support upcoming developments there and help in promoting the resort. Even my relatives abroad have bookings already because they have heard much about Poracay which is uniquely Poraqueño,” he said.

Rogie Ayson, the man behind Poracay, thanked the officials and vowed to continue pushing for tourism growth in the town.

“There is much to see and do at Poracay. Like in Boracay, we now have regular weekend activities like concerts and many more. We hope to help more in promoting tourism in Porac,” he said.

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on May 29, 2012.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/05/28/resort-cited-contribution-tourism-223846

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from Poracay official website

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from Pampangadirectory.net

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from Good Filipino blog

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pop: 104,284
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pasensya na masyadong marame. may kulang pa na hindi na shot
:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Ayos nakunan mo na pala ng mga pics ang Guagua dami pa ah nakakalula. Sana di ka madala na mag-picture ng mga lugar sa Pampanga mukhang maganda kase ang cam mo.

Buti naman tapos na reno sa Guagua at mukhang mas maganda kaysa date.

Magandang i-post ito sa main o sa Pampanga Travel thread..

By archtmand
MUNICIPALITY OF GUAGUA
pop: 104,284
income: 1st class
JASA AREA
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MARY THE QUEEN COLLEGE
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yung Margot Wakeboard facility na nakita ko dati sa Angeles na under construction:

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Akala ko resort lang ito for wakeboarding, pero hindi pala! Para itong Lakeshore, although more on town houses ang binebenta, hindi mansions.

Deca Clark Wakeboard Park opening soon...

Watch out for the newest community in Angeles City. Finally, you can have your own first class homes. It even has its own Wakeboard Park!

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ph.nykom.com (http://ph.nykom.com/2012/05/28/artista-rita-cultural-group-visits-san-francisco-bay-area/)

ArtiSTA.Rita Cultural Group Visits San Francisco Bay Area

Posted by DFA (http://ph.nykom.com/author/dfa/) 28 May, 2012
http://www.dfa.gov.ph/main/images/stories/may_26_2012/May_28_2012/San_Francisco_PCG_Cultural_Group.jpg 28 May 2012 - The cultural group ArtiSta.Rita arrived in San Francisco and visited the Philippine Consulate General on May 18 prior to their Bay area performance.
ArtiSta.Rita is an organization designed to promote the Arts - visual, performing and literary. It is composed of a group of artists who share a common passion for music, culture and the performing arts. Its foremost mission is to impart and improve our cultural consciousness through appreciation for the culture and the arts.
2012 marks the group's 11th year of existence. Since 2011 they had successfully produced four Kapampangan albums, produced numerous musical productions, staged not only in Pampanga and in the Philippines but also in the United States. This 2012 tour is their second U.S. Tour.
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The group's Bay area show, a musical zarzuela entitled Mikit Tamu King Milabas (Romancing the Past), was held at the South San Francisco High School Auditorium on May 19.
San Francisco is the third stop in this second U.S. tour, with performances in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York and Guam. Once again ArtiSta.Rita brings a little bit of home and pride of cultural heritage to the Filipinos in this part of the world. END

TRIVIA

Sarah Geronimo's mother is a Kapampangan from Pulung Santol, Porac, Pampanga ;)

miyagi welcome sa thread tagasan ka? manood ka ba nyan wala ba AZKALS ehe hndi ako fan sa football kung boxing yan or basketball i will watch. :-)

Salamat sa pagwelcome, Karisma.. Taga-Pampanga ako, somewhere in the 3rd district.. :)

CONFIRMED!

Jessica Sanchez' mother, who hails from Samal, Bataan, is a Kapampangan

Source: Kapampangan OFWs in USA who have mingled with Jessica's mother in the past. They have conversed using Kapampangan with Jessica's mother.

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

The photo dump on Guagua looks OK, except for the eyesore spaghetti wires. :ohno:

BTW, I've heard of Dragonair picking DMIA for its Hong Kong flights, pero I was wondering kung di pa saturated masyado ang market for that destination? Also, kaya ba ng DMIA ang passenger traffic? Let's be honest here: I recently went on a trip abroad and I noticed DMIA is... not yet ready for take-off. There's just so much that needs to be done. Heck, even the bathroom at the arrival area for international flights is, er, too small: only two cubicles and two urinals and one sink. The customs area looks makeshift. Airport employees don't have uniforms. In all, the airport feels sooo small and poor. And as much as I would like to be proud of this airport, given its promise in the future as the country's main gateway, I just couldn't. As it were, DMIA officials should stop putting on the hype and start doing actual work. Just my two cents.

Soon to rise 5 STOREY BDO Regional office on vacant lot beside the tall blue bldg in Balibago.. Ganito kalakas ang Balibago in terms Banking Finance ..

:lol:. Mengutang ku pin karin bat minta yapa ing A380 king Clark para dakpan itang metung karin. Itang metung na emu balu nung nanu ya paglaban. Pro o anti-Clark ya.

Ah, kanya pala mengutang kang makanta :lol:, masakit lang pakisabyan, i'll just go back ignoring them :ohno:

CONFIRMED!

Jessica Sanchez' mother, who hails from Samal, Bataan, is a Kapampangan

Source: Kapampangan OFWs in USA who have mingled with Jessica's mother in the past. They have conversed using Kapampangan with Jessica's mother.

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

I had the feeling, watching their relative on the news, they have kapampangan accent, and Samal Bataan is a Kapampangan speaking town in Bataan

wow updated si wikipedia hehe
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:cheers::cheers::cheers:

^^ :lol:

Been to Poracay already, they've got zip line there, i like the man made lake where you can use a "Balsa", and there's still a huge area that can be developed. Yung daanan lang papunta doon, maalikabok masyado

^^
sony cybershot lang po hehe
sta rita nmn ho nyan ung next .
even though it is a small town :lol:

bat kaya walang access road ung 2nd district(red) sa southern 4th district(blue) ?
pag pupunta kc sa macabebe/minalin area pupunta pa sa CSFP hehe
sana lagyan ng access road dyan

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^^
sana iextend nila ung porac-sta rita-guagua road hanggang sa macabebe hehe (yellow)
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

In all, the airport feels sooo small and poor. And as much as I would like to be proud of this airport, given its promise in the future as the country's main gateway, I just couldn't. As it were, DMIA officials should stop putting on the hype and start doing actual work. Just my two cents.

that is because it is NOT yet the premier gateway. DMIA's greatest asset is its large runway which NAIA can't match. kaya nga they are asking DOTC to pay attention to DMIA kasi it's now under DOTC, not under CIAC. As much as the people of Clark want to develop it, they now cannot, because PNoy put it under Mar Roxas.

read Roxas resign! DOTC chief hit for ‘abject failure’ at NAIA, CIA (http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/14213/Volume-5-No-149/Headlines/Roxas-resign-br-i-DOTC-chief-hit-for-%E2%80%98abject-failure%E2%80%99-at-NAIA-CIA-i)

While the government dithers on how soon to transfer international airport operations to Clark in Pampanga, a former director of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) and development adviser for North Luzon has proposed creating two international airports.

Instead of calling Clark (or Diosdado Macapagal International Airport) an alternate airport, Renato Diaz, president and CEO of Investment and Capital Corp., said it should be geared for full international and domestic operations and called the North International Airport.

“Nobody wants to be called an alternate international airport,” he added.

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) remains the second international airport, although it should also continue to function as a domestic airport catering to the needs of Southern Luzon and Mindanao, Diaz said.

He made his proposals during the Kapihan sa Diamond Hotel media forum, where he broached other suggestions that could be taken up immediately, instead of waiting for the construction of the high-speed rail connecting Clark and Naia 3, which could take at least 10 years.

Naia is now hobbled by congestion, with the airport registering 29.7 million passengers in 2011. It is estimated to hit 30 million this year, according to Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Jose Angel Honrado.

To lure international carriers to Clark, Diaz said all international airlines should be made aware that the DMIA does not charge the 3-percent common carriers tax and the 2.5-percent gross-income tax. Both taxes are levied at the Naia, which caused KLM and other European airlines to severe their direct connections to Europe.

“Clark is a free-port zone, and KLM and other carriers that have left the country could be persuaded to resume its Manila-Europe connection it they are given incentives not to pay the total 5.2-percent taxes,” he added.

Diaz said even gasoline and kerosene, main fuels of jet planes, are priced lower in Clark, compared to the rest of the country.

He added that since vehicular traffic is the main stumbling block of travelers going to Naia, all passengers from Quezon City, Navotas City and nearby areas should be directed to proceed to Clark, going through the North Luzon Expressway (Nlex).

Diaz proposed providing police escorts for passengers on shuttle buses and other vehicles plying the Naia-Mindanao Avenue route, where traffic gridlock is common. From there, passengers can avail themselves of the Nlex direct to Clark.

He said this is only temporary, until the proposed link, a 17-kilometer long skyway between the Nlex and the South Luzon Expressway, is finished.

Those located in Metro Manila and the southern region could continue flying out of Naia.

Passengers from Mindanao and the Visayas bound for abroad could take domestic planes, such as those flying out of General Santos, Davao and Zamboanga, to go direct to Clark.

Legazpi and the Bicol region could be served by the Southern Luzon International Airport (SLIA) in Daraga, Albay, which was given P2 billion in additional funding so that it could be completed in 2014. Passengers in this region could go abroad, flying to Clark.

The transfer of aircraft operations from Naia to DMIA is inevitable and the only question now remaining is how soon the government would be able to implement it.

Already, the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) has denied the entry of more airlines into the Naia, and at the same time frozen the addition of flights since last year to remedy the congestion.

Honrado, during the same media forum, said applications by airlines from India and Pakistan to fly out of Naia had been rejected. They were told instead to operate at any of the country’s outlying airports.

The surge in the number of flights was attributed to the open-skies policy, the unprecedented growth of low cost carriers, and the aggressive stance of the tourism department with its “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign.

“It’s a confluence of domestic and international flights that have contributed to the congestion at Naia,” Honrado said. He added that although the Naia has two runways, only one is considered for international use, and the other for domestic flights or for smaller aircraft. Its design prevents simultaneous operations.

Honrado said the government has conducted studies to determine if the present location of Naia could be expanded to include a parallel runway.

The result is that the government would have to expand the current 420 hectares all the way to Muntinlupa, gobbling up the subdivisions of Merville and Moonwalk and the nearby housing subdivisions.

“This would affect 10,000 families and expropriating their properties would be too expensive for the government,” Honrado said.

He added that using Sangley Point as the alternate international airport was rejected because of the need to reclaim a large swatch of Manila Bay, that would include expropriating land as far as Baclaran.

“Wala na talagang solusyon kaya sa Clark, dun na talaga ang punta natin,” Honrado said, adding that this is the best choice since 2,000 hectares are available there for aviation use, in contrast to the 410 hectares of the Naia. He added that the Clark Development Corp. has a total disposable area of 43,000 hectares.

The present world standards are two parallel runways that could be used simultaneously, one for continuous landing and the other for continuous takeoff.

If this is adopted by the Naia, Honrado said the government would have to create another 3-kilometer long runway, separated by 2 kilometers of space at the center for the passenger terminal, hence the need to expropriate all the subdivisions south of the Naia.

“We looked at the other solutions and a transfer to Clark is the fastest and the least expensive.”

He said another point of discussion, once a transfer to DMIA has been finalized, is to determine how the two airport systems would function. Would Naia be left behind as a purely domestic airport, while DMIA is used exclusively for international operations, or vice versa?

Honrado cited the experience of Japan, when it left behind Haneda in the heart of Tokyo, and opened Narita, one hour away by car. He said it took 20 years before Narita was connected by high-speed train to Metropolitan Tokyo. Meanwhile, Japan retained Haneda for domestic use and is now also utilized for international flights by Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.

In the case of Korea, the Miaa chief said Incheon International Airport was constructed to ease congestion at the Gimpo International Airport (GIA), the former main international airport for Seoul and South Korea. Incheon is now the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport serving the Seoul national capital area, and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

GIA now serves mostly domestic destinations, plus shuttle flights to Beijing, Osaka-Kansai, Shanghai-Honggiao, Tokyo-Haneda and limited service to Nagoya and Tsushima.

Honrado used both Haneda and Gimpo as examples to what awaits the Naia when DMIA becomes a major hub for Luzon.

Source (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/27847-phl-needs-2-full-international-airports)

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North International Airport? hmmmm, I'd rather they call it Pampanga International Airport if they really have to change its name, just like Narita and Incheon

^^It's time to build the terminal! :banana: What is DOTC waiting for? :ohno:

Photos taken by my friend recently:

CLARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENTRANCE
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DON BOSCO COMPOUND, MABIGA, MABALACAT
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Instead of calling Clark (or Diosdado Macapagal International Airport) an alternate airport, Renato Diaz, president and CEO of Investment and Capital Corp., said it should be geared for full international and domestic operations and called the North International Airport.


North International Airport is such a Manila-centric name. It's North of Manila, but not for us living in Central Luzon and Northern Luzon.

Why not just give it a name that is not Manila-dependent. I go for Pampanga International Airport.

San Guillermo Church, Bacolor (http://heart-2-heart-online.com/2012/05/29/san-guillermo-church-pampanga/)

May 29, 2012

Part of the road trip to Pampanga, Timmy took me to this beautiful church!!! Thanks Timmy!! I love the church visit!!
She told me that it was buried under the lahar when Mount Pinatubo errupted
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If you will notice in this photo, this is already the top or the ceiling of the church
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and the windows are already the top of the windows and everything else is buried under
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Window of the church from the outside
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To the right hallway
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is like a museum with many beautiful religious articles and photos of the old church
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Beautiful collection!!
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Then Timmy took me to the adoration chapel, so peaceful and quiet. We had to whole church to ourselves actually at the time we went
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More photos and exhibits
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^^
sony cybershot lang po hehe
sta rita nmn ho nyan ung next .
even though it is a small town :lol:

Yung mga nabanggit mong napagawa na project paki kunan mo sa Sta Rita bro. :)

Mayor to prioritize road upgrades
By Jovi T. De Leon

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

ANGELES CITY -- Mayor Edgardo “EdPam” Pamintuan said Tuesday his administration’s priority now is the repair and upgrading of roads particularly those leading to the new City College.

During the regular “Kapihan with EdPam,” the mayor said it is of outmost importance that vital roads leading to the City College which is under construction and nearing completion, be repaired and upgraded as classes in schools open in June.

“Our priority now is the repair of roads and avenues leading to the City College. Masyado ng maraming sira at bako-bako pa. The estimated pedestrian traffic in such roads like Kalayaan and Arayat is around 4,000 per day. Kahit malinis ang paligid doon ay nagko-cause ng inconvenience ang mga daan sa ating mga motorist at mamamayan,” he said.

Pamintuan added that such roads, including those in nearby vicinities like Lourdes North West, would be included in the planned priority repairs and upgrades.

“We have allotted about P30 million for the road repairs in these neglected areas. The work plan also includes construction of drainage systems and other related infrastructure to address the concern. This is of utmost importance and needs urgent attention,” said Pamintuan.

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on May 30, 2012.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/05/30/mayor-prioritize-road-upgrades-224159

Punto Central Luzon (http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/14410/Volume-5-No-157/Headlines/Dragonair-to-help-develop-leisure-business-at-Clark)
Dragonair to help develop leisure, business at Clark
By Joey Pavia

May 29, 2012

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Dragonair’s Wilson Yam (in coat) cuts ceremonial ribbon with DOT Assistant Sec. Benito Bengzon, CIAC’s Victor Jose Luciano and CDC’s Eduardo Oban Jr. during the airline’s inaugural flight at Clark on Tuesday.

The Dragonair plane at the ceremonial shower.

Photos by Ric Gonzales

CLARK FREEPORT – “We are glad to be a part of the opportunity to improve leisure and business in Clark.”

Thus said Wilson Yam, regional manager of Dragonair, in his speech at the send-off ceremonies of the airline’s inaugural flight to Hong Kong via Clark International Airport on Tuesday.

Dragonair is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific Airways.

The daily Clark-Hong Kong trips will bring to 56 the total number of flights of Dragonair in the country.

In 2008, Dragonair launched its Manila-Hong Kong flights.

Yam stressed that they had remained confident of the market in the Philippines and the world despite the recent global recession that affected the airline industry.

Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) President and CEO Victor Jose Luciano said “this is a momentous event in the life of the Clark International Airport, to have been chosen the second destination in the Philippines of the renowned airline, although young in history has achieved what no airline has.”

“Dragonair, you come at an opportune time to Clark. Today domestic and international flights, now at the rate of 300 flight movements a week cloud over the skies.

In the first five months of 2012, passenger volume has grown by 50 percent over the same period last year, and we are all well on our way to receiving towards the end of the year the 5th million passenger that passed this airport since the start of passenger flights in November of 2003,” said Luciano.

He was joined by Department of Tourism (DOT) Assistant Sec. Benito Bengzon, DOT regional Director Ronnie Tiotuico and Clark Development Corp. (CDC) President and CEO Eduardo Oban Jr. in the ceremonies.

For his part, Bengzon said the new flights of Dragonair will help realize the five-year tourism development plan of President Aquino.

He disclosed at least 112,000 people travelled from Hong Kong to the country in 2011. In the first three months of 2012, he added, there are 30,000 tourists, “a modest increase of three percent.”

Dragonair is a Hong Kong-based airline operating a fleet of 35 passenger aircraft and serving 38 regional destinations, including 19 cities in Mainland China.

City of San Fernando Gov (http://www.cityofsanfernando.gov.ph/new/news.php?id=423)
DepEd RD lauds Mayor Oca as city remembers Nat`l Flag Day http://www.cityofsanfernando.gov.ph/cms/images/newsimages/flag%20big.jpg
“I have not witnessed a flag day with a formal program like this that’s why I was inspired by the invitation,” said Regional Director (RD) Dr. Isabelita M. Borres of the Department of Education (DepEd) III during her keynote speech at the National Flag Day celebration led by Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez at the Heroes Hall on Monday (May 28, 2012). The said commemoration was attended by different government agencies, organizations and civic groups.

“We will stand united as we move forward to welcome all reforms of our present leadership [with] daang matuwid or good governance translated to all of us by Mayor Rodriguez,” added Borres.

The National Flag Day is celebrated on the 28th day of May of every year to commemorate the date when the Philippine flag was first unfurled after the Philippine Revolutionary Army defeated the Spanish forces in the Battle of Alapan in 1898.

The celebration starts from May 28 until June 12, the Philippine Independence Day. All Filipinos are then encouraged to display the Philippine flag in all offices, agencies and instruments of government, business establishments, schools and private homes throughout this period provided that they abide the law governing its proper use and display, as mandated by Republic Act 8491 (The Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines).

The said activity coincides with the 7th agenda of Mayor Oca, the “Mayamang Kasaysayan at Kultura, Pagyabungin Pa”. The mayor said, “Our flag symbolizes patriotism, our culture, our beloved country. When we care for our flag, we feel the sense of pride --- pride of being a Filipino, being a countryman and most of all, being a Fernandino. We take pride to our revolutionaries who fought for our freedom. This is a very meaningful event that signifies the sovereignty of the Filipino people.”

Donate-a-book.
May 29, 2012

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SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) led by foundation's Executive Program Director Connie Angeles and SM City Pampanga Mall Manager Lana Erroba donate books to Minalin Mayor Arturo Naguit and school teachers.

Pampanga Gov (http://pampangacapitol.ph/2012/05/29/capitol-achieves-94-or-581683-rpus-in-tax-mapping/)
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94% TAX MAPPED. Governor Lilia “Nanay” G. Pineda leads a conference as the 20 municipal assessors report the 94 percent accomplishment in tax mapping or an equivalent of 581,683 real property units discovered in Pampanga. With her in the photo is provincial assessor Engr. Romeo Dizon. (Photo by Jun Jaso, PIO Pampanga)

Getting to know Capampangan Cuisine, History and more from this short clip...

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A May 29, 2012 press release from the Department of Foreign Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) today announced that its new consular offices would follow mall schedules to allow applicants to have their passports processed or released even after office hours from Mondays to Sundays.
This was announced by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario during the inauguration on Tuesday, May 29 2012, of the new DFA office in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Located at the Robinsons Starmills in San Fernando, the 995-square meter facility is the second of several passport offices that the DFA will open in shopping malls nationwide under Public-Private Partnership arrangements. The first, DFA Cebu, was opened in February at the Pacific Mall in Mandaue.
“What we have here in Robinsons Starmills is a first-class facility that offers first-class services to our kababayans, especially overseas workers, not only from Pampanga and the other provinces of the region but Metro Manila and other parts of Northern Luzon as well,” Secretary del Rosario said in remarks delivered for him by Undersecretary for Administration Rafael E. Seguis.
“More than anything else, it is the compulsion to serve the public better that made us make this happen,” the Secretary said. “What we envision with the relocation of our consular offices to shopping malls is a DFA that would be able to provide fast and efficient services to our people in settings that offer them both comfort and convenience.”
“To further improve our services, our regional offices will be open during mall hours, Mondays to Saturdays. With this, applicants need not take the entire day off like they do now just to apply for their passports. Applicants now have the option to do this after office or school hours or even on Saturdays,” the Secretary added.
According to the Foreign Affairs chief, passport offices that would be hosted in malls belonging to Pacific Mall, Robinsons Land Corporation, Ayala Land Corporation, and SM Prime Holdings will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Mondays to Saturdays not only to process new applications and renewals but also to release passports. He said DFA offices in the said shopping centers will also be open half day on Sundays but only to allow applicants to personally claim their passports.
“But even with these changes for the better, passport fees will remain the same: P950 for regular processing and P1,200 for expedited processing. These are the amounts all applicants are required to pay, nothing more, for the kind of service we are now extending,” he said.
The inauguration of DFA San Fernando comes six months after the DFA and Robinsons Land formally entered into arrangements for the transfer and hosting of the main consular office for Region III that was previously located at the City Transport Terminal. The arrangements with Robinsons Land will allow the DFA to save more than P233 million in operational and other costs over ten years.
Aside from Robinsons Land Corporation, the DFA also entered into Public-Private Partnership arrangements with Pacific Mall Corporation, Ayala Land Incorporated, and SM Prime Holdings for the hosting of other consular offices in Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio; Batangas, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos; Iloilo; Laoag; Lipa; Mandaluyong; Manila; Quezon City; and Tacloban.
“As a result of the Public-Private Partnership arrangements we initiated, the DFA will be able to save the government a total of P1.04 billion in operating costs in the next 10 years. The savings cover an initial 16 consular offices across the country that would occupy more than 7,000 square meters of prime space in DFA partner malls,” Secretary del Rosario said.
The Secretary said the DFA expects to generate more savings once it concludes negotiations with its private sector partners for the hosting of its remaining consular offices. He said the DFA wants all its existing consular offices in the provinces to be serving the public in shopping malls in major cities nationwide by 2014.

Source (http://www.gov.ph/2012/05/29/dfa-mall-offices-to-serve-public-beyond-office-hours-mondays-to-sundays/)

The Racing Line TV's coverage of the 18th National Federation of Motorcycle Clubs Annual Convention held last April 27-May 1, 2012 at Fontana Leisure Park, Clark Pampanga.
Hosted by: Bikers Unlimited
Platinum Sponsor: Castrol Philippines

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^^ isn't it cool that Pampanga gets two DFA offices? :banana:

yup, at parehong sa Mall pa, Passport Application + Malling has never been this convenient :lol:

The 2 DFA in Pampanga
1.DFA Rob Starmills ..Now Open
2. DFA MarQuee Mall ..is it u/c already?

.what will happen now to the vacant DFA Office in JASA near u/c Lazatin Flyover?

Btw.. S&R Pampanga is now owned by Lucio Co of Puregold. The company bought 6 Branches of S&R worth 16B.

Oh my, Puregold is getting Bigger! They establish good marketing in Eat Bulaga's Juan for all! :-)

I remember a previous post from this thread about the rehabilitation of the Pamintuan mansion in Angeles. Could it be because of this?

Two of Central Luzon’s historic places have been chosen as among the main venues of the simultaneous flag raising rites in celebration of the country's 114th Independence Day on June 12.

President Benigno S. Aquino III will personally lead the flag-raising and laying of wreath at the Barasoain Church in Malolos City, Bulacan while Tourism secretary Ramon Jimenez will spearhead the Freedom Day event in Pamintuan Mansion in Angeles City.

More: Central Luzon, among the main venues of Independence Day celebration (http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=561338106953)

Posted by mnemonick


been to San Fernando earlier.....might as well take some pictures of the Cathedral and the Mall which complement each other :lol::lol::lol:

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SM SF will compliment also the heritage district :-)

anyway much better kung wala un mga spaghetti wire at out of place un palengke ha as in napaglipasan na ng panahon last year the council said they will upgrade the public market di ko lang alam kung kailan :-)
also as u see in the picture dikit un SM sa Pampanga Hotel kylangan din ito ng restoration maganda tignan ito pag narestore bring back the glory days of Pampanga Hotel heritage din yan.

cabalen ano sa tingin niyo sa picture ala heritage ba gaya ng sinasabi ng SM na theme siya sa picture?

ako base sa pix nayan modern parin ang tingin ko.
isa lang un napansin ko ala heritage un ay ang lamp post ng SM.. nice tignan noh at least makaluma un lamp post nila install haha :-)

^^ I doubt. Pamintuan Mansion has always held flag raising rites and reenactment every Independence Day.

The restoration of Pamintuan Mansion, I think, is more in line with the Mayor's wish for Sto. Rosario to be officially declared a heritage zone, like the one in San Fernando along Consunji St.

In fact, a Museo ning Angeles insider told me that they are worried na because of the restoration, baka di makapagparticipate ang Angeles sa flag-raising rites... meaning, the restoration was undertaken by the City Government independent from the Independence Day celebration.

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SM Clark Expansion: So far la pa rin masyado development

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slow ata construction.. wala pa ba pile driving?. pag natapos ito maganda mas malaki na alfresco area pwd na mag compete sa park ng marQuee.

i think sm annex and the 2nd floor of main bldg will connect a bridgeway :-)

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slow ata construction.. wala pa ba pile driving?. pag natapos ito maganda mas malaki na alfresco area pwd na mag compete sa park ng marQuee.

i think sm annex and the 2nd floor of main bldg will connect a bridgeway :-)

Gusto talagang makipag-compete ni pareng sy kay pareng ayala :lol::lol::lol:
Ok lang yan para maraming lumaking mga malls sa Pampanga :banana::banana::banana:

eto po ung mga natapos na projects ni mayora yolly m. pineda (MYMP)
hehe:lol:

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the new Sta. Rita Munucipal Hall
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new sta rita puclic market (2 levels)
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Beautification of Santa Rita Public Plaza
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Santa Rita Boundary Marker (sta rita-guagua)
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Sta Rita parish church (outside landscape)
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Megadike (sta rita portion) planting trees
ithink eto na ung boundary ng sta rita-bacolor. hehe
:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

from sta rita facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mungovt.rita

Waiting in Vain & When she cries.. yan gusto ko song ng MYMP haha

ayos pre.. laki pgbabago paguwi ko i wil visit jan. Sta Rita College wala sa picture..
Mayor Yolly is doing her job well she is the manugang of Gov. Baby si Nanay magaling din ang pamamahala i was suprise na masipag siya at marami din project napagawa :-)

eto po. my alma mater
SANTA RITA COLLEGE
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^^
oo nga eh. lahat ng taga santa rita eh. proud sknya. sa dnmi dmi ng mga nging mayor dto eh cya plang ung nkapagpagawa ng ganyang karaming projects hehe:cheers::cheers::cheers:

slow ata construction.. wala pa ba pile driving?. pag natapos ito maganda mas malaki na alfresco area pwd na mag compete sa park ng marQuee.

i think sm annex and the 2nd floor of main bldg will connect a bridgeway :-)

SM CITY CLARK EXPANSION/RENOVATION INCLUDES:

- Expansion of main mall
- Closure of Parking Lot behind the mall
- Closure of The Meeting Place
- Closure of Foodcourt
- Reconfiguration of mall interior

Source: SM Clark Management

SM CITY CLARK EXPANSION/RENOVATION INCLUDES:

- Expansion of main mall
- Closure of Parking Lot behind the mall
- Closure of The Meeting Place
- Closure of Foodcourt
- Reconfiguration of mall interior

Source: SM Clark Management

^^ I heard a rumor that they will put an ice skating rink and bowling alley there.... long shot i know

SM CITY CLARK EXPANSION/RENOVATION INCLUDES:

- Expansion of main mall
- Closure of Parking Lot behind the mall
- Closure of The Meeting Place
- Closure of Foodcourt
- Reconfiguration of mall interior

Source: SM Clark Management

very nice ! this is an exciting project! total makeover plus annex.. Pre can u post the official render of sm clark annex the one u posted in the main thread.. :-)

^^ if the Meeting Place will close down, parang magiging boring ang al fresco dining area, kasi wala ng showbands. the showband thing of SM Clark is what makes it unique! and some mini-concerts are actually held there, including celebrations that culminate with a fireworks display. I hope na yung al fresco dining area ay hanggang 12 midnight pa rin.

sana magkaroon ng parang MOA Arena yung SM Clark! Para dun magconcert ang mga bigatin din na international stars haha, asa pa.

excerpt from SM Prime raises P7.5 billion from notes issue for old debt
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This year, SM Prime aims to have a mall portfolio of 46 Philippine malls and five China malls by the year-end, with an estimated combined gross floor area of 6.3 million square meters (sq. m.), earlier reports show.

In Metro Manila, SM BF Sucat in Parañaque City and SM Aura in Taguig City are expected to open next year, while in 2014, SM Prime will open the 540,000-sq.-m. SM Tianjin, the firm’s largest mall yet, as well as SM Zibo in China.

Moreover, SM Prime has targeted SM City Bacolod, SM City Clark, SM City Baguio, and SM Megamall for future expansion plans in 2013 and 2014.


read complete article here: SM Prime raises P7.5 billion from notes issue for old debt (http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=SM-Prime-raises-P7.5-billion-from-notes-issue-for-old-debt&id=52554)

SO 2013-2014 PA TALAGA MATATAPOS ang SM Clark expansion?

Kumuha ako ng sedula at police clearance kanina sa Angeles City Hall.

Comment ko:

Angeles City Hall -- bleh architecture. parang rundown public school. depressing yung feel. except the taxpayers' lounge, na mukhang waiting area sa airport :lol:

Angeles City Judicial Building -- very nice! dahil magkatabi sila ng City Hall, super panis ang City Hall sa facade at arki ng gusaling panghudikatura ng Angeles :banana: sayang i didnt have my cam with me when i went there

na-appreciate ko na rin ang feeling kong magiging future ng distritong iyon (City Hall + Ayala Land)... i'm sure it'll be nice. kung sanang ma-widen lang yung roads papunta doon (Magalang Road and Aniceto Gueco St.)

^^ if the Meeting Place will close down, parang magiging boring ang al fresco dining area, kasi wala ng showbands. the showband thing of SM Clark is what makes it unique! and some mini-concerts are actually held there, including celebrations that culminate with a fireworks display. I hope na yung al fresco dining area ay hanggang 12 midnight pa rin.

sana magkaroon ng parang MOA Arena yung SM Clark! Para dun magconcert ang mga bigatin din na international stars haha, asa pa.

Actually, the whole area including the al-fresco area will be closed down to give way for the expansion. I think they will move it to the other side of the expansion. Let's hope so.

Ayos ang Bacolor!

ang ganda! pre galing mo researcher :-) ..

my 2 trivia ako..

1.BACOLOR ay hndi lang naging capital ng Pampanga. eto ang astig it is also the Capital of the Philippines back then.

(confirm ba tlaga ito na Capital ng Pinas? hndi ata tinuro samin nung high school or absent lng ako nung diniscuss hehe

un magaling sa history kaylan nging capital ng Pilipinas ito at sa dami ng lugar ano katangian meron ang Bacolor bkit ito napili capital?)

2. Meron bahay si Jose Rizal sa Bacolor..

madami din heritage houses.

yan ay mga ala-ala na lamang sa picture na lng natin makikita at mababasa sa History. natabunan ng lahar ang mga Historical places in Bacolor. Im happy nagSurvive ang Bacolor Church.

^^@archtmand (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=968923) Wow, ang gaganda ng mga napagawa na building dyan sa Sta Rita, nagustuhan ko ang mga design, very traditional lalu na ang municipal hall at college. :banana::cheers::banana2::nocrook::carrot::pepper::applause::cucumber::rock::cheers1::okay:

^^ if that is so, then all of these al fresco restaurants will now be within Mabalacat City, no longer Angeles City hehe

palayo ng palayo ang mini-entertainment chain ng SM Clark mula sa entertainment district ng Angeles

Ayos ang Bacolor!

ang ganda! pre galing mo researcher :-) ..

Thanks pero di naman, oks lang, masipag lang ng konti :)

my 2 trivia ako..

1.BACOLOR ay hndi lang naging capital ng Pampanga. eto ang astig it is also the Capital of the Philippines back then.

(confirm ba tlaga ito na Capital ng Pinas? hndi ata tinuro samin nung high school or absent lng ako nung diniscuss hehe

un magaling sa history kaylan nging capital ng Pilipinas ito at sa dami ng lugar ano katangian meron ang Bacolor bkit ito napili capital?)

2. Meron bahay si Jose Rizal sa Bacolor..

madami din heritage houses.

yan ay mga ala-ala na lamang sa picture na lng natin makikita at mababasa sa History. natabunan ng lahar ang mga Historical places in Bacolor. Im happy nagSurvive ang Bacolor Church.

Naging capital ng Pilipinas ang Bacolor at hindi lang Pampanga.

About Rizal, Lahing Capampangan din siya. Ang mga Capampangan noon ay sakop ang Central Luzon pati Pangasinan hanggang Manila. Native speaker ng old Capampangan Language ang mga ninuno ni Rizal.

Ang dating Pampanga ay bilang sa kaharian ng Tondo na bahagi na lang ng Manila kasalukuyan, which is they don't speak Capampangan language anymore in Manila but only few Capampangans verse it there.

Betis Garden, Pampanga (http://heart-2-heart-online.com/2012/05/28/betis-garden-pampanga/)

May 28, 2012
My friend, Timmy, took me to Pampanga to visit different exporters of furniture since she is helping me furnish my house. She took me to Betis Crafts Inc. which is a factory and residence all in one.
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The owner lives in the big compound and she loves gardening so you will see at the back of the factory her garden. Many come over to see the place as well and has become sort of a tourist spot http://heart-2-heart-online.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif
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Guest house!!!
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Outdoor open kitchen
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I love this bamboo walkway- its the kind of bamboo that keeps the area cool - so when you enter this walkway- you feel a certain coolness
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This place is being used for wedding receptions
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Love this treehouse!!
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This is a gigantic swing. We have something similar but this is in a grand scale. That whole thing swings!!
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She grows her own pigs which is organic and then this is what they eat :-) (http://heart-2-heart-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0336.JPG)
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Here’s Timmy and the daughter of the owner, Leslie
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This is a long long table made out of a single piece of wood!!! WOW!
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Recycling at the factory! Love it!
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Here are the DFA office photos in Robinsons Starmills... Magandang may additional service station ang DFA para bawas sa pila :lol:

Department of Foreign Affairs (http://www.dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/newsroom/dfa-releases/5507-dfa-san-fernando-opens-consular-services-at-robinsons-starmills)

DFA San Fernando Opens Consular Services at Robinsons Starmills

Wednesday, 30 May 2012 16:28 Public Information Services Unit

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30 May 2012 - The new Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) office in San Fernando, Pampanga was inaugurated on May 29 at Robinsons Starmills. Present during the inauguration were Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Administration Rafael E. Seguis, DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Jaime Victor B. Ledda, City of San Fernando Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez, General Manager for Commercial Center Division Arlene Magtibay representing Robinsons Land Corporation President Frederick D. Go, Pampanga Board Member Monina Monz Laus, DFA San Fernando's Mr. Arturo V. Romua and Robinsons Land Corporation Property Management Group Vice President Tommy Lee O.
The 995-square meter facility is the second of several passport offices that the DFA will open in shopping malls nationwide under the Public-Private Partnership arrangements.
The first, DFA Cebu, was opened in February at the Pacific Mall in Mandaue.
The inauguration of DFA San Fernando comes six months after the DFA and Robinsons Land formally entered into arrangements for the transfer and hosting of the main consular office for Region III that was previously located at the City Transport Terminal. http://www.dfa.gov.ph/main/images/stories/pisu/2012/May/30/DFA_San_Fernando_2.jpgAside from Robinsons Land Corporation, the DFA also entered into Public-Private Partnership arrangements with Pacific Mall Corporation, Ayala Land Incorporated and SM Prime Holdings for the hosting of other consular offices in Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio; Batangas, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos; Iloilo; Laoag; Lipa; Mandaluyong; Manila; Quezon City; and Tacloban.
The DFA is taking a big leap forward as it begins the establishment of consular offices in shopping malls around the country in the effort to bring its services closer to the Filipino people. The DFA hopes to have all its existing consular offices in the provinces to be serving the public in shopping malls in major cities nationwide by 2014. (Photos by Mr. Benjamin Remo, DFA-PISU) END
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Here are the DFA office photos in Robinsons Starmills... Magandang may additional service station ang DFA para bawas sa pila :lol:

Department of Foreign Affairs (http://www.dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/newsroom/dfa-releases/5507-dfa-san-fernando-opens-consular-services-at-robinsons-starmills)

DFA San Fernando Opens Consular Services at Robinsons Starmills

Wednesday, 30 May 2012 16:28 Public Information Services Unit

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30 May 2012 - The new Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) office in San Fernando, Pampanga was inaugurated on May 29 at Robinsons Starmills. Present during the inauguration were Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Administration Rafael E. Seguis, DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Jaime Victor B. Ledda, City of San Fernando Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez, General Manager for Commercial Center Division Arlene Magtibay representing Robinsons Land Corporation President Frederick D. Go, Pampanga Board Member Monina Monz Laus, DFA San Fernando's Mr. Arturo V. Romua and Robinsons Land Corporation Property Management Group Vice President Tommy Lee O.
The 995-square meter facility is the second of several passport offices that the DFA will open in shopping malls nationwide under the Public-Private Partnership arrangements.
The first, DFA Cebu, was opened in February at the Pacific Mall in Mandaue.
The inauguration of DFA San Fernando comes six months after the DFA and Robinsons Land formally entered into arrangements for the transfer and hosting of the main consular office for Region III that was previously located at the City Transport Terminal. http://www.dfa.gov.ph/main/images/stories/pisu/2012/May/30/DFA_San_Fernando_2.jpgAside from Robinsons Land Corporation, the DFA also entered into Public-Private Partnership arrangements with Pacific Mall Corporation, Ayala Land Incorporated and SM Prime Holdings for the hosting of other consular offices in Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio; Batangas, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos; Iloilo; Laoag; Lipa; Mandaluyong; Manila; Quezon City; and Tacloban.
The DFA is taking a big leap forward as it begins the establishment of consular offices in shopping malls around the country in the effort to bring its services closer to the Filipino people. The DFA hopes to have all its existing consular offices in the provinces to be serving the public in shopping malls in major cities nationwide by 2014. (Photos by Mr. Benjamin Remo, DFA-PISU) END
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Noong panahon pa ng Kastila ay Maunlad na ang Pampanga kaya siguro Napili Capital ang Bacolor.

Si Rizal pg pumupunta sa Pampanga sumasakay cguro siya ng PNR buhay pa ang mga tren byaheng Bicol-Manila-Ilocos.

Ang laki ng la liga Pampanga noon i think pinakamalaki siya in terms of land area.

tapos sa pagdaan ng panahon pinaghati hatian ang land area ng Pampanga to create new province of Bataan, Tarlac, Zambales, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija,. meron pa ba? Pangasinan kasama ba

imagine from one of the Biggest land area back then ngayon pang 67th na lang ata in terms of land area @ 2,200+ sq.Km.

Noong panahon pa ng Kastila ay Maunlad na ang Pampanga kaya siguro Napili Capital ang Bacolor.

Si Rizal pg pumupunta sa Pampanga sumasakay cguro siya ng PNR buhay pa ang mga tren byaheng Bicol-Manila-Ilocos.

Ang laki ng la liga Pampanga noon i think pinakamalaki siya in terms of land area.

tapos sa pagdaan ng panahon pinaghati hatian ang land area ng Pampanga to create new province of Bataan, Tarlac, Zambales, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija,. meron pa ba? Pangasinan kasama ba

imagine from one of the Biggest land area back then ngayon pang 67th na lang ata in terms of land area @ 2,200+ sq.Km.

Kasama ang Pangasinan... Kaya nahati-hati ang mga nasasakupan ng lalawigang Capampangan dahil sa takot ang mga Kastila na maging matatag at magkaisa ang mga Capampangan. Ayaw ng mga Kastila na maghimagsik ang mga Capampangan kaya habang lumilipas ang panahon nahati-hati ang mga nasasakupan ng lalawigang Capampangan at kasabay din dito na unti-unting nabubura ang mga Capampangan speakers sa CL.

These are the MTVs of the upcoming Capampangan Indi Films
Gusto ko dito si Teph Rowe. Maganda siya, may talent sa acting at medyo kumakanta rin :)
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Pantunan ( In Search for The One )
Title: PANTUNAN
Performed by: Rose Venette Henson and Jerome Sangalang
Composed by: Angie Hizon
Arranged by: Jake Abella
Actors: Teph Rowe, Darius Hizon, Marc Hizon
and Francis Gelbo
Producers: Angie Hizon and Landlee Quiwa

Post Production: The Film Academy of Pampanga
Director: Richard Soriano Legaspi
Cinematographer: Ruston Banal
Assistant Director: Ryan Rudolf Valerio

Stylist: Jemi Nicdao
Make-Up Artist: Pabs of Metamorphosis
Nicolette Henson
Special Thanks: King's Royale Promenade
Pampanga's Best ABC Hotel - Angeles
ZyJ84ajOgrU
Pusitara (Elopement)
Pusitara (Elopement) Shot in NIKON D7000
Actors: Angie Hizon, Kelvin Sarmiento and Ms.TEPH ROWE
Performed by Edward Bernabe of ArtiStaRita
Composed by Landlee Quiwa
Arranged by Jake Abella
Produced by Ms.Angie Hizon of OKMusica
Directed by Ruston Banal of THE FILM ACADEMY OF PAMPANGA

Special thanks to Mr.Darius Hizon
Make Up Artist: Pabs of Metamorphosis

Technicals:
Nikkor 80mm-200mm at 2.8 ED
Nikkor 50mm at 1.8
Sigma 17mm-70mm at 2.8-4
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La Flor de Pampanga ngayon sa SM Pampanga kaya punta na kayo mga Lakwatsero hehe :lol:

MelvinR. Art Shop
2nd Floor SM CITY CLARK
Artist: Melvin Bongabong
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Pacific News Center (http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24132:arti-sta-rita-to-perform-in-guam-saturday&catid=56:community-events)
Arti Sta Rita To Perform in Guam Saturday
Written by Betsy Brown
Thursday, 31 May 2012 10:29

Guam -The Philippine Consulate General invites the public to watch a concert by the renowned cultural theater group from Santa Rita, Pampanga Philippines, Arti Sta Rita on Saturday June 2nd.
The Concert entitled Mikit Tamu King Milabas (Romancing the Past) is intended to use music to reacquaint older and younger generations to their roots. It will be held Saturday at 6pm at the St. Anthony Catholic School Gymnasium. Tickets are priced at $100 for VIP, $50.00 for Patrons and $25.00 for General Admission. For information on the program email serendipityhypeproduction@gmail.com or call Marfie Zapanta at 482-6212.
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Bratpack (http://www.facebook.com/bratpack.ph)
Bratpack in Marquee Mall where you can find wide range of bags from JanSport, Eastpak, The North Face, High Siera, Hegren, and more.

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Another future condo in Angeles City

Furnished: No
Bathrooms: 1
Pets: No
Broker Fee: No
Square Meters: 2,604

Words to describe this 12-storey condotel. It is within Angeles-Metro Clark, RP's premiere international gateway and Northern Luzon's business hub.

AMENITIES AND FEATURES

Ballroom- 561.52 sqm. in area, good for about 300 guests.

The Hotel Lobby- where the function room is located; Parking Lot is adjacent to the building

Alfresco Dining and Bar and View Deck at the Amenity Floor

181 sqm. swimming pool at the Amenity Floor

Ritz Best Western Premier offers

Condotel Units- under mandatory leaseback scheme for investors who wants returns;

from 2nd floor to 9th floor. (15 units per floor) unit Price/Sqm. Php 92,500.00


Condo Lifestyle Units- for full time or part-time users;

Condo-Penthouse from 10th floor to 11th floor (12 units per floor)

unit Price/Sqm. Php 106,000.00


Condo-Exsior Penthouse 12th floor ( 7 units )

unit Price/Sqm. Php 117,000.00


total- 151 units

completion date Dec. 2013


for inquiry please contact Scarlet Ebba at 0917-5171099

email ad iskarlette@yahoo.com

scarlet@nt-realty.com

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Where is this tower located if it exist already?

^^ wow may render na ng Best Western Premier Angeles :)

....sa mga nasalanta ng Pinatubo, sa Bacolor ako pinaka nanghinayang, parang kasing napaka popular at progressive nya noon, ngayon parang ghostown na sya kasi sobrang konti nalang ng population nya

Edit: Di pa nakatayo yan, nag press release palang sila dati na magtatayo sila ng Hotel dito sa Angeles....inaalam pa namin kung san banda itatayo, ayos yang Best Western Premiere F1 Hotel sa BGC, sana ganun din ka sosyal ang dating ng itatayo dito, anyway copy ko sa main thread to

Edit ulit: Ayun, may address pero malabo, parang Plaridel yung nababasa ko...

Another future condo in Angeles City

Furnished: No
Bathrooms: 1
Pets: No
Broker Fee: No
Square Meters: 2,604

Words to describe this 12-storey condotel. It is within Angeles-Metro Clark, RP's premiere international gateway and Northern Luzon's business hub.

AMENITIES AND FEATURES

Ballroom- 561.52 sqm. in area, good for about 300 guests.

The Hotel Lobby- where the function room is located; Parking Lot is adjacent to the building

Alfresco Dining and Bar and View Deck at the Amenity Floor

181 sqm. swimming pool at the Amenity Floor

Ritz Best Western Premier offers

Condotel Units- under mandatory leaseback scheme for investors who wants returns;

from 2nd floor to 9th floor. (15 units per floor) unit Price/Sqm. Php 92,500.00


Condo Lifestyle Units- for full time or part-time users;

Condo-Penthouse from 10th floor to 11th floor (12 units per floor)

unit Price/Sqm. Php 106,000.00


Condo-Exsior Penthouse 12th floor ( 7 units )

unit Price/Sqm. Php 117,000.00


total- 151 units

completion date Dec. 2013


for inquiry please contact Scarlet Ebba at 0917-5171099

email ad iskarlette@yahoo.com

scarlet@nt-realty.com

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Sa wakas may render na ng Best Western Premier Hotel sa Angeles, so Ritz pala ang tawag dito, sa BGC kasi tawag sa hotel ay F1...

Hmmm, di ko mabasa yung address, pero parang sa Plaridel sya itatayo...

Yun, kita ko na exact location:

Plaridel I Subdivision, Malabanias, 2009 Angeles City, Philippines
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Building design @ daylight
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Source (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Best-Western-Premier-Ritz/168332793292491)

Best Western Premier Ritz

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CONDO HOTEL AND RESIDENCES

Description
We here at EL DORADO have pulled out all the stops and have the pleasure of presenting to you, this very unique development of Best Western Ritz. This one of a kind project situated in the Pampanga area of the Philippines it is perfectly located for all purposes. At only 200 meters from all the local amenities and 10 minutes drive from Clark international airport. You can be inside your front door within minutes of leaving the airport.
For the very first time here in Angeles is an internationally designed, managed and serviced hotel also a residential development capable of rivaling the best in the area, Set to lead the way, in terms of build and finished quality maintained impeccably, for investors, this is the chance to own a home corresponding to international standards,
BEST WESTERN RITZ is comprised of 160 units over 12 floors to give a fantastic panoramic view of the city. Set with in the development is also 6 presidential residences. These luxurious properties are in very high demand. Oozing class and sophistication best western ritz therefore places this exquisite development in a league of its own. Meticulously designed to offer as much internal space as possible with an average size of a studio being 30sqm to a penthouse suite 120+sqm.

General Information
Best Western Ritz is a private gated retreat designed in a Modern art deco style. Nestled with all the local amenities close by this development is designed to suit multi cultural tastes this unique project will cover all aspects of your new elegant lifestyle.
Arguably, there is nowhere experiencing more investment in the country today.
With already in excess of US$ 10billion invested in the Clark/Angeles area (Texas Instruments $1.5bn, Samsung $3.5bn GGLC with funding from KUWAIT of $ 2 billion who have already started on there hugh reconstruction of clark and building medical city whhich they have already broken ground.), we know such hugely impressive firms can’t be wrong in choosing the area as the place to be. This means there is a high demand for more upscale, residential style accommodation over the traditional small, private hotels.
Best Western Ritz is set to fulfill the huge demand for both high quality residences and an international quality branded luxury hotel. We know you’ll enjoy the closeness to the action, yet the peacefulness to relax.
As part of the hotel, you can expect to see impeccable ROI, in excess of 16% per year

Source (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Best-Western-Premier-Ritz/168332793292491?sk=info)

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I totally agree with the bolded part, Clark is on a roll nowadays

^^ I live in Plaridel, so I've personally seen how this formerly quiet residential district has become the chosen sites for many hotels, motels, bars, and commercial establishments. I personally resent this development. I feel that a residential district should be left as plainly residential. And with the upcoming rise of Best Western here, I could only shudder in disgust. I can only imagine worse traffic, noisier nights, crowded streets, influx of more immigrants, more crimes, and all else that comes with unsustainable and poorly designed urban development. Ang labas nito ay urban blight. Boo! How I miss the old, quieter years of the past =((

^^ time to move out! ahaha. I am lucky I live in Villa Angela Subdivision in Brgy. Santo Domingo. It's still a suburb. Right balance of modernity and small-town tranquility.

I can't imagine living right in the middle of crowded barangays. But then, I prefer living in crowded cosmopolitan barangays of Angeles like Balibago and Malabanas, than in the crowded decaying urban barangays of Angeles like San Nicolas, Lourdes Northwest, Pampang, Santa Trinidad, and Santa Teresita. :banana:

I think the best barangays to live in Angeles (based on balance between modernity and peacefulness) are Santo Rosario, Santo Domingo, San Jose (where Mayor EdPam lives!), Pulungbulu, and Cutcut.

^^ medyo nagulat din ako sa location nya na within Plaridel Subdivision, pero dami na rin kasi Hotels and Bars dyan, it would've been better if sa Don Juico sya itatayo imo

I can't imagine living right in the middle of crowded barangays. But then, I prefer living in crowded cosmopolitan barangays of Angeles like Balibago and Malabanas, than in the crowded peasant barangays of Angeles like San Nicolas, Lourdes Northwest, Pampang, Santa Trinidad, and Santa Teresita. :banana:


Well, Malabañas didn't seem to be crowded a few years back. But there's been lots of development lately, it's almost bothersome. As for the cosmopolitan part, there used to be a point when our neighbors were mostly Americans. Heck, even our house used to be owned by Americans. Now, our neighbors are Japanese, Koreans, Australians, Europeans, (curiously) Nigerians, and people from elsewhere. Never a day passes by without encountering any of these people. It seems like Pinoys have become a minority group in this area LOL. I don't really mind the mixed population, but the congestion and rapid development of the place is scary. It doesn't even look half of what it looked like when I was a kid.

^^ mnemonick, parang na-off din ako. parang it's surrounded by quaint residences and all. parang out of place siya.

Well, Malabañas didn't seem to be crowded a few years back. But there's been lots of development lately, it's almost bothersome. As for the cosmopolitan part, there used to be a point when our neighbors were mostly Americans. Heck, even our house used to be owned by Americans. Now, our neighbors are Japanese, Koreans, Australians, Europeans, (curiously) Nigerians, and people from elsewhere. Never a day passes by without encountering any of these people. It seems like Pinoys have become a minority group in this area LOL. I don't really mind the mixed population, but the congestion and rapid development of the place is scary. It doesn't even look half of what it looked like when I was a kid.


^^ On the contrary, Malabanas has always been the second-rate Balibago, in terms of a lot of things. The rapid urban development (due to their location being next to Clark), the boom of entertainment-related establishments. It has also always held the position of being the second most-populated barangay of Angeles from way back. (3rd most populated barangay is Cutcut, 1st is, of course, Balibago)

I don't think Malabañas really aspires for anything. It's just that Balibago happens to be saturated already, so there's a spillover effect to nearby barangays, in this case, Malabañas. Even now, if we want to eat out or try international cuisine, we just walk to nearby Fields or Balibago. If any of the hotels in Don Juico offer some promos, we go get them. Malabañas, I think, is primarily a residential district, but that's not the case anymore. Change is good, but not when it means traffic, noise, and awful planning.

Ngayon ko lang nakita to...

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Angeles City Hall of Justice to be renamed after former SC chief justice
By Rebecca Grace S. David
Friday 27th of April 2012

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, April 27 (PIA) -- The Angeles City Hall of Justice is set to be renamed as the Jose Abad Santos Hall of Justice.

Jose Abad Santos, a Kapampangan, became chief justice of the Supreme Court (SC) in 1941.

In the recently concluded Metro Angeles Council on the Administration of Justice (MACAJ) monthly meeting, Regional Trial Court (RTC) executive judge Omar Viola also revealed that the statue of Jose Abad Santos in front of the Museo ng Angeles will be transferred to the Hall of Justice grounds, in which the Abad Santos family has agreed.

Viola also said that it will only take an en banc resolution from the Supreme Court for the renaming to take effect.

The first official flag ceremony to be held at the Jose Abad Santos Hall of Justice will be on April 30, Monday.

from http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=541335158026

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I posted yesterday about how impressed I was with the arki of the Angeles City Hall of Justice. This explains why:


Also, a greater portion of our Judicial Development Fund (JDF), the collected court fees, is allotted to the construction and renovation of various halls of justice.

At the moment, our major infrastructure projects consist of:

(1) The construction/renovation of four (4) pilot model Halls of Justice in Angeles City, Lapu-Lapu City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Manila City
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read full: http://jrn21.judiciary.gov.ph/forum_icsjr/ICSJR_Philippines%20%28A%20Gutierrez%29.pdf

Would've been a lot better kung dito sya sa tabi ng ABC Hotel :lol:....they would compliment each other

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Good development in AC...para dumami ang trabaho dyan..

Would've been a lot better kung dito sya sa tabi ng ABC Hotel :lol:....they would compliment each other

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^^ Well, structure-wise, pwede. Pero ABC is raunchy and garish, with a pimp-like opulence that is almost off-putting: over-the-top decor, unrestrained design hysteria, plus a pool full of hookers. If you'd like your hotel to cater to travelers with better taste and who prefer discreet luxury, you wouldn't build it right next to a prostitute's haven, would you?

^^ i'm referring purely on their superficial complementation, i have no idea about the notorious reputation of abc hotel but browsing through their fb page, i guess your right, okay maybe a hundred meters away from each other :p

with all these migration of outsiders into Angeles City and the emerging cosmopolitanism, I hope Kapampangans in Angeles copulate and populate more! And not half-halfs, but genuine Kapampangan-speaking Kapampangans.

Angeles should maintain its claim as a Kapampangan territory, same way as Metro Cebu is firm in asserting itself as a territory of the Cebuanos.

^^Parang ampangit ng location ng Best Western.

gawa tayo ng thread sa luzon this projects deserve a thread

eto nakakuha na ko ng pics ng newly renovated Angeles City Hall of Justice... the newly renovated ACHOJ is one of the four pilot model halls of justice, the other three being the halls of justice of Cagayan De Oro, Lapulapu City, and Manila.

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^^Parang ampangit ng location ng Best Western.

i think if they'll make it a private condo rather than a full pledge hotel,that location will do

so it rained a great deal a while ago.

some notes:

The flood in Santo Entierro Street in Angeles dissipated fast. Kudos to EdPam for the flood control improvement which he made sure was completed during the summer. One thing I realized: floods can't really be prevented. But the rate at which they dissipate can be improved.

Several domestic flights bound for Manila had to be diverted to -- where else -- Clark, because of the heavy rainfall in Metro Manila. ;)

Sabagay tama ka, business yan na kailangang kumita pero bat wala pa kayang reply yan siguro di interesado yang disney co. sa proposal, o baka naman sobrang busy kaya wala pang time magreply.

baka pinagiisipan pa. siguro dapat may pumunta muna silang representative sa clark

Thanks pero di naman, oks lang, masipag lang ng konti :)


Naging capital ng Pilipinas ang Bacolor at hindi lang Pampanga.

About Rizal, Lahing Capampangan din siya. Ang mga Capampangan noon ay sakop ang Central Luzon pati Pangasinan hanggang Manila. Native speaker ng old Capampangan Language ang mga ninuno ni Rizal.

Ang dating Pampanga ay bilang sa kaharian ng Tondo na bahagi na lang ng Manila kasalukuyan, which is they don't speak Capampangan language anymore in Manila but only few Capampangans verse it there.

db sabi si Andres Bonifacio ay lahing kapampanga din..

Ayos ang Bacolor!

ang ganda! pre galing mo researcher :-) ..

my 2 trivia ako..

1.BACOLOR ay hndi lang naging capital ng Pampanga. eto ang astig it is also the Capital of the Philippines back then.

(confirm ba tlaga ito na Capital ng Pinas? hndi ata tinuro samin nung high school or absent lng ako nung diniscuss hehe

un magaling sa history kaylan nging capital ng Pilipinas ito at sa dami ng lugar ano katangian meron ang Bacolor bkit ito napili capital?)

2. Meron bahay si Jose Rizal sa Bacolor..

madami din heritage houses.

yan ay mga ala-ala na lamang sa picture na lng natin makikita at mababasa sa History. natabunan ng lahar ang mga Historical places in Bacolor. Im happy nagSurvive ang Bacolor Church.

The name Baculud was changed to Bacolor when the Spaniards came to the place. It was recorded to have been the first capital of Pampanga for two centuries (1698 to 1904) before San Fernando was declared the capital town of the province in July 1904. In 1757, the provincial building, Casa Real, was constructed at the place where the Bacolor Elementary School is now located.

During the British Occupation of the Philippines, when Manila fell to the British, it became capital of the exiled government of Governor General Simón de Anda y Salazar from October 6, 1762 to May 30, 1764. The provincial offices were temporarily moved to Factoria (now San Isidro, Nueva Ecija). It remained the former capital town of Pampanga until the provincial seat of government was transferred to neighboring City of San Fernando in 1904. Through a decree of the King of Spain on November 9, 1765, Bacolor became "Villa de Bacolor", one of the only three villas in the Philippines and was granted a Spacial Coat of Arms. Simon de Anda organized an army of natives with which he finally recaptured Manila from the British invaders. (This is wrong. The British left due to the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1763) and they left by embarking from Manila and Cavite in the first week of April 1764, and sailing out of Manila Bay for Batavia, India, and England.)

Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/bacolor-pampanga#ixzz1wSJrF9Oc

There is another hotel/condo to be rise also in AC..Horizon Hotel/condo, also in don juico ave..12floor or 14fl.sya..over looking Kasi ang Clark dyan at malapit sa mga major road like Sctex...

All six Middle East (ME) carriers flying out of Manila are willing to transfer to Clark in Pampanga if the government would offer to remove the common carriers tax (CCT) and the gross income tax (GIT), according to a foreign airline executive.

The CCT is 3 percent, while the GIT is 2.5 percent, whose total of 5.5 percent was found prohibitive by some European airlines that they have ceased direct connections to the Philippines.

The ME carriers’ combined capacity would reduce the congestion currently bugging the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) once they transferred to Clark, north of Manila, according to Romeo Estacio, assistant airport manager for Saudia Airlines.

At the same time, Onnie Nakpil, chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Airline Operators Council, said if the government was serious in the immediate transfer of foreign carriers to Clark, it should immediately construct an airport terminal capable of accommodating at least seven wide-body aircraft.

A separate cargo house is also needed to accommodate the estimated 500 to 1,000 tons of cargo that the ME carriers would discharge daily.

At present, the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) passenger terminal can only afford two parking slots for wide-body aircraft.

Estacio said the transfer of the ME carriers would effectively reduce Naia congestion by some 40 percent.

He made the comment in reaction to suggestions of Renato Diaz, a former Nueva Ecija congressman, that Clark Airport should be designated North International Airport, not as “alternate” international airport to cater to the needs of Northern Luzon and Central Luzon residents.

Estacio identified the other ME carriers as Etihad, Qatar, Emirates, Gulf Air and Kuwait Airlines.

He said Naia should be retained as a domestic airport like Haneda Airport in central Tokyo that is the hub of Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.

Diaz, a former Civil Aeronautics Board director, said international airlines could be persuaded to transfer to Clark since it does not charge the 3 percent common carriers tax and the 2.5 percent gross income tax.

The six ME carriers transport 70 percent of the estimated three to 3 to 3.5 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East, where many Filipinos work as engineers, nurses or hospital staff, accountants, workers in construction sites and restaurants and maids.


Source (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/27961-6-mideast-carriers-set-terms-for-clark-transfer)

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Sabi ng iba, "miron" lang daw si Diaz and his comments were not worth a single cent...dahil sa sinabi nya, nag react ang mga mid east carriers :lol::lol::lol:, oh how i love slamming them "nga nga"

@Koya Whisper, wag mo na patulan yung mga nangugulo sa Clark Airport thread, trolls lang mga yun, pag sinagot, lalong mangiinis :lol::lol::lol:

STA. RITA -- Governor Lilia Pineda lead Thursday the groundbreaking of the P31-million road rehabilitation of Sta. Rita-Porac road, setting into action the four development works in the province.

Pineda was joined by Sta. Rita Mayor Yolanda Pineda and Porac Mayor Condralito dela Cruz during Thursday's groundbreaking ceremony at Barangays San Matias and Babo Sacan in Sta. Rita and Porac town, respectively.

The development works include the improvement and rehabilitation of the Sta. Rita-Porac Road Phase I (San Matias Section) at P8.2 million, Sta. Rita-Porac Road Phase III (Becuran-Diladila Section) at P8.9 million, Sta. Rita-Porac Road Phase VI (Pulung Santol Section) at P8.8 million, and the Sta. Rita-Porac Road Phase VII (Pulung Santol-Babo Sacan Section) at P5.7 million.

The projects cover some 2,820 linear meters of road at a funding of P31,925,526.

Pineda said the development works will finally put an end to the long problem of motorists and commuters here on the poor state of their roads that have been damaged by quarry trucks during the previous years.

The Sta. Rita-Porac road is a vital access route for motorists going to Angeles City and Clark Freeport and is a major road access to vast quarry deposits in Sta. Rita and Porac towns.

The two mayors thanked Pineda for the initiative, adding the development works will make travel time more efficient and will greatly benefit commercial activity for both towns.

“This new development will greatly help commuters and commercial vehicles in accessing towns in the western end of Pampanga. We are also set to implement strict monitoring of anti-overloading so as to protect the new roads from damage,” Mayor Pineda told Sun.Star Pampanga.

Mayor Dela Cruz, for his part, said the new development works will go well with their canalization works in various barangays traversed by the road.

“Commercial vehicles and commuters going through the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway will find travel into our town more pleasant now with this new rehabilitation works initiated by our governor,” Dela Cruz said.

Initially, the Provincial Government of Pampanga earlier finished development works at the Sta. Rita-Porac road that include the Improvement and Rehabilitation of the Guagua-Sta. Rita-Porac road Phase II (San Matias-Becuran Section), Guagua-Sta. Rita-Porac road Phase IV (Diladila Section) and the Guagua-Sta. Rita-Porac road Phase V (Diladila –Pulung Santol Section).

The said road projects have all been completed as of April 30, 2011 according to the records obtained from the Office of the Provincial Engineer.

The said projects cover some 2, 255.70 linear meters of road at a total cost of P25,917,466.42.

Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/05/31/sta-rita-porac-p31-m-rehab-work-starts-224481)
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Pineda got so many projects huh .... i like

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Sabi ng iba, "miron" lang daw si Diaz and his comments were not worth a single cent...dahil sa sinabi nya, nag react ang mga mid east carriers :lol::lol::lol:, oh how i love slamming them "nga nga"

Kase mas pinaniniwalaan nila yung Bulacan airport ni wala pang blueprint kesa sa existing na dipa na fully utilized sa Pampanga. :lol: Di matanggap na mapag iiwanan sila ng central at northern Luzon

^^ Kahit naman matuloy yung sa Bulacan, Central Luzon parin yan, kahit saan, accessible parin satin, malapit pa rin sa Pampanga, e sila, kahit anong gawin nila, malayo pa rin sa kanila yun, malas na lang nila :lol::lol::lol:

Anyway dapat gawin na talaga ang Terminal 2 sa Clark, that will be able to cater several wide bodied aircraft simultaneously, wag na nila hintayin ang north rail, dyusko po, aabutin pa yan ng minimum 10 years :nuts::nuts::nuts:

^^ Kahit naman matuloy yung sa Bulacan, Central Luzon parin yan, kahit saan, accessible parin satin, malapit pa rin sa Pampanga, e sila, kahit anong gawin nila, malayo pa rin sa kanila yun, malas na lang nila :lol::lol::lol:

Anyway dapat gawin na talaga ang Terminal 2 sa Clark, that will be able to cater several wide bodied aircraft simultaneously, wag na nila hintayin ang north rail, dyusko po, aabutin pa yan ng minimum 10 years :nuts::nuts::nuts:

Yung existing terminal may expansion. May CAD presentation kase yung brother-in-law ko para sa expansion ng terminal sideline nya sa contractor na gagawa ng terminal. Hinihingi ko nga para ma post sana dito sa forum kaso dipa raw pwede i disclose. :nuts:. pero expansion nya ay sa right side kung papasok ka ng terminal.

Di na mapipigilan pag asenso ng Pampanga province :cheers:

wag na nila hintayin ang north rail, dyusko po, aabutin pa yan ng minimum 10 years :nuts::nuts::nuts:

tayong mga taga North at Central Luzon, ilang dekada nang nagtyatyaga sa pagpunta sa NAIA kahit walang bullet train, tapos nag-iinarte ngayon ang mga taga NCR at South na gusto muna nila ng tren papuntang Clark bago idevelop ang DMIA?

Arte niyo ha! :bash:

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so pinost namin ang pic ng newly renovated Angeles City Hall of Justice na ito sa Facebook... at napag-usapan dun how the Angeles City Hall itself has been left behind in terms of architecture, especially now that it is sandwiched between two beautifully made buildings: Marquee Mall and the Hall of Justice.

Pati si Ed Pamintuan (or his rep?) ay napa-comment tuloy ahaha. Here's what he said:

Just a reminder to everyone, our city hall was built in the early 90s and finished in late 90s with as usual, measly govt funds cuz we were still reeling from the eruption of mt pinatubo at that time. It just so happened that our city hall was sandwiched between 2 grand buildings. the hall of justice was built with WORLD BANK FUNDS lent to the SUPREME COURT as one of 4 pilot model halls of the juduciary in the philippines.. While MARQUEE MALL, was built by a privately owned company, AYALA. In due time, once the more important infrastructure such as the city college, roads and drainage, renal care center and the hospital are finished,then we can renovate or build the city hall.

By the way,it was former cj corona who promised me in 2010 right after i took over as mayor,that it will be finished by 2012.. Why? I was complaining because work at that time was stopped..thats the time i learned that worldbank is the source of the funds.

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@whippersnapper db sabi si Andres Bonifacio ay lahing kapampanga din..

Lahing Capampangan din si Andres Bonifacio

Regarding sa history before European Settlers.
Tama, at bago pa nga dumating ang mga Kastila ang Kingdom of Luzon ay may sarili ng sibilisasyon at pinakamayaman noon sa buong Pilipinas

@Koya Whisper, wag mo na patulan yung mga nangugulo sa Clark Airport thread, trolls lang mga yun, pag sinagot, lalong mangiinis :lol::lol::lol:

Halata nga na inggit ang umiiral sa mga yon dahil pag nagkataon dalawa pa ang airport natin sa Central Luzon kaya puro na lang sila banat na wala namang katuturan.

^^ wow may render na ng Best Western Premier Angeles :)

....sa mga nasalanta ng Pinatubo, sa Bacolor ako pinaka nanghinayang, parang kasing napaka popular at progressive nya noon, ngayon parang ghostown na sya kasi sobrang konti nalang ng population nya

Edit: Di pa nakatayo yan, nag press release palang sila dati na magtatayo sila ng Hotel dito sa Angeles....inaalam pa namin kung san banda itatayo, ayos yang Best Western Premiere F1 Hotel sa BGC, sana ganun din ka sosyal ang dating ng itatayo dito, anyway copy ko sa main thread to

Edit ulit: Ayun, may address pero malabo, parang Plaridel yung nababasa ko...

np :)

Tete Duyan(Tulay na duyan) in San Fernando (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150917770824566&set=a.276317464565.139984.268470619565&type=1&theater)
Kaya ito tinawag na "tete duyan" dahil ng hindi pa ito inupgrade
ay umuugon ito na parang duyan na gawa pa lang ito sa kahoy na desenyong duyan.
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PAMPANGA Part 1: Abe's Farm in Magalang

Some college friends and I drove to Pampanga last weekend for a much-needed breather. I personally prepared an itinerary for an overnight trip which would allow us to maximize our very short break and satisfy our gastronomic cravings, half-hoping that we could just stay put and unwind at the farm. It relieved me to know that my friends shared the same feeling, so we ended up enjoying a very peaceful and relaxing weekend. :)

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The main house of Abe's Farm is Bahay Kubo-inspired

We left Manila at 8.30am and found ourselves entering the gates of Abe's Farm at Brgy. Ayala in Magalang, Pampanga at 10 in the morning, two hours earlier than scheduled. What welcomed us was a very nice gate that concealed what seemed to be a secret garden. The farm was located near the foot of Mt. Arayat therefore it was a little cooler than the rest of Pampanga. The greenery contributed much in staging an atmosphere that is perfect for rest and relaxation.

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A pleasant view of Mt. Arayat

Abe's Farm is a 30-minute drive from Marquee Mall and while I initially planned on dining out for lunch, we had the friendly staff of Abe's Farm prepare our lunch at 11.30am so we'll have ample time to explore the farm before finally checking into our booked Ifugao Huts.

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Abe's Farm Lobby

Abe's Farm is owned and run by the famed LJC Group, the same group which operates some of my all-time favorite restaurants in the Metro - Abe and Larry's, specifically. LJC has been given much credit in the local food industry for making good food and fine dining accessible, and also for bringing back Malate's old charm when they established Cafe Adriatico.


The interiors of the main house was very Filipino, albeit hinting a little Mediterranean feel here and there with the pop of some colorful furniture. I've always had a thing for chairs and mismatched furniture so the interior design really worked for me.


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Red Chairs
I loved how these chairs gave life to the warm wooden room. I appreciated how different kinds of furniture and wood worked together to create something very intimate. Did I mention that the flooring was made of bamboo?

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Turquoise Chairs
Scattered all over the place are very interesting antique pieces and works of art by LJC himself, but what was an ongoing theme was the use of natural materials which contributed to the farm's very natural feel. The area that our group reserved for our meals was at the veranda, overlooking the pool.

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The dining area overlooking the infinity pool and lawn below.
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Pool Area
After lunch (I will feature the Food Trip in a separate post), we decided to check in and catch some Z's before swimming. We were taken to our Ifugao Huts, which were adorned by different Ifugao wooden works of art.

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The smaller hut
The huts didn't have proper walls, but had air conditioning. Colorful Malong fabrics were used as walls instead so at night, when the lights were turned on, our silhouettes can be seen from outside. The huts did not have individual wash rooms so we had to go out whenever nature calls for us to do so. It got especially scary that night when the rain started pouring hard and when the power died. Good times!


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Our house for the weekend
The hut was surprisingly big enough for 4 persons. Inside were more Ifugao pieces, which we had fun having our photos taken with.

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Bed for the night

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Travel Buddies! ^_^
After our pleasant 3-hour siesta, we decided to hit the pool. The water was surprisingly warm! :)

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Photo by Jam Galindo
Taken during their merienda :)


Apart from swimming, there's also a spa and an art deco house-turned-museum within the farm, which are both open to the public like the restaurant. :)


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Massage Rooms
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E. Aguilar Cruz Museum from Abe's Farm



I love this house. The details are inspiring! :) We paid Php30/head to explore the interiors.


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E. Aguilar Cruz Museum

Most people would head to the South for weekend trips (usually to Tagaytay or Batangas mainly for proximity) but I suggest you also try the North as an alternative. If you're looking for a weekend place that offers good food and stress relief, Abe's Farm is the place. The drive is only an hour to an hour and a half with very light traffic and more importantly, it's quite affordable. We only paid roughly Php1,250 each for our overnight Ifugao lodging, which included our breakfast. Not bad, eh? :)

Stolen Wanderer (http://stolenwanders.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/pampanga-part-1-abes-farm-magalang.html)

PAMPANGA Part 2: Food Tripping at Pampanga

The worldwide rapture scare was supposedly scheduled on the 21st of May, and on that day when many others decided to max out their credit cards, my friends and I lived our lives to the fullest a decided to EAT. What a way to end a lifetime. :)

According to Gearl, a very good and respected history professor in our alma mater who was also my professor in my Rizal class, once mentioned that the reason why food is so delectable in Pampanga is because when the Spaniards conquered Manila, they drove away the Maharlikas (royal families) to the city's outskirts, bringing with them the recipes of really good food. Makes sense because Pampanga is very near the Metro, just 40 minutes away in fact (maybe less for the fast and the furious).

We had our first Kapampangan meal at Abe's Farm. These are also available at Abe's (there's one in Trinoma Mall and another at Serendra) but we decided to see what the farm had to offer.

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Sinuteng Baby Squid (P168)
Small squid sauteed in olive oil and seasonings





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Paco Fern and Tomato Salad (P145)
Young rainforest fern with tomatoes in a light salad dressing

Sadly, the food selection at Abe's Farm is very limited. We had a hard time ordering for six because two did not eat pork/meat. They feature more at Abe's Restaurant. :(


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Binukadkad na Pla-Pla with Balo-Balo & Mustasa (P365)
Overgrown Tilapia butterflied and fried to delightful crispiness, served with balo-balo relish and mustasa leaves

We ordered the Arobung Kamaru which was a hit among those who never dared to. It was an instant favorite so we ordered it again for lunch the next day. :)




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Adobung Kamaru (P240)
Rice Field crickets sauteed in tomatoes and onions

The Adobong Lamb and Sikreto ni Maria were my personal favorites. :)


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Lamb Adobo (P395)

The folks at Abe's did not reveal to us what Sikreto ni Maria was and dared us to find out ourselves. It was a risk, but we ordered anyway. We were not disappointed. :)


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Sikreto ni Maria (P165)

And since I'm feeling nice today, I will tell you what it is: Arce's Macapuno Ice Cream with Suman, Mangoes and Caramelized Coconut. You can DIY this dessert wonder. It's really good!! Peace Abe! ^_^


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Sikreto ni Maria - revealed!

After our first day's afternoon swim, we drove to Angeles City for dinner and found ourselves at Aling Lucing's across the carnival. Nothing fancy, but food is supposed to be worth it. :)


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Aling Lucing's
The Sisig Queen

Daddy Bourdain would recommend. :)


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Kitchen Confidential's Anthony Bourdain featured Aling Lucing's when he paid the country a visit.

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Aling Lucing's mural. The restaurant dates back to Martial Law!

We were overwhelmed by the sea of uncooked food that welcomed us upon entry. We didn't bother to ask how much they were and just made turo-turo all the way and surprised ourselves with our bill. (I'm mocking by the way, peace ulit! ^_^ )




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Turo-Turo Style

I'd like to share a funny conversation I had with Gearl while we were making turo-turo by the way. (You know I love you Gearl, but this is definitely blog material! ^_^ )


Gearl: Ano ito? (referring to photo below)


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Yours truly: Chicken pwet (ass).

Gearl: Wow! Eh ito? (again referring to photo below)


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Yours truly: Chicken liver yata.

Gearl: Eh ito? (referring to photo below again)


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Yours truly: Chicken heart.

Gearl: Eh ito naman? (and again)


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Yours truly: Gizzard?


Gearl: Wow wow wow! Eh ito?


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Yours truly: Chicken barbecue. :p

Hehe. Peace Gearl! ^_^


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Gearl and Mara, taking their sweet time by the turo-turo

Kuya Manong prepared our food for us by the street. Diners poured in around this time when it started raining cats and dogs. We weren't able to explore the carnival because of the rain.




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Ihaw-Ihaw

We also ordered the original sisig which I found really tasty. My other orders were never served (chicken heart, pwet and gizzard) so we decided to cancel after an hour of waiting. I would have to say that it was a good thing that they never came because we over-ordered apparently. Mga takaw tingin kasi kami. :)


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Aling Lucing's Famous Sisig

We had to wait a while before we our food was served. While I'm glad to report that the food was good and worth the visit, the service was really bad and pricing is on the expensive side. :(


Our breakfast for the next day was covered by our lodging, hence we had a good morning start at Abe's! :)


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Magalang Dried Fish (P195)
Crispy fried baby banak with chili vinegar dip
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Pork Longganisa Hamonado (P195)
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Tocino Pampanga (P225)
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Tapang Baka (P250)
Our meals were served with complementary cups of Kapeng Barako.

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Kapeng Barako
Gearl brought with him a bottle of Starbucks Hazelnut Syrup (P160), which he gladly shared with us to enhance the taste of our coffee. Two teaspoons did it! :)

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Starbucks Hazelnut Syrup (P160)
Works wonders!

After checking out the next day, we drove to San Fernando City for lunch at Everybody's Cafe. The restaurant supposedly serves authentic Kapampangan food, again in turo-turo style. We weren't given menus so again, we over-ordered and the final bill surprised us. We never learn. :p


Taking photos of the turo-turo counter was prohibited. I didn't bother to ask why. The dining area was decent but a little blah for the price we paid for.


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The Kamaru was really a hit among my friends so we ordered a second serving. The crickets were a little bigger than the ones in Abe's. Crispy juicy yummy. :)

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They told me that this is native duck, but I still think it's chicken. Duck or chicken? I can't tell.

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Mara and I ordered frogs stuffed with pork. I found it funny how the waitress wrote down "BUTETI" when I ordered. Is that how they call it in Kapampangan? I was secretly chuckling. This was my favorite among our orders by the way. :)

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We ordered more food but I failed to take photos because hunger got the best of me. The Kilawing Baboy was the only disappointment. A note: Avoid this.



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Some lessons learned during our Kapampangan Food Trip:


Always ask how much.
Ask what it is you are ordering exactly.
Don't be overwhelmed by the amount of food.
Order only what you can eat.
Most importantly, always have awesome dining buddies by your side! ^_^

To sum up, Kapampangan food will always have a special place in my heart because I'm a major Maharlika at heart. Pampanga has so much to offer and it's a good thing that XPGMA decided to funnel much of the taxpayers' money to Pampanga's infrastructure, making traveling a breeze for our happy feet. Life is good at the Pampanga Food Imperium! ^_^

Stolen Wanderer (http://stolenwanders.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/pampanga-part-2-food-tripping-at.html)

^^ That's a beautiful building, very neo-classical. I've seen the Hall of Justice of Quezon City and it pales in comparison to this. So, World Bank pala ang source of funds, and si CJ Corona ang head at the time this was constructed and completed. I don't know what to make of that, pero thanks CJ, I guess. Sana gawing lush ang landscaping sa city hall complex. And is it just me who find the flag pole too short?

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Those with camera cleaning and PhotoSkwela are:
SM Southmall - June 27 to July 1
SM City North Edsa - July 18 to 22
SM Pampanga - August 1 to 5
SM City Naga - September 18 to 23
SM Bacolod - October 17 to 21
SM City North Edsa - November 21 to 25
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I thought when I saw that new building being constructed that its the replacement of the current City Hall cause its really old looking (not heritage-like old), its the Hall of Justice pala, ganda naman :)

Best Western Premier Ritz

About
CONDO HOTEL AND RESIDENCES

Description
We here at EL DORADO have pulled out all the stops and have the pleasure of presenting to you, this very unique development of Best Western Ritz. This one of a kind project situated in the Pampanga area of the Philippines it is perfectly located for all purposes. At only 200 meters from all the local amenities and 10 minutes drive from Clark international airport. You can be inside your front door within minutes of leaving the airport.
For the very first time here in Angeles is an internationally designed, managed and serviced hotel also a residential development capable of rivaling the best in the area, Set to lead the way, in terms of build and finished quality maintained impeccably, for investors, this is the chance to own a home corresponding to international standards,
BEST WESTERN RITZ is comprised of 160 units over 12 floors to give a fantastic panoramic view of the city. Set with in the development is also 6 presidential residences. These luxurious properties are in very high demand. Oozing class and sophistication best western ritz therefore places this exquisite development in a league of its own. Meticulously designed to offer as much internal space as possible with an average size of a studio being 30sqm to a penthouse suite 120+sqm.

General Information
Best Western Ritz is a private gated retreat designed in a Modern art deco style. Nestled with all the local amenities close by this development is designed to suit multi cultural tastes this unique project will cover all aspects of your new elegant lifestyle.
Arguably, there is nowhere experiencing more investment in the country today.
With already in excess of US$ 10billion invested in the Clark/Angeles area (Texas Instruments $1.5bn, Samsung $3.5bn GGLC with funding from KUWAIT of $ 2 billion who have already started on there hugh reconstruction of clark and building medical city whhich they have already broken ground.), we know such hugely impressive firms can’t be wrong in choosing the area as the place to be. This means there is a high demand for more upscale, residential style accommodation over the traditional small, private hotels.
Best Western Ritz is set to fulfill the huge demand for both high quality residences and an international quality branded luxury hotel. We know you’ll enjoy the closeness to the action, yet the peacefulness to relax.
As part of the hotel, you can expect to see impeccable ROI, in excess of 16% per year

Source (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Best-Western-Premier-Ritz/168332793292491?sk=info)

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I totally agree with the bolded part, Clark is on a roll nowadays

iba pa BA ito sa CASA VERDE RETREAT?

^^ oo nga no, sa unang press release nila, Casa Verde ang name ng Hotel and not Ritz ... hmmm

Clark's Multi Billion Dollar Semiconductor Investors

Phoenix Semiconductors (Samsung)
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Texas Instruments
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Published on May 31, 2012 by Virgil Hopper

This segment of the Philippines Experience videos offers more of the community view of life overseas for many of us who shared years at Clark Air Base, in Pampanga Province, Republic of the Philippines.

Annual 4th of July celebrations are as varied as the people who express them anywhere you find yourself in a given year. But the last July 4th celebration in 1990 at Clark Air Base somehow seems extra special. How I ended up capturing these images on tape, instead of sweating over a Bar‘B’Que pit and a beer is purely by chance. When we consider the events that unfolded in the eleven months following our 1990 celebration of America’s 214th birthday, we might realize just how special that last year in paradise really was to us all.

Along the 4th of July parade with fireworks, I’ve included scenes of the various DOD schools that served countless youngsters and staff over the years. The clubs are pictured once again, with scenes of Clark’s popular golf course. I hope to include shots of the new 36-hole course, and the transformed Chambers Hall to formal 5-Star hotel status in your next video treasure.

Rounding out this feature, you'll view scenes of Clark’s ill-fated ZOO of the delightful creatures that kept so many family members entertained during our tour of duty.

I close with few aerial scenes of the massive airfield, recorded high above the once-breathtaking 13th Air Force Medical Center.
That facility and its staff saved so many of us over the years,theater conflicts not withstanding...

Hope this installment brings back a few memories.

Enjoy and STAY TUNED!!!

Virgil W. Hopper, Sr.
Videographer & Producer: Virgil W. Hopper, Sr.

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Published on May 31, 2012 by Virgil Hopper

This segment of the Philippines Experience videos offers more of the community view of life overseas for many of us who shared years at Clark Air Base, in Pampanga Province, Republic of the Philippines.

Annual 4th of July celebrations are as varied as the people who express them anywhere you find yourself in a given year. But the last July 4th celebration in 1990 at Clark Air Base somehow seems extra special. How I ended up capturing these images on tape, instead of sweating over a Bar‘B’Que pit and a beer is purely by chance. When we consider the events that unfolded in the eleven months following our 1990 celebration of America’s 214th birthday, we might realize just how special that last year in paradise really was to us all.

Along the 4th of July parade with fireworks, I’ve included scenes of the various DOD schools that served countless youngsters and staff over the years. The clubs are pictured once again, with scenes of Clark’s popular golf course. I hope to include shots of the new 36-hole course, and the transformed Chambers Hall to formal 5-Star hotel status in your next video treasure.

Rounding out this feature, you'll view scenes of Clark’s ill-fated ZOO of the delightful creatures that kept so many family members entertained during our tour of duty.

I close with few aerial scenes of the massive airfield, recorded high above the once-breathtaking 13th Air Force Medical Center.
That facility and its staff saved so many of us over the years,theater conflicts not withstanding...

Hope this installment brings back a few memories.

Enjoy and STAY TUNED!!!

Virgil W. Hopper, Sr.
Videographer & Producer: Virgil W. Hopper, Sr.

L&L Food Catering Services (http://www.facebook.com/pages/LL-Food-Catering-Services/206513449386845)

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galing ako NBI regional office sa may Pampanga Capitol... I hope magkaroon din ng NBI office sa Angeles para di siksikan mga taong kumukuha ng clearance sa San Fernando.

Nyway, andun na lang din ako, I decided to snap a photo of the Pampanga Capitol.

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I thought when I saw that new building being constructed that its the replacement of the current City Hall cause its really old looking (not heritage-like old), its the Hall of Justice pala, ganda naman :)

I read something on Twitter saying the most beautiful courtrooms in the Philippines are no longer in Makati; they're in Angeles City. I wish there are photos of the building's interiors.

galing ako NBI regional office sa may Pampanga Capitol... I hope magkaroon din ng NBI office sa Angeles para di siksikan mga taong kumukuha ng clearance sa San Fernando.

Nyway, andun na lang din ako, I decided to snap a photo of the Pampanga Capitol.

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impeyrnes kay former Gov. Among Ed siya nagpagawa ng malaki park sa harap ng capitol. :-)

Nakita mo ba SM Palengke ala ka ba pix..

Meron ng NBI ROBINSON STARMILLS last punta ko December ay tapos na un office nila dun sa rob. Fernandinos di pa ba bukas NBI Starmills? katabi lng siya ng DFA ROB STARMILLS :-)

I read something on Twitter saying the most beautiful courtrooms in the Philippines are no longer in Makati; they're in Angeles City. I wish there are photos of the building's interiors.

the interior is nice, too. very modern. like a set in a Korean TV series hehe. wanted to shoot but I was afraid I might be apprehended.

impeyrnes kay former Gov. Among Ed siya nagpagawa ng malaki park sa harap ng capitol. :-)
Nakita mo ba SM Palengke ala ka ba pix..


^^ correction: si Ed ang nagpa-renovate ng Arnedo Park, hindi nagpagawa.

oo nakita ko ang SMSF. wasnt interested in taking a pic kasi ganun pa rin naman (atsaka ang init kanina! sobra). pero ngayon ko lang sya naexperience upclose. i mean really? parang ang sikip na dun. imagine the traffic when this SM opens. baka maging parang Quiapo na ang downtown SF niyan. parang there are a hundred of other nearby sites they could have erected this SM in, but why there??

I read something on Twitter saying the most beautiful courtrooms in the Philippines are no longer in Makati; they're in Angeles City. I wish there are photos of the building's interiors.


here's a sneak peek of what the inside looks like :)

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iba pa BA ito sa CASA VERDE RETREAT?

Apparently ayon sa FB Page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-Verde-Retreat/202107699844629) ng Casa Verde, napalitan na ata, naging Ritz Hotel na sya....

This is the first render
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I prefer the newer design cause it has a more modern feel to it, this one looks very residential tho and could fit more within the subdivision

Overview
Casa Verde Retreat Angeles City will be the first Four Star internationally Branded Resort and Residential development in the Philippines. This development will be the premier resort in Angeles City. Casa Verde Retreat development team combines some of the top design minds internationally, to ensure a quality of finish not yet seen in the country, and an unrivaled level of residential service and pampering to rival the best in the world. Each residence at Casa Verde Retreat offers the signature lifestyle of an internationally branded four-star hotel. With an abundance of amenities to cater the most active and yet the most private, Casa Verde Retreat will set new standards of luxury in Angeles City.


I suppose, 4 star pa rin yung Bagong itatayo, that means Angeles/Pampanga has yet to get some 5 star hotels right? Well that's good enough since wala pa naman talaga tayong popular tourist attractions here

Holiday Inn sa Clark 5star sya

Ms. World Philippines
Audition @SM City Pampanga Event center
June 3, 2012

after audition mini-concert naman artist from kapatid tv5.

Marami talaga magaganda dito kaya
laging my screening satin.
Last year malaki ang Prizes a condo from
SM Residences + 1M petot!
Muntik na manalo last year si Nicolette Henson of SF runner up siya isa nalang Ms World na siya.

deng mangalagu tamu cabalen audition na kayu male yu oyni na ing swerti yu king bie :-)

By mnemonick

Clark's Multi Billion Dollar Semiconductor Investors

Phoenix Semiconductors (Samsung)
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Texas Instruments
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madami na talaga company sa clark Billion Dollar investment nila. So far the Biggest Investment in Clark is GGLC kaya lang it will take too loooooong bago matapos, 2017 ba? bkit ang tagal naman, engrande ata gagawin.. may baby na ako siguro nun kambal pa :-)

With an abundance of amenities to cater the most active and yet the most private, Casa Verde Retreat will set new standards of luxury in Angeles City.


I wonder kung alin ang mas luxurious sa kanila ng Marquee Residences :)

^^ I'm leaning on Marquee Residences, mas maganda location nya...magkakatalo nalang sa interiors

So Holiday Inn is a 5 star, I bet Hotel Stotsenburg is one too? Well good to know

accdg to this (http://hotelinphilippines.com/angeles_clark/#5StarHotels), only Hotel Vida is a 5-star hotel in Angeles-Clark area. Not sure though how reliable this page is.

Holiday inn Clark is the international hotel..even in Vegas Holiday inn Hotel are the same in Clark

things I noticed a while ago:

Sacred Heart Medical Center in Santo Domingo, Angeles City is increasing its floor levels, making the hospital the tallest building in the barangay so far.

I see some midrise construction happening in Diamond Subdivision in Balibago. Not sure what it is, as I only the construction from faraway (McArthur Hiway).

Holy Angel University at night


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^^ I admit na mas maganda ang HAU in terms of facilities and quality of education kesa sa ibang mga universities sa Manila.

^^ Pero yung tuition, lumelevel narin sa mga ibang Universities sa Manila :lol:

dati 100% tuition scholar na ko, more or less 20k parin ang bayad ko sa laboratory and miscellaneous fees :lol:

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The sectoral committee for infrastructure development (SCID) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Central Luzon “strongly endorsed”, and vowed to prioritize the construction and development of coastal roads linking Bulacan, Pampanga and Bataan.

SCID chairman and Bulacan Governor Wilhemino Sy-Alvarado said the motion raised by Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III merited immediate attention and endorsement since [B]the construction of the coastal roads from Calumpit to Lubao is part of the 25-year development plan.

It can be recalled that a similar scheme has been broached early last year by Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda and Second District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and similarly been included in the province’s development plan which notes the coastal roads would spur development in Libao, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol and part of Minalin.

“We are strongly endorsing it and draft the necessary resolution of support. As far as I know, there has already been a feasibility study on that since it is part of the 25-year development plan of the past administrations. All it needs now is revisiting the proposal because the coastal roads would definitely bring development in areas of Bulacan and Pampanga as well as Bataan where they would traverse,” said Sy-Alvarado.

“It is actually what they did in Cavite. Look at how fast communities and business grew along their renowned coastal road. They veered away from center points and moved outwards to coastal areas before focusing on main inner areas. It will facilitate the transport of goods from the west --that is Bataan and Pampanga -- to south like Bulacan And Manila and vice versa. Aside from that, it will cut travel time by as much as two hours. Sana lang it would be realized during our time,” he added.

Sy-Alvarado also told Sun.Star Pampanga that the SCID will formalize its endorsement and resolution seeking to fast track the construction of the stalled North Rail project, citing its importance to the Clark Freeport and linkages to Metro Manila.

Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/06/01/development-council-prioritize-coastal-roads-224633)

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Sana magawa na to agad, para naman ma develop na rin ang Coastal part ng Pampanga esp Masantol-Minalin-Macabebe na puro flooding nalang ang nababalitaan ko

^^ lol, ganyan talaga pag malakihan ang project, di naman kasi sya isang structure lang like a Mall or a Hotel...ang magagawa lang natin ay maghintay at habaan ang pasensya.....swerte yung mga Batch 2016-2017 pag nagkataon :lol::lol::lol:

Hinihintay ko na rin mag groundbreak yung Megaworld sa Clark, baka magtayo sila ng Resorts World Clark, sana sing ganda ng Resorts World Sentosa kung sakali :lol:

S&R San Fernando
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Source/ (http://www.chicsassymom.com/)

Fairness, based sa pic...dami namn ata namimili dito kahit membership shopping sya and malapit sa SM/Robinsons

@Koya Whisper, wag mo na patulan yung mga nangugulo sa Clark Airport thread, trolls lang mga yun, pag sinagot, lalong mangiinis :lol::lol::lol:

ginawa mo naman akong pantapal hehe

S&R San Fernando
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Source/ (http://www.chicsassymom.com/)

Fairness, based sa pic...dami namn ata namimili dito kahit membership shopping sya and malapit sa SM/Robinsons

Alam kasi nila na Kapampangans love spending a lot.:lol:

^^ lol, ganyan talaga pag malakihan ang project, di naman kasi sya isang structure lang like a Mall or a Hotel...ang magagawa lang natin ay maghintay at habaan ang pasensya.....swerte yung mga Batch 2016-2017 pag nagkataon :lol::lol::lol:

Hinihintay ko na rin mag groundbreak yung Megaworld sa Clark, baka magtayo sila ng Resorts World Clark, sana sing ganda ng Resorts World Sentosa kung sakali :lol:

GGLC started to construct late 2010. this is a 7year project naka 2year na sila so 5years to go na lng :-)

This is a mega project it is worth waiting for nakakagulat nga na 200K workforce will generate on this project alone.

Megaworld sana matuloy sana wag na pakialaman ng Malacanang nagkaroon kasi ng isyu b4 na inapprove ni remollo ang megaworld ng hndi pinapaalam kay pnoy kaya inalis niya sa pwesto kht magaling siya.

meron ng Resorts Worlds Manila near NAIA Terminal 3. ang gusto ko gawin ng megaworld dito un ginawa nila sa EASTWOOD CITY LIBIS.

gusto ko magkaroon ng marina bay sands at universal studios dito :-)

#libre.lang.mangarap.sabi.ng.kamikazee

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Source (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.377685352277039.90353.139562436089333&type=3)

I maybe very young then, but i remember this too well, how we crossed Abacan on these footbridges, how Dau-Angeles Jeeps take a detour in Hensonville to be able to "drive thru" that mudflow.....hopefully, these will remain only as memories forever :)

^^ I dont actually remember much when this was going on, not only because I was like 3 or 4 years old, but because we evacuated to Makati until things got better.

another remark posted by Mayor Ed Pamintuan of Angeles in my Facebook:


there is no truth to rumors that the statue of one of the great kapampangan heroes jose abad santos will be moved from the museo to a new site infront of the hall of justice..against the wishes of some judges and a councilor,i instead commisioned a local artist to replicate the same statue at the museo and deliver it before the inauguration..there was an attempt years back to transfer it at pulong maragul but the descendants of our hero objected to it.for the record,it was this representation who badgered then sec of justice teopisto guingona to hasten the construction of the former hall of justice during the 90s if i remember right..ok,so much for the rumor mills.

S&R San Fernando
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Fairness, based sa pic...dami namn ata namimili dito kahit membership shopping sya and malapit sa SM/Robinsons

Tama, madaming namimili dito. I for one is a member of S and R. Iba din kasi ang quality ng mga merchandize dito. Of all the S and Rs na napuntahan ko, pinakamaganda ang San Fernando branch. Yung ibang branch kasi in- acquire lang nila.

Trivia: - S AND R MEMBERSHIP SHOPPING IS A SISTER COMPANY OF PUREGOLD!!

SCTEX Floridablanca exit

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^^
prang konte lang umeexit dyan no hehe
:lol:

Tama, madaming namimili dito. I for one is a member of S and R. Iba din kasi ang quality ng mga merchandize dito. Of all the S and Rs na napuntahan ko, pinakamaganda ang San Fernando branch. Yung ibang branch kasi in- acquire lang nila.

Trivia: - S AND R MEMBERSHIP SHOPPING IS A SISTER COMPANY OF PUREGOLD!!

.how much is the membership fee, is it renewable every year? S&R SF ang lawak ng parking space sana nilagyan nila ng marami puno para di mainit like un katabi niya PASKUHAN full of tree sa parking area.
S&R has 6 Branches lahat binili ni Lucio Co of puregold for 16B.

Tama, madaming namimili dito. I for one is a member of S and R. Iba din kasi ang quality ng mga merchandize dito. Of all the S and Rs na napuntahan ko, pinakamaganda ang San Fernando branch. Yung ibang branch kasi in- acquire lang nila.

Trivia: - S AND R MEMBERSHIP SHOPPING IS A SISTER COMPANY OF PUREGOLD!!

.how much is the membership fee, is it renewable every year? S&R SF ang lawak ng parking space sana nilagyan nila ng marami puno para di mainit like un katabi niya PASKUHAN full of tree sa parking area.
S&R has 6 Branches lahat binili ni Lucio Co of puregold for 16B..

gayong PUREGOLD na ang mayari ng S&R SF bkit hnd na lang alisin membership fee limited lng kasi pwde bumili. i think lalo dudumugin yan pag open sa lahat. maliban sa iba duty free s&r lng alam ko shopping na may members fee. sosyal ha :-)

madami pala imported products sa s&r kaya mabenta sa mga cabalen pati marqueemall mahilig sa mga signature brands at magagarang kagamitan kaya napagkakamalan tayo ng iba na mayabang mapoporma.
hinde po misinterpret lng sila.. madiskarte at hardworking ang mga kapampangan kaya marami maykaya or middle class family na kapampangan they always go to the mall bilhin ang gusto nila kumain ng masasarap na pagkain enjoying their fruits of labor dun sila masaya sa pamimili ng kung ano ano at pagkain.. kaya lalung yumayaman ang big3mall dito kaya nga they expanding their mall here the soon to open SM SF at SM Clark Annex at ayala mall fiesta market soon to rise :-)

#gusto.ko.din.yumaman.in.Gods.will.answered.prayer.ako

.how much is the membership fee, is it renewable every year? S&R SF ang lawak ng parking space sana nilagyan nila ng marami puno para di mainit like un katabi niya PASKUHAN full of tree sa parking area.
S&R has 6 Branches lahat binili ni Lucio Co of puregold for 16B..

The membership fee is P700 for one year, subject for renewal. Ang mahal pala ng pagkakabili ni Lucio Co sa S&R!!

Tama kq, mainit nga sa parking!

Metrojet opens repair facility in Clark airport
By Reynaldo G. Navales

Sunday, June 3, 2012

CLARK FREEPORT -- The Metrojet Engineering Clark is set to inaugurate its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility inside the Clark International Airport tomorrow, Tuesday.

The 40,000-square-feet facility will offer the same aircraft maintenance services and support currently enjoyed in Hong Kong.

Metrojet will also expand the range of services to include avionics upgrades, interior refurbishment, and exterior paintwork for aircraft.

“Metrojet’s decision to locate in Clark is another significant milestone for Clark, coming on the heels of our recent inaugurals of new international and domestic from Clark,” Clark International Airport Corporation president Victor Jose I. Luciano said.

Metrojet, being Asia’s largest fixed-based operations for corporate jets and belonging to one of Honk Kong’s leading businesses, the Kadoorie Group, owners of China Light and Power Company and The Peninsula Chain of Hotels, opened opportunities for leaders in business and government, industrialists, international celebrities to lease or own their choice of preferred corporate jets in Clark.

Metrojet Engineering Clark is the first overseas venture for the company and marks the beginning of an international expansion program.

Metrojet has been presented recently with the Flight Safety Foundation Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award at the 57th Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar 2012 in San Antonio. It is the first business aviation company in Asia to be recognized for its commitment to safety and service excellence.

As a Hong Kong Air Operator Certificate holder, Metrojet has met the stringent "airline" standards required of a commercial air operator.

The aviation firm has been certified as complying with the standards and best practices set out by the International Business Aviation Council, the International Standards of Business Aircraft Operations.

Metrojet has also developed its own safety management system (SMS) and was the first business aviation organization gaining SMS certification in Asia in 2009.

In addition, Metrojet has conducted Asia-Pacific's first business jet accident emergency response exercise with the Hong Kong Airport Authority in September 2010.

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on June 04, 2012. (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/06/03/metrojet-opens-repair-facility-clark-airport-224961)

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The Holy Angel University Center for Kapampangan Studies is inviting the public to the book launching of Michael Raymon Pangilinan's AN INTRODUCTION TO KULITAN: THE INDIGENOUS KAPAMPANGAN SCRIPT on June 23 at the University's Cafe Juan. It's a comprehensive, scholarly study on the prehistoric writing system of Kapampangans--something that's not been done before.

gayong PUREGOLD na ang mayari ng S&R SF bkit hnd na lang alisin membership fee limited lng kasi pwde bumili. i think lalo dudumugin yan pag open sa lahat. maliban sa iba duty free s&r lng alam ko shopping na may members fee. sosyal ha :-)

madami pala imported products sa s&r kaya mabenta sa mga cabalen pati marqueemall mahilig sa mga signature brands at magagarang kagamitan kaya napagkakamalan tayo ng iba na mayabang mapoporma.
hinde po misinterpret lng sila.. madiskarte at hardworking ang mga kapampangan kaya marami maykaya or middle class family na kapampangan they always go to the mall bilhin ang gusto nila kumain ng masasarap na pagkain enjoying their fruits of labor dun sila masaya sa pamimili ng kung ano ano at pagkain.. kaya lalung yumayaman ang big3mall dito kaya nga they expanding their mall here the soon to open SM SF at SM Clark Annex at ayala mall fiesta market soon to rise :-)

#gusto.ko.din.yumaman.in.Gods.will.answered.prayer.ako

hindi lang S&R ang may membership shopping meron ding ibang mga ganyang supermarket na may membership fee, meron ding iba nyan sa America. Isang paraan yan para kumita sila na may membership fee.

gusto kung matuto ng kulitan kapampangan kaya lang mahirap di gaya ng baybayin tagalog.

Ms. World Philippines
Audition @SM City Pampanga Event center
June 3, 2012

after audition mini-concert naman artist from kapatid tv5.

Marami talaga magaganda dito kaya
laging my screening satin.
Last year malaki ang Prizes a condo from
SM Residences + 1M petot!
Muntik na manalo last year si Nicolette Henson of SF runner up siya isa nalang Ms World na siya.

deng mangalagu tamu cabalen audition na kayu male yu oyni na ing swerti yu king bie :-)

Alam mo Karisma ikaw na kaseng sumali dyan, para naman may tsansa kang yumaman at sumikat hehe :)

^^ are you serious? Kulitan is so very easy. You can learn it by reading tutorials on the internet.

learning one's own native writing system is very fulfilling :banana:

4Mahjz2JI3Q

By mnemonick

Clark's Multi Billion Dollar Semiconductor Investors

Phoenix Semiconductors (Samsung)
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/oharujyaku/phoenix.jpg

Texas Instruments
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/oharujyaku/texas.jpg


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madami na talaga company sa clark Billion Dollar investment nila. So far the Biggest Investment in Clark is GGLC kaya lang it will take too loooooong bago matapos, 2017 ba? bkit ang tagal naman, engrande ata gagawin.. may baby na ako siguro nun kambal pa :-)[/QUOTE]

Maganda talagang tayuan ng mga business ang Clark, dahil sa pagiging eco zone nito, wala kaseng mga ibang mga complex na maraming tax na ayaw ng mga negosyante.

^^ Ako gusto kong merong magtayo ng mga office buildings sa Angeles, Mabalacat o San Fernando, kahit 20 floors lang ang taas, marami na kaseng mga hotel. Sana magkaroon ng Disneyland sa Clark para hatak talaga sa asenso ang turismo sa Pampanga at Central Luzon.

@whippersnapper meron pa ring mga sumisingit na troll sa CIA thread

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City of San Fernando
(http://www.cityofsanfernando.gov.ph/new/news.php?id=425)
San Fernando`s new Lakan, Mutya crowned (http://www.cityofsanfernando.gov.ph/new/news.php?id=425)

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Fernandino beauty, talent and intellect were showcased during the Mutya and Lakan ning San Fernando pageant night as 18 candidates, who are ‘honor students’ in their respective schools, vied for the two major crowns.

Featuring the most beautiful and gorgeous men and women in the City, the search for the Lakan and Mutya ning San Fernando 2012 concluded with its coronation night held at the SM Event Center on May 29. This is one of the highlights of fiesta activities led by Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez.

Victor Ryan Ng of Barangay Dolores won the title of Lakan ning San Fernando while Sheena Rhea Puno of Barangay Panipuan was crowned Mutya ning San Fernando. Both won other special awards such as Best in Filipiniana Terno and received prizes from Zscape (Radiant Skin), Punto! (Media’s Choice) and Leisure World.

Harold Hendrixx Milanes and Renalyn dela Peña were awarded as the 1st runners-up while Ralph Jefferson Ico and Czarina Villanueva won 2nd runners-up.

“I am impressed with the result of the pageant and I am happy because the candidates represent the true essence of being a Fernandino,” said Mayor Rodriguez.

This year`s pageant was headed by Ms. Agnes Romero who is part of the Executive Committee of Pyestang Fernandino 2012 with Ms. Jennifer Bonifacio as chairperson.–PAMPU

This is sad news:

China rift halts AirAsia Philippines' Macau plan (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/china-rift-halts-airasia-philippines-macau-plan-171919922--finance.html)

Budget carrier AirAsia's Philippine unit said Friday it had shelved planned daily flights to Macau amid a simmering maritime dispute between China and the Philippines.

AirAsia Philippines was to have launched a daily Macau service in July, but then the market outlook dimmed, its chief executive Marianne Hontiveros told AFP.

"I was advised that travel agents in Macau had cancelled tour groups to the Philippines," she said.

Hontiveros said industry sources told her the cancellations were "because of the current situation, and that (territorial dispute) is the only current situation I know of".

hindi lang S&R ang may membership shopping meron ding ibang mga ganyang supermarket na may membership fee, meron ding iba nyan sa America. Isang paraan yan para kumita sila na may membership fee.

s&r ginaya ang costco sa usa.
i think mas kikita pag wala mas dadami shoppers. try nalang mula nila for 1month to the public kht wala members fee at ikumpara kung bumaba or tumaas ang sales or profit nila.

Alam mo Karisma ikaw na kaseng sumali dyan, para naman may tsansa kang yumaman at sumikat hehe :)

kaw pre mayaman ka na ba ayaw mo ba sumali :-)

sasali ako sa MR. BODY BEAUTIFUL :-) magkano kaya membership sa FITNESS FIRST SM Pampanga. sosyal ang gym nato ilan buwan kaya ang gugulin sa gym bago magkaroon ng abs at pandesal sa katawan?

^^Kulitan is amazing!

^^ kaya pala familiar yung nasa video, he's a forumer from Pampanga.

^^ kaya pala familiar yung nasa video, he's a forumer from Pampanga.

sino siya? welcome first day of school traffic na naman.

s&r ginaya ang costco sa usa.
i think mas kikita pag wala mas dadami shoppers. try nalang mula nila for 1month to the public kht wala members fee at ikumpara kung bumaba or tumaas ang sales or profit nila.

Malabo yang idea na ganyan sa S&R kase yan talaga ang consepto ng membership shopping na yan at kung walang membership fee ano pa ang pinagkaiba nito sa ibang mga shop.

kaw pre mayaman ka na ba ayaw mo ba sumali :-)

sasali ako sa MR. BODY BEAUTIFUL :-) magkano kaya membership sa FITNESS FIRST SM Pampanga. sosyal ang gym nato ilan buwan kaya ang gugulin sa gym bago magkaroon ng abs at pandesal sa katawan?

Nag-order na nga ako ng treadmill at exercise bike lol joke, di ako in sa mga ganyan, I never imagine myself being popular, I still value my privacy, peaceful and quiet life hehe :)

sino siya? welcome first day of school traffic na naman.

back2school ka rin ba karisma?

back2school ka rin ba karisma?

graduate na ako few years ago bachelors degree sa SF. kaw san school ka nagaral?

Malabo yang idea na ganyan sa S&R kase yan talaga ang consepto ng membership shopping na yan at kung walang membership fee ano pa ang pinagkaiba nito sa ibang mga shop.

malaki pinagkaiba ang S&R becoz it offers wide variety of imported goods eto bentahe ng s&r
hndi lng ordinary supermarket like rob.sm.puregold. kaya kung gusto nila maging pang masa ang s&r alisin ang fee baka doble or triple pa maging customer.

graduate na ako few years ago bachelors degree sa SF. kaw san school ka nagaral?

sa ua din ako nakatapos pareho pala tau ng alma matter. akala ko kase nag-aral ka ule ng doctorate :)

Nag-order na nga ako ng treadmill at exercise bike lol joke, di ako in sa mga ganyan, I never imagine myself being popular, I still value my privacy, peaceful and quiet life hehe :)

Ngeeh jogging nlang ako kesa threadmill then bili ng real bike. i love biking ang ganda ng mountain bike ko 1year palang bago kahit saan nakakarating ako using bike then nung march i watch intl fireworks festival sa sm mall of asia iniwan ko un bike sa parking double lock na ayun pagbalik ko wala na ninakaw. my goodness pangalawa bike ko na to na ninakaw. ganito na ba kahirap ang buhay kinukuha na lang bigla ang pinaghirapan ng isang tao. Lesson learn yan mga cabalen wag nio lang kung saan saan iwan ang bike,motor,car nio para safe lagi sa mga kawatan.

malaki pinagkaiba ang S&R becoz it offers wide variety of imported goods eto bentahe ng s&r
hndi lng ordinary supermarket like rob.sm.puregold. kaya kung gusto nila maging pang masa ang s&r alisin ang fee baka doble or triple pa maging customer.

para sakin stay na lang sya ng membership shopping dahil dyan nakilala ang s&r bilang membership shopping.:)

hndi ako sa assumption. STI College ako along JASA kaya everyday ko tinatawid noon ang 12lanes hiway na un. buti ngayon u/c na ang footbridge :-)

akala ko noon sister school ang UA at Assumption College Manila
hndi pala sila related. db may copyrights buti pinayagan ng CHED na pareho sila assumption

back to school ako this June... pero as a college teacher! tuturo ako part time sa Holy Angel. Ang masasabi ko lang: ANDAMING bgi construction projects sa HAU ngayon! pasusyal nang pasusyal

Well since you guys started talking about school, my first day was today and lots of my classmates were sleeping. :lol::lol:

^^
buti pa kayo tapos na.:cheers:
ako 2nd yr college plang nyan sa UA. taking BS architorture. este architecture :lol:

Pamintuan House in Angeles City undergoing restoration. Aabot kaya sa Independence Day Flag Rites? :)

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9-floor (plus basement) Graduate School Bldg being constructed inside Holy Angel University. The building will house the mess hall, College of Business and Accountancy, new courses, graduate courses, and plenary halls. Target date na matatapos daw ay May 2013.

On a side-note, Holy Angel has now a campus-wide Wi-Fi connection.

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back to school ako this June... pero as a college teacher! tuturo ako part time sa Holy Angel. Ang masasabi ko lang: ANDAMING bgi construction projects sa HAU ngayon! pasusyal nang pasusyal

prof.sisig anu subject turo mo English?

anyways i enjoy my college days ang sipag ko magaral kasi mgaganda ang mga kaklase ko hehe hndi naman sa pagmamayabang marami nagkagusto sakin sa school kaya lang torpedo ako nun ,ligaw tingin lng babae na nagtatapat ala pa ako ginagawa.

guys, my kwento ako college life my classmate ako na ubod ng ganda she is so nice gusto ko ligawan naunahan lang ako ng hiya in short torpedo . ayun naunahan tuloy ako ng Prof nmin my classmates got pregnant nagkatuluyan naman sila they get married. kaya lang nagresign un prof bawal kasi un teacher-student na may relasyon..

#lesson.learn.wag.tatanga.tanga.sa.pagibig.para.di.kayo.maunahan.no.guts.no.glory.

Ang dami pala mga estupidyante at singkolar dito sa forum natin. :lol: Pagbutihin nyo pag aaral mga tol iba pa rin pag nakatapos ka sa mga panahong ito. Though I graduated eng'g. 12 years back nakakamiss pa rin minsan buhay estudyante. :cheers:

^^
buti pa kayo tapos na.:cheers:
ako 2nd yr college plang nyan sa UA. taking BS architorture. este architecture :lol:

kaya yan! ano bago ngayon sa UA? HAU & Systems Plus (infront of Rob Angeles) they transform their bldg and facilities, level up na. hopefully gayahin sila ng iba colleges dito para makasabay sila sa competition.

sa AUF ano kaya magandang pagbabago?

hndi ako sa assumption. STI College ako along JASA kaya everyday ko tinatawid noon ang 12lanes hiway na un. buti ngayon u/c na ang footbridge :-)

akala ko noon sister school ang UA at Assumption College Manila
hndi pala sila related. db may copyrights buti pinayagan ng CHED na pareho sila assumption

kala ko ua ka rin nag-study. Anyway, hindi nga related ang ua sa manila school na kapangalan nito. Mula kinder yan na school ko walang changes.
Kita ko rin mga projects sa school na yan mula pa ng umpisa ko schooling dyan hanggang matapos nko meron pa ring pinapagawa, pero matagal nakong di nakakapasok uli dyan para mamasyal.

sa AUF ano kaya magandang pagbabago?

they invested on AUF Sports and Cultural Center (AUF-SCC), which was recently inaugurated (May 24)

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photo from AUF Facebook

prof.sisig anu subject turo mo English?


Advertising... eventually, mga production classes. Filmmaking, ganyan.

^^Itong mga to lang ang masasabi ko tungkol dyan sa mga babae. Grade six pa lang ako nakaexperience nako nyan, pero puppy luv pa yon kaya may pagka torpedo ng konti. pero later on I seem to get to know more ideas about what girls really after about men.

I'll share it with you guys:
Not true, during such relationship occurring between 2 love birds that men always treat girls in their date but rather sometimes when the guy is broke, then "vise versa", girls also treat men. Gaya ng nangyari sa mga past relationship ko nung student pa ko, di ako lagi ang gumagastos.

Pag nililigawan mo pa lang ang girl, syempre kailangan mong dumukot parang sugal lang yan na kailangan mo ng pera pang taya para ka manalo na premyo ang chick na gusto mo.

Liban naman sa pera, kailangan meron kang humor, madaldal o makwento at oras o panahon para sa girl. Diyan sa mga yan nasasalamin ng girl kung interesado ka sa kanya at talagang gusto mo sya.

Guv eyes dam project for Sta. Rita farmers
By Ian Ocampo Flora

Monday, June 4, 2012

STA. RITA -- Governor Lilia Pineda has ordered a study for the construction of a dam facility here that will serve the irrigation needs of local farmers and protect other towns from flooding during the rainy seasons.

Pineda made this announcement during a consultative meeting with local farmers of Barangay San Basilio, where the dam is expected to be constructed.

The dam project is seen as a long-term solution to the irrigation needs of barangays Gasak, San Basilio, Diladila, San Jose and San Matias.

Sta. Rita is a predominantly agricultural town with farmers depending on surface and underground water supply for irrigation.

Pineda said the dam once constructed will be able to harness the stream tributaries that flow into the Sapang Balen River.

“Water has been a constant problem for our farmers. With this project, we can address the problem on irrigation and cut the cost on irrigation funding,” Pineda told farmers.

Pineda added that the dam will also serve to protect the town proper from flood water. The streams and main river of this town are the main tributaries of the Betis River that flows into Guagua town.

Pineda said other neighboring towns of Sta. Rita will also be protected by the dam project from flooding.

The governor has tasked the study on the proper location of the dam, with the help of local farmers, adding the Provincial Government will implement the project in coordination with the national government for proper funding.

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on June 05, 2012.

pikuanan (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/06/04/guv-eyes-dam-project-sta-rita-farmers-225158)

kala ko ua ka rin nag-study. Anyway, hindi nga related ang ua sa manila school na kapangalan nito. Mula kinder yan na school ko walang changes.
Kita ko rin mga projects sa school na yan mula pa ng umpisa ko schooling dyan hanggang matapos nko meron pa ring pinapagawa, pero matagal nakong di nakakapasok uli dyan para mamasyal.

loyalty award goes to pidjung haha
sino may-ari ng UA.?

anyway once pa lang ako nakapasok UA i inquire about their courses and tuition fee.
maganda din ang UA isa lang ang hndi ko gusto un location niya looban siya. kung nilagay sana along JASA or McArthur mas convenient at showcase narin para sa mga motorist para makita na may maganda Univ.

Wow love life ang usapan :lol::lol::lol:

Anyway July 21 po ang plebiscite ng Mabalacat, and somehow, I'm not very excited about it.....here's hoping na maging evident ang progress dito in terms of infra if ever na manalo ang yes votes and ma surprise ako pag balik ko dito by 2014

If manalo ang no vote, okay lang, pero sana gawin pa din yung necessary beautification ng Mabalacat since may alloted budget na sila para dito kundi....babangon ako sa hukay at dudurugin sila :lol:

kaya yan! ano bago ngayon sa UA?....

hmm. ung" FOODCOURT" sa gilid ng gymnasium hha. ung design nya is similar dun sa bagong facade ng UA.:lol:

they invested on AUF Sports and Cultural Center (AUF-SCC), which was recently inaugurated (May 24)

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photo from AUF Facebook

Bukas na pala to, may olympic size swimming pool kaya dito? Sa tingin ko naman meron, mas complete sigurado ang sports facilities nila kesa sa Holy since infinite ang kamahalan ng tuition nila :lol:

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Nice review sa Air Asia, can't post it here kasi sobrang dami, ayaw tanggapin :lol:....

AirAsia Philippines: A Comprehensive Review on the Experience (http://www.thelostboylloyd.com/2012/06/airasia-philippines-review.html#more)

This article will be very helpful lalo na sa mga first time pumunta sa Clark

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One thing na masasabi ko sa Air Asia, e on time talaga sila, one time nasaraduhan kami sa Bali pabalik ng Sg kasi late kami ng 10 mins sa check in, ayaw na kami papasukin deym :lol::lol::lol:.....i cursed Air Asia then cause imagine the cost and the inconvenience of on spot booking sa susunod na flight pabalik since may pasok na kami kinabukasan, sabi ko di na ko sasakay ng Air Asia pero ngayong meron ng Air Asia Philippines na sa Clark, syempre, support ko narin ulit sila :lol::lol::lol:

^^I don't think there is. Laman yata nyan are a theater and an indoor basketball court.

loyalty award goes to pidjung haha
sino may-ari ng UA.?

anyway once pa lang ako nakapasok UA i inquire about their courses and tuition fee.
maganda din ang UA isa lang ang hndi ko gusto un location niya looban siya. kung nilagay sana along JASA or McArthur mas convenient at showcase narin para sa mga motorist para makita na may maganda Univ.

Samsyon keni :lol: (http://site.ua.edu.ph/ua-timeline-at-a-bigger-glance/) Naalala ko tuloy si Assumption baby yung barker, nakakatawa kase sya lol
Nandyan sa link na yan tungkol sa UA

Mas maganda na di sya along the highway dahil noise at air pollution, yun ang ayaw ko dahil tahimik na lugar at mapuno ang gusto ko sa isang school para environment friendly:)

hmm. ung" FOODCOURT" sa gilid ng gymnasium hha. ung design nya is similar dun sa bagong facade ng UA.:lol:

nandun pa ba ang swimming pool? meron pa bang ibang mga project na pinapagawa sa ua?

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Gusto ko ang slogan ng San Simon.
Grats sa San Simon, soon to be 1st class municipality

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From the Marquee Mall Page

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From the Marquee Mall Page
The rainy season is just around the corner! Make sure you keep your belonging safe and dry! A water proof bag is of utmost importance! Try this bag from Mango. :)
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From the Marquee Mall Page
The rainy season is just around the corner! Make sure you keep your belonging safe and dry! A water proof bag is of utmost importance! Try this bag from Mango. :)
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kung gusto nio MANGO at gusto makamura try ROB Starmills. bcoz Mango "outlet" store siya malaki saving dhil factory price siya.

Marami pa shop Outle store sa starmills like folded&hung,levis,brandsmart etc..
not sure kung outlet din un nike&adidas.

wala pa ata nagpost bagong Picture ng Facade ng Rob Starmills bagong pintura kasi late last year pa natapos.

Un SM Pampanga total makeover ginawa ang counter naman ng Robinson Starmills bagong pintura lng sa exterior. matipid ha:-)

^^I don't think there is. Laman yata nyan are a theater and an indoor basketball court.

ah ganun ba, masyado lang siguro ako nag expect anyway okay yung expansion ng auf kaya lang sabog sabog ang location ng mga new buildings, parang feu na nasa kabilang daan ang gym

ang gusto ko gawin ng pamunuan ng university sa Pampanga like New Era Univ, HAU @ AU ay magkaroon sila ng sarili Medical center like AUF Medical Center.

sa MM my medical center un Lasalle,FEU,UST,PERPETUAL,FATIMA, etc.


Holy Angel Univ. Medical Center
Univ. of Assumption Medical Center
New Era University Medical Center

Oh dba astig pakinggan!

kht hndi mismo sa school un location ng medical center kht iba location ilagay ok lng bsta meron.
sana nasa pipeline na ito ng school officials.

From Bulacan Thread:



kayo naman ang survey ko ano top 5 pinakasikat sa inyo sa pampanga.. :-)

1. Clark - modernong gateway ng Pampanga at ng buong Pilipinas sa buong mundo.
2. Angeles - Napaka-unlad na siyudad ng Pampanga at sentro ng komersyo sa rehiyon.
3. San Fernando - Kabisera ng Pampanga at tagpuan ng dalawang modernong kalye: ang NLEX at JASA.
4. Candaba - santuaryo ng mga ibon mula sa hilaga.
5. Lubao - tahanan ng dalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas: Cong Dado at GMA.

^^ ahaha meron na ring ranking dito...

@karisma, malaking factor ang pagkakaroon ng sariling hospital ng isang school, nag inquire ako dati sa auf kasi gusto kong maging doctor dati, buti nlang na realize ko na ayaw ko makakita ng dugo, atay, balun balunan, bituka atbp :lol::lol::lol:

ang isa pa na alam kong may sariling medical center ay ang dee hwa liong college dito sa mabalacat

From Bulacan Thread:



1. Clark - modernong gateway ng Pampanga at ng buong Pilipinas sa buong mundo.
2. Angeles - Napaka-unlad na siyudad ng Pampanga at sentro ng komersyo sa rehiyon.
3. San Fernando - Kabisera ng Pampanga at tagpuan ng dalawang modernong kalye: ang NLEX at JASA.
4. Candaba - santuaryo ng mga ibon mula sa hilaga.
5. Lubao - tahanan ng dalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas: Cong Dado at GMA.

nice. thanks.. napunta pala dito usapan sa Bulacan thread :-)

From Bulacan Thread:



1. Clark - modernong gateway ng Pampanga at ng buong Pilipinas sa buong mundo.
2. Angeles - Napaka-unlad na siyudad ng Pampanga at sentro ng komersyo sa rehiyon.
3. San Fernando - Kabisera ng Pampanga at tagpuan ng dalawang modernong kalye: ang NLEX at JASA.
4. Candaba - santuaryo ng mga ibon mula sa hilaga.
5. Lubao - tahanan ng dalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas: Cong Dado at GMA.

nice. thanks.. napunta pala dito usapan sa Bulacan thread. :-)

ah ganun ba, masyado lang siguro ako nag expect anyway okay yung expansion ng auf kaya lang sabog sabog ang location ng mga new buildings, parang feu na nasa kabilang daan ang gym

Hay nako tama ka dyan naiinis din kami sa setup. When I was still studying it's annoying that you had to exit the main campus grounds just to get to the other buildings with the security checks and all.

By Mnemonick

ahaha meron na ring ranking dito...
@karisma, malaking factor ang pagkakaroon ng sariling hospital ng isang school, nag inquire ako dati sa auf kasi gusto kong maging doctor dati, buti nlang na realize ko na ayaw ko makakita ng dugo, atay, balun balunan

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ayaw mag quote mobile ko..

establish na ksi un hospital ng auf they expand na ata

ang layo ata from doctor to eng'r :-) tama ba engr graduate ka? magastos kasi ang doctor tsaka matagal kylangan pa ipasa ang board bago makapag praktis.

ano school sa pampanga ang may course na Doctor & Law? capable ang auf,ua,hau, nito para di na lumuwas pa ng manila sa ganyan kahirap na course..

From Bulacan Thread:

1. Clark - modernong gateway ng Pampanga at ng buong Pilipinas sa buong mundo.
2. Angeles - Napaka-unlad na siyudad ng Pampanga at sentro ng komersyo sa rehiyon.
3. San Fernando - Kabisera ng Pampanga at tagpuan ng dalawang modernong kalye: ang NLEX at JASA.
4. Candaba - santuaryo ng mga ibon mula sa hilaga.
5. Lubao - tahanan ng dalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas: Cong Dado at GMA.

I hope they're aware that Clark is not a town or a city :)

sa HAU wala pang Doctor and Law, yung ginagawang bagong building, doon ilalagay ang College of Law, yung Doctor, matagal pa siguro yun, pag meron na silang sariling hospital...

Yung AUF meron nung 2 course, oo nga, na off ako sa Doctor kasi matagal nga nung inexplain sakin, parang di ko kayang hintayin.....kaya Engineering nalang, 5 years lang :lol:

nagcomment si Mayor EdPam (or his spokesperson) doon sa photo ko ng restoration of Pamintuan House. Sabi:


Yeah yeah yeah! Acto head tin nunag, rico suarez,linda mrs miniang and i met with nat'l historical comm heads badoy and dado at the mla hotel april to be informed that the comm will indeed spend MILLIONs for the restoration of one of the few remaining bldgs which served as the seat of the phil govt during the fil american war..the Pamintuan mansion..then we ate with GUSTO..as we celebrate the good news.

Speaking of Schools, wala ba silang balak ayusin ang UP sa Clark? tuwing dadaan ako doon papuntang Airport, nakikita ko yung exterior nya and hindi sya maayos, I know extension program lang sya but still, its UP, kung di nila ma maintain sa Clark, sana ilagay nalang nila sa labas, ilagay sa Mabalacat :lol: (joke), tutal UP Pampanga ang tawag nila doon....sana gawin na talagang isang Full Pledge University ang UP sa Clark like doon sa Los Banos and Baguio with full courses and facilities

Speaking of Schools, wala ba silang balak ayusin ang UP sa Clark? tuwing dadaan ako doon papuntang Airport, nakikita ko yung exterior nya and hindi sya maayos, I know extension program lang sya but still, its UP, kung di nila ma maintain sa Clark, sana ilagay nalang nila sa labas, ilagay sa Mabalacat :lol: (joke), tutal UP Pampanga ang tawag nila doon....sana gawin na talagang isang Full Pledge University ang UP sa Clark like doon sa Los Banos and Baguio with full courses and facilities

Dapat nga sa Mabalacat City na lang ilagay ang UP Clark, most convenient sa Barangay Mabiga para malapit sa NLEX and SCTEX.

By the way, ang Clark pala ay dating sakop ng Mabalacat during Spanish era and American era.

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Dapat nga sa Mabalacat City na lang ilagay ang UP Clark, most convenient sa Barangay Mabiga para malapit sa NLEX and SCTEX.

By the way, ang Clark pala ay dating sakop ng Mabalacat during Spanish era and American era.

^^ katabi or kaharap ng Mary's Help tutal tututol sigurado ang Women's school na yan pag Mall ang itinayo sa mga naglalakihang vacant lot doon, SCTEX nga tinututulan na nila e, maingay daw, kaya University nalang sana ang itayo sa strategic lot na yun

Yup, kaya ngayon, halos majority ng locators sa Clark e sa Mabalacat nagbabayad ng tax kahati ng National Government

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Saw this road work nung pumunta akong SM Pampanga recently, para san yung lane na ginagawa? medyo elevated e, or gagawin nilang elevated yung kahabaan ng JASA dyan due to flooding or something?

Speaking of Schools, wala ba silang balak ayusin ang UP sa Clark? tuwing dadaan ako doon papuntang Airport, nakikita ko yung exterior nya and hindi sya maayos, I know extension program lang sya but still, its UP, kung di nila ma maintain sa Clark, sana ilagay nalang nila sa labas, ilagay sa Mabalacat :lol: (joke), tutal UP Pampanga ang tawag nila doon....sana gawin na talagang isang Full Pledge University ang UP sa Clark like doon sa Los Banos and Baguio with full courses and facilities

The directress Dr. Juliet Mallari has been pushing for a University Town to develop around UPDEP (UP Diliman extension program in Pampanga), kaso nasa sabbatical siya ngayon.

some students, esp those from student council are calling for the autonomy of UP Clark from UP Diliman, and call it UP Central Luzon (or UP Gitnang Luzon). But it's not getting support from students mainly because, with the current status of UP Clark, graduates of its campus are still considered UP Diliman graduates. Pati sa diploma ay UP Diliman nakalagay.

i spent my first year in college in UP Clark by the way. A year after, I transferred to Diliman.

Dapat nga sa Mabalacat City na lang ilagay ang UP Clark, most convenient sa Barangay Mabiga para malapit sa NLEX and SCTEX.

By the way, ang Clark pala ay dating sakop ng Mabalacat during Spanish era and American era.

oops, let's not muddle history.

Clark is Angeles/Mabalacat. Originally, it was just Angeles pa nga. of course, there was a time when anything beyond Abacan River (Balibago, etc.) belonged to Mabalacat instead of Angeles, but it's unfair to say "Clark ay dating sakop ng Mabalacat".

Today, the used portion of it = 3/5 in Mabalacat, 2/5 in Angeles.

But if you read the senate bill about Clark, Clark occupies territories of: Angeles, Mabalacat, Porac, Bamban, and even Capas.

Yup, kaya ngayon, halos majority ng locators sa Clark e sa Mabalacat nagbabayad ng tax kahati ng National Government

Clark's expansion to Mabalacat territory from Angeles (Clark Air Base) is not the result of the claim that "dating sakop ng Mabalacat ang Clark."

I hope when talking about these things we post sources of what we say. Medyo dami kasing oops moment :)

^^ students pala mismo ang may ayaw cause of the UP Diliman certificate prestige.....but its still UP imo, kahit saang lugar pa, they are all admitted through UPCAT and makapasa lang dun ay isang malaking prestige na.....dapat na gawin if ever na matuloy ang UP Autonomy sa Pampanga e, yung mga present students, under parin sa Diliman, simulan ang pagbabago sa mga darating na first year and explain sa kanila ang changes, if they don't agree, e di dun sila mag freshmen sa Diliman, as simple as that....

^^ katabi or kaharap ng Mary's Help tutal tututol sigurado ang Women's school na yan pag Mall ang itinayo sa mga naglalakihang vacant lot doon, SCTEX nga tinututulan na nila e, maingay daw, kaya University nalang sana ang itayo sa strategic lot na yun

Yup, kaya ngayon, halos majority ng locators sa Clark e sa Mabalacat nagbabayad ng tax kahati ng National Government

Hey! Don't you speak like that about our sister school! Just joking! :banana:

You're right! They should definitely build maybe a good school/university there! I usually get sand in my eyes when passing by that area.

for me naman ibalik na lang ulet sa San Fernando un UP Pampanga :-)
dati naman siya sa Capitol blvd near Pampanga Capitol. inilipat lng sa Clark becoz nalahar un building ng UP sa SF.

oops, let's not muddle history.

Clark is Angeles/Mabalacat. Originally, it was just Angeles pa nga. of course, there was a time when anything beyond Abacan River (Balibago, etc.) belonged to Mabalacat instead of Angeles, but it's unfair to say "Clark ay dating sakop ng Mabalacat".

Today, the used portion of it = 3/5 in Mabalacat, 2/5 in Angeles.

But if you read the senate bill about Clark, Clark occupies territories of: Angeles, Mabalacat, Porac, Bamban, and even Capas.

This is from EdPam himself

SCADC & LGUs: Partners for Progress and Development (Part VIII)
by Edgardo “EDPAM” Pamintuan

Under the SCAD SCoLUP Study that I have been discussing in Agyu Tamu! Atbp articles, great things are in store for Mabalacat which is a major component of the Metro-Clark Area (MCA), like Angeles City, San Fernando City, and Bamban of Tarlac.

I had discussed in past articles the bright prospects for Angeles City as envisioned in the SCoLUP Study, and I will now talk about what the Study has envisioned for Mabalacat.

But first a statement of certain technical data or important facts about Mabalacat. With its land area of 15,262 hectares, Mabalacat constitutes seven (7%) percent of the total land area of Pampanga; it is more than d\twice the land area of Angeles City which has only 6,217.37 hectares. Of Mabalacat’s total land area, about 7370 hectares are agricultural lands; of these only some 2860 hectares (or about 38.9%) are productive while some 4500 hectares (or 61%) are under-utilized. About 2445 hectares of the productive areas are planted to crops; 615 hectares are for fishpond; some 88 hectares, for livestock; and 320 hectares, for pasture grazing.

Rice is the most dominant crop, with 900 hectares or 38% of the productive areas being devoted to rice production; sugarcane is the second most important crop, with some 500 hectares devoted to it; the soil characteristics of lahar are best suited to sugarcane. Root crops, cassava and camote occupy almost 400 hectares; while orchards (mangoes and tropical fruits), 170 hectares.

Mabalacat has the great fortune that some 4200 hectares of its land areas are situated inside the fenced 4440-hectare of the Clark Freeport Zone (thereby constituting nearly 95% of the whole economic Freeport zone; also some 4000 hectares of the 34,000 hectares of the Clark sub-zone across the Sacobia River (the whole area was declared Clark Special Economic Zone under Republic Act No. 9400) form part of Mabalacat’s land area. No other town in Pampanga or any province in Central Luzon has had such great fortune or enjoys such great economic advantage and immeasurable opportunities for growth and development.

With the planned road systems and infrastructure/utilities for the MCA, such as those mentioned in last weeks Agyu Tamu article, movement of goods and services within and around Mabalacat and from there to outside towns and cities will be facilitated. Mabalacat’s productive and manufacturing and industrial capacities, its trade and commerce, and social and development programs will naturally create volume in population, products, services, and traffic.

The proposed Central Business District (CBD) in Mabalacat will generate traffic along the municipality’s major roads; road projects that would improve circulation within the CBD and improve its linkages to other urban centers must be encouraged, e.g. the Panday Pira road project, access road from MacArthur Hi-way to CBD, etc. Creation of programs that would encourage development of the industrial sector must deserve serious attention; the eco-tourism potentials of the upland areas should be harnessed. It is important to initiate action to identify/develop a network of parks that ca be inter-connected as a park system or parkway that ca be developed as green corridors in the future; the ideal location for park system are riverbanks of which there are plentiful in Mabalacat, particularly in Sacobia.

I can see a time when Mabalacat is the most progressive town (or City!) in the whole Central Luzon, given the great treasures it now holds.

I will take you to the Metro Subic Area (MSA) in next week’s issue of Agyu Tamu! Atbp; and after that, to the Metro Tarlac Area (MTA), to complete our discussion of the SCAD Corridor Land Use Plan study. See you again next week, Mabuhay!

Source (http://punto.com.ph/news/printpage/4751)

Hey! Don't you speak like that about our sister school! Just joking! :banana:

You're right! They should definitely build maybe a good school/university there! I usually get sand in my eyes when passing by that area.

I respect their silent vicinity so I suggested a University there instead of a Mall :)

Oh, sister school nyo pala yun, so every JS Prom, you guys are partnered right? :lol:

^^ students pala mismo ang may ayaw cause of the UP Diliman certificate prestige.....but its still UP imo, kahit saang lugar pa, they are all admitted through UPCAT and makapasa lang dun ay isang malaking prestige na.....dapat na gawin if ever na matuloy ang UP Autonomy sa Pampanga e, yung mga present students, under parin sa Diliman, simulan ang pagbabago sa mga darating na first year and explain sa kanila ang changes, if they don't agree, e di dun sila mag freshmen sa Diliman, as simple as that....

wrong. you cant simply "choose" to be in Diliman.

Diliman is the flagship campus, and it is harder to get into, kaya students prefer to have Diliman in their diplomas. it's a status symbol.

kahit pumasa ka ng UPCAT, may isusulat ka doon na "first choice" at "second choice." applicants usually put UP Diliman in their first choice of campus, but then di sila nakakapasa, and end up in their second choice of campus.

I myself applied UP Diliman first choice, but ended up UP Pampanga. Ako naman e walang pakialam sa status status. I aimed for UP Diliman because I prefer its grand environment, I wanted to taste living away from family outside the province, and Diliman offers a lot of courses. (UP Clark only offers three courses: Econ, Psych, and Business Management).

the only way for UP Clark to become autonomous is to prepare a grand master plan for its conversion. more courses. more facilities. more perks. etc. that will make it more acceptable to students.

personally, i dont like the present location of UP Clark. it's so isolated. either bring it closer to places with denser population, or build some life around it.

^^ just to add, there are currently two UPs in Central Luzon... one in Clark (Pampanga), and one in Baler (Aurora). galing na ko dun sa Aurora campus one time. medyo maliit pa at maliit pa lang population. but it has a very nice environment since, well, Aurora yun. you can even hear the Pacific Ocean waves early in the morning. that's what makes it a future attraction.

UP Pampanga naman... well, Clark offers the best environment. The lush greenery and the tahimik atmosphere. it's the characteristic of most, if not all UPs. just look at UP Los Banos, UP Baguio, UP Diliman, and even UP Miag-ao (Visayas/Iloilo). UP Manila lang ata yung di pinalad sa environment.

If UP Pampanga will be transferred to San Fernando, I don't think it has any environment that can match that of Clark.