Malolos and Meycauayan Cities, and Bulacan Province [Archive]

TheAvenger

April 10th, 2007, 08:37 PM

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Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It has two cities namely San Jose del Monte City and Malolos City, which is its capital. Bulacan is located immediately north of Metro Manila. Bordering Bulacan are the provinces of Pampanga to the west, Nueva Ecija to the north, Aurora and Quezon to the east, and Rizal to the south. Bulacan also lies on the northern shore of Manila Bay.

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Region: Central Luzon (Region III)
Capital: Malolos City
Founded: 1572
Population:
2000 census—2,234,088 (4th largest)
Density—851 per km² (5th highest)
Area: 2,625.0 km² (29th smallest)
Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—2
Municipalities—20
Barangays—569
Congressional districts—5†
Languages: Tagalog, Kapampangan, English
Governor: Josefina M. de la Cruz
† This includes the district of San Jose del Monte City.

Bulacan figures prominently in Philippine History. Many national heroes and political figures were born in Bulacan. The province was also one of the first to revolt against Spain. However, Bulacan is most noted for being the capital of the first Philippine Republic in the now city of Malolos as well as its Malolos Constitution

People and culture

Population.
According to the May 2000 census, there are a total of 2,234,088 Bulaqueños, making Bulacan the fourth most populous province in the country. It is also the fifth most densely populated province at 851 people per square kilometer. There are 463,886 households in the province with an average size of 4.81 persons, significantly lower than the national average of 4.99.

Languages.
Tagalog is the predominant language of Bulacan because of its proximity to Manila. Inhabitants also speak Kapampangan, which is the language of neighboring Pampanga.

Economy

Industries.
The province of Bulacan is steadily becoming industrialized due to its proximity to Metro Manila. Many corporations put up industrial plants and site in Bulacan. Some of the industries include leather tanning, cement bag making, fireworks manufacturing, ceramics, textiles, food processing, and shoe manufacturing.

Agriculture.

The rural areas still mostly depend on agriculture as a source of income. Some of the major crops are rice, corn, vegetables, and fruits such as mangoes.

Transportation.
Bulacan is linked with Metro Manila primarily through the North Luzon Expressway, which crosses the province into Pampanga.

Geography
Political

Bulacan is subdivided into 22 municipalities and 2 cities.
Cities
Malolos City
San Jose del Monte City
Municipalities
Angat
Balagtas (Bigaa)
Baliuag
Bocaue
Bulacan
Bustos
Calumpit
Doña Remedios Trinidad
Guiguinto
Hagonoy
Marilao
Meycauayan
Norzagaray
Obando
Pandi
Paombong
Plaridel
Pulilan
San Ildefonso
San Miguel
San Rafael
Santa María

Physical

Terrain.

Bulacan lies in the southern portion of the fertile plains of Central Luzon. The area is drained by the Angat and Pampanga rivers. The Sierra Madre mountain range forms the highlands of Bulacan in the east. Angat Lake, which was formed by the Angat Dam is located in that area. The highest point in the province at 1170 meters is Mount Oriol, part of the Sierra Madre.
Climate. November to April is generally dry while wet for the rest of the year. The northeast monsoon (amihan) prevails from October to January bringing in moderated and light rains. From February to April, the east trade winds predominate but the Sierra Madre (Philippines) mountain range to the east disrupts the winds resulting to a dry period. From May to September, the southwest monsoon (habagat) prevails and the period is characterized by numerous storms and typhoons.

The hottest month is May having an average temperature of 29.7°C while the coldest is February with an average temperature of 18.1°C.

History

The history of the province from the Spanish occupation has been replete with events worthy of recollection. As early as the time of the coming of Legaspi to conquer Manila with two of his subordinate officers, Martin de Goiti and Juan Salcedo, the Bulakeños through their seafaring brothers from Hagonoy showed their instinctive love of country by helping Raja Soliman, King of Manila, fight the Battle of the Bangkusay Channel.

The history began when a small settlement of fishermen lived along the coast of Manila Bay before the coming of the Spaniards. Later on, these settlers became farmers after moving inwards as they discovered that the land in the interior part was fertile and very much drained by the network of rivers and streams. These settlers grew and flourished into large and prosperous settlement now known as the province of Bulacan.

It is believed that flowers bloomed in the region when the Spaniards came. Because of these sprawling green orchards, vegetables and profusely flowering plants, as well as beautiful women, this lovely land had come to be called Bulacan as sort of shortened term for "bulak-lakan" and/or a derivative of the word "bulak" (kapok) which abound in the province even before the Spaniards came.

The signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in 1897 was a brilliant chapter in the history of Bulacan. However, the crowning glory among the series of historical events in the province was the establishment of the Capital of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos. The Malolos Church and the Barasoain Church will be both remembered as the executive headquarters of President Aguinaldo and as the Legislative, from September 10, 1898 to March 29, 1899.It was also in Malolos that the famous and historical document, the Malolos Constitution, was drafted and ratified.

Bulacan is also the cradle of noble heroes, of great men and women. The early people of Bulacan, being descendants of a freedom-loving race, had also risen in revolt like their brothers in other parts of the country. Bulacan was one of the eight provinces, which rallied behind the Katipunan's call for an all-out insurrection against the Spanish tyranny in the late 19t h century. It produced the del Pilars, Balagtas, Tecson, Valenzuela, Torres, Estrella, Ponce, Sandico, Panganiban and many others. The Bulakeños take fierce pride in their history and tradition and they live by these glories. By these glories, they are quick to display leadership and seek fullest commitment to national goals.

Tourist Attractions

Malolos Cathedral Basilica in Malolos the church that served as the first Presidential Headquarters of the First Philippine Republic under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.

Barasoain Church in Malolos was the site of the congress which drafted the first Philippine Constitution and established the first Philippine Republic.

Calumpit Church - the oldest church in the whole province of Bulacan (built in 1575)

Sta. Monica Church in Angat is over 400 years old.

Meycauayan Church in Meycauayan over a century-old church.

Divine Mercy National Shrine in Marilao.

Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto (San Jose del Monte).

Festivals:
Singkaban Fiesta (Linggo ng Bulacan)
Bocaue River Festival (Pagoda Festival)
Obando Festival Carabao Festival (Pulilan)
Sambuklod Festival (San Jose del Monte)

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Malolos is a city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is the capital city of Bulacan. Situated 40 kilometers north of Manila, it is a major suburb outside of Manila.

Malolos is the historical site of the constitutional convention of 1898 that lead to the establishment of the First Philippine Republic, the first republic in Asia, lead by Emilio Aguinaldo. Malolos served as the capital of the short-lived republic from 1898-1899.

During the Philippine-American War, Malolos was captured through a blood battle that led to the escape of Aguinaldo to San Fernando, Pampanga.

Malolos became the site of the 1998 Presidential Inauguration of Joseph Estrada on June 30, 1998 in Barasoain Church. It became a city in 1999.

The major industries are agriculture, fisheries and manufacturing. It is also one of the centers of education in Central Luzon region, it has several universities like the government-funded Bulacan State University, and privately-owned Centro Escolar University and University of Regina Carmeli.

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TheAvenger

April 10th, 2007, 09:16 PM

The Malolos Republic
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The Philippine Republic
Owing to the objections of Mabini to some provisions of the constitution, Aguinaldo did not immediately promulgate it. The Congress leaders compromised with Mabini by agreeing to insert amendments to satisfy the President's closest adviser.

On January 21, 1899, Aguinaldo finally promulgated the Malolos Constitution. Earlier, on January 2, he formed the cabinet as follows:

Apolinario Mabini President of the Cabinet and Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Teodoro Sandico Secretary of the Interior
Baldomero Aguinaldo Secretary of War
Mariano Trias Secretary of Finance
Gracio Gonzaga Secretary of Welfare, including Public Instruction, Public Works, Communications, Agriculture, Industry and Commerce

The Council of Government, or the Cabinet, according to Mabini, "belongs to no party, nor does it desire to form one; it stands for nothing save the interest of the fatherland."

On January 23, 1899, the Philippine Republic was inaugurated at Malolos in colorful ceremonies. Aguinaldo took his oath of office after having been informed that he has been proclaimed President of the Republic. The Malolos Constitution was read article by article, and the army took its oath of loyalty before the President. A review of troops and procession followed.

To make the event more memorable, Aguinaldo issued a decree granting pardon to all Spanish prisoners of war who were not members of the Spanish regular army and at the same time, granting to Spaniards and other aliens the right to engage in business within the limits of the Republic.

History of the Filipino People. Teodoro A. Agoncillo

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Birth of the Philippine Republic

On the sunny morning of January 23, 1899, the First Philippine Republic, popularly known as the Malolos Republic, was inaugurated amidst colorful ceremonies at the Barasoain Church.

This was also the first republic in Asia. In this inaugural address, President Aguinaldo expressed his congratulations to the members of the Malolos Congress for drafting the Malolos Constitution, to the armed forces for winning the country's freedom by force of arms, and to the Filipino people for their cooperation and sacrifices in the struggle for independence. He stated the aspiration of the nation "to live under the democratic regime of the Philippine Republic, free from the yoke of any foreign domination."

In conclusion, he declared:
"Great is this day, glorious this date, and forever memorable this moment in which our beloved people are raised to the apotheosis of Independence."

The Philippines: A Unique Nation. Dr. Sonia M. Zaide

Pomp and Ceremony

On January 23, 1899, the First Philippine Republic was inaugurated. The people rejoiced; appropriate festivities marked the day throughout the land.
In Malolos, the inauguration ceremonies were typical of the elite. Aguinaldo took his oath of office as President of the Philippine Republic wearing formal attire "with top hat, white gloves, and bow tie" and carrying a "tasseled gold-knobbed cane." The food at the inaugural banquet was European and the menu written in French.

The Philippines: A Past Revisited. Renato Constantino

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Malolos Congress

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Inauguration of the First Philippine Republic.

TheAvenger

April 10th, 2007, 10:15 PM

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The descriptions are the original ones and show the American point of view
100 years ago.

Army Suppy Train en Route to Malolos

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"This is an army supply train en route to Malolos. The wagons are hauled by a species of buffalo peculiar to the Philippines. It is a patient animal somewhat livelier than the American ox. It does the hard labor of the islands."

General Wheaton and his Aids

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"General Wheaton and his aids at the suburbs of Malolos, preparing to enter after the retreating insurgents. This was the early seat of the Tagal government. The soldiers are at parade rest in the road awaiting orders to advance."

A Scene in Malolos on Entrance of Americans

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Chinese flags are everywhere flying for the protection of lives and porperty of Chinese residents and merchants. These flags were always respected as covering neutrals and non-combatans."

Occupation of Malolos

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"Distribution of troops in various portions of the town for preservation of lives and property of loyal natives, and to fortify against attacks of insurgents, as well as to insure the general safety."

American Troops Entering the Public Square

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"The american troops are here entering the public square of Malolos. The church has just been set on fire by the retreating insurgents, ans was burned down nonwithstanding the efforts of the soldiers to save it."

Destruction of Malolos Church

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"The desperate character of the insurgents is shown in this wanton destruction of Malolos church. It was fired by them as they fled before the Americans just entering the town. It was done partly in revenge against the religious orders."

Congressional Hall

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"Congressional hall and executive building occupied by Aguinaldo and his aids. Here Aguinaldo took the oath of office. After the Filipinos were driven away, Gen. McArthur made it his headquarters. Photograph taken on first day of occupation. "

The Railroad Depot of Malolos

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"The proclamation of General Luna is posted upon the wall near the door. The officers are Generals Otis, McArthur and Hale. Photograph was taken within half hour following evacuation of insurgents."

Source: A Wonderful Reproduction of LIVING SCENES In Natural Color Photos fo America's New Posssessions. F. Tennyson Neely. New York, Chicago, London: 1899.

See:"The First President of the Republic" (by Younghusband, 1899)

TheAvenger

April 10th, 2007, 10:30 PM

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A 400 year old Church considered to be one of the greatest churches in Bulacan in terms of its façade preservation, and architectural design. It has a fully painted ceiling that depicts the history of salvation and highlights of Philippine churches.

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Pls see also the below website :

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TheAvenger

April 10th, 2007, 11:04 PM

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History of Pandi, Bulacan

Pandi is the youngest town in Bulacan. During the Spanish days it formed part of the vast Santa Maria de Pandi Estate, which included the towns of Santa Maria and Balagtas and parts of Angat and Bustos. The present site of the Municipal building was then enclosed with high and massive walls similar to the famous Walls of Intramuros, which served as the center of power and activities of the Spanish friars who owned and administered the haciendas. Politically, however, Pandi was then a part of the town Balagtas (then Bigaa0 until its formal separation and independence on April 17, 1946.

During the Philippine Revolution, Pandi played a vital and historical role in the fight for Philippine Independence. It was in Kakarong de Sili, which about 6,000 Katipuneros from various towns of Bulacan headed by General Eusebio Roque, better known as "Maestrong Sebio" that the "Kakarong Republic" was organized shortly after the cry of Balintawak. History and researchers, as well as records of the National Historical Commission, tell that the "Kakarong Republic" was the first and truly organized Revolutionary Government established in the country to overthrow the Spaniards antedating event the famous "Malolos" and the "Biak-na-Bato Republic". In recognition thereof, these three 'republics" established in Bulacan have been incorporated in the seal of the province of Bulacan.

According to available records including the biography of General Gregorio del Pilar entitled "Life and Death of a Boy General" written by Teodoro Kalaw, former director of the National Library, a fort was constructed at Kakarong de Sili that was like a miniature city. It had streets, an independent police force, a musical band, a factory of falconets, bolos and repair shops for rifles and cartridges. The "Kakarong Republic" had a complete set of officials with Canuto Villanueva as Supreme Chief and "Maestrong Sebio" as Captain-General of the Army. The fort was attacked and totally destroyed on January 1, 1897 by a large Spanish force headed by General Olaguer-Feliu. Gen. Del Pilar was only a lieutenant at that time and the Battle of Kakarong de Sili was his first "baptism of fire".

The actual site of the "Battle of Kakarong de Sili" is now a part of the Barangay of Real de Kakarong where the Kakarong Lodge No. 168 of the Legionarios del Trabajo in memory of the 1,200 Katipuneros who perished in the battle erected a monument of the "Inang Pilipina" in 1924. No less than one of the greatest generals in the Philippines history, General Emilio Aguinaldo, visited this sacred ground in the late fifties.

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Pandi Bulacan of the Kakarong Republic was a former Capital of the Philippines

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Political capitals of your country?

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Originally Posted by ivanhenares
Cebu City (San Miguel / Villa del Santissimo Nombre de Jesus): April 28, 1565 - 1571 [Under Spain]
Panay (Bamban): 1571 [Under Spain]
City of Manila (Intramuros / Tondo / Manila / Greater Manila): June 24, 1571 - July 17, 1948 [Under various governments]
Bacolor: 1762 - 1764 [Under Spain during the British occupation]
Pandi: December 1896 [Site of the Real de Kakarong de Sili Republic, Katipunan]
Naic: 1897 [Revolutionary Government]
Maragondon: 1897 [Revolutionary Government]
Talisay: 1897 [Revolutionary Government]
Biak-na-Bato, San Miguel: May 1897 - December 25, 1897 [Site of the Biak-na-Bato Republic, Revolutionary Government]
Kawit (Cavite el Viejo): June 1898 - September 1898 [Revolutionary Government]
Iloilo City: August 13, 1898 - December 10, 1898 [Spanish rule, under the last Governor-General]
Malolos: September 1898 - March 31, 1899 [First Republic]
San Isidro: March 31, 1899 - May, 9 1899 [First Republic]
Cabanatuan: May 9, 1899 - June 6, 1899 [First Republic]
Bamban: June 6 1899 - June 1899 [First Republic]
City of Tarlac: June 1899 - November 10, 1899 [First Republic]
Bayambang: November 10, 1899 - November 13, 1899 [First Republic]
Palanan: September 1900 - March 23, 1901 [First Republic]
Corregidor: December 25, 1941 - February 21, 1942 [Commonwealth during the Japanese invasion]
Washington DC, US: March 13, 1942 - October 1944 [Commonwealth in exile]
Tacloban City: October 23, 1944 - February 1945 [Commonwealth during liberation from the Japanese]
Baguio City: 1945 [Second Republic towards end of the Japanese occupation]
Nara, Japan: 1945 [Second Republic officials, prior to Japan's surrender]
Quezon City: July 17, 1948 - June 24, 1976
City of Manila: June 24, 1976 - Present

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Holy Immaculate Church of Pandi - March 2007

This Church was built in 1870 as per the historical marker, the original facade was unique, however in the ensuing years the facade was change.

The old orignal Church was always shown in the Tagalog movies filmed in Pandi town by Tagalog-Ilang Ilang Productions in the 60s. Fernando Poe, Joseph Estrada, Jess Lapid, Susan Roces, Romeo Vasques, Zaldy Zhornack and many more well-known actors and actresses have stayed in this town during the filming of their mostly World War II movies and western-cowboy movies.

Cezar Montano the actor owned a mangrove farm in Pandi town.

athan

April 11th, 2007, 06:50 AM

TheAvenger

April 11th, 2007, 09:27 AM

a question to all bulaquenyos: are there still bulac/cotton fields in Bulacan? how much of the province is actually agricultural and still consisting of farm lands and green plains? it's just that i heard this province has been getting a lot of modernization lately with malls and cities being built up, and basically becoming a suburb of Manila. I just figured Bulacan should maintain its rurality and historicity so that the trip from Manila to Clark (especially with the future North Rail) would still be enjoyable with the views of wide fields and all, offering travellers a good relief from the city feel of Manila and Clark/Subic.

Bulac ? you have reminded me when I was growing up in Bulacan helping my grandmother to harvest cotton. Of course there must be a Bulac in other Bulacan towns except those towns which is adjacent to Manila.

I reckone Valenzuela, San Jose Del Monte, and Meycauyan can be called a suburb of Manila. Even then the views from Meycauyan up to the border with Pampanga is all wide green ricefields.

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ivanhenares

April 11th, 2007, 05:17 PM

Was cotton abundant or did it even exist in Bulacan before the Spaniards arrived? I think the more plausible origin of the name of the province is burac (mud) or buracan (muddy area).

TheAvenger

April 11th, 2007, 11:42 PM

Was cotton abundant or did it even exist in Bulacan before the Spaniards arrived? I think the more plausible origin of the name of the province is burac (mud) or buracan (muddy area).

@Ivan :

I am not really sure if cotton was abundant in Bulacan but in my hometown in Bulacan, I remembered there were many Bulak trees in the roadsides. I don't know whether it exist even before the Spanish arrived. Of course, I prefer that Bulacan name was derived from Bulak or from Bulaklak since it is nice to hear than burak .....

by the way, In my hometown (which is adjacent and share common border with Angat, Bustos, etc) they say there is a kind of Intramuros Wall during the Spanish time and when I was very young I have still seen those big blocks of Stones like the stones in the Wall of Intramuros.

According to my grandparents the Spanish Friars from Manila used our town as retreat or vacation place so they lived in fortress-like village like Intramuros, in Pandi town.

Do you know if there is available photos in the museums or in the files of Spanish documents about those Intramuros-like structure in my hometown.
Thanks.

TheAvenger

April 11th, 2007, 11:47 PM

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Pulilan town

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Biak na Bato, San Miguel town

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San Rafael town

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Sta Maria town

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ivanhenares

April 12th, 2007, 12:26 AM

Do you know if there is available photos in the museums or in the files of Spanish documents about those Intramuros-like structure in my hometown.

Since Bulacan town was managed by the Augustinian friars, you can check with Fr. Galende at San Agustin if they have photos.

TheAvenger

April 12th, 2007, 12:38 AM

Since Bulacan town was managed by the Augustinian friars, you can check with Fr. Galende at San Agustin if they have photos.

@thanks Ivan...
anytime next week I planned to go there at San Agustin Church and also take photos of Father Blanco's Garden.

Lucentino

April 12th, 2007, 04:32 AM

My grandmother was from Meycauayan... we have relatives there, as well as in Balagtas town...

When I was a child, my grandparents would bring me with them during summer vacation and we'd stay there for about a week or two... at that time, Meycauayan was not as developed as it is today...

I also have friends from the bustling town (city?) of Baliuag, and so as in Norzagaray where some cement factories are located...

Waldenstrom

April 12th, 2007, 09:42 PM

Sta. Monica Church is really nice!!! Parang sa Vatican yung paintings sa ceiling! :)

Lucentino

April 13th, 2007, 05:33 AM

Marami rin sikat na schools dyan sa bulacan---CEU malolos, Bulacan Merchant Marine Academy, etc...
Pascual Laboratories is also located in Balagtas

TheAvenger

April 17th, 2007, 03:44 AM

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Lili

April 17th, 2007, 06:41 AM

Malolos really has an important place in our history as a nation. The first Philippine Congress was held there.

My grandmother hailed from Hagonoy, Bulacan. My mother for a time was an intern in Barasoain Church. We used to always visit Malolos, Hagonoy, Meycauayan, Bocaoue, Baliuag, San Miguel de Mayumo, etc. especially during fiestas. The fluvial parade in Meycauayan is awesome. Also, when the ladies dance to "Sta. Clara... pinong pino..." so that they will have a productive motherhood. The Tagalog in these places is really deep and pure.

Dvorak

April 17th, 2007, 06:45 AM

nung college kami.. malimit kami dyan sa Malolos, in Caniogan to be exact.. dyan kami gumagawa nang mga projects non..

Lili

April 17th, 2007, 06:58 AM

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Bulakenya

By Juan Luna, 1895

TheAvenger

April 17th, 2007, 08:41 AM

to revise

Waldenstrom

April 19th, 2007, 10:11 PM

May accent pa ba ang mga taga Bulacan? Yung friends ko kasi wala.

Lili

April 20th, 2007, 12:39 AM

I think after access to Metro Manila became easier, all those Tagalog regional accents are slowly disappearing. Caviteños and those from Parañaque used to have distinct accents, too. Now, they're all gone.

The only strong accent remaining is the unique Batangueño accent which is very much alive because the Batangueños really take pride in it and even stress it. Even their welcome salvo will always say, "Ala eh!"

TheAvenger

April 20th, 2007, 09:56 AM

May accent pa ba ang mga taga Bulacan? Yung friends ko kasi wala.

I think Calumpit still has accent, while Bocaue (like Ilongo accent) Malolos, and Hagonoy were slowly losing their accents. people in my hometown seems no accent at all.

TheAvenger

April 23rd, 2007, 03:24 PM

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Barasoain Church circa 1898

Barasoain Church and vicinity circa April 22, 2007

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Inside Barasoain Church.

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Convent of Barasoain

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Aguinaldo monument in the courtyard of Barasoain Church.

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TheAvenger

April 23rd, 2007, 03:39 PM

Provincial Capitol

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Gen. Gregorio del Pilar

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MacArthur Highway infront of the Provincial Capitol complex.

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Mond87

April 29th, 2007, 11:49 AM

My aunt-in-law is from Sta. Maria, Bulacan... She speaks some strange words like "Dine", "ire", or something like that... Haven't heard of those words till she spoke them!

Sinjin P.

April 29th, 2007, 03:45 PM

^ Those words are common. "Dine" = here; "Ire" = ito ;)

@TheAvenger: Thanks for the photos. Do you have a blog? I think you should start one if you have none :)

Mond87

April 29th, 2007, 04:51 PM

^^ How common are they? Are all tagalog-speaking provinces use them? Or Bulacan lang? Di ko kasi siya naririnig sa tv... :(

TheAvenger

May 1st, 2007, 03:50 AM

^ Those words are common. "Dine" = here; "Ire" = ito ;)

@TheAvenger: Thanks for the photos. Do you have a blog? I think you should start one if you have none :)

yes it is quite common here in bulacan " dine, ire or are which means this.
however in southern tagalog like laguna, batangas and cavite they have also a different variation of tagalog word.

actually I still don't know how to make a blog.... in the next few days I will ask my nephew to teach me how to make one.

TheAvenger

May 1st, 2007, 04:28 AM

Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPC-RV)
Candidates Forum held last April 29, 2007 held at Sports Complex of Poblacion, Pandi Bulacan.

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Members of Execom Pandi Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting
Chairman : Rev. Father Vincent Reyes - Parochial Vicar
Co-Chairman : Sis Nanie Bonifacio, Sis Tale del Rosario, Sis Julie Dimaculangan

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Dance Troupe of Pandi

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El Shaddai Music Ministry of Pandi

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The Parochial Vicar of Pandi Rev. Fr. Vincent Reyes giving the opening address in the Candidate's forum.

Local Candidates from left to right :
For Mayor (in front row) : Eddie de Guzman, Bobby Oca, Willy Santos, Gabby Austria (the present Vice Mayor), Demy Sta Rita

for Vice Mayor (back row) Grace Mauricio, and Oliver Andres the present Mayor and he will run for Vice Mayor in this coming election )

The father of the present Mayor Oliver Andres, was the Mayor of Pandi since the late 70s. That time Pandi was a 4th class Municipality (at present Pandi is still a 4th Class Municipality ). For some reasons the present Mayor Oliver Andres will run for Vice Mayor.

The Andres family belong to the elite or the millionaires class and during the 70s and 80s they owned a merchant bank in Manila. With their extensive business connections the town folks had wished that he will invite some of their business friends but Pandi at present remains a very poor municipality in Bulacan.

Bobby Oca a candidate for Mayor is an old man more or less 75 years old though very rich since he belongs to the elite Oca family who controlled the Pinoy seamans union AMOSUP-PTGWU). He is a resident now of Pandi.

Willy Santos another candidate for Mayor belongs to the middle class and the only one who was able to give an intelligent answer during the last Candidate Forum. In my honest opinion he is the only hope of Pandi for a meaningful change.

Gabby Austria the present Vice Mayor will run for Mayor under the same party as the present Mayor
Oliver Andres.

TheAvenger

May 1st, 2007, 05:02 AM

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TheAvenger

May 1st, 2007, 05:11 AM

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Looking south - view of NLEX from Brgy Turo, Bocaue. This is the NLEX exit if you are going to Sta Maria town.

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One of the street of Sta Maria town leading to the church.

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Immaculate Church of Sta Maria, Bulacan

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Courtyard of the church

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View of the town's main street from the church's gate.

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TheAvenger

May 1st, 2007, 11:19 AM

Vicinity of SM Marilao

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On the left is the SM Marilao and on the right is the MacArthur Highway. Looking towards the south directions.

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MacArthur Highway at Marilao - looking towards the north directions.
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TheAvenger

May 1st, 2007, 11:38 AM

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kikodj

May 2nd, 2007, 06:30 PM

flymordecai

May 3rd, 2007, 07:19 AM

My home province. I was born in Bocaue. I still have memories and pictures of the river parades and floats.

Lucentino

May 3rd, 2007, 07:50 AM

The NLEX exit at Malolos is different from most of the SLEX/NLEX exits I've been to... the toll plaza is far from the main roadway...

Nice pics @TheAvenger... nice to see that mini Petron station infront of SM Marilao... and those Bulacan churches looks elegant! IMO Barasoain could be the most famous church in the country since it is featured in the 10 peso bill and most history books in schools... :)

TheAvenger

May 3rd, 2007, 02:15 PM

wow mabuhay tayong mga bulakenio!! ("j)

province ko both ang sta.maria and obando

ang mga taga sta.maria mabilis magsalita kya minsan nabubulol tapos parang patanong ang tono

ang mga taga obando mahinahon magsalita, palambing ang tono, tapos parang sa batangas mahilig sa word na "ehh" example. e bakit??, e gannoon e

tanong lang marunong ba kayong mag urong??

yes of course " mag urong " washing dishes was one of my chore when I was growing up in bulacan.

Btw when is the Fiesta in Obando ? I plan to go there and take the photos of those women and ladies dancing the fertility dance. ngayong Mayo ba yaon ?

TheAvenger

May 3rd, 2007, 02:33 PM

Photos of NLEX from Calumpit to Sta Rita Exit.

(coming from Pampanga going to my hometown in Bulacan I either used the Sta Rita Exit or the Bocaue Exit of the NLEX)

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On the left side is the green scenery on the Calumpit Bulacan area of NLEX.

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NLEX tollgate at Sta Rita, Malolos Bulacan.

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kikodj

May 4th, 2007, 11:43 AM

====Obando Fertility Rites====
Obando Fertility Rites is a Filipino dance ritual. Every year, during the month of May, to the tune of musical instruments made out of bamboo materials, the men, women and children of Obando, Bulacan, Philippines wear traditional dance costumes to dance on the streets followed by the images of their patron saints San Pascual (St. Paschal), Santa Clara (St. Claire) and Nuestra Señora de Salambao (Our Lady of Salambao), while singing the song Santa Clara Pinung-Pino.

====Purpose====
Among the fiesta participants to the fertility dance are foreigners from other towns in the Philippines, most are asking the patron saints for a son or a daughter, a husband or a wife or good fortune. They are all dancing on the streets as a form of a religious procession primarily in order for the spirit of life to enter into the wombs of women. This is the magic and mystery of Obando, Bulacan.

The feast days or dance festivals are held for three consecutive days: May 17 for St. Paschal, May 18 for St. Claire and May 19 for the Our Lady of Salambaw.

The Philippine national hero, José Rizal, mentioned this fertility dance ritual in his Spanish novel, the Noli Me Tangere.

====History====
The ancient Filipinos once held a ritual known as the Kasilonawan headed by a katalonan or high priestess. The ritual normally lasts for nine days and usually involves drinking, singing and dance, and is normally held at the home of a datu or barangay chieftain. This ritual became important to early Filipinos because they value of fertility that could also mean wealth or abundance of every individual person. A barren woman was once considered as a member of the lowest class in Philippine society and suffered stigma and mockery. Because of this reason, it became important to perform the fertility rites so that the women could become productive. The god known as Linga, a force of nature, became the center of the Kasilonawan ritual.

Upon the arrival of the Franciscan missionaries to the Philippines, they built churches to propagate the Christianity and introduced Catholic saints. In Obando, Bulacan the Spanish Franciscans introduced a trio or a triangle of saints, namely St. Claire, St. Pascual and the Our Lady of Salambao in order to replace the traditional pagan gods.

The current images at the altar of Obando Church are replicas, sculpted with the financial assistance of the people of Obando. The originals were destroyed during World War II.

====Saint Claire====
St. Claire is the oldest patron saint of Obando, Bulacan. She was the first saint to be enshrined at the chapel built by the Franciscan missionaries in Catanghalan, the old name of Obando Town.

St. Claire is a nun in Assisi, Italy during the 13th century, who founded a congregation known as the Poor Claires based on the devotional teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Claire has been considered as the patron saint of good weather because her name in Spanish meant the brightening of the skies after a season of storms, which later became the basis why the residents of Obando, Bulacan believed in offering eggs at the base of the altar of St. Claire to pray for good weather. Eggs are offered to St. Claire because her name also meant claro (albumen) in Spanish.

The introduction of St. Claire by the Spanish Franciscan missionaries as a replacement for the pagan gods of the ancient Filipinos resulted to the transformation of the old Kasilonawan ritual into the offering of the fandango or dance for St. Claire to prevent women from becoming barren. This transformation from pagan rituals to Christian ceremonies enhanced the conversion of Filipinos to Catholicism.

Eventually, St. Claire became the pilgrim’s patron saint of an individual who would like to request for a mate and bear children, female babies in particular.

====St. Paschal====
During the 18th century, after the founding of Obando, Bulacan as a Spanish Municipality, the Franciscan missionaries built a church. At that time, St. Paschal, or San Pascual Baylon, was introduced to Obando, Bulacan. Like St. Claire, he also became the patron saint of fertility, wealth and abundance. St. Paschal’s surname, Baylon, meant a person who likes dancing, after having been derived from the Spanish word bailar.

There is an anectode about the miracles of St. Paschal. The Obando story narrates that there was a couple from a neighboring town known as Hagonoy, Bulacan who met a man who sells crabs. That man invited the couple to go to Obando, Bulacan to participate in the mid-May dance ritual. And when the husband and wife finally did visit the Obando Church, they were stunned when they discovered that the face of the image of St. Paschal inside the church looked exactly like the face of the crab vendor they met.

St. Paschal also became as a patron saint for having children, particularly male babies.

====Our Lady of Salambao====
On June 19, 1763, the Our Lady of Salambao, also known as the Our Lady of Immaculate Concepcion, was also introduced to Obando, Bulacan. Based on an Obando legend, three fishermen namely Juan, Julian and Diego dela Cruz caught the image of the Virgin Mary with their salambaw, a fishing net supported with bamboo crosspieces and mounted on a raft, while fishing at a place known as Hulingduong, Binwangan at the town of Tambobong or Malabon. When the fishermen decided to bring the image of the Virgin Mary to a neighboring town known as Navotas, their fishing boat became heavy and couldn’t be paddled towards Navotas. But they eventually decided to bring the image of the Virgin Mary toward Obando, their fishing boat quickly lightened and became easy to paddle. Thus, the image of the Our Lady of Salambao was added to the altar of the church of Obando, Bulacan.

The Our Lady of Salambao eventually became the patron saint of fishermen and good harvest.

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during may17-may18-may19

only street disco accepted by the church hahaha

madami girls na pretty sa obando... ("j)
madami ding gwapo(ehem!) kapal hehehehehehe

kikodj

May 4th, 2007, 12:20 PM

[QUOTE=Lucentino;12968098]The NLEX exit at Malolos is different from most of the SLEX/NLEX exits I've been to... the toll plaza is far from the main roadway...QUOTE]

temporary exit lang kasi yan dati... di ko lang alam ngayon??

BYAHILO

May 5th, 2007, 10:44 AM

i might be going to witness the obando fertility rite on may19th. sino nasa obando. PM me lets meet.

this is going to be my first time in Bulacan.
(pag natuloy, its going ot be my 30th provicne na napuntahan) :)

TheAvenger

May 7th, 2007, 03:50 AM

The paintings on the ceiling of Angat church was quite controversial after it was shown in the front page of the Phil Daily Inquirer a month ago. I was intrigue by the paintings so I went there yesterday since I am still having a vacation in my hometown which is adjacent to Angat, also we have some relatives there.

These were the photos of the Church and vicinity as of 6th May 2007.

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completed part 1 of 3
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TheAvenger

May 7th, 2007, 03:51 AM

Paintings on the ceiling of Sta. Monica Church - part 2 of 3

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TheAvenger

May 7th, 2007, 03:52 AM

Paintings on the ceiling of Sta Monica Church - part 3 of 3

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Lucentino

May 7th, 2007, 05:03 AM

temporary exit lang kasi yan dati... di ko lang alam ngayon??

Para kasi syang spur road going somewhere dahil malayo sya from the NLEX itself...

Anyway city na rin po ba ang Malolos? Ang Meycauayan at Baliuag po ba mga cities na rin? Alam ko po kasi late 80's wala pang city sa Bulacan...

@TheAvenger any pics of Biak na Bato? Nabalitaan ko dati the place is quickly deteriorating daw dahil sa quarry(?)...

TheAvenger

May 12th, 2007, 12:41 PM

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/propertyfocus/propertyfocus/view_article.php?article_id=6495

DENR lets firm take marble out of Biak-na-Bato

Inquirer
Last updated 05:04am (Mla time) 06/25/2006

Published on page A6 of the June 25, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes clarified on Saturday that he had simply imposed a status quo order on a firm mining marble inside the Biak-na-Bato nature park in Bulacan.

Reyes told reporters here on Saturday the order allowed the Rosemoor Mining and Development Corp. to transport marble boulders for export.

The status quo order, he said, would take effect while government experts studied the legal impact of Rosemoor’s quarrying operations on the park in Doña Remedios Trinidad town in Bulacan.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources heeded the warnings of environmentalists and closed down the quarry in March.

Ore transport permit

Reyes said the status quo order did not nullify the ore transport permit (OTP) of Rosemoor that covered the hauling of almost 800 cubic meters of marble boulders. The order was issued before the government crackdown.

Reyes said the OTP only allowed Rosemoor to ship marble it had previously carved from the mountains at Biak-na-Bato.

“Once the OTP is exhausted,” the DENR will no longer issue new OTPs until it makes a decision regarding the existence of a 330-hectare quarry operation inside the park, he said.

Economic question

The secretary was here to launch the Benguet leg of a nationwide recycling campaign.

But Reyes told reporters the government’s final decision on the fate of Rosemoor addresses “an economic question” that is plaguing the Arroyo administration.

Rosemoor is quarrying tea rose marble, a pink rock with white streaks that is in high demand abroad, Reyes said.

Homegrown facility

“The marble at Biak-na-Bato is precious. I went there the other day. I saw the export quality of the boulders which is really a rarity… [that] is in demand abroad,” he said.

Reyes said the government is eyeing an alternative project that would require the development of a homegrown processing facility for tea rose marble and other Biak-na-Bato minerals, in lieu of exporting raw marble boulders.

“There should be processing, hindi lang yung (not only that) we export raw materials and that’s it. There should be more value added to [the raw tea rose marble], if we export finished goods,” he said.

Downstream industry

Theoretically, providing a downstream industry for tea rose marble would also increase employment opportunities, Reyes said.

“It’s an economic question. Some people will say this is precious and therefore we should conserve it. But we could say it’s available, we could earn income from it. What I’m saying is if we want to generate income from [tea rose marble], we should generate more downstream industries,” he said.

He said the committee he formed to look into the quarrying operations would be coming out with its decision soon. Vincent Cabreza and Frank Cimatu, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau

TheAvenger

May 12th, 2007, 12:47 PM

With thanks and compliments to Pbase at http://www.pbase.com/sanmigueldemayumobulacan/biak_na_bato_national_park_in_san_miguel_bulacan

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TheAvenger

May 12th, 2007, 12:56 PM

http://opmanong.ssc.hawaii.edu/filipino/truce.html

Truce of Biak-na-Bato and the Betrayal of the Revolution
The death of Bonifacio was a turning point in the Revolution. The stewardship of the Revolution was left to Aguinaldo and the elite. But the Filipinos and the Spaniards faced a long haul. Aguinaldo’s troops were being routed in Cavite and, thus, his revolutionary government moved to the more secluded Biak-na-Bato in Bulacan. At this time, Aguinaldo’s commitment to the revolutionary cause became suspect. His military advisers persuaded him to issue a declaration that his Biak-na-Bato government was willing to return to the fold of law as soon as Spain granted political reforms.

These reforms included the expulsion of the hated Spanish friars and the return of lands they appropriated from the Filipinos; Filipino representation in the Spanish Cortes; freedom of the press and religious tolerance; equality in treatment and payment for both peninsular and insular civil servants; and equality for all before the law. This pronouncement by Aguinaldo proved that he and the ilustrados were willing to return to the Spanish fold provided there were reforms and the ilustrado interests were met.

The standoff in the battlefield prompted both sides to agree to an armistice. The Truce of Biak-na-Bato stipulated that Spain would pay financial remuneration to the Filipino revolutionaries in exchange for the surrender of arms and the voluntary exile abroad of Aguinaldo and the other leaders. Toward the end of December 1898, Aguinaldo and the other revolutionary leaders went into voluntary exile in Hong Kong and they were given the initial sum of 400,000 pesos, most of which were deposited in a Hongkong bank and used later on to purchase more weapons. Distrust on both sides resulted in the failure of the truce. Both sides were only biding time until they could launch another offensive.

The coming of the Americans marked the second phase of the Philippine Revolution. In Singapore, Aguinaldo met U.S. consul Spencer Pratt who persuaded him to cooperate with the Americans. In February 1898, the American warship Maine was mysteriously sunk in the waters of Havana, Cuba. This incident was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War. Admiral George Dewey who was stationed in Hongkong received a cable on April 25 announcing that war had commenced between the two countries. He was ordered to retake the Philippines and, on May 1, 1898, his flagship U.S.S. Olympia defeated the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay at a cost of eight wounded Americans and around five hundred casualties on the Spanish side.

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Back in Hongkong, Aguinaldo was told by U.S. consul Rounsenville Wildman that Dewey wanted him to return to the Philippines to resume the Filipino resistance. Aguinaldo claimed that the American officials prodded him to establish a Philippine government similar to the United States, and that they pledged to honor and support the Filipinos’ aspiration for independence. Spencer, Wildman, and Dewey would later deny having made any promise or commitment to Aguinaldo.

anone

May 12th, 2007, 01:45 PM

Thanks for the pictures @TheAvenger. Taga Baliaug ako. Nagpunta ako sa bahay ng friend ko sa Angat nung January. Sayang hindi ko alam na ganon pala kaganda ang simbahan. Ang lapit pa man din ng bahay ng friend ko sa simbahan. Anyway sa susunong na bakasyon ko sa December this year.

Sinjin P.

May 15th, 2007, 06:44 AM

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kikodj

May 15th, 2007, 11:41 AM

pano ang ibang lugar sa bulacan sino ang nanalo? pakipaskil naman... salamat("j)

sa kongreso sino ang nanalo?

Sinjin P.

May 15th, 2007, 11:45 AM

^ Partial Unoffiical pa po 'yan galing sa GMANews.TV at AMA Computer Colleges. Sadly, hindi pa 'yan inuupdate :(

Waldenstrom

May 15th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Are there any industrial estates/business parks in Bulacan?

TheAvenger

May 16th, 2007, 06:05 AM

Are there any industrial estates/business parks in Bulacan?

i am not aware of this either. i will research and will post any info on this matter.

kikodj

May 16th, 2007, 11:21 AM

sta.maria??

Waldenstrom

May 16th, 2007, 12:17 PM

Andami palang industrial estates sa Bulacan!!! Magandang alternative sa sumisikip nang Cavite & Laguna. :)

First Bulacan Industrial City - Malolos City

Intercity Industrial Estate - Wakas, Bocaue

Bulacan Agro-Industrial Subdivision - Calumpit

Bulacan Metro Warehouse (BMW) Center - Guiguinto

Meycauayan Industrial Subd. I, II, III & IV - Meycauayan
Meridian Industrial Compound - Meycauayan
Muralla Industrial Project - Meycauayan
First Velenzuela Industrial Compound - Meycauayan
Sterling Industrial Park Phase I, II, III & IV - Meycauayan

Grand Industrial Estate - Plaridel

Sapang Palay Industrial Estates - San Jose del Monte City

Agus Development Corporation - Sta. Maria

Lucentino

May 17th, 2007, 04:50 AM

Thanks for the pics of Biak na Bato... no sign of quarry though... but the river's water looks muddy --- i wont swim on that --- or is it a "religious" thing?

In my grandmother's hometown (Meycauayan) there are some Industrial Parks but might not be as "famous" as the ones in Cavite, Laguna or Batangas... In Balagtas, there is a medicine factory (Pascual Laboratories)...

I hope you could feature CEU Malolos --- where you can find beautiful Bulakeñas :) ...

kikodj

May 17th, 2007, 08:39 AM

Mond87

May 17th, 2007, 11:07 AM

kikodj

May 17th, 2007, 11:16 AM

every undas nandito ako sa sta.maria... yung picture ko na merong ghost image sa tabi ko... sa main sementeryo ng church na ito yun....("j)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=404125

TheAvenger

May 17th, 2007, 04:55 PM

May 17, 2007 -part 1 of 2

Today, I arrived in Obando Church at about 0830 Hours and I learned that the Processsiion will start after the Masses ended which is about 0930H.
Quite difficult to get a good shot of the young couple who dances during the procession, there is so many people blocking the view. The best shot is if you are on a high platform like the ABS-CBN Mobile truck.

Anyhow, I was able to take some shots also.

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TV crew from CTV, I don't know from what Channel.

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completed part 1 of 2..

TheAvenger

May 17th, 2007, 04:56 PM

May 17, 2007 - part 2 of 2

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A lady TV journalist who demostrate the fertility dance to the TV camera.
(I think she is from CTV or RPN) At this time some childless couples were dancing inside the church, infornt of the altar.

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Other photos of Obando in " Jibrael's Blog " http://www.blogspot.com/

kikodj

May 17th, 2007, 05:33 PM

wow andito din ako kahapon a...... pero i don't like the inside of the church... kulay pink..

TheAvenger

May 18th, 2007, 01:29 PM

Photos taken on 17th May 2007 - while going back to Balagtas town from Obando via Bulacan, Bulacan.

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Barangay Taliptip, Bulacan Bulacan

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Mond87

May 19th, 2007, 10:31 AM

^^I'm really confused of the town's name... Can somebody clarify it to me? Was it the former capital of Bulacan o wala lang talaga silang maisip na i-pangalan kaya naging Bulacan na lang ang itawag???

TheAvenger

May 19th, 2007, 01:12 PM

history lang po... ang alam ko kse ang mga taga valenzuela and some parts of Malabon are also bulakenios in blood... nasakop lang sila ng NCR during marcos time??

history naman ng Bulacan??....("j)

ang naalala ko lang... Bulacan came from three words 1st is BULAK 2nd is BURAK 3rd is BULAKLAK.....("j)

okey will post some history of Bulacan from other sites. also will pass CEU Malolos to take photos when I return to Pampanga in a few days.

TheAvenger

May 19th, 2007, 01:16 PM

http://www.bulacan.gov.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=6

HISTORY OF BULACAN - PART I

The beautifully written “A History of Maynila” by Carmen Guererro might as well be the geological beginnings of Bulakan for at the dawn of time Maynilad and Bulakan were one: “The course of history has often been decided by geology, the fates of men and their cities hanging by the siender whims of water, rock and earth.

The story of Bulakan really begins with cataclysmic changes in the earth’s crust which, started during the late Crustacean age, about 60 million years ago and eventually led to the formation of the Philippine Archipelago and the China Sea out of the vast expanse of the Pacific.

In this group of islands gradually isolated at the end of the last glacial period from the Asian underbelly on the largest island of Luzon, three mountain ranges, the Sierra Madre, the Zambales and the highlands of Laguna and Batangas conspired with the great Central Valley to produce tectonic stages and the patient gathering of effluvia more than one million years ago, the Bulakan River and its delta on which, Bulakan is now built.

The earliest Bulakan men came on the scene towards the end of the Paleolithic age about 250,000 years ago and was preceded by elephants and rhinoceros whose fossils have been found in what are now parts of the Province of Bulakan. He was like the rest of the human family of his time, a caveman, feeding on small animals like bats which he trapped and on the snails, crabs and shellfish which he found in the mud of the deltaic swamp of his still nameless home. In time he developed flake tools, adzes and chisels and drills and small stone knives and suddenly mobile one day he began to move up and down the Bulakan River in crude boats.

And thus he learned to communicate and to trade. After many more years he began to mine metal, to plant, to weave and to make glass and jade ornaments for the women. The large Manila Bay, the Binoangan, the Maycapiz and the Wawang Dapdap Rivers joined with the mighty Pampanga River and the Bulakan River attracted a new population, the slim, brown, lank haired Malays from the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia.

They came in ships called balangay, the name they gave their first social unit, the clan village. During the reign of the Tang emperors in the 10th century, Arab and Chinese traders began to come to Bulakan, with both Indian and Chinese influences intensifying in the 11th and 12th centuries. Bulakan had by this time became an entreport and the Bulakeños expert seafarers.

They built and sailed ships of many kinds, river canoes as well as larger vessels to carry merchandise and as many as a hundred rowers and 30 fighting men. Inevitably they came to be called Taga-ilog, Tagalog or Riverman. They lived in comfortable houses made of wood, bamboo and palm leaf thatch, had a syllabary written on bark and bamboo, played music, wore silk doublets and loin clothes or flowing skirts and flimsy blouses and a great deal of jewelry.

They had devised a complicated social scheme of nobles, freemen and serfs and buried their dead in formal graveyard (with grave furniture consisting of imported Chinese pottery) at least one example of which can still be seen in Bulakan today.” The recorded history of Bulakan might as well start in 1572, when Fray Francisco Vivar of Guadalajara, an Augustinian, opened missions in Bulakan, Malolos and Hagonoy.

He was the first to plant the Cross on Bulakan soil with the help of the Sword. He arrived in the Philippines from Mexico in 1570 and died in Pampanga in 1603. Three years later, in 1575, Calumpit was founded as a town. In 1578, Bulakan, Bulakan was established as the capital town of the province. With Bulakan as the center, the missionaries and the military might of Spain worked hand in hand to subjugate the pagan population to accepth the Christian faith. Fray Agustin Albuquerque established a mission in this town, then with 4,000 inhabitants. According to Fray Juan de Medina, O.S.A. “All the Manila religious extol the “Indians” of this town as the most tractable and most attached to the church.”

It was in 1580 that the town of Malolos founded. According to Blair and Robertson, the name “Li-han” was the ancient Chinese name for Malolos, whose princess bore the title of “Gat-Salihan” or Gatchalian. The western town of Hagonoy became an independent town from Calumpit in 1581. The first Bulakeño uprising against Spanish rule occurred in 1587. The Chief of Bulakan, Esteban Tasi was executed with other Bulakeño chieftains in the same year. Felipe Salonga who started the revolt was exiled from Polo, Bulakan to New Spain, Mexico.

A Royal Decree in 1595 created the Archbishop of Manila, which has jurisdiction of all the parishes in the province of Bulakan. The power of the church bells was now encompassing more and more pueblos under its sway. The Cross and Sword worked marvels in the organization of the pueblos during the 17th century: the town of Bocaue was founded by the Franciscans in 1606, followed by the town of Polo in 1623 by the Franciscans and in 1628 Captain Fernando de Perona was appointed Alcalde Mayor of the Province of Bulakan and also as military commander.

A three-year war occurred in Bulakan province (1638-1640) where Chinese in many parts of Luzon revolted against Spain. There were more than 300 Chinese rebels killed in Bulakan by the Spaniards and the Bulakeños. Three years later (1643) another revolt took place led by Don Pedro Ladia, a native of Borneo. Ladia claimed that he was a descendant of Rajah Matanda, the petty King of Maynila in 1571. Ladia styled himself King of the Tagalog. This rebellion was checked by Fray Cristobal Enriquez. Ladia was arrested and sent to Manila where he was executed.

The last town in the 17th century succumb to the power of the bells was Paombong which became a town in 1650. The 18th century found Baliuag a separate pueblo from Quingua in the year 1733. In 1750 the Augustinians had 12 parishes in Bulakan, namely; Angat, Baliuag, Bigaa, Bulakan, Dapdap (now the barrio of Sta. Ana), San Miguel de Mayumo, Guiguinto, Malolos, Quingua, Hagonoy, Paombong and Calumpit while the Franciscans had three parishes: Polo, Bocaue and Meycauayan. October 4, 1762 marked the Fall of Manila from the British invaders.

That same night Simon de Anda y Salazar left Manila aboard a small banca for Bulakan, Bulakan. Early in the morning of October 5, 1762 Simon de Anda landed on the Bulakan, Bulakan pier. Incidentally, the exact location of this wharf is the site of this writer’s residence. On the same day Anda issued his first proclamation naming himself Captain General and the Supreme Governor of the Philippines and President of the Real Audiencia on account of the Fall of Manila to the British.

On January 18, 1763, Capt. Slay left Manila for Bulakan with a force of 400 British soldiers, 300 Malabar Negroes and 2,000 Chinese allies. The Alcalde Mayor and Fr. Agustin de San Antonio, the Recollect Curate of Bulakan, fought them courageously but in vain. Fr. San Antonio died heroically in defending this town against the British invaders. But his death paved the way for unifying force among the Spaniards and Bulakeños.

It was in this first battle of Bulakan that the Catholic Church was burned. The British did not stay long in Bulakan, Bulakan. By June 1763, a strong force of Filipinos and Spaniards estimated at around 8,000 stormed the town under the command of Jose Pedro Busto. With heavy casualties the British were forced to retreat to Manila. For the first time the valor of the Bulakeño soldier was recorded in our history.

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TheAvenger

May 19th, 2007, 01:22 PM

http://www.bulacan.gov.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=6

HISTORY OF BULACAN - PART II

In an article by Isidro C. Gregorio of Aliaga, Nueva Ecija published in The Philippines Free Press on September 29, 1962, the following portion appears: “The British issued a proclamation declaring Anda a bandit and promising a reward of P5,000 for his capture, dead or alive. Anda countered with an edict awarding 10 million pesos to anyone who could kill or capture a British officer. While the fighting raged in the Philippines, the Seven Years War came to an end, resulting in the signing of a peace treaty on February 10, 1763. Called the Treaty of Paris, it gave the Philippines back to Spain.

Accordingly, on May 31, 1764, Anda and his men entered Manila to receive the city form the enemy. The turnover rites took place on that same day in the patio of the Sta. Cruz Church. The British sailed away after having occupied Manila for a year and a half.” The story of the British occupation cannot be told without mention of the courage and fighting spirit displayed by the Filipino warriors. In this connection, General Draper wrote in his journal: “Had their skill or weapons been equal to their strength and ferocity, it might have cost us dear.

Although armed chiefly bows, arrows and lances, they advanced up to the very muzzles of our guns, and kept repeating their assaults…” The Fall of British in Bulakan marked a new epoch. It was a period of reconstruction: the government buildings were reconstructed but the church had to wait for another 50 years before it could be reconstructed from the ruins of war.

The Fall ushered in an era of peace that would last for more than a century. The Spanish colonizers also envisioned the use of the Cross and the Plow in giving the people of the pueblos under the bells an era of peace, progress and prosperity. In 1763 San Miguel was founded as a town by Miguel Pineda who became the first capitan municipal of the town. Vast tracts of land were cultivated and planted to the golden grain which brought bountiful harvest of the basic food. In 1782 Angat became a separate town from Bocaue.

The missionaries encourage the people of Angat to develop the iron mines for the production of harrows and plows for the peasants. The plows and harrows and other agricultural implements helped accelerate the agricultural development of the province. In 1792 the town of Sta. Maria was founded followed by Marilao in 1796. In that same year Pulilan was founded by Augustinian friars. The symbol of this town up to the present is the carabao, the peasants’ beast of burden.

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TheAvenger

May 19th, 2007, 01:33 PM

http://www.answers.com/topic/bulacan-bulacan

Bulacan, Bulacan
Bulakan is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 62,903 people in 13,577 households.

Bulacan is the birthplace of Marcelo H. del Pilar, a Filipino nationalist who published the Filipino propaganda paper La Solidaridad. The town is also the birthplace of his nephew, Gregorio del Pilar, a Filipino revolutionary general, and Soc Rodrigo, a former Philippine senator.

Municipality of Bulakan Official Website: www.bulakanph.com

Barangays
Bulacan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

Bagumbayan
Balubad
Bambang
Matungao
Maysantol
Perez
Pitpitan (visit: www.pitpitan.bulakanph.com) - The first ever barangay website in Bulakan, Bul.
San Francisco
San Jose (Pob.)
San Nicolas
Santa Ana
Santa Ines
Taliptip
Tibig

History
Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about:
BulacánThe name "Bulacan" is derived from the Tagalog word "bulak", which means "cotton". The Spaniards named the town Bulacan due to the abundance of cotton plants growing in the region. The town is one of the oldest in the country. The Augustinians founded the town in 1574 and dedicated it under the patronage of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Records tell us that Father Agustin del Alburqueque, OSA is the first priest and founder of the town of Bulakan.

By the year 1591, the town of Bulacan had 1,200 tributer or 4,800 persons, one Augustinian convent and one Alcalde Mayor who had jurisdiction over the town of Malolos. Bulacan was originally the capital of the Bulacan province. The capital was moved to Malolos shortly after the American occupation. In the heart of the town stands the centuries old adobe church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in front of it, stand the municipal hall and the park dedicated to Gregorio del Pilar.

External links
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
2000 Philippine Census Information

Cities and Municipalities of Bulacan
Cities: Malolos | Meycauayan | San Jose del Monte
Municipalities: Angat | Balagtas | Baliuag | Bocaue | Bulacan | Bustos | Calumpit | Doña Remedios Trinidad | Guiguinto | Hagonoy | Marilao | Norzagaray | Obando | Pandi | Paombong | Plaridel | Pulilan | San Ildefonso | San Miguel | San Rafael | Santa Maria

TheAvenger

May 24th, 2007, 03:45 PM

Pls see also the below weblink of Emesber Blog :

http://jibrael.blogspot.com/2007/05/history-and-photos-of-kakarong-republic.html

kikodj

May 30th, 2007, 10:27 AM

Obando bulacan fishpen de jesus("j)

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shot made may20,2007, after pistang bayan ng obando

kikodj

May 30th, 2007, 10:35 AM

biak na bato holyweek 2006

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station of the cross sa biak na bato
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Waldenstrom

May 30th, 2007, 11:24 AM

^^ Nice pics bro! pero bakit ang layo mo sa pics. :D

TheAvenger

May 30th, 2007, 01:13 PM

really nice photos of Obando, it reminds me when I was a young boy when my mother used to bring me to our relatives in Paco ....

hindi pa ako napupunta sa Biak na Bato, after rainy seasons plano ko rin na magpunta doon.

kikodj

May 31st, 2007, 11:12 AM

thanks tol!

@x_md
tol trip trip lang kasi na pictures yung sa biak na bato lalo na yung nakaupo ako sa gitna nung forest trail... it's me directing my sister how to shot the photos... then ako naman mag pipicture sa kanya... hehehehe ("j) ung station of the cross is located sa isang burol... the last station ay nasa tuktok nung burol... umm pero di pa kasi develop yung site kaya yung tuktok parang ordinaryong gubat lang.... ni hindi makita yung ibaba nang burol...

@ avenger
tol malapit lang sa paco ung photos ko, sa hulo po ito..
madaming nice spot sa obando for sunsets... lalo na yung near sa mga fishpens, pero hindi sila dinevelop as a tourist spot.. sa sayaw sayaw lang talaga nakilala ang Obando....("_) at sa baha pa pala...("j)

second day nang pista ng obando... sa lugar namin nag prusisyon yung mga nag sasayaw... too bad ngalang di ko na picturan, nanonood ako ng piston versus bulls series that time....("j) maybe next year...

TheAvenger

June 9th, 2007, 04:02 AM

Only one photo owing my digicam memory was full that time.

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Looking toward North - The Bocaue crossing where a bridge over the MacArthur Highway was built about a couple of years ago.

On the right (east) is the road leading to NLEX and Sta Maria Town, on the left is leading to the center of Bocaue town. If you go straight (to north direction) then the MacArthur Highway leads to Balagtas, to Malolos, and etc.

TheAvenger

June 10th, 2007, 04:47 PM

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TheAvenger

June 25th, 2007, 12:10 PM

24th June 2007 - part 1 of 2

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TheAvenger

June 25th, 2007, 12:13 PM

24th June 2007 Part 2 of 2

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Perimeter fence of Cezar Montano's farm

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Cezar Montano's farm beyond the fence.

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The gate of their farm.

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TheAvenger

June 25th, 2007, 01:00 PM

24th June 2007 - part 1 of 2 sets of photos

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TheAvenger

June 25th, 2007, 01:02 PM

24th June 2007 - part 2 of 2

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Weblinks :

http://www.villaconcepcion.cjb.net/

http://jibrael.blogspot.com

Sinjin P.

July 7th, 2007, 05:33 AM

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"Church and convento at Malolos where Auguinaldo had his headquarters and where the so-called Philippine Congress met.
Bulacan Province-1899"

Barasoain, Malolos, Bulacan
Philippines

by bleak! (http://flickr.com/photos/victorancheta/)

Sinjin P.

July 7th, 2007, 05:51 AM

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Gobierno Militar Building or Casa Tribunal Building

Malolos, Bulacan
Philippines.

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tisoycuba

July 7th, 2007, 03:28 PM

TheAvenger

July 9th, 2007, 07:50 AM

Video on Plane collision in Bulacan

http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/latest/8871/Probe-starts-on-plane-collision-in-Bulacan

TheAvenger

July 22nd, 2007, 09:04 AM

P30-M Bulacan town hall unused, deteriorating
07/20/2007 | 02:31 AM

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To solve the problem of overcrowding in their municipal hall, Bocaue, Bulacan Mayor Jonjon Villanueva in 2003 ordered the construction of a new building. The P30-million project was completed a year later, and the contractor turned it over to a new mayor who replaced Villanueva. The building, however, was never used and is now dilapidated. Imbestigador ng Bayan tries to find out who is responsible for this wastage of public funds.

Video link :
http://www.gmanews.tv/video/9323/Imbestigador-ng-Bayan-P30-M-Bulacan-town-hall-unused-deteriorating

zelrich82

July 22nd, 2007, 10:23 AM

very informative, Villa Conception looks like a nice place to go to...:)

jbkayaker12

July 25th, 2007, 11:20 PM

Just make sure the pool water is not cloudy and you can see the bottom.:cheers:

TheAvenger

August 4th, 2007, 05:44 PM

August 3, 2007

We visited this resort together with our family friends who were Singaporean-Fil-Americans from Sacramento Ca.

This resort located at Barangay Masuso, Pandi Bulacan. The entrance fee is 180 pesos per head and the rental for cottage is 500 pesos. We brought our food and eat in the cottage.

Since it is off-season the wave-making machine is not in operations, also they informed us that normally they will provide the "wave" if the guest in their resort is more than 50 persons. Anyhow after we said that we have foreign visitors the management of the resort agreed to run the wave-making machine for 30 minutes only. Since we are already there we have no other choice but to just stay there for our picnic.

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view surrounding the resort.

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Our visitors from Sacramento California

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the childrens here were Koeans.

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btw there is also a wave-making machine in Fontana Resort at Clark, however if you are not a member the entrance fee is 800 pesos and you cannot bring your own food as you have to patronize their restaurant which is quite expensive.

Sinjin P.

August 6th, 2007, 05:35 AM

San Lorenzo Church, Balagtas, Bulacan
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TheAvenger

August 22nd, 2007, 10:16 AM

08/09/2007 | 07:20 PM

Vice President Noli de Castro has instructed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to exert efforts to save a Filipino purportedly used as a sex slave by her Arab employer.

De Castro, who is concurrently presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), said the woman identified only as Melissa hails from Bulacan province.

“Ang ginawa ko, iniutos ko sa OWWA at DFA na hanapin ang files ng lahat na ang pangalan ay Melissa from Bulacan, kasi taga-Bulacan daw ‘yun, para mahanap ang exact location n’ya sa Middle East at nang makagawa tayo ng kaukulang hakbang," the Vice President told GMANews.TV in an interview.

“Kung totoo na ginagawang sex slave si Melissa, hindi natin dapat hayaan na mapalampas ang mga ganito," he declared.

Another Filipino who recently came home from the Middle East called attention to Melissa’s case. Leila Cabinon has shown a video of an actual rape scene by an Arab on a woman who looked like Melissa because the footage was blurred.

Cabinon said Melissa has been abused by her employer and his son. When their friends visit them at home, the father and son also allow them to have sex with Melissa.

The video showed an Arab man forcing himself on a defiant woman. The man even tied the woman’s hands after overpowering her.

De Castro said he had seen the video recorded on Cabinon’s cellular phone. “I talked to Leila who has a copy of the video, but she’s not yet sure if the girl in the video was the Pinay DH named Melissa who she met on one occasion," the Vice President said.

Cabinon said her employer and Melissa’s are friends. She said she got the video copy of the actual rape scene via blue tooth from another person’s phone. She did not identify the source of the video.

Cabinon said she met Melissa on an occasion when her employer brought her to the house of Melissa’s employer in Al-Ahsa, some 700 kilometers or six hours drive by land from Riyadh.

“So malayo ‘yung Al-Ahsa at hindi nga makasiguro si Leila kung si Melissa nga ang nasa video. Pero ang pag-describe ni Leila ay mataas at maputi si Melissa, kagaya ng appearance ng babae sa video," De Castro said.

Militant group Migrante International expressed alarm over the new report about a Filipina being sexually abused by her employer in the Middle East.

“Nakababahala ito dahil hindi ito ang unang pagkakataon na ang isang Pinay OFW ay ni-rape at kinunan pa ng video. Ang pagkuha ng video habang nire-rape ang biktima ay pagpapakita na tumataas ang uri ng pang-aabuso sa mga kababayan natin," said Garry Martinez, spokesman of Migrante.

Martinez recalled receiving a report on a similar incident in March. “Noong March may ganitong kaso na rin kaming tinutukan na umabot sa korte pero unfortunately na-dismiss ang kaso dahil insufficient daw ang evidence," he said.

The victim in the first case was known only as Jennylyn. She was repeatedly raped by her employer and his son, while the wife was the one who took a video of the sexual act between her husband and their Filipino domestic helper, and her son and the OFW.

“Nilagyan pa ng sibuyas ang ari ni Jennylyn," Martinez said. “Pero humina ang kaso dahil ipinaraspa siya ng amo n’ya kaya nawala na ang mga ebidensiya nang magsampa siya ng kaso sa korte. Wala rin ang video dahil ang mga amo n’ya ang nagtabi kaya ang nangyari it was her word against her employers."

Despite the sad experience, Martinez said Jennylyn decided to stay in the Middle East and looked for another employer as she tried to pick-up the pieces of her shattered life.

Regarding the new incident of rape in video against a Pinay domestic helper, Martinez urged the government to use its diplomatic channels to the ME to locate and rescue the victim.

“Huwag nang hintayin ng gobyerno na may mangyari pang masama dun sa tao. Iligtas na nila at kasuhan ang amo, tutal may kopya naman ng video si Leila. Ngayon dapat ipakita ng gobyerno na nagmamalasakit sila sa ating mga OFWs," Martinez emphasized. - Fidel Jimenez, GMANews.TV
READER'S FEEDBACK:
From: Rosie in Amman, Jordan
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 1:37 AM

Hindi lang sila ang mga biktima, marami pang iba tahimik lang sila dahil sa wala naman silang magagawa sa batas ng mga Muslim.

'Yan ang mga sagrado. Talagang masasama ang ugali ng mga Saudia. Sana kayo nasa gobyerno at nasa posisyon, mabigyan n'yo sana ng sapat na proteksyon ang mga kababayan nating kababaihan. At tayong mga Pinay, lakasan ang loob. Maging Gabriela Silang naman tayo minsan.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/55229/VP-moves-to-save-Bulake&ntildea-sex-slave-in-Saudi

TheAvenger

August 22nd, 2007, 12:39 PM

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Sinjin P.

August 28th, 2007, 09:06 AM

Bulacan will soon have 2 new Robinsons Malls with a total GFA of 42,000sqm.

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anone

August 28th, 2007, 09:08 AM

^^^ Sinjin, any idea where in Bulacan? Thanks

v_rod

September 4th, 2007, 06:25 AM

In case you miss this one out, here’s an article from The Philippine STAR, dated MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007

MRT 7 - The Missing Links:

After three years of rigid evaluation and careful scrutiny by the government planners and pursuant to the Swiss challenge bidding, the proponent of the US$1.2 billion MRT 7 (Universal LRT Corp) are ready to implement the dream vision of mass transit interconnectivity from EDSA-North Avenue to San Jose del Monte, Bulacan with the local connection to NLEX.

It will service commuters from the North, to connect to MRT 3 then to Line 1 through to North EDSA of provincial buses and ease vehicle movements from Makati to and from the North. Above all, the project along with major real estate developers are creating a new town in San Jose del Monte with transportation connectivity thus contributing to the housing and decongestion problems of Metro Manila and creating a new income to the government to offset government exposure on the transportation project. MRT 7 project is one of the biggest infrastructure projects (attracting major investment to the country) does not have any direct government guarantee and assumes the Operation and Maintenance risk. Proponents are now ready to commence implementation of this important project.

GearX

September 4th, 2007, 10:09 AM

‘Super City’ to rise in Bulacan
By DINO BALABO
The Philippine Star

SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan – A “super city” will soon rise in one of Bulacan’s most populous areas, following the construction of the $1.2-billion Metro Rail Transit 7 (MRT) in the next two years.

Mayor Eduardo Roquero told The STAR that the “super city” will rise at the 200-hectare former Puyat property in Barangay Tungkong Mangga here where the first inter-modal terminal will be constructed.

The inter-modal terminal will be the last terminal of the 20.7-kilometer MRT-7 line that will start from SM City North EDSA in Quezon City, where the MRT-2 north station is located.

According to Roquero, the super city will have commercial, residential spaces on high-rise buildings similar to that of Eastwood estates in Libis.

“We expect more investments to pour into San Jose del Monte even before the construction for the MRT-7 begins,” he said.

Construction will be handled by the Light Rail Transit Corp. and will start between late 2008 and early 2009. It is expected to be completed by 2010.

Aside from the MRT-7 project, Roquero also said the construction of the Circumferential Road 6 (C-6) is about to start.

The 40-kilometer C-6 project will branch out of the North Luzon Expressway between its Malolos and Marilao segments.

He said at least 20,000 workers will be initially employed by the two mega-infrastructure constructions and stressed that it will be a big boost to the economy of the city with about 500,000 residents.

In preparation for the said mega projects, Roquero said they are preparing for the education of the city’s workforce.

“Initially, we allotted P5 million in our Annual Investment Plan (AIP) for the education of our skilled workers, including masons, and other construction workers,” Roquero said.

He added that they will also offer computer secretarial and janitorial courses to upgrade the skills of their workforce.

San Jose del Monte was converted into a component city of the province through a plebiscite on Sept. 10, 2000.

This year, the city is celebrating its seventh anniversary as a city.

allan_dude

September 4th, 2007, 02:37 PM

^^ Wow good news! Bulacan is waking up! Kapitbahay ng Bulacan ang MM pero nauunahan pa sila ng mga developments sa Cavite-Laguna-Batangas area.

kikodj

September 5th, 2007, 01:38 PM

likas lang na tahimik ang mga bulakenio... hindi nag aangas...

allan_dude

September 5th, 2007, 08:51 PM

^ Tuwing nadadaan ako sa Bulacan, tingin ko mas pinili ng mga tao ang simpleng pamumuhay. Dahil dito napanatili nila ang mga makukulay na tradisyon at buhay na buhay ang culturang Bulakenio. Maunlad ang probinsya at moderno ang mamamayan.

Mas agresibo nga lang dati ang mga karatig probinsya sa pag hatak ng mga bagong prohekto. Nasabi ko na "Bulacan is waking up!" sapagkat hindi pa na "maximize" ang "full potential" ng probinsya.

Ang ginagawang Northrail at ang planong North East Luzon Expressway ay iilan lamang sa maraming prohekto na tutulong ng husto sa karagdagang kaunlaran ng probinsya. Kaya para saken, ang Bulacan ang isa sa mga lugar na dapat nating abangan. :)

kalbongdad

September 6th, 2007, 05:10 AM

allan_dude

September 6th, 2007, 10:21 AM

^ Pangasinan po ako ;)

v_rod

September 6th, 2007, 03:32 PM

3cr

September 20th, 2007, 08:52 AM

Bulacan rivers among ‘Dirty 30’
By KATHERINE ADRANEDA and DINO BALABO
The Philippine Star
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=93170

A New York City-based environmental group has named the river system traversing Meycauayan City and Marilao town in Bulacan as among the 30 dirtiest in the world, posing a danger to human health.

In its World’s Worst Polluted Places 2007, the Blacksmith Institute described the Meycauayan-Marilao river system as “extremely polluted” due to haphazard dumping of industrial waste.

But the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) questioned the report, pointing out that the determination of water quality is based on several criteria, with tests going beyond one-time sampling and may even take years.

Experts of the EMB’s water division said Blacksmith should specify the criteria it used in declaring the river system among the worst in the world.

Water quality, according to them, is determined through certain criteria such as, principally, dissolved oxygen (DO) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and total suspended solids (TSS) and total dissolved solids (TDS).

Engineer Jun Rivera, of the DENR-EMB, said it might not be possible to find one river as “worst” on both the DO and BDO criteria since each criterion has a different parameter.

“A river may be declared worst, but that should be qualified in terms of the level or parameter used,” Rivera said.

“Even the sampling, it cannot be a one-time sampling because there should be an established trend first considering that water samples may vary due to certain factors like rain, which can definitely affect the water in the river,” he added.

According to the Blacksmith report, industrial waste is indiscriminately dumped into the Meycauayan-Marilao river system, a source of drinking and agricultural water for 250,000 people. The river also traverses Obando town.

Blacksmith blamed the river system’s pollution on small-scale lead recycling facilities and tanneries that dump untreated “hexavalent chromium-laced” wastewater into the waterway.

“The river system is extremely polluted due to wastes received from tanneries, gold and precious metals refineries, the largest lead smelter in the Philippines, and numerous municipal dumpsites,” it said.

Blacksmith said the dumping of toxic waste into the river has severely affected the health of residents, who have complained of nausea, eye irritation and respiratory ailments.

It further noted that the river system eventually contaminates fishing areas around Manila Bay since it feeds directly into it, further endangering the health of more people.

Other places listed in Blacksmith’s “Dirty 30” were two sites in Africa, six in China, 10 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, six in Latin America and the Caribbean, and five in South Asia.

“Toxic pollution in these sites has resulted from sources as diverse as massive industrial estates, large-scale mining and smelting operations and even Cold War era chemical weapons production,” Blacksmith said.

In the National Water Quality Status Report 2001-2005 of the DENR-EMB, the Meycauayan-Marilao river system was listed as among the 19 priority water sources for cleanup and rehabilitation.

overtureph

September 21st, 2007, 07:05 AM

‘Centuries of industrial malpractice doomed Bulacan rivers’
By Dino Balabo
Friday, September 21, 2007

MALOLOS CITY – Over two centuries of industrial malpractice and disregard for the environment caused the contamination of the Meycauayan-Marilao River in Bulacan that was named one of the 30 dirtiest waterways in the world by a New York-based environmental group, officials said.

Bulacan Provincial Administrator Gladys Sta. Rita told The STAR that pollution of the river system began in the 1800s when Chinese settlers set up the tannery factories that process raw cow hide into leather and the jewelry-making shops in Bulacan.

“There was gold in Bulacan then so the Chinese established jewelry shops here,” Sta. Rita said.

In its World’s Worst Polluted Places 2007, the Blacksmith Institute described the Meycauayan-Marilao River as extremely polluted due to the haphazard dumping of industrial waste.

Sta. Rita said the jewelry and tannery industries prospered in Bulacan since the 1800s and at present there are 114 registered jewelers and some 2,000 unregistered jewelry shops in the province.

The tannery industry, on the other hand, peaked in the 1960s to the 1980s, until China started mass production of cheap shoes that flooded the Philippines and the world market.

At present, there are only 22 registered tanneries in Meycauayan and nearby towns.

Sta. Rita said that the tannery and jewelry factories in Bulacan use primitive technology, have no waste water treatment facilities or anti-pollution measures and dump their toxic waste directly into the local river system.

She said jewelers use mercury in their operations, but are now using rubber scrubber to replace mercury in the processing of gold.

Aside from tanneries and jewelry factories, Marilao is also the home of the Philippine Recyclers Inc. (PRI), whose officials used to brag that their waste is clearer than the water of the Marilao River.

Marilao Mayor Epifanio Guillermo told The STAR that “it (PRI waste) might be clear but not clean.”

Sta. Rita said Bulacan officials have already learned of the Blacksmith Institute’s report for a long time.

“We have been working with them (environmentalists) in the last two years. We know that the problem did not happen overnight, and it will not be solved overnight as well,” she said, adding that they have been working with concerned citizens and business leaders to revive the river system.

Mayor Guillermo blamed the residents and factories of the nearby towns of Sta. Maria and San Miguel in Bulacan, Caloocan and Valenzuela City for dumping garbage and hazardous waste into the river.

Residents said that industrial waste is being dumped regularly in a creek while in San Miguel, garbage from Metro Manila and Nueva Ecija end up in the municipal dump in Barangay Balaong just outside the Biak-na-Bato National Park.

http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20070920214

kikodj

September 21st, 2007, 08:07 AM

can someone post a map of the said river??? thanks

dinawit pa ang Obando hehehehe("j)

Magdiwang

September 27th, 2007, 04:44 AM

to revise

Magdiwang

October 16th, 2007, 04:34 PM

Photos taken during a Fiesta in Brgy Bagbaguin, Sta Maria, Bulacan.
Sept. 2007

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Parish Church of Sta Maria

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National Historical Institute's historical marker posted in Sta Maria Church.

I was surprised when I found this marker and I asked the church staff why it was written Church of Pandi. The lady said that during the
Spanish time the town of Sta Maria was a barrio of the town of Pandi.

kikodj

October 18th, 2007, 08:55 AM

nice trivia... @magdiwang

Magdiwang

October 18th, 2007, 03:49 PM

nice trivia... @magdiwang

oh yes...... i am just wondering.

perhaps the Mayor and Parish Priest of Pandi were always sleeping :)

that's why now Pandi looks like the barrio of Sta Maria :)

Sinjin P.

November 16th, 2007, 01:40 PM

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lightsaber46

November 27th, 2007, 08:26 AM

Wonderful!! Bulacan has a "Super City" Masterplan, Hope our friends here can update us on this.

[dx]

December 3rd, 2007, 11:42 AM

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Photo by alfman (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5705139)

allan_dude

December 10th, 2007, 06:47 PM

Angat water to reach Bulacan after 87 years

Ray Eñano
Manila Standard (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_dec6_2007)

Bulacan, the host province of Angat Dam, will finally get its taste of potable water from its natural resource after 87 long years. The Angat reservoir in San Lorenzo, Norzagaray, Bulacan, has been providing water to Metro Manila since 1920, but Bulakeños ironically have not benefited from their own resource, drawing supply instead from deep wells.

The dam draws its water source from Angat River, which originates from the western flank of the Sierra Madre Mountains. It cuts through the mountainous terrain in a westerly direction to the dam site, aided by three major tributaries, namely Talaguio, Catmon and Matulid Rivers.

Bulacan’s water woes, however, will soon be over. Manila Water Co., the water unit of the Ayala group of companies, has completed a master plan that will meet the demand of the province. The P11-billion water supply project, says Manila Water, will be the biggest infrastructure project in Bulacan.

Water relief to the province, though, will not come immediately. Manila Water is implementing the massive project over a 10-year period in three phases. The first phase, scheduled from 2008 to 2010, will initially cover eight towns, namely Marilao, Malolos, Sta. Maria, Bustos, Balagtas, Bocaue, Bulacan, Guiginto and Pandi.

Phase 2, from 2012 to 2013, will provide water to the towns of Angat, Norzagaray, San Rafael Baliwag and Bustos while the last stage, to be implemented from 2015 to 2017, will cover the remaining 12 towns of Bulacan.

Manila Water says by connecting its pipes to Bulacan, it will address the worsening supply and quality of water drawn from groundwater sources, which currently provides the province’s needs.

“Most of all, the project will provide an answer to the perennial question among Bulakeños as to why they continue to be dependent on deep wells, when in fact, Angat Dam, which supplies nearly 14 million residents from Metro Manila, continues and remains to be the sole source of surface water for the mega city,” an official said.

Bulakeños not alone

Bulakeños are not alone in their misery. Residents of the western zone of Metro Manila, the concession being operated by Maynilad Water Services Inc., are suffering from poor water services despite their proximity to La Mesa Dam in Novaliches, which part of the Angat Dam complex. Water service here is dismal, costly and not available for 24 hours. Residents of Manila (except San Andres), Pasay, Parañaque, Caloocan, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas and Valenzuela, parts of Makati and Quezon City, including the municipalities of Navotas and Malabon, share the same complaint. A Manila resident says her family of five pays a monthly bill of over P800 for a poor water service that is cut off from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. the next day.

In stark contrast, Manila Water’s pipes have made deeper inroads into the eastern part of Metro Manila. Its expansion to Taguig, Antipolo, San Mateo, Rodriguez, Cainta, Angono as well as Baras, Binangonan and Jalajala towns, all in Rizal, is being awaited by residents, who have suffered from poor water services in the past decade or so.

Manila Water’s expansion project this early has warmed the hearts of some residents, especially those in Angono. One Angono resident relayed to this writer that for the first time in 10 years, his household has seen potable water coming out from the tap. And after a long, long time, water flowed from the shower-head.

Financial incentives

The provincial government of Bulacan, meanwhile, stands to gain financial incentives from the Manila Water project, including a P250-million infrastructure fund, P68 million for water districts, P20 million in annual development assistance and use of water rights, and P10 million in annual fees to be divided between the host towns of Norzagaray and Doña Remedios Trinidad. This actually means a guaranteed yearly financial package worth P61.8 million for the next 10 years.

As Manila Water starts the laying of kilometers of transmission pipelines and construction of treatment plants, an estimated 10,000 jobs will be available to residents of the province.

IMPRESARIO

December 31st, 2007, 11:01 AM

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:carrot::cucumber::pepper:From SSC-Iloilo:carrot::cucumber::pepper:

SUV111

December 31st, 2007, 01:44 PM

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overtureph

January 2nd, 2008, 09:03 AM

Music video captures horror of WWII rape

By Tonette Orejas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 10:36pm (Mla time) 01/01/2008

CANDABA, PAMPANGA—Like professional music artists, 10 of 61 survivors of mass rape by Japanese soldiers 63 years ago here have sung their ordeal in a music video in a bid to pass on their story before they all die.

“We have recorded our story at last,” said Isabelita Vinuya, 73, leader of the Malaya Lola (Free Grandmothers).

Relief and pride beamed from her face as she handed the Inquirer a copy of their work, “The Song of Malaya,” on Monday.

Short work

Subtitled “Lament of the Comfort Women,” the less than five-minute music video featured Vinuya, Pilar Galang, Francia Buco, Emilia Mangilit, Belen Culala, Belen Sagum, Leonor Sumawang, Ceferina Turla, Petronila dela Cruz and Felicidad Turla—aged 70 to 81—as singers. They were dressed in their baro’t saya (formal Filipina dress) when they performed on camera.

The song “Malaya Lola,” which the 96 victims composed after they went public in 1996, is the musical narrative that wove some footage of World War II battles and reconstructed scenes at the Bahay na Pula, a brick mansion of the Ilusorio family in nearby San Ildefonso, Bulacan, that the Japanese Army converted into a garrison.

The clips flashed fast, interspersed with images of the women singing in solo, trio or group the parts of the 18-stanza song that tells of what they witnessed on Nov. 23, 1944, and weeks after that.

No training

Because no one among them was trained to write music or poetry, they tapped the tradition of “pangangaluluwa” to be able to compose songs.
In Mapanique, young and old residents alike visit homes and sing dirges for the dead. The “pangangaluluwa” is done on nights of All Saints’ or All Souls’ Day or during wakes in the village.

They have done 10 songs so far and the piece, “Malaya Lola,” is rich with details and emotions of that fateful day.

It began when the Geki Group of the 14th District Army under Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, attacked the village of Mapanique, a suspected bailiwick of the Filipino rebel army, the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon.

The soldiers pillaged and burned the village and killed almost all men and boys whose corpses were thrown into a common grave. The grandmothers, mothers, aunts, sisters, wives and daughters of the victims were forced to watch as Japanese soldiers killed them.

Under threats of being stabbed by bayonets, the women were forced to carry the soldiers’ loot to the Bahay na Pula, more than a kilometer away. The women and girls were then raped repeatedly.

Suffering

In several cases, pairs of mothers and daughters were abused in the same room, according to the Asian Center for Women’s Human Rights that documented the case and brought this to the international war tribunal.
The video ran an English translation of the song as the women sang this in Tagalog with crisp Bulacan and Kapampangan accents.

For copies of the video, call Isabelita Vinuya at 0915-884-4034.

Copyright 2008 Philippine Daily Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view_article.php?article_id=109859

barrera_marquez

January 3rd, 2008, 05:02 AM

May nakuha akong Wikipedia article tungkol sa sunog sa Bocaue, may video pa!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December 2007 Bocaue Fire.

anone

January 8th, 2008, 01:17 PM

Baliuag Bulacan

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Parang walang nabago sa ospital na ito. Ganya na yan mula pa nung bata ako.

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Ultra Mega at Puregold Baliuag

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Site ng SM Baliuag

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Bisita ng Sto. Cristo

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barrera_marquez

January 10th, 2008, 01:18 PM

barrera_marquez

January 12th, 2008, 01:22 PM

May I ask a question, is there a new city seal for the City of Meycauayan? This city is already a year old but there is still no new city seal unlike Navotas City. Do we have one? The seal in Wikipedia still shows the seal when it is still a municipality. Thanks in advance.

Sinjin P.

January 22nd, 2008, 07:45 AM

Hi guys, I'm planning in advance for my summer vacation in Luzon (March 22nd to May x) and I'd like to ask a question: What are the "popular" tourist destinations in Bulacan (particularly old churches, heritage sites)? Thanks in advance for your help

anone

January 22nd, 2008, 07:59 AM

barrera_marquez

January 24th, 2008, 01:15 PM

Puntahan mo yung bahay ko a Baliuag isa sya sa very popular tourist destination.:lol: :lol: :lol:

Ok seryoso.... sa Baliuag walang gano, maliban sa bahay ni Mariano Ponce. Ang alam ko sa Malolos maraming mapupuntahan.

Kapag papunta ako ng Cabanatuan City from Manila madalas napapadaan ako diyan sa Baliuag. Teka, tanong lang, saang bayan nga pala yung mabahong dumpsite na naroon sa Maharlika Highway. Kahit nakasakay ka sa aircon bus talagang maaamoy mo ang baho!

Sinjin P.

February 13th, 2008, 07:44 AM

Robinsons Land FY2007 Investors Briefing (Dec 2007)

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InformaticIAN

February 16th, 2008, 06:58 AM

na overlooked ko ata ang sarili kong bayan. actually taga san jose del monte city ako, and i made a thread about this city pero mukhang natabunan n rin ata. anyway, siguro mag initiate na rin akong mag post ng pics ng san jose del monte and nearby... watch for it na lang. :)

InformaticIAN

February 16th, 2008, 07:48 AM

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mangyari nawa...

InformaticIAN

February 16th, 2008, 08:22 AM

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anone

February 17th, 2008, 09:20 AM

^^^Where I can get a bigger and clear copy of that MRT 7 Project?

lightsaber46

February 20th, 2008, 04:11 AM

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mangyari nawa...

super city, ito ba yung nasa news article na 200ha to be develop? sana nga magkatotoo ito

icarusrising

February 20th, 2008, 01:34 PM

Environmentalists recommend
alternatives to sanitary landfills

By Ramon Lazaro
Correspondent
The Business Mirror

CITY OF MALOLOS—As personnel of the Waste Custodian Management Inc., the operator of the newly inaugurated sanitary landfill in Norzagaray town, are busy preparing for its inaugural operation, environmentalists in Bulacan have proposed alternatives to prevent the sanitary landfill from operating.

With the problems besetting the garbage dumps in Rodriguez, Rizal, the newly inaugurated sanitary landfill in sitio Tiakad, barangay San Mateo in Norzagaray town is being eyed by the environment department and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as an alternative dump for Metro Manila’s garbage.

Arthur Legazpi, secretary of the Waste Custodian Management, told the BusinessMirror that the company is just waiting for the confirmation of MMDA officials before it accepts garbage from Metro Manila.

Legazpi also said that a memorandum of agreement is waiting to be signed between the company and City of Malolos officials, as well as the Marilao local government, for the company to accommodate the garbage from the said areas.

With these developments, Martin Francisco, executive director of Lake Galilee-Katribu Foundation, a member of the Sagip Sierra Madre Multisectoral Coordinating Council, said the operation of the sanitary landfill may pose irreversible damage to the environment, and added that there are now alternative solutions to the mounting garbage problem that can be constructed in the barangay or municipal level where people can work together and make it as a source of livelihood.

He said “the solution to the problem of solid-waste disposal is so simple, it is staggering…even a five-year-old child can do it…it can be done anywhere: households, offices, schools, hospitals, markets, etc.,” and that is through segregation.

Francisco said segregated garbage like “recyclables and factory-returnables should be returned to the factories for recycling back to paper, plastic, bottles and cans.”

“All food, animal and garden waste should be converted into compost right in your own backyard; if not available [backyard], it is the moral duty of your local government to build or buy a composter [from the Department of Science and Technology] and collect compostable materials from households in separate trucks.

“Discarded rubber tires should be collected by your local government and palletized [machines are available at DOST] for mixing with asphalt.”

“All markets and slaughter houses should have a digester tank that converts organic waste [such as animal entrails and hair] and food waste into methane gas.”

He added, “All residuals or unrecyclables should be processed in the now-available hydromex plants, which are locally produced and very cheap, compared with the state-of-the-art plants such as sanitary landfills.”

Francisco said, “The hydromex plants are cheap. A hydromex plant big enough to process Metro Manila’s residual garbage costs only P50 million.

These simple solutions to the mounting garbage problem of the country, Francisco said can be made much easier if local governments concerned are persuaded to collect solid waste in separate trucks for easy and convenient handling.

With reference to the sanitary landfill in Norzagaray town, Francisco noted that the Tiakad area is part of the ancestral domain of the Dumagat.

He added that “solid waste and hazardous waste landfills emit toxic gases that may cause cancer and respiratory ailments.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/02202008/nation08.html

chocolato1000

February 21st, 2008, 03:28 PM

Government to clean up heavily polluted Meycauayan river

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine government Thursday announced plans to clean up the Meycauayan river, described as one of the most polluted places on the planet.

The river, which runs through areas that host the country's jewellery and leather industries, feeds into commercial fish farms downstream that supply most of Manila's freshwater fish.

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Joselito Atienza said the government will work with the private sector and international donors to clean the river up of heavy metals and organic pollution.

The river was named last year by the New York-based environmental watchdog Blacksmith Institute as one of the 30 most polluted areas in the world.

Atienza said in a statement the government will name a board to prepare an "action plan" to clean up the river but gave no further details.

A study funded by the Asian Development Bank recently found that goldsmiths upstream dump toxic heavy metals into the Meycauayan while leather tanners also pollute it.

The ADB report said that water quality in areas where fish and shellfish were harvested failed to meet environmental standards.

"The country's position as a major international player, being the fourth largest producer of aquaculture products in the world and the largest in Southeast Asia, may not be sustained," it warned.

The ADB is funding a 10-month, $50,000 pilot program to survey the extent of the river's pollution and raise local awareness of the dangers of contaminating the food chain.

The study will also test cheaper local methods of reducing and possibly clearing up the heavy metal pollution.

The Blacksmith Institute, which specializes in identifying the most polluted places in the developing world, will undertake the study.

The institute estimates that 20 percent of deaths in the developing world are due to pollution.

Agence France-Presse

allan_dude

March 7th, 2008, 10:49 PM

Eastwood-inspired mall to open in Malolos

The Philippine Star (2/24/08)

MALOLOS CITY – A P120-million Eastwood-inspired mall development is set to open in this city next month (March 2008), thereby opening hundreds of job opportunities to new graduates.

Envisioned to become the new destination in this historic city, The Cabañas is owned and developed by Doña Rita Realty Corp. It is located in a 2.3 hectare land along the MacArthur Highway in Barangay Longos here and surrounded by numerous housing subdivisions, large provincial universities like the Bulacan State University, Centro-Escolar University-Malolos campus and the University of Regina Carmeli.

The Cabañas is inspired by the Eastwood commercial center in Libis, Quezon City.

Documents obtained by The STAR showed that the Cabañas was designed to cater to families with selected tenants like pizza and burger houses, cafes, bookstores, internet cafes, banks, offices, convenience stores, groceries, apparel and drug store. Courier services designed to cater to the needs of every family member is also set.

The DRRC said the name Cabañas is taken from the architectural style of the buildings. The dominant tropical outhouse design has been stylized, modified and applied on all single and two-storey structures. From the roadside, guests can see high pitched shingle roofs towering among the lush palms. Inside the Cabañas, panoramic glass windows provide modern touch and allow natural light into all commercial spaces. – Dino Balabo

allan_dude

March 10th, 2008, 09:38 AM

Bulacan firms, residents raise P16M to clean river

Philippine Daily Inquirer

CITY OF MALOLOS—There is hope for Bulacan’s dirtiest rivers.

Private firms and residents have pooled their resources and raised $410,000 to revive the Marilao and Meycauayan rivers, named two of the 30 dirtiest rivers in the world by the New York-based environment group Blacksmith Institute.

The money came from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and foreign-based companies, like Nestle and Coca Cola, and pledges from local businessmen and residents.

Gov. Joselito Mendoza, vice chair of the Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) governing board, urged 300 businessmen who participated in the recent First Bulacan Business Conference to help generate funds for the rehabilitation of the rivers.

While nongovernment groups lead the rehabilitation, they are closely working with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, provincial and local governments to clear the rivers of debris, Mendoza said.

He said the provincial government would release another $10,000 to help sustain the financial needs of the rehabilitation project.

Marlo Mendoza, Philippine coordinator of Blacksmith Institute, said the Asian Development Bank has also pledged $50,000 for the project.

He said the aid from ADB would be used for the pilot testing of technologies for gold refineries in Meycauayan town.

He said they would also use the money to study gold refinery and tannery practices so they can protect the rivers.

Based on a Blacksmith study, gold refinery and tannery factories in Meycauayan that have been operating for over 100 years have contributed to the pollution of the rivers. Carmela Reyes, Inquirer Central Luzon

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080310-123804/Bulacan-firms-residents-raise-P16M-to-clean-river

anone

March 23rd, 2008, 09:35 PM

Baliuag Bulacan Semana Santa 2008

I found this website http://www.baliuag.net/ with great pictures of Semana Santa 2008. Total lahat ng karo ay 83 eto ang ilan.

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Eto yung link galing sa www.baliuag.net ng lahat ng pictures ng Baliuag Semana Santa 2008.

http://www.baliuag.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=27&topic=869

anone

March 23rd, 2008, 09:40 PM

Baliuag Bulacan Semana Santa 2008

From www.baliuag.net

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bulakeno

March 26th, 2008, 07:18 PM

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mangyari nawa...

Sana nga! :banana:

anone

March 31st, 2008, 08:19 PM

Baliuag Bulacan Semana Santa 2008

From www.baliuag.net

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Sensya na dahil medyo late na.

allan_dude

April 27th, 2008, 09:29 PM

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Calendar of Events:

Santa Cruzan (http://www.bulacan.gov.ph/tourism/touristspot.php?id=84)
01 May 2008
Luyang Dilaw Festival (http://www.bulacan.gov.ph/tourism/touristspot.php?id=82)
02 May 2008
Pulilan Carabao Festival (http://www.bulacan.gov.ph/tourism/touristspot.php?id=81)
14 May 2008
Obando Fertility Dance (http://www.bulacan.gov.ph/tourism/touristspot.php?id=77)
17 May 2008
Calumpit Libad Festival (http://www.bulacan.gov.ph/tourism/touristspot.php?id=83)
23 June 2008
Feast of the Holy Cross of Wawa (http://www.bulacan.gov.ph/tourism/touristspot.php?id=76)
06 July 2008

http://www.bulacan.gov.ph

Waldenstrom

April 29th, 2008, 12:16 PM

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mangyari nawa...

wow! SJDM, Bulacan in the north... Eton City-Nuvali, Laguna in the south... the metropolis is now expanding!!! :)

allan_dude

May 3rd, 2008, 06:45 PM

Food, poetry and beauty in Mama Sita’s Malolos

By Vangie Baga-Reyes
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Malolos, Bulacan is home to Teresita Reyes, founder of Mama Sita’s famous line of mixes and sauces. A true-blue Maloleña, Reyes lived a full life with hubby Fidel and 11 children.

A group of media people was recently given a glimpse of how the Reyeses lived and treasured family togetherness in this province. Ramon Reyes, Mama Sita’s ninth child, led the tour.

First stop was the Reyes Mausoleum, where pictures of the family taken here and abroad, some in faded sepia, are on exhibit.

This was followed by a tour of some of the town’s old houses, including the Bautista Mansion. Situated along Kamistisuhan Street, this ancestral mansion was visited by national hero Dr. Jose Rizal to convince the then-Triumvirate of the Ten Gentlemen of Malolos to join his civic group, La Liga Filipina. The Bautistas were relatives of the Reyeses.

The highlight of the one-day trip was a three-hour fluvial lunch aboard a pituya (an old boat made of thick wooden planks) along the Calumpit river.

Decked with colorful banderitas and dried coconut leaves, the boat traversed the Hagonoy river towards Calumpit, where the Reyeses had a farm.

The Mama Sita culinary staff, led by chef Andro Faderanga, dished out heavy meals of Sinigang na Ulang (using Mama Sita sinigang sa sampalok tamarind mix, of course); Fish with Sweet and Sour Sauce (using MS sweet and sour mix and achuete annatto powder); Ensaladang Letsugas Tagalog (with MS premium vinegar); Pork Barbecue; Crispy Fried Hito and Suaheng Halabas (all dipped in MS sinamak vinegar and sukang tuba vinegar).

Desserts consisted of Bulacan’s sweets such as pastillas de leche, pastillas de mani and macapuno.

Ramon still remembered how his mom always took the family on this boat ride on weekends.

“She would cook for the family and bring the food on the boat,” he recalled. “She liked the breezy afternoon and would invite people to serenade her [harana].”

To recall those good old days, Ramon invited a group of manghaharana and mambabalagtas (the traditional Filipino debate in verse) from the Pining R. Santiago Production to perform before the group.

Peping Pelian and Carmen Camacho, the king and queen of Bulacan kundiman, serenaded the crowd with “Sa Baybay Dagat” and “Harana sa Karagatan.” Pablito Libiran, on the other hand, performed an impressive balagtasan.

The tour ended with a visit to Barasoain Church, a national shrine and the site of the Constitutional Convention of the first Philippine Republic. The Barasoain Ecclesiastical Musuem, managed by the National Historical Institute, features a collection of municipal antiques and precious artifacts, including a Baro’t Saya worn during the Rigodon de Honor for the inauguration of the Malolos Republic, and a wedding gown created by Ramon Valera in the 1960s.

Visitors were also delighted to see a light-and-sound presentation depicting key events in the Philippine Revolution, as well as a 30-minute dramatization of the life of The Women of Malolos, who defied the friars to secure the right to education during the Spanish era.

A merienda of pancit canton, pan de sal with menudo giniling and cuapao with pork asado using MS mixes and sauces capped the day-long food trip.

http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20080430-133745/Food-poetry-and-beauty-in-Mama-Sitas-Malolos

overtureph

May 13th, 2008, 04:14 AM

The historic Bautista house, Malolos, Bulacan

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A model of the house

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overtureph

May 13th, 2008, 04:17 AM

The historic Bautista house, Malolos, Bulacan

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A very large carroza

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overtureph

May 19th, 2008, 03:53 AM

Sto. Nino Chapel, Malolos, Bulacan

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bulakeno

May 20th, 2008, 03:50 PM

wow! SJDM, Bulacan in the north... Eton City-Nuvali, Laguna in the south... the metropolis is now expanding!!! :)

Wowwowee!:banana:

bulakeno

May 20th, 2008, 03:55 PM

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A blast from the past. Thanks overtureph! :)

overtureph

May 21st, 2008, 10:18 PM

You're Welcome.:)

overtureph

May 21st, 2008, 10:20 PM

Some of the old houses in the Pariancillo of Malolos, Bulacan

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The Santos house - ceiling painted by Amorsolo

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barrera_marquez

May 22nd, 2008, 01:04 AM

I miss Bulacan very much especially Malolos City! Thanks overtureph!

overtureph

May 22nd, 2008, 03:03 AM

You're welcome!

barrera_marquez

May 24th, 2008, 01:27 AM

Napalitan na ba ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Malolos, Bulacan ang pangalan ng city hall ng Malolos?

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barrera_marquez

June 3rd, 2008, 09:02 AM

Attention Bulakenyo Forumers!

If you love the Philippines, use this as your avatar for the whole month of June or for as long as you want:

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Message from Kuya Sinjin P.

overtureph

June 16th, 2008, 02:06 AM

Malolos, Bulacan

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CAGi

June 16th, 2008, 06:38 PM

nice pix..

bulakeno

June 20th, 2008, 05:57 PM

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Map of Bulacan showing the location of San Jose del Monte City Coordinates: 12°34' N 128° E

San Jose del Monte City
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City of San Jose del Monte
Lungsod ng San Jose del Monte

Seal

Map of Bulacan showing the location of San Jose del Monte City Coordinates: 12°34' N 128° E
Country Philippines
Region Region III
Province Bulacan
Districts Lone District of San Jose del Monte City
Barangays 59
Founded 1845
Cityhood September 10, 2000
Government
- Representative, Lone District of San Jose del Monte City Arturo B. Robes
(2007-2010)
(Kampi)
- Governor Joselito R. Mendoza
(Kampi)
- Mayor Eduardo V. Roquero,M.D.(2007-2010)
(Kampi)
- Vice Mayor Reynaldo S. San Pedro (2007-2010)
(Lakas-CMD)
Area
- Total 165.10 km² (63.7 sq mi)
Elevation 19.4 m (64 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total 439,090
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
Zip code San Jose del Monte 3023
Sapang Palay 3024
Area code(s) 044 / 02 (Some Residents in Tungko and near Barangays)
Website: Website of San Jose del Monte City
San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a second class/partially urban component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is bordered by Caloocan City and Quezon City, both in Metro Manila, in the south; by Rodriguez, Rizal in the east; Santa Maria and Marilao, both of Bulacan, in the west and Norzagaray, Bulacan in the north. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 439,090 inhabitants (315,807 people in 66,179 households in census 2000).

Today, San Jose del Monte have progressed much; it is evidenced by the presence of major commercial banks, fast food chain outlets, real estates, and wide coverage of landline and cellular phone services.

It has its own representative to the House of Representative having been separated from the fourth district of Bulacan in 2004.

Contents [hide]
1 "Super City"
2 Built up area
3 Economy
3.1 Agriculture
3.2 Livestock and Poultry
3.3 Trade and Commerce
3.4 Fast Food Chains
3.5 Industry
3.6 Tourism
4 Social Services
4.1 Housing
4.2 Health
4.3 Education
4.4 Social Welfare
4.5 Recreational Facilities
4.6 Protective Services
4.7 Transportation
5 Infrastructure
5.1 Roads
5.2 Water
5.3 Power
5.4 Telecommunications / Communications
6 Barangays
7 Subdivisions
8 Schools
9 History
10 External links
11 References

"Super City"
On September 4, 2007, Mayor Eduardo V. Roquero announced that a “super city” will rise (following the construction of the US$ 1.2-billion "Metro Rail Transit 7 MRT" in the next 2 years) at the 200-hectare lot in Tungkong Mangga, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan where the first intermodal terminal will be constructed (the last terminal of the 20.7-kilometer MRT-7 line from SM City North EDSA in Quezon City, MRT-2 north). Light Rail Transit Corp. (Manila Metro Rail Transit System) will be built in late 2008 and early 2009 and completed by around 2010. The 40-kilometers Circumferential Road 6 (C-6) will also start and branch out of the North Luzon Expressway between its Malolos and Marilao segments and after passing it, it will pass until it reaches Cavite City. At least 20,000 workers will be employed.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_del_Monte_City)

Dolly66

June 28th, 2008, 05:28 AM

hi....newbie here.

Dolly66

June 28th, 2008, 06:21 AM

Sta Monica Church

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Dolly66

June 28th, 2008, 06:27 AM

Angat Dam photos

stairway to heaven

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Dolly66

June 28th, 2008, 06:28 AM

Angat River photos

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Dolly66

June 28th, 2008, 06:29 AM

Angat Dam Sunrise
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Dolly66

June 28th, 2008, 06:30 AM

Angat Dam Watershed
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Blair

July 3rd, 2008, 07:15 AM

Bulacan ICT Park seen to create 3,000 jobs, Mendoza says

Dennis Gosiuco

MALOLOS CITY — Bulacan Gov. Joselito "JonJon" Mendoza vowed to continue implementing programs and projects that create job opportunities for the unemployed residents of the province.

Mendoza said that some 3,000 jobs are expected to be created by business outsourcing and call-center firms that are set to locate in the Bulacan Information Communication Technology Park.

"Bulakenyos will no longer have to go to Metro Manila to work because they will soon have the opportunity to work here in the province," Mendoza said.

One of the companies scheduled to locate in the park is the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Co.

The Bulacan ICT Park, which is registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) early last year, is expected to attract investors who want to establish their businesses in the province. These investors include call-center companies.

The Bulacan ICT Park will be situated in Marilao town, which is seen to become the hub of call centers in Bulacan.

Mendoza said the Marilao site is now officially accredited by PEZA as an industrial state.

The salary rates of the workers are expected to be equal to those in other economic zones such as the Camp John Hay economic zone, Luisita Industrial Park, and Subic Bay Freeport.

Further boosting the job-generation program is the Bulacan provincial government which is hiring 300 informationtechnology personnel for the general revision of assessments and the computerization of the operations of the various capitol offices, including the Bulacan satellite-based geographic information system (SBGIS) project.

deocon

July 11th, 2008, 01:02 PM

Hi!

I am from Bocaue. I was born here and will probably die here also.

Allow me to share some pictures of my beloved Bocaue.

The big bell of the St. Martin of Tours Parish Church in Bocaue. Probably the biggest bell in Bulacan.

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The Pagoda used for 2008 Fiesta, being prepared for the festivities.

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deocon

July 11th, 2008, 01:33 PM

Other shots of the Pagoda.

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The Good Friday Ritulas in the ST. Martin of Tours parish:

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allan_dude

July 18th, 2008, 03:13 PM

PGMA to distribute livelihood assistance packages to Hagonoy, Bulacan residents

Manila (18 July) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will visit this fishing town some 55 kilometers north of Manila today (Friday July 18) to distribute livelihood assistance packages to the Bulakenos whose lives were disrupted as a result of the devastation wrought by Typhoon Frank last month.

Hagonoy was one of the towns in Bulacan hardest by Typhoon Frank, which cut a wide swath of destruction across the Visayas and Central Luzon on June 21.

In keeping with her policy to provide assistance to the least fortunate of the Filipinos whose sufferings have been compounded by natural calamities, President Arroyo has ordered the grant of subsidies to ease the burden of the country's poorest of the poor.

Organized by the Department of Health (DoH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Philippine Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) People's Government Mobile Action (PGMA) Caravan, a medical and dental mission will arrive here Friday morning to provide medical and dental services to some 3,000 residents of Hagonoy and nearby towns.

The President will lead in the distribution of checks and certificates to the beneficiaries.

Among the livelihood packages the President will distribute are:

* A P150,000 Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) check to fund the micro-finance projects of the Caniogan SEA-K Association represented by its president Jeannet Salamanca;
* A P150,000 SEA-K check for the micro-finance projects of the Malumot SEA-K represented by its president Consorcia Cruz;
* 100 Gill nets for the small scale fisherfolks of Hagonoy, Bulacan;
* 175 Fish traps for fishpond operators;
* 300,000 bangus fry and 300,000 saline tilapia fingerlings from Rep. Ma. Victoria Sy Alvarado (1st. dist, Bulacan).
* 100 food packs under PGMA's rice distribution program;
* 100 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Scholarship certificates.
* 50 galing masahista ako (GMA) kits; and i) 50 galig mekaniko ako (GMA) kits;

Joining the President during the ceremony are Rep. Alvarado, Bulacan Gov. Joselito Mendoza, and Hagonoy Mayor Angel Cruz. (PIA-MMIO)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p080718.htm&no=41

allan_dude

July 18th, 2008, 03:14 PM

Metro to reach Bulacan

PHILIPPINES: Universal LRT Corp signed a concession agreement on June 18 to build and operate the MRT-7 line to link the existing elevated metro network in Manila with San Jose del Monte in Bulacan.

The US$1·23bn project has been approved by the Department of Transport & Communications some seven years after first being proposed. The elevated line will begin at an interchange with Metrostar Express Line 3 at North Avenue in Quezon City. It will then run northwest along Commonwealth Avenue for 23 km to a bus interchange at San Jose del Monte, serving 14 stations.

It is expected to be financed partly through international loans (75%), with the remainder coming from ULC's shareholders. Development of real estate along the corridor is also a requirement of the concession. ULC hopes to begin revenue operations by 2012.

DOTC has also agreed a US$81m contract with DMCI Holdings and First Balfour for the completion of the elevated light rail loop in central Manila, which will involve extending Line 3 from North Avenue around to join Line 1 at Monumento. Four additional stations will be built along the 5·2 km line, which is expected to open in May 2010.

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/07/8673/metro_to_reach_bulacan.html

sisigman

July 20th, 2008, 12:48 AM

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Me keni and make way for the 1st Kapampanganovela!

To the knowledge of most Filipinos, only Manila has the capability of producing teleseryes in the country, while all other dramas must have been produced by Koreans, Americans, Japanese, Mexicans, or Chinese.

But did you know that in other regions, Pinoy TV dramas are also being produced and are even employing the use of non-Tagalog languages like Cebuano? With the cultural fervor sweeping the regions, one could only be reminded that the Philippines—amidst the institutionalized belief that this archipelago only speaks Tagalog as its language while the rest are mere “dialects”—is, indeed, a diverse country, and that its diversity is bound to extend even to the field of TV dramas.

Take for example the Kapampangans, the latest Filipino ethnolinguistic group to enter the field of teleserye production. This August, which is considered the Language Month, a Kapampangan cable channel (Infomax-8) and a creative pool of Kapampangan youth (Kalalangan Kamaru) will be launching Kálam, the first ever Kapampanganovela—the term introduced to refer to kabalen-produced TV dramas—in Philippine broadcasting history.

Combining the Contemporary and Folklore

Like other Philippine regional communities, Kapampangans possess a rich and colorful collection of folklore. Apart from the usual laman labuad (“laman lupa” for the Tagalogs), Kapampangans have a diverse world of folk healers and sorcerers.

Aside from the popular mangkukulam and mambabarang, there is the magkukusim, who can project his soul from his body to bewitch people across distances; the katulunan, who can channel the spirits of various living creatures; the uple, illusion makers; the ustuang, powerful witches that can make their bodies explode and incinerate the surroundings, and many other strange, magical characters that continuously add color to our local culture, but are sadly being forgotten and replaced by foreign monsters like the Bogeyman, Big Foot, and the Loch Ness Monster.

However, in ‘Kálam’ (a Kapampangan word for “grace” or “gift”) instead of portraying these magical characters in their conventional barrio setting, they will be portrayed in the modern, urban world, dissolving the gap between science and superstition, technology and magic, and the traditional and the modern. Imagine mangkukulam, ustuang, and mangguguna (potion chemist and charms maker) living with us in the city as seemingly normal people who dress up like us, listen to the same songs we patronize, watch the latest concerts, keep Friendster accounts, occupy seats in the government, and occupy jobs in call centers and malls.

This is the universe of ‘Kálam,’ where contemporary drama meets folkloric fantasy.

More than a TV show

The producers stress that ‘Kálam’ is more than a TV show. It is also an advocacy project seeking to promote Kapampangan culture and language to the rest of the world while showcasing and enhancing the Kapampangan’s media-related skills. They dream of the day when various ethnolinguistic groups start exchanging teleseryes with one another instead of importing shows from abroad. Such cultural exchange through broadcast media will contribute to the long overdue realization of national unity for the Filipinos.

Starring an all-Kapampangan cast and written, produced, and directed by an all-Kapampangan staff and crew, ‘Kálam’ will air weeknights at Infomax-8 in Pampanga. For people outside Pampanga, keep visiting http://kalamtv.blogspot.com for updates.

Add yu kami friendster: http://profiles.friendster.com/kalamtv

dark_knight_detectve

July 24th, 2008, 03:01 PM

Holcim invests P160 M for 4 silos (http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2008/07/24/BSNS20080724130575.html)

Holcim Philippines Inc. is investing at least P160 million for the construction of four silos for WallRight, a new specially formulated masonry cement product, which would enable as much as 32 percent savings in a construction project.

Eduardo A. Sahagun, SVP of Holcim Philippines Inc. told reporters at the launch of the Holcim WallRight they are going to build four silos with an estimated investment of P40 million to P50 million each for a capacity of 5,000 tons.

At present, its WallRight products are coming its La Union silo. The next silo to be constructed for this specialty product would be in Davao.

Sahagun has explained that its new masonry cement is used specially for hollow block laying, filling and plastering. It has better workability properties, 200 percent more bond strength, increased water retention, and smoother texture compared to the general purpose cement.

This transalates to 32 percent more hollow blocks that can be filled and more area coverage for plastering.

As such, it would ensure wider coverage in its application, minimize wastage and is P4 cheaper than the general purpose cement or at P176 per 50-kilogram bag as against P180 of the general purpose cement.

WallRight’s application is for walls of buildings, industrial, housing or any construction.

"Holcim WallRight helps save on construction cost by 32 percent, and at the same time, you will be able to build better quality walls," Sahagun said.

Based on their study, 30 percent of any construction work requires this kind of masonry cement. Holcim intends to produce 40,000 tons per month or 1 million bags a month of WallRight.

Sahagun said that even before the prices of cement and other construction materials had gone up, the company had already thought of launching this specialty product.

At present, Holcim is trying to provide the best cement for the right application. Holcim Excel is the higher early strength for use in general application, while Holcim Excel Bulk is the high performance Portland cement for high strength requirements.

Holcim, a leading cement player, expects WallRight to be an additional source of revenue. It is being positioned to grab the market share of other cement companies’, which have not produced the same masonry cement and not eat up Holcim’s own market share of general purpose cement.

"Hopefully, WallRight does not eat our own market share but somebody else’s general purpose cement," Sahagun said.

Holcim sells an average of 8 million to 9 million per month of Portland cement. The company’s entire production capacity is placed at 5.5 million tons.

The Swiss-owned company is also exporting some of the excess cement production from its plant in Lugait, Misamis Oriental to the Middle East, Africa, Indian Ocean and the Pacific Islands.

Exports account for 7 to 10 percent or 600,000 tons a year of the company’s total production. The three Mindanao plants one in Misamis and 2 lines in Davao are also currently supplying 1 million bags a month to Luzon, which is running out of capacity following its mothballed Bulacan line, which would be put on stream by 2011 yet.

The company has two mothballed production lines one in Davao with a production capacity of 600,000 tons and the Bulacan line with 850,000 tons.

Sahagun said that increase in cement prices is largely due to the increase in the price of coal, which accounts for 40 percent of variable cost of a cement company.

The last price hike in June was based on 0 per ton of coal, which was more than double that of the per ton in April last year.

The latest indicative price index for coal has shown prices of coal going up to 0 per ton. Cement firms import coal from Indonesia, the cheapest coal supplier.

According to Sahagun, for every increase in coal prices this would translate to P2 increase price of per bag of cement.

With the softening of oil prices in the global market, Sahagun expects prices of coal to also soften.(BCM)

dark_knight_detectve

July 26th, 2008, 01:19 PM

i hope i posted this in the wrong thread. if im mistaken, kindly PM me.

I LOVE Biak-Na-Bato (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=200807251&type=2)

By Jobern Hipol
Saturday, July 26, 2008
My girlfriends and I wanted to try out something different. Born and raised in Metro Manila, we tried to change our usual itinerary for a gimik. We drove to Bulacan for a HERITAGE Tour. Our first stop was Barasoain Church. We tried to appreciate its role in the Philippine history. It was a good thing that the structure was preserved through those years.

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A huge old black-and-white photo of the First Constitutional Convention hung at the back of the Church. I felt my hairs standing on its ends as the historical significance of the place dawned on me. It was the place where the first republican constitution of Asia was drafted. On the very site that I was standing, famous historical figures once stood., people like Pedro Paterno (President of the Congress), Antonio Luna, Gregorio Aglipay, Pio del Pilar, Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera and President Emilio F. Aguinaldo.

The following morning, we decided to continue our heritage tour and search for the site of “The Pact of Biak-na-Bato.” Not knowing the way, we drove to the nearest Computer Rental Shop and surfed the web for a map. We almost changed our itinerary & just decide to go drive to Bataan, another historical site but that would be jumping from Hispanic Era to the 2nd World War. Good thing the friendly Bullakeno couple, who owns the place, encouraged us to pursue Biak-na-Bato. With the Luzon EZ Map in our hands, we drove to our next (and final) stop.

It was almost an hour drive from Malolos and the road in San Miguel leading to Biak-na-Bato was really BIAK NA BATO! We were expecting that it would just be a sight-seeing kind of tour. That like most of the heritage sites, there would be a marker which narrates what happened in the place and there would be some statues of Aguinaldo and the rest of the revolutionaries at that time simulating the signing of the Pact. Unprepared, it turned out to be a huge National Park with caves, treks and river.

It was too late to back out. So, Chaw in a violet dress, me and my WHITE shoulder bag and Tippie’s Havaina’s, we were forced to trek the mountains and caves in our chic clothing. Our tour guide, Ate Lolit was patient and considerate enough to show us the “nearest” (800 m.) caves. Inappropriately clothed and with the wrong mindset, I still believe that it was rewarding!

The first cave that we went to was the Santol Cave. The way was uphill and it seemed never ending. However, when we reached the cave, it was marvellous. It was very dark & cold inside. The cave leads down deep into the ground. One needed a light to appreciate the fine stalactites that were hanging above. I enjoyed traversing the rocks and managing to climb my way through.

Around 1 km from the Santol Cave, we walked along the paved pathway going to the Paniki Cave. The long walk was enjoying because you walk beside the jade-colored river. Going inside the Paniki Cave was more adventurous and rougher than the Santol Cave. However, the view inside Paniki Cave was simply spectacular! Words are not enough to describe the awesome view. I was in awe. One should never miss this cave, among the other caves in Biak-na-Bato.

One will never expect that less than 2 hours away from the bustling city of Manila is a very majestic nature park with mysterious caves with historical significance & free flowing jade river where our forefathers once hid to free our country. Biak-na-Bato, aside from its historical significance, is one sight to behold.

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dark_knight_detectve

July 28th, 2008, 01:50 PM

Landco Pacific’s hometown communities in Central Luzon are sound investments (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008072736&type=2)

Monday, July 28, 2008
A home in any of Landco Pacific Corp.’s developments is always a sound investment.

And for people who are looking to find one in the north of Metro Manila, there are three Landco developments that can suit anyone’s lifestyle and leisure choice—Waterwood Park in Baliuag Bulacan, WoodGrove Park in Pampanga and The Courtyard at Lakewood Golf Estates in Nueva Ecija.

Whether you’re an overseas Filipino worker aspiring for better and quality living for your family, a businessman looking to open shop and expand your business, someone starting a family, a retiree or someone looking for an investment that you can bequeath to your children—you will find wisdom in the purchase of any of these hometown communities.

Improved access

The wisdom in investing in a Landco Pacific’s hometown community becomes evident in the benefits eventual owners will enjoy.

Firstly, access to these places has been improved–exponentially. This is the result of the massive redevelopment of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the building of the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). Two of the most significant road developments that the country has seen in decades, their upgrade have made transport and travel faster and easier.

Families and individuals from Metro Manila or in the surrounding areas who decide to settle in a Landco’s hometown community but who travel a lot whether for personal or business reasons can easily go back and forth.

The Courtyard at Lakewood Golf Estates, a premium golf community in Nueva Ecija has regular golfers even from the neighbouring provinces such as Pampanga. With access roads now improved, regular tee-off is now possible.

WoodGrove Park, a premium community in Pampanga that counts the province’s business elite and affluent families among its future and potential residents, can be accessed easily whether through the NLEX or the SCTEX, depending on where they’re coming from. So if they have a business to attend to in Subic, Clark or Tarlac, WoodGrove Park is just a smooth drive away.

An exclusive community that has among its residents some businessmen in Bulacan and in Metro Manila is Waterwood Park in Baliuag. Its newly established proximity to the metropolis via the new BLEX has made the travel to home faster, stress-free and ultimately, cheaper.

Improved business climate

The uplift of the major roads in Central Luzon isn’t the only change that is happening. As a result of this redevelopment, the right climate where business can thrive has also been created.

Individuals who are scouring Central Luzon to tap its potentials should find it beneficial to take up residence here. The new roads now offer better accessibility and transportation to and from places that are important to their business and have also made more efficient the movement of manpower, goods and services.

No longer will businessmen have to worry about the length of time spent and eventually wasted on the road. The travel of manpower or the business owners themselves has become shorter.

Those in the food business need not fret about wastage or the spoilage of their goods. Moreover, the transport of urgently needed goods has become faster.

This improved mood in Central Luzon’s business community will also make possible the development of more commercial establishments that residents can enjoy.

More to look forward to

With the mood for change now even more positive, we can expect more developments in Central Luzon. The possibility of more schools, medical institutions and more business investments coming in is no longer far-fetched, whether they’re residential, commercial or industrial.

In the long run, the developments will also raise the value of the properties in Central Luzon, Landco’s hometown communities, included.

Landco Pacific’s hometown communities are, after all, already premium to begin with. The lifestyle they offer is comparable to the best we’ve known here and abroad. Add to that the upgrade of the area and you have an investment to treasure for a lifetime.

Landco Pacific Corp. is the developer of high-end leisure, urban, and hometown communities, hotels and resorts, malls and CBD complexes. For 18 years, the company has made its mark in Philippine real estate, and is widely acknowledged to be the leader in leisure development. As the purveyor of resort living experiences, Landco is committed to consistently create innovative and outstanding lifestyle products that revolutionize the way you live. For more information, call (02) 836-5000 or visit www.landcopacific.com.

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dark_knight_detectve

August 9th, 2008, 07:28 PM

First garden-type mall in Bulacan opens (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008080953&type=2)
By Dino Balabo
Sunday, August 10, 2008
MALOLOS CITY – Members of the Bulacan business community here welcomed the soft opening of the P160-million first garden-type mall in the province on Friday citing opportunities to Bulakeños.

Trader Sally Monterhermoso told The STAR the opening of the Cabañas will create opportunities to hundreds of jobseekers in Bulacan.

She said that would-be tenants to the said mall will hire workers from Bulacan and nearby communities, aside from the fact that it will be the next business destination in the province.

This was affirmed by Reggie Rodrigo, the project manager of the Doña Rita Realty Corp. that developed the Cabañas, the first garden type mall in Bulacan.

Rodrigo said he was surprised by the aggressiveness of local entrepreneurs who outnumbered their Manila-based counterparts.

“More Bulakeño entrepreneurs inquired to become tenants in the Cabañas and we are surprised by their aggressiveness compared with the Manila-based businessmen,” he said.

Rodrigo said that they are under negotiation with the prospective tenants saying they are careful in the screening process because it will soon be translated into hundreds of job opportunities.

Rodrigo said that at present, Banco de Oro (BDO), Cocolife, a salon, a money changer, and other business entities have already signed contracts as tenants to the new mall.

“I am sure, more than a hundred jobs will be opened because the supermarker is labor intensive,” he said.

Rodrigo said the Caba*ñas will have its grand opening by October in time for their scheduled October fest.

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dark_knight_detectve

August 11th, 2008, 05:13 PM

i hope i got this right.

Meycauayan’s ‘Golden Boy’ (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008081056&type=2)

Monday, August 11, 2008
A man’s horseshoe ring which he sold for P15,000 was the start of Antonio Atienza Jr’s entry into the jewelry business. Now considered among the most successful jewelry entrepreneurs of Meycauayan , Boy, as he is fondly called, got his training from his father who was a partner in a pawnshop when he was still a student. At the early age of 14, he spent his Saturdays helping his father mind the business.

At the Wedding Expo Philippines on September 6-7 at the PICC Forum, CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd., jewelry designer Atienza of Goldenhills Jewelry will display not only the usual wedding bands and engagement rings but also other jewelry suggestions for the bride and her entourage.

Atienza initially studied B.S. General at UST in preparation for a degree in medicine. When his parents’ business collapsed in 1976, he had to shift courses, and support himself through college by working in his uncle’s jewelry shop where his eye for rating gold and appraising jewelry was further honed.

Armed with enough knowledge and experience in 1982, he established Boy Atienza Jewel Art. Starting from a small shop with three goldsmiths, and one polisher, it has now under its employ about 100 craftsmen and personnel. In 2003 it was incorporated as Goldenas, Inc.

In its more than 20 years in the jewelry business, Atienza company has provided employment and training to a number of out of school youths in Meycauayan, giving them a steady means of livelihood.

In 2004, Goldenas opened its first retail store under the name Goldenhills Jewelry at the second Floor of The Jewelry at the Greenhills Shopping Center. Goldenhills Jewelry adopted the slogan “Proudly Philippine Made” to show the world that Filipinos can make quality fine jewelry at a reasonable price. It has made its presence felt by opening a total of seven branches in a span of 3 years: Goldenhills Jewelry – Greenhills Shopping Center, SM City Clark, SM City Pampanga, SM City – The Block, Robinsons Manila, Robinsons Galleria, and Goldenas Jewelry also in Robinsons Galleria.

Aside from Atienza’s Goldenhills Jewelry, soon-to-weds will experience a new high on the visual feast of the most elegant displays that the Wedding Expo Philippines is famous for.

Interested wedding suppliers may visit the website, www.themesnmotifs.com for further inquiries, call Themes & Motifs at (632) 413.7892 / (632) 371.9783 / (632) 409.2555.

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dark_knight_detectve

August 25th, 2008, 02:53 PM

Sports House to open four new branches (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008082411&type=2)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sports House International Leisure Inc., a one-stop shop for sports equipment and merchandise, is opening four new branches this year with a total estimated cost of P20 million.

Sports House president and chief executive officer Mars Chua said the company will have a total of 36 stores by the end of the year with the addition of the four new outlets which are located in Marikina; Rosales, Pangasinan; Baliuag, Bulacan; and General Santos City.

Chua said the company hopes to open at least three new stores every year as it continues to innovate its way of providing customers’ needs and excellent value on all sports goods.

The company needs to shell out P5 million per store, P3 million of which for structure development while P1.5 million to P2 million for the goods to be sold to the public.

Chua said the company’s sales have been growing by an average of six to eight percent every year.

He said while sales have been affected by the ongoing economic slowdown, the company is confident that sales will pick up toward the fourth quarter as people tend to spend more during the Christmas season.

“We would like to incorporate sports into the lifestyle of people. We have all the things that you need in all the game you play,” Chua said.

Since it opened its first branch on Gilmore Avenue in Quezon City in June 1983, the company has expanded its operations to other key cities in the provinces.

Most of its malls are located in several SM malls across the country such as SM Megamall, North Edsa, Southmall, Centerpoint, Fairview, Bicutan and Baguio.

Other outlets are in Ali Mall, Harrison Plaza, Landmark, Market Market, Robinsons Galleria, San Lazaro, Sucat, Batangas, Cavite, Dasmariñas, Lipa, Lucena, Marilao, Pampanga, Robinsons Lipa, Valenzuela, Bacolod, Cagayan, Cebu, Manduriao and Davao.

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dark_knight_detectve

September 5th, 2008, 02:43 PM

BOI grants tax perks to 2 power plant projects (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008090414&type=2)
By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Friday, September 5, 2008

Two power generation projects with a combined investment of over P37 billion has received tax breaks from the Board of Investments (BOI).

Documents released by BOI show that it has approved the P36.82 billion power generation project of Emerald Energy Corp. (EEC) and the P385.86-million waste water power generation project of Hacienda Bio-energy Corp.

EEC, formerly known as the Calaca Holdco Inc. is in the business of managing energy generating projects. It has bought the 600-megawatt Calaca Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant in 2007 from the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM).

The government has given EEC a pioneer status for being the operator of assets acquired from the government.

According to the BOI, this project is consistent with the government’s policy to encourage private investments on power generation activities to support wide industrial development.

The plant will be operational in October and is expected to employ 479 people at full capacity.

Once in place, the plant will ensure stable and affordable power in the Calabarzon area or Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon.

The Calaca plant is on a 167-hectare power complex in Barangay San Rafael Calaca Batangas It spans the shorelines of Balayan Bay.

According to EEC, most of the power produced from the plant will be traded in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). The remaining will be offered for bilateral contracts with electric cooperatives and other electricity off takers whose power supply agreements have been attached to EEC by PSALM under the power supply contracts.

Meanwhile, the Bioenergy project of Hacienda Bio-Energy Corp. has likewise been given pioneer status by BOI as it is expected to turn waste into energy.

The company is an example of the heightened level if ecological consciousness among private businesses in the country as it manages waste to energy activities and applies biogas technologies for energy utilization.

The project is aligned with the thrust of the government to increase energy self-sufficiency through the use of inexpensive, renewable and indigenous resources. Te project is expected to decrease dependence on imported fossil fuel.

Hacienda Corp. will build a power plant that will collect and convert manure from 25 different farm sites to biogas through “Anaerobic Digestion Swine Wastewater Treatment.”

Participating farms are in Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Cebu and Davao.

The electricity produced will be distributed to the farms in the area.

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garzland

September 18th, 2008, 04:27 AM

Other shots of the Pagoda.

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Ang ganda naman ng pakagawa niyan.

Fly2Bacolod

September 20th, 2008, 10:28 AM

Fly2Bacolod

September 20th, 2008, 10:29 AM

Fly2Bacolod

September 20th, 2008, 10:30 AM

Fly2Bacolod

September 20th, 2008, 10:30 AM

where is that pagoda located?

Fly2Bacolod

September 20th, 2008, 10:31 AM

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icarusrising

October 7th, 2008, 11:33 AM

Bulacan gunning for
title as SME capital of RP (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/10072008/economy05.html)

By Ramon Efren R. Lazaro
Correspondent

CITY OF MALOLOS—The province of Bulacan in Central Luzon takes pride in its bustling micro, small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) that make the provincial economy stable.

This was the assessment of Secretary Cerge Remonde of the Presidential Management Staff during a recent advocacy campaign of Go Negosyo of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship at the Centrodome of Centro Escolar University in the city of Malolos.

The campaign, Remonde said, aims to fight poverty by encouraging people to go into business even on a micro scale, and eventually help it to grow bigger and stronger and help create more jobs that would lead to a more stable economy.

Antonio Tengco, chairman of the Go Negosyo committee of the Bulacan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), explained that participants to the affair were Bulakeños from all walks of life who are budding entrepreneurs who help the economy of Bulacan keep on growing.

“It is a reality that the majority of Bulakeños prefer to engage in businesses rather than to apply and become an employee in an office,” Tengco added.

On the other hand, Bulacan Gov. Joselito “Jon-jon” Mendoza said to motivate residents to become successful entrepreneurs, it is fitting to give recognitions to Bulakeños who have excelled in their field of endeavors, who rose from their humble beginnings, and serve as a role model for striving businessmen.

Bulacan’s model entrepreneurs

Mendoza, together with the Go Negosyo team, led by its founding trustee Jose Ma. “Joey” Concepcion III and Remonde, presented the Most Inspiring Entrepreneur Awards to Joven Ong of Dragon Fireworks, which set the trend for uplifting the local pyrotechnics industry, making it the first in the country to export locally made pyrotechnic devices; Donald Esterban Jr. of Proest Philippines, for excelling in the shoe industry; Enrico Roque of the Bodega ng Bayan Inc., which has established several branches for housewares; Nestor Santiago of the Bulacan Garden Corp., for making the landscaping industry a profitable venture; Abraham Pascual of the Pascual Laboratories Inc., for its innovations in the pharmaceutical industry;

Jose Hernandez of Milko Ice Cream, which rose from a plain sorbetero family to an ice-cream empire; Alicia Bustos of Baliuag University, for promoting quality education in the province; Isabel Lopez Nazal of Clinica Dermatologica YSA Skin Care Center, for excelling in the dermatology aspects; Gemma Sevilla-Alcantara, who has made the pastillas de leche the banner sweets of the province; and Antonio Fortuna, for leading the Saint Martin of Tours Credit and Development Cooperative, which the Cooperative Development Authority has described as one of the country’s globally competitives.

Two special awards for most inspiring entrepreneurs were also given to Ma. Cristina Padolina of Centro Escolar University and Ambassador Jesus Tambunting of Planters Bank.

Seven others were also awarded the Most Inspiring Microentrepreneur awards, namely, Teresita Castro Boado of Barasoain Bakeshop; Corazon de la Cruz of LCJ Garments; Desiree Duran of D. Duran Farms; Teddy Bequizo of Buntal Ethnic Enterprises; Arnel Papa of ER Shellcraft; Carlito del Rosario of Santa Marua Dairy Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Inc.; and Ramon Santos of Disenyo Pandi-Bagong Barrio Multipurpose Cooperative.

These awardees are worth emulating, Mendoza said, as it shows the trademarks of a Bagong Bulakeño who is matalino, matiyaga, masipag, may angking talino at marunong magbayad ng utang [intelligent, persevering, hardworking, talented and who knows how to pay his debts].”

All these aptly represent the 42,000 registered SMEs in the province, including the tens of thousands more of microentrepreneurs, and Mendoza hopes that someday Bulacan can have the distinction as the SME capital of the country.

Common problems

One of the major problems of most striving Bulakeño entrepreneurs is where to source their capital, said Mendoza and Tengco.

Tengco said that BCCI has, at the moment, no financial capability to lend money to prospective borrowers but can assure them that it can assist in endorsing any prospective entrepreneurs to lending or financial institutions for their badly needed capital.

On the other hand, Mendoza explained that the provincial government of Bulacan, seeing the needs of budding entrepreneurs, has tasked its provincial cooperative and entrepreneur development office (PCEDO) to find ways in providing solutions to the problem.

The PCEDO, Mendoza said, can help in providing networking and endorsements to concerned agencies that can help provide proper assistance in creating a business venture.

The governor also explained that with 1,600 registered cooperatives in Bulacan, the entrepreneurial financial problems of the SMEs are given solutions.

On the other hand, Ong and Esterban noted that another major factor affecting the local economy is the entry of cheaper Chinese-made products that are usually of inferior quality, and further by smuggling products that find their way to the local market.

To address the problem, Ong and Esterban both advise local manufacturers to come up with quality product and for retailers to refrain from selling smuggled goods, since eventually they will be gobbled up if they patronize the smuggled products.

Continuous research and development done by local manufacturers is needed to ensure customers’ satisfaction, Ong and Esterban said.

Business thrust in Bulacan

Promoting entrepreneurship among Bulakeños is one of the major thrusts of the provincial government of Bulacan, Mendoza said. He added that a close harmonious relationship with the BCCI and the Provincial Cooperative and Entrepreneur Development Office has been established to help promote the growth of SMEs in the province, which is currently promoting Tatak Bulakeño seal of product excellence.

Mendoza said: “With our continuous effort to respond to the demands of the times, the provincial government is investing in important projects that will benefit not only our business partners in Bulacan but all over Luzon, like the proposed North Food Exchange in Balagtas town that hopes to establish a modern and accessible food hub, and encourage more local food producers in the Northern Philippines to expand their market and opportunities in the province, which is a gateway to Metro Manila.” He added that Bulacan is investing in equipping its people with the right skills and knowledge to be able to develop a generation of entrepreneurs, competitive and determined to face the challenges of the changing times.

Tatak Bulakeño

To ensure that Bulacan entrepreneurs can competitively penetrate the local and international market, Mendoza said his office is promoting the Tatak Bulakeño seal of excellence.

Initially, 12 different types of Tatak Bulakeño products with enhanced and generic and new packaging designs were launched in 2003. But now, more than 50 Bulacan-made products—bakery, pickled, condiments/sauces, sweets/snacks, beverages, dairy, processed fish, processed meat, ready-to-eat meal, dress and clothes, home-care products, home décor, decorative candles, boxes, lanterns, embroidered fabrics, throw pillows, garments, bakya, bags, dishwashing liquid, fabric softener, and laundry soap, sarsa, purified water, mentholated drink, ginger ale, herbal juice, virgin coconut oil, fresh milk, mozzarella and white cheese, and chicken teriyaki and steak—have been given the seal of excellence, Mendoza said.

The governor said the Tatak Bulakeño seal is only given to products that have met the requirements and standards set to guarantee quality and competitiveness in the world market, which led to the construction and operation of the the Bulacan Packaging Service and Toll Packing Center.

The center serves as a venue for research-and-development studies of food manufacturers who are not yet equipped to pursue such tasks on their own.

Its primary services are packaging of food products to prolong their shelf life and microbiological integrity and development of package and label design.

icarusrising

October 27th, 2008, 03:30 PM

SM expects to hit income target (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1062:sm-expects-to-hit-income-target&catid=24:companies)
Companies
Written by Honey Madrilejos-Reyes / Reporter
Monday, 27 October 2008 21:12

SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) remains bullish that it could meet its target net income of P14 billion for the full year, a growth of 13 percent over the previous period.

“Our confidence stems from the strong performance of the retail stores, the malls and the property businesses. Fundamentally, consumer spending is better during the second half given that oil prices have gone down and the peso weakened, a factor that is favorable to families of OFW’s,” said company president Harley Sy.

For the rest of the year, SM will open two department stores, two hypermarkets and two malls in Rosales, and Baliuag.

Under property subsidiary SM Land Inc., the Sy-controlled firm will also launch the new wing of Taal Vista Hotel, which has completed its P650-million expansion that doubled the hotel’s number of rooms from 130 to 260 and added a grand ballroom with a 1,000 person seating capacity.

For the first half of the year, SMIC reported a 14-percent year-on-year rise to P6.5 billion. Consolidated revenue rose 17 percent to P65.6 billion, as retail sales surged 21 percent to P52.6 billion, it said. Retail merchandising, which consists of hypermarkets and supermarkets, accounted for 32 percent of the first-semester net income.

Rental revenues from malls and other properties grew by 11.8 percent to P6.4 billion. Shopping malls contributed 34 percent of the profit. SMIC’s banking and real estate business accounted for 27 percent and 7 percent, respectively, of the total profit.

In July, SM issued $350 million worth of five-year bonds. The landmark deal, which was unrated, was the largest to-date and the first successful international bond offering by a Philippine company in the last two years. The bond proceeds will be used to fund SMIC’s foray into non-mall property projects.

SMIC’s retail group now has 89 stores composed of 31 department stores; 32 supermarkets, nine of which are SaveMore branches; 11 hypermarkets, and 15 Makro outlets.

hirolionheart

October 29th, 2008, 04:57 AM

Kuha noong Oct. 21, 2008 papuntang Baguio City mula sa bus ng Victory Liner, kaya medyo malabo, pagpasensiyahan niyo na lang, hehehe^_^

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Totoo ba na ito ang pinakamahabang viaduct na matatagpuan sa Bulacan?

barrera_marquez

October 30th, 2008, 06:02 AM

Totoo ba na ito ang pinakamahabang viaduct na matatagpuan sa Bulacan?

Pampanga po siya... iyan po ang Candaba Viaduct at iyan ang pinakamahabang viaduct sa Central Luzon. Ewan ko lang kung buong Pilipinas na iyan...

hirolionheart

October 30th, 2008, 06:19 AM

Pampanga po siya... iyan po ang Candaba Viaduct at iyan ang pinakamahabang viaduct sa Central Luzon. Ewan ko lang kung buong Pilipinas na iyan...

Hehehe, ibig sabihin, mali pala yung tour guide namin nung highschool field trip namin:lol::lol::lol:
Yun pa isa, hindi pa rin ako sigurado kung pinakamahabang viaduct sa buong Pilipinas na ito...

lochinvar

October 30th, 2008, 05:54 PM

Pero ang pinakamahabang bridge sa Pilipinas ay Calumpit Bridge. From Bulacan side of the river, ay itlog pa lang. Pagdating sa kabilang side ng river ay ebon na.

Igsuonnimo

October 30th, 2008, 07:04 PM

^^ naalala ko nuon nang dumaan ako dyan habang nakasakay sa bus, pagka-idlip ko nandun pa rin kami sa tulay. :) --ang haba nga.

Natawa naman ako sayo lochinvar :)

hirolionheart

October 31st, 2008, 03:28 AM

Pero ang pinakamahabang bridge sa Pilipinas ay Calumpit Bridge. From Bulacan side of the river, ay itlog pa lang. Pagdating sa kabilang side ng river ay ebon na.

Ah hindi na ba San Juanico Bridge ang pinakamahabang tulay sa Pilipinas?:colgate:

bulakeno

November 1st, 2008, 06:56 PM

chronicacute

November 6th, 2008, 10:49 AM

good pm! can i ask about the latest updates on sm baliuag? salamat!

habagatcentral1

November 21st, 2008, 02:16 PM

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Capitolio Provincial de Bulacan

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November 22nd, 2008, 01:33 AM

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Hindi ba ang Malolos ay city na noong 2002 pa lang... January 7, 2008 pa ito nakunan e...

habagatcentral1

November 22nd, 2008, 03:13 AM

Barosoain Church & Convent
Malolos City, Bulacan Province

Lets say it like this: This is the place where the first constitution of our first republic of the Philippines was made.

Unfortunately, the church was closed so I just went to the convent museum instead.

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May Plaque na rin pala ang Peyups, hehe! :D
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habagatcentral1

November 22nd, 2008, 03:14 AM

Break muna tayo together with Manong's "Kwek-Kwek" and street foods:
Barosoain Church Grounds
Malolos City, Bulacan

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November 22nd, 2008, 03:32 AM

More of Pariancillo & Santo Nino Streets
Malolos City, Bulacan Province

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The Belfry and the wires
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barrera_marquez

November 22nd, 2008, 08:21 AM

Panira talaga ang mga overhead wires sa mga magagandang tanawin ng Pilipinas...

barrera_marquez

November 23rd, 2008, 12:31 PM

Philippine Geography, Bulacan:

1. Anong bayan sa Bulacan ang laging dinadasalan?
Santa Maria

2. Sa anong bayan ng Bulacan nakatira ang maraming bulag?
BULAGtas

3. Anong bayan ang tinitirhan ng mga lasenggo?
San Miguel

4. Tinitirhan ng mga pilay?
PILAYridel

5. Lungsod ang maraming kawayan?
Meycauayan

6. Lungsod na maraming naliligaw?
Malolos (Malo-lost)

7. Saang bayan maraming baliw?
BALIWag

8. Marami ang umaangat?
Angat

9. Maraming nakabuka?
BUKAue

10. Maraming matatanda?
UBANdo

11. Malilinaw ang mata?
MALINAW (Marilao)

12. Sa anong lungsod maraming pinya?
San Jose DEL MONTE

13. Sa anong bayan maraming bus na bastos?
BUStos

14. Maraming ginto?
Guiguinto

15. Maraming fish ponds?
PONDi

anone

November 27th, 2008, 11:08 AM

good pm! can i ask about the latest updates on sm baliuag? salamat!

Excited na ako sa bakasyon ko next month. :banana:

from baliwag.net
http://www.baliuag.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=1

Baliwag.net Welcomes SM City Baliwag

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SM City Baliwag is a shopping mall owned, developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It will become the second SM Supermall in the Bulacan Province, the 3rd SM Mall among the mall is located at DRT Highway, Brgy. Pagala, Baliuag, Bulacan. It is set to open in December 12, 2008 which it will feature anchors like the SM Department Store, SM Hypermarket, SM Cinemas, Food Court and other anchors like the SM Appliance Center, Watsons Drugstore, and a games arcade.

Facts and Statistics
Location: DRT Highway, Brgy. Pagala, Baliuag, Bulacan

Opening date: December 12, 2008

Developer: SM Prime Holdings

Management: SM Prime Holdings

Owner: Henry Sy, Sr.

Architect : Jose Siao Ling & Associates

No. of stores and services: More than 300 shops and restaurants

Total retail floor area: 61,000 m² Parking 1000 cars

No. of floors: 2

Major Anchors

SM Department Store
SM Hypermarket
SM Cinemas
SM Food Court

Junior Anchors
SM Appliance Center
Kultura Filipino
Watsons
Quantum

hirolionheart

November 27th, 2008, 02:07 PM

^^
Isang magandang pamasko ng SM para sa mga taga-Baliwag:banana::cheers::banana:

renzdaniel434

December 8th, 2008, 07:31 AM

Excited na ako sa bakasyon ko next month. :banana:

from baliwag.net
http://www.baliuag.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=1

Baliwag.net Welcomes SM City Baliwag

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SM City Baliwag is a shopping mall owned, developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It will become the second SM Supermall in the Bulacan Province, the 3rd SM Mall among the mall is located at DRT Highway, Brgy. Pagala, Baliuag, Bulacan. It is set to open in December 12, 2008 which it will feature anchors like the SM Department Store, SM Hypermarket, SM Cinemas, Food Court and other anchors like the SM Appliance Center, Watsons Drugstore, and a games arcade.

Facts and Statistics
Location: DRT Highway, Brgy. Pagala, Baliuag, Bulacan

Opening date: December 12, 2008

Developer: SM Prime Holdings

Management: SM Prime Holdings

Owner: Henry Sy, Sr.

Architect : Jose Siao Ling & Associates

No. of stores and services: More than 300 shops and restaurants

Total retail floor area: 61,000 m² Parking 1000 cars

No. of floors: 2

Major Anchors

SM Department Store
SM Hypermarket
SM Cinemas
SM Food Court

Junior Anchors
SM Appliance Center
Kultura Filipino
Watsons
Quantum

wala bang bagong picture ng SM baliwag

hirolionheart

December 11th, 2008, 01:38 PM

^^
Bukas (December 12, 2008 Friday) na pala ang opening ng SM City Baliwag:banana:
Sana may makapag-post naman ng mga pic dito yung makakapunta bukas sa opening:colgate:

anone

December 11th, 2008, 09:41 PM

SM opens 33rd mall in the Philippines
12/10/2008 | 03:54 PM
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/138604/SM-opens-33rd-mall-in-the-Philippines

Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us MANILA, Philippines - SM Prime Holdings Inc., the Philippines’ largest mall operator, opened its 33rd mall in the country.

Located in Baliuag, Bulacan, the mall—the last to be opened this year—will provide jobs to approximately 1,500 people, the company said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

SM City Baliuag has a food court, four cinemas with a combined seating capacity of 1,241, and parking for 500 vehicles, the company said.

Approximately 40 kilometers away from the Balintawak interchange of the North Luzon Expressway, the mall occupies 93,000 square meters of land and has a gross floor area of 61,554 square meters.

Its two anchor tenants—SM Department Store and SM Hypermarket—will occupy 18,985 and 9,507 square meters of floor space, respectively.

Other tenants include Jollibee, KFC, Gerry’s Grill, SM Appliance, Watsons, National Bookstore, Ace Hardware, and Worlds of Fun, among others, the company said.

“We welcome SM City Baliwag as the 33rd member of our family of SM Supermalls," SM Prime President Mr. Hans Sy said. “Baliwag is one of the major transport hubs in the province of Bulacan, a take off point to and from Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, and Metro Manila. It has a festive and traditional setting, which include Holy Week processions that attract huge crowds. These attributes make Baliwag an ideal location for an SM mall."

Baliwag is a first class, urban municipality in the province of Bulacan. It is also known for its native delicacies, furniture, garments, embroidery, and a thriving pyrotechnics industry. - GMANews.TV

anone

December 12th, 2008, 11:01 PM

SM Baliuag

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anone

December 12th, 2008, 11:16 PM

Star-studded SM City Baliwag opening today
Updated December 12, 2008 12:00 AM

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=423223&publicationSubCategoryId=70

Some of the country’s most popular young stars will entertain shoppers during the opening weekend of SM City Baliwag, bringing SM’s entertainment excitement to this bustling town in Bulacan.

Toni Gonzaga topbills the mall’s opening today at 11:30 a.m., performing cuts from her latest album Love Is. There will also be a Magical Fireworks Display at 9 p.m.

The cast of GMA 7’s Una Kang Naging Akin led by Angelika de la Cruz, Wendell Ramos and Maxene Magalona will be at the mall tomorrow, Dec. 13, 11 a.m. Followers of Luna Mystika will have a chance to meet Mark Herras, Kris Bernal, Luis Alandy and Iwa Moto when they visit the mall at 5 p.m.

A kiddie magic show will cap SM City Baliwag’s opening weekend on Dec. 14, 11 a.m. The cast of Gagambino led by Dennis Trillo and Katrina Halili will meet and greet shoppers at 5 p.m. Nadine Samonte, Polo Ravales and Jenica Garcia will also join them.

The fun continues on Dec. 20 as Lovi Poe promotes her latest album under Sony BMG. Not to be missed is the Zoobuc Safari Mall Tour featuring guest animals and their delightful tricks on Dec. 18, 19 and 27. There will also be a Jollitown get-together at SM City Baliwag on Dec. 28.

anone

December 15th, 2008, 10:36 AM

SM opens 33rd mall in Baliuag
Companies
Written by Ramon Efren R. Lazaro / Correspondent
Sunday, 14 December 2008 21:17
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3309:sm-opens-33rd-mall-in-baliuag&catid=24:companies&Itemid=59

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BALIUAG, Bulacan—Residents in this bustling town in the eastern portion of Bulacan and nearby towns in the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Pampanga can now enjoy the amenities of a nearby mall as SM City Baliuag was formally inaugurated on Thursday.

SM City Baliuag is the 33rd mall that SM Prime Holdings has opened to the public and stands on a 5.5-hectare land adjacent to the DRT Highway beside Prominenza in barangay Pagala.

The mall was inaugurated after a mass was officiated by Bishop Jose Oliveros of the Diocese of Malolos and attended by SM top honcho Henry Sy Sr., officials of SM Prime, Bulacan officials led by Gov. Joselito Mendoza, top Philippine National Police officials in Central Luzon led by regional director, Chief Superintendent Leon Nilo de la Cruz , Bulacan police director, Senior Superintendent Allen Bantolo and other guests. The two-level shopping mall is bannered by SM’s department store and Hypermart and also showcases mainstays like the SM Appliance Center, ACE Hardware, Watsons, as well as other fashion boutiques, shoe, home, jewelry, computer and novelty stores.

It has also service repair shops and its food court has international and local fast food chains, theater goers has four cinemas to choose from, while lactating mothers can also enjoy going to the mall as it has a breastfeeding station.

It was during the opening of SM City Baliuag that the “santa dogs” of Central Luzon’s regional police office, officially made their first appearance to show and demonstrate their bomb-sniffing skills.

De la Cruz said the K-9 handlers of the Santa dogs will be wearing Santa suits too and will be doing the rounds in major commercial centers and shopping malls in Central Luzon to secure the safety and security of consumers.

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IN PHOTO -- SM PRIME Holdings founder and chairman Henry Sy Sr. (sitting), together with Bulacan Gov. Joselito Mendoza (second from right), leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of SM City Baliuag on Thursday. RAMON EFREN R. LAZARO

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December 22nd, 2008, 06:06 AM

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December 22nd, 2008, 01:05 PM

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December 22nd, 2008, 03:09 PM

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December 23rd, 2008, 04:41 AM

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December 23rd, 2008, 05:31 AM

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December 24th, 2008, 11:26 AM

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December 24th, 2008, 11:27 AM

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You know what to do with this picture people. Paki-spread na lang sa ibang regional threads ng SSC... salamat po..

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December 24th, 2008, 11:53 AM

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December 24th, 2008, 12:51 PM

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

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December 24th, 2008, 01:59 PM

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kevinb

December 24th, 2008, 03:35 PM

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

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December 24th, 2008, 05:04 PM

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December 24th, 2008, 08:10 PM

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icarusrising

December 26th, 2008, 01:05 PM

Grotto- San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

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icarusrising

December 28th, 2008, 04:05 PM

Greetings from the City of San Jose del Monte... :cheers:

Tungko

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Sapang Palay

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hirolionheart

December 29th, 2008, 02:24 AM

^^
Andami na ring tao sa San Jose del Monte, Bulacan (439,090 - 2007 census) at halos kasing laki pa ng Quezon City (165.10 square kilometers; 166.20 square kilometers naman ang QC) kaya angkop na talaga sa kanila ang pagiging lungsod:okay:
Dito rin pala magtatapos ang MRT-7 mula North Avenue, QC:banana:

SUV111

December 31st, 2008, 02:33 AM

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ritche

December 31st, 2008, 04:30 AM

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tonight

December 31st, 2008, 08:07 AM

ALL AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATES TONIGHT

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From SSC-Iligan City

garzland

December 31st, 2008, 03:17 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!

From SSC Naga

Taz08

January 1st, 2009, 08:36 AM

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icarusrising

January 5th, 2009, 05:17 AM

Not sure if this is a hotel, a government center or just a private residence at San Rafael...

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barrera_marquez

January 5th, 2009, 02:57 PM

Not sure if this is a hotel, a government center or just a private residence at San Rafael...

Government center, to be specific that will be the new municipal hall. Nasa may bandang Maharlika Highway iyan at malapit iyan sa T-junction ng kalsadang papunta ng Doña Remedios Trinidad.

icarusrising

January 5th, 2009, 04:43 PM

Government center, to be specific that will be the new municipal hall. Nasa may bandang Maharlika Highway iyan at malapit iyan sa T-junction ng kalsadang papunta ng Doña Remedios Trinidad.

Cool! Mukhang umuunlad ang San Rafael ah...

Secaundis

January 20th, 2009, 02:22 PM

San Jose del Monte is a third class component city! and Malolos, according to wikipedia, is a fourth class component city... This is incredible... unbelievable.. I have been to both cities.. Malolos is a bustling and progressive city while San Jose del Monte is a poor, backward, and undeveloped place in Bulacan. SJDM doesnt deserve to become a city! Sta. Maria, Bocaue, Baliuag, Marilao, and Meycauayan are more progressive and looks more like a city than SJDM.

barrera_marquez

January 20th, 2009, 03:03 PM

Secaundis

January 20th, 2009, 03:34 PM

Hehe, sa wikipedia ko lng un nkuha. Dba totoo naman na d karapat-dapat twaging city yun? 2ngkol sa pic yup sta.maria un, nkuha ko lng d2 un! :)

Secaundis

January 21st, 2009, 06:27 AM

Our Municipality, the land of opportunity and progress, of peace-loving people, highly educated and oriented in arts and culture is at the crossroads of several growth areas of our province. It is the resiliency and industry of the people and the prime location of our town that propel Santa Maria from a third class municipality to a first class one.

It is my mission, as Municipal Mayor of Santa Maria, to make our commumity a better place to live in, where sufficiency in life can be achieved through better governance, efficient and effective delivery of public services to the people and maintaining a wholesome and healthy environment.

This message is a tribute to the people of Santa Maria who are working side by side with the municipal government to achieve our vision and mission for our community.

-Mayor Omeng Ramos

icarusrising

January 21st, 2009, 01:11 PM

Hehe, sa wikipedia ko lng un nkuha. Dba totoo naman na d karapat-dapat twaging city yun? 2ngkol sa pic yup sta.maria un, nkuha ko lng d2 un! :)

CVC ito... Hehehe... Pero di naman ako taga-Bulacan.

Anyway, hindi ba income ng town ang batayan? I noticed that most towns in the Philippines would have their administrative and business centers concentrated at one place. I think SJDM has several "centers" with the location of its bayan being primarily for residential and government purposes. I saw a considerable number of thriving commercial establishments in Tungko, Muzon and Sapang Palay.

Secaundis

January 22nd, 2009, 02:20 PM

CVC ito... Hehehe... Pero di naman ako taga-Bulacan.

Anyway, hindi ba income ng town ang batayan? I noticed that most towns in the Philippines would have their administrative and business centers concentrated at one place. I think SJDM has several "centers" with the location of its bayan being primarily for residential and government purposes. I saw a considerable number of thriving commercial establishments in Tungko, Muzon and Sapang Palay.

Ano b ung CVC? Hehe sory d ko alm yun! D pa ako nka2puntang Tungko at Muzon kya d ko pa nki2ta ang kaunlaran dun. But SAMPOL, mejo maunlad nga pero wlang kaayusan, lubak lubak mga kalsada, bsta magulo, hehe pero alm ko mblis ang pag-unlad ng SJDM.

Secaundis

January 22nd, 2009, 02:32 PM

Pwde po pkipost naman mga pics ng tungko and muzon in SJDM! Ung kita ung mga establishments, thanks! :) :) :)

barrera_marquez

January 22nd, 2009, 02:44 PM

Ano b ung CVC? Hehe sory d ko alm yun! D pa ako nka2puntang Tungko at Muzon kya d ko pa nki2ta ang kaunlaran dun. But SAMPOL, mejo maunlad nga pero wlang kaayusan, lubak lubak mga kalsada, bsta magulo, hehe pero alm ko mblis ang pag-unlad ng SJDM.

CVC... City vs. City

balay_1

February 26th, 2009, 08:57 AM

Just curious.

Totoo ba na magaganda ang mga Bulakenya? Hindi pa kasi ako nakakapunta ng Bulacan.

Since marami ang mga taga- Bulacan ang nagpo- post sa forum na ito, I like to hear from you?

I have seen beautiful women and some of them are from Bulacan. Yung mga babaeng taga- Bulacan na nakikita ko sa school ay mapuputi.

bulakeno

February 28th, 2009, 02:46 PM

Greetings from the City of San Jose del Monte... :cheers:

Tungko

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------------^^^^^^^^
Sana mapalaki ang sidewalks :ohno: like seen in Singapore or Makati.

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Sapang Palay

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Wow, ibang-iba na ang ------^^^^Tungko ng Manga! Modern, sleek at maganda na ang tricycles! :lol:

Secaundis

March 1st, 2009, 09:47 AM

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Barangay Bagbaguin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan. Palaging traffic jan!

Secaundis

March 1st, 2009, 10:15 AM

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Traffic yan nung fiesta ng Sta. Maria nung February 5, 2009. Mas trapik pa dyan ung unang araw ng pagbubukas ng waltermart sta.maria. hehe

Secaundis

March 1st, 2009, 10:33 AM

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Waltermart Sta. Maria before opening. February 19, 2009. Mabuhay ang mga tga-Sta. Maria! hehehehe

barrera_marquez

March 1st, 2009, 12:07 PM

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Barangay Bagbaguin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan. Palaging traffic jan!

Governor F. Halili Avenue yan hindi ba?

Question lang, may proposed bill na ba for conversion ng Santa Maria to a component city?

Secaundis

March 2nd, 2009, 06:22 AM

Governor F. Halili Avenue yan hindi ba?

Question lang, may proposed bill na ba for conversion ng Santa Maria to a component city?

Yup Gov. F. Halili nga yan. Wala pa po akong nababalitaang proposed bill for cityhood ng Sta. Maria. Pasado na po ang Sta. Maria sa lhat ng mga requirements for cityhood.

venntro

March 4th, 2009, 02:13 AM

Global downturn costs over 10,000 jobs in Central Luzon (http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=445242&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Ding Cervantes Updated March 04, 2009 12:00 AM

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines – The number of Central Luzon workers affected by the global economic crisis has reached 10,464 as of yesterday, but officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) noted a slowdown in the rate of layoffs and work rescheduling.

In an interview with The STAR, Region III, chief labor employment officer Geraldine Panlilio noted that of the total number of workers affected, a third or 3,443 totally lost their jobs while 6,539 others now earn less arising from such measures as reduction of their working hours and job rotation.

She also noted that 371 more workers were affected by the temporary shutdown of their companies, but noted she expects them to return to work in six months unless their companies opt to permanently close and give them their separation pay.

Of the 3,443 who permanently lost their jobs, 111 cases were due to the permanent closure of their firms in Bataan and Bulacan.

The figures were based on reports gathered from all over Central Luzon since last November, Panlilio said.

The number of the affected workers was a big jump from 3,368 workers who totally lost their jobs and 5,056 others affected by work rescheduling as of Feb. 11, but Panlilio noted that in the past week, after the abrupt rise in figures, her office did not receive any report on further layoffs.

She noted that most of the affected workers are those working for export-oriented firms, particularly those engaged semi-conductor and electronics manufacturing, steel manufacturing and metal plating, and furniture.

“High-end products are the most affected. It is easy to conclude that those employed in firms catering to local markets are not really that affected,” she said.

Panlilio said, however,that “we are still hopeful that we are not headed for the worst.”

Earlier, the DOLE said that nationwide, as much as 300,000 persons could lose their jobs over the next six months as the global crisis deepens.

The number of workers affected in Central Luzon, however, is smaller compared to about 62,000 workers laid off in Calabarzon or the Southern Tagalog region.

venntro

March 4th, 2009, 04:53 AM

Bulacan hog industry will recover after culling -- gov (http://http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/03/04/09/bulacan-hog-industry-will-recover-after-ebola-reston-gov)

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 03/04/2009 9:45 AM

Bulacan Governor Joselito Mendoza on Wednesday said he is optimisticthe that the dying hog industry in the province will recover as soon as the government finished the culling of the Ebola Reston-infected pigs in Pandi town.

"Just like in the past when pigs were struck by FMD (food and mouth disease), the hog industry was able to recover," Mendoza told ABS-CBN's morning show, "Umagang Kay Ganda."

Mendoza on Tuesday said that the already troubled hog industry in the province was aggravated by the Ebola Reston scare, bringing down the sales of pork by 50 percent.

"When I went around [public markets] yesterday (Tuesday), vendors told me that pork sales dropped by 50 percent. Market vendors selling eight pigs a day are now selling only four," the governor said.

Mendoza said hog traders around the province told him that pork sales have been cut to half since the Department of Health (DOH) revealed the Ebola Reston infection in pigs from farm in Pandi town.

The governor, however, said that he is expecting the hog industry in the province to recover as soon as the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) finishes the culling of the Ebola Reston-infected pigs in Pandi town this week.

He said a total of 2,662 pigs have been killed and he expects the BAI to finish the culling of more than 3,000 more infected pigs by Friday.

Pigs shot if stunning fails

Dr. Joy Gomez, provincial health officer and spokesperson for the depopulation committee, reported Tuesday that they were able to speed up the culling due to the adjustments and lessons learned from the procedures in last Sunday's dry-run.

Gomez said depopulation teams started working around three in the afternoon on Monday and ended at past 8 p.m. with 795 pigs culled.

Stunning, through the use of a captive bolt, is still the method used to cull the pigs. He said if pigs survive the stunning, they are shot by policemen with a 22-caliber gun.

"Kasama naman yung sa mga napagkasunduan nung pina-plano pa lang namin ito" said Gomez.

New photos and videos were also released to media showing workers unloading pigs on the pit, workers taking tissue samples on pigs' carcasses, and the actual burning of culled pigs. With a report from Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News