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Waldenstrom

April 12th, 2008, 05:02 PM

Intel Cavite plant closure sparks talk of RP pullout (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=113963)

By Dennis Estopace
BusinessMirror Reporter

Intel Philippines Inc., the country’s largest semiconductor exporter, will close its factory in Cavite City, a company senior executive confirmed to the BusinessMirror.

“There’s a ramp-down of a product, the manufacturing of which would be transferred to China,” the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.

The executive said Intel was “given six months to leave the building.”

The official added Intel would transfer the manufacturing of its central processing unit—a computer’s brain—to its Shanghai, China, hub. The information bolsters speculation that the pullout might not be limited just to the Cavite plant.

In an official statement, however, the company said it wished to “reiterate that it has made no decisions on this matter [its Philippine operations] and is currently exploring multiple options.” It said it had “updated” employees that “significant investments would be required to ensure the long-term viability of its factory building in Cavite,” a statement seen as signaling a problematic situation in the Cavite plant.

The BusinessMirror source said, meanwhile, “There’s still no announcement on what will happen to the employees.”

Intel’s 10-year-old factory employs about 3,000 workers.

“The typical process would be giving each of them a ‘volatile’ separation pay,” the source said, explaining that this is a flexible compensation package.

“They couldn’t be absorbed but some of them may be offered a stint in other countries where Intel operates,” the source added.

Aside from China, Intel also has manufacturing operations in Malaysia and Vietnam.

The announcement to employees of the “ramp down” last week led to fears that the high-tech company would totally dismantle its 32-year-old operations in the Philippines.

Five years ago, Intel invested up to $100 million more to upgrade its Cavite chip-assembly plant, bringing its total investment in the Philippines to $1.3 billion. It is the country’s largest exporter of microchips and semi-conductors.

The source told the BusinessMirror, however, “there’s still no official talks about that [total pullout of Intel].”

“I sincerely hope it doesn’t get to that stage,” the source added.

An Intel study four years ago showed that the company’s Philippine operations generated 0.3 percent of the country’s gross domestic product.

Intel’s General Trias, Cavite plant, its main hub, reportedly accounted for 22 percent of all of Cavite’s exports in 2004. The plant’s closure follows Intel’s shut down of its Makati City center last year, purportedly to consolidate the company’s assembly and test facility in Cavite.

The source added that high power costs and the weakening US market were some of the reasons cited for the “ramp down.”

Intel Philippines country manager Ricardo Banaag couldn’t be reached for comments.

salamangkero

April 12th, 2008, 05:43 PM

ahehe naipost ko na ito last week. see post #603 walang pumansin.

Waldenstrom

April 12th, 2008, 07:10 PM

^^ hehe ok bro. na-confirm ko sa isang friend na taga intel. nagbbargain pa rin daw. :)

salamangkero

April 13th, 2008, 06:57 AM

I also work for Intel Philippines hehe. Press release lang yung naghahanap ng alternative site. They'll be closing the site by the end of the year.

RhapsodyBrat

April 13th, 2008, 01:00 PM

^^kasama ka ba sa mga nag-hoard ng pagkain sa canteen niyo nung lumabas ang balitang 'yan?:D my sister works for the company that owns the cafeteria concessionaire at Intel at nakita niya kung paanong nagsikuha ng sobra-sobrang pagkain ang mga Pinoy na empleyado that day. tsk tsk. nakakahiya sa mga foreigners na boss nila.:ohno:

sabi niya 6-9 months na lang ang operations ng Intel here at mukhang sa Vietnam ililipat.

Waldenstrom

April 14th, 2008, 09:14 AM

sobrang laki ang mawawala sa Cavite nito.

tracymack

April 14th, 2008, 06:43 PM

^^Really? Sa CV1 ka ba salamangkero? Puro speculations kasi kami sa numonyx eh. Loko yang Urban Chef ah. Baka naman sa numonyx papunta yung niluluto nila. :lol:

Waldenstrom

April 15th, 2008, 11:46 AM

^^ you're also from Intel? :)

salamangkero

April 16th, 2008, 04:05 AM

^^Really? Sa CV1 ka ba salamangkero? Puro speculations kasi kami sa numonyx eh. Loko yang Urban Chef ah. Baka naman sa numonyx papunta yung niluluto nila. :lol:

Hindi pang Numonyx yung niluluto kasi 2 lechon baboy yung kinakarga.

ahehehe idelete daw yung post ko. why?

RhapsodyBrat

April 16th, 2008, 05:42 PM

^^Really? Sa CV1 ka ba salamangkero? Puro speculations kasi kami sa numonyx eh. Loko yang Urban Chef ah. Baka naman sa numonyx papunta yung niluluto nila. :lol:

sa EPZA raw ililipat ang operations ng Urban Chef na madi-displace ng pagsasara ng Intel. At bakit Urban Chef ang loko, eh yung mga employees ang nag-hoard?:lol:

btw, effective April 16, isasara ang Bacao-Centennial for some (badly-needed) road rehabilitation. Lahat yata sa Sta. Isabel na dumadaan.

tracymack

April 16th, 2008, 06:52 PM

^^ you're also from Intel? :)
Not anymore. I'm with Numonyx now. It used to be Intel's Flash Memory Group which was sold & merged with ST Micro's Flash Group to form a new company. We're in the same campus as Intel though. We retained ownership of one of their cavite bldgs.

Hindi pang Numonyx yung niluluto kasi 2 lechon baboy yung kinakarga.

Wow, lechon! Hehe.

sa EPZA raw ililipat ang operations ng Urban Chef na madi-displace ng pagsasara ng Intel. At bakit Urban Chef ang loko, eh yung mga employees ang nag-hoard?:lol:
That was my reply to salamangkero's post saying that Urban Chef cooks food not intended for Intel employees inside the Intel cafeteria and not geared towards the issue of hoarding. As for the hoarding, I wasn't aware of it and I only heard it from you.

salamangkero

April 17th, 2008, 06:46 AM

hehehe cool ka lang tracymack.

how can someone make a stupid remark re: hoarding when he (or she :lol:) wasn't even present in that supposedly "hoarding" incident. this only shows
the level of maturity or should I say education :nuts: of the said individual.

tracymack

April 17th, 2008, 07:24 AM

^^My thoughts exactly. Thanks salamangkero. You really are from Intel. ;)

Waldenstrom

April 17th, 2008, 02:16 PM

Cavite's population as of August 2007

Cavite - 2,856,765

Dasmariñas-556,330
Bacoor-441,197
Imus-253,158

Gen. Trias-218,387
Silang-199,285
Tanza-171,795

Gen. Mariano Alvarez-136,613
Cavite City-104,581
Rosario-94,228

Trece Martirez City-90,177
Naic-87,058
Kawit-76,405

Carmona-68,135
Tagaytay City-61,623
Indang-60,755

Alfonso- 47,973
Noveleta-39,294
Maragondon-33,604

Amadeo-31,705
Mendez-26,757
Ternate-20,457

Magallanes-18,890
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo-17,818

www.census.gov.ph

RhapsodyBrat

April 17th, 2008, 02:25 PM

Waldenstrom

April 17th, 2008, 10:25 PM

Waldenstrom

April 18th, 2008, 01:57 AM

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Cavite City by linoalmuenda (http://flickr.com/photos/13327272@N02/)

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Sangley Point, Cavite City by Storm_crypt (http://flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/)

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Imus by Tony Medina (http://flickr.com/photos/tmedina/)

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Sonya's Garden, Alfonso by my_soul_insurance2004 (http://flickr.com/photos/my_soul_insurance2004/)

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Ternate by ronnel2195 (http://flickr.com/photos/9451814@N02/)

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Manila Southwoods, Carmona by marty_ilagan (http://flickr.com/photos/damarts/)

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Pico de Loro by estan (http://flickr.com/photos/estan/)

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Bonifacio Trial House, Maragondon by rjgellangarin12 (http://flickr.com/photos/13494507@N07/)

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Remnants of War, Corregidor, Cavite by bullish1974 (http://flickr.com/photos/bullish1974/)

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Mutya ng Cavite by Styggiti (http://flickr.com/photos/brooks-bilson/)

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Picnic Grove, Tagaytay by flipped_out (http://flickr.com/photos/kenilio/)

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Cradle of Heroes by ymir (http://flickr.com/photos/runic/)

It has the worst traffic yet has some of the most scenic places in the Philippines

lightsaber46

April 18th, 2008, 07:02 AM

http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO20080418121575.html

End of an era looms as Intel ‘may shut down’ Cavite hub

Melvin G. Calimag

As employees of the Intel plant in Cavite gathered one Wednesday afternoon last week, top company officials informed them of the generous exit package that awaits them just in case plans wouldn’t work out in the next six to nine months.

That announcement was enough to convince them that things are indeed not okay, and almost collectively, they cried at the thought of an uncertain future.

The tears they shed may also have been meant for the Philippines, whose once lofty standing in the semiconductor manufacturing business is being threatened by the impending closure of the most famous semicon locator in the country after 34 years of existence.

Although a lone paragraph statement from the company did not categorically indicate that it was closing its facility within the year, that option was clearly on the table with the offering of separation pay for its staff based in its test and assembly plant at General Trias in Cavite.

"In an effort to keep employees informed, Intel has updated its employees that significant investments would be required to ensure the long-term viability of its factory building in Cavite," the terse statement said.

The facility currently employs about 3,000 employees, all receiving above-standard salaries. It is there where Centrino, one of Intel’s best-known processor line, was first assembled and shipped to the global market.

Aside from making chipsets and processors, the huge site also has a flash silicon design factory. But having entered in a joint venture with Numonyx, it is expected that some workers doing flash work will now become Numonyx employees.

Intel said its total investments in the Philippines have reached $ 1.51 billion.

Teresa Pacis, external communications manager of Intel Technology Philippines, said the company was "just being honest" with the workers when it announced the compensation package as Intel "explores multiple options."

According to reports posted in blogs by former and current Intel plant employees, one of the "options" discussed by the company during the Wednesday meeting was moving the factory to a Laguna IT park since the current building at the Gateway Business Park in Cavite was structurally defective.

But employees have doubted this explanation, with most of them wondering why the company would offer an exit package when its only intent was to transfer in another location within the country.

One of the options, of course, includes shutting down the factory.

The plant’s closure was long time coming, observers said, adding that several problems have plagued its efficiency as a world-class manufacturing hub.

An American based in Mindanao commented in a blog that the electricity cost in the Philippines is among the highest in the world. "Labor is expensive here compared to neighboring countries. Frankly, I’m surprised that Intel stuck around as long as they did," he wrote.

Aside from the high labor and power cost, insiders said the expensive building rentals as well as alleged thefts and robberies committed inside and outside the premises contributed to the decline of the plant’s operations.

The Cavite plant’s inevitable closure marks the passing of era since Intel was the first American semiconductor company to locate in the country in 1974. It was Intel’s second offshore assembly operations center in Asia, after Malaysia.

Its first factory was located in Bangkal, Makati before it decided to put up a much bigger facility in Cavite in 1996. In 2002, it closed down its Makati location and consolidated all its functions, including flash silicon design, in the new hub. Currently, Intel has two manufacturing sites in Cavite that assemble and test logic, communications and flash memory products.

Intel’s decision to put up a manufacturing hub was hailed by many as a symbolic vote of confidence that paved the way for other foreign firms such as Texas Instruments to come in the country.

The boom in semiconductor manufacturing also made the electronics sector the biggest export earner for the Philippines, lifting the local economy and giving thousands of jobs to the local population.

In 2004, a company-commissioned study by University of Asia and the Pacific showed the tremendous economic impact of Intel’s investment in the country. It noted the $ 713 million in direct and indirect export contributions and $ 37.5 million employment income generated by the company.

It is also the driver of Cavite’s economy, the report said, noting Intel in 2004 accounted for 22 percent of exports and was the largest employer in General Trias.

As far back as three years ago, rumors have circulated that Intel had already made a decision to pack up after the year 2010. The writings on the wall became clearer in February 2006 when Intel inaugurated a $ 605-million test and assembly plant in Ho Chin Minh City in Vietnam.

During the Vietnam launch, Intel chair Craig Barrett said then that the new facility was just an expansion and will not affect the operations of other plants such as the one located in the Philippines.

However, the telltale signs were already there: Among the countries in Asia where it has a test and assembly plant, the Philippines was the only country in which Intel neither expanded nor invested a significant portion of the billion it has allotted for the region.

Compared to the Cavite plant which got zero budget, Intel poured a whopping $ 270 million to increase the capacity of its Malaysian plants and another $ 300 million was allocated to expand its facilities in Shanghai and Chengdu in China.

During the media interview, Barrett himself said the company considers "political stability" as a major factor when making investment decisions. Unlike the Philippines, Barrett said Intel was greatly impressed with the favorable investment climate of Vietnam.
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Magkano ba separation pay na ibibigay???

salamangkero

April 18th, 2008, 11:20 AM

separation pay? that would call for another thread hehe.

Waldenstrom

April 18th, 2008, 05:07 PM

so the problem is our political instability...

salamangkero

April 19th, 2008, 05:33 PM

not only political instability but a myriad of other problems as well such as high electricity cost, quality issues, cost per unit, etc.

tracymack

April 19th, 2008, 06:06 PM

^^Yup, and some dubious reasons such as "structural instability". :nuts:

barrera_marquez

April 24th, 2008, 12:10 AM

hey guys, do you know how to get to Tagaytay City and how much is the fare? Thanks!

Waldenstrom

April 24th, 2008, 03:30 AM

from Manila. a bus fare would cost about P60. :)

habagatcentral1

April 24th, 2008, 03:33 AM

^^ Sure ka dyan Jeff? Kasi parang P70-P80 na ang singil nila sa akin galing Mendez Junction, aircon tapos Golden Dragon pa yun...:D

Lucentino

April 24th, 2008, 08:29 AM

The overpass along Aguinaldo Hi-way in Dasmarinas: I noticed that the stairs didn't have roof/shade --- perhaps a visible signature of corruption?

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Lucentino

April 24th, 2008, 08:32 AM

The American and European Businesses operating in RP are against salary increase...

Maybe some of the reasons for Intel's demise are the high cost of electricity and labor compared to Vietnam or China...

Waldenstrom

April 24th, 2008, 09:45 AM

barrera_marquez

April 24th, 2008, 12:55 PM

thanks!

Waldenstrom

April 29th, 2008, 02:28 PM

Wagayway Festival (Philippine flag festival) at Imus, Cavite... May 24-28, 2008.

Waldenstrom

April 29th, 2008, 03:10 PM

Lucentino

May 1st, 2008, 08:47 AM

wala lang... nakita ko yung Immaculada Concepcion parish sa dasma bayan na nirerenovate.. ops hindi pala, mukhang dinedemolish na nila yung church at mas malaki na yung gagawin nila. halos gibain na nila yung buong structure. dapat pinepreserve na lang nila yung old structure pero wala akong nalalamang nagpprotesta.

So that's what they were doing there --- constructing a bigger church!...

Maybe the people are sick of the old structure they don't care if it gets preserved or not... as long as the flock don't get tired of going to church, the priests surely won't mind :)...

How is that STI building? Any updates?

Waldenstrom

May 1st, 2008, 09:08 AM

^^ STI is nearing completion. It looks bigger than its rendering. I'll provide pics soon. :)

Waldenstrom

May 3rd, 2008, 07:06 AM

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aviatorr727 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aviatorr727/)

Sangley Point, Cavite City: International Transport Hub of the Future

barrera_marquez

May 6th, 2008, 09:23 AM

Pakibasa na lang mga 'tol...

http://notobacoorcityhood.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/ang-paninira-kay-kong-jun-abaya-at-ang-patuloy-na-pamimilit-sa-cityhood-nang-wala-sa-lugar/

Waldenstrom

May 7th, 2008, 04:51 AM

Pakibasa na lang mga 'tol...

http://notobacoorcityhood.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/ang-paninira-kay-kong-jun-abaya-at-ang-patuloy-na-pamimilit-sa-cityhood-nang-wala-sa-lugar/

Cityhood issue of Bacoor is not an issue anymore. The new mayor and congressman agreed to fix things first before pushing for it.

icarusrising

May 7th, 2008, 05:40 AM

tracymack

May 8th, 2008, 07:25 AM

Body on corporate social responsibility created in Cavite
Mandy Francisco
http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080508123969.html

TRECE MARTIRES CITY -- In a bid to consolidate the efforts of firms which have corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, Cavite Gov. Ayong S. Maliksi created a council to "oversee" the CSR activities of a growing number of enterprises doing business in the province.

This developed following the governor’s issuance of Executive Order 109 creating the Cavite Corporate Social Responsibility Council (CCSRC) to "manage CSR activities of various business locators and entities" in Cavite’s 20 towns and three cities.

The governor had allocated P1 million as seed fund to "ensure continued and sustainable operations" of the council, a non-stock, non-profit organization, which is designed to encourage and sustain the CSR practices of the business enterprises operating in the province.

The council is also authorized to engage in fund-raising activities to sustain the viability of its mandate.

Under the EO, the council’s primary objective is to encourage businesses, companies and industries to "adopt responsible and sustainable practices" in the areas of governance, environmental management, stakeholder engagements, labor standards, employee and community relations, and responsible sourcing.

The creation of CCSRC is in conformity with the policy adopted by the Board of Investment (BoI) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) requiring companies registered under the 2007 Investment Priorities Plan to "implement CSR programs, thus ensuring that the tax holidays granted to these companies trickle down to the communities."

Maliksi appointed Provincial Information and Community Affairs Department head Alda Lou Cabrera as CCSRC executive director whose main function is to "charter the growth and viability of the Council as a formidable driving force" to have more firms get involved in CSR activities.

"The council will be the avenue where companies can share their practices, learn from each other, and find out trends in CSR, too. Through the Council, companies will be assured that their CSR efforts will not be in vain," Cabrera said.

Maliksi cited the volunteers of Intel and Unilever – both prime movers in CSR undertakings with business stakes in General Trias town - who have been active in tree-planting, coastal cleanup, and other civic-driven activities, saying this is how CSR could be a power tool that will "alleviate poverty, provide education and health, preserve nature and create livelihood."

"We know that many companies are already doing CSR here in Cavite. But we believe that if all these are consolidated, then our CSR efforts would be more effective," Maliksi said.

Waldenstrom

May 8th, 2008, 03:06 PM

Imus gears up for Wagayway Festival (http://ajaguinaldo.i.ph/blogs/ajaguinaldo/)
Angelo J. Aguinaldo

IMUS, Cavite - This bustling municipality is gearing up for a series of festive activities aimed at reclaiming its rightful place in the country’s history even as it also seeks to make itself known as the nation’s flag capital.

Organizers of the project dubbed "Wagayway Festival 2008" led by Mayor Manny Maliksi and Vice Mayor Mandy Ilano have expressed optimism that this year’s activities will finally usher in a new era and create a new identity for their municipality.

Wagayway means to wave, display or unfurl something that is folded such as in the case of a flag or a banner. The event derived its title from the fact that the first Philippine flag which was sewn by Marcela Agoncillo in Hongkong was first unfurled in Imus on May 28, 1898 following a victory by local revolutionaries against the Spanish forces at what is now known as "Battle of Alapan".

In an interview, Mayor Maliksi pointed out that the five day festival which will begin May 24 and culminate on May 28 will jumpstart what they envision will be an annual activity comparable in magnitude and influence to such famous festivals in the country.

"However, unlike other festivals which are religious in nature, this is a festival with historical and nationalistic theme. It will be celebrated highlighting the bravery and patriotism of the revolutionaries who won the Battle of Alapan in Imus, Cavite despite tremendous odds "he said.

"It is guaranteed to become even more colorful than other festivals because we will fill almost every area of our town with Philippine flags to dramatize our claim to being the country’s flag capital while also highlighting the bravery of our ancestors who fought against the Spaniards" Ilano elaborated.

That victory battle paved the way for the eventual birth of the First Philippine Republic and the declaration of the Philippine Independence on June 12 of the same year by President Emilio Aguinaldo where he also unfurled the same flag in the nearby Kawit town. That single act of Aguinaldo led to the common notion among many ordinary Filipinos that it was in Kawit where the country’s flag was first unfurled.

However, both Mayor Maliksi and Vice Mayor Ilano are confident that the activities they lined up will establish Imus as a historic town as it will also make a name as one of the top tourist and investment destinations in the country. Aside from an array of festive activities, they also invited several well-known TV and movie personalities to liven up the event and attract more visitors.

The festival shall commence with the colorful Flag Parade, giving a deeper respect to the icon of nationhood. Festivities shall include a game show, the “Lutrina” Sagala, motorcycle show, on-the-spot mural making contest, “Talakayang Kasaysayan” public forum, “Galing-Kalye” hip-hop showdown, “Kasaysayawan” ballroom dance olympics, “Birit Hear-It!” singing contest, “Concierto 110: Rock the Flag” concert. The festival will be capped by the re-enactment of the "Battle of Alapan" and the momentous Flag Raising Ceremony on May 28 to make it more memorable and meaningful.

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photos from Angelo Aguinaldo (http://ajaguinaldo.i.ph/blogs/ajaguinaldo/)

Waldenstrom

May 9th, 2008, 11:13 PM

De La Salle University Medical Center
The 1st ISO-Certified Hospital in the Philippines, 2nd in Asia
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Building 3 of DLSUMC, Dasmariñas, Cavite
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Dasmariñas Linear Park
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lightsaber46

May 12th, 2008, 05:11 AM

So that's what they were doing there --- constructing a bigger church!...

Maybe the people are sick of the old structure they don't care if it gets preserved or not... as long as the flock don't get tired of going to church, the priests surely won't mind :)...

How is that STI building? Any updates?

in Imus ba itong STI??

Waldenstrom

May 12th, 2008, 05:19 AM

^^ Nope. sa Zone 1 Dasmariñas.

Lucentino

May 12th, 2008, 11:07 AM

^^promises... promises... :lol:

Waldenstrom

May 14th, 2008, 04:26 AM

^^ hehe. di pa ako nakakapunta dun. next time siguro. :D

overtureph

May 18th, 2008, 07:07 AM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/e9bd_1.jpg

Does anyone know where this church is located or if indeed it is in Cavite? Could it be possibly a church located in the old Cavite (City)?

TheRick

May 18th, 2008, 06:46 PM

mygz14

May 19th, 2008, 12:36 PM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/e9bd_1.jpg

Does anyone know where this church is located or if indeed it is in Cavite? Could it be possibly a church located in the old Cavite (City)?

Based from the notes on the picture, it could be St. Peter the Apostle Parish Church located at Caridad, Cavite City. The church still stands, but it is different from the picture. I like the church in the picture better.

overtureph

May 20th, 2008, 01:48 AM

Based from the notes on the picture, it could be St. Peter the Apostle Parish Church located at Caridad, Cavite City. The church still stands, but it is different from the picture. I like the church in the picture better.

Thanks for the info. The old church if this is the same one, might have been destroyed during the Second World War.

Would you happen to have photos of the present church and of any old surviving structures in Cavite City?

mygz14

May 20th, 2008, 04:50 AM

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Angel Hills, Tagaytay City

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Pink Sisters Convent, Tagaytay City

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St. Michael the Archangel Church, Bacoor, Cavite

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Villa Excellence, Tanza, Cavite

mygz14

May 20th, 2008, 04:55 AM

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P. Burgos Avenue

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Going to San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite, Main Campus

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Cavite Hall of Justice

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San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite, Canacao Campus

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Cavite City View of the Sunset

Waldenstrom

May 20th, 2008, 06:40 AM

^^ Stunning Manila Bay sunset from Cavite City. :okay:

mygz14

May 20th, 2008, 08:35 AM

^^ Stunning Manila Bay sunset from Cavite City. :okay:

I used my N70 for that one :D

overtureph

May 20th, 2008, 09:12 AM

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THE MAIN sala of the Museo De La Salle, decorated in the late Spanish colonial period style, today a repository of the finest 19th- and 20th-century Filipina decorative arts.

WEEKEND DESTINATION
‘I like my 19th century fresh’

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:36:00 05/18/2008

MANILA, Philippines - I like my 19th century fresh.” Joey Panlilio was rephrasing the famous line of fashion giant Karl Lagerfeld who was explaining in one interview his fuss and fascination with his mansion in Montecarlo.

Panlilio, a hardline advocate of heritage and conservation, doesn’t have his own mansion to speak of. What he has is perhaps even better. As executive director of Museo De La Salle, he has the ambitious task of the maintenance and growth of what is arguably the biggest lifestyle museum in the country-biggest in terms of size and bequeathed acquisitions.

The light showers had just cooled that humid October day last year, when the Museo held La Naval procession. The intermittent rain didn’t dampen the candlelit procession that brought the resplendent carroza bearing Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario de La Naval around the Museo. In fact the fine-as-needle rain was like a gauze curtain through which you glimpsed the tableau of a procession as it slowly went past the aged trees around the Museo. As the endless threads of candlelight stirred in the dark, you felt as if you were sneaking a peek into a past long gone—an intruder into a century of genteel lifestyle, elaborate rites and pious devotion to the Virgin.

That night, true to his word of keeping the 19th century “fresh,” Panlilio replicated that tradition for his 21st century guests on a 21st century harried pace. We say harried because many of the guests were caught up in traffic, and a few, like us, had to leave shortly for Makati because it was a busy Friday evening.

But for that ethereal moment, the Virgin of La Naval had the limelight all to herself, on that all-white carroza covered with pristine white blossoms and glistening silver accents. It was her coming-out event in a way, her image recently retrieved from the Santos Joven-Panlilio’s ancestral home that was buried in lahar in Bacolor, Pampanga. (The image has been with the family since the 18th century.)

The vast two-story Museo De La Salle is an act of both retrieval, conservation, and as we learned from Bro. Andrew Gonzalez’s message of 2003—an act of “letting go.”

Today marks the anniversary of the cornerstone laying in 1998.

Now on its eighth year, it draws foreign and local tourists to the nearly 30-hectare campus of De La Salle University in Dasmariñas, Cavite, a 45-minute drive from Makati. Indeed it is a good weekend destination. (Museo is open Tuesdays to Saturdays, and by appointment, on Sundays.)

A reproduction (in liberal terms) of the 19th century Filipino “bahay na bato,” the Museo has the architecture details, furniture, home accents and art objects of a 19th century Christian home.

Today there’s a café on the ground floor where guests can dine overlooking the garden, and upstairs an azotea where they can have merienda amid the scent of sampaguita or champaca.

The garden, now available for wedding receptions and other events, has old Philippine trees and flowering plants.

As many know now, the Museo was the vision of Brother Gonzalez, FSC. When De La Salle opened its college in Cavite, Brother Gonzalez knew that to build a community, the La Salle Brothers had to go beyond academics and science, and into sports and culture. Having built the Palaruang De La Salle gym, he shifted his focus to building a church, reminiscent of medieval villages where the church would be the center of settlement. Even then the De La Salle community had already patterned its 28 hectares after the Hispanic “pueblo” in the style of Vigan and Intramuros—with “puertas” along the old Aguinaldo highway.

Pinatubo

Then came the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991 and in 1994, the lahar that buried towns of Pampanga, among them the historic and culture-rich Bacolor.

“God works in mysterious ways. We need to discern the signs of the times, see His finger writing on the wall…” Bro. Gonzalez said in his message at the Museo blessing in 2000. “The museum we are dedicating is a product of boldness, chance, risk-taking, but likewise vision and faith.”

Lahar buried Bacolor, its houses and its priceless heirloom pieces, including those in the ancestral home of the Santos Joven-Panlilios. “I suggested to him [Jose Ricardo or ‘Joey,’ a son of the Panlilios] my dream of building a 19th century Philippine Spanish house on the Cavite campus,” Brother Gonzalez recalled in his message. “My idea was to retrieve the work in Bacolor, dig up what could be spared, provide the Panlilio family a repository of their collection…”

With the full support of the entire De La Salle community led by Bro. Roly Dizon, the museum was built. Major remnants of the Santos Joven-Panlilio home—from the house parts to the colonial furniture—were incorporated in the Museo.

Christian heritage

Also behind the Museo, aside from Brothers Gonzalez and Dizon, were Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC, Bro. Edmundo Fernandez, FSC, Bro. Gus Boquer, FSC, president of DLSU Dasmarinas; Dr. Carmelita Quebengco, and Bro. Manuel Pajarillo, FSC.

Brother Gonzalez explained in his 2000 message, “My dream is to make this corner of Cavite and the province a place where Christian heritage will be maintained to give the present and the future generations of students a feel for the rich past that Joey and I experienced as young people growing up in the post-War; living the liturgical cycle of the calendar with its observance of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter done with traditional processions and celebrations…”

In time the Museo became the repository of family heirlooms, including furniture, donated or lent for long-term display by some leading collectors, notably Marie Theresa Lammoglia-Virata, Paulino and Hetty Que, Vicky Vizcarra Amalingan, Jaime Laya, Fe Sarmiento-Panlilio.

In 2003 came the biggest turnover to the Museo from a family—the Philippine lifestyle collection of Domingo and Carmen Guevara. The collection consisted of about 700 objects collected through the decades by the industrialist and his wife-from furniture to indigenous fabrics, photographs.

Letting go

Brother Gonzalez himself donated his clan’s heirloom possessions—those of the Arnedo-Gonzalez family of Sulipan, Apalit, Pampanga.

At the turnover rites in 2003, Brother Gonzalez titled his remarks “The Fine Art of Letting Go”—an articulation that bore a mix of exhilaration (over the process of acquiring fine objects), melancholia and ultimately, acceptance and humility in the face of mortality.

His words of wisdom: “The joy in the process of acquiring, exchanging, purchasing, completing a collection and then displaying it for optimal benefit of those interested in the field is often more important than the acquisition activities themselves. What happens then when one has had this fulfillment and one is in the process of slowing down and inevitably facing the prospect of mortality?”

He said that one inevitably realized that institutions—more than families and heirs—have greater chances of passing these culture objects down the generations.

Brother Gonzalez talked of his own separation from the family heirlooms: “Having gone through a similar experience with our own family’s modest collection, so painstakingly collected by my grandparents and parents, I built up some of the collection not much in furniture but in crystal and silver, and now in the last phase of my life realize that I must let go and let go graciously, to the point of making it a fine art.”

Indeed the Museo is both a retrieval of the past, and relinquishing of it. It is man’s surrender to time.
TSS

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Sinjin P.

May 20th, 2008, 10:16 AM

Please vote for your favorite entries in the 2008 Philippine Independence Day Banner Contest here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=630569

overtureph

May 21st, 2008, 09:42 PM

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The photo isn't specific as to the location, but it could be possibly be old Cavite (city). San Felipe Neri ?

mygz14

May 22nd, 2008, 06:56 AM

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The photo isn't specific as to the location, but it could be possibly be old Cavite (city). San Felipe Neri ?

Actually it is, it's written at the bottom that It's an Old Spanish Gate, Manila, P.I. (Philippine Islands)

overtureph

May 23rd, 2008, 02:20 AM

Actually it is, it's written at the bottom that It's an Old Spanish Gate, Manila, P.I. (Philippine Islands)

Some early/vintage photos or postcards are mislabeled. I've seen a few of this mistakes.

The above photo doesn't seem to show Intramuros neither the fort of San Antonio Abad (Bangko Sentral compund, Roxas Blvd.).

lightsaber46

May 23rd, 2008, 12:00 PM

Bloomfields Tagaytay located at Tagatay-Nasugbu Highway, Maharlika West, Tagaytay City in front Josephine's Restaurant.

Gross Land Area: 4.4 hectares

Project Description: Exclusive residential community within a 6.5 hectares
mixed-use development accentuated at the frontage
with an outdoor street mall, a mid-rise hotel, and
covered badminton.

Theme: American Flower Field

Community size: 106 households

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Its now called Summit Ridge according to report http://www.pinoystocks.com/?p=312 and http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/apr/19/yehey/business/20080419bus7.html

or is this two different projects in the same land are?? im confused

Waldenstrom

May 24th, 2008, 07:58 AM

Caviteño courage showcased in Kalayaan Festival 2008 (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-05-20&sec=8&aid=60152)

FROM May 28 to June 12, Cavite will celebrate its Kalayaan Festival 2008 with the theme “Isang Cavite: Makasaysayan, Matapang, Maunlad!”

An extraordinary feat will be staged on the first day of the festival as Cavite attempts to set a record for the longest line of flag wavers assembled along Aguinaldo Highway from SM Bacoor to SM Dasmariñas on May 28 at 4 p.m. Over 8,000 people are expected to join.

From May 29-June 11, the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation will stage different performances at the three SM Supermalls in Cavite. The highlight on June 12 will be the renowned artists re-enacting the declaration of Philippine Independence at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit.

A parade will follow with participants from the 20 municipalities and three cities in their street dance exhibition. The new Cavite brand will also be launched.

The Kalayaan Festival is now on its fourth year and was spearheaded by the provincial government under Gov. Ayong Maliksi to strengthen Cavite’s claim as the Historical Capital of the Philippines.

This year’s festival is in partnership with Smart Pinoy and SM Supermalls in Cavite.

Waldenstrom

May 24th, 2008, 07:59 AM

Cavite’s 3rd Kalayaan Festival set (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-05-15&sec=8&aid=59657)

THE provincial government of Cavite has lined up activities for its 3rd Kalayaan Festival celebration on May 28 to June 12 with the theme “Isang Cavite: Makasaysayan, Matapang, Maunlad.”

The National Flag Day will be commemorated in Alapan, Imus on the morning of May 28 followed by the “Hamon sa Katapangan: Longest Flag Wave” at 4 p.m. where over 5,000 flag-wavers assemble along Aguinaldo Highway from SM Bacoor. A culminating program will be held at SM Dasmariñas.

From May 29 at 4 p.m., the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation will hold presentations in three SM Malls for the “Tanghalan ng Husay at Tapang ng Kabitenyo.”

After the flag-raising on June 12, hundreds of actors in full costume will portray the events in history through a fusion of songs, dances and videos at the Aguinaldo Shrine at 3 p.m. This will followed by a grand parade.

For inquiries, call provincial information officer Alda Lou B. Cabrera at 09176284309 or (046)4191458 or (046)4192950.

habagatcentral1

May 24th, 2008, 09:54 AM

By the way, speaking of Kalayaan Festival...here in Imus I think they'll be celebrating Wagayway Festival from May24 to 28th.

tracymack

May 26th, 2008, 06:16 PM

Cavite announces bid to break Belgium’s flag-waving record

11,000 Caviteños expected to join flag-waving rites on May 28

Mandy Francisco

BACOOR, Cavite — As if Cavite’s pivotal role in the struggle to free the nation from foreign rule over a century ago is not enough, the provincial government announced that it will attempt to set a new Guinness world record when the province celebrates National Flag Day on May 28.

Cavite has a well secured place in Philippine history, as it is known as the "cradle of Philippine Revolution and the birth place of Philippine Independence."

But Cavite also aspires to have a niche in the Guinness Book of World Records.

To pursue this dream, the province is taking the challenge to break the record set by Belgium last year in the "Longest Flag Wave" category, which was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Belgium was reported to have gathered 630 warm bodies to wave that country’s flag simultaneously during a national celebration.

At a press conference held at the Circle Island Resort in this town last Friday, Cavite Gov. Ayong S. Maliksi bared plans to seek national and international fame as the province is preparing for this year’s celebration of Independence Day on June 12.

The governor said that the two-week long elaborate celebration in the province, dubbed as Kalayaan Festival 2008, will kick off on May 28 when the country will observe National Flag Day.

On that day, Imus town will also commemorate the Battle of Alapan, the place where the Philippine flag sewn by Marcelo Agoncillo was first unfurled on May 28, 1898.

The Battle of Alapan is said to be General Emilio Aguinaldo’s first taste of victory against the Spanish forces. This was followed by more bloody encounters.

"Cavite has been widely known to have created so ‘many firsts’ in the areas of historical, political, and economic developments. It is a great privilege that our province was chosen to join an international competition such as the one being sanctioned by the Guinness World Record.

"Given a chance, this is one step forward in our quest for world attention in the light of our efforts to bring in more foreign investments. More investments mean progress. This is what we all want for Cavite," Maliksi said.

Kalayaan Festival executive committee chairman Board Member Cesario del Rosario Jr said that the two-week-long celebration is aimed at showing Cavite’s glorious past and present-day efforts in making history as the province is a major contributor to the national progress.

This year’s celebration theme is "Isang Cavite: Makasaysayan, Matapang, Maunlad."

Del Rosario said that this year’s celebration may be considered as the "Mother of all Festivals in Cavite," as it will be the first time that the province will attempt to break a world record in the ‘Longest Flag Wave’ category, which will be supervised by Guinness officials.

He said that some 11,000 flag wavers from various sectors will participate in the record-breaking attempt, which it is dubbed as "Hamon ng Katapangan."

The participants are expected to assemble on May 28 alongside Aguinaldo Highway — from SM City-Bacoor to SM City-Dasmariñas, a distance of about 17 kilometers.

Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080526125634.html

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 04:26 AM

:eek2: This will be another historic event!!! I haven't seen the Aguinaldo Highway been filled up by so many people. I hope to be there tomorrow. :D

tracymack

May 27th, 2008, 05:13 AM

^^X_MD, do you know what time it will start? I hope it's in the afternoon so I can go and witness the event first hand. :)

I too haven't seen Aguinaldo Highway lined with so many people but I've seen it lined way so many times with so many vehicles. :lol:

habagatcentral1

May 27th, 2008, 05:17 AM

Hehehe!! At least I am so damn accessible from Aguinaldo Highway. I'll go outside of our subdivision :D What time will it start? I want to participate too.

Is this also coinciding with the Wagayway Festival activities of the Imus LGU?

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 05:36 AM

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 06:43 AM

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/waldenstrom/wagayway.jpg
chrimaca (http://flickr.com/photos/36026328@N00/)

Shazzam

May 27th, 2008, 10:58 AM

^^ Any idea what time magwawagaywayan Doc Jeff?

habagatcentral1

May 27th, 2008, 11:06 AM

^^ It is not exactly part of the Wagayway festival but the Imus LGU is part of this. May 28 also the National Flag Day. The day when the first Philippine flag was unfurled in Imus by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo following a victory from Spanish milita at the "Battle of Alapan". :)

Exactly...I'm very curious how this Wagayway Festival will be, this is the first time that Imus LGU will be initiating a festival since Paskuhan sa Imus (I miss those days).

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/waldenstrom/wagayway.jpg
chrimaca (http://flickr.com/photos/36026328@N00/)

^^ Any idea what time magwawagaywayan Doc Jeff?

Uu Jeff, may info ka? Di kasi ako pumupunta ng Imus bayan, hehe!!

Lucentino

May 27th, 2008, 11:39 AM

^^ Any idea what time magwawagaywayan Doc Jeff?

And are they closing Aguinaldo Hi-way?

habagatcentral1

May 27th, 2008, 11:41 AM

And are they closing Aguinaldo Hi-way?

Naku! This is what I'm afraid of...Maybe just a row of people along Aguinaldo Highway from Bacoor to Dasma...

Because if they close Aguinaldo Highway and its Wednesday tomorrow, oh boy...got to revise my itinerary...

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 12:07 PM

@Shazzam & bj: I still have no info regarding the time. Inaalam ko pa.
@Lucentino: Sabi sa news, they will just line up along Aguinaldo Highway. There was no mention of closing it to traffic. :)

habagatcentral1

May 27th, 2008, 12:15 PM

^^ Well thats good then...Anyway, before I go to Manila tomorrow, let me drop by at the Municipio at Imus later to see any updates about Wagayway Festival.

After the days of being "The Christmas Capital of the Philippines." Imus has found another new title...."Ang Flag Capital ng Pilipinas." :D

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 12:17 PM

^^ Tomorrow will be the last day of Wagayway Festival.

habagatcentral1

May 27th, 2008, 12:20 PM

^^ As usual Jeffrey, take ako ng pictures, hehe!! At least I post pictures here in Cavite thread and practice photoshooting once more, hehe!! :D

But are there ceremonies held in Alapan? That I have to know. (I grew up here in Imus for 12 years yet I have never been to Alapan)

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 12:35 PM

^^ I grew up in Cavite but all I know are the places along the major roads only hehe. Drop me anywhere in Kawit or Cavite City and I would get lost. hehe. I just use my navigation skills. hehe.

habagatcentral1

May 27th, 2008, 12:43 PM

^^ Parang naguguluhan ako sa bandang Binakayan-Noveleta area. Laking Aguinaldo Highway kasi ako, ehehehe!!! :D

habagatcentral1

May 27th, 2008, 01:52 PM

2PM daw ang Wagayway Festival sa Aguinaldo Highway...Baka isasara daw ang Highway, so humanda kayo sa trapik na maaaring mangyari.

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 02:29 PM

:wtf: dapat 15-30 mins. lang nila gawin yan kundi kawawa ang mga tao. kailangan magkaroon ng traffic advisory.

mygz14

May 27th, 2008, 04:07 PM

By Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:15:00 05/27/2008

MANILA, Philippines -- A militant fisherfolk group Tuesday asked former senator and current Philippine Reclamation Authority chair Ramon Revilla Sr., and his sons, Bacoor Mayor Strike Revilla and Senator Ramon” Bong” Revilla Jr. to stop an P8-billion reclamation project along the coastal shores of Cavite province.

The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the reclamation of about 7,500 hectares of Cavite's foreshore land off Bacoor, Kawi, Rosario, Binakayan, Noveleta and Cavite City would affect 26,000 fishing families.

"This project is nothing but a roaring cyclone that would practically destroy everything. The people's livelihood and the environment are being sacrificed at the altar of corporate takeover and interest. We strongly urge the Revilla clan to put an end to this reclamation frenzy and let the coastal families continue with their day-to-day life,” Pamalakaya chair Fernando Hicap told reporters.

According to Hicap, the connection of the Revillas was “well established” in the reclamation activities along Cavite’s coastal areas, adding that the reclamation was a “pet project” of the Revilla clan and approved by Malacañang.

“First the senior Revilla is the chair of PRA, the government agency in-charge of reclaiming and selling these reclaimed portions of Manila Bay to developers. Second, Strike Revilla is the mayor of Bacoor, where the project would start; and third, Senator Revilla is the chair of the Senate committee on public works and highways. This leads to a logical conclusion that the Revillas are solidly behind this project,” he said.

Pamalakaya said there were reports that the PRA, formerly the Public Estates Authority, was offering P20,000 per family whose tahungan (mussel growing) enterprises along Manila Bay were first cleared to give way to the reclamation project. Most of the fisherfolk along Cavite coastal towns are mussel growers.

"We would like to tell the Revillas that the compensation for destroyed tahungan is not really main concern of the fisherfolk. What they need is the rehabilitation and protection of their main source of livelihood main source of livelihood and assurance they would be no future reclamation activities along coastal areas” the group said.

Pamalakaya said the reclamation of 4,000 hectares of Bacoor's coastal areas is part of the government's plan to revive the Sangley Point as a major modern logistical hub with seaport and airport that would be provided by reclaimed areas from Bacoor to Cavite City.

The reclamation is also intended to extend the Cavite-Manila Coastal Road project from Bacoor to Kawit, Cavite. Pamalakaya said the seven-kilometer stretch of new road will also affect other nearby towns such as Naic and Tanza.

“[There is a] robbery in broad daylight with Malacañang, PRA and the powerful clans of Cavite engaged in conspiracy to deprive the fishers and urban poor of Bacoor their basic socio-economic and human rights in the name of corporate agenda and promising huge kickbacks," the group added.

SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080527-139177/Revillas-urged-to-stop-P8-B-reclamation-project-in-Cavite

habagatcentral1

May 27th, 2008, 05:06 PM

:wtf: dapat 15-30 mins. lang nila gawin yan kundi kawawa ang mga tao. kailangan magkaroon ng traffic advisory.

Well, nagagawa nga nilang patigilin ang mundo sa Aguinaldo Highway ng 30 minuto nang dahil sa "Buhos" system nila, hehe!! :D

But yes, traffic advisory should be needed...and so far I haven't heard of anything here on my end...

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 05:52 PM

ampfness

May 27th, 2008, 06:01 PM

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Sunset @ Irasan (Noveleta)

Waldenstrom

May 27th, 2008, 07:07 PM

^^ Amazing! I believe Cavite has one of the best sunsets in the country. :)

Waldenstrom

May 28th, 2008, 04:43 AM

Wagayway Festival-Imus, Cavite
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..more videos at Youtube. :)

habagatcentral1

May 28th, 2008, 07:06 AM

Jeff, meron ba silang "street dance performance"? Di kasi ako nakakapunta ng Imus bayan...at naku hindi na yata ako makakaabot sa wagaywayan mamaya sa highway.

[dx]

May 28th, 2008, 07:10 AM

Tagaytay City aerial
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2528327286_3e9a08d7bf_o.jpg
by Storm Crypt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/)

[dx]

May 28th, 2008, 07:15 AM

Aerials of Taal Volcano & Lake

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2312/2527507229_f3b73e2279_o.jpg

by Storm Crypt (http://flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/)

Waldenstrom

May 28th, 2008, 07:26 AM

^^ They had dance competition but not of Ati-atihan/sinulog/dinagyang type. I don't know the other activities. Nothing's posted online. :)

Waldenstrom

May 28th, 2008, 07:27 AM

Precious aerial shots. I'm hoping that Tagaytay won't get too crowded in the future.

habagatcentral1

May 28th, 2008, 12:27 PM

Eratum:
I apologize for giving you wrong information. 2PM pala ang assembly time kanina sa SM Bacoor and not the start of the parade. The parade starts at around 4PM.

I sincerely apologize for misinformation.

bonixx

May 28th, 2008, 01:23 PM

Tol pano ba mag post ng youtube files?aheheh ok din pala ang wagayway festival ng Imus ah...napanood ko din sya sa Umagang kay Ganda ng ABS kanina...

Waldenstrom

May 28th, 2008, 01:27 PM

^^ click mo yung quote para makita yung source

bonixx

May 28th, 2008, 01:44 PM

Thank you tol sorry medyo OT...

habagatcentral1

May 28th, 2008, 07:11 PM

This is what I've got from the preparations of the Flag Parade earlier at SM City Bacoor area:

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

habagatcentral1

June 2nd, 2008, 06:15 PM

Aguinaldo Shrine (02 June 2008) Pueblo de Cauit, Provincia de Cavite

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habagatcentral1

June 2nd, 2008, 06:20 PM

The seat of the Diocese of Imus, the Cathedral of Imus. Its patron saint is La Nuestra Señora del Pilar.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/2545409584_9e869f70e2.jpg?v=0

habagatcentral1

June 2nd, 2008, 06:34 PM

Imus Cathedral (La Nuestra Señora del Pilar)

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Municipio de Imus
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Tan Topacio

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Plaza Imus

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NHI Marker of Imus

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The Iglesia ni Cristo Towers of the Local of Imus

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Lotus Mall

Nueno Avenue - The Commercial Street of Imus
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Aguinaldo Highway at Imus Bayan during Rush Hour
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neverwinter

June 2nd, 2008, 06:34 PM

Any pictures from their celebration of the Flag Day?

What happened to the small section of the [new] road near St. Dominic Hospital?

habagatcentral1

June 2nd, 2008, 06:35 PM

Any pictures from their celebration of the Flag Day?

What happened to the small section of the [new] road near St. Dominic Hospital?
Unfortunately I haven't got one. :(

habagatcentral1

June 2nd, 2008, 06:39 PM

For a moment, I thought Aguinaldo Highway was narrow but I was wrong. For a moment I only thought Bacoor-Imus-Dasma suffers from chronic traffic but I was wrong. Binakayan and Kawit suffers the same fate as of the interior towns along Aguinaldo Highway. Good thing, roads are being constructed in order to compensate the already narrow Gen. Tirona Highway between Binakayan and Kawit.

Binakayan District, Kawit Cavite
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Flags of Aguinaldo Shrine and the Fury of the Fire trees

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Some portions of Kawit's shore was reclaimed.

Waldenstrom

June 2nd, 2008, 07:10 PM

Any pictures from their celebration of the Flag Day?
What happened to the small section of the [new] road near St. Dominic Hospital?
Molino Boulevard... alam ko pinaayos pa uli ni PGMA. not sure, i'll look for the source. :)

great photos bernie! Cavite has some similarities with some barangays of Manila and Makati. :)

overtureph

June 3rd, 2008, 05:47 AM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/cavite-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/cavite1.jpg

Waldenstrom

June 3rd, 2008, 06:23 AM

^^ priceless photos! thank overtureph:)
Any pictures from their celebration of the Flag Day?

What happened to the small section of the [new] road near St. Dominic Hospital?

About Molino Boulevard...

the President motored to Aguinaldo Highway corner Molino Blvd. near St. Dominic College to also break the ground for the improvement and widening of Aguinaldo Highway projects and other inter-connecting road sections.

Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., Reps. Barzaga and Abaya, Senator Revilla, and Mayor Revilla assisted the President in the time capsule laying.

The Aguinaldo Highway Network links Southern Tagalog Region to Metro Manila and to the industrial and economic zone destinations in Cavite and its neighboring province of Batangas.

Aside from the South Luzon Expressway, the Aguinaldo Highway is a vital alternate route to the Batangas International Container Port in Batangas City which needs immediate rehabilitation.

Meanwhile, Secretary Ebdane informed the President that the Molino Blvd. is the major component of the Aguinaldo-Bacoor Road which traverses Aguinaldo Highway in Bacoor passing through Daang-Hari, Salawag-Salitran Road up to Governor’s Drive, both in Dasmarinas.

The Molino Blvd. has a total length of 19 kilometers. Its untouched and unpaved section is about one kilometer in length. The scope of work includes the opening and concrete paving of the untouched section into four-lane highway with a two-meter wide center island, drainage and protection wall.

The construction of the P63.1-million Aguinaldo Highway-Molino Blvd. rehabilitation project will start on March 1 and is scheduled to be finished in June 2008.

source (http://www.gov.ph/news/?i=20237)

neverwinter

June 3rd, 2008, 07:09 AM

^^ I see. So it will be on June 2008.

Two-meter wide center island? Protection wall? Are these just for aesthetics? I think so.

barrera_marquez

June 3rd, 2008, 10:04 AM

Attention Caviteno Forumers:

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

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3863/3dflagsphl00010002awu7.gif

Message from Kuya Sinjin P.

mygz14

June 3rd, 2008, 09:40 PM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/cavite-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/cavite1.jpg

The Church is beautiful. I didn't know that a Cathedral once existed in the City of Cavite. And it housed the Patroness of the City. Although it seems that the Belfry Tower is similar to the one existing today, the former Sta. Monica Church. Cool finds:banana:

ashley12

June 3rd, 2008, 09:49 PM

The seat of the Diocese of Imus, the Cathedral of Imus. Its patron saint is La Nuestra Señora del Pilar.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/2545409584_9e869f70e2.jpg?v=0

nice photos bernie... I used to go to Imus Cathedral with my bestfriend... I'm going to miss it so much.

:banana:

I see, cavite now is making noise! good good.

ashley12

June 3rd, 2008, 09:49 PM

neverwinter

June 4th, 2008, 12:10 PM

^^ I've been there. My godson, Michelangelo, was baptized there. :)

Attention Caviteno Forumers:

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

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3863/3dflagsphl00010002awu7.gif

Message from Kuya Sinjin P.

The size's too large.

habagatcentral1

June 4th, 2008, 12:11 PM

I've seen Imus in some movies before, especially the ones made by Ramon Revilla.

Waldenstrom

June 4th, 2008, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by PasigGuy
Manila-Cavite Expressway Extension
Hi PasigGuy, please allow me to clean your photos a little. :colgate:

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icarusrising

June 7th, 2008, 07:05 PM

Revolutionary Government Headquarters
Bacoor
Cavite

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2558060146_afb22b261c_b.jpg

Some background information on the house:

After Philippine independence was declared on June 12, 1898; Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo's revolutionary government designated Bacoor as its first capital town. During that period, this house served as the headquarters of Mi Presidente's government until the capital was moved to Malolos.

Photo by: MVI (http://flickr.com/photos/bigberto/2558060146/in/pool-likas-philippines)

habagatcentral1

June 8th, 2008, 03:12 PM

The largest mall in Imus, Cavite: Robinsons Place Imus.

I've noticed that there are a lot of new stores here but the old and trendier ones were either downsized or gone. Nagiging pang-masa mall na rin ang ambiance nya unlike other Robinsons Place malls that I know, this is just my opinion.

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You can see Makati and Manila Skyline from Robinsons Imus
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And Imus Skyline
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To Movieworld and Food Court and Bowling Lanes
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Directory
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Sinjin P.

June 8th, 2008, 05:05 PM

Waldenstrom

June 8th, 2008, 05:19 PM

^^ The jologs crowd usually hangs out at Lotus Mall in Imus-Bayan. :)

habagatcentral1

June 8th, 2008, 05:45 PM

Pardon me for the question. Wala bang masyadong jologs na tumatambay diyan? Kasi sa Robinsons Place Sta. Rosa, the crowd is dominated by nothing but tambays ever since SM opened a stone's throw away kaya they decided to reformat their mall and cater to a different market segment so I hope wala na ang mga tambay du'n. :)

^^ The jologs crowd usually hangs out at Lotus Mall in Imus-Bayan. :)

And FRC Supermall in Imus Toll Bridge too. Although it was trendy at first since it is the 2nd mall in Cavite under the mall leaders of the country, it has somewhat downgraded unlike her sisters in Manila and even Dasmariñas. Those "trendy" or middle-class stores has either minimized or closed down and made way for cheaper stores.

Rumors said that Robinsons has an expensive tenant rate and the entrepreneurs are not having a good ROI.

lochinvar

June 8th, 2008, 11:01 PM

What are jologs?

lochinvar

June 8th, 2008, 11:02 PM

Sorry, but what are jologs?

Waldenstrom

June 9th, 2008, 05:34 AM

^^ Pinoy slang term for people in the lower social/economic class (class D & E), the tambays & street children. In malls, they could be anyone who just hangs around the mall doing and buying nothing.

Lucentino

June 9th, 2008, 08:30 AM

Is the bowling center @ Robinsons Imus still existing?

habagatcentral1

June 9th, 2008, 01:55 PM

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

Sinjin P.

June 9th, 2008, 01:58 PM

^ Is that Makiling on the left most?

habagatcentral1

June 9th, 2008, 02:16 PM

^^ Yup. Actually beyond that you can see Banahaw on the extreme left (kaso di nasama sa pic)

habagatcentral1

June 10th, 2008, 05:02 AM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/panoimus.jpg
Imus, Cavite

tracymack

June 10th, 2008, 05:26 AM

^^The two jologs hang-outs. Lotus Mall to the left & FRC Mall to the right. :D

Great shots though. :)

habagatcentral1

June 10th, 2008, 05:35 AM

^^The two jologs hang-outs. Lotus Mall to the left & FRC Mall to the right. :D

Great shots though. :)

Haha!!! Ganda na sana ng developments nun kaso naging jologs hang-out na ang Lotus and FRC. Ang FRC ngayon pinipilahan na! Ng mga kumukuha ng NBI clearance! :lol:

tracymack

June 10th, 2008, 05:38 AM

^^Ah talaga? Kaya pala tuwing nagdadaanan ako dyan ang daming tao. :lol:

Sandwiched kasi between SM Dasma & SM Bacoor ang Imus. Mas pinipili kasi ng upper class establishments ang SM over other malls, Robinsons included.

Lucentino

June 10th, 2008, 09:20 AM

Robinsons Mall, such as the one in Dasmarinas, seem to lack taste and planning from the start... that maybe is why crowds (mostly middle to upper class) become disinterested.

Considering that the 2 Robinsons Malls (Imus, Dasmarinas) are squeezed between 3 SM malls (Bacoor, Molino & Dasmarinas... and a 4th in Tagaytay perhaps?) --- they should be highly competitive enough to survive.

tracymack

June 10th, 2008, 09:29 AM

^^Yeah, I'm surprised they expanded Robinsons Dasma considering it wasn't doing well in the first place. It was thriving prior to the opening of SM Dasma but after that, most stalls either closed, downsized or relocated to SM. Today, Rob Dasma probably has the same number of empty stalls as occupied ones.

habagatcentral1

June 10th, 2008, 09:39 AM

The same thing about Robinsons Imus...I've saw some store downsized and some were gone. Sadly, the mall is turning into a "jologs" type. I wonder what is SM's advantage over Robinsons?

tracymack

June 10th, 2008, 09:56 AM

^^Walang ahas sa SM. Yun yung advantage nya. :jk: :nocrook:

Waldenstrom

June 10th, 2008, 11:32 AM

Tapos na-feature pa sa XXX ang kawawang Robinson's Dasma. :ohno: (:lol:)

tracymack

June 10th, 2008, 11:54 AM

^^Really? Anong meron sa Rob Dasma? Di ko napanood yang XXX, kapuso kasi ako. :lol:

Waldenstrom

June 10th, 2008, 01:14 PM

^^ May mga nagpapakita ng kanya kanyang "ahas" sa CR ng Terraza Dasma ng Robinsons. :lol: meron pa ata sa youtube. :lol:

tracymack

June 10th, 2008, 01:26 PM

^^:lol:

Lungga pala talaga ng mga ahas ang Rob. :lol:

Kim_Han2020

June 11th, 2008, 05:42 AM

Tagaytay is very wonderful! no wonder why Bacolod and Tagaytay are sister cities.:)

Lucentino

June 11th, 2008, 11:07 AM

Tapos na-feature pa sa XXX ang kawawang Robinson's Dasma. :ohno: (:lol:)

It just shows the type of management Robinsons have... :ohno:

le Reine

June 11th, 2008, 11:25 AM

you can ride in it as long as you are with a member of Tagaytay Highlands. :)ang mahal ng membership! pati yung bahay!!!!:bash::bash::bash::lol::nuts:

esagerato

June 11th, 2008, 01:35 PM

Tagaytay is one of the premier cities in the Philippines and one of the prime tourist attractions in Southern Tagalog.

Anyway, why isn't this merged with Cavite thread? Tagaytay is in Cavite...

Waldenstrom

June 11th, 2008, 02:01 PM

di ko rin alam bakit hiniwalay pa 'tong thread sa Cavite.

cyclosimon_89

June 11th, 2008, 03:43 PM

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So excited about this... ^^
If anybody is interested in lots or condo in Crosswinds I can PM you our agent's info.

Taken 18-May-08

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Diggings for Tower 2
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I like the design of the condo..is it near the city proper? because as I can see at the picture, it looks like isolated from the city proper..and no big buildings are beside the condo, only residential houses..but I can also see the beautiful view if you're on the top of the condo..refreshing..:)

icarusrising

June 12th, 2008, 05:40 AM

Cavite Capitol and Grounds
Trece Martires

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Source (http://digitalformat.blogspot.com/search/label/Cavite)

Waldenstrom

June 12th, 2008, 02:47 PM

Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan!!!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2544567549_dc36a41e74.jpg?v=0 (http://flickr.com/photos/happyobituary/)
Magiting na CAVITE: Ang Bayan ng mga Bayani at Ang Sinilangan ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas.

Ilan sa mga Bayani at Martir ng Magiting na Cavite:

Aguado, Luis

Aguinaldo, Baldomero

Aguinaldo, Crispulo

Aguinaldo, Emilio

Alas, Severino delas

Alvarez, Mariano

Alvarez, Pascual

Alvarez, Santiago

Aure, Marcelino

Barzaga, Francisco

Basa, Jose y Enriquez

Basa, Roman

Belarmino, Vito

Cabesas, Eugenio

Cabuco, Feliciano

Cailles, Juan

Calderon, Felipe

Camerino, Eduardo

Campos, Placido

Castañeda, Juan

Conchu, Agapito

Coronel, Jose

Diwa, Ladislao

Earnshaw, Manuel

Earnshaw, Tomas

Elises, Jose

Estrella, Salvador

Evangelista, Edilberto

Faustino, Roman

Felipe, Julian

Garcia, Pantaleon

Gomes, Mariano

Gregorio, Maximo

Ignacio, Gil

Ilagan, Hugo

Infante, Esteban y Ramirez

Inocencio, Maximo

Lallana, Jose

Lapidario, Severino

legaspi, Silvestre

Luciano, Victoriano

Mascardo, Tomas

Mojica, Ambrosio

Mojica, Diego

Montoya, Gregoria

Noriel, Mariano

Ocampo. Alfonso de

Osorio, Francisco

Parang, Luis

Pawa, Jose Ignacio

Perez, Hugo

Poblete, Pascual H.

Ramos, Jose ISHIKAWA

Reyes, Antero Cuajunco

Ricarte, Artemio

Riego de Dios, Emiliano

Riego de Dios, Mariano

Riego de Dios, Vicente

Ronquillo, Carlos

Salamanca, Jose

Salamanca, Olivia

Salazar, Hugo

San Agustin, Antonio

San Miguel, Luciano

Sevilla, Mariano

Tagle, Jose

Tirona, Andres

Tirona Candido

Tirona, Daniel

Topacio, Cayetano

Topacio, Licerio

Tria, Mariano

Villanueva, Ariston

Viniegra, Wenceslao

Yangco, Luis

Yengco, Flaviano

at marami pang iba...

Maraming salamat!

Shazzam

June 14th, 2008, 07:48 AM

^^ Tagal ko nang d nakapasyal sa Trece, sa Kapitolyo. Dami na palang magagandang struktura dun! :) Cavitenyo ka din Icarus? Salamat sa mga pictures....

^^ @ Doc Jeff: unavailable ang Flicker photo, sayang! Anyways, salamat sa partial listahan mo ng mga bayaning Cavitenyo. Yung Ilagan dun siguro ang sinasabi ng padir-in-law ko na kamaganak nyang martir hehehe

Lucentino

June 14th, 2008, 04:20 PM

@X_MD... pa-update naman ng STI building... at ano na ba nangyari sa renovation/expansion ng Dasmarinas Diocese church?

TYVM!

bartstrife99

June 14th, 2008, 05:05 PM

Be Lated Independence Day to all Of YOU Cavitenos

bartstrife99

June 14th, 2008, 05:28 PM

mygz14

June 14th, 2008, 07:00 PM

waaaa pare ikaw pala yung nakita kong kumukuha ng pic sa may cavite Medical nung maganda yung sunset,nasa bus ako nun pauwi na ako galing work.

Hehehe. I took that shot early last year pa. January 2007 I think. All the rest were taken using my digital camera. By the way, Regada, the Cavite City Water Festival is going to celebrated next week!

habagatcentral1

June 15th, 2008, 03:48 AM

^^ Is that the feast of Nuestra Señora de Porta Vaga? The feast is very significant for Cavite Nuevo's galleon industry history. :)

ampfness

June 19th, 2008, 04:09 PM

May makikibasaan ba sa inyo sa June 24 sa Regada? :D

Kainis lang kasi may pasok ako nun... :ohno:

habagatcentral1

June 20th, 2008, 12:45 AM

^^ Ay, basaan ba...takot akong mabasa, hehehe!! :D

Waldenstrom

June 20th, 2008, 05:21 AM

Ano na nangyari dun sa longest flag waving sa Aguinaldo Highway? Natuloy ba at napasama sa Guiness?

overtureph

June 20th, 2008, 08:24 AM

Gabriel F. Fabella: ‘Father of June 12’

By Kristoffer R. Esquejo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 17:30:00 06/16/2008

THIS MONTH MARKS TWO EVENTS OF National importance. One was the commemoration of the 110th Philippine Independence Day on June 12 and the other is the celebration of the University of the Philippines Centennial on June 18.

Most Filipinos do not know that 2008 also marks the 110th birth anniversary of an academician, who is known as the “Father of June 12.” He was Gabriel F. Fabella.

While serving as chair of UP Department of History and Acting Director of UP Clark Air Base Branch 50 years ago, he made a valuable contribution to the first event.

Nationalist gesture

In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal, father of the incumbent President, moved the date of Philippine Independence from July 4 to June 12. This nationalist gesture strengthened the fact that before the infamous Treaty of Paris of 1898, there was an independent Philippine Republic in the wake of the 1896 Revolution that ended Spanish colonial rule.

The American colonial government had timed the date of our formal separation from the United States in 1946 to fall on the date of the US Independence Day, perhaps to remind Filipinos of the ties binding us to Americans.

Youth activism

Macapagal’s action in 1962 was an indicator of the changing political temper in that decade when the youth in the colleges and universities were beginning to be concerned with national identity. It also made him won the distinction of being a nationalist president.

Since then, Macapagal had been commended for his well-deserved decision. However, it would be unfair and unjust if Filipinos would not acknowledge the man who fired the opening salvo in 1954 and tirelessly fought and campaigned for June 12 as the country’s proper Independence Day.

Inspiration

How did Fabella start it all?

In Celedonio Ancheta’s book, titled “Father of Independence Day,” Fabella said his inspiration came from Emilio Aguinaldo himself.

He first met the first president of the republic face-to-face when he visited Aquinaldo’s home in Kawit, Cavite in 1926. After the war, his visits were more often, especially during the general’s birthday celebrations. In 1953, he was partly responsible for Aguinaldo’s conferment of a UP Doctor of Laws degree honoris causa. Eventually, he never missed the remaining birthday celebrations of the old man and became so endeared to the Aguinaldo family.

Octogenarian veterans

As years went by, Fabella still realized the lack of proper recognition due Aguinaldo for his valuable services to his country. When Fabella attended the June 12 celebrations in Kawit in 1954, he noticed the octogenarian veterans of the revolution bent with the weight of years and sweating it out under the heat of the sun. It occurred to him that those living heroes deserved a better deal.

It was a disgusting fact that the people’s interest in the importance of that date was declining. This was reflected in the absence of the invited speaker at the 1960 celebration and the simple occasion in 1961.

He must do something. Why not campaign for the change of the independence celebrations from July 4 to June 12? That was the cue. A year later, he began writing for the papers starting with the Philippine Collegian.

He made the UP constituency aware of his project, but like any new and bold idea, some colleagues laughed it off. Unaffected, he said, “I will keep up the campaign until June 12 becomes the day for our independence celebrations.”

PHA resolution

In 1959, Fabella sponsored a resolution unanimously adopted by the Philippine Historical Association (PHA). This was endorsed to a committee who had it polished into its present printed form, but the basic arguments were Fabella’s. Here is the summary of his arguments favoring June 12 over July 4.

First. The United States does not celebrate its independence on the day its independence was recognized by England, but rather on the day the Americans declared their independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. American independence was only recognized on Sept. 3, 1783. Following American precedent, we should naturally adopt June 12 since it was on that day in 1898 that Philippine independence was declared.

Second. Philippine independence celebrations thus far are generally overlooked and forgotten by the rest of the world. Falling at it does on the same day as that of the United States our celebrations are overshadowed by those of the United States.

Third. In determining the date of the granting of independence to the Philippines, the Filipino people had little or nothing to do with the fixing of the date. As a matter of fact, they really cared little for the date. All they wanted was independence irrespective of the exact day.

Thanksgiving Day

Now that we are a sovereign nation we are entitled to fix our independence celebrations and, as Fabella insisted, the most logical date is June 12. Instead, July 4 can be declared Thanksgiving Day as the Filipino people’s recognition of the good done by the United States, he said.

Other renowned people such as former Education Secretary Alejandro Roces and Rep. Ramon Mitra Sr. helped Fabella’s campaign. Aguinaldo, who was duly informed of the campaign, extended his full, unconditional and enthusiastic support. Unfortunately, the resolution was not given attention the following two years.

Proclamation No. 28

Fabella’s long wait bore fruit when Macapagal signed Proclamation No. 28 on May 12, 1962. The proclamation moved the day of independence from July 4 to June 12. It also declared June 12, 1962 a special public holiday.

Following this was the signing of Republic Act No. 4166 on Aug. 4, 1964. It states that the June 12 declaration be the official Independence Day, while July 4 is the Philippine Republic Day. Since then, the day of independence has been celebrated on June 12.

Macapagal’s proclamation reaped praises and resulted in the rejoicing of many. The celebration at Luneta on June 12, 1962 was splendid. Aguinaldo himself was the honored guest. During the occasion, plays about the events that happened during the declaration of independence in 1898 were staged.

Ready to die

Half a million Filipino viewers witnessed this. The PHA also celebrated the success. A gathering was held at Channel 10 in the GSIS Building on Arroceros Street in Manila on June 11, 1962. Two years later, Aguinaldo died, fulfilled and happy at the age of 95.

Few days after the approval of R.A. No. 4166, a member of the PHA teased Fabella by asking, “Well, Fabe, are you ready to die now?” The professor answered, “Yes, I am. If I had done nothing else but to change our independence celebrations from July 4 to June 12, I shall die content.” His statement showed that he considered the change of the day of independence as his biggest success.

Credit monopolized

Sadly, Macapagal monopolized the credit for it. After using Fabella’s arguments, he neither recognized nor mentioned that someone from UP had done a decade of tireless campaign in changing the Independence Day celebrations from July 4 to June 12.

Moreover, Macapagal claimed that it was the fulfillment of his very own idea, which he formed when he was still a congressman. He denied the allegation that his decision was an act of vengeance in the wake of the US disapproval of his proposed $73-million War Damage Bill.

Because of these statements, it can be said that the late president had selfishly claimed the full credit. As the then incumbent president, he turned into reality the lifelong goal of an academician. In other words, he merely acted upon the idea of someone, like Andres Bonifacio realizing the idea of a revolution ignited by Rizal in his second novel.

Holiday economics

Like his daughter, the incumbent President, who decreasingly values important events for the sake of her holiday economics, Macapagal had ignored the efforts of unsung heroes like Fabella. [President Macapagal-Arroyo declared June 9, a Monday, a nonworking holiday as part of her holiday economics but retained the Independence Day celebrations on June 12, which she made a regular working day.]

Fabella did not receive any credit except being mentioned in several newspapers and dubbed by his contemporary scholars the “Father of June 12.” After getting this support, Fabella did not lose faith in promoting nationalism and addressing problems regarding national interests.

Partido Nacionalista

The injustice done by Macapagal to Fabella’s role may be explained by the fact that the latter was a member of Partido Nacionalista, the rival of the President’s Partido Liberal. It should be noted that Fabella ran and won as an assemblyman of the lone district of Romblon for one term (1935-1938). Though Fabella abandoned politics and returned to teaching, he remained an active party member.

In 1960, Fabella attended the 25th anniversary of the First National Assembly of the Commonwealth. Most of those who attended were his pre-war colleagues in the party such as former President Sergio Osmeña. Somehow, Fabella’s influence in the party was constantly acknowledged. This could be proven by a letter from then Senate President Ferdinand Marcos, who asked for his support in 1964 against the reelectionist Macapagal.

Perseverance

Nowadays, his living contemporaries are getting older and fewer while the present generation no longer knows him and his deeds.

Born on March 18, 1898, Fabella was the 10th of 13 children of a poor couple from Banton, Romblon. In spite of poverty, he managed to finish not only his primary and secondary schooling but also his tertiary education. Through hard work and perseverance, he gradually realized his dreams, proving that not even poverty is a hindrance to anyone’s success if determination is present in a goal-oriented individual.

3 degrees in 3 years

Even his fellow Romblomanons today rarely knew that he was the first-ever Bantoanon to finish three degrees (BSE, BA, and HSTC) from UP in just three years (1917-1920), an MA History degree holder (1931), lawyer (1934), UP professor (1923-1934; 1946-1963) and assemblyman of Romblon (1935-1938).

Here are his exceptional qualities.

He was a Romblomanon leader. During his early years, he showed his profound ability as a journalist, a playwright and an organizer of various provincial organizations.

At 37, he became so popular when he defeated the so-called “Dean of the Lower House” and traditional politician Leonardo Festin as Romblon representative in the First National Assembly under the Commonwealth.

A leading Nacionalista party member of Manuel L. Quezon, Festin was known to be undefeated in Romblon and had served for seven consecutive terms (1916-1935). To Quezon’s dismay, Festin lost to a neophyte lawyer whose rigorous campaign and charisma gained tremendous support from the electorate.

He was an academician. Most of his life was dedicated to teaching—from private to public and from elementary in Capiz, high school in Romblon and Tayabas (now Quezon), and finally college at UP. Of course, many still know the several schools he founded and owned shortly after the war not only in Romblon but also in Mindoro and Batangas.

Popular professor

Before his retirement in 1963, he served as both chair of the UP Department of History and acting director of UP Clark Air Base (1958-1960).

Although known as a popular terror professor, he mentored numerous students who became successful in many arenas and the most successful was the future president, Marcos, who used to study far into the late hours under him during his pre-Law days at UP.

He was a historian. He wrote about a hundred articles in various scholarly magazines and he was involved in several academic organizations until his death. Even until now, the PHA reveres him as one of its founding members and its first president who served four terms starting 1955.

He was a Rizalist. Aside from being an active Knight Commander of Rizal, he strongly believed in the ideals of the national hero reflected through his own writings and speeches.

Insurgent records

He was a nationalist. Along with his being the “Father of the Philippine Independence Day,” he was also the first to bring back home the first microfilm copies of Taylor’s Insurgent Records from the United States in 1954.

On Jan. 29, 1982, the old and sick professor finally joined his Creator on his way to Manila from Canada. He died fulfilling his dream not to die in a foreign land, leaving a good name and a legacy to his children, relatives and province mates. Most of his children are successful graduates of UP and are living in different places abroad.

Indeed, Fabella was a unique individual who possessed admirable traits. No doubt he was truly dedicated to the advancement of our national identity as Filipinos. As we observe our independence this month, it is but fitting and proper to honor this “Father of June 12” of ours by remembering his greatest legacy to this country he loved so much.

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(Kristoffer R. Esquejo is a graduate of BA History magna cum laude [April 2007] at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. Taking up MA History, he is an instructor at UP Department of History.)

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

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/features/features/view/20080616-143018/Gabriel-F-Fabella-Father-of-June-12

salamangkero

June 20th, 2008, 11:50 AM

The remaining newly paved portion of Daang Hari near the Aguinaldo h-way junction is now open!

Waldenstrom

June 20th, 2008, 12:00 PM

^ yan ba yung pinagawa ni Cong. Remulla in Imus?

Shazzam

June 20th, 2008, 12:23 PM

^^ Is that the feast of Nuestra Señora de Porta Vaga? The feast is very significant for Cavite Nuevo's galleon industry history. :)

That's the fiesta we celebrate on the 2nd Sunday of November, for the whole of Cavite City.

The remaining newly paved portion of Daang Hari near the Aguinaldo h-way junction is now open!

As in no more bumpy uncemented road to connect to Agui Hiway? Great!

Shazzam

June 20th, 2008, 12:29 PM

^ yan ba yung pinagawa ni Cong. Remulla in Imus?

Di ba billboards ni Senator Villar ang nagkalat sa buong stretch ng Daang Hari? Alam ko malaking portions nito donated from properties nila.

mygz14

June 21st, 2008, 12:39 AM

May makikibasaan ba sa inyo sa June 24 sa Regada? :D

Kainis lang kasi may pasok ako nun... :ohno:

June 24, Tuesday. But there are pre-Regada events. I guess you could go there. Good thing for me, my work is still in the afternoon, so I'll enjoy Regada in the morning.:banana:

bartstrife99

June 21st, 2008, 03:30 PM

June 24, Tuesday. But there are pre-Regada events. I guess you could go there. Good thing for me, my work is still in the afternoon, so I'll enjoy Regada in the morning.:banana:

It so sad may work din me tues na denied yung leave ko ngayun saturaday kulang daw kame so its really sad for me, pare mag reregada ka di ba could you take some shot from the top and some event could happen in the said festival? asahan ko yan ahh!

salamangkero

June 21st, 2008, 08:10 PM

That's the fiesta we celebrate on the 2nd Sunday of November, for the whole of Cavite City.

As in no more bumpy uncemented road to connect to Agui Hiway? Great!

yup! saves me 5-8 minutes driving from molino to gen. tri

Lucentino

June 21st, 2008, 10:04 PM

Kumusta ba ang Cavite? Maulan daw dyan.

Sana hindi lang ang Molino area ang suportahan ni Sen. Villar kundi hanggang Naic at Tagaytay. At maituloy na rin ang CALA projects.

habagatcentral1

June 22nd, 2008, 01:19 AM

Coastal Road, yesterday
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Lucentino

June 22nd, 2008, 07:32 AM

^^Thanks for the update... di ba bumaha sa Bacoor? Sana magkakoryente na sa Cavite... Dasma-Silang area is still without power at this time.

habagatcentral1

June 22nd, 2008, 09:03 AM

We have a short power interruption here in Imus earlier but was quickly restored. The coastal towns of Cavite is said to be threatened by flood.

Lucentino

June 22nd, 2008, 09:54 PM

^^Yup, mabilis nga naibalik ang kuryente sa mga lugar sa Cavite.

Walang pasok!... Abot ba sa Regada? :)

mygz14

June 24th, 2008, 07:57 AM

^^Yup, mabilis nga naibalik ang kuryente sa mga lugar sa Cavite.

Walang pasok!... Abot ba sa Regada? :)

Just got home from Regada. Hahaha. It was one wet and wild street party.
:banana::banana::banana:

mygz14

June 25th, 2008, 10:50 AM

My High School
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Waldenstrom

June 25th, 2008, 02:00 PM

^^ Great!

any photos from Regada? :)

SSC CAVITE, meet naman tayo! hehe pero wag outdoor activities. :D

mygz14

June 25th, 2008, 04:32 PM

^^ Great!

any photos from Regada? :)

SSC CAVITE, meet naman tayo! hehe pero wag outdoor activities. :D

Sorry, I wasn't able to bring my camera. Hahaha. Yesterday, I had work in the afternoon. Also, my camera isn't water proof so it would definitely get wet.

Lucentino

July 7th, 2008, 06:20 PM

SSC CAVITE, meet naman tayo! hehe pero wag outdoor activities. :D

How is the meet of SSC Cavite peeps? Nalasing ata kayo sa EB wala na nagpo-post dito? :lol::nuts:

Waldenstrom

July 8th, 2008, 12:03 PM

^ Wala pa nangyayaring Cavite meet. :D

sinu-sino lang tayo dito: ako, habagatcentral, lucentino, rhapsodybrat, mygz, tracymack..who else? :)

marami pang taga-cavite dito sa SSC, di lang active sa thread na'to.. :D

dark_knight_detectve

July 8th, 2008, 04:07 PM

Euro-Med mulls P1.3-B power plant (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=200807079&type=2)

By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Euro-Med Laboratories Philippines Inc. will invest P1.324 billion for the construction of a fuel cell power plant that can provide up to 30 percent of the company’s electricity needs.
Euro-Med said generating their own electricity will help them save at least P48 million in power and fuel consumption annually. The fuel cell power plant is expected to be completed in June 2010.
The Board of Investments (BOI) has given tax benefits to the project because of the magnitude of investment. It falls under the retention, expansion and diversification (RED) program of the 2007 Investment Priorities Plan.
The Filipino-owned firm will install and operate a stationary fuel cell that generate prime power of 400KW to supply about 25 percent to 30 percent of Euro-Med’s average electrical load.
Euro-Med said this can help reduce their dependence on commercial fuels because the technology will only use compressed natural gas (CNG) and hydrogen to produce electricity. This will in turn lower the demand for imported fossil fuel.
Based on the study conducted by Euro-Med, the fuel cell technology is one of the most efficient and environment-friendly energy sources.
In fact, fuel cell power plants are so low in emissions that some areas in the United States have exempted them for air permit requirements.
Fuel Cell 2000 stated that the main emission or by product of the fuel cell is water. Although there are other emissions, these are within the required environmental parameters.
Data showed that a fuel cell power plant may create less than one ounce of pollution per 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity produced as opposed to the 25 pounds of pollutants for the conventional combustion generating system.
The level of noise pollution is likewise minimized because fuel cells are quiet.
Euro-Med explained that the fuel cell will use CNG or hydrogen and combine it with oxygen in the air to generate electricity.
It will be built along Aguinaldo Highway in Dasmariñas Cavite.
Euro-Med is engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products and specializes in the production of intravenous (IV) fluids.
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dark_knight_detectve

July 8th, 2008, 04:08 PM

BoI approves incentives for P1.3-B Euro-Med expansion (http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20080708129247.html)

Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat

Filipino-owned EuroMed Laboratories Philippines Inc., (Euro-Med) is investing P1.324 billion for the installation and operation of a stationary fuel cell with a power generating capacity of 400 kilowatts to supply part of the pharmaceutical firm’s electricity requirement.

The Board of Investments has already approved the project on a pioneer status based on the magnitude of the investments entitling the company to income tax holiday incentives, preferential duty on the importation of its capital equipment, among other perks.
The project is listed in the 2007 Investments Priorities Plan under the BoI’s RED (retention, expansion, diversification) program.
The new power plant will supply between 25 to 30 percent of the company’s average electrical load. It is expected to start commercial operation in June 2010 employing 979 people.
The company’s laboratory facilities are along Aguinaldo Highway in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
Euro-Med, a 99 percent Filipino-owned corporation is primarily engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products and specializes in the production of intravenous fluids. Euro-Med has decided to venture into power generation to reduce its dependence on commercial fuels.
With this project, the firm expects to save at least P48 million annually in power and fuel consumption.
The fuel cell will use compressed natural gas (CNG) or hydrogen and combine it with oxygen from the air for the generation of electricity.
According to the Fuel Cell 2000, the main emission or byproduct of the fuel cell is water.
Although there are other gas emissions, these emissions are well within the required environmental parameters and are substantially less than other conventional power generation methods.
Based on measured data, a fuel cell power plant may create less than one ounce of pollution per 1,000-KWH of electricity produced, compared to the 25 pounds of pollutants for conventional combustion generating systems.
Since the technology will only utilize CNG and hydrogen to produce electricity, a decrease on fossil fuel importation is expected and in the process, reducing dependence on said energy resource.
Based on the firm’s study, the fuel cell technology is one of the most efficient and environment friendly energy sources. Fuel cell power plants are so low in emissions that some areas of the United States have exempted them from air permit requirements. Moreover, fuel cells are also very quiet, thereby reducing incidences of noise pollution and other externalities.
The publicly-listed company was incorporated on January 29, 1988 and started commercial production in 1991 upon the approval by the Bureau of Food and Drugs.
The company is primarily engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products such as large and small volume parenterals and other solutions. EURO also manufactures sterile water for injection, and other solutions such as ophthalmic, inhalation, irrigation and dialysis.
It is also an exclusive distributor of the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate test in the Philippines, and Abbotts’ Venisystem products and receptal liners.(BCM)

Lucentino

July 8th, 2008, 05:27 PM

Shazzam

July 9th, 2008, 12:50 PM

^^ ako present. laging bumibisita dito kahit tahimik hehehe

dark_knight_detectve

July 9th, 2008, 02:42 PM

Cavite, hahatiin sa 7 distrito (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080708121&type=2)

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Dahil masyado na umanong napakalaki ng populasyon ng Cavite, isang panukalang batas ang isinusulong ngayon sa Senado na nagla*la*yong hatiin ito sa pitong legislative districts.

Sa ngayon ay naha*hati lamang sa tatlong legislative districts ang Cavite bagaman at nasa 2,856,765 na ang popu*lasyon nito base sa pinakahuling Census of Population (POPCEN 2007) na isinagawa ng National Statistics Office (NSO) noong Agosto 1, 2007.

Sa Senate Bill 2428 na inihain ni Sen. Panfilo Lacson, ikinatuwiran nito na sa Art. VI ng Sec. 5 ng Konstitusyon, ang bawat local govement unit na may 250,000 na popu*lasyon ay dapat may*roong isang kinatawan sa Kongreso.

Sa ngayon aniya, ang Cavite ang pinaka*malaking probinsiya sa Pilipinas kung populas*yon ang pag-uusapan, na sinundan ng Bulacan na may 2.83 milyon at Panga*sinan, 2.65 mil* yon.

Pero kumpara aniya sa Bulacan na nahahati na sa limang legislative districts at sa probinsiya ng Pangasinan na na*hahati na sa anim, tatlo lamang ang kinatawan ng Cavite sa Kongreso. (Malou Escudero)

mygz14

July 9th, 2008, 03:27 PM

dark_knight_detectve

July 11th, 2008, 02:26 PM

Makati, Carmona, Nueva Vizcaya top Mabini Awards (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080710161&type=2)

Friday, July 11, 2008

Three local government units (LGUs) topped the list of winners in the 2008 Apolinario Mabini Awards for their outstanding contributions in the rehabilitation of disabled persons.

The Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD) announced yesterday that the city of Makati, the municipality of Carmona in Cavite, and the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya were given top awards for their significant contributions to the welfare of disabled persons in their respective jurisdictions.

Launched in 1974 by the PFRD, the Apolinario Mabini Awards, named after the “Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of the Philippine Revolution,” aims to promote wide recognition of disabled persons as self-respecting and self-reliant citizens.

The Philippine Sports Association for the Disabled-National Paralympic Committee of the Philippines (PHILSPADA-NPC Phils) and the Davao Women of Different Abilities Association (DAWDA) also won awards for the Disabled Group category.

The PFRD said the PHILSPADA-NPC Phils. has enabled Filipino athletes with disabilities to achieve sporting excellence in an optimum environment and bring honor and glory to the country.

On the other hand, the DAWDA has succeeded significantly in encouraging other persons with disabilities in Davao City and its neighboring areas to come out into the open, exercise their right to live, grow and be part of the community.

Teletech, a fast-growing BPO company which employs 27 persons with disabilities, was adjudged as Employer of the Year.

Dong-In Tulay Center in Mariveles, Bataan and Abelardo Apollo David Jr., bagged the Rehabilitation Volunteer of the Year awards for groups and individuals, respectively.

Rodolfo Mendoza, president of the Nueva Ecija Association of Persons with Disability and Central Luzon Federation of Persons with Disability, was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Disabled Filipino of the Year Award.

Mendoza was chosen for his strong advocacy efforts towards the empowerment of his fellow persons with disabilities in Region 3 through skills development programs.

Other winners under the same category were Johnny Lantion (Luzon), Reynaldo Merida (Visayas) and Noel Manabe (Mindanao).

The PFRD also gave special citation to Catalina Fermin, former executive director of the National Council on Disability Affairs, for being an outstanding social worker.

The Cebu City government official website was awarded as the most Disabled-Friendly Website, while the SM Supermalls Accessibility and Safety Committee-Shopping Center Management Corp. was also recognized for its efforts in promoting accessibility to PWDs.

Other winners were Adela Avila Kono and Rex Bernardo who were given the Outstanding Woman with Disability Award and the Mabini Presidential Award, respectively. – Helen Flores
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Lucentino

July 11th, 2008, 03:48 PM

Waldenstrom

July 11th, 2008, 03:51 PM

If that is so, I would suggest the following break-up.

District 1 - Cavite City, Noveleta, Kawit, Rosario
District 2 - Trece Martires City, General Trias, Tanza
District 3 - Tagaytay City, Silang
District 4 - Naic, Maragondon, Ternate, Aguinaldo
District 5 - Bacoor, Imus
District 6 - Amadeo, Mendez, Magallanes, Alfonso, Indang
District 7 - Dasmarinas, Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez
I foresee that Dasmariñas will be split into 2 district since it has more than 500,00 population already. I'm glad about this news. More funds means more projects for our neglected province. I just hope that it won't enrich some of our politicians. All the best for this great province. :cheers:

Makati, Carmona, Nueva Vizcaya top Mabini Awards (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080710161&type=2)

Friday, July 11, 2008

Three local government units (LGUs) topped the list of winners in the 2008 Apolinario Mabini Awards for their outstanding contributions in the rehabilitation of disabled persons.

The Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD) announced yesterday that the city of Makati, the municipality of Carmona in Cavite, and the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya were given top awards for their significant contributions to the welfare of disabled persons in their respective jurisdictions.

Launched in 1974 by the PFRD, the Apolinario Mabini Awards, named after the “Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of the Philippine Revolution,” aims to promote wide recognition of disabled persons as self-respecting and self-reliant citizens.

The Philippine Sports Association for the Disabled-National Paralympic Committee of the Philippines (PHILSPADA-NPC Phils) and the Davao Women of Different Abilities Association (DAWDA) also won awards for the Disabled Group category.

The PFRD said the PHILSPADA-NPC Phils. has enabled Filipino athletes with disabilities to achieve sporting excellence in an optimum environment and bring honor and glory to the country.

On the other hand, the DAWDA has succeeded significantly in encouraging other persons with disabilities in Davao City and its neighboring areas to come out into the open, exercise their right to live, grow and be part of the community.

Teletech, a fast-growing BPO company which employs 27 persons with disabilities, was adjudged as Employer of the Year.

Dong-In Tulay Center in Mariveles, Bataan and Abelardo Apollo David Jr., bagged the Rehabilitation Volunteer of the Year awards for groups and individuals, respectively.

Rodolfo Mendoza, president of the Nueva Ecija Association of Persons with Disability and Central Luzon Federation of Persons with Disability, was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Disabled Filipino of the Year Award.

Mendoza was chosen for his strong advocacy efforts towards the empowerment of his fellow persons with disabilities in Region 3 through skills development programs.

Other winners under the same category were Johnny Lantion (Luzon), Reynaldo Merida (Visayas) and Noel Manabe (Mindanao).

The PFRD also gave special citation to Catalina Fermin, former executive director of the National Council on Disability Affairs, for being an outstanding social worker.

The Cebu City government official website was awarded as the most Disabled-Friendly Website, while the SM Supermalls Accessibility and Safety Committee-Shopping Center Management Corp. was also recognized for its efforts in promoting accessibility to PWDs.

Other winners were Adela Avila Kono and Rex Bernardo who were given the Outstanding Woman with Disability Award and the Mabini Presidential Award, respectively. – Helen Flores
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:applause: Congratulations Carmona! I believe they have one of the best LGU in Cavite together with General Trias imo. :okay:

mygz14

July 12th, 2008, 02:37 PM

Metrostar to link with Pasig ferry
By Roderick T. dela Cruz, 11 Jul 2008
Source: Manila Standard Today

METROSTAR Ferry Inc., which operates a line between Mall of Asia in Pasay City and Cavite City, has announced its north expansion to link up with the Pasig River Ferry.

"The company has lined up a series of expansion programs starting this year. These include interconnecting with the Pasig River Ferry, and plying the route emanating from the Mall of Asia terminal to Orion, Bataan," said Metrostar president Restie Bicomong.

The Tourism Department said the expansion plan of Metrostar will open up opportunities in Metro Manila, particularly where the firm was also into leisure trips across Manila Bay.

"Metrostar's cruises and commuter services have strategically opened up the tourism potentials of both the Manila Bay area and Cavite City, and have made travel more convenient for visitors and locals alike. The department welcomes their intents to offer more routes to nearby destinations," said Tourism Secretary Ace Durano.

The Transportation Department and the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission have recently invited Metrostar to travel into Pasig River and dock at the Plaza Mexico in Intramuros.

The linkage would allow direct transfer of ferry commuters in Pasig and Cavite.
Northward, Metrostar said the new Bataan service would cut travel time to the peninsula to an hour and 20 minutes. Land travel from Manila to Bataan takes around four hours.

Also lined up at the Mall of Asia terminal are trips to Navotas, 45 min.; Hagonoy, Bulacan, 1 hour and 45 mins.; and Guagua, Pampanga, 1 hour and 40 mins.

The new destinations would be covered by an expanded fleet of 15 vessels.
The ferry made its maiden voyage in July 2007, which reduced travel time from Cavite City to Pasay to only 40 mins. versus at least an hour by road.

Metrostar uses Filipino-designed twin-hull, twin-engine, fiberglass catamarans carrying 130 to 550 passengers.

Quoted from the Manila Thread.

Waldenstrom

July 13th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Molino Boulevard
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/waldenstrom/07112008749.jpg

Kailan kaya magbubukas to? :)

mygz14

July 14th, 2008, 09:35 AM

mygz14

July 14th, 2008, 09:37 AM

Molino Boulevard
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/waldenstrom/07112008749.jpg

Kailan kaya magbubukas to? :)

I hope it would open soon so that travel time from Bacoor Bayan to Molino would be cut by around 30 minutes.

Lucentino

July 14th, 2008, 01:09 PM

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Under the bill, the first legislative district will include Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario towns. The second legislative district will include Bacoor, while the third will include Imus. The fourth will include Dasmariñas town, while the fifth legislative district will include the towns of Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez (GMA), and Silang.

The sixth legislative district will include Trece Martires City, General Trias, Tanza and Amadeo. The seventh district will cover Tagaytay City, Alfonso, General Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, and Ternate.

SOURCE: http://www.pinglacson.com.ph/Press%20Releases.html

Ganun na pala kalaki ang Bacoor, Imus at Dasmarinas para gawing tig-1 district bawat isa.

Lucentino

July 14th, 2008, 01:17 PM

I hope it would open soon so that travel time from Bacoor Bayan to Molino would be cut by around 30 minutes.

Tagal na nga naka-tengga nito... kala ko pinatapos na ito ni Sen. Villar...

Bacoor Bayan to Molino --- ilang kilometro po ba ang layo ng dalawang lugar na ito? Ang Molino po ay part pa rin ng Bacoor di po ba?

mygz14

July 14th, 2008, 05:18 PM

Tagal na nga naka-tengga nito... kala ko pinatapos na ito ni Sen. Villar...

Bacoor Bayan to Molino --- ilang kilometro po ba ang layo ng dalawang lugar na ito? Ang Molino po ay part pa rin ng Bacoor di po ba?

Molino 1 - 7 are barangays within the Jurisdiction of Bacoor. Bacoor Bayan is used to refer to the Poblacion (City Center) where the Municipal Hall is located. I don't know how far it is from one another, sorry :bash:

Waldenstrom

July 15th, 2008, 03:07 AM

Lucentino

July 15th, 2008, 08:28 AM

^^Kung ganun, matindi talaga ang traffic dyan sa Bacoor:
I hope it would open soon so that travel time from Bacoor Bayan to Molino would be cut by around 30 minutes.

Sana naman buksan na itong daan na to para alternate sa Aguinaldo towards Carmona/GMA/Silang from Baclaran/MOA! :lol:

Waldenstrom

July 15th, 2008, 08:34 AM

habagatcentral1

July 15th, 2008, 09:56 AM

^ Onga, sana magbukas na. Baka mamya sa sobrang tagal buksan e bahayan pa ng squatters yan. Pansin ko rin pinakagrabe ang traffic ngayon sa Imus. Sobra! Parang dinaig na nya ang Bacoor. Cavite Traffic Management Office & MMDA, hoy gising!!!

True! From Perpetual Village, then IMC then Palico then Imus-Nueno and PCI and Robinsons. All in all, Imus has so many busy intersections that are poorly managed! :bash:

Sabi nga ng mga kapitbahay ko, mukhang nakakalamang na ang Bacoor at Dasmariñas from what was once prominent Imus. Aguinaldo Highway is also dark in this area during nightfall...Lack of urban planning for Imus' part.

To think of it, the prominent feudal lords of Cavite Province hail from this town: Malicsi, Remulla and Revilla. Sina Remulla at Maliksi magkakatabi lang ng bahay. :lol:

Lucentino

July 15th, 2008, 12:57 PM

^^Considering Imus once claimed itself to be the Christmas capital of the country, now one of the vital arteries of the province is enveloped in darkness!

I pressume this is the responsibility of the incumbent Congressman, since Aguinaldo Hi-way is a National Road. This is the same dilemma in Lucena, where the Diversion Road is taking ages to repair when the city government can readily provide funds.

Waldenstrom

July 15th, 2008, 01:13 PM

^ PGMA actually had a project "Pailaw ni Gloria" from Imus to Bacoor. It was inaugurated last year I think. I don't know what happened.

True! From Perpetual Village, then IMC then Palico then Imus-Nueno and PCI and Robinsons. All in all, Imus has so many busy intersections that are poorly managed! :bash:

Sabi nga ng mga kapitbahay ko, mukhang nakakalamang na ang Bacoor at Dasmariñas from what was once prominent Imus. Aguinaldo Highway is also dark in this area during nightfall...Lack of urban planning for Imus' part.

To think of it, the prominent feudal lords of Cavite Province hail from this town: Malicsi, Remulla and Revilla. Sina Remulla at Maliksi magkakatabi lang ng bahay. :lol:
You forgot Lacson. :ohno: Traffic is bad all the way to EMI Yazaki. Also, just compare the drainage system/canal along Aguinaldo highway of Imus to Dasmariñas. I'm not starting CvC here. It's just that I was actually expecting more with Imus being the 1st in Cavite to be classified as 1st class municipality.

Oh by the way, we only had "Nardong Putik" in Dasma. :lol: :jk:

But in the future, Imus might have its own district so we should be optimistic about it. I believe big developments are on their way in Cavite. Let's keep our fingers crossed. :)

Lucentino

July 15th, 2008, 01:38 PM

^ PGMA actually had a project "Pailaw ni Gloria" from Imus to Bacoor. It was inaugurated last year I think. I don't know what happened.

Dont start a fire bro. X_MD! Ping & JLo are monitoring every post here! :lol:

Anyway, Aguinaldo Hiway isn't the only dark major artery in Cavite. Have you passed Molino all the way to Paliparan, Dasma and Governor's Drive, Carmona lately?

Waldenstrom

July 15th, 2008, 02:20 PM

^ Hehe. Who's Ping & JLo? :lol: Yup, madilim sya ngayon... :ohno:

habagatcentral1

July 15th, 2008, 02:31 PM

^ PGMA actually had a project "Pailaw ni Gloria" from Imus to Bacoor. It was inaugurated last year I think. I don't know what happened.

You forgot Lacson. :ohno: Traffic is bad all the way to EMI Yazaki. Also, just compare the drainage system/canal along Aguinaldo highway of Imus to Dasmariñas. I'm not starting CvC here. It's just that I was actually expecting more with Imus being the 1st in Cavite to be classified as 1st class municipality.

Oh by the way, we only had "Nardong Putik" in Dasma. :lol: :jk:

But in the future, Imus might have its own district so we should be optimistic about it. I believe big developments are on their way in Cavite. Let's keep our fingers crossed. :)

Umm..I hope so...Because I have the feeling that Imus is being left behind.
Ano ba yan, buti pa ibang parte ng Cavite at iba pang mga probinsya may pailaw, samantalang tayo na industrial and first class province ni wala man lang disenteng pailaw sa Aguinaldo Highway! I grew up hearing stories of accidents in Aguinaldo Highway due to overspeeding, noon yun. :lol:

Dont start a fire bro. X_MD! Ping & JLo are monitoring every post here! :lol:

Anyway, Aguinaldo Hiway isn't the only dark major artery in Cavite. Have you passed Molino all the way to Paliparan, Dasma and Governor's Drive, Carmona lately?

Sana pailawin din nila ang Daang Hari at ang soon to be Molino Blvd.

mygz14

July 15th, 2008, 03:16 PM

Thanks for this!

for easy reading:

1st District:
Cavite City
Kawit
Noveleta
Rosario

2nd District:
Bacoor

3rd District:
Imus

4th District:
Dasmariñas

5th District:
Carmona
General Mariano Alvarez (GMA)
Silang

6th District:
Trece Martires City
General Trias
Tanza
Amadeo

7th District:
Tagaytay City
Alfonso
General Aguinaldo
Indang
Magallanes
Maragondon
Mendez
Naic
Ternate

Swerte ng Imus, mag-isa sa distrito. Di naman sobrang laki ng population nya. :D Kawawa yung district 7. Sasakit ulo ng congressman sa dami ng bayan. :D

Bakit ngayon lang naisipang hatiin ang Cavite? Baka mahirapan maipasa sa congress, baka madami hindi bumoto kami magkakaroon sila ng kahati sa IRA.

yup, Molino part ng Bacoor. Pinapaayos pa ni PGMA yung road na yan. Andun sa previous posts ko yung source. :)

I think it would be better if some municipalities in the proposed District 7 would be included in the proposed 4th, 5th or 6th District. From how I see it, District 7 covers the entire southern part of Cavite stretching from West (Ternate, Naic and Maragondon) to East (Tagaytay City) whereas the District of Bacoor, Imus and Dasmarinas covers only their municipality. Population wise, it is the proper thing to do, but when you think about representation, I think they should do a little more thinking.

Also, if I were to be asked, I would prefer merging LGU's first. I would want Cavite City, Rosario, Noveleta and Kawit be merged because individually, they can't compete with the likes of Bacoor, Dasmarinas and Imus although I admit being quite biased about it. :)

mygz14

July 15th, 2008, 07:24 PM

Just posting these pictures I took before. I can't recall if I posted these before, anyway, I'll just share it again if in case. :hi:

Pink Sister's Convent, Tagaytay City
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Angel Hills, Tagaytay City
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Waldenstrom

July 16th, 2008, 04:34 AM

SSC Phils. Meet on Saturday. sama kayo! :D

proceed here:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=645719&page=20

isagani

July 18th, 2008, 08:17 AM

Citing the under-representation of his home province in the House of Representatives, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson filed a bill dividing Cavite province into seven legislative districts instead of the present three.

Lacson filed Senate Bill 2428, which he said is in line with Art. VI, Sec. 5 of the Constitution that each local government unit with a population of at least two hundred fifty thousand, or each province, shall have at least one representative.”

“In consonance with the constitutional principle of proper democratic representation, this proposed measure seeks to reapportion the Province of Cavite from the present three legislative districts to seven legislative districts,” he said.

Citing the latest Census of Population (POPCEN 2007) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the population of the province of Cavite as of Aug. 1, 2007 is 2,856,765.

Lacson said this makes Cavite the biggest province in the Philippines in terms of population, followed by Bulacan with 2.83 million, and Pangasinan with 2.65 million.

“Compared to the province of Bulacan which is already divided into five legislative districts and the province of Pangasinan which is represented in the House of Representatives by six members of the House, the province of Cavite is clearly under-represented in Congress to the detriment of people residing therein,” Lacson stressed.

Under the bill, the first legislative district will include Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario towns. The second legislative district will include Bacoor, while the third will include Imus. The fourth will include Dasmariñas town, while the fifth legislative district will include the towns of Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez (GMA), and Silang.

The sixth legislative district will include Trece Martires City, General Trias, Tanza and Amadeo. The seventh district will cover Tagaytay City, Alfonso, General Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, and Ternate.

SOURCE: http://www.pinglacson.com.ph/Press%20Releases.html

Thank God someone noticed the gross injustice that was the lack of Cavite's representation in Congress. While I don't necessarily whole-heartedly support the mere adding of districts every time the results of the census are published (because the constitution only allows up to 250 seats, and 220 are already occupied, and further few more for party-list representatives too), this is at least a measure that recognizes the right of Caviteños to have a stronger voice in national legislation. I guess my section in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines#Malapportionment) has helped publicize the need for reform in Congress.

To those who missed my post in the 'Congress' thread, here are my own proposals for the redistricting of Cavite, taking into account having the most balanced population distribution and the road network:

MINIMUM - 6 DISTRICTS (average of 476,000)
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6762/cavited6xn2.bmp
1st District = 441,197
-Bacoor
2nd District = 473,438
-Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, Cavite City
3rd District = 484,410
-Rosario, Tanza, Gen. Trias
4th District = 556,330
-Dasmariñas
5th District = 434,278
-Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Carmona, Silang, Amadeo
6th District = 465,112
-Trece Martires City, Naic, Ternate, Maragondon, Magallanes, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (Bailen), Indang, Mendez-Nuñez, Alfonso, Tagaytay City

7 DISTRICTS (average of 408,000)
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1st District = 441,197
-Bacoor
2nd District = 446,234
-Kawit, Imus, Dasmariñas North (Sabang, San Jose, Salitran, Salawag)
3rd District = 439,659
-Dasmariñas (rest)
4th District = 409,898
-Cavite City, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza
5th District = 395,622
-General Trias, Trece Martires City, Naic
6th District = 402,573
-Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Carmona, Silang
7th District = 319,582
-Ternate, Maragondon, Magallanes, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (Bailen), Indang, Mendez-Nuñez, Alfonso, Amadeo, Tagaytay City

8 DISTRICTS (average of 357,000)
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1st District = 377,308
-Bacoor (except the three southernmost Brgys. Molino III, IV, and V)
2nd District = 343,759
-General Mariano Alvarez, Dasmariñas East (Salawag, Paliparan), Bacoor South (Molino III, IV, and V)
3rd District = 388,860
-Dasmariñas (rest)
4th District = 349,379
-Kawit, Imus, Dasmariñas Northwest (Sabang, San Jose)
5th District = 353,278
-General Trias North (Bacao, Tejero, San Juan, Poblacion, Navarro, Sta. Clara, Pinagtipunan, Tapia, Pasong Camachile, Santiago, Pasong Kawayan), Rosario, Noveleta, Cavite City
6th District = 365,184
-General Trias South (Buenavista, San Francisco, Manggahan, Biclatan, Javalera, Alingaro, Panungyanan), Trece Martires, Tanza
7th District = 316,431
-Naic, Ternate, Maragondon, Magallanes, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Mendez-Nuñez, Alfonso
8th District = 359,288
-Carmona, Silang, Amadeo, Tagaytay City

9 DISTRICTS (average of 317,500)
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1st District = 305,524
-Cavite City, Kawit, Bacoor North (Talaba, Kaingin, Tabing Dagat, Sineguelasan, Habay, Mabolo, Daang Bukid, Maliksi, Campo Santo, Banalo, Salinas, Real, Alima, Dulong Bayan)
2nd District = 316,659
-Bacoor (rest)
3rd District = 306,479
-Imus, Dasmariñas Northwest (Sabang, San Jose, Salitran)
4th District = 346,006
-Dasmariñas East (Salawag, Paliparan), Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Carmona
5th District = 342,458
-Dasmariñas Central (Zones I, I-B, II, IV, Bagong Bayan, Burol, San Agustin, Sampaloc)
6th District = 308,564
-Gen. Trias, Trece Martires City
7th District = 329,221
-Dasmariñas Southwest (Zone III, Langkaan), Silang, Amadeo, Tagaytay City
8th District = 313,312
-Indang, Mendez-Nuñez, Alfonso, Magallanes, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Maragondon, Ternate, Naic
9th District = 305,317
-Tanza, Rosario, Noveleta

10 DISTRICTS (average of 285,700)
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1st District = 301,106
-Bacoor (except Molino, Queens Row)
2nd District = 272,924
-Imus, Dasmariñas Northwest (San Jose, Sabang)
3rd District = 272,924
-Dasmariñas Central (Salitran, Zones I, I-B, II and IV, Burol, Bagong Bayan, San Agustin)
4th District = 289,953
-Bacoor South (Molino, Queens Row), Dasmariñas East (Salawag, Paliparan)
5th District = 296,439
-Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Carmona, Silang North (Bulihan, Acacia, Banaba, Narra, Anahaw, Yakal, Ipil, Maguyam, Kaong, Carmen)
6th District = 291,103
-Dasmariñas South (Zone III, Langkaan, Sampaloc), Silang (rest), Tagaytay City
7th District = 285,849
-Gen. Trias South (Buenavista, San Francisco, Manggahan, Biclatan, Javalera, Alingaro, Panungyanan), Trece Martires City, Amadeo, Indang
8th District = 285,571
-Tanza West (Halahay, Sahud Ulan, Calibuyo, Capipisa, Lambingan, Tres Cruses, Tanauan), Naic, Ternate, Maragondon, Magallanes, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Alfonso, Mendez-Nuñez
9th District = 283,571
-Rosales, Tanza (rest), Gen. Trias Northwest (Tejero, San Juan, Poblacion, Pinagtipunan, Tapia, Pasong Kawayan)
10th District = 284,893
-Kawit, Cavite City, Noveleta, Gen. Trias Northeast (Bacao, Santa Clara, Navarro, Pasong Camachile, Santiago)

11 DISTRICTS (average of 259,700)
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2126/cavited11vs4.bmp
1st District = 260,631
-Kawit, Bacoor North (Talaba, Zapote V, Kaingin, Tabing Dagat, Sineguelasan, Habay, Mabolo, Daang Bukid, Maliksi, Campo Santo, Banalo, Salinas, Real, Panapaan, P.F. Espiritu, Niog, Alima, Dulong Bayan)
2nd District = 256,971
-Bacoor (rest)
3rd District = 253,158
-Imus
4th District = 269,727
-Dasmariñas North (Sabang, San Jose, Poblacion, Zone I-B, Salitran, Burol, Bagong Bayan North, Salawag)
5th District = 286,603
-Dasmariñas South (San Agustin, Langkaan, Sampaloc, Paliparan, Bagong Bayan South)
6th District = 270,816
-Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Carmona, Silang North (Bulihan, Acacia, Banaba, Narra, Anahaw, Yakal, Ipil, Maguyam)
7th District = 251,842
-Silang (rest), Tagaytay City, Amadeo, Mendez-Nuñez
8th District = 225,800
-Alfonso, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Ternate, Naic
9th District = 254,144
-Indang, Trece Martires City, Gen. Trias South (Buenavista, San Francisco, Manggahan, Biclatan, Javalera, Alingaro, Panungyanan)
10 District = 270,798
-Tanza, Gen. Trias Central (San Juan, Poblacion, Navarro, Sta. Clara, Pinagtipunan, Tapia, Pasong Camachile, Santiago, Pasong Kawayan)
11th District = 254,455
-Gen. Trias North (Bacao, Tejero), Rosario, Noveleta, Cavite City

Here is Sen. Lacson's proposal:
7 DISTRICTS (average of 408,000)
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1st District = 314,508
-Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
2nd District = 441,197
-Bacoor
3rd District = 253,158
-Imus
4th District = 554,104
-Dasmariñas
5th District = 402,573
-Carmona, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Silang
6th District = 512,064
-Amadeo, Gen. Trias, Tanza, Trece Martires City
7th District = 374,935
-Alfonso, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (Bailen), Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez-Nuñez, Naic, Tagaytay City, Ternate

Lucentino

July 19th, 2008, 03:51 PM

SSC Phils. Meet on Saturday. sama kayo! :D

proceed here:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=645719&page=20

Update and pics naman brother!

dark_knight_detectve

July 19th, 2008, 04:02 PM

A perfect lazy saturday at Sonya’s Garden (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080718162&type=2)
OUT OF TOWN By Oliver Victor B. Amoroso
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Sonya’s Garden in Tagaytay provides the perfect weekend getaway for those who want to relax and unwind in a healthy, all natural environment.

Sonya’s Garden has become a favorite stopover for those visiting Tagaytay. It used to be just a restaurant specializing in healthy, organic garden grown vegetables. Now with more services available such as a “Bed and Breakfast Inn,” full body massages and a beautiful flower garden, it has grown to be one of the most popular attractions in Tagaytay, despite its distance from the city proper.

Gone for the weekend, I recently visited this place with two friends, Jim Macapagal and Ojie Paloma, as I was in search of a perfect lazy Saturday in the country. When I saw the cottages and the garden, I knew I’d found the right place. The cottages and the garden were as charming as ever, peaceful and tranquil. I suddenly missed my days in England.

We spent our first few hours at the Sonya’s Sensuous Spa. I loved the massage! Just the right amount of pressure on just the right places. Many tired and harried city folks like us have long considered Sonya’s private sanctuary as their own refuge from the hubbub of life in Manila or Cebu.

In Sonya’s, guests can choose from a variety of rejuvenating body treatments rendered by the courteous and well-trained staff while relaxing in an environment that stimulates the senses. An atmosphere of Zen-like comforts is ever-present, where simple pleasures such as watching water cascading down the window are created.

Salad greens and pasta were served over lunch. The greens were different varieties of lettuce with Caesar dressing. There was also chopped boiled egg, mango and pineapple slices, nuts and parmesan cheese as salad toppings. For the herbed bread, we were provided with five kinds of spreads – mushroom pate, anchovies, kesong puti, sun-dried tomatoes and the fifth? Well, we never figured out what it was.

The pasta came with two types of sauce – sun dried tomatoes and cream with chicken. Finally, dessert was caramelized sweet potatoes and banana turon. And along with all these was a bottomless pitcher of sweetened dalandan juice.

We ate too much of the salad and bread that by the time the pasta arrived we could afford to eat very little of it. Too bad, I really wanted to try the grilled salmon with the sun-dried tomato sauce but I just didn’t have any room left for it.

I was told that it is even lovely at night when the garden luminaries and lanterns will be all lit up and with the moon bright and round against the dark sky; when the crickets will begin to sing to the bass chanting of the frogs; and to sit in the garden chairs, enjoying nature at its best. Hay, life!

I know I will go back to Sonya’s for another perfect lazy Saturday. How will I spend my next visit to Sonya’s? Get a massage and read. The cottages are well stocked with an interesting collection of books.

These are only a handful of ways among a multitude of possibilities that guests of Sonya can experience to nourish both body and soul.

How to get to Sonya’s Garden?

You have to go all the way to the end of Tagaytay. Once you see the “Thank you for Visiting” sign, drive for another five minutes. Watch out for a sign to your right that says “Buck Estates.” Enter that, then for another five minutes or so, you’ll spot a sign that says “Sonya’s” on the left.

By the way, make sure you make reservations, especially if you plan to avail of their bed and breakfast. It is nearly impossible to book on the spot. For reservations: call or text +63-9175329097 or +63-9175335140.

For feedback, please send to oli.amoroso@gmail.com

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dark_knight_detectve

July 19th, 2008, 04:40 PM

Travel writing at Sonya’s Garden (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008071843&type=2)

SECOND WIND By Barbara C. Gonzalez
Saturday, July 19, 2008
We left a little after eight. My former writing student, Clang Garcia, picked me up at my house. I had said yes, you see, to her request for me to take three days to teach travel writing at Sonya’s Garden in Tagaytay. I was more than happy to do it. I had been to Sonya’s Garden only once before, maybe almost 10 years ago, for lunch on my birthday. Since then I had not returned; I did not know why. I loved the place then, a small restaurant with a great salad and terrific pasta.

We passed by the Magallanes gas station to pick up Lala and Gel, two of the students, then proceeded to drive to Tagaytay, talking all the way. We talked about Rizal and how I was related to him. We gossiped about his family, a regular family with its own skeletons. I explained that I felt the skeletons needed to be aired today to get people interested in Rizal again. He was a wonderful man. Rabindranath Tagore, one of India’s prominent poets, read and idolized him. People in Asia looked up to him because he was the first Asian who spoke out against the colonizers.

When we turned right to get to Sonya’s Garden, flowers began to assault us. We walked downhill, through her English garden, all the way in to the Lavender House of her bed and breakfast. What a lovely house. I loved the curtains — sheer, loose-weave muslin with wide hemstitching and one of the panels inserted into the hemstitching to create a drape. I loved her screens, which did not look like they were made of iron but of beige thread, giving you a misty view of the greens beyond your bedroom and bathroom.

I loved her beds, almost all wide, and her bed sheets from Vietnam, embroidered by hand. Upstairs there was a Chinese concubine’s bed wide enough for three people — the man and his two concubines. I loved her bathrooms without a single tile in them, whose floors were a combination of pebbles and rocks. You could choose which one you wanted to stand on. Clang enjoyed the pebbles. I was more comfortable on the rocks.

I loved taking my showers in her bathroom, where there was a full-length window by the shower where you showed your body off to nature and the birds you saw from these windows were beautiful, too. Black and white birds. A blue kingfisher. At the back somewhere was a big, big tree that on clear evenings was full of fireflies. And in the mornings you awoke to the sound of cows mooing and cocks crowing.

For an hour on each day I taught my students to cluster and write and they learned. They loved the classes. Sonya sent someone to teach us floral decorations and then taught the class how to make tea sandwiches. While they were learning that I went for a massage — Sonya’s Signature Package — and almost died from how delicious it was. It felt sooo good, removed all the kinks in my body, all the stress, everything. It soothed me perfectly. When I returned I could not stop encouraging the others to go. I told them they would die of pleasure. And they almost did.

The menus! I used to think she only served her standard salad and pasta. We had so much food and a variety of menus. Sonya now has a panaderia, a gift shop, and a spa. When we arrived we were given delicious dalandan juice and butter cupcakes. Then we had a seafood lunch. At dinner we had roast chicken. For breakfast the next day we had wonderful bangus and adobo flakes. There was a fair variety of food served us, all truly enjoyable and served well.

Who can replace Sonya’s number with her little white Maltese, Pupay? They sing together. How much is that doggie in the window? The one with the waggly tail. How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie’s for sale. Sonya sings and her little Pupay barks shrilly all the time, standing on her hind legs and dancing with her. They are such a charming pair. When I came to visit at Sunday breakfast, Pupay sat at the head of the table wearing a sailor jacket and she began to talk to me, barking, wagging her tail, twirling in her chair.

Sonya desires passionately to revive the art of letter writing. Into our Lavender House floated a basket full of scented ink and glass pens. She invited us to her house to show us the rest of her set — the blotters, the sealing wax, the seals.

I think I taught travel writing well during the three days. I wasn’t tired at all. But when I got home, I felt exhausted, could not sleep quickly, kept waking up, missing the fragrance of her flowers, the feel of her bed linen on my body, missing the experience of Sonya Garcia’s Bed & Breakfast.

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Lord_Cedric

July 20th, 2008, 12:12 PM

hello po.. pasali

jjdiosana

July 20th, 2008, 01:20 PM

Hello im new here. I'm from Tanza.

http://photos-044.friendster.com/e1/photos/44/05/18205044/14309785833599l.jpg
the picture above is the Holy Cross Parish Church, where the first Revolutionary Government in The Philippines and the whole of Asia took place. It is located at the Poblacion of Tanza.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/JuedralMountsea.jpg/500px-JuedralMountsea.jpg
Mountsea Grand Resort in Capipisa, Tanza, Cavite

There are also news that SM is under negotiations on putting up a Hypermart, in the Daang Amaya, beside Jollibee, in front of the Tanza Municipal Hall.

Waldenstrom

July 20th, 2008, 01:56 PM

Lucentino: bigay ko sayo link pag complete na pics :D

Welcome to SSC Lord Cedric & jjdiosana!!! Ayan dumadami na tayo sa SSC Cavie. Post tayo lagi ng updates. :D

Waldenstrom

July 20th, 2008, 02:19 PM

^ Sonya's Garden is in Alfonso, Cavite. :)

Pwede kaya i-merge na lang ang Tagaytay City thread sa Cavite thread? Tagaytay is in 3rd district of Cavite. :D

mygz14

July 20th, 2008, 03:56 PM

jjdiosana

July 20th, 2008, 07:08 PM

Wouldn't that jeopardize the planned SM at Rosario due to proximity between the two towns?

may be the rosario project didn't push thru, besides, tanza would be a better location for the project because of its booming population. There are more vehicles(coming from trece martires city, naic, maragondon, indang, ternate and magallanes) passing Tanza going to manila thru the bacao road, than rosario.

But we can't really be sure til it starts constructing. Hopefully it lands in Tanza.

habagatcentral1

July 21st, 2008, 06:08 AM

Ganito sya kaninang umaga at around 6:30AM to 7AM
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The normal Sunday mornings...

Ganito naman ng gabi...
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Abnormal Sunday Evening!

Will u blame it to KimGerald and their fans or the traffic officers of Cavite? :D Kasi naman dinumog ng mga fans ang Robinsons Imus at di magkandamayaw ang tao papasok sa mall. :D

Lord_Cedric

July 21st, 2008, 06:33 AM

Galing pala ang Kimerald jan ha... May taga Gen. Trias dito?

salamangkero

July 21st, 2008, 11:27 AM

sa Gen. Tri ako nagwowork

tracymack

July 21st, 2008, 01:36 PM

^^Ako rin. :D

salamangkero

July 21st, 2008, 06:06 PM

lapit na bonus tracy.

le Reine

July 21st, 2008, 10:47 PM

I've just merged Tagaytay City thread with Cavite thread.

TheRick

July 22nd, 2008, 01:16 AM

Tagaytay is really a specific place that people know...
I wish its own thread was kept seperate...

Waldenstrom

July 22nd, 2008, 03:04 AM

Waldenstrom

July 22nd, 2008, 03:53 AM

Sorry for poor image quality. Molino Blvd. under repair... July 21, 2008
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Waldenstrom

July 22nd, 2008, 04:12 AM

INDANG VILLAGE
The British Village in the Philippines

In the heart of the vibrant historic province of Cavite, a unique village is fast taking shape.

Indang Village is a unique housing development aimed at meeting the dreams and needs of British Filipinos and British Expatriates who have become accustomed to the comforts of British style living but are looking forward to owning a house in the Philippines. You have a choice of British-inspired house designs from which you can select the model best suited to your lifestyle needs.

Indang Village invites you to celebrate the vibrant history of the unspoiled part of Cavite. Life here is certainly good and beautiful!

AN ENDURING VISION

Indang Village vision is of a residential community that offers a British village-like environment as its main attraction.

Tone was established early with the House designs and layout prepared by Architect Jerry Jaro of Imus, Cavite. A highly regarded Contractor with reputation for building house to a very high standard.

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Taken from:
http://www.indangvillage.net/

tracymack

July 22nd, 2008, 05:23 AM

Thanks marieantoinette!!! :)

For us Caviteños, Tagaytay City is always a part of Cavite. Aside from saving space in SSC, I prefer it this way to avoid further confusion that it is not part of the province. The Provincial government also has this motto: "ONE CAVITE", in which SSC Cavite should take part of. Tagaytay City is also leading an economic growth in the Cavite highlands area so this merge is important.

I totally agree. Yes, Tagaytay may warrant its own thread but it is still a part of the province of Cavite. A fact that a lot of people may not know. Besides, Tagaytay is not an independent city unlike Baguio is to Benguet & Naga is to CamSur. It is currently a component city which means that it is still dependent on the province of Cavite.

Waldenstrom

July 22nd, 2008, 06:05 AM

I totally agree. Yes, Tagaytay may warrant its own thread but it is still a part of the province of Cavite. A fact that a lot of people may not know. Besides, Tagaytay is not an independent city unlike Baguio is to Benguet & Naga is to CamSur. It is currently a component city which means that it is still dependent on the province of Cavite.

That's the key sentence.. Thanks for that tracymack! :)

dark_knight_detectve

July 22nd, 2008, 07:30 AM

P16.7 M okayed for hiring of consultant for study on Sangley Point logistics hub
(http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080722130401.html)

The board of directors of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA, formerly the Public Estates Authority) headed by its chairman, former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr., recently approved the allocation of R16.7 million for the hiring of a consultancy firm tasked to prepare the pre-feasibility study and master plan to convert Sangley Point in Cavite City into an international logistics hub with modern seaport and airport with a reclamation component.

Under Executive Order No. 629 signed by President Arroyo on June 21, 2007, the PRA, together with the city government of Cavite City and other government agencies was tasked to form an inter-agency executive committee to oversee the planning and implementation of the project to be chaired by Revilla, and co-chaired by Cavite City Mayor Bernardo S. Paredes.

Revilla sees the project as an opportunity for all the agencies involved to work harmoniously and "give our economy the much needed boost through investments that this project will ultimately attract, and place the Philippines in the limelight of global trade and commerce. This will bring our country back to financial competitiveness and erase the demeaning tag of being Asia’s laggard."

"Once completed, it is expected to be Asia’s one of the best, rivaling existing hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore. These two countries are currently Asia’s leaders in cargo handling and transshipment operations. The Sangley development project would directly and laterally increase local and foreign investments, international trade, job opportunities and tourism related activities. This will also be our answer to complaints constantly raised by foreign investors that we lack the infrastructure required to make their investments viable," Revilla said.

For more than 200 years since the 16th century, the province of Cavite had been the main duty-free port and depository for trade and goods between Asia and Europe.

Spanish galleons made two round trips annually between Cavite and Acapulco in Mexico laden with Chinese silk and porcelain; perfumes, spices and cotton from India; precious stones and silver from Europe and South America.

Forecasts made by ESCAP (the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) indicated that Southeast Asia will need 150 additional container berths by 2015. Berths capable of handling the giant super-Panamax container ships (currently the largest class of container vessel plying the seas).

These will be for the increasing traffic across the Pacific, with most of the cargo for Hong Kong, but a large part for transshipment to Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand Malaysia and Singapore. Despite additional berths being planned for construction by Singapore, there will be a shortage of 255 berths in the next decade, the agency said.

Revilla said, "we should take advantage of this shortage and fill in the gap."