Naga and Iriga Cities, and Camarines Sur Province [Archive] - Page 108

randism

February 23rd, 2010, 05:28 AM

PGMA highlights world-class tourist destinations in Bicol (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=6&rid=260314)

DONSOL, Sorsogon, Feb. 22 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit here Monday renewed interest in the Bicol region’s world-class tourist destinations.

Bicol is part of Tourism Central Philippines super region, one of the five growth corridors identified in President Arroyo’s super region development strategy that is known for its natural wonders and rich cultural heritage.

The tourism super region accounts for 50 percent of the country’s tourism industry.

In 2008, foreign visitors to the country totaled 3.14 million.

Donsol, which transformed itself from a sixth-class municipality in 2006 to a first-class municipality last year, is known worldwide for hosting a pod of 50 whale shark or “butandings” during the peak season of December to May every year.

Whale shark watching and interaction is a major eco-tourism activity here, which is also known as the “Whale Shark Capital of the World.”

Sorsogon, with its Donsol attraction, and Camarines Sur, with its wakeboarding center and the Caramoan beach and coves which hosted the US reality TV series “Survivor”, are the two Bicol provinces reaping tremendous tourism arrivals and revenues.

Although Cebu topped the list of 14 leading tourist destinations in the Philippines, Camarines Sur posted the highest growth last year. From 2008 to 2009, local and foreign tourists in Camarines Sur grew by a hefty 117.25 percent to 721.024 compared to the previous year. During the same period, Cebu grew by only 1.24 percent to 1.6 million.

Despite the global economic slump, foreign and local tourists reached 5.2 million in the first nine months of 2009 year-on-year or 17 percent higher than the same period during the previous year.

Tourism growth could be traced in part to massive investments made by government in tourism-related infrastructure in the Central Philippines super regions since 2001 when the President assumed office. These included 42 airport projects costing P27.31 billion; 108 ports constructed by the Philippine Ports Authority costing P8.76 billion and 145 municipal ports costing P1.23 billion; 8,783 kilometers of roads and 18,741 meters of bridges costing P54.14 billion; and the P52.44-billion Southrail project.

This year, the Department of tourism projects foreign tourist arrivals at 3.27 million, generating direct revenues of $ 3.31 billion and employment of 3.39 million.

As an industry, tourism is expected to generate revenues of $ 17 billion this year, which is equivalent to 13.6 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP) or the total sum of goods and services produced in the country. (PNA)
DCT/OPS/ssc

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February 23rd, 2010, 05:28 AM

Nat’l HS in Surigao del Sur bags plum in SMART challenge
February 22, 2010, 10:00am

SMART Public Affairs Community Partnerships Senior Manager Darwin Flores (right) awards the team from Barobo National High School composed of (from left) Jade De los Santos, Jennifer Noveras, head coach Romulo Morata and ICT coordinator Alex Mistula for w
SMART Public Affairs Community Partnerships Senior Manager Darwin Flores (right) awards the team from Barobo National High School composed of (from left) Jade De los Santos, Jennifer Noveras, head coach Romulo Morata and ICT coordinator Alex Mistula for w

For the second consecutive year, Surigao del Sur’s Barobo National High School made it to the finals of Smart Communications, Inc.’s (SMART) Doon Po Sa Amin (DPSA) Learning Challenge. But this time, the institution went all the way to emerge as overall champion for its entry, “Sumbada: Buhay Lambat.” The same entry also bagged the Best in Technology and Livelihood category award.

The competition, a part of the Smart Schools Program’s (SSP) web-based project Doon Po Sa Amin, a search for the richest and most significant online local content generated by student- teacher groups from SSP partner schools.

Barobo National High School’s winning entry “Sumbada: Buhay Lambat” is a descriptive study on the local fishermen’s practice of Sumbada, its legality and the impact on the fishing industry.

“Our entry is all about awakening the minds of the people in our locality,” says Jade de los Santos, a student-member of the team. Sumbada is an illegal fishing method that uses very fine nets and active gears to catch fish. “Throughout our region, it is only in our locality that sumbada is being practiced,” he adds.

Head coach Romulo Morata, who spent several nights at sea with some of his students to observe the practice, said that “the students knew what sumbada is, but did not exactly realize what it was all about — its effect and how vital it was for us Barobohanons.” Now that his students are better informed regarding the issue, he is confident that they can “contribute to the development of our community.”

The team hopes that through their study, the local government units and the community will work together to find sustainable solutions to address this problem.

Aside from de los Santos, the other members of the team include: senior students Jennifer Noveras and Reiza Tecson; juniors Christine Dianne Angeles and Kevin Jay Gerbabuena; sophomores Gretchen Balahay, Glenn Calamba, Marian Joyce Macadine, Karren Kaye Serrano and Joymae Lyn Morata; freshmen Noren Ruffa Mae Bacsin, Vanessa Gerbabuena, RM David Martinote, John Ruel Dela Peña and Randy Colina; and teacher-coaches Romeo Lepardo, Jr. and Ariadne Cuares, ICT Coordinator/Moderator Alex Mistula and adviser Principal Aida Aribal.

The team won P50,000 in cash, a trophy and a computer unit with LED monitor. They also received a trophy and an additional P30,000 for topping the Technology and Livelihood Topic Category. The team’s webmaster Jade de los Santos also took home P5,000 for winning the DPSA Quiz Bee held during the two-day event.

The other topic category winners were: Nueva Ecija High School for “Mathematics of the Tricycle City” (Best in Mathematics); Batanes National Science High School for “Lime and its Building Power” (Best in Science and Environment); Naga City Science High School for “Tigsik: Pagsalingoy sa Lenguaheng Bikolano” (Best in Language and Literature); Barobo National High School for “Davisol: Mga Likha at Pananampalataya” (Best in Arts and Culture); Science and Technology Education Center for “Binisaya: Myth or Scientific” (Best in Health and Wellness); and Naga City Science High School for “Mike V. Padua: Pag-asa Kan Naga” (Best in Social Science).

Special awards were also handed out to Agusan National High School (Best in Student Collaboration), Bataan National High School for “Mt. Samat: The Stand for the Fallen” (Best Website), Maddela Comprehensive High School for “Sierra Madre: The Peak of Life” (Best in Community Impact) and Barobo National High School for “Davisol: Mga Likha at Pananampalataya” (Best in Photos). The special awardees each received P10,000 and a trophy.

Nueva Ecija High School garnered the highest score from the judges and the most number of text votes to win the award and an additional P10,000.

All the winning entries can be accessed through the DPSA’s main website www.doonposaamin.ph.

The panel of judges included Community of Learners Foundation head Feny delos Angeles-Bautista, Web Philippines, Inc. president Roger Chua, Netlearn Ventures, Inc. Trainers Christopher Lorenzo and Lloyd Layug, freelance journalist Mozart Pastrano, and SMART’s Ramon Duremdes, Darwin Flores, Salome Flores-Aldaba and Maricris Espinosa.

Learning their stories

The DPSA program was launched in 2008 to encourage SSP partner schools to use Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to generate web-based information and educational materials. It also aims to provide the schools a venue where they can share what is unique in their hometowns.

“Doon Po Sa Amin has helped a lot in promoting cultures in the Philippines,” relates Evangeline Castillo, head teacher III of Batanes National Science High School. “We are actually meeting via our websites – we learn their stories and they learn ours,” she adds.

DPSA Learning Challenge judge Mozart Pastrano believes the program has given the students a sense of pride of place and rootedness. “It allows the students to immerse themselves in the stories of their community and choose which one they would like to tell the rest of the world.”

The Smart Schools Program, implemented through the Philippine Business for Social Progress with the support of the Department of Education, is the flagship education initiative of SMART under its corporate social responsibility program Kabalikat.

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 05:28 AM

away ba toh????hehehe...manay jo habol pa daw if mapagibo tarp atyan???

dapat cguro mdara na ngunyan na lunch? baka makahabol pa

hnd to away. baka magka bagyo dgdi. hahaha

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 05:29 AM

^^ kaya man ata ipa-rush yan... :)

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 05:30 AM

:gaah::gaah:

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oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 05:31 AM

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oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 05:31 AM

:banana: :banana: :banana:

i wana rock with you...all night.....dance with you all night....hehehe:bash:

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 05:34 AM

:gaah::gaah:

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Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 05:35 AM

i wana rock with you...all night.....dance with you all night....hehehe:bash:

:lol::lol::lol: madance kamo ni ate Aida??? aus! :lol::lol:

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 05:35 AM

sana manay jo...amayun pati tomoro...................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz................ngggggoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
garo gusto ko lugod tumurog naman...

i wana rock with you...all night.....dance with you all night....hehehe:bash:

:banana::banana::banana:

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 05:39 AM

i wana rock with you...all night.....dance with you all night....hehehe:bash:

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Sir Pau taking our Thread 25 Banner pic! :)

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 05:39 AM

gtg na muna. mapa caterer lng

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 05:40 AM

kain na nman!?

mag 12 na nga pala!

bye manay! :P

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 05:40 AM

tama naaaaaaaaaaa hahaha

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 05:41 AM

tama naaaaaaaaaaa hahaha

:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

Minsan pa ulan bumuhos ka't wag nang tumigil pa...

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aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 05:55 AM

Nice. Igua na palan The Park sa SM. Sain man yan duman? Kang pagduman ko last November, garo mayo ako nahiling na The Park..
haloy na po yan dyan Pareng Kevs... :)
since Opening, may The Park na po... :)

yey! nakajoin n rin ako dito...

ang ganda ng site na to... hahahaha
Welcome sir! you're a graduate of UP College of Mass Communication?

Dalagan Oragon is schedule this March 6

It will be a gathering of runners and joggers all thoughout the region.

It's more of a competition. 5k, 20k, etc.etc. are some of the runnning events. I saw a tarp along Panganiban Drive... pls take picture po... :)

I think its 200 or 250 per hour at the Beginers Lake.

I not very sure though but it is cheaper than the main CWC lake.

There is 500 pesos refundable deposit if you will use their helmet, wakeboard and vest. may beginner's lake na pala... :) buti naman! hope I get to time to learn myself that... :)

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 05:56 AM

im here n pagawaan ng tarp, kaya daw tonyt bhujhabhao. After here sa caterer pa pnta ko.

Blackmail photos palan ha. Cge lng. Haha

Mapayong ako pra dai tamaan kng uran

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 06:00 AM

im here n pagawaan ng tarp, kaya daw tonyt bhujhabhao. After here sa caterer pa pnta ko.

Blackmail photos palan ha. Cge lng. Haha

Mapayong ako pra dai tamaan kng uran

kantahan ka kayan ni Hakz kan Umbrella...
Ella- ela- eh - eh -eh

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 06:04 AM

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Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 06:05 AM

duhhh sisay si ella? Hahaha :tongue:

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 06:06 AM

duhhh sisay si ella? Hahaha :tongue:

Umbrella ngani... may Joan man duman sa kantang ito?

randism

February 23rd, 2010, 06:10 AM

Preparation for 2010 polls seen crucial to social change
(http://www.voxbikol.com/bikolnews/4148/caceres-laity-clergy-step-promotion-social-justice)
Fr. Luisito A. Occiano
Monday, February 22nd, 2010

NAGA CITY, Feb 21, 2010-Expect the Archdiocese of Caceres to be more engaged in its prophetic function for social change.

In response to the New Year's Day Pastoral Letter of Caceres Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legaspi which called on the local Church to look to Mary as a source of hope in the midst of the country's poverty and in preparation for the coming elections, the Council of the Laity of Caceres (CLAC) immediately organized a convention of the parish pastoral councils and the religious organizations to deepen the faithful's understanding of the pastoral letter.

Last February 7, nearly two hundred pastoral council representatives and heads of religious organizations gathered for an in-depth study of the pastoral letter and a closer look at the country's political landscape.

The pastoral letter entitled "Hope and Wait with Perseverance" issued on January 1 contained Archbishop Legaspi's call for active engagement in people empowerment and social justice. He said that building God's kingdom-the mission of every Christian-is the inspiration and fulfillment of efforts for people empowerment and social justice.

In the said pastoral letter, the Archbishop noted that the national and local elections are an opportunity for the people to express their hope for a better future and it is crucial for Filipino citizens to understand the political situation so they may cast a meaningful vote.

Oligarchy

Msgr. Rodel Cajot, Vicar General and CLAC Spiritual Director, said that the pastoral letter's premise that the country has a mere semblance of democracy is an eye-opener. "The rule of the few-oligarchy-is proof that our people are not really empowered. If people are not empowered, we cannot have a government of, by and for the people. There is really a need for Catholics to be more involved in the public square so we can have true democracy."

In explaining the current political landscape, the Archbishop cites that "only 1% of the total Philippine population belongs to the ruling class that crafts the social, political and economic life of the country. On the other hand, only 9% belong to the middle class while the great majority, 90% of the population, belongs to the lower class. "

According to the Archbishop, there is no genuine democracy when Filipinos are in massive poverty and only handful elite running the country. "There is an urgent need to confront this truth so we can hope for the right kind of change."

"To hope for democracy is to hope for the creation of a middle class. And the middle class can only be created when there is genuine people empowerment." Archbishop Legaspi said on how to bring about democracy in the country.

Wake-up call

Retired Judge Novelita Llaguno, archdiocesan president of the Apostleship of Prayer (AP) said that with the pastoral letter "there is more reason to translate prayer to action."

"During the convention, I asked myself, what else I can do in my little way," Llaguno adds. "AP is a prayer group but we all know that prayer should be vibrant and dynamic. Prayer without deeds is nothing. The pastoral letter is a wakeup call. We have to help each other."

Dr. Fe Nepomuceno of the St. John the Evangelist Parish said she was moved by the reaction of the participants in the convention. "You can really feel the sincerity. Everyone wants to see change in our country."

Cajot said further that after the workshop, many lay leaders are requesting for a trainors' training so they can also spread the Archbishop's call to the barangays. "We hope to create a multiplier effect,"

For his part, CLAC president Atty. Minetta Estanislao said that the council has incorporated the pastoral letter in the voters' education being conducted by PPCRV. "The pastoral letter is inspiring. The participants are very enthusiastic about it. They are eager to echo the message so we included the salient points in the module for voters' education that will be conducted in different barangays."

Cajot added that the pastoral letter reinforced the thrust of voters' education. CLAC convenes annually in July. But when the Archbishop issued the pastoral letter, the council decided to convene in January. "The pastoral letter is very timely because it explains the foundation why the Church should be involved in the election and in the country's political life. We need to strengthen our advocacy so we can be catalysts for empowerment."

Clergy workshop

On February 15, the clergy held a workshop on the pastoral letter. Fr. Rex Alarcon, Director of the Naga Parochial School, said that the workshop highlights "social justice as a concern of the church."

"In the pastoral letter, the Archbishop reminds us that the change of leaders does not mean change of systems. We cannot expect that the election will lead to a change of systems. We have to be prepared for a long term task if we want social change," Alarcon added.

Hope for social justice is one of the "hopes" stated in the pastoral letter. Archbishop Legaspi says that "while people empowerment is an essential requisite for democracy, the virtue required to create and nourish democracy is social justice. The equal dignity of human persons requires the effort to reduce excessive social and economic inequalities. Bridging the gap between the rich and poor, the powerful and the marginalized, the elite and the lower class-this is the essence of social justice."

He also enumerated prevalent attitudes that run counter to the virtue of social justice "when we are concerned only about our family's welfare, when we accumulate material possessions excessively even if through legal means, when our lives are measured by the income and properties we acquire, we create greater inequality between rich and poor. To be socially just, we must break the apathy and indifference, and begin looking at ourselves as members of our community."

Fr. Wilmer Tria, one of the facilitators of the workshop, said "The task of the Church is gargantuan. She has to be bold and to break new grounds as she shepherds her flock towards social transformation. We, priests, need to go back to the basics of evangelization-by breeding moral virtues such as social justice."

During the workshop, the clergy agreed to include the call of the pastoral letter in Lenten Recollections to ensure deeper understanding among the faithful and animate them towards social change.

The Archbishop reminded that "people empowerment and social justice is not a work of one man, or even one administration. It is the work of one people-the people of God-that are in different human institutions and sectors of society."

"All our efforts for people empowerment, all our struggles for social justice find fullness and meaning when they lead us to the kingdom of God," said the Archbishop in the pastoral letter.

"When our sight is not set on seeking the Kingdom of God, all our labors are designed upon our own individual self-centered will. Thus, the marginalized will continue to be disadvantaged, the poor will only become poorer and the oppressed will never find justice."

The Archbishop concludes referring to the Magnificat. He says Mary "echoes God's promise of His Kingdom where the poor are no longer powerless: He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly (Luke 1:52). Her Magnificat moves us to be a constituency of the kingdom of God and not of the kingdom of man."
The reference to the Magnificat invokes the Marian character of the Archdiocese of Caceres, the seat of the devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia. The Archdiocese is celebrating the 300th year of the devotion this year. (Fr. Louie Occiano)

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 06:11 AM

kakan na kamu para healthy kamu lyk me...bhojhabhao paopao

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 06:12 AM

kakan na kamumapakakan ako para healthy kamu lyk me...bhojhabhao paopao

When po and where!?

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 06:15 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
now na :nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 06:16 AM

lol! daya! di ka kasi sumipot nung Sunday! waaaahhh!

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 06:52 AM

Van Aralan in Pili yesterday!

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aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 06:56 AM

Happy Lunch Time Guys!!!

yum yum!

teka! late na... 1pm na! :)

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 07:30 AM

Poor boy from Dumaguete tops PMA 'Masidlak' class
By Artemio Dumlao (The Philippine Star) Updated February 23, 2010 12:00 AM

Vice Admiral Leonardo Calderon (second from right), Philippine Military Academy superintendent, poses with (from left) ‘Masidlak’ class top graduate Cadet First Class Eraño Belen of Dumaguete City, second placer Froilan Binlingan Pinay-an of Hungduan, Ifugao, and ninth placer Karen Padayao of Ormoc City during the presentation of the Top 10 cadets at Fort del Pilar in Baguio City. ANDY ZAPATA JR.
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FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City , Philippines – A son of a tricycle driver from Dumaguete City topped this year’s graduating class of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) here.

Eraño Belen, 23, of Calindagan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, will lead the 226-strong”Masidlak” (Mandirigmang Sibol ng Dakilang Lahing Kayumanggi) class of 2010 during the commencement exercises on March 1.

Belen recalled the hard life he and his family have endured, including sharing a single meal a day several times, but these difficulties did not stop him from dreaming big.

“When we were able to eat, we only had salt to go with rice,” he said.

Belen, a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo, was named after the late head of the INC.

He encouraged everyone to always put God first in whatever endeavor and nothing will fail.

“Every Visayan must dream big and do everything to succeed,” he said.

Belen, who will be commissioned as second lieutenant, said he once dreamed of having an education at the PMA.

“We were brought up to dream to have a good education,” he said.

Belen’s younger sibling will also graduate in October from the Negros Oriental State University, where the PMA topnotcher previously enrolled as a BS Electronics and Communications Engineering student before entering the PMA.

Aside from receiving the Presidential Saber from President Arroyo, Belen will also receive the Achievement Award for Academic Excellence, Philippine Air Force Saber, Academic Group Award, Natural Sciences Award, Air Force Professional Courses Plaque, JUSMAG Award, AGFO and Australian Defense Best Overall Performance Awards.

The other graduates in the top 10 include Froilan Binlingan Pinay-an of Hungduan, Ifugao; Nolito Ebal of Opol, Misamis Oriental; Jhonson Gonzales of Pamplona, Camarines Sur; Jacob Kho of Baguio; Joel Perante of Tacloban City; Erwin Villanueva of Dasmariñas, Cavite; Alfie Agarao of Carles, Iloilo; Karen Padayao of Ormoc City; and Ric Joven of Surallah, South Cotabato.

Two cadets from the Cordilleras also landed in the top ten of the graduating class of 2010.

Second placer Pinay-an flunked the PMA entrance examination thrice before he was finally admitted to the premier military school in the country.

Pinay-an studied hard and by his second year, he was in his class honor roll on his way to becoming 2010’s salutatorian.

Kho, a BS Biology cum laude graduate from the University of the Cordilleras and a resident of Baguio City, placed 5th.

“I was dreaming of becoming someone to save lives (as a doctor) now I am ready to take lives,” he said.

Kho did not pursue medical studies due to lack of funds.

“Then the opportunity to apply at the PMA came, I took it,” he said.

Kho, who like Belen is going to the Air Force, said he is prepared to die, and if the time comes he wants to die in the line of duty.

“Handa na ang loob ko diyan (I’m ready for that), physically, mentally and emotionally,” said Kho.

PMA’s brightest

PMA superintendent Vice Admiral Leonardo Calderon described the Masidlak Class of 2010 as “the brightest class” he has known since the 1990s.

He said this class has three “Starmen,” which is equivalent to cum laude, namely: Pinay-an, Gonzales, and Ramon Mallare. There was no Starman last year.

Calderon said that the graduating class includes 31 female cadets, one of the biggest batches of female graduates since women were accepted at the PMA in 1997.

“They are also the most cooperative class I’ve seen” in terms of providing discipline to the cadet corps, Calderon mused.

The Masidlak class is a living example of humility, excellence, respect, honor, duty and love of God and country, Calderon said.

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 08:02 AM

it's too silent in the afternoon...

gising! bawal mag siesta!!!

Domeng!? BBGF? SPO1? Manay? Bhojhabhao? were na kau?

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 08:28 AM

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thanks manay jo.................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 08:34 AM

wawa man walang pumapansin haha.
bhujhabao, im here imc, may snackan kaya mag attend ka na kang talk ni sir Arcilla. Hihi
aidapotpot, share mo n ung tungkol dun sa burger all u can. Hehe

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 08:39 AM

precisely wala ngang joan sa song pero may ella. Cno b c ella? Baka naman song mo un ate aidz? haha may ella ka na cguro. One of ur stalkers haha

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 08:48 AM

wawa man walang pumapansin haha.
bhujhabao, im here imc, may snackan kaya mag attend ka na kang talk ni sir Arcilla. Hihi
aidapotpot, share mo n ung tungkol dun sa burger all u can. Hehe

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
tulog mga tao... nwai... sa Cereza raw... What-a-burger ata ung name nung burger... it's a 6-7" burger with a 500g patty good for 6 people. It's priced at 240 ata. Here's the promo, you eat all of that under 4 minutes, then it's yours for free... :)

a suggested SSC activity... who wants to take on the challenge to eat that burger under 4minutes?

by the way, can someone confirm this in Cereza first? :)
this will be a really neat activity... hehe

precisely wala ngang joan sa song pero may ella. Cno b c ella? Baka naman song mo un ate aidz? haha may ella ka na cguro. One of ur stalkers haha

Naiwan ko ung ella ko sa bahay... ang init pa naman... waaaahhh....

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 08:52 AM

Manay jo! di mo pa na-upload ung poster nung tercentenary schedule of activities na kinuha mo sa SM kung saan sinita ka ng guard??? :)
hehe

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 08:55 AM

bhujhabao if ever that burger really exist pwede natin yan isama sa summer activities natin haha. Isali ang mga incremin. lol. O kaya lahat ng boys. Ok un! Haha

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 09:03 AM

bhujhabao if ever that burger really exist pwede natin yan isama sa summer activities natin haha. Isali ang mga incremin. lol. O kaya lahat ng boys. Ok un! Haha

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 09:08 AM

bhujhabao if ever that burger really exist pwede natin yan isama sa summer activities natin haha. Isali ang mga incremin. lol. O kaya lahat ng boys. Ok un! Haha

baka may period lang... someone please confirm muna! gusto ko sumali dyan! waaaaahhh!!!

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aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 09:37 AM

speaking of incremin...

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Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 09:58 AM

dai man ako sinita noh, bwahaha ika man kya dai mo man lamang ko tgtahuban eh di dai kuta ako nahlng.

Mamaya ko pa upload dai ko pa na eencode.

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 10:05 AM

Kinuanan mo man kaya tulos, atang naghahanap akong mastultol na poster... nagshoot ka na, nataon yaon pa itong lady guard... nahiling ka pa! hahaha :tongue:

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:05 AM

kakarakanan....waaaahhhhh cge game me dyan...

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 10:12 AM

kakarakanan....waaaahhhhh cge game me dyan...

confirm muna natin details... suggestion ko.. right after the ChooChoo ride! :)

pero ok rin naman kung this weekend na! :)

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:12 AM

guys attend tau :)

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oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:15 AM

ok...dai me makakan mga 3 days para bongang bongang kakan...hehehehe

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 10:17 AM

guys attend tau :)

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/6251/picture003rx.jpg

gusto ko!!! waaahhh!!! let's make a report out of it and post it here... it's interesting...

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 10:18 AM

pagkatapos ta magkarakan dyan, mapacheck-up kita kay doc... nagralangkaw bigla cholesterol ta... hahaha!

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:19 AM

^^^^^^

RSVP eh...this is good for the province..

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:23 AM

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:23 AM

hehehe...pasukol na kita after...

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 10:28 AM

tapos may picture kang before and after hahahaha

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 10:31 AM

Mag weigh in pa before and after! :)

nice ideas!

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 10:31 AM

gusto ko!!! waaahhh!!! let's make a report out of it and post it here... it's interesting...

Feb 26 un di ba? Friday? as if naman you're here na kapag Friday? :P

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 10:34 AM

^^^^^^

RSVP eh...this is good for the province..

so definitely mag-aattend ka right? :)
document!

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 10:34 AM

sunduin mo ako Tabaco! lipad tayo pa-Pili in 1hr! hehehe

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 10:37 AM

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Top 10 PMA grads [L-R]: (front) Froilan Pinay-an, Jose Ramon Mallare, Jhonson Gonzales, Karen Padayao, Alfonso Magno Irriberri; (back) Nolito Ebal Jr., Ric Ivan Joven, Eraño Belen, Jacob Jorge Kho, Joel Perante, Alfie Agarao, and Erwin Villanueva.

nice! one of them is a Bicolano pala. i can still remember when i was still in Baguio years back, looking from afar, PMAers looks neat, kahit hnd kgwapuhan nagiging mukhang gwapo because of their uniforms, it brings out the best in them yka nga.

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 10:41 AM

sunduin mo ako Tabaco! lipad tayo pa-Pili in 1hr! hehehe

no way, mapapgal ako kayan. hahaha nagpapa special ka nnman bako ka man special child. haha and besides 1st day of job fair mi baga yan. :nuts: bako ka man special child

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:44 AM

cut me now mga numbers for the medical mission tomorrow....manay jo wat tym daw kukuanon tarp ta?

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 10:46 AM

cut me now mga numbers for the medical mission tomorrow....manay jo wat tym daw kukuanon tarp ta?

call nlng duman para ma follow up. kaya naman daw un kc one piece lng

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:49 AM

call nlng duman para ma follow up. kaya naman daw un kc one piece lng

ok ueks tididit

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 10:50 AM

Mag weigh in pa before and after! :)

nice ideas!

garo lugod Biggest Looser pero kng sa activity ta Biggest Gainer? haha
OR kapag weigh in baga kaya garo sa Boxing :lol::lol:

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 10:52 AM

manay jo cam 2moro ha....dai me na borow ta baka mawara dagos...hehehe

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 10:59 AM

9 na eskwelahan sa Bicol, naghurot nin tuition fee increase sa CHED (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=134154)

LEGAZPI CITY - Nag- aabot na sa siyam na mga eskwelahan sa Bicol region nin aplikasyon para sa tuition fee increase para sa Academic year 2010- 2011.

Segun ki Dr. Dennis Rebueno, an PIO kan CHED-Bicol, obligado an gabos na nag araply na makapagsagibo nin kunsultasyon sa mga estudyante asin mga magurang kan saindang kahurutan antes mag- abot an Pebrero a-28, por sobre ta saro ini sa mga pre- requisites kan CHED ngani aprobahan an nasambit nang pagpapalangkaw nin matrikula.

Engkaso maaprobahan an mga nasambit na kahagadan kan mga eskwelahan, 70 porsyento digdi an mapapaduman sa salary increase kan mga paratukdo, 20 porsyento para sa pagpapakarhay kan mga fasilidades kan eskwelahan asin 10 porsyento para man sa return of investment kan mga eskwelahan.

Pinaglalaoman na antes magtapos an presenteng bulan maipapaluwas na kan CHED an kumpletong impormasyon may kinaaraman sa kung anong eskwelahan an naghurot na magpalangkaw nin matrikula asin kun pira an kantidad kan tutugutan kan ahensya.

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 11:01 AM

im at the naga airport waiting for my flight back to manila. the wifi is great, and the aircon units are all working. the airport is really really crowded. sana may laptop desk na sila and sana maayos na rin ang cr. :) but overall, this is a big improvement.

aabangan mi ang pictures digdi sa SSC!

marhay na aga...busy days ahead...tomorrow is the opening of the Diabetes Convention here in Naga. Our group shall participate on the Diabetes Medical Screening and Lay Forum at Our lady of Fatima Church, Tabuco. SSC forumers if you're free...kitakits tau...:okay:

post pictures din...:cheers:

another SSC event...just a reminder guys...

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Choo-Choo Ride
1:00 PM - Haralatan sa PNR Station, Tabuco, Naga City
2:30 PM - Byahe (Naga-Sipocot)
5:30 PM - Byahe (Sipocot-Naga)

tibaad dakol mag-atendir :banana:

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 11:11 AM

manay jo cam 2moro ha....dai me na borow ta baka mawara dagos...hehehe

nyahaha sure sure!

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 11:11 AM

Ina kan bikolanong Top 4 sa PMA, kontra sa paglaog sa aki sa akademya (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=134237)

NAGA CITY - Sa tahaw kan pagkontra kan saiyang ina pigdagos pa man guiraray kan 22 anyos na si Johnson Gonzales, an Top 4 ng Philippine

Military Academy ngonian an saiyang paglaog sa akademya kan taong 2005

Mawot kan ina kaini na si Mrs. Veneranda Gonzales,maestra sa Taguilid Elementary School na maging maestra man ini arog saiya kaya pigpakua ini ning kursong Edukasyon sa sarong pribadong eskuwelahan digde sa siyudad ning Naga.

Ini an naging laman kan pag istorya kan saro sa tugang ni Johnson, na si Gilbert na sarong Criminology student, ekslusibo digde sa Bombo Radyo Naga.

Segun ki Gilbert, habo kan ina ninda na maglaog sa PMA an kuya niya alagad nagdagos man guiraray ini huli sa suporta kan saindang ama na si barangay kagawad Jimmy Gonzales sa Del Rosario, Pamplona, Camarines Sur.

Matua sa apat na magtururugang si Johnson asin mahilig mag-adal kaya dae makangalas na makaibahan ini sa topnotcher, pag oorgulyo man kan ama kaini.

Nag-adal asin nag graduate ini sa elementarya na sarong valectorian,nag high school sa Naga City Science High School asin nag-abot sana sa 1st year college huli kan dagos na ining naglaog sa akademya.

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 11:13 AM

guys attend tau :)

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/6251/picture003rx.jpg

magandang event to na dapat i-cover ng SSC CamSur Family! :banana:

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Top 10 PMA grads [L-R]: (front) Froilan Pinay-an, Jose Ramon Mallare, Jhonson Gonzales, Karen Padayao, Alfonso Magno Irriberri; (back) Nolito Ebal Jr., Ric Ivan Joven, Eraño Belen, Jacob Jorge Kho, Joel Perante, Alfie Agarao, and Erwin Villanueva.

Congrats sa tugang tang Camarinense! :cheers:

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 11:14 AM

text na lang manay jo f wat tym pwede maikit tarp...heheheheheheeheh...digdi pa me ofis...auzon me kaipuhan ta 2moro

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 11:17 AM

aabangan mi ang pictures digdi sa SSC!

post pictures din...:cheers:

tibaad dakol mag-atendir :banana:

magandang event to na dapat i-cover ng SSC CamSur Family! :banana:
:cheers:

yup...sir...we'll take pictures for the event tomorrow.

sana sir dakul mag attend for the choo-choo ride...the more the merrier .... :lol:

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 11:19 AM

Bikolanong Top 4 sa PMA, imbitado sa graduation ceremony bilang guest speaker (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=134282)

NAGA CITY - Tulos man na iimbitaran para maging guest speaker sa graduation ceremony sa eskuwelahan na saiyang pighalean an bikolanong Top 4 sa Philippine Military Academy ngonian na taon na si Johnson Gonzales kan banwaan kan Pamplona, Camarines Sur.

Ini tangani na orog pang makatao ning inspirasyon sa mga estudyante na magpursige sa saindang pag-aadal.

Sa entribista kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki Mrs. Emily Borja, maestra ni Johnson kan ini Grade six pa sana, makikipag-koordinar sinda sa mga magurang kaini para sa plano nindang gibohon ining “panauhing pangdangal” sa graduation day kan saindang eskuwelahan.

Pig-istorya pa kaini an pagiging matali asin matibay na lider ni Gonzales kan ini elementary pa sana, kawsa ngani na maging validectorian ini sa saindang klase.

Mientrastanto, napahibe man an ina kaining si Gng.Veneranda Gonzales kan maaraman niya an magayun na baretang ini.

Segun saiya, dae man ninda pigmawot na makalaog sa topnotcher an aki mantang gusto lang nindang makatapos ini.

Pig-ako niya na nagkontra man nanggad siya kan enot sa paglaog kaini sa akademya huli sa habo niyang mapasuhay ini saiya.

Enot man na pangarap ni Gonzales segun sa ina iyo an maging doktor o kaya maging school principal.

Si Gonzales an 22-anyos pa sana asin matua sa apat na magtururugang kan mag-agom na sinda Barangay Kagawad Jimmy Gonzales asin Gng. Veneranda Gonzales, sarong public school teacher sa saindang banwaan.

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 11:20 AM

sana sir dakul mag attend for the choo-choo ride...the more the merrier .... :lol:

then ipost ta man an pictures sa Railroad and Infrastructures Thread! :banana:

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 11:21 AM

no way, mapapgal ako kayan. hahaha nagpapa special ka nnman bako ka man special child. haha and besides 1st day of job fair mi baga yan. :nuts: bako ka man special child

may pagka lang... :rofl:

garo lugod Biggest Looser pero kng sa activity ta Biggest Gainer? haha
OR kapag weigh in baga kaya garo sa Boxing :lol::lol:
I should lose.. you should gain! :P

lolz! moving up and down a weight division... parang boxing... :banana: :banana:

ok! whose up for it!? :)

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 11:28 AM

Pigpapatindog na Sun cell site, pigrereklamo kan mga madre (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=134220)

NAGA CITY – Ipinapundo kan lokal na gobyerno kan Naga sa tabang kan mga opisyales kan barangay Pacol, Naga City an pagpapatindog kan Sun Cellular cellsite sa nasambitan ng barangay.

Ini matapos na magpaabot kan saindang reklamo an mga madre na may kumbento harani sa nasambitan cellsite tower.

Sa intribista kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki Jose Maria Mercado an kapitan sa nasambitan barangay, sinabi kaini na nagrani soboot sa sainda an mga madre asin ikinahahandal kaini an radiation hali sa nasambitan tower.

Nin huli akini ipinaabot soboot ninda sa City Government kan Naga an reklamong ini asin duma napag-araman na ini palan mayong permit to operate.

Apwera kaini, naglauwas man sa inspeksyon na ginibo kan City Government na pigbalgar pa soboot kaini an napagkaurulayan na dapat 50-meter-away hali sa mga kahaharungan sa palibot kaini.

Nin huli digdi, temporamente munang ipinapundo an pigpapatindog na tower nin huli naman sa mga violations asin reklamong pigpupukol digdi.

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 11:30 AM

From Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao Malls Thread 15 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=52359631&postcount=251)

SM City Naga
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photos by Roslyn - Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roslynyoungrosalia/)

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 11:37 AM

text na lang manay jo f wat tym pwede maikit tarp...heheheheheheeheh...digdi pa me ofis...auzon me kaipuhan ta 2moro

okiedok. may gingibo pa man ako.

may pagka lang... :rofl:

I should lose.. you should gain! :P

lolz! moving up and down a weight division... parang boxing... :banana: :banana:

ok! whose up for it!? :)

haha kami ni kuya pao, gain tlga hahaha

special child ka? ata daw may ADHD ka garo. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity sa threaD

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 11:41 AM

okiedok. may gingibo pa man ako.

haha kami ni kuya pao, gain tlga hahaha

special child ka? ata daw may ADHD ka garo. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity sa threaD

tanks manay jo suyado me kasubago sa sarong "psychologist" kono sa opis nindo...hehehe...keber daw...anu yun?:nuts:

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 11:42 AM

Top Sooo Pinoy Restaurants
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

BAUHINIA FILIPINO CUISINE
Address: The Avenue Complex, Glicerio Pison Ave.Brgy. San Rafael Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Tel No.: (033) 3296951
Email: customerservice@bauhinia.com

LAGUNA GARDEN CAFE
Cebu and Cagayan De Oro
Address: Biliran Road, Cebu Business Park Cebu City, Philippines
Tel #: 032-2338600. Fax #: 032-2338602
Email: lgc@cafelaguna.com
www.cafelaguna.com

BOB MARLIN RESTAURANT AND GRILL
Address: Magsaysay Avenue Naga City
Tel No.: (63 54) 473-1339, (63 54) 478-4414
http://bobmarlin.multiply.com/

GILIGAN’S ISLAND RESTAURANT AND BAR
Address: Nakpil cor. Orosa, Malate, Manila, Metro Manila, PH
Tel No : (63 2) 524-2480, (63 2) 524-4792

SERYE CAFÉ FILIPINO
Address: Eastwood City Walk 1, Quezon City
Tel No: (632) 911-2334, 9115869

CAFÉ ADRIATICO
Address: 1790 M. Adriatico St., Remedios Circle, Remedios Circle, Malate
Tel No.:(632) 523-7924
www.ljcrestaurants.com.ph

MAX’S RESTAURANT
Since 1945
Delivery hotline: 7-9000 (within Metro Manila)
www.maxschicken.com

LESLIE’S RESTAURANT
Tagaytay and Alabang
Tagaytay Food Fiesta Park
Address: Aguinaldo Highway, Silang Crossing West, Tagaytay City
Tel No. (046) 483-4271 / 483-1065 / 860-2694
Email: tagaytay@lesliesrestautants.com

HOTEL DEL RIO
Address: M.H. Del Pilar Street, Molo, Iloilo City 5000
Tel No.: (63-33) 335-1171 to 74, Fax. (63-33) 337-0736
e-mail: stay@hoteldelrio.net (for reservations); banquets@hoteldelrio.net (for banquets)
www.hoteldelrio.net

GERRY’S GRILL
Delivery hotline: 332-1111
www.gerrysgrill.com.ph
44 nationwide branches

Pinakbet

KKK Pinoy Food Revolution
Address: Quezon Ave. and SM Mall of Asia
Tel No.: (02) 371-9099, (02) 556-0755

Hapag Vicentico’s
Address: 1077 Del Pilar Street, Cabanatuan City
Tel No.: (044) 600-3237
www.vicenticos.com

Coconut Grill Restaurant
Address: McArthur Highway, Barrio Estrada, Capas, Tarlac
Tel No.: (45) 985-0045
www.coconutgrill.com.ph

Saramsam Ylocano Restaurant and Bar
Address: Rizal corner Hizon Sts., Laoag City
Tel No.: (077) 770-4389
www.balaydablas.com/samsam.html

Angel’s Kitchen, San Juan
Address: Connecticut St., Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila
Tel No.: (02) 744-1018

Kanin Club
Address: Westgate Alabang, Paseo de Sta. Rosa, U.P. Technohub Quezon City
Tel No.: (049) 544-0332; (02) 771-1400; (02) 332-5978

Quattro Grill and Bar Restaurant
Address: 96 Timog Ave., Quezon City
Tel No.: (02) 928-1692

Marriott Hotel
Address: Newport City Complex, Pasay City
Tel No.: (02) 988-9999
www.marriott.com/mnlap

Island Grill Express
Address: Ayala Center Cebu and SM City Cebu

Kagay-anon Restaurant
Address: LKKS Center, Cagayan De Oro City
Tel No.: (88) 856-3688; (8822) 728-958

Sinigang na Hipon

Congo Grille Main Office
Address: #1 Stanford Street, Barangay Socorro, Cubao, Quezon City
Tel No : (63 2) 913-5388

Matutina’s
Address: Nancayasan, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
Tel No : 568-8288 & 563-1213

LZM Restaurant
Address: Magallanes Square, Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay City
Tel No : 0905 221-3957

Rose and Grace Restaurant
Address: Maharlika Highway, Sto. Tomas, Batangas
Tel No : (043) 778-1052

Antonios Grill
Address: Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay City
Tel No : 0922 877-6086

Chika-an sa Cebu Restaurant
Address: The Northwing, SM City Cebu; Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City
Tel No : (32) 412-2029

Sentro
Address: Levl 2, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City
Tel No : 757-3940
Email: sentro1771@gmail.com

NE Restaurant
Address: Cabanatuan City, Neuva Ecija
Tel No : 0919 446-6185

Ikabud Pagkain Pinoy
Address: SM Clark, Balibago, Angeles City

MAX’S RESTAURANT
Since 1945
Delivery hotline: 7-9000 (within Metro Manila)
www.maxschicken.com

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 11:44 AM

no way, mapapgal ako kayan. hahaha nagpapa special ka nnman bako ka man special child. haha and besides 1st day of job fair mi baga yan. :nuts: bako ka man special child

special child ka? ata daw may ADHD ka garo. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity sa threaD

ok! pwede mo na ako sunduin! :)

rhyzrockerz

February 23rd, 2010, 11:51 AM

Maray na Hapon!:)

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 11:55 AM

rhyz bagas wb!!!!!!!!!!!

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 11:56 AM

Maray na Hapon!:)

Gandang hapon Domeng!!!

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 12:00 PM

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This is the banner of SFC Davao Convention
(Durian is super imposed in their banner)
maybe, our very own Pili will take center stage or as icon of the banner for the 2011 SFC Cam. Sur Convention

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 12:09 PM

I think it's either pili or sili... for Bicol... however, I believe we'll see a CWC there... :)

oragon.com

February 23rd, 2010, 12:12 PM

I think it's either pili or sili... for Bicol... however, I believe we'll see a CWC there... :)

yup..a combination of both pili and sili...just like the logo of the 1997 Palarong Pambansa.

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 12:18 PM

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I like the jungle-like feel of this Restaurant...

rhyzrockerz

February 23rd, 2010, 12:20 PM

rhyz bagas wb!!!!!!!!!!!

Gandang hapon Domeng!!!

ai wow!!! magayunon sinda mag greet.. haha

musta ang naga? update daw jan..?!

aidz

February 23rd, 2010, 12:26 PM

Rocker Avvy now Rhyz!?
cool!

ung Burger! gusto pa namin iconfirm... gusto namin i try maubos under 4min para libre!

rhyzrockerz

February 23rd, 2010, 12:36 PM

Rocker Avvy now Rhyz!?
cool!

ung Burger! gusto pa namin iconfirm... gusto namin i try maubos under 4min para libre!

Haha..Naman!:righton:Rockerz talaga to.:banana:

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 01:51 PM

tanks manay jo suyado me kasubago sa sarong "psychologist" kono sa opis nindo...hehehe...keber daw...anu yun?:nuts:

ahahaha with quotation marks pati. lol. yaan mo na ganun tlga un. :lol::lol:
kung ano man sabihin nya, ipalabas mo ulit sa kabilang tenga hehe.. un lng naman ang technique haha

Irigueño23

February 23rd, 2010, 02:03 PM

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The Manila Bulletin 2/21/2010
Panorama & Manila Bulletin Entertainment Section
Crispina Belen

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 02:08 PM

^^wow, nafeature palan an Iriga sa Manila Bulletin :applause:

I think it's the piga of the fish... Sir Hakz... wla namang lungs ang fish... gills po baga... ung piga ata is ung stomach... not sure though... mahal yata ang kilo ng biti...

iyo man nanggad ano kaya lang yun ang sabi sa akin ng mga processors kan dried biti sa San Roque, Calabanga. 800 pesos an kilo kan biti. :)

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 02:13 PM

kantahan ka kayan ni Hakz kan Umbrella...
Ella- ela- eh - eh -eh

:lol::lol::lol: ano na naman ini?

Irigueño23

February 23rd, 2010, 02:15 PM

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Irigueño23

February 23rd, 2010, 02:20 PM

Stars sizzle at 2010 Tinagba Festival
By JOJO P. PANALIGAN
February 18, 2010, 1:24pm

What do Mark Herras, Jericho Rosales, Kristine Hermosa, Iya Villaniya have in common?

They all hail from the Bicol region.

This is one of the reasons the four celebrities, along with Chyna Ortaleza, Ryza Cenon, Angelica Jones and Rainier Castillo, were welcomed so warmly at the recent 2010 Tinagba Gayon Bicol Festival in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Bicol on February 11.
Upon the invitation of incumbent Iriga mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen, the stars flew in to Iriga where they kicked-off the revelries for the occasion by riding the character floats in the morning that went around the city. The people of the city and its visitors all grabbed the chance to see their idols up close, of course, with many lining the streets as early as 7 a.m.

Later, the top character floats---all laden with fresh farm products in the spirit of Tinagba which means first harvest offering---were picked and awarded with prizes. These were the Cluster 5 Kalikasan float from Brgy. Santiago, Sta. Elena, La Anunciacion, Sto. Domingo and San Juan; the Cluster 9 Pagka-Maoorot-Wise Resource Management Float from Iriga Water District and CASURECO III; and the Cluster 4 Maka-Diyos float from Brgy. San Jose, San Nicolas, San Roque, San Miguel and Francia.

And although the stars had to retreat to the Iriga Plaza Hotel in the afternoon to rest while the choreography showdown among representatives from Iriga and nearby cities was underway, they returned to where the action was at night and performed upbeat tunes and love songs that sent people dancing and swooning in the streets. Aside from the celebrities mentioned above, Edu Manzano, Lito Lapid, Mark Lapid, Shirley Halili-Cruz, Douglas Nierras and Jon Avila also joined in the goings-on.

The 2010 Tinagba Gayon Festival isn’t called the festival of festivals in the region if it lacked color and pageantry. At around 3 p.m., groups dressed in Mardigras and native costumes competed against each other by showcasing skills in synchronized movement.

By nightfall, the crèmes of the crop were named and these were the group from Masbate City whose choreographed dance already won in the Lapay Bantigue Festival; the group from Sorsogon City which won in the Sorsogon Festival; and the group from Polangui, Albay Province which won in the Pulang-Angui Festival.

Special awards also went to Masbate City (for Best in Moving Choreography and Best in Costume) and Sorsogon City (Best in Sound and Rhythm).

Prior to the festival, Manila Bulletin Entertainment Online and other members of the press had dinner with Mayor Alfelor at the MCM Restaurant. Despite being only in her late 30’s, Alfelor impressed the media for being such a hand-on public servant replete with top-of-head knowledge about Iriga.

Apparently, the largest and rarest flower in the world called the Rafflesia Irigaense was discovered in the gullies of Mt. Iriga. We also learned that Iriga has no nightlife because the city wanted the place to retain its laidback lifestyle despite urbanization. A curfew for minors is imposed at 10 p.m. which probably contributes to the low crime rate.

Alfelor also disclosed that the population of the city jumps from about 110,000 at night to 200,000 by day because many children from nearby areas study in Iriga. Also, the city’s tourist attractions such as the Emerald Grotto, the GK Character Village and the Inorogan Shrine pull in the curious and adventurous. More people are expected to visit once the Alfelor’s dream project, Iriga’s eco-park, is realized.

Interestingly, one of the places that Filipino visitors flock to in the city is the railway station where superstar Nora Aunor used to sell water as a child. Alfelor added that though Iriga will always be Aunor’s bailiwick, it also has lots of Vilmanians as evidenced by the huge turnout of people when the Star for All Seasons visited in 2009 to receive an honoris causa in Humanities from the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP).

Alfelor said that she plans to encourage would-be writers and directors in the city by offering writing and directing workshops soon.

Among the awards and recognitions that Iriga has received are the DENR Saringaya Award in 2008; 1st place for Outstanding Program Implementation on Philippine Plan of Action in Nutrition in Bicol Region in 2006; and for having the top Pamilihan ng Lalawigan in 2004.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/244013/stars-sizzle-2010-tinagba-festival

matt&abby

February 23rd, 2010, 02:21 PM

[QUOTE=Naga Boy;52268817][CENTER]Sunday morning and we had nothing to do.

When I returned to our room after my routine morning walk,
I found my two kids waiting for their turn
to take a bath in the master bedroom's bathroom.

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They are fast growing up and it touches my heart
as I see them every day
sitting on the same Lazy Boy chair,
at the same spot of the room,
since they were babies
waiting for their turn to be taken care of
by their Mom on their daily baths.

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Nicole is now twelve,
Timothy is five
and we still all sleep
on our bed at the master's bedroom.:)

HELLO DR. CACERES GOOD PM PO! MY NEPHEW (MATT) AND NIECE (ABIGAIL) WHO ARE BOTH BELOW 10 ARE HERE IN THE HOUSE NOW STARING AT THESE PHOTOS. YES THEY DO BROWSE THROUGH THE THREADS AS I READ THEM. THEY DO FUNNY GIGGLES AS THEY SEE PICS OF DOGS, CATS, BABIES HERE AND PICS OF NICOLE AND TIMOTHY NOW. I HOPE NICOLE STILL KEEPS THE SAND GIFT I GAVE LAST CHRISTMAS. THEY ARE THRILLED TO SEE KIDS PHOTOS HERE.

GOOD LUCK WITH THE ACTIVITY TOMORROW AT TABUCO CHURCH. WE MAY NOT BE THERE PHYSICALLY TO SUPPORT SSC DUE TO OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES BUT WE WILL SURELY BE THERE WITH YOU IN SPIRIT AND PRAYERS. MANY THANKS FOR PROVIDING THIS SERVICE TO CAMSUR. :)

Irigueño23

February 23rd, 2010, 02:23 PM

Celebrity World
Festival of Festivals showdown
By CRISPINA MARTINEZ-BELEN
February 20, 2010, 3:19pm

IRIGA CITY – We learned more about the arts, culture, and tradition of the Bicol Region when we made another visit recently to this city upon the invitation of the amiable and very down-to-earth and simple mayor, Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen. The occasion was the 2010 Tinagba Festival that started on Feb. 11.

The Tinagba Festival is an ancient Bicolano first-harvest offering. It is celebrated every Feb. 11 to coincide with the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. It features a caravan of gaily-decorated floats fully laden with fresh farm products. It also features revelers in mardi gras and in native costumes dancing and parading around the city streets and ending at the Grotto for the offering.

This year, making the event more exciting and memorable especially to the Irigueños was the presence of Kapamilya and Kapuso stars – Jericho Rosales, Kristine Hermosa, Mark Herras, Ryza Cenon, Chynna Ortaleza, Rainier Castillo, Jon Avila, Iya Villania and Angelica Jones. Also there was singer Noel Cabangon.

The stars rode in the various colorful floats during the parade. Each of the floats depicted in colorful images represents the various values that the city is promoting under its Character City program. The Float Parade was inspired by Disney’s Fantilillusion spectacle which according to Mayor Gazmen was an interesting innovation to this year’s Tinagba Festival.

It was the first time that an evening Float Parade was held, which was followed by the Gayon Bicol Festival of Festivals Showdown which the City of Iriga hosted for the first time. Featured in the competition were the nine other festivals in the Bicol Region – the Palong Festival (Capalonga, Camarines Norte), Lapay-Bantigue Festival (Masbate City), Pinili Festival (Pili, CamSur), Paraw Festival (Pilar, Sorsogon), Catandungan Festival (Catanduanes), Tabak Festival (Tabaco City), Sorsogon Festival (Sorsogon City), Ibalong Festival (Legaspi City) and Polang-Angui Festival (Albay).

And the winners were: Lapay-Bantigue Festival, first prize; Sorsogon Festival, second prize; and Pulang-Angui Festival, third prize. Special awards: Best in Moving Choreography went to Lapay Bantigue Festival; Best on Sound and Rhythm, Sorsogon City; and Best in Costume, Lapay Bantigue Festival.

In the Character Floats, the winners were: Cluster 5 (Kalikasan), Brgy. Santiago, Sta. Elena, La Anunciacion, Sto. Domingo and San Juan, first place; Cluster 9 (Pagka-Maoorot), Wise Resource Mgt. Iriga Water District and CASURECO III, second place; Cluster 4 (Maka-Diyos), Brgy. San Jose, San Nicolas, San Roque, San Miguel and Francis, third place.

The board of judges was composed of luminaries in dance like Shirley Halili Cruz, Douglas Nierras, and Jess de Paz. Completing the five-member board of judges were fashion designer Eric Pineda and Dr. Larry Gabao. Special guests of honor were Senator Lito Lapid and his son Mark Lapid, general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), and Atty. Raymond Fortun.

Mayor Gazmen once more proved her dedication to her town’s events as she herself supervised everything, even taking part in all the aspects of the festival, even the creative and production parts which were indeed impressive and admirable of her.

Only 39 years old, Mayor Gazmen was the youngest elected mayor in the country when she was first elected into office in 2004. She belongs to a family of politicians and that is why the passion for public service has already been engrained deep in her being.

Fast-rising Iriga City is basically an agricultural city (with more than 1,000 hectares for rice-planting, and several thousands of hectares planted with coconuts) but it is fast gaining success in trading and commerce.

Incidentally, Mayor Gazmen proudly informed us that a recent visitor to Iriga was Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, once arch-rival of superstar Iriga’s pride Nora Aunor, the most famous star that Bicol ever produced. Gov. Vi received honorary degree (honoris causa) in Humanities from the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) which is owned by the mayor’s family.

Mayor Gazmen, by the way, is seeking re-election.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/244410/festival-festivals-showdown

hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 02:59 PM

^^magayunon man nanggad palan su Tinagba ngonian na taon base duman sa youtube videos na pigpost ni Sam...

by the way, my pics of Ilocos Norte can be found here in Laoag City and Ilocos Norte Province Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=508754&page=45).

In Paoay, Ilocos Norte last Feb. 20, 2010.
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hakz2007

February 23rd, 2010, 03:23 PM

P150-B, na-invest sa imprastraktura para sa pagpapabaskog kan turismo - DOT (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=134363)
2/23/2010 8:20:27 PM

LEGAZPI CITY - Labi sa P150.18 bilyones na kantidad kan imprastraktura an na-invest kan gobiernong Arroyo puon taon 2001 hasta 2009 nganing pabaskugon an industriya kan turismo sa nasyon.

Segun sa Department of Tourism (DOT), nag-aabot sa P29.31 bilyones na kantidad an napaduman sa pagpapakarhay asin konstruksyon kan 42 eropuerto mientras P8.76 bilyones man sa 108 puerto; asin P1.23 billion para sa municipal ports.

Kinakarkulong nasa P54.14 bilyones de pesos an napaduman sa konstruksyon kan mga tinampo asin tulay mientras P52.44 bilyones an na-invest sa South Rail project digdi sa Bicol region.

An parte kan infrastructure allocation iyu an napaduman sa konstruksyon kan limang power plants na parte kan electrification program na nagdadara nin serbisyo sa 16,637 barangays o 99.6 porsyento kan mga barangay sa Central Philippines Super Region.

Nag-aabot man sa P3.1 billion an nagastos para sa bio-energy project sa San Carlos, Negros Oriental, asin P1.2 billion sa Bicol emergency power restoration program matapos manalasa an bagyong Reming asin Milenyo digdi sa rehiyon.

Magigirumdumang nagbisita si Presidente Arroyo sa tourists area sa Bicol kabale an Donsol, Sorsogon kun saen madudukayan an mga Butanding asin digdi sa Albay na manunutaran man an Mayon volcano.

Nagkaigwa ini nin informal chat sa nagkapirang mediamen na napiling makaibahan an hepe ehekutibo sa sarong pamanggihan kun saen pig-urgulyo kani an magayon na turismo sa nasyon.

Napag-araman kan Bombo Radyo Legazpi na naogma an Presidente sa magayon na hatod kan Donsol, Sorsogon por sobre kan mga Butanding na nag-eengganyar sa mga turista na magbisita sa lugar.

Segun sa hepe ehekutibo, dati rati dai man bistado bilang tourist destination sa Bicol an Sorsogon, alagad ngonian dai na matatawadan an pagtuyo asin pagbisita kan mga turista na ngonian iyu man an namimidbidan na magin sa ibang nasyon.

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 03:23 PM

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Zen and Now Art Exhibit (http://kobe8abs.multiply.com/photos/album/359/ZEN_NOW_Art_Exhibit_GRAND_OPENING_SM_NAGA) which was formally opened yesterday at 6pm sa SM. There were a lot of shots from the recently concluded Tinagba 2010 Festival. ung pics na nsa MB, some were taken by Aben. Art exhibit is until Feb 28, 2010. Framed photos would cost around 5k each :D

Colorful captures of Tinagba 2010 by Vincent Mercado (http://holyground.multiply.com/photos/album/51/TINAGBA_FESTIVAL) and J. Aben Abion (http://kobe8abs.multiply.com/photos/album/352/Tinagba_Festival_2010_Gayon_Bicol_Festival_of_Festivals_Showdown)

2 of the photographers that i personally know showcased there talents in the Zen and Now Gallery

Vincent Mercado
(http://holyground.multiply.com/) and
Ian Agawa
(http://ianskiee.multiply.com/)

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 03:28 PM

:lol::lol::lol: ano na naman ini?

ang weird noh? :lol::lol: it just pops out from his mind. lol

kevinb

February 23rd, 2010, 04:19 PM

haloy na po yan dyan Pareng Kevs... :)
since Opening, may The Park na po... :)

Sorry man Manay Aida. Dai ko kaya talaga nariparo.:D

Van Aralan in Pili yesterday!

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Wow. Good job to whoever is the brainchild of this project!:cheer:

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:banana:

***

Congrats palan sa taga-Pamplonang nag Top Four sa PMA!:cheers:

kevinb

February 23rd, 2010, 04:31 PM

si lolla potpot daw kaibanan me...daya nani...fudtrip galore lang kami ni lola...hehehe

Sus. Make me believe na si Lola mo ang kaiba mo.:tongue:

:D:D:D

salamateen Bhujhabhao and Pareng Kevs! hehe

God bless sa application mo palan

Salamaton Manay Jo. Mala ta kakauli ko lang sa harong.:D

Gandang Umaga BBGF Keve! :)

Anong Keve?:lol:

it's too silent in the afternoon...

gising! bawal mag siesta!!!

Domeng!? BBGF? SPO1? Manay? Bhojhabhao? were na kau?

Hali daw ako sa JP Morgan Chase. Dawa gusto ko mag siesta, dai ako maka siesta.:lol:

*****

Anyhoo, I did pass all oral and written tests in JP Morgan Chase. I'm just about to be interviewed later this week, the grueling last and final one. After that, job offer na!:banana:

Naga City Deck

February 23rd, 2010, 05:04 PM

aputon ta kevs si lola nya kung eu tlga ang kaibahan ni bhujhabao hahaha

kevinb

February 23rd, 2010, 05:14 PM

^^ Iyo Manay Jo. :devil:

:D:D:D

sonofignatius

February 23rd, 2010, 05:48 PM

greeting you from cagayan de oro! :banana:

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Isarog under the moonlight of a clear night sky... taken Jan. 30, 2010...
sayang, kung DSLR sna yan... taken with CP only...

magical. on moonlit nights, isarog seems to glow in the dark. clouds on its slopes look like snow.

Good morning all!

ang ganda ng posts ni Irigueño of Iriga City Eco Park... let's tour there one of this days... :)

great! we're the venue for next years CFC/SFC I'CON!!! :)
great job Father! :)

let's all help welcome the SFCs next year!

ang alam ko stomach part ung Biti eh.

ung sa student ko nsa 800 per kilo kapag sa labas na 1k plus eh.

stomach part indeed. great beer match. it's like chicharon. easy cook- just fry in really hot oil.

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Top 10 PMA grads [L-R]: (front) Froilan Pinay-an, Jose Ramon Mallare, Jhonson Gonzales, Karen Padayao, Alfonso Magno Irriberri; (back) Nolito Ebal Jr., Ric Ivan Joven, Eraño Belen, Jacob Jorge Kho, Joel Perante, Alfie Agarao, and Erwin Villanueva.

familiar faces. gave these graduating pma cadets a retreat few wks ago. didn't realize may taga pamplona. congratulations! interesting lifestories behind these faces.

yup..a combination of both pili and sili...just like the logo of the 1997 Palarong Pambansa.

i remember Pili and Sili were the official mascots of the 1997 Naga Palaro. take note of the suggestion, jamir.

btw jamir is quiet these days. he is still on retreat with his SFC/ YFC colleagues when i left davao a few hours ago.

kevinb

February 23rd, 2010, 06:12 PM

Dato’s bill on the elderly now a law (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/feb18/xbill.html)

LIBMANAN, Camarines Sur --- House Bill 3183 authored by Congressman Dato Aroyo and co-authored by fellow lawmakers, such as Congressmen Ferdinand Martine Romualdez, Arnulfo Go, Aurelio Gonzales, Roberto Puno and Wilfrido Mark Enverga, along with other similar bills in both chambers of Congress, has been finally signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Malacañang last Tuesday, February 16.

Now known as Republic Act No. 994, or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, the new law is expected to benefit some five million senior citizens all over the country in the form of discounts on certain goods and services.

Dato’s bill, as now enacted, gives the elderly more benefits and privileges not included in the original Senior Citizens Act of 1992 (R.A. 74323).

These new benefits include:

- 20-percent discount and exemption from the value-added tax on the sale of goods and services, such as medicines, medical and dental fees, transport fares, services in hotels and restaurants, admission fees in theaters and other places of leisure;

- Mandatory Philhealth coverage;

- Free medical and dental service, diagnostic and laboratory fees in all government facilities;

- For indigents, a P1,500-monthly stipend and free vaccination against the influenza virus and pneumococcal disease;

- A 5-percent discount on water bills (if consumption is less than 30 cubic meters a month) and electric bills (if consumption is less than 200 kilowatt-hours);

- Educational assistance for those who shall meet school admission requirements.

In case of death, the nearest surviving relative of the deceased senior citizen will receive P2,000.

The Council of Elders of the Confederation of Older Persons’ Association of the Philippines hailed the signing of the new law. They said they helped draft the bill and lobbied for it over the past three years.

Meanwhile, another bill filed by Cong. Dato Arroyo is pending deliberations in the House.

House Bill 2708 which the lawmaker filed early in his term along with three other fellow congressmen seeks to establish and institutionalize long-term care for senior citizens.

It frameworks a national long-term care program for the elderly with core programs and services on the senior citizens’ social protection, development, advancing health and well-being, and enabling and supportive environment.

kevinb

February 23rd, 2010, 06:14 PM

Families to be displaced by Dato dam offered lots, houses and cash (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/feb18/xdato.html)
By Juan Escandor Jr.

NAGA CITY---The government, through the Bicol River Basin Water Management Project (BRBWMP), has offered free lots, houses and cash to families to be displaced by the controversial P700-M dam project in Malaguico, Sipocot, Camarines Sur, a top executive said Tuesday.

Assistant Secretary Tomasito B. Monzon, BRBWMP program director, revealed some 58 families out of the 86 families projected to be affected by the dam operation have accepted the offer of the government during a meeting held Feb. 9 at Ragay National Agricultural and Fisheries Schools (RNAFS).

“The offer consisted of an 80-square meter lot with a core house for each of the affected family, which will be given to the recipient free of charge, including just and disturbance compensations and livelihood assistance,” Monzon said.

BRBWMP operations manager, lawyer Ricky Tomotorgo, who presided the meeting, said the affected families voluntarily accepted the resettlement offer.

Tomotorgo said the proposed resettlement site for the residents is a lot owned by the Altamarino family in Zone 3 of Lupi’s barangay Poblacion.

“Although, we have identified as of now only 86 families who are qualified for relocation, the site is capable of accommodating up to 120 families,” Tomotorgo said.

He said the National Housing Authority (NHA) Bicol office headed by Director Albert Perfecto will be in charge of land acquisition, site development, and construction of houses.

Tomotorgo also said that field personnel of the BRBWMP Program Management Office (PMO) had finished last Feb. 13 the socio-economic survey of the affected families. The survey was intended to come up with an inventory of the houses and other properties of the affected families. The inventory will be the primary basis for the payment of just compensation.

Meanwhile, Monzon, who is also the presidential assistant for Bicol, said the agreement reached in Ragay effectively resolved one of the issues against the Libmanan-Cabusao Dam.

“We at PMO, NIA and other government agencies are doing our best to address other issues about the dam. Once they are resolved, I as program director of the BRBWMP would recommend to NIA Administrator Carlos Salazar the resumption of the dam construction.”

During the meeting representatives of the 58 families who attended in RNAFS elected seven members to the board of directors who will comprise the homeowners’ association’s policy-making body.

Elected were: Florezil Lirio; Nancy Alibuzo; Ramir Asma; Beth Ferreras; Francscio Velarde; Alipio Niem; and Rechilda Etorne. The group subsequently chose Lirio as the homeowners’ president.

Lirio said the association’s first order of business is to seek official accreditation as a homeowners’ association from the Housing Land Use Regulatory Board to avail of all the benefits provided by law for re-settlers.

kevinb

February 23rd, 2010, 06:18 PM

A resthouse on the Pacific Riviera (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/feb18/xthee.html)

SAGNAY, Camarines Sur ---- While the coastal town of Sagnay lies peacefully on the fringes of Eastern Pacific shore and a traveler breezes through its lush mountainside through a 25-kilometer Sagnay-Tiwi highway traversing the boundaries of Camarines Sur and Albay, there’s a resthouse waiting for the traveler to relax and relish the awesome view of the expansive seascape that reminds him of the French Riviera.

Whereas before, local and foreign tourists and adventurous motorists would have to content themselves with old-fashioned equipment of picture-taking, the newly-constructed Rest Area and Welcome Marker/View Deck in Barangay Patitinan and Sitio Garang today, respectively, afford the weary traveler with the much-needed respite from the 45-minute trip and an enchanting perspective for pictorial sessions.

Incidentally, one of those travelers may be Jose F. Ordoñez, a 1953 high school graduate of the Ateneo de Naga University. A 9th placer in the Civil Engineering Board Examinations in 1958, he worked as Assistant Waterworks District Engineer in Naga City. He pursued his post graduate studies at Iowa State University as a scholar of the University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City where he was in-charge of the engineering department. In the US he graduated with a Masters in of Engineering.

In March 1967, he was hired by the Rock Island District of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Illinois. Joe received awards from the Corps and other agencies. When the Corps offered Planning fellowships in 1974, seven were selected and Joe was the only one from Rock Island District. He went to Georgia Institute of Technology and finished his fellowship with masters degree, major in Water Resources Planning and Management.

Joe retired from the Corps in 1998 and received the Corps Medal for Meritorious Achievement in Civilian Service from then President Bill Clinton who congratulated him for America’s tradition of hard work that served as an inspiration to others.

Joe goes home to the Philippines, particularly to Bicol of his birth every year to take a vacation and help in the humanitarian projects of the Bicol National Association of America (BNAA) which include then installation of pump wells, construction of small water supply from springs, screen potential scholars, and distribute relief goods to victims of natural disasters.

He has more reason to go back to the Sagnay rest area. With funding support from the Department of Tourism, Joe volunteered his services in constructing the rest area and welcome marker. Originally conceptualized by the late Meriem ‘May’ Palacio, the beautification of the Sagnay-Tiwi highway was proposed for immediate implementation by the Partido Citizens Arts and Tourism Council, Inc. At the helm of the project was Joe who supervised its engineering design and waterworks system. Antonio Baduria, the group’s resident artist was responsible for project design while Meriem’s husband, Perfing Palacio took charge of the landscaping aspect.

The project was completed and inaugurated March 29, 2008 and appears to be the only one of its kind in Southern Luzon.

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RESPITE. The frontage of the resthouse is a welcome sight to weary travelers from Albay to Camarines Sur on the Pacific side of the Bicol peninsula.

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ROADSIDE BREEZE. The Fuentebellas of Partido, represented here by former Cong. Wimpy Fuentebella and family friends, ably supported the realization of the resthouse and marker along the highway that extends from Albay gulf to Lagonoy gulf where you can catch an awesome view of Atulayan Island and the Caramoan peninsula.

kevinb

February 23rd, 2010, 06:20 PM

UNEP congratulates new nurses (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/feb18/xunepr.html)

The University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) passed its good wishes on its newly declared nurses after the board result was officially announced and published in the national dailies early last week. The pronouncement from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) was a relief for thousands of examinees who took their nursing board exams last November 2009. Out of 94, 462 nursing graduates who braved through the exams, only 37, 527 luckily passed the said licensure examinations.

Atty. Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda said that UNEP will continually produce passers as they strengthen their resolve to give their students, particularly nursing apprentice, a rich ground in nurturing their academic and personal character. “We always see to it that our nursing students are given the opportunity to practice the theories that they have learned inside the classroom and practice it in the community. We constantly remind them of their obligation to give their best as what a true community servant should be.”

Joining the new roll of successful nurses are UNEP passers: Fatima N. Agliam, Therese V. Andalis, April Janette L. Bermejo, Gina Maria T. Bernales, Corinne G. Dimaiwat, Gloria Excelsis T. Ensano, Abigail R. Espinola, Talitha Aubrey Y. Filio, Rowena A. Gonzales, Christy M. Hosana and Ronald M. Ibo.

Also triumphantly celebrating with them are Rezzie B. Lagrimas, Francis Suzanne B. Onoya, Mark Chester M. Ramos, Kareen L. Salvadora, Carolina J. Segubiense, Jamela N. Vibares, Charyl B. Fajardo, Angel Ii C. Matubis. Ricky J. Orbon And Olga T. Sergio.

UNEP Executive Vice President, concurrently the university’s VP for Finance Ms. Deli Alfelor-Tibi, also extended her congratulations to the new nurses who will soon join the corps of professionals in the country. “I would like to raise my hat to our new nurses for the job well done. May they continuously embody UNEP’s mission to respond to the country’s need for competent nurses as dependable ally of our country.”

Wilma S.Ramos, R.N. MAN, Officer-in-Charge of UNEP College of Nursing was also elated and applauded the passers for their dedication and perseverance to hurdle the examination. “We fervently wish that the strong ideals that we have instilled in their minds will make them an effective servant of our community.”

As per the latest PRC bulletin post, the aforementioned passers will take their oath as professional nurses on March 8 and 9 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, City. The ceremony will be spearheaded by the PRC who has the sole authority to “regulate and supervise the practice of the professionals who constitute the highly skilled manpower of the country.”

jardet

February 23rd, 2010, 08:16 PM

have seen the bikol shirt shops in SM Naga. yup ok man ang design ninda.

when Giringgiting was very much around it was always good to see people even in the SM malls in the metro wearing them. that was how the brand had made its reach/ mark.

ours is a happy, fun-loving group. glad and proud to be part of it. just sharing the passion for anything naga, iriga, camsur, bikol and passing this passion on and keeping it afire.

and it is taking us to places! hitting the road, taking the tracks- what's next? soaring the skies? :cheers:

I had a number of good shirts then by Giringgiting. My favorite was a green one with Si Nanay si Tatay lyrics. I would usually visit their shop at Galeria when I have extra money for some good shirts or caps for ready give aways when I travel. I did not know that they closed shop already. I hope they can make a come back since their products are needed by the booming tourism industry in the region particularly Cam Sur.:)

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 02:48 AM

gud morning. We're here na sa Tabuco!

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 03:22 AM

^^ G'morning Naga!

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 04:43 AM

:lol::lol::lol: ano na naman ini?

ang weird noh? :lol::lol: it just pops out from his mind. lol

abo kayang mauranan ni Manay Jo... kaya daa ika ang sa iyang Umbrella... :P

Anong Keve?:lol:

Hali daw ako sa JP Morgan Chase. Dawa gusto ko mag siesta, dai ako maka siesta.:lol:

*****

Anyhoo, I did pass all oral and written tests in JP Morgan Chase. I'm just about to be interviewed later this week, the grueling last and final one. After that, job offer na!:banana:

Typo... po BBGF Kev! :)

sana pumasa ka sa JP Morgan Chase!

gud morning. We're here na sa Tabuco!

^^ G'morning Naga!

Marhay na aga man sa indo!

A blessed day to all! Start the day with a prayer! :)

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 04:47 AM

Typo... po BBGF Kev! :)

Ahh. Keri.:D

sana pumasa ka sa JP Morgan Chase!

Thanks Manay Aida.:D

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 05:13 AM

Diabetes Philippines, Our Lady of Fatima Womens Organization, Skyscrapercity Camsur
LAY FORUM
February 24, 2010

Our Lady of Fatima Church, Tabuco Naga City, Camarines Sur
8:00 Registration

8:30 - 9:00 - Ano ang Diabetes
Speaker: Dr. Susan Yu-Gan

9:00 - 9:30 - Wastong Pamumuhay sa Pamamagitan ng Wastong Pagkain
Speaker: Mrs. Sanirose S. Orbeta

9:30 - 10:00 - Open Forum/Coffee Break

10:00 - 10:30 - Mga Kumplikasyon ng Diabetes
Speaker: Dr. Tommy S. Ty Willing

10:30 - 11:00 - Mga Artificial Sweeteners - Ligtas bang gamitin?
Speaker: Dr. Richard Elwyn Fernando

11:00 - 11:30 Open Forum/CLosing

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 05:15 AM

abo kayang mauranan ni Manay Jo... kaya daa ika ang sa iyang Umbrella... :P

baduyon hahaha

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 05:17 AM

^^ Dai daw kaya si Manay Aida ang inlab? Iyo kaya pirmi ang mushy.:lol:

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 05:27 AM

^^ Dai daw kaya si Manay Aida ang inlab? Iyo kaya pirmi ang mushy.:lol:

:rofl:
:rofl:
:rofl:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 05:28 AM

^^ Oh no. Garo iyo man nanggad. Don't tell me kay Manay Jo. Baka maggurunitan kamo kayan ni Don.:D:D:D

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 05:30 AM

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 05:31 AM

^^ Oh no. Garo iyo man nanggad. Don't tell me kay Manay Jo. Baka maggurunitan kamo kayan ni Don.:D:D:D

anu naman! napangirit lang ako sa pigpost mo kaya...
:rofl: :rofl:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 05:32 AM

^^ Garo si Garz or si Bobby man nanggad.

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 05:36 AM

^^ Sus. OK lang yan Manay Aida. Dai pa man sinda Manay Jo and Don, pwedeng-pwede mo pang suluton si Manay Jo.:devil::lol:

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 05:40 AM

^^ Sus. OK lang yan Manay Aida. Dai pa man sinda Manay Jo and Don, pwedeng-pwede mo pang suluton si Manay Jo.:devil::lol:
Your suggestion is...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/marigoso/expressions/trumpdenied.jpg

oragon.com

February 24th, 2010, 06:35 AM

4th branch of McDonalds Naga soon to rise at the corner of Roxas Avenue (Diversion Road) and Almeda Highway

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 06:37 AM

4th branch of McDonalds Naga soon to rise at the corner of Roxas Avenue (Diversion Road) and Almeda Highway

PIX!!!

mukhang biglang mabubuhay ang Diversion... haha... ang diversion pala natin may diversion road pa... :P

randism

February 24th, 2010, 06:43 AM

PNOC returns to geothermal exploration with Mt Isarog project (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=552309&publicationSubCategoryId=66)

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula (The Philippine Star)
Updated February 24, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - State-run Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) is back in the geothermal energy business as it bagged an exploration contract to develop the Mt. Isarog volcanic chain in Camarines Sur.

The $60-million Mt. Isarog geothermal project has a potential capacity of at least 20 megawatts and is estimated to generate 18 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year.

The project will be connected to the Luzon grid and power generated will be sold to the local electric cooperatives and industries to benefit households and industrial consumers in the Camarines province and other areas in Luzon.

The geothermal potential of Mt. Isarog is estimated to have the same potential as that of the Tiwi geothermal field, as the volcanic chain spans the entire Bicol Peninsula, to Samar and Leyte up to Diwata Range in Mindanao.

PNOC was the largest producer of geothermal power in the country until it sold its geothermal subsidiary, the then PNOC Energy Development Corp., to a Lopez-led consortium in 2007.

During the sale, PNOC president and CEO Antonio Cailao initiated that ‘the non-compete’ clause be stricken from the contract so that the government can still engage in geothermal exploration.

“I want PNOC to actively participate again in the geothermal business, especially because the Philippines lies in the ‘ring of fire,’ a sweet spot in geothermal energy. It is no wonder that we are number two in the world today. Geothermal energy presently accounts for about 23 percent of the total energy mix in the country. We should continue our proven expertise in this sector of renewable energy,” Cailao said.

“PNOC helped make the country the second largest geothermal producer in the world. We will solidify this effort until we become number one,” he added.

“Renewable energy is the new dot.com of the energy industry not only locally, but globally as well. In fact, PNOC is now the biggest solar energy company in the country. And we just recently inaugurated late last year the first solar campus in the Philippines,” he pointed out.

Recently, PNOC appointed Roger Buendia as president of PNOC-Renewables Corp. (PRC), PNOC’s renewable energy implementing arm and the subsidiary in charge of the project.

PRC will commence exploration activities for Mt. Isarog in the third quarter of 2010.

oragon.com

February 24th, 2010, 06:44 AM

^^^^^^
yup 4th branch...they are now clearing the lot...its huge...hehehe...just beside Mcdo is a another gas station...i guess they will be doing a drive-through outlet.

Congrats Doc Nagaboy for the successful Diabetes Lay Forum and Convention. :banana::banana::banana::banana:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 06:44 AM

4th branch of McDonalds Naga soon to rise at the corner of Roxas Avenue (Diversion Road) and Almeda Highway

Sain yan Bhujhabhao Pau? Sa likod ning bus terminal?

Pics!:banana::banana::banana:

randism

February 24th, 2010, 06:47 AM

GMA Network upbeat on P2.8-billion income goal (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=552315&publicationSubCategoryId=66)

By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes (The Philippine Star)
Updated February 24, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - GMA Network Inc. is confident that it can meet its consolidated P2.8-billion net income guidance number for 2009, a 19- percent growth compared to its bottom line in the previous year.

GMA executive vice president and chief operating officer Gilberto Duavit Jr. also told The STAR that early indications show that the company’s international business will post a revenue growth of 50 percent by end-December 2009 as against 2008.

While refusing to disclose their 2009 consolidated revenue numbers which are still being finalized, Duavit said “they are very good.”

The consolidated numbers as well as that of the parent GMA Network basically mirror each other, except for very small discrepancies brought about by a few subsidiaries which contribute very little to the topline and bottom line.

In terms of subscriber growth, its international channel Pinoy TV will be posting a 16 percent increase while Life TV will likely report a 141 percent higher uptake. Life TV was launched only in 2008.

Duavit said that growth in Pinoy TV’s subscriber base and revenues is largely due to additional platforms like IPTV and satellite television in addition to cable TV. Pinoy TV is GMA’s broad audience program channel in the international market, while Life TV is a niche channel, catering largely to the female audience.

As of end-2009, Pinoy TV registered a subscriber base of 235,587 while Life TV had 107,496.

This year, Duavit revealed that GMA’s international business will be launching separate playlists for Europe and the Middle East. “Before we only had one for the United States, and another for Asia Pacific and the rest of the world,” he said.

Duavit, who is the chairman of the board of GMA Worldwide and GMA Network Films and president of publicly listed GMA Holdings, disclosed that they expect revenues for the international business to break the P1-billion mark. The international business accounted for more than 13 percent of the net income of GMA in 2009.

In terms of capital expenditure, GMA is spending around P450 million this year plus another P322 million carried over last year. Duavit said this year’s capex is distributed across all links of the value chain up to transmission.

The amount includes upgrades in their studio and field facilities, plus the upgrade of 10 secondary market transmitters.

The company is also investing on the content management side, including the installation of state-of-the-art media asset management and news automation systems.

As for January and February this year, Duavit said GMA is doing well in terms of advertising revenues, contrary to the previous years where the first few months of the year are the so-called lean months in terms of ad spend.

Earlier, company chairman and president Felipe Gozon said parent company GMA Network will likely exceed its P2.8-billion net income target for 2009, largely due to increased advertising revenues as well as the general improvement in the economy.

Gozon said that they have already achieved the P2.8-billion net income target for the parent company as of end-November. “This year will be very good, more than what we expected,” he said.

He noted that while advertisers generally held off spending during the first semester because of the global financial crisis, “they came back to market in the second half of 2009.”

Gozon also revealed that while the fourth quarter has been traditionally a lean period in terms of ad spend, this year has been different. “Now everyone seems to be more optimistic. The economy also started to recover in the second half,” he added.

Gozon said that he expects improvement in the economy as well as the increased ad spend to continue this year. “In terms of top line and bottom line, we expect 2010 to be much better than 2009,” he pointed out.

GMA’s chief executive also revealed that they expect to exceed their target of P11 to P12 billion in revenues this year.

GMA’s Channel 7 continues to be the top money maker for the company, followed by the international business. Gozon said that as of end-November, they had 266,000 international subscribers, with the United States as the largest market.

The company finished the first nine months of 2009 with a 10-percent increase in net income versus 2008.

The company’s net income jumped to P2.15 billion from the P1.96 billion made in the same period in 2008.

Gross revenues for the first nine months went up by seven percent to P10.02 billion. Airtime revenues from TV and radio contributed P9.24 billion, while subscription fees from international operations and other revenue-generating activities of subsidiaries made P782 million.

Total operating expenses were kept to a single-digit growth of nine percent to P5.55 billion. Production costs increased by two percent year-on-year to P2.92 billion.

Nine-month earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) settled at P3.71 billion.

Subscription revenues for GMA International jumped 54 percent over last year. Officials pointed out that the steady growth in the subscriber count of GMA’s two international channels – GMA Pinoy TV (GPTV) and GMA Life TV (GLTV) compelled the revenue upswing for GMA International. Both channels are now available in the US, Canada, Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Guam, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and many other countries to cater to the international audience.

GPTV subscribers totaled 225,000 by the end of the third quarter, or a 17 percent increase year-on-year. The channel has an estimated 1.1 million viewers worldwide. GLTV subscribers are now at 109,000 or around 600,000 viewers worldwide. GLTV has grown by 142 percent in terms of subscriber count since last year.

GMA Worldwide, Inc. (GWI), meanwhile, has syndicated locally made programs to as far as Africa, Middle East, and Europe. GWI had a positive revenue contribution with P28.3 million worth of syndication sales in the third quarter, equivalent to 90 percent of its total projected revenues for 2009.

Just recently, GWI sold the rights of the Philippine adaptation of Marimar and Dyesebel to countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Singapore, and Malaysia.

GMA Radio’s DZBB remained ahead of DZRH in Mega Manila according to the third quarter survey conducted by Nielsen. In Cebu, both the FM and AM radio stations of GMA ranked second overall.

The network continues its regional expansion to strengthen signal coverage in key provinces. The new five-KW TV Relay in Mt. Amuyao, Mt. Province which airs in Channel 5 was activated last Oct. 12. Transmitters and antenna systems for TV-10 Sto. Tomas, Benguet, TV-12 Cagayan de Oro, TV-7 Naga City, and TV-12 Mt. Banoy, Batangas were likewise upgraded.

In terms of advertising minutes, it declined by 6.6 percent in the third quarter versus the same period in 2008 as total industry advertising minutes among free-to-air TV channels went down by 5.8 percent. ABS-CBN, on the other hand, experienced a double-digit slump of 16.6 percent compared to last year, GMA pointed out.

Also during the first nine months of the year, the industry had a 1.5-percent decrease in advertising minutes with GMA down by only 2.1 percent compared to ABS-CBN’s 14.8- percent decrease, it added.

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 06:48 AM

^^^^^^
yup 4th branch...they are now clearing the lot...its huge...hehehe...just beside Mcdo is a another gas station...i guess they will be doing a drive-through outlet.

So will it be like this?

http://southbound.ph/blog/wp-content/photos/slex/shell-santa-rosa.jpg

http://southbound.ph/blog/wp-content/photos/slex/caltex-san-pedro-1.jpg

http://southbound.ph/blog/wp-content/photos/slex/caltex-san-pedro-sign.jpg

:banana::banana::banana:

Congrats Doc Nagaboy for the successful Diabetes Lay Forum and Convention. :banana::banana::banana::banana:

Congrats!:cheers:

randism

February 24th, 2010, 06:49 AM

4th branch of McDonalds Naga soon to rise at the corner of Roxas Avenue (Diversion Road) and Almeda Highway

yan ba yun nasa may tabi ng Tower?

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 06:51 AM

^^ Which tower is that?:dunno:

randism

February 24th, 2010, 07:00 AM

Camarines Sur now RP's top tourist destination
(http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=551707&publicationSubCategoryId=67)
By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star)
Updated February 22, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Move over Boracay.

After being featured in several reality shows abroad, Camarines Sur has apparently surpassed Boracay’s popularity and has become the country’s prime destination.

Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) show that among the country’s tourist destinations, Camarines Sur got the most number of visitors aside from Cebu in 2009.

Based on the DOT data, Camarines Sur posted a total of 1,566,477 foreign and domestic visitors in 2009 as compared to Cebu’s 1.6 million tourists.

While Cebu recorded the biggest number of visitors last year, Camarines Sur posted the biggest growth of 117 percent in the number of tourists.

In 2008, Camarines Sur only generated 946,639 foreign and domestic tourists.

Boracay, meanwhile, got 721,024 visitors last year from 634,262 the previous year.

Local and international events such as the First Aqua Fest Celebrity Challenge, Ironman 70.3 Triathlon, International Dragon Boat Competition and Bagasbas Summer Surf boosted domestic visitors to Camarines Sur by 140 percent to 1.3 million, while foreign tourists went up by 56.1 percent.

Tourists from Australia and the United Kingdom substantially increased by 235 percent and 170 percent, respectively, as wakeboarding attracted group tours from these markets.

The United States remained the major source market for the Bicol province with 14 percent share.

Metro Manila is the third most visited destination with a tourist volume of 1.4 million, accounting for 16 percent of the total tourist count.

According to DOT, the total tourist traffic in the country’s top 14 destinations reached 8.9 million in 2009. The figure was 14 percent higher than the previous year.

Twenty cruise ships docked in Manila in 2009. Arrivals from these cruise ships posted a 2.24 percent increase from 17,516 passenger-tourists in 2008 to 17,908 in 2009 with most visitors taking tours in Intramuros, Manila and Tagaytay City.

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano said this year, total tourist traffic in the top destinations is expected to grow by 15 percent as domestic travel continues to increase and international tourist markets recover from economic slack.

oragon.com

February 24th, 2010, 07:19 AM

Sain yan Bhujhabhao Pau? Sa likod ning bus terminal?

Pics!:banana::banana::banana:

So will it be like this?

http://southbound.ph/blog/wp-content/photos/slex/caltex-san-pedro-sign.jpg

:banana::banana::banana:

Congrats!:cheers:

yan ba yun nasa may tabi ng Tower?

looking at the size of the lot hmmmm probably it would look like this ^^^^^^^^

@ Randism at the back of the Smart tower is the extension of Plaza Medica. It will house the nuclear facility (the only in the region) just beside it will be another commercial building :banana::banana::banana::banana:

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 07:20 AM

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 07:23 AM

WOOOHHH!!! This is great news!!! GREAT GREAT GREAT NEWS!!!
:)
:banana: :banana: :banana:
I hope that this will translate to cheaper and abundant electricity! :)

I doubt this Manay Aida. All power generated in Bicol will go through the entire Luzon grid, making it more expensive when it goes back to Bicol when it energizes our lines. Unless otherwise we have our own Bicol grid, that's the only time that power rates will go down. But doubt, again, that we will have our own Bicol grid since a huge chunk of power resources come from Bicol.:ohno:

oragon.com

February 24th, 2010, 07:25 AM

^^ Which tower is that?:dunno:

Sain yan Bhujhabhao Pau? Sa likod ning bus terminal?

Pics!:banana::banana::banana:

just at the entrance of Almeda Road. On the left side of the road. They have cleared the bushes and put markers.

FYI: 3 new gasoline stations on the rise along Roxas Avenue.

Kev..do we have Mcdo branch at LCC???
1. Mcdo Bichara
2. Mcdo Plaza
3. Mcdo @ SM
4. Mcdo @ LCC
5. Mcdo Diversion Road

5 Naga Mcdo branches :banana::banana::banana::banana:

oragon.com

February 24th, 2010, 07:28 AM

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 07:30 AM

looking at the size of the lot hmmmm probably it would look like this ^^^^^^^^

I hope all sorts of restos put up there as well.:okay:

@ Randism at the back of the Smart tower is the extension of Plaza Medica. It will house the nuclear facility (the only in the region) just beside it will be another commercial building :banana::banana::banana::banana:

:okay:

randism

February 24th, 2010, 07:31 AM

‘Butz’ pushes for good governance in Makati
(http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/12162-butz-pushes-for-good-governance-in-makati)
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 00:00
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BY RAFAEL PUYAT Reporter

WHAT is the first thing you would do if you became mayor of Makati City?

This was asked of former Sen. Agapito “Butz” Aquino on Monday during a roundtable with The Manila Times editors, reporters and on-the-job journalism trainees.

“Put Makati under Jess Estanislao’s system of good governance,” he replied. “I will have the way the city is being governed graded with Dr. Estanislao’s ‘scorecards’ on transparency and good management,” he said.

“How the city—with the government, civil society and all the stakeholders working together—is successfully reaching the goals agreed on will be graded,” Aquino added.

He called Dr. Jesus Estanislao as “the father of good governance in the Philippines.”

Estanislao founded the the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA). ICD, assigned by the Bangko Sentral and the Securities and Exchange Commission, has helped raise the standards of corporate governance in Philippine banks and corporations.

The ISA, working with government agencies and local-government units and civil-society organizations in every community, has helped more than two dozen towns and cities and national government offices achieve a high level of governance and transparency.

Estanislao had served as President Corazon “Cory” Aquino’s Finance secretary. He and his colleagues at ISA introduced and modified the Harvard Business School’s scorecard system of governance for corporations for use in government units.

As a result, some two dozen towns, cities and national-government agencies have become models of governance, transparency and effective control of corruption.

Aquino said that if he was elected mayor of Makati City, he would immediately invite Estanislao and ISA to help him “install a transparent, performance-based governance system in Makati” so that the premiere city would be among the model government units like Isabela province and the cities of San Fernando in Pampanga and Naga in Camarines Sur.

Corruption in Makati
While he responded cautiously to The Times editors prodding him to speak about corrupt practices in Makati City, he did say that many things have to change in the governance of the country’s financial and corporate business center.

“There is no reason for all the red tape when you deal with the Makati government. The issuance of business permits and licenses shouldn’t take so long. Makati has to become truly business friendly,” he added.

Aquino gave the travel-agency business as an example. He said that applicants are told that the field is overcrowded and no new businesses licenses for travel agencies are being issued.

“But then you are made to understand that a licensed travel-agency business is available, for the right price,” he said.

Healthy Makati
When asked to summarize his platform of government for Makati, he said, “I want Makati to be 'HEALTHY'.”

He explained that H is literally for the good health of Makati citizens and that more focus be given to preventive medicine while maintaining and improving the health services at present. He said that will make the Makati Hospital as good as the private Makati Medical Center.

E stands for Education, said Aquino, adding that he will raise the quality of Makati’s teachers by giving them the opportunity to enroll in career enhancement and post-graduate courses. He will also see to it that the University of Makati become a top-rating school.

A is for Accountability. Aquino said that he will enforce strict monitoring of the performance and work ethic of city officials. This will be easier to do with the ISA’s public governance system and scorecard.

L is for Livelihood, and Aquino said he will target full employment for Makati while exploiting not only the business processing outsourcing industry and call centers. He would also use his expertise in running cooperatives to help Makati’s poorer communities develop enterprises.

T stands for Transportation. “One of [Makati’s] major problems is traffic,” said Aquino. He plans to solve this by implementing a Parking Garden and Shuttlebus scheme. Motorists would have to leave their cars in the parking gardens strategically located outside the business center, like what is being done in model cities abroad including Singapore.

H is for Housing with Aquino saying most people in Makati are still renting apartments and houses. He added that he will initiate a rent-to-own system that is affordable and of good quality.

Finally, Y is for Youth. The former congressman and senator said he would generate more activities, but not limited to sporting events. He will also introduce musical bands and other performing arts that every youth of Makati would want to take part in.

Why oppose Binay?
Aquino was an ally of concurrent Mayor Jejomar Binay for years, so why is he now fighting Binay’s son, Jejomar Jr., for the mayoralty?

He explained that he did not decide to file his candidacy until he was absolutely sure Binay Jr. and concurrent Vice-Mayor Ernesto Mercado were really fighting.

Mayor Binay had promised that his vice-mayor, Mercado, would be his candidate in 2010. Then Binay Jr. became his father’s candidate.

Others who have thrown their hat into the ring in Makati are Erwin Genuino, son of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Efraim Genuino, and businessman Edmundo Tagalog.

Five days before the filing-of-candidacy deadline, Aquino ascertained that the break between the Binays and Mercado was for real. That made him decide to run for mayor.

He has seen that many Makati citizens, the poorer ones living in the “EMBO” areas, which are all in Aquino’s congressional district, as well as the rich in their gated subdivisions feel the need for a change in the city’s leadership.

Aquino said the duel between young Binay and Mercado is driving many people away from the two personalities toward him. Aquino, Binay and Rep. Teddyboy Locsin, also of Makati, were part of the EDSA 1 People Power Revolt.

He added that he would not undo the many good things initiated during Mayor Binay’s 23 years as mayor but that he would make improvements.

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 07:32 AM

just at the entrance of Almeda Road. On the left side of the road. They have cleared the bushes and put markers.

FYI: 3 new gasoline stations on the rise along Roxas Avenue.

Kev..do we have Mcdo branch at LCC???
1. Mcdo Bichara
2. Mcdo Plaza
3. Mcdo @ SM
4. Mcdo @ LCC
5. Mcdo Diversion Road

5 Naga Mcdo branches :banana::banana::banana::banana:

Nope. There's none at LCC. There's a Jollibee at LCC though.

We only have 3 full-service McDonald's in Naga. We also have two take-out McDo stores in Magsaysay and E-Mall.:)

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 07:33 AM

oragon.com

February 24th, 2010, 07:35 AM

I doubt this Manay Aida. All power generated in Bicol will go through the entire Luzon grid, making it more expensive when it goes back to Bicol when it energizes our lines. Unless otherwise we have our own Bicol grid, that's the only time that power rates will go down. But doubt, again, that we will have our own Bicol grid since a huge chunk of power resources come from Bicol.:ohno:

Nope. There's none at LCC. There's a Jollibee at LCC though.

We only have 3 full-service McDonald's in Naga. We also have two take-out McDo stores in Magsaysay and E-Mall.:)

thanks kev...4 full service outlets and 2 take-out stores is not bad...expect more stores after the completion of Metro Naga Coliseum...:banana::banana:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 07:35 AM

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 07:36 AM

thanks kev...4 full service outlets and 2 take-out stores is not bad...expect more stores after the completion of Metro Naga Coliseum...:banana::banana:

Yes!:okay:

Starbucks?! When the f*** will you open?!

:D:D:D

randism

February 24th, 2010, 07:42 AM

Tourism fair shows huge foreign interest in local vacation sites (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22154:tourism-fair-shows-huge-foreign-interest-in-local-vacation-sites&catid=45:regions&Itemid=71)

Regions
Written by Estrella Torres / Reporter
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 18:27

AIRLINE tickets and bookings for hotels and resorts in many island destinations in the Philippines were selling like pancakes during the three-day travel tour exposition held in Pasay City during the weekend, a sign of Filipinos’ resilience to the impact of the global financial turmoil.

Jojo Clemente, president of the Travel Tour Expo conducted by the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA), said there were at least 217 exhibitors who joined the weekend event at the SMX convention center.

He said the event is expected  to surpass last year’s revenues that reached P215 million earned by the travel and tour operators.

Clemente said the growing interest of Filipino travelers in island destinations such as Bohol and Caramoan in the Bicol region has attracted investments from hotels and resorts.

The operators of Boracay Regency and Bellevue hotels are currently constructing 300 room and 200 room hotels in Bohol.

Clemente also said the establishment of Panglao airport will attract tourists in Bohol province.

“We are hoping for more developments of island destinations in the country. The provinces of Pangasinan and La Union are very promising in terms of beaches, and these are very accessible by land,” he said.

He said the surge of clients in the three-day expo, held from Feb. 19 to 21, reflected the resilience of the Filipinos from the impact of the global financial turmoil.

Clemente assured that the prices of airline travel, resorts and hotels will remain steady until 2012 because operators are aware that it takes time for the market to bounce back.

“The Philippines remains a beach destination for foreign travelers. We really need to tap as many island destinations as we could to be able to attract more tourists,” he said.

Various airlines, such as flag carrier Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Seair and Zest Air, have attracted long queues of clients due to their marked-down ticket prices.

Elegant and affordable hotel resorts, such as City Garden and Lotus Garden hotels in Manila and Makati, as well as Darayonan Lodge in Coron, Palawan, have also joined  the travel-tour expo with their attractive rates that aim to encourage clients reeling from the scorching heat of the city.

The PTAA is composed of close to 500 travel and tour operators who conduct the travel-tour expo to encourage Filipinos to explore the island destinations and attract foreign travelers as well.

“We are optimistic for the tourism sector this year because the global economy is improving, and we are attracting new tourists from India, the Middle East, mainland China and Australia,” said Clemente.

He said that despite the global meltdown, the Philippines has managed to increase tourist arrivals from 3 million in 2008 to 5 million in 2009. The number is expected to increase this year as more economies are starting to recover from the crisis.

In particular, he said the presence of some 2 million overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East, including 1 million in Saudi Arabia, has helped attract tourists to many of the country’s island destinations.

He said most of the Arab travelers have once hired Filipino nannies and nurses or worked with Filipino engineers and doctors.

“Many of these Arab travelers have been nursed by Filipino nannies and are now professionals who can afford to travel abroad. Where else would they go for a visit than the country of the person who helped nurture them when they were younger?” said Clemente.

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 07:43 AM

^^ Maybe they're just stating the abrupt increase in the number of hotels in CamSur due to Caramoan.:)

oragon.com

February 24th, 2010, 07:47 AM

Yes!:okay:

Starbucks?! When the f*** will you open?!

:D:D:D

we passed by this early morning along Magsaysay...BPI is 80% complete. The second floor has a balcony (a coffee shop i guess) after BPI will be the renovation of Beanbag and Molino Grill.

The much-awaited Starbucks Naga???? the garden inspired Cereza like ambiance is now visible. Plant boxes, gazebos is now being constructed.

hahaha...i bet kev when you come home this September (ay ma-bakasyon pala :) ) Starbucks Naga is now in full operation.

eeldedabolyuayen

February 24th, 2010, 07:49 AM

NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES

POWER SYSTEM UPDATE as of February 23, 2010

According to transmission utility and system operator National Grid Corporation of the
Philippines (NGCP), no Luzon grid customers are expected to experience power interruptions
today as long as all running power plants stay connected and synchronized to the grid. With
662 MW of reserves, the Luzon grid remains stable and under normal status.
The power grid status today is as follows:

Grid Available Peak Demand Reserves Generation
Capacity Deficiency
(in megawatts, MW) (in megawatts, MW) (in megawatts, MW) (in megawatts, MW)

LUZON 7,382 6,720 662 0
VISAYAS 1,129 1,167 0 38
MINDANAO 842 1,200 0 358

The Visayas islands will continue to experience generation deficiency. Geothermal plants,
which comprise around 70% of Visayas grid’s power source, have a total available capacity of 730 MW out of the total rated capacity of 936 MW.

The Luzon grid is already exporting up to 20 MW to augment the available capacity of
Visayas.

In Mindanao, the generation deficiency is now at 358 MW, a marked increase from
yesterday’s deficit of 183 MW.

The said deficiency is caused mainly by the reduced capabilities of hydro-electric plants due to low elevation at water reservoirs. Today, there has been an 80% and 60% reduction in the available capabilities of Agus and Pulangi Plants, respectively. Reduction in the capabilities of Agus and Pulangi Plants yesterday was at 70%.

Agus Plant is now running at 120 MW out of total rated capacity of 727 MW while Pulangi is running at 100 MW out of total rated capacity of 255 MW.

Also contributing to the deficiency in Mindanao is the non-availability of Iligan Diesel Power Plant (35 MW) and the planned outage of Power Barge 117 (50 MW).

The continuing generation deficiency will result in the curtailment of power load transmitted to Mindanao grid users.

Customers are advised to coordinate with distribution utilities or electric cooperatives in their area for information on the schedule and areas to be affected by the power interruptions.

NGCP will continue to monitor power grid conditions. As System Operator, it operates the
power system or grid in accordance with the Philippine Grid Code. It is also the country's only utility responsible for transmitting high-voltage power from generators to distributors. NGCP does not own nor operate and maintain any power generation and distribution facilities.
###

oragon.com

February 24th, 2010, 07:51 AM

SSS Performance Evaluation and Convention Luzon Cluster 2010 Naga City at Villa Caceres Hotel.

Naga City and Cam. Sur badly needs more hotel rooms.

randism

February 24th, 2010, 07:59 AM

^^ About 5 years ago I think, there's this move to separate Bicol from the Luzon grid. It was pushed back since power supply from the entire Luzon and also the Visayas, as they get a portion of their power from the Luzon grid, will decrease

same season last election, i remember a folly promise of then senatorial candidate from the north "Mr Kuryente King" that if ever he wins he'll make measure that will lessen that power rate in bicol region :lol::lol::lol:

randism

February 24th, 2010, 08:06 AM

Gov’t re-enters geothermal exploration
(http://www.malaya.com.ph/02242010/busi13.html)
Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) is going back to geothermal power production, earmarking about $60 million for the development of a geothermal project in Camarines Sur.

PNOC said the project, covered by an exploration contract awarded last week by the Department of Energy, has a potential capacity of at least 20 megawatts and is capable of generating 18 gigawatt hours of electricity per year.

PNOC said the project will be connected to the Luzon grid and the power generated will be sold to local electric cooperatives.

Mount Isarog in Camarines is estimated to have the same potential as the Tiwi geothermal field in Albay as both are along the same volcanic chain that runs through the Bicol peninsula and down to Samar, Leyte and the Diwata range in Mindanao.

"I want PNOC to actively participate again in the geothermal business, especially because the Philippines lies in the ‘ring of fire,’ a sweet spot in geothermal energy. It is no wonder that we are No. 2 in the world today. Geothermal energy presently accounts for about 23 percent of the total energy mix in the country. We should continue our proven expertise in this sector of renewable energy," PNOC president and CEO Antonio Cailao said.

"PNOC helped make the country the second largest geothermal producer in the world (after the United States). We will solidify this effort until we become No. 1," he added.

PNOC said that it will start exploration in the third quarter of 2010.

PNOC was the largest producer of geothermal power in the country until it sold its geothermal subsidiary, the then PNOC Energy Development Corp., to a Lopez-led consortium in 2007.

"Renewable energy is the new dot.com of the energy industry not only locally, but globally as well. In fact, PNOC is now the biggest solar energy company in the country. And we inaugurated late last year the first solar campus in the Philippines," Cailao said.

The PNOC Renewables Corp. (PNOC-RC), PNOC’s new and renewable energy subsidiary, will handle the geothermal project.

Geothermal energy contracts were incorporated by the DOE in the contracting round for renewable energy early this year. The DOE’s Renewable Energy Policy Framework aims to develop more than 4,000MW of additional renewable energy capacity, 1,200 MW of which is planned to come from geothermal. - John Poquiz

randism

February 24th, 2010, 08:12 AM

Appointed gov’t execs running
in May must vacate posts, says SC
(http://www.malaya.com.ph/02232010/news1.html)
Reverses earlier ruling; Palace to appeal
BY EVANGELINE DE VERA

THE Supreme Court en banc yesterday ordered appointed government officials seeking elective posts in May 10 to resign immediately so as not to have undue advantage over their political rivals.

Voting 10-5, the SC reversed its Dec. 1, 2009 decision that allowed appointive officials – who have filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) – to remain until President Arroyo terminates their appointments.

In a 44-page resolution penned by Chief Justice Reynato Puno, the SC upheld the constitutionality of several provisions in election laws that deemed appointive officials as automatically resigned once they have filed their COCs.

The Court dismissed the petition filed by election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on behalf of his clients, Environment Undersecretary Eleazar Quinto and Land Management Bureau director Gerino Tolentino, to nullify the "deemed resigned" provisions in several election laws, saying these provisions do not violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution.

Quinto is running for a congressional seat in Pangasinan. Tolentino is seeking a seat in the Quezon City Council.

The high court gave weight to the arguments in the motions for reconsideration filed by the Comelec and the petition-in-intervention filed by Sen. Mar Roxas, former Senate President Franklin Drilon, and congressional candidate Tom Apacible that the issue of whether the "deemed resigned" provisions violate the Constitution has already been ruled upon.

"The probable harm to society in permitting incumbent appointive officials to remain in office, even as they actively pursue elective posts, far outweighs the less likely evil of having arguably protected candidates blocked by the possible inhibitory effect of a potentially overly broad statute," the decision read.

"We cannot allow the tilting of our electoral playing field in their favor," the Court added.

The SC said the assailed original decision failed to consider another threat – the danger of systematic abuse using the "powerful political machine" of the government.

In the Dec. 1, 2009 decision penned by Associate Justice Antonio Eduardo Nachura, the SC struck down for being unconstitutional the assailed election provisions that deemed appointive government official as "ipso facto" (as a result) resigned upon their filing of their certificate of candidacy, for being discriminatory against persons holding appointive positions.

The tribunal further noted that since the Dec. 1, 2009 decision was issued, a number of anomalies have taken place, with a number of Cabinet secretaries and even Comelec officers filing their COCs, even without relinquishing their posts.

Among the Cabinet officials seeking congressional posts are Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita in Batangas, Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera in Quezon province, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya in Camarines Sur, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap in Bohol, and Presidential Management Staff chief Hermogenes Esperon in Pangasinan.

full article (http://www.malaya.com.ph/02232010/news1.html)

hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 08:18 AM

^^ Sus. OK lang yan Manay Aida. Dai pa man sinda Manay Jo and Don, pwedeng-pwede mo pang suluton si Manay Jo.:devil::lol:

:rofl:

andito na me sa boracay.....:banana:

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:20 AM

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/ads/banner18.gif

Someday... someday... meron din tayo nito! :)

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:20 AM

:rofl:

andito na me sa boracay.....:banana:

isang sakong white sand please! :)

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:23 AM

we passed by this early morning along Magsaysay...BPI is 80% complete. The second floor has a balcony (a coffee shop i guess) after BPI will be the renovation of Beanbag and Molino Grill.

The much-awaited Starbucks Naga???? the garden inspired Cereza like ambiance is now visible. Plant boxes, gazebos is now being constructed.

hahaha...i bet kev when you come home this September (ay ma-bakasyon pala :) ) Starbucks Naga is now in full operation.

Nice, nice. I'd love to see Magsaysay again. It will be a 10-month period when I last saw it and the time I'll be seeing it in Sept. I'm excited.:D

SSS Performance Evaluation and Convention Luzon Cluster 2010 Naga City at Villa Caceres Hotel.

Naga City and Cam. Sur badly needs more hotel rooms.

More! :banana:

same season last election, i remember a folly promise of then senatorial candidate from the north "Mr Kuryente King" that if ever he wins he'll make measure that will lessen that power rate in bicol region :lol::lol::lol:

As if it's that easy. It's a tedious process. Since there's monopoly in our power sector, it's VERY hard for power rates to be lessened. It'll be a dream made in heaven until further notice.:lol:

hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 08:27 AM

^^bawal magdala...punishable by law

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:29 AM

As if it's that easy. It's a tedious process. Since there's monopoly in our power sector, it's VERY hard for power rates to be lessened. It'll be a dream made in heaven until further notice.:lol:

Next SSC Project... Look for an investor who will compete with the current monopoly... :)

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:32 AM

^^ Grabe. Gibuhon mo para kay Manay Jo.:D

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 08:32 AM

^^ Oh no. Garo iyo man nanggad. Don't tell me kay Manay Jo. Baka maggurunitan kamo kayan ni Don.:D:D:D

^^ Sus. OK lang yan Manay Aida. Dai pa man sinda Manay Jo and Don, pwedeng-pwede mo pang suluton si Manay Jo.:devil::lol:

waaa anu nnman yan kevs! suluton pati!! what a term! haha

inlab yan si Manay Aida sa kung sisay man sa mga stalkers nya :banana:

rhyzrockerz

February 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM

isang sakong white sand please! :)

eu bawal talaga yan.. peru sige na papatos kanang sand pakaag mo sa plastic na sadit..haha..ibubulsa nalang yan ni sir hakz.. haha:lol:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM

^^ Si Manay Aida?! May stalkers?!:shocked:

Habo ko sa mga stalkers. Sabi kaya baga daa, pag stalker, pangit. Dapat admirer para guapo.:D

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:37 AM

^^ You speak as if it's that easy.:lol:

I admire your courage, young boy.:D

Parang linya sa pelikula.:D:D:D

randism

February 24th, 2010, 08:39 AM

Nice, nice. I'd love to see Magsaysay again. It will be a 10-month period when I last saw it and the time I'll be seeing it in Sept. I'm excited.:D

More! :banana:

As if it's that easy. It's a tedious process. Since there's monopoly in our power sector, it's VERY hard for power rates to be lessened. It'll be a dream made in heaven until further notice.:lol:

Next SSC Project... Look for an investor who will compete with the current monopoly... :)

maybe there is indeed a monopoly as EPIRA Law and WESM (http://www.wesm.ph/) is not effective until today

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:41 AM

waaa anu nnman yan kevs! suluton pati!! what a term! haha

Eh syempre. Garo kaya may something na saindo ni Don, kaya susuluton ka na ni Manay Aida.:D

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:42 AM

^^bawal magdala...punishable by law
wag mo na lang hugasan o pagpagan ung suot mong tsinelas or sandals... :P

^^ Grabe. Gibuhon mo para kay Manay Jo.:D

waaa anu nnman yan kevs! suluton pati!! what a term! haha

inlab yan si Manay Aida sa kung sisay man sa mga stalkers nya :banana:
:rofl: inlab pati! pano man ako maiinlab sa taong dai ko ngani bistado an nagpaparasunud-sunod na palan sako... :P

saka... dai man yan mapasulot si Manay Jo! lol!

eu bawal talaga yan.. peru sige na papatos kanang sand pakaag mo sa plastic na sadit..haha..ibubulsa nalang yan ni sir hakz.. haha:lol:

tapos sarong bote kang tubig dagat kang Boracay! :)

^^ Si Manay Aida?! May stalkers?!:shocked:

Habo ko sa mga stalkers. Sabi kaya baga daa, pag stalker, pangit. Dapat admirer para guapo.:D

halu-halo kevs!

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:43 AM

Eh syempre. Garo kaya may something na saindo ni Don, kaya susuluton ka na ni Manay Aida.:D

at sa huli... Si Kevs ang nakatuluyan ni Manay Jo...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 08:44 AM

^^ Grabe. Gibuhon mo para kay Manay Jo.:D

bako man ako naghahagad sand si Ate Aidz baga :lol:

hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 08:47 AM

at sa huli... Si Kevs ang nakatuluyan ni Manay Jo...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:rofl: no further comment.:)

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:47 AM

bako man ako naghahagad sand si Ate Aidz baga :lol:

mainiton... kung mag-uran man lang baga sana...

:dance:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:48 AM

:rofl: inlab pati! pano man ako maiinlab sa taong dai ko ngani bistado an nagpaparasunud-sunod na palan sako... :P

saka... dai man yan mapasulot si Manay Jo! lol!

Whatever.:ohno:

:D:D:D

halu-halo kevs!

Masiram? I mean, si halu-halo?:D

at sa huli... Si Kevs ang nakatuluyan ni Manay Jo...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Ewe. Dai ako lesbiana. Never gonna happen.:D

bako man ako naghahagad sand si Ate Aidz baga :lol:

Eh gusto ko saimo itao si sand eh.:tongue:

:D:D:D

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:49 AM

:rofl: no further comment.:)

Waaaaaaaaah!

Dai ka sako magselos Don. Dai ko susuluton si Manay Jo. Promise. Saimo lang sya. O kaya kay Manay Aida.:D

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 08:51 AM

paging bhujhabao! get mo na c mga pics ika nlng upload, may tig gigibo pa ako program. haha

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:51 AM

^^ Don! Tabangan mo daa si Manay Jo!:D

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:53 AM

at sa huli... Si Kevs ang nakatuluyan ni Manay Jo...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:rofl: no further comment.:)

Ewe. Dai ako lesbiana. Never gonna happen.:D

Waaaaaaaaah!

Dai ka sako magselos Don. Dai ko susuluton si Manay Jo. Promise. Saimo lang sya. O kaya kay Manay Aida.:D

kung maituturing na isang himala ang nangyaring pagbabago sa CamSur.. kaw pa kaya!? :)

hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 08:53 AM

paging bhujhabao! get mo na c mga pics ika nlng upload, may tig gigibo pa ako program. haha

atyan ko na lang i-upload su pics tang duwa...:lol:

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:54 AM

paging bhujhabao! get mo na c mga pics ika nlng upload, may tig gigibo pa ako program. haha

^^ Don! Tabangan mo daa si Manay Jo!:D

Kevin! ika na lang magtabang! :)

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:55 AM

kung maituturing na isang himala ang nangyaring pagbabago sa CamSur.. kaw pa kaya!? :)

:gaah:

Dai mo na ipirit. Dugay na!:D

atyan ko na lang i-upload su pics tang duwa...:lol:

Hhmmm.. Sain nindo pigkua ang pics nindo?:D

Kevin! ika na lang magtabang! :)

Cannot be. Dawa borrow one. Si Don dapat. Pwede man ika.:D

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:55 AM

atyan ko na lang i-upload su pics tang duwa...:lol:

naalala ko... ma-upload palan si Hakz ung pic nya na naka G-String na trunks! :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 08:57 AM

^^ Hinahalat pati to ni anone.:D

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 08:58 AM

:gaah:

Dai mo na ipirit. Dugay na!:D

Cannot be. Dawa borrow one. Si Don dapat. Pwede man ika.:D

anu daw... paghilingan ni Kevin saka ni Manay Jo.. bigla na lang maging lalaki si Kevs... na love struck kay manay Jo :)
:rofl:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:01 AM

^^ Oh no. Dai yan mangyayari. I assure you. Parehas kami ni Manay Jo bayi.:rofl:

hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 09:03 AM

SM Prime net income rises 10% on new, expanded shopping units (http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22059:sm-prime-net-income-rises-10-on-new-expanded-shopping-units&catid=24:companies&Itemid=59)

LISTED SM Prime Holdings Inc., the largest mall developer and operator in the country, said 2009 profits rose by a tenth as the company opened new shopping centers while expanding existing ones.

In a filing with the local stock exchange, SM Prime said consolidated net income reached P 7 billion from the January to December period last year compared to P6.4 billion in 2008.

Revenues also grew by 15 percent to P20.5 billion in 2009. The results already include the operations of the three SM malls in China, located in the cities of Xiamen and Jinjiang in Southern China, and Chengdu in Central China.

“Due to the continued support and patronage of our customers, SM Prime again met its targets for 2009 despite the challenges brought about by the global recession and a series of natural calamities that affected most of Luzon in the latter part of the year,” SM Prime president Hans Sy said in a statement.

Meanwhile, cash flow, as measured using earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization or Ebitda, grew 14 percent to P14 billion translating to an Ebitda margin of 68 percent.

SM Prime said the growth last year was driven mainly by its expansion activities from its core mall business. Rental fees, which accounted for 86 percent of total revenues, reached P17.7 billion, or a 15-percent increase year-on-year

For full-year 2009, SM Prime opened SM City Naga in Camarines Sur, SM Center Las Piñas in Metro Manila, and SM City Rosario in Cavite. It also expanded SM City Rosales in Pangasinan, SM City Fairview, and SM North Edsa through its Sky Garden. The Sky Garden further reinforced the dominant position of SM North Edsa as it emerged as the largest mall in the Philippines.

Combined, the new malls and expansions in 2009 added 226,000 square meters (sqm) to the company’s total gross floor area (GFA), bringing it to 4.5 million sqm, for a 5-percent increase.

Operating expenses for full year 2009 increased 19 percent, to P9.7 billion, largely due to expenses related to mall expansion. Income from operations posted a 12-percent growth from P9.6 billion in 2008 to P10.8 billion in 2009.

For 2010, SM Prime plans to open SM City Novaliches in Quezon City; SM City Tarlac; SM Supercenter Masinag in Antipolo City, Rizal; and SM City Calamba and SM Supercenter San Pablo, both of which will be in the province of Laguna. SM Prime is also scheduled to open SM Suzhou in fourth quarter, its fourth mall in China, which is located in the province of Jiangsu. SM Suzhou will have a GFA of approximately 70,000 sqm.

The company has budgeted P12 billion for its capital spending program this year.

By the end of 2010, SM Prime will have 41 malls in the Philippines, of which 16 are in Metro Manila, and the others are spread out nationwide. The 41 malls will have an estimated combined GFA of 4.8 million sqm. by the end of the year.

hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 09:04 AM

^^ Hinahalat pati to ni anone.:D

:lol::lol::lol:..hinahalat palan ni mader :D

hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 09:04 AM

Permit to campaign kan mga NPA sa mga kandidato sa Camarines Sur, pigluwas na (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=134540)

NAGA CITY - Dagos na man na pigpaluwas kan pulisya an kantidad sa soboot permit to campaign na pighahagad kan mga rebeldeng New Peoples Army sa mga lokal na kandidato digde sa probensiya kan Camarines Sur.

Sa entribista kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki Spo4 Rumulo Faviano, spokesperson kan PNP provincial command,napasakamot ninda an dukomento na pagsasaderi kan mga NPA na naglalaman ning eksaktong kantidad kan PTC depende sa puwestong pigdadalaganan kan kada kandidato.

Segun ki Faviano, sa listahan nangengenot an congressman na igwa ning kantidad na P540,000, gobernador P375,000, bise-gobernador P300,000, asin board member P250,000.

Mientrastanto, mas hababa man ning dikit sa mga kandidato sa siyudad na kun saen an kandidatong mayor an may PTC na P200,000, vice-mayor P150,000 asin sa city councilor P50,000.

Sa municipal level man, mayor P100,000, vice-mayor P50,000 asin councilor P20,000.

Nagtutubod an pulisya na posibleng pigpapautob kan mga NPA an mga nasabing kantidad alagad mayo man ning napangaranang politiko na nagbayad na ning arog kaining kadakulang kantidad huli sa mayo mandaa ning nagrereklamo sainda an mga ini.

hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 09:06 AM

PGMA highlights world-class tourist destinations in Bicol (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100223.htm&no=30)

Manila -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's visit in Donsol, Sorsogon yesterday (February 22, 2010) renewed interest in the Bicol region's world-class tourist destinations.

Bicol is part of Tourism Central Philippines super region, one of five growth corridors identified in President Arroyo's super region development strategy that is known for its natural wonders and rich cultural heritage.

The tourism super region accounts for 50 percent of the country's tourism industry.

In 2008, foreign visitors to the country totaled 3.14 million.

Donsol, which transformed itself from a sixth-class municipality in 2006 to a first-class municipality last year, is known worldwide for hosting a pod of 50 whale shark or "butandings" during the peak season of December to May every year.

Whale shark watching and interaction is a major eco-tourism activity here, which is also known as the "Whale Shark Capital of the World."

Sorsogon, with its Donsol attraction, and Camarines Sur, with its wakeboarding center and the Caramoan beach and coves which hosted the US reality TV series "Survivor", are the two Bicol provinces reaping tremendous tourism arrivals and revenues.

Although Cebu topped the list of 14 leading tourist destinations in the Philippines, Camarines Sur posted the highest growth last year. From 2008 to 2009, local and foreign tourists in Camarines Sur grew by a hefty 117.25 percent to 721.024 compared to the previous year. During the same period, Cebu grew by only 1.24 percent to 1.6 million.

Despite the global economic slump, foreign and local tourists reached 5.2 million in the first nine months of 2009 year-on-year or 17 percent higher than the same period during the previous year.

Tourism growth could be traced in part to massive investments made by government in tourism-related infrastructure in the Central Philippines super regions since 2001 when the President assumed office. These included 42 airport projects costing P27.31 billion; 108 ports constructed by the Philippine Ports Authority costing P8.76 billion and 145 municipal ports costing P1.23 billion; 8,783 kilometers of roads and 18,741 meters of bridges costing P54.14 billion; and the P52.44-billion Southrail project.

This year, the Department of Tourism projects foreign tourist arrivals at 3.27 million, generating direct revenues of $3.31 billion and employment of 3.39 million.

As an industry, tourism is expected to generate revenues of $17 billion this year, which is equivalent to 13.6 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP) or the total sum of goods and services produced in the country.

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 09:07 AM

^^ Oh no. Dai yan mangyayari. I assure you. Parehas kami ni Manay Jo bayi.:rofl:

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:13 AM

^^ I don't believe in miracles.:tongue2::lol::lol::lol:..hinahalat palan ni mader :D

Iyo baga. I-PM mo daa saiya.:D

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 09:17 AM

^^ I don't believe in miracles.:tongue2:

you don't.. we do... :)

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:18 AM

^^ I resist.:D

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 09:21 AM

^^ I resist.:D

you're resisting... ibig sabihin namomoot ka na kay Manay Jo... tigreresist mo lang? :)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 09:21 AM

hilinga na.

garo lugod gabos na pigppair sako?!?!?! bako man ko lalakero. ewwwwww :tongue:

halat lng ta busy ako. si bhujhabhao uto na sa Basilica Cafe machibog kaibahan sa Doc, masunod nlng ako.

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:21 AM

^^ Misinterpreter ka.:lol:

I resist miraacles. Adik.:D

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 09:22 AM

hoi stop it guys. projection mga dear!

mga hyper mga tao ngunyan. tsk tsk

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:23 AM

hilinga na.

garo lugod gabos na pigppair sako?!?!?! bako man ko lalakero. ewwwwww :tongue:

halat lng ta busy ako. si bhujhabhao uto na sa Basilica Cafe machibog kaibahan sa Doc, masunod nlng ako.

Ui maiba!:D

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 09:25 AM

atyan ko na lang i-upload su pics tang duwa...:lol:

kasuarin po kita nagkaigwa kayan? baka ibang girl yan hahahaha

^^ Oh no. Dai yan mangyayari. I assure you. Parehas kami ni Manay Jo bayi.:rofl:

corek!

Ui maiba!:D

tara!

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:29 AM

kasuarin po kita nagkaigwa kayan? baka ibang girl yan hahahaha

First stage - denial stage.:D

tara!

Tara na! Sakay na!:D

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 09:32 AM

hilinga na.

garo lugod gabos na pigppair sako?!?!?! bako man ko lalakero. ewwwwww :tongue:

Ma-appeal ka kaya garo... haha :tongue4:

halat lng ta busy ako. si bhujhabhao uto na sa Basilica Cafe machibog kaibahan sa Doc, masunod nlng ako.

yum yum yum! oi! bka pwede nman nindo iconfirm si burger! :)
Manay Jo! hinay sa Iced tea! :P

^^ Misinterpreter ka.:lol:

I resist miraacles. Adik.:D
no I'm not... I read through the lines and connect the dots... :P

hoi stop it guys. projection mga dear!

mga hyper mga tao ngunyan. tsk tsk

wahhh! manay! cholesterol mo po and BP baka maglangkaw! hinay lang... :pet:

kasuarin po kita nagkaigwa kayan? baka ibang girl yan hahahaha

pagbalik niya, magkakaigwa kamo kayan! :P
hahahaha

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 09:33 AM

^^ I resist.:D

you're resisting... ibig sabihin namomoot ka na kay Manay Jo... tigreresist mo lang? :)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

First stage - denial stage.:D

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:34 AM

no I'm not... I read through the lines and connect the dots... :P

Hainaku Manay Aida. Garo ka S.:D

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:34 AM

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You're connecting the wrong dots. Gaga.:lol:

rhyzrockerz

February 24th, 2010, 09:38 AM

hala! ibang level na ang thread.. pati si manoy kevs.tig
lilink na ki manay jo.. anu na yan...hahaha..!!BB.kevs:lol::):nocrook::jk:

aidz

February 24th, 2010, 09:43 AM

hilinga na.

garo lugod gabos na pigppair sako?!?!?! bako man ko lalakero. ewwwwww :tongue:
bako man sa lalakero... habulin ka lang... :rofl:

hala! ibang level na ang thread.. pati si manoy kevs.tig
lilink na ki manay jo.. anu na yan...hahaha..!!BB.kevs:lol::):nocrook::jk:

Dahil kay Manay Jo... nagbago ang mundo ni Kevs...
:rofl:
:rofl:
:rofl:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:43 AM

hala! ibang level na ang thread.. pati si manoy kevs.tig
lilink na ki manay jo.. anu na yan...hahaha..!!BB.kevs:lol::):nocrook::jk:

Hoi Domeng. Ika may kasalan kung tano inaapod ako ni Aida nung BBGF.:gaah:

:D:D:D

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:44 AM

Dahil kay Manay Jo... nagbago ang mundo ni Kevs...
:rofl:
:rofl:
:rofl:

Hoi Aida. Dai nagbago mundo ko. Echosera ka ah.:ohno:

:D:D:D

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 09:46 AM

Ma-appeal ka kaya garo... haha :tongue4:

yum yum yum! oi! bka pwede nman nindo iconfirm si burger! :)
Manay Jo! hinay sa Iced tea! :P

no I'm not... I read through the lines and connect the dots... :P

wahhh! manay! cholesterol mo po and BP baka maglangkaw! hinay lang... :pet:

pagbalik niya, magkakaigwa kamo kayan! :P
hahahaha

iced tea :( normal man daw ang cholesterol ko saka bp, s bs sana ang dai. pero close to normal parin haha

Hainaku Manay Aida. Garo ka S.:D

anong S yan kevs?

You're connecting the wrong dots. Gaga.:lol:

oh dear, yaon na si Lady Gaga digdi hahaha.

hala! ibang level na ang thread.. pati si manoy kevs.tig
lilink na ki manay jo.. anu na yan...hahaha..!!BB.kevs:lol::):nocrook::jk:

ara atchan kayan pati saimo i-link naman ako.
okay immune na ako!

ara atchan kayan magka mirisinterpret na ang mga snasabi ta dgdi haha

clarify nyo mga gurls! hahaha

pag sala ang tig connect malamang buta kc dots lng saraditun.

anu ba yan!

Naga City Deck

February 24th, 2010, 09:47 AM

^^ bako man ko habulin, bako man ko ma appeal.

mabuot lng ako. :lol::lol:

kevinb

February 24th, 2010, 09:49 AM

anong S yan kevs?

Se*.:D

oh dear, yaon na si Lady Gaga digdi hahaha.

:rofl:

ara atchan kayan pati saimo i-link naman ako.
okay immune na ako!

ara atchan kayan magka mirisinterpret na ang mga snasabi ta dgdi haha

clarify nyo mga gurls! hahaha

pag sala ang tig connect malamang buta kc dots lng saraditun.

anu ba yan!

Buta si nagconnect kung sarala si dots na pigkonek.:D

randism

February 24th, 2010, 09:51 AM

CamSur makes waves as top water sports, Survivor spot (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/184596/camsur-makes-waves-as-top-water-sports-survivor-spot)

02/23/2010 | 06:31 PM
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Ocean paradise. Camarines Sur's islets and coves are wondrous spots for explorers. Photo courtesy of the Department of Tourism.

Camarines Sur (CamSur) emerged as a hotspot for tourists in 2009 — with international water sports events and reality TV shows as its added "experiential" come-ons.

Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed that total tourist traffic in the top 14 Philippine destinations in 2009 reached 8.9 million, a 14 percent growth from the previous year.

Sizzling CamSur sports

While Cebu may have taken the top spot with 1.61 million tourists, the 117.2 percent increase in CamSur’s tourist traffic — that’s 1.57 million in 2009 compared to 721,024 visitors in 2008 — was simply sensational.

The numbers attested to the success of the region’s staging of international and local events such as the First Aqua Fest Celebrity Challenge, the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon, the International Dragon Boat Competition, and the Bagasbas Summer Surf.

Overall, CamSur’s domestic visitors grew by 140 percent while foreigners went up by 56 percent.

The awesome surge in CamSur’s tourism industry is expected to continue in 2010, as the DOT recently welcomed back the cast and crew of Survivor Israel, the Israeli franchise of the hit American TV reality game show Survivor.

Reality TV fever

The Survivor producers picked CamSur’s Caramoan Island to be the setting of its 40-day reality TV show for the second time.

Caramoan first generated media attention in 2008 with the filming of Survivor France. This was followed by Survivor Bulgaria in the latter part of the same year. Last year, Survivor Israel also filmed there.

“More than the international promotion being generated by the TV show, we see it as the Israelis’ vote of confidence for not only Caramoan Island, but the entire Philippines, as a destination," said DOT Secretary Ace Durano.

For his part, Survivor Israel producer Gregory Bekerman raved about Caramoan’s “wild paradise" charm. “It is virtually untouched and yet it has enough facilities to accommodate the show," he said.

"The Philippine beaches are a refreshing view," added Guy Hameiri , CEO of Survivor Israel’s production outfit Reif Hameiri. “It’s an overwhelming location and I’m sure it will be very tempting for our audience to go see it themselves."

Indeed, DOT has received several bookings through one of the largest tour operators in Israel, Mona Tours. Minerva Bruner, Travel Consultant for the company, was in the country recently to meet with some of the country’s premier hotels.

“We are expecting big tour groups from Tel Aviv through MonaTours. Aside from these, the crew of Survivor Israel is also slated to visit some of our top sites," disclosed Verna Buensuceso, who heads DOT’s Team Europe.

Added attractions

Caramoan is fast gaining popularity for its 45 coves and islets, each with different charms. Gota Beach, the jump-off point to other islands and venue of the show’s entire season, is just one of the captivating destinations in Caramoan.

Other islands on the Caramoan Peninsula such as Lahuy, Lahus, Matukad, Hunongan, Cotivas, Pitogo, Sabitang Laya, Tinago, and Tayak have long been favorite haunts of diving, snorkeling, and spelunking aficionados.

Caramoan beaches are famous for their picturesque view of the sunset, long shorelines, powdery white sands, limestone rock formations, crystal clear water, and abundant reefs.

Indeed, CamSur's decision to highlight experiential activities rather than the usual guided tours has worked to its advantage. Its accessibility also contributes to its tourist traffic.

There are regular flights from Manila to Camarines Sur. Planes land in Naga City. Tourists may also take an eight-hour bus ride from Manila to Naga City. From there, they can make arrangements to explore the rest of Camarines Sur. – FVI/YA, GMANews.TV