Naga and Iriga Cities, and Camarines Sur Province [Archive] - Page 164

sonofignatius

July 6th, 2010, 10:08 AM

[CENTER][COLOR="DarkRed"][SIZE="5"]SM City Naga
Very Early This Morning

Taxis Galore

86 units-
the latest count of taxis plying
the streets of Naga City

More applications are being processed
to fill the the available 100 Naga City Taxi frachise slots.

SM City Naga's proximity
to both the bus and van terminals,
is an ideal area for the taxis
to pick up passengers early in the morning

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Robertson044.jpg?t=1278381337

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Robertson045.jpg?t=1278381398
[QUOTE]

very encouraging to see the transport sector improving fast. i just hope streets can be widened. the new roads to be build should already factor in all this growth in the city.

[QUOTE=akosijamir;59833257]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs019.snc4/34318_408435484428_710714428_4153121_7882265_n.jpg

HEART OF BIKOL
Bienvenido N. Santos

Heart of Bikol, rich in culture
And history, you call to mind
Symbols of the rarest nature:
A tree, a river, and a shrine.

City of sounds, we hear your voice
In church and street and marketplace.
In campus din and river noise,
That shapes our lives and gilds our days.

Heart of Bikol, Naga City,
In times of drought and fire and flood
We see years of promised plenty
In this cathedral town of God.

Bless our city, Queen of Graces,
Touch our hearts anew with love;
Pour upon our upturned faces
All the magic of your love

source: facebook

thanks for posting copy of stamps here, jamir. magayon. makabakal na daw.

the poet above (author, too, of Scent of Apples) served as dean at UNC at one point, if my memory serves me right.

on GAINZA fair: it's a commendable effort to honor the memory of this great figure in Bikol history by way of a trade fair he himself envisioned and began a couple of centuries ago. he surely was a man beyond his time. clearly a progressive, he started many new things in the region, including one of the oldest educational institutions in the country, Colegio de Santa Isabel.

perhaps many of us know him only thru the town named after him. Penafrancia Avenue used to be Via Gainza.

why not name one of Naga's streets after this man, esp as we celebrate the Penafrancia Tricentennary? (He also played a significant role in fostering devotion to INA).

oragon.com

July 6th, 2010, 11:15 AM

Naga, business leaders mark 6th Bicol Business Week

June 27, 2010 10:43 am

By Jason B. Neola

NAGA CITY, June 26 — All systems are go for the 6th Bicol Business Week (BBW)on Sunday, an event hailed here as an “excellent venue for national and multinational companies to explore opportunities in the Bicol Region.”

Alberto R. Bercasio, president of Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI), said other than showcasing and promoting the best of Bicol trade and commerce, the activity also serves as an update on new investment areas, technologies and other product trends for local traders and entrepreneurs, as well as “outside” investors who wish to do business in Bicol.

This year’s BBW will be attended by the presidents and leaders of all business chambers in Bicol, the vice president for South Luzon, representatives from multinational companies and local government units who want to showcase their new products and innovations.

High-tech devices that facilitate the development of renewable energy and garbage recycling are among the state-of-the–art industries that will be viewed in the trade exhibitions.

Renewable energy comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat.

In 2006, about 18 percent of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13 percent of which% coming from traditional biomass that was mainly used for heating, and 3 percent from hydroelectricity.

New renewables (small hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and bio-fuels) accounted for another 2.4 percent and are growing very rapidly.

The new technologies and products will be presented to the public through the week-long exhibit, which starts Sunday at the outer grounds of the city’s Central Bus Terminal in the Central Business District 2 (CBD 2) here, the city’s newest trading and shopping hub.

At least 75 booths are to be occupied by different Manila-based and local exhibitors.

Magno Conag, this year’s BBW chairman, said that a job's fair will complement the affair.

Manila-based manufacturers, businessmen and exhibitors, including those coming from other parts of the region, will also gain from business-matching opportunities for the duration of the regional business week.

BBW is an investments promotion initiative which has been institutionalized by the MNCCI and the city government of Naga aimed at putting Naga and Bicol in the business map in this part of Luzon.

The event also aims to enlighten the public on environment protection programs and the prospects in green investments.

One of the event’s traditional highlights is the annual search for outstanding Bicolano businessmen/women dubbed as the Halyao Awards. Halyao is a pre-Spanish native word for trader. It pays tribute to enterprising local businessmen who have excelled in their chosen field and contributed in large measure to product enhancement, job generation and nation-building.

It is being undertaken through collaboration with other public and private agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Agriculture, the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), and the different exhibitor companies and local government units.(PNA).

http://balita.ph/2010/06/27/naga-business-leaders-mark-6th-bicol-business-week/

Naga City Deck

July 6th, 2010, 11:31 AM

thanks for posting copy of stamps here, jamir. magayon. makabakal na daw.

the poet above (author, too, of Scent of Apples) served as dean at UNC at one point, if my memory serves me right.

More about Bienvenido Santos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bienvenido_Santos)

He is the father of our Executive Vice President, Dr. Lourdes S. Anonas.

me too, i'm interested to buy the commemorative stamps. :banana:
my stamps are calling me again. :lol:

Naga City Deck

July 6th, 2010, 11:33 AM

^^ Graceland's ube cake is worth your plate!

is Quality Bakery still around? (Store near Plaza Quezon; production center in Palestina) we used to buy this special chiffon cake there, flavored with pineapple and laden with some subtle bits of pineapple.

and before Graceland became popular with cakes, there was a Mrs ___ (forgot her name now!) from whom many mothers ordered birthday cakes for their kids.

cake your day! :cheers:

yep Quality Bakery is still around. For me, they have the BEST Chiffon Cake in town. The price (Php 195) will say for itself comparing it to the Chiffon Cakes of the other bakeshops.

Naga City Deck

July 6th, 2010, 11:37 AM

baka may nagpapapayat kay sean....

pag pumapayat ba manay jo in love... pano kung tumataba? from a psychological standpoint....

sa fb iba rin topic mga heartbroken naman... signs of being one hehehhe...

mamaya pa pala mawawala ang internet ko...

hmm may nagpapapayat ki sean? that i don't know.
Paging Seantot, care to answer the query of Manay Ina? hehehe

kapag pumayat, either...
he/she is motivated by an intrinsic and extrinsic factor
he/she is doing it for himself and or for others

OR

stressed (Physically, intellectually and emotionally) lng tlga or physiologically speaking payat lng tlga ang body structure

depende naman kasi sa situation eh. :lol: :rofl:

matt&abby

July 6th, 2010, 12:05 PM

ako for health reasons at para kumasya sa damit... aslso to release the happy hormones of the body which exercise can bring out...

problema lang talaga time ... mag a allot ka talaga ng schedule to do it...

pumayat for someone... hmmm syempre you want to look good for everyone... specially kung may special someone...

bobbymay74

July 6th, 2010, 01:49 PM

From Wok
one of my favorite restaurants in town

lahat yan chicken.. :lol:

http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab122/nagacitydeck01/IMG_8623.jpg

Garlic Chicken is one of the best food in Wok restaurant, also the spicy chicken, very similar to Thai chicken adobo. really hooot :nuts: :cheers:

bobbymay74

July 6th, 2010, 02:28 PM

This is it! The Philippine Sea is likely to become active for TC Formation on WEEK JULY 13-19, 2010 - as forecast guidance models depict development east of Northern Luzon. Stay tuned. Check out the attached graphic link from US NOAA.
- David Michael V. Padua, Naga City

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/408/fcstsatpicd.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2374/latestnews.jpg

Naga Boy

July 6th, 2010, 03:33 PM

Probably next year, Naga City will host 3 SM anchors, namely:

SM City Naga
SM Supermarket Naga
SM Savemore Centro

I've heard about SM Savemore Centro, SM City expansion (no time frame given though) but never heard about SM Supermarket Naga.

Naga City Deck

July 6th, 2010, 06:12 PM

:banana::banana:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. IRENE aka Ms. Ina/Manay Ina, matt&abby
:banana::banana:

Naga City Deck

July 6th, 2010, 06:13 PM

:banana::banana:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. IRENE aka Ms. Ina/Manay Ina, matt&abby
:banana::banana:

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:19 PM

:banana::banana:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. IRENE aka Ms. Ina/Manay Ina, matt&abby
:banana::banana:

Happy Happy Happy Birthday!!!

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:26 PM

before I left, I took pics inside Caramel Centro...
this was taken a few days before I left...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs093.snc4/36008_408091993493_549063493_4649669_801794_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs093.snc4/36008_408091998493_549063493_4649670_7400581_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs093.snc4/36008_408092003493_549063493_4649671_1968334_n.jpg

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aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:28 PM

hot choco in Caramel...

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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs095.snc4/36135_408092178493_549063493_4649680_6560346_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs095.snc4/36135_408092183493_549063493_4649681_719001_n.jpg

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:29 PM

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:30 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs115.snc4/36135_408092208493_549063493_4649686_3805495_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs055.ash2/36135_408092213493_549063493_4649687_3103607_n.jpg

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:31 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs018.ash2/34242_408092448493_549063493_4649701_83117_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs018.snc4/34242_408092453493_549063493_4649702_5165146_n.jpg

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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs018.ash2/34242_408092468493_549063493_4649705_3382173_n.jpg

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:32 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs076.snc4/35181_408092603493_549063493_4649707_488847_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs076.snc4/35181_408092608493_549063493_4649708_6684334_n.jpg

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:33 PM

Road less traveled...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs036.ash2/35181_408092613493_549063493_4649709_7443292_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs036.ash2/35181_408092618493_549063493_4649710_6086267_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092623493_549063493_4649711_26854_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092628493_549063493_4649712_5830644_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092633493_549063493_4649713_963798_n.jpg

Sampaguita Dept. Store
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092638493_549063493_4649714_1523161_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092643493_549063493_4649715_4837303_n.jpg

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:38 PM

My warm up...
take the stairs from the 18th floor to the 40th floor... lolz...

but these shots are from my way down though...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs063.snc4/34509_408190898493_549063493_4652620_8361542_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs063.snc4/34509_408190918493_549063493_4652624_6141544_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs065.snc4/34596_408191128493_549063493_4652634_3678480_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs060.ash2/36381_408190443493_549063493_4652599_1779950_n.jpg

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:42 PM

buildings na mga nakapaligig sa akin... :D

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs141.snc4/36399_408190768493_549063493_4652619_4932711_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs121.snc4/36399_408190763493_549063493_4652618_3886921_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs141.snc4/36399_408190758493_549063493_4652617_3189423_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs061.ash2/36399_408190753493_549063493_4652616_8083410_n.jpg

Nagpapaliit...
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs121.snc4/36399_408190748493_549063493_4652615_4587908_n.jpg

pampaliit...
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs061.ash2/36399_408190743493_549063493_4652614_8091145_n.jpg

aidz

July 6th, 2010, 09:43 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs141.snc4/36399_408190728493_549063493_4652611_1010057_n.jpg

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jardet

July 6th, 2010, 10:41 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs115.snc4/36135_408092208493_549063493_4649686_3805495_n.jpg

This photo is very nostalgic. This road was once very busy. But look at it now. Deserted?:ohno:

jardet

July 6th, 2010, 10:54 PM

[QUOTE=Naga Boy;59830221][CENTER][COLOR="DarkRed"][SIZE="5"]SM City Naga
Very Early This Morning

Taxis Galore

86 units-
the latest count of taxis plying
the streets of Naga City

More applications are being processed
to fill the the available 100 Naga City Taxi frachise slots.

SM City Naga's proximity
to both the bus and van terminals,
is an ideal area for the taxis
to pick up passengers early in the morning

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Robertson044.jpg?t=1278381337

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Robertson045.jpg?t=1278381398
[QUOTE]

very encouraging to see the transport sector improving fast. i just hope streets can be widened. the new roads to be build should already factor in all this growth in the city.

Definitely, Naga is now in the big league.

I like this picture. The trees project clean and fresh surrounding. I hope the CBD 2 streets will be lined by trees and green.:)

rhyzrockerz

July 7th, 2010, 01:36 AM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs055.ash2/36135_408092188493_549063493_4649682_8334548_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs095.snc4/36135_408092193493_549063493_4649683_6574530_n.jpg

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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs018.snc4/34242_408092458493_549063493_4649703_8288888_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs018.ash2/34242_408092468493_549063493_4649705_3382173_n.jpg

Road less traveled...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs036.ash2/35181_408092613493_549063493_4649709_7443292_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs036.ash2/35181_408092618493_549063493_4649710_6086267_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092623493_549063493_4649711_26854_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092628493_549063493_4649712_5830644_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092633493_549063493_4649713_963798_n.jpg

Sampaguita Dept. Store
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092638493_549063493_4649714_1523161_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092643493_549063493_4649715_4837303_n.jpg

Maray na aga!!
Salamat sa Picture manay Aida
Bistado ko baga yan Driver kang Kalesa..grabi payaton na maray
ang kabayo..halos 12 na pasahero laman kayan kada byahe.
hay hay grabi:ohno::ohno::ohno:

rhyzrockerz

July 7th, 2010, 01:39 AM

:banana::banana:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. IRENE aka Ms. Ina/Manay Ina, matt&abby
:banana::banana:

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA'AM INA:):):):)
More Blessing to Come po..:):):):cheers1::cheers1::colgate::colgate::colgate:

rhyzrockerz

July 7th, 2010, 01:51 AM

buddybudz1987

July 7th, 2010, 01:53 AM

good morning...

nice pictures sir aidz, wer yan?

breakfast @ KopiRoti
http://images.plurk.com/5661019_2400d2b97cb47777af4fb9a4c4db9a01.jpg

alone, hahaha....
:)

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 01:59 AM

Road less traveled...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs036.ash2/35181_408092613493_549063493_4649709_7443292_n.jpg

Road less traveled?

Is it, really?

With all that chaos and traffic?:nuts:

Maybe for us but not for other people.:lol:

Saan ba 'to aidz?

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 02:05 AM

Happy Birthday Ms. Ina.

oragon.com

July 7th, 2010, 02:15 AM

I've heard about SM Savemore Centro, SM City expansion (no time frame given though) but never heard about SM Supermarket Naga.

what i mean is that if SM City Naga shall transfer its whole supermarket area on a new location and new building (beside MN Coliseum) then we can call it as SM Naga Supermarket which is one classification of SM stores. If that would happen by 2011 Naga would have 3 SM anchors, namely:

SM City Mall
SM Supermarket
SM Savemore Centro

Marhay na aga sa gabos!

Happy Birthday Ma'am Ina!

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 02:26 AM

After taking my daughter
to school this morning,
I passed by Magsaysay Ave
and I cannot help but admire
the new classy buildings and restaurants
rising in that area.

The newly renovated Molino Grill, Beanbag Coffee
Fat Joe's, Blue Bar, Red Box KTV and BPI

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica118.jpg?t=1278461345

The newly renovated Club M8, Fitness Gym and the
New Philhealth Office

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica119.jpg?t=1278461666

Starbucks Naga Rising
Brewing Soon

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica121.jpg?t=1278462124

And of course
Yellow Cab Naga

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica120.jpg?t=1278462195

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica122.jpg?t=1278462221

Build or renovate-
the way to catch up
in Naga City's
new business community.

oragon.com

July 7th, 2010, 02:33 AM

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5537/copyofbanner22x28in.jpg (http://img412.imageshack.us/i/copyofbanner22x28in.jpg/)

bobbymay74

July 7th, 2010, 02:40 AM

[QUOTE=aidz;59871403]Road less traveled...

Sampaguita Dept. Store
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs056.snc4/35181_408092638493_549063493_4649714_1523161_n.jpg

Sampaguita Department store was so famous around the late 70's to early 80's. Once a busy and crowded street. Anyway the Dacudao's are doing well in Hotel business. They are originally from Batangas, very successful in Naga, expand around Bicol and other parts of the country.

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 02:48 AM

Plaza Medica
7:30 AM Today

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica127.jpg?t=1278463698

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica123.jpg?t=1278463608

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica124.jpg?t=1278463640

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/PlazaMedica125.jpg?t=1278463670

oragon.com

July 7th, 2010, 02:49 AM

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/408/picture152fj.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/i/picture152fj.jpg/)
borrowed pic from previous thread

PUREGOLD NAGA former ALDP MALL

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 02:55 AM

The Only Hormone Laboratory in the Bicol Region.

Endolab Plaza Medica
is the orignal branch
previously located at Kaisserlink Bldg., (from 1997 to 2000).

It moved to Plaza Medica in 2000.

Endolab Plaza Medica's design
was patterned to an Asian spa
for a relaxed ambiance.

Patients do not feel
like they are in a medical facility
while undergoing blood extraction.

Location: Naga Endocrine Laboratory, Plaza Medica

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bobbymay74

July 7th, 2010, 03:02 AM

The Only Hormone Laboratory in the Bicol Region.

Endolab Plaza Medica
is the orignal branch
previously located at Kaisserlink Bldg., (from 1997 to 2000).

It moved to Plaza Medica in 2000.

Endolab Plaza Medica's design
was patterned to an Asian spa
for a relaxed ambiance.

Patients do not feel
like they are in a medical facility
while undergoing blood extraction.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs293.snc3/28325_121017147923513_100000456861838_203988_1753639_n.jpg

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Good Morning Doc, are you still maintaining the second floor of the same building?

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 03:04 AM

The Only Hormone Laboratory in the Bicol Region.

the Endolab SM City Naga

Unlike the Endolab at Plaza Medica
which has an Asian Spa concept,
Endolab SM City Naga
has a modern, corporate interiors
of a sleek and compact no- frills business office

But just like the Endolab Plaza Medica
It still does not exude a hint that it is a medical facility.

Patients do not feel like
they are in a medical laboratory
while undergoing blood extraction.

Location: Naga Endocrine Laboratory, SM City Naga

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Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 03:04 AM

Good Morning Doc, are you still maintaining the second floor of the same building?

Yes.

Good Morning bobbymay.

bobbymay74

July 7th, 2010, 03:10 AM

Yes.

Good Morning bobbymay.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs323.ash1/28325_121017154590179_100000456861838_203990_3140805_n.jpg

Oh i see, the ground floor is a newly renovated interior design, looks spacious and relaxing. I though all the medical equipment is already set-up at the ground floor.It's good we are looking at the state of the art interior designed hospitals and clinic with a HOME BASED atmosphere just like in the states:)

rhyzrockerz

July 7th, 2010, 03:16 AM

good morning...

nice pictures sir aidz, wer yan?

breakfast @ KopiRoti
http://images.plurk.com/5661019_2400d2b97cb47777af4fb9a4c4db9a01.jpg

alone, hahaha....
:)

Maray na Aga.. garu Naghahabulan kamu ni manay Aida sa patabaan ai.. hehe!! Suba lang po..

hay Salamat Updated na SSC FanPage:banana::banana::banana:

kiasog

July 7th, 2010, 03:40 AM

Happy birthday, Ms. Ina! Please enjoy your special day!

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 03:43 AM

Happy birthday, Ms. Ina! Please enjoy your special day!

Hi kiasog- I'll PM you Dr. Cris' e - mail address.

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 04:01 AM

hot choco in Caramel...

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Tsokolate eh- according to Padre Damaso:lol:

Not Tsokolate ah (Aguado):lol: :lol:

Rich, thick Hot Choco- yum.

Mocha Blends in Magsaysay also serves delicious hot choco in combination with their Devil's Food Choco cake.

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 04:22 AM

haha! maray na aga! :D

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 04:44 AM

I miss the cakes from Starmark :ohno:

Triple Chocolate Cake
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sana'y magbalik ang Starmark Cafe... nakakamiss... hope they get the 1000sqm lot for lease beside BeanBag... :D

:banana::banana:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. IRENE aka Ms. Ina/Manay Ina, matt&abby
:banana::banana:

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA'AM INA:):):):)
More Blessing to Come po..:):):):cheers1::cheers1::colgate::colgate::colgate:
Happy Birthday Ms. Ina.
Happy birthday, Ms. Ina! Please enjoy your special day!
happy Birthday Ms Ina! :D
Road less traveled...

Sampaguita Dept. Store
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Sampaguita Department store was so famous around the late 70's to early 80's. Once a busy and crowded street. Anyway the Dacudao's are doing well in Hotel business. They are originally from Batangas, very successful in Naga, expand around Bicol and other parts of the country.
sayang branches nila all over Bicol... wala pa rin nga sila ngayon POS... they need to catch up...

Tsokolate eh- according to Padre Damaso:lol:

Not Tsokolate ah (Aguado):lol: :lol:

Rich, thick Hot Choco- yum.

Mocha Blends in Magsaysay also serves delicious hot choco in combination with their Devil's Food Choco cake.

lolz! I remembered that it means something when such choco drink was served in Noli Me Tangere... I think it's "welcomed"... but if you're served with the Tsokolate - Ah... better leave... hehehe

lolz! rich and thick choco indeed doc.. haven't had that such choco before... really loved it... :)

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 04:47 AM

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 04:47 AM

lolz! I remembered that it means something when such choco drink was served in Noli Me Tangere... I think it's "welcomed"... but if you're served with the Tsokolate - Ah... better leave... hehehe

lolz! rich and thick choco indeed doc.. haven't had that such choco before... really loved it... :)

For favored guests Padre Damaso would ask to serve Tsokolate eh (Espesyal) for the Indios and for those he detests, Tsokolate ah (Agaudo or watered down version).

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 04:48 AM

AmbutLang

July 7th, 2010, 04:52 AM

buildings na mga nakapaligig sa akin... :D

pampaliit...
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Hindi ba kailangan mayroon makapal nang rubber mat sa ilalim nang mga weight apparatus to protect the floor from chipping? Nice equipments.

kevinb

July 7th, 2010, 05:02 AM

Anong name ng building mo Aida?

buddybudz1987

July 7th, 2010, 05:02 AM

Maray na Aga.. garu Naghahabulan kamu ni manay Aida sa patabaan ai.. hehe!! Suba lang po..

hay Salamat Updated na SSC FanPage:banana::banana::banana:

:bash: dai mn.. plan ko man mag-gym.. sain daw pwde? ung madyo class man...

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 05:11 AM

Hindi ba kailangan mayroon makapal nang rubber mat sa ilalim nang mga weight apparatus to protect the floor from chipping? Nice equipments.
yang floor na yan, di yan cement or tiles... pang gym talaga yan... para syang rubber... don't know the exact name... :)

Anong name ng building mo Aida?
Corinthian Executive Regency ata...

:bash: dai mn.. plan ko man mag-gym.. sain daw pwde? ung madyo class man...
sa Avenue... :)

rhyzrockerz

July 7th, 2010, 05:15 AM

:bash: dai mn.. plan ko man mag-gym.. sain daw pwde? ung madyo class man...

maski po dai kana mag gym.. Jogging kanalang pirmi.
magmata kang Amay tas Jogging ka nlang po pasiring basilica.:)

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 05:21 AM

dagdagi namang gym! :D

Naga City Deck

July 7th, 2010, 05:26 AM

hayy lumabas yung aking pagka taray kanina, those engineering students na binibigyan ko ng IQ test where just so unruly.

GO OUT!!! hahahaha joke lng. di pwede lolzz

will get something for our birthday celebrant today.
:banana:

rhyzrockerz

July 7th, 2010, 05:29 AM

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aidz

July 7th, 2010, 05:30 AM

:D

di nagpaparamdam ang birhtday celebrant...!

tsk tsk...
Manay Ina! wala ka ba globe number!? hehe! insufficient load ko for nonGlobe... :D

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 05:31 AM

balcita_RN

July 7th, 2010, 05:32 AM

I miss Nabua...

I also miss Lake Buhi...

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Naga City Deck

July 7th, 2010, 05:34 AM

:D

di nagpaparamdam ang birhtday celebrant...!

tsk tsk...
Manay Ina! wala ka ba globe number!? hehe! insufficient load ko for nonGlobe... :D

FACE THE WALL!!!! :D

txted her last nyt around 12:08 mn hehe..

nsa labas daw si ms ina ngayon. pnapacut na yung cable and internet connection :(

rhyzrockerz

July 7th, 2010, 05:35 AM

I miss Nabua...

I also miss Lake Buhi...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs089.snc3/15692_109506299061989_100000078585733_250685_7511157_n.jpg

WELCOME balcita_RN

Salamat sa pag bisita mu sa SSC Naga Thread.:):)

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 05:48 AM

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 06:07 AM

jhid

July 7th, 2010, 06:39 AM

After being tempted
by aidz's posted pictures...

I asked my secretary
to buy me the Tsokolate- eh
at Caramel Bakeshop
for snacks.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Choco001.jpg?t=1278475341

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Choco002.jpg?t=1278475385

My conclusion?
The thickness
was not due to chocolate after all...

it's a tsokolate with an ah (aguado)
but made thicker with
what I suspect- a corn starch.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Choco003.jpg?t=1278475426

I enjoyed
the Quaker Oatmeal Cookies though:)

Mocha Blends Hot Choco
in my opinion is still
the one with the eh.

Close second
is the Biggs Hot Choco.

--but price wise?
PASADO
ang Caramel Hot Choco

I can't wait
for the Starbucks
to open next month.

For a non-coffee drinker like me ta nasanay ako sa Milo kaso aki pa ako, pirmi so hot choco ang pig-oorder ko sa Starbucks. Ang partner ko pirmi digdi ay so glazed donut. Siram na sana at dai pa ako nagsasawa hanggang munyan. Hehehe.

Naga City Deck

July 7th, 2010, 06:41 AM

Happy Birthday Ms. Ina! for all your treats, laughter and goodness to the group no matter how nuts we are hahaha

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Naga City Deck

July 7th, 2010, 06:45 AM

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 06:45 AM

For a non-coffee drinker like me ta nasanay ako sa Milo kaso aki pa ako, pirmi so hot choco ang pig-oorder ko sa Starbucks. Ang partner ko pirmi digdi ay so glazed donut. Siram na sana at dai pa ako nagsasawa hanggang munya. Hehehe.

Right you are jhid.

The mild sweetness of sugar raised and glazed donuts are still the best for choco drinks as they are already sweet.

But for the really hot black coffee, donuts with icing and sweet cookies goes well with it as they neutralize the bitter taste of coffee.

:cheers:

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 07:02 AM

I miss Nabua...

I also miss Lake Buhi...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs089.snc3/15692_109506299061989_100000078585733_250685_7511157_n.jpg

welcome to the thread! :D

so you've been to Cam Sur Before sir! :D

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 07:29 AM

welcome to the thread! :D

so you've been to Cam Sur Before sir! :D

She's a ma'am, aidz.:)

Anyway welcome to the thread too.

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 08:42 AM

my bad! welcome to the thread Ma'am! :)

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 08:46 AM

After being tempted
by aidz's posted pictures...

I asked my secretary
to buy me the Tsokolate- eh
at Caramel Bakeshop
for snacks.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Choco001.jpg?t=1278475341

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Choco002.jpg?t=1278475385

My conclusion?
The thickness
was not due to chocolate after all...

it's a tsokolate with an ah (aguado)
but made thicker with
what I suspect- a corn starch.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Choco003.jpg?t=1278475426

I enjoyed
the Quaker Oatmeal Cookies though:)

Mocha Blends Hot Choco
in my opinion is still
the one with the eh.

Close second
is the Biggs Hot Choco.

--but price wise?
PASADO
ang Caramel Hot Choco

I can't wait
for the Starbucks
to open next month.

I haven't tried the hot choco with coconut milk... it's a filipino delicacy that I want to try... :)

For a non-coffee drinker like me ta nasanay ako sa Milo kaso aki pa ako, pirmi so hot choco ang pig-oorder ko sa Starbucks. Ang partner ko pirmi digdi ay so glazed donut. Siram na sana at dai pa ako nagsasawa hanggang munyan. Hehehe.

I need to try that choco of Starbucks... I only go for coffee each time I buy a drink.. :)

oragon.com

July 7th, 2010, 08:47 AM

Without Batting an Eyelash
Celebrities have fun at Camsur’s 3-day Aquafest

By Maurice Arcache
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DateFirst Posted 22:05:00 07/07/2010

WATER SPORTS AND tons of fun-filled bashes were featured at the 2nd Lago del Rey Summer Aquafest held at the renowned Lago del Rey lakeside of Camsur Watersports Complex (CWC), with sizzling celebrities, dahlings, attending the awesome three-day event.

The Aquafest was bold and daring, with exciting competitions. All these were enjoyed by the guests at the breathtaking Lago del Rey, “which is fast-becoming another water sports haven among local and foreign enthusiasts,” said Camarines Sur Gov. LRay Villafuerte.

Lago del Rey is an 18-hectare manmade lake right across the road from the fabulous wakeboard cable lake of the CWC cable park, now known all over the world for offering the best entertainment facilities in Asia, dahlings. It’s so in line with Governor Villafuerte’s vision of making CamSur the mecca of sports tourists.

The Aquafest was successfully organized by Marilen Nuñez and her rah! rah! rah! team from LenPlus, and supported by Headwear, Hugo Boss, Hawaiian Tropic, Republic, Gov. LRay Villafuerte and the Province of Camarines Sur.

At the end of each day, it was chill-out time at the poolside, with everyone getting that partying feeling till midnight, palanggas.

http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/homeandentertaining/homeandentertaining/view/20100707-279590/Celebrities-have-fun-at-Camsurs-3-day-Aquafest

oragon.com

July 7th, 2010, 08:54 AM

Naga Boy

July 7th, 2010, 09:12 AM

Naga City Food Galore

Local and International food brands to open before this September:

1. Mang Inasal Regent 3rd branch
2. Jollibee Coliseum 5th branch
3. Chowking Centro 2nd branch
4. Starbucks Magsaysay Bicol's maiden branch
5. Goldilocks Centro 2nd branch

:cheers::cheers:

I got to talk yesterday to the franchisee of Mang Inasal in Naga.

His family owns the franchise of the Mang Inasal in SM Naga, Centro Bichara and the upcoming Regent Branch and if I heard it right, Albay (I'm not sure though if they have a branch in Albay)

He also owns the soon to open Iriga and Tabaco franchises.

The one opening in Pacific Mall apparently was franchised by a doctor from Guinobatan (he could not recall who) and the Embarcadero branch is apparently owned by the mall itself.

They may also open on the New Robertson Mall (now undergoing construction) and Puregold Naga next year.

Truly, Mang Inasal is one of the fastest growing fastfood chain in Bicol and in the Philippines.

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 09:30 AM

oragon.com

July 7th, 2010, 09:58 AM

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Philippine Collegiate Champions League
Naga Leg

Game this Sunday - July 10 4:00 PM
Naga City Gym

Ateneo de Naga University Golden Knights vs Unibersidad de Santa Isabel Vincentians

Naga City Deck

July 7th, 2010, 11:20 AM

champorado anyone??

ako_Nagueño

July 7th, 2010, 11:23 AM

ako_Nagueño

July 7th, 2010, 11:31 AM

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA'AM INA:):):):)
More Blessing to Come po..:):):):cheers1::cheers1::colgate::colgate::colgate:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA'AM..INA...

^^^^:cheers::cheers::):cheers1::cheers1: :applause::applause:

ILAN TAON KA NA PO BA?:):)

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 02:59 PM

champorado anyone??

Kiwi Shake anyone!? :D

Naga City Deck

July 7th, 2010, 03:01 PM

Kiwi Shake anyone!? :D

waaa parang yung nsa Basilica Soliel :(

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 03:14 PM

waaa parang yung nsa Basilica Soliel :(

yup! :D masarap sya manay! :D

Naga City Deck

July 7th, 2010, 03:16 PM

where did you get it? or you made it?? huhu

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 03:55 PM

where did you get it? or you made it?? huhu

bought it at Big Chill.. :)

jardet

July 7th, 2010, 05:21 PM

aidz

July 7th, 2010, 05:39 PM

[QUOTE=bobbymay74;59885411]

I remember Sampaguitas in the early eighties. Then we have Sampaguita, Shoppers Mall which was then a single level store, World Plaza and Naga City Bargain House. :)

World Plaza, naabutan ko pa... ngayon, Bank of Commerce na ata dun at Bank of Makati...

I remember getting my 1st Family Computer there... (Nintendo Entertainment System)
hehehe

sonofignatius

July 7th, 2010, 07:51 PM

I got to talk yesterday to the franchisee of Mang Inasal in Naga.

His family owns the franchise of the Mang Inasal in SM Naga, Centro Bichara and the upcoming Regent Branch and if I heard it right, Albay (I'm not sure though if they have a branch in Albay)

He also owns the soon to open Iriga and Tabaco franchises.

The one opening in Pacific Mall apparently was franchised by a doctor from Guinobatan (he could not recall who) and the Embarcadero branch is apparently owned by the mall itself.

They may also open on the New Robertson Mall (now undergoing construction) and Puregold Naga next year.

Truly, Mang Inasal is one of the fastest growing fastfood chain in Bicol and in the Philippines.

Mang Inasal serves tasty grilled chicken and other pinoy favorite ulam (sinigang na bangus, sisig, etc) and bottomless rice - i think this contributes much to its growing popularity. namit gid!

MI is sprouting everywhere like mushrooms. maybe this is why jollibee has come up with its own version of grilled chicken.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1731/ballm.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/ballm.jpg/)*
Philippine Collegiate Champions League
Naga Leg

Game this Sunday - July 10 4:00 PM
Naga City Gym

Ateneo de Naga University Golden Knights vs Unibersidad de Santa Isabel Vincentians

nice statement shirt! :cheers: wear your values :banana:

sonofignatius

July 7th, 2010, 07:59 PM

Enjoy Airphil Express' 5 DAY seat sale,starting July 07 - 11, 2010. Travel period is from August 01 - October 31, 2010.

http://twitter.com/airphilexpress

NB: no more promo rates for Naga's fiesta dates, though. summer pa, ubos na ang promo fares for the penafrancia days.

oragon.com

July 8th, 2010, 02:18 AM

mauran na naman

Philippines' First Website on Tropical Cyclones

http://www.typhoon2000.ph/index.shtml

randism

July 8th, 2010, 02:21 AM

Naga new mayor launches new promo campaign (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=286042)

NAGA CITY, July 7 (PNA) - Newly-installed Naga Mayor John G. Bongat immediately buckled down to work on his first week in office as the city’s 8th chief executive by launching the city government’s latest promotion campaign dubbed “Naga SMILES to the World.”

Bongat, who won a landslide victory in the May 10 polls, presented the “Naga SMILES to the World” promotions campaign to members of the media recently at his office in the Naga City Hall.

Bongat said Naga SMILES aims to promote the city as a education, tourism and economic hub. It is also expected to draw in people who want to live in Naga. SMILES stands for “See Naga”, “Meet in Naga”, “Invest in Naga”, “Live in Naga”, “Experience Naga,” and “Study in Naga”.

The city mayor explained that “See Naga” pertains to tourism that is expected to transform the city into a major destination and not just a jump-off point.

“Meet in Naga,” on the other hand, refers to Naga becoming the country’s “Convention City” because of modern function halls and convention centers as well as the nearly-completed Metro Naga Coliseum that could accommodate up to 10,000 people.

“Invest in Naga” is geared towards attracting investors to the city and help create job opportunities for Metro Naga’s workforce.

“Live in Naga” as one of the most liveable cities in Asia and banks on the city’s environs as a perfect place to raise families.

“Experience Naga”, on the other hand, refers to the city government’s best practices and innovative policies on transparency, accountability and good governance.

Finally, “Study in Naga” presents Naga as a “University City” and a major education center in the country.

Bongat tasked Huberto Ursua, head of the i-Governance team, to undertake the overhaul of the city government’s official website by incorporating the thrusts of the new promotions program.(PNA)
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oragon.com

July 8th, 2010, 02:26 AM

Harani na an kapiyestahan ni INA

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VIVA LA VIRGEN! VIVA!

www.naga.gov.ph

oragon.com

July 8th, 2010, 02:32 AM

Naga new mayor launches new promo campaign (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=286042)

NAGA CITY, July 7 (PNA) - Newly-installed Naga Mayor John G. Bongat immediately buckled down to work on his first week in office as the city’s 8th chief executive by launching the city government’s latest promotion campaign dubbed “Naga SMILES to the World.”

Bongat, who won a landslide victory in the May 10 polls, presented the “Naga SMILES to the World” promotions campaign to members of the media recently at his office in the Naga City Hall.

Bongat said Naga SMILES aims to promote the city as a education, tourism and economic hub. It is also expected to draw in people who want to live in Naga. SMILES stands for “See Naga”, “Meet in Naga”, “Invest in Naga”, “Live in Naga”, “Experience Naga,” and “Study in Naga”.

The city mayor explained that “See Naga” pertains to tourism that is expected to transform the city into a major destination and not just a jump-off point.

"See Naga"

“Meet in Naga,” on the other hand, refers to Naga becoming the country’s “Convention City” because of modern function halls and convention centers as well as the nearly-completed Metro Naga Coliseum that could accommodate up to 10,000 people.

“Invest in Naga” is geared towards attracting investors to the city and help create job opportunities for Metro Naga’s workforce.

“Live in Naga” as one of the most liveable cities in Asia and banks on the city’s environs as a perfect place to raise families.

“Experience Naga”, on the other hand, refers to the city government’s best practices and innovative policies on transparency, accountability and good governance.

“Study in Naga” presents Naga as a “University City” and a major education center in the country.

Bongat tasked Huberto Ursua, head of the i-Governance team, to undertake the overhaul of the city government’s official website by incorporating the thrusts of the new promotions program.(PNA)
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SEE NAGA - One of the most visited and "Pilgrim Cities" in the country along with Quiapo Black Nazarene, Santo Nino in Cebu..etc..

MEET IN NAGA - More events to unfold after completion of the City Coliseum and the sprouting of hotels in the city.

INVEST IN NAGA - CBD 2 will be the centerpiece of Naga City's economic boom and soon to be the "Gateway of Bicol"

LIVE IN NAGA - Dagos kamu sa Maogmang Lugar

EXPERIENCE NAGA - A city worth emulating!

STUDY IN NAGA - Bicol's pemiere education capital!

:banana::banana::banana

Korek ka dyan John:)

rhyzrockerz

July 8th, 2010, 04:05 AM

SEE NAGA - One of the most visited and "Pilgrim Cities" in the country along with Quiapo Black Nazarene, Santo Nino in Cebu..etc..

MEET IN NAGA - More events to unfold after completion of the City Coliseum and the sprouting of hotels in the city.

INVEST IN NAGA - CBD 2 will be the centerpiece of Naga City's economic boom and soon to be the "Gateway of Bicol"

LIVE IN NAGA - Dagos kamu sa Maogmang Lugar

EXPERIENCE NAGA - A city worth emulating!

STUDY IN NAGA - Bicol's pemiere education capital!

:banana::banana::banana

Korek ka dyan John:)

Tama!!:carrot::grouphug::D:D:okay:

Naga City Deck

July 8th, 2010, 04:29 AM

Naga City Deck

July 8th, 2010, 04:47 AM

Happy Morning Everyone!

:banana: :banana:
Time for some vitamins of positivity
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*for you din Manay Aida lalo na't may appointment ka this afternoon :)

aidz

July 8th, 2010, 04:54 AM

randism

July 8th, 2010, 04:57 AM

State university in CamSur holds R&D meet (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=2&rid=286052)

PILI, Camarines Sur, July 7 (PNA) -- The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) has conducted its 23rd R&D Project Review and Information Dissemination (RDPRID) on June 15-16, 2010 at the CN Divinagracia Hall, inside the university campus here.

The two-day activities include a paper presentation with two categories: natural sciences and biodiversity; socio economics and education and a poster competition.

For the Natural Sciences and Biodiversity category, the paper on “Evaluation of IBA, Coconut Water and their Combinations in Grafting Pili” by Dr. Gilda S. de Asis won the first place.

The second place went to the “Promotion of the Nutrient Manager as a Decision Tool for Rice Sufficiency” by Dr. Fe B. Perlas, while the “Comparative Performance of Biofertilizers under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions” by Dr. Fe B. Perlas, Prof. Jesus B. Osea and Prof. Russell Rosalinda F. Rastrullo won the third place.

For the Socio Economics and Education category, the following were adjudged winners: 1st Place - “Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation of ischools Project in the Bicol Region: Readiness and Acceptability of ICT Integration among schools Project in Camarines Sur” by Vladimir R. Foronda, Dr. Gloria B. Osea, Charlie P. Nacario, and Ma. Teresa B. Lirag; 2nd Place - “Teaching Practices in Math of Selected Elementary and Secondary Cooperating Schools in Camarines Sur” by Dr. Gloria B. Osea, Dr. Elizabeth L. Laynesa, Dr. Eden C. Paz, and Rowena M. Bayrante; and 3rd Place - “Good Practices in Climate Change Adaptation across Ecosystems” by Dr. Cely S. Binoya.

Winning first place for the Poster Competition was Hanilyn A. Hidalgo for her research titled,“AFNR Human Resource Inventory and Environmental Scanning in Camarines Provinces”.

Dr. Fe B. Perlas was awarded the second place for her poster on “Promotion of the Nutrient Manager as a Decision Tool for Rice Sufficiency.”

Perlas together with Prof. Jesus A. Osea and Prof. Russell Rosalinda F. Rastrullo, garnered the third place for their poster on “Comparative Performance of Biofertilizers under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions.”

Meanwhile, the three winning papers during the International Conference on Higher Education Research: Utilization, Experience and Discovery held at the University of Northern Philippines, Vigan, Ilocos Sur on April 28 to May 1, 2010 were also presented as special reports during the in-house review.

The CBSUA’s Research Division held this yearly activity not only to monitor and evaluate the university’s RD projects but also to promote R&D excellence.

It also served as a venue to disseminate new technologies and knowledge to stakeholders, partners and the scientific community.

Winners of the 23rd RDPRID received cash prizes and plaques of recognition. The first placers for each category received P10,000 while the second and third placers won P7,000 and P5,000, respectively.

The Best Poster first placer received P5,000 while the second and third placers were given P4,000 and P2,000 each.

There were 20 completed and 20 on-going R&D papers presented. From among the completed researches, seven papers were recommended for presentation for the BCARRD Regional Symposium on Research and Development Highlights (RSRDH).

These were the six winners of the two categories and the paper of Dr. Dulce J. Mostoles and Prof. Lilia C. Pasiona entitled, “Adaptability of Stingless Bee to Different Hives.”(PNA)
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oragon.com

July 8th, 2010, 05:36 AM

CCTV cameras in major areas pushed
By GABRIEL S. MABUTAS
July 7, 2010, 5:38pm

A lawmaker Wednesday called for massive installation of public surveillance cameras in major thoroughfares and key public places to complement the “no-wang-wang” policy of the Aquino administration, to effectively enforce traffic rules and to help address the problem of criminality.

Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) should put together a more extensive closed-circuit TV (CCTV) surveillance system in major thoroughfares and key public places, for more effective monitoring.

"Coverage of existing public surveillance cameras is extremely limited. We should have at least one observation camera for every 1,000 persons," he said.

Barzaga said video cameras should compensate for the lack of police officers. The officer-population ratio now stands at 1:700, still a far cry from the ideal 1:500, he pointed out.

"President Aquino's decision to take charge of the DILG is a blessing.

He will directly oversee not just the strengthening of local governments, but also the promotion of peace and order as well as public safety," he said.

"The President enjoys tremendous public support. Cable TV as well as high-speed wireless Internet service providers will surely help spread the use of surveillance cameras, once Malacañang or the DILG invites them to do so," he said.

Internet Protocol-based CCTV video cameras enabled by WiFi zones could supplement the use of cable TV networks in the surveillance activities, Barzaga said.

"In Dasmariñas City, with the help of our private cable TV service provider, we've installed 24-hour surveillance cameras on major roads at no extra cost to taxpayers," said Barzaga, former Dasmariñas mayor for nine years.

A vast surveillance camera system would also give more meaning to the President's pledge to ensure the swift administration of justice, Barzaga said.

"Our streets are slowly being overwhelmed by crimes against persons and property such as road rage, carjacking, bus robbery, hit-and-run, and snatching," he said.

He cited the road rage killing of Renato Ebarle Jr. in Quezon City and the shooting of Jorge Bernas by carjackers in Pasig City. "More than helping law enforcers apprehend offenders after a felony has been committed, we are absolutely convinced a broader video surveillance network will go a long way in deterring crime in our streets," Barzaga said.

He said the use of video cameras to enforce traffic rules would also help raise extra revenues from fines on violators.

This, as the solon brushed aside fears that it could be used to "invasion of privacy." "Video cameras in public places do not bother law-abiding and peace-loving people who hate crimes," he said.

CCTV video surveillance is widespread in the United Kingdom, which has some five million spy camera units, mostly in central London, or a ratio of one unit per 12 residents.

Meanwhile, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Wednesday announced that the drive against wang-wang (sirens) is getting positive response from the public because some are voluntarily surrendering them to the police or the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

NCRPO chief, Director Roberto Rosales, said that of the total 148 sirens and blinkers which they have presented last Monday, some were voluntarily surrendered by individuals following the directive issued by President Aquino.

Rosales urged police personnel to follow the directive and remove the wang-wang including the blinkers from private vehicles. (With a report by Jean Fernando)

http://www.mb.com.ph/node/265708/cctv-camera

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CCTV cameras in Naga were installed since last year which includes the busy Panganiban and Elias Angeles streets, CDB 1 and some parts of Magsaysay Avenue.

http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/jul1/index.html

oragon.com

July 8th, 2010, 05:46 AM

People are still hoping for Former Mayor Rebredo to be called as DILG Secretary

check out the facebook Page -

Support Major Jesse Robredo for DILG Secretary (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Mayor-Jess-Robredo-for-DILG-Secretary/105840162794993)

CCTV cameras in major areas pushed
By GABRIEL S. MABUTAS
July 7, 2010, 5:38pm

A lawmaker Wednesday called for massive installation of public surveillance cameras in major thoroughfares and key public places to complement the “no-wang-wang” policy of the Aquino administration, to effectively enforce traffic rules and to help address the problem of criminality.

Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) should put together a more extensive closed-circuit TV (CCTV) surveillance system in major thoroughfares and key public places, for more effective monitoring.

"Coverage of existing public surveillance cameras is extremely limited. We should have at least one observation camera for every 1,000 persons," he said.

Barzaga said video cameras should compensate for the lack of police officers. The officer-population ratio now stands at 1:700, still a far cry from the ideal 1:500, he pointed out.

"President Aquino's decision to take charge of the DILG is a blessing.

He will directly oversee not just the strengthening of local governments, but also the promotion of peace and order as well as public safety," he said.

http://www.mb.com.ph/node/265708/cctv-camera

saw on TV yesterday at ABS TV Patrol former Mayor Jess Robredo being interviewed by the media during the National Assembly of the Liberal Party at Tagaytay. Pretty sure our former mayor shall occupy a good post in -Noy's Cabinet. :)

rhyzrockerz

July 8th, 2010, 05:53 AM

oragon.com

July 8th, 2010, 09:16 AM

Sharing with you Naga City's present anthem. Indeed, the city has changed so much since the day I first visited it way back in 1999. My husband says that it's far too different from the Naga City he knew when he was a young boy. Nevertheless, we are proud of the city's progress, albeit the traffic in the centro, hehehe.

Proud Ako! Nagueño

Sa paglipas ng panahon
Unti-unting naiipon
Nakaraan at alaala
Na kay ganda

Ngunit kahit pigilan ko man
Nakaraa'y maiiwan
At sa paggalaw ng panahon
Napapalitan ng bagong ngayon

Chorus:
Tingnan mo ang Naga, ang laki ng pagbabago
Ating galaw sumasabay sa ikot ng mundo
Dahil sa pagkakaisa lahat ay sama-sama
Pinaghirapang pangarap ngayon ay narito na
Ngunit sa puso ko, merong di magbabago
Proud akong maging Nagueño.

Pagsisikap ang naging daan
Upang pangarap ay masimulan
At ngayon nga nang aking tingnan
Ibang-iba na ang aking bayan

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
Maraming beses dilim nagdaan
Bayan ay sinubukan
Ngunit dahil sa panindigan natin
Wala tayong hindi kayang gawin

(Repeat Chorus except last line)
Pakikipagkapwa-tao
dedikasyon sa bayan ko
Proud akong maging Nagueño.

http://www.moleonmysole.com/2009/10/proud-ako-nagueno-music-video.html

Naga City Deck

July 8th, 2010, 10:11 AM

McDonald's
Naga City Plaza
Grand Re-Opening Day
on August 01, 2010

Buy your tickets now. Inclusive: Meal and Freebies. Plus enjoy the Games with Ronald McDonald

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I waited for the stocks to arrive so that i can instantly get all 6 shades of the glasses :nuts: Thanks to Mark of McDo :D

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aidz

July 8th, 2010, 10:26 AM

Buhi... Going to Itbog Falls...
from Source (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000089724790&v=wall&story_fbid=130776400292296#!/photo.php?pid=971668&id=1633951819)

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aidz

July 8th, 2010, 10:28 AM

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Kapag may kalabaw... may Mina!
hahaha
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oragon.com

July 8th, 2010, 10:29 AM

[CENTER][B]McDonald's
Naga City Plaza
Grand Re-Opening Day
on August 01, 2010

http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab122/nagacitydeck01/IMG_0256copy.jpg

Any new features of McDo Plaza? aside from expanding their area.

aidz

July 8th, 2010, 10:30 AM

Itbog Falls

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oragon.com

July 8th, 2010, 11:08 AM

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diz

July 8th, 2010, 11:22 AM

update pls of Naga Coliseum. :D

rhyzrockerz

July 8th, 2010, 11:30 AM

update pls of Naga Coliseum. :D

Welcome sa Naga,Cam.Sur thread "Diz"

salamat sa pagbisita samuya.:banana::banana::banana:

sonofignatius

July 8th, 2010, 11:45 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA'AM..INA...

^^^^:cheers::cheers::):cheers1::cheers1: :applause::applause:

ILAN TAON KA NA PO BA?:):)

welcome to the thread, ako_Nagueno! and happy 18th, INA.

Buhi... Going to Itbog Falls...
from Source (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000089724790&v=wall&story_fbid=130776400292296#!/photo.php?pid=971668&id=1633951819)

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the laid-back, rustic feel of buhi is a welcome experience .

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nice hoodie.:banana:

btw when i was in naga last week, i saw the organizing team of Singles for Christ in CWC. they were in town for a few days' visit to do ocular inspection of possible venue for the singles for christ int'l conference (ICon) in camsur feb 18-20. aside from the main venue they are also looking for venues for the simultaneous workshops (at least 10 of them with about 500 - 700 pax each). places considered: CWC, naga city sports complex, naga city coliseum; workshops (ateneo, sta isabel, among others).

kiasog

July 8th, 2010, 11:51 AM

Hi kiasog- I'll PM you Dr. Cris' e - mail address.

Thanks Doc! I have yet to contact Dr. Chris...been really busy lately.

garzland

July 8th, 2010, 12:46 PM

CBD 2 2011

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Nice pres. You really exerted an effort to update it. :okay:
meron pa.... yung bandang Sabang kung saan andun yung LCC... mangandang i develop yung riverbanks doon... as far as I know... nabasa ko na idedevelop nila yun... from one of the PDF's in the naga.gov.ph...

Yup, Sabang is a good place for future development... Pwedeng lagyan ng promenade. Almeda is good for high rise buildings.

axel(08)brixx

July 8th, 2010, 01:22 PM

aidz

July 8th, 2010, 02:25 PM

guys! pls vote our good mayor Jesse Robredo!

http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-nominations.html

garzland

July 8th, 2010, 02:35 PM

^^Wow, nminated pala si Mayor Robredo... oragon talaga siya! :okay:

aidz

July 8th, 2010, 02:44 PM

^^Wow, nminated pala si Mayor Robredo... oragon talaga siya! :okay:

vote mo na! :P

http://www.citymayors.com/pics_people/naga_city_robredo.jpg
Jesse Robredo
Mayor of Naga City

25 June 2010: A second-generation Chinese Filipino, Robredo was born in Naga in 1958, to Jose Chan Robredo, Sr. and Marcelina Manalastas. He attended Naga Parochial School, a private Catholic school, and then the Jesuitical Ateneo de Naga, the only Catholic high school for boys in the city. He then studied Industrial Management Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the Philippines De La Salle University. Later he was Edward Mason Fellow and a graduate of Masters in Public Administration at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1999. In 1985 he obtained his Masters in Business Administration at the University of the Philippines in Diliman and was received the Graduate School and Faculty Organization award for scholarly excellence. Jesse Robredo has been shortlisted for the 2010 World Mayor Prize.

In 1980 Robredo joined the San Miguel food and drink corporation in its Physical Distribution Technical Services department of the General Services Division. Within six months he was promoted two grades higher and sent to the finance division for another six months. When his immediate superior was moved to Magnolia, the ice cream division of San Miguel, he was invited to join him. He was assigned to logistics planning and concurrently functioned as staff assistant to the physical distribution director. Returning to Naga City in 1986, he was became Program Director of the Bicol River Basin Development Program, an agency tasked to undertake integrated area development planning in the region's three provinces.

In 1988 he was elected as Liberal mayor of Naga City, making him the youngest City Mayor of the Philippines at age 29. He was able to transform the city from being underperforming to one of the "Most Improved Cities in Asia", as chosen by Asiaweek Magazine in 1999. Hailed for his effective leadership, he was elected President of the League of Cities of the Philippines in 1995. He was also elected Chairman of the Regional Development Council (regional planning and coordinative body of Bicol's six provinces and seven cities) from 1992 to 1998.

Robredo says: “I have been an advocate of local autonomy and I deeply believe that our people can be better served if resources and authority are devolved to local government units. Of course, this should be hand in hand with exacting a system transparency and accountability on our local officials. While it may seem that the “islands of good governance” are few at the moment, they have demonstrated that the quality of service delivery is far more superior when it is handled by local authorities.”

Robredo’s achievements in office include most recently: Most Cost-Effective City in Asia by the United Kingdom's Foreign Direct Investment Magazine (2005); Public Service Awardee for Local e-Governance from the United Nations Department of Public Administration and Finance (2004); Women-Friendly City Award from the UN-Habitat and the UN Development Fund for Women (2004); Model City for Government Procurement from the World Bank and Procurement Watch (2003); CyberCity Awardee for its i-Governance initiatives from the United Nations Development Program (2002); Dubai International Awardee for Improving the Living Environment from UN Habitat (1998). Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (1996) and the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines. He also received the Konrad Adenauer Medal of Excellence as Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines (1998) and the first ever "Dangal ng Bayan" Award of the Civil Service Commission. In 2000, he became the Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service.

Naga is located 377 km southeast of the capital Manila. Though located in the Bicol Region and its economic centre, Naga City itself enjoys independent status of the surrounding Camarines Sur province. Bicol is seen by many political observers as enjoying largely liberal and left of centre tendencies on account of its estrangement from the main portion of the Luzon island. Inhabitants of Naga are known as Nagueños. Naga is the centre of the Metro Naga area, which consists of the main city and 14 surrounding municipalities, which are administered on an intercommunal basis by the Metro Naga Development Council. Having been established in the early 1990s, the body is seen as an early example of Multi-Level Governance in the developing world by local government academics. Robredo has chaired the Metro Naga Development Council since 1995.Source (http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/naga-city-mayor-robredo.html)

rhyzrockerz

July 8th, 2010, 02:54 PM

^^Wow, nminated pala si Mayor Robredo... oragon talaga siya! :okay:

vote mo na! :P

Source (http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/naga-city-mayor-robredo.html)

Tigvote kuna si Mayor Jess..

Sya lang pati sa Buong Pilipinas ang nominated for World Mayor.
Wow!:banana::banana:

wohiwohi

July 8th, 2010, 03:30 PM

Belated Hapi Bday Ms. Ina...! :)

Naga City Deck

July 8th, 2010, 03:46 PM

weeeee hehe

wala lng :D :D

wohiwohi

July 8th, 2010, 04:05 PM

Jomari Yllana reunites with Direk Marilou Diaz-Abaya in Peñafrancia Movie

http://www.pep.ph/news/26112/Jomari-Yllana-reunites-with-Direk-Marilou-Diaz-Abaya-in-Pe%C3%B1afrancia-movie/1/1

sonofignatius

July 8th, 2010, 05:28 PM

^^ it's good that production will continue; heard that some complications have stalled the shoot. it's even meaningful that an actor with naga/ bikol roots is in the cast.

i remember jomari's relative Msgr Florencio Yllana pastoring the Penafrancia Shrine in my younger years. the Yllanas have a conspicuous plot in the graveyard at the back of the parish church.

sonofignatius

July 8th, 2010, 05:44 PM

Naga girds up for fiesta

NAGA CITY --- To help ensure a historic and memorable celebration of the 300th year of the Bicolanos’ devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia in September this year, the city government of Naga led by Naga City Mayor-elect John Bongat has reconstituted a tercentenary executive council with its steering committees to coordinate with the Archdiocese of Caceres in preparating for what is expected to be the grandest fiesta ever.

To be chaired by Bongat himself and co-chaired by Vice Mayor Gabby Bordado with the chair of the SP Committee on Tourism, Culture and Arts and representatives from the Archdiocese, Naga City Peoples Council, Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas, as well as the chairs of the different steering committees as members, the executive council will hold its first meeting at 9:00 a.m. today, Thursday, at the City Mayor’s Office.

Collective efforts are necessary for all sectors concerned to ensure the safety and comfort of all guests, pilgrims and visitors during the 2-weeklong celebration. More visitors and pilgrims are expected to come on this very important event that will include religious dignitaries from Rome, top national officials, and members of various Catholic congregations.

Already, the new city administration is making its hands full to spruce up the city that will include beautification and clean up drives on plazas, thoroughfares and establishments, establishment of pilgrim and visitors’ assistance centers, replacement of lampposts within the Cathedral-USI area, and the inspection of bridges.

“This important milestone in the history of the Bicolanos’ devotion to the Virgin of Peñafrancia whom her devotees dearly refer to as Our Ina, the city government will give its full support to guarantee a meaningful celebration,” the city mayor said.

Already, hotels have received advanced bookings this early even as many of them reported their rooms are already fully booked for the grand Peñafrancia celebration.

www.bicolmail.com

sonofignatius

July 8th, 2010, 05:46 PM

2010 Saringaya awardees honored

LEGAZPI CITY --- Five entities consisting of one hospital, a local government unit, a multipartite monitoring team, science high school, and a water district were conferred this year’s Saringaya Awards by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Bicol.

The awards were given in a simple ceremony during the culminating program of the Environment Month celebration held recently at the Casablanca Hotel, this city.

This year’s recipients of the Saringaya Awards are: USI-Mother Seton Hospital in Naga City (Small-Scale Industry Category), Municipality of Magarao in Camarines Sur under the able leadership of Mayor Nelson B. Julia (Local Government Unit Category), Bacon-Manito Multipartite Monitoring Team (Special Category), Philippine Science High School – Bicol Region Campus in Tagontong, Goa, Camarines Sur (Academe Category), and Camarines Norte Water District under the able leadership of General Manager Ma. Antonia F. Boma (Special Category).

DENR Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada said Saringaya Awards is an annual event organized by the DENR in Region 5 aimed at recognizing the Academe, the LGUs, People’s Organization, other Government organizations, small-medium to large scale industries and individuals whose operations and systems, in a general sense, favor the upkeep of the natural resources and the environment in its entirety. It is now on its 10th year.

The individual citation of the 2010 Saringaya Awards reads as follows:

USI-Mother Seton Hospital – for its environmental and social commitments of bringing to fore various programs and projects that include healthcare waste management system, tree plantation and vegetable gardening, thus ensuring the protection and preservation of a healthy environment.

Municipality of Magarao – for the effective implementation of eco-friendly policies and various programs and projects in support to the mission and vision of the DENR, that provides a clean and healthy environment through proper solid waste management, organic farming, tree plantation, mangrove plantation and river bank rehabilitation. Its solid waste management program characterized by segregated collection at source with Material Recovery Facility for its 15 barangays is worth emulation as it won the Zero Basura Olympics Philippine Garbology Marathon.

Bacon-Manito Geothermal Multipartite Monitoring Team – for its outstanding performance as an operational Multi-Partite Monitoring Team through the formulation and adoption of Manual of Operation which ensures the judicious compliance to sound environmental management systems of Energy Development Corporation and NPC-Bacon Manito Geothermal Power Plant and Bac-Man Airshed.

Philippine Science High School – Bicol Region Campus – for its steadfast stewardship of molding the minds of its students by instilling in them excellent understanding of sound environmental practices, forest and mangrove conservation, climate change, solid waste management and other pertinent topics affecting humans as they relate to the environment. Its programs and projects involving the students in tree plantation activities, mangrove plantation establishment, adopt a school and barangay, adopt a mountain and beach clean-up, supportive of the DENR mission and vision, are worth of emulation.

Camarines Norte Water District – for its conscientious implementation of various environmental projects and social development that include integrated watershed management and protected area management, coastal rehabilitation, scholarship to deserving students, livelihood programs, advocacy and trainings on sustainable resources management.

Saringaya is a Bicol term which means lushful, abundance of growth. ASA

www.bicolmail.com

sonofignatius

July 8th, 2010, 05:52 PM

sonofignatius

July 8th, 2010, 05:54 PM

Business week honors 6th Halyao awardees

The 6th MNCCI annual Halyao awards recently awarded 5 outstanding “Bicolano Businessperson of the Year” at a ceremony held last July 3, 2010 at the Dolores Hall of Villa Caceres, Naga City.

In Camarines Sur, Raul Rocha, 57, a contractor and a real estate property developer won as outstanding Bicolano Businessman for Camarines Sur for his low cost housing projects in Naga City, a first in the province of Camarines Sur and Naga City. He is the President of LYRR Realty Development Corporation and other real estate firms. Mr. Rocha originally came from Tabaco, but made Naga City and Camarines Sur as the prime location of his real property businesses.

Dr. Ofelia Samar-Sy, a medical practitioner, civic worker and entrepreneur is the “Bicolano Businessperson of the Year” for the Province of Albay. Dr. Samar Sy hailed from a poor family in Nabua, Camarines Sur and pioneered the establishment of the sophisticated diagnostic and treatment facilities of the Ibalong Medical Center in 1995, which she founded along with SYSAM Development Corporation and AI review center. She is a scholar, researcher and a dedicated philanthropist to hundreds of scholars and undertakes annual medical missions in Albay province.

At 86, Mr. Santos Dee Tanzo, is the oldest “Bicolano Businessperson of the Year” from Labo, Camarines Norte. He started his business in 1971 to support his wife and 10 siblings. Thirty nine years later, he has owned a family conglomerate of hotel, gasoline station, mini mart, copra trading and other businesses which is presently handled by his children. Throughout the years, Mr. Dy Tanzo has pumped P150 million worth of investments in the Province of Camarines Norte. Mr. Dee Tanzo was formerly the President of the Camarines Norte Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc. and was active in private-government partnerships during the time of Sorsogon Governor Fajardo.

Motivated by the business of his father who was a contractor, Engr. Alejandro Lim Jr., 41, followed the footsteps of his father by establishing Algimar Construction and Supply in 1992. He was awarded big infrastructure projects extending to as far as Romblon province. Aware of Masbate’s inadequate air transport services, Engr. Lim got the franchise of ZEST AIR , and vastly improved Masbate’s regular air service to Manila and effected improved socio-economic activities in the province like daily newspapers, airlift of medical patients, and facilitated marine products of the province to Manila markets.

The model of a successful micro entrepreneur, Ms.Ana Gotladera , 45, is a midwife and graduated with a degree in Community Health Service. She started out producing organic soaps in 2002 at Matnog, Sorsogon. Then, later on she expanded to subcontracting handicrafts and later became an exporter. Her business is benefiting 620 people and 150 families in 7 barangays of Sorsogon and Albay through her handicraft production business. Analobel Enterprises contributes approximately 9.55% of the provincial export performance of Sorsogon Province. Analobel enterprises practices corporate social responsibility through worker loan assistance, skills training and annual outings to boost workers’ morale.

Among the honored guests during the Halyao Awards Night were Mr. Apolinar E. Aure, Vice President for South Luzon, Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Hon. John G. Bongat, City Mayor of Naga City. Other guests who witnessed the awarding ceremony were officers and members of different Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Bicol region, government officials and executives, and businessmen/entrepreneurs in Naga City and Camarines Sur. MNCCI President, Mr. Alberto R. Bercasio, together with the Board of Directors were present during the occasion.

Mr. Rino Adviento, a director of the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce & Industry was the Chairman of the MNCCI 6th Halyao awards for the recently concluded 6th Bicol Business Week.

www.bicolmail.com

Naga Boy

July 8th, 2010, 07:17 PM

Business week honors 6th Halyao awardees

Dr. Ofelia Samar-Sy, a medical practitioner, civic worker and entrepreneur is the “Bicolano Businessperson of the Year” for the Province of Albay. Dr. Samar Sy hailed from a poor family in Nabua, Camarines Sur and pioneered the establishment of the sophisticated diagnostic and treatment facilities of the Ibalong Medical Center in 1995, which she founded along with SYSAM Development Corporation and AI review center. She is a scholar, researcher and a dedicated philanthropist to hundreds of scholars and undertakes annual medical missions in Albay province.

Ofel is a very good friend. One of her daughters is my inaanak.

She used to hold clinic in Naga City when her husband was still undergoing specialty training to become a surgeon in Bicol Medical Center (then BRTTH). When I returned to Bicol and scouting for a place to establish the field in endocrinology, Bicol Medical Center was then a flourishing training hospital and the only one in Bicol accredited by the Philippine College of Physicians and other specialty groups that offer training program for future specialists.
It had a Nephrology, Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology, Pulmonology, Infectious Disease Sections but Endocrinology was something new in Bicol. Mother Seton was not a training Hospital then.

She invited me to be a faculty at Bicol Christian College of Medicine and be a visiting consultant at the hospital.

She's a very good cardiologist.

She went into a full time practice in Legazpi when her husband completed his specialty training in surgery in Naga and when she was recruited by the renowned cardiologist (Dr. Imperial) when her retired from his practice abroad and stayed in Legazpi for good.

Ofel was the first cardiologist with a complete fellowship training to practice in Albay. Together with Dr. Imperial, they established the Bicol Heart Center in a rented space in Estevez hospital. (They were joined by another good friend Dr. Angelo ‘Jack’ Ante).

There are now three board certified cardiologists in Legazpi and on of them has training in interventional cardiology.

She went on solo practice when Dr. Imperial died. Jack remained in Bicol Heart in Estevez. The triumvirate I believe is credited for establishing the specialty practice in Legazpi.

In the 1990’s unlike in Naga where open and institution owned hospital prevails, (the present BRTTH was still the old Albay Provincial Hospital and was then a non- training hospital ) hospitals in Legazpi were then owned by doctors and named after them and function like a doctor’s private backyard industry.

To each his own policy. That changed when Drs. Imperial, Sy and Ante came along .

She later moved out of Ago hospital when she acquired a building (which used to be the Legazpi Shopping Mall) and converted it to Ibalong Medical and Dagnostic Center.

The irony, she from Cam Sur stayed full time in Albay and severed her ties with the medical school and the hospital where she recruited me, and myself who is from Albay, went full time in CamSur and stayed on with the hospital and school where almost no one wants to be associated.

I find it hard to leave something that has been a part of our growing years- and has been a part of your life. I becomes a part of your system.

Incidentally, I’m sad of what is happening to the only medical school in Bicol and with less than 15 students per batch- I don’t know how it is surviving and how long it will survive.

Except for big medical schools like UP, UST. FEU, MCU, Cebu Doctors, UERM and maybe new comers with established names like de La Salle and Ateneo, the same problem is being faced by other provincial medical schools.

No one is enrolling to become a doctor these days.

I don't know why.

aidz

July 8th, 2010, 08:42 PM

:D

wala rin lang!

buddybudz1987

July 9th, 2010, 01:29 AM

Good Morning...

Breakfast @ Mcdonald's :cheers:

rhyzrockerz

July 9th, 2010, 01:41 AM

Good Morning...

Breakfast @ Mcdonald's :cheers:

Maray na Aga man Sir!!

Vote For Naga City Mayor Jesse M.Robredo For World Mayor 2010.
Sya lang po sa Buong Pilipinas ang Nominadong Mayor para sa World Mayor 2010
kaya Suportahan natin sya.
Isang Karangalan sa ating mga Pilipino ang Ganitong Pagkakataon na Maiboto ang Isang marangal na Mayor ng Ating bansa at makilala sya sa buong mundo.
ito po... ang Link:
http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-nominations.html

Naga Boy

July 9th, 2010, 02:24 AM

Late dinner last night
Hot Choco and Chunky Chicken Sandwich
from Mocha Blends

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Delicious, healthy, no- frills yummy dinner

Tara na sa Mocha Blends.

Naga Boy

July 9th, 2010, 02:25 AM

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Kapag may kalabaw... may Mina!
hahaha
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Gross!
:lol::lol::lol::lol:
Goes well with the Mocha Blends dinner post.

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 02:27 AM

Bicol finalists in outstanding teachers search named

FOUR teachers from the Bicol Region are among the 40 regional finalists in this year’s Metrobank Foundation Search for Outstanding Teachers (SOT).

They are: Conchita A. Ibarondo of San Antonio Elementary School in Iriga City for the elementary category; Judeza S. Puse of Jose Panganiban National High School (Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte) and Ana E. Miraña of Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) (Pili, Camarines Sur) for the secondary category; and Dr. Guillermo P. Gastelo of Naga College Foundation in Naga City for the higher education category.

Out of the 156 nominations generated nationwide, the regional finalists consist of 8 teachers from the tertiary, 16 from the secondary, and 16 from the elementary levels. They will advance to the semi-final judging phase of the search scheduled from July 7 to 9, 2010 at the Metrobank Plaza, Makati City. The regional finalists will be interviewed by same panels of judges identified for each category and shall conduct teaching demonstrations on their respective fields of specialization.

“Out of the qualified and deserving nominees across the country, 40 regional finalists stood out for their dedication to the highest standards of professionalism, competence, integrity, and their commitment to go beyond the four walls of the classroom through projects concerning their respective communities—qualities of outstanding teacher awardees in the making” said Metrobank Foundation president Aniceto M. Sobrepeña.

From these regional finalists, 20 national finalists will be selected, who thereafter will undergo the final selection process by a Final Board of Judges during the third week of July.

This year’s Outstanding Teachers will be conferred with gold medallions. They will also be presented with plaques and cash amounting to P300,000 each during the formal awarding ceremonies at Metrobank Plaza in Makati , which will serve as the highlight of the 48th anniversary celebration of the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company on September 3, 2010.

Now on its 26th year, the Search bestows honor upon the teaching profession by according special recognition to teachers who manifest profound commitment to the development of the youth through exemplary competence, remarkable dedication to their work, and an effective educational leadership. Recently, the search has been awarded the Grand Anvil, the highest recognition during the 45th Anvil Awards given by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP). Over the years, the search has become a sought-after award among educators as it earned the prestige of becoming a benchmark of excellence in the teaching profession. To date, the search has produceds 286 outstanding teachers, among them pillars in the academe, who continue to excel in their respective fields.

For the complete list of SOT regional finalists, please visit the Metrobank Foundation website at: www.MBFoundation.org.ph.

www.bicolmail.com

Region 12 pride: Outstanding Teacher Ermie Rabara

Koronadal City (4 September) -- Teacher Ermie Escobar Rabara of Midsayap-Dilangalen National High School was region 12's recent pride for making it in the prestigious Ten Outstanding Public School Teachers of the Philippines

Rabara, a Chemistry teacher was adjudged one of the winners of Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Teachers of the Philippines held last July 2008 after undergoing series of interviews and presenting teacher demonstration to determine her teaching effectiveness.

With other awardees from all over the country, Rabara passed judgment according to personal qualities and character, instructional competence and teaching effectiveness and professional and community involvement.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo presented gold medallions to this year's winner of the 10 Outstanding Public School Teacher at Malacañang Rizal Hall last September 1, 2008.

They are grade school teachers Jesusa Antiquiera, Lynn Padillo, Maydelyn Antioquia and Maria Theresse Bagas; high school teachers Ermie Rabara, Rowena Hilbanada, Jeanette Dials and Noei Obcena and Doctors Irma Makalinao and Virginia Cuevas.

President Arroyo shares the same belief with Metrobank and Metrobank Foundation that by recognizing outstanding qualities, accomplishments and contributions of teachers, countless other teachers all over the country can be inspired to achieve excellence in the teaching profession. The awardees will also receive a trophy and a cash prize of PhP300,000.00 each during the 46th anniversary celebrations of Metrobank on September 5, 2008.

Metrobank and Metrobank Foundation, over the last 29 years has promoted the culture of excellence among Filipinos through various programs notably the Search for Outstanding Teachers, the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence, the country's Outstanding Policemen in Service, the Metrobank Math Challenge and the College Scholarship Program. The foundation had also assisted the government and various Non-Governmental Organizations in the fields of education, healthcare and the arts.

The Search for Outstanding Teachers represents the Foundation's commitment to promote a culture of excellence in education by recognizing the country's best mentors who can be upheld as models not only for educators but also for other community members. It as well bestow honor and pride to the teaching profession by according special recognition to teachers who manifest commitment to the development of the youth through exemplary competence, remarkable dedication to work and effective educational leadership. (ac agad PIA 12) [top]

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&sec=reader&rp=2&fi=p080904.htm&no=18&date=09/04/2008

2008 Metrobank Outstanding Teacher Lynn Padillo is from Naga City. She is currently teaching at Naga Central School.

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 03:50 AM

An Pagsungko ni Ina

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Peering through half-shattered window glass every morning from my room sure is an everyday blessing as I was given a blissful view of the magnificent Metropolitan Cathedral. Despite of the buzzing sound of vehicles plying around the city's busy intersections the tolling of the Cathedral bells energized one tired soul.

Living near the Cathedral since birth has made me a devoted catholic and servant of God. Growing up singing and serving in the altar from elementary to highschool significantly changes my self. I am a witness of every significant events in the Cathedral as it would only take 5 minutes of briskwalk from our house. Candidly recall how the Cathedral grounds was used as a "Karnabal" before :lol: "malabuyon na marhay na mauran kadtong kapiyestahan." As a kid studying in a catholic school "Parochial" we were taught diligently by our teachers to be God fearing individual, we were all required to attend Sunday masses and the homily of the priest were given as assignments to be discussed on our religion classes the next day (seeing Parokyalistas jotting down notes during mass is nothing new:lol:)

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here is an excerpt of the Homily of Arch. Leonardo Z. Legazpi, OP.DD

Homilia sa pagtapos kan â€œPagsungko ni Inaâ€
by: louie date created: November 21, 2009

Ni: Muy Rdo. Leonardo Z. Legaspi, OP, DD

Quadricentennial Arch
November 14, 2009 @ 6:30 P.M.
Eksakto sa aldaw na ini, tres sientos na aldaw na sana an natatada bago umabot an ika-tolong-gatos na anibersaryo kan debosyon niato ki Ina, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia. (Tawan niato si Ina nin makusog na upak.)

Pagsalingoy

An okasyon na ini nag-papagiromdom sato kan sarong mahalagang pangyayari sa istorya kan satong simbahan digdi sa Kabikolan. Labi na sa apat na gatos na taon an nakakaagi, an pagsungko sa mga harong kan mga Bikolano ginibo man kan mga enot na Franciscanong misyonero. An pagsungko sa harong sarong mabisang paagi kan mga misyonero sa pagtukdo kan Cristyanong pagtubod.

An Franciscanong Historian na si Fray Marcelo de Ribadeneira nagsurat:

An enot na ginigibo kan mga prayle sa saindang destino iyo an mag-hanap nin angay na daga na matutugdukan kan kapilya o simbahan; kataed kaini iyo an sacristiya o kumbento na kun saen an mga padi (kadaklan na veses manduwa-duwa) maestar. Sinusunod ini kan aro-aldaw na pagbisita sa mga harong kan mga katutubo, na madaling nakumbinse kan mga Franciscano, minsan ngani padikit-dikit o minsan man darakulan. Aram man niato na an mga Franciscanong misyonero makusog an debosyon ki Santa Maria kun kaya bakong dificil isipon na sa pagbisita ninda sa mga harong dara-dara ninda si Santa Maria asin an mga pamibi para saiya. Sa sarong surat kan sarong Francisco de Sta. Ines sa Gobernador Heneral, nasambitan an pag-panao nin mga rosaryohan sa mga katutubo. Asin minsan ngani kinakanta pa an pagsanto-rosaryo sa pagprusisyon pagkabanggi sa mga tinampo.

Ining mga nagkakapirang pidasong istorya nagtatao sato nin ideya kun tano ta madaling naako kan mga Bikolano si Maria sa saindang buhay. Dinara kan mga misyonero si Ina sa saindang mga harong. Si Ina nagsungko sa harong kan mga Bikolano asin si Ina nag-puon mag-erok sa saindang mga puso.

Yaon an dakulang kaogmahan sa sato gabos sa pagsungko ni Ina sa satong mga parokya asin mga harong. Alagad totoo daw na siya nag-puon nang mag-erok sa satuyang puso? Kun si Ina totoong dinara sa satuya, ano an mga tanda na magsasabi na siya tunay na nagsungko sa sato?

Balikan niato an enot na pagsungko na ginibo ni Maria sa satuyang Ebanghelyo kan siya bagong pangidam ki Jesus. An pangyayari duman sa bulod nin Judea iyo an matao sato kan mga tanda kan tunay na presensya ni Ina sa satong buhay.

An Pagsungko ni Ina: Pano nin Grasya, Pano nin kaogmahan

Enot, Nalinigan kan Kasalan na Orihinal si Juan Bautista

Kan namate kan umboy na si Juan Bautista an presensya ni Maria, luminukso sya sa laog kan tulak ni Isabel. Sa paagi ni Maria namate niya an presensya kan mesias kan kinaban. Susog ki San Agustin, parte kan suanoy na tradisyon kan satong simbahan iyo an pagtubod na nalinigan kan orihinal na kasalan si Juan asin siya napano kan grasya nin Espiritu Santo.

Kaya ngani si Maria inaapod na Bagong Kaban kan Tipan (The New Ark of the Covenant) nin huli ta dinara niya sa saiyang tulak an bagong buhay nin kaligtasan sa paagi kan saiyang aking si Hesus.

Sa pagsungko ni Ina saindo, nag-dara daw siyang pag-solsol kan saindong mga kasalan? Nasasabotan ko an saindong mga pag-pagal tanganing magin makahulugan an pagsunkgo ni Ina sa saindo kaya nagkaigwang mga pagprusisyon, marian talks, vigilia, novena asin pagsanto-rosaryo. Alagad boot kong tawan doon an gawe nin pag-solsol lalong-lalo na an pag-ako kan Sacramento nin Pagkumpisal kan mga parokyano kasabay kan pag-bisita ni Ina sa mga parokya. Kaya ngani padagos an pag-pagiromdom ko sa mga padi lalong-lao na sa Shrine asin sa Basilica kan satong Ina na sunudon an tugon kan Santo Papang si Pablo Ikaanom (Paul VI):

An shrine iyo an mga lugar nin espiritwal na kaomayan (spiritual clinics), an testigo kan mga milagro asin padagos na pagdebosyon, an maliwanag na bitoon sa panganoron kan simbahan, an sentro kan debosyon, pagpamibi, recollection asin kaginhawahan nin mga kalag.

An siertong tanda kan tunay na debosyon iyo an pagsikwal kan karatan sa satong buhay kaiba an karatan kan satong sosiedad.

Ikaduwa, Napatotoohan na an Tataramon nin Dios Makapangyarihan

Sa pag-sungko ni Maria sa saiyang pinsan na si Isabel, ipinapahiling an duwang nilalang na nagin testigo sa makapangyarihan na Tataramon nin Mahal na Dios. An buhay kan duwang babaeng ini sa Banal na Kasuratan pinatunayan na an siisay man na naghihinanyog sa tataramon nin mahal na Dios asin nagtutubod, mag-aako kan daeng sukol na bendisyon hale sa Mahal na Dios. Si Maria nagin “ina kan Kahuruhalangkaweng Dios” asin si Isabel, apisar kan saiyang edad, nangidam asin ipinangaki an pinaka-orog sa gabos na profeta na si Juan Bautista.

An pagsungko ni Ina logod magdara kan siring na patotoo: na kita gabos mahinanyog asin magibo kan tataramon nin Dios. An satong banwaan sa panahon na ini napapaha sa tataramon nin Dios nin huli ta pano-pano kita nin kariribokan. Yaon an kariribokan kan kumersyo, an tsismis sa media, asin an nagdadangadang na eleksyon. Bungog na kita sa manlaen-laen na kariribokan na ini.

An pagsungko ni Ina sa sato lugod magtaong oportunidad na magsilensyo kita asin arog ki Maria, rimposon sa satong mga puso an Tataramon nin Dios. Ining tataramon nin Dios iyo an mataong giya asin liwanag sa dalan kan mga Bikolano. An tataramon in Dios makapangyarihan asin kapableng bagohon an lawog kan satong banwaan. Ikatolo, Si Maria napano nin Pagpasalamat

An pagsungko ni Maria ki Isabel dae natapos sa iristoryahan kan mag-pinsan. Si Maria nagpahayag kan saiyang pagpasalamat sa Mahal na Dios sa paagi kan saiyang Magnificat nin huli “ta hiniling niya an kapakumbabaan kan saiyang surogoon asin puon ngonyan aapodon akong paladan kan gabos na kapag-arakian.” (Lk 1:48) Nag-pasalamat siya sa pag-ataman kan Dios bako lang sa saiya kundi kan saiyang banwaan na Israel lalong-lalo na an mga nagtitios asin inaapi.

Siring na si Ina nagpasalamat kita man bilang sarong banwaan kaiba niya nagpapasalamat ngonyan. Susog ngani sa surat pastoral na itinao ko kan pagbukas kan taon na ini: “An regalo na si Ina yaon sa satuya; kita an saiyang banwaan!” Ina is Bicol, Bicol is Ina.

Bilang sarong banwaan papano kita padagos na mag-papasalamat kaiba si Ina?

“Pwedeng an lambang saro satuya mag-participar sa mga aktibidades kan selebrasyon kan tercentenaryo kan satong debosyon…orog kaini, inaapodan an lambang saro na magheras kan mga balaog para sa karahayan kan iba. Ini sarong selebrasyon kan satuyang katalingkasan sa salang motibo asin interes asin katalingkasan para sa pagsimbag sa pagkamoot nin Mahal na Dios para satuya.”

An lambang karahayan na ginigibo niato sa ngaran ni Ina, magin ini personal o kaiba an banwaan, ini gabos kaiba sa pagtaong balos sa balaog na satong inako. Bako kun sa ano pa man na motibo gigibohon niato, kundi sa motibo nin pagkamoot. Mey kakayahan kitang ihiras an futuro nin mey paglaom nin huli ta arog ni Ina, aram niato an mga balaog na itinao sato, aram niato kun ano ipapasalamat sa Dios, asin aram niato na dae niya kita papabayaan. “Tinabangan an Israel na saiyang surugoon, ta nagiromdoman niya an maugay niyang pagkamoot.” (Lk. 1: 54) Padagos an satuyang pag-pamibi, padagos an satuyang paglaom kaiba si Ina.

Sa puntong ini, boot kong pasalamatan an gabos na nag-pagal tanganing mahimo inin pagsungko ni Ina. Pagkatapos nin duwang taon, an imahen ni Ina nabisita an siento-sisentang (160) parokya kan anom (6) na diocesis kan Bicol region.

Boot kong pasalamatan si Reberendissimo Jose Rojas na pinangenotan ining mga taga Diocesis nin Libmanan sa paghatod ki Ina pabalik samo. Siring man an gabos na lideres na nagpahiro kan man-iriba-ibang aktibadades para sa pagsungko nin Ina. Balsan lugod kamo nin Dios sa saindong karahayan.

Kaiba niato si Ina, atubangon ta an futuro bilang sarong banwaan na namomoot ki Ina.

Viva La Virgen!

http://www.caceres-naga.org/?opt=viewnews&id=321

ako_Nagueño

July 9th, 2010, 04:09 AM

Vote For Naga City Mayor Jesse M.Robredo For World Mayor 2010.
Sya lang po sa Buong Pilipinas ang Nominadong Mayor para sa World Mayor 2010
kaya Suportahan natin sya.
Isang Karangalan sa ating mga Pilipino ang Ganitong Pagkakataon na Maiboto ang Isang marangal na Mayor ng Ating bansa.at makilala sya sa buong mundo.
ito po...... ang

link: (http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-nominations.html)

ako_Nagueño

July 9th, 2010, 04:10 AM

Maray na Aga man Sir!!

Vote For Naga City Mayor Jesse M.Robredo For World Mayor 2010.
Sya lang po sa Buong Pilipinas ang Nominadong Mayor para sa World Mayor 2010
kaya Suportahan natin sya.
Isang Karangalan sa ating mga Pilipino ang Ganitong Pagkakataon na Maiboto ang Isang marangal na Mayor ng Ating bansa at makilala sya sa buong mundo.
ito po... ang Link:
http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-nominations.html

go!go!...jesse.......:banana::banana::cheers::cheers:

Naga Boy

July 9th, 2010, 04:16 AM

CBD 2 2011

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6457/24162387019567907829432.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/i/24162387019567907829432.jpg/)

@ Oragon, that Robinson's lot you labeled is apparently owned by Microtel. That area with Microtel label infront of Bicol Access was offered to Robinsons but apparently the available lot was only 2 hectares. They needed a minimum of 3 hectares.

I just talked to a real authority from Robinson's Manila just yesterday and early morning today who happened to be the best man in my wedding.

They are now finalizing the five hectare property they are acquiring in CamSur. I am not in authority to reveal the location and their future plan- but the mall would be located outside Naga City.:)

And it is coming sooner than we think. The location was chosen with the tourism and IT component in mind.

Just watch out for it.

(They would also be visiting Ormoc, Zamboanga and Bulacan next.)

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 04:44 AM

@ Oragon, that Robinson's lot you labeled is apparently owned by Microtel. That area with Microtel label infrom of Bicol Access was offered to Robinsons but apparently the available lot was only 2 hectares. They needed a minimum of 3 hectares.

I just talked to a real authority from Robinson's Manila just yesterday and early morning today who happened to be the best man in my wedding.

They are now finalizing the five hectare property they are acquiring in CamSur. I am not in authority to reveal the location and their future plan- but the mall would be located outside Naga City.:)

And it is coming sooner as we think. The location was chosen with the tourism and IT component in mind.

Just watch out for it.

(They would also be visiting Ormoc, Zamboanga and Bulacan next.)

Nice to hear that Doc. If its outside Naga City and they consider the tourism and IT component for sure the only logical place would be at Pili near CWC, Sutherland and Animaion School (Tourism amd IT) and Cam. Sur IT Park is classified by PEZA as tech hub Zone :banana::banana:

Microtel Naga :banana::banana:

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 04:48 AM

sonofignatius

July 9th, 2010, 05:08 AM

Incidentally, I’m sad of what is happening to the only medical school in Bicol and with less than 15 students per batch- I don’t know how it is surviving and how long it will survive.

Except for big medical schools like UP, UST. FEU, MCU, Cebu Doctors, UERM and maybe new comers with established names like de La Salle and Ateneo, the same problem is being faced by other provincial medical schools.

No one is enrolling to become a doctor these days.
I don't know why.

heard about the dwindling numbers in bikol's only med school. it's a pity. i hope it doesn't close down.

yes, doc, so far at ASMPH (ateneo sch of med and public health) numbers are good. each year's freshman population is rising, far cry from the pioneer class of about 75 students four years ago.

one of our ASMPH freshmen this year was accepted in UP's intarmed program but opted to take ateneo's MD-MBA program.

Region 12 pride: Outstanding Teacher Ermie Rabara

Koronadal City (4 September) -- Teacher Ermie Escobar Rabara of Midsayap-Dilangalen National High School was region 12's recent pride for making it in the prestigious Ten Outstanding Public School Teachers of the Philippines

Rabara, a Chemistry teacher was adjudged one of the winners of Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Teachers of the Philippines held last July 2008 after undergoing series of interviews and presenting teacher demonstration to determine her teaching effectiveness.
...........

2008 Metrobank Outstanding Teacher Lynn Padillo is from Naga City. She is currently teaching at Naga Central School.

NCS remains one of Naga's best elementary schools :-) indeed we need to invest much in faculty training/ professional development and offer more attractive salaries to inspire many talented young people to teach. :)

Naga City Deck

July 9th, 2010, 05:09 AM

:D

wala rin lang!

hahaha wala lng :lol:

Good Morning...

Breakfast @ Mcdonald's :cheers:

asuss pangpirang breakfast na yan ALONE??? :nuts::nuts:

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 05:15 AM

Naga Boy

July 9th, 2010, 05:21 AM

heard about the dwindling numbers in bikol's only med school. it's a pity. i hope it doesn't close down.

yes, doc, so far at ASMPH (ateneo sch of med and public health) numbers are good. each year's freshman population is rising, far cry from the pioneer class of about 75 students four years ago.

one of our ASMPH freshmen this year was accepted in UP's intarmed program but opted to take ateneo's MD-MBA program.

USI College of Medicine started with 45 as first batch, more than 50 for the second batch and about 60 for the third batch.

It started with great plan and spruced up the Old Mother Seton Hospital Building to become the USI Extension Panagniban Campus just for the College of Medicine.

We we're very happy that they really invested so much for the builidng and made the classrooms fully wired.

But with less that 70 enrolees a year- it is hard to maintain a medical school with good quality education in mind.

You will have to spend for quality education for the expensive faculty training, modern school facilities and there must be a source of income for that.

Sadly the school decided to close on the third year and relocated our students to some of the medical schools in Manila. The school even paid for the board and lodging until they finished.

rhyzrockerz

July 9th, 2010, 05:30 AM

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3843/robredoy.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/robredoy.jpg/)

Transparency and Honesty makes our good mayor Jess World Class

Kaya subra akong Bilib kay Mayor Jess.!!
Maswertihon na Maray ang mga Nagueño ta igwa kitang mayor na arog kay Mayor Jesse Robredo.:banana::banana:

Naga Boy

July 9th, 2010, 06:02 AM

heard about the dwindling numbers in bikol's only med school. it's a pity. i hope it doesn't close down.

one of our ASMPH freshmen this year was accepted in UP's intarmed program but opted to take ateneo's MD-MBA program.

Should my children decide to take up medicine in the future, I would choose the modern Ateneo curriculum. I understand it has a concomitant MBA degree?

It also teaches the doctors to become entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurial skill is what is lacking among us and that’s what we need to keep up in today's fast changing world.

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 06:04 AM

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/7913/wmjmr2010.jpg (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/wmjmr2010.jpg/)

www.naga.gov.ph

randism

July 9th, 2010, 06:15 AM

Tan Jr. group expected to finalize Johnny Air Cargo buy-in soon (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27281:tan-jr-group-expected-to-finalize-johnny-air-cargo-buy-in-soon&catid=24:companies&Itemid=59)

Written by Miguel R. Camus / Reporter
Monday, 05 July 2010 20:28

THE group of companies controlled Lucio Tan Jr. is in final negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Johnny Air Cargo, a cargo delivery and money transfer company with offices in the US and the Philippines, an individual familiar with the buy-in said.

The BusinessMirror learned on Monday that a final deal could be hammered out within the next few months.

The younger Tan is said to be interested in creating synergies with his father Lucio Tan’s business empire, namely, with flag carrier Philippine Airlines and Philippine National Bank (PNB).

The source, however, did not provide financial details of the transaction, noting that valuations have not been finalized. A possible listing overseas is also being studied.

Established in 1984 by entrepreneur Johnny Valdes in order to tap the gift-giving or “pasalubong” tradition of Filipinos based overseas, Johnny Air became the first door-to-door courier service between the US and the Philippines patronized by Filipino-Americans.

A large portion of Johnny Air’s earnings also depends on the remittance business, another lucrative segment which Tan Jr. is eyeing. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas recently reported that overseas remittances grew 6.6 percent in the first four months to $5.86 billion.

The source said Tan Jr. is eyeing possible tie-ups with PNB for the remittance side and Philippine Airlines for the air cargo business. Johnny Air also has a division handling ocean cargo delivery for “balikbayan box” shipments.

Johnny Air, which Valdes initially started in his residence in Queens, New York, has since expanded into other cities in the US such as in New Jersey, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Its locations in the Philippines include offices in Makati City, Mandaluyong City, Laoag, Pangasinan, Naga City, Bacolod City, Bohol, Cebu City, Iloilo, Davao and Cagayan de Oro. At present, Johnny Air has over 170 employees and 40 service locations worldwide.

Executives of Johnny Air were not immediately available for comment.

Apart from this latest venture, Tan Jr. is awaiting the final approval from the Philippine Stock Exchange which will facilitate his entry into listed MRC Allied Inc.

The businessman intends to convert MRC Allied into a power generation firm by infusing up to P3.5 billion worth of power plant assets.

randism

July 9th, 2010, 06:38 AM

@ Oragon, that Robinson's lot you labeled is apparently owned by Microtel. That area with Microtel label infrom of Bicol Access was offered to Robinsons but apparently the available lot was only 2 hectares. They needed a minimum of 3 hectares.

I just talked to a real authority from Robinson's Manila just yesterday and early morning today who happened to be the best man in my wedding.

They are now finalizing the five hectare property they are acquiring in CamSur. I am not in authority to reveal the location and their future plan- but the mall would be located outside Naga City.:)

And it is coming sooner as we think. The location was chosen with the tourism and IT component in mind.

Just watch out for it.

(They would also be visiting Ormoc, Zamboanga and Bulacan next.)

:okay: great update Doc. i think Robinson's feasibility study is done by this time and most likely pursuing the second stage(planing) and assuming they chose the town of Pili as their most proximate location it is very probable that they might retain their brands in Naga like Rob.supermarket and Handyman at LCC and Emall

and of course this will pave the way for a higher income of PILICITY :)

randism

July 9th, 2010, 07:01 AM

Social preparation training
for EU-funded project kicks off (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/jul8/xsocial.html)

Pili, Camarines Sur – Five batches of social preparation training for the beneficiaries of the “Focused Food Production Assistance to Vulnerable Sector (FPAVAS),” a program funded by the European Union (EU), have recently been conducted in target barangays in the towns of Sagñay, Tigaon, Ocampo and Buhi.

More or less 8,000 CamSur rice, corn and vegetable farmers, livestock raisers and fishermen including indigenous people will benefit from this EU funded project which primarily aims to spur food productivity in the province.

The project jibes well with the thrust of Gov. LRay Villafuerte to spur agricultural productivity as an engine for economic progress and prosperity.

During the social preparation training, the beneficiaries were trained on how to organize and effectively manage community- based organizations.

After the training, the participants organized themselves into an association and elected their own sets of officers.

Organizing themselves into an association was a pre-requisite for the sustainability of the project so that there will be a sense of commitment and cooperation among the beneficiaries.

Some of the significant topics also discussed included Value Formation and Orientation, Dynamics of Team Building and Community Organizing, Organizational Culture and Traits, Farm Planning and Record Keeping, Monitoring and Evaluation Component.

The topic on Value Formation and Orientation focused on developing community action plan, organizational culture and traits.

On Farm Planning and Record Keeping, the participants were taught to work on farm budgeting, preparation of income and expense statement utilizing rice, corn, livestock and aquaculture/fisheries as components. stn – MMEC

randism

July 9th, 2010, 07:14 AM

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source (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001268359009#!/photo.php?pid=6153066&op=2&o=global&view=global&subj=102771681060&id=710317574)

randism

July 9th, 2010, 07:16 AM

TAYO search launched
(http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/jul8/xtayo.html)
NAGA CITY--- Spearheaded by the National Youth Commission in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently launched the search for the Ten Accomplished Youth Organization (TAYO) in Bicol held at SM Naga here.

The Ten Accomplished Youth Organization Award is an annual search and recognition program for the outstanding contribution made by a youth and youth serving organizations nationwide.

Apolonio Maleniza III, the Executive Director and Chief, Operation Officer of the National Youth Commission, explained that the TAYO award is given to the Ten Outstanding Filipino Youth Groups in recognition for their exemplary performance in the implementation of any program or project that may help respond to a need or problem in the locality, promote positive changes or employ innovative solutions which the community will benefit.

In 2009, the Pag-Asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP), Municipal Federation of Pamplona, Camarines Sur was cited as one of the TEN TAYO Awardees. The winning entry was dubbed ” Dunong Kwarta sa Bio-Sand Filter Project.” It aims to provide constituents especially the young children with safe drinking water.

Other finalists for Bicol were: “Anduyog” Youth Volunteers of Aquinas University, Legazpi City, College of Commerce and Accountancy Central Council, Mabini College, Daet, Camarines Norte( 2006 finalist),Student Government Council, University of Northeastern Philippines, Iriga City (2004 finalist) and Center for Arts and Bicol Studies, Naga College Foundation (2003).

Meanwhile, Maria Corazon Pitero, DSWD OIC Chief of the Operations Division, said that the DSWD has focused in strengthening the organization of the Pag Asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP) and in the implementation of the youth programs not only by the Local Government Units but with the NGOs who cater for the youth welfare. Pitero assured that as an ardent supporter of the TAYO the DSWD will continue to support youth organizations through technical assistance and partnership with LGUs and other partners.

Together with the National Youth Commission, the TAYO Foundation with Senator Francis Pangilinan as prime mover has emerged to be the country’s foremost award winning body for youth organizations. Evelyn E. Jerusalem

aidz

July 9th, 2010, 08:02 AM

mag lunch pa lang ako! hehe

gandang hapon sa lahat!

I'm charging my phone... drained na... :D

Naga City Deck

July 9th, 2010, 08:22 AM

mag lunch pa lang ako! hehe

gandang hapon sa lahat!

I'm charging my phone... drained na... :D

correction, it's your brunch haha

not unless you ate breakfast pagka gising mo? haha

rhyzrockerz

July 9th, 2010, 08:31 AM

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/7913/wmjmr2010.jpg (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/wmjmr2010.jpg/)

www.naga.gov.ph

Sana ma Barita man si Mayor Jess sa TV Patrol or kaya sa Bandila para
mas dakul ang makaka aram na nominated sya bilang world Mayor 2010.:banana::banana:

jardet

July 9th, 2010, 08:36 AM

:okay: great update Doc. i think Robinson's feasibility study is done by this time and most likely pursuing the second stage(planing) and assuming they chose the town of Pili as their most proximate location it is very probable that they might retain their brands in Naga like Rob.supermarket and Handyman at LCC and Emall

and of course this will pave the way for a higher income of PILICITY :)

Robinson along Palestina in Pili will be very viable project and practical. Bigger tracts of land are available at cheaper prices compared to what you can find within the City itself. The 2 hectares in CBD 2 being offered to Robinson can easily be substituted for a 10 hectare property along the highway in Palestina. That means bigger mall, more parking spaces and room for future expansion. Outside Naga yet still Naga due to its proximity to the city proper. So still it will have Naga as its main market with Pili and travellers on the highway providing big boost to its sale and of course the mall crazy Bicolanos. With regular PUJs flying this route and the growing number of taxis in the city will make this location just as accessble. What Robinson will just have to do is to give people good reason to go to their mall. Being in the successful malling business for decades they just know what they need.

When are we going to witness the groundbreaking?:)

jardet

July 9th, 2010, 08:59 AM

It also teaches the doctors to become entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurial skill is what is lacking among us and that’s what we need to keep up in today's fast changing world.

Agree Doc. You hit the nail on the head. It should be taught at schools. Most of our students are attending schools with the goal of obtaining degree so that they can find employment later on. Very few are thinking of eventually starting up their own business and employing people rather than being employed themselves.

Our school curricula create a nation of servers and not of masters.:ohno:

aidz

July 9th, 2010, 08:59 AM

Ofel is a very good friend. One of her daughters is my inaanak.

She used to hold clinic in Naga City when her husband was still undergoing specialty training to become a surgeon in Bicol Medical Center (then BRTTH). When I returned to Bicol and scouting for a place to establish the field in endocrinology, Bicol Medical Center was then a flourishing training hospital and the only one in Bicol accredited by the Philippine College of Physicians and other specialty groups that offer training program for future specialists.
It had a Nephrology, Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology, Pulmonology, Infectious Disease Sections but Endocrinology was something new in Bicol. Mother Seton was not a training Hospital then.

She invited me to be a faculty at Bicol Christian College of Medicine and be a visiting consultant at the hospital.

She's a very good cardiologist.

She went into a full time practice in Legazpi when her husband completed his specialty training in surgery in Naga and when she was recruited by the renowned cardiologist (Dr. Imperial) when her retired from his practice abroad and stayed in Legazpi for good.

Ofel was the first cardiologist with a complete fellowship training to practice in Albay. Together with Dr. Imperial, they established the Bicol Heart Center in a rented space in Estevez hospital. (They were joined by another good friend Dr. Angelo ‘Jack’ Ante).

There are now three board certified cardiologists in Legazpi and on of them has training in interventional cardiology.

She went on solo practice when Dr. Imperial died. Jack remained in Bicol Heart in Estevez. The triumvirate I believe is credited for establishing the specialty practice in Legazpi.

In the 1990’s unlike in Naga where open and institution owned hospital prevails, (the present BRTTH was still the old Albay Provincial Hospital and was then a non- training hospital ) hospitals in Legazpi were then owned by doctors and named after them and function like a doctor’s private backyard industry.

To each his own policy. That changed when Drs. Imperial, Sy and Ante came along .

She later moved out of Ago hospital when she acquired a building (which used to be the Legazpi Shopping Mall) and converted it to Ibalong Medical and Dagnostic Center.

The irony, she from Cam Sur stayed full time in Albay and severed her ties with the medical school and the hospital where she recruited me, and myself who is from Albay, went full time in CamSur and stayed on with the hospital and school where almost no one wants to be associated.

I find it hard to leave something that has been a part of our growing years- and has been a part of your life. I becomes a part of your system.

Incidentally, I’m sad of what is happening to the only medical school in Bicol and with less than 15 students per batch- I don’t know how it is surviving and how long it will survive.

Except for big medical schools like UP, UST. FEU, MCU, Cebu Doctors, UERM and maybe new comers with established names like de La Salle and Ateneo, the same problem is being faced by other provincial medical schools.

No one is enrolling to become a doctor these days.

I don't know why.
Congrats Doc Ofel! :D
she's our upline in a multi-level direct selling company... :D

something needs to be done in order to revive the medical schools... Bicol in particular...

Gross!
:lol::lol::lol::lol:
Goes well with the Mocha Blends dinner post.
lolz!
:rofl:

@ Oragon, that Robinson's lot you labeled is apparently owned by Microtel. That area with Microtel label infront of Bicol Access was offered to Robinsons but apparently the available lot was only 2 hectares. They needed a minimum of 3 hectares.

I just talked to a real authority from Robinson's Manila just yesterday and early morning today who happened to be the best man in my wedding.

They are now finalizing the five hectare property they are acquiring in CamSur. I am not in authority to reveal the location and their future plan- but the mall would be located outside Naga City.:)

And it is coming sooner than we think. The location was chosen with the tourism and IT component in mind.

Just watch out for it.

(They would also be visiting Ormoc, Zamboanga and Bulacan next.)

wonderful news! :banana:

Naga City Deck

July 9th, 2010, 09:02 AM

Taken last Sunday July 4, 2010

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these are glass windows already :)
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Naga City Deck

July 9th, 2010, 09:13 AM

i'm hungry!! gusto ko nito!

browsed thru my old photos :nuts:
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rhyzrockerz

July 9th, 2010, 09:19 AM

Robinson along Palestina in Pili will be very viable project and practical. Bigger tracts of land are available at cheaper prices compared to what you can find within the City itself. The 2 hectares in CBD 2 being offered to Robinson can easily be substituted for a 10 hectare property along the highway in Palestina. That means bigger mall, more parking spaces and room for future expansion. Outside Naga yet still Naga due to its proximity to the city proper. So still it will have Naga as its main market with Pili and travellers on the highway providing big boost to its sale and of course the mall crazy Bicolanos. With regular PUJs flying this route and the growing number of taxis in the city will make this location just as accessble. What Robinson will just have to do is to give people good reason to go to their mall. Being in the successful malling business for decades they just know what they need.

When are we going to witness the groundbreaking?:)

maray na Hapon.!

anu po kaya kong sa Almeda Highway nalang sila mag lagay ng Mall?
kasi kong sa Pili parang masyadong malayo.:)

jardet

July 9th, 2010, 09:28 AM

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 09:44 AM

During my younger days, DZGE is the no. 1 am station in the city. They have Rufo Tuy, Jr. who was considered as institution sa pagbabareta in the region during those days. I cannot forget his voice which was reverberating every morning at 7:00 in each house I pass by on my way to school. He is my father's favorite and mine too after i was initiated to news listening.

GE's sister station in FM, EB, is also a household favorite.

Are they still on air? Can anybody please post a list of AM and FM stations currently airing in the province. Number of radio stations in a locality is also an indication of the economic condition of that locality.:):):)

DWEB 99.9 was the dominant FM station before in the music airwaves until DWOK pop up and then started the clash of "rockers" and "hip hop" :lol: DWEB tagline "Maximum Music" branded the station with no-nonsense qood quality rocking music from the 70's to the latest while DWOK "All Yours" swoons over pop culture music, RNB's and hip hop songs.

DWEB was topbilled by DJ's Jason Steel, Sir Mike Padua (station manager) to name a few. DWOK DJ's were flavorful like DJ Toni Macaroni, Bob Pizza, Dan Spaghetti, etc.:lol:

Nikki @ Rhythms 95.9, a soothing escapade for pop, RNB and Bossa Novas.

eliasomarsana

July 9th, 2010, 10:00 AM

Guys, a few questions.
1) Ano yung account name and account number? May discount ba ang pre-registered?
2) Wala bang "per day" setup, i.e. I can't attend the first and last days but I'd like to go to the second day?

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 10:11 AM

today, the University of Nueva Caceres
celebrate the birth and death of its founder
Dr. Jaime J. Hernandez

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/4545/200pxdonjaimehernandez0.jpg (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/200pxdonjaimehernandez0.jpg/)

http://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Hernandez

jardet

July 9th, 2010, 10:20 AM

maray na Hapon.!

anu po kaya kong sa Almeda Highway nalang sila mag lagay ng Mall?
kasi kong sa Pili parang masyadong malayo.:)

¡Buenas tardes señor!

I also believe that location on Almeda Highway is a good alternative to CBD II for a Robinson's Mall. But with the rumored plan coming from Robinson's itself (according to Doc), i think it's now time to bring development outside Naga and Pili is the most logical choice to bring that metropolitan feel to Naga. We know the seminal effect of an investment like a giant mall in a particular place. It always anchors development which comes rapidly once human traffic multiplies day by day.

Pili deserves this investment and already ripe to host one.

Naga on the other hand will be spared from the congestive effect of yet another giant mall just a couple of kilometers from a cluster of malls in the CBD. The probable sites of Robinson's in Naga could very well be offered to other investments not necessarily another mall.

By the way, the aggressive entry of this type of business to Naga or at least their active intent to put up one is strongly indicative of the robust economy of our city.

That makes me proud of my city.:banana::banana::banana:

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 10:39 AM

¡Buenas tardes señor!

I also believe that location on Almeda Highway is a good alternative to CBD II for a Robinson's Mall. But with the rumored plan coming from Robinson's itself (according to Doc), i think it's now time to bring development outside Naga and Pili is the most logical choice to bring that metropolitan feel to Naga. We know the seminal effect of an investment like a giant mall in a particular place. It always anchors development which comes rapidly once human traffic multiplies day by day.

Pili deserves this investment and already ripe to host one.

Naga on the other hand will be spared from the congestive effect of yet another giant mall just a couple of kilometers from a cluster of malls in the CBD. The probable sites of Robinson's in Naga could very well be offered to other investments not necessarily another mall.

By the way, the aggressive entry of this type of business to Naga or at least their active intent to put up one is strongly indicative of the robust economy of our city.

That makes me proud of my city.:banana::banana::banana:

Pili is prime to host a BIG enterprise not only mall. Pili can host techno or industrial parks, vast land is just waiting to be developed. :)

Robinsons in Pili shall benefit not only Naga and Pili but more so its neighboring towns and municipalities which is dire in need of share of economic wealth. The vacated 3 hectares lot infront of the Bicol Health can be very ideal for a theme park :) which would complement the existing and more soon-to-open establishments within CBD 2.

If not Pili???hmmm Camaligan, Milaor???

if i'm not mistaken the Almeda Highway occupies part of Milaor???

What is important here is that with the near or should we say "it is coming sooner than we think" as what Doc stated will generate EMPLOYMENT that will help our fellow Bicolanos.

jardet

July 9th, 2010, 10:53 AM

Taken last Sunday July 4, 2010

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¡Fabuloso!

Looks really being fast tracked. But i doubt if it will make it in time for the fiesta. Interior finish surely takes more time due to intricate details and with barely two months to the fiesta, it may just be too close. But for sure it can already be used for some activities less amenities like aircon and wood floor.:)

Promises to be one of the most recognizable structures in the city among the huge churches and SM.:cheers:

Naga City Deck

July 9th, 2010, 11:44 AM

DWEB 99.9 was the dominant FM station before in the music airwaves until DWOK pop up and then started the clash of "rockers" and "hip hop" :lol: DWEB tagline "Maximum Music" branded the station with no-nonsense qood quality rocking music from the 70's to the latest while DWOK "All Yours" swoons over pop culture music, RNB's and hip hop songs.

DWEB was topbilled by DJ's Jason Steel, Sir Mike Padua (station manager) to name a few. DWOK DJ's were flavorful like DJ Toni Macaroni, Bob Pizza, Dan Spaghetti, etc.:lol:

Nikki @ Rhythms 95.9, a soothing escapade for pop, RNB and Bossa Novas.

ok then ang EB before nagdadangog man ako kadto dyan along with Nikki.

i love listening to Nikki nakakamiss din.

Kuya Pao dayaar mo, ano "screen name" mo kadto sa DWOK saka DWEB???? :D :D :D

garzland

July 9th, 2010, 11:58 AM

Nice to hear that Doc. If its outside Naga City and they consider the tourism and IT component for sure the only logical place would be at Pili near CWC, Sutherland and Animaion School (Tourism amd IT) and Cam. Sur IT Park is classified by PEZA as tech hub Zone :banana::banana:

Microtel Naga :banana::banana:

@ Oragon, that Robinson's lot you labeled is apparently owned by Microtel. That area with Microtel label infront of Bicol Access was offered to Robinsons but apparently the available lot was only 2 hectares. They needed a minimum of 3 hectares.

I just talked to a real authority from Robinson's Manila just yesterday and early morning today who happened to be the best man in my wedding.

They are now finalizing the five hectare property they are acquiring in CamSur. I am not in authority to reveal the location and their future plan- but the mall would be located outside Naga City.:)

And it is coming sooner than we think. The location was chosen with the tourism and IT component in mind.

Just watch out for it.

(They would also be visiting Ormoc, Zamboanga and Bulacan next.)

:okay: great update Doc. i think Robinson's feasibility study is done by this time and most likely pursuing the second stage(planing) and assuming they chose the town of Pili as their most proximate location it is very probable that they might retain their brands in Naga like Rob.supermarket and Handyman at LCC and Emall

and of course this will pave the way for a higher income of PILICITY :)

That's good news. :banana::banana::banana:

This could make Pili a city in soonest time.

I would like the mall to be located in the diversion area of Pili as it is the most appropriate location for a new CBD for Pili. It's still empty at the moment but definitely businesses will mushroom in that area once Robinsons operates.

garzland

July 9th, 2010, 11:59 AM

Robredo named DILG chief (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/07/09/10/robredo-named-dilg-chief)
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 07/09/2010 4:52 PM | Updated as of 07/09/2010 5:44 PM

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) - Former Naga City mayor Jesse Robredo was named secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday.

Robredo's appointment papers has been signed by President Benigno Aquino.

He was among several candidates considered by Aquino for the post.

Robredo, a long-time mayor of Naga and a member of the Liberal Party, was the Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service back in 2000, one of 14 major individual awards he has received for his public service.

Under his watch, Naga City received awards for government transparency. The city has also been hailed as one of the best-managed cities in the country.

In his official biography at the Naga City website, Robredo was cited in 1999 by Asiaweek for transforming the city, "energizing" the bureaucracy.

He was credited for "dramatically improved stakeholdership and people participation in governance, in the process restoring Naga to its preeminent position as premier city of the Bicol Region. Today, Naga is considered a model local government in the country and a laboratory of local government innovation."

Before Robredo was selected, Aquino concurrently held the interior and local government portfolio.

The appointment of the interior and local government secretary became controversial after Vice President Jejomar Binay had said he would like to be of service to the government by heading the DILG.

But later, he announced he would not take any position given to him by the President since his entry into the Cabinet did not sit well with some members of the Liberal Party.

Binay is a member of the PDP-Laban and was the running mate of Aquino's rival, former President Joseph Estrada. However, the Binays and the Aquinos have been close political families ever since the years of the Marcos dictatorship.

Then President Corazon Aquino appointed Binay officer-in-charge of Makati in 1986, and the Binays have been at the helm of the city ever since. -- With reports from Willard Cheng

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:banana::banana::banana:

garzland

July 9th, 2010, 12:09 PM

Pili is prime to host a BIG enterprise not only mall. Pili can host techno or industrial parks, vast land is just waiting to be developed. :)

Robinsons in Pili shall benefit not only Naga and Pili but more so its neighboring towns and municipalities which is dire in need of share of economic wealth. The vacated 3 hectares lot infront of the Bicol Health can be very ideal for a theme park :) which would complement the existing and more soon-to-open establishments within CBD 2.

If not Pili???hmmm Camaligan, Milaor???

if i'm not mistaken the Almeda Highway occupies part of Milaor???

What is important here is that with the near or should we say "it is coming sooner than we think" as what Doc stated will generate EMPLOYMENT that will help our fellow Bicolanos.

Pili would be the best location as it hosts CWC and BPOs

Building a mall outside Naga is actually best for the province as a whole as it will equalize the economic vibrancy among the places in the province and not just focusing and benefiting a single place which is Naga. This can also justify the name METRO NAGA...

Naga Boy

July 9th, 2010, 12:09 PM

garzland

July 9th, 2010, 12:11 PM

^^That's right, doc... That makes me proud as a Bicolano.

Nowadays, Bicolanos are rising up and being recognized as great leaders in this country. :okay:

fil07

July 9th, 2010, 12:14 PM

Tourism, culture and the arts (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/jul8/blue.html)

A ‘funny’ thing happened when we were asked to choose (one at a time and on a ‘round robin’ basis, starting from the Election Top Notcher, to the 10th elected City Councilor) the Committees we wanted to ‘Chair’. ‘Nene’ De Asis, being the Topnotch Councilor, and the first to ‘bat’, chose the ‘powerful’ and very ‘influential’ Appropriations Committee. Since the Committee on Health would, obviously, fall on my lap, whether I liked it or not, I instead chose the Committee on Tourism, Culture, and the Arts, in the First Round! And lo, and behold! A lot of necks jerked towards me as if I was treading on ‘Hallowed Ground’ and as if being a Doctor of Medicine made Tourism, Culture and the Arts rather abstruse subjects to me! I couldn’t help laughing on the inside as Culture and the Arts are so close to my heart, being an active member of the Loyola Cultural Group in the Ateneo de Manila High School, and having done several Oil Paints which I have been giving out to friends for free ever since (hope they hang on to them. Who knows how much they will cost years from now!).

Tourism, on the other hand, is something I have always wanted to try my hands on ever since my American friend in High School laughed his head off at the Philippine Tourism Ads and flyers then, which depicted our pretty Maria Clara-clad ladies AND men in G-strings! Maybe because he was used to the Malate ‘Women of the Night’ (or G.R.O.s) with their very revealing mini-skirts then, or he really found it incongruous to represent Pinoys in ‘pre-historic’ get-ups (looking like malnourished cavemen)!

After taking up Behavioral Science at the ADEMU, I tried my hand in Advertising and the ‘hidden’ messages and subtle ‘symbolisms’ really caught my fancy; in fact, I added a new hobby, Photography, consonant to Marshall McLuhan’s ‘The Medium is the Message’. So far, the best and only way to promote Tourism is to bring the ‘product’ TO the client or customer. This we can do by way of personal direct ‘selling’ or by way of really good AD Campaigns through very cleverly captioned and vivid pictures, brochures, and ‘seductively’ explained video presentations which will ‘whet’ the potential clients’ appetites and make them WANT to know more about our City by browsing through our Hi-Tech ‘SMILES’ WEBSITE (as cleverly innovated under the auspices of Mayor John Bongat), and ultimately coming to our place ‘Live and In Person’!

Before anything else, though, we really have to make sure we have a really good Peace and Order situation prevailing in the City. This, coupled with an all out Cleanliness Campaign, where even SPITTING IN PUBLIC is considered Littering (just like in Malaysia, Singapore, and almost anywhere else in Asia, America, and Europe) will be the TOP prerequisites which Tourists will be considering BEFORE they plunk their Dollars into our Tourism ‘Kitty’!

Naga City may not have a ‘perfect cone-shaped Volcano’, a white Beach, or a ‘Disneyland’ to ‘brag’ about, BUT, our Geographical location makes us the ‘EPICENTER’ of the rest of Bicol! You cannot travel from Manila to Bicol or even Southern Luzon by Land or vice-versa without passing through ‘Maogmang Naga’, The Heart of Bicol! The various Educational Institutions located all over the City; the scenic, flowing water Resorts and Waterfalls (‘Malabsay Falls’), at the foot of Mt. Isarog, our City’s natural Landmark; the classy Restaurants, Hotels and Hostels mushrooming all over the place; our bustling Malls, as fittingly represented by the SM City (Naga) Mall; the really OLD Churches; and the ‘Retirement Destinations’ (in ‘smog and flood free’ Pacol) creatively conceptualized by Engr. Emeterio ‘Boy’ Aman; all these can be considered part of what will make Naga City one of the must ‘see’, ‘experience’, and ‘live in’ Bicol Tourist Destinations, in line with very energetic and experienced Bicol Regional Tourism Chairman, Danny De Leon’s wide-ranging Tourism Vision for the entire Bicol Region!

In the backdrop of all these, and with the help of our Best Friend Up There, we have no doubt that Naga City will emerge as one of the Region’s, if not the entire Country’s ECONOMIC TIGERS; because, as our hardworking Mayor John, just said, and I quote: ‘Everything is now falling in their rightful place’! Mabuhay ang Naga! Mabuhay ang Nagaueno!

rhyzrockerz

July 9th, 2010, 12:26 PM

Naga City Deck

July 9th, 2010, 12:36 PM

Robredo is new DILG chief (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/195659/robredo-is-new-dilg-chief)
JAM L. SISANTE, GMANews.TV
07/09/2010 | 05:03 PM

Former Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo is the new chief of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Malacañang said Friday.

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda confirmed the appointment. Robredo's appointment papers were signed earlier in the day.

The announcement of Robredo ended speculations on who would be DILG chief, a post temporarily held by President Benigno Aquino III when he assumed the presidency on June 30.

Vice President Jejomar Binay had earlier said he preferred to be given the DILG portfolio.

Asked why it took a while for Aquino to name Robredo, Lacierda told GMANews.TV over the phone that the president was choosing between Robredo and other candidates. "Merong ibang mga kinoconsider so pinag-aralan lang mabuti ni Noy (There were other candidates being considered so Noy studied it carefully)," he said.

Robredo began his career in public service after he left his executive position at San Miguel Corp. during former President Corazon Aquino's administration to head the Naga Bicol River Basin Development Program in Naga City.

In 1988, he ran for Naga City mayor and has since transformed the city.

Under Robredo's leadership, Naga City became a model first-class city. In 1999, Asiaweek named Naga City the "most improved city in Asia." The next year, Robredo received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service.

He had been awarded the Konrad Adenauer Medal of Excellence as Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines in 1998 and received other accolades before that.

Robredo, who finished his undergraduate degrees in Industrial Management Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the De La Salle University, is also an Edward Mason Fellow and a graduate of the Masters in Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University.

Along with Isabela Governor Grace Padaca and Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio, Robredo spearheaded the formation of the Kaya Natin! Movement, an organization for good governance and ethical leadership, in 2008.

The group backed Aquino during the May 10 elections. — RSJ, GMANews.TV

rhyzrockerz

July 9th, 2010, 01:14 PM

garzland

July 9th, 2010, 01:17 PM

^^Yup, saw it too... :okay:

Wish him luck and hope he can really make a big difference...

oragon.com

July 9th, 2010, 02:09 PM

wohiwohi

July 9th, 2010, 02:39 PM

[B]2008 Metrobank Outstanding Teacher Lynn Padillo is from Naga City. She is currently teaching at Naga Central School.

Ms. Lyn Zuñiga Padillo was my former Math teacher in Parochial. Dati sya Pao sa NCS pero she is now the Head Teacher of GrandView Elementary School in Pacol

^^ it's good that production will continue; heard that some complications have stalled the shoot. it's even meaningful that an actor with naga/ bikol roots is in the cast.

i remember jomari's relative Msgr Florencio Yllana pastoring the Penafrancia Shrine in my younger years. the Yllanas have a conspicuous plot in the graveyard at the back of the parish church.

Tama father son at ang maganda gagawin nila ang pelikula because of their devotion kay Ina.. Hindi sila magpapabayad ng talent fee

Sana ma Barita man si Mayor Jess sa TV Patrol or kaya sa Bandila para
mas dakul ang makaka aram na nominated sya bilang world Mayor 2010.:banana::banana:

Nag dilang-anghel ka rhyz,, nasa news talaga c Mayor Robredo..
Nakaka proud na an duwa tang masasarigan asin mapagkakatiwalaan na kababayan nagkakapot kan duwang powerful Cabinet positions.
I know dai ninda kita papasupogon..
Leila de Lima sa DOJ and Mayor Jess sa DILG

maray na Hapon.!

anu po kaya kong sa Almeda Highway nalang sila mag lagay ng Mall?
kasi kong sa Pili parang masyadong malayo.:)

Yan man naisip ko pero dai man ninda yan gigibuhon kun dai ninda pinag-isipan. May nahiling gayud sinda sa lugar nin potensyal through their feasibility studies..

bobbymay74

July 9th, 2010, 02:40 PM

Friday June 18, 2010
MANILA, Philippines—Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo, the first Filipino local official to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, is ready to accept the interior secretary portfolio, one of two Cabinet posts that President-elect Benigno Aquino III plans to offer to him.

“I’d take whatever post he wants for me. It’s not good to refuse the President. If it’s already there, I will accept it,” said Robredo, who was interviewed at the 56th anniversary celebration of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) in Makati City Wednesday.

Robredo and Vice President-elect and outgoing Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay almost crossed paths at the gathering but Robredo had apparently left when Binay arrived to deliver his speech.

Binay interested

Binay has openly asked to be appointed to head the Department of Interior and Local Government, citing his two-decades-long experience as mayor of Makati.

But Aquino recently said he was thinking of tapping Robredo, the multi-awarded mayor of Naga, Camarines Sur, for the post.

Robredo said he appreciated Aquino’s trust and confidence in him. “My work as mayor has paid off. Trust is more important in public service than skills,” he said.

As a mayor of 19 years, he has been exposed to local government work for several years and was thus qualified to head the DILG, he said.

He said he could bring a developmental point of view to local government administration.

“The DILG before was more [focused] on control and supervision, it does not focus on the development aspect of local government work. That dimension is something that I can bring in,” he said.

The DILG must overhaul its way of “engagement” with the LGUs, he said.

“Everything should be performance-based and decentralization should be calibrated. Assistance to LGUs should be based on need, capacity and performance,” Robredo said.

Cities and towns differ in several ways and should not be treated the same, he said. “Knowing whom to guide and who needs less attention requires experience,” Robredo said.

Robredo, who is a fraternity brother of Binay in the Alpha Phi Omega, was nowhere to be seen when Binay arrived and started shaking hands with the mayors at the conference room.

‘Haven of corruption’

In his speech, Binay said the barangay elections, scheduled for October, should be abolished and the power to appoint barangay officials given to the city and town mayors.

“We should no longer hold barangay elections. If barangay officials are appointed, mayors could replace them because of dismal performance,” he said.

He added that cities and towns do not need barangay councilors. “What will they legislate? Nothing. It’s just an additional expense for the government,” he said.

Binay said the Sanggunian Kabataan, the youth councils, have become a “haven of corruption in the LGUs.”

I believe with Robredo's experience, the local government goal must be overhaul to a more performance- based and DECENTRALIZATION for an effective and productive local government units. Looking forward to a progressive PHILIPPINES. :banana:

jardet

July 9th, 2010, 03:15 PM

Congratulations man ki Mayor Jess. One good person in Aquino Cabinet. Time for him to move up and the DILG post is just right for him.

Good luck!:cheers:

sonofignatius

July 9th, 2010, 03:42 PM

congratulations, secretary jess! my prayers as you serve our people. we need more of your kind in government service. :cheers:

Should my children decide to take up medicine in the future, I would choose the modern Ateneo curriculum. I understand it has a concomitant MBA degree?

It also teaches the doctors to become entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurial skill is what is lacking among us and that’s what we need to keep up in today's fast changing world.

yes, doc. that's why our med students also take accounting and leadership courses. their MBA lecturers are graduates of the asian institute of management.

our dean ( dr alran bengzon) and associate dean (dr eufemia yap) both have MBA degrees.

the program also features a strong spirituality/ formation component. each of the students is assigned a mentor/ counselor whom he sees 4-5x a year. this is aside from the academic coach.

During my younger days, DZGE is the no. 1 am station in the city. They have Rufo Tuy, Jr. who was considered as institution sa pagbabareta in the region during those days. I cannot forget his voice which was reverberating every morning at 7:00 in each house I pass by on my way to school. He is my father's favorite and mine too after i was initiated to news listening.

GE's sister station in FM, EB, is also a household favorite.

Are they still on air? Can anybody please post a list of AM and FM stations currently airing in the province. Number of radio stations in a locality is also an indication of the economic condition of that locality.:):):)

brings back memories! i can almost hear rufo tuy's booming voice in the early morning proclaiming: NGONYAN SA MGA BARETA...

"Everything is Beautiful, Naga City, WEB 99.9!" (the jingle). it became especially popular among our high school class at the ateneo de naga when our class moderator had a show on EB. "This is Brother Bill. I know you but you don't know me." He would get many song requests from us before he left class.

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July 9th, 2010, 03:45 PM

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aidz

July 9th, 2010, 05:55 PM

congrats to Mayor now Secretary Jesse Robredo! :D

nice! hope he makes a difference! :D

sonofignatius

July 9th, 2010, 06:20 PM

Naga City Works for Transparency and Accountability

The city of Naga publishes the charter every three years, detailing the city’s responsibilities to the people.

An Interview With Jesse Robredo

A medium-sized city in the Philippines has developed a reputation as a model of good government practice. It is not a reputation earned through a single act or declaration, but through one action after another, month after month, year after year. Naga has served its people consistently and reliably, winning their confidence and trust.

Jesse Robredo has been the elected mayor of the city of Naga for most of the last 20 years. He came into city government with two advanced degrees and experience working in a consumer foods corporation.

Naga has received more than 150 awards — international, national, and regional — for its sound and innovative practices. It has been recognized for cost effectiveness by Foreign Direct Investment magazine and for its excellence in public service by the United Nations. Mayor Robredo governs the city with a 13-member city council, and he talked with eJournal USA managing editor Charlene Porter.

Question: Mr. Mayor, how do you describe the connection between good governance and economic development?

Jesse Robredo: It’s important to us that we demonstrate good governance practices in order to secure the confidence of our constituency and the taxpayers. Confidence will encourage businesses to invest in the city. Confidence will encourage them to pay the necessary taxes so that we can use the money for investing in infrastructure and investing in other activities related to promoting the development of the city.

Good governance means applying the rule of law, being transparent in all the transactions at City Hall, setting metrics in all that we do, and making these metrics known to everyone. We’re making City Hall accountable to certain measurable standards that we have to convey to the residents of the city.

It’s not just saying, “Oh, we practice good governance in Naga.” Instead, we say, “These are the specifics of how we do it. This is what you can expect of the city government. These are the obligations required of us as we serve the people and develop the city.”

Q: Give me some examples of those specifics you mention.

Robredo: Since 2001, we have been issuing what we call a Citizens Charter. We passed a local law requiring City Hall to have the Citizens Charter updated every three years. That charter tells you exactly what the city government is going to do for residents of the city. For instance, issuance of business permits, issuance of building permits, who is responsible, what are the fees, and the like.

All that information is published in a book. The book is distributed to residents of the city so they know exactly what they can expect of their City Hall. This minimizes corruption significantly. When you know the procedures, when you know who is responsible for the procedures, it makes the system transparent and accountable.

We have another local law that compels us to have nongovernmental organizations and representatives present in everything that we do in the city. That law, in fact, establishes what we call the Naga City People’s Council. It is a federation of all nongovernmental organizations in the city. This council nominates their representatives for committees of the city government. In the committee in the city council, they are part of the quorum. They can vote; they can debate with the elected officials. That law was passed sometime in the mid-1990s.

Prior to that, we did the first-ever referendum in the Philippines when people were asked to vote on certain development issues that would have long-term impact on the development of Naga. So we called the vote, and I think it was the first and only time a local government unit asked people to vote on development issues. The citizens were asked, first, whether they would like the city to put up a new commercial district; second, if they would allow the city to borrow money to fund this new district; and third, whether the city should impose what we call a color coding of tricycles [motorcycles with side cars]. These are motorcycle public utility vehicles, and we wanted to color code them to facilitate passenger access and delineation of the different routes. It was a traffic management issue.

When we conducted the referendum on the new commercial district, essentially we were trying to build stakeholdership for that idea among the public. Significant public money was needed to develop it, so that was why we had the vote. After that vote, support for the project was not just from the city council but all throughout the city. We had to ensure continuity of support for the project. When you have that, you promote predictability, stability, and inspire business confidence.

Q: You mention the actions the city took to create transparency in permitting and regulation of businesses. Transparent policies are very attractive to businesses as they consider expanding their operations to new areas. Have these Naga City actions paid off with business investment?

Robredo: The biggest mall operator in the Philippines is Shoemart ,or SM. They set up a mall in the new commercial district, creating 2,000 jobs and an investment worth 1 billion [Philippine] pesos [US $21.3 million]. The reason they were able to do this was because of the referendum that established Central Business District 2. Central Business District 2 was legislated by city government and developed so we can create more space for commercial development in the city. That referendum ensured constituency support.

Mayor Jesse Robredo says, “Good governance means applying the rule of law, being transparent in all the transactions.”
The outcomes really are supported by the processes. When we invest infrastructure money, we always say we need to do more with less, so that we can do more. When you save government money, government is able to do more. So for us, it is a combination of using legislation, engaging the constituencies, and securing support so that we’ll be able to come up with new areas and sites for development. When you do that, and people realize they are getting their money’s worth, you go back to the cycle of collecting taxes.

We raised taxes twice in the last five years. On both occasions, the Chamber of Commerce passed resolutions effectively saying, “City Hall, go ahead, raise property taxes.” This speaks of how we have changed the attitude of city residents. When taxpayers are saying, “Go ahead, raise taxes,” it tells you they are confident about how their money is being spent, they’re involved in the development of city planning, and they are willing to share the burden. That’s the most important aspect of how we do our work in the city.

Q: How big a city is Naga?

Robredo: Around 160,000 live in the city full time, but the daytime population is about 300,000 to 350,000 as people come into the city to work and study. We have three universities, and most of the jobs in the region are in the city. The computation of national government fund transfers to the city is based on the nighttime population, so you might say we’re getting the shorter end of the bargain. But in the bigger view, these people contribute to the economic development of the city, so we don’t mind it.

Q: As you were growing up in the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos was in power. His era is now recognized as being seriously corrupt. What influence might those years have had on your philosophy about governance?

Robredo: When I was younger, my career path was geared towards working in a private company and moving up the corporate ladder. But when Senator Benigno Aquino was assassinated in 1983, I joined a left-leaning organization, and it dawned on me that there are more important things in life than getting a good corporate job.

I joined the marches in Ayala Avenue in protest of the death of Senator Aquino. After Marcos left, I was asked if I was interested in working in government. I was able to take a one-year leave from my company, and they allowed me to return home to Naga to work in government. After a year of working in the government, people asked me to run for mayor. So I said, “Why not?”

Q: And you were only 29 years old?

Robredo: Yes, when I took over during my first term, I was only 29. I served three terms from 1988 until 1998. Then I was out of office for three years because of term limit laws. Then I was reelected in 2001, and I’ll serve until 2010.

Q: So as the People Power movement forced Marcos out of power, you became a young man with greater visions for his country?

Robredo: That’s correct. And as they say, you better put your money where your mouth is. I was single then; it was a good time for me to work in the government without too much pressure from family and with more time to think about what I could do for the community and the city.

Q: You have received significant recognition and attention for the policies that you have worked to put in place there. What kind of ripple effect are your actions and the attention you have received causing in other cities and communities in the Philippines?

Robredo: We have what we call the People’s Empowerment Law of the city. Now they have passed a similar law in probably five other cities in the country and several more towns. So the concept of sharing power and empowering the constituency is a trend that will continue in the future.

The People’s Empowerment Law recognizes the contribution of organized groups in the city. There’s a people’s council and they have a voice in all the committees of the city. The more difficult challenge is how you engage regular households, where people aren’t interested in policy but are just interested that garbage is collected, street lights are functioning, and roads are paved. The basic services provided. So we said, “Let’s come up with another form of engagement that will allow the regular household to talk to us.” So we passed the I-governance law: “I” stands for information openness, inclusive governance, interactive engagement and innovative management.

The budget of the city is published and is accessible to anyone. These tools are catching on elsewhere in the Philippines. In 2001 we passed the first citizens charter in the Philippines, and now there is a national law that requires everyone to have a citizens charter.

We have another project: Reinventing the City School Board. We are partnering with a nongovernmental organization, the Synergeia Foundation. Basically the focus is improving the quality of public education by enhancing parent participation and empowering the schools. So these are innovations that are more related to governance rather than just bringing in new resources.

I’ve gone to other provinces to advocate and to speak on these issues as a resource person. So we’re competent and confident enough to be a resource city in all of this.

The opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. government.

http://www.america.gov/st/develop-english/2009/December/20091216100537CMretroP0.8153498.html

dated 16 Dec 2009; not sure if this has been posted in the past :-)

aidz

July 9th, 2010, 06:20 PM

i'm hungry!! gusto ko nito!

browsed thru my old photos :nuts:
http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab122/nagacitydeck01/IMG_7792.jpg

si Manay! naglilihi! heheh

Naga City Deck

July 9th, 2010, 06:36 PM

iba ang gutom sa naglilihi

pizza, pasta, sweets, -forever love haha

sonofignatius

July 9th, 2010, 06:56 PM

Former Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo is New DILG Head

Bikol News News
Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya
Friday, July 9th, 2010

For weeks, anxious Nagueños waited for their multi-awarded former city mayor to get appointed as the secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Finally, nine days after the inauguration of Noynoy Aquino as new Philippine President, spokesman Edwin Lacierda announced today that, indeed, Jesse M. Robredo is the new DILG secretary. President Aquino signed Robredo's appointment yesterday.
Apparently, for President Aquino, the DILG so important that he deferred the announcement of his final choice to head the department until a thorough vetting process is complete and even concurrently held the portfolio for more than a week.

Few days ago, when his fate was uncertain, Jesse Robredo was texting friends that he was all set to accept a one-year fellowship at the Stanford University. This would have effectively sidelined the talented mayor during the critical first year of the Aquino presidency. And P-Noy would not allow that.

Jesse Robredo spent all his younger years in Naga City, finishing grades school at the Naga Parochial School (batch 1970) and high school at the Ateneo de Naga (batch 1974). During these early years, Jesse Robredo consistently belonged to honor sections and was known as a brilliant chess player.

Robredo later finished his Industrial Management Engineering and Mechanical Engineering courses at the De La Salle University. His post-graduate trainings included courses in management at the University of the Philippines.

After the 1986 People Power Revolution, Robredo returned to Naga to head the Bicol River Basin Development Program, giving up a lucrative job at the San Miguel Corporation.

In the1988 elections, Robredo became the city mayor of Naga at 29. After serving for three straight terms as Mayor and already prohibited by Philippine law to seek re-election, Robredo used the 3-year break in his mayorship to finish his Masters Degree in Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University.

He returned to Naga to become mayor again and served for another straight three terms that ended just when a new Philippine president is sworn into office.

During the years when Robredo was at the helm, Naga City, by all count a disadvantaged provincial city, lacking in critical infrastructure like robust airport and seaport, experienced progress and development never before seen in the Bicol Region. In 1999, Naga City was Asiaweek's "most improved city in Asia." Robredo was Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service in 2000. Under Mayor Jesse Robredo, Naga City was forever transformed. The city became a showcase of what good governance can do.

In 1996, Jesse Robredo was among the Ten Outstanding Young People of the Philippines and Ten Outstanding Young People of the World.

Robredo's other recognitions in the area of governance are the Konrad Adenauer Medal of Excellence as Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines in 1998 and the Civil Service Commission's “Dangal ng Bayan ” award. He is also an Edward Mason Fellow.

http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/4682/former-naga-city-mayor-jesse-robredo-new-dilg-head

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 12:07 AM

Naga girds up for fiesta (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/jul8/xgird.html)

NAGA CITY --- To help ensure a historic and memorable celebration of the 300th year of the Bicolanos’ devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia in September this year, the city government of Naga led by Naga City Mayor-elect John Bongat has reconstituted a tercentenary executive council with its steering committees to coordinate with the Archdiocese of Caceres in preparating for what is expected to be the grandest fiesta ever.

To be chaired by Bongat himself and co-chaired by Vice Mayor Gabby Bordado with the chair of the SP Committee on Tourism, Culture and Arts and representatives from the Archdiocese, Naga City Peoples Council, Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas, as well as the chairs of the different steering committees as members, the executive council will hold its first meeting at 9:00 a.m. today, Thursday, at the City Mayor’s Office.

Collective efforts are necessary for all sectors concerned to ensure the safety and comfort of all guests, pilgrims and visitors during the 2-weeklong celebration. More visitors and pilgrims are expected to come on this very important event that will include religious dignitaries from Rome, top national officials, and members of various Catholic congregations.

Already, the new city administration is making its hands full to spruce up the city that will include beautification and clean up drives on plazas, thoroughfares and establishments, establishment of pilgrim and visitors’ assistance centers, replacement of lampposts within the Cathedral-USI area, and the inspection of bridges.

“This important milestone in the history of the Bicolanos’ devotion to the Virgin of Peñafrancia whom her devotees dearly refer to as Our Ina, the city government will give its full support to guarantee a meaningful celebration,” the city mayor said.

Already, hotels have received advanced bookings this early even as many of them reported their rooms are already fully booked for the grand Peñafrancia celebration.

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 12:09 AM

Business week honors 6th Halyao awardees (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/jul8/xbusi.html)

The 6th MNCCI annual Halyao awards recently awarded 5 outstanding “Bicolano Businessperson of the Year” at a ceremony held last July 3, 2010 at the Dolores Hall of Villa Caceres, Naga City.

In Camarines Sur, Raul Rocha, 57, a contractor and a real estate property developer won as outstanding Bicolano Businessman for Camarines Sur for his low cost housing projects in Naga City, a first in the province of Camarines Sur and Naga City. He is the President of LYRR Realty Development Corporation and other real estate firms. Mr. Rocha originally came from Tabaco, but made Naga City and Camarines Sur as the prime location of his real property businesses.

Dr. Ofelia Samar-Sy, a medical practitioner, civic worker and entrepreneur is the “Bicolano Businessperson of the Year” for the Province of Albay. Dr. Samar Sy hailed from a poor family in Nabua, Camarines Sur and pioneered the establishment of the sophisticated diagnostic and treatment facilities of the Ibalong Medical Center in 1995, which she founded along with SYSAM Development Corporation and AI review center. She is a scholar, researcher and a dedicated philanthropist to hundreds of scholars and undertakes annual medical missions in Albay province.

At 86, Mr. Santos Dee Tanzo, is the oldest “Bicolano Businessperson of the Year” from Labo, Camarines Norte. He started his business in 1971 to support his wife and 10 siblings. Thirty nine years later, he has owned a family conglomerate of hotel, gasoline station, mini mart, copra trading and other businesses which is presently handled by his children. Throughout the years, Mr. Dy Tanzo has pumped P150 million worth of investments in the Province of Camarines Norte. Mr. Dee Tanzo was formerly the President of the Camarines Norte Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc. and was active in private-government partnerships during the time of Sorsogon Governor Fajardo.

Motivated by the business of his father who was a contractor, Engr. Alejandro Lim Jr., 41, followed the footsteps of his father by establishing Algimar Construction and Supply in 1992. He was awarded big infrastructure projects extending to as far as Romblon province. Aware of Masbate’s inadequate air transport services, Engr. Lim got the franchise of ZEST AIR , and vastly improved Masbate’s regular air service to Manila and effected improved socio-economic activities in the province like daily newspapers, airlift of medical patients, and facilitated marine products of the province to Manila markets.

The model of a successful micro entrepreneur, Ms.Ana Gotladera , 45, is a midwife and graduated with a degree in Community Health Service. She started out producing organic soaps in 2002 at Matnog, Sorsogon. Then, later on she expanded to subcontracting handicrafts and later became an exporter. Her business is benefiting 620 people and 150 families in 7 barangays of Sorsogon and Albay through her handicraft production business. Analobel Enterprises contributes approximately 9.55% of the provincial export performance of Sorsogon Province. Analobel enterprises practices corporate social responsibility through worker loan assistance, skills training and annual outings to boost workers’ morale.

Among the honored guests during the Halyao Awards Night were Mr. Apolinar E. Aure, Vice President for South Luzon, Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Hon. John G. Bongat, City Mayor of Naga City. Other guests who witnessed the awarding ceremony were officers and members of different Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Bicol region, government officials and executives, and businessmen/entrepreneurs in Naga City and Camarines Sur. MNCCI President, Mr. Alberto R. Bercasio, together with the Board of Directors were present during the occasion.

Mr. Rino Adviento, a director of the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce & Industry was the Chairman of the MNCCI 6th Halyao awards for the recently concluded 6th Bicol Business Week.

rhyzrockerz

July 10th, 2010, 01:21 AM

MANILA – Matapos maantala ng ilang linggo, inihayag ng Malacanang nitong Biyernes ang pangalan ni dating Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo bilang bagong kalihim ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Ayon kay Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, pinirmahan ang appointment papers ni Robredo umaga nitong Biyernes.

Pansamantalang pinamunuan ni Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy" Aquino III ang DILG nang hindi kaagad ito makapili ng magiging kalihim ng ahensiya.

Una rito, inihayag ni Vice President Jejomar Binay (dating alkalde ng Makati), ang interes na pamunuan ang DILG.

Nang tanungin ng GMANews.TV si Lacierda kung bakit tila natagalan si Aquino sa paghirang ng kalihim ng DILG, tugon ng tagapagsalita sa panayam sa telepono, “Merong ibang mga kinoconsider so pinag-aralan lang mabuti ni Noy."

Bago nasabak sa pulitika, nagsilbi muna si Robredo bilang opisyal ng San Miguel Corp. noong termino ni dating pangulong Corazon Aquino. Pinamunuan din niya ang Naga Bicol River Basin Development Program sa Naga City.

Taong 1988 nang tumakbo siyang alkalde sa Naga City at nanalo. Sa ilalim ng pamamahala ni Robredo sinasabing umasenso ang lungsod at nahirang na model first-class city. Kinilala ng Asiaweek noong 1999 ang Naga City bilang "most improved city in Asia," at sa sumunod na taon ay tumanggap si Robredo ng pagkilala sa Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service.

Kabilang si Robredo sa mga lokal na opisyal na bumuo ng Kaya Natin! Movement, kasama sina dating Isabela Governor Grace Padaca at dating Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio.

Sinuportahan ng grupo ang kandidatura ni Aquino sa katatapos na halalan, pero natalo sa kani-kanilang laban sina Padaca at Panlilio. -

GMANews.TV (http://gmanews.tv)

rhyzrockerz

July 10th, 2010, 01:47 AM

Ms. Lyn Zuñiga Padillo was my former Math teacher in Parochial. Dati sya Pao sa NCS pero she is now the Head Teacher of GrandView Elementary School in Pacol

Tama father son at ang maganda gagawin nila ang pelikula because of their devotion kay Ina.. Hindi sila magpapabayad ng talent fee

Nag dilang-anghel ka rhyz,, nasa news talaga c Mayor Robredo..
Nakaka proud na an duwa tang masasarigan asin mapagkakatiwalaan na kababayan nagkakapot kan duwang powerful Cabinet positions.
I know dai ninda kita papasupogon..
Leila de Lima sa DOJ and Mayor Jess sa DILG

Yan man naisip ko pero dai man ninda yan gigibuhon kun dai ninda pinag-isipan. May nahiling gayud sinda sa lugar nin potensyal through their feasibility studies..

Haha!!Bilang anghel palan? eh ang gusto kong mangyari ma feature si mayor sa Tv Patrol na Nominated sya bilang world Mayor 2010.
peru ugmahon ako atleast nabarita talaga sya and syempre Proud akong
maray sa tibay ni Sec.Robredo.:banana::banana:

matt&abby

July 10th, 2010, 04:13 AM

Good morning everyone! Greetings from Manila... just got here this morning.
Thank you for all your bday greets sorry ngayon ko lang nabasa. :)

Congrats Sir Jesse and good luck to your new post! :banana::cheers:

Naga City Deck

July 10th, 2010, 04:17 AM

Oath Taking - 4th District of CamSur
Binay-Erap and Company

from Tita Dada's FB
with his husband BM Awel on his 6th Term :)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs126.snc4/36667_134465126576468_100000389446350_221500_4094181_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs151.snc4/36917_134464866576494_100000389446350_221483_3842304_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs071.ash2/36917_134464883243159_100000389446350_221488_6016325_n.jpg

matt&abby

July 10th, 2010, 04:21 AM

[QUOTE=sonofignatius;59969025]welcome to the thread, ako_Nagueno! and happy 18th, INA.

the laid-back, rustic feel of buhi is a welcome experience .

Thanks Father Xave... its 27 po (forever) not 18...:lol:

rhyzrockerz

July 10th, 2010, 04:23 AM

Dalanun po nindo.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4OfcJCcCog

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q5xyP_BnyA

matt&abby

July 10th, 2010, 04:25 AM

^^ I love that Quaker Oatmeal Cookies too! Yummyness! hehehe

From Caramel products by Doc Naga Boy we go Baker's Plaza :lol:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs121.snc4/36388_442247195189_747670189_6286424_1610752_n.jpg

Thank you so much Manay jo for this yummy cake from Baker's Plaza. SI Ken fiinished half of it grabe...:)

matt&abby

July 10th, 2010, 04:32 AM

Belated Hapi Bday Ms. Ina...! :)

THANKS JP! Wala na ko dyan sa tabi ng bahay nyo ha. Im now here back in Manila grounds... just arrived this morning at 5 am... am at a nearby hotel lang muna... later sa relative mi somewhere near the office... back to work on monday na...:)

matt&abby

July 10th, 2010, 04:32 AM

GOOD MORNING MADLANG PEOPLE!

Naga City Deck

July 10th, 2010, 04:34 AM

Dalanun po nindo.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4OfcJCcCog

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q5xyP_BnyA

l4OfcJCcCog

8q5xyP_BnyA

matt&abby

July 10th, 2010, 04:35 AM

:D

di nagpaparamdam ang birhtday celebrant...!

tsk tsk...
Manay Ina! wala ka ba globe number!? hehe! insufficient load ko for nonGlobe... :D

IF IL GET a new globe sim e di 3 na cel no. ko ... di ka naman sumasagot no...:nuts:

matt&abby

July 10th, 2010, 04:37 AM

rhyzrockerz

July 10th, 2010, 05:08 AM

Hapot ko lang po Manay Jo panu ang Sistema ng Pagbilang ng Boto
sa World Mayor 2010?Ibabase ba yan sa mga Email add.ng nagboto?
or sa I.P addres?
kasi po halimbawa kong dito sa shop halos lahat bomoto kay Mayor Jess peru kong ibabase nila sa I.P add?syempre Isa lang ang makukuhang boto.Peru kong sa Email naman madami makukuha.:)

Naga City Deck

July 10th, 2010, 05:11 AM

oragon.com

July 10th, 2010, 05:39 AM

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 05:59 AM

During the Eclipse Movie shown last week (still being shown this week)

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/6134/photo0067l.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7234/photo0066h.jpg

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 06:00 AM

McDonalds Quince Martirez Plaza undergoing renovation.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/660/photo0060x.jpg

Naga City Deck

July 10th, 2010, 06:20 AM

^^ more cinemas pleaseeeee

SM City Naga Cinema 1: Knight and Day
1:15 PM | 3:30 PM | 5:45 PM | 8:00 PM

SM City Naga Cinema 2: Predators
11:00 AM | 1:15 PM | 3:30 PM | 5:45 PM | 8:00 PM

SM City Naga Cinema 3: Street Dance 3D
12:50 PM | 3:00 PM

SM City Naga Cinema 3: Twilight Saga Eclipse
5:25 PM | 8:00 PM

SM City Naga Cinema 4: Twilight Saga: Eclipse

11:15 AM | 1:50 PM | 4:25 PM | 7:00 PM

Source: clickthecity.com

rhyzrockerz

July 10th, 2010, 06:28 AM

http://ph.yfittopostblog.com/2010/07/09/aquino-chooses-robredo-for-interior-and-local-govt/comment-page-2/#comments

Read the comments regarding Jesse Robredo appointment as DILG Secretary

:cheers::cheers:

Napapangirit ako sa Comment kang iba!! basta lang maka Comment kong anu anu tinataram.:lol::lol:

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 06:37 AM

^^ more cinemas pleaseeeee
Source: clickthecity.com
Yup, we need more cinemas... Baka magkaag lamang pa pagnagexpand ang SM
Napapangirit ako sa Comment kang iba!! basta lang maka Comment kong anu anu tinataram.:lol::lol:

Eu baga.. Pero halos gabos magayon ang comment. Bilib sinda ki Mayor Jess:cheers:

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 06:39 AM

Tinambac Town Plaza, the Church at the back of it
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5553/photo0057sh.jpg

rhyzrockerz

July 10th, 2010, 06:46 AM

Yup, we need more cinemas... Baka magkaag lamang pa pagnagexpand ang SM

Eu baga.. Pero halos gabos magayon ang comment. Bilib sinda ki Mayor Jess:cheers:

Eu ngani Sir!! tataraba ang Puso ko sa magagayon na Comment ninda kay Sec.Robredo.:):)

Naga City Deck

July 10th, 2010, 06:56 AM

Downtown Pili
by Angkulet

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4433537447_6abc9e7be8_b.jpg

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 07:00 AM

^^Pili's town center is crowded. It needs new town center to further spur growth....

jardet

July 10th, 2010, 07:05 AM

Tinambac Town Plaza, the Church at the back of it
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5553/photo0057sh.jpg

Wow! Thanks. This is my home town. Tinambac is endowed with rich natural resources just like most in the country but the people are languishing in poverty. One of the biggest municipality of the province in terms of land area and population. It's IRA share is the 3rd highest, only after Libmanan and Buhi. But majority of it's 55,000 people are among the poor if not the poorest among them. In the Partido district, it has the biggest population and highest IRA share. However, compared to Goa and Tigaon, it is far behind in terms of economic development.:ohno:

Naga City Deck

July 10th, 2010, 07:08 AM

Penafrancia Tours

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zXhXrSsb4KE/SC_vHFyjN3I/AAAAAAAAAL0/QxFKv2sM_gk/s400/IMG_4394.JPG
TICKET SALES OFFICES
METRO MANILA

Cubao
Araneta Center Bus Terminal
(Beside AliMall)
Cubao, Quezon City
(02) 913-1528 / 480-3050

Alabang
South Super Highway
(Infront of Metropolis Mall)
Alabang Muntinlupa City
(02) 480-2903

BICOL REGION

Naga City
Naga City Central Bus Terminal
CBD II, Triangulo, Naga City
(054) 811-1197 / 478-3160

Sipocot

Sipocot, Camarines Sur
(000) 000-0000

Libmanan
Libmanan Petron Station
Poblacion, Libmanan
Camarines Sur
(054) 451-2022

Libmanan Petron Station
San Isidro, Libmanan
Camarines Sur

Calabanga
Bichara Arcade
Calabanga, Camarines Sur
(054) 255-4039

Pili
Yu Chang Shell Station
San Juan, Pili
Camarines Sur
(054) 477-7233

Tigaon
Leelin Street
Tigaon, Camarines Sur

Goa
Goa Petron Station
Rizal St., Goa
Camarines Sur
(054) 453-0217

Lagonoy
Selme's Shell Station
San Rafael, Lagonoy
Camarines Sur
(054) 453-7258

Nabua
Marilu's Store
Diversion Road
San Antonio Poblacion
Nabua, Camarines Sur
(054) 288-3396

Polangui
Polangui Commercial Arcade
Polangui, Albay
(052) 486-1233

Ligao City
Good Chow Kitchenette
San Jose Street, Dunao
Ligao City, Albay
(000) 000-0000

Legaspi City
New City Bus Terminal
Bitano, Legaspi City
(052) 435-3012

Daraga
Ilawod 1, Arboleda Street
Daraga, Albay
(052) 435-2936

source (http://www.penafranciatours.com/)

Naga City Deck

July 10th, 2010, 07:11 AM

Inside Starmark Royale

source (http://pentoursnews.blogspot.com/)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zXhXrSsb4KE/SCba0FyjNnI/AAAAAAAAAJs/fSLTWmdn2UM/S740/1.JPG

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 07:12 AM

Wow! Thanks. This is my home town. Tinambac is endowed with rich natural resources just like most in the country but the people are languishing in poverty. One of the biggest municipality of the province in terms of land area and population. It's IRA share is the 3rd highest, only after Libmanan and Buhi. Majority of it's 55,000 people are among the poor if not the poorest among them. In the Partido district, it has the biggest population and highest IRA share. Compared to Goa and Tigaon, it is far behind in terms of economic development.:ohno:

If I'm not mistaken, it's a 2nd or 1st class municipality.

Another pic from Tinambac

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1420/photo0055r.jpg

jardet

July 10th, 2010, 07:25 AM

Penafrancia Tours

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zXhXrSsb4KE/SC_vHFyjN3I/AAAAAAAAAL0/QxFKv2sM_gk/s400/IMG_4394.JPG

source (http://www.penafranciatours.com/)

Beautiful bus. I just hope the facilities that caters to the needs of travellers along the Naga Manila route will also improve.:okay:

jardet

July 10th, 2010, 07:34 AM

If I'm not mistaken, it's a 2nd or 1st class municipality.

Another pic from Tinambac

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1420/photo0055r.jpg

It's first class by income classification since its IRA alone is 83 million pesos.

Do you have the picture of the Church? It has been under construction for more than a decade already.:)

sonofignatius

July 10th, 2010, 07:57 AM

Downtown Pili
by Angkulet

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4433537447_6abc9e7be8_b.jpg

when i was still living in naga i knew some residents who would do their saturday marketing in pili, right along this highway.

Inside Starmark Royale

do they have plans of reopening the original Starmark restaurant?

It's first class by income classification since its IRA alone is 83 million pesos.

Do you have the picture of the Church? It has been under construction for more than a decade already.:)

the road to tinambac at one point offers a commanding view of the sea. always looked forward to this when we visited relatives during the town fiesta in Maytimes past.

rhyzrockerz

July 10th, 2010, 08:26 AM

Naga City Deck

July 10th, 2010, 08:32 AM

when i was still living in naga i knew some residents who would do their saturday marketing in pili, right along this highway.

do they have plans of reopening the original Starmark restaurant?

tanda ko din kang aki pa ako, nag iiba ako kina mama papili to do our early morning market. hehe

original Starmark? i dunno father Xave, pero sana magbalik din sinda.

Beautiful bus. I just hope the facilities that caters to the needs of travellers along the Naga Manila route will also improve.:okay:

i agree. mahilig kami kang family ko mag roadtrip since i was little and until now. wishful thinking na magkaigwa man kitang parang NLEX or SLEX type na may gasoline station and restaurants along the highway. gayun sana. or kahit kang arog sa Northern Luzon highway na very convenient na maray pag nag ttravel ta may clean comfort rooms and clean restaurants.

@Domeng, it's not just a Bus Station. dai na ngani magpara comment ning arog kayan. tsk tsk

Penafrancia Tours is a Pride of Naga

garzland

July 10th, 2010, 09:39 AM

It's first class by income classification since its IRA alone is 83 million pesos.

Do you have the picture of the Church? It has been under construction for more than a decade already.:)

None.But I will if i have the time.

jardet

July 10th, 2010, 10:46 AM

the road to tinambac at one point offers a commanding view of the sea. always looked forward to this when we visited relatives during the town fiesta in Maytimes past.

Yes, Mamo. It's that winding road between Mangiring and Sibobo. It's really a magnificent view of the San Miguel Bay with Kawit island as the centerpiece when you get to that highest point of the road at Puting Daga. When I was a child its magnificence inspired my wildest dreams.:)

jardet

July 10th, 2010, 10:50 AM

None.But I will if i have the time.

¡Gracias Señor! I really miss the place. :okay:

diz

July 10th, 2010, 10:53 AM

Taken last Sunday July 4, 2010

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salamat sa mga pics!

wohiwohi

July 11th, 2010, 02:22 AM

THANKS JP! Wala na ko dyan sa tabi ng bahay nyo ha. Im now here back in Manila grounds... just arrived this morning at 5 am... am at a nearby hotel lang muna... later sa relative mi somewhere near the office... back to work on monday na...:)

Good luck na lng Ms. Ina sa work and lovelyf mo jan sa Manila :nuts:

wohiwohi

July 11th, 2010, 02:24 AM

The best man for the job

Bataoil also hailed the appointment of Robredo as DILG secretary because “he will be able to influence, motivate and encourage all other public officials to follow his example and his good practices.”

“I have always been an advocate of role models for good governance and quality public service,” he said.

Lawmakers also acknowledged Robredo’s appointment, saying he is known for his “competence, experience and integrity.”

They said because of his qualifications, Robredo can competently supervise local government units, and promote peace and order in the country, which are among the main functions and powers of his department.

Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rodolfo Valencia said the new DILG secretary brings with him a wealth of experience in dealing with LGUs and their concerns, having been a local executive himself.

But Robredo’s best asset, according to Valencia, is his transparency and straightforwardness in dealing with the people. “This is what endeared him to the people. He is well-respected because of these qualities.”

He also cited that Robredo was the first Filipino mayor to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2000. “This is proof of his good and exemplary leadership as local executive.”

Robredo is also currently shortlisted for the World Mayor 2010 award sponsored by City Mayors, an international think tank on urban affairs.

Tarlac Rep. Jeci Lapus said President Aquino’s decision to name Robredo as DILG secretary was based on his trust that the former mayor is familiar with the work of the DILG chief and that he will function well.

“We welcome the appointment of Mayor Robredo whom everyone knows has the experience, competence and integrity to fulfill his challenging task as DILG secretary,” Lapus said.

Robredo, on the other hand, said that the DILG will serve as the showcase of the present administration’s drive against corruption in government.

He said he would organize the LGUs to serve as effective partners of the national government in his first 90 days in office.

He also said that under his helm, the DILG would be a showpiece of the current administration’s drive to weed out corruption in government.

The Kaya Natin! movement for good governance and ethical leadership hailed the appointment of Robredo, who was one of the movement’s covenors. “His appointment is a testament to Aquino’s pronouncements of only selecting the best and the brightest for his Cabinet. Moreover, Robredo also exemplifies what it truly means to become an effective, ethical and empowering leader as evidenced by how he has transformed Naga City from a sleepy third-class city to one of the most dynamic and progressive cities in the country,” they said in a statement.

Robredo was first elected mayor in 1988, making him the youngest city mayor of the Philippines at 29. His good leadership was acknowledged even abroad as it was during his term that Naga was named one of the “Most Improved Cities in Asia” by Asiaweek Magazine in 1999.

His other awards include: Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (1990), Outstanding Young Persons of the World (1996), Konrad Adenauer Medal of Excellence as Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines (1998), and the first Dangal ng Bayan Award of the Civil Service Commission.

Lingayen-Dagupan Emeritus Archbishop Oscar Cruz, founder of the Krusadang Bayan Laban sa Sugal (KBLS), also expressed satisfaction over Robredo’s appointment.

Cruz said he was confident that Robredo would strengthen the fight against the numbers’ game jueteng.

“Our advocacy versus jueteng has a valuable ally in his person and conviction,” he said.

The DILG secretary is considered an influential and powerful position because the head would have supervision not only over all the local government officials in the country, but also the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), National Police Commission (Napolcom) and the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC).

One of those who earlier expressed interest in getting the post was Vice President Jejomar Binay, but he later told President Aquino that he is no longer interested in any Cabinet position.

“He is proven to be competent and an effective executive for a long time as proven with his governance over Naga City.” Cruz added that Robredo also possess unquestionable honesty and integrity.

Robredo finished his undergraduate degrees in Industrial Management Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the De La Salle University. He obtained his Masters in Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he was a fellow of the Edward Mason Program for foreign students.

He completed his Masters in Business Administration at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.

When he returned to Naga City in 1986, he was appointed program director of the Bicol River Basin Program by the late former President Corazon Aquino. In 1995, he was elected president of the League of Cities of the Philippines.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=592199&publicationSubCategoryId=63