Naga and Iriga Cities, and Camarines Sur Province [Archive] - Page 207

wohiwohi

December 16th, 2010, 03:13 PM

SHIP TO SHORE
Marilou Diaz Abaya

The ship of "IKAW ANG PAG-IBIG" is temporarily docking in a safe harbor to allow cast, staff and crew of principal photography to land after months and months and months of sailing in challenging weather conditions and good company:):):) What a privilege and pleasure to have worked side by side with many generations of filmmakers (most of them from MDAFI!), aged 9 to 60-something, all dedicated and disciplined to give nothing less than their very best, even at great cost to their health, just to uphold the integrity of the screen storyteller's vocation of bringing inspiration to audiences - everywhere they can be reached!

I will never be able to thank them enough, so I thank God instead, for their countless sacrifices, creative and technical excellence, and, above all, for their esprit de corps. To name a few (among so many others whom I shall also name in my next FB notes) to whom I am indebted for principal photography: Chris Vallez, Javi Abola, Dave Abaya, Mo Zee, Cris Silva, Mike Idioma, Shamaine Buencamino, Gabbie Tatad, Nonong Buencamino, MDAFI, Wild Sound, RSVP filming unit and crew, Conrado P. Diaz and family, Dr.Francis Lopez, M.D., Makati Medical Center, FEU Fairview Hospital, Jesuit Communications, and, most especially, the ARCHDIOCESE OF CACERES. For the invitation and grace of serving in The Lord's Vineyards, my deepest gratitude to: His Grace Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi,O.P.,D.D., Msgr. Romulo Vergara, Fr. Aba Florida, Fr. Andrew Recepcion, and Fr. Louie Occiano.

Maraming salamat sa aming cast para sa kanilang kabutihan sa pag-arte at ng pagkatao: Eddie Garcia, Jomari Yllana, Marvin Agustin, Jaime Fabregas, Noni and Shamaine Buencamino, Yogo Singh, at lalung-lalo na kay Ina Feleo para sa kanyang marami at malalim na talento, matinding pananampalataya, at mapagmahal na pakikipag-kapwa-tao at ka-trabaho!

Now in post production, I have fewer, but equally gifted and dedicated crew aboard, intensely focused and tireless in lifting anchor for the final leg of our blessed voyage. I am happily collaborating with Tara Illenberger, Javi Abola, Mike Idioma, Nonong Buencamino, Mo Zee, and Dave Abaya to make the sum of our story greater than its parts.
And thank you thank you thank you Malou Santos, ABS CBN, and Star Cinema for undertaking the promotion, marketing and distribution of "IKAW ANG PAG-IBIG".

Also, to my physicians, caregivers, and cancer buddies, for their personal concern, moral support, and close monitoring of my health and endurance to see this wonderful project through. Major major thanks to Dr. Joven Cuanang, Dr. Alejandro Dizon, Dr. Francis Lopez, Dr. Kit Navarro, Dr. Lenny Dy, Dr. Jose Moran, Dr. Marvin Basco, Drs. Benjo and Mae Campomanes, Dr. Johnnel Lim, and Dr. Francis Javier.

To my spiritual directors who continue to patiently train me in the arts of discernment, serenity, kenosis and serviam : Bishop Pablo David, D.D., Auxillary Bishop of San Fernando, Pampanga; and Rev. Fr. Ramon Bautista, S.J., Master of Novices of the Sacred Heart Novitiate, Novaliches, where I often "retreat" in order to advance, AMDG!
Above all, grazie et amore to The Lord, thru Ina, for the grace of my ca remission which enables me to continue telling Their stories, and for Their continued direction in steering ship to shore. The voyage itself is the Destination.

VIVA LA VIRGEN Y EL DIVINO ROSTRO!

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Irigueño23

December 16th, 2010, 03:38 PM

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December 16th, 2010, 03:57 PM

sonofignatius

December 16th, 2010, 04:14 PM

Movies and Trains

ARTICLE | DECEMBER 14, 2010 - 7:21AM | BY VICTOR DENIS T. NIERVA

EVERY NOW AND THEN, I would hear murmurs of queries on when train services to Bicol will resume. Most of these queries morph into desires and nostalgia to see the classic iron horse back clanging and honking along the tracks of our region. For now, as said in one of my poems, “the train station is quiet,” literally quiet—no personnel, no passengers, no vendors, no trains, only remnants of the rich past, memories of trains chugging to a complete halt at the station where throngs of passengers were caught in the noisy, liminal stupor of waiting and saying goodbyes.

I recall all these instances—together with numerous playtimes, meetings, comings and goings—with a most intense and recurring longing for the transport of my childhood. The irony is with the realization of the demise of it, an ever-surprising awareness of a pastiche of pathetic images before me: the ramshackle old train station, battered rickety trains and misshapen tracks. Gone were the images shown in the better movies way back some few decades ago. But even the movies have yet to see, again, a new era of better craft. Those were the days, as the hopeless would say.

In the late 1950s, the multi-story movie Bicol Express was first shown in Philippine moviehouses. It starred Dely Atayatayan, Max Alvarado and the then so young Fernando Poe Jr. and was produced by Premiere Productions. The movie was almost entirely shot in a train of the Manila Railroad Company (now PNR). It was simply classy. The coaches were clean, almost posh.

Any Bikolano—Noranian Bikolano, if being Bikolano is not synonymous to being a Noranian—must have seen that Nora Aunor-starrer of the seventies which title I could not remember for the sheer reason that I was not yet art-sensitive in my early years except for my interest in drawing. It had a scene showing the character of Nora in a Bikol-bound train leaving Paco station. A hint of decay was seen; but the film was nice in its melo-dramatic, neorealist attempts. At the least, ideologies were still there. Remember that Leonora Cabaltera Villamayor used to be a water vendor in the train station of Iriga City before she won in Tawag ng Tanghalan.

Time went by and the Philippine National Railways suffered economic setbacks that were made more severe by crippling natural calamities and the equally devastating government neglect. Those who did not have the opportunity to witness this gradual demise of our railroad industry may actually see patterns in recent films that employed images trains in their frames.

More recent films showed no better images of trains than those rusty box freight cars and shabby passenger coaches retired in Caloocan yard. These recent filmmakers—usually of ridiculous and artless action movies—used cars and coaches only to blow them up during bloody shoot-outs. In an attempt to imitate more technology-equipped American action movies, I once saw a Filipino action movie where the main character had a hand-to-hand combat with his archenemy on the roof of a train traversing the Palikpik-Ayungin bridge in Calauan, Laguna. Perhaps, the scene was merely for spectacle as the bridge is the deepest of all railway bridges in the Philippines. More ridiculous was Bala at Rosaryo which starred Bong Revilla in which the chase scene was taken in a Pasudeco train (small trains for transporting sugarcane around Negros province) painted over with a PNR label that gave it a trying hard, horror train-like appearance. We can only question sensibility when we see movies where shoot-outs are confined to abandoned train yards and old warehouses.

But even recent television shows also manifested the sorry state of our railways. No one will ever forget, I think, of Dolphy’s Home Along da Riles in the late 90s where all characters, except for Kevin Cosme’s officemates, belong to what is now called informal settlers. Tayong Dalawa (2009) had a season-ender combat scene taken at the PNR yard in Biñan, Laguna, where Ringo, played by Coco Martin, was gunned down while trying to elude the police.

This sorry state was even capitalized by some pseudo-neorealist documentarists and independent filmmakers in the uncountable films that featured (if not capitalized on) the distressing life along the railroad tracks of Metro Manila. The indie film Isnats showed trains as the transport of people getting away from their drug dealer-pursuers, while Sta. Mesa has a storyline that revolves around the life of a probinsiyano’s life in the delirium of the slums of Manila.

I have written it somewhere else then that the gradual decay of our railway system also meant death of the towns where its tracks slither through. Residents of these towns could only hope for the great come back of the express. Similarly, I would like to make a conjecture that this deterioration of our railroad is just a microcosm of a journey towards a rather more derelict society.

We often complain of our many senseless, inane films. But then, again, this too is just a microcosm of our own crumbling societal sensibilities. We want good trains, but we stone passing trains to death. We want good movies, but we always bear in ourselves the colonial stigma we label our films. Where now’s the rub? The individual Filipino may start ruminating.

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sonofignatius

December 16th, 2010, 04:21 PM

nakakalingaw kaya ang mga kinakakan ko :lol:
yupyup part 3 na hehe :D

sa YC Father? kung iyo, not yet.. sige try ko sa sunod :D
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yes YC. just had chicken bbq pizza tonite.

Won't tell. Masupog kay Fr. Xave. :nuts:
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May P1,000, P2,000 and P3,000. :D

Mahalun. Tapos you can't bring your mobile phone inside the auditorium pa. tsk. And naka dress pati. as in formal attire. :D

Garo baga yan naka padding sa shoulders. :nuts:

no prob, myonee. it's good to laugh, and make others laugh once in a while hehehe...

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For the premiere tomorrow evening. :)

finally the penafrancia movie is showing. when is the commercial release?

^^Nice... It's good that both of them are moving on for the betterment of the city and province.

and just in time for christmas! leaders working together inspire the people to do the same. keep it up, lray and john!

I love the first Narnia, the third was really boring.

agree. imo kulang sa kagat ang third narnia.

Naga Boy

December 16th, 2010, 04:57 PM

CamSur, Naga top tourist drawers anew (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xtop.html)
By Jose B. Perez

LEGAZPI CITY --- Leading by a mile, CamSur and Naga City closed in to hit the 2 million mark in tourist arrivals as it dashed a total of 1,879,192 domestic and foreign tourists that visited the city and province during the period January to September of this year alone.

Second runner Albay/Legazpi City was far behind registering only a combined total of 235,562 domestic and foreign tourists during the same period. Albay/Legazpi, however, posted the highest growth rate of 65.05 percent compared to other Bicol provinces and cities, overtaking the 142,976 it posted during the same period last year and showing signs of ambitious improvements.

On the other hand, CamSur/Naga, posting an improvement of 53.00 percent over the 1,229,029 tourist arrivals it registered during the same period last year, remains to have produced the highest number of tourist arrivals by a wide margin over the other Bicol provinces and cities. In fact, CamSur/Naga’s combined figure for the first nine months of 2010 represents more than 2/3 of the Bicol regional total of 2.5 million, as it was the case during the same period of the previous year where Bicol had a total tourist arrival of 1.7 million.

On foreign tourists, CamSur/Naga posted the biggest number at 310,083 compared to Albay/Legazpi’s 90,956 during the same 9-month period this year.

It is worthy to note, however, that while the white beach rimmed island province of Catanduanes is at the bottom of the comparative data on regional distribution of travelers in Bicol with a growth rate of -24% covering both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals for the period ending Sept. 2010, it was able to churn out 46,989 foreign tourists, placing third in this category after CamSur/Naga and Albay/Legazpi. Whereas, Masbate, known for its clear sea waters and manta rays, could only muster 1,590 foreign tourists during that period.

Following are the comparative data on regional distribution of travelers for both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals for the period January to September 2010 as released by the regional office of the Department of Tourism based in this city: CamSur/Naga, 1,879,192; Albay/Legazpi, 235,562; Masbate, 124,530; Sorsogon, 87,937; CamNorte, 87,131, and; Catanduanes, 66,558.

The final annual report, covering the January-December 2010 period, will be out by January next year, according to the DOT regional office based in Legazpi City. It is possible that by the end of this year, total arrivals in Bicol would have reached a total of three million, the highest ever in the region’s tourist arrival history.

Tourist arrivals are based on the registry books of accommodation establishments in the respective provinces, according to the DOT.

Tourism Director Nini Ravanilla identified Mayon Volcano, CWC, Caramoan and the Butanding as the prime tourism icons of Bicol; whereas, the annual Peñafrancia fiesta in Naga City is the biggest religious and socio-cultural festival that draws over a million devotees and guests who cannot be fully accommodated by the limited number of hotels, and thus find the rest of the guests scrambling for rooms in the homes and other non-traditional shelters of friends and relatives during the season.

Of the top 5 markets of foreign tourists visiting the region, the Americans topped the total number of guests with 61,689 during the same reporting period. They were followed by the British, 34,850, then Israelites, 27,665. On fourth place are the Australians, 22,959, followed by the South Koreans, 21,392 which placed fifth.

Following is the regional distribution of foreign tourist arrivals for the period January to September this year: CamSur/Naga, 310,083; Albay/Legazpi, 90,956; Catanduanes, 46,989; Sorsogon, 25,443, Camarines Norte, 6,702, and; Masbate, 1,590.

oragon.com

December 17th, 2010, 01:04 AM

For the world premiere of "Ikaw ang Pag ibig" at USI Auditorium attendees are the full cast of the movie which includes Jomari Yllana, Jaime Fabregas (also a Bicolano, studied @ AdNU), Eddie Garcia, Christopher de Leon, Vivian Velez, Marvin Agustin, Yogo Singh.

Classified as Rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board and Rated PG-13.

Marhay na nAGA kaBIKOLan!

aidz

December 17th, 2010, 01:05 AM

Interview ni Manay Jo sa Isyu Ngonian!
How Social Networking is affecting us...
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"Makakaapekto na sya sa daily activities mo na yun na lang ang pinapansin mo everyday, na kasi in a normal human person baga ano ang usual track mo everyday? you go to school or work, pero what if gabos na time mo yaon na gabos sa facebook or any kind of online social network, may possibility oo kasi yun I'm also working in the guidance center minsan internet using causes addiction to them."

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December 17th, 2010, 01:58 AM

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My Concert ning mga banda sa Coliseum ngunyan Pasko?
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isay daw ang susunod na Member kang SSC ang Mahihiling ta sa tv?
dati pang Bicolmail lang..
Ngunyan Pang Tv naman.. hehe..
as of Now si Manay Jo and Doc.Nagaboy Nadalan ta.:):):)

Maray na Naga

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December 17th, 2010, 02:43 AM

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December 17th, 2010, 02:45 AM

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December 17th, 2010, 03:53 AM

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December 17th, 2010, 03:55 AM

ARMY GENERAL BRINGS GIFTS TO WOUNDED RED WARRIOR
Peace, joy this Christmas
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NAGA CITY --- Christmas came eleven days earlier for two high ranking officers of warring groups from the opposite sides of the battlefront as one of them handed goodies and financial help to the other who gladly accepted such gesture of sharing and reconciliation.

9th Infantry (Spear) Division Commander Major General Ruperto “Raffy” Pabustan visited recently-captured Jason Brul aka Ka Butch, leader of the Front Committee 79 of the communist rebel movement, and another comrade Tuesday, December 14, in the hospital where the latter two were confined for medical treatment after getting wounded during an armed clash with government troopers in Sorsogon last week.

Brul was touched by the gesture, saying that it was the best Christmas he has ever experienced in his life. “I thank the soldiers for saving my life. This is probably the best Christmas for me with my family,” said Brul. “Perhaps this is a good lesson for me. With my arrest, I can probably find time to be with my four children who don’t recognize me as their father.” The NPA commander expressed his gratitude for the soldiers who spared his life and for respecting his basic rights as a human being.

Pabustan has already ordered his personnel to make sure that Brul and his wounded comrades receive the right medical attention after they were evacuated from Barcelona town in Sorsogon.

Some soldiers even donated blood for the injured rebels.

“I personally come here to tell you that I want to help you go back to the mainstream society by formally surrendering to the government. You can be our partner in our drive to convince your comrades to peacefully surrender,” Pabustan told Brul.

However, Brul, who is celebrating his 34th birthday on Dec. 24, remained hesitant to declare his formal surrender, indicating that he needed “more time to weigh in his options.”

“I don’t want my children to become NPA rebels someday. I want them to live normally in our village. I don’t want them to experience the hardships of being a red fighter,” he added. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/b-story.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 03:55 AM

Ex-PNR exec seeks relief from SC for his dismissal
NAGA CITY---Believing his removal from office through the strength of Executive Order No. 2 is illegal and unconstitutional, Manuel ‘Ower’ Andal, former general manager of the Philippine National Railways (PNR), is asking the Supreme Court for relief.

Andal told Bicol Mail last Sunday that he is contesting his dismissal that also effectively questions the appointment of Junio Ragragio, a native of this city, who took over the position

of PNR general manager upon appointment by President Benigno Aquino III on Sept. 7, 2010.

In a petition filed at the Supreme Court, Andal’s counsel law firm Zamora Poblador Vasquez & Bretaña questions the constitutionality of E.O. No. 2 even as it argues that “(a)t the very least (it) is not applicable to the petitioner”.

The 20-page petition, a copy of which was obtained by Bicol Mail, asserted Andal “has a clear and unmistakable right to injunctive relief, his permanent appointment as PNR General Manager being valid, and his right to hold said office guaranteed by security of tenure.”

Andal was appointed by then president and now Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as acting general manager of the PNR on Sept. 8, 2008 and was appointed general manager from March 5, 2010 to March 5, 2016.

But on June 30, President Aquino issued E.O. No. 2 which recalled, withdrew and revoked President Macapagal-Arroyo’s so-called midnight appointments.

The E.O. No. 2 defined midnight appointment as appointments made by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other appointing authorities in departments, agencies, offices and instrumentalities, including government-owned and controlled corporations, and those made on or after March 11, 2010.

Andal’s counsel argued that he was vested with security of tenure upon his permanent appointment as PNR general manager on March 5, 2010, and thus, he may not be removed before the expiration of the term ending on March 5, 2016.

In filing the petition seeking relief, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa was named respondent being the alter-ego of President Aquino. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xc.html

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December 17th, 2010, 03:57 AM

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December 17th, 2010, 03:59 AM

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December 17th, 2010, 04:00 AM

Credit rater gives Naga a promising picture
Naga City --- The Standard and Poor’s, a well-known United States-based financial services company and the one responsible for the S&P 500, the famous index of 500 large-cap common stocks actively traded in the United States, has given this city a BB- credit rating, making it the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to be evaluated by an international debt watcher.

According to the result published last December 9 in the BusinessWorld, Naga City gained a BB- credit rating, ‘BB’ foreign currency rating, a ‘BB+’ local currency rating and a ‘axBBB+/axA-2’ in the regional scale of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which all looks promising and essentially reflects a stable economy.

Based on S&P’s standards, a BB- to BB+ rating means that the economy is “less vulnerable in the near term than other lower-rated obligors, however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties and exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.”

S&P said that Naga City is “one of the few LGUs to have consistently received clean audit opinions.”

“Naga’s consistent good budgetary performance and its strong liquidity position in comparison with peers support the ratings. Balance after capital accounts averaged surpluses of 16% of total revenues in 2007-2009, and free cash and liquid assets reached a high of 122% of operating expenses in 2009,” S&P announced.

S&P noted though that this city has a “very weak intergovernmental system under which the city operates,” taking into account “the city’s narrow tax base stemming from a low income local economy, and the administration’s lack of institutionalized policies.”

“Unlike the more diversified and vibrant service-based economies of [the] Metro Manila cities, there is no significant large-scale economic activity in the city. The local economy is predominantly engaged in small-scale trade and retail,” S&P stated.

“The city’s small population has impeded efforts to diversify the local economy. The outflow of skilled workers to the wealthier National Capital Region has worsened the situation. The resultant narrow tax base has constrained the city government’s revenue flexibility,” S&P stressed.

According to the credit rater, Naga’s large operating expenditure on personnel services which totals to 59 percent in 2009 based on their adjustments, also worsens the city’s “financial flexibility” in addition to the weak monitoring and oversight of LGUs by the national government. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xrater.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:01 AM

Fight vs Casureco II abuses stepped up
NAGA CITY --- With all the alleged incidents of corrupt practices and other complaints heaped against Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative (Casureco II) still crying for resolution, the Consumers’ Group is girding up to initiate alternative action to improve transparency in the operation of the electric cooperative.

Naga City Mayor John G. Bongat said they are now evaluating the merits of the suggestion of the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) to create a power commission that will evaluate all transactions and policies the management of Casureco II plans to implement.

In an interview with DWNX anchorman Elmer Abad last Sunday, MNCCI immediate past President Alberto Bercasio disclosed they are aiming to create a Metro Naga Power Commission that will be responsible in scrutinizing and evaluating necessary documents before the local electric cooperative can engage in any transactions, especially as regards power purchases.

Bercasio said the commission will be composed of the mayors from the different local government units that comprise the electric cooperative’s coverage area, as well as representatives from different stakeholders, including those from business and the church.

“The commission will also enlist representation from the Department of Energy and Department of Interior and Local Government. It will be headed by the chairman of the Metro Naga Development Council. This will be a big help in ensuring transparency and preventing irregularities in the operations of Casureco II,” Bercasio explained.

Bercasio disclosed that the idea of putting up a power commission to review the operations and policies of the cooperative came from the system they have observed in Palawan.

“Palawan has the same setting like us but they have a check and balance system set by the consumers,” said Bercasio.

Meanwhile, Vice Mayor Gabby Bordado announced the possibility of opening Naga City for another electricity provider to eliminate the monopoly and put pressure on Casureco II management to be more consumer-friendly.

“The City Planning Development Office is now studying the possibility to open Naga City for other electricity providers. It is also high time that Casureco II be forced to reflect on their performance,” Bordado said.

According to the vice mayor, Naga is currently consuming 70 percent of the total power consumption of Casureco II which, in turn, subsidize the member-municipalities by providing the cooperative the economies of scale for it to operate viably.

City Planning Development Officer Willy Prilles disclosed that based on Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2011 there is nothing wrong for a municipality or a city to have more than one power service provider.

“In fact, EPIRA encourages competition. Having another provider might be costly but if our study will show that it is profitable, then, there will be no problem at all. Competition will also benefit consumers as this will compel Casureco II to perform efficiently and effectively, else they will lose their customers,” Prilles said.

It could be recalled that last October 29, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) submitted their audit reports confirming the irregularities committed in the operations of Casureco II.

According to NEA Deputy Administrator Edgardo Piamonte, they have found that the power rate hike imposed by the electric cooperative was abrupt and illegal because such increase was spawned by its failure to deliver its service contract with In2POWER.

As a result of the failure, Casureco II purchased all its supply from the Wholesale Electric Spot Market (WESM) at steep price per kilowatt hour.

Though found culpable, NEA has yet to recommend any sanction against the errant power coop management led by OIC-General Manager Jane Barrameda and Board President Perfecto Nixon Tabora. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xabuses.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:01 AM

Red Cross brings anti-disaster, pro-health projects in CamSur
NAGA CITY --- The Philippine Red Cross-Camarines Sur Chapter, in cooperation with the Agencia Española Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarollo (AECID), Spanish Red Cross and Australian Red Cross, recently launched a new project which will soon be implemented in selected communities in the province of Camarines Sur.

The project, dubbed as Convenio 10-C01-033 is a community-based health development and disaster risk reduction project envisioned to reduce the vulnerabilities of communities to health risks and natural disasters in the Philippines.

The project also aims to reinforce the capacity of the communities and local structures to improve their basic health management. Aside from the project’s health component, it also aspires to strengthen the community’s capacity in disaster preparedness.

Target areas for project implementation are the municipalities of Siruma, Lagonoy and Garchitorena. The municipalities of Buhi and Iriga were also added but the direct beneficiaries would be the Indigenous People in their respective selected barangays.

IPs in the two aforementioned municipalities are considered the most vulnerable and tagged as marginalized communities as they live along the slopes of Mount Asog and its many tributaries.

Nanette Rodrigazo, PRC Camarines Sur Chapter Administrator, said that Camarines Sur is indeed lucky for having been chosen as recipient of several projects funded by AECID, particularly the Spanish Red Cross.

“The Spanish Red Cross in particular , and of course AECID and now the Australian Red Cross, have been our constant ally in alleviating and uplifting the condition of our constituents here in Camarines Sur, particularly those communities which we consider vulnerable and prone to natural disasters. We are indeed thankful that they never grow tired in supporting our chapter’s endeavors.”

The project will have the following components: capacity building for the staff, volunteers and local special bodies, organization, training and mobilization of volunteers on health, disaster, water and sanitation , provision of equipment and supplies to health and disaster volunteers, repair and rehabilitation of health and water facilities including the provision of basic medical equipment to BEMONC (Basic Emergency Maternal, Obstetric and Neonatal Care) including establishment of Botika ng Barangay.

Information-education-communication campaigns, drills and collaboration meetings with key stakeholders and other project partners and the development of mechanisms for project monitoring, evaluation, and reporting will also be undertaken.

The project is a partnership between the Provincial Government, the LGUs of the municipalities aforementioned, the Philippine Red Cross-Camarines Sur Chapter, Spanish Red Cross and Australian Red Cross. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xcross.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:02 AM

GRO’s ‘pink card’ not license for sex workers --- City Hall
NAGA CITY --- After the latest mayoral directive which requires the City Health Office (CHO) to open its doors for a weekly check-up to all guest relations officers (GROs) working in this city for the reissuance of the controversial ‘pink card’, City Mayor John G. Bongat clarified before newsmen here that such piece of paper should not serve as a license for sex workers.

Bongat stressed that the objective of providing ‘pink cards’ to GROs is to ensure that such workers are not engaging in activities outside their usual jobs and place of work.

Such clarification was made after City Health Officer Dr. Butch Borja reported that six of 39 GROs apprehended in a recent operation by the police tested positive for sexually transmitted disease (STD).

It was made clear that these cards are not to be used to protect them from arresting police authorities if these sex workers were found roaming the streets outside of their establishments.

“They are not to be considered as immune from arrest just because they have the ‘pink card’ because we have the anti-vagrancy law which they are violating,” Bongat said.

Restating the stand of the City Hall regarding attacks against the ‘pink card’, Bongat explained that the city is not tolerating sex trade in the open.

The city mayor who is a lawyer by profession stressed that such sector of the society – the GROs - should be treated with respect and must be spared from misconceptions brought about by the social stigma suffered by common prostitutes.

“I believe we should be careful when referring to these people,” added Bongat. “We should be kinder with our words. Anyway, they are a part of our society.”

The issuance of the ‘pink card’ is limited to GROs working in bars who are declared safe from STDs after undergoing test and examination at the City Health Office. The objective is to prevent the further spread of these diseases among sex workers and GROs.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xgro.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:03 AM

Jailguards push rehab approach to prisoners
IRIGA CITY---Now on the third month of implementation, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) continues to put into motion a new management approach to inmates that requires new glossary of terminologies relative to felons and introduce to them a new way of life inside the confined facilities.

Dubbed “Therapeutic Community Modality Program” or TCMP, the new approach is a rehabilitation program designed to inject positive outlook of life among inmates, starting with a one-week orientation and value formation seminar, according to Bernardo M. Sanchez, jail warden of the Iriga City District Jail (ICDJ).

Sanchez said the TCMP that the BJMP replicates with the end view of institutionalizing it as a rehabilitation program in jails all over the country was launched October 2010 after a successful piloting at the Bohol Provincial Jail early this year.

He said the TCMP aims to raise appreciation of productive life while inside the jail which is carried out through value and behavioral formation and spirituality among inmates, whatever their religion is. Livelihood activities and alternative elementary and high school education are also introduced inside the jail.

“We hope to change the attitude of inmates towards life and develop a better outlook which also requires changing terms and behavior that reinforce their wretched situation like for example prohibiting them from calling each other kosa,” said Sanchez. “Now they call each other brod, sis, kuya or ate.”

Intrinsic meaning

He explained that kosa has the intrinsic meaning of being a felon and connotation of being in an exclusive group that separates themselves from law-abiding citizens which may reinforce the criminal behavior of inmates.

He said they encourage the practice of religion inside the jail facilities in partnership with the parish of Iriga City and other religious sects the inmates belong to by holding masses and religious services once a week.

Sanchez said the BJMP has also tied up with the Bureau of Alternative Learning System of the Department of Education to teach unschooled inmates to learn basic education.

He said the unschooled inmates are provided with alternative elementary and high school curriculum for three months and then they are given an acceleration test which allows them to move to higher grade level until they graduate from elementary or high school.

Sanchez said the DepEd certification to inmates who finished elementary and high school through alternative learning system will remain valid outside of the prison facilities which can be used to further their studies after they have served their prison terms.

Jail Officer Francis Hagupit, 22, a graduate of social work and development course, does staff-work in the ICDJ’s Resident Welfare and Development Program to carry out the TCMP.

Hagupit revealed they have reoriented the present set-up inside the prison facilities, with more time for them to interact in productive activities.

“Now we call this place community, the selda is changed to dorm and they are organized according to specific tasks like maintenance, housekeeping, kitchen, vicinity clean-up, and other immediate tasks” he bared.

Hagupit said a one-hour criticism-self-criticism (CSC) session is held every day where inmates can comment and say anything about themselves and towards others, with the aim of defusing whatever tension there is between inmates and develop trust and confidence with each other.

Criticism-Self-Criticism

Momoy Bacsain, an inmate serving sentence for possession of illegal drugs and a former worker of a non-government organization, narrated the CSC reminds him of the same sessions they conducted during his days of organizing communities in the project areas.

Bacsain observes the CSC is a big thing for the inmates because it settles immediately developing conflicts among inmates while everyone is taught to recognize their weaknesses and make amends.

He said it changes perspectives because it can dilute animosity among inmates with raised awareness of each other.

Mark Anthony Villa, a young felon involved in a carnapping incident, is now in his fourth month inside the ICDJ but he finds the CSC and other activities introduced three months ago to have helped him adjust to life in jail because he can be busy most of time while at the same time earning money.

Villa is among the selected inmates who are allowed to work with metal instruments like pliers, scissors and hammer since he is among those being trained for handicraft making.

He claimed he is closer to God now and he is practicing Christian teachings which he said increased his GQ (God Quotient) and that makes him more sensitive to the needs and feelings of his fellow inmates.

Residents’

Sanchez said the inmates that they now call ‘residents’ are composed of 243 males and 10 females with cases ranging from illegal drug possession, carnapping, theft, robbery, homicide and murder.

He said the jail management has assigned working areas for groups and individuals who are doing livelihood activities inside the prison facility.

Sanchez revealed the ICDJ has already instituted livelihood programs even before the implementation of the TCMP in partnership with city government of Iriga City, under the administration of Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen.

He said the city government acts as the forward linkage of the products and services of the inmates involved in livelihood activities such as handicrafts and automotive and electronics services.

Sanchez said that the city government even ordered from the inmates 1,000 Christmas lanterns which they used as decors at the Iriga City Park, providing additional income for the inmates.

He added that the Department of Trade and Industry is also helping them sell handicraft products and that the products the inmates make here are even sold in trade fairs sponsored by the government.

From a random interview Tuesday with inmates involved in livelihood activities inside the prison facility, it was discovered that that lowest individual earnings came from those making handicraft at an average of P200 in a month while the highest individual earnings is gained by an electronic technician who averages P3,000 a month.

“The goal of allowing inmates to engage in livelihood activities is to show them that they can be productive even if they are inside the prison and for them to realize that life is still worth living,” Sanchez said.

He said that even though he could not recall any riot that took place inside the prison facility here the atmosphere at present, TCMP’s intervention has made the place more relaxed and warm with no discernable tension brewing among inmates. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xpush.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:05 AM

:applause::applause::applause:

CamSur most peaceful province in Bicol
PILI, Camarines Sur – The province of Camarines Sur is conceded to be the most peaceful among the six provinces of the Bicol Region, particularly in the area of insurgency and other index crimes.

This was revealed during the Round Table Discussion on the Peace Process initiated by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process held Friday, December 10 at the Casablanca Hotel in Legazpi City.

Even with the largest area and population, CamSur recorded smaller proportionate incidence of insurgency outbreaks and increase in the number of rebel returnees, marked decrease in the number of index crimes and improved resolutions of reported crimes.

The very visible and active presence of peace enforcers coupled with the fortitude and compassionate stance of local government officials of CamSur under the leadership of Gov. LRay Villafuerte were given the most credit for the comparative peace and tranquility in the province.

The round table conference was attended by local government representatives from all over the region, regional heads of national line agencies like the DPWH, DENR, DA and DAR, including officers of the 9th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army headed by Gen. Marlou Salazar together with Colonels Delizo, Torralba and Ang, presided by Assistant Secretary Romulo Halabaso representing the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process.

To further assist the growing number of rebels returning to the fold in CamSur, the conferees resolved to support the project of Governor Villafuerte and Gen. Ruperto Pabustan of the 9th ID to establish a model community near Camp Martillana in barangay San Jose of Pili for the families of rebel returnees. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xmost.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:05 AM

Another round of applause for this :applause::applause::applause:

CamSur, Naga top tourist drawers anew (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xtop.html)
By Jose B. Perez

LEGAZPI CITY --- Leading by a mile, CamSur and Naga City closed in to hit the 2 million mark in tourist arrivals as it dashed a total of 1,879,192 domestic and foreign tourists that visited the city and province during the period January to September of this year alone.

Second runner Albay/Legazpi City was far behind registering only a combined total of 235,562 domestic and foreign tourists during the same period. Albay/Legazpi, however, posted the highest growth rate of 65.05 percent compared to other Bicol provinces and cities, overtaking the 142,976 it posted during the same period last year and showing signs of ambitious improvements.

On the other hand, CamSur/Naga, posting an improvement of 53.00 percent over the 1,229,029 tourist arrivals it registered during the same period last year, remains to have produced the highest number of tourist arrivals by a wide margin over the other Bicol provinces and cities. In fact, CamSur/Naga’s combined figure for the first nine months of 2010 represents more than 2/3 of the Bicol regional total of 2.5 million, as it was the case during the same period of the previous year where Bicol had a total tourist arrival of 1.7 million.

On foreign tourists, CamSur/Naga posted the biggest number at 310,083 compared to Albay/Legazpi’s 90,956 during the same 9-month period this year.

It is worthy to note, however, that while the white beach rimmed island province of Catanduanes is at the bottom of the comparative data on regional distribution of travelers in Bicol with a growth rate of -24% covering both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals for the period ending Sept. 2010, it was able to churn out 46,989 foreign tourists, placing third in this category after CamSur/Naga and Albay/Legazpi. Whereas, Masbate, known for its clear sea waters and manta rays, could only muster 1,590 foreign tourists during that period.

Following are the comparative data on regional distribution of travelers for both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals for the period January to September 2010 as released by the regional office of the Department of Tourism based in this city: CamSur/Naga, 1,879,192; Albay/Legazpi, 235,562; Masbate, 124,530; Sorsogon, 87,937; CamNorte, 87,131, and; Catanduanes, 66,558.

The final annual report, covering the January-December 2010 period, will be out by January next year, according to the DOT regional office based in Legazpi City. It is possible that by the end of this year, total arrivals in Bicol would have reached a total of three million, the highest ever in the region’s tourist arrival history.

Tourist arrivals are based on the registry books of accommodation establishments in the respective provinces, according to the DOT.

Tourism Director Nini Ravanilla identified Mayon Volcano, CWC, Caramoan and the Butanding as the prime tourism icons of Bicol; whereas, the annual Peñafrancia fiesta in Naga City is the biggest religious and socio-cultural festival that draws over a million devotees and guests who cannot be fully accommodated by the limited number of hotels, and thus find the rest of the guests scrambling for rooms in the homes and other non-traditional shelters of friends and relatives during the season.

Of the top 5 markets of foreign tourists visiting the region, the Americans topped the total number of guests with 61,689 during the same reporting period. They were followed by the British, 34,850, then Israelites, 27,665. On fourth place are the Australians, 22,959, followed by the South Koreans, 21,392 which placed fifth.

Following is the regional distribution of foreign tourist arrivals for the period January to September this year: CamSur/Naga, 310,083; Albay/Legazpi, 90,956; Catanduanes, 46,989; Sorsogon, 25,443, Camarines Norte, 6,702, and; Masbate, 1,590.

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:08 AM

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:13 AM

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BEAUTIFY THE RIVER. Naga City Mayor John G. Bongat with Vice Mayor Gabby Bordado in the background, presents plaques of appreciation to participants of the Contest for Best Conceptual Design for the Revitalization of the Naga River during the formal presentation and evaluation of entries by a Board of Judges at La Piazza, Avenue Plaza Hotel yesterday, December 15.

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/peps&events.html)

aidz

December 17th, 2010, 04:13 AM

Congrats Manay Jo.:cheers1::happy::rofl::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::D:D

isay daw ang susunod na Member kang SSC ang Mahihiling ta sa tv?
dati pang Bicolmail lang..
Ngunyan Pang Tv naman.. hehe..
as of Now si Manay Jo and Doc.Nagaboy Nadalan ta.:):):)

Maray na Naga
isay daw talaga masunod ano? :D
hehe! congratulations kung sino man ang susunod!

makapa-autograph nga kay Manay Jo! :cheers:

Salamat Marcos :)

Expert opinion from Manay Jo! :D
:applause: :applause: :applause:
tipong Mareng Winnie, Theodore Te, Danny Gerona... :D

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:15 AM

A great year-end award for Camarines Sur. :applause: :applause: :applause:

CamSur sole recipient of citizen’s Satisfaction seal of excellence award
The joy and excitement of the employees and officers of the provincial government of Camarines Sur over the long vacation ahead of them in connection with the celebration of the Yuletide season is now bundled with pride and enthusiasm as the latest word from the Civil Service Commission says that the provincial government is the sole local government unit recipient of Citizens’ Satisfaction Center Seal of Excellence Award for Region V.

According to the official communication from CSC, the citation is based on the result of the Report Card Survey (RCS) conducted on the implementation of RA 9485 otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 by the provincial government of Camarines Sur.

It was not long ago when personnel of CSC conducted a surprise survey at the Provincial Capitol which yielded a very impressive showing of CamSur’s implementation of said law worthy of emulation by other LGUs which consisted of the presence of adequate personnel to man the public assistance desk, absence of loitering employees during office hours and the orderly, fast and efficient conduct of business as well as the dedicated performance of tasks by the employees in the office surprisedly visited by personnel of CSC.

Thus, the provincial government of Camarines Sur under the leadership of Gov. LRay Villafuerte is slated to receive the said award on January 10, 2011 in a formal ceremony with Commissioner Cesar D. Buenaflor as Guest of Honor.

It will be recalled that through the initiative of Gov. Villafuerte, CamSur was the foremost among provinces in the region to complete its Citizen’s Charter as well as the list of Frontline Services as mandated under the said law and was cited by CSC for its timely response and compliance to the requirements of the law. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xsole.html

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:15 AM

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:16 AM

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A NOVEL KIND OF SPORT. CamSur Gov. LRay Villafuerte recently introduced hereabouts a new kind of water-based entertainment with the staging of the Wind or No Wind Kite Jam December 3 to 12 at the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) – kiteboarding, also called kitesurfing that uses the wind to pull a rider on a small surfboard or kiteboard through the water. Together with the wakeboarding at the CWC’s cable lake dubbed the best cable park in the world and other water-based and extreme sports, CamSur is fast gaining a reputation as a center of international extreme sports that is substantially helping boost its stature as the most visited tourism destination in the Philippines.

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/peps&events.html)

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:17 AM

A great year-end award for Camarines Sur. :applause: :applause: :applause:

CamSur sole recipient of citizen’s Satisfaction seal of excellence award
http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xsole.html

Wow! What an impressive performance by CamSur government!!! :cheers:

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:17 AM

When this will be materialized? I'm excited....:banana::banana::banana:

This will bring more tourists into the city.

I want to see and know the designs submitted by the winning participants :cheers:

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:20 AM

I want to see and know the designs submitted by the winning participants :cheers:

Me either... This would make the city more vibrant, clean, and orderly.

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:20 AM

Peaceful and reconciliatory years ahead for the city and the province :applause::applause::applause:

X’mas unifies city, capitol after long animosity
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3 FAITHFULS AND A FATHER. Naga City Mayor John Bongat, CamSur Gov. LRay Villafuerte and Naga Vice Mayor Gabby Boirdado are all ears like good sons as Caceres Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legazpi imparts an important message to the three top political leaders of the City and province during the Christmas lighting at Plaza in dowbntown Naga.

NAGA CITY---Estranged by decades-old political animosity, the local governments of this city and the province of Camarines Sur set aside differences Wednesday night with the joint ceremonial lighting of the Rizal Plaza here.

The ceremonial lighting of the Plaza Rizal, the subject of years of legal battle for ownership between the city government and provincial government, has also brought in the influential Catholic Church to praise the occasion as a milestone in the provincial history since the political animosity began in the early 1990s.

The provincial government then under the leadership of former governor and now Rep. Luis R. Villafuerte Sr. and the city government of then mayor and now Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo parted ways in 1992 elections and the political animosity continued even in the incumbency of the congressman’s son Gov. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte Jr.

But this Christmas season the relation between the city government of Mayor John Bongat and the provincial government of Villafuerte Jr. is turning for the better with both local chief executives vowing to cooperate with each other.

“It has long been a dream of Nagueños and Camarinensis that this historic plaza (Plaza Rizal) should be the showcase of unity between Naga and Camarines Sur that must be projected to the entire world. Tonight is the historic night between Naga City and Camarines Sur province made possible through understanding and setting aside politics for the attainment of unity,” Bongat declared.

In response, Villafuerte Jr. said: “Tonight there will not only be light in the Plaza Rizal but there will also be love, unity and peace. Tonight is the rebirth of Plaza Rizal, the people’s plaza, and I am looking forward for more cooperation between Naga City and Camarines Sur province in developing not only this plaza but in developing tourism, maintaining peace and order, promoting investment and the city and province as pilgrimage capital of the Philippines.”

The governor is referring to the promotion of the 300-year devotion to the Bicol patroness Our Lady of Peñafrancia to build the province and the chartered city as pilgrimage capital.

“I open my hands of friendship, unity and cooperation to the people, mayor and officials of Naga to further the development in the province,” Villafuerte Jr. said.

Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legaspi, of the Archdiocese of Caceres, narrated he was glad to accept the invitation to grace the historic occasion because he said it was about the unity between the two political units that have long been estranged.

“The occasion is historic in the sense that for a long time it is not like this and for once there is a complete turn-around of the two local chief executives,” Legaspi said.

The prelate admonished Bongat and Villafuerte Jr. to continue the spirit of Christmas and maintain the unity forged beyond the lighting ceremony.

The Plaza Rizal, which had been the source of conflict between the city government and the provincial government, has been declared by the Supreme Court to belong to the former in terms of administration even as the highest court declared that the ownership belongs to the state.

In an interview with Villafuerte Jr. after the lighting ceremony, he said he is open for an out-of-court settlement on the aspect of administration of the Plaza Rizal.

The governor said the cause of the conflict in Plaza Rizal was politics and by setting it aside the two local governments can make better action together to push for development in Camarines Sur. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xcapitol.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:22 AM

Wow! What an impressive performance by CamSur government!!! :cheers:

The city and provincial governments has been reaping awards so far in their respective fields. :applause::applause::applause:

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:23 AM

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FIELD OF DREAMS. With the Yuletide season already pervading the air, this farmer from barangay Tambo, Buhi busies himself with the help of a carabao, plow the furrows betweens the rows of 15-day old corn plants to control the weeds and aerate the soil. The corn farmer is just one of the thousand of beneficiaries of the European Union-funded food productivity of Gov. LRay Villafuerte and project partner, SEARCA, a non-profit organization.

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/peps&events.html)

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:25 AM

The city and provincial governments has been reaping awards so far in their respective fields. :applause::applause::applause:

Peaceful and reconciliatory years ahead for the city and the province :applause::applause::applause:

X’mas unifies city, capitol after long animosity
http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xcapitol.html

With these kinds of actions, I foresee a brighter future for our city and province. :banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:28 AM

Landscape artists, students, architects present entries to revitalize Naga River
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MAYOR John Bongat formally opens the presentation of entries to the design the Naga River contest.

NAGA CITY --- With the hope of revitalizing the historic but now polluted Naga River, city officials here, with Naga City Mayor John G. Bongat at the helm, formally presented the 12 contenders for the “Salog Kan Buhay: A Contest for the Best Conceptual Design for Revitalizing Naga River” yesterday morning, December 15, at the Avenue Plaza Hotel, along Magsaysay Avenue, here.

Twelve participants, individuals or groups, submitted their own plans and concepts on how to revive and rejuvenate the dying Naga River and the pathwalks along its banks. The river serves as the route of the annual fluvial procession of Our Lady of Peñafrancia every September.

Most of the contestants are Bachelor of Science in Architecture students and professors from the University of Nueva Caceres, including UNC Architecture Professor Oliver Gulapa and student groups Team Oragon, UNC B.O.R.G.S., and BICOL R.A.V.A.

Professional landscapers and engineers also joined the contest, including United Architects of the Philippines President Ernest Banzuela Jr. and University of the Philippines graduate and licensed Landscape Architect Juli Angela Guysayko who actually worked as one in Singapore.

Meanwhile, a group of tourism students from Ateneo de Naga University and architecture students from Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges tried their best shot. Two other Nagueños, namely Angelo Roco Reyes and Nelson Nayve, also entered the contest in the hope of visualizing their dreams for the Naga River.

Naga City Mayor John G. Bongat extended his sincere thanks to the participants who supported the city government’s desire to revive the Naga River.

Bongat said that event manifested the big heart of the Nagueños to impart their knowledge and time in making the city a better place to live in.

Entries will be judged based on the proposal’s aesthetic impact (50 percent), implementability and practicability (30 percent) and historical relevance (20 percent). Results of the contest will be announced in January next year.

First placer will receive P 50,000 cash and a certificate, while the second and third placer will receive P 30,000 and P 20,000 and a corresponding certificate, respectively. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xland.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:29 AM

With these kinds of actions, I foresee a brighter future for our city and province. :banana::banana::banana:

I want more cooperation and harmonious working relationships between the two local chief executives. :cheers:

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:30 AM

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CEREMONIA SA PAGPA-ILAW NIN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SA PLAZA RIZAL – Pinangenotan ninda Gobernador LRay Villafuerte (ika-duwa hali sa wala) kan Camarines Sur asin Alcalde John Bongat (sa wala) kan Ciudad nin Naga an pagpa-ilaw nin Christmas lights sa pig-aagawan na Plaza Rizal na nasa centro kan ciudad asin presente an mga miembros kan junta provincial asin Sanggunian Panlungsod. Sa tahaw si Arsobispo Leonardo Legaspi kan Caceres kataid si Bise Governador Ato Peña asin bise Alcalde Gabby Bordado. Nahase an ocasion sa tarabangan kan gobierno provincial asin kan ciudad asin ini consideradong sarong signipikanteng actividad na premirong nangyari na maipaheling an cooperacion kan duwang LGU. An Corte Suprema nagpaluwas nang decicion pabor sa LGU Naga na iyo an may poder sa pag-administrar kan Plaza Rizal, alagad an Capitolio Provincial liwat nagplantiar kan ika-duwang motion for reconsideration. Naka-inset an monumento ni Dr. Jose Rizal na napalibotan nin Christmas lights.

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/peps&events.html)

oragon.com

December 17th, 2010, 04:30 AM

When this will be materialized? I'm excited....:banana::banana::banana:

This will bring more tourists into the city.

also, a rotunda will rise at Concepcion-Magsaysay crossing.

Details will be posted by Mam Jo.

There will also be a contest of the said project just like the Naga Riverwalk project.

Wow! What an impressive performance by CamSur government!!! :cheers:

Me either... This would make the city more vibrant, clean, and orderly.

:cheers::cheers:

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:32 AM

^^I guess this is now the beginning....

Btw, according to the news, Gov. L-ray's son will be his successor while the gov will run for senator.

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:33 AM

Capitol to pilot-test IRRI stress-tolerant rice varieties
PILI, Camarines Sur --- The provincial government and project partner SEARCA, a non-profit organization, jointly conducted a technical briefing on stress-tolerant rice varieties for municipal agricultural officers and agricultural technicians of Sagñay and Ocampo, two of the four towns of the province which are recipients of the European Union-funded food productivity project, last December 9 at the Governor’s Guest House, Eco-Village, provincial capitol complex

Dr. Romy Labios, an agronomist from the University of the Philippines and consultant on lowland ecosytem of SEARCA discussed the various stress tolerant rice varieties and their adaptability to submerged, saline and drought affected ricelands.

Developed and produced by the International Rice Research Center Institute (IRRI) at UP Los Baños. the stress-tolerant rice varieties will be pilot-tested later this month in target barangays Sto. Nino in Sagñay and Kilantaao and Buracan in Ocampo.

The stress-tolerant rice varieties developed by IRRI include the IRO9F436, IRO9F437, IRO9Fl85, IRO9F154, IR09164 and IRO9F229 for submerged farmlands; IR71896-3R-8-3-1, IR72046-B-R-3 for saline intruded areas and IR 74371-54-1-1 and IR 74371-3-1-1 for drought affected farmland.

After the technical briefing, Ms. Josefa Panambo, OIC-Provincial Agriculturist and Project Coordinator of the EU-funded food productivity here in CamSur, spearheaded the ceremonial turnover of the stress-tolerant rice varieties to the participating MAOs and ATs of Sagñay and Ocampo.

The effects of climate change the world over has been debilitating most especially on the farmlands. The global atmospheric change has brought inconsistent weather conditions. We have the La Niña phenomenon afflicting the farms with devastating rains and flooding even during summer. Then, we have the El Niño, an atmospheric condition which had brought prolonged drought in plantations even during the expected rainy season.

Hence, the IRRI stress-tolerant rice varieties to be pilot-tested here in CamSur may provide the solution to farmlands affected by the La Niña and El Nino phenomena. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xrice.html

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:35 AM

also, a rotunda will rise at Concepcion-Magsaysay crossing.

Details will be posted by Mam Jo.

There will also be a contest of the said project just like the Naga Riverwalk project.

:cheers::cheers:

It's different? i thought it's already the Naga Riverwalk project.

Naga is really investing now on beautification of the city....:cheers:

oragon.com

December 17th, 2010, 04:35 AM

^^
yup! also a monument soon to replaced the Macromedia Ad fronting Advent Cinema.

Who? Miguel? Julio Villafuerte?

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:35 AM

^^I guess this is now the beginning....

Btw, according to the news, Gov. L-ray's son will be his successor while the gov will run for senator.

What's his name?

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:36 AM

What's his name?

^^
yup! also a monument soon to replaced the Macromedia Ad fronting Advent Cinema.

Who? Miguel? Julio Villafuerte?

Miguel, his eldest son.

oragon.com

December 17th, 2010, 04:39 AM

It's different? i thought it's already the Naga Riverwalk project.

Naga is really investing now on beautification of the city....:cheers:

Different project I guess. The Naga Riverwalk project is a co-project with the UNESCO.

A rotunda will surely give Naga a more vibrant look..Let's hope road widening is in the blueprint of the said project.

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:40 AM

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International Human Rights Day – pigcelebrar kan progresibong grupo sa Bicol sa paagi nin mga protest rally na nagcocondenar kan padagos na paglangkaw nin caso sa pagbalga kan deretsong pantao.

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/peps&events.html)

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:41 AM

Miguel, his eldest son.

any infos about his educational background, achievements so far?

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:42 AM

Naga’s i-Serve, SM CIty’s movie treat for elderly, PWDs
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MAYOR John G. Bongat hands over to SM Assistant Mall Manager Christian Wesley D. Villanueva the check representing the city government’s payment for the city’s senior citizens and PWDs free admission in SM City Cinemas. SM Cinema Manager Marjorie Teoxon and Nick Motos of i-Serve look on.

NAGA CITY --- Senior citizens, including persons with disabilities, will continue to enjoy free admission in SM cinemas here following the assurance by Mayor John G. Bongat that “such privilege will be maintained with the hope of giving them comfort and ease by way of movie entertainment.”

The free admission in movie houses for the elderly and PWDs is granted thru the memorandum of agreement entered into by and between the city government of Naga and the SM Prime Holdings Inc.

Such privilege is mandated in the special free benefit clause of the city ordinance 2008-092, an ordinance institutionalizing the i-Serve program, a quality service assurance program that grants certain privileges to qualified residents thru the Naga City Privilege Card.

i-Serve, which stands for Innovative Service and Value Entitlement, is a service quality assurance project of the city government that will put into work a unified information system addresses problems in service integration, convergence and delivery.

The memo-ag works to provide additional privileges to the members of the two sectors in the form of 100 percent free admission to SM cinemas who are already enjoying the benefit of 20 percent discount on such services stipulated under RA 7432 and RA 9257 for the senior citizens and RA 7277 (otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons), as amended by RA 9442.

SM Public Relations Officer Tina Sumayao said the agreement clearly states that senior citizens and persons with disabilities, upon presentation of proper identification, shall be entitled to 100% free admission. Under the agreement, where ordinarily senior citizens enjoy 20% discount, the cost of the remaining 80% shall be underwritten equally between SM Cinemas and the city government.

Last Monday, Dec. 13, Mayor Bongat presented to SM City a check amounting to P71, 463.73 covering the period from July to October 2010. The memo-ag, which covers a three-year term, took effect last July 9, 2010.

Sumayao clarified that the free cinema admission for qualified beneficiaries is applicable only for regular movie screenings, and will not apply to digital theatre film showings, premiere nights, red carpet premieres, advance screenings, special screenings, and Metro Manila Film Festival. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xsm.html

oragon.com

December 17th, 2010, 04:44 AM

^^

I think they are both Lasalistas just like Lray.

Miguel co-owns Stoked sporting store @ SM and in other malls in Ph and of course a wakeboard pro. Most probably he has the entrepreneurial skills just like his father.

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 04:45 AM

Different project I guess. The Naga Riverwalk project is a co-project with the UNESCO.

A rotunda will surely give Naga a more vibrant look..Let's hope road widening is in the blueprint of the said project.

I hope so.

^^

I think they are both Lasalistas just like Lray.

Miguel co-owns Stoked sporting store @ SM and in other malls in Ph and of course a wakeboard pro. Most probably he has the entrepreneurial skills just like his father.
Then he has really the "it" to become his father's successor... At least, we won't be worrying for the future of the province's tourism industry.

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:46 AM

Englishman rules Capitol’s kite jam
PILI, Camarines Sur – Aaron Hadlow of London, U.K. proved up to his reputation as five-time world kiteboarding champion by again taking center stage amidst a star-studded field of some 20 of the best kiteboard riders in the world during the CamSur Kiteboard Jam held December 3 to 12 at the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) here.

Kiteboarding which is fast gaining popularity around the world is the latest addition to the Gov. LRay Villafuerte’s array of water-based and extreme sports under a comprehensive sports development program of the provincial government.

The 22-year-old Hadlow was easily among the most prominent performers of the 9-day skirmishes, capturing the first place in kiteboarding and second in wakeboarding to end as decisive choice for the overall championship title.

It was simply impossible not to notice him, performing with grace and apparently no effort a repertoire of tricks and maneuvers few riders would even think of trying, like the extremely tough Moby Dick that entails a 360-degree turn with a back flip.

Second best cable rider was Brandon Scheid of the United States and Sam Light, also of the United Kingdom, place third.

The stellar cast of pros and poachers included Brazilian Mauricio Abreau, one of kiteboarding’s pioneers and conceded godfathers, the statuesque Susi Mai, Tom Court, Chris Burke Davey Blaire and Jason Slezak.

In barely four years, since the CWC opened, CamSur has earned wide recognition as a burgeoning center of international sports that has substantially helped to boost the province to the stature as most visited tourism destination in the Philippines. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xrules.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:49 AM

In the know
A few weeks after the Tercentenary Celebration of Our Lady of Peñafrancia’s Fiesta this year, Naga City Councilor Nelson Legacion urged Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte to effect a peaceful turn-over of control over the Plaza Rizal to the local government of Naga after the final decision by the Supreme Court’s Special Third Division last August 25.

The Supreme Court’s Third Division was received by city hall only on September 24, denied with finality the motion for reconsideration of the court’s Sept. 18, 2009 decision dismissing a petition for certiorari after it was decided that Plaza Rizal, which is situated in Naga should be under the administrative control and supervision of the city government.

The Supreme Court in its final resolution noted that the provincial government in its motion for reconsideration “merely reiterates the same arguments earlier raised and does not present any substantial reason not previously invoked or any matter not already considered and passed by the Court.”

The Plaza Rizal had been the point of controversy between the LGUs of Naga City and Cam. Sur since June 18, 1948 when Naga, then the provincial capital, became a city independent from province, sparking a long debate regarding ownership of the said landmark.

On January 13, 1997, the city government filed a complaint for declaratory relief wherein it asserted its right to the plaza. On March 10, 1999, the RTC decided in favor of the city as it concluded that it is the city which has the right of administrative control and management of the plaza.

Unhappy with the RTC decision, the provincial government went to the Court of Appeals which on June 28, 2004 decided in favor of the city government.

Again discontented with the defeat suffered, the provincial government went up to the Supreme Court by way of petition for review claiming grave abuse of discretion on the part of the Court of Appeals.

On September 18, 2009, the Supreme Court affirmed that the proper agent to administer and possess Plaza Rizal is the City of Naga.

Still finding the Supreme Court decision unacceptable, the province filed a motion for reconsideration which again fell flat on the face of the provincial capitol, hence the final resolution.

from
IT’S FINAL, SUPREME COURT SAYS
Plaza Rizal belongs to Naga, not CamSur
By Paul John Barrosa
Bicol Mail
Issue of September 30, 2010http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xknow.html

oragon.com

December 17th, 2010, 04:50 AM

Naga’s i-Serve, SM CIty’s movie treat for elderly, PWDs
http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xsm.html

:cheers::cheers:

Naga is indeed very grateful to have SM! next the BIG "A"

nweiz, the Ateneo de Naga University through the Madrigal Foundation will conduct an orientation for those wish to avail of their housing project. Orientation to be held @ AdNU Entrepreneurial building 9AM this Saturday.

Naga Boy

December 17th, 2010, 04:50 AM

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:51 AM

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oragon.com

December 17th, 2010, 04:52 AM

^^

yup.my apologies. Its Republic, the store manager is Mr. Linao who is the owner of Whattaburger.

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:52 AM

UNEP student journalists to join Luzonwide confab in Baquio City
Ana Vern R. Melgar, University of Northeastern Philippines’ Frontline Column Editor and her team is set to join other campus writers in the upcoming Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference slated in January next year in Baguio City after being named as winners during the recently concluded 11th Region V Tertiary School Press Conference held last December 9-11 at the Naga Regent Hotel.

Melgar grabbed the top plum in the Editorial Writing and DevCom Writing, both in Filipino category during the said confab. Kevin Delos Santos also made it and ranked third in the News Writing contest in Filipino Category.

Other Frontline writers who made it on the list were Maria Jela Moran - Editorial Writing (English); Geleen Germino - Feature Writing (English); Renier Ramirez- Sports Writing (Filipino) and Column / Opinion Writing (Filipino); Ana Mariz Zamora- Photojournalism ( Filipino); Johannsus Botor II – Editorial Cartooning (Filipino) and Comic Strip (Filipino) ; and Jaypee Sayson in Comic Strip Contest, English category.

Dr. Regina A. Gonzales, Frontline Adviser, also the Internal Vice President of the Bicol Association of Tertiary School Publication Advisers (BATSPA) congratulated the team for the job well done.

“I saw their passion in doing their craft and the least that I can do is support them in pursuing it, in the best way that I can. The UNEP management, under the auspices of our dynamic university president, Atty. Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda is also in full support of endeavors like this, “ Gonzales said.

The confab was spearheaded by the Bicol Association of Tertiary Schools Press Advisers, Inc. (BATSPA), in coordination with the regional office of the Commission on Higher Education and the Bicol Association of Student Campus Writers (BASCAW) with the theme: “Campus Press: Forging Identities in a Multi-Cultural Nation.”

Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Deputy Director General Virgilio D.C. Galvez was also invited as the conference’s keynote speaker. In his message, Galvez expressed the President’s fervor in supporting endeavors that would provide an avenue for young writers.

“We at the Philippine News Agency (PNA), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Philippine Broadcasting Service and NBN-4 – all working under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), thru the leadership of Secretary Herminio Coloma, are tasked to serve as your primary ally in disseminating and imparting relevant and timely information, particularly the vision, mission, programs and policies of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.”

Atty. Moraleda said that the UNEP management will not grow tired of producing breeds of exemplary writers and will continue to support every endeavor that will sharpen their God-given talents.

“Our students' success, whether they are still with us or even when they have to leave the university’s portals to pursue their respective careers, will also be the university’s success. Their achievements will be UNEP’s feathttp://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xunep.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:55 AM

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 04:56 AM

AKB launches Bicol's top 10 students search
LEGAZPI CITY- The Ako Bicol Party-list has launched anew the Search for Ten Outstanding Students of Bicol (TOSB) for school year 2010-2011.

Erika Lotino, AKB project officer, said in a telephone interview that applicants must be college students officially enrolled in college for school year 2010-2011.

Applicants should be enrolled in any college or university in the Bicol region or even outside the region provided one of his/her parents is a Bicolano.

They are also required to get a certificate of good moral character from the school head or dean.

Application forms and guidelines are now available at AKB office located at 2nd floor, Barrientos Bldg. Cabangan, Legazpi City, tel. 437-8121 or 480-3743 or they can log on to www.akobicol.com

Deadline for the filing of applications is on Feb. 15, 2010. By January 2011, application forms will be available in local radio stations in Bicol, Lotino said.

The 10 outstanding students of Bicol for school year 2010-2011 will get P20,000 each.

Now on its second year, the TOSB is a project of Ako Bicol in cooperation with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region V and the Philippine Association of Campus Students Advisers (PACSA). http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xakb.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:00 AM

Campus debates regain foothold, popularity
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DEBATE UPGRADE. Debate groups across the Bicol Region test their mettle during the 4th Raul Roco Cup: Bicolwide British Parliamentary Debate Tournament at the Universidad de Sta. Isabel auditorium.

NAGA CITY --- Following the success of the 4th Raul Roco Cup: Bicolwide British Parliamentary Debate Tournament last December 4-7, students and mentors alike are now gearing up to make Bicol as a center for budding debaters and public speakers.

According to Silvestre Caoili, moderator of USI Debate Society which sponsored the 4th Raul Roco Cup, since the birth of the competition in 2007, more and more schools have been encouraged to put up their own debate teams and engage in friendly competitions.

“The 1st Raul Roco Cup had seen only secondary schools from Naga City and tertiary schools from Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, and Albay. In the 2nd Raul Roco Cup, participation stretched to as far as Albay for the secondary level and Masbate and Sorsogon for the tertiary level. This year, we saw more participants that made the competition longer,” Caoili gladly stated.

He lamented though that at present debate is one of the neglected intellectual activities in Bicol with only few local leaders interested in sponsoring such activities. He, however, showed a gleam of hope as other universities across the region have already manifested to organize their own debate contests, with some wishing to expand the coverage up to the whole of Southern Luzon.

“Next year, ADNU is mulling to sponsor a so-called Xavier Cup. They are planning to open it to schools outside Bicol. The Sorsogon State College also said they are now preparing to have a local debate competition to be called Sorsogon Cup,” Caoili disclosed.

“We do not mind if they set up their own competitions. The more there are in the region, the better the Bicolanos will be in terms of debating. The students will have more preparation for national competitions,” he said. “We really hope that in the future, Bicol will be a center for debate in the Philippines”

Around 100 students from high schools and universities in the Bicol will test their mettle, wit and and eloquence as they clash in friendly debates with each other. Debaters from the Ateneo de Naga University (ADNU) High School and from Sorsogon State College bagged the Best Debate Team for high school and college categories, respectively, during the latest debate tournament here.

Jesha Aina of ADNU A was also awarded as the Best Speaker for the high school category, while John Edward Evano of the SSC was recognized as Best Speaker for college level.

“More than the opportunity to sharpen our skills in debating and adjudicating, it gives us a chance to harness our leadership, competitiveness, teamwork, and sportsmanship,” says Christine Carol Falabi, a 4th year college student and the head coordinator of the event. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xdebates.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:02 AM

Robredo to all LGUs: Phase out mercury in health care facilities
MANILA --- Health Care Without Harm-Southeast Asia (HCWH-SEA) has welcomed the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) issuance of a memo on the “reduction of mercury for health care facilities.”

Memorandum Circular 2010-140 issued on December 7 enjoins all provincial governors, city mayors, municipal mayors, DILG regional directors and others concerned to ensure compliance to the Department of Health (DoH) Administrative Order 21 (AO21) mandating gradual phase-out of mercury-containing devices in all Philippine health care facilities and institutions. AO21 was signed in September 2008 with a two-year implementation period that ended in September 2010.

“We thank Sec. Jesse Robredo for his action. The memorandum may have come belatedly but if this will ensure compliance from local government unit (LGU) controlled health care facilities in phasing out mercury in 2011, HCWH-SEA will definitely support it,” said Faye Ferrer, HCWH-SEA Program Officer for Mercury in Health Care.

HCWH-SEA, however, would like to caution the DILG that a mere reduction on the use of mercury-containing devices like thermometers and sphygmomanometers does not really follow the mandate of AO21. The two-year phase-out period set from 2008 to 2010 gave the hospitals more than enough time to accomplish the more specific objectives of AO21 like the immediate stop in the distribution of mercury thermometers in all admission or discharge kits of the hospital and the conduct of an audit to assess the number of mercurial devices that a specific facilitiy still uses.

“For the phase-out in the LGUs to be effective, a more systematic calendaring system would be needed in order for the DILG controlled facilities to accomplish even just the above mentioned objectives, the first quarter of 2011 should be a good time to start it. We at HCWH would really want the LGUs to be more proactive in the campaign and learn from the lessons learned by hospitals during the two-year implementation,” added Ferrer.

Between January and August this year, HCWH-SEA conducted a survey on the compliance to AO21 in all Philippine hospitals. The result, out of the approximately 1,875 hospitals, only 600 were AO21 compliant. “Several LGU representatives, more particular the Provincial Health Officers (PHO), responded to the survey as well. Based on their responses, the LGU respondents were not aware of AO21, therefore, the DILG memo could facilitate and mobilize all LGUs to work on the phase-out,” said Ferrer.

As of November of this year, HCWH-SEA has documented of at least four provinces and two cities that have signified or made some movements to phase-out mercury in health care facilities. In Cebu, Provincial Board Member Arleigh Sitoy upon seeing the low mercury phase-out compliance in Cebu province said that he will author a resolution and an ordinance to fast track mercury phase-out and address the storage issue in Cebu. Likewise, General Santos City Councilor Marius Oco said that he will author a similar ordinance for the City. The provinces of Cavite and Northern Samar have also expressed support for mercury phase-out in their respective areas. While Quezon City government issued an order on mercury phase-out and Bohol is looking at a similar ordinance.

“We are at the junction where everyone concerned must start doing something. Resolutions and ordinance on mercury phase-out will strengthen the DILG memorandum,” said Ferrer. “But we also need to look into those pharmacies who are still selling mercury-containing devices. We need to put a stop to the sale of mercury devices if we are keen on phasing it out.”

In a random phone call conducted by HCWH-SEA, several big retail drugstores in the country are already phasing-out mercury-containing devices. These include South Star Drug, Rose Pharmacy and St. John Pharmacy. Watsons Personal Care Store on the other hand has completely phased-out mercury thermometers and BP devices in its 187 stores nationwide.

“An ordinance banning the sale of mercury devices in each locality may eventually lead to banning importation of mercury devices in the country,” said Ferrer.

“There is likewise a need to ensure that alternatives to mercury devices are available for the hospitals and other health care units. We enjoin pharmacies to switch to selling the alternatives and we further enjoin the LGUs to regulate these pharmacies.”

With the new DILG memo, another issue that needs to be looked at is the provision of safe storage for phased-out mercury devices. According to AO 21, phased-out devices must be stored in a safe place within the hospital premises.

“That must not stop the LGU to work with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other concerned agencies to look into a more centralized storage area for the phased-out devices.

“We also encourage LGUs to work with hospitals that have already moved for mercury phase-out and have their experiences shared with other health care units,” said Ferrer.

“Thorough and full implementation of DoH AO 21 and DILG Memorandum 140 is important, we need action not just paper pushing. HCWH-SEA believes that this is the way to ensure health care workers and the general public that the government is determined to rid itself from the dangers and harm of mercury.” http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xall.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:04 AM

SA SP KAN CIUDAD NIN NAGA
Pinagalan kan duwang consejal binasura sana
Mga hinanakit pigbuyagyag
Halawig na pag-adal sinikwal envez politica iyo nagdanay kan ibinasura kan Sanggunian Panlungsod kan Ciudad nin Naga an inaprovaran sa plenary session na ordenanza sa dugang na 100 por ciento arkila sa mercado publico na dapat ma-implementar poon sa Enero 2011 envez pigpako sa taon 2012.

Apat na bulan na pig-adalan kan Committee on Market Affairs asin Ways and Means na parejong pinamamayohan ni Consejal Esteban Abonal asin co-chairman Consejal Salvador Del Castillo, katuwang an City Planning Office kan City Hall, dai maako kan saindang principio an decicion kan mayoriang miembros kan consejo sabay na nagdemiter sa mga comitiva an duwang consejales.

Si recomendacion kan comite dapat an enot na 10 por ciento kinakaipuhan iimplementar sa Enero 2011, an 45 por ciento sa taon 2012 asin an huring 45 por ciento sa 2013, alagad ikinamundo kan duwang consejal apesar iyo na an saindang pigkasurondoan envez binaliktad iimplementar an enot na 50 por ciento sa 2012 asin huring 50 por ciento sa 2013 na pigpadrenohan na ni Consejal Nelson Legacion kan regular session kan Diciembre 7, dai na digdi nagvoto nin pabor sinda Abonal asin Del Castillo.

Sinabi ni Abonal sa entrevista kan Bicol Mail na kun sinda nagdemiter “sa heling ko bako kaming efectivo magkapot kan comitiva ta si samong pig-estudiaran sa halawig na panahon na suportado nin mga pag-aadal dai nasuportaran kan sanggunian, pagmati ko bako kaming marhay sa comite iyan ipaubaya me sa mararahay na mapadalagan kan comite ta iyan comite naghahanap nin cuarta kun puros gastos mayong palaog, nag-iisip kuta kami nin dugang na ingreso kan ciudad dai man sinuportaran mas marhay pang magsibog”.

Kun pigpaboran si recomendacion kan comite na iimplementar an diez por cientong dugang na arkila poon sa Enero 2011 kisiera igwa nang makakadugang na pondo na ibabayad sa inutang sa bangko sa rehabilitacion kan mercado dawa na ngani ini kulang pa, sabi pa kan consejal.

An Sanggunian Panlungsod sarong collegial boot sabihon si nakakadakul iyo an masusunod kulang kami sa miembros kaya mayong magiginibo, sabi pa. Alagad an comite pig-adalan na marhay an propuestong ordenanza dai nagustohan kaya saro yan sa rason na nagbutas na kami ta sa heling ko marhay an samong pag-aadal.

MGA SALA DAPAT DAI IPATAMA

Pig-asegurar kan consejal na padagos niyang uulangon sa sanggunian kun sa pagheling niya an sala pinapatama an tama sinasala. Sinabi niya na naging juez siya sa laog nin 33 na taon si training si tama iyo an patamaon bakong si sala gigibohon na tama.

Naghihinanakit an consejal huli ta sinda na ngani ni Del Castillo an nagpresentar na magkapot kan pigdudulagan na comitiva alagad si mga halawig na pig-adalan dai pigsuportaran. Saiya pang pig-osipon na kan maglaog siya sa SP kan 1992 perming lugi an operacion kan mercado asin dapat hanapan na nin solucion.

PRINCIPIO DAPAT PADANAYON

Sa punto ni Consejal Del Castillo, sinabi kaini na “principio an pigpapadanay ko dai ko pueding akoon na si recomendacion kan comite na pig-adaptar na alagad pakatapos babawion, medyo sala sa principio ko”

Dinagdag pa niya na kan nagtalikod na administracion ni dating Alcalde asin ngonian DILG Secretary Jess Robredo nagkapot siya kan ways and means committee, an ano man nindang decicion sa comite, sinisikwal an politica ta kun pagpapara-intindihon ini mayong magiginibo kaipuhan ta si may panindugan huli ta si mga pinili kan tao dapat may panindugan na protehiran an interes kan publico.

Si Naga City Market Stallholders Federation President Claro Alfonso asin saiyang pag-iriba perming napaheling kan saindang grupo sa session hall kan SP kun an orolay sa regular session iyo an pag-aprovar kan dugang na tarifa sa tahaw kan saindang panindugan contra sa bagong ordenanza sa paglangkaw nin arkila.

BORDADO NAMUNDO SA PAGDEMITER KAN DUWANG CONSEJAL

Namundo si Bise Alcalde Gabby Bordado sa naging decicion kan duwang miembros kan SP huli ta nakakasayang kan saindang kabateran. Si Abonal naging juez, si Del Castillo, Abogado asin CPA kun credential an hahanapon mayo kang masasabi pa.

Sinabi pa kan bise alcalde na pigdudolagan an comite na pinugolan kan duwang consejal huli ta dakul magkakariligis kun may mga ma-ambicion sa politica makusog an boot ninda.

Sa maabot na Diciembre 17 nakatalaan na orolayan ninda kun siisay an tutokahan na magkapot kan committee on market affairs asin ways and means nganing igwa nang matukaw sa comitiva sa taon 2011, sabi pa ni Bordado. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/bb-story.html

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:07 AM

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:11 AM

43 solons get perfect attendance
MANILA, Philippines – For their perfect attendance during the 45-day plenary session of the House of Representatives, a total of 43 congressmen have received a 'Ballpen Award' from House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. who himself included in the no-absence list.

In a press conference, the House Chief bared that since the 15th Congress resumed in July 26 this year, there were 43 solons who recorded a 100-percent attendance at the plenary session. However, the figure is only 15 percent of the total number of solons numbering to about 283.

The lawmakers received their Parker ballpen during their Christmas Party on December 14, eight of whom are third-termers.

Belmonte noted that the average daily attendance of members in the plenary is at 78 percent of the entire membership.

Among those who received the signatured pen are Reps. Pedro Acharon(South Cotabato), Romeo Acop (Antipolo), Emmeline Aglipay (DIWA Partylist), Rodolfo Albano Jr. (Isabela), Tomas Apacible (Batangas), Dato Arroyo (Camarines Sur), Amado Bagatsing (Manila), Jorge John Banal (Quezon City), Pidi Barzaga (Cavite), Leopoldo Bataoil (Pangasinan), Imelda Calixto-Rubiano (Pasay), Winston Castelo (Quezon City), Jane Castro (Capiz), Enrique Cojuangco (Tarlac), Maximo Dalog (Mountain Province),and Raul Daza (Northern Samar).

Rachel del Mar (Cebu), Salvador Escudero III (Sorsogon), Ben Evardone (Eastern Samar), Erico Basilio Fabian (Zamboanga City), Rodolfo Fariñas (Ilocos Norte), Salvio Fortuno (Camarines Sur), Albert Garcia (Bataan), Roilo Golez (Parañaque), Agapito Guanlao (Butil), Nur Jaafar (Tawi-Tawi), David Kho (Senior Citizen), Edcel Lagman (Albay), Budoy Madrona (Romblon), Neil Montejo (An Waray), Florencio Noel (An Waray), Rene Relampagos (Bohol), and Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro) were also included in the no absence list.http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/293240/43-solons-get-perfect-attendance

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:14 AM

Simbang Gabi sa Ocampo
by OCAMpo taga igdi ako! (http://www.facebook.com/pages/OCAMpo-taga-igdi-ako/124836827529849)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:16 AM

Ocampo, CamSur
by OCAMpo taga igdi ako! (http://www.facebook.com/pages/OCAMpo-taga-igdi-ako/124836827529849)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:27 AM

http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/pictures/budy.gif

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/feature.html)

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:32 AM

Simbang Gabi sa Buhi 2010
by Thiel B. Alcantara (http://www.facebook.com/thiel.alcantara)

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chrismartin

December 17th, 2010, 05:35 AM

aidz

December 17th, 2010, 05:39 AM

Good job CamSur and Bicol! ... I guess hindi pa ako kasama sa statistics kasi November 2010 ako bumisita.. hehehehe... :lol:

With tourism, everybody benefits.. I convinced one OFW family already to have their vacation in CamSur/Naga/Caramoan, Legazpi/Albay and Sorsogon. Another one is seriously considering Bicol also. So, great word of mouth.. :D

:cheers:

Thanks much sir! :D

no better way to support the tourism sector than to tell other people the wonders of a place... in this case, of Bicol! :D

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 05:52 AM

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:00 AM

Good job CamSur and Bicol! ... I guess hindi pa ako kasama sa statistics kasi November 2010 ako bumisita.. hehehehe... :lol:

With tourism, everybody benefits.. I convinced one OFW family already to have their vacation in CamSur/Naga/Caramoan, Legazpi/Albay and Sorsogon. Another one is seriously considering Bicol also. So, great word of mouth.. :D

Thanks, Chris! Keep spreading the good news and experiences you have here. :cheers:

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:01 AM

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by Cam Sur (http://www.facebook.com/camsur)

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:04 AM

Calabanga Public Market
by Calabanga.com (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calabangacom/278659160768)

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Naga Boy

December 17th, 2010, 06:06 AM

Grilled Hito
by TAGA GARCHI AKO. . .! (http://www.facebook.com/pages/TAGA-GARCHI-AKO-/263218995834)

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Dining Tips:

The best hito in Naga in my opinion is the crispy fried hito in SM City Naga foodcourt, Aling Lucing's Sisig.

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:08 AM

Calabanga Public Market
by Calabanga.com (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calabangacom/278659160768)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:09 AM

Dining Tips:

The best hito in Naga in my opinion is the crispy fried hito in SM City Naga foodcourt, Aling Lucing's Sisig.

I want those fried hitos in the carenderia @ Brentwood building.

Masiram talaga duman :cheers:

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:10 AM

Calabanga Jeepney Terminal
by Calabanga.com (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calabangacom/278659160768)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:13 AM

View from Brgy. Tomagodtod, Calabanga
by John Paul Sta Ana (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000378521357)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:18 AM

Wind or No Wind
by Cam Sur (http://www.facebook.com/camsur)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:24 AM

Quipayo
by Calabanga.com (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calabangacom/278659160768)

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rhyzrockerz

December 17th, 2010, 06:32 AM

Isay po my mga Picture kang Naga Cathedral kang Simbang gabi?:colgate::D:D

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:36 AM

CWC Wind or No Wind Event
by Tom Court (http://www.facebook.com/courtintheact)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:42 AM

CWC so far
by James Boulding (http://www.facebook.com/james.boulding)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:47 AM

Going to Mt. Isarog National Park
by Tom Court (http://www.facebook.com/courtintheact)

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garzland

December 17th, 2010, 06:50 AM

Bad day for me today... My cellphone just got lost happened in SM. :ohno::ohno::ohno:If you see a cellphone like this link (http://www.google.com.ph/imglanding?imgurl=http://www.mobilegazette.com/handsets/samsung/samsung-memoir/samsung-memoir.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mobilegazette.com/samsung-memoir-09x02x05.htm&h=423&w=720&sz=133&tbnid=oHgENyOQ8iN0_M:&tbnh=82&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsamsung%2Bmemoir&zoom=1&q=samsung+memoir&hl=tl&usg=__Jf-hn0ub35YoNiAMZXhpl-OfQas%3D&sa=X&ei=HvkKTa-lDcnsrAfb0JjiCw&ved=0CCQQ9QEwAQ) So if you see someone selling it, don't buy it coz it's stolen and not available in the Philippines. One indication of that phone is it has T mobile mark which is a mobile company in the US. My 2 brothers and my sister own that kind of cellphone as well....

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 06:54 AM

^^Sad to hear that. Did you approached the management about it?

My friend left his cellphone @ the food court 3 days ago but luckily he recovered it at the SM office.

Ask the guards.

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 06:59 AM

^^My sister tried to call my cp but it rang only thrice then was cut off. Most probably, somebody really intended to steal it from my bag.

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 07:01 AM

Wind or No Wind
by Boom Dayupay (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=547777153)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 07:04 AM

^^My sister tried to call my cp but it rang only thrice then was cut off. Most probably, somebody really intended to steal it from my bag.

It was an experience you'll never forget. For sure.

Be cautious next time. :)

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:28 AM

3 on 3 Volleyball Tournament
December 12, 2010

Sa barangay namin ito :D
Volleyball teams from Calabanga, Balatan, Bato, Guinobatan, Magarao and Nabua.

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:30 AM

Bikolano actors nag-iribahan para sa pelikulang dulot ki Nuestra Sra.de Peñafrancia
NAGA CITY - Nag- iribahan sa sarong pelikula an pirang piling-pili asin pamusong mga bikolanong premyadong actors kan Pelikulang Pilipino bilang parte kan ika-300 debosyon para ki Nuestra Sra. De Peñafrancia.

Maheheling sa pelikulang 揑kaw ang Pag-Ibig?iyo sinda Jomari Yllana, Jaime Fabregas na mga taga siyudad ning Naga asin si Eddie Garcia na taga duman sa probensiya kan Sorsogon.

Kaibahan man sinda Marvin Agustin, Ina Faleo asin iba pa.

Pig gibo haros an shooting digde sa siyudad asin pirang parte kan Bicol region,sa direksyon ni Marilou Diaz Abaya,sarong premyadong director.

Segun ki Fr. Loiue Oxciano kan Basilica Minore sa Archdiocese kan Caceres,istorya ning sarong padi asin kan maribok kaining pamilya an kaenteruhan kan nasabing pelikula.

Gigibohon an World Gala Premier kaini sa Unibersidad de Sta.Isabel auditorium noodmang alas 5:15 ning hapon.

An regular showing man kaini sa mga sinehan mangyayari sa maabot na Feb.8,2011,maski sa ibang nasyon ipapadalan man ini huli sa kahagadan kan mga debotos ni Mahal na Inang Peñafrancia,an Patrona kan Bikolandia.
http://bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/32517-bikolano-actors-nag-iribahan-para-sa-pelikulang-dulot-ki-nuestra-srade-penafrancia

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:32 AM

Bagong Abre Elementary School CamSur Tour
December 15, 2010

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:36 AM

View from SM City Naga
December 15, 2010

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:37 AM

P 1.5-M kantidad kan nasulong mga stalls sa fruitstand sa Iriga City
NAGA CITY- Uminabot sa kantidad na P 1.5 milyon an nairecord na danyos sa nangyaring kasulo sa Barangay San Miguel,siyudad kan Iriga subagong matangang bangi na kun saen igwa ning walong stalls an pigkakan ning kalayo.

Ini an pagkarkulo na pigpaluwas ngonian pa sana ni Chief Insp. Juan Paz, an fire marshall kan siyudad base na man sa resulta kan saindang ebalwasyon sa nasabing lugar.

Napag-araman kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki Paz,na gibo sa mga light materials an kada stalls asin magkataraid pa an mga ini kaya marikas na nagwarak an kalayo.

Naghaloy an kalayo nign haros 20 minuto antes naini dagos na nasigbo kan mga bumbero.

Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon,nagluluwas na posibleng aksidente an nangyari huli sa antes an kasulo igwa ning pirang mga aki an naheling na nagkakawat sa palibot.

Nasambit man kan opisyal na haloy na man na pigpapahale an mga fruit vendors sa lugar huli nga sa peligrong posibleng mangyari,alagad dae man nagdangog an mga ini.

Noodmang aga, nakatalaan na kaulayon guiraray kan mga awtoridad an mga natatada pang vendors asin pakikiulayan an mga ini na nagbaralyo na duman sa bagong public market na iyo an dapat nindang puwestuhan.

Tulos na man na nagtao ning tabang an city goverment sa paagi ni Mayor Madelyn Alfelor- Gazmen sa mga nasuluang biktima.

Mayo man ning naireport na nakulgan o nalugadan sa nasabing insedente.http://bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/32600-p-15-m-kantidad-kan-nasulong-mga-stalls-sa-fruitstand-sa-iriga-city

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:39 AM

^^As of this morning...

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:49 AM

Caramoan
by Junnel Animo (http://www.facebook.com/junnelanimo)

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oragon.com

December 17th, 2010, 08:50 AM

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:53 AM

CamSur Watersports Complex
by Junnel Animo (http://www.facebook.com/junnelanimo)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 08:56 AM

Panoramic View of Lake Buhi
by Mckario Yago (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000039973105)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:10 AM

Naga Airport
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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Naga City Deck

December 17th, 2010, 09:11 AM

Undahom baga Jo kan mga kuha mo :lol:

Malinigon pa man palan ang Naga River well here in Marikina the riverbank is always crowded because of usual "Christmas Tiangge". Sarap mamili dito :)

here oh ganito hitsura nya.

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anong undahom? :lol:

Mahalon man. Tsk3. Tapos ma-formal attire pa. Mayo akong dress. :lol:

Tomo! Sure ako kayan! Na dai makakalaog. :rofl:

dai makakalaog sain? :lol:

pasubli taka dress Pareng Kev, you like? :D

How Social Networking is affecting us...
extra si tanyug nagpapara-FB! :D

waaa dai lamang ako nag aaram pinag fiestahan na palan digdi. :bash:
nag leave ako sa office this morning kahit sa house dai na ako nag online before maghali. tapos pag laog ko ngunyan na hapon sabi ni Bri, naka post na daa sa thread si sa Bikolandia Isyu. :nuts:

for sure si Ian ang nag tag kato sako kaya nagluwas news feed. garo mayo akong dulagan ay.

tig quote pa talaga ni manay, atang habo ko na girumdumon mga sinabi ko diyan feeling ko sabog :lol:

My Concert ning mga banda sa Coliseum ngunyan Pasko?

Congrats Manay Jo.:cheers1::happy::rofl::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::D:D

isay daw ang susunod na Member kang SSC ang Mahihiling ta sa tv?
dati pang Bicolmail lang..
Ngunyan Pang Tv naman.. hehe..
as of Now si Manay Jo and Doc.Nagaboy Nadalan ta.:):):)

Maray na Naga

medyo dikit ang concerts ngunyan digdi sa Naga, dati baga dakulon ads kung sain sain. pero ngunyan mayo ako napapansin na maray

makapa-autograph nga kay Manay Jo! :cheers:

Salamat Marcos :)

mag attend ka sa 23 sir hakz :rofl:

isay daw talaga masunod ano? :D
hehe! congratulations kung sino man ang susunod!

Expert opinion from Manay Jo! :D
:applause: :applause: :applause:
tipong Mareng Winnie, Theodore Te, Danny Gerona... :D

thanks for the complement guys :nuts: nakaka goosebumps dalanun kaya dai ko pa til now tig dadalan haha

i still have a long long way to go para maging arog sainda. mayo pa lamang sa kalingkingan :lol: stop na haha let's forget about that. anong marhay na snackan? :lol:

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:15 AM

Winch Park
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:18 AM

waaa dai lamang ako nag aaram pinag fiestahan na palan digdi. :bash:
nag leave ako sa office this morning kahit sa house dai na ako nag online before maghali. tapos pag laog ko ngunyan na hapon sabi ni Bri, naka post na daa sa thread si sa Bikolandia Isyu. :nuts:

for sure si Ian ang nag tag kato sako kaya nagluwas news feed. garo mayo akong dulagan ay.

tig quote pa talaga ni manay, atang habo ko na girumdumon mga sinabi ko diyan feeling ko sabog :lol:

thanks for the complement guys :nuts: nakaka goosebumps dalanun kaya dai ko pa til now tig dadalan haha

i still have a long long way to go para maging arog sainda. mayo pa lamang sa kalingkingan :lol: stop na haha let's forget about that. anong marhay na snackan? :lol:

siyempre your favorite yoghurt :D

magayunon ka baga duman, Manay Jo..naka red or pink shirt ka yata duman :D

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:21 AM

More of CWC
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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Naga City Deck

December 17th, 2010, 09:24 AM

also, a rotunda will rise at Concepcion-Magsaysay crossing.

Details will be posted by Mam Jo.

There will also be a contest of the said project just like the Naga Riverwalk project.

:cheers::cheers:

as soon as Alec sends me the infos about that contest, post ko na digdi siyempre :D

^^I guess this is now the beginning....

Btw, according to the news, Gov. L-ray's son will be his successor while the gov will run for senator.

^^
yup! also a monument soon to replaced the Macromedia Ad fronting Advent Cinema.

Who? Miguel? Julio Villafuerte?

In this morning's Marhay na Aga Kapamilya, it was in the news that the Calendar being given by L-Ray is a photo of him and his son Miguel.. halata naman na maray kung ano mangyayi sa mga masunod na taon

^^My sister tried to call my cp but it rang only thrice then was cut off. Most probably, somebody really intended to steal it from my bag.

sorry to hear about that sir garz.. report mo parin po sa admin ng SM so that they can check sa cctv ninda.

siyempre your favorite yoghurt :D

magayunon ka baga duman, Manay Jo..naka red or pink shirt ka yata duman :D

dai ko na gagamiton tong blouse na to. :lol:
dai man nakaka busog tong Frozen Yogurt hahaha

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:28 AM

Tourists enjoying the Skate Ride

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Photos by by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:34 AM

CamSur Sports Arena
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:36 AM

In this morning's Marhay na Aga Kapamilya, it was in the news that the Calendar being given by L-Ray is a photo of him and his son Miguel.. halata naman na maray kung ano mangyayi sa mga masunod na taon

paghuna ko nag-guesting ka na naman sa Marhay na Aga Kapamilya kaya ka nagleave :D

hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:48 AM

CamSur Sky Tour
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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hakz2007

December 17th, 2010, 09:57 AM

CWC Goes High
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 10:22 AM

Plaza Rizal

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paskong-pasko na talaga! this is a great place to stroll and hang around, habang nagkakakan-kakan ning iba-ibang klase mani :-)

Peaceful and reconciliatory years ahead for the city and the province :applause::applause::applause:

X’mas unifies city, capitol after long animosity
http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/dec16/xcapitol.html
The city and provincial governments has been reaping awards so far in their respective fields. :applause::applause::applause:
I want more cooperation and harmonious working relationships between the two local chief executives. :cheers:

this is Christmas in the concrete when people are filled with goodwill and make peace with one another.

the city and the province have been reaping many good fruits from their labor of love. so much more can surely be achieved if these two units work together and complement each other.

also, a rotunda will rise at Concepcion-Magsaysay crossing.
Details will be posted by Mam Jo.

There will also be a contest of the said project just like the Naga Riverwalk project.

nice project. monuments and shrines are rising in the city, one after the other. good signs- history and culture are thriving even through our material gains.

we need concrete signs to constantly remind us of our heritage and of our spirit as a people.

magsaysay-conepcion crossroads are a good location.

sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 10:37 AM

^^I guess this is now the beginning....

Btw, according to the news, Gov. L-ray's son will be his successor while the gov will run for senator.

LRay can make a good senator but his son is way too young for such post, i.e., he lacks the background and the experience. i hope someone homegrown will also rise to lead the province.

this is a challenge to our young leaders.

Simbang Gabi sa Ocampo
by OCAMpo taga igdi ako! (http://www.facebook.com/pages/OCAMpo-taga-igdi-ako/124836827529849)

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WHITE ELEGANCE :-)

43 solons get perfect attendance
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/293240/43-solons-get-perfect-attendance

plus one yan sa card ta perfect attendance hehe... i hope along with perfect attandance is excellent performance and legislation from dato, fortuno & co.

Good job CamSur and Bicol! ... I guess hindi pa ako kasama sa statistics kasi November 2010 ako bumisita.. hehehehe... :lol:

With tourism, everybody benefits.. I convinced one OFW family already to have their vacation in CamSur/Naga/Caramoan, Legazpi/Albay and Sorsogon. Another one is seriously considering Bicol also. So, great word of mouth.. :D

word of mouth surely goes a long, long way- in many ways far more effective than posters and brochures because there is a personal testimony.

thanks, chrismartin, for your kind gesture. it sure means much.

it is precisely this element of personal testimony/ personal experience/ personal touch that can also encourage all of us in the city/ province/ region to take tourism as our personal business.

we should find ways to personally promote our proud places whenever we can- and actually find opportunities to do so. we also all have to learn how to interact with guests and tourists well, ready to give them basic facts and figures about our place, including points of interest. taxi drivers, shop and restaurant staff, market vendors, and others dealing with tourists must be trained well in matters of basic courtesy, giving directions, hospitality etc.

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by Cam Sur (http://www.facebook.com/camsur)

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

Dining Tips:

The best hito in Naga in my opinion is the crispy fried hito in SM City Naga foodcourt, Aling Lucing's Sisig.

maprobaran daw ini.
inasal na hito is also perfect in guta with kalunggay. :cheers:

garzland

December 17th, 2010, 11:11 AM

SM for sure have CCTV cameras.

sorry to hear about that sir garz.. report mo parin po sa admin ng SM so that they can check sa cctv ninda.

I'll try to do that tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestions SSC Naga peeps.

Anyway, I have to move on. :)

sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 11:24 AM

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BIG SUMMER GETAWAY SALE

PhP388, one-way

including:
MANILA - NAGA
and
CEBU - NAGA

Selling: Dec 17-18,2010
Travel: March 15 to April 15,2010

www.airphilexpress.com

william :D

December 17th, 2010, 11:36 AM

^^wow!:shocked: ganda nung mga bahay! ^^:cheers: ano yung mga yun?^^

sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 11:38 AM

^^wow!:shocked: ganda nung mga bahay! ^^:cheers: ano yung mga yun?^^

hi william. those are the cabanas/ accommodations at the Camsur wakeboard Complex (CWC) at the camsur prov'l capitol complex in pili town.

you should try them. very friendly rates. very clean, well-maintained facilities.

sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 11:42 AM

Englishman rules Capitol’s kite jam

PILI, Camarines Sur – Aaron Hadlow of London, U.K. proved up to his reputation as five-time world kiteboarding champion by again taking center stage amidst a star-studded field of some 20 of the best kiteboard riders in the world during the CamSur Kiteboard Jam held December 3 to 12 at the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) here.

Kiteboarding which is fast gaining popularity around the world is the latest addition to the Gov. LRay Villafuerte’s array of water-based and extreme sports under a comprehensive sports development program of the provincial government.

The 22-year-old Hadlow was easily among the most prominent performers of the 9-day skirmishes, capturing the first place in kiteboarding and second in wakeboarding to end as decisive choice for the overall championship title.

It was simply impossible not to notice him, performing with grace and apparently no effort a repertoire of tricks and maneuvers few riders would even think of trying, like the extremely tough Moby Dick that entails a 360-degree turn with a back flip.

Second best cable rider was Brandon Scheid of the United States and Sam Light, also of the United Kingdom, place third.

The stellar cast of pros and poachers included Brazilian Mauricio Abreau, one of kiteboarding’s pioneers and conceded godfathers, the statuesque Susi Mai, Tom Court, Chris Burke Davey Blaire and Jason Slezak.

In barely four years, since the CWC opened, CamSur has earned wide recognition as a burgeoning center of international sports that has substantially helped to boost the province to the stature as most visited tourism destination in the Philippines.

GBClaveria/MMEC

www.bicolmail.com

sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 11:45 AM

CLG`s AYAD Volunteer Facilitates Workshop 1 of the Training on Project Development and Proposal Writing

On 9th - 10th December 2010, the Center for Local Governance (CLG) held its1st Workshop on Introduction to Project Development and Seeking Funding at the CLG Training Room. This workshop is included in the Training on Project Development and Proposal Writing, a training course prepared by the Australian Youth Ambassador for Development (AYAD) Volunteer as part of her program. The Local Government Units of Pamplona, Canaman, and San Jose were the participants to the said Training Course. The Training on Project Development and Proposal Writing aims to empower communities with the skills necessary to pursue relevant and locally appropriate project ideas that can be developed into projects proposals and submitted to funding agencies.

During the Workshop 1 participants were able to evaluate the priorities of their communities, they were provided with an overview of the basic principles and concepts in project development and ways to source and leverage additional funding for projects were discussed. The next workshop is tentatively scheduled on February 24-25, 2010.

Ms. Asha Sharma together with her counterpart Mr. Herold E. Pelonio of the CLG facilitated the Workshop 1. The same group are expected to attend the succeeding workshops on 2011.

www.adnu.edu.ph

sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 11:49 AM

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Schedule of Alumni Activities this December

December 27, 2010
8:00AM-10:00AM Gift Giving Tabuc Parish Church, Naga City
7:00PM-02:00AM Batch 85 Night Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City

December 28, 2010
2:00PM and onward - Family Night Moraville Hotel Palestina, Pili Cam Sur

December 29, 2010
8:00AM-09:00AM Gift Giving Abella Parish Church, Naga City
10:00AM-12:00noon Basketball Knock-Out system between batch 85,86,87 and 88 (no entry fee)
2:00PM-05:00PM Basketball finals between batch 85, 86, 87 and 88

December 30, 2010
5:30AM-07:30AM 5k Family Fun Run
8:00AM-09:00AM Mass
9:30AM-10:00AM Motorcade
3:00PM-05:00PM ADNUGAA 2010-2011 Board Election Ateneo de Naga,Bagumbayan (IMC)
7:00PM-12:00AM
Event Proper: Ateneo Xavier Hall and Pillars
Flow

* Start
* Registration (no fee) distribution of stubs
* Entrance of colors
* Pambansang Awit
* Welcome Speech by Batch 85 Pres - Col. Gil Francis Tria
* Speech by ADENU President - Fr. Joel Tabora
* Entertainment Band
* Speech by ADNUGAA President Dr. Sancho Tolentino and Oath-taking of the newly elected ADNUGAA member.
* Entertainment, Band and raffle
* Awarding from batches 74 and 79 to their recipient.
* Entertainment, Band, Raffle.
* Awarding of AA League winners by batch 96
* Entertainment, Band , Raffle

william :D

December 17th, 2010, 11:52 AM

hi william. those are the cabanas/ accommodations at the Camsur wakeboard Complex (CWC) at the camsur prov'l capitol complex in pili town.

you should try them. very friendly rates. very clean, well-maintained facilities.

oo nga mukhang maaliwalas saka green na green ang paligid...:cheers::cheers:

sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 11:55 AM

repost from Naga Iriga and CamSur thread

CHEF DOY'S
http://heart-2-heart-online.com

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sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 11:57 AM

repost from CamSur thread

more CHEF DOY'S
Cereza, Magsaysay Av, Naga City

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sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 11:58 AM

repost from CamSur thread

CHEF DOY'S
Cereza, Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City

from: http://heart-2-heart-online.com

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Batang-batang Pusit

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Pininyahang Manok

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Barbecue Rice

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Crispy Tadyang

sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 12:00 PM

repost from CamSur thread

STARBUCKS NAGA
Magsaysay Av

http://heart-2-heart-online.com

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sonofignatius

December 17th, 2010, 12:02 PM

repost from CamSur thread

STARBUCKS NAGA
Magsaysay Av

http://heart-2-heart-online.com

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Naga City Deck

December 17th, 2010, 12:24 PM

Naga City Deck

December 17th, 2010, 12:28 PM

Plaza de Nueva Caceres
December 16, 2010

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Naga City Deck

December 17th, 2010, 12:30 PM

Plaza Rizal
December 16, 2010

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matt&abby

December 17th, 2010, 12:30 PM

pasensya na po i may have to be inactive with SSC for a while ... the company im joining in abu dhabi is quite strict ... nasa security and telecoms kasi ... government and military projects pa...so we may not be allowed to be active with social forums/ network sites within duration of our contract here...

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!:banana:

Naga City Deck

December 17th, 2010, 12:32 PM

Plaza Rizal
December 16, 2010

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chymera00

December 17th, 2010, 02:06 PM

more pics

Canaman Church

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Bombon Church and the "Leaning Tower"

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Quipayo Church, Calabanga

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Calabanga Church

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Magarao Church

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Naga City Spots

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chymera00

December 17th, 2010, 02:11 PM

Going to Caramoan

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The set of Survivor

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chymera00

December 17th, 2010, 02:15 PM

Back to San Jose and through the coastal highway in Partida

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The rest of my CamSur photos can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iloilocity/sets/72157625552551778/

Naga City Deck

December 17th, 2010, 04:24 PM

@Chymera

really wonderful photos!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

aidz

December 17th, 2010, 05:10 PM

anong undahom? :lol:

dai makakalaog sain? :lol:

pasubli taka dress Pareng Kev, you like? :D

waaa dai lamang ako nag aaram pinag fiestahan na palan digdi. :bash:
nag leave ako sa office this morning kahit sa house dai na ako nag online before maghali. tapos pag laog ko ngunyan na hapon sabi ni Bri, naka post na daa sa thread si sa Bikolandia Isyu. :nuts:

for sure si Ian ang nag tag kato sako kaya nagluwas news feed. garo mayo akong dulagan ay.

tig quote pa talaga ni manay, atang habo ko na girumdumon mga sinabi ko diyan feeling ko sabog :lol:

medyo dikit ang concerts ngunyan digdi sa Naga, dati baga dakulon ads kung sain sain. pero ngunyan mayo ako napapansin na maray

mag attend ka sa 23 sir hakz :rofl:

thanks for the complement guys :nuts: nakaka goosebumps dalanun kaya dai ko pa til now tig dadalan haha

i still have a long long way to go para maging arog sainda. mayo pa lamang sa kalingkingan :lol: stop na haha let's forget about that. anong marhay na snackan? :lol:
long way may be, but, you're getting there... hehe! lalo na kung madiscover ka pa ninda as NCD... :D

I'll try to do that tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestions SSC Naga peeps.

Anyway, I have to move on. :)
I thought I've lost my phone two years ago... I thought it slipped from my pocket while I was on a jeepney... I even went to RMN to ask for a public service announcement... I found my phone under my bed after two or three months... :rofl:

there's still a possibility that you can recover that phone... then again, you may get something even better if it's now gone...

^^wow!:shocked: ganda nung mga bahay! ^^:cheers: ano yung mga yun?^^
:cheers:

Casureco II
December 16, 2010

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i dropped by CWC last night, thinking na may Christmas lights din sa Capitol.. pero mayo lamang :( sayang pa lugod sa gasolina ata 52.75 nanaman
:( I even imagined how beautiful Capitol would look like... looks like Gov is having some sort of tight budget...

The rest of my CamSur photos can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iloilocity/sets/72157625552551778/
Thanks much sir! :D
:cheers:

aidz

December 17th, 2010, 05:39 PM

^^ Grabe! kahit off duty? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too! :D

Irigueño23

December 18th, 2010, 01:44 AM

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hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 01:58 AM

^^this is from your FB page :D

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by IrigaCity CamSur (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000693295470)

aidz

December 18th, 2010, 02:04 AM

Vic Nierva's Photos - Built Heritage: The Old Provincial Jail (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1636080294948&set=a.1636077174870.2088607.1024927875&pid=31760996&id=1024927875)

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aidz

December 18th, 2010, 02:04 AM

Vic Nierva's Photos - Built Heritage: The Old Provincial Jail (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1636080294948&set=a.1636077174870.2088607.1024927875&pid=31760996&id=1024927875)

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hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:20 AM

^^you beat me to it, aidz :cheers:

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:31 AM

Our rural entrepreneurs
MANILA, Philippines – Economic growth through MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) is the battlecry of many nations not only those located in the Asia but in other places like in Europe as well. No wonder many countries are fast-tracking rural industrialization through the development and promotion of MSMEs. This is one tested strategy to achieve economic growth. Our country is moving in this direction too. Many of us will be surprised to know that we have unique products that are being developed and marketed by our brothers and sisters in the rural areas.

Not many of us know that the government has an on-going program to help poor entrepreneurs and rural families in the country by providing technical and financial support for micro enterprises (MEs), which can in turn, benefit other poor families through job opportunities.

This is more popularly known as the RuMEPP program. The lead government agency of this project is the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

The RuMEPP program focuses on the 19 poorest provinces in the country (Abra, Kalinga, Ifugao, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Biliran, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, South Cotabato and Sarangani) and aims to benefit directly some 50,000 Micro Enterprises and 200,000 poor households.

RuMEPP has been very active this year in going to our remote rural areas. For example, DTI has been encouraging 100 families in Langiden (a remote rural area in Abra) to go into corn-based ventures. Today, the involved families in Langiden, Abra are very serious to pursue the chichacorn business. DTI has also succeeded to motivate the mountain Manobo tribe in remote Bayugan, Agusan del Sur to venture in the cut flower growing.

I have been connected with the DTI family as Undersecretary for the International Sector and Undersecretary of the Regional Operations Group (ROG) now renamed the Regional Operations and Development Group (RODG) for seven years (1998-2005) – until I was transferred to the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

It is heartening to note that the intense passion of the DTI family to develop, nurture, and train micro rural entrepreneurs is matched by their sincere commitment to public service. I should know. I have been a witness to the day-to-day activities of the directors and all their personnel in the regional and provincial operations of the DTI.

The DTI Program Manager of RuMEPP is a 52-year-old God-fearing Christian who has been with DTI for the past 30 years. He is Jerry T. Clavesillas, an Assistant Director of the Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BMSMED). The Director of BMSMED is Ms. Rhodora “Dodit” Leaño. BMSMED is one of the bureaus of DTI involved in the RuMEPP program. The other bureaus involved are the Bureau of Domestic Trade (BDT) under Director Meynard Orbeta and the Cottage Industry and Technology Center (CITC) under Executive Director Frank Bunoan - and of course all the regional and provincial directors and personnel of the Regional Operations and Development Group headed by Undersecretary Merly Cruz are also actively involved in the RuMEPP program.

One may ask: Where does the RuMEPP program get its funding? For the past 7 years (2007-2013), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has been giving loans and grants for the RuMEPP program. The national government provides 10 percent counterpart funding.

Let me list the wide range of services offered by DTI to micro enterprises:

1. Enterprise Management Training (e.g. basic bookkeeping, pricing and costing); 2. Facilitating Micro Enterprises Business Compliance (e.g. business name registration, licensing/certification); 3. Skills Training/Technology Transfer (e.g. introduction of new inputs, equipment or production processes which can increase the efficiency, scale and returns of Micro Enterprises); 4. Product Development (e.g. shelf-life/product-life enhancement, packaging and labeling); 5. Market Linkage (e.g. trade fair participation, development of marketing collaterals); 6. Organizational Strengthening of Micro Enterprises Associations/Clusters (e.g. strategic planning exercises); 7. MSME Center Strengthening/Outreach (e.g. conduct of entrepreneurial advocacy particularly in far-flung areas).

Finally, let me also tell you that RuMEPP facilitated the release of Php 512 million worth of microfinancing through 34 microfinance institutions (MFI) to about 50,000 Micro Enterprises as of September 30, 2010.

Today, people from all sectors of society all around the world are launching all kinds of entrepreneurial ventures. Thousands of these aspiring entrepreneurs referred to as entrepreneur wannabes who have been challenged and motivated to pursue entrepreneurship ventures are based in remote rural areas. As in other places, our rural entrepreneurs are heroes during the best of times… during the worst of times. For creating more jobs and more revenues in the remote rural areas. Kudos to the DTI group too for its persistence and aggressiveness in its mission to encourage, motivate, and train more rural entrepreneurs.

Have a joyful day!http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/293452/our-rural-entrepreneurs

Naga City Deck

December 18th, 2010, 02:31 AM

long way may be, but, you're getting there... hehe! lalo na kung madiscover ka pa ninda as NCD... :D

I thought I've lost my phone two years ago... I thought it slipped from my pocket while I was on a jeepney... I even went to RMN to ask for a public service announcement... I found my phone under my bed after two or three months... :rofl:

there's still a possibility that you can recover that phone... then again, you may get something even better if it's now gone...

:cheers:

:( I even imagined how beautiful Capitol would look like... looks like Gov is having some sort of tight budget...

Thanks much sir! :D
:cheers:

haha NCD, there was one who said na i'm a sneaky blogger daw.. opening day ng Picole nag try ako mag bakal.. the owner was surprised na may entry na ako after a day ta dai man daa nya ako nahiling. :lol:

basta pag mau man kaya naghahapot sako about sa NCD dai man ako nasabi na sako to. :lol: pero digdi sa ssc mayo, lantad na mga faces ta haha

me too.. i was expecting Christmas lights to welcome me as i enter the gates of capitol but it was dark :ohno:

^^you beat me to it, aidz :cheers:

haha make it three. i saw the pics on FB too. tapos pag check ko digdi na post na palan ni manay aida lol

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:32 AM

Government eyes royalties from mines
MANILA, Philippines—In a bid to “optimize” revenue sources, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje is proposing that 21 mining sites be declared as mining reservations, which would result in mining companies being compelled to pay royalties to the government.

Since President Aquino seemed amenable to the idea when he first discussed it with him, Paje said he would go ahead and submit a recommendation to declare the 21 mining sites as reservations before the end of the month.

Products derived from an area declared to be a mineral reservation are considered to be of “strategic” value to the country. This will compel a mining firm to pay royalties to the government.

Paje said the government stood to gain about P7 billion a year from mineral royalty shares.

He noted that mining companies paid P340 million in excise taxes in 2009, which he said was such an insignificant amount considering that they made total gross sales of about P150 billion.

Paje said this was the best time to implement the royalty share provision in the law as metal prices are soaring.

“Are we not going to get a share from this natural wealth?” he said.

Paje said the foreign mining firms that operate in the Philippines pay higher royalties in other countries like Australia and Canada.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) does not need legislation to impose the royalty tax. The Mining Act provides for such a mechanism, but it was not implemented in the previous administration, said Paje.

Section 5 of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, or Republic Act No. 7942, provides that “when national interest so requires, such as when there is a need to preserve strategic raw material for industries critical to national development, or certain minerals for scientific, cultural ecological value, the President may establish mineral reservations upon the recommendation of the director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau through the DENR secretary.”

So far, nine sites in the country have been declared mineral reservations. These are found in Ilocos Norte, Zambales, Bulacan, Camarines Sur, Samar, Surigao del Norte, Compostela Valley, Zamboanga del Norte and all offshore areas throughout the country.

According to the DENR, the country’s metallic mineral sector grew in the first half of 2010, with production value soaring by 51 percent to P49.83 billion.

In its minerals report, the DENR said the increase in value from P32.92 billion in 2009 was aided by healthy prices and strong demand for minerals in the world market.

The department expects demand to pick up in the latter half of the year as the global economy recovers from the recession.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20101218-309640/Government-eyes-royalties-from-mines

garzland

December 18th, 2010, 02:32 AM

Nice photos there, chymer00 :okay: Very clear and very sharp!

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:39 AM

Could this be Pasacao Port?

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Naga Boy

December 18th, 2010, 02:41 AM

Casureco II
December 16, 2010

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i dropped by CWC last night, thinking na may Christmas lights din sa Capitol.. pero mayo lamang :( sayang pa lugod sa gasolina ata 52.75 nanaman

We were is CWC last year's Christmas with our employees.

I also do not remember seeing any Christmas decorations then.

Maybe L- ray is not into the idea of spending for Christmas Decorations.:)

garzland

December 18th, 2010, 02:42 AM

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:45 AM

CamSur Goes High
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:47 AM

I think so. Pasacao is already crowded just like in the picture.

I am not sure from the first time I glanced on it but the building with the blue roof looks like Pasacao's Public Market to me. :)

oragon.com

December 18th, 2010, 02:47 AM

We were is CWC last year's Christmas with our employees.

I also do not remember seeing any Christmas decorations then.

Maybe L- ray is not into the idea of spending for Christmas Decorations.:)

morning doc!

We've been hearing not so good news about the Ayala project here in Naga especially the mall thing. Any update about it doc :)

salamat!

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:49 AM

^^ ano man daw kung probaran na may yogurt na namit:
- pili
- santan
- bukayo
- kalunggay
- kalabasa

para maiba man? :banana::banana::banana:

an daw namit kayan?

garzland

December 18th, 2010, 02:50 AM

^^Hope it will be pursued. Bicolanos are in dire need of such high end life style mall.:D

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:55 AM

Wind or No Wind
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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Naga Boy

December 18th, 2010, 02:56 AM

morning doc!

We've been hearing not so good news about the Ayala project here in Naga especially the mall thing. Any update about it doc :)

salamat!

I have not talked to Mr. Obiedo since our last conversation about a month ago.

I'll ask him about it when I see him.

He sounded very positive during our conversation.

You see big projects like this could not be signed,sealed and delivered overnight.

I think we just have to wait.

oragon.com

December 18th, 2010, 02:56 AM

^^

Agree! it's about the issue on the real land value of the lot but, again, we would like to hear it straight from the horse's mouth :)

salamat doc!

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:57 AM

morning doc!

We've been hearing not so good news about the Ayala project here in Naga especially the mall thing. Any update about it doc :)

salamat!

^^Hope it will be pursued. Bicolanos are in dire need of such high end life style mall.:D

I'll just wait for any official press release from the Ayalas, if there is :D

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 02:59 AM

Guaranteed security
PHILIPPINE tourism almost stands alone worldwide as a place that still has tremendous potential. Although affected by recent controversies mainly because of issues in security, the Philippines is well on its way to establishing itself as a major player in the tourism industry.

The hostage-taking incident that happened on Aug. 23 is still a serious matter that needs to be dealt with by the government in order to move forward and achieve the industry’s goals. As conclusion to the second report by the presidential review committee on the Manila bus-hostage taking incident, the government introduced institutional reforms in law enforcement agencies and upgrading its crisis management capacity.

In a statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the government will now implement some proposed changes in crisis management and police procedures, coordination, and emergency protocols applicable to acts of violence.

Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police is aiming to deploy more policemen in the top 14 destinations in country. Aside from Metro Manila and Cebu, other deployment priorities based on the top tourist destination list of the DoT are Camarines Sur, Baguio City, Davao City, Boracay in Aklan, Cagayan de Oro, Zambales, Bohol, Puerto Princesa City in Palawan, Camiguin, Cagayan Valley, Negros Oriental and Ilocos Norte.

Under this program, a special team of tourist-oriented security and police assistance will ensure more protection for local and foreign tourists. So far, a total of 185 policemen have finished their training under the program and are now patrolling tourism spots in Manila. A well equipped-operations center has also been set up to better coordinate actions during crises at the highest level.

The government’s commitment to promote and improve Philippine tourism is apparent. What everyone should see now is actions being taken, and positive results must be felt.

With abundance in natural wonders and the warmth of its people, the Philippines has an edge over its neighbors and anticipating a major flow of tourists should not be a goal anymore but a given fact. With the rise in the number of tourist arrivals comes an increase in job opportunities, something we could all look forward to.

Expanding tourism in the country promises beneficial effects but it is also a strategic endeavor that must pan out favorably. Ensuring a foolproof security as a top priority by the government is a step on building a foundation that will help restore the confidence among local and foreign tourists regarding the country’s safety and security.http://www.asianjournal.com/editorial/5-editorial/8174-guaranteed-security.html

Naga City Deck

December 18th, 2010, 03:00 AM

Elpee Balbuena Abias: May the NAGA CITY GOVERNMENT not be SELFISH enough to allow the conversion of the OLD PROVINCIAL JAIL along Penafrancia Avenue to an SM SAVE MORE branch. Darn. Why sacrifice HERITAGE for the PROFIT OF THE FEW? Oligarchy. Tsk. Tsk.

posted on Ciudad nin Naga FB (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ciudad-nin-Naga-An-Maogmang-Lugar-Naga-City-Bicol/110525158999311)

Doc and the rest.. let's investigate :lol:

garzland

December 18th, 2010, 03:02 AM

^^That's a nice move by the PNP. Safety first should be the concern of our government before anything else.

garzland

December 18th, 2010, 03:06 AM

posted on Ciudad nin Naga FB (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ciudad-nin-Naga-An-Maogmang-Lugar-Naga-City-Bicol/110525158999311)

Doc and the rest.. let's investigate :lol:
Why not? It can be converted into SM Savemore. However, the design of the building should be the same. If there would be some modification, it should be approved by the NHI.

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 03:07 AM

Wind or No Wind In Pasacao
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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garzland

December 18th, 2010, 03:09 AM

^^Kalat na talaga ang mga turista sa CamSur.

Naga City Deck

December 18th, 2010, 03:10 AM

Why not? It can be converted into SM Savemore. However, the design of the building should be the same. If there would be some modification, it should be approved by the NHI.

now i get it, i think this is the reason why Vic Nierva posted it on his profile :) just maybe

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 03:15 AM

^^Kalat na talaga ang mga turista sa CamSur.

oo nga. Ano kaya yung plano ni Gob. na water sports sa Lake Buhi?

now i get it, i think this is the reason why Vic Nierva posted it on his profile :) just maybe

Nagpasiguro na siya na kunan ng litrato baka mawalan na siya ng remembrance :lol:

garzland

December 18th, 2010, 03:24 AM

^^Watersports in Buhi Lake? That would definitely make the lake clean. What kind of watersports is he planning? Is that the same as CWC?

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 03:32 AM

Wind or No Wind In Pasacao
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 03:34 AM

^^Watersports in Buhi Lake? That would definitely make the lake clean. What kind of watersports is he planning? Is that the same as CWC?

It was in the news 4 or 5 years ago. He plans to have water skiing, jetskiing, kiteboarding and wakeboarding as watersports activities there.

oragon.com

December 18th, 2010, 03:35 AM

Why not? It can be converted into SM Savemore. However, the design of the building should be the same. If there would be some modification, it should be approved by the NHI.

just like in Malaysia. The structure remains intact only the slightest changes has to be made nweiz, SM Savemore is a wise investment however, I prefer a museum for Naga or a postal museum. :)

^^Watersports in Buhi Lake? That would definitely make the lake clean. What kind of watersports is he planning? Is that the same as CWC?

SSC pips, re-packing of goods will be on 22 or 23, dun na lang tau hauz sir bob (hi sir Bob).

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 03:40 AM

Mt. Isarog National Park
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 03:50 AM

Wind or No Wind
by Jamie Barrow (http://www.facebook.com/jamiebarrownz)

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Naga Boy

December 18th, 2010, 04:05 AM

posted on Ciudad nin Naga FB (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ciudad-nin-Naga-An-Maogmang-Lugar-Naga-City-

Elpee Balbuena Abias: May the NAGA CITY GOVERNMENT not be SELFISH enough to allow the conversion of the OLD PROVINCIAL JAIL along Penafrancia Avenue to an SM SAVE MORE branch. Darn. Why sacrifice HERITAGE for the PROFIT OF THE FEW? Oligarchy. Tsk. Tsk.

Bicol/110525158999311)

Doc and the rest.. let's investigate :lol:

Savemore at the old post office building?

I don't think that's a good idea.

They don't need another supermarket there. It's right across Robinson's Supermarket at E-Mall.:ohno:

hakz2007

December 18th, 2010, 04:19 AM

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ako_Nagueño

December 18th, 2010, 04:32 AM

P 1.5-M kantidad kan nasulong mga stalls sa fruitstand sa Iriga City

NAGA CITY- Uminabot sa kantidad na P 1.5 milyon an nairecord na danyos sa nangyaring kasulo sa Barangay San Miguel,siyudad kan Iriga subagong matangang bangi na kun saen igwa ning walong stalls an pigkakan ning kalayo.

Ini an pagkarkulo na pigpaluwas ngonian pa sana ni Chief Insp. Juan Paz, an fire marshall kan siyudad base na man sa resulta kan saindang ebalwasyon sa nasabing lugar.

Napag-araman kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki Paz,na gibo sa mga light materials an kada stalls asin magkataraid pa an mga ini kaya marikas na nagwarak an kalayo.

Naghaloy an kalayo nign haros 20 minuto antes naini dagos na nasigbo kan mga bumbero.

Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon,nagluluwas na posibleng aksidente an nangyari huli sa antes an kasulo igwa ning pirang mga aki an naheling na nagkakawat sa palibot.

Nasambit man kan opisyal na haloy na man na pigpapahale an mga fruit vendors sa lugar huli nga sa peligrong posibleng mangyari,alagad dae man nagdangog an mga ini.

Noodmang aga, nakatalaan na kaulayon guiraray kan mga awtoridad an mga natatada pang vendors asin pakikiulayan an mga ini na nagbaralyo na duman sa bagong public market na iyo an dapat nindang puwestuhan.

Tulos na man na nagtao ning tabang an city goverment sa paagi ni Mayor Madelyn Alfelor- Gazmen sa mga nasuluang biktima.

Mayo man ning naireport na nakulgan o nalugadan sa nasabing insedente.

:ohno::ohno:
SOURCE: (http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/32600-p-15-m-kantidad-kan-nasulong-mga-stalls-sa-fruitstand-sa-iriga-city)

ako_Nagueño

December 18th, 2010, 04:37 AM

Bikolano actors nag-iribahan para sa pelikulang dulot ki Nuestra Sra.de Peñafrancia

NAGA CITY - Nag- iribahan sa sarong pelikula an pirang piling-pili asin pamusong mga bikolanong premyadong actors kan Pelikulang Pilipino bilang parte kan ika-300 debosyon para ki Nuestra Sra. De Peñafrancia.

Maheheling sa pelikulang 揑kaw ang Pag-Ibig?iyo sinda Jomari Yllana, Jaime Fabregas na mga taga siyudad ning Naga asin si Eddie Garcia na taga duman sa probensiya kan Sorsogon.

Kaibahan man sinda Marvin Agustin, Ina Faleo asin iba pa.

Pig gibo haros an shooting digde sa siyudad asin pirang parte kan Bicol region,sa direksyon ni Marilou Diaz Abaya,sarong premyadong director.

Segun ki Fr. Loiue Oxciano kan Basilica Minore sa Archdiocese kan Caceres,istorya ning sarong padi asin kan maribok kaining pamilya an kaenteruhan kan nasabing pelikula.

Gigibohon an World Gala Premier kaini sa Unibersidad de Sta.Isabel auditorium noodmang alas 5:15 ning hapon.

An regular showing man kaini sa mga sinehan mangyayari sa maabot na Feb.8,2011,maski sa ibang nasyon ipapadalan man ini huli sa kahagadan kan mga debotos ni Mahal na Inang Peñafrancia,an Patrona kan Bikolandia.

SOURCE: (http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/32517-bikolano-actors-nag-iribahan-para-sa-pelikulang-dulot-ki-nuestra-srade-penafrancia)

myonee

December 18th, 2010, 08:05 AM

no prob, myonee. it's good to laugh, and make others laugh once in a while hehehe...

finally the penafrancia movie is showing. when is the commercial release?

:D

The Commercial release will be on February, 2011, father. :)

For the world premiere of "Ikaw ang Pag ibig" at USI Auditorium attendees are the full cast of the movie which includes Jomari Yllana, Jaime Fabregas (also a Bicolano, studied @ AdNU), Eddie Garcia, Christopher de Leon, Vivian Velez, Marvin Agustin, Yogo Singh.

Classified as Rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board and Rated PG-13.

Marhay na nAGA kaBIKOLan!

Jaime Fabregas, Eddie Garcia, Vivian Velez, Yogo Singh were not there. Christopther De leon is not part of the cast.

The movie was superbly done. I thought at first, it will be one uhmmm "corny" movies, but from the start, it already got my attention. Ang galing. Ang ganda. It actually made me cry from middle till end. :lol::lol:

And yes sir pao, it was rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board. Miss Abaya said last night at the premiere night that the board will be giving back to the Archdiocese of Caceres the supposedly 30 centavo for every peso supposedly Entertainment Tax.

Cameras and mobile phones were not allowed at the auditorium last night. And I could not take photos during the cocktails and after the movie was shown because i was in dress. :lol::lol: Jologs man ako kayan na maray. :D

there were official photographers on the scene though, i am sure they'd be uploading their photos on their FB pages (which most of you know because i have seen the links once in a while here) soon. :)

The celebrities who were there and whom I recoagnized were Jomari Yllana, Ina Feleo, MArvin Agustin, LAurice Guillen, Marilou Diaz Abaya, MYONEE. :lol::lol:

By the way, it is also rated as PG13 by the MTRCB. :)

myonee

December 18th, 2010, 08:12 AM

More photos of the first morning of Simbang Gabi at the Saint Anthony of PAdua Parish. :)

(sorry, i was standing on the sides so photos were one sided :D :lol: during the mass)

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myonee

December 18th, 2010, 08:16 AM

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The Christmas tree where wishlists/wished gifts are written and can be picked by good hearted souls to give.

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December 18th, 2010, 08:20 AM

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oragon.com

December 18th, 2010, 08:30 AM

:D
The Commercial release will be on February, 2011, father. :)

Jaime Fabregas, Eddie Garcia, Vivian Velez, Yogo Singh were not there. Christopther De leon is not part of the cast.

The movie was superbly done. I thought at first, it will be one uhmmm "corny" movies, but from the start, it already got my attention. Ang galing. Ang ganda. It actually made me cry from middle till end. :lol::lol:

And yes sir pao, it was rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board. Miss Abaya said last night at the premiere night that the board will be giving back to the Archdiocese of Caceres the supposedly 30 centavo for every peso supposedly Entertainment Tax.

Cameras and mobile phones were not allowed at the auditorium last night. And I could not take photos during the cocktails and after the movie was shown because i was in dress. :lol::lol: Jologs man ako kayan na maray. :D

there were official photographers on the scene though, i am sure they'd be uploading their photos on their FB pages (which most of you know because i have seen the links once in a while here) soon. :)

The celebrities who were there and whom I recoagnized were Jomari Yllana, Ina Feleo, MArvin Agustin, LAurice Guillen, Marilou Diaz Abaya, MYONEE. :lol::lol:

By the way, it is also rated as PG13 by the MTRCB. :)

thanks sa update ms. myonee. nweiz, is it an indie film? saw yesterday @ TV Patrol Manila the poster of the movie along with indie films to be released next year.

More photos of the first morning of Simbang Gabi at the Saint Anthony of PAdua Parish. :)

(sorry, i was standing on the sides so photos were one sided :D :lol: during the mass)

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nice color of the church :cheers:

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December 18th, 2010, 09:23 AM

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December 18th, 2010, 09:26 AM

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matt&abby

December 18th, 2010, 11:47 AM

... Facebook baka pwede pa til Dec. 31...

Naga City Deck

December 18th, 2010, 03:41 PM

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hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 12:56 AM

Venus to celebrate Christmas in Manila
MANILA, Philippines — For the first time, 2010 Miss Universe Philippines Maria Venus Raj will be celebrating Christmas with her loved ones in Metro Manila.

In the past years, Raj said that she celebrated the holidays in Camarines Sur where she was born and raised. But she became busier when she turned beauty queen, especially when she emerged 4th runner-up in the 2010 Miss Universe beauty contest held in Las Vegas, Nevada last August.

Raj has been doing fashion shows, promos, and commercial shoots.

There is not enough time to celebrate Christmas in Bato, her hometown, she said. That’s why she decided to bring her family and relatives to the city to celebrate the holidays.

“Excited na ako dahil first time ko magse-celebrate ng Pasko sa Metro Manila kasama ang parents ko at mga kamag-anak,” Raj said, at the press briefing for the Grand China National Acrobatic Circus at the Gateway, Araneta Center Dec. 14.

Another first for the beauty queen would be giving of gifts to her relatives.

“I’m so blessed this year at gusto kong magpasalamat sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng regalo sa mga kamag-anak ko, lalo na dun sa mga maliliit na bata. Naka-ready na yung mga regalo ko para sa kanila. First time kong gagawin ito kaya masayang-masaya ako,” said Raj, who, incidentally has been appointed spokeswoman for the “Grand China National Acrobatic Circus” show slated on Dec. 25-Jan. 2, 2011.

“It will be a simple celebration. Ang mahalaga magkakasama kami ng family ko,” Raj said. She added that this would be the most memorable Christmas for her and her family.

Three months from now, Raj will relinquish her crown as 2010 Bb. Pilipinas-Universe titleholder. After that, she is expected to sign a contract with GMA-7.

Raj also denied reports that she has been choosy about her projects lately. “Naku hindi po totoo ‘yan. Unang-una, ang Binibing Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) ang tumatayong manager ko at sila ang namimili ng projects for me. Pero hindi totoo na namimili kami ng projects. It’s not true.”

Meanwhile, members of the award-winning Grand China National Acrobatic Circus are excited to perform for Filipinos this holiday season, organizers of the show said on Tuesday.

Fifty-two members of the award-winning acrobatic group are expected to arrive in the country on Dec. 22.

Enriquez said the group is composed of the same acrobats, jugglers, aerialists, and contortionists who took part in the Beijing Olympics.

Recently, the Chinese acrobats also won the Golden Clown Award in the International Circus Festival in Monte Carlo.

Among the highlights of the show are cycling feats, rope walking, amazing peacock pyramid.

Performers use traditional instruments such as tridents, wicker rings, tables, chairs, jars, plates and bowls.http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/293556/venus-celebrate-christmas-manila

hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 12:57 AM

Mindoro hybrid rice farmers receive cash, other awards
MANILA, Philippines - The name of a rice farmer from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro was added to the long list of SL Agritech Corp.’s successful hybrid rice farmers who have scored unprecedented records in rice production.

Cathy Galura, SL Agritech vice president for operations, said 52-year-old Leandro Cantos of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, was selected by her firm as this year’s highest hybrid rice yielder for his production record this wet cropping season of 270 cavans per hectare.

Cantos, who received P30,000 cash award from SL Agritech Corp., topped five other farmers in the province who participated in the hybrid rice production contest being sponsored nationwide by the seed firm.

Second placer was Ronnie Cayabyab of Bgy. Cabunang, Bulalacao, with a harvest of 243 cavans per hectare; Casiano Melgar of Bgy. Canubing, Calapan City, 235 cavans/hec.; Bernabe Malicsi of Brgy. Roma Mansalay, 226 cavans/hec; and Conrado Balmes, Brgy. Tinkan, Naujan, 211 cavans/hec. They also received cash prizes from SL Agritech, the country’s top producer of hybrid rice seeds.

The awarding ceremony was held at the Department of Agriculture (DA-ATI) office in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, with provincial agriculturist Pedro Dimailig as special guest.

Joh Dungca, SL Agritech promotions manager, said Cantos’ harvest when he first started to plant hybrid rice in 2005, was only 120 cavans per hectare.

Cantos used to harvest only 60 to 70 cavans per hectare when he was planting the inbred rice variety. So, when he harvested 120 cavans, Cantos was immediately convinced to go into hybrid rice farming which, according to him, has tremendously increased his yearly production which now averages 250 cavans per hectare.

Still number one in the SL Agritech’s list of top hybrid rice farmers is Severino Payumo, a 69-year-old farmer of Barangay Biliran in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, with a record harvest of 345.6 cavans per hectare. Next to him is lady farmer Aida Badong of San Nicolas, Camarines Sur, with 345 cavans per hectare; and Fernando Gabuyo, also of Nueva Ecija, with 335 cavans per hectare.

The rest are rice farmers from Ilocos Norte, Cagayuan, Isabela, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zamboanga del Sur, North Cotabato, Camarines Sur and Oriental and Occidental Mindoro. Their average production per hectare using the SL-8H hybrid rice seeds is 250 cavans.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=640516&publicationSubCategoryId=77

hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 12:58 AM

Lake Buhi still shrinking
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna , Philippines - – Internationally known Lake Buhi in Camarines Sur continues to shrink. Also, it’s now “heavily polluted” waters are bocoming shallower and “fish kills” are occurring more frequently.

These are among the grim phenomena surfacing out of studies done by researchers and research institutions on this famous lake in Pili town that nurtures the world’s smallest extant commercial fish species – the sinarapan.

Decades back, this body of water situated about 500 kilometers southeast of Manila occupied 1,800 hectares. As of 2006, it was only 1,707 ha, reported the Los Baños-based ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB).

In recent years, too, the depth in some parts of the lake ranged from 3.16 to 8.69 meters during summer and from 3.32 to 9.9 m during the west season. In 1981 the lake was 12.94 m deep and in 1998, 10 m deep.

“Fish kills” have also been occurring more regularly.

Last July 15, a day after typhoon “Basyang” pummeled the Bicol Region, people in Buhi woke up to see floating dead fish mantling the lake’s murky waters. Late last month (October), too, an estimated 100 tons of dead tilapia were fished cut of the turbid waters off seven Pili barangays.

Lake Buhi is now “heavily polluted” and checking as almost 15,600 fish cages now occupy 70-80 percent of the lake, reported researchers Dr. Cely Binoya, Joyce dela Trinidad, Arthur Estrella, Ceferino Llesol, and Glorea Osea of the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) in Pili.

Ideally, fish pens, cages, and other fish structures should occupy only 10-15 percent of a lake’s area.

The CBSUA study was supported by the Los Baños-based Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization-Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEAMEO SEARCA) through its Seed Fund for Research and Training.

Government-hosted SEARCA, headed by Director Gil C. Saguiguit Jr., is one of the 19 regional “centers of excellence” of SEAMEO, an inter government treaty body founded in 1965 to foster cooperation among Southeast Asian nations in the fields of education, science, and culture.

Lake Buhi is home to sinarapan (scientific name: Mistichthys luzonensis), the species that placed the Philippines on the global fisheries map.

In recent years, however, tilapia fish cages sprouted like the proverbial mushrooms after a rainy night.

To maintain the fish stocks, cage operators use about 2,640 tons (2.64 million kilos) of feeds every production cycle. The unused feeds that settle in the lake bed aggravate the sordid pollution problem of Lake Buhi.

Actually, the SEARCA-supported CBSUA study noted that Lake Buhi’s pollution problem is mainly attributed to the dumping of animal and human wastes into the lake.

Many households and swine raisers operating along the shorelines drained their animal, septic, and other domestic wastes into the lake, the researchers said. “Ammoniacal oxygen, nitrate nitrogen, and phosphates were at toxic levels.”

Thus, “fish kills” have been regularly occurring in the degraded lake.

Efforts to save the lake have not been wanting, though.

Local governments and communities around it have been conducting training for environmental appreciation and awareness and passing ordinances.

The Sinarapan Sanctuary Management and Development Council was formed to craft and implement programs to ensure sinarapan’s sustainable populations.

The CBSUA team also conducted training on livelihood and environmental awareness advocacy; and IEC (information, education, communication) activities.

With a start-up fund from SEARCA, the “Samahan ng mga Kababaihan ng Sta. Clara has revived the Buhi radio station “Radio Natin” to provide updates on the state of the Buhi environment.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=640514&publicationSubCategoryId=77

hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 01:00 AM

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malaki rin ang prize ng contest, sali na kayo :D

Pag naconstruct to, dadayuhin na naman ngmga photographers and tourists ang monumentong ito :okay:

hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 01:11 AM

Maria Venus Raj builds a new house near their "bahay kubo" in Bato, Camarines Sur
Masayang-masaya ang Pagayong taon ni Bb. Pilipinas-Universe at Miss Universe 2010 4th runner-up Maria Venus Raj dahil sa maraming blessings na dumating sa kanya.

Sa kabila ng mga pagsubok, napalitan lahat ito ng magagandang biyaya.

Una na rito ang pagpapatayo niya ng bahay sa hometown niya sa Bato, Camarines Sur.

Binili ni Venus ang bakanteng lote na nasa tabi ng kanilang bahay kubo sa probinsiya at doon siya nagpapatayo ng bahay ngayon.

Ayon kay Venus, "Isa ito sa matagal ko nang ipinagdarasal kay God. Na mabigyan ko ng magandang bahay ang aking ina at mga kapatid.

"Bata pa lang ako, yun na ang pangarap ko at ngayon natupad na. Kaya masayang-masaya ako kasi nga nakikita na namin ang matagal na naming gusto.

"Habang ginagawa nga ang bahay, araw-araw akong nagpapasalamat kay God sa pagtupad niya ng matagal ko nang hiling."

Nakausap ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) si Venus sa thanksgiving/Christmas party ng Mercator Models noong December 15 sa Casa Pura sa Quezon City.

BAHAY KUBO. Ang magandang ginawa ni Venus ay hindi niya ipinagiba ang kanilang bahay kubo na nasa tabi ng binili niyang lote kunsaan tinatayo ang kanilang bagong bahay.

Gusto raw kasi ni Venus na maging reminder ang bahay kubo sa naging simpleng buhay nila noon sa Bato.

"Hindi ko talaga pinatanggal yung bahay kubo namin doon dahil gusto kong nakikita ko pa rin 'yon kapag umuuwi ako doon.

"Doon sa bahay-kubo na 'yon ako nagsimulang mangarap at buuin lahat ng mga pangarap ko sa buhay," pag-alala pa ni Venus.

"Tsaka siyempre, kapag may isa sa mga kapatid ko ang nakalimot sa dati naming buhay, nandiyan pa rin ang bahay kubo namin para ipaalala sa kanila na kung hindi dahil sa bahay kubo na 'yon ay hindi kami makakaranas na magsumikap at magkaroon ng magandang buhay.

"Every now and then, gusto kong balikan ang dati naming buhay. Hindi ko ikinakahiya 'yon.

"Kung ano ako ngayon, iyon ay dahil sa naging buhay namin noon. Kaya hindi dapat mawala ang bahay kubo dahil diyan lahat nabuo ang mga pangarap ko."

TOURIST SPOT. Kuwento pa ni Venus, nagiging tourist spot na ang bahay kubo nila sa Bato.

Tuwing may mga turista na dumarayo sa Bato, hinahanap nila ang bahay-kubo ni Venus at magpapa-picture sila doon.

"Nakakatuwa naman, di ba? Parang nakatulong ako kahit papa'no sa tourism ng Bato!" tawa ni Venus.

"Marami nang nakarating sa bahay kubo namin at nagpapa-picture sila doon.

"Hindi raw sila papayag na umalis sa Bato na hindi napupuntahan ang bahay kubo namin. Pero kapag tapos na ang bahay, puwede na rin silang magpa-picture doon.

PROMDI. Bakit sa probinsiya pa rin naisipan ni Venus na magpundar ng bahay samantalang puwede naman sa Manila na lang?

"Part 'yon ng promise ko sa aking ina," sagot ng beauty queen.

"Ayokong malayo rin sa dating naging buhay namin.

"Tsaka sobrang mura ang mga lupa sa probinsiya kaya I grabbed that opportunity.

"Gusto ko rin na kapag may mga bisita kaming dumarating sa Bato, maa-accommodate na namin sila doon. Unlike noon na talagang siksikan kami sa bahay kubo.

"At least, kapag nagawa na ang bahay, mae-entertain na namin sila nang maayos.

"E, ang dami naming magkakapatid at marami rin kaming mga kamag-anak sa probinsiya."

HER FIRST CAR. Kabilang din sa mga natupad na wishes ni Venus ay ang magkaroon ng sarili niyang kotse.

Nakabili na si Venus ng second hand na black Toyota Altis at ito ang gamit niya sa kanyang mga pinupuntahang trabaho. Marunong na raw siyang mag-drive kaya enjoy siyang imaneho ang kanyang kauna-unahang kotse.

"Nakakatawa nga kasi noong pinagpraktisan ko nang i-drive yung kotse, lagi kong nagagasgas at minsan muntik na akong mabunggo!" tawa niya.

"Pero part 'yan ng excitement ko, di ba?

"Noong mabili ko nga siya, na mura lang naman kasi second hand, tinitigan ko talaga nANg husto at hinawak-hawakan ko ang lahat ng bagay sa loob.

"Hindi ako makapaniwala na I have my own car."

Una raw na nakasakay sa kanyang bagong kotse ang kanyang pamilya nang ipasyal niya ang mga ito sa isang mall.

"Si Mama ang una kong sinakay, tapos ang mga kapatid ko, then ang mga pamangkin ko.

"Natuwa naman sila kasi naka-drive ako papunta sa mall. Magaling na raw ang driver.

"Sa susunod naman ay long drive ang gagawin namin.

"Gusto kong mamasyal kami sa Batangas or sa Tagaytay. Yung kami-kami lang family para masaya parati."

CHRISTMAS. Speaking of family, dito sa Manila magpa-Pasko ang buong pamilya ni Venus. Lahat daw ng kanyang kapatid at mga pamangkin ay darating sa Manila at sama-sama sila sa Pasko.

"First time naming lahat na mag-Christmas sa Manila. Ang dami ko kasing pamangkin at gusto kong ma-experience nila ang Pasko dito sa Manila.

"Siyempre, ang mga kapatid ko, nandito lahat at pinakaimportante ay ang mama ko.

"Parati kaming magkasama ni Mama ngayon and I am so happy na pumayag siyang dito sa Manila mag-Pasko.

"Sa Bato kasi, simple lang ang Pasko namin. As in, sobrang simple lang.

"Kung ano ang meron sa lamesa sa Noche Buena, pinapasalamatan namin. Ang importante ay sama-sama kaming lahat.

"Kaya this year, ako ang Santa Claus nila. Kung noon, naghihintay lang ako na bigyan ako ng regalo, ngayon ako na ang magreregalo sa kanila.

"I want to share my blessings sa pamilya ko. Lahat ng mga natanggap ko this year, be it good or bad, ay galing kay God.

"Kaya sobra akong nagpapasalamat sa kanya for making it all happen sa akin at sa family ko."

LOVELESS IN CHRISTMAS. Pero loveless pa rin si Venus ngayong Pasko.

Okey lang daw 'yon dahil hindi naman daw niya priority ang magkaroon muna ng boyfriend kahit na may mga nanliligaw sa kanya ngayon.

"Mahirap kasing pasukin ang ganyan kung hindi ka pa handa to prioritize a relationship.

"Right now, my family and my career ang importante. Wala munang sisingit sa mga plano ko for my family.

"But I appreciate naman na may mga nagpaparamdam diyan at nagpapalipad-hangin sa akin.

"Hanggang doon lang kasi iba talaga ang gusto kong mangyari sa buhay ko and it does not involve a man right now.

"Darating din ang araw na 'yan para sa akin. Pero ngayon, it's my career and my family ang nasa top ng listahan ng priorities ko," saad ni Venus.
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hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 01:12 AM

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hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 01:14 AM

Come one, come all, to CamSur
The young governor chose to keep it simple and said his main reason for embarking on an ambitious goal is an adage as old as he is young-—if you build it, they will come. And true enough, they did.

Today the once poor province of Camarines Sur is enjoying not only local acclaim but international recognition for its efforts in creating a world—class tourism destination, the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC). The sports complex is now “the place” to be for the rich and the powerful, the athletic and the enthusiast, and practically all local and foreign adventurers who want to enjoy the thrills of various water sports.

But the CWC is just the tip of the iceberg, as Gov. LRay Villafuerte puts it. These days CamSur is also known as the first local government unit (LGU) to support Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The province recently passed a local ordinance that allows Camarines Sur to undertake its own joint-venture (JV) projects with the private sector.

Through this, Villafuerte said the province already expects over P1 billion worth of investments to hit its shores by next year. This amount may be peanuts compared with the P106 billion worth of 10 PPPs that the national government is tendering to the private sector next year. But, for a province once considered among the poorest in the country, this is something life-changing and worth looking forward to.

Villafuerte believes that CamSur’s experience is a testament that even LGUs are capable of achieving through innovative ideas such as PPPs. All that is needed is the will to take the first step and the resolve to stay the course.

Rags to riches

When the young governor assumed office in 2004, CamSur was just dust on the beaten path of development. It was ranked among the poorest provinces in the country, along with other provinces in the Bicol region. A significant number of people were living below $1 and $1.25 a day, many children were not in school, and many more were homeless.

Based on the 2003 Small Area Estimates data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), the poverty incidence in Camarines Sur reached an average of 60 percent. Some municipalities even had a level of 61 percent.

Believing his provincemates deserved much more, the young governor embarked on a local and international roadshow promoting CamSur’s beaches and other natural attractions. This was done in the hope of spurring tourism development in the country and creating employment opportunities for the people. To his dismay, no one took notice. Not yet.

“When I became governor in 2004, I promoted CamSur for a year going around the country, going all over the world saying that we have one of the best beaches in the world, in the country. Nobody was buying it. Why? Because in the Philippines all people talk about is Boracay, Bohol, Palawan and that’s it. So I said, okay, if you don’t want to believe what we’re doing, we will do the investing,” Villafuerte related.

The results of his efforts were nothing short of a miracle, considering that the province was practically scraping off “leftover” tourists who did not have the budget for Boracay, Bohol or Palawan and did not know where else to go.

From the letdown, Villafuerte started building. The local government then built the CWC and the world-class resort in Caramoan. Both resorts are now considered top tourist destinations in the country. As icing on the cake, the top-rated TV series Survivor decided to shoot in Gota island off the coast of Caramoan for Survivor France at around the same time. From there, the province found itself in the thick of tourism development and there was no turning back.

Partnering with the private sector

Having proven its viability for investment, CamSur started developing other aspects of the economy to help more people improve their lives and living conditions. This started with the local government’s efforts to provide free training for those who want to go into the Call Center and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry.

Villafuerte said that when it comes to development, more often than not, it’s a “chicken and egg” situation. For investors, they will not invest in a particular location without enough manpower resources and for applicants, they will not stay in a province where no jobs are available.

To break this vicious cycle, the province invested in the free training of applicants and partnered with investors by putting public lands on the table, as well as undertaking the construction of office buildings for investors use. The training not only included call-center agent training but also medical transcription and animation.

With this, CamSur became the only LGU in the country that has built and established ecozones such as a tourism park, IT zone, and agroindustrial zone, which are more known to be initiated by the private sector rather than LGUs. Usually ecozones are created or declared by the national government through the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza).

Villafuerte is also proud to note that CamSur was also able to undertake a partnership with Sutherland Global Services Inc. The province provided the land, constructed the building and trained the manpower for Sutherland. There are now 2,000 call-center seats in CamSur.

With average incomes of around P12,000 to P15,000 a month for agents, the call-center alone provides an additional boost to the economy in the amount of P24 million to P30 million a month. This translates to P288 million to P360 million additional income for people in the province every year.

This does not yet include the income the province generates from the rent paid by companies to the LGU for the use of the land and the buildings. In fact, after six years in office, Villafuerte said he was able to triple the LGU’s budget to P2 billion from only P800 million in 2004.

Another project is building homes together with nongovernment organization (NGO) Gawad Kalinga. The province was able to construct as many as 4,700 homes in the province.

The governor explained that assuming the construction of each home amounted to P70,000 to P80,000 each, which translates to an investment in the province of P400 million.

“The problem, not just in CamSur everybody all over the country, is the problem with squatting and people not having homes. The problem of the province then was we had all the lands, Gawad Kalinga’s problem [was they] lacked lands. So we partnered with them,” he said.

These partnerships are also very pioneering in a sense that they happened even before the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) released and implemented its JV guidelines.

[B]MDGs exceeded

Through the earlier partnerships with the private sector the LGU undertook, CamSur has since been able to meet and even exceed national targets particularly in meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

Based on the 2008 National Nutrition Survey of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, CamSur was able to reduce its malnutrition rate by over 45 percent and has since been able to boost the Bicol Region’s economy to 8.2 percent in 2009, according to the Gross Regional Domestic Product data provided by the NSCB.

Data from the Neda Region V Regional Development Council show that through the CWC, CamSur attracted six out of every 10 tourists in Bicol and even emerged as the top tourist destination in the Philippines in 2009.

Villafuerte also proudly noted that the Commission on Audit (COA) ranked the province as the 10th richest province in the Philippines, from being 39th. Using 2007 data, CamSur’s net income reached P233.85 million and its total equity increased to P1.993 billion, COA said.

This despite the fact that the province derives most of its funds to develop all these projects from their Internal Revenue Allotment and borrowings from government financial institutions like the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP).

The success of these projects resulted in higher revenues that allowed the local government to continuously meet its obligations. The DBP even gave the LGU a P2-billion credit line because of the viability of the projects that CamSur is investing in.

“We presented to DBP proposals for projects, additional projects for schools and roads, but we have income-generating projects like the IT park, [which] we financed through our DBP loan. [For] all the money we borrowed, the net effect was very positive so coming from that, we [thought we] should expand this concept,” Villafuerte said.

The first PPP LGU ordinance

In support of the cur-rent administration’s goal of pushing for PPPs to finance infrastructure projects, CamSur passed Ordinance 003 or An Ordinance Prescribing Guidelines and Procedures for Entering into Joint Venture Agreements with Private Entities Consistent with the Neda Guidelines on Joint Venture Agreements.

According to Villafuerte, around 95 percent of the local ordinance was based on the Neda JV guidelines, but some provisions were localized, such as the creation of a local JV Selection Committee (JV-SC) to evaluate and select a private-sector partner for a selected joint-venture undertaking.

The JV-SC is led by the Chairman, a third ranking officer in the province followed by a Secretary which will be assumed by a legal officer of the province; two LGU officers knowledgeable in finance and management and operation of the JV; and a representative from and selected by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Based on the guidelines, the governor can also create a technical working group to be composed of personnel from the public and private sector operating in the province who have the expertise to share in specific JV undertakings.

The governor said the local government will exert all efforts to promote transparency and accountability in all JV projects and undertakings. All that CamSur is looking for from the national government is support—a guarantee that they will also help in disseminating information that certain projects in the LGUs are also being undertaken through PPPs.

“What we want from the national government is simply for it to help us promote public-private partnerships. It will also relieve them, [since] instead of us asking money from them, all we need is for these projects to be part of their list, [considering they are] viable. Of course now, we also want clear guidelines from the national government supporting LGU public-private partnerships by providing a guideline for LGU partnerships,” Villafuerte said.

He thinks this will also encourage other LGUs to undertake their own JVs with the private sector for local PPP projects. Based on their experience, LGUs can easily cut business processing time. He said CamSur was able to do half of the business requirements for investors by simply providing a place to operate in.

Villafuerte said this also cuts the costs incurred by businesses operating in CamSur. He said it is CamSur’s business-friendliness that’s behind the decision of many establishments to set up shop in the province.

“I think the LGU is the key to the economic development of this country. Think global, start local. You can implement global projects locally,” the governor said.

PPPs on the horizon

By next year, Villafuerte expects over P1 billion worth of investments will stream into CamSur in the form of PPPs. Several agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, environment, and other projects will be offered as PPPs in CamSur by next year.

One of these projects is a chili processing plant in the province. While it is not unlikely for the province to go into en masse chili processing—being known for serving up the country’s hottest viands—it has never been done before. Villafuerte intends to capitalize on this untapped potential.

There is, he said, a big demand for chili production because of the increase in demand for condiments like Tabasco or chili powder for seasoning. Since the province has a lot of land—approximately 30,000 hectares of it—land can already be the province’s equity as well as the manpower. The private sector can put in the technology and the capital that can be used for processing.

“What we want to do now is create a large-scale chili plantation as a high-value crop and process it into powder. So it’s like this, we plant it for you, you buy it from us, you process it, then we share. It’s an innovative approach to governance. Me, I’m very positive, very optimistic that we can do it. We’ve pioneered the ordinance to do it, it just takes time. Of course, all of these is in the parameters of government transparency, accountability, fairness; anybody can come in, provided that it’s advantageous to the government,” the governor said.

Another long-time project is a diversion road that will cut travel time from Manila to Camarines Sur by an hour. The diversion road will be a toll road that a private-sector entity can operate and lease from the government, depending on which arrangement is beneficial to both parties.

The province is also keen on developing solar and renewable-energy projects to help in solving the power problem in the country. By providing land, power companies can already come in and build whatever facilities are necessary to operate a solar or renewable-energy facility.

“We don’t have enough money, we need a partner and now is the right time for a partnership. Why? Because we’ve proven our worth. Meaning, CamSur is viable, fastest-growing, from nothing to something, from poorest to richest,” Villafuerte enthused.

Only time will tell whether these PPPs will indeed bring about the expected results of the local government but based on their experience, and assuming that future leaders of the province will have the same vision as the young governor, PPPs will be a staple in the province.

On hindsight, said Villafuerte, even if there was some political backlash at the onset of his innovative approach to governance, people subsequently started seeing clearly what his vision was. Soon, the attacks stopped and the projects received international and local acclaim.

Meanwhile, other LGUs are consulting with him on how to go about PPPs and having a local ordinance to support PPPs in their province. This is something the province welcomes because that is also where CamSur was not so long ago—poor and underdeveloped.

To naysayers, the governor said that while it is true that the government must step aside when it comes to businesses or corporate activities, especially when there are private-sector players, its not always the case for provinces in the Philippines.

“The government must encourage private enterprise but in our case, if we don’t do it, we will never be able to prosper. If we did not build the CWC, CamSur will still be poor and the only reason why we did it is [that] no private sector wanted to invest,” the governor said. “I always believe, build it and they will come, and we built it and people started to come.”http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/5086-come-one-come-all-to-camsur

garzland

December 19th, 2010, 01:52 AM

^^NIce article! :okay: I can't believe CamSur has done it in just a short span. Wish a more prosperous CamSur this new year.

hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 02:04 AM

^^We'll be expecting more as the governor said over that 1 billion pesos worth of investments for the province next year as a result of the PPP ordinance :cheers:

garzland

December 19th, 2010, 02:10 AM

^^I'm excited about the diversion road.... In which part of CamSur will be constructed?

hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 02:14 AM

^^I have no idea yet regarding that. But presently constructed right now is the San Fernando-Oas (GMA Highway) Diversion Road.

garzland

December 19th, 2010, 02:16 AM

^^It's a two-lane highway, as usual, I think and it's not under PPP

hakz2007

December 19th, 2010, 02:18 AM

^^And it's a national undertaking.

oragon.com

December 19th, 2010, 02:22 AM

Looking at the perspective, it will entirely remove the islands along the streets mentioned.

Great project:banana:

marhay na aga sir hakz and garz!:)

garzland

December 19th, 2010, 02:27 AM

^^YUp, and it will be a sort of round- about as I see it.

oragon.com

December 19th, 2010, 02:29 AM

OT

PHL’s final stand
Sun.Star
Sunday, December 19

WITH their backs against the wall, and facing a frenzied crowd of 80,000 fanatical supporters, the Philippines will try to make one final stand in the second leg of the semifinal series against Indonesia in the AFF Suzuki Cup at the Gelura Bung Karno stadium tonight.

After losing the first leg, 1-0, the Azkals need to win by two goals today to continue its improbable run that has already seen the Philippines beat Vietnam, 2-0, for the first time.

The winner will advance to the finals against the winner between Malaysia and Vietnam. Malaysia leads their series after winning the first leg at home, 2-0.

Despite winning the first leg, Indonesian coach Alfred Reidl is cautious going into tonight’s game.

“It was a very important win for us but we must remember that our place in the final is not secured yet. We still have a very difficult match to play on Sunday," Reidl said in a report posted at the affsuzuki.com after their win last Thursday.

Veteran Christian Gonzales, a naturalized Indonesian, capitalized on a defensive miscue for the win.

Upbeat

Reidl also praised the Philippines, which has advanced to the final four of a major competition since making the semifinals of the 1991 Southeast Asian Games.

"I think our opponents played very well. They have tall players, are good at defending the ball and they made it very difficult for us to win challenges and create chances,” said Reidl.

On the other hand, the Azkals are also upbeat of their chances, and striker Philip Younghusband believes the team can do better.

“I had two goal attempts in the first half. Some days they go in, some days they don't... we're very disappointed that we lost the game but like coach said there is still a long way to go,” Younghusband told ANC news.

Younghusband also said the Azkals will learn to ignore the 80,000-strong crowd, which coach Simon McMenemy said played a role in the goal.

“We did it against Vietnam, the reigning champion. We're confident that we can do it here, as well,” he said.

Neil Etheridge, who played impeccably for most of the match but gave away the goal through an error, said he has recovered.

Malacañang

““I hope that it will make me stronger,” said Etheridge. “lt's important that in the second leg we can come out stronger.”

Even Malacañang has gotten into the act and is expecting the team to adjust and is encouraging everybody to cheer for the Philippines.

““I would like to commend our Philippine National Football team, the Azkals, for putting up a valiant fight last night (Thursday). Although we lost to Indonesia, we are very confident that we can regain ground in Sunday’s game and we encourage everybody to cheer for our fellow Filipinos,” presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte told ABS-CBN news.

Whatever happens tonight, the Azkals are already assured of a spot in history. They have raised the awareness for the sport and rocked Southeast Asian football with their 2-0 win over Vietnam.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com

Let's support the Azkals!!!!

we need 2 goals to qualify for the finals.