Macagang Business Center
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Mas maray!

gustuhon ko man yan ta mahilig man akong magkaradalan nin mga bareta sa harong :cheers:

"HEART ATTACKS"
When Cupid Strikes {Year II}
February 26, 2011 Saturday
7PM Onwards
Goa Sports Complex
Goa, Camarines Sur

With performances by:

KHARO
INCHIRO
4 SIDED CIRCLE
KATRIBO
HATING KAPATID
Plus Metro Naga's Local Bands
FEINSGRIP
CALMERA
3 DIMENSIONS
PSYCHO AXIS
EVES CONCERT
HASTE MAKE WASTE
SALMAMIR


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Official statement kan eskwelahan na pinagtrabahuhan kan suspek sa salarin sa pamemeke nin kwarta

NAGA CITY - Ipigpaluwas na kan Philippine Science High School – Bicol Region Campus an saindang official statement katacud kan pagkakaimbuelto kan pangaran kan saindang institusyon sa sarong nadakop na suspek na miyembro kan sindikatong namemeke nin kwarta.

Sa ipigpadarang kopya kan statement kan naunambitang eskwelahan sa Bombo Radyo Naga, nakapalaman digdi an paglilinaw sa mga report dapit sa alegasyon kan pag-iimprenta nin pekeng kwarta ni Ferdinand Borromeo sa laog kan saindang eskwelahan.

Segun sa dokumento, an naunambitang aktibidad an dae ginigibo sa saindang eskwelahan asin an nakumpiskar na printer sa posisyon ni Borromeo an baku man nindang pagsasadiri.

Dae man suboot tutugutan kan eskwelahan an naunambitang gawi na aram nindang nagbabalgar sa ley, public morals asin public interest.

Taong 2003 kan magin paratukdo sa naunambitang institusyon si Borromeo kun saen nagtutukdo ini nin computer subject.

Napag-araman na kaini sanang Pebrero 08 kan siya an dagos nang patalsikon kan eskwelahan huli sa pagkakaimbuelto kaini sa krimeng pamemeke nin kwarta.

Si Ferdinand Borromeo an saro sa mga suspek na nadakop kan otoridad sa sarong entrapment operation sa banwaan kan Goa, Camarines Sur kaining nakalihis na aldaw nin Martes kun saen sincuentang pidaso nin pekeng P500 bill an nakumpiskar hale digdi.

http://bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/40328-official-statement-kan-eskwelahan-na-pinagtrabahuhan-kan-suspek-sa-salarin-sa-pamemeke-nin-kwarta

Actually makasuya an ibang tawo. Pati co-employees ko tig-i-involve digdi. May naghaharapot pa kung igua pa daw samo ang involved. An mga cashier sa grocery digdi sa Goa pag may mabakal na taga Pisay kulang na lang i-place under a microscope ang kwarta. May chismis pa na pati su clerk mi nakulong. Hahaha!

The school didn't dismiss him; he resigned.

^^dapat man lang talaga na magresign na siya ta dara-dara niya an pangaran kan Pisay

Nabua Church
by Brenda Pacana Milan (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=831269170)

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Caramoan Awesome Photos

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Inside Nabua Church
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^^

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Caramoan Awesome Photos

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for sale pala yan at almost sold-out na! :omg:

Task Force Oplan Kandado 2011
by LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/pages/LGU-San-Jose-Camarines-Sur/143256902380719)

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Civil Registration Month Celebration 2011
by LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/pages/LGU-San-Jose-Camarines-Sur/143256902380719)

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San Jose Municipal Agriculture Office receives aid from BCARDD
by LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/pages/LGU-San-Jose-Camarines-Sur/143256902380719)

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Orientation on Civil Registration For Punong barangays And Secretaries
by LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/pages/LGU-San-Jose-Camarines-Sur/143256902380719)

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Caramoan Sights and Sand Inn
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d' Pacific's Hidden Paradise
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Tinagba Festival Magbinaydan 2011
by Juvy Aben E. Abion (http://www.facebook.com/juvy.aben.abion)

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Tinagba Festival Magbinaydan 2011
by Juvy Aben E. Abion (http://www.facebook.com/juvy.aben.abion)

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Camarines Sur service improved, says PLDT
THE PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Co. said it had improved telecommunication services in Camarines Sur after network expansion in the area.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company noted that Sutherland Global Sevices, a United States-based business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, set up a hub in the area late last year.

“Last year, PLDT expanded its Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON) facilities in Camarines Sur as part of a major upgrade program. Since then, one of the newcomers in the area is Sutherland Global Services,” it said.

Ernesto R. Alberto, PLDT’s senior vice president, said in the same statement the company had a “calculated investment” in the area.

“It was an investment that paid off. We had also opened up opportunities for businesses to invest in the area and residential clients to have access to our new landline and broadband services,” he said.

Late last year, the company completed a P2.8-billion expansion of its network involving the installation of 1,300 kilometers of new terrestrial and submarine fiber optic cables to carry voice, data and video traffic in Bicol and the Visayas and Mindanao regions. http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?title=Camarines%20Sur%20service%20improved,%20says%20PLDT&id=26296

Camarines Sur service improved, says PLDT

THE PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Co. said it had improved telecommunication services in Camarines Sur after network expansion in the area.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company noted that Sutherland Global Sevices, a United States-based business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, set up a hub in the area late last year.

“Last year, PLDT expanded its Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON) facilities in Camarines Sur as part of a major upgrade program. Since then, one of the newcomers in the area is Sutherland Global Services,” it said.

Ernesto R. Alberto, PLDT’s senior vice president, said in the same statement the company had a “calculated investment” in the area.

“It was an investment that paid off. We had also opened up opportunities for businesses to invest in the area and residential clients to have access to our new landline and broadband services,” he said.

Late last year, the company completed a P2.8-billion expansion of its network involving the installation of 1,300 kilometers of new terrestrial and submarine fiber optic cables to carry voice, data and video traffic in Bicol and the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?title=Camarines%20Sur%20service%20improved,%20says%20PLDT&id=26296

SM City Naga opened in 2009, it has partnered with PLDT. SM City Naga landlines and most of the Manila based tenants are also using PLDT. What is funny is that most of the payphones in SM City Naga are by PLDT.

The good thing is that they are interconnected with other telephone service companies.

We opted to use the Bayan Span in our SM Naga branch as it would more expensive if we have to subscribe on Bayantel Landline as they still have to install the line on their own.

The problem with PLDT is that there are still very few institutions using their services as most households in Bicol are using either Digitel and Bayantel.

But for Sutherland and SM City Naga- the presence of PLDT was a big boon.

I understand and according to PLDT's press releases lately, they are also expanding in Albay.

The news qouted however says that Sutherland only opened last year in Naga. It is rather inaccurate. It has set up shop in Naga almost 5 years ago but expanded last year.

Bakawan @ Sibobo, Calabanga
by Ramon Romero (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000509269248)

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Bakawan @ Sibobo, Calabanga
by Ramon Romero (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000509269248)

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Disaster Preparedness Training
Sibobo, Calabanga, CamSur
FebruaRY 12-13, 2011
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OTOP Calabanga
by Ramon Romero (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000509269248)

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Sari Saring Kakanon Sa Calabanga
by Ramon Romero (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000509269248)

SWEET & SOUR
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GULAY NA DEMONYO (sabi kan mga luking gurang) may bangot darakulang osbon.
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KINUNOT na LUDLOD, an masiram na pating hali sa San Miguel Bay.
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TINOLANG MANOK
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BATAG NA PANDULSI
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sllUPazu7Yg

waahh!!

nalamos ako sa mga pics!

keep it up guys! :D

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by Boom Dayupay (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=547777153)

waahh!!

nalamos ako sa mga pics!

keep it up guys! :D

marhay ngani ta narevived ka man tulos :D

DOT says Bicol tourist arrivals up 41% in 2010
LEGAZPI CITY, Feb 14 (PNA) – The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here on Monday said Bicol region received over two million tourists during the first nine months of last year, posting a 41-percent increase compared to the same period in 2009.

DOT Regional Director Maria Ong-Ravanilla said the total number of tourists that arrived in the region during the period was recorded at 2,480,928 which was 718,578 more than the figure in 2009.

Ravanilla said 1,999,350 of these arrivals were domestic tourists while 481,781 were foreigners listing those from America on top with a total of 61,689 followed by England with 34,850; Israel, 27,665; Australia, 22,959 and; South Korea, 21,392.

On the distribution of these tourists among the six provinces of the region, she said Camarines Sur combined with Naga City got a 75-percent share or a total of 1,879,192, making the province’s tourism industry the fastest growing in the country.

The growth was recorded at 53 percent, surpassing other destinations in the top gainer list like Metro Manila, Cebu and Boracay even as Albay along with this city registered the highest growth rate by gaining a 65.05 percent or an increment of 92,586 over its 2009 figure, according to Ravanilla.

However, the DOT regional chief said, the 650,123 more arrivals over its achievement for the 2009 period that represented 53 percent increment made Camarines Sur and Naga City only a second placer next to Albay and Legazpi City while Sorsogon, with its 21 percent growth rate placed third.

The other three Bicol provinces — Camarines Norte, Masbate and Catanduanes all registered declines in tourist arrivals during the period owing to some negative factors like the peace and order situation given that the latest national and local elections fell within the period, Ravanilla said.

“What are more interesting involving those tourism industry figures of the region are its contributions to the local economy given that it contributed some P1.5 billion in gross receipts and an estimated 3,026,732 jobs for Bicolanos in the various tourism-related fields like hotels, restaurants, resorts, transportation, handicrafts and entertainment,” she added. (PNA) http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=6&sid=&nid=6&rid=329566

DOT says Bicol tourist arrivals up 41% in 2010

LEGAZPI CITY, Feb 14 (PNA) – The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here on Monday said Bicol region received over two million tourists during the first nine months of last year, posting a 41-percent increase compared to the same period in 2009.

DOT Regional Director Maria Ong-Ravanilla said the total number of tourists that arrived in the region during the period was recorded at 2,480,928 which was 718,578 more than the figure in 2009.

Ravanilla said 1,999,350 of these arrivals were domestic tourists while 481,781 were foreigners listing those from America on top with a total of 61,689 followed by England with 34,850; Israel, 27,665; Australia, 22,959 and; South Korea, 21,392.

On the distribution of these tourists among the six provinces of the region, she said Camarines Sur combined with Naga City got a 75-percent share or a total of 1,879,192, making the province’s tourism industry the fastest growing in the country.

The growth was recorded at 53 percent, surpassing other destinations in the top gainer list like Metro Manila, Cebu and Boracay even as Albay along with this city registered the highest growth rate by gaining a 65.05 percent or an increment of 92,586 over its 2009 figure, according to Ravanilla.

However, the DOT regional chief said, the 650,123 more arrivals over its achievement for the 2009 period that represented 53 percent increment made Camarines Sur and Naga City only a second placer next to Albay and Legazpi City while Sorsogon, with its 21 percent growth rate placed third.

The other three Bicol provinces — Camarines Norte, Masbate and Catanduanes all registered declines in tourist arrivals during the period owing to some negative factors like the peace and order situation given that the latest national and local elections fell within the period, Ravanilla said.

“What are more interesting involving those tourism industry figures of the region are its contributions to the local economy given that it contributed some P1.5 billion in gross receipts and an estimated 3,026,732 jobs for Bicolanos in the various tourism-related fields like hotels, restaurants, resorts, transportation, handicrafts and entertainment,” she added. (PNA)
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1,879,192 out of the 2 million tourists in Bicol went to Cam Sur is a really impressive statistics.

The national government must be missing this point.

Cam Sur needs a decent airport and deferring the construction of the BIA in Daraga is tantamount to killing the province's tourism industry.

that sweet and sour fish is scary as hell :nuts:

waahh!!

nalamos ako sa mga pics!

keep it up guys! :D

marhay ngani ta narevived ka man tulos :D

Tinadtad ning Tinagba photos ni sir hakz ang thread :rofl:

that sweet and sour fish is scary as hell :nuts:

welcome to our thread :) :banana:

Sa Iriga na lang ta yaon diyan si Sam asin dakol an tourist spots diyan :cheers:

PS. Mayo nang traffic sa Nabua, ta pighale na su mga terminal kan tricycle asin pedicabs sa Market asin sa mga sidewalks :cheers:
Sisay na SAM? :dunno:


Naks. maray palan ta tinanggal na yan sa may public market. Minsan pag nagsasakay ako sa Marilou's Store pa manila na bus, uda kami ma parkingan ta kapuno sa tricycle. :(

waahh!!

nalamos ako sa mga pics!

keep it up guys! :D

Tatao ako mag CPR aidz, madya digdi. :banana:



MArahay na banggi tabi sa gabos.

Feb 14, 2011
Celebrating the Foundation Day of UNC

last day of the 4-day celebration

thanksgiving mass
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PLDT touts expansion in Bicol region
THE PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said it had improved telecommunication services in Camarines Sur after network expansion in the area.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company noted that Sutherland Global Services, a United States-based business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, set up a hub in the area late last year.

“Last year, PLDT expanded its Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON) facilities in Camarines Sur as part of a major upgrade program. Since then, one of the newcomers in the area is Sutherland Global Services,” it said.

Ernesto R. Alberto, PLDT’s senior vice-president, said in the same statement the company had made a “calculated investment” in the area.

“It was an investment that paid off. We had also opened up opportunities for businesses to invest in the area and residential clients to have access to our new landline and broadband services,” he said.

“Today, PLDT not only serves Sutherland, but also other businesses and residents in the area,” he added.

Late last year, the company completed a P2.8-billion expansion of its network involving the installation of 1,300 kilometers of new terrestrial and submarine fiber optic cables to carry voice, data and video traffic in Bicol and the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

“We are now in a better position to offer innovative products and services that cater to the needs of more people in the region. Our DFON will enable us to push our services in a cost-efficient way as the needs of our clients grow,” Mr. Alberto said.

Mediaquest Holdings, a unit of the Beneficial Trust Fund of PLDT, has a minority stake in BusinessWorld. http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?title=PLDT%20touts%20expansion%20in%20Bicol%20region&id=26346

that sweet and sour fish is scary as hell :nuts:

Our province and the rest of the region is famous for hot dishes. If you love foods with pepper/chili, just come here :cheers:

CamSur Adventure
by Agu Montajes (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000103253492)

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Sisay na SAM? :dunno:

Si Irigueno23 po baga :okay:

CamSur Trip
by Bernadette A. Lacandazo (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1446832385)

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1,879,192 out of the 2 million tourists in Bicol went to Cam Sur is a really impressive statistics.

The national government must be missing this point.

Cam Sur needs a decent airport and deferring the construction of the BIA in Daraga is tantamount to killing the province's tourism industry.

And based from those news items, 1.8 million represented tourists from January to September 2010 only.

Hindi pa ba mabilang ng DOT yung sa statistics which includes from October to December last year? :D

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by 1st National RYLA in CamSur - 2011 (http://www.facebook.com/pages/1st-National-RYLA-in-CamSur-2011/164381116947895)

Pinabubuluanan pamemeke ng pera
GOA, Camarines Sur (Feb.14) - - - Nagpalabas na ng kapahayagan ang Philippine Science high school – Bicol region campus tungkol sa pagkasangkot ng pangalan ng paaralan sa pagkadakip ng isang suspek na miyembro ng sindikatong namemeke ng papel na pera.

Sa ipinalabas na kopya ng official statement ng nasabing iskwelahan sa media , na pinaalis na ang suspek na si Ferdinand Borromeo sa nasabing paaralan noong Pebrero 8 taong kasalukuyan .

Nilinaw ng institution na hindi pag-aari ng Philippine Science High School ang printer na ginagamit ni Borromeo sa pag imprenta ng pekeng pera at hindi ginagawa sa loob ng paaralan ang nasabing pag –iimprenta kundi sa labas ito ginawaga

Dagdag na pahayag ng PSHS-Goa Campus na tinututulan ng iskwelahan ang paglabag sa ley, public morals at public interest.

Matatandaan noong nakalipas na mga araw nadakip ang suspek na si Ferdinand Borromeo, 48 years old ng barangay Catagbacan, Goa, Camarines Sur at isa pang suspek na si Jose Tijares, 31 ng nasabing lugar na nagpapalaganap ng pekeng papel na perang 500.

Sa ginawang entrapment operations ng PNP Goa, nakompiska ang pekeng kwarta sa halagang 26 thousand pesos sa dalawang suspek agt agad naman ito dinala sa PNP Goa Station para ikulong at sampahan ng kaso. http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=16930

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that sweet and sour fish is scary as hell :nuts:

You are right.

The fish looks scary.

Our kids grew up eating fish with head, tail, bones and belly cut off would refuse eating whole fish cooked with all parts- still everything on.

I remember my eldest daughter saying "How can I eat the fish? It's staring at me Papa" while eating at a Chinese restaurant when we ordered sweet and sour fish with everything on it- (head, belly and tail).

Tilapia is our favorite fish and whenever we ask the fish vendor to fillet the fish and cut off the head, belly and tail- they wonder why we remove them, but they get delighted as we leave the 'rejected' parts to them.

But they would happily remind us those are not rejects- they are the best parts.:lol:

Good thing is, both Robinson’s and SM Supermarkets in Naga City both have fish fillets (yes- tilapia included) available.

So- no more scary fish for the kids.

Ivan Dorschner @ E Mall
February 13, 2011
by IVAN DORSCHNER (http://www.facebook.com/iloveyouivan)

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Rosas na gibo sa 'thong', pigruso kan mga parabakal sa Naga City
NAGA CITY – Pinagruso kan mga parabakal sa siyudad nin Naga an sarong kakaibang burak na tuyong ginibo para sa selebrasyon kan Aldaw kan mga Puso.

Sa impormasyong nakua kan Bombo Radyo Naga, huhunaon na saro sanang ordinaryong rosas an ipigpapabakal sa mercado sa siyudad alagad pag ini an pigbuksan an maaaraman na ini palan an sarong t-back o 'thong' na underwear kan mga kababaihan.

Napag-araman na sa kantidad na P28.00 ipigpapabakal an naunambitang burak na kun saen tuyong pigruso man kan mga parabakal na nagmamawot na magtao nin kakaibang regalo sa saindang mga namumuotan. http://bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/40571-rosas-na-gibo-sa-thong-pigruso-kan-mga-parabakal-sa-naga-city

K9 Unit of Iriga

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ngonian ko lang ini naaraman na may K9 naman palan an Iriga City :cheers:

14, estudyante asin 2 supervisors, delegado kan Bicol Region sa JENESYS sa Japan
LEGAZPI CITY- Kumpwesto nin 14 mga estudyante asin 2 supervisors na mga Bikolano an makakabale sa 200 na mga delegado kan Pilipinas para sa Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth (JENESYS) sa Tokyo, Japan sa maabot na April 2011.

Kabale sa mga ini sinda Vincent Franklyn Calma, Ariel Chavez, Kristiana Michalea Embate, Ma. Christina Gumba, Regine Vanessa Malanyaon, Mark Harris Lim, Patricia Sherly Santos, Patricia Hyacinth Dimayuga, Mary Joy Irlanda, Donna Jane Dizon, Mark Tolete, Maria Jela Moran, Kiesha Monique Pado, Kenneth Roy Pan, asin an duwang supervisor na sinda Ma. Feliciana Benita Eloreta asin Dehna Marie France Sevilla.

An JENESYS an pigsponsoran kan Japanese Government sa pakikipagkoordinar sa ASEAN Secretariat na may obhetong maipromote asin magkaigwa nin pagkakaintindihan an ASEAN asin East Asia Summit member countries.http://bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/40575-14-estudyante-asin-2-supervisors-delegado-kan-bicol-region-sa-jenesys-sa-japan

Blue - Ateneo, Red - UNC, Maroon - CSPC, Green - USI...an iba dae ko aram kung anong eskwelahan. An Supervisor na si Ma. Fleiciana Eloreta is from ADNU.

14, estudyante asin 2 supervisors, delegado kan Bicol Region sa JENESYS sa Japan
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Blue - Ateneo, Red - UNC, Maroon - CSPC, Green - USI...an iba dae ko aram kung anong eskwelahan. An Supervisor na si Ma. Fleiciana Eloreta is from ADNU.

Dimayuga and Tolete po ang from UNC :)

yesterday during the flag raising ceremony

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^^Thanks. Ang hale sa CSPC baka haleng Nabua :D

Arroyos propose sanctions vs monopolies, unfair trade
MANILA, Philippines — Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her son Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado Arroyo urged Congress Monday to impose stiffer penalties against monopolies and unfair trade practices in big industries in the country like the oil sector.

The Arroyos filed House Bill 1583 criminalizing conspiracies in restraint of trade and all forms of artificial machinations that will injure, destroy or prevent free market competition.

The bill proposes to penalize perpetrators of all forms of unfair trade, anti-competitive conduct and combinations in restraint of trade with a fine of not more P100 million and imprisonment of not more than ten years.

Mrs. Arroyo denounced the continued dominance of monopolies and cartels in the domestic market.

“For so many years, Filipinos have stood at the mercy of huge industries due to lack of regulation and safeguards,” she said.

“Unscrupulous businessmen have found ingenious ways to artificially control prices and manipulate the free market system. It thus behooves both Houses of Congress to establish a system that can adequately provide protection to our people against price manipulators,” she said.

“The State shall promote and enhance free and full competition in trade, industry and all commercial economic activities and prevent the concentration of economic power in a few persons who threaten to control the production, trade, or industry, stifle competition, distort, manipulate or constrict the discipline of free markets, or tamper with the free play of the market forces and eventually destroy free and open markets."

Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and his brother Maximo Rodriguez Jr., (Party-list, Abante Mindanao, Inc.), also filed House Bill 1980, which aims to encourage fair and free economic competition by prohibiting the abuse of market-dominant positions and the excessive concentration of economic power by regulating improper concerted acts and unfair business practices.http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/304303/arroyos-propose-sanctions-vs-monopolies-unfair-trade

Pasacao Sunset
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CamSur development council OKs P4.5-B investment budget


PILI, Camarines Sur, Feb. 12 (PNA) – The Provincial Development Council (PDC) here, taking advantage of the province's socio-economic gains in recent years, passed a comprehensive and ambitious development agenda worth P4.5 billion focused on agricultural programs and projects.

CamSur, formerly one of the poorest provinces in the country, was rated as the 10th richest in 2010 primarily due to revenues from tourism activities. The province is now the country's top tourist destination according to the latest report of the Department of Tourism.

The passage of the P4.5-billion development agenda was geared towards further strengthening and expanding the advances made in improving the lives of the people of Camarines Sur.

The agricultural development budget, which was allotted P1.78 billion includes, among others the establishment of the CamSur Food Terminal earmarked with P500 million; broad-based commercial high-value crops production with P50 million; agricultural technology research and development and support services with P85 million; livestock and poultry development programs with P60 million; and other agricultural and food security projects.

Environment and climate change-related programs were given P10 million; P89 million for coastal resource management and birds and other wildlife conservation projects; P40 million for forest resource management projects; P20.5 million for water treatment facilities; P20 million for sanitary landfill projects for each district, aside from many other related programs.

Tourism development programs were allocated P396.8 million; P500 million for infrastructure development projects; P 1.37 billion for social services; P1.1 billion for health-related programs; P10 million for housing and resettlement programs; P100 million for sports and development programs, and P 1.362 billion for general public services.

Vice Governor Fortunato Pena, who presided the PDC meeting, said the 2011 annual investment plan, which reflects marked increase from last year’s development agenda, is projected to be funded to a significant extent by income from economic activities and entrepreneurial ventures launched by the provincial government.http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/CamSur_development_council_OKs_P4_5-B_investment_budget.shtml

Asog County Hotel
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Asog County Hotel
Hi-way San Isidro, Iriga City
Tel number. (54) 456.0051/2996476

Hotel rate per night

Single Occupancy P850
Double Occupancy P1200
Additional person P350

Wash Up rate

Economy room
3hrs P350
6hrs P600
12hrs P1000

Garrage room
3hrs P400
6hrs P700
12hrs P1100

Free breakfast
FREE WIFI
Massage service available
Service car Available

Check in time 12:00 noon
Check out time 12:00 noon

Sports Profile: Deca Wake Team Davao
THE countdown begins for Deca Wake Team Davao's stint in the 6th Philippine National Wakeboarding Championship set at the world-class Camarines Sur Watersports Complex in May.

Thus, training preparations take on a high note at the Deca Wakeboard Park of the Deca Homes Resort and Residences (DHRR) in Tacunan, Mintal.

CamSur-bound 26-year-old Herwin Raymond Tan, 12-year-old Jose Antonio Hernandez, 30-year old Allen Peter Aportadera, 29-year-old Peter Philip Abella, 17-year-old Zech Stephenson, 24-year-old Ludwig Renfred Horfilla, 21-year-old Nadine Hernandez, 15-year-old Joshua Stephenson, 20-year-old Fillipe Angelo Cordero, 10-year-old Maiquel Jawn Selga and Mima Tan have been training regularly under the watchful eye of trainer-coach Albert Lehman at Mindanao's first and the country's third cable park.

The 27-year-old Albert, DWP's assistant general manager, is the reigning men's 2 category champion of the national competition. He's been sharing his expertise to beginners and promising riders.

He expressed confidence in the team's chances in CamSur.

"My teammates don't just have the skills. They also have dedication and the right attitude to put up good performances in the nationals. I'm proud with the way they have been doing better during training," he said in a recent interview with this writer.

Albert learned the ropes of wakeboarding some four years ago in CamSur. It was a day when he had nothing else to do so he checked out how the sport was being played.

He shared, "I fell in love with it [wakeboarding] and the rest is history. It's a great privilege to be part of the Deca Wake Team Davao. It's like having another family. I am so grateful and happy. I just hope I can represent Deca and Davao well in the upcoming tournament."

Herwin, for his part, was quick to say "I like water" when asked why he chose wakeboarding as his sport.

Jose Antonio Hernandez, a sixth-grader at ICSD, said he loves extreme sports, that's why he felt an instant connection when wakeboarding was introduced to him.

"It feels great to be in this team. I expect to be a champion in my category," Jose Antonio said.

Allen Peter, a medical representative, said the adrenaline rush he gets from the sport gives him fulfillment. He also said that just being able to represent Davao to the nationals is already an achievement.

Peter Philip, a registered nurse-cum-businessman, also predicted to be a division champion in CamSur while I-Chef student Zech, a national silver medalist last year, hopes to improve his finish this year.

Zech added, "Learning a new trick is a great feeling because one must go through a lot of pain and sacrifice to be able to do so. I will do my best and have fun in the competition. I also want to make DWP owner JJ Atencio, coach Albert and Davao proud of me."

Ludwig Renfred, an Ateneo BSBA marketing senior student, said he is also eyeing to put up a best finish.

Nadine, a Deca Homes agent, said it's challenging to compete in a national event.

"Being in the Deca Team feels amazing! Being able to represent my city is an honor. I'd like to bring pride to my fellow Dabawenyos. I expect the competition to be hard, since everyone has excelled in this sport in these past few years. But, nonetheless, I promise to ride my heart out! GO Deca Team!," Nadine cheered.

Joshua, a sophomore at Precious International School of Davao, admitted that the nationals will be an uphill contest considering the presence of seasoned riders.

He went on, saying, "I can't really tell what would happen at the nationals but I would just try my best and let God lead the way. I will try my best and give my all for the competition because this is what we have been training for."

Fillipe Angelo, a Philippine Women's College (PWC) hotel and restaurant management senior student, said he's excited to compete in the championship. He thanked Atencio, also president of 8990 Housing Development Corporation, for the chance to be in the team.

"I will go for gold!" Fillipe Angelo exclaimed.

The youngest in the team, Maiquel, a fourth-grader at Stella Maris Academy of Davao, also added in jest, "I'll go for gold, too!"

Atencio said, "We are proud of the members of the new Deca Wake Team Davao. These riders are among the cream of the crop. They are the best riders DWP has ever produced."

Zech was Deca Annual Cup junior men's gold medalist while Jose Atonio (groomsmen), Mima (women's) and Fillipe Angelo were also champions of their respective events. Joshua (wakeskate), Maiquel(junior women's), Nadine (women's), Herwin (men's 2) and Ludwig (men's 1) were silver medalists. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/sports-profile-deca-wake-team-davao

Butanding Backride in Pasacao
Added by Jeth P. Ablaneda (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000284041946)
to "GAYON BICOL (http://www.facebook.com/pages/GAYON-BICOL/125569835742)"

makaherak man ining butanding :ohno:

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Pasacao Beach Resort
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Dolo Port
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Brgy. Dolo, San Jose, CamSur
Added by Ralph Christopher Soneja (http://www.facebook.com/ralph.soneja)
to the group "Brgy. DOLO (San Jose, CAMSUR-BICOL) (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=144484598906597)"

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Presentacion
by Juan Tomotorgo Pantila (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000876757859)

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Delectable Bicol Cuisine
by Alexander Marpuri (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1334454776)

Pili With Sili
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Pako
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Kurakding (edible mushrooms)
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Kamias
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Pinangat
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Tabios
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Ukoy na Dilis
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Delectable Bicol Cuisine
by Alexander Marpuri (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1334454776)

Picadillo
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Inasal Na Isda
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Ginataang Hipon
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Aniit and Oyster
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Alimasag
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Alimango
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Alupihang Dagat
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Delectable Bicol Cuisine
by Alexander Marpuri (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1334454776)

Kalamay
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Pinalusag na Batag with Inihaw na Daing
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Biko
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Kinalas
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Goto
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Toron
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Sinapot
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Kalingking
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Valentine Flowers
from E- Flowers
Rodson Hotel, Naga City

I cannot imagine sending flowers
on special occasions without E – Flowers.

The quaint little flower shop located
at the ground floor of a seedy downtown hotel-
is far from being sleazy like its host building.

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Every valentine E- Flowers
has created fabulous flower arrangements for the
three most important women in my life...

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A flower basket for my wife...

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A lively multi- colored bouquet for my teenage daughter...

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And a dozen old fashion flaming red roses
for my 80 year old mother...

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Their creations breath with life...

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...and they seem to read the personality of the recipients...

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...the flower shop is the incarnation of the old adage
that if you want to say something,
say it with flowers...

err... I mean E- flowers.:lol:

(Belated) Happy Valentine everyone.

fountain????:dunno:

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fountain????:dunno:

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Fountain at the middle of a usually traffic clogged marrow street?

Nabua Church
by Brenda Pacana Milan (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=831269170)

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the Church of Nabua is one of the region's oldest, dating back to the arrival of the first missionaries in Bikol. it is a sight greeting travelers moving along the Bikol highway.

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By SFC GLOBAL (http://www.facebook.com/pages/SFC-GLOBAL/150177106497)


WELCOME to CAMSUR, SINGLES for CHRIST!
Maogmang Pag-abot sa samuyang Maogmang Lugar.
Dagos Po Kamo!

4 days to go before the 18th SFC ICON.
see you at the workshops and the ICs. :cheers:


d' Pacific's Hidden Paradise
by Caramoan SightsN'sand Inn (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=6027&id=100001594603542)

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and after the ICon, a tour of CamSur and Bikol will not be complete without basking in the sun, sand and sea of CARAMOAN!

Tinagba Festival Magbinaydan 2011
by Juvy Aben E. Abion (http://www.facebook.com/juvy.aben.abion)

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magayon.

Multi-Stakeholders` Consultation on Mining

As a response to the complex and multi-faceted issues of mining, especially in the province of Camarines Sur which was recently declared a “Minerals Reservation”, the Ateneo de Naga University has come up with a Multi-Stakeholders` Consultation that will be able to finally gather representatives of the different stakeholders and address concerns on the declaration of Camarines Sur as a “Minerals Reservation” and other related issues.

The Multi-Stakeholders’ Consultation covers the Mining, Business, Academic and Environment sectors and involves Indigenous Peoples, Youth, Non-Government Organizations, People’s Organizations and Religious Groups.

The objectives of this consultation are:

• To objectively inform stakeholders about the meaning of Camarines Sur as a “Minerals Reservation”;
• To solicit, through participatory approaches, comments and reactions on the declaration of Camarines Sur as a Minerals Reservation; and
• To solicit comments, reactions and recommendation on the proposed Minerals Management Bill pending in the Congress.


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From SOLO to SO LOW! CEB offers P999 buy-one-take-one
Valentine’s sale

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific
(CEB) holds a buy-one-take-one Valentine’s seat sale for the
first time starting now until February 17, 2011 or until seats last,
for travel from June 1-July 31, 2011.

Just in time for Valentine’s month, the P999 ‘Go
Lite’ buy-one-take-one offering is available for flights from
Manila to Boracay (Caticlan), Coron (Busuanga), Kalibo, Laoag, Puerto
Princesa, and Tagbilaran.

This is also available for flights from Cebu to Boracay (Caticlan) or
Siargao. For only P499.50 per person, you can plan your trips in
advance and visit your favorite tourist destinations. This seat sale
available at www.cebupacificair.com[1] would make great gifts to
loved ones!

PAL PAYDAY SALE

selling: feb 15-16
travel: march 1-23,2011
june 1-sept 30,2011

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Delectable Bicol Cuisine
by Alexander Marpuri (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1334454776)

Pili With Sili
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Pako
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Kurakding (edible mushrooms)
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Kamias
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Pinangat
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Tabios
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Ukoy na Dilis
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aaaaahhhhhhhhh.... RICE PLEASE! :-)

Korean Friends
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fountain????:dunno:

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I hope it's not a fountain because gawd, the mere shape of that piece of cement doesn't please the eye.:ohno:

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by 1st National RYLA in CamSur - 2011 (http://www.facebook.com/pages/1st-National-RYLA-in-CamSur-2011/164381116947895)


What's the RYLA?

14, estudyante asin 2 supervisors, delegado kan Bicol Region sa JENESYS sa Japan
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Blue - Ateneo, Red - UNC, Maroon - CSPC, Green - USI...an iba dae ko aram kung anong eskwelahan. An Supervisor na si Ma. Fleiciana Eloreta is from ADNU.

Gumba is also an Atenean. :)

Bicol observes Adoption Consciousness Week (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=16927)

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — The national organizing committee, chaired by the government’s social welfare agency, has extended the observance of the adoption consciousness day 2011 into a week-long event from February 5-11 to intensify promotion and awareness on child adoption laws and concerns among Filipinos.

Bicol regional director Remia Tapispisan of the department of social welfare and development (DSWD) in Bicol explained the celebration was held annually based on Proclamation No. 72 dated February 2, 1999.

She said the event kicked off with the establishment of an adoptive inquiry desk on Feb. 5 at SM City in Naga City and at LCC Supermart in Masbate City, other activities included media guesting and adoption forum.

Tapispisan said that adoption is socio-legal processes which enable a child who cannot be reared up by the biological parents acquire status wherein he/she can benefit from a new relationship with a permanent family.

She also disclosed that there is an increasing number of an orphaned, abandoned and neglected Filipino children in need of parental care and family environment.

At present, DSWD Bicol has 41 abandoned, orphaned and neglected children placed under the care of the Reception and Study Center for Children in Barangay Nasisi, Ligao City in need of either temporary or permanent alternative care

Tapispisan said that Bicol has 24 foster families who are giving care to children who are in need of temporary family care and a home environment.

(EEJerusalem, DSWD V/PIA Albay/mal)

Tourist Friendly

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Precious Parking Space
reserved for CWC Clients
at the always packed SM City Naga
Open Parking:lol:

Reyes Barbecue

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Another Big Event
Coming to Cam Sur

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Another Big Event
Coming to Cam Sur

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run, camsur, run! all these recent runs certainly promote health-and-fitness-consciousness in our community.

our class at St Joseph (Elem 87; HS 91) organized a RUN last Sunday in Naga together with HS 91 of the Ateneo and Sta Isabel. yes, Class 91 of these three schools are very good friends. a number of us, after elementary at saint jo, moved to either the Ateneo or USI for high school. :cheers:

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14 AUGUST 2011
CWC, CAMSUR

Come South, CamSur!

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What's the RYLA?


Rotary Youth Leadership Awards :okay:

H2R Fun Run
by Thiel B. Alcantara (http://www.facebook.com/thiel.alcantara)

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Anti-carnap bills at Congress pushed
MANILA, Philippines — As anti-carnaping bills pile up before the House of Representatives’ committee on public order, lawmakers batted for immediate action on the said measures that would guarantee continuous imprisonment of a minimum 30 years for carnappers.

Reps. Salvio Fortuno (LP, Camarines Sur) and Josephine Veronique Lacson-Noel (NPC, Malabon) aired strong confidence that the bills that would make carnapping a non-bailable offense.

Over a dozen congressmen, have filed bills batting for stricter anti-carnapping provisions in response to appeals aired by the police and victims who view the current law too soft against criminals.

The brutal murders of car dealers Benson Evangelista, Emerson Lozano and Ernane Sensil have also prodded lawmakers to pursue the bills.http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/304506/anticarnap-bills-congress-pushed

Kauna-unahang pabahay para sa mga 'Rebel Returnee' ilulunsad sa Cam Sur
PILI, Camarines Sur, Feb.15 (PIA) - - Ilulunsad sa lalawigan ng Camarines Sur ang kauna-unahang pabahay para sa mga Rebel Returnees sa darating na Pebrero 23, ala una ng hapon sa barangay San Jose, Pili ng nasabing probinsya.

Sa nasabing proyekto bibigyan ng pag-asa ang mga Rebel Returnees sa Camarines Sur at sa buong Bicol na magkaroon ng sariling bahay at hanapbuhay sa pamamagitan ng Gawad Kalinga’s Community of Hope.

Ang proyektong ito ay pinangungunahan ng local na gobyerno ng lalawigan ng Camarines Sur sa pamumuno ni Gobernor LRay Villafuerte at Gawad Kalinga.

Sa kasalukuyan ang probinsya ng Camarines Sur ay mayroong 4,700 GK Homes at 125 villages sa loob ng 35 munisipyo at 2 siyudad. http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=17040

Kasalan tampok sa selebrasyon ng araw ng mga puso sa Naga City
NAGA CITY, Feb.15 (PIA)- - Pinangunahan ni Mayor John Bongat ang pagkasal sa mahigit 20 pares na mag-partner na matagal ng panahon at napili nilang magpakasal kahapon araw ng mga puso.

Sa nasabing kasalan kahapon, kapansin-pansin ang mga nagpakasal na mayroon ng mga anak at buntis pa ang ikinasal na nobya dito sa Lungsod ng Naga.

Ayun sa mga ikinasal, pinili nila ang valentinjes day sa pagpapakasal upang hindi nila makalimutan ang kanilang kaarawan sa pagpapakasal.

Sinabi pa ng mga mag- partner na nagkaroon sila ng sapat na panahon upang makilala ang bawat isa at dumaan na sa mga pagsubok bago ang kasunduan na pangmatagalan na pagsasama. http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=17077

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Naga City tumanggap ng GAPAS award mula sa DSWD
NAGA CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) - - - Ang lungsod ng Naga ang nabigyan ng Gawad sa Paglilingkod sa Sambayanan (GAPAS) Award bilang pinakamahusay na LGU sa larangan ng Educare System.

Ginawa ang nasabing pagkaloob sa LGU-Naga City ng ipagdiwang ang 60th anniversary foundation ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa central office at isakatuparan ang Day Care Service noong Enero 26,2011.

Tinanggap ni Mayor John Bongat ang tropeo at cash prize na P50,000 mula kay Sec. Corazon “Dinky” Soliman ng DSWD. Kasama sa tumanggap ng award sina: Jimmy Reblando, city social welfare and development office; Elsie Romano, Educare Supervisor at Remia Tapispisan, director ng Educare sa Lungsod ng Naga.

Ayun kay CSWD chief Jimmy Reblando na ang Educare Service sa Naga City may layunin na mabigyan ng pre-school quality education ang mga dukha at turuan ang mga magulang na bigyan ng pagkakataon ang kanilang anak sa anumang pangangailangan para masiyahan ang mga bata.

Ang Educare Program ng nasabing siyudad ay sinimulan ni dating Mayor Jesse Robredo at ngayon DILG Secretary. Nakilala ang proyektong ito sa ating bansa at sa labas ng bansa dahil sa mga ibat-ibang prestigious awards at recognition na natanggap ng local na gobyerno ng Naga City. (PIA-Camarines Sur)http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=17273

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Tinagba Festival 2011
by IggyBoy Ignacio (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000105405945)

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Iriga
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Balatan
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c3-tree planting & bonding @ balatan
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Another Big Event
Coming to Cam Sur

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I could simply say Wow :banana:

Iriga holds ‘Tinagba’ festival
IRIGA City — Thousands joined the “Tinagba Festival” Friday with the less fortunate enjoying the harvest offerings such as fresh vegetables, root crops, local fruits, coconuts and native foods.

St. Anthony of Padua parish priest Msgr. Luis Jonie Aguirre said the beneficiaries included patients of the mental hospital in Cadlan, Pili, several homes for the aged run by the “Missionaries of the Poor” congregation, “Gift of Love” orphanage, Sta. Maria Josefa congregation that feeds the sick and malnourished, and seven parishes in the city.

In previous years, the offerings were given to prisoners at the Provincial Jail in Tinangis, Pili.

Aguirre said “Tinagba” has traditional spiritual and religious roots. Pre-Hispanic inhabitants of Iriga started the harvest offerings to the “Gugurang,” the natives’ concept of an Almighty God.

In Fray Jose Castano’s writings, the natives had a local priestess called “Bibiana” who presides over the rites, together with women who sing the “Soraque” and men who bring the offerings to an altar called “Gulang-gulangan.”

Aguirre said before “Tinagba” was recognized by the Department of Tourism under its “Wow Philippines” program, Irigueño historian Jose Calleja Reyes, a member of the Bicol Heritage Foundation, pushed for its revival in 1974.

Since 1983, the city government hosted the annual celebration of the festival. http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/provincial/28248-iriga-holds-tinagba-festival.html

Noranian collection grows as rumors of Aunor’s return to PHL heightens
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Iriga City spokesman Frank Penones, Jr. shows off the growing Noranian collection. (Photo by RUDY LIWANAG)

IRIGA CITY, Philippines — The Noranian collection inside the Iriga Public Library will be relocated to a bigger area within the building in order to accommodate the growing number of donated books, periodicals and films featuring veteran actress Nora Aunor.

As of last count, the collection already has 127 books and periodicals, as well as 66 DVDs and CDs about Aunor’s films and recorded songs, which can be used by sociology students and researchers.

According to city spokesman Frank Penones, Jr., members of the International Circle of Online Noranians or “ICON” have stepped up its worldwide campaign by contacting Nora Aunor fans who may have rare memorabilia of the superstar, including the costumes she used in her iconic film, “Himala.”

Penones underscores the importance of “Himala.”

“It defines who a Filipino is inside: Someone who believes in something transcendent to save us from poverty or help us rise above trials,” he said.

He hopes for the collection to have even just a replica of one of the numerous acting trophies Aunor has won both here and abroad.

“Kahit isa lang,” Penones quipped.

He denied that stepping up the gathering of the memorabilia for the collection is a clue that Aunor will return to the Philippines this month after years of living in the US. He did say, however, that the actress likely knows about the collection as some of her fans claim to have told her about it.

In December, Iriga City Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen told Bulletin Entertainment that the local government is in communication with Aunor’s kins (Cabaltera side) for donation of more Nora memorabilia to the collection. Alfelor-Gazmen, herself, received some of the donated books and video files last month.

If Aunor eventually gets to see the Noranian collection in the city, she would likely delight, too, over the progressiveness of her hometown. This is especially canvassed in the annual Tinagba celebration, the latest of which culminated in splendid street presentations on Feb. 11.

The 2011 Tinagba celebration evoked tradition and technology and was made even more special by the presence and participation of balikbayan Iriguenos. This is the reason that the city---especially its park---was designed with replicas of world-famous landmarks such as the Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty and the Pyramids of Egypt. These are in tribute to Iriguenos who have made it big abroad but still return home to touch base with their roots.

Here are the results of the 2011 Tinagba Festival Competition:

Winners: Float
1st Place - Casureco 3; 2nd Place -Iriga City Water District; and 3rd Place – Cluster 6 (Brgy. San Pedro, Perpetual Help, Sta Maria, San Ramon, Niño Jesus, San Rafael, Cristo Rey, Sagrada, Antipolo and Sta. Isabel)

Winners: Street dance showdown
1st Place - Cluster 2 (Brgy. Santiago, Sta. Elena,Sto. Domingo, Banao, San Juan and La Anunciasion); 2nd place - Cluster 3 (Brgy. Sto. Niño, San Antonio, La Trinidad, La Medalla, La Purisima); and 3rd place - Cluster 5 ( Brgy. San Agustin, Sta. Teresita, San Andres, San Vicente Norte, Sta. Cruz)

Special Awards
Best in Costume, Best in Moving Choreography, and Best in Sound and Rhythm - Cluster 2
Dancer-choreographer Douglas Nierras was declared adopted son of the city. Celebrities who performed at the event were Yeng Constantino and Jason Gainza.

The festivity was capped by a fantillusion parade (a display of floats which showcase the various local products) and an elaborate fireworks display.http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/304224/noranian-collection-grows-rumors-aunor-s-return-phl-heightens

Ragay Gulf (Pasacao & Libmanan)
by Niño Cruz (http://www.facebook.com/nino.cruz1)

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Tinalmud Viejo (Libmanan)
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Flora and Fauna In Tinalmud Viejo (Libmanan)
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Tinalmud Viejo Bridges
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Tinalmud Viejo Parade
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Tinalmud Viejo Seascapes
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Magkararigos sa tulay

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Flora and Fauna In Tinalmud Viejo (Libmanan)
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the Divine discovered in details. :):):)

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where passion, action and mission meet this weekend. 18th Singles for Christ International Conference, Feb 18-20,2011.

dios marhay na hapon sa gabos. arrived naga this noon, via LGP. CWC is bustling with all the preparations for the weekend event.

where passion, action and mission meet this weekend. 18th Singles for Christ International Conference, Feb 18-20,2011.

dios marhay na hapon sa gabos. arrived naga this noon, via LGP. CWC is bustling with all the preparations for the weekend event.

welcome home Father Xave.

my cousin and her bf (both from Cavite) also arrived here this morning for the event this weekend. will treat them out tonight at Magsaysay :banana:

^^ ms. jo join ka din SFC... invite your friends!

Welcome to CamSur SFC friends!

SFC @ CWC for a CWC (CONFERENCE WITH CHRIST!)

welcome home Father Xave.

my cousin and her bf (both from Cavite) also arrived here this morning for the event this weekend. will treat them out tonight at Magsaysay :banana:

thanks, Sister Jo. yes, you should visit the SFC Icon at cwc.

^^ ms. jo join ka din SFC... invite your friends!

Welcome to CamSur SFC friends!

SFC @ CWC for a CWC (CONFERENCE WITH CHRIST!)

garo yaon ka sa CWC subago, sean :-)

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Bicol Delegates to JENESYS

Fourteen student ambassadors and two supervisors from Bicol region will join the 200 Philippines delegation to Japan –East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth this April 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

Chosen student ambassadors are as follows: Mr. Vincent Franklyn Calma (AdNU); Mr. Ariel Chavez, Jr (AdNU); Ms. Kristiana Michaela Embate (AdNU); Ms. Ma Christina Gumba (AdNU); Ms. Regine Vanessa Malanyaon (AdNU); Mr. Mark Harris Lim (BU); Ms. Patrixia Sherly Santos (BU); Ms. Mary Joy Irlanda (CSPC); Ms. Donna Jane Dizon (PSU); Ms. Patricia Hyacinth Dimayuga (UNC); Mr. Mark Tolete (UNC); Ms. Maria Jela Moran (UNEP); Ms. Kiesha Monique Pado (USI) and Mr. Kenneth Roy Pan (USI) while Ms. Ma. Feliciana Benita Eloreta (PSHS) and Ms. Dehna Marie France Sevilla (Diocese of Albay) for the supervisor.

The JENESYSE programme is sponsored by the Japanese Government in partnership with the ASEAN Secretariat. It aims to promote mutual understanding among ASEAN and East Asia Summit member countries.

Application for this program starts on the last quarter of the year. For more details, please inquire at the NYC office contact nos. 8115804 and 4730435.

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Pasacao Beach Resort
by Gabrielas Cradle BAND (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gabrielas-Cradle-BAND/164847426872318)

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Bako man sa Pasacao yang San Diego, sa Magsaysay baga yan... hehe!

paki change po kang banner ni bratt. mas complete na ang pips digdi hehe
tungkaon na ako last night. turog na ako mga 10 pm :lol:

congrats guys!!

as always... thanks sa satuyang mga graphic artist.. domeng and brattrap :banana:

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HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY TO SSC CAMSUR!!! Pasensya na ngayon lang ako naka post ulit... its a 3 day weekend here in UAE...nice to see all of us in one banner thread... finally i saw Sir Kiasog... salt and pepper hair parang Richard Gere...makakauli ako mga March 2012 pa... paid annual leave ko yun pero after one year pa of service dito in our company in MASDAR CITY, ABU DHABI UAE...

After a very successful
Matinee and Gala Shows in Naga City
The Trapp Family Tales Staff is
planning for repeat performances and possible
Summer Tour

Photos below were taken from
Stage Play Programme Souvenir
handed during the show

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^^afternoon matinee cast

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^^evening gala cast

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The Trapp Family Tales
Afternoon Cast

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^^narrators

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^^ With the talented Scriptwriter and Director Vic Nierva

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Photos taken from a face book page of Ms. G-Ann Borja, a Village Montessori student

HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY TO SSC CAMSUR!!! Pasensya na ngayon lang ako naka post ulit... its a 3 day weekend here in UAE...nice to see all of us in one banner thread... finally i saw Sir Kiasog... salt and pepper hair parang Richard Gere...makakauli ako mga March 2012 pa... paid annual leave ko yun pero after one year pa of service dito in our company in MASDAR CITY, ABU DHABI UAE...

long time no hear, INA. thanks for the greets.

[COLOR="DarkRed"][SIZE="5"][CENTER]After a very successful
Matinee and Gala Shows in Naga City
The Trapp Family Tales Staff is
planning for repeat performances and possible
Summer Tour

Photos below were taken from
Stage Play Programme Souvenir
handed during the show

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Capt von Trapp actor was my 3rd year HS religion teacher at the Ateneo, now-atty borja.

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CEB is making available over 1.2 million seats in the 50% off seat sale, which is for travel from June 1 to December 31, 2011. This is the largest number of seats we have ever offered in a single seat sale!

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but NAGA promo seats for the september penafrancia fiesta period are all taken :ohno::ohno::ohno:

Imposing CBD 2 Buildings

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^^STI Naga, newly completed, undergoing expansion.
Two STI School on wheels on the foreground

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^^Bicol Access Health Centrum,
will be expanding very soon to become a tertiary hospital

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Father Son@ nice to see photos of everyone here Father...Belated Happy Vday!
Doc Nagaboy@ hope to see you and your colleagues here in UAE this year...Hows Naga City and Buhi?

Father Son@ nice to see photos of everyone here Father...Belated Happy Vday!
Doc Nagaboy@ hope to see you and your colleagues here in UAE this year...Hows Naga City and Buhi?

Yes Ina.

The whole family would be in Dubai on December 3 to 9.

Hope to see you there.:)

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Doc where will the Congress be held? Were you able to book it in one of the hotels? My boss right now is part owner of Radisson Hotel Dubai. Their family also owns the Atlas Telecoms Group in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. My sister Janet is based in Dubai (Jebel Ali Free Zone) while im working in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi but I go home to Dubai weekends. Lets go to Burj Khalifa-- world's tallest building. Hoepfully the other guys based here can join us too. Looking forward to it!

Doc where will the Congress be held? Were you able to book it in one of the hotels? My boss right now is part owner of Radisson Hotel Dubai. Their family also owns the Atlas Telecoms Group in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. My sister Janet is based in Dubai (Jebel Ali Free Zone) while im working in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi but I go home to Dubai weekends. Lets go to Burj Khlaifa -- world's tallest building. Hoepfully the other guys based here can join us too. Looking forward to it!

Are you working in Radisson Hotel Ina?

How far is it at the Dubai International Convention Center?

I have not finalized my hotel reservations in Dubai as we are still busy for our trip to LA, Anaheim and San Diego this coming April 12 to 24 for the AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists).

We still have three trips to fulfill before Dubai.

July- with our long term employees at the Endolab and domestic helpers in Singapore (we have four employees who had been with us since 1996 and house helps who has been with us since 1992- long before I was married):lol:

We are also scheduled for Tokyo, Japan during the long Penafrancia break (Libre ang fare using our Delta/Northwest miles:lol::lol:), and on November we are also bound for Vietnam for the AFES (ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies).

Our last trip for the year would be Dubai. So we have not had any final plans yet.

If I'm not mistaken, I have made initial (but not final yet) arrangements for Ascott Park Place Dubai. We travel as a family so we always make it a point to stay in full service aparments like Ascott and Oakwood or mid- priced hotels like Embassy Suites when in US.

Radisson would be a good alternative. I will have to compare the price of a 1 bedroom suite with that of Ascot which offers a fully equipped kitchen. Our yaya can cook and this would save us a lot of money.:lol:

But we'll definitely see you in Dubai.:)

Bako man sa Pasacao yang San Diego, sa Magsaysay baga yan... hehe!

yun ang caption..pasensya na :D

CSur board grills police exec on cock fighting, performance
PILI, Camarines Sur---The members of the provincial board here took turns Monday in grilling the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the police provincial office (PPO) of Camarines Sur who presented a positive picture of the province through a Powerpoint presentation of a comparative data of the peace and order situation in Bicol.

Focused on statements that validate the data on crime volume, efficiency and resolution in the province, covering December 2010 and January 2011, Sr. Supt. Victor Deona, OIC police provincial director, breezed through issues raised including his judgment regarding the performance of former Camarines Sur’s police director Sr. Supt. Jonathan Ablang.

Board member Darius Nopra, of the second district, prodded Deona on his stance and stand regarding cockfighting in Camarines Sur outside the allowable days---Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays---which Presidential Decree (PD) 449 specifies.

“We will implement what is provided by the law, PD 449,” adding that they would implement the prohibition of holding cockfighting outside the specified days of cockfighting.

Nopra quizzed the police exec further by predicating that the actions and resolutions of the Sangguniang Bayan in permitting cockpit owners to hold cockfighting outside the specified days would come to naught and deprive the local government units (LGUs) of amusement tax.

National law prevails

Deona explained that the national law on cockfighting prevails over resolutions and ordinances of the LGUs even as he said the LGU can’t claim amusement tax from illegal sources.

The issue on cockfighting outside the days specified by PD 449 has become a controversial issue last December after Ablang and Ricky Magtuto, Gov. Luis Raymund Villafuerte’s first cousin, came in conflict with the police enforcing the national law on cockfighting which resulted in filing of cases in court.

In January, the League of Municipalities in Camarines Sur petitioned for Ablang’s relief as the OIC provincial director which eventually resulted in the turn-over of command to Deona, the regional operations chief of the police regional command, of the Camarines Sur PPO on Feb. 6.

Ablang assailed Villafuerte for allegedly working for his relief following his “relentless campaign against illegal cockpit operations allegedly being operated by the local chief executive’s protégées.”

“I believe that I might have gotten the ire of the governor and his mayor-allies in the province as most of the Sangguniang Bayan resolutions giving permits to local registered cockpits contravene the provisions of PD 449 or the Cockfighting Law of the Philippines,” Ablang said.

Anti-illegal cockfighting campaign

The former OIC provincial director said his anti-illegal cockfighting campaign directly and adversely affected Magtuto, operator of the Milaor Cockpit arena.

“The Milaor Cockpit arena being operated by the governor’s protégé had been conducting regular cockfights three times a week which is in clear violation of PD 449,” Ablang explained.

But Villafuerte dismissed Ablang’s allegation, saying the mayors of Camarines Sur asked for his relief and it has nothing to do with the cockfighting but on the police director’s performance.

The governor called Ablang as corrupt, ineffective and inefficient that’s why he was relieved of his post here in Camarines Sur.

Villafuerte said that records will show that the crime rate of Camarines Sur increased during Ablang’s term which prompted all the mayors in the province to sign a manifesto that called for his relief.

When reached to comment about Ablang’s statement that he was sacked from his post here because of his conflict with the police operatives, Magtuto told the Bicol Mail he was acting within the bounds of the law.

He said they are helping the LGUs by paying millions of pesos in taxes.

“Cockfighting summit”

As the discussion on cockfighting came to a close, Deona offered to hold a “cockfighting summit” in Camarines Sur to be attended by cockpit operators, the police and the provincial prosecutor to ink out interpretation of enforcing the law on cockfighting.

“In the summit, we can ask the provincial fiscal how the law on cockfighting is interpreted,” he said.

Board member Rex Wilfredo Oliva inquired about the crime volume of Camarines Sur which showed that it is one of the lowest in the region. He implied about the process of recording, which now include crimes committed at the barangay level.

Oliva wanted Deona to monitor the recording of crimes committed in Camarines Sur to remove doubt on “discrepancies” in the data presented.

Index crime volume

For the month of December 2010 the volume of the index crime was recorded at 127 in Camarines Sur; 295 in Albay; and 220 in Naga City, which now reports to the regional command being a newly created district.

Last January, Camarines Sur province remained to have the lowest in the index crime volume with only 84 recorded compared with the province of Albay, the second biggest Bicol province, with 338, and Naga City, with only 27 barangays, with a record of 222.

“I was able to draw a conclusion. Is it correct to say that the actions of Ablang were commendable and in the right track? Can we say that?” board member Warren Señar asked Deona.

The OIC provincial director answered Señar’s query with affirmation.

Deona disclosed that the relieved provincial director Ablang is waiting for his promotion at the Camp Crame when asked by Señar where he is now.

Following up on Deona’s revelation that he was interviewed lately at the Camp Crame for his promotion to chief superintendent which is equivalent to a general in the Army, Señar teased the police exec if he wanted endorsement from the provincial board.

Deona responded curtly that he does not need any endorsement.

Pursuing still with his offer, the board member further insisted that the provincial board can actually give Deona endorsement to hasten his confirmation, if the latter would agree.

With finality, the OIC provincial director declined the offer and said that political endorsement could actually affect his promotion. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xgrills.html

Iriga launches Tinagba fest
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IRIGA CITY --- For 37 years of harvest festival celebration in this city, Mayor Madelaine Alfelor Gazmen introduced a new innovation in this year’s festivity by featuring the pro-environment campaign in pursuit of promoting and protecting the earth amid the challenges brought about by climate change triggered by global warming.

The concluded Tinagba Festival here featured the parade of agricultural harvest, importance of rosy environment using and exhibiting indigenous materials from the foot of Mt. Asog.

Tinagba is a feast which was started by ancient forefathers to give thanks for a bountiful harvest features a caravan of colorfully decorated bull carts laden with fresh agricultural products along with motorized floats also loaded with fresh farm crops.

This year, Gazmen told Bicol Mail that she introduced innovations not only to attract tourists but to promote and protect the environment to deepen people’s awareness in safeguarding the environment as a gift to the coming generations as the effects of climate change are very erratic and seriously affect agricultural crops.

The twist is very remarkable as cultural dancers as well as the floats decorated with environment-friendly materials to avert green house gas emission that pollutes and is a major contributory factor to the deterioration of the ozone layer.

“As we push for development and tourism promotion we also push for deeper environmental protection awareness among the people to lessen the impact of climate change to our agricultural crops,” Gazmen told Bicol Mail.

Iriga some 478 kms south of Manila and 61 kms north of Legazpi City is the home of renowned actress-singer Nora Aunor, popularly known as the “Superstar” of the Philippine entertainment scene in the 1970s and 1980s and is the main supplier of tilapia to the Visayan region.

Annually the Irigueños give tribute to the farmers who toil the lands day by day under the heat of the sun just to produce food for the people.

The accumulated agricultural products offered by the local farmers, various government institutions and civic groups were distributed to poor communities specifically to seven tribal communities here. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xtinagba.html

Senior citizen's building inaugurated
PILI, Camarines Sur. The aspiration of the members of the Provincial Federation of Senior Citizens of Camarines Sur to have their own building or center as venue for their regular meetings or social gatherings has come into realization.

A steadfast supporter of the province's senior citizens, Gov. LRay Villafuerte made their dream come true with the construction of the new edifice located at the back of the Legislative building within the Capitol Complex which was formally blessed and inaugurated last Tuesday, February 14, Valentine's Day.

Rev. Fr. Leopoldo Zara, Parish Priest of Christ the King Parish administered the solemn ceremonial blessing of the new building in the presence of grateful officials of the federation. Personnel of the provincial government also attended to facilitate and assist the members on this momentous occasion.

The new building has spacious rooms intended for an administration office aside from session and function halls. According to PFSCACS president Jesus Taumatorgo, a room has also been reserved for a future medical clinic for the benefit of the members.

After the inauguration, the PFSCACS members convened for a simple social gathering held in the session hall to strengthen interaction and sense of camaraderie.

President Taumatorgo disclosed that their regular monthly meeting has been scheduled every second Monday of the month. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xbuilding.html

USI Launches “Alumni Book.”
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A portion of the pioneer Isabelina “alumni book” writers pose for a souvenir shot at the launching of the book “A Festival of Memories” published by the Universidad de Sta. Isabel and edited by Grace Cea Conde and Imelda Pamor Tablizo. Launched Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the USI Social Hall, the book has 50 CSI/USI alumni writers: spanning the period of 75 years (1933-2008) “told in a most personal way, their autobiographical narratives (mirroring) a time of life, not only inside the Colegio, but also outside of it.” The volume presents “the many ways and possibilities of telling and re-telling (the lives of CSI/USI alumni) in all dimensions, without losing sight of the one life we all share – our life at Colegio, now Universidad de Sta. Isabel.” At the center (above picture) is the driving force behind the book, USI President, Sr. Ma. Asuncion G. Evidente, DC., without whose determination the book would never have been published. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/peps&events.html

Avenue’s twin presentations emerge as Valentine’s Day sensation
NAGA CITY - The twin sensational presentations offered by Avenue Square this past Valentine’s Day, February 13 and 14, proved once and for all the Avenue Square is definitely Naga City’s hottest night spot in Naga City in the field of wholesome entertainment.

At the Square the entity staged the Avenue of Love, an on-line, on-air production amid an alternating romantically subdued and animatedly festive ambiance plus music by-request with a range for all ages provided by in-house and guest musicians, complemented by the place’s wide and classy repertoire of food and drinks.

Evening of the same dates simultaneously featured the show Aphrodisia at the Avenue Plaza Hotel, a titillating experience of a gastronomically delightful five-course dinner at very affordable price to heighten the celebration of the present and reminiscence of Valentine’s Day past.

Small wonder the Avenue Square along Magsaysay Avenue which is fast transforming into the Roxas Boulevard of the City of Naga was clearly the brightest and hottest spot on the nights of the celebration of this year’s Valentine’s.

Providing entertainment is an essential element in promoting local tourism development to take advantage of the momentum Camarines Sur has gained as the top tourist destination of the Philippines.

“We shall continue to promote similarly wholesome entertainment the whole year round appropriate for specific occasions and all types of clientele, especially now that Naga City and Camarines Sur are now on top of the list as favorite destinations not only nationally but worldwide,” said Avenue Square’s proprietors.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/peps&events.html

UNEP hosts international homecoming and grand reunion
Iriga City --- The University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) hosted the significant gatherings of its beloved alumni in two separate blasts of celebration – the 2nd International Grand Alumni Homecoming sponsored by UNEP CN International Alumni Association Inc. USA and the 59ers Grand Reunion hosted by MMC UNEP High School Batch 1959.

One of the highlights of the celebration is a Thanksgiving Dinner and Cultural Night participated in by former UNEP Students who came all the way from various parts of the world just to partake of the celebration.

Joining the celebration is Fr. Ed Amata-Dura who also served as the officiating priest during the mass. Fr. Dura is also one of the active members of the alumni and one of the organizers who made the “Magbinaydan” event happen in Iriga City.

UNEP Executive Vice President and concurrently the university’s VP for Finance Ms. Deli Alfelor-Tibi was given the privilege to introduce the guests who are just too happy to set foot in their alma mater again. Also at the helm of the event is no less than the young and dynamic university president, Atty. Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda.

“One good thing about seeing each other is the moment when we start remembering all the good and the bad things with a smile on our face. It is when we try to bring back old memories that mean a lot to each and every one of us. It is actually a comforting feeling knowing that you still share the same sentiments after all these years,” Tibi said in an interview.

The group of professional nurses also had their share in reminiscing their days at the UNEP campus when they were still weaving their dreams and productively plotting their career paths.

This year’s Alumni Homecoming was sponsored by the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) College of Nursing and the UNEP College of Nursing (UNEP-CN) International Alumni Association Inc. USA under the theme: “Challenges in Nursing: Philippines/ United States versus opportunities.”

Focused on bringing a positive whisk of opportunities for graduating nursing students, the event was filled with lectures on how job opportunities will be trickled down to UNEPians who are now on their toes, preparing for the big challenge of finding a lucrative profession, not only here in the Philippines but also in foreign lands.

Ms. Eleanor R. Alfelor, Dean of UNEP College of Nursing cited that the event was indeed a combination of merriment and public service.

“This is one historic gathering for I believe that what we will be sharing here could open doors for bigger prospects especially for our nursing students.”

The UNEP College of Nursing International Alumni Association based in San Leandro, California has been consistently sending assistance to poor but deserving students who want to enlist as nursing students. Since 2003, they have been very supportive of this cause, giving scholarship grants to a lot of aspiring nurses.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xunep.html

Peña unveils innovative livelihood strategies in far-flung barangay
CAMARINES SUR. Coastal barangays of the Municipality of Minalabac were the first to see the proposed barangay ordinances for livelihood development as Vice Gov. Fortunato “Ato” Peña embarks on a series of visitations to remote barangays in Camarines Sur to introduce new livelihood strategies for the utilization of the annual Local Development Fund (LDF) of every barangay here, February 4.

The vice governor met with the various barangay officials in all four coastal barangays of Minalabac specifically Hamoraon, Salinggogon, San Antonio, and Bagolatao during a whole day visit where he handed out pro-forma resolutions for adoption of the barangay councils to maximize the use of their LDF in order to heighten Gov. LRay Villafuerte’s continuous livelihood development programs in the countryside.

The Advisory Board of the Office of the Vice Governor also distributed copies of the Barangay Primer to serve as guides in local legislation of the barangay officials, together with a copy of the book meticulously translated in the Bicol dialect by the Advisory Board titled “Enot na Giya kan Barangay” which aims to optimize the local officials’ expertise in the discharge of their respective office.

“This has been the first time that any vice governor has ever visited us personally at the Barangay Hall,” said Bgy. Captain Lauro Margallo of Bgy.Hamoraon. “And we are indeed inspired of the new approach in livelihood development that the vice governor has presented to us,” he added.

The livelihood scheme included the implementation of a partnership between the barangay and the farmers, fishermen, livestock growers and other local industry in every barangay. The new scheme sets the guidelines for the livelihood program which entails the rendering of assistance in kind to marginalized fisher folks and farmers in Camarines Sur which will be returned without interest to the Barangay Treasury upon return of the capital to the beneficiaries. The program forms part of a comprehensive livelihood and economic strategy that Vice Gov. Fortunato “Ato” Peña has launched in line with the Christian Innovative Leadership that he has advocated to lay the groundwork for a more productive and vibrant community, especially in the hinterlands of the province. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xpena.html

Army sets housing program for rebel returnees in Bicol
FOR the first time in the country’s history, former rebels who laid down their arms will be given free lots and houses adjacent to the military’s regional headquarters in Bicol to ensure their safety away from the hook of the New People’s Army.

Lt. Gen. Roland M. Detabali, commanding general of Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) told Bicol Mail that this is the first ever project of the government in the country where former rebels along with their families will be given a housing program near the military camp as a model community to guarantee their safety.

The rebels’ housing program will be established by the Army’s 9th Infantry Division under the command of Maj. Gen. Ruperto R. Pabustan within the 5.7 hectares which could accommodate 100 houses including facilities for livelihood programs.

“This is the model community for former rebels under President Benigno Aquino III. The 5.7 hectares can accommodate 100 houses with facilities for livelihood programs,” said PA’s regional spokesman Maj. Harold Cabunoc.

Cabunoc said that at least 41 former rebels have been screened by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Gawad Kalinga and of the provincial government of Camarines Sur.

“The 41 former rebels who surrendered their arms is the first batch of beneficiaries that will benefit in this first ever program of the government along with their families for them to start a new life,” Cabunoc told Bicol Mail.

The construction of the housing program will commence immediately after the ground breaking ceremony on February 23 to be attended by President Aquino where the soldiers and the former enemies of the state will construct the housing units together.

Bicol region is considered by the officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as rebel country due to a huge number of mass based supporters and multi-million support to the New People’s Army given by private and government contractors, politicians and the public with the imposition of revolutionary taxes which the military calls plain and simple extortion.

According to Detabali, there has been a 70% reduction of the number of communist guerillas during the incumbency of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after the all out war program of the previous government to end the 4-decade insurgency problem in the country.

Unfortunately, Detabali said the program did not totally wipe out the communist movement due to lack of social integration program and money to finance it.

“Seventy percent of NPA strength dwindled including their armaments but we did not thoroughly succeede to finish them (NPA) off due to lack of money and social integration program. We need the support of local government units for us to succeed in our campaign to expunge the government’s enemy for us to pursue development unhindered,” Detabali told Bicol Mail.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xsets.html

NYC opens search for youth ambassadors
The National Youth Commission invites young people to join the 38th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP).

SSEAYP is an annual cultural exchange program aims to promote and strengthen friendship among the young people of the participating ASEAN countries and Japan by providing them the opportunity to live together on board the luxury vessel M/S Fuji Maru, visit participating countries and engage in various activities such as institutional visits and goodwill exchanges with local youth.

Participating youth should be: Filipino citizen, single, between 18-30 years old as of April 1, 2011; of good moral character; residing for at least 2 years in the region to be represented; physically and mentally fit to travel; preferably a first time traveler and not a recipient of NYC or Japanese government funded international program; with strong background of Philippines history, geography, culture and arts; knowledgeable of the current issues of the Philippines, Japan and ASEAN countries; must have been serving the youth sector as an active officer/member of any youth or youth organization for at least 2 years and must be willing to be an NYC volunteer after the program.

Interested applicants must also be willing to take a leave of absence from school or work and complete the trainings and activities before, during and after the program on the following schedules: Pre-Departure Training – July 17-28 ; Pre-Departure Activities – Sept 24-Oct 24; Cruise – Oct 25-Dec 16; and Post Program Evaluation – Dec 16-18, 2011.

The Japanese government as the primary sponsor of the program, shoulders the round trip airfare of the participants, expenses for meals and accommodation on-board the ship, transportation and admission fees required for the study tours.

Application requirement includes the following documents: application letter; notarized application form with passport size picture; resume; certificate of good moral character; resident certificate; police or NBI clearance and 2 self-addressed mailing envelopes with P20.00 worth of stamp.

The deadline for application is on April 15, 2011 at the NYC offices. Application form could be download at the NYC website: www.nyc.gov.ph. For more information, please contact the SSEAYP secretariat at (02) 416-2833 or the NYC Naga Area office (054) 8115804/4730435.

Be one of the Ambassador of Goodwill to represent the Philippines on the 38th SSEAYP, Apply now!http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xyouth.html

Bicol's Best Coffee

Every morning, I make it a point to have a coffee
before starting my busy day ahead.

In Naga City, I alternately choose
between Kopi Roti (which I had this morning)

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....and Starbucks

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....for my caffeine rush to keep me going all day,
as they open early as 7 AM in some days…


The Coffee Beanery (TCB) and

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my personal favorite- Mocha Blends opens much later at 10 am…

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so they are best taken out home for late supper after my evening hospital rounds.

Legazpi may not still not have the sophisticated branded coffees yet,
but two outstanding coffee shops have provided me with
the caffeine rush I need to keep my day going.

First is La Mia Taza...

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....which has sustained my cravings
with one of the the best espressos in town…

…and once in a while, Bikol Blends...

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...that offers locally blended coffee concoctions,
like the unique Café Bikolano,
whose taste I start learning to appreciate lately

“Angels,” Jumels offering on 31st year
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In its 31st year of operation, the Jumels Learning Center is once again holding its annual play presentation on February 19, 2011, 7 pm at the Universidad de Sta. Isabel Auditorium.

Thc musical play entitled “Angels” is an offshoot of the school’s effort headed by Mrs. Amelita P. Zaens to provide the students opportunity to hone their multiple intelligences particularly kinesthetic, linguistics, arts and music.

As started out last year, Jumels veered away from its usual adoption of the popular fairy tales and tried its stint on using the theater as a teaching tool by integrating social issues like environment concern and this year, child exploitation, mendicancy and other societal ills.

“Angels” was written and directed by Mr. Alcid Valencia, choreographed by Mr. Macky Barachina and music by Mr. James Reburiano. Mrs. Zaens is the operetta’s musical director and producer.

A motorcade around the major streets in Naga City on February 18 will give the public a showcase of the characters in their costumes. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xjumels.html

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Local network launches 'Radyo sa TV'
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NAGA CITY, February 14, 2011- The Bicolano radio-tvcompany PBN Network Inc. has launched the first ‘Radyo sa TV’ in Naga City and in the Bicol Region.

What used to be the OK FM music station has been reformatted to air News and Public Affairs now.

DZOK is the first local radio station in Bicol to have its programs seen live on free TV, channel 10 on Caceres Cable TV and channel 15 on Sky Cable.

This trend-setting move by PBN Network which combines live radio and television broadcasts simultaneously is expected to revolutionize the operation of the station now dubbed as ‘DZOK Radyosa TV’. It has adopted the slogan, ‘Nasa Radyo Na, Nasa TV 5 Pa!’

DZOK will air its News and Public Affairs format over TV Channel 5 from 5:00 to 10: 30 in the morning and in the 5:00 to 5:45 pm Monday to Friday Newscast - ‘BaretasaSingko’.

Appointed to head the operation of DZOK Radio and TV 5 is veteran broadcast journalist Elmer Abad as Station Manager.

His appointment was announced recently by PBN Network President Brenda Bayona-Locsin and Executive Vice President Glenn Barcelon.

Abad was Station Manager of DWNW of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) in Naga City and has managed several news and public affairs stations in the past. He is also former Chairman of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) in Camarines Sur.

Aside from Elmer Abad, included in the News Team of DZOK are veteran Radio-TV broadcasters Jun Derla, Melvin Machado, TotiRepane-Rivera, RodelRepuestoand Berna Lou Cezar.

DZOK’s News and Public Affairs aim to gather the voices of the ordinary men on the street while it banks on the integrity and credibility of the members of its news team.

“With DZOK’s strict adherence to the provisions of the KBP ethical standards, we envision to bring decency to the air lanes, devoid of political and other biases. We hope to elevate the level of broadcast journalism so that what is fed to the listeners may be used as instrument in improving the lives of our people while the interest of the general public is genuinely protected and served,” Abad stated.

With ‘DZOK Radyo sa TV’ around, it is expected that the advertising needs of the local businesses will be adequately served as their plugs will not only be heard on radio but seen on free TV, as well.

DZOK’s identity as ‘OrgulyongKadamay’ (Proud to be your companion or ally) or O.K. for short projects the station’s intention to be with the listeners in good times or in bad times, especially in times of calamities; PBN Network, Inc. is known for being around to serve when it is most needed.

The station is expected to offer News and Public Affairs in a unique way to the Naga and Camarines Sur audiences using the technologies of Radio and Television.

It can be recalled that PBN Network, Inc. is the largest Bicolano Network with radio stations operating in Camarines Norte, Naga ,Legazpi and in Sorsogon. It also operates TV Stations in the Cities of Naga and in Legazpi.The network’s expansion program in other Bicol provinces in 2011 is underway.

“In as much as this is the first local radio-tv outfit in Naga to offer this kind of service, we believe we are bringing our services closer to the people as we continue to innovate with our programming and technical capabilities to effectively answer the needs of the community in these changing times," Abad further disclosed. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xradyo.html

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Senior Supt. Victor Deona presents positive picture of Camarines Sur’s peace and order situation.

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/peps&events.html)

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Wow, Seems Camarinenses are into fitness these days :cheers:

VANGUARDS OF BUILDING.
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This year’s new set of officers of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Naga City Chapter led by President Engr. Emily D. Kalaw(front row, dark dress) and their guest during the chapter’s induction last February 5 will be the moving force behind the expected building boom in the province of CamSur and Naga City in the wake of the province’s meteoric rise as the most visited tourism destination and among the ten richest provinces in the Philippines. Photo shows (front row, l-r) Dominador Ragas, Ermina Ma. P. Robredo, Rodolfo S. de la Cruz, PICE national president Prof. Benito Pacheco, Ph.D.,PICE Naga City chapter president Emily D. Kalaw, Francisco Cueto, Jordan R. Chavez III, Danilo Z. Garcia, Alex Genio and Andrew Opeña. (Back row, l-r) Tito L. Simando, Paulino S. Cunanan, Herminio A. Magpantay, Jordan Pierre Y. Fulgentes, Ralph Angelo P. Real, and William P.Menes. (Officer not in photo is Angel T. Pormalejo.) http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/peps&events.html

The boy who became General
Counting down to the day of his retirement in March this year, Major General Ruperto “Raffy” Pabustan sat contentedly on the sofa in his office at the commander’s building at Camp Elias Angeles, San Jose, Pili town in Camarines Sur.

With his 56th birthday on March 27 looming in the horizon, the division commander is preparing for his quiet exit from the military world.

After almost 39 years in military service, Pabustan has acquired nothing less than two stars of major recognition, many citations, awards, ribbons, badges and degrees that placed him above the classification of an ordinary military official.

His long impressive track record in military leadership and service earned Raffy praise and admiration both from the AFP, government officials and local residents all over the places he was assigned to.

“Whatever I do, wherever I am, I always find ways to standout above the rest,” Pabustan said. “I give my best in everything I do.”

The Boy

M/Gen. Ruperto Reyes Pabustan, lovingly called ‘Raffy’, is the fourth child of Gapan Chief-of-Police Bernardo and wife Isidra Reyes-Pabustan. The Pabustans are quite a large family with nine children, composed of five sons and four daughters.

Being a policeman, Mr. Pabustan held much regard in young Raffy’s impressionable mind. Every morning, on his way to duty, Raffy would stand in awe watching him dress in his uniform.

“I would always think how strong and honorable my ‘Erpat’ looked in uniform,” M/Gen. Raffy said, “I stared at him and thought, ‘Someday, I’m going to become a policeman and I am going to look like my father.’”

With his gun on his side and his trim physique, Chief Pabustan’s was the central figure in young Raffy’s mind. During those moments, Raffy admitted that he never thought nor envisioned that he could be someone of higher rank than his father.

Raising a large family proved quite a challenge for the Pabustan couple who wanted all of their children to finish their education.

Nevertheless, they strived to put each child to school no matter how much it would cost the family income.

Raffy completed his primary and secondary education at the Gapan South Central School like most of his siblings. He graduated from elementary in 1966 and proceeded to Nueva Ecija High School where he finished secondary education in 1971. He was among the top five students of his graduating class.

Unlike his four brothers who prefer play and hanging with friends outside school days, Raffy loved reading books and immersing himself in the lessons he had from school. Because of his studious nature, the boy earned academic awards like his sisters, which both mystified and amazed his brothers and father. Because of this, the entire family thought that he would someday enter the priesthood.

“I loved reading my textbooks. Something that puzzled my father and my brothers,” Raffy mused. “My brothers were very much into physical activities, making friends, social drinking with our father and things other than academics. They weren’t academically-inclined like I was.”

“I always thought of ways to make my father proud of me,” Raffy added. “I wanted to show him that being a man doesn’t only mean being popular and strong in the streets.”

Raffy took inspiration from the life of national hero Jose Rizal. He related that he found similarities in his life with that of Rizal’s and he took solace in the hero’s eventual bloom from a weakling to an influential icon.

When he reached college, Raffy entered the Mapua Institute of Engineering as a young student in Manila.

It was the 1970s. Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was the President of the Republic of the Philippines. Martial Law was just declared over the land and the Filipinos were still trembling with anxiety, at the same time, protesting to the government. It was the time of bell-bottoms and Elvis Presley. And it was also around this moment that Raffy’s life was about to change.

The Young Man

Due to financial constraints brought about by sending four of the Pabustan children to tertiary school at the same time, Pabustan started wondering about his future.

“I was afraid that my parents would not be able to afford to send me to school anymore to finish my studies,” Pabustan said. “So I thought of a way that could allow me to go to school without having to ask for money from my parents that would, at the same time, impress my father. That was when I suddenly thought of entering the Philippine Military Academy (PMA).”

Pabustan, without informing anyone in his family, then took the entrance exam to the prestigious military school and waited quietly for the result.

At home, his parents were unaware of his decision until the newspaper, bearing the names of the PMA entrance exams passers came on their doorstep.

“Both of my mother and father cried when they saw my name among those who were allowed to study in PMA, in Baguio,” Pabustan reminisced. “Imagine that! My father, a chief-of-police, crying over his son’s achievement!”

Pabustan loves surprises and what he saw on his parents’ faces was enough to make him want to do his best in PMA.

After receiving the invitation letter from the school administrators, Pabustan immediately packed his things and boarded the bus to undergo training at Fort del Pilar in Loakan, Baguio City. It was the very first time that Pabustan came to the City of the Pines.

“It was great honor and pride enough for our family and even our place to have someone up in the PMA,” Pabustan related. “All that I had in mind was to finish the program and then join the PC (Philippine Constabulary).”

At the Academy, a new world was opened to Pabustan, a world of new learning where hard training, sacrifices and team effort was commonplace. Slowly, the strongman in Pabustan came to the surface as his courage was continuously tested against the daily tasks presented to them by the upperclassmen and mentors. In that environment, Pabustan’s natural passion for excellence came in handy.

“I am not the one to settle for so and so performance. I don’t like giving just 70 percent of my abilities. I always make sure to be included among the top five students in my class.”

Taking risks for survival, according to Pabustan, was what the PMA taught him, something that he thinks made him into the man he is today.

Aside from this, Pabustan also credited the PMA with his well-developed social skills and confidence.

“When I entered the Academy as a young man, I didn’t know how to speak to women. When I graduated in 1977, I had become a well-rounded person who can engage in conversation with any person because I have much confidence in myself.”

Prior to their senior year, Pabustan’s batch was engaged in the first ever lottery that determined their future after graduation. Pabustan was already aiming for the PC, being at the top of his priorities, with the Air Force as his second choice.

“If I wouldn’t become a policeman, I said I wanted to join the Air Force as a fighter pilot. My third choice was the Army, while the Navy never appealed to me,” Pabustan recounted. “Although I had doubts whether I would make the Air Force, I still wanted to become a pilot over a military man.”

But, Providence had other plans for the son of Gapan. The lottery resulted to Pabustan picking up the Army among his choices.

Despite this, Pabustan continued and faced destiny’s choice for him without regrets.

The Soldier

The year 1977 was the time Pabustan became a part of the Philippine Armed Forces.

Always a man hungry for self-development and knowledge, Pabustan did not stop moving forward after his graduation from the PMA.

He completed the hardest and most demanding specialization courses in the army, including the Scout Ranger Course and the Special Forces Operations Course. He also underwent the Basic Airborne Course and Jumpmaster Course when he was still a lieutenant, during which he and his comrades engaged in a daring exploit.

“I convinced one of the pilot officers there to take one of the choppers out to Nueva Ecija and let it hover above Gapan so I could sky-dive on my way home,” Pabustan grinned. “We came out of the Fort in a chopper en route to Manila. I waited with my other companions until we were above Gapan, then, dove home.”

Pabustan could not be stopped when he decided to undertake the toughest military training in the world – the US Ranger Course. He was the very first Filipino military man to ever graduate from the course.

Due to his insatiable thirst for knowledge and excellent standing in leadership, he was granted career and specialization courses here and abroad.

Here in the Philippines, he took up the Joint Command Staff Course and the Master Degree in National Defense Security Administration.

He graduated from Fort Benning Georgia under its Infantry Officer Advance Course. He was also included in the Overseas Joint Warfare Course under the Australia Defense Force Warfare Center and the Command and General Staff Course in Malaysian Staff College.

His training in the PMA had honed Pabustan into one of the most memorable and highly valued leaders of the military.

His first leadership stint was when he led platoon B Coy, 45 Infantry Battalion (IB) in the Visayas. He then moved on to become the platoon leader of 1st Scout Ranger Company in Mindanao. He was also the company commander of the 2nd Scout Ranger Company in Luzon. It was during these assignments that Pabustan saw action in the frontlines, thereby, opening his mind and eyes to the dangers of combat as they came face to face with local enemies and threats.

Aside from these assignments, he also assumed staff-member position with the intelligence and security group, and led one of its units as chief of staff.

He spent two years as commander of the 58th IB in Northern Mindanao until he assumed command of the Security and Escort Group. Later, he commanded the 602nd Infantry Brigade against the attacks of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Rebels and secessionist terrorist groups in Central Mindanao and North Cotabato which earned him his first star rank.

After receiving his first star, he rose up the ranks and was assigned commander of the Joint Special Operations Force of the Joint Task Force Comet in Western Mindanao as Inspector General of the Philippine Army. He was vested with the position of Deputy Chief of Staff for Training (J8) when he earned his present rank of Major General.

Later in April 8, 2009, he was assigned to the Bicol Region to become the commander of the 9th Infantry (Spear) Division in Camp Elias Angeles in Pili, Camarines Sur where he garnered more praise and citations due to his excellent leadership and development of the then newly established unit.

During the course of his career, he earned three distinguished service stars for positions of major responsibility. He is also a recipient of the Gawad sa Kaunlaran Medal, Bronze Cross Medals, Military Civic Action Medals, Silver Wing Medal, CSAFP and CGPA Awards, Military Merit Medals and Commendation Medals.

Love came knocking on Pabustan’s door when he was already a member of the AFP and a man ripe for marriage. It came in the person of Aniceta Santiago Capili who later became his wife.

Now a proud father of three young adults, Pabustan‘s children are sons Vincent Michael and Rafael Antonio and daughter Anne Richelle.

Vincent Michael, his eldest, is already a successful practicing registered nurse, while his only daughter and second child Anne Richelle is a highly paid computer software-maker in Japan.

Meanwhile, his youngest son Rafael Antonio has already expressed his interest in becoming a pilot.

“I’ve already submitted him to eye doctors for the needed tests for eye sight, depth perception and color-perception,” Pabustan proudly related. “He passed everything!”

Apparently, none of his children, particularly his sons, are set to follow his footsteps with the AFP as Mrs. Pabustan would not allow it.

Pabustan sought to change the image of the military in the minds of the Filipinos by putting emphasis on the reformation and reintegration into the society of former rebels during his leadership of the 9th ID. He gave focus more on engaging his fellow soldiers in outreach and rescue programs than purging the land of local terrorists through violent means.

His exemplary work with the military and his unit’s involvement in outreach activities in Camarines Sur earned him a special nook in the history of the province.

January of this year, the Sangunian Panlalawigan, headed by Vice Governor Fortunato “Ato” Peña named him Cam. Sur’s adopted son by virtue of a resolution in recognition of his contributions to the improvement of the security situation in the province.

By now, his brainchild, the model community for rebel returnees is about to become reality this coming February 23. Situated in Pili, the community will serve as a mini-society where the returnees, before being integrated into mainstream society, will be taught livelihood activities and other skills.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xboy.html

GOING GREEN.
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February 23 will be zero hour of launching of El Verde movement launched by Governor Villafuerte that may well see the attendance of President Noynoy Aquino as guest of honor who will fire the starting gun that will signal the start of simultaneous planting of no less than 600,000 trees in various areas in one hour. The program projects to plant some 12 million trees in CamSur by 2012 and would make the Philippines the green capital of Asia and possibly land CamSur in the Guinness Book of World Records. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/peps&events.html

PINAKAENOT NA BOXING SA BICOL
Welterweight title bout gigibohon sa Naga Coliseum
Bako sanang pigdadayo sa out of town games kan Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) an mahiwas na Naga City Coliseum sa Ciudad nin Naga envez mangyayari na an pinakaenot na boxing sa ciudad matapos kan tulong decada asin pigtalaan sa Marzo 5, 2011 an laban sa Welterweight champion ninda Dennis Laurente asin Dondon Sultan, dating World Boxing Federation asin Philippine champion, afuera kaini igwa pang walong undercard.

Pigconfirmar ni Alcalde John G. Bongat sa miembros kan media na igwa na sindang pigfirmahan na memorandum of agreement entre kan “Flash” Elorde Boxing Promotion. Pig-atubang kan alcalde sa halipot na oras na press conference an grupo kan promoter sa welterweight title bout na pigrepresentaran ni Johnny Elorde, aki kan dating champion sa boxing na si Gabriel “Flash” Elorde.

Sinabi kan jefe ejecutivo na katuyohan kaini nganing matabangan an ciudad na magkaigwa nin interes sa boxing an mga Bicolano dai na kita ma-organisar huli ta igwa nang bestadong promoter asin an trabajo kan LGU iyo na matawan sinda nin mahiwas na venue.

Bako lang pueding maging pinakaenot sagcod sa plano na maging boxing capital kan Southern Luzon an Ciudad nin Naga mala ngani pighahace na madara digdi an international title fight sa maabot na Peñafrancia fiesta sa Septiembre 2011.

An ticket cantidad dos mil pesos asin posibleng ilibre kan ciudad an bleachers mientras na igwa pang ibang grupo nin advertisers asin organisacion an pueding magpadreno. Segun sa alcalde dai sinda naglalaom nin dakulang ingreso envez an importante magkaigwa na kita nin interes sa boxing.

An promoter naging visita sa regular session kan Sanggunian Panlungsod kan ratificaron si memorandum of agreement kan consejo.

Si City Engr. Chito Palmiano nagsabi na an capacidad kan coliseum pueding magsobra sa otso mil nin paradalan. Digdi na ginigibo an Peñafrancia Beauty Pageant cada taon asin nagkaigwa nin out of town games an PBA.

Dakulang bagay na madara digdi an boxing huli ta makakatabang pa sa mga programa kan City Hall sa turismo.

An contruccion kan coliseum pigponan kan panahon ni dating Alcalde asin ngonian DILG Secretary Jess Robredo na inabot nin kinseng taon antes natapos an proyecto huli sa kakulangan nin fondo asin ayuda sa gobierno nacional. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xbout.html

HE HOTTEST NIGHT SPOT IN TOWN.
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Twin presentations last Valentine’s Day offered by The Avenue – the Avenue of Love (top photos) at the Avenue Square and Aphrodisia (bottom photos) at the Avenue Plaza Hotel attended by Naga City and Camarines Sur’s social elite and young jet set generation has proven The Avenue at Magsaysay Avenue, which is turning into Naga City’s Greenbelt, is definitely the hottest night spot in town. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/peps&events.html

PNP nagpatanid vs ilegal na pabulang
Pili, Camarines Sur – Dai man giraray makakabuelo an mga operator nin bulangan sa Camarines Sur na magpabulang dawa luwas sa aldaw nin Domingo, matapos magpatanid si OIC Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Victor Deona na magiging estricto an saiyang liderato sa PNP CamSur sa pag-implementar kan Presidential Decree 449 o an mapadapit sa Cockfighting Law sa nacion na naging controvercial kan panahon ni OIC PD Sr. Supt. Jonathan Ablang.

Si Deona naging visita sa ginibong regular session kan junta provincial kan Camarines Sur kan Lunes, Pebrero 14 na saiyang pigpaliwanag an mga prioridad sa campania sa paz y orden. Alagad nahapot kan junta sa isyu sa implementacion kan PD 449.

Piglinaw kaini, an ley nacional dai pueding matakopan sa ano man na resolucion na aprovado kan Sanggunian Bayan o maging Sanggunian Panlungsod sa pagtugot na magpadagos kan pagpabulang dawa luwas sa aldaw nin Domingo, kaya sa parte kan mga awtoridad daing kaulangan nganing ipadagos an pig-implementar ni dating OIC PD Ablang na PD 449.

Kan panahon ni Ablang saiyang pigbuyagyag na saro sa directang naipit sa implementacion kan ley iyo an operator kan bulangan sa Milaor, Camarines Sur na pigngaranan na Ricky Magtuto na pinsan ni Gobernador Lray Villafuerte. Tulong veces cada semana an pabulang asin malinaw na pagbalga kan PD 449, sabi kan dating OIC PD.

Afuera kaini, igwa ibang oficiales local na envuelto na sa operacion kan bulangan kaya ngani afectado sinda kan maging estricto si dating OIC PD Ablang sa pagpasunod kan ley.

An operator nagpaliwanag na legal an saiyang pagpabulang dawa bakong aldaw nin Domingo huli ta tinutogotan kan LGU sa paagi kan aprovadong resolucion asin nagbabayad nin buis. Alagad an PNP saindang pigsusunod an decreto presidential huli ta sarong ley nacional na nagsasabi an mga pabulang dapat sa aldaw sana nin Domingo afuera kun igwang especial na proyecto na pueding tugotan dawa bakong aldaw nin Domingo.

Sinabi kan OIC PD na ma-invitaran siya nin taga DOJ asin DILG asin titiriponon an mga operator kan bulangan sa Camarines Sur nganing ipaliwanag an estrictong implementacion kan decreto presidential asin maibitaran an barasolan sa dapat hagopon kan ley.

Mientras tanto, sinabi ni Deona sa mga miembros kan junta provincial na pigdesignar siya ni Regional Director Chief Supt. Cecilio Calleja bilang tumataho kan PNP CamSur sagcod na dai pa nakakapili nin fullfledged na Provincial Director ta sa presente nagpupugol siya nin puesto bilang Deputy Regional Director for Administration kan Bicol PNP. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/xbulang.html

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Naga City Public Safety Officer Lito del Rosario, 3rd from left joins his fellow skydivers in the recently concluded 16th Hot Air Balloon Celebration in Clark, Pampanga last February 10 to 13, 2011. A jump from an altitude often thousand feet above ground, the skydivers were all aware of the dangers caused by the very windy condition. The event also gave the skydivers the opportunity to strengthen their camaraderie and enjoy the appreciative crowd, since as the saying goes, “only the brave can fly.”

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KB,Inc. 100% ang suporta sa El Verde Movement ng Camarines Sur
PILI,Camarines Sur, Feb. 18 (PIA) - - -Ang Kaboronyogan ng mga Bicolnon (KB Bicol), Inc. dating Kabalikat Bicol, ay nagdeklara ng 100% na suporta sa El Verde Movement ng lalawigan ng Camarines Sur para sa pagtanim ng punong kahoy na nakatakdang ilunsad sa darating na Pebrero 23, 2011 sa barangay Sto. Niño, Pili ng nasabing probinsya.

Ayun sa Regional Executive Council ng KB Bicol na nakipag koordina na sila sa Provincial Executive Council sa pangunguna ni Jaime M. Kalaw, Jr. para sa gaganapin na pagtitipon ng mga opisyales at miyembros ng nasabing grupo tungkol sa pagpapadala ng mga delegasyon mula sa man-ibat-ibang chapters ng KB sa buong rehiyon.

Si Irvin Ayo ang regional governor ng KB Bicol ang nagparating din ng suporta sa “Greening” efforts ng pamahalaan local ng Camarines Sur.Nagbigay siya ng instruksyon sa mga KB officers & members sa buong Bicol na magtipon-tipon sila darating na February 23, 2011 sa headquarters ng Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Panganiban Drive, Naga City sa oras na alas 8 ng umaga bago sila tumulak papunta sa launching area sa barangay Sto. Niño, Pili, Camarines Sur.

Ang El Verde 12 Million Trees by 2012 Project ay may layunin na protektahan ang ecosystem ng probinsya at matulungan na matamo ang food security ng bawat tao.

Sa nasabing launching na ito ay sagot sa direktiba ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino para sa sustainable use of the country’s natural resources. Ang aktibidad na ito ay cover ang 1,036 barangays ng 35 munisipyo at 2 siyudad. http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=17769

Supply ng dugo sa Regional Blood Center sapat.
NAGA CITY -18Feb. (PIA) - - -Sapat ang dugo ngayon sa regional blood center sa Lungsod ng Naga .

Ayun sa kanila , tuloy-tuloy naman ang isinasagawang blood letting activities ng ibat-ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan . Lalo na ngayon buwan ng Pebrero ng buwan ng mga puso, sa ngayon maraming ahensya ng pamahalaan at institusyon ang nagpa-schedule ng blood letting activities.

Gayun pa man inaasahan ng blood center na magpapatuloy ang donasyon ng dugo gaya ng kanilang inaasahan. Araw-araw kinakailangang makakolekta sila ng 200 units na dugo na umaabot lang ang quota sa 80 hanggang 90 ang nakokolekta. Kung magpapatuloy ito tiyak na kakapusin ang supply sa rehiyon Bikol.

Bukas, araw ng Sabado magkakaroon ng Blood letting activities sa Capitol Convention Center sa Camarines Sur. http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=17813

AT THE GRASSROOTS.
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Vice Gov. Fortunato “Ato” Peña bares new strategies for livelihood development to far-flung barangays of coastal Minalabac to intensify Gov. LRay Villafuerte’s development programs in CamSur. The Activity forms part of a livelihood and economic strategy that the vice governor launched in line with his advocacy of promoting Christian Innovative Leadership as a tool in the continuous progress of the various communities in CamSur, especially in the hinterlands. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/peps&events.html

Tinagba: What a feeling!
As a line from the song Flashdance…What A Feeling puts it, it was as if they were dancing for their lives.

This was how it looked with the street presentations of the different barangays (grouped into clusters) that joined this year’s Tinagba Festival in Iriga City. Held at the city center in front of the grandstand, the contestants showed extraordinary terpsichorean skills in choreographed moves that were all about coordination, formation and veneration (the Tinagba, after all, is in thanksgiving for first harvest).

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Not even the rains could stop the Irigueños from giving their best. Even at the height of the downpour, the contestants had no qualms lying down on the wet pavement and dancing in soaked clothes. It was a miracle no one got hurt despite the slippery stage.

Someone remarked that the downpour was heaven’s way of giving a “thumbs up” to the celebration; a blessing for the Irigueños who have been acting as one under the leadership of their mayor, Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen. Indeed, the audience chose to get drenched in the rain than to abandon their kababayan. What better proof of “All for one, one for all?”

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Celebrities who graced the event were amazed with the Irigueños’ show of support for each other. Over dinner, right after “fantillusion” parade and fireworks display, Yeng Constantino, Jayson Gainza and Gab Valenciano raved about the dancers, creative choreography nice costumes and props, as well as the people’s warm reception.
...Cluster 3 (Bgy. Sto. Niño, San Antonio, La Trinidad, La Medalla, La Purisima), second place, and...

Yeng connected most with the Irigueños. In singing Lapit, which spoke about reassurance that someone is looking after us, an audience member she asked to join her onstage broke into tears. And so did Yeng!

People also applauded Jayson’s song number, I’m Yours. Though not a professional singer, he bravely took on the song with lots of audience participation. In the end, the hearty applause proved that Irigueños not only listen with their ears, but more importantly, with their hearts.

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Another highlight of the celebrations was Douglas Nierras’ conferment as the city’s adopted son. The world-renowned choreographer-dancer has been guiding and molding talents of the Irigueños to the point that they seem ready to join the Sinulog Festival (maybe next year, Douglas?). Since Douglas started conducting workshops in Iriga, the dancers seemed to have found their stride.

Then, of course, there was the parade of floats with design inspired by technology and tradition. One float was designed as ginger, while another was dressed up like a locomotive. The disparity in designs tells the fact that despite Iriga moving fast forward, it never forgets to look back on its roots.
…Cluster 5 (Bgy. San Agustin, Sta. Teresita, San Andres, San Vicente Norte), third place.

This year’s Tinagba Festival was also an occasion to celebrate the Irigueños who have made it to different parts of the world, hence, the replicas of the Big Ben, Statue of Liberty and Pyramids of Egypt in the town plaza. Irigueños capped another successful Tinagba Festival. And here are the results of the 2011 Tinagba Festival Competition: Float Parade Winners: First Place, Casureco 3; Second Place, Iriga City Water District; Third Place, Cluster 6 (Bgy. San Pedro, Perpetual Help, Sta Maria, San Ramon, Niño Jesus, San Rafael, Cristo Rey, Sagrada, Antipolo and Sta. Isabel). Street Dance Showdown Winners: First Place, Cluster 2 (Bgy. Santiago, Sta. Elena, Sto. Domingo, Banao, San Juan and La Anunciasion); Second Place — Cluster 3 (Bgy. Sto. Niño, San Antonio, La Trinidad, La Medalla, La Purisima); Third Place, Cluster 5 (Bgy. San Agustin, Sta. Teresita, San Andres, San Vicente Norte, Sta. Cruz). Special Awards: Best in Costume, Cluster 2; Best in Moving Choreography, Cluster 2; and Best in Sound and Rhythm, Cluster 2.

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Si Alcalde John G. Bongat (sa too) nag-atubang sa press conference kaibahan an “Flash” Elorde Boxing Promotion na sinda (hali sa too pasiring sa wala) Johnny Elorde, an saiyang esposa si Liza asin si Bembol Badiola taga Ciudad nin Naga, saindang pig-anunciar an welterweight title bout ninda Dennis Laurente vs Dondon Sultan na gigibohon sa Naga City Coliseum.

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Media man, dakop can CCTV sa aktong pag habun nin loaf bread sa Naga
NAGA CITY - Kasosopgan an dinara can sa tri media can sarong nagpapabisto na siya an media practitioner sa ciudad nin Naga.

Ini pagkatapos na ma aktuhan can CCTV camera an ginibong paghabon nin loaf bread ni Serge Rodriguez, 59-anios, na soboot media practitioner.

Base sa ulat, pigreklamo can Bakers Plaza an nabanggit taga media, huli ta ini an naghabon sa saindang establishmento.

Nahiling man kaya sa CCTV an pasekretong pagkua nin tinapay na dai man kani pinagbayadan na itinago sa saiyang bag.

Papalowas na can establishemento can sitaron can guardiya si Rodriguez, alagad nagsayuma na ipa inspection an bag.

Pag-abot sa presinto, hinuna pa can suspect na makakalusot siya ta pigpresentar asin binida an dakolang ID na nagpapabisto na siya soboot an miyebro kan media.

Nairitar an otoridad sabay sabi sa suspect na “no one is above the law.”

Asin can beripikaron napag araman na dai man palan nin lihitimong media practitioner, asin modus operandi niya iyu an magsangin sagin na taga media tangani na makapangbiktima.http://bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/regional-news/bicolano-news/41092-media-man-dakop-can-cctv-sa-aktong-pag-habun-nin-loaf-bread-sa-naga

A DREAM COMES TRUE.
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The newly-built Senior Citizens building just at the back of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan at the Provincial Capitol Complex, Pili, was blessed and inaugurated last Valentine’s Day. An ardent supporter of the province’s senior citizens, Governor LRay Villafuerte made the dream of senior citizens of the province to have their own office and social hall come true. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/feb17/peps&events.html

TNF (The North Face) 100 Camsur, Philippines – Thrill of the Trail – April 30, 2011
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BREAK ALL BOUNDARIES and embark on the ULTIMATE 100KM Trail Running Challenge. TNF 100 (The North Face) – Thrill of the Trail is happening on April 30 – May 1, 2011 in CAMSUR Philippines!

TNF 100 (The North Face) – Thrill of the Trail
April 30 – May 1, 2011
CAMSUR, Philippines
11K / 22K / 50K / 100KM Trail Run

Registration starts on February 18, 2011. NO Information on how much the registration fee yet. Will update once it’s available.

Online Registration @ RunnersRunner.com

Registration Venues:
- THE North Face Stores
- R.O.X.
- RES|TOE|RUN

Visit the Source: http://www.thrillofthetrail.ph/http://www.pinoyfitness.com/2011/02/tnf-the-north-face-100-camsur-philippines-thrill-of-the-trail-april-30-2011/#ixzz1EMiHl4yL

Ang PAMHI Ngonian
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ELVERDE 12 MILLION TREES BY 2012

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JOIN WITH US..... a project of Gov. Lray Villafuerte, Jr.
and the Province of Camarines Sur
Supported by The Local Government Unit of Pili, Camarines Sur
Headed by Mayor Tomas P. Bongalonta, Jr.
Vice Mayor Ronald P. Boclot and the
Sangguniang Bayan

thru our

MTB para sa kapalibutan

Musika nin Tawo sa Bukid para sa kapalibutan on February 22, 2011, 6:0 PM

Magkasararo asin Tanuman an Bukid para sa Kapalibutan on February 23, 2011, 10:00 AM

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Bicol's Best Coffee

Every morning, I make it a point to have a coffee
before starting my busy day ahead.

In Naga City, I alternately choose
between Kopi Roti (which I had this morning)

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....and Starbucks

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....for my caffeine rush to keep me going all day,
as they open early as 7 AM in some days…


The Coffee Beanery (TCB) and

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my personal favorite- Mocha Blends opens much later at 10 am…

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so they are best taken out home for late supper after my evening hospital rounds.

Legazpi may not still not have the sophisticated branded coffees yet,
but two outstanding coffee shops have provided me with
the caffeine rush I need to keep my day going.

First is La Mia Taza...

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....which has sustained my cravings
with one of the the best espressos in town…

…and once in a while, Bikol Blends...

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...that offers locally blended coffee concoctions,
like the unique Café Bikolano,
whose taste I start learning to appreciate lately




There are Kapeng Barako being sold locally in the Ragay Gulf Areas of Libmanan and Sipocot and it really tastes good :okay:

Congratulations to Iriga City Police Station having been adjudged as "CamSur's Best Police Station of 2010!

And to P02 Jennifer Laut Ibias and P02 Eugene N. Alfelor - COMMENDATION FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE!

Will be awarded on Monday @ CamSur PPO!

BTW, Siisay daw nanggana sa Championship match sa basketball sa Palarong Bikol between Iriga City and Catanduanes?

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

Isarog Lines and Penafrancia Tours :okay:

para sako mas okay magsakay sa bus na taga Bicol (taga Naga) ang kagsadiri. :banana:

karakanan!!!

ano meron??

participants at the 18th singles for christ int'l conference already number about 7,000.

the weekend has opened tonite with Gov L-Ray welcoming everyone and declaring: free wakeboard for all delegates during the ICON!

and the whole place roars and cheers with approval! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

participants at the 18th singles for christ int'l conference already number about 7,000.

the weekend has opened tonite with Gov L-Ray welcoming everyone and declaring: free wakeboard for all delegates during the ICON!

and the whole place roars and cheers with approval! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

coolness! :banana:

ang workshop ni Father Xave box office na since Jan. 26, 2011 :applause: :applause:

naka pdf format kaya.. paste ko nlng hehehe ngunyan ang workshop, 2nd day. :D
Weeds Among The Wheat
CWC Villa del Rey
Function Hall 9am – 12nn
FULL

Hi ALL peps newbie here :) Happy Yepi Yey Lunch time:lol:

nga pala guys any update on airport upgrade or the proposed new development ? we really need upgraded airport :ohno: i had very disappointing experience kahapon on our flight naga - manila, we were delayed by more than two hours, reason?? foggy or zero visibility daw when in fact it is very clear yesterday morning at naga airport .imagine nag eruplano pa ko to manila to attend seminar cascade that morning and end up receiving nagging advice because i was late :lol::lol:

i think i saw Wohiwohi at that flight.

Are you working in Radisson Hotel Ina?

How far is it at the Dubai International Convention Center?

I have not finalized my hotel reservations in Dubai as we are still busy for our trip to LA, Anaheim and San Diego this coming April 12 to 24 for the AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists).

We still have three trips to fulfill before Dubai.

July- with our long term employees at the Endolab and domestic helpers in Singapore (we have four employees who had been with us since 1996 and house helps who has been with us since 1992- long before I was married):lol:

We are also scheduled for Tokyo, Japan during the long Penafrancia break (Libre ang fare using our Delta/Northwest miles:lol::lol:), and on November we are also bound for Vietnam for the AFES (ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies).

Our last trip for the year would be Dubai. So we have not had any final plans yet.

If I'm not mistaken, I have made initial (but not final yet) arrangements for Ascott Park Place Dubai. We travel as a family so we always make it a point to stay in full service aparments like Ascott and Oakwood or mid- priced hotels like Embassy Suites when in US.

Radisson would be a good alternative. I will have to compare the price of a 1 bedroom suite with that of Ascot which offers a fully equipped kitchen. Our yaya can cook and this would save us a lot of money.:lol:

But we'll definitely see you in Dubai.:)


Doc is Ascott Hotel near the Dubai International Convention Center along Sheik Zayed? Il check. I will ask the boss if he has special rates for Radisson. How many delegates are booked for December? Radisson Hotel is inside Internet City also near Sheik Zayed. Its partly owned by the Al Muttawa family who owns Atlas Properties. I work for one of the brothers here in Abu Dhabi .. the projects that we are working on at the moment are mostly for Abu Dhabi government, military , police and oil and gas companies like ADNOC. Hope we can be of help to our fellow Kabayans coming over to UAE this December.

Hi ALL peps newbie here :) Happy Yepi Yey Lunch time:lol:

nga pala guys any update on airport upgrade or the proposed new development ? we really need upgraded airport :ohno: i had very disappointing experience kahapon on our flight naga - manila, we were delayed by more than two hours, reason?? foggy or zero visibility daw when in fact it is very clear yesterday morning at naga airport .imagine nag eruplano pa ko to manila to attend seminar cascade that morning and end up receiving nagging advice because i was late :lol::lol:

i think i saw Wohiwohi at that flight.

newbie ka dyan waaa si sir randi! dai ko napa laag si photo mo sa banner.. sorry po! :D :D

Deadline extended for Pilgrimage City Landmark Contest

Due to consistent demand and requests from interested participants, the City Government has decided to extend the deadline for the Pilgrimage City Landmark Contest.

According to Alec Santos, coordinator for the said contest, frequent inquiries and requests coming from different parties have made it necessary for the City Government to adjust the timetable.

The final submission date has been moved to MARCH 18 from February 11 to allow different groups more time to consolidate ideas and finalize their submissions. Interested

After the initial screening of the Board of Judges, nominees will be given the opportunity to display their work on an exhibit along with entries from “Retrato sa Merkado” photo contest. The exhibit will then be followed by a public presentation before the Board of Judges, giving nominees the chance to defend and explain their submission before the final selection of winning entries is made.

The proposed landmark monument is expected to be erected at the intersection of Diversion road and Panganiban Drive in a planned rotunda. Santos explains that the City Government plans to remove the center islands and place a single 11-meter wide rotunda to improve traffic flow and reduce accidents at the said junction. According to studies done abroad, rotundas, or roundabouts have been proven to reduce accidents in intersections by as much as 40%.

Those interested may contact Alec Santos by email thru alec.santos@naga.gov.ph, phone 478-9579 or cellphone (0921)7971826.


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BOXING KONTRA DROGA
the Philippine Welterweight Championship
March, 05, 2011 3PM
Naga City Coliseum

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Naga Cathedral's Porta Mariae Photo Contest (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=570287&id=100000320573550&fbid=191394234214594#!/album.php?aid=42189&id=100000320573550)

I chose to just share the link than to post the photos as there are disclaimers/copywrights in each photo. but all photos are so nice. The comments are nicer as well. :D :D

Naga Cathedral's Porta Mariae Photo Contest (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=570287&id=100000320573550&fbid=191394234214594#!/album.php?aid=42189&id=100000320573550)

I chose to just share the link than to post the photos as there are disclaimers/copywrights in each photo. but all photos are so nice. The comments are nicer as well. :D :D

saw it too.. and i also didn't mind posting.. haha

i didn't read the mechanics.. imo, some of the photos are so simple and some are super duper enhanced :lol: extremes! haha

the owner of this ad billboard is surely expanding..

crossing of Diversion, Panganiban, Magsaysay, Concepcion.. nasa side ang billboard. pang tulo na ini s crossing

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along Panganiban Drive

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i could just imagine in a few years.. mapapano ning billboards ang Panganiban.. :nuts:

last Feb 13, 2011 at SM City Naga

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Iriga Joe Motors Building

at least this building is now completed.. looks good! :)
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El Verde Site Map. February 23, 2011.
4 days to go!

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I saw an underconstruction building along Magsaysay tonight with a rendering displayed on its site. I just can't figure it out because it's too dark.

I saw an underconstruction building along Magsaysay tonight with a rendering displayed on its site. I just can't figure it out because it's too dark.

si kataid po kang beanbag? if that's it, na post ko na last week ata yun hehe

^^Ano po ito,ms NCD?

repost ko po..

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Good eve to all! Just want to share some shots I took of Porta Mariae and Metropolitan Cathedral when i had coffee with friends at the mini canteen/ coffeeshop at the cathedral grounds. http://img163.imageshack.us/i/copyof16022011005.jpg/ http://img163.imageshack.us/i/copyof16022011005.jpg/ http://img163.imageshack.us/i/copyof16022011005.jpg/
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El Verde Site Map. February 23, 2011.
4 days to go!

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more, more trees in CWC and capitol complex!

repost ko po..

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Yup, this what I've seen.... Thanks, Ms. NCD!

Magsaysay is becoming a commercial center....

Anti-GMO activists destroy Bt eggplants


LOS BAÑOS, Laguna ,Philippines – Anti-genetically modified (GM) crops activists have destroyed experimental GM eggplants being studied by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) here.

The activists reportedly belonging to Greenpeace, entered the UPLB research plots situated in the neighboring town of Bay and uprooted the Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) or transgenic eggplants about to be harvested.

With members of the foreign and local media in tow, the intruders destroyed the fence of the “off-limits” experimental area and uprooted the Bt-eggplants.

Arrival of members of the UP Los Baños police prevented the activists from causing more damage to the plants.

The intruders, who arrived here in vans and pick-ups, were later taken to the UPLB police station inside the UP Los Baños campus for interrogation.

Sources told The STAR that the activists included two Indians. The foreigners will be the subject of future complaint with their embassy in Manila, it was further gathered.

Further investigation is being conducted by the UP Los Baños police prior to the complaint’s endorsement to the Bay Police.

“We will be pursuing this case,” a UPLB official told this writer.

The intruders face such charges as forcible entry, damage to property, vandalism, and violation of government biosafety statutes.

The UPLB official pointed out that the vandals had affronted the “academic freedom” of the university, stressing that such freedom is a well-enshrined right in the UP System.

This is the third time that anti-Bt activists destroyed experimental plants being studied in pursuit of biotechnology research in the Philippines.

About 10 years ago, a horde of violent anti-Bt corn demonstrators entered an experimental transgenic corn farm in Gen. Santos City and destroyed the crops.

In 2006, however, the government finally approved the commercial production of Bt corn in the Philippines.

Last December, anti-’Bt-talong’ activists also uprooted GM eggplants within the UP Mindanao campus in Davao City.

Both the Bt-eggplants at UP Los Baños and UP Mindanao formed part of the second-to-the-final stage of the years-long study of genetically modified or transgenic eggplant in the Philippines.

The penultimate multi-location studies of the eggplant were programmed at the Pangasinan State University (PSU)-Sta. Maria campus; UP Los Baños; Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) in Pili, Camarines Sur; Iloilo (Sta. Barbara); Visayas State University (VSU) in Baybay City, Leyte; University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, North Cotabato; and UP Mindanao.

After the multi-location trials, the government will decide on whether BT-eggplant will be produced commercially in the country.

Under the multi-phased project, UP Los Baños is developing an FSB-resistant eggplant in partnership with the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) in India and Cornell University (New York, USA). Mahyco has developed a highly resistant biotechnology eggplant now used in the Philippines, India, and Bangladesh as source of FSB-resistant traits.

Supporting the project are the Department of Agriculture (DA), International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)-Biotechnology Information Center (BIC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II (ABSP).

The whole research process has four phases.

The first (contained research in laboratories and screenhouses) was conducted from 2006 to 2007 at the UPLB Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB).

The second (small confined trials) was done also at UPLB from 2007 to 2009.

In the third phase, the DA-Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) requires two experimental seasons before a GM crop is allowed for commercial release (final stage).

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=658993&publicationSubCategoryId=77

Oslo paradox
NO ONE expects the first formal meeting in Oslo between the new Aquino administration and communist rebels, after a hiatus of six years, to “beat swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks.”

This is a vision that has eluded Filipinos for almost four decades. In 18 years of post-Marcos armed conflict, 4,745 have been killed and 1,534 injured, based on admittedly incomplete tallies. Over 1.2 million morphed into refugees to avoid lethal cross-fires.

Estimates of direct costs, like attacks on power stations, or spillover costs in terms of spooked investors, are imprecise. But partial evidence shows they are hefty.

In three years, New People’s Army rebels blew up 46 cell sites of firms that didn’t ante up “revolutionary taxes.” A $50-million World Bank community-based resource management project in Sorsogon and Camarines Sur floundered after the NPA threatened local government coordinators.

“Conflicts in Central America, the Balkans, Africa and Northern Ireland have come and gone,” Philippine Human Development Report 2010 notes. “Yet, armed conflicts in the Philippines persist… [There is the] bizarre phenomenon of ‘wars without end’ alongside ‘peace talks without end’.”

The rebels stalked out of the conference room in 2004. “Negotiations with the Arroyo administration were placed in doubt, specially in view of the credibility problems [it] encountered, even among majority groups that were its constituency,” PHDR added.

By then the “Hello, Garci” scandal and serialized scams had sapped Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s remaining shreds of legitimacy. Her pledges to end the communist rebellion by 2010 sounded tinny when President Benigno Aquino III was sworn in.

“Dialogue is … a strategy of the brave,” said Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s deputy foreign minister. “It opens doors.”

“Our goal is to … put an end to one of the most protracted armed conflicts,” the government’s chief negotiator Alexander Padilla said. His “most optimistic projection” is that talks can be completed in 18 months. “Peace can be achieved in three years. If both sides are focused and sincere.”

Would Filipinos then no longer take up the sword against Filipinos? The Oslo talks form the first small step away from today’s sterile stalemate. Ahead is, to use Mao Zedong’s phrase, a “long march.” Still, there is pressure on both sides to deliver.

Conflict-weary Filipinos make up a constituency for peace, Pulse Asia says. Out of every 100 respondents, 35 cited “peace in the country” as an urgent national concern. That ranked up there with inflation (45 percent) and graft (36 percent).

Time and history have moved on. “In Europe, only two communists are left,” the late Indonesian editor Sumono Mustoffa mused over coffee. “Both are Filipinos.” Sumono was referring to aging commissars Jose Maria Sison, a.k.a. Armando Liwanag, and Luis Jalandoni (a naturalized Dutch citizen).

From burgis flats in the Netherlands they have waged a “people’s war” by proxy, through fax and e-mail. They ignore communism’s collapse or their paralysis during the Edsa revolution. They are out of sync with a world where people power guarantees that the next Arab Summit will see young leaders from Tunisia and Egypt replacing sclerotic autocrats. Will fresh faces represent Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria, maybe even Libya?

The Berlin Wall’s collapse, Poland’s Solidarnosc and Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution resulted from communism’s inner corrosion. The Soviet Union crumbled in 1991. Moscow today debates whether to trundle Lenin’s embalmed corpse from Red Square to an obscure grave.

In Asia, China dismantled the Maoist rebellion. Deng Xiaoping’s uncluttered heresy—“To get rich is glorious”—drives China’s economic engine which has overtaken Japan. But the communist party here lashed the Chinese president for “abandoning people’s war,” opting instead for “capitalist” trade.

In Oslo, communist negotiators who are already past their prime speak for an insurgency that, while able to inflict mayhem, has “withered and splintered,” writes Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet of the Australian National University. “Communist ideology is part of their leaders’ vocabulary.” But party evaluation showed signs of ideological superficiality. “Mindanao’s communist party building was notably weak.” Recruits joined, not because they were attracted to Marxism (or Maoism), but to avenge personal, family or community tragedies caused by military abuses. Some hire out as gunslingers for local politicians and offer protection for business firms.

From Davao to Nueva Ecija, many are driven by oppression of the many by a few. In Abra, Kalinga and Mt. Province, they slam “government-initiated development projects that infringed on highlanders’ land, property, community-use rights.”

No one has a monopoly on this bruising brawl. Corruption, skewed wealth and plodding judicial processes are unmasked daily in headlines as well as congressional hearings. Will a rebellion of the rich slay reforms by a thousand cuts ?

Far too often, our “leaders” settle for tokenism or lip-service reforms, the Jesuit sociologist John J. Carroll once noted. Martial law dictatorship by Marcos rendered reforms impossible. And they also made people power inevitable.

In many ways, insurgencies helped Filipinos “realize how they ought to build a more just and democratic society,” PHDR said. “By engaging in the peace process with erstwhile adversaries, Philippine society should emerge a better one.”

That is the paradox unfolding, inch by painful inch, at the closed-door talks in Oslo.http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20110219-321069/Oslo-paradox

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Schedule of 25th EDSA Revolution anniv celebrations
The 25th anniversary of the People Power Revolution will be celebrated from February 17 to 27, with a variety of different activities across the metro, organized by the EDSA Commission, partner companies, and government groups.

The celebrations will be held under the theme Tatak EDSA 25: Pilipino Ako, Ako ang Lakas ng Pagbabago.

“Tatak EDSA is the unique brand of Pinoy People Power,” says the EDSA Commission. “It is the Filipino people’s singular contribution to global democracy – Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo [The Filipinos’ Offering to the World].”

“As we rally our people behind the theme, we will propagate the spirit of EDSA globally,” they add.



On February 17 will be the Exhibit of the Inaugural at 6:00pm at SM The Block. This will showcase a coffee table book documenting the events from former President Corazon Aquino’s funeral to her son Noynoy Aquino’s presidential campaign, victory and inauguration.



February 21 will see the launch of Noynoy: Triumph of a People’s Campaign at 5:00pm at the Powerbooks branch in Greenbelt 4. The book, written by Ambassador Wilfrido Willacorta chronicles the success of the Aquino campign in capturing the presidency.

Also to be held that day will be the Exhibit of the Revolution Revisited by Kim Komenich starting 6:00pm at the Ayala Museum. This event will feature 60 photographs taken by Komenich during the People Power Revolution, including 14 photographs which were given the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.

Another photo exhibit will be held from February 21 to 27. The Sonny Camarillo Exhibit will feature thirty iconic pictures taken by Camarillo during the People Power Revolution and will be displayed along EDSA and White Plains avenue.



On February 22, a Tree Planting Activity will be held from 9:00am to 12:00 noon in Camarines Sur. The activity, led by Governor Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. and the Local Government of Camarines Sur seeks to plant 50,000 trees in an area called the ‘Community of Hope’, which serves as a home for rebel returnees and military families.

On the same day will also be the Inaguration of the AFP Museum and Blood Letting starting 2:00pm at the Armed Forces of the Philippines grounds in Camp Aguinaldo. The room where former president Fidel V. Ramos and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile announced their withdrawal of support to the Marcos administration will be converted into a museum. A blood letting (sanduguan) activity, symbolizing camaraderie, will be simultaneously conducted.

Starting 4:00pm, the People-Powered Markets will be open at the NBC tent in Bonifacio Global City. The Ninoy and Cory Foundation, together with the Makati Business Club organized this event as a means of educating Filipinos on how individual and private companies can use the market to address societal problems.

The YesPinoy Symposium – Trainer’s Training will also be held in the Kabayan Hotel, Cubao. Participants will be trained in facilitating the EDSA Babies Speak Symposiums to be held in various regions across the country.



On February 23, the activities will kick off early, with Pilipinas Got Bukas starting at 7:00am at Rizal High School in Pasig. The event, organized by the YesPinoy Foundation, will showcase a human mosaic composed of 2,500 students. A passing of the torch by EDSA Veterans to EDSA babies will also take place.

This will also see the start of the Freedom Tour, which will cover several significant places during the People Power Revolution, including EDSA Shrine and the People Power Monument. Three tours a day will be held, from 8:00-9:00am, 9:30-11:00am and 5:00-6:30pm until February 25.

The EDSA Babies Expo will also take place at the SM North Sky Dome from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Exhibitors, which will include students organizations and NGOs, will be providing EDSA Babies avenues to join in nation building through volunteer and socio-civic programs.

It will include an award ceremony for the Best Entires in the Bright Ideas and Bold Initiatives for a Better Future program, and a musical program for students called EDSA Babies…Congrats Mga Sikat!

Documentaries and films about the People Power Revolution will also be showcased in schools across the country.

Starting 8:00pm, 25 Churches around the country will begin a 40-hour vigil which last until February 25.



The February 24 festivities will feature a Eucharistic Celebration at 5:30pm at the EDSA Shrine, to commemorate the eve of the revolution.



February 25 will kick off with an Honors and Flag Raising Ceremony at 7:30am at the People Power Monument and an Unveiling of a statue of Cardinal Sin in Rizal Park at 9:30am.

A Job Fair will also be held from 7:30am to 3:00pm at the POEA Building, featuring 25,000 job openings for work abroad. An Unveiling of the Marker will also be held at the POEA building at 11:00am to mark the exact location where President Cory Aquino delivered her speech during the People Power Revolution.

The northbound lane of EDSA will be transformed into a fair ground for the whole day, where celebrants will be able to see the actual tanks used by the soldiers during the revolution. People can also take part in a military-style Boodle Lunch set for 2,500 people including CEOs, LGU representatives, student leaders, and others.

A Salubungan Program will also be held in the afternoon to reenact the moment when then-General Fidel V. Ramos and Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile joined forces against Marcos.

A Live Musical Variety Show will begin at 8:00pm along White Plains Avenue featuring performances from various local artists. A fireworks display will follow.

A Medical-Dental Mission will also be held in Camp Aguinaldo from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Other LGUs across the country will also be holding medical missions, tree planting activities, smoke belchers monitoring activities and other projects.



February 26 will see the Unveiling of the Kalayaan Marker at 10:30am in the Kalayaan Hall in Malacanang Palace. This is to commemorate when the name of the then-called ‘Maharlika Hall’ was changed into ‘Kalayaan Hall’ upon Cory Aquino’s assumption of the presidency. The People Power Awards will also be held immediately following at the Heroes Hall, recognizing significant personalities during EDSA 1. Music will be provided by Ryan Cayabyab.



The anniversary celebrations will be capped by the People Power Run on February 27, the route of which will take runners past the People Power Monument to Ortigas, Greenmeadows and C5. Simultaneous runs will be held in Bicol, Cebu, Zamboanga, Dipolog and Angeles City.

The YesPinoy Foundation Relaunch will also take place t 7:00pm at the NBC Tent in Bonifacio Global City, to celebrate the continual commitment to the Spirit of EDSA and the spirit of volunteerism.http://thepoc.net/breaking-news/breaking-stories/11198-schedule-of-25th-anniv-of-the-edsa-revolution.html

CAMSUR
by Camille Kate Tolentino (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000879972264)

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Libmanan's Best
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CamSur Trip 2011
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CamSur Trip 2011
by Lara Erickson (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000195755037)

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A last Glimpse: ROLANDO GO BELAOS
"The Sixth Mayor of Ocampo"
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[CENTER][COLOR="DarkRed"][SIZE="5"]Imposing CBD 2 Buildings

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^^STI Naga, newly completed, undergoing expansion.
Two STI School on wheels on the foreground



gymnasium at the side and another building at the back.

marhay na nAGA!

Blessed Morning!

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UNC Taize program

congratulations to the new nurses!

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The First Naga City Run is an activity designed to awaken the hearts and minds of Nagueños to maintain a healthy lifestyle and at the same time share blessings through food and fun sharing with the street children of Naga. The program is not only aimed on the physical benefits but will foster the spirit of giving and caring. On the part of the street children it will impart a speck of happiness which they may have not or seldom experienced in their homes.

Starting February 1, 2011, City Hall Athletes Maintenance Program and Services (CHAMPS) will entertain registrants for the First Naga City Run which will take place on March 6, 2011 at 5:30 a.m. in front of the Naga City Hall. The Fun Run will feature a Kiddie Run for 9 to 12 years old participants and a 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer marathon for participating adults. For a registration fee of P 200.00 participants will get a singlet, bib and a certificate as cash and other prizes await winners. Right after the RUN participants spearheaded by CHAMPS will be conducting parlor games and feeding of more or less 500 street children who will be brought to the site by participating Barangays. Fun and prizes shall be given to the street children by race participants and generous sponsors, patrons and benefactors.

Registration form is available at the following offices – Office of the City Mayor (Bars Barja/0919-3909199), City Accountant’s Office (Jun Tan/0915-6266578) and City Youth Center (Beda Alcantara/0920-7503003) or you can download the registration form here and route map.

www.naga.gov.ph

Romancing/Romanticising the Sangkaka

ARTICLE | FEBRUARY 16, 2011 - 3:31AM | BY TITO GENOVA VALIENTE

“Sangkaka” -cooked, processed and hardened molasses from sugarcane.
I wanted to begin this essay with lines from Will Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. You know the line from Mark Antony, which goes “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones?” I wanted to twist the lines and shift the places of “evil” and “good” so that it would say “The good that men do lives after them; The evil is oft interred with their bones.” There was a reason for these quotes: a general has killed himself and everyone, practically started groveling on the ground of guilt. Rationality flew off the nation’s windows. The men and women from national television camped outside the home of the general. The usual interview went on. Friends were asked; wife and sons were asked. Was he a good father? Was he a good friend? Was he a good grandfather? What did they expect? That in the pit of grief, the loved ones left behind would be objective and critical of the man who so loved them and was dead now?

I wanted to go on quoting and my eyes were trained on John Donne’s Meditation XVII. Remember this? "All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated...As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher only, but upon the congregation to come: so this bell calls us all: but how much more me, who am brought so near the door by this sickness....No man is an island, entire of itself...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

No man is an island entire of itself. Would a suicide ever think of himself as never part of an island? That what he does and what he did really become part of us?

The bell tolled for that General but it also tolled for me. But that was last week and already people are asking what happens now.

The week passed and, after the hero’s burial of the General, upon us descended this cruel day called “Valentine’s Day.” I am actually neutral about this day. I take it as one more triumph of the capitalist enterprise or spirit. On that day, the value of roses and other flowers went higher even than the love these blooms are supposed to proffer and represent. But that was not my problem. What instigated my full distrust of Valentine’s Day came from a sermon in one of the major churches in the city.

The young priest started by talking about the meaning of Valentine’s and how people would have special dinner later. He made jokes about how the day was about the heart, no less, and not the kidney. For if Valentine’s day celebration and the feelings of love resided in the kidney, once Cupid released his powerful darts and they hit the kidney, then we will have “isaw.” That was how graphic the words of the priest. Anyway, he continued: but love on this day is not really about romantic love. I sit up and relieved that he saved himself from that pedestrian metaphor. He finally ended his homily by stressing that one person, Jesus, showed the meaning of love. He was the greatest lover (popular but witty) who showed us the true meaning of love: a love of God and love of neighbor. Wonderful.

Then came the final blessing: the priest asked all couples – husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends – to come forward so he could bless them. I took it to be a special blessing some people will never get from him that day. Soon, there was a rush to the front of the altar. Left behind at the pews were men and women and children who did not qualify as being part of that noun that connected one person to another. It was actually embarrassing to a point. The lovely girl behind me was fidgeting and she was looking at the back perhaps for her husband or boyfriend who decided not to sit beside her, and was not eager to walk up to her and march to the altar.

It took awhile for me to see that the priest had unduly watered down the greatest lesson he articulated before how the day was not about romantic love or about the usual lover’s memorialization of a day. He succumbed to a facile and tacky reading of the day. He has become the victim of this day called Valentine’s Day.

On two counts therefore my planned quotations to introduce this piece would not work: I was not keen about the General’s suicide and I was not loving the day called Valentine’s Day. I am a patron of the edict that each day is Valentine’s Day. Whoa! That is from the song “My Funny Valentine.”

But I had another essay, far more superior than the wishy-washy way we approach suicide or death and by far more embracing than a funny reading of a supposed day for lovers. This was this essay about the lowly and vanishing “sangkaka.”

One Sunday, I walked to the Centro and around the Supermarket (there is nothing super in the place) I caught sight of a familiar product. We in Naga call this “Sangkaka” but in Southern and Northern Luzon, it is “Panutsa.” Interestingly enough, in Thailand, there is a product that is described as “coconut custard” and it’s called “Sankhaya”. The closest to this is the Tagalog “matamis na bao” where the sticky molasses is mixed with coconut milk. With the molasses from sugarcane processed, cooked and hardened we get the “Sangkaka.” One can cook it in coconut milk and with the sugar melting like love into the “niyog,” one should not resist the temptation of putting in “pili nut” to create a concoction that is as original as the original sin. For a simpler recipe, one can simply cut the “sangkaka” into chunks and use them as sugar alternative. Or, do it the way of my Lolo Pedio, get the chunk and treat it as if it’s a cousin of the most expensive Godiva chocolate truffles. Let the chunk melt with alacrity; acknowledge the struggle for it is sweet first; notice how the chunk starts to melt with the readiness of Christian forgiveness. Before you know it, the chunk has disappeared. Gone is the cane. Gone are the struggles of the lowly plantation workers. Left behind is a memory of a product that is slowly vanishing in its traditional stand.

One can find now “Sangkaka” in the two main malls in the city. It is not promoted. There are no flyers to announce its presence. Unlike the toothpaste and shampoo products zealously guarded by a sales team, the “Sangkaka” looks lonesome on the shelf. Serendipity works its charm in its display, for one can find always dried “natong” leaves beside the “Sangkaka.”

I do not know whether I should be rejoicing that the “Sangkaka” is now “malled.” But I would continue writing and investigating its provenance and temperament the same way I would devote time to Chilean and South African wine. After all, to write about the lowly “Sangkaka” is infinitely more rewarding and gratifying than struggling with the death of a General and the overrating of a day called Valentine’s Day.

This universe abounds with poetry but even the poems of the day-to-day we can kill with our over-reading.

www.voxbikol.com

Naga SMILES

ARTICLE | FEBRUARY 16, 2011 - 3:11AM | BY CHE CARPIO

In last Saturday’s morning basketball in our subdivision in Greenwoods-Pasig, a pañero recounted to me his recent New Year’s drive-date to Bikol with his wife.

“My wife and I just thought of going for an out-of-town adventure,” he said, “and I remembered your stories about Naga, Cam Sur, and Bikol, and how to take the South Road.”

Thus, the couple pushed through with their first ever trip to Bikol with CWC in mind. They liked the accommodations of CWC and had a memorable stay. They also went to Legaspi to see Mayon and the Cagsawa Ruins. They enjoyed their entire trip, and are now planning to go back in the summer with their children.

So, I thought of checking out what’s the latest in our beloved Naga City and our Bikol homeland.

I must say I’m glad with Mayor John Bongat and his team’s efforts in putting up a new website for our city. Its new look and feel of naga smiles to the world is colorful and inviting. But dropping “to the world” would have made naga smiles more direct to the point and easier to recall. Considering also the SMILES links for quick information access where the website’s main functionalities are kept to five: See, Meet, Invest, Live, Experience, andStudy.

Our mayor’s smiling photo on the homepage is good, but better if reduced for balance. In fact, a community or group picture would be more suitable since you’re promoting the happy people of Naga. And with the football fever gripping the country now, especially with our Azkals’ 2-0 conquest of Mongolia in Bacolod, a photo of our own young football players like our ABC STARS boys and girls having fun playing the world’s most popular sport would certainly be the best.

The city’s tourism logo has been changed to Maogmang Naga, which is catchier than Maogmang Lugar. But this is redundant and only clutters the website since you already have naga smiles. You know, in ad campaigns—as I learned from my eight years with Philippine Airlines where I happened to once help in our corporate website re-launch project then—you need to stick to one point or your core business offering for better and lasting impact.

Naga as the gateway to the rest of Bikol is highlighted. Unfortunately though, the link in Suggested Itineraries for “Wakeboarding @ CWC, considered by professionals as the country's best wakeboarding venue” is a dead link. It doesn’t take you to CWC’s website, that is, http://cwcwake.com. I hope there’s no more politics here, particularly for CWC or Cam Sur. As the earlier example of my pañero has shown, he and his wife would not have gone to Bikol if not for CWC.

Anyhow, all the five links under Suggested Itineraries are actually dead links still. I trust this would be corrected soon. And while we’re at improving the website, John’s team may want to edit the articles as well.

Smile!

www.voxbikol.com

the 18th Singles for Christ (SFC) Int'l Conference 2011 held Feb 18-20,2011 at CWC, CamSur concluded this morning before 12nn.

congratulations to the organizers and the host CFC CamSur.

next host for SFC ICon 2012: BOHOL.

if you will be going around the key spots city -- as well as other tourist spost in camsur, including caramoan -- this afternoon, you will surely meet the troops of Singles for Christ, many of them in their olive green shirts.

at 1:00 this morning my companions and i headed to Bigg's Plaza for goto w/ egg, rock n roll iced tea and cheesy burger. long, long queus and the whole place was full of SFCs- all responding to their midnight cravings :-)

newbie ka dyan waaa si sir randi! dai ko napa laag si photo mo sa banner.. sorry po! :D :D

n/p :)

Iriga Joe Motors Building

at least this building is now completed.. looks good! :)

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sa front ng Bldg na to i think Phonecian Bldg yata yun. may nakita kasi akong ongoing tower erection sa rooftop ng Bldg..siguro another transmitter tower na naman yun for a certain radio or tv station (?)

Here at Naga now.. Loving it more and more each day!...=)

Here at Naga now.. Loving it more and more each day!...=)

Welcome to Naga:)

Here at Naga now.. Loving it more and more each day!...=)

Welcome to naga,Sir.!

Enjoy.

Indie films find audiences around the country
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20110219-321165/Indie-films-find-audiences-around-the-country)
First Posted 17:59:00 02/19/2011

Filed Under: Cinema, Entertainment (general)

Manila, Philippines—Festivals featuring independent films are being mounted all over the country.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) started the ball rolling this year with the first Sineng Pambansa in Iloilo City (Jan. 19-21). This was followed by the Bikol Film Festival in Naga (Jan. 31-Feb. 2), Bacollywood: Visayan Film Festival (Feb. 1-5) in Bacolod, and Cinema Rehiyon in Davao City (Feb. 9-12).

Through these regional events, indie films and filmmakers were able to touch base with local viewers.

Now on its second year, the Bikol fest was supported by the FDCP and the city government, and was initiated by local schools Ateneo de Naga University (Department of Media Studies headed by Dr. Digna Alba), Bicol University, Mabini College and Aquinas University, among others. Three feature films were shown: Alvin Yapan’s “Gayuma,” Jim Libiran’s “Happyland” and Veronica Velasco’s “Last Supper No. 3."

Yapan told Inquirer Entertainment that “Gayuma” is the first full-length feature done completely in the Bikol language, which lead stars Mercedes Cabral and Kalil Almonte had to learn. Mercedes’ mom, who’s from Albay, taught her, Yapan said.

The film top-bills a cast of Bicolanos—
led by stage actor Robyn John Reyes and poet Frank Peñones. “The theme song (‘Pagsamba’), composed by Jema Pamintuan and sung by Victor Robinson III, is in Bikol, too.”

Screenings were held in Emily Theater, one of the oldest in Naga. Yapan said Emily (owned by the Bichara family) is set for demolition. “The indie filmmakers loved the theater. We hope the city will reconsider,” he said.

Reality check
Apart from screenings, there was a conference dubbed “Pelikula@Kultura” which aimed to jump-start filmmaking activities in Bicol. “We want to build a filmmaking community in Bicol, as filmmaker Peque Gallaga did in Bacolod,” said Yapan. “Young people want to break into the movies. We gave them a reality check, but told them that now is the best time to make films because of the energy that indies have brought to the industry.”

Among the speakers were critics Mike Rapatan and Roland Tolentino. In a speech, FDCP chair Briccio Santos noted that regional festivals would strengthen indie filmmaking.

The Bikol fest had a short film section which also featured works of Bicolanos, like Ian Baluca’s “Kapit.” Cinema Rehiyon also had “Kapit” in its lineup last year.

Highlight: ‘Amigo’

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has been championing the Cinema Rehiyon for the past three years. For 2011, Cinema Rehiyon’s main event was brought to Davao’s Gaisano Mall.

Highlight of the Cinema Rehiyon in Davao was a screening of US indie filmmaker John Sayles’ “Amigo,” shot in Bohol with American, Filipino and Chinese actors. Sayles was glad to meet audiences in Mindanao.

Films from Baguio, Pampanga, Samar and Cagayan de Oro, among other provinces, were shown in Cinema Rehiyon 3.

Rapatan, chair of the NCCA film committee, told the Inquirer, “There was an unexpected full house in the Cinema Rehiyon screenings. Audience response was very warm.”

NCCA also aided Bacollywood, spearheaded by Produksyon Tramontina, with the help of Robinsons Movieworld and various schools (University of St. La Salle, La Consolacion College, University of Negros Occidental Recoletos, Colegio de San Agustin) in Bacolod.

Bacollywood originally aimed to highlight the works of filmmakers from Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental. On its third year, however, Bacollywood expanded to include films from other Visayan provinces “due to popular demand.”

From Feb. 23 to 25, the FDCP will hold the first Sineng Pambansa fest in Mindanao—in Zamboanga City, at the Mindpro Citimall. In June, the fest will be held in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.

E-mail bayanisandiego@hotmail.com.

Good eve to all! Just want to share some shots I took of Porta Mariae and Metropolitan Cathedral when i had coffee with friends at the mini canteen/ coffeeshop at the cathedral grounds. http://img163.imageshack.us/i/copyof16022011005.jpg/ http://img163.imageshack.us/i/copyof16022011005.jpg/ http://img163.imageshack.us/i/copyof16022011005.jpg/
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just used my camera phone with this one.
thanks for your post! pero, di nagloload mga images.... :(

Here at Naga now.. Loving it more and more each day!...=)

welcome to Naga!

Here at Naga now.. Loving it more and more each day!...=)

Welcome Nicko! Just tell us if you need some sort of tour guide or anything. :D

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UNC Taize program

I've joined a Taize prayer before and it was nice. I loved the ambience - very serene and all. :)

Village execs in forefront of fight against squatting (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20110220-321295/Village-execs-in-forefront-of-fight-against-squatting)

By Dona Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 15:16:00 02/20/2011

MANILA, Philippines – Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo has placed on barangay officials the primary responsibility for controlling the proliferation of squatters in urban areas.

Robredo issued the guidelines on the handling of and prevention of illegal settlements in a circular to all governors, mayors and barangay captains. Robredo had been tasked by President Aquino to address the problem of informal settlers in light of his success in solving the problem in Naga City when he its mayor.

In his memorandum, Robredo directed all barangay captains and barangay councils to adopt measures to curtail the proliferation of squatters and mendicants in their communities.

He also urged barangay captains to find ways to relocate existing informal settlers with due regard to their welfare.

Provincial governors and city and municipal mayors, meanwhile, were asked to support barangay leaders' initiatives to prevent the proliferation of squatter communities, or to spur them to take action.

He asked governors and mayors to give their barangay officials technical, financial and other possible forms of assistance to address the problem.

"It shall be the concern of the city or municipal mayor to prevent any elective or appointive local official from interfering with the lawful efforts of a punong barangay or of any appropriate government agency personnel to rid an area of informal settlers," Robredo said.

He reminded local officials that tolerating informal settlements along esteros, creeks, waterways riverbanks and shorelines is a violation of law, while permitting informal settlements along railroad tracks, sidewalks, landfills, public cemeteries or in parks and playgrounds is utter disregard of public safety and an affront to human decency.

Robredo at the same time directed all regional directors and field officials of the Department of Interior and Local Governments to monitor compliance and submit a monthly report on the actions taken by local officials.

DILG chief to LGUs: stop the increase of squatters in urban areas (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110220-321281/DILG-chief-to-LGUs-stop-the-increase-of-squatters-in-urban-areas)

By Dona Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 12:26:00 02/20/2011

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines--Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo has placed on barangay officials the primary responsibility of controlling the proliferation of squatters in urban areas.

Robredo issued the guidelines in a memorandum circular to all governors, mayors and barangay captains (town captains).

Robredo was tasked by President Benigno Aquino III to address the problem of informal settlers in view of his success in Naga City when he was the mayor.

In his memorandum, Robredo directed all barangay captains and barangay councils to adopt measures to curtail the proliferation of squatters and mendicants in their communities.

He also urged barangay captains to find ways to relocate existing informal settlers with due regard to their welfare.

Provincial governors and city and municipal mayors meanwhile were tasked to support barangay leaders' initiatives to prevent the proliferation of squatter communities or to spur them to take action.

He asked governors and mayors to give their barangay officials technical, financial and other possible forms of assistance to address the problem.

"It shall be the concern of the city or municipal mayor to prevent any elective or appointive local official from interfering with the lawful efforts of a punong barangay (towns chief) or of any appropriate government agency personnel to rid an area of informal settlers," Robredo said.

He reminded local officials that tolerating informal settlements along esteros (inlet canal), creeks, waterways riverbanks and shorelines is a violation of law, while permitting informal settlements along railroad tracks sidewalks, landfills, public cemeteries or in parks and playgrounds is an utter disregard of public safety and an affront to human decency.

Robredo at the same time directed all regional directors and field officials of the Department of Interior and Local Government to monitor compliance and submit a monthly report on the actions taken by concerned local officials.

Here at Naga now.. Loving it more and more each day!...=)

dios marhay na aga saimo, nicko- good morning! have a "hot and spicy" stay. do enjoy bikol fare and try kinalas, toasted siopao, Ice blinker halohalo before you leave.

it's good to see a "humanitarian" here :nuts:

Luring Naguenos and
CamSur's Millions of tourists
to fly instead of taking a bus:lol:

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St. Jude Orchard....

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....and St. Jude Village 3

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are two of of the several subdivisions being developed
by CDGI in partnership with DMCI- Urban
which include St Jude Villages 1 an 2 and the upcoming
St. James Village.

Luring Naguenos and
CamSur's Millions of tourists
to fly instead of taking a bus:lol:

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an imposing reminder as one enters naga from pili.

cebupac resumes its 3rd flight by april- flying out of WNP at 5:30PM, later than PAL's 5PM flight.

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the SFC int'l conference concluded yesterday but many of them are still around. SFC groups are in caramoan for a few days' R&R. some are still enjoying the sights and flavors of the city.

120+ full-time missionaries of Singles, Youth and Kids for Christ head to the hills of isarog tomorrow for their 3-day retreat .

too bad many kinalas places were closed yesterday. had a hard time looking for one. was touring a group of delegates from singapore.

we finally got one in dayangdang near colgante. the place had dinuguan, natong and kinunot, too.

Jardin Real de Naga

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^^a new house in the block

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^^Joan's (NCD's) favourite car:)

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Fusion Cuisine

While everyone wanted
to have lunch Yellow Cab last weekend,

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…my young son way craving for Chicken McDo.

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The chicken wings in Yellow Cab
was too spicy for little boys...

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The good thing is
… the choices is more complete Magsaysay,
is more diverse that the choices than most malls in Naga,
…including SM City Naga.

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The Mc Donald’s To Go across the street
was a easy source
for this choose your own Fusion Cuisine.

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Yellow Cab + McDonald's Fusion:lol:

^^ :rofl:

apart from the white Evo VII owned by a friend of mine. that Z4 is indeed one of my fave cars here in Naga, gwaping na maray ang itsura kang car eh :lol:

Back to E- Mall

After being a SM City Naga tenant
spending most of our working days in the mall,
….we find no reason to be in another mall
as what SM says’ We’ve Got it All…”

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But that song is far from reality…

SM City Naga does not have the variety
…of restaurants to choose from unlike in Magsaysay…

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… and although they have numerous Spas and Salons-
SM City Naga does not have a Barber Shop
…and services that cater for kids…

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Men’s Room and its Kid- friendly service
gives us a reason to return to E mall…

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And yes, going there for a haircut reminds us,
that before SM City Naga…

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…Robinson’s Supermarket was there ahead of the SM supermarket…

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…and that wonderful barbershop-
gives us a reason to shop at the good old Robinson’s…

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LCC should also follow suit in attracting
Tenants offering unique services not found in SM City
to give costumers a reason to come back…

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…and hopefully to shop.

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http://www.facebook.com/Firefox#!/photo.php?fbid=10150143680517868&set=a.10150143676857868.333000.701717867&theater

^^Worthwhile Projects

Mcdonalds CBD2 Drive Thru ready for construction
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STI Gymnasium U/C
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waiting for the BIG "A"
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Simon's Way Tickets
Now Available

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Mcdonalds CBD2 Drive Thru ready for construction
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Maray na Bangui:)
Garu mahiwason ang drive Thru?:):)

Fusion Cuisine

While everyone wanted
to have lunch Yellow Cab last weekend,

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/Old%20Photos/bmw038.jpg?t=1298257305

…my young son way craving for Chicken McDo.

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Yellow Cab + McDonald's Fusion:lol:


have tried yellowcab-mcdo fusion myself. chicken BBQ pizza and good ol' reliable al dente mcdo spaghetti easily had across the street. :)

Maray na Bangui:)
Garu mahiwason ang drive Thru?:):)

does this mean that the mcdo van at Magsaysay will stop operations?

18th SFC ICon by Dean Paul Malazarte (http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=184212308283318&set=a.184203328284216.34702.100000836505354&theater)

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Our office had an early RnR yesterday..

while waiting for the others to arrive.. had nothing to do and took shots of the unc grounds as usual hehe

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on our way to Calabanga

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EVENTS IN NAGA
Source (http://naga.gov.ph/events-calendar-general/march-2/)

March

WOMENS Month
FIRE PREVENTION Month

March

Bicol Tourism Congress

March 4-5

Computing Society of the Philippine National Congess

March 6

1st Naga City Run for the under privileged children

March 12-13

UP-PGH – Dept. of Dermatology 19th Post Graduate Course in Dermatology

March 14-18

Handicap International Philippine Seminar

March 18

Deadline for the submission of entry form – Pilgrimage City Landmark of Naga Design Contest

18th SFC ICon by Dean Paul Malazarte (http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=184212308283318&set=a.184203328284216.34702.100000836505354&theater)

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it was heartening to see the crowds at CWC.

after the ICon, i helped tour a group of SFCs. their IT included the ff stops:

1. pasalubong shopping at the Naga City Public Market, ground floor, for pili and abaca products

2. halohalo at Iceblinker

3. Naga Cathedral - Holy Rosary Minor Seminary - Porta Mariae

4. Ateneo de Naga University Church and Campus

5. Penafrancia Basilica and souvenirs

6. Kinalas at Dayangdang (along with dinuguan, kinunot, natong, bikol exp)

7. cakes and coffee and buko shake at Red Platter

8. back in CWC

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stained glass at Penafrancia Basilica, Naga

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Guide to San Bernardino Calabanga
Feb. 20, 2011

on our way..

some landmarks..

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^^ thanks for showing the way, Joanne [the Baptist] :-) you remind us of the biblical figure who led the way.

went to early morning (6.30am) Mass at the Carmelite Monastery and enjoyed the cool morning air and the refreshing quiet as we walked the way to the monastery. marhay na udto sa gabos!

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Guide to San Bernardino Calabanga II
Feb. 20, 2011

how many sharp curves did we pass through? :lol:

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Guide to San Bernardino Calabanga III
Feb. 20, 2011

Quipayo Calabanga
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turn left at this intersection
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Brgy. San Lucas
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Brgy. Sto. Domingo
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getting near
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