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sonofignatius

June 2nd, 2011, 07:23 PM

on naga city's 63rd CHARTER ANNIVERSARY
13 to receive 2011 mayoral awards

TRICOLOR. Naga City Mayor John Bongat and City Councilor Nelson Legacion raise the flag proudly at Plaza Quezon on the occasion of the National flag Day which opened May 28. The City hall has lined up more activities that will celebrate Independence Day on June 12, Naga City Charter Anniversary on June 18 and Dr. Jose Rizal's 150th Birth Anniversary on June 19.

RANDY VILLAFLOR

NAGA CITY --- A former city official who was instrumental in the founding of the Naga City Hospital, who earned the moniker “Doktora kan Masa” for dispensing free medicine to indigent patients at her clinic and even giving them their fare back home and a widowed mother who washed her neighbors’ clothes and swept dirty corners at the city public market to send her three children to school to become professionals themselves are among the 13 prospective awardees in this year’s mayoral awards.

The annual mayoral awards is one of the highlight activities of the Naga City Charter Anniversary which is celebrated on June 18, the 63rd this year. As part of a continuing tradition, the mayoral awards give recognition to outstanding sons and daughters, as well as deserving groups or organizations, which have distinguished themselves in their chosen field of endeavor and thus brought honor and pride to the city of their birth.

For this year, the awards committee, chaired by J. Antonio A. Amparado, has for over two months screened, evaluated and validated all the nomination papers and personal circumstances of some 24 qualified nominees submitted to the committee.

Mayor John G. Bongat is expected to announce shortly the names of the successful nominees based on the recommendations submitted by the awards committee where a committee member admitted they have shortlisted to 13 based on criteria set for the mayoral awards.

Requesting that her name be not disclosed because by tradition formal announcement of winners is reserved for the city mayor to publicly do so a few days before the awards night, she hinted that other nominees recommended for the awards include a distinguished member of the judiciary, a PTA president, a civic club, an NGO involved in legal and paralegal assistance, and a set of Board topnotchers, outstanding student leaders and international Math Olympiad winners.

The criteria considered in the selection of awardees include, among others, the nominees’ (a) personal qualifications, (b) moral integrity, (c) community involvement, (d) degree of commitment, and (e) positive contribution to the city’s growth, honor and glory.

Under the watch of Mayor Bongat, there are four award categories to be given out: 1) Distinguished Mayoral Award (Highest Mayoral Award), 2) Special Mayoral Citation, 3) Mayoral Recognition, and 4) City Excellence Award.

Medallions and corresponding cash prizes are given away as a form of conferment and incentives to the awardees.

The awards and conferment night will be held in the evening of June 18 at La Piazza Hall, Avenue Plaza Hotel, this city, with a distinguished Bicolano as guest of honor and speaker.

This year’s members of the awards committee chaired by Mr. Amparado include: Fr. Rex Andrew C. Alarcon, Philip T. Imperial, Jose V. Barrameda, Dr. Elna N. Chia, Sieglinde B. Bulaong, and Al Ubaña.

The Secretariat is chaired by Gil De La Torre, with Marilou Palmaria as his assistant. Project coordinators are Joe Perez and Allen Reondanga. CPERO

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sonofignatius

June 2nd, 2011, 07:25 PM

MARKING INDEPENDENCE DAY,
WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY
Naga sets June 10 'Dugo para sa Bayan'

THE City Government of Naga thru the Naga City Blood Program will conduct a bloodletting activity on June 10, this year, in line with the celebration of Independence Day and the World Blood Donor Day on June 12 and 14, respectively.

Dubbed as “Dugo Para sa Bayan,” the project, which will be held at the People’s Hall inside the City Hall Compound here, is expected to draw more than 300 blood donors coming from various public and private agencies and organizations in the city.

City Councilor Nathan Sergio, program director of the Naga City Blood Program, said the blood donation was organized to make the celebration of the two events more significant in the city.

The forthcoming activity will be the city government’s third this year, apart from those initiated in the communities by the barangay officials and the Kapisanan ng mga Sangguniang Barangay Kagawad and the youth sector.

Sergio said “Dugo Para sa Bayan” blood donors will be rewarded with one-year accident and hospitalization insurance coverage courtesy of the city government and the Philippine National Red Cross-Camarines Sur chapter.

Other entities partnering with the city is the Bicol Medical Center’s Blood Bank and Transfusion Service, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP), the Naga City LGU Employees Association, and the Liga ng mga Barangay.

Sergio said the bloodletting will start at 8 o’clock in the morning and to end at 5:00 PM. He said at least 50 phlebotomists, nurses and attendants will be around at the bloodletting site to facilitate the processes of blood donation. CPERO

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garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 12:06 AM

CamSur, Naga top tourist arrivals anew
By JOSE B. PEREZ, Editor

NAGA CITY --- Once again, Camarines Sur and this city topped the regional distribution of incoming travelers for the year 2010, according to the latest data released by the regional office of the Department of Tourism based in Legazpi City.

By an overwhelming margin, Camarines Sur and Naga City posted a total of 2,330,116 domestic and foreign tourist arrivals for the period January to December 2010. This is 48.75 percent higher than previous year’s performance of 1,566,447.

On foreign travelers, Camarines Sur and Naga City churned out a total of 461,053 arrivals for 2010, a figure that is four times over than what Albay/Legazpi City produced during the same year which stood at 116,011. The regional total in foreign tourist arrivals for 2010 was posted at 681,134, which was 36.49 percent higher or 233,493 more than the previous year’s 447,641.

Camarines Sur/Naga’s combined tourist arrivals, as in previous three years, represent more than two-thirds of the Bicol regional total, which for this year was pegged at 3,122,156, the highest so far since tourism was given a serious look as a major industry in Bicol.

Albay and Legazpi City combined placed second in the ranking of tourist arrivals with a total of 299,363 for both domestic and foreign tourists, and a 27 percent growth rate over previous year’s 235,857.

On third place is the island province of Masbate with 160,584 tourist arrivals. Unfortunately, the figure is 7 percent lower than what the province registered in the previous year which was better at 172,242.

Camarines Norte placed fourth with a total of 138,151 tourist arrivals for 2010, a 15.56 percent improvement over its 2009 performance of 119,542 tourist arrivals. Fifth is Sorsogon which mustered a total of 101,799 tourist arrivals, a 21.00 percent growth over previous year’s 84,354.

The island province of Catanduanes, which is at the bottom of the regional ladder, suffered a 15 percent decrease in tourist arrivals in 2010, with only 92,143 tourist arrivals compared to previous year’s 108,923.

According to Tourism Regional Director Nini Ravanilla, the region’s banner tourist attractions, which she dubbed as Bicol’s tourism icons, remain to be Camarines Sur’s Watersports Complex and the Caramoan peninsula, Naga City’s Peñafrancia Festival, Albay’s Mayon Volcano, and Sorsogon’s Butanding interaction.

The comparative data for the regional distribution of travelers are based on figures submitted by accommodation establishments, such as hotels, inns, beach resorts, and other billeting facilities where their stay are accordingly recorded in the establishment’s logbook.

http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/b-story.html

I remember someone mentioned here that CamSur and Naga will have a 2-million tourists by year-end... It came true!!!:cheers::cheers:

Once the RoRo between Caramoan and San Andres in Catanduanes becomes operational, tourism in Catanduanes will boom....

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 03:23 AM

Naga City 24/7

There are several
24/7 Convenience Stores in Naga City
but the three major players are

The Lucky 9 Centro…

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...Lucky 9 Penafrancia….

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…and Lucky 9 Panganiban.

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With the coming opening
of 7- Eleven in Hernandez Avenue

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Apparently the first of the seven stores
scheduled to open the in City…

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...and the second 7-Eleven in CamSur
with the very first branch in Pili

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Convenience Store Shopping
would never be the same in Naga City.

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Ironically, the franchisee of 7-Eleven
is the same family that owns
Lucky 9 Convenience Store Chains.

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Truly, what do you do
to a competitor that you can’t beat?

Franchise it!:lol:

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 03:38 AM

CamSur, Naga top tourist arrivals anew
By JOSE B. PEREZ, Editor

NAGA CITY --- Once again, Camarines Sur and this city topped the regional distribution of incoming travelers for the year 2010, according to the latest data released by the regional office of the Department of Tourism based in Legazpi City.

By an overwhelming margin, Camarines Sur and Naga City posted a total of 2,330,116 domestic and foreign tourist arrivals for the period January to December 2010. This is 48.75 percent higher than previous year’s performance of 1,566,447.

On foreign travelers, Camarines Sur and Naga City churned out a total of 461,053 arrivals for 2010, a figure that is four times over than what Albay/Legazpi City produced during the same year which stood at 116,011. The regional total in foreign tourist arrivals for 2010 was posted at 681,134, which was 36.49 percent higher or 233,493 more than the previous year’s 447,641.

Camarines Sur/Naga’s combined tourist arrivals, as in previous three years, represent more than two-thirds of the Bicol regional total, which for this year was pegged at 3,122,156, the highest so far since tourism was given a serious look as a major industry in Bicol.

Albay and Legazpi City combined placed second in the ranking of tourist arrivals with a total of 299,363 for both domestic and foreign tourists, and a 27 percent growth rate over previous year’s 235,857.

On third place is the island province of Masbate with 160,584 tourist arrivals. Unfortunately, the figure is 7 percent lower than what the province registered in the previous year which was better at 172,242.

Camarines Norte placed fourth with a total of 138,151 tourist arrivals for 2010, a 15.56 percent improvement over its 2009 performance of 119,542 tourist arrivals. Fifth is Sorsogon which mustered a total of 101,799 tourist arrivals, a 21.00 percent growth over previous year’s 84,354.

The island province of Catanduanes, which is at the bottom of the regional ladder, suffered a 15 percent decrease in tourist arrivals in 2010, with only 92,143 tourist arrivals compared to previous year’s 108,923.

According to Tourism Regional Director Nini Ravanilla, the region’s banner tourist attractions, which she dubbed as Bicol’s tourism icons, remain to be Camarines Sur’s Watersports Complex and the Caramoan peninsula, Naga City’s Peñafrancia Festival, Albay’s Mayon Volcano, and Sorsogon’s Butanding interaction.

The comparative data for the regional distribution of travelers are based on figures submitted by accommodation establishments, such as hotels, inns, beach resorts, and other billeting facilities where their stay are accordingly recorded in the establishment’s logbook.

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3 million tourists this year, I think it's attainable since more hotels, inns, resorts will open in Camsur and more upcoming activities.

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 03:50 AM

Captain Barbell, Kapuso stars grace Kaogma fest
NAGA CITY --- As the Kaogma Festival 2011 turned up the heat last week, one of Philippines’ most popular modern day superhero in the small screen flew in to Camarines Sur with three other actors playing beside him in tv network giant GMA 7.

Actors Richard Gutierrez, aka Captain Barbell, came to Cam Sur with Ervic Vijandre (Kidlat), TJ Trinidad (Gregor) and Michelle Madrigal (Anita) last May 29 Sunday to grace the Kapuso Program during the third night of Kaogma Festival.

It was the actors’ first time to witness the provincial festival which started last May 27.

The Kapuso stars met up with their fans at SM City Naga for a brief program and autograph-signing session before moving on to Pili town for the Kapuso program.

Trinidad, Gutierrez and Vijandre were all excited with the festival which featured several sports events aside from the annual search for Ms. Kaogma which was concluded last May 28 Saturday.

Gutierrez, who is a sports buff, said that experiencing Cam Sur is already synonymous to sports in his memory since he has already experienced the extremes in the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex (CWC).

“I heard that Cam Sur is the province of extreme sports,” Trinidad pitched in. “I’d like to try some of those, too.”

Going to their fantaserye which has started airing since last month, Gutierrez confidently said that his Captain Barbell is very much different than its version of years ago portrayed by other actors.

“Aside from we have better effects now, I am also the only Captain Barbell who also gets to play my alter ego which was never done in the past,” Gutierrez explained.

Vijandre, fresh from Survivor Philippines which was shot in Thailand, said that he is already excited to try new roles in showbiz.

A former semi-pro basketball player, he said that he was thankful that showbiz opened to him a new world and opportunity to work with the best stars in the industry.

Trinidad, who plays Captain Barbell’s arch-enemy, stated that being a kontrabida is a role that he is very much willing to play.

“I’d like to say that I am good at being bida and kontrabida,” Trinidad mused. “I want to be versatile.”

Captain Barbell regularly airs at 7:45 p.m. weekdays from Monday to Friday at GMA 7.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xgrace.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:00 AM

Caramoan
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hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:05 AM

Caramoan
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hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:06 AM

Naga sets June 10 'Dugo para sa Bayan'
THE City Government of Naga thru the Naga City Blood Program will conduct a bloodletting activity on June 10, this year, in line with the celebration of Independence Day and the World Blood Donor Day on June 12 and 14, respectively.

Dubbed as “Dugo Para sa Bayan,” the project, which will be held at the People’s Hall inside the City Hall Compound here, is expected to draw more than 300 blood donors coming from various public and private agencies and organizations in the city.

City Councilor Nathan Sergio, program director of the Naga City Blood Program, said the blood donation was organized to make the celebration of the two events more significant in the city.

The forthcoming activity will be the city government’s third this year, apart from those initiated in the communities by the barangay officials and the Kapisanan ng mga Sangguniang Barangay Kagawad and the youth sector.

Sergio said “Dugo Para sa Bayan” blood donors will be rewarded with one-year accident and hospitalization insurance coverage courtesy of the city government and the Philippine National Red Cross-Camarines Sur chapter.

Other entities partnering with the city is the Bicol Medical Center’s Blood Bank and Transfusion Service, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP), the Naga City LGU Employees Association, and the Liga ng mga Barangay.

Sergio said the bloodletting will start at 8 o’clock in the morning and to end at 5:00 PM. He said at least 50 phlebotomists, nurses and attendants will be around at the bloodletting site to facilitate the processes of blood donation.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xsets.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:07 AM

Isabela rider bags offroad challenge
PILI, Camarines Sur – Tough race tracks exacerbated by mud due to intermittent rain did not deter rider, Red Diwa of Isabela to capture the championship in the two-day 4 x 4 Off Road Challenge which kicked off last May 28 at the activity grounds, Provincial Capitol Complex.

The 4 x 4 Off Road Challenge along with the Invitational Motocross are major sports features in the celebration of the Foundation Day of the province of Camarines Sur which is also known as Kaogma Festival spearheaded by Gov.LRay Villafuerte and the Provincial Government.

Jeremie Lo, the young President of the Camarines Sur Chamber of Commerce and Industry showed his true grit and determination in negotiating the tricky tracks to bag the second place in this extreme sport.

Another rider from Isabela, Joel Miranda garnered third place while a Bicolano, Ramon Uy snatched the fourth place.

Other riders who made it among the top ten were Alvin Yuboco from Bicol, 5th; Edison Dungca of Angeles City, 6th; Bong Collado of Tuguerarao, 7th; Noel Bartolome from Metro Manila, 8th; Roger Peyra of Bicol, 9th; and Ashley Babaran of Isabela, 10th.

The Invitational Motocross Challenge was another exciting sport event which had drawn an appreciative crowd during the Kaogma festival.

What was notable in the Motocross was the victory of Bicolano rider, Nonoy Magtuto who stayed well-focused in his ride to hurdle the tough challenge posed by top notch riders to capture the championship honor in the Intermediate category.

The other top winners in the different categories included: Open Local Enduro—Ronal Llana; Local Enduro—Jomel Buenaventura; Executive A—Dexter Bacabac; Executive B—Hermis Bantoc; Executive C—Delo Tiburcio;

Pro Open—Glenn Aguilar; Novice Open—Roe Bautista; Pantra—Noli Cornelio; 50/65 CC—TJ Alberto; 85CC—Mclean Aguilar; Prolites—Blenn Aguilar and Beginner—Jay Lacnit. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xrider.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:08 AM

UNEP conducts training for student leaders
Recognizing the vital role of student leaders in managing the student affairs inside the campus, the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) embarked on yet another fruitful endeavor of engaging officers of the Supreme Student Government (SSG) to partake of the 5th Supreme Student Government Leadership Training from June 1 to 2 at the UNEP CCA theatre here in Iriga City.

The activity aims to help the students understand the ins and outs of leading and on how they will properly manage the affairs of their very own organization. SSG leaders are expected to take on the responsibility of adopting relevant courses of action in response to the evolving functions of the SSG.

The 2-day training will revolve around the theme: “Ako Mismo ang Simula ng Pagbabago.” Participants will have a chance to listen to selected student leaders who will tackle various topics concerning leadership. Discussants during the first day were Rhuan Felix Z. Alfelor and Jessica Gabriel Pornillos who talked about the characteristics of a true leader.

In the afternoon, Maria Jelan Moran shared her lectures on the topic concerning “Mistakes that Every leader Makes.” It was followed by a workshop and presentation of the participants’ output which they shared among their co-participants.

On the next day, Dean Ricardo Gamurot of the College of Arts and Sciences talked on Ways to Master Leadership Skills, while sharing his own expertise in handling various people in his department.

“The present generation is very much privileged to have this kind of rare opportunity- that of partaking in worthwhile endeavors like this, that would somehow give them a push to go further and way beyond their own capacity as leaders. UNEP really believes that preparing them for a much bigger role should start here inside the campus.”

Before the end of the activity, the participants were tasked to prepare and present an action plan. This would serve as their blueprint in handling the student affairs during their term as SSG Officials.

Leading the group is UNEP SSG President Jeni Roen VIllareal. Other officers of the Council includes Lea Pobre- Vice President; Lacey Bridget E. Mirasol- Secretary; Lino Labrador- Treasurer; Celedonio Moran IV- Auditor; Donalene Talento- PIO and Rupert Luz Felix Z. Alfelor – Peace Officer.

Year level representatives include: Ariane Mae Sergio and Georgina Lascano (Level IV); Mike Joshua Villanueva and Carl John Ballester ( Level III) ; Kristen Gail Manlapaz and Fatima Elsan Orillan ( Level II).http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xunep.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:11 AM

Rice Fields (Calabanga)
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Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 04:11 AM

Crown Hotel
New location of Robinson's Bank

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hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:13 AM

Naga was liberated twice
EDITOR’S NOTE: During World War II, Naga was twice liberated by Bicolano guerrillas without the aid of American troops. Mr. Jose V. Barrameda makes this very clear in his book, In the Crucible of an Asymmetrical War in Camarines Sur 1942-1945, published by the National Historical Institute in 2007. The two battles are as follows:

The Liberation of 1942:

Early the next morning [May 1, 1942], a messenger from Faustino Flor, Ceferino Francisco, reached the TVGU men in San Nicolas [Canaman]. He informed them that Capt. Flor and his men were ready to attack Naga.

***

The TVGU, led by Miranda, arrived in late afternoon of the first day of fighting. The TVGU soon suffered its first casualty, Lt. Cecilio Bimeda, who was killed by a sniper’s bullet as he tried to cross the tennis court a forehand drive away north of the Capitol building. Other casualties included Alvaro Marquez, a Camp Isarog man from Tigaon, who sustained gunshot wounds as he scaled an electric post in front of the Capitol, and a certain Sendeño, a Bataan escapee who was hit near the right eye as he was firing from the Zantua clinic. Lt. Alfafara of Iriga became the first guerrilla k.i.a. when he was cut down by bullets as he tried to storm a house owned by a Japanese civilian in Tabuco. Lt. Granada was luckier; he ended up with superficial wounds on his scalp after a sniper fired at him and sent ten birdshot pellets into his head as the lieutenant picked his way towards the Capitol building on the second day.

On the second day, for that matter, Naga was crawling with guerrillas. Capt DamasoDianela’s Camp Tinawagan had added 65 men to the Camp Isarog force. With the TVGU had come some of the Unit’s closest allies like the Hernandez Unit in Cabusao headed by. Lt. Jose Hernandez, son of the former Camarines Norte Governor Gabriel Hernandez; and Buenaventura Plantado’s group with the Bimeda brothers and Lt. Ernesto Cayetano among its officers. From Camaligan came Felix (Barlo) Espiritu and his men, and from the foothill of Mt. Isarog in Carolina (a barrio of Naga) arrived a separate group headed by Ricardo Gordenker.

By around 3:00 A.M. that day, the guerrillas had smashed a hole through the thick, northern concrete wall of the provincial prison that adjoined the tennis court on the eastern side. American and other foreign nationals, mainly mining engineers rounded up by the Japanese from as far as Camarines Norte and Masbate, were liberated. Among these freed was a white Russian, Emereis Kookooritchkin, popular known in Camarines Sur as Remy, a refugee from the Bolshevik Revolution. From prison, the freed internees were reunited with their wives and children in Manley’s house near the Puente Colgante. Forty-two overjoyed people filled the place.

Across the Naga River, the southern side of the town remained ablaze for the second day, the houses and other structures set on fire by flaming arrows from the Isarog Agta bowmen under the command of Isabelo Payte .

***

The guerrillas have managed to cut off the water supply from the concrete water tank at the back of the [Capitol] building. What remained in the tank was a dead Japanese sniper felled by a Filipino marksman. Other slain soldiers littered Plaza Rizal fronting the Capitol building. The guerrilla siege line had tightened. Isarog men had seized the Flordeliza building at the northern end of the tennis court, as well as the Juanabel apartments (owned by Manuel Abella) and adjacent buildings facing Plaza Rizal. The TVGU held its position behind the Capitol, along the length of Igualdad Street (now Jaime Hernandez Avenue) and on to the south in the vicinity of the public market and at the foot of Tabuco Bridge.

***

The night of 2 May passed without any exchange of shots between the guerrillas and the enemy. There were other Japanese soldiers in other parts of the building and, apparently, Suga stayed in contact with them.

***

But in the pre-dawn stillness of 3 May, with the burning building in the south casting a reddish glow on the town, the Japanese finally broke out of the Capitol xxx In their house behind the Santa Isabel, the Pagdatoons heard the burst of machine gun fire, then shortly, the roar of trucks barreling towards the direction of Calabanga.

When daylight came, the jubilant guerrillas immediately took control of Naga. A huge victory parade, joined in by civilians, wound its way around the downtown area. The TVGU would file a protest over the wide scale burning of Naga as an unnecessary consequence of the operation to take the Provincial Capitol from the Japanese. It needn’t have happened had the attack plan been discussed more thoroughly with all participating units. But the protest would come later. In the meantime the guerrillas, through their respective Unit leaders, were busy dividing up the captured and abandoned supplies, equipment and ordnance of the enemy—the war booty, in the words of Lt. Peñaredondo.

***

Smaller units now also found it convenient and practical to ally themselves with bigger ones. Plantado’s top officers Salvador Bimeda and Ernesto Cayetano were inducted into the TVGU. (Capt. Buenaventura Plantado’s group, the Pamplona-Pasacao Guerrilla Unit, had been organized in March, and on the 28th of that month Plantado had contacted S. Bimeda to join up, with Plantado as CO, Lt. Salvador Bimeda as Ex-O, and Lts. Cecilio Bimeda—killed in action two days earlier—and Saturnino Dacian as platoon leaders.) The electrifying news about the guerrilla victory, coming as it did amidst the gloom over Bataan’s fall, galvanized scores of men into signing up with the TVGU after its return to Libmanan. Not a few, in fact, had joined the Unit in the attack on Naga, armed with nothing but bolos, spears, and coconut bombs. (pp. 26-32)

The Liberation of 1945:

The decision to hit Naga the following day [April 9, 1945] was ratified. Miranda issued battle orders to the leaders who were all present in Mayor Andres Diez’s house.

As finally selected and thrown into battle the composite force consisted of the following: a Lightning Company from Camp Isarog under Lt. Lorenzo Padua; one platoon from the Blue Eagle Unit. Commanded by Lt. Balbino Gamboa, and with Lts. Marcelo Bancaso, Delfin Badiola, Martin Bigay and Marcelo Bigay; a platoon of the 7th AIBPAAC under Lt. Delfin Rosales; a company of Philippine Scouts (under the Kalayaan Command) led by Capt. Domingo Encinas; and three Tancong Vaca companies, namely the 1st Combat Company under Lt. Honorato Osio, the 2nd Combat Company under Lt. Nicolas Peñaredondo, and the 3rd Combat Company led by Lt. Mamerto Sibulo.

For his staff, Major Miranda had Lt. Rhys Wood, assistant CO; Lt. Mariano Aureus, intelligence officer; Lt. Ernesto Cayetano, finance officer; and Lt. Angel Huertas, supply officer. Barros designated himself adviser, and Jesus Villaseñor, his deputy.

At 4:00 o’clock in the morning of the 9th Lt. Padua’s Lightning Troops and Lt. Peñaredondo’s 2nd Combat Company struck at the Japanese contingent in the Ateneo via Tacolod, Canaman. Taken by complete surprise, the Japanese quickly abandoned their blood-drenched garrison. They withdrew through Santa Cruz to the Provincial Capitol to join the main bulk of their Naga force which then was beginning to come under attack by companies under Lts. Osio, Sibulo and the platoon led by Lt. Rosales. The three groups, as planned, had knifed into Naga, from Camaligan through Abella Street. From the north the Lightning and the 2nd Combat companies pressed forward to ring the enemy.

Seeing themselves outnumbered and in danger of being encircled by the guerrillas now armed with automatic and semi-automatic rifles as well as rifle grenades, the Japanese in the Capitol building, the bomb shelters in Plaza Rizal and in the banana-trunks-reinforced machine gun emplacement near the public schools division office (now Plaza Quezon) nonetheless fought back ferociously. At an estimated company strength and by dint of combat discipline, they continued to return the guerrillas’ fire for almost eight hours.

Suddenly, the enemy guns fell silent. A part of the attack force was soon thereafter ordered back to Camaligan for their first solid meals of the day—the food prepared untiringly by the Anciano family while the people of Camaligan and Gainza brought in whatever foodstuff they had for the guerrillas. While buses roared and sputtered as they brought hungry fighters in from Naga and delivered fresh replacements and ammunition, the Japanese seized the moment to execute a retrograde movement from their position. Dragging their casualties with them, they engaged the depleted guerrilla force in sporadic gun battles as they retreated across Panganiban bridge. A group established a new position in the sprawling Abella residence of stone and concrete at the eastern foot of the span.

The battle soon picked up momentum again. In the course of this particular firefight, Lt. Delfin Rosales lost his life. In complete disregard for his safety, the 22-years-old lieutenant tried to get across the western end of the bridge right in front of the Japanese defense line, in an attempt to get to a wounded guerrilla lying parallel to his position. Hit three times, he expired in Camaligan, his fingers held up in a “V” sign.

Back at the Capitol, recaptured from the enemy for the second time in three years, the liberation forces of Bicolano guerrillas promptly raised the Philippine and American flags again. Then, low on ammunition but high in spirits, they retired to Camaligan to rejoin equally jubilant comrades, while a new replacement force kept the Japanese pinned down.

***

Early in the morning of the 10th, another attack was mounted, with the objective of dislodging the enemy holding out in the Abella residence. At the same time another force under Peñaredondo had engaged the Japanese across the river at Dayangdang to prevent them from reinforcing the holdouts at Panganiban bridge.

Failing to subdue the Japanese defense at Panganiban frontally, the Philippine Scouts attempted an enveloping action. While a part of the attack force engaged the enemy across Panganiban bridge, the Scouts crossed Tabuco bridge in the southern side of the town, then doubled back via Balintawak to try to get behind the enemy’s rear line. But the vantage height afforded the Japanese by the Abella house enabled the besieged enemy to hold the Scouts off without giving up control of Panganiban bridge.

With the Japanese apparently holding a positional advantage for the time being, the rest of the composite force’s units began withholding their men, evidently to avoid casualties among their ranks and to husband their ammunition. Thus, that same afternoon, only the combat companies of the TVGU fought the Japanese. The battle remained a stalemate. Physically exhausted and utterly frustrated, the Tangcong Vaca men returned to Camaligan that night to rest and plan out another attack. On the same evening, the Japanese abandoned their position at Panganiban and escaped to Dayangdang, at the wooden Colgante hanging bridge, in the Tinago district.

The Japanese move made clear military sense. From the house at the foot of the suspension bridge and from nearby houses on the river bank, they wielded effective control of the much narrower Colgante. More importantly, there were already Japanese-made dugouts in the area, and the surrounding flat and unobstructed terrain, mainly riceland, provided the Japanese a clear and unobstructed field of fire from both flanks and from the rear. Evidently, the Japanese intended to hold on to Naga longer, perhaps in anticipation of forthcoming reinforcements to them with which to mount a full-scale counterattack.

The final battle for Naga started early in the afternoon of the following day, and raged for nearly 10 hours. The enemy continued to offer stiff resistance. Late that evening, with Lts. Sibulo and Peñaredondo and their men engaging the Japanese in a furious duel of automatic fire and grenades across the Naga river, Major Miranda and Lt. Pedro Malonda and the 1st Combat Company under Lt. Osio worked their way in pitch darkness behind the enemy line, crossing the river farther north at Peñafrancia, and started to close in. At this time, Lt. Sibulo’s Negrito bowmen from Ragay were called into action. The latter sent arrow after flaming arrow across the river and into the enemy position.

By 11:00 o’clock that evening, the fall of the Tinago strongpoint became imminent. But before Tinago could finally be taken, the Filipino liberators suffered another casualty among its officers. With enraged and cursing guerrillas beginning to overrun enemy positions, Lt. Osio received a Japanese bullet on his right thigh as he charged an enemy foxhole. He was immediately sent to KM.6 in Pacol for emergency treatment in the house of Dr. Magno Jamito.

When Lt. Peñaredondo realized that the 1st Combat Company was right behind the Japanese rear foxholes and directly across his own men’s line of fire, he remembered a lesson of Taguilid Pass and immediately ordered his men to cease fire and hug cover, for fear that his men would hit the 1st Combat Company instead, and the latter, them. In the confusion and momentary loss of the attack’s momentum, the beleaguered Japanese seized the opportunity to slip between the liberation force’s line and retreated, first to Concepcion Grande, eventually to Pili.

The walking wounded included David Arroyo, shot in the left shoulder, and Lt. Honesto General, hit on the foot. When the Japanese fell back from Tinago, they put up a brief, stiff resistance at the Concepcion Pequeña cemetery. Fighting from behind one tombstone to another, and from one foxhole to another hastily dug enemy foxhole, the unrelenting guerrillas soon rooted the enemy out of the cemetery. When the fierce firing ceased, Lt. Sabaria found the world in total silence. The din of the battle had temporarily left him stone deaf.

At the railroad tracks in Pili, a group of Japanese stragglers ambushed a guerrilla patrol and wounded Pvt. Severiano Valenzuela (later awarded a Purple Heart) and Pvt. Gavino Aldin.

***

But as of the morning of 13 April 1957, at 9:00 o’clock, the liberation of Naga was an accomplished fact. It was fittingly celebrated with a downtown victory parade that same day.

Two weeks later, on 27 April 1945, the Tangcong Vaca Guerrilla Unit made contact in Baao with the incoming U.S. 5th Cavalry which had retaken Legazpi. (pp.182-187)http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xtwice.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:16 AM

Sunset Over Bikal Port
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hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:18 AM

POEA Bicol resumes operation
LEGAZPI CITY --- The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will start operation this month of June to re-open its services to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in Bicol, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced Tuesday.

POEA Bicol’s operation was temporarily stopped due to irregularities discovered sometime last year. Thus, the POEA administrator ordered the immediate suspension of its operations to prevent matters from getting worse.

The resumption of operation will come with a new set of personnel from the POEA Central Office in Manila, to cater to the needs of the Bicolano OFW, Regional Director Atty. Alvin M. Villamor of DOLE Bicol said.

Villamor said POEA Bicol will be manned by six employees who will hold office here in Legazpi and Naga City.

The team will be headed by Senior Labor and Employment Officer Rex O. Marcos, a native of Nabua Camarines Sur, who had been a member of the Anti-Illegal Recruitment (AIR) Task Force of POEA Manila.

His track record includes the successful busting of illegal recruiters which made him the number one choice for the vacant position here.

“Finally, good news for Bicol! The new POEA Bicol chief already paid a courtesy call to me even at the time that typhoon Chedeng was approaching. So we can see that he is serious about doing his job here,” Villamor was quoted as saying.

The Bicol region is said to compose at least 5% of the total OFWs from the country. Thus, the absence of a POEA office here would mean that the more than 50,000 Bicolano OFWs would have to go to Metro Manila just for the processing of their documents.

It is believed that the absence of a POEA office here prompted some Bicolanos to either leave the country illegally or not to leave at all while others fall victims to fixers and other ‘fast but illegal’ means.

“Having a POEA office here would solve a lot of issues from illegal recruitment to fixers; Rex Marcos is the best choice since our problem here is illegal recruitment,” Villamor added.

At the POEA office, the following programs and services are offered: Processing of returning workers or Balik Manggagawa; processing of name-hired workers or those who were able to secure employment on their own without the assistance of a licensed recruitment agency; inspection of licensed agencies, and those applying for license to recruit workers for employment overseas.

They also include: supervision of job fairs; conduct of pre-employment orientation seminar (PEOS) and anti-illegal recruitment campaign ; and provision of technical assistance to victims or illegal recruitment.

It must be noted that DOLE and OWWA Bicol temporarily assumed the workload of POEA Bicol when two of its employees were suspended preventively due to alleged anomalies.

DOLE Bicol Assistant Regional Director Irma S. Valiente said it is high time that POEA re-opens since it is during summer months (May and June) that the workload of both DOLE and OWWA piles up due to summer programs like SPES and Computer Training Courses.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xresume.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:19 AM

Valenzuela, 7-11 capture individual, team crowns
PILI, Camarines Sur – Wearing the yellow jersey fourth day in a row, Irish Valenzuela of team 7-11 stuck along with the lead pack most of the Naga-City-Ligao-Tabaco-Tiwi-Sagñay-CWC 180-kilometer Stage 8 and last lap to clinch the championship trophy and a hefty cash prize of the 1,000 km point-to-point Tour of CamSur 2011 held May 21 to 29 from Manila to the CWC of the Provincial Capitol here.

A regular feature of the Kaogma Festival to celebrate the foundation anniversary of the province, the 432nd this year, the Tour of CamSur that was launched as a local two-lap mountain bike race in 1998 has been promoted under the comprehensive sports-tourism blueprint of Gov. LRay Villafuerte into a major sports competition of national and international stature.

Nurturing a slim 28-second lead against his closest rival, Valenzuela coasted along with the lead pack that usually stayed solid most of the route with the field of remaining 49 riders while shedding stragglers and gradually breaking into a series of smaller packs.

At least 15 riders remained a solid block approaching the finish line until Russian Sergey Kudenston of the Australian Eddy Holland Biking Services team, a natural sprinter despite his build, managed to break away at the homestretch with Jerry Aquino of Schick breathing down his neck for a blazing one-two finish at 4:43:55.

Lloyd Reynante of 7-11 pulled a solo third place finish three seconds behind and Valenzuela crossed the tape with a pack of 12 other cyclists five seconds after the frontrunners.

After the first 15-kilometer time trials and seven days on the road final overall clocking of the top ten cyclists are: Irish Valenzuela of 7-11, 20:43:21; Baler Ravina of Pangasinan (PGN), 20:43:46; Lloyd Reynante (7-11), 20:44:38; Oscar Rindole of Mileage (MLG), 20:45:02; Sherwin Diamsay of Schick (SHK), 20:45:50; Edmund Hollands of Eddy Hollands Biking Services (EHB), 20:46:20; Alfredo Asuncion (MLG), 20:46:24; Jason Garillo of Sorsogon (SOR), 20:47:01; Sherwin Carrera (7-11) , 20:47:43; and Joel Calderon (MLG), 20:47:58.

The 7-11 team displayed best collective output throughout the Tour, except perhaps for the first day time trials that the sprint-precocious EHB team powered by Russian terrors of short and flat races ruled, holding on to the uppermost rungs of the team standings from Stage 2 until the end of the tourney.

Final general team hierarchy at race-end stood at 7-11 (61:31:21), Mileage (61:34:53), Sorsogon (61:42:24), Pangasinan (6:42:38), Schick (61:48:23), Cycle Line Butuan (62:05:44), Eddy Hollands Biking Services (62:08:03), Cebu Visayas (62:28:20), and CamSur (63:10:03).

Irish Valenzuela also won the award for Best Individual Filipino Rider (by Time) award, 17-year-old Dylan Spiby of EHB who staged the dramatic upset over veteran Arnel Quirimit at the finish line of Stage 5 in Daet won the General Individual Classification by Time for Young Riders, Ericson Obosa of 7-11 was best Individual General Classification by Points, and Lloyd Reynante also of 7-11 acclaimed the King of the Mountain.

In the Criterium - a bike race held on a short course usually often run on closed-off city streets – held with 28 laps along a 1.4 kilometer long, more of less circular route of pavements in the Provincial Capitol Complex, the professional category was won by Alfredo Asuncion of Mileage, followed by Joseph Millanes (SOR) and Arnel Quirimit (PGN), Edmund Holland (EHB) and Manuel Nalus of Brunei (BRU), first to fifth respectively.

In the mountain bike category winners were (first to fifth) Henry Ramboyong, Gerald Cayatin, Diego Mendoza, Philip Arana and Donson Rabuson, and in the Executive Races Jeremy Pirasol, Jubi Calla, Henry Se, Ernesto Sagarino and Ruben Tabarangao.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xcrowns.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:21 AM

Sabitang Laya
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hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:23 AM

Mga MPS sa CamSur mayong deputy COP
Padagos na nagkukulang an mga oficial asin miembros kan Philippine National Police sa Camarines Sur maging sa pagkalap nin bagong miembros kulang pa si hinahanap na quota.

Sa 36 na mga Municipal Police Station (MPS) kabali an Ciudad nin Iriga maabot sa 25 Police Station an mayo nin deputy chief of police huli sa kakulangan nin mga oficial.

Ini an confirmacion ni Sr. Supt. OIC Provincial Director Victor Deona kan Camarines Sur PNP Provincial Office, alagad nagpatanid sa manlaen-laen na MPS dawa na ngani nag-aatubang nin kakulangan nin oficial kaipuhan dai mag-aliwas asin maging dedicado sa saindang trabajo nganing maseguro an pagmantenir nin pace y orden.

An kawaran nin Deputy Chief of Police sa sarong Municipal Police Station dai nangangahulogan na ma-aafectaran an pagmantenir kan paz y orden asin ini bakong dahilan na dai makatrabajo an jefe an mahalaga an dedicacion sa servicio, sabi pa ni Deona.

An problema sana digdi kun nahali an jefe de policia dai tulos mabayaan mientras na kulang an oficial asin kun igwang may ranggong SPO4 iyo muna an pinapatukaw na OIC. Kisiera an ranggo Sr. Inspector asin Inspector an pueding idesignar, an problema kulang an mga oficial.

Si Deona, iyo pa an nagtutukaw na Deputy Regional Director for Operation kan Bicol PNP nagsabi na an kaparejong isyu nangyayari man sa anom na provincias kan Kabikolan.

Duwang veces cada taon nagkakalap nin bagong miembros kan PNP, kulang pa giraray mala ngani ngonian na bulan si 485 quota kulang pa asin maabot sana sa 200 si nakasumiter kan saindang aplicacion.

Sa presenting numero nin miembros kan PNP sa Bicol kulang na marhay sa ratio na dapat saro sa 500 na personas.

An Naga City Police Office na suhay na sa CamSur PNP nakaka-tabang sa saindang grupo iyo an pagwarak nin miembros kan Public Safety Office kan City Hall na nagmamantenir kan bulos nin trafico. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xcop.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:24 AM

BONGAT IN SINGAPORE
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Naga Mayor John G. Bongat addresses global participants to the DARE Leadership Programme in Local Government held in Singapore under the auspices of the World Bank Institute and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/peps&events.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:26 AM

Comelec matalaan special election sa Siruma, CSur
Proclamacion sa alcalde binasura kan Comelec
An Commission on Election matalaan nin special election sa apat na precinto kan Barangay Butawanan, Siruma, Camarines Sur matapos ibasura an ginigibong proclamacion kan Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBC) ki Alcalde Sandy Ondis sa eleccion kan Mayo 10, 2011.

Pig-instelar na kasuodma ni DILG provincial director Arnel Renato Madrideo si Bise Alcalde Karen Polinga bilang acting mayor, ini base sa law of succession asin si topnotcher councilor Dario Sta Rosa bilang acting vice mayor na kaalyado sa politica ni Ondis.

Si Deputy Provincial Director P/Supt. Jesus Martirez asin miembros kan mobile force kan PNP Camarines Sur iyo an nagtaong seguridad sa oficiales kan DILG asin Comelec nganing matuninong an pag-instelar kan duwang bagong oficiales local.

Si Provincial Election Supervisor Noriel Badiola kan Comelec Camarines Sur nagconfirmar na nagpaluwas nin ruling an Comelec en banc na binabawi an proclamacion ki Ondis kasunod kan protesta na pigplantiar ni dating Alcalde Nonito Vier na nagcucuestion kan resulta kan birilangan asin an nawawarang horna nin balota na may laog nin 247 balota.

Pignulificar kan Comelec an proclamacion ki alcalde Ondis huli ta pigdeclara tulos kan MBC na gana sa eleccion na nakalamang sana nin 110 voto contra ki Vier, alagad igwa pang bibilangon na 247 mga balota. Kun ipapadagos an canvassing asin kun pabor nin sobra sa 110 na voto ki Vier pueding siya an ideclarang gana asin iyo an dapat iproclamar kan MBC, an special election iyo an maresolver kan isyu.

Kan ipapadagos an vista sa election protest na kaipuhan nang bilangon an 247 balota gikan sa apat na precinto kan Brgy. Butawanan an horna pigpahayag na nawawara kan Marso 29 sa oficina kan municipal treasurer kan Siruma kabali si CPU kan computer na ginamit sa electronic counting of votes sa oficina municipal kan Comelec.

Napag-araman na an abogado ni Ondis an yaon sa Manila nganing maghagad nin temporary restraining order sa Corte Suprema.

An reclamo sa nawawarang ballot box padagos pang pig-iinvestigaran kan oficina ni regional director Antonio Pagatpat kan NBI Bicol.

Sa investigacion kan NBI daing naheling na fuersang piglaog an oficina kan tesorero municipal kun saen nawara an honra nin balota mientras na sa caso kan pagkakawara kan CPU an fuertahan kan oficina municipal kan Comelec nadiscobre na pigfuersang mabuksan.

Mientras na pighahalat an orden kan Comelec para sa pagtalaan nin special election an mga lideres ninda Ondis asin Vier nagpoon nang maghiro sa paglibot nganing magcampania nin amay. An Brgy. Butawanan bestadong balwarte ni dating alcalde Vier. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xsiruma.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:27 AM

LEARNING TO SOAR EARLY
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Perhaps among the most interesting and eye-catching among the regular highlights of the Kaogma celebration was the Motocross Race held last May 28, 2011. Riders as young as 10 performed at the tracks like real pros and even as adept as their older counterparts and mentors in executing extremely delicate and precision maneuvers. Sights of airborne riders, such as shown at upper left photo, kept the crowd hooked at the ongoing battle, wanting for more of the bold display and execution of high flying, gravity-defying and even death-cheating stunts.
http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/peps&events.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:28 AM

ONLY THE BRAVE DARED
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It would certainly take the most appropriately built and adequately equipped vehicle to negotiate the seemingly impassable terrains and mud pits as well as surmount the obstacles and barriers the 4x4 competition trail has to offer. But it would nonetheless call for the bravest and adroit rider to dare the ever challenging and daunting jumps, drops, tilts and even rolls that usually characterize the ride on these monstrous vehicles to grab the top honor in the competition. The 4x4 competition, a regular highlight of the Kaogma Festival and held last May 28 this year, never failed to strike spectators with awe and excitement, leaving them with much expectations until the next Kaogma celebrations. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/peps&events.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:31 AM

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TRIBO BIKOLANO at SM City Naga, owned and managed by couple Warren and Lourdes Chavez (nee Perez) was opened and blessed last Tuesday, May 31, to offer variant designs of Bicol souvenir shirts.

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/peps&events.html)

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:34 AM

Caramoan Municipal Hall
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Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 04:35 AM

Naga City 24/7

Plaza Quince Martirez
in Centro is a haven for 24 hour fast- food chains

McDonald’s, Bigg’s, Chowking, …

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and Jollibee to name a few.

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The 24 hour craze has now extended to General Luna St.,
where both Dunkin Donuts and Mc Donald’s Bichara
are both open 24/7

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… and lately to Magsaysay Ave
where Bigg’s is now open 24 hours.

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Naga City never sleeps.

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:37 AM

^^the city that never sleeps :okay:

Ala e, hale po digdi sa coffee capital ng Pilipinas, Lipa City, Batangas! :cheers:

Kairibahan ko an LGU-Malinao, Albay para sa kanilang benchmarking tour headed by their Vice Mayor.

Punta kami ngayong hapon sa IRRI, Los Banos at bukas sa La Mesa Eco-Park para sa saindang team building activities :okay:

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 04:54 AM

A CYCLING SPECTACLE
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The Tour of CamSur 2011 is now one of the biggest cycling events of the country which has drawn the participation of top-notch national and international cyclists. Gov. LRay Villafuerte (center, top photo) with clinched fist leads cyclists in loud cry of “CamSur” after the wind up of the last lap of the Tour. (Middle photo) Irish Valenzuela (center) of 7-11 team, the champion-individual category, along with teammate Lloyd Reynante (3rd from left) 3rd placer and Baler Ravina (3rd from right), 2nd placer of Pangasinan Team are flanked by a bevy of inspiring beauties. Lower photo shows cyclists on the run. http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/peps&events.html

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 05:04 AM

Farm (Caramoan)
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hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 05:32 AM

anong DQ? daquiri?

fil07

June 3rd, 2011, 05:51 AM

ATENEO WRITERS IN THE NEW ANTHOLOGY OF BIKOL POEMS

Sagurong, an anthology of 100 poems in Bikol will be launched come June 17, 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum in Manila. Literary professor Paz Verdades Santos and Bikol writer Kristian Sendon Cordero who lectures in Ateneo de Naga University are the editors of the said collection. The publication is part of the seventeen books, which is being published by the De La Salle University as part of their centennial anniversary as an academic institution.

It has to be noted that over the years, the Green University and the Ateneo in Bikol have been very supportive in the promotion and development of the Bikol writings. Last year, through the academic publication office of the De La Salle University, together with Vibal Publications it has also published Maharang, Mahamis Sa Literaturang Bikol, a landmark literary history and anthology in Bikol edited by the Dr. Santos who will be teaching again in the Ateneo graduate school this coming school year.

The Ateneo de Naga University for its part has been a favorite venue and an organizing institution of literary and cultural events in the region, among which are the national writing workshop, the regional conference on literature and languages, and the publication of several Bikoliana materials.

In this new anthology of poems, a number of contributing writers are coming from the rosters of College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Members, like Kristian Cordero, Victor Dennis Nierva, Adrian Remodo, Duke Thomas Dolorical, Leonor Bregala, Dennis Gonzaga, Tito Valiente and Fr. Wilmer Tria. Ateneo students, former faculty members and high school alumni are also included in the anthology. These include Luis Cabalquinto, Gualberto Cea Manlagñit, H. Francisco V. Peñones Jr., Alvin Yapan, J. Pilapil Jacobo, Fr. Xavier Olin, Fr. Andrew Recepcion, Jusan Misolas, Jerome Hipolito, the couple Rudy F. Alano (+) and Janet Go-Alano, Pempe Valiente (+), Honesto Pesimo Jr., Estelito Jacob, Pinky A. Pereña, Irvin Santo Tomas, Jonas Soltes, Maryanne Moll and Jose Jason Chancoco.

What the collection promises is a surprising and delightful experience to survey the various kinds of Bikol, from Buhinon to the Gubatnon; from the supposed standards that are Bikol-Naga and Legazpi to the insulated variants of Catanduanes and Ticao; from the unflinching folk humor that is imminent in the works of Juan Sicat, Gualberto Manlagñit and Yatoy Carretas to the heart-wrenching poems of Jazmin Badong-Llana, Merlinda Bobis, and that unnamed Catholic nun who joined the New People’s Army in the 70’s. Significantly, the anthology is rewarded with the presence of the young writers who are not yet in their 30’s but are already displaying their mature affiance and defiance to their localities and influences, by turning into a discursive linguistic exploration of the Bikol tongues. Moreover, the anthology is set to bear witness to the abundant literary harvest that is coming from our region.

The book launching in Bikol is set this coming September. For order please email at agnuspress@gmail.com or doodsantos@yahoo.com

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morbz78

June 3rd, 2011, 05:52 AM

I have been reading this thread for the past four days now...
Might as well join the crowd teehee!

Nagueño po here!

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 05:54 AM

I have been reading this thread for the past four days now...
Might as well join the crowd teehee!

Nagueño po here!

Welcome morbz.

morbz78

June 3rd, 2011, 05:55 AM

Salamat po sa pag-welcome.

Gikan po ako sa sitio Queborac (kung aram po nindo kung sain yan hehe!)

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 05:56 AM

I have been reading this thread for the past four days now...
Might as well join the crowd teehee!

Nagueño po here!

morbz, marhay na pag-abot digdi sa satuyang thread! :cheers:

tj_brewed

June 3rd, 2011, 06:25 AM

Dairy Queen? :D

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 06:59 AM

After the storm...

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...the crowd is back...

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...at the Plaza Medica...

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that keeps my secretaries
on their feet...

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(or on their seats, literally):lol:

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 07:17 AM

the Endolab- Plaza Medica
Naga Endocrine Laboratory

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Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 07:37 AM

Plaza Medica and vicinity
photos taken 5:00 AM Yesterday

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^^Montana Arcade on the left
Universidad de Sta. Isabel,
Panganiban drive Campus on the right
Plaza Medica on the foreground

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^^Plaza Medica

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^^Montana Arcade

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^^Lighthouse Dormitory

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^^Plaza Medica 2

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^^Future Satellite Market

fil07

June 3rd, 2011, 08:05 AM

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http://www.southstardrug.com.ph/southstardrug/www/page.php?id=61

jardet

June 3rd, 2011, 09:01 AM

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 09:09 AM

^^you mean "Face The Wall"?

jardet

June 3rd, 2011, 09:16 AM

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^^Future Satellite Market[/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER]

This has long been a Future Satellite Market. The future seems to be too long to come. I am wondering now if future is just a name or refers to time to come.:lol::lol::lol::lol:

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:17 AM

I remember someone mentioned here that CamSur and Naga will have a 2-million tourists by year-end... It came true!!!:cheers::cheers:

Once the RoRo between Caramoan and San Andres in Catanduanes becomes operational, tourism in Catanduanes will boom....

:cheers::cheers::cheers::

3 million tourists this year, I think it's attainable since more hotels, inns, resorts will open in Camsur and more upcoming activities.

:):):)

Caramoan
by gniv (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gniv/)

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Caramoan: we came. we saw. we were conquered!

Isabela rider bags offroad challenge
http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/xrider.html

congratulations to this son of Isabela!

Rice Fields (Calabanga)
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magayon! i can almost smell the scent of burning palay in the glistening afternoon sun.

jardet

June 3rd, 2011, 09:17 AM

^^you mean "Face The Wall"?

Marhaba hakz and everyone!

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:20 AM

www.bicolmail.com
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor are welcome on this page. Only those with complete name, signature, contact number and return address for verification shall be considered for publication, subject to editing and space limitation when necessary
- Editor-in-Chief.

Leave if you can’t lead

THIS is in response to Atty. Henry Briguera’s column, “Bicol Breeze” about CamSur’s proposed partition.

It’s a preposterous idea to take the Capital town to their “new province” and make it their own capital.

Pili is CamSur’s capital town.

If the Fuentebellas do not want to be under the jurisdiction of CamSur, why don’t they just get the hell out of CamSur? These people are causing divisiveness.

If they could not lead us -- they should leave us.
rrntcaceres@
yahoo.com

We always welcome contributions from our readers, subject to the editorial discretion and standards of the Bicol Mail.
-- Editor

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 09:21 AM

Are Naguenos still sleeping?!:lol: Nearby is San Francisco's dining alley where stalls are up and busy until wee hours (or is it still there?):)

The San Francisco alley was described on the 2008 Edition of Lonely Planet as the best place to find authentic Bicolano dishes.

They call it San Francisco Food court. I was in Boston when I bought the book.

After arriving in Naga and went to Galleria de San Francisco to look for the food court only to find out that there was none.

It turned out that they were referring to this little eskinita near San Francisco Church.:lol:

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:21 AM

www.bicolmail.com
Editorial

Rotunda or circular road?

The demolition of the islands separating the outgoing from the incoming vehicles to the City of Naga at the crossroad in the intersection of Panganiban Avenue and Magsaysay Avenue is being done so as to give way for the construction of a rotunda. A rotunda right in the middle of an intersection of roads? We must have heard it wrong. But on second thought, why not?

If a rotunda in built in that intersection then at least for once the people in the City of Naga can experience what a rotunda is --- a rotunda right on the middle of the intersection of four crisscrossing roads, not a rotunda like that of the Naga Coliseum which is out of the way in the flow of traffic.

Strictly speaking a rotunda is a round building, not a road, one that is round outside and inside, like the Pantheon in Rome. It cannot refer to a road. If used for a road, the word should be circular or elliptical as the Elliptical Road around the Quezon Memorial Circle or the elliptical road in Diliman, Quezon City

At the center of Diliman is the Quezon Memorial Circle, where the latePresident Manuel L. Quezon is interred. Around the monument is the two-kilometer Quezon Memorial Circle, also known as the Elliptical Road.

The Quezon City Hall, one of the tallest city halls in the country, is located along the Circle. Surrounding the city hall are spacious parks and open areas. The head offices of some national government are located in Diliman.

Such a layout for the Quezon Memorial Circle is a Goliath when compared with that planned for the intersection between Magsaysay Avenue and Panganihan Avenue in Naga City which is a pygmy.

The location for an elliptical or circular road at the crossing of roads in barangay Concepcion Pequeña is quite small. The circumference of that proposed circular road is not even half a kilometer long --- unless some houses even including the parish church of the Immaculate Conception parish be demolished to give way to at least a kilometer long elliptical or circular road.

A small circular road with a diameter of less than a hundred meters will pose danger to travelling vehicles. Unlike straight roads, a vehicle traveling a horizontal curve may either skid or overturn due to what physics students call the centrifugal force. To stabilize this force, a superelevation of the right side of the road and the friction factor must be computed in designing the circular road. Without this design, the vehicles negotiating the curve can be held on the circular road with much difficulty.

Besides the angle of intersection of the circular curve at the four points of intersection or approach or entry ---- from Concepcion Pequeña, from Magsaysay Avenue, from Panganiban Avenue and from Roxas Avenue ---- whose intersections are not even 50 meters apart will be a civil engineering problem for the city, considering that the road on these points is elevated on its right side, the point of entry.

The circular road itself might congest traffic even if all the vehicles will continuously move as their flow is counterclockwise. With a circumference that is not even 200 meters, at most seven buses will make the circular road congested, and obviously, any additional vehicle in that circular road will make the traffic in that road move in turtle pace.

Is a circular road at barangay Concepcion Pequeña road crossing an ideal and a safe structure to do away with traffic congestion? We are keeping our fingers crossed.

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 09:23 AM

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:23 AM

JMR - An ‘Editorial Obsession’?
in the BicolMail column "Blue & White" by Joaquin F Perez

The other night, over some nice grapey Spanish Brandy, I was able to ‘bond’ with some fellow Bicol Mail prolific, sensible, and well-informed Writers: Editor-in-Chief and not so distant ‘cousin,’ Joe Perez, Joey Co, and Atty. Luis Ruben General. We also had former Bicol River Basin Watershed Development Project Technical Consultant, Mr. Menardo ‘Butch’ Santos, and erudite Bicol Historian, Joe Barrameda around, together with our wise and ‘Sergios’ Councilor Nathan Sergio.

Our ‘gathering’ was initiated by our ‘Action Agad’ Mayor John Bongat, in order to resolve that rather ‘thorny’ issue about that controversial ‘OBELISK’ that’s supposed to be erected in the corner of Gen. Luna and P. Burgos streets. After Atty. General and Joe Barrameda’s brief but rather thorough historical discourses on the so-called ‘Historical Anomalies’ of our Bicolano Patriots and Heroes, Ludovico and Thomas Arejola, who seem to have been ‘conveniently’ forgotten, were it not for Atty. Ruben and JoeBarr’s very enlightening Historical Perspectives and suggestions that we erect their life size statues instead of that alleged ‘scandalous’ Obelisk in order to remind everyone of the heroic exploits of these 2 brothers who were blue blooded sons of Naga City!

In the course of our discussion which was miraculously resolved in favor of the Arejola Monument in record time, I ‘shared’ my poignant observations with Joe Perez, regarding the Bicol Mail Editorials which we all thought have long been not quite in context with what a fair and ‘NEUTRAL’ Editorial should be. Far from being ‘BALANCED’, the BMail Editorials have MOSTLY been, boringly, focused on none other than our good friend, DILG ‘no-longer-acting’ Secretary Jesse M. Robredo! After reading the first paragraph one can expect the middle and last paragraphs to be ‘devoted’ to almost literally ‘skinning’ JMR alive! ‘Sosmaryosep’! Of course, I myself have also been a ‘dyed-in-the-wool’ Robredo Critic, but not once did I make criticizing him my lifetime personal ‘CRUSADE’! If ever I’m now looking at Jesse in a positive light, it’s because, up close and personal, I have now seen that his POSITIVES far outweigh his Negatives (besides, I am entitled to change my opinions, am I not?). Still, we cannot expect everyone to be PRO-JESSE, just as we cannot expect everyone to like ‘Chopsuey’ or ‘Laing,’ just because we personally are ‘hooked’ on it!

IF ever our good Publisher decides that the Editorials ascribed to Editor-in-Chief Joe Perez have had enough Anti-Robredo/Team Naga ‘exposure,’ I’m sure these write-ups can be given a whole new COLUMN, from which it can continue to launch those humdrum ‘barbs.’ This will FREE our Editorial and give it the IMPARTIALITY it truly deserves, in fairness to JMR and all concerned. Of course, The BMail must strive to show BOTH sides of the ‘coin;’ which is really being fair. But to do it by way of all those negative ‘digs’ mostly concentrated on Sec. Jesse and Team Naga, has become such an unexciting and mind-numbing experience! That Joe Perez is connected to City Hall is beside the point; and it does not make him ‘unfit’ to write Editorials, PROVIDED, he stays within the bounds of Neutrality and Fairness. Besides, there’s such an unlimited treasure trove of topics anyone can write on far removed from Jesse Manalastas Robredo. Continuously ‘pouncing’ on him only gives him ‘free media mileage’ and keeps him vibrant and ‘kicking’ in the Public Mind! I’m pretty sure Jesse just can’t help squirming with glee every Friday when he reads the BMail! Like me, and all Geminis, J.M.R., must certainly also thrive in Adversity. In fact Sec. Robredo can now include, among all his awards and plaques, this added ‘distinction’ of being an ‘Editorial Obssession’(whatever that means)! I just hope that with this article this ‘title’ isn’t handed down to me! ‘Sosmaryosep’!

www.bicolmail.com

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:25 AM

Wake up Cong. ‘’Dato’’
in the BicolMail column "Bicol Breeze" by Henry Briguera

(Note: This column suffered from another major printing error last week. The title should have been ‘’Naga’s Perennial Flooding’’ and not ‘’More Corrupt Districts.’’ The blunder must be attributable to the fact that my latest piece was filed by email, unlike the previous one which was filed by way of USB.

Our apologies anyway. It seems certain parties are not yet very well acquainted with the latest in information technology, which though definitely faster, still imposes the basic requirement of human accuracy.)

Municipal Mayor Marilyn Jimenez of Libmanan, Camarines Sur has every reason to express concern on the status of the so called ‘’skyway’’ bridge intended to connect the province’s largest municipality to Canaman. Indeed the project is of prime importance especially with the intended division of Camarines Sur into two provinces. The bridge will actually benefit not only Libmanan and Canaman towns. It will eventually be a major infrastructure in order to hasten the socio economic interplay between the second and third districts.

While the construction of the Bulaong bridge that crosses the Bicol River also has been a major contribution to the development of Libmanan and Cabusao, and has definitely provided a much better route than by taking boat, crossing the river from Calabanga to Cabusao. But the absence of the skyway bridge stunts the faster development of the entire province.

The delay in the construction of that bridge is causing so much hardship to the people of Libmanan and Cabusao, more particularly students who have to commute daily in order to attend to their classes at different colleges and universities situated in Naga City.

Transportation through the usual route that passes through Pamplona, San Fernando and Milaor is fast becoming a major concern. This is particularly true during rainy days when such towns are usually flooded and travel is hindered by floodwaters. Such predicament affects not only students but even businessmen and professionals as well.

With the construction of the skyway bridge, traffic between Libmanan and Naga City will be relatively eased because the infrastructure will serve as an alternative route.

Second district representative Diosdado ‘’Dato ‘’ Arroyo owes it to his constituents therefore to explain in full details the true status of the project which in the last elections he had been using as a campaign slogan just to merit re-election.

The expiration of the presidential tenure of his mother, now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is not sufficient for him to skirt responsibility. His constituents have the right to expect nothing less from him.

Of course we are aware that Cong. Dato had already achieved so much in terms of infrastructure projects through the help of his mother. But given the fact that he has been making public statements that the funding for such project is already with the DPWH binds him, because practically all infrastructure projects in a district legislator’s constituency are coursed through congressmen and not one of them can be said not to have been subjected to under the table deals. That is why no amount of feigning innocence by ‘’ Dato’’ can disprove the suspicion that connivance between a congressman and district engineer is a matter of fact.

This assertion finds support in the mounting complaints by a number of newly elected barangay officials of Pamplona, Camarines Sur that the road projects in their respective areas have not been completed as supposed to be and their opinion that the projects must have been irregularly constructed by the contractor is of major concern. No amount of certifications duly signed by certain officials can outweigh reality. Infrastructure projects are easily observed by the naked eye. Documents in support thereto can be subjected to all kinds of manipulations.

On this regard the observation that the district engineer in the second district is Engineer Gilbert Olfindo is a bit disturbing. This is so because his presence in that district as well as in the original first district was marked by a lot of controversies. Some of them even remain unresolved in court until now.

By the way, talking about projects initiated at the instance of Cong. Arroyo, it is gathered that during his previous term he launched a coconut rehabilitation project which certainly is laudable. The only trouble is, it has been observed that some of the coconut purchased for use as seedlings were very much premature and therefore had rotten. A case in point is the stockpile of coconuts inside the compound of Mambulo Nuevo Elementary School in Libmanan, Camarines Sur. Many of the coconuts simply decayed without being used as seedlings because they were not fit to be so.

The explanation by Cong. Dato that the skyway project, supposed to be prosecuted by Policarpio Construction, the contractor, is suffering from delay because the provincial capitol does not want to issue a quarry permit to the contractor is flimsy. There are many legal remedies available, if only the project is pursued relentlessly. Or is the congressman simply looking for an escape goat for a failed promise? Wake up, Cong. Arroyo. The time has come for you to prove your real mettle, without a parent—president supporting you.

As to Governor L-Ray Villafuerte, it is also time to accept reality. He is a political lame duck, provincially-- speaking. Besides, his concept of attracting tourists targets only those who travel either by air or sea. The fate of the Caramoan Peninsula road is a classic case, to cite a proof. It has practically been abandoned, together with the Tour of Caramoan.

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sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:27 AM

God of this city

in the BicolMail column "As I See It" by Joey D Co

One of my favorite songs by Christian vocalist & composer Chris Tomlin is “God of this City.” For me, the song simply proclaimed Jesus Christ as God, and the king and Lord of the city (Naga) and our nation, the Philippines. The lyrics state:

“You’re the God of this City You’re the King of these people You’re the Lord of this nation You are “You’re the light in this darkness You’re the hope to the hopeless You’re the peace to the restless You are”

The song unhesitatingly and repeatedly affirmed: “There is no one like our God.” That is why the said song was used by Christians from various local churches when they had the Walk for Christ in Naga City amidst the heavy downpour of rain while rejoicing in the streets claiming the city for Jesus last April this year.

I wish I asked city mayor John Bongat during our consultative dinner last Friday if he likes the song, too. I noticed that the good mayor has done good and laudable things in Naga City for almost a year now after he assumed office. Among them are the transformation of the public market into a vibrant and refurbished People’s Mall, the Naga River Rehabilitation & Revitalization Project (which incidentally received recognition and financial assistance from the World Bank Institute, the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore this week), improved Rescue response (just dial 3000),and beautification projects among others. I know that Mayor John has many other plans to make the city more livable and truly “Maogmang Naga” He should take heart and carefully listen to the next lines of the song: “For greater things have yet to come And greater things are still to be done in this city For greater things have yet to come And greater things are still to be done in this city”

That’s why Mayor John should be firm in his faith to the true God of the city no matter what. In this connection, I vehemently oppose the proposed obelisk in downtown Naga. Being a former fellow of a Masonic lodge like the Theosophical Society, I must know what it symbolizes. Never mind if the St. Peter’s Square at Vatican City and the U.S. capital Washington D.C. prominently flaunt it. Naga as God’s city has no place for such abominable apostasy. The Bible reminds us, 4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.” Exodus 20:4

The city government must not even concern itself with religious icons or infrastructures since it is the domain and preponderance of religious and ecclesiastic authorities. The city government should instead build more monuments and statues to honor the city’s heroes and martyrs who sacrificed their lives and suffered persecution, and personal desolation while keeping the struggle for Philippine independence from the Spanish and American colonizers aflame. History must be rectified for the gross neglect of these local heroes like the Arejola bothers (Tomas and Ludovico), and we should start extolling their heroism and sacrifices. It is better late than never as the cliché goes.

By the way, Naga City will be celebrating its 63th Charter Anniversary on June 18th. May the God of this city bless the local leaders to steer the city to new heights, and lead the people to live in peace and prosperity. We pray that God give the Nagueños wisdom, discernment, and faith to conquer all odds and adversity as they collectively work for a better future.

For greater things have yet to come And greater things are still to be done in this city”

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jardet

June 3rd, 2011, 09:30 AM

The San Francisco alley was described on the 2008 Edition of Lonely Planet as the best place to find authentic Bicolano dishes.

They call it San Francisco Food court. I was in Boston when I bought the book.

After arriving in Naga and went to Galleria de San Francisco to look for the food court only to find out that there was none.

It turned out that they were referring to this little eskinita near San Francisco Church.:lol:

A food court like those in malls less amenities. I hope this will be maintained but regulated for the safety of those who patronize this place.:)

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:38 AM

ONLY THE BRAVE DARED
http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/peps&events.html

congratulations to these daredevils! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

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TRIBO BIKOLANO at SM City Naga, owned and managed by couple Warren and Lourdes Chavez (nee Perez) was opened and blessed last Tuesday, May 31, to offer variant designs of Bicol souvenir shirts.

Source (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2011/jun2/peps&events.html)

shirts serve as good "walking" advertisements! i hope Giringgiting who, i believe, started it all, should be revived. it's about time. :)

^^the city that never sleeps :okay:

Ala e, hale po digdi sa coffee capital ng Pilipinas, Lipa City, Batangas! :cheers:

Kairibahan ko an LGU-Malinao, Albay para sa kanilang benchmarking tour headed by their Vice Mayor.

Punta kami ngayong hapon sa IRRI, Los Banos at bukas sa La Mesa Eco-Park para sa saindang team building activities :okay:

the sleepless strip. the sleepless centro.

and way before the fastfood chains sprouted in the centro, one could already enjoy a walk around the centro at night - even at midnite - and enjoy peanuts, balut, bbq, etc near Plaza Rizal, or goto, cheeseburger at Nald's, or lomi etc at The Park resto, etc (after the last full show at Emily or Bichara, or some late night drinks at Crown Hotel's East and West. :)

Farm (Caramoan)
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magdaralagan kita sa ba'sog! :cheers1:

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:46 AM

Salamat po sa pag-welcome.

Gikan po ako sa sitio Queborac (kung aram po nindo kung sain yan hehe!)

maimbong na pag-abot asin pagdagos digdi sa satong tursido, morbz78! keep posting, join the fun!

why not begin by posting pictures of beautiful Queborac, your area, at sunset? :banana::banana::banana:

kumusta na lang sa mga kataraid nindo dyan sa may ateneo campus hehe

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Run, Naga and CamSur, run! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

The San Francisco alley was described on the 2008 Edition of Lonely Planet as the best place to find authentic Bicolano dishes.

They call it San Francisco Food court. I was in Boston when I bought the book.

After arriving in Naga and went to Galleria de San Francisco to look for the food court only to find out that there was none.

It turned out that they were referring to this little eskinita near San Francisco Church.:lol:

hehehe... masiram duman, doc!

long before facebook, there was our very own Face the Wall :lol::lol::lol:

Hey, that was my comment, but I did not spell the h*ll thing that way.:lol:

It first came out on this thread.:)

The editor is my friend.

I write occasionaly for the Bicol Mail my column "The Culture of Wrong" comes out once in a while whenever I find time to write.

I am now busy editing my eldest daughter's works.

nabisto mo, doc! :):):)

the good thing is, despite the paper's peculiarities (and its particular fondness for a certain figure), BM allows space for contrary views and opinions.

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 09:48 AM

^^saing parte po sa Naga an Queborac?

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 09:49 AM

Wake up Cong. ‘’Dato’’
in the BicolMail column "Bicol Breeze" by Henry Briguera

www.bicolmail.com (http://www.bicolmail.com)

wara na kaya sa poder si Mama Gloria kaya nasa hibernation naman ang mga proyekto niya :ohno:

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 09:50 AM

^^saing parte po sa Naga an Queborac?

sakop kang Bagumbayan Sur, sa likod kang Ateneo de Naga campus. ricefields area in times past.

segun sa mga osipon, gikan daa sa "Que Borac" (ki burak. "burak" - flower)

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 09:54 AM

Robredo asks SC to junk CamSur gov's plea vs DILG memos
Department of the Interior and Local Government Sec. Jesse Robredo has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss for lack of merit Camarines Sur Gov. Luis Raymond Villafuerte Jr.'s petition challenging the legality of three memorandum circulars Robredo had issued.

In a 52-page comment, Robredo, through government lawyers from the Office of the Solicitor General, said he did not violate the 1987 Constitution in issuing the memorandum circulars [MCs] that oblige local government units (LGUs) to fully disclose their income and expenditures and to post such information on their respective websites.

Villafuerte had contended that Robredo's instructions expanded what is provided by the Local Government Code and the Government Procurement Act, which mandates that income and expenditures of LGUs must be posted or published in "three publicly accessible and conspicuous places in the LGU."

But Robredo, in his comment filed with the SC last Wednesday, said the governor's arguments are "bereft of merit."

"The required posting and publication on the LGU's website are germane to the purposes of fundamental principles of transparency and accountability and accountability under the Constitution and prevailing statutes. They are not inappropriate provisions as sweepingly averred by petitioner [Villafuerte]," said Robredo.

"The required publication in the LGU's website is germane to the purpose of the law which is to provide detailed information of the manner and the use of the LGU's internal revenue allotment as well as status of the program and projects are being implemented," he added.

Moreover, he said that to question his memorandums would be also tantamount to questioning Section 90 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2011, the national budget for this year.

"It may not be amiss to say at this point that in questioning the DILG's MCs, petitioner collaterally attacked the constitutionality of the GAA. This is not tenable," said the DILG chief.

He added that Villafuerte also failed to mention which constitutional provision was violated in the DILG's issuance of the memorandum circulars.

"Petitioner fails to specify the constitutional provisions which he claims have been violated [by the GAA of 2011]. To strike down a law, there must be a clear showing that what the fundamental law condemns or prohibits, the statute allows it to be done," said Robredo.

He also said Villafuerte's petition was prematurely filed. "It fails to allege any case or controversy that is ripe for judicial determination," Robredo said, adding that "the issuance and the alleged threat of imposition of sanctions against local execs prompted [Villafuerte] to file a petition."

The DILG chief also said that he did not usurp Congress' powers to order local government units to be fully transparent in their income and expenditures.

"The power of Robredo to issue memorandum circulars, orders and similar issuance are not legislative powers but executive issuance aimed to regulate internal affairs and/or interpret regulations for compliance by those that are under his general supervision, such as the LGUs," the DILG chief's June 1 comment read.http://www.gmanews.tv/story/222440/nation/robredo-asks-sc-to-junk-camsur-govs-plea-vs-dilg-memos

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 09:54 AM

sakop kang Bagumbayan Sur, sa likod kang Ateneo de Naga campus. ricefields area in times past.

segun sa mga osipon, gikan daa sa "Que Borac" (ki burak. "burak" - flower)

salamat tabi sa infos asin mga trivia :cheers:

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 09:56 AM

Robredo: LGU fund use memos legal
MANILA, Philippines - Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), submitted his comment on a petition for certiorari and prohibition filed before the Supreme Court by Camarines Sur Governor Luis Raymond Villafuerte, Jr..

Villafuerte had sought the nullification of 3 memorandum circulars issued by Robredo on the proper utilization of the 20% Development Fund component of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and full disclosures on the use of local funds and bids and public offerings.

In his 44-page comment, Robredo asked the high court to dismiss the petition for lack of merit.

He argued that his Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2010-138 dated December 2, 2010 pertaining to the use of the 20% component of the annual IRA shares, MC No. 2011-08 dated January 13, 2011 for strict adherence to the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011, and MC 2010-83 dated August 31, 2010 pertaining to the full disclosure of local budget and finances, bids and public offerings, are "constitutional and valid."

Villafuerte questioned these MCs assailing its constitutionality and arguing that these were "tainted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction."

Disallowed expenses

Robredo's MC No. 2010-138 states how the 20% Development Fund will be utilized for development projects, not for other purposes. The issuance also disallowed the use of the fund for the following administrative expenses:

-cash gifts
-bonuses
-food allowance

-medical assistance
-uniforms
-supplies

-meetings
-communication
-water

-light
-petroleum products
-salaries, wages and overtime pay

-domestic or foreign travel expenses
-registration or participation fees in training, seminars, conferences or conventions
-construction, repair or refinishing of administrative offices

-purchase of administrative office furniture, fixtures, equipment or appliances
-purchase, maintenance or repair of motor vehicles or motorcycles, except ambulances

MC 2010-83 directed local government units (LGUs) to put in one list documents required to be posted or published for full disclosure of local budget, finances, bids and public offerings for the preceding fiscal year.

MC 2011-08 directed LGU's to strictly adhere to the General Appropriations Act of 2011 where failure to comply shall subject officials and officers to disciplinary actions.

The imposition of sanctions mentioned in these MCs led Villafuerte to file the petition.

Presumed legality

In its comment on behalf of Robredo, the OSG argued that "acts and issuances of the political departments of government carry the presumption of legality and constitutionality."

"...for the questioned MC's to be declared unconstitutional, it must be shown that there is a clear and unequivocal breach of the Constitution, not merely a doubtful and equivocal one," the OSG argued.

The OSG assailed Villafuerte's allegation that provisions on the required posting and publication of an LGU's finances and public offerings are "inappropriate," insisting that these requirements are in keeping with the principles of transparency and accountability that come with public office.

The OSG also raised the issue of prematurity of the petition since "it fails to allege any actual case or controversy" that should be elevated to the courts, and maintained the issuances did not encroach on legislative authority and are well within the scope of the secretary's authority.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/06/03/11/robredo-lgu-fund-use-memos-legal

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 10:02 AM

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252429_170355103025045_100001516682765_439895_909196_n.jpg

by Ronald Lontac (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001516682765)

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 10:03 AM

CamSur guv on "The Bottomline" Saturday
MANILA -- Camarines Sur Governor L-Ray Villafuerte faces King of Talk Boy Abunda this Saturday on "The Bottomline.”

The known government official will talk about his initiatives in making his province one of the sought after vacation destination in the country.

He will share the works on the development of the Camsur Watersports Complex and the El Verde movement, a campaign that aims to plant 12 million trees by 2012.

Villafuerte will also answer questions leading to the senatorial election in 2013, and his thoughts on the issue that his son Miguel admires PopStar Princess Sarah Geronimo.

Don't miss the episode this Saturday on "The Bottomline" after "Banana Split" on ABS-CBN.http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2011/06/03/camsur-guv-bottomline-saturday-159145

morbz78

June 3rd, 2011, 10:31 AM

sakop kang Bagumbayan Sur, sa likod kang Ateneo de Naga campus. ricefields area in times past.

segun sa mga osipon, gikan daa sa "Que Borac" (ki burak. "burak" - flower)

Yes, from the word burak meaning "flower" because of the flowers planted along the Queborac drive long time ago (this road is almost bare today).

Sitio Queborac actually sakop po sya by both Bagumbayan Sur and Bagumbayan Norte, so may North and South Queborac po :)

I'll post pics soon, pag may time po. Mahalungkat muna ko si mga older pics ko digdi sa Queborac (also known as Rocky Boars, tehehe!):cheers:

oragon.com

June 3rd, 2011, 11:00 AM

Yes, from the word burak meaning "flower" because of the flowers planted along the Queborac drive long time ago (this road is almost bare today).

Sitio Queborac actually sakop po sya by both Bagumbayan Sur and Bagumbayan Norte, so may North and South Queborac po :)

I'll post pics soon, pag may time po. Mahalungkat muna ko si mga older pics ko digdi sa Queborac (also known as Rocky Boars, tehehe!):cheers:

welcome sir!

enjoy your stay sa satuyang tursido.

nweiz, the annual Tata Flores Cup Basketball is set this June 18 (Sat) @ the BIG Dome of the South.

Participating teams:
1. Ateneo Golden Knights
2. Naga College Foundation Tigers
3. University of Nueva Caceres Greyhounds
4. PUP Maroons
5. Mariners Dolphins
6. CCDI Panthers
7. STI Olympians
8. NCF Tigers

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 11:10 AM

CamSur guv on "The Bottomline" Saturday
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2011/06/03/camsur-guv-bottomline-saturday-159145
Galing talaga ni Gov. Lray!!!

One of the best if not the best:cheers:

Yes, from the word burak meaning "flower" because of the flowers planted along the Queborac drive long time ago (this road is almost bare today).

Sitio Queborac actually sakop po sya by both Bagumbayan Sur and Bagumbayan Norte, so may North and South Queborac po :)

I'll post pics soon, pag may time po. Mahalungkat muna ko si mga older pics ko digdi sa Queborac (also known as Rocky Boars, tehehe!):cheers:

Welcome to this thread morbz!!! I'm expecting to see more posts of you here....:)

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 11:21 AM

welcome sir!

enjoy your stay sa satuyang tursido.

nweiz, the annual Tata Flores Cup Basketball is set this June 18 (Sat) @ the BIG Dome of the South.

Participating teams:
1. Ateneo Golden Knights
2. Naga College Foundation Tigers
3. University of Nueva Caceres Greyhounds
4. PUP Maroons
5. Mariners Dolphins
6. CCDI Panthers
7. STI Olympians
8. NCF Tigers

Hi Pau.

Since you are connected with STI Naga, is there a way that you can confirm if Sogo Hotel (:)yes it's Sogo) is apparently opening near STI?

The news came from my brother- in law who was a balikbayan on vacation and took a taxi from Naga to Polangui.

Apparently there was an ad at the taxi that says "Watch out for SOGO Hotel in Naga".

When he asked the dirver where it would be located, he was told that it would be built near STI and Central Bus Terminal.

Now I believe that Taxi drivers knows ahead than anyone else when it comes to Sogo Hotels.:lol:

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 11:30 AM

^^I don't know much about Sogo Hotels... Any further information regarding sogo hotels, doc?

oragon.com

June 3rd, 2011, 11:34 AM

Hi Pau.

Since you are connected with STI Naga, is there a way that you can confirm if Sogo Hotel (:)yes it's Sogo) is apparently opening near STI?

The news came from my brother- in law who was a balikbayan on vacation and took a taxi from Naga to Polangui.

Apparently there was an ad at the taxi that says "Watch out for SOGO Hotel in Naga".

When he asked the dirver where it would be located, he was told that it would be built near STI and Central Bus Terminal.

Now I believe that Taxi drivers knows ahead than anyone else when it comes to Sogo Hotels.:lol:

Yes Doc. Heard it too.

Nweiz, the exec sec of Mayor first disclosed about the soon-to-operate hotels within CBD 2 and they are:
1. Kabayan Hotel at the back of SM
2. Sogotel (near STI)
3. Eurotel (second floor of the bus terminal)

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 12:01 PM

^^Nice...

When will be the start of construction of the said hotels, pres?

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 12:02 PM

^^I don't know much about Sogo Hotels... Any further information regarding sogo hotels, doc?

Well, how do I explain it?

Sogo Hotel Garz is a popular hotel chain known for catering people who are yearning for short time pleasure.

It has a ghastly reputation of a hotel for pleasure rather than for leisure. :)

http://www.hotelsogo.com/

Naga City Deck

June 3rd, 2011, 12:03 PM

Dairy Queen? :D

Yup that's it. La kc dito sa Bicol DQ. Hehe

Naga City Deck

June 3rd, 2011, 12:10 PM

Well, how do I explain it?

Sogo Hotel Garz is a popular hotel chain known for catering people who are yearning for short time pleasure.

It has a ghastly reputation of a hotel for pleasure rather than for leisure. :)

http://www.hotelsogo.com/

It's like less classy than Victoria Court. :lol: I saw that in Balitang K. I forgot what The show was really featuring haha

Btw, pagkaluwas ko unc may lights na sa laog kang 7 Eleven :banana:

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 12:25 PM

^^Thanks, doc...

I like their vibrant colors which has a resemblance to that of CBD Plaza :D

When is the opening of 7-eleven?

Naga City Deck

June 3rd, 2011, 12:33 PM

^^Thanks, doc...

I like their vibrant colors which has a resemblance to that of CBD Plaza :D

When is the opening of 7-eleven?

I do not know yet. Pero feeling ko madali na. Rayaon na ang mga gamit sa laog eh, konting Ayos nalang, foods nalang ang kulang

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 12:39 PM

^^Probably by mid-june open na 'yan...

kevinb

June 3rd, 2011, 12:47 PM

I have been reading this thread for the past four days now...
Might as well join the crowd teehee!

Nagueño po here!

Welcome sa thread! :D

Caramoan: we came. we saw. we were conquered!

:okay:

http://www.cwcwaketv.com/index2.php?option=com_datsogallery&func=wmark&mid=9779

Hmm. Ano daw ini?:D

The last time I texted him is that the vacant lot that was offered to Ayala was borrowed by Central Bank where they could keep the extra construction materials for their building.

How big is the vacant lot Doc?

clearing and expansion is underway for Robertson @ Centro. An employee of Landbank mentioned that their near transfer @ the corner of Panganiban-Magsaysay will paved the way for an expansion of Robertson, I foresee food stalls and restos on that part of the building.

Thanks! Sana better Robertson annex yan.:D

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 12:56 PM

^^And hope they'll make it grand...

Robertson Centro is huge.. What they only need is to make it more spacious and, of course, beautify!!!

Naga City Deck

June 3rd, 2011, 01:14 PM

Welcome sa thread! :D

:okay:

Hmm. Ano daw ini?:D

How big is the vacant lot Doc?

Thanks! Sana better Robertson annex yan.:D

I believe The vacant lot pareng keV is the already the lot infront of aldp which was borrowed by Central Bank as tambakan nga hehe

Welcome to the thread morbz78! Naga based? Sain ka po digdi sa Naga. Join our group on Facebook too :banana:

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 01:18 PM

^^He's from Queborac...

Maayos na palan so gigibuhan nin Freedom Obelisk, may landscaping na kaso mayo pa so obelisk :D.. Nuarin daw pupunan ang paggibo kaito?

Naga City Deck

June 3rd, 2011, 01:29 PM

^^He's from Queborac...

Maayos na palan so gigibuhan nin Freedom Obelisk, may landscaping na kaso mayo pa so obelisk :D.. Nuarin daw pupunan ang paggibo kaito?

I don't know Kung gigibuhon pa yun hehe

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 02:57 PM

Robredo asks SC to junk CamSur gov's plea vs DILG memos
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/222440/nation/robredo-asks-sc-to-junk-camsur-govs-plea-vs-dilg-memos

a call to unity :)

salamat tabi sa infos asin mga trivia :cheers:

welcome.

Yes, from the word burak meaning "flower" because of the flowers planted along the Queborac drive long time ago (this road is almost bare today).

Sitio Queborac actually sakop po sya by both Bagumbayan Sur and Bagumbayan Norte, so may North and South Queborac po :)

I'll post pics soon, pag may time po. Mahalungkat muna ko si mga older pics ko digdi sa Queborac (also known as Rocky Boars, tehehe!):cheers:

asin salamat ki morbz78 sa dagdag pang impormasyon!

"Rocky Boars" is cool. first time to hear this! :banana::banana::banana:

welcome sir!

enjoy your stay sa satuyang tursido.

nweiz, the annual Tata Flores Cup Basketball is set this June 18 (Sat) @ the BIG Dome of the South.

Participating teams:
1. Ateneo Golden Knights
2. Naga College Foundation Tigers
3. University of Nueva Caceres Greyhounds
4. PUP Maroons
5. Mariners Dolphins
6. CCDI Panthers
7. STI Olympians
8. NCF Tigers

all the best to the teams!

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 02:59 PM

Remontados Defends Championship

The Ateneo Remontados Debate Society participated in the Don Buenaventura Cup Regional Parliamentary Debate Tournament as defending champions. Our debaters waited to face the challenger to the championship held at the Aquinas University in Legazpi City last January 2011. The group has held the championship cup since last school year and has successfully defended it through a three-member team composed of Annie Fante, Angeline Rose Alferez and Merryl Josephine Garcia. The awards received by the team were the championship trophy, certificate of commendation, tournament clock and souvenir items, and Php5000 cash prize.

The Institute of Politics, host unit of the Ateneo College debate group, congratulates the Remontados and its coach, Mr. Percival Tordilla!

www.adnu.edu.ph

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 03:01 PM

^^Congrats Ateneo!!!

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 03:06 PM

^^And hope they'll make it grand...

Robertson Centro is huge.. What they only need is to make it more spacious and, of course, beautify!!!

dakula nanggad ang robertson. it used to have a cinema pa ngani.

and the whole complex is located where the old provincial capitol once stood. hope they renovate and revive it well.

hakz2007

June 3rd, 2011, 03:07 PM

^^Masupog magcheck-in sa Sogo Hotel :D

Para lang yan sa mga biglang liko :D

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 03:10 PM

new Universidad de St Isabel president, Sr Lourdes Albis,DC.

congratulations, USI and Sister Albis!

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/16/52/10562561/4902389459811m.jpg

www.usi.edu.ph

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 03:30 PM

3 million tourists this year, I think it's attainable since more hotels, inns, resorts will open in Camsur and more upcoming activities.

Originally Posted by sonofignatius View Post
CamSur, Naga top tourist arrivals anew
By JOSE B. PEREZ, Editor

NAGA CITY --- Once again, Camarines Sur and this city topped the regional distribution of incoming travelers for the year 2010, according to the latest data released by the regional office of the Department of Tourism based in Legazpi City.

By an overwhelming margin, Camarines Sur and Naga City posted a total of 2,330,116 domestic and foreign tourist arrivals for the period January to December 2010. This is 48.75 percent higher than previous year’s performance of 1,566,447.

On foreign travelers, Camarines Sur and Naga City churned out a total of 461,053 arrivals for 2010, a figure that is four times over than what Albay/Legazpi City produced during the same year which stood at 116,011. The regional total in foreign tourist arrivals for 2010 was posted at 681,134, which was 36.49 percent higher or 233,493 more than the previous year’s 447,641.

Camarines Sur/Naga’s combined tourist arrivals, as in previous three years, represent more than two-thirds of the Bicol regional total, which for this year was pegged at 3,122,156, the highest so far since tourism was given a serious look as a major industry in Bicol.

Albay and Legazpi City combined placed second in the ranking of tourist arrivals with a total of 299,363 for both domestic and foreign tourists, and a 27 percent growth rate over previous year’s 235,857.

On third place is the island province of Masbate with 160,584 tourist arrivals. Unfortunately, the figure is 7 percent lower than what the province registered in the previous year which was better at 172,242.

Camarines Norte placed fourth with a total of 138,151 tourist arrivals for 2010, a 15.56 percent improvement over its 2009 performance of 119,542 tourist arrivals. Fifth is Sorsogon which mustered a total of 101,799 tourist arrivals, a 21.00 percent growth over previous year’s 84,354.

The island province of Catanduanes, which is at the bottom of the regional ladder, suffered a 15 percent decrease in tourist arrivals in 2010, with only 92,143 tourist arrivals compared to previous year’s 108,923.

According to Tourism Regional Director Nini Ravanilla, the region’s banner tourist attractions, which she dubbed as Bicol’s tourism icons, remain to be Camarines Sur’s Watersports Complex and the Caramoan peninsula, Naga City’s Peñafrancia Festival, Albay’s Mayon Volcano, and Sorsogon’s Butanding interaction.

The comparative data for the regional distribution of travelers are based on figures submitted by accommodation establishments, such as hotels, inns, beach resorts, and other billeting facilities where their stay are accordingly recorded in the establishment’s logbook.

www.bicolmail.com

With CamSur Tri, CamSur Marathon, Asian and Worldwakeboarding Competition, Ironman, Penafrancia Festival and of course the AdCongress- it's not impossible to attain such goal.

Go CamSur! Go L-Ray!

(...and of course those who can't lead should leave:lol:)

Naga Boy

June 3rd, 2011, 03:37 PM

^^Come think of it, why don't e start the "Leave if You Can't Lead Movement" for those who disagree with CamSur Partition.

How about a facebook page for the said campaign?

Like?

garzland

June 3rd, 2011, 03:37 PM

^^Agree, doc. With the addition of AdCongress, it's not impossible to attain such.

What's the status of the Andaya Highway nowadays? I heard the highway will be rehabilitated in preparation for the AdCongress...Hope this will be the final rehabilitation as it seems to be being rehabilitated over and over.

Naga City Deck

June 3rd, 2011, 03:48 PM

^^Come think of it, why don't e start the "Leave if You Can't Lead Movement" for those who disagree with CamSur Partition.

How about a facebook page for the said campaign?

Like?

I like. Haha

Who else?? :D

Matanglawin

June 3rd, 2011, 04:06 PM

Posted on May 18, 2010 by damarre

THE BREWING unit of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. will invest P4 billion in the next five years to build four new bottling plants including one in Cagayan de Oro City.

“Whatever capital expenditure we will do is to put up a new bottling line. First in Sta. Rosa then in Bicol, then Cagayan de Oro, and maybe Ilocos,” San Miguel Brewery Chairman Ramon S. Ang told reporters after the company’s annual stockholders meeting in Ortigas Center on Tuesday.

“With more cost-efficient production and distribution, I think company will have even better year next year that this year,” Mr. Ang
added.

Late this year, San Miguel Brewery will break ground for its new bottling plant in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. It will start commercial operation early next year.

Existing breweries are located in Valenzuela City; San Fernando City, Pampanga; Mandaue City; Bacolod City; and Darong, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, with a total annual production capacity of 15.1 million hectoliters. Each of these breweries is equipped with automated facilities capable of packaging the Company’s products in a variety of sizes and formats, including bottles, cans, and kegs.

This is another big project that would benefit hundreds of workers particularly those coming from Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental area. I also understand SMC has an area inside Phividec Industrial Estate. Perhaps, they will build the plant there.

with article by Neil Jerome C. Morales of Business World
........................................................................................................sain daw mananggad ini itutugdok sa Bicol? Hmmmmm....may pag rogaring daw na daga ang SMC diyan sa Naga?

sonofignatius

June 3rd, 2011, 04:46 PM

With CamSur Tri, CamSur Marathon, Asian and Worldwakeboarding Competition, Ironman, Penafrancia Festival and of course the AdCongress- it's not impossible to attain such goal.

Go CamSur! Go L-Ray!
(...and of course those who can't lead should leave:lol:)

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

^^Come think of it, why don't e start the "Leave if You Can't Lead Movement" for those who disagree with CamSur Partition.

How about a facebook page for the said campaign?
Like?

I like. Haha
Who else?? :D

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

oragon.com

June 4th, 2011, 03:44 AM

Palace seeks school fees dialogue
By GENALYN D. KABILING and INA HERNANDO-MALIPOT
June 3, 2011

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang wants to discuss with school administrators, parents, and students the growing issue over excessive and “hidden” fees being charged by some colleges and universities.

Ahead of the dialogue, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda Friday reminded schools that they must collect only “relevant and logical” fees from their students.

“We encourage administrators to communicate with other stakeholders so that all concerned are assured of a fee system that has no hidden surprises,” Lacierda said.

“The lofty goals of education should not be a cloak for charging fees that are either arbitrarily set or assessed with a lack of clarity, ending up violating the consumer rights of students and parents,” he said.

Lacierda said the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was working out a framework to rationalize miscellaneous fees charged by colleges and universities.

“Transparency and accountability must be the hallmark not just of public, but also of private service: all educational institutions entrusted with the hard-earned funds of their students have an obligation to make the fees they collect
demonstrably relevant and logical to those assessed those fees,” he said.

He noted that the late Sen. Raul Roco had instituted reforms in the primary and secondary levels and “it is necessary to accord parents and students the same assurance in the tertiary level.”

Lacierda said reforming the system of school fees is part of the government’s commitment to make education the key strategy for reducing poverty and building national competitiveness.

CHED has promised to put a cap on miscellaneous expenses charged by colleges and universities following complaints from parents and students.

In an interview, CHED Executive Director Julito Vitriolo said the commission has set up a Committee on Tuition Fee composed of inter-office and inter-agency officials also with students and association of schools.

The committee will review tuition-related issues, particularly miscellaneous school fees.

Vitriolo, who will head the committee, said CHED has started meetings to discuss miscellaneous fees. “We are summarizing data in the last five years,” he said.

He pointed out that because the law on tuition increase or Republic Act 6728 does not cover miscellaneous fees, schools are not required to consult the students before collecting them.

The schools, however, “are required to inform us [CHED] about those fees.”

CHED will also release guidelines on collection of miscellaneous fees by next school year, after one year of consultation, Vitriolo said:

The issue on redundant and excessive school fees has reached the Senate. On Wednesday, Senate Committee on Education Chairman Edgardo Angara suggested that “schools and their associations should draw up standard
miscellaneous fees that they could agree on.”

According to Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond Palatino, among the fees supposedly exorbitant fees collected by colleges and universities are the “Pistang Pinoy” fee charged by Letran College; the “Stones and Pebbles”
fee collected by Silliman University; the “Memorabilia” fee of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines; “Band” fee by University of Nueva Caceres; and “Communication” fee of Central Luzon State University.

Palatino said that based on their websites, some schools also charge fees related to “thesis” “resume printing”, and even “aircon,”

Palatino also chided CHED for not regulating the “hidden fees”. “It is not surprising that many schools utilize these miscellaneous fees to rake in profit,” he said.

This school year, 324 out of the 1,792 HEIs will raise tuition on an average of 14.37 percent.

www.mb.com.ph

oragon.com

June 4th, 2011, 03:48 AM

^^Nice...

When will be the start of construction of the said hotels, pres?

The only construction near the proposed site is the extension of drainage system from the CBD terminal leading to the Bicol Access Health Centrum.

It's like less classy than Victoria Court. :lol: I saw that in Balitang K. I forgot what The show was really featuring haha

Btw, pagkaluwas ko unc may lights na sa laog kang 7 Eleven :banana:

also, beside UNC are two gleaming billboards @ soon-to-open commercial building with a peculiar name "Rosario Building":)

Naga Boy

June 4th, 2011, 04:16 AM

This has long been a Future Satellite Market. The future seems to be too long to come. I am wondering now if future is just a name or refers to time to come.:lol::lol::lol::lol:

The future looks bleak for that future satellite market.:lol:

sonofignatius

June 4th, 2011, 04:28 AM

The future looks bleak for that future satellite market.:lol:

kumbaga, doc, walang maharap na hinaharap :lol:
dios marhay na sabado sa gabos!

sa mga kabarangay ko sa sta cruz, naga, happy Night in June (flores de "mayo" done in early june!) :cheers:

sonofignatius

June 4th, 2011, 04:30 AM

baralikan na ang klase!

ORSEM 2011 Kicks Off

With the theme “Rise of the Heroes”, the annual 3-Day Orientation Seminar for freshmen and transferees opened today, 2 June 2011 at the University Gymnasium.

Day 1 formally started with a Eucharistic celebration with University President Fr. Primitivo E. Viray, Jr., S.J. as the main celebrant and Frs. Jun Embile, S.J. and Danilo Isidro, S.J. as concelebrants.

Fr. Viray awed his audience by speaking in Bicolano at the introduction of his Homily. He then shared his own heroes, his parents, in light of the event’s theme and to the audience’s delight quoted some wise and amusing passages from Fr. James Martin, S.J.’s book The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life.

The mass was followed by an opening program with University Academic Vice President for Academics Rebecca C. Torres, Ph. D. giving her welcome remarks.

The afternoon of Day 1 was designated for the 1st of the learning modules, Interaction Laboratory 1: Personal Visioning.

The other two modules Personal Growth Setting and Academic Goal Setting will be the focus of the second and third day, 3-4 June 2011.

As of press time, the ORSEM Secretariat Committee placed the participants at 1,519, surpassing the 1500 target.

The ORSEM working staff is composed of at least 200 individuals, half of them as facilitators or “Facees”.

The College Guidance Office in cooperation with the Ignatian Formation Program organized the ORSEM 2011.

www.adnu.edu.ph

sonofignatius

June 4th, 2011, 04:35 AM

breakfast by Bigg's

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garzland

June 4th, 2011, 06:27 AM

^^Masupog magcheck-in sa Sogo Hotel :D

Para lang yan sa mga biglang liko :D

It looks decent naman... So I'm open to it and besides are there any hotel in a particular city in Bicol which does not have such kind of image???... I don't think so... I don't want to be hypocrite...

kevinb

June 4th, 2011, 06:43 AM

Remontados Defends Championship
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:banana:

Who else?? :D

Ako pa! :D

THE BREWING unit of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. will invest P4 billion in the next five years to build four new bottling plants including one in Cagayan de Oro City.

“Whatever capital expenditure we will do is to put up a new bottling line. First in Sta. Rosa then in Bicol, then Cagayan de Oro, and maybe Ilocos,” San Miguel Brewery Chairman Ramon S. Ang told reporters after the company’s annual stockholders meeting in Ortigas Center on Tuesday.

Sabi baga daa sa Naga. I just dunno where.

garzland

June 4th, 2011, 06:58 AM

^^Sa Naga gayod itong garo iuupgrade lang dae man matugdok bago

jardet

June 4th, 2011, 07:48 AM

Robredo asks SC to junk CamSur gov's plea vs DILG memos
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/222440/nation/robredo-asks-sc-to-junk-camsur-govs-plea-vs-dilg-memos

ini an saro sa mga magayon na programa ni sec jess sa dilg. ginibo n'ya ini sa naga kaya ano ta dai magibo kan iba? kung mayo nin itinatago, ano an ikinakahadit? :nuts:

hapot lang tabi gov.:)

jardet

June 4th, 2011, 08:00 AM

^^Sa Naga gayod itong garo iuupgrade lang dae man matugdok bago

susog sa press release, SMC will invest $100M to open 4 new plants, one of them in bicol. if the investment will be distributed equally among the planned 4 plants, that is $25M each. huge amount to stir the local economy.:) but where in bicol is the 25 million dollar question:nuts:

garzland

June 4th, 2011, 08:16 AM

^^Ma-press release naman lang kaya ang SMC bako pang clear kung saen talaga :D

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 08:21 AM

It looks decent naman... So I'm open to it and besides are there any hotel in a particular city in Bicol which does not have such kind of image???... I don't think so... I don't want to be hypocrite...

sikat pano ang Sogo sa mga arog kayan....:lol::lol::lol::lol:

garzland

June 4th, 2011, 08:23 AM

ini an saro sa mga magayon na programa ni sec jess sa dilg. ginibo n'ya ini sa naga kaya ano ta dai magibo kan iba? kung mayo nin itinatago, ano an ikinakahadit? :nuts:

hapot lang tabi gov.:)

Omaw ko si gov sa naginibohan niya pero pag-abot sa bagay na ini garo may kahaditan siya na magsunod sa memo unless otherwise kung mayo siyan talagang itinatago... Aram ko na anti-Robredo siya kaya siguro arog kayan pero mapapasala siya diyan ta dududahan siya lugod... Dapat maging transparent siya kung napapasaen ang pundo o pera an income na naglalaog

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 08:23 AM

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THE TOP BRASS OF CAMARINES, SUR GOVERNOR LRAY VILLAFUERTE,VICE GOB. PENA. ROBERT SAYSAY,MAYOR BAGASBAS,MAYOR LACOSTE AND HIS SEC. ON THE LFT PROVINCIAL LEAGUE PRESIDENT OF BRGY. CAPT.

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hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 08:25 AM

^^ano daw pinagmitingan ninda sa Shangri-la?

Naga City Deck

June 4th, 2011, 08:52 AM

A friend of mine just posted on Facebook a while ago that the Inauguration of Bangko Sentral Naga will be on June 22, 2011 :banana: that is so soon already!

siguro 24 hours a day ang trabaho.

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 08:58 AM

^^Is it finished already?

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:04 AM

CamSur Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte on The Bottomline
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MANILA, Philippines - Another government official takes the hot seat today as Camarines Sur Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte (photo) comes face-to-face with the King of Talk on The Bottomline with Boy Abunda on ABS-CBN.

Coming from a political clan, being on public service is not new to Gov. L-Ray. Before, CamSur was considered to be one of the poorest provinces in the country. However, changes started to apply when L-Ray was elected on 2004 as the governor of the said province.

Tourist started to flood the province especially when the Camsur Watersports Complex (CWC) was developed. This is where the sport wakeboarding was first introduced. It is also Gov. L-Ray who pushed the El Verde Movement. This movement aims to plant 12 million trees by 2012. The governor also plans to make CamSur as the Singapore of the Philippines.

However, despite the success, changes and good intentions for CamSur, controversy still seeped in the life of Gov. L-Ray. His issue with DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo is still a talk of the town. Is there any truth to the controversy that up to now, CWC still has unliquidated cash advances?

Will Gov. L-Ray run for the senate on 2013? Will his family support his decision if ever he decides to run? What is his opinion on the issue that his son Miguel admires PopStar Princess Sarah Geronimo? Is he really a womanizer? Also, will his wife run for governor of CamSur in the future?

Find out as Gov. L-Ray toughly answers the questions hurled at him on The Bottomline with Boy Abunda tonight after Banana Split.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=692875&publicationSubCategoryId=70

Naga City Deck

June 4th, 2011, 09:04 AM

^^Is it finished already?

garo dai pa man ngani.. i asked her if it's true kung talagang June 22. dai pa nagreply.

Paging Kuya Pao... please take an aerial photo of BSP :)

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:05 AM

^^maghiling kita gabos atyan sa Bottomline pagkatapos ng Banana Split sa ABS-CBN:okay:

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:06 AM

garo dai pa man ngani.. i asked her if it's true kung talagang June 22. dai pa nagreply.

Paging Kuya Pao... please take an aerial photo of BSP :)

iyo baga ta garo makaskason man an inauguration...baka soft inauguration ta an mga establishments baga igwa man ning soft opening :D

Naga City Deck

June 4th, 2011, 09:11 AM

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:12 AM

DILG defends right to quiz local gov’t budgets, disclosures
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) asked the Supreme Court to dismiss for lack of merit the petition filed by Camarines Sur Governor Luis Raymond Villafuerte Jr. questioning the memorandum orders issued by the DILG in connection with local budgets and disclosures.

In a 52-page comment submitted to the Supreme Court on June 1, DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, through the Office of the Solicitor General, said the Memorandum Circulars (MCs) issued by the DILG are constitutional, contrary to Villafuerte’s arguments.

Villafuerte was referring to MC No. 2010-138 on the use of the 20 per cent component of the annual Internal Revenue Allotment shares; MC No. 2011-08 about the Strict Adherence to Section 90 of Republic Act 10147, or the General Appropriations Act for 2011, and MC No. 2010-83, tackling the full disclosure of local budget and finances, bids and public offerings.

Villafuerte argued that the MCs violated the principles of local autonomy and fiscal autonomy enshrined in the 1987 Constitution, as well as the Local Government Code of 1991. Villafuerte said the MCs likewise encroached on the legislative powers of Congress.

Local government units are required to fully disclose their incomes and expenditures, and post the information on their respective websites, under the memorandum circulars. Non-compliance will be sanctioned.
The DILG, through the OSG, pointed out that they are merely implementing what is already stated in the law.

Section 90 of the General Appropriations Act of 2011 merely echoed Section 352 of the LGC regarding the full disclosure of government expenditures in three publicly accessible, and conspicuous places in the LGUs. Section 90 only adds the posting of government expenditures on the websites of the respective government offices.

“The required publication in the LGUs website is germane to the purpose of the law which is to provide detailed information of the manner and use of the LGUs IRA, as well as status of the programs and projects that are being implemented, Contrary to the petitioner’s pretensions, Congress is fully clothed with power to impose additional restrictions and conditions on the use and disbursement of IRA in the appropriations bill,” the government lawyers said.

They added that “inherent in the power of appropriation is the power to specify how money shall be spent; and that, in addition to distinct “items” of appropriation, the legislature may include appropriations bills qualifications, conditions, limitations or restrictions on expenditure of funds.”

The government lawyers noted that posting of government expenditures is essential to the principles of transparency and accountability under the Constitution.

Robredo, they pointed out, did not encroach on the power of Congress because the memorandum circulars were considered “executive issuances aimed to regulate internal affairs and/or interpret regulations for compliance by those under his general supervision, such as the LGUs.”

The DILG chief added that he did not usurp Congress’ powers to order local government units to be fully transparent in their income and expenditures.

“The power of Robredo to issue memorandum circulars, orders and similar issuance are not legislative powers but executive issuance aimed to regulate internal affairs and/or interpret regulations for compliance by those that are under his general supervision,” the OSG said.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/11754/dilg-defends-right-to-quiz-local-gov%E2%80%99t-budgets-disclosures

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:25 AM

Pasacao Port Fire Update
Pasacao, Camarines Sur (June 3 2011) - The owner of ill-fated cargo vessel MV/STC Jeffrey Roy that sunk near a private port here after it caught fire Wednesday evening (June 1) has liability on the incident.

This was the statement of the town’s police chief, Sr. Insp. Alejandro Martinez Monje as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the MARINA wind up their reports on the incident that seriously injured 8 of the 13 crewmen of the cargo vessel.

Three of the injured who suffered serious burns are still fighting for their lives at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) in Naga City.

Monje said on Friday (June 3) that the vessel was bound for Sibuyan, Romblon loaded with some 40,000 liters of gasoline.

The captain of the vessel, Jeffrey Roy, did not secure clearances from the PCG, MARINA nor the Bureau of Fire Protection despite the presence of flammable cargo in his custody.

The fuel cargo was unloaded from 2 lorie gas trucks at a private port owned by businessman “Aping” Olivan.

According to a crew member, Willy Rada, the cargo vessel was rented to transport gasoline in 150 drums and about 200 plastic containers that were already loaded in the vessel when the accident happened.

Pasacao Port Coast Guard commander Joselito Bentas said the cargo vessel had no record of its docking in Pasacao Port and the vessel had only sailed to Pasacao for the first time.

Bentas said MARINA and the Coast Guard have now only the transport documents of the said vessel at the MARINA Office in Batangas Province to examine because all the documents of the cargo vessel were reportedly destroyed in the fire.

He added that safety standards have been violated if there were no clearances secured from the proper agencies to transport the petrol cargo.

The cargo vessel MV/STC Jeffrey Roy was about to leave Olivan’s Port at 10:30 P.M. on Wed. when a fire broke out after the crew attempted to start the engine.

The resulting conflagration consumed the vessel's cargo of 40000 liters of gasoline.

At the BMC today, Francisco Rubio, one of the crew members who sustained burns appealed for help, saying he and his companions lost all their money and personal belongings when they escaped the burning vessel and swam ashore to save only their lives.

Most of the injured crewmen are awaiting arrival of relatives from Romblon.

An attending doctor at the BMC, Dr. Castillena King, said that of the 13 crew, 8 have second and third degree burns, 3 are confined at the ICU, while 5 others are in reverse isolation to prevent infection of their wounds.

King also said, the hospital is in short supplies of antibiotics that are appropriate for treating the serious burns of the injured crew members.http://voxbikol.com/article/pasacao-port-fire-update

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:25 AM

oragon.com

June 4th, 2011, 09:26 AM

A friend of mine just posted on Facebook a while ago that the Inauguration of Bangko Sentral Naga will be on June 22, 2011 :banana: that is so soon already!

siguro 24 hours a day ang trabaho.

harani na palan...great! try me makakua pics..maalpogon kea pirmi duman na parte.grade tig dudumping na daga.

^^maghiling kita gabos atyan sa Bottomline pagkatapos ng Banana Split sa ABS-CBN:okay:

anung oras tabi sir hakz yan?

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:31 AM

Naga City Deck

June 4th, 2011, 09:31 AM

Dugo Para sa Bayan
June 10, 2011
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Be a hero to others. Join the Blood Drive on June 10 at the Naga City Hall. All donors during the event will each receive Certificate of Appreciation plus Accident Insurance Coverage for a year.

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hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:33 AM

anung oras tabi sir hakz yan?

11 pm siguro yan :)

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:36 AM

Antipolo, Baao
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hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:39 AM

OFFICIAL CANDIDATES FOR MS. IRIGA , 2011
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MARY CONCEPCION M. LAVILLA 16 San Antonio,Ogbon, Nabua, Cam. Sur
Johanna May G. Valenzuela 18 Rawis, Legaspi City, Albay
Marylyn F. Ampongan 17 San Isidro, Iriga City
Keshia Mae C. Dee 18 Daraga, Albay
Gabriella Pacita M. Furtado 16 Santiago, Bato, Cam. Sur
Danica Theresa Sheen P. Dilla 16 La Purisima, Iriga City
Brazille Mae R. Pango 17 Daet, Camarines Norte
Unique L. Fadul 22 Basud Camarines Norte
Thesa Mae B. Gaspi 16 San Francisco, Iriga City
Anna Czarinah R. Buenviaje 18 Poblacion, Malinao, Albay
Lourdes Aurora N. Cu 19 San Pedro, Buhi, Cam. Sur
Esperanza P. Francisco 16 Concepcion Pequena, Naga City
Halima Lyssa O. Al-taie 22 San Nicolas, Iriga City
Rhia A. dasmarinas 17 Sta. Justina East, Buhi, Cam. Sur
Irish Mae C. Aguilar 19 San Francisco, Iriga City
Jennylyn b. Pahoyo 19 San Francisco, Iriga City
Rajita Leah R. Balang 22 Palestina, Pili, Cam. Sur
Mary Rose B. Cerillo 21 San Rafael, Buhi, Cam. Sur
Ivy B. Salvino 21 San Nicolas, Iriga City
Abegail P. Bersabe 19 Sto. Domingo, Nabua, Cam. Sur
Reyann M. Falabi 18 San Vicente Milaor, Cam. Sur
Jessica F. Biasca 22 Sta. Elena, Buhi, Cam. Sur
Sheena Mae O. San Buenaventura 16 Nabua, Camarines Sur

II Title Qualifications:

A. Ms. Iriga 2011

1. Contenders for Ms. Iriga 2011 can still qualify and win the Ms. Rinconada and Ms. Tourism Bicol title; and
2. Must have “roots” in Iriga. Having “roots” in Iriga means: That the applicant must have been born in Iriga; or the applicant must have been born to parents who, either or both, been themselves born in Iriga; or the applicant, even if she was not born in Iriga, is related up to the 2nd degree of consaguinity, i.e. grandparents.

3. Ms. Rinconada 2011

1. Entries from Rinconada can likewise qualify and win the Ms. Rinconada and Ms. Tourism Bicol Title; and
2. Must have “roots” in Rinconada. Having “roots” in Rinconada means that The applicant must have been born in Rinconada; or the applicant must have been born to parents who may be both or either one of whom, born in the Rinconada area; or the applicant, even if she was not born in Rinconada, is related up to the 2nd degree of consanguinity, i.e. grandparents.

B. Ms. Tourism Bicol 2011

1. Applicants from Iriga and Rinconada are qualified to win the Ms. Tourism Bicol 2011 title; and
2. Must have “roots” in Bicol. Having Bicol “roots” means: That the applicant must have been born in Bicol; or that the applicant must have been born to parents who may be both or either of whom, born in Bicol; or the applicant, even if she was not born in Bicol, is related up the 2nd degree of consanguinity, i.e. grandparents.

III Requirements for Entry

A. Duly accomplished and notarized entry form;
B. Three (3) copies of recent photograph (wholebody and close-up);
n.b. A photographer will be available.
C. Two (2) certified true copies of applicant’s birth certificate (Kindly bring the original birth certificate).
n.b.
A lawyer and a doctor will be available for notarization and physical examination purposes; A personnel from the Local Civil Registrar will be around to countercheck the authenticity of birth certificates presented for entries from Iriga. Other candidates will have their birth certificates counterchecked via NSO on-line.

An applicant who fails to submit the required documents is disqualified from the search.

The committee reserves the option and exclusive right to change dates, venues, schedules, activities; impose restrictions, sanctions, reprimands, disciplines; and/or decide on matters affecting the contest as deemed necessary.

IV Details of the Screening

A. Screening of Applicants
Date: May 7, 2011
Time: 1:00 PM
Venue: UNEP Mini-Theater Iriga City

B. Deadline of submission of entries: on or before May 7, 2011at the SECRETARIAT
C. The applicant is required to appear in jeans (denims) and white t-shirt (which will be provided by the organizing committee during the screening),with light make-up and high-heeled shoes.
D. Names of official candidates will be announced at a given time.

V Criteria for Judging

A. Beauty of Face - 35%
B. Figure (Contours & Proportion) - 30%
C. Personality (IT factor, presence) - 25%
D. Intelligence - 10%
Total 100%

For inquiries, see or call
The Secretariat
Search for Ms. Iriga/Ms. Rinconada/Ms. Tourism Bicol 2011
City Tourism Office Telephone No. 299-1953http://www.iriga.gov.ph/community.asp?news=431

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:41 AM

HONEST TRIMOBILE DRIVERS APLENTY IN IRIGA
IRIGA CITY – There is an average of one driver in the city per month last year until March this year, who returned things left by their passengers in their trimobiles, a recent report of the Iriga City PNP Station showed.

The report, covering the months starting in January 2010 until March this year, also showed that the most common item left by passengers are cellphones, with at least thirteen such items turned over to the PNP station here, followed by wallets, with five.

Other items include an MP3, a watt hour meter, and a sack of different kinds of slippers.

While there are 21 such drivers, out of the total 1,650 registered trimobile drivers in the city who manifested their honesty, this number becomes significant if seen in the context of the Character City program of the city government.

The program, which aims to strengthen individual and community character hopes to make Iriga “a place where families are strong, homes and streets are safe, education is effective, business is productive, neighbors care for one another; and citizens are free to make wise choices for their lives and families,” according to the city website. It is in short, a character-based approach in good governance.

Such number shows that the program has not fallen on deaf ears and that the value of pagkamatanos or uprightness and honesty, which is one of the 12 core values promoted by the program, is being practiced and observed by the people. http://www.iriga.gov.ph/community.asp?news=432

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:45 AM

Antipolo Falls, Baao
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hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:46 AM

CITY ACTIVATES ANTI-DRUG BODY
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The City of Iriga has firmed up its strategies to combat the drug problem in the city during the re-organization and reactivation of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council last week attended by representatives of concerned agencies and sectors.

The Plan of Action covers various areas like prevention, the supply and demand sides of the drug menace, prosecution, and rehabilitation.

According to Atty Teodoro DR Caparroso of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Bicol, the plan will be presented by the city along with other Bicol provinces and cities to the Anti-Illegal Drugs Regional Summit set on May 28-29,2011 in Daet, Camarines Norte.

In turn, the consolidated plan will be submitted to President Benigno Aquino Jr. who will be the Guest Speaker on the second day of the summit.

The reorganizational meeting was presided by City Administrator Aldo P. Turiano and was attended by representatives from the Philippine National Police, DILG, the Liga ng mga Barangay, DSWD, the City Prosecution Office; and the Public Information Office.http://www.iriga.gov.ph/community.asp?news=434

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:46 AM

MAG DOUBLES ASSIST TO TRIMOBILE OPERATORS
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The distribution of financial subsidy to tricycle operators in Iriga City went smoothly yesterday, said Jansen Rafael V. Boado, the Officer-in-Charge of the office handling the Motorized Trimobile Operator Permits in the city.

A total of the P495,000. is expected to be released by the city government to 1,650 trimobile operators under the Public Transport Assistance Program mandated under Presidential Executive Order No. 32, s. of 2011.

The program aims to cushion “the adverse effect of the oil price hike on the most vulnerable sectors of society.”

While the program instituted by the Executive Order only allocates PhP150.00 subsidy for each operator, Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen provided another PhP150.00 as the city’s counterpart.

This is in addition to the snacks provided by the city for the operators who waited in line at the city ceremonial grandstand where the distribution of the subsidy was made.

The city government also provided other counterpart resources mandated by a memorandum issued by DILG Secretary Jessie M. Robredo such as staff, office space, supplies, other incidental fees. http://www.iriga.gov.ph/community.asp?news=433

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 09:50 AM

Mayor Bongat and Team Naga receive award in Singapore for river project
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Barely a year after the City Government under Mayor John G. Bongat embarked on a mission to revitalize the historic Naga River, the World Bank Institute and the National University of Singapore (NUS) awarded Mayor Bongat and Team Naga for “making best use of the DARE (Decisions, Actions, Results: Leadership in Local Government) program to enhance knowledge and skills, and apply the concepts learned to explore opportunities for the city’s future”, says Jose Edgardo Campos, World Bank Institute Manager.

In a simple ceremony held last May 30 at the Lee Kuan Yew School for Public Policy of the NUS, Dr. Liu Thai Ker presented a certificate to Mayor Bongat, Vice Mayor Gabriel Bordado, Jr. and City Planning and Development Officer Wilfredo Prilles, Jr., recognizing the efforts of the City Government in implementing and pursuing the Naga River Revitalization Project (NRRP). Dr. Liu is one of Singapore’s pioneers in urban development and is widely credited for the island-state’s progress.

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Of the six participating organizations, which included local governments from the Philippines and South East Asia region, Naga’s river project was chosen as the one which made most progress, according to the citation issued by Campos and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Vice-Dean Astrid Tuminez, who is a Filipino herself.

Mayor Bongat expressed gratitude to the various city departments and offices, as well as barangay officials and Nagueños for their hard work and overwhelming support for the Naga River Revitalization Project. Several national and international organizations like the World Bank and the UNESCO have also expressed support.

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In connection with the efforts for the project, the City Government and the Archdiocese of Caceres organized the First Naga River Run which was held last April 16 to raise awareness among citizens and stakeholders. More than 2,500 runners joined the event, surpassing the organizers’ target. The Second Naga River Run is scheduled for July 31.http://naga.gov.ph/news/mayor-bongat-award-river-project/

Naga City Deck

June 4th, 2011, 09:59 AM

June 11, 2011,
BROWNMAN PRIDE
Brownman Revival
Independence Day Concert @ Wharf Galley Rock Cafe (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=176569312401156&set=a.106003909457697.3733.100001442649198&type=1&ref=nf), Avenue Square

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hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 10:23 AM

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Naga City Deck

June 4th, 2011, 10:37 AM

Antipolo Falls, Baao
by Marinel Gavino Barnedo (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.188282151222582.66551.100001223965082)

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been here once after my 3rd year in college, may kadikit na hike pa dyan sa falls na yan.

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 10:39 AM

^^ilang minutes away from Baao Centro?

Naga City Deck

June 4th, 2011, 10:44 AM

^^The road going to Antipolo falls is along the national highway, before pa siya mag centro kang Baao. Palaog sa road haling kanto mga 300 meters pang pwede mag jeep or any car, tapos ma hike na pababa dyan sa falls.

dati tipong makamang pa sa pag hike :lol: dai ko lang aram kung okay na ngunyan ang agi :nuts:

hakz2007

June 4th, 2011, 10:47 AM

^^Last May 17, 2011 ang mga photos na yan...baka kamang pa man giraray an agi...:D

garzland

June 4th, 2011, 11:52 AM

^^maghiling kita gabos atyan sa Bottomline pagkatapos ng Banana Split sa ABS-CBN:okay:

What time yan pading hakz?

Naga City Deck

June 4th, 2011, 12:24 PM

11 pm siguro yan :)

Mga 11 daw po sir garz :)

garzland

June 4th, 2011, 01:47 PM

^^maghiling kita gabos atyan sa Bottomline pagkatapos ng Banana Split sa ABS-CBN:okay:

harani na palan...great! try me makakua pics..maalpogon kea pirmi duman na parte.grade tig dudumping na daga.

anung oras tabi sir hakz yan?

Mga 11 daw po sir garz :)

Ok, I've got to watch it.. Let's see what would be his plans after his term...

garzland

June 4th, 2011, 01:56 PM

Mayor Bongat and Team Naga receive award in Singapore for river project
http://naga.gov.ph/news/mayor-bongat-award-river-project/

Once na mahaman ini madadagdagan pa lalo ang mga turista digdi... Gayon sana kan project na ini... Ini ang kakusugan ni Mayor Bongat ang pagpapagayon kan kapalibutan kan siyudad....Biruon mo pati sa Sabang area magkakaigwa nin park magiging malinig na ang areang yan...:banana::banana::banana:

sonofignatius

June 4th, 2011, 03:59 PM

Avenue Square - Father's Day Promo
Source (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=151899918211459&set=a.126400104094774.20012.123445284390256&type=1&ref=nf)

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mabuhay ang satong mga ama! :cheers::banana::cheers::banana::cheers::banana:

DILG defends right to quiz local gov’t budgets, disclosures
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/11754/dilg-defends-right-to-quiz-local-gov%E2%80%99t-budgets-disclosures

we need more leaders who will work for honesty and transparency in government.

simple lang, ipahiling sana. dai man kaipuhan maghadit kung mayo man tinatago. people deserve to know where their taxes go, and to find out if the leaders they have chosen are performing (or not). :)

sonofignatius

June 4th, 2011, 04:04 PM

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later @12:01 am to 6:00 am
EVERY SUNDAY, midnight to dawn
domestic and regional routes

www.philippineairlines.com

garzland

June 4th, 2011, 04:04 PM

^^Right, father!

Saro sa mga katangian kan magaling na lider ang pagiging transparent...

sonofignatius

June 4th, 2011, 05:08 PM

Mayor Bongat and Team Naga receive award in Singapore for river project
http://naga.gov.ph/news/mayor-bongat-award-river-project/

padagos pa man logod na pagrambong!

June 11, 2011,
BROWNMAN PRIDE
Brownman Revival
Independence Day Concert @ Wharf Galley Rock Cafe (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=176569312401156&set=a.106003909457697.3733.100001442649198&type=1&ref=nf), Avenue Square

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wharf galley continues to rock! :banana::banana::banana:

^^Right, father!

Saro sa mga katangian kan magaling na lider ang pagiging transparent...

surely this is one value we need to teach our young people. if transparency becomes a byword, something as easily accessible as the internet, it will perhaps become a way of life.

garzland

June 4th, 2011, 07:15 PM

jardet

June 4th, 2011, 08:45 PM

Gov. Lray was impressive in Boy Abunda's Bottomline.. He answered excellently all the questions thrown to him - past, present, and future plans. and i finally understood his point regarding the memo issued by Sec. Robredo...:okay:

Bravo Gov. Lray!!!

I was searching the web for a video of this episode but none was found. I am interested to know and understand his stand on the issue with Robredo and other matters of interest to Camarinenses. I will continue to wait for upload later.

In the meantime, good luck camsur folks!:)

Naga Boy

June 5th, 2011, 12:30 AM

I was searching the web for a video of this episode but none was found. I am interested to know and understand his stand on the issue with Robredo and other matters of interest to Camarinenses. I will continue to wait for upload later.

In the meantime, good luck camsur folks!:)

I'm watching it right now on this webpage:

http://www.yeheytv.info/video/23185/BOTTOMLINE--04-JUNE-2011

hakz2007

June 5th, 2011, 03:17 AM

Please watch the National Quiz Bee on Studio 23 9 AM featuring finalists from the University of Saint Anthony and Central Bicol State University :okay:

hakz2007

June 5th, 2011, 03:32 AM

Interior Dept pushes online disclosure on use of funds
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government has asked the Supreme Court to affirm the validity of three memorandum circulars issued by Secretary Jesse Robredo, which laid down policy guidelines on the use of Internal Revenue Allotments of local government units.

In a comment, the DILG, through Solicitor General Jose Anselmo Cadiz, urged the tribunal to uphold the constitutionality of the circulars mandating LGUs to disclose their incomes and expenditures on their websites to ensure accountability and transparency.

Camarines Sur Gov. Luis Raymond Villafuerte Jr. had assailed the legality of Robredo’s circulars.

Villafuerte said Robredo’s instructions expanded what was provided by the Local Government Code and the Government Procurement Act, which mandates that income and expenditures of LGUs must be posted or published in “three publicly accessible and conspicuous places in the LGU.”

Cadiz stressed that the DILG chief did not violate the 1987 Constitution in issuing the circulars and said Villafuerte’s allegations were “bereft of merit.”

“The required posting and publication on the LGU’s website are germane to the purposes of fundamental principles of transparency and accountability and accountability under the Constitution and prevailing statutes. They are not inappropriate provisions as sweepingly averred by petitioner [Villafuerte],” Cadiz pointed out.

The Solicitor General argued that to question the circulars would be also tantamount to questioning Section 90 of the General Appropriations Act of 2011. http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2011/june/4/nation4.isx&d=2011/june/4

hakz2007

June 5th, 2011, 03:52 AM

Camarines Sur
by Edwin Villete Juachon (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.176623852394147.43615.100001396007560)

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hakz2007

June 5th, 2011, 03:53 AM

Aguirangan Island
by Edwin Villete Juachon (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.176623852394147.43615.100001396007560)

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hakz2007

June 5th, 2011, 04:03 AM

Minalabac Outing
by Ondy Mojica (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1726560894435.2082056.1550805888)

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hakz2007

June 5th, 2011, 04:04 AM

I'm watching it right now on this webpage:

http://www.yeheytv.info/video/23185/BOTTOMLINE--04-JUNE-2011

salamat po sa link, Doc :okay:

hakz2007

June 5th, 2011, 04:08 AM

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TINANDAYAGAN FALLS, PALONG LIBMANAN, CAM SUR

by Acs Unc (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.108313785901519.8568.100001686945862)

hakz2007

June 5th, 2011, 04:13 AM

nakita ko lang sa facebook, kathang isip lang ng gumawa :)

tinambac camsur May 23, 2011
by Ignacio Mabalot (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228247073858445.77851.100000194621483)

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Naga City Deck

June 5th, 2011, 10:53 AM

National Flag Day in Naga City
May 28, 2011
Photos by: Randy Villaflor (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1755512933377.2088136.1405571644)

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Naga City Deck

June 5th, 2011, 10:58 AM

kevinb

June 5th, 2011, 12:12 PM

kevinb

June 5th, 2011, 01:03 PM

A New Anthology of 100 Bikol Poems Off the Press (http://voxbikol.com/article/new-anthology-100-bikol-poems-press)

ARTICLE | JUNE 3, 2011 - 5:21PM | BY KRISTIAN CORDERO

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Cover art created by Fr. Nunilon Bancaso Jr.

Naga City (June 3 2011) - Sagurong, an anthology of 100 poems in Bikol will be launched at the Metropolitan Museum in Manila on June 17, 2011.

Literary professor Paz Verdades Santos and Bikol writer Kristian Sendon Cordero,who lectures at the Ateneo de Naga University, are the editors of the said collection.

The Bikol anthology is part of the seventeen-book collection, which is being published by the De La Salle University (DLSU) to commemorate its centennial anniversary as an academic institution.

Last year, through its academic publication office in partnership with Vibal Publications, DLSU also published Maharang, Mahamis Sa Literaturang Bikol, a landmark literary history and anthology in Bikol edited by the Dr. Santos.

The collection promises a surprising and delightful experience to survey the various kinds of Bikol from Buhinon to the Gubatnon; from the supposed standards that are Bikol-Naga and Bikol-Legazpi and to the insulated variants of Catanduanes and Ticao.

Also showcased are the unflinching folk humor that stands out in the works of Juan Sicat, Gualberto Manlagñit, and Yatoy Carretas and the heart-wrenching poems of Jazmin Badong-Llana, H. Francisco V. Peñones Jr, Merlinda Bobis and that unnamed Catholic nun who joined the New People’s Army in the 70’s.

The cover art in this anthology was created by Fr. Nunilon Bancaso Jr.

Significantly, the anthology is endowed with the prose and poetry of young writers who are not yet in their 30’s but are already displaying their mature affiance and defiance to their local settings and influences by turning into a discursive linguistic exploration of the Bikol tongues as reflected in the manners and motifs of Vic Nierva, Allan Popa, J. Pilapil Jacobo, Alvin Yapan, Jimple Borlagdan, Johner Caneba, Dada Docot, Sonny Sendon, Eduardo Uy and Rodel Añosa among others.

All said, the anthology is set to bear witness to the abundant literary harvest that is coming from the Bikol region.

The book launching in Bikol is set this coming September. For your orders and questions, please email at agnuspress@gmail.com or doodsantos@yahoo.com

kevinb

June 5th, 2011, 01:05 PM

Improved crime solution efficiency in Naga City lauded (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=36131)
by Lizel S. Macatangay

NAGA CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- For the period of April 1 to 30, current year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) here reported a total index and non-index crimes of 118 incidents. This signifies a 48% decrease compared to the same period last year which has a total of 228 recorded crime occurrences.

In the regular Naga City Peace and Order Council (NCPOC) meeting held yesterday at the Sangguniang Session Hall, Supt. Perfecto De Lima, Naga City Police Deputy City Director said that their aggressive campaign to combat crimes resulted to an increased crime solution efficiency of 106 per cent. This was reflected on the decrease of the average monthly crime rate by 50%.

From May 1- 25, this year, seventy seven crime incidents were recorded, 63 % lower than the crime occurrences recorded last year during the same period which reached 210 cases.

De Lima specifically cited some highlights of the decrease which was manifested in their records. Crimes against person in 2010 from May 1-25 was pegged at 55 while this year during the same period, the authorities listed a total of 14.

This also holds true to the crimes against property which recorded a total of 88 on May last year, yet PNP Naga only listed 45 for the same period this year.

Total robbery cases filed last year was 15 as compared to 7 filed incidents this May while Theft cases numbering to 73 last May 2010, only reached 36 concerning the same period.

As far as their war against insurgency is concerned, De Lima noted no significant incident that could be attributed to the local insurgents, specifically in the upper portion of Naga City.

Nonetheless, he has already directed members of Police Station No.3 assigned at a Sub station at Barangay Carolina, together with the members of City Public Safety Company to continue monitoring the insurgent’s movements through the Barangay Intel Network that they have established.

De Lima attributed their success to the continuous implementation of Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS) , including the establishment of checkpoints/ chokepoints to strategic areas within their area of jurisdiction. (PIA Camarines Sur)

kevinb

June 5th, 2011, 01:07 PM

Award-winning Bicol Writers Launch Book of Columns (http://www.voxbikol.com/article/award-winning-bicol-writers-launch-book-columns)
ARTICLE | JUNE 2, 2011 - 10:12AM | BY FRANK PEÑONES

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Naga City (June 2 2011) - Three award-winning Bicol writers will launch a a book titled Sinaraysay: Halo-Halong Blog nin Buhay, a compilation of articles selected from the writers' columns in the Naga-based weekly newspaper, Bikol Reporter.

Sinaraysay will be launched on June 4, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the STA Auditorium of the Naga City College Foundation, the main sponsor.

An apt description of the book, Sinaraysay is a term coined from the combination of the Bikol words sinurat (written), sinaray (compiled) and sinaysay (narrated).

It gathers in a single book the writings of H. Francisco V. Peñones Jr. (Halo-Halo), Rizaldy M. Manrique (Bikol Blogger) and Judith Balares-Salamat (Hinghing nin Buhay). The columns of the three writers alternately appear in a common space in the print edition of the weekly newspaper.

Their columns feature reportage and discussions on the contemporary Bikol cultural scene viewed through the lenses of the respective academic disciplines of the three writers who are friends and share similar literary and educational backgrounds.

Peñones finished his MA in Teaching Literature from the De La Salle University and his MFA in Creative Writing from the San Jose State University.

Manrique, on the other hand, has an AB-English (Creative Writing) degree from the University of the Philippines (U.P.) and MA in English from the University of Nueva Caceres.

Judith Balares Salamat has a PhD in Comparative Literature from U.P. and M.A. (Honours) English in Post-Colonial Literatures from the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia.

All three have also won their respective recognitions and awards for their writing from the likes of Palanca and the Premio Tomas Arejola.

NCF President Michelle Marguerite Padua-Hornby will welcome the authors and their guests during the launch, which will include readings of column samples, writer's stage interpretations and review of the book by Willie B. Prilles, head of the City Planning and Development Office of Naga City.

The launching event culminates in book signing and giving of responses by the authors followed by donation of book copies to the NCF Library and the Naga City-Roco Library. (fpj)

kevinb

June 5th, 2011, 01:14 PM

Local Politicians to Give Robredo Tough Time at CA (http://www.voxbikol.com/article/local-politicians-give-robredo-tough-time-ca)
ARTICLE | MAY 31, 2011 - 1:53AM | BY NORIEL OYA

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Camarines Sur 3rd district congressman Luis R. Villafuerte

Naga City (May 30 2011) - For all his national popularity and the “good performance” that President Aquino see in acting Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo, it may not be easy sailing for the secretary-nominee when the president puts up his appointment for confirmation at the Commission on Appointments (CA).

Last week, President Aquino said he would appoint DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo and another Bikolano, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje, as permanent members of his cabinet and he would soon be forwarding their nomination papers to the CA.

But at least two fellow Bikolano politicians take exception on the multi-term former Naga City mayor and appear set to prevent Robredo from becoming the permanent DILG Secretary.

Former Naga City councillor Luis Ortega has filed with the CA a written opposition to Robredo’s confirmation arguing that Robredo has many pending graft cases and that the former Naga City mayor is not qualified to hold position in the Aquino administration.

“He faces plenty of graft cases in the Ombudsman and he should have not been given any position in the government,” Ortega said.

Ortega is known to have filed unexplained wealth and graft charges against Robredo during the latter’s term as Naga City mayor.

Earlier, Camarines Sur 3rd district congressman Luis Villafuerte said the DILG Secretary should explain to the CA some of the cases he faces at the Ombudsman. Robredo can also be asked about the mysterious disappearance of former councilor Emilio Aguinaldo who had also filed plenty of cases against the former mayor, Villafuerte added.

Congressman Villafuerte is a member of the powerful Commission on Appointments and he said Robredo will be grilled at the CA before he gets the nod of its members.

kevinb

June 5th, 2011, 01:17 PM

^^ Epal talaga ni si Gurang.:D

Naga Boy

June 5th, 2011, 01:27 PM

Today at SM City Naga

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Naga Boy

June 5th, 2011, 01:32 PM

SM City Naga
Looking Out

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sonofignatius

June 5th, 2011, 04:00 PM

Memories Of Our Dreams
by Dindo M. Balares (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=585258126)

Foods you can buy at any markets in Rinconada :okay:

Binlod
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Suso
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Tikong
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Daing
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Dinailan
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Balaw
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ano tabi ining binlod? masiram pambangot ang dinailan. cococreamed dishes taste better with this heavenly ingredient. :banana:

Dugo Para sa Bayan
June 10, 2011
Source (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=206526569384285&set=o.54874064102&type=1&theater)

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painting the town RED!

HONEST TRIMOBILE DRIVERS APLENTY IN IRIGA
http://www.iriga.gov.ph/community.asp?news=432

good for iriga! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

sonofignatius

June 5th, 2011, 04:15 PM

Please watch the National Quiz Bee on Studio 23 9 AM featuring finalists from the University of Saint Anthony and Central Bicol State University :okay:

how did it go? so the ad today on the NQB in the Phil Daily Inquirer. listed among the Region V regional winners are the two students from USANT and CBSUA.

Camarines Sur
by Edwin Villete Juachon (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.176623852394147.43615.100001396007560)

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light and shade in CamSur.

Aguirangan Island
by Edwin Villete Juachon (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.176623852394147.43615.100001396007560)

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my first and only Aguirangan trip was in the mid 80s. there were not trees in Aguirangan, just a few bushes-- that one could not stay long for fear of burning in the heat, without any natural cover.

and how Nature has taken its course and covered the island with much more greenery. :)

sonofignatius

June 5th, 2011, 04:37 PM

airphil express sale

PhP698, one-way
( or PhP1123 all-in)

incl MANILA to NAGA/ vv

selling June 5-6,2011
travel July 1- Aug30,2011

www.airphils.com

Che_08

June 5th, 2011, 08:12 PM

Simultaneous renovation @ ALDP soon-to-be Puregold Mall this June 15 and Robertson Mall @ Centro.

Pink cloth covers part of the ALDP Mall department and grocery section where on-going renovation is happening. Robertson Mall added extra space on the entrance portion, ceiling under repair and the it seems that the escalator will be restored after decades of hiatus. :)

marhay na nAGA!

hello, bago lang po ako dito. Ask ko lang po if may thread ba dito about sa mga bicol jobs & san kaya pwede magpass ng resume para sa puregold? thank you po sa mga sasagot. :)

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 12:43 AM

Special Mayoral Election to be Held in Siruma
PILI, CAMARINES SUR (June 6 2011) – After the Commission on Election (COMELEC) nullified the proclamation of incumbent Mayor Sandy Ondis as the winning mayoral candidate in the May 10 2010 elections, the Provincial office of the COMELEC here shall schedule a special election in an island village in Siruma, Camarines Sur.

Last week, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) provincial director Arnel Renato Madrideo served a DILG order at the Siruma Municipal Hall designating Siruma Vice- Mayor Karina Polinga as acting Mayor and top-notcher Councilor Dario Sta. Rosa as acting Vice-Mayor of the said town until the winning mayor is proclaimed.

Although as reported the mayor’s secretary refused to accept the DILG order, PNP Deputy provincial director, PSupt. Jesus Martinez assigned members of the PNP Provincial Safety Company to man the municipal hall so that the designated officials can function and a peaceful transition is assured.

Provincial Election Supervisor Noriel Badiola confirmed that a COMELEC en banc ruling had nullified Ondis’ proclamation as a resolution to an earlier electoral protest filed by rival mayoral candidate Nonito Vier who questioned the failure of the Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBC) to count the 247 ballots contained in one ballot box.

Vier lost by less than 100 votes based on an incomplete count and promptly filed an election protest when Ondis was proclaimed winner.

The 247 ballots coming from 4 precints in barangay Butuawanan were stuffed into a ballot box and delivered to the municipal hall for manual counting by the MBC after an on-site automated counting machine had malfunctioned on election day.

The contested ballot box, however, went missing and could not be presented when the MBC was set to start its count as part of protest procedures.

The ballot box and a computer CPU used during elections, stored for safekeeping at the municipal treasurer’s office, were reported lost since March 29,2011 and are now subjects of investigation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regional office under Director Antonio Pagatpat.

Pagatpat revealed, that NBI investigators found no signs of forced entry at the Siruma Treasurer's Office where the lost material had been stored. However, the entrance to the local COMELEC office was proven to be forcibly opened, he said.

Badiola said that a special election will resolve the dragging electoral controversy in this 6th class municipality, now gripped with tension among leaders of the rival politicians.http://www.voxbikol.com/article/special-mayoral-election-be-held-siruma

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 12:44 AM

From ugly duckling to beauty queen
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Her name has now become synonymous with beauty and grace, but Venus Raj reveals that she did not always feel beautiful about herself.

She may have been named after the Greek goddess of love and beauty, but the 2010 Miss Universe fourth runner-up recalls that when she was young, she would always run crying to her mother because playmates had taunted her and called her “ugly.”

“I got that a lot when I was a child in Bicol,” the 5’9” titleholder recounts. “I was called pangit [ugly], negra [******], higante [giant] and bangkay [corpse]. I didn’t look like a beauty queen!”

The 22-year-old Filipino-Indian beauty says she felt bad about being tall, skinny and having dark skin, and only found solace from her mom, Ester, who would always reassure her: “You are beautiful. Believe me, I’m your mother.”

Her sisters echoed that sentiment, but Venus initially thought her family had praised her looks only to make her feel better. “If it’s not a relative, it would be my teacher who’d tell me I’m beautiful,” she shares, saying she only found reason to believe them much later.

“Very few people had told me I’m beautiful, but I held on to my mother’s words which gave me confidence,” says this Bicolana. “Now, after winning a place in the Miss Universe pageant, lots of people tell me they appreciate the way I look.”

Despite the childhood taunts, Venus bagged several beauty titles in school, including Miss Bato (after her hometown in Camarines Sur) at 15. When she turned 18, she joined Miss Bicolandia, the biggest pageant in the Bicol Region, and finished as a runner up. In 2008, she joined her first national competition, the Miss Philippines-Earth pageant, and was crowned Miss Philippines-Ecotourism.

When she enlisted for the Binibining Pilipinas pageant, which would give her the right to represent the country in the Miss Universe pageant, Venus says there were still some people who doubted her chances.

“I just took note of what my mom told me. She said I should not mind them because it won’t help if I allow myself to get affected,” she confides. And her strategy worked. She bagged the title and eventually conquered the “Universe” with her innate charm.

Despite detractors pointing to her answer to the final Miss Universe question as a “major major” factor for the fourth runner-up finish instead of the big win, Venus remains unperturbed. “I entered the beauty pageant industry and prospered in it because I am beautiful. It is, after all, called a beauty pageant. We are judged based on our physical appearance.”

She elaborates: “In most pageants, before you are given the chance to show people what’s inside your heart, you are initially measured by the way you look. For example, at the Miss Universe pageant, you are made to walk first in a swimsuit, then in a gown. If the judges do not like how you project yourself physically, then you will not even be given the chance to answer the final question.”

Beauty has been key to Venus’ success. Born poor and raised amidst rice fields, she can now afford to build her mother a house of sturdy materials right in front of the shabby hut she grew up in. Her earnings as a beauty queen have also paid for the lot where the houses stand. She provides for her family’s needs through endorsement contracts and a lucrative deal as model for the Araneta Center in Quezon City.

Looks may have taken her far, but Venus has more to offer than just her dusky features. She sent herself to university through a scholarship and graduated cum laude with a degree in Communication Arts at the Bicol University. That background has proven helpful in her hosting stint for ABS-CBN’s “Umagang Kay Ganda” and as Philippine Star columnist.

But true beauty goes beyond mere physical looks, says Venus. “God made us all in His image, and He did not create anything ugly. So what sets you apart is what’s inside you, what you can offer others, how you relate to people and how radiant your soul is,” she says.

“I think what really makes me beautiful is my attitude and personality, something I have more than what God has given me,” she adds.

Admittedly, she says, there are times when she feels less beautiful – and that’s when she avoids mirrors. “That is a reality in life. Sometimes you may have problems or become stressed. It will always reflect on the outside.”

She adds: “Whenever I feel that way, I just take a bath. Or get a massage to relax and make myself feel light. I’d feel good afterwards and that gives me a certain glow.” Feeling positive always helps, she advises other women. “You give off a different aura when you’re happy. You may not have a perfect face, but people may notice something different about you, something good.”

Always maximize what you have, what God has given you, says Venus. “In my case, I embraced how I look. And it turned out that what I thought made me ugly became my assets in the Miss Universe pageant.”

Thanks to her winning attitude, the girl taunted as an ugly duckling during her growing up years in Bato, Camarines Sur, has developed into a beauty queen worthy of her name.http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/2568/from-ugly-duckling-to-beauty-queen

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 12:47 AM

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 12:48 AM

Fire Pasacao Coast Guards, Mayor Asks
Pasacao Camarines Sur (June 4 2011) – The municipal mayor of Pasacao, Asuncion Villamente-Arcenio (AVA), is demanding the immediate relief of coast guard personnel town who are hard put to explain the circumstances of a cargo vessel explosion that took place in a private port in this town last Wednesday night.

Mayor Arcenio complains that the coast guard personnel in her town cannot even give a complete report of the incident.

At around 10:30 pm Wednesday, June 1, a huge explosion rocked the port area of Pasacao. It involved M/V STC Jeffrey Roy, a cargo vessel that was leaving for Romblon province with 150 drums and 20 containers of gasoline cargo bought from the oil depot here.

It was earlier reported that the fire started inside the vessel while its engine was being started. Also, the vessel would have sailed with flammable cargo without first securing clearances from the Coast Guard, MARINA and the Bureau of Fire Protection.

According to Mayor Arcenio, immediately after the explosion of the cargo vessel she hurriedly proceeded to the area and to her dismay there was no coast guard personnel present in area.

Seriously injured are Nathan Balbona, the boat captain, and two crewmen who are still in the Intensive care unit. Less seriously injuries were sustained by Jobert Rivas, Jamiro Rivas, Dennis Rivas, Erasmo Rosero, Loreto Mangarin, Jenson Roy Rina, Winnie Rada and a certain Jetman.

All victims are now confined at the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) in Naga City.
http://www.voxbikol.com/article/fire-pasacao-coast-guards-mayor-asks

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 12:51 AM

Bringing joy to Kaogma Festival
http://www.philstar.com/Photo.aspx?articleid=693399

PILI,Camarines Sur, Philippines — “It’s always fun to go to different provinces, to see the reaction of the people first hand and to connect with the audience,” describes Richard Gutierrez of his recent Kapuso visit to the country’s Wake Boarding Capital along with Captain Barbell co-stars TJ Trinidad, Michelle Madrigal and Ervic Vijandre.

“It makes me grow continuously in my job that fans appreciate,” he adds. “It’s a team effort (between the network and its artists). We do what we can to compete in different areas. Slowly, we are able to penetrate the provinces.”

The stars had a meet and greet at the SM City Naga and graced Kaogma Festival’s Kapuso Night. An estimate of 12,500 Kapusos trooped to both events.

Richard lived up to the festival’s name, which means happiness, as many particularly kids left the Pili Capitol Grounds with a smile on their faces. This shows that Richard and Captain Barbell have a soft spot in every kid’s heart.

“I’ve been blessed to be given the right projects at the right time,” says Richard of the success of his fantaseryes. “When I was starting out, I did Mulawin, Sugo and Captain Barbell. And I was able to bring something new at that time; also thanks to my martial arts training. It’s a mix of attributes and blessings.”

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Does Richard have plans of doing mature roles in the future?

“Yes, I have,” he answers. “I’m going to stop doing fantaserye for a time. I will do different roles. That’s all in the plan. It’s just that Captain Barbell was again offered to me and it’s been awhile since the last one. So I considered doing it.”

In the pipeline is another Survivor Philippines edition on top of a teleserye which will show his vulnerable side like in Mano Po 5 Gua Aidi (I Love You), Let The Love Begin and The Promise. Meantime, Richard will wear weeknights his Captain Barbell cape to the children’s delight.

Hosting the Kapuso Night were Mike “Pekto” Nacua and John Feir who treated the crowd to on-ground games. TJ showed his singing chops in David Cook’s version of You’ll Always Be My Baby. Aside from doing solo spots, Michelle and Ervic grooved to the beat of Waka, Waka.

Capping the Kapuso event was Shamrock performing hits like Kay Sarap ng May Minamahal and the Captain Barbell theme song.

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As the Captain Barbell stars went off stage, one could feel the Pili crowd’s wish to spend more time with them.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=693399&publicationSubCategoryId=70

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 12:53 AM

Dapat an reporter kaini tukduan man ki geography lessons :lol:

Fishers’ group calls for dismantling of fish cages in 8 other lakes
LUCENA CITY, Philippines—A national fishers’ group urged the government to also prohibit the operations of large-scale fish pens in at least eight other lakes in different parts of the country to prevent more cases of fishkill.

Fernando Hicap, head of the militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya, National Force of the Fishers’ Movement of the Philippines) asked concerned government agencies to also prevent large-scale aquaculture in Lanao Lake (34,700 hectares) in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur; Lake Mainit (14,000 hectares) connecting the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte; Naujan Lake (11,000 hectares) in Mindoro Oriental; Buluan Lake (6,500 hectares) connecting Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao; Lake Bato (3,800 hectares) and Lake Buhi (1,800 hectares) in Iriga City Camarines Sur; Lake Dapao (1,000 hectares) in Lanao del Sur; and Lake Sebu (964 hectares) in South Cotabato.

“For the last 24 years, Pamalakaya had been telling the national government to refrain from awarding fishpond lease contracts to big-time fishing groups and individuals to prevent overcrowding, exploitation and fishkill, but our 24-year-old proposals always fall on deaf ears,” Hicap said in a statement Saturday.

Hicap said the granting of contracts and other forms of lease agreement awarded by the national and local governments through Fishpond Lease Agreements to aquaculture concessionaires must be stopped to prevent fishing monopolies from maintaining large-scale fishpens.

“We hope President Aquino will come to his senses and stop government authorities from bargaining fishpond contracts to the highest bidder at the expense of small fisherfolk and the marine environment,” Hicap said.

The fishers’ group urged the government to immediately dismantle large-scale fishpens and fish cages in fishkill-affected areas in Western Pangasinan and Taal Lake in Batangas.

Hicap said the fishkills in Anda and Bolinao in Pangasinan and in Taal Lake were a result of long-running abuse, coupled with the dumping of waste waters from industrial and commercial establishments, which was further worsened by “grandslam privatization and conversion” of coastal areas.

Pamalakaya also reiterated its call to the government to demolish large fish pens in Laguna Lake. The group claimed that almost 60 percent of the 94,000-hectare lake was leased for a long time to big fishpond operators by the Laguna Lake Development Authority. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/12307/fishers%E2%80%99-group-calls-for-dismantling-of-fish-cages-in-8-other-lakes

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 12:54 AM

:okay:

Bill Creating San Miguel Bay Authority Filed
Naga City (June 4 2011) – A bill seeking the creation of an institution that will manage the San Miguel Bay was filed at the House of Representatives.

House Bill 4644 also known as an “Act creating the San Miguel Bay Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Authority” was filed by Camarines Sur congressmen Rolando Andaya Jr. of the first district, Dato Arroyo of the second district, Luis Villafuerte of the third district, Noli Fuentebella of the fourth district, together with Camarines Norte congressman Roy Panotes.

According to Calabanga municipal Mayor Evelyn Yu, the said move will solve the perennial problem of illegal fishing in San Miguel Bay and ensure its sustainability.

“Because it is an authority it’s advantageous to the local government units around the bay because they will have funds allocated annually,” Yu said.

On the other hand, San Miguel Bay will become a dead body of water if the government will not do anything to save it.

Almost 88 species fishes are found in San Miguel Bay including edible crustaceans and shell fishes.

Towns that surround San Miguel Bay include Mercedes in Camarines Norte and Sipocot, Cabusao, Calabanga, Siruma and Tinambac in Camarines Sur.http://www.voxbikol.com/article/bill-creating-san-miguel-bay-authority-filed

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 01:14 AM

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 01:23 AM

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 01:29 AM

Caramoan Escapade 2011
by Darilitz Barce (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.219514254739643.64905.100000432094843)

Indian Nationals scouting for an island as their venue for "Survivor"
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sivah

June 6th, 2011, 01:30 AM

^^ Epal talaga ni si Gurang.:D

^^ supperr like err.. :bash:

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 01:40 AM

tour of camsur: stage 9 (photographer's cut teasers)
by Jojo Rinoza : Maniniyut na Siklista (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213934045305206.57991.209401459091798)

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 01:42 AM

9Un7-KVObi8

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 01:47 AM

New Store in SM City Naga

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Just a trivia.

Sueno de Espadrilles is a Spanish brand shoes which was very popular in the 70's and 80's having a comeback in the 20's.

The store was franchised by a my wife's good friend and the only space available was that small space used to be a utility room at the second floor of SM City Naga. the utility area was now squeezed at the right side of the store.:lol::lol:

I believe it was rented out for 36,000 a month, I'm not really very sure of the exact figure but it was very close to it (I was able to pick it up from their conversation last Saturday.):)

She also owns the South Luzon franchise of Crocs and Ipenama.

Aside form Crocs and The Espadrille stores, she also has an outlet at Pacific Mall Legazpi but offers multibrand shoes (Crocs, Ipenama and Espadrilles).

Multi- brand outlets are not allowed in medium sized mall like SM City Naga as they tend to compete with the department store (but they do in bigger malls in Manila, Pampanga and Visayas.)

You have to have an outlet for each brand or consign them at the department store.

oragon.com

June 6th, 2011, 01:56 AM

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 02:01 AM

Jobs overseas offered in CamSur fair today
PILI, Camarines Sur -- In response to the needs of locales looking for employment opportunities, the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in Camarines Sur holds a recruitment activity today at the Capitol Convention Center lobby here.

Representatives from 1st Northern International Placement, Inc. with POEA license number 039-LB 122309-R will be conducting the interview to interested applicants from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm today. Available slots await female nurses, domestic helpers, private midwives, private lady and male drivers.

The Al Salam Labour Supply will take the lucky applicants to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Age requirement of qualified applicants ranges from 20 to 40 years old. She must have completed his or her secondary schooling.

For those who wish to work at Doha , Qatar and Kuwait, Al Waleed Manpower Recruitment Co. and Al Rehayi Office for Manpower Recruitment respectively are also in need of fifty (50) domestic helpers. Qatar needs 50 while Kuwait needs 100 domestic workers. Qualified applicants should be at least high school level.

Applicants who will be chosen will have free accommodation in Manila and free air fare from the Philippines to their point of destination.

Aside from the interview, there will also be free processing of passporti for those who have not secured their passports yet, and free visa stamping for Kuwait and Qatar applicants only.

The recruitment agency is also pleased to announce that there will be no salary deduction, no placement fee and no processing fee for domestic helper applicants.

Interested job hunters may get in touch with Mr. Roger or Ms. Nhe at cp numbers 09296760947 or 09493451204. Or they may call or visit the Camarines Sur PESO, 2nd Floor, Capitol Main Building , Capitol Complex, Cadlan, Pili, Camarines Sur or call tel 477-5858 – 4777468. http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=35488

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 02:02 AM

Coast Guard, hihigpitan ang inspeksyon sa mga pribadong pier sa Cam Sur
PASACAO, Camarines Sur, Hunyo 4 (PIA) -- Hihigpitan ng Philippine Coast Guard sa Camarines Sur ang pag-inspeksyon sa mga pribadong pier upang malaman ang mga cargo vessels na nagbibiyahe ng mapanganib na kargamento gaya ng mga produktong petrolyo sa gitna ng nangyaring pagsabog ng isang passenger cargo vessel na STC Jefrey Roy noong nakaraang araw sa tabi ng karagatan ng Pasacao, Camarines Sur.

Ayun sa Philippine Coast Guard na nakabase sa nasabing bayan na walang clearance ang barko mula sa MARINA na magkakarga at bibiyahi ng gasoline. Isang malaking paglabag ito sa batas.

Ang pagsabog ang naging dahilan na masunog ang buong STC Jefrey Roy na barko na may lulan ng 40 libong litro ng gasoline na dadalhin sa Sibuyan Island.

Walong tripulante at pasahero ang nagkakaroon 2nd degree burn, samantalang malala ang boat captain at mekaniko ng barko.

Lumalabas sa imbestigasyon na nagkaroon ng pag spark sa makina ng barko habang ito ay lalayag ng papuntang Sibuyan Island. Ito ang naging dahilan na biglaang sumabog ang cargo vessel.

Sa baybayin ng Pasacao, Camarines Sur, matatagpuan ang mga gasoline depot na nagsu-supply ng gasolina, hindi lang sa Camarines Sur kundi pati na rin sa ibang bahagi ng Kabikolan.http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=36325

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 02:03 AM

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 02:05 AM

Southeast Asian Institute, muling magbubukas ng mga kursong computer
PILI,Camarines Sur, Hunyo 4 (PIA) -- Ang Southeast Asian Institute of Computer Technology na pinamamahalaan ng pamahalaag lalawigan ng Camarines Sur ang muling magbubukas ng kursong Computer Hardware Servicing NC ll at Programming NC lV para sa mga estudyante at sa mga out-of-school youth ng probinsya.

Ito ang magandang programa na magbibigay ng mabilis na makakuha ng empleyo pakatapos ng pag-aaral sa loob ng anim na buwan sa loob ng bansa at maging sa labas man.

Samantala, mayroon din mga libreng kurso na inaalok ang provincial government sa mga gustong magpatuloy sa pag-aaral sa mga interesadong individual at mga empleyado ng kapitolyo provincial.

Kabilang dito ang ang mga kursong basic computer operations, basic autocad, basic desktop publishing /photoshop, basic desktop publishing at pc troubleshooting and maintenance. Ang nasabing kurso matatapos sa loob ng 48 oras bawat kurso.

Ang mga interesadong residente na gustong makatapos ng nasabing kurso kinakailangang ipakita ang kanilang form-137 para sa mga nagtapos ng sekondarya at sa mga nagtapos na sa kolehiyo o kaya’y mga estudyante pa sa college ay kinakailangang ipresenta nila ang transcript of records at good moral character.

Patuloy pa ang enrollment at ang regular na klase magsisimula sa Hunyo 27, 2011. Sa mga katanungan, pwede silang tumawag sa telepono numero 473-0382 o kaya’y pumunta sa Southeast Asian Institute of Computer technology sa Camarines Sur Trade and Investment Center, BMC Road, Panganiban Drive, Naga City.http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r05&id=36324

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 02:11 AM

New Store in SM City Naga

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover144.jpg

Just a trivia.

Sueno de Espadrilles is a Spanish brand shoes which was very popular in the 70's and 80's having a comeback in the 20's.

The store was franchised by a my wife's good friend and the only space available was that small space used to be a utility room at the second floor of SM City Naga. the utility area was now squeezed at the right side of the store.:lol::lol:

I believe it was rented out for 36,000 a month nit really very sure of the figure but it was very close to it (I was able to pick it up from their conversation last Saturday.):)

She also owns the South Luzon franchise of Crocs and Ipenama.

Aside form Crocs and The Espadrille stores, she also has an outlet at Pacific Mall Legazpi but offers multibrand shoes (Crocs, Ipenama and Espadrilles).

Multi- brand outlets are not allowed in medium sized mall like SM City Naga as they tend to compete with the department store (but they do in bigger malls in Manila, Pampanga and Visayas.)

You have to have an outlet for each brand or consign them at the department store.

salamat po sa pagpost...mabisita nga yan :cheers:

ipinalabas na ba diyan sa SM yung Fab 5?

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff507/Nagacity/DSCF3658.jpg

cool na cool! :cheers:

oragon.com

June 6th, 2011, 02:18 AM

Naga City's newest local channel

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oragon.com

June 6th, 2011, 02:20 AM

Good News

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Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:21 AM

Medical Arts Facility in Naga City
Offering Complete Multi- Specialty Out Patient Care

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^^St Louise Center

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Plaza Medica

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool011.jpg
^^Bicol Access Health Centrum

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:29 AM

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:32 AM

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:34 AM

Soon to close Robertson Mall

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool013.jpg

Welcome..
Puregold Naga (To take over by mid- June)

kevinb

June 6th, 2011, 02:39 AM

^^ Hhmmm. Garo mayo pa man baga nagbabago sa ALDP. Akala ko this June na sya ma-open @Doc?:dunno:

Central Bank Naga

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool014.jpg

:)Reminds me of SM City Naga:lol:

Iyo man nanggad. The cylinder looks like SM's.:D

tour of camsur: stage 9 (photographer's cut teasers)
by Jojo Rinoza : Maniniyut na Siklista (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213934045305206.57991.209401459091798)

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Mga pasaway!:lol::rofl:

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:43 AM

The Village Montessori
First Day of School

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool001.jpg

The good thing in this progressive school
is they allow students
to choose the time when to start their classes.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool002.jpg

You can select by the hourly interval beginning
at 7:30 AM thereafter.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool003.jpg

No over- crowding...

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool005.jpg

...no need to be late...

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool006.jpg

..you can start your classes
at your most convenient time.

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:46 AM

^^ Hhmmm. Garo mayo pa man baga nagbabago sa ALDP. Akala ko this June na sya ma-open @Doc?:dunno:

I think June 15 is the turn over period only.

They would still have to renovate the building. Works, I believe have started inside the Mall.

sivah

June 6th, 2011, 02:51 AM

Central Bank Naga

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool014.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool015.jpg

:)Reminds me of SM City Naga:lol:

gari pareho man sana ang design kang BSP naga and legazpi
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_AcmAmjv-w/TTqMPX9-8QI/AAAAAAAAA88/TmE3TFMOb_o/s640/5369082789_d262715436_z.jpg
:cheers:

oragon.com

June 6th, 2011, 02:51 AM

hello, bago lang po ako dito. Ask ko lang po if may thread ba dito about sa mga bicol jobs & san kaya pwede magpass ng resume para sa puregold? thank you po sa mga sasagot. :)

check out Puregold FB account. They've posted job openings for Puregold Naga.

^^ Hhmmm. Garo mayo pa man baga nagbabago sa ALDP. Akala ko this June na sya ma-open @Doc?:dunno:

Iyo man nanggad. The cylinder looks like SM's.:D

Mga pasaway!:lol::rofl:

June 15 turn over
June 30 Opening

on-going renovation inside the mall. Part of the department and grocery stores are now closed and also the bingo area.

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:53 AM

Now Rising

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool016.jpg

Presumably the most modern hospital in Naga
and apparently in Bicol.

To be equipped with the
only MRI and Nuclear Medicine Facility
in the region

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:58 AM

Bicol Access and STI

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool017.jpg

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 02:59 AM

check out Puregold FB account. They've posted job openings for Puregold Naga.

June 15 turn over
June 30 Opening

on-going renovation inside the mall. Part of the department and grocery stores are now closed and also the bingo area.

Can they open in less than a month's time?

I haven't heard or seen any ads yet.

oragon.com

June 6th, 2011, 03:03 AM

Can they open in less than a month's time?

I haven't heard or seen any ads yet.

Hope so doc, that was the info I got inside.

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 03:11 AM

Now Rising

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool016.jpg

Presumably the most modern hospital in Naga
and apparently in the Bicol.

To be equipped with the
only MRI and Nuclear Medicine Facility
in the region

medical tourism in CamSur, why not?

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 03:12 AM

^^sa cable mi mayong GNN...gusto ko kutang maghiling kan mga local programs

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 03:14 AM

Avenue Square
by Dindo M. Balares (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190291763127.318227.585258126)

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Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 03:15 AM

medical tourism in CamSur, why not?

I don't think that would be possible at this stage.

Bicol hospitals has a lot of catching up to do.

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 03:18 AM

Balatan
by Taga Balatan Kami (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001848629112)

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Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 03:20 AM

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 03:21 AM

I don't think that would be possible at this stage.

Bicol hospitals has a lot of catching up to do.

I mean we could attract patients from other provinces without these facilities (I am not sure if they have) like Tagkawayan, Calauag and Guinayangan in Quezon, other Bicol provinces and Eastern Visayas.

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 03:24 AM

Olivan Seaoil Mega Station
by Dindo M. Balares (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190291763127.318227.585258126)

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 03:26 AM

Bicol Science Centrum

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool007.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool008.jpg

sa laog kan centrum su Naga City Rehab Project Plan....

Soon to close Robertson Mall

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool013.jpg

Welcome..
Puregold Naga (To take over by mid- June)

barakal na kamo baka igwang 50% discount na diyan or even higher :cheers:

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 03:40 AM

I mean we could attract patients from other provinces without these facilities (I am not sure if they have) like Tagkawayan, Calauag and Guinayangan in Quezon, other Bicol provinces and Eastern Visayas.

We do now.

Bicol Medical Center is a tertiary referral hospital just like PGH.

I'll try to take photos of the Radiology Department at BMC- it's the only all digital Radiology Facility in Bicol.

Mother Seton Hospital and Bicol Medical are the only hospitals equipped with Minimally Invasive Surgery and Frozen Section In Bicol.

We have two vascular and transplant surgeons at the BMC and MSH capable of doing organ transplants and vascular surgeries. Color Doppler Angiographies are now being done on both institutions.

Unfortunately for the Bicol Medical Center, (and fortunately for Albay) the facility was installed at the BRTTH during the GMA administration and being used once in a while during medical missions from the National Kidney Institute and Philippine Heart Center as there are no Vascular and transplant surgeon in Albay yet.

They need to have at least one to maximize the facility. I hope a vascular surgeon would come to Albay and practice there permanently so my patients with Vasculopathies need not be admitted in Naga who are in need of their services.

Both Hospitals are also capable for doing plastic and reconstructive surgeries and we have two surgeons trained for that specialty.

Mother Seton is the only hospital equipped with NCV's and EMG's that measures nerve conduction velocity and muscle strength. Patients from all over the region come here for the procedure.

And of course- we have the Endolab:) the only hormone laboratory facility in the region. I actually intend to open one in Albay once SM City Legazpi materializes.

After having been an SM tenant- I got hooked to it's top notch marketing support and facility.

But service- wise and facility wise- we are still lagging behind with rest of the world.

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 03:47 AM

^^the new director of the Bicol Medical Center recently said that he is really into improving and upgrading its facilities...And I just couldn't wait for it to happen...

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 03:57 AM

^^the new director of the Bicol Medical Center recently said that he is really into improving and upgrading its facilities...And I just couldn't wait for it to happen...

I believe in Dr. Efren Nerva's vision .

He is a top notch Cardiologist who was having a very lucrative practice in Naga City.

He was a pioneer in Bicol Cardiology and the very first cardiologist to practice in Bicol.

He was the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Bicol Medical Center and recruited us to join the training staff in the 1990's.

I resigned as a consultant in BMC when I was able to convince another doctor to train in Endocrinology to replace me.:)

Private practice (at my age) is something that I could not give up yet. Not just yet.

Giving up a lucrative private practice in favor of a public service to improve a government facility is a big sacrifice on his part.

He can earn in a day what he will earn for a month in getting that full time job.

For that big shift in his career- I salute him for that.

He needs everyone's support.

He could be likened to Dr. Espranza Cabral and Dr. Enrique Ona- topnotch heart and transplant doctors respectively accepting a job as a DOH Secretary.

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 04:22 AM

^^we need more dedicated doctors like him :cheers:

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 04:25 AM

Nabua Ladrillo Church
by Hero Peewee Bacuño (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.206727869363055.45931.100000775308891)

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 05:03 AM

Helicopter being used in the Survivor filming in Caramoan!

vgUJOhX9dRM

Naga Boy

June 6th, 2011, 06:03 AM

Last Minute Summer
05 June 2011

It was the last day of school
and the kids wanted to enjoy summer for the last time…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover140.jpg

So I bundled them up on full gears in the car…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/bundled.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/bundled1.jpg

…and took them to the CWC for wakeboarding…
…and skateboarding…

We arrived shortly after 8 AM, the timing was perfect.
…and the queue at the big lake was tolerable…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover078.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover042-1.jpg

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http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover039-1.jpg

My daughter enjoyed the short waiting period,
…and off she goes to nowhere…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover026.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover030-1.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover031.jpg

The Lago del Rey was still closed…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover123.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover122.jpg

…so we decided to get a cabana by the pool,
where I could watch the two kids in both sides…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover066.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover061.jpg

...my daughter at the Wake Park on one side,

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover092.jpg

…and my son (who incidentally is a very good swimmer since 2 years old)
and his yaya swimming on the other side…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover090.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover069.jpg

Tourists, both local and foreign
started pouring in at about 10 am…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover124.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover132.jpg

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http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover075.jpg

My wife and my mother in law arrived shortly before 1 AM
after doing chores at the house and joined us for lunch.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover087.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover085.jpg

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http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover109.jpg

The Skate Park was full of professional skaters
…and still deemed too dangerous for very young kids to join in…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Bikepark.jpg

…so my son decided to enjoy his skateboard
at the boardwalk.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover139.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover138.jpg

We were happy- they were able to enjoy summer
…up to the last minute.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover051.jpg

Isn’t it great when you live near
a world class and very affordable water park like CWC,
while most people had to travel halfway around the world just to enjoy?

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover067.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover125.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover093.jpg

I heard the same sentiment from my son
last April in Anaheim…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/DisneylandHotel.jpg

“Let's buy the hotel Papa,
so we could live in Disneyland forever….”

Oh,
I love CamSur.

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 07:21 AM

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254847_213881991984876_143256902380719_607537_6322901_n.jpg

by LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.143262139046862.15883.143256902380719)

sivah

June 6th, 2011, 07:49 AM

Last Minute Summer
04 June 2011

I heard the same sentiment from my son
last April in Anaheim…

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/DisneylandHotel.jpg

“Let's buy the hotel Papa,
so we could live in Disneyland forever….”

Oh,
I love CamSur.

^^cute:happy::D

kevinb

June 6th, 2011, 08:03 AM

I think June 15 is the turn over period only.

They would still have to renovate the building. Works, I believe have started inside the Mall.

Oh. OK Doc. :)

gari pareho man sana ang design kang BSP naga and legazpi
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_AcmAmjv-w/TTqMPX9-8QI/AAAAAAAAA88/TmE3TFMOb_o/s640/5369082789_d262715436_z.jpg
:cheers:

Actually, bako lang Naga and Legazpi. Ang aram ko pati sa Cebu pararehas ang style. Mas tipid kaya kung pararehas lang ang design. :):cheers:

Now Rising

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool016.jpg

Presumably the most modern hospital in Naga
and apparently in Bicol.

To be equipped with the
only MRI and Nuclear Medicine Facility
in the region

I am waiting for this! Sana mas dakula pa sa completed Bicol Access!:banana:

Bicol Access and STI

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/Firstdayofschool017.jpg

Stiff health field competition between Bicol Access and to-be-completed NICC!:banana:

Naga will eventually be Bicol's health industry center.:okay:

kevinb

June 6th, 2011, 08:08 AM

http://www.airphils.com/images/ads/express-sale-0605v3.gif

Repost :D

sonofignatius

June 6th, 2011, 08:27 AM

Updates

HB00202
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AN AQUATIC RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL BREEDING STATION FOR LAKE, RIVER AND OTHER INLAND FISHES IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Status: Approved on Third Reading on 2011-05-23

HB00336
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE BIKOL BOTANICAL GARDEN IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Status: Approved by the House on 2011-02-14, transmitted to on 2011-02-15 and received by the Senate on 2011-02-15

:applause::applause::applause:

ayus..pati sa laog kan SM igwa ng mga sports competition na pigsasagibo :okay:

mayo pa akong bareta, Xave :)

salamat, hakz.

Caramoan Escapade 2011
by Darilitz Barce (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.219514254739643.64905.100000432094843)

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i love you, caramoan. :banana::banana::banana:

New Store in SM City Naga

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af218/rrntcaceres/summerover/summerover144.jpg

Just a trivia.

Sueno de Espadrilles is a Spanish brand shoes which was very popular in the 70's and 80's having a comeback in the 20's.

The store was franchised by a my wife's good friend and the only space available was that small space used to be a utility room at the second floor of SM City Naga. the utility area was now squeezed at the right side of the store.:lol::lol:

I believe it was rented out for 36,000 a month, I'm not really very sure of the exact figure but it was very close to it (I was able to pick it up from their conversation last Saturday.):)

She also owns the South Luzon franchise of Crocs and Ipenama.

Aside form Crocs and The Espadrille stores, she also has an outlet at Pacific Mall Legazpi but offers multibrand shoes (Crocs, Ipenama and Espadrilles).

Multi- brand outlets are not allowed in medium sized mall like SM City Naga as they tend to compete with the department store (but they do in bigger malls in Manila, Pampanga and Visayas.)

You have to have an outlet for each brand or consign them at the department store.

more footwear choices. :)

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 08:38 AM

Championship Game Soledad vs Danlog (midget)
By LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213887635317645.55891.143256902380719)

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 08:41 AM

Championship Game Soledad vs Danlog (midget)
By LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213887635317645.55891.143256902380719)

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 08:43 AM

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 08:48 AM

Championship Game Sabang vs Danlog (seniors
By LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213888635317545.55893.143256902380719)

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sonofignatius

June 6th, 2011, 08:48 AM

22nd Philippine Advertising Congress teaser shown at the Genting Club, Philippines, last May 18, 2011.
To be held here in Camarines Sur this November!

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Excited? Teaser pa lang yan :cheers:

great vid clip. advertising Advertising :-)

Naga City's newest local channel

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satuya ini :cheers:

Medical Arts Facility in Naga City
Offering Complete Multi- Specialty Out Patient Care

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^^St Louise Center

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Plaza Medica

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^^Bicol Access Health Centrum

more access to quality medical facilities for locals.

Central Bank Naga

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:)Reminds me of SM City Naga:lol:

the sound of hammering and pounding and drilling must greeting all who visit the Roxas ave area these days :cheers:

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 08:52 AM

Championship Game Sabang vs Danlog (seniors
By LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213888635317545.55893.143256902380719)

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 08:55 AM

Championship Game Soledad vs Kinalansan (youth)
By LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213888145317594.55892.143256902380719)

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 08:59 AM

Championship Game Soledad vs Kinalansan (youth)
By LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213888145317594.55892.143256902380719)

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hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 09:02 AM

Championship Game Soledad vs Kinalansan (youth)
By LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213888145317594.55892.143256902380719)

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sonofignatius

June 6th, 2011, 09:02 AM

We do now.

Bicol Medical Center is a tertiary referral hospital just like PGH.

I'll try to take photos of the Radiology Department at BMC- it's the only all digital Radiology Facility in Bicol.

Mother Seton Hospital and Bicol Medical are the only hospitals equipped with Minimally Invasive Surgery and Frozen Section In Bicol.

We have two vascular and transplant surgeons at the BMC and MSH capable of doing organ transplants and vascular surgeries. Color Doppler Angiographies are now being done on both institutions.

Unfortunately for the Bicol Medical Center, (and fortunately for Albay) the facility was installed at the BRTTH during the GMA administration and being used once in a while during medical missions from the National Kidney Institute and Philippine Heart Center as there are no Vascular and transplant surgeon in Albay yet.

They need to have at least one to maximize the facility. I hope a vascular surgeon would come to Albay and practice there permanently so my patients with Vasculopathies need not be admitted in Naga who are in need of their services.

Both Hospitals are also capable for doing plastic and reconstructive surgeries and we have two surgeons trained for that specialty.

Mother Seton is the only hospital equipped with NCV's and EMG's that measures nerve conduction velocity and muscle strength. Patients from all over the region come here for the procedure.

And of course- we have the Endolab:) the only hormone laboratory facility in the region. I actually intend to open one in Albay once SM City Legazpi materializes.

After having been an SM tenant- I got hooked to it's top notch marketing support and facility.

But service- wise and facility wise- we are still lagging behind with rest of the world.

thanks for this info, doc. good to know that facilities like these you've mentioned are locally available.

I believe in Dr. Efren Nerva's vision .

He is a top notch Cardiologist who was having a very lucrative practice in Naga City.

He was a pioneer in Bicol Cardiology and the very first cardiologist to practice in Bicol.

He was the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Bicol Medical Center and recruited us to join the training staff in the 1990's.

I resigned as a consultant in BMC when I was able to convince another doctor to train in Endocrinology to replace me.:)

Private practice (at my age) is something that I could not give up yet. Not just yet.

Giving up a lucrative private practice in favor of a public service to improve a government facility is a big sacrifice on his part.

He can earn in a day what he will earn for a month in getting that full time job.

For that big shift in his career- I salute him for that.

He needs everyone's support.

He could be likened to Dr. Espranza Cabral and Dr. Enrique Ona- topnotch heart and transplant doctors respectively accepting a job as a DOH Secretary.

and for this, too. always inspiring to know stories like his.

Nabua Ladrillo Church
by Hero Peewee Bacuño (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.206727869363055.45931.100000775308891)

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magayon nanggad ang simbahan kang Nabua. high time that we come up with a tour of old churches in camsur, and include this in travel packages offered to tourists.

Helicopter being used in the Survivor filming in Caramoan!

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another nice vid!

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 09:07 AM

2011 SAN JOSE SUMMER BASKETBALL AWARDS NIGHT
By LGU San Jose Camarines Sur (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.213889695317439.55895.143256902380719)

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sonofignatius

June 6th, 2011, 09:13 AM

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 09:20 AM

Weak quakes jolt Camarines provinces
MANILA — A magnitude-2.7 tremor hit Camarines Norte shortly before noon Monday, two hours after a weak quake rocked the neighboring province of Camarines Sur.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake occurred at 11:47 a.m. and was tectonic in origin.

The epicenter was located at 61 kilometers southwest of Daet. No earthquake intensity was raised as Phivolcs expects no damage or aftershock from the incident.

Meanwhile, a quake hit a town in Camarines Sur at 9:51 a.m. The temblor, which measured at magnitude-3.7, occurred 20 kilometers southwest of Ragay, Camarines Sur.

Phivolcs said Intensity 2 was felt at Guinayangan, Quezon. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2011/06/06/weak-quakes-jolt-camarines-provinces-159613

hakz2007

June 6th, 2011, 11:00 AM

Captain Barbell woes Bicolanos
Captain Barbell has a more dangerous mission: convince Bicolanos to his side. And he tried that last weekend in Naga City and Pili, Camarines Sur.

The local version of the caped superhero descended on the land of pili and siling labuyo not on his own flying across the cloudy skies of southern Luzon but on an AirPhil Express flight to Naga on a Saturday morning. They were joining the province’s Kaogma Festival, held at the CWC near the capitol building.

Richard Gutierrez (who plays Enteng/Captain Barbell) in another remake of Mars Ravelo’s Superman-inspired komiks superhero was with Michelle Madrigal, his co-star in the primetime drama series. They were booked at CWC (CamSur Watersports Complex) in Pili, the capital town of Camarines Sur.

At around 4 p.m. the following day—a Sunday, two other stars of the series flew in from Manila. TJ Trinidad and Ervic Vijandre joined Gutierrez and Madrigal in a meet-and-greet session at SM City Naga.

Fans crowded the event center as the jostled for available space for a glimpse at the flying superhero.

The Kaogma Festival is Camarines Sur’s version of Mardi Gras.

The celebration marked the founding of the province. It featured the most colorful cultural explosions and all the coolest activities, perfect to match the intense summer heat.

After an early dinner at Red Platter on Magsaysay Avenue in Naga City, the stars who met members of the local press, proceeded back to CWC in Pili, for the Kapuso Night at 7 p.m. We arrived shortly after 7 p.m . and we saw on stage Mike Nakua a.k.a. Pekto and John Feir in drag entertaining the crowd that gathered on the grounds where GMA’s booths also served as the centerpiece of the network's participation in the festival.

Pekto and John Feir conducted games for the audience, the prizes of which were provided by the sponsors.

It was fun and enjoyable as they awaited the clue from the production staff when the stars would go on stage.

Finally, it was time for the stars to come out. There was no band of raid clouds..perfect for Captain Barbell to fly and land on stage. No, he didn’t. Even as Ervic Vijandre and Michelle Madrigal shook their booties amid lukewarm applause from the crowd and earlier TJ Trinidad serenading them with a lip-synch number, I felt they were all waiting for Captain Barbell.

When, at last, Pekto and John Feir called in Richard Gutierrez, I was anticipating hysteria to fill the atmosphere. Sadly, all I saw was people gaping at the actor.

Did Richard Gutierrez leave them speechless, stunned them and turned them to statues? For a star of Richard’s stature, that was baffling.

Either the Bicolanos don’t know who he is, unless he wears the Captain Barbell costume, or they don’t watch Captain Barbell at all.

I don’t understand why these stars will go all the way to a provincial city and do nothing apart from showing themselves to the audience. I have seen other promotional shows by stars in another channel, the crowd reaction had been hysterican and near pandemonium. The stars didn’t just go on stage once but several times and satisfy the urge of the crowd to see them in person.

I believe in the saying, “you deserve what you get” and for the Kapuso stars…the Kaogma fiasco should serve as a lesson.

That’s why I propose this mission for Captain Barbell to woe the sili-eating, hard-to-please pili-munching Bicolanos, or he will lose his superhuman powers forever.

When the band Shamrock started playing, the hard-core drama series audience slowly found their way out, maybe to forget they ever went to a Kapuso event.

Sisid scores high pilot rating

Fast-rising actress Jackie Rice’s first major afternoon series, Sisid, makes a big splash on the ratings game after registering high numbers based on household data from the more widely recognized ratings service Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.

The pilot episode of Sisid scored a winning 17.9 percent household rating in viewer-rich Mega Manila, which comprises 58 percent of total television households nationwide. This remarkable lead continued on Tuesday (May 31) with a household audience share of 15 percent, outranking its counterpart program on the rival channel which posted 7 percent share points.

Under the helm of actor-turned-director Ricky Davao, Sisid tells the story of Eden (Jackie), a woman pearl diver in search for the magical treasure known as “perlante” that she believes would bring her eternal love and heaps of fortune. Joining Jackie in this sweeping drama series are three of the hottest leading men in GMA: Dominic Roco as Sigfried, JC Tiuseco as Ahmed, and Ian Batherson as Dexter.

This week, the drama intensifies as Jackie’s character gets caught in a tangled web of forbidden love and forced marriage. Despite the obvious difference in their social status, Eden and Sig (Dominic) continue professing their love for each other unmindful of their parents’ strong condemnation.

But Eden ’s whirlwind romance with Sig turns complicated when she learns that Alona (Alicia Meyer), Sig’s scheming mother, starts acquiring all the lands in their island.

How will this turn of events affect the special relationship of Eden and Sig? Will Eden choose to let go of her love for Sig?

Expect more revelations and twists as the drama continues in Sisid weekdays after Nita Negrita on GMA’s Dramarama sa Hapon block.

GMA Artist Center’s The Black Book

Not even typhoon Bebeng’s prelude of heavy rains, thunder and lightning could deter the stars and GMA network bigwigs from coming out of their comfort zones last May 24 to be present in the well-appointed occasion launching GMA Artist Center (GMAAC)’s The Black Book, the latest catalogue of its steadily rising stable of talents, held at the Republiq in Resorts World Hotel in Paranaque City.

No less than Atty. Felipe Gozon, GMA president and chief executive officer; presided over the short and simple ceremonies, in the presence of other GMA executives led by GMAAC head, Ida Ramos Henares, vice president for Talent Management Division. The esteemed crowd that night also included Atty. Annette Gozon-Abrogar, president of GMA Films; and other GMA executives Joey Abacan, Marivin Arayata, Gigi Santiago-Lara, Reggie Bautista, among many others.

Atty. Gozon said, “GMA-7 a few years ago didn’t even have any contract artist under its management. But now, more than seven years after, GMAAC has produced homegrown artists, some of whom have made outstanding mark in the entertainment industry as a whole.”

Atty. Gozon cited the partnership, “definitely, the Talent Development and Management Department of GMA Artist Center is now a key partner in making us the no. 1 station in the country today,” he said.

The more than 60-strong contract artists of GMAAC, led by today’s movie and television-raters, newsmakers and singing sensations, succeeded in making the event significant, turning the rainy, cold night into a warm, glittery affair of young people out to conquer the world.

Those who took centerstage that night were prime talents Iza Calzado, Rhian Ramos, Mark Herras, Aljur Abrenica, Kris Bernal, Sheena Halili, Dion Ignacio, Ryza Cenon, Bela Padilla, Dominic Roco, Kevin Santos, Vaness Del Moral, Stef Prescott, Prince Estefan, Princess Snell, Dex Quindoza, Pancho Magno, Benedict Campos, Rey Talosig, and Djanin Cruz; StarStruck talents Sarah Lahbati, Nina Kodaka, Fianca Cruz, Rox Montealegre, Lou Sison, Vicky Ortega, Steven Silva, Rocco Nacino, Enzo Pineda, Sef Cadayona, and Diva Montelaba, La Diva; tween stars Barbie Forteza, Louise delos Reyes, Alden Richards, Julianne San Jose, Bea Binene, Joanna Marie Tan, Derrick Monasterio, Lexi Fernandez, Krytal Reyes, Joyce Ching, and Kristoffer Martin; hosts Luane Dy, Victor Aliwalas, Stephanie Henares and Gino Dela Pena; comedians Chariz Solomon, Moymoy Palaboy, and Jan Manual.

There were a handful who failed to make it to the event due to unavoidable circumstances. Marvin Agustin, Jackie Rice, Iwa Moto, Joshua Dionisio, Rich Asuncion, Yasmien Kurdi, Nadine Samonte, Solenn Heusaff, Lovi Poe, Isabelle Daza, Isabel Oli, siblings Maxene, Saab, Elmo, Arkin, and Frank Magalona, Kylie Padilla, Frencheska Farr, Gwen Zamora, Ellen Adarna, Chynna Hortaleza, and Jillian Ward, among many others, were not present during the launch at the Republiq but they are as much a part of The Black Book as the others.

GMAAC prides itself with having worked only with the best talents in the business in coming up with The Black Book. Frontliners are fashion photographers Doc Marlon Pecjo and his assistants Roy Macam, Ria Regino and Kench Genato; Xander Angeles, and Jay Tablante; a barrage of A-1 stylists led Millet Arzaga, make-up artists led by Mickey See of Shu Uemura, and a phalanx of the country’s best designers and hairstylists.

The Black Book succeeds in presenting the artists in their most glamorous and stunning selves. The concept and images brings forth star power.

At the launch, performers were La Diva, Julieanne San Jose, Brenan Espartinez, Geoff Taylor and Jayanne Bautista. Tim Yap was main host for the night, and at some point, he was joined by GMAAC’s multi-awarded hosts Stephanie Henares, Gino dela Pena, Luane Dy and Victor Aliwalas.

GMAAC head Ida Henares takes pride in this accomplishment, “it took us two years to complete this catalogue and we are very happy to present it to you as it is today. We are very happy with the output. Here’s hoping to more years of success at the GMA Artist Center as we celebrate our 10th year,” she said.http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideEntertainment.htm?f=2011/june/6/entertainment1.isx&d=2011/june/6