Naga and Iriga Cities, and Camarines Sur Province [Archive] - Page 50

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 09:11 AM

Fred Uytengsu

of Alaska Milk Corporation

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Uytengsu sees hope for Pinoy triathletes (http://sports.inquirer.net/sportsevents/sportsevents/view/20090822-221472/Uytengsu-sees-hope-for-Pinoy-triathletes)

By Dennis Principe
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:29:00 08/22/2009

Filed Under: Triathlon (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=Triathlon&id=787&imp=)

PILI, CAMARINES SUR — THE chief backer of the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines sees a bright future for Filipinos in the sport of triathlon.

Alaska Milk Corporation president and CEO Wilfred Steven Uytengsu said it doesn’t discriminate on size, which makes it ideal for average built Filipinos.

“This is not a sport where you need to be 7-foot-2,” said Uytengsu. “We don’t need to be tall to be competitive in triathlon. So I think it’s a couple of things like having the training access, discipline and a lot of guts.”

Uytengsu made mention of 2008 ITU Triathlon world champion Francisco Javier Gomez of Spain who stands 5-foot-10 and has also won several Triathlon World Cup titles.
The youthful Alaska boss is also organizing and competing in the Ironman 70.3 Philippines tournament this Sunday at the CamSur Watersports Complex in this province.

Uytengsu however believes it will still take some time and several more locally organized triathlon events before the country produces several topnotch triathletes.
He added the country’s governing body, the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) is doing its best to reach that goal.

Triathlon made its Olympic debut in the 2000 Sydney Games with Canadian Simon Whitfield, who stands 5-9, winning the sport’s first ever Olympic men’s gold.

The Ironman triathlon will feature longer distances than its Olympic counterpart, with the 1.9-km swim divided into two legs; a 90.1-km bike course with the scenic Mt. Isarog serving as backdrop and a 21.1-km run divided into two counter clockwise loops.

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 09:19 AM

Limbo Night @ CWC

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hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 09:21 AM

12-anyos na Math wizard, nakakua nin onra International Olympiad (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=104394)
8/22/2009 1:21:25 PM

Sarong 12-anyos na Bicolano an nakakua nin International recognition makalihis na magsabak sa 2009 Primary Math Olympiad na ginibo sa China kan nagtalikod na semana.

Nakua ni Joseph Maria de Leon, Math Wizard kan ciudad nin Naga an bronze medal.

Si Joseph an solamenteng Pilipinong nagrepresentar sa nasyon kairiba kan ginatos na mga estudyante gikan sa manlaen-laen parte kan kinaban.

Segun ki Joseph dakul na soboot siyang naresibeng awards, alagad ini soboot an kaenot-enoting pagkakataon na pigmidbid siya internationally.

garycooper

August 22nd, 2009, 09:37 AM

USI Dominates BACS ’09 Championships (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2009/august20/xusi.html)
August 20, 2009

The just concluded BACS (Bicol Association of Catholic Schools) Meet, August 13 to 15, 2009 yielded six (6) championships for Universidad de Sta. Isabel (USI): Cultural Dance; Vocal Solo H.S. Girls; Vocal Solo Elementary Girls; Basketball H.S. Girls; and, Table Tennis Women – College.

The BACS Meet, revived after almost three decades, is the developmental, skills-honing and friendly competition arena for Catholic schools in the Bicol Region. Although the schools come together to compete in the fields of athletics and culture (the academic field may soon be revived also), the ambience and the principles of assembly cement the unification of these educational institutions, uncompromisingly upholding the Catholic teachings which students assimilate in the classrooms.

This year’s BACS Meet was hosted by the CEACAL Cluster (Catholic Educational Association of Caceres and Libmanan) in Naga City, and events were held at the Ateneo de Naga University, Universidad de Sta. Isabel, and Naga Parochial School. Current CEACAL President is Fr. Rex Andrew Alarcon, NPS Director, who said in his welcome address that the event is “a homage to INA, Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Patroness of the Bicol Region.’ In fact, the event’s theme is “Pagtiripon, Paggiromdom, Pagpadagos (To gather, to remember, and to continue),” inspired by the Tercentenary Celebration of Bicol’s devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia.

Hakz, do you have the details on the winners and the other schools who participated?

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 09:50 AM

Hakz, do you have the details on the winners and the other schools who participated?

I'll try finding over the net....gary:) I hope I could....:cheers:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 09:52 AM

BACS Meet ’09 ends; CEAL to host in 2011 (http://www.bacsph.org/bacs/articles/0809closing.html)

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After the hard-fought ball games and captivating performing arts fest, the Bicol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS) Meet 2009 ended on August 15 in a Closing and Awarding Ceremonies at the Ateneo de Naga University Gymnasium. But before the Meet concluded, the organizers of the diocesan associations had met and decided that the Catholic Educational Association of Legazpi (CEAL) be the host-association in the next Meet in 2011.

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Coach Joseph Eric Claro, head of the steering committee, thanked everyone who helped make the historic revival of the Meet successful.

BACS President, Fr. Joel E. Tabora, S.J., in his message, said that after all the competitions, all the BACS Meet 2009 participants are winners for they manifested “what this Meet was all about: camaraderie, friendship, sportsmanship and most of all, unity in the name of the Lord.”

Indeed, “the games had been played; the dances had been danced; the songs had been sung; and the cheers had been shouted.” But as the BACS Meet 2009 ended, it gave the promise of a more unified BACS in its mission and mission as a Catholic educational association.

In the end, as the “stage’s curtain falls and as its lights turns off,” everyone who participated in this great BACS Meet revival will remember that a new beginning has only began. And from this time on, they will gather, remember and continue to celebrate God’s glory in the spirit of sportsmanship, friendship, camaraderie and in unity to the faith to our Lord. That is, as the theme says, Pagtiripon, Paggiromdom, Pagpadagos.

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 10:03 AM

Tiu’s Day (http://www.bacsph.org/bacs/articles/0809tiu.html)

By Jan Victor F. Agna

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AUGUST 15 - the last day of the Bicol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS) Meet 2009, will not be remembered as a Saturday for many of the Meet’s participants. It was Tiu’s Day.

After all the hype that helped promote the Meet in Naga City, the student athletes from the different diocesan associations finally met former star player of Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles Chris Tiu. It was also his first time to set foot in Naga City’s Jesuit institution, the Ateneo de Naga University.

It was around 7 a.m. when the plane that had Chris on board arrived at the Pili Airport. With former ADNU Athletics director Noli Ayo, Chris was welcomed by coach Jec Claro, the head of BACS Meet steering committee. The two coaches first took Chris to the country’s __boarding capital - the Camarines Sur Water Sports Complex. A hearty breakfast followed at the Little Asia restaurant in Avenue Plaza, Naga City where Chris tasted an authentic Bicolano breakfast.

Chris then guested in Joe Usabal’s morning program at DWNX-FM. There, the Smart-Team Pilipinas baller invited the radio listeners to watch the last day of BACS Meet at ADNU.

It was past 9 a.m. when Chris arrived at the Xavier Hall of ADNU. There, hundreds of his fans, BACS delegates and not, gave him a very warm welcome through loud cheers and claps. Being once a student-athlete himself, Chris shared to the audience the values he learned in school and also in his sports.

“Huwag kayong matakot mag-fail. For me, the ultimate failure is not trying at all,” Chris told student-athletes as he recalled the inspiring story of in the UAAP. Being also academically good, Chris stressed on the value of prioritizing studies over sports. He even echoed what Coach Noli had said that being an athlete is just secondary to being a student.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.bacsph.org/bacs/articles/0809tiu.html)

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 10:10 AM

ST. VINCENT'S CUP 2009 (http://www.usi.edu.ph/InsideUSI/News_ST._VINCENT_CUP_2009.php)

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St. Vincent de Paul never knew basketball. But his name is popular to hundreds of basketball players, supporters and spectators who love to watch the games or just monitor the results of the games aired daily on the radio morning news. The Universidad de Sta Isabel - St. Vincent’s Cup Basketball Tournament is on. Twelve strong teams from different institutions in the city of Naga are now competing for the prestigious ST. VINCENT’S CUP trophy which is at stake at the end of the competition. The Sports Department of Universidad de Sta Isabel organized and sponsored the event which is scheduled for the whole month of August 2009. Games are held daily from 5:30 PM until late in the evening at the university gymnasium.
The 12 competing teams are divided in two brackets while anticipating cross-over games for the championship. Teams with the most number of wins from each bracket will face each other for the final standing. Belonging to Bracket A are the teams from Bangko De Oro, Princeton Group of Companies, Universidad de Sta Isabel Faculty and Staff, Tinago Servants, Ateneo De Naga University Faculty and Staff, and the Central Bank. Bracket B is composed of KBP (Kapisanan Ng Mga Broadcaster sa Pilipinas), PNP (Philippine National Police), Metropolitan Cathedral Lay Ministers, Association of Barangay Captains, the Caceres Clergy and the Bureau of Jail Management.

Mr. Silver Caoili, the Coordinator for Sports of the University has finally launched a long time dream of organizing and sponsoring the St. Vincent’s Cup, and holding the games at the very gym of USI. The tournament will become a regular annual event in the University which will provide busy professionals some time for a wholesome break from daily routines via stress-releasing games.

garycooper

August 22nd, 2009, 10:14 AM

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 10:21 AM

The important thing is the decision to finally revive the BACS Meet. This is a good start. At least the students of the Catholic schools will again have the opportunity to show their sports calibers. For sure it will be a grander one next year as CEAL will have more time to prepare. I'm sure the CEAL schools led by DWCL, Aquinas and St.Agnes will do their best to welcome their sister schools of the region. Also, the enthusiasm and preparedness of the BACS member schools and their students have already been established. So we should expect a more competitive and bigger BACS Meet next year. For one thing, the sports facilities of the schools now are much better than the last time it was held.

Congratulations to the BACS organizers and more power.

Yup, BACS meet is one way of bringing those schools more closer and building camaraderie and unity are best achieved through collective efforts.

It's now Legazpi's turn to host the next BACS meet in 2011!:cheers:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 10:26 AM

CEACAL rules BACS Meet ‘09 (http://www.bacsph.org/bacs/articles/0809ceacal.html)

The host association, the Catholic Educational Association of Caceres and Libmanan (CEACAL) was the first Over-all Champion of the revived Bicol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS) Meet held last August 13 – 15 in Naga City.

In the official tally results, CEACAL ruled the other five diocesan associations with 252 points. Following CEACAL were Catholic Educational Association of Legazpi (CEAL), 136; Catholic Educational Association of Daet (CEAD), 101; Masbate Educational Association (MACEA), 88; Catholic Educational Association of Sorsogon (CEAS), 84; and Virac Educational Association (VCEA), 55.

The distribution of plaques of recognition to the participating associations and the awards to the winners were facilitated by the BACS President himself, Fr. Joel E. Tabora, assisted by Fr. Rex Alarcon, CEACAL president; Sr. Violeta O. Franco, O.P.; CEACAL auditor, Sr. Ma. Asuncion G. Evidente, D.C., BACS treasurer; and Claro.

Here is the summary of the winners in the different events and divisions:
In table tennis: (Elementary-boys): CEACAL-1st; (Elementary-girls) CEAD-1st; (High school-girls) CEACAL-1st, CEAL-2nd, MACEA, 3rd; (High school-boys) CEAS-1st, CEACAL-2nd, MACEA-3rd.

In table tennis-college: CEACAL-Unibersidad de Sta. Isabel-1st, CEACAL-Ateneo de Naga University-2nd, CEAL-3rd.

In volleyball: (Elementary-girls) CEACAL, 1st; (High School-girls) CEAL-1st, CEAD-2nd, CEACAL-3rd; (High school-boys) CEAL-1st, MACEA-2nd, CEAD-3rd. (College-girls) CEAL-1st, CEACAL-2nd, CEAS-3rd.
In basketball: (Elementary-boys) CEACAL-Naga Parochial School-1st; CEACAL-St. Joseph School (CEACAL)-2nd, CEAD-3rd. (High School-girls) CEACAL-1st, VCEA-2nd, CEAL-3rd. (High School-boys) CEACAL-1st, CEAS-2nd, VCEA-3rd. (College-boys) CEACAL-1st, CEAL-2nd, CEAS-3rd.

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CEACAL dominates cultural dance fest (http://www.bacsph.org/bacs/articles/0809ceacal2.html)

Different dance interpretations of Bicolano traditional activities staged at the Universidad de Sta. Isabel (USI) Auditorium, Naga City from 7:30 till 9:30 p.m. concluded the first day, August 13, of the Bicol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS) Meet ‘09.

Here, USI dance group’s portrayal of Dulayan, a creative folkdance depicting the industry of pottery and jar making, won the first place. The Ateneo de Naga University (ADNU) came second with their occupational dance attributed to crab hunters of Aroroy, Masbate called Pangalimango. Both USI and ADNU represented the Catholic Educational Association of Caceres and Libmanan (CEACAL).

The third place went to the Catholic Educational Association of Sorsogon (CEAS) which presented Pantomina Mayor, a traditional wedding dance from Sorsogon.

Other competing dance groups were: Catholic Educational Association of Daet (CEAD), which portrayed Bicolanos’ romantic nature Pandanggo sa Ilaw and Masbate Educational Association (MACEA), which rendered Lapay Bantigue, a dance in honor of Sta. Filomena which depicts the movements and gestures of a native bird in Bantigue, Masbate called Lapay.

The trophies were handed to the winners by Fr. Joel E. Tabora, S.J. BACS president, and Sr. Ma. Asuncion G. Evidente, D.C., USI president.

dc88

August 22nd, 2009, 10:41 AM

Hi from LEgazpi Thread, 22o daw po ba yung Proposal ni Dato Arroyo ng International Airport dyan sa Cam sur? bali 2 na daw po international airports 2 rise in bicol. i read from a story.

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 10:53 AM

Hi from LEgazpi Thread, 22o daw po ba yung Proposal ni Dato Arroyo ng International Airport dyan sa Cam sur? bali 2 na daw po international airports 2 rise in bicol. i read from a story.

That's what I've heard also. But as of now, it's still in planning stages albeit bidding was already conducted. No new updates about it for now. CamSur really needs a bigger airport considering it's status as no.1 tourist destination in the country.

By the way, welcome to this thread....:cheers:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 11:44 AM

I knew there would be new pics...who are this girls dancing are they dancers from manila or locals.

They are from Camarines Sur. Known as L-Ray Dancers, they are college scholarships beneficiaries of our governor.:cheers:

c6josh

August 22nd, 2009, 11:45 AM

I knew there would be new pics...who are this girls dancing are they dancers from manila or locals.

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 11:46 AM

Survivor Israel:Philippines
Preview and Promotion

This has been shot in Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Survivor Israel Season 3 premieres August 29, 2009 on Israel's Channel 10.

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Another international exposure for CamSur!:banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 11:50 AM

2009 RP Trade Fair in Haifa; A big hit among Israelis, Filipinos (http://dfa.gov.ph/?p=7999)

August 19, 2009 by DFA-PISU (http://dfa.gov.ph/?author=5)

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19 August 2009 - The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv held a two-day Philippine Trade Fair in Haifa, State of Israel.

The Castra Mall in Haifa provided the venue for the said event where over 500 people flocked on the first day alone. More people came the following day as Filipino caregivers in Haifa brought their employers and family members to watch and enjoy the show scheduled at 7 p.m.

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As early as 3 p.m., Israelis began gathering at the venue, ignoring the scorching heat of the sun, just to reserve seats for the much-awaited presentation.

Several booths/tables were put up for the Philippine Embassy staff and their families who prepared and served, on the spot, some of the native dishes such as “ginataang bilo-bilo”, turon, lumpiang gulay, okoy, fish balls and gulaman at sago drinks. Other booths were dedicated to Philippine products such as pearls, costume jewelries, Barong Tagalog and other souvenir items where hundreds of Israeli enjoyed shopping.

The Embassy also disseminated brochures and other information materials to promote Philippine tourism.

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The Embassy projects that there will be a rise on the number of Israeli tourists coming to the Philippines especially when Survivor Israel begins to air the show in September 2009. The Survivor Israel episodes were entirely shot or filmed in the Philippines at Camarines Sur.

Mr. Bertrand Theodor L. Santos, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., delivered the Message of Philippine Ambassador to Israel Petronila P. Garcia. The Deputy Mayor of Haifa, Mrs. Hedva Almog, the owner of Castra Mall Mr. and Mrs Dankner, the General Manager of Castra Mall Mr. Erez Harpaz, the Philippine Honorary Consul General in Haifa Mr. Carmel Hacohen and other distinguished guests were present during the event.

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hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 12:06 PM

Survivor Israel:Philippines
showing August 29, 2009 (Channel 10 in Israel)

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A promo for the upcoming new season of the Israeli Survivor.
(The tied people are the Israeli survivors of this season).

Great promotional TV ad not only for CamSur but for the whole Philippines as well.:banana::banana::banana:

I think the opening features the Mayon Volcano!:cheers:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 12:11 PM

Ironmen bothered by heat (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/217143/ironmen-bothered-heat)

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
August 22, 2009, 5:01pm

CAMARINES SUR — World-ranked international triathletes consider the humid weather here at the CamSur Watersports Complex as one of the big stumbling blocks in their performance in Sunday’s 1st Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

Australia’s Charlotte Paul, one of the notable foreign professionals competing in this inaugural RP race, admitted the heat “will definitely be a challenge” to all participants as far as surviving the grueling 1.9-kilometer swim, 90km bike, and 21.09km run middle-distance event.

“It might probably change the way the race could go. We’ll just have to learn to be sensible on our game plans,” said Paul, a two-time Ironman champion.

Australian Chris McCormack, one of the heavily-favored triathletes to win the race, agreed that “it’s going to be a hot race” – referring not only to the weather but also to expected tight competition.

“It’s my first time here in the Philippines and I’m pretty excited to race here,” said McCormack, a seven-time world cup champion, who also won 11 Ironman races.

New Zealand’s Cameron Brown, a four-time medalist in the Ironman world championship, agreed with his rivals, saying “the heat and humidity might take its toll despite we’re quite used to such weather.”
“The run [leg] will definitely be hot. But it’s in the most grueling challenge that we find the most satisfaction,” Australian Pete Jacobs, a runner-up in the Ironman Australia, said.

Some of the prized triathletes included in the race are seven-time world cup winner Tim Marr of the United States, 11-time Ironman titlist Lisa Bently of Canada, Americans Bree Wee and Gina Kehr, and veteran triathlete coach Lance Watson.

Around 500 participants, including 35 relay teams, have signed up for the race with more than half of it composed of Filipino athletes and sports enthusiasts.

Foreign athletes came from 20 different countries.

Among the top Filipino triathletes competing are former RP team member Arland Macasieb, Monica Torres, Amanda Carpo, August Benedicto, and Kim Mangrobang, to name a few.

The individual races are classified into three: the professional competition, Filipino elite, and age-group composed of nine age brackets. Relay events are divided into mixed, corporate, all male and all female.

“It’s high time for us to have a world-class sports event in the country that has an international caliber like this,” said Sunrise Events Inc. president and Alaska Milk CEO Wilfred Uytengsu.

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 12:59 PM

Consocep With Pro Riders

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wise_zech

August 22nd, 2009, 01:08 PM

[QUOTE=hakz2007;41655810]Consocep With Pro Riders

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OT: itong lang gusto ko nga picture...:lol::lol::lol:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:09 PM

Consocep With Pro Riders

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OT: itong lang gusto ko nga picture...:lol::lol::lol:

chicks lang talaga dito sa CAmSur ang habol mo....:lol::lol::lol:

dapat makapunta ka dito sa CamSur para makita mo ang kagandahan ng aming probinsya...:banana::banana::banana:

axel(08)brixx

August 22nd, 2009, 01:13 PM

Di lang pala sa CWC tambayan ng mga yan :c !! :banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:14 PM

Di lang pala sa CWC tambayan ng mga yan :c !! :banana::banana::banana:

Oo nga, pati Consocep Resort...may rapeling pa...gusto ko ring i-try yan...

pero di ko pa napuntahan ang Consocep, kailan kaya?:)

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:19 PM

Bukas na ang biggest triathlon ever held in the Philippines!

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Watch it on Solar Sports Live!

axel(08)brixx

August 22nd, 2009, 01:21 PM

Ironman Athlete

Fernando Zobel

of Ayala Company

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the father, (Jaime) and the son (Fernando).

One of the Philippines' powerful business tycoon...Ayala Malls, Ayala LAnd, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecommunications and a lot more....:cheers:

They were brothers rather JAZA and Fernando there paps was Don Jaime :c

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:23 PM

They were brothers rather JAZA and Fernando there paps was Don Jaime :c

The Zobels are one of the richest families in the country. Fernando will be participating tomorrow in Ironman...:cheers:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:30 PM

Ironman Updates (http://www.ironman703phil.com/live-news)

Meet The Professionals

Everyone is delighted to finally get the chance to meet the pros who will be competing on Sunday. Most of pros are are concerned with the hot temperature and how it will impact their race performance.

Everyone is entranced with the warm the hospitality of the Filipinos making their stay truly memorable. Liza Bentley shared how young school kids, who saw her and her group in remote Caramoan, cheered “Go Ironman” and gave high fives. This is definitely going to be a very challenging and action packed event for everyone.

The press briefing by the Race Director – Mr. Eric Imperio immediately followed.

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Press Conference

The key people in making this event possible take some time out to meet with the press, answer questions and explain very important points which make this inaugural Ironman a major international sporting event in the Philippines. Present during the conference are Camsur Governor Luis Villafuerte, Jr., Sunrise Events President Fred Uytengsu, WTC Event Director of Asia Pacific Murphy Reinschreiber and Asia Brewery VP for Marketing Hubert Tan.

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axel(08)brixx

August 22nd, 2009, 01:36 PM

yup :c so how's the weather there in us? Ang hirap ng event na yan tsk tsk tsk , I can't imagine some participant mga mukhang hindi man lamang naarawan yang ilan dyan pero go go go lang sila!

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:37 PM

yup :c so how's the weather there in us? Ang hirap ng event na yan tsk tsk tsk , I can't imagine some participant mga mukhang hindi man lamang naarawan yang ilan dyan pero go go go lang sila!

pabago-bago...mainit din uulan..iinit na naman...uulan ulit....:cheers:

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 01:39 PM

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:40 PM

Ironman Updates

Bike Course Ride Out

08 22 09 12:38 pm

It was a beautiful and sunny Saturday morning. Some of the competitors tried the Bike Course and everyone seems so happy with the run. The smooth asphalt road and the very scenic Camsur made the test even more interesting. On race day, we expect these roads to be filled with the people cheering our competitors to the finish line.

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Carbo Loading Dinner

08 21 09 6:30 pm

After a very hectic day, all the competitors gather together for a sumptuous dinner and entertainment. There was a very short program with dancing and speeches coming from Fred Uytengsu and Governor LRay Villafuerte who welcomed and thanked all the competitors for coming to this historic Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

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garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 01:46 PM

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:47 PM

Galing, grabe ang promotions na ginagawa nila! This will definitely entice more tourists from Israel...:banana::banana::banana:

Yup..mas maraming turistang mga taga-Israel ang pupunta dito sa CamSur para masaksihan at ma-experience ang matatawag na world class tourism destination!:banana::banana::banana::cheers:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:47 PM

Even the mini-hydro in Panicuason is also now a tourist drawer...

Di pa ako nakapunta diyan sa Panicuason.....Ikaw garz, natry mo na dyan?

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 01:55 PM

Ironman Updates

Usec Carreon leads latest arrivals
08 22 095:03 pm

Department of Tourism Undersecretary Cynthia Carreon leads the latest batch of arrivals at the Naga City airport. On the same flight with Carreon are Channel 7 broadcaster Chino Trinidad, Itong Torres of Polo Tri, and other partipants and contestants of the race. Carreon a former commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission leads her department’s thrust to use sports to promote tourism in the country. They were welcomed warmly at the airport by Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 project director Princess Galura and the comely dancers of the Camarines Sur Kaogma Festival.

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Malaysian mechanics check bikes
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08 22 094:01 pm

The best of the best are here for the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3. And that doesn’t mean just the competitors. Malaysian mechanics, led by Zulaily Bin Baharudin, check the worthiness of the bikes to be used for the race. Zulaily says the bikes have to be in perfect condition to prevent any mishaps. Bike check in started at nine a.m. and will continue until all 480 bikes are inspected. On race day the three Malaysians will roam the bike course to assist anybody who may need their help.

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garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 01:58 PM

Di pa ako nakapunta diyan sa Panicuason.....Ikaw garz, natry mo na dyan?
Yup, last year. It was great.

Yup..mas maraming turistang mga taga-Israel ang pupunta dito sa CamSur para masaksihan at ma-experience ang matatawag na world class tourism destination!:banana::banana::banana::cheers:

Agree, grabe na naman ang income ng government niyan and hotels. World class na talaga ang CamSur....

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 02:00 PM

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 02:00 PM

^^mahiguson si pading hakz magparahanap ning mga online articles :D great job hakz :cheers:

:lol::lol::lol: helping promote our province....:cheers:

^^Yeah, our has come true and we must maintain it... Go, go, go CamSur!

All the way to the top and we must be always be humble for what we've achived no matter how far we go...

marhay na banggi saindo :D

marhay na banggi man saimo, mike!:banana:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 02:00 PM

Yup, last year. It was great.

Agree, grabe na naman ang income ng government niyan and hotels. World class na talaga ang CamSur....

Di na talaga mapipigilan ang pag-angat ang CamSur. Sana magtuloy tuloy na!:banana::banana::banana:

_mike

August 22nd, 2009, 02:02 PM

^^mahiguson si pading hakz magparahanap ning mga online articles :D great job hakz :cheers:

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 02:02 PM

^^Yeah, our has come true and we must maintain it... Go, go, go CamSur!

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 02:04 PM

^^mahiguson si pading hakz magparahanap ning mga online articles :D great job hakz :cheers:

He must have much free time to spend for this activity.

We are expecting more than 2,000 visitors for this triathlon competition!:cheers:

Two thousand is more than enough. I bet hotels in the city are now fully-booked.

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 02:08 PM

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 02:10 PM

He must have much free time to spend for this activity.

Two thousand is more than enough. I bet hotels in the city are now fully-booked.

Yup, CWC accomodation and hotels in nearby Naga are now fully booked two weeks ago pa. kaya mahihirapan kang kumuha ng hotels ngayon...:banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 02:16 PM

Ironman Updates

Alaska media center hums with activity

08 22 095:45 pm

Meeting the needs of the local, national and international media, who descended upon the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 in Pili, Camarines Sur, are the staffers of the Alaska Media Center led by Blen Fernando, Vice President for Marketing of Alaska Milk Corporation. With her are Jocel De Guzman, Jenny Enriquez, Elaine De Luna, Nicole Postrado and Jojo Palcon. Providing them with technical support are members of the team of SME.com Ado Yap and Martin Cipriano. National media practitioners who flew in from Manila are Joey Villar, Philippine Star; Kristel Satumbaga, Manila Bulletin; Reuel Vidal, Manila Standard Today and dzRH; Dennis Principe, Philippine Daily Inquirer and RPN 9; and Erel Cabatbat and Noli Gaya of ABC 5.

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hakz2007

August 22nd, 2009, 02:17 PM

^^pading garz..ma-out muna ako ta makaon asin mapangadyi pa..Nagpuon na kaya baga an bulan nin Ramadan..fasting time...sa aga naman

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 02:18 PM

^^Okay, I'll be posting pictures of SM and Downtown Naga later on.

marlowe_cano

August 22nd, 2009, 02:21 PM

Let's toast to that...the Ironman 70.3 Philiipines is the largest triathlon event ever held in the Philippines. I hope more sports competition like this be held in Camarines Sur, the premiere province of Bicolandia!:banana:

it'll just be the beginning, i tell you! :nuts:

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 02:23 PM

^^Thanks Marlowe!

Btw, have you visited our province?

_mike

August 22nd, 2009, 02:38 PM

^^Okay, I'll be posting pictures of SM and Downtown Naga later on.

:banana:waiting for those pix pading garz :cheers:

_mike

August 22nd, 2009, 02:39 PM

^^pading garz..ma-out muna ako ta makaon asin mapangadyi pa..Nagpuon na kaya baga an bulan nin Ramadan..fasting time...sa aga naman

^^huna ko fasting, bawal magkaon pading hakz? hehe :nuts:

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 02:51 PM

marhay na banggi saindo :D

:banana:waiting for those pix pading garz :cheers:

Here it is, mike!

Tourists at SM
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garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 02:51 PM

SM Food Court
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SM Cinema
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in_a_rush

August 22nd, 2009, 03:26 PM

how far is CWC to Caramoan? pwede ba magstay sa CWC hotels tapos day tour sa Caramoan islands???

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 03:42 PM

It would take 4-5 hours from CWC to Caramoan. Yes, you can stay there.

Downtown Naga
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_mike

August 22nd, 2009, 04:00 PM

^^pading garz, thanks for posting those pix...gusto ko kuta magpuli ngunyan na fiesta, kaso lang dai pa makapa-approve nin leave :D

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 04:05 PM

^^May masunod pa man pading mike. You're welcome pala pading mike!

Naga Boy

August 22nd, 2009, 04:05 PM

Tourism in Bicol

FOR the past three years, tourist arrivals in Naga City in tandem with the provincial government of Camarines Sur have been leapfrogging to impressive level, based on reports released by the regional office of the Department of Tourism in Legazpi City. During the first six months of the year, from January to June 2009, tourist arrivals, covering both domestic and foreign visitors, registered a remarkable growth rate of 194 percent compared to the first six months of the previous year, the biggest performance among the six provinces and 7 cities of the Bicol region.

This translates to 754,698 domestic and 147,000 foreign tourists, or a total of 902,2002 tourist arrivals registered from January to June 2009, where in 2008 Naga and Camarines Sur combined posted only a total of 306,841 tourists, or only a third of the present record although it was still by far the highest by province/city in Bicol during that year.

The total number of tourist arrivals also translates to gross receipts of P514 million accordingly apportioned between the provincial government and the City of Naga, where the latter’s private hotels reported brisk business in terms of occupancy per month during the period. Only recently, another new hotel was opened for business at Central Business District 2, infront of the Naga City Integrated Bus Terminal, a stone’s throw away from the monolithic SM City Naga which opened last May 1, 2009. Foot traffic at the mall since then has been terrific at any time of day that surpassed even the expectations of the managers of the country’s biggest mall chain who thought that Naga was a small city.

Foreign tourists accounted for 147,504 guests that visited Camarines Sur/Naga City during the first six months of the current year. Bicolwide, the top 5 foreign markets are USA with 45,048 arrivals; Israel, 17,755; Malaysia, 13,764; UK, 13,396, and; Australia, 12,858. Conspicuously not in the top list during the period are the Koreans, Japanese and Taiwanese that used to count Bicol as a favorite destination.

The island province of Catanduanes pulled a growth rate of 115%, from 30,292 in January to June last year to 65,141 during the same period this year.

In terms of volume, however, Albay with Legazpi City as hub came next to Camarines Sur/Naga City by posting 107,871 tourists, both domestic and foreign, from 95,282 during the same period last year, or a growth rate of 13%.

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 04:06 PM

BLICA whiz kid bags bronze in Math Olympiad (http://naga.gov.ph/journal2/?module=popup&page=2&id=1530)

Joseph Maria Francis C. De Leon, a sixth grader math wizard of Blessed Lights International Christian Academy (BLICA) bagged a bronze medal in the recently concluded 2009 China Primary Math Olympiad in Tianjin, China on August 9-14, 2009.

This information was confirmed by Mathematics Trainers' Guild (MTG)-Philippines, the prime mover of international math competitions for the Philippines last August 13, 2009 through its website www. mtgphil.org.

His feat came after undergoing a year of series of rigidly intensive trainings which included the month-long MTG Mathematical Olympiad Summer Training Program (MOSTP) at MTG Deeco Technological Institute, Sta. Maria Compound, Marcos Highway, Santolan, Pasig City from April 15 until May 15, 2009, the week-long Young Mathematicians' Intensive In-House Training Program (YMIITP) at Iloilo City and the 12-session Mathematical Challenge for Filipino Kids Training Program (MCFKTP). Almost two months before this competition, he underwent another rigid training focusing only on China Math Olympiad questions.

De Leon, together with his team mates in the Philippine team, the Pinoy kids powered by strong determination fought their way out of the mind-boggling contest problems and ended up winning 6 silver medals and 40 bronze medals with the best team award.

Meanwhile, Jomari, as his friends call him, also joined the 2009 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools-English on August 1, and in the 2009 Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) on August 6 where he obtained the Credit Award last year. Relatively, Jomari was also the champion in the 2009 Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge for Grade 5, together with his team mate Danica Mae Berunio, the bronze medalist from BLICA in the 2008 International Math Competition in Singapore.

Finally, De Leon was the third international winner from BLICA after Berunio and Yvonne Gaile Molina who also snatched a bronze medal in the 2008 China Primary Math Olympiad Yi Chang, China.

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 04:09 PM

Naga Boy

August 22nd, 2009, 04:10 PM

DOT Press Release

Tourism in Bicol

Based on reports released by the regional office of the Department of Tourism in Legazpi City fOR the past three years, tourist arrivals in Naga City in tandem with the provincial government of Camarines Sur have been leapfrogging to impressive level.

During the first six months of the year, from January to June 2009, tourist arrivals, covering both domestic and foreign visitors, registered a remarkable growth rate of 194 percent compared to the first six months of the previous year, the biggest performance among the six provinces and 7 cities of the Bicol region.

This translates to 754,698 domestic and 147,000 foreign tourists, or a total of 902,2002 tourist arrivals registered from January to June 2009, where in 2008 Naga and Camarines Sur combined posted only a total of 306,841 tourists, or only a third of the present record although it was still by far the highest by province/city in Bicol during that year.

The total number of tourist arrivals also translates to gross receipts of P514 million accordingly apportioned between the provincial government and the City of Naga, where the latter’s private hotels reported brisk business in terms of occupancy per month during the period. Only recently, another new hotel was opened for business at Central Business District 2, infront of the Naga City Integrated Bus Terminal, a stone’s throw away from the monolithic SM City Naga which opened last May 1, 2009. Foot traffic at the mall since then has been terrific at any time of day that surpassed even the expectations of the managers of the country’s biggest mall chain who thought that Naga was a small city.

Foreign tourists accounted for 147,504 guests that visited Camarines Sur/Naga City during the first six months of the current year. Bicolwide, the top 5 foreign markets are USA with 45,048 arrivals; Israel, 17,755; Malaysia, 13,764; UK, 13,396, and; Australia, 12,858. Conspicuously not in the top list during the period are the Koreans, Japanese and Taiwanese that used to count Bicol as a favorite destination.

The island province of Catanduanes pulled a growth rate of 115%, from 30,292 in January to June last year to 65,141 during the same period this year.

In terms of volume, Albay/Legazpi City as hub came next to Camarines Sur/Naga City by posting 107,871 tourists, both domestic and foreign, from 95,282 during the same period last year, or a growth rate of 13%.

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 04:10 PM

Peñafrancia Avenue
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Panganiban Drive
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garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 04:13 PM

Tianggean na naman sa Plaza
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Naga Boy

August 22nd, 2009, 04:18 PM

What is the rank po of Naga/CamSur in terms of foreign tourists in the Philippines, Sir Nagaboy?

According to most press releases, Cebu is number 1 in foriegn tourists arrivals, second is Boracay and CamSur is third.

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 04:22 PM

^^We're number 3 in foreign and number 1 over-all! No doubt, we could be number 1 too in foreign tourist arrival:banana::banana::banana:

Naga Boy

August 22nd, 2009, 04:26 PM

Newly Opened Shops at SM City Naga (just this week)

1. Goldilocks
2. Naga Bingo

More to open this month.
Philcopy
Nails and Prints

Naga Boy

August 22nd, 2009, 04:28 PM

^^We're number 3 in foreign and number 1 over-all! No doubt, we could be number 1 too in foreign tourist arrival:banana::banana::banana:

With Ironman and Penafrancia Festival coming in- that's a possibility.

garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 09:57 PM

A newly - opened shop at SM Naga
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garzland

August 22nd, 2009, 10:05 PM

Gota Village Resort in Bicol is top ecotourism destination of the world (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Tourism_24/Gota_Village_Resort_in_Bicol_is_top_ecotourism_destination_of_the_world.shtml)

By Danny O. Calleja

CARAMOAN, Camarines Sur, Aug. 22 (PNA) – Tourists now flocking to this province for the Cobra Ironman 70.3 competition slated Aug. 23 won’t find the stay complete without setting foot at the Gota Village Resort nestled in a serene coastal ecotourism complex here.

“It is of no doubt, had become a leading destination for tourists coming from France and other European countries after it was adjudged ecotourism destination of the year and included among the 14 best tourism destinations in the world by Top Resa 2008 in Paris,” Camarines Sur Governor Luis Raymund Villafuerte said here Thursday.

All the about 100 close cottages and villas at the resort have been booked for occupancy since two weeks ago, the governor said.

The Top Resa 2008, now on its 30th year and held for the first time in Paris, was attended among others by travel professionals such as delegates from travel agencies, corporate travel managers and members of the media.

It was the biggest travel and trade show and tourism forum in France with strong influence all over Europe.

Gota Village Resort which is operated by the provincial government of Camarines Sur was among the major presentations of the Philippines’ largest delegation to the event in the past three years, headed by Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Joseph Ace Durano.

Following that event, Gota Village Resort earned for the Philippines the accolade as “Ecotourism Destination of the Year” in the 2009 edition of Nature, one of France’s biggest travel fairs.

It is nice to note that because of Gota, the Philippines has been increasingly catching the eye and interest of the European tourism market for being the venue for two consecutive years of the ”Koh Lanta,” the French franchise of the reality show serial Survivor, now being aired by Europe’s major broadcast channel TF1 to an audience of over 12 million worldwide, Villafuerte said.

The Koh Lanta was filmed in Palawan last year and at the exotic Matukad islet just offshore of Caramoan Peninsula’s Gota Village Resort where the contestants and a production crew of over 60 stayed for the duration of the shoot earlier this year.

“Even with the prevailing economic crunch, tourism arrivals from France and other European countries who prefer to stay at cozy and exotic hideaways rather than posh hotels, stay longer and spend more have significantly grown since last year and the Philippines, particularly Camarines Sur which has a wealth of such attractions. It has been among the favorite destinations,” he added.

“Camarines Sur is now definitely in a prominent spot of the tourism map of the world and our being adjudged as the most visited province during the first quarter of this year eclipsing all the other top destinations in the country attests to that,” Villafuerte said.

A report of the DOT said the province posted a whopping 902,202 tourists arrivals during the first six months of this year.

The figure earned for the province the distinction as the most-favored tourism destination in the Philippines, eclipsing 16 other fabulous spots including former top rankers Cebu, Puerto Princesa, Bohol, Boracay and Puerto Galera, the DOT report said.

Tourist arrivals in the country during the first semester reached close to 4 million, a 16.5-percent increase compared with last year’s figure, despite the global economic crunch, the A(H1N1) virus scare and reduction of some six percent in the volume of inbound travel to the Pacific area, the DOT report said.

Camarines Sur accounted for about 25 percent of total tourist arrivals in the country’s key destinations, posting a robust growth in both foreign and domestic visitors by 260 percent, largely credited to Villafuerte’s judicious and timely investments in tourism development, according to the DOT.

The success of these initiatives serves as a model for other local government units (LGUs) to harness their tourism potentials and optimize local resources to create more economic activities, the DOT said.

“The French find our natural diversity an exotic adventure opportunities and unique Latin-Asian culture mix exciting and enthralling,” Villafuerte explained.

Added to the recent recognition of Top Resa and Nature, the international popularity of the province is also attributed to the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex (CWC), another special tourism project of Villafuerte considered one of the best cable wakeboard parks in the world.

It is the venue of the Cobra Ironman Philippines 70.3, an international triathlon competition to be participated in by around 500 topnotch triathletes from around the world, Villafuerte said.

Among them are Ironman Hawaii world champion Chris McCormack; European 2006 champion and eight-time New Zealand champion Cameron Brown; Lisa Bentley, the 11-time Ironman champion at the Hawaii World Championship; Tim Marr, another Hawaii world champion; two-time silver medalist in the ITU Duathlon World Championship Lucy Smith; and Bevan Leach, champion ITU World Cup Asian LD Tri Champs (bike record) 2007.

CWC is now considered a wakeboarding mecca and world center for various water-based sports and the province expects some 2,000 tourists coming in for the competition. (PNA)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 01:41 AM

it'll just be the beginning, i tell you!

welcome back to this thread, marlowe....enjoy CamSur next week!:cheers:

^^huna ko fasting, bawal magkaon pading hakz? hehe :nuts:

we eat before sunrise then breaking the fast after sunset....:cheers:

whole day, no food and water intake...:)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 01:45 AM

^^Thanks Marlowe!

Btw, have you visited our province?

he'll be here in CamSur from Sept. 5-7, 2009!

Here it is, mike!

Tourists at SM
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kahit saan talaga dito sa CamSur, maraming turista....:banana:

Maray na banggi din :c

:c Ka text ko ngunyan mga pinsan ko sa Lagonoy nag night swimming daa sinda sa salog hahaha :c garo baga maakara ta ung aringasa kan panahon didgi sa Manila :c

:cheers:

maniton kaya ngonian digdi sa CAmSur...tama yan na magswimming...:)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 01:48 AM

Mga triathletes sa Ironman 70.3, handa-handa na para sa ruta ng torneyo (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=104492)
8/23/2009 7:30:55 AM

(Update) NAGA CITY – Matapos na magsailalim sa maikling briefing kahapon, nakahanda na ngayong araw ang umabot sa 583 na mga triathletes mula sa iba't ibang bansa sa buong mundo para sa pagsisimula ng Ironman 70.3 extreme sports event sa probinsiya ng Camarines Sur.

Kaugnay nito, tuluyan na ring ipinasara ng mga organizers ng Ironman 70.3 ang lahat ng mga kalye na kanilang isinama sa mismong ruta ng pinakamalaki at pinakamahirap na torneyo sa buong Pilipinas.

Napag-alaman ng Bombo Radyo Naga na hindi na maaring daanan ng mga motorista simula ngayong alas-siete hanggang alas-11 ng umaga ang parte ng Maharlika Highway simula sa Palestina, bayan ng Pili.

Samantala, sarado na rin sa ngayon ang Fuentebella Highway simula sa Anayan, Pili hanggang sa Andreson, Tigaon papunta sa Nato, Sañgay upang bigyang daan ang mga siklista na tatahak dito.

Tumulak kaninang eksaktong alas-siete ng umaga ang mga manlalaro sa nasabing palakasan.

Nabatid na nagmula pa sa 23 na mga bansa ang mga manlalaro sa nasabing sports event kasama na ang mga kinatawan ng Estados Unidos, Canada at Australia, samantalang umabot naman sa 270 sa kabuuang bilang ng mga triathletes ang mga manlalaro ng Pilipinas.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 01:49 AM

Ironman Live Updates

Senator Pia Cayetano in pink jersey. Fernando Zobel de Ayala in POLO shirt.

David Cooper of David Salon is also participating....

Chino Trinidad covering the event.

The bikers are now in Ocampo, Camarines Sur...:cheers:

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 01:51 AM

SM Food Court

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SM Cinema
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dakulon shoppers....sige lang kayo...ubusin niyong pera niyo...:lol:

It would take 4-5 hours from CWC to Caramoan. Yes, you can stay there.

Downtown Naga

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cool chick in downtown Naga....:banana:

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 01:56 AM

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 01:59 AM

Ironman Updates
08 23 09 6:15 am

Competitors get body markings

After days of living together and bonding as one community the race competitors went through their final preparation for the race when they got their body markings.

The assigned number of each participant is marked directly on arms and legs.

There was cheering and whooping as participants gathered together one final time before the race.

Instead of carrying labels on uniforms, race numbers are printed directly on arms and legs.
At 4 a.m. four tables were set up with race officials stamping numbers on the participants. By 6 a.m. and with a sizable number of participants still to be marked more race officials started writing the numbers by hand.

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hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 02:12 AM

Live Updates!

Leading the pack now is Timothy Marr follwed by Terenzo Bozzone and Cameron Brown...:banana:
They are now approaching the municipality of Tigaon, Camarines Sur!

Timothy Marr (05)

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Terenzo Bozzone (01)

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Cameron Brown (03)
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hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 02:14 AM

Live Updates!

Jaja Reyes celebrates 30th birthday
08 23 09 8:00 am

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Jaja Reyes of Team Timex celebrates her most memorable birthday when she turned 30 years old during the race day. “It feels really good to celebrate my birthday this way with friends and family.

The atmosphere was so festive that I actually forgot it was my birthday,” said Jaja. Joining Jaja in CamSur and supporting her run in the Cobra Ironman 70.3 is her whole family including her sister Nicole, her dad and mom Chary. “I’ve always been a stage mom,” said Chary.

“I’ve always been around whenever Jaja did anything from her kindergarten days. She’s also a member of the Loyola mountaineering club.”

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 02:28 AM

World's top triathletes' race for honors on (http://abs-cbnnews.com/sports/08/23/09/worlds-top-triathletes-race-honors)

Joey Villar, The Philippine Star | 08/23/2009 8:00 AM

PILI, Camarines Sur , Philippines – The fierce sunshine from the east will be the monster as the toughest of the tough vow to conquer as they clash for honors today in the shortened version of the Full Ironman Triathlon – the Cobra Energy Drink 70.3 Ironman – in this quaint city 800 km south of Manila.

Unless it rains, the sweltering heat could play a major role in the success or downfall of the toughest of the breed in this event which drew an international cast of 389 individual triathletes.

“It’s my first time here in the Philippines and I’m pretty excited to race here,” said Aussie Chris McCormack, the reigning Ironman champion.

“It’s going to be a hot race – that’s for sure,” he added, noting that if the 1.2 mile swimming phase starts at 7 a.m., the running segment may start at about 9 a.m.

For the swim part, the triathletes swim around the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex, a state-of-the-art water structure built three years ago out of a vast, untended rice field. They thread through the Nato Port with the backdrop of the majestic Mt. Isarog for the 58.6-mile bike stage and the rolling hills of Maycathon and San Antonio for the 13.2-mile run.

McCormack is expected to draw fierce competition from other foreign bets, who are in agreement that the weather is one of the hottest they’ve experienced anywhere in the world.

“It might alter the way race could go so we’ll just have to learn to cope with it and come up with a correct approach,” said Aussie Charlotte Paul, an Ironman champion who is probably one of the fastest female triathletes in the world today.

Aside from McCormack and Paul, the more than 500 field will also be bannered by defending 70.3 titlist Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand, American Tim Marr, the 2008 Ironman world champion and Ironman Hawaii 70.3 third placer, and the legendary Canadian Lisa Bentley, an 11-time winner of this event.

Filipino-American Arland Macasieb, a three-time national champion and former Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, heads an equally competitive local field that includes Nonoy Jopson, full ironman triathlete Alvin Alindogan, August Benedicto, Kim Mangrobang and Monica Torres.

Alaska Milk president and CEO Wilfred Uytengsu, who brought the World Triathlon Corp. brand to the country after two grueling years of negotiations, said everything is in place for the competition.

“Everything is set, we’re prepared to make this race as exciting and successful as possible,” said Uytengsu, who is also competing in the event.

“Everybody is informed of the schedule and route, everybody should adjust,” said Camarines Sur Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte.

Philippine Airlines, Air Philippines, Oakley, Timex, New Balance, SKI Construction and Gatorade are also sponsoring the event with The Philippine STAR, ABS-CBN Publishing and Solar Sports as media partners.

The entry list shows 389 individual participants and 45 relay teams of three entries each divided into five in the corporate, 16 in all-male, three in all-female and 11 in mixed categories.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 02:34 AM

^^Cameron Brown now leading the pack followed by Terenzo Bozzone and Chris McCormack. They are now in Sangay, Camarines Sur.....

News yesterday:

583 triathletes na kalahok sa Ironman 70.3, dumating na sa Camarines Sur (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=104455)
8/22/2009 8:26:06 PM

NAGA CITY – Dumating na sa probinsya ng Camarines Sur ang 583 registered participants para sa gaganaping pinakamalaking extreme sports event sa bansa na Ironman 70.3.

Ang triathlon na ito ay sisimulan bukas na lalahukan ng mga nangungunang bansa gaya ng US, Canada, Australia at marami pang iba.

Dito pa lang sa Pilipinas umabot sa 270 na ang mga Pinoy participants na lalahok sa nasabi ng palaro.

Dahil dito isasara bukas sa trapiko ang mga daanan gaya ng Maharlika at Fuentebella Hi-way.

Ito'y para bigyang-daan ang mga seklista na kalahok sa triathlon.

Kaugnay nito mahigpit naman na ipagbabawal sa mga manonood ang pabibigay ng tulong sa mga seklista gaya ng tubig.

Samantala, patuloy pa rin ang pagdating ng mga kilalang artista at mga turista dito sa lalawigan para masaksihan ng kilalang international triathlon na ito.

Kasama sa mga huling dumating sa Pili Airport ang mag-asawang Anthony Pangilinan at Maricel Laxa, maging ang kilalang sportscaster na si Dianne Castillejo

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 02:35 AM

Live Updates

Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 off to hot start

08 23 097:40 am

Governor LRay Villafuerte of Camarines Sur fires the starting gun at exactly 7 a.m. as the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 went off to a hot start.

Pete Jacobs from Australia proves to be the fastest swimmer as he leads the first wave of competitors out of the water in the swim portion of the race.

Following Jacobs closely are reigning 70.3 world champion Terenzo Bozzone from New Zealand and Ironman world champion Chris McCormack from Australia.

Completing the lead pack of men are Tim Marr and Cameron Brown. The first women out of the water are Gina Kehr and Bree Wee both from the United States.

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hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 02:42 AM

Live Updates!

Cameron Brown leads at 35 kilometer mark
08 23 09 8:36 am

Eight-time New Zealand Ironman champion Cameron Brown took the lead at the 35-kilometer mark of the bike race. Brown towed a lead pack composed of Terenzo Bozzone, Chris McCormack and Timothy Marr.

The lead pack set a very fast pace because of the flat race course clocking an average of 60 kilometers per hour.

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hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:07 AM

^^kasama din pala si Drew Arellano being cheered by his girlfriend Iya Villania....:banana:

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johnnylance

August 23rd, 2009, 03:07 AM

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:11 AM

Morning Hakz
Thanks for the live updates. Keep it coming.:cheers1:

Ramadan kareem

thanks johnnylance.....:cheers:

3 Ironman World Champions, liwat na nakikipaglaban sa Ironman 70.3 sa Camarines Sur (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=104506)
8/23/2009 9:14:17 AM

(Update) NAGA CITY – Liwat na nakikipaglaban sa iba pang mga parakawat na kabali sa Ironman 70.3 an tolo sa mga Ironman World Champions digdi sa provincia kan Camarines Sur.

Napagaraman kan Bombo Radyo Naga na nakikipag-inutan sa ngonian an mga inaapod na “titans” kan sinambitan na torneyo na sinda Terrenzo Bozzone kan New Zealand na nanggana sa Ironman 70.3 World Championships na ikinundusir sa Clearwater, Florida kadtong 2008, 2007 Ironman Hawaii world champion Chris McCormack kan Australia asin an eight-time New Zealand Ironman titleholder asin European Ironman champion na si Cameron Brown kan New Zealand.

Apuwera sa tolong kampeon, presente man na kabali sa sinambitan na pakawat an seven-time World Cup Champion na si Tim Marr pati na man an Ironman Australia runner-up na si Pete Jacobs, Devan Leach, si 11-time Ironman Hawaii Women's world champion Lisa Bentley, Gina Kerb, Charlotte Paul asin si two-time World Championships duathlon silver medalist Lucy Smith.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=104506)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:15 AM

Wee has other women in her wake
08 23 09 8:44 am

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Hard-pedalling Bree Wee from the United States leads all the women competitors to hit the 45-kilometer turnaround mark.

Following the 30-year-old Wee are a pair of forty something competitors in Gina Kehr and and Liza Bentley.

Bree is a self-confessed Florida surfer girl who has traveled the Pacific pursuing her passions.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:17 AM

^^Nangunguna na sa ngayon sa may Ocampo, CamSur si Chris McCormack. Pabalik na po sila ng CWC....

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:19 AM

^^nasa may Pili Diversion Road na ang lead pack...nangunguna na sa ngayon si No.4 Pete Jacobs....

Nasiraan ng bike si David Charlton ng David Salon sa may Sangay, Camarines Sur!

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:20 AM

Akiko loves open water swim

08 23 09 9:13 am

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Three-time Olympic swimmer Akiko Thomson finds the open water swim of the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 an interesting challenge.

Thomson, now a PSC commissioner, said she had a hard time because of all the jostling among the swimmers.

“I actually kicked one of the swimmers in the thigh,” said Thomson. “But don’t tell anyone I did that. Though, I understand that all that pushing and jostling is part of the race. I’m a member of Team Nike: Live Strong. My hat’s off to Fred Uytengsu and Governor LRay Villafuerte.

This is just such a wonderful, well-organized race.”

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:34 AM

^^Nanguna sa cycling si Terenzo Bozzone followed by Chris McCormack.

Sa ngayon, takbuhan naman sila...

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First Cobra Ironman under way at CamSur (http://sports.inquirer.net/sportsevents/sportsevents/view/20090823-221597/First-Cobra-Ironman-under-way-at-CamSur)

By Dennis Principe
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:51:00 08/23/2009

Filed Under: Sport, Triathlon

PILI, Camarines Sur – A memorable competition is expected when a world-class field swings into action in the first Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines Sunday at the CamSur Watersports Complex in this bustling province.

Almost everyone among the elite triathletes welcomed the scorching CamSur weather with Australian Ironman veteran Pete Jacobs calling the Lago Del Ray Lake “like a soup.”

The race will feature longer distances than its Olympic counterpart with the 1.9-kilometer swim divided into two legs, the 90.1-km bike course set with the scenic Mt. Isarog serving as backdrop and the 21.1-km run divided into two counter clockwise loops.

“A lot of [foreigners] are here because of the weather and that’s why we have these really good athletes coming in,” said RP bet Arland Macasieb.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:35 AM

Ironman 2009 CamSur

CamSur Race Course

Swim
Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines swim course is entirely on a man made lake. Fresh water is pumped-in daily. It is less buoyant than sea water.

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The first leg of the swim course will be on the bigger “Lago Del Ray” lake. Swimmers will do a clockwise loop that measures 1.22kms. After which, athletes will have to cross to the smaller “CWC Cable Park” lake. They will do an additional 580meter counter clockwise loop before they can head out to T1.

Water quality is good and safe. Visibility is limited but not murky. Water temperature is suitable for speed suits but wet suits will not be allowed.

The swim will be a mass start for Professionals, Filipino Elites and Age-Groupers. After a few minutes, the Relay participants will start behind.

Wake board ramps and structures will be on course and might pose some hazards to swimmers. They will be clearly marked by the organizers but caution should be taken by the swimmers to avoid them.

Bike

The scenic bike course is flat with great potential for disk wheel but it could also be potentially windy. Riders will head out from CWC to Nato Port and back with the view of Mt. Isarog perfectly on their side. There will be five (5) aid stations every 15kms. Volunteers will hand out Gatorade and water on all the aid stations. Portalets would be available at the turn around.

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The first and last two kilometres of the course would have a lot of technical turns as riders head out and come in at CWC.

There would be roving mechanics that would assist participants with mechanical or equipment failures. Those using tubular tires are advised to bring their own spares.

All roads will be fully closed. However, all athletes are advised to ride street-smart.

Expect extreme conditions, weather can be scorching hot or drizzling with rain.

Run

The run course is also flat with the exception of two (2) short and steep hills. It will take runners to the countryside sceneries while passing thru small local communities. Athletes will need to do two (2) counter clockwise loops. Each loop is with measurement of 10kms.

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After the second loop, athletes will need to cross to do the smaller lake to do their last 1.1 km run to the finish.

There will be five (5) aid stations on the run. Each station is 2kms apart. Gatorade, and water shall be available on all the stations. Sponges will also be available on some of the aid stations.

This is the race course for the Ironman 70.3 Philippines.:banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:37 AM

Watch it on:

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Bear witness as the country puts its name on the map as one of the best in triathlon: The Ironman 70.3 Philippines. Considered as one of the most prestigious races in the world, the said event will be held at the Camsur Watersports Complex in Camarines Sur. Catch it only on C/S 9 and Solar Sports.

ngprofflorida

August 23rd, 2009, 03:49 AM

ngprofflorida

August 23rd, 2009, 03:50 AM

migs, what sports channel are you watching?:)

We have a sports channel NBC... congratulation Camsur... more international event will come....!!!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:51 AM

World champions join local Ironman action (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/170474/world-champions-join-local-ironman-action)
TRINA IBARLE-ORQUIZA, GMANews.TV
08/22/2009 | 10:57 PM

NAGA CITY, Bicol – Three of the world’s most prestigious triathletes are set to pace the field of more than 500 local and international participants in the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines Sunday at the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex.

Ironman world champions Terenzo Bozzone and Chris McCormack, and Cameron Brown, are expected to raise the level of competition in the 1.9-kilometer swim, 90-kilometer bike, and 21.1-kilometer run for a total of 113 kilometers (70.3 miles) half the Ironman standard distance in the event.

“This is great for sports tourism," said Sunrise Events head Fred Uytengsu, who was responsible for bringing the Ironman event to the Philippines after two years of bidding for a locally hosted Ironman race. “We’re building an image for the Philippines as a model host of a world-class event where champions from all over are participating. Organizing an Ironman event in the Philippines gives us pedigree.":banana::banana::banana:

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/170474/world-champions-join-local-ironman-action)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:52 AM

It was on sport news channel live telecast here.....

migs, what sports channel are you watching?:)

Live Updates!

World champion grabs top spot
08 23 09 9:45 am

Reigning Ironman Hawaii World Champion Chris McCormack wrests the lead at the transition from the bike to the run portion of the race.

Trailing McCormack by a meter as they made their run was Terenzo Bozzone. Bunched up just behind them are Pete Jacobs, Tim Marr and Cameron Brown.

Who will prove to be the stronger, more resilient runner? McCormack, Bozzone, Jacobs, Mehr or Brown? Wait for the final result in an hour or so.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 03:59 AM

We have a sports channel NBC... congratulation Camsur... more international event will come....!!!!!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

wow, that's great....I hope events like this should be held not only here in CamSur but in other parts of the Philippines as well.:cheers:

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Top Pinoy Bet Says Race Will be a Tossup (http://www.ironman703phil.com/top-pinoy-bet-says-race-will-be-a-tossup)

PILI, Camarines Sur – Top Filipino bet Arland Macasieb believes the Cobra Ironman 70.3 to be held at the Cam Sur Watersports Complex on Sunday Aug. 23 will be a tossup because too many variables could decide the outcome of the race.

“There are too many uncertainties because it is such a long race,” said Macasieb. “You could have a flat tire or suffer mechanical failure. Or the heat could give you trouble. How well you perform depends on a lot of conditions. I’ve run numerous 70.3s before and even a full Ironman.. But it’s always tough to go such a long distance.”

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Macasieb picked Ironman Hawaii World Champion Chris McCormack and Eagleman 70.3 USA 2009 first placer Terenzo Bozzone to battle for the top plum. He says he could crack the top five depending on the breaks.

“It’s a really tough field,” said Macasieb. “But we have two world champions in Chris (McCormack) and Terenzo (Bozzone). I don’t know of any other race in Asia with two world champions competing. They should be the top picks to win it all. But I’ll do my best and hope to finish in the top 5 or at least the top 10.”

Macasieb ruled the men’s division of the White Rock Triathlon (WRT), the same distance as the Cobra Ironman 70.3, held in Subic Bay , Zambales last year with a time of four hours and 33 minutes. His best time in the distance is four hours and 22 minutes.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.ironman703phil.com/top-pinoy-bet-says-race-will-be-a-tossup)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 04:12 AM

Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines (http://ironman.com/)LIVE!
03:02
Women into T2

Off the bike: the women in order Gina Kehr, Lisa Bentley & Bree Wee. All neck and neck.
02:37
end of bike

The order of the men after the bike is : McCormack, Bozzone, Jacobs Marr and Cam Brown. All are within 1 munite of the leader
01:47
Women at the Turn

American Bree Wee has a clear lead at the 45K U-turn. Canadian, Lisa Bentley has caught Gina Kehr and the pair are riding together. Race Annoucer, Whit Raymond, notes that it is two 40 year olds chasing a 30 year old....
01:35
Bree Wee breaks away

The report from the course is that Bree Wee is riding solo at the front of the women's race.
01:34
Earth this is....Cam Brown

Cam Brown of New Zealand was first to the U-turn at Nato Port. He leads the group containing McCormack, Jacobs, Marr, and Bozzone.
01:05
Dark Side of the Moon

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The bike course is out and back over narrow country roads. Traffic on these roads has been strictly limited so, the hard cold truth, our only scheduled opportunity for an update on the bike course is at the 45K U-turn. Since your Asia Agent X doesn’t sing or dance there are likely to be long periods of radio silence until the leader pass out of the dark side of the moon…er..arrive at the U-turn. This might be a good time to back-up the personal data on your computer. Remember a good back-up requires two copies: one on external media and one off-site. 00:48
Notes from the Swim Course

Charlotte Paul was out of the water with Lisa Bentley… Fred Uytengsu, the President of Sunrise Events the event’s producer and visionary, was out of the water with this group…McCormack lost his goggles early in the swim…the lead relay team (26 minutes) was Team Asia Brewery (#117)…there are 23 countries represented in the race....Senator Pia Cayetano was out of the water in 49:20. She is a frequent Ironman competitor and one of the most influential politicians in the country....
00:28
Leaders out of the Water

The bets are covered: Pete Jacobs leads out of the swim in 24:45 followed by Bozzone, McCormack, Brown and Marr all in the same tight group. The lead woman out of the water is Gina Kehr (25:30) with Bree Wee right on her heels....It is hot but there is hope -- a few clouds in the sky....Lisa Bentley is out in 29:32....
00:20
out of the first lake

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Race week bets were that Pete Jacobs would lead the swim but it is Terenzo Bozzone that leads a group of 6 out of the long lake (1.22K) on the run-over to the circular lake….Following Terenzo are: Jacobs, McCormack, Brown, Marr and the lead woman, Gina Kehr. Just 30 seconds adrift of this group is Bree Wee.

Today's weather

The weather is expected to be hot, hot, hot with the possibility of afternoon clouds and showers. With 30 minutes to the gun, there is not a cloud in the sky (except for some puffs around the mountains) and the forecasters appear to be on the money.

Race Intro

This is Asia Agent X reporting from the central part of the Bicol peninsula which forms the southeastern part of the Bicol peninsula which forms the southeastern part of the island of Luzon. My current location is about 450 kilometers from Manila between 14O 10' and 130 15' North Latitude and between 1240 10' and 1220 40' East Longitude bounded on the north by San Miguel Bay and the Pacific Ocean, Lagonoy Gulf on the east, and on the west by Ragay Gulf.

I am at reporting from Camsur, Philippines -- more specifically the Camsur Watersports Complex (CWC), a unique watersports park designed for wakeboarding, wakeskating and waterskiing. The complex hosted the 2009 WWA Wake Park World Championships. Today it hosts the inaugural Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

The course terrain is generally flat as the race is set in the Bikol, which is a generally flat area between mountain ranges which can be seen off in the distance. The race will start and end at the CWC, with the swim in two man made wake board lakes, the bike is two out-and-back loops to Nato Port in Sagnay and the run also out-and-back through narrow rural village roads and around the CWC lakes. The run is two 10-kilometer loops plus a finishing loop of 1.1 kilometers.

A small but stellar line-up of professionals is on-hand. The men are lead by former Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack and reigning Ironman 70.3 World Champion Terenzo Bozzone. Other men to watch include Cam Brown (8x Ironman NZ Champion and the most consistent podium triathlete at Kona), Pete Jacobs from Australia and Tim Marr from Hawaii. Leading the women's contingent is Lisa Bentley from Canada (an 11 x Ironman Champion) together with Australian Charlotte Paul who won Ironman China earlier this year, and Gina Kehr and Bree Wee both from the United States.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 04:20 AM

^^The champion arrives..still awaiting for the official results...

The Champion will qualify for the 2009 Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 taking place on November 14 in Clearwater, Florida. He will also receive $6,000 cash prize.

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Uytengsu Brings Ironman to Local Shores (http://www.ironman703phil.com/uytengsu-brings-ironman-to-local-shores)

PILI, Camarines Sur – There is no other sport quite like the Ironman also known as the ultimate test of mind, body and spirit.

Murphy Reinschreiber, Managing Director Asia Pacific World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) credits Fred Uytengsu with finally bringing the Ironman to the Philippines with the holding of the Cobra Ironman 70.3 on Aug. 23 at the Cam Sur Watersports Complex.

“This race exists because of the enthusiasm of Fred Uytengsu. He is the driving force behind the Cobra Ironman 70.3. It is his vision. In a lot of ways we made it difficult for him just because of the way our company works. But he persevered. When we finally hooked up this race took shape.”

Reinschreiber said after seeing Uytengsu’s passion, awarding the Ironman brand to the race was an easy decision to make.
“Our group is very selective at where we put our races,” he said. “But then we meet a guy like Fred. We see a venue like Cam Sur and a person like Governor LRay Villafuerte who is really very eager for it to happen.. So the decision to hold the race here becomes a very easy decision.”

Reinschreiber said that next year there will be an Asia Pacific 70.3 championship race and that it was important to start Cobra Ironman 70.3 in the Philippines to build a series to support that championship race.

The WTC official says a big international event like the Cobra Ironman 70.3 will surely be a great boon for the province.

“It will create a lot of awareness in the region and about Cam Sur. There are a lot of athletes here who will go home and talk to their friends and training mates about Cam Sur and what a great experience they’ve had during the Cobra Ironman 70.3,” said Reinschreiber.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.ironman703phil.com/uytengsu-brings-ironman-to-local-shores)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 04:26 AM

03:51 Men on the final loop

The men are coming up on their final loop and should be finishing within ten minutes. Entering into the final loop, Bazzone is slightly ahead of Chris McCormick.

03:49 Women's update

Lisa Bentley leads Gina Kehr by two minutes with Charlotte Paul moving into third. Bree Wee falls back to fourth.

03:24 Men at 10km

Chris McCormack and Torenzo Bazzone are tied for the lead, Pete Jabobs is next with Cameron Brown a minute back, followed by Tim Marr a further four minutes behind. :cheers:

Women running neck-and-neck (http://www.ironman703phil.com/live-news)
08 23 09 10:27 am

Veteran competitor Gina Kehr is now leading the women but while the men’s race is closely contested the women’s race is even more so.

After getting off their bikes and starting their runs Gina Kerh, Lisa Bentley and Bree Wee are running neck-and-neck at the transition from the bike to the run portion of the race.

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hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 05:08 AM

03:54 Bozzone Wins!

Terenzo Bozzone wins the Cobra Energy Ironman 70.3 Philippines!

03:55 McCormack 2nd

McCormack is next to cross the pool-side finish line.

McCormack, Bozzone at 10K mark (http://www.ironman703phil.com/live-news)
08 23 09 10:45 am

It may end up a photo finish between the top seeded men in the race.

Reigning world Ironman champion Chris McCormack and reigning 70.3 world champion are running shoulder to shoulder as they near the finish of the lung-busting triathlon.

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Cameron Brown and Tim Marr are game but are trailing. Brown is a minute behind the leaders while Marr is further back about four minutes off the pace.

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hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 05:30 AM

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 06:01 AM

The women have finished in the following order:

1. Lisa Bentley, Canada
2. Gina Kehr, USA
3. Charlotte Paul, Australia
4. Bree Wee, USA

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Congratulations Lisa on winning the 2009 Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines!

The Ironman 70.3 Philippines will be held here in CamSur for another 2 years!:banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 06:20 AM

Globe participates in the biggest triathlon event Ironman 70.3 Philippines (http://site.globe.com.ph/web/guest/ironman703phil/biggest_triathlon_event?sid=9134ncd9ckr4u1251001259385)

A team of Globe employees will be joining the highly-anticipated triathlon Ironman 70.3 Philippines happening on August 23 in Camarines Sur. This inaugural event will yield the top 25 triathletes who will participate in the Ironman 70.3 Championship in Florida.

http://site.globe.com.ph/image/image_gallery?uuid=30390a57-dd6b-4aec-82a2-f46bee46451d&groupId=10122&t=1250761085574 (http://www.ironman703phil.com/)
As it aims to encourage sports among Filipinos, Globe is also supporting the Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

Excitement continues to rise as the World Triathlon Corporation and its Ironman Race Series take on the Philippines on Sunday. Triathletes from all over the world troop to the Camsur Watersports Complex in Pili town to endure the 1.9km swim, 90.1km bike ride and 21.1km run.

Seen as the biggest triathlon event in the country, Ironman 70.3 Philippines has more than 500 athletes that will go through the 7.5 hour sports event that will be attended by thousands.

During the event, Globe has set up a booth where anyone can get free henna tattoo and have their pictures taken for upload in their favorite social network sites. The best henna tattoo pictures will win Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid Kits.

Together with the Globe team to Ironman 70.3 Philippines is Globe President and CEO Ernest L. Cu (center). The Globe Team comprises of (from left) Rommel Narciso, Marlon Narvaez, Richard Poquiz, Christian Uichico, Elmer Santiago, Leo Boyles and Roman Capati. Another team member, not in photo, is Rex Banzuela. Globe will be fielding two individual competitors namely Elmer Santiago and Leo Boyles, and two relay teams namely Team DUO and Team TATTOO.

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From left to right: (Rommel Narciso, Marlon Narvaez, Richard Poquiz, Christian Uichico, Ernest Cu, Elmer Santiago, Leo Boyles and Roman Capati)

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Mr. Ferdz dela Cruz, Head of CSAS (Middle) together with Ironman Team and organizers

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Mr. Gil Genio, Head of Business CFU (Middle) together with Globe Ironman Team

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 06:24 AM

Keeping Pace with the Race! (http://www.ironman703phil.com/live-news)

It’s Terenzo
08 23 09 12:16 pm

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Reigning 70.3 world champion Terenzo Bozzone, justified his lofty pre-race billing by winning the inaugural Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines. Coming into the final loop of the run Bozzone was slightly ahead of Chris McCormack. Bozzone then outsprinted his rival to finish comfortably ahead. Cameron Brown checked in third while Pete Jacobs was fourth.

Lisa Bentley wins distaff side
08 23 09 12:09 pm

Eleven-time Ironman Champion at the Hawaii Ironman Championship Lisa Bentley of Canada adds another feather to her cap by ruling the inaugural Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3. Bentley, who trailed her rivals in the swim and bike portion of the race, proved better acclimatized to the heat scoring the come-from-behind victory after vaulting ahead in the run part of the race. Trailing Bentley are Gina Kehr, USA; Charlotte Paul, Australia; and Bree Wee, USA.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 06:36 AM

^^meron po talagang nalunod...dinala diyan sa Mother Seton Hospital...Vasquez ang apelyido ng atleta....

c6josh

August 23rd, 2009, 06:49 AM

Hello Camsur...I watched sports unlimited last night and Camsur Ironman was featured again...your making good headlines Camsur...very challenging trail, siguro kung sasali ako hangang 5 km lang ako.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 06:53 AM

Hello Camsur...I watched sports unlimited last night and Camsur Ironman was featured again...your making good headlines Camsur...very challenging trail, siguro kung sasali ako hangang 5 km lang ako.

:lol::lol::lol: training lang siguro ang kailangan para ma-achieved ang ilang oras na takbuhan, languyan at cycling.....:cheers:

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 07:21 AM

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by Jerico (http://www.facebook.com/people/Jerico-M-Ruizo/1290145556)

birchistan

August 23rd, 2009, 08:35 AM

birchistan

August 23rd, 2009, 08:44 AM

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 10:23 AM

amazing Philippines :cheers: The Philippines has placed itself into the triathlon map of the world. Congratulations! :banana:

I never expected that a small country like the Philippines could host such a huge and prestigious sports event like this. Hopefully, this international exposure can improve the image of the Philippines and further boost its tourism potentials to the rest of the world.

Go Philippines!:cheers:

welcome to this thread! birchistan.....I've been looking birchistan in wikipedia but I can't find a place named like that....:lol:

Salamat naman at may kuryente na....:)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 10:30 AM

^^meron po talagang nalunod...dinala diyan sa Mother Seton Hospital...Vasquez ang apelyido ng atleta....

Participant sa 2009 Ironman, nalunod, patay (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=104536)
8/23/2009 2:29:39 PM

NAGA CITY - Binawian ng buhay ang isa sa mga manlalaro na kalahok sa 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship sa lalawigan ng Camarines Sur matapos nitong malunod sa kasagsagan ng kompetisyon.

Sa report ng Bombo Radyo Naga, nakilala ang biktima na si Miguel Vasquez, 52-anyos at presidente ng Permanent Plans Incorporated.
Ito rin ay sinasabing naging bahagi ng kompetisyon sa Batangas Open Water at aktibong miyembro ng Alamat Relay Team.

Sa press statement na ipinalabas ng organizer na Sunrise Event Corporation, si Vasquez na may number 418 ay humabol sa relay team subalit ito ay nalunod.
Agad naman itong itinakbo sa Mother Seton hospital sa lungsod ng Naga subalit idineklara na itong dead on arrival.

Labis naman na ikinalungkot ni Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, presidente ng Sunrise Event at organizer ng Ironman ang kamatayan ni Vasquez na umano'y kaibigan nitong matalik.

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Pre-need exec dies in CamSur triathlon match (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090823-221638/Pre-need-exec-dies-in-CamSur-triathlon-match)

By Juan Escandor Jr., Abigail Kwok
Inquirer Southern Luzon, INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:01:00 08/23/2009

Filed Under: Sports Events, Tourism

PILI, Camarines Sur, Philippines—The president of the pre-need firm Permanent Plans Inc. participating in the international triathlon tournament Ironman 70.3 Philippines died Sunday at the height of the competition being held here, officials said.

Miguel Vasques, 52, died in the hospital after collapsing during the first leg of the Ironman 70.3 triathlon Sunday morning, said Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, Jr. President of Sunrise Events Inc. in a statement.

Vasques, a member of the Alamat Relay team, was reportedly about to pass the baton to his team mate after a 1.9-kilometer swim when he collapsed.

“Miguel was a personal friend of mine. Our deepest condolences to the family, who have been informed of this tragedy and we will extend all necessary assistance. Just recently Miguel joined us in an open water swim in Batangas," Uytengsu said.

“Unfortunately, those of us in endurance events (such as triathlon) know that deaths do occur and almost all of them do happen in the swim leg. This is always a risk but whenever it does happen, it is deeply saddening,” he added.

The unconscious male participant was brought to an ambulance and taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead.

Uytengsu said it was all the information available at this time and that an investigation was being conducted as to the cause of the death, which they would make available.

Camarines Sur Governor Luis Villafuerte also expressed his condolences to the Vasques family. "It is unfortunate that this accident occurred but it was a tough race. We offer our condolences to the family of Mr. Vasques. We will conduct an investigation on what really caused the death of the victim," he said.

Some 50 foreign and local participants joined the triathlon Ironman 70.3 Philippines, a sporting event which government authorities dubbed as the biggest tourist-drawing event of the year.

It is now being hosted by Camarines Sur, the top tourist destination in the Philippines in the first semester of this year, dislodging Cebu and Boracay, according to a report of Department of Tourism Secretary Ace Durano.

The triathlon evolved from fitness competitions among United States Navy Seals that involve swimming, running, and cycling done in succession. To win, speed and endurance are the main ingredients of this combined three sporting events.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 10:35 AM

N. Zealander, kampeon ulit sa a 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=104537)

8/23/2009 2:30:36 PM

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NAGA CITY- Muli na naman nakopo ni 2008 Ironman defending champion Terrenzo Bozzone ng New Zealand ang taunang Ironman World Competition na sa pinakaunang pagkakataon ay naging host ang lalawigan ng Camarines Sur.
Si Bozzone ay isinilang sa South Africa ngunit lumipat sa New Zealand dahilan para tawagin itong professional triathlete from New Zealand.

Sa impormasyon na nakalap ng Bombo Radyo Naga, nakuha ng tatlong mga tinaguriang “Titans” ang pangunguna sa torneyo.

First placer at kampeon si Bozzone, 24-anyos na may record time na 3:52:10 kung saan tumanggap ito ng premyong $6,000.

Pumangalawa ang Australian na si Chris McCormack na mayroong time record na 3:53:45 at cash reward na $4,000.

Third placer naman si New Zealander Cameron Brown, eight time Ironman title holder at 2006 European Ironman champion.

Sinundan ang mga ito nina 7-Time World Cup Champion Timothy Marr at Pete Jacob.
Magugunita na ang kakaibang extreme sports na ito ay may kabuuang 583 registered participant na mula sa iba't ibang bansa tulad ng US, Canada at Australia.

Umaabot naman sa 270 sa kabuuang bilang ng mga triathletes ang Pinoy na kinabibilangan nina Senadora Pia Cayetano, DBM Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr., PBA cager Dickie Bachman, TV host Drew Arrellano, ang investment banker na si Ed Francisco, ang entrepreneur na si Miguel Lopez, training at development director Anthony Pangilinan, communications consultant Leica Carpo, ang socialite na si Tessa Prieto-Valdes pati na rin ang Uytengsu at business executive na si Fernando Zobel.

Gayundin ang mga top triathletes na sina Arland Macasieb at August Benedicto.Si Macasieb ang bronze medalist sa men's triathlon habang si Benedicto ay bronze medalist ng 2007 “men's duathlon” Southeast Asian Games.[/FONT]

Ngayong hapon inaasahan na gagawin ang pormal na awarding sa mga nagwagi sa loob ng Camarines Sur Water Sport Complex sa Pili Camarines Sur.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 10:45 AM

Congratulations!

Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand!

You're the man....:banana::banana::banana:

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hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 10:58 AM

New Zealanders rule Ironman 70.3 triathlon (http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20090823-221642/New-Zealanders-rule-Ironman-703-triathlon)
By Juan Escandor Jr.

Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 16:16:00 08/23/2009

Filed Under: Sports Events (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=Sports%20Events&id=832&imp=), Triathlon (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Triathlon&id=787&imp=), Tourism (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Tourism&id=292&imp=)

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PILI, Camarines Sur, Philippines—Two New Zealanders, placing first and third, dominated the 70.3-mile race Sunday in the international triathlon here.

After more than three hours of swimming, cycling, and running, New Zealander Terenzo Bozzone, the 2008 Ironman 70.3 world champion in Clearwater, Florida, emerged to maintain his position as the top triathlete. He is 24 and was born in South Africa.

Australian Chris McCormack, 2007 Ironman Hawaii world champion, came in second while another New Zealander, Cameron Brown, 2006 European Ironman, placed third.

The first-ever international triathlon Ironman 70.3 held in the Philippines drew participants such as Alaska Milk Corp. chief executive officer Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, Sen. Pia Cayetano, ABS-CBN's Ernie Lopez, Tessa Prieto-Valdez of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fernando Zobel of Ayala Corp., Jonjon Rufino, Arland Macasieb, Nonoy Jopson, Alvin Alindogan, August Benedicto, and Monica Torres.

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 11:27 AM

grabe hakz... blow by blow coverage nga... eheheh..

naku lakas ng kita ng mga hotel jan.. hehehe

:lol::lol::lol: live coverage as it happens...only here in Naga City and CamSur Thread!:banana:

fully booked ang mga hotels dito...pero yung mga athletes nireserved na yun ng organizers bago pa man sila dumating....:cheers:

mrboy

August 23rd, 2009, 11:28 AM

grabe hakz... blow by blow coverage nga... eheheh..

naku lakas ng kita ng mga hotel jan.. hehehe

ngprofflorida

August 23rd, 2009, 11:48 AM

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 11:50 AM

Notable local personalities with their overall rankings and time clocked.:banana:

Leo Oracion - Rank 32nd (4:51:40)
Miguel Antonio Lopez (ABS-CBN) - 40th (4:59:22)
Drew Arellano - 87th (5:30:06)
Sen. Pia Cayetano - 149th (5:57:01)
Fernando Zobel (Ayala) - 150th (5:57:02)
Tessa Prieto Valdez - 367th (7:46:33)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 11:56 AM

Congratulations!!!! sana next time pinoy naman....:):):):)

sana nga next year Pinoy naman ang manalo...dito pa rin sa CamSur gaganapin ang Ironman next year....:banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 12:03 PM

Salamat sa organizers for making this event very succesful. Sabi nga ni Mayor Rosal ng Legazpi kanina, very organized yung Ironman Event dito sa CamSur unlike sa ibang lugar. :applause:

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:dance: :banana::pepper::carrot:

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 12:14 PM

Next week, August 30, please watch the Tanduay Rhum on the Rock Nationwide Tour at LCC Central Mall, Naga City!

This is totally free. No tickets. Just come and enjoy the fun!

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Aside from 6 Cycle Mind, Bamboo, Rico Blanco, Sandwich, Chicosci, Protein Shake and many more will be performing in front of your very eyes!:banana::banana::banana:

Mark this event on your calendar now.....:cheers:

Other activities in LCC this month (reposted from Thread 13);

LCC Central Mall Calendar of Events

August 2009

1 – Search for Singing Driver (3rd Elimination)
2 – Jai-Ho Dance Contest (Grand Finals)
7 – Search for Singing Driver (4th Elimination)
8 – Little Ms. Bicolandia (Screening)
9 – Search for Singing Driver (Grand Finals)
16 – Pagsungko ni Ina
22 – That’s My Boy Bicolandia (Screening)
23 – Munting Mutya ng Bicolandia (Screening)
27 – Airsoft Babe (Screening)
28 – Ginoong Bicolandia (Screening)
29 – Pretty Boy Bicolandia (Screening)
30 – Regional Battle of the Bands (Screening)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 12:28 PM

BOZZONE, BENTLEY RULE IN CAMSUR

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PILI, Camarines Sur – The blistering heat and the star-studded field proved no match to reigning 70.3 world champion Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand who posted a come-from-behind victory in the inaugural Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines held yesterday at the Cam Sur Watersports Complex.

Eleven-time Ironman Champion at the Hawaii Ironman Championship Lisa Bentley of Canada likewise had to overhaul an early deficit to post her own scrambling victory in the women’s category of the lung-busting race.

Bozzone, who timed a total of 3 hours, 51 minutes and 25 seconds, trailed Australian Pete Jacobs after the swim portion of the race. He trailed another Australian in reigning Ironman Hawaii World Champion Chris McCormack at the transition from the bike to the run portion. The two raced head-to-head in the run before Bozzone eventually outlasted McCormack to annex the victory.

“I had a hard time at the swim part of the race. Everyone was really pushing the pace. In the bike portion Cam (Cameron Brown) almost broke away and we had to catch up to him. In the run part Maka (McCormack) started like he was in a 15-kilometer run. But once I got into a rhythm everything was okay,” said Bozzone.

Cameron Brown of New Zealand checked in third while Pete Jacobs of Australia was fourth.

Bentley, who clocked 4 hours, 24 minutes and 29 seconds, trailed her rivals in the swim and bike portion of the race. She proved better acclimatized to the heat by scoring the come-from-behind victory after vaulting ahead in the run part of therace. “The run was truly a test of survival,” said Bentley. “It was like running inside an oven. I have never run in such conditions. I almost quit several times.”

Gina Kehr of the USA placed second, Charlotte Paul of Australia was third and Bree Wee of the USA took fourth place.

Reigning Ironman Hawaii World Champion McCormack looked to be on the way to victory after wresting the lead at the transition from the bike to the run portion of the race. Trailing McCormack by a meter as they started their run was Bozzone. Bunched up just behind them were Jacobs, Tim Marr of the United States and Brown.

Governor LRay Villafuerte of Camarines Sur fired the starting gun at exactly 7 a.m. as the participants dashed to the Lago Del Ray man-made lake here. Jacobs proved to be the fastest swimmer as he led the first wave of competitors out of the water in the swim portion of the race. Following Jacobs closely were Bozzone, McCormack, Marr and Brown.

The first women out of the water were Kehr and Wee, both from the United States. Another unique aspect of the race was the relay competition where individual competitors participated in only one part of the race. Three-time Olympic swimmer now PSC commissioner Akiko Thomson represented Team Nike in the open water swim.

“I actually kicked one of the swimmers in the thigh,” whispered Thomson. “But don’t tell anyone I did that. Though, I understand that all that pushing and jostling is part of the race. I’m a member of Team Nike: Live Strong. My hat’s off to Fred Uytengsu and Governor LRay Villafuerte. This is just such a wonderful, well-organized race.”

Source: Ironman 70.3 Philippines (http://www.ironman703phil.com/bozzone-bentley-rule-in-cam-sur)

hakz2007

August 23rd, 2009, 12:39 PM

RESULTS of The First IronMan 70.3 @ CWC (Camarines Sur Watersports Complex)

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1st Terenzo Bozzone (New-Zealand) with-Gov. Lray-Villafuerte
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3rd Cameron Brown (New-Zealand), 1st Terenzo Bozzone (New-Zealand, 2nd Chris McCormack (Australia) with Gov. LRay Villafuerte

thesugarfairy

August 23rd, 2009, 01:06 PM

hello people of CamSur and CamNor and the City of Naga...
Just Lurking around...

The Photos were great! Yeah!

Keep it coming!

I LOVE CAMSUR sooooo MUCH!!!

Cant wait to be there come this summer!!!

IM EXCITED!!!

Naga Boy

August 23rd, 2009, 02:12 PM

04:02
Final order of the finish

Terenzo Bozzone
Chris McCormack
Cameron Brown
Pete Jacobs
Timothy Marr

Legazpi City Mayor Rosal is in CWC today. He said in an interview that Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte is a one-of-a-kind leader and commended him for bringing tourists in the region.

He stressed further that Albay and CamSur should work hand in hand together in promoting tourism destinations in the region.:banana::banana::banana:

Albay, I believe could be the next big thing in tourism market. It just has to find the right niche and the right market.:banana:

Donsol found its gold mine in Butanding and shots up the tourism map on a certain season. :banana: It still has to look however for a more permanent market to sustain tourism on off peak seasons.

CamSur has made a name for sport toursm.

It targeted serious athletes end sportsmen whose interest in sports never wane out. It also targeted the young party crowd of Boracay and Cebu. These people are the young hip crowd and requires no frills and fancy- free accomodations. This is the reason why there is a proliferation of budget hotels in Naga City.

It also targeted the growing market of ecotourism. Aware that it would be diffiicult to target the really upscale market, Gov. Vilafuerte developed Caramoan with the same no- frills crowd in mind, and recently awarded the best ecoturism destination in the world during a Tourism World Fair in Paris. Caramoan also holds the distinction of being the location of several Survivor Series of at least five European Countries.

Imagine the free pulbicity that CamSur is getting in these wealthy countries. The show paid the province a hefty sum of money- and still gets free continous TV airtime as a bonus.

With the world famous Mayon Volcano in its backdrop, Albay officials are now trying hard to make its own niche in the tourism market. Mayor Rosal is one good mayor and commands respect and admiration of most Albayanos and even non- Albayanos like me. The governor however is reputed to be GMA's fair haired boy and no matter how brilliant he is, this may turn off some people. (My mom however- who is from Polangui is a die- hard Salceda supporter)

As what Gordon said in the past- Mayon is beautiful but who wants to stare at the volcano for 3 days? Give them something to do. That's what Bohol did- develop beaches and market Chocolate hills as a side trip. With a lot of developments being done in Legazpi lately, and with an international airport to boot, Albay could become the next big thing in the tourism industry.

Misibis and Embarcadero and its Casino I hope would be able to compete well with the the high rollers and upscale market that Manila, Cebu, and Davao resorts and casinos.

I also hope that with the bad political publicity of Ako Bicol is getting with the local and national media- these projects would not suffer the same fate as the previous politically- rumored developments in Bicol. Marcos' Kagayonan, Pepita Aquino's MIH, and Ramos Groups' MIH resurrection. All went pffft after the patrons were not in power anymore.

CamSur's achivements may also be in peril if L- Ray's successor would not have the same vision. However L-Ray and Robredo's acheivements (being true blue oppositionists) should be lauded as their successes did not come with too much political patronage.

Catanduanes and Camarines Norte are also making a name in surfing and would have towork hard to get where Siargao is now.

Masbate is in a brilliant and unique track of promoting the province as a Rodeo Country.

By region, all together- I believe Bicol has the potential of becoming the number 1 tourist destination in the country.

Go Bicol.:banana:

Naga Boy

August 23rd, 2009, 02:26 PM

Coffee shop stays close to home
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:40:00 08/23/2009
Jonas Cabiles Soltes, Inquirer Southern Luzon

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NAGA CITY – Something’s brewing in this city and it’s bringing in cups of espresso, latte, and mochaberry java frosts.

When Kristoffer Sychay, 29, and his sister Joan Sychay-Cheng, 32, decided to put up a coffee shop in 2003, they wanted to name it Perk Avenue because it would be located along Magsaysay Avenue which was then fast becoming the nightlife and entertainment strip of Naga City.

But the Department of Trade and Industry did not approve the name so they changed it to Beanbag Coffee, which soon became very familiar to coffee-loving city folk.

At first, Sychay said, customers had apprehension towards espresso-based coffee concoctions.

“Some of our customers complained that they were losing sleep because our coffee was very strongly flavored,” he said. “But we understood because our coffee shop was one of the first to serve espresso-based coffee in Naga City. People were used to drinking instant coffee.”

“We thought of naming our coffee shop Beanbag Coffee because we wanted it to have a very relaxing ambiance by placing beanbags around the place,” said Sychay.

He said they originally wanted to put up only Molino Grill, a restaurant, but they made up their mind to establish also a coffee shop after they had been inspired by the success of a homegrown coffee shop in Cebu City.

“My sister, who is my business partner, said that if a coffee shop could be successful in a provincial city like Cebu, it would mean a coffee shop in Naga could also be successful.”

So without thinking twice, he and his sister started Beanbag with a capital of about P1 million in a family-owned lot, side by side with Molino Grill.

Sychay said they found it hard to start from scratch.

Coffee concoctions

“In our first few months of operation, there were times when I would personally assist in serving cups of coffee to customers because we started with few employees. There were times when we had to deal with customers who were comparing ours with more upscale coffee shops,” Sychay said.

But soon Beanbag Coffee found itself serving various coffee concoctions, from espresso-based drinks to variants of milk to different flavors of cold beverages. Some of the concoctions are coffee shop staples while some others are unique.

Sychay said most of the concoctions, including mochaberry java frost, were perfected through trial and error.

“During the times when we were creating some of our coffee variants, there were days when I would have tummy aches after tasting and approving coffee concoctions the whole day.”

He said he was not particularly a coffee gourmet. “I just love coffee.”

But their effort paid off and paid well. In just one year, they got their investment back, and their income has increased since then.

“Our coffee shop has proved that there is market for espresso-based coffee in a provincial city like Naga.”

Locally produced coffee

Sychay said one of the reasons why they have relatively low production cost was that the coffee beans they use were locally produced.

“We order coffee beans from coffee planters in the Cordillera Region in northern Luzon. As a result, our coffee beans are not only cheaper in price but also fresher in quality. There are times when the coffee beans I bring to the shop are still prickly hot because they have just been ground.”

He said they were resolved to keep their coffee concoctions affordable.

“The spending behavior of Bicolanos is different. They do not splurge or spend big on food products. So we base our income not on volume of customers but on profit margin. But we still keep our prices low and affordable.”

Sychay said most of their customers are from the classes A, B and C. “But we do not have a specific market. We cater to all kinds of people.”

“The pastries served by the coffee shop are courtesy of my wife,” he said, adding that it is one of the reasons why they have relatively lower production cost. His wife operates Cake My Day, a pastry shop.

He said although they had wanted the coffee shop to have an upscale look and feel, they had been careful not to overdo its interior design to the point that regular customers would be intimidated.

He said he was glad his friends who were interior designers offered to design the physical appearance of the place.

“They helped a lot in making our coffee shop appear as a very comfortable place, where a customer could sit around and feel very at home.”

Expansion

Now the Beanbag Coffee, which started as an experiment, has three branches in Naga City. Aside from that in Magsaysay Avenue where it all started, there’s one in Panganiban Avenue, while the other occupies one of the biggest stalls at the second level of SM City-Naga.

In seven years, it has become one the largest homegrown chains of coffee shops in Bicol.

But Sychay said that although they had been thinking about it, putting up a branch in Metro Manila was still a far-fetched idea.

“Now, we are just thinking of staying home. In 10 years, we plan to put up branches of Beanbag Coffee all over Bicol.”

He said they would be releasing new coffee concoctions before the year ends.

“If there’s one thing I have learned from operating a business, it’s that I should always continue to learn and try new ways.

Naga Boy

August 23rd, 2009, 02:30 PM

Tessa!
CamSur, here we come!
By Tessa Prieto-Valdes
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:22:00 08/22/2009

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TODAY is the day I begin a 70.3-mile journey, one that seems to have started a thousand steps ago.

The Cobra Ironman 70.3 is being held today at the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex, better known as CWC CamSur. After months of intense training and, worse, having to skip dozens of late-night parties and social events, I’m joining over 300 triathletes as we all face our biggest physical challenge for this year.

The Ironman starts with a 1.9K swim around the manmade lake of the CWC. Head organizer Fred Uytengsu tells us the swim start is like jumping into a washing machine, except without the soap. Fred is also CEO of Alaska Milk, one of the key sponsors of the Ironman.

My super-fast swim coach, Guy Concepcion, says I should try to be somewhere in the middle of the pack to get into a good swim pace early.

Meanwhile, my real concern is to make sure my brand-new Speedo Aquablade speed suit gets full visibility. Speedo GM Rajiv Srivastava and I have been working for weeks to design a suit. This one has “Sea Princess” embroidered in Cory yellow on the suit.

After completing the swim, the journey moves to a 90K bike ride. The best triathletes will only take seconds to jump out of the water and hop onto their bikes. My transition averages 20 minutes, between putting on my Phiten bands, Goody ponytails and Kiehl’s sunscreen.

My Bikram yoga instructor and Ironman adviser, Rochelle Traupe, is giving me a maximum of five minutes to change. I will post her photo in my transition area to remind me to move more quickly.

Yoga has kept me focused and calm about the race, and it relaxes my tired muscles. Bikram Yoga Manila owner Tristan Choa is also joining the Ironman, with relay teammates Jeena Lopez and Marta Lovina. (For info on Bikram, check out www.bikramyogamanila.com. )

Loud graphics

My new Kestrel Airfoil Pro SL bike, from Goyo Larrazabal of Bike Town Cyclery, is a top-of-the-line tri bike, used by the likes of top triathlete Chris McCormack. My biggest issue with the bike is that it’s colored blue and looks so serious.

I had my favorite graphics team, Mye and Norman Cruz of Adworks, embellish the bike and my aero helmet with matching loud graphics and glitter.

Bike Town offers personalized bike fitting to make sure you and your bike are a perfect match. The fitting truly helps if you will be biking long distances (tel. no. 3872173 for fitting schedules).

Biking is my weakest leg, so I have had to get extra training from bike coach Paolo Defensor. He told me to make sure I eat during this leg and that power gels are not enough. My biking partner, Celda Santos’ son Jem Malvar, will also be in CamSur today.

The bulk of my bike training has been with my brother-in-law Robin Valdes and his wife, spinning instructor Mona. Thanks to them, I know how to properly shift gears and endure long cycling hours.

With my bejeweled helmet and cool Oakley shades, the 90K ride should be a breeze. I’m also lucky that I biked the course early this year at the Tour of Hope.

Outfit change

My bike-to-run transition should be faster. For me, it is basically just an outfit change to my Nike running gear plus my Timex cap. Timex has sponsored my race and even gave me its top-of-the-line Timex watch and heart monitor. I may not be a top triathlete, but I will certainly look the part.

Audi, another of the Ironman sponsors, promises to follow me throughout the 21.2K run last leg of the race. This is where the race becomes a mental effort to finish, and I hope to do so before the cutoff time or my legs stop me. Anyway, if I drop out, I will be escorted back to the CWC in style.

Globe director Fernando Zobel de Ayala will be among the most watched of the triathletes today. I wonder if he will be wearing the Globe colors, since it’s one of the presenting sponsors. Philippine Airlines is the official carrier and I am wondering whether any of the taipan’s children will be here.

My cousins Jon-jon Rufino and Amanda Carpo are among the individual contestants, and even my hubby, Dennis, joined with two friends to form a relay team. He always says he can’t do the full triathlon as he doesn’t have a bike and is too busy with his job running PhilWeb.

It must be true, as they have just launched a new mobile game, Bid Wars. This game is called a reverse auction, where the lowest bidder wins, provided no one else matches the bid. Last Thursday, the winning bidder bid less than P20 for a new MacBook!

Next Thursday, an LCD TV and home theater are up for grabs. (Check www.
bidwars.com.ph for details or text help to 9779.)

Charitable bank

Another relay team at CamSur will come from HSBC. I have been working with this charitable bank for many years, for my events with Assumption and Makati Red Cross. At a recent party to honor visiting HSBC Group chief executive Michael Geoghegan, I chatted about swimming with HSBC Philippines CEO Mark Watkinson and his lovely wife Sarah. Mark is an excellent swimmer and would do superbly if he were to enter the Ironman.

That evening, though, the Ironman was far from the guests’ minds, as we supped on Seafood Bouillabaisse and Lamb Shank Adobo, from catering whiz Margarita Fores. Two of the Philippines’ most respected theater artists, Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo and Michael Williams, performed songs from several popular West End musicals.

HSBC’s Red card has been my shopping partner lately. It has special promos such as interest-free, three-month installments in shops like Zara, and a very special discount for HSBC Premier clients at Bulgari.

It’s hard to resist the lure of Bulgari, which recently held a cocktail party at Greenbelt 4 to introduce its new Parentesi jewelry collection and Assioma watches. The decor was spectacular, taking inspiration from the Bulgari 125th Anniversary Jewelry Exhibition held in Rome this past May.

I’m told that my hubby was spotted chatting with Bulgari’s main man, Mario Katigbak, at the party. I’m going to keep that image in mind as I go through the 1.9 + 90 + 21.2 km of the triathlon today, a total of 113.1 km or 70.3 miles. If I’m lucky, this journey of a thousand miles might just end with a Bulgari medal.

axel(08)brixx

August 23rd, 2009, 03:06 PM

any pic. of Ms. Tessa the glamorous lady in her outfit?

Galing ng nanalo tsk tsk hirap kaya ng event na yan :c uminom siguro ng maraming cobra !!

:nuts::nuts::nuts:

dc88

August 23rd, 2009, 04:34 PM

sad that somebody died in this Event..RIP, i saw it in the NEWS.

fil07

August 23rd, 2009, 09:17 PM

that's sad. last time, one castaway passed away in caramoan.

fil07

August 23rd, 2009, 09:32 PM

bercasio is questioning the DOT figures

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 03:32 AM

RBCO to oversee country’s river-basin projects (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/14971-rbco-to-oversee-countrys-river-basin-projects.html)

Written by Danny O. Calleja
Sunday, 23 August 2009 20:41

LEGAZPI CITY—President Arroyo has stripped the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here the function of implementing projects for the rehabilitation, management and development of the Bicol River Basin (BRB).

Under Executive Order 816 issued on July 6, the President transferred the function to the River Basin Control Office (RBCO), a special agency attached to the DENR central office in Manila. It shall take effect 15 days after publication and15 days after registration with the Office of the National Administrative Register. The BusinessMirror obtained a copy of the executive order last week.

RBCO was earlier created by the President through EO 510 dated March 5, 2006, to rationalize various river-basin projects, such as the rehabilitation of the Pasig River and flood control for the Kamanava, Agno and allied rivers.

The order came as the reforestation projects undertaken by the Bicol DENR regional office for the BRB were marred with controversies drawn by alleged “ghost projects” reported by various environmentalist groups in the region.

BRB is a vast wetland covering 312,164,000 hectares within 37 municipalities and four cities in the provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. The area is home to about 2 million Bicolanos.

Its entire development into a productive and hazard-free place for its settlers was placed by the President under the Bicol River Basin and Watershed Management Project (BRBWMP), whose project management office (PMO) is headed by Assistant Secretary Tomasito Monzod, concurrently the presidential assistant for Bicol.

The component delegated to the DENR regional office, however, shows otherwise as its implementation of the P129-million reforestation projects mostly in the Camarines Sur section of the BRB late last year has drawn flack from several concerned quarters.

Tanggol Kalikasan, a nongovernment environmental group based in Iriga City, had accused DENR regional executive director for Bicol Joselin Marcus Fragada and his technical director for forestry Antonio Abawag of irregularities in the implementation of the projects within the vast Mount Isarog protected area.

The group early this year brought the matter before the attention of President Arroyo through a letter requesting for investigation and suspension of the implementation of incoming reforestation projects within the BRB by Fragada’s office.

The Mount Isarog Guardians (MIG), a community-based group of volunteers safeguarding the forest resources within the vast Mount Isarog protected area, had also questioned the implementation of two reforestation projects in the municipality of Tinambac, covering a total of 163 hectares.

The MIG said it was irregular for the office of Fragada to officially report that the projects were 100-percent completed for the purpose of payment collections ,when only small portions of the area were planted with new trees. It cited the 150-hectare and 33-hectare reforestation projects in barangays Lupi and Cawayanan, Tinambac, respectively, worth over P5.4 million that were reported as completed early this year, but observed to be only about 10-percent accomplished.

Acting on these allegations, Monzod created an independent monitoring task force that, following a series of public hearings and other monitoring activities, confirmed charges of “ghost projects” involving the implementation of at least two reforestation projects in Tinambac. Efforts of the task force to secure copies of the contracts covering the projects that could be used in the monitoring activities proved futile, as according to Fortunato Mendoza, its chairman, the DENR turned down their request.

Mendoza quoted Abawag, a lawyer, as saying that the documents covering the reforestation contracts could not be made public, as they might be used as basis for filing numerous charges against Fragada. Such statement of Abawag was on record during a meeting in March this year with the multisectoral monitoring task force, Mendoza said.

Meanwhile, the MIG and Tanggol Kalikasan have furnished the Office of the Ombudsman information that became the basis for resident Ombudsman for Bicol Agapito Rosales to initiate an inquiry.

Read the full entry here. (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/14971-rbco-to-oversee-countrys-river-basin-projects.html)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 03:38 AM

Hospitality impresses triathletes (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090823-221702/Hospitality-impresses-triathletes)
By Juan Escandor Jr.
Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 22:38:00 08/23/2009

Filed Under: Sport (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=Sport&id=366&imp=), Triathlon (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Triathlon&id=787&imp=), Tourism (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Tourism&id=292&imp=), Travel & Commuting (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Travel%20&%20Commuting&id=293&imp=)

PILI, Camarines Sur, Philippines—They are the world’s top triathletes who came here to compete in the international triathlon and they would go home to their countries fulfilled because of the warm hospitality they experienced from the Bicolanos amid the heat and the traffic that welcomed the whole-day event Sunday.

Waving and cheering folk lined up along both sides of the Maharlika Highway, causing traffic from Anayan, Pili going south to Baao town and from Pili going north to San Fernando town.

Nine years since it was introduced into the 2000 Olympic Games, the triathlon is an endurance and speed sports that require triathletes to undergo swimming, cycling, and running events in succession.

It evolved from fitness competitions among United States Navy Seals involving the three events done in succession.

In a press conference, the top triathletes smiled, remembering the most memorable moments they experienced as they rode across Camarines Sur, watching children waving, farmers tilling their farms ,and ordinary folk standing by the road to cheer them on.

Cheering kids, farmers

“I saw kids lining up the streets and cheering us,” said American Gina Kehr.
She said she also saw farmers working in the fields waving their hands to cheer them.

Australian Chris McCormack could only nod while his colleague described her experience to the media, saying there’s nothing more memorable but the warmth and hospitality of the Bicolanos.

Unanimous in their impression about the people of CamSur, the 10 top athletes nodded to confirm they enjoyed their experience here because of the hospitality which, they said, differentiated their experiences in other countries.

Celebrities and world’s top triathletes joined the biggest sporting event in the province as they came here, ready and focused to test their endurance and speed in the international triathlon race.

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 03:40 AM

Pilgrimage area for Peñafrancia fiesta set (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090823-221700/Pilgrimage-area-for-Peafrancia-fiesta-set)
By Juan Escandor Jr.
Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 22:36:00 08/23/2009

Filed Under: Churches (organisations) (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=Churches%20%28organisations%29&id=333&imp=), Festive Events (including Carnivals) (http://services.inquirer.net/tagcloud/keyword.php?tag=%20Festive%20Events%20%28including%20Carnivals%29&id=5&imp=)

NAGA CITY, Philippines—The debate that raged for almost a year between the Catholic Church and the city government here, on how to celebrate the Peñafrancia fiesta that starts on the second Friday of September, has ended with an agreement on the type of activities to be held during its celebration.

The Archdiocese of Caceres has been satisfied with Naga City government’s affirmation to limit the holding of activities unrelated to the devotion to the Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia, the Bicol Patroness or Ina, outside the pilgrimage area during the religious fiesta next month.

Forming a triangle, from the Naga Basilica to the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral to the Peñafrancia Church, the pilgrimage area would be closed to traffic on the “translacion” or the first day of the feast, and the culmination of the religious fiesta when a fluvial procession is held in honor of the Ina.

Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi said the designation of the pilgrimage area was one of the points agreed upon in a meeting of a committee composed of the Catholic Church, the city government, and the business sector.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090823-221700/Pilgrimage-area-for-Peafrancia-fiesta-set)

axel(08)brixx

August 24th, 2009, 04:34 AM

sad that somebody died in this Event..RIP, i saw it in the NEWS.

Oh my :c A foreigner or kababayan? any update of it? so sad naman:ohno:

Caffeinhaler

August 24th, 2009, 05:17 AM

Oh my :c A foreigner or kababayan? any update of it? so sad naman:ohno:

Business exec dies in Camsur triathlon

By Juan Escandor Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 15:01:00 08/23/2009

Close this PILI, Camarines Sur – (UPDATE) A participant in the international triathlon tournament, Ironman 70.3 Philippines, being held here collapsed in the swimming event at the cable park lake here Sunday morning.

The unconscious male participant was brought to an ambulance and taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.

Breaking the bad news, Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Jr., president of Sunrise Events Inc., the organizer of the international triathlon event, “regretfully” confirmed the death of Miguel Vasquez, 52, president of Permanent Plans Inc.

He said Vazquez was a member of the Alamat relay team.

“Miguel was a personal friend of mine. Our deepest condolences to the family who have been informed of this tragedy and we will extend all the necessary assistance. Just recently Miguel joined us in an open water swim in Batangas,” Uytengsu added.

He said that: “Unfortunately, those of us in the endurance events (such as triathlon) know that deaths do occur and almost all of them do happen in the swim leg. This is always a risk but whenever it does happen, it is deeply saddening.”

Uytengsu said it was all the information available at this time and that an investigation was being conducted as to the cause of the death, which they would make available.

The triathlon evolved from fitness competitions among US Navy SEALS that involve swimming, running and cycling done in succession. To win, speed and endurance are the main ingredients of this combined three sporting events.

Some 50 foreign and local participants joined the triathlon Ironman 70.3Philippines, a sporting event which government authorities dubbed as the biggest tourist-drawing event of the year.

It is now being hosted by Camarines Sur, the top tourist destination in the Philippines in the first semester of this year, dislodging Cebu and Boracay, according to a report of Department of Tourism Secretary Ace Durano.

randism

August 24th, 2009, 05:27 AM

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 05:54 AM

Bozzone, Bentley score blazing finish (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=498868&publicationSubCategoryId=69)

By Joey Villar
(The Philippine Star)
Updated August 24, 2009

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Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand (left) and Chris McCormack of Australla run toe-to-toe in the initial stages of the 13.2 mile run.

PILI, Camarines Sur, Philippines – Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand and Lisa Bentley of Canada endured the blistering heat and poured it on in the final stretch to rule yesterday’s Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines marred by the death of a participant at the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) here.

The 24-year-old Bozzone, the reigning Ironman 70.3 champion, fought it out with the defending full Ironman titlist Chris McCormack of Australia most of the way before dominating the final two kilometers of the run leg to claim the thrilling victory.

Bozzone, who figured in a cycling accident in training with McCormack two weeks ago in Sydney, Australia, completed the Ironman meet in three hours, 51 minutes and 25 seconds, or 53 seconds ahead of the Aussie champ.

“Cameron (Brown) and Chris (McCormack) really ran well and I found myself struggling throughout,” said Bozzone, who will compete in the World Championship on Oct. 10 in Kona, Hawaii.

But tragedy spoiled the first staging of the 70.3 Ironman which drew the world’s elite triathletes when a relay team bet, Miguel Vasques, 53, died in the swim leg of the event.

The 36-year-old Bentley, the 11-time Ironman winner, outclassed American Gina Kehr to pull off the dramatic win in 4:24.29 in this event backed by Philippine Airlines, Air Philippines, Oakley, Timex, New Balance, SKI Construction and Gatorade with The Philippine STAR,ABS-CBN Publishing and Solar Sports as media partners.

“I was surprised I timed in faster because I thought I was really slow in this race. It was definitely one of my best performances,” said Bentley.

McCormack, who was one of the most popular foreign entries in the event, hopes to come back next year and improve on his performance.

“I’ve never seen him (Bozzone) race like that,” said McCormack, a 35-year-old pro. “The spectators are great, it was really fun hearing them cheering for us and showing their love and hospitality.

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“I really suffered in the run because of the heat, I’m coming back next year to improve my time,” he added.

Kehr, whose last 70.3 victory came in the Stealhead tournament last year, led Bentley by 3.49 minutes in the 1.2-mile swim but barely held on to an 18-second edge after threading through the rolling hills of the 58.6-mile bike stage before fading under Bentley’s furious pace in the third leg to settle for second.

Brown, a New Zealand ace, finished third in 3:52:31 while Pete Jacobs, who was the fastest coming out of the man-made Lago del Rey, American Tim Marr and unheralded Japanese Daiki Masuda finished at fourth, fifth and sixth places in 3:56:51, 4:02:52 and 4:17:06, respectively.

Australian Charlotte Paul was ninth overall and third behind Bentley and Kehr in 4:31:26.

Filipino Noy Jopson made it to the top 10 amid the strong foreign challenge, timing in 4:38:32 to post the best performance by a Filipino in the Ironman 70.3, which will be held in the country in the next two years.

“I’m just happy I made it to the top 10 amid a strong field,” said the well-built Jopson.

Fil-Am Arlan Macasieb, a two-time national champion and former Southeast Asian Games medalist, came into the event as the favorites among the locals but wavered in the stifling heat and finished 16th overall, behind compatriots Peter Gonzales, Ferdinand Catabian and Noel Salvador.

Over a hundred thousand spectators lined up the streets to watch and cheer for the more than 500 participants who braved the hot weather in the meet which started and ended at the state-of-the-art complex that has established itself as one of the top tourist destinations in the country today.

Ironman notes: Race organizers had brought in popular race announcer Whit Raymund to make the event more lively and interesting. Raymund was impressive in making blow-by-blow updates of the race to the delight of the appreciative crowd who trooped to the CWC...A chopper that host Gov. Lray Villafuerte owns was all over the place. It was tasked to fly over the race track and follow the lead pack...Lopez siblings Gina and Ernie, who have organized numerous races for different causes like cancer prevention and Pasig River rehabilitation, were part of the more than 500 participants who competed in the event. Gina joined the relay team races while Ernie entered the Ironman.

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 06:03 AM

Oh my :c A foreigner or kababayan? any update of it? so sad naman:ohno:

'Strong swimmer' dies in Ironman Philippines race (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/170506/39strong-swimmer39-dies-in-ironman-philippines-race)

08/23/2009 | 05:03 PM

The country's first Ironman competition – the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman Philippines 70.3-mile race – was struck by tragedy after a 52-year-old competitor, Miguel Vazquez of the Team Alamat relay team, died during the swim leg on Sunday at the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC).

Miguel Vazquez, the designated swimmer for the Team Alamat relay team, died during the second loop of the 1.2-mile swim phase at the CWC’s man-made Cable Park lake.

His teammate Johann Espiritu was waiting for him to appear and hand him the timing chip to signify his own start in the bike leg, but Vazquez did not show up after more than an hour. Vazquez was later found unconscious near the shore of the said lake, and was brought to a nearby hospital to be revived.

Initial reports pointed to heart attack as the cause of death, and investigations were still ongoing, according to Wilfred Uytengsu, Jr., president of the event’s organizer, Sunrise Events, Inc.

“Miguel was a personal friend of mine," Uytengsu said in an official statement. “Our deepest condolences to the family who have been informed of this tragedy and we will extend all necessary assistance."

Uytengsu described Vazquez, husband of GMA Network board member Judith Duavit Vazquez, as a “strong swimmer," having recently participated in an open-water swim in Batangas.

But in long-distance endurance races such as this, Uytengsu said, “deaths do occur and almost all of them do happen in the swim leg."

“This is always a risk but whenever this happens, it is deeply saddening," said Uytengsu, himself a triathlete.

Vazquez, who was president of Permanent Plans, was the anchor of Team Alamat in the relay competitions, where a team of three would divide the task of negotiating the 70.3-mile total distance.

Vazquez was assigned to handle the 1.2-mile swim phase, teammate Espiritu the 56-mile bike stage and Patrick Garcia the 13.1-mile run leg. - Trina Ibarle-Orquiza, GMANews.TV

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 06:09 AM

Masbate’s Poorest Travel to Naga to Get Subsidy (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1652/masbate%E2%80%99s-poorest-travel-naga-get-subsidy)

by Sonny Sales
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

NAGA CITY - - SINCE JULY, throngs of poor rural folks from the island municipality of San Pascual in Masbate, converged by groups at the Rizal Park fronting the Land Bank Building at the middle of this city's old commercial district here, to claim their cash subsidy from government.

Beneficiaries of the government program "Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program" (PPPP) or "4Ps," these residents of Masbate have to travel all the way to Naga City in order to receive their cash subsidy meant to alleviate their plight.

The San Pascual residents said they had to travel from San Pascual to Pasacao, Camarines Sur, the nearest port town, spending P400 for their motorboat fare. From there, they spend another P80 for jeepney fare to reach Naga City.

Barangay captain, Joe Per Corporal, claimed the rural folks are part of some 122 residents of his village, Ki-Buaya, and neighboring villages of Nazareno, Quintina, Malaking-Ilog, and San Rafael, all rural localities of the of San Pascual, Masbate.

Corporal said that previously, beneficiaries were getting the subsidy from a Land Bank Branch in Pasacao, Camarines Sur. Due to the big number of claimants, however, the cash releases were transferred to the main Land Bank branch in this City.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1652/masbate%E2%80%99s-poorest-travel-naga-get-subsidy)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 06:16 AM

Albay, I believe could be the next big thing in tourism market. It just has to find the right niche and the right market.:banana:

Donsol found its gold mine in Butanding and shots up the tourism map on a certain season. :banana: It still has to look however for a more permanent market to sustain tourism on off peak seasons.

CamSur has made a name for sport tourism.

It targeted serious athletes end sportsmen whose interest in sports never wane out. It also targeted the young party crowd of Boracay and Cebu. These people are the young hip crowd and requires no frills and fancy- free accomodations. This is the reason why there is a proliferation of budget hotels in Naga City.

It also targeted the growing market of ecotourism. Aware that it would be diffiicult to target the really upscale market, Gov. Vilafuerte developed Caramoan with the same no- frills crowd in mind, and recently awarded the best ecoturism destination in the world during a Tourism World Fair in Paris. Caramoan also holds the distinction of being the location of several Survivor Series of at least five European Countries.

Imagine the free pulbicity that CamSur is getting in these wealthy countries. The show paid the province a hefty sum of money- and still gets free continous TV airtime as a bonus.

With the world famous Mayon Volcano in its backdrop, Albay officials are now trying hard to make its own niche in the tourism market. Mayor Rosal is one good mayor and commands respect and admiration of most Albayanos and even non- Albayanos like me. The governor however is reputed to be GMA's fair haired boy and no matter how brilliant he is, this may turn off some people. (My mom however- who is from Polangui is a die- hard Salceda supporter)

As what Gordon said in the past- Mayon is beautiful but who wants to stare at the volcano for 3 days? Give them something to do. That's what Bohol did- develop beaches and market Chocolate hills as a side trip. With a lot of developments being done in Legazpi lately, and with an international airport to boot, Albay could become the next big thing in the tourism industry.

Misibis and Embarcadero and its Casino I hope would be able to compete well with the the high rollers and upscale market that Manila, Cebu, and Davao resorts and casinos.

I also hope that with the bad political publicity of Ako Bicol is getting with the local and national media- these projects would not suffer the same fate as the previous politically- rumored developments in Bicol. Marcos' Kagayonan, Pepita Aquino's MIH, and Ramos Groups' MIH resurrection. All went pffft after the patrons were not in power anymore.

CamSur's achivements may also be in peril if L- Ray's successor would not have the same vision. However L-Ray and Robredo's acheivements (being true blue oppositionists) should be lauded as their successes did not come with too much political patronage.

Catanduanes and Camarines Norte are also making a name in surfing and would have towork hard to get where Siargao is now.

Masbate is in a brilliant and unique track of promoting the province as a Rodeo Country.

By region, all together- I believe Bicol has the potential of becoming the number 1 tourist destination in the country.

Go Bicol.:banana:

Yup, the successor of Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte should continue the visions and tourism programs to maintained our province as top tourist destination.

He undoubtedly turn CamSur not only as sports center but venue for various international sports competition. Despite opposition from his political opponents, he simply showed his political will to push through his tourism projects. Now, CamSur and its people are reaping what he have sown. :banana::banana::banana:

Caffeinhaler

August 24th, 2009, 06:24 AM

hey, its nice to see you here again, Caffeinhaler....:cheers:

Thanks hakz, likewise it's nice to see you...:cheers:

Hello again to everyone on this thread, cheers to all:cheers::cheers::cheers:

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 06:32 AM

CSSAC Mentors, Researchers Awarded (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1654/cssac-mentors-researchers-awarded)

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Goa, Camarines Sur. A faculty researcher of the main campus of the Camarines Sur State Agricultural College (javascript:void(0);) won first prize in the recent Regional Symposium on Research (javascript:void(0);) & Development (javascript:void(0);) Highlights at the Partido State University here.

"Winning is sweet especially when you don't expect it," said Prof. Marilyn B. Balderas, who competed under the Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resources (javascript:void(0);) (AFNR) Category, on her winning entry, "Pollen Sources of Stingless Bees (Trigona biroi)."

Balderas received a Certificate (javascript:void(0);) of Commendation from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) and its regional consortium, "Bicol Consortium for Agriculture and Resources Research and Development" (BCARRD), the host-organizers of the said Symposium, for her work, which is a part of her ongoing CHED-funded dissertation research.

Aside from Prof. Balderas, the other winners from CSSAC included Dr. Dulce J. Mostoles who won second for her paper, "Pollination of Physic Nut (Jatropha curcas) Using Stingless Bees (Trigona biroi)" and also second in her poster presentation with the same title.

The poster, which was entitled, "Spider Diversity in the Bufferzones of Mt. Isarog" prepared with her (as adviser) by her student-advisee, Leo L. Regalado, garnered the first place in the said category.

More so, Rowel M. Castuera, a faculty-researcher from the CSSAC-Sipocot campus, won second place under the Technology, Engineering, Architectural, Natural & Physical Sciences category, with his research entry, "Motion-Activated Sensors for Male Urinals (MASU).

Dr. Mostoles and Mr. Castuera also received each a Certificate of Commendation.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1654/cssac-mentors-researchers-awarded)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 06:36 AM

Thanks hakz, likewise it's nice to see you...:cheers:

Hello again to everyone on this thread, cheers to all:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Yup, I hope you visit this thread frequently....:banana::banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 06:38 AM

http://www.cwcwake.com/images/ironman2009/ironman2009_1.jpg
6th Fredrik Croneborg (Sweden), 3rd Cameron Brown (New Zealand), 4th Jacobs Pete (Australia),1st Terenzo Bozzone (New Zealand), Ms. Lara Villafuerte, Gov. LRay Villafuerte, 2nd Chris McCormack (Ausrtralia), 5th Tim Marr (US)

http://www.cwcwake.com/images/ironman2009/ironman2009_5.jpg
Gov. LRay Villafuerte, 1st Lisa Bentley (Canada), 2nd Gina Kehr (US)

http://www.cwcwake.com/images/ironman2009/ironman2009_4.jpg
Gov. LRay Villafuerte, 1st Lisa Bentley (Canada), 2nd Gina Kehr (US), 3rd Charlotte Paul (Australia), Ms. Lara Villafuerte

http://www.cwcwake.com/images/ironman2009/ironman2009_3.jpg
Ms. Lara Villafuerte, 1st Lisa Bentley (Canada), Gov. LRay Villafuerte, 2nd Gina Kehr (US)

Caffeinhaler

August 24th, 2009, 06:41 AM

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 06:42 AM

Archdiocese of Caceres to Conduct Harubay (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1662/archdiocese-caceres-conduct-harubay)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

On September 1, 2009, the Tercentenary Committee of the Archdiocese of Caceres, through various religious groups, will conduct Harubay, Para ki Hesus asin Ki Ina, to mark the beginning of September as a pilgrim's month. The activity will commence with a motorcade through the major thoroughfares of Naga City and culminate with a Eucharistic Celebration at the Peñafrancia Basilica.

Fr. Andrew Recepcion, Executive Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee, says that Harubay is an invitation to Naga City residents to prepare for September as a pilgrim's month. "Pilgrims come to Naga City not only during the nine-day novena but the entire month. We need to emphasize that September is pilgrim's month in Naga City and dispel the view that Peñafrancia activities must be confined only within the novena."

"Naga City residents are called to welcome pilgrims during this month (September). It does not only mean opening our homes. It can be in simple ways." Recepcion adds "We, as hosts, should be spiritually prepared."

Judge Nellie Llaguno, president of the Apostleship of Prayer and one of the proponents of Harubay, says that the activity is a reminder that September is the month that we celebrate the feasts of the Divino Rostro and the Our Lady of Peñafrancia. "It is only fitting that beginning September 1, we should be spiritually prepared."

Novena to the Divino Rostro will begin on September 2.The feast of the Divino Rostro falls on the day of the Traslacion. The feast of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia is on September 20.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1662/archdiocese-caceres-conduct-harubay)

Caffeinhaler

August 24th, 2009, 06:54 AM

Yup, I hope you visit this thread frequently....:banana::banana::banana::banana:

I frequently do actually but only for a quick browse most of the time. Often than not, as much as I want to leave any comment, I'm always short in time or short in energy to even think of what to comment about. I check on the thread usually when I get home from work, and by that time I start browsing I'm also ready to sleep. Hehehe

Hope to comment more later on

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 07:00 AM

P20-M astang P30-M, pigkakarkulong ganar kan probensiya asin siyudad sa pig gibong international triathlon (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=104632) :banana::banana::banana:
8/24/2009 8:40:49 AM
NAGA CITY-Maogma man na pig anunsiyar digde sa Bombo Radyo Naga ni Gobernador L-Ray Villafuerte na posibleng mag abot sa 20 astang 30 milyones de pesos an naging ganar kan probensiya asin siyudad sa pig gibong international triathlon kasoodma.

Sa entribista ki Villafuerte,sinabi kaini na bako sana man an Camarines Sur an nakinabang sa tourism program nindang ini kundi maging an city government kan Naga,mantang entero man na parano an mga hotel digde asin maging an mga malls.

Sinasabing sobra sa dos mil na mga dayuhan na hale sa manlaen laen na nasyon an nag arabot poon pa kan mga nakaaguing aldaw astang sa ngonian ngani na mag-witness kan pambihirang events na ini.

Maski daa ini an kaenot enoting pagkakataon kan probensiya na mag host kan sering kaining sports event, naging maray man daa an resulta bako lang sa turismo kundi maging sa pagne negosyo ,sabi pa ni Villafuerte.

Sa tahaw kan trayumpo kan aktibidad, namundo man an guiraray an gobernador huli ta igwa ning sarong buhay an nawara, ini sa persona ni Atty.Miguel Vasquez, 52 anyos asin presidente kan Permanent Plans Incorporated na nalamos mantang pig gigibo an 1.2 mile swim phase.

An bangkay ni Vasquez an tulos man na pig airlift kan soodmang udto pabalik sa Metro Manila.

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 07:05 AM

I frequently do actually but only for a quick browse most of the time. Often than not, as much as I want to leave any comment, I'm always short in time or short in energy to even think of what to comment about. I check on the thread usually when I get home from work, and by that time I start browsing I'm also ready to sleep. Hehehe

Hope to comment more later on

it's okay....This thread is really informative and you'll always be updated what's goin' on here inCamSur!:applause:

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 07:13 AM

With what's highlighted, there seems to be an indication Ironman 70.3 will be held in the Philippines next year, but would it still be held in Camarines Sur? If it so, then excellent.

Yup, Camarines Sur will still be hosting Ironman in 2010 and 2011. The province has a 3-year contract with Ironman management. And this will be good for the province, many tourists will come. Camarines Sur will become a household name around the globe.:banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 07:29 AM

Rope Swing @ CWC

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garycooper

August 24th, 2009, 09:08 AM

Yup, the successor of Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte should continue the visions and tourism programs to maintained our province as top tourist destination.

He undoubtedly turn CamSur not only as sports center but venue for various international sports competition. Despite opposition from his political opponents, he simply showed his political will to push through his tourism projects. Now, CamSur and its people are reaping what he have sown. :banana::banana::banana:

It's a good thing that CamSur still has the Caramoan nature islands which remains to be hardly tapped because there is a an on-going P500 Million water skateboarding facility development in a 12 hectare lot in Silang, Cavite. This will pose a potential strong competition to CWC because of its nearness to Metro Manila. Although there are also existing wakeboarding facilities in Batangas and Caliraya but they are not as modern as CWC. But the one in Silang is touted to be also of world class level. But come to think of it, one strong advantage of CWC is its distance from Metro Manila but which is really not too far. I noticed that CWC visitors are in for adventure, so they would prefer a place which are farther away from home. Whereas, Silang is just a 2 hour drive so the adventure is minimum.

randism

August 24th, 2009, 09:23 AM

hrynewych

August 24th, 2009, 09:36 AM

randism

August 24th, 2009, 09:50 AM

I'm awed by this international triathlon event in Camarines Sur. My sojourn in CamSur (as what they called) will be repeated again. I am really coming back for another great time there.:horse:

welcome hrynewych.:applause: sir are you one of the participants?

randism

August 24th, 2009, 10:14 AM

It's a good thing that CamSur still has the Caramoan nature islands which remains to be hardly tapped because there is a an on-going P500 Million water skateboarding facility development in a 12 hectare lot in Silang, Cavite. This will pose a potential strong competition to CWC because of its nearness to Metro Manila. Although there are also existing wakeboarding facilities in Batangas and Caliraya but they are not as modern as CWC. But the one in Silang is touted to be also of world class level. But come to think of it, one strong advantage of CWC is its distance from Metro Manila but which is really not too far. I noticed that CWC visitors are in for adventure, so they would prefer a place which are farther away from home. Whereas, Silang is just a 2 hour drive so the adventure is minimum.

its a long way to go for CWC from what i understand wala pa sa kalahati ng plan for CWC ang natutupad anjan pa yun giant wave pool for surfing event:)

carelessWhisper

August 24th, 2009, 10:51 AM

hi everyone kumusta po..

randism

August 24th, 2009, 11:05 AM

hi everyone kumusta po..

hi carelesswhisper welcome.

carelessWhisper

August 24th, 2009, 11:20 AM

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:20 AM

Bozzone Ironman champion (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217323/bozzone-ironman-champion)

August 23, 2009, 8:38pm

Camarines Sur — Reigning world Ironman 70.3 champion Terrenzo Bozzone of New Zealand clinched the first Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines crown Sunday at the CamSur Watersports Complex here.

The 24-year-old Bozzone, who won the first Eagleman 70.3 USA this year, clocked three hours, 51 minutes and 25 seconds in the tough 1.9-kilometer swim, 90km bike, and 21.09km run.

Crowd favorite Chris McCormack of Australia and New Zealand’s eight-time champion Cameron Brown finished second and third with a time of 3:52:18 and 3:52:31, respectively.

“Cameron and Chris ran up well and I found myself struggling because of the heat. But thanks to the crowd, I made it,” said Bozzone who is preparing for the Ford Ironman World Championship on Oct. 10 in Kona, Hawaii.

Canadian Lisa Bentley, an 11-time Ironman winner, captured the women’s crown at 4:24:29. American Gina Kehr and Australian Charlotte Paul timed 4:26:11 and 4:31:26 for second and third places, respectively.

Filipino Noy Jopson and Monica Torres were the top Filipino male and female finishers at 4:38:32 and 4:48:18, respectively.

The inaugural staging of the endurance race was marred by the death of Miguel Vazquez, a 52-year-old executive who collapsed after completing the 1.9-kilometer swim leg.

Death is not uncommon in Ironman races, but it marked the first time that a Filipino triathlete died in action.

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:24 AM

ei guy's is it true that a large "wave pool" for indoor surfing event is also being plan for cwc? or talagang part sya ng plan? exciting nman kasi kung magkataon hehe...kumpletohin na lang kasi nila pati "Lazy River" mag lagay na rin sila para sa white water rafting..

parang nakakita na ko ng wave pool sa isang resort na fetured sa telebisyon...

I'm awed by this international triathlon event in Camarines Sur. My sojourn in CamSur (as what they called) will be repeated again. I am really coming back for another great time there.:horse:

Wow, welcome to this thread, hrynewych!:cheers:

its a long way to go for CWC from what i understand wala pa sa kalahati ng plan for CWC ang natutupad anjan pa yun giant wave pool for surfing event:)

sana magkatotoo ang wave pool na yan....:banana::banana::banana:

hi everyone kumusta po..

welcome to Naga City and CamSur thread, carelesswhisper! Ikaw ba ang Hayden Kho ng Naga?:)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:25 AM

Jamby’s kin dies in Camarines tilt (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217302/madrigal-cousin-dies-camsur-triathlon)

August 23, 2009, 7:35pm

Camarines Sur – A business executive and cousin of Senator Ma. Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal died while competing in the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines Sunday, marking the first reported death of a Filipino triathlete.

Juan Miguel Vazquez, 52, president of Permanent Plans Inc., expired after negotiating the 1.9-kilometer swim leg at the man-made lake. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

Wilfred Uytengsu Jr., president of the organizing Sunrise Events Inc., said he’s saddened by the death of Vazquez, whom he considers a personal friend.

“Our deepest condolences to the family who have been informed of this tragedy. Just recently Miguel joined us in an open-water swim in Batangas,” said Uytengsu, also the Alaska Milk Corporation president and CEO.

“Unfortunately, those of us in endurance events (such as triathlon), know that deaths do occur and almost all of them do happen in the swim leg. This is always a risk but whenever it does happen, it is deeply saddening,” he added.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217302/madrigal-cousin-dies-camsur-triathlon)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:29 AM

galing talaga ng cam sur.maka try nga jan sa pag uwi this sep. kumusta yung SM and kilan ba yun expansion ng robinson balibalita kasi dito sa manila yun Emall is e expand na ng robinsons?

Ang SM ongoing ang dumping ng lupa sa tabi...di ko alam ang Robinson's.....:)

carelessWhisper

August 24th, 2009, 11:29 AM

may tama ka bro. actually dati akong hyden kho ng mariners panganiban. madami din akong pinasayaw ng carelesswhisper dun dati hehe

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:30 AM

may tama ka bro. actually dati akong hyden kho ng mariners panganiban. madami din akong pinasayaw ng carelesswhisper dun dati hehe

:lol::lol::lol: ngayong September ba ang bakasyon mo dito sa Naga?

carelessWhisper

August 24th, 2009, 11:36 AM

:lol::lol::lol: ngayong September ba ang bakasyon mo dito sa Naga?

yap bro part yan ng buhay ko every year nag uuli ako para mag sungko ki ina asin mag atid atid ta kan sakuyang diit na mga sala..

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:39 AM

[QUOTE=hakz2007;41743044]parang nakakita na ko ng wave pool sa isang resort na fetured sa telebisyon...

galing

kasi parang nafeature na both sa ABS-CBN at GMA yung wave ng isang kilalang resort sa Calabarzon. Tiyak na napakaganda nito kung meron niyan dito sa ating probinsya.:cheers:

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:41 AM

yap bro part yan ng buhay ko every year nag uuli ako para mag sungko ki ina asin mag atid atid ta kan sakuyang diit na mga sala..

ah okay, ako ang panonoorin ko yung Regional Military Parade sa Viva Naga, Viva Bicolandia Festival sa September 18!:banana::banana::banana:

randism

August 24th, 2009, 11:43 AM

[QUOTE=hakz2007;41743044]parang nakakita na ko ng wave pool sa isang resort na fetured sa telebisyon...

part daw yan ng plan for CWC. pag nagkataon it is much exciting :)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:45 AM

It's a good thing that CamSur still has the Caramoan nature islands which remains to be hardly tapped because there is a an on-going P500 Million water skateboarding facility development in a 12 hectare lot in Silang, Cavite. This will pose a potential strong competition to CWC because of its nearness to Metro Manila. Although there are also existing wakeboarding facilities in Batangas and Caliraya but they are not as modern as CWC. But the one in Silang is touted to be also of world class level. But come to think of it, one strong advantage of CWC is its distance from Metro Manila but which is really not too far. I noticed that CWC visitors are in for adventure, so they would prefer a place which are farther away from home. Whereas, Silang is just a 2 hour drive so the adventure is minimum.

I heard Davao have a wakeboarding facility being constructed. I read that also in Davao thread recently .... Let the tourists choose which is suited to their taste. But for me, Camarines Sur is still the best because of the nearby Caramoan and many other adventure sports to choose from. If you're already sicked and tired of wakeboarding, you can try snorkeling, wall climbing, diving, biking, skating and a lot more.

And one good reason why tourists keep coming back to CamSur is because of our hospitality.

randism

August 24th, 2009, 11:48 AM

kasi parang nafeature na both sa ABS-CBN at GMA yung wave ng isang kilalang resort sa Calabarzon. Tiyak na napakaganda nito kung meron niyan dito sa ating probinsya.:cheers:

yap yun yata yung sa splash sa laguna dati pero wala na yun ang pinaka latest yata is yun nasa Bulacan yun nasa 8waves resort pero di naman yata yun ginagamit for indoor surfing com.plain resort lang yata yun

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:49 AM

parang nakakita na ko ng wave pool sa isang resort na fetured sa telebisyon...part daw yan ng plan for CWC. pag nagkataon it is much exciting :)

yup...mas maraming choices...mas maigi...mas maraming turista..

mas maraming kita...booming ang ekonomiya ng ating probinsya!:banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:51 AM

yap yun yata yung sa splash sa laguna dati pero wala na yun ang pinaka latest yata is yun nasa Bulacan yun nasa 8wave resort pero di naman yata yun ginagamit for indoor surfing.

hindi ko lang sigurado kung ginagamit yun sa indoor surfing yung sa 8 wave resort..pero kung magkakaroon man niyan ditos sa probinsya natin dapat yung suited for artificial indoor surfing.....:cheers:

dc88

August 24th, 2009, 11:54 AM

just Build it,and they will come.:lol:
gawa pa sila ng boat racing or kart racing, tyak patok yan dyan.
Rock rapelling,tapos resort hotel..para ma consider na world class sports complex CWC,yung parang sa states. and mas maganda kung may splash island tayo dyan sa camsur.
just Build it,and they will come.ika nga diba`

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 11:58 AM

just Build it,and they will come.:lol:
gawa pa sila ng boat racing or kart racing, tyak patok yan dyan.
Rock rapelling,tapos resort hotel..para ma iconsider na world class sports complex CWC,yung parang sa states. and mas maganda kung may splash island tayo dyan sa camsur.
just Build it,and they will come.ika nga diba`

:lol::lol::lol: lahat na lang yan para completos recados ika nga....sa CamSur pa!:cheers:

randism

August 24th, 2009, 11:58 AM

hindi ko lang sigurado kung ginagamit yun sa indoor surfing yung sa 8 wave resort..pero kung magkakaroon man niyan ditos sa probinsya natin dapat yung suited for artificial indoor surfing.....:cheers:

yup for sure yung susunod na mga guest ng CWC are surfboard addicts nman..they will try indoor first in CWC then outdoor yun namn sa bagasbas beach in daet garchetorina in cam sur and in catanduanes

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 12:01 PM

yup for sure yung susunod na mga guest ng CWC are surfboard addicts nman..they will try indoor first in CWC then outdoor yun namn sa bagasbas beach in daet, garchetorina in cam sur and in catanduanes

yup kaya nga ang mga roads diyan from Presentacion and Garchitorena going to Caramoan ay sinesemento na para mas madaling mapuntahan yung mga tourist spots diyan....at may RORO pa na ilalagay from Caramoan to Catanduanes....para ang mga turista wag ng umalis ng Bicol....:banana::banana::banana:

btw, ganito ba ang wavepool na dapat ilagay dito sa CamSur? o yung mas mataas pa ang waves?

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hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 12:13 PM

DPWH fast-tracks road projects to boost tourism (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=r05&y=&mo=&fi=p090824.htm&no=09)

Legazpi City (24 August) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bicol regional office here has doubled its efforts to expedite the completion of the Presentacion-Caramoan coastal road project in Camarines Sur province.

Danilo Manalang, DPWH Bicol regional director, said that the coastal road project when completed will boost tourism activities in Caramoan town and neighboring localities.

"We all know that income derived from foreign and local tourists frequenting the now famous Caramoan largely contributes to our economy," Manalang said.

He added that the road network will provide new income opportunities and will support the socio-economic development of the locality thereby improving the lives of our people.

Recent data of the Department of Tourism (DOT) show that the number of tourists visiting bicol has increased during the past months.

"The improvement of the road network would surely boost the tourism industry in the region," commented Maria Ravanilla, DOT Bicol regiona director, during a media interview.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=r05&y=&mo=&fi=p090824.htm&no=09)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 12:31 PM

CLEEP benefits more marginalized communities in Camarines Norte (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=r05&y=&mo=&fi=p090824.htm&no=12)

by RB Manlangit

DAET, Camarines Norte (24 August) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has carried out anew several programs to help unemployed, disadvantaged and displaced workers in the province of Camarines Norte under the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP) of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Ruben Romanillos, DOLE provincial chief, said that some 50 nurses were already given jobs from April until October this year assigned in the 10 municipalities of the province receiving a salary of P8,000 per month plus P2,000 allowance from the host local government units.

He said that another 50 nurses will be given a chance to work from October 2009 to March 2010 also to be dispatched in the same 10 towns with similar remunerations.

He also said that a total of 115 were also given jobs as laborers for two months recently under the program Tulong sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD).

The program was implemented by the provincial government of Camarines Norte and the municipal government here.

Romanillos also cited that the another program implemented recently was the Integrated Services for Livelihood Assistance (ISLA) in order to help the fishermen of Mercedes and Vinzons towns.

He said that the fishermen of barangay Catandunganon of Mercedes was given as grant a P150,000 for the mud crab fattening project while the fishermen of barangay Sabang of Vinzons was also given as grant a P200,000 for the procurement of lobster nets and motorized fishing boats.

He added that the project will help fishermen in their day to day income and will alleviate their situation. (PIA CamNorte)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Ironman 70.3 Philippines: Biggest extreme sports spectacle unfolds in CamSur August 23 Featuring the world’s elite triathletes (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=919)

PILI, CamSur—Camarines Sur will once again took center stage of the global sports limelight as the provincial government and Governor LRay Villafuerte played host to over 400 local and foreign triathletes from 23 countries that competed in the Ironman 70.3 Philippines last Sunday, August 23 at the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex here and in selected municipalities.

The Ironman 70.3 Philippines is the very first time a triathlon, dubbed the sports of the future, was staged in international magnitude in the country as part of a preliminary series towards the world triathlon championship games.

The awesome roll of contenders included some of the biggest names in multisports today, champions of competitions in various triathlon centers in the world.

Aside from local triathlons buffs, triathletes have signed up from the US, Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, China, Austria, Slovakia, Mexico, Belgium, Norway, Venezuela, South Africa, France, Sweden, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, Spain, Korea and Mongolia.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=919)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 12:53 PM

ON TOP OF THE TOTEM POLE (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=11&pid=13)

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CamSur’s tourism development flagship projects initiated by Governor LRay Villafuerte in the province – Gota Village Resort in Caramoan (top photo and top left inset) which has been cited as the best eco-tourism destination in the world and the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex (CWC) (lower photo and right bottom inset) right within the Provincial Capitol Complex dubbed the best wake cable park in the world – are the top attractions that has drawn local and foreign tourists and earned CamSur the distinction as the most visited tourist destination in the Philippines for the first semester of 2009, eclipsing other fabulous tourism spots like Cebu, Boracay and Davao.

SCHOOL AND BARANGAY VISITATION (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=11&pid=13)

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Gov. LRay Villafuerte (top photo) set out to the municipalities of Garchitorena and Tinambac to turn over the educational assistance to provincial scholars during the 2-day visitation program of the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur. Jubilant school children (left inset) trek home after receiving their school bags and other supplies distributed personally by the governor. Free checkups, tooth extraction, and free medicines (bottom photos, center inset) were also part of the medical/dental mission of the visitation. /anntuy/andujar/abearcilla-mmec 09.19.09

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 01:01 PM

Capitol Tennis Club launches first tennis cup (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=914)

PILI, CamSur – Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte was among the spectators during the recently concluded 1st President Cup Tennis Tournament sponsored by the Capitol Tennis Club under its new set of officers held at the Provincial Capitol Twin Tennis Court here, Saturday, August 8.

Capitol Tennis Club president Jeremias “Jun” Salvadora, Jr. was in high spirits at the successful turnout of the event and was even more enthusiastic for the continued support of tennis enthusiasts within the Camarines Sur Provincial Capitol.

Cesar Gonzales and Rollie Pan bagged the Class B doubles top spot with Toto Villegas and Manny Magadia as runners up. Dr. Nilo Razon and Long De Vera emerged champions for the Class C doubles followed closely by runners up Jun Salvadora and Henry Lorica.

Of the many activities in the province, lawn tennis has always been among the closest to Gov. LRay’s heart. A sportsman himself, Gov. LRay has launched countless sporting events in the province. Sports has been CamSur’s an effective cornerstone in its mission to bring foreign and local tourists to the province with various extreme watersport competitions conducted at the CamSur Watersports Complex and Lago Del Rey, landing the province on the top spot for tourist arrivals in the Philippines.

The biggest event ever to be staged the province, the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon set on August 23 is expected to rake in more tourists and will once again make the CamSur the focus of attention of sports fans all over the world.

The president of the Capitol Tennis Club offers free membership fee and guest fee to those who are willing to join. Tennis instructors are also available at the Capitol Tennis Court for free tennis lessons to those who would avail of the amenities of the tennis court.

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 01:19 PM

Female Guests @ CWC

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hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 01:49 PM

Garchitorena farmers complete training on abaca propagation (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=915)

PILI, CamSur—Fifty farmers from the municipality of Garchitorena finished a specialized training on abaca production conducted through the Farmers Field School (FFS) last August 13.

Farmers Field School has proven an effective way for the farmers to learn new technologies like the right techniques of planting abaca from the time of planting until harvest time.

Under FFS, what the trainees learned during the classroom lectures are applied during actual demonstration on-site at abaca plantations.

The trainees were taught the various aspects of abaca cultivation including the cultural management of the abaca plant, soil sampling and fertility analysis, land preparation, integrated pest management, weeds identification, production and post-production phases of abaca, and cost and return analysis.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=915)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 02:37 PM

Camarines Sur:Wish You Were Here!

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hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 02:53 PM

Gov.Villafuerte keynotes nat’l business confab (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=917)

PILI, CamSur—The CWC’s expansion and the Caramoan Peninsula’s development mirror our determination to accelerate CamSur’s growth alongside the thrust to provide our people a progressive future.

This summed up Governor LRay Villafuerte’s speech at the 18th National Retail Conference of the Philippine Retailers Association held at the Mall of Asia , Pasay City last August 13. The governor was the keynote speaker in the eventful gathering attended by more than 600 retail owners, top level retail executives and industry suppliers.

A multi-awarded businessman before he became the provincial chief executive, the governor disclosed that the establishment of the world class CamSur Watersports Complex or better known as CWC has stirred the imagination of both foreign and local aficionados in the extreme sports of wakeboarding to come and visit the province.

He disclosed that the resounding success of CWC further challenged him to develop the unexploited scenic spots in Caramoan Peninsula focused at Gota beach. The efforts have reaped substantial dividends as the site became the location shoot of the Reality Show, Survivor France that was shown on cable TV throughout Europe viewed by millions. More versions of the reality show -- Survivor Israel, then Bulgaria, then Serbia -- have chosen Caramoan as their setting, he revealed.

Camarines Sur is now number one in tourist arrivals among the 16 key tourism destinations of the country as of the first semester of 2009, based from the latest report from the Department of Tourism. Previously was ranked third, the province has overtaken other popular destinations like Boracay and Cebu as the most visited tourism areas.

The governor declared that the province’s newfound popularity is being optimized to attract serious and long term investors.

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 03:08 PM

From Dusk Til Dawn Party @ CWC

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hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 03:10 PM

Gov. LRay conducts visitation in Garchitorena and Tinambac (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=918)

PILI, CamSur –Elementary and high school students of the municipalities of Garchitorena and Tinambac received their educational assistance from the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur under the stewardship of Camarines Sur Gov. LRay Villafuerte during the school and barangay visitations conducted August 18 and 19.

Gov. LRay personally supervised the distribution of the financial assistance involving more than 50 schools in Tinambac and 22 schools in Garchitorena, together with the food packs, slippers, school bags and barangay official uniforms during the visitation.

Mattresses, electric fans, flat irons, and kitchen showcases were also raffled out to participating school and barangay officials, which added excitement to the event.

The visitation also included free checkups, tooth extractions, and medicine provided by the Medical and Dental Mission conducted by the Provincial Health Office under the leadership of Dr. Gerardo Villafuerte.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=918)

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Barangay Visitation, Kinondusir sa Garchitorena (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=916)

Camarines Sur - Pinangenotan ni Gobernador LRay Villafuerte an Barangay and School Visitation kung sain naipanao an mga scholarship sa maabot na 22 na mga elementarya asin high school na eskwelahan sa Garchitorena, Camarines Sur kan Agosto 18, 2009.

Pinadrinuhan kan Govierno Provincial kan Camarines Sur an nasabing aktibidad na ginibo matapos an magarbong Kasalang Bayan ’09 na pigkondusir pag-kaaga. Labi sa 450 an ikinasal na mismong si Gob. LRay an ninong.

Lain pa sa mga scholarship, nagtao man an Govierno Provincial nin mga food packs asin barangay official uniform sa dagmang na mga oficiales barangay kan nasabing municipio asin mga libreng higdaan na kutson, electric fan, plancha asin kitchen showcase.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=916)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 03:16 PM

Ironman competitor's body flown to Manila (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217479/ironman-competitors-body-flown-manila)

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
August 24, 2009, 6:05pm

Camarines Sur -- The body of business executive Juan Miguel Vasquez, who died while competing in the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines, was flown back to Manila Sunday night aboard a private plane.

Sunrise Events Inc. race director Princess Galura said a group of friends accompanied the body in a 45-minute flight to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport where family members received Vasquez’s remains.

Galura said the original plan was to bring Vasquez’s wife, Judith, to Camarines Sur, but she decided to just wait for the body to arrive in Manila.

“(The body) was not touched because we think it’s up to the family (to determine) what they wanted to do. Everything that we did here was consulted first with Judith,” said Galura.

No other details were provided regarding the cause of death although there were reports that Vasquez drowned during the swimming portion of the Ironman competition.

An investigation is still being conducted.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217479/ironman-competitors-body-flown-manila)

hakz2007

August 24th, 2009, 03:29 PM

Male Guests @ CWC

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birchistan

August 25th, 2009, 02:05 AM

birchistan

August 25th, 2009, 02:15 AM

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WORK. Experts from Czech Republic report to Naga City officials led by Mayor Jesse Robredo results of their feasibility study and surveys on the proposed modern sanitary landfill for the city and neighboring towns.
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PLEASURE. Taking their time off after a hectic schedule lecture and ocular inspections, the Czech visitors plunge themselves into the therapeutic waters of Panicuason hot springs nestled near the hydro-plant at the foot of Mt. Isarog.

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The visit of America, the folk rock band who performed in Naga recently, included a lunch stop at Chef Doy’s Gourmet Restaurant. Shown in photo are the duo with their team enjoying their Pinoy fusion meal.

It's pretty good thing that the Philippines has not been hit hard by the economic recession prevailing in the world today. Based from those tourist-packed pictures, the Philippines is making progress not to plummet down itself from this economic downturn.:banana:

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 02:34 AM

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 02:40 AM

Kiteboarding
in San Jose, Camarines Sur

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Igwa na palan kaini diyan sa Partido...dapat lang talagang ilakop gabos sa CamSur an mga extreme hobbies na arog kayan

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 02:46 AM

425ng flying voters sa CSur cacasohan kan Comelec
by Bicol Mail

Maabot na sa 425ng mga flying voters an nadiscobre kan Comelec Camarines Sur sa nagpapadagos na pagserne kan mga pangaran nin votantes nganing malinigan an record sa saindang mga oficina local sa 35ng municipios asin duwang ciudades kan Naga asin Iriga mientras nag-aandam na kan poll automation sa eleccion sa Mayo 2010.

Si Abogado Noriel Badiola, Provincial Election Supervisor sa Camarines Sur iyo an nakatalaan na magconducir kan preliminary investigation nganing sangatan sinda nin caso sa pagbalga kan Omnibus Election Code.

Kun sinda maprovaran na nagkasala sa caso sa corte an castigo ikukonkon sa carcel sa laog nin anom na taon, discalificado nang mag-trabajo sa arin man na oficina de gobierno asin huhobaan nin deretso na makapag-voto.

Sa entrevista kan Bicol Mail ki Alex Marpuri oficial na parapahayag kan Comelec Camarines Sur, sinabi kaini na sa inicial nindang pagsiasat kan listahan nadiscobre na an mga double registrants o flying voters nagvoto nin duwa sagcod sa tulo veces igwang nabalyo sanang magkataig na municipio asin sa laog kan sarong banwaan nabalyo sanang precento. Si saindang pangaran parejo asin pirma sagcod na sa retrato

An nagpapadagos na cleansing process dakulang bagay na digdi na mabibisto an mga nagdaraya kan nakaaaging mga eleccion asin kun siisay na mga politico an nasa likod ninda.

Sinabi pa ni Marpuri kabali na sa saindang hinali sa mga listahan si duwang veces nang nagpalyar sa pagvoto na nag-abot na sa 14,666, mga gadana na yaon pa giraray sa listahan nag-abot na sa l,l64, nagbalyong banwaan o provincia – l,045, asin double entries – 105. Sa pinakahuring listahan kan Comelec Cam. Sur sa nagpapadagos na registracion asta kan Junio 30, 2009 igwang total na 825,302.

An continuing registration of voters susog sa Comelec Resolution No. 8514 magpapadagos asta sa Octubre 31, 2009.

Kan nakaaging eleccion kan Mayo 14, 2007 an naka-voto sana sa Camarines Sur nag-abot sa 615,477, base sa records kan Comelec.

Huli kan mahiwas na campania sa pagpa-registro nin mga votantes parating dakul an mga nagpapalista orog na an mga jovenes, sabi pa kan oficial kan Comelec.

An Camarines Sur igwang l,063ng barangay asin compuesto nin 3,951 precento na iyo an dakul na mga barangay sa anom na provincias kan kabikolan, nagsunod an Albay – 720ng barangay asin may 3,300 precento, Masbate – 550 na may l,940 precento, Sorsogon – 541 barangay asin l,791 na precento, Camarines Norte – 282 barangay asin l,091 na precento asin Catanduanes 315ng barangay asin 680ng precento.

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 02:54 AM

Barge Party @ CWC

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maurag talaga an mga retrato digdi napapabayle man lugod ako:nuts: banggi banggi garo yan dyan sa Pili:banana:

randism

August 25th, 2009, 04:05 AM

yup kaya nga ang mga roads diyan from Presentacion and Garchitorena going to Caramoan ay sinesemento na para mas madaling mapuntahan yung mga tourist spots diyan....at may RORO pa na ilalagay from Caramoan to Catanduanes....para ang mga turista wag ng umalis ng Bicol....:banana::banana::banana:

btw, ganito ba ang wavepool na dapat ilagay dito sa CamSur? o yung mas mataas pa ang waves?

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yup similar to that hakz pero capable to bigwave of atleast 17ft dapat ang gawin sa CWC with international standard for indoor sufing compitation unlike yun sa 8wave resort sa bulacan hindi namn yata yun ginagamit for surfing event.

c6josh

August 25th, 2009, 08:28 AM

yup similar to that hakz pero capable to bigwave of atleast 17ft dapat ang gawin sa CWC with international standard for indoor sufing compitation unlike yun sa 8wave resort sa bulacan hindi namn yata yun ginagamit for surfing event.

grabe a wave pool for surfing enthusiast...that would be something to look forward to, if this will be built what will happen to Siargao surfing capital...currently japan has the largest wave pool in the world, hope it would be similar to what Camsur is Planning.

c6josh

August 25th, 2009, 08:32 AM

Wave pool in Japan
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carelessWhisper

August 25th, 2009, 12:37 PM

Wave pool in Japan
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Galing...ano pa man..sain pa kita..maadal na man daw aki mag swiming hehe

Fraulein

August 25th, 2009, 12:53 PM

Naga, Camarines Sur Amateur Pics - from me :)

Taken: June 15, 2009

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Camsur Watersports Complex

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Impression on the mall: Look refreshing at maganda ang hitsura. Pero nung pumasok kami sa loob, sabi ng ka-officemate ko, "Ngek eto lang yung loob, ang liit pala." :)

Sana magexpand sila kasi ang gaming tao kahit weekdays!:)

carelessWhisper

August 25th, 2009, 01:03 PM

yup for sure yung susunod na mga guest ng CWC are surfboard addicts nman..they will try indoor first in CWC then outdoor yun namn sa bagasbas beach in daet garchetorina in cam sur and in catanduanes

pwedi palan magsurfing maski bako sa dagat hehe...sensya na wara kaya akong pagka isi sa mga water sport na yan..ako lang kaya garo ang naging estudynte kan mariners na dae tatao maglangoylangoy:bash:

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 01:54 PM

^^magayunon na talaga ang CamSur! garo mauragon magbakasyon:)

Igwa na palan kaini diyan sa Partido...dapat lang talagang ilakop gabos sa CamSur an mga extreme hobbies na arog kayan

welcome to this thread, wilson...hope you always visit this thread!

yup similar to that hakz pero capable to bigwave of atleast 17ft dapat ang gawin sa CWC with international standard for indoor sufing compitation unlike yun sa 8wave resort sa bulacan hindi namn yata yun ginagamit for surfing event.

oo nga ano para maraming mag-indoor surfing kahit artificial nga lamang....:)

grabe a wave pool for surfing enthusiast...that would be something to look forward to, if this will be built what will happen to Siargao surfing capital...currently japan has the largest wave pool in the world, hope it would be similar to what Camsur is Planning.

yung dito sa CamSur, artificial lang but nothing beats the original like Siargao's big waves....:cheers:

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 02:00 PM

300 families in 2 Cam Sur towns to be relocated (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=226020)
By Ed G. Yu

LIBMANAN, Camarines Sur, Aug. 25 (PNA) -- Some 300 families living on a riverbank and flood-prone areas in two towns in Camarines Sur will be relocated to safer grounds to give way to a flood control project.

The families are from Lupi and Sipocot, Camarines Sur. They will be affected by a flood control and mitigation measure of the P713-million Libmanan-Cabusao Dam.

Construction of the dam is undertaken by the Bicol River Basin and Watershed Management Project (BRBWMP).

Assistant Secretary Tomasito Monzon, presidential assistant for Bicol and concurrent project director of BRBWMP, said they decided to relocate the families after a series of consultations on the three flood control and mitigation options to address the rise in the water level of the Sipocot River once the dam is completed and started operating.

The decision was approved by the members of the BRBWMP inter-agency group composed of the mayors of Lupi, Sipocot, Libmanan, and Cabusao.

Those are the four towns in the 1st District of Camarines Sur covered by the Libmanan-Cabusao Dam Project.

Also part of the inter-agency group are representatives of the heads of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the three implementing agencies under the BRBWMP; and Monzon, as BRBWMP project director.

Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=226020)

wohiwohi

August 25th, 2009, 02:15 PM

Ironman to return despite tragedy
(The Philippine Star) Updated August 25, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Despite the death of a participant, the Ironman 70.3 Philippines proved to be a big success, ensuring the staging of the endurance race at the Lago del Rey at the Camsur Water Sports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur in the next two years.

Gov. Lray Villafuerte of host Camarines Sur and Princess Galura of the organizing Sunrise Events, Inc. said the inaugural race, which lured the world’s elite triathletes, drew praises from the competing field, including the foreign participants who have vowed to return and compete again next year.

New Zealand’s Terenzo Bozzone and Lisa Bentley of Canada topped their respective events with the former turning in a three-hour, 51-minute and 25-second clocking, beating Ironman titlist Chris McCormack of Australia by 53 seconds. Bentley, the 11-time Ironman winner, outclassed American Gina Kehr to pull off the dramatic win in 4:24.29 in the distaff side.

The Philippines has the rights to stage the Ironman 70.3 in the next two years as part of a three-year contract with the World Triathlon Corp., which owns the event’s rights.

“The Ironman 70.3 will remain in the country the next two years,” said Galura, Sunrise’s project director for the event.

Ironman 70.3 organizers are paying $500,000 a year to WTC for the staging of the event.

“It was a smashing success and the participants including the foreigners were happy about the race and vowed to return next year,” said Villafuerte.

“We can’t wait to see them again next year,” said Villafuerte, who is planning to hold a big international marathon event next year.

Tragedy, however, marred the first staging of the Ironman 70.3 as a relay team bet, Miguel Vasquez, 53, died in the swim leg of the event.

There had been no official statement on how Vasquez, a pre-need insurance executive who graduated salutatorian at the Ateneo Law School in 1986, drowned during the swim leg of the event although there were speculations he either suffered a heart attack or was accidentally kicked by another participant.

Galura said Vasquez’s remains has been transferred to Manila Sunday night.

Organizers said an investigation is now being conducted to determine the cause of Vasquez’s death. – Joey Villar

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 02:17 PM

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 02:24 PM

Wave pool in Japan
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Galing...ano pa man..sain pa kita..maadal na man daw aki mag swiming hehe

oo nga....tiyak na dadayuhin yan....:banana:

anu kaya kun dae sya nagasgasan hehe...

sanay na yan sa akyatan kaya pati dito sa CamSur pumunta para umakyat:lol::lol::lol:

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 02:35 PM

California solon cites Fil-Am boy (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217189/filam-boy-s-painting-cited-state-senator)
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
August 22, 2009, 8:11pm

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CHICAGO, Illinois – An eight-year old Filipino-American schoolboy was awarded by California State Senator Ellen M. Corbett with a Certificate of Accomplishments as Honorable Mention in the 2009 “Habitat Means Home” poster contest.

Angelo Marie Chua-Basa was the bet of his Pioneer Elementary School in Union City, a suburb of San Francisco, California.

His poster painting of an egret, waiting calmly in the open water pond for its prey beside a mountainous background under a blue sky, illustrates areas of environmental science and arts integration.

During the awards ceremony, Dr. Chua also informed Corbett that he is going to nominate her as Laureate in the Gusi Peace Prize on November 24, 2009 in Manila for promoting peace and environmental protection. The Gusi Peace Prize is the equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize in Asia.

Corbett had been to Bicol and Manila during the Sister Cities Twinning of San Leandro, California and Naga City during her earlier stint as a city mayor.

Read the full entry here. (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217189/filam-boy-s-painting-cited-state-senator)

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 02:40 PM

The Arrival of the Triathletes

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wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 02:45 PM

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 02:47 PM

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 02:54 PM

Sony Ericsson phones now available at special discounted prices (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217113/sony-ericsson-phones-now-available-special-discounted-prices)

August 22, 2009, 3:58pm

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From left to right: Sony Ericsson W705, W395, and W595 models

Best-selling Sony Ericsson handsets such as the W595 and the C902 are currently being offered at special discounted prices by authorized dealers nationwide. The participating phone models can be availed of at discounts of as much as P6,000 off, complete with one-year official warranty.

A wide range of handsets is offered in the promo, among them the stylish new Sony Ericsson S312 with 2-megapixel camera, 1,000 contact phone book capacity, picture blogging, slim design and expandable memory.

Other handset models included are the Sony Ericsson G705, a smartphone with WiFi and in-box 1GB Memory Stick Micro card. The G705 also features aGPS with GoogleMaps for Mobile and Wayfinder.

These Sony Ericsson handsets will be offered at special prizes in participating dealers throughout Metro Manila, Cebu, Bacolod , Iloilo City , Dagupan, Batangas, Naga, Pampanga, Tacloban and Tuguegarao. This special limited offer runs until August 30, 2009.

Read the full entry here. (http://mb.com.ph/articles/217113/sony-ericsson-phones-now-available-special-discounted-prices)

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 03:05 PM

Practice Makes Perfect

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hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 03:12 PM

Conquering the world through talent (http://mb.com.ph/articles/216236/conquering-world-through-talent)

By JECELYN V. MACAHINDOG
August 17, 2009, 2:57pm

Filipinos have constantly been conquering the field of performing arts not only in the local scene but also in the international arena – Lea Salonga, Charice Pempengco, Arnel Pineda, among others.

Another proof of this is the recent 13th World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) held in Los Angeles, CA where Team Philippines’ Rhap Salazar won the coveted titles Junior Grand Champion Solo Vocalist of the World, and the Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World; while vocal quartet The Young Voices of Negros (Katrina, Kristina, Aissa and Kristopherson Madrigal) won the title Junior Grand Champion Group Vocalists of the World.

It’s so enlightening to know that apart from all the singing contests in the country, there exists a company whose commitment is to create a fun and exciting workplace for their more than 1.6 million employees in 118 countries around the world. This is the “Voice of McDonald’s,” a global singing contest exclusive to restaurant crew members and managers of McDonald’s.

The winners of the “Voice of McDonald’s” Philippine finals are: Radjie Zaragoza of McDonald’s Balayan, 2nd runner-up (P5,000 plus trophy and iPod); Ana Feona Moreno of McDonald’s SM Bacolod, 1st runner-up (P10,000 plus trophy and iPod); and Lourieby Chenee Capuyan of McDonald’s Davao Damosa, Grand Champion (P20,000 plus trophy and iPod).

The other seven semi-finalists are: Resty Ballaran of McDonald’s Mall of Asia Macapagal; Raymund Vergara of McDonald’s Cebu Colon South; Rommel Abayari of McDonald’s West Avenue; Jerome Jaucian of McDonald’s Naga City Plaza; Rosa Carmella Morales of McDonald’s Greenhills; Angelo Quinjett Lantaco of McDonald’s Kingswood, Makati; and Rodel Capacia of McDonald’s Balayan, Batangas.

Read the full entry here. (http://mb.com.ph/articles/216236/conquering-world-through-talent)

bacolodchamp

August 25th, 2009, 03:17 PM

^^congrats nga pala to ace hardware naga...somebody told me that ace hardware naga is the best performing among all its branches. grabe daw sales...unprecedented!:banana::banana::banana:

wohiwohi

August 25th, 2009, 03:19 PM

MAIPAGMAMALAKING KABABAYAN TA...!

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Jericho Rosales bares his brand of fitness

By Cathy S. Babao-Guballa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:44:00 05/11/2009

MANILA, Philippines – Jericho Rosales doesn’t like to dwell on externals. “What’s inside is just as important, if not, even more important.” Ironic, for someone whose latest advertisement on television for Skyflakes Fit has the camera focused on his, okay, gorgeous bod.

Saying yes to the ad gave him sleepless nights because of the skin he had to bare. “But they explained the story board to me, and I saw that it made sense, so I said okay.”

Besides, he tells this writer that Skyflakes was part of a childhood wish list. “It was one of the products I had hoped to endorse one day.”

Fitness to him is a lifestyle, and Echo, as he is known to his fans, appears to embody the totality of it—mind, body and spirit. He watches what he eats in the sense that he takes everything in moderation. “I don’t believe in depriving myself of the good things.” But after doing this latest commercial, he admits that his awareness for fiber has gone up notches higher.

This young man seems to have boundless energy. He admits to being hyperactive. “On any given day I have four or five activities going on. I like to keep moving. Even if you place me in a confined space, like say, waiting for a take, I keep myself occupied by reading, working on the computer, doing jump rope, reading my script.”

The man is in constant motion, more so on his off-days. When he is not working, Rosales goes swimming, boxing, or skating. “When I have two days off, I make sure to head for the beach and surf.” The man goes with the flow and heads where the waves are—Zambales, La Union and Bales are favorites.

Weekends he says, are also spent with his eight-year-old son, who he dotes on. “We go bowling or skateboarding. I recently took him surfing and though he was scared at the start, he eventually enjoyed himself very much,” the proud father says. “I enjoy fatherhood. I just wish I had more time to spend with him.”

Rosales clearly has a soft spot for children. He helps out the Shining Light Foundation by raising funds through a charity surf clinic for blood donations and medicine for the National Children’s Hospital (NCH).

“I found out that blood is a constant need and so I’d like to do my part, even in a little way, to help their cause.”

A stickler for clean living, he says that he drinks “very, very rarely” and doesn’t smoke. “I used to, but I quit a long, long time ago because there really are no benefits to it.”

Rosales says he’d rather take in a movie or dine out with friends when his schedule permits. “I don’t really like to party. Acting, music and surfing are what keep my soul alive.”

His life has “inspiring” written all over it. He likes to talk about his humble beginnings as a boy growing up in Bula, Camarines Sur. His childhood memories, he shares, consist of moments spent in the mountains and farmlands. It is precisely this, and the fact that he has always had a supportive family, that keeps him grounded. “You can only work so much, so you need to know when to say ‘Enough.’”

Rosales is very passionate about his faith, and he says that it is this spirituality that has brought him this far. “The greatest lesson I can share is that my life has brought me to places I never wanted to be, but my faith has brought me out and saved me from those depths. If you let Him take hold of your life, then everything will just follow.

“Since I was seven, I had been praying for a house for my family because we just lived in other people’s houses—we were caretakers of land. In high school, I felt like: What is there to look forward to in college? I went to a public school for elementary and high school. But then I became an actor, I won this contest, and suddenly, all that I wanted to be was put in one package. Whenever I play a role, I really enjoy it to the hilt. ”

Rosales believes that all the things he has gone through were used for a higher purpose. “The younger generation closely observe and mimic what you do so I really need to be careful about the way I live, what I do and what I say. That’s my reason for being here. It’s what keeps me moving and what gives me joy.”

At the end of the day, externals do matter. In Jericho Rosales’ life, fitness in all areas is bliss. He radiates it from the inside out.

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 03:23 PM

More Practice
August 21, 2009

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hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 03:26 PM

^^congrats nga pala to ace hardware naga...somebody told me that ace hardware naga is the best performing among all its branches. grabe daw sales...unprecedented!:banana::banana::banana:

whoa, di ko yan alam ah...thanks for that info, bacolodchamp!

MAIPAGMAMALAKING KABABAYAN TA...!

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Jericho Rosales bares his brand of fitness

By Cathy S. Babao-Guballa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:44:00 05/11/2009

MANILA, Philippines – Jericho Rosales doesn’t like to dwell on externals. “What’s inside is just as important, if not, even more important.” Ironic, for someone whose latest advertisement on television for Skyflakes Fit has the camera focused on his, okay, gorgeous bod.

Jericho Rosales is actually from Brgy. Fabrica, Bula, Camarines Sur.:banana::banana::banana:

wohiwohi

August 25th, 2009, 03:27 PM

MATITIBAY NA KADUGONG TAGA CAMARINES

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A chat with two ‘Pixnoys’ at Pixar

By Ruben V. Nepales
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:39:00 08/20/2009

Filed Under: Entertainment (general), Cinema, Overseas Employment

LOS ANGELES – They call themselves Pixnoys – Pinoys who work at the Pixar Animation Studios.

Ricky Nierva and Ronnie Del Carmen, sitting together at the cafeteria in the great, airy atrium of Pixar in Emeryville, California, remembered the wrap party of “Ratatouille” where the Pixnoys –and there’s quite a number of them – decided to come in their barong Tagalog.

Ricky e-mailed a photo of the Pixnoys from that party which appears in this column.

On this afternoon, we chatted with Ricky and Ronnie as production designer and story supervisor, respectively, of “Up,” which is hailed as one of the year’s best films. Don’t miss it, bring the whole family.

Old-timer

Ricky, born in the United States to Filipino parents from Camarines Sur, has been with Pixar the longest at 11 years. A graduate of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California, Ricky worked on “Monsters Inc.,” “Toy Story 2” and “Finding Nemo.” As production designer of “Up,” his responsibility was to “uphold the vision of co-director Pete Docter.”

Ricky added that he had to come up with ideas for the look, design, lighting and other visual elements of the film, and work with a team that included sculptors and layout artists.

marlowe_cano

August 25th, 2009, 03:29 PM

^^

ayos jud! :banana:

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 03:35 PM

Cultural Immersion Night
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hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 03:37 PM

hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 03:49 PM

Checking the Bikes
August 22, 2009

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hakz2007

August 25th, 2009, 04:00 PM

Just a Breather

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808 state

August 25th, 2009, 04:01 PM

^^kakatingin ko lang sa website ng CWC... paglipat ko dito iyan na ang nakalagay:lol: very nice!

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 04:12 PM

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maurag talaga ang Naga asin CamSur, da best:banana::banana:

Survivor Israel:Philippines
Preview and Promotion

This has been shot in Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Survivor Israel Season 3 premieres August 29, 2009 on Israel's Channel 10.

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Another international exposure for CamSur!:banana::banana::banana:

gayon kan Caramoan, mapopromote kayan na naman an Camsur por dahil kayan Survivor Israel. Dakulon an madiyan sa CamSur na mga Hudyo:cheers:

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 04:46 PM

^^dakulon na talagang developments sa CamSur, nakakaengayong mag-uli.Tibaad man lamang makaeksperyensya sa CWC.

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 04:52 PM

Naga, Camarines Sur Amateur Pics - from me :)
[B]SM City Naga

Impression on the mall: Look refreshing at maganda ang hitsura. Pero nung pumasok kami sa loob, sabi ng ka-officemate ko, "Ngek eto lang yung loob, ang liit pala." :)

Sana magexpand sila kasi ang gaming tao kahit weekdays!:)

Natural na sadit lang an SM Naga kumpara kan mga SM digdi sa Metro Manila ta mas dakol an mga tawo digdi.:lol::lol: Nali-nali ka pano.:ohno:

wilsonthegreat

August 25th, 2009, 05:08 PM

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ngprofflorida

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bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 12:04 AM

NAGA AIRPORT : LOCATED AT PILI, CAMARINES SUR

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August 26th, 2009, 12:13 AM

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August 26th, 2009, 12:16 AM

NAGA AIRPORT : PILI, CAMARINES SUR

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bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 12:24 AM

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August 26th, 2009, 12:32 AM

NAGA AIRPORT: PILI, CAMARINES SUR

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http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3096/18airport.jpg

bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 12:39 AM

bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 12:42 AM

NAGA AIRPORT:

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/997/19airport.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3989/20airport.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2870/21airport.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4783/22airport.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5017/23airport.jpg

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2981/24airport.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6669/26airport.jpg

bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 12:46 AM

They were brothers rather JAZA and Fernando there paps was Don Jaime :c

VERY PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS. MAKING CAMARINES SUR, A WORLD CLASS IN SPORTS AND TOURIST DESTINATION.

bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 12:56 AM

bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 01:00 AM

NAGA AIRPORT: PILI, CAMARINES SUR

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2135/27airport.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/469/28airport.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3337/29airport.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4599/30airport.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/387/31airport.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/221/32airport.jpg

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/7927/33airport.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8752/34airport.jpg

bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 01:05 AM

A larger version of the pictures....

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/bikecourserideout/dsc_0196.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/bikecourserideout/dsc_0205.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/bikecourserideout/dsc_0213.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/bikecourserideout/dsc_0367.jpg
http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/bikecourserideout/dsc_0385.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/bikecourserideout/dsc_0409.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/carboloadingdinner/dsc_0046.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/carboloadingdinner/dsc_0047.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/carboloadingdinner/dsc_0048.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/carboloadingdinner/dsc_0059.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/carboloadingdinner/dsc_0068.jpg

http://www.ironman703phil.com/wp-content/gallery/carboloadingdinner/dsc_0090.jpg

CONGRATULATION TO THE SUCCESS OF IRONMAN 70.3 PHILIPPINES. MABUHAY CAMARINES SUR

bobbymay74

August 26th, 2009, 01:11 AM