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garzland August 29th, 2009, 01:25 PM DPWH official inspects road-rehab work (http://mb.com.ph/articles/218044/dpwh-official-inspects-roadrehab-work)
By MIKE AGUILAR
August 28, 2009, 3:50pm
NAGA CITY — Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Rafael C. Yabut, who was here recently, was instructed by President Arroyo, through Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., “to inspect the rehabilitation project on a 48-kilometer stretch of the Fuentebella Highway in Caramoan Peninsula which is part of the third congressional district of Camarines Sur.
Yabut was directed to assess the ongoing, nine-kilometer road project that starts at the junction of Guijalo and San Vicente in Caramoan and leads to the Ro-Ro port that will connect Barangay Cudon, the nearest
point in the island province of Catanduanes, to mainland Bicol.
Barangay Cudon is only 30 minutes by boat.
Public Works and Highways Region 5 Director Danilo C. Manalang, who accompanied Undersecretary Yabut in his trip to Caramoan, said the circumferential road forms part of a highway loop with a total length of 79 kilometers. The road snakes through mountainous areas of Presentacion up to Caramoan proper.
The project has a total cost of P298 million, and for the Caramoan-to-Presentacion section of the coastal road, the DPWH had released P329 million.
“You will notice that along the 48-kilometer Fuentebella Highway that passes through Garchitorena junction in the northeastern section of the road, there are 31 barangays, while along the 31-kilometer coastal road, there are only 11 barangays although there is still a stretch of five-kilometer solid-rock portion to be opened,” Manalang said.
He said that the road starting from Barangay Poblacion in Presentacion and traversing the interior Barangays of Anklolan, Tanawan, Bicalen, San Francisco, Maligaya, Sta. Cruz, Tabiguian, Pili, Tabgon, Agas, Hanoy, Bikal, Oroc Osoc, Caramoan, Poblacion, and Guialo, with a distance of 48.8 kilometers.
The scope of work included concrete paving of 5.56 kilometers, and re-gravelling of 31 kilometers of road. This does not cover the drainage structures.
The following day, Yabut left Camarines Sur for Albay to look into the condition of the Binitayan Bridge in Legazpi City.
The bridge project has an allocation of P40 million from the National Disaster Coordinating Council as per instruction of President Arroyo, and another P30 million from the DPWH, Manalang said.
Thank God! At last roads heading to Caramoan are now given much attention.
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 01:29 PM That would be tomorrow , don't exactly what time. Sayang i will be leaving tonight for Manila.
wow, bukas na pala..paalis pa lang ako dito sa Masbate.....sayang naman di ko makikita...picturan mo na lang bobby.....
ang daming pictures ah :banana: di mag tagal most visiting thread na rin tong Naga and Camsur thread and fastest no. of post.. :D
btw, @haks, san ka ba nakapanood ng Live coverage ng Kadayawan '09?
di ako nakapanood ng Kadayawan live....sa local TV Patrol lang kahit di ko naintindihan yung salita....:) here at www.abs-cbnnow.com
Thank God! At last roads heading to Caramoan are now given much attention.
Yup, we thankthat to Gloria..kahit papaano marami rin syang nagawa despite all the controversies....
garzland August 29th, 2009, 01:30 PM ^^garz, mukhang prepared na ang Crown Hotel sa darating na Peñafrancia!
I think, that's part of the beautification project of CBD I. If you notice, some of the buildings have been repainted.
ang daming pictures ah :banana: di mag tagal most visiting thread na rin tong Naga and Camsur thread and fastest no. of post.. :D
btw, @haks, san ka ba nakapanood ng Live coverage ng Kadayawan '09?
That's also because of your participation here in the thread... Thanks for the visit, king!:cheers:
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 01:31 PM I think, that's part of the beautification project of CBD I. If you notice, some of the buildings have been repainted.
That's also because of your participation here in the thread... Thanks for the visit, king!:cheers:
yup...tiyak dadagsain ng milyong turista ang CamSur ngayong September....
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NINOY’S DAY. Militant groups remember Ninoy Aquino’s patriotism and martyrdom last Friday, August 21, 2009, with a street rally in downtown Naga City.
garzland August 29th, 2009, 01:35 PM yup...tiyak dadagsain ng milyong turista ang CamSur ngayong September....
For sure, a 2-million tourist target is achievable.
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 01:35 PM See the beauty of Camarines Sur, the Philippine's best kept secret.
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one of the official tourism video of CamSur.....:banana::banana::banana:
bobbymay74 August 29th, 2009, 01:35 PM It just happen that, when i went to SM food court. I saw the reality show of
SURVIVOR SERIES: SERBIA
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hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 01:36 PM For sure, a 2-million tourist target is achievable.
yup..really it is...marami kasing activities ngayong September sa probinsiya natin.....:cheers:
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 01:38 PM ^^bobby, can i repost that at Serbian Forum...actually nagpost na ko dun about Survivor Serbia in the Philippines...and the Serbian forumers said that Caramoan is truly paradise.....
bobbymay74 August 29th, 2009, 01:38 PM SURVIVOR SERIES : SERBIA
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GIVING INFORMATION JUST IN TIME
garzland August 29th, 2009, 01:39 PM ^^Is Survivor Serbia the next to be shot after Survivor Israel?
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 01:41 PM ^^Is Survivor Serbia the next to be shot after Survivor Israel?
yes and later this year..its Turkey and Sweden's versions....:banana::banana::banana:
Okey lang Hakz, go ahead. :banana:
thanks, bobby....
bobbymay74 August 29th, 2009, 01:42 PM SURVIVOR SERIES : SERBIA
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bobbymay74 August 29th, 2009, 01:44 PM I have to go, mapa Manila kaya ako tonight. Hope we can chat again. Have a nice weekend Hakz and Garz. See you soon. Plan our next meeting this September if possible. Take care. Byeee
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 01:48 PM I have to go, mapa Manila kaya ako tonight. Hope we can chat again. Have a nice weekend Hakz and Garz. See you soon. Plan our next meeting this September if possible. Take care. Byeee
okay, bobby...have a safe trip....bye and good night....:cheers:
jef_xavier August 29th, 2009, 01:54 PM Just to inform everybody, the last trip of Air Philippines to and from WNP (Naga Airport) is on August 31, 2009. (a few days from now). It will be replaced by PAL express which will resume its MNL-WNP flights on Sept. 1, 2009
This means Naga Airport wont be seeing passenger jet planes anymore. PAL express only uses Bombardier Q400 and Q300 76-seater turboprop planes.
The positive thing is that PAL express accumulates mabuhay miles, and it flies twice everyday to Naga, one in the morning and another one in the afternoon.
olineil August 29th, 2009, 02:00 PM SURVIVOR SERIES : SERBIA
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-- Looks like they are the winners of a challenge in the game. Really when you are deprived of the comforts of life that you are used to, a simple dine at the mall is Golden. Nice one Naga!
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 02:04 PM -- Looks like they are the winners of a challenge in the game. Really when you are deprived of the comforts of life that you are used to, a simple dine at the mall is Golden. Nice one Naga!
yup maybe they won the immunity challenge and the reward is dining or shopping inside the mall....:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 02:23 PM http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2009/august27/pictures/xotik.gif
YOUNGEST TRIATHLETE. 18-year old Cris Dimaano (second from right), a graduate of the Camarines Sur Sports Academy established by Governor LRay Villafuerte, was the youngest participant in the recently concluded Ironman 70.3 Philippines, placing third in his category. As a reward, the governor gave him a cash bonus and pledged to support his continued training and participation in future national and international triathlons. gbc/jorsabia/mmec
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FRIENDS AND RIVALS. New Zealander Terenzo Bozzone (left, left photo) and Australian Chris “Macca” McCormack who are bosom friends and frequent training partners, dominated some 583 triathletes from 23 countries worldwide to emerge first and second placers in the recent Ironman 70.3 Philippines brought to the Camarines Sur Watersports Complex through the initiative of Gov. LRay Villafuerte. Right photo shows the winners, including third placer Cameron Brown, also from New Zealand, another friend, training partner and rival, pose with the governor for a memento snapshot.
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UNUSUAL LOOT. Students of the Ecological Waste Management Class – (NSTP 1) of SEAICT seemed to take delight in finding the great volume of discarded stuff collected in their unusual loot - used plastic cups, mineral water bottles, plastic bags and other trash and waste materials unconscientiously left by the crowd during the staging of the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon competition. The materials will serve as their specimens in applying what they have learned so far in said class. Nonetheless, it is always delightful to know that one is able to contribute towards the protection of the environment, maintenance of sanitation and promotion of good health.
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 02:24 PM Just to inform everybody, the last trip of Air Philippines to and from WNP (Naga Airport) is on August 31, 2009. (a few days from now). It will be replaced by PAL express which will resume its MNL-WNP flights on Sept. 1, 2009
This means Naga Airport wont be seeing passenger jet planes anymore. PAL express only uses Bombardier Q400 and Q300 76-seater turboprop planes.
The positive thing is that PAL express accumulates mabuhay miles, and it flies twice everyday to Naga, one in the morning and another one in the afternoon.
magandang balita yan considering luma na rin yata ang mga eroplano ng Air Philippines.....:cheers:
jef_xavier August 29th, 2009, 02:28 PM magandang balita yan considering luma na rin yata ang mga eroplano ng Air Philippines.....:cheers:
That one too. haha I just flew in from Manila today, sa Air Phils. And the plane was just really really old, siguro mga 25 years old na yun. Pero, the good thing with jets sana is that the travel time is much shorter. Kanina it only took us 25minutes to arrive in Naga.
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 02:31 PM That one too. haha I just flew in from Manila today, sa Air Phils. And the plane was just really really old, siguro mga 25 years old na yun. Pero, the good thing with jets sana is that the travel time is much shorter. Kanina it only took us 25minutes to arrive in Naga.
ang galing naman kung 25 minutes lang going to Naga. Kaya lang mas mabuti na yung safe ka sa byahe kaysa yung nangangamba ka naman kung baka magcrash ang sinasakyan mong eroplano....
by the way, jef welcome to this thread....
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SEN. PIA CAYETANO at the Ironman Triathlon as a female triathlete.
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 02:36 PM SURVIVOR SERIES : SERBIA
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first time din siguro makapunta ng Serbians na ito sa SM Naga....sana pagkatapos ng shooting shopping silang lahat.....:banana::banana::banana:
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 02:45 PM More photos from Ironman
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garzland August 29th, 2009, 02:55 PM ^^Lots of pictures!
The Serbian survivors seemed to enjoy the mall tour...
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 02:56 PM DPWH, double effort sa Caramoan road project (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=105680)
8/29/2009 7:01:33 PM
Ipinahayag kan Department of Public Works and Highways Bicol, na dodoblehon kan ahensya an trabaho nganing matapos na an Presentacion-Caramoan coastal road project sa provincia kan Camarines Sur.
Segun ki DPWH Bicol Regional Director Danilo Manalang, dakulang tabang soboot sa pag-uswag kan turismo sa Caramoan asin sa iba pang pagtaraid na banwaan enkasong matapos na an sinambit ng coastal road project.
Dagdag pa kan opisyal, an sinambit ng road network an makakapagtau man nin bagong mga income opportunities nganing masuportaran an socio-economic development kan lokalidad.
Sa pinakahuring report kan Department of Tourism (DOT), naglangkaw an bilang kan mga turistang nagdadayo sa rehiyon kan mga nagtalikod na bulan.
Segun ki DOT Regional Director Maria Ravanilla urog pang mauswag enkasong natapos na sinambit ng road network.
An Presentacion-Caramoan Peninsula Road iyu an sarong 48.80 km. na tinampo gikan sa Barangay Poblacion kan banwaan kan Presentacion sa Camarines Sur.
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 02:57 PM ^^Lots of pictures!
The Serbian survivors seemed to enjoy the mall tour...
yup...baka reward yan sa immunity challenge...dining and shopping spree...:)
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NAGA-MAKATI PARTNERSHIP. Naga City Councilor and Liga ng mga Barangay President Jose Mari Mercado (seated fourth from left) and his Makati counterpart Romeo V. Pena (seated at right next to Mercado) sign the memorandum of agreement establishing the Kapatiran ng Liga ng mga Barangay between the two cities at the Makati City Hall. The signing was witnessed last August 20 by the respective Barangay Chairmen and staff of the Liga ng mga Barangay of the cities of Naga and Makati. The brotherhood partnership hopes to foster strong friendship, understanding and exchanges for the higher interest of their respective constituencies.
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 03:24 PM DSWD’s poverty alleviation program generates employment (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/DSWD_s_poverty_alleviation_program_generates_employment.shtml)
Aug. 29 (PNA) -- About 1,126 persons were given employment for the National Household Targeting System (NHTS-PR), a program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for identifying poor households in the country.
Evelyn Jerusalen, DSWD regional information office explained that the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction is a data management system that identifies who and where the poor are in the country.
“The system makes available to the public a database of poor households as reference in identifying beneficiaries of social protection programs,” she said.
This is through the conduct of household assessment which is done by the enumerators hired by the DSWD.
The NHTS-PR which was launched in the province of Masbate in May this year was able to provide employment to 541 individuals from across the region.
“They were hired as enumerators, encoders, area supervisors, information technology officers, regional field supervisors and administrative support staff,” Jerusalem added.
With its second phase of implementation, 1,123 individuals consisting of fresh graduate, out-of-school youths, laid off workers and children of OFWs will be hired.
The second phase of implementation will be in Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes.
Meanwhile, a series of orientation on the project is being undertaken with the Local Chief Executives, the ABC presidents and the provincial/municipal social welfare and development officers as participants.
The activity aims to generate support of the local leaders in the implementation of the project. This was already conducted in the provinces of Albay and Camarines Norte. Camarines Sur and Catanduanes will follow. (PNA)
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Teams Ligaya & Destiny from Metro-Manila that competed in the 1st IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines Group Relay category held at Camarines Sur on August 23, 2009. The athletes with IRONMAN medals (l-r) are Timothy Gonzales, Veronica Raymundo, Bong Manuel, Jam Mariquet, and Tep Misa. Also in the photo are the families of the athletes whose travel was facilitated by Atty. Reno Gonzales Jr.(2nd from right standing) who hails from Naga City.
hakz2007 August 29th, 2009, 03:46 PM Survivor Israel:Philippines premieres today!
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More updates soon.....
marlowe_cano August 29th, 2009, 08:10 PM hopin i cud wtch some of their episodes.. meron kea sa net?
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SEN. PIA CAYETANO at the Ironman Triathlon as a female triathlete.
wow kasali pa si Pia...
boy muscovado August 30th, 2009, 02:23 AM Riders Visits Caramoan
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Grabe na talaga ang CAMSUR. Nakaka "basa" ng brief ang pics nyo. Dapat makapunta na ako dyan. ngpalit ako kaagad ng underwear! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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LIVELIHOOD. A total of 140 farmers graduated from the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers Training last August 21, 2009. The KSK FT is a joint undertaking of SM Foundation Inc., Harbest Agribusiness Corporation and the Department of Agriculture.
It’s a program that provides farmers with the technology to produce fruits and vegetables ready for commercial sale. Backyard farming is enhanced to give marginal farmers better livelihood opportunities. the undertaking assists farmers by teaching them how to produce high value commercial crops through the use of modern techology in vegetable production. The training program consists of lecture and hands on training using the concept of farmers field school, a group-based learning process that incorporates concepts and methods of agro-ecology, experiental education and community development. Sm City Naga’s vital role is to assist KSK farmers in marketing their produce.
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:02 AM hopin i cud wtch some of their episodes.. meron kea sa net?
i'll try posting soon if it's already available online....
wow kasali pa si Pia...
aside fom Pia, Sec. Rolando Andaya also participated the event....:cheers:
Grabe na talaga ang CAMSUR. Nakaka "basa" ng brief ang pics nyo. Dapat makapunta na ako dyan. ngpalit ako kaagad ng underwear! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
:lol::lol::lol: thanks for visiting this thread...you're welcome...:cheers:
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:06 AM 2 alkalde igwa na ning solusyon sa problema sa transportasyon sa saindang lugar (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=105741)
8/30/2009 8:49:03 AM
NAGA CITY- Nag ka-oyon na sinda alkalde Jess Robredo asin alkalde Rogelio Flores kan Milaor Camarines Sur na tawan ning magkakanigong solusyon an problema dapit sa transportasyon sa pag ultanan kan banwaan asin kan siyudad ning Naga.
Ini sa paagui kan pagtugot ni Robredo na temporaryong mag-agui asin magtambay ning pirang minuto an arin man na pampasaherong jeep sa dating terminal diyan sa Tabuco ngani na mag pick up ning pasahero .
Sa pahayag ni bise alkalde Andrei Hidalgo kan Milaor digde sa Bombo Radyo Naga, sinabi kaini na an sering kaining lakdang an makakatabang ning dakula duman sa mga pasahero.
Piglinaw kan opisyal na pagkatapos ning pirang minutong pagtambay sa lugar, ma diretso man guiraray ini duman sa terminal sa barangay Sabang.
Mientrastanto, pigpahayag pa man ni Hidalgo na dadarakupon kan mga awtoridad an arin man na pampasaherong vehikulo na biyaheng Naga na malaog sa saindang banwaan.
Mantang out of line man daa an mga biyaheng ini asin dae rehistrado sa saindang lugar.
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TYPHOON TRACKING. Local government officials from different municipalities in Camarines Sur assembled at the Provincial Capitol Eco-Village last August 20 and 21 for the third Typhoon Tracking Charts for Early Warning System (EWS) seminar aimed at ensuring preparedness and disaster risk reduction in times of calamities. NCF-TPC director Mike Padua (bottom photo) enlightens participants on the mechanics of EWS, a program sponsored by Governor LRay Villafuerte as head of Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) in partnership with NCF-Typhoon Preparedness Center to curb the effects of calamities.
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:10 AM Suspension sa chairman kan Public Safety Office,pig-aadalan pa kan LGU (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=105742)
8/30/2009 8:50:04 AM
NAGA CITY- Nakabitay pa ngonian sa alanganin an desisyon ni alkalde Jess Robredo kun dedesisyunan niyang suspendiron ngona si chairman Lito del Rosario kan Public Safety Office sa tahaw kan kontrebersiya asin reklamong pig sangat na kontra digde sa opisina kan Commission on Human Rights.
Segun ki Robredo,pighahalat niya man an opisyal na paliwanag ni del Rosario dapit sa isyung ini.
Sa pahayag kan alkalde digde sa Bombo Radyo Naga,sinabi kaini na pig aadalan iyang maray alagad pig kokonsiderar niya an option na suspendiron si del Rosario na astang sa ngonian dae pa nagtatao ning anumang kapaliwanagan sa saiya.
Enot kaini, pig-uran ning mga text messages an Bombo Radyo Naga sa paagui kan i-text sa Bombo kun tano ta dae pa daa pigsususpendir si del Rosario.
Dapat daa ining suspendiron arog kan pirang department heads na pig reklamo huli kan pang-aabuso sa puwesto.
Si del Rosario an marurudmuman na pig reklamo sa CHR huli kan soboot pagkulong asin pangungulog na pig gibo kaini sa tulong minor de edad sa saiyang opisina.
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:15 AM Sana maging bahagi na lang CamSur ang San Pascual, Masbate....:cheers:
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Mga residentes gikan sa San Pascual, Masbate nasa Plaza Rizal kan Ciudad nin Naga kabali sa mga mapila nganing magcobra nin cash assistance na pinaagi sa Land Bank gikan sa DSWD.
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:17 AM Construction of Controversial Naga Coliseum to Resume (http://www.voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1676/construction-controversial-naga-coliseum-resume)
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
NAGA CITY --- After the long wait, site blessing and resumption of construction work at the stalled Naga City Coliseum have been set at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 28, at the Central Business District 2, fronting the monolithic SM City Naga.
Naga City Mayor Jesse M. Robredo said that "after all the technical consultations and following competitive search for the cheapest loan package and transparent public bidding, we are now finally resuming the construction of the Naga City Coliseum."
The simple ceremonies on Friday will mark the preceding preparatory stages and kick off actual construction work. City Engineer Chito Palmiano will present the coliseum's project brief before the guests and members of the local media who have been invited to witness the event.
The structural design of the coliseum's roofing underwent major revisions taking into consideration: a) the recommendations of the Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines which sent two experts from Metro Manila to assess the structure, b) the recommendations of the local chapter of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers which looked into the superstructure and construction methodology, and c) the recommendations of the United Architect of the Philippines that focused on the aesthetics and compliance with green environmental standards.
The city hall exerted every effort to keep financing cost down where the best offer was a loan that charges only 8.7% per annum, with fees waived and the tax burden shifted off the city government.
Bidding for the resumed construction was done in open and competitive manner where 9 bidders participated in the first bidding and 8 during the second bidding. The bidding was to be repeated because on the first the prospective bidders failed to adhere to some of the key requirements of the procurement law. As a result, the project was awarded for only P122 million, generating a savings of P11 million from the original cost estimate.
ITP Construction, the winning bidder, was evaluated not only on the basis of its submitted documents but on its actual track record duly verified, assessed, and post qualified by the Bids and Awards Committee, given the fact of the huge dip in the bid price.
Mayor Robredo assured the coliseum loan will not affect the current level of frontline services that the city government is delivering. He explained debt amortizations will be funded by additional taxes from SM City Naga, initially projected at P20 million next year, as well as from revenues from the coliseum's operation, all of which are new sources of revenue.
A planned terminal at an adjacent city government property will further bolster the income streams mentioned.
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Si Senadora Pia Cayetano (sa too) nagvisita sa pediatrics asin delivery room kan Bicol Medical Center, si Director Ruben Peñafiel (sa wala), Dr. Efren Nierva (sa tahaw) asin iba pang mga oficiales kan hospital (mayo sa retrato) kaibahan sa paglibot sa BMC. An senadora iyo an principal author kan Magna Carta of Women o an RA 9710 na dai palang nahahaloy na-aprovaran. Naka-inset mga nurses sa delivery room bitbit an omboy nagpa-retrato kaibahan an senadora.
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:20 AM Crop insurance premium rice subsidy now available (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2009/august27/xcrop.html)
PILI, Camarines Sur ---To recoup the damages brought about by typhoons Crising and Dante during the first semester of this year, the Department of Agriculture in Bicol, together with the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, is implementing the premium subsidy scheme under the GMA rice program for August 1 to September 15 planting.
The program was conceptualized to encourage more farmers to plant during the period since their crops will be covered with insurance and at the same time entitling the farmers to 50% seed subsidy.
Under the approved guidelines, the farmer beneficiaries who will be planting certified, registered, foundation, and hybrid seeds during the specified period shall obtain a P10,000 per hectare coverage. The premium rate for this shall be the discounted rate applicable in the area, which will be paid by DA – Regional Field Unit 5 based in this capital town.
Farmers who will procure palay seeds under the DA RFU 5 seed subsidy scheme as duly certified by the Municipal Agricultural Officer are qualified to avail of the premium subsidy. DA shall download the premium allocation to PCIC, the agency mandated to implement crop insurance.
Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2009/august27/xcrop.html)
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:24 AM Camarines Sur to Celebrate Civil Service Day Sept. 4 (http://www.voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1680/camarines-sur-celebrate-civil-service-day-sept-4)
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
PILI, Camarines Sur-The province of the Camarines Sur will commemorate the 109th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary this coming September 4 with an array of activities that include a parade, an inter-agency vocal duet and ballroom dancing contests
The celebration is jointly spearheaded by the Civil Service Commission, Camarines Sur Field Office and the provincial government headed by Governor LRay Villafuerte with the cooperation of the Camarines Sur Council of Personnel Officers, all National Government Agencies, Government Owned and Controlled Corporations, State Universities and Colleges and local government units of the entire province.
At 7:30 in the morning on Friday, September 4, the celebration will kick off with a parade starting from the highway-Capitol road junction winding up at the Capitol Convention Center for the program proper.
During the occasion the various delegations are requested to be in sports attire and are required to bring with them their banners and streamers.
There will be a color coding, too, hence, the delegates are required to wear T-shirts in accordance with the following assigned colors: NGOs, red; LGUs, lavender; SUCs, white; and GOCCs, yellow.
Adding spice to the celebration will be the vocal duet singing and the ballroom dancing contests scheduled in the afternoon representing each of the participating agencies.
There will also be parlor games and Laro Ng Lahi just after the program proper.
This year's anniversary theme is, "Honoring Our Heroes in Republic Service-Responsive, Ethical Public Servants with Vision, Impact, Commitment and Excellence Sibil", to give recognition to the patriotism, integrity, excellence and sacrifices of the unsung heroes of public service. S. Nieves
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:29 AM Hello Garz,
more pictures.. this would be tomorrow 33rd NationaL Milo Marathon
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Milo races in Naga, Bacolod (http://www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=49752)
The 33rd National Milo Marathon returns to Bicol and Western Visayas on Sunday, Aug. 30, for another simultaneous staging of elimination races in Naga and Bacolod.
Last Sunday, the country’s biggest and longest-running foot race held successful races in Iloilo and Legazpi with a combined total of 12,000 participants.
Come Sunday, more than 10,000 are expected to join the 21K qualifying run, the 10K side event, the 5K fun run and the 3K race for kids 7 to 12 years old.
At stake in the 21K race are the R10,000 prize for first place, an elegant glass trophy and slots for the national finals of the 33rd Milo Marathon slated on October 11 in Metro Manila.
The qualifying time for men is one hour and 15 minutes while the qualifying time for women is one hour and 35 minutes.
The bulk of the participants, however, are fielded in the 5K fun run that also features an inter-school team running competition and the biggest delegation contest.
Also on hand during the early morning festivities of this annual event held in partnership with Bayview Park Hotel-Manila and the Department of Tourism is the inter-school cheer-dance competition which has become one of the most anticipated and most-watched portion of the MILO Marathon.
The Bacolod leg is being organized by the sports office of the University of St. La Salle headed by Malot Lozada and assisted by coordinators Efren Timtiman and Roger Banzuela. The Naga City leg is now being organized by the office of the City Mayor.
In Bacolod City, Gov. Isidro Zayco and Vice Gov. Dino Yulo have been invited to award the prizes at the awarding rites that will start at 7:00 a.m. PSC commissioner Eric Loretizo have also been invited to fire the starting gun for the 21K qualifying run and Mayor Evelio "Bing" Leonardia firing the starting gun for the 10K, 5K, and 3K side events.
Meanwhile in Naga City, Mayor Jesse M. Robredo will fire the starting gun for the qualifying run at exactly 5:30 a.m. with attending city councilors starting off the 10K, 5K, and 3K run.
Six runners qualified to the national finals during last week’s races.
hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:36 AM More pics from Ironman
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hakz2007 August 30th, 2009, 03:51 AM I'm watching the premiere of Survivor Israel:The Philippines...it's in Hebrew...
I hope someone upload it on youtube and translate it into English....
Below are some the castaways;
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sa opening ipinakita yung background ng mga castaways at ang paglisan nila sa kani-kanilang pamilya at tahanan....naka red jetski yung host na nakasuot ng blue polo....nasa balsa na gawa sa kawayan ang mga castaways...lahat sila nakapiring....:)
galing ng pagkakagawa ng opening ng Survivor Israel:Philippines.....:banana::banana::banana:
Sa opening ipinakita rin yung iba't ibang tourist spots ng Pilipinas like Banawe at iba pa....:cheers:
More updates soon! Enjoy watching it with Caramoan as the location.....:banana::banana::banana:
garzland August 30th, 2009, 04:28 AM ^^I wanna see it. Wish somebody would post it here.
c6josh August 30th, 2009, 05:12 AM ^^wow very nice for Israel to do "Survivor" at Caramoan island...Camsur is making waves in the international scene.
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 01:55 AM Raterta books spot in Milo national final (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/218424/raterta-books-spot-milo-national-final)
By CLYDE MARIANO
August 30, 2009, 6:31pm
NAGA CITY — Luisa Raterta made it to the final of the 33rd National Milo Marathon elimination when she won the Naga leg for the fifth time since 2003.
An eight-year veteran of the country’s longest running footrace, Raterta dominated the 21k course, clocking 1:31.48, surpassing the 1:35 qualifying time in the race that started and ended in front of Plaza Quezon.
“This will be my ninth appearance in the finals. I will try my best to become the first Bicolana runner to win the prestigious race,” said 28-year-old mother of three from Tabaco, Albay. She also won P10,000 for her victory.
May Ilo and Myra Luz Abueg failed to join Raterta to the finals, clocking 1:50.51 and 1:59.10, for second and third, respectively.
The Naga leg, however, ended without a male finalist as eventual winner David Madera failed to make the grade and consoled himself with P10,000.
Raterta is hoping to improve on her fifth place finish in 2004.
“I could have submitted a better time if the opposition was tough. It’s good, I made it to the finals for the ninth time,” she said.
Three runners from Bicol have won in the national finals – Victor Idava, from Catanduanes, and the Ballesters brothers, Wilfredo and Allan from Sorsogon.
Raterta joined Mario Maglinao, the Legazpi leg winner, to represent Bicol in the finals to challenge reigning men champion Eduardo Buenavista and Mercedita Manipol in the 42k race in October in Manila.
Madera, a member of the track team of University of Santo Tomas, is satisfied with his time despite failing to breach the 1:15 qualifying mark.
Madera competed in the 10,000m, 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase in the UAAP.
Reynand Novallasca, fifth placer last year, came in second behind Madera.
avensis92 August 31st, 2009, 01:57 AM More pics from Ironman
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wow! nag start na pala ito @hakz!...
Go! Go! Team Pinas!..:banana:
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 01:58 AM ^^I wanna see it. Wish somebody would post it here.
It's really awesome, dude...Naga Airport was featured there and the castaways were blindfolded from San Jose, Camarines Sur going to Caramoan.:cheers:
^^wow very nice for Israel to do "Survivor" at Caramoan island...Camsur is making waves in the international scene.
Yup, and very soon, the Philippines will expect more Israeli tourists coming here.
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 02:00 AM ^^avensis, gandang umaga...actually tapos na siya...si Terenzo Bozzone ng New Zealand ang nanalo sa Ironman....:banana::banana::banana:
avensis92 August 31st, 2009, 02:04 AM ^^avensis, gandang umaga...actually tapos na siya...si Terenzo Bozzone ng New Zealand ang nanalo sa Ironman....:banana::banana::banana:
haha.magandang umaga din dyan hakz
ganun bah? wen lang nag tapos?..
Congratz New Zealand..:)
hmm...sino pala representative ng Pilipinas?..
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 02:08 AM haha.magandang umaga din dyan hakz
ganun bah? wen lang nag tapos?..
Congratz New Zealand..:)
hmm...sino pala representative ng Pilipinas?..
August 23 siya ginanap...actually marami ring mga kababayan natin na sumali....Pia Cayetano, Andrew Arellano, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Miguel Antonio Lopez, Rolando Andaya at marami pang iba.....:cheers:
avensis92 August 31st, 2009, 02:13 AM August 23 siya ginanap...actually marami ring mga kababayan natin na sumali....Pia Cayetano, Andrew Arellano, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Miguel Antonio Lopez, Rolando Andaya at marami pang iba.....:cheers:
nyc..pati si Zobel-Ayala present na present!...whee..what an event! :banana:
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 02:15 AM nyc..pati si Zobel-Ayala present na present!...whee..what an event! :banana:
yup...yung mayayaman sumali rin...katulad ni Wilfred Uytengsu..may-ari ng Alaska Milk Corporation.....:banana:
avensis92 August 31st, 2009, 02:23 AM yup...yung mayayaman sumali rin...katulad ni Wilfred Uytengsu..may-ari ng Alaska Milk Corporation.....:banana:
nyc!..present ka talaga sa event hakz?...hehe :)
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 02:30 AM nyc!..present ka talaga sa event hakz?...hehe :)
hindi naman...bale yung live updates na ginawa ko dito sa Sky ay based from live radio webcast and from the official site ng Ironman.....:cheers:
avensis92 August 31st, 2009, 02:35 AM hindi naman...bale yung live updates na ginawa ko dito sa Sky ay based from live radio webcast and from the official site ng Ironman.....:cheers:
ahh..i see...how about yung Milo Marathon?.
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 02:38 AM ahh..i see...how about yung Milo Marathon?.
hindi ko rin napanood kasiu kauuwi ko lang kagabi mula Masbate....:cheers:
avensis92 August 31st, 2009, 02:41 AM ...Ano ang developments ng Naga ngayon hakz?..
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 02:43 AM ...Ano ang developments ng Naga ngayon hakz?..
ngayong September, ang Regional Fiesta ng Bikol ay gaganapin sa Naga....
Activities like fluvial procession, regional military street parade and competition, Miss Bicolandia, Voyadores festival at napakarami pang ibang activities...:)
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 07:03 AM :cheers:More of Survivor Israel in Caramoan, soon!
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More details to follow........:banana::banana::banana::cheers::cheers::cheers:
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 07:12 AM Seguridad sa siyudad pigpahigot huli kan nagdadangadang na Peñafrancia fiesta celebration (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=105753)
8/30/2009 10:24:47 AM
NAGA CITY- Orog na pinahigot ngonian an seguridad digde sa laog kan siyudad ning Naga huli kan papalaogon ng bulan na Septyembre na kun saen yaon an taunan na selebrasyon sa kapiestahan ni Nuestra Sra de Peñafrancia.
Alertado an enterong puwersa kan kapupulisan sa pangengenot ni OIC city director Col. Tomasito Clet.
Partikular na pigpapautob iyo an curfew for minors, vagrancy orog na sa pagkabangui.
Igwa man ning mga check points sa mga lugar na palaog digde sa siyudad ngani na masiyerto na mayo ning anumang makakalaog na igwan ing malaeng intensyon o anumang huma sa paz y orden.
Enot kaini,sa mga entribista man kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki Col.Tomasito Clet,sinabi kaini na maabot sa enot pa sanang aldaw kan bulan Septyembre an enot na grupo kan augmentation force na ini hale sa PRO5.
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 07:26 AM Survivor Israel TV Preview!:banana::banana::banana:
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hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 09:21 AM More Ironman photos
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wise_zech August 31st, 2009, 10:31 AM :cheers:More of Survivor Israel in Caramoan, soon!
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More details to follow........:banana::banana::banana::cheers::cheers::cheers:
wow ang exciting to.....malapit na pala to mag close ang thread na ito....i will greet advance thread 15....:banana::banana:
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 11:03 AM wow ang exciting to.....malapit na pala to mag close ang thread na ito....i will greet advance thread 15....:banana::banana:
thanks...zech....:cheers::cheers::cheers:
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 11:34 AM from Cebu City and Province Thread....
OT sa ta gamay!
THERE'S ENOUGH REASON TO CELEBRATE AT THIS POINT GUYS!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
August 31, 2009
Cebu Daily News
CEBU IS 4TH BEST ISLAND IN ASIA
Travel + Leisure magazine releases survey results of its 2009's Worlds Best Awards
Cebu may be second to Camarines Sur in the Philippines' most visited destination, but it is one of the best islands in Asia.
Travel + Leisure magazine recently released the results of its World's Best Awards 2009, a listing of the best hotels, airlines, cruises in islands and cities all over the world.
Cebu ranked no. 4 among Asian island destinations.
No other Philippine city, island, resort, hotel or airline made it to the listing in other categories.
The awards are based on the American magazine's 14th Readers' Poll survey conducted from mid January to the end of March this year.
"An unprecedented number of new names and places made their debuts on this year's list, sometimes unseating longtime favorites," says Travel + Leisure editor-in-chief Nancy Novogrod.
Cebu got a rating of 79.68 points.
It ranked behind Bali (87.41), Maldives (84.43) and Phuket (80.93). It is ahead of Ko Samui (79.29).
Respondents were asked to rate the islands based on natural attractions, activities and sights, restaurants and food, people and value.
They had to rate a candidate on a scale of 1 to 5 where "1" means poor and "5" means excellent.
In the magazine survey, Cebu Island was shut out, however, from the coveted list of Top Islands Overall. Bali with a rating of 87.41 was still no. 1.
Phuket in Thailand ranked second last year but failed to land in this year's top ten.
Top Islands Overall
1. Bali (87.41)
2. Galapagos (86.80)
3. Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (86.09)
4. Kauai (85.90)
5. Mount Desert Island, Maine (85.87)
6. Maui, Hawaii (85.48)
7. Aeolian Islands, Italy (85.13)
8. Maldives (84.43)
9. Big Island (83.92)
10. Vancouver Island (83.74)
For the past three years, the announcement of the World's Best Awards winners has been preceded by the release of findings from "The Survey of Affluence and Wealth in America, created by Travel + Leisure's parent company American Express Publishing, and Harrison Group, a strategic-marketing research firm.
Novogrod says she was struck by the consistency of the insights of American consumers. "They have a high regard for value and service, brand loyalty and small rewards," she said.
The Best Islands Awards were divided into geographical categories: Continental US and Canada; Hawaii; The Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Bahamas; Mexico, Central and South America; Europe; Asia; Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
The questionnaires were developed by editors of the magazine in association with Harris Interactive, an independent research firm. They were posted in the magazine's website.
Readers were invited to participate and a select group also received invitations by e-mail.
Respondents were screened and responses from any identified travel-industry professionals were eliminated from the final tally.
In the Conde Nast Traveler annual Reader's Choice Survey, Cebu has occupied the seventh spot in the best island destination in Asia/Indian Ocean three times in 2008 at 70.9 which is two points short of 2007's 72.3 points and 2004's 72.8 points.
Twice, it has been ranked 8th best island destination: in 2006 with 71.0 points and in 2005 with 69.5 in the same magazine survey.
Both Travel + Leisure Magazine and Conde Nast Traveler are American publications based in New York.
Congrats Cebu for the achievement!
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 11:37 AM Bicol rice farmers to get crop-insurance premium subsidy to boost production (http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commodities/15294-bicol-rice-farmers-to-get-crop-insurance-premium-subsidy-to-boost-production.html)
Written by Danny O. Calleja / Correspondent
Sunday, 30 August 2009 21:40
PILI, Camarines Sur—The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), has implemented a crop-insurance premium subsidy program for Bicol rice farmers to encourage them to plant more during the planting season covering the third quarter of this year.
The program provides free insurance coverage for rice planted from August 1 to September 15 and, at the same time, entitles farmers up to 50-percent seed subsidy, Jose Dayao, DA’s regional executive director for Bicol, said here over the weekend.
“This is under the GMA Rice Premium Fund, conceptualized to help the region’s rice industry recover from the damages brought about by Typhoons Crising and Dante that hit the region during the first semester of the year,” Dayao said.
Based on the approved guidelines, each farmer-beneficiary who will be planting certified, registered, foundation, and hybrid seeds during the specified period shall obtain a P10,000 per hectare coverage, he said.
The DA regional chief explained that the premium for the insurance coverage shall be the discounted rate applicable in the area, which will be paid by DA–Regional Field Unit (RFU) for Bicol, but only farmers who will buy palay seeds under the subsidy scheme are qualified to avail themselves of the premium subsidy.
Read the rest of the entry here. (http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commodities/15294-bicol-rice-farmers-to-get-crop-insurance-premium-subsidy-to-boost-production.html)
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 11:42 AM Iharubay ang Balaog nin Debosyon/Devocion (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1689/iharubay-ang-balaog-nin-debosyondevocion)
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
The first time I took note of "balaog" was in 2004. "Hiras nin Balaog" was supposedly the catchphrase when the Bikol Branch of Consuelo "Chito" Madrigal Foundation was launched. So I asked, "Anong balaog?" It's a shame that my Bikol vocabulary is limited to the everyday usage. No literary value, whatsoever. Although I do get creative with my Bikol when I am fuming mad. Going back to "balaog," what stuck in my mind was that it meant "blessings." I was told that Doña Chito organized the Madrigal Foundation as a way to share her blessings to the poor. The catchphrase didn't catch much attention but the Foundation has gained ground.
My mother, Nueva Ecija-born but Naga-raised, asked me "Ano nga ang balaog?" I said, "Gift daw po." We had similar conversations a few times before. I wasn't surprised she had to ask again. It's easy to forget because we come across the term only in relation to the Tercentenary.
In any document where "Balaog Inako, Balaog Itao," - the Tercentenary slogan - gets an English translation, I always see "A gift received, A gift to share" as the equivalent. That's why now I understand "balaog" as "gift." I still have to ask if "balaog" can be used as "Dai nagtatao nin balaog ang Ninong ko." Pardon the ignorance.
"Harubay" is another word I have spoken a number of times but I only understand it based on context. The first time I heard was only a few weeks ago. "Harubay Para ki Jesus asin ki Ina" is a novel idea to mark the beginning of the centuries-old Peñafrancia Fiesta.
On September 1, there will be a motorcade, simultaneous ringing of church bells, holy hour and confessions. I learned that this string of activities is a reminder that the religious celebrations do not begin and end with the novena to Ina. The novena to Divino Rostro begins nine days before Traslacion and the Traslacion actually coincides with the feast day of the Divino Rostro. (This year, the novena to Divino Rostro begins on September 2. The feast day is on September 11.)
Read the rest of the article here. (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1689/iharubay-ang-balaog-nin-debosyondevocion)
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:06 PM More photos from Ironman
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hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:09 PM The Scent (and Warnings) of Fiesta (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1690/scent-and-warnings-fiesta)
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Fancy lampposts are being built along 'Francia. One of the oldest hotels in the city has its front door being fitted with a new glass cover. A new hotel, in fact, has risen right in front of the bus terminal; it is all gaudy yellow and orange, the bluster enough to outshine the sun in the month of September. All over the city, I can smell the rush and the anticipation. If I were an insect, I could sense the excitement like the unseen presence of water (javascript:void(0);) that will turn into a flood. Ordinary beings will not feel it. But Bikolanos are no ordinary humans when September comes.
For the schoolchildren, this year must be a great change: the military (javascript:void(0);) parade participated in by Catholic and Christian (javascript:void(0);) and non-Catholic and non-Christian will not be as pompous as before. In a decision made months before, the association of Catholic schools released their decision not to participate anymore in such a parade.
We will not see thus young men (javascript:void(0);) and women - the same youths who would profess their stand against any militarization - parading in outlandish costumes that are more Halloween than heroic. Perhaps, going, going, gone too the majorettes who each year participate in a contest that pleases the dressmakers, the choreographers with bad taste, and the dirty old men up on the stage judging this bizarre event. But more bizarre really than anything else are the Catholic schools - the priests and the sisters/nuns - who allowed this kitsch all in the name of fame and trophy for so many long years.
For our generation though, the absence or presence of military parades does not matter really. We have long melted such events and threw the dirty alloy in the dustbin or memories. For long ago, we have stood against anything that commanded out of the hollow façade of authority.
We are no better than any of the students from that generation but we belonged to that group that protested against a Religion teacher who was more a tyrant and a teacher. Our principal held a dialogue with us, third year students, all of 14 or 15, and agreed to place in our classroom the Religion teacher of our choice. In our second year, too, a school official protested against our wearing of T-shirts, the white one with no collar. He did not stop there with the ban; he elevated the issue of fashion (bad fashion be it so) to the level of morality.
The school held a meeting of parents and teachers and students and all voted that on certain days, we should be allowed to wear T-shirts. And that we should not worry about our morality then.
Read the rest of the entry here. (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1690/scent-and-warnings-fiesta)
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:14 PM The comeback of the abaca (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/The_comeback_of_the_abaca.shtml)
By Lynda B. Valencia
MANILA, Aug. 29 (PNA Feature) -- Abaca, known worldwide as Manila hemp, is quietly regaining its rightful place as a major Philippine export industry.
Formerly a top dollar earning industry, it was relegated to the background by the onrush of modern technology and gross neglect.
The global shortage of many natural resources and the pollution being wrought by synthetic products on the ecology are the two main reasons behind the determined “comeback” of the abaca industry.
An indigenous plant, abaca is obtained from a tree-like banana plant, known as the “Mussa Textiles.” It is indigenous to the Philippines but is also found in Borneo, Indonesia and Central America.
Different products, like bag, pillow cases, rugs, place mats, glass holders, curtains and other household items are being made of abaca which enjoy brisk sale in the export market.
The Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) identifies Eastern Visayas as the top-abaca producing region in the country, contributing an annual average of 25,843 metric tons.
[FONT=Verdana]Other major abaca-producing provinces, besides Davao Oriental, are Agusan del Sur, Leyte, Catanduanes, Samar, Bukidnon, Sulu, Camarines Sur and Sorsogon, which together account for 85 percent of the total abaca fiber production in the country.
Read the full entry here. (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/The_comeback_of_the_abaca.shtml)
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:23 PM More pics from Ironman
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hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:26 PM Public Safety (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1694/public-safety)
August 30, 2009
News reports that the Naga City's Public Safety Office (PSO) Chairman and personnel have detained and subsequently interrogated a group of minors without the presence of their parents or adult-guardians, have caused much alarm because of such actions' unlawful character and violation of the minors' human rights.
PSO Chairman Lito Del Rosario has in fact been officially charged at the office of the Commission of Human Rights for violating the said minors' rights.
On August 22, a day after a string of burglaries at the offices of Naga City Hall had been reported to the police, Del Rosario and PSO personnel had accosted three minors who were at the compound of the Naga City Hall intending to pick malunggay leaves. A news report had quoted Del Rosario of admitting that indeed they had brought into their office the three minors for loitering at the said compound.
In the same news report, Del Rosario is reported to have stated that in the course of their "questioning," one of the minors confessed to taking part in the said crime. Thereafter, the PSO head with some personnel proceeded to the minor's house and conducted a search of the premises without a legal warrant.
Read the rest of the entry here. (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1694/public-safety)
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:27 PM DSWD’s poverty alleviation program generates employment (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/DSWD_s_poverty_alleviation_program_generates_employment.shtml)
LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 29 (PNA) -- About 1,126 persons were given employment for the National Household Targeting System (NHTS-PR), a program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for identifying poor households in the country.
Evelyn Jerusalen, DSWD regional information office explained that the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction is a data management system that identifies who and where the poor are in the country.
“The system makes available to the public a database of poor households as reference in identifying beneficiaries of social protection programs,” she said.
This is through the conduct of household assessment which is done by the enumerators hired by the DSWD.
The NHTS-PR which was launched in the province of Masbate in May this year was able to provide employment to 541 individuals from across the region.
“They were hired as enumerators, encoders, area supervisors, information technology officers, regional field supervisors and administrative support staff,” Jerusalem added.
With its second phase of implementation, 1,123 individuals consisting of fresh graduate, out-of-school youths, laid off workers and children of OFWs will be hired.
The second phase of implementation will be in Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes.
Meanwhile, a series of orientation on the project is being undertaken with the Local Chief Executives, the ABC presidents and the provincial/municipal social welfare and development officers as participants.
The activity aims to generate support of the local leaders in the implementation of the project. This was already conducted in the provinces of Albay and Camarines Norte. Camarines Sur and Catanduanes will follow. (PNA)
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hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:35 PM Sarong gadan pagkatapos na baradilon ning tatlong armadong kalalakihan (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=105878)
8/31/2009 8:44:35 AM
NAGA CITY- Tulos na nagadan an sarong cafgu pagkatapos na pag baradilon ini ning tulong armadong kalalakihan na pig tutubodan na miyembro kan New Peoples Army NPA kasoodma.
Sa nakuang impormasyon kan Bombo Radyo Naga,an biktima pig bistong si Florencio Pantua y Siyudadano ,assigned Cafgu sa Mapaso detachment.
Si Pantua an nagsapo ning siyam na tama ning bala hale sa kalibre 45 pistola.
Nangyari an pambabadil digde duman sa purok 3, barangay Mombon Irosin Sorsogon.
Tulos man na nagdurulag an mga rebelde pagkatapos na mag trayumpong magadan an biktimang si Pantua.
Nagkakaigwa na ni hot pursuit operation an mga awtoridad ngani na lapagon an mga rebelde.
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:43 PM Mister na pigbayaan kan saiyang misis, liwat na nangapodan (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=105883)
8/31/2009 8:48:08 AM NAGA CITY - Liwat na nangapodan sa paagui kan Bombo Radyo Naga an mister na haloy nang naghahanap sa saiyang misis na bigla na sanang mawara makalihis na magpaaram na matrabaho digdi sa Naga.
Segun sa pakikimaherak ni Andres Benitez, residente kan Sitio Pag-Asa, Salinggogon, Minalabac, ikaduwa niya na suboot ining pagdulok sa Bombo Radyo poon kan bayaan siya asin an saiyang mga aki kan saiyang misis na si Marissa.
Kasumpay kaini, saiya man na pinagbuyagyag na pirmi suboot na nagsusurat saiya an saiyang misis asin nagpapadara nin kwarta, alagad, makulog man giraray suboot sa saiyang boot an dae pagpaaraman saiya ni Marissa kan tunay niyang address ngonian.
Kan nakalihis suboot na mga aldaw, pirmi kaining pigsasabi sa mga surat na atamanon niya an saiyang mga aki nin huli ta ini an maataman man saiya sa saiyang pagurang.
Duwang bes na suboot na nagtao saiya nin pekeng adress an saiyang misis.
Enot kaini, sinabi ni Marissa na yaon suboot siya digdi sa Naga nagtatrabaho harani sa terminal, alagad, dae man pigdetalye kaini kun arin na lugar digdi sa ciudad an kinamumugtakan niya.
Sunod, sinabi suboot kaini na yaon siya sa banwaan kan Pili.
Huli kaini, dakola an pagtubod suboot kan mister na dae na sinda bubweltahan kan saiyang agom.
Mientrastanto, saiya man na pinagbuyagyag na may helang suboot ngonian na ubra-suka asin kalintura an saiyang nguhod na aki.
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:47 PM 10 Reasons why you should visit Caramoan!
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hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:49 PM ^^Thread 15 na po tayo guys....
btw, siisay daw may pictures kaidtong Milo Marathon sa Naga kasuhapon? tibaad ipost sa Thread 15....
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hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 12:57 PM Post away folks!
Naga City and Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur Provinces Compiled Threads 1-13 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=521763)
carl_vilches21 August 31st, 2009, 01:14 PM Thread 15 na!!
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wise_zech August 31st, 2009, 01:20 PM from Cebu City and Province Thread....
Congrats Cebu for the achievement!
thanks hakz2007
wise_zech August 31st, 2009, 01:22 PM from Cebu City and Province Thread....
Congrats Cebu for the achievement!
thanks hakz....and congrats thread 15........
c6josh August 31st, 2009, 02:25 PM congratz Camsur for Thread 15.
ngprofflorida August 31st, 2009, 02:30 PM my friend post na ang mga bigatin na party pics
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 02:35 PM Atulayan Island Hot Babes Shoot
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hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 02:37 PM thanks hakz....and congrats thread 15........
congratz Camsur for Thread 15.
my friend post na ang mga bigatin na party pics
thanks to all of you guys....:banana::banana::banana:welcome to thread 15!:cheers:
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 03:00 PM Survivor Israel:Philippines Intro (Episode 1)
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Intro aired on Episode 1 of Survivor Season 3: Philippines, the Israeli Version of CBS reality show "Survivor" also known as Hisardut. This is the longest intro in the history of all Survivors in the world.
The season is currently airing Wednesday and Saturday nights on Channel 10.
This intro does not have any tribes and features the 25 castaways, even though SEVEN castaways were eliminated on Day 2, and there are actually only 18 castaways on two tribes - Karao (yellow) and Tinago (purple).
hakz2007 August 31st, 2009, 03:15 PM The 25 Castaways
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Survivor 10: Philippine Islands is the third season of the Israeli version of the Reality TV show Survivor, shot during March and April 2009, in Caramoan, Camarines Sur, the Philippines. It is scheduled to be aired from Fall 2009 on Channel 10. Auditions for this season started in January 2009.
Exile Island is brought back this season, but yet with new twists.
Survivor 10: Philippine Islands premiered August 29.
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kevinb August 31st, 2009, 03:58 PM Waw. Congrats to thread 15! Gawd. I'm missing a lot! Why can't I access the archived threads of Naga? :?
johnnylance August 31st, 2009, 04:04 PM Madera bucks cramps, rules Milo run
NAGA City, Philippines – David Madera bucked leg cramps down the stretch to win the Naga leg of the 33rd National Milo Marathon elimination yesterday in front of Plaza Quezon.
Running with leg cramps in the last five kilometers, Madera, competing for the first time in the 21K, overtook the gasping Reynand Novallasca, then sustained the blistering run to win the race in 1:21.34.
Madera did not make it to the finals in October as his winning time failed to match the 1:15 qualifying time.
“Okay na rin maski hindi ako nag-qualify sa finals. First time kong tumakbo sa 21K. Ang events ko talaga ay 10,000m, 5,000m at 3,000m steeplechase,” Madera, a sophomore physical education student, said after claiming his P10,000 prize money.
“Siguro kong hindi ako nag-cramps baka nakuha ko yung qualifying time,” added Madera, fourth of six children of a farmer.
Novallasca, 23, who placed fifth last year, came in second in 1:23.00. Samuel Magas, 34, from Sta Elena, Camarines Norte, checked in third in 1:23.48, beating Gerald Monedero (1:25.15).
Luisa Raterta ruled the distaff side in 1:31.48 and made it to the finals. The 33-year-old Tabaco, Albay native, who competed eight times in the finals, led from start to finish to pocket the top prize of P10,000.
May Ilo (1:50.51) and Myra Luz (1:59.10) Abueg failed to join Raterta in the finals.
The 10K winners were Mark Jek Reyes (37.47) and Richelle Mata (1:03.29).
Close to 5,000 runners competed in the Naga leg organized by the office of the city mayor with PSO chief Lito del Rosario and Francis Barja as coordinators.
Mayor Jesse Robredo fired the starting gun in the 21K and Vice Mayor Gabriel Bordado flagged off the runners in the 10K.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501012&publicationSubCategoryId=69
fil07 August 31st, 2009, 06:09 PM Congrats CAMSUR-NOR-NAGA THREAD! IT'S PEÑAFRANCIA SEASON!
[dx] September 1st, 2009, 01:55 AM Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia
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Why can't I access the archived threads of Naga? :?
^^ Just a minor glitch, don't worry. We've already asked an admin to revert the compiled threads back to our thread archives. It will be back shortly. :)
ruralvillage September 1st, 2009, 05:41 AM Any thoughts about this movement?
[SIZE="5"]Bicol poised to draft charter, sees autonomy as way out of poverty (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15361-bicol-poised-to-draft-charter-sees-autonomy-as-way-out-of-poverty.html)
Business Mirror (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15361-bicol-poised-to-draft-charter-sees-autonomy-as-way-out-of-poverty.html)
Written by Cai U. Ordinario / Reporter
Monday, 31 August 2009 22:02
IN the hopes of licking poverty and increasing investments, the Bicol region is in the process of drafting a charter that will turn all of Region 5 into another autonomous region similar to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Dante Jimenez, lead convenor of the Bicol Autonomy Movement, told the BusinessMirror that the move to turn Bicol into another autonomous region will allow them to take advantage of the natural resources of the region and benefit from it in full.
Jimenez said in an e-mail that some of the possible reasons provinces in Bicol like Masbate is poor is that despite it “virtually sitting on a mountain of gold,” the current system and the fact that the province benefits too little from its resources prevents it from moving out of poverty.
“Why is Masbate so poor? Again, I say, it could be the present system. With high hopes, if Bicol Autonomy becomes a reality, Masbate and even the entire region, though may not really be the best, will definitely be something much better than today,” Jimenez said.
“The Bicol region is rich in natural resources and even manpower. We do believe that effective administration, utilization and distribution of our natural wealth will boost the current regional economy. We foresee increased gross regional domestic products,” he added.
Based on the latest data from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), the Bicol region posted a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of 4.3 percent in 2008. This growth was higher than the national average of 3.6 percent.
However, the two other autonomous regions, CAR and ARMM, posted the slowest GRDP growth. CAR posted the slowest growth of 1.8 percent while the ARMM posted a growth of 1.9 percent in 2008.
“I am more inclined to say that to some extent, safety measures were not made in place in the creation of ARMM, so much so that the leaders got themselves entangled to almost the same bureaucracy that they wanted to free themselves from, before the establishment of their autonomous government,” Jimenez said.
“On these, we, the proponents of Bicol Autonomy, put our leverage. If we could use the experiences of these two existing autonomous regions on their proper perspective both negative and positive, we believe the region can make a good difference,” he added.
Based on the 2003 Small Area Estimates on poverty released by the NSCB this year, poverty incidences of municipalities in the six provinces of the Bicol region were relatively high, ranging from 22.8 percent to 72.5 percent, except for those located in the province of Albay. The NSCB also noted that relatively high poverty incidence is concentrated in the municipalities of Masbate, while municipalities with low poverty incidences are concentrated in Albay.
Highest poverty incidence in the region was observed in Cawayan, Masbate, at 72.5 percent, followed by other municipalities in Masbate such as San Pascual with 72 percent and Claveria with 69.6 percent.
“Poverty is everywhere, regardless of the form of government. That is the general context. Autonomous or not, people can be very poor. Nevertheless, we believe systematic change can still be a great factor to reckon with in helping people and government alleviate poverty,” Jimenez said. He said the convenors of the Bicol Autonomy Movement will be meeting this week from September 4 to 6 in Buhi, Camarines Sur, to discuss the charter which will not only include economic provisions but a proposal to create the region’s own Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeal and Supreme Court, like ARMM, which has the Shari’ah District Court System.
The Shari’ah District Court System is provided for in Republic Act (RA) 6734 or the Organic Act of ARMM that includes the recent RA 9054, the ARMM’s charter. The Shari’ah appellate court together with the Shari’ah district courts and Shari’ah circuit courts has jurisdiction over cases involving persons, family and property relations of the Filipino Muslims.
The 1987 Constitution or the Freedom Constitution passed under the term of the late President Corazon Aquino provided for the creation of RA 6734.
Based on the proposal of the Bicol Autonomy Movement, the region is rich in natural resources. The movement said it is home to 13 major fishing grounds that supplies fish markets as far as Metro Manila; one of highest producers of palay, abaca, corn and coconut; has voluminous mineral reserves including gold, copper, silver, iron, phosphate rock, perlite, red clay, marble, guano and bentonite; and has many potentially good energy sources. These energy sources include geothermal like the Tiwi and Bacon-Manito geothermal plants, which substantially contributes to the Luzon Power Grid and three other indicative geothermal capacity additions located in Albay and Sorsogon provinces.
The region also has hydropower plants located at Buhi, Camarines Sur, and in Guinlajon, Sorsogon; wind resources in Baleno, Masbate; Donsol and Matnog, Sorsogon; higher terrains in Virac, Catanduanes and some parts of Burias Island; potential ocean thermal energy in Camarines and Catanduanes provinces; coal reserves in Batan, Albay, Cantanduanes and Masbate; and downstream oil facilities/depot in Pasacao, Camarines Sur, and Masbate, Masbate, with a total storage capacity of 87.9 million barrels.
The movement said the region also boasts of biomass energy through the use of coconut husks and rice hulls to generate energy. The movement said the technology was made by the Philippine National Oil Co. and Sukhin Energy Inc. (SEI) of Ukraine. Similar technology may be provided by the Department of Science and Technology to all interested investors.
c6josh September 1st, 2009, 07:33 AM Survivor Israel:Philippines Intro (Episode 1)
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Intro aired on Episode 1 of Survivor Season 3: Philippines, the Israeli Version of CBS reality show "Survivor" also known as Hisardut. This is the longest intro in the history of all Survivors in the world.
The season is currently airing Wednesday and Saturday nights on Channel 10.
This intro does not have any tribes and features the 25 castaways, even though SEVEN castaways were eliminated on Day 2, and there are actually only 18 castaways on two tribes - Karao (yellow) and Tinago (purple).
Thanks for posting the vid @hakz, definitely a lot of Israelis will flock to Camsur and the Philippines after watching "Survivor".:)
wise_zech September 1st, 2009, 09:22 AM Atulayan Island Hot Babes Shoot
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hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 10:22 AM Gov't spending P183 M for roads and bridges maintenance in Bicol (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=227149)
By Mar S. Arguelles
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 1 (PNA) -- Some P183 million funds are being spent yearly in maintaining the national roads and bridges in good condition in Bicol, a ranking Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official said Tuesday morning.
The DPWH in Bicol said some 2,200 kilometers of road networks and 16,000 linear meters of bridges across the six provinces in Bicol are being regularly rehabilitated and kept in good condition for the safety of commuters.
Engr. Oscar Cristobal, DPWH assistant regional director, said his agency has set funds specifically to be used in the maintenance of national roads and bridges across the Bicol peninsula.
Cristobal said 2,200 kilometers of national roads traverses from the town of Sta Elena in Camarines Norte to the coastal town of Matnog in Sorsogon including the road networks in the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate.
Read the rest of the entry here. (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=227149)
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hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 10:30 AM Waw. Congrats to thread 15! Gawd. I'm missing a lot! Why can't I access the archived threads of Naga? :?
the admin could solve that.....:)
Any thoughts about this movement?
regarding Bicol autonomy, i just don't know if that would be approved by both Houses in Congress. I think the Constitution allows autonomy only for ARMM and Cordillera....
hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 10:31 AM ^^marhay na hapon saimo...fil....
pagkabungkaras mo ngunian...long time no hear...
hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 10:33 AM Thanks for posting the vid @hakz, definitely a lot of Israelis will flock to Camsur and the Philippines after watching "Survivor".:)
Absolutely, the Israelis are the no.1 foreign visitors of Camarines Sur from January to June 2009.
wow hottest talaga mga chikka babes ni hakz...:lol::lol::lol:
:lol::lol::lol: thanks for alwaysy visiting this thread.....
hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 10:36 AM Aktibidad sa ika 300 na taon na debosyon ki Nuestra Sra. de Peñafrancia poponan na ngonian na aldaw (http://www.bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=106056)
9/1/2009 9:20:23 AM
NAGA CITY- Poponan na ngonian kan simbahang katolika digde sa siyudad ning Naga asin probensiya ning Camarines Sur an mga aktibidad sa ika-300 na taong debosyon kan mga bikolano ki Nuestra Sra. de Peñafrancia.
Ini sa paagui kan gigibohon na “HARUBAY”o an pag prosesyon sa imahen ni Mahal na Inang Peñafrancia kaibahan man an Mahal na Divino Rostro ngonian na aldaw.
Sa pahayag ni Fr. Louie Oxciano kan Basilica Minore digde sa Bombo Radyo Naga, an prosesyon na ini an papartisiparan kan grupo kan mga Apostle Prayers Association na hale man sa manlaen laen na parokya,sa parte kan rinconada, partido asin iba pang parte kan Camarines Sur.
An mga imahen an ililibot poon sa kalabaan kan Almeda highway pasering sa pinaka-centro kan siyudad asin matapos sa Basilica Minore na kung saen sarong santa misa an gigibohon.
Noodma man sa ika duwang aldaw kan Septyembre,mapoon na man an pag novena ki Mahal na Divino Rostro astang sa petsa 11 kaining bulan na kun saen maselebrar kan kapiestahan para digde.
An pag no-novena an gigibohon sa Basilica Minore na pangengenotan man kan mga parishinoners hale sa manlaen laen na parokya digde sa siyudad.
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great pic of Plaza Quince Martirez! :cheers:
hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 10:42 AM Peñafrancia 2009 Activities (http://nagacitydeck.blogspot.com/2009/08/penafrancia-2009-activities.html)
300 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF PEÑAFRANCIA
Festivities in Honor of the Divino Rostro and Our Lady of Peñafrancia 2009
Theme: Sharing the Future in Hope
General Schedule of Activities
September 2 - 10
04:00 AM - Penitencial Procession from Metro Naga Parishes to Peñafrancia Basilica
05:30 AM - Novena Mass
04:30 PM - Confession
05:00 PM - Solemn Novenary Masses in honor of the Divino Rostro at the Basilica of Peñafrancia
September 11, 2009 (Friday) Feast Day of the Divino Rostro
04:00 AM - Penitential Procession in honor of the Divino Rostro to Peñafrancia Shrine
05:30 AM - Blessing of Plaza de Covarrubias / Pontifical Concelebrated Mass / Installation of members OLPA
08:00 AM - Mass / Traslacion Procession / Confessions
12:30 PM - TRASLACION Mass at Peñafrancia Shrine
01:30 - 4:30 PM - Confessions at the Minor Seminary Arches
06:00 PM - Solemn Pontifical Concelebrated Mass
08:00 PM - Cultural Presentation of Schools at Plaza Quez
September 11 - 18 NOVENARY DAYS
03:00 - 7:00 PM - Confessions
05:00 PM - Solemn Novenary Masses in honor of Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Naga Metropolitan Cathedral)
07:00 PM - Cultural Presentation of Schools (Plaza Quezon)
08:00 PM - Procession around the Cathedral
September 12 (Saturday) Day for the Youth
09:00 AM to 05:00 AM - Marian Youth Congress (Basilica/Cathedral)
September 13 (Sunday) Day for Priests, Religious & Seminarians
Sunday Mass Novenary Schedule
September 14 (Monday) Day for Children
Pilgrims: Vicariate of St. Raphael
01:00 PM - Healing Mass (Immaculate Conception Parish)
10:00 PM - Perdon Procession (Naga Cathedral)
September 15 (Tuesday) Day for Educators & Teachers
Pilgrims: Vicariates of St. Clare and La Porteria
06:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass - Diocese of Virac
08:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass - Diocese of Libmanan
01:00 PM - Healing Mass Peñafrancia Shrine)
10:00 PM - Perdon Procession (Naga Cathedral)
September 16 (Wednesday) Day for the Sick, Differenlty Abled & Elderly
Pilgrims: Vicariate of Sts. Paschal Baylon / St. Michael Archangel / St. Ann
06:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass - Dioscese of Daet
01:00 PM - Healing Mass (Naga Cathedral)
10:00 PM - Perdon Procession (Naga Cathedral)
September 17 (Thursday) Day for the Poor & Prisoners
Pilgrims: Vicariates of the Holy Cross / St. John the Baptist
03:30 AM - Penitential Procession (Route: Naga West)
06:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass - Diocese of Sorsogon
08:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass - Diocese of Cabanatuan
01:00 PM - Healing Mass (Basilica)
01:00 PM - Dolot ki INA and Voyadores Festival (Centro to Cathedral)
06:30 PM - Union of Bicol Clergy Mass - (Cathedral Church)
Clergy Night (NPS Covered Court)
September 18 (Friday) Day for Business Sectors
Pilgrims: Vicariate of St. Anthony of Padua
03:30 AM - Penitential Procession (Route: South to Downtown Area)
06:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass - Diocese of Masbate
10:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass Military Ordinariate
01:00 PM - Healing Mass (San Francisco Chruch)
[FONT=Times New Roman]09:00 PM - Mass / Prayer Vigil (Adorcation Noctuurna Filipina)
September 19 (Saturday) Day for Government Leaders & Workers
03:30 AM - Pentiential Procession (Route: Naga North)
06:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass - Archdiocese of Caceres
10:00 AM - Pontifical Concelebrated Mass - Diocese of Legazpi
03:00 PM - GRAND FLUVIAL PROCESSION
06:00 PM - PONTIFICAL CONCELEBRATED MASS
BASILICA DIAMOND JUBILEE PAVILION
September 20 (Sunday) SOLEMNITY OF OUR LADY OF PEÑAFRANCIA
Community Masses at the Basilica Church at 4:00 AM - 08:30 PM and
Basilica Diamond Jubilee Pavilion at 05:00 AM - 11:00 AM
PONTIFICAL CONCELEBRATED MASS - Basilica of Peñafrancia
06:30 AM - Pontifical Mass
08:00 AM - Pontifical Mass - Archdiocses of Caceres
09:30 AM - Pontifical Mass
11:00 AM - Pontifical Mass
06:00 PM - Mass for the Filipino-Chinese Community
hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 11:01 AM Fluvial Procession
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hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 11:27 AM DPWH taps DND, police to complete projects in troubled areas (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/15349-dpwh-taps-dnd-police-to-complete-projects-in-troubled-areas.html)
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has tapped the Department of National Defense and the National Police to speed up work on key infrastructure projects that President Arroyo wants completed by 2010.
The move came as a senior DPWH official bared the apprehension of Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. over the safety of DPWH men and private contractors who risk life and limb to complete projects in rebel- and bandit-infested areas.
“Secretary Ebdane is very concerned regarding the safety conditions of our men. They cannot even work 24/7 because of the threats against them,” said Public Works Senior Undersecretary Manuel Bonoan.
Bonoan said Ebdane has instituted measures to ensure that DPWH men, their heavy equipment, as well as that of private contractors remain safe and that construction work remains unhampered.
This includes working hand in hand with other government agencies like the DND through the Army’s engineering brigades and the naval construction battalions to speed up the DPWH’s road projects in strife-torn areas.
Recently, Moro rebels burned the heavy equipment of a construction company in Mindanao; in the town of Presentacion, Camarines Sur, New People’s Army guerrillas also burned several heavy equipment; and in the town of Gubat, Sorsogon, 30 NPA rebels stormed the district engineering office of the DPWH.
Read the full entry here. (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/15349-dpwh-taps-dnd-police-to-complete-projects-in-troubled-areas.html)
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Survivor Philippines bloggers event: Soon everyone will reach the secret destination!
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setting off
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Saan kaya sila pupunta?
continued......:cheers:
hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 11:40 AM Legazpi mayor halts casino due to Church opposition (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15360-legazpi-mayor-halts-casino-due-to-church-opposition.html)
Written by Manly M. Ugalde / Correspondent
Monday, 31 August 2009 22:01
LEGAZPI CITY—In response to strong opposition from the Catholic Church, the city government here stopped the soon-to-operate casino, dislodging the massive and popular support from the business community and the public.
Also considered in halting the casino operation was the Church’s lamentation that despite the region’s economic misery, various forms of gambling like jueteng abound, with bet collectors invading schools, Church premises and government offices.
The city council said the hearing regarding the application for the operation of casino had an overwhelming approval from the business community and the public, including the mass media, citing that the church did not even register its opposition.
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. has applied for a casino operation on a 24-hour basis at the soon-to-operate P1-billion commercial complex, known as the Embarcadero, the only one in the Bicol region.
According to Fr. Ramoncito Segovience, director of the diocese of Legazpi’s Social Action Center, Albay is now the site of a strong and widespread jueteng operation, reaching far-flung villages.
He said the illegal-numbers game was reinforced by the operation of the Meridien Vista Gaming Corp. (MVGC), an online numbers game operator suppose to appear only at the Cagayan Free Port.
According to documents, MVGC was granted a permit to operate by the provincial government of Albay on March 23, upon endorsement by the provincial board authored by board member Harold Imperial, chairman of the provincial committee on games and amusement.
The permit was given one week after police raided the Meridien extended operation in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. The documents said Meridien Gaming operation is confined at the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport (Cagayan free port).
On April 1, 2009, secretary Jose Mari Ponce, Cagayan free port administrative and chief executive officer, revoked the authority it granted to Meridian to operate outside the free port.
Read the full entry here. (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15360-legazpi-mayor-halts-casino-due-to-church-opposition.html)
hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 11:46 AM Party @ CWC
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hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 12:03 PM The bloggers were briefed about Caramoan, the location of Survivor Israel:Philippine Islands. Their secret destination: Spa Mosaic Even Yehuda. They received a Survivor towel after the screening....:banana::banana::banana:
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Another promotion for Caramoan!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
hakz2007 September 1st, 2009, 12:17 PM Consocep Mountain Resort
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wise_zech September 1st, 2009, 01:58 PM [QUOTE=hakz2007;42197880]Fluvial Procession
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wow ang dami tao nito...
Naga Boy September 1st, 2009, 02:35 PM http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2579241279_3dfab5764f_b.jpg
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Naga Centro Update.
The KFC in front of this Plaza was closed today for renovation as what the sign says.
According the the people from KFC, the building would be shared with its sister company Pizza Hut when it re- opens. The same thing happened to Pizza Hut Building (shared by Red Ribbon and Biggs) when it decided to transfer to SM City and have their building rented to the two fastfood chains.
The lot where the old Pizza Hut and KFC buildings stand are owned by the Enriles.
rally September 2nd, 2009, 12:54 AM good morning naga. Jst arrived now at avenue plaza hotel.
PINOYmeat September 2nd, 2009, 05:16 AM ^^ yang survivor israel, yan ba talaga title nila? survivor PHILIPPINES ba ang nilagay nila? hindi survivor CARAMOAN or saang island man yun?
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 05:27 AM good morning naga. Jst arrived now at avenue plaza hotel.
Rally (of Surigao City), Welcome to Naga City and Camarines Sur! I hope you have a wonderful stay in our province...You can post your CamSur pics here.:banana::banana::banana:
^^ yang survivor israel, yan ba talaga title nila? survivor PHILIPPINES ba ang nilagay nila? hindi survivor CARAMOAN or saang island man yun?
Yes, the title is Survivor Israel:Philippine Islands. It was shot in Caramoan Islands, Camarines Sur.:cheers:
here's the press presentation of the 25 castaways in Israel by Channel 10
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hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 05:41 AM Survivor Israel teasers featuring Caramoan and the castaways...:banana:
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great pic of Plaza Quince Martirez! :cheers:
I really love that pic!!!
Congratz, thread 15 na!!!
I also love those fluvial procession pics!!!
Kudos to you hakz and to those visitors of this thread for keeping this thread going!!! :banana::banana::banana:
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 05:54 AM I really love that pic!!!
Congratz, thread 15 na!!!
I also love those fluvial procession pics!!!
Kudos to you hakz and to those visitors of this thread for keeping this thread going!!! :banana::banana::banana:
thanks, garz.....i am here in Catanduanes...just arrived..sobrang init dito....:ohno:
axel(08)brixx September 2nd, 2009, 06:01 AM Those aerial shots is awesome kainis batet ngayon lang na post yan hahahha
2008 pa yan huh :nuts::nuts::nuts:
Mga manoy sana maging successful ang Peñafrancia Festival this month.
Hope to see more pictures from you guys galing nyo po!!
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 06:03 AM Those aerial shots is awesome kainis batet ngayon lang na post yan hahahha
2008 pa yan huh :nuts::nuts::nuts:
Mga manoy sana maging successful ang Peñafrancia Festival this month.
Hope to see more pictures from you guys galing nyo po!!
sa September 5 Miss Bicolandia na! grabe ng praktis ng mga contingents sa Regional Militay Parade dito.....:cheers:
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 06:18 AM the backdrop is Caramoan Peninsula.....:cheers:
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hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 06:33 AM Gov't sets crop insurance premium subsidy for rice (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=r05&y=&mo=&fi=p090901.htm&no=07)
by MR Ilan
Pili, Camarines Sur (1 September) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) Bicol regional office here and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) have implemented since August 1 until September 15, this year the premium subsidy scheme under the GMA rice program to recoup the damages brought about by typhoons Crising and Dante during the first semester of this year,
Dr. Jose V. Dayao, DA Bicol regional executive director, said that the program was conceptualized to encourage more farmers to plant during the said period since their crops will be covered with insurance and at the same time, they are entitled to 50% seed subsidy.
Dayao added that under the approved guidelines, farmer-beneficiaries who will be planting certified, registered, foundation, and hybrid seeds during the specified period shall obtain a P10,000 per hectare coverage.
He explained that the premium rate for this shall be the discounted rate applicable in the area, which will be paid by DA Bicol.
Read the rest of the entry here. (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=r05&y=&mo=&fi=p090901.htm&no=07)
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 06:35 AM 541 Bicolanos hired under DSWD's NHTS-PR survey (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=r05&y=&mo=&fi=p090901.htm&no=08)
by EE Jerusalem
Legazpi City (1 September) -- Some 541 Bicolanos were hired under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) survey of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Remia Tapispisan, DSWD Bicol regional director, said that, "They were hired as enumerators, encoders, area supervisors, information technology officers, regional field supervisors and administrative support staff.
Tapispisan said that the NHTS-PR is a data management system that identifies who and where the poor are in the country.
She added that the system makes available to the public a database of poor households as reference in identifying beneficiaries of social protection program.
"This is through the conduct of household assessment which is done by the enumerators hired by the department," she said.
About 1,126 individuals were employed under the NHTS-PR in the country.
In Bicol, NHTS-PR was launched in the province of Masbate in May, this year.
Tapispisan bared that In its second phase of implementation in the region, some 1,123 individuals will be hired, consisting of fresh graduate, out-of-school youth laid off workers children of OFWs.
She said that the second phase of implementation will be conducted in the provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes.
Read the rest of the entry here. (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=r05&y=&mo=&fi=p090901.htm&no=08)
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 07:02 AM PGMA, piglalaomang liwat na maabot sa Camarines Sur (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=106247)
9/2/2009
NAGA CITY- Posibleng mag abot digde sa probensiya ning Camarines Sur si Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo partikular na sa banwaan kan Libmanan ngonian na aldaw na Biyernes, Septyembre 4.
Ini ngani na mag atendir sa kompleanyo kan saiyang aki na si 1st district Congressman Datu Arroyo.
Sa entribista kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki UnderSecretary for Bikol Affairs Tomasito Monzon,sinabi kaini na igwa siyang nadadangog na impormasyon na maabot si Mrs Arroyo alagad ini mayo pa man ning opisyal na kompirmasyon hale sa Palasyo Malakanyang.
Sainda pa daang pighahalat an anumang komunikasyon dapit sa baretang ini.
Dae man maaraman kan opisyal kun saen hale an impormasyon na pag abot ni Mrs Arroyo digde sa probensiya,alagad preparado sana man daa sinda engkaso mag-butwa ini digde sa probensiya.
Piglalaoman na magiging bongang-bonga an okasyon na ini kan kongresista huli ta siyertong dadagsaon ini kan mga bistadong personalidad sa politika na kaalyado kaini.
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 07:04 AM ^^kabado na naman yan si Ebdane at mga taga-DPWH sa Bicol....sa pagbisita ni PGMA tiyak na tatanungin na naman sila sa road projects sa Caramoan Peninsula....
bobbymay74 September 2nd, 2009, 08:43 AM UPDATES: CBD II Naga City Coliseum (PHASE V)
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bobbymay74 September 2nd, 2009, 08:46 AM UPDATES: CBD II
NAGA COLISEUM
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bobbymay74 September 2nd, 2009, 08:49 AM UPDATES: CBD II
NAGA COLISEUM PHASE V
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OVERLOOKING SM
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OVERLOOKING CBD PLAZA HOTEL AND TERMINAL
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c6josh September 2nd, 2009, 09:08 AM ^^the coliseum will complement SM Naga...nice urban planning.:)
garzland September 2nd, 2009, 11:06 AM ^^Thanks, Sir Bob for the pics!
I just passed by there this afternoon. The rendering of the coliseum is really nice... Can't to see the finished project.
_mike September 2nd, 2009, 11:47 AM ^^thanks for those pics sir bobby...
i agree with you garz, the rendered plan looks nice. hope they can finish it on schedule..
jsl_bxu1206 September 2nd, 2009, 11:48 AM http://caramoanislands.com/images/LA%20ISLA%20AD%20CARAMOAN.jpg
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rapuy September 2nd, 2009, 12:21 PM Caramoan Islands, August 30, 2009
Lahos/Bichara Island
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Matukad Island
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rapuy September 2nd, 2009, 12:25 PM Crew of Survivor Bulgaria dismantling their stuffs at Matukad Island. Entry to this beach is temporarily halted due to the shooting of Survivor on that day. Speed boats stand guard and prevents entry of other tourists banca.
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garzland September 2nd, 2009, 12:50 PM ^^Welcome to SSC Naga thread, rapuy!
Have you been to Caramoan?
wise_zech September 2nd, 2009, 01:04 PM wow ang ganda naman pagkakuha ung picture mo rapuy...
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 01:07 PM UPDATES: CBD II Naga City Coliseum (PHASE V)
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nice rendering of the coliseum in Naga! thanks bobby for these awesome pics....:banana::banana::banana:
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 01:13 PM 300 na mga miyembros kan Philippine Army, matabang sa pag mantenir sa paz y orden ngonian na ka piestahan (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=106245)
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NAGA CITY-Piglalaoman na maabot sa 300 na mga suldados kan Philippine Army an maarabutan digde sa siyudad anumang oras ngonian na aldaw ngani na maging parte kan augmentation force na mangangataman sa seguridad mientras na pig gigibo an Peñafrancia fiesta ngonian na bulan.
An numerong ini kan mga soldados an idedesignar sa mga pampublikong lugar asin sa mga barangay ngani na tabangan an pulisya na lasugon an isay man na mapasaway mientras na pig gigibo an okasyon.
Sa pakikipag-ulay kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki PO3 Toby Bongon, an opisyal na taga pagtaram kan Naga City Police Station an mga soldados na ini an enot na man na ni-request ni OIC city director Col. Tomasito Clet sa 9th Infantry Batalion kan Philippine Army na pinamamayuhan man ni Major General Ruperto Pabustan.
Naglalaom sinda Bongon na sa numero kan mga awtoridad na marabot digde sa siyudad ning Naga ngonian na kapiestahan ni Mahal na Ina,maiinaan o kaya man mapupuho an mga street crimes na langkabang nangyayari pag may arog kaining okasyon.
Inapodan man niya an publiko na dobleng mag-ingat ngani na dae mabiktima ning mga mandurugas na yaon sana sa palibot kan siyudad .
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 01:26 PM ^^Thanks, Sir Bob for the pics!
I just passed by there this afternoon. The rendering of the coliseum is really nice... Can't to see the finished project.
yup, the second set of photos lokks like an amphitheater to me....:)
^^thanks for those pics sir bobby...
i agree with you garz, the rendered plan looks nice. hope they can finish it on schedule..
i am hoping also for that to be completed as scheduled....
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http://www.yoshke.com/2009/05/20/top-15-philippine-destinations-i-have-yet-to-visit-part-2/
thanks jsl_bxu for contributing here...
You are always welcome here.....:cheers:
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 01:48 PM thv_xEgPYYw
Caramoan, the site of several Survivor editions like Israel, France, Bulgaria and currently filming, Serbia. Music by Russ Landau, CBS Survivor 29 August 2009.
I like the background music.....:banana:
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 01:51 PM Caramoan Islands, August 30, 2009
Lahos/Bichara Island
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astig, kuha ng mga pics mo, rapuy!:cheers:
Crew of Survivor Bulgaria dismantling their stuffs at Matukad Island. Entry to this beach is temporarily halted due to the shooting of Survivor on that day. Speed boats stand guard and prevents entry of other tourists banca.
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Currently being filmed there also is the Serbian version...:banana:
^^Welcome to SSC Naga thread, rapuy!
Have you been to Caramoan?
i think so...because he's posting his pictures now....:)
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 01:58 PM P500M allotted to resettle 300 families in Camarines Sur (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15428-p500m-allotted-to-resettle-300-families-in-camarines-sur.html)
Written by Danny O. Calleja / Reporter
Tuesday, 01 September 2009 23:39
LIBMANAN, Camarines Sur—Malacañang has set aside P500 million for the resettlement of about 300 families from seven barangays in two Camarines Sur towns that would be exposed to floods once the P1.9-million modern irrigation system now undergoing construction here is completed and made operational.
An amount would come from the 2009 special fund of the Office of the President and the National Housing Authority (NHA), according to Assistant Secretary Tomasito Monzon, the presidential assistant for Bicol and concurrent head of the Project Management Office (PMO) of the Bicol River Basin and Watershed Management Project (BRBWMP).
The families to be resettled presently dwell along river banks and other areas at risk of being affected by floods that could be caused by higher water level once the giant Libmanan-Cabusao Dam Project (LCDP) is put into operation, Monzon said.
Construction of the dam, worth some P713 million and considered the biggest in the region, is being undertaken by the BRBWMP. Monzon said the relocation would ensure the safety of these families. The LCDP is part of the P1.9-billion project under the irrigation modernization component of the BRBWMP, Monzon said.
William Ragodon, Bicol regional chief of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), described LCDP as an 11.3-meter-tall and 150-meter-wide structure. It will be Bicol’s biggest dam that will irrigate some 4,000 hectares of rice lands in Libmanan and Cabusao towns, benefitting over 3,000 farmers and their families.
Read the rest fo the entry here. (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/15428-p500m-allotted-to-resettle-300-families-in-camarines-sur.html)
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 02:47 PM PAL focuses on local operations (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/15338-pal-focuses-on-local-operations.html)
August 31, 2009
AFTER announcing plans to reduce international flights, Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it will beef up domestic operations with new routes and destinations.
In a statement, the company said it will introduce a new Cebu-Davao and Davao-Cebu service using the wide-body Airbus A330 starting September 1.
Its budget airline, PAL Express, will add another daily Cebu-Iloilo-Cebu flight using the 76-seater Q400 turboprop aircraft.
Surigao and Naga are also being added to the PAL Express network with daily flights to Surigao and twice a day service to Naga.
The Tan-owned flag carrier said it continues to cope with the economic crisis that has changed the face of the airline industry.
When the crisis led to a travel slump in the latter part of last year, PAL’s passenger load factor fell to an average of 76.2 percent, three points lower than the previous year.
The airline posted a $301.4-million loss for the fiscal year that ended March 31. This prompted PAL to take decisive steps like rationalizing its workforce, realigning operations to match demand and implementing other cost-cutting measures in order to survive.
hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 02:55 PM http://www.cwcwake.com/images/ironman2009/_MG_0034.jpg
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Gov. LRay Villafuerte, 2nd Anna marissa REMIGIO, 1st Monica TORRES, 3rd Manda CARPO
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Gov. LRay Villafuerte, 2nd Peter Gonzales, 1st Noy JOPSON, 3rd Ferdinand CATABIAN
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DOT Undersecretary Cynthia L. Carrion, 2nd Grant PREDDY, 1st Mao Yung Yang, 1st Lorhiz Echavez, 3rd Cris DIMAANO, Wilfred Steven Uytengsu(President & CEO Alaska Milk Corporation)
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DOT Undersecretary Cynthia L. Carrion, 2nd Raynand PICARD, 2nd Beatriz Locsin, 1st Michelle GAILEY, 1st Fredrik CRONEBORG, 3rd Gerrie CALINAWAN, 3rd Carmela patricia SERINA
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Wilfred Steven Uytengsu(President & CEO Alaska Milk Corporation), DOT Undersecretary Cynthia L. Carrion, 2nd Rosalina JOSON, 2nd Aaron Altura, 1st Leilani Tedeski, 1st William DOBSON, 3rd Tessa VALDES, 3rd Andrew PATRICK
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hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 03:02 PM Sunset Chill-Out & Floating Party
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hakz2007 September 2nd, 2009, 03:04 PM Kahapon pala ginanap yung kahulihulihang State of the City Report ni Mayor Jess Robredo.....
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 01:41 AM Of coconut milk and chilies (http://mb.com.ph/articles/218790/of-coconut-milk-and-chilies)
By ANGELO G. GARCIA
September 2, 2009, 5:02pm
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Bob Marlin's Crispy Pata (Photo by ANGELO G. GARCIA)
Some like it hot. Bicolanos like it even hotter — and creamy.
Freshly squeezed coconut milk and piping hot chilies are the two most essential ingredients in almost every dish this southernmost part of the island of Luzon has to offer.
Aside from Mayon volcano — a fitting symbol — Bicol is also famous for its laing, gabi (taro) leaves cooked in coconut milk, bagoong (shrimp paste), chilies and dried dilis; pinangat, fish wrapped in gabi leaves and cooked in coconut milk, ginger, and garlic; and of course, Bicol express, diced pork cooked in coconut milk with a ton of chilies.
In this part of the country, where food is a common language, there are a lot of good food places that offer authentic Bicolano cuisine. Whether it be in a small carinderia in a barrio or a much fancier restaurant in the city center, there’s always a place to go for a good fill of Bicolandia fare.
One such place is Bob Marlin Restaurant, a highly recommended place by locals and even the city’s highest officials.
According to owner and cook Cristina Palma, none other than Naga City’s mayor, Jesse Robredo frequents their restaurant. Just recently the cast of a foreign reality show, shooting in the province of CamSur dined in the restaurant and according to her they loved the food.
Read the rest of the entry here. (http://mb.com.ph/articles/218790/of-coconut-milk-and-chilies)
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 01:51 AM Let me introduce to you guys the Overall Champion for 2 consecutive years in the Regional Military Parade and Competition (2007 and 2008).
University of Saint Anthony
Iriga City
USANT Bags Overall Championship in Peñafrancia Regional Military Street Parade and Competition 2008.
They stood waiting. Many Irigueños, people in all walks of life, lined up to the side of the main road leading to the University of Saint Anthony to welcome the University contingent in the annual Bicol Military Street Parade and Competition held September 19, the day before the Bicol fiesta in honor of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City. It was past six in the evening. The University campus was still bubbling with life and excitement.
They wanted to see the men and women, boys and girls who brought home the bacon. When they finally arrived, there was much clapping of hands, cheering was heard loud and clear. In unison, the USANT family was overjoyed over the event. Some USANT students were asking... will the President declare a holiday?
These are the awards the contingent brought home:
Over-all Champion - ROTC College Level
Over-all Champion - CAT Category 2
1st place - Boys Category 2
1st place - CAT Boys Category 1-A
1st place - Band Majorettes, CategoryA/B combined
1st place - CAT Girls Category 1
1st place - CAT Girls Category 2
2nd place - WATC Unit
2nd place - ROTC/WATC Most Disciplined Contingent, Category 4
3rd place - ROTC Activated Unit, Category 3
3rd place - ROTC Activated Unit, Category 4
4th place - Best Marching WATC Unit, Category 3 & 4
4th place - ROTC Most Disciplined Contingent, Category 3
4th place - CAT Most Disciplined Contingent, Category 1
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 01:54 AM Can the University of Saint Anthony maintain its overall championship this year? Let's find out this September 18, 2009.:cheers:
Below is their winning majorettes last year....
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bobongxd September 3rd, 2009, 01:59 AM ganda naman place nyo hackzzz:D
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 02:01 AM The road to CamSur (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501404&publicationSubCategoryId=72)
BACKSEAT DRIVER By Andy Leuterio
(The Philippine Star)
Updated September 02, 2009
First, it was supposed to be a trek up Mt. Isarog. Then, thanks to extreme difficulty contacting the local DENR station, it became a mountain biking trip around the mountain. Finally, a call from a relay team joining the Cobra Ironman 70.3 in CamSur asking if I was willing to sub for their designated cyclist, who’d had the bad luck to be stricken with dengue. (Doctor: “The good news is you don’t have H1N1. The bad news is you’ve got dengue.” hahaha...).
The team was Nike Park-Livestrong.
Let’s see: I had a Mazda BT-50 for testing, I’d already planned to go to CamSur, and a chance to join the year’s premier triathlon, for a team with two of the sporting world’s best brands. How could I refuse?
Notwithstanding the fact that I’d have to go there alone (the team offered me a plane ticket, but the truck needed to be driven...), it was a trip I looked forward to. Practically all my triathlete friends were there, and while I didn’t originally sign up for the race, a last minute registration was as serendipitous as it could get.
Now, the most convenient way to get to CamSur is to just take the plane to Naga City. But it’s a great drive, if you’re willing to do the distance. It’s 385 kilometers from my house in Parañaque to Naga City. Conservative driving time estimates are around 8-9 hours. Driving alone, and therefore with no need to temper my pace for the sensitivities of any passengers, I figured I could do it in less than that. With my trusty EZ-Map road book in the passenger seat, bags in the backseat, bike in the bed, iPod plugged in, I set off to see what’s so great about “Ironman” that makes triathletes so obsessed.
To get to “CamSur”, you must pass through Laguna, Quezon, parts of Camarines Norte, and the better part of Camarines Sur to get to Naga City, which is where all the action is. In this age of GPS, I like the infallible simplicity of a road map. Actually, several road maps, because the EZ-Map road book breaks down the regions and provinces into pages. A page covers roughly 50-60 lateral kilometers. I did some quick calculations and tried not to lose heart at how many pages I had to cover to get to Naga City.
After quickly transiting the Laguna stretch of the SLEX, it was time to settle down to the realities of a “scenic drive” of Southern Luzon: 2-lane highway, countless jeepneys, and trees. Lots and lots of trees. The farther and farther south I went, the fewer the buildings and signs of civilization. By the time I reached Quezon, I was finally free of eyesore billboards and, eventually, the ubiquitous Jollibee and Chowking.
Distance aside, the drive is a relaxing exercise. In between glances at the map and cross-referencing with the odometer, thoughts freely wander, ranging from “I wonder what time I will get there?” to “Doh! I forgot to pack underwear.”
Once inside Camarines Norte, the road goes up and down the hills, the kind of zigzagging route that makes you feel like a hero tackling a sweeping curve at a little less than 100kph. Aggressive driving quickly gets old, though.
Pretty soon, you realize the time gains are marginal compared to the risks, so you just dial back the pace to “brisk but reasonable”. Less F1, more marathon.
By the time I reached the welcome arch of Camarines Sur, I was feeling cocky enough to send a text message to friends in Naga that my arrival was imminent. Then I looked at the road book and realized Naga City was two more pages away. In between were a couple of towns with obscure names like “Ragay”, “Lupi” and “Sipocot”. It’s the kind of situation where, alone, hungry, and sleep-deprived (I had just four hours of sleep the night before), you kind of semi-panic that maybe you took a wrong turn somewhere and need to double back. But soldiering on, a particular street sign reassured me that I was on track, and still far away: “SM Naga City, 90 kilometers”. I really should have stopped to eat two hours ago. Did I say this was a relaxing drive?
I arrived in Naga in 7.5 hours, still pretty quick by most standards, and then settled down to the business of preparing for the Ironman. Even if you will never join this race, I highly recommend it as a must-see. CamSur’s Governor “LRay” Villafuerte is his province’s most enthusiastic cheerleader and go-getter, and it showed with the thousands of volunteers lining the race course, the incredibly strict traffic control, and the clockwork precision of all the little details that go into creating a world-class event. The day of the race, all public roads affected by the race course were absolutely closed to traffic, which is almost unheard of in this country.
On race morning, TV helicopter hovering above the manmade lake of CamSur Watersports Center, the place was just buzzing with testosterone from the hundreds of local triathletes and the handful of world-class pros.
“Chhhrrriiissss... McCormmaaacckkk!!!! Terrennzzoooo... Bozzoonneeee! Lllissssaaa... Benttleeyyy!!!”, bellowed the Race Director over the PA system just before firing the gun. To a triathlete, these guys are as revered as F1 stars are to motorsports fans, except that they’re a lot more accessible.
Only in triathlon can you walk up to a World Champion and ask to have your picture taken with him. I did it twice. Got the autograph too.
I missed out on Lisa Bentley, a low-profile Canadian who just blended so well with the crowd until someone tipped me off that she was the super-slim woman with “Subaru” printed on her race suit. Also, only in triathlon can you spend 4 to 7 hours swimming, biking, and running, possibly delirious and puking your guts out, in dead last, yet still struggle home and feel like a winner with the rock star treatment that event organizers give to every finisher. I cramped up towards the end of my ride, but the experience was 1/3rd that of a real Ironman finisher.
I made my way home the day after the race, asking myself if I’d be committed enough to seriously race next year. In fact, I was so enamored of the thought that some 60 kilometers and an hour after exiting Naga I began to have doubts about my route. Where was the turnoff leading to Camarines Norte? Where’s the landmark Petron? I looked at my map and couldn’t find it. I went ahead a few more kilometers, stopped, and looked at the map. Still nothing. Then I checked the whole book, finally found out where I really was. Albay. I’d gone south instead of north, having made a crucial turn out of the city when I should have just gone straight thinking the race course was the same as the route going home. The one time I didn’t consult the map before starting off and that’s what happened. I turned the truck around, sped back toward the city, and managed to reach Manila in seven hours, not counting the two hours lost to idiocy. Chalk it up to experience. With long drives, the whole experience is really more fulfilling, exhausting, and occasionally more frustrating than a 30-minute flight in a crowded tube with wings.
We got this very interesting Backseat Driver reaction from one of our philstar.com bloggers regarding Lester Dizon’s “Stuck with ducks” from last week…
I remember when I still worked in the government. We had this bundy clock. And at that time I wondered why our bundy clock kept breaking down. Later I found out that it was purposely “disabled” so that a logbook would be used and the late comers would just write their time of arrival following the latest time in the logbook and not the time on the clock. And this is what is happening in some of our government agencies now. Computerization is supposed to bring in efficiency and curb processing time. But bribes would not be coming in, that’s why computers and automization are not being used. For the corrupt, it’s a disincentive. And by the way, the LTO is supposed to be interconnected nationwide. But what local LTO office in the Philippines is not online as of now? It is where these carnap and smuggled vehicles are registered. Hay naku... – austonian
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 02:08 AM Bikini Open Photoshoot
Hills Resort, Bula
April 30, 2009
by Anton Manzano
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hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 02:12 AM PAG-IBIG,matao kan libreng Scholarship Grant (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=106383)
9/2/2009
NAGA CITY – Masuwerte an mapipiling 150 estudyante kan PAG-IBIG na iyong matatawan kan saindang scholarship grant.
Ini an bagong benipisyo na itatao kan PAG-IBIG sa saindang mga miembro.
Sa intribista kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki Marietta Britanica an manager kan PAG-IBIG Naga Branch, sinabi kaini na digdi sa South Luzon kaiba an syudad kan Naga, matao soboot sinda kan 15 scholarships.
Lima soboot digdi an itatao para sa Degree Courses asin an 10 man para sa Vocational Courses.
Para sa estudyante makua kan degree courses, siya soboot makakarisebe kan P60,000 kada taon asin para man sa vocational courses siya man makakarisebe kan P30,000.
Pero, pili man an kursong dapat kuahon kan estudyante na makua kan degree course.
An mga kursong nasa listahan iyo an Business Courses, Computer Studies, Engineering asin an mga kursong may kinaaraman sa Housing.
Sa gusto man maka-avail kan naunambitan ng scholarship dapat soboot may edad na dae malampas sa 21, high school graduate, igwang general weighted average an marka na 85 pataas asin kabali sa Top 20 estudyante kan eskwelahan.
Sa gusto man makapag-vail kan naunambitan scholarship kaipuhan magpasa kan nasambitan ng requirements bago mag-september 15.
An gabos na ini libreng itatao kan PAG-IBIG para sa ikakaginhawa kan pagkabuhay kan saindang miembro.
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 02:20 AM Boy Abunda performing with the University of Saint Anthony Majorettes!
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: di niya makuha kuha ang steps.....:lol:
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hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 02:32 AM Ironman 70.3 Philippines
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hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 03:33 AM 894 pang kaakian naka-abot nin tamang timbang sa lindong kan LRay Vita Kidz feeding program (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=931)
Kasabay kan pagtatapos ngonian na Agosto kan supplemental feeding sa lindong kan LRay Vita Kidz na pinag-coconducir sa mga banwaan kan Bato, San Fernando, Ocampo, Baao asin Camaligan, 894 pang mga kaakian, edad anom pababa, an nakadagdag sa numero kan mga kaakian na naka-abot kan tamang timbang para sa saindang edad.
An pagrahay kan kondisyon kan lawas pati na pag-umento kan timbang kan mga nasambit na bilang kan mga kaakian an nagin bunga kan poco mas o menos tolong (3) bulan na pagpapakakan kan mga ma-bitamina asin masustansiyang kakanon sa irarom kan nasambit na programa kan govierno provincial sa irarom kan pamamahala kan Provincial Social Services Office (PSSO).
Enot kaini, 1,475 na mga kaakian kan kaparehong edad an ipinag-deklara kan nasambit na oficina na naka-abot na kan tamang timbang nin huli man kan kaparehong pagpapakakan sa lindong kan nasambit na programa na pinag-gibo sa mga banwaan kan Libmanan, Bombon, Balatan, Garchitorena asin Canaman.
An mga nasambit na mga kaakian an nagkaigwa kan hababang timbang asin maluyang kondisyon kan lawas dara kan kakulangan nin masustansiyang pagkakan antes na sinda nagpasa-irarom kan programa. Alagad sa laog sana kan panahon na ipinag-durar kan programa, dakulang pag-gantad kan saindang pisikal na kondisyon an nagin bunga kaini na labi-labi man na ikina-ogma asin ipinagpasalamat kan saindang mga magurang. Katakod pa man kan programa, tinawan man an mga nasambit na magurang nin maninigong kaaraman sa simple, barato alagad masustansiyang pagkakan na tamang iduhol sa mga kaakian.
Linalaoman man na dugang pang 2,631na mga kaakian gikan sa mga banwaan kan Pili, Lagonoy, Balatan, Caramoan asin Ciudad kan Iriga an makakabale sa nasambit na naenot na bilang tanganing magkaigwa kan kagabsan na 5,000 na mga kaakian na nabeneficiaran kan programa na pinagpunan asin nagpapadagos sa bolanos na suporta ni Gobernador LRay Villafuerte katakod kan saiyang advokasia na mapahatan kun bakong totalmenteng ma- iradicar an kaso kan malnutrition sa bilog na provincia asin padagos na mapakarhay an dating kwestyonableng imahe kaini sa lado kan nutrisyon asin salud.
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 03:39 AM Barangay and School Visitation Program, papangenotan kan CamSur department heads (http://www.camarinessur.gov.ph/?page=6&pid=100&id=932)
PILI, CamSur—Bilang pag-andam sa ika-109 na anniversaryo kan Civil Service, papangenotan kan mga pamayo kan manlaen-laen na oficina kan govierno provincial kan Camarines Sur sa irarom kan liderato ni Gob. LRay Villafuerte an pagbisita sa banwaan nin Minalabac sa Septiyembre 2 para sa barangay and school visitation program kan provincia.
Ribo-ribong mga scholarship certificates an liwat ididistribwer sa mga iskolar kan govierno provincial bilang pag-otob sa obheto kan programang school visitation na ipigmukna asin padagos na pinapadrinuhan ni Gob. LRay para matawanan nin magayon na futuro an mga kaakian sa Camarines Sur.
Apuera kaini, dagmang na mga aki man an makakakua nin mga libreng bag asin tsinelas na magiging kagianan sa saindang pag-iskwela bilang parte kan proyektong school visitation. Mapanao padagos si Gob. LRay nin mga food packs para sa mga eskuwela sa munisipalidad kan Minalabac. Asistencia medical asin dental man an ihahatod sa parehong lugar bilang parte kan proyekto.
An liderato ni Gob. LRay Villafuerte padagos na nagkokonducir nin mga programang kabaing kaini bilang pag-otob sa saiyang advocasiyang makatao nin asistencia sa mga pangangaipo kan mga estudyante asin konstituwentes niya, lalo na si mga nakaistar sa mga hararayong lugar.
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 03:43 AM http://www.naga.gov.ph/gallery/photos/1/1_20090902160207.jpg
Metro Naga's local chief executives pose for posterity after the signing of a memorandum of agreement with the University of Nueva Caceres - School of Graduate Studies which formalizes their partnership in women economic empowerment by strengthening the One-Stop Women Enterprise Development Desks (OSWEDDs) earlier established under the GREAT Women Project. UNC will provide volunteer advisory services to the OSWEDDs. (From Left: San Fernando Mayor Fermin M. Mabulo, Bula Mayor Benjamin S. Decena, MNDC Chair Jesse M. Robredo, UNC Graduate School Dean Emelita O. Menes, Gainza Mayor Romeo A. Gontang, Magarao Mayor Nelson B. Julia, Camaligan Mayor Rolando C. Eduardo, Milaor Mayor Rogelio A. Flores, and Pili Mayor Romeo S. Salazar)
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 03:45 AM Caramoan at its finest with the castaways!:banana:
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garycooper September 3rd, 2009, 03:47 AM [QUOTE=hakz2007;42290122]Boy Abunda performing with the University of Saint Anthony Majorettes!
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: di niya makuha kuha ang steps.....:lol:
As always, very nice pics Hakz! Maasahan ka talaga basta sa pretty girls. :)
The USANT Majorettes are really all very pretty. I used to see them right after the parade (sometimes soaking wet because of the rain) because the branch of the bank that I used to work with always invite them to have their lunch at the branch. USANT is a prime client of the bank and its owner, Atty. Ortega watches the parade in the branch of said bank. I see to it that I go to Naga for the Penafrancia if I can. I hope to be in Naga again this year and maybe meet the girls again at the bank. :lol:
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 03:52 AM As always, very nice pics Hakz!
The USANT Majorettes are really all very pretty. I used to see them right after the parade (sometimes soaking wet because of the rain) because the branch of the bank that I used to work with always invite them to have their lunch at the branch. USANT is a prime client of the bank and its owner, Atty. Ortega watches the parade in the branch of said bank. I see to it that I go to Naga for the Penafrancia if I can. I hope to be in Naga again this year and maybe meet the girls again at the bank. :lol:
thanks garycooper....The USANT majorettes are consistent winners during the Regional Military Parade. Their rival is Mariners Polytechnic Colleges Foundation, Baras Campus.:)
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 04:06 AM Beautiful Caramoan Islands...you guys should watch this!:cheers::cheers:
Episode 1 Part 1 - (Tinago and Karao Tribes)
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hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 04:17 AM John and Sarah Prenuptial Shot
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hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 04:23 AM Episode 1 Part 2 = Tinago and Karao Tribes
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This is an awesome promotion of Caramoan.....:banana::banana:
lgseccionph September 3rd, 2009, 04:37 AM Episode 1 Part 2 = Tinago and Karao Tribes
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This is an awesome promotion of Caramoan.....:banana::banana:
WOW! Hats off to Camarines province :banana::banana::banana:
It would be better if they can provide English translation.
CONGRATS TO CAMSUR!
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 04:39 AM the debate on who's no.1 between CamSur and Cebu in terms of tourist arrivals have resurfaced again in Cebu City and Province Thread, to wit:
Personally dili ko motoo sa claim sa CAMSUR. how come mo no. 1 sila na kulang man sila sa accommodation og facilities. Its purely a gimmick by their own tourism department mas motoo pako siguro sa Boracay kay daghan hotels/resorts nya flights from cebu, manila og uban pa.
Hope you're sure of what you're saying because the figures came from DOT. :)
basta ang ako lang, okay lang na sila maoy kinadaghanang turista diri pero dili pud pasabot na sila napuy pinaka the best. lahi ang quantity sa quality. they may have the numbers (no. 1 most visited tourist destination sa pinas) but we are one of the best not just in the pinas but in asia pa (4th best island in asia gud).
Agree ako diyan. Mas malapit kasi ang Camsur sa Manila, main international gateway. At the same time, accessible by land and air pa ang Camsur
At least Cebu doesn't rely on Manila.:) Cebu itself is a Major International Gateway.............. we are very accessible especially to domestic tourist given that Cebu has the most Sea linkages to almost all islands in the Country.:)
Tama kasi ang basehan ng DOT yung domestic tourists. :)
Bai, undang na ta aning CamSur nga issue beh...CamSur deserves it...Remember, CamSur did not get it by luck or by favor...It is result of their efforts.
Again, I say my cheers to CamSur.. :cheers:
Yes, because thats my personal opinion i can still remember the Governor of CAMSUR visiting Cebu to entice more tourist and establish a direct flight from Cebu to Camsur and v.v. Anyway lets give them the No.1 status as most visited tourist destination.:cheers:
right! maayo unta'g atong kinabuhi parehas sa mga threads dinhi na namatay unya kadugayan maressurect og balik...hehehe
And you just have to inject that. Huwag sana kayong ma-offend, 'no? (mag-Filipino usa ko kay dia si Fraulein) But Boracay, Bohol, CamSur and the others are tourism superstars in their own right but people there don't gloat about it the way some of you do na nagbubuhat na ng sariling bangko, may put down pa sa ibang lugar. Not all of you do that but to those who do, that smacks of arrogance in the guise of Cebuano pride. You just can't contain yourselves, can't you? :ohno:
Tayming-tayming ra man gud ni bai...Tourism is very dynamic sector...Now, nag-indicate lang gud ni nga sakto ang gibuhat sa CamSur.
You nailed it, bai.
Wla jud na threat ang Cebu sa CamSur woi.. Saunz.. Layo ra kaau sila.. I dont why some pips wla pa ka get over ana na issue.. Then naa pay tga Manila naki sawsaw sa issue.. Haysus! Unsa rman na ila diha sa CamSUR. Naa clay world class, high rise hotels? Naa ba clay mga world class beaches? Naa clay SRP???!
W-A-LA! Bwahahahaha! :lol::lol::lol:
hakz2007 September 3rd, 2009, 04:40 AM WOW! Hats off to Camarines province :banana::banana::banana:
It would be better if they can provide English translation.
CONGRATS TO CAMSUR!
thanks, lgseccionph...welcome to this thread..
yup, I've been requesting that to youtube uploaders to have subtitles...:cheers:
bonixx September 3rd, 2009, 05:56 AM wow ngayon ko lang napansin T-15 na pala tayo dito ! Congrats again Naga City!
wheel of steel September 3rd, 2009, 07:31 AM Marhay na Aldaw!
Salamat Bobbymay sa mga pictures mo. Excellent at good quality.
BTW: May update na ba tayo sa PNR Naga? Dito kasi sa Ligao, malapit na ring magbukas yung Naga Ligao commuter service. Hopefully may balita na tayo dyan. Thanks and Regards...
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wise_zech September 3rd, 2009, 07:41 AM the debate on who's no.1 between CamSur and Cebu in terms of tourist arrivals have resurfaced again in Cebu City and Province Thread, to wit:
bai salamat sa pag post mo nito, para lang sa akin nakakasawa na ung debate nila, wla katapusang isyu na yan kaya gusto ko mag post sa ibang threads wla pang magulo....para sa akin bai masaya na ako kung ano mayron tayo....dapat nga magpasalamat tayo....
wohiwohi September 3rd, 2009, 10:59 AM Our September fiesta
ROSES & THORNS By Alejandro R. Roces (The Philippine Star) Updated September 03, 2009 12:00 AM
Recently, we read that there has been some debate over the upcoming celebration of the Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia (Our Lady of Penafrancia) fiesta in Naga. Essentially, it was a discussion between the Naga City Government and the Catholic Church (Archdiocese of Caceres) over the additions of certain types of celebrations during the fiesta; which Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi said had diminished the solemnity and religiousness of the celebration. In the end, the City and Church agreed to setup a pilgrimage zone, within which the religious activities would occur. This “triangle” connects from the Naga Basilica to the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral and the Penafrancia Church. The City also promised to limit extra-curricular activities, including beauty pageants within the nine-day celebration. With over one million pilgrims expected to attend the fiesta, we applaud the ability of the Naga City government and the Archdiocese of Caceres at reaching an amicable compromise.
The cult of Penafrancia began in 1424 — more than 50 years before Columbus discovered America. The story goes that Simon Vela, a wealthy Parisian who gave his inheritance away to the poor, discovered the hidden image of the Virgin Mary after she visited him in a dream. Vela’s discovery of the image in Pena de Francia (Penafrancia) was supposedly prophesied by a saintly young girl in the town of Sequeros, Sierra de Francia of the province of Salamanca in Spain. She died and then resurrected long enough to say that a pious man would find a hidden image of the Virgin Mary — this man would eventually prove to be Simon Vela.
The cult reached the Philippines when a philosophy student at the University of Sto. Tomas, suffering from ill health, read a booklet on the miracles of the Penafrancia Virgin and became her devotee. He attributed his improved health to her intercession and in thanksgiving, worked to construct two Penafrancia churches. One was in San Fernando de Dilao, Manila in 1712. The location was chosen because legend was that an old woman found a portrait of the Penafrancia during a typhoon. She spied it floating on the flowing water, but when she picked it up it was perfectly dry! Unfortunately, the cult did not prosper and all that remains are the painting, the church at 1343 Gomez and a street named after the Virgin. The other church was constructed in 1710 at Nueva Caceres, Camarines Sur. The cult then proliferated throughout the Bicol region.
An image is a concept made visible. The Bicol cult centers around a crude image of the Virgin and Child apparently and allegedly patterned after the Pena de Francia image. Interestingly, the Bicolanos never made representations of the Gugurung and other lesser deities in their pre-Hispanic pantheon; the lagdongs were clumsy depictions of the spirits of their ancestors. The Penafrancia Virgin may very well be the first major iconographic attempt in Bicolandia. The original image in Salamanca is black. The Bicol carver could very well have used kamagong in crafting his version of the Penafrancia, instead he used a light-colored wood and stained it with dog’s blood. Igorots and Bagobos offer sacrifices to their idols by suffusing them with animal blood. One of the first legends of the Penafrancia Virgin in Bicol is resurrecting the dog that gave its life to tint her image.
The Penafrancia festivity is preceded by a novena, a daily nine-day prayer of devotion. The novena traditionally begins with the transfer of the image from her shrine in Penafrancia Church to the Metropolitan Cathedral. The transfer is always timed so that the ninth day will fall on the third Saturday of September. The celebration then culminates with a fluvial procession.
A good question is: Why a fluvial procession? There are several possible explanations. First, it is claimed that the river is where the Virgin resurrected the dog. Second, holding a procession in the Bikol River is what symbolically makes the celebration a regional rather than just a Naga affair. Third, is the part the rivers played in the lives of our ancestors. The ancient Filipinos were animists and endowed the rivers, mountains and tress with souls. Diego de Artieda wrote in 1753: “They have a god of the sea and a god of the rivers.” Our pre-Hispanic roots and history can still be found today.
Sadto Loyo September 3rd, 2009, 12:27 PM bai salamat sa pag post mo nito, para lang sa akin nakakasawa na ung debate nila, wla katapusang isyu na yan kaya gusto ko mag post sa ibang threads wla pang magulo....para sa akin bai masaya na ako kung ano mayron tayo....dapat nga magpasalamat tayo....
There should really be no debate on this. The figures speak for themselves. In fairness to the people of Camarines Sur and to the Governor, being labeled the No. 1 tourist destination is a goal met albeit surprisingly very quickly. In achieving this, Camarines Sur only proved that with determination things could really happen.
But there is no question that Cebu is very much advanced compared to Naga and Camarines Sur in terms of infrastructure facilities.
c6josh September 3rd, 2009, 02:16 PM [QUOTE=hakz2007;42293768]John and Sarah Prenuptial Shot
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c6josh September 3rd, 2009, 02:25 PM Bikini Open Photoshoot
Hills Resort, Bula
April 30, 2009
by Anton Manzano
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^^wow @hakz gising na naman ako...I could stare at the pictures everyday...e copy paste ko muna to...ganda:nuts: Camsur is the most exciting thread thus far...who's the girl in the red bikini @hakz? I love her...
randism September 3rd, 2009, 02:26 PM . P500M allotted to resettle 300 families in Camarines Sur
(News/Regions)
LIBMANAN, Camarines Sur—Malacañang has set aside P500 million for the resettlement of about 300 families from seven barangays in two Camarines Sur towns that would be exposed to floods once the P1.9-million ...
fil07 September 3rd, 2009, 07:34 PM bai salamat sa pag post mo nito, para lang sa akin nakakasawa na ung debate nila, wla katapusang isyu na yan kaya gusto ko mag post sa ibang threads wla pang magulo....para sa akin bai masaya na ako kung ano mayron tayo....dapat nga magpasalamat tayo....
it's not only cebuanos who are questioning the figures of DOT but local business people here as well. at least it is not CAMSUR who claims we are no.1 but DOT. whether we trust DOT's figures or not, that's a different story. sabi nga nung mga nagkukwestyon sa figures, kahit punuin pa ng tourists ang hotels sa METRO NAGA and rinconada, iassume na lahat ng pasahero ng lahat ng flights sa naga and legazpi, kulang pa rin. just sharing what i heard.
garycooper September 4th, 2009, 03:36 AM it's not only cebuanos who are questioning the figures of DOT but local business people here as well. at least it is not CAMSUR who claims we are no.1 but DOT. whether we trust DOT's figures or not, that's a different story. sabi nga nung mga nagkukwestyon sa figures, kahit punuin pa ng tourists ang hotels sa METRO NAGA and rinconada, iassume na lahat ng pasahero ng lahat ng flights sa naga and legazpi, kulang pa rin. just sharing what i heard.
The DOT must have a basis in coming out with those figures because they wouldn't have came out with it if they don't. It would be better then if DOT comes out with a rejoinder on how they arrived at those figures.
In reference to what fil07 heard, you don't only consider the passengers coming in via air, you have to remember that Bicol is very much accessible by land. I just don't know how the DOT was able to monitor this and used it as part of the counting.
But as one Cebu forumer said, whether the DOT figures are true or not, the fact is CamSur was able to breakthrough the top echelon of the country's tourist destinations. Whereas before you only hear of Cebu, Boracay and Bohol, now CamSur (and Bicol as well) is always mentioned even by showbiz celebrities. Assuming it is not number 1, but either no. 2 o 3, it is still an achievement for Camsur and the Bicol Region as well, because Bicol has been at the tailend even with its numerous tourist attractions. As late as 10 years ago, Bicol was only known mostly for Mayon Volcano, but now you have CWC and Caramoan in Camsur, Butanding adventure in Sorsogon, Misibis in Albay, and so many others. The advantage of going to Bicol is, you can still do province hopping because land travel is very convenient. Say, if you go to CWC, you can still afford to do a side trip to see Mayon Volcano and butanding in Donsol.
We have to give credit to the CamSur people especially Gov LRay who really worked very hard to attain what they have now. :applause:
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:11 AM Ihuhudyat ni PGMA ang paggawa sa P1.6 B skyway bridge (http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/balitang_malacanang.htm)
September 2, 2009
Udyok ng hangaring mapabuti pang lalo ang buhay ng mga Pilipino, pangungunahan ng Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang ground-breaking ng P1.6 bilyong twin-skyway bridge na magpapadali ng pagla-lakbay sa pagitan ng dalawang mahalagang bayan ng Camarines Sur—Libmanan at Canaman at sa distritong komersiyal ng Naga City.
Ang tulay na ito ay mahalagang bahagi ng Bicol River Basin and Water-shed Management Project at ng Tubig-Kalsada–Oportunidad (TKO) na programa ni Kint. Diosdado “Dato” Arroyo, unang purok ng Camarines Sur para pangalagaan ang likas na kayamanan at produksiyon ng Bicol River Basin.
Kapag natapos ang bagong skyway bridge, magiging higit na mabilis ang biyahe mula sa Maynila hanggang Naga City at iba pang bayan sa Timog at maging ang biyahe buhat sa Libmanan hanggang Naga City.
Ang kostruksiyon ng bagong skyway bridge ay sisimulan ng Kagawa-ran ng Pagawaing Bayan at Pambansang Lansangan sa Oktubre at inaasahang matatapos sa 2010 salig sa utos ng Pangulo.
Ang proyekto ay dalawang tulay. Ang una ay nasa gawi nt Libmanan na 300 lineal meters at itatayo sa munting pulong Baranggay Iquin, bayan ng Canaman at ang ikalawa ay nasa dakong Canaman na 100 lineal meters naman ang sukat na babagtas sa malawak na palayan at dala-wang malalaking kanal ng Ilog Bikol.
Kasama sa proyektong ito ang paggawa ng 26 kilometrong kongkre-tong lansangang nilagyan ng asphalt overlay.
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:22 AM Sino kaya ang mananalo sa Miss Bicolandia bukas ng gabi?
This year will be hosted by Paolo Bediones,
this is a photo from last year.
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:25 AM wow ngayon ko lang napansin T-15 na pala tayo dito ! Congrats again Naga City!
long time no hear, bonixx..mukhang busy ka ah....:cheers:
Marhay na Aldaw!
Salamat Bobbymay sa mga pictures mo. Excellent at good quality.
BTW: May update na ba tayo sa PNR Naga? Dito kasi sa Ligao, malapit na ring magbukas yung Naga Ligao commuter service. Hopefully may balita na tayo dyan. Thanks and Regards...
si Bobbymay talaga ang tanungin natin about PNR....:)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:27 AM Off-season vegetable production training held in Daet, CamNorte
(http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=227637)
Daet, Camarines Norte, Sept. 03, (PNA)-- Over thirty 30 farmers from the municipality of Vinzons and Daet, Camarines Norte attended the two-day training on off season vegetable production held recently at Camarines Norte State College.
The training was conceptualized to introduce new technologies in producing off-season vegetables.
It also aims to provide farmers with the knowledge and skills on how to produce quality vegetables even during off-season.
The activity was sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and the office of Rep. Liwayway Vinzons-Chato.
According to Vinzons Mayor Oliver R. Ferrer, trainings are important as more farmers learn new technologies, which increase production. He added that if more people were given the opportunity to attend similar trainings, poverty would be alleviated.
The mayor also cited that farmers could produce vegetables and other crops not only for their own consumption but also for sale.
Meanwhile, Regional Executive Director Jose V. Dayao said that the Department of Agriculture is always on hand to provide technical assistance to interested farmers or vegetable growers.
With the collaboration and linkages of national and local agencies more farmers will be benefited and vegetable sufficiency can be attained.
Dayao emphasized that it is important for participants to learn the right technologies for them to produce quality vegetable, which is vital in getting market channels.
Chato, on the other hand, expressed that it only requires positive attitude and discipline for one to succeed.
The congresswoman challenged the group to give their best and learn the different techniques so they could also produce quality vegetables throughout the year.
She also added that nothing is impossible if people would give their heart in whatever they do. She urged the group to share whatever skills, technique or knowledge they acquire out of the training.
After the training, it is important to practice what they learn for a multiplier effect, she told the group.
She also said that her office is willing to provide other assistance like seeds so they could start a backyard garden after the training. (PNA)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:36 AM Biyahe ni PGMA, pigkanselar huli sa raot kan panahon digde sa Camarines Sur (http://bomboradyo.com/newsdetails1.asp?ID=106670)
9/4/2009 9:02:41 AM
NAGA CITY- Pigkanselar na soboot kan Palasyo Malakanyang an biyahe kutana ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ngonian na aldaw pasering digde sa probensiyang Camariens Sur ngani na mag atendir sa kompleanyo kan aki niyang si 1st district Congressman Datu Arroyo.
Ini huli kan raot ning panahon na namamatean kan probensiya poon pa kasubangui.
Sa entribista kan Bombo Radyo Naga ki PNR General Manager Ower Andal, posibleng dae na mag abot an presidente huli ngani kan bakong magayon na panahon.
Apuwera sa birthday celebration kan aki,bibisitahon pa man kan presidente an mga government projects na pigpapautob arog kan Philippine National Railways, PNR.
Mientrastanto, nagtetenir pa man guiraray na nakaantabay an pulisya asin militar sa Naga airport asin an mga naghaharalat na mga opisyal kan gobyerno sa paglaom nas mag-abot pa an presidente.
Pahayag man kan Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Serives Administration PAG-ASA-Bikol na an raot kan panahon ngonian dara kan bagyong si Labuyo na nagkakawsa ning sobrang pag uuran sa Camarines Sur poon pa kasubagui.
Sa balyong lado,sinabi man ni Congressman Datu Arroyo na dae pa man guiraray siya nawawaran ning paglaom, na baka mag abot an saiyang ina engkaso magmaray an panahon.
Halata niya daa ini astang alas 3:00 ning hapon.
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:41 AM bai salamat sa pag post mo nito, para lang sa akin nakakasawa na ung debate nila, wla katapusang isyu na yan kaya gusto ko mag post sa ibang threads wla pang magulo....para sa akin bai masaya na ako kung ano mayron tayo....dapat nga magpasalamat tayo....
yup, dapat masya tayo dahil maraming turista dito sa Pilipinas.
Our September fiesta
ROSES & THORNS By Alejandro R. Roces (The Philippine Star) Updated September 03, 2009 12:00 AM
Recently, we read that there has been some debate over the upcoming celebration of the Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia (Our Lady of Penafrancia) fiesta in Naga. Essentially, it was a discussion between the Naga City Government and the Catholic Church (Archdiocese of Caceres) over the additions of certain types of celebrations during the fiesta; which Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi said had diminished the solemnity and religiousness of the celebration. In the end, the City and Church agreed to setup a pilgrimage zone, within which the religious activities would occur. This “triangle” connects from the Naga Basilica to the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral and the Penafrancia Church. The City also promised to limit extra-curricular activities, including beauty pageants within the nine-day celebration. With over one million pilgrims expected to attend the fiesta, we applaud the ability of the Naga City government and the Archdiocese of Caceres at reaching an amicable compromise.
The cult of Penafrancia began in 1424 — more than 50 years before Columbus discovered America. The story goes that Simon Vela, a wealthy Parisian who gave his inheritance away to the poor, discovered the hidden image of the Virgin Mary after she visited him in a dream. Vela’s discovery of the image in Pena de Francia (Penafrancia) was supposedly prophesied by a saintly young girl in the town of Sequeros, Sierra de Francia of the province of Salamanca in Spain. She died and then resurrected long enough to say that a pious man would find a hidden image of the Virgin Mary — this man would eventually prove to be Simon Vela.
The cult reached the Philippines when a philosophy student at the University of Sto. Tomas, suffering from ill health, read a booklet on the miracles of the Penafrancia Virgin and became her devotee. He attributed his improved health to her intercession and in thanksgiving, worked to construct two Penafrancia churches. One was in San Fernando de Dilao, Manila in 1712. The location was chosen because legend was that an old woman found a portrait of the Penafrancia during a typhoon. She spied it floating on the flowing water, but when she picked it up it was perfectly dry! Unfortunately, the cult did not prosper and all that remains are the painting, the church at 1343 Gomez and a street named after the Virgin. The other church was constructed in 1710 at Nueva Caceres, Camarines Sur. The cult then proliferated throughout the Bicol region.
An image is a concept made visible. The Bicol cult centers around a crude image of the Virgin and Child apparently and allegedly patterned after the Pena de Francia image. Interestingly, the Bicolanos never made representations of the Gugurung and other lesser deities in their pre-Hispanic pantheon; the lagdongs were clumsy depictions of the spirits of their ancestors. The Penafrancia Virgin may very well be the first major iconographic attempt in Bicolandia. The original image in Salamanca is black. The Bicol carver could very well have used kamagong in crafting his version of the Penafrancia, instead he used a light-colored wood and stained it with dog’s blood. Igorots and Bagobos offer sacrifices to their idols by suffusing them with animal blood. One of the first legends of the Penafrancia Virgin in Bicol is resurrecting the dog that gave its life to tint her image.
The Penafrancia festivity is preceded by a novena, a daily nine-day prayer of devotion. The novena traditionally begins with the transfer of the image from her shrine in Penafrancia Church to the Metropolitan Cathedral. The transfer is always timed so that the ninth day will fall on the third Saturday of September. The celebration then culminates with a fluvial procession.
A good question is: Why a fluvial procession? There are several possible explanations. First, it is claimed that the river is where the Virgin resurrected the dog. Second, holding a procession in the Bikol River is what symbolically makes the celebration a regional rather than just a Naga affair. Third, is the part the rivers played in the lives of our ancestors. The ancient Filipinos were animists and endowed the rivers, mountains and tress with souls. Diego de Artieda wrote in 1753: “They have a god of the sea and a god of the rivers.” Our pre-Hispanic roots and history can still be found today.
The MIlitary Parade, Mis Bicolandia and etc. are now part of Viva Naga Viva Bicolandia Festival.
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:43 AM Raterta books spot in Milo national final (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/218424/raterta-books-spot-milo-national-final)
By CLYDE MARIANO
August 30, 2009, 6:31pm
NAGA CITY — Luisa Raterta made it to the final of the 33rd National Milo Marathon elimination when she won the Naga leg for the fifth time since 2003.
An eight-year veteran of the country’s longest running footrace, Raterta dominated the 21k course, clocking 1:31.48, surpassing the 1:35 qualifying time in the race that started and ended in front of Plaza Quezon.
“This will be my ninth appearance in the finals. I will try my best to become the first Bicolana runner to win the prestigious race,” said 28-year-old mother of three from Tabaco, Albay. She also won P10,000 for her victory.
May Ilo and Myra Luz Abueg failed to join Raterta to the finals, clocking 1:50.51 and 1:59.10, for second and third, respectively.
The Naga leg, however, ended without a male finalist as eventual winner David Madera failed to make the grade and consoled himself with P10,000.
Raterta is hoping to improve on her fifth place finish in 2004.
“I could have submitted a better time if the opposition was tough. It’s good, I made it to the finals for the ninth time,” she said.
Three runners from Bicol have won in the national finals – Victor Idava, from Catanduanes, and the Ballesters brothers, Wilfredo and Allan from Sorsogon.
Raterta joined Mario Maglinao, the Legazpi leg winner, to represent Bicol in the finals to challenge reigning men champion Eduardo Buenavista and Mercedita Manipol in the 42k race in October in Manila.
Madera, a member of the track team of University of Santo Tomas, is satisfied with his time despite failing to breach the 1:15 qualifying mark.
Madera competed in the 10,000m, 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase in the UAAP.
Reynand Novallasca, fifth placer last year, came in second behind Madera.
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:50 AM Ocampo Valley
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:53 AM John and Sarah Prenuptial Shot
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^^sponsored by Nike ang shoes ah...:)
hindi masyadong halata....:lol:
^^wow @hakz gising na naman ako...I could stare at the pictures everyday...e copy paste ko muna to...ganda:nuts: Camsur is the most exciting thread thus far...who's the girl in the red bikini @hakz? I love her...
:lol::lol::lol: wag ka naman sana managinip...:lol::lol::lol:
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:56 AM Mt. Isarog
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 08:57 AM ano na kayang balita dun sa redistricting ng CamSur and CamNorte?
Sa Albay hahatiin din yung 3rd district.....Nasa House of representatives na rin yung bill...
Camalig Guinobatan, Jovellar and Pio Duran - 3rd district
Ligao, Polangui, Oas and Libon - 4th district
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:11 AM Kaogma Dancers
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:13 AM . P500M allotted to resettle 300 families in Camarines Sur
(News/Regions)
LIBMANAN, Camarines Sur—Malacañang has set aside P500 million for the resettlement of about 300 families from seven barangays in two Camarines Sur towns that would be exposed to floods once the P1.9-million ...
sorry for the incovenience....construction is ongoing.....:lol:
it's not only cebuanos who are questioning the figures of DOT but local business people here as well. at least it is not CAMSUR who claims we are no.1 but DOT. whether we trust DOT's figures or not, that's a different story. sabi nga nung mga nagkukwestyon sa figures, kahit punuin pa ng tourists ang hotels sa METRO NAGA and rinconada, iassume na lahat ng pasahero ng lahat ng flights sa naga and legazpi, kulang pa rin. just sharing what i heard.
Sir Naga Boy could expound that very well....:cheers:
pi_malejana September 4th, 2009, 09:14 AM pwede po bang pa-request uli kami sa PNR thread ng pics ng Naga Station??:) kung may makadaan lang naman po...:D
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:18 AM Smart unit broadband permit gets extension (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/15559-smart-unit-broadband-permit-gets-extension.html)
Written by Lenie Lectura / Reporter (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/Written%20by%20Lenie%20Lectura%20/%20Reporter)
Thursday, 03 September 2009 22:34
AFTER two years, regulators finally extended the broadband Internet service permit of Smart Broadband Inc. (SBI), a subsidiary of Smart Communications Inc.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) extended the provisional authority (PA) of SBI to install, operate and maintain a data leased channel circuit network for a period coterminous with the life of its legislative franchise under Republic Act 8337.
“In as much as [SBI] has demonstrated that it is technically and financially capable of continuously operating and maintaining the data leased channel circuit network services, the commission en banc resolved that the issuance of CPCN [certificate of public convenience and necessity] in favor of herein movant applicant is in order,” said the NTC in its order.
SBI is authorized to operate in Metro Manila , Benquet, Tarlac, Cavite, Laguna, Camarines Sur, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Misamis Oriental, Davao del Sur and Zamboanga del Sur.
SBI’s application for an extended permit was filed in August 2007 nearly a month before it was due to expire on September 21, 2007. The permit had already been extended twice by the NTC in 2001 and 2005.
SBI’s wireless broadband service—branded as SmartBro—currently has over 3,300 wireless broadband-enabled base stations providing high-speed Internet access to over 949 cities and municipalities nationwide.
Smart Bro is a fixed wireless solution to provide broadband Internet access. It rides on the nationwide cellular network of Smart to deliver broadband Internet service to a subscriber’s personal computer, eliminating the need for a phone line.
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:20 AM pwede po bang pa-request uli kami sa PNR thread ng pics ng Naga Station??:) kung may makadaan lang naman po...:D
:cheers:
don't you worry, pj,,,,,Bobbymay will take care of it....:banana::banana::banana:
pi_malejana September 4th, 2009, 09:24 AM don't you worry, pj,,,,,Bobbymay will take care of it....:banana::banana::banana:
:banana: salamat...(don't know the bicol word even though my dad's a bicolano :()
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:33 AM Maagaw na kaya ng Mariners Polytechnic Colleges Foundation (Baras) and kampeonato mula s University of Saint Anthony?
Mariners Polytechnic Colleges Foundation is the 1st runner up last year.
Best Marching Band A - Mariners Polytechnic Colleges, Canaman
Best Marching ROTC - Mariners Polytechnic Colleges, Canaman
2nd Place - Best Marching Majorettes
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:35 AM :banana: salamat...(don't know the bicol word even though my dad's a bicolano :()
salamat in bikol is mabalos....:cheers:
saan ba dito sa Bikol galing ang tatay mo?
pi_malejana September 4th, 2009, 09:36 AM salamat in bikol is mabalos....:cheers:
saan ba dito sa Bikol galing ang tatay mo?
pilar, sorsogon sir...:)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:37 AM pilar, sorsogon sir...:)
sa Maynila ka na siguro lumaki? nakabisita ka na rin ba dito sa CamSur?:)
pi_malejana September 4th, 2009, 09:40 AM sa Maynila ka na siguro lumaki? nakabisita ka na rin ba dito sa CamSur?:)
i've never been to Bicolania...:(
nakaka-intindi naman po ako ng bicol kasi ung mother (who is from Pangasinan) ko natuto kaya un ang ginagamit dito sa bahay minsan...
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:43 AM i've never been to Bicolania...:(
nakaka-intindi naman po ako ng bicol kasi ung mother (who is from Pangasinan) ko natuto kaya un ang ginagamit dito sa bahay minsan...
:cheers:
sana makapagsalita ka rin ng Bikol at makapunta na rin dito eventually kasi marami kang mamimiss dito sa Bikol....:cheers:
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:46 AM Camarines Sur State Agricultural College (Pili)
maraming awards din itong nakukuha sa kompetisyon....:)
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axel(08)brixx September 4th, 2009, 09:52 AM i've never been to Bicolania...:(
nakaka-intindi naman po ako ng bicol kasi ung mother (who is from Pangasinan) ko natuto kaya un ang ginagamit dito sa bahay minsan...
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wow dude welcome po sa Naga City & Camarines Provinces Thread :c
That's mean your mom is not Bicolana she speaks Pangalatok or Ilocano, hahaha parang gulo tol? sensya na dude :c :bash:
Well Antipolo City & Rizal Province is my 2nd home thread here :c
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 09:56 AM SSC CamSur meets SSC Surigao City!
September 4, 2009
from Surigao City and Surigao del Norte Province Thread.....
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Rally and the forumers from Naga City and Camarines Sur Thread.
wow.... bongga.. ANG TANONG NASAAN KYA C HAKZ D2?:lol::lol::lol:
:lol::lol::lol: hehehe naconscious tuloy ako...yung nakasalamin, april....:banana::banana::banana:
pi_malejana September 4th, 2009, 09:59 AM wow dude welcome po sa Naga City & Camarines Provinces Thread :c
That's mean your mom is not Bicolana she speaks Pangalatok or Ilocano, hahaha parang gulo tol? sensya na dude :c :bash:
Well Antipolo City & Rizal Province is my 2nd home thread here :c
sabi kasi mas madaling matutunan ang Bicol kaysa sa pangasinense... my mom learned bicol, pero ung tatay ko di magaling sa pangalatok hehhe...:D so sa bahay bicol ginagamit nila minsan...
btw, madami akong home thread NPA kami eh...:D
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:00 AM wow dude welcome po sa Naga City & Camarines Provinces Thread :c
That's mean your mom is not Bicolana she speaks Pangalatok or Ilocano, hahaha parang gulo tol? sensya na dude :c :bash:
Well Antipolo City & Rizal Province is my 2nd home thread here :c
his father is a Bikolano from Pilar, Sorsogon...parang natuto na rin kasi ang mother niya na magbikol since ang husband is from Bikol....siguro ganun din ang tatay niya marunong naring mag-Ilokano...
april@aries September 4th, 2009, 10:03 AM SSC CamSur meets SSC Surigao City!
September 4, 2009
from Surigao City and Surigao del Norte Province Thread.....
:lol::lol::lol: hehehe naconscious tuloy ako...yung nakasalamin, april....:banana::banana::banana:
hehehe..baby face...:):)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:06 AM hehehe..baby face...:):)
kung pupunta ka dito sa CamSur iwewelcome ka rin namin dito....:cheers:
wise_zech September 4th, 2009, 10:11 AM hehehe..baby face...:):)
uu nga april matangkad un at saka wafu rin..hehehe
april@aries September 4th, 2009, 10:13 AM kung pupunta ka dito sa CamSur iwewelcome ka rin namin dito....:cheers:
no probs... it would be an honor to meet you guys... who knows one day i'll be there....
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:16 AM More or less 130 contingents will be participating on this year's Regional Military Street Parade and Competition....Sino kaya ang magchachampion?
Abangan sa Setember 18, 2009...
The Parade commences at 6 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m....Ang tagal di ba...:cheers:
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:19 AM sabi kasi mas madaling matutunan ang Bicol kaysa sa pangasinense... my mom learned bicol, pero ung tatay ko di magaling sa pangalatok hehhe...:D so sa bahay bicol ginagamit nila minsan...
btw, madami akong home thread NPA kami eh...:D
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:lol::lol::lol: NPA ba kamo? dapat din kasi nating matutunan ang language and culture ng ibang regions....lalo na kung may dugong nanalaytay sa yo....
uu nga april matangkad un at saka wafu rin..hehehe
:lol::lol::lol::lol: yan ang sabi ng nanay ko....
no probs... it would be an honor to meet you guys... who knows one day i'll be there....
i'm giging you my warmest welcome now dito sa CamSur....
OT:hahahaha......:lol::lol::lol:
parang di ka kumbinsido...:lol::lol::lol: basta Camarinense may itsura depende kung masama nga lang,,,,:lol::lol::lol:
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:23 AM These are the results of the Regional Military Street Parade and Competition last year.....abangan natin kung mamaintain nila ito this year....:cheers:
Overall Champion (ROTC/WATC) - University of Saint Anthony
Overall Champion (CAT) - University of Saint Anthony
Band/Majorettes (A & B - University of Saint Anthony
CAT Boys (Category I-A) - University of Saint Anthony
CAT Girls (Category I-A) - University of Saint Anthony
CAT Boys (Category 2) - University of Saint Anthony
CAT Girls (Category 2) - University of Saint Anthony
Most Disciplined Unit (ROTC & WATC) - Camarines Sur State Agricultural College-Sipocot Campus
Most Disciplined Unit ROTC (Category III) - Mariners Polytechnic Colleges, Legazpi City
Most Disciplined Unit ROTC (Category IV) - Our Lady of Lourdes Colleges Foundation, Vinzons, Camarines Norte
Most Disciplined Unit (CAT) - Ateneo de Naga University
Best Marching Band A - Mariners Polytechnic Colleges, Canaman
Best Marching Band B - Partido State University
Best Marching ROTC - Mariners Polytechnic Colleges, Canaman
Best Marching ROTC Sponsors - Partido State University
Best Marching WATC - Camarines Sur State Agricultural College-Sipocot Campus
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:25 AM wui..wala akong sinabi... i just laugh out of amusement
:lol::lol::lol: joke lang yun....hindi naman ako pikunin,,basta pag pumunta ka rito sa CamSur...with arms wide open ang pagwelcome ko sa dito....:cheers:
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:38 AM hehehe....parang kanta:lol::lol:
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: sa Bigg's pala kumain kami ng lunch..it's a Bicolano food chain...diyan yung laing, pinangat at iba pang Bikolano cuisines....
nagpicturan kasi kami pagkatapos ng kumain....mamayang gabi ipopost ni Bobbymay yung ibang pics.....:banana::banana::banana:
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:58 AM Ang Camarines Sur National High School (1st pic) ay maraming awards din itong nakukuha sa military parade.....
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 10:59 AM soon i'll visit bicol in god's perfect time
tiyak na mapupuntahan mo rin ang CamSur....:cheers:
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:07 PM Iriga City Qualifies for AusAID ISF-LAMP2 Small Grant (http://iriga.gov.ph/ic/ic_news.asp?news=305)
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Iriga City was awarded a small grant worth Php 1M by the Australian Government thru the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The grant is for the automation of transactions in the City Assessor`s Office (CAO) and the City Treasurer`s Office (CTO) under the Land Administration and Management Project Phase 2 (LAMP2).
The Land Administration and Management Project phase 2 (LAMP2) is the scaling up of land administration and management initiatives for a potential 15-20 year program to improve land administration in the Philippines. It is a strategic Government of the Philippines initiative which aims to support an efficient land market and alleviate the present low level of confidence in the system of formal land administration and the lack of tenure security.
The goal is to reform the land administration system so that it contributes to the country’s socio-economic development goals.
The purpose is to accelerate the process of land administration reform and apply the lessons of LAMP (phase 1) in selected regions, provinces and municipalities to support the progressive expansions of tenure security and the adoption of approved property valuation standards and procedures through sustainable partnership agreements.
Iriga City`s ongoing computerization program in the CAO and CTO was chosen for the grant under the Innovation Support Fund (ISF) of Lamp2. Besides the grant which will be used to purchase computer and networking hardware which aims to interconnect the Databases of the Registry of Deeds, CENRO and the CAO for a more efficient Land Administration and Management (LAM) operations, technical and software support will also be provided for this purpose and for the integration of the Geographic Information System (GIS (http://www.gis.com/)). the GIS integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information making it easier to generate and print maps for taxation and other purposes.
Iriga City was notified of its appointment as one of the grantees on August 20, 2009.
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:08 PM Sumagang Awardee Talks on Suicide Prevention
Frank Peñones Jr
8/29/09 11:46:58 AM
One of these year’s Sumagang Awardees will be the inaugural lecturer of a nascent initiative to engage Bicol professionals and experts in the discussion of the region’s state-of-affairs through the holding of a bi-annual lecture series. Dr. Marietta Aster Nagrampa Almazan, an Iriguena-born psychiatrist based in the United States, will discuss Suicide Prevention during the first Bicol Experts’ Sharing of Time and Talent (BEST2) on September 4 at the St. Anthony of Padua Parish Hall. Almazan who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Center Inc., a psychiatric clinic she founded and owns, says that according to World Health Organization data, suicide is one of the three leading causes of death among men and women aged 15-45 years old all over the world; and that it even outnumber deaths caused by homicides. In her lecture, Almazan, named one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. by the Filipina Women Network in 2007, hopes to impart understanding and knowledge about the seriousness of self-inflicted death known as suicide, and that mental illness caused by biological brain disorder, is present in most people who die by suicide. She will also try to work on the formation of support groups which can provide interventions and other services for suicide prevention.
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:19 PM La Consolacion College (Daet, Camarines Norte)
Another competing contingent this year in the Regional Military Street Parade and Competition.
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:21 PM Citizen’s Charter being readied for formal launching
(http://iriga.gov.ph/ic/ic_news.asp?news=307)
Jokee Botor Reyes
9/1/09 11:03:16 PM
The local government of Iriga is presently in the process of printing its Citizen’s Charter meant to help its constituents transact business at the City Hall with much ease and in so short a time. This soft launching of the Citizen’s Charter is to inform the general public that with the publication and eventually the circulation of the book, red tape will henceforth be prevented.
The book is likewise meant to be a tool to battle graft and corruption. The Citizen’s Charter is the most potent implementation of R.A. 9485. Republic Act No. 9485 is an act to improve efficiency in the delivery of government service to the public by reducing bureaucratic red tape preventing graft and corruption, and providing penalties therefor.
The Iriga City Citizen’s Charter This is an official document, a service standard, or a pledge that communicates information on the services provided by the concerned government agency to the public.
It describes the step-by-step procedure for availing a particular service, and the guaranteed performance level that they may expect for that service.
Included in the Citizen ‘s Charter are the following: • Vision and Mission of the office or agency • Identification of the frontline services offered • Clients • Step-by-step procedure to obtain a service • Officer or employee responsible for each step • Maximum time to conclude the process • Documents to be presented by the client and why they have to are needed • Amount of fees • Procedure for filing complaints • Names and contact details of the officials whom clients can file complaints too • Allowable period for extension due to unusual circumstances • Contact numbers to call for recommendation, inquiries, suggestions as well as complaints
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:23 PM Philippine Association of University Women (PAUW) to Hold Oratorical Contest (http://voxbikol.com/bikolnews/1696/philippine-association-university-women-pauw-hold-oratorical-contest)
Friday, September 4th, 2009
The Philippine Association of University Women (PAUW) - Naga City and Camarines Sur Chapter, will hold its Annual Regional Oratorical Contest on September 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the Naga College Foundation, Naga City.
The contest is an annual activity of the organization, participated in by female college students from invited schools, colleges and universities in the Bicol Region. The contest is also endorsed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
The theme for this year's competition is "Women and Technology: Institutionalizing Gender Safeguards". The theme was chosen to promote responsibility in the use of technology among the youth.
PAUW is a professional organization of women from various sectors that include the academe, judiciary, government service, and business, among others. It is headed by Mrs. Helen Hernandez as president and Dr. Lourdes S. Anonas as vice-president.
ambos camarines September 4th, 2009, 01:29 PM good morning naga. Jst arrived now at avenue plaza hotel.
nice meeting you ....what can you say about naga city??? i see u roaming @ sm hehehe :)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:39 PM nice meeting you ....what can you say about naga city??? i see u roaming @ sm hehehe :)
:banana::banana::banana: wow, naka-online ka ngonian....:lol: kumusta ang SM kasubago?...:)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:42 PM Iriga Falls
by Tom Falcon (http://media.photobucket.com/image/iriga/tomfalconjr/falls/5.jpg?o=20)
I wonder kung saan ito sa Iriga.....:cheers:
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ambos camarines September 4th, 2009, 01:44 PM :banana::banana::banana: wow, naka-online ka ngonian....:lol: kumusta ang SM kasubago?...:)
mala ta may tour si mga ms bicolandia contestants...
:)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:45 PM mala ta may tour si mga ms bicolandia contestants...
:)
ay iyo ta sa aga na baga ang pageant...mga magayunon man?:)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:52 PM Old Iriga City
by matanglawin86 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26965402@N05/)
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ambos camarines September 4th, 2009, 01:53 PM ay iyo ta sa aga na baga ang pageant...mga magayunon man?:)
igwa man maray hehehehe
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 01:55 PM igwa man maray hehehehe
ilan kaya yung candidates ng Ms. Bicolandia?
magtagalog na lang tayo kasi may mga visitors dito sa thread na taga-ibang panig ng Pilipinas....:banana:
ambos camarines September 4th, 2009, 01:59 PM ay iyo ta sa aga na baga ang pageant...mga magayunon man?:)
igwa man maray hehehehe halangkawon kaya ang standard ko pag hiling ning mayaun...hahahhaha
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 02:00 PM Old Iriga City Girl Scouts Photo (http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5018/67446715.jpg)
by matanglawin86 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26965402@N05/)
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 02:02 PM igwa man maray hehehehe halangkawon kaya ang standard ko pag hiling ning mayaun...hahahhaha
all over Bicolandia naman kasi yan last year yata ang nanalo taga-Daraga....:)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 02:13 PM Festival of festivals is a competition of the winning festivals from Bicol's six provinces and seven cities....Last year, I think the champion was Masbate....:cheers:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1246/1437758758_45e842bfdd_o.jpg
Photo
by jerrylimlee (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerrylimlee/)
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 02:20 PM Peñafrancia Fiesta
by Jerry Lim Lee (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerrylimlee/)
This is celebrated by Catholics every September in honor of the patroness of the Bicol Region.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1406/1390353429_0b6003f2bb_o.jpg
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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1426/1386364380_90bc18f440_o.jpg
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 02:22 PM ^^expected na milyong tao na naman sa CamSur this September for the festivities.....
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 02:26 PM More photos from the same source
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hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 02:35 PM Nakakatawa naman nito...talagang emphasized! :lol::lol::lol:
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1893/39716507.jpg
SUV111 September 4th, 2009, 02:41 PM More photos from the same source
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1129/1386363988_9e732522aa_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2852841040_85aeed021c_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2852855068_7613edd4cd_b.jpg
woooooooooooooooow!!!! ang daming tao :) musta na ang Naga? i'm sure lalong gumaganda.....
@hakz...we missed you in our thread :) hahahahaha
hakz2007 September 4th, 2009, 02:44 PM woooooooooooooooow!!!! ang daming tao :) musta na ang Naga? i'm sure lalong gumaganda.....
@hakz...we missed you in our thread :) hahahahaha
:lol::lol::lol: hayaan mo babalik ang adopted son ng Bacolod dun:cheers:
bobbymay74 September 4th, 2009, 03:50 PM Our third successful meeting. September 4, 2009, 12 noon, Biggs Naga Plaza branch
GETTING BIGGER, BETTER AND STRONGER
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Our visitor from SSC Surigao.
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8268/sept4jerseys095.jpg
ngprofflorida September 4th, 2009, 04:09 PM Our third successful meeting. September 4, 2009, 12 noon, Biggs Naga Plaza branch
GETTING BIGGER, BETTER AND STRONGER
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2413/sept4jerseys096.jpg
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/9182/sept4jerseys097.jpg
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5853/sept4jerseys094.jpg
Our visitor from SSC Surigao.
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8268/sept4jerseys095.jpg
Abaw si attorney very well traveled gid sya ba... I meet attorney during my vacation last March in Bacolod
Hakz saan ka?
johnnylance September 4th, 2009, 04:58 PM The DOT must have a basis in coming out with those figures because they wouldn't have came out with it if they don't. It would be better then if DOT comes out with a rejoinder on how they arrived at those figures.
In reference to what fil07 heard, you don't only consider the passengers coming in via air, you have to remember that Bicol is very much accessible by land. I just don't know how the DOT was able to monitor this and used it as part of the counting.
But as one Cebu forumer said, whether the DOT figures are true or not, the fact is CamSur was able to breakthrough the top echelon of the country's tourist destinations. Whereas before you only hear of Cebu, Boracay and Bohol, now CamSur (and Bicol as well) is always mentioned even by showbiz celebrities. Assuming it is not number 1, but either no. 2 o 3, it is still an achievement for Camsur and the Bicol Region as well, because Bicol has been at the tailend even with its numerous tourist attractions. As late as 10 years ago, Bicol was only known mostly for Mayon Volcano, but now you have CWC and Caramoan in Camsur, Butanding adventure in Sorsogon, Misibis in Albay, and so many others. The advantage of going to Bicol is, you can still do province hopping because land travel is very convenient. Say, if you go to CWC, you can still afford to do a side trip to see Mayon Volcano and butanding in Donsol.
We have to give credit to the CamSur people especially Gov LRay who really worked very hard to attain what they have now. :applause:
Tourist Volume in Top Sixteen Destinations
January to June 2009
Destinations Foreign Domestic Total Growth Rate
Camarines Sur 147,504 754,698 902,202 194.0%
Cebu 321,116 509,433 830,599 2.3%
Boracay 112,315 271,498 383,813 6.0%
Baguio * 20,677 350,528 371,205 -14.5%
Davao 29,691 300,556 330,247 2.7%
Puerto Galera ** 215,755 20.2%
Bohol 45,995 114,619 160,614 15.6%
Negros Occidental * 32,780 113,724 146,504 -55.2%
Negros Oriental 22,729 95,069 117,798 11.1%
Ilocos Norte 8,088 91,659 99,747 6.5%
Masbate * 10,257 71,630 81,887 -7.5%
Camarines Norte 1,711 79,466 81,177 63.9%
Puerto Princesa 11,380 69,376 80,756 63.0%
Legaspi 7,892 59,732 67,624 10.9%
Catanduanes 9,953 55,188 65,141 115.0%
Sorsogon * 26,251 27,952 54,203 -14.0%
Total 808,389 2,965,128 3,989,272 16.5%
Camarines Sur is number 1 in domestic tourists. Cebu is still number 1 in foreign tourists. Though with only 147,504 foreign tourists, Camarines Sur is still number 1 overall. :applause:
Looking at the other provinces, Masbate, Camarines Norte, Legaspi (Albay), Catanduanes, and Sorsogon are all included in the top 16. :banana2::banana2::banana2:
Source: First Semester Performance Report for 2009 http://www.wowphilippines.com.ph/dot/statistics.asp
808 state September 4th, 2009, 05:20 PM Our third successful meeting. September 4, 2009, 12 noon, Biggs Naga Plaza branch
GETTING BIGGER, BETTER AND STRONGER
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2413/sept4jerseys096.jpg
let me guess...
R - L
rhyz
naga boy
hakz
bobbymay
randism?
the lady??? no idea
the guy??? no idea
:)
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