Digos City, and Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental Provinces [Archive] - Page 3

GearX

January 7th, 2008, 08:50 AM

Surf’s now up in Davao Oriental (http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view_article.php?article_id=110601)
By Joselle Badilla
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:19am (Mla time) 01/06/2008

MANILA, Philippines - Seven years ago, Davao Oriental became known as the Philippines’ sunrise capital when locals and foreigners converged at the Pusan Point in Barangay Santiago in Caraga to witness the first millennium sunrise.

Today, the province, just three hours away from the Davao International Airport and Sasa wharf, is promoting its other side.

In September, the Department of Tourism-Southern Mindanao and provincial government launched the 1st Surf and Skimboarding Safari in Dahican Beach, one of the best white-sand beaches the capital city of Mati has to offer.

“This is a fabulous province. We are hoping that Davao Oriental will become the next favorite tourist destination. This is the best place for lovers of nature, culture and history,” Gov. Corazon Malanyaon said.

The DOT also launched “Baybay nato ni Bay” (This is our beach, pal), a coastal-management campaign designed to create environmental awareness among different communities.

Surfers and skimboarders are now common sights at the Dahican beach. George Plaza, the 34-year-old trainer of about 13 skimboarders, said they tried the sport two years ago.

“Dayo dayo lang mi pag nay competition sa ubang area. Ang uban pud sila gadayo diri sa amo,” he said (We went to places where there were competitions. But other people also came here.).

When a Japanese national saw their plight, he said, he donated five surf boards worth over P50,000 each.

Best waves and beaches

“He surfed with us. He said we had the potential, we had the best waves and best beaches for practice but we were not using the right surfboard,” Plaza said.

Plaza said most of those engaged in surfboarding and skimboarding were sons of local fishermen.

So, even if a skimboard cost only P1,000, they could not afford to buy it because their parents were only fisherfolk, he said.

Plaza said the boys were elementary and high-school students who practiced during weekends.

He said one of his trainees, 13-year-old Sonny Aporbo, a Grade 3 student already won in several surfing competitions. The youngest surfer in his team now is 9-year-old Jovec Monares, also a son of fisherman.

“Kana siya, walo na sila ka mag-igsoon. Gusto ra gyud skimboard. Bug-at pa ang board kaysa sa iya pero maayo nga bata, naa gyud talent,” Plaza said. (They are eight kids in the family. He really wants a skimboard. The board is bigger than him, but he is a good kid and has talent.)

Foreign visitors

Today, the province has at least three diving sites and one surfing site. Unknown to many, these sites are already frequented by foreigners and they may be the next top tourist and surfing destination in Mindanao.

Sonia Garcia, DOT-Southern Mindanao regional director, said the department was developing new destinations and new skimboarding and surfing sites.

“The coast here is very clean. Marunong mag-alaga ang mga tao sa coastal areas nila dito sa Mati. We hope that this will be the next tourist destination. We have great places to dive and surf here,” she said.

“People can visit this place. If they want to stay on a weekend, we have the best beach. We also have the Carmelite Monastery,” Garcia said.

The Carmelite Monastery in Barangay Matiao is a good place to visit during Holy Week. José Barcena has sculpted the mysteries of the Holy Rosary for the 16-hectare monastery.

First resort

Garcia said a local Mati businessman, Efren Dupa, had also constructed in Barangay Badas the first 50-room coastal resort in Davao Oriental.

Dupa said, “Gwapo atong mga dagat diri. Daghang mabisita nga gwapong lugar. Diri sa resort they can try fishing. We have bangus and dangit. We also have floating cottages.” (Our beach is nice and guests can also visit many other nice places. Here in the resort they can try fishing.)

Garcia said, with the new resort, Mati would be attracting more visitors. “It is a boost for Mati. Hopefully in the next few days or weeks, tourists will now be coming,” she said.

The province’s famous attractions also include Pujada Bay, Wason House, 17th-century Caraga Church, Cape of San Agustin, San Agustin Altar Cave, Mandaya Village, Tuboran Muslim Village, Menzi Tourism Complex, Provincial Capitol Park, Aliwagwag Falls in Cateel, Sleeping Dinosaur Peninsula, Calapagan Hotspring, Sigaboy Island, Mt. Hamiguitan Bonsai Forest in San Isidro town, Pujada Island, Waniban Island, San Victor Island and Lake Diomabok.

KulasKusgan

January 7th, 2008, 04:05 PM

kampay!

Nice!!! ^^ Many of Matis beaches are world class talaga, just like this:cheers:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati7.jpg

Rall

January 7th, 2008, 05:49 PM

http://banghie.multiply.com/photos/album/65/KaPaTaGaN_AdVeNtUrE

check this link...

the zipline is 370 meters across over a deep valley in 45 sec...
the cable lift is 270 meters across in 2 mins...

sa zip... you can go solo or by pair!

DexterTexter

January 7th, 2008, 09:47 PM

Little Boracay

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7228/img5432rj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
This is the beach called "Little Boracay" in Santa Maria, Davao del Sur. It's really a gorgeous location, and great for family fun.

Oh... I've been here... a few years ago. There's this resort facility being built there at that time. I'm sure tapos na yun by now. I'd love to come back here! Nice, yellow-to-white sand beach!

DexterTexter

January 7th, 2008, 10:15 PM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati6.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati7.jpg

I LOOOOVVVEEE Dahican! It's one of the most beautiful and picturesque beaches I have been too. Were it not for the monstrous waves (mas malaki mga waves dito kesa sa Pagudpud in Ilocos), this beach could rival Boracay. And like Pagudpud's beach, it stretches for miles, and the sand ranges from powdery to pebbly (naa bay ana nga word?). But unlike Pagudpud, mas maputi ang sand ng Dahican. I would never miss visiting Dahican whenever I'm in Mati.

dinabaw

January 8th, 2008, 04:19 AM

I LOOOOVVVEEE Dahican! It's one of the most beautiful and picturesque beaches I have been too. Were it not for the monstrous waves (mas malaki mga waves dito kesa sa Pagudpud in Ilocos), this beach could rival Boracay. And like Pagudpud's beach, it stretches for miles, and the sand ranges from powdery to pebbly (naa bay ana nga word?). But unlike Pagudpud, mas maputi ang sand ng Dahican. I would never miss visiting Dahican whenever I'm in Mati.

and as Paul said it strecthes mga 10 to 15 kms it's the longest white sand beach in PI? Boracay is only 2+ kms , pero secret lang nato na hehehe :cheers:

dinabaw

January 8th, 2008, 04:23 AM

^^ is there any road going to Little Boracay aside sa Malita ?

DexterTexter

January 8th, 2008, 04:34 AM

^^ is there any road going to Little Boracay aside sa Malita ?

Dili ka pa kaabot Malita ani Sir Ambs... bale... it's just along the highway of Santa Maria, before Malita pa na cya Sir.

paulkrps

January 8th, 2008, 10:02 AM

and as Paul said it strecthes mga 10 to 15 kms it's the longest white sand beach in PI? Boracay is only 2+ kms , pero secret lang nato na hehehe :cheers:

ngeks, i thought the question was the distance of dahican from the poblacion. lipong pa gyud ko ba. in all honesty, i don't know. pero kung kanang stretch would be about 3-5 kms.

dinabaw

January 8th, 2008, 03:22 PM

ngeks, i thought the question was the distance of dahican from the poblacion. lipong pa gyud ko ba. in all honesty, i don't know. pero kung kanang stretch would be about 3-5 kms.

mao ba :lol: but Matinian Jojie Alcantara said mga 7+ kilometers daw :cheers:

dinabaw

January 8th, 2008, 03:26 PM

kampay!

kampai =:cheers:

DexterTexter

January 8th, 2008, 10:41 PM

mao ba :lol: but Matinian Jojie Alcantara said mga 7+ kilometers daw :cheers:

Kung madevelop ang Dahican ambot nalang asa puniton ang Boracay! LOL. :)

dinabaw

January 9th, 2008, 03:06 AM

^^ repost ko lang ang Dahican Beach :cheers:

Dahican Beach
Botona beach resort
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view from the left side
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view form the right side
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http://jojiealcantara.multiply.com/photos/album/59

dinabaw

January 9th, 2008, 03:48 PM

Waniban Island...

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7325/whitesandbeachofwanibanrv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

DexterTexter

January 10th, 2008, 12:34 AM

dinabaw

January 10th, 2008, 03:10 AM

Go bio-diesel to soften blow of high fuel prices, Way Kurat says

By Glenrose on Jan 9, 2008 in News

NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley (10 January) — “Let’s go biodiesel,” Compostela Valley 1st District House Representative Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora said.

Guesting in Kapihan sa Comval, Zamora said this noting no government officials have the ultimate solution to the soaring world prices of crude oil.

He has seen bio-diesel as one of the alternatives to soften the impact of the continuing rise in the price of fuel.

Noting world crude oil batting at US$100 per barrel, Zamora cited this as “alarming” that calls for local alternative.

He however gladly noted that the Philippine Peso is gaining strength against the dollar, making crude importation much cheaper.

“Pasalamat tayo at mataas ang value ng Peso,” he said. “We would be paying more if this has stayed at P55 to a dollar,” he explained.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called for an energy summit to discuss ways to soften the impact of rising crude oil prices on the country’s economy and on the consumer sector.

The President wanted concrete measures drawn regarding this concern as increases in fuel price would eventually push prices of basic commodities.

Meanwhile, Compostela Valley Governor Arturo T. Uy agreed with Congressman Zamora and entertained the possibility of opening up the province for investments on planting jatropha.

Uy bared that Norwegian investors were looking for some 300,000 hectares for planting jatropha which he said “is a good source of bio-diesel.”

Planting Jatropha does not only mean drawing alternative energy but “job opportunities for the people,” Uy said.

On the other hand, Zamora said he is personally in favor of reducing the Value-added Tax (VAT) on fuel products as suggested in a bill proposed in the senate.

He, however, has yet to see the copy of the Senate Bill which has yet to reach the House of Representatives and will study it further “it might need some amendment,” he said.

The Cabinet is set to discuss the proposal to reduce tariff on fuel importation to cushion the impact of increases in the price of fuel.

Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said tariff cuts on fuel products would mean 23-centavo to 24-centavo reduction in the price of fuel per liter.

But if the tariff reduction is applied only to diesel products, there will be 70-centavo reduction in pump-prices per liter of diesel. (PIA/JMDA)

dinabaw

January 10th, 2008, 03:16 AM

Elephant-shaped house attracting passersby in Davao town

By Orlando Dinoy
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 01:57:00 01/08/2008

BANSALAN, DAVAO DEL SUR—People passing along Rosal Street in Barangay Poblacion Uno here could not resist taking a pause and being amazed at a house that is being built from concrete, wood and steel.

The house, owned by Paul Oracion, is shaped like an elephant.

“A motorist once nearly met an accident when he glanced at the building while driving,” a resident of Rosal Street told the Inquirer.

Oracion said the pachyderm-shaped house was designed by his cousin, Faustino Oracion, the one who sculpted the “Statue of David” in Times Beach in Davao City.

That statue became controversial for a time because of its depiction of male nudity.

Oracion said since his childhood, he has liked elephants so much although he has never seen one in his life.

That drove him to dream of having a house shaped like an elephant one day.

When he became a seaman, he set aside some amount from his earnings for his dream house.

Oracion said his dream is slowly becoming a reality now that construction has started.

The house would cost around P3 million when finished.

Asked if his family would live with him inside the unique structure, Oracion said it depends on them but added they had always supported his decision.

“But if they won’t, I will develop a resort here,” he said.

Oracion said aside from the elephant house, he was also planning to build other structures modeled from other animals.

“It’s like living in the middle of a safari,” he said.

He said the construction of other structures could start middle of this year after the completion of the elephant-shaped house in May.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080108-111000/Elephant-shaped_house_attracting_passersby_in_Davao_town

abskess

January 10th, 2008, 04:43 PM

^^WOW! iba rin 'to ah...:cheers:

dinabaw

January 11th, 2008, 02:07 AM

Friday, January 11, 2008
Waniban delight!
By Jojie Alcantara

WANIBAN is an island surrounded by pristine blue waters just 15 minutes away from Cinco Masau Resort in Mati, Davao Oriental.

The enchantment that Mati has created to the more adventurous backpackers and beach bums has brought this mystic Waniban into the limelight. It used to be just a common hideaway for us locals.

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Surrounded by aquamarine waters that hypnotically turn deep blue, Waniban's attraction is more than just its powdery white sands, sturdy mangroves, a glimpse of dolphins cavorting by, or the fact that you can cover the whole island on foot in less than an hour.

One can suddenly step into some fantasy of owning the island to yourself for a day.

The island is equipped with cottages (at P350) and toilets for those staying overnight. For those who just want to explore and take a dip at the warm inviting turquoise waters, you pay P20.

Bancas are hired daily for picnics and island hopping in this islet paradise, plying the route at P2000 for a group of 10. A small banca can easily accommodate five to ten people, 15 if the boatman is reckless.

The waves are moderate to calm on a sunny day across from Cinco Masau Resort, where one makes boat reservations.

In one of my regular visits, my guests were fellow photographers in Davao (FPS group) who had an enjoyable time swimming in its pool-like clear waters.
Thanks to Mati City Mayor Michelle Rabat's efficient staff, we had a great island hopping tour with Lucho as our chaperone.

Special thanks to chief of staff Richard Villacorte and Tourism officer Chokie Indelible too.

To know more about Mati and its other beach attractions, visit http://www.mati.gov.ph, or call the Mati Municipal Office at (087) 811 2371 and look for Chokie or Lucio.

dinabaw

January 11th, 2008, 02:43 AM

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Waniban

photo by Ian Ong

bustero

January 11th, 2008, 03:45 AM

that island looks like pujada, unless you mean the beach you're standing on

regjeex

January 13th, 2008, 03:18 PM

Hindi ko rin alam Waway. Ang alam ko lang sila ang namamahala at pretty closed sila sa Mayor ng Malita. I wanna go there soon pag uwi pag nagbakasyon ako....

;17523594']is she related to the mayor? (or vice ata) im not sure kasi.kilala ko kasi yung daughter ng mayor (or vice ata) basta cabañero ang apelyido tapos mom nya ang mariscal

abskess

January 15th, 2008, 06:30 AM

Davao Oriental chamber sees Mati as region's mining hub
By Neela G. Duallo

City of Mati, Davao Oriental (15 January) -- With it's abundance in nickel, chromites, and copper, the Davao Oriental Eastern Chamber of Commerce and Industry recommends the City of Mati as the mining hub in the region.

Louie Rabat, Chamber President, emphasized the big potential of the mining industry in the province of Davao Oriental.

As such, he strongly recommends the City of Mati as the mining hub in the Region.

"We have now two mining activities in the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement scheme. Another two will follow. These investments will give the City of Mati an additional 300 million pesos income. We can just imagine what the IRA of Mati as a city and the additional income can do," he added.

He also reiterated that once a mining company gets its piece of mining site, it has to be developed immediately.

"So that everybody can benefit from it, that is why I am proposing a use it or leave it deal for the investors," he explained.

He cited the case of the BHP Billeton Pujada Nickel Project, one of the biggest mining investments in the country.

"The said BHP project will employ 10 to 15 thousand people. This means an active economic flow. And we expect big investors to be flocking in Mati. Hopefully Billeton can start their operation soon. But I've learned that the company is set to start by 2015," he furthered.

The Ch amber President also presents the need of more sea port once the mining investments start.

"The expanded Mati Wharf and the privately-owned Interco Wharf are not enough. We need to have more to accommodate what these companies will be bringing for their investments," Rabat reasoned.

And to really justify the goal of making a difference in the local economy through mining, Rabat wants a law that mandates mining investors to pay excise tax to where they extract the minerals, so the local government unit can get the share they rightfully deserve.

The recommendation for the City of Mati to be the mining hub in the region is contained in a resolution submitted to the Regional Development Council.

There are three members in the Executive Committee of the Council who are from Davao oriental, comprising of Mr. Louie Rabat, Gov. Corazon Malanyaon, and City of Mati Mayor Michelle Rabat.

He stressed that "It's now time we get a bigger share of the pie. And we will really try to accomplish this." (DXHM-Radyo Totoo/PIA XI) [top]

davaoeagle

January 15th, 2008, 06:52 AM

^

:applause:

abskess

January 15th, 2008, 05:14 PM

^^another bigtime city in the making...:cheers:

dinabaw

January 16th, 2008, 01:01 PM

2008/01/16

2 Davao Oriental SMEs prepare for world market

by JG Mendoza

Davao City (16 January) -- AT LEAST two small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Davao Oriental are now being developed to compete during the National Trade Fair (NTF) set next year.

The NTF is regarded as among the top and tough trade exhibits organized annually by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

As DTI 11 would put it, the NTF is tough since not all SMEs in the region can join. Participants to this national exhibit are chosen based on the quality of their products, production capacity, and export potentials.

Moreover, the NTF is also dubbed as the "Exporters' Fair" because of the huge number of exporters and foreign buyers it constantly captures.

The Davao Oriental-based SMEs slated to be included in the directory of NTF '08 are the Mandaya Dabaw and Dagmay Weaving and RV Berato Pebbles and Concrete Products.

The Mandaya Dabaw and Dagmay Weaving produces bags, wallets, purses, and convention folders made of dagmay, an abaca woven cloth. It has been in the business for about 10 years already.

DTI Field Office in Davao Oriental said that the products of the said enterprise can already compete with their counterparts considering the quality and design of their products.

On the other hand, RV Berato Pebbles and Concrete products is into trading of garden stones made from pebbles, which are used as home and garden décor.

DTI-DO said that joining the NTF connotes cost, however, "success stories of some SMEs tell us that through these activities, they were able to get bulk orders and meet institutional clients both local and international".

Thus, joining in this kind of activity will open opportunities such as widening market reach and getting insights and advises on improving product design, DTI-DO concluded.

The entire Davao Region will be sending a total of 15 SMEs from all over the region. (DTI XI/PIA XI) [top]

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080116.htm&no=04&r=R11&y=08&mo=01

paulkrps

January 17th, 2008, 12:04 AM

Kung madevelop ang Dahican ambot nalang asa puniton ang Boracay! LOL. :)

siguro dali lang kay it's owned probably by a few families. years ago i thought mati would be ideal for eco-tourism or retirement industry. sayang, pero they are now concentrating on mining.

dinabaw

January 17th, 2008, 03:46 AM

siguro dali lang kay it's owned probably by a few families. years ago i thought mati would be ideal for eco-tourism or retirement industry. sayang, pero they are now concentrating on mining.

obvious na ba ang mining paul? I think Gov. Malanyaon is opposed on mining operations in Davao Or. kaya yung Bhiliton hindi pa rin nag ooperate.

MtApoStandard

January 17th, 2008, 02:26 PM

Mati's 26 barangays to receive P1M aid each from city government
By Neela G. Duallo

City of Mati, Davao Oriental (18 January) -- Making true her promise, City of Mati Mayor Michelle Rabat is now about to give P 1M financial aid to all the 26 barangays in the city, after the IRA of Mati as a city was finally approved.

"You will soon receive the assistance, but we still have to talk and discuss this more," she said.

A Thanksgiving Mass was offered by the city government after confirming the approval of the new budget.

Vice-Mayor Cesar de Erio revealed that hey will be closely monitoring the development of the projects funded by the financial aid.

"If nothing happens to the P1M in one year, then most likely, no assistance is to be expected next year," he added.

With the financial assistance given to all the 26 barangays, the barangays now can move on their own and make their own priorities.

"If that happens, the city government can work and focus on big projects," he furthered.

The city government also wants the Barangays to prioritize water system projects, being one of the basic needs of the people.

"Water is very important, especially with the expected influx of people, now that Mati is a City," he explained.

The Vice-Mayor is amazed with what he noticed that there are already new faces in the city.

"It seems people are coming and they are very excited with what's in store for Mati as a city," he said.

With the Internal Revenue Allotment of Mati now reaching 368 million pesos, more projects that spell development are to be implemented.

These include the improved delivery of health services, education programs, infrastructure development, enhancement of services through computerization, and programs to ascertain peace and order stability in the city.

The provision of the P1M financial aid is in consonance to what Mayor Michelle Rabat earlier dreamt, which is "a city hall where no people go'.

'This is because all the people's needs will already be addressed at the Barangay level, so they don't have to go to the city hall," she explained.

Rabat is also grateful to the fact that everybody is supporting the City of Mati.

"Mati seems to be the baby, really taken cared of, and being helped into. Just like Mati's membership to the Mindanao Development Council. It was Davao City Administrator Atty. Wendell Avisado who invited us for the membership,' she disclosed.

With the membership to the Council, City of Mati is to avail of it's benefits, like financial assistance from the Dept. of Agriculture, and from other agencies. (DXHM-PIA XI) [top]

bustero

January 17th, 2008, 04:37 PM

Lets not forget the Atlas site has been there for quite a while. BHP has gotten it but so far 2014 pa daw uumpisahan. There is room for both in a province as big and as remote as Davao Oriental. So Gov ay supporta sa Mining as long as the environmental concerns are addressed properly. The whole province can not be tourism alone. A good mix is important. And this has national repurcussions as well.

dinabaw

January 20th, 2008, 04:37 AM

wow ganda pala ang POV from this side ,tanong Mati gulf side are also dotted of white sand beaches?

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1093/2203212587a8f4d386b0xw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
view of davao oriental from san isidro samal island. you can even see small ligid island on the right.

paulkrps

January 20th, 2008, 04:38 AM

if you've been to cape san agustin, it has a nice white sand beach, almost untouched.

dinabaw

January 20th, 2008, 04:45 AM

if you've been to cape san agustin, it has a nice white sand beach, almost untouched.

helo paul , virginal pa? :D so cape san agustin is at the gulf side?

paulkrps

January 20th, 2008, 12:43 PM

ang beach, naa sa mati side or pujada bay.

dinabaw

January 21st, 2008, 07:02 AM

Davao Oriental SMEs prepare for world market
Published: January 20, 2008

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AT LEAST two small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Davao Oriental are now being developed to readily compete during the National Trade Fair (NTF) set next year.

The NTF is regarded as among the top and tough trade exhibits organized annually by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

As DTI 11 would put it, the NTF is tough since not all SMEs in the region can join. Participants to this national exhibit are chosen based on the quality of their products, production capacity, and export potentials.

Moreover, the NTF is also dubbed as the “Exporters’ Fair” because of the huge number of exporters and foreign buyers it constantly captures.

The Davao Oriental-based SMEs who will be included in the directory of NTF ‘08 are the Mandaya Dabaw and Dagmay Weaving and RV Berato Pebbles and Concrete Products.

The Mandaya Dabaw and Dagmay Weaving produces bags, wallets, purses, and convention folders made of dagmay, an abaca woven cloth. It has been in the business for about 10 years already.

DTI Field Office in Davao Oriental said that the products of the said enterprise can already compete with their counterparts considering the quality and design of their products.

On the other hand, RV Berato Pebbles and Concrete products is into trading of garden stones made from pebbles, which are used as home and garden décor.

DTI-DO said that joining the NTF connotes cost, however, “success stories of some SMEs tell us that through these activities, they were able to get bulk orders and meet institutional clients both local and international”.

Thus, joining in this kind of activity will open opportunities such as widening market reach and getting insights and advises on improving product design, DTI-DO concluded.

The entire Davao Region will be sending a total of 15 SMEs from all over the region.

http://davaotoday.com/2008/01/20/2-davao-oriental-smes-prepare-for-world-market/

dinabaw

January 21st, 2008, 02:55 PM

if you've been to cape san agustin, it has a nice white sand beach, almost untouched.

ang hirap kumuha ng mga picture sa net ng Cape San Agustin , napaka remote na ba diyan ..

eto lang na kuha ko

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9760/capesanagustincp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7490/capesanagustincapegl2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dinabaw

January 21st, 2008, 03:18 PM

here i got an article of Gen. Generoso , i read this before and found it again , so sir Paul Gen Generoso was formerly Sigaboy ?

Tourism story Apr 2, '07 8:07 AM
for everyone

Southern coastal town pushes tourism

First posted 11:36pm (Mla time) Oct 01, 2005
By Dennis Jay Santos
Inquirer News Service

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1765/000003fb9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Editor's Note: Published on page A13 of the October 2, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

THE FADING SUN casts a resplendent glow over a group of fishermen scouring the vast Davao Gulf and Celebes Sea. Just as the lighthouse begins to flash its light, some fishermen start rowing their bancas (outrigger boats) to shore and head for home. Other fishermen begin their night shift, working until the wee hours of the morning.

Tired from the day’s work, husbands and young men gather in a small hut to relax and drink. They usually talk about fishing, but soon, delve into other mundane topics that elicit laughter and sometimes dancing and singing.

Their wives and sometimes young girls would join to listen or chat with them and the gathering becomes more jubilant. Children huddle in a corner and tell tales from the sea, ranging from mermaids, giant octopuses, sharks, whales, a village at the bottom of the ocean and other stories recounted by their grandparents.

These are some of the scenes in Governor Generoso, formerly known as Sigaboy, a coastal town in Davao Oriental,

less than 200 kilometers from Davao City and located at the southernmost tip of Mindanao.

The town is named after Governor Sebastian Generoso who headed the province from 1925 to 1937.

The town is home to about 44,000 people from different ethnic origins, who are drawn to the fishing life.

Ecological wonder

Governor Generoso boasts of pristine white sand in Cape San Agustin; the Cagamisan or Tambobong falls; a 16,000-hectare pygmy forest; a centuries-old rock formation believed to be where the 15th century missionary priest from Spain, Fr. Francis Xavier, had his first Mass; and several mountains that trekkers could climb.

“The people themselves are aware of the richness of this place,” said tourism officer Reden Bersaldo.

“It’s a beautiful place,” he said, adding that the residents have a lot of work to do in their bid for tourism growth.

But while living in a land with rich resources, most families here are poor.

Alberto Cadiena Jr., a government employee, said some 65 percent of the population live below poverty line.

Mayor Jerry dela Cerna knows they could have been economically progressive if they had allowed logging and chromite mining in their town.

But the mayor, who is a former priest, said opening their doors to such industries would mean ecological and environmental degradation.

“Mining is not an option,” Dela Cerna said.

“Although encouraged by a national government policy, it has done no good at all and no developments were seen in the area,” he said.

Dela Cerna said the town “has wide mountains, beautiful climate and good water that we just have to protect and harness for our sustainability.”

He said they are promoting “agri-tourism” by putting a high premium on environmental protection and coastal management.

Participation

Governor Generoso was third place last year in the Toolkit Citizen Participation Award, given by a Netherlands-based body that recognizes governments which promote citizens’ participation in decision making. South Africa’s Nelson Mandela got the first prize.

The municipality won the award because of a municipal ordinance that introduced a 15-kilometer ban on commercial fishing in the municipal waters and the use of the “payao,” a fishing device made of local materials as one of its alternative fishing methods.

“Protecting the environment and enhancing productivity really needs the cooperation of the community,” Dela Cerna said.

Achieving sustainability and improving the living condition of the community needs participation from the people themselves.

With such practice, the whole community benefits from the concerted effort of all.

Copyright 2005 Inquirer News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://dennisjay.multiply.com/journal

paulkrps

January 21st, 2008, 03:20 PM

yups nyor.

dinabaw

January 21st, 2008, 03:27 PM

here's another article , so sunset diay ang guapo tan.ahon dili sunrise ? nag libog ko if your standing in Davao Oriental particularly in Cape San Agustin mas advantage ang sunrise kay you're facing southeast rahter than sunset kay mo block man sa dagkong mountains . :dunno:

Saturday, September 15, 2007
Sunset at the Lighthouse

There’s a certain magnet of this particular lighthouse located at the Southernmost tip of Mindanao that lures me to come back again and again. I’ve been to this place in Cape San Agustin, Governor Generoso early this year but for only a few hours and I do wanted to see the sunset from the lighthouse. Text messages were exchanged between us and the local government unit of Governor Generoso and soon a plan was hatched for an overnight visit to the place.

Two days before we were to leave, Atong Cadiena, personal secretary of GovGen mayor Jerry dela Cerna texted that we will be fetched at 2 a.m! No problem for me but for the whole group it is a problem. Ten of us originally planned to go but first to back out was buddy Michael of the Mindanao Cross in Cotabato, followed by Mai and Rodulph until only only Dennis of Daily Inquirer and I were left. Joey never answered all our text messages and calls.
It was raining and I was so sleepy I began to pray Dennis will also back out but I was wrong. At a quarter to two a.m., he texted he was on his way. I frantically stuffed things into a small backpack and rushed to the meeting place at Magsaysay park but we grew dizzy with the strong smell of durian and no car showed up to fetch us. We finally decided to call it off and went to Jolibee for a very early breakfast but have just barely started when the call came, informing us the car was there for us.

I slept through most of the trip to GovGen. Later that afternoon, a motorcycle took us to the place that bewitched me in the first visit. The three lighthouses stood there as proud as ever, a silent witness to the history of the place where St. Francis Xavier was supposed to have said mass centuries ago. The place was deserted and we seemed to have entered into another time where we were the only ones existing.
For the second time I climbed the 93 steps of the spiraling staircase of the old lighthouse, this time minus the dizzying spell that crept up on me as we neared the top the first time I climbed it. It was exhilarating to be on top of the world where you can see a wide expanse of the sky and sea below. I didn’t want to go down but we had things to do. We had to catch our sunset.

Dennis and I looked for strategic positions to catch our sunset on the lens but few minutes before, the sky turned gray and dark, threatening to rain. I was frustrated and desperate to see the sunset from the lighthouse.

“Please,” I wished loudly, “just this time let a mixture of colors splash on the sky for the sunset.”
And suddenly my wish was granted. It was not the round full sun setting and casting multi-colored silhoutte on the sea that I was dying to catch on the lens but a sunset just the same. For a few seconds Dennis and I were busily snapping at our cameras, then it was suddenly over. We had to really rush as the road was newly repaired and somewhat difficult to maneuver at night with the motorcycles although the drivers were experts.

We slept in an open cottage at Buso-buso beach, some kilometers away from Cape San Agustin, oblivious to the millions of mosquitos that roared in our ears as we were quite tired. A visit to Cape San Agustin is one that will leave memories for any one to treasure. Dr. Reden Bersaldo, tourism officer of GovGen said that plans are underway to develop the area to attract more visitors.
“For now, road accessibility is one of our problems but we are hoping this will soon be given enough attention. Other developments will follow. There are so many wonderful sights in GovGen like caves, waterfalls, superb diving spots, and many others,” Bersaldo said.

Getting there:
Buses from Davao City to Pundaguitan, Davao Oriental are available daily. From there, you may board a jeepney or habal-habal to Cape San Agustin. Contact Dr. Bersaldo at cellphone # 0915-2878141 for details.

paulkrps

January 23rd, 2008, 08:30 PM

^^ goody goody. thanks nyor.

paulkrps

January 23rd, 2008, 08:31 PM

ang hirap kumuha ng mga picture sa net ng Cape San Agustin , napaka remote na ba diyan ..

eto lang na kuha ko

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9760/capesanagustincp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7490/capesanagustincapegl2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the one below fell victim to treasure hunters late 90s.

dinabaw

January 25th, 2008, 02:15 AM

the one below fell victim to treasure hunters late 90s.

below?

paulkrps

January 25th, 2008, 02:24 AM

site where was it st francis held the mass.

dinabaw

January 25th, 2008, 02:45 AM

^^ sa Philippine history sir paul naa ba ng mass ni St. Francis ? una pana ki Magellan? sori ha i'm not a catholic man gud.

Davao or 12th Sangguniang Panlalawigan approves budget to uplift delivery of health services

By glenda on Jan 25, 2008 in News

BY : Ms. Neela G. Duallo
DXHM-City of Mati

City of Mati, Davao Oriental – Maintaining it’s full support to the agenda of the provincial leadership of Gov. Cora Malanyaon, Davao Oriental’s 12th SP approved in their last regular session the budgetary request of the Governor.

Part of the requested amount of 43M 800 thousand is intended to rehabilitate the Davao Oriental Provincial Hospital, and for the Phil Health membership of the indigents in the province.

With the Out Patient Dept. extension project almost finished, the rehabilitation will follow for the Provincial Hospital.

In one of their regular sessions, Vice-Governor and 12th SP Presiding Officer Mayo Almario asked their guests from the Development Bank of the Philippines, DBP if they could extend financial assistance for the rehabilitation of DOPH, and the four other district hospitals of the Province.

“I am happy to receive good feedback from the people regarding the services rendered by the Provincial Hospital. They said they can see the difference. The provincial government is doing it’s best to equip the hospital with medicines, and other needed equipments, so people will no longer resort to solicit from their officials, bringing prescriptions,” he said.

The Vice-Governor added that cases referred to their Office now are those cases that need to be brought to Davao City. Minor cases of health needs, such as medicines, are already addressed in the hospital.

To complement the best delivery of health services it can render as yet, the provincial government allotted 13.5 M for the purchase alone of medicines for the Provincial Hospital, twice to the amount allotted by the previous administration for the hospital.

As a good start for 2008, Phil Health membership of poor families is pursued by the provincial government.

For beneficiaries from the 4th class municipalities of Davao Oriental, the provincial government intends to extend 100% Phil Health membership, and 50% for the 3rd, 2nd , and 1st class municipalities.

Earlier, Almario asked for a Comprehensive Health Care Program from the Provincial Health Office, as a fitting start to enhance delivery of health services.

http://mindanao.wowphilippines.com/davao/2008/01/25/davao-or-12th-sangguniang-panlalawigan-approves-budget-to-uplift-delivery-of-health-services/

dinabaw

January 25th, 2008, 02:48 AM

Red Cross pushes project 143

By glenda on Jan 25, 2008 in News

BY : Ms. Neela G. Duallo
DXHM – City of Mati

City of Mati, Davao Oriental – /Aside from it’s effort to instill the great need of blood donation and repeat blood donation, Phil. Nat’l Red Cross-PNRC Davao Oriental Chapter now veers towards Project 143.

Dvo. Or. Chapter Coordinator Catherine Yap-Bijis pushes for the implementation of Project 143.

“The project is really very important. It inculcates the necessity of disaster preparedness, “she said.

The project aims to establish a disaster action team, volunteers at that, and a health care and welfare team in the barangays of the province.

“The barangays, in their level, must know what to do should disaster strikes, and respond quickly to the needs of such situation,” she added.

Last year, Red Cross started with giving briefing about the project, and for this year, the plan is to really go to the barangays, even to the far flung areas, to introduce the project and let the rural folks understand what the projecy is all about.

Also, PNRC-Dvo Oriental Chapter continues it’s campaign on blood replacement, as a way to ensure stable blood supply at the Red Cross.

“Patients and their families who avail of blood from Red Cross must understand that they should replace the supply they get. It will be very dreadful if we will run out of blood supply. How can we respond to needs of others if we no longer have enough stockade of blood?,”she explained.

Bijis also reported that Red Cross blood sampling is now centralized, and a machine now does the work of blood examination.

“We want to give the best service we can. People are counting on us, and the pursuit now is not to fail them. We are working for the noblest cause of all, that is saving lives, Bijis said.

http://mindanao.wowphilippines.com/davao/2008/01/25/davao-or-red-cross-pushes-project-143/

paulkrps

January 25th, 2008, 03:29 AM

a little of history.

Early Portuguese voyages to the Philippines
By Bambi Harper

THE WAY I remember the story is that Fernao Magalhaes, a Portuguese captain, was sailing around looking for the Spice Islands when, lo and behold, he landed in Mindanao. It certainly sounds more exciting than to say that 10 years earlier the navigator was in Malacca, where his brother-in-law was working and where there was a community of 500 Filipinos (our original overseas Filipino workers, I guess) and two Filipino merchants, one of whom was running his own plantation. Surely, in the course of conversation, since this was the Age of Exploration, the islands to the north of the route between the Moluccas and Malacca (that's us) would have been mentioned as still "unexplored" by Europeans.

This is pure speculation, of course. What isn't is that the earliest and first European map of the Philippines was done by Francisco Rodriguez, a Portuguese and pilot of the Great Governor of India, Alfonso de Albuquerque in 1512, nine years before the arrival of Fernao (a.k.a. Fernando de Magallanes and Ferdinand Magellan). Since Magellan was a professional navigator and ship captain, it's not difficult to believe that he would have known about the map. Apparently there is a book that the present Portuguese Ambassador to Manila Joao da Silva will launch at the University of Santo Tomas on Oct. 21, "The Philippines in the Portuguese Chronicles of the Sixteenth Century," concerning Portuguese voyages to the Philippines at about the same time as Magellan's. The Portuguese were, of course, endeavoring to consolidate their domination in the East especially with regard to Spain. Eventually they would also be contending with the Dutch and the British, not to mention the French.

The Portuguese looked upon the Philippines as a source of food, but their main interest was the cloves they obtained in the Moluccas though their outpost there was limited. Consequently, they did not have the manpower necessary to explore surrounding islands. Eventually in 1535 Joao da Canha Pinto made some contact. He verified the lack of gold and spices. Francisco de Castro followed in the same year. This was a few years before the Portuguese established relations with Japan in the 1540s. (Two items of interest should be mentioned here. One is that if the contact was in Mindanao, Butuan was in existence and its gold was extensive; and so the report is odd. The other was Miguel Lopez de Legaspi's notary, Fernando Riquel, who mentions the presence of Portuguese as reported by the natives.)

Simao de Abreu, a cousin of Antonio de Brito, a captain in the Moluccas, was sent to discover the route from Borneo to Malacca in 1545. The islands of Menado (Sulawesi) and Panguensara were sighted. He then went through the strait of Dantreminao and Taguina, believed to be the strait between the islands of Mindanao and Basilan, to the islands of Sao Miguel (Cagayan, Sulu) and thence to Borneo.

According to another account, Francisco de Castro was also sent in 1538 by Antonio Galvao with orders to "convert as many as possible to Christianity." Upon his arrival in Mindanao, six kings were baptized, along with their wives, children and subjects. Galvao had most of them named Ioannes, in memory of the Portuguese king.

After De Castro left Ternate, he encountered such a terrible weather that he had to sail wherever the winds took him. After some days, he landed on an island he called Satigano (believed to be Saranggani) where the people and the king were gentiles. A blood compact was supposed to have been effected between the two. They also drank each other's blood, according to the account. The king converted to Christianity, as did his wife and one of the children, three of the king's brothers and many noblemen and peasants.

After 22 days, De Castro again set sail and reached the banks of a river in a place called Soligano (could be Surigao or Siargau), where the king and his queen were also converted as well as two of his daughters and many others.

The clincher is that on that same island, he also converted to Christianity the king of Butuano, whom they called King John the Great, and the king of Pimilarano (from Dumankilas), also christened John, and the king of Camisino, who was called King Francis. "Thus were also converted to Christianism the wives and children of these kings, and many of their subjects."

Antonio Galvao recorded a trip to Borneo made by a Pero Fidalgo, another Portuguese, on a junk. The seamen sought shelter on an island they named Lucoes, since that was how the inhabitants called themselves. On a Portuguese map from around 1560, a caption reads: "Coast of Lucois and Laos, along which Pero Fidalgo traveled on his return from Borneo on a Chinese junk; he sailed along this coast in a storm and came upon Lamao."

The bibliography on the history of the Philippines in these early centuries generally centers on Spanish sources, but if the country is serious about writing a new history, both Portuguese and Mexican sources, not to mention Southeast Asian, should be examined as well. If you're wondering why there isn't any mention of these early Portuguese voyages in the Spanish chronicles, remember that there was the Treaty of Tordesillas, which gave the Portuguese, and not the Spaniards, the right to colonize the Philippines.

(From Jose Manuel Garcia, "The Beginning of Relations Between Portugal and the Philippines.") (INQ7)

http://www.asianjournal.com/cgi-bin/view_info.cgi?code=1565

paulkrps

January 25th, 2008, 03:37 AM

^^ sa Philippine history sir paul naa ba ng mass ni St. Francis ? una pana ki Magellan? sori ha i'm not a catholic man gud.

cape san agustin was supposed to be the spot where st francis xavier celebrated a mass.

dinabaw

January 25th, 2008, 03:41 AM

paulkrps

January 25th, 2008, 11:05 AM

^^ we've been basing a lot on the spanish archives, i think we should also now start checking on the portuguese archives.

Peng Hok

January 25th, 2008, 11:09 AM

^^
Nagmata nalang ka tito paul ako naa gihapon sa office since kaganina na nagpost ta. :bash:

paulkrps

January 25th, 2008, 11:23 AM

^^haha, i slept past 9pm dire which is 10am diha. sayo ko ningmata kay nagbayad kog bills online. karon kinahanglan kog magdraft og outline para sa seminar nakong himoon later this year.

Peng Hok

January 25th, 2008, 11:26 AM

^^
I want to go home na. :cry:

But I have some contracts to finish and some problems to solve pa. :cry:

I just lost in one case! :cry:

dinabaw

January 25th, 2008, 01:09 PM

^^ we've been basing a lot on the spanish archives, i think we should also now start checking on the portuguese archives.

baka para na rin yung Viking na si Leif Ericsson na unang nakapunta sa Amerika but credit goes to Columbus.

paulkrps

January 25th, 2008, 02:01 PM

exactly.

paulkrps

January 25th, 2008, 02:01 PM

^^
I want to go home na. :cry:

But I have some contracts to finish and some problems to solve pa. :cry:

I just lost in one case! :cry:

tahan na baby. :lol:

tj_brewed

January 30th, 2008, 09:17 AM

anything new in Digos?

dinabaw

January 30th, 2008, 10:11 AM

anything new in Digos?

Camp Sabros :colgate: ,well they are putting their own 911 :)

dinabaw

January 30th, 2008, 02:31 PM

Olalala ..... Mati!

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1480/pic034aj7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dinabaw

January 30th, 2008, 02:35 PM

excuses sir paul unsa ng island sa upper left?

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1756/mati004vf6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Dino Island

dinabaw

January 30th, 2008, 02:38 PM

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6895/mati045ep6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

paulkrps

January 30th, 2008, 02:40 PM

^^ ang ngalan wa ko kabalo, pero that mountain borders between mati and san isidro. i suspect naa diha ang bonsai forest.

dinabaw

January 30th, 2008, 02:44 PM

^^ ang ngalan wa ko kabalo, pero that mountain borders between mati and san isidro. i suspect naa diha ang bonsai forest.

tenkyu ! wa pa ma explore kanang island ?

paulkrps

January 30th, 2008, 02:46 PM

nope, i left mati in the 70s, and when i had my vacation, naa ra pud ko sa bilawan, sudlon and dahican.

paulkrps

February 1st, 2008, 01:44 PM

Olalala ..... Mati!

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1480/pic034aj7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

nice, kalami na pud ibalik.

paulkrps

February 1st, 2008, 01:46 PM

excuses sir paul unsa ng island sa upper left?

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1756/mati004vf6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Dino Island

i think that's the pujada island. that mountain on the right, naka trek mi for a video project sa una. made me wonder why there was so much silica on the road we were trekking.

nikkixtrm

February 1st, 2008, 02:45 PM

:cheer:mati is so beautiful!!!

dinabaw

February 2nd, 2008, 03:01 AM

i think that's the pujada island. that mountain on the right, naka trek mi for a video project sa una. made me wonder why there was so much silica on the road we were trekking.

is that an indication that nickle is present?

i heard that @ the foot of Mt. Hamiguitan the dirt/soil glitters bec of copper dust.

paulkrps

February 4th, 2008, 02:02 PM

heard nothing about it. even sa ilang mga materials (govgen) that time, they were pushing more tourism after agriculture.

paulkrps

February 4th, 2008, 02:03 PM

:cheer:mati is so beautiful!!!

generally, davao oriental is beautiful.:)

davaoeagle

February 5th, 2008, 05:56 PM

PIA Press Release
2008/02/06
BHP Billiton targets zero harm in Mati
By Neela G. Duallo

City of Mati, Davao Oriental (6 February) -- Envisioning a world class nickel facility in the Philippines, which will be located in the City of Mati, Bhp Billiton targets zero harm for the City of Mati and it's constituents in achieving its vision.

Dr. Benhur Catbagan, Community Relations Superintendent, disclosed that the company is now at the verge of fulfilling corporate social responsibilities as part of their commitment to ascertain the sustainability of the progress that responsible mining can bring to the host communities.

Said corporate social responsibilities also ensure the upliftment of the quality of life for the host communities, as it dwells on livelihood, job opportunities, health services, safe water, education, and maintaining and protecting biodiversity.

In the recently concluded Kaibigan Workshop on Good Governance, the tribal leaders and barangay officials of Barangay Cabuaya and Barangay Macambol, the organizers of the workshop, expressed their concerns and hope that the company can help expedite the answer to their concerns.

Tribal leaders dream of Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claim Title-CADT, while the barangays prioritized the need for water system, particularly spring development for Brgy. Cabuaya,, completion of a high school building for Brgy. Macambol, infrastructure development, scholarship program, and the need to create a community technical working group.

The group will be tasked to monitor the flow of the implementation of the project, and monitor the flow of providing the communities' needs.

Expected composition of the group are the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, DENR, PNP, representatives from the two barangays, the academe, non-government organizations, and the Church.

Catbagan further explained that it has been the policy of the company to do things in partnership.

"Billiton wants to tie up with linkages, as a way also to achieve sustainability, The company will make partnership with the local government units, the academe, non-government organizations, religious sector, and others," he said.

Most importantly after the nickel project that is seen to exist in the next 40 to 50 years, Bhp Billiton will not leave the site useless and unproductive.

"Equally important is what we will do after the operation, It's in the plan to develop the area, make it an eco-tourism attraction. We want also to ensure a bright future to the next generation, especially to the children in the host communities," Catbagan added.

Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Region 11 divulged that as Billiton is still in the exploratory stage, the company is not obliged yet to do those corporate social responsibilities, and commended the company for taking the responsibilities.

The BHP nickel mining in Barangay Macambol started it's exploration last year, and hopes to end it next year.

Once the operation starts by 2015, some four thousand people will be employed to the P 66 billion peso nickel project. (Mati City-PIA XI) [top]

dinabaw

February 9th, 2008, 03:46 AM

Saturday, February 09, 2008
Integrated coastal management launched in Mati
By Carlo P. Mallo

AN INTEGRATED coastal resources management (ICRM) will see the cooperation of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) in a major project launched Friday at the Provincial Capitol of the City of Mati in Davao Oriental.

DENR Southern Mindanao Regional Executive Director Ricardo L. Calderon, Davao Oriental Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon, and the Municipal Mayors of Davao Oriental signed the memorandum of agreement (MOA).

Post here your Valentine's Day greetings

The ICRM, a six-year project funded by the Asian Development Bank-Global Environment Facility (ADB-GEF), aims to provide sustainable management of the different ecosystems in order to increase the income and reduce poverty among municipal fisher folk.

Calderon said the project will cover provinces and municipalities that are surrounded with marine biodiversity corridors of national and global importance as identified by the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priorities.

He further said the project would be implemented in Davao Oriental covering the municipalities of Baganga, Mati, Tarragona, Manay, Cateel, Caraga, and Boston. Other project areas are Cebu and Siquijor in Central Visayas, Masbate in Bicol, Zambales in Central Luzon, and Cagayan Valley.

Together with the DENR and DA-BFAR, other project implementers are the Department of Finance-Municipal Development Fund Office (DOF-MDFO) and Local Government Units (LGUs). Communities will also have important roles to play to carry out the four project components of ICRM.

As the executing agency, the DENR through its central, regional, and provincial offices should be responsible for the overall coordination and management of the project. It will also be responsible for consolidating accounts and progress reports.

The DENR, together with DA-BFAR, should implement the first three components of the project namely (1) Policy development; (2) Management and Biodiversity Conservation; and (3) Enterprise development and income diversification.

The DOF-MDFO will be implementing the last component of the project, which is the Social Environmental Services and Facilities.

The project aims to provide environmental, social, as well as facilities for the LGUs and coastal communities to support local government's efforts in mitigating coastal pollution and degradation of resources.

The LGU, on the other hand, will be responsible for the selection, design and implementation of the infrastructure support and facilities under the last project component. (With Press release)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/02/09/news/integrated.coastal.management.launched.in.mati.html

paulkrps

February 11th, 2008, 12:18 AM

Monday, February 11, 2008
Mati LGU vows to be vigilant vs. mining abuses
By Ben O. Tesiorna

WITH their mining industry in boom, officials of the City of Mati vowed to be vigilant in ensuring that mining companies comply with their policy for a sustainable and environment-friendly mining activity.

Mati Councilor Allan Andrada, chair of the committee on environment resources, said they are closely monitoring the operation of big and small-scale mining companies.

Reports reaching Sun.Star Davao showed that one of the biggest mining companies in the world, BHP Bilitton, has a bad record in some of its operations in other countries.

Andrada said though they still have not received reports of BHP Bilitton's bad record, they will nevertheless be closely watching the company's operation in the area.

Andrada said they will invite officials of BHP Bilitton to their inquiry soon so that the company could shed light on some issues regarding their operation.

It was learned that BHP Bilitton is also locked in a legal battle against their local counterpart, Amcor.

Mati Mayor Michelle Rabat said the City Government does not intend to meddle in this.

Aside from Bilitton, two other big mining corporations have also expressed their interest in the Davao Oriental operation. These two companies are now applying for a Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Seven small-scale mining companies have also applied permits for their operation within the province. (BOT)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/02/11/news/mati.lgu.vows.to.be.vigilant.vs..mining.abuses.html

paulkrps

February 11th, 2008, 12:22 AM

Monday, February 11, 2008
Mati officials hit League of Cities
By Ben O. Tesiorna

"SWAPANG" (greedy) was how City of Mati Vice Mayor Cesar de Erio described the efforts of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) to block the cityhood of some towns for reasons that their Internal Revenue Allotment would dramatically reduce.

In a press conference before the opening of the Davao Regional Athletics Association in Mati City Sunday, de Erio reminded the component cities that they once started as municipalities.

"Talagang swapang lang ang ibang cities. Saan ba sila nagsimula? 'Di ba town din sila dati?" de Erio blurted.

Mayor Michelle Rabat supported her vice mayor's statement saying they have as much right to be a city as the rest.

"I am sorry kung nabawasan ang kanilang IRA (if your IRA has lessened), but let us not be selfish. If you are blessed, you share it. The more you share, the more you will be blessed," Rabat said.

The mayor said Mati was founded in 1903, even earlier than Davao City and the other cities in the region, thus it's high time that they become city. She said with Mati becoming a city, other cities and towns in the region would also profit from it.

"Other cities will now be less populated since instead of going to their cities, the people now have the option to go to Mati City. If we want development in the region it's right that we have a city here to spread the wealth," Rabat said.

De Erio meantime called on other cities not to be dependent on the IRA coming from the national government since they could source their income from other sources like local taxation.

The vice mayor expressed his dismay on the LCP members saying if newly-created cities are not welcome to the LCP, then they can well create their own organization.

De Erio revealed that of the new cities, Mati is one of the few who passed all of the requirements for a town to become a city.

"Masama talaga ang loob namin sa LCP dahil nadadamay na lang kami sa pulitika nila eh, (We really feel bad with LCP since we got affected with their politicking)," he said.

With the new status as city, Mati's IRA share has tripled from about P110 million to more than P300 million a year. Rabat said they expect to be able to generate their own revenues enough to run the city without relaying on IRA in five years. (BOT)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/02/11/news/mati.officials.hit.league.of.cities.html

paulkrps

February 12th, 2008, 02:17 AM

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
DepEd to impose stricter selection of Palaro bets
By Marianne Saberon-Abalayan

CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental -- Not all Davao Regional Athletic Association (Davraa) Meet 2008 winners here will get to play in the Palarong Pambansa set in April in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

This was the firm declaration of Department of Education (DepEd) regional director Susanna Teresa Estigoy during a press conference at Casa Rosa here Sunday.

"We will be stricter in our selection of qualified athletes for the Palaro. It will not be the usual thing of getting at least five athletes from the winning Davraa team in a particular sports event and then get another crack of players from other non-winning delegation teams," Estigoy said.

She said they have a selection committee comprising of the tournament managers, coaches, trainers, and officials to scrutinize the athletes.

"We will not just send anybody to the Palaro. Even a Davraa winner needs to meet Palaro standards to be able to make it to the Palaro-bound Davraa contingent. We talked about this during our solidarity meeting with the technical officials early this morning," Estigoy told Sun.Star Davao later in an interview.

This way, Estigoy said, would help ensure Davraa come up with a better finish in the 2008 Palaro unlike in the past editions where it usually lands sixth, seventh, or eighth over-all in the national sports event for elementary and secondary athletes.

Felipe Non Jr., who is part of the selection committee, said they had set criteria for an athlete or coach to make it to the cut.

"For example, in basketball, a player will be judged according to the percentage of his shooting, defensive rebound, assists and skills, among others. It would be easier to select athletes in individual events like swimming or athletics through their speed," he said.

Estigoy likewise said they wouldn't send any team or athlete where Davraa doesn't have a strong chance to make a good finish or win a medal in the Palaro.

She said all selected athletes will have another duration of training in preparation for the Palaro, but the training venue will have yet to be finalized.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/02/12/sports/deped.to.impose.stricter.selection.of.palaro.bets.html

paulkrps

February 12th, 2008, 02:19 AM

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Mati not keen in hosting MF Games

CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental -- Davao Regional Athletic Association (Davraa) Meet 2008 host Mati City is not keen on hosting another edition of the Mindanao Friendship Games that it hosted in 2003.

"We haven't thought about it yet. The MFG is a very big undertaking and it would take a lot of things to consider," Mati Mayor Michelle Rabat said.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) recently bared that the fourth staging of the Games will be revived on November 29 to December 5 in Tubod, Lanao del Norte -- the inaugural host in 2001.

"We might host an MFG in the future, but not now or next year. But when the need arises, why not, if it's for Mindanao?" Rabat said.

She recalled that Tagum have been given the MFG hosting rights after Mati hosted in 2001 where Davao City emerged as over-all champion. (MLSA)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/02/12/sports/mati.not.keen.in.hosting.mf.games.html

paulkrps

February 12th, 2008, 02:21 AM

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Davao Oriental to focus on boxing, individual events

CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental -- The City Government of Mati and the provincial government of Davao Oriental are mapping out a five-year sports development program that would focus more on the promotion of amateur boxing and other individual events where they can produce champion-caliber athletes.

"After five years, our facilities will be upgraded. It will be improved because we now have money to do that. Malaki-laki din ang tatalunin ng Mati at Davao Oriental sa sports sa limang taon na iyan (Mati and Davao Oriental will have a big leap in sports in those five years)," Mati Mayor Michelle Rabat said.

Rabat said she and Governor Corazon Malanyaon also share the same mindset of promoting sports in the province and in the city because as she says sports makes one a well-rounded person.

"The Governor and I have one heart, one mind and one smile as far as sports is concerned. We will really work together to improve sports here. We are committed to sports and we believe that we can do so much in helping our athletes reach their fullest potentials," Rabat said in a press conference at the Casa Rosa here Sunday morning.

She said they are eyeing to promote amateur boxing since it is easy to maintain the sport. (MLSA)

davaoeagle

February 12th, 2008, 08:01 PM

PIA Press Release
2008/02/12
Potable water system expected soon in Tudaya area
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (12 February) -- A potable water system is the most urgent need of the people in barangay Tudaya where the P5 billion hydropower plant of Hedcor Philippines, Inc. will soon operate.

Hedcor's President Rene Ronquillo said the water system costs about P56 million and the project is already undergoing construction.

He said this will greatly benefit the people as they are not currently been served with steady water supply.

"This is part of our corporate social responsibility and we see to it that basic concern of the people in the community is being looked at," he said.

He also said that their other CSR projects are construction of school buildings for continuing education of the children and health services through regular medical mission.

"We see to it that the members of the community are our partners and they are the once that could best support the projects," he said.

The Hedcor project in Sibulan town had been receiving protest from some quarters and Ronquillo said that most of those that went into protest were not from the area but from Bukidnon and from other areas.

Earlier two protests were held of the entry of Hedcor in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz town for lack of consultation among the people. The protests were held in the cities of Davao and Digos.

But Ronquillo said that not at this been able to know who these groups are even as he said that their protest once it grows could be a potential threat in the future.

"I don't think the community would allow them at the site if it doesn't bring them benefit," he said.

He also said that their implementation of the project only commence when the permits were issued by the concerned government agencies.

Mayor Joel Ray Lopez meanwhile said that they had been trying to reach to these groups to talk to them and address their concern. But up to this time the group has not been identified and the group's protests were not done in Sta. Cruz town.

The NCIP on the other hand said no complaint so far was lodged with their office with regards the entry of Hedcor at barangay Tudaya, an ancestral domain area under the municipality of Sta. Cruz. (PIA) [top]

dinabaw

February 13th, 2008, 02:28 AM

-wrong post-

dinabaw

February 13th, 2008, 08:42 AM

Davao Oriental town to receive P5-M from KALAHI-CIDSS

Tarragona, Davao Oriental (13 February) -- Tarragona Municipal Mayor Samuel L. Uy signified interest to participate in KALAHI-CIDSS Cycle 4 during the recent orientation-consultation with KALAHI-CIDSS regional project coordinator Lina V. Cañedo.

"Dumaan na kami sa tatlong cycle at maganda ang resulta sa community. Talagang i-consider namin na it is an opportunity for the local government units," [We've gone through the three cycles and results were commendable in the community. We definitely consider it as an opportunity for the local government units], Municipal Mayor Uy said.

Dubbed as "Makamasang Tugon," Cycle 4 is an enhanced scheme of KALAHI-CIDSS that will continue to empower people and address their needs through enhanced participation in community projects that reduce poverty.

KALAHI-CIDSS or Kapit-Bisig Laban Sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services is the Philippine government's flagship poverty reduction project. It is implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, through a loan from World Bank.

A six-year project with a total cost of P9.3B, KALAHI-CIDSS included Tarragona as one of its target municipalities in Region XI. Tarragona's ten barangays have already availed of basic infrastructure projects in their communities in KALAHI's previous cycles.

"May dalawang health centers dito ang naitayo sa third cycle. Meron ding day care centers and water system," [There were two health centers put up during the third cycle. Also constructed were day care centers and water system.] Municipal Mayor Uy said.

Cycle 4, according to Cañedo, is a joint undertaking of DSWD and DILG and has an indicative allocation of 500T per barangay that means another 5M for the municipality of Tarragona.

"In this Cycle 4, the LGU will lead kasi we are Just building on the gains of KALAHI. Nakit-an na mas gwapo ang scheme na ingon ani para makit-an pud ang pagpapel sa LGU," [In this Cycle 4, the LGU will lead as we are just building on the gains of KALAHI. It is a better scheme to witness the LGU's involvement] she added.

The Municipality of Tarragona is yet to submit a legislated form of interest or resolution before the third week of February to formalize its participation in the said cycle. (DSWD/smmmalobago-PIA XI) [top]

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080213.htm&no=15&r=R11&y=08&mo=02

pogiboi

February 15th, 2008, 06:38 AM

helo peps!!! im newby in here! im born in digos, naka register tuloy ako.haha:lol: bat ganito lng development sa digos??

kaluoy sad sa akong bayang sinilangan... naa may mga architectural bldg dha. saka mga tourist spot. saka specially mga beautiful babes...

puhon kung maka uli ko makuha kog mga lami na picture.. :banana:

Ibex

February 15th, 2008, 08:21 AM

davaoeagle

February 15th, 2008, 08:43 AM

Mati to draft master plan
By Carmelito Q. Francisco
Mindanao Times

MATI CITY, Davao Oriental – The leadership of the new city is looking into drafting a master plan that will develop its resources, including the rehabilitation of the 400-hectare Menzi Agricultural Estate which is being run by members of its cooperative.

Richard Villacorte, aide to City Mayor Michelle Rabat, said the initial proposal is to develop the estate, which is popular for its sweet pomelo and mango, as its development has been stagnant.

Villacorte pointed out that the city government is already negotiating with a planning company that will come up with a study that will show where the development will be implemented.

Although the negotiation to start the study is still being finalized, he said, the city government is expected to unveil it within the next three months.

Initially, the study will look into implementing programs for the next six years, with the first two years being the most critical period as this will reinforce the conversion of the municipality into a key city in the Davao Region.

In the case of the Menzi estate, he said, the city government is interested because it can become a growth center of its own, although right now its growth has been stagnant considering that even when the Menzi Farmers Cooperative already borrowed money from the bank, nothing has taken place.

A visit to officials of the cooperative yielded no result as no one was available to discuss the issue.

Villacorte said that the development of the estate will create a ripple of developments to the newly-created city considering that it can also create employment not only among those who were beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program but also those who live nearby.

When the estate was still at its heyday as the fruit basket of then capital municipality of the province, it was among the biggest employers. However, the implementation of the agrarian reform program, which saw the area being distributed to its former employees, the activities started to slowdown.

Villacorte said the activities can be revived if a good sustainable plan is implemented. “With our plan (of hiring professional planners), we will be able to make it into a growth center on its own,” he told the TIMES.

“We want to make the estate into a mix-use development area,” he added, pointing out that by making so, the city will have already put in place one growth center which will eventually expand if development is sustained.

On the tourism side, the city government is looking into developing the Langka-Luban-Cabuaya area, composed of the three barangays, which is about two hours by speedboat. The area is considered as a key eco-tourism one considering that it is where the Philippine Eagle sanctuary is located.

The route between the city proper and the area is a “dolphin route” where dolphins are usually spotted. “Our initial idea is to make it more attractive but also to control the density of the tourists so as not to disturb the area,” Villacorte said, pointing out that another attraction is a lagoon.

Aside from the natural tourist destinations in the area, this is where the historic lighthouse is located which the city is also sharing with the nearby municipality, Gov. Generoso.

The city government is also looking into courting investors to invest in building new hotels considering that there are only about 80 rooms that will meet standards. “Our proposal is to build 250 to 500 rooms more so we can market the city as a convention destination for regional events,” Villacorte said.

Another tourism is the development of its 20-kilometer waterfront whose development will be dependent on the study, Villacorte added. At present, there are already development like resorts, considering that the city has pristine white sand beaches, there is so much to be done to make it more productive, he added.

Villacorte said another part of the study is to look into the housing backlog and come up with projection of how much is needed to address the problem and identify the areas where the houses will be built.

“Right now, we don’t have data that will show us the real number of houses needed and that the areas suitable for resettlement,” he said.

The city government is also completing the baywalk project which Rabat’s father Francisco started during his last term as mayor. At present, Villacorte said, the city government still needs at least P70 million to complete it.

abskess

February 15th, 2008, 09:59 AM

^^welcome pud Pogiboi...daghan namo hehehehehe

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 11:08 AM

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 01:43 PM

Friday, February 15, 2008
DavOr girl bags gold

CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental -- The host delegation also had its share of glory as the diminutive Aiza Maon pocketed two gold medals at the track oval of Mati Centennial Sports Complex here.

Maon heaved the iron ball to a distance of 21.28 meters to rule the elementary girls discuss throw finals.

She followed it up with another golden throw of the javelin at a distance of 24 meters.

Davao Oriental also won the secondary girls javelin throw gold courtesy of Monette Macombo, who registered 33.72 meters over Davao City's Quima Cuaton of Wangan National High School who made 31.61 meters.

Tagum City's Hazel Caseres bagged the secondary girls 100m dash while Judel Purok of Davao del Sur snatched the gold in elementary boys 800m run while bare-footed Ivy Sabandija of Compostela Valley (ComVal) won the gold in elementary girls 800m run.

Davao, on the other hand, continued its winning campaign in the secondary girls division with Janet Montajes sealing two golds in 800m run and 400m. (MLSA)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/02/15/sports/davor.girl.bags.gold.html

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 04:16 PM

repost.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati3.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 04:16 PM

dahican

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati6.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 04:17 PM

dahican gihapon.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati7.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 04:17 PM

mao gihapon.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati2.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 06:54 PM

from annavi_a at flickr

punta linao.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/1839728836_7311107d76_b.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 06:57 PM

from freewayjammer at flickr.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/381723434_b857de94e1_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 06:59 PM

another man's sleep daynasawr. from vincent navea at flickr.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/381723432_2e64ca9a84_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 07:02 PM

from Johfil Villanueva at flickr.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/523100862_42e58a8ce7_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 07:04 PM

another from Johfil Villanueva at flickr.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/524343384_af3979a22b_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 07:05 PM

another from Johfil Villanueva at flickr. waniban.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/524394913_86c0616fe8_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 07:06 PM

another from Johfil Villanueva at flickr. waniban.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/524395473_be54347e55_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 07:07 PM

another from Johfil Villanueva at flickr. waniban island.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/524395931_67236ea076_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 07:09 PM

another from Johfil Villanueva at flickr. waniban.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/524622642_5096361d1d_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 07:11 PM

another from Johfil Villanueva at flickr. dahican (?).

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/524700287_75ee3b3205_o.jpg

paulkrps

February 15th, 2008, 07:13 PM

another from Johfil Villanueva at flickr. mati.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/529464959_45b96051af_o.jpg

dinabaw

February 16th, 2008, 03:29 AM

another from Johfil Villanueva at flickr.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/524343384_af3979a22b_o.jpg

wow! are this stones naturally in placed?

dinabaw

February 16th, 2008, 04:53 AM

welcome @pogiboi ..daghan na ta ! :colgate:

Malita, Davao del Sur...

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2888/444766331bb6d9fef6ako0ye3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9004/444776704c8ecfff9aczc8vf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8154/44476903913a3cb0fe9wl9dq2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4363/4458848036e35bf2c91je8qv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

paulkrps

February 16th, 2008, 11:06 AM

murag natural nyor.

dinabaw

February 16th, 2008, 02:13 PM

Manay, Davao Oriental

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1846/0105ha8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6276/02716lr7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

paulkrps

February 16th, 2008, 02:54 PM

cute sila except sa mga kelots.:lol::lol::lol:

dinabaw

February 16th, 2008, 03:08 PM

^^ dili sila manoy sila manay :lol:

paulkrps

February 16th, 2008, 03:40 PM

pagkabata ng mga bubay.:lol:

Ibex

February 17th, 2008, 04:12 AM

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Mati/84d7ce4f.jpg

paulkrps

February 17th, 2008, 12:51 PM

^^ dili sya island.

Ibex

February 17th, 2008, 11:52 PM

^^ dili sya island.

Aw from the vantage point (Boundary ng Badas & Dawan) it looks like an island kasi. :) Thanks @paul.

Ibex

February 17th, 2008, 11:55 PM

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Mati/cb1ceee1.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Mati/c3123559.jpg
Badas winding road.

paulkrps

February 18th, 2008, 12:19 AM

thank you sir for the badas pics.

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 05:44 AM

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4994/dsc004891bm3.jpg

yentotz.giatotz

February 18th, 2008, 05:52 AM

nindot kaayo ug mga kuha... :D

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 05:58 AM

I think you meant this kuha... :nuts:

http://imageshack.us/

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 06:08 AM

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8910/dsc003851ve9.jpg

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 06:46 AM

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Mati/4380685c.jpg
For guys who dig Native Chicken dishes, this is a must try whenever your in Mati. :cheers:

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 06:56 AM

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Mati/DSC003801.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Mati/DSC003791.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/klutz1030/Mati/DSC003811.jpg

dinabaw

February 18th, 2008, 07:03 AM

^^ gikan kag mati @Ibex ?

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 07:13 AM

^^ gikan kag mati @Ibex ?

Yap @dinabaw, just a quickie visit though. :) I have been to masao na. :cheers:

dinabaw

February 18th, 2008, 07:24 AM

^^ nice ! oi 5 days na lang para Sabros , ano ba KKB or early mag palit na lang ta ug food?

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 07:25 AM

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2345/dsc004631rj3.jpg
Inviting kaayo ang tubig. :nuts::nuts::nuts:

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 07:28 AM

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6107/dsc005201li7.jpg

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 07:58 AM

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5611/dsc004731kk9.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8223/dsc004751og0.jpg

:)

paulkrps

February 18th, 2008, 01:16 PM

very nice shots ibex.

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 01:34 PM

very nice shots ibex.

Nice gyud ang place paul, in my next visit sa place maligo na gyud ko. :)

paulkrps

February 18th, 2008, 01:39 PM

ngak. you went that far just to take pictures? ug suroy-suroy lang?:lol:

pareha ta, when i was there in dahican, wa pud ko maligo. kuha ra kog gamayng pics.:lol:

dinabaw

February 18th, 2008, 01:41 PM

ngano man mo wa mangaligo , puro siguro sigbin ang mga naligo :lol:

paulkrps

February 18th, 2008, 01:54 PM

gikapoy ko bai. for me the view was more important than taking a dive.

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 01:55 PM

ngak. you went that far just to take pictures? ug suroy-suroy lang?:lol:

pareha ta, when i was there in dahican, wa pud ko maligo. kuha ra kog gamayng pics.:lol:

ngano man mo wa mangaligo , puro siguro sigbin ang mga naligo :lol:

That time kasi my MTB group nag Tagum-Mati road run. Side trip lang ang sight seeing. And i was not prepared for it.:)

paulkrps

February 18th, 2008, 01:58 PM

what's MTB? magandang tabi bayan?:lol:

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 01:59 PM

gikapoy ko bai. for me the view was more important than taking a dive.

hehehe:lol: bitaw bisan ako siguro picture taking una before maligo:)

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 02:02 PM

what's MTB? magandang tabi bayan?:lol:

MTB for Mountain Bike :)

paulkrps

February 18th, 2008, 02:02 PM

my bro, the one with white hair below and standing, had a grand time playing with the waves.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati7.jpg

Ibex

February 18th, 2008, 02:10 PM

my bro, the one with white hair below and standing, had a grand time playing with the waves.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/mati7.jpg

:):):) Lifeguard yan

dinabaw

February 19th, 2008, 04:12 AM

San Victor

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2502/sanvictortn0.png (http://imageshack.us)

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/505/victor3pz5.png (http://imageshack.us)

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3079/sanvictor2hk7.png (http://imageshack.us)

photos by joseph reygan

Ibex

February 19th, 2008, 11:54 AM

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1710/dsc003241zp1.jpg
Nice...

paulkrps

February 19th, 2008, 01:01 PM

^^ madayaw.

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 09:59 AM

WOW! i never expected that Davao oriental have this huge mining sites 30,000 out of 80,000 sites all over Philippines , I think Comval can have 20,000 plus mining sites too whew i hope the LGU can protect all this sites from environmental degredation .

PIA Press Release
2008/02/20

Davao Oriental can't stop mining industry boom
By Mai Gevera

Davao City (20 February) -- The province of Davao Oriental has about 30,000 out of the 80,000 mining sites in the country and this is the very reason why the province cannot say no to the mining industry.

Mati city mayor Michelle Rabat stressed that having this vast potential, the province especially the city can hardly stop the entry of mining investors.

"We can't stop but we are also making sure that they are properly regulated in such a manner that they will practice responsible mining," she said.

The local government of Mati City has been strict in choosing which mining company should be given permit.

Infact, Vice Mayor Cesar de Erio cited three requirements that the local government is strictly requiring from the investors.

"They must show us a development plan, their financial capability, and a clean track record," he said.

These were said to be heavy requirements that no ordinary company could easily comply with.

The city officials denied speculations that there are now a number of big scale mining companies that are operating in the city.

Mayor Rabat clarified that there are only 7 applicants for small-scale mining operation while only 2 companies are under the big scale category.

Rabat also clarified that the city government has nothing do with the temporary closure of operations of the HP Billton Mining.

"It is an internal rift or legal battle now being handled by the private companies involved," she said.

At the moment, the city officials have been very optimistic to see more investments in the mining industry. However, they have also remained cautious and watchful for any negative results that these investors might bring in to the community. (PIA XI) [top]

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080220.htm&no=06&r=R11&y=08&mo=02

dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 12:50 PM

Waniban !!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

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dinabaw

February 20th, 2008, 12:51 PM

the Mayo Beach Resort where fresh water meets salt water...

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photos juliedyogi

paulkrps

February 20th, 2008, 12:53 PM

^^nice nyor.

nikkixtrm

February 20th, 2008, 02:47 PM

paulkrps

February 23rd, 2008, 11:32 AM

post your travel pics nikki ha?

nikkixtrm

February 23rd, 2008, 04:57 PM

post your travel pics nikki ha?

haha! yeppers! magsugod ko sa balay. kanang adlaw nga manghawa mi :P

paulkrps

February 23rd, 2008, 04:59 PM

sure, post na lang pud ka'g travelogue nimo. kanang blow by blow ha.:lol::lol::lol:

nikkixtrm

February 23rd, 2008, 07:17 PM

sure, post na lang pud ka'g travelogue nimo. kanang blow by blow ha.:lol::lol::lol:

hehe, tamad man ko uy! we'll see :)

paulkrps

February 25th, 2008, 02:55 AM

hehe, tamad man ko uy! we'll see :)

start from your airport. all the way to davao. tapos courtesy call daw ka kang nyor ambi.:lol:

dinabaw

February 26th, 2008, 01:21 PM

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Photographer's Note
Kolagsing Beach is a two kilometer stretch of powdery white sand fringed with coconuts. The area is unspoiled because of inaccessiblity from the main town but can be reached by boat from either Padada or Malalag towns for about 30 mins.
The place is almost inhabited with no electricity and some amenities... nature at its purest!
Diving around the area is exciting with good visibility and colorful corals and interesting fishes.
Coming here is free provided you will bring your own tents and provisions should one plan to stay overnight.

photo by muscovado

dinabaw

February 26th, 2008, 01:22 PM

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Boats all aground as everything stops during Good Friday in celebration of the Lenten Season.

dinabaw

February 26th, 2008, 01:24 PM

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Photographer's Note
Was fascinated to see the reflections of this birds. Their elusiveness kept me at bay.

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dinabaw

February 26th, 2008, 01:35 PM

if Davao Oriental have a Dinosaur Island , Davao del Sur have a Crocodile Island ...

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Photographer's Note
This is my first attempt of capturing the moon. Taken up in Piape hill late afternoon, a good vantage point over Malalag bay and Davao gulf.
This is a scanned photo from Nikon N65.

photo by muscovado

kronology

February 27th, 2008, 04:40 AM

Digos

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^^is this reaLLy Digos kuya @dinabaw??? i think it's sumwhere in Bangkal, davao city.. i seemed to recognize Kookels and the second-hand Cars display at it's opposite..:) plus, is digos not using trikes in it's central area?:bash:

bustero

February 27th, 2008, 04:58 AM

Vol. XXI, No. 148
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
The Economy
Mati City in Davao Oriental seeks tighter rules on mining speculators

DAVAO CITY — Speculators are spoiling the prospects of mining industry in resource-rich Mati City in Davao Oriental and the city government can do very little about it, Mati Mayor Michelle Rabat said in a recent interview.

Ms. Rabat confirmed that some speculators, most of them Filipinos, have visited the city to explore mining potentials.

These speculators would then look for investors, particularly companies from mainland China, who can finance their operations.

But when they fail to get backing for their projects, these speculators would leave the city and abandon their projects.

"We cannot do anything about it. We cannot tell them to leave because they have all the right to speculate," said Ms. Rabat.

Properly regulated

However, she assured the city government will ensure that these speculators follow both national and local regulations.

"We are making sure that they are properly regulated," she said of speculators.

Ms. Rabat also pointed out that while there are about 8,000 mining permit applications in Davao Oriental, only a few of them are for mining activities in the city.

The National Government recently approved the applications of two big mining companies and five smaller ones.

One of these companies is Australian-firm BHP Billiton which is exploring nickel deposits in Pujada, an island about two hours by boat from Mati City.

One official of the city, who declined to be identified, challenged the National Government to set up stricter rules and monitoring schemes for speculators.

He said it must be a standard that when a prospector fails to invest in the area in the next two months, the company must be eased out to pave the way for a new investor with the financial capacity to take over.

"In this manner, the city will be able to get the investment it wants," he said.

This problem is one of the issues that Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon Malanyaon wanted to address.

But Ms. Malanyaon said this is a difficult issue considering that it is not the local government that approves mining applications.

Ms. Malanyaon said the National Government should devolve this function to local government units because they are directly responsible to their constituents and they have the obligation to see to it that the mining companies abide by the laws.

At present, she said, the provincial government can only scrutinize and subsequently approve small-scale mining applications.

Upon assumption to office in July, Ms. Malanyaon suspended the granting of small-scale mining applications after the local mining sector was hounded by controversies, including the arrest of a mining official for bribery.

Months later, Ms. Malanyaon lifted the suspension that resulted in the provincial government collecting about P2 million in fees in six months, or 10 times the collections in 2006. — C. Q. Francisco

paulkrps

February 27th, 2008, 11:32 AM

^^ funny, but i agree with kronology. everything seem familiar and "similiar".:lol::lol::lol:

dinabaw

February 27th, 2008, 12:36 PM

^^ :lol: i missed the words GOING TO :colgate:

dinabaw

March 2nd, 2008, 02:20 PM

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Tuban, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines

paulkrps

March 3rd, 2008, 02:37 AM

WOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW! very picturesque!

davaoeagle

March 4th, 2008, 01:42 AM

PIA Press Release
2008/03/04
Mati's Waniban Island now a certified tourist destination
By Neela G. Duallo

City of Mati, Davao Oriental (4 March) -- Unmindful of the big potential it has for the local tourist industry of the City of Mati, Waniban Island remains picture perfect of it's white sand, oozing blue waters, sight refreshing mangrove trees, surrounded by the grandeur of nature.

As such, Davao Oriental Vice-Gov. Mayo Almario instructed Provincial Secretary Chito Gregorio to get a certification from the Dept. of Tourism-Region 11.

Gregorio got the Certification from Dept. of Tourism Regional Director Sonia Garcia.

With the certification, plans for its realization can be fully implemented.

These include the upgrading and cementing of the road leading to Brgy. Lawigan, passing through Waniban.

The move came after concerned residents asked the assistance of Congresswoman Thelma Z. Almario, for the rehabilitation of the said road.

Said certification is a pre-requisite to the measures to be taken up to pursue Waniban Island as a tourist destination.

Earlier, the Vice-Governor re-affirmed the thrust of the provincial government to boost the local tourism industry of the province.

In fact, in one of their regular sessions where personnel from Bachelor Express Bus Company made an appearance, he inquired if the back part of the bus can be used as space for promotion of the different scenic spots in the province.

"It will be a very effective promotional device. Anywhere the bus goes, people can see the picture of the different tourist spots of the province," he said.

He added that an active tourism industry means an active economic flow, thus benefiting the people of Davao Oriental.

As a way also to give a good impression, and to captivate visitors and tourists to visit the city and province and convinced them to be back, the former District Representative of the Second District of Davao Oriental proposed for a standard uniform for all food servers in the city.

"Aside from the health reason, seeing the place spic and span surely would entice visitors to come back," he explained.

Almario reiterated his words during the Stakeholders Forum on Tourism Development, held on November 7, 2008 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Gallery.

"We have to let the people know that we have what it takes. And Waniban is just one of what we have," he stressed.

City of Mati Mayor Michelle Rabat also pointed out that she prefers Mati to be known as a tourist destination, than be considered a mining hub in the region, and budget for tourism promotion will be increased ten folds with the new IRA of Mati as a component city.

Waniban Island covers an area of 4 hectares in Barangay Tamisan, approximately 20 kms from Mati Poblacion, and is only a 30-minute boat ride from Mati Wharf, or 15 to 20 minutes banca ride from the equally mystical Cinco Masao Beach Resort.

Wannibal Island is owned the family of 2nd District Board Member Ruben Linsag. (DXHM/PIA XI) [top]

kronology

March 4th, 2008, 06:29 AM

^^parang painting ang dating kung di mo talga titingnan.:) very nice!:cheers:

dinabaw

March 4th, 2008, 01:34 PM

Mini clinic construction starts for Davao or inmates »

By glenda on Mar 4, 2008 in News

BY: Ms. Neela G. Duallo

DXHM-City of Mati

City of Mati, Davao Oriental – Inmates of the Davao Oriental Reformatory and Rehabilitation Center can now be more certain that their health care can now be even more attended to with the construction of a mini clinic inside the Center.

Provincial Health Warden Dominancio de la Cruz reported that the mini clinic aims to give immediate response to the health needs of the inmates.

“With the mini clinic, minor illnesses of the inmates do not have to be brought to the Provincial Hospital. They will be attended and treated at the mini clinic,” he said.

De la Cruz is happy with the commitment of the Provincial Health Office to help materialize his project.

Earlier, de la Cruz emphasized that the Reformatory and Rehabilitation Center is keenly looking into the health and welfare of the inmates.

To attain such goal, the inmates undergo a daily exercise routine.

As an answer to their plea, the provincial government increased the budget for their food allowance.

Gov. Cora Malanyaon said that such is already in the plan upon her assumption to office, as she is also adheres for the reformation of the inmates..

The 12th Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved Resolution # 66-2007 , increasing the subsistence allowance of the inmates.

Seventy Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand (ph 769,000 ) from the Local Gov’t Dev’t Fund through re-alignment, and from the Annual Investment Fund was allotted for the said purpose.

Presiding Officer and Vice-Gov. Mayo Almario also said that it is important to give the inmates a chance for a new life, in consonance and in respect to their human rights.

The Davao Oriental Reformatory and Rehabilitation Center now house179 inmates, after some cases were dismissed and other inmates were brought to the Davao Penal Colony.

The new name for the Davao Oriental Provincial Jail was adopted to reiterate the stand of not being condemnatory to the inmates, but giving them the chance and hope after life behind bars.

De la Cruz is grateful to the provincial government for the recently concluded 1st Halad Surgical Mission, where four inmates availed of the free it’s free services.

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paulkrps

March 5th, 2008, 11:17 AM

Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Davao bets to train in Mati
By Marianne Saberon-Abalayan

THE 339 athletes of the Palarong Pambansa-bound Davao Regional Athletic Association (Davraa) contingent are all set to train in the City of Mati, Davao Oriental starting March 23.

Dr. Fidel Japos of the Department of Education (DepEd) Southern Mindanao said 53 coaches would train the Davraa athletes in less than a month.

"The training schedule is set after the Holy Week just when regular classes close for the summer break. The delegates will stay in Mati for the entire duration of the training period," he said during an interview with sportswriters at the DepEd Southern Mindanao lounge recently.

Japos said they see no problem of holding training in Mati, which is about 150 kilometers away and a three-hour ride from Davao City, being the host of the Davraa Meet 2008 last month.

"The Mati government is more than willing to host us again for training. They also have the facilities that we need. We will hire buses to transport the kids there," Japos said.

"The coaches, chaperons and officials will be around to supervise their training so there's no room for worry," he added.

He said the span of training is enough to prepare the athletes for Palaro battle in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on April 20 to 26.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/03/05/sports/davao.bets.to.train.in.mati.html

dinabaw

March 5th, 2008, 04:08 PM

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Waniban

dinabaw

March 6th, 2008, 03:02 AM

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Jollibee, Digos.... btw Digos Mcdo recently opened.

paulkrps

March 7th, 2008, 07:44 PM

nikkixtrm

March 8th, 2008, 10:38 PM

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Tuban, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines

*saves*

LordCarnal

March 9th, 2008, 09:09 PM

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Rall

March 10th, 2008, 12:21 PM

nice photo of Mt. Apo... cloud covered Talomo on the right... Mt. Tampurong on the left

dinabaw

March 12th, 2008, 02:15 PM

Governor Generoso

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dinabaw

March 12th, 2008, 02:21 PM

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davaoeagle

March 13th, 2008, 09:13 PM

Friday, March 14, 2008
Mining to continue amid opposition: Guv
By Ben O. Tesiorna
Sunstar Davao

DAVAO Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon said she respects the stand of the church against mining, but she was quick to add that she will not stop mining operations in her province for as long as there is no law prohibiting such.

"For as long as mining is not outlawed, we can just regulate but we cannot absolutely prohibit it," she said.

Davao Oriental is host to a $1.5 billion nickel mining project now being undertaken in the City of Mati.

On Wednesday, three senior Roman Catholic bishops stepped up their campaign against mining operations as they launched the "anti-mining solidarity week."

In a report, Bishop Sergio Utleg said they are against mining since it destroys both the environment and local communities.

"Mining in the Philippines not only destroys the environment but has become the vehicle for the violation of human rights, enthnocide of indigenous communities, and even deaths," said Utleg.

Utleg, chair of a special commission on tribal communities of the influential Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, charged that encouraging mining investment in this impoverished country was a violation of human rights.

Bishop Ramon Villena, for his part, said only foreign and local investors were benefiting from the resurgence of the mining industry and not the people in the area themselves.

Bishop Deogracis Iñiguez also said he hoped the anti-mining week would drum up support for opposition to the industry.

The mining industry, which employs about 141,000 people, has enjoyed a revival in recent months. The government is targeting $6.5 billion in total investment in mining from 2007 to 2011.

However, the sector has also become a target of environmentalists and leftist activists including communist guerrillas who have attacked mining companies.

dinabaw

March 18th, 2008, 04:26 PM

Dahican

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dinabaw

March 18th, 2008, 04:33 PM

Waniban

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jhunix

March 20th, 2008, 11:05 PM

Hinatuan's Enchanted River

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jhunix

March 20th, 2008, 11:14 PM

Images of KAPATAGAN, DAVAO DEL SUR

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jhunix

March 20th, 2008, 11:27 PM

(Longest Zip Line in Camp Sabros, Kapatagan, Davao del Sur)

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davaoeagle

March 24th, 2008, 05:51 PM

Hold mining summit, gov't urged
By Carmelito Q. Francisco Published : 2008-03-24
Mindanao Times

Louie N Rabat, Eastern Davao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has called on the national government to hold a summit on mining so that the ground works to make the industry profitable and sustainable can be implemented.

Rabat, brother of Mayor Michelle N. Rabat of Mati City, Davao Oriental made the call after observing that some speculators have been muddling the industry in the province

“The problem is that these speculators leave the place after finding no financiers for their prospective areas. This sometimes discourages legitimate companies,” he said in a conversation with the Times.

Rabat said the national government, through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, particularly the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, should be able to come up with a clear-cut set of standards that mining companies should follow.

He observed that most of those trying to take advantage of the mining areas in Davao Oriental were speculators who were just scouting for financiers particularly those from China as they did not have the capital for the projects, easing out legitimate companies.

Most often, he said, the speculators would leave the areas if they could not find financiers, sometimes leaving behind big debts to local investors and the communities. However, he refused to name any of those involved in mining speculation in the province.

Regional officials of both agencies refused to comment on the issue, saying it is up to the national agency to make a recommendation on the issue.

Rabat’s sister, Mayor Rabat, earlier lamented about the speculators, but said the administration of the newly-created city government could not do anything because there were no local laws violated.

”We cannot tell them to leave because they have all the right to speculate,” she said, although she warned her government will throw the books at anyone who violates the local laws.

At present, only seven companies were granted permits in the city, two of them big ones, including the giant Australian mining industry leader BHP Billiton which has a nickel exploration in Pujada, about two hours from the city proper by boat.

The company’s entry, however, has been marred by protest actions from several non-government organizations which accused it of several violations particularly on the construction of its processing plant in Magum, a village within the mining project. Groups were protesting on it waste disposal plan, saying this will impact on the barangay and its people.

A company official assured the villagers and the environmental groups that it would ensure the safety both of the environment and the people.

Rabat also joined the call of Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon to empower the local government units in approving permits of big companies. Mr. Rabat, just like the provincial governor, said the local leaders should be given the opportunity to approve the permits because they have the greater responsibility of ensuring that safety standards are followed.

Malanyaon earlier complained that in most cases, the local government units were surprised that companies were already starting operations even without their knowledge.

dinabaw

March 25th, 2008, 06:24 AM

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dinabaw

March 25th, 2008, 06:28 AM

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dinabaw

March 25th, 2008, 06:30 AM

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DexterTexter

March 25th, 2008, 11:26 AM

Dapat nga pala lagay ko dito yung Camp Sabros pictures ko.

DexterTexter

March 25th, 2008, 11:57 AM

My Camp Sabros experience can be summed up as:
:banana::banana:WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!:banana::banana:

Monday, 17 March 2008, was declared a local holiday in Davao City (Araw ng Dabaw), so I and two of my friends plus one driver went on an adventure to a mountain resort in Kapatagan, Davao del Sur.

Nestled in the mountains 3,900 feet (around 1,200 meters) above sea level is Camp Sabros, a mountain eco-adventure spot that has been featured on national outdoor and adventure show, Sports Unlimited, and noted for having two of the country’s longest and craziest zip lines : 380 meters and 400 meters.

The Camp Sabros main entrance

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2. My friends, Cez, Kikai and I

We parked our vehicle at the outpost guarding the Mt. Apo National Park and Mountaineers’ Trail so we had to hike uphill to Camp Sabros. Vehicles may be brought all the way up to Camp Sabros, but we opted that out. Trekking uphill is laborious but fun. It affords you ample time to enjoy the marvellous scenery on the way up. It’s a good exercise, too!

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3. The Checkpoint to the Mt. Apo National Park and the Mt. Apo Mountaineers’ Trail

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4. The hike up forms part of the adventure!

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5. Marvellous views on the hike up to the camp.

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Another entrance to Camp Sabros

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The Zip Line and Cable Car

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10. Marc Nelson and Dyan Castillejo were here!

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11. My friends, Cez and Kikai, being prepared for the zip line ride of their lives!

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12. The safety of Zip Line riders is on top of Camp Sabros’ priorities. A system of harnesses and locks ensure a worry-free zip to the other mountain.

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13. My friends take off on an exhilarating zip line ride. I and Don, the driver, followed shortly. Weeeee!!!

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14. The 380-meter zip line takes you from the Camp Sabros terminal and glides you over a densely forested ravine/valley down to the terminal on the other mountain.

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15. Kodak moment at the other mountain.

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16. A Cable Car brings you from the “other mountain” back to Camp Sabros. You have the option to “zip” back to the camp via the the longest zip line in the Philippines (400 meters long) but it travels at twice the speed. We opted to take the Cable Car instead.

The Camp Sabros deli/diner.

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17. Vintage decors and mementos adorn the walls of the deli.

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18. More vintage decors

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19. After the zip line and cable car adventure, we stayed at the deli for a meal and to just hang around and laze about.

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20. When one looks outside from the billiard hall at the deli, the scene looks almost like a European postcard.

The landscape of Camp Sabros was foggy and wet in the afternoon.

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21. I swear, the Camp Sabros climate is colder than Baguio’s!

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22. The scene looked almost surreal with thick fog enveloping the areas in and around Camp Sabros.

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I shall return, Camp Sabros. I shall return!
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Helpful Info and Tips on Camp Sabros:

1. Travel Time. From Downtown Davao, around two hours.
* 45 mins to 1 hour from Downtown Davao to the junction of the National Highway and the road to Kapatagan.
* 45 mins to 1 hour from the National Highway uphill on the Kapatagan road up to the Mt. Apo National Park Checkpoint.

2. Suggested Transportation.
* If you want to go all the way up to Camp Sabros, a 4-wheel drive vehicle/suv is recommended.
* You may bring any vehicle if you are willing to trek 1 km uphill to Camp Sabros. Just park your vehicle at the Mt. Apo National Park Checkpoint.

3. Location and Directions. Camp Sabros is in Kapatagan, Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines, in the mountains 1200 meters/3900 feet above sea level. From Davao City, follow the national road en route to Digos City. Along that road you will see a Y-Road that leads you to either GenSan or Kidapawan. Follow the Kidapawan Route (slow down from this point on and look at the right side of the road). Before reaching the DASURECO (Davao del Sur Electric Company) compound, you will see a road on the right side of the highway with a sign saying “THIS WAY TO KAPATAGAN.” Turn right and from then on just follow the road to Kapatagan. When you reach the checkpoint to the Mt. Apo National Park / Mt. Apo Mountaineering Trail, the road to Camp Sabros is to the right and uphill. (I’ll make a road map and post it here soon.)

The road to Kapatagan consists of alternating segments of concrete and dirt road of varying widths. Generally, the road is good and manageable, sometimes a little steep in parts. Sedans and small cars can be brought to Kapatagan but not up to Camp Sabros, which would require a 4-wheel drive vehicle. You can always park your vehicle at the Mt. Apo checkpoint and go on foot to Camp Sabros - a one-kilometer uphill hike. (tiring but fun)

4. Suggested Clothing. The climate at Camp Sabros is cool and sometimes wet and rainy (at times colder than Baguio). A good, warm jacket or sweater is essential. Rubber shoes are a must especially on rainy days (and moreso if you decide to hike up and down Camp Sabros).

5. Overnight Stay. Fireplace-equipped Log Cabins that can accommodate 4 to 10 persons are available for rent.
* Php1,200 per night (good for 4 persons),
* Php2,000 per night (good for 10 persons)

6. Food and Drinks, etc. You may bring food and drinks to Camp Sabros. The deli at Camp Sabros also serves food at affordable prices (P20-P50 per order!). The mini-store at the deli also sells instant food, chichirya (junk food) and other foodstuff, coffee and ice-cold beverages. Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes are also available for sale at the deli. Personal hygiene items are available at the deli store (sanitary napkins, soap, toothpaste, etc.).

7. Adventure, Entertainment, Amenities, etc.
*Zip Lines (380 meters and 400 meters - the two longest in the Philippines), *Cable Car
*Hiking trail.
*Picnic Tables
*Cable TV
* Billiard Hall
* Deli/Diner
* Bar
* Souvenir Shop
* Clean toilets
* Running Water.

8. Communications, Electricity. All major cellphone carriers have good signals at Camp Sabros. My Globe phone was on full signal bars when I was there. There is electricity on Camp Sabros, with occasional, brief power interruptions.

9. Admission and Fees. No entrance fees, no corkage fees. Zip Line rides range from 150 to 300 Pesos per head.

*380 meters (zip 380 meters to the other mountain, then ride a cable car back to Camp Sabros)
(a) in pairs - Php150 per head
(b) solo - Php200 per head

*400 meters (zip 380 meters to the other mountain, then zip 400 meters at DOUBLE SPEED back to Camp Sabros)
(a) solo only - Php300 per head (LONGEST AND CRAZIEST ZIP LINE RIDE IN THE PHILIPPINES!)

by BriDex Medija (bridex@yahoo.com (mailto:bridex@yahoo.com))
This is also an entry on my blog, Daba-Daba da Blog (http://bridex.wordpress.com)

~o0o~

dinabaw

March 26th, 2008, 03:22 AM

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Masao, Mati, Davao Oriental

It was a choice between Cinco and Gregorio Resorts in Masao, Mati, Davao Oriental. But we ended up staying in Gregorio Resort. Good. The place is newer and more affordable. At only P400 for a cottage, we already got enough space for twelve persons, a big table, a room, and a comfortable bed with mattress and two pillows.

I enjoyed the place for its fresh sea breeze and clean water. My only problem was that videoke machines were everywhere and apparently, most cottage occupants liked to sing. I tried taking an afternoon nap but I couldn't sleep. Those shameless singers were just too damn loud!

Oh well, I should always remind myself I only paid P400. Shouldn't expect much!

Here are some pics:

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http://abaniko.blogspot.com/2008/03/masao-mati-davao-oriental.html

davaoeagle

March 27th, 2008, 08:51 PM

PIA Press Release
2008/03/28
Career Guidance Caravan benefits Davao Oriental high school grads
By Neela G. Duallo

City of Mati, Davao Oriental (28 March) -- To help them choose and decide a fitting course for them as they enter into college Davao Oriental second district Representative Thelma Z. Almario, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-TESDA, and the Office of Vice Governor Mayo Almario spearheaded a Career Guidance Exam for graduating students in the first three weeks of March.

The Caravan was a sort of an orientation to the students as they prepare themselves for a tough world ahead in College, particularly students from the City of Mati and municipalities of Lupon, Banay-banay, San Isidro, and Governor Generoso, comprising the second district of Davao Orient al.

It was also the avenue to present the Ladderized Education Program, PESFA scholarship, and the PGMA-TWSP-Rep. Almario Scholarship. The program is in compliance to the lawmaker's thrust on education.

In the Career Guidance Caravan, students were given reading materials pertaining to the different schools in college, and the scholarships they are offering on some courses that include Nursing, Caregiving, Household Services Worker, Call Center Agent, Medical Transcriptionists, Wielding Courses, Information Technology, Consumer Electronics,, Massage Therapy, Commercial Cooking, among others.

Hence, students need not go to other places, as they can now enroll in the said courses in the different schools of the Province and the City. This will mean a relief for parents from the hefty costs of college education.

Earlier, Rep. Almario explained that with the numerous pleas for educational assistance, lawmakers like her can only do as much as they would see to it that their funds benefit all their constituents.

She advised parents who cannot afford to send their children to a 4-year course in College to try vocational courses.

"That is why I am coordinating with TESDA, to give students with financial constraints in pursuing college education a chance to achieve something. Vocational courses are equally of great help," she said.

Out of school youth and adults are also entitled to avail of the scholarship grant.

Vice-Governor Mayo Almario also adheres to the immeasurable value of education.

In his incumbency as a three-term Representative of District II before elected as Vice-Governor in the May 14 synchronized elections, he was also offering scholarships to deserving students with the "Ma'yong Edukasyon Para Sa Ma'yong Kaugmaon Program (Good Education for a Good Future). (DXHM/PIA XI) [top]

davaoeagle

March 29th, 2008, 06:13 AM

PIA Press Release
2008/03/29
Gov backs Mati's 2020 Vision for water
by Mai Gevera

Davao City (29 March) -- After attaining citihood, the City of Mati is now facing the challenge to address the leading problem in almost all its barangays which is clean and ample water supply.

"We have already foreseen a significant increase of population as well as a number of investors to come in the city. We can only cater to these changes if we address water resource as early as now.", said city mayor Michelle Rabat.

Present during the Water Summit held Thursday (March 27), Regional Development Council chairperson Vicente Lao lauded the early move of the city officials in gathering ideas from the different stakeholders to start working for the city's 2020 Vision.

Rabat claimed that ample supply of water remains one of the priorities included in her 2020 Vision. She announced the city's interest of availing a P1 million loan from LWUA which she believed is already a good start.

Lao, on the other hand, suggested that the city must invest for a surface water source instead of an underground water source.

"We must learn from the lessons of Cebu city which is a concrete example of how underground water source brought in negative effects such as the sea water inclusion.", Lao said.

With the expected population increase in Mati, Lao foresees a big possibility for the water source to reach a critical point which may affect the people of Mati..

"Although surface water source needs a high capital investment but we can be assured that it will bring in more benefits in the long run.", Lao added.

The RDC chair committed his full support especially in inviting investors to start the water project in the city of Mati.

The Mati Water District as well as the different water associations from Barangay Matiao, Sainz, and Central are one with the city government in starting the move to provide ample water resource for the people of Mati. (PIA) [top]

Ibex

March 29th, 2008, 02:25 PM

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k2lu

March 29th, 2008, 02:42 PM

davaoeagle

April 2nd, 2008, 03:10 AM

PIA Press Release
2008/04/02
Davao Oriental state college produces quality graduates
By Neela G. Duallo

City of Mati, Davao Oriental (2 April) -- Embarking on the realms of quality education, Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology (DOSCST) takes pride in presenting their new graduates to the world of professionals.

Guest Speaker Representative Cynthia Villar, hurled a challenge to the 306 new graduates.

"As education is a legacy that can never be taken away from you, make good use of it, let it be a way to improve life, and make it meaningful.

The College was made possible through Republic Act No. 6807, a legislation of Congresswoman Thelma Z. Almario of the second district of the province of Davao Oriental, enacted into law on December 13, 1989.

She also emphasized on the importance of "Sipag at Tiyaga" to succeed in life, as there is never a short way towards success.

"Use your education to help others by sharing your time, talent, and services. It is now the perfect time to make choices and act on your decision," she added.

The keynote speaker recognized the College's trust of producing graduates with critical mind and social responsibility.

Board of Trustees president Vittorio Almario reckons on the new milestone for the graduates.

"You have now reached the point when you prepare yourselves for financial independence, and now ready to face the world," he told the graduates.

Hew reiterated that though the graduates are still young, but youth is not an excuse for laziness because time waits for no one.

Being a bank manager of the Rural Bank of Mati, Inc., he encouraged the graduates to save immediately from their first earnings.

While still recuperating from stroke, Dr. Grace Lopez, College President opted to be with the graduates on their memorable day.

When she accepted the responsibility of College Presidency, she introduced her kind of leadership for the young College.

"My leadership is put in the acronym TOCWE,that spells Transparency, Open Communication and Work Ethics," she explained.

Quality education for Ms. Lopez, is meeting the standards of the programs for the College.

"This means the competencies of students should be honed, teachers should have mastery of the subject and know the knowledge, attitude, and skills that should be gained by the students so that they can compete, thus the goal of a quality and globally focused DOSCST is obtained".

The President's ultimate dream remains, to see the metamorphosis of Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology from being a College into a university, as it offers Bachelor of Science in Development Communication, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in Agri-Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Bachelor of science in Secondary Education, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science in Biology, and Environmental Science in Resource Management. (DXHM-City of Mati) [top

dinabaw

April 3rd, 2008, 02:54 PM

Dahican

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davaoeagle

April 3rd, 2008, 11:58 PM

Friday, April 04, 2008
Undiscovered Little Boracay!
Sunstar Davao

THERE is a little known private beach resort in Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur that's been around for years and which is popular among locals. Owned by the long time Mayor Rudy Mariscal of Sta. Maria, the resort is accessible, simple and private enough for some quiet time with oneself or the family.

Mayor's daughter Joyce happens to be a good friend of mine (we're both dog lovers and she is my kumare because we both have grandpuppies from our dachsunds whom we paired off), and the long put off plans finally pushed through one day when I needed to shoot some beach images for a magazine.

It took two hours of a scenic and smooth ride to Sta. Maria by private vehicle to reach the Mariscal Beach Resort, otherwise known as Little Boracay.

The sea was at high tide in the morning, but by lunchtime, the tide pulls back to sea and exposes a wide expanse of white sand beach. With the sparkling blue giving a tempting call for a cool swim, Kaloy did not hesitate to dive in while I and buddy Mark Ryan preferred to shoot the fisherboys.

Lyn and Joyce did a little trek of their own by the rocky cliff side pockmarked with interesting patterns brought about by the impact of the waves.

It's easy to reach Little Bora by public transport, non-aircon buses bound for Malita cost P80, Metroshuttle aircon buses at P142, while non-aircon buses are at P132.

From Malita, ride a tricycle (P20 per head) and head for the beach. Entrance fee costs only P20 per head, and so is a fun banca ride along the shoreline.
Cottages vary in shapes and sizes, and costs only P1000 a day for aircon cottages.

There is no corkage fee on anything. Little Bora also has a canteen and a function room to accommodate seminars and retreats. We were treated to a sumptuous lunch of kinilaw and fresh sugba.

We bade our goodbyes to Mayor Rudy, while I ogled at the numerous pet canines in huge cages looking out at us excitedly. Joyce told me the mayor loves to let these dogs loose running freely on the beach in the mornings. And I mean a couple of Rottweilers, St. Bernards, Pitbulls, Labradors, German Shepherds that are so adorable I would have loved to bring home one.

We were back to Davao by 2 p.m., passing by Mers Restaurant on the way to Digos for a baon of the famous bibingka and other delicacies.

dinabaw

April 4th, 2008, 03:23 AM

^^

Little Boracay

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dinabaw

April 4th, 2008, 04:58 PM

Mati Mangrove Sanctuary

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davaoeagle

April 4th, 2008, 06:09 PM

PIA Press Release
2008/04/04
Matinians start coming home after cityhood
By Neela G. Duallo

City of Mati, Davao Oriental (4 April) -- Unperturbed, happy and oozing with optimism and confidence, City of Mati Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat says "Matinians from other parts and outside the country are coming home to Mati where they rightfully belong.

Such, is the aftermath of the cityhood of Mati.

"It feels good to have our people back here, and see for themselves the fruit of our efforts for the City of Mati," she said.

On the fear now raised that Mati might go back to it's municipality status after the protest of the League of Cities, the Mayor lets out a very clear answer.

"I have neither worries nor fears that the decision might be reversed. We are operating on a new budget since January. And who is to say we do not qualify as a city?"

She explained that Mati went through the process for cityhood, which included the plebiscite that proved the resounding support and acceptance of Matinians to cityhood, and the declaration of cityhood on June 19, 2007.

Rabat also cited the Supreme Court's directive to the Municipal Trial Court to adopt the cityhood bill of Mati.

"So we have to work together to show and prove that we can make it," she added.

Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod with Cityhood Bill author then Congressman and now Davao Oriental Vice-Governor Mayo Almario are now in Manila to have more grasp on cityhood.

The visited the Quezon City Treasurer Atty. Endriga to get tips from him, particularly on the aspect of holding finances, and measures to increase revenue.

They also visited Marikina City to study their Eco Savers Program.

In the recently concluded Regional Development Council regular meeting, Congresswoman Thelma Almario asked the Council to include the City of Mati in the budget separate from the Province now being a neophyte city.

As it turns into a component city, the triple increase in it's Internal Revenue Allotment-IRA is to be seen in the delivery of basic services to the people. (DXHM-City of Mati/PIA XI) [top]

davaoeagle

April 4th, 2008, 06:15 PM

PIA Press Release
2008/04/03
Davao Padada main bridge construction in full-swing
By Rose B. Palacio

Davao City (3 April) -- The ongoing implementation of the Padada main bridge project in Davao del Sur will now be in fullswing after the completion of the By-Pass (detour) bridge has been finished last March 30, 2008.

All-round demolition works is being undertaken to pave way for the full-blast construction of the Padada main bridge.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) XI Director Jerome dela Rosa, together with Assistant Regional Director Rey Tamayo and regional construction chief Engr. Zeny Tan have inspected the project construction site to ensure that everything is on place as DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. through Undersecretary Rafael Yabut. have instructed its speedy completion to smoothen traffic congestion.

The project calls for a total reconstruction of Padada bridge along Digos-Makar road including the Construction of By-Pass Bridge and Approaches, Guihing, Hagonoy, Davao del Sur.

Component of the project includes the construction of a 2-lane 92.50 l.m prestressed concrete bridge on bored pile (2 SPANS @ 26.25m, AND ONE (1) Span @ 40M); demolition of existing bridge; construction of 2-lane 75.0 1.m prestressed concrete bridge on R.C. piles (length per span - 25m.); constriction and demolition of two (2) units craneway; construction of reinforced concrete bridge approach slab; construction of drainage and flood control structure; and construction of bypass road (concreting of 2,796,969 m.; Gravelling - 1,040.00 m.).

The Padada main bridge has a contract amount of Php226, 982,195.93 and is expected to be completed before the year ends.

The DPWH urged the traveling public to use the By-pass (detour) bridge as it has been open for commuters since last Monday (March 31, 2008). (PIA) [top]

Sinjin P.

April 4th, 2008, 08:18 PM

Sinjin P.

April 4th, 2008, 08:19 PM

Matinians: foreign na foreign pakinggan. :yes:

Might be too late but congrats to Mati for being declared a city. :)

dinabaw

April 5th, 2008, 04:32 AM

^^ or alien na alien pakinggan just like Martians , i still prefer the are called Dabawenys hehe

why it's too late? :D

davaoeagle

April 11th, 2008, 02:23 AM

Friday, April 11, 2008
Pipe firm opens shop in Sta. Cruz
Sunstar Davao

THE municipality of Santa Cruz in Davao del Sur raked in another major investor following the establishment of multi-billion hydroelectric power plant of Hedcor in the area.

According to Santa Cruz Mayor Joel Ray Lopez, a pipe-fabricating firm, the largest of its kind in Mindanao, also opened its facilities last Tuesday.

"The International Pipe Inc, owned by the Puyat and Reyes Group, has set up and opened facilities in our town," Lopez said.

He said that the pipe fabricating company was put up in the area in order to easily supply one of its major clients, Hedcor.

"They will be the ones supplying the pipes for the hydro power project of Hedcor," Lopez revealed.

Moreover, Lopez added that the close proximity of Santa Cruz to the bustling city of Davao as well as the tax holidays and non-fiscal incentives offered by their municipality to potential investors are the greatest assets of the province.

"We are close to Davao but business is cheaper in our town," Lopez said.

Some of the major companies which have put up shop and manufacturing plants in Santa Cruz are San Miguel Brewing Philippines Inc., Pryce Gases Inc., Señorita Farms, Ayala Agricultural Development Corporation, Filinvest Farms Corporation, and Sodaco Farms. (CPM)

cybercliff

April 11th, 2008, 09:16 AM

This was taken at their fish pond in Malalag City. Great hospitality from Uncle Boy, Henry, Dr. Processa Amasol, and the rest of the clan! The Hawaiian music works. Aloha!

1CRYGq0Vio8

bustero

April 11th, 2008, 11:52 AM

You're more than welcome here but aren't you bit lost?:)

dinabaw

April 11th, 2008, 11:52 AM

This was taken at their fish pond in Malalag City. Great hospitality from Uncle Boy, Henry, Dr. Processa Amasol, and the rest of the clan! The Hawaiian music works. Aloha!

1CRYGq0Vio8

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dinabaw

April 11th, 2008, 11:57 AM

This was taken at their fish pond in Malalag City. Great hospitality from Uncle Boy, Henry, Dr. Processa Amasol, and the rest of the clan! The Hawaiian music works. Aloha!

1CRYGq0Vio8

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dinabaw

April 11th, 2008, 11:58 AM

hi @cybecliff it's more appropriate to put in in Digos & Davao del Sur thread :)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=523821&page=11

KulasKusgan

April 11th, 2008, 03:05 PM

more than one month na diay... open na ang Mc Donalds - Digos. I'll post pic soon.

og ang kalsada padulong malita, pirti ka nindot.... some portion are concrete. others are asphalt. tapos dadaan ka ng limang bundok. zigzag ang dalan. pangpang ang kilid.

cybercliff

April 11th, 2008, 03:05 PM

dinabaw,
Thanks for re-posting!

JoeyIncali

April 11th, 2008, 08:35 PM

Anybody have pics of Lupon?
We spent two lenten weekends there when I was in pre-teens.
All I could remember was the river, the man bridge, white sand beach and some kids literally cathing ducks. They would swim with some plant, hide behind or under it, and sneak behind ducks and catch them. I could not believe it.

KulasKusgan

April 11th, 2008, 11:48 PM

Mc Donalds - Digos
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KulasKusgan

April 11th, 2008, 11:57 PM

Highway going to Malita
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the views
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KulasKusgan

April 12th, 2008, 12:00 AM

Poblacion Malita
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davaoeagle

April 12th, 2008, 01:26 AM

^^

Nice photos of Malita Dave. Never been to Malita and the photos surprised me how it progressed into that stage as shown by the pictures. Thanks!!

shaKEIRa

April 13th, 2008, 05:43 PM

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Waniban

diri nalang ta laag nik.... duol ra kaayo...

shaKEIRa

April 13th, 2008, 05:44 PM

shaKEIRa

April 13th, 2008, 05:47 PM

Mati Mangrove Sanctuary

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di ba mao ni ang guang-guang? dira mi naga ligo sauna kato kindergarten days nako... and daghan kaayo ka makuha nga fish... then naa sad mga pawikan, marine sanctuary.... huhuhu...

dinabaw

April 15th, 2008, 12:20 PM

pristine water of Waniban Island

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dinabaw

April 15th, 2008, 12:24 PM

Mayo Beach
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dinabaw

April 15th, 2008, 12:25 PM

di ba mao ni ang guang-guang? dira mi naga ligo sauna kato kindergarten days nako... and daghan kaayo ka makuha nga fish... then naa sad mga pawikan, marine sanctuary.... huhuhu...

ngano hilak man ka shak?:lol:

shaKEIRa

April 15th, 2008, 08:32 PM

ngano hilak man ka shak?:lol:

tanawa ang picture... wala na tubig... unsaon man pagbuhi sa marine orgainsms beh... huhuhu...

nick4ubaby

April 16th, 2008, 05:14 PM

from: the sanctuary of bulaknoy

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shaKEIRa

April 16th, 2008, 06:08 PM

KulasKusgan

April 16th, 2008, 06:10 PM

^^

Nice photos of Malita Dave. Never been to Malita and the photos surprised me how it progressed into that stage as shown by the pictures. Thanks!!

may aircon bus narin papuntang malita. thanks to metro shuttle.

btw, i like malita's crunchy hopia. available at the bakery near phoenix gas station.

KulasKusgan

April 16th, 2008, 06:17 PM

meron daw white island near banaybanay? di ko makita sa google earth since di hi-res ang davao oriental. also, naa pud daw 'virgin' island sa may tibanban (gov generoso).

shaKEIRa

April 16th, 2008, 06:23 PM

may funny experience ako about digos...

KulasKusgan

April 16th, 2008, 06:46 PM

^^ unsay nahitabo?

paulkrps

April 16th, 2008, 07:01 PM

meron daw white island near banaybanay? di ko makita sa google earth since di hi-res ang davao oriental. also, naa pud daw 'virgin' island sa may tibanban (gov generoso).

i think that's the one between puntalinao and banaybanay.

KulasKusgan

April 16th, 2008, 07:09 PM

i think that's the one between puntalinao and banaybanay.

i see. thanks kuya pol. basi masaag ko diha puhon...

Ibex

April 16th, 2008, 11:57 PM

meron daw white island near banaybanay? di ko makita sa google earth since di hi-res ang davao oriental. also, naa pud daw 'virgin' island sa may tibanban (gov generoso).

Naa @kulas naka punta na ang friends ko doon. i'll try to ask photos from them. didto sila when we were at Canibad. :)

dinabaw

April 17th, 2008, 03:45 AM

mao ka ha ni kulas?

Governor Generoso

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dinabaw

April 17th, 2008, 03:49 AM

^^ basig gi gitik si shak ..lol

ang dalan sa Malita gisugdan mga 1990's mga mid 90's guapo na siya agian

Ibex

April 17th, 2008, 11:53 AM

Gusto ko maligo diri...:cheers:

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KulasKusgan

April 17th, 2008, 03:14 PM

Naa @kulas naka punta na ang friends ko doon. i'll try to ask photos from them. didto sila when we were at Canibad. :)

sige daw kay gusto ko molaag didto. salamat daan.

mao ka ha ni kulas?

Governor Generoso

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nice nice. murag mao ng virgin island.

dinabaw

April 18th, 2008, 11:17 AM

PIA Press Release
2008/04/18

City of Mati's all new public market to operate by June

By Neela G. Duallo

City of Mati, Davao Oriental (18 April) -- A flourishing local economy is what the all new Mati Public Market aims to bring as it starts operation by June of this year.

In a recent meeting of the City of Mati Market Board, the Board successfully came up with tentative dates leading to the opening of the new public market.

These include the last day of raffle for the remaining stalls on April 21, the final adjustments on April 23-26, and the release of the Certificate of Awards on April 25-30.

Other stalls were already raffled in the last three months.

The month of May is set for the turn-over of the new public market by the contractor to the city government, installation of store improvements, simple ribbon cutting rites, transfer period from the alternate public market to the new public market to the all new public market, and the closure of the alternate public market.

A most fitting date was also scheduled for the grand opening of the new public market, on June 16, 2008, three days before the celebration of the 1st Araw ng Mati.

Applicants and lucky vendors complied all the requirements entailed in obtaining a stall in the new public market.

Requirements are Application Letter, filled-up personal data sheet, Business Permit, Certification from the City Treasurer's Office, Certification of Attendance to a Solid Waste Management Seminar, DTI and BIR certification.

The city government of Mati is optimistic that the new public market will spur a more active economic flow in the city, as it is also expected to encourage entrepreneurship.

In one of the Board meetings, a resolution was approved requesting the Mati-PNP to make a traffic scheme for roads leading to the public market.

Market Board Chair Richard Villacorte is all high hopes for the market.

"Finally, we will see the realization of this project. Undeniably, critics are in doubt before to this project. Now, with only finishing touches left, we can say we've done a major accomplishment. This is something other lgu's will replicate. We already foresee that local officials from other places will come see for themselves what we are talking about," he said.

The new Public Market is a project under the Mindanao Basic Urban Services Sector (MBUSS) of the Asian Development Bank, funded through the Land Bank of the Phils.

The public market has an area of 1.5 hectares, strategically located at Madang, City of Mati. (DXHM- City of Mati-PIA XI) [top]

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080418.htm&no=07&r=R11&y=08&mo=04

davaoeagle

April 18th, 2008, 08:50 PM

Sta. Cruz 9-Ball quarterfinalists bared
By Jon Develos Published : 2008-04-18
Mindanao Times

The Sta. Cruz 9-ball Open Billiards presented by the provincial government of Sta. Cruz, Davao de Sur and the Davao Billiards Association Incorporated Inc. bared their quarterfinalists in their ongoing tournament held in Davao del Sur.

Entered at the top 16 qualifiers for the 16 years old and below category after the double round robin eliminations were Sebastian Casas, Brandon Lee and John Mark Espanola, Radia Yusop, Rimvel Espina, Raflo Villacarlos, Renith Joan Generoso, Erica Faith Beldiniza, Dyna Rose Acebedo, Keven Morado, Marklan Rufo and Carlo Rufo.

For the 17 and above division, the qualifiers were Joseph Villegas, Josepa Dominice, Rodrigo Casas Jr., Charlie Guttierez, Romel Ramos, Ricky Generoso, Emmanuel Villamonte, Roy Balderas, Victor Calipayan, Neneory Basmayor, Ken Harvey Gemperoso, Robert Matilas, Arman Cerdan, Rovden Joy Geralde, Dick Duhaylungsod, and Edwin Garcia.

Meanwhile, no less than the municipal mayor of Sta. Cruz, Hon. Joel Ray Lopez and DBAI president Menlee Migellano graced the opening rites of the tournament which is also backed by Knollman Advertising, San Miguel Beer, the Sta. Cruz LGU Water System, Coca-Cola, the SK Federation of Sta. Cruz, SMART, and the El Grandde Travel Tours and Function House by the Sea located at Ceboley Beach in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.

dinabaw

April 19th, 2008, 05:14 PM

Amidst mining potentials Davao Oriental to prioritize environment

By glenrose on Apr 19, 2008 in News

by RG Alama

Davao City (19 April) — “To preserve what needs to be preserved.” Thus said Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon reiterating her policy to uphold ecological preservation despite repeated efforts to exploit the province’s very rich mineral resources.

The Governor stated that the province will not sacrifice its ecology and said that despite plans of the national government to promote mining industry in the province, the Governor said that mining should not get in the way of the natural wonders of Davao Oriental.

During the Kapihan sa Kapitolyo in Mati held last Sept. 17 at the Provincial Mansion, Gov. Malanyaon cited the plan to extract the huge nickel deposits in Mt. Hamuiguitan in San Isidro town. The province disallowed the mining firm to operate in the protected area which is home to large sprawl of pygmy forest populated by bonsai trees, a condition caused by minerals present in the soil.

The move to protect Mt. Hamiguitan according to the Governor is a testament to the commitment of the province to preserve its environment. She also reiterated that the Provincial Government is not against mining per se but said that the environment is their priority.

The Regional Development Council has outlined a regional development plan that identifies Compostela Valley Province and Davao Oriental as a mining hub. Davao Oriental is identified as one of the most mineral-rich provinces in the country. According to the data of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the 80,000 mining tenements about 30,000 are located in Davao Oriental.

Among the minerals abundant in the province include, chromite, nickel, copper, manganese and gold.

Aside from minerals the province is gifted with natural attractions like the Mt. Hamiguitan bonsai forests, the 84-tier Aliwagwag falls, virgin forests which are home to flora and fauna like the endangered Philippine Eagle and the tarsier also along the province’s coasts lies unspoiled beaches and untouched coral reefs. (PIA)

http://mindanao.p7107.com/davao/2008/04/19/amidst-mining-potentials-davao-oriental-to-prioritize-environment/

dinabaw

April 20th, 2008, 04:55 AM

Sunday, 20 April 2008
Davao Oriental gov downplays mining in favor of agri
MindaNews
Sunday, 20 April 2008 10:49
MATI, Davao Oriental (MindaNews/19 Apr) -- Davao Oriental may have one of the country’s richest mining potentials, but Gov. Corazon Malanyaon prefers to downplay it, preferring to promote agriculture instead and the ecology.

The province reportedly has rich deposits of gold, nickel, copper, chromite, and manganese, and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Davao Oriental has 37,000 of the 87,000 mining tenements in the country.

Malanyaon, in an interview, acknowledges that mining is a lucrative industry, but she would rather not push it too much.

In fact, she has certified the province’s proposed environment code as urgent to ensure that mining is regulated in Davao Oriental.

Despite her not-so-warm approach at mining, some mining firms are still able to operate in the province. The governor was quick to point, though, that these were already there even before she became governor. But she vowed to assert regulatory measures to preserve the province’s environment.

Malanyaon said she would rather focus more on agriculture, and says she now has an agricultural program to help ensure that her constituents’ household monthly income will be at least P6,000. At present, 35 percent of the households are still earning below that amount.

The governor said she intends to promote market-oriented crops like the cassava instead of just concentrating on coconuts, which is Davao Oriental’s top produce.

Malanyaon said they are now talking with China so that local farmers can export their cassava their.

The province, she said, is also looking at the possibility of planting oil palm, abaca, and rubber. Aquaculture is yet another possible area that Davao Oriental can venture into, she added.

The governor assured that the province’s rice fields will be prepared to ensure a stable supply. (MindaNews)

http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4212&Itemid=160