alam mo fall natawa ako sa post mo... pero alam ko ang ibig mong sabihin :)

^Ibig kong sabihin na, kapag puro ang tilapya ay masarap, at kapag mga tilapya na pinalaki lang sa fish pond iba ang lasa kapag inihain..:)

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Saan po ito? :0

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CDRKING ILAGAN, ISABELA BRANCH NOW OPEN

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Store Manager - Ilagan, Isabela (Opening April 2011)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Responsible for the achievement of Store KPI’s Sales, EBIT, excellent customer service, proper shrinkage control, good general housekeeping and proper visual standards.



REQUIREMENTS:

* Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Business Studies/Administration/Management, Human Resource Management, Economics, Marketing, Finance/Accountancy/Banking, Commerce or equivalent.
* At least 4 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
* Preferably Assistant Manager / Managers specializing in Purchasing/Inventory/Material & Warehouse Management or equivalent. Job role in Inventory Control or Management.
* 1 Full-Time positions available.

The Supermarket will open this March 2011

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E Hardware a Leading one stop hardware store invites professionals to be a part of our GROWING TEAM!

ACE Hardware, one of the leading hardware stores in the United States, opened its first franchise in the Philippines at SM Southmall, Las Pinas City 13 years ago. ACE Hardware had one purpose: to bring to the Philippine market the ultimate one-stop-shop for the latest solutions for home improvement. ACE Hardware does not only take pride in offering quality hardware and building products, but also providing well-trained sales personnel ready to answer questions and professionally handle requirements. There are 40,000 home improvement solutions found in ACE Hardware.

ACE Hardware is an affiliate of the SM Group of Companies.


STORE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
(National Capital Reg)



Responsibilities:
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


METRO MANILA
• Alabang Town Center • Bicutan• Cash and Carry• Cubao• Fairview• Festival• Frontera• Greenbelt•Hyper Market• Makati Annex• Mall of Asia• Mandaluyong• Manila•Marikina City• Market Market• Mega Mall• Muntinlupa• NE Builders• San Lazaro• Southmall• Sucat• V Mall• Valenzuela

LUZON / VISAYAS / MINDANAO
• Bacoor• Baguio• Batangas• Clark• Dasma• Lipa• Lucena• Marilao• Molino• Naga• Pampanga• Rosario• SM Baliwag• SM Las Pinas• SM Marilao• SM Rosales• Sta Mesa City• Sta. Rosa• Taytay• Bacolod• Cebu• Delgado•Iloilo•Cagayan de Oro• Davao

SOON TO OPEN BRANCHES
• Balagtas, Batangas• Mendez, Tagaytay• Jackman Munoz• Pampanga• Tutuban• CDO• Meycuayan• CDO- Agora• G. Luis-Novaliches• Bacolod• Masinag• Olongapo• San Fernando• Consolacio- Cebu• Ilagan, Isabela


Requirements:

* Male / Female not over 35 years old
* Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree , any field
* Preferably with 1-4 Years Experienced Employees specializing in Retail / Fast-food Operations / Customer Service / Material and Warehouse Management / Purchasing / Inventory or equivalent
* Full-Time positions available.

WE ACCEPT WALK-IN APPLICANTS
Please visit our office at:


SM Corporate Offices, Bldg. B, J.W. Diokno Blvd., Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Look for Ms. April Carlos.
Please bring an updated copy of your resume and original SSS E1 / SSS ID or NBI Clearance

Santiago City launches war vs rats eating rice plants
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/images/stories/daily_images/2011/January/01242011/agri01.jpgSANTIAGO CITY. The highly expected bountiful palay yield this cropping season in this city may not be realized as projected. Massive rodent attacks on many rice farms in the province of Isabela are pointed to as the major culprits in the devastation and substantial decline of projected rice production this season.

We are expecting a better yield recovery this cropping period after last year's severe typhoon devastation on rice crops in the city but the ongoing rat infestation is another natural disaster that came without warning, said Santiago City Mayor Amelita Navarro shortly after officially launching the rat-eradication program over the weekend in barangay Salvador dubbed as Buntot Mo, Bibilhin Ko!

Navarro said the city government has committed to pay P5 for every rat tail surrendered to the city agriculture office.


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Cauayan City Update!

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FL Dy Coliseum!

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Traffic Lights!

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CDR KING ILAGAN, ISABELA IS NOW OPEN!
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JOB OPENING!!!

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E Hardware a Leading one stop hardware store invites professionals to be a part of our GROWING TEAM!

ACE Hardware, one of the leading hardware stores in the United States, opened its first franchise in the Philippines at SM Southmall, Las Pinas City 13 years ago. ACE Hardware had one purpose: to bring to the Philippine market the ultimate one-stop-shop for the latest solutions for home improvement. ACE Hardware does not only take pride in offering quality hardware and building products, but also providing well-trained sales personnel ready to answer questions and professionally handle requirements. There are 40,000 home improvement solutions found in ACE Hardware.

ACE Hardware is an affiliate of the SM Group of Companies.


STORE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
(National Capital Reg)



Responsibilities:
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


METRO MANILA
• Alabang Town Center • Bicutan• Cash and Carry• Cubao• Fairview• Festival• Frontera• Greenbelt•Hyper Market• Makati Annex• Mall of Asia• Mandaluyong• Manila•Marikina City• Market Market• Mega Mall• Muntinlupa• NE Builders• San Lazaro• Southmall• Sucat• V Mall• Valenzuela

LUZON / VISAYAS / MINDANAO
• Bacoor• Baguio• Batangas• Clark• Dasma• Lipa• Lucena• Marilao• Molino• Naga• Pampanga• Rosario• SM Baliwag• SM Las Pinas• SM Marilao• SM Rosales• Sta Mesa City• Sta. Rosa• Taytay• Bacolod• Cebu• Delgado•Iloilo•Cagayan de Oro• Davao

SOON TO OPEN BRANCHES
• Balagtas, Batangas• Mendez, Tagaytay• Jackman Munoz• Pampanga• Tutuban• CDO• Meycuayan• CDO- Agora• G. Luis-Novaliches• Bacolod• Masinag• Olongapo• San Fernando• Consolacio- Cebu• Ilagan, Isabela


Requirements:

* Male / Female not over 35 years old
* Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree , any field
* Preferably with 1-4 Years Experienced Employees specializing in Retail / Fast-food Operations / Customer Service / Material and Warehouse Management / Purchasing / Inventory or equivalent
* Full-Time positions available.

WE ACCEPT WALK-IN APPLICANTS
Please visit our office at:


SM Corporate Offices, Bldg. B, J.W. Diokno Blvd., Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Look for Ms. April Carlos.
Please bring an updated copy of your resume and original SSS E1 / SSS ID or NBI Clearance

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Store Manager - Ilagan, Isabela (Opening April 2011)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Responsible for the achievement of Store KPI’s Sales, EBIT, excellent customer service, proper shrinkage control, good general housekeeping and proper visual standards.



REQUIREMENTS:

* Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Business Studies/Administration/Management, Human Resource Management, Economics, Marketing, Finance/Accountancy/Banking, Commerce or equivalent.
* At least 4 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
* Preferably Assistant Manager / Managers specializing in Purchasing/Inventory/Material & Warehouse Management or equivalent. Job role in Inventory Control or Management.
* 1 Full-Time positions available.

The Supermarket will open this March 2011

Wow!

Kaluwang nung CDR King... May Ace hardware na at may handyman pa...

Pansin ko lang, mukhang yang CDR King na yan ang pinakamaluwang na sa lahat ng branches.. tama ba?:):):)

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wow!!! ang laki ng CD-R KING! :eek:

Iba kasi ang lasa ng pure tilapya sa pilit pinalaking tilapya..:)

alam mo fall natawa ako sa post mo... pero alam ko ang ibig mong sabihin :)

^Ibig kong sabihin na, kapag puro ang tilapya ay masarap, at kapag mga tilapya na pinalaki lang sa fish pond iba ang lasa kapag inihain..:)

oo naman naiintindihan ko nga ang point mo :) natawa lang ako dun sa word na 'pure' napaisip tuloy ako.. "meron bang unpure tilapia"... hehehehe :lol:

:)

School faces charges over fire: 7 Tuguegarao City executives rapped, too
By Charlie Lagasca (The Philippine Star) Updated January 23, 2011

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of charges against a Catholic-run university, along with at least seven local officials, in connection with last month’s hotel fire in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan that killed 16 people, including 10 male nursing graduates of the school.

Regional state prosecutor Rommel Baligod said the University of La Salette in Santiago City, Isabela faces administrative charges for the death of its nursing students who died in the fire that engulfed the Bed and Breakfast Pension House in the early morning of Dec. 19.

Parents of the male nursing graduates have partly blamed the school for the death of their children, as it billeted the victims in the hotel without allegedly ensuring first its safety standards.

The nursing graduates were set to take their two-day licensure examination on that fateful day when the tragedy struck.

The lodging house reportedly lacked proper fire exits, had defective door knobs and its windows were enclosed with iron grills had prevented the victims from escaping from the five-hour blaze.

The DOJ-led fact-finding team also found out that the five-story pension house also had no fire safety permit from the local office of the Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP).

“(The university) would be facing possible administrative charges for negligence. But it is up to the DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government) now to file such a case based on our findings,” he said.

Concerned university officials could not be immediately reached for comment. However, based on earlier statements, they denied any negligence on their part but said they were willing to answer allegations as to their possible liability in the proper forum.

The fact-finding team also recommended the filing of administrative charges against Ireneo Taguibao, city business permit licensing officer; Emilio Matanguihan, city engineer; Ruben Flores, electrical inspector; and Leonida Badajos, records officer, for allowing the hotel to operate even in the absence of regular inspection to ensure its safety standards.

The fact-finding team also did not spare Tuguegarao City Mayor Delfin Ting of possible administrative charges for command responsibility.

The DOJ panel also recommended that charges be slapped against then city fire marshal Superintendent Neil Caraguian and Senior Fire Officer Paulino Camacam, then the chief fire arson investigator, for neglect of duty.

The two officials, along with the city’s entire BFP personnel, had been relieved by DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo following the blaze to pave the way for an impartial probe, as ordered by President Aquino himself amid allegations of lapses by the BFP, the city government and other concerned parties.

The hotel owners, Pepito Fondevila, 60, and his wife, Araceli, 61, and their two children and two grandchildren also died in the fire.

The Fondevila couple also faced criminal liabilities for negligence and imprudence that resulted in multiple homicide and physical injuries.

“It would be the police who will file the criminal charges against the couple before the prosecutor’s office,” Baligod said.

Earlier, the DILG’s inter-agency and anti-arson task force, which also conducted its parallel investigation, also recommended before the DOJ the filing of charges against the same individuals in connection with the fire.

– With Raymund Catindig

Saan po ito? :0

Sa Dasma po iyan, naisip ko lang I-post, Iyan ang mga agricultural land ng dasma, mga natitirang bahagi na sana wag ng i-develop..:)

wow!!! ang laki ng CD-R KING! :eek:

Parang 1/2 lang ang size ng CD-R king namin dito sa SM dasma, Malaki talaga ito.:banana:

Parang 1/2 lang ang size ng CD-R king namin dito sa SM dasma, Malaki talaga ito.:banana:

OO nga .. mas maluwang pa ito kesa sa SM Appliance Center or National Book Store... hehe^^

OO nga .. mas maluwang pa ito kesa sa SM Appliance Center or National Book Store... hehe^^
3rd largest po sir... per lahat ata upgrade nila soon.. pero ganun pa rin ang service nila mabagal pa rin hahaha..:ohno:

update... ung likod ng Northstar Mall SM prime na may ari

Anlaki naman ng CDRKing ng Ilagan

update... ung likod ng Northstar Mall SM prime na may ari

Patay ang Northstar Mall pag pinatayuan na ng SM

Anlaki naman ng CDRKing ng Ilagan



Patay ang Northstar Mall pag pinatayuan na ng SM

Sure ba yan? E di kawawa naman ang NorthStar niyan...

Wala bang protection sa North Star?

PIA Press Release
Monday, January 24, 2011

Isabela governor orders reactivation of Lupong Tagapamayapa

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Jan. 24 (PIA) – The local chief executive of this province has ordered the reactivation of Lupong Tagapamayapa (barangay justice committee) to handle simple cases emanating from barangay residents to bring back the trust of public to the government.
In his opening remarks during the first meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) during his assumption to office on July 2010, Governor Dy said that activating or strengthening of the Lupong Tagapamayapa in each barangays would be a one of the many solutions regain the trust and confidence of the public.
The Lupong Tagapamayapa is a barangay-based justice system composed of barangay leaders and non-government organizations who are resolving simple cases at the barangay level.
He said that the delay in the resolution of cases would destroy the trust of the public to the leaders or even to the courts while a speedy resolution of cases would gained from the public the trust to the justice system of the government.
Governor Dy said the PPOC meeting is a venue of provincial leadership of giving each the necessary information and identify what solutions would be made to solve the threat of chaos or there is somebody who would jeopardize the peace and order situation of the province.
“We cannot alone solve the peace and order problem without the thorough cooperation of the public,” Dy said.
He said that without the help of the public, problems on peace and order cannot be resolved.
He then urged the public to extend their share to eventually resolve the province’s objective of a peaceful and orderly place to live in. #PIA - Isabela^^^^^^^^^^


Note: I just can't get the reason why is there a need to reactivate barangay conciliation when it is mandated by law that certain (most civil cases) cases must go through this process before filing a case with the proper court. Non-compliance would be a ground for dismissal...^^:lol:

Pesteng daga na sumisira sa mga palayan, pinagkakaperahan ng mga magsasaka

Monday, 24 January 2011 15:21

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Kahit kaunti ay nakakabawi ngayon ang mga magsasaka mula sa paninira ng mga pesteng daga sa kanilang mga palayan.

Bukod sa inuulam ang mga nahuling daga ay kumikita rin ang mga magsasaka sa pamamagitan ng pagbebenta sa Municipal Agriculture Office sa San Mateo, Isabela at sa Santiago City Agriculture Office ng buntot ng mga daga na kanilang nahuhuli.

Sa Santiago City ay P5 ang bawat buntot ng daga na dinadala ng mga magsasaka habang sa San Mateo, Isabela ay nasa P3 bawat isa.

Sa Isabela ay mahigit 6,000 hectares ang apektado ng pamiminsala ng mga daga sa Santiago City, Ramon at San Mateo, Isabela.

Sa Santiago City ay mahigit 1,000 hectares sa 19 barangay ang apektado sa pag-atake ng mga daga.

Sinabi ni Santiago City Agriculturist Dominador Fernandez Jr. na layunin ng pagbili nila sa buntot ng mga daga na mapaigting ang pagpuksa sa mga peste dahil magsisipag ang mga magsasaka sa paghuli sa mga ito.

update... ung likod ng Northstar Mall SM prime na may ari

hahhaha... mga kapatid.. sabihin natin suwapang ang SM.. but i think at least they know how to play a good competition.. right?? isipin natin yan kapatid.. i hope you get my point...

hahhaha... mga kapatid.. sabihin natin suwapang ang SM.. but i think at least they know how to play a good competition.. right?? isipin natin yan kapatid.. i hope you get my point...


Yep.. I got your point and I do agree!^^ ( kawawa naman ang NorthStar)

About Robinsons Place Isabela... Coming Soon na this 2011! ^^^^^^^^

Ako na mag-press release.. hehe... ( middle of 2nd quarter start ng construction?):cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

Guys did you know that KFC Santiago should have been opened last year?... Sayang, nawalan ng pwesto... :):):)... Malamang, hihintayin nalang nito ang Rob....:):):)^^

Sinamar, Roxas Isabela!:cheers:
ang nakatagong ganda!^^:):):)

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Natatagong ganda ng Sinamar Roxas Isabela by Rodolfo Guiyab Dulay^^^^^^

OO nga .. mas maluwang pa ito kesa sa SM Appliance Center or National Book Store... hehe^^

Really, So sa madaling salita, iyan na ang pinakamalaking store ng CD-R king sa buong Region 2.

Really, So sa madaling salita, iyan na ang pinakamalaking store ng CD-R king sa buong Region 2.

So far dalawa palang ang CDR-King sa R2.. Isa sa Santiago at isa sa Ilagan...

Mukhang mahirap i -break yang record na yan ng Ilagan.. hehe:):):cheers:

Ay Apo, nagimasen kabsat nga ituno daguita nga fresco a tilapia. Isagpaw it iti denengdeng nga adda saluyot na a quet uray la nga maitecleb diay innapoy a sarunuen na. No daddumma pay iti unay nga imas na quet malipatam diay nagan ni katugangam. Aglalo co ma pay no adda siyoktong a panganud a quet nacarcaro manen iti ganas ti pannangan. Ay tilapia, tinuno, isagpaw, ti denengdeng, ay abalayan catorse napalalo ti ragsak iti umili.:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Ngayon ko lang nabasa ito...

Magaling parin talaga kayong mag ilocano sir!!!:):):):cheers:

Sinamar, Roxas Isabela!:cheers:
ang nakatagong ganda!^^:):):)

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Natatagong ganda ng Sinamar Roxas Isabela by Rodolfo Guiyab Dulay^^^^^^

Maisan ba iyon o tubuhan, parang lanta na, ganda rin ng tanawin parang bermuda grass ang mga damo sa hill.:)


So far dalawa palang ang CDR-King sa R2.. Isa sa Santiago at isa sa Ilagan...

Mukhang mahirap i -break yang record na yan ng Ilagan.. hehe:):):cheers:

Mas malaki ba ang store sa ilagan?

Maisan ba iyon o tubuhan, parang lanta na, ganda rin ng tanawin parang bermuda grass ang mga damo sa hill.:)


Mas malaki ba ang store sa ilagan?


About dun sa pic... Maisan nga po iyon...:)

Yung parang lanta na, tapos nang anihin yun... Kung baga, tinagpas na iyun.. hehe.. I mean pinutol putol na iyon kaya naging brown ang kulay...:):):)

CDR King Ilagan.. super laki po.. mukhang mas maluwang kesa isang National Book Store:lol::lol::lol:

Ngayon ko lang nabasa ito...

Magaling parin talaga kayong mag ilocano sir!!!:):):):cheers:

Yeah, I still do and I will always be! "ILOKANO" that is. I was born with it and will always be my mother tongue. Infact I love "ILOKANO" literature. :)

I love listening to "Ilocano" songs and poems, radio drama, and the like. When my wife and I took a trip to Hawaii we thought that we were in Ilocos Region 80% of "Pinoy's" in Hawaii apparently are of Ilocos region heritage.:)

Sa Dasma po iyan, naisip ko lang I-post, Iyan ang mga agricultural land ng dasma, mga natitirang bahagi na sana wag ng i-develop..:)

I was wondering about it too, now that I am aware, I thought It would be wise to have some natural habitat/green space that exist in any urban sprawl. Keep it that way. :)

Sinamar, Roxas Isabela!:cheers:
ang nakatagong ganda!^^:):):)

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Natatagong ganda ng Sinamar Roxas Isabela by Rodolfo Guiyab Dulay^^^^^^

It is absolutey wonderful place to enjoy for a picnic and day trip. Hidden and prestine treassures are abound in the Province, Who would have thought that such breathtaking attractions like this one exist in Sinamar, Roxas. Stunningly beautiful, "Magnifique".

BTW, how far is it from the River, would it be accessible if ever there is a chance that river cruise become a reality?:) Just curious.:)

Really, So sa madaling salita, iyan na ang pinakamalaking store ng CD-R king sa buong Region 2.

Hindi lang siguro Region 2 baka buong Pilipinas na :lol:

Sinamar, Roxas Isabela!:cheers:
ang nakatagong ganda!^^:):):)

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Natatagong ganda ng Sinamar Roxas Isabela by Rodolfo Guiyab Dulay^^^^^^

ang ganda..!! maganda ba ang daan papunta dyan sa falls?
sarap mgpicnic.hehe:)

Yep.. I got your point and I do agree!^^ ( kawawa naman ang NorthStar)

About Robinsons Place Isabela... Coming Soon na this 2011! ^^^^^^^^

Ako na mag-press release.. hehe... ( middle of 2nd quarter start ng construction?):cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

ayos sir a.hehe
sakto tapos na rin yung clearing operation nung paligid niya nun sir? tama ba?:)

ganda pala sa sinamar,roxas..
sarap magpicnic sa tabi ng falls.hehe:lol::cheers:

Good Morning po Saiyong lahat!!
enjoy the day!!:):banana:

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Santiago City Mayor Amelita Navarro visits a rice farm in the city’s outskirts
where rat infestation has been monitored as well as in other parts of the
region since early this year. CHARLIE LAGASCA

^Marami at malaki ang mga pesteng daga ng taniman, patibayin sana ang kampanya laban sa mga pesta.

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Sto Nino de Isabela

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Sto Nino de Isabela


:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Ang ganda talaga ng Isabela, gusto ko yung mga photos ng bukid, yung may tilapia, sarap magpulpog he he, gaya ng sinabi ni sir Freightrunner. Malalim din palang mag-ilocano si sir Ephesus.:D Saka si sir 296619, kasi alam nya yung "tubbog".

Wow, Robinsons is coming!.:):):)

wow!!! ang laki ng CD-R KING! :eek:

ang haba nga! Computer addict ata ang mga taga Isabela ah hehehehe:lol::lol::lol:

sorry to disrespect CDRKing but, i do believe that quality goes with the price.. siguro kung tama lang ang budget ko, bibili talga ako sa store na yan.. but as much as possible, especially when my computer unit is involved i would rather buy quality good even my pocket would be sacrifice.. medyo hindi kasi ako believe sa quality of products nila...

nagtataka nga ako sa may ari ng CDRKING, not to disrespect our own tuguegarao city, pero bakit hindi sila nag open ng branch dun wherein a great number of offices and schools ang magiging market nila.. and besides sa price pa lang kayang kaya nila makipag compete sa manila based store sa city like OCTAGON, MICRO VALLEY,ALEXANDRA Computers ,etc... tuguegarao is the # 2 in the country in terms of internet use so meaning great number of computer units hindi po ba.. im just wondering how their marketing strategy came up..

sorry to disrespect CDRKing but, i do believe that quality goes with the price.. siguro kung tama lang ang budget ko, bibili talga ako sa store na yan.. but as much as possible, especially when my computer unit is involved i would rather buy quality good even my pocket would be sacrifice.. medyo hindi kasi ako believe sa quality of products nila...

nagtataka nga ako sa may ari ng CDRKING, not to disrespect our own tuguegarao city, pero bakit hindi sila nag open ng branch dun wherein a great number of offices and schools ang magiging market nila.. and besides sa price pa lang kayang kaya nila makipag compete sa manila based store sa city like OCTAGON, MICRO VALLEY,ALEXANDRA Computers ,etc... tuguegarao is the # 2 in the country in terms of internet use so meaning great number of computer units hindi po ba.. im just wondering how their marketing strategy came up..

hehe may mga gumaya kasi sa tugue ng logo nila na store rin ng mga comp parts baka nga lang nakita nila at di na nagtayo satin....
gaya na lang ng CT-R King dun sa centro at DVD-R King naman dun sa diversion road :lol:

About dun sa pic... Maisan nga po iyon...:)

Yung parang lanta na, tapos nang anihin yun... Kung baga, tinagpas na iyun.. hehe.. I mean pinutol putol na iyon kaya naging brown ang kulay...:):):)

CDR King Ilagan.. super laki po.. mukhang mas maluwang kesa isang National Book Store:lol::lol::lol:

ang haba nga! Computer addict ata ang mga taga Isabela ah hehehehe:lol::lol::lol:

Hindi naman siguro kasing laki yan ng National Bookstore, baka singlaki lang ng Jolibee food chain, ang alam ko kasi di naman malaki ang net area sa isabela.:D

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hehe may mga gumaya kasi sa tugue ng logo nila na store rin ng mga comp parts baka nga lang nakita nila at di na nagtayo satin....
gaya na lang ng CT-R King dun sa centro at DVD-R King naman dun sa diversion road :lol:


Baka isa yan sa mga reasons... hehe...:):lol:

Malay natin , biglang dumating dyan ang CDR-King pag ok na ang enforcement ng batas (i.e. property protection)

Guys...

2010 IRA

San Mariano P157,625,668.00
Ilagan P 206,228,541.00
Cauayan P 388,260,717.00
Santiago P 809,355,910.00


http://www.dbm.gov.ph/CY2010_IRA/ro2/ro2_pcm.pdf

Hindi naman siguro kasing laki yan ng National Bookstore, baka singlaki lang ng Jolibee food chain, ang alam ko kasi di naman malaki ang net area sa isabela.:D

Hindi lang.. baka twice that of a Jollibee.. :lol:

Baka isa yan sa mga reasons... hehe...:):lol:

Malay natin , biglang dumating dyan ang CDR-King pag ok na ang enforcement ng batas (i.e. property protection)

Para naman productivity kahit papano, may pangalan.:lol:

nagtataka nga ako sa may ari ng CDRKING, not to disrespect our own tuguegarao city, pero bakit hindi sila nag open ng branch dun wherein a great number of offices and schools ang magiging market nila.. and besides sa price pa lang kayang kaya nila makipag compete sa manila based store sa city like OCTAGON, MICRO VALLEY,ALEXANDRA Computers ,etc... tuguegarao is the # 2 in the country in terms of internet use so meaning great number of computer units hindi po ba.. im just wondering how their marketing strategy came up..

May Octagon din sa Santiago at Cyberia.... May Micro valley din ata...^^

Hindi lang.. baka twice that of a Jollibee.. :lol:

Baka sing laki lang ng Mcdonalds sa Pedro Gil taft avenue:nuts:

anyway, talagang bilib ako sa CD-R King na meron kayo, magkano kaya binayad nila sa pwesto?

Baka sing laki lang ng Mcdonalds sa Pedro Gil taft avenue:nuts:

anyway, talagang bilib ako sa CD-R King na meron kayo, magkano kaya binayad nila sa pwesto?

Sa tingin ko mura lang ang rental doon...

Ae, basahin mo yung court ruling kung kasama ba sa income yung IRA para maconvert ang isang municipality sa City.... Sabi OO daw?

Pero baka noon yan.... baka ngayon hindi na....:lol::lol::lol:

@Fall, maliit ang mcdo sa kanto ng pedro gil, 5x5 lang yun..:nuts:

Malamang itong CD-R King nila ay 10x10, hmmm malaki yan sa tansiya ko.:lol:

Sa tingin ko mura lang ang rental doon...

Ae, basahin mo yung court ruling kung kasama ba sa income yung IRA para maconvert ang isang municipality sa City.... Sabi OO daw?

Pero baka noon yan.... baka ngayon hindi na....:lol::lol::lol:

Ano ang IRA, anong role niyan sa bayan?

Santiago City's 2010 Total Income

IRA - P809,355,910.00
Local - 130,000,000.00 (estimate)

TOTAL 939,355,910.00

Ano ang IRA, anong role niyan sa bayan?


Internal Revenue Allotment.... Share ng isang LGU sa National Tax....

Internal Revenue Allotment.... Share ng isang LGU sa National Tax....

Lahat ba ng LGU's sa area nyo ay nagbibigay ng tax and shares.?

Lahat ba ng LGU's sa area nyo ay nagbibigay ng tax and shares.?

Lahat ng LGUs including barangay ay nakakatanggap ng IRA from the National Govt....^^

according to my sister merong gumagalang serial killer sa ilagan!!! 5 na raw ang napapatay. meron ba ritong nakakaalam ng tungkol dito na nasa ilagan ngayon? how true is this news?

according to my sister merong gumagalang serial killer sa ilagan!!! 5 na raw ang napapatay. meron ba ritong nakakaalam ng tungkol dito na nasa ilagan ngayon? how true is this news?

Sir.. sa buong Isabela marami... kaya napilitang mag-install ng CCTVs ang Santiago City Govt sa buong city proper at madalas ang pag-ronda ng mga pulis...^^

according to my sister merong gumagalang serial killer sa ilagan!!! 5 na raw ang napapatay. meron ba ritong nakakaalam ng tungkol dito na nasa ilagan ngayon? how true is this news?

^Nakakatakot naman ang taong yan.:ohno:

It is absolutey wonderful place to enjoy for a picnic and day trip. Hidden and prestine treassures are abound in the Province, Who would have thought that such breathtaking attractions like this one exist in Sinamar, Roxas. Stunningly beautiful, "Magnifique".

BTW, how far is it from the River, would it be accessible if ever there is a chance that river cruise become a reality?:) Just curious.:)

Sir mukhang malayo pa ito sa river, liod ata ng bundok at yung tubig sy babagsak sa creek...:):):)^^

ayos sir a.hehe
sakto tapos na rin yung clearing operation nung paligid niya nun sir? tama ba?:)

Yep... Clearing ops will end on April so expect the construction to start by May?... Mag-oopen ito by November daw...:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

Isabela to host the SCUAA 2011

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Jan. 25 (PIA) – The province will be busy next month that to host the 2011 State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) national olympic games and sports meet.
In a coordination meeting conducted by the provincial officials last week, the delegates are expected to arrive in the province starting February 18 to 21 and will be housed in the different schools of the province. It is expected that a huge delegation from various SUCs will be arriving to participate in the sports competition.
The opening ceremonies will be held on 21 of February and the sports competition lasting until February 25, 2011.
Vice-President Isabelino Jejomar C. Binay will grace the opening ceremony of SCUAA.
The provincial government has already formed different committees to better serve the incoming large delegates of athletes and coaches who will troop to the province in the next few weeks.
Govern or Faustino G. Dy III has coordinated with the Isabela State University (ISU) to help in the preparation and hosting of the upcoming SCUAA meet. #PIA- Isabela

sorry to disrespect CDRKing but, i do believe that quality goes with the price.. siguro kung tama lang ang budget ko, bibili talga ako sa store na yan.. but as much as possible, especially when my computer unit is involved i would rather buy quality good even my pocket would be sacrifice.. medyo hindi kasi ako believe sa quality of products nila...

nagtataka nga ako sa may ari ng CDRKING, not to disrespect our own tuguegarao city, pero bakit hindi sila nag open ng branch dun wherein a great number of offices and schools ang magiging market nila.. and besides sa price pa lang kayang kaya nila makipag compete sa manila based store sa city like OCTAGON, MICRO VALLEY,ALEXANDRA Computers ,etc... tuguegarao is the # 2 in the country in terms of internet use so meaning great number of computer units hindi po ba.. im just wondering how their marketing strategy came up..

I believe that CDRKing able to strategized its marketing tool by looking at the surrounding/adjacent municipalities and villages that are potential clients.:

I am not a marketing pro, but I think that CDRKing's target market are people who are in low budget which actually a great idea since CDRKing is in its introductory stage in the computer market in the Province.:)

Tuguegarao may be concsidered as the #2 internet user in the country, but it doesn'r mean that everyone using the internet has a computer of their own.:)

Or to put it mildly, (IMO) since Isabela has low rate of internet users, unlike 2gue, CDRKing figured out that introducing an affordable Electronic gadget like PC is a great feature in its marketing strategy. Consequently, people in Isabela will eventually afford to have a PC of their own and have access to the internet.:)

Sir.. sa buong Isabela marami... kaya napilitang mag-install ng CCTVs ang Santiago City Govt sa buong city proper at madalas ang pag-ronda ng mga pulis...^^

according to my sister merong gumagalang serial killer sa ilagan!!! 5 na raw ang napapatay. meron ba ritong nakakaalam ng tungkol dito na nasa ilagan ngayon? how true is this news?

waaaaa! bakit kaya may mga taong nabubuhay sa pagpatay ng ibang tao?! grrrrrrr :bash: makunsensya naman kayo! :bash:
Guys...

2010 IRA

San Mariano P157,625,668.00
Ilagan P 206,228,541.00
Cauayan P 388,260,717.00
Santiago P 809,355,910.00


http://www.dbm.gov.ph/CY2010_IRA/ro2/ro2_pcm.pdf

wow ang taas ng IRA ng Santiago ah.. hehe, kahit pagsama-samahin ang sa San Mariano, Ilagan, at Cauayan mas mataas pa rin ang sa Santiago.:)

sorry to disrespect CDRKing but, i do believe that quality goes with the price.. siguro kung tama lang ang budget ko, bibili talga ako sa store na yan.. but as much as possible, especially when my computer unit is involved i would rather buy quality good even my pocket would be sacrifice.. medyo hindi kasi ako believe sa quality of products nila...

nagtataka nga ako sa may ari ng CDRKING, not to disrespect our own tuguegarao city, pero bakit hindi sila nag open ng branch dun wherein a great number of offices and schools ang magiging market nila.. and besides sa price pa lang kayang kaya nila makipag compete sa manila based store sa city like OCTAGON, MICRO VALLEY,ALEXANDRA Computers ,etc... tuguegarao is the # 2 in the country in terms of internet use so meaning great number of computer units hindi po ba.. im just wondering how their marketing strategy came up..

tama ka. nagsa-suffer ang quality dahil sa price. yung mouse ko CDR-king siya, nung opening kasi ng CDR-king samin nasira mouse ko syempre dahil excited ako dahil bago ang CDR-king don ako bumili, eto sira na siya bibili na ulit ako. wala pang 6months ko nagagamit.. affordable at mura talaga, pero sa quality medyo hindi sila ang magandang choice.:cheers:

tama ka. nagsa-suffer ang quality dahil sa price. yung mouse ko CDR-king siya, nung opening kasi ng CDR-king samin nasira mouse ko syempre dahil excited ako dahil bago ang CDR-king don ako bumili, eto sira na siya bibili na ulit ako. wala pang 6months ko nagagamit.. affordable at mura talaga, pero sa quality medyo hindi sila ang magandang choice.:cheers:

Tama ka madaling masira mga optical mouse ng CDRKing mahal pa around 160 to 200 presyo nila samantalang yung Genius optical mouse na nabili ko 160 lang morethan 2 years ko ng ginagamit.

^Nakakatakot naman ang taong yan.:ohno:

Tara, huliin natin!

Isyu ngayon ang pagkwestyon ng mga senador sa pagbaba daw ng crime rate last year, I think mas kailangang paigingin ng kapulisan at militar ang katahimikan at kaayusan ng bawat bayan, nakakatakot ngayon, nalusutan pa tayo ng suicide bomber sa makati kahapon lang.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Tama ka madaling masira mga optical mouse ng CDRKing mahal pa around 160 to 200 presyo nila samantalang yung Genius optical mouse na nabili ko 160 lang morethan 2 years ko ng ginagamit.

Nagtataka lang ako, mura nga sa CDR king, pero I doubt sa quality nito. Hindi ko pa naman na-try na bumili ng kahit anong computer parts doon.

I believe that CDRKing able to strategized its marketing tool by looking at the surrounding/adjacent municipalities and villages that are potential clients.:

I am not a marketing pro, but I think that CDRKing's target market are people who are in low budget which actually a great idea since CDRKing is in its introductory stage in the computer market in the Province.:)

Tuguegarao may be concsidered as the #2 internet user in the country, but it doesn'r mean that everyone using the internet has a computer of their own.:)

Or to put it mildly, (IMO) since Isabela has low rate of internet users, unlike 2gue, CDRKing figured out that introducing an affordable Electronic gadget like PC is a great feature in its marketing strategy. Consequently, people in Isabela will eventually afford to have a PC of their own and have access to the internet.:)

great point bro!!! hehehe.. sa mga kababayan ko dito sa forum na nasa manila.. try to visit the mall just infront of quiapo church.. marami kang makikitang computer part and gadgets na masasabing mas maganda sa CDRking.. masasabing branded pa kahit class A siya.. nike headsets,skull candy headsets, genius, logitech, sony etc. you can buy a branded mouse for only 150... kung may chance kayo masasabi niyo ngang mas matindi pa sa ibang computer shops eh..

About CDR-King's Marketing strat.. baka tinitignan din nila hindi lang yung municipality or city na paglalagyan kundi mga iba pang markets nung isang branch, so titignan din nila yung mga bayang nakapalibot sa isang branch....

Tulad ng mga bayang nakapalibot sa Santiago, yung mga taga ibang bayan e marami ding net users at marami silang net cafe tulad ng sa Diffun, Quirino, Cordon at Echague...

^^saka strategic location talaga ang lalagyan ng CDR-king (pero limited), kasi hindi naman napa-franchise ang CDR-King. yung CDR-King sa Isabela ang laki, di kaya taga diyan may-ari ng CDR-King?hehe :lol:

Tama ka madaling masira mga optical mouse ng CDRKing mahal pa around 160 to 200 presyo nila samantalang yung Genius optical mouse na nabili ko 160 lang morethan 2 years ko ng ginagamit.

yung sakin 250 eh, mas matagal pa yung mouse ko dati worth 100 lang.

^^saka strategic location talaga ang lalagyan ng CDR-king (pero limited), kasi hindi naman napa-franchise ang CDR-King. yung CDR-King sa Isabela ang laki, di kaya taga diyan may-ari ng CDR-King?hehe :lol:



yung sakin 250 eh, mas matagal pa yung mouse ko dati worth 100 lang.

hehe.. Sa tingin ko mura lang ang rental fee sa North Star Mall... nagpapakilala palang kasi yung mall e at wala pang masyadong establishment sa paligid... So part ng Start ng mall e luwangan yung rental space... Pati nga Savemore doon e napakaluwang...:):):):):)^^

hehe.. Sa tingin ko mura lang ang rental fee sa North Star Mall... nagpapakilala palang kasi yung mall e at wala pang masyadong establishment sa paligid... So part ng Start ng mall e luwangan yung rental space... Pati nga Savemore doon e napakaluwang...:):):):):)^^

siguro nga.hehe, mas malaki pa kasi yan sa CDR-King sa Marquee (Angeles, Pampanga) na pinakamalaking CDR-King na nakita ko before ko makita yang sa Santiago.haha, ilan ba ang floor area ng North Star Mall?:)

siguro nga.hehe, mas malaki pa kasi yan sa CDR-King sa Marquee (Angeles, Pampanga) na pinakamalaking CDR-King na nakita ko before ko makita yang sa Santiago.haha, ilan ba ang floor area ng North Star Mall?:)

20thou sqm. daw.. bale 2 hectares....

Yung CDR King sa Santiago e sakto lang ang size.. mga 30sqm... yung CDR King sa Ilagan ang malaki - as in bigbig:):):)...

^^ooops.. Ilagan pala sorry.hehe, :D

siguro naman hindi na nagkakapila sa laki ng CDR-king na yon ano?hehe

waaaaa! bakit kaya may mga taong nabubuhay sa pagpatay ng ibang tao?! grrrrrrr :bash: makunsensya naman kayo! :bash:


wow ang taas ng IRA ng Santiago ah.. hehe, kahit pagsama-samahin ang sa San Mariano, Ilagan, at Cauayan mas mataas pa rin ang sa Santiago.:)



tama ka. nagsa-suffer ang quality dahil sa price. yung mouse ko CDR-king siya, nung opening kasi ng CDR-king samin nasira mouse ko syempre dahil excited ako dahil bago ang CDR-king don ako bumili, eto sira na siya bibili na ulit ako. wala pang 6months ko nagagamit.. affordable at mura talaga, pero sa quality medyo hindi sila ang magandang choice.:cheers:

Hindi kaya kinagat ng pusa yung "mouse" kaya naman nasira kaagad.:lol::lol:

PIA Press Release
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Plant more tree to avert climate change effects - CENRO

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, January 26 (PIA) – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer based in this city told to the public to plant more trees to prevent the bad effects of climate change.
CENRO Edilberto Clarvajal said that trees are essential elements in the planet to lessen the consequences of floods, soil erosions, air pollution and other environment hazards that may endanger the lives and properties of the people.
He said that the deterioration of forest areas and depletion of the forest are the real causes of flash floods and erosions experienced nowadays.
The CENRO chief said environment department should not only be the only one preserving and conserving the environment but also a responsibility of every citizen.
The province last year was flooded by torrential rains after typhoon Juan caused large areas of farmlands submerged and destroyed losing billions of pesos in agricultural products. #PIA- Isabela

1 patay sa outbreak ng dengue sa Santiago City


Monday, 24 January 2011 23:40
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela - Puspusan na ang kampanya ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Santiago laban sa dengue fever dahil isa na ang patay at marami ang nilalapatan ngayon ng lunas sa mga ospital.

Sa panayam ng Bombo Radyo Cauayan kay Santiago City Sanitary Inspector Donato Agrabe Jr., sinabi nito na umakyat na sa 32 ang tinamaan ng dengue fever sa iba't ibang barangay ng Santiago City.

Ito'y mas mataas kung ihahambing sa katulad na panahon noong nakaraang taon.

Kinilala naman niya ang namatay na si Renato Pipi, 38-anyos, at residente ng Calao East, Santiago City.

Tinututukan ng Santiago City Health Office ang mga barangay na may maraming kaso ng dengue tulad ng Calao East and West at Victory Norte at Victory Sur.

Ayon kay Agrabe, pinakilos na nila ang mga opisyal ng barangay na pangunahan ang ibayong paglilinis sa kanilang lugar upang masugpo ang pagkalat ng sakit lalo na ngayong malamig ang panahon at madalas ang pag-ulan.

http://bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/latest-news/37639-1-patay-sa-outbreak-ng-dengue-sa-santiago-city

7,000 hectares ng palayan sa Cauayan, apektado ng pesteng daga


Wednesday, 26 January 2011 00:01


CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela - Panibagong dagok ang nararanasan ngayon ng mga magsasaka sa Cauayan City na nagtatanim ng palay na nalugi sa pagtama ng bagyong Juan at pagbaha sa huling bahagi noong 2010 dahil sa pagsira ng mga pesteng daga sa kanilang mga pananim na nasa flowering stage na.
Sa 65 na barangay sa Cauayan City ay 24 na barangays ang apektado ng pamiminsala ng mga daga.
Sa panayam ng Bombo Radyo Cauayan kay City Agriculturist Rufino Arcega, sinabi niya na 7,000 hectares na ng palayan ang apektado ng pamiminsala ng mga daga.
Nagrereklamo na ang mga magsasaka dahil tiyak na bababa ang kanilang ani sa Marso o Abril.
Bumuo si Arcega ng tatlong team na magsasagawa ng rodents information drive upang maturuan ang mga magsasaka kung paano mapuksa ang mga daga na sumisira sa kanilang mga palayan.
Naglaan na ng pondo ang Cauayan City government para sa pagbili ng rodenticide para matulungan ang mga magsasaka sa pagsugpo ng mga pesteng daga.
Sa kabuuan, mahigit 13,000 hectares ng mga palayan sa Cauayan City, San Mateo, Ramon, Isabela at Santiago City ang apektado ng pamiminsala ng mga daga.^^


http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/latest-news/37836-7000-hectares-ng-palayan-sa-cauayan-apektado-ng-pesteng-daga

Tulad ng mga bayang nakapalibot sa Santiago, yung mga taga ibang bayan e marami ding net users at marami silang net cafe tulad ng sa Diffun, Quirino, Cordon at Echague...

Idagdag mo pa diyan ang probinsiya ng Nueva Vizcaya at Ifugao :banana:

Puro's Net CD-R King ang topic, haha post naman kayo ng new updates.:D

Tumauini Church,Tumauini Isabela

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169 Isabela policemen promoted to higher ranks, receive insignias
By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, January 27 (PIA) – A total of one hundred sixty nine policemen assigned in different localities and in the Isabela Police Provincial Office (IPPO) camp were promoted to higher ranks in a ceremony conducted during Monday’s Flag raising ceremony inside the IPPO.

In a simple program conducted on Monday, IPPO chief senior superintendent Jimmy U. Rivera pinned insignia to the promoted police officers.

The insignia denotes authority and honor to deserving police officials who performed in line of duty and distinguishing mark for police officers.

Rivera extended his congratulations to the deserving police officers and said that the Isabela police force should render the best service and be models in their areas of jurisdictions.

The police chief advised his policemen to avoid involvement in illegal activities and maintain the respect of their constituents. “Always keep in mind your duty to serve and protect every individual in your areas of assignments,” Rivera said.

In Santiago City, more than twenty police officers assigned in that city were also promoted to higher ranks and pinned with insignias. #PIA- Isabela

Life interrupted


Two nursing graduates who were looking forward to a bright future ahead of them, recount how their dreams were almost shattered by a deadly fire...
By RACHEL C. BARAWID
January 26, 2011, 5:10pm

MANILA, Philippines — The last time they were seen together, the 37 Nursing graduates from the University of Lasallete in San Santiago city, Isabela were in a solemn mood, perhaps contemplating on what their future would be after the Nursing Licensure Examinations (NLEX) that they were scheduled to take the following day.

On that fateful day of Dec. 18, 2010 at around 9:30 p.m., the group of reviewees were intently praying for wisdom and divine intervention to help them hurdle the exams.

Little did they know that a few hours later, they would again engage in intense prayer, begging the Lord to perform a miracle and save their lives. As fate would have it, a fire razed the place where they were spending the night, the Bed and Breakfast Pension House in Tuguegarao City.

Only 27 of the examinees managed to escape. The 10 others were smoldered to death, along with their hopes and dreams. Six more people, including relatives of the hotel owners and their helpers, also perished.

Moving on
More than a month since the tragedy, most of the survivors are still struggling to recover, physically and emotionally, from the effects of fire smoke and the traumatic experience.

Survivor Jerome L. Lactao of Mallig, Isabela swears his asthma was further aggravated. “My asthma worsened after having inhaled smoke during the fire. Pag umuubo ako, usok ang lumalabas lalo na nung unang araw,” recalls the 24-year-old nursing graduate.

Ralf Marshall Wesson M. Alejandro, on the other hand, is still nursing the cough that he acquired after the fire.

Both of them though, have sustained even deeper scars from the tragedy.

“Sobrang traumatic — yung naririnig mong nasusunog ang mga kasama mo na na-trap at sumisigaw sa kabilang kuwarto. Even two weeks after that, araw-araw ako nagigising ng ganung oras. Hindi na ko makatulog,” laments Jerome in a phone interview.

Premonition
Strangely, the two survivors admit that they had several premonitions before the incident, saying that they could have avoided the tragedy if they only took the circumstances seriously.

A week before the NLEX, Jerome says he suddenly lost his notice of admission, a requirement slip needed to be able to take the exam. The day before he was set to check in at the hotel, he couldn’t withdraw money because all the ATM machines he found were off-line. He ended up borrowing money instead.

“Pagpasok ko sa hotel, hindi na ako at ease. Naisip ko din na hindi ako kumportableng makakatulog dun kasi masikip yung room at dalawa kaming nagshe-share sa isang kama. Maingay din, kasi plywood lang ang pagitan ng mga rooms kaya naririnig mo yung usapan sa kabilang kuwarto. Sinubukan kong kausapin yung receptionist at i-refund yung binayad ko pero hindi na daw puwede,” reveals Jerome.

Wesson, meanwhile, suddenly became demonstrative, thanking his parents for no reason at all before he left his home in Quirino, Isabela. “Bigla na lang akong umiyak at niyakap ko sila at nagpasalamat sa lahat ng ginagawa nila para sa akin,” says 21-year-old Wesson during a phone interview.

Their group from the University of Lasallete were also supposed to check in somewhere but ended up at the ill-fated pension house because there were no vacancies in other hotels anymore.

Hours before the fire broke out, Wesson was watching the fireworks from a concert nearby, from a small window from the bathroom while his roommates Francis Caramba and another colleague were viewing the movie “Titanic.”

After the film, they even joked about watching another film, “The Final Destination” as well but decided to sleep instead.

Doomed inn
According to the survivors, the pension house was really ugly, old, and unsafe for occupants.

The hallways were narrow that two people must turn sideways to be able to pass each other.

Only the air-conditioned rooms of the pension house had comfort rooms while the rest of the regular rooms that accommodated five people in each room shared a common restroom.

All the jalousie windows in the bathrooms were with steel bars. The fire exit, on the other hand, was hidden at the end of the hallway on the fifth floor. It had no signage and was even blocked by a treadmill. A part of the second floor was also made into a storage room for automobile wheels and other combustible materials. This was where the fire was said to have begun. Survivors believe that faulty wiring at the motorcycle shop on the ground floor of the pension house caused the deadly fire which began at 12:30 p.m.

Nevertheless, the Bed and Breakfast Pension House was fully-booked at that time.

The ordeal
Jerome recalls being awakened 30 minutes after the fire began by frantic knocks on the door of their room on the fifth floor. Someone was yelling and when they opened the door, they could not see anything. Everything was pitch black already.

“Sinarado namin yung pinto at tumakbo kami sa CR. Hindi ako makahinga nun, masakit sa ilong at nakakasuka yung usok. Tinawagan ko ang pamilya ko at sinabi nila na subukan kong gumapang palabas ng pinto. I tried to do it several times pero nalalanghap ko pa rin yung usok. Kaya nagpaalam na ko sa kanila at sa kasama ko sa room kasi akala ko hindi na ko tatagal,” says Jerome.

But his brother kept on urging him to fight for his life. He stayed with Jerome on the phone up to the end.

“Tumawag ang kapatid ko sa bumbero at sinabi na andun ako sa fifth floor. Pero sabi ng bumbero ‘wala na yun, patay na yun.’ Kaya pinilit niya na lang kami bumaba at umalis sa building kasi wala naman daw tutulong sa amin. Wala kasing oxygen, gear, at megaphone yung mga bumbero. Tuloy nakikipagsigawan kami sa mga tao sa labas na itinuturo kung saan ang way out,” Jerome laments.

After two hours, Jerome and his companion decided to brave the smoke and head to the fire exit. He says it was a good thing that earlier in the day, he was curious enough to look around the area and found the fire exit.

“Sobrang init pag labas namin ng kuwarto. Nakapikit akong pumunta sa fire exit, kinapa ko na lang yung pader papunta dun. Nadulas na nga ako paglabas ko kasi yung semento parang natutunaw na. Pero nung paalis na kami, si Allan Gonzalez na nasa katabing room namin, sinabi niya sa akin ‘Kuya paano kami.’ Sabi ko sumunod na lang kayo sa amin.’

Unfortunately, Allan didn’t manage to get out.

The last survivor
Wesson, on the other hand, was the last person to get out of the pension house alive. From their room on the fourth floor, Wesson and his roommates were roused by the cries of the people who were being burned on the fifth floor at about 1:30 a.m. He wanted to leave the room but his roommate Francis, who was trying to think logically, redirected them to the restroom, urged them not to panic, and later on helped them escape.

“Parang naging hero si Francis kasi ginamit siya ng Diyos na maging daan para makalabas kami. Tumapak siya sa lababo ng CR, ako sa toilet bowl at yung isang kasama namin sa lalagyan ng sabon para abutin yung bintana na kasinlaki ng long folder. Sinuntok ni Francis yung rehas na bakal at jalousie para mabutas ito. Tapos nagtali siya ng lubid sa faucet ng banyo para magamit namin paglabas. Galing yung lubid sa dalawang nurse na tumutulong sa labas ng building,” recounts Wesson.

After destroying the window, the boys tried to fit their bodies into the small window one by one to get out.
Francis, who was on the heavy side, attempted to pass through the window but couldn’t fit. So he let Wesson get out first and even pushed him out of the tiny window. Wesson was already thinking of jumping out of the window before the fire could reach them in the bathroom.

“Mas gusto ko pang magpahulog na lang sa labas ng bintana kaysa masunog nang buhay,” he reveals.

When he managed to get out, Wesson hung on to a water pipe and then to the rope that Francis managed to tie. He rappelled to a ladder that was put there by the two kindhearted nurses who transferred to an adjacent house that was under construction.

“Kaya lang bitin yung hagdan hindi umabot sa amin. Pinilit pa nga nung isang nurse na umakyat sa hagdan at abutin ako pero hindi niya kaya mag stay ng matagal kasi naso-suffocate na siya sa usok galing sa pension house. Pero lubos ang pasasalamat ko sa kanila. Hindi ko alam ang mga pangalan nila pero utang ko ang buhay ko sa kanila at kay Francis. Pagdating ko sa baba, pinuntahan ko kaagad yung bumbero para hanapin si Francis pero sabi sa akin hayaan ko na yun yun, patay na yun,” he says.

True enough, Francis never made it out.

Sad coincidence
Strangely, almost all the survivors still took the exam later in the day, despite having gone through such a horrific ordeal a few hours ago.

Jerome and Wesson say they had a hard time concentrating on the exam because they kept on remembering their colleagues who died in the fire which had happened only a few hours before. They were also surprised to find many questions in the exam relating to the treatment of burnt victims, a truly sad coincidence.

Both of them blame the firemen who were deployed in the incident. “Had they been fully-equipped, prepared and brave enough to go inside the fire exit, more lives could have been saved,” they point out.

Jerome and Wesson also believe that the owners of the pension house as well as the government must take full responsibility for the tragedy.

“Dapat maturuan ng leksyon ang Tuguegarao local government at ang Bureau of Fire Protection. They should not have given a mayor’s permit to the pension house which didn’t even renew its fire compliance certificate. On the other hand, I throw my full support to my school, to the dean. They don’t have anything to do with this,” Wesson reiterates.

Meanwhile, Jerome still regrets not being able to help Allan and other people during the fire when he had the skill and training to do it.

“Sabi ng iba, ang suwerte namin kasi nakalabas kami. Pero nung una hindi ko matanggap na wala na si Allan. Inisip ko pa kung naintindihan niya ko o hindi. Member ako ng Search and Rescue Team sa University of Lasallete. Nagtetrain pa ako ng students noon. Pero hindi ko napagana yung natutunan ko. Iba na kasi pag andun ka na sa sitwasyon na yun. Dapat talaga may presence of mind palagi at magdasal,” ends Jerome.^^^^^^^^

Tara, huliin natin!

Isyu ngayon ang pagkwestyon ng mga senador sa pagbaba daw ng crime rate last year, I think mas kailangang paigingin ng kapulisan at militar ang katahimikan at kaayusan ng bawat bayan, nakakatakot ngayon, nalusutan pa tayo ng suicide bomber sa makati kahapon lang.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Naku, umu-unlad ang region 2 , sana di mapag-iwanan ang pagpapanatili ng kapayapaan, Tulad ng sinabi ni @296619.

SM City Ilagan?:gossip: does anybody know anything about this?

nagtatanong lang naman yung isa.hmmm

SM City Ilagan?:gossip: does anybody know anything about this?
SM City Ilagan? wala pa akong naririnig about dyan.. Bale Robinsons Isabela lang naririnig ko which is so sure na...

Kung magtatayo man ng SM sa Ilagan, good.. pero doubtful ako sa magiging effect nito given the existence of NorthStar housing Savemore and Talavera Square Mall housing Robinsons Supermarket....^^:)

just visited northstar mall for our new branch there. the cdrking in northstar mall is almost the same size with sta. lucia mall and ever mall in caloocan, mukha lang malaki yung sa northstar kasi sa harapan pahaba yung pwesto, kadalasan kasi ang mga branches nila, maliit lang yung sa harapan, pero mahaba pag pumasok ka. yung branch sa csi la union, its almost the same size din siya with northstar mall branch.

speaking of bakit wala pang cdrking sa tuguegarao, ang cdrking sa mga malls lang kasi nagtatayo ng branch kadalasan, or yung matao na lugar. yung sa china town branch lang nila ang nasa isang eskinita. wala pa naman kasing true mall sa tuguegarao kaya wala silang pagpupuwestuhan.

regarding sm in ilagan, i doubt it. sm is has invested a lot with their stores (savemore and ace hardware) inside northstar mall.

nice mall northstar... pansin ko lang yung font ng pangalan ng mall is similar sa mga Ayala mall, baka magalit sila sa inyo.

pansin ko lang hindi masyado sikat ang santiago, if you visit other provinces kahit na sa north luzon mismo, hindi sila familiar with santiago.

just visited northstar mall for our new branch there. the cdrking in northstar mall is almost the same size with sta. lucia mall and ever mall in caloocan, mukha lang malaki yung sa northstar kasi sa harapan pahaba yung pwesto, kadalasan kasi ang mga branches nila, maliit lang yung sa harapan, pero mahaba pag pumasok ka. yung branch sa csi la union, its almost the same size din siya with northstar mall branch.

speaking of bakit wala pang cdrking sa tuguegarao, ang cdrking sa mga malls lang kasi nagtatayo ng branch kadalasan, or yung matao na lugar. yung sa china town branch lang nila ang nasa isang eskinita. wala pa naman kasing true mall sa tuguegarao kaya wala silang pagpupuwestuhan.

regarding sm in ilagan, i doubt it. sm is has invested a lot with their stores (savemore and ace hardware) inside northstar mall.

nice mall northstar... pansin ko lang yung font ng pangalan ng mall is similar sa mga Ayala mall, baka magalit sila sa inyo.nice info and analysis sir...:)^^

About CDR King sir, meron naman po sa Family Plaza mall sa Santiago.... Pero hindi naman talaga mall tulad ng SM or NorthStar yung family Plaza sir...^^

pansin ko lang hindi masyado sikat ang santiago, if you visit other provinces kahit na sa north luzon mismo, hindi sila familiar with santiago.

Hindi talaga sir... Kelan lang naman po kasi umangat ang Santiago and considered as Commercial Center of the region.
Pero good thing at nakikita na ang advantage nung area as a strategic post...

Good thing din at nababalita na siya sa Television at nafeafeature sa ibang stations...:):):)

Time will come sir, people from other region will see how advantageous the area is in terms of putting up a business....^^

Hindi talaga sir... Kelan lang naman po kasi umangat ang Santiago and considered as Commercial Center of the region.
Pero good thing at nakikita na ang advantage nung area as a strategic post...

Good thing din at nababalita na siya sa Television at nafeafeature sa ibang stations...:):):)

Time will come sir, people will see how advantageous the area is in terms of putting up a business....^^

idagdag mo pa ang pagpo-promote ng mga forumers ng SSC para lalong makilala ang Santiago! :banana: time will come.

idagdag mo pa ang pagpo-promote ng mga forumers ng SSC para lalong makilala ang Santiago! :banana: time will come.
Yep.. tumpak na tumpak tayo dyan...:):lol:

Kaya thankful ako sa skyscraper dahil naipopromote ko ang Santi at buong Isabela with the help of forumers....:):):)

nice info and analysis sir...:)^^

About CDR King sir, meron naman po sa Family Plaza mall sa Santiago.... Pero hindi naman talaga mall tulad ng SM or NorthStar yung family Plaza sir...^^

we visited also family plaza, at least may foot traffic sya ng kunti, pero yung mga malls sa tuguegarao, mahina talaga. nagulat din ako, fisrt time kung narinig sa kahit saang lugar sa kahit saang sulok ng pilipinas. branches of bench and penshoppe did not survive in the city kasi mahina ang benta. even yung sa shakey's nag-iisang branch yun sa buong region 2.

ang hilig ng government nila magtayo ng mga public malls gaya ng Mall of the Valley at Paseo. i think dapat pagtuunan muna ng government nila ang improvement ng economic status ng mga tao dun. they should invest sa mga project na makakapagpadagdag ng kikitain ng mga tao dun, kasi wala ring kwenta kahit maraming establishment kung wala naman pambili ang mga tao.

we visited also family plaza, at least may foot traffic sya ng kunti, pero yung mga malls sa tuguegarao, mahina talaga. nagulat din ako, fisrt time kung narinig sa kahit saang lugar sa kahit saang sulok ng pilipinas. branches of bench and penshoppe did not survive in the city kasi mahina ang benta. even yung sa shakey's nag-iisang branch yun sa buong region 2.

ang hilig ng government nila magtayo ng mga public malls gaya ng Mall of the Valley at Paseo. i think dapat pagtuunan muna ng government nila ang improvement ng economic status ng mga tao dun. they should invest sa mga project na makakapagpadagdag ng kikitain ng mga tao dun, kasi wala ring kwenta kahit maraming establishment kung wala naman pambili ang mga tao.

A ok sir....

Good thing CDR King put up at least one in Santiago. It will not only cater Santiaguenos but the neighboring towns and provinces as well.

About Penshoppe and Bench, meron din po nyan sa Santiago at pagkakaalam ko matagal na sila doon nad-ooperate.

For sure sir, buhay ang CDR King doon dahil yan ang preferred ng mga computer shops sa Isabela South, Qurino and NV.....^^^^

PIA Press Release
Friday, January 28, 2011
24 hour Mayor’s action team reaps positive response
By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, January 28 (PIA) – Luna mayor Manuel A. Tio’s innovative program of creating a 24-hour action team in Luna town, Isabela, has reaped positive reactions from his constituents since his assumption to office in 2004.

The Mayor’s Action Team (MAT) is addressing the pressing needs of Luna residents in terms of peace and order, health, emergency and transportation services.

In his State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) held at Luna, Isabela last Tuesday, Tio specifically emphasized this program as his major accomplishment during his incumbency.

Tio said the MAT responds to his consitutents during day and night and supports the local police in the town in the monitoring of peace and order.

“The MAT also assists in the implementation of ordinances on public order and safety, health services, transportation and other related laws needed for implementation and apprehend violators,” Tio said.

“In support to the MAT, the LGU was able to acquire two units of ambulances ready to address the emergency needs of our constituents especially in transporting sickly/ailing individual for medical treatment to hospitals within region 2 or in Metro Manila,” Mayor Tio said.

Aside from the MAT, he has also reported to the people of Luna, Isabela that the different infrastructure, social and economic programs have benefitted his residents.

Mayor Tio appealed to his constituents to continue supporting his administration to attain a true progressive Luna town. #PIA- Isabela

PIA Press Release
Friday, January 28, 2011
Gov. Dy may adopt SP member’s pet project
By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, January 28 (PIA) – Governor Faustino G. Dy III is contemplating to adopt the pet project of one of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan member of Isabela to be implemented in the whole province.

The pet project of first district SP Member Rolando Tugade is the provision of nebulizer equipment to each barangay in his area. A nebulizer machine is used to relieve asthma patients from respiratory congestions.

At present, most asthma patients live far from health centers and hospitals. The additional equipment will be used by barangays which have not been provided.

Funding for the purchase will come from his economic development fund.

Tugade submitted his proposal to governor Dy as he wanted that all barangays in Isabela be provided with nebulizers.

Tugade said that governor Dy is considerig his proposal and three more district barangays will benefit when the governor gives his nod. #PIA- Isabela

TOURISM

Tourism as one of the country’s top dollar earning industries contributed significantly to its economic growth.


In the local level, the local tourism is still in the up string to contribute in the economic growth of Santiago City. The tourism development is geared towards increased investments and employment, and also to increased consciousness of socio-cultural assets and aggressive assets through promotional programs showcasing Santiago’s rich cultural heritage.


PATTARADDAY FESTIVAL—A unison of cultures.
In 2000, Pattaradday Festival (an Ibanag word for unity) was conceptualized to bolster the tourism potentials of the place. It was initiated by the City Government with full support from groups of civic leaders, Art Association members and different ethno linguistic groups residing in the city and the Department of Tourism. The festival was calendared May 1-5, coinciding with the celebration of city’s founding anniversary.
To strengthen the spirit of unity and the essence of ‘inclusivity’, in 2006, the Pattaradday Executive Committee initiated a more holistic approach in holding the festival. All sectors in almost all levels in the community were tapped as stakeholders. Various organizations volunteered their resources, skills and expertise.
One major initiative that was conceptualized in 2006 was the invitation of famous street dancers in the country like Sinulog of Cebu and Dinagyang of Iloilo, to perform in the Grand Parade & Street Dancing Showdown for the promotion of cultural sharing. The showdown made by the visiting performers was a crowd drawer. People from the different provinces in the region and Eastern Cordillera came to Santiago just to watch them perform.



I. Promotion of peoples’ participation and empowerment
In 2006, a broader process of community and citizen participation was integrated in the festival celebration, making it as a multi-stakeholder activity. The different organizations played a crucial role in generating ideas, recording and documentation, maintaining peace and order and in pooling of logistical needs. Their active involvement gave them the sense of ownership to the activity which cultivated civic pride (Pride of Place) among the populace.
Although the city’s business sector is affected by the economic recession in the country, the Santiago City Business Club has volunteered to augment the financial requirement of the activity. Aside from their financial contributions, they also have volunteered their trucks, busses and other equipment for the transportation of the visiting contingents and their paraphernalia/props. The club has been supporting the festival since its first staging.
Local cable and radio/TV stations volunteered to hype and cover the activities in the 5-day festivity. Radio communication groups, barangay police, city hall employees and youth volunteers helped in manning the grand parade. School administrators offered their classrooms to house the performers. The Rural Improvement Club (women organization) helped in the preparation of food, tokens and gifts for the visiting contingents
In 2008, a new approach was implemented in order not to saddle the bulk of work to the festival secretariat and to give the participating groups direct hand/supervision to the staging of the festival. Various organizations took charge of the different activities in the 5 day festivity which made the preparation easier. The Art Association of Santiago for the Arts in Public Spaces, ABS-CBN Cagayan Valley for the Job Fair & Livelihood Demo, SK Federation for the Youth Jam, Barangay Officials for the Peoples’ Night, MEPSA Shooting Range for the Pattaradday Unity Cup Shoot Fest, MANGO Digitel for the advertising materials, the young professionals for Mutya ng Santiago and Bongga si Lola, Jollibee and Luzon Trading for the Fireworks Display, Bikerz Association for the Bikers’ Cup, Santiago City Folkloric Group for the Cultural Presentation and a number of computer games enthusiasts for the Regional DOTA Tournament.


II. Cultural Sharing

So, in 2007, aside from Sinulog and Dinagyang, Dagupan’s Bangus and Pili, Camarines Sur were invited to join in the street dancing showdown. In 2008, ten visiting contingents joined the activity, Dinagyang of Iloilo, Sinulog of Cebu, Masskara of Bacolod, Pintaflores of San Carlos City, Panagbenga of Baguio City, Ibon ebon of Candaba, Pampanga, Pindangan of San Fernando City, La Union, Bangus of Dagupan City, Pandan of Mapandan Pangasinan, and Tabak of Tabaco, Albay. Pattaradday Grand Parade became the parade of the best festivals in the country.
It is worthy to note that after the yearly staging of the Street Dancing Showdown, performances of local street dancers had tremendously improved after watching for themselves the performances of the visiting contingents. Also, a number of out of school youth are now proud members of the Santiago City Folkloric Group (SCFG). The City Government is encouraging these OSY to go back to school by providing them scholarship and stipend for their performances. Just recently, SCFG has performed at Fort Santiago, Manila for the Heritage Month Celebration. They already have performed in Manila Hotel during the National Convention of the Auxiliary to the Philippine Medical Association and during the opening ceremony of WOW Philippines Cagayan Valley.


III. Positive results and impact
Pattaradday brought economic, social and cultural benefits to the city. Economically, the transportation business, restaurant and catering services, hotels and lodging houses, recreation facilities, telecommunications and other services posted a significant increase in business activities during the holding of the festival. As a consequence thereof, it provided jobs to the local residents. In its cultural substance, the festival answered the need of the community in preserving its own cultural heritage and tradition.
Economic Benefits
As a tourism-based event, the largest economic benefits were reaped by business establishments related to tourism. The Integrated Transport Terminal Complex registered a daily average income of 26,000 pesos from May 01-05, the recorded highest daily average income since its opening. Bus Companies with Manila-Santiago Vice Versa Route posted an increase of 20% in terms of number of passengers. Hotels and lodging houses reported an increase in room occupancy and accommodations of 59.28%. Restaurants and catering services realized an approximate increase of 80% in terms of food orders. The telecommunications section is a big gainer as Digital Telecommunications Phils. (Digitel) even took advantage of the event to launch its Mango product. Other allied services particularly those in streamers ad printing of billboards also reaped the benefits of the event. And of course, employment showed marked increase both in the public and private sectors. Based on records, 800 to 1000 jobs were generated in relation to the holding of the festival.
Social & Cultural Benefits
Pattaradday Festival fostered civic pride among Santiaguenios. The festival being a consistent award-winner and crowd drawer made them proud of themselves and their community. It also became a venue to reintroduce and preserve the dying cultural heritage of the city since one of the major highlights of the festivity is the Street Dancing Competition portraying the La Gran Batalla, a moro-moro2 dance tradition and the most famous ritual in Santiago during the early years, but after a number of decades, the appreciation of this cultural heritage has diminished and became unfamiliar to the younger generation. At present, students and even out of school youth are now familiar with the ritual. The Street Dancing Showdown is always a site to behold in the festival—witnessing the young people in their own street-dance interpretations of the practices and traditions of their forebears. Its social and cultural impact is unquantifiable. But according to the arts and cultural enthusiasts of the region, the festival became a mainspring of cultural reawakening and appreciation among the populace, stressing on the dignity and wisdom of the worthy living traditions and folkways of their ancestors.
IV. Recognition
Pattaradday Festival was adjudged by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) as the Best Tourism Event in the Philippines in 2006 and 2007 and 2008 and eventually declared as HALL OF FAME AWARDEE.





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we visited also family plaza, at least may foot traffic sya ng kunti, pero yung mga malls sa tuguegarao, mahina talaga. nagulat din ako, fisrt time kung narinig sa kahit saang lugar sa kahit saang sulok ng pilipinas. branches of bench and penshoppe did not survive in the city kasi mahina ang benta. even yung sa shakey's nag-iisang branch yun sa buong region 2.

ang hilig ng government nila magtayo ng mga public malls gaya ng Mall of the Valley at Paseo. i think dapat pagtuunan muna ng government nila ang improvement ng economic status ng mga tao dun. they should invest sa mga project na makakapagpadagdag ng kikitain ng mga tao dun, kasi wala ring kwenta kahit maraming establishment kung wala naman pambili ang mga tao.

I agree with you on the bold/italic statemnet. I've been saying all along that malls, ie; sm, robinson, are not really highly economic cursor in a city/locality. It's economic spin-off/impact is not as tremendous like manufacturing, or resource based corporations. Create more jobs, in order to increase the people's disposable/discretionary income. :)

sm sm sm...oo magkakaroon ng sm sa ilagan, robinsons din, puregold pa..lahat na lng ng malls mpupunta sa ilagan.anu masaya n kayo?..


why the sarcasm? i am just trying to ask if there is truth to this gossip. does the news of a possible sm in ilagan affect you that much? :) this is the santiago city and isabela thread... afaik ilagan is a part of isabela. cool ka lang, bro. :cheers:

pansin ko lang hindi masyado sikat ang santiago, if you visit other provinces kahit na sa north luzon mismo, hindi sila familiar with santiago.

Agree, not as "sikat" compare to other places. However, given its strqtegic and geographical locations as the "Gateway" to Isabela, or even R2, it won't take long that Stgo., will become household name. Young at 16, it has emerged as a commercial hub in the region specifically in Isabela. It's location is economically viable, being adjacent and cater to other places like, Quirino, Aurora, and even Kalinga-Apayao, I believe. Featured on TV, plus SSC promotions from forumers in other sites, and from outside the coundtry,like me carries a lot of weight. :)too.

why the sarcasm? i am just trying to ask if there is truth to this gossip. does the news of a possible sm in ilagan affect you that much? :) this is the santiago city and isabela thread... afaik ilagan is a part of isabela. cool ka lang, bro. :cheers:

Was caught by surprised too.:) I thought anybody could asked:)

sm sm sm...oo magkakaroon ng sm sa ilagan, robinsons din, puregold pa..lahat na lng ng malls mpupunta sa ilagan.anu masaya n kayo?..


haha.. OO nga sir.. why the sarcasm?.. hehe

Baka po love na love lang po ni sir JGR ang Santiago na gusto niya laging nauuna ang Santiago..hehe ( Baka lang)

Honestly, for me, ok na ang Robinsons Place Isabela. Ang dapat lang gawin ng City Govt ay lalo pang pagandahin ang existing city proper at gawin itong parang Thomas Morato-like... Actually pareho na sila ng set-up ng daanan with the Mabini Circle and the lights...:).. i-improve nalang ang sidewalks at ayusin yung location ng ibang vendors...:)

Tama si Sir Ephesus, dapat maglagaydin ang City Govt ng Industrial Park...

Tama tyung move na idevelop ang panibagong CBD Along Mabini-Malvar area... gawin itong world class para i-cater nito ang malalaking company...:):cheers:

In addition pala, nadaanan namin nila william yung mga industrial park nila sa Bulacan, sana maduplicate natin isa sa mga doon...

About malls naman... Nagmula ng naitayo ang Magic Mall sa urdaneta, humina ang mga nakapaligid ditong negosyo lalo na yung public market nila.. at nang naitayo ang SM Rosales, mas lalong humina ang mga local na negosyante....

SO Ok lang na isang Big Mall lang muna ang ilagay sa Santiago in support na din sa mga local businessmen natin:) Para naman mabigyan sila ng security. Pagandahin muna ang City govt yung existing CBD, yung tipong parang naglilibot ka lang din sa mall. pag nagawa na ng city govt yun, pwede na nilang papasukin ang isa pang mall....:)

In addition pala, nadaanan namin nila william yung mga industrial park nila sa Bulacan, sana maduplicate natin isa sa mga doon...

About malls naman... Nagmula ng naitayo ang Magic Mall sa urdaneta, humina ang mga nakapaligid ditong negosyo lalo na yung public market nila.. at nang naitayo ang SM Rosales, mas lalong humina ang mga local na negosyante....

SO Ok lang na isang Big Mall lang muna ang ilagay sa Santiago in support na din sa mga local businessmen natin:) Para naman mabigyan sila ng security. Pagandahin muna ang City govt yung existing CBD, yung tipong parang naglilibot ka lang din sa mall. pag nagawa na ng city govt yun, pwede na nilang papasukin ang isa pang mall....:)

maganda siguro magkaroon diyan ng parang Intercity na parang samin sa Bocaue at Balagtas, Bulacan. ewan ko kung meron na (meron na ba?hehe). tutal naman diyan din nanggagaling ang mga palay, bakit hindi pa diyan gawing bigas? mas makakamura ang mga supplier ng palay sa expense sa pagbiyahe sa pabalik panaog ng kanilang mga trucks sa Bulacan. :)

sa malls naman, tama ka sir, pinapatay ng malls ang mga maliliit na businesses sa isang bayan. kasi uso satin ang one-stop shopping mall, yung lahat nandon na pag-pasok mo sa mall.:cheers:

maganda siguro magkaroon diyan ng parang Intercity na parang samin sa Bocaue at Balagtas, Bulacan. ewan ko kung meron na (meron na ba?hehe). tutal naman diyan din nanggagaling ang mga palay, bakit hindi pa diyan gawing bigas? mas makakamura ang mga supplier ng palay sa expense sa pagbiyahe sa pabalik panaog ng kanilang mga trucks sa Bulacan. :)

sa malls naman, tama ka sir, pinapatay ng malls ang mga maliliit na businesses sa isang bayan. kasi uso satin ang one-stop shopping mall, yung lahat nandon na pag-pasok mo sa mall.:cheers:


May mga ricemills kami, pero kalat kalat.. Yung pinakamalalaking ricemils e nasa Cabatuan at Luna...:)

Hindi sapat yung mga rice mills dito to process all the harvest kaya, dinadala diyan sa Bulacan, Nueva Ecija at Pangasinan yung iba...:)^^

About pricing, parang ganoon din dahil, iluluwas din yung bigas sa Maynila, so same expense lang din sa crudo at transpo...

Dictated by demand and supply parin e.. Pag mataas ang presyo sa Bulacan, idadala sa Bulacan... Kung saan mataas ang price, dun idala para mas makatulong sa farmers...:)

May mga ricemills kami, pero kalat kalat.. Yung pinakamalalaking ricemils e nasa Cabatuan at Luna...:)

Hindi sapat yung mga rice mills dito to process all the harvest kaya, dinadala diyan sa Bulacan, Nueva Ecija at Pangasinan yung iba...:)^^

About pricing, parang ganoon din dahil, iluluwas din yung bigas sa Maynila, so same expense lang din sa crudo at transpo...

Dictated by demand and supply parin e.. Pag mataas ang presyo sa Bulacan, idadala sa Bulacan... Kung saan mataas ang price, dun idala para mas makatulong sa farmers...:)

kung diyan gagawing bigas ang palay , pwedeng kayo ang dayuhin ng mga nagtitinda sa Maynila para sila ang mag-aangkat ng bigas.di na kelangan pang dalin sa ibang probinsya ang palay niyo.:), mas maganda kung maiipon sa iisang lugar yung ricemill para yung mga tumitingin ng bigas isang lugar nalang ang pupuntahan. (haha, imahinasyon ko lamang :lol:)

saka yung mga industrial parks, malaki magbayad ng tax yon kaya maganda nga kung makapag-iimbita ang provincial government ng investor para sa indsutrial parks. :) pero sana maayos ang waste management ng mga indsutrial parks na itatayo, samin kasi yung ilog namin naihilera sa mga pinakamaduming ilog sa buong mundo.:ohno:
may industrial park na po ba sa Isabela sir?

sa malls naman, tama ka sir, pinapatay ng malls ang mga maliliit na businesses sa isang bayan. kasi uso satin ang one-stop shopping mall, yung lahat nandon na pag-pasok mo sa mall.:cheers:

^^ hindi naman lahat :) matagal na ako sa Baguio pero pansin ko lalong lumakas ang mga local businesses nila lalong lalo na sa Session Road :)nasa location din kasi ng pagpapatayuan. mas maganda kung nasa CBD ito gaya ng SM Baguio. nasa Upper session road sya. kaya syempre dadagsa ang mga tao sa CBD.

2nd post ko dito :lol:

^^i mean sir kapag sobra sa mall, isa lang naman ang SM Baguio na major mall sa Baguio, saka syempre it depends pa rin. hindi naman maaapektuhan ng SM Baguio ang mga peanut brittle, walis tambo, bahag na tinitinda sa palengke ng Baguio eh.hehe, pero kung kagaya ng town proper o city proper sa ibang lugar kagaya dito samin sa Bulacan apektado kami ng SM kahit papano. :) :cheers:

^^i mean sir kapag sobra sa mall, isa lang naman ang SM Baguio na major mall sa Baguio, saka syempre it depends pa rin. hindi naman maaapektuhan ng SM Baguio ang mga peanut brittle, walis tambo, bahag na tinitinda sa palengke ng Baguio eh.hehe, pero kung kagaya ng town proper o city proper sa ibang lugar kagaya dito samin sa Bulacan apektado kami ng SM kahit papano. :) :cheers:

sobra at madami na ding mall sa Baguio ah :cheers: halos lahat nasa CBD. ito yung mga major malls sa CBD Baguio: Tiong-San, SM, Porta Vaga at Center Mall. may Maharlika at UB Square pa pala pero malakas pa din ang bentahan sa mga stalls sa CBD.

nasa strategy din ng mga local entrepreneurs din yan. kung papatalo sila sa mga mall. wala talaga silang magagawa. pero kung may mga gimik sila like Sale, buy 1 take 1, Raffle promos, libreng kiss:lol:joke etc etc..di sila maapektuhan nyang mga malls na yan :cheers:

sobra at madami na ding mall sa Baguio ah :cheers: halos lahat nasa CBD. ito yung mga major malls sa CBD Baguio: Tiong-San, SM, Porta Vaga at Center Mall. may Maharlika at UB Square pa pala pero malakas pa din ang bentahan sa mga stalls sa CBD.

nasa strategy din ng mga local entrepreneurs din yan. kung papatalo sila sa mga mall. wala talaga silang magagawa. pero kung may mga gimik sila like Sale, buy 1 take 1, Raffle promos, libreng kiss:lol:joke etc etc..di sila maapektuhan nyang mga malls na yan :cheers:

Tama ka.. nasa strategy din ng ibang masmaliliit na negosyante.. kelangan nilang mag-innovate...

About Baguio, established kasi turismo nila doon kaya buhay mga negosyo at may sariling pangakit ang mga negosyo nila...:):):):)

^^i mean sir kapag sobra sa mall, isa lang naman ang SM Baguio na major mall sa Baguio, saka syempre it depends pa rin. hindi naman maaapektuhan ng SM Baguio ang mga peanut brittle, walis tambo, bahag na tinitinda sa palengke ng Baguio eh.hehe, pero kung kagaya ng town proper o city proper sa ibang lugar kagaya dito samin sa Bulacan apektado kami ng SM kahit papano. :) :cheers:

Tama ka rin sir... Sa mga bayan tulad ng Calamba at iba pang city sa south, kelangan talaga ng balanse dahil mamamatay ang mga negosyong walang pangalan, kaya ang pangtapat lang din ay yung mga may pangalan... Dapat makagawa ng sariling pang-akit ang local businesses...

Ang suggestion ko nga, para masuportahan ang mga maliliit na negosyo sa Santiago once mag-open ang big mall doon ay pagandahin din ng City govt ang existing CBD parang tomas morato style... Aside doon, mas mura parin ang bilihin sa public market....:)

Tama ka.. nasa strategy din ng ibang masmaliliit na negosyante.. kelangan nilang mag-innovate...

About Baguio, established kasi turismo nila doon kaya buhay mga negosyo at may sariling pangakit ang mga negosyo nila...:):):):)

tomoooooo :cheers:
last christmas nga may pakulo yung isang mall sa Session rd sa Baguio eh..yung SNOW SHOW pang-akit sana sa mga shoppers para di na sila lumayo at magpunta ng SM para magshopping......kaso PALPAK! :bash:
bula yung nilalabas nung Snow machine :nuts:

kanya kanyang diskarte yan. :cheers: madiskarte tayong mga Pinoy eh at kung maaari di tayo nagpapatalo sa mga Giants :)

kung diyan gagawing bigas ang palay , pwedeng kayo ang dayuhin ng mga nagtitinda sa Maynila para sila ang mag-aangkat ng bigas.di na kelangan pang dalin sa ibang probinsya ang palay niyo.:), mas maganda kung maiipon sa iisang lugar yung ricemill para yung mga tumitingin ng bigas isang lugar nalang ang pupuntahan. (haha, imahinasyon ko lamang :lol:)

saka yung mga industrial parks, malaki magbayad ng tax yon kaya maganda nga kung makapag-iimbita ang provincial government ng investor para sa indsutrial parks. :) pero sana maayos ang waste management ng mga indsutrial parks na itatayo, samin kasi yung ilog namin naihilera sa mga pinakamaduming ilog sa buong mundo.:ohno:
may industrial park na po ba sa Isabela sir?

Ang setup sir e, nag-oorder ang mga taga Manila at ibang probinsya ng bigas at idedeliver sa kanila, bale yung transpo expense e isasama nalang sa total selling price...^^

yung small players naman.. ang ginagawa nila e bibili sila ng palay sa Isabela, ipapagiling nila at binabagsak sa mga retailers na maliliit...

^^as i've said it depends parin pero m0st cases apektado ng malls ang mga small businesses.

Kung titingnan mo ang tinitinda sa public market ng Baguio sa tinitinda sa malls sa Baguio magkaiba sya. Pano maaapektuhan ng SM Baguio ang mga keychains na tig sasampu na gawa ng mga taga Cordillera? Baka nga SM Baguio pa ang naaapektuhan ng public market ng Baguio dahil sa mga ukay-ukay, cheap local products, etc. Hindi naman kasi SM ang pinupuntahan ng mga turista sa Baguio (maliban nalang kung magpipicture) kaya hindi manghihina ang local market ng Baguio. :cheers:

Good night na po sa inyo.bukas na ko magreply sa post mo sir rod, mobile lang to eh.matutulog na sana ako.hehe :lol: goodnight sa inyo! :banana:

^^as i've said it depends parin pero m0st cases apektado ng malls ang mga small businesses.

Kung titingnan mo ang tinitinda sa public market ng Baguio sa tinitinda sa malls sa Baguio magkaiba sya. Pano maaapektuhan ng SM Baguio ang mga keychains na tig sasampu na gawa ng mga taga Cordillera? Baka nga SM Baguio pa ang naaapektuhan ng public market ng Baguio dahil sa mga ukay-ukay, cheap local products, etc. Hindi naman kasi SM ang pinupuntahan ng mga turista sa Baguio (maliban nalang kung magpipicture) kaya hindi manghihina ang local market ng Baguio. :cheers:

Kung baga exception ang Baguio sa general effect ng SM sa isang lugar...

Maganda kasi ang turismo ng Baguio City...

So another suggestion ko sa City govt namin, ay lalo pang palakasin ang turismo.. Maganda na ang nasimulan ng city govt namin sa aspetong ito.. Sana maipagpatuloy at lalo pang lumakas..:)

Home to world’s biggest ‘butaka’ bids anew for cityhood

January 23, 2011


BY CHARLIE C. LAGASCA
ILAGAN, Isabela– Almost 13 years after Isabela’s capital town of Ilagan failed in its bid to become a city, local leaders are again renewing their efforts to have another crack at cityhood.
Isabela first district Rep. Rodolfo Albano said he would again initiate filing a bill calling for the conversion of Ilagan into a city, which could be the fourth in the region after Santiago City and Cauayan City, also both in Isabela, as well as Tuguegarao City, the capital of Cagayan.
One of the country’s biggest towns in terms of area, and probably the region’s most booming town, Ilagan, about 350 km north of Manila, is the home of what is touted to be the world’s biggest armchair or locally known as butaka. It is also one of the north Luzon’s leading corn-producing towns.
“Definitely, I’m for the cityhood of Ilagan. We are just waiting for the town leadership to submit its financial and economic profile before I will file a bill for the conversion of the town into a city,” he said.
It may be recalled that Albano, one of the few remaining lawmakers with the longest stint in the Lower House, had authored this town’s first bid for city status in 1997, but the town folk rejected it in a plebiscite that year.
Albano’s younger brother, then Ilagan mayor Delfinito Albano said that majority of their constituents then were not that yet well informed about the social and economic privileges and benefits a city could gain, except the notion of drastic increase in local taxes.
SECOND BID STALLED
Delfinito’s plans for the town to have another cityhood bid was cut short when he was ambushed in the metropolis in 2006 which saw the taking over of his ally, then Vice Mayor Jose Mari Diaz, to the helm of the town.
Diaz envisions that their town’s bid to become a city will become a reality in two years. He expressed confidence that the pouring in of business investments into the town would help hasten its bid for cityhood.
“Our investment in constructing a central terminal and gasoline station near Northstar Mall can help (Ilagan) increase its income and investments (which we need to become a city),” said Diaz in last month’s inauguration of said mall, one of the region’s biggest shopping centers.
Composed of 92 barangays, Ilagan, also dubbed as the region’s ‘Furniture Capital,’ would be the county’s second biggest city after Davao City in terms of land area if its stalled cityhood dream will be eventually realized.
Vice Gov. Rodito Albano said that the provincial government fully supports Ilagan’s renewed cityhood bid, considering that such goal is already long overdue.
Ilagan, he said, is now more than qualified to become a city in terms of population, land area and annual income, which are the basic requirements for cityhood.^^^^^^

20thou sqm. daw.. bale 2 hectares....

Yung CDR King sa Santiago e sakto lang ang size.. mga 30sqm... yung CDR King sa Ilagan ang malaki - as in bigbig:):):)...

P60K po ata rent per stall pag shops sa Gitna 20K to 40K

ILAGAN WILL BE HOSTING NATIONAL SCUAA 2011 THIS FEBRUARY

ILAGAN WILL BE HOSTING NATIONAL SCUAA 2011 THIS FEBRUARY


Wow.. malaking event ito..:):cheers:

Ok din pala ang rental price sa NorthStar...:)

1993 nang maghost ang isabela (ilagan) ng palarong pambansa ay di pa masyado ang development sa alibagu at buong ilagan. ngayon medyo may mapupuntahan na rin ang mga kasali sa national scuaa sa ilagan. malapit lang ang sports complex sa northstar mall.:) noong 1993 wala pang jollibee, ang naalala ko lang dati ay merong parang mobile na jollibee na nakapwesto sa sports complex at ang daming bumibili.:lol:

ILAGAN WILL BE HOSTING NATIONAL SCUAA 2011 THIS FEBRUARY

wow! ano maglalaban-laban dito? may representative kada province? o yung mga nanalo sa regional scuaa olympics ang maglalaban-laban? :banana:

Kung baga exception ang Baguio sa general effect ng SM sa isang lugar...

Maganda kasi ang turismo ng Baguio City...

So another suggestion ko sa City govt namin, ay lalo pang palakasin ang turismo.. Maganda na ang nasimulan ng city govt namin sa aspetong ito.. Sana maipagpatuloy at lalo pang lumakas..:)

yung lola ko nakarating na sa Santiago, kasama niya yung mga bff niya don tatlong araw sila.. i think that was 2008? :) saka dapat palakasin at pasikatin ng local government yung mga local products niyo. kagaya ng peanut brittle sa Baguio, buko pie sa Laguna, panutsang mani sa Batangas (tama ba panutsa?), Pili sa Bikol, dried mango sa Cebu, mga kendi na durian sa Davao, etc. para lalo kayong puntahan.:)

Ang setup sir e, nag-oorder ang mga taga Manila at ibang probinsya ng bigas at idedeliver sa kanila, bale yung transpo expense e isasama nalang sa total selling price...^^

nasa magkano na ba palay ngayon sir sa Isabela? alam mo po?

yung small players naman.. ang ginagawa nila e bibili sila ng palay sa Isabela, ipapagiling nila at binabagsak sa mga retailers na maliliit...

oo may mga kilala akong small players, bibili ng isang forward truck ng palay (small pa ba yon?) tapos sila na magpapagilig tapos sila na rin ang magbabasag sa mga sinusupply'an nila. pero hindi na sila pumupunta ng Isabela, sa Bocaue na sila tumitingin ng palay.:)

oo nga dapat pagandahin ng local govt ng Santiago yung City proper para mas magmukhang kaakit akit sa mga dayo.hehe:)

wow! ano maglalaban-laban dito? may representative kada province? o yung mga nanalo sa regional scuaa olympics ang maglalaban-laban? :banana:



yung lola ko nakarating na sa Santiago, kasama niya yung mga bff niya don tatlong araw sila.. i think that was 2008? :) saka dapat palakasin at pasikatin ng local government yung mga local products niyo. kagaya ng peanut brittle sa Baguio, buko pie sa Laguna, panutsang mani sa Batangas (tama ba panutsa?), Pili sa Bikol, dried mango sa Cebu, mga kendi na durian sa Davao, etc. para lalo kayong puntahan.:)



nasa magkano na ba palay ngayon sir sa Isabela? alam mo po?



oo may mga kilala akong small players, bibili ng isang forward truck ng palay (small pa ba yon?) tapos sila na magpapagilig tapos sila na rin ang magbabasag sa mga sinusupply'an nila. pero hindi na sila pumupunta ng Isabela, sa Bocaue na sila tumitingin ng palay.:)

OO, tama, kelangang palakasin ang local products..:) pero palay at mais naman talaga ang local products namin.. plus yung sugarcane and vegetables...:).. hehe..

Siguro yung mga panutya namin tulad ng Patupat, tagapulot at sinaklob.. pati na rin yung tinapang tilapia..:) hehe:)^^

About sa presyo ng palay, last last week ang alam ko nasa 17-18 per kilo depende sa klase...:)

Yep, yung ibang players, hinihintay nalng nila yung mga trailers na nagpupunta sa Bulacan, though usually tinatawag muna sa Isabela bago magdeliver...:)

Yung biggest ricemiller na nakita ko ( tatlo yun dito sa Isabela) 50 -100 trailers of rice ang dinadala sa Metro Manila pag kalakasan...

Yung mga small players naman, yung forward or elf nila pupunuin ng palay tapos ipapagiling nila then ibebenta...:):)....

oo nga dapat pagandahin ng local govt ng Santiago yung City proper para mas magmukhang kaakit akit sa mga dayo.hehe:)

Yep tama ka...:)

Though Ito na ang pinakamagandang city proper sa region natin ( based sa standards ko? hehe), malaki pa ang pwede nitong i-improve...^^

Yep tama ka...:)

Though Ito na ang pinakamagandang city proper sa region natin ( based sa standards ko? hehe), malaki pa ang pwede nitong i-improve...^^

i have friends from Santiago City, my co - officers in the regional council of JPIA, who says otherwise.... tsk tsk tsk.

OO, tama, kelangang palakasin ang local products..:) pero palay at mais naman talaga ang local products namin.. plus yung sugarcane and vegetables...:).. hehe..

Siguro yung mga panutya namin tulad ng Patupat, tagapulot at sinaklob.. pati na rin yung tinapang tilapia..:) hehe:)^^

About sa presyo ng palay, last last week ang alam ko nasa 17-18 per kilo depende sa klase...:)

Yep, yung ibang players, hinihintay nalng nila yung mga trailers na nagpupunta sa Bulacan, though usually tinatawag muna sa Isabela bago magdeliver...:)

Yung biggest ricemiller na nakita ko ( tatlo yun dito sa Isabela) 50 -100 trailers of rice ang dinadala sa Metro Manila pag kalakasan...

Yung mga small players naman, yung forward or elf nila pupunuin ng palay tapos ipapagiling nila then ibebenta...:):)....

meron ba sa inyo na rice wine?ano kaya lasa non?hehe
yung tinapang tilapia ngayon ko lang narinig ah..mukhang masarap yun ah! :eat:

ang dami nung 50 trailers ah! hmmmm, may tax ba yung mga ganong klase ng transaction? tatawag sa Isabela, dadalin sa Bulacan, magbabayaran,tapos ibebenta. :)

i have friends from Santiago City, my co - officers in the regional council of JPIA, who says otherwise.... tsk tsk tsk.

Ika nga beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I'll stick to what I've said... Among the cities in region two, pinaka ok ang city proper ng Santiago!...

I mean, mas maganda ang daloy ng traffic, mas mailaw, mas secured siguro... Mas maluwang ang mga daan at mas organized ang pagkakalagay ng infras...:)

Though malaki pa ang pwedeng i-improve...:)

meron ba sa inyo na rice wine?ano kaya lasa non?hehe
yung tinapang tilapia ngayon ko lang narinig ah..mukhang masarap yun ah! :eat:

ang dami nung 50 trailers ah! hmmmm, may tax ba yung mga ganong klase ng transaction? tatawag sa Isabela, dadalin sa Bulacan, magbabayaran,tapos ibebenta. :)

Alam ko meron pero hindi nanggagaling sa amin.. Sa ifugao ata....

Yep.. 50 trailers a day or even more pagkaanihan na umaabot ng 2 months siguro... About dun sa tax, pag yung palay binenta ng magsasaka hindi subject sa tax.. Pag bigas, yung kinita sa transaction, taxable... Depende sa resibo.. kaya important ang resibo... hehe

i have friends from Santiago City, my co - officers in the regional council of JPIA, who says otherwise.... tsk tsk tsk.

Ano po sir pala ang ibig niyong sabihin ng otherwise dito.. masyadong general po e.. dami pwedeng inference...:)

Alam ko meron pero hindi nanggagaling sa amin.. Sa ifugao ata....

Yep.. 50 trailers a day or even more pagkaanihan na umaabot ng 2 months siguro... About dun sa tax, pag yung palay binenta ng magsasaka hindi subject sa tax.. Pag bigas, yung kinita sa transaction, taxable... Depende sa resibo.. kaya important ang resibo... hehe

ah.oo nga sa Baguio nakakita ako ng rice wine.:)

halimbawa bumili ako ng isang forward ng palay worth 100t sa isang supplier sa Isabela, wala pa siyang tax? pero kapag na-giling na at bigas na tapos ibebenta na saka palang papasok ang tax?hehe,tama ba? :)

i have friends from Santiago City, my co - officers in the regional council of JPIA, who says otherwise.... tsk tsk tsk.

A ok sir, naintindihan ko na.. hahaha...:):lol:...

ah.oo nga sa Baguio nakakita ako ng rice wine.:)

halimbawa bumili ako ng isang forward ng palay worth 100t sa isang supplier sa Isabela, wala pa siyang tax? pero kapag na-giling na at bigas na tapos ibebenta na saka palang papasok ang tax?hehe,tama ba? :)

Alam ko kasi nontaxable ang raw products/materials. Ang pagkakaintindi ko naman, dun, it presupposes that the product directly came from the farmer as seller.

Kapag yung palay ay napasakamay ng isang tao( trader/ intermediary) mula sa farmer, tapos ibebenta niya ito sa isang ricemill o iba pang tao, yuing kikitain niya e subject na sa tax yun.... So dapat yung intermediary/trader, nag-iisue ng resibo para pag kokolektahan na siya ng tax, ipapakita niya sa collector na ang mga naging transaction niya ay ganito ganyan...:)

Yung miller ganoon din, kapag bumili siya, dapat resibuhan niya at kapag nagbenta siya ng bigas, reresibuhan din nya.... Para may patunay siya or backup niya sa ipapakita niyang kita....:)^^

@ William.. yung mga binibili ng traders na palay, yung city govt of Santiago ay kinocollectahan na nila ng tax yun in the form of percentage tax. Siguro mga 2% ng total purchase price (na binili) ng trader mula sa farmers.. kahit hindi pa kumikita dito yung trader...

Sa pagkakaintindi ko sir sa rice tax exempt pa rin siya maski napasakamay na siya sa mga retailers. Kaya yung binibili natin na bigas sa mga tindahan walang VAT yun kung purely rice ang products niya o kaya mga ibang agricultural food products. Unless na may iba pang products yung tindahan at VAT registered siya gaya sa mga supermarket, masusubject sa VAT.:)

Magfafall siya sa section 109 letter a, exempt transactions (NIRC):

http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2005/ra_9337_2005.html

Oo, tama, sa local, sinisingilan din siya ng tax ng city.:)

Sa pagkakaintindi ko sir sa rice tax exempt pa rin siya maski napasakamay na siya sa mga retailers. Kaya yung binibili natin na bigas sa mga tindahan walang VAT yun kung purely rice ang products niya o kaya mga ibang agricultural food products. Unless na may iba pang products yung tindahan at VAT registered siya gaya sa mga supermarket, masusubject sa VAT.:)

Magfafall siya sa section 103 letter c, exempt transactions (NIRC):

http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno7716.htm

Oo, tama, sa local, sinisingilan din siya ng tax ng city.:)

Yep sir, hindi natatax yung rice perse.... bale ang tinatax e yung income from selling rice, subject siya sa tax na 30% pag corporation yung negosyante or GIT kapag sole proprietor...:) hehe...

Sir pasensiya na magulo yung pagkaka-explain ko.. hehe...

Kung hindi naman masubject sa VAT, pwedeng percentage tax nalang... So may option yung negosyante kung I-VAT register niya, otherwise percentage tax siya.... (Dito alam ko exempt ang mga agri products)

Sa amin e, yung mga binibiling palay ng traders e subject sa percentage tax... Nagulat nga ako noon sir e kasi ang pagkakaintindi ko, lahat ng raw materials/agri products e exempt sa tax... Ang naisip ko naman, baka yung tax exemption e nag-aapply lang sa farmer at hindi na sa trader....:)^^

Oo, sa income tax naman siya masusubject. he he.

Oo, may option siya, pero kung ako ang tatanungin, huag ka ng magpa VAT register kasi mas malaki ang babayaran kaysa 3 % Perc. Tax.

sm sm sm...oo magkakaroon ng sm sa ilagan, robinsons din, puregold pa..lahat na lng ng malls mpupunta sa ilagan.anu masaya n kayo?..

Hai naku bakit naman ganyan??? I tought your so mabait. Why super galit ka sa bayan naming ILAGAN? Masasaktan kami niyan tol.

oo nga dapat pagandahin ng local govt ng Santiago yung City proper para mas magmukhang kaakit akit sa mga dayo.hehe:)

I am always quite optimistic that the city governmment is doing everything they can to improve Santiago City. I am pretty sure that they strive to make the city become more competitive place to do business, attractive to investors, and alluring to travellers local/international. They're constantly improving their infra.

And if ever they falter/deviate from their OCP, I am sure that Santiagueno can always makes noise and remind them (gov't) what needs to be done. :) I am confident that it won't be long the city will live it upt to it's designation/reputation as the gateway to R2, and the commercial hub of Isabela.:) I've noticed that there are Banking and Financial institutions in the city, sprouting like mushrooms, indication that there is flurries of economic activities.

My crystal ball even tells me that it will be the first HUC in the region, considering its proximity to Echague, Cordon and Ramon. Echague alone is quickly catching up and emerging as an economic power house as Stgo expand exponentially in the coming year. :)

yung ukoy kaya? pwedeng pasikatin?hahaha:lol::lol:
sarap din nun.:lol:

yung ukoy kaya? pwedeng pasikatin?hahaha:lol::lol:
sarap din nun.:lol:


OO... very possible yun... haha.. Maganda yung naisip mo sir.. packaging lang yun...:) hehe... Baka magustuhan ng mga "forenger" hehe...:):)

Guys pasa na ba sa income requirement ang Ilagan kung sakaling iconvert ito sa city?

As per Republic Act No. 9009, these requirements include:

* locally generated income of at least PHP 100 million (based on constant prices in the year 2000) for the last two consecutive years, as certified by the Department of Finance, AND
* a population of 150,000 or more, as certified by the National Statistics Office (NSO); OR a contiguous territory of 100 square kilometers, as certified by the Land Management Bureau, with contiguity not being a requisite for areas that are on two or more islands.

Ilagan's 2009 Local income = 55million plus
Ilagan's 2010 Local Income = 65million plus ( estimate)

Papaano ito i-aadjust sa year 2000 constant prices?

Curious lang ako... Bakit po 1,222 sq. klm ang land area ng Santiago sa IRA?...

OO... very possible yun... haha.. Maganda yung naisip mo sir.. packaging lang yun...:) hehe... Baka magustuhan ng mga "forenger" hehe...:):)

oo nga packaging lang na lang ang kulang..hehe
:):):)

Why daming kumokontra sa pagiging city ng ILAGAN? specially yung mga taga santiago na forumers...

Home to world’s biggest ‘butaka’ bids anew for cityhood

January 23, 2011


BY CHARLIE C. LAGASCA
ILAGAN, Isabela– Almost 13 years after Isabela’s capital town of Ilagan failed in its bid to become a city, local leaders are again renewing their efforts to have another crack at cityhood.
Isabela first district Rep. Rodolfo Albano said he would again initiate filing a bill calling for the conversion of Ilagan into a city, which could be the fourth in the region after Santiago City and Cauayan City, also both in Isabela, as well as Tuguegarao City, the capital of Cagayan.
One of the country’s biggest towns in terms of area, and probably the region’s most booming town, Ilagan, about 350 km north of Manila, is the home of what is touted to be the world’s biggest armchair or locally known as butaka. It is also one of the north Luzon’s leading corn-producing towns.
“Definitely, I’m for the cityhood of Ilagan. We are just waiting for the town leadership to submit its financial and economic profile before I will file a bill for the conversion of the town into a city,” he said.
It may be recalled that Albano, one of the few remaining lawmakers with the longest stint in the Lower House, had authored this town’s first bid for city status in 1997, but the town folk rejected it in a plebiscite that year.
Albano’s younger brother, then Ilagan mayor Delfinito Albano said that majority of their constituents then were not that yet well informed about the social and economic privileges and benefits a city could gain, except the notion of drastic increase in local taxes.
SECOND BID STALLED
Delfinito’s plans for the town to have another cityhood bid was cut short when he was ambushed in the metropolis in 2006 which saw the taking over of his ally, then Vice Mayor Jose Mari Diaz, to the helm of the town.
Diaz envisions that their town’s bid to become a city will become a reality in two years. He expressed confidence that the pouring in of business investments into the town would help hasten its bid for cityhood.
“Our investment in constructing a central terminal and gasoline station near Northstar Mall can help (Ilagan) increase its income and investments (which we need to become a city),” said Diaz in last month’s inauguration of said mall, one of the region’s biggest shopping centers.
Composed of 92 barangays, Ilagan, also dubbed as the region’s ‘Furniture Capital,’ would be the county’s second biggest city after Davao City in terms of land area if its stalled cityhood dream will be eventually realized.
Vice Gov. Rodito Albano said that the provincial government fully supports Ilagan’s renewed cityhood bid, considering that such goal is already long overdue.
Ilagan, he said, is now more than qualified to become a city in terms of population, land area and annual income, which are the basic requirements for cityhood.^^^^^^

..........

Why daming kumokontra sa pagiging city ng ILAGAN? specially yung mga taga santiago na forumers...

Cityhood of Ilagan depends solely with you guyz in Ilagan. Forumers from other city or what not, has nothing to do with it at all. Infact we are all for it. Meaning 3rd city in Isabela, and 4th in the Region is all in your vote. Go for it I'd say.:cheers: Could it be "Political" too. Just curious.

my mother from santiago city and my father from cauayan city and my grand mother from ilagan isabela

sana makapasa ang ilagan isabela for requirements for city hood para tatlo na ang city sa isabela..

Sunday, January 30, 2011
Green Futures to build P6-B bioethanol plant‏

MANILA, Jan. 30 (PNA) -- Green Future Innovations Inc. (GFII) will build a P6-billion bioethanol plant in Isabela that will produce 54 million liters and generate 19 megawatts annually starting 2012.

GFII president Reynaldo Bantug, during the launching, said the P6-billion mega project aims to contribute to the domestic supply of green energy pursuant to the Biofuels and Renewable Energy Laws.

"Right now, we import our fuel needs and foreign exchange goes to the rich Middle Eastern nations. This project will grow biofuel in the field," Bantug said

The bio-ethanol plant in San Mariano, Isabela, is the brainchild of GFII, a newly-formed venture among Japan’s Itochu Corporation and JGC Corporation, the Philippine Bioethanol and Energy Investments Corporation (PBEIC), and Taiwanese holding company GCO.

PBEIC president Winston Uy and key government officials spearheaded the official launch last Friday of what will be the country’s biggest bio-ethanol and cogeneration plant.

Uy said they hope the oil companies will appreciate the importance of the project.

"We hope that all stakeholders will see that we are coming in with a different model. I hope that everyone can see the value of this most efficient and sustainable project," he said.

The Isabela bio-ethanol project will grow sugarcane in 11,000 hectare of idle and underdeveloped land for use as feedstock.

About 9,000 hectares will be contract grown and 2,000 hectares will be managed by the company's corporate farm.

To date, the project proponents have talked to farmers from San Mariano, Benito Soliven and Ilagan.

GFI's annual production shall be displacing 54 million liters of imported fossil fuel.

With world crude prices averaging $ 81 per barrel, the foreign exchange savings is estimated at $ 27.5 million per year.

Apart from the economic benefits of the project, GFII iterates the socio-economic impact this will bring to the farmers in the north.

More than 15,000 Filipinos will be employed by this project. The bio-ethanol plant should be operational by the second quarter of 2012.

"A substantial part of our farmland is idle land right now. We’ll be going from nothing to something, and with all these opportunities for the municipality, we expect a net-positive impact," said Uy, who cited the preferential tariff rates and biofuel incentive programs as among the other attractions of the local biofuels and renewable energy laws.

Senator Miguel Zubiri, who authored the Biofuels and Renewable Energy Acts, attended the project launch.

The Biofuels Act of 2006 passed into law on January 12, 2007, mandates that at least five percent of the total gasoline sold in the country be blended with five percent bioethanol by February 2009 and upon the recommendation of the National Biofuels Board and the Department of Energy, increases this mandated blend to 10 percent by 2011. (PNA)
LDV/ASF/jsd
link (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=3&rid=326635)

Why daming kumokontra sa pagiging city ng ILAGAN? specially yung mga taga santiago na forumers...

Wala naman sir kumokontra...

Sana nga pumasa na ito sa requirement para maipasa na yung bill...:)

Accrd. kay Chris nagfile na daw ng bill ang Lallo for cityhood invoking the Spanish decree that once made it a city. Pag nagkataon 4th city ang Lallo sa region 2...:)^^

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PAINTED FACES

Street dancers from the Dibuluan National High School in Jones, Isabela perform a unity bow during a street-dancing showdown – one of the highlights of the three-day Pinilisa Festival that started last Friday, January 28, 2011. (Photo by CEASAR PERANTE):cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

From the Back of a Bouncing Truck, a View of the Countryside (http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/01/29/from-the-back-of-a-bouncing-truck-a-view-of-the-countryside/)


By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com (http://www.bulatlat.com/)

Published on January 29, 2011

MANILA – I participated in the peace and mercy mission as well as fact-finding mission (http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/01/29/in-isabela-the-soldiers-pretend-to-be-rebels/) held from Jan. 20 to 22 in Jones, Isabela, together with human-rights organization Karapatan, church groups National Churches of Christ in the Philippines and Promotion of Church People’s Response, and independent media group Kodao Production.
There had been reports of human-rights violations committed by soldiers on residents of some villages in Jones, one of Isabela’s towns. The mission’s objective was to document these violations, distribute relief goods and provide medical services to the residents of Dicamay village.
It was a long and tiring ride. After the 10-hour trip to Isabela, the team traveled for another two hours to Jones, our destination. We rode on a logging truck. Minutes after the smooth road came the rough and muddy road. I was sitting in the passenger seat while the rest of the group were at the back, sitting on goods that would be distributed to residents of Dicamay II.
It was a tough travel; we were literally bouncing on the logging truck under the heat of the sun. The women screamed when the truck almost fell into a ravine. Thank God the driver was good enough to bring us to our destination alive and in one piece.
Jones is a mountainous area where farmers plant different crops. As we traveled through the countryside, a “frequently asked question” among activists popped in my mind: Why is the Philippines so poor when it is so rich?


The view was fantastic as we passed by crops, some ready for harvesting. Houses were miles apart, there were pigs roaming within the farmer’s backyard and a carabao was used as means of transportation to their farm. “This is the countryside,” I told myself.
Two hours after the rough ride, we reached the center of Dicamay. One by one, people from other villages and hamlets came to avail of the medical check-up courtesy of the mission. We also started to interview victims of human-rights violations.
While walking in the muddy road of the village, I realized that I was in a place, like so many others like it, that is neglected by the government. The rough and muddy road of Jones, like other places in the province, reflected how politicians tend to forget what they promised during elections, the village chieftain told me. “Those politicians, they were always promising every election that they would build concrete roads here. But so many politicians have won over the years and yet nothing has changed.”
According to the people we talked to, children were always sick from cold, cough and flu. One mother said it was very seldom that they see a doctor, since going down to the city is expensive; the fare is at least $1.60, a fortune for an impoverished family here.
Mothers who received their goods from the mission were very grateful. The children’s smile also showed how grateful they were for the school supplies sponsored by Unicef. They profusely thanked the mission.
Getting in touch with people like those living in Isabela, interacting with them, knowing their story is always an eye-opener. I live in the city where everything is made easy for us, yet we rant over traffic jams, over price increases, over slow internet connections. But those in the countryside, who definitely need more than those, live a quiet life tilling their land. What they do not need are soldiers harassing and threatening them.
An experience like the mission in Isabela reinforces my view that the struggle for meaningful change in the Philippines has a long way to go. http://bulatlat.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bulatlat_tagline.jpg (http://bulatlat.com/)

Green Futures to build P6-B bioethanol plant‏

MANILA, Jan. 30 (PNA) -- Green Future Innovations Inc. (GFII) will build a P6-billion bioethanol plant in Isabela that will produce 54 million liters and generate 19 megawatts annually starting 2012.

GFII president Reynaldo Bantug, during the launching, said the P6-billion mega project aims to contribute to the domestic supply of green energy pursuant to the Biofuels and Renewable Energy Laws.

"Right now, we import our fuel needs and foreign exchange goes to the rich Middle Eastern nations. This project will grow biofuel in the field," Bantug said

The bio-ethanol plant in San Mariano, Isabela, is the brainchild of GFII, a newly-formed venture among Japan’s Itochu Corporation and JGC Corporation, the Philippine Bioethanol and Energy Investments Corporation (PBEIC), and Taiwanese holding company GCO.

PBEIC president Winston Uy and key government officials spearheaded the official launch last Friday of what will be the country’s biggest bio-ethanol and cogeneration plant.

Uy said they hope the oil companies will appreciate the importance of the project.

"We hope that all stakeholders will see that we are coming in with a different model. I hope that everyone can see the value of this most efficient and sustainable project," he said.

The Isabela bio-ethanol project will grow sugarcane in 11,000 hectare of idle and underdeveloped land for use as feedstock.

About 9,000 hectares will be contract grown and 2,000 hectares will be managed by the company's corporate farm.

To date, the project proponents have talked to farmers from San Mariano, Benito Soliven and Ilagan.

GFI's annual production shall be displacing 54 million liters of imported fossil fuel.

With world crude prices averaging $ 81 per barrel, the foreign exchange savings is estimated at $ 27.5 million per year.

Apart from the economic benefits of the project, GFII iterates the socio-economic impact this will bring to the farmers in the north.

More than 15,000 Filipinos will be employed by this project. The bio-ethanol plant should be operational by the second quarter of 2012.

"A substantial part of our farmland is idle land right now. We’ll be going from nothing to something, and with all these opportunities for the municipality, we expect a net-positive impact," said Uy, who cited the preferential tariff rates and biofuel incentive programs as among the other attractions of the local biofuels and renewable energy laws.

Senator Miguel Zubiri, who authored the Biofuels and Renewable Energy Acts, attended the project launch.

The Biofuels Act of 2006 passed into law on January 12, 2007, mandates that at least five percent of the total gasoline sold in the country be blended with five percent bioethanol by February 2009 and upon the recommendation of the National Biofuels Board and the Department of Energy, increases this mandated blend to 10 percent by 2011. (PNA)
LDV/ASF/jsd

Jones Isabela!^^^^^^^^

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

credit to Isabela Aking probinsiya admin...

From the Back of a Bouncing Truck, a View of the Countryside (http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/01/29/from-the-back-of-a-bouncing-truck-a-view-of-the-countryside/)


By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com (http://www.bulatlat.com/)

Published on January 29, 2011

MANILA – I participated in the peace and mercy mission as well as fact-finding mission (http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/01/29/in-isabela-the-soldiers-pretend-to-be-rebels/) held from Jan. 20 to 22 in Jones, Isabela, together with human-rights organization Karapatan, church groups National Churches of Christ in the Philippines and Promotion of Church People’s Response, and independent media group Kodao Production.
There had been reports of human-rights violations committed by soldiers on residents of some villages in Jones, one of Isabela’s towns. The mission’s objective was to document these violations, distribute relief goods and provide medical services to the residents of Dicamay village.
It was a long and tiring ride. After the 10-hour trip to Isabela, the team traveled for another two hours to Jones, our destination. We rode on a logging truck. Minutes after the smooth road came the rough and muddy road. I was sitting in the passenger seat while the rest of the group were at the back, sitting on goods that would be distributed to residents of Dicamay II.
It was a tough travel; we were literally bouncing on the logging truck under the heat of the sun. The women screamed when the truck almost fell into a ravine. Thank God the driver was good enough to bring us to our destination alive and in one piece.
Jones is a mountainous area where farmers plant different crops. As we traveled through the countryside, a “frequently asked question” among activists popped in my mind: Why is the Philippines so poor when it is so rich?


The view was fantastic as we passed by crops, some ready for harvesting. Houses were miles apart, there were pigs roaming within the farmer’s backyard and a carabao was used as means of transportation to their farm. “This is the countryside,” I told myself.
Two hours after the rough ride, we reached the center of Dicamay. One by one, people from other villages and hamlets came to avail of the medical check-up courtesy of the mission. We also started to interview victims of human-rights violations.
While walking in the muddy road of the village, I realized that I was in a place, like so many others like it, that is neglected by the government. The rough and muddy road of Jones, like other places in the province, reflected how politicians tend to forget what they promised during elections, the village chieftain told me. “Those politicians, they were always promising every election that they would build concrete roads here. But so many politicians have won over the years and yet nothing has changed.”
According to the people we talked to, children were always sick from cold, cough and flu. One mother said it was very seldom that they see a doctor, since going down to the city is expensive; the fare is at least $1.60, a fortune for an impoverished family here.
Mothers who received their goods from the mission were very grateful. The children’s smile also showed how grateful they were for the school supplies sponsored by Unicef. They profusely thanked the mission.
Getting in touch with people like those living in Isabela, interacting with them, knowing their story is always an eye-opener. I live in the city where everything is made easy for us, yet we rant over traffic jams, over price increases, over slow internet connections. But those in the countryside, who definitely need more than those, live a quiet life tilling their land. What they do not need are soldiers harassing and threatening them.
An experience like the mission in Isabela reinforces my view that the struggle for meaningful change in the Philippines has a long way to go. http://bulatlat.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bulatlat_tagline.jpg (http://bulatlat.com/)

What an eye opener. It is ironic how Isabela, depict itself as an economically vibrant in the Region/Ph. while in the deep trenches of the Rural areas, hundreds, or even thousand are still suffering, and haven't reap any benefits of the economic flurries that Isabela is experiencing. :bash:

What the heck is going on!!!!!!:bash:

Pinilisa festival of the very promising Jones, Isabela! :cheers:

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:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::banana::banana::banana:

Pinilisa festival of the very promising Jones, Isabela! :cheers:

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:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::banana::banana::banana:

WOW!! what a colourful street parade indeed. :cheers:

What an eye opener. It is ironic how Isabela, depict itself as an economically vibrant in the Region/Ph. while in the deep trenches of the Rural areas, hundreds, or even thousand are still suffering, and haven't reap any benefits of the economic flurries that Isabela is experiencing. :bash:

What the heck is going on!!!!!!:bash:

Yes sir... There are different stories and different faces of poverty in our Country. Parts of the provinces are experiencing this plight! I believe however, that the people of Jones are fighters and they are now fronting greater hopes these days! :)^^

Yes sir... There are different stories and different faces of poverty in our Country. Parts of the provinces are experiencing this plight! I believe however, that the people of Jones are fighters and they are now fronting greater hopes these days! :)^^

I certainly hope so. I wonder if how long are they going to stay that way? Remains to be seen, is it? In your post there is an existing bridge that connects Jones from the rest of Isabela, is it still an "Overflow" bridge?

Given the status of the Province in the "Have" provinces in the PH, wouldn't be fair to say that those kind of problem/economic issues would have been at least resolve?:)

I certainly hope so. I wonder if how long are they going to stay that way? Remains to be seen, is it? In your post there is an existing bridge that connects Jones from the rest of Isabela, is it still an "Overflow" bridge?

Given the status of the Province in the "Have" provinces in the PH, wouldn't be fair to say that those kind of problem/economic issues would have been at least resolve?:)


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No longer sir. Lots of bridges were constructed during the Arroyo admin including the two bridges above (both in Jones).

Based on reports and records, the Congressman of Isabela's 4th district filed bills converting certain roads into national roads hence giving more attention/budget to those. I just hope more roads will be built in the rural areas to address the problem.

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No longer sir. Lots of bridges were constructed during the Arroyo admin including the two bridges above (both in Jones).

Based on reports and records, the Congressman of Isabela's 4th district filed bills converting certain roads into national roads hence giving more attention/budget to those. I just hope more roads will be built in the rural areas to address the problem.


It absolutely delightful to know, that (Dalibubun? 1st pix) bridge has been replaced, although the old one still exist. Thanks for the Pix. :)The overflow was built in the mid 70's during "Lakay" Tino's tenure (Alejo's OPE adm.)

Now, the 2nd pix? I am not familiar. However looking at it looks like a regular bridge for Nat. Hi, or is it? fill me on this one please b4-I could make any more comment.

I firmly believe though that converting the provincial Roads (to Jones) to National category would make it more ideal, thus funding would be more accessible from the MPH? gives an edge for farther development in the Jones area of the Province? Hopefully it will. What do you think?

@ William's post in Batanes, Vizcaya, Quirino Thread, he brought up a very interesting figures, regarding Assets, Liabilities, Equity and Income of;
A L E I
Echague; 215,754,647m/ 83,298,135m/ 132,447511m/ 135,274,490m
Roxas ; 114,505,619m/ 58,009,208m/ 56,496,411m/ 92,005,255m
Ilagan ; 278,922,868m/223,610,175m/ 55,312,693m/249,964,345m
SMariano; 246,174,837m/ 62,690,227m/183,484,609m/161,838,487m

It is pure speculations on my part guyz; based on those figures above, is it highly likely that, San Mariano, would be the next city more so than Roxas?

Populations on both municipality btw, how does each fare?

San Mariano, I think has a better leverage based on it's equity/assets to finance it's infra's development, and other capital projects that will be in the drawing board, sometimes.:)

Echague, also looks promising, and if in all likelihood, it will become a city, chances are Stgo. would become an HUC, considering Echagues, proximity.:cheers:

@ William's post in Batanes, Vizcaya, Quirino Thread, he brought up a very interesting figures, regarding Assets, Liabilities, Equity and Income of;
A L E I
Echague; 215,754,647m/ 83,298,135m/ 132,447511m/ 135,274,490m
Roxas ; 114,505,619m/ 58,009,208m/ 56,496,411m/ 92,005,255m
Ilagan ; 278,922,868m/223,610,175m/ 55,312,693m/249,964,345m
SMariano; 246,174,837m/ 62,690,227m/183,484,609m/161,838,487m

It is pure speculations on my part guyz; based on those figures above, is it highly likely that, San Mariano, would be the next city more so than Roxas?

Populations on both municipality btw, how does each fare?

San Mariano, I think has a better leverage based on it's equity/assets to finance it's infra's development, and other capital projects that will be in the drawing board, sometimes.:)

Echague, also looks promising, and if in all likelihood, it will become a city, chances are Stgo. would become an HUC, considering Echagues, proximity.:cheers:

Among the four towns mentioned, Ilagan will be the next city, it having the highest local income at 55million in 2009, followed by Roxas. The income figure above includes their share in IRA.

However, once the bio-ethanol plant in San Mariano becomes fully operational, it will bring bigger profit for the said town.:)^^

Notice that the total asset of the towns mentioned do not change that much per year. It is because the total income of this towns are being used more on operational expenses ( salary and utilities expense), rather than on acquiring assets ( i.e. buildings, lands, facilities)

Among the four towns mentioned, Ilagan and Roxas have the highest clusters of business establishments.

It absolutely delightful to know, that (Dalibubun? 1st pix) bridge has been replaced, although the old one still exist. Thanks for the Pix. :)The overflow was built in the mid 70's during "Lakay" Tino's tenure (Alejo's OPE adm.)

Now, the 2nd pix? I am not familiar. However looking at it looks like a regular bridge for Nat. Hi, or is it? fill me on this one please b4-I could make any more comment.

I firmly believe though that converting the provincial Roads (to Jones) to National category would make it more ideal, thus funding would be more accessible from the MPH? gives an edge for farther development in the Jones area of the Province? Hopefully it will. What do you think?

Ang pagkakaintindi ko po, yung national road e, pinopondohan ng DPWH.. Yung provincial road naman ay ang probinsya at ang city road ay ang city govt. ... Pero lahat ng National road, provincial road at city road na matatagpuan sa isang city ay under the supervision ng city govt. So kung may sira yung mga road na iyon, kailangang aksyonan kagad ng city govt para wlang ma-accidente...:):) :)


About sa pix po sa taas... Yung una po ang Jones bridge ( yung may mga bakal)... yung pangalawa po ang Dalibubun bridge...:)

Galing po sa Isabela Aking probinsya FB account yung pix...:)

In Isabela, Soldiers Pretend to Be Guerrillas; in Davao, They Don’t Even Try

Residents of Jones, Isabela, told a fact-finding mission that the soldiers would present themselves as New People’s Army guerrillas and try to extract information from them. Human-rights advocates called it harassment and that it illustrates the extent the Philippine military has gone to try to suppress the 42-year-old communist movement.

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com

Sidebar: In Davao, ‘New’ Military Tact Vs. NPA Terrorizes Residents

JONES, Isabela – What gave the men away was their behavior. “They looked intimidating and asked questions arrogantly,” said Marjun Dacuso, a 29-year-old resident of sitio Dibulod in this town in the northern Philippines.

The men, around 20 of them, came to the house of Marjun’s brother Marvin on January 7. They disguised themselves as members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA), wearing camisa de chino, the poor man’s shirt, and parachute pants, supposedly a favorite pants of guerrillas. Some wore combat boots and were carrying firearms.

“But we had a feeling that they were soldiers because of their approach,” Marjun said.

Jones resident Marjun Dacuso: “They were arrogant.” (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil / bulatlat.com)

The incident, which the Dacusos related to members of a recent fact-finding and mercy mission to Isabela, illustrates the extent the Philippine military has gone to try to suppress the 42-year-old communist movement. Human-rights advocates say this visits by soldiers is a form of human-rights violation.

“President Benigno S. Aquino III said his government’s new internal security plan is different. Well, based on what we found during our mission, it is not that different from what happened in the previous administrations. There rights of civilians are still being violated,” said Nardy Sabino, secretary-general of the Promotion of Church People’s Response.

Sabino’s group was among those that organized the fact-finding and mercy mission in Isabela on January 21. Led by the human-rights group Karapatan, Manila-based and organizations from Isabela visited this town to gather data on human-rights violations allegedly committed by members of 77th Infantry Battalion.

Marvin Dacuso says the soldiers destroyed his crops. (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil / bulatlat.com)

In the case of the Dacusos, it was pure harassment.

Marjun said his wife, Malou, 30, rushed to him in the morning of January 7 about the men who arrived at his brother’s house. “When I came to the house, two men, who introduced themselves as commanders, approached me. They were convincing me to go first to a hut but I refused. Then they asked me where the anniversary celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) was held. I told them I don’t know anything about it,” Marjun told the mission.

The CPP marked its 42nd anniversary on Dec. 26 and held public celebrations in several parts of the country. The NPA is the armed wing of the CPP.

The two men, according Marjun, kept asking him about the whereabouts of their “comrades” because they would continue the celebration. He stood by his first answer. Then they asked him to guide the men around his house. “They looked around the house, they saw my camouflage hats, and one of them said, ‘You have these? Maybe you’re an NPA?’”

That’s when Marjun confirmed that these men who were representing themselves as rebels were not NPA guerrillas.

“Because I kept telling them that I knew nothing about the anniversary, one of them put aside his firearm and came toward me as if about to hit me. When I sensed it, I immediately distanced myself from him,” Marjun said.

The men stayed for about an hour. They ransacked house. “When I came to my brother’s place, it was already messy. The men cooked rice and took it with them,” he said. Marjun said his wife was so traumatized “she was shaking.”

The soldiers also destroyed the Dacusos’ crops. “It’s okay if they cooked our rice, maybe they were really hungry, but they should not have ruined our place,” Marjun’s brother, Marvin, told the mission.

Residents of Jones, Isabela, complain to members of the fact-finding mission. (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil / bulatlat.com)

Other residents, whose identities are withheld for their security reasons, related to the mission and to Bulatlat.com that on Jan. 10, four armed men approached some 12 farmers working in their farm. The men, according to the farmers, asked them if they have seen their “kadua” (comrades). They said they got separated from the others.

The farmers said they saw no one, but the men stayed for an hour just the same. One of the four men even took a video of the four farmers. Later, the farmers saw the same men with a group of about 30 soldiers in their uniforms.

Fernando Dumalawon, another resident, also narrated that his son Rene, 24, and his companion Ronald Agustin, 22, were slapped by men who introduced themselves as members of NPA on Jan. 6.

Fernando said a neighbor told him that he witnessed how armed men hurt Rene and Ronald. The neighbor “said the two were being forced to tell the men where the camp of the NPA was. But since they did not know, they were slapped.”

Rene and Ronald were formers rebels and immediately left their place after the incident and have not gone back since, according to Fernando.

Part of the mission was a discussion on human rights. (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil / bulatlat.com)

The PCPR’s Sabino said most of the residents that they interviewed were all scared to talk about the militarization in their area. Some said that while soldiers are not seen in the morning, they know that they roam at night because the dogs would bark. Out of fear, many of the residents moved to other villages.

Marvin Dacuso also said members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) accompanied these soldiers. “Some of the Cafgus were from the Visayas who are now living in sitio Dima, barangay Minori,” Dacuso said.

As part of the mission, the participants held discussions with residents about basic human rights. The mission also provided relief goods and schools supplies to the residents. A medical mission was also held, benefiting some 300 residents. (http://bulatlat.com)

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Thanks for the link.. Maluwang pa rin talaga itong CDRKing na to...:)^^

Posted on January 30, 2011 08:52:36 PM

Joint venture to build ethanol plant in Isabela


A JOINT venture firm is building a P6-billion ethanol plant in Isabela to augment the supply of ethanol in the country.



The project aims to produce 54 million liters of ethanol and around 100,000 megawatts of electricity per year.

In a statement, Reynaldo P. Bantug, president of Green Future Innovations, Inc., said the plant will help reduce importation of ethanol by oil companies.

“Right now we import our fuel needs and foreign exchange goes to the rich Middle Eastern nations. This project will grow biofuel in the field,” said Mr. Bantug.

The bioethanol plant, which will rise in San Mariano, Isabela, is a joint venture between Japanese companies Itochu Corp. and JGC Corp., Taiwanese holding company GCO, and the Philippine Bioethanol and Energy Investments Corp. It will use sugar cane from 11,000 hectares of land as raw material. The plant is expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2012.

“A substantial part of our farmland is idle land right now. We’ll be going from nothing to something, and with all these opportunities for the municipality, we expect a net-positive impact,” said Philippine Bioethanol President Winston Uy in the statement.

He said the company was awaiting the feed-in tariff rate and biofuel incentive programs “among the other attractions of the local biofuels and renewable energy laws.” The feed-in tariff is guaranteed payment for renewable energy investors through a universal charge.

Currently, all fuel sold at the pumps must have 5% ethanol content. By February it is expected that oil companies will increase the blend to 10% in accordance with Republic Act No. 9367 or the 2006 Biofuels Law.

Under that measure, oil companies are allowed to import ethanol in the first four years of the law’s implementation and only the shortfall after that period. There is an estimated annual demand of 200 million liters for ethanol in the country. The installed capacity of the bioethanol plants in the country is around 80 million liters, from plants operated by San Carlos Bioenergy and Roxol Bioenergy, Inc. -- E. N. J. David

Green Future Innovations to build P6-billion ethanol plant in Isabela
By Donnabelle L. Gatdula (The Philippine Star) Updated January 31, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (1) View comments

MANILA, Philippines - Green Future Innovations Inc. (GFII) is putting up a P6-billion bioethanol plant and cogeneration project in Isabela.

GFII has officially launched recently what is believed to be one of the country’s biggest renewable energy (RE) projects in the Philippines.

Reynaldo P. Bantug, GFII president, said the bioethanol plant in San Mariano, Isabela, is an offshoot of the partnership among top RE investors in Asia.

“This is the brainchild of GFII, a newly formed venture among Japan’s Itochu Corp. and JGC Corp., the Philippine Bioethanol and Energy Investments Corp., and Taiwanese holding company GCO.

Bantug said the multi-billion mega project will have a capacity of 54 million liters of bio ethanol and produce 100,000 MW of energy annually.

The GFII executive said “right now, we import our fuel needs, and foreign exchange goes to the rich Middle Eastern nations, this project will grow biofuel in the field,” he said.

The project will grow sugarcane in 11,000 hectare of idle and underdeveloped land for use as feedstock. Its massive infrastructure will produce enough bioethanol to displace 54 million liters of imported fossil fuel.

Apart from the economic benefits of the project, GFII reiterates the socio-economic impact this will bring to the farmers in the north.

To be able to source 700,000 tons of sugarcane per year, GFI shall be signing growership contracts with about 4,000 farmer families thus having direct impact on the lives of about 20,000 Filipinos.

GFII estimates it will need to spend about P1.6 billion per year for its feedstock, which shall have tremendous impact on the local economy of San Mariano.

The company official also said that more than 15,000 Filipinos will be employed by this project.

The bio-ethanol plant is expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2012.

Senator Miguel Zubiri, who authored the Biofuels and Renewable Energy Acts, led the launching of the GFII project along with Isabela governor Faustino Dy III.

The Biofuels Act of 2006 passed into law on Jan. 12, 2007, mandates that at least five percent of the total gasoline sold in the country be blended with five percent bioethanol by February 2009 and upon the recommendation of the National Biofuels Board and the Department of Energy, increases this mandated blend to 10 percent by 2011.

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Cauayan City, Isabela!^^

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Green Future Innovations to build P6-billion ethanol plant in Isabela
By Donnabelle L. Gatdula (The Philippine Star) Updated January 31, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (1) View comments

MANILA, Philippines - Green Future Innovations Inc. (GFII) is putting up a P6-billion bioethanol plant and cogeneration project in Isabela.

GFII has officially launched recently what is believed to be one of the country’s biggest renewable energy (RE) projects in the Philippines.

Reynaldo P. Bantug, GFII president, said the bioethanol plant in San Mariano, Isabela, is an offshoot of the partnership among top RE investors in Asia.

“This is the brainchild of GFII, a newly formed venture among Japan’s Itochu Corp. and JGC Corp., the Philippine Bioethanol and Energy Investments Corp., and Taiwanese holding company GCO.

Bantug said the multi-billion mega project will have a capacity of 54 million liters of bio ethanol and produce 100,000 MW of energy annually.

The GFII executive said “right now, we import our fuel needs, and foreign exchange goes to the rich Middle Eastern nations, this project will grow biofuel in the field,” he said.

The project will grow sugarcane in 11,000 hectare of idle and underdeveloped land for use as feedstock. Its massive infrastructure will produce enough bioethanol to displace 54 million liters of imported fossil fuel.

Apart from the economic benefits of the project, GFII reiterates the socio-economic impact this will bring to the farmers in the north.

To be able to source 700,000 tons of sugarcane per year, GFI shall be signing growership contracts with about 4,000 farmer families thus having direct impact on the lives of about 20,000 Filipinos.

GFII estimates it will need to spend about P1.6 billion per year for its feedstock, which shall have tremendous impact on the local economy of San Mariano.

The company official also said that more than 15,000 Filipinos will be employed by this project.

The bio-ethanol plant is expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2012.

Senator Miguel Zubiri, who authored the Biofuels and Renewable Energy Acts, led the launching of the GFII project along with Isabela governor Faustino Dy III.

The Biofuels Act of 2006 passed into law on Jan. 12, 2007, mandates that at least five percent of the total gasoline sold in the country be blended with five percent bioethanol by February 2009 and upon the recommendation of the National Biofuels Board and the Department of Energy, increases this mandated blend to 10 percent by 2011.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:P6B investment?? Ang laki! Oh My! Magiging maganda ito para sa Isabela, dahil malawak ang mga taniman dito, mataas ang supply ng sugarcane na kailangan para sa RE project na ito

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:P6B investment?? Ang laki! Oh My! Magiging maganda ito para sa Isabela, dahil malawak ang mga taniman dito, mataas ang supply ng sugarcane na kailangan para sa RE project na ito

yep.. swerte ng San Mariano... Matutupad na rin ang vision nilang maging city before 2015...:)

Malaki magiging IRA nito with 1450+sqkm of land...:cheers:^^

yep.. swerte ng San Mariano... Matutupad na rin ang vision nilang maging city before 2015...:)

Malaki magiging IRA nito with 1450+sqkm of land...:cheers:^^

Ang laki naman ng town na ito! halos maliit lang ang diperensiya niya sa land area ng La Union which is 1493.1 sqkm.

I'm looking forward to San Mariano City, Isabela!:banana::banana::banana::cheers:

Ang laki naman ng town na ito! halos maliit lang ang diperensiya niya sa land area ng La Union which is 1493.1 sqkm.

I'm looking forward to San Mariano City, Isabela!:banana::banana::banana::cheers:

Sure ka, 1,493.1 sqkm lang ang Land Area ng buong La Union?

About sa land area ng San Mariano, ito ang pinakamalaking bayan sa Isabela...:):)

BPCI Introduces 2011 Binibining Pilipinas 40 Finalist


Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) has officially chosen and announced the final 40 contestants who will compete in this year's Binibining Pilipinas beauty pagent.

A total of 108 contestants participated in the screening but only 40 candidates will vie for the titles of Binibining Pilipinas Universe, International, and World.

Here are the 40 official candidates for Binibining Pilipinas 2011:


1. Camille Alexis Baltazar, 20: Las Pinas
2 Elizabeth Clenci, 20: Australia
3. Samantha Purvor, 23: Quezon City
4. Mary Jean Lastimosa, 23: Manila
5. Jennielyn Natividad, 22: Batangas City
6. Roxanne Cabanero, 24: Davao
7. Hazelyn Santos, 22: Manila
8. Carla Lacson, 22: La Union
9. Kenneth Dimaapi, 20: Plaridel Bulacan
10. Suzette Hernandez, 24: Batangas
11. Isabella Manjon, 23: Manila
12. Sarah Nicole Clenci, 17: Australia
13. Teresa Pamela Ludovice, 22: Manila
14. Arabella Hanesh, 24: Urdaneta City
15. Gianna Therese Quintos, 24: Caloocan City
16. Patricia Marie Tumulak, 22: Manila
17. Wendy Lunas, 20: Jones, Isabela :)
18. Sabrinne Al-Tavine, 21: Quezon City
19. Maria Paula Bianca Paz, 22: Baguio City
20. Kathleen Subijano, 23: Woodland hills, California
21. Jenilyn Olivar, 25: Quezon City
22. Janine Tugonon, 21: Balanga, Bataan
23. Martha Chloe McCulley, 23: Pasay
24. Diane Necio, 18: Legaspi City, Albay
25. Jenn Roe Gubat, 20: Malolos, Bulacan
26. Ladylyn Riva, 23: Nabas, Aklan
27. Ma. Kristina May Marasigan, 22: Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
28. Zephorah Mayor, 20: Las Pinas
29. Diana Arevalo, 22: Batangas City
30. Paula Camille Figueroas, 24: Marikina
31. Glennifer Perido, 21: Sta. Rosa, Laguna
32. Queenierich Rehman, 22: Pasay
33. Angelina Ong, 20: Manila
34. Carolyn Ty, 24: Quezon City
35. Luzelle Felipe, 18: Hagonoy Bulacan
36. Marish Alyssa Marquinez, 21: Angeles City
37. Krystle Ann Grant: 23: Hayward Ca, USA
38. Grendel Alvarado: 26: Iloilo City
39.Jenette Mieko Noguchi 23: Palo Alto, California
40. Shamcey Supsup, 24: Iligan City

The Binibining Pilipinas Grand Coronation Night will be held at the Araneta Coliseum in April with live exclusive telecast on ABS-CBN.

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Cauayan City, Isabela!^^

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ano po meaning ng sinilong ti bunubon? anyway i like the picture, green na green. :cheers:

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Ang pagkakaintindi ko po, yung national road e, pinopondohan ng DPWH.. Yung provincial road naman ay ang probinsya at ang city road ay ang city govt. ... Pero lahat ng National road, provincial road at city road na matatagpuan sa isang city ay under the supervision ng city govt. So kung may sira yung mga road na iyon, kailangang aksyonan kagad ng city govt para wlang ma-accidente...:):) :)


About sa pix po sa taas... Yung una po ang Jones bridge ( yung may mga bakal)... yung pangalawa po ang Dalibubun bridge...:)

Galing po sa Isabela Aking probinsya FB account yung pix...:)

oo yan din ang alam ko, DPWH ang nagpopondo sa national roads, kaya yung quality ng national road (kagaya ng McArthur Highway) ay mgaganda compared sa provincial roads. :)
yung ukoy kaya? pwedeng pasikatin?hahaha:lol::lol:
sarap din nun.:lol:

okoy? ano itsura saka san gawa ang okoy diyan sa inyo? :)

Sa pagkakaintindi ko sir sa rice tax exempt pa rin siya maski napasakamay na siya sa mga retailers. Kaya yung binibili natin na bigas sa mga tindahan walang VAT yun kung purely rice ang products niya o kaya mga ibang agricultural food products. Unless na may iba pang products yung tindahan at VAT registered siya gaya sa mga supermarket, masusubject sa VAT.:)

Magfafall siya sa section 109 letter a, exempt transactions (NIRC):

http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2005/ra_9337_2005.html

Oo, tama, sa local, sinisingilan din siya ng tax ng city.:)

@ William.. yung mga binibili ng traders na palay, yung city govt of Santiago ay kinocollectahan na nila ng tax yun in the form of percentage tax. Siguro mga 2% ng total purchase price (na binili) ng trader mula sa farmers.. kahit hindi pa kumikita dito yung trader...

Alam ko kasi nontaxable ang raw products/materials. Ang pagkakaintindi ko naman, dun, it presupposes that the product directly came from the farmer as seller.

Kapag yung palay ay napasakamay ng isang tao( trader/ intermediary) mula sa farmer, tapos ibebenta niya ito sa isang ricemill o iba pang tao, yuing kikitain niya e subject na sa tax yun.... So dapat yung intermediary/trader, nag-iisue ng resibo para pag kokolektahan na siya ng tax, ipapakita niya sa collector na ang mga naging transaction niya ay ganito ganyan...:)

Yung miller ganoon din, kapag bumili siya, dapat resibuhan niya at kapag nagbenta siya ng bigas, reresibuhan din nya.... Para may patunay siya or backup niya sa ipapakita niyang kita....:)^^

ahh.okay okay. naintindihan ko na..

Naligaw po ito sa Cagayan thread. Must have been mistaken by sir william to be part if Cagayan already. Isosoli ko lang hehe.

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San Pablo Ruins, Cagayan Valley

ano po meaning ng sinilong ti bunubon? anyway i like the picture, green na green. :cheers:



oo yan din ang alam ko, DPWH ang nagpopondo sa national roads, kaya yung quality ng national road (kagaya ng McArthur Highway) ay mgaganda compared sa provincial roads. :)


okoy? ano itsura saka san gawa ang okoy diyan sa inyo? :)







ahh.okay okay. naintindihan ko na..

"Sinilong"-tawag nila yan sa "paddy" of young rice plants.

"okoy"-deep-fried shrimp cake made of small shrimps or alamang, eggs and flour. Ummm sarap isawsaw sa suka.

sa mga may laptop diyan sana gawin din to ng florida or victory liner...

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madali lang gawan ng paraan yan..Pilipino pa kamo..hehehehe

hehe.. huwag mong lahatin lahat sir...:) Pilipino rin ako...:):cheers:

Wrong mentality indeed!

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A photo in Santiago City showing Congressman Gigi Aggabao and Senator Tito Sotto!^^

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=383276524888&set=a.383245374888.153243.337013814888

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Isabelinos bet to 2011 BB. Pilipinas!:cheers:

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::pepper::pepper::eek2::banana2::applause::applause::angel::angel::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay:

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A photo in Santiago City showing Congressman Gigi Aggabao and Senator Tito Sotto!^^

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=383276524888&set=a.383245374888.153243.337013814888

^Pinagkakaguluhan si Tito Sotto.:D

^Pinagkakaguluhan si Tito Sotto.:D

OO.. hehe.. artista na senator pa!...:lol::):)^^

OO.. hehe.. artista na senator pa!...:lol::):)^^

Siguro naman may di-niscuss pa sya sa inyong mga mamamayan.:lol:

Siguro naman may di-niscuss pa sya sa inyong mga mamamayan.:lol:

Di ko alam e.. nakipag shake hands and photoshoot lang ata... Baka yung discussion e among the politicians lang and leaders...:)^^

Di ko alam e.. nakipag shake hands and photoshoot lang ata... Baka yung discussion e among the politicians lang and leaders...:)^^


Anyway, ikaw ba ang nag-picture nyan?

Anyway, ikaw ba ang nag-picture nyan?


Nope.. may link sa post ko...

^Sana bisitahin tayo ng mga senador na tulad nya saatin...


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hehe.. huwag mong lahatin lahat sir...:) Pilipino rin ako...:):cheers:

Wrong mentality indeed!

That's the right mentality indeed. Tama, patunayan natin na new breed of Filipinos na tayo at kinokondena na natin ang mga maling ugali. :applause:

That's the right mentality indeed. Tama, patunayan natin na new breed of Filipinos na tayo at kinokondena na natin ang mga maling ugali. :applause:

Yes sir!^^:)

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That's the right mentality indeed. Tama, patunayan natin na new breed of Filipinos na tayo at kinokondena na natin ang mga maling ugali. :applause:

WOW! stunningly statuesque, and absolutely gorgeous. Looking at her smile in all angles, I am breathless. WOW....she's definitely has an edges. Way to go!!!!!! young lady. The costume is amazingly indegenous. Perfect!!!!...:cheers:

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Isabelinos bet to 2011 BB. Pilipinas!:cheers:

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::pepper::pepper::eek2::banana2::applause::applause::angel::angel::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay:

WOW! stunningly gorgeous and amazingly statuesque indeed. Looking at her smile at all angles, exudes smartness, and confidence. I thought she's going to play her card quite competetively, with the rest of the contenders. Way to go young lady. And oh the costume, truly indegenous and authentic, Isabelenan. :cheers:

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Isabelinos bet to 2011 BB. Pilipinas!:cheers:

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::pepper::pepper::eek2::banana2::applause::applause::angel::angel::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay:

wow gorgeous! mukhang matinding kalaban ang pambato ng Isabela! goodluck to all the particapants! :banana:

pupunta aq jan!=)

san ka po pupunta sir? sa SCUAA Olympics? :cheers:

"Sinilong"-tawag nila yan sa "paddy" of young rice plants.


ahh.ilokano word ang Sinilong? nice info sir. thanks! :cheers:


"okoy"-deep-fried shrimp cake made of small shrimps or alamang, eggs and flour. Ummm sarap isawsaw sa suka.
ahh.samin naman sa Bulacan fried squash yung local okoy namin. pero okoy din di ba ang tawag sa dilis na binalot sa flour and egg... tapos isasawsaw sa suka, tama ka saraaaap! :cheers:

Naligaw po ito sa Cagayan thread. Must have been mistaken by sir william to be part if Cagayan already. Isosoli ko lang hehe.

salamat po!

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Isabelinos bet to 2011 BB. Pilipinas!:cheers:

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::pepper::pepper::eek2::banana2::applause::applause::angel::angel::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay:

Congratz Isabela! You have a beautiful representative in Bb. Pilipinas 2011. Ganda niya.:):cheers::banana:

marami talaga magaganda sa jones. :cheers:

marami talaga magaganda sa jones. :cheers:


Yep... :0 magaganda rin mga ngipin nila.. tulad sa pic na to...

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Street dancers from the Dibuluan National High School in Jones, Isabela perform a unity bow during a street-dancing showdown – one of the highlights of the three-day Pinilisa Festival that started last Friday, January 28, 2011. (Photo by Ceasar Perante)^^:banana:

PIA Press Release
Wednesday, February 02, 2011

LTO 2 highlights 2010 accomplishments

By Thelma C. BicarmeTuguegarao City, February 2 (PIA)—The Cagayan Valley Land Transportation Office has reported that it was able to surpass its previous accomplishments on the registration of motor vehicles, licensing and the enforcement of traffic rules and regulations for the calendar year 2010.


Interviewed by the local media at the state-run radio/TV program Tipon-Tipan sa PIA, Domingo C.Pazon, Chief of LTO Santiago City disclosed that for the year 2010, their office was able to generate revenues in the amount of P433,817,000 last year as against its 2009 collection of P 405,288,000 or an increase of P 28,568,000.


On motor vehicle registration for 2010, Pazon reported that the LTO was able to register 242,000 vehicles as against 222,000 vehicles registered last 2009 or an increase of 8.085%
Under its licensing function, a total 131, 259 professional and non-professional licenses were issued or 13% higher than its 2009 accomplishment of 115,354 licenses.
On the enforcement of traffic rules and regulations, a total of 56,241 violators were apprehended, 4% higher than the apprehended violators of 53,968 2009 last 2009.
Meanwhile, Pazon said one of the directions of LTO is to strengthen its linkages and coordination with the local government units for a stricter implementation of the RA 10054 or Motorcycle Helmet Act (MHA).
“We are also targeting colleges and universities for our information and dissemination campaign because most of the violators apprehended were students,” Pazon stressed.
Pazon explained that under the Act , all motorcycle riders, including drivers and back riders, are required to wear standard protective motorcycle helmets at all times while driving, whether long or short drives, in any type of road and highway.
Standard protective motorcycle helmets are appropriate types of helmets for motorcycle riders that comply with the specifications issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). (TCBicarme)^^

Yep... :0 magaganda rin mga ngipin nila.. tulad sa pic na to...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs786.ash1/167647_159652580754077_108297072556295_324824_3694363_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=325030&id=108297072556295)PAINTED FACES
Street dancers from the Dibuluan National High School in Jones, Isabela perform a unity bow during a street-dancing showdown – one of the highlights of the three-day Pinilisa Festival that started last Friday, January 28, 2011. (Photo by Ceasar Perante)^^:banana:

Oo nga ano. Gusto ko yang photo na iyan, very colorful saka parang painting.:D
Saan po kinuha yung pangalan ng Jones, parang foreigner ang dating.:)

Oo nga ano. Gusto ko yang photo na iyan, very colorful saka parang painting.:D
Saan po kinuha yung pangalan ng Jones, parang foreigner ang dating.:)


according to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones,_Isabela), the municipality of jones was named after william atkinson jones, an american legislator who authored the philippine act of 1961.

according to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones,_Isabela), the municipality of jones was named after william atkinson jones, an american legislator who authored the philippine act of 1961.

Ok sir, salamat sa info.:)

PIA Press Release
Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Isabela DPWH implements anti-overloading law

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, February 2 (PIA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Isabela started Tuesday (February 1) the government’s passed Republic Act 8794 otherwise known as the anti-overloading law prohibiting overloaded vehicles to pass the national highways.
The agency’s employees are now strictly monitoring vehicles passing the national highway and apprehending vehicles who do not pass the maximum allowable load limit set by DPWH. The law was passed to preserve the worthiness of major roads in the country by not allowing heavy-loaded vehicles to pass major highways. The national roads can only absorb load limits of vehicles plying the national road of up to 15 tons only.
However, the 4th Engineering District San Isidro, Isabela is not yet implementing the law as the district office will still be constructing a weighing bridge to measure the gross load of vehicles. #PIA- Isabela^^




Gus hindi ko maintindihan to... Paano na yung mga kaban kaban ng palay, mani, mais at bigas na binebenta papuntang iba ibang probinsya at Manila?...


Diba trailers ang kadalasang ginagamit natin dyan?... E di laging overloading na sila dahil 30,000 kilos or above ang talagang kargahin ng trailer at malalaking trucks?...



Kung liliitan naman nila ang sasakyan, siguro Van nalang hehe.. e di gastos naman sa krudo? ^^


hindi ko maintindihan.. Please help....:bash:


ito yung full text nung batas


REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8794 - AN ACT IMPOSING A MOTOR VEHICLE USER'S CHARGE ON OWNERS OF ALL TYPES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.


http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8794.htm

Truckers call for deferment of anti-overloading law

TRUCKERS and shippers are seeking deferment of the adoption of Republic Act 8794 or the Anti-Overloading Law, saying it will further aggravate congestion at Manila ports.

Mary Zapata, who represented Aduana Business Club in a dialogue with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) late last week, said the dry run conducted by the DPWH since Wednesday exacerbated the jam at the South Harbor and at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT).

"If before, all cargoes can be carried in one container van, now they would have to be divided into two or three container vans," Zapata, who owns Well Cargo Trucking, told reporters.

"We (truckers) are not against the measure but the government should look at every angle before implementing the anti-overloading law," she said.

"(The law’s implementation) will congest the ports considering almost all cargoes coming in are really over the allowed limit."

Statistics bear out Zapanta’s claim. Since the start of the dry run, DPWH discovered that more than 50% of trucks coming out of South Harbor, MICT and the North Harbor carried almost double the allowed weight under RA 8794.

Most violators serviced North Harbor, where 39 of 40 containers weighed in the first two days of the dry run were over the limit.

"Even with a 5% weight tolerance, most trucks are really overweight," Public Works undersecretary Raul Asis said. "This only justifies the claim that more than 50% of the trucks carrying imported cargoes are overloaded."

Transport holiday threat

The Alliance of Concerned Truckers and Other Operators (ACTOO) said it will likely stage a transport holiday if DPWH pushed through with the application of the law by February 1.

"We are against the implementation of the law as we are the ones being apprehended and not the cargo owners," Abe Mendoza of ACTOO said.

"DPWH should talk to importers and exporters about the weight limitations so that every container we carry will comply with requirements of the law," he explained.

"If they force the implementation of the law by February 1, we will close the port by not operating."

By February 1, DPWH along with the Land Transportation Office and the Philippine National Police will implement the anti-overloading law. Under the measure, those exceeding the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight (GVW) will pay a penalty amounting to 25% of the motor vehicle user charge applicable on the apprehended vehicle. The vehicle will also not be allowed to proceed on the roadway if its axle load exceeds the 13.5-ton limit or if the vehicle load exceeds 150% of the maximum allowable GVW.

South Harbor and MICT have been experiencing congestion since August last year, with too many empty containers sitting at both ports. This has caused berthing problems for shipping lines – which have no pace to dump their cargoes — as well as massive traffic jams around the port area due to trucks waiting to load and offload their cargoes.

Guys what can you say?

according to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones,_Isabela), the municipality of jones was named after william atkinson jones, an american legislator who authored the philippine act of 1961.:nuts:

I think that should be 1916. Di mo talaga maasahan ang wiki hehe.

:nuts:

I think that should be 1916. Di mo talaga maasahan ang wiki hehe.


mistake was on my part, it should have been "Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916." sorry about that. just follow the link from my previous post for the complete article. :cheers:

PIA Press Release
Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Isabela DPWH implements anti-overloading law

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, February 2 (PIA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Isabela started Tuesday (February 1) the government’s passed Republic Act 8794 otherwise known as the anti-overloading law prohibiting overloaded vehicles to pass the national highways.
The agency’s employees are now strictly monitoring vehicles passing the national highway and apprehending vehicles who do not pass the maximum allowable load limit set by DPWH. The law was passed to preserve the worthiness of major roads in the country by not allowing heavy-loaded vehicles to pass major highways. The national roads can only absorb load limits of vehicles plying the national road of up to 15 tons only.
However, the 4th Engineering District San Isidro, Isabela is not yet implementing the law as the district office will still be constructing a weighing bridge to measure the gross load of vehicles. #PIA- Isabela^^




Gus hindi ko maintindihan to... Paano na yung mga kaban kaban ng palay, mani, mais at bigas na binebenta papuntang iba ibang probinsya at Manila?...


Diba trailers ang kadalasang ginagamit natin dyan?... E di laging overloading na sila dahil 30,000 kilos or above ang talagang kargahin ng trailer at malalaking trucks?...



Kung liliitan naman nila ang sasakyan, siguro Van nalang hehe.. e di gastos naman sa krudo? ^^


hindi ko maintindihan.. Please help....:bash:


ito yung full text nung batas


REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8794 - AN ACT IMPOSING A MOTOR VEHICLE USER'S CHARGE ON OWNERS OF ALL TYPES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.


http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8794.htm

Pang ten wheeler lang yung 15 ton load limit. Dapat gawing 25 to 30 tons ang maximum load weight para magamit ang mga trailers. Yung author ng law na yan hindi siguro nagresearch man lang. Yung mga highways natin I doubt if they really meet international standards. However the only remedy I know is to limit convoys of trailers to one kilometer distance between trucks in order to distribute the weight. Pansinin niyo yung Maharlika highway especially the CVL stretch mas maraming sira yung southbound lane kaysa northbound. This is due to heavier loads going to metro manila than coming up north. Tama lang na i-enforce ang weight limit ng mga trucks pero dapat i-amend yung maximum load limit.

Pang ten wheeler lang yung 15 ton load limit. Dapat gawing 25 to 30 tons ang maximum load weight para magamit ang mga trailers. Yung author ng law na yan hindi siguro nagresearch man lang. Yung mga highways natin I doubt if they really meet international standards. However the only remedy I know is to limit convoys of trailers to one kilometer distance between trucks in order to distribute the weight. Pansinin niyo yung Maharlika highway especially the CVL stretch mas maraming sira yung southbound lane kaysa northbound. This is due to heavier loads going to metro manila than coming up north. Tama lang na i-enforce ang weight limit ng mga trucks pero dapat i-amend yung maximum load limit.

The 15 ton load limit is per "axle". For 10 wheeler trucks there are three axles, front axle load limit is 8 tons and 13 tons each for the rear axle. Total load capacity is 34 tons. Dapat sa 34 tons kasama na yung timbang ng truck.

Isabela stiff on proposed Sierra Madre projects
January 23, 2011

BY RAYMUND F. CATINDIG

ILAGAN, Isabela- The provincial government could not just evoke actions pertaining to the implementation of infrastructure projects that will disturb the vast virgin forest of the northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges though it is under its territorial dominion.

This was the view of the Regional Executive Director (RED) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and two prominent lawyers, among them a former Justice Secretary, in response to the local government’s urge to establish a highway that will open the isolated coastal towns to mainland Isabela.

RED Benjamin Tumaliuan said Republic Act 7586 of 1992 has defined the preservation of “protected areas” such as national parks, nature reserves and sanctuaries. The construction of any concrete infrastructure in areas declared under the said Act is prohibited.

Tumaliuan said the northern Sierra Madres is a nature reserve and the adjoining coastlines are marine sanctuaries placed under the protected areas under the auspices of the DENR.

The law has left the Coastal Development Office (CDO), a new division in the Provincial Government created by Gov. Faustino Dy III, stiff in its plans to impose its development blueprint in the coastal area comprising the municipalities of Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan and Dinapigue.

Ironically, the Governor’s elder brother, then 2nd District Congressman Faustino Jr., was among the signatories of the law that is now restricting his turf from administering its own backyard.

Because of the law, Faustino Jr. himself was bounded when he became governor in 2003 after his proposal to construct a port in Divilacan town was held because of the law he enacted.

CDO head lawyer Edward Cabantac said they have been clamoring for the opening of the isolated coastal region. He said the past calamities have placed the coastal town difficult to penetrate during rescue and relief operation efforts.

Besides presenting their proposition for the construction of the highway leading to the coastal towns before the Regional Development Council (RDC), Cabantac said his office aims to explore natural, economic and tourism potentials of the region. Because of the said plans, the provincial government has created 12 additional plantilla positions to fill up Cabantac’s office, it was learned.

In separate interviews, Tumaliuan, former Justice Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Regional State Prosecutor Rommel Baligod were one in stating that proponents should not only seek the DENR’s consent but likewise secure the approval of the indigenous communities in the areas involved in the exploration and study.

The three said the provincial board cannot just approve initiatives and proposition concerning the exploration and study of the Sierra Madres to circumvent the law.

Last year the board deferred actions on a proponent made by a Metro-Manila based entity which proposed to explore and study the economic potentials of the coastal region free of charge.

At this juncture, RED Tumaliuan said organizations aiming to explore the potentials of the Sierra Madres including the marine sanctuaries of the area should pass the approval and monitoring of the Protected Areas Management Board (PAMB) created by the DENR.

Tumaliuan said besides the PAMB headed by the Provincial head of the DENR, project proponents will also secure permission with the municipal and barangay PAMB counterparts where the project study will be implemented.

Bello and Baligod both opined that the provincial government cannot impose itself because of the law otherwise the latter should seek an amendment through an act of congress.

Open na po ACE Hardware sa North Star Mall Ilagan, kaso Integrated po siya sa SM Savemore, hindi siya yung may sariling Stall. :ohno::ohno::ohno:
^^^^

okoy? ano itsura saka san gawa ang okoy diyan sa inyo? :)

my shrimps yung ibang okoy nmin.hehe:)

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Isabelinos bet to 2011 BB. Pilipinas!:cheers:

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::pepper::pepper::eek2::banana2::applause::applause::angel::angel::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay:

ganda naman niya.:)
lakas ng laban:cheers::cheers::banana::banana:

sa mga may laptop diyan sana gawin din to ng florida or victory liner...

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oo nga sana magkaroon dito ng wifi na bus.hehe

Open na po ACE Hardware sa North Star Mall Ilagan, kaso Integrated po siya sa SM Savemore, hindi siya yung may sariling Stall. :ohno::ohno::ohno:
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wag nang sabihin kaso.. pag ganyan kasi you are not satisfied kapatid....at least ilagan have one ace hardware.. ilan lang yan sa mga SM savemore na may ace hardware sa loob.. kasi una, hindi naman madali ang set up ng ace hardware shop.. though that shop is under the umbrella of SM, may sarili parin siyang deparment sa SM group.. SM ace hardware inc po..marami po kasi department ang SM.. hindi kasi direct yan sa company.. tulad ng department store nila, ang may direct supervision diyan ay SM mart inc.. sa mga condo's nila ay SM devt corp.. yung watson's ay under ng SM personal care.. they have so many departments that handle different businesses under SM name like the toys, watson's, hypermarket, department store, sportscentral etc... yung ace hardware ay isa lang sa business right ng SM...

A SHORT WARNING LANG PO SA LAHAT. May mga gumagalang naka single motor na nanghahablot nalang ng bag, cellphone at iba pang gamit sa SANTIAGO CITY.... It's not a lie since two of my co-employees are both victims.... Early in the morning of tuesday when this incident happend right infornt of PNB, there were two of them who are wearing BONNET riding in the single motor..... Beware and be alert always...

A SHORT WARNING LANG PO SA LAHAT. May mga gumagalang naka single motor na nanghahablot nalang ng bag, cellphone at iba pang gamit sa SANTIAGO CITY.... It's not a lie since two of my co-employees are both victims.... Early in the morning of tuesday when this incident happend right infornt of PNB, there were two of them who are wearing BONNET riding in the single motor..... Beware and be alert always...

Salamat sa warning!... Ingat lagi.. maraming masasama ang loob ang gumagala...^^

Pang ten wheeler lang yung 15 ton load limit. Dapat gawing 25 to 30 tons ang maximum load weight para magamit ang mga trailers. Yung author ng law na yan hindi siguro nagresearch man lang. Yung mga highways natin I doubt if they really meet international standards. However the only remedy I know is to limit convoys of trailers to one kilometer distance between trucks in order to distribute the weight. Pansinin niyo yung Maharlika highway especially the CVL stretch mas maraming sira yung southbound lane kaysa northbound. This is due to heavier loads going to metro manila than coming up north. Tama lang na i-enforce ang weight limit ng mga trucks pero dapat i-amend yung maximum load limit.

Salamt sir.... May nabangit na 4,500 kilos for trailer sa Rep. Act... at may nabangit din na 13,500 kilos na limit per axle sa RA... Ibig po bang sabihin na pag triple axle yung trailer, mga 40,500 kilos ang pwede lang nitong kargahin?... Salamat po ulit...^^

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Salamt sir.... May nabangit na 4,500 kilos for trailer sa Rep. Act... at may nabangit din na 13,500 kilos na limit per axle sa RA... Ibig po bang sabihin na pag triple axle yung trailer, mga 40,500 kilos ang pwede lang nitong kargahin?... Salamat po ulit...^^

Basta ang GVWR (gross vehicular weight rating) ng trailer is 40 tons po kasama na yung truck. Usually yung front axle should weigh not more than 8 tons tapos yung tandem (2 axle assembly) ng truck at tandem ng trailer should be 16 tons each. A 3 axle straight truck (ten wheeler) on the other hand has a 22 ton GVWR in which the front axle should weigh not more than 7 tons and the rear tandem not more than 15 tons. The tandems are usually weighed as one at non-stop weigh stations. Pero kung yung ginagawa nila diyan na weigh strips lang, doon kailangan separate ang timbang ng lahat ng axle. Anyway yung mga drivers namin ang expert dito hehe. Itatanong ko sa kanila but I'm not really sure if it's the same here and in Pinas kasi dito ang mga weigh stations hindi ka na kailangan tumigil. Yung tinatawag na roll-on stations karamihan. Saka ka lang patitigilin kung medyo alanganin ang result ng weight ng truck mo.

Basta ang GVWR (gross vehicular weight rating) ng trailer is 40 tons po kasama na yung truck. Usually yung front axle should weigh not more than 8 tons tapos yung tandem (2 axle assembly) ng truck at tandem ng trailer should be 16 tons each. A 3 axle straight truck (ten wheeler) on the other hand has a 22 ton GVWR in which the front axle should weigh not more than 7 tons and the rear tandem not more than 15 tons. The tandems are usually weighed as one at non-stop weigh stations. Pero kung yung ginagawa nila diyan na weigh strips lang, doon kailangan separate ang timbang ng lahat ng axle. Anyway yung mga drivers namin ang expert dito hehe. Itatanong ko sa kanila but I'm not really sure if it's the same here and in Pinas kasi dito ang mga weigh stations hindi ka na kailangan tumigil. Yung tinatawag na roll-on stations karamihan. Saka ka lang patitigilin kung medyo alanganin ang result ng weight ng truck mo.

A ok sir.. Salamat.. hehe:):):)

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JOB FAIR SCHEDULE / DOLE SERVICE CARAVAN

JANUARY TO MARCH 2011


Region 2
February 15, 2011 Tuesday LGU - Sta. Ana, Cagayan Local/Overseas DOLE, PESO

February 22, 2011 Tuesday City Hall of Santiago City, Santiago, Isabela Local/Overseas DOLE, PESO

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Press Release
Thursday, February 03, 2011[/B]

Albano supports PNOY’s total log ban

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, February 3 (PIA) – Governor Faustino G. Dy III and Vice Governor Rodito Albano III expressed their all out war of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III for a total log ban.
In an interview with local mediamen of Isabela after Tuesday’s regular Sangguniang Panlalawigan session, Albano said he is supporting President Aquino’s total log ban as this can help prevent the province from harm during calamities.
Albano cited fast rising river waters that submerge some areas in Isabela particularly on the northern Isabela towns when there’s excessive rainfall.
As a measure to halt the illegal logging activities of some unscrupulous businessmen, he conferred with governor Faustino Dy who in turn ordered a reconnaissance flight to inspect some logging areas in coordination with the armed forces of the Philippines based in this city. The inspection resulted in the apprehension of vehicles loaded with narra filches going to Ilagan town.
Governor Dy has ordered the confiscated logs and lumbers found during the reconnaissance flight to be stored in the provincial gymnasium and to be distributed to schools to make school chairs.
Earlier, the provincial government after typhoon “Juan” donated volumes of apprehended logs and lumbers to schools, local government offices and national government agency offices destroyed by the typhoon for restoration. #PIA- Isabela

QUIRINO - CAGAYAN VALLEY'S FOREST HEARTLAND!:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

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Gusto ko nang umuwi.. whoooooo!


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( Maddela is just 30-45 minutes from Santiago city proper)

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Press Release
Thursday, February 03, 2011[/B]

Albano supports PNOY’s total log ban

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, February 3 (PIA) – Governor Faustino G. Dy III and Vice Governor Rodito Albano III expressed their all out war of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III for a total log ban.
In an interview with local mediamen of Isabela after Tuesday’s regular Sangguniang Panlalawigan session, Albano said he is supporting President Aquino’s total log ban as this can help prevent the province from harm during calamities.
Albano cited fast rising river waters that submerge some areas in Isabela particularly on the northern Isabela towns when there’s excessive rainfall.
As a measure to halt the illegal logging activities of some unscrupulous businessmen, he conferred with governor Faustino Dy who in turn ordered a reconnaissance flight to inspect some logging areas in coordination with the armed forces of the Philippines based in this city. The inspection resulted in the apprehension of vehicles loaded with narra filches going to Ilagan town.
Governor Dy has ordered the confiscated logs and lumbers found during the reconnaissance flight to be stored in the provincial gymnasium and to be distributed to schools to make school chairs.
Earlier, the provincial government after typhoon “Juan” donated volumes of apprehended logs and lumbers to schools, local government offices and national government agency offices destroyed by the typhoon for restoration. #PIA- Isabela

If all the politicians/leaders and administrators supports The President's anti-logging program and adhere to all what they have promised to the people, then there is reason to be more optomistic of what directions the Province of Isabela is going in terms of the development of the coastal towns, in the Pacific coast.

I would totally support the plan to build a road that would link the coastal towns of Isabela to the rest of the interior of the Province. The implication of the Press Release to prospective investors, is tremendous, considering the economic potentials, once the project takes off and materialized. (Hopefully it will) There wil be huge economic impact and have a greater spin-off, not only in the Pacific Coast, and the province but would also reverberate throughout the Region 2.

The likelihood of eco-tourism in the The Pacific Coast would be a reality. However, caution must be excercise if any move to develop tourism in the area. Has to be done with proper planning and judiciously.

Proper growth management should be implement, and provide diverse parks system with year-round recreational experience.

Protect the ecological health of the natural environment, by preserving the forested character of the localities. :cheers:

And manage watershed and foreshore resources to maintain hydrological functions. (Landslide prevention)

SOCA 2011( Santiago city State of the city address)



Sa aking mga kababayan, ako ay tunay na nagagalak sa hapong ito na kayo ay aking kasama para sa ating State of the City Address. Sinalubong natin ng may kasayahan at pagmamahalan ang bagong taon. Kasabay nito ng ating pag-asa at taimtim na panalangin ng mas masagana at mas mapayapang 2011


Distinguished members of the City Council: Honorable City Vice Mayor and Presiding Officer Alvin N. Abaya; Honorable Councilors Paul C. De Jesus; Engr. Victorio V. Miranda Jr.; Celine Abaya Siquian; Katrina Sable-Martin; Orlando T. Chan; Atty. Brenda Ragsac-Luna; Atty. Nicasio B. Bautista III; Arlene Jane A. Reyes; Augusto B. Sarangaya; Atty. Marcelino C. Cabucana Jr.; Liga ng mga Barangay President Dr. Maurice S. Navarro; and SK Federation President Arrel Shayne D. Sagad.


To our most respected judges and prosecutors; heads and representatives of national offices and agencies in the city; barangay officials headed by their respective Punong Barangay; youth officials; senior citizens; our local PNP; veterans; administrators and teachers of public and private schools; professionals of various fields; representatives of NGOs and people’s organizations; persons with disabilities; heads of churches; socio – civic and cultural groups; women’s organization; transportation groups; representatives from the business sector; city government department heads headed by our City Administrator Perla S. Buencamino; executive assistants and section chiefs; rank and file employees of the city government; my family headed by Dr. Peping Navarro, Dr. Maurice and MM Navarro with his wife Michelle Reyes Navarro and son Diego; friends from the media; fellow Santiagueños, Good afternoon.


Taun taon ay tradisyon na ng ating Pamahalaang Lungsod ang pag-uulat sa ating mga kababayan kung ano ang mga nagampanang programa at proyekto sa nagdaang taon. Ang pag-uulat ay isinasabay sa unang sesyon ng Sangguniang Panlungsod kada taon alinsunod na rin sa nakasaad sa Kodigo Lokal ng Pilipinas. Ang pag-uulat na ito ng Punong Lungsod at Pangalawang Punong Lungsod ay isang pananagutan sa inyo bilang aming pinaglilingkuran. Karapatan ninyo na malaman kung ano ang estado at kung saang direksiyon patungo ang ating siyudad.


At sa hapong ito, ako ay lubos na nagpapasalamat sa inyong lahat na narito ngayon ganun na rin sa mga nakikinig sa radio at nanonood sa telebisyon. Kayo ang dahilan kung bakit ako ay narito ngayon at mag-uulat sa inyo. Maraming salamat sa pagmamahal at pagtitiwala na ipinagkaloob ninyo sa akin. Sa kabila ng mga paninira nila sa akin at sa aking pamilya noong nakaraang halalan, nanindigan kayo sa inyong pagsuporta sa akin. Higit sa lahat, salamat sa ating Poong Maykapal. Kanyang niloob na muli akong manalo upang mabigyan ako ng pagkakataon na lalo ko pang pag-ibayuhin ang mga programa at proyektong nakakatulong sa tao lalo na sa ating kababayang kapus palad.



(Accomplishments)



The past year ushered a new administration as it ended the first decade in this millennium. As promised and as we see the dawn of a new decade, the new national leadership of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has brought hope and inspiration as well as the impetus towards economic growth and development.




But last year was also particularly challenging to us. It was the usual election year but was the toughest that we have experienced. And long after the elections were done, we are still reeling from its after effects in the form of various cases pending before the courts and other fora.
Hindi na ito bago sa aking karanasan. Sa loob ng anim na taon na aking panunungkulan bilang Punong Lungsod ng Santiago, hindi na natigil ang pagsasampa ng iba’t ibang kaso laban sa akin sa iba’t ibang hukuman. Halos lahat ng mga kasong ito ay bunsod ng pulitika, paghihiganti at pagmamaliit sa aking kakayahan bilang inyong pinuno. Ngunit ang lahat ng ito ay hindi naging sagabal sa aking paglilingkod sa inyo. Kayo ang buhay na saksi kung ano ang mga nagawa natin sa loob ng dalawang termino ng aking panunungkulan.


However we did not preoccupy ourselves with these concerns. As the euphoria of the last elections was over, we picked ourselves up and continued to work harder than before. We were able to face the challenges brought about by human factors, and we also survived the onslaught of two devastating extreme natural calamities – the severe drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon during the summer season and Super typhoon “Juan” that destroyed the northern part of Isabela during the rainy season. For having been spared from these calamities, let us all give thanks and glory to God.


Nitong nakaraang taon, naging maayos ang ating kalagayang pang pinansiyal. Hindi nabawasan ang ating Internal Revenue Allotment o IRA at tumaas din ang ating nakolektang buwis sa lungsod. Dahil dito, naging maayos din ang pagkakaloob natin ng mga pangunahing pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan. Gaya ng mga nagdaang taon, naging sentro ng ating paglilingkod ang edukasyon, kalusugan, pangkabuhayan, agrikultura, imprastraktura, at pangangalaga sa ating kapaligiran.


But I believe that you all agree with me if I say that for us to be financially stable in the real sense, we should not forever be dependent on fund transfer which at present contributes 86 percent of our total revenues. And I would like you to know that we are slowly but surely addressing this concern. The enactment of the Revised Revenue Code in 2007, albeit with minimal increase in tax rate was the first small step towards this end. Sure enough, our revenue collection increased by almost fifty percent since its implementation in January 2008.
At dahil dito, nais kong pasalamatan ang ating mga kaibigang negosyante na tumugon sa ating panawagan na magbayad ng tama at maayos sa ating Pamahalaang Lungsod. Palakpakan po natin ang ating mga negosyante.


The proposed market code and the opening of the new three-storey public market building named Alay Sa mga Negosyante Arcade that are now with the Sangguniang Panlungsod for enactment into laws as well as the programmed redevelopment of our public market, are expected to boost our revenues from economic enterprise.


We shall likewise propose the passage of our investment code and other similar measures to make our city competitive and more attractive to local and outside investors.


And so to the Honorable Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, I implore you to pass these measures without delay.
As I have said during my second term as your local chief executive, the thrust of my administration has been and will always be to improve the quality of life of the people by providing them access to education, health care, employment opportunities, availability of clean air and safe drinking water, peace and order, a healthy environment and freedom.
Alam naman ng lahat na magmula noong aking unang termino bilang Mayor ng Santiago ay ginawa na nating libre ang pag-aaral ng mga kabataan sa pampublikong elementarya at sekondarya. Nitong 2010, gumugol tayo ng halos tatlumpong milyong piso ( 30million) para sa ating mga mag-aaral. Labinpitong milyong piso (17million) para sa scholarship program, mahigit walong milyong piso (8million) para sa mga ipinagkaloob nating school supplies at uniform at apat na milyong piso (4million) para sa Alay Sa Nagtapos.


Libre din ang pag-aaral ng mahigit tatlong libong day care pupils sa ilalim ng Day Care Services Program ng Pamahalaang Lungsod. Sa ngayon ay mayroon tayong limampu’t pitong Day Care Centers at walumpong day care sessions.
Kinikilala ang ating maayos na pagpapatupad sa Day Care Services Program dahil sa maayos nating mga gusali at kwalipikadong mga guro. Halos lahat ng ating Day Care Teachers ay nakapagtapos sa kursong edukasyon at pumasa sa Licensure Examination for Teachers.
Maliban dito, patuloy din nating sinusuportahan ang ISU Satellite Campus sa Balintocatoc sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaloob ng 2,500 pesos sa bawat nag aaral doon.
Ginagawa natin ito dahil nais natin na ang mga batang Santiagueño na nasa gulang na para mag aral ay nasa loob ng paaralan. Na hindi magiging hadlang ang kahirapan sa isang magandang kinabukasan.
At dahil sa programa natin sa edukasyon, ating maipagmamalaki na nakakaangat tayo sa maraming mga bayan at lungsod hindi lamang sa Pilipinas kundi maging sa ibang bansa na makamit ang Millennium Development Goal o MDG target tungkol sa edukasyon.
Our local government even fared better than the national government in achieving the MDG target in education.
It is not only in education where we exceeded the national MDG target but also in the field of health. Our wide array of health programs resulted in lower infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate – better than the national MDG rate.
Para sa taong 2010, ang ating City Health Office ay nanggamot ng mahigit dalawamput anim na libong pasyente na may iba’t ibang karamdaman. Karamihan sa mga pasyenteng ito ay mula sa ating indigent sector, at walang kakayahan magpagamot sa mga pribadong pagamutan.
Sa ating Parada ng mga Buntis Program, mahigit limang libong buntis ang nakinabang sa ating programa. Upang matiyak na sila ay malusog at ligtas sa anumang komplikasyon, sila ay napagkalooban ng konsultasyon, nabakunahan ng tetanus toxoid, nabigyan ng kompletong iron at folic acid. Pagkapanganak ay muli silang nabigyan ng vitamin A, iron at bakuna.
Sa ating Birthing Center, 368 na nanay ang nanganak noong nakaraang taon. Kung sila ay nanganak sa pribadong pagamutan, ang pinakamababang magagastos ay labinlimang libong piso. Kung susumahin natin, aabot sa mahigit limang milyong piso ang natipid ng mga kababayan natin na libreng nanganak sa ating Birthing Center.
Lalo rin nating pinaigting ang serbisyo para sa kalusugan ng mga sanggol at mga bata. Halos apat na libong bata ang nabigyan ng kompletong bakuna, mahigit tatlong libong sanggol ang sumasailalim sa exclusive breast feeding sa loob ng anim na buwan.
Sa ating AMY’s Child Program or Adopt a Malnourished Young Child, natapos na ang 6th Batch at noong nakaraang taon ay sinimulan natin ang 7th Batch kung saan labing anim na batang ‘severely malnourished’ ang nakikinabang ngayon. Maraming salamat sa ating mga katuwang sa programang ito, ang National Food Authority, Department of Education, Philippine Pediatric Society-Santiago City Chapter at iba pa.
Minabuti rin natin magsagawa ng fogging and spraying operation sa mga barangay, pamilihang bayan at maging sa mga pampubliko at pribadong paaralan dito sa lungsod upang maiwasan ang pagtaas ng kaso ng dengue fever. Mayroong dalawamput siyam na paaralan ang nakinabang sa serbisyong ito.


Ang buong mundo ay natakot hinggil sa AH1N1 Virus, at ang ating lungsod ay nagkaroon din ng kaso sa karamdamang ito. Dahil dito, minabuti nating magsagawa ng malawakang pagbabakuna laban sa naturang karamdaman. Umabot sa halos dalawampung libong katao ang nabigyan ng bakuna.
More than that, being a grantee of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, we see to it that our city remains HIV/AIDS free compared to the national average of 0.02% which means that we are doing more than our share to achieve the MDG target.


We do not only take care of the health needs of our constituents through these health programs but we also distributed about 16,000 Philhealth cards to the people which is 1,000 more than the previous year thereby making us one of the top LGU’s providing health insurance coverage.


Sa labinganim na libong card holders, tinatayang limampung libong katao ang direktang nakikinabang sa ating Phil Health Cards. Milyong milyong piso ang natitipid ng ating mga kababayan sa kanilang pagpapagamot dahil sa programang ito.
We pride ourselves to being called a child-friendly city. True to this, our Balay Namnama which is a diversion facility for children in conflict with the law served 37 boys. We continuously served children needing special protection and we cared for women and children who are victims of violence. Assistance to 2,389 individuals in crisis situation amounted to P3.8 million.


Ang ating pagiging child friendly city ay dahil na rin sa ating pagbibigay ng natatanging atensiyon sa ating mga kabataan—mula sa kanilang edukasyon, kalusugan at ganun na rin sa pagkilala sa kanilang kakayahang makilahok sa pagpaplano sa pag-unlad ng ating lungsod.
Noong nakaraang taon ay isinagawa ang kauna-unahang Santiago City Youth Parliament kung saan ito ay nilahukan ng mga lider kabataan at nakapagbuo ng Local Youth Development Plan para sa taong 2011 hanggang 2015.


Inilunsad din ang Lingkod Kalinga at Karunungan Hatid ng Kabataan Para sa mga Batang Magulang. Mithiin ng programang ito na mailapit ang serbisyo ng mga paaralan at pribadong ahensiya sa tatlumput anim na pamilya ng mga batang magulang mula sa Naggasican, Mabini at Calaocan.
Para sa ating mga kababaihan, maliban sa komprehensibong programang pangkalusugan na ating ipinagkakaloob sa kanila, patuloy din ang ating pagkalinga sa mga pangangailangan nila bilang mga nanay at mga maybahay. Sa nagdaang taon ay mayroon tayong limampu’t isang kababaihan na pinagkooloban ng proteksiyon dahil sila ay naging biktima ng pang-aabuso.
Maari nating sabihin na mataas ang bilang na ito ngunit ito ay nangangahulugan na mas nagiging mulat na ngayon ang ating kababaihan upang ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan. Sa mga nagdaang taon ay nananatiling tahimik ang mga babaeng binubugbog ng mga asawa o pinagsasamantalahan ng ibang tao. Ngunit dahil sa maigting nating kampanya, sila ay nagkaroon ng lakas upang magsumbong at makamit ang hustisiya na para sa kanila.
Patuloy din ang ating pagkalinga sa ating nakatatanda o Senior Citizen. Mahigit dalawang daang katao ang nakinabang sa ating Sagip Paningin,Free Cataract Operation Sagip Buhay at Kinabukasan Program, na kinapapalooban ng ating Annual , libreng check up sa mata at libreng salamin.
We have successfully achieved zero percent cataract bilaterally blind incidence and has only .12% cataract/ptyrigium incidence because of our sight preservation program. Such incidence is one of the lowest figures among cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Maraming salamat sa Tanggal Katarata Foundation, De Vera Medical Center, Callang General Hospital at iba pang pribadong kompanya at samahan tulad ng Santiago City Medical Society at Santiago Midtown Rotary Club na katuwang natin sa programang ito.


Maliban dito, marami ring senior citizen ang nakikinabang sa ating Libreng Gamot, Libreng pag-oopera, philhealth, health fair, pangkabuhayan program at sa mga medical missions. Batay sa report ng City Budget Office, umaabot sa labinwalong milyong piso ang nagugol natin para sa ating mga nakatatanda. Mas malaki ng di hamak sa mahigit na anim na milyong piso na katumbas ng isang bahagdan ng kabuuang pondo natin na siyang nakasaad sa batas na ipagkakaloob sa mga senior citizen at may kapansanan.
Patuloy din nating binibigyan ng pansin ang pagkakaloob ng mga disenteng tirahan sa mga qualipikadong pamilya sa pamamagitan ng ating pakikipagtulungan sa Habitat For Humanity Foundation. Sa mga nagdaang taon ay naging malaking bahagi ang Pamahalaang Lungsod sa Gawad Kalinga Project sa Barangay Rizal at Barangay Luna.
But we do not stop here, for the coming years we shall provide more housing projects to the poor with the end in view that no Santiagueño is a squatter in his hometown.
Since one of our priorities is to provide safe drinking water, we continue to provide barangay water system to the 37 barangays. The connection of the Santiago Water District to Barangay Nagassican through a soft loan from the city government is only the first step as we look forward to partner with its expansion of service to other areas like Baluarte and Patul.
In terms of programs that not only improve the lives of the people but also with stimulus effect to the local economy, we have provided pangkabuhayan microfinance loans to 218 market vendors amounted to P4.6 million for the past year.


Ang ating Pangkabuhayan Program sa palengke ay kabilang sa ating Best Practices and Innovations. Maayos ang pagbabayad ng ating mga pinapahiraman kung kayat marami na sa kanila ang kwalipikado ng pautangan ng dalawampu hanggang dalawampu’t limang libong piso. Sana maging modelo sila sa mga iba pang grupo na ating pinagkalooban ng Pangkabuhayn Loan. Palakpakan po natin ang ating mga taga palengke sa kanilang maayos na pagbabayad.


Through our livelihood program on skills development, we have subsidized the training of 79 persons on selected courses at the Southern Isabela College of Arts and Trade under the TESDA. About 379 applicants to the job bridging activity were assisted and given needed job information on matters relating to job matching to registered companies with job orders as determined by the DOLE.
Naging aktibo rin ang Pamahalaang Lungsod sa pagpapasigla sa kooperatiba sa Santiago. Nagpautang tayo sa mababang interes ng halagang kalahating milyong piso sa anim na bagong organisadong kooperatiba, ang mga ito ay ang Naggasican, Highlanders, Ice Cream Vendors, Stick Village at Samahan ng Maliliit na Namumuhunan Cooperatives. Nauna rito ay nabigyan na natin ng pangkabuhayan loan ang PISTOSAN, ang samahan ng mga tricycle drivers at operators, at ang SACGLO-RIC.
These programs are part of our thrust to empower the people, make them self reliant and provide employment opportunities.


Very soon, the trading post at the Bagsakan Area will become operational in partnership with Federation of Vegetable Growers that will assure a market for their products and at the same time guarantee a steady supply of fresh vegetables and other agricultural products to the consumers.:banana:
Aktibo ngayon ang samahan ng mga nagtatanim ng gulay sa ating lungsod at nabigyan na rin natin sila ng tulong pang agapay para sa mapadami pa ang kanilang produksiyon.
We envision a competitive vegetable producing city supplying high quality assorted vegetables at affordable prices through sustained production and equitable marketing system.
Bilang isang siyudad na nakasandal ang kabuhayan sa agrikultura, patuloy ang hangarin natin na maisaayos ang sector na ito lalo na sa ating mga magsasaka. Sa taong 2010, isa sa pinakalamaking bulto ng pondo ay napunta sa agrikultura. Ito ay kinabibilangan ng pagsesemento ng mga daan sa barangay San Isidro, Villa Gonzaga, San Jose, Luna, Santa Rosa, Salvador, Divisoria, Rizal, Batal, Sinili, Patul, at Abra. Isinaayos din natin ang mga farm to market roads gaya ng San Jose, Sta. Rosa, at Cabulay.
Pinaigting din natin ang tulong pang-agapay o subsidy sa ating mga qualipikadong magsasaka. Umaabot sa mahigit dalawamput anim na milyong piso (26million pesos) ang halaga ng mga abono, hybrid seed at iba pang farm inputs at implements ang naibigay natin sa mga magsasaka sa ating Lungsod.
In terms of physical infrastructure as a component of promoting investment in our city and to provide farm to market roads to the farmers, for the past year alone, we opened up 8.75 kilometers of roads, maintained 342.15 kilometers of roads, finished 3.88 kilometers of asphalt overlay, and completed 19.40 kilometers of drainage
As in the past, we invested in proprietary undertakings to increase our local revenues. And so just like the case of the Integrated Terminal Complex which was constructed without resorting to borrowing that is now one of our big earners, we are almost finished with the construction of the Alay Sa mga Negosyante “Arcade” o ASN Arcade without a single centavo being borrowed.:banana:
The operation of this new edifice will not only greatly contribute to the city coffers but will also be for the convenience of market vendors and market goers which is only the beginning of the redevelopment of the public market.
At ito ang aking pangako sa aking mga kababayang negosyante. Ang mga pangunahin nating bibigyan ng pagkakataon na magkaroon ng puwesto sa gusaling ito ay ang mga naapektuhang mga negosyante na wala pang pag-aari o inuupahang pwesto sa ating Pamilihang Bayan. Uunahin natin ang mga mamamayan ng Santiago at hindi mga dayuhang namumuhunan gaya ng sinasabi ng ilan nating katunggali sa pulitika.
The ASN Arcade will be one of the vertical landmarks of my last term as your City Mayor. I promise that our own constituents will be the one to benefit from this structure.

With the upcoming operation of ASN Arcade, coupled with the enactment of our long overdue market code, we are expecting that these will tremendously boost our revenue sources without burdening our local taxpayers. And our dependence on Internal Revenue Allotment will be greatly reduced.


Ngunit ang lahat ng mga pag-unlad na ito ay hindi natin makakamit kung hindi maayos at tahimik ang aking komyunidad. Dahil dito, minabuti ng ating Administrasyong na tulungan ang ating kapulisan sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng akmang sandata sa kanila.
Kung inyong matatandaan, bago ang simula ng kampanyahan noong unang bahagi ng taong 2010, naging laman ng radio, diaryo at telebisyon ang inyong lingkod dahil sa lehitimo nating pagbili ng mga armas para sa ating mga pulis. Lahat na lamang ng batikos ay aking tinanggap. Tinawag akong amypatuan at kung anu ano pa. Ngunit ito ay hindi ko inalintana, bagkus ay nanindigan ako sa aking hangarin na mapanatiling maayos at tahimik ang ating lungsod.
Ang pamunuan ng PNP Santiago City ay hindi naman tayo binigo sa ating adhikain na ito. Sa loob ng isang taon, labinpitong operasyon laban sa illegal na droga ang isinagawa ng ating kapulisan. Isang daan animnapu’t pitong kaso ang naisampa sa mga nahuling katao. Nitong 2010 ay isang daan at dalawamput limang katao na may warrant of arrest ang nahuli ng ating mga alagad ng batas, siyam dito ang kabilang sa top 20 Most Wanted Persons. Pinaigting din ng ating kapulisan ang kanilang Anti Carnapping Operations, No Plate No Travel Policy, Campaign Against Loose Firearms, Illegal Gambling at Terrorism.


Like what I have said a while ago, the last election was the toughest that we have experienced. My political opponents fought with tooth and nail in the literal sense. They resorted to underhanded tactics up to the extent of using unsuspecting people to advance their selfish self interests. But in the face of all of these challenges, we did not relent. We persevered and fought them in the most gentlemanly manner as possible. Criminal cases were filed against those unscrupulous persons resulting in their arrests who are now being prosecuted before our courts of law.
Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay nabahiran ng dugo ang halalan sa ating lungsod. Ito na ang panglima kong beses na direktang paglahok sa pulitika, ngunit naging matahimik ang mga halalang aking nilahukan. Kahit pa noong panahon nina Ex Mayor Dodo at Pempe Miranda, ng yumaong Congressman Antonio Abaya, gaano man kainit ang halalan, wala tayong narining na barilan o patayan.
Ang insidente sa barangay Sagana noong gabi bago ang halalan ay gumulantang sa ating lahat. Ang halos isang oras na engkwentro na sanhi ng pagkamatay ng isang tao at pagkasugat ng ilang kababayan natin ay hindi katanggap tanggap sa aking konsensiya at sa ating lahat na narito ngayon.
Nakakalungkot lamang na sa ngayon ay ako at ilan nating kasamahan ang pinagbibintangang gumawa nito. Kinasuhan ako ng Frustrated at Attempted Murder nina Poklat Turingan. Nitong nakaraang araw ay laman na naman ako ng diaryo na sinasabing ako raw ang nag-utos upang tambangan ang grupo nila sa Brgy. Sagana noong gabing nangyari ang putukan.
Marami sa atin ang narito ngayon ang nakakaalam sa tunay na pangyayari. Alam ninyo kung sino ang grupong nanakot at kung sino ang mga unang nagpaputok ng gabing iyon. Sa pagkakataong ito, nais kong magsumbong sa inyo, dahil kayo ang saksi sa mga pangyayari noong gabi bago ang eleksiyon. Saksi ko ang Diyos, kalian man ay hindi ko gagawin ang mananakot o mananakit ng tao lalo pa ang mamamaril o papatay ng kapwa. Para sa akin, pinakamahalaga ang buhay ng bawat isa. Na walang buhay na dapat ibuwis dahil lamang sa pulitika o dahil lamang sa pansariling interes.
Ang usaping ito ay nasa hukuman na, kung kaya’t ipaubaya na natin sa kamay ng hustisya ang pangyayaring ito.
Kaya sa pagkakataong ito, nais kong pasalamatan ang ating mga kasamahan na handang magbuwis ng buhay, handang masaktan at handang lumaban para lamang hindi manaig ang karahasan sa lungsod.
Kung meron man napakagandang napatunayan natin sa nakaraang halalan ay ang taal na kabutihan ng loob sa bawat Santiaguenio. Napatunayan natin na kahit kailan, hindi mananaig ang kasinungalingan, hindi mananaig ang paninira at hindi mananaig ang pananakot. Sa nakaraang halalan, ipinakita ng nakararaming Santiaguenio ang kanilang pagtaguyod sa katotohanan, sa kagandahang asal at higit sa lahat ang pananalig sa Diyos.
Kamakailan lamang ay naging balita sa atin ang pagkakakita ng bomba sa palengke at sa Baptista Village. Ayon sa imbestigasyon ng pulis, ang bomba na nakita sa sa tabi ng puwesto ni Mrs. Precilla Tuazon sa 3rd Gate ng palengke ay isang dummy bomb at hindi naman ito sasabog. Ngunit ang insidenteng ito ay nagdulot pa rin ng takot at pangamba sa ating mga kababayan. Ang pangalawang insidente ay sa Baptista Village, sa harapan ng gate nina Gng. Potenciana Rosales. Lumalabas sa pagsisiyasat na tunay na bomba ang nakita sa Baptista Village. Sa tulong ng Explosive and Ordnance Disposal Team ng Philippine Army ay maayos na nadefuse ang improvised bomb na walang nasugatang tao at nasirang mga ari arian. Nauna rito, bago magtapos ang taon noong 2009 ay may nakita ring bomba sa bubungan ng aming bahay sa Turingan St.


Ang tatlong ‘bomb incident’ sa ating lungsod ay maaring pahiwatig na may mga nagnanais manggulo sa katahimikan at kaayusan ng ating Lungsod. Ngunit nais kong bigyan ng diin na bilang inyong pinuno ay hindi ko papayagan na may maghahasik ng kaguluhan o takot sa ating siyudad. Gagawin ko, sa abot ng aking makakaya na protektahan ang Santiago, at ito ay aking obligasyon bilang inyong Punong Lungsod. Ako ay narito sa inyong harapan ngayon, nakahandang ipaglaban ang kapakanan at kaligtasan ng nakararami. Kung sinuman ang mga grupo o mga indibidwal na nagbabalak gawing magulo ang Santiago, binabalaan ko kayo. Hindi namin kayo titigilan at kailanman ay hindi kayo magwawagi.
The long arms of the law shall track you down, and we shall see to it that you shall be tracked down and you will be put in jail!


(PROMISES)


The City Government is ready to shell out more funds to arm our law enforcement agencies. We will provide trainings and schooling to our qualified PNP officers and members. We will provide more gadgets and paraphernalia for them to proactively respond to the needs of our people.
Palalakasin din natin ang ating Barangay Police, Tanod at ang ating Police Auxiliary Unit para katuwang ng ating mga pulis sa pagpapanatili ng katahimikan at kaayusan sa ating lungsod.


We will also try to address our worsening traffic condition with the expected construction of the circumferential road funded through the auspices of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. Meanwhile, to mitigate traffic congestion, the DPOS has put up outposts in major intersections manned by traffic enforcers.:banana:
As I have emphasized before and I will say it again, being a city in the path of typhoon, we must not only be prepared to extend immediate and effective relief in the aftermath of calamities but we should also do our share to minimize global warming and climate change.
The urgency of this matter cannot be more pronounced than the devastation wrought by Super typhoon “Juan” that flattened the northern part of Isabela in October. Our city was spared by just a hairline – so to speak. Had that severe storm hit us, I cannot imagine the misery and suffering that it would have caused us. So, let us thank God for sparing our city from devastation and let us count our blessings.
Sadyang masuwerte ang Lungsod ng Santiago dahil sa mga nagdaang mga kalamidad ay hindi naging sentro ang ating lugar. Ito ay dahil na rin sa taimtim at walang humpay nating panalangin sa Poong maykapal.
But we cannot just rely on God’s grace and good luck because it is not a matter of IF but WHEN will our city be visited by a strong typhoon. If and when that happens, and may God forbid it, we should be ready.
Our front liner to immediately respond in case of calamities and emergencies – Rescue 206 – is already in place. :cheers: It had made itself worthy not only during the onslaught of typhoon Juan but also during the flash floods when it conducted water search and rescue operations in our city in October and November of 2010 and at Cabagan, Isabela when the northern part of our province was hit by a great flood on November 4 and 5 of last year. It had responded and applied first aid and needed medical assistance to 60 incidents while it responded to 62 vehicular accidents.
Dahil sa ating Rescue 206, maraming buhay at ari arian ang nasalba. Palakpakan natin ang ating Rescue 206.


To be sure, our City Disaster Risk Reduction Council created under Executive Order No. 127-2010 which I issued on December 6, 2010 pursuant to Republic Act No. 10121 or the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010” should complement our efforts in these areas.


As a Governor of the Philippine Red Cross and Chairman of the Red Cross Santiago City Sub-Chapter, we partnered with it in all our endeavors in the areas of disaster relief operation, blood services, safety services and other activities. And since we want to establish a lasting partnership with the movement, we have donated a lot with a building to house its office.
And for long term purposes, we have already instituted measures by managing well the solid waste in the city through effective waste segregation coupled with the operation of the first sanitary land fill in the region wherein we already invested a substantial amount for its construction. But we will continue to pour more money in this undertaking to the tune of P13.0 million for this year alone as our own little way of contributing to the fight against global warming for our sake and the sake of the future generation because we do not want our children to blame us later for not doing our part to save the planet.


Kaya, hinihiling ko sa ating lahat na sana ay dagdagan pa natin ang ating pakikipagtulungan sa tamang pagtatapon ng basura. Iwasan natin ang pagtatapon sa ating mga canal dahil ang mga basurang ito ang dahilan kung bakit tayo ay binabaha sa Metro Poblacion pag malakas ang buhos ng ulan. Kada taon ang isinasagawa nating paglilinis o declogging operation at natutuklasan dito na maging mga sirang appliances ay itinatapon sa ating drainage canal.
For our E-Governance, I would like to also share with you especially to those who are into the so called worldwide web that the official website of the City Government of Santiago is now up in the net. You can log on to www.cityofsantiago.gov.ph (http://www.cityofsantiago.gov.ph/) and you will see the new lay out of our website. You can check the updated profile of the city and its officials, news about our projects and programs, documentations of our activities and a lot more. The site is now being managed by the City Government through the Office of the City Secretary. It is now easier to update unlike before that and we were relying to the services of a private company.
Another information advocacy that we are doing is the airing of our Radio Program “Sulong Santiago,” over DWIP FM Love Radio from 8 to 9 in the evening of every Saturday and “Magandang Umaga, Lungsod ng Santiago,” from 8 to 9 in the morning, Monday to Saturday, over DWSI Sonshine Radio.


Lahat po ng ating mga proyekto at programa ay natatalakay sa radio. Sa pamamagitan din ng programa nating ito ay naipaparating natin sa ating mga kababayan ang mga binabalak natin sa lungsod,


In Tourism Development, we have made a leap for institutionalizing our Pattaradday Festival. After its consistent feat in the national scene being adjudged as Hall of Famer in the Search for Outstanding Tourism Event in the Philippines for being a winner for 3 consecutive years, we already have applied for accreditation from the Securities and Exchange Commission for the establishment of Pattaradday Festival Foundation. :cheers: The creation of this entity will ensure the continuity of this foundation celebration. It will also attract more sponsors and donors and it will pave the way for more tourism opportunities and more recognitions. Through all the years I would like to thank our avid sponsors and donors for their active support to the staging of Pattaradday Festival. Maraming salamat sa Land Bank of the Philippines, Standard Lumber & Hardware, Smart Communication, Philippine National Bank, Luzon Trading, San Miguel Beer, Incorporated, RM Paint, Santiago Commercial Center, New Santiago Liberty Store, Omega Lumber, Grupo Marilens, Kobe Supermart, Manulife Philippines, at marami pang iba. Palakpakan po natin sila.


At this juncture, I would like to thank the Sangguniang Panlungsod headed by Vice Mayor Alvin N. Abaya for the timely approval of our Annual Budget for this year 2011 amounting to almost P1.0 billion.:eek2: It is a well planned allocation of resources to support our goals and objectives. Our current year’s budget is P95.2 million higher than the previous year.
Halos kalahati ng kabuuang pondo natin ay mapupunta sa Economic Development Fund o EDF. Ito ay nagkakahalaga ng apat na raan at walong milyon piso o 408M. Ang sinasabi ng batas ay 20% o dalampung bahagdan lamang ang ilalaan sa EDF ngunit itinaas natin ito ng isang daang porsiyento para tuluyang mapasigla ng ekonomya sa ating lungsod.
There are a lot of projects and programs funded under our Economic Development Fund, among the notable ones are:


The continuous enhancement of public safety, disaster preparedness and emergency management.
The provision of funds for the redevelopment of the public market.
The continuation of the sanitary land fill.
The increased funding for educational assistance to identified groups of students and for the operation of the City Schools Division Office.
The implementation of agricultural productivity and livelihood programs.
The improvement of water resources development and flood control measures.
The continuous support for various health care and nutrition and other social services related programs.
The support fund for various needs of barangays.
The continuous construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of road networks and drainage systems.
For various development planning, policy formulation and statistical services.
For the implementation of Community Based Monitoring System
For the preservation of culture and the arts.

As we value every individual’s worth and dignity, we, as highly committed Santiaguenos vow to undertake the best alternative that will champion human rights and welfare of the people, social justice and people’s participation. Sharing the governance with the people is practicing shared leadership. To experience genuine people’s participation let us all work towards institutionalization of services to the people and by the people.


Establishment of physical centers run by committed and competent public servant with partnership of the Civil Society groups
Implementation of a comprehensive and integrated program for specific groups especially the marginalized and vulnerable sectors to strategically meet and respond to their long term and holistic needs as an individual.
Direct and critical participation of Santiagueno in the development processes.

Some of our special projects will be the establishment of:
Youth Center :banana:that provides peer counseling and other educational services to children and adolescents, youth groups and organizations engaged in developing leadership and life education programs, sports and recreation and other developmental activities for children and the youth.
Women Crisis Center :banana:
In response to the rising incidence of reported cases of abuse to women and to advance our services to the women victim and survivor, a 24 hour crisis intervention center will provide rehabilitation services to victim and survivors of violence and to make available relevant skills training and other livelihood development services to victim and survivors of abuse.
Children’s Park:banana:
What is missing in our city is a children’s park. The best alternative to computer games is the Santiago City Children’s Park. We let our children experience interactive play through its child centered amenities where they could learn many things. The Children’s Park will have playground apparatus, child minding center, an activity gazebo, bird houses, drinking fountain, picnic area, physical fitness apparatus for all ages and a canteen which will be managed by a cooperative.:cheers:
Ang tema ng ating serbisyo publiko ngayon 2011 ay ISANG MALIWANAG AT MAPAGMAHAL NA LUNGSOD NG SANTIAGO. A bright and compassionate city.
Bago magtapos ang taong 2010 ay naipatayo natin ang mga ilaw sa ating mga pangunahing lansangan sa lungsod. Inyong makikita ang matatayog na street lights sa kahabaan ng Daang Maharlika mula Mabini hanggang Dubinan. At ang mga may disenyong ilaw sa Panganiban at Barrera. Sa mga susunod na buwan, ating iilawan ang buong kahabaan ng Daang Maharlika, mula Sinsayon hanggang Divisoria, ang city road, at iba pang mga lansangan. Hinihimok ko rin ang lahat ng mga barangay na maglaan ng pondo para sa barangay street lighting project, ito ay upang sabay sabay na liliwanag ang buong lungsod ng Santiago.:banana:
Isang mapagmahal na lungsod dahil palalawigin natin ang mga serbisyong pang edukasyon, pangkalusugan, pangkabuhayan, imprastraktura at pangangalaga sa kapaligiran. Sama sama nating isulong ang mga serbisyong ito.
One of the most famous quotations of Helen Keller is “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. (http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/30187.html)” And that is what we want to attain in Santiago. That you and I shall build a compassionate city.
The challenge for every Santiaguenio now is for us to unite for better governance. I believe that we all agree if I say that the power of better governance is the active engagement of the community. It is not just a thrust among leaders but it should be the very concern of every citizen.
Ang bawat isa sa atin ay may tungkulin na makibahagi sa pag-unlad ng Santiago. Dahil ang kinabukasan ng lungsod ay nasa ating mga kamay. Hindi lamang sa kamay ng inyong mga opisyal kundi sa bawat Santiaguenio.
Ito na ang naging patakarang ng ating administrasyong magmula pa noong 2004. Sa ating mga Punong Barangay, kayo ang makakapagpatunay na nanggagaling sa inyo ang mga panukalang proyekto at programa sa inyong mga barangay. Kahit minsan ay di ko kayo diniktahan dahil naniniwala ako na kayo ang nakakaalam kung ano ang mga pangunahing pangangailangan ng inyong mga nasasakupan. At sa puntong ito ay nais ko kayong pasalamatan sa malaking suporta niyo sa akin noong nakaraang eleksiyon.
Sa kabilang dako, bilang inyong Punong Lungsod ay akin ding iginagalang ang karapatan ng bawat isa na maghayag ng mga pananaw hinggil sa mga nangyayari sa lungsod. Malaya ang sinuman sa atin na pumuna sa dapat baguhin o dapat bigyan ng pansin ng Pamahalaang Lungsod. Ngunit ang mga pagpuna na ito ay nararapat lamang na nakasalig sa kabutihan ng nakararami at hindi pang personal o pang pulitikang interes lamang.
Once again, I offer my hand for reconciliation. We shall seek reforms for the public good and not for our personal welfare. An anonymous author said and I quote:
Let us choose to love rather than hate
Choose to smile rather than frown
Choose to build rather than destroy
Choose to forgive rather than curse
Choose to pray rather than despair
Choose to get up rather than give up
For my last term, we shall uphold the tradition of excellence that we have started six years ago. We will nurture excellence in governance. We pride ourselves in garnering numerous awards and citations in the past. We have been noticed even in the international stage. Santiago City is one of the presenters in the Global Conference of Alliance for Healthy Cities which was held on October 26-29, 2010 in Gangnam, South Korea. And our policies and efforts in making Santiago a healthy city were well applauded. The City was ably represented by our City Secretary Janet Francia and City Health Officer, Dr. Gerry Manalo.
For the second time, Santiago City was adjudged First Runner Up in the Presidential Search for Most Child Friendly City in the Philippines.
Our City Treasurer’s Office headed by Mrs. Elizabeth Casabar, was awarded by the Civil Service Commission for having garnered a rating of Very Good in the Public Service Delivery Audit Program. In a survey conducted by our university students, our CTO has exhibited the value of customer care and meeting the expectations of the transacting public for prompt, courteous, responsive, facilitative and pleasant service, hence the award.
We were also adjudged as the Best Responsible Parenting Movement Team in the Cagayan Valley Region and our City Population Officer, Mrs. Norma Palado was awarded Best Population Officer of Region 2.
We also would like to share with you that our City Government through its City Accounting Office is compliant with the prescribed period of the Commission on Audit on the submission of Year End Financial Statements, which only few LGU’s are strictly complying with this.
To ensure the protection of barangay and city properties, we have initiated the creation of a Task Force for the accounting of government properties. With this effort, we have inculcated in the minds of our officials and employees their accountability in protecting government properties. We thank our Department of the Interior and Local Government City Director Agnes de Leon for helping us on this program.
We are also proud to inform you that we have a very efficient Internal Control System in regard to the city’s expenditures, ensuring that all obligated expenses are backed-up by available resources. We never incurred overdrafts or deficits.
Another laudable advocacy that we have in the city is the conduct of Pre-Marriage Counseling Seminar, an activity under our Responsible Parenting Movement. Our information and education campaign has resulted to a lower average number of children of every couple from 5.6 to 3.3.
For 2010, we also have recorded a significant increase of 12% of registered births compared from 2009.
Dahil tumaas ang bilang ng naiparehistrong sanggol o bata kahit na bumaba ang bilang ng nagiging anak ng mag-aawa sa ating lungsod, nangangahulugan lamang na epektibo ang ating kampanya sa pagpaparehistro ng mga bagong panganak o kahit mga may gulang na na hindi pa nakarehistro.
It is a basic right to have a name from the moment that you were born. And there is no reason for every Santiaguenio not to have this inherent right.
With all these accomplishments, I am proud to present to you the people, who have helped us achieved all these, our Department Heads, Assistant Department Heads, Heads of Office and Executive Assistants, headed by our City Administrator, Mrs. Perla S. Buencamino --- please stand up….palakpakan po natin sila.
Lahat po sila ay ‘on call’ 24 hours a day. Kahit po holiday, o hating gabi o madaling araw, kung kinakailangan na sila ay magtrabaho ay wala silang reklamo. They are my dependable frontliners!
Nais ko din papurihan ang ating mga kawani ng Pamahalaang Lungsod na katuwang natin sa lahat ng ating mga programa at proyekto. Palakpakan po natin sila.
But there is still one big thing to be put in place. And that is our road map in our quest for becoming a Dream City. Although we already hurdled the first step towards this end having been INITIATED by the PGS-ISA, we have not moved fast enough. And so to the City Administrator and CPDO, your marching order is to craft and finish our road map before I face our people again in 2012 to deliver my next SOCA.
With the crafting of our road map, I am confident that there is no more stopping our city from becoming a world class city where people are satisfied and live in comfort.
But as I always say, I cannot do all of these alone. Let us join our hands in achieving our sustainable development for our beloved City of Santiago.
Sama sama nating iguhit ang magandang kinabukasan ng Lungsod ng Santiago.
As the saying goes: Hope springs eternal we welcome 2011 with plenty of hope for our beloved families and city. We must all love Santiago because it’s the only city we’ve got. I wish everyone: friends and foes alike the best for 2011.
Sa pagkakataong ito nais kong pasalamatan ang aking pamilya, lalung lalo na sa aking kabiyak, Dr. Peping Navarro, sa kanyang pagmamahal at pag-unawa sa akin, sa aking mga anak, Michael and Monchit, Michele and Christopher, Maurice, MM and Michele, sa aking mga apo, Mia, Megan, Missa, Mella, MJ, Nico at Diego, na nagsisilbing aking inspirasyon bilang isang ina at lola. Sa aking mga kapatid, mga kamag anak at mga kaibigan na patuloy na nagmamahal at nagmamalasakit sa akin.
To my official family, to Vice Mayor Abaya, and to the members of the City Council, to the Department Heads, Executive Assistants, Section Chief and to all employees, my sincerest gratitude for supporting me all the way.
At higit sa lahat, nais kong magpasalamat sa Poong Maykapal sa lahat ng biyaya na kaloob niya sa atin.
GOD IS THE PROVIDER OF ALL OUR BLESSINGS.
Again, I would like to share with you my favorite quotation, Life is too short, but one life is enough if we live it right.
Lagi ninyong tatandaan, mahal na mahal kayo ni Mayor Amy Navarro. Kay Amy Navarro, sulong Santiago.
Mabuhay ang Lungsod ng Santiago!
Maraming salamat at muli magandang hapon sa ating lahat!
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If all the politicians/leaders and administrators supports The President's anti-logging program and adhere to all what they have promised to the people, then there is reason to be more optomistic of what directions the Province of Isabela is going in terms of the development of the coastal towns, in the Pacific coast.

I would totally support the plan to build a road that would link the coastal towns of Isabela to the rest of the interior of the Province. The implication of the Press Release to prospective investors, is tremendous, considering the economic potentials, once the project takes off and materialized. (Hopefully it will) There wil be huge economic impact and have a greater spin-off, not only in the Pacific Coast, and the province but would also reverberate throughout the Region 2.

The likelihood of eco-tourism in the The Pacific Coast would be a reality. However, caution must be excercise if any move to develop tourism in the area. Has to be done with proper planning and judiciously.

Proper growth management should be implement, and provide diverse parks system with year-round recreational experience.

Protect the ecological health of the natural environment, by preserving the forested character of the localities. :cheers:

And manage watershed and foreshore resources to maintain hydrological functions. (Landslide prevention)

With all the current developments sir, including the creation of movements to protect Sierra Madre, the construction of the coastal road is becoming a reality. It only means that people ( particularly Isabelinos) are now ready to reap the potential of our coastline with due regard to the preservation of our forest...:) ( hehe.. masyado bang optimistic?)

Salamat sa warning!... Ingat lagi.. maraming masasama ang loob ang gumagala...^^

yung po ang mga holdaper na tintawag na riding in tandem!! ang branch na pala sila sa provinces.. laganap yan sa manila kaya ang pag gabi may mga check point sa mga hot spots.. kaya advice niyo sa PNP provincial command na magtalaga sila ng checkpoints...

With all the current developments sir, including the creation of movements to protect Sierra Madre, the construction of the coastal road is becoming a reality. It only means that people ( particularly Isabelinos) are now ready to reap the potential of our coastline with due regard to the preservation of our forest...:) ( hehe.. masyado bang optimistic?)


being optimistic is a positive thing... wag lang masyadong optimistic kasi baka parang sumusuntok lang sa buwan. pero to each his own sabi nga. :cheers:

isa lang ang kinatatakutan ko jan sa mga nag-iingay na mga politiko about the coastal roadway at yun yung tinatawag nilang "bantay salakay.":)

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DIBULO Falls - Dinapigue, Isabela!^^

being optimistic is a positive thing... wag lang masyadong optimistic kasi baka parang sumusuntok lang sa buwan. pero to each his own sabi nga. :cheers:

isa lang ang kinatatakutan ko jan sa mga nag-iingay na mga politiko about the coastal roadway at yun yung tinatawag nilang "bantay salakay.":)

I absolutely agree with you. I totally understand where you're coming from and your legitimate concerns has not to be taken lightly.. However, Isabelenos could not just acquiesce to all delimma at hand, but to be more proactive. Sure there are anticipated creases along the way while this kinds of project is taking hold. But I think Isabelenos, should put all things into perspective, considering the economic impact, this huge undertaking will bring to the Province.

About the "bantay salakay" endemic, it would be prudent to let every stakeholders involve in the consultation process, and listen to all their concerns. Say it loudly and create a doable solutions, or alternatives that would be workable to everbody. It is better to have it in the open, hold a meeting and consultations in everytime/everywhere possible to update everyone's concern. Doing nothing is not the best solution when it comes to this kind of development specially, when livelihood and reachout to the pacific is at stake. :)

With all the current developments sir, including the creation of movements to protect Sierra Madre, the construction of the coastal road is becoming a reality. It only means that people ( particularly Isabelinos) are now ready to reap the potential of our coastline with due regard to the preservation of our forest...:) ( hehe.. masyado bang optimistic?)

Not at all. Being optomistic really would help you see clearly all sides of the spectrum. Both negative and positive negations of the project taking hold would be a lot easier to dealt with, when all stakeholders are extremely optomistic and receptive. Regardless of the outcome, all sides should be given their chance to voice their concerns, without repercusions of any sort. Let "democracy" work its magic for everyone.

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DIBULO Falls - Dinapigue, Isabela!^^

By letting the planned development, to link all the coastal towns of Isabela to the rest of the interior of the Province, such wonderful, breathtaking and amazing attractions jus like above ^^would be accessible to all. So let it be. With proper planning and environment sustainability in hands/minds at all time, Isabelono's won't have any regrets. :)

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DIBULO Falls - Dinapigue, Isabela!^^

One of the hidden beauties of Isabela's coastline. It's a shame that these places are not easily accessible to tourists.

Farmers, militants protest bioethanol project in Isabela
By Villamor Visaya Jr.
Inquirer Northern Luzon
First Posted 23:39:00 02/02/2011

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SAN MARIANO, Isabela, Philippines—Some 400 farmers and activists on Tuesday staged a protest march to oppose the construction of a bioethanol plant here, a project that is supported by the provincial government.
Diony Yadao, leader of the farmers' group Danggayan Dagiti Mannalon iti Isabela-San Mariano, said the project would turn landowning farmers as tenants under a 15-year contract growing agreement for sugarcane.
Yadao also said most farmers feared that their farmlands would never be returned to them.
He said they found the yearly rental fee of P5,000 a hectare for their lands small and protested a provision in the lease contract that would make them as lessors who are required to pay real property taxes.
Gretchen Valdez, Bayan-Isabela spokesperson, said farmers in at least 846 hectares are in danger of being displaced from their own lands.
But Mayor Edgar Go dismissed the protesters' claims.
“These ... are barren lands and the owners have voluntarily entered into a contract with the companies [involved in the project]. Some militant groups and losing candidates [in the recent barangay elections] have been leading the protest to air their personal interests and grievances," Go said.
He said most protesters are not residents of the town. “They are just riding on the bioethanol production issue to gain mileage and favorable public opinion," he said.
Capital infusion for the bioethanol plant was one of the good news that President Aquino brought home from his visit to Japan last year.
Alexander Uy, Green Future Innovations Inc. (GFII) chief executive officer, said the plant's projected annual production of 54 million liters of ethanol, worth $27.5 million (roughly P1.5 billion), would lessen the country's dependence on imported fuel.
“With world crude prices averaging $81 a barrel, the foreign exchange saving is estimated at $27.5 million a year,” he said in an earlier interview.
He said the investment's multiplier effect would benefit local communities.
“There will be businesses established to take care of the logistics for sugarcane and ethanol, canteens and restaurants will be put up, groceries and agriculture-related stores will be established. Every peso and dollar spent on this project will ultimately benefit the province,” he said.
Gov. Faustino Dy III said contract growing for sugarcane in at least 9,000 hectares for the plant would assure 20,000 farmers in the province a steady income. Additional 2,000 hectares of sugarcane fields will be managed by the company's corporate farm.
Farmers in San Mariano, Benito Soliven and Ilagan towns have agreed to enter into contract growing, Dy said.
Generoso Mallari, 50, a farmer, said he wanted to first see the bioethanol plant built in Minanga village and benefit farmers.
“Let us wait and see. For all we know, some companies may just be enticing investors to come in to solicit money and [when they get it], they [would leave],” he said.
Dy said Isabela officials are waiting for Mr. Aquino's administrative order declaring San Mariano as an economic zone to signal the construction of the plant. “We are upbeat that this will improve the province's economy,” he added.^^
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20110202-318126/Farmers-militants-protest-bioethanol-project-in-Isabela

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The hospital is equipped with a 4 -bed Intensive Care Unit, 3-bed Major Operating Suites, NICU, recovery rooms, minor operating rooms, automated machine laboratory and other health services and facilities.

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Santiago City Hospitals!

1.La Salette Hospital ( initially a 300 bed capacity pero dahil sa luwang ng building pwede mag-expand anytime:banana:)
2.De Veras General Hospital
3.Callang General Hospital
4.Cagayan Valley Sanitarium
5.Flores Hospital
6.Southern Isabela General Hospital
7.Corado General hospital
8.Renmar

ito lang ang alam ko...:)

Marami kaming clinics ( as in super dami)...

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La Salette Dormitory - Santiago City!^^
( At the back of the building is the University of La Salette Hospital which is 5 - 6 times larger than the photo above):cheers:

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La Salette Dormitory - Santiago City!^^
( At the back of the building is the University of La Salette Hospital which is 5 - 6 times larger than the photo above):cheers:GOOD MORNING ISABELA! PART RIN PO BA NG LASALLE SCHOOL SYSTEM YAN?

GOOD MORNING ISABELA! PART RIN PO BA NG LASALLE SCHOOL SYSTEM YAN?


Hi SaintM:)... Hindi po.. bale school ito established by the la Salette Missionaries from La Salette, France... Bale nagkalat po ang La Salette school sa western Isabela. Meron din pong La Salette sa Silang, Cavite at may La Salette school din po sa ibang bansa kung hindi ako nagkakamali. International school po ito...:) ^^

^^ I see, sa Dagupan po kazi meron rin ganyang school Escuela de Nuestra Señora de La Salette ang name po. Under La Salle school system supervision naman

may ganito- In November 2000, Escuela de Nuestra Señora de La Salette became a De La Salle Assistancy School through the Lasallian Schools Supervision Services Association, Inc. (LASSAI). In 2006, the school earned another Lasallian Accreditation and it is now known as a De La Salle Supervised School.

source ko po http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/offices/mco/publications/student_handbook/SY0609/appendix.pdf asa page 18

^^ I see, sa Dagupan po kazi meron rin ganyang school Escuela de Nuestra Señora de La Salette ang name po. Under La Salle school system supervision naman

may ganito- In November 2000, Escuela de Nuestra Señora de La Salette became a De La Salle Assistancy School through the Lasallian Schools Supervision Services Association, Inc. (LASSAI). In 2006, the school earned another Lasallian Accreditation and it is now known as a De La Salle Supervised School.

source ko po http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/offices/mco/publications/student_handbook/SY0609/appendix.pdf asa page 18

Wow nakakatuwa naman... Kanino kaya pinangalan yung Nuestra Senora de La Salette?:)...

Pero kung titignan natin, hindi naman dapat iconfused ang sarili natin sa "La Salle" and "La Salette", kasi yung una ay double "L" at yung pangalawa naman ay double "T".. hehe... hehe:lol:

may nagtanong nga sa akin dati kung small La Salle daw ang La Salette?.. hehe:lol:

Save Sierra Madre, save forests
By Fr. Pete Montallana
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Editor’s Note: President Benigno Aquino announced a logging moratorium on Feb. 3.)
AMONG the reports of logging and charcoal-making in Umiray in Quezon and Aurora was the one that I received at 8:23 a.m. on Jan. 10. An environmentalist from Umiray, General Nakar sent a text message that said “ang dmi ng khoy d2 sa Umiray ay more or less 10 taw pcs. Nakagayak na po un para ibyahe. Dp lang makaalis at ml2ki ang alon. (The number of logs here in Umiray is more or less 10,000 pieces. These are ready for transport. Departure is delayed due to big waves.)”
When I called up, I was informed that the logs were destined for Mauban. Immediately, I asked our informants to take a picture of the logs, but the heavy rains prevented them from doing so. However, I had pictures of charcoal from freshly cut trees in the same place taken on Dec. 18, 2010. Because of Simbang Gabi I did not have time to communicate this to our network.
Casualties, destruction
With so many dead and injured and so much destruction in the Philippines and in other parts of the world, Filipinos must know what is happening so that we can act fast to help mitigate the impact of global warming. The destruction of Sierra Madre is one issue that needs immediate attention.
The massive flooding and landslides in different parts of the country have focused the nation’s attention on the urgent need to address climate change due to global warming and to institute radical solutions to the degradation of the environment caused by man. More so because the poor are most vulnerable to calamities.
Corruption
Environmentalists welcomed the new administration of President Benigno Aquino with much hope that things would finally change at the <span>Department of Environment</span> and Natural Resources (DENR). But as far as the <span>destruction of forests</span> in Sierra Madre is concerned, it has been business as usual.
With one big difference—people have been deceived that logging has stopped with so many press releases from the DENR regarding its anticorruption campaign announcing that it has installed surveillance cameras in offices, removed checkpoints, confiscated logs and donated these to schools, etc.
These measures may be good but the DENR has not really addressed corruption in the department. If only there were a big camera in Sierra Madre, then the whole country would know the real score on the destruction of its forests. The big question is: Can the DENR heal itself?
Rubber stamp
Take the case of logging and charcoal-making in Dingalan, Aurora and General Nakar, Quezon. Task Force Sierra Madre (TFSM), among other groups, has sent so many letters or reports to the DENR but it has barely acted on these.
The Multisectoral <span>Forest Protection</span> Committee (MFPC) in Dingalan has turned out to be a rubber stamp for those who earn from the forests. Inventories of charcoal have been good opportunities to bring out all the stocks that could not be “legally” transported. There has been no change in the MFPC.
Still, in March 2010, I told the community environment officer (Cenro) about illegal logging in Barangay Dikapanikian in Dingalan. He challenged me to go there with him. I told him I had pictures.
In the same place, on June 9, 2010 we took pictures of many flitches again. This was reported to the Cenro who immediately went there. I was told later that the flitches were placed under the custody of the barangay chair. Nothing more was heard about them. Where did so many flitches end up?
Petition
After the flash flood of July 18, 2010, 809 people from Dingalan wrote a letter to the President about the environment. They asked “that the permit of San Roque Saw Mill be cancelled because this is also being used by the illegal loggers of our town of Dingalan.”
The petition also calls for a stop to the transport of logs from Isabela and Quezon through Dingalan; enforcement of a total log ban throughout the Philippines; a probe and punishment of erring local and DENR officials for not doing anything or for not having a program to protect the environment.
The department interviewed some of those who signed the letter but nothing was heard of after that. What happened to the investigation? We were never informed.
Trucks blocked
Due to the campaign of the Church, parishioners from Sitio Setic, Barangay Ibona in Dingalan, were emboldened to protect their mountain. They said they were worried because the cutting of trees in the mountains continued without let-up. They blocked a truck hauling logs from their mountain and reported it to barangay officials and the DENR on Aug. 25, 2010.
The department simply texted back, saying it coordinated with the security guard to tighten watch. I was told later that the people were threatened by loggers and were advised not to bring the letter to the authorities.
It was on Sept. 4, 2010 that DENR personnel came to Sitio Setic. Not finding any more logs, they told the people that when they report they should make sure that there were logs to be seized. When the people answered that they should instead climb the mountain and see for themselves that the trees were almost gone, they did not go. Instead, the Cenro said, “why do you keep signing what Fr. Pete asks you to sign. If the operations of San Roque stop, many people will go hungry, you are to blame.” Then they left and their chief, the Cenro said, he would go to Barangay Umiray to see what Fr. Pete wants people to sign, the residents said.
Protective of saw mill
It is interesting to find out why the Cenro seems to be so protective of San Roque.
It is time the National Bureau of Investigation came into the picture. People talk about “grease money” flowing into the hands of local officials. On Nov. 14, 2010, another informant signed an affidavit that he saw logs of narra and kamagong, cut 4x4x6 by the side of the river in Bukbuk (Barangay Ibona, Dingalan and in the place between Sikbing and Muklapa, “I saw logs, cut 4x4x6, of which six were narra. The logs were loaded. Roque owns the hand tractor.),” he said.
In the dialogue of Nov. 28, 2010 between the Church and local government, Mayor Zenaida Padiernos of Dingalan said that at the last meeting of the MFPC it was agreed that only three sacks of charcoal would be allowed by the DENR to be carried by the bus. The reality is the opposite. One time, we noted a bus with so many sacks of charcoal. We texted an environmentalist to observe what the people at the checkpoint would do. They just let the bus pass by so easily.
During the Simbang Gabi, I was informed by a parishioner that aside from the legal fees asked by the DENR for the transport of siit (small driftwood), people still have to give a bribe to the DENR personnel.
She was scared to sign an affidavit because she might be harassed by the same DENR personnel.
I am so exasperated by this situation. The people are already suffering so much, and yet DENR personnel still milk them. I know that without documentation this cannot stand by itself, but taken with the other proofs, this only intensifies the need for immediate action—clean up the DENR.
Act now
As we reported to then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on June 16, 2008 and to which she and then environment secretary Joselito Atienza agreed, the biggest problem in the DENR was corruption.
The former president then agreed to create an independent citizens’ investigating committee to be implemented by the <span>environment secretary,but this was not done. The department tried to lure the Church to be part of a monitoring committee. We never accepted that. How can we monitor together with suspected corrupt officials?
Our experience in the Aquino administration is that things have not changed. The present environment secretary has not really implemented anticorruption policies that would have lessened the destruction of the forests.
NGOs and the Church can only do so much. We have other things to attend to. We pay our taxes in order to pay for the salaries of DENR personnel to guard the environment and not protect those who destroy the environment.
If the department was really serious about its job, San Roque Saw Mill should have been closed, and there would be no more logs cut outside designated areas because illegal logs could not pass the checkpoints.

Get serious
What is happening around the world should alarm us. The government should consider the declaration of a total log ban throughout the country. It has to choose between the welfare of the people and the income of financiers. Should we continue to destroy our forests? At what price?
Environmentalists were disappointed with the first three major speeches of the President, which mentioned nothing about climate change and global warming—among the world’s most critical problems.
Prayer
Our prayer is that the President will act soon—to urgently address corruption in the DENR through an independent investigating committee. Corruption is just so embedded in the department that good people could not do anything about it.
The government, too, has to address the plight of poor woodcutters and charcoal-makers being taken advantage of by the financiers and unscrupulous government officials.
We are not sure of what will happen to us this year. I experienced the flash flood in General Nakar on Nov. 29, 2004 and Tropical Storm “Ondoy” in Manila on Sept. 26, 2009. With the way the DENR is operating, we might have more massive flooding than we can handle. God forbid!
Paradigm shift
The government is challenged by these calamities to make a paradigm shift and redirect its strategy on development toward social, economic and ecological sustainability. We urgently ask the President to prioritize the survival of the Filipino people above all other considerations by:
1. Imposing a total commercial log ban in all natural forests;
2. Canceling immediately all Integrated <span>Forest Management Agreements (Ifmas) that have become fronts for illegal logging, and legislating the cancellation of the rest of the Ifmas because of imminent public danger;
3. Providing an alternative livelihood program for small loggers and charcoal-makers to liberate them from the clutches of their financiers and unscrupulous government officials;
4. Implementing a massive and genuine <span>reforestation</span> program to combat the rapid denudation of the forests;
5. Strengthen the forest protection program by providing sufficient funds to guarantee the presence of well-trained and -equipped forest ranger units in critical areas to arrest illegal loggers; and by ensuring the formation of multistakeholder forest protection coordinating councils in every local government unit with active participation of nongovernment and people’s organizations, the Church, the academe and other sectors; and
6. Cleaning up the DENR, through an independent investigating committee, of corrupt officials so that it can be truly responsive to a just and sustainable use of natural resources.
This year, dubbed by the United Nations as the “International Year of the Forests,” we want to share Mr. Aquino’s optimism that “pwede na ulit mangarap (we can again dream.).” Dreams, however, can only be realized by exercising political will, particularly on the environment. We hope that the government act before another catastrophe happens.
(Fr. Pete Montallana is the chair of the Save Sierra Madre Network. He was the parish administrator in 2010 of Dingalan, Aurora and Umiray, General Nakar, Quezon.)



Longest mountain range

Philippine Daily Inquirer


SIERRA MADRE, the longest mountain range in the country, is found in the eastern section of Luzon. The backbone of the country’s main island, it is shared by the provinces of Laguna, Rizal and Quezon in the south; Aurora, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan in Central Luzon; and Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, Quirino and Cagayan in the north.

These mountains provide people with the bounty of its foods, feeds, water, fodder, fuel, biodiversity and other environmental amenities.

These areas are blessed with the rich biodiversity in the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park in Isabela and the Mountains San Cristobal and Banahaw protected landscape in the south, including the caves of Biak na Bato in Bulacan.

Its watershed supplies water to big dams such as those in Magat, Casecnan, Pantabangan, Angat, La Mesa and Caliraya-Botocan, which provide water and power in Luzon.

These areas also served as the watershed of Pasig River, Laguna de Bay (one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world), the central plain of Luzon and the southern part of Cagayan Valley.

Place in history

Sierra Madre is also accorded a place in history with Gregorio del Pilar’s last stand in Tirad Pass and the capture of Aguinaldo in Palanan and of Hermano Pule in Banahaw. Even the New People’s Army takes refuge in the whole stretch of the mountain range.

However, it is sad to say that despite the economic, political and environmental importance of Sierra Madre, the government and the people pay it little respect, and fail to return the favor that the blessings of its richness provide.

Virgilio T. Villancio, a former manager of Land Grant Management Office, UP Los Baños College, Laguna


Sierra Madre tribal leader welcomes logging ban

By Delfin Mallari Jr.
Inquirer Southern Luzon


LUCENA CITY – The Agta/Dumagat tribe in the Sierra Madre mountain range in northern Quezon welcomed President Benigno Aquino’s declaration of a nationwide logging ban saying it is the “last chance to save Sierra Madre.”

“The whole tribe is glad with this latest development. This is one important step in the protection and rehabilitation of Sierra Madre and other forested areas in other parts of the country,” Ramcy Astoveza, a tribal leader of the Agta/Dumagat tribe and executive director of the Tribal Center for Development Foundation Inc. said in a phone interview Friday.

However, will not be another failure like the 2004 logging moratorium then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued following the killer floods and landslides in northern Quezon.

“The log ban failed because of insincere implementation,” Astoveza said, blaming the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the failure. Then, Environment Secretary Mike Defensor lifted the ban the following year.

Astoveza called on Mr. Aquino to strictly monitor the implementation of his logging moratorium order.

“The government should not bungle it this time,” he said.

Bishop Rolando Tria Tirona, head of the Prelature of Infanta, has long been blaming corrupt DENR personnel for the continued destruction of the Sierra Madre.

In past interviews, Tirona called on the government to “wage an all-out war, not words only” against illegal loggers and miners in the Sierra Madre.

Astoveza challenged the DENR and other government agencies to strictly implement Aquino’s logging moratorium.

“But the question here is how can these government agencies sustain the log ban order? Illegal loggers have the means to entice unscrupulous state workers to just close their eyes,” Astoveza said.

He noted that they have long been calling the attention of the government to stop all forms of logging in their ancestral domain but the rape of the Sierra Madre continues.

“We cannot do anything because these illegal loggers have armed goons and protection from government officials who are supposed to stop their unlawful acts,” he said.

Save Sierra Madre, save our forests !

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PIA Press Release
Monday, February 07, 2011

Isabela strengthens war against illegal logging

By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, February 7 (PIA) – In an effort to strictly enforce the protection of the remaining forest resources in the province, the Isabela Environment Protection Task Force (IEPTF) strengthened its war against illegal transporters of logs and lumbers.
With the strengthening of checkpoints, the task force apprehended more than a thousand board feet of softwood at Pinakanawan river in Ilagan town which is used as mode of transporting illegally cut logs and lumbers in the upstream.
The apprehension was made after Monday’s marching order of Governor Faustino G. Dy III and Rodito
Albano III to the task force to monitor and trace all possible areas where the illegally cut logs and lumbers originated.
The move is in support to President Aquino’s declaration of total log ban have been found to cause flash floods.
The two officials have ordered the task force in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Air Force to conduct inspection flights to areas where possible illegal logging operations and have been identified.
Governor Dy also ordered the AFP and the PNP that the confiscated logs and lumbers be stored in the
provincial gymnasium and be donated to Department of Education for school children’s desks. #PIA-
Isabela^^