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Avail of this promo at SM Foodcourt now.

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Mister Donut now open at the 2nd floor of SM City Tarlac near Reyes Barbecue



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Litratista de Tarlac

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Maganda yung location ng commercial space na for lease katabi ng Matutina, sana iyan ang marenovate.:)

matutina ...restaurant po ba yan...kung resto po yan baka bagong branch ng matutinas seafoods and restaurant yan origianaly from dagupan ...:) ay gandang gabi po pala sir...:cheers:

matutina ...restaurant po ba yan...kung resto po yan baka bagong branch ng matutinas seafoods and restaurant yan origianaly from dagupan ...:) ay gandang gabi po pala sir...:cheers:

Yes sir, parang may nabasa ako, sa Dagupan nga ang original ng Matutina Seafoods Restaurant.:)

^^ so another branch pala ng matutinas resto yan nasa tarlac...anyway about sa bypass road na yan naku mukhang lalaki nanam ang CBD's ng tarlac at panibagong mga establishmetns naman ang magsusulputan dyan sa highway na yan...sya nga po pala saan ang tagos po nyan sir?

Hopefully sir, magdevelop iyan as next prime location of new businesses, in fact may bago ng commercial complex diyan, yung Talon Plaza, may kasamang residential. Sa may Tarlac Provincial Hospital ang tagos niyan papuntang Romulo highway, alternative route papuntang Camiling and western Pangasinan, maba-bypass mo ang SM and City proper pag diyan ka dumaan.:)

Yung bungad lang ng road ang medyo malawak, sana later ma-improve pa iyan with paved shoulder and concrete sidewalk tapos lamp post and palm trees, ganda siguro. he he.:) Adjacent yung area na iyan sa SM.

^^Super love ko ang Matutina Restaurant...:)

Hopefully sir, magdevelop iyan as next prime location of new businesses, in fact may bago ng commercial complex diyan, yung Talon Plaza, may kasamang residential. Sa may Tarlac Provincial Hospital ang tagos niyan papuntang Romulo highway, alternative route papuntang Camiling and western Pangasinan, maba-bypass mo ang SM and City proper pag diyan ka dumaan.:)

Yung bungad lang ng road ang medyo malawak, sana later ma-improve pa iyan with paved shoulder and concrete sidewalk tapos lamp post and palm trees, ganda siguro. he he.:) Adjacent yung area na iyan sa SM.

di sila nagkakalayo ng de venecia highway sa dagupan ...short cut going to west pangasina di na sya dadaan ng downtown :):)malapit lang ba sa SM yan by pass road na yan?kasi kung malapit lang malamang abutin pa rin ng traffic sa area na yan.

di sila nagkakalayo ng de venecia highway sa dagupan ...short cut going to west pangasina di na sya dadaan ng downtown :):)malapit lang ba sa SM yan by pass road na yan?kasi kung malapit lang malamang abutin pa rin ng traffic sa area na yan.

Di gaanong kahabaan iyan sir, siguro nasa 1.3 km lang. Nakita ko yung pics ng De Venecia highway sa Pangasinan Thread, mukhang malaking project at mahaba, ilang km yun?:)

Malapit lang sir. Di ko lang alam kung tuwing rush hour eh, inaabot ng traffic sa SM. May traffic light na rin diyan.:)

^^Super love ko ang Matutina Restaurant...:)

Ilan ang branch ng Matutina sa Pampanga sir? Di ko pa natry diyan. he he. Ano ang favorite dishes nyo sa Matutina Seafoods?:):cheers:

San Sebastian-San Vicente bypass road
Tarlac City

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Maganda yung location ng commercial space na for lease katabi ng Matutina, sana iyan ang marenovate.:)


right ka dyan sir! Pero yung isang building sa right side ng Matutina (katabi rin mismo) ay ginagawa na ngayon. I think restaurant din sya or maybe commercial space din. :)

Ilan ang branch ng Matutina sa Pampanga sir? :


AFAIK, wala pang Matutina resto sa Pampanga :)

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right ka dyan sir! Pero yung isang building sa right side ng Matutina (katabi rin mismo) ay ginagawa na ngayon. I think restaurant din sya or maybe commercial space din. :)


Bukas post ko list ng ibang resto sa Tarlac City, may source ako.:):)

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Nice post Hugo.:):banana:

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Photo credit to sir Moises de Ocampo

Thanks to Litratista de Tarlac
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Ilan ang branch ng Matutina sa Pampanga sir? Di ko pa natry diyan. he he. Ano ang favorite dishes nyo sa Matutina Seafoods?:):cheers:

Kumain kami sa may Dagupan area sa may Bonuan Tondaligan. Favorite ko ay ang Boneless Bangus na sinigang, adobong pusit at Bangus sisig! :)

Kumain kami sa may Dagupan area sa may Bonuan Tondaligan. Favorite ko ay ang Boneless Bangus na sinigang, adobong pusit at Bangus sisig! :)

Wow, sarap niyan sir, iyan ang namimiss ko sa Dagupan, yung bonuan bangus nila, gusto kong luto yung inihaw, tapos fried boneless bangus.:):cheers: Kung ganun, may mga ganiyang putahe sa Matutina Tarlac branch.

TRP renamed Jose V. Yap Sports and Recreational Complex

TARLAC---The Sangguniang Panlalawigan [SP] through Provincial Ordinance No. 001-2010 has renamed the historic Tarlac Recreational Park [TRP] into the Jose V. Yap Sports and Recreational Complex in honor of the late Tarlac Governor and Representative Jose “Aping” Villa Agustin Yap.
Authored by then Board Members Amado de Leon and Carlito David, the ordinance which was enacted March 25 of last year, stated that “the establishment of a modern and fully-equipped sports center in the province of Tarlac was conceived as early as 2004 by the late Congressman Jose Yap who was then the governor.”
The purchase and acquisition of the lot for the sports center was established and negotiated during the late Yap’s term.
“Whereas, having put in place the establishment of the sports center during his term as governor of the province, the late Congressman Jose V. Yap continued to work towards the realization of the sports complex by making it as one of his major priority projects as Congressman of the second district of Tarlac,” the ordinance declared.
The ordinance further read, “that the TRP, is undeniably the brainchild of the late Yap, which he, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Tarlac through Governor Victor Yap, has put to completion [and was] the venue of the Palarong Pambansa 2010.”
The present and past members of provincial board led by Vice Governor Pearl Angeli Pacada, Board Members Rommel David, Noel dela Cruz, Tito Razalan, Harmes Sembrano, Antonio Cervantes Jr., Enrico de Leon, Danilo Asiaten, Henry Cruz, Danilo David, George Feliciano, Jude Joseph David and John Patrick Agustin and former Board Members Carlito David, Amado de Leon, Frank Dayao, Pablito Rosete, Tyrone Aganon and Danilo Malonzo presented the ordinance to the family of Yap and was received by his widow, Zenaida and children Daniel, San Jose Mayor Jose Jr., Congresswoman Susan, and Governor Victor.
In Jose Jr.’s response, he thanked the former and present SP for the honor and said that his family is proud that the sports center be named after his late father.
Gov. Victor for his part said that he is honored that [the TRP] was renamed in honor of his father and thanked the provincial board.
“Isang pasasamat ng pamilya. The ordinance was signed on March 2010 so that was a few weeks after my dad died. We’re grateful for the people who made this possible,” he said.
The governor likewise lamented the reasons why it took him that long to accept the ordinance.
“Marahil nagtataka ang ibang tao kung bakit di ko agad tinanggap [ordinance]. Ang tatay ko ay di naman hangad na ipangalan sa kanya ang mga ginagawa niya. I think what is important is the things he went through in life, his service to our people,” he pointed-out adding that a simple marker for his father should have been enough as recognition for his efforts.
“Muli, maraming salamat to the honor you have bestowed to my father,” he said.
The newly renamed sport complex has an Olympic standard track-and-field oval and swimming pool, two football, baseball and soft baseball fields, two basketball, volleyball, sepak takraw and sipa courts, a VIP lounge and a media center. It is situated on a 78-hectare hilly terrain.---PIO Media Affairs/Arvin Cabalu

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TPRC medical mission benefits hundreds

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TARLAC CITY---Almost 500 residents of Brgy. Buhilit received medical attention during a medical mission organized by the Tarlac Press and Radio Club, Inc. [TPRC], the office of second district Rep. Susan Yap and the Northern Luzon Command [NOLCOM] last February 26 here.
The half-day medical and dental missions was also supported by the Tarlac Provincial Hospital, City Health Office, Board Member Danilo Asiaten, SM City-Tarlac and San Miguel Brewery.
Among the cases noted during the medical mission were hypertension, muscle pains, upper respiratory tract infections and other minor illness. Around 200 had dental extractions. The mission also included the distribution of free medicines.
Brgy. Councilor Bernadine Pascual welcomed the medical mission team together with brgy. Councilors Ryan Layug, Ramon Tolentino and Francing Guevarra along with the health workers, school teachers and barangay’s Bantay Bayan members.
She said, “This is the first medical mission under our term and I thank the TPRC and Cong. Yap for choosing our barangay to have this medical mission because this is what our people need”.
The activity was in line with TPRC’s outreach program to provide assistance to the community. This welfare activity simplifies generosity and care as to give importance to the needy families who can’t afford the high cost of medical care and medicines.
In a text message by Yap to Ruben Pascual Jr., the president of the TPRC, she said that she was happy to have the opportunity to extend his helping hand to all the needy.
“It was a worthy project and I am very glad that many benefited from it,” the text message of Yap read.
The TPRC is the biggest and oldest media organization in the province of Tarlac.@

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Tarlaquenos remember Aping Yap on his first death anniversary

TARLAQUENOS commemorated the first death anniversary of former Governor and second district Rep. Jose “Aping” Yap on March 2 by holding mass and tribute.
A memorial mass officiated by Rev. Father Archie Cortes and the Servants of the Risen Christ [SRC] was held at Eco Tourism park in Lubigan, San Jose where Yap was laid to rest a year ago.
The late Tarlac political icon’s family, led by his wife Zenaida and children Daniel, Mayor Jose Jr., Congresswoman Susan and Governor Victor were joined by relatives, friends and members of civic and religious organizations at the Tarlac Recreational Park after the mass.
A video presentation of the personal and political life of Yap was shown.

Memorial Mass
The contributions of the Philippines’ youngest elected mayor in history were remembered by the SRC.
In Cortes’ homily, he cited the great contribution and inspirations of Yap to the establishment of a Monastic Community in Lubigan.
“Our Tatang Aping was the inspiration and the main reason for the establishment of a Monastery here. Without him, the True Relic of the Holy Cross will not be brought here,” Cortes said.
In 2007, the Reliquary of the Cross of Jesus Christ was brought to the Monastery by Cortes from Germany. The Relic is the only one in Asia.
Christian Yap, one of the grandsons of late Yap said in his response, “My Lolo has a great vision. He saw this baron place as potential for tourism…now, you can see how beautiful this place is not only for nature lovers but for religious devotees as well,” he said.
On March 9, Yap was laid to rest at the Lubigan Eco-Tourism Park, a project he started in 1999.

Splendid Political Career
Jose Villa Agustin Yap was born in Victoria, Tarlac on January 16, 1929. He was the third of five children. He finished his law degree at the Manuel Luis Quezon University and passed the bar examinations in 1951.
Yap’s political career took off in 1952 when he was elected as the youngest mayor in the country. In 1963, he was appointed as the undersecretary of the General Services and in 1964, he was designated as the deputy governor of the Land Authority. In 1965, he was elected as Congressman of the second district of Tarlac and was re-elected in 1969 before Martial Law was declared in 1972.
After the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolt that catapulted Corazon Aquino to the presidency, Yap was appointed as the administrator of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System. In 1987, he again run and won as Representative of the second district and held the position until 1998. After his nine-year term in Congress, he captured the governorship of Tarlac and served for three consecutive terms.
In 2007, he captured his sixth term as congressional representative, a record he shares with former Pangasinan Congressman and Speaker of the House Jose de Venecia.
Yap, until the time of his death was a senior consultant of the GRP-NDF peace panel.
Three of his children followed his political footsteps. Jose Jr., better known as Penggoy is the Mayor of San Jose town, Susan, is the Representative of the second district of Tarlac and Victor, his youngest, is the governor of Tarlac.
Landmark Bills
During his six-term stint with Congress, Yap was able to author and sponsor several landmark bills foremost of which were the conversion of the Tarlac College of Technology into a premiere university in the region---the Tarlac State University, the conversion of then municipality of Tarlac to a component city of Tarlac and the passage of the salary standardization for soldiers and teachers, among others.

Long Battle With Cancer
Yap has long been battling prostate cancer but that did not stop him from working hard for the betterment of his constituents.
He already has the dreaded decease during the early years of his governorship but he continued on with his duties as the people’s servant. Yap never surrendered to his illness.
On March 2, 2010, after 11 years of battling his disease, the 81-year old Yap died at the Chinese General Hospital.---PIO Media Affairs/Arvin Cabalu

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WOMEN'S MONTH CELEBRATION (TARLAC PROVINCE)


MARCH 23 WOMEN'S MARATHON FUN RUN
5:00 AM REGISTRATION, INFRONT OF CAPITOL BUILDING

MARCH 24 - 25 LIVELIHOOD TRAININGS
BULWAGAN NG MGA GOBERNADOR

MARCH 28 AWARENESS ON CANCER (BREAST, CERVICAL, ETC)
BULWAGAN

MARCH 29 SEMINAR ON RA 9262 ANTI0-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN
BULWAGAN

MARCH 30 SEMINAR ON RA 9208 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
BULWAGAN

MARCH 31 SEMINAR ON CLIMATE CHANGE
BULWAGAN

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DSWD LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM BENEFITS FAMILIES IN CENTRAL LUZON

More than 2,600 families in Region III benefited from the Self-Employment Assistance – Kaunlaran (SEA-K) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The family-beneficiaries were provided with interest-free capital assistance worth P11.28 million for the year 2010.

Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the amount funded the 110 SEA-K Level 1 livelihood projects of the 2,602 members worth P10.9 million and some 63 projects with capital assistance worth P330,000 under the family enterprise.

“The various projects undertaken by the beneficiaries were anchored on the government’s poverty alleviation initiatives,” Secretary Soliman added.

From 1993 to December 2010, the SEA-K level I benefited 3,737 SEA-K Associations (SKAs) with 85,000 members in the seven provinces and 13 cities of Central Luzon amounting to more than P757.9 million.

In Pampanga, the 21,608 beneficiaries undertook 1,055 SEA-K projects amounting to P100.3 million. In Nueva Ecija, there were 681 SEA-K projects amounting to P68.1 million, while in Bulacan, the DSWD funded 600 projects worth P61.8 million of capital assistance.

The DSWD Field Office III records also showed that P53.3 million was released to 477 SEA-K projects in Tarlac Province; P41.4 million to the 408 projects in Zambales; P30.6 million for 262 projects in Aurora; and P29 million for the 254 projects in Bulacan.

The SEA-K program, which provides economic opportunities for the poor, is a capability building program that enhances the socio-economic skills of poor families through the organization of community-based associations for entrepreneurial development.

The SEA-K Level I offers capability-building activities, as well as interest-free capital assistance for micro-enterprises for the marginalized sector.

The SEA-K projects undertaken by the beneficiaries include food processing (tocino, longganisa), manufacturing (loom weaving, bag making), and trade and commerce (buy and sell, sari-sari store). ### (DSWD – Social Marketing Service) March 23, 2011

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Aquino’s throat goes dry in speech on World Water Day

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Manila, Philippines- While joining the worldwide gift of water celebrations Tuesday, President Benigno Aquino III found himself urgently needing water to help ease a series of coughing fits as he spoke at the joint program on the 2011 World Water Day and the Joint Program on Millenium Development Goal (MDG) Achievement at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

In his speech, the President talked of his government’s commitment to provide 16 million Filipinos who still do not have access to safe and sustainable supply of water, which he said was a threat to national development.

“Despite fund allocations for water, the number of waterless municipalities outside Metro Manila has increased … and that’s why I need water,” Mr. Aquino suddenly said, as he was seized by a fit of coughing. He then took a sip of water from a glass handed to him.

As he proceeded to resume his speech, Mr. Aquino started to cough again. He stopped, saying he needed “more water” and immediately took a couple of sips from the glass.

At one point in the speech, he apologized for yet another coughing fit. “I’m really sorry,” he told his audience of mostly of students.

At the end of the speech, Mr. Aquino drank the rest of the water.

In his speech, President Aquino said the government was “inching closer” to fulfilling the MDG goals which include making sure it is able to deliver water to 36 waterless municipalities in 12 provinces.

He said that aside from investing in building airports and highways, the administration’s Private-Public Partnership Program (PPP) also has a number of projects designed to improve water mechanisms.

“We have the Balog-Balog multipurpose project phase II in Tarlac and the Jalaur River multipurpose project stage II in Panay, among others,” he said. More water-related projects are to be put up for bidding, he added.

Mr. Aquino said the National Economic and Development Authority and the National Water Resources Board are developing an adjusted tariff-setting methodology for small water service providers “to ensure adequate tariffs that will lead to cost recovery and improved services.”

He said that critical to the success of the government’s water program is a cost recovery system that will ensure the recovery of the costs for providing the service but also one that generates profits.

“This can take time to develop. It requires a careful mix of tariffs, taxes, and budget transfers together with some form of social tariff to assist the poorest communities,” he said. Christine Avendaño

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Amazing, naging lawyer si Jose Aping Yap at the age of 22 and became mayor at the age of 23. Parang si Ninoy din and Carlos P. Romulo, mga notable pinoys na karapat dapat idolohin ng mga kabataang Tarlaquenios.:):)

Wow, sarap niyan sir, iyan ang namimiss ko sa Dagupan, yung bonuan bangus nila, gusto kong luto yung inihaw, tapos fried boneless bangus.:):cheers: Kung ganun, may mga ganiyang putahe sa Matutina Tarlac branch.

para kasing naging benchmark ang Dagupan Bangus pagdating sa pagpili ng bangus :)

kasi kahit sa bahay, laging sinasabi ng mother ko sa kasama namin kapag pinabibili ng isda sa palengke na 'O RETANG DAGUPAN BANGUS MU ING SALWAN MU, ALI KA SASALING ALIWA'

translation "OH YUNG DAGUPAN BANGUS LANG ANG PILIIN MO AH HUWAG KANG BIBILI NG IBA" :)

Bonuan Bangus really sets its standard of having a tasty milkfish. Iba talaga ang bangus especially yung meat content. :)

Btw, I also like Sarangani Bangus, na promote nila sa Century Bangus sa commercial ni Piolo Pascual. Sarap rin nun... :)

Buti na lang Francis, naitranslate mo kung hindi, di ko maintindihan he he. Agree sir Fraulein, iyan ang gusto ko sa Bonuan Bangus malasa. May nabasa ako dati, may mga bagong investors sa Dagupan, baka magkakaroon na rin ng canned bangus na galing doon gaya ng nabanggit mo.

Tarlac City Restaurants:

Asiong (Tanedo)
Cafe Fermina
Coco Express
EK Bar and Grill
Farm House
Fat Fat Grill
Fortune Seafoods Restaurant
Gauranos Cafe
Matutina Seafoods Restaurant
Hongkong Restaurant
Hotaro Garden Grill
Huat Chan Tea House (McArthur)
Kambinga Saefood and Grill (McArthur)
Kusina ni Mama Angie
L Parras Pavilion
Latino
Latitude Cafe
MSZ
Nay's House
Niyamanna
Sarangbang
Sikat-Tuna iNIHAW (Romulo Highway, near Tibag crossing)
Sunrise
Tessie's Grill (in front of SM)
Tita Pat's
Travel Gate
Victor's Lechon Manok

Note: Fastfood chains not included, this list may not be complete, so feel free to add or may have some corrections.:)

Tarlac City Restaurants:

Asiong (Tanedo)
Cafe Fermina
Coco Express
EK Bar and Grill
Farm House
Fat Fat Grill
Fortune Seafoods Restaurant
Gauranos Cafe
Matutina Seafoods Restaurant
Hongkong Restaurant
Hotaro Garden Grill
Huat Chan Tea House (McArthur)
Kambinga Saefood and Grill (McArthur)
Kusina ni Mama Angie
L Parras Pavilion
Latino
Latitude Cafe
MSZ
Nay's House
Niyamanna
Sarangbang
Sikat-Tuna iNIHAW (Romulo Highway, near Tibag crossing)
Sunrise
Tessie's Grill (in front of SM)
Tita Pat's
Travel Gate
Victor's Lechon Manok

Note: Fastfood chains not included, this list may not be complete, so feel free to add or may have some corrections.:)

Brahams Grill
Cafe Seatenta (fairlane)
Patio Grill
Tarlaqueno Grill and resto (beside Tarlac Plaza)
KB Burger and Resto
KB Sizzlers
Antigua Restaurant
Cyndys bakery and restaurant

Bonuan Bangus really sets its standard of having a tasty milkfish. Iba talaga ang bangus especially yung meat content. :)

Btw, I also like Sarangani Bangus, na promote nila sa Century Bangus sa commercial ni Piolo Pascual. Sarap rin nun... :)

right! Yung century bangus in canned pa lang ang natitikman ko. Gusto ko yung bangus nila with tausi (black beans) :)

Brahams Grill
Cafe Seatenta (fairlane)
Patio Grill
Tarlaqueno Grill and resto (beside Tarlac Plaza)
KB Burger and Resto
KB Sizzlers
Antigua Restaurant
Cyndys bakery and restaurant

Thanks Francis. Idagdag din natin diyan ang Siesta bus stop.:)

Ang source ng list ko pala sa itaas ay yung EZ Map, very helpful travel guide, nabili ko sa National Book Store. Makikita nyo yung location ng mga nabanggit na establishments sa map in case na mapasyal kayo sa Tarlac City. Yung nakalagay sa map, Hon Kee Tea House pa, pero iyan na yung Matutina ngayon, nandoon pa yung Vilmar, pero ngayon under construction na ang Sogo sa dating location nito.:)

Pinakamadaling hanapin siguro diyan yung Tessie's Grill, Matutina, Huan Chat Tea House, Hongkong, Fortune at Victor's, pawang nasa McArthur Highway.:)

Sa City proper naman ang Tarlaqueno Grill, Cindy's at Antigua Express.:)

AGRI: Updates on developments

By ZAC B. SARIAN

MANILA, Philippines -- On April 4, Pioneer Hi-Bred will inaugurate its P1-billion Tarlac Production Plant at the Luisita Industrial Park. The facility will be able to process more than 12,000 metric tons of corn and rice seeds at full capacity for drying, conditioning, packaging and warehousing.
The modern facility will require more than 7,000 hectares for field seed production so that it will be providing more income opportunities for farmers in Tarlac, Pampanga, Pangasinan and La Union who will be engaged as partners in seed production.


http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/311338/updates-developments

Irrigation increases upland rice yields
By MELPHA M. ABELLO

TARLAC, Philippines -- Rainfed rice farmers in Tarlac are achieving higher yields as they now have a more dependable source of irrigation water.

Farmers in La Paz town who participated in the Farmers Field School (FFS) have harvested 4.8 tons per hectare, equivalent to 230 percent yield increase. This was reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) during a visit to its food facility project in La Paz, Tarlac, recently. Rainfed areas have low productivity due to variability of rainfall.

The increase in rice yields can be attributed to the European Union-funded project jointly implemented by FAO and the Department of Agriculture (DA) which provided farmers small-scale irrigation systems (SSIS) and trainings on crop production through the Farmers’ Field School (FFS).

The project is called “Increasing Rice Yields and Productivity through the Promotion of Small-scale Irrigation (SSIS) and Integrated Crop Management Systems in Rainfed Areas” launched by the European Union in the Philippines in May 2010.

SSIS provide small farmers the opportunity to secure irrigation water when they need it the most. Different types of SSIS include shallow tube wells, dug wells, pump irrigation system for open source or small farm reservoirs to secure irrigation water, especially during the dry reason.

As part of the Euro 1 Billion food facility program launched by EU in 2008 to help developing countries move towards long term food secu¬rity, it has allocated Euro 31 million in total assistance to the Philippines. Of this amount, Euro 4.2 million was granted to FAO to support this project through DA.

Farmer beneficieries

The project benefits about 4,000 farmers from poor farming households in rainfed areas in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Pangasinan. FAO representative in the Philippines Kazuyuki Tsurumi said that these provinces were prioritized because of the damage to agriculture by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng in Septem¬ber and October 2009, respectively.

The farmers are required to complete two seasons of farmers’ field school (FFS), whose curriculum incorporates both SSIS and integrated crop management practices. Here, technologies promoted by PhilRice such as PalayCheck and Palaya¬manan are adopted.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/311339/irrigation-increases-upland-rice-yields

Wow! I found this job vacancy ad and other 72 jobs available in Tarlac City. Dami pa ring vacant sa SM.:) Go to this link to view other job vacancies.:)

http://www.careerjet.ph/jobs-in-tarlac-city-120416.html

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Rustan Marketing Corporation

EXCLUSIVE distributor of MAX FACTOR COSMETICS, COVER GIRL COSMETICS, ELIZABETH ARDEN, LACOSTE, HUGO BOSS, DOLCE & GABBANA GUCCI, GIVENCHY, KENZO, JACK NICKLAUS, MAIDENFORM UNDERGARMENTS, TEFAL, PRINCESS, CITRE SHINE, DENMAN, WELLA and other prestigious brands


URGENTLY NEEDS:
PRODUCT DEMONSTRATORs FOR PAMPANGA, CLARK, TARLAC, BAGUIO, LAGUNA

Qualifications:


* Male at least 5’6 in height
* 18-25 years old
* At least college level
* Neat and presentable, with fair complexion
* Aggressive and with pleasing personality
* With experience in selling and conducting product demo for LUGGAGE OR KITCHEN WARES

http://ph.jobsdb.com/PH/EN/Search/JobAdSingleDetail?jobsIdList=500003000174132

Tarlac City Restaurants:

Asiong (Tanedo)
Cafe Fermina
Coco Express
EK Bar and Grill
Farm House
Fat Fat Grill
Fortune Seafoods Restaurant
Gauranos Cafe
Matutina Seafoods Restaurant
Hongkong Restaurant
Hotaro Garden Grill
Huat Chan Tea House (McArthur)
Kambinga Saefood and Grill (McArthur)
Kusina ni Mama Angie
L Parras Pavilion
Latino
Latitude Cafe
MSZ
Nay's House
Niyamanna
Sarangbang
Sikat-Tuna iNIHAW (Romulo Highway, near Tibag crossing)
Sunrise
Tessie's Grill (in front of SM)
Tita Pat's
Travel Gate
Victor's Lechon Manok

Note: Fastfood chains not included, this list may not be complete, so feel free to add or may have some corrections.:)

Brahams Grill
Cafe Seatenta (fairlane)
Patio Grill
Tarlaqueno Grill and resto (beside Tarlac Plaza)
KB Burger and Resto
KB Sizzlers
Antigua Restaurant
Cyndys bakery and restaurant

habol ko....

Urdu Restaurant - F. Tanedo
Sitio Oriente - Fairlane
E & M Lutong Bahay - SV-SB access road
D & C Cuisine - F. Tanedo

Hindi ba kasali sa list yung gaya ng .....

Classic Savory
Max's
Ikabud
Bacolod's Inasal
Pancake Haus
Dencio's
Pizza Hut
Shakeys

????

para kasing naging benchmark ang Dagupan Bangus pagdating sa pagpili ng bangus :)

kasi kahit sa bahay, laging sinasabi ng mother ko sa kasama namin kapag pinabibili ng isda sa palengke na 'O RETANG DAGUPAN BANGUS MU ING SALWAN MU, ALI KA SASALING ALIWA'

translation "OH YUNG DAGUPAN BANGUS LANG ANG PILIIN MO AH HUWAG KANG BIBILI NG IBA" :)

gandang gabi tarlac thread...hanggang saan kaya inaabot ng dagupan bangus?

Hindi ba kasali sa list yung gaya ng .....

Classic Savory
Max's
Ikabud
Bacolod's Inasal
Pancake Haus
Dencio's
Pizza Hut
Shakeys

????

Sayang, nag-out ka na. On line ka pa lang kaninang nakita ko. Sige, lagyan mo ng location.:):)

Jollibee branches:

Magic Star
Metrotown
SM
Tanedo
Robinson's Luisita

McDonalds Branches:

Romulo Bvd./TSU branch
Ninoy Aquino Bvd./Public Market branch
McArthur Highway-Luna St Branch

Chowking branches:

Tanedo
McArthur/Metrotown
SM
Robinson's Luisita

Mang Inasal:

Magic Star
SM
Robinson's Luisita

KFC-Tanedo/Plazuela Br (merun bang KFC sa SM?):)
KFC-Metrotown

^^wala po bang mc do sa may SM sir?

gandang gabi tarlac thread...hanggang saan kaya inaabot ng dagupan bangus?

Sa Maynila, mga Dagupan Bangus din yung iba na nasa palengke. At isa rin ang Pilipinas sa mga world top producers ng Bangus. Malamang sa mga bansa gaya ng China, Taiwan, US at ibang pang bansa nakakarating ang export nito. Lalo na doon sa mga bansa kung saan maraming Pinoys.:)

^^wala po bang mc do sa may SM sir?

Wala sir. Di siguro sila nakakuha ng mas maaga sa puesto na maganda-ganda.:)

^^nge..parang ngayun lang ako nakarinig na SM walang mc do...sayang:ohno:..malamng naghihintay ang mc do na may mag close na tenant for wala siguro mangcloclose na food tenant kasi mukhang in na in ang SM sa mga tarlaqueno...:)

Bayanihan patrols continue to provide basic services to Tarlac residents


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CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City, March 24 (PNA) - The bayanihan patrols have continuously delivered basic services to poor residents in targeted barangays here.

Lieutenant Colonel Rosendo Armas, spokesman of the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), medical personnel from Nolcom, Tarlac Provincial Civil Affairs Unit (PCAU) together with reservists from the AFP Reserve Command, 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Tactical Operations Group-3 did another “bayanihan” Wednesday in the form of free medical and dental check-up/treatment, haircut services, supplementary feeding program and hygiene kit distribution to residents of Barangay Balanti here.

Rep. Susan Yap, Governor Vic Yap and Nolcom commander Lieutenant General Gaudencio Pangilinan were present during the activity that benefited hundreds of local residents.

The first bayanihan patrol spearheaded by Tarlac PCAU was held in Barangay Sta. Maria, Tarlac City last March 19, benefiting some 500 poor residents. (PNA)
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Sa Maynila, mga Dagupan Bangus din yung iba na nasa palengke. At isa rin ang Pilipinas sa mga world top producers ng Bangus. Malamang sa mga bansa gaya ng China, Taiwan, US at ibang pang bansa nakakarating ang export nito. Lalo na doon sa mga bansa kung saan maraming Pinoys.:)

dito nga sa korea daming frozen fish products mula dyan sa pinas..galunggon.tilapia,hito,syempre pa ang bangus:)

^^nge..parang ngayun lang ako nakarinig na SM walang mc do...sayang:ohno:..malamng naghihintay ang mc do na may mag close na tenant for wala siguro mangcloclose na food tenant kasi mukhang in na in ang SM sa mga tarlaqueno...:)

Oo, in na in, he he. Kadaming tao noong nag-open eto. Malapit na ring mag one year. Pakita ko sa iyo yung picture mamya kung gaano karaming tao noong nag -open. he he.

Kung may plan sila, palagay ko, magandang location yung portion ng vacant lot sa junction, halos katapat ng SM.:)

dito nga sa korea daming frozen fish products mula dyan sa pinas..galunggon.tilapia,hito,syempre pa ang bangus:)

Di nakapagtataka. Gaya ng nasabi mo dati, madami tayong pagkain na natutunan na rin at nagiging paborito ng mga Koreans, gaya ng mga prutas natin kaya malaki ang export market ng Pilipinas diyan.:) Mahilig din ba sila sa inihaw na isda at bagoong?:):)

Oo, in na in, he he. Kadaming tao noong nag-open eto. Malapit na ring mag one year. Pakita ko sa iyo yung picture mamya kung gaano karaming tao noong nag -open. he he.

Kung may plan sila, palagay ko, magandang location yung portion ng vacant lot sa junction, halos katapat ng SM.:)sige wait ko po..naku baka malula ako sa pics. na yan...:nuts::nuts:di mahulugan karayom po ba ?

Di nakapagtataka. Gaya ng nasabi mo dati, madami tayong pagkain na natutunan na rin at nagiging paborito ng mga Koreans, gaya ng mga prutas natin kaya malaki ang export market ng Pilipinas diyan.:) Mahilig din ba sila sa inihaw na isda at bagoong?:):)totoo mahilig sila sa isda kahit sariwa pa kinakain nila pero sa mga isda natin mukhang di nila alan kainin..pero ung bangus aba noong natikman ng isa sa bro. ko dito ay nasarapan..rellenong bangus pa naman..:)

totoo mahilig sila sa isda kahit sariwa pa kinakain nila pero sa mga isda natin mukhang di nila alan kainin..pero ung bangus aba noong natikman ng isa sa bro. ko dito ay nasarapan..rellenong bangus pa naman..:)

Wow, sarap. Sana pinatikim mo sila ng sisig bangus.:)

Sa Tarlac, tilapia yata ang mga alaga sa fish ponds diyan. I hope gumanda ang production diyan ng tilapia para may other source of income ang mga Tarlaquenios na may mga fish ponds bukod sa mga modernong pamamaraan sa rice and vegetable farming, I think may may educational seminar din na ibinibigay ang government tungkol sa commercial fishing.

sige wait ko po..naku baka malula ako sa pics. na yan...:nuts::nuts:di mahulugan karayom po ba ?



Eto na sir, ha ha:

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Repost from Thread 2 . Thanks to sir Dustin.:)

di ako marunong sa sisig bangus...:nuts:natatawa ako noong pinatikinm ko sila ng papaitan laman ng baka,,,nagdududuwal sila hahahhaa:lol::lol::lol:

Eto na sir, ha ha:

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Repost from Thread 2 . Thanks to sir Dustin.:)

sabi ko na nga ba eh..:nuts::nuts:mukhang hindi nagkamali ang SMPH na nagtayo dyan sa tarlac...ako naman ay marunong mag estimate ng dami sa tingin ko abot 100k katao ang pumunta dyan umaga at hapon lang yan ..iba pa ung mga gabing pumunta...isa sa pinakapaboritong puntahan ng mga tao ay ang foodcourt kasi daming choices ng pagkain native .

labas loob sandamakmak na tao...ask ko lang po ..may taxi na po ba dyan sa tarlac routing citywide?

di ako marunong sa sisig bangus...:nuts:natatawa ako noong pinatikinm ko sila ng papaitan laman ng baka,,,nagdududuwal sila hahahhaa:lol::lol::lol:

haha.:lol:

Baka di lang sila sanay, pero baka pag nasanay sila, hahanap hanapin na rin nila. Ang gusto ko sa nakagisnan kong papaitan sa Camiling, maraming laman, kaunti lang ang lamang loob. Kadalasan na inilalagay eh yung "libro libro" lang. Tapos may mahahabang green pepper.Hmmm.sarap.:):):cheers:

sabi ko na nga ba eh..:nuts::nuts:mukhang hindi nagkamali ang SMPH na nagtayo dyan sa tarlac...ako naman ay marunong mag estimate ng dami sa tingin ko abot 100k katao ang pumunta dyan umaga at hapon lang yan ..iba pa ung mga gabing pumunta...isa sa pinakapaboritong puntahan ng mga tao ay ang foodcourt kasi daming choices ng pagkain native .

Grabe daw ang traffic noon. he he. Yes, paborito nilang puntahan ang foodcourt, tapos palagi ding puno ang Jollibbee branch doon.:)

Wala pang taxi sa Tarlac City. How about Dagupan City?

^^di naman sa pagyyaabang sir eh dati p akong kusinero sa lydias lechon kaya ang paborito kong ulam talaga ay papaitan...kaso may natikman akong papaitang ilokano hindi sila naghahalo ng kalamansi...same style din ba sa may camiling? nagwork po ako sa foodcourt lydias lechon tenant ay naku tuwing 3 days sale at opening ng mall grabe hataw luto dito luto doon umaapaw ang labado lumilipad ang mga kawa whahaha:lol::lol::lol: miss ko na yun trabaho na yun sa totoo lang..about sa taxi services sa dagupan di po ako sure kung mayroon na...:)

^^di naman sa pagyyaabang sir eh dati p akong kusinero sa lydias lechon kaya ang paborito kong ulam talaga ay papaitan...kaso may natikman akong papaitang ilokano hindi sila naghahalo ng kalamansi...same style din ba sa may camiling? nagwork po ako sa foodcourt lydias lechon tenant ay naku tuwing 3 days sale at opening ng mall grabe hataw luto dito luto doon umaapaw ang labado lumilipad ang mga kawa whahaha:lol::lol::lol: miss ko na yun trabaho na yun sa totoo lang..about sa taxi services sa dagupan di po ako sure kung mayroon na...:)

Saang mall iyan sir? Iyan ang maganda pag sale sa mga malls, hataw sa sale ang mga department stores at dry goods tenants at pati mga stalls sa foodcourt at fastfoods.

Di kami naglalagay ng kalamansi sa papaitan.:) Pero puede ring lagyan, ang masarap lagyan ng calamansi, yung kilawing baboy o kambing.:)

halos lahat ng sm malls (mm)na assign na rin ako sa sm pampanga noon 2004 tapos sa sm bacoor at dasmarinas 201-2003 ...grabe pagod ko kapag sale maagang maaga ako papasok labas ko gabing gabi na palibhasa regular kasi kaya malaking responsibilidad...ay magkaiba pala tayo ng style ng pagluluto ng papaitan ..kami sa bayamabng mayroon kahit luto ko sa lydias may kalamansi,anyway kumakain kami ng mga kasamahan ko kusina wala kasing pasok buka kaya OT na naman po,may konting tagayan :cheers:

Kapampangan and Pangasinan are now DYING LANGUAGES
By Rene Q. Bas

Experts expect Kapampangan and the Pangasinan language—out of the 10 major Philippine languages—to be extinct 20 years from now.

How can this happen? It’s easy to visualize how our Negrito (or Agta or Aeta or Ata) fellow Filipinos can disappear completely from the scene. (See “Negrito (Agta) languages’ descent to extinction” below by Prof. Fred S. Cabuang.) They die and their languages go with them forever.
Experts give different figures about the number of our languages. Most say there are 120 living languages and 175 in all including our extinct languages.

The eight major languages, according to number of speakers, and their percentage of the total Philippine population are: Tagalog 29 percent, Cebuano Bisayan 21.17 percent, Ilocano 9.31 percent, Hiligaynon Bisayan 9.11 percent, Bicolano 5.69 percent, Waray Bisayan 3.81 percent, Kapampangan 2.9 percent and Pangasinan 1.01 percent.

Language experts are agreed that languages spoken by less than 300,000 persons are endangered. They can become extinct soon enough. They see that within 20 years both Kapam-pangan and Pangasinan will no longer be spoken by a native speaker.

That the other non-Tagalog languages could also someday be in peril is indicated by the steady decline of their native speakers as a part of the population. In the past 20 years, Cebuano speakers have been reduced to just about one-fifth of the Filipino people. They were one-fourth less than 10 years ago. Ilocanos were 12 percent of the population in 1948. They now make up only 9 percent of the population. The Ilonggos show the same decline.

In the articles “Kapam-pangan can still be saved” on page A2 and “IT. Globalization killing Pangasinan language (to come out on Tuesday), how these languages have taken the path to disappearance is told.

In brief, it has happened because less and less parents use the language at home with their children. They use Tagalog in Pampanga and in Pangasinan, and also English and Ilocano, because Tagalog and English give them an advantage at school where Tagalog is used as a medium of instruction. It is rewarded as a symbol of distinction.

Speaking Tagalog and English also gets a child ready for the bigger world of overseas Filipino workers. This phenomenon happens also to the Agtas, who in Casiguran, Aurora, as Thomas Headland writes, now speak Tagalog and the dominant languages of traders and employers. Their fellow-Agta returned from a stint in Saudi Arabia speak a different tongue.

The mass media also help reinforce the dominance of Tagalog and the decline of the other languages—and the children’s love to speak Tagalog instead of their native tongue. In the Kapampangan Aka-demya’s letter to congressmen (see “Kapampangan can still be saved”) we learn what we have also seen in other non-Tagalog language communities that those who don’t speak Tagalog are looked down upon if not ostracized by classmates and teachers.

Experts and language-preservation advocates agree on some steps that can be taken to preserve the Filipino languages. Coming out next week is the story (by Prof. Fred S. Cabuang) about how the Butuanon language is being rescued from doom.

The most important recommendation is to do what the Constitution says: use the other languages also in schools and government activities and find ways to erase the second-class image of the other languages to Tagalog-based Filipino (which is the national language). See “Why our languages must be preserved.”

The Save our Languages Foundation Inc., or Solfed—to which Dr. Jose P. Dacudao (founder and president) and Prof. Fred S. Cabuang, spokesperson and congressional-relations vice-president, belong—recommends that Taga-log dominance be pulled down to allow the other languages to breathe a sense of new life.

Although millions of Filipinos with Kapampangan or Pangasinense blood flowing in their veins will never disappear, they will no longer be Kapam-pangan and Pangasinense once they have lost their languages.

The state must help preserve these languages. It can be done. They did it for Irish Gaelic, Icelandic and other languages.

But it is easier to preserve languages that have been used by their speakers and writers to create literature.

It is almost impossible for those languages, such as our aboriginal compatriots, that have no written records of their perilous voyage through the forests of their lives.

State help can still save Kapampangan

ON January 14, 2006, the Akademya Kapampangan wrote to the then-congressman representing the First District of Pampanga province, Rep. Francis L. Nepomuceno.

The Akademya’s letter is still valid today. It should be acted on by the Pampanga congressmen, one of whom is Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo, the President’s son. Perhaps the Akademya can also seek President Arroyo’s help. She is a Macapagal of Pampanga after all.

“We wish to bring to your attention an extremely grave matter of concern to every Kapampangan. There is no longer any doubt now that the Kapam-pangan language is dying. If nothing is done, it will soon be dead, and so will the Kapampangans as a people.

“In his essay ‘The Vanishing Pampango Nation’ published in 1985, Renato Tayag predicted that the language would disappear within a century as Kapampangans become Tagalog. He may have been too generous with his timetable. Kapampangan may be beyond saving within a generation.

“The census shows how non-Tagalogs have been declining vis-à-vis Tagalogs for decades. Between 1948 and 1995, the proportion of Tagalogs rose from 19 percent to 29 percent, while that of Cebuanos dropped from 25 percent to 21 percent, and those of Ilocano and Ilonggo from 12 percent to 9 percent.

“The decline is especially critical in some areas. For example, the proportion of Kapampangans in Hermosa, Bataan, plunged from 55.6 percent in 1948 to 19.9 percent in 1995; in the same period, that of Dinalupihan, Bataan, fell from 47.8 percent to 19.35 percent. In Candaba, it was down to 63.6 percent by 1995.

“Census figures do not tell the whole story. The survival of a language depends on its transmission to the next generation. It is ominous that even in Pampanga, for more and more families, the language is simply not being passed on, as the younger generation is brought up speaking only Tagalog. “Tagalogs” born to Kapampangan parents are a rapidly growing sector lost to Kapampangan, and might as well have been born in Bulacan, Batangas or Rizal.

“Most disturbing of all, children who still speak Kapampangan are being ostracized and forced to switch to Tagalog to conform. Thus, in many families in which the older children still speak Kapampangan, younger ones are brought up Tagalog. The language may not even outlive this generation.

“So what if Kapampangan dies? It means that an important people, one of the eight major groups, represented by two rays in the flag, which produced many great men and women, including heads of all three branches of government, will disappear from history. It will unravel a main strand of the Philippine tapestry, without which the country’s history and identity would be incomplete. The death of our people will tear away pages from the book of humanity. A culture and identity centuries in the making, unique, beautiful and extraordinarily productive, will cease to exist.

“In practical terms, it will remove the check-and-balance which has promoted freedom at various times in history. As Nick Joaquin noted in The Aquinos of Tarlac, Tagalogs and Kapam-pangans, who occupy the Luzon heartland, have, together, kept stability in the islands. The disappearance of Kapampangans will put the most strategic parts of Luzon entirely in the hands of one group, leaving the field more susceptible to dictators. History has shown that Kapampangans have, at key points in history, stood for liberty, from Macabebe to King Soliman who fought the Spaniards at Bankusay in 1571, to revolutionaries who secured two rays (for Pampanga and Tarlac) out of eight in the flag.

“Our people have voted solidly in practically every election, often against the prevailing trend, ensuring check-and-balance. Pampanga and Southern Tarlac went for Macapagal in 1965 and Osmeña in 1969, de Venecia in 1998, and Arroyo in 2004, defying Central Luzon/Tagalog landslides for Marcos, Estrada and Poe. Consider the consequences should Kapampangans turn Tagalog and disappear as a voting bloc, removing an important political counterweight.

“Moreover, the Kapampangan language is a powerful focus for regional solidarity and identity, as well as a criterion for distinguishing natives or long-time residents, and testing the commitment of immigrants. Take it away, and Pampanga/Kapampangan will be just another political unit, instead of an entire people at par with the Tagalogs, Ilocanos, Cebuanos and other larger groups.

“It is said that the language shift is due to mass media and education. Education may be the more important factor not only because it is compulsory, but also since it ensures a ready market for mass media in Tagalog while discouraging one in the vernaculars. No program to revive Kapampangan will succeed outside the educational system. While the use of regional languages is prescribed in the Constitution, little is being done to implement those provisions.

“The effectiveness of using the first language as the medium of early education is affirmed by numerous experiments, from the Iloilo Second Language Experiment in the 1950s to the recent one using the regional lingua franca. Its role in building children’s self-esteem is undeniable:

‘The child should learn in the language he thinks in. The child needs approving emphasis on his own culture to feel good about himself.’ This emphasizes the discriminatory nature of the existing policy, which gives Tagalog children an unfair edge over non-Tagalogs, unless the latter commit cultural suicide by abandoning their languages in the home.

“The shift to Tagalog, with which our descendants will have no ethnic affinity, robs them of their past and identity, without removing discrimination or negative stereotypes of Kapampangans. Note how much prestige is commanded by ‘pure’ or ‘real’ Tagalogs. Our descendants, while exclusively Tagalog-speaking, will be anything but ‘pure,’ being of Kapampangan ancestry. Even as they have lost their language and identity, they will merely be second class Tagalogs.

“Given the gravity and urgency of the situation, we respectfully urge you to take, as soon as possible, emergency measures to save our language:

1. To use the local language as the main medium of instruction at least in the first two grades, and as a subject at higher levels.

2. To encourage the use of the regional languages in government and the mass media.

3. To constitute Kapampangans into their own state, with power over education and language policy, in case of a shift to the federal system.

“So critical is the situation that our language will reach a point of no return in a few years. When that time comes, no amount of government intervention will make a difference. When our era is judged by history, let it not be said that we did nothing to save our languages when we still could. On the other hand, the gratitude of future generations will be boundless if we succeed.”
The letter is signed by the president of Akademyang Kapampangan, Josefina D. Henson, and the moderator of DILA Philippines Foundation, Edwin N. Camaya.

What should be done to keep diversity alive

THE effort to preserve our languages in the end serves the objective of preserving our nation’s cultural diversity.

Without the ability to speak, read and write in their languages, the next generation of Filipinos in whose being Pampango and Pangasinense blood flows, can no longer be truly Kapampangans and Pangasinenses.

In his presentation to the Thirteenth Congress to dispute the claims and advocacy of those who want to strengthen the Tagalog-based national language without giving a thought to the minority languages, SOLFED’s Dr. Jose Dacudao gave these policy recommendations to save our languages while at the same making the use of language effective as teaching tools.

“We should implement a program to save our natural and ancient pre-Spanish languages and the ethnolinguistic people that they define:

“1. Teach our languages in schools in their traditional areas, especially for history and literature, and many of the arts and humanities, while retaining English for the Sciences. This is the only sure way to save a language.

Empirical evidences from Iceland (Icelandic), Ireland (Irish), Hawaii (the Hawaiian languages), mainland America (native American languages), Switzerland (Romance), and so on have repeatedly shown that minority languages can be consistently saved in this way.

“2. Create a dictionary, syllabus, and eventually literature for all the languages. This is necessary if we are to teach our languages in schools. For the larger Philippine ethnolinguistic people and some of the smaller ones, this is no problem because foreign religious missionaries from various Christian denominations and foreign linguists have often taken the time and effort to create such dictionaries and syllabuses, and to save these languages it is a matter of mass producing them and introducing them into school curricula. (It is such irony that non-Filipino foreigners have done more for our languages than so called nationalistic Filipinos, and incredibly the national government has not funded the creation of even a single non-Tagalog dictionary or syllabus.)

“3. Promote economic prosperity for all our ethnolinguistic people so that they take pride in preserving their language and identity.

“4. Promote political freedom for our ethnolinguistic people so that they are free to move to save their language and identity.

“5. Teach one or two Philippine language electives in the Tagalog regions so that Tagalogs in general will learn to tolerate and respect their fellow Filipinos as brethren and peers, and not as inferior races and provincianos.”

Before reaching the recommendation portion of his presentation at the House of Representatives, Dr. Dacudao offered compelling reasons why the Republic should care to preserve all our languages.

One of these reasons is to preserve the species.

“The basic argument for preserving a people is the same as that for preserving a species, that is, a conscious decision to stand for the diversity of Creation, he explained.

He explained: “A renowned paleontologist once said: I can see and study the fossil bones of now extinct birds, but never will I see the colors of their feathers nor hear the sweetness of their songs.

Costumes and artifacts are dead things we keep in museums and show to tourists, but the living soul of a people is its living identity carried by its language.

“A government that makes a minority people wear native costumes and dance in front of TV cameras for the sake of attracting tourists, but does not teach its language in schools, is utterly hypocritical and exploitative.

“If we are sincere in helping our ethnolinguistic people to survive, we must teach their language in schools in their traditional areas. Once a people is dead, we will never ever see the bonds that they formed, nor ever hear the melody of their tongue.”

The irony is that the government—and private sector groups—are pouring more funds and devoting more effort to save the environment and preserve plant and animal species than to save the languages of our minority peoples.

Why all our languages must be preserved
By Dr. Jose Dacudao President, Solfed

In 2004 Dr. Jose P. Dacudao, founder and president of the Save Our Languages Through Federalism (Solfed), Inc. Foundation, made a presentation to oppose the language bill filed in the House of Representatives to make Filipino (otherwise also called Pilipino at various times) the medium of instruction in all schools.

One of his points was that enactment of the bill would mean the death of the other Filipino languages.

Solfed again presented to Congress its opposition when in the Thirteenth Congress the bill was again revived.

The opposition arguments are available for all to see in the Solfed website under the title “Main Argument For Preserving Our Languages” by Jed Pensar a.k.a. Dr. J Dacudao.

Dacudao begins by extolling the value of language:

Language defines a people. A Visayan who cannot speak a Visayan language, even if he or she was born and grew up in the Visayas-Mindanao area, where there have been Visayans for more than a thousand years, is not Visayan. He has been cut off from an ancient cultural identity that remains one of the oldest in the world. Or how can a person be an Ilocano if he cannot speak it? You can’t speak Kapampangan? Then you are not Kapampangan. Ditto for Bicolanos, Warays, and all the rest.

Without our language, we have no culture, we have no identity; we are nothing.

“No one can artificially create an ethnolinguistic people. Only the Creator can. Each ethnolin-guistic people is unique, irreplaceable, and priceless. To kill off an ethnolinguistic people because of nationalist ideology or economic expediency is abominable. The survival of our ethnolin-guistic people in a Creation of diverse beauty is not even a matter of right or wrong but a matter of existence or oblivion. A hundred years from now, any debate as to whether the existence of an ethno-linguistic people is right or wrong when it has ceased to exist is completely inutile, because what is being discussed is already dead.

“Likewise, any discussion on the so-called ancestral lands issue loses its essence when the ethnolinguistic people involved has ceased to exist because of the death of its language. For example, a Manobo is by definition as a person whose native language is Manobo. So how can you talk of the ancestral lands of Manobos when the Manobos have been obliterated with the death of their language? How can you talk about a people’s ancestral lands if the people do not exist? A person who keeps on talking about defending an ancestral land of the Manobos but opposes the teaching of the Manobo language is plastic. He may in fact only be interested in land grabbing or making political capital out of the issue, but is not really genuinely interested in the survival of the Manobo people.”

Ideological uniformity

Dacudao then questions the policy to “homogenize” all the Philippine languages. He says “there is something wrong with that ideology, even if it has been taught to us since elementary school by a system that does not respect its own people.”

“The basic argument for preserving a people is the same as that for preserving a species, that is, a conscious decision to stand for the diversity of Creation. A renowned paleon-tologist once said: I can see and study the fossil bones of now extinct birds, but never will I see the colors of their feathers nor hear the sweetness of their songs.

Costumes and artifacts are dead things we keep in museums and show to tourists, but the living soul of a people is its living identity carried by its language.

“A government that makes a minority people wear native costumes and dance in front of TV cameras for the sake of attracting tourists, but does not teach its language in schools, is utterly hypocritical and exploitative.

Sayang, nag-out ka na. On line ka pa lang kaninang nakita ko. Sige, lagyan mo ng location.:):)

KFC-Tanedo/Plazuela Br (merun bang KFC sa SM?):)
KFC-Metrotown

meron sir at laging puno :)


^^wala po bang mc do sa may SM sir?

^^nge..parang ngayun lang ako nakarinig na SM walang mc do...sayang:ohno:..malamng naghihintay ang mc do na may mag close na tenant for wala siguro mangcloclose na food tenant kasi mukhang in na in ang SM sa mga tarlaqueno...:)

kasi sir, ang gusto yata ng mcdo ay yung sa place ng Jollibee, kaso naunahan sila. Binibigyan sila ng pwesto sa may 3rd floor pero hindi sila nagkasundo. ang gusto yata ng mc.do ay yung corner to corner...


sana pumayag na sila kasi tingnan mo yung ikabud nasa dulo ng 3rd level malapit na sa carpark exit pero laging maraming tao...

same with mang inasal :)

Wala sir. Di siguro sila nakakuha ng mas maaga sa puesto na maganda-ganda.:)

yes sir, nahuli sila sa magandang pwesto, nacorner lahat ng Jollibee...

pansinin mo sir, Jollibee, chowking at red ribbon magkakatabi sa SM Tarlac :)

di ako marunong sa sisig bangus...:nuts:natatawa ako noong pinatikinm ko sila ng papaitan laman ng baka,,,nagdududuwal sila hahahhaa:lol::lol::lol:


ako sir marunong. Kasi dito nga ako sa pampanga kaya halos lahat ng klase ng sisig alam ko.

modesty aside sir, magaling ako sa kusina.

Matrabaho lang yung sisig bangus... igigrill mo sya then hihimayin then timplahan mo na sya. Pwede sa sizzling plate o kaya sa kawali :)

marunong din akong gumawa ng sisig pusit, at syempre yung sisig kapampangan yung pork sisig :)

I have never missed a single staging ng SISIG FESTIVAL dito. Lagi ako present :banana:

haha.:lol:

Baka di lang sila sanay, pero baka pag nasanay sila, hahanap hanapin na rin nila. Ang gusto ko sa nakagisnan kong papaitan sa Camiling, maraming laman, kaunti lang ang lamang loob. Kadalasan na inilalagay eh yung "libro libro" lang. Tapos may mahahabang green pepper.Hmmm.sarap.:):):cheers:

paborito kong ulam talaga ay papaitan...kaso may natikman akong papaitang ilokano hindi sila naghahalo ng kalamansi...same style din ba sa may camiling?

Di kami naglalagay ng kalamansi sa papaitan.:) Pero puede ring lagyan, ang masarap lagyan ng calamansi, yung kilawing baboy o kambing.:)


@sir tarlaqueno... anong pinaghahalo nyo sir para pumait ang papaitan kung walang kalamansi...

kami kasi sir, kalamansi ang ginagamit namin at yung mismong balat ay hinahalo namin para pampapait ... pero yung tamang dami lang. :)

nasa SM Tarlac ako kahapon, ang daming tao. Siguro dahil graduation month na :)

ang bilis ng construction ng SOGO Hotel, last week crane pa lang ngayon may mga support column na :)

EBI Plaza halos patapos na rin, may paint na ang kalahati :)

Intelect Bldg, halos tapos na rin :)

Mitsubishi Showroom halos tapos na rin :)

Monterey Meat Store, clean up na lang siguro :)

Former Majakas Building under renovation na (tama ka sir) :)

Yung 2-level commercial buildng sa San Rafael along mg.arthur hi-way 50% complete na :)

:banana::banana::banana:

meron sir at laging puno :)






kasi sir, ang gusto yata ng mcdo ay yung sa place ng Jollibee, kaso naunahan sila. Binibigyan sila ng pwesto sa may 3rd floor pero hindi sila nagkasundo. ang gusto yata ng mc.do ay yung corner to corner...


sana pumayag na sila kasi tingnan mo yung ikabud nasa dulo ng 3rd level malapit na sa carpark exit pero laging maraming tao...

same with mang inasal :)kaya pala...mas maganda siguro kung labas nalang ng SM itatayo ang Mc do para makasave pa sila kahit papano kasi ang pagkaaalam ko kapag tenant ka sa isang mall 20% ng kabuuang kita para sa shoemart bukod pa ung monnthly bills nila gaya ng tubig at kuryente....maintainances and services..unlke kapag sarling building tax lang ang kaltas sa kta nila...point ko lang naman..or pwedi syang kumuha ng pwesto doon sa foodcourt parang sa sm north kfc at jollibee mayroon sila.

ako sir marunong. Kasi dito nga ako sa pampanga kaya halos lahat ng klase ng sisig alam ko.

modesty aside sir, magaling ako sa kusina.

Matrabaho lang yung sisig bangus... igigrill mo sya then hihimayin then timplahan mo na sya. Pwede sa sizzling plate o kaya sa kawali :)

marunong din akong gumawa ng sisig pusit, at syempre yung sisig kapampangan yung pork sisig :)

I have never missed a single staging ng SISIG FESTIVAL dito. Lagi ako present :banana:

uhmmm mas marami po palang kayong alam na iluto sir ...ito pa isa kong especialty kare kare d best ako dyan ....pero di ko pa rin magaya ung pampanga menu d best pa rin amoy palang mapapa ..WOW kana...siisg lechon natikman nyo po ba?...i suggest kong kumain po kayo minsa sa foodcourt try nyo po sisig lechon ng lydias hindi po ako mapapahiya sa inyo ...

@sir tarlaqueno... anong pinaghahalo nyo sir para pumait ang papaitan kung walang kalamansi...

kami kasi sir, kalamansi ang ginagamit namin at yung mismong balat ay hinahalo namin para pampapait ... pero yung tamang dami lang. :)

kami naman sa bayambang at sa manila kalamansi at apdo ...tapos daming luya at sibuyas ayyyyy:cheers::cheers: super sarap ..:)

Kapampangan and Pangasinan are now DYING LANGUAGES
By Rene Q. Bas
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yup i agree,nangyayari na nga ito sa amin sa pangasinan ,but i heard from my friend na nagkaroon na ng subject (pangasinan)sa mga schools sa pangasinan initiate by our own gov. espino..kaya sana maka recover pa ...kaya kahit ako tumutulong na i promote pa rin ang language naming pangasinan dito sa forum:)

ako sir marunong. Kasi dito nga ako sa pampanga kaya halos lahat ng klase ng sisig alam ko.

modesty aside sir, magaling ako sa kusina.

Matrabaho lang yung sisig bangus... igigrill mo sya then hihimayin then timplahan mo na sya. Pwede sa sizzling plate o kaya sa kawali :)

marunong din akong gumawa ng sisig pusit, at syempre yung sisig kapampangan yung pork sisig :)

I have never missed a single staging ng SISIG FESTIVAL dito. Lagi ako present :banana:

Wow, hats-off ako sa iyo Francis. Maaga ka sigurong natuto sa kusina. Actually yung tungkol sa papaitan, itanong ko pa sa brother ko he he. Di kasi ako nagluluto, taga bili lang ako sa palengke pag umuuwi ako. Pero ang mga alam kong lutuin, adobo (any kind), tinola, sinigang (kahit ano), dinengdeng, bulanglang, pakbet at iba pa. Yung papaitan at menudo di ko pa nasubukang magluto.:):)

nasa SM Tarlac ako kahapon, ang daming tao. Siguro dahil graduation month na :)

ang bilis ng construction ng SOGO Hotel, last week crane pa lang ngayon may mga support column na :)

EBI Plaza halos patapos na rin, may paint na ang kalahati :)

Intelect Bldg, halos tapos na rin :)

Mitsubishi Showroom halos tapos na rin :)

Monterey Meat Store, clean up na lang siguro :)

Former Majakas Building under renovation na (tama ka sir) :)

Yung 2-level commercial buildng sa San Rafael along mg.arthur hi-way 50% complete na :)

:banana::banana::banana:

Wow! Ang dami.
Noong bagong bukas yung Ikabud, parang di masyadong mabili. Pero napansin ko nga noong sumunod na uwi ako, isa na sa mga maraming tao yung puesto nila.

Aside from junction na magandang tayuan ng Mcdo, yung dating Pantranco terminal sa corner ng Tanedo at McArthur.Sana may maitayong commercial complex doon o kaya stand alone Mcdo or Jollibee.:):)

@sir tarlaqueno... anong pinaghahalo nyo sir para pumait ang papaitan kung walang kalamansi...

kami kasi sir, kalamansi ang ginagamit namin at yung mismong balat ay hinahalo namin para pampapait ... pero yung tamang dami lang. :)

Yung apdo lang, di namin nilalagyan ng kalamansi.:) Nakakatuwa naman, nagkatagpo-tagpo ang ilocano, kapampangan at pangasinense he he.:)

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Metrotown Mall
Tarlac City

http://www.tarlacity.com/malls/

Romjin Farm Resort
Adress: Blk. 3, San Jose Tarlac City.

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San Isidro Farm House Resort

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http://www.tarlacity.com/resorts/

Where to stay in Tarlac City

* Microtel Inns & Suites

Luisita, San Miguel, Tarlac City

* Bern Holding & Realty Company, Inc.

Mc Arthur High Way, Ligtasan, Tarlac City

* La Maja Rica Hotel (Annex)

Mac-Arthur Hi-Way, Ligtasan, Tarlac City

* Lolo Osi’s Dormitories

Juan Luna St.,, Sto Cristo, Tarlac City

* Starhomes Hotel Apartment

2nd St., Olivian Ville Subd., San Vicente, Tarlac

* Bahay Ni Kuya Dorm

Tambol, Carangian, Tarlac City

* Aleybel Boarding House

Belgro Cmpd Ninoy Aquino Hi-Way, Tibag, Tarlac

* B.G. Dormitory

B2, San Vicente, Tarlac City

* D-B Apartment

X, Ligtasan, Tarlac City

* Ocampo’s Boarding Hse

Avocado St, Maligaya, Tarlac City

* Ocampo’s Boarding Hse

Avocado St, Maligaya, Tarlac City

* Asiaten Pension Hse

Don Gregorio Ave, San Sebastian, Tarlac City

* Dante Ancheta Boarding House

2739 Rosal St, San Vicente, Tarlac City

* Jhe Lodging House

Phase Ii, Sunrise Subd., Maliwalo, Tarlac

* Tanedo’s Boarding Hse

San Isidro, Tarlac City

* Texas Hotel & Traveller’s Inn-Tarlac Branch

Mc Arthur Highway, Aguso, Tarlac City

* Yuka Apartelle

Joemac Site,, San Vicente, Tarlac City

* Sun City Inn

Matatalaib, Tarlac City

* Lantano-Valdez Dormitory

Rosal St, San Vicente, Tarlac

* Ligsay Boarding Hse

B3 Jasmin St, San Vicente, Tarlac City

* Ocampo’s Boarding Hse

Avocado St, Maligaya, Tarlac City

* Melting Pot Lodge

Melting Pot Dr, San Sebastian, Tarlac City

* Luisita Central Park Hotel Inc

Luisita Business Park, San Miguel, Tarlac

* Prima Lodging Hse

Avocado St, Maligaya, Tarlac City

* Casa Jardin Dormitory

Mangga 2, Matatalaib, Tarlac

* Macaraeg’s Boarding House

San Isidro, Tarlac City

* Olg Boarding House

16 Rosal St, San Vicente, Tarlac

* Norma Beltran – Boarding House

296 Macopa St, Maligaya, Tarlac City

* Kaluha Farmhouse Inn

Zone I, San Isidro, Tarlac

* Gragasin’s Boarding House

Orchid St, San Vicente, Tarlac

* Lagonilla Apartment

Romulo Blvd, San Vicente, Tarlac City

* Brendon Jay Apartments

St Dominic Subd., San Vicente, Tarlac

* Bfsa Enterprises

#1 Ilang Ilang St., San Vicente, Tarlac City

* Rovier’s Apartment

Lot 1 Blk. 39,, Binauganan, Tarlac City

* Sherwood I Drive Inn / Transient Homes

Aquino Hi-Way, San Isidro, Tarlac

* Ellanmae Townhouses

Binauganan, Tarlac City

* Sherwood Drive Inn/Transient Homes

Aquino Hi-Way, Tibag, Tarlac City

* El Cabalen Transients Inn

San Sebastian, Tarlac

* De Leon’s Boarding House

Hosp Dr, San Vicente, Tarlac City

* Sun Garden Hotel

Aquino Subd, Sto Cristo, Tarlac City

* Artville Apartment

Macabulos St., San Miguel, Tarlac

* Arceo’s Apt

B5 Hosp Dr, San Vicente, Tarlac City

Source:http://www.tarlacity.com/eat-and-stay/accomodation/

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Nearby facilities and attractions:

* The Aquino Center – featuring modern conference facilities, spacious function rooms, ballroom, theater and museum of former President Corazon C. Aquino and the late Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.
* Plaza Luisita Center – with retail outlets and restaurants such as Max’s, Jollibee, Pancake House, Greenwich, Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Chowking and Dencio’s Grill
* Luisita Golf & Country Club – guests of Microtel have access to the 18-hole championship course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
* Las Haciendas de Luisita Clubhouse – with sports and recreational facilities

Directions

From the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), take Exit 85 SCTEX. Immediately take the lane to the right to go towards Baguio. Exit at Luisita and go straight. Microtel is on your right, before you hit McArthur Highway.

http://www.tarlacity.com/eat-and-stay/accomodation/microtel-hotels-resorts/

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Located within the heart of San Sebastian Village, Tarlac City, Asiaten Hotel is the perfect place where your whole family can spend time together. Offering more than just excellent service, we, at Asiaten Hotel, provide you with a quiet haven, an escape from the frenzy of urban life.

http://www.tarlacity.com/eat-and-stay/accomodation/asiaten-hotel/

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The La Maja Rica Hotel and Restaurant is a boutique hotel situated along the national high way, half way between the Manila and Baguio at the commercial and business centers of Tarlac City. The Hotel offers a choice of 40 well-equipped guestrooms with deluxe amenities such as colored TV with cable channel and remote, air-condition, centralized solar-heating system for hot water usage, telephone with NDD/IDD, free WI-FI zone, 24 hours standby power generators assuming no power breakdown and a spacious and secured parking lots. For recreation, their guest can enjoy free use of swimming pool.


Features:

* 40 Guestrooms with complete amenities from complimentary continental breakfast. Cable TV and Air-Conditional Rooms, IDD and NDD Telephone System, Hot Water facilities to free use of Swimming pool.
* 20 Drive-Inn Units for those who require privacy Elegant Suite Room best fits for anniversaries or other special occasions.
* Two Cafe Maja Rica Dining Facilities: Fine Dining Restaurant, The Patio bar by the pool side
* A 24 hours 7 days a week power system by a Standby Generator (NO BROWN OUT)
* Function room sceneries perfect for Seminars Wedding Reception and Baptismal Celebration.

How to get there:

From the far end of the north Luzon Expressway, exit at Sta. Ines Tollgate, Follow the Mabalacat sign, then turn straight ahead to Mac Arthur Highway, when you reach Mac Arthur Highway, turn RIGHT going to Tarlac City.

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More Mt. Pinatubo Pictures:

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Thanks to Mt. Pinatubo Tour Facebook Album

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Wow! Kasama na ang Tarlac sa top tourist destination ng Central Luzon.:):)
:banana::banana::banana::cheers::cheers::cheers:

http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/10631/Volume-4-No-118/Headlines/CL-tourism-stable-despite-Japan-tragedy

Sana mag-install sila ng zipline diyan sa mga bundok malapit sa Mt. Pinatubo.:):)

Wow! Kasama na ang Tarlac sa top tourist destination ng Central Luzon.:):)
:banana::banana::banana::cheers::cheers::cheers:

http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/10631/Volume-4-No-118/Headlines/CL-tourism-stable-despite-Japan-tragedy
i see 3rd na pala ang tarlac...kaya dapat i develop pa po nila ung ibang tourist spot dyan sa tarlac para lalong umangat ang tourismo sa inyo...anyway congrats po sir... itong ginagawa nyong pag post ng mga pics.dito sa thread ang isa pang way para lalong ma promote ang probinsya nyo:) keep on:)

Thanks sir Korean Boy. Congratz sa CL regional tourism authorities at sa mga NGO's na tumutulong para mapromote ang tourism sa atin sa North and Central Luzon. Attributed siguro iyan sa Mt. Pinatubo na located sa border ng 3 provinces, nagkataon na nasa Capas, Tarlac ang magandang daan nito papunta doon. Yes, madaming viewership dito sa SSC. Ang isang town na di kilala ay puedeng makilala sa pamamagitan ng mga posts natin dito sa SSC.:)

Sana nga, ma-sustain yung tourist arrival sa province, constant promotion, improvement and enchancement ng mga existing tourist attractions. Tourism plays a vital role to boost economic activities in the countryside.:)

Gusto ko yung map ng Microtel and La Maja Rica, kitang kita kung gaano kadaling puntahan ang Tarlac City via NLEX and SCTEX mula Manila.:)

Central Luzon Expressway Phase 1
Tarlac to Cabanatuan City

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Description :

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Support development of regional urban centers in Central Luzon and the Pacific Ocean Coastal areas in order to decrease overconcentration of socio-economic activities in Metro Manila

•
Decongest traffic at Daang Maharlika

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An initial 2-lane to be constructed with a total length of 28.2 kilometers

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Estimated total project cost PhP 11.5 Billion (US$ 255.56 Million) (1US$ =Php 45.00)


http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/bureau_services/PPP/projects/clex_1.htm

Thanks sir Korean Boy. Congratz sa CL regional tourism authorities at sa mga NGO's na tumutulong para mapromote ang tourism sa atin sa North and Central Luzon. Attributed siguro iyan sa Mt. Pinatubo na located sa border ng 3 provinces, nagkataon na nasa Capas, Tarlac ang magandang daan nito papunta doon. Yes, madaming viewership dito sa SSC. Ang isang town na di kilala ay puedeng makilala sa pamamagitan ng mga posts natin dito sa SSC.:)

Sana nga, ma-sustain yung tourist arrival sa province, constant promotion, improvement and enchancement ng mga existing tourist attractions. Tourism plays a vital role to boost economic activities in the countryside.:)

Gusto ko yung map ng Microtel and La Maja Rica, kitang kita kung gaano kadaling puntahan ang Tarlac City via NLEX and SCTEX mula Manila.:)sir,kumpleto na nga kayo sa laht eh..tourism,accomodation,syempre pa po accessible sya sa lahat ng party ng tarlac:cheers:kaya walang hirap ang mga tourista na bumyahe:)

Central Luzon Expressway Phase 1
Tarlac to Cabanatuan City

http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/bureau_services/PPP/projects/image/clex_117.jpg

Description :

•
Support development of regional urban centers in Central Luzon and the Pacific Ocean Coastal areas in order to decrease overconcentration of socio-economic activities in Metro Manila

•
Decongest traffic at Daang Maharlika

•
An initial 2-lane to be constructed with a total length of 28.2 kilometers

•
Estimated total project cost PhP 11.5 Billion (US$ 255.56 Million) (1US$ =Php 45.00)


http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/bureau_services/PPP/projects/clex_1.htm

wow...dami palang benefits kapag nasa gitna....:cheers::banana:

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ang ganda ng mga line-up ng mga malalaking establishments sa atin.

Dagdad mo pa dyan ang SOGO Hotel kapag natapos yun isa na namang commercial landmark dyan sa lugar :)

sir,kumpleto na nga kayo sa laht eh..tourism,accomodation,syempre pa po accessible sya sa lahat ng party ng tarlac:cheers:kaya walang hirap ang mga tourista na bumyahe:)

Wow! Kasama na ang Tarlac sa top tourist destination ng Central Luzon.:):)
:banana::banana::banana::cheers::cheers::cheers:

http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/10631/Volume-4-No-118/Headlines/CL-tourism-stable-despite-Japan-tragedy

. Congratz sa CL regional tourism authorities at sa mga NGO's na tumutulong para mapromote ang tourism sa atin sa North and Central Luzon. Attributed siguro iyan sa Mt. Pinatubo na nagkataon na nasa Capas, Tarlac ang magandang daan nito papunta doon. Yes, madaming viewership dito sa SSC. Ang isang town na di kilala ay puedeng makilala sa pamamagitan ng mga posts natin dito sa SSC.:)

Sana nga, ma-sustain yung tourist arrival sa province, constant promotion, improvement and enchancement ng mga existing tourist attractions. Tourism plays a vital role to boost economic activities in the countryside.:)


:) :) :)

siguro sir we can attribute that to better infrastracture, primarily the SCTEX and the improved Mc. Arthur hi-way.


heto ang top drawers sa akin base sa aking observation :)


Monasterio de Tarlac

The trek to Mt. Pinatubo

Isdaan Theme and Floating Restaurant

Luisita Golf and Country Club

Aquino Center

:):):):):):):):):):):)

it also added to the surge in tourism yung pagkakaroon natin ng SM at Robinsons :banana:

Gaya ng sabi ko, I often bumped into koreans and other caucasians wether sa SM or Robinsons :)

Then we have 2 homegrown malls (MagicStar & MyMetroTown) na malayo sa BIG 2 (SM & Robinsons), so wether nasa city proper
ka or not, may malls ka na mapupuntahan to buy some necessities :)

Parehas na landlocked province ang Tarlac at Pampanga kaya nga what we lack in water recreations
like beachfront or water parks, compensated naman sa ibang bagay.

Kasi nga these two provinces have to worked double time just to compensate for that missing tourism draw :)

I forgot also to mention of course the efforts being exerted by our LGU's. Congratz din po. I agree Francis, nakatulong talaga ng husto ang improvement ng NLEX and McArthur, then yung SCTEX. Thanks for mentioning additional places/establishments where tourists arrivals in the province can be attributed. Yung Monasterio de Tarlac, madami sigurong pupunta diyan nitong buwan ng April. Idagdag din natin diyan ang historical site ng Capas National Shrine at ang Death March Marker.:)

ang ganda ng mga line-up ng mga malalaking establishments sa atin.

Dagdad mo pa dyan ang SOGO Hotel kapag natapos yun isa na namang commercial landmark dyan sa lugar :)

Yes ang ganda ng line-up ng mga establishments, kitang kita sa map saka yung mga road networks. Di yata nakalagay sa map yung industrial site ng Luisita.:)

sir,kumpleto na nga kayo sa laht eh..tourism,accomodation,syempre pa po accessible sya sa lahat ng party ng tarlac:cheers:kaya walang hirap ang mga tourista na bumyahe:)

Thanks for your positive comment sir. Agree, kaya napaka favorable na location eto para sa mga investors, crossroad siya ng SCTEX, under construction na TPLUEX, future Central Luzon expressway Phase 1 at ng Tarlac-Nueva Ecija- Aurora highway.:):cheers::banana:

Yung Zambales-Tarlac highway di ko pa nakikita ang map, saan kaya tatagos eto, Capas Tarlac kaya, then SCTEX or San Jose,Tarlac then Tarlac City then SCTEX?:)

Yung Monasterio de Tarlac, madami sigurong pupunta diyan nitong buwan ng April. Idagdag din natin diyan ang historical site ng Capas National Shrine at ang Death March Marker.:)


Yung Monasterio sir eh witness ako sa dami ng tao na pumupunta.

May motorist assistance kasi sa may bandang malapit sa TPH at romulo highway sa may san vicente. :)

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Tessies Grills and Roasters - Tarlac's Born , Tarlac's Pride
where food is super masarap :banana:

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Wow, nice photos Francis! Ang ganda ng kuha mo ng SM Logo. May irerepost akong photo galing ng Thread 1, i-compare natin ang hitsura kasama yung images ng piggy and chicken sa may Tessie's Grill.:):)

Eto yung view ng SM before from Tessie's Grill, he he.


Before

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Thanks to Perseus

Parehas na landlocked province ang Tarlac at Pampanga kaya nga what we lack in water recreations
like beachfront or water parks, compensated naman sa ibang bagay.

Kasi nga these two provinces have to worked double time just to compensate for that missing tourism draw :)

Maybe we can also offer our kapampangan and Ilocano Cuisine for which Tarlac province earned the title as the Melting Pot of Central Luzon.:)

Then, they can also put up little Enchanted Kingdom of the North or other theme park that cater entertainment to the family and kids. May mga idle lands pa siguro tayo diyan na di kalayuan sa city center. Pinakagusto ko sa western part, yung malapit siguro sa Jose V. Yap Sports Complex, formerly Tarlac Recreation Park (TRP):) :)

i-repost mo sa next page sir yung pics ng manok at baboy, lagyan mo ng before and after :)

imagined dating idle na lupa yung sa frontage then ngayon may SM na...
Iba talaga pumili ng location yung mga taga SM. Swak na swak :banana:

Yung Monasterio sir eh witness ako sa dami ng tao na pumupunta.

May motorist assistance kasi sa may bandang malapit sa TPH at romulo highway sa may san vicente. :)

Wala bang public vehicle na biyahe doon ngayong Holy week? Sana mag schedule sila tapos sa SM terminal ang meeting place.:):)

Watch this video!:)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQnvWJXsRQU&playnext=1&list=PL196E1B44E4B77ED4

I commend the author of the video, talagang proud tarlaqueno din sya...

kaya lang sana ang nilagay nya ay 'welcome to Tarlac' lang, kasi ang buong province ng Tarlac ang ginawan nya ng presentation, hindi lang naman ang syudad ng Tarlac.


sa mga hindi po nakaka alam, magkaiba po ang Tarlac City sa Tarlac Province.

yung isa pangalan ng probinsya at yung isa pangalan ng town na naging city ngayon.

naalala ko tuloy yung kaklase ko sa high school nang padalhan nya ako ng sulat ang nakalagay sa return address nya ay .... Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac City.

some unknowingly commit such mistake and I dont know why ... , :ohno:

I commend the author of the video, talagang proud tarlaqueno din sya...

kaya lang sana ang nilagay nya ay 'welcome to Tarlac' lang, kasi ang buong province ng Tarlac ang ginawan nya ng presentation, hindi lang naman ang syudad ng Tarlac.


sa mga hindi po nakaka alam, magkaiba po ang Tarlac City sa Tarlac Province.

yung isa pangalan ng probinsya at yung isa pangalan ng town na naging city ngayon.

naalala ko tuloy yung kaklase ko sa high school nang padalhan nya ako ng sulat ang nakalagay sa return address nya ay .... Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac City.

some unknowingly commit such mistake and I dont know why ... , :ohno:

Oo, nakakatuwa na may mga kababayan na in their own way, naipropromote nila ang ating province.:)

Baka hindi na niya na-edit, saka napansin ko 75% ng places presented in the video are located in the city.:) Ganun pala ang hitsura ng Tarlac noong araw, baka yung road na yun sa black and white photo ay yung Romulo Boulevard sa ngayon. Very plain pa siya at wala pang ganoong gusali. Parang nakita natin yung loob mismo ng Capitol at Aquino Museum.:)

Yung iba naman, di pa nakasanayan na tawaging Tarlac City ang kabisera, gaya pag umuuwi ako, pag tinatanong ako kung saan ako bababa, sabi ko,"Sa Tarlac City." Tapos uulitin ng conductor, "Sa Tarlac, Tarlac?":)

oo nga baka hindi nya na edit :)

I commend the author of the video, talagang proud tarlaqueno din sya...

kaya lang sana ang nilagay nya ay 'welcome to Tarlac' lang, kasi ang buong province ng Tarlac ang ginawan nya ng presentation, hindi lang naman ang syudad ng Tarlac.


sa mga hindi po nakaka alam, magkaiba po ang Tarlac City sa Tarlac Province.

yung isa pangalan ng probinsya at yung isa pangalan ng town na naging city ngayon.

naalala ko tuloy yung kaklase ko sa high school nang padalhan nya ako ng sulat ang nakalagay sa return address nya ay .... Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac City.

some unknowingly commit such mistake and I dont know why ... , :ohno:

parang cebu city at davao city ,parehas na capital, tarlac city provincial capital ng tarlac province:)

naalala ko tuloy yung kaklase ko sa high school nang padalhan nya ako ng sulat ang nakalagay sa return address nya ay .... Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac City.

some unknowingly commit such mistake and I dont know why ... , :ohno:

Maganda sana kung malapit lang ang distance ng Sta Ignacia to Tarlac City, puedeng matawag na part ng Metro Tarlac ang Sta Ignacia in the future, kaso more than 20 km ang distance nito. Malaki rin ang advantages nito kasi adjacent town ng siyudad. Nasa kabisera kasi ang mga malls, State University, mga hospitals at iba pang amenities.

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2nd class town na rin ang Sta Ignacia according to NSCB, together with Victoria, Bamban, Lapaz. May mga bago din silang low rise buildings at yung private hospital along the highway, matagal na rin.:)

Man-made forest built in Tarlac

TARLAC -- Decades-old towering trees of various species now abound at the AWECA-built man-made forest in the once-barren and volcanic ash-covered area in Capas, Tarlac are a sight to behold.

Among those affected by the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in June 1991 were hundreds of indigenous peoples residing in the uplands of Barangay Sta. Juliana in Capas here.

They were forced to relocate to safer areas after the once-rich vegetation was covered with thick ash spewed out by the volcano, rendering their farms and work animals, their main sources of livelihood, virtually dead and useless.

Only a few days before the volcano's eruption, the Crow Valley Range in the nearby Clark Air Base from which they gathered scrap materials for additional source of income was also deserted by the Americans.

"The IPs thought it was the end of the world for them, as all their homes, meager belongings and source of livelihood were all gone," narrated Kennedy Molina of the Tribal Affairs Office in Capas town.

They were relocated in resettlement centers put up by the government, and for a couple of months subsisted mainly from relief goods provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government units as well as concerned non-government organizations and other civic-spirited individuals and associations.

Unused to being confined in unfamiliar dwellings, the IPs eventually went back to their place of origin and thrived on banana plants, which fortunately sprouted in their lands.

"They would also earn some money by selling the "puso ng saging" which they gathered and patiently took to the lowlands," recalled Barangay Captain Salvador delos Reyes.

But life for the IPs took a bright turn when the AWECA Agro-Forest accepted the government's invitation to embark on the Industrial Forest Management Agreement of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Delos Reyes said that with the implementation of the said forestry management agreement, the IPs were provided with a regular source of income as they were paid minimum wage for planting various species of forest trees.

According to DENR, some 5,000 hectares of land in Capas and San Jose were covered by the IFMA with AWECA, and to date, 2,810 hectares have already been planted with gemelina, mangoes, rattan, acacia and other tree species.

"Maganda ang proyektong ipinatupad ng AWECA dahil bukod sa nagkaroon ng regular na kita ang mga katutubo, naging luntian pa ang dating nakakalbong kabundukan at nakatulong sa pagpepreserba ng kalikasan," said Molina.

He added that the AWECA also strictly adhered to the conditions of the IFMA and to his knowledge has not incurred any violations or illegal transactions.

AWECA Agro-Forest also ensured the provision of a 20-kilometer access road to speed up the transportation of produce from the upland to the lowland.

"Dati-rati, isinasakay ng mga katutubo sa karetang hila ng kalabaw ang kanilang mga ani para madala sa bayan, ngayon puwede nang iakyat ang mga sasakyan sa bundok para diretsong makuha ang mga produkto ng mga mamimili," the two-termer barangay chief said.

Molina added that aside from livelihood and employment, the AWECA Agro Forest also rendered various community services and development projects such as provision of medicines and conduct of medical missions, scholarship grants to deserving students and even funds for infrastructure projects in the said barangay, deep wells for drinking water and the ongoing construction of a multi-purpose stage at the Sta. Juliana Elementary School.

As head of the tribal affairs office in the municipality, Molina regularly holds dialogues and meetings with the IPs to personally gather feedbacks on pertinent issues and concerns.

"Malaking benepisyo sa kanila ang proyekto dahil nagkaroon sila ng pag-asang mamuhay ng may kaginhawaan," Molina said as he added that some of the tribal families who are beneficiaries of the project are now proud owners of motorcycle units, sari-sari stores and even battery-operated television units.

He said that the forestry project which has been enforced for nearly 20 years now has benefited 16 sitios in Sta. Juliana, four in Bueno, two in O'Donell, five in Maruglong and one in Kalangitan, all in Capas town.

However, employment was temporarily stopped for the past two months due to the issuance of Executive Order 23 which prohibits the cutting of trees, the AWECA managed-area included.

Thus, the project was temporarily stopped rendering the IPs unemployed.
"Labis na naapektuhan ang mga IPs dahil nawalan sila ng hanapbuhay at lubos silang nagtataka kung bakit naisama ang AWECA bagamat wala naman silang nilalabag na kautusan sa pagpuputol ng kahoy," de los Reyes said.

He said that the AWECA Agro-Forest had been practicing selective logging and even sought permission from the DENR whenever they would cut trees; did continuous re-planting and maintained plant nurseries in the area.

The two local officials are in total agreement with their constituents that the project should soon be allowed to resume so as not to further disrupt their livelihood and employment.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2011/03/30/man-made-forest-built-tarlac-147603

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Landscape scenes along SCTEX

by Cris Calaguas

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13th City Charter Anniversary of Tarlac Calendar of Activities
(April 13 to 16, 2011)

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Wow, mala-museum! Ganda!:cheers:

Wow, mala-museum! Ganda!:cheers:

oo hugo maganda talaga yang Diwa ng Tarlac :) Ginawa yan during the last years of the marcos era.

During its heyday, its a popular venue for seminars, big ticket functions and concerts :) It is Tarlac's very own CCP. :)

Yung mga chandellier nya sa convention hall ay katulad nung mga nasa PICC.

Big name artists like Martin, Gary, Sharon, Pops, Regine, Jose Marie Chan held thier respective concerts at the Diwa ng Tarlac :)

Pero ngayon, wala na yung former glory nya. Yung baba yata ginawang office ng PIA at may labor offices din sa taas, at may office din yata yung call center company na Sutherland at DAR.

I dont know what is wrong with our local government. Bakit di nila masustain at mamaintain ang mga ganyang edifice that costs millions to built with the tax payers money. :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

oo hugo maganda talaga yang Diwa ng Tarlac :) Ginawa yan during the last years of the marcos era.

During its heyday, its a popular venue for seminars, big ticket functions and concerts :) It is Tarlac's very own CCP. :)

Yung mga chandellier nya sa convention hall ay katulad nung mga nasa PICC.

Big name artists like Martin, Gary, Sharon, Pops, Regine, Jose Marie Chan held thier respective concerts at the Diwa ng Tarlac :)

Pero ngayon, wala na yung former glory nya. Yung baba yata ginawang office ng PIA at may labor offices din sa taas, at may office din yata yung call center company na Sutherland at DAR.

I dont know what is wrong with our local government. Bakit di nila masustain at mamaintain ang mga ganyang edifice that costs millions to built with the tax payers money. :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

Ha? Museum na naging commercial building? sayang naman. bakit naman ganoon. Dapat museum parin siya

Ganoon rin ag nangyari sa La union after mawala si marcos. unti-unting namatay ang turismo, pati narin mga kalsada na nakapangalan sa kanya ay unti-unting pinalitan.

:ohno:Ha? Museum na naging commercial building? sayang naman. bakit naman ganoon. Dapat museum parin siya

Ganoon rin ag nangyari sa La union after mawala si marcos. unti-unting namatay ang turismo, pati narin mga kalsada na nakapangalan sa kanya ay unti-unting pinalitan.

museum of sort pa rin naman sya up to now. Yun kasing mga memorabilia at artifacts ay naka display sa lobby ng main building ng Diwa. Malaki kasi sya.

May lowerground sya, ground level, at 2nd level. Tapos iba pa yung convention hall nya at tsaka yung mga cafe nya sa loob.

Noon kasi dati ng may office ang DAR at PIA dyan. Ok lang kasi marami naman syang mga mini-offices sa loob. Kaso ang problema, mukhang hindi namamaintain at nalilinis man lang. Wala na yung landscaping nya sa labas. Yung mga flags ng mga towns ng Tarlac nasira na yung mga pole. Lahat tarpaulin na , na ang duming tingnan. :ohno:

Dati kasi sa labas pa lang , makikta mo ang ganda ng kapaligiran. Naka bermuda grass na well maintained at mga ibat ibang halaman. :ohno:

Ngayon, mga talahib na yata ang nandun :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

in short, pinabayaan syang magdeteriorate at hindi ito nautilize to the the very purpose on why it was built :ohno:

alam mo naman ang gobyerno natin, need I say More :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sakop ba ng Tarlac City or provincial government ang maintenance ng Diwa ng Tarlac Edifice? The way you described, how I wish It will be restored the way it was used to be. Dinig ko, nagagamit din eto during graduation ceremonies ng mga schools.:) Ang ganda siguro kung mailagay ulit yung mga flags ng different towns at landscaping sa labas.

Yung sa bagong bihis na Plazuela, puede sigurong mag Party Plipinas doon or ASAP.:):)

Sakop ba ng Tarlac City or provincial government ang maintenance ng Diwa ng Tarlac Edifice? The way you described, how I wish It will be restored the way it was used to be. Dinig ko, nagagamit din eto during graduation ceremonies ng mga schools.:) Ang ganda siguro kung mailagay ulit yung mga flags ng different towns at landscaping sa labas.


ok pa rin naman yung convention hall, though medyo hindi na sya ganun kagandang tingnan unlike 10 years ago siguro :ohno:

yes sir, graduation rites ay ginagawa pa rin sa convention hall, pero what happens now na medyo lumakas ang competition...

Meron ng Tarlac Pavillion, Aquino Center, Patio Marina at SM City Tarlac :)

My nephew graduated from Young Achievers School last March 26, at sa Aquino Center ginanap :)

DSWD DayCare commencement rites are mostly being held at SM City Tarlac.

Contests and Auditions proper are cornered by SM City Tarlac :)

although I still prefer to graduate sa Diwa ng Tarlac because of its old charm and nostalgic appeal, pero say to say, Need I say MOre :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

Yung sa bagong bihis na Plazuela, puede sigurong mag Party Plipinas doon or ASAP.:):)

Isara nila ang F. Tanedo then yung stage will be constructed circling the Cory Monument , then you have a magnificent view of the cathedral by the left side and the plaza on the right. Backdrop will be the magic star mall and KFC and other resto and fronting the stage is the stretch of the bustling F. Tanedo Street. :)

Gaya ng ginagawa kapag may battle of the bands at rock concerts :)

Isara nila ang F. Tanedo then yung stage will be constructed circling the Cory Monument , then you have a magnificent view of the cathedral by the left side and the plaza on the right. Backdrop will be the magic star mall and KFC and other resto and fronting the stage is the stretch of the bustling F. Tanedo Street. :)

Gaya ng ginagawa kapag may battle of the bands at rock concerts :)

Wow, ok iyan kung nagakataon. Di malayong mangyari na diyan ganapin ng live ang ibang Pinoy TV show sometime in the future.:)

Btw, parang bago sa akin yung Tarlac Pavillion at Patio Marina.:) Puede rin pala ang graduation rites sa Aquino Center, ang alam ko, mga wedding lang ang ginaganap dito. Ibig sabihin, malaki din pala eto sa loob. Natapos na kaya yung renovation para sa bagong design nito?

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:ohno:

museum of sort pa rin naman sya up to now. Yun kasing mga memorabilia at artifacts ay naka display sa lobby ng main building ng Diwa. Malaki kasi sya.

May lowerground sya, ground level, at 2nd level. Tapos iba pa yung convention hall nya at tsaka yung mga cafe nya sa loob.

Noon kasi dati ng may office ang DAR at PIA dyan. Ok lang kasi marami naman syang mga mini-offices sa loob. Kaso ang problema, mukhang hindi namamaintain at nalilinis man lang. Wala na yung landscaping nya sa labas. Yung mga flags ng mga towns ng Tarlac nasira na yung mga pole. Lahat tarpaulin na , na ang duming tingnan. :ohno:

Dati kasi sa labas pa lang , makikta mo ang ganda ng kapaligiran. Naka bermuda grass na well maintained at mga ibat ibang halaman. :ohno:

Ngayon, mga talahib na yata ang nandun :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

in short, pinabayaan syang magdeteriorate at hindi ito nautilize to the the very purpose on why it was built :ohno:

alam mo naman ang gobyerno natin, need I say More :lol: :lol: :lol:

naku sana maiparating iyan sa kinauukulan sana mapansin rin nila iyon:cheers:

Puede rin pala ang graduation rites sa Aquino Center, ang alam ko, mga wedding lang ang ginaganap dito. Ibig sabihin, malaki din pala eto sa loob. Natapos na kaya yung renovation para sa bagong design nito?

Ako nga rin sir, akala ko museum lang sya. Meron pala syang function hall. Graduation kasi from grade school ang ng niece ko at dun sa aquino center ginanap. :)

Btw, parang bago sa akin yung Tarlac Pavillion at Patio Marina.:)?


Yung Tarlac Pavillion sir eh nasa vicinity ng STI, hindi ko alam kung STI ang may-ari o part sya nung bulding sa may likuran.

Yung Patio Marina sir ay nasa Fairlane.

Madaming construction dun sir kasi nga binuksan na ang daan dun :)

naku sana maiparating iyan sa kinauukulan sana mapansin rin nila iyon:cheers:

sabi nga ng introvoys... di na ako aasa pa :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Nearby facilities and attractions:

* The Aquino Center – featuring modern conference facilities, spacious function rooms, ballroom, theater and museum of former President Corazon C. Aquino and the late Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.

* Plaza Luisita Center – with retail outlets and restaurants such as Max’s, Jollibee, Pancake House, Greenwich, Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Chowking and Dencio’s Grill

* Luisita Golf & Country Club – guests of Microtel have access to the 18-hole championship course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.

* Las Haciendas de Luisita Clubhouse – with sports and recreational facilities

Directions



sir ikaw pa nga ang nagpost nyan eh :)

sir ikaw pa nga ang nagpost nyan eh :)

ha ha. Oo nga ano. Thanks sa info regarding Patio Marina and Tarlac Pavillion. Ang nakikita ko sa map yung Paras Pavillion sa may San Sebastion Village.:)

Eto, may nakuha akong pics ng Patio Marina.:)

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Yung Tarlac Pavillion sir eh nasa vicinity ng STI, hindi ko alam kung STI ang may-ari o part sya nung bulding sa may likuran.

Yung Patio Marina sir ay nasa Fairlane.

Madaming construction dun sir kasi nga binuksan na ang daan dun :)

Ang STI di ba yung nasa likod ng TSU Engineering building facing Tarlac River? Baka part ng building na inuupahan nila o baka property ng TSU yung Pavillion. Ang haba ng Ninoy Aquino Boulevard extension doon, siguro 2 KM papuntang west, kaya lang may harang kaya di puedeng magtayo along the road ng mga commercial buildings, kaya parang expressway mula McDo hanggang Romulo highway. Mababa siguro yung lugar unlike sa may Uniwide and public market area :)

Mga commercial buildings ba yung under construction sa may Fairlane na madadaanan ng San Sebastian-San Vicente bypass road? Nagtaas siguro ng husto ang value ng lupa sa Fairlane lalo na noong nagka SM. Commercialized na rin yung lugar na yun sa may San Vicente, maganda kasi ang location, combination of residential, 2 hospitals and different schools. Nagulat nga ako noong makita ko yung Cindy's Square doon. Ang problem nga lang, masikip yung labasan ng mga sasakyan papuntang Romulo Highway.

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WOW, resourceful ka talaga sir, believe na ako sayo :)

Ang galing mo sir, nadadaanan ko lang yan pag uwi ko tuwing sakay ako ng trike.

Hindi ko alam yung Paras Pavillion pero may tarp sya sa bandang san sebastian. :)

Mga commercial buildings ba yung under construction sa may Fairlane na madadaanan ng San Sebastian-San Vicente bypass road? Nagtaas siguro ng husto ang value ng lupa sa Fairlane lalo na noong nagka SM. Commercialized na rin yung lugar na yun sa may San Vicente, maganda kasi ang location, combination of residential, 2 hospitals and different schools. Nagulat nga ako noong makita ko yung Cindy's Square doon. Ang problem nga lang, masikip yung labasan ng mga sasakyan papuntang Romulo Highway.


halos mga business entities sir. Mga cafeteria, mini-bars, may ilang meat shop din (aside from fresh option), then meron din yung cafe seatenta. Marami kasing streets yung fairlane sir, hayaan mo try ko maglakad minsan to update you sa mga establishments na nakita ko.

Yung FYAS nandun din sa Fairlane. :)

Eto yung view ng SM before from Tessie's Grill, he he.


Before

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Thanks to sir cq7cc2

After

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Thanks to Perseus


ang laki ng nagagawa ng SM sa isang lugar :) at witness dyan ang dalawang yan, si piggy at si chicky :banana: :lol: :lol: :lol:

WOW, resourceful ka talaga sir, believe na ako sayo :)

Ang galing mo sir, nadadaanan ko lang yan pag uwi ko tuwing sakay ako ng trike.

Hindi ko alam yung Paras Pavillion pero may tarp sya sa bandang san sebastian. :)

He he. Nagkataon na may nakapost sa site. Thanks.:)

Malapit siguro yung Paras Pavillion sa Asiaten Hotel.:)

halos mga business entities sir. Mga cafeteria, mini-bars, may ilang meat shop din (aside from fresh option), then meron din yung cafe seatenta. Marami kasing streets yung fairlane sir, hayaan mo try ko maglakad minsan to update you sa mga establishments na nakita ko.

Yung FYAS nandun din sa Fairlane. :)

Malapit na siguro bahay nyo diyan he he. Nakakatuwa naman na yung mga kabalens natin nagkakaroon ng oppurtunities na magput up ng business diyan. Mahal nga lang siguro ang tricycle mula diyan papuntang SM.:)

Ibig sabihin, allowed sa loob ng subdivision ang mga business establishments or doon lang sa main avenue na daanan ng bypass road? Para sa akin ok lang iyan, pero mas maganda siguro kung may street lang na i-assign para sa mga businesses, mas magandang tingnan saka for security purposes na rin ng mga residents. May kuento kasi ang officemate ko, yung hipag niya, sa bahay mismo nag-ooffice, tapos nahold up sila.

ang laki ng nagagawa ng SM sa isang lugar :) at witness dyan ang dalawang yan, si piggy at si chicky :banana: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Mukhang matatag sina piggy at chikky, umulan at umaraw, nandiyan pa rin sila he he. Ilang taon na ka silang magkasama diyan?:)

Ang ganda pa ng facade ng SM, favorite color ko yung blue. Wala nga lang masyadong greeneries sa harap ng SM natin unlike yung ipinakita mong harapan ng SM Clark. Siguro kulang sa space.:)

Wow! I like this new photo of SM.:)

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New and Improved Victora Tarlac Plaza

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Malapit na siguro bahay nyo diyan he he. Nakakatuwa naman na yung mga kabalens natin nagkakaroon ng oppurtunities na magput up ng business diyan. Mahal nga lang siguro ang tricycle mula diyan papuntang SM.:) .


actually sir vice versa, mas mura ang trike pag sa SM ka pupunta kung magmumula ka sa mismong bahay namin, kasi sir mas malapit ang SM sa samin king sa Fairlane ka dadaan kaysa sa San Roque .

Fiesta sa barangay namin sir , April 3-4, masaya ngayon ang fiesta sa amin sir, madaming pakulo kasi bago na ang kapitan namin at mga konsehal :banana:


Ibig sabihin, allowed sa loob ng subdivision ang mga business establishments or doon lang sa main avenue na daanan ng bypass road? Para sa akin ok lang iyan, pero mas maganda siguro kung may street lang na i-assign para sa mga businesses, mas magandang tingnan saka for security purposes na rin ng mga residents. May kuento kasi ang officemate ko, yung hipag niya, sa bahay mismo nag-ooffice, tapos nahold up sila.

parang hindi nga nga sya subdivision sir, parang isa na syang barangay :)

actually sir vice versa, mas mura ang trike pag sa SM ka pupunta kung magmumula ka sa mismong bahay namin, kasi sir mas malapit ang SM sa samin king sa Fairlane ka dadaan kaysa sa San Roque .

Fiesta sa barangay namin sir , April 3-4, masaya ngayon ang fiesta sa amin sir, madaming pakulo kasi bago na ang kapitan namin at mga konsehal :banana:


parang hindi nga nga sya subdivision sir, parang isa na syang barangay :)

Oo short cut yun sa may fairlane. Puede nga sigurong lakarin iyan mula Fairlane hanggang SM he he, lalo na kung puro establishments na mula sa inyo hanggang sa may Sogo at pagandahin nila yung sidewalk ng bypass road at lagyan ng street lights.:)

Wow, happy fiesta kung ganoon. Madami sigurong palaro.:):banana:

Wala nga yatang entrance gate at guard gaya ng mga typical na subdivisions sa Maynila.

Three biomass plants receive go signal from state regulator

THREE METHANE-fueled power plants linked to hog farms in Luzon have been allowed to operate after complying with generation requirements set by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the state agency said in a statement yesterday.
The ERC said it approved the issuance of certificates of compliance to Hacienda Bio-Energy Corp.’s three plants in Tarlac and Bulacan with an aggregate capacity of 500 kilowatts.

The generated power will be used by the farms.

The three plants “fully complied with the documentary requirements set by the ERC for generation companies and was found to have satisfied all the environmental, technical and financial requirements,” the state agency said.

All three generating facilities were subjected to ERC’s inspection in January.

The three methane generating sets are located in the Boston Ridge Farm in Tarlac, Panda Farm in Bulacan and the Buenavista Farm in Bulacan.

These come on top of 60 other renewable energy generation facilities the power firm operates in the country.

“ERC lauds Hacienda for its efforts in setting up, maintaining and operating over 60 renewable energy Generating Facilities in the Philippines,” ERC Chairman Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut said.

“Hacienda’s pioneering example in turning animal waste into other productive use such as for power generation is a big step towards achieving the envisioned energy independence in the Philippines,” Ms. Cruz-Ducut said.

The ERC said about 18 of its facilities have been issued certificates of compliance to date.

Hacienda Bio-Energy mainly deals with renewable energy and provides technical services for sources of biogas including small to large-scale hog farms. -- Emilia Narni J. David

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?id=28454

Wow! I like this new photo of SM.:)

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New and Improved Victora Tarlac Plaza

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By Taga Victoria Tarlac Ako Facebook Album
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wow...masansanting ya maong ...:cheers::cheers:

ha ha. Salamat sir. Mukhang na-busy ka. Kanina pa ako, binabasa ko lang mga previous pages. Maganda rin pala ang plaza ng Victoria Tarlac.:)

^^masantos ya labi ..o my ginagawa lang me sa FB ..may ka chat akong classmate ko dati sa high school..ayun .gands nga ng plaza lalo na sa punong parang pamaypay:):cheers:

Masantos ya labii met. Un, masanting ya plant man.:)

ang laki ng nagagawa ng SM sa isang lugar :) at witness dyan ang dalawang yan, si piggy at si chicky :banana: :lol: :lol: :lol:

tama ka dyan ...kaya pala magkaakbay na si piggy at si chicky....naku ang sama ng tingin ni piggy kay jolliBEE ..na cucutan si chicky kay BEE:lol::lol:

paunlad ng paunlad ang mga bayan dyan sa inyo dahil sa mga expressway na tinayo...tapos intersection pa kayo going/coming sa laaht ng probinsya north of manila...nasa gitna pa kayo ng mga malalaking probinsya gaya ng nueva ecija,pangasinan,pampanga,zambales...:banana::banana::banana:

Sa kabisera, medyo ramdam na ang effect ng SCTEX dahil sa mga bagong itinatayong establishments. May progress din sa bandang Capas at Concepcion. Sa Bamban, dahil sa malapit lang sa Mabalacat (lalo na pag naging city) at Clark, possible na mag-spill over dito ang mga developments na mangyayari doon. Palagay ko matagal pa bago magkaroon ng susunod na city. Siguro yung mga 2nd class towns sa ngayon, malapit na ring mag first class. Malaking bagay yung mga exits na gagawin sa mga towns na madadaanan ng TPLUEX, magiging daan eto para i-position ang mga towns na alternative investment site for trade and commerce ganoon din ng industrial.:)

Oo short cut yun sa may fairlane. Puede nga sigurong lakarin iyan mula Fairlane hanggang SM he he, lalo na kung puro establishments na mula sa inyo hanggang sa may Sogo at pagandahin nila yung sidewalk ng bypass road at lagyan ng street lights.:)

Wow, happy fiesta kung ganoon. Madami sigurong palaro.:):banana:

Wala nga yatang entrance gate at guard gaya ng mga typical na subdivisions sa Maynila.


dati sir nung bata pa kami may entrance gate sya at security at walang nakakapasok basta basta, pero ngayon binuksan na.

kung malapit ka lang sana sir, invite kita sa fiesta namin :) may ilang classmates akong narito at yung mga kaklase kong high-school na sa TSU at CLDH nag-aaral ngayon. :)

dati sir nung bata pa kami may entrance gate sya at security at walang nakakapasok basta basta, pero ngayon binuksan na.

kung malapit ka lang sana sir, invite kita sa fiesta namin :) may ilang classmates akong narito at yung mga kaklase kong high-school na sa TSU at CLDH nag-aaral ngayon. :)

Baka ok naman ang peace and order sa barangay saka may mga barangay tanods din pag gabi. Additional expense din kasi sa mga residents pag nagmaintain ng security guards.:)

Mukhang ikaw lang ang napahiwalay sa kanila ah, he he. Salamat. Baka diyan sa stadium ninyo ginaganap ang mga events malapit sa TPH at CLDH.:)

Kumusta naman ang Tarlac City, may balita ka ba kung kailan uumpisahan ang redevelopment ng public market sa Ninoy Aquino Boulevard?:)

Tarlac Cathedral

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Pioneer launches P1-B corn seed plant
Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines - Pioneer Hi-Bred Philippines Inc. (PHBP) launched Monday the first two phases of a nearly P1 billion worth corn processing plant in Tarlac City that may be positioned as a seed export hub in South East Asia.

With a current capacity of 4,000 metric tons (MT) per year, PHBP is set to jack up capacity to 12,000 MT within the next five years in a plan to use the plant from which to export hybrid corn seeds perhaps initially to Vietnam and Pakistan.

The plant though is definitely prioritizing to fill the local supply as farmers are foreseen to continue to seize opportunities in corn planting in light of more stable corn price at higher levels.

"By providing quality seeds at the right time along with our technology recommendations, farmers are able to maximize their productivity and income while helping address food security," according to PHBP Country Manager Jet Parma in a press briefing.

Arun Baral, Pioneer Hi Bred International Asia Pacific business director, said the company is optimistic about the Asia Pacific market.

"Our export will be in the general Asia Pacific market, wherever the demand will be. The world population is increasing. The demand for food is going up. In Asia after the crisis, I still feel a lot more momentum in terms of rising income, meat-based protein diet, and the willingness of farmers to adopt new technology."

The Tarlac plant, located in a 7.4-hectare area within the Luisita Industrial Park, will directly employ 400 people. The plant will also process hybrid rice as PHBP is set to beef up its marketing of hybrid rice seed PHB71.

The plant is expected to generate jobs for 4,000 corn and rice farmers who will plant the seeds. This will require around 7,000 hectares of seed area. This will in turn generate more jobs for farmers to produce commercial rice and corn over around 700,000 hectares yearly. "Pioneer will provide more income opportunities to farming communities in Tarlac, Pampanga, Pangasinan, and La Union as it works with local farmers to increase seed production," said Parma.

The Tarlac plant is PHBP's second seed production facility. Its first one is located in Polomolok, South Cotabato which has a capacity of 6,000 MT. The seed plant has mechanical dryers, processing buildings, bulk storage warehouses, utilities, and service buildings.

PHBP claims a 40 percent market share in the hybrid corn market which makes it Philippines' biggest hybrid corn producer. A subsidiary of Iowa-based Du Pont, PHBP believes there is so much opportunity in corn in the PHilippines specially in the next five years when corn price may continue rising in of the rising price of crude oil that's prompting a shift on the use of corn for ethanol.

Besides the country imports corn and corn substitutes, including wheat, soybean, and cassava, for feed ingredient.

"The country still imports 300,000 tons of corn under MAV (minimum access volume)," Parma said.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/pioneer-launches-p1-b-corn-seed-plant-20110404-025428-061.html

^^ WOW...humahayaw talaga ang probinsyan ito ah..pansin ko lang mula ng nag open ang expressway laging may bagong mga malalaking co .na pumapasok ,,,congrats...

wala pa masyado update... :ohno:

^^ WOW...humahayaw talaga ang probinsyan ito ah..pansin ko lang mula ng nag open ang expressway laging may bagong mga malalaking co .na pumapasok ,,,congrats...

Hopefully more companies will be coming in as locators in the Luisita Industrial Park, like what is happening in Clark and Subic Eco Zones.:)

wala pa masyado update... :ohno:

Isa lang ang update natin ngayon pero almost a billion project naman. he he. Dahil diyan magiging in demand ang mga lupa na tataniman ng corn. Kalaban nga lang diyan ang mga worms at rats na sumisira sa mga pananim. Maybe kasama diyan sa trainings and seminars na ibbigay nila para magiging maganda ang harvest na aangkatin di lang sa Tarlac, maging sa Pangasinan, Launion, Nueva Ecija and other provinces. Lalong magiging busy ang mga daan papuntang Luisita. Tamang tama pag natapos ang TPLEX, di lang tourism ang makikinabang dito kundi mga farm produced from the North.:):banana:

wala pa masyado update... :ohno:

Isa lang ang update natin ngayon pero almost a billion project naman. he he. Dahil diyan magiging in demand ang mga lupa na tataniman ng corn. Kalaban nga lang diyan ang mga worms at rats na sumisira sa mga pananim. Maybe kasama diyan sa trainings and seminars na ibbigay nila para magiging maganda ang harvest na aangkatin di lang sa Tarlac, maging sa Pangasinan, Launion, Nueva Ecija and other provinces. Lalong magiging busy ang mga daan papuntang Luisita. Tamang tama pag natapos ang TPLEX, di lang tourism ang makikinabang dito kundi mga farm produced from the North.:):banana:

oo nga isa lang pero Billion ka agad.:cheers:..ang kinaganda lang kasi sa clark ay may airport,sa subic may seaport ,,pero sa inyo aba bigatin..mga expressways, east to west at south to north ang daan sa inyo :)...kaya napapabilis ang transportation ang mgaprodukto papuntang norte at MM...siguro 10 years from now buong luisita magiging ecomic zone na yan (converted):)

oo nga isa lang pero Billion ka agad.:cheers:..ang kinaganda lang kasi sa clark ay may airport,sa subic may seaport ,,pero sa inyo aba bigatin..mga expressways, east to west at south to north ang daan sa inyo :)...kaya napapabilis ang transportation ang mgaprodukto papuntang norte at MM...siguro 10 years from now buong luisita magiging ecomic zone na yan (converted):)

IMHO, maganda na may kinalaman sa agri ang isang planta sa Luisita, masasalo nito ang ibang mga products ng northern provinces gaya ng corn and rice.

Land hub ang Luisita because of Central Techno Park ng tinatawag nilang Subic-Clark Corridor, on the other hand, Air Hub ang Clark dahil sa DMIA, sa Subic naman ang Sea Hub, which are interconnected my SCTEX making it very suitable for investments.:)

Yung industrial park, di pa yata lahat developed. Di gagawing eco zone lahat iyan sir kasi kailangan ng malaking bahagi nito para taniman ng mga tubo para sa sugar production, baka later, magdiversify na rin sila gaya ng corn and rice. Kailangang kailangan natin iyan for food security.:)

3rd INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE

Tarlac State University Gymnasium
Tarlac City, Philippines
May 18-20, 2011

Theme: Facing the Challenges of 21st Century Education Towards Achieving a Competitive Advantage


Activities:

http://www.tsu.edu.ph/iec/program.html#

@Francis, marami sigurong visitors and participants na pupunta sa Tarlac City during the conference?:)

Tarlac State University Laboratory School Campus

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Sun Garden Hotel Tarlac City

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USST Colleges Inc., Tarlac City newly constructed Gymnasium, Admin Buillding and Fully Airconditioned Function Rooms.


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http://www.usst.edu.ph/index01.html

Kumusta naman ang Tarlac City, may balita ka ba kung kailan uumpisahan ang redevelopment ng public market sa Ninoy Aquino Boulevard?:)

wala pa sir, di ako masyadong nagagawi sa city proper eh :)

oo nga isa lang pero Billion ka agad.:cheers:..ang kinaganda lang kasi sa clark ay may airport,sa subic may seaport ,,pero sa inyo aba bigatin..mga expressways, east to west at south to north ang daan sa inyo :)...kaya napapabilis ang transportation ang mgaprodukto papuntang norte at MM...siguro 10 years from now buong luisita magiging ecomic zone na yan (converted):)

sana nga sir :)

pwede bang magpost ng mga commencement at recognition exercises dito? Kasi I have attended at least 5 ceremonies.

Kung i-popost ko yun mapupuno tayo ng updates hahahaha :lol:

but i dont think its relevant to SSC :) what do you think? :)

Sir Tarlaqueno, may amusement park sa plaza, bigatin ang mga rides parang star city :) Ang nakita ko nung dumaan kami sa bayan ay yung Pirates ship, anchors away at bump cars, iniinstall pa yung iba. :banana:

wala naman fiesta kasi tapos na , siguro pampasaya lang talaga :banana:

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Motorcycle showroom - Capas, Tarlac :)

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EZ Mart San Sebastian :)

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MagicStar Supermarket - Matatalaib :), Butterworld (right), Pharmacy (left)

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Fiesta Communities - Matatalaib :)

updates :) on-going constructions :)

3 storey commercial bldg - san roque
3 storey commercial bldg - san rafael
3 storey commercial bldg - macabulos dr, san roque
3 storey commercial bldg - mc arthur (former majakas)
clustered commercial stalls - san vicente (now open, former caltex)


cafe seatenta now open along sv-sb access road, fairlane, tarlac city :)

monterey meat shop now open - along sv-sb access road :)

pan de manila - magic star mall now open :) ( Tarlac city now has 3)

a lot more is coming :)

pwede bang magpost ng mga commencement at recognition exercises dito? Kasi I have attended at least 5 ceremonies.

Kung i-popost ko yun mapupuno tayo ng updates hahahaha :lol:

but i dont think its relevant to SSC :) what do you think? :)

Puede rin he he, para ma-feature yung mga places/buildings na venue ng graduation, tapos it is graduation season kaya relevant.

Yung mga graduates natin ngayon, equipped with college education, aptitude in their filed of endeavour, future trainings and well developed skills, no doubt, they will become valuable assets for our country's further development.:)

Sir Tarlaqueno, may amusement park sa plaza, bigatin ang mga rides parang star city :) Ang nakita ko nung dumaan kami sa bayan ay yung Pirates ship, anchors away at bump cars, iniinstall pa yung iba. :banana:

wala naman fiesta kasi tapos na , siguro pampasaya lang talaga :banana:

Wahaha, ang galing. Ang saya siguro diyan. Free ba ang rides? Kasi di ba, nagcecelebrate ngayon ang Tarlac City para sa ika-13th anniversay ng cityhood, baka handog iyan ng city government. Nadala mo na ba ang pamangkin mo?:)

Salamat sa photos.:) Umaabante rin ang Capas ah. Ang ganda ng entrance gate ng Fiesta Communities. Sana madagdagan pa yung commercial diyan sa Matatalaib, pag nagkataon, semi-complete na sila diyan he he, kasi may mga schools din diyan saka malaking simbahan. Diyan dumadaan yung mga sasakyan galing SCTEX papuntang McArthur.:)

updates :) on-going constructions :)

3 storey commercial bldg - san roquete (now open,
3 storey commercial bldg - san rafael
3 storey commercial bldg - macabulos dr, san roque
3 storey commercial bldg - mc arthur (former majakas)
clustered commercial stalls - san vicenformer caltex)


cafe seatenta now open along sv-sb access road, fairlane, tarlac city :)

monterey meat shop now open - along sv-sb access road :)

pan de manila - magic star mall now open :) ( Tarlac city now has 3)

a lot more is coming :)

Wow, congratz, Tarlac City!:cheers:

Bakit kaya cafe seatenta? Sana nilagyan niya ng Dekada. Wala bang pics?:):):)

Sa may Ninoy Aquino Avenue naman, sa may Tibag, may Dekada Ochenta Bar and Grill Restaurant. Mga music na sikat noong 80's ang mga pinapatugtog.:)

A place to visit in Tarlac City, Dekada Ochenta Bar and Grill
Ninoy Aquino Avenue, towards Sutherland

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Business Feature:

Eco-glow Machine- A Tarlaqueno's Invention to help the Environment

By Jo M. Clemente

Tarlac City - Mounted on an expandable tri-bike, this eco-friendly mobile machine can shred biodegradable materials right where the garbage is picked up. The shredded materials can either be for composting into organic fertilizer or for making charcoal briquettes later. The machine can also pulverize plastics for conversion into other re-usable items such as plastic boards and chairs etc.

Frustrated over the slow implementation of RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Management Act of 2000 specially the less than successful garbage segregation and the maintenance of the Material Recovery Facilities (MRF), Sanitary Engineer Roland Cordoba tried to devise a simple but more effective way of doing the job and after four years of experimenting, he finally completed what he called the Eco-Glow machine.


The Cordobas and Ecoglow

Idea from scavenging
Cordoba's idea came upon him he said as he watched scavengers dig into the garbage dumped at the public market day in and day out. The scavengers look for items they can sell at the junk shops like plastics, bottles and metals. He says 80% of the garbage heap is left for the garbage truck to haul and these are the spoiled vegetables, coconut husks and shells and plastic bags. Even if a city or town operates an MRF, Cordoba says there is much more to wish for because the garbage is not segregated at source.

So what happens to the 80% that scavengers leave? If left at an open dumpsite which is no longer allowed, this, he said is the garbage that stinks the environment . For the towns and City of Tarlac, who opt to dump their garbage at the Kalangitan Landfill in Capas Town, the tipping fee is enormous.

With all these in mind, Cordoba thought that the hauling of mixed garbage by the dump trucks can be minimized and fore less expensive in terms of tipping fees at the landfill, if the residual 80% from the garbage is segregated at source and transported in another form. He also said he took note of the scavengers who can earn much more if they are given a carrier that can do a little more than their pushcarts.

From 2002 to 2006, Cordoba said he designed a machine, experimented on what it can do and through trial and error, he was able to finally come up with a design that suits his agenda for the time being. This he called the Eco-glow. Eco is for ecology and glow is for the idea that it hopes to achieve as much as for his wife's name Gloria, who he said had been his lucky charm.

Shredding at source
As the materials used for the machine is light, Cordoba says it can easily be carried on a pedalled bike. The machine itself is powered by a 13hp gas fed engine. It can shred at least 3 tons of mixed biodegradable materials in five to six hours or 2 tons of coconuts in the same time span. On a separate receptacle, it can pulverize plastics. In sum, Cordoba says that if this machine is deployed in dumping areas particular at public markets, what will be left is only 10% residual garbage. Cordoba says scavengers can be trained and later employed to use this machine. This will not only give them added income but more importantly a more decent job.

Award winning
For the shredded materials and pulverized plastics, Cordoba also designed simple machines that makes charcoal briquettes out of the shredded coconut shells and husks as well as plastic boards from out of the pulverized plastics. These plastic boards can be made into chairs and tables and dividers.

All told, Cordoba says he can fabricate one unit of eco-glow machine in a week's time. Each machine is guaranteed to work for five years. He recommends his invention to Local Government Units and private corporations.

In 2009, Cordoba submitted his project to the Business in Development (BID) Challenge, an annual business plan competition mounted by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and won as one of three Most Outstanding Business Plans. It also earned a distinction in the triple bottom-line category it being community oriented, eco-friendly and economically viable.@

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The Aquino Museum

http://www.newslinetarlac.net/The%20Aquino%20Museum.html

Wahaha, ang galing. Ang saya siguro diyan. Free ba ang rides? Kasi di ba, nagcecelebrate ngayon ang Tarlac City para sa ika-13th anniversay ng cityhood, baka handog iyan ng city government. Nadala mo na ba ang pamangkin mo?:)

oo nga pala sir, tarlac city is celebrating its cityhood anniversary :) Buti ka pa sir natatandaan mo :)

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sir, anong dates ang uwi mo ng Tarlac?

Just don't know, baka next weekend.

sir, anong dates ang uwi mo ng Tarlac?

Nasa Tarlac City ka ba ngayon? Hindi ka nagmalling sa SM? Mukhang wala pang announcement ang SM tungkol sa anniversary event nila. May napansin ka bang bagong stores doon?:)

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Nasa Tarlac City ka ba ngayon? Hindi ka nagmalling sa SM? Mukhang wala pang announcement ang SM tungkol sa anniversary event nila. May napansin ka bang bagong stores doon?:)

hindi sir, sa tuesday pa lang ako uuwi. then balik din ako ng hapon. Baka monday nyte uwi na ako ng tarlac :)


baka after ng holy week sir, kasi sa april 30 yun di ba sir? :)

Oo April 30. Mukhang masarap ang foods diyan sa Chan Huat, palaging puno ang parking area nila.:)

Excited akong makita yung mga papatapos na construction sa may San Roque. I hope, mapupuno iyan ng mga bagong businesses.:)

Excited akong makita yung mga papatapos na construction sa may San Roque. I hope, mapupuno iyan ng mga bagong businesses.:)

I can see that coming sir, sa buong tarlac :)

ako sir sir excited ako sa hitsura ng area wherein nandun ang malaking SOGO Hotel then SM Tarlac... :) Then yung adjascent buildings like intellect, carworld, majakas at iba pa.

Oo nga, iyan din ang tinutukoy ko, idagdag mo pa diyan ang gagawing footbridge.:)

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long time no post. :)

Pioneer launches P1-B corn seed plant
Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines - Pioneer Hi-Bred Philippines Inc. (PHBP) launched Monday the first two phases of a nearly P1 billion worth corn processing plant in Tarlac City that may be positioned as a seed export hub in South East Asia.

With a current capacity of 4,000 metric tons (MT) per year, PHBP is set to jack up capacity to 12,000 MT within the next five years in a plan to use the plant from which to export hybrid corn seeds perhaps initially to Vietnam and Pakistan.

The plant though is definitely prioritizing to fill the local supply as farmers are foreseen to continue to seize opportunities in corn planting in light of more stable corn price at higher levels.

"By providing quality seeds at the right time along with our technology recommendations, farmers are able to maximize their productivity and income while helping address food security," according to PHBP Country Manager Jet Parma in a press briefing.

Arun Baral, Pioneer Hi Bred International Asia Pacific business director, said the company is optimistic about the Asia Pacific market.

"Our export will be in the general Asia Pacific market, wherever the demand will be. The world population is increasing. The demand for food is going up. In Asia after the crisis, I still feel a lot more momentum in terms of rising income, meat-based protein diet, and the willingness of farmers to adopt new technology."

The Tarlac plant, located in a 7.4-hectare area within the Luisita Industrial Park, will directly employ 400 people. The plant will also process hybrid rice as PHBP is set to beef up its marketing of hybrid rice seed PHB71.

The plant is expected to generate jobs for 4,000 corn and rice farmers who will plant the seeds. This will require around 7,000 hectares of seed area. This will in turn generate more jobs for farmers to produce commercial rice and corn over around 700,000 hectares yearly. "Pioneer will provide more income opportunities to farming communities in Tarlac, Pampanga, Pangasinan, and La Union as it works with local farmers to increase seed production," said Parma.

The Tarlac plant is PHBP's second seed production facility. Its first one is located in Polomolok, South Cotabato which has a capacity of 6,000 MT. The seed plant has mechanical dryers, processing buildings, bulk storage warehouses, utilities, and service buildings.

PHBP claims a 40 percent market share in the hybrid corn market which makes it Philippines' biggest hybrid corn producer. A subsidiary of Iowa-based Du Pont, PHBP believes there is so much opportunity in corn in the PHilippines specially in the next five years when corn price may continue rising in of the rising price of crude oil that's prompting a shift on the use of corn for ethanol.

Besides the country imports corn and corn substitutes, including wheat, soybean, and cassava, for feed ingredient.

"The country still imports 300,000 tons of corn under MAV (minimum access volume)," Parma said.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/pioneer-launches-p1-b-corn-seed-plant-20110404-025428-061.html

woah! great news! malaking investment yan sa pagpapalago ng nanlalatang agrikultura natin.:banana: sana marami pang mag-invest sa agriculture natin, lalo na sa central luzon na kung saan agrikultura pa rin ang pangunahing kabuhayan..:cheers:

long time no post. :)

woah! great news! malaking investment yan sa pagpapalago ng nanlalatang agrikultura natin.:banana: sana marami pang mag-invest sa agriculture natin, lalo na sa central luzon na kung saan agrikultura pa rin ang pangunahing kabuhayan..:cheers:

Agree on that sir, lalo na sa irrigation projects. Para macultivate ang libo libo nating hectares of land na di lamang umaasa sa ulan.:)

Green Forest Resort, Capas Tarlac

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Capas tarlac

By Jem Bareng

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Capas National Shrine

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^^gandang ganda talaga ako diyan sa Capas National Shrine.. :)

Monasterio de Tarlac

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Mt. Tangisan, Tarlac

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^^gandang ganda talaga ako diyan sa Capas National Shrine.. :)

Thanks for appreciating. Medyo late ko ng napost ang mga pictures, sana noong April 9, 2011, Araw ng Kagitingan kung saan ginunita ang kabayanihan ng mga sundalo noong World War 2. Dami palang namatay na Filipino and American soldiers diyan mahigit kumulang na 30,000.

Mt. Tangisan, Tarlac

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May ganito palang tanawin sa Tarlac, ang galing mo sir, salamat sa mga pictures.:):cheers:

post no.654...hawig na hawig talaga ang area na yan dito sa korea....bulubundukin pero mababa lang ...ganyan karamihan ang bundok dito ,,tapos ginagawang residencial area with high rise condo....

May ganito palang tanawin sa Tarlac, ang galing mo sir, salamat sa mga pictures.:):cheers:

wala pong anuman. haha, akala ko nga Monasterio de Tarlac yan.. parang kamukha kasi sa unang tingin. :)

Thanks for appreciating. Medyo late ko ng napost ang mga pictures, sana noong April 9, 2011, Araw ng Kagitingan kung saan ginunita ang kabayanihan ng mga sundalo noong World War 2. Dami palang namatay na Filipino and American soldiers diyan mahigit kumulang na 30,000.

sana makarating na ko diyan!:banana:

post no.654...hawig na hawig talaga ang area na yan dito sa korea....bulubundukin pero mababa lang ...ganyan karamihan ang bundok dito ,,tapos ginagawang residencial area with high rise condo....

Ang maganda sa Korea, gaya ng nabanggit mo dati sir sa Busan, malapit lang ang urban/city center nila sa mga bundok na ginagawa nilang park. Kaya tanaw na tanaw mo yung view ng city nila, ang ganda siguro lalo na pagka gabi. Ang similarity siguro nito sa Pinas, Antipolo City, Baguio, Tagaytay?:)

Ang Eco Tourism Park sa Tarlac medyo may kalayuan sa city, balita ko 36 km. pero maganda daw ang daan at sulit naman ang biyahe.:)

wala pong anuman. haha, akala ko nga Monasterio de Tarlac yan.. parang kamukha kasi sa unang tingin. :)



sana makarating na ko diyan!:banana:

Makakarating din tayo diyan ha ha. Mt Tangisan might be a part of Tarlac Eco Tourism Park, kasi malaki eto, 278 hectares. I found this you tube video, very interesting.:)

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Thanks to fhrunky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hePJgghgY2I

^^parang mahirap pumunta ng Mt.Tangisan ah.. pero mukhang enjoy naman lalo na kung ang mga kasama mo mga kakilala/kaibigan mo. :cheers:

Ang maganda sa Korea, gaya ng nabanggit mo dati sir sa Busan, malapit lang ang urban/city center nila sa mga bundok na ginagawa nilang park. Kaya tanaw na tanaw mo yung view ng city nila, ang ganda siguro lalo na pagka gabi. Ang similarity siguro nito sa Pinas, Antipolo City, Baguio, Tagaytay?:)

Ang Eco Tourism Park sa Tarlac medyo may kalayuan sa city, balita ko 36 km. pero maganda daw ang daan at sulit naman ang biyahe.:)
tama po kayo..napakaganda po talaga kapag gabi ...ok kuha ako ng pics. tapos share ko po dito sa thread nyo...:)

sir..anong bago po sa camiling ngayun?:)

tama po kayo..napakaganda po talaga kapag gabi ...ok kuha ako ng pics. tapos share ko po dito sa thread nyo...:)

Wow, salamat sir, tapos i-compare natin para makita ang similarities. he he.
Di ko lang alam kung natatanaw ang Tarlac City pag nasa taas ka ng Monasterio de Tarlac, particularly yung Cathedral, Capitol, SM at Iglesia ni Cristo church.:)

Sana makadiscover sila diyan sa Mt. Tangisan ng puedeng lagyan ng zipline para madagdagan ang tourist attraction sa eco-park. he he.

^^parang mahirap pumunta ng Mt.Tangisan ah.. pero mukhang enjoy naman lalo na kung ang mga kasama mo mga kakilala/kaibigan mo. :cheers:

Oo napansin ko nga sir, mukhang mahirap, he he. Di kakayanin ng powers ko iyan. Yung Mt. Pinatubo, di naman siguro ganiyang katarik, parang gradual yata ang slope nito, kasi pati bata nakakaakyat doon.:)

^^ marami talaga ang similarities ng tarlac province sa metropolitan city,,sige ...kuha ako ng madaming pics. para macompare natin ..great:cheers:

mula camiling hanggang bamban ,,daming similiraties...try ko kukuha ng pics sa linggo:):)..bye na ako sir,,pasukan ulit hehehe

sir..anong bago po sa camiling ngayun?:)

Di pa ako umuuwi sir, hayaan mo malapit na akong umuwi at ibabalita ko dito kung meron mang changes. Sana puno na yung bagong Public Market pati sa taas at gumanda rin ang takbo ng mga negosyo nila. Malapit na pala ang fiesta doon May 6,7 and 8, 2011. Thanks for asking.:)

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Church of San Clemente, Tarlac

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Sta Ignacia Market

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Church of Capas, Tarlac

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Benigno Aquino's monument
Tarlac City

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Welcome Arch-Camiling, Tarlac

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Municipal Hall of San Clemente, Tarlac

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Church 0f Camiling Tarlac

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Municipal Hall of Camiling, Tarlac

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Church @ Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

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Sta Ignacia Church

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Sta. Ignacia Church
Sta Ignacia, Tarlac

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Bamban bridge

mula camiling hanggang bamban ,,daming similiraties...try ko kukuha ng pics sa linggo:):)..bye na ako sir,,pasukan ulit hehehe

Sige sir, thanks for visiting this thread.:)

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Sta. Ignacia Church
Sta Ignacia, Tarlac

Sir Willie, sa mga post mo, parang kabisado mo na ang mga lugar sa Tarlac, he he. Thanks.

Eto yung church na napansin ng office mate ko na taga Ilocos Norte, nagandahan daw siya, nagdaan kasi sila sa Romulo Highway pabalik ng Manila from Lingayen Pangasinan, this month lang.:)

Di pa ako umuuwi sir, hayaan mo malapit na akong umuwi at ibabalita ko dito kung meron mang changes. Sana puno na yung bagong Public Market pati sa taas at gumanda rin ang takbo ng mga negosyo nila. Malapit na pala ang fiesta doon May 6,7 and 8, 2011. Thanks for asking.:)
fiesta camiling....:banana::banana:
Sige sir, thanks for visiting this thread.:)noon pa man di ba lagi akong visit dito ...2009 pa:) saka ito share ko lang..kasi lahat ng gamit ng bahay namin dyan binili sa camiling wala pa masyadong shops sa bayambang noon:lol::lol:..at dahil doon talagang napakalaking tlong ng camiling sa bayan namin kasi dyan kami gumagamit ng ATM tapos mga LBC,western union... buti ngayun mayroon na rin ganyan sa bayan...:)may sense ba ? hahaha,anyway ...bakasyon ko sa september ..sana magkita tayo ...usapan na natin ito noon pa di ba ? hehehe

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Welcome Arch-Camiling, Tarlac

ang romulo highway ay isa sa napakamalinis sa daan at ang tanawin sa bawat gilid..grabe..para ka rin nasa SCTEX:):):)

DA chief bares agri projects lined up in Tarlac

CONCEPCION, Tarlac, April 15 (PNA) –- Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has disclosed the various significant projects being lined-up in the province, including the multi-billion-peso Balog-balog Dam that would give benefits to the Tarlaquenos, especially to the farmers.

Alcala made the disclosure during the awarding and turnover ceremony of liquid quick freezer to New Caluguran Bangon Concepcion Multi-Purpose Cooperative Wednesday, which coincided with the birthday celebration of 3rd district Rep. Jesi Lapus, held at the Congressional District Office, Barangay San Nicolas here.

Alcala said he ordered to expedite the irrigation project in Bamban town which would help boost the farmers’ production output.

He also disclosed about the DA’s carabao dispersal program in Bamban town.

During the turnover ceremony, the DA chief lauded the different activities of the cooperative, especially their Gulayan sa Eskwelahan project, which, according to chairperson Myrna Masiclat, will be used for their food feeding program to enhance good health of the pupils in the locality.

He said the DA is willing to give production and marketing support to the cooperative.

Aside from a liquid quick freezer, Alcala also turned over P1.5 million fund for the cooperative’s greenhouse that would help increase their production.

He pledged another liquid quick freezer and P500,000 additional capital.

He also advised the local officials to encourage farmers to plant not only root crops but also coffee and cacao that could be reaped within 18-24 months. (PNA)
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http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/DA_chief_bares_agri_projects_lined_up_in_Tarlac.shtml

Tollways, oil firms brace for Easter rush

by Rio N. Araja

Tollways managers are gearing up for a sharp increase in the volume of vehicles passing through the North Luzon Expressway and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway during the Holy Week.

Manila North Tollways Corp. president and chief executive officer Rodrigo Franco announced the tie-up among Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., Tollways Management Corp.,Petron Corp., Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. , First Mega Holdings and other private groups to ensure that motorists using the expressways will have a “safe, comfortable and convenient” travel during the Holy Week.

Franco said the tie-up is meant to avoid any bottlenecks that the heavy influx of motorists could bring about.

The toll managers said daily vehicle traffic volume of 160,000 at NLEx and 24,500 at SCTEx are expected to increase by 15 percent to 20 percent from April 20 to April 25, except on April 22, Good Friday.

The two private toll concessionaires said traffic will most likely be heavy by Wednesday afternoon both on NLEx and SLEx, when “almost everybody takes a half-day leave from work, take with them their family members, and hit the road.”

“We advise the public to avoid the rush hour traffic from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 20,” Franco said.

Nick Manalo, TMC vice president for traffic operations, advised motorists to check the roadworthiness of their vehicles and have a good night sleep before they travel to avoid road mishaps.

To avoid long queues at toll booths, he said ambulant tellers would be fielded along northbound lanes in Balintawak, Mindanao Avenue, and Dau exits on April 20 and April 21, and southbound Bocaue in Bulacan.

Ambulant tellers in Mabalacant, Pampanga from April 20 to April 25, exceptApril 22; San Miguel, Bulacan eastbound on April 20 and April 21; Lapaz, Tarlac on April 20 and April 21, and Tipo going to Subic westbound from April 20 to April 25, except April 22, would accept toll fees for SCTEx motorists.

According to Franco, they would provide first-aid medical stations, basic mechanical troubleshooting bays, car diagnostic services, Wi-Fi at selected NLEx toll facility, portalets, cell phone charging stations, free bottled water and Coke Zero in can, food stations and tow trucks.

He said additional lanes would also be opened along the 88-kilometer NLEx and 94-km SCTEx.

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2011/april/14/nation2.isx&d=2011/april/14

ang romulo highway ay isa sa napakamalinis sa daan at ang tanawin sa bawat gilid..grabe..para ka rin nasa SCTEX:):):)

Maganda daw ang daan, sabi ng kakilala ko na galing Lingayen. Matagal na rin akong di nakabiyahe papuntang west Pangasinan.

Maganda yung portion na may mga Acacia trees sa magkabilang gilid ng highway sa may Sta Ignacia papuntang Tarlac. May nabasa ako, may ganiyan din daw na maitututring na landmark sa Tarlac, nasa may McArthur, Moncada, makikita pag pupunta ka ng Baguio.:)

fiesta camiling....:banana::banana:
noon pa man di ba lagi akong visit dito ...2009 pa:) saka ito share ko lang..kasi lahat ng gamit ng bahay namin dyan binili sa camiling wala pa masyadong shops sa bayambang noon:lol::lol:..at dahil doon talagang napakalaking tlong ng camiling sa bayan namin kasi dyan kami gumagamit ng ATM tapos mga LBC,western union... buti ngayun mayroon na rin ganyan sa bayan...:)may sense ba ? hahaha,anyway ...bakasyon ko sa september ..sana magkita tayo ...usapan na natin ito noon pa di ba ? hehehe

Pero ngayon mas maunlad na ang Bayambang, may mini malls na kayo. he he. Baka mas kakaunti na ang mga taga Bayambang na pumupunta ng Camiling kasi mas completo na kayo. Pero ngayon sir, may nakikita akong parking ng jeep sa plaza biyaheng Bayambang.:)

Hi... Magandang gabi

Tanung ko lang po kung saan pweding magsummer vacation sa tarlac?
saan po yung magagandang pasyalan jan sainyo?


Thank You.:)

AJ Perez killed in Tarlac highway accident
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Eighteen-year-old actor and model AJ Perez was killed in a highway accident in Tarlac early Sunday morning, according to a report by radio dzMM.

Police said Perez was with his father and 4 others aboard an ABS-CBN van that collided with a Partas provincial passenger bus along McArthur Highway in Barangay San Julian, Tarlac.

Police Officer 2 Michael Millante of the Moncada Police told dzMM that Perez was declared dead on arrival by a hospital in Paniqui shortly after the accident took place at 12:10 a.m.

Perez’s 5 other companions were reportedly also injured during the crash and were taken to the hospital for treatment. They are Gerardo Perez (father), driver Christopher Bautista, Christina Ferrer, Edwin Patelos and Danny Linunga.

The group had just come from a show in Dagupan and were reportedly on their way back to Manila.

Millante said the van carrying the victims tried to overtake a trailer truck when it collided with the incoming Partas bus.

“Nung makarating sa may Barangay San Julian, allegedly itong van ng ABS-CBN, um-overtake ng isang trailer. ‘Yung pagka-overtake n’ya po, in the process, nag-alangan po siya. Tinamaan po niya itong Partas na nagresulta sa pagkapinsala nung laman ng van,” he said.

Earlier, showbiz reporter and columnist Ogie Diaz reported the incident through his Twitter account.

“Galing ng Dagupan, pauwi na. Tulog lahat sa van. Sa Tarlac, biglang bumangga sa trak. Bago pa nadala si AJ Perez sa ospital, wala nang buhay,” Diaz tweeted.

Diaz said he has talked to the father of the Star Magic actor.

“Nasa isang clinic sa Paniqui, Tarlac ang mga labi ni AJ Perez. Kausap ko si Daddy kanina, iyak nang iyak. Ndi ako makakatulog nito,” added Diaz.

Shortly before the accident, Perez was still able to post a Twitter message thanking his fans who attended his show in Dagupan.

“On the way home already from Dagupan.Long drive ahead.. Thanks to everybody who watched, thanks to zui for the gifts.And hi again to jarred!” said Perez.



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Hi... Magandang gabi

Tanung ko lang po kung saan pweding magsummer vacation sa tarlac?
saan po yung magagandang pasyalan jan sainyo?


Thank You.:)

1. Mt. Pinatubo
2. Monasterio de Tarlac
3. Aquino Museum
4. Isdaan Restaurant
5. Wonderland Resort in Bamban
6. Green Forest Resort in Capas Tarlac
7. Capas National Shrine

Hotels:

Microtel Inn
Asiaten Hotel
La Maja Rica
Sun Garden Hotel
Central Park Hotel

Enjoy your vacation.:):cheers::banana:

Bukas na ako ulit mag SSC, kagagaling ko lang ng Tarlac.:)

More travel tips and useful informations in Tarlac

http://www.travelmart.net/philippines/tarlac-attractions.html

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g298458-Tarlac_Luzon-Vacations.html

1. Mt. Pinatubo
2. Monasterio de Tarlac
3. Aquino Museum
4. Isdaan Restaurant
5. Wonderland Resort in Bamban
6. Green Forest Resort in Capas Tarlac
7. Capas National Shrine

Hotels:

Microtel Inn
Asiaten Hotel
La Maja Rica
Sun Garden Hotel
Central Park Hotel

Enjoy your vacation.:):cheers::banana:

Maraming Salamat po.God Bless:):)