@CabanNgTuwa

Parang napansin ko nga na simula noong pumutok ang Mount Pinatubo, bumilis ang development sa San Fernando hanggang sa naging lungsod ito. Ngayon, wala nang halos bukirin sa San Fernando, puro gusali, bahat at pabrika na... when Mount Pinatubo erupted, mass exodus from Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga followed next pero diyan din naman nakuha ng Pampanga ang tune-toneladang buhangin?

About sa mapa mo, ire-reklamo ko iyan kay TheCoffee (wikipedia user), siya gumawa niyan e... natatawa rin ako kasi mula San Fernando hanggang Cabanatuan, hindi mo na kailangang dumaan ng Tarlac, looking at the map, dadaan at dadaan ka kahit na anong mangyari.

@Asturiano:

It is alright to create more cities but it isn't right to grant exemption to those not deserving to be... just like last year, too many municipalities were converted into cities even if they didn't meet the requirements to become a city.

as i've noticed, there is also an error regarding the province's map location:
http://www.nuevaecijapulis.com/images/Nueva_Ecija-1.gif

thanks bro Barrera_Marquez; napansin ko lang kasi sa almost every map ng NE ganun, Pangasinan should have been Benguet, Tarlac - Pampanga; Benguet and NE shares no common boundaries with each other: Pangasinan has...

anyways, have you heard the news that Nueva Ecija "will" be divided into 2 (two) parts? This is the proposal of the opposition party (BALANE) hehe; boto ba kayo?

thanks bro Barrera_Marquez; napansin ko lang kasi sa almost every map ng NE ganun, Pangasinan should have been Benguet, Tarlac - Pampanga; Benguet and NE shares no common boundaries with each other: Pangasinan has...

anyways, have you heard the news that Nueva Ecija "will" be divided into 2 (two) parts? This is the proposal of the opposition party (BALANE) hehe; boto ba kayo?

Just hearing the idea of two nueva ecija is insane, by proposing this they just want to continue their grip on power because right now, their hold on power is a little bit shaky than before. This idea is mainly for political greed and not in the best interest of nueva ecija as a whole.

thanks bro Barrera_Marquez; napansin ko lang kasi sa almost every map ng NE ganun, Pangasinan should have been Benguet, Tarlac - Pampanga; Benguet and NE shares no common boundaries with each other: Pangasinan has...

anyways, have you heard the news that Nueva Ecija "will" be divided into 2 (two) parts? This is the proposal of the opposition party (BALANE) hehe; boto ba kayo?

Obviously hindi! Bakit mahahati ang Nueva Ecija?! Sino ba sila para gawin iyon, malamang pati si Joson e hindi papayag diyan... the province has 5 cities and 27 municipalities and the reason why they are going to do it is because most of these towns/cities are controlled by administration mayors, even the governor and representatives (including Josons) are PGMA's allies. Malamang talagang gusto nilang tirahin ang Cabanatuan City kasi from Vice Mayor up to the kongresista puro Lakas-CMD (nasa Wikipedia, ****-check na lang: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabanatuan_City). NEVER! NEVER and NEVER!

Tanong lang, ano ba ang proposed division ng Nueva Ecija?

Well, may good news para sa Palayan City. Ayon sa latest satellite data ng Google Earth sa Palayan City (high-res na ito, Cabanatuan City still is low-res) e may considerable amount of development ang naganap sa Palayan City. However, it is still very small compared to huge NE cities like Gapan and Cabanataun...

Well, may good news para sa Palayan City. Ayon sa latest satellite data ng Google Earth sa Palayan City (high-res na ito, Cabanatuan City still is low-res) e may considerable amount of development ang naganap sa Palayan City. However, it is still very small compared to huge NE cities like Gapan and Cabanataun...

yap, yan yung area na malapit sa provincial capitol; that area is booming nowadays and rumours are floating around that a huge mall will built there; well, how about SM in Cabanatuan? any news/updates? I've heard that Rosales now have an SM, and a Baliuag branch is also under construction and it's massive also

yap, yan yung area na malapit sa provincial capitol; that area is booming nowadays and rumours are floating around that a huge mall will built there; well, how about SM in Cabanatuan? any news/updates? I've heard that Rosales now have an SM, and a Baliuag branch is also under construction and it's massive also

May itatayong mall doon, really? Sinong magtatayo?

We have to wait for the next 10 years to see if Palayan develops even more. Ang nakita ko sa satellite data ng Palayan City, magkakahiwalay ang mga developed areas niya. Mas malaki ang concentration ng development malapit sa kapitolyo.

Yun talaga ang magpapaganda sa Palayan sa sana matapos na ang mga araw na ibinababa natin ang Palayan. Anyway, SM Cabanatuan? Wala pa ring updates tungkol doon.

I just saw the aerial view of Palayan city from google earth the place has a big potential. The vast empty space of the area unlike Cabanatuan could be easily developed into a well plan city with big wide street and park that can rival any cities in the Philippines. The new capitol and the convention center were built so close to the national highway that sooner or later traffic will be a problem and it could been a lot better if they just put a big new park in front of the capitol with an equestrian statue of gen. Tinio and Llanera and a wide avenue with rotunda in the center that led toward the capitol that will be called paseo de Nueva Ecija lining with trees on each side of the paseo. Is just suck that most of our cities didn't have a better urban planning even the view of manila from google earth looks like hell because of the lack of urban planning, no wonder the traffic is so congested, if they just followed the whole master plan of Burnham for manila, manila could be a lot organized and good to look at from above.

I just saw the aerial view of Palayan city from google earth the place has a big potential. The vast empty space of the area unlike Cabanatuan could be easily developed into a well plan city with big wide street and park that can rival any cities in the Philippines. The new capitol and the convention center were built so close to the national highway that sooner or later traffic will be a problem and it could been a lot better if they just put a big new park in front of the capitol with an equestrian statue of gen. Tinio and Llanera and a wide avenue with rotunda in the center that led toward the capitol that will be called paseo de Nueva Ecija lining with trees on each side of the paseo. Is just suck that most of our cities didn't have a better urban planning even the view of manila from google earth looks like hell because of the lack of urban planning, no wonder the traffic is so congested, if they just followed the whole master plan of Burnham for manila, manila could be a lot organized and good to look at from above.

+1 on that bro; The only place I love in Manila (City) is the Roxas Boulevard (Luneta) stretch up to the reclamation area (Mall of Asia) segment; These are free from "slumtter folks" and the Bay area overlooking Bataan Mountains are so much pleasing to the eye... But other than that, when you're @ Tondo, Sta. Ana, Paco, Sampaloc, you feel like you're in hell on earth; walking alone there is like suicide, pickpockets abound in Quiapo, Sta. Cruz, even in Lawton hehe...

As for Palayan City, if only Sen. Angara would be Vice President (kaso mahina siya sa Mindanao peeps), then, the development of the provincial road going up to Baler would play a crucial part in its future progress...

pero sana lang, magkaroon naman ng kahit man lang na maliit na ospital at police station doon. Maraming NPA roon.

pero sana lang, magkaroon naman ng kahit man lang na maliit na ospital at police station doon. Maraming NPA roon.

mukhang malabong maalis mga NPA doon, before, we had a poultry business there, sa paanan ng bundok ng Sierra Madre, then, everytime we harvest our chicken, may mga lumalapit na mga "Nice People Around", asking for donations and some financial help, dun namin na-realize na mahirap pala magtayo ng agri-business dun sa Palayan kasi madami nga na "huthuteros", AK-47 lang puhunan tapos magbibigay ka na obligado

I wonder why the PNP can't do anything about it considering napakalapit ng Kapitolyo doon, takot pa yata sila sa mga "goons"...

mukhang malabong maalis mga NPA doon, before, we had a poultry business there, sa paanan ng bundok ng Sierra Madre, then, everytime we harvest our chicken, may mga lumalapit na mga "Nice People Around", asking for donations and some financial help, dun namin na-realize na mahirap pala magtayo ng agri-business dun sa Palayan kasi madami nga na "huthuteros", AK-47 lang puhunan tapos magbibigay ka na obligado

I wonder why the PNP can't do anything about it considering napakalapit ng Kapitolyo doon, takot pa yata sila sa mga "goons"...

PNP was not the right agency to contact when the case is like that. AFP should be the one, siguro naman alam niyo yung Fort Magsaysay?

Anyway, talaga bang tinututukan kayo ng AK-47? At saan yung business ninyo sa Palayan City? Para maisumbong natin kay Governor Umali. Alam ko may mga ganyan din sa Cabanatuan City lalo na sa may bandang Cabu.

Nueva Ecija as the "Rice Bowl of the Philippines:"

This photo, according to the author, R T P, was taken on September, 2007. I am not sure where in Nueva Ecija he/she took it but he/she said that it was taken on Nueva Ecija.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/452568227_4af4a2d547_b.jpg

Kailan ba matatapos ang summer harvest at kailan din ba magsisimula ang susunod na anihan ng palay? At saka nasaan ba nagko-concentrate ang mga kalabaw ng Nueva Ecija?

PNP was not the right agency to contact when the case is like that. AFP should be the one, siguro naman alam niyo yung Fort Magsaysay?

Anyway, talaga bang tinututukan kayo ng AK-47? At saan yung business ninyo sa Palayan City? Para maisumbong natin kay Governor Umali. Alam ko may mga ganyan din sa Cabanatuan City lalo na sa may bandang Cabu.

not exactly naman tinutukan, just waving beneath their "camouflages" lang:)
as for Ft. Magsaysay, they too are just a stone's throw away from illegal loggers and "legal" loggers like Roxas, the developer kuno as well as NPAs around the reservation (Laur, Palayan, Gen. Tinio, Minalungao)... ewan ko ba kung hindi lang nila pinapansin yung mga "pogi" doon or talagang balewala na sa kanila; kung sabagay, iilan lang naman yata silang mga NPA doon, most are concentrated uphill in the Sierra Madres of Bulacan and Quezon Province

Even Gov. Umali doesn't wanna deal with these people, who knows, mga voters din mga yan:cheers:

not exactly naman tinutukan, just waving beneath their "camouflages" lang:)
as for Ft. Magsaysay, they too are just a stone's throw away from illegal loggers and "legal" loggers like Roxas, the developer kuno as well as NPAs around the reservation (Laur, Palayan, Gen. Tinio, Minalungao)... ewan ko ba kung hindi lang nila pinapansin yung mga "pogi" doon or talagang balewala na sa kanila; kung sabagay, iilan lang naman yata silang mga NPA doon, most are concentrated uphill in the Sierra Madres of Bulacan and Quezon Province

Even Gov. Umali doesn't wanna deal with these people, who knows, mga voters din mga yan:cheers:

Tama ka nga, baka nga ganoon. Pero yung sinabi mong Sierra Madres of Bulacan, wow medyo natakot ako roon kasi minsan napapadaan ako sa Santa Maria at sa San Jose del Monte City. Umaakyat yung mga bus diyan sa Sierra Madre.

Tama ka nga, baka nga ganoon. Pero yung sinabi mong Sierra Madres of Bulacan, wow medyo natakot ako roon kasi minsan napapadaan ako sa Santa Maria at sa San Jose del Monte City. Umaakyat yung mga bus diyan sa Sierra Madre.

yung gawi ng Minalungao (part Nueva Ecija, part Bulacan), Dona Remedios Trinidad daw ang madaming insurgents, tapos dami pa illegal loggers... kaya tuloy bumabaha sa ibaba pag umuulan kinakalbo nila yung bundok

mukhang hopeless case na yung kaingin issue jan sa Gabaldon, N.E., minsan pag nagawi ka ng Dingalan madadaanan mo yun kalbong kalbo talaga, kaya nalulusaw na lang pag bumabagyo yung gilid ng bundok

yung gawi ng Minalungao (part Nueva Ecija, part Bulacan), Dona Remedios Trinidad daw ang madaming insurgents, tapos dami pa illegal loggers... kaya tuloy bumabaha sa ibaba pag umuulan kinakalbo nila yung bundok

mukhang hopeless case na yung kaingin issue jan sa Gabaldon, N.E., minsan pag nagawi ka ng Dingalan madadaanan mo yun kalbong kalbo talaga, kaya nalulusaw na lang pag bumabagyo yung gilid ng bundok

Can the DENR do something about the case there in Gabaldon? Not to mention diyan bumagsak ang chopper na sinasakyan ni Dr. Raymundo Punongbayan. (sumalangit nawa ang kaluluwa niya)

Now speaking of the NPAs, it is alright that they are there as long as they are not causing any kinds of trouble there.

Why are we celebrating Nueva ecija day on September 2 when according to this documents Nueva ecija was proclaimed free of spanish joke only in July 3 1898?

Acta de la proclamacion de la independencia de la provincia de Nueva Ecija , 3 de Julio de 1898
Pablo Padilla, et al.

Padilla, Pablo, et al. Acta de la proclamacion de la independencia de la provincia de Nueva Ecija . San Ysidro, Nueva Ecija , 3 de Julio de 1898.


Reel 24, folio 626-629 of the Philippine Revolutionary Records


BUOD: Ang ang mga mamamayan, pinunong sibil at militar ng Nueva Ecija , sa pamumuno ng kinatawan ng Republika ng Pilipinas na si Sr. Pablo Padilla y Abesamis, ay ipinapahayag ang kalayaan ng lalawigan, sang-ayon na rin sa kautusan ni Sr. Mariano Llanera. Ang proklamasyong ito ay napakahalaga sa mga Novo Ecija nos, na kagaya ng mga Caviteños, ay inihayag din ang kalayaan ng Pilipinas.

Isinulat ni Luis Camara Dery, Ph. D

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The people, military and civil officials of Nueva Ecija province, led by Special representative of the Filipino Republic Sr. Pablo Padilla y Abesamis, proclaim the independence of the province in compliance with the circular issued by Sr. Mariano Llanera. This proclamation is significant for the Novo Ecija nos who, like the Caviteños, also proclaimed the independence of the Philippines.

Written by Luis Camara Dery, Ph. D.
En el pueblo de San Ysidro Cabecera de la misma provincia de Nueva Ecija a tres de Julio de mil ochocientos noventa y ocho ante miSr. Pablo Padilla y Abesamis, Comandante delegado especial nombrado para proclamar y solemnizar este acto por el Gobierno Dictatorial provincial de esta provincia, al efecto y en virtud de la orden circular del Dictador de la provincia Sr. Mariano Llanera congregados los principales Jefes de su ejercito y los representantes de los otros y que no pudieran concurrir y vecinos notables de esta provincia, teniendo en cuenta, que causadas sus habitanters del pesado yugo español, y agotada todos los medios pasificos para mejoprar la situacion Filipina, sin que consiguieran otra cosa que, la mas terrible crueldad en sus procedimientos ilegales, infames asesinatos y otras mil causas que no caben tolerar dentro de la mas estricta prudencia y teniendo en cuenta ademas el rapido progreso de esta insurreccion y siendo vencidas las provincias maritimas Kavite, Batangas, Zambales y otras muchas provincias que aseguran nuestra independencia, como la rectitud de nuestras intenciones que no hay mas otro Juez que el Supremo Hacedor y la proteccion de la potente y humanitaria Nacion Norte Americana proclamamos y declaramos solemnemente en nombre y por la Autoridad de los habitantes de todas estas Yslas Filipinas que son y tienen el derecho de ser libres y independientes que estan destijados de toda obediencia a la corona de España, que todo laso politico debe esta completamente roto y anulado, y que, como todos los Estados libres e independientes, tienen plena autoridad para hacer la Guerra, concluir la paz celebrar tratados mercantiles, contraer aliansas, reglamentar el Comercio y realizar todo demas actos y cosas que los Estados Yndependientes tienen el derecho de hacer, y poseidos de firme confianza en la proteccion de la Divina Providencia, comprometemos mutuamente para sostenimiento de esta declaracion nuestras vidas, nuestras fortunas y nuestro bien mas sagrado que es el honor. Admitimos, aprobamos y confirmamos con las disposiciones emanadas de ella la Dictadura constituida por Don Emilio Aguinaldo de esta Nacion que empiesa ya nhoy a tener vida propia por creer haber sido el instrumento elegido por Dios, a pesar de sus humildes dotes, para efectuar la redencion de este desdichado pueblo, confirmamos a nuestro renombrado Dictador D. Emilio Aguinaldo todas las facultades necesarias para desempeñar debidamente que esta nacion ya Yndependiente desde hoy, debe usar la bandera que hasta ahora sigue usando, cuya forma y colores se hallan descritos en el adjunto dibujo con el remate que representa al natural las tres armas, significando el triangulo llamo como distintivo de celebre sociedad “Katipunan” que por medio de pacto de sangre empujo a las masas a insurreccionarse; representando las tres principales Yslas de esta Archipielago Luzon, Mindanao y Panay en que estallo este movimiento insurreccional; indicando el sol los agigantados pazos que han dado los hijos de este Pais en el camino del progreso y civilizacion; simbolizando los ocho rayos de aquel las ocho provincias Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija , Bataan, Laguna y Batangas declarados en estado de Guerra apenas se inicio la primera insurreccion; y conmemorando los colores azul, rojo y blanco los de la bandera de los Estados Unidos de la A,Erica del Norte, como manifestacion de nuestro profundo agradecimiento hacia esta Gran Nacion por la disenteresada proteccion que nos presta y seguira prestando. Y empuñando dicha bandera la presente a los congregados los cuales juraron solemnemente reconocerla y defenderla hasta la ultima gota de nuestra sangre. De todo lo cual extiendo la presente Acta que en este Acto de que certifico.

Pablo Padilla, etc.

Why are we celebrating Nueva ecija day on September 2 when according to this documents Nueva ecija was proclaimed free of spanish joke only in July 3 1898?

Acta de la proclamacion de la independencia de la provincia de Nueva Ecija , 3 de Julio de 1898
Pablo Padilla, et al.

Padilla, Pablo, et al. Acta de la proclamacion de la independencia de la provincia de Nueva Ecija . San Ysidro, Nueva Ecija , 3 de Julio de 1898.


Reel 24, folio 626-629 of the Philippine Revolutionary Records


BUOD: Ang ang mga mamamayan, pinunong sibil at militar ng Nueva Ecija , sa pamumuno ng kinatawan ng Republika ng Pilipinas na si Sr. Pablo Padilla y Abesamis, ay ipinapahayag ang kalayaan ng lalawigan, sang-ayon na rin sa kautusan ni Sr. Mariano Llanera. Ang proklamasyong ito ay napakahalaga sa mga Novo Ecija nos, na kagaya ng mga Caviteños, ay inihayag din ang kalayaan ng Pilipinas.

Isinulat ni Luis Camara Dery, Ph. D

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The people, military and civil officials of Nueva Ecija province, led by Special representative of the Filipino Republic Sr. Pablo Padilla y Abesamis, proclaim the independence of the province in compliance with the circular issued by Sr. Mariano Llanera. This proclamation is significant for the Novo Ecija nos who, like the Caviteños, also proclaimed the independence of the Philippines.

Written by Luis Camara Dery, Ph. D.
En el pueblo de San Ysidro Cabecera de la misma provincia de Nueva Ecija a tres de Julio de mil ochocientos noventa y ocho ante miSr. Pablo Padilla y Abesamis, Comandante delegado especial nombrado para proclamar y solemnizar este acto por el Gobierno Dictatorial provincial de esta provincia, al efecto y en virtud de la orden circular del Dictador de la provincia Sr. Mariano Llanera congregados los principales Jefes de su ejercito y los representantes de los otros y que no pudieran concurrir y vecinos notables de esta provincia, teniendo en cuenta, que causadas sus habitanters del pesado yugo español, y agotada todos los medios pasificos para mejoprar la situacion Filipina, sin que consiguieran otra cosa que, la mas terrible crueldad en sus procedimientos ilegales, infames asesinatos y otras mil causas que no caben tolerar dentro de la mas estricta prudencia y teniendo en cuenta ademas el rapido progreso de esta insurreccion y siendo vencidas las provincias maritimas Kavite, Batangas, Zambales y otras muchas provincias que aseguran nuestra independencia, como la rectitud de nuestras intenciones que no hay mas otro Juez que el Supremo Hacedor y la proteccion de la potente y humanitaria Nacion Norte Americana proclamamos y declaramos solemnemente en nombre y por la Autoridad de los habitantes de todas estas Yslas Filipinas que son y tienen el derecho de ser libres y independientes que estan destijados de toda obediencia a la corona de España, que todo laso politico debe esta completamente roto y anulado, y que, como todos los Estados libres e independientes, tienen plena autoridad para hacer la Guerra, concluir la paz celebrar tratados mercantiles, contraer aliansas, reglamentar el Comercio y realizar todo demas actos y cosas que los Estados Yndependientes tienen el derecho de hacer, y poseidos de firme confianza en la proteccion de la Divina Providencia, comprometemos mutuamente para sostenimiento de esta declaracion nuestras vidas, nuestras fortunas y nuestro bien mas sagrado que es el honor. Admitimos, aprobamos y confirmamos con las disposiciones emanadas de ella la Dictadura constituida por Don Emilio Aguinaldo de esta Nacion que empiesa ya nhoy a tener vida propia por creer haber sido el instrumento elegido por Dios, a pesar de sus humildes dotes, para efectuar la redencion de este desdichado pueblo, confirmamos a nuestro renombrado Dictador D. Emilio Aguinaldo todas las facultades necesarias para desempeñar debidamente que esta nacion ya Yndependiente desde hoy, debe usar la bandera que hasta ahora sigue usando, cuya forma y colores se hallan descritos en el adjunto dibujo con el remate que representa al natural las tres armas, significando el triangulo llamo como distintivo de celebre sociedad “Katipunan” que por medio de pacto de sangre empujo a las masas a insurreccionarse; representando las tres principales Yslas de esta Archipielago Luzon, Mindanao y Panay en que estallo este movimiento insurreccional; indicando el sol los agigantados pazos que han dado los hijos de este Pais en el camino del progreso y civilizacion; simbolizando los ocho rayos de aquel las ocho provincias Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija , Bataan, Laguna y Batangas declarados en estado de Guerra apenas se inicio la primera insurreccion; y conmemorando los colores azul, rojo y blanco los de la bandera de los Estados Unidos de la A,Erica del Norte, como manifestacion de nuestro profundo agradecimiento hacia esta Gran Nacion por la disenteresada proteccion que nos presta y seguira prestando. Y empuñando dicha bandera la presente a los congregados los cuales juraron solemnemente reconocerla y defenderla hasta la ultima gota de nuestra sangre. De todo lo cual extiendo la presente Acta que en este Acto de que certifico.

Pablo Padilla, etc.

Nice find bro! nakita ko nga yan sa Filipiniana.net. pero IMHO, nakagawian lang ng mga taga NE yung celebration na yan (NE day), haha kamag-anak ko pa yata si Sr. Pablo Padilla, may tsismis pa nga raw na yung nanay ni Robin Padilla taga Penaranda

Etymology of Nueva Ecija cities:

Cabanatuan- Kaban ng tuwa sa Tagalog (tama si CabanNgTuwa sa kanyang username, ito talaga ang pinanggalingan nito, promise!)

Gapan- there are two legends from where they got the city name:

Noong mga panahon na ang lugar ay kahuyan pa, ang mga Kastila ay dumating sa isang misyon nang may nakita silang mga taga-roon at gumagapang. Pinahinto sila at dahil hindi alam kung paano magsalita ng lokal na dayalekto ay tinanong sila sa wikang Kastila. Ang mga taga-roon ay walang alam sa wikang Kastila at sa pag-aakalang tinatanong kung ano ang ginagawa nila, sumagot sila sa Tagalog, "Gumagapang gapang kami." Kinuha itong pangalan ng mga Kastila at sa paglipas ng panahon, nawala ang "g" at nanatili ang pangalan na Gapan hanggang ngayon.
Ayon sa isa pang alamat, ang pangalan ay nanggaling sa umaakyat at gumagapang na mga halaman na sagana sa lugar.


Munoz- Don Francisco Muñoz; ang alcalde mayor noong mga panahon na kakatatag pa lamang ng dating bayan na ito.

Palayan- Rice field

San Jose- San Jose (yung santo) bago ito maging San Jose ang tawag dito ay Kabaritan.

Source:
Wikipedia

Yung sa Cabanatuan- nakita ko na lang sa internet ang source pero hindi ko na matandaan ang URL.

haha, ayos to, teka yun bang Munoz dito sa QC eh galing din sa Munoz, Nueva Ecija? Feeling ko kasi pag nasa Munoz QC ako, nasa NE din ako...

O.T.: naaalala nyo noong panahon ng mga kastila noong una silang dumating eh yung mga Pilipino daw eh pare-parehas ang apelyido?

Mga sinaunang Pilipino - sobrang galang (Panay ang Po at Opo):


Kastila: "Ikaw, anong pangalan mo?"
Pinoy 1: "Pedro Po!"
Kastila: "Ikaw naman, ano din ang pangalan mo?"
Pinoy 1: "Juan Po!"
Kastila: "At ikaw, sino ka?"
Pinoy 1: "Teban Po!"
Kastila: "Pare-parehas pala kayo o wala pala kayong mga apelyido, mula ngayon bibigyan namin kayo ng iba't-ibang apelyido, ito ay alang-alang sa aming mga Kastila, ikaw Pedro, ay magiging si Pedro Morales, ika Juan ay magiging Juan Dela Cruz, at ikaw Teban ay magiging si Teban Santos!"

magmula noon, dahil sa mga Espanyol, nagkaroon ng apelyido ang mga Pilipino...

haha, ayos to, teka yun bang Munoz dito sa QC eh galing din sa Munoz, Nueva Ecija? Feeling ko kasi pag nasa Munoz QC ako, nasa NE din ako...

O.T.: naaalala nyo noong panahon ng mga kastila noong una silang dumating eh yung mga Pilipino daw eh pare-parehas ang apelyido?

Mga sinaunang Pilipino - sobrang galang (Panay ang Po at Opo):


Kastila: "Ikaw, anong pangalan mo?"
Pinoy 1: "Pedro Po!"
Kastila: "Ikaw naman, ano din ang pangalan mo?"
Pinoy 1: "Juan Po!"
Kastila: "At ikaw, sino ka?"
Pinoy 1: "Teban Po!"
Kastila: "Pare-parehas pala kayo o wala pala kayong mga apelyido, mula ngayon bibigyan namin kayo ng iba't-ibang apelyido, ito ay alang-alang sa aming mga Kastila, ikaw Pedro, ay magiging si Pedro Morales, ika Juan ay magiging Juan Dela Cruz, at ikaw Teban ay magiging si Teban Santos!"

magmula noon, dahil sa mga Espanyol, nagkaroon ng apelyido ang mga Pilipino...

Hindi ko alam, pero malamang naunang tawagin Munoz ang sa NE kaysa sa QC.

Some of the towns in nueva ecija got its name from the towns in Spain.
Ex. Aliaga after the name of spanish nobility
Jaen from Jaen Andalucia
Mallorca de San Leonardo after Mallorca in the Balearic islands
Zaragoza after Zaragoza de Aragon
Talavera after Talavera de la reina
Llanera after general Llanera but there is also name Llanera in Asturias, Spain
Penaranda after Penaranda del duero
I guess the first residents of Munoz Quezon city was originally from Munoz that's why they name the street after their town, but wait, there is also Dagupan in Tondo does it also got its name from Dagupan Pangasinan ?

Nice find bro! nakita ko nga yan sa Filipiniana.net. pero IMHO, nakagawian lang ng mga taga NE yung celebration na yan (NE day), haha kamag-anak ko pa yata si Sr. Pablo Padilla, may tsismis pa nga raw na yung nanay ni Robin Padilla taga Penaranda

If your great great grandfather was originally from Nueva Ecija perhaps your are related to Sr. Pablo Padilla and maybe Robins' mother too which I heard was from Cuyapo not Penaranda.

If your great great grandfather was originally from Nueva Ecija perhaps your are related to Sr. Pablo Padilla and maybe Robins' mother too which I heard was from Cuyapo not Penaranda.

sorry, my bad:ohno:; si aling Eva pala ang taga-Cuyapo& si Vice Governor Padilla (tatay ni Robin) ang taga Penaranda (or Camarines hehe), originally, tapos si Zsa-Zsa taga Penaranda din daw... that is, according to sources; halos lahat ng mga professionals ng Penaranda lumilipat sa Manila simply because of the scarce job opportunity there

sorry, my bad:ohno:; si aling Eva pala ang taga-Cuyapo& si Vice Governor Padilla (tatay ni Robin) ang taga Penaranda (or Camarines hehe), originally, tapos si Zsa-Zsa taga Penaranda din daw... that is, according to sources; halos lahat ng mga professionals ng Penaranda lumilipat sa Manila simply because of the scarce job opportunity there

Teka nga pala CabanNgTuwa saan ka eksakto sa Cabanatuan City?

Teka nga pala CabanNgTuwa saan ka eksakto sa Cabanatuan City?

along Mabini boulevard ako bro, ikaw saan mga relatives mo dito? hindi ba taga Caloocan ka? jan naman sa Manila, Fairview kami

along Mabini boulevard ako bro, ikaw saan mga relatives mo dito? hindi ba taga Caloocan ka? jan naman sa Manila, Fairview kami

yup... you're right. How did you know? Saang barangay? At nasa Cabanatuan City ka ngayon?

I still remember that place when I was a toddler. That place was very special to me actually, since it was the first province I have been into. I grew up there until I studied here in Manila actually. Memorable place from past up to present naalala ko kasi special someone ko kapag nariyan ako. Ako kasi sa may Barrera District kaya nga yung username ko e...

yup... you're right. How did you know? Saang barangay? At nasa Cabanatuan City ka ngayon?

I still remember that place when I was a toddler. That place was very special to me actually, since it was the first province I have been into. I grew up there until I studied here in Manila actually. Memorable place from past up to present naalala ko kasi special someone ko kapag nariyan ako. Ako kasi sa may Barrera District kaya nga yung username ko e...

nabasa ko lang sa thread hehe, I also studied college there in Manila (FEU) hehe, pag nagawi ka dito EB tayo; teka ilang taon ka na ba? alam ko kasi teenager ka pa lang ako kasi may family at kid na... kelan uwi mo dito? marami sana kong gustong ipost ng pics ng nueva ecija kaso no chance to take pics

nabasa ko lang sa thread hehe, I also studied college there in Manila (FEU) hehe, pag nagawi ka dito EB tayo; teka ilang taon ka na ba? alam ko kasi teenager ka pa lang ako kasi may family at kid na... kelan uwi mo dito? marami sana kong gustong ipost ng pics ng nueva ecija kaso no chance to take pics

Maybe tomorrow, nandyan lang ako para mag-strolling bukas (just to revisit our memories) kaya hindi ako matutulog diyan. Mabigat pa rin kasi loob ko ngayon, masakit kasi ang nangyari sa amin... kaya nga minsan ayoko munang pumunta riyan kasi maalala ko lang siya... :cry:

Down ang website ng dalawang major cities ng Nueva Ecija... the rest of the cities remain online (that is, San Jose City, Gapan City and Science City of Munoz) attention sa mga webmasters ng mga sites na ito:

Palayan City Official Website:
http://www.palayancity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=1

Cabanatuan City Official Website:
http://www.cityofcabanatuan.gov.ph/index.php

Medyo naawa ako sa website ng Cabanatuan City, walang kalaman-laman at yung mga information medyo outdated na, tinuringan pa man ding isang major city ng Pilipinas... lagi kong nakikita sa listahan kasi ng mga lungsod ng Pilipinas...

nabasa ko lang sa thread hehe, I also studied college there in Manila (FEU) hehe, pag nagawi ka dito EB tayo; teka ilang taon ka na ba? alam ko kasi teenager ka pa lang ako kasi may family at kid na... kelan uwi mo dito? marami sana kong gustong ipost ng pics ng nueva ecija kaso no chance to take pics

Tanong lang bro, ano ba yung EB?

By the way, the entrance arch of Nueva Ecija from San Miguel, Bulacan was repainted with a darker blue color... maganda na siya ngayon hindi tulad ng dati kong picture ng welcome arch ng Nueva Ecija, parang kupas ang kulay.

May dalawa akong bad news:

Nagtaas ng pamasahe ang Baliwag Transit Incoporated ng kanilang pamasahe papuntang Cabanatuan City (and we are talking the fare from Caloocan/Cubao to Cabanatuan Central Terminal). Ang dating P158 ay naging P185 na! At may plano pa silang magtaas ng pamasahe ulit at kapag natuloy, magiging P196 na ito!
Hindi na 3 hours lang ang biyahe papuntang Cabanatuan City. Nadagdagan na ito ng kalahating oras kaya ngayon ay 3 1/2 hours ka nang bibiyahe mula Manila papuntang Cabanatuan City.

Aba mataas na iyon 175 pesos na fare para sa pangkaraniwan tao, siguro madalang lang ang bumabiyahe sa Manila ngayon. Dito nga sa Seattle halos $4 na ang gasolina di mas lalo siguro mas mahal pa diyan sa Filipinas. Halos doble na pala ang fair ngayon noong umuwi ako 75 pesos lang yata. Di mas mahal pala pag gumamit ng private car pauwi ng N.E. kasi sa gasolina plang patay na.

Tanong lang mga bro, are we (Cabanatuan City) still very dependent on our IRA? Yung mamamatay tayo sa oras na hindi natin matanggap ang IRA natin?

At saka, in case na maubusan ka ng pamasahe at nasa Cabanatuan City ka pabalik ng Manila, may tutulong ba sa iyo? And we mean here wala kang kakilala roon.

grabe pala ang taas na rin pala ng pamasahe ngayon! last week lang kasasakay ko ng five star 158 nga Cubao tapos ngayon 185 na! Kaya nga ako nagbu-bus para makatipid eh kasi pag may service ka naman balikan ng Manila nasa P1500 na! toll fee pa of P300! kaya pala puno ang ordinary bus paluwas kasi madami nagtitipid

bro EB = eye ball

The question is how many people have an IRA in Cabanatuan? I guess only those people who can afford to pay them, Its good if the person outlive thier retirement age but if they die early everything is lost.

grabe pala ang taas na rin pala ng pamasahe ngayon! last week lang kasasakay ko ng five star 158 nga Cubao tapos ngayon 185 na! Kaya nga ako nagbu-bus para makatipid eh kasi pag may service ka naman balikan ng Manila nasa P1500 na! toll fee pa of P300! kaya pala puno ang ordinary bus paluwas kasi madami nagtitipid

bro EB = eye ball

@CabanNgTuwa
Well no thanks pero hindi mahilig sa eye ball kuya. Pasensya na po...

Ang Baliwag this week lang nagtaas. Bakit yata ang aga ng pagtaas ng pamasahe sa Five Star?

@Asturiano

We mean the IRA of Cabanatuan City itself since San Fernando City, Pampanga relies heavily on its IRA, yun bang kumbaga mamamatay kami sa oras na walang IRA ng isang buwan man lang...

May ginto ba talaga tayo sa Palayan City mga bro? Nakita ko lang kasi sa article ng Wikipedia about Nueva Ecija:

"Several areas have mineral deposits. Copper and manganese have been found in Gen. Tinio, Carranglan, and Pantabangan. The upper reaches of Carranglan and Palayan City are said to contain gold."

This might trigger a gold rush there, therefore hastening the development of that city. But this will also jeopardize the agriculture sector of the entire province especially in Cabanatuan City... since rivers flow into Palayan City and they might contaminate it... best to leave it alone...

P.S.: Bukas na ulit ang websites ng mga major cities ng Nueva Ecija... good work sa mga webmasters nila! But still, kulang pa rin ang information ng mga websites nila... still the same before the websites went down.

that pertains I think to Bongabon, Nueva Ecija; this is where elders believe that the Japanese have hidden the gold during WW2 days... marami ngang nasisira ang ulo doon sa Treasure Hunting sa gawi na yun, as a matter of fact, I have a cousin who engages in some related activities, he said that foreign firms have also invested in that arena, ang di ko lang alam kung may nakukuha talaga sila:lol:

by the way, yung Bongabon is the local version of Mt. Banahaw with its very own Mt. Olivete, the mystical mountain and the haven of the so-called "Rizalistas":ohno:

that pertains I think to Bongabon, Nueva Ecija; this is where elders believe that the Japanese have hidden the gold during WW2 days... marami ngang nasisira ang ulo doon sa Treasure Hunting sa gawi na yun, as a matter of fact, I have a cousin who engages in some related activities, he said that foreign firms have also invested in that arena, ang di ko lang alam kung may nakukuha talaga sila:lol:

by the way, yung Bongabon is the local version of Mt. Banahaw with its very own Mt. Olivete, the mystical mountain and the haven of the so-called "Rizalistas":ohno:

Okey lang mag-gold rush sila roon as long as they keep the rivers clean. Dahil kung hindi, siguradong magkakaubusan ng palay kasi sa ilog sila kumukuha ng tubig e... not to mention mauuso pa ang mga patay na kalabaw (oh no!) sa kalsada dahil doon din sila yata umiinom at yung mga palaisdaan e mapupuno ng mga isdang patay.

The question is how many people have an IRA in Cabanatuan? I guess only those people who can afford to pay them, Its good if the person outlive thier retirement age but if they die early everything is lost.
Makasabat na nga po. Ang ibig pong sabihin ni kapatid Barrera Marquez sa nabanggit niyang IRA ay Internal Revenue Allotment. Ito po ang bahagi ng mga gobyerno lokal na pera mula sa gobyerno nasional na kung ilang porsyento at batay po ito sa porsyento rin ng populasion ng lungsod, munisipalidad o lalawigan. Wala po itong kinalaman sa Individual Retirement Account na tinatawag sa Amerika. Sa Pilipinas karamihan ng mga pamahalaang lokal ay umaasa lamang sa IRA nila para sa pagpapatakbo ng kanilang gobyerno dahil sa ayaw nilang magtaas ng buis at natatakot sila na baka hindi na sila ulit iboto ng mga tao sa susunod na halalan. Hindi rin naman sila gumagawa ng paraan para maipaliwanag ito sa mga taong bayan para hindi sana sila aasa na lang sa IRA nila. Ang mga malalaking lungsod sa mga metropolitan areas lamang siguro ang hindi umaasa rito at marami silang pinagkukuhanan ng pondo.

Makasabat na nga po. Ang ibig pong sabihin ni kapatid Barrera Marquez sa nabanggit niyang IRA ay Internal Revenue Allotment. Ito po ang bahagi ng mga gobyerno lokal na pera mula sa gobyerno nasional na kung ilang porsyento at batay po ito sa porsyento rin ng populasion ng lungsod, munisipalidad o lalawigan. Wala po itong kinalaman sa Individual Retirement Account na tinatawag sa Amerika. Sa Pilipinas karamihan ng mga pamahalaang lokal ay umaasa lamang sa IRA nila para sa pagpapatakbo ng kanilang gobyerno dahil sa ayaw nilang magtaas ng buis at natatakot sila na baka hindi na sila ulit iboto ng mga tao sa susunod na halalan. Hindi rin naman sila gumagawa ng paraan para maipaliwanag ito sa mga taong bayan para hindi sana sila aasa na lang sa IRA nila. Ang mga malalaking lungsod sa mga metropolitan areas lamang siguro ang hindi umaasa rito at marami silang pinagkukuhanan ng pondo.

Wow very informative! Salamat sa iyo kapatid... :okay:

I've heard that there will be a tollway to be built connecting Cabanatuan City with Talavera , with entrance points at the back of NE Pacific Mall, traversing the rice fields of Brgy. Polilio, and Caalibangbangan up to La Torre, Talavera (Km. 127 of Maharlika Highway); this will save us time when going up north (San Jose, CV)... it was the idea of then-Mayor Julius Vergara so that motorists will avoid the bottleneck traffic situation of Cabanatuan City, with a only a minimal toll fee to boot... remember, we will save an extra hour or so if this pushes through

I've heard that there will be a tollway to be built connecting Cabanatuan City with Talavera , with entrance points at the back of NE Pacific Mall, traversing the rice fields of Brgy. Polilio, and Caalibangbangan up to La Torre, Talavera (Km. 127 of Maharlika Highway); this will save us time when going up north (San Jose, CV)... it was the idea of then-Mayor Julius Vergara so that motorists will avoid the bottleneck traffic situation of Cabanatuan City, with a only a minimal toll fee to boot... remember, we will save an extra hour or so if this pushes through

I saw it already, they are already leveling the land and this could be a segment of the much-awaited North Luzon East Expressway. Kung papunta kayo ng Manila from Cabanatuan Central Terminal makikita niyo yun since dumadaan ang mga bus na pabalik ng Manila sa likod ng NE Pacific Mall.

Cabanatuan barangay chair shot dead
http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/

The chair of Barangay Barlis, Cabanatuan City was shot dead last May 5.

Sr. Supt. Napoleon Taas, Nueva Ecija police director, said the victim, Marcos Soriano, was sitting on a bench with his wife in a bingo stall in Barangay Mayapyap Norte when a gunman shot him at close range at about 12:15 AM.

The victim was hit in the right cheek and rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

The gunman casually walked away, got on black motorcycle driven by a companion and escaped.

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Head-shot si Kapitan doon a!

Cabanatuan barangay chair shot dead
http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/

The chair of Barangay Barlis, Cabanatuan City was shot dead last May 5.

Sr. Supt. Napoleon Taas, Nueva Ecija police director, said the victim, Marcos Soriano, was sitting on a bench with his wife in a bingo stall in Barangay Mayapyap Norte when a gunman shot him at close range at about 12:15 AM.

The victim was hit in the right cheek and rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

The gunman casually walked away, got on black motorcycle driven by a companion and escaped.

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Head-shot si Kapitan doon a!

hanep, kangino kaya kampi yung kapitan na yan? I think this is the second time around since this is just a repeat of last year's (or 2006's?) killing of an ABC captain of NE; rumors were that ABC captain just recently had a cockfight in a nearby cockpit arena owned by the former "strongholds" of NE, and according to them sources, "may nabanggit daw na hindi mainam" kay ex-gov yung kapitan na yun

should've learned their lessons, yung pagiging kampante at palaging naka-display sa labas ng bahay or any other public place will not guarantee safety for them politicians; my mom's been asked to grab a position as consultant for the prov'l. capitol but I told her, no way Ma!

hanep, kangino kaya kampi yung kapitan na yan? I think this is the second time around since this is just a repeat of last year's (or 2006's?) killing of an ABC captain of NE; rumors were that ABC captain just recently had a cockfight in a nearby cockpit arena owned by the former "strongholds" of NE, and according to them sources, "may nabanggit daw na hindi mainam" kay ex-gov yung kapitan na yun

should've learned their lessons, yung pagiging kampante at palaging naka-display sa labas ng bahay or any other public place will not guarantee safety for them politicians; my mom's been asked to grab a position as consultant for the prov'l. capitol but I told her, no way Ma!

just like what I said...

"Kung hindi palay ang gagalaw sa Nueva Ecija, malamang bala na..."

Sa Licab yata maraming nagaganap na patayan...

May tanong lang ako, ano ang isang bagay na mayroon lahat ang kanyang 5 lungsod?

just like what I said...

"Kung hindi palay ang gagalaw sa Nueva Ecija, malamang bala na..."

Sa Licab yata maraming nagaganap na patayan...

May tanong lang ako, ano ang isang bagay na mayroon lahat ang kanyang 5 lungsod?

yun ang di ko alam; hindi pa rin ako napupunta ng Licab, Nampicuan, Talugtug all my life, pero alam ko marami nga raw NPA dun, para ngang "lawless" sa mga areas na yun kasi malayo sa kabihasnan and dun naghahasik ng lagim mga insurgents, alam kasi nila, marami silang puwedeng pagtaguan umakyat lang sila ng bundok ng Cuyapo di na sila makikita dun:lol:

yun ang di ko alam; hindi pa rin ako napupunta ng Licab, Nampicuan, Talugtug all my life, pero alam ko marami nga raw NPA dun, para ngang "lawless" sa mga areas na yun kasi malayo sa kabihasnan and dun naghahasik ng lagim mga insurgents, alam kasi nila, marami silang puwedeng pagtaguan umakyat lang sila ng bundok ng Cuyapo di na sila makikita dun:lol:

Malayo nga sila sa atin sa Cabanatuan City... ibang-iba ang Cabanatuan City at ang natitirang 4 na lungsod ng Nueva Ecija sa mga bayan (and we mean bayan, meaning Gapan City isn't included) sa dulo ng Nueva Ecija.

Tanong ko lang Kuya Caban, ano ang ibig sabihin ng ABC? Are you referring to the ABC 5 TV station or something else? And I know the former strongholds you are saying, it could be the J's.

(ABC) - Association of Barangay Captains
heto yung sinasabi ko dati na parang round 2 ng balita mo:
http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/12312006.html

Ang tatapang pala natin dahil nakatira tayo sa Nueva Ecija, wherein the reign of terror exists.

Ang tatapang pala natin dahil nakatira nasa Nueva Ecija tayo, wherein the reign of terror exists.

"matatapang ang apog" :nuts:
it's ridiculous to know na they will do anything, even to the point of killing people just to stay in power... yung nangyari rin sa Jaen matindi din nung nakaraang eleksyon; pero kahit saan naman basta sa pinas asahan mo pare-parehas lang na "bala ang gagalaw"...

Kuya ano na pong balita sa itatayong tollway sa likod ng NE Pacific Mall at kailan po ito matatapos?

I got this shot while I am riding a bus going to Cabanatuan City Central Terminal... ito yung likod ng NE Pacific Mall pero noong April ko pa nakuha ito, dito po ba itatayo iyong tollway, sa may lupa na marami pong pine trees?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2367/2420034353_d5648f2588.jpg

I love this province!!! I'm proud of it!!!

Kuya ano na pong balita sa itatayong tollway sa likod ng NE Pacific Mall at kailan po ito matatapos?

I got this shot while I am riding a bus going to Cabanatuan City Central Terminal... ito yung likod ng NE Pacific Mall pero noong April ko pa nakuha ito, dito po ba itatayo iyong tollway, sa may lupa na marami pong pine trees?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2367/2420034353_d5648f2588.jpg

I love this province!!! I'm proud of it!!!

as far as i know, sa gilid niyan, kasi subdivision lots (Don Jose & Acropolis) na yang may sakop diyan, diyan din ako dumadaan pag paluwas kasi sobra traffic sa Pacific lately; basta yung mismong likod ng Pacific Mall may service road dun at may tulay papunta Aliaga/Talavera, ginagawa na yata kalsada pero mukhang matatagalan pa matapos

napansin niyo ba, wala tayong seaside/dagat sa NE? balak daw i secede sana yung Dingalan pero hindi papayag Aurora hehe

as far as i know, sa gilid niyan, kasi subdivision lots (Don Jose & Acropolis) na yang may sakop diyan, diyan din ako dumadaan pag paluwas kasi sobra traffic sa Pacific lately; basta yung mismong likod ng Pacific Mall may service road dun at may tulay papunta Aliaga/Talavera, ginagawa na yata kalsada pero mukhang matatagalan pa matapos

napansin niyo ba, wala tayong seaside/dagat sa NE? balak daw i secede sana yung Dingalan pero hindi papayag Aurora hehe

talaga lang ha? let's see at talaga namang hindi papayag ang Aurora diyan (anong lalawigan ba ang nais mawalan ng teritoryo?) but who knows? Baka makalusot... teka Kuya Cabs, saan niyo po ba nakuha iyan?

Why don't we just proposed a union of the two province of Aurora and Nueva Ecija. Aurora is economically and geographically just depended on Nueva Ecija. Besides, history told us that it used to be part of the big province of Nueva Ecija before it became part of Tabayas and now an Independent province. Palayan will be a good capital because is not too far from Baler and Dingalan. In term of the Union, the two province will benefit from each other, is a win win solution, Cabanatuan will be the commercial and business city while Palayan is the politcal and Baler and Dingalan will be the main ports. The proposed name will be The United Province of Aurora and Nueva Ecija.

Makasabat na nga po. Ang ibig pong sabihin ni kapatid Barrera Marquez sa nabanggit niyang IRA ay Internal Revenue Allotment. Ito po ang bahagi ng mga gobyerno lokal na pera mula sa gobyerno nasional na kung ilang porsyento at batay po ito sa porsyento rin ng populasion ng lungsod, munisipalidad o lalawigan. Wala po itong kinalaman sa Individual Retirement Account na tinatawag sa Amerika. Sa Pilipinas karamihan ng mga pamahalaang lokal ay umaasa lamang sa IRA nila para sa pagpapatakbo ng kanilang gobyerno dahil sa ayaw nilang magtaas ng buis at natatakot sila na baka hindi na sila ulit iboto ng mga tao sa susunod na halalan. Hindi rin naman sila gumagawa ng paraan para maipaliwanag ito sa mga taong bayan para hindi sana sila aasa na lang sa IRA nila. Ang mga malalaking lungsod sa mga metropolitan areas lamang siguro ang hindi umaasa rito at marami silang pinagkukuhanan ng pondo.

Thanks a lot, your post was very informative. I thought that he was referring to an IRA just like what they have here in the U.S. That's why I'm quite surprised that they even have one in Cabanatuan. I don't know that the IRA they have their in the Philippines is some type of National goverment aid to the local governemnt. Where else could the government get money unless they collect and raise taxes because otherwise they might have to borrow from other counties or world bank just think of interest alone is quite big.

Why don't we just proposed a union of the two province of Aurora and Nueva Ecija. Aurora is economically and geographically just depended on Nueva Ecija. Besides, history told us that it used to be part of the big province of Nueva Ecija before it became part of Tabayas and now an Independent province. Palayan will be a good capital because is not too far from Baler and Dingalan. In term of the Union, the two province will benefit from each other, is a win win solution, Cabanatuan will be the commercial and business city while Palayan is the politcal and Baler and Dingalan will be the main ports. The proposed name will be The United Province of Aurora and Nueva Ecija.

Seems like a good proposal to me. With due respect I never considered Aurora to be economically viable as an independent province. But What about a new name like United Province of East Central Luzon or Pinagkaisang Lalawigan ng Gitnang Silangang Luzon.

Korean developers to set up P1-B resort hotel in Subic

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines Two South Korean companies will put up a P1-billion resort hotel here targeting South Korean, American and Japanese tourists.

South Korea’s MGfnd Subic, Inc. and Subic Rexmier C&D Co., Ltd. signed the investment deal Monday, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Administrator Armand Arreza said in a statement.

"This is a welcome development considering that we expect more tourists coming in after the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) turned the economic zones in Central Luzon into one super destination for tourists," he said.

The proposed Rexmier Resort and Hotel will be built in a 2.5-hectare lot along Perimeter Road at the Subic Bay Gateway Park. It will cater to the growing market of Korean tourists, as well as tour groups from the United States and Japan.

MGfnd Chairman Chang Young Ryu said Subic has a strong Korean business community especially with the presence of Hanjin shipbuilding facility.

The resort-hotel will include 170 condominium-hotel units and a 43-room hotel complemented by facilities such as a 25-meter swimming pool, health and wellness spa, a restaurant bar, gift shops and an indoor golf driving range.

Rexmier President Nam Young Woo said the decision to set up the project in Subic was based on research on the Korean and Philippine tourism markets.

Among the international banking institutions that have committed to provide financial support for the projects include NH Investment and Securities, Industrial Bank, Suhyup Bank, Dae Young Savings Bank and Prime Savings Bank.

The SBMA said Rexmier Resort and Hotel would be among several property development projects slated for implementation at the Subic Bay Freeport starting this year, giving rise to a construction boom in the next few years.

Last month, several other property developers signed investment contracts with the SBMA to build condominiums, hotels, restaurants and other leisure projects.

These included Subic Daesung Corp., which committed to invest $15 million on mixed-used commercial buildings, and power distributor Subic Enerzone Corp., which pledged $10.4 million for a hotel and condominium project.

The SBMA Investor Services Department also said several construction and property management firms have come in in anticipation of the projected building boom.

Among them are Hanil E&C Subic, Inc., which put up $11 million for the design, planning and construction of medium- and high-rise commercial buildings, and 7-Tower Properties and Management Consultants, which committed $125,000 for another real estate management business. - Rey Garcia, BusinessWorld (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=18694263)

Seems like a good proposal to me. With due respect I never considered Aurora to be economically http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=21147434viable as an independent province. But What about a new name like United Province of East Central Luzon or Pinagkaisang Lalawigan ng Gitnang Silangang Luzon.

OK sana merger kaya lang ayokong palitan ang pangalan ng Nueva Ecija. At saka matatagalan ang adaption ng new name na iyan. Or should I say Nueva Nombre? (New Name)

Nueva Ecija has five cities while Aurora and Nueva Vizcaya doesn't have any... it is really a matter of economy here guys...

Cabanatuan City and Palayan City are the two major cities of Nueva Ecija (even though the latter isn't looking like a city) and both have the authority to be the capital of this province...

Well, expect heavy backfire from the Aurora province especially from Governor Bella Flor Castillo. The question is- can Governor Aurelio Umali do it?

anything is possible, remember Pangasinan as a former part of Central Luzon? Zamboanga Sibugay as a new province; Quirino seceded from huge Nueva Vizcaya, CAR wasn't even a region back in Marcos days only Regions 1 (Ilocos) and 2(Cagayan Valley) were

pero i have heard from forums that they (Aurora peeps) will never give up their namesakes; imagine lofty "kaingineros" benefiting from their usual crap logging activities being exposed; by the way, what happened to the Pacific Coast City? such an ambitious project

Basta, if the merger will change Nueva Ecija's name, then, don't merge anymore...

Nueva Ecija...

The Rice Granary of the Philippines/The Rice Bowl of the Philippines

Love it or do not eat anymore!!!

The rice's last frontier...

And of course, the most romantic province I've ever had!!! :)

Basta, if the merger will change Nueva Ecija's name, then, don't merge anymore...

Nueva Ecija...

The Rice Granary of the Philippines/The Rice Bowl of the Philippines

Love it or do not eat anymore!!!

The rice's last frontier...

And of course, the most romantic province I've ever had!!! :)

How do you like if we change it to Ecilandia or Nueva Andalucia just to be fair with both provinces they will still retain thier old name only if referring to one province, in other case, if you refer to the new merge province it will be called either of the one of the two name above, in which case whoever the peoples chose to be the most popular.

How do you like if we change it to Ecilandia or Nueva Andalucia just to be fair with both provinces they will still retain thier old name only if referring to one province, in other case, if you refer to the new merge province it will be called either of the one of the two name above, in which case whoever the peoples chose to be the most popular.

Deal ako diyan Kuya Asturiano! :okay:

Mas nais ko kasing tawagin ang mga lugar na ito nang:

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
Gapan City, Nueva Ecija
Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija
Palayan City, Nueva Ecija
San Jose City, Nueva Ecija


Basta if we could still name the places from Nueva Ecija still Nueva Ecija... then let it be... remember the last name I have given, and that reason is the reason why I won't let Nueva Ecija name go... sentimental kasi...

Tanong ko lang mga kuya, how come nagkaroon agad ang Nueva Ecija ng 5 cities in just 52 years?! While Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora doesn't have any? Napakabilis namang development iyon para sa isang lalawigan... Pampanga nga nagkaroon lamang ng 2 lungsod in that same time frame...

Dati taga-Palayan City ako, noong January, lumipat na kami sa Cabanatuan City... much better...

@barrera marquez
Kasi depende rin yan sa mga tao kung gusto nila. A good example is Tuguegarao which first applied for cityhood in the 60's but was rejected by the people and then another attempt in the 70's but same thing happenned until it finally became a city in 2000. But before it got its cityhood approved, maybe 10 or 15 years back, a lot of people especially the media always refferred to it as a city already. The 5 cities of NE applied for cityhood and got approved right away and that could be one reason. Solano, NV may be on the verge of cityhood already. I'm not sure about Baler.

@barrera marquez
Kasi depende rin yan sa mga tao kung gusto nila. A good example is Tuguegarao which first applied for cityhood in the 60's but was rejected by the people and then another attempt in the 70's but same thing happenned until it finally became a city in 2000. But before it got its cityhood approved, maybe 10 or 15 years back, a lot of people especially the media always refferred to it as a city already. The 5 cities of NE applied for cityhood and got approved right away and that could be one reason. Solano, NV may be on the verge of cityhood already. I'm not sure about Baler.

Wow very informative po kuya, salamat! :okay:

Buti na lang hindi tayo katulad sa Rehiyon Dos na nagda-dalawang isip pa bago maging lungsod ang mga lugar nila... gaya ng Ilagan, Isabela... sa ganitong sitwasyon, patas lang sa Bulacan ang buong Rehiyon 2 kung paramihan ng lungsod ang pag-uusapan...

Hindi po ba nagtangka ang Cabanatuan na maging isang highly-urbanized city? Bakit po ba natalo ang Cabanatuan City doon? (ayokong maging independent ang Cabanatuan City sa Nueva Ecija)

Dumaan ulit ang satellite ng Google Earth sa Nueva Ecija, kumpleto na ang satellite surface data ng Palayan City... Cabanatuan City? Barangay Cabu pa lang ang meron... kailan kaya makukumpleto ang sa Cabanatuan City? Lalo na yung sa downtown... Hold on, malapit na...

But we expect na magkakaroon na ng kahit konting improvements ang satellite data sa Cabanatuan City kasi yung bahagi ng Nueva Ecija (malapit sa Cabanatuan City) ang kinukunan ng satellite ngayon...

Wow very informative po kuya, salamat! :okay:

Buti na lang hindi tayo katulad sa Rehiyon Dos na nagda-dalawang isip pa bago maging lungsod ang mga lugar nila... gaya ng Ilagan, Isabela... sa ganitong sitwasyon, patas lang sa Bulacan ang buong Rehiyon 2 kung paramihan ng lungsod ang pag-uusapan...

Hindi po ba nagtangka ang Cabanatuan na maging isang highly-urbanized city? Bakit po ba natalo ang Cabanatuan City doon? (ayokong maging independent ang Cabanatuan City sa Nueva Ecija)
I agree. Dapat hindi kailanman maging independent ang mga cities sa province kahit pa sabihin na sila ang nagbibigay buhay sa ekonomia ng lugar. Lalo na sa mga dating kabisera dahil utang din nila sa probinsiya ang kanilang pag-unlad sa pagiging capital nila.

I agree. Dapat hindi kailanman maging independent ang mga cities sa province kahit pa sabihin na sila ang nagbibigay buhay sa ekonomia ng lugar. Lalo na sa mga dating kabisera dahil utang din nila sa probinsiya ang kanilang pag-unlad sa pagiging capital nila.

Mas lalong hindi sila dapat umalis sa probinsya kung sila ang nagbibigay buhay sa ekonomiya nito... kumbaga Palayan City ang utak ang Cabanatuan City ang puso...

^ Dun samin independent city ang Dagupan. Economic hub yun ng central Pangasinan. Pang sinabing Dagupan City, Pangasinan agad ang naiisip. Dapat ibalik na rin nila sa probinsya..

anything is possible, remember Pangasinan as a former part of Central Luzon?

Correct. Tapos ngayon tinatawag na Ilocos ang Pangasinan eh hindi naman talaga sya original part ng Ilocos. Pangasinan is Pangasinan. Kung tutuusin masmalaki pa ang Pangasinan kesa Ilocos Norte, Sur and La Union combined. Dinamay lang ni Marcos sa region 1 para lumaki ang population at matawag na isang region para sa mga Ilocano.

Guys aware ba kayo sa "North Central Luzon" (Nueva Ecija, Tarlac & Pangasinan)? Ginagamit yan lagi ng mga media companies like GMA and ABSCBN.

^ Dun samin independent city ang Dagupan. Economic hub yun ng central Pangasinan. Pang sinabing Dagupan City, Pangasinan agad ang naiisip. Dapat ibalik na rin nila sa probinsya..



Correct. Tapos ngayon tinatawag na Ilocos ang Pangasinan eh hindi naman talaga sya original part ng Ilocos. Pangasinan is Pangasinan. Kung tutuusin masmalaki pa ang Pangasinan kesa Ilocos Norte, Sur and La Union combined. Dinamay lang ni Marcos sa region 1 para lumaki ang population at matawag na isang region para sa mga Ilocano.
Guys aware ba kayo sa "North Central Luzon" (Nueva Ecija, Tarlac & Pangasinan)? Ginagamit yan lagi ng mga media companies like GMA and ABSCBN.

Geographically, Pangasinan is part of Central Luzon but because the Ilocanos who settled the interior of the province outnumbered the natives Pangalatok it became part of the Ilocos Region.

^ Dun samin independent city ang Dagupan. Economic hub yun ng central Pangasinan. Pang sinabing Dagupan City, Pangasinan agad ang naiisip. Dapat ibalik na rin nila sa probinsya..



Correct. Tapos ngayon tinatawag na Ilocos ang Pangasinan eh hindi naman talaga sya original part ng Ilocos. Pangasinan is Pangasinan. Kung tutuusin masmalaki pa ang Pangasinan kesa Ilocos Norte, Sur and La Union combined. Dinamay lang ni Marcos sa region 1 para lumaki ang population at matawag na isang region para sa mga Ilocano.

Guys aware ba kayo sa "North Central Luzon" (Nueva Ecija, Tarlac & Pangasinan)? Ginagamit yan lagi ng mga media companies like GMA and ABSCBN.

Ang tanong lang Kuya Allan, papayag po ba ang mga tao? Kayu-kayo rin po ang magpapabalik sa Dagupan sa Pangasinan...

Ang tanong lang Kuya Allan, papayag po ba ang mga tao? Kayu-kayo rin po ang magpapabalik sa Dagupan sa Pangasinan...

Cool ka lang. Kinumpara ko lang na masmaganda sana ang dagupan kapag katulad ito ng Cabanatuan na kasama parin sa NE. Papayag ang mga tao, wala nga lang initiative galing sa mga pulitiko.

Geographically, Pangasinan is part of Central Luzon but because the Ilocanos who settled the interior of the province outnumbered the natives Pangalatok it became part of the Ilocos Region.

Ayan ginagamit mo parin ang term na "Pangalatok".. Mali yan. :nono::lol:

Masmarami parin pangasinan speakers kesa sa ilocano. ilocano concentrated sa eastern pangasinan. (mga ilocano sa eastern mostly may kamaganak na ilocano rin sa Tarlac or Nueva Ecija:lol:) pure pangasinan sa centro, halo namang pangasinan and bolinao/zambal sa west, may onting ilocano rin.

Ilocano ako from Cagayan pero kung ako tatanungin hindi dapat isinama sa Ilocos Region ang Pangasinan. Kasi kung talagang gusto nilang pagsamasamahin ang mga Ilocano dapat isama na rin ang north Tarlac sa Ilocos at ang north Nueva Ecija isama na rin sa Valley. But I don't approve of this gerrymanderng of the regions. They should just restore the 12 original regions with Pangasinan going back to CL and Aurora to SL if that's what the people want. We in CVL if ever we change into a Federal System don't even want to be merged with Region 1 and want to be a federated state ourselves with Tuguegarao as capital. We don't want to be identified with the politics of Ilocos Region if you know what I mean.:cheers:

Ilocano ako from Cagayan pero kung ako tatanungin hindi dapat isinama sa Ilocos Region ang Pangasinan. Kasi kung talagang gusto nilang pagsamasamahin ang mga Ilocano dapat isama na rin ang north Tarlac sa Ilocos at ang north Nueva Ecija isama na rin sa Valley. But I don't approve of this gerrymanderng of the regions. They should just restore the 12 original regions with Pangasinan going back to CL and Aurora to SL if that's what the people want. We in CVL if ever we change into a Federal System don't even want to be merged with Region 1 and want to be a federated state ourselves with Tuguegarao as capital. We don't want to be identified with the politics of Ilocos Region if you know what I mean.:cheers:

Kuya freight, mas gusto ko pong nasa Central Luzon ang Nueva Ecija... at ayoko pong magkaroon ng split ang Nueva Ecija...

Pero kung ako ang tatanungin, gusto kong ilipat sa Dagupan ang capital ng Pangasinan... if the provincial government will allow it and if Dagupan City returned to the Pangasinan circulation...

From Wikipedia:

"As of 2006, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. is embarking on an aggressive expansion program within the next five years. In preparation for this expansion, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. has amassed a total landbank of 96.6 hectares in 10 strategic locations. Included are attractive properties in provinces where urbanization is steadily underway, such as Cabanatuan, Pangasinan and Bulacan."

From Yahoo! Answers:

"It will rise soon in Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.

However, there's still no opening date yet."

Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_Prime_Holdings
Yahoo! Answers: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A9FJuiwdG0FIMoUAJDsjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20080519150940AA9gyCa

Wala pa rin akong nakikitang SM Mall na itinatayo sa Cabanatuan City a...

Ilocano ako from Cagayan pero kung ako tatanungin hindi dapat isinama sa Ilocos Region ang Pangasinan. Kasi kung talagang gusto nilang pagsamasamahin ang mga Ilocano dapat isama na rin ang north Tarlac sa Ilocos at ang north Nueva Ecija isama na rin sa Valley. But I don't approve of this gerrymanderng of the regions. They should just restore the 12 original regions with Pangasinan going back to CL and Aurora to SL if that's what the people want. We in CVL if ever we change into a Federal System don't even want to be merged with Region 1 and want to be a federated state ourselves with Tuguegarao as capital. We don't want to be identified with the politics of Ilocos Region if you know what I mean.:cheers:

Agree. I am also an Ilocano from San Jose City. I don't agree with the new proposed states for federalism making the entire Northern Luzon as one states. I think that the politician forgot that there is mountain barrier between the Region one and the Region two. If the Philippines ever shift into Federal type of government I would still prefer the 12 regions that we have now and making NCR as a Federal District.

Agree. I am also an Ilocano from San Jose City. I don't agree with the new proposed states for federalism making the entire Northern Luzon as one states. I think that the politician forgot that there is mountain barrier between the Region one and the Region two. If the Philippines ever shift into Federal type of government I would still prefer the 12 regions that we have now and making NCR as a Federal District.

Also, don't forget the mountain barrier between Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya...

^ Dun samin independent city ang Dagupan. Economic hub yun ng central Pangasinan. Pang sinabing Dagupan City, Pangasinan agad ang naiisip. Dapat ibalik na rin nila sa probinsya..



Correct. Tapos ngayon tinatawag na Ilocos ang Pangasinan eh hindi naman talaga sya original part ng Ilocos. Pangasinan is Pangasinan. Kung tutuusin masmalaki pa ang Pangasinan kesa Ilocos Norte, Sur and La Union combined. Dinamay lang ni Marcos sa region 1 para lumaki ang population at matawag na isang region para sa mga Ilocano.

Guys aware ba kayo sa "North Central Luzon" (Nueva Ecija, Tarlac & Pangasinan)? Ginagamit yan lagi ng mga media companies like GMA and ABSCBN.

I am aware of that. What's funny is that meron na ngang Northern Luzon, may North Central Luzon pa. Parang, huh??? Proves the lack of research and study of the Manila-based media. And they seem to have the agenda of homogenizinf North and Central Luzon.

Agree. I am also an Ilocano from San Jose City. I don't agree with the new proposed states for federalism making the entire Northern Luzon as one states. I think that the politician forgot that there is mountain barrier between the Region one and the Region two. If the Philippines ever shift into Federal type of government I would still prefer the 12 regions that we have now and making NCR as a Federal District.

In addition to that, the CAR is a huge barrier between Region 1 and region 2. Ineraction will be difficult between the two regions if they become one state, in the end baka magkanya-kanya nalang din kahit parehas na Ilocano-dominated. Pimentel must have assumed that N.Luzon is really homogeneous. Yung regions na lang kasi, yun yung gawin states and Pangasinan, if I may suggest be part nalang of Central Luzon. Masbagay siya dun kasi the populace is diverse like other Central Luzon provinces like Tarlac

Geographically, Pangasinan is part of Central Luzon but because the Ilocanos who settled the interior of the province outnumbered the natives Pangalatok it became part of the Ilocos Region.

They have not really outnumbered the Pangasinenses in the province. Pangasinenses are slightly over 50%, Ilocanos are like some 40%, the erst, probably mostly belong to the Bolinao minority.

It's just fair na Ibalik sa Central Luzon. Sa diversity ng Pangasinan, masbagay siya dun, masyado kasing homogeneous ang other 3 provinces na more than 95% Ilocano ang population. Ang central Luzon naman, mixture of Pangasinenses, Ilocano, Tagalogs, Aetas, Kapampangan...

if it's all about the Ilocano population, dapat isinali ang NE sa Ilocos region

Kuya freight, mas gusto ko pong nasa Central Luzon ang Nueva Ecija... at ayoko pong magkaroon ng split ang Nueva Ecija...

Pero kung ako ang tatanungin, gusto kong ilipat sa Dagupan ang capital ng Pangasinan... if the provincial government will allow it and if Dagupan City returned to the Pangasinan circulation...

Parang Baguio-Benguet ang situation. Baguio is right in the heart of Benguet but considered not part of Benguet. Kaya LT ang capital.

Sa totoo lang nagtataka ako bakit parang hindi naging capital ang Pangasinan considering it's the most progressive and busiest city in the Pangasinan province. Kailan ko lang nalaman na independent pala. Jejej

They have not really outnumbered the Pangasinenses in the province. Pangasinenses are slightly over 50%, Ilocanos are like some 40%, the erst, probably mostly belong to the Bolinao minority.

It's just fair na Ibalik sa Central Luzon. Sa diversity ng Pangasinan, masbagay siya dun, masyado kasing homogeneous ang other 3 provinces na more than 95% Ilocano ang population. Ang central Luzon naman, mixture of Pangasinenses, Ilocano, Tagalogs, Aetas, Kapampangan...

if it's all about the Ilocano population, dapat isinali ang NE sa Ilocos region

Malayo sa Ilocos region ang Nueva Ecija at saka nasa gitna ng Luzon ang Nueva Ecija, it will be impossible even if the Ilocano population there is large. Sa totoo lang po, mas maraming Tagalog doon sa NE kaysa sa mga Ilocano or Kapampangans...

Malayo sa Ilocos region ang Nueva Ecija at saka nasa gitna ng Luzon ang Nueva Ecija, it will be impossible even if the Ilocano population there is large. Sa totoo lang po, mas maraming Tagalog doon sa NE kaysa sa mga Ilocano or Kapampangans...

I think you're talking about the two Ilocos, malayo nga but the region itself is not. Accessible ang Pangasinan sa NE. Kung yun mga taga-NE nakakarating sa bundok ng Car, sa Ilocos region pala.

Yes, mas maraming tagalog dun sa NE but if you will see, masbagay ang Pangasinan sa Central Luzon given the diversity of the Pangasinan populace. Very homogeneous talaga ang La Union, Ilocos Norte at Ilocos Sur. At least sa Central Luzon, masmababa yung homogeniety. Kaya masmababa ang threat na magdisappear ang mga native Pangasinenses dun unlike sa Ilocos region na tila naliligaw ang Pangasinan kasi di siya homogeneous.

I think you're talking about the two Ilocos, malayo nga but the region itself is not. Accessible ang Pangasinan sa NE. Kung yun mga taga-NE nakakarating sa bundok ng Car, sa Ilocos region pala.

Yes, mas maraming tagalog dun sa NE but if you will see, masbagay ang Pangasinan sa Central Luzon given the diversity of the Pangasinan populace. Very homogeneous talaga ang La Union, Ilocos Norte at Ilocos Sur. At least sa Central Luzon, masmababa yung homogeniety. Kaya masmababa ang threat na magdisappear ang mga native Pangasinenses dun unlike sa Ilocos region na tila naliligaw ang Pangasinan kasi di siya homogeneous.

dati namang sakop ng Region 3 ang Pangasinan eh, and I'm anticipating the gov't will bring back Pangasinan to the Central Luzon region once again in the near future; yung terrain ng Central Plains kasi and accessibility from Mla to Pangasinan halos parehas sa Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan because they are all in the middle of 2 massive mountain ranges (Zambales Range and Sierra Madre)

BTW, may pics pala ako ng Cab na bago, sensya na medyo malabo kaskasero kasi yung driver namin hehe:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5214/cabanatuanmall2jc3.jpg

dati namang sakop ng Region 3 ang Pangasinan eh, and I'm anticipating the gov't will bring back Pangasinan to the Central Luzon region once again in the near future; yung terrain ng Central Plains kasi and accessibility from Mla to Pangasinan halos parehas sa Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan because they are all in the middle of 2 massive mountain ranges (Zambales Range and Sierra Madre)

BTW, may pics pala ako ng Cab na bago, sensya na medyo malabo kaskasero kasi yung driver namin hehe:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5214/cabanatuanmall2jc3.jpg

Last, last week yung nasa harap ng NE Mall e nakasulat "Enjoy this summer" pa rin... buti pinalitan na nila ng "Gettin' Ready for School"

Kuya Cabs, paano nga po pala nakapag-overspeed ang driver ninyo e samantalang notorious po ang Maharlika Highway bilang pagiging sobrang ma-trapik? Maluwag na po ba ngayon diyan?

Last, last week yung nasa harap ng NE Mall e nakasulat "Enjoy this summer" pa rin... buti pinalitan na nila ng "Gettin' Ready for School"

Kuya Cabs, paano nga po pala nakapag-overspeed ang driver ninyo e samantalang notorious po ang Maharlika Highway bilang pagiging sobrang ma-trapik? Maluwag na po ba ngayon diyan?

Napansin ko lang bakit kahit saan sa Pinas e ganyan kagulo at karami ang utility wires, Wala ba silang planong ayusin man lang iyan kung hindi pa kaya ng budget nila ang underground. Hanggang ganyan ang ating mga cities e parang hindi tayo makakawala sa ating pagiging third world country. At diyan sa Cabanatuan dapat may taxi na rin sana at umpisahan nang magphase out ng tricycle sa kabayanan.

Napansin ko lang bakit kahit saan sa Pinas e ganyan kagulo at karami ang utility wires, Wala ba silang planong ayusin man lang iyan kung hindi pa kaya ng budget nila ang underground. Hanggang ganyan ang ating mga cities e parang hindi tayo makakawala sa ating pagiging third world country. At diyan sa Cabanatuan dapat may taxi na rin sana at umpisahan nang magphase out ng tricycle sa kabayanan.

They won't, tricycle capital ng Pilipinas ang Cabanatuan City kuya e... siguro kalabaw na kalesa na lang... pwede na...

Napansin ko lang bakit kahit saan sa Pinas e ganyan kagulo at karami ang utility wires, Wala ba silang planong ayusin man lang iyan kung hindi pa kaya ng budget nila ang underground. Hanggang ganyan ang ating mga cities e parang hindi tayo makakawala sa ating pagiging third world country. At diyan sa Cabanatuan dapat may taxi na rin sana at umpisahan nang magphase out ng tricycle sa kabayanan.

That is because most of the cities in the Philippines lack urban planning just look at Manila from Google earth, it was so called the capital- oriented of the country and yet it was also the most disorganized and most polluted. The only place in the Philippines that can meet the first world standard is the Makati business district and the upper class neighborhood around it.

Those utility wires will be a lot safer if they are buried underground but it will take a lot of effort and money to do just that and also they have to widen the drainage and canals system to prevent flooding in order to do that.

It will be a lot nicer if all the big cities in the Philippines have their mass public transit. An organized bus route with bus stop or station. The tricycles and Jeepney are the two main contributor of pollution in the urban area. The Jeepney were just band aid solution for the lack of transportation after WW2. I just can't believe that they have outlive their main purpose.

That is because most of the cities in the Philippines lack urban planning just look at Manila from Google earth, it was so called the capital- oriented of the country and yet it was also the most disorganized and most polluted. The only place in the Philippines that can meet the first world standard is the Makati business district and the upper class neighborhood around it.

Those utility wires will be a lot safer if they are buried underground but it will take a lot of effort and money to do just that and also they have to widen the drainage and canals system to prevent flooding in order to do that.

It will be a lot nicer if all the big cities in the Philippines have their mass public transit. An organized bus route with bus stop or station. The tricycles and Jeepney are the two main contributor of pollution in the urban area. The Jeepney were just band aid solution for the lack of transportation after WW2. I just can't believe that they have outlive their main purpose.

Napansin ko nga, mas maganda pa yung urban planning sa Cebu, Davao at kung saan-saan pang major cities in the Philippines unlike Manila... I don't know in Cabanatuan City since Google Earth doesn't have a high-resolution of this city yet. But believe me, since Palayan City is still developing, it would be nice if they plan it in the long-run... As of now, the layout of streets and buildings in Palayan City is good, sana nga magpatuloy...

DBP lends P90-M for school buildings in Cabanatuan

Manila -- State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) recently approved a P90-million term loan to the local government of Cabanatuan City to finance the construction of an additional 47 public school buildings, or 125 classrooms that will benefit an estimated 29,000 students.

DBP president and chief executive officer Reynaldo G. David said the loan assistance is in support of the national government's thrust to provide adequate infrastructure to the education sector.

The project will specifically address classroom shortage in the City through the construction of new buildings to replace those damaged by previous earthquakes. The project will also provide decent classrooms to public school students who have had to use barangay halls and school grandstands as makeshift classrooms.

The loan will be secured by a portion of the LGU's Special Education Fund which is being maintained from proceeds of the additional one percent tax on real property. Cabanatuan City is ranked first in the collection of real property taxes among LGU-cities in Region III based on the 2007 Report of the Department of Finance-Bureau of Local Government Finance.

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p080530.htm&no=28

Napansin ko lang bakit kahit saan sa Pinas e ganyan kagulo at karami ang utility wires, Wala ba silang planong ayusin man lang iyan kung hindi pa kaya ng budget nila ang underground. Hanggang ganyan ang ating mga cities e parang hindi tayo makakawala sa ating pagiging third world country. At diyan sa Cabanatuan dapat may taxi na rin sana at umpisahan nang magphase out ng tricycle sa kabayanan.

I agree that trikes should be faced out. In many areas in Luzon, even in cities(San Fernanado, Dagupan), main daanan rin ng trikes ang high ways and it's pretty scary talaga. Many trike drivers have the guts to go the the other lane just to overtake. Eh ang high ways, daan din ng trucks, buses and other big vehicles.

Tricycles are endanged species in San Fernando City, Pampanga... uso roon calesa ng kabayo... sana sa Cabanatuan City mauso yung calesa ng mga kalabaw... anyway uso rin naman ang kalabaw sa halos lahat ng city seals ng Nueva Ecija at maging sa provincial seal ng Nueva Ecija...

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TI’s Clark plant attracts testing firms
http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20080604126461.html#

The opening of the Texas Instruments’ $ 1.7-billion plant in Clark special economic zone by end of this year has spawned the relocation of software companies and integrated circuits testing firms, which are at par with TI in terms of scale, in the former U.S. military airfield.

Bernardo F. Angeles Jr., assistant vice-president for investment promotion, told reporters that TI’s huge operation in Clark has been instrumental in the entry of related operations in Clark special economic zone.

"Negotiations are also on the way with foreign firms for a software development park and IC Testing center and CDC is in serious talks with a semiconductor firm, which is at least equal in the size with TI, for their 30-hectare semicon facility," Angeles said.

In addition, Angeles said that major IT suppliers have signified their keen interests to locate in Clark while those that are already in Clark like L & K Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese-owned LITE ON, have embarked on expansion programs to increase their capacities.

Investments registered with the CDC in the first quarter this year ballooned to P298 million from P72.2 million in the first quarter last year creating 842 job opportunities. The new and expanding locators have also committed to invest P286 million within five years with employment generation of 725.

Approved investments in Clark include NCO Philippines Clark Inc., Ownesbpo Inc., SDK Outsourcing Services Inc., Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc., Spi Technologies Inc. and CSTI Logistics Philippines Inc.

In the tourism sector, the CDC reported that influx of tourists continue to flow in.

"CDC has received more offers for hotel resort complexes, tourism estates and golf courses," Angeles said.

There are 3 on-going biddings for tourism areas which will surely contribute to management’s vision of transforming Clark into a world class golfing and leisure destination in Asia.

Masterplanning for the 10,684 hectare area across the Clark Freeport Zone is likewise underway.

The area is intended for high-end techno industrial projects as well as ecotourism and agro-industrial developments. The area, which is known as the Clark Special Economic Zone, is considered the next frontier, which will serve as the magnet for the entry investments in region 3.

Among its newly approved tourism projects are Green Canyon Leisure Farms Corp. and SA & E Homeland Realty Corp. The firm has proposed to promote eco-tourism by building cottages, picnic areas, swimming pool and other outdoor sports.

The project has also proposed to establish an orchard, a vegetable farm and tree plantation.

SA & Homeland Realty is set to develop a high-end residential resort complex resort. (BCM)

Attention Novo Ecijano forumers!

If you love the Philippines, use this as your avatar for the whole month of June or for as long as you want:

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Message from Kuya Sinjin P.

si Sinjin ba ang founder ng SSC?

BTW, mukhang mahihirapan i ban mga trikes hehe, almost every household in Cabanatuan have a trike, pero before as far as i can remember 30 years ago, when i was just a toddler, taxis exist in Cabanatuan (Mitsubishi Minica, a hatchback 1.0 econocar); sayang nga imbes na trikes ang ma-phase out yung mga taxis pa; you should know notorious tayo sa mga trikes, may experience pa ako dati may lasing na driver ng trike, nahulog yung sombrero niya, sabay lingon, and todo kabig ng manibela, tumaob? kawawa pati pasahero, hindi ko na hinintuan naawa nga ako pero alam ko orthopedic ang bagsak nila, humahataw ba naman ng wala man lang headlights, nakahubad pa at sobrang tulin talaga

si Sinjin ba ang founder ng SSC?

BTW, mukhang mahihirapan i ban mga trikes hehe, almost very household in Cabanatuan have a trike, pero before as far as i can remember 30 years ago, when i was just a toddler, taxis exist in Cabanatuan (Mitsubishi Minica, a hatchback 1.0 econocar); sayang nga imbes na trikes ang ma-phase out yung mga taxis pa; you should know notorious tayo sa mga trikes, may experience pa ako dati may lasing na driver ng trike, nahulog yung sombrero niya, sabay lingon, and todo kabig ng manibela, tumaob? kawawa pati pasahero, hindi ko na hinintuan naawa nga ako pero alam ko orthopedic ang bagsak nila, humahataw ba naman ng wala man lang headlights, nakahubad pa at sobrang tulin talaga

Si Kuya Sinjin ang moderator natin dito sa SSC Philippines Kuya Cabs...

May tayong paraan kung paano magkakaroon ng taxi sa Cabanatuan City... ipara mo ang isang taxi sa Manila tapos papuntahin mo sa Cabanatuan City, tingnan natin kung magkano ang singilin niya sa iyo... baka sa sobrang mahal ng babayaran mo pati damit mo mawala na, nakahubad ka na lang... :lol::lol::lol:

May tayong paraan kung paano magkakaroon ng taxi sa Cabanatuan City... ipara mo ang isang taxi sa Manila tapos papuntahin mo sa Cabanatuan City, tingnan natin kung magkano ang singilin niya sa iyo... baka sa sobrang mahal ng babayaran mo pati damit mo mawala na, nakahubad ka na lang... :lol::lol::lol:

Back then in 1999, umuwi kami galing sa haus nila esmi sa BF Paranaque pauwi Cabanatuan, pumara kami ng taxi na FX, tapos I think, P4,000 yata binayaran namin noon:lol:; eh di lalo na ngayon, sa taas ng gasolina, baka P10,000 na:cheers:, sigurado maghuhubad na nga lang hehe

ang problema kasi sa atin, walang gaanong industrial factories unlike Laguna, tapos hinaharang pa nila SM City, paano magkakaroon ng job opportunities? kaya mga tao kesa magnakaw, namamasada na lang ng trike

Back then in 1999, umuwi kami galing sa haus nila esmi sa BF Paranaque pauwi Cabanatuan, pumara kami ng taxi na FX, tapos I think, P4,000 yata binayaran namin noon:lol:; eh di lalo na ngayon, sa taas ng gasolina, baka P10,000 na:cheers:, sigurado maghuhubad na nga lang hehe

ang problema kasi sa atin, walang gaanong industrial factories unlike Laguna, tapos hinaharang pa nila SM City, paano magkakaroon ng job opportunities? kaya mga tao kesa magnakaw, namamasada na lang ng trike

Brod Caban nabanggit mo na walang factories sa Cabanatuan e halos lahat naman ng cities outside Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao wala eh. Ang mga cities natin kung baga e trading centers lang :lol:na kung wala nang pupunta galing sa ibang bayan para magtinda at mamili baka mamatay na rin ang economy nila hindi katulad dito sa US at sa Europe na industrialized talaga at self-sufficient ang mga cities. :cheers:

Back then in 1999, umuwi kami galing sa haus nila esmi sa BF Paranaque pauwi Cabanatuan, pumara kami ng taxi na FX, tapos I think, P4,000 yata binayaran namin noon:lol:; eh di lalo na ngayon, sa taas ng gasolina, baka P10,000 na:cheers:, sigurado maghuhubad na nga lang hehe

ang problema kasi sa atin, walang gaanong industrial factories unlike Laguna, tapos hinaharang pa nila SM City, paano magkakaroon ng job opportunities? kaya mga tao kesa magnakaw, namamasada na lang ng trike

Kuya Cabs, if you are talking the about entire Central Luzon, we have Subic, Clark and Tarlac TechnoPark, pero if we are pertaining only to our beloved Nueva Ecija, e kaya siguro hindi makapagtayo ng industries dito sa Nueva Ecija kasi baka biglang mag-short ang rice supplies dahil maraming lupa ang kailangang i-convert (this is justified since the government already protected several lands from conversion and considering we are "Rice Bowl of the Philippines" and the Philippines' top rice-producer) not to mention tayo (with other agricultural provinces like Isabela, Cagayan, etc.) rin ang nagsu-supply ng raw materials sa iba't-ibang industriya sa South Luzon...

God bless Nueva Ecija...

Kailan kaya magkakaroon ng airport sa Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija?

Kailan kaya magkakaroon ng airport sa Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija?

Malabo siguro mangyari iyan dahil malapit naman ang Cabanatuan sa Clark airport
ang kailangan lang modern expressway sa Cabanatuan para bumilis ang takbo ng mga sasakyan. Meron naman Runaway sa loob ng Fort Magsaysay kailagan lang nilang ipaupgrade.

Malabo siguro mangyari iyan dahil malapit naman ang Cabanatuan sa Clark airport
ang kailangan lang modern expressway sa Cabanatuan para bumilis ang takbo ng mga sasakyan. Meron naman Runaway sa loob ng Fort Magsaysay kailagan lang nilang ipaupgrade.

haha, + 1,000 on that bro, baka malugi lang airline company kasi for sure mahal ang fare for a 70 nautical mile trip (108 kms.), pero may nakita rin akong ATC sa outskirts ng city (Bakodbayan) complete with radar facilities (Sta. Arcadia dati) along the farmlands

yung sa Ft. Magsaysay naman pang military planes lang maliit nga to accomodate commercial planes

Clark naman malapit nga (55 kms.) pero sa trapik para kang lumuwas sa layo (3 oras!)

Nueva Ecija need a railway system that will stretch from Gapan to Caranglan. East to West Line strerching from Baler to Aliaga. The Central Station will be Cabanatuan.

galing lang ako ng NE, nagulat ako sa malaking city hall at waltermart! wala yan nuon hehe!

galing lang ako ng NE, nagulat ako sa malaking city hall at waltermart! wala yan nuon hehe!

That's Walmart.

^ No, it's Waltermart. Walang Walmart sa 'Pinas.

Barera Marquez 4 Hours Poh biyahe Manila to San Jose city...

Barera Marquez 4 Hours Poh biyahe Manila to San Jose city...

:nuts:

Cnu poh bA Taga San Jose City D2... Weh...????

one thing i like about san jose city is that they have a wider street compare to cabanatuan. The street is also clean and well plan.



Kuya Asturiano Tga San Jose City Poh... u????:)

Kuya Asturiano Tga San Jose City Poh... u????:)

dati may bahay kami sa caloocan duon sa cadhit st. pero dito na kami ngayon sa states pero marimi pa kaming kamag anak diyan sa labot, tabulac saka camanacsacan

dati may bahay kami sa caloocan duon sa cadhit st. pero dito na kami ngayon sa states pero marimi pa kaming kamag anak diyan sa labot, tabulac saka camanacsacan

ahh ok kuya tga abar 1st poh kasi me ehhh.... stuck na q d2 sjc... hehehe.. wla paring pinagbago... mabagal progeso... :lol:

tanong ko lang may mall na ba sa san jose gyayon o wala pa?

tanong ko lang may mall na ba sa san jose gyayon o wala pa?

kua malabong mag ka mall d2.... bka daw malugi ang palengke kapag nagka mall d2...
tmang me cvc,friendship tsaka ne bodega puro supermarket lang...

kua malabong mag ka mall d2.... bka daw malugi ang palengke kapag nagka mall d2...
tmang me cvc,friendship tsaka ne bodega puro supermarket lang...

talaga pa lang mabagal ang progreso diyan pero noong last time na nagbakasyon ako bago naman yong pubic market,bagong remodel yong st. joseph catedral mas maganda kaysa sa dati. the old gasoline station next to the church is now a jolibee's restaurant. All the movie theatre were all closed too.

@ehzie
ano na ang nnjan sa dating terminal ng Pantranco? kc bblik na cla as New Pantranco very soon kaya ko natanong.

^^ Ang kulit talaga! 3rd time na to lightsaber46, sa Pampanga ang Clark. :lol:

kua wla pa aman aqng balita about dun... ehh.. san jose lumber padin poh ung dating terminal ng pantranco...

Hi Ehzie. Welcome to SkyscraperCity. Please be reminded that text lingo is not permitted in the forums. Thanks.

talaga pa lang mabagal ang progreso diyan pero noong last time na nagbakasyon ako bago naman yong pubic market,bagong remodel yong st. joseph catedral mas maganda kaysa sa dati. the old gasoline station next to the church is now a jolibee's restaurant. All the movie theatre were all closed too.

kuya kailan po ba kayo umalis ng Pilipinas?
:cheers:

kuya kailan po ba kayo umalis ng Pilipinas?
:cheers:

1996 akong umalis diyan sa pilipinas nagbasyon 2004

Inayos na ni Kuya TheCoffee yung maps ng Nueva Ecija... tama na yung boundaries... salamat...

1996 akong umalis diyan sa pilipinas nagbasyon 2004

Babalik pa po ba kayo kuya rito sa Pilipinas?

Kailan kaya magkakaroon ng airport sa Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija?

A country doesn't really needs all these airports , and an airport needs atleast 100.000 passegers or more to survive.

I know that is cheaper to build airports than a railroad system but this is what we need . espcially if nueva Ecjiha is really into agricolture.

hi i got some specific request , obviously you are all from Nueva ecija right?? Is anyone of you from Llanera ? If yes can you make some pics ? I'm just interested on this specific part of Nueva Ecija.

[QUOTE=Porknight;21857437]hi i got some specific request , obviously you are all from Nueva ecija right?? Is anyone of you from Llanera ? If yes can you make some pics ? I'm just interested on this specific part of Nueva Ecija.[/QUOTE)

If you want a glimpse of Llanera just go to google earth you will be able to see the entire town from the aerial view of google earth. i used to go to llanera to visit my relatives in plaridel.

[QUOTE=Porknight;21857437]hi i got some specific request , obviously you are all from Nueva ecija right?? Is anyone of you from Llanera ? If yes can you make some pics ? I'm just interested on this specific part of Nueva Ecija.[/QUOTE)

If you want a glimpse of Llanera just go to google earth you will be able to see the entire town from the aerial view of google earth. i used to go to llanera to visit my relatives in plaridel.

Hi i tryed but when i type Llnera or Nueva ecija is giving in both situations the spanishs counterparts !:ohno:

[QUOTE=Asturiano;21866307]

Hi i tryed but when i type Llnera or Nueva ecija is giving in both situations the spanishs counterparts !:ohno:

Just type central luzon or cabanatuan and then navigate your way. When you see the lake that is the pantabagan dam and just navigate your way down from there. you can also hit the zoom as many times as you can until you can easily see the name of each town, the aerial view of highway and roof top of houses. If you know the sorrounding places from san jose, rizal, llanera to cabanatuan you will easily identify the place from navigating through. Don't type llanera because there is town called llanera in northern spain, ecija city in andalucia spain.

1996 akong umalis diyan sa pilipinas nagbasyon 2004

2004 pah pala huling punta niyo dito.. sa ngayon medyo madami narin nadagdag but still mabagal padin poh progress hindi katulad ng talavera daming proyekto dun. pati pala guimba ang laki ng pinagbago..

this picture is not gapan. this is in front of a plaza in sta.rosa just before the municipal market and tarlac-sta.rosa junction. if this is gapan, that junction sign "tarlac city" should be "san fernando, pampanga".

Okey, mukhang halatang hindi pa nga city ang Gapan noong huli kang pumunta. Pero, ito, may nakuha ako sa Internet na pictures ng Gapan City. Pero suggestion ko talaga sa iyo na pumunta ka sa Gapan City, mas malapit nga iyon kaysa sa Cabanatuan City. Kami hilo kapag papunta ako doon mula Manila. Alam mo naman, gala ako.

http://www.kibaka.org/2007%20Images/20/2.%20buong%20pamilya%20ng%20mahihirap,%20sa%20Gapan,%20N.Ecija,%20namamalimos%20sa%20highway.JPG

Wala na akong iba pang makita, sorry.

guys magpopost poh ako ng pics.. ng san jose city hintay niyo na lang poh...

the new nueva ecija provincial capitol in palayan city.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Nueva_Ecija_provincial_capitol.jpg

guys magpopost poh ako ng pics.. ng san jose city hintay niyo na lang poh...

eto poh paunang pic..

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn92/ehkel/sanjosecityarch.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn92/ehkel/Cathedral.jpg

[QUOTE=Porknight;21876652]

Just type central luzon or cabanatuan and then navigate your way. When you see the lake that is the pantabagan dam and just navigate your way down from there. you can also hit the zoom as many times as you can until you can easily see the name of each town, the aerial view of highway and roof top of houses. If you know the sorrounding places from san jose, rizal, llanera to cabanatuan you will easily identify the place from navigating through. Don't type llanera because there is town called llanera in northern spain, ecija city in andalucia spain.

Thanks mate , i found it . Unfortunately no pics was available of LLanera but i saw the aerial view , i guess our fellow countrymen of llanera should do more pics just to promote their beatifull land.

[QUOTE=Asturiano;21901778]

Thanks mate , i found it . Unfortunately no pics was available of LLanera but i saw the aerial view , i guess our fellow countrymen of llanera should do more pics just to promote their beatifull land.

i think they are in the process of making a websites for Llanera but i don't know how long it will take to finish them. San Jose, Munoz and Gapan has already got one, Cabanatuan too but their websites has not been updated since then.

2004 pah pala huling punta niyo dito.. sa ngayon medyo madami narin nadagdag but still mabagal padin poh progress hindi katulad ng talavera daming proyekto dun. pati pala guimba ang laki ng pinagbago..

Sa tingin ko mas mabuti siguro kung palitan na nila yon mga elected city official diyan wala nagagawa. Tingnan mo sa talavera nung pinalita yong mayor bumilis ang progreso. What we need in San Jose is effective leaderships.

[QUOTE=Porknight;21940089]

i think they are in the process of making a websites for Llanera but i don't know how long it will take to finish them. San Jose, Munoz and Gapan has already got one, Cabanatuan too but their websites has not been updated since then.

Palayan City din po kuya may website...

http://www.palayancity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=1

As of time of writing po, offline po yung website ng Palayan City... pero minsan po bukas po yung website...

dont be offended but your facts are wrong. the provincial government is now moved to palayan city. the old provincial capitol in cabanatuan city is now a computer college/school. most of you are wrong about palayan city. all the minimum infrastructure of a city are there, police station, fire station, transport terminal, hospital, college/university, water district, hotel, and a mall (small though and i think not yet utilized). and i dont think it would be the next baguio/tagaytay as you said. you have to experience summer there and it is scorching hot. i would say pantabangan, carranglan or san jose city is the most appropriate bet to be the tagaytay or baguio in terms of temperate conditions.

why would i know this?im a pure novo ecijano.my mother is from bongabon (just right after palayan city) and my father is from san isidro. i've spent my vacations in the towns of bongabon, palayan, and rizal.

if you have clarifications, you can pm me.

here's the link provincial site incase you want to learn more.

http://www.nuevaecija.gov.ph/index.php?id1=1

Okay, through massive research on the net. It has been found out that Nueva Ecija has already two capitals, even before we started throwing words here.

Both Cabanatuan City and Palayan City have the Nueva Ecija provincial capitols. Both cities cannot function without the other. Example, Cabanatuan City, and the rest of Nueva Ecija cannot do its job since it takes government support from Palayan City. On the other hand, Palayan City cannot do also its job since Cabanatuan City is the center of trade and commerce meaning Palayan City, and the rest of Nueva Ecija relies on Cabanatuan City for financial reasons.

Okay, if there are objections, please continue posting but there is no need for arguing, there are two capitals in Nueva Ecija. Only Palayan City has a greater control on Nueva Ecija than Cabanatuan City but still, it is interesting to know that there are two capitols and stars in Nueva Ecija.

Sa tingin ko mas mabuti siguro kung palitan na nila yon mga elected city official diyan wala nagagawa. Tingnan mo sa talavera nung pinalita yong mayor bumilis ang progreso. What we need in San Jose is effective leaderships.

bago naman po ung pumalit ang kaso yung asawa ng dating mayor.. poh

eto poh paunang pic..

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn92/ehkel/sanjosecityarch.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn92/ehkel/Cathedral.jpg

wow! ganda pala ng old church of San Jose City, just like the one found in Gapan and Penaranda, i have never been to SJC from quite sometime now even though i'm just here in Cabanatuan, the road up to Cagayan Valley is like the road going up to Baguio City

please post pics of Science City of Munoz.

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/4377273.jpg

gapan city.

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/7573278.jpg

Burgos Ave., Cabanatuan City

Cabanatuan City Public Market.

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/7572770.jpg

Sierra Madre Mountain Range viewed from Cabu, Cabanatuan City.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/5702792.jpg

close-up view of nueva ecija provincial capitol.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/3941363.jpg

another view of the sierra madre mountain range from palayan city.

another view of the sierra madre mountain range from palayan city.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/5702732.jpg

bongabon, nueva ecija welcome arch overlooking sierra madre mountain range.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/2010770.jpg

san jose city cathedral, san jose city.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/3940590.jpg

pantabangan dam reservoir overlooking sierra madre mountain range.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/1541754.jpg

nueva ecija badlands.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/4748390.jpg

rice field in gapan, nueva ecija.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/7409009.jpg

another rice field view from gapan overlooking mt. arayat.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/1402354.jpg

old PNR railway crossing peñaranda river, peñaranda, nueva ecija.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/4676663.jpg

old gapan city hall.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/4377307.jpg

tsinelas festival, gapan city.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/4631230.jpg

mt.arayat viewed from malapit, san isidro, nueva ecija.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/2771351.jpg

INC chapel gapan city.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/6746991.jpg

inside view of the new san isidro, nueva ecija municipal hall.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/5847197.jpg

sunset view from san isidro nueva ecija.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/2770006.jpg

rice harvest sunset view san isidro nueva ecija.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/2770135.jpg

calaba bario fiesta, san isidro, nueva ecija.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/3652657.jpg

central luzon state university, muñoz city, nueva ecija.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/4036934.jpg

600-hectare freeport industrial park project in Zambales bared

Locators in park will be limited to light, non-polluting industries

Frde Roxas

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Zambales – The provincial government of Zambales is set to open a 600-hectare Freeport industrial park which is envisioned to spur economic development in the province.

Zambales Gov. Amor Deloso said that property developer Imagine Realty Corp. had presented a plan to develop a vast, idle government property located in Redondo Peninsula, Barangay Cawag, Subic, as site for Freeport industrial park.

"Zambales will soon have its own Freeport industrial park which will be designed to create more jobs and alleviate poverty in the province," Deloso said.

He said that the land-use plan would be focused on "sustainable development" as the proposed "mix use" of the industrial park would be limited to light and non-polluting industries such as electronic and garment factories, research and IT training hub, and call centers.

"The province will not allow heavy or polluting industries in the area," Deloso said.

Deloso said that Subic town, being a contiguous community of Subic Freeport, has already been declared as part of the Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone through Republic Act 7227, otherwise known as the Bases Conversion Law.

He said that like Subic Freeport, the Zambales industrial park will be developed into a self-sustaining, industrial, commercial, financial and investment hub.

Imagine Realty Corporation president Roberto Aventajado said that there is good potential of developing the property into a Freeport industrial park with complementary seaport and other infrastructure facilities.

Aventajado, who is chairman of the Philippine Olympic Committee, has been involved in marketing Subic and Clark as haven for foreign and local investments.

"Our company is currently in alliance with international investors that can pursue full development of the Zambales Industrial Park," Aventajado said.

He also said that the company would shoulder the cost for the conduct of a more detailed study and evaluation of the development potential of the Zambales industrial park. The study and evaluation are expected to be completed in 30 days, he said.

"Our proposal would be mutually beneficial, especially for a more progressive economic development of Zambales province," he said.

Aventajado also said that under the plan, the Zambales Industrial Park would be built near its other project, the 500hectare Neocove resort, which is scheduled to break ground in October.

He said that Neocove will be developed by consortium of South Korean investors with committed investments of $ 250 million in a world-class golf course and resort.

The Zambales Industrial Park is some five kilometers from $ 1.6-billion Hanjin shipyard.

http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080701128712.html

Freeport and industrial park set to rise in Zambales

Jess Malabanan

IBA, Zambales - A 600-hectare freeport industrial park envisioned to spur economic development in this typhoon-devastated province is set to rise here.

Gov. Amor Deloso said Imagine Realty Corp is bullish in developing a vast idle lot owned by the government located at the Redondo Peninsula in Barangay Cawag, Subic, Zambales to make it into an ecozone.

"Zambales will soon have its own Freeport designed to attract more investment and generate employment for our people," Deloso said.

The project will focus on sustainable development, said Deloso adding it will be of mix-use industrial park. The ecozone will be limited to light and non-polluting industries such as electronic and garment factories, information technology and even call centers.

"We will not allow heavy pollutant industries in the area," Deloso pointed out.

Subic town being a contiguous community of the Subic Bay Freeport, Deloso said has been declared as part of the ecozone.

Just like Subic Freeport, the Zambales Freeport Industrial Park will be developed into a self-sustaining, commercial, financial and investment center to generate employment in the province and attract local and foreign investments.

Roberto Aventajado, Imagine Realty Corporation president, said Subic town has a potential to become a freeport due to the existing seaport complemented with other infrastructure facilities.

"Our company is currently in alliance with international investors that can pursue full development of the Zambales Industrial Park," Aventajado told reporters here.

The firm, Aventajado said will shoulder the cost of the project study to be completed in the 30-days period. "Our proposal will be mutually beneficial, especially for the progress of Zambales.

Similar to Subic Freeport, Deloso said Zambales Industrial Park will be operated and managed as a separate custom territory ensuring free flow and movement of goods. He said the province will retain its basic autonomy and will operate according to the Local Government Code of 1991.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=123398

meron po bang taga cabiao dito reply naman po kayo sa post ko... please naman poh...

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/subic.jpg

Not sure if this is part of Zambales or part of Bataan. :)

Sierra Madre Mountain Range viewed from Cabu, Cabanatuan City.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/5702792.jpg

haha, thanks for the pics; I see these mountains everyday and in the internet, they usually call these mountains the Mingan Mountains, and this peak is called Susong Dalaga? if i'm not mistaken hehe, this peak rises to 6,000 ft and is located in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija... even in Angeles City afar, you can see these once you are atop a high bridge as well as Bocaeu Bulacan portion of the NLEX

other names are Peak 1, Nueva Ecija

other pics:
http://www6.worldisround.com/photos/29/295/255.jpg

^^The lighthouse within SBMA right? Thanks for the pic.

meron po bang taga cabiao dito reply naman po kayo sa post ko... please naman poh...

nagbabakasyon lang ako doon.

Thank you guys for all these pics ,... I might go this year for the holidays and i didn't expect it was so cute down there !

Btw if you live there , what language do they speak normally?

tsinelas festival, gapan city.
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wow people in nueva ecija must very big if they can wear such big sandals !:lol:

Congratulations,Cabanatuan is the no. 1 among the 5 most competetive midsize cities in the Philippines.

http://http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080705129027.html

Makati, Manila, QC, and Marikina top RP cities – AIM



Kris Bayos

The cities of Makati, Manila, Marikina, Quezon, Davao, and Lapu-Lapu led the 25 top performing metropolises recognized yesterday by the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center (AIMPC) in its Philippine Cities Competitive Ranking Project (PCCRP) for 2007.


From the 90 cities surveyed nationwide for the project, the six cities were rated as top performing among the country’s 20 metro cities.

Cabanatuan, General Santos, Lucena, Olongapo, San Pablo, Tagum and Tarlac were likewise recognized as among the 25 medium-sized cities.

For the small-sized metropolises, the cities of Bayawan, Calapan, Calbayog, Dagupan, Dipolog, Laoag, San Fernando (La Union), Malaybalay, Naga, Surigao, Tagbilaran, and Tuguegarao were listed as top ranking from the 45 cities covered in this category.

The cities were rated based on such factors as dynamism of the local economy, cost of doing business, infrastructure, human resources and training, responsiveness of local government units to business needs and quality of life.

Saying city competitiveness is vital in national development, AIMPC executive director Dr. Federico Macaranas said they conducted the study to promote national competitiveness by encouraging healthy competition among highly urbanized and emerging cities.

"By gathering and compiling strategic data and providing focused analyses of the results, the PCCRP also seeks to cultivate competitive industries, promote healthy communities and maximize the economic performance and responsiveness to business enterprise," Macaranas said.

Launched in 1999, the PCCRP is a biennial independent study conducted throughout the archipelago to rank cities on the basis of economic performance and responsiveness to business enterprise.

"Over the years, the PCCRP results have served as benchmarks for local chief executives, city planners, and economic and development managers in improving their development strides in their cities," Macaranas said.

The 2007 project was launched and completed in collaboration with the German Technical Cooperation, the International Finance Corporation, the International Labour Organization, SM Investments, Inc., and the Petron Corporation

nagbabakasyon lang ako doon.


pero may kakilala po kayo dun.. ????:)

pero may kakilala po kayo dun.. ????:)

Meron pa rin. Taga doon ka ba?

Meron pa rin. Taga doon ka ba?

ahh hindi po ko taga cabiao may kakilala lang po gusto ko kasi pumunta dun kaya
po ko nagtatanung....:lol:

ahh hindi po ko taga cabiao may kakilala lang po gusto ko kasi pumunta dun kaya
po ko nagtatanung....:lol:

Sa may Monumento ang sakayan ng Cabiao, sa Monumento circle mismo.

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Sa may Monumento ang sakayan ng Cabiao, sa Monumento circle mismo.

ay hindi ko po alam yun ahh..... alam ko lang is sa gapan pwede na sumakay

Subic sees export earnings rising to $3B on shipbuilding (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW070908/content.php?id=054)



SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Annual export earnings of this freeport zone are projected to rise three-fold to $3 billion in five years from the current $900 million, largely due to ships made to order here.

Export earnings here rose 50% to $900 million last year from $600 million.

A press statement quoted Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Administrator Armand Arreza as saying that with the full operation of Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil), there will be 43 more ships that will be built in the next five years in the Korean firm’s shipyard.

"The economic significance of Hanjin’s contribution cannot be overemphasized," Mr. Arreza said, citing the 3,000 workers presently employed by Hanjin.

"Because of the tireless efforts of these Filipino workmen, Hanjin will continue to expand and will employ 21,000 workers by 2010," Mr. Arreza said.

He added that Subic Freeport has become a focal point of the government’s vision to strengthen shipbuilding and ship repair sector.

"Not only do we host the Hanjin shipyard, we also have two ship repair facilities — the Subic Dry Dock and the Subic Shipyard," Mr. Arreza said. "We now have all the components to become a major shipbuilding power in the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] region."

Mr. Arreza said that ships are not just being built in Subic but are also now being designed here.

"Ships are now being designed, built and launched purely here in Subic Bay ," Mr. Arreza said.

During the launching of the first Subic-made ship MV Argolikos last July 3, President Gloria M. Arroyo had said that Hanjin shipyard would boost the government’s plan to develop the Clark-Subic corridor into a competitive international service and logistics center in Southeast Asia.

"The Subic-Clark Corridor is at the northern edge of the super region that we call the Luzon urban beltway which extends all the way from Subic through Metro Manila to Calabarzon to Batangas port," Ms. Arroyo said.

The economic activity along this beltway generated 55% of national production and the biggest challenge of the beltway is to remain competitive, she added.

"The Subic-Clark corridor literally opened a few months ago when we inaugurated the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway," Ms. Arroyo said, saying that the new road enabled a 30-minute drive between Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark and the Subic Bay International Airport. — RMG

ay hindi ko po alam yun ahh..... alam ko lang is sa gapan pwede na sumakay

Ito, sakay ka ng LRT kung mula ka sa Manila/Paranaque o bus kung mula ka sa QC/Makati tapos baba ka sa may Mercury Drug sa may circle tapos tanong ka kung saan yung RJ Express at sabihin mong papunta kang Cabiao. Papuntang Cabiao yung sakyan mo kasi may papuntang Balagtas din e...

pwede ring Sierra Madre Transportation,nasa monumento ang station..na homesick tuloy ako,i miss Cabiao my birthplace.

^^

Nakta ko na Concepcion, immediately after the bridge. Akala ko dati Sta Rita iyong school.

BOC creates Port of Limay (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008070940&type=2)


By Iris Gonzales
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created the Port of Limay in Bataan as the agency’s 16th collection district to help curb oil smuggling, which remains a major problem of the government.

In an order dated July 3, Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales said the new port will have jurisdiction over the entire province of Bataan, except the areas controlled by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

Morales said the ultimate goal is to curb smuggling, enhance revenues, facilitate trade and, enhance trade security.

Previously, the sub-ports of Limay and Mariveles were under the jurisdiction of the Port of Manila.

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^^

Nakta ko na Concepcion, immediately after the bridge. Akala ko dati Sta Rita iyong school.
^^
Maliit lang kumpara sa sta. rita,Concepcion is formerly known and still is as hacienda,it was owned by the Buencaminos before and after the WW2,madalas daw si MLQuezon na bisita sa lugar na iyan noong presidente pa siya sa kanilang mansiyon na demolished na ngayon.Felipe Buencamino was executive secretary during MLQU terms.

Ito, sakay ka ng LRT kung mula ka sa Manila/Paranaque o bus kung mula ka sa QC/Makati tapos baba ka sa may Mercury Drug sa may circle tapos tanong ka kung saan yung RJ Express at sabihin mong papunta kang Cabiao. Papuntang Cabiao yung sakyan mo kasi may papuntang Balagtas din e...

ahh ok poh kuya pero taga san jose po ako sa gapan nalang ako sasakay...

pwede ring Sierra Madre Transportation,nasa monumento ang station..na homesick tuloy ako,i miss Cabiao my birthplace.

hello po alam niyo poh pa kung san poh santa. ines cabiao...???:)

guys may photo na po ko ng san jose city kaso nagrab ko lang po... pasensiya nalang dun sa may ari...

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Guys napansin niyo na puro palengke madaming pics dito kasi yan lang ang pinaka malaking structure na nakatayo sa san jose city..

San Jose is still the same, progress is slow, is like the politicians in this city is not doing enough to improved the image of this city.

San Jose is still the same, progress is slow, is like the politicians in this city is not doing enough to improved the image of this city.

kuya hangang ngayon ganito padin itsura ng san jose city napansin ko lang naman me pagbabago eh yung pagdami ng government vehicles lahat ng opisina ng munisipyo merong service...

hello po alam niyo poh pa kung san poh santa. ines cabiao...???:)

alam mo ba ang San Roque..may kantong kang papasukan papuntang Sta. Ines at hangang Sinipit.

alam mo ba ang San Roque..may kantong kang papasukan papuntang Sta. Ines at hangang Sinipit.

:):):):):):nuts::nuts::nuts: no reply.. hehehe

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Not sure if this is part of Zambales or part of Bataan. :)

wow, parang hindi sa pinas..

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San Jose is still the same, progress is slow, is like the politicians in this city is not doing enough to improved the image of this city.

Would rather be an understatement, well Im now here in Baguio and it's very sad that there's no progress in my hometown just because even the people in San Jose are not doing anything to change their situation--to change their lives, it's like saying that you cannot fully blame the officials because it has become somewhat their (our..being a citizen of San Jose) culture to be permissive and idle at the onset of naivette to mediocrity and worst of evil deeds. They're (we're...being a citizen of San Jose) USED to it--to see nothing change but complain to no avail about the continuous rise in fares, by the way they ( we...being a citizen of San Jose) now pay twelve pesos P12.00 for tricycle whether you're just a hundred meters or a kilometer away from your destination (2 kilometers and beyond would be a different story...very different indeed)
I toned myself this way, because though I have only stayed for more than a month here in Baguio, I can clearly see the difference of both cities. Well, I do not talk as to how much my eyes can discern the physical differences of both cities, but as to how people ARE in both cities. They (we...being a citizen of San Jose) had become numb of what they see. They (we...being a citizen of San Jose) had clearly become proponents of the Filipino value system of "pwede na".
My simple point now is, the level of progress and its pace in any place in our country is greatly determined by how much aware are the people in that particular place of their choices. It is basically their choice, to effect change--progress at the very least--in their hometown. I'd say, the people of San Jose is very much "enjoying" the choices that they had made, and whether it'll change--that would be yet to be told.

******MY VERY FIRST POST- comments are greatly appreciated, I hope the good moderator gets to welcome me too.*************

Has anyone seen the article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer(or Philippine Star) featuring Nueva Ecija as the first province to use solar powered street lights along Maharlika Highway from Cabanatuan City to Sta. Rosa? I am yet to find it in our school library and possibly scan it that it may be posted here. But if anyone can find it, please post it. I think it would really be nice,,,don't you think?

Has anyone seen the article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer(or Philippine Star) featuring Nueva Ecija as the first province to use solar powered street lights along Maharlika Highway from Cabanatuan City to Sta. Rosa? I am yet to find it in our school library and possibly scan it that it may be posted here. But if anyone can find it, please post it. I think it would really be nice,,,don't you think?

Nakita ko na siya... hehe pero nasa library rin ako nun kaya wala rin... di ko mai-post kasi di ko naman siya mailabas.

And the other good news... for seven years (am I right?) straight, Nueva Ecija is the top rice-producing province in the Philippines. Seen also in a broadsheet di ko lang alam kung Philippine Daily Inquirer or Philippine Star din...

nakita ko na ito first hand hehe, will post actual pics soon

Has anyone seen the article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer(or Philippine Star) featuring Nueva Ecija as the first province to use solar powered street lights along Maharlika Highway from Cabanatuan City to Sta. Rosa? I am yet to find it in our school library and possibly scan it that it may be posted here. But if anyone can find it, please post it. I think it would really be nice,,,don't you think?


What Solar powered street lights? How come?

Di ba ang streetlights sa gabi lang? may streetlight na ba sa araw? paano ba? nag store muna sya ng power sa Daylight then utilizes it at night?

What Solar powered street lights? How come?

Di ba ang streetlights sa gabi lang? may streetlight na ba sa araw? paano ba? nag store muna sya ng power sa Daylight then utilizes it at night?

Correct sir, parang solar powered rechargeable siya; BTW, the mayor of the city also manages the city's only Electric corporation, that's why

Correct sir, parang solar powered rechargeable siya; BTW, the mayor of the city also manages the city's only Electric corporation, that's why

Ah ok, nice project ha.

Ito Ba yung CELCOR na dating SMI?

Nihao seeks SEC nod for P500-M rights offer (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008071716&type=2)

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
Friday, July 18, 2008
Nihao Mineral Resources Inc. is seeking the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its planned P500-million stock rights offering.

Based on its registration papers it filed with the SEC, Nihao said it is offering a total of 500-million shares at par value of P1.

The company has tapped AB Capital & Investments Corp. as lead underwriter for the rights issue.

Nilao said proceeds from the offering will be used to provide the working capital for its nickel mining projects in Botolan, Zambales and Manticao, Misamis Oriental as well as settle shareholders’ advances amounting to approximately P141.5 million.

These advances are non-interest bearing and are payable on demand. Of these advances, the company used approximately P83.9 million for the acquisition of subsidiary companies and around P57.5 million for its mine sites in Zambales and Misamis Oriental.

A portion of the net proceeds will also be used to acquire equipment that will process extracted ore to separate the nickel content from other material, and for possible future due diligence expenses related to the acquisition of prospective areas such as initial project reconnaissance, legal and technical due diligence.

Nihao has rights to explore over 6,800 hectares in Botolan, located in one of the country’s top five nickel-rich regions. It is aiming to secure an MPSA (mineral profit sharing agreement) from the government in the third quarter this year.

The company aims to become a leading nickel mining and processing company in the country. It hopes to achieve this by building up its operating capability to explore and develop its mining claims, entering into strategic alliances and joint ventures, establishing a strong base of Chinese clients, and pursuing strategic acquisitions.

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P.5 B allotted for light bulb conversion (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080716112&type=2)

By Paolo Romero
Thursday, July 17, 2008
President Arroyo launched yesterday a P500-million program that aims to jump-start a massive replacement of electricity-hungry incandescent bulbs in households and work places with energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps or CFLs.

Mrs. Arroyo led representatives from the youth, government, non-government organizations and religious sectors in the symbolic lighting of CFLs at the launching of “Palit Ilaw” or change light bulb program at the Philippine International Convention Center.

CFLs use about 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs and lasts 10 times longer.

Mrs. Arroyo said the program would start with the replacement of incandescent bulbs with CFLs in government offices, public schools, state colleges and universities, government hospitals, and public areas.

She said funding for the project came from value-added tax revenues from increased oil prices.

She said “Palit Ilaw” is part of the Department of Energy’s SWITCH program aimed at mobilizing Filipinos in reducing energy and fuel consumption by at least 10 percent this year.

The program will be launched in the provinces in the coming days so that “all Filipinos would be aware of the importance of energy conservation,” she said.

“National fuel conservation is now entrenched as a first principle of statecraft. All government agencies have to reduce their energy bills by 10 percent,” Mrs. Arroyo said.

She also announced the government is now ready to shift into high gear its bio-fuel energy program as the first step to end the country’s dependence on imported oil.

She made the announcement at the Forum on Alternative Fuel for Public Transport at the Philippine Trade and Training Center (PTTC) in Pasay City.

The President said she will inspect starting July 21 the 1,800 hectares of lands across the country planted to jatropha under the government’s jatropha propagation program.

To date, 900 hectares have been planted to jatropha in Tamlang Valley in Negros Oriental; 500 hectares in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija; 200 hectares in Camarines Sur; 100 hectares in General Santos City; 60 hectares in Ara, Palawan; 40 hectares in Cagayan de Oro City; 14 hectares in Bohol; and five hectares in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.

She said because of the energy efficiency programs initiated by her administration, the country is now 56 percent energy self-sufficient, the highest energy self-sufficiency rating in its history.

She said that aside from alternative sources of fuel, the government will continue to promote the use of natural gas for transport; geothermal steam, wind mills like those already operational in Batanes and Bangui, Ilocos Sur, and solar power for electricity.

“Let me assure our people of one thing, your government shall continue to harness all the resources at our command to help ordinary Filipino families pressured by cost and calamity at the same time. We continue to build a better tomorrow,” she said

yes sir, how did you know? I presume you're also from Cabanatuan, saan po present location niyo ngayon?

I have found the article but unfortunately I have not much time to post it. I'll still try to post it later. It's Japanese technology btw--if I'm not mistaken.

GRAND PREMIERE
August 27, 2008
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Me keni and make way for the 1st Kapampanganovela!

To the knowledge of most Filipinos, only Manila has the capability of producing teleseryes in the country, while all other dramas must have been produced by Koreans, Americans, Japanese, Mexicans, or Chinese.

But did you know that in other regions, Pinoy TV dramas are also being produced and are even employing the use of non-Tagalog languages like Cebuano? With the cultural fervor sweeping the regions, one could only be reminded that the Philippines—amidst the institutionalized belief that this archipelago only speaks Tagalog as its language while the rest are mere “dialects”—is, indeed, a diverse country, and that its diversity is bound to extend even to the field of TV dramas.

Take for example the Kapampangans, the latest Filipino ethnolinguistic group to enter the field of teleserye production. This August, which is considered the Language Month, a Kapampangan cable channel (Infomax-8) and a creative pool of Kapampangan youth (Kalalangan Kamaru) will be launching Kálam, the first ever Kapampanganovela—the term introduced to refer to kabalen-produced TV dramas—in Philippine broadcasting history.

Combining the Contemporary and Folklore

Like other Philippine regional communities, Kapampangans possess a rich and colorful collection of folklore. Apart from the usual laman labuad (“laman lupa” for the Tagalogs), Kapampangans have a diverse world of folk healers and sorcerers.

Aside from the popular mangkukulam and mambabarang, there is the magkukusim, who can project his soul from his body to bewitch people across distances; the katulunan, who can channel the spirits of various living creatures; the uple, illusion makers; the ustuang, powerful witches that can make their bodies explode and incinerate the surroundings, and many other strange, magical characters that continuously add color to our local culture, but are sadly being forgotten and replaced by foreign monsters like the Bogeyman, Big Foot, and the Loch Ness Monster.

However, in ‘Kálam’ (a Kapampangan word for “grace” or “gift”) instead of portraying these magical characters in their conventional barrio setting, they will be portrayed in the modern, urban world, dissolving the gap between science and superstition, technology and magic, and the traditional and the modern. Imagine mangkukulam, ustuang, and mangguguna (potion chemist and charms maker) living with us in the city as seemingly normal people who dress up like us, listen to the same songs we patronize, watch the latest concerts, keep Friendster accounts, occupy seats in the government, and occupy jobs in call centers and malls.

This is the universe of ‘Kálam,’ where contemporary drama meets folkloric fantasy.

More than a TV show

The producers stress that ‘Kálam’ is more than a TV show. It is also an advocacy project seeking to promote Kapampangan culture and language to the rest of the world while showcasing and enhancing the Kapampangan’s media-related skills. They dream of the day when various ethnolinguistic groups start exchanging teleseryes with one another instead of importing shows from abroad. Such cultural exchange through broadcast media will contribute to the long overdue realization of national unity for the Filipinos.

Starring an all-Kapampangan cast and written, produced, and directed by an all-Kapampangan staff and crew, ‘Kálam’ will air weeknights at Infomax-8 in Pampanga. For people outside Pampanga, keep visiting http://kalamtv.blogspot.com for updates.

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boss, mukhang naligaw yata kayo ng post, hehe, there is a separate thread for Capampangans BTW, however, thanks for reminding us of that event @ SM City Pampanga, madalas din ako diyan kasi walang SM sa Nueva Ecija hehe

di po ako naligaw ng thread. talagang iniimbitahan ko ang mga novo ecijano, atsaka dahil may mga Kapampangans din sa noeva ecija, dahil ang iilang towns niyo ay dating bahagi ng Pampanga. :D

boss, mukhang naligaw yata kayo ng post, hehe, there is a separate thread for Capampangans BTW, however, thanks for reminding us of that event @ SM City Pampanga, madalas din ako diyan kasi walang SM sa Nueva Ecija hehe

di po ako naligaw ng thread. talagang iniimbitahan ko ang mga novo ecijano, atsaka dahil may mga Kapampangans din sa noeva ecija, dahil ang iilang towns niyo ay dating bahagi ng Pampanga. :D

Kapampangan ako pero nasa Cabanatuan City kami...

Korean firm in P890-M Subic project



The strong demand for commercial and residential spaces in Subic Freeport has encouraged Korean property developer Subic Daesung Corp. (SDC) to invest P890 million for the construction of "conficetel" a combination of condominium, office and hotel units.


Subic Daesung inaugurated its P120-million, three-story Subic World Plaza (SWP), its first "conficetel" project, and at the same time broke ground for the P770-million, 13-story Wellis Conficetel project.

Both projects are mixed-use commercial buildings that include condominium and hotel units, restaurant and retail shops, SDC chairman Kim Tae Wan said.

The SWP, which is located within Subic’s central business district, offers 13 commercial spaces at its ground floor, while its second and third floors have 54 office units and 20 residential units.

The 13-story Wellis, on the other hand, will have 384 hotel and condominium units and a state-of-the-art elevator parking — a first in the country, Kim added.

Construction for the Subic World Plaza project started just eight months ago, and units therein are now ready to be leased. Units at the Wellis Conficetel, meanwhile, will be available 18 months after the groundbreaking, Kim said.

The Korean developer added that because of the "tremendous opportunities" in Subic, his firm is eyeing the construction of five 17-storey conficetels on a three-hectare lot at Subic’s Boton Heights commercial area.
The proposed conficetels would be worth a total of P6.75 billion, Kim revealed, also noting the influx of Korean investors and retirees here, and the upward trend of tourist arrivals since the opening of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).

"Subic has become the Philippines’ prime tourist destination. Koreans prefer the Philippines, especially Subic, as their place for retirement," Kim pointed out.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman Feliciano Salonga, meanwhile, gave assurances of the agency’s continued support to the Korean property developer, as well as other Korean investors present during the groundbreaking.

"Although the weather didn’t cooperate, the spirit of cooperation between Korea and Philippines continues without hesitation," said Salonga, referring to the downpour that beset the ceremony.

Meanwhile, SWP project consultant Leonardo Mesiano credited the growth of property development projects here to the SBMA’s effective marketing program and the agency’s partnership with operators of Subic’s tourism facilities.

He said the resulting influx in tourist arrivals as well as retirees here has provided challenge for Subic Daesung to come up with innovative ideas like the "conficetel" concept.

Mesiano said that the SWP project, for example, was designed with the lower levels providing overnight accommodations with easy access to shopping and dining facilities.

The upper levels, which contain offices and condominium units, are intended to provide a certain degree of privacy, he added. (BCM)

di po ako naligaw ng thread. talagang iniimbitahan ko ang mga novo ecijano, atsaka dahil may mga Kapampangans din sa noeva ecija, dahil ang iilang towns niyo ay dating bahagi ng Pampanga. :D

salamat bro, pasensya ka na, you're right, maraming towns tulad ng Gapan, San Isidro (borderinig Candaba), Cabiao(bordering Arayat), San Antonio(near Mabalacat/Concepcion) ang dating part ng province ninyo, even yung Aliaga (I wonder pano naging part ng Pampanga eh ang layo na nito)... napansin ko lang lately, bakit ubod ng sama ng kalsada (Olongapo-Gapan Road) yung portion ng San Isidro hanggang San Fernando? wala kaya silang balak irehab?

di po ako naligaw ng thread. talagang iniimbitahan ko ang mga novo ecijano, atsaka dahil may mga Kapampangans din sa noeva ecija, dahil ang iilang towns niyo ay dating bahagi ng Pampanga. :D

will there be subscripts to it?

@topic it think that is really remarkable, and yeah im sick of the koreanovelas an d any other novelas from other countries--they're perennially common nowadays.

yes sir, how did you know? I presume you're also from Cabanatuan, saan po present location niyo ngayon?

Taga La Paz Tarlac ako bro eh, pero nagaral ako sa CLPC pa dati 1st to 2nd year Engg, Present Location ko Quezon City, kaya alam ko yang CELCOR na yan member kasi ng PEPOA ung company na pinagtatrabahuhan ko.

San Miguel, Toyota unit eye P1-B grains terminal

By Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Philippine Daily Inquirer


The beverage and food group San Miguel Corp. is in talks with trading giant Toyota Tsusho Corp. on a possible joint acquisition of the Mariveles Grain Terminal (MGT) in Bataan province, northwest of Manila, an important port for bulk grains and commodities handling, sources of the Philippine Daily Inquirer said.

Inquirer sources privy to the deal said the acquisition could be sealed in a month’s time and would be worth roughly P1 billion.

The Mariveles grains terminal is a major gateway for bulk grains handling such as flour, soy bean and corn.

Mariveles lies at the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula by the mouth of Manila Bay. The grains terminal started operating in 1996, and is the first of its kind in the Philippines and one of the most advanced in Asia.

Under agreements entered into with the Philippine Ports Authority and the province of Bataan, listed port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) holds the right to develop and operate the Mariveles bulk grains terminal for 20 years through 2013, renewable for another 20 years.

An official of ATI declined to comment on the San Miguel plan, saying he had no knowledge of the deal.

On Dec. 17, 1993, ATI and San Miguel, with the blessing of the provincial government of Bataan, entered into a sublease agreement covering 2 hectares of the 10-hectare area originally leased by ATI. The property is being used by San Miguel for its integrated bulk handling terminal operations for malt.

Last Oct. 24, the permit to operate the grains terminal was transferred to Mariveles Grain Corp. (MGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of ATI. The terminal has four unloaders or port equipment that can discharge wheat at an average rate of 10,000 metric tons a day. The unloaders can also discharge at least 10,000 MT of soya bean meal a day.

From the vessels, cargoes are being transported to silos via conveyor belts and plastic bucket elevators.

The Toyota Tsusho group is one of the biggest trading groups in the world. Its main business is to support Toyota Motor’s automobile business and other Toyota group firms. It is comprised of more than 350 subsidiaries and affiliated companies.

The trading company is involved in sales of a broad range of products such as metals, machinery and electronics, automotive components, energy and chemicals, foodstuff and consumer products.

San Miguel was reportedly looking at taking over the Bataan port since 2003 to boost its logistics network, improve agribusiness operations and cut distribution costs.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20080722-149872/San-Miguel-Toyota-unit-eye-P1-B-grains-terminal

Taga La Paz Tarlac ako bro eh, pero nagaral ako sa CLPC pa dati 1st to 2nd year Engg, Present Location ko Quezon City, kaya alam ko yang CELCOR na yan member kasi ng PEPOA ung company na pinagtatrabahuhan ko.

thanks bro, familiar ka rin pala dito sa Cabanatuan, btw, pag umuuwi ka bro (if commuting or by car), saan ka sumasakay pauwi diyan sa La Paz? biyaheng Dau, Mabalacat, then take a jeep or baba ng Tarlac tapos sakay ng papuntang Nueva Ecija? or biyaheng Cabanatuan then sakay ng Tarlac? thanks bro

Olongapo City Hall

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Ulo ng Apo

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galing lang ako recently sa capones island.. sayang kulang time for anawangin.. grabe ang zambales.. beyond the usual beaches.. hindi ko na kaylangang mgboracay! i also fell in love sa mga mountains n madadaanan sa sctex chaka ung malapit na sa dagat (i call them chocolate mountains).. i'm going to anawangin this termbreak.. i fell in love with this shot

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will there be subscripts to it?

@topic it think that is really remarkable, and yeah im sick of the koreanovelas an d any other novelas from other countries--they're perennially common nowadays.

Will there be subscripts to it? Yes, we will try to have it syndicated in every cable station possible in Central Luzon, especially those with Kapampangan communites like Bataan, Tarlac Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Pangasinan, Zambales, and even Manila.

Thanks for the compliment to the project. I have just uploaded the Official closing billboard video of the telenovela. Please see it here:

. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da9HtmHUsRI .

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thanks bro, familiar ka rin pala dito sa Cabanatuan, btw, pag umuuwi ka bro (if commuting or by car), saan ka sumasakay pauwi diyan sa La Paz? biyaheng Dau, Mabalacat, then take a jeep or baba ng Tarlac tapos sakay ng papuntang Nueva Ecija? or biyaheng Cabanatuan then sakay ng Tarlac? thanks bro

If Commuting, any bus na na going north na dadaan ng Tarlac City like going to baguio, Dagupan, Alaminos etc then ang baba dun sa junction na McArthur Hiway and Tarlac Sta Rosa Road duon may sakayan ng Jeep na Papuntang LaPaz Zaragosa or Baliwag Bus Na byaheng Cabanatuan.

If By Own sasakyan Up to End of NLEX to Concepcion may shortcut na dun to La Paz town witouht passing town of Capas and Tarlac City.

Yung mga cousins ko na taga Zaragosa Nueva Ecija pag umuuwi dun sila dumadaan mas mabilis daw hindi sila Dumadaan ng maharlika hiway kahit nag comute

Downtown Olongapo

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If the NLEX goes as for as San Fernando de La Union and has branch that goes as for as far as Santiago Isabela de Luzon travel to Central and Northern Luzon will only take a couple of hour or so. Travel time to Nueva Ecija by Commuter Bus could probably cut in half and the towns and cities like Cabanatuan will be will be free from vehicles going to northern provinces of Luzon. I remember when the last time I went to Ilocos it took us 12hrs for two lane highway to get to where we going, that travel could probably taken us only 5hrs for a four lane highway.

If the NLEX goes as for as San Fernando de La Union and has branch that goes as for as far as Santiago Isabela de Luzon travel to Central and Northern Luzon will only take a couple of hour or so. Travel time to Nueva Ecija by Commuter Bus could probably cut in half and the towns and cities like Cabanatuan will be will be free from vehicles going to northern provinces of Luzon. I remember when the last time I went to Ilocos it took us 12hrs for two lane highway to get to where we going, that travel could probably taken us only 5hrs for a four lane highway.


yes, bro; mamaya bubuksan na raw ang SCTEX portion of Tarlac, sana nga lang iginitna ng konti yung last exit (between the provincial boundaries of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija) para pag dinugtungan pa-La Union, masagasaan sana yung portions ng Nueva Ecija like Cuyapo/Guimba para yung pupunta ng Isabela di na dadaan sa Maharlika Highway na ubod ng traffic, yung mismong after ng town proper na ng San Jose City yung likuan, thereby minimizing traffic congestion in that area

GRAND PREMIERE
August 27, 2008
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FREE ADMISSION

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Me keni and make way for the 1st Kapampanganovela!

To the knowledge of most Filipinos, only Manila has the capability of producing teleseryes in the country, while all other dramas must have been produced by Koreans, Americans, Japanese, Mexicans, or Chinese.

But did you know that in other regions, Pinoy TV dramas are also being produced and are even employing the use of non-Tagalog languages like Cebuano?

Good now we don't have only bad quality TV drama shows in tagalog but now we have also in cebuano !

For all the people who live in Cabanatuan . Do you think that the city is pedestrian friendly ? Just curious , you know i might visit some of my relatives there.

For all the people who live in Cabanatuan . Do you think that the city is pedestrian friendly ? Just curious , you know i might visit some of my relatives there.

Yes... but I don't know for those vehicles...

mahirap mag-drive sa Cabanatuan, perhaps one of the hardest to drive at cities around the Philippines; this is due to the numerous and countless undisciplined tricycles plying the Maharlika Highway (no better alternative road yet); you need to be patient and be extra careful when bringing your car over here, and be more aggressive when driving around here (that's my style here para ma Psy-War yung mga ogag na trike drivers). I take everyday driving here a burden, max speed here is around 5kph

^^ Its ok I don't own a car and I don't think I won't rent one for my vacation.

thanks and we'll be more than glad to welcome you to Cabanatuan if you wish to come over here...

SBMA inks sister port pact with Guangxi, China (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008072517&type=2)
By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Saturday, July 26, 2008
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has signed a sister port pact with Guangxi, China to establish mutually beneficial relationships with major economic growth centers in the Asia Pacific region.

The port in Guangxi is considered as China’s gateway to the ASEAN countries.

“Our proximity to China is one edge that Subic must exploit to its advantage,” SBMA chairman Feliciano Salonga said in a statement.

Salonga explained that the sister-port agreement between Subic and Guangxi is expected to pave the way for stronger economic ties with China, which is emerging as a global economic power.

He noted that in Guangxi, the demand for mineral products like iron ore and nickel could be the basic platform to jumpstart the volume of shipment between the two ports.

“We must also learn to match the use of our country’s resources with current and emerging global situations,” Salonga said. “This is why we have fast-tracked the completion of the 600,000-TEU New Container Terminal (NCT 1 and 2) project here in Subic to boost our bid to become a major maritime industry player,” he added.

Salonga signed the agreement recently with Ye Shi Xiang, who chairs the Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port (Group) Co., Ltd.

The Chinese firm manages three major ports in the Guangxi Zhang Autonomous Region, and is now undertaking projects for a marine terminal and a logistics base.

According to Salonga, SBMA has refocused its development efforts towards the maritime industry as a cornerstone, the port of Subic had initiated tie-ups with major ports around the world, aside from playing a more active role in INAP of which it is a founding member.

SBMA has been entering into partnership agreements with different firms in the past year.

In October, a cooperation agreement between Subic and Maryland’s Foreign Trade Zone led to a sister-port link-up between Subic and the port of Baltimore, now the top-ranking port in the US East Coast.

Later this month, another sister-port agreement will be signed by Subic with the port of San Diego, in California.

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Korean firm to put up sports hotel in Subic (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=49&type=2&sec=27&aid=2008072754)

By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Monday, July 28, 2008

Korean firm Platinum Sports Subic Inc. (PSSI) will build a $1-million sports hotel in the freeport zone, a move seen to promote Subic as a major sports destination not only in the Philippines but in Asia as well, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said.

“This is a benchmark for Subic’s sports tourism program,” said Raul Marcelo, SBMA deputy administrator for tourism.

“This hotel would feature facilities primarily geared to sports professionals and enthusiasts, hence the tag ‘sports hotel,” he added.

As approved by the SBMA board of directors in August last year, the project would include a state-of-the-art gym, sports shops, a kids’ pool, and PSSI’s major commitment to the SBMA — an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

Marcelo said this is exactly what Subic needed referring to the 45-room hotel that will be built near the main gate.

He also said the Subic Bay Freeport is fast becoming a major sports venue, hosting several national and international sports events like the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in 2005, the Philippine Olympic Festival, as well as international chess tournaments, regattas and triathlon events.

He revealed that the SBMA is continuously improving its facilities to draw more sports-tourism events here, and has recently solicited proposals to convert its golf course to a world-class, professional tournament venue.

Subic will likewise be hosting several sports events in the coming weeks. These include the ongoing Petron Ladies’ Beach Volleyball Tournament, the ITU-Asian 03 Long Distance Triathlon on August 2, the Philippine Sports Fishing Club’s fishing tourney at the Alava Pier on August 3 and the Jet Sports Association of the Philippines’ jet ski competition on August 23.

The Olympic-sized pool, which is being built according to world standards, will be located near existing sports facilities like the Remy Field oval, the Subic basketball gym and tennis and badminton courts.

For their part, PSSI corporate secretary Elma Caquilala said the concept was inspired by a similar establishment in Dubai, which has attracted a huge patronage because of its unique amenities.

“We targeted this particular niche since we saw the emergence of Subic as a sports destination, aside from the fact that the investor is into sports itself,” said Caquilala.

She added that Subic is an ideal location for a sports hotel because of its strategic location, the soothing environment conducive to sports activities, and the security offered by SBMA.

Group protests destruction of mountain in Zambales

By Robert Gonzaga
Philippine Daily Inquirer


PALAUIG, ZAMBALES – The Olongapo-Zambales civil society network, composed of nongovernment organizations pushing Mt. Tapulao here as a mining-free area, staged a protest march in this town on Wednesday to save the mountain from miners and turn it into an ecotourism site.

Mayor Generoso Amog said he is leading moves to declare Tapulao, which Americans used to call “High Peak,” into a “protected area or protected landscape.”

Local officials said pine trees abound in Tapulao, one of the highest peaks in Central Luzon, and its unspoiled environment could rival the attractions of Baguio and Tagaytay cities. They said the mountain has at least eight waterfalls.

Amog said because of mining activities in some of its sections, Tapulao is now “in grave danger.”

“Right now, the miners are tunneling all over the mountain in search for ore and they are putting the summit in danger of collapsing,” he said.

Councilor Eric Alba said mining companies have long been in the area because of chromite ore abundant in Mt. Tapulao.

Amog said the local government and other groups are appealing for the cancellation of the license issued to the C-Square Mining Co., which, he said, has been operating in Mt. Tapulao since he was a boy.

“We are trying to move [to] declare the area a ‘mine-free area,’” he said.

Amog said he hopes to turn Mt. Tapulao into an ecotourism site when C-Square’s permit expires next month.

“That’s why we are appealing to President Macapagal-Arroyo to declare Mt. Tapulao as a protected area so we can turn this into an eco-site for future generations,” he said.

“If we lose Mt. Tapulao to miners, then we would lose a very beautiful spot in Zambales. I hope it doesn’t go to waste,” he said.

Zambales Gov. Amor Deloso said the mining permit granted to C-Square came “from the national level.”

“They have been there for a long, long time,” he said.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080726-150768/Group-protests-destruction-of-mountain-in-Zambales

Koreans plan a new Baguio in Zambales
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news5_july29_2008

By Cecille Garcia

PALAUIG, ZAMBALES—A South Korean firm has completed a study that it says will transform Mt. Tapulao—the “Zambales High Peak”—into another Baguio City and a top tourist destination in Asia.

Developer Dong Ho Co. says the Mt. Tapulao project will be patterned after Genting Highlands, one of Malaysia’s top tourist draws, and will need an initial $2 billion to start.

The Zambales peak is 2,037 meters above sea level and forms a contiguous chain of mountains in Central Luzon. It can easily be transformed into a world-class eco-tourism complex while preserving the natural environment, says Sang Hyun Park, vice chairman and director of Dong Ho’s Overseas Project Division.

It wasn’t clear if Dong Ho did the study on its own or on commission, and what it expected to get out of it.

Zambales Gov. Amor Deloso says Mt. Tapulao can rival Baguio City because it has the same pine trees and cool climate. “Actually, the name Tapulao in the local dialect means pine tree,” Deloso said.

Dong Ho says an initial $2 billion will be needed to build five-star hotels, leisure facilities, casinos, conference centers, a concert hall, condominium and villas, and an 18-hole golf course.

Some 450-hectares of Mt. Tapulao will be transformed into an eco-tourism complex. Mt. Tapulao will also have wellness and healing centers, a spa, health and fitness gyms, and facilities for medical tourism.

Dong Ho says it will provide water quality management services and prevent air pollution, soil erosion and sedimentation. It will put up waste treatment facilities and develop a recycling system.

Palauig Mayor Generoso Amog says the project will bring progress to his town and boost the residents’ standard of living.

“We welcome the Mt. Tapulao project because it will surely bring economic growth to our town,” Amog said.

Dong Ho’s study took into account expanding the road network to complement the recently opened Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway through a new access road.

“The project was designed using the W-Growth corridor as an integrated development program in Central and Northern Luzon,” Park said.

Korean firm completes study on $2-billion Tapulao eco-tourism project in Zambales (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW072908/content.php?id=045)

PALAUIG, ZAMBALES — A Korean urban planner and developer has completed a feasibility study for Mt. Tapulao, which the local government wants to turn into a major tourist destination in Asia.

The development blueprint involves the construction of five-star hotels, leisure facilities, casinos, concert halls, condominiums and villas, as well as an 18-hole golf course within a 450-hectare area of the mountain.

The $2-billion project will be patterned after Genting Highlands in Malaysia, and Yeosu Hwayang Tourism Complex and Gampo Complex in Gyeongju City, both in Korea, said Sang-Hyun Park, vice-chairman and director for Overseas Project division of Korean developer Dongho Co., Ltd.

Proponents claimed the project would uplift living standards with minimal damage to the environment.

In April, the South Korean firm signed a deal with Governor Amor Deloso for the feasibility study. The governor said Mt. Tapulao has a semi-temperate climate similar to that of the Cordillera province and can rival Baguio City, the country’s summer capital. Tapulao in the local language means pine tree, which the mountain has plenty of.

Also known as the Zambales high peak, Mt. Tapulao rises to 2,037 meters above sea level and forms a contiguous chain of mountains in Central Luzon.

Dongho specializes in developing blueprints for urban development while minimizing its effects on the environment.

Dongho will plan, design and monitor before, during and after the construction of various development projects.

It will provide services involving water quality management, air pollution prevention, erosion, waste treatment and recycling.

Palauig Mayor Generoso Amog said the project would bring progress to his town. "We welcome the Mt. Tapulao project because it will surely bring economic growth to our town," he said.

On Wednesday, the mayor led a protest march calling for the declaration of Mt. Tapulao as a mining-free zone. They want to turn the mountain into an eco-tourism site instead.

Mr. Amog blamed mining activities in some sections of the mountain, whose summit is supposedly in danger of collapsing.

"Right now, Mt. Tapulao is in grave danger, which could be saved by the proposed eco-tourism project," he said. He said the peak would be preserved for mountain trekkers, campers and nature lovers.

Under the blueprint, a road network will be developed to complement the recently opened Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway via a new access road traversing the nearby town of Botolan to Tarlac province. — Reynaldo M. Garcia.

Zambales gov OKs development of Mt. Tapulao to rival Baguio (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080729120&type=2)

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

PALAUIG, Zambales – Finally, a challenge to Baguio City as the country’s summer capital.

Dongho Co., Ltd., a prominent Korean urban planner and developer has announced the completion of a comprehensive study that would “significantly change” the landscape of this town to make it a premier tourist destination in Asia.

Gov. Amor Deloso said that Mt. Tapulao can rival Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines, as it also possesses “the same charms and pine trees in a semi-temperate climate usually found in the Cordillera provinces.”

“Actually, the name, Tapulao, in the local dialect means pine tree,” Deloso said.

In a project presentation here, Dongho vice-chairman and director for overseas project division Sang-Hyun Park said the Mt. Tapulao tourism complex project was patterned after the popular Genting Highlands in Malaysia.

“The project was designed using the W-Growth corridor as an integrated development program in Central and Northern Luzon,” Park said, referring to the W- shaped centers of growth identified by the government in Central and Northern Luzon provinces.

Also known as the “Zambales high peak,” Mt. Tapulao rises at 2,037 meters above sea level and forms a contiguous chain of mountains in Central Luzon.

The study estimated the need to initially invest $2 billion for the construction and operations of five-star hotels, leisure facilities, casinos, conference centers, concert hall, condominium and villas, and a world-class 18-hole golf course in the area.

A 450-hectare portion of Mt. Tapulao will be transformed into a world-class eco-tourism complex “through sustainable development to preserve the pristine environment of the mountain.”

“Dongho specializes in environmental conservation to mitigate the negative impacts of massive land developments. Dongho will carry-out to plan, design and monitoring before, during and after the construction of various development projects,” Deloso said.

He said that to ensure the protection of the environment, Dong Ho will provide services on water quality management, air pollution prevention, environmental impact study, soil erosion and sedimentation deterrence, waste treatment facilities and development of recycling system. – Ding Cervantes
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Korean firms dominate Subic investors
Koreans pour in $194 million in first half of ’08 and take 6 spots among top 10 projects (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0801&022008/economy05.html)

By Henry Empeño
Correspondent

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Korean-controlled companies dominated the investment field in this free port in the first half of 2008, pouring in a total of $194 million and taking six spots on the list of the top 10 biggest new projects.

Korean resort developer Subic Neocove Corp., with investment pledges of $175 million, ranked No. 1 on the list, followed by the construction firm Hanil E&C Subic Inc., which committed $11 million.

Neocove, whose 500-hectare resort and golf course project at Subic’s Redondo Peninsula was approved in April, contributed a full 82 percent of the $212-million investments pledged by a total of 94 companies from January to June 2008.

The new projects brought Subic’s cumulative investments to $5.7 billion, said Armand Arreza, administrator and chief executive officer of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

The current total is just $1.8 billion shy of SBMA’s $7.5-billion investments target for 2010, a revised goal that the agency had set early this year after Subic surpassed in end-2007 its original objective of $5 billion.

Arreza said more than 90 percent of the new projects are foreign direct investments (FDIs) from Norway, Canada, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Pakistan and the United States. “It is also notable that about 90 percent of the total investment pledges came from the top 10 biggest projects, and these include two Filipino-owned firms,” he added.

Arreza also said Filipino-owned firms were second only to Korean companies in terms of investments approved in the first half, with projects worth a total of $6.5 million.

Taiwanese firms ranked third at $2.7 million; Malaysians, fourth at $2.1 million; and Pakistani, fifth at $800,000.

The other FDI sources are Japan, with a total of $417,000; Norway, with $161,000; the United States, with $50,000; and Canada, with $40,000.

SBMA records, meanwhile, indicated that most of the bigger investors in the first half are engaged in the development of residential and leisure facilities.

Like resort developer Neocove and medium- to high-rise builder Hanil E&C, the third-biggest investor, Hanafil Golf & Tour Inc., will also be engaged in property development—in this case a $3-million joint venture (89-percent Korean- and 11-percent Filipino-owned) to operate the Subic Bay golf course, as well as tour and recreational facilities.

The rest of the top 10 biggest projects are those of Palmgold Intl Ltd. (Malaysian), which pledged $1.93 million for the importation of gaming equipment and operation of a slot-machine arcade; Grand Pillar International Development Inc. (Taiwanese), for a $1.9-million real-estate development business; Buma Subic Development and Management Corp. (Korean-Filipino), with $1.5 million for the operation of a seafood restaurant, wellness spa, travel agency and merchandise trading house; World HDGD Federation Philippine Association (Filipino), with $1.22 million to develop a training facility with health facilities; and Philkor Utopia Corp. (Korean), with $1.2 million for a hotel and restaurant, spa, grocery and souvenir shop, as well as travel and tour services.

At the ninth spot are three companies that all pledged $800,000 worth of investments each. These are Janburlai Corp. (Filipino), for the operation of a tollway service facility along the Subic portion of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway; M. Waseem International Corp. (Pakistani), for printing-press operation, and import-export and transshipment of various products and equipment; and Ta Zon (Phils.) Color Paper Corp. (Taiwanese), for the importation, manufacture, assembly, printing and export of various packaging materials.

Number 10 on the same list is another Korean company, Kumboindustry Corp., which has set aside $725,000 for steel fabrication and production works, with Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. as the primary market for its products and services.

The SBMA also announced that the 94 new investment projects approved in the first half are projected to employ 3,588 workers—“a big boost to government efforts to stem rising unemployment in the Central Luzon region,” said Arreza.

Arreza also said the number of Subic’s active work force has consistently increased in the first half from a total of 73,482 in January to 77,336 in June.

As with the existing business locators here, the biggest employer among the new Subic investors is also a Korean company, Hanafil, which projects a manpower requirement of 1,495.

Among Subic’s operational firms today, the biggest employer is KC Tech, a Korean contractor at Hanjin Heavy’s shipyard, which has a total of 8,830 workers. Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Corp., the Korean shipbuilder’s construction arm, follows with 4,960.

Other firms with substantial employment are Japanese manufacturers Nidec and Sanyo Denki, with 2,451 and 2,226 employees, respectively; and Taiwanese computer maker Wistron Infocomm Phils., with 1,629 workers

Microtel Cabanatuan: A new home up north (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008080260&type=2)
By Lester Gopela Hallig
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The new Microtel Hotel in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija is one eye-catching structure. In the middle of the greenery, the seventh Microtel in the country rises from the flatlands with its distinctive salmon color. Since we arrived there in broad daylight, you can just imagine how its color intensified as the sun reached its peak.

It was a different story indoors, with the cool laid-back atmosphere and locally made decorative handicrafts providing a relaxing setting. What we found out later was that Microtel Cabanatuan was the result of a carefully planned design to make the hotel look familiar to everyone and feel right at home to the locale.

“We want this to be as rustic as possible, to reflect the surrounding greenery. This is like a throwback to the bright colors used in older buildings. It is our way of connecting with the locality,” says Microtel’s principal architect Luis Nakpil.

Nakpil adds: “When you get to stay in the hotel, you get a flavor of the place. It gives you a lot of character and becomes more specific to the place. Here you get the best of both worlds. You have the comfort of a very good international hotel and the character of Cabanatuan, so it does not overwhelm you.”

Describing the design process as “a lot of fun,” Nakpil says Microtel Cabanatuan was one of the easiest to design because the 4,000-square-meter land was flat and did not require any trees to be cut.

He adds: “It was just textbook-perfect for us. It even afforded us the opportunity to build a swimming pool in the property. With the pool, the hotel acquired that resort feel in the process.”

One might find it strange that an international hotel would actually be the first to rise in what looks like the middle of nowhere. Not so, as what we discovered.

Microtel Hotel is standing on the future Avida commercial center. Soon, the area will welcome new establishments such as residences, a mall, and various business centers. It will become the newest community in Central Luzon.

“Besides, Cabanatuan is the center of commerce in this region and the gateway to Cagayan province. It is the rice granary of the country,” says Joel Cucueco, resident manager of Microtel Cabanatuan. “We see its potential as a city, which will grow further economically.”

“Microtel always sees the potential of an area. We always get the ball rolling and then others follow,” Microtel director for sales Roy Martin chimes in. “Whenever we build a hotel in a certain place, we know that we are offering a great experience through our accommodations. When people realize that, they will look at the place in a different light. They will even consider putting up their businesses there, and, quite possibly, living there.”

Microtel vice president Teddy Lim adds: “We are reaching out to people and giving them access to these different places in the country. Local tourism is also something we are into. Having foreign visitors is an added bonus, really. Even though they are familiar with the Microtel brand, they will discover that our hotels are very much Filipino. As what some of them have told me, the Filipino Microtel people are so much nicer and helpful.”

Cucueco happily reports that the hotel has been generating inquiries and bookings from locals and multinational companies, particularly those based in the United States. Incidentally, Microtel is an accredited hotel of the US Embassy. Among the features that got Microtel the thumbs-up is its strict security.

“At Microtel, security is more than assigning guards to look after guests and the property. There is also security in a guest’s own room. The materials we put in the rooms are fire-retardant, such as curtains, linen, and even the trash. We just do not stop with the outside concerns,” stresses Robbie Gonzalez, Microtel’s area general manager for Northern Luzon.

Even the hotel is particular with serving well its handicapped guests. Gonzalez points out that the local building code requires one handicapped-accessible room for every 50 rooms. He says, “Here we have two rooms for them in this 50-room hotel.”

Adhering to the standard of all Microtel hotels, the Cabanatuan hotel also boasts of its trademark chiropractic “healthy for the back” beds. It also offers complimentary breakfast, wireless Internet access, and a business center, among others.

With these developments, Microtel Cabanatuan is not just attracting curious onlookers but also guests and visitors who are after efficiency, comfort, and great value.

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Microtel Cabanatuan is located in Sta. Arcadia, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. For inquiries or reservations, call 671-7171, e-mail at sales@microtelphilippines.com or log on to http://www.microtel-cabanatuan.com.

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Bataan mayor sees job prospects for Pinoy laborers in Guam (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008080947&type=2)

Sunday, August 10, 2008
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The looming relocation plan by American authorities to transfer its facilities from Okinawa, Japan to the Island of Guam starting next year would create a big demand for local skilled construction workers.

City Mayor Jose Enrique “Joet” Garcia III yesterday said during his Barangay Week affair held in Poblacion that some 20,000 highly-skilled Filipino construction workers are needed in the Island of Guam with the relocation of some 8,000 American servicemen and their families from the American Naval Base in Okinawa, Japan starting next year.

Garcia told The STAR that the newly installed officers of the Bataan Association of Guam led by its president Arsenio Santiago have informed him and his father Bataan Gov. Enrique “Tet” Garcia Jr. who flew to Agana, Guam to induct the officers and guest speaker of the 11th year anniversary, respectively about the expected construction boom which is reportedly budgeted at $15 billion worth to be spent between 2009 to 2014.

Various Filipino communities in Guam and the American authorities have endorsed the hiring of Filipino construction workers with their excellent performance and good working relations with the local inhabitants in the past.

Garcia said about 200 Bataeños, most of them professionals who have lived in the American island territory are working for stronger relationship between two historical islands of Guam and Bataan and to foster cultural and educational exchange and to hasten socio-economic ties.

Garcia said that Guam Gov. Felix Camacho is expected to visit Bataan in two months time for the formal signing of a sisterhood agreement and for closer cultural and economic cooperation between Bataan and Guam. – Raffy Viray

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Subic treetop adventure (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=200808093&type=2)


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By Julie Cabatit-Alegre
Sunday, August 10, 2008
The tree is said to be more than a hundred years old. One hundred feet from the ground, a steel platform was carefully built around its trunk. This majestic Apitong tree serves as Station 3 of the Tree Top Adventure at Cubi Point in Subic. Located between JEST Camp and Extreme Adventure, the newly opened TreeTop Adventure is just the latest among the country’s many tourist attractions that add vigor to DOT’s “Adventure Philippines” campaign.

In his remarks during the launching program of the TreeTop Adventure, Department of Tourism undersecretary Oscar Palabyab observed that tourist arrivals from Europe have risen in the past years. “The Europeans usually come for diving as well as other outdoor sports,” he noted. “This TreeTop Adventure will naturally appeal to them.” Speaking on behalf of DOT Secretary Ace Durano, who was in Davao at the time, Palabyab commended the efforts of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority led by SBMA administrator Armand Arreza as well as TreeTop Adventure owners and operators, engineers Mario and Maritz Montejo.

“This TreeTop Adventure will surely help you overcome your fear of heights,” Palabyab remarked. Later, after the ribbon cutting and blessing, and a buffet lunch, Palabyab climbed the steps, crossed the suspension bridges, and joined the other adventure seekers for “an experience of a lifetime.”

The TreeTop Adventure may very well be Subic’s own version of Cagayan de Oro’s award-winning “Canopy Walk,” except that you ride, rather than walk, above the treetops on chair lifts (similar to ski lifts) that glide on nine motorized cables, the first of its kind in the country. The cables, 140 to 220 feet long, span 12 platforms built around tree trunks, 10 to 100 feet above the ground. The different varieties of trees that serve as stations include the Lawaan, a hardwood tree; Kupang, with its wide roots and trunk; and the towering Apitong.

“The trees on which the platforms were built were chosen following a path that would cause the least disturbance to the natural environment,” Maritz Montejo explained. “No trees were harmed or will be harmed in all the adventures with our original tree trunk clamping mechanism.” Subic’s tropical rainforest is home to 3,000 types of trees and 10,000 varieties of plants as well as over a thousand animal species including bats and monkeys. “Deeper in the forest, you can find wild pigs (baboy damo),” Maritz said.

The one to 1.5-hour canopy ride (depending on how long you linger on each platform where you can “disembark” from one chair lift and “board” the next) gives you more than enough time to observe and be absorbed by the various sights and sounds of the dense forest — towering trees, sunlight filtering through thick crisscrossing branches, tangled vines, overgrown underbrush, a carpet of fallen leaves on the forest floor, birds chirping, crickets clicking their wings. Once you’ve overcome your initial apprehension, which fades after you’ve passed the first or second platform, you can get the kodakan out of the way and enter a zone of calm. Your treetop adventure almost feels serene.

“In determining the pace of the ride, we had to make a choice between providing a thrill ride or nature contemplation,” Engineer Montejo, who designed and built the ride, revealed. Nature won.

If you’re after an adrenaline rush, however, the Tree-Drop Adventure is more for you. What does it take to step out from a platform 60 feet above the ground and drop into thin air with just some ropes and a harness to delay your freefall? A bit of recklessness, I suppose, and a lot of faith in the safety equipment. Besides rappelling in the conventional style, i.e. vertical, with head on top and feet dangling below, you may choose the more exciting spider style or even the daring Australian style, face first.

“Safety is our number one priority,” Maritz remarked. “All adventures are tried, tested, certified and accredited by professionals. Safety lines are installed throughout the adventures. Our tour guides are trained and certified on standard first aid/CPR and on the industrial rope access work and basic rope-rescue module.”

What gives them the most pride, Maritz added, is that this is an all-Filipino venture and innovation, without any kind of foreign intervention, financial or technical assistance. “We want people to appreciate the beauty of God’s creation; the natural beauty of our country,” she said. “We are proud to be Filipino.”

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TreeTop Adventure office address: In Manila — 18 Paraguay St., Loyola Grand Villas, Quezon City; in Subic — JEST area, Cubi Point, SBMA; call (047) 252-9425/(047) 252-9427; or contact Karen Castro at 0927-4615159 or Dame Esquerra at 0917-2454418 ; e-mail treetopadventure@yahoo.com.

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Balanga City newest RP bird-watching site

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BALANGA CITY in Bataan is the latest bird watching site in the Philippines that will be promoted worldwide by the Department of Tourism.

A group of experts and the DOT gave the thumbs up to Balanga City after visiting the seaside villages of Tortugas, Puerto Rivas Ibaba and Sibacan. The team was composed of officials from the DOT, tour operators and the Wild Birds Club of the Philippines.

To promote Balanga, DOT is packaging a 22-day bird watching activity for tourists in 12 sites in the Philippines for $10,000 per person, inclusive of airfare and board and lodging. The sites are divided into clusters with Balanga City in the group composed of Subic and Candaba Swamp in Pampanga.

Stanie Soriano, manager of DOT’s Corporate Relations Department, said that Balanga City would be in the first volume of their Bird watching Guidebook that will be ready in time for advertising in London by November this year.

“It will be a worldwide promotion that DOT will undertake and it will begin with the production of the guidebook to be out by September this year to show foreign tourists various bird watching destinations in the country, Balanga City included,” she said.

Other bird watching sites are the Paranaque Critical Habitat in Las Piñas, Mount Palay-Palay National Park in Ternate, Cavite; Villa Escudero in Laguna, Nug-As Forest in Alcoy and Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary, both in Cebu; Philippine Eagle Center in Davao, Candaba Swamp in Pampanga, Subic Bay in Olongapo City, Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos and Mangrove Marine Protected Area I in Bani, both in Pangasinan; and Rasa Island and Puerto Princesa Subteranean River National Park, in Palawan.

Soriano said that DOT is focusing on bird watching this year under its Adventure Philippines Campaign.

Dr. Joey Soriano, a member of the Wild Birds Club, said the proposed bird sanctuary in Balanga City will have an area of about 100 hectares consisting of mad flat (exposed portions of the seashore where birds feed), viewing deck, heights and picnic huts.

“Bird watching in the Philippines has a bright prospect because there are birds here that are endemic in given areas that will attract tourists from England, Germany, United States, Scotland and South East Asian countries like Singapore, Thailand and Japan,” the psychiatrist said.

He said that foreign tourists in groups of five to ten spend from $5,000 to $7,000 each in bird watching activities. The doctor said small groups are preferred so as not to drive away the birds.

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Koreans plan a new Baguio in Zambales

By Cecille Garcia

PALAUIG, ZAMBALES—A South Korean firm has completed a study that it says will transform Mt. Tapulao—the “Zambales High Peak”—into another Baguio City and a top tourist destination in Asia.

Developer Dong Ho Co. says the Mt. Tapulao project will be patterned after Genting Highlands, one of Malaysia’s top tourist draws, and will need an initial $2 billion to start.

The Zambales peak is 2,037 meters above sea level and forms a contiguous chain of mountains in Central Luzon. It can easily be transformed into a world-class eco-tourism complex while preserving the natural environment, says Sang Hyun Park, vice chairman and director of Dong Ho’s Overseas Project Division.

It wasn’t clear if Dong Ho did the study on its own or on commission, and what it expected to get out of it.

Zambales Gov. Amor Deloso says Mt. Tapulao can rival Baguio City because it has the same pine trees and cool climate. “Actually, the name Tapulao in the local dialect means pine tree,” Deloso said.

Dong Ho says an initial $2 billion will be needed to build five-star hotels, leisure facilities, casinos, conference centers, a concert hall, condominium and villas, and an 18-hole golf course.

Some 450-hectares of Mt. Tapulao will be transformed into an eco-tourism complex. Mt. Tapulao will also have wellness and healing centers, a spa, health and fitness gyms, and facilities for medical tourism.

Dong Ho says it will provide water quality management services and prevent air pollution, soil erosion and sedimentation. It will put up waste treatment facilities and develop a recycling system.

Palauig Mayor Generoso Amog says the project will bring progress to his town and boost the residents’ standard of living.

“We welcome the Mt. Tapulao project because it will surely bring economic growth to our town,” Amog said.

Dong Ho’s study took into account expanding the road network to complement the recently opened Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway through a new access road.

“The project was designed using the W-Growth corridor as an integrated development program in Central and Northern Luzon,” Park said.

Source (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news5_july29_2008)

^^Parang Baguio nga. :) I hope they do not overdevelop the place if ever this project pushes through.

guys just want to post here a video of my travel in negros oriental .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TUGk3LUWPs i don't know if this is allowed... hehehe

Wounded sea eagle rescued in Bataan (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008081243&type=2)

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
BALANGA CITY – A blooded baby eagle trembling in pain from a gunshot wound on its left wing span in the vast cogon field of the upland village of Duale in the Bataan industrial town of Limay was rescued by a former Army soldier Sunday afternoon.

Basilio Sadsad, chief of the volunteer village watchmen of Duale said that Joel Tacardon, a retired Army trooper, found the wounded rare sea eagle chirping in the hilly section of the Mariveles mountain ranges while he was crossing along a 38 radius slope.

Tacardon took the endangered eagle and turned it over to barangay officials who sought the help of a local broadcast reporter, Pat Villanueva, to find ways to save the sea eagle.

Barangay officials readied a makeshift cage to house the eagle inside the barangay hall and fed him with fish caught from nearby Manila Bay.

Villanueva has contacted the local Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Pilar town, this province, about the discovery of a sea eagle suffering from a gunshot wound inflicted preferably by an unidentified hunter using a .22 caliber rifle.

Mila Ramirez, DENR’s wildlife officer in Bataan, said the bird is classified as juvenile sea eagle. She said that mature sea eagles have white feathers on their breasts but the captured eagle is still colored gray. – Raffy Viray and Ric Sapnu

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PLDT unit to beef up presence in Subic (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008081228&type=2)
By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Business locators and residents of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone will soon experience state-of-the-art communications technology as the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), through subsidiary PLDT Subic Telecom, beefs up its network presence in the area.

“PLDT Subic Telecom is about to change all that. High-speed broadband Internet and clear lines of communication will allow locators and residents in Subic to enjoy the full benefits of what technology has to offer,” Subic Telecom general manager Henry Abes said.

Subic Telecommunications Co. has officially changed its name to PLDT Subic Telecom Inc., a signal of its renewed strength and relationship with its parent company, PLDT.

As a result, PLDT Subic Telecom is expected to offer an array of cutting-edge services for multinational companies and residents of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Abes said the company is all set to take advantage of PLDT’s national marketing campaign with service packages for broadband Internet and other telecommunications services.

“These packages include those offered by PLDT in Metro Manila and other provinces nationwide. These services will be backed by the technology and unparalleled network of PLDT,” he added.

PLDT has been expanding the reach and capacity of its telecommunications facilities through its next generation network (NGN) technology, and resilient, high-capacity digital fiber optic network nationwide.

Abes also noted that PLDT Subic Telecom will definitely benefit from the upgraded PLDT network infrastructure. Subic’s existing legacy network includes some facilities which have been around since the time the Americans rebuilt the Subic Naval Base.

Because of the aging infrastructure, subscribers were plagued by noisy lines, frequent downtimes and slow Internet speed.

Late last year, PLDT Subic Telecom completed its state-of-the-art digital fiber optic connection, drawing new investors in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. With the completion of this project, locators in the freeport are now part of PLDT’s robust nationwide backbone for increased and much improved data connectivity.

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people from this place are so nice.really theyre hospitable.im really excited to comeback to my lola's biggest,coolest farm and chill all day long.

Here's some good photos of Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija courtesy of BrandX Photography. All the shots are taken with Canon 40D DSLR.

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Kumusta na nga pala riyan sa may bandang Cuyapo, Carranglan at Lupao diyan sa Nueva Ecija? Medyo malayo kasi kayo sa Cabanatuan City e... kaya medyo mahirap-hirap din para sa akin ang makapunta riyan... anyway, sana makakita ako ng pictures mula diyan lalo na yung boundary ng Nueva Ecija at Pangasinan. Thanks...