Cabanatuan and Palayan Cities, and Nueva Ecija Province

[dandelionne]

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[icarusrising]

Dr. Gloria D. Lacson General Hospital
Jaen (?)
Nueva Ecija

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[Asturiano]

I did not know that there is a hospital in Jaen. Is that a private or public?
At least they don't have to travel to Cabanatuan or San Leonardo for emergency.

[SUV111]

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[tonight]

ALL AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATES TONIGHT


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[icarusrising]

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[icarusrising]

I did not know that there is a hospital in Jaen. Is that a private or public?
At least they don't have to travel to Cabanatuan or San Leonardo for emergency.

I'm sorry if I made a mistake. When I googled it, it says it's in San Leonardo and that it is a private hospital.

[Taz08]

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[icarusrising]

I'm curious...

What was the purpose of this structure in Cabanatuan before guys?

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[dandelionne]

nueva ecija badlands.
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GOSH THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! parang nasa safari ng tanzania in africa.

[barrera_marquez]

I'm curious...

What was the purpose of this structure in Cabanatuan before guys?

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Baka yan yung nasunog sa may old NE capitol kuya...

[Asturiano]

I'm curious...

What was the purpose of this structure in Cabanatuan before guys?

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Is this abandoned building close to CQ Mall in Cabanatuan? I noticed that the name of the building is Kapitan berong a nickname of Casimiro Tinio brother of General M. Tinio of Nueva Ecija. The Tinios used to have a house in Cabanatuan, the building is probably one of thier property, considering that they are one of the largest land holding families in the Philippines before the land reform in 1972.

[icarusrising]

^^ Thanks for the info!

Near Fort Magsaysay,
Nueva Ecija

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[freightrunner]

Is this abandoned building close to CQ Mall in Cabanatuan? I noticed that the name of the building is Kapitan berong a nickname of Casimiro Tinio brother of General M. Tinio of Nueva Ecija. The Tinios used to have a house in Cabanatuan, the building is probably one of thier property, considering that they are one of the largest land holding families in the Philippines before the land reform in 1972.

Bakit hindi mine-maintain ng historical society yan at lagyan ng marker? Sayang yan baka gibain ng mga developers. Tsk, tsk kaya hindi kilala ang NE na tourist destination kasi pinapabayaan nila ang mga dapat i-preserve na historical landmarks.

[wickedcurse]

Bakit hindi mine-maintain ng historical society yan at lagyan ng marker? Sayang yan baka gibain ng mga developers. Tsk, tsk kaya hindi kilala ang NE na tourist destination kasi pinapabayaan nila ang mga dapat i-preserve na historical landmarks.

Yup, nasa tabi ng Syquio ang Capitan Berong Building. Sayang nga kasi may mga busts, at mga rebulto sa mga bakod yan. Nasayang ang lugar ng nilagyan ng karienderya at ginawang paradahan ng jeepney. New here, taga Cab ako based in KSA. Good day.

[Asturiano]

Bakit hindi mine-maintain ng historical society yan at lagyan ng marker? Sayang yan baka gibain ng mga developers. Tsk, tsk kaya hindi kilala ang NE na tourist destination kasi pinapabayaan nila ang mga dapat i-preserve na historical landmarks.

maybe because it was not consider historical or there is no historical ties to the building it was only belong to them, one of their many properties. The building is an example of classical pre war structure in Cabanatuan along with capitol and high school buildings and should have been preserved.

[icarusrising]

I've noticed there were some heritage structures in Jaen, San Isidro and Cabiao. Too bad I could only take photos from the speeding car...

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[icarusrising]

A church on the works in Jaen...

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[icarusrising]

A house along the highway in Santa Rosa...

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[icarusrising]

The Central Terminal at Cabanatuan...

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[icarusrising]

Immaculate Concepcion Medical Center
Cabanatuan

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[Ehzie]

A church on the works in Jaen...

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parang sa san leonardo poh ito....:)

[Ehzie]

I've noticed there were some heritage structures in Jaen, San Isidro and Cabiao. Too bad I could only take photos from the speeding car...

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madami po sa may bandang san isidro....

yung munisipyo nila napagkamalan ko pang simbahan...:lol:

[icarusrising]

Ah sa may San Leonardo na pala yung simbahan na yun... Me isa pa ako nakitang u/c...

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Marami ngang mga lumang bahay dun. Nabasa ko rin na ang San Isidro ang lumang kabisera bago pa ang Cabanatuan.

Heto saan ito?

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[Ehzie]

naku hindi po ako familiar sa lugar na yan....^^

[igi_master]

Tarlac Sta Rosa Road (Lapaz Tarlac - Zaragosa Nueva Ecija Boundary, Chico river on the back ground)
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Zaragosa Public Market (under Expansion)
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Other scene from Zaragosa
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[igi_master]

Zaragosa Municipal Hall
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Napansin ko lang ung mismong tapat na road ng munisipyo ay almost rough road na, ito ang pinakapangit na part ng Tarlac Sta Rosa Road

[igi_master]

A visit to our relatives in Brgy Batitang Zaragosa Nueva Ecija

Zaragosa San Antonio Road
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What a nice farm - Rice field versus Squash Field versus string beans Field
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They serve this food called Kinamatisang Gurami(fighting fish a kind of fresh water fish) together with Inahaw na hito with ensaladang kamatis with manggang hilaw and sibuyas tagalog. It so delicious native foods ( wahh kagutom ah)
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[Ehzie]

SArap naman nyan.... yung gurami pwedeng gawin kilawin din yan....^^

[Pinoy_ako]

Marami ngang mga lumang bahay dun. Nabasa ko rin na ang San Isidro ang lumang kabisera bago pa ang Cabanatuan.


Mas nauna ang Cabanatuan kaya lang inilipat sa San Isidro kasi pangit ang daan papunta sa Cabanatuan. San Isidro was only founded in 1840, pero naging capital ng Pilipinas for a very short time. Later, the capital was moved back to Cabanatuan. A lot of the heritage areas of San Isidro was lost - nahulog sa ilog, literally, pati na ang lumang simbahan.

Ah sa may San Leonardo na pala yung simbahan na yun... Me isa pa ako nakitang u/c...

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I think this is the church of Jaen, which is still under construction.


Heto saan ito?
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Most probably in Cabiao, on the left side just before reaching the plaza as one goes to the Municipio.

[icarusrising]

^^ Thanks, Manong! :okay:

[Pinoy_ako]

:ohno:

You're welcome Uliteg. Tour ka pala ng N.E. di mo sinabi sa akin, although, baka di rin ako nakasama.

Two of the ancestral houses of Jaen, including the oldest one, are already in the Heritage Town in Bataan. Sayang, di na natin napuntahan sa original site.

[Ecija]

Cabanatuan City opens new Cesar Vergara Bridge, road
Manila Times
9 January 2009 | 12:10 AM

CABANATUAN CITY: The monstrous traffic suffered by commuters in this highly urbanized city is expected to lessen after the new diversion road that provides access to the biggest bridge in the city was formally opened this week, officials said on Thursday.

Mayor Alvin Vergara noted that construction of the Cesar Vergara Bridge started during the time of his predecessor, former Mayor Julius Cesar Vergara, and was formally opened to traffic on Monday.

The three-lane bridge that spans 810 linear meters was part of the Felipe Vergara Highway that starts from Barangay Sumacab Norte and passes through the five so-called Ibayong Ilog villages cuts short the travel time to Talavera town, Vergara said.

The former mayor who was the guest speaker during the bridge’s blessing and inauguration said the new road is expected to unclog the Nueva Ecija-Cagayan Valley Road that passes through the main business districts of the city.

“Marami pang proyekto na ipatutupad dito sa ating lungsod ang sisimulan ni Mayor Alvin at tatapusin ko naman,” the former Mayor said apparently insinuating his return for the 2010 local elections. The incumbent Mayor Vergara is his cousin whom he endorsed in the last elections.

Meanwhile, the city government of Cabanatuan finally closed down the oldest and biggest open dumpsite in Nueva Ecija.

Vergara said the closure of Valle Cruz dump was in accordance with the provision of Republic Act 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. This, he said, calls for the creation of material recovery facilities in barangays.

Earlier, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has warned to charge the city government for failure to stop the operation of said dump.-- Armand M. Galang :banana:

[barrera_marquez]

Cabanatuan City opens new Cesar Vergara Bridge, road
Manila Times
9 January 2009 | 12:10 AM

CABANATUAN CITY: The monstrous traffic suffered by commuters in this highly urbanized city is expected to lessen after the new diversion road that provides access to the biggest bridge in the city was formally opened this week, officials said on Thursday.

Mayor Alvin Vergara noted that construction of the Cesar Vergara Bridge started during the time of his predecessor, former Mayor Julius Cesar Vergara, and was formally opened to traffic on Monday.

The three-lane bridge that spans 810 linear meters was part of the Felipe Vergara Highway that starts from Barangay Sumacab Norte and passes through the five so-called Ibayong Ilog villages cuts short the travel time to Talavera town, Vergara said.

The former mayor who was the guest speaker during the bridge’s blessing and inauguration said the new road is expected to unclog the Nueva Ecija-Cagayan Valley Road that passes through the main business districts of the city.

“Marami pang proyekto na ipatutupad dito sa ating lungsod ang sisimulan ni Mayor Alvin at tatapusin ko naman,” the former Mayor said apparently insinuating his return for the 2010 local elections. The incumbent Mayor Vergara is his cousin whom he endorsed in the last elections.

Meanwhile, the city government of Cabanatuan finally closed down the oldest and biggest open dumpsite in Nueva Ecija.

Vergara said the closure of Valle Cruz dump was in accordance with the provision of Republic Act 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. This, he said, calls for the creation of material recovery facilities in barangays.

Earlier, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has warned to charge the city government for failure to stop the operation of said dump.-- Armand M. Galang :banana:

Highly-urbanized city na ba Cabanatuan? Wala ngang balita ng plebisito para maging HUC ang Cabanatuan e...

[freightrunner]

Highly-urbanized city na ba Cabanatuan? Wala ngang balita ng plebisito para maging HUC ang Cabanatuan e...

Unofficially.

[igi_master]

Meron ng Regular trip ang Five star Bus Cubao-Cabanatuan via SCTEx LaPaz Zaragosa 2 and half hour lang ang byahe. mas malayo sa dating route pero mas mabilis. Flat rate ang pasahe P168.00

[barrera_marquez]

Meron ng Regular trip ang Five star Bus Cubao-Cabanatuan via SCTEx LaPaz Zaragosa 2 and half hour lang ang byahe. mas malayo sa dating route pero mas mabilis. Flat rate ang pasahe P168.00

Thanks! That's a wonderful deal at ang bilis ng biyahe... not to mention the hell days in Plaridel, Pulilan, San Rafael and San Ildefonso are over!

[freightrunner]

Thanks! That's a wonderful deal at ang bilis ng biyahe... not to mention the hell days in Plaridel, Pulilan, San Rafael and San Ildefonso are over!


May mga biyaheng CVL na rin na dumadaan sa SCTEX pero siyempre that does not diminish our desire to have our own expressway along the NE Luzon corridor. Ano na po ang balita tungkol sa NLEEX?

[igi_master]

May mga biyaheng CVL na rin na dumadaan sa SCTEX pero siyempre that does not diminish our desire to have our own expressway along the NE Luzon corridor. Ano na po ang balita tungkol sa NLEEX?

Yes of course, pero habang pangarap pa lang ang NLEE enjoy na muna nating itong byahe via SCTEX. at doble Pabor ito sa mga taga La Paz at Zaragosa, imaginefrom Manila isat kalahating oras lang nasa La Paz ka na at wala pang dalawang oras nasa Zaragosa na.

[caloy]

not sure pero parang mall namn..malaki rin naman xa...nasa tapat lang ito nang NE pacific..im currently in iloilo..so wala akong masyadong updates sa Cab...:lol::lol:


adjacent lang sila ng NE pacific mall. so far, pinakamalaking mall sa cabanatuan ang NE pacific mall. pero lagi kaming bumibili sa mega.

[caloy]

Yes of course, pero habang pangarap pa lang ang NLEE enjoy na muna nating itong byahe via SCTEX. at doble Pabor ito sa mga taga La Paz at Zaragosa, imaginefrom Manila isat kalahating oras lang nasa La Paz ka na at wala pang dalawang oras nasa Zaragosa na.

noong sasakay na kami pabalik ng cabanatuan eh, sabi nila sa hapon lang daw yung express via slex nila. wala daw sa umaga. ayun, daan pa rin kami ng idelfonso. in fairness, masarap ang chicharon nila ha. at ang balot masarap din.

[caloy]

The Central Terminal at Cabanatuan...

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kailan kaya magiimprove ang central terminal? lalo na yung building? parang napapabayaan na eh.

[RohClem]

Yong existing Poulex Supermarket daw sa megacenter ay papalitan ng Save More supermarket by SM this year...

[caloy]

Yong existing Poulex Supermarket daw sa megacenter ay papalitan ng Save More supermarket by SM this year...

really? hmmm... that is nice. kaya lang mukhang ok naman ah, paano na ngayon ang poulex?

[Asturiano]

It look like that the city government of Cabanatuan is no longer maintaining the infrastracture of the Central Terminal. Vendors legal or illegal are everywhere their stores are sprouting everywhere around the terminal like squatters, and it seem that no one or even the authority is trying to stop them. Do most of these vendors have permit and how do they get it at the first place by bribing local officials in the terminal. I saw in the pictures that few squatter who are also building along near the street but I hope that they get rid of them before they multiply to the hundreds.

When the terminal was new it can be mistaken as an airport from afar. it was clean then and not too many vendors unlike now. store and eatery are only inside the main terminal and even the bathroom are clean, now you even have to give a small donation to people who claim he/she is the one cleaning the bathroom but it was still unsanitary when going inside . How can a city central terminal have not have an employed janitor to clean the place at the first place. Now many store and eatery sprouted around the terminal which look like to me as a public market and not a terminal. The terminal was put outside the city at the first place to decongest traffic inside the city but with the continued built up of unpermited businesses around the premises of the terminal make it much worser.
I just hope that the city government act while they still can.

[icarusrising]

^^ True, it looks rundown. The second floor is already empty. There are no existing tenants. The ground floor has some tenants but it's not as lively as before.

[caloy]

medyo malayo nga sa sentro ang terminal na yun. kaya lang dahil andyan lahat na bus except sa early morning, doon ako sumasakay sa crossing. sana may improvement nga po eh. tsaka nakakatawa minsan din ang CR talaga nila. parang hindi na maintain pero dahil kailangang umihi, babayad ka talaga.

[wickedcurse]

medyo malayo nga sa sentro ang terminal na yun. kaya lang dahil andyan lahat na bus except sa early morning, doon ako sumasakay sa crossing. sana may improvement nga po eh. tsaka nakakatawa minsan din ang CR talaga nila. parang hindi na maintain pero dahil kailangang umihi, babayad ka talaga.

maganda sana kung malagyan ng palengke ang terminal, yung side na dapat sana bagsakan ng gulay... before I remember my Cindy's pa dun eh? Pa update naman po ang mga Araw ng Cabanatuan activities... wala po ako ma google na activities, I'm here in KSA... thanks

[wickedcurse]

BTW, hindi kaya balak maglagay ng website ng city government? just asking...

[Ecija]

Yong existing Poulex Supermarket daw sa megacenter ay papalitan ng Save More supermarket by SM this year...

Kaya pala sarado na yung Poulex supermarket at karamihan ng mga boutique sa ground floor eh clearance sale sila ngayon. Sana ayusin din nila yung design ng megacenter, para kasing walang buhay at di mo malaman kung alin ang harap o likod.:lol:

[panganuron23]

Go Cabanatuan, make a wave, wishing you the best.

[Ecija]

Go Cabanatuan, make a wave, wishing you the best.

Welcome po sa Nueva Ecija Thread.:)

[venntro]

Nueva Ecija towns adopt new irrigation technology (http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=447355&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Marianne V. Go Updated March 11, 2009 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines - Farmers in three municipalities and a city in Nueva Ecija entered recently into an agreement with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to showcase the latest water savings technology for the dry and wet seasons of 2009.

Dubbed sustainable system of irrigated agriculture (SSIA), the water saving technology entails little use of irrigation water while increasing production yield.

NIA Administrator Carlos S. Salazar, a farmer himself, employed the SSIA technology in his own farm in Agusan del Sur in Mindanao and harvested 220 cavans per hectare

Due to its success, the SSIA has been adopted in several municipalities in Bukidnon and Maguindanao which resulted in higher yields had and expansion of irrigated areas.

The SSIA scheme is part of the NIA’s thrust in expanding irrigated areas, along with rehabilitation and restoration of existing but deteriorated irrigation facilities.

To date, the NIA has restored irrigation facilities for 32,000 hectares of farm lands in 2008. The NIA is restoring another 50,000 hectares yearly to catch up with the annual increase in rice demand.

“We can do it”, Salazar told farmers during the launching ceremony in Nueva Ecija.

Salazar added that “yield per hectare can be increased to 175 or even higher as shown from three years of experience in Mindanao.

[Ecija]

Good news po, nirerehabilitate po ang maharlika highway yung portion po ng Bitas up to Daang Sarile. Ang bilis po ng paggawa nila, kahapon po may mga portion na dinurog tapos kanina may semento na. ramdam na din ang kaunlaran dito sa Nueva Ecija.:)

[normanenoza]

Last year pa yung issue pero pwede pa naman ihabol.
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By Anselmo Roque
Central Luzon Desk
First Posted 04:19:00 10/01/2008

Filed Under: Regional authorities, Monuments & Heritage Sites

CABANATUAN CITY – Officials and residents of San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, want their town to be declared a “heritage town” owing to its rich history.

“Our town is rich in many significant historical events of our country. Many of the buildings and other traces of the past have been preserved here,” Mayor Sonia Lorenzo said. Lorenzo said San Isidro was etched in history as the site of the “First Cry of Nueva Ecija” where Filipino revolutionaries took arms against Spain on Sept. 2, 1896.

The fighting, under the leadership of Gen. Mariano Llanera, went on for three days and resulted in the freedom of jailed leaders and members of the revolutionary forces. Gen. Gregorio del Pilar came with his troops to reinforce the Novo Ecijano fighters.

That uprising earned for Nueva Ecija the distinction of being immortalized in the Philippine flag as one of the eight provinces that first rose in arms against Spanish rule.

Lorenzo said she and other residents were asking concerned agencies to give San Isidro the official distinction of being a heritage town.

San Isidro was once the capital of the Philippines when then President Emilio Aguinaldo transferred his seat of government to the town. It was the capital of Nueva Ecija from 1852 to 1912.

The town was also known as “Factoria” because a tobacco factory was established there to service the Tobacco Monopoly.

Lorenzo said it was in San Isidro where the Wright Institute, the first high school outside Manila, was established during the American rule.

Its building has been preserved. The school became the Nueva Ecija High School, which transferred to this city several years later.

During the Japanese occupation, San Isidro shared with Pampanga and Tarlac the site of the formation of the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon, a Japanese resistance group.

Lorenzo said the house that Aguinaldo, Gov. Gen. James Wright and Col. Frederick Funston, who led American troops in capturing Aguinaldo in Palanan, Isabela, used, has been preserved. Other big houses used by prominent people in the past are still intact.

“We have also preserved the old capitol which is now used as the town hall, including the water well and the provincial jail within the building,” Lorenzo said.

She said that when other historical sites and buildings in her town were restored, they would serve as symbols of history and education for visitors.

Photo credits to their respective posters.

[zoroethgenre_003]

^^San Isidro is really significant in history..it was once the capital of the Revolutionary Government of Aguinaldo..From Malolos, he evacuated the capital when the town was captured by the Americans..but the designation was short-lived, Aguinaldo flew to Planan where he was captured by Gen.Funston..

[zoroethgenre_003]

Provincial Capitol of Nueva Ecija

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Nueva_Ecija_provincial_capitol.jpg

[zoroethgenre_003]

La Fortuna College

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Lafofrontsm.JPG

[freightrunner]

^^San Isidro is really significant in history..it was once the capital of the Revolutionary Government of Aguinaldo..From Malolos, he evacuated the capital when the town was captured by the Americans..but the designation was short-lived, Aguinaldo flew to Planan where he was captured by Gen.Funston..

Correction po. I think they used horses on their way to Palanan. They could not have flown. Airplane wasn't invented at the time yet. Or even if it was, it hasn't been on commercial production yet.:lol:

[zoroethgenre_003]

Correction po. I think they used horses on their way to Palanan. They could not have flown. Airplane wasn't invented at the time yet. Or even if it was, it hasn't been on commercial production yet.:lol:

:lol::lol:nice one there..

[Asturiano]

Glad to see that this thread is alive again. Keep posting.

[garzland]

Provincial Capitol of Nueva Ecija

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Nueva_Ecija_provincial_capitol.jpg

I like this capitol!!!

[Asturiano]

mas maganda sana yan kung may pediment sa harap mas, mataas yun dome, may tile roof, mas mataas ang base floor para mas mataas ang hagdan kasi parang pandak tingnan. Parang inimitate lang yung classical look but is not quite classical because its missing too much detail of a classical styles. Our architects still need to relearn most of the classical and neo-classical styles that we've lost during the war.

[freightrunner]

^^Kung ganyan na hindi naman prominent ang dome dapat hindi na nila nilagyan. Maganda rin ang building mismo pero mas OK tingnan kung wala na lang dome. Kung maglalagay ng dome then make sure it puts an accent to the whole structure hindi ganyan na magwo-wonder yung tumitingin kung ano yan.

[tonight]

ICT Group opens first provincial BPO facility (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20090318-194780/ICT-Group-opens-first-provincial-BPO-facility)
By Alexander Villafania

SINGAPORE--Business process outsourcing (BPO) company ICT Group has unveiled a facility in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija that would accommodate about 600 workers, the company said Wednesday.

This would be ICT Group's first provincial operations, the company said in a statement.

The Cabanatuan office was opened in June 2008 but would only be fully operational in December this year, the company said.

ICT Group North America President and Chief Operating Officer Jack Magee said the Cabanatuan office would support a range of offshore customer care and BPO programs.

“Cabanatuan was chosen for the company’s first provincial site because of its intrinsic advantages. We needed to be certain that our first provincial site would effectively deliver high-quality, cost-effective customer care solutions," Magee said.

To support the BPO industry, the local government in Cabanatuan City has implemented a foreign language program specializing in English, Japanese and Mandarin for BPO locators offering services to countries that use these languages, according to the ICT Group.

Government has identified Cabanatuan City as among the “next-wave cities" in the country where BPO firms can invest.

[normanenoza]

longganiza galore.

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/38684/Kapuso-Mo-Jessica-Soho-Longaniza-feature

[freightrunner]

longganiza galore.

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/38684/Kapuso-Mo-Jessica-Soho-Longaniza-feature

ayaw mag-play. gutom pa naman ako hehe.

[icarusrising]

-del-

[caloy]

http://images.icarusrising.multiply.com/image/4/photos/152/1200x1200/70/IMGP4994.JPG?et=MTJAUfKkbPAdJ9gFr2%2Cs0w&nmid=155730623

Got this message as a comment to the photo at my multiply account...

curious tuloy ako sa statement mo, sino kaya yun?

[normanenoza]

Manuel Tinio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Tinio

[icarusrising]

^^ Thanks for the link. I learned a lot about the greatness of the man.

curious tuloy ako sa statement mo, sino kaya yun?

In any case, if what was written is true then that was indeed a deplorable act. I wish the Tinios would restore the building and transfer the remains of Kapitan Berong where it rightfully belongs.

[Asturiano]

I don't believe that the building was built for a museleum but probably one of the building belonging to them. The building was name after his brother Casimiro who was killed fighting the American army in the mountain of northern Luzon.

One of the last surviving Tinio mansion can still be found in Barangay Triala, Guimba. When I was young we used to passed the place by the highway on our way to Pangasinan. It was not a typical metizo styles house but very typical of early 1910s , 20s American colonial style house.

[caloy]

famous pala ang mga tinio. nice to know.

[Asturiano]

They were used to be famous back in the early days b/c of his contribution in the revolution but now the family are almost forgotten in Nueva Ecija.

[caloy]

sana magkakaroon na tayo ng sm city away from the bottleneck of maharlika highway.

[Rodel]

guys, question lang po, which of the towns of nueva ecija are non-tagalog speaking? are there any? for instance ilocano speaking towns.

[Ecija]

guys, question lang po, which of the towns of nueva ecija are non-tagalog speaking? are there any? for instance ilocano speaking towns.

Marami din po sir, like municipalities of Guimba, Carrangalan, Rizal, Talugtug, Cuyapo, Bongabon, Laur, Gabalbon, Sto Domingo and the cities of San Jose and Munoz are Ilocano speaking. Welcome po sa Nueva Ecija thread.:)

[Rodel]

Marami din po sir, like municipalities of Guimba, Carrangalan, Rizal, Talugtug, Cuyapo, Bongabon, Laur, Gabalbon, Sto Domingo and the cities of San Jose and Munoz are Ilocano speaking. Welcome po sa Nueva Ecija thread.:)

thanks for the info...
also thank you for welcoming me in your thread.

[Asturiano]

All the towns in the northern part of Nueva Ecija are majority Ilocano speakers while some town that border Tarlac and Pampanga have a sizable Kapangpangan speakers.

[Ecija]

Cabanatuan joins 'Earth Hour'

Cabanatuan City joined the observance of Earth Hour last March 28 by switching off the lights at Plaza Lucero from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM.

Mayor Alvin Vergara led representatives from the city government, private sector, civic and religious groups and schools in expressing concern for the environment.

The Earth Hour program started with information on proper waste disposal to mitigate global warming and climate change.

Vergara and former Mayor Jay Vergara then turned off a ceremonial switch to mark the start of Earth Hour.

The city mayor gave a short message on the significance of the occasion.

Dr. Mercedes Cabling, president of the Kapisanan ng mga Kimika sa Pilipinas-Region III and member of the Cabanatuan Solid Waster Management Board also delivered a message.

A documentary video entitled “Panahon Na” was shown to Earth Hour participants to demonstrate the effects of climate change on the Philippines and each citizen’s responsibility in caring for the environment.

This year, some 650 cities and municipalities in the country joined the Earth Hour. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com

[Ecija]

http://static.flickr.com/3089/2367743995_5b9f4714e7.jpg

Tricycle capital of the Philippines ang Cabanatuan City. Kaya lang sa tingin ko ang tricycle na rin ang isa sa pinakamalaking problema ng aming lungsod. Masyado ng madami ang kanilang bilang kaya matinding traffic at polusyon ang binibigay nito. Karamihan pa sa kanila eh walang disiplina. kaya sana unti-unti mapalitan ang mga motorized tricycle ng "Pedicab". Pedicab na di magdudulot ng air at noise pollution. Syempre modern ang design at kakaiba. Tulad ng nasa picture.:)

[Asturiano]

^^^^
your exactly right. they are the cheapest way of public transportation in our city and also the number one polluter. They should be replace with an eco- freindly type of transportation that don't pollute our enviromnent.

Dapat magkaroon at bawat city sa atin ng mas maganda at mas organize na mass public transporation. Dapat palitan na yang mga jeepney at mga trycicle na yan kasi temporary solution lang sila sa kakulangan ng trasporation pagkatapos ng guerra noon pero matatagalan pa siguro ito may be perhaps another 30 or 50 more years to happen.

[Rodel]

^ 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 like reading this thread...although this is an old one but allow me to give my comments...
yeah, in our history class, i read that pangasinan at first was part of central luzon until marcos transferred ito to the ilocos region (reason could be that the eastern portion of pangasinan are ilocano speakers ''' this should be on the pangasinan thread..:lol:)
i'm not aware of "north central luzon," but from its composition as you have said, it is the northern part of the central luzon plain...there could be south central luzon which is composed of pampanga, bulacan, bataan..don't you think?

[Rodel]

the altar of Aliaga Church (taken this morning, Easter Sunday)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/req2000/NE/100_2676.jpg

[Asturiano]

Sana i restore din nila yong main altar ng Gapan at Cabanatuan church na giniba noong araw para maging moderno ang style ng altar, pero mas maganda pa rin yong retablo styles na nauuso uli ngayon.

[Rodel]

photos of Gapan Church (taken yesterday morning)

the main altar of the Church (the modern one)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/req2000/NE/100_2661.jpg

the facade of the Church.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/req2000/NE/100_2660.jpg

[Ecija]

Sana i restore din nila yong main altar ng Gapan at Cabanatuan church na giniba noong araw para maging moderno ang style ng altar, pero mas maganda pa rin yong retablo styles na nauuso uli ngayon.

Sana nga po ayusin ang Cabanatuan cathedral medyo wala pong buhay ang design. Gawin po sanang katulad ng simbahan ng Gapan na parang panahon pa ng kastila ang disenyo.

[Asturiano]

Sana nga po ayusin ang Cabanatuan cathedral medyo wala pong buhay ang design. Gawin po sanang katulad ng simbahan ng Gapan na parang panahon pa ng kastila ang disenyo.

Panahon naman ng kastila yong simbahan ng Cabanatuan kaya lang nasunog noong 1932, inbis na irestore nila pinalitan ng concrete na facade kapangit tuloy ng itsura.

Sana irestore din nila yong original na facade ng simbahan ng Cabanatuan at yong Kumbeto sa dating original spanish colonial style the pre war stractured, that was destroyed in the 1932s fire. Restoration is needed because this is part our national history. The revolutionary congress convened in cabanatuan church for a short time when Cabanatuan was made temporary capital of the Philippines. Antonio Luna one of the best general of revolution was killed in the church convent of cabanatuan by Aguinaldo's assasin.

[caloy]

parang andami ko nang naririnig na tungkol sa mga pinagpapatay ni aguinaldo ah. hmmm, is he really a hero? controversial. di ba siya rin nagpapatay kay andres bonifacio? does he deserved to be what he is now?

[Ecija]

Sabi nga po ng lolo ko nasunog nga daw po ang simbahan namin nung araw. Mas maganda po pala yung lumang simbahan. Pati nga po yung Plaza Lucero kung saan meron rebulto si Antonio Luna eh napabayaan na din po. Sana nga po magkaroon ng redevelopment sa area na 'to. Yun nga po ang pangarap ko sa lugar na 'to ibalik ang spanish colonial style. Ang ganda po siguro tingnan kung yung mga commercial establishment na nakapaligid sa simbahan eh iisa ang tema ng disenyo. Kaya lang po wala po yata sa vocabularyo ng city government ang urban planning, kanya kayang diskarte ng disenyo ng mga gusali.

[Asturiano]

parang andami ko nang naririnig na tungkol sa mga pinagpapatay ni aguinaldo ah. hmmm, is he really a hero? controversial. di ba siya rin nagpapatay kay andres bonifacio? does he deserved to be what he is now?

Well, it depend on how you look at our history, If he was really a hero or a villain. The man was very controversial in my point of view. Aguinaldo killed the only man who could probably bring victory in our side and humiliate the American army in defeat just like what happened in Vietnam 60 years later. An american general once said upon hearing Luna's death that the Filipino has only one true general in thier army and they killed him.

[Asturiano]

Sabi nga po ng lolo ko nasunog nga daw po ang simbahan namin nung araw. Mas maganda po pala yung lumang simbahan. Pati nga po yung Plaza Lucero kung saan meron rebulto si Antonio Luna eh napabayaan na din po. Sana nga po magkaroon ng redevelopment sa area na 'to. Yun nga po ang pangarap ko sa lugar na 'to ibalik ang spanish colonial style. Ang ganda po siguro tingnan kung yung mga commercial establishment na nakapaligid sa simbahan eh iisa ang tema ng disenyo. Kaya lang po wala po yata sa vocabularyo ng city government ang urban planning, kanya kayang diskarte ng disenyo ng mga gusali.

Maganda rin sana ang Cabanatuan kung marunong o nakakaintinde ang mga namumuno sa pagpapatupad ng urban planning and Urban zoning.
Kung madedevelop yong plaza lucero at mairestore yong simabhan at kumbeto at yong mga nakapaligid na mga gusali sa plaza ay may isang angkop na disenyo mga arches colonade sa baba at sa pangalawang palapag ay may mga ventana na may balcon, napakaganda sigurong tingan parang isang na plaza sa mexico or sa espanya. Tapos kung madedevelop pa yong Freedom park sa harap ng lumang capitolyo langyan din ng mga building na iisang design classical or colonial styles sa paligid ng park pewede ng tourist destination of Cabanatuan.
Ang mga foreign tourist kasi hinde naman mall ang gusto nilang makita dahil mariming na rin mall kung saan sila nanggaling.Ang gusto nilang makita yung mga historical buidling kung papano pinahahalagahan ng mamayan yong historia nila ang yong sariling kultura, gusto nilang makita yong mga magagadang architecture at mga parque at plaza na may mga coffe shop at upan sa plaza para sa leisure time to enjoy the view of the place.

[[dx]]

the altar of Aliaga Church (taken this morning, Easter Sunday)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/req2000/NE/100_2676.jpg

Very ornate altar. :okay:

[Ecija]

From: Vigan City and Ilocos Sur thead.
(Picture originally posted by dx)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/dxpsycho/DSC_2345.jpg

Mabuti pa po ang Vigan marunong magpahalaga sa kanilang nakagisnan na arkitektura. Pati po yung Mcdonalds nakibagay.:)

[Asturiano]

Hinde rin dahil may dating luman seminaryo at convento na nakapaligid diyan sa gilid ng plaza noon pero nasunog mga gusali inbis na irestore nila ibinenta yong lote sa commercial developer na pinatayuan ng Mcdonald and other fast food restaurants. The new building conform to the architecture of the place because its the law but it would be nice if the city and the chuch restore the original building.

[Ecija]

Hinde rin dahil may dating luman seminaryo at convento na nakapaligid diyan sa gilid ng plaza noon pero nasunog mga gusali inbis na irestore nila ibinenta yong lote sa commercial developer na pinatayuan ng Mcdonald and other fast food restaurants. The new building conform to the architecture of the place because its the law but it would be nice if the city and the chuch restore the original building.

Ganun po ba. Pero ang nakakatuwa po sa Vigan eh meron silang batas at naipapatupad po ito ng maayos. Hindi po tulad dito sa Cabanatuan na parang walang batas. Ang Talavera po medyo umaasenso na rin, sana huwag naman siya magaya sa Cabanatuan na masasabi kong congested na din. Sana hanggang maaga eh pahalagahan nila ang importansiya ng urban planning.

[Pinoy_ako]

^^
Tama. Lumang seminaryo iyan at yung ruins, meron pa ring natitira sa bandang likod. Pero di angkop ang design ng McDonalds. Kitch masyado. Bakit gagayahin ang isang magandang gusali sa anyong di angkop sa magiging gamit nito.

Meron bang picture ng main altar ng Gapan? Maganda ang mga side altars nito, siguro mas higit pa ang main altar. Sayang naman at nawala. Nang huli akong pumunta sa Gapan, marami pang old houses. Ganun pa rin ba ngayon? Ito ang bayan na puwedeng karanggo ng San Miguel sa Bulacan, Taal sa Batangas at iba pa.

[Ecija]

^^
Tama. Lumang seminaryo iyan at yung ruins, meron pa ring natitira sa bandang likod. Pero di angkop ang design ng McDonalds. Kitch masyado. Bakit gagayahin ang isang magandang gusali sa anyong di angkop sa magiging gamit nito.

Meron bang picture ng main altar ng Gapan? Maganda ang mga side altars nito, siguro mas higit pa ang main altar. Sayang naman at nawala. Nang huli akong pumunta sa Gapan, marami pang old houses. Ganun pa rin ba ngayon? Ito ang bayan na puwedeng karanggo ng San Miguel sa Bulacan, Taal sa Batangas at iba pa.

Marami pa ring ancestral houses sa Gapan lalo na sa may gilid ng simbahan, ang lalaki nga at tabi tabi sila doon. Sana nga ma-preserve din nila. Yung picture po sa itaas sa pagkakaalam ko eh yun na ang main altar.:)

[Asturiano]

^^^^
nabalitaan ko nga sa mga pinsan ko na malaki na raw ang pinagbago ng talavera, mas marami na raw ang improvement dahil magaling yong mayor na nakaupo kaysa sa dati pero mas maganda pa rin kung yung developement meron urban planning.

Sa San Jose rin maraming bahay na luma kaya lang noong huling uwi ko yong iba sirang sira na hinde na inaayos. sana may meron silang heritage conservation na nag enlista sa lahat ng pre war houses. Maganda rin yong ginawa ni la sa simbahan nila nerenovate sa old spanish colonial styles. Sana ganon din ang gawin sa Cabanatuan church

[Ecija]

Holy Week rites in Gapan City

http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/lent09_06.jpghttp://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/lent09_05.jpg

http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/lent09_02.jpghttp://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/lent09_15.jpg

http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/lent09_10.jpghttp://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/lent09_11.jpg

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

[Ecija]

NE to retain top rice producer tag

Nueva Ecija is expected to retain its title as the top rice producing province in the country during this dry cropping season due to the high yield being experienced by local farmers.

Serafin Santos, provincial agriculture officer, said that the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) reported in 2007 that the province has had an average rice yield of 1.13 million metric tons since 2002, and increasing by almost 10% yearly with the use of hybrid rice seeds.

This cropping season, some 41,000 hectares of rice fields were planted to the SL-08H hybrid variety with an expected harvest of 160 to 200 cavans per hectare.

The 20,000 members from 25 member cooperatives of the Federation of Patriotic Farmers Cooperatives of Nueva Ecija expressed support for the continued production of hybrid rice next cropping season. ###



Hybrid rice to offset shrinking Llanera rice lands

Llanera Mayor Lorna Mar Vero said that her town's 22 barangays produce rice but the local government had to implement programs and projects that reduced the land area planted to the staple food.

She cited as an example the need to construct a new cemetery to address the needs of residents.

Vero said that farmers have to increase their rice production by adopting new technology such as planting hybrid rice.

Farmers were encouraged to conduct tests and consult experts to determine the kind of fertilizers and pesticides needed for the hybrid variety.

Gregorio Ruba, Jr. municipal agriculture officer, said that the municipal government and SL Agritech, producer of the SL-08H hybrid rice variety, had to bring farmers to the field to witness the crops and compare them with traditional rice varieties.

Ruba said that hybrid crops managed with the so-called "palay check" -- a system introduced by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) -- produced 190 to over 240 cavans per hectare.

He said that out of the 7,000 hectares of rice field in Llanera, a total of 4,400 hectares had been planted with hybrid rice, which in turn turned the town into a top rice producer in the province. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

[garzland]

200 local businessmen hold summit in Bongabong (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/200_local_businessmen_hold_summit_in_Bongabong.shtml)

BONGABON, Nueva Ecija, April 24 (PNA) --About 200 local businessmen converged here to thresh out the strength and weaknesses of the local government in uplifting the town.

The 10-day Local and Regional Economic Development (LRED) summit opened last Monday with DTI Reg. 3 director Blesila Lantayona, Mayor Amelia Gamilla, members of the Sangguniang Bayan, led by Vice Mayor Arrive, and trainors from the academe and private institutions participating.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) director for Nueva Ecija, Bi Pili, said that Bongabon was the first municipality in Central Luzon to conduct such summit.

Gamilla, on the other hand, said the program would eventually help uplift the already up-swinging business atmosphere in the town, tagged as the onion capital of the Philippines.

Anji Resurrecion, a business professional trainor, said the LRED started with identification of the strengths and weaknesses of the LGU in terms of business. In some provinces or municipalities, she said, among the most common problem were securing business documents and infrastructure.

Due to hardship in securing permits, Resurrecion said, some local entreprenuers opted to run their businesses unlicensed.

But because of non-registration of business activities, the owners or entrepreneurs had failed to avail of loan facilities and other financial support for their business ventures, she added.

Pili said one of the greatest assets of this town was its supportive officials and available human resources or manpower.
The DTI facilitates the LRED, along with other institutions such as the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology. (PNA)

[Ecija]

Umali vs. Joson in 2010...
but which Joson?

Gov. Aurelio M. Umali could face another Joson in the 2010 gubernatorial elections.

Sources said that Umali could square off with Rep. Eduardo Nonato "Edno" Joson who is said to be the top choice among leaders of the Joson party, Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija.

Also being considered as standard bearer are Vice Gov. Edward Thomas Joson and former Gov. Tomas Joson III whom Umali defeated in the 2007 elections.

Like Umali, Edno, has never been defeated in the polls. He even claims that Umali's victory over Tomas in the last elections was merely "tsamba".

The Josons say that there are now united after the 2007 defeat and ready to dislodge Umali from the governorship.

Vice Gov. Joson said that Novo Ecijanos would compare Umali's performance to that of the Josons.

For his part, former Gov. Tomas said he that he had long served as governor and was willing to give way to Edno and be his campaign manager.

Meanwhile, some local executives identified with Umali's party, Lakas-CMD, welcomed Edno's running for governor and said they were willing to support him. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

[Asturiano]

^^^^
The Josons will not give up that easily until they retake the governoship of Nueva Ecija. Tell me, how was Umali performance as governor in Nueva Ecija?Presuming that Umali is doing a great job in the province It would be foolish for the peoples not to reelect him again. Change for the Better is the best for Nueva Ecija.

[Ecija]

Para sakin po ang tingin ko sa performance ni Gov. Umali eh ok naman po. Kaya po siguro hindi ganun kadami ang kanyang project eh dahil po sa nahaharang at napopolitika ng mga miyembro ng sangguniang lalawigan na ang karamihan po eh kapartido ng mga Joson. Tama po kayo ayaw na ng mga Novo Ecijano sa Joson. Dito nga po sa Cabanatuan hindi sila manalo.

[barrera_marquez]

Para sakin po ang tingin ko sa performance ni Gov. Umali eh ok naman po. Kaya po siguro hindi ganun kadami ang kanyang project eh dahil po sa nahaharang at napopolitika ng mga miyembro ng sangguniang lalawigan na ang karamihan po eh kapartido ng mga Joson. Tama po kayo ayaw na ng mga Novo Ecijano sa Joson. Dito nga po sa Cabanatuan hindi sila manalo.

Go Umali!!! Tadyakan ang mga Joson!!!

[Ecija]

Sir barrera marquez ang dalang muna pumasyal dito sa Nueva Ecija thread ah.:)

[Ecija]

The rescue of 516 prisoners of war by American soldiers and Filipino guerillas from the Pangatian Concentration Camp in Cabanatuan City on January 30, 1945 has been described as one of the most daring and successful rescue missions of its type in the annals of military history.

That event is immortalized in stone in the Pangatian War Memorial
http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian18.JPG

http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian19.JPG http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian20.JPG

http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian13.JPG http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian15.JPG

http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian06.JPG http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian07.JPG

http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian02.JPG http://www2.mozcom.com/~xowg/pangatian/pangatian08.JPG

The Pangatian War Memorial -- a testament to the bravery
and heroism of Novo Ecijanos.


http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

[Ecija]

Fajardo to become 'third force'
in fight for governorship

Former 3rd Dist. Rep. Pacifico Fajardo, a cousin of President Arroyo, said he is running for governor in 2010 due to what he claimed was the mounting public clamor from various sectors.

“If only because of the groundswell of support, I am seriously considering to run for governor for the sake of the development of Nueva Ecija,” he said.

Fajardo explained that several groups of Novo Ecijanos including farmers, non government organizations and mayors from Umali's Lakas-CMD and the Josons' Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija have expressed support for his candidacy.

Fajardo was the OIC-mayor of Palayan City in the late 1980s. He first ran as representative of the Third District in 1992, beating former Supreme Court Justice Hermogenes Concepcion, Jr. He was reelected in 1995 and won for the third time in 1998.

After his stint in Congress, he served as administrator of the Light Rail Transit Authority. He now sits in the board of San Miguel Corporation.

His daughter, Undersecretary Lorelei Fajardo, is the deputy presidential spokesperson and presidential assistant for Central Luzon. She is a goddaughter of President Arroyo.

The Fajardos were once considered among the political bigwigs in the province, together with the Josons and the Villareals. ###

[Asturiano]

If the joson lose the candidacy for the governor and vice governor, the province will be at peace without opposition and the new governor will have more time to focus his attention on the province.

[Ecija]

^^Mas maganda po siguro makipag team up na lang si Fajardo kay Umali para tuluyan ng mawala ang mga Joson sa Nueva Ecija.

[aroro]

this is my very first time to post sa Nueva Ecija thread...at siguro hindi ko na muna hahabaan since madami pa namang araw,hehe...but same as the others, proud NOVO ECIJANO, kahit na noong una e hindi ko alam kung ano nga ba ang pede ko ipagyabang sa bayan ko, pero ngayon unti-unti na'ko nagigising sa mga bagay na pede ko ipagmalaki hindi lang sa Pilipinas kundi around the globe na din.

and as for my reply regarding sa latest post here (politics), sana magising na ang mga tao ng Nueva Ecija (well they are already), ang tagal nang panahon na nakaupo ang mga Joson ano ba ang nagawa nila para sa Nueva Ecija? nang mapalitan ang governoship ng N.E. nag-umpisa na itong mag-boost, at ano, hindi ma-take ng mga Josons ang realidad na may igaganda pa pala at iuunlad ang NE (but definitely not by their hands and brains). bottomline here is that lahat tayo gustong bumangon ang NE at maging taas-noo tayong tatayo among all. :-) more power sa thread natin -(aroro from aliaga)

[igi_master]

^^

Welcome to the SSC and Nueva Ecija Thread

Although hindi ako purong Nueva Ecijano yung salitang Eka nga na nasa ibabaw ng iyong avatar ay madalas kong naririnig sa aking mga pinsan na Taga Zaragoza.

Matagal ko na ring hindi nabibisita ang Cabanatuan na ano na ba mga developments. Nung akoy nagaaral dyan sa CLPC dyan pa sa Aliaga ang daan ng Baliwag transit. ngayon yata dito na ba sa Sta Rosa.

[Ecija]

this is my very first time to post sa Nueva Ecija thread...at siguro hindi ko na muna hahabaan since madami pa namang araw,hehe...but same as the others, proud NOVO ECIJANO, kahit na noong una e hindi ko alam kung ano nga ba ang pede ko ipagyabang sa bayan ko, pero ngayon unti-unti na'ko nagigising sa mga bagay na pede ko ipagmalaki hindi lang sa Pilipinas kundi around the globe na din.

and as for my reply regarding sa latest post here (politics), sana magising na ang mga tao ng Nueva Ecija (well they are already), ang tagal nang panahon na nakaupo ang mga Joson ano ba ang nagawa nila para sa Nueva Ecija? nang mapalitan ang governoship ng N.E. nag-umpisa na itong mag-boost, at ano, hindi ma-take ng mga Josons ang realidad na may igaganda pa pala at iuunlad ang NE (but definitely not by their hands and brains). bottomline here is that lahat tayo gustong bumangon ang NE at maging taas-noo tayong tatayo among all. :-) more power sa thread natin -(aroro from aliaga)

Sir welcome po sa Nueva Ecija thread!:cheers:

Tama, ipakita natin sa buong Pilipinas at maging sa buong mundo kung bakit ang isa sa sinag ng araw sa ating bandila ay kumakatawan sa Nueva Ecija. :)

[Ecija]

^^

Welcome to the SSC and Nueva Ecija Thread

Although hindi ako purong Nueva Ecijano yung salitang Eka nga na nasa ibabaw ng iyong avatar ay madalas kong naririnig sa aking mga pinsan na Taga Zaragoza.

Matagal ko na ring hindi nabibisita ang Cabanatuan na ano na ba mga developments. Nung akoy nagaaral dyan sa CLPC dyan pa sa Aliaga ang daan ng Baliwag transit. ngayon yata dito na ba sa Sta Rosa.

Medyo umaasenso na rin ang Cabanatuan ngayon yun nga lang matindi pa rin ang traffic dahil sa kawalan ng disiplina ng mga tricycle driver at pati na din ng iba pang pribadong sasakyan. Pero maski papaano eh ginagawan naman ng paraan ng city government.

[Ehzie]

welcome po sir aroro sa nueva ecija thread...^^

[Asturiano]

Well, we will see on this coming election if the loyalist of Josons will continue to be loyal to thier candidates. Those of you in the Philippines who are register voter, Go vote for change and progress. Its about time that Political dynasty should die. The old status quo has led us nowhere but poverty and more misery, progress through economic reform and better leadership is needed for the province and country to rise again.

[Ecija]

Govt. eyes record rice production, 45% increase in palay buy

Agriculture officials led by Sec. Arthur Yap predict a record rice production this year, thanks to a comprehensive approach being implemented and the push for infrastructure development.

Yap visited a 2.5 kilometer farm to market road, flatbed dryers, warehouse facilities and ready to harvest crops in Barangay Mabini, Santo Domingo.

Frisco Malabanan, national coordinator of the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (GMA) program, cited the success in technology transfer to farmers and the part played by farmer organizations in strengthening the rice sufficiency program.

Eng. Antonio Nangel, operations manager of National Irrigation Administration-Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS), said that infrastructures, including the rehabilitation of waterways and the implementation of new water impounding projects increased the area devoted to rice production by over 4,000 hectares this year.

Earlier, Yap led the inauguration of the Vaca Dam in Llanera.

He said that for the first half of 2009, the agriculture department predicts palay harvests to reach a record of 7.2 to 7.3 million metric tons -- higher than the 7.1 million metric tons recorded in the same period last year.

The agriculture chief said that the government plans to buy one million metric tons of palay from local farmers this year, 45% higher than the last year's procurements, to raise farmers' incomes and reduce the country's dependence on rice importation. ###

[Asturiano]

marami nga silang inani pero kababa naman ng presyon ng palay kaya karamihan sa magsasaka bayad utang lang walang profit sa maliliit ng magsasaka.

[garzland]

Cycling: Calderon of Nueva Ecija tops Stage 7 (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Sports_28/Cycling_Calderon_of_Nueva_Ecija_tops_Stage_7.shtml)

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, May 15 (PNA) -— The tour made its first stop in what is considered the Salad Bowl of the Philippines through the Padyak Pinoy 2009 Tour of Champions’ Stage 7 Thursday.

And what a first for the fabled tour -— at least for this year’s Padyak Pinoy.

Joel Calderon, the 27-year-old contender from Guimba, Nueva Ecija, pulled the rug from under the favored climbers by winning the 163-km stage from Vigan City in five hours, nine minutes and 33.581 seconds to wrest the lead from four-day MVP Yellow Jersey holder Santy Barnachea in the general individual classification going into the final day of the eight-stage tour presented by Tanduay —- the dreaded Baguio-Baguio Friday.

“Sabi ko sa sarili ko na hangga't pwede kong kainin ang lamang ay gagawin ko,” said the Smart Buddy skipper, referring to the Air2100 captain Barnachea’s hold of the overall lead.

He did it with a flourish despite zero visibility near the top of the Naguilian Road climb and confusion inside the final 10 kilometers when a local volunteer civic group led a few of the riders -— including contenders Arnel Quirimit of Columbia Sportswear and Merculio Ramos of Wow Magic Sing -— to the wrong route towards the Benguet capital.

“Hindi na ako lumingon, basta padyak lang ng padyak,” narrated Calderon, who crossed the finish one minute and 57 seconds ahead of American Vinyl captain Lloyd Lucien Reynante and 8:34 over U-Freight’s Emelito Atilano.

Barnachea was never in the stage. He was caught in the peloton for the entire section on flat roads in Ilocos Sur and La Union and was never a threat in the climb. In fact he could not match younger brother and teammate Larry in the climb and had to be paced by his brother-in-law —- the ageless Enrique Domingo of Mail and More.

Barnachea crossed in the 17th group 16 and a half minutes later and dropped drastically in the top 10.

“Wala na,” was all Barnachea, the 2006 champion, could utter after the stage that was also soaked in brief heavy rain. “Sa simula pa lang ay na-flat na ako, kaya nagkayod ako maaga pa.”

Calderon (total time 23:53:56) is now a minute and 45 seconds ahead in the overall individual race for the P100,000 purse over Reynante and 7:58 over an extremely frustrated Cargohaus skipper Frederick Feliciano.

The Novo Ecijano also posted a 9:13 advantage over Tanduay’s Renato Sembrano, 10:04 over Ube Media’s Oscar Rindole, 11:18 over Mail and More’s Warren Davadilla, 12:32 over Columbia Sportswear’s Irish Valenzuela and 13:16 over Burger King’s Baler Ravina.

Barnachea fell from first to 10th, 13 minutes and 42 seconds off Calderon -— a deficit he is not expected to topple in the final stage of the tour which has Smart and Air21 as major sponsors and sanctioned by the UCI-recognized PhilCycling headed by Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham Tolentino.

Feliciano, who finished the stage almost 10 minutes after Calderon, did not speak to reporters after the race. He was teary-eyed.

But his coach, Ricarlito Balmes, said: “Groggy na siya, walang nakuhang kapalit. Hindi naman pwedeng siya lang ang kakayod. Wala siyang nakuhang assistance.”

The stage made the riders suffer especially in the climb that four more riders could not finish the stage, reducing the number of participants in the final stage to 66.
American Vinyl had another superb team effort and topped the stage to dislodge Ube Media from the overall team race with an aggregate time of 73:54:36.374 -— an 11:20.423 lead over the erstwhile leader. Tanduay kept third place but is half an hour behind, followed by Columbia Sportswear (41:17.382) and Wow Magic Sing (50:58.333). (PNA)

[caloy]

may traffic regulation ba tayo para sa mga tricycle drivers lalo na sa parking areas? hirap magpark kasi puro mga tricycle drivers na naghihintay ng pasahero ang nagooccupy mostlly.

[Asturiano]

kahit na meron pa hinde naman ito sinusunod ang problema lang gawa sila ng gawa ng mga batas pangkaayusan pero hinde naman nila alam ipatupad.

[Ecija]

may traffic regulation ba tayo para sa mga tricycle drivers lalo na sa parking areas? hirap magpark kasi puro mga tricycle drivers na naghihintay ng pasahero ang nagooccupy mostlly.

Dito sa Cabanatuan medyo mahigpit na sila sa double parking lalo na dito sa palibot ng palengke, yun nga lang talgang ka-kumpitensya mo pa ang mga tricycle sa paghahanap ng parking kasi karamihan sa kanila eh ginagawang terminal ang gilid ng kalsada. Parang walang batas na nagbabawal sa mga tricycle na mag-park sa gilid ng kalsada basta wag lang sa kanto. Dati kasi pati sa intersection eh mga nakabalandra sila pati nga pedestrian eh nahihirapan tumawid.:ohno: Ganun kagulo ang trapiko dito sa Cabanatuan noon.

[Ecija]

http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/mango.jpg

Jaen relaunches mango/veggie festival

The Jaen municipal government headed by Mayor Santi Austria, together with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and other line agencies, launched the Maggugulay Festival last May 4,

Austria explained that the festival aimed to improve the situation of mango and vegetable growers in his town. He said that it was a sequel of the first festival held eight years ago during the time of former Mayor Cesar Eduardo, where the DTI also played an active role.

Brigida Pili, DTI provincial director, said that the key in uplifting the lives of farmers and developing their industry was their openness to new technologies. She said that farmer cooperatives had to be strong and united.

Venancio Galang, municipal agriculturist, said that 300 hectares of Jaen's 6,000 hectares of agricultural lands are planted to mangoes. ###


http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/big_duck.JPG

Talavera holds duck festival

The Talavera town fiesta last May 15 featured a duck cooking contest where men showed off their skills in preparing duck dishes.

"Papatunayan namin na masarap din kaming maglutong mga lalaki. Gusto naming patunayan sa mga kababaihan na hindi lang sila ang may karapatang magluto," said Guillermo Guevarra, a contestant.

The array of dishes included tiim, duck with broccoli, grilled duck, caldereta, kapukan, and steamed duck.

The cooking festival aimed to promote duck products as a source of livelihood for the people of Talavera.

The festival ended with the selection of the biggest duck which was spared from the chopping block and awarded a tag and enthroned on a bed of hay. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

[Pinoy_ako]

http://www2.mozcom.com/~ecijano/mango.jpg

Jaen relaunches mango/veggie festival

The Jaen municipal government headed by Mayor Santi Austria, together with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and other line agencies, launched the Maggugulay Festival last May 4,

Austria explained that the festival aimed to improve the situation of mango and vegetable growers in his town. He said that it was a sequel of the first festival held eight years ago during the time of former Mayor Cesar Eduardo, where the DTI also played an active role.

Brigida Pili, DTI provincial director, said that the key in uplifting the lives of farmers and developing their industry was their openness to new technologies. She said that farmer cooperatives had to be strong and united.

Venancio Galang, municipal agriculturist, said that 300 hectares of Jaen's 6,000 hectares of agricultural lands are planted to mangoes. ###


Nang umuwi kami sa Jaen noong Pebrero, medyo may sakit ang mga bunga ng mangga. Sana mas gumanda ang lagay ng mga bunga nitong mga nakaraang buwan.

[Ecija]

^^Nagkaroon nga ng sakit ang mga mangga pero hindi naman masyado nakaapekto ito sa mga mango farmers.

[barrera_marquez]

Matatapos na anihan... planting season na naman...

Kasabay nito, nagsisimula na rin bang lumitaw ang mga trapo posters sa Nueva Ecija? Nauna na si Bayani Fernando na hanggang La Union ang poster. May sumunod kaya?

[Ecija]

Vergara orders upgrading of Cabanatuan public market

Cabanatuan City Mayor Alvin Vergara ordered the immediate construction of stairways on each side of the the block occupied by the city's public market.

The stairways will be built along the sides facing Burgos, Sanciangco, Melencio and Paco Roman to provide easier access to the second floor of the market building. The original stairways are located inside the building and tended to be obscured by goods.

Also being built at the second floor are stalls where sidewalk vendors at the ground floor will be relocated, including beauty parlors, cell phone shops and some market related city offices.

Earlier, the market building's roof was fixed, parking areas made more orderly and waste management system improved.

Vergara asked for the cooperation of Cabanatueños for a more orderly public market. ###



Cabanatuan City Hall employees get free executive check up

Mayor Alvin Vergara announced that all city hall personnel will receive free executive checkups.

“Hangad kong maging malusog kayong lahat,” Vergara told the employees during the flag ceremony last May 18.

City hall, with the help of the M.V. Gallego Cabanatuan City General Hospital, has started scheduling city employees for their annual physical examination that will include X-ray, ECG, and blood, stool and urine examinations, among other procedures.

Vergara expressed the hope that with the free health check up, city employees would be healthier and thus more efficient in serving the city residents. ###



Cabanatuan trash facility to open on June 1

Cabanatuan City Mayor Alvin Vergara has assured that the city's materials recovery facility (MRF) will start operating by June 1 in compliance with the Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

MRF is a facility for the segregation and recycling of biodegradable and non biodegradable materials.

This will signal the total closure of the open dump site at Barangay Valle Cruz as had been agreed upon by the city government and the Environmental Management Bureau.

Vergara said that the MRF that will open in June would process trash from urban barangays, while rural barangays will have their own similar facilities.

He said that the Valle Cruz dumpsite would be rehabilitated to prevent the contamination of the environment and protect the health of city residents.

The mayor said that trash segregation would be strictly implemented in the city and the burning of waste materials and dumping of trash in vacant lots banned. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

[Haribon]

will do, bro; BTW, i'm a frequent visitor/lurker of this site hehe, i have also read the posts and comments regarding Vice Gov. Joson's "role" as acting governor when Gov. Umali flew to the States for a breather... natawa nga ako dun sa comment mo about dun sa acts ni Vice Gov Joson eh, +1 ako dun, in fact, kaya lang nagpuputok ang butsi nila eh dahil their dynasty is over haha, totoo naman, hindi naman nila napaganda ang Ecija puro sila lang nagpayaman, sila din may kagagawan bakit pinili Palayan as capital, though pagkakaalam ko si Marcos nag-proclaim yata because of the World Jamboree held there, ****-correct na lang if I'm wrong

San Fernando ka pala bro, palagi ako diyan eh

Hello guys. May I butt in about the Josons and Umalis.

It's true that the Josons political influence has been weakened by their political blunders, corruptions and electoral defeat last 2007 election this should not result to a simple substitution of political dynasty.

I heard that aside the incumbent Governor Umali and his wife Congw. Czarina Umali, the younger brother of the governor, Anthony Umali is being touted to run either for vice governorship or mayor of their town in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija.

I think this is not good for the province and Novo Ecijanos in the long run as history will only repeat itself.:ohno:

[barrera_marquez]

Vergara orders upgrading of Cabanatuan public market

Cabanatuan City Mayor Alvin Vergara ordered the immediate construction of stairways on each side of the the block occupied by the city's public market.

The stairways will be built along the sides facing Burgos, Sanciangco, Melencio and Paco Roman to provide easier access to the second floor of the market building. The original stairways are located inside the building and tended to be obscured by goods.

Also being built at the second floor are stalls where sidewalk vendors at the ground floor will be relocated, including beauty parlors, cell phone shops and some market related city offices.

Earlier, the market building's roof was fixed, parking areas made more orderly and waste management system improved.

Vergara asked for the cooperation of Cabanatueños for a more orderly public market. ###



Cabanatuan City Hall employees get free executive check up

Mayor Alvin Vergara announced that all city hall personnel will receive free executive checkups.

“Hangad kong maging malusog kayong lahat,” Vergara told the employees during the flag ceremony last May 18.

City hall, with the help of the M.V. Gallego Cabanatuan City General Hospital, has started scheduling city employees for their annual physical examination that will include X-ray, ECG, and blood, stool and urine examinations, among other procedures.

Vergara expressed the hope that with the free health check up, city employees would be healthier and thus more efficient in serving the city residents. ###



Cabanatuan trash facility to open on June 1

Cabanatuan City Mayor Alvin Vergara has assured that the city's materials recovery facility (MRF) will start operating by June 1 in compliance with the Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

MRF is a facility for the segregation and recycling of biodegradable and non biodegradable materials.

This will signal the total closure of the open dump site at Barangay Valle Cruz as had been agreed upon by the city government and the Environmental Management Bureau.

Vergara said that the MRF that will open in June would process trash from urban barangays, while rural barangays will have their own similar facilities.

He said that the Valle Cruz dumpsite would be rehabilitated to prevent the contamination of the environment and protect the health of city residents.

The mayor said that trash segregation would be strictly implemented in the city and the burning of waste materials and dumping of trash in vacant lots banned. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

Mabuti naman at naisipan na nilang isara iyang dump site dahil naiisip ko na maraming palay diyan tapos may dump site? Parang Payatas at La Mesa Dam.

[barrera_marquez]

Hello guys. May I butt in about the Josons and Umalis.

It's true that the Josons political influence has been weakened by their political blunders, corruptions and electoral defeat last 2007 election this should not result to a simple substitution of political dynasty.

I heard that aside the incumbent Governor Umali and his wife Congw. Czarina Umali, the younger brother of the governor, Anthony Umali is being touted to run either for vice governorship or mayor of their town in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija.

I think this is not good for the province and Novo Ecijanos in the long run as history will only repeat itself.:ohno:

Actually paulit-ulit naman iyan sa Rice Bowl of the RP e, what matters now is if they will run the largest province in Central Luzon more effectively than their predecessors. At saka it's up to the people na rin kung nanaisin ba nilang maulit ang kasaysayan kaya bumoboto sila.

[Haribon]

Umali vs. Joson in 2010...
but which Joson?

Gov. Aurelio M. Umali could face another Joson in the 2010 gubernatorial elections.

Sources said that Umali could square off with Rep. Eduardo Nonato "Edno" Joson who is said to be the top choice among leaders of the Joson party, Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija.

Also being considered as standard bearer are Vice Gov. Edward Thomas Joson and former Gov. Tomas Joson III whom Umali defeated in the 2007 elections.

Like Umali, Edno, has never been defeated in the polls. He even claims that Umali's victory over Tomas in the last elections was merely "tsamba".

The Josons say that there are now united after the 2007 defeat and ready to dislodge Umali from the governorship.

Vice Gov. Joson said that Novo Ecijanos would compare Umali's performance to that of the Josons.

For his part, former Gov. Tomas said he that he had long served as governor and was willing to give way to Edno and be his campaign manager.

Meanwhile, some local executives identified with Umali's party, Lakas-CMD, welcomed Edno's running for governor and said they were willing to support him. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

In my observation, nobody among the Josons can beat Gov. Umali right now. He's still on top of the situation.

The Josons and their political allies are no longer as powerful as they used to be and their traditional politics is fast approaching the danger zone of being wiped out.

Novo Ecijanos and the new leadership of Nueva Ecija were working together for the common good of the province by campaigning to change not only the present members of the provincial board but also the local mayors who were members of Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (BALANE), the Joson led provincial political party federated with KAMPI party.



Vice Governor Edward Thomas Joson (BALANE-Kampi)


Rep. Edno Joson, 1st Congressional District (BALANE-Kampi)

Rep. Rodolfo Antonino, 4th Congressional District (BALANE-Kampi)
:ohno:

First District

Rommel Padilla, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija (BALANE-Kampi)
Eric Salazar, Talavera, Nueva Ecija (BALANE-Kampi)
Cesar Cucio, Guimba, Nueva Ecija (BALANE-Kampi)

Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Licab, Nampicuan, Quezon, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza

2nd District

Wilfredo Munsayac, San Jose City (BALANE-Kampi)

Muñoz City, San Jose City, Muñoz City
Carranglan, Llanera, Lupao, Pantabangan, Rizal, Talugtug

3rd District

Raqueliza Agapito, Cabanatuan City (BALANE-Kampi)
Melchor Morales, Cabanatuan City (BALANE-Kampi)

Cabanatuan City, Palayan City
Bongabon, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Laur, Santa Rosa

4th District

Teresita Patiag, San Isidro, Nueva Ecija (BALANE-Kampi)
Zaldy Matias, Gapan, Nueva Ecija (BALANE-Kampi)
Romanito Juatco, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija (BALANE-Kampi)

Gapan City
Cabiao, General Tinio, Jaen, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo
:ohno:



Let's not waste our vote.

[barrera_marquez]

In my observation, nobody among the Josons can beat Gov. Umali right now. He's still on top of the situation.

The Josons and their political allies are no longer as powerful as they used to be and their traditional politics is fast approaching the danger zone of being wiped out.

Novo Ecijanos and the new leadership of Nueva Ecija were working together for the common good of the province by campaigning to change not only the present members of the provincial board but also the local mayors who were members of Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (BALANE), the Joson led provincial political party federated with KAMPI party.



Let's not waste our vote.

Here in Nueva Ecija, the recent marriage of Kampi and Lakas-CMD is heading towards the court. (divorce)

[Ecija]

DA-PhilRice officers train for rice self-sufficiency

Almost 100 rice sufficiency officers (RSOs) and Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) officials from various parts of the country gathered for a workshop from May 13 to 16 as part of the Department of Agriculture and PhilRice Strategic Support Services for Rice Sufficiency (S5).

S5 is the DA-PhiliRice program in support of the government's Rice Self Sufficiency Plan that envisions 100 percent self sufficiency in rice by 2013. It aims to increase palay production from 16.2 million metric tons in 2007 to 21.6 million metric tons in 2013 to ensure the availability of rice for 100 million Filipinos, raise the income from rice farming and reduce the country's rice importation.

"The Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (GMA) rice program has increased rice production in some provinces to more than four tons per hectare but there is still more than one million hectares that need to be transformed into more productive and profitable rice farms," said Ruben Miranda, deputy director for development.

He explained that S5 was developed to identify factors that prevent higher yields and develop technologies suited to specific places to achieve rice self-sufficiency.

To support these, MIranda said that PhilRice has developed three components -- location-specific technology development, capacity building and rice information and communication. ###



Top hybrid rice producers honored

The province's "Top Hybrid Yielders" were honored in ceremonies held at the Nueva Ecija Convention Center last May 28.

Among the awardees were Severino Payumo of Barangay Buliran, Cabanatuan City who produced 345 cavans of hybrid rice per hectare; Ricarco Buena Ventura of Talavera, 230 cavans; Severino Velasquez of Jaen, 229 cavans; Benito Guiang of Paco Roman, Rizal. 207.75 cavans; Nicasio Esguerra of Licab, 207.43 cavans; Renato Manuel of San Antonio, 207.04 cavans; Ferdinand Pobre of San Jose city, 204.54 cavans; Paquito Agulto of General Natividad, 200.41 cavans; Arturo Niro of Rizal, 200.40 cavans; and Renato Ramos of Jaen, 191.70 cavans.

Henry Lim, chief executive officer of SL Agritech, producer of SL-08 hybrid rice seeds, said that the rice production of Nueva Ecija grew by 17 percent, assuring that the province would become not only the country's rice granary but its hybrid rice capital as well. ###

[di_mo_malaman]

kung ako sa iba Ang cabanatuan as an higly urbranized city ay imposible anu pang kinasilbihan nun classification lang naman ah, Kung component mas gaganda pa dahil may cooperation ung province saka ung town. Mas maganda pa nga kung may sariling archdiocese tung nueva ecija saka isang NAIA-like airport

[barrera_marquez]

kung ako sa iba Ang cabanatuan as an higly urbranized city ay imposible anu pang kinasilbihan nun classification lang naman ah, Kung component mas gaganda pa dahil may cooperation ung province saka ung town. Mas maganda pa nga kung may sariling archdiocese tung nueva ecija saka isang NAIA-like airport

Cabanatuan should remain as a component city of Nueva Ecija. Kilala na ng buong Pilipinas ang Cabanatuan bilang bahagi ng Nueva Ecija at kinakailangang magkaroon ng check-and-balance ang LGU sa provincial government.

[Ecija]

DoH: H1N1 community outbreak in Ecija village


By Tonette Orejas
Central Luzon Desk
First Posted 17:06:00 06/14/2009

Filed Under: Health, Diseases, Swine Flu, Local authorities


CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines -- The Department of Health (DoH) on Sunday declared a community-level outbreak of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus in a farming village in Nueva Ecija province, as the 92 contacts of 11 children who tested positive for the virus there, exhibited flu symptoms.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III approved the declaration after a two-week surveillance on Hilera village in Jaen town, said Doctor Rio Magpantay, DoH Central Luzon director

"There is an outbreak," Magpantay told the Philippine Daily Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net) in a text message.

A DoH team found "epidemiological link" among the 11 confirmed cases and their contacts, Magpantay said, adding, "There's local transmission."

On Sunday, the DoH announced that the country had 147 confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) flu with no fatality.

So far, Hilera is the first community that has been placed on an outbreak status.

The 11 confirmed cases -- 10 students of the Hilera Elementary School (HES) and a 4-year-old child -- were among the 103 people stricken with influenza-like illnesses between May 29 and June 12 in the village.

Magpantay said that meant that 6.3 percent of the village's population of 1,622 have been affected, he said.

The 11 positive cases belonged to the first batch of 15 children who underwent testing for the A(H1N1) flu. They have been recovering well with home-based treatment, Magpantay said. Four of the 15 people in that batch tested negative for the virus.

Magpantay said no one among those sick had traveled abroad. The DoH said a source of exposure to the virus could be a team of doctors and nurses who held a medical mission in the HES in May.

Results of throat swabbing on the second batch of 19 people have yet to be released.

"We are managing it well through early detection and aggressive treatment. Symptoms are mild. Our concern now is how to take care of high risk groups -- the very young and the elderly," Magpantay said.

He said he did not recommend making Hilera off-limits to outsiders or prohibiting residents from leaving the village.

"Those are not necessary. The symptoms are mild, and we're very thankful to God. We have enhanced our mitigation efforts. The positive ones are confined at home and receiving their supplies of Tamiflu. The rest are provided antibiotics and Vitamin C," he said. "It should be business as usual."

But classes at the HES would remain suspended to prevent the further transmission of the virus, he said.

It is in that school that the DoH has set up its command post for residents volunteering to undergo checkup for symptoms of the A(H1N1) flu.

Aside from the 30 health personnel ent to the area, the DoH on Saturday started mobilizing barangay (village) health workers to do home visits in neighboring villages of Kalabasa, Pitak, Pakul and Lambakin to identify the people there with flu symptoms.

With the outbreak status, Jaen Mayor Santiago Austria said the local government would continue to support DoH measures in Hilera and four other villages.

On Friday night, Magpantay said DoH personnel took throat swabs from 20 residents in Pakul and Lambakin to test them for the virus. Pakul has 39 people with influenza-like illness while Lambakin monitored 52 between May 27 and June 12.

The attack rates in Pakul and Lambakin are three percent and 2.4 percent, respectively. Their ages range from six months to 68 years old, but most of them are between 6 and 15 years old.

[Ecija]

Umali school bags confiscated, burned

Some 500 schoolbags donated by the provincial government to pupils in Quezon town were allegedly confiscated and burned by unidentified persons.

The bags were part of some 254,000 bags being distributed to barangays in the province every year under the education assistance program of the provincial government and 3rd Dist. Rep. Cherry Umali.

This was learned from an e-mail sent to local media persons last June 5 by Anna Lampa, communications officer of Tigereye Media, Inc., a public relations firm working for Gov. Aurelio M. Umali.

Lampa said, “Text at tawag po ang natanggap mula sa residente ng Quezon town kaugnay ng sapilitang pagkuha at pagsunog ng mga nasabing school bags. Humihingi po kasi sila ng panibagong bags dahil sa kinuha nga daw po, sa ngayon wala silang magamit. Dagdag pa, tatlong araw mula Lunes, ay naglibot na ang mga kapitan ng barangay at hinanap ang mga nasabing bags upang bawiin.”

Sr. Supt. Ricardo C. Marquez, Nueva Ecija provincial police office director, said he had not received any report about the incident but would look into it. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

[Ecija]

BALANE to field Manang Josie
vs. Oyie
The Joson-led Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (BALANE) has unanimously named former three-termer Rep. Josie Manuel-Joson as its standard bearer in the 2010 gubernatorial elections, and will face her former co-lawmaker, Gov. Aurelio Umali.

This was reached during a meeting of the BALANE Provincial Council composed of party stalwarts from various towns and cities, last June 20 in Quezon town.

Josie, daughter of former Gapan Mayor Basilio Manuel, is the wife of former Vice Gov. Mariano Cristino Joson who lost to Umali in the 2007 elections.

Fourth Dist. Rep. Rodolfo Antonino, BALANE district chair for southern Nueva Ecija, moved to divide the house to determine if there was any objection to Josie's endorsement but no one spoke out.

Lawyer Chito Lahom described his party mates response to Josie's endorsement as "so overwhelming".

Josie said that she was heartened by her choice as BALANE's official candidate for governor and the support of what she called the "four pillars" of the party -- her husband Mariano Cristino; First Dist. Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson, former Gov. Tomas Joson III and former Vice Gov. Eduardo Joson IV.

Earlier, there were reports that the BALANE candidate for governor could either be Vice Gov. Edward Thomas Joson, Rep. Joson or former Gov. Joson.

Josie will be the first woman gubernatorial candidate -- and a non-blood relative -- to be fielded by the Josons.

She will try to recover the Capitol after the Joson's 48 year old hold on it ended with her husband Mariano Cristino's loss to Umali. ###

[buddy_cute]

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^^share ko lang pala pictures ko nung pumunta kami dyan dupinga...:)

[Ecija]

^^Nice pics! Thanks for sharing and dropping by.:)

[mpacct]

Nagbabalak ako bumili ng lupa sa Ganaderia, Palayan City na patatayuan ko ng family house. Meron na bang telephone companies doon? PLDT or Digitel? Kailangan ko kasi ng good internet connection.

Thanks in advance for you replies!

[Ecija]

^^Meron na po sir.:)

[mpacct]

Ecija, thanks for your reply.

I'm also looking on a property located at Camp Tinio, Cabanatuan City. The broker said that both PLDT and DIGITEL are available in the area. Pwede po humingi ng feedback regarding your experience sa service ng companies na ito with regards to Internet speed and reliability.

Home-based professional po ako kaya importante ang good internet connection para sa trabaho ko.

(I would appreciate replies from present Internet subscribers near the locality.)

[Ecija]

^^Mas reliable po ang service ng PLDT.

[mpacct]

Thanks Ecija!

[Ecija]

2 'green' power projects to go up in Nueva Ecija

The town of Santa Rosa is one of three sites in the country where the Biosphere process and technology will be installed.

This was announced by Spectrum Blue Steel Corp., the outfit granted a license to promote, market, operate and manage the Biosphere process and technology in the Philippines. It also launched Zero Waste Philippine Project in partnership with cities and towns aimed at turning waste into a resource.

The Biosphere process for generating green energy was invented by Dr. Chris McCormack, chair and chief executive officer of Global Environmental Energy Corp. The scheme uses all kinds of waste materials to generate energy.

Aside from Santa Rosa, the Biosphere process will also be set up in Tanauan City, Batangas and Butuan City in Mindanao. Preliminary activities for the projects will start this July.

Meanwhile, another company, Global Green Power, is set to spend P5.6 billion to put up three 15 Megawatt biomass power plants in Nueva Ecija, Panay and Pangasinan.

The company's subsidiary, Global Biomass PLC Corp. has signed a contract with Green Power Nueva Ecija Philippines, Inc. for the project.

The biomass needed to fuel the power plants will be sourced from farm waste and other agricultural residues like rice and corn husks.

Maribeth de Montaigne, Global Green's director for social programs and poverty alleviation, said that each of the biomass power plants will deliver around 900 local jobs, purchase agricultural residues and waste from the local farming communities, and produce clean, decentralized and renewable energy that does not rely on imported fossil fuels.

The Nueva Ecija power plant and the two others are expected to operate by 2011. ###



Fire destroys San Jose vice mayor's rice mill
Fire hit a warehouse owned by San Jose City Vice Mayor Mario Salvador in Barangay Calaocan, at 11:30 AM last June 13, destroying farm equipment, a rice mill and thousands of bags of rice and palay.

Salvador was reported to be attending a wedding in Tagaytay City when the three-hour fire happened.

The local fire department was supported by firefighters from the Science City of Muñoz, Rizal, Talavera, Santo Domingo, Guimba, Cabanatuan City, Pantabangan, 3121 Fire Volunteer Brigade, Violago Cares and the Belena/Violago Corp. in fighting the blaze.

SFO1 Augusto V. Ariem, chief fire investigator, said that the entire rice mill building was totally burned with initial damage placed at P2 million, excluding equipment and rice stocks destroyed. ###

http://www.nuevaecijajournal.com/

[Ecija]

2 Ecija towns get top marks


By Anselmo Roque
Central Luzon Desk
First Posted 23:24:00 07/25/2009

Filed Under: Economy and Business and Finance, Local authorities, Awards and Prizes


CABANATUAN CITY Two Nueva Ecija towns have received presidential citations for having created an environment for their business and investments to flourish.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo handed the awards to the mayors of Talavera and Aliaga towns on July 8, at the Megatrade Hall 3 at SM Megamall to celebrate “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Week” under the Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development.

Talavera (population: 114,000) is a first class municipality, while Aliaga (pop: 61,000) has been elevated to a second class town.

In Talavera, Mayor Nerito Santos provided a 140-square meter hall for the town’s fully airconditioned Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) office and equipped it with facilities and hardware.

Aside from its database and staff areas, the BOSS has an area for representatives of regulatory offices and a lounging area for clients where they can watch television and take coffee and snacks.

“Mayor Santos provided us the funds to make our office business-friendly. He also gave funds for our training and benchmarking missions,” Rosemarie Reyes, licensing officer, said.

“Our procedures now reduced the number of steps to be followed and the number of signatories as well,” she added.

The average waiting time is just 20 minutes, Reyes said, adding that in the past, it took a day or several days before the whole process was completed.

Business owners then complained that they spent days in getting clearances from the regulatory offices like the Bureau of Fire Prevention, municipal health office, planning and development office, and the municipal engineering office, as they were located in various sites.

In the initial year of implementation, the BOSS served 848 business owners, rising to 1,137 in 2007 and 1,275 in 2008.

From January to June this year, the office served 1,008 business owners.

“More business establishments are being opened here and we would like to think that our excellent business climate that includes reduced red tape, among others, plays a big role,” Reyes said.

An agricultural town, Talavera boasts of several rice mills, one of which is considered as one of the biggest and most modern in the country.

It also has agricultural supplies centers that serve not only this town but also those in other provinces.

Two fast-food chains, a 24-hour shopping mart, drug stores and pawnshops are now operating in the town.

The Department of Trade and Industry in Nueva Ecija nominated the Talavera BOSS for the award.

In Aliaga, mayor’s permits and business licenses can be issued in just 10 minutes. The procedures were reduced to two and the signatories to one from multiple steps and signatories in the past.

Equipped with a database and a work station, the office is handled by assistant municipal treasurer Rexy Alcantara and a technical staff.

“When business owners come to our office with the required clearances from regulatory offices, they just fill up a form which only asks only four things: Name, address, business style and total investment or gross sales,” Alcantara said.

“In 10 minutes, the process is completed,” she added.

When Mayor Marcial Vargas implemented the new procedures, he provided two computers for the database and for the work station.

“Applicants used to wait for some weeks before their papers could be acted upon because we were using only one typewriter,” Alcantara said.

The training and seminars for skills enhancement and project monitoring, software cost and other capital outlay were provided by the Aliaga government with assistance from the DTI and the Canadian International Development Authority (CIDA).

In 2006, Alcantara said her office served 102 registrants with average processing time of one hour each, 120 in 2007 with processing time of 40 minutes and 249 in 2008 within 20 minutes each.

Since January, the office has processed 209 registrants with the processing time cut further to just 10 minutes each.

[eliesonmike]

Hi, kamusta na po ang nueva ecija, sad to say pero I have to wait till next year bago ako makauwi uli at mabisita ang magandang probinsya natin. Last December 2008 eh umuwi ako, I travelled alot using my motorcyle pero ang pinagsisihan ko lang eh bakit di ako nagawi sa palayan city,gustong gusto ko panaman yung daan dun, dati kasi akong loan tech sa bangko luzon kaya naiikot ko yung buong nueva ecija area na yan but now dito na ko sa saudi, kakahomesick tuloy... me taga cabiao ba dito?

[mpacct]

I'm looking for the telephone number of PLDT Cabanatuan. Please reply if you know.

[weedkiller]

hello guys just droppin by...taga cabanatuan rin po ako and was there from 89-95....nice to see this thread.....tnx

[mpacct]

Kumusta sa mga taga-Palayan. Diyan lang po ako sa Santolan at Imelda Valley.

[wise_zech]

From: Vigan City and Ilocos Sur thead.
(Picture originally posted by dx)
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Mabuti pa po ang Vigan marunong magpahalaga sa kanilang nakagisnan na arkitektura. Pati po yung Mcdonalds nakibagay.:)

ganda nang lugar na ito..

[c6josh]

Microtel Cabanatuan: Your oasis in Nueva Ecija
(The Philippine Star) Updated September 11, 2009 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines - Dubbed as the country’s “rice granary,” Nueva Ecija yields important crops such as rice, corn and onion. Its lush greenery also contributes to the gallons of milk collected from cows and water buffaloes that last year, the province gained another title — the country’s “milk capital.” Agriculture students and scientists usually go to the province, the largest in the region, to go on farm tours.

But there is another reason now to visit Nueva Ecija. Tucked in Cabanatuan, a first-class city, is a sanctuary that offers relaxation away from the madness of a busy life.

Microtel Inn and Suites Cabanatuan gives travelers best-value comfort and convenience. This is the place indeed if you want to be near all the activities (which surprisingly are not limited to farm tours but include a nearby golf course, malls and historical sites) yet be isolated and simply bask on a rustic setting, with the restful sound of nature for that much-needed R&R.

Access to this two-story refuge begins with a three-hour trip from Manila. If you live in nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan and Zambales, you will find it easy to visit and explore the place as the central bus terminal is within the vicinity.

At first sight, you will be mesmerized with the stark yet picture-perfect facade and surrounding greenery. There is no fence around, so you will surely feel free to explore beyond the pastures.

Upon entering the lobby, Microtel staffers greet guests with warm smiles, like family members opening their homes to friends and kin. There is no fancy chandelier or intimidating décor; instead, there are cozy sofas and wooden tables accented with artistic native pieces.

A unique wall décor weaves the entire look together. A 24-hour vending machine is in place as well as a water dispenser where free-flowing coffee is available. A big ice storage machine is also positioned near the stairs.

The comfortable ambience allows visitors to easily feel at home; children can run around without parents worrying about breaking glass accessories. The look is clean, subdued, fresh and inviting.

Microtel has 50 furnished rooms — 44 double rooms and six suite rooms, all equipped with an electronic keycard entry system. Safety is also guaranteed with the automated fire system.

There are rooms for the physically disabled, allowing them to move around easily. Adjoining rooms are also in place. This setting is great for families and friends who want easy access to each other while still maintaining their privacy. All rooms have chiropractor-approved mattresses, not too stiff but not too soft either; they are just comfortable.

Joel Cucueco, resident manager of Microtel Inn and Suites Cabanatuan, says the beds are Microtel’s pride and joy. These beds are also found in other Microtel franchises around the world, truly living up to their tagline: “The same great hotel everywhere you go!”

The beds, queen-sized, not the usual double beds found in most hotels, are the ideal nest to sleep on. Topped with comfortable bed linens and three pillows per bed, every guest is bound to have a comfortable slumber with plenty of room to move around. Baby cribs can also be requested.

There are light fixtures in the recess above the bed with switches, so guests can effortlessly diffuse harsh lighting or create areas of light. The rooms are also equipped with an individually controlled air-conditioning unit, leaving the decision to turn up or lower the cooling to the guest.

There is also a multi-function telephone system with IDD and NDD as well as radio clock. Guests can even catch the latest news on cable. Mixing business with pleasure is easy here with the convenience of Wi-Fi connection inside the guestrooms. Just ask the staffers on how to have Internet access.

A long window seat is placed in each room, perfect for viewing the fields or simply for musing. The cabinet is large enough to fit clothes, shoes and other personal belongings. Drinking glasses and an ice bucket are placed in a vanity table that also has a small chair.

The same simplicity and cleanliness are also felt in the toilet and shower, where hot and cold water is available. For the suites, there is a bathtub.

Microtel, Cucueco says, is a no-frills, limited-service hotel, so one will not see toiletries such as shampoos and shower caps. Cucueco reasons that hotel guests typically bring their own toiletries when checking in.

Each room, however, is provided with small soaps. What it lacks in toiletries, Microtel makes up for lots of towels — from the bath size to the small ones.

Unlike the double rooms that have no refrigerator and microwave oven, the suites are outfitted with such amenities and others like coffee/tea-making facilities, kitchen counter with sink, and sofa sleeper. The absence of refrigerator and microwave oven in the double room results in plenty of room for guests — more space for luggage and shopping bags.

Unwinding inside the guestrooms is already relaxing enough. But one can also spend an afternoon in the swimming pool at the back. Surrounded by trees, taking a dip amid the sky and the cool breeze is a moment to savor.

Companies going on seminars will benefit from the function room that can accommodate up to 100 people. Microtel currently has a “Stay and Learn” program where students are taught the basics of hotel management. High school and college students from Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Zambales and Pangasinan have spent days and nights in Microtel learning the nitty-gritty of hotel operations.

Business services such as photocopy, fax and mailing facilitate a smooth run in trainings and seminars. An in-property restaurant of Microtel Inn and Suites Cabanatuan prepares delectable dishes that both trainees and guests can enjoy.

Journeying outside Microtel Inn and Suites comes easy. When feeling adventurous, just hail a tricycle and start exploring Cabanatuan and its nearby districts. Or inform the Microtel staff for a shuttle to go to the main road or the bus terminals. Drop-off and pick-up services can also be arranged.

If the guests are into photography, they may want to take part in the second run of the Microtel Inn and Suites Cabanatuan’s basic digital photography workshop dubbed “In Your Eyes.”

At Microtel Inn and Suites Cabanatuan, everyone gets a taste of the affordable accommodation with spick-and-span rooms and friendly staff and experience Nueva Ecija’s historic landmarks and unique destinations.

[hakz2007]

NFA earmarks P287-M for CL palay procurement (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=229833)

CABANATUAN CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) -– To further boost the productivity of the farmers as well as the agricultural sector, the National Food Authority (NFA) regional office here has earmarked P289 million for palay procurement in Central Luzon in the current harvest season.

This is in line with the NFA’s procurement target of at least 3.4 million from individual farmers and farmers’ organizations at P17 per kilogram.

To meet the goal up to yearend, Nueva Ecija NFA provincial manager Edelino A. Alejandro said his office will open 10 NFA-owned buying stations to serve Nueva Ecija farmers who will sell their palay to NFA.

Alejandro said four mobile buying teams will be fielded to serve farmers.

He assured Nueva Ecija farmers that the agency is targeting to purchase around 884,000 bags for Nueva Ecija alone during the main season.

NFA Region 3 director Joseph Y. Dela Cruz said the regional agency has already procured a total of 1.4 million bags of palay.

"Thus, with the additional 3.4 million bags targeted for this season, the inventory would be 4.8 million bags of rice at 65 percent guaranteed million recovery,” Dela Cruz said.

He said this volume is more than enough to sustain the rice requirements of Central Luzon by 2010 and there may no longer be need to import rice.

He also said that a total of 3.6 million bags have been targeted for 2009 palay procurement and a total of 200,000 bags have already been procured in the first semester of this year.

Dela Cruz said that if ex-farm prices slow down, about 68 buying stations and 15 mobile procurement teams will be opened and fielded to expand its market accessibility to farmers.

Should other regions run short and would need local rice to augment their buffer and food security stock, NFA Region 3 is ready to mill its palay stocks and transfer the rice recoveries wherever they are needed, he said.

Aside from the P17 per kilogram buying price of palay, the NFA grants additional incentives of 30 centavos as Cooperative Development Incentive Fund for farmers’ cooperatives; 20 centavos as drying incentive totaling P17.70 incentive, per kilogram.

Individual farmers would only be entitled to the P0.20 per kilogram delivery incentive and P0.20 per kilogram drying incentive, or a total of P17.40 kilograms. (PNA)

[garzland]

NFA Region 3 upbeat to meet its 3.4-M palay procurement target by yearend (http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/NFA_Region_3_upbeat_to_meet_its_3_4-M_palay_procurement_target_by_yearend.shtml)

CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Sept. 20 (PNA) -- Grains officials in Central Luzon are optimistic that the agency’s target of 3.4 million bags from this month to December would be met as the National Food Authority (NFA) intensified its palay procurement this harvest season.

NFA Region 3 Director Joseph Y. dela Cruz and Nueva Ecija Manager Edelino Alejandro, said they have laid down the procurement activities that will cater to local farmers all the way to far-flung areas.

In fact, Dela Cruz, said the grain agency is aiming to increase its buffer to 4.8 million bags which is enough to sustain the food requirement of the region next season.

He explained that the 4.8 million bags of palay if translated into milled rice would result to rice stocks of 3.1 million bags, which is “more than to sustain the requirements of Region 3 by 2010."

Unhusked rice has guaranteed 65 percent recovery, the NFA official said.

Dela Cruz also to procure 3.4 million bags of palay from Central Luzon farmers at P17 a kilogram this season, which spans from Sept. to Dec. this year.

An effort to pump prime the agricultural sector, he said, the procurement programmed is being intensified by fielding 68 buying stations and 15 mobile procurement teams.

Just like in the previous years, the NFA extended incentives to individual farmers and farmers' groups on top of its P17 per kilo support price, Dela Cruz said.

These incentives include P.20/kg as cooperative development incentive fund for farmers' cooperatives; P.20/kg delivery incentive and P.20/kg drying incentive.
Should other regions need support to buffer their stocks, the Central Luzon office would mill its palay stocks and transfer rice to those in urgent needs, he added. (PNA)

[caloy]

musta na mga taga neuva ecija, hindi ba kayo naapektuhan sa bagyo, at ang mga taniman ng palay.

[Ecija]

^^Hindi naman masyadong malakas ang bagyo dito, binaha lang ang ilang bayan dahil sa nag-release ng tubig ang Pantabangan dam. binaha din ang ilang barangay ng Cabanatuan.

[pthfndr19]

^^ ah ganun ba... ingat kayo lagi dyan... may padating daw ulit na bagyo.. si LUPIT. hehe

[Ecija]

^^Kawawa nga ang ilang magsasaka dito dahil nasira ang tanim nilang palay, ilang weeks na lang sana ready for harvest na. Buti pa ang Visayas & Mindanao hindi masyadong binabagyo.

[caloy]

^^Kawawa nga ang ilang magsasaka dito dahil nasira ang tanim nilang palay, ilang weeks na lang sana ready for harvest na. Buti pa ang Visayas & Mindanao hindi masyadong binabagyo.

anong hindi? lol. last year lubog din ang bahay ko sa flash flood sa iloilo. tsaka trauma na halos lahat ng tao sa baha. lagi dito baha pero not that high as last year. i share your sentiments.

[barrera_marquez]

Tried SCTEx to Cabanatuan City this week... wow! Ang bilis ng biyahe. Ang dating 3-4 hours naging 2-2 1/2 hours na lang! Umalis ako ng Manila umaga mga 6:30 AM tapos nakarating ako ng Cabanatuan City 8:30 AM. Ang bilis at ang aga kong nakarating. So far my earliest arrival in the city, toppling the past 10:00 AM from Manila using Maharlika Highway.

Hindi na masama ang pamasahe... P 173 one way.

[Ecija]

Tried SCTEx to Cabanatuan City this week... wow! Ang bilis ng biyahe. Ang dating 3-4 hours naging 2-2 1/2 hours na lang! Umalis ako ng Manila umaga mga 6:30 AM tapos nakarating ako ng Cabanatuan City 8:30 AM. Ang bilis at ang aga kong nakarating. So far my earliest arrival in the city, toppling the past 10:00 AM from Manila using Maharlika Highway.

Hindi na masama ang pamasahe... P 173 one way.

Pero sana matuloy pa rin ang North Luzon East Expressway.:)

[barrera_marquez]

Pero sana matuloy pa rin ang North Luzon East Expressway.:)

Yup... but since TPLUEx is under construction, mauuna pa ang Tarlac-Nueva Ecija-Aurora Expressway riyan.

Of course, as much as possible, when these expressways are opened, sana four lanes na agad.

[igi_master]

Tried SCTEx to Cabanatuan City this week... wow! Ang bilis ng biyahe. Ang dating 3-4 hours naging 2-2 1/2 hours na lang! Umalis ako ng Manila umaga mga 6:30 AM tapos nakarating ako ng Cabanatuan City 8:30 AM. Ang bilis at ang aga kong nakarating. So far my earliest arrival in the city, toppling the past 10:00 AM from Manila using Maharlika Highway.

Hindi na masama ang pamasahe... P 173 one way.

Bumaba na ba uli ang pasahe? umuwi ako last Oct 24 flat rate ang fare kahit saan ang baba 180.

Bilis talaga ung nga dati kong 2.5 to 3 hrs via McArthur Hiway vs SCTEX to Lapaz halos 1.5 hrs lang.

[barrera_marquez]

Bumaba na ba uli ang pasahe? umuwi ako last Oct 24 flat rate ang fare kahit saan ang baba 180.

Bilis talaga ung nga dati kong 2.5 to 3 hrs via McArthur Hiway vs SCTEX to Lapaz halos 1.5 hrs lang.

Cabanatuan yung pinuntahan ko and I paid P 173 Five star.

[boytoy]

Too bad it is my hometown. How come my hometown became like that? Even Kalibo is better, Kalibo looks like a city now but still a municipality. But this thing, a "city" but looks more like a village, not even a municipality. My God! Can't the development be done right here? Even Gapan City and Munoz City is better and yet they only became cities during the years 2000-2001, classified as Nueva Ecija's newest cities.

Anyway, I heard a road is going to be constructed here in Nueva Ecija to Aurora. If you can make it an expressway and then make it pass on to Palayan City, then the development can begin there. Remember, the people are aware that this is the Nueva Ecija capital and that might kick-start development.

Now I know why Palayan City is called Palayan City- it is a "city" full of palayans (rice fields).

Hey wait, Palayan City is created as a city in 1965. What does Palayan City look then? I'll bet it's worse.

Tracymark, during year 2000-2001, I am not sure, the bars for cityhood requirements have been raised already but those "cities" managed to be cities because of grant of exemptions for the requirements. This is the problem of Ilagan, Isabela which has failed cityhood because of plebiscite in 1998. They cannot meet the P100M income requirement. But Kalibo, a municipality that looks like a city has undergone several plebiscites for cityhood but I guess the people of Kalibo didn't want to pay higher taxes so they always decline it.

The bad thing about Palayeños, according to a friend from Nueva Ecija, is their unbelievable over-appraisal of Palayan City's deep underground water source and rolling-hill properties. They thought they can score big in real estate with the relocation of the provincial capitol building.

The relocation of the provincial capitol building and all those politically superficial infrastructure improvement cannot in any way transform, in an instant, the economic isolation and rural life of your sleepy city-town. I observed there is already a reversion of development starting.

Palayeños should promote development by means of migration or continuing movement of population by complying with the zonal value in selling their commercial, residential and agricultural properties in the city-town.

[boytoy]

Totoo raw na napakaraming tricycle sa Cabanatuan City at marami rin ang holdaper na jeepney and tricycle driver na puro over-priced kung maningil.

[barrera_marquez]

The bad thing about Palayeños, according to a friend from Nueva Ecija, is their unbelievable over-appraisal of Palayan City's deep underground water source and rolling-hill properties. They thought they can score big in real estate with the relocation of the provincial capitol building.

The relocation of the provincial capitol building and all those politically superficial infrastructure improvement cannot in any way transform, in an instant, the economic isolation and rural life of your sleepy city-town. I observed there is already a reversion of development starting.

Palayeños should promote development by means of migration or continuing movement of population by complying with the zonal value in selling their commercial, residential and agricultural properties in the city-town.

Pero sana once the development begins, magkaroon ng urban planning para hindi maging overcrowded.

[balay_1]

Tried SCTEx to Cabanatuan City this week... wow! Ang bilis ng biyahe. Ang dating 3-4 hours naging 2-2 1/2 hours na lang! Umalis ako ng Manila umaga mga 6:30 AM tapos nakarating ako ng Cabanatuan City 8:30 AM. Ang bilis at ang aga kong nakarating. So far my earliest arrival in the city, toppling the past 10:00 AM from Manila using Maharlika Highway.

Hindi na masama ang pamasahe... P 173 one way.

WOW! Super Bilis!!!!!!! Salamat sa SCTEX. WOW talaga:lol::lol:

[caloy]

Totoo raw na napakaraming tricycle sa Cabanatuan City at marami rin ang holdaper na jeepney and tricycle driver na puro over-priced kung maningil.

bow. sinabi mo pa. tsaka grabe sila kung magpark, kahit saan na lang, kami hindi makapark nga eh.

[Ecija]

^^Sobrang dami nila, tapos karamihan sa kanila wala pang disiplina. Sa tingin ko nga imbes na makatulong sila sa mabilis na pag-unlad ng aming lungsod eh isa pa sila sa problema. Kahit siguro si Bayani Fernando sasakit ang ulo sa problema namin sa tricycle.:nuts:

[barrera_marquez]

^^Sobrang dami nila, tapos karamihan sa kanila wala pang disiplina. Sa tingin ko nga imbes na makatulong sila sa mabilis na pag-unlad ng aming lungsod eh isa pa sila sa problema. Kahit siguro si Bayani Fernando sasakit ang ulo sa problema namin sa tricycle.:nuts:

Imagine an expressway crossing in the city and those tricycles piling up near the Cabanatuan Exit... anak ng tinapay.

[Sky Harbor]

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[phinkiss]

TOP 10 RICHEST PROVINCES

Provinces with highest income for 2007 are as follows:


1. Bulacan (P1.807 billion),
2. Negros Occidental ((P1.674 billion),
3. Cebu (P1.657 billion),
4. Cavite (P 1.542 billion),
5. Laguna (P1.487 billion),
6. Pangasinan (P1.482 billion),
7. Batangas (P1.386 billion),
8. Quezon (P 1.36 billion),
9. Rizal (P1.361 billion)
10. Bukidnon (P1.295 billion).

SOURCE: COA

[boytoy]

Imagine an expressway crossing in the city and those tricycles piling up near the Cabanatuan Exit... anak ng tinapay.

My friend says, that having a tricycles or driving one is the economical means of transportation and also a good source of income for many city residents and transients alike whose children were studying in one of several universities and colleges located in the city.

Cabanatuan City lacks sports, recreation and entertainment centers like Cubao, Timog, Quezon Ave., T. Morato of Quezon City and Makati City.:banana:

[caloy]

^^^ aysus, i compare ba sa mga malalaking ciudad. lol.

pero in fairness oo, nandoon na ako na kailangan yun sa mga hanapbuhay nila, pero ilagay naman sa tama. yun lang.