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very artistic....nice presentation...:lol:

This is what I'm talkin about! Nawala sa passing ang Bancasi rehabilitation. Sana ma apil ang Tiniwisan sa road concreting kay many decades na bumpy road pa japon.

Can't wait to see that broadwalk.

among the highlights of the recent forum were the following:

1. successful bidding of the 1.2 Billion Butuan-Las Nieves-Esperanza-Bayugan Road

2. construction of the South Supermarket

3. commencement of construction of Van Terminal in Taboan

4. construction of 4 new buildings at Taboan Market

5. 5 Million Traffic Light Rehabilitation

6. construction and concreting of more urban and rural barangay roads..

7. ongoing development of MDG Park and Boardwalk

Saturday, May 03, 2008
Bukidnon infra projects earmarked

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda)-Northern Mindanao cites priority road, irrigation, power, environment protection and other infrastructure projects covering Bukidnon in the Medium Term Public Investment Program for Mindanao 2007-2010.

Included are the ongoing P450-million Talakag irrigation project, P1.9-billion Misamis Oriental-Bukidnon-Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Road, P4.608-billion Mindanao east-west lateral road, Misamis Oriental-Bukidnon bypass road (from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) lump sum allocation), P210-million rehabilitation of Pulangui IV hydroelectric power plant reservoir in Maramag, Bukidnon, P250-million Mindanao North Coast integrated area development project and the proposed P162-million integrated management and protection of watershed and coastal areas and P60-million Rural Roads for Food under the Food for Work Program.

As an offshoot of Regional Development Council (RDC) 10 Resolution No. 14 series of 2006, recommending the widening into four lanes of the Sayre Highway-Puerto-Damulog stretch, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Northern Mindanao also slated the continuing rehabilitation, upgrading and widening of the Sayre Highway (from barangay Puerto to barangay Dologon in Maramag town in Bukidnon) in 2008-2010.

Aside from the preventive and regular maintenance fund allotments, some P136-million allocation for the Maramag-Maridugao Road in 2008 is proposed for realignment to the Sayre Highway particularly along the boundary of Barangay Alae in Manolo Fortich to Barangay Kisolon of Sumilao town in Bukidnon.

Another P50 million is also allotted for the Mangima section this year.

As part of the Mindanao super region's development strategy, inter-regional projects are implemented traversing Bukidnon like the P3.272-billion Talaingod-Valencia road and the P8.010-bilion Abaga-Kirahon-Maramag-Bunawan 230KV transmission project.

Mindanao-wide small irrigation projects, farm-to-market roads and barangay electrification programs are also expected to cover the province as well.


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haaay, salamat sa Ginoo....ngano karon pa man intawon ning Butuan-Bukidnon Road...

this Bukidnon-Butuan Road Project was been in the RDC 10 drawing boards for decades ! During those times when Butuan and Agusan del Norte (where this hi-way would traverse) are still part of Region 10..

in Caraga side, the Butuan-Las Nieves-Esperanza section is now being cleared... I hope Region 10 component of this hi way will really kick off...

once built, the landlocked province of Bukidnon will have a new alternative port (currently all in CDO) to the Northeastern ports of Masao,Butuan and Nasipit.. giving access to Bukidnon to eastern nautical highway and Pacific seaboard..

do you really think they will be happy if BXU- Malaybalay will be connected. think again CDO politician are selfish..takot maaungusan...kai mawala ang monopolya sa trade route...:lol:

This is what I'm talkin about! Nawala sa passing ang Bancasi rehabilitation. Sana ma apil ang Tiniwisan sa road concreting kay many decades na bumpy road pa japon.

Can't wait to see that broadwalk.

regjeex ongoing na ang bancasi airport development project. they implemented it by phases. i do not have update asa na nga stage karon.

This is what I'm talkin about! Nawala sa passing ang Bancasi rehabilitation. Sana ma apil ang Tiniwisan sa road concreting kay many decades na bumpy road pa japon.

Can't wait to see that broadwalk.

oist, dodong Reg, the topic of their forum were the soon to be implemented projects for 2008 to 2010..and not the already implemented ones...

that Butuan Airport Development Project is already an ONgoing project..

if you have the time, take some photos of the ongoing runway expansion'extension at the Bancasi's northern approach...also in the program is the ongoing upgrade of the airports landing capabilities...:)

regjeex ongoing na ang bancasi airport development project. they implemented it by phases. i do not have update asa na nga stage karon.

the runway shall have a total length of approx 2200 feet...or 2.2 kilometers of concrete runway..

that would spell more room for our A320s and probably for a lean landing for A330s :)

This is what I'm talkin about! Nawala sa passing ang Bancasi rehabilitation. Sana ma apil ang Tiniwisan sa road concreting kay many decades na bumpy road pa japon.

Can't wait to see that broadwalk.

what was not discussed is the Coliseum Project...

but I believe, what they are implementing first are the projects that can have the earliest returns to the city coffers, like that of a new Van terminal and new buildings for rent to small businesmen in Taboan and Langihan and of course that Boardwalk, to complement the Agusan River Cruise and the city's bid for historical and cultural destination this part of the country...

it is of utmost importance too that Butuan-Las Nieves-Bayugan City (60 kilometer) Hi way should really have a headstart..

hopefully Butuan-Tandag Hi way shall follow...

do you really think they will be happy if BXU- Malaybalay will be connected. think again CDO politician are selfish..takot maaungusan...kai mawala ang monopolya sa trade route...:lol:

Bxu Angel, on the contrary.....the present Regional Development Council RDC 10....is NOW most open to project proposals that are even outside their prioritized corridor area...

I believe, gone are the past decades when projects proposals especially from provinces outside Misamis needed to pass the partial scrutiny of Mr. Roa and his successor Mr. Magtajas...

I am sure our kasimanwas in Bukidnon too are very much rooting for this long delayed project...since just last few weeks ago, Bukidnon leaders have sounded their dismay to NEDA 10 over the non-inclusion of their province in the Super Region program...

so dispel those wrong notions you have there in mind OK??

Magsaysay Bridge, an arched-type steel bridge, still looks pretty at night:cheers:

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Sure... that's my plan once i arrived in Bancasi even the skyline ill pictures on it... pati pag abot nako sa among balay pero patudlo nya ko sa inyo kay was ko knowing mag post og photo sa thread.. hahaha poor reg...

oist, dodong Reg, the topic of their forum were the soon to be implemented projects for 2008 to 2010..and not the already implemented ones...

that Butuan Airport Development Project is already an ONgoing project..

if you have the time, take some photos of the ongoing runway expansion'extension at the Bancasi's northern approach...also in the program is the ongoing upgrade of the airports landing capabilities...:)

Bxu Angel, on the contrary.....the present Regional Development Council RDC 10....is NOW most open to project proposals that are even outside their prioritized corridor area...

I believe, gone are the past decades when projects proposals especially from provinces outside Misamis needed to pass the partial scrutiny of Mr. Roa and his successor Mr. Magtajas...

I am sure our kasimanwas in Bukidnon too are very much rooting for this long delayed project...since just last few weeks ago, Bukidnon leaders have sounded their dismay to NEDA 10 over the non-inclusion of their province in the Super Region program...

so dispel those wrong notions you have there in mind OK??

I pray that you are right Bob. It is a fact that leaders will always look for the development of their area than those outside their jurisdiction.

The gap in the development between Butuan and CDO right now could not have been that wide had Region 10 shared enough projects for Butuan in the 80's. Sad to say most of the infra development were in CDO during those times.

I cannot stop BXU-Angel for thinking that way.

What am sure of, it is the officials of Bukidnon who are pushing for the Butuan-Malaybalay road to be materialized. The RDC should give due respect to the LGUs and so it was carried.

Sure... that's my plan once i arrived in Bancasi even the skyline ill pictures on it... pati pag abot nako sa among balay pero patudlo nya ko sa inyo kay was ko knowing mag post og photo sa thread.. hahaha poor reg...

very simple lang Reg...first if you have a yahoo e-mail account..you can log to www.flickr.com and upload your photos there from your computer..

then, once they are uploaded to flickr...put Tags named "Butuan"..then once the photos are posted at flickr....placed the cursor on the picture then righ click your mouse and chose "properties"....then copy the URL location of the photo...

then paste it in between this commands:

the url of your chosen photo

:)

I pray that you are right Bob. It is a fact that leaders will always look for the development of their area than those outside their jurisdiction.

The gap in the development between Butuan and CDO right now could not have been that wide had Region 10 shared enough projects for Butuan in the 80's. Sad to say most of the infra development were in CDO during those times.

I cannot stop BXU-Angel for thinking that way.

What am sure of, it is the officials of Bukidnon who are pushing for the Butuan-Malaybalay road to be materialized. The RDC should give due respect to the LGUs and so it was carried.

that was the usual source of ire of Butuan's former mayors Lado and Sanchez between former RDC chairmanships of RDC 10...this is one of the main reasons why a big chunk of Northern Mindanao half bolted out and formed a separate region..

but I do believe the picture at RDC 10 has changed...for instance early this year..it has considered Iligan Mayor Lawrence Cruz strong opposition regarding the Lumbia airport plan...and has pushed LADP realization further...he also succceeded in the inclusion of his brainchild project of building a circumferential road under Super Region priority plan..

also, our good mayor in Ozamis, Mayor Rey Parojinog has pushed for more attention for his city with the upgrade of his airport..

I just hope the mayor of our closest R10 city of Gingoog and that of beautiful Mambajao, Camiguin would do the same..

Caraga Square Sizzles

Caraga Square proved it can match Uncle Sam's with their Bikini Showdown...this time WET version, complete with shower...hmmm:nuts:

am sure all the bars within the square was filled with warm blooded dragons hehehe

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Babe in Bath:nuts:
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I pray that you are right Bob. It is a fact that leaders will always look for the development of their area than those outside their jurisdiction.

The gap in the development between Butuan and CDO right now could not have been that wide had Region 10 shared enough projects for Butuan in the 80's. Sad to say most of the infra development were in CDO during those times.

I cannot stop BXU-Angel for thinking that way.

What am sure of, it is the officials of Bukidnon who are pushing for the Butuan-Malaybalay road to be materialized. The RDC should give due respect to the LGUs and so it was carried.

sana nga matuloy yan..boring pud cdo route lang perme.. wala silay laing alternative route...what i'm afraid baka ma put aside naman yan..besides bcin ang ang rdc 10..will dwell more on east west lateral rd..bukidnon- agusan sur rd...og dili na nuon ang bxu- malaybalay rd na mas daku ang return of investment kaysa sa isa...^^

Regional industry forum slated in Butuan

by Lovely Laudette Gamba

Butuan City (May 5) -- In response to President Arroyo's poverty alleviation strategies and creation of ten million jobs in 2010, the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) is set to conduct a Regional Industry Forum, tomorrow, Tuesday, May 6, in one of the local convention centers here.

The activity's theme, "Producing workers with the right skills: strategy to address Caraga region's employment demand", highlights RCC's goal of providing the government, the academe and industry sectors, a picture of what will be required in the world of work in order to remain competitive in the local and international labor market.

It is expected that the forum will result to an employment situationnaire that will serve as basis for schools and training institutions to offer courses that are aligned to the demands of the industry.

The activity is also expected to enable concerned agencies to ascertain the actual demand of the regional labor market based on occupational or career information.

Lastly, the activity is expected to determine which areas (skills or occupations) have good or limited employment prospects, labor surplus or shortage of skilled or qualified workers. (PIA-13)

Magellan Trek

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Daisy Plaza, Butuan City's First Lady and Tourism Council Chair, boosts the team's morale with words of encouragement and congratulations.

a Few Brave Teams^^
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Mayor Democrito "Boy Daku" Plaza II, declares the games open

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National Museum Grounds

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Suatan, Burial Grounds

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instructions for the next stage in ancient Butuanon Language :)

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Bood Promontory

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Senate committees OK 2 Agusan Sur congressional districts
Monday, 05 May 2008

The Senate committees on local government and on constitutional amendments on Tuesday approved the division of Agusan del Sur into two congressional districts.

The committees approved House Bill 3224, which seeks to group the municipalities of Sibagat, Prosperidad, Talacogon, San Luis, and Esperanza as the first legislative district while San Francisco, Rosario, Bunawan, Trento, Sta. Josefa, Veruela, Loreto, and De la Paz as the second district.

During the hearing Tuesday, Regional Operations and Coordination director Carmencita Delantar of the Department of Budget and Management said the reapportionment of Agusan del Sur would entail about P4.5 million in administrative, management and operations costs.

bumming around :)
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Another Housing Project by Gawad Kalinga, this time with partner Butuan Doctors' College and Hospital
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A city without slums, is a city second to none :)
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Capitol and Jorge Rosales Avenues...with G Mall signage and DBP Regional office building
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Commemoration of First Hoisting of the Philippine Flag in Mindanao

every January 17...

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wet summer
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^^ May naman unta cge lang gihapon ulan... :ohno:

blame it on global warming ph, we're better off here in Pinas than in Myanmar :)

let's count the rains as blessings to water our rice paddies to bring food to this rice scarced Pinas :)

FSUU 1991 in cooperation with San Miguel Beer presents:

HEAT WAVE - The Hottest Dance Event of Summer
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May 18, 2008, 8PM

@ G-Subd Bar, Pizarro St., Butuan City
(beside Grace Christian School and Timberlanes)

Also brought to you by:
Smart Communications
Four Of A Kind Boutique
3A's Petron Service Station (Baan)

Come and feel the heat!!!

Tickets available at: SMART Wireless Center, Four Of A Kind Boutique, Margie's, Buttons 'N Laces and Sorrera-Ty Salise-Gonzaga Law office

*For the benefit of the FSUU adopted communities*

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The ancient Butuan Kingdom whose domains stretched from the present Surigao Pacific shoreline inwards to Misamis and Bukidnon shows its gilded glorious treasures once again, now on display at The Ayala Museum.


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Gold finials for fabric sashes...[A] pair of finials, meant to be joined by a cord slipped through the folds placed side by side. Each has an efflorescent center from which radiates five entities of graduating energy. From this circle or mandala, power emanates into the cardinal directions. Was this the diagram of the Butuan polity?


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A pair of very heavy waistcord finials shaped like Hindu-Buddhistic architecture. In the late 16th-century manuscript known as the Boxer Codex, illustrations show Filipino noblemen wearing such ornaments. Five chip-carved tiers with layered radiant spikes are relieved by ventanilles of flattened wire slats on struts. The bottom is formed with declining concentric wire rings, and the whole is surmounted by an edged collar. The ornament is slit along its whole to permit the intromission of textile


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Butuan Royalty Masks

Mutya Hong Butuan 2008

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landing in Bancasi this May 19^^

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:)CeButuan Link is also served 3x weekly by Cebu Pacific Air using Airbus 319

2008/05/08

Search for local junior ambassador for Bright Child Campaign set in Caraga

by Jennifer P. Gaitano

Butuan City (May 8) -- The Regional Committee for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) set this year's Search for Local Junior Ambassador for the Bright Child Campaign with the theme "Every child deserves to be bright".

Mercedita Jabagat, Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Director and RCWC Chairperson, bares this today during the RCWC 2nd quarter meeting at the local DSWD regional conference hall.

The regional search will be on October this year, while the submission of entries will be on the months of June to September this year.

Director Jabagat said that there are three objectives of the search, one of which is the having of an advocate or spokesperson for the bright child campaign.

She also said that other objectives include serving as a role model for children, and encouraging parents for the advantages and importance of health and nutrition, basic education and especially providing a nurturing environment for their children.

"The competition is open to all children whose age ranges from six to ten years old. Preferably recommended by community leaders, a teacher, or even by parents groups or by church groups," Jabagat added.

It was also agreed during the meeting that children who will join the search should have been breastfed, fully immunized based on records and currently in school.

Meanwhile, Angelita Amista, RCWC Focal Person also emphasized that candidates should be healthy, active, alert and articulate and should manifest positive attitudes.

Amista added that candidates must also be aware of good nutrition and are eating nutritious food, have receive honor/ citations, and are involved in academic or extra-curricular activities.

She also said that there will be one winner for each region who will be bringing home a trophy and who will be included in the pool of Junior Ambassadors for the Bright Child.

She said that interested parties may look for her at the DSWD or may call at (085) 342-5619/ 5620 local 106 for more information

manong in da city:)
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This is a very quite version of turboprops as you can see here on this link.. :)

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landing in Bancasi this May 19^^

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:)CeButuan Link is also served 3x weekly by Cebu Pacific Air using Airbus 319

landing in Bancasi this May 19^^

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:)CeButuan Link is also served 3x weekly by Cebu Pacific Air using Airbus 319

The pic is a Bombardier Q300, one of the first being delivered to PAL. It has a capacity of 50 passengers. It started flying Manila-Caticlan last May 5. By May 19, it will fly to Butuan from Cebu and vice versa. The same plane will serve Cebu-Caticlan paving the connection between Butuan and Boracay.

The Q400 series with a capacity 76 passengers will serve Manila-Surigao starting July 21.

Magellan Trek

skate race down the bridge :), padaplin lang ha
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Strengthening Butuan's Social Infrastructure : Graduates of City Sponsored Scholarship

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The pic is a Bombardier Q300, one of the first being delivered to PAL. It has a capacity of 50 passengers. It started flying Manila-Caticlan last May 5. By May 19, it will fly to Butuan from Cebu and vice versa. The same plane will serve Cebu-Caticlan paving the connection between Butuan and Boracay.

The Q400 series with a capacity 76 passengers will serve Manila-Surigao starting July 21.

hmmm though modern, I wonder how the market will take it considering its small compared to Airbus 319 jet of Cebu Pacific which also serve Butuan-Cebu..

people feel much comfortably safe with big jets..

hmmm though modern, I wonder how the market will take it considering its small compared to Airbus 319 jet of Cebu Pacific which also serve Butuan-Cebu..

people feel much comfortably safe with big jets..

Definitely it will be full on TThSaSu. On MWF people will definitely choose CEB on MWF which is cheaper at P1.00++ compared to PALExpress P88.00++. But if you are going to Boracay, the best route is with PALExpress for its plane from Butuan will proceed to Boracay after a 30min stopover in Cebu.

Definitely it will be full on TThSaSu. On MWF people will definitely choose CEB on MWF which is cheaper at P1.00++ compared to PALExpress P88.00++. But if you are going to Boracay, the best route is with PALExpress for its plane from Butuan will proceed to Boracay after a 30min stopover in Cebu.

but personally I would really prefer riding a bigger plane.. PAL can use their 2nd generation B737-200s from Air Phil for their CeButuan link in lieu of smaller Q400s, that if they want to keep par with Cebu Pacifics Airbus service:)

Bancasi Airport Traditional Welcome Dance^^

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Balanghai Fest : Carnival Queens

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Packed and Loaded : Langihan Integrated Bus Terminal

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Maso River meets Butuan Bay
seems the population has spread a lot even to this Masao Delta area..

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but personally I would really prefer riding a bigger plane.. PAL can use their 2nd generation B737-200s from Air Phil for their CeButuan link in lieu of smaller Q400s, that if they want to keep par with Cebu Pacifics Airbus service:)

The airport of Caticlan cannot accommodate Airbuses nor B737-200, i believe PAL wants to connect Boracay and Butuan hence the choice of the aircraft. By 2010 AirPhil will be retiring its B737-200 for these planes are already considered aged. It is still safer to ride the brand new Q300 compared to the aged B737-200 of AirPhil.

The airport of Caticlan cannot accommodate Airbuses nor B737-200, i believe PAL wants to connect Boracay and Butuan hence the choice of the aircraft. By 2010 AirPhil will be retiring its B737-200 for these planes are already considered aged. It is still safer to ride the brand new Q300 compared to the aged B737-200 of AirPhil.

with all these flight connections coming and new frequencies and also newer airlines ( re branded Asian Spirit ) getting into Bancasi... I would say its about time a master plan for an International Gateway Airport should be done for Bancasi...the current development plan is just to make it par international standard but at domestic trunkline classification only...

Balanghai Fest : Libertad Fair
Libertad Sports Complex, Butuan City

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all fotos lifted from Layrayski^^

with all these flight connections coming and new frequencies and also newer airlines ( re branded Asian Spirit ) getting into Bancasi... I would say its about time a master plan for an International Gateway Airport should be done for Bancasi...the current development plan is just to make it par international standard but at domestic trunkline classification only...

I think it is just right with developing Bancasi Airport at par with airports in First World Countries. Naturally, our airport can be upgraded as an international gateway subject to viability to international routes. There should be documentation on final destination of outgoing passengers and original point of embarkation of arriving passengers. If we require passengers in Bancasi Airport to fill up a form for the information needed above, then we will be able to know if the viability of an international flight is already at hand.

I think it is just right with developing Bancasi Airport at par with airports in First World Countries. Naturally, our airport can be upgraded as an international gateway subject to viability to international routes. There should be documentation on final destination of outgoing passengers and original point of embarkation of arriving passengers. If we require passengers in Bancasi Airport to fill up a form for the information needed above, then we will be able to know if the viability of an international flight is already at hand.

I always believe in the notion of the government of Dubai..."Build and they will come".....

we dont have to wait for that critical mass of international passengers before we start thinking of building an international airport...:)

I always believe in the notion of the government of Dubai..."Build and they will come".....

we dont have to wait for that critical mass of international passengers before we start thinking of building an international airport...:)

Bob the General Santos Airport has long been approved as an International Gateway. Everything was laid down in place a long time ago. The facilities and all. BUT WHERE ARE THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS? NONE. It is being criticized now for the waste of money.

I still believe a market study should be done first in order to justify the huge sum the government will be spending. It will not be long for this market study to yield positive results that will pave way for the BANCASI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. The tourism industry is booming in Caraga as well as the business climate.

The GenSan experience will definitely make the conversion to International Airport a little bit stringent. But if we can present the result of the market study showing viability then it will definitely be approved.

Bob the General Santos Airport has long been approved as an International Gateway. Everything was laid down in place a long time ago. The facilities and all. BUT WHERE ARE THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS? NONE. It is being criticized now for the waste of money.

I still believe a market study should be done first in order to justify the huge sum the government will be spending. It will not be long for this market study to yield positive results that will pave way for the BANCASI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. The tourism industry is booming in Caraga as well as the business climate.

The GenSan experience will definitely make the conversion to International Airport a little bit stringent. But if we can present the result of the market study showing viability then it will definitely be approved.

well, vis-a-vis CARAGA has a lot of potentials tourism wise than SOCKSARGEN IMO....CARAGA has also a good peace and order milieu for travel and leisure... I can sense a lot of planning works of Caraga CORD Tourism Sec. Ace Durano...

we just need to catch up due to years of poor attention of a few centrocentric planners done to this region few years back

the northern half of Mindanao until now is still bereft of an international gateway...we need two for both the northeast and west..

Laguindingan and Bancasi were just groomed for trunkline airports (with international standard)...why not convert them to true blue international airports...

well, vis-a-vis CARAGA has a lot of potentials tourism wise than SOCKSARGEN IMO....CARAGA has also a good peace and order milieu for travel and leisure... I can sense a lot of planning works of Caraga CORD Tourism Sec. Ace Durano...

we just need to catch up due to years of poor attention of a few centrocentric planners done to this region few years back

the northern half of Mindanao until now is still bereft of an international gateway...we need two for both the northeast and west..

Laguindingan and Bancasi were just groomed for trunkline airports (with international standard)...why not convert them to true blue international airports...

Developing these airports to International Standards is just the first step. The second step is the study on viability for international flights. Our government can not afford more criticsms for having another International Airport na walang International Flight.

Pero I am positive maging international airport ang bancasi in due time. Tulungan na lang natin by promoting Caraga wherever we go, tapos kung gagawin yong simple form na ifill-up ng outgoing and incoming passengers we will see kung viable na ang flight for US or MidEast or China or SoutheastAsia or japan. Maski once a week lang okay na yon for a start(???? baka lugi sa immigration officers at custom officers na ideploy). Philippine Domestic Airports do not have this form i recommend, i hope butuan can implement it and it will be a solid proof kung pwede na talaga maging INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ang Bancasi.

Kahimunan Festival, Libertad Butuan City


every 2nd week of January

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Developing these airports to International Standards is just the first step. The second step is the study on viability for international flights. Our government can not afford more criticsms for having another International Airport na walang International Flight.

Pero I am positive maging international airport ang bancasi in due time. Tulungan na lang natin by promoting Caraga wherever we go, tapos kung gagawin yong simple form na ifill-up ng outgoing and incoming passengers we will see kung viable na ang flight for US or MidEast or China or SoutheastAsia or japan. Maski once a week lang okay na yon for a start(???? baka lugi sa immigration officers at custom officers na ideploy). Philippine Domestic Airports do not have this form i recommend, i hope butuan can implement it and it will be a solid proof kung pwede na talaga maging INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ang Bancasi.

as a side note, Bancasi Airport provides rubber sandals (not jst one but a lot) to all departing passengers during inspection...I really appreciate such small but highly appreciable act...

as a side note, Bancasi Airport provides rubber sandals (not jst one but a lot) to all departing passengers during inspection...I really appreciate such small but highly appreciable act...

another innovation of bancasi airport which can be counted as a plus factor for its quest as an airport of international standards on its way to become an international gateway.

another innovation of bancasi airport which can be counted as a plus factor for its quest as an airport of international standards on its way to become an international gateway.

another note. CARAGA has 5 operating airports with commercial service...

Surigao del Sur has 2 (Bislig and Tandag)...Surigao del Norte has 2 also (Surigao and Sayak in Siargao)...

and its trunkline in Bancasi, Butuan...

not bad for a young region :)

another note. CARAGA has 5 operating airports with commercial service...

Surigao del Sur has 2 (Bislig and Tandag)...Surigao del Norte has 2 also (Surigao and Sayak in Siargao)...

and its trunkline in Bancasi, Butuan...

not bad for a young region :)

Sad to say, only Butuan and Sayak have commercial flights right now. Sayak is served by a 19 seater plane by SEAir twice a week.

When PAL stopped serving Surigao City Airport, it took many years before another commercial flight touched down in its runway. But after several months of operation, Asian Spirit stopped serving Surigao. After several months of no commercial flights, Surigao City Airport will be served again by a commercial airline. PALExpress will fly Manila-Surigao starting July 21 using the 76-seater Bombardier Q400.

Filino posted in the Surigao thread that aside fro PALExpress, CebuPacific will also serve Surigao. He also mentioned the comeback of Asian Spirit. The question is when will CEB and Asian Spirit start serving SUG? and will this be sustainable? Asian Spirit deserted Surigao because of lack of passengers and now it will compete with PALExpress and CEB.

Commercial airlines snobbed Bislig for many years already and Tandag for a couple of years.

The absence of commercial flights in Surigao City, Bislig City and Tandag City increased the passenger traffic of Bancasi Airport.

Even if Surigao City will have direct flights from Manila, I still believe most Surigaonons and most tourists will still prefer taking flight aboard the big Airbuses serving Butuan on the way to Surigao.

the bancasi airport sucks in their service for deplaning passengers... no carousel for baggage, if there is rain, you're sure your baggages will be wet, then you will have a hard time claiming your baggage because the porters will not get your baggage if you don't pay them, they will only get the baggages if you hire their services. very poor service actually...

on a side note, you can't bring a faucet inside a plane d i?? hehe, what's wrong with a faucet??

the bancasi airport sucks in their service for deplaning passengers... no carousel for baggage, if there is rain, you're sure your baggages will be wet, then you will have a hard time claiming your baggage because the porters will not get your baggage if you don't pay them, they will only get the baggages if you hire their services. very poor service actually...

on a side note, you can't bring a faucet inside a plane d i?? hehe, what's wrong with a faucet??

they will eventually put carousel for baggages soon once the airport redevelopment and upgrade is complete...

the upgrade plan includes the expansion of the runway, new landing navigational and guidance systems and of course upgrade of terminal facilities..:)

regarding that 'faucet'...maybe its a standard ICAO regulation prohibiting bringing it by hand carry inside the aircraft..:)

ngano bit-bit man ka faucet yoncha? para sa unsa mana :lol:

Sad to say, only Butuan and Sayak have commercial flights right now. Sayak is served by a 19 seater plane by SEAir twice a week.

When PAL stopped serving Surigao City Airport, it took many years before another commercial flight touched down in its runway. But after several months of operation, Asian Spirit stopped serving Surigao. After several months of no commercial flights, Surigao City Airport will be served again by a commercial airline. PALExpress will fly Manila-Surigao starting July 21 using the 76-seater Bombardier Q400.

Filino posted in the Surigao thread that aside fro PALExpress, CebuPacific will also serve Surigao. He also mentioned the comeback of Asian Spirit. The question is when will CEB and Asian Spirit start serving SUG? and will this be sustainable? Asian Spirit deserted Surigao because of lack of passengers and now it will compete with PALExpress and CEB.

Commercial airlines snobbed Bislig for many years already and Tandag for a couple of years.

The absence of commercial flights in Surigao City, Bislig City and Tandag City increased the passenger traffic of Bancasi Airport.

Even if Surigao City will have direct flights from Manila, I still believe most Surigaonons and most tourists will still prefer taking flight aboard the big Airbuses serving Butuan on the way to Surigao.

one big factor too is the cost... its much cheaper flying into Butuan too...

Piston pushing through with transport strike Monday:ohno:

By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) The leftist transport group Piston (Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide or United Organizations of Drivers and Operators Nationwide) is pushing through with a nationwide strike beginning 12:01 a.m. Monday, its national president announced Friday.

In a press conference, Steve Ranjo said the continued increase of oil prices and the government's incapacity to arrest the price hikes are both “anti-driver” and “anti-commuter.”

“Nasa P41.98 na ang halaga ng diesel at nasa P50 na ang gasolina. Ayon sa tatlong dambuhalang oil companies, mahigit P6 pa ang kanilang itataas na kanilang ipatutupad sa pamamagitan ng pagtataas ng piso per week. Kaya malamang na sa Mayo 10 ay muli na namang magpapatupad ng pisong pagtaas [Diesel is already P41.98 and gasoline is at P50. The big three oil companies say they will continue raising prices by more than P6 by increasing it at P1 a week. It is likely there will be another P1 hike by May 10],” Ranjo said.

Reacting to Piston’s announcement, lawyer Manny Mahipos of the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said the agency respects the right of the transport groups to peaceful assembly.

However, he said, the groups “should balance their obligation to the riding public and their rights to public assembly.”

“We don't encourage the drivers to strike but we also respect their right,” Mahipos said.

He added that the LTFRB would not sanction drivers who participate in the strike.

Piston secretary general George San Mateo said there will be 12 key “rally centers” in Metro Manila: Alabang, Monumento, Novaliches Bayan, Cubao, Marikina, Taytay Market, Kalayaan Avenue corner Kamias, Welcome Rotonda, Philcoa, and Pier South.

Elsewhere in the country, Piston affiliates will also go on strike in Baguio City, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, and the Bicol provinces in Luzon; Panay, Cebu and Negros Occidental in the Visayas; and Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and the cities of Iligan, Butuan and General Santos in Mindanao.

:ohno::ohno::ohno:

they will eventually put carousel for baggages soon once the airport redevelopment and upgrade is complete...

the upgrade plan includes the expansion of the runway, new landing navigational and guidance systems and of course upgrade of terminal facilities..:)

regarding that 'faucet'...maybe its a standard ICAO regulation prohibiting bringing it by hand carry inside the aircraft..:)

ngano bit-bit man ka faucet yoncha? para sa unsa mana :lol:


hehe, faucet na defective that we returned to cebu. hehe. cebu kasi galing mga gamit sa project that we're doing now...

in cebu, the city government will counter the strike by giving free meals to the drivers not participating as well as pardoning some fines if ever they have any...

hehe, faucet na defective that we returned to cebu. hehe. cebu kasi galing mga gamit sa project that we're doing now...

They allow it though as Check-In baggage. I think no damage done, nadala gihapon nimo sa Cebu. he he he

in cebu, the city government will counter the strike by giving free meals to the drivers not participating as well as pardoning some fines if ever they have any...

wow..thats a helpful way of buying/bribing once point of principle somehow...

but for the greater good...why not
:lol:

They allow it though as Check-In baggage. I think no damage done, nadala gihapon nimo sa Cebu. he he he

I remember during 9/11 event...when airports were super strict that after inspection,they did not allow me to bring along my Givenchy..good thing it was just a small container...but sayang:nuts:

hehe, faucet na defective that we returned to cebu. hehe. cebu kasi galing mga gamit sa project that we're doing now...

aha...looks like you are up to another construction project huh...:)

big time na talaga si yoncha...^^

Prawn and Fish Farms, Masao, Lumbocan and Abilan

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Bonbon Shell Midden, Bonbon Butuan City

Bonbon, one of the city's interior barangays was once sea coastal settlement some 50,000 years ago when the Agusan delta was once part of the present Butuan Bay.

The mounds of exoskeletons of shellfishes and sea shells found in upper Bonbon are existing evidences of the citys deltaic origins thousands of years ago..

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Kahimunan Festival, Libertad Butuan City


every 2nd week of January

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Kahimunan Festival is celebrated every 3rd sunday of january

Filino posted in the Surigao thread that aside fro PALExpress, CebuPacific will also serve Surigao. He also mentioned the comeback of Asian Spirit. The question is when will CEB and Asian Spirit start serving SUG? and will this be sustainable? Asian Spirit deserted Surigao because of lack of passengers and now it will compete with PALExpress and CEB.

Commercial airlines snobbed Bislig for many years already and Tandag for a couple of years.

The absence of commercial flights in Surigao City, Bislig City and Tandag City increased the passenger traffic of Bancasi Airport.

Even if Surigao City will have direct flights from Manila, I still believe most Surigaonons and most tourists will still prefer taking flight aboard the big Airbuses serving Butuan on the way to Surigao.

the quantity of passengers going in/out at surigao city airport i guess is not a problem. the major factor why Asian Spirit is "losing" as what they have stated was ang kamahal sa fare that even me i would prefer to fly via butuan. yes, i still think that flying with bigger plane is safer than those small planes and the problem of surigao city is the short runway thus, walay makatugpa nga airbus or whatever basta dako. and i think that with the interests being showed by those airlines to fly or fly back at surigao city as what former gov lyndon barbers said during the local radio interview was indeed a good indication that surigao has a good volume of passengers pero lagi gamay ang airport.

Banza Church Ruins

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Banza, one of Butuan's riverine barangays was a pre-colonial settlement along the Agusan River, is known for its old church belfry that has been embraced by the roots of this "balete" tree. The castle-like structure houses the commemorative plate and covers the large tree that has engulfed the church ruins..

thanks Bxu :)

Road maintenance reaches P20 billion a year - DPWH
05/12/2008 | 05:11 PM


MANILA, Philippines - The maintenance of the country's road networks reaches P20 billion annually and the Department of Public Works on Monday said that overloaded trucks is one of the causes.

This, according to DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr, is one of the factors why government needs to strictly implement the anti-overloading law.

"The situation on road maintenance is a substantial investment. The estimate maintenance budget for 30,000 kilometers of national roads annually is P13 billion," Ebdane said in a press conference Monday afternoon.

However, he added that rampant and irresponsible overloading by truckers bloats this figure to P20 billion annually.

To bolster his argument, Ebdane cited a study by the Road Information and Management Support System (RIMSS) which states that most of the offenses occurred in Northern and Central Luzon areas with trucks overloading by 8-16%.

The other hotspots include the Cebu-Toledo Wharf in Region 7 with 13 percent overloading, and Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro City route in Region 10 with 5 percent overloading.

Ebdane added that they are working currently to set measures to penalize overloaded trucks, which is one of the factors for the early deterioration of roads and bridges in the country.

One of these measures is the use of weighbridges and the deployment of trucks in strategic areas.

"Now… these truckers, they are complaining that if they stick to regular weight limit, they will incur losses of P5 billion annually," Ebdane said.

However, Ebdane said that the truckers' losses is minimal compared to the impact of the damage incurred.

"With this announcement, we hope to warn the truckers of the consequences of their violations of the law," he said. "We have thought of putting standby trucks in hot places." - GMANews.TV

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hmmm.....ever increasing inter city cargo between CDO and BXU...though maybe reflective of a booming trade along this Mindanao's busiest highway...

that amount of 20 Billion would be enough to create a new transport system....Maybe the first phase of that fantasized Mindanao Railway should be better be between these two cities...:)

the quantity of passengers going in/out at surigao city airport i guess is not a problem. the major factor why Asian Spirit is "losing" as what they have stated was ang kamahal sa fare that even me i would prefer to fly via butuan. yes, i still think that flying with bigger plane is safer than those small planes and the problem of surigao city is the short runway thus, walay makatugpa nga airbus or whatever basta dako. and i think that with the interests being showed by those airlines to fly or fly back at surigao city as what former gov lyndon barbers said during the local radio interview was indeed a good indication that surigao has a good volume of passengers pero lagi gamay ang airport.

The quantity of surigaonons travelling to manila/cebu is not a problem but statistics showed that the number of passengers exiting/entering Surigao City airport is not sustainable for a commercial airline. (Thus PAL, then Asian Siprit stopped its commercial operation in Surigao City).

Surigaonons still prefer to fly via Butuan. Reason: planes are bigger thus the fare is lower.

In order to lure Surigaonons to exit/enter via the Surigao City Airport is to have Airbuses serve it. This means the runway should be extended first.

There is no official pronouncements yet posted in the websites of Cebu Pacific, Asian Spirit and Air Philippines regarding their intention to fly to Surigao. But PALExpress already made a press release that it will serve Surigao City starting July 21.

Maybe the news Filino posted in the Surigao Thread that these airlines will serve Surigao again is an offshoot of the request of Pres GMA for these other airlines to serve Siargao(via Surigao City). Of course who can refuse the President. But no definite schedule has been released. Maybe these other airlines will wait if PALExpress is earning in this route.

Maayo pa siguro modagan jud ka pagkamayor sa Surigao Filino para project nimo ang Surigao City Trunkline Airport of International Standards.

asian spirit should lower the cost of their airfare...they could re establish their Surigao route under missionary classification...from there they might make a headstart..

we need to make all other airports in Caraga as much as possible connected with available commercial airline service for our tourism improvement efforts..

though the recent transport strike have paralyzed 95 % of the city's public transpo...the city's main streets is still abuzz, not by jeeps or trikes, but by the street parties in line for the month long Balanghai Fest^^

Maybe the news Filino posted in the Surigao Thread that these airlines will serve Surigao again is an offshoot of the request of Pres GMA for these other airlines to serve Siargao(via Surigao City). Of course who can refuse the President. But no definite schedule has been released. Maybe these other airlines will wait if PALExpress is earning in this route.

Maayo pa siguro modagan jud ka pagkamayor sa Surigao Filino para project nimo ang Surigao City Trunkline Airport of International Standards.

it was the former gov of SDN lyndon barbers was being interviewed when i heard it over the radio. sana nga totoo coz caraga has really lot to offer for tourists.

Woodstock, Ochoa avenue

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Kahimunan, Libertad, Butuan City

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Chicken Ati-Atihan, Pareja Subd. Libertad Branch

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La Cafiza Cafe, infront of Butuan Doctors'
(sorry, those darn jeeps covered the front)

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Giant Sundial, Butuan Regional Museum

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Turistas, Macapagal Cable Stayed Bridge

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Turistas, Magsaysay Viaduct System, Baan, Butuan City

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Cruisin', Agusan River Cruise

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PEPping Up : La Cafiza Cafe

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Palms, G Mall Car Park

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Turistas, Magsaysay Viaduct System, Baan, Butuan City

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diba sa new bridge ni?

diba sa new bridge ni?

mislabeled:nuts:

Despite transport strike, business goes as usual in Butuan City^^

Tuesday, May 13, 2008; Posted: 12:21 AM

BUTUAN CITY, May 12, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- -- The provincial government of Agusan del Norte and the city of Butuan are open for business Monday despite of the transport strike staged by transport group at this regions capital city.

Agusan del Norte Gov. Elrfe Amante and Butuan City Mayor Democrito Plaza, said business goes on and all government transactions continuous as division chiefs, employees and workers were required to report in their respective areas of responsibility.

Trucks coming from various agencies of the government, particularly from the city government, Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13), Butuan City Police Office (BCPO), 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were deployed as early as 5 oclock in the morning to assist government workers and from private entities for a libreng sakay.

As usual, practice Monday flag ceremony, was noticed at various agencies of the government, including weekly staff meeting with the different heads of offices.

More than 90 percent of public transport, was paralyzed since 5 oclock in the morning, it was observed.

Transportation here is not totally paralyzed because of the assurance by the big bus companies that they are not joining the nationwide transport strike, led by PISTON.

Everything is normal, declared Mayor Plaza.

:)"Happy Welcome":)

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Kahimunan, Libertad, Butuan City

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what festive scene...well coordinated:lol:

new hi-res google-earth image of Butuan now available....kaya lang di pa tapos yung New Bridge...

new hi-res google-earth image of Butuan now available....kaya lang di pa tapos yung New Bridge...

nice GearX...need to google earth-ready my unit here though..

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SSC Philippines Meet
5.17.08
6.30 PM ~ Pier One ~ SM Mall of Asia

Balik Butuan Night 2008
May 12, 2008

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when visiting Butuan, do not fail to bring along these popular souvenirs: coco bags, kulintangs, manuvu bracelets, and of course Golden Tara figures and Balanghai Boat:):)^^

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Hello Butuan! May I know bakit naging BXU yung Butuan? Quite int'resting... Greetings from CdeO. :)

That's the Worldwide Airport Code for Bancasi Airport, Butuan.

(BXU) Butuan Airport, PH

It could be BTN but Bennettsville Airport or the US, got it first than Butuan.

(BTN) Bennettsville Airport, SC, US

:)

Hello Butuan! May I know bakit naging BXU yung Butuan? Quite int'resting... Greetings from CdeO. :)

I think its the International Civil Aeronotics Organization (ICAO) who designates airport codes...:)

Sexy Golden Tara :), Bo. Obrero, Butuan City

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sa ato duha ka silingan dinha, cool down lang....hala pabugnaw sa ta dire, eat tayo desserts because "Life is unsure, eat your dessert first ":):)

Margie's Cafe, Sentro Bldg Branch

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True Brew Gourmet Coffee : Cafe for those who smoke a lot



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on the high way going to San Franz, one can encounter this giant beast :):)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2496854356_d7b6a09710.jpg

AD Curato at night

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/butuan-3.jpg?t=1210999805

sa ato duha ka silingan dinha, cool down lang....hala pabugnaw sa ta dire, eat tayo desserts because "Life is unsure, eat your dessert first ":):)

Margie's Cafe, Sentro Bldg Branch

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Good to bring your partner here. :colgate:

I should be here yesterday. tsk!tsk!tsk! :colgate:

Good to bring your partner here. :colgate:

I should be here yesterday. tsk!tsk!tsk! :colgate:

as a side note, this is the cafe where the first SSC Butuan met last December:)

Farirah is a very mobile gal...seems you've been moving around here in the north huh:)

FSUU, Alumni Night 2008

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Macapagal Bridge center tower looms in the horizon as taken from Bonbon Hills

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Pinkaholic Shoppe, Apas Bldg., Lopez Jaena

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SSC Philipppines Mall of Asia Meet
5.17.08

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photo credit to ashley:)

more whoresome pics to come at this site :):)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=626708&page=12

Netopia expects recovery after shutdown of losing branches
Business World News

THE OWNER of the country’s largest chain of Internet cafés is expecting a modest recovery this year after shutting down a number of unprofitable shops, and is looking at expanding to the provinces by selling franchises.

George H. Tan, president of Digital Paradise, Inc. which operates the Netopia chain, said the company plans to open 20 more outlets in Palawan, Butuan, and Zamboanga. Netopia now has 175 outlets.

"[Our plan] is really expanding by franchising rather than [opening] company-owned stores. We want to consolidate our gains made in 2007... We are looking at those regions we feel are under-represented. We don’t have franchisees there. Sayang ang area. It is a big market with highly populated provinces. Zamboanga is quite a big," he said.

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L-R (standing): (Doc Jeff) Xmd, (Kent) soulmaker, oboi1, Div Cebu, Exile, (Francis) PhMan, (Francis) Bob-Bxu, Chrissy the Queen MarieAntoinette, Tyronne, Isagani Icarusrising, tj_brewed, Kentot kennethologist

L-R (sitting): Steph ishtefh, Bernie habagatcentral, Renz myx, Ashley

^^^^

there were two Francis (moi and ph man); two "56" Jackets (moi and tj_brewed) :); two docs; two lovely gals Steph and Ashley; and two royalties Emperor Bernie and Queen MarieAntoinette ::)

and bunchfull of fun :)


the number for the night is "56", Bob-BXu and tj_brewed (hope di na conscious si tj sa jackets)
L-R : Bob-bXu, tj_brewed , Exile ( who just flew in from Cebu :)) and dive cebu...
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DFA Regional Office :

DFA Butuan to open May 16

Siargao, Surigao Del Norte (April 17) -- The long wait has been over. People from the Caraga Region and neighboring provinces can now transact passport applications and renewal without going to as far as Cagayan de Oro City.

On May 16, in time with the celebration of the annual fiesta celebration of the city of Butuan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will now have its branch in the region.

This was revealed by Agusan del Norte 1st District Representative Jose Aquino II during the roundtable discussion with the local and national media called by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when she visited here yesterday at Pansukian Resort.

The pronouncement was made by Congressman Aquino when one of the local media present during the discussion presented to President Arroyo the importance of the existence of the said office in the region.

According to the President, she has already instructed Cong. Aquino regarding this matter. Cong. Aquino, on the other hand, discussed that as part of his pork barrel, he has already made some finalizations on the realization of this project.

"At present, I am now negotiating the owner of the CAP Building along J. C. Aquino Avenue for the possible location of the office", Cong. Aquino said.

Aquino also said that aside from DFA, his office, together with the local officials of Butuan City is now on its plan to bring the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) office to the region.

It can be recalled that POEA office is sharing a space with the Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration (OWWA).

Meanwhile, Cong. Aquino personally invited President Arroyo as guest of honor in the opening of the Foreign Affairs office next month. (Robert E. Roperos, PIA-13)


i think DFA office will be located at CESIA building along montilla blvd. at the 2nd and 3rd floors. and i heard in the news madam PGMA will be gracing the opening/blessing this May 21, 2008.


on a side note, buy your bikes here: VICEKLETA Bike shop... at T. Calo Street Butuan City.
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where in Montilla Blvd. is CESIA Bldg. yoncha? ( di kase ako familiar sa name ng bldgs. :))

^^ nag slimming pills ka bob ? :nocrook: nag slim kaa-a.. :)

on the high way going to San Franz, one can encounter this giant beast :):)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2496854356_d7b6a09710.jpg

i made a frequent visit @ San Francisco each year but this one is new:lol:

i think DFA office will be located at CESIA building along montilla blvd. at the 2nd and 3rd floors. and i heard in the news madam PGMA will be gracing the opening/blessing this May 21, 2008.


on a side note, buy your bikes here: VICEKLETA Bike shop... at T. Calo Street Butuan City.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/vicekleta_small.jpg

where's this CESIA bldg?.. so its May 21, 2008 and not May 16, 2008 as earlier reported.^^

Netopia expects recovery after shutdown of losing branches
Business World News

THE OWNER of the country’s largest chain of Internet cafés is expecting a modest recovery this year after shutting down a number of unprofitable shops, and is looking at expanding to the provinces by selling franchises.

George H. Tan, president of Digital Paradise, Inc. which operates the Netopia chain, said the company plans to open 20 more outlets in Palawan, Butuan, and Zamboanga. Netopia now has 175 outlets.

"[Our plan] is really expanding by franchising rather than [opening] company-owned stores. We want to consolidate our gains made in 2007... We are looking at those regions we feel are under-represented. We don’t have franchisees there. Sayang ang area. It is a big market with highly populated provinces. Zamboanga is quite a big," he said.

THIS A GOOD PR FOR BXU!

on the high way going to San Franz, one can encounter this giant beast :):)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2496854356_d7b6a09710.jpg

a playhouse? ^^

Pinkaholic Shoppe, Apas Bldg., Lopez Jaena

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ah...i often pass by on this botique sadly didn't took the opportunity to look around...sayang...marami pa lang magandang design...

happy fiesta butuan!

hi, sorry for the late reply...

CESIA building is where Bank of Commerce is renting... bale the 2nd and 3rd floors will be rented by DFA.... hopefully i can take a few snapshots of madam president... hehe.

Happy Fiesta Butuan!

AD Curato at night

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i really miss this instant tabuan (flea market) along A.D. CURATO ST. during fiesta months....:lol:

Sexy Golden Tara :), Bo. Obrero, Butuan City

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now this really ICONIC!!!

^^ nag slimming pills ka bob ? :nocrook: nag slim kaa-a.. :)

nope...:)

natural iyan dodong:lol:

hi, sorry for the late reply...

CESIA building is where Bank of Commerce is renting... bale the 2nd and 3rd floors will be rented by DFA.... hopefully i can take a few snapshots of madam president... hehe.

Happy Fiesta Butuan!

wow...madame GMA will be in the city for the Nth time to grace the occasion..^^

what other projects she will be inaugurating or announced kaya? :)

a playhouse? ^^

I think its a barangay office?

hi, sorry for the late reply...

CESIA building is where Bank of Commerce is renting... bale the 2nd and 3rd floors will be rented by DFA.... hopefully i can take a few snapshots of madam president... hehe.

Happy Fiesta Butuan!

keep us more updated...thanks:)

Mutya Hong Butuan 08


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HAPPY FIESTA....VIVA SR. SAN JOSE!!!^^

I think its a barangay office?

beware! the king is in his lair!....

getting ready for the parade

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Adlaw Hong Butuan

every August 2

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hopefully those inside the office does not have a lions temper :lol:

hopefully those inside the office does not have a lions temper :lol:

i just remembered Narnia...:banana:

the lion in Narnia has a cool temper :)

PGMA to grace opening of 4th DFA office in Mindanao
by Jose Jemuel B. Dael

Butuan City (May 20) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is scheduled tomorrow, May 21 to grace the opening of the 12th Consular Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) here in the city.

As transpired during the Presidential Coordinative meeting held this afternoon at Butuan City Hall, the President will be arriving tomorrow morning from Cagayan de Oro City, who will then motor directly to the DFA office along Montilla Boulevard here for the launching ceremony.

Presidential Management Staff Director Pearly Bandayanon bared that the President will observe the processing of passport documents with USEC Esteban Conejos before proceeding to the blessing of a private adoration chapel of Cong. Jose Aquino II of the 1st Congressional District of Butuan City and Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte.

In an interview, Cong. Joboy Aquino said that the opening of the Office of Consular Affairs of the DFA will benefit lots of people in Caraga because it will bring down the cost in applying for a passport.

The DFA office in Butuan City is the fourth in Mindanao in addition to Zamboanga City, Cagayan del Oro City and Davao City, and the twelfth regional Consular Office in the country.

In a related development, Mt. Mayapay Rehabilitation Project will also commence tomorrow at around 6:30 in the morning where some 2,000 seedlings of mahogany, narra and other flower-bearing trees will be planted by some 1,500 state workers coming from the different regional line agencies. (PIA Caraga)

cesia building, the location for DFA butuan.

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Madame President...

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lake mainit again...
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bridge again...
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^^ ibog gyud ko sa camera nimo bai... raw image na or processed na by software ?

GMA opens DFA office in Butuan (http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080522125303.html)
New consular office a big help to OFWs, travellers

By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO

BUTUAN CITY — President Arroyo led yesterday regional, provincial and city officials at rites for the opening of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) office in this capital city.

"Dili na maglisod ang atong mga kaigsoonan nga mo biyahe pa sa layo, ilabina sa atong mga OFWs sa pagproseso sa ilang mga papeles padulong sa abroad (Our brothers will no longer have a hard time following up the processing their papers in going abroad, particularly the OFWs,") the Chief Executive said in her brief address to a crowd composed of local officials during the cutting of the ceremonial ribbon, that signaled the opening of the new DFA office.

She said the new consular office in Northeastern Mindanao is a big help for people who want to work abroad.

In the past, OFWs, tourists and other travelers travelled to Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, and Manila for the processing of their travel papers.

President Arroyo, together with some DFA officials and regional directors, Butuan City Mayor Democrito "Big Boy" Plaza II, and Butuan City Rep. Jose Aquino, toured the second-storey building housing the new consular office.

Also present at the opening rites were officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) led by AFP Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMincom) chief Maj. Gen. Armando Cunanan; area command chief of the Army’s Northern and Northeastern Mindanao Fourth Infantry (Diamond) Division Brig. Gen. Ricardo A. David Jr.; 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade commander Brig. Gen. Dante Fernandez; and Northeastern Mindanao Police Regional Office 13 director Chief Supt. Jaime E. Milla.

The consular office will serve the provinces of Dinagat Islands, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, and the cities of Butuan, Cabadbaran, Bayugan, Tandag, Bislig and Surigao in Northeastern Mindanao, and Gingoog City in Northern Mindanao.

The DFA office is located on the second floor of the Cesia building on Montilla Blvd., Butuan.

"We are happy that we have our own consular office now, and we, Butuanons, Agusanons and Surigaonons expressed our gratitude to the President for finally responding to the very needs of our workers abroad," Mayor Plaza said.

Before flying back to Manila, the Chief Executive held a meeting with some officials in the region at downtown hotel here.

^^ Were is DFA Butuan located ?

@phmatrix:

cesia building, the location for DFA butuan. Montilla Blvd, Butuan City...

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Madame President... (grabe mga PSG, tinutulak ako palayo. hehehe)

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hmmmm.... I thought the planned land trip of PGMA from CDO has pushed thru..it would have been more dramatic if GMA have to tract the busy highway so that she can see for herself CDOs and Butuan's catchment areas...

but I believed GMA's sked must have been hectic with a quick stop in CDO and then flew instead to Butuan for the occasion..

here are a few photos at the Bancasi Airport..

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the DFA Consular Office will definitely have a positive cascade effect on travel and tourism in the region^^

^^ bakit po?

the city mayor in the picture looks haggard... likely na stress due to GMA visit :)

with GMA coming to the city regularly, I know the mayor must have to be on his tip toes to meet the presidents expectations and updates of her pet projects and programs in the city...:)

@phmatrix:

cesia building, the location for DFA butuan. Montilla Blvd, Butuan City...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/cesiabldg1.jpg

Madame President... (grabe mga PSG, tinutulak ako palayo. hehehe)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/pgma1.jpg

what a splendid news/development for Butuan and Caraga Region:lol:

PGMA opens 12th DFA regional consular office in Butuan



BUTUAN CITY – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated here today the 12th regional consular office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as part of her program to bring the government closer to the people.

Immediately upon her arrival at Bangkasi Airport in this city from Cagayan de Oro City where she addressed the 16th ASEAN Farmers Week Celebration and Joint Convention of Rural-Based Organizations, the President motored to Montilla Boulevard here to kick off the formal operations of DFA Regional Consular Office 13 (DFA-RCO 13) at the second floor of Cesia Building.

Assisting the President in the ribbon-cutting ceremony were House Speaker Prospero Nograles, Agusan Del Norte 1st District Rep. Jose “Joboy” Aquino, 2nd District Rep. Edelmiro Amante, Butuan City Mayor Democrito “Boy Daku” Plaza II, and DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Esteban Conejos Jr.

Also present to witness the opening of the DFA-RCO 13 is Surigao Del Sur Gov. Vicente Pimentel Jr.

Afterwards, the President toured the facilities and witnessed the releasing of passports of Victor Villanueva Magno Sr., his wife Erlinda Uy Magno, and Concepcion Go Yu as represented by her son Roberto G. Yu. The three applied for their passports in Cagayan de Oro DFA-RCO.

With the opening of the DFA office here, residents of CARAGA region no longer have to go all the way to Cagayan de Oro City where an old DFA branch office is located.

Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Butuan City Chief Abner Caga said Caraganons can now save money and time in applying for passports. He said that because of the great distance between Butuan and Cagayan de Oro City, an ordinary passport applicant spends more or less P5,000 before he can get his travel document.

“Maliban kasi sa P500 passport fee the applicants are forced to stay in CDO while awaiting for the release of their passport. So gagastos sila sa hotel accommodation lalo na kung wala silang relatives sa CDO,” Cagayan de Oro, she said.

Earlier, Agusan Del Norte 1st District Rep. Jose “Joboy” Aquino said the opening of DFA office in Butuan is a clear proof of the administration’s effort to bring the government closer to the people.

He said the DFA office in Butuan City is one of his priority projects intended to serve, not only the residents of Agusan Del Norte, but the entire CARAGA region.

CARAGA is composed of five provinces namely; Agusan Del Norte, Agusan Del Sur, Surigao Del Norte, Surigao Del Sur and the newly-born province of Dinagat Island.
Aquino added that he was very thankful to the President because without her assistance, the DFA Butuan City office will not be established.

He told the President that Caraganons and the local government officials of neighboring provinces were appreciative and happy over the opening of the DFA Butuan City office.

Other regional consular offices (RCO) are located in San Fernando City in La Union, Cebu City, Tuguegarao City in Cagayan Valley, Tacloban City, Angeles City in Pampanga, Zamboanga City, Lucena City, Cagayan De Oro City, Legaspi City, Davao City and Iloilo City.

http://www.gov.ph/news/?i=20980

the DFA Consular Office will definitely have a positive cascade effect on travel and tourism in the region^^

very positive indeed.:lol:

Pinkaholic Shoppe, Apas Bldg., Lopez Jaena

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There's a Pinkaholic Shop here at the Portal West Mall, I wonder if this a franchise or owned by the same family that owns the Pinkaholic Shop here in Dumaguete.

the city mayor in the picture looks haggard... likely na stress due to GMA visit :)

with GMA coming to the city regularly, I know the mayor must have to be on his tip toes to meet the presidents expectations and updates of her pet projects and programs in the city...:)

Is he the one with the black and white stripes to PGMA's immediate left?

Is he the one with the black and white stripes to PGMA's immediate left?

yup that's him..:)

Piyesta in Gloria City:)

http://pia.gov.ph/press/image/080521-r13-pcso2.jpg

lake mainit again...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/photography/lakemainit2.jpg



asa ni dapita nga portion?

^^ ibog gyud ko sa camera nimo bai... raw image na or processed na by software ?

only resized the pics po...

@exile, it's at lake mainit, almont hotel... along the national highway.

yup that's him..:)

looks haggard indeed....:ohno:

Barely a year, Rep. Aquino establishes 12 barangay halls, covered courts

A feat never made by past Congressmen in same period of time

by Ben Serrano - May 22, 2008

BUTUAN CITY- Barely a year after assuming office, the Office of Congressman Jose “Joboy” Aquino, II (Lakas- 1st District, Agusan del Norte-Butuan City and Las Nieves) today claimed it already established twelve barangay halls and covered courts mostly in rural barangays under his congressional district.

Aquino claimed construction of these vital infrastructures were on-going particularly two barangay halls in Las Nieves and a P3.8-M covered court in farthest Barangay of San Roque, also of Las Nieves town.

Others will be constructed in rural barangays of Butuan City, Aquino said.

Aquino who made promised of providing potable water system to twenty three barangays of Butuan City mostly rural barangays claimed construction of potable water system to seven rural barangays are now on-going.

“Eventually all twenty three barangays will have its own good potable water systems before my first term ends, that I will promised to you”, Aquino said in an exclusive interview with this writer.

Aquino claimed that his campaign promise of providing good potable water systems to twenty three rural barangays in his district has been made a butt of jokes especially among paid hack media workers of his opponents.

“Now I will have my last laugh as they now realized how important good potable water system is and I am doing it silently no so much fanfare, no publication”, Aquino claimed.

Aquino said that in two months time from now concreting of the P1.7-B 60 kilometer Butuan City-Tungao-Las Nieves-Esperanza Road will start and hopefully will be finished before his first term ends.

It was Aquino after all, who initiated for the opening of the 12th Department of Foreign Affairs regional consular office here in Butuan City.

Aquino vowed that in order to help local applicants for jobs abroad not only residents of Butuan City and Las Nieves, he will spearhead opening of the regional POEA office here in Butuan City.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Gov’t officials lead tree planting at Mt. Mayapay in Mindanao

BUTUAN CITY, May 21 (PNA) -- In line with the "Tree for Life" program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, government officials on Wednesday led various groups in the tree planting activities at Mt. Mayapay located in Barangay Nongnong, some 12 kilometers south of this city.

House Speaker Prospero Nograles led the government officials who were joined by farmers and representatives of the academe, religious groups, non-government organizations (NGOs) and socio-civic groups in the tree planting activity which is part of the rehabilitation program for the 18,000-hectare Mt. Mayapay, some 675 meters above sea level.

Nograles represented President Arroyo who was also in Butuan City to lead the opening of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) consular office.

Some 138,000 seeds of forest, fruit and ornamental trees will be initially planted this year. Three million trees will be planted in the next three years.

Nograles, Butuan City Mayor Democrito Plaza, Rep. Jose Aquino and ranking officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), personally planted Mahogany seeds to kick off the masssive rehabilitation of the mountain.

“I pray for the continuing success for the rehabilitation of Mt. Mayapay,” Nograles said.

To express their full support in the Mt. Mayapay rehabilitation, Nograles and the local top officials led by Plaza and Aquino signed a pledge of commitment.

Aside from the tree planting program, the government is also seeking to make Mt. Mayapay an ecological park and tourism destination in the northeastern Mindanao.

Former Butuan City Rep. Leovigildo Banaag has filed a bill to make Mt. Mayapay a natural landscape mountain for tourism purposes.

About P17 million will be used in the rehabilitation with Aquino and the DENR initially pouring in P2 million each for the project.
A task force composed of different government and non-government agencies has been created to oversee the implementation of the rehabilitation project.

Meanwhile, Plaza personally asked President Arroyo for a P74-million funding for the concreting of the road from Butuan City to Mt. Mayapay. The city government has poured in P60 million for the road project. (PNA)

asa ni dapita nga portion?

This structure is built by Almont Lake Resort. It's fun swimming in this area.

speaking of resorts, I find this Villa Isabella...a newer garden resort in the city...BXU, do you where's the exact location of this ?

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banderitas

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Signing of Lease of Agreement for the Construction of DOH Regional Office Building, Capitol, Butuan City

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DOH Secretary Dr. Duque, during groundbreaking ceremonies
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CHD Caraga Building, Time capsule lowering

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Butuan City Hall

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Butuan City Hall

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nice lamp post and electric wire.... ay city hall pala ung subject...:nuts:

Balanghai Night 2008

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Butuan Haute Couture ~ Toni Galang Show

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Wilma Doesnt does a fashionista^^
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Sen. Miguel Zubiri

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http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/03132008/images/life-pic01.jpgBy Rome Jorge
Business Mirror (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/03132008/life01.html)


A WEALTH of gold, aristocratic blood and the guts of high-sea adventurers—this is the heritage of every Filipino. Discover your true self. You need only go to Butuan to find proof.

Butuan has yielded its treasures: a golden figurine of Buddha’s sensuous consort, known as the Tara; a glittering array of the most intricate gilded jewelries, a priceless collection delicate ceramics from the Sung Dynasty, and several hulking remains of balanghai—ships more ancient and sophisticated than any Viking longboat—found intact after hundreds of years on what was once a bustling port frequented by traders from the far corners of the globe. Butuan’s most precious finds can now be found far and wide: the Tara of Agusan is in safekeeping at the Field Museum of Chicago; many of the fine Chinese celadon and the largest of the restored balanghai are on display at the National Museum; and Butuan’s incomparable specimens of gold jewelry comprise the grandest collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

According to Greg Hontiveros, author of Butuan of a Thousand Years, the true sight for the first Mass in the Philippines may be even near the Agusan River. Ferdinand Magellan did drop anchor by the mouth of Agusan River in 1521 and held Mass to commemorate the event. Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan’s chronicler, records that the first Mass was held at a place called “Mazaua,” which some contend, because of his description and its distance from Homonhon, is Masao, Butuan.

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A BALANGHAI(clock wise) boat recovered in 1976. PHOTO BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES, FROM THE BOOK BUTUAN OF A THOUSAND YEARS BY GREG HONTIVEROS. THE Golden Tara of Butuan at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. FROM THE BOOK BUTUAN OF A THOUSAND YEARS BY GREG HONTIVEROS. SUNG Dynasty porcelain recovered in Butuan on display at the National Museum. BUTUAN gold at the Central Bank Museum of the Philippines. FROM THE BOOK BUTUAN OF A THOUSAND YEARS BY GREG HONTIVEROS


Butuan still retains many beautiful artifacts in its museum, its archaeological sites and historical places. One can witness the ongoing restoration of unearthed balanghai and precolonial implements, as well as the burial remains of nobles (distinguished by slopping foreheads purposely shaped in infancy), as well as a replica of the Tara. And Butuan will soon yield another treasure, this time one that relives the ancient adventure of our seafaring ancestors.

The Department of Tourism (DOT), in partnership with the local government of Butuan and the National Museum, will soon unveil balanghai tours through some of the most picturesque stretches of the Agusan River.

Famous as a sanctuary for exotic migratory birds, lush mangrove forests and emerald waters, the Agusan River is also home to many quaint riverside villages and historical sites. Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano reveals that the Agusan Balanghai Tour will touch upon 21 barangays that will benefit by providing genuine handicrafts, native cuisine and cultural entertainment to tourists. Manobo culture, in particular, would make for a truly authentic attraction.

Secretary Durano assures the authenticity of the balanghai recreation. He compares the experience they envision to that of the Luboc River Ride in Bohol, or the Firefly Mangrove Boat Tour in Donsol, where boatmen no longer use noisy motors that ruin the romance of the experience. He envisions the ride to employ local and indigenous folk in authentic costumes to further heighten the experience. The boat ride will follow a historical narrative as it cruises up the river, enriching the experience.

“We will never sell it alone. It is part of a total package,” explains Durano. The Agusan Balanghai Tour will be part of an adventure-tourism campaign of the DOT for the Caraga region, composed of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. Packaged with the world-class surfing of Surigao, as well as other ecotourism sites, Butuan promises to draw more tourists. Durano further notes that they will initially target local tourists.

Leonides Theresa Plaza, regional tourism council chairman, reveals that this September Butuan celebrates the Balanghai Festival, as well as a boat-rowing competition. Other attractions in Butuan include the 500-year-old “Centennial Tree” in Caloc-an, Magallanes, a tree so huge that a dozen persons with their arms linked still cannot encompass its trunk, and on certain nights turns into a living Christmas tree with millions of fireflies.

Plaza reveals that the DOT is partly funding the endeavor with P2.5 million, with the local government of Butuan providing the bulk of the remainder of the P7.5-million total to make the balanghai recreation a reality in six months. “Eventually, we will privatize it,” she says.

But, of course, all this is up in the air. At present, the historical and museum sites of Butuan sorely need improvement. At the Balangay Shrine Museum, the facilities are weathered, knackered and termite-infested. This is a shame, as the balanghai, the only artifacts of its kind in Asia, have been carbon-dated to 320 A.D. and possess a unique and ingenious lash construction system. The treasures deserve better care and respect.

With the refurbishment of these facilities and the Balanghai River Tour, Butuan promises to be an adventure and an attraction that will make us proud.

Barely a year, Rep. Aquino establishes 12 barangay halls, covered courts

A feat never made by past Congressmen in same period of time

by Ben Serrano - May 22, 2008

BUTUAN CITY- Barely a year after assuming office, the Office of Congressman Jose “Joboy” Aquino, II (Lakas- 1st District, Agusan del Norte-Butuan City and Las Nieves) today claimed it already established twelve barangay halls and covered courts mostly in rural barangays under his congressional district.

Aquino claimed construction of these vital infrastructures were on-going particularly two barangay halls in Las Nieves and a P3.8-M covered court in farthest Barangay of San Roque, also of Las Nieves town.

Others will be constructed in rural barangays of Butuan City, Aquino said.

Aquino who made promised of providing potable water system to twenty three barangays of Butuan City mostly rural barangays claimed construction of potable water system to seven rural barangays are now on-going.

“Eventually all twenty three barangays will have its own good potable water systems before my first term ends, that I will promised to you”, Aquino said in an exclusive interview with this writer.

Aquino claimed that his campaign promise of providing good potable water systems to twenty three rural barangays in his district has been made a butt of jokes especially among paid hack media workers of his opponents.

“Now I will have my last laugh as they now realized how important good potable water system is and I am doing it silently no so much fanfare, no publication”, Aquino claimed.

Aquino said that in two months time from now concreting of the P1.7-B 60 kilometer Butuan City-Tungao-Las Nieves-Esperanza Road will start and hopefully will be finished before his first term ends.

It was Aquino after all, who initiated for the opening of the 12th Department of Foreign Affairs regional consular office here in Butuan City.

Aquino vowed that in order to help local applicants for jobs abroad not only residents of Butuan City and Las Nieves, he will spearhead opening of the regional POEA office here in Butuan City.

i hope that this project will soon be realized....:)

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/03132008/images/life-pic01.jpgBy Rome Jorge
Business Mirror (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/03132008/life01.html)


A WEALTH of gold, aristocratic blood and the guts of high-sea adventurers—this is the heritage of every Filipino. Discover your true self. You need only go to Butuan to find proof.

Butuan has yielded its treasures: a golden figurine of Buddha’s sensuous consort, known as the Tara; a glittering array of the most intricate gilded jewelries, a priceless collection delicate ceramics from the Sung Dynasty, and several hulking remains of balanghai—ships more ancient and sophisticated than any Viking longboat—found intact after hundreds of years on what was once a bustling port frequented by traders from the far corners of the globe. Butuan’s most precious finds can now be found far and wide: the Tara of Agusan is in safekeeping at the Field Museum of Chicago; many of the fine Chinese celadon and the largest of the restored balanghai are on display at the National Museum; and Butuan’s incomparable specimens of gold jewelry comprise the grandest collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

According to Greg Hontiveros, author of Butuan of a Thousand Years, the true sight for the first Mass in the Philippines may be even near the Agusan River. Ferdinand Magellan did drop anchor by the mouth of Agusan River in 1521 and held Mass to commemorate the event. Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan’s chronicler, records that the first Mass was held at a place called “Mazaua,” which some contend, because of his description and its distance from Homonhon, is Masao, Butuan.

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A BALANGHAI(clock wise) boat recovered in 1976. PHOTO BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES, FROM THE BOOK BUTUAN OF A THOUSAND YEARS BY GREG HONTIVEROS. THE Golden Tara of Butuan at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. FROM THE BOOK BUTUAN OF A THOUSAND YEARS BY GREG HONTIVEROS. SUNG Dynasty porcelain recovered in Butuan on display at the National Museum. BUTUAN gold at the Central Bank Museum of the Philippines. FROM THE BOOK BUTUAN OF A THOUSAND YEARS BY GREG HONTIVEROS


Butuan still retains many beautiful artifacts in its museum, its archaeological sites and historical places. One can witness the ongoing restoration of unearthed balanghai and precolonial implements, as well as the burial remains of nobles (distinguished by slopping foreheads purposely shaped in infancy), as well as a replica of the Tara. And Butuan will soon yield another treasure, this time one that relives the ancient adventure of our seafaring ancestors.

The Department of Tourism (DOT), in partnership with the local government of Butuan and the National Museum, will soon unveil balanghai tours through some of the most picturesque stretches of the Agusan River.

Famous as a sanctuary for exotic migratory birds, lush mangrove forests and emerald waters, the Agusan River is also home to many quaint riverside villages and historical sites. Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano reveals that the Agusan Balanghai Tour will touch upon 21 barangays that will benefit by providing genuine handicrafts, native cuisine and cultural entertainment to tourists. Manobo culture, in particular, would make for a truly authentic attraction.
Secretary Durano assures the authenticity of the balanghai recreation. He compares the experience they envision to that of the Luboc River Ride in Bohol, or the Firefly Mangrove Boat Tour in Donsol, where boatmen no longer use noisy motors that ruin the romance of the experience. He envisions the ride to employ local and indigenous folk in authentic costumes to further heighten the experience. The boat ride will follow a historical narrative as it cruises up the river, enriching the experience.

“We will never sell it alone. It is part of a total package,” explains Durano. The Agusan Balanghai Tour will be part of an adventure-tourism campaign of the DOT for the Caraga region, composed of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. Packaged with the world-class surfing of Surigao, as well as other ecotourism sites, Butuan promises to draw more tourists. Durano further notes that they will initially target local tourists.

Leonides Theresa Plaza, regional tourism council chairman, reveals that this September Butuan celebrates the Balanghai Festival, as well as a boat-rowing competition. Other attractions in Butuan include the 500-year-old “Centennial Tree” in Caloc-an, Magallanes, a tree so huge that a dozen persons with their arms linked still cannot encompass its trunk, and on certain nights turns into a living Christmas tree with millions of fireflies.

Plaza reveals that the DOT is partly funding the endeavor with P2.5 million, with the local government of Butuan providing the bulk of the remainder of the P7.5-million total to make the balanghai recreation a reality in six months. “Eventually, we will privatize it,” she says.

But, of course, all this is up in the air. At present, the historical and museum sites of Butuan sorely need improvement. At the Balangay Shrine Museum, the facilities are weathered, knackered and termite-infested. This is a shame, as the balanghai, the only artifacts of its kind in Asia, have been carbon-dated to 320 A.D. and possess a unique and ingenious lash construction system. The treasures deserve better care and respect.

With the refurbishment of these facilities and the Balanghai River Tour, Butuan promises to be an adventure and an attraction that will make us proud.

with the support of the national government agencies and the high spirit campaign of the local counterpart this will take Butuan and Caraga on the skyline...:)

Golden Tara

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" This golden image is not only a proof of the city's glorious past, but a metaphor of its progressive future as well... "

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Villa Exaltacion, Tungao, Butuan City

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Urians ^^

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this century old acacia tree at Plaza Rizal provide seclusion to weary pedestrians away from the noise and clutter from that busy avenue right beside it

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Promoting Butuan through Photography :
Digital Photography Teen Warriors

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budget seekers and transients choice : Julian's Inn Annex

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@Bob,

Do you have any idea on what happened with Balanghai.com/Caraga.com?

@Bob,

Do you have any idea on what happened with Balanghai.com/Caraga.com?

the web owner changed its format to Butuan Business Directory^^

the site had been in existence since 1999 until January 2008 when it was changed to Butuan Business Directory.....more for ads

Filinvest pours P15-B investments for Mindanao

Davao City (27 May) -- With the trend of the market where homebuyers are looking for spaces near their place of work, the Filinvest Land continues to build homes and had poured a total of P15 billion for capital expense in the southern part of the country as of 2008.

Tristan Las Marias disclosed this to Davao business reporters during a familiarization tour at Kembali Coast, a high-end resort residential project that Filinvest is building at barangay San Isidro in the Island Garden City of Samal.

Filinvest vice chair Andrew T. Gutianon, Jr. was present during the fam tour last Saturday, May 24 in Samal City.

Las Marias said the market now is in the Southern Mindanao area particularly in places that are known as secured and safe havens.

He said Davao is one of their successful areas of business and they will continue to build more and plans to open at least for more developments of medium-rise condo projects with investments between P2 to P2.5 billion.

He said they are building affordable properties for the upper middle that would cost them a package of P1.5 to P2 million.

"In Davao City we also are looking at building townhouses and our talks with partners are ongoing," he said.

He said Davao's potential is very significant and it is growing rapidly as an urbanized area at par with Cebu and Manila.

He said the city has the most supportive local government unit among the areas in the Philippines.

He said with the rising cost of fuel people would not want to waste their daily earning to fuel that is why they'd rather locate in nearer areas to save on transportation and spend more time for the family.

Las Marias meanwhile said they had opened other projects in Mindanao and the latest was in Butuan City of 13 hectares for P300 million also for the upper middle market.

The project is the first well planned type subdivision for a join venture with the Plaza's, a property development where it brings opportunity for those from Butuan and the Caraga Region to acquire.

He said the Filinvest Homes Butuan is the first exclusive community which is more of a resort oriented type equipped with parks, playground and pool where families can held their activity and no need for them to got out of the subdivison.

He said they have the Villa San Ignacio in Western Mindnanao also a 13 hectares property of residential community very near the Ateneo grade and high school campuses.

In Cagayan de Oro City he said they are still finalizing the deals and by the third quarter this year they would finalize the plan for an upper-middle subdivision.

While in General Santos City they already have an existing vacant property although they are still studying the kind of product to offer suitable to the GSC and Central Mindanao profile even as he said that there is a strong market in GSC. (PIA/Prix D Banzon) [top]

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resort-residential mixed use diay siya:)^^

Madiyaw Karaga Souvenir Shop : when in Butuan, drop by here for a few souvenirs to take home^^

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Butuan Habitat Community Inc. : Building Homes in Pagatpatan

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the web owner changed its format to Butuan Business Directory^^

the site had been in existence since 1999 until January 2008 when it was changed to Butuan Business Directory.....more for ads

So, no more forums?

yap, the site (balanghai) has no more forum feauture

San Francisco St.

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Duka Bay : one of the citys popular out-of-town getaways (should Camiguin become too far for a ride)

Duka Bay nests along the shores of Misamis...in between the cities of Butuan and Cagayan

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Beautiful sceneries when you are in this resort. Di ka talaga mabibitin. Believe me. :colgate:

Anyway many thanks, @Bob!:cheers:

na edit ko na Far :)

PGMA's aeronautical hi-way coming soon
PIA News

by A. Lumaque

Roxas City (27 May) -- Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza said that the government is in the process of identifying which of the country's 87 airports would be part of the aeronautical highway.

This was revealed by Secretary Mendoza in line with the government's focus of developing an aeronautical highway next year following the successful completion last April of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) with the launching of the Central Nautical Highway which is one of the major seaboard routes.

The DOTC Secretary disclosed recently that the ambitious plan of government to develop and /or upgrade the country's "potential tourism airports" is aimed to further spur economic development in the countryside.

"We have many tourist destinations and access is a problem," Mendoza said adding that the Philippines is "such a beautiful country."

He said of the country's airports, only 27 percent are fully utilized even as he underscored the many development potentials an airport can offer to the host community.

"The potential is not just on tourism but there are bigger opportunities. Trade opportunities would be enormous," he said citing Singapore and Dubai.

Mendoza surmised that some of the airports that would be part of this aeronautical highway are now being upgraded and/or on-going construction.

He said some of the airports included the Guiuan in Northern Samar, San Vicente and Busuanga in North Palawan, Butuan, Siargao, Zamboanga, Lagundingan in Cagayan de Oro and San Fernando in La Union, among others.

present Butuan Airport Terminal Building : too modest for a regional airport; now due for an ongoing upgrade

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Almont's Resort Villas

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barista

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Flag day celebration kicks off
by Jose Jemuel Dael

Butuan City (May 28) -- All the people within the premises of Rizal Park here come to attention and stalled as the Philippine National Flag is briskly raised at the airing of the first note of the Philippine National Anthem.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office take the lead in paying respect to the flag with Regional Executive Director Edilberto Buiser as the convenor.

The celebration started with a motorcade at 6:30 in the morning with Butuan City Sports Complex, Libertad as the jump off point, traversing JC Aquino highway till reaching the place for the flag-raising ceremony.

Gemma Palermo led the singing of Lupang Hinirang and Pilipinas Kong Mahal of some 300 government employees with its first note signaled the raising of the national flag that formally opens the national Flag Day celebration.

Flag Day celebration, as stated in Section 26 of Republic Act 8491 also known as The Flag and the Heraldic Code, starts on May 28 and ends on June 12 of each year, during which period all offices, agencies and instrumentalities of government, business establishments, institutions of learning and private homes are enjoined to display the flag.

Executive Director Buiser said today's theme is "Igalang ang Watawat sa Isip, sa Salita at sa Gawa" which is a fitting expression to show our respect and reverence to our national flag.

He said "we are here today because we want to show our deep sense of veneration to our country's ideals, culture and tradition. We are here because we want to affirm ourselves as Filipino citizens."

Quoting DENR Sec. Joselito Atienza, RED Buiser said "the Philippine flag reflects the natural beauty of our country. If we love and respect the Philippine flag, then we also love and respect our country.

Butuan City Mayor Democrito "Boy Daku" Plaza II, in his message, said here today we display our flag to show our patriotism and unity. He added that respect of ones flag is what makes a nation great.

Afterwards, the flag is hoisted half-mast to mourn the death of Fet Santiago, a former city councilor of Butuan. (PIA Caraga) [top]

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Tourists at the First Flag Hoisting in Mindanao Marker Site

booze N billiards at G SUBD Bar

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Cong. Jose “Joboy” Aquino Releases P1 Million for the Rehabilitation of Mt. Mayapay

by Graziella C. Harting, NEDA Caraga

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Congressman Jose S. Aquino II released on Friday, May 2, 2008 to the Mt. Mayapay Rehabilitation Task Force (MMRTF) an a mount of P1 Million as its initial operationalization fund for the rehabilitation of Mt. Mayapay.

The Mt. Mayapay Rehabilitation Project was conceptualized in 2005, in time with the implementation of the Green Philippine Program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The project is expected to showcase Mt. Mayapay as a model for eco-park development, where logging activities are strictly prohibited. The project will initially rehabilitate and develop portion of the military reservation area within Butuan City of approximately 375 hectares.
This project is a priority project of Congressman Aquino in cooperation with the City Government of Butuan, the Department of National Defense (DND) through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and several Regional Line Agencies of the region. Initially, the project is coordinated by the Mt. Mayapay Rehabilitation Project Task Force with NEDA Caraga as its Secretariat.

Based on the DENR data, the Mt. Mayapay watershed area comprises 18,465.940 hectares, where approximately 60 percent is under the jurisdiction of Butuan City and the 40 percent is with the Municipality of Buenavista. Out of this watershed area, the 2,132.942 hectares or about 15 percent of the area was declared as Military Reservation Area through Presidential Proclamation 658 dated 23 December 1940.

The present state of Mt. Mayapay has raised concerns of various sectors in Butuan City. Results of the Protected Area Suitability Assessment (PASA) jointly undertaken by the DENR’s Protected Area and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) and the City Government of Butuan indicated that the vegetation within the watershed area has been deliberately destroyed due to extensive utilization of the forest and other resources found in the area. While the watershed still holds the capacity of regenerating itself, as manifested by the growth of primary forest trees within the area, human intervention by way of intentionally setting fire in specific area for agricultural purposes has hampered its regeneration. The continued destruction of the forest has also deliberately destroyed the habitat of the land-based fauna found within the watershed area. Animal species such as hornbill, wild boar and monkey are hardly to be found. On the other hand, the rivers and creeks within the watershed area are already heavily silted, turbid, shallow and narrow as results of excessive surface run-off from the mountains.

Butuan-Las Nieves-Esperanza-Bayugan Road Project Details

Date Bidded: 5/21/2008
Project ID: 08Z00014
Implementing Agency: PJHL-PMO
Project Cost: 1,736,660,757.25 Billion Php

Project Name: BUTUAN CITY-LAS NIEVES-ESPERANZA-BAYUGAN ROAD
Project Location: REG.XIII, AGUSAN DEL NORTE/AGUSAN DEL SUR

Winning Bidders:
1. CAVITE IDEAL INT'L. CONST. & DEV'T. CORP. 1,730,002 476.38 B Php
2. PERSAN CONST. INC. 1,734,786,612.29 B Php


source:DPWH Bids (http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/doing_business/procurement/civil_works/abstract_bid.asp)

Almont's Resort Villas

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wow, very nice!:)

any ideas on the rates? thanks.

wow, very nice!:)

any ideas on the rates? thanks.

thanks Pau.... research pa ko about updated rates nila....
BTW I found this Dept. of Budget Website....might be of help upon your research of Davao projects...
click: http://www.dbm.gov.ph/dbm_publications/Details_2008/DPWH.TXT

thanks Pau.... research pa ko about updated rates nila....
BTW I found this Dept. of Budget Website....might be of help upon your research of Davao projects...
click: http://www.dbm.gov.ph/dbm_publications/Details_2008/DPWH.TXT

thanks for that. will be reposting this in the davao thread.

Butuan-Las Nieves-Esperanza-Bayugan Road Project Details

Date Bidded: 5/21/2008
Project ID: 08Z00014
Implementing Agency: PJHL-PMO
Project Cost: 1,736,660,757.25 Billion Php

Project Name: BUTUAN CITY-LAS NIEVES-ESPERANZA-BAYUGAN ROAD
Project Location: REG.XIII, AGUSAN DEL NORTE/AGUSAN DEL SUR

Winning Bidders:
1. CAVITE IDEAL INT'L. CONST. & DEV'T. CORP. 1,730,002 476.38 B Php
2. PERSAN CONST. INC. 1,734,786,612.29 B Php


source:DPWH Bids (http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/doing_business/procurement/civil_works/abstract_bid.asp)


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Construction of Aupagan to Camayahan Road, Butuan City Project Details

Date Bidded: 11/15/2007
Project ID: 07ND0058

Project Name : CONST. OF AUPAGAN TO CAMAYAHAN ROAD , BUTUAN CITY
Implementing Agency: Butuan City District Engineering Office

Winning Bidder: EQUI-PARCO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Project Cost: 4,601,817.00 M Php

anybody knows the artist anoy catague? kung nay kaila, regards na lang ko.

my stay there with edcads so many years back sure is memorable. sayang wa ko kabisita sa butuan when i was there. kulang sa panahon.

anybody knows the artist anoy catague? kung nay kaila, regards na lang ko.

my stay there with edcads so many years back sure is memorable. sayang wa ko kabisita sa butuan when i was there. kulang sa panahon.

I am quiet familiar with EDCADS.....seems a foundation supported this group....I think it has enlarged and became the Butuan Arts Guild....?

haven't heard from them since i left in 2000. murag mao na man siguro na.

I think the group even made a nationwide theater tour with their Lawig Balanghai..?

I think the group even made a nationwide theater tour with their Lawig Balanghai..?

yes, in partnership with mindanao community theater network (nestor horfilla).

wow, very nice!:)

any ideas on the rates? thanks.

here is a link for the rates. http://www.asiatravel.com/philippines/almont/index.html

^^ got it. thanks.

anybody knows the artist anoy catague? kung nay kaila, regards na lang ko.

my stay there with edcads so many years back sure is memorable. sayang wa ko kabisita sa butuan when i was there. kulang sa panahon.

pau I found this one:

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"Lawig Balanghai," a musical play based on the lives of 16th century Butuanons. Written by Fe Remotigue, "Lawig Balanghai" was first staged in 1987 and toured major cities of Luzon in 1988 as a recipient of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Tour Grant program. It was re-staged in 1994 for "Mindulani," the Mindanao Theater Festival where the musical was hailed as one of Mindanao's landmark stage presentations.
"Lawig Balanghai" also paints a picture of early Butuan culture, portraying a society that was prosperous and dynamic, enjoying a thriving trade with Chinese merchants and successfully fending off the challenges posed by pirate bands.

The musical also pays tribute to the "balanghai," an ancient ocean-crossing vessel crafted from native materials, that was used by early Butuanons to roam the oceans, lending its name not just to a form of transport but also to the community it defines to this day.

oh great to see this. this brings memories. the writer fe or pepot remotigue is a dear friend.

lawig for me was a radical idea during that time. it did set off so many things. now a lot of mindanaoan cities are now examining their own pasts. and you can see, all are connected and share a rich past.

thanks bob-bxu.

Butuan-Davao High Way (somewhere in Agusan del Sur)^^

you can drive by 120 and your passengers still sleep like a baby :)
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Caraga workers get P13 wage hike

Philippine Star - Thursday, May 29

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Caraga has granted a P13 increase in the daily take home pay of minimum wage earners in the region.

National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) officer-in-charge Patricia Hornilla said minimum wage earners in Caraga Region will receive pay the adjustments probably before the end of the month.

Hornilla noted that Caraga wage board approved a new wage order granting additional P8.00 in the daily basic pay and P5 cost of living allowance (COLA).

Workers in CARAGA will also continue receiving the existing P18 COLA provided under the previous wage order. Upon the effectivity of the new wage order, the new daily minimum wage rates in Caraga for non-agriculture sector will be P233 while that of the agriculture sector will range from P203 to 223.

Workers in retail and service firms employing more than 10 employees will get P233 while those employing 10 workers or less will receive P203.-- Mayen Jaymalin/philstar

Feature:

Crab hunters turned Bankers

by Carmencita J. Domingo

Butuan City (22 May) -- On March 1, 2007, I woke up with the ringing of my mobile phone. Still drowsy and with a harsh voice still getting enough strength to rise up from a wonderful dream, I picked up my phone, accepted the call and suddenly I was on my feet to the bathroom.

It was an instruction to "hurry up, we will be waiting for you in the office" from the lion king of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Caraga Regional Office, Engr. Felix B. Aguhob, about an early morning coverage in the opening and inauguration of the third cooperative bank in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte by the Baug CARP Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative.

In my 19-year stint in the Department of Agrarian Reform, first as a technologist and now as the regional information officer, I have seen how the agrarian reform beneficiaries struggled to be recognized as new owners of the parcels of land awarded them under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

Some farmer-beneficiarie s were imprisoned while others were killed and still others harassed and refused entry by the landowners who opposed the implementation of the program. If this is the situation of the farmer-beneficiarie s, how great a persecution do program implementers have? I can just smile, and be totally happy for successful farmer beneficiaries who steadfastly stood up defending the cause of the government for a sustainable rural development.

Together with my staff - Romy and Liza, RD Felix Aguhob and ARD-Operation Al Otacan, we arrived at the venue earlier than anyone since we are trained never to be late, and if need be, to be one hour ahead of schedule. My thanks to RD Aguhob for arousing my commitment in this kind of endeavor.

We talk a lot about our work as implementers of CARP for the poor and vulnerable farmer-beneficiarie s, giving lands to the landless, increasing their household income by providing them new technologies to become rural entrepreneurs when all of a sudden, we were called to come inside for the start of the program.

The BCBMPC bank Buenavista branch, was opened after the conduct of the usual ceremonies. Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) and non-ARB depositors lined up to avail of the gift-promotion package for the first 50 depositors. During the program Mr. Quintin S. Cabahug, one of BCBMPC's Board of Directors, and one of the pioneers in BCBMPC commemorated the past struggles they had undergone before reaching this level of achievement.

He emphasized that had it not been of DAR's task of pursuing the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), the lands they are cultivating now as fish ponds would not have been awarded to them. He expressed his deepest thanks and gratitude to this government program because it did not left them alone as individual owners but is assisting them become rural entrepreneurs.

Teary-eyed, Cabahug further stated that in opening the third cooperative bank, they want to share their blessings to other agrarian reform beneficiaries turned members in different farmers' cooperatives in the area who want to avail of their services in a cooperative way. The inauguration was attended by the Regional Director of the Department of Agrarian Reform Engr. Felix B. Aguhob, with his Assistant Regional Director for Operations (ARDO) Alejandro "Al" Otacan and the Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) of Agusan del Norte Andre Atega. Also present were representatives from the Land Bank of the Philippines, DOH and CDA.

The story
BCBMPC started as an association of small fishpond operators in 1987. It was called as the Magallanes Aquaculture Developers Association (MACDA) with membership composed mostly of the laid-off employees from Sta. Ines Plywood Corporation which shutdown in 1986 in the municipality of Magallanes, Agusan del Norte.

Nowhere to find employment, they explored to develop small fishponds in the surrounding swampy areas raising bangus, tilapia, crabs and other species. They used to hunt crabs for food before the fish harvest to be sold in the local market to defray their day to day living.

Not long after that, the implementation of CARP in Magallanes was felt and the 501-hectare lands the MACDA members was tilling as small fishponds was awarded to them after struggling to claim their rights as actual tiller-cultivators. They became CARP beneficiaries in 1995. It was at this time that MACDA was transformed into an Agrarian Reform Community known as POMARC or Poblacion Magallanes Agrarian Reform Community (ARC).

The continuing support of DAR to achieve its vision in making the livelihood of agrarian reform beneficiaries in the ARCs sustainable - with improved income and dignity, was made true with the creation of the BAUG CARP Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BCBMPC). It was registered as a cooperative by CDA on February 9, 1995 per registry number CGY-1883.

With a start-up capital build-up of P35,000.00, it rose to as high as P33 million pesos nowadays and with the help from different non-government organizations, in 2004 the cooperative registered a cash liquidity of P300,000.00. It increased again to P6.3 million in 2006.

The business ventures
BCBMPC opened its first cooperative bank in Magallanes on February 23, 2004. The second branch in Cabadbaran was opened on March 14, 2006 and after one year opened the third branch in Buenavista. Not only that, according to Manager Luxmie Auxillo, they have also a cooperative store - a one-stop-shop for the members, prawn and bangus cultivation, food preservation and lending.

PARO Andre Atega, the Provincial Officer of Agusan del Norte, cited BCBMPC as the most unique and smart cooperative in the province for it not only captured the technologies they learned from various seminars under CARP, but they also applied it personally to make their cooperative productive, thus, making them what they are today.

In his inspirational message, RD Agunob congratulated all the members and officials of BCBMPC for a job well-done and he hopes that this outlook will be replicated in all cooperatives not only in Agusan del Norte but to the entire Caraga region.

Oftentimes, one's experience is the best teacher - a step board to more realizations in life. For BCBMPC, they not only reached their highest level of success but they want to continue struggling in serving others - not seeking recognition from men but from the Almighty God. This attitude transformed them from crab hunters to bankers. (DAR-13a/PIA- Caraga)

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BIR launches integrated tax system in Butuan
by Jennifer P. Gaitano

Butuan City (31 May) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Revenue Region 17 launched Thursday, May 29 the Integrated Tax System (ITS) at their Regional Office, this city in response to the thrust of the national government in the implementation of electronic governance nationwide.

According to Nationwide Rollout Computer Systems (NRCS) Assistant Project Manager and Quality Assurance Division Chief Cynthia Rabang, the BIR launched the NRCS program in Caraga region to improve tax collection, provide better service to taxpayers, and deter tax evasion.

Rabang also said NRCS aims to complete the computerization of the operations of BIR all over the country.

"The computerization program automates the registration, collection, returns processing, and taxpayer accounting processes in the bureau. In this way, it enables BIR to better respond to taxpayer requests and reduces transaction time for them," Rabang added.

Also, Mindanao RDC head Victor Baylon discussed that ITS is the core of the BIR's Tax Computerization Program, a set of computerized and integrated tax system designed to automate and enhance the tax administration process. He also said that ITS provides maximum automation and minimum manual intervention in BIR operations.

"Through ITS, it will avoid taxpayers to have multiple TIN numbers at the same time and they will no longer take too much time in processing their registration," Baylon added.

After the background of the project was presented, Arsenio Mendez and Nora Tahonera, Revenue District Officers (RDOs) of Tandag City demonstrated the Registration System (REG) which is one of the opetions of system, while RDOs Virginia Lagura and Evangeline Acquiatan also demonstrated the Collections and Bank Reconciliation (CBR) sub-system.

The ITS is made possible through the BIR, in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), line with NRCS.

Present during the launching ceremonies were Assistant Commissioner Leonor Villalon-Rogers, NRCS Assistant Project Manager and Quality Assurance Division Chief Cynthia Rabang, Millennium Challenge Corporation/ Philippines Threshold Plan/ Technical Assistance Project (MCC-PTP-TAP) Technical Assistant Rose Amper, Revenue District Officer (RDO) Revenue District No. 103 - Butuan City Edilberto Radaza, RDO Revenue District No. 106 - Tandag City Marcelino Yap, Mindanao Regional Data Center (RDC) Head Victor Baylon, and BIR OIC-Regional Director and Legal Division Chief Malic Umpar.

With this development, BIR assures its taxpayers to provide better and faster service to them. (PIA-Caraga)

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Caraga LSPN holds preliminary talks with Butuan LGU's ART-Demo project
PIA News

Butuan City (May 31) -- The Caraga Learning Service Providers' Network or LSPN through some of its council members have made initial talks with the local government unit of Butuan for its planned Agusan River Eco-Tourism Demonstration Project or ART-Demo.

The ART-Demo project is envisioned to be a convergence of efforts by the city government and targeted barangays along the Agusan River for sustainable livelihood, promotion of the city's ecotourism and moral recovery.

The LSPN has discussed with the ART Demo Project council members the proposed work and financial plan for the prospective partnership early this month.

The collaboration is expected to result in the preparation of 20 fully packaged barangay business plans by the 20 priority barangays who will not only be trained on business plan preparation but will have a solid grounding on the relevant and necessary values to ensure sustainability of the barangay residents' development efforts. The social preparation will also include gender sensitivity inputs.

The proposed technical assistance package will also include support to business matching or fund sourcing for proposals that will be developed.

The LSPN which is a multi-sectoral/multi-disciplinary network will be deploying the needed experts from its member institutions which include the provincial and city governments, selected regional line agencies, academic institutions including state universities and colleges [SUCs] and non-government organizations [NGOs] who are currently doing project/program development and management [PPDM] services.

The network is initiated and assisted by the Local Government Unit Management Training Project or LGUMTP. The latter is a three-year joint project of the National Economic Development Authority [NEDA] and the New Zealand Agency for International Development [NZAID] which will soon end in June this year.

The proposed collaboration with the ART Demo Project if concluded will be one of the first engagements of LSPN as an independent network. (DTI-13/PIA-Caraga) [top]

^^ hahaha.

New Zealand ambassador graces LGUMTP project completion celebration
PIA News

Butuan City (May 31) -- No less than the Ambassador of the New Zealand Embassy H.E. David Pine graced on Friday, May 30 celebration of the project completion of the Local Government Unit Management Training Project of LGUMTP at the Dotties' Place Convention Hall, this city.

The LGUMTP is a three-year joint project of the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID) and National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) - Caraga which started in November 2004.

The project aims to enhance capability of local government unit functionaries in project/program development and management or PPDM. It also intends to address the need in the region to have effective and efficient local government staff who are responsive and able to meet the needs and aspirations of their constituents.

Ambassador Pine witnessed the presentation of the LGUMTP gains in Caraga which included the regional network of local learning service providers, now duly established as the Caraga LSPN and the fully packaged proposals of the priority projects of 42 covered local government units.

The ceremonial handover of the PPDM Regional Resource Center was made by NEDA-Caraga Regional Director Carmencita Cochingco and LGUMTP Project Director Lurraine B. Villacorta together with other members of the LGUMTP Project Steering Committee and LGUMTP Technical Adviser David Burrows to the LSPN Council. The latter was represented by the top three officials namely, Surigao del Sur Governor Vicente T. Pimentel, Department of Trade and Industry Regional Director Brielgo O. Pagaran, and Butuan City Mayor Democrito D. Plaza – the council chair, vice-chair and secretary respectively.

The PPDM RRC which also serves as the operations center of the LSPN houses books, reference materials, profiles and databank of local learning service providers and LGUMTP knowledge products like manuals, templates and casebooks. As the hub of the PPDM support network in the region, the center also provides access to varied and multi-disciplinary expertise in PPDM, inter-agency and cross-sector cooperation and first hand experience and exposure to LGU PPDM work.

The Ambassador likewise heard testimonials from key LGU officials and functionaries on the LGUMTP's technical assistance package and the reading of the Covenant for Sustained Learning and Collaboration for Strategic and Responsive PPD by the LSPN focal persons.

He closed the activity with his celebratory address and then joined Caraga officials for the press conference. (DTI-13/PIA-Caraga)

'..kana mga dodong ug inday.....tabok lang sa proper na lane ha"

J. Rosales Avenue. DBP pedestrian Crossing (never mind madame Glo)

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linya sa city hall

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“Papogi” thrusts of the administration in implementing projects admitted.

Nograles urged solons to design “visible” projects.

Obet Samonte
Mindanao Gold Star Daily

Butuan City- House Speaker Prospero Nograles has urged collegues to design and implement projects that people could “see and feel” as he declared his support for continued fund allocations given to finance projects.

In a program launching the Mt. Mayapay Reforestation Project here on Wednesday, Nograles said that despite clamor from some quarters to discontinue “pork barrel” allocations to members of the House of Representatives, he stressed their importance especially in programs and projects with long term impact.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo did not make it to the project launching as she led the inauguration of the Caraga Regional Office at around 12:30 pm.

He cited the Mt. Mayapay Reforestation Project which “the people can see and feel and the benefits they themselves will be the beneficiaries,” as an example of an undertaken that “no one could question.” The rehabilitation and reforestation of Mt. Mayapay is one of Agusan del Norte 1st Dist. Rep. Jose Aquino II’s priority projects.

Some 2,000 people arrived at the program site at around 7 am and took part in the planting of tree seedlings from the mountain base up to its peak. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Caraga headed by OIC Regional Director Edilberto Buiser provided tree seedlings to the participants composed of DENR, regional line agencies, city hall employees, students, non government and religious organizations and civic minded private individuals.

City Mayor Democrito Plaza II led city hall employees in the affair

linya sa city hall

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queue for job application @Bob is that it? :banana:

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the venue is more paved and organize now..before i leave bxu last february..d pa natapos ang asphalt overlaying..now its complete^^:)

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ndeed the upgrading of the airport is on going...:)

New Zealand ambassador graces LGUMTP project completion celebration
PIA News

Butuan City (May 31) -- No less than the Ambassador of the New Zealand Embassy H.E. David Pine graced on Friday, May 30 celebration of the project completion of the Local Government Unit Management Training Project of LGUMTP at the Dotties' Place Convention Hall, this city.

The LGUMTP is a three-year joint project of the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID) and National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) - Caraga which started in November 2004.

The project aims to enhance capability of local government unit functionaries in project/program development and management or PPDM. It also intends to address the need in the region to have effective and efficient local government staff who are responsive and able to meet the needs and aspirations of their constituents.

Ambassador Pine witnessed the presentation of the LGUMTP gains in Caraga which included the regional network of local learning service providers, now duly established as the Caraga LSPN and the fully packaged proposals of the priority projects of 42 covered local government units.

The ceremonial handover of the PPDM Regional Resource Center was made by NEDA-Caraga Regional Director Carmencita Cochingco and LGUMTP Project Director Lurraine B. Villacorta together with other members of the LGUMTP Project Steering Committee and LGUMTP Technical Adviser David Burrows to the LSPN Council. The latter was represented by the top three officials namely, Surigao del Sur Governor Vicente T. Pimentel, Department of Trade and Industry Regional Director Brielgo O. Pagaran, and Butuan City Mayor Democrito D. Plaza – the council chair, vice-chair and secretary respectively.

The PPDM RRC which also serves as the operations center of the LSPN houses books, reference materials, profiles and databank of local learning service providers and LGUMTP knowledge products like manuals, templates and casebooks. As the hub of the PPDM support network in the region, the center also provides access to varied and multi-disciplinary expertise in PPDM, inter-agency and cross-sector cooperation and first hand experience and exposure to LGU PPDM work.

The Ambassador likewise heard testimonials from key LGU officials and functionaries on the LGUMTP's technical assistance package and the reading of the Covenant for Sustained Learning and Collaboration for Strategic and Responsive PPD by the LSPN focal persons.

He closed the activity with his celebratory address and then joined Caraga officials for the press conference. (DTI-13/PIA-Caraga)

the program is good i do hope the locals wll implement what they have learn from the grants services..^^

Cong. Jose “Joboy” Aquino Releases P1 Million for the Rehabilitation of Mt. Mayapay

by Graziella C. Harting, NEDA Caraga

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Congressman Jose S. Aquino II released on Friday, May 2, 2008 to the Mt. Mayapay Rehabilitation Task Force (MMRTF) an a mount of P1 Million as its initial operationalization fund for the rehabilitation of Mt. Mayapay.

The Mt. Mayapay Rehabilitation Project was conceptualized in 2005, in time with the implementation of the Green Philippine Program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The project is expected to showcase Mt. Mayapay as a model for eco-park development, where logging activities are strictly prohibited. The project will initially rehabilitate and develop portion of the military reservation area within Butuan City of approximately 375 hectares.
This project is a priority project of Congressman Aquino in cooperation with the City Government of Butuan, the Department of National Defense (DND) through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and several Regional Line Agencies of the region. Initially, the project is coordinated by the Mt. Mayapay Rehabilitation Project Task Force with NEDA Caraga as its Secretariat.

Based on the DENR data, the Mt. Mayapay watershed area comprises 18,465.940 hectares, where approximately 60 percent is under the jurisdiction of Butuan City and the 40 percent is with the Municipality of Buenavista. Out of this watershed area, the 2,132.942 hectares or about 15 percent of the area was declared as Military Reservation Area through Presidential Proclamation 658 dated 23 December 1940.

The present state of Mt. Mayapay has raised concerns of various sectors in Butuan City. Results of the Protected Area Suitability Assessment (PASA) jointly undertaken by the DENR’s Protected Area and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) and the City Government of Butuan indicated that the vegetation within the watershed area has been deliberately destroyed due to extensive utilization of the forest and other resources found in the area. While the watershed still holds the capacity of regenerating itself, as manifested by the growth of primary forest trees within the area, human intervention by way of intentionally setting fire in specific area for agricultural purposes has hampered its regeneration. The continued destruction of the forest has also deliberately destroyed the habitat of the land-based fauna found within the watershed area. Animal species such as hornbill, wild boar and monkey are hardly to be found. On the other hand, the rivers and creeks within the watershed area are already heavily silted, turbid, shallow and narrow as results of excessive surface run-off from the mountains.

at last the historic majestic mountain got its break...:)

Almont's Resort Villas

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the place is indeed nice ideal for any kind of occassion..:)

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Construction of Aupagan to Camayahan Road, Butuan City Project Details

Date Bidded: 11/15/2007
Project ID: 07ND0058

Project Name : CONST. OF AUPAGAN TO CAMAYAHAN ROAD , BUTUAN CITY
Implementing Agency: Butuan City District Engineering Office

Winning Bidder: EQUI-PARCO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Project Cost: 4,601,817.00 M Php

you've become sophisticated and well verse about these..keep it up bob..this project is what our southern borders needs.They who lacks acess because of poor transport will definitely be honored and eventually our city and region will reclaim our lost prestige.

di ko makita yong figures !.. kasama ba upgrade nito for international standards ?

Bancasi Airport

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you've become sophisticated and well verse about these..keep it up bob..this project is what our southern borders needs.They who lacks acess because of poor transport will definitely be honored and eventually our city and region will reclaim our lost prestige.

wow...grandiose talaga to si Angel..:)

^^ yup, that project as a lot of benefits. :)

di ko makita yong figures !.. kasama ba upgrade nito for international standards ?

that's what the congressman and ATO officials here are all saying... international standard..

what was written on the rendering billboard are the feautures and scope of the project works dodong Ph..

^^ yup, that project as a lot of benefits. :)

sana ma semento na pod kalsada sa barangay ni ph para dali ra maka abot sa iya new mansion sa Cabcabon:)

Butuan-Las Nieves-Esperanza-Bayugan Road Project Details

Date Bidded: 5/21/2008
Project ID: 08Z00014
Implementing Agency: PJHL-PMO
Project Cost: 1,736,660,757.25 Billion Php

Project Name: BUTUAN CITY-LAS NIEVES-ESPERANZA-BAYUGAN ROAD
Project Location: REG.XIII, AGUSAN DEL NORTE/AGUSAN DEL SUR

Winning Bidders:
1. CAVITE IDEAL INT'L. CONST. & DEV'T. CORP. 1,730,002 476.38 B Php
2. PERSAN CONST. INC. 1,734,786,612.29 B Php


source:DPWH Bids (http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/doing_business/procurement/civil_works/abstract_bid.asp)


AngelC, this road project is separate from what you thought as Bukidnon-Butuan road (which is an entirely separate project under RDC 10)....

Butuan-Bayugan-Esperanza road project is already in the civil work preparations....while that of Butuan-Malaybalay Road is still in the doldrums of RDC 10 (with strong endorsements and initiatives from Bukidnon LGU)..

^^ :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: , buang ! you made me laugh hard ha.. ok lang i know hindi yan priority na project sa btn gov., i think may ibang project pa na marami maka panginabang. :), pero last news ko na hear about it bob, ma cemento na daw unta pero ang uban tagiya sa land within the road nag pa presso daw.. kato amo bisan e donate pato basta ma cemento lang.

sana ma semento na pod kalsada sa barangay ni ph para dali ra maka abot sa iya new mansion sa Cabcabon

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the ladies look awesome....:)^^

queue for job application @Bob is that it? :banana:

job application cguro...pwede fud red tayp...jowk lang mayor ha:)

^^ wa ko ka gets da... :nuts:

Signing of Lease of Agreement for the Construction of DOH Regional Office Building, Capitol, Butuan City

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DOH Secretary Dr. Duque, during groundbreaking ceremonies
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CHD Caraga Building, Time capsule lowering

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an addtional landmark for BUTUAN

^^ wow, ubay2x ug proyekto atong ceudad ron da !. :cheers:

Mutya Hong Butuan 08


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ito maganda yung concept "ethnic'..very regal...:)
a reflection of Butuan culture and history^^

Friday, May 23, 2008

Gov’t officials lead tree planting at Mt. Mayapay in Mindanao

BUTUAN CITY, May 21 (PNA) -- In line with the "Tree for Life" program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, government officials on Wednesday led various groups in the tree planting activities at Mt. Mayapay located in Barangay Nongnong, some 12 kilometers south of this city.

House Speaker Prospero Nograles led the government officials who were joined by farmers and representatives of the academe, religious groups, non-government organizations (NGOs) and socio-civic groups in the tree planting activity which is part of the rehabilitation program for the 18,000-hectare Mt. Mayapay, some 675 meters above sea level.

Nograles represented President Arroyo who was also in Butuan City to lead the opening of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) consular office.

Some 138,000 seeds of forest, fruit and ornamental trees will be initially planted this year. Three million trees will be planted in the next three years.

Nograles, Butuan City Mayor Democrito Plaza, Rep. Jose Aquino and ranking officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), personally planted Mahogany seeds to kick off the masssive rehabilitation of the mountain.

“I pray for the continuing success for the rehabilitation of Mt. Mayapay,” Nograles said.

To express their full support in the Mt. Mayapay rehabilitation, Nograles and the local top officials led by Plaza and Aquino signed a pledge of commitment.

Aside from the tree planting program, the government is also seeking to make Mt. Mayapay an ecological park and tourism destination in the northeastern Mindanao.

Former Butuan City Rep. Leovigildo Banaag has filed a bill to make Mt. Mayapay a natural landscape mountain for tourism purposes.

About P17 million will be used in the rehabilitation with Aquino and the DENR initially pouring in P2 million each for the project.
A task force composed of different government and non-government agencies has been created to oversee the implementation of the rehabilitation project.

Meanwhile, Plaza personally asked President Arroyo for a P74-million funding for the concreting of the road from Butuan City to Mt. Mayapay. The city government has poured in P60 million for the road project. (PNA)

the project is timely cus the mountain needs a stratetrgic intervention and a wholistic approach for its development

^^ :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: , buang ! you made me laugh hard ha.. ok lang i know hindi yan priority na project sa btn gov., i think may ibang project pa na marami maka panginabang. :), pero last news ko na hear about it bob, ma cemento na daw unta pero ang uban tagiya sa land within the road nag pa presso daw.. kato amo bisan e donate pato basta ma cemento lang.

oist ph...naa na daw kuno ka sa Singapore?...tinuod?

wala ka mag paramdamdam na larga na diay ka

Butuanons should be proud of this costumes and start promoting it by wearing it at least 1ns a week... ang saya2x sigoro ano..:)

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^^ :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: , buang ! you made me laugh hard ha.. ok lang i know hindi yan priority na project sa btn gov., i think may ibang project pa na marami maka panginabang. :), pero last news ko na hear about it bob, ma cemento na daw unta pero ang uban tagiya sa land within the road nag pa presso daw.. kato amo bisan e donate pato basta ma cemento lang.

as usual...the Road Right of Way (RROW) na pod...pastilan