@ Pizza Hut Gmall

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hmmmm...reg is up to something again:)

I mean is Tara is good for the landmark (rotunda) and second landmark is daku na baruto kadtong sa may tiniwisan & lemon banda...let me make the image again...:hahaha:

hahaha... gumagana ang utak ko today...:hahaha:

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I have no idea... What's this all about?

Oh so that was a keffiyeh. NO, their different, i think. Si regjeex would probably know, being in the middle east.

I haven't been to this kind of events....

UCHS Alumni Homecoming 2008

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they have not replaced that seal on the floor with the new university seal

Quiz show for IT wizards

Butuan City (16 February) -- The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Cluster of Caraga will stage a quiz show to determine the Information Technology (IT) wizard in the region. The quiz show will be held during the First Caraga ICT Congress on Feb. 18, 2009 at Almont's Inland Resort, Butuan City.

College students from 24 institutions in the region will join the said quiz show. The Quiz Show will be a battle of knowledge basically in areas of information technology. It aims to encourage the youth to be updated with the current information and technology trends and to know the opportunities and potentials of the industry.

The show will be administered by Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE) and Institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) Caraga chapters.

The top three winners will receive cash prizes of Php 2,000.00, P1,500 and P1,000, respectively and plaques of recognition.

The ICT Congress is the first gathering of the key players of the information and communication technology players in the region. It aims to discuss the industry's trends and issues, provide a venue for networking, marketing, and business development and creation among ICT players; and enhance the human resource development program as the main requirement for business process outsourcing and e-services.

This year's theme is Caraga, Collaborate, Connect.

ICT is one of the priority industry clusters in the region. (DTI-13/PIA-Caraga)

Calagan Fest: 14th Caraga Founding Anniversary

Calagan Festival isaulog sa Caraga region

by Madilyn Veluz-Oraiz

Capitol, Butuan City (16 February) -- Alayon sa pagsaulog sa ika-14 nga kasumaran sa pagkahimugso ning rehiyon sa Caraga, usa ka mabulokon ug kulbahinam nga pasundayag ang gipangandaman karon isip paghulagway sa kinaiyahan ning rehiyon.

Calagan Festival (Wow Araw ng Caraga), mao kini ang ulohan ning ika-14 nga kasaulogan diin gikatakda nga usa ka Caraga Urban Adventure Race ang ipahigayon karong Pebrero 22 dinhi sa dakbayan sa Butuan nga pwedeng salmotan sa tanang lumulupyo ning rehiyon, nagapanuigon ug 26 paubos, lalaki ug babae.

Ang maong race gilangkoban sa pito ka mga individual events sama sa Mountain Bike, Walkathon, Motorcycle, Rappel, Swim, Paddle ug Run. Ang mahimong mananaog makadawat ning mosunod: 1st place – P6,000.00; 2nd place – P4,000.00; ug 3rd place – P2,000.00. Adunay libreng commemorative shirt nga I-apud-apud ngadto sa mga participante.

Libre ang registration fee ug ang registration matigayon karong Pebrero 15-21, 2009 ug magdala lang ang mga partisipante sa ilang birth certificate ug medical clearance isip pagmatuod nga sila physically fit ug dili over-age.

Ang maong adventure race pagasugdan sa usa ka Familiarization Tour sa alas 9:00 hangtod sa alas 11:00 ang takna sa buntag ug mosunod dayon ang actual race sa ala 1:00 hangtod sa alas 5:00 ang takna sa kahaponon.

Alang sa dugang kasayuran pwedeng motawag sa mga mosunod; 341-2185 sa provincial government sa Agusan del Norte; 341-8413 sa Department of Tourism 13; 09057226426 kang Mr. Daniel Calo, Race Director; ug sa 09177035558 kang Mr. Mark Aldea, Race Coordinator. (PGO-ADN/PIA-13)

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Quiz show for IT wizards

Butuan City (16 February) -- The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Cluster of Caraga will stage a quiz show to determine the Information Technology (IT) wizard in the region. The quiz show will be held during the First Caraga ICT Congress on Feb. 18, 2009 at Almont's Inland Resort, Butuan City.

College students from 24 institutions in the region will join the said quiz show. The Quiz Show will be a battle of knowledge basically in areas of information technology. It aims to encourage the youth to be updated with the current information and technology trends and to know the opportunities and potentials of the industry.

The show will be administered by Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE) and Institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) Caraga chapters.

The top three winners will receive cash prizes of Php 2,000.00, P1,500 and P1,000, respectively and plaques of recognition.
The ICT Congress is the first gathering of the key players of the information and communication technology players in the region. It aims to discuss the industry's trends and issues, provide a venue for networking, marketing, and business development and creation among ICT players; and enhance the human resource development program as the main requirement for business process outsourcing and e-services.

This year's theme is Caraga, Collaborate, Connect.

ICT is one of the priority industry clusters in the region. (DTI-13/PIA-Caraga)

Walay street dancing? :banana:

Calagan Fest: 14th Caraga Founding Anniversary

it's not easy to take that out!

they have not replaced that seal on the floor with the new university seal

Kaila man ko ani ehehehe bats nato ni pre ! when mo nag alumni home coming ?

UCHS Alumni Homecoming 2008

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Oh so that was a keffiyeh. NO, their different, i think. Si regjeex would probably know, being in the middle east.

From Wikipedia:

The keffiyeh, also known as a shmagh, ghutrah or mashadah is a traditional headdress for Arab men made of a square of cloth (“scarf”), usually cotton, folded and wrapped in various styles around the head. It is commonly found in arid climate areas to provide protection from direct sun exposure, as well as for occasional use in protecting the mouth and eyes from blown dust and sand.

DENR launches hunt for CARAGA Region timber smugglers
by Louie Ceniza

Butuan City (17 February) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is conducting a massive search for the areas where timber smugglers are operating to pin them down and stop their nefarious operations.

This was cited as a major objective of the anti-illegal logging campaign in Caraga Region this year.

Caraga DENR Regional Executive Director (RED) Edilderto Buiser launched the search in pursuance of the priorities of DENR Secretary Jose L. Atienza Jr. in the region, which focus on the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources.

In his first management conference in 2009 with his forestry officials in the region, provinces and city in the regional office here, RED Buiser has also issued instructions to his senior forestry officers to identify the persons behind illegal logging activities in their areas to enable them to check their movements.

Buiser has likewise instructed the five PENROs and 13 CENROs at various areas in the region to continue their tree-planting activities.

"Environment preservation and forest protection must join together, and this must be continued without letup," RED Buiser said.

In line with the program of Secretary Atienza to put an end to the destruction of forests and continue reforestation, RED Buiser directed field foresters to let various groups, including the local government units, non-government agencies, private organizations, the academe, religious sectors, transport sectors, employees of the national government, participate in environment preservation and forest protection.

RED Buiser ordered field personnel to identify and locate those behind timber poaching.

He said that the DENR-CARAGA Region has already coordinated with the law-enforcement especially the Environmental Law Enforcement Task Force (ELETF) headed by former Manila Police District Director Pedro E. Bulaong to strengthen DENR's campaign against environmental law violations, especially against illegal logging.

Early this year, RED Buiser reshuffled the Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer, warning them that they are accountable for whatever environmental violations that may happen in their respective municipalities and provinces.

RED Buiser said that the reorganization in the DENR is a continuing process, at the same time admonishing the officials on the "one-strike" policy the department is implementing. This means that only one verified report of any environmental violation, such as illegal logging or illegal mining happening in their respective areas is enough ground for the officials' suspension.

"I will ensure that the full force of the law will be meted out against anyone who will violate the environmental laws because the certainty of punishment is the best deterrent to the commission of a crime," RED Buiser said.

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Pansin nyo sa photo, na pati ang cartelya ni manong orange na din. :hahaha: take a look at the photos above ung islet ng boulevard... ginawang trival ang colors...how nice diba... :banana:

guys, there's this marker of an upcoming hotel and arcade along Montalban St. cor Capitol-Bonbon Road...

I don't know how the site looks today....the last time I passed by here (December 2008) was that the area is already land filled..

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nakalabay ko diha gahapon, wala pay kabag-ohan so far, e post man tana nako ang pix unya kay naa naman d ay naka post. :)

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this is a closer look.

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wala mi comment si bob siya jud ciguro na :)

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asa ka ani reg? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Nganong barato ra man ang prize?:bash::bash:

mas nice gani ng barato kay affordable... nag sale sila siguro....:lol:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3277374055_212ba2ac90.jpg?v=0guys, updates on the Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrim image in BXU..

the Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Fatima arrived in Butuan Feb. 14 on board the noon PAL flight…There was a procession from the airport towards St. Joseph Cathedral. A mass followed immediately after the procession.

This Image came from Fatima, Portugal - the same image which shed bloody tears from Our Lady’s eyes...

asa ni dapit nga lasang netpal?

hmmmm...kinsa kaha kuyog ni regjeex mag-tago2x?

dunno the exact location in Butuan jsl

...Americano, espresso mixed with hot water.

did i tell you guys i'm a former Starbucks barista? hehehe.

thats nice.i aspired before of becoming one

Calling gujalex, msbunny, bob and netpal.:)

i hope i can find time. i will travelling in the next days somewhere here in Mindanao

Wala lang... just playing with my imagination... :hahaha:

Dapat ORANGE ang colors para nice tan awon....

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hi regj.i prefer to see the Tara tower at the crossings. It should have its own place. It would disturb the character of the great new bridge should we put it very near, adjacent, side or much more top of it.

hahaha... gumagana ang utak ko today...:hahaha:

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i agree on the location regj. The location would more emphasize the grandeur of the image

:bash::bash:

they accept donations from u and us to increase the prize.:lol::lol::lol: seriously, I mean (should be help) this is one way to inform the public that there are Butuanons out there willing to help Butuan and the works it is doing to improve the lives of Butuanons.we can start small....

From Wikipedia:

The keffiyeh, also known as a shmagh, ghutrah or mashadah is a traditional headdress for Arab men made of a square of cloth (“scarf”), usually cotton, folded and wrapped in various styles around the head. It is commonly found in arid climate areas to provide protection from direct sun exposure, as well as for occasional use in protecting the mouth and eyes from blown dust and sand.

Ah ok, so they are the same.:) I also have one, part of my gear sa airsoft.:)

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Pansin nyo sa photo, na pati ang cartelya ni manong orange na din. :hahaha: take a look at the photos above ung islet ng boulevard... ginawang trival ang colors...how nice diba... :banana:

basta, I hate Orange color :llama:....lami sungabon

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wala mi comment si bob siya jud ciguro na :)

dili wui, wafu lagi ko ba...:)

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nice design those Green Banks branches are netPal ^^

Butuan means Business ^^

Business name Registration Fee reduced by 50%^^

Starting January 15, 2009, all those applying for a new business name or those renewing an existing name will only need to pay a registration fee of One Hundred Fifty Pesos [PhP 150.00]. This is 50% lower than the original fee of PhP 300.00.

This reduced fee shall be enjoyed by new or existing businesses applying as sole proprietorship. Corporations and partnerships which get their business names from the Securities and Exchange Commission are excluded.

With the looming financial crisis that is feared to result in the displacement of Filipino domestic and overseas workers, the temporary reduction of business name registration fees hopes to encourage new entrepreneurs to start new business activities and generate employment.

The reduced registration fee shall be implemented within a period of six [6] months. Accordingly, applicants registering after July 15, 2009 shall be charged the original fee of PhP 300.00. This order is contained in Department Administrative Order No. 09-01, Series of 2009 last January 12.

Business name applicants from Butuan City and Agusan del Norte may proceed to the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center [NERBAC] located at the East Wing, 3rd Floor, D&V Plaza Corporate Center, JC Aquino Avenue, Butuan City.

DTI gets ready for Caraga’s 14th Founding Anniversary celebration

The Department of Trade and Industry [DTI] Caraga Region is joining the other agencies in the preparations for the week-long celebration of Caraga’s 14th founding anniversary this February 18-23, 2009.

This year’s theme is “Building on New Breakthroughs at 14.”

DTI’s participation will be via its One Town One Product [OTOP] Exhibit and Selling Fair and Industry Cluster Exhibit at the Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City. This fair will showcase the best products from the different towns of the region such as fashion accessories, gifts, home furnishings and food products. The Industry Cluster Exhibit, on the other hand, will feature the industry potentials of the thirteen [13] priority clusters in the region – namely abaca, seaweeds, banana, oil palm, coconut, high value crops, tourism, Information Communication & Technology or ICT, processed food, mining, arts & crafts, wood and moringa.

Separate industry cluster activities will likewise be conducted. The 1st Caraga ICT Congress will be held in coordination with the different line agencies and private sector partners. A Caraga Coco Cluster Stakeholders meeting is also slated.

Aside from these regional activities, the different DTI Provincial Offices will also be conducting other activities in their respective provinces. These include Business Opportunities Fair, Business Trainings and Seminars, Business fora, Advocacy Forum on the Local and Regional Economic Development Program, Provincial OTOP Summit, Provincial OTOP Fair and Product Launchings.

Last year, the agency took part in the festivities through the trade fairs, conduct of several business seminars, trade trainings and launching of the Rural Micro Enterprise Development Program [RuMEPP].

The Caraga Region is created through Republic Act No. 7901 on February 23, 1995 and now covers five provinces – Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Province; and three cities – Butuan, Surigao and Bislig

Pansin nyo sa photo, na pati ang cartelya ni manong orange na din. :hahaha: take a look at the photos above ung islet ng boulevard... ginawang trival ang colors...how nice diba... :banana:

gusto nako YELLOW na sab...

like this oh....yellow side walks..yellow jeep....and a nice yellow balloon ^^

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yellow jeep, yellow store, yellow signage and a few yellow banderitas
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Ako nang namaligya extra income...:)

asa ka ani reg? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Nag surplus cguro sila mao nga barato nalang...:hahaha::bash:

mas nice gani ng barato kay affordable... nag sale sila siguro....:lol:

Blessed BXU kay naa ang Virgin Mary sa atong lugar...:cheers:

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Butuan Geo 101 Quiz:

guys, let's have a quiz, naglisod pod ko identify :lol: :nuts:

(Q) where in BXU and label landmarks and roads

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clue :)
~ its BXU's most populous eastern suburb
~ it straddles two most important highways in Mindanao

tip ~ use the direction marker (East-West-North-south) to help you guide of the orientation of the picture

I would prefer to put Golden Tara on the junction (?). OA kung sa top of the letter H ibutang...:hahaha: mahulog unya...:hahaha...

hi regj.i prefer to see the Tara tower at the crossings. It should have its own place. It would disturb the character of the great new bridge should we put it very near, adjacent, side or much more top of it.

I agree. People from Davao traveling to northern mindanao will be amazed if we have that kind of trademark. can we present that plan to our LGU? :cheers:

i agree on the location regj. The location would more emphasize the grandeur of the image

Butuan means Business ^^

it's good Bob for those who are planning to register for business this period

I agree. well i dont want to put donations in public. Itago man nako permi kung mo donate ko...kay nitagam nako sa among brgy... gi mention akong pangalan..heheeh dili ko ganahan :bash: mao nga mag hatag pero i warned them na dili pede i mention akong name otherwise bawion nako.. :hahaha: dili lang ko ganahan i mention akong name... kay maulaw ko.. :bash: pag set up namo sa atong EB kay aron magahinan nato ug time... bisan dili ko kaapil at least maka andam pod ko diri... hehehe :)

they accept donations from u and us to increase the prize.:lol::lol::lol: seriously, I mean (should be help) this is one way to inform the public that there are Butuanons out there willing to help Butuan and the works it is doing to improve the lives of Butuanons.we can start small....

There are 16 states of the Philippines. :) I would push this federalism.... Caraga is one of the states.... BXU & SUR is really need this para at least ma sulo na ang income...hehehehe:cheers:

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Dili ko pede mo puyo diri hahaha kay dili ko ka laag.... :hahaha:

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Asa ni dapit na company? mao ni ang sa may Baan dapit?

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Wow nice bldg :cheers: pede sya pang airport terminal...sana ing ana nalang unta ang design sa atong terminal sa airport... :cheers:

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I love BXU orange trikes...:lol:

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@netpal, asa man nimo nakuha ning mga photos.... kuha ni mismo nimo? thanks for posting this amazing agusan marsh...

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1st picture, the water looks so green.... bugnaw cguro diha... sarap maligo jan..:cheers:

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The Rio Grande de Agusan...it's in the world history... source? just find the world history book... :cheers:

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Butuan Geo 101 Quiz:

guys, let's have a quiz, naglisod pod ko identify :lol: :nuts:

(Q) where in BXU and label landmarks and roads

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/bxu24.jpg?t=1234847094

clue :)
~ its BXU's most populous eastern suburb
~ it straddles two most important highways in Mindanao

tip ~ use the direction marker (East-West-North-south) to help you guide of the orientation of the picture


it's Ampayon. the wide road on the left portion (actually south part on your map) is Butuan-Davao highway and the wider road (which runs the east and west direction) is the Surigao-Butuan highway. Technically both highways are part of the former Maharlika highway or the PAN-Philippine Highway

:cheers: ang Gmall looks very clean! nice na gibutangan nila og street sign... yellow & black... :cheers:

gusto nako YELLOW na sab...

like this oh....yellow side walks..yellow jeep....and a nice yellow balloon ^^

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yellow jeep, yellow store, yellow signage and a few yellow banderitas
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Dili ko pede mo puyo diri hahaha kay dili ko ka laag.... :hahaha:

regj, magjetski or banana boat, para makalaag lang gyud:lol::lol::lol:sosyal na bisyo.para dili kaayo gasto...bani sa saging:lol::lol::lol:

Asa ni dapit na company? mao ni ang sa may Baan dapit?

these are collection of pics that have to with logging and the river.dunno exactly regjs which part of Agusan these pics were taken. I am sure though of the last photo. It's taken inside the Agusan plywood corporation (APC).I think their plant is situated in Manapa, Buenavista, ADN

Wow nice bldg :cheers: pede sya pang airport terminal...sana ing ana nalang unta ang design sa atong terminal sa airport... :cheers:

i strongly agree regj.or better than this

I love BXU orange trikes...:lol:

have been to some places. honestly speaking...i find more comfort riding in our very own motorcyles. their designs are passenger friendly. the colors (:lol::lol::lol:) are inviting too...

@netpal, asa man nimo nakuha ning mga photos.... kuha ni mismo nimo? thanks for posting this amazing agusan marsh...

net sourced regj

The Rio Grande de Agusan...it's in the world history... source? just find the world history book... :cheers:

Rio de Agusan is Agusan river, Libertad River is Rio de Butuan...

What's ya think?

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:hahaha: mag paguyod nlang sa mga kahoy... or mag paanod sa suog... :hahaha:

regj, magjetski or banana boat, para makalaag lang gyud:lol::lol::lol:sosyal na bisyo.para dili kaayo gasto...bani sa saging:lol::lol::lol:

Yeah... any latest development don sa new terminal sa Bancasi? ung on going construction? :cheers:

i strongly agree regj.or better than this

Me too. Pero dapat unta i implement ng BXU na mag uniform ang mga drivers..para neat tan awon ba... :cheers:

have been to some places. honestly speaking...i find more comfort riding in our very own motorcyles. their designs are passenger friendly. the colors (:lol::lol::lol:) are inviting too...

BXU ata ang pinaka maraming river sa Pinas?

1. Rio Grande de BXU ( Rio Grande de Libertad)
2. Rio Grande de Agusan
3. Banza River
4. May river before or after Banza ata dont know the name
5. Ampayon River
6. Taguibo River
7. Rio Grande de Magyawyaw :bash::bash: :hahaha:

Rio de Agusan is Agusan river, Libertad River is Rio de Butuan...

Yeah... any latest development don sa new terminal sa Bancasi? ung on going construction? :cheers:

regj, i still have no updates.maybe Bob could share latest info about the airport...

BXU ata ang pinaka maraming river sa Pinas?

1. Rio Grande de BXU ( Rio Grande de Libertad)
2. Rio Grande de Agusan
3. Banza River
4. May river before or after Banza ata dont know the name
5. Ampayon River
6. Taguibo River
7. Rio Grande de Magyawyaw :bash::bash: :hahaha:

there are more such as but not limited to;

8. Masao river
9. Baan river
10. Agusan pequeno

i know there are many more but i can't name names....

so Butuan is the city of rivers

Yeah i agree.... Butuan is a city of Rivers... source? you need to visit then... hehehe and find out how many rivers in BXU... :cheers:

there are more such as but not limited to;

8. Masao river
9. Baan river
10. Agusan pequeno

i know there are many more but i can't name names....

so Butuan is the city of rivers

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I hope na mabasa to ng mga taga LGU ng BXU - this will help to improve BXU

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Wow ang ginang-gang :cheers:

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Speaking of landmarks and monuments, Si Dr. Salas of SJIT lang ata ang meron ganun. Mayor Calos - Father of BXU deserve to have monuments.... IMO the best place is at Montilla Blvd - JC aquino junction...:cheers:

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Cabadbaran City is now a capital of Agusan del Norte. Sino man sa inyo ang makipag sapalarang pupunta don sa may cabinet area kung saan don itatayo ang new capitol of Agusan del Norte... good thing is that nasa hills pala 'to...

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Sana magkaroon ang BXU nang ganito.... mura lang kase ang mga bilihin dito...:cheers:

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I hope na mabasa to ng mga taga LGU ng BXU - this will help to improve BXU

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for me regj this location is too occupied/congested already with a number of landmarks. lets build the statue where it's magnifence will be very remarkable, say near the Magellan port. lets spread the city and make Butuan well deserved of a title metro

Cabadbaran City is now a capital of Agusan del Norte. Sino man sa inyo ang makipag sapalarang pupunta don sa may cabinet area kung saan don itatayo ang new capitol of Agusan del Norte... good thing is that nasa hills pala 'to...

if it will be on the hill, that would be nice then.we'll try one of us can get a pic of that area

BADMINTON COURTS IN BUTUAN:

1. Butuan Badminton Idol - Arujville Subd.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3286500733_01932e70c8.jpg?v=0

2. PPA Badminton Court - Bading

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3286501389_88b46c69a6.jpg?v=0

3. Champion Badminton Court - Capitol road
4. Timberlines - JC Aquino Avenue
5. Shuttle ??? forgot the name - Empress building
6. There's one in Libertad
7. and another one in Bonbon (forgot the names)

Many Butuanons are now becoming Badminton enthusiasts. A lot of people I know use this as bonding time with their children.

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BADMINTON COURTS IN BUTUAN:

1. Butuan Badminton Idol - Arujville Subd.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3286500733_01932e70c8.jpg?v=0

2. PPA Badminton Court - Bading

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3286501389_88b46c69a6.jpg?v=0

3. Champion Badminton Court - Capitol road
4. Timberlines - JC Aquino Avenue
5. Shuttle ??? forgot the name - Empress building
6. There's one in Libertad
7. and another one in Bonbon (forgot the names)

Many Butuanons are now becoming Badminton enthusiasts. A lot of people I know use this as bonding time with their children.

wow.good info and nice pics there msbunny

yeah that's what i thought.. but on the other hand, Mayor Calo is a father of BXU so i think down town is a place to be... but un nga congested na kaayo so probably in Magellan Port and on the other side statu of Magellan..hows that? hahaha :cheers:

for me regj this location is too occupied/congested already with a number of landmarks. lets build the statue where it's magnifence will be very remarkable, say near the Magellan port. lets spread the city and make Butuan well deserved of a title metro

yeah that's what i thought.. but on the other hand, Mayor Calo is a father of BXU so i think down town is a place to be... but un nga congested na kaayo so probably in Magellan Port and on the other side statu of Magellan..hows that? hahaha :cheers:

statue of magellan on that port area is very dramatic too

Ithink cabinet is a hill area...so doon talaga ang new capitol of ADN. Ikaklaro ko nga ke Jun Corvera - capitol worker...:cheers:

if it will be on the hill, that would be nice then.we'll try one of us can get a pic of that area

I hope na mabasa to ng mga taga LGU ng BXU - this will help to improve BXU

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sorry Reg, not feasible...the site is where the fly over will be built..

its utility over beauty ^^

I love this game..:cheers:

BADMINTON COURTS IN BUTUAN:

1. Butuan Badminton Idol - Arujville Subd.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3286500733_01932e70c8.jpg?v=0

2. PPA Badminton Court - Bading

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3286501389_88b46c69a6.jpg?v=0

3. Champion Badminton Court - Capitol road
4. Timberlines - JC Aquino Avenue
5. Shuttle ??? forgot the name - Empress building
6. There's one in Libertad
7. and another one in Bonbon (forgot the names)

Many Butuanons are now becoming Badminton enthusiasts. A lot of people I know use this as bonding time with their children.

:bash: nabawasan na sad kog 200 posts :bash::bash: Bob ang imo balik og 700 heheh from 1000+ :bash::bash:

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wow.good info and nice pics there msbunny

Thanks netpal. You too have a collection of beautiful photos. It's like being transported to these places in a whisk. :okay:

:hahaha: say no to flyover :hahaha: bitaw perspective lang man ning ato...pero pede ni nato i suggest ning mga statue Bob... kinsa man pede nato duolon.. basin naa contact si netpal sa cityhall...

sorry Reg, not feasible...the site is where the fly over will be built..

its utility over beauty ^^

What's ya think?

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a Golden Tara Rotunda would be perfect here ^^

Pila gani bayag pag mag badminton ta.. kinsa man kamao mo dula og badminton? Kamao ko ani gamay ba... ehem!

BADMINTON COURTS IN BUTUAN:

1. Butuan Badminton Idol - Arujville Subd.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3286500733_01932e70c8.jpg?v=0

2. PPA Badminton Court - Bading

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3286501389_88b46c69a6.jpg?v=0

3. Champion Badminton Court - Capitol road
4. Timberlines - JC Aquino Avenue
5. Shuttle ??? forgot the name - Empress building
6. There's one in Libertad
7. and another one in Bonbon (forgot the names)

Many Butuanons are now becoming Badminton enthusiasts. A lot of people I know use this as bonding time with their children.

wow..nice courts ^^

:cheers: where just sharing our best opinion here :cheers: Same thoughts here Bob... can we give this idea to the cityhall perhaps?:cheers: :)

a Golden Tara Rotunda would be perfect here ^^

this is the best site for that monument of Mayor Calo ~ the father of BXU ^^

http://www.rfcemine.com/images/RFC5.jpg

hoisss. ihanda na atong new banner? malapit na ang thread 12...:cheers:

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Oi asa kaha dapit nato ibutang ang monument ni Mayor Calo? where you think guys?

this is the best site for that monument of Mayor Calo ~ the father of BXU ^^

http://www.rfcemine.com/images/RFC5.jpg

:cheers: where just sharing our best opinion here :cheers: Same thoughts here Bob... can we give this idea to the cityhall perhaps?:cheers: :)

i recommend that Bob lobby this to the city planners and decision makers

who among you guys been there at Mom's Buffet ?

have not been there pa...hope we can have a real photo inside and outside of that resto...

http://www.rfcemine.com/images/Moms%20restaurant.jpg

i recommend that Bob lobby this to the city planners and decision makers

its a nice idea....BUT there are more pressing things out there that are more worthy of lobbying :)

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who among you guys been there at Mom's Buffet ?

have not been there pa...hope we can have a real photo inside and outside of that resto...

http://www.rfcemine.com/images/Moms%20restaurant.jpg

me too bob.still planning...

golden voyage

http://thecapricornbeartakeshi.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/butuan-020.jpg

so tapos na pala to? wow san nga uli to?

who among you guys been there at Mom's Buffet ?

have not been there pa...hope we can have a real photo inside and outside of that resto...

http://www.rfcemine.com/images/Moms%20restaurant.jpg

golden voyage

http://thecapricornbeartakeshi.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/butuan-020.jpg

golden indeed.this resembles the wall at Baguio botanical gardens or the other way around...

guys, naay story si Mayor kanato ^^

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Butuan Downtown Tourism Map
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Wow...speaking of turismo.... sana umpisahan na nila ang construction sa broadwalk...kay puro ra man tawon landbanking.... Hope nga dili mahuman ang year 2009 may nakatayo na jan....

guys, naay story si Mayor kanato ^^

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guys, naay story si Mayor kanato ^^

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gipasigarbo nako usa ko ka butuanon.ipadayon nato ang nasugdan...

Wow...speaking of turismo.... sana umpisahan na nila ang construction sa broadwalk...kay puro ra man tawon landbanking.... Hope nga dili mahuman ang year 2009 may nakatayo na jan....

most comprehensive Butuan tourism map ever published bob....great find...

Wow, good endorsement... :cheers: daghan pa kulang sa mga list about hotels.... foodchains....etc

Butuan Downtown Tourism Map
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Butuan Downtown Tourism Map
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but wait bob...where is the new bridge?new FSUU campus?, etc. i imagine a very modern and beautiful Butuan if:

a. boardwalk
b. port of Magellan
c. new roads leading to the new bridge
d. airport upgrading
e. new south market
f. city coliseum
g. Filinvest Butuan
h. Robinson's Butuan
i. Butuan highway to Bukidnon

are already completed.pagkagana gyud....

Kahimunan Festival 2009:

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but remember to ....

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Next concept of thread 12 is road and highways diba? we're gonna include this 2 roads.... please post the other roads and highways of BXU ung mga ung nice angle ha...and we have to decide sa PM's kung ano ang nice photos for our thread 12....

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but remember to ....

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but wait bob...where is the new bridge?new FSUU campus?, etc. i imagine a very modern and beautiful Butuan if:

a. boardwalk
b. port of Magellan
c. new roads leading to the new bridge
d. airport upgrading
e. new south market
f. city coliseum
g. Filinvest Butuan
h. Robinson's Butuan
i. Butuan highway to Bukidnon

are already completed.pagkagana gyud....

let's hope and pray, Butuan will be resilient enough to carry through the times...but I believe Butuan CAN DO IT^^

Kahimunan with McDo...:cheers:

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typical scene at Jorge Rosales Ave..

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What month kaya 'to? grabe siksikan mga orange trikes....

typical scene at Jorge Rosales Ave..

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ANOTHER BUTUAN'S PRIDE

Jay Cayuca

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by fredal photos

Jay Cayuca was raised in a musically-inclined family in Agusan. He took violin lessons at a very young age. During his formative years, he has developed an inclination towards classical music. Later, he got exposed to pop music and decided to merge them, creating a classical-pop music that was then attributed as his trademark. With his unique musicality, he has performed with several huge names in the music industry such as Regine Velasquez, Sharon Cuneta, Kuh Ledesma, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Lea Salonga, Randy Santiago, Agot Isidro and many more. He was also the man behind the success of the League of Cayuks Band, being its musical director.


wow, I never thought Jay Cayuca has roots here in Butuan ^^

Regional Government Center, Administrative Bldg.

http://www.butuan.gov.ph/NewsPage/0108/_images/RGBL_01.jpg

What month kaya 'to? grabe siksikan mga orange trikes....

maybe late afternoons na...the mommas drop by to shop from their offices...and students drop by to make gala gala

Busy jud ang Gmall everyday... IMO murag gamay ra jud ang Gmall compare sa mga iba... I cant wait Robinsons..

maybe late afternoons na...the mommas drop by to shop from their offices...and students drop by to make gala gala

very nice....Kahimunan, I believe is a dance prayer for blessings....as the usual early ethnic Filipinos do as rain dance for their rice fields..

the rains made the neat asphalt shiny black..adding drama to the dancing contingents :)

Busy jud ang Gmall everyday... IMO murag gamay ra jud ang Gmall compare sa mga iba... I cant wait Robinsons..

correct...Butuan's growth has out grown G Mall already..

besides, people are starting to have this G Mall fatigue...

a new and bigger one from any player (Robinson's, NCCC, SM) MUST be put up.

you know what we celebrated also festivals like kahimunan in my Barangay..we have 2 festivals: Tiwi-Tiwi Festivals every 3rd week of September for Sr. San Miguel and in my place Lower Tiniwisan is Madagayaong Ani Festival every 21st of May. Abundant na kaayo ang ani Bob sa mga farmers mula nong nag celebrate kami ng same with Kahimunan. IMO, nakatabang jud ang celebrations sa mga farmers sa amo... :cheers::cheers: I'll find those photos and paste it in here...

very nice....Kahimunan, I believe is a dance prayer for blessings....as the usual early ethnic Filipinos do as rain dance for their rice fields..

the rains made the neat asphalt shiny black..adding drama to the dancing contingents :)

Well, Robinsons have landbanking already so I hope soon mag start ang constructions... SM and NCCC mejo malabo pa yan...pero once mag start ang robinsons, susunod din yang mga yan just to compete...:hahaha:

correct...Butuan's growth has out grown G Mall already..

besides, people are starting to have this G Mall fatigue...

a new and bigger one from any player (Robinson's, NCCC, SM) MUST be put up.

you know what we celebrated also festivals like kahimunan in my Barangay..we have 2 festivals: Tiwi-Tiwi Festivals every 3rd week of September for Sr. San Miguel and in my place Lower Tiniwisan is Madagayaong Ani Festival every 21st of May. Abundant na kaayo ang ani Bob sa mga farmers mula nong nag celebrate kami ng same with Kahimunan. IMO, nakatabang jud ang celebrations sa mga farmers sa amo... :cheers::cheers: I'll find those photos and paste it in here...

wow, wabee...I did'nt kow Tiniwisan had festivals and TWO at that

post dayon mga pics Reg^^

Pila gani bayag pag mag badminton ta.. kinsa man kamao mo dula og badminton? Kamao ko ani gamay ba... ehem!

My sister who plays badminton 3 tims a week gave me this info: Pili lang asa ka ani reg.


1. Butuan badminton idol - 100/hr back road Arujville subd.
- 1st floor 4 courts
- 2nd floor fitness center
- 3rd floor Billiards
- safe parking area

2. Timberlines - 120/hr JC Aquino ave.
- you have to make reservations

3. PPA Badminton court - 48/hr Bading
- you need to make reservations with
advance payment

4. Champion Badminton court - 80/hr Capitol road

5. Shuttle ??? - 100/hr Empress bldg.

6. Libertad ( forgot the name) - 80/hr Libertad

** Sorry wala diay Bonbon badmiton court sayup ko.

More of the Kahimunan Festival 2009:

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Reg, this Ampayon Welcome Marker looks nice...a Tara and Balanghai in one structure ^^

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The Showdown:

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Wow daghan naman diay mga courts for badminton... I'll get in touch to Prof Amy - my prof at SJIT. We never had a chance to play when i went home adtong may 2008.

My sister who plays badminton 3 tims a week gave me this info: Pili lang asa ka ani reg.


1. Butuan badminton idol - 100/hr back road Arujville subd.
- 1st floor 4 courts
- 2nd floor fitness center
- 3rd floor Billiards
- safe parking area

2. Timberlines - 120/hr JC Aquino ave.
- you have to make reservations

3. PPA Badminton court - 48/hr Bading
- you need to make reservations with
advance payment

4. Champion Badminton court - 80/hr Capitol road

5. Shuttle ??? - 100/hr Empress bldg.

6. Libertad ( forgot the name) - 80/hr Libertad

** Sorry wala diay Bonbon badmiton court sayup ko.

My sister who plays badminton 3 tims a week gave me this info: Pili lang asa ka ani reg.


1. Butuan badminton idol - 100/hr back road Arujville subd.
- 1st floor 4 courts
- 2nd floor fitness center
- 3rd floor Billiards
- safe parking area

2. Timberlines - 120/hr JC Aquino ave.
- you have to make reservations

3. PPA Badminton court - 48/hr Bading
- you need to make reservations with
advance payment

4. Champion Badminton court - 80/hr Capitol road

5. Shuttle ??? - 100/hr Empress bldg.

6. Libertad ( forgot the name) - 80/hr Libertad

** Sorry wala diay Bonbon badmiton court sayup ko.

wow. Timberlines?..is that the jeepney and car parts display shop MsBunny?

that's great they have badminton courts too^^

need repaint.... need landscaping sa rotunda... more.....more....

Reg, this Ampayon Welcome Marker looks nice...a Tara and Balanghai in one structure ^^

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/2039179194_61d1da3e9a.jpg

Mag dula ta Bob... hahaha....

wow. Timberlines?..is that the jeepney and car parts display shop MsBunny?

that's great they have badminton courts too^^

wow, ^^, the second picture I remember na high blood si James :)

need repaint.... need landscaping sa rotunda... more.....more....

yup...kanang mga billboard skeletons ba and wires...ma high blood gyud ko mag tan-aw nila

cge hagilapon jud nako pag aayo para at least ma prove na naa jud ug walay bakak...:hahaha: sa among place naa na ready na jud pero sa cetro ako pang hagilapon..and brgy Taligaman nag champion 2nd lang ang taga amo...pero nag champion ang taga amo tas second lang ang Taligaman... this may 21, dagku na daw ang prizes....15 thou ata ang champion at least diba...hehehe ndi tulad ng kahimunan na 100 thou ata...:hahaha:

wow, wabee...I did'nt kow Tiniwisan had festivals and TWO at that

post dayon mga pics Reg^^

Naa man lagi new fuel stations? JETTI? wow new to me....

More of the Kahimunan Festival 2009:

http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt152/rally_620/Kahimunan038.jpg

http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt152/rally_620/Kahimunan037.jpg
http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt152/rally_620/Kahimunan036.jpg

http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt152/rally_620/Kahimunan035.jpg

Nasuko si Prof James...:bash: daghan baja baje sa ato why man sija pa? :hahaha:

wow, ^^, the second picture I remember na high blood si James :)

How about these bob?:banana:

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cge hagilapon jud nako pag aayo para at least ma prove na naa jud ug walay bakak...:hahaha: sa among place naa na ready na jud pero sa cetro ako pang hagilapon..and brgy Taligaman nag champion 2nd lang ang taga amo...pero nag champion ang taga amo tas second lang ang Taligaman... this may 21, dagku na daw ang prizes....15 thou ata ang champion at least diba...hehehe ndi tulad ng kahimunan na 100 thou ata...:hahaha:

hopefully soon, barangay Tiniwisan will replicate the success of barangay Libertad's Kahimunan...

dire sa amo barangay sa Villa Kanangga, unsa kaha maayo nga festival noh?....Tanduay Fest siguro maayo dire :cheers::lol:

How about these bob?:banana:

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wow, aguy... murag kape Barako with carabao's milk ang effect nako Reg da ^^

base sa rotunda, unique baya ang balangai boat... need lang jud og beautification, paints..etc...

yup...kanang mga billboard skeletons ba and wires...ma high blood gyud ko mag tan-aw nila

:hahaha: :bleep::scouserd::cheers1::puke::speech::drunk::dizzy::rock:

Actually, bago lang ang Centro nag create ug festival...

hopefully soon, barangay Tiniwisan will replicate the success of barangay Libertad's Kahimunan...

dire sa amo barangay sa Villa Kanangga, unsa kaha maayo nga festival noh?....Tanduay Fest siguro maayo dire :cheers::lol:

Mag dula ta Bob... hahaha....

oo ba, tapos billiards then bowling dayon sa Timberlanes...apil siya :)

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Controversial Healing Priest to Visit Butuan City; Conducts open Healing SessionFebruary 13, 2009

by Ben Serrano

February 11, 2009

BUTUAN CITY- Controversial healing priest Rev Fr Fernando Suarez will arrive here in Butuan City on February 17 and will conduct an open public healing session on February 18 afternoon at the Roman Catholic owned Fr. Saturnino Urios University’s Gymnasium.

It can be recalled that Diocese of Lingayen in Pangasinan Bishop Oscar Cruz criticized the construction of the P1-B Healing Palace of Fr. Suarez in Laguna overlooking the sea saying the lavish spending worth a billion of peso of donors’ money is not timely especially in this time of crisis.

But Fr. Suarez in a sort of defiance from the advice of Bishop Cruz replied the construction of the healing palace will continue saying “the resources is there and as long as donations arrived”.

The healing priest visit here in Butuan City is supported by the Butuan City Government as part of the Contingency Plan II of Butuan City Rep. Jose “Joboy” Aquino, II, press statement from the Butuan City Government claimed.

It was not however explained if Filipino taxpayers’ money were the ones shouldering the healing priest visit.

Reportedly a number of sickly individuals including a top government official with serious kidney ailment and those who are both spiritually and physically ill will see and troop to Fr. Suarez’ open healing session including some private healing sessions with the rich and famous.

Fr. Suarez will also hear a mass at the Fr. Urios University Gymnasium after the healing session.

The press statement claimed Fr. Suarez’ first visit here was all for healing sessions.

My humble contribution for possible inclusion in your future banners.:)

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wow...very nice photos there Rally...

they are the grand champ and the crowd favorite during the event.... I would love to see them dance at home court this September ^^

oo ba, tapos billiards then bowling dayon sa Timberlanes...apil siya :)

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pagkahuman badminton....billiards and bowling....

dire na dayon mag human...:lol:

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wow, where did you get that old map netpal?

agoi...:hahaha: tanduay atong imnon Bob..ubanon nato si msbunny og si gujalex and others... :hahaha:

pagkahuman badminton....billiards and bowling....

dire na dayon mag human...:lol:

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Can you read those words...?

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My humble contribution for possible inclusion in your future banners.:)

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wow, where did you get that old map netpal?

net find....photobucket

Photos below are my neices... ako na sila ipadala sa Japan sa takmang panahon...

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agoi...:hahaha: tanduay atong imnon Bob..ubanon nato si msbunny og si gujalex and others... :hahaha:

this place is good for the gutsy ones though :lol:

Can you read those words...?

some regjs not all:lol::lol::lol:.those highligthed (e.g. Butuan, etc) are clearer:lol::lol:

2 photos only ang akong nahagilap sa Madagayaong Ani Festival Bob, daghan pa to sya ako pang hagilapon...:hahaha: Ill post Tiwi-Tiwi Festival....:cheers:

Viva Senor San Miguel

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Have you noticed na mga bata ang among contingent? they are 6 to 15 yrs old Bob... hehehehe....

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HOissst... mga inday! focus og sayaw! ayaw sig tan-aw sa lujooo...

Bisan og dili engrande ang celebration pero they're catching up na rin... this year balik-bayan like me will share blessings for the prizes...ehem...:cheers:

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take note that info is as of January 2008

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Caraga bakery who grew from one to 21 stores thank Canadian agency for help


by Ben Serrano -
January 21, 2008

BUTUAN CITY- Mrs. Rose Go, matriarch of the Go family in San Francisco , Agusan del Sur which own the now popular chain of Rose Bakeshops was all praises for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) these days.

The Go matriarch whose family and relatives backed in Bohol and in Agusan del Sur were also into bakery business since 1960’s claimed words aren’t enough for the assistance the Canadian agency had extended to the family.

The reason from a small bakeshop they operated in San Francisco town, Rose Bakeshop is now scattered all over Northern Mindanao and Caraga Region in twenty one branches located in strategic locations from as far as Valencia City in Bukidnon and Bansalan town in Davao del Sur.

In the early 80’s, Mrs. Rose Go whose Chinese father Ong Kee Kanga was already in bakery business way back in Bohol, together with her husband, established the family’s bakeshop in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur.

But later, the bakeshop was transferred then in San Francisco own which they named Rose Bakeshop.

In 1983, the bakeshop then grew as its manpower rises to 23 bakery workers.

It was then, problem of upgrading skills and capacity-building among its workers including recording and accounting procedures as business and the demands of the times grew cropped up.

Mrs. Go explained that although the old traditional ways of running business is helping them, the demand for better, fast means for record and accounting keeping including modern techniques in baking preparations had caught them tight as the demand by the market grows due growing competition in the bakery business then.

Mrs. Go realized that because of mushrooming of bakery stores, they must have to upgrade everything to cope up with the demands of the times.

Sometime in the 90’s, the Go family was informed about CIDA’s Canadian Executive Service Organization-Business Advisory Program (CESO-BAP), a program for Filipino small-scale and medium enterprise matching entrepreneurs with volunteer expert advisers who has the skills and expertise specific to their business’ needs.

“We applied for the program with the help of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao City and readily the CIDA and DTI people visited us in San Francisco thrice to see how they can help”, Mrs. Go recalled their first encounter with the CESO-BAP program.

“It was then after the evaluation made, on what our needs are, that CIDA people sent Canadian volunteers who are experts in the field to help us in our needs”, Mrs. Go continued.

Tom Caroll, Canadian International Development Agency-Aid Chief told Mindanao.com that beneficiaries of the program were the ones shouldering board and lodging of the Canadian volunteers while the Canadian agency provides transportation costs.

As in the case of Rose Bakeshop, Mrs. Go claimed Canadian volunteers who were experts in baking or similar business backed in Canada helped the family business a lot claiming the volunteers helped them the first ever. “pre-mix baking methods” that helped them save a lot.

Go narrates in an interview with Mindanao.com at Rose Bakeshop Montilla Blvd. , Branch here in Butuan City that Canadian volunteers also helped them a lot in accounting and record keeping procedures including the use of computers in the accounting and record procedures.

“We thanked CESO-BAP for helping us empowering our accounting/bookkeeping system, marketing/packaging/branding the product & services, management style, financing among others ably taught to us by a Canadian volunteer business experts”, Mrs. Rose Go, matriarch of the Go Family about to conclude.

And Mrs. Go’s advised to Filipino entrepreneurs particularly the SMEs, “focus on what you do, pray, be good always to your creditors, upgrade your business and people to cope up with the demands of the times

They're sprouting in every corners in BXU.

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take note that info is as of January 2008

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Caraga bakery who grew from one to 21 stores thank Canadian agency for help


by Ben Serrano -
January 21, 2008

BUTUAN CITY- Mrs. Rose Go, matriarch of the Go family in San Francisco , Agusan del Sur which own the now popular chain of Rose Bakeshops was all praises for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) these days.

The Go matriarch whose family and relatives backed in Bohol and in Agusan del Sur were also into bakery business since 1960’s claimed words aren’t enough for the assistance the Canadian agency had extended to the family.

The reason from a small bakeshop they operated in San Francisco town, Rose Bakeshop is now scattered all over Northern Mindanao and Caraga Region in twenty one branches located in strategic locations from as far as Valencia City in Bukidnon and Bansalan town in Davao del Sur.

In the early 80’s, Mrs. Rose Go whose Chinese father Ong Kee Kanga was already in bakery business way back in Bohol, together with her husband, established the family’s bakeshop in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur.

But later, the bakeshop was transferred then in San Francisco own which they named Rose Bakeshop.

In 1983, the bakeshop then grew as its manpower rises to 23 bakery workers.

It was then, problem of upgrading skills and capacity-building among its workers including recording and accounting procedures as business and the demands of the times grew cropped up.

Mrs. Go explained that although the old traditional ways of running business is helping them, the demand for better, fast means for record and accounting keeping including modern techniques in baking preparations had caught them tight as the demand by the market grows due growing competition in the bakery business then.

Mrs. Go realized that because of mushrooming of bakery stores, they must have to upgrade everything to cope up with the demands of the times.

Sometime in the 90’s, the Go family was informed about CIDA’s Canadian Executive Service Organization-Business Advisory Program (CESO-BAP), a program for Filipino small-scale and medium enterprise matching entrepreneurs with volunteer expert advisers who has the skills and expertise specific to their business’ needs.

“We applied for the program with the help of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao City and readily the CIDA and DTI people visited us in San Francisco thrice to see how they can help”, Mrs. Go recalled their first encounter with the CESO-BAP program.

“It was then after the evaluation made, on what our needs are, that CIDA people sent Canadian volunteers who are experts in the field to help us in our needs”, Mrs. Go continued.

Tom Caroll, Canadian International Development Agency-Aid Chief told Mindanao.com that beneficiaries of the program were the ones shouldering board and lodging of the Canadian volunteers while the Canadian agency provides transportation costs.

As in the case of Rose Bakeshop, Mrs. Go claimed Canadian volunteers who were experts in baking or similar business backed in Canada helped the family business a lot claiming the volunteers helped them the first ever. “pre-mix baking methods” that helped them save a lot.

Go narrates in an interview with Mindanao.com at Rose Bakeshop Montilla Blvd. , Branch here in Butuan City that Canadian volunteers also helped them a lot in accounting and record keeping procedures including the use of computers in the accounting and record procedures.

“We thanked CESO-BAP for helping us empowering our accounting/bookkeeping system, marketing/packaging/branding the product & services, management style, financing among others ably taught to us by a Canadian volunteer business experts”, Mrs. Rose Go, matriarch of the Go Family about to conclude.

And Mrs. Go’s advised to Filipino entrepreneurs particularly the SMEs, “focus on what you do, pray, be good always to your creditors, upgrade your business and people to cope up with the demands of the times

wow...very nice photos there Rally...

they are the grand champ and the crowd favorite during the event.... I would love to see them dance at home court this September ^^


that performance made them the Bonok-Bonok Grand Champion last year bob. They will be defending thier title this year if they decided to join again.

BXU contingent made the grand champion last year?

that performance made them the Bonok-Bonok Grand Champion last year bob. They will be defending thier title this year if they decided to join again.

wow. Timberlines?..is that the jeepney and car parts display shop MsBunny?

that's great they have badminton courts too^^

yes Bob.The badminton court is a separate building just behind their display shop.

Wow daghan naman diay mga courts for badminton... I'll get in touch to Prof Amy - my prof at SJIT. We never had a chance to play when i went home adtong may 2008.

Reg, I would suggest Butuan badminton Idol. It's the top noch.

I would love to.... thanks.

Reg, I would suggest Butuan badminton Idol. It's the top noch.

BXU contingent made the grand champion last year?

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im talking about this pix reg. this is the Bonok-Bonok Contingent na nag champion diha sa butuan this year. ang ila tag perform diha sa butuan mao na ang ila tag perform sa Bonok-Bonok Festival last year nga nakapa champion sa ila.

Reg, I would suggest Butuan badminton Idol. It's the top noch.

Butuan Badminton Idol is temporary close due to security reason, mao nay nakabutang didto last monday pag adto nako. ngano d ay?

Butuan Badminton Idol is temporary close due to security reason, mao nay nakabutang didto last monday pag adto nako. ngano d ay?

where's BUTUAN badmintoN idol located?

Have you noticed na mga bata ang among contingent? they are 6 to 15 yrs old Bob... hehehehe....

HOissst... mga inday! focus og sayaw! ayaw sig tan-aw sa lujooo...

invite dayon mi adto dinha sa Tiniwisan reg ha..

Feature: 4 of 6 Caraga producers who qualified for NTF 2009 are first timers
Butuan City (17 February) -- The local producers who will feature their products include Adolph Coco Beads and Helping Hands from Agusan del Norte and Butuan City, Sunrise Corn Coffee and Sinai Sibagat Weavers Association from Agusan del Sur, Bislig City Integrated Coconut Processing Plant and De Lara Agsam Novelites of Surigao del Sur. They will be joined by 200 other exhibitors from all over the country.

Dubbed as " A Tour to Filipino Creativity," the 2009 National Trade Fair is an exhibit of a variety of indigenous materials crafted into functional and creative pieces. NTF is a subcontractor's fair which serves as a meeting point for small and medium enterprise exporters and local as well as international large buyers.

Alex Tan of the Philippine Chamber of Handicrafts, Inc. and Socrates Apollo Botictic of the Center for International Trade Exposition and Mission came to Caraga to evaluate the Department of Trade and Industry's endorsed producers.

All of DTI's endorsed producers passed the evaluation and will be preparing for the NTF in SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex.

The so-called Regional Merchandise Trips done last January 19-20, 2008 gave producers the final go signal for the National Trade Fair [NTF] 2009. From the usual product development activities conducted for each region in preparation for the NTF each year, this time, Regional Merchandise Trips were conducted instead.

Sure I will....

invite dayon mi adto dinha sa Tiniwisan reg ha..

where's BUTUAN badmintoN idol located?

dili ko familiar bob sa st basta likod sa GMALL kanang road bitaw nga located ang capitol.

DTI gears up for 2009, strengthens network with partner agencies
Butuan City (17 February) -- "DTI-Caraga must continue to work hard to help the region realize its potentials." This was Director Brielgo O. Pagaran's challenge to his fellow workers during the first Regional Expanded Management Committee Meeting conducted last January 27-28, 2009.

Director Pagaran told his staff to go out of their way, expand their horizons, acquire new skills, and to give what the region aspires for another and more serious try.

During the two-day meeting, a review on DTI-Caraga Provincial Offices' 2009 targets was done.

More importantly, to respond to the urgent marching orders of DTI Secretary Peter B. Favila, the different units also discussed different strategies and activities to contribute to the national government's call for a comprehensive livelihood and emergency employment program.

DTI-Caraga also invited representatives from its partner agencies to speak on their programs that the agency can effectively collaborate and interface with. Among those who attended were Department of Tourism [DOT] Regional Director Leticia Tan, Ramil Sanchez of the Commission on Higher Education [CHED], Jehan P. Ozoa of the Department of Agrarian Reform [DAR], Sarah P. Parejo of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council [RAFC] Chair, Reynaldo C. Gaballo, Abegail E. Seriña of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority [TESDA], Oliver H. Baranda of the Department of Labor and Employment [DOLE] and Donald Seronay of the Department of Interior and Local Government [DILG].

The identified areas for collaboration with these agencies included expansion of entrepreneurship advocacy by inviting business education students to the annual Caraga Business Conference, hand-in-hand promotion of the Caraga-manufactured products with the promotion of the region's tourism destinations, provision of technical and marketing assistance to agri-business entrepreneurs, skills enhancement trainings for globally-competitive workers and provision of information.

Emmanuel Gidacan of National Economic Development Authority, Caraga Regional Office, presented the updated Caraga Regional Medium Term Development Plan and the region's accomplishments viz a vis its commitments to the Millennium Development Goals.

Having mapped-out the strategies and identified the areas for interfacing with some of its partners, DTI-Caraga is hopeful that it will achieve this year's bottomline targets of P1.68 B investments generated, P307M domestic sales, 7,900 assisted MSMEs and 11,760 jobs created.

dili ko familiar bob sa st basta likod sa GMALL kanang road bitaw nga located ang capitol.

I see, dili man gyud ko hilig sa badminton haay....tag pulot ra siguro ko bola ani

na mao ba? cge kinsa may gusto mo kalaban sa ako...ehem.... kay mag parctise nako diri samtang sayo pa.. :hahaha:

I see, dili man gyud ko hilig sa badminton haay....tag pulot ra siguro ko bola ani

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bidlisiw sa kahayag : Agusan Marsh sunrise

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Butuan Badminton Idol is temporary close due to security reason, mao nay nakabutang didto last monday pag adto nako. ngano d ay?

hala why kaha no? I asked my sister kung nakabalo siya but PPA diay sila nag play last sunday.

where's BUTUAN badmintoN idol located?

Tumoy sa Arujville subd. Bali back road na siya.

Hoy! Kapaspas ba ani nga thread! Hehehe. Nawala lang kog 1 day murag pila na man to ka pages ang nilabay! Thread 12 na sad!^^

wala ko niapil ani Ian. wala pa ko ka-attend ani bisan kausa.

Kaila man ko ani ehehehe bats nato ni pre ! when mo nag alumni home coming ?

I heard the Agusan marshland is the Philippine's answer to the marshland of New Orleans in Louisiana, USA. I can't remember asa to nako nadunggan or nabasahan.

bidlisiw sa kahayag : Agusan Marsh sunrise

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Louisiana Marsh, USA
Do they look familiar?

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Livelihood, job opportunities eyed in Northern Mindanao
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
By Mike U. Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY — In an effort to address the effects global economic condition and worsening unemployment problem, the Regional Development Council (RDC) mobilized its Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP), this was learned yesterday.

It was also learned that the program is eyeing at least 14 projects this year to mitigate the unemployment problem in the country.

Part of the targets of CLEEP includes emergency employment for the poor people, laid-off workers and out-of-school youths and to fund and supervise livelihood projects.

"The CLEEP aims to protect the most vulnerable sectors in our society," said Presidential Assistant for Northern Mindanao Pacifico Pupos Jr.

Aside from the Arroyo administration’s poverty alleviation program, Pupos said the CLEEP program is also fully supported by the local government units (LGU’s) in the region.

"The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) is already assisting in identifying these CLEEP projects," he said.

Pupos said that during the recent RDC-NEDA meeting, various CLEEP projects will be undertaken in Northern Mindanao region.

He said these include: Roadside maintenance and/or flood control manpower through the Out-of-School Youth Serving Towards Economic Recovery (OYSTER); Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan (KALAHI); Cash-for-Work; and Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD);

Financial Assistance and Micro-finance for Expatriates (FAME); employment in farm-to-market road construction and maintenance; organic fertilizer production; goat dispersal and micro-finance for Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) beneficiaries;

Irrigation repair for irrigated ricelands, Bantay-Dagat and Bantay-Gubat projects; Integrated Services for the Livelihood Advancement of Fisherfolks (ISLA); and Grassroots Entrepreneurship for Employment in Tourism (GREET);

Clean and green projects, repair of health facilities through OYSTER, TUPAD and KALAHI Cash-for-Work; as well as Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) for Botica sa Barangay.

Pupos said that CLEEP also expects to build partnerships with non-government organizations (NGOs) or peoples’ organizations (POs), the private sector and the academe and tap their pools of expertise, resources and logistics.

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Two groups eye 100-megawatt power barge in Agusan
By Donnabelle L. Gatdula
Updated February 18, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - At least two groups have expressed keen interest to participate in the second round of bidding for the 100-megawatt (MW) Power Barge (PB) 117, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said yesterday.

PSALM said the two groups have submitted their respective preparatory requirements to be able to join the bidding.

According to the state-run power asset manager, it had received participation fees from the two groups. The two groups have also have executed a confidentiality agreement and undertaking last Feb. 13, 2009.

PSALM is scheduled to conduct a pre-bid conference with potential investors today to discuss the bidding procedures for the sale of the power facility.

The potential bidders are now conducting their respective due diligence which started last Feb. 3 and will end on March 27.

Located in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, PB 117 will be bid out on April 15 this year.

One of the conditions for the sale of PB 117 is for the power facility to remain in its current location for at least three years, subject to the terms of the final transaction documents.

PSALM first bid out PB 117 in October last year. The bidding was declared a failure after only one bidder submitted the prerequisite documents.

The power barge is among the first assets that would be sold by PSALM this year.

The asset management firm is scrambling to meet the 70-percent privatization level after it recently declared the sale of the 600-MW Calaca power plant a failure.

The 70-percent privatization target is a crucial requirement to proceed with the open access process, which allows bulk power users the freedom to choose where to source their power requirements.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=441211&publicationSubCategoryId=66

:cheers: They're both amazing... and very relaxing....


Louisiana Marsh, USA
Do they look familiar?

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Good news indeed!

Livelihood, job opportunities eyed in Northern Mindanao
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
By Mike U. Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY — In an effort to address the effects global economic condition and worsening unemployment problem, the Regional Development Council (RDC) mobilized its Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP), this was learned yesterday.

It was also learned that the program is eyeing at least 14 projects this year to mitigate the unemployment problem in the country.

Part of the targets of CLEEP includes emergency employment for the poor people, laid-off workers and out-of-school youths and to fund and supervise livelihood projects.

"The CLEEP aims to protect the most vulnerable sectors in our society," said Presidential Assistant for Northern Mindanao Pacifico Pupos Jr.

Aside from the Arroyo administration’s poverty alleviation program, Pupos said the CLEEP program is also fully supported by the local government units (LGU’s) in the region.

"The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) is already assisting in identifying these CLEEP projects," he said.

Pupos said that during the recent RDC-NEDA meeting, various CLEEP projects will be undertaken in Northern Mindanao region.

He said these include: Roadside maintenance and/or flood control manpower through the Out-of-School Youth Serving Towards Economic Recovery (OYSTER); Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan (KALAHI); Cash-for-Work; and Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD);

Financial Assistance and Micro-finance for Expatriates (FAME); employment in farm-to-market road construction and maintenance; organic fertilizer production; goat dispersal and micro-finance for Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) beneficiaries;

Irrigation repair for irrigated ricelands, Bantay-Dagat and Bantay-Gubat projects; Integrated Services for the Livelihood Advancement of Fisherfolks (ISLA); and Grassroots Entrepreneurship for Employment in Tourism (GREET);

Clean and green projects, repair of health facilities through OYSTER, TUPAD and KALAHI Cash-for-Work; as well as Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) for Botica sa Barangay.

Pupos said that CLEEP also expects to build partnerships with non-government organizations (NGOs) or peoples’ organizations (POs), the private sector and the academe and tap their pools of expertise, resources and logistics.

http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20090217148290.html

Lagi murag ulbo akong kaspa lagi... arang ka paspas... mangita na sad tang nice nga street, junctions... viaduct street aproaching sa mga bridge... for our thread 12...hehehe :cheers:

Hoy! Kapaspas ba ani nga thread! Hehehe. Nawala lang kog 1 day murag pila na man to ka pages ang nilabay! Thread 12 na sad!^^

si netpal kugihan kaayo mangita og pics, patabang niya.

Lagi murag ulbo akong kaspa lagi... arang ka paspas... mangita na sad tang nice nga street, junctions... viaduct street aproaching sa mga bridge... for our thread 12...hehehe :cheers:

Lagi murag ulbo akong kaspa lagi... arang ka paspas... mangita na sad tang nice nga street, junctions... viaduct street aproaching sa mga bridge... for our thread 12...hehehe :cheers:


tag paspasan man gud nimo bai regjeex...hehe



pag praktis na ug badminton kay mag kontra ta inig uli nimo... hehe:cheers:

tag paspasan man gud nimo bai regjeex...hehe



pag praktis na ug badminton kay mag kontra ta inig uli nimo... hehe:cheers:

count me in, i love badminton

3 na diay ta ani regj and filino.... si regj kay mag praktis pa man, kaw filino murag maayo naman tingali ka... basta ako naga play ko ani 3x a week....hehe

3 na diay ta ani regj and filino.... si regj kay mag praktis pa man, kaw filino murag maayo naman tingali ka... basta ako naga play ko ani 3x a week....hehe

i used to play daily bec i was "taba" before :lol: thus i played badminton. but now, tag minimize na nako. Im not really that good with the footworks and mahina pa ang backhand ko, still needs more practice. but i love this sport so much, a good exercise actually :)

heres more of the Kahimunan 2009. :banana:

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Walay na hiblood ani bob?:lol:

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share ko lang, tnx to sir rally for the pix:

Bonok-Bonok Contingent at Butuan

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bidlisiw sa kahayag : Agusan Marsh sunrise

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Agusan Marsh is truly a treasure...this has been a destination and subject of many local and international scientific researchers, academe people, adventure seekers,nature lovers, photography enthusiasts, media people, artists, barkadas and others

where in Butuan is this regj?

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nice find jsl.Lousiniana marsh is eye catching too...


Louisiana Marsh, USA
Do they look familiar?

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all flickr find

though i am not into it:lol:


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join na !

Pinoy Big Brother season 3 Auditions

Here are the audition schedules for Pinoy Big Brother Season 3 and Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 3 for Mindanao

April 24 - Butuan City
April 26 - General Santos City

Naa man lagi new fuel stations? JETTI? wow new to me....

yup Reg....kalimot ko apil sa new stations da :)

cge ba.... I played here 4 times a week... hehehehe pero dili ko kamao mo smash.... kinawat kawat ning ako....hehehehe

Cge filino ill let you know when ko uli....

tag paspasan man gud nimo bai regjeex...hehe



pag praktis na ug badminton kay mag kontra ta inig uli nimo... hehe:cheers:

cge tas pustahanay nalang ta...:hahaha: pusta nako among kalubihan :hahaha:

3 na diay ta ani regj and filino.... si regj kay mag praktis pa man, kaw filino murag maayo naman tingali ka... basta ako naga play ko ani 3x a week....hehe

Dili sad ko maayo mo dula ani pero ato lang sulayan... :hahaha: daku ug tabang ning badminton sa akong timbang kay before i am 87 kg...now 71 nalang...diba...tas mejo na flat na ang belly2 nako... :hahaha: dili lang ko pede mag dula og badminton ug walay swinggum and water kay hubakon ko.. :hahaha:

i used to play daily bec i was "taba" before :lol: thus i played badminton. but now, tag minimize na nako. Im not really that good with the footworks and mahina pa ang backhand ko, still needs more practice. but i love this sport so much, a good exercise actually :)

Sa may dating Jerry's shoppers world.... wala naman nag occupy diha dapita...

where in Butuan is this regj?

Meron din pala tayong team? galeng naman! :banana:

though i am not into it:lol:


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Wala man ni age limit no? :hahaha: apil cguro ko.... :cheers:

join na !

Two groups eye 100-megawatt power barge in Agusan (http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=441211&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Donnabelle L. Gatdula Updated February 18, 2009 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines - At least two groups have expressed keen interest to participate in the second round of bidding for the 100-megawatt (MW) Power Barge (PB) 117, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said yesterday.

PSALM said the two groups have submitted their respective preparatory requirements to be able to join the bidding.

According to the state-run power asset manager, it had received participation fees from the two groups. The two groups have also have executed a confidentiality agreement and undertaking last Feb. 13, 2009.

PSALM is scheduled to conduct a pre-bid conference with potential investors today to discuss the bidding procedures for the sale of the power facility.

The potential bidders are now conducting their respective due diligence which started last Feb. 3 and will end on March 27.

Located in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, PB 117 will be bid out on April 15 this year.

One of the conditions for the sale of PB 117 is for the power facility to remain in its current location for at least three years, subject to the terms of the final transaction documents.

PSALM first bid out PB 117 in October last year. The bidding was declared a failure after only one bidder submitted the prerequisite documents.

The power barge is among the first assets that would be sold by PSALM this year.

The asset management firm is scrambling to meet the 70-percent privatization level after it recently declared the sale of the 600-MW Calaca power plant a failure.

The 70-percent privatization target is a crucial requirement to proceed with the open access process, which allows bulk power users the freedom to choose where to source their power requirements.

Ang kinaganda lang sa atin is that yong place mismo is malayo sa city..walang establishment... makikita natin na talagang preserved unlike sa US kse meron building (refer to 2nd photo)...

nice find jsl.Lousiniana marsh is eye catching too...

Nice photo there @Rally...Thanks for sharing....:cheers:

Daghan na jud lagi ang new sa BXU mao nga ang uban dili na mapansin... hahaha... maajo nato libuton ang BXU every street...:hahaha:

yup Reg....kalimot ko apil sa new stations da :)

Scuba Diving with Butuan Divers


Where do Butuan Divers go for the best dives in Mindanao?


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Urios College (now FSUU) & Butuan Divers just met the Country Director of REEF CHECK Phils, Domingo Ochavillo.

This will definitely be an eye-opener for international conservation groups when they see what's in Carmen and in Malimono.

The Northern Mindanao coast boasts of the best dive sites in the Philippines. From Jasaan, Misamis Oriental in the west to Malimono, Surigao del Norte in the east, scuba divers have enjoyed the bounties of the reefs. Butuan Divers have a preference for resorts less than a 100 kms away. The Mantangale Alibuag Dive Resort in Balingoan Town, Misamis Oriental is the farthest to the west. This resort can bring us to sites in Camiguin in the north, the sites in Talisayan & Medina in the east and sites in Balingoan in the west.

Butuan Divers have a site they can call HOME, sort of a "backyard" diving. That site is in Vinapor in Carmen, Agusan Del Norte. About 50 kms west of Butuan City. The trip is halfway paved, the rest of the way is dusty coastal road.

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The first mass in the Philippines was on Easter Sunday March 31, 1521[1] in an island named Mazaua by eyewitnesses Antonio Pigafetta, Ginés de Mafra, Francisco Albo, the Genoese pilot, and Martín de Ayamonte, at a location today universally—and mistakenly—believed to be Limasawa, a town islet to the tip of Southern Leyte province, and is said to be the birthplace of Roman Catholicism in the country.

The historical event, viewed largely in its religious context in the Philippines but more comprehensively in its global context as a fleeting episode of the 1,081-day circumnavigation of the world, came to pass when Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his Armada de Molucca of three sailing ships, landed in the western port of the island of Mazaua.

Contents [hide]
1 Combés invents the word "Limasawa"
2 Carlo Amoretti equates Combés's Limasawa with Pigafetta's Mazaua
3 Mazaua, an island-port, Limasawa, an island with no suitable anchorage
4 Landing on Philippine shores
4.1 Blood compact
4.2 First mass
4.3 Planting of the cross
5 Proclamation of the national shrine
5.1 Dispute
6 Legacy
7 References
8 See also



[edit] Combés invents the word "Limasawa"
The placename Limasawa is not found in any primary or secondary account of Magellan's voyage. It is not found in any language of the Philippines. It is a neologism, an invention. It may be traced only as far back as 1667 in a historical study of the evangelization of southern Philippines, specifically Mindanao, Historia de Mindanao y Joló, por el p. Francisco Combés ... Obra publicada en Madrid en 1667, written by Fr. Francisco Combés, S.J. The word Limasaua is shown once on one plate of the book[2] and five times on the next plate, which describes Magellan's sojourn in Philippine waters[3].

This placename, Limasawa, is the name of a tiny isle west of Panaon, in Southeast Leyte, and east of Bohol. Four years before Combés, in 1664, the same isle was named Dimasaua by Fr. Francisco Colín, S.J., to signify that it was not the island "Mazagua" where an Easter mass was reported by Spanish historian Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas. De Herrera is the only historian whose faithful account of the Mazaua incident with the correct name—Mazaua, or as pronounced, "masawa"—was ever published from the 16th century up to the very start of 1933 when the eyewitness account of Martín de Ayamonte saw print. Ayamonte's spelling of the name was "Maçava" with a cedilla c, with a tail, which was an archaic form of the sound s, and v with the value w which is absent in the alphabets of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and other Romance languages.

Both Combés and Colín had adopted a 1536 story originating with Giovanni Battista Ramusio that the island where Magellan's fleet landed was Butuan. Ramusio, in translating a French text of Antonio Pigafetta, had erroneously replaced Mazaua with "Buthuan" which appears as "Butuan" in the authentic account of Antonio Pigafetta of which there are four manuscripts that have survived. (All the four extant manuscripts are mere copies of originals.) From 1536 until the 19th century, Ramusio's "Buthuan" error was reflected in historical accounts of Magellan's sojourn in Philippine waters. There are a number of versions of Ramusio, the one adopted by Colín talks of a mass in "Buthuan"; this version is represented by the English translation of Richard Eden contained in pages 255-256, Three English books on America. [? 1511] - 1555 A.D. Being chiefly Translations, Compilations, &c., by Richard Eden,,From the Writings, Maps, &c., of… (1885),Publisher: Birmingham, [Printed by Turnbull & Spears, Edingburgh] at http://www.archive.org/details/firstthreeenglis00arberich. The one adopted by Combés is a version of Ramusio represented by the English translation by Samuel Purchas—it does not mention any mass anywhere in the archipelago of San Lazaro. See Purchas on Butuan port, image 272: http://international.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbdk&fileName=d0401//rbdkd0401.db&recNum=271&itemLink=r%3Fintldl%2Frbdkbib%3A%40field(NUMBER%2B%40od1(rbdk%2Bd0401))&linkText=0 and Purchas on planting of cross, Image 273: http://international.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbdk&fileName=d0401//rbdkd0401.db&recNum=272&itemLink=r%3Fintldl%2Frbdkbib%3A%40field(NUMBER%2B%40od1(rbdk%2Bd0401))&linkText=0.[4]

Along the same spirit of invention, there were others who came up with their own imagined names and various spellings: Limasaoa, Limasana, Limasagua, Dimasaua, Dimasava, Dimasagua, Simasaua. See http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=philamer;cc=philamer;q1=F.%20Redondo;rgn=full%20text;idno=aqp4775.0001.001;didno=aqp4775.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000192.


[edit] Carlo Amoretti equates Combés's Limasawa with Pigafetta's Mazaua
This error—replacing Mazaua with "Buthuan" or Butuan—was detected in 1800 by Carlo Amoretti who, unfortunately, made his own geographical blunder. He equated Magellan's Mazaua with Combés's Limasawa.[5]

Carlo Amoretti was a conservator in the Ambrosiana Library at Milan where he discovered the lost Italian manuscript of Pigafetta in 1798. Amoretti lost no time transcribing the codex. Amoretti, in a footnote, said Magellan's Mazaua may be the "Limasava" found in the map of the Philippines by Jacques N. Bellin. He said both Limasawa and Mazaua are in Pigafetta's latitude 9° 40' North.[6] This is patently wrong. Limasawa is at 9° 56 minutes N; while Mazaua was spotted at three different latitudes, Pigafetta's 9° 40' North, at Francisco Albo's 9° 20' North, and The Genoese Pilot's 9° North.

In any case, Magellan scholars and navigation historians accepted Amoretti's dictum. In the Philippines, this dictum was altered by historians who rephrased Amoretti's assertion by removing the name "Mazaua" and replacing it with the phrase "site of the first mass." Thus, was born the classic proposition, "Where is the site of the first mass, Limasawa or Butuan?" Carlo Amoretti's authorship is also omitted so that in historical studies on the Mazaua incident Amoretti is the unheard of, unsung, unhonoured author of a famous dictum. This question is a fallacious dilemma, Mazaua is being equated with an island without anchorage, Limasawa, with a place, Butuan, that is not an island. Mazaua was both an island and an excellent harbor. Apropos to anchorage, the Coast Pilot of 1927 published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey states, "Limasawa is fringed by a narrow, steep-to reef off which the water is too deep to afford good anchorage for large vessels." See Page 325, click http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=philamer&cc=philamer&idno=agx9507.0001.001&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=335.

Both Fr. Francisco Combés, S.J. and Carlo Amoretti had read not one single eyewitness account, save, in the case of the latter, the Italian extant manuscript known as the Ambrosiana codex. Most important they had not read the account of Ginés de Mafra, the only crewmember who came back to Mazaua in 1543, staying there with 99 other crewmates for six months. The Magellan visit was only for 7 days. Ginés de Mafra was part of the expedition under the command of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos. In his testimony, de Mafra said the port of Mazaua was west of the island, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gin%C3%A9s_de_Mafra This contradicts the now-popular belief it was east, as affirmed four times by the National Historical Institute of the Philippines.See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Comb%C3%A9s. On June 19, 1960, Republic Act No. 2733, called the "Limasawa Law", was enacted without executive approval, which declared "The site in Magallanes, Limasawa Island in the Province of Leyte, where the first Mass in the Philippines was held is hereby declared a national shrine to commemorate the birth of Christianity in the Philippines."[7] Magallanes is east of the island of Limasawa.

In 1995 then Congresswoman Ching Plaza of Agusan del Norte-Butuan City filed a bill in Congress contesting the Limasawa hypothesis and asserting the "site of the first mass" was Butuan. (It will be seen here that up to this point no one save historian William Henry Scott had suspected the Butuan notion came from the garbled translation of Pigafetta by Giovanni Battista Ramusio). The Committee on Education of Congress forwarded the question to the National Historical Institute which prompted it to form the Gancayco Panel headed by then retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Emilio Gancayco which, in 1998, issued a resolution in favor of Limasawa Island claim. The Chair of NHI, Dr. Samuel K. Tan, in 1998 categorically stated in a press conference and in a letter addressed to Vicente C. de Jesus that NHI was adopting the Gancayco "Resolution." The exact text of Tan's letter reads: "April 6. 1998/ Dear Mr. De Jesus,/Please find attached copy of the Resolution of the Hearing Panel on the First mass issue. The National Historical Institute is adopting said Resolution. With kind regards, Sincerely yours, SAMUEL K. TAN, Chairman and Executive Director." Historians who have written on the "first mass" controversy thereafter invoked this decision of the National Historical Institute, among them Peter Schreurs, Rolando O. Borrinaga, as the final word on the issue. [8] In 2006, Father Joesilo Amalla, curator of Butuan Diocesan Liturgical Museum, resolved to petition the National Historical Institute (NHI) to study "new evidence" indicating that the first Mass in the Philippines was held in his Agusan del Norte province and not on Limasawa Island, Southern Leyte province. Father Amalla also serves as trustee of the Butuan City Cultural and Historical Foundation Inc. (BCHFI). Journals of an early Spanish expedition record that a Mass took place on "Mazaua," but the historical foundation contended that the Mass was held in Masao, a spit and not an island that is part of Butuan.[9]


[edit] Mazaua, an island-port, Limasawa, an island with no suitable anchorage
Magellan and his Armada found ready anchorage at Mazaua. So did Ginés de Mafra and his 90+ crewmates. So did Bernardo de la Torre and his men in April of 1544. So did Garcia Escalante de Alvarado in October 1544.

On the other hand, the Coast Pilot describe Limasawa as having no suitable anchorage. The Coast Pilot of 1927 published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey states, "Limasawa is fringed by a narrow, steep-to reef off which the water is too deep to afford good anchorage for large vessels."[10]

Two dissimilar islands, one with a good anchorage and the other with no anchorage, cannot be one and the same.


[edit] Landing on Philippine shores
When Ferdinand Magellan and his European crew sailed from San Lucar de Barrameda for an expedition to search for spices, these folks landed on the Philippines after their voyage from other proximate areas. On March 28, 1521, while at sea, they saw a bonfire which turned out to be Mazaua where they anchored.[11]


[edit] Blood compact

An image of Antonio Pigafetta—the chronicler of Magellan during the expedition who recorded the historical event. His account has been exploited by many historians to identify the place where the event actually happened.The island was ruled by Rajah Siaiu. When Magellan and comrades set foot on the grounds of Mazaua, he befriended the king together with his brother Rajah Colambu of Butuan. In those days, it was customary among Filipinos—and in most of southeast Asia—to seal friendship with a blood compact. On instigation of Magellan who had heard the Malayan term for it, casi casi, the new friends performed the ritual. Ginés de Mafra gave the most vivid description of the incident: "[They] drew blood from the chests of both men, to toss it into a glass so that the blood unites, to mix it with wine, then [for] both to drink a half." This was the first recorded blood compact between Filipinos and Spaniards. Gifts were exchanged by the two parties when the celebration had ended.[12][13]


[edit] First mass
On March 31, 1521, an Easter Sunday, Magellan ordered a mass to be celebrated which was headed by Friar Pedro Valderrama, the Andalusion chaplain of the fleet, the only priest then. The other priest, the French Bernard Calmette (Bernardo Calmeta) had been marooned at Patagonia with Juan de Cartagena for being implicated in the mutiny. Conducted near the shores of the island, the Holy First Mass marked the birth of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines. Colambu and Siaiu were the first natives of the archipelago, which was not yet named "Philippines" until the expedition of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos in 1543, to attend the mass among other Mazaua inhabitants, together with visitors from Butuan who came with the entourage of Rajah Colambu, king of Butuan.[12][14]


[edit] Planting of the cross
On the same day, Magellan instructed his comrades to plant a cross on the top of the hill overlooking the sea, southwest of the island as shown in the map of Mazaua in all the extant French manuscripts of Antonio Pigafetta, i.e., MSS Nancy-Libri-Phillipps-Beinecke-Yale, 5650 and 24224. Magellan's chronicler, Antonio Pigafetta, who recorded the event said:

"After the cross was erected in position, each of us repeated a Pater Noster and an Ave Maria, and adored the cross; and the kings [Kulambo and Siaiu] did the same."[15]

Magellan then took ownership of the islands where he had landed in the name of King Charles V which he had named earlier on March 16 Archipelago of St. Lazarus because it was the day of the saint when the Armada reached the archipelago.[12][14]


[edit] Proclamation of the national shrine
In 1800, Carlo Amoretti, a conservator,i.e., "Dottori del Collegio Ambrosiano" at the Ambrosiana library in Milan, published his transcription of a newly discovered authentic extant manuscript, the only extant codex in Italian of Antonio Pigafetta. In his edition of what is now popularly called the Ambrosiana codex, Amoretti equated Mazaua—which he called "Messana" and/or "Massana," the name popularized by Maximilianus Transylvanus—with Combés's Limasawa. In 1905, Philippines scholar James A. Robertson translated Pigafetta's manuscript for the Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, a 55-volume collection of Spanish documents on Philippine history translated into English and transcribed, translated, and annotated edited by himself. In the translation, based on the Italian transcription by Andrea da Mosto which finally established the text of the Italian manuscript, Robertson asserted in footnote No. 26 in volume 33 that "Mazaua" was "now called the island of Limasawa."[1] In actuality, Robertson was paraphrasing the dictum of Carlo Amoretti,except that he used the correct name, "Mazaua" and not "Messana" or "Massana" which Amoretti used interchangeably.

To be precise, Amoretti's surmise was that "Messana" may be the "Limasava" found in the map of Jacques N. Bellin. This map was a copy of Fr. Pedro Murillo Velarde which for the first time shows an island sandwiched between Bohol and Panaon, the southmost island of Leyte. Limasava (the value of v is w which is absent in the Spanish alphabet) was the placename invented or fabricated by Fr. Francisco Combés, S.J., who had not read a single primary or secondary account of Magellan's expedition. His view of the Magellan voyage was based on the corrupted version of Antonio Pigafetta's account written by Giovanni Battista Ramusio. Ramusio wrote that the anchorage of Magellan's fleet from March 28-April 4, 1521 was "Buthuan". In one version Ramusio wrote in "Buthuan" an Easter mass was held by Magellan, his men, and inhabitants there. Ramusio replaced Mazaua with "Buthuan". Combés dismissed the version of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas who wrote a faithful story of the incident which names the island-port of Magellan's fleet as Mazaua. Combés also dismissed the name "Dimasava" given to the same Leyte isle by Fr. Francisco Colín, S.J., five years earlier in 1663. Like Combés, Colín also had dismissed de Herrera in favor of Ramusio. Colín's version of Ramusio talks of a mass held on March 31, 1521; Combés's had another version which talks of no mass at all. Combés is a negation of de Herrera's Mazaua, where an Easter mass was held. Colín's Dimasava means "this is not the island where a mass was held." The prefix "di" is Bisaya for "not" or "no." Since Combés story does not talk of a mass being held anywhere, he coined another word by using a different prefix, "Li" which is absent in any Philippine language or Spanish. Limasawa is a pure invention.

On June 19, 1960, Republic Act No. 2733 was passed by Congress declaring "... Magallanes, Limasawa Island in the Province of Leyte, where the first Mass in the Philippines was held is hereby declared a national shrine to commemorate the birth of Christianity in the Philippines."[16][7] Unknown to the lawmakers the basis of the law was Amoretti's equating Pigafetta's Mazaua with Combés's "Limasaua" which four years earlier Colín called "Dimasaua" expressly to signify it is not Mazaua.

The law and the flawed historiography behind it remains. It has been reaffirmed more than four times by the Philippines' National Historical Institute (NHI). The framework against which the NHI has viewed the issue is expressed in the proposition, "Where is the site of the first mass in the Philippines, Limasawa or Butuan?" In the most comprehensive study so far undertaken on the issue by Vicente Calibo de Jesus, he showed that this question consists of the fallacy of the false dichotomous question or the fallacy of the false dilemma. It limits the reader to choose between two erroneous or false alternatives: Limasawa that has no anchorage, and Butuan which is not an island. Mazaua was a port with an excellent anchorage.


[edit] Dispute
In 1995 a bill was filed by then Congresswoman Charito B. Plaza of Agusan del Norte claiming the Easter mass on March 31, 1521 was held at Butuan not Limasawa. The bill's contention was that the the wooden boat called "balanghai" dug up at Butuan proved it was Mazaua.

The Philippine Congress referred the matter to the National Historical Institute (NHI) for it to study the issue and recommend a historical finding. The NHI created a panel headed by retired Associate Supreme Court Justice Emilio Gangcayco, and members Bartolome C. Fernandez Jr. and Dr. Ma. Luisa T. Camagay, and ex-officio members, Dr. Samuel K. Tan, Chairman-Executive Director, NHI; Asst. Director Emelita V. Almosara; and Prof. Augusto V. de Viana, who was secretary of the Panel and keeps the minutes of all the Panel meetings. No one in the panel is an expert in Magellan historiography or in Renaissance navigation history; in fact no one had written anything on those subjects except Dr. Tan who co-wrote a thin five-page article with Isagani Medina (1981). An Evaluation of the Controversy on the First Mass in the Philippines. Manila: National Historical Institute. pp. 31-35.

In the course of the two-year investigation by the NHI, the Ginés de Mafra account was "discovered" by Vicente Calibo de Jesus who advised the panel of the implications of de Mafra's testimony among which was that Mazaua was an island separated from 1521 Butuan by some 45 nautical miles (83 km), that the port was located west of Mazaua and that it had a good anchorage, and that the circumference of the isle was 3-4 leagues or 9 to 12 nautical miles (22 km). Another "discovery" of de Jesus was that Limasawa, according to the Philippine Coast Pilot, a seaman's "bible" which is updated periodically, had no anchorage.

In the morning of Tuesday, December 17, 1996 the entire NHI panel met to deliberate on the various studies submitted by the pro-Limasawa and by then pro-Mazaua sides. The panel accepted the findings of Mr. de Jesus, especially his analysis of the testimony of Ginés de Mafra which radically changed the parameters of the whole discussion. Whereas before de Mafra it was a question of whether the harbor was Limasawa or Butuan it now became clear that Mazaua was an island separate from Butuan and that it had a precise area and most significant it had a good anchorage.

On March 31, 1998, the National Historical Institute "adopted" the finding of the Gancayco Panel which dismissed the Ginés de Mafra account as fake and forthwith unilaterally reverted the discussion to pre-de Mafra context which was back to whether the "site of the first mass" was Limasawa, the isle without anchorage, or Butuan, which is not an isle. The NHI reaffairmed its previous pronouncements that Limasawa is Magellan's port.

The findings of the National Historical Institute is printed in full in the discussion section of the article on Ginés de Mafra at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gin%C3%A9s_de_Mafra. This document has virtually been kept secret by officials of the National Historical Institute since 1998; it has proven to be an embarrassment as it is full of irrelevances, dishonesties, outright lies, and ignorances.

Its exact status is uncertain. On the day NHI announced to the media the panel's finding, then NHI Chair-Executive Director Dr. Samuel K. Tan categorically stated it was the official stand of the Institute. The finding is variously cited as such by Philippine historians. The NHI has not officially nor publicly disavowed it. Incumbent NHI Chair Ambeth R. Ocampo privately confide the Board of Directors has not approved the panel's finding. On March 27, 2006 Ocampo wrote a letter to Mr. Alfredo M. Rafanan, Secretary of the Provincial Board of Agusan del Norte, affirming NHI's past findings not excluding the Gancayco Panel's.

NHI is in a kind of quandary. To affirm a public lie that it wants to distance itself from but at the same time it abhors having to confess it had committed and foisted a grievous if not deliberate falsehood.


[edit] Legacy
The Christian religion brought by Magellan holds a distinction of being embraced by 94 percent of the Philippine population with 81 percent to the Roman Catholic Church, two percent composed of Protestant denominations and 11 percent either to the Philippine Independent Church (Aglipayan), Iglesia ni Cristo and others. The remaining percentage belongs to Muslim religion and others.

A new Shrine of the First Holy Mass, an edifice made of bricks and polished concrete, was erected on top of a hill overlooking the barangay Magallanes, Limasawa was inaugurated in 2005.[17]

Limasawa celebrates the historic and religious coming of the Spaniards every March 31 with a cultural presentation and anniversary program dubbed as Sinugdan, meaning "beginning."[18]

The irony of Limasawa is that it is patently false. The story comes from Fr. Francisco Combés, S.J., that contains no reference at all to a Catholic mass being held on March 31, 1521. Indeed, his "Limassaua", was an invention, and it was meant to signify that the southern Leyte isle was not the "Mazaua" in the historical account of Magellan's voyage of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas which Combés dismissed as untrue in favor of the garbled account of Giovanni Battista Ramusio who wrote the place of anchorage from March 31-April 4, 1521 was Butuan not Mazaua.

Combés, it should be pointed out, had not read a single firsthand or eyewitness account of Magellan's voyage. He was totally ignorant of the true story of the Mazaua episode. In fact, his invention, "Limasawa", was meant to repudiate the idea the anchorage was Magellan's Mazaua since he thought it was "Buthuan" as Ramusio said; and "Limasawa" directly negates any idea of an Easter mass or whatever mass having been held on March 31, 1521 as explained in the Wikipedia article Francisco Combés.

i hope Butuan could also put up a large mural or bronze statues/marker (like Sanduguan of Bohol, McArthur landing in Palo, Leyte, etc) depicting the 1st Christian mass like this painting below

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Carlos_V_Francisco_First_Mass_in_the_Philippines.png

join na !

after you Bob:lol::lol::lol:

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l6/shelima84/iconx/bxu.jpg

Dili sad ko maayo mo dula ani pero ato lang sulayan... :hahaha: daku ug tabang ning badminton sa akong timbang kay before i am 87 kg...now 71 nalang...diba...tas mejo na flat na ang belly2 nako... :hahaha: dili lang ko pede mag dula og badminton ug walay swinggum and water kay hubakon ko.. :hahaha:

before timbang ko ug 73 pinaka dako ko ato nga time, tambokan nako ato :lol: then i played badminton every night jud 3 to 4 hours mi ubos ako timbang to 53, tagniwangan na sad ko :lol: kuman tag minimize na nako ambot kaha pila na ako timbang. :lol:

join na !

yup nakita nako sa ad sa TV, join ta nijo, qualify paman ko kay teen at heart ug mind paman sad ko. :lol:

Well, that's good for you! others having hard time to lose their weight. Ako, 71 current weight, i dont think i can reach 60 down to 50 kg :ohno: because of muscles na...:hahaha: Naga gym man gud ko... im currently shaping my belly and control my food every day with less rice :bash: :cheers: pero usahay malimtan :hahaha: makatuda og kaon tas bawion daun next meal..NO RICE... :hahaha: i used to have muscle tech power bar... its a chocolate tas ang sulod sa choco murag feeds.. pag kaon sa baboy... :bash: sama ng lasa pero tiis tiis lang.. :hahaha: i never used capsule or drink... i prefer to have natural.... hehehehe power bar is enough for me. :cheers:

before timbang ko ug 73 pinaka dako ko ato nga time, tambokan nako ato :lol: then i played badminton every night jud 3 to 4 hours mi ubos ako timbang to 53, tagniwangan na sad ko :lol: kuman tag minimize na nako ambot kaha pila na ako timbang. :lol:

Join filino kay mo join sad ko.. Im sure mo daug ko kay tigulang na ko :bash::bash: :hahaha:

yup nakita nako sa ad sa TV, join ta nijo, qualify paman ko kay teen at heart ug mind paman sad ko. :lol:

I see, dili man gyud ko hilig sa badminton haay....tag pulot ra siguro ko bola ani

Cheerer ra gyud ko :):cheer:

pipol, do you have any update on this?


http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/butuan4.jpg

cheer ka sa ako msbunny, kay mangaon daun ta afterwards kung maka daog ko... :hahaha:

Cheerer ra gyud ko :):cheer:

Nice pagkabuhat sa rendering, what program kaha ang gi use ani? look at the real man riding his scooter...:hahaha diba murag true jud... murag human naman cguro ni sya msbunny, im not sure kung asa ni dapit...:cheers:

pipol, do you have any update on this?


http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/butuan4.jpg

dunno however when this pic was taken

http://www.butuanglobalfoundation.org/pb/images/img13583456a008b59514.jpg

base sa rendering no.. murag gamay lang sya...

This pics is too old! take look at the trees.... looks cool... you know what i have an idea how about kung butangan nato og arc ang kada food sa bridge...

dunno however when this pic was taken

http://www.butuanglobalfoundation.org/pb/images/img13583456a008b59514.jpg

http://pbg2user01.doteasy.com/4/3/2/23/images/folder_33176/img2423047cb57fae035b.JPG

Well, that's good for you! others having hard time to lose their weight. Ako, 71 current weight, i dont think i can reach 60 down to 50 kg :ohno: because of muscles na...:hahaha: Naga gym man gud ko... im currently shaping my belly and control my food every day with less rice :bash: :cheers: pero usahay malimtan :hahaha: makatuda og kaon tas bawion daun next meal..NO RICE... :hahaha: i used to have muscle tech power bar... its a chocolate tas ang sulod sa choco murag feeds.. pag kaon sa baboy... :bash: sama ng lasa pero tiis tiis lang.. :hahaha: i never used capsule or drink... i prefer to have natural.... hehehehe power bar is enough for me. :cheers:

You should not only cut down on rice apil na pud softdrinks and beer kay mao gyud na ang pinaka sa tanan. If you wanna look lean, try Abs Swing at least 5
to 10 mins lang a day. You can order this Abs Swing gadget sa home shopping channel # 6 . will be delivered via LBC for an additional 400 (kung wa pa ni change ang price) para sa freight and handling. :lol::lol::lol: mura na ko ani ug nangadvertise. :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

Well, that's good for you! others having hard time to lose their weight. Ako, 71 current weight, i dont think i can reach 60 down to 50 kg :ohno: because of muscles na...:hahaha: Naga gym man gud ko... im currently shaping my belly and control my food every day with less rice :bash: :cheers: pero usahay malimtan :hahaha: makatuda og kaon tas bawion daun next meal..NO RICE... :hahaha: i used to have muscle tech power bar... its a chocolate tas ang sulod sa choco murag feeds.. pag kaon sa baboy... :bash: sama ng lasa pero tiis tiis lang.. :hahaha: i never used capsule or drink... i prefer to have natural.... hehehehe power bar is enough for me. :cheers:

i used to go to gym before but to no effect sa ako body me surrender ko :bash:

let's reminisce the good old times...


http://pbg2user01.doteasy.com/4/3/2/23/images/folder_33176/img2423047cb57fae035b.JPG

cheer ka sa ako msbunny, kay mangaon daun ta afterwards kung maka daog ko... :hahaha:

for sure reg. i-treat ra dayun ko ug halo2 :clown: