Surigao City and Surigao del Norte Province [Archive] - Page 115

mike durero

February 9th, 2010, 01:44 AM

Nice shot on the river! How's Surigao accepting Zubu's "Z" design composition on your projects there. Not a problem convincing clients in major urban areas where there's a niche for "progressive modern design" but its interesting how Surigao businesses will respond.There was one "Green Bank" I saw which is an "in" thing in modern design in europe,but I wonder how the local folks sees it.I hope Surigao-UAP is thinking progressive as well!By the way Mike, Pagadian and other cities in Mindanao are obsessed with aluminum cladding; any style you want.

our firm is actually based here in cebu litigs,thats why its being called zubu, and it so happen na im a surigaonon.:)

by the way were working on a 2500 sqm.commercial center at Danao city on its schematics stage, ill let you see it when its done!hehe..and i know it will be aluminum clad facade. It will be implemented within the year..:)

As much as possible i wont use aluminum cladding, just the combination of stone,white wall facade and glass.There are lots of beautiful buildings from the past and until now not using aluminum cladding..They rather use, perforations, evg wall, frosted glass, porcelain tiles,aluminum and wooden frames etc.Not my kind of building though but i admire the architect for letting his mind explore possibilities.We here in the office were grreatly inspired with rem kolhaas of OMA,Ben van berkel of UN studio,WOha and SCDA of singapore and troppo architects( more of tropical design) ,delugan meissl, MAD architects and other practicing avant guard green,and non-linear architecture!:) The architecture of the time.

Before anything else, we should implement RA 9266 in our city.. Its so funny to know that even the occupancy forms given to me, they even misspelled ARCHITECT with ARCHITECH??? it means na wala jud sila kilaya unsay architect!! so sad to know.:lol:

mike durero

February 9th, 2010, 02:03 AM

Welcome to surigao thred @litigs.

the local chapter of UAP is active here specially in the neforcement of the Architectural Law. A lot of the members are quiet young which would explain their dynamism.:)

i heard UAP -Surigao's advertisement on radio and its a good start!:)

boknot

February 10th, 2010, 01:11 AM

aside from the comedy show @ tavern, anybody knew of any other valentine event in and around the city? :)

rally

February 10th, 2010, 01:43 AM

^^ may tag flash sa tv last night, jaoy sab sa gateway but i was not able to read it kun uno adto ila gimik.:)

rally

February 10th, 2010, 01:49 AM

Siargao, specially Dapa and GL is fast becoming a war zone scene what with the presence of the ARmy and PPMG, complete with checkpoints. ai ai and this is suppose to encourage more tourist to come?:bash:

Over the radio program of the Matugas camp, may tag interview na taga GL to debunk the claim of the Barbers camp among whihc is the creeping militarization of the locality:

MK: Unsa may imo ikasulti nga dili kinahanglan ang checkpoint sa PPMG (or RMG?) kay wala may insurgency sa GL?

Resource person: Pastilan. dako kana na bakak. ako hagiton ini si pare jamar (tigpamaba nan barbers) na mukadto sa GL, tana awon an blotter didto, grabe na kawat.:lol::lol::nuts:

Tagdalidali ni MK pag interrupt an ija taginterview kay basin uno pay masulti.

rally

February 10th, 2010, 01:53 AM

WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND:

At the height of thier poltical power, the Barbers could manipulate and utilize the PNP and military for their political ends. The Matugas cried to high heavens about this abuse of power.

Now that the Matugas are in political power, they are manipulating and utilizing the PNP and military for their political ends. The Barbers are crying to high heavens about this abuse of power.

Talk about irony.:)

boknot

February 10th, 2010, 02:35 AM

the_villager

February 10th, 2010, 03:38 AM

@rally: sir, tag kural man ang atbang sa ijo. bagan dako-dako man ton na property. any info about that sir.

the_villager

February 10th, 2010, 03:50 AM

anyway, nawaya na ang Asian Spirit signboard sa airport, may renovation na ba kaha nga nahitabo sa ila office in preparation sa Zest Air?

litigs

February 10th, 2010, 04:38 AM

i heard UAP -Surigao's advertisement on radio and its a good start!:)
Good going for Surigao's young architects;they are your only hope in enhancing the city's image. Interesting to know Zubu is based in Cebu.My roots are from there as well.How's the old timers doing?(if they still exist)-Espina,Canizares,Guanzon to name a few.One of my friends got involved with Bigfoot at SRP.Incidentally, I did the model for that reclamation project while working for the consultants.(metro cebu dev't project-III); was presented to Tommy Osmena at Midtown Hotel way back then.I hope the architecture schools are alive and kicking as well-USC Talamban,UV,CIT.I'm sure some architects in Surigao came from any of these schools!
By the way Mike, try looking at polycarbonate panels for screening and interlocking glass walls.I just met their North American suppliers.See if it works in the tropics!

mike durero

February 10th, 2010, 07:59 AM

Good going for Surigao's young architects;they are your only hope in enhancing the city's image. Interesting to know Zubu is based in Cebu.My roots are from there as well.How's the old timers doing?(if they still exist)-Espina,Canizares,Guanzon to name a few.One of my friends got involved with Bigfoot at SRP.Incidentally, I did the model for that reclamation project while working for the consultants.(metro cebu dev't project-III); was presented to Tommy Osmena at Midtown Hotel way back then.I hope the architecture schools are alive and kicking as well-USC Talamban,UV,CIT.I'm sure some architects in Surigao came from any of these schools!
By the way Mike, try looking at polycarbonate panels for screening and interlocking glass walls.I just met their North American suppliers.See if it works in the tropics!

yup i know them they're the oldies here in cebu.The architect working with the bigfoot is sarah abadia, kita kita ra mi ana nila during exhibits. ..murag partners na silasa imong kaila... We are using solid polycarbonate sheets for the skylight in one of our residential project in dona rita.. havent heard about interlocking glass walls bai but i know its very interesting. i only heard about channel glass, which is a loadbearing glass wall.do you know the supplier?

rally

February 10th, 2010, 08:16 AM

@rally: sir, tag kural man ang atbang sa ijo. bagan dako-dako man ton na property. any info about that sir.

ya pa ko mahibayo bai. mag inquire pa ko. sowe.:)

romix

February 10th, 2010, 10:54 AM

romix

February 10th, 2010, 10:58 AM

ang ganda ng sports center nyo with that balsam flooring, sarap pagjoggingan, naiingit talaga kami, sports center namin dito sa butuan parang tunaan ng kabaw, may nagpapractice driving pa habang nagjojogging kami, nasuffocate tuloy kami sa usok, , grr , grrr, kailan kaya ito mapaganda ,

litigs

February 10th, 2010, 02:57 PM

yup i know them they're the oldies here in cebu.The architect working with the bigfoot is sarah abadia, kita kita ra mi ana nila during exhibits. ..murag partners na silasa imong kaila... We are using solid polycarbonate sheets for the skylight in one of our residential project in dona rita.. havent heard about interlocking glass walls bai but i know its very interesting. i only heard about channel glass, which is a loadbearing glass wall.do you know the supplier?
Thanks Mike,I hope you can give a quick call to Sarah Abadia if you know their firm.Just mention "litigs" to her and she will know, been trying to touch base with my circle of friends there.Good to know some UAP-Cebu Chapters on this forum talking more about architecture!
By the way its interesting that you guys are also using current materials.For the polycarbonate sheeting check www.cpidaylighting.com. Channel glass is interlocking actually,both loadbearing and non-loadbearing;widely used in Europe but still expensive here in North America, they just did a presentation in our firm;check www.tgpamerica.com.

boknot

February 11th, 2010, 01:25 AM

rally

February 11th, 2010, 01:44 AM

u know when i visited surigao city 5 yrs ago kunti lang ang mga suv na nakikita ko sa daan, now, ang dami na , may mga ford everest, altierra, crosswind, toyota fortuner, dmx, at ang traffic na kaayo sa centro, nagboom na talaga surigao, by the way nagbrbrown out din ba dyan, dito sa butuan city arw araw na lang,. nakakainis . ..

We noticed that too. it seems that if there is a new model out, one can see it here right away. we kind of talk about it, the contrast of these SUVs and automobiles and the sad reality that majority are actually mired in poverty.

Everyday din brown out dito romix. and yes makalagotay gajud.:bash:

ScReWfAcE

February 11th, 2010, 04:14 AM

hinay na an agas nan ma. cristina falls ..waya may uyan uyan didto sa ila dapit hehehe... marajaw pa balhin diri surigao an falls para permi nag agas!!

ScReWfAcE

February 11th, 2010, 04:16 AM

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs189.snc3/19634_485401140453_479192010453_11073097_5428892_n.jpg

Matin-ao Mainit Road

ScReWfAcE

February 11th, 2010, 04:17 AM

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs169.snc3/19634_485401095453_479192010453_11073092_3216712_n.jpg
KASILI LAKE RESORT, MAINIT

mike durero

February 11th, 2010, 05:11 AM

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs189.snc3/19634_485401140453_479192010453_11073097_5428892_n.jpg

Matin-ao Mainit Road

this road leads to where? nice bai

mike durero

February 11th, 2010, 05:20 AM

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs169 .snc3/19634_485401095453_479192010453_11073092_3216712_n.jpg
KASILI LAKE RESORT, MAINIT
They should come up with websites for promotional purposes.. I hope other municipalities should also take the initiative to develop thier tourism potentials especially the mainland like sison,tubod,alegria,claver,guigaquit,claver,placer,bacuag.etc..these mubicipalities has thier unique way of showing what they can offer to visitors..

mike durero

February 11th, 2010, 05:27 AM

We noticed that too. it seems that if there is a new model out, one can see it here right away. we kind of talk about it, the contrast of these SUVs and automobiles and the sad reality that majority are actually mired in poverty.

Everyday din brown out dito romix. and yes makalagotay gajud.:bash:even here in cebu,schedule an brownout.an panggobyerno na way ayo mao ni resulta.it has already been predicted but until now puro pa mga feasibility studies ang nahimo looking for the ideal power source.dapat now na!:lol:

invhictus

February 11th, 2010, 09:08 AM

even here in cebu,schedule an brownout.an panggobyerno na way ayo mao ni resulta.it has already been predicted but until now puro pa mga feasibility studies ang nahimo looking for the ideal power source.dapat now na!:lol:

UPDATE: From NGCP/MRCC/BACC. At 4:30pm today, Anisalagan-Surigao will be out through voluntary load curtailment affecting SURNECO M1 & PACEMCO. San Francisco, ADS - ASELCO line affecting ASELCO M2 & Nasipit-Butuan line affecting ANECO M5 & M8.

At 5:30pm, Butuan-Lumboca line affecting ANECO M1 & ITC. Curtailment maybe lifted & schedule may change upon advise from MRCC/BACC.

For your info.

boknot

February 11th, 2010, 09:33 AM

jpdm

February 11th, 2010, 01:33 PM

SC says Dinagat Islands no longer a province

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 02/11/2010 7:41 PM

MANILA, Philippines - With a vote of 6-9, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared unconstitutional Republic Act 9355, the law creating the province of Dinagat Islands along the Leyte Gulf in the Visayas.

In an interview, SC spokesman Midas Marquez said Dinagat Islands failed to comply with both the population and land area requirements that are necessary to be elevated to province status.

Under Section 461 of Republic Act 7610, otherwise known as the Local Government Code, a province may be created if it has an average income of not less than P20 million and a population of not less than 250,000 inhabitants, or a contiguous territory of at least 2,000 square kilometers.

The Supreme Court, however, said the Dinagat Islands only has a population of 106,951, according to the 2000 census conducted by the National Statistics Office.

“Although the provincial government of Surigao del Norte conducted a special census of population in Dinagat Islands in 2003, which yielded a population count of 371,000, the result was not certified by the NSO as required by the Local Government Code,” the SC said according to a 30-page decision penned by Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta.

Even R.A. 9355, the Court noted, expressly states that the province of Dinagat Islands “contains an approximate land area of 802.12 sq.km,” thus, failing to meet the land area requirement under the LGC.

Concurring with Justice Peralta are Chief Justice Reynato Puno, Senior Justice Antonio Carpio, and Justices Conchita Carpio Morales, Arturo Brion, Mariano Del Castillo, Martin Villarama, Jr., Jose Perez, and Jose Mendoza.

Justice Antonio Eduardo Nachura wrote a dissenting opinion and was joined by Justices Renato Corona, Presbitero Velasco, Jr., Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Lucas Bersamin, and Roberto Abad.
as of 02/11/2010 7:41 PM

Bricken Ridge

February 11th, 2010, 06:37 PM

unggoyan

February 11th, 2010, 06:44 PM

mopalit siguro ko ug Gen Set. This brownouts are too much!

unggoyan

February 11th, 2010, 06:45 PM

rally

February 12th, 2010, 01:39 AM

If I were the Ecleos I would immediately retain Atty. Estelito Mendoza so he can work his judicial miracle like what he did with the 16 municipalities cum cities.:nuts::nuts:

rally

February 12th, 2010, 01:41 AM

I think Surneco is not telling us the whole story aobut this brow-outs.

Last nights' brown out was not definitely caused by napocor has the boulevard and the capitol areas (cnalanipa housing, ceniza heights) remained ablaze with lights!!!:bash:

boknot

February 12th, 2010, 01:45 AM

If I were the Ecleos I would immediately retain Atty. Estelito Mendoza so he can work his judicial miracle like what he did with the 16 municipalities cum cities.:nuts::nuts:

hahaha nice suggestion. :) i talked to some people in capitol and they said they would rather have it that Dinagat separates from SdN for good. :)

rally

February 12th, 2010, 02:41 AM

UPDATE: From NGCP/MRCC/BACC. At 4:30pm today, Anisalagan-Surigao will be out through voluntary load curtailment affecting SURNECO M1 & PACEMCO. San Francisco, ADS - ASELCO line affecting ASELCO M2 & Nasipit-Butuan line affecting ANECO M5 & M8.

At 5:30pm, Butuan-Lumboca line affecting ANECO M1 & ITC. Curtailment maybe lifted & schedule may change upon advise from MRCC/BACC.

For your info.

The brown out last night started at around 7:30 (in our place at least) more or less and power came back at around 11:00 pm more or less. this bolster my suspicion that the brown out we suffered last night was not due to napocor .:ohno:

boknot

February 12th, 2010, 03:36 AM

The brown out last night started at around 7:30 (in our place at least) more or less and power came back at around 11:00 pm more or less. this bolster my suspicion that the brown out we suffered last night was not due to napocor .:ohno:

yup. in our area, the brown out was from 4:00pm to 7:30pm.

invhictus

February 12th, 2010, 03:37 AM

The brown out last night started at around 7:30 (in our place at least) more or less and power came back at around 11:00 pm more or less. this bolster my suspicion that the brown out we suffered last night was not due to napocor .:ohno:

The brown-out at 4.30pm yesterday was in Arellano District-Capitol-Espina-Taft, nubalik sila siga at 7.30pm. Kita nasad (Washington-Sabang-Luna-Malimono) an nagbrownout at 7.30pm.

rally

February 12th, 2010, 04:30 AM

boknot

February 12th, 2010, 04:30 AM

The brown-out at 4.30pm yesterday was in Arellano District-Capitol-Espina-Taft, nubalik sila siga at 7.30pm. Kita nasad (Washington-Sabang-Luna-Malimono) an nagbrownout at 7.30pm.

will it be the same sked today also? so that i can choose exactly where to have my friday sanmig lights tonight. :)

ScReWfAcE

February 12th, 2010, 04:36 AM

this road leads to where? nice bai

to poblacion Mainit ,an pabalik to Brgy. Matin-ao

ScReWfAcE

February 12th, 2010, 04:39 AM

REPOST FROM FB by LULLAND CASURRA

NOTICE OF DAILY CURTAILMENT SCHEDULE from National Grid Corporation of the Philippine Mindanao System Operations through our Mindanao Regional Control Center based in Iligan City.
We will be expecting ROTATIONAL BROWNOUTS for the whole MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2010 depending on the criticality of the system of Butuan Area Control Center the estimated load for District 4 covering Northeastern Mindanao Area that will be out from the system during peak hours (10am to 9pm) which would correspond to the number of feeders or sub-transmission lines for shut down in a day.
District 4 covers the cities of Butuan, Surigao, Bislig, Cabadbaran, Bayugan and Tandag, the Provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur including the city of Ginggog, the municpality of Magsaysay and Medina of Misamis Oriental and the municipalities of Boston, Cateel, and Baganga of Davao Oriental.
Therefore, anytime between 10am to 9pm naay brownout depende sa criticality nan system. Though, ila ini tagrotate an schedule in deferent areas. Let's pray our power supply will be back to normal soon. God bless!

rally

February 12th, 2010, 06:33 AM

^^ again, the question, how come there is rotating brown out within Surigao City? I would assume the whole surigao city and norte will have brown out at the same time and not alternate unless of course napocor has really that control. I can understand rotating between the provinces, but within surigao city?

Is Siarelco suffering the same brown outs? at the same time as here in the mainland?

invhictus

February 12th, 2010, 07:23 AM

^^ meaning napocor has 2 separate lines to supply surneco with power? that does not make sense.

Or was it surnecos' decision to alternately cut off power on the different areas of surigao?

Oh, there is a forum on this issue at 2 pm this afternoon at Tavern Hotel. should be an interesting discussion.:)

I missed 2 series of american idol already, arrrggghh!!!!

If m not mistaken, SURNECO has 2 substations, sa Anislagan and in Km. 13. With that, SURNECO has the decision to alternately cut-off power, ila tagbahin para dili tanan mapayngan. An consequence lamang nan ini, taas2 na hinuon an ato maexperience na brown-out.

invhictus

February 12th, 2010, 07:25 AM

will it be the same sked today also? so that i can choose exactly where to have my friday sanmig lights tonight. :)

Sa pagkakuman, we haven't received any announcement from NGCP. I'll just update you guys.

jed4477

February 12th, 2010, 08:00 AM

SC says Dinagat Islands no longer a province

Source:http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/11/10/sc-says-dinagat-islands-no-longer-province

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 02/11/2010 7:41 PM

MANILA, Philippines - With a vote of 6-9, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared unconstitutional Republic Act 9355, the law creating the province of Dinagat Islands along the Leyte Gulf in the Visayas.

In an interview, SC spokesman Midas Marquez said Dinagat Islands failed to comply with both the population and land area requirements that are necessary to be elevated to province status.

Under Section 461 of Republic Act 7610, otherwise known as the Local Government Code, a province may be created if it has an average income of not less than P20 million and a population of not less than 250,000 inhabitants, or a contiguous territory of at least 2,000 square kilometers.

The Supreme Court, however, said the Dinagat Islands only has a population of 106,951, according to the 2000 census conducted by the National Statistics Office.

“Although the provincial government of Surigao del Norte conducted a special census of population in Dinagat Islands in 2003, which yielded a population count of 371,000, the result was not certified by the NSO as required by the Local Government Code,” the SC said according to a 30-page decision penned by Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta.

Even R.A. 9355, the Court noted, expressly states that the province of Dinagat Islands “contains an approximate land area of 802.12 sq.km,” thus, failing to meet the land area requirement under the LGC.

Concurring with Justice Peralta are Chief Justice Reynato Puno, Senior Justice Antonio Carpio, and Justices Conchita Carpio Morales, Arturo Brion, Mariano Del Castillo, Martin Villarama, Jr., Jose Perez, and Jose Mendoza.

Justice Antonio Eduardo Nachura wrote a dissenting opinion and was joined by Justices Renato Corona, Presbitero Velasco, Jr., Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Lucas Bersamin, and Roberto Abad.
as of 02/11/2010 7:41 PM

jed4477

February 12th, 2010, 08:02 AM

mao na ni ron!

mag-apply na lang sila nan cityhood. toinks! basin maka-lusot pa sila.hehehe.

rally

February 12th, 2010, 08:48 AM

If m not mistaken, SURNECO has 2 substations, sa Anislagan and in Km. 13. With that, SURNECO has the decision to alternately cut-off power, ila tagbahin para dili tanan mapayngan. An consequence lamang nan ini, taas2 na hinuon an ato maexperience na brown-out.

Dapat dungan rakan tanan para way magsakit nan boot. brown out 4:30 pm, siga pagka 7:30, lipay tanan. Also those who will suffer brown out in the 4:30-7:30 time are less inconvenienced than those who suffer it from 7:30 to 10:30.

the_villager

February 12th, 2010, 08:49 AM

the_villager

February 12th, 2010, 08:52 AM

Dapat dungan rakan tanan para way magsakit nan boot. brown out 4:30 pm, siga pagka 7:30, lipay tanan. Also those who will suffer brown out in the 4:30-7:30 time are less inconvenienced than those who suffer it from 7:30 to 10:30.

mas ok kung earlier pa ana sir ciguro 4:00 - 7:00 para wayay mag protesta sa ABS-CBN para e replay tanan ila primetime shows :lol: :lol: :lol:

the_villager

February 12th, 2010, 08:54 AM

DOE holds awarding of geothermal deals
at Friday, February 12, 2010

The Department of Energy will not be able to award additional service contracts for geothermal projects today as it wants more time to study the proposals.

According to Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan, the DOE is still evaluating the service contracts earlier offered to investors under the Philippine Energy Contracting Round.

The latest contracts should have been awarded Friday.

So far, the DOE has only awarded five geothermal service contracts, and these went to Biliran Geothermal Inc., Primary Energy Corp., Constellation Energy Corp. and Petroenergy Resources Corp.

The DOE is still evaluating proposals of Clean Rock Renewable Energy Corp., Pan Pacific Power Corp., Lopez-led Energy Development Corp., Envent Holding Philippines Inc., Primary Energy, Magma Energy Corp., PNOC-Renewables Corp. and Aragorn Power and Energy Corp.

Pending proposals cover six prospective geothermal areas in Daklan, Benguet; Natib, Bataan; Labo, Camarines Norte; Isarog, Camarines Sur; Sta. Lourdes-Tagburos, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; and Mainit, Surigao del Norte.

Also under evaluation are service contracts of two companies for the exploration and development of seven prospective “frontier” geothermal areas.

EDC’s unsolicited proposals covered five areas namely Mandalagan-Silay, NEgros Occidental; Balingasag, Misamis Oriental; Mt. Ampiro, Misamis Occidental; Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur; and Mt. Zion, North Cotabato. Four of these five areas are expected to generate some 110 megawatts, data from the DOE showed.

Meanwhile, PNOC-RC has two applications for an 80-MW project in Mainit-Sadanga in the Mt. Province and another 60-MW geothermal power project in Benguet and Ifugao.

The Philippines, with a capacity of 1,987 MW, is the world’s second-biggest producer of geothermal energy after the United States.

The country’s geothermal capacity accounts for about 17 percent of the generation mix, which means that one in every six light bulbs is powered by geothermal energy. (inquirer.net)

invhictus

February 12th, 2010, 08:57 AM

Update from NGCP/MRCC/BACC (Feb. 12, 2010)

At 4.30pm voluntary load curtailment will be implemented along the following lines:
1. Butuan-Cabadbaran-Santiago line by ANECO at 6MW
2. Bislig-Barobo & Bislig-Cateel-Baganga lines by SURSECO 1 at 4MW
3. Anislagan-PACEMCO-Surigao by SURNECO at 5MW
4. San Frans-ASELCO line by ASELCO at 4MW.

For this procedure, the coops are responsible in determining the affected areas.

Manual dropping will be implemented also:
At 4.30pm along Bislig-Trento line affecting ASELCO M3.
At 5.30pm along Nasipit-Butuan affecting ANECO M5 & ANECO M8

Curtailment maybe lifted and schedule may change upon advise from MRCC/BACC. For you info.

the_villager

February 12th, 2010, 08:58 AM

Sa pagkakuman, we haven't received any announcement from NGCP. I'll just update you guys.

muzta bai? any good news from the province?

the_villager

February 12th, 2010, 09:00 AM

invhictus

February 12th, 2010, 09:02 AM

thnx sa update bai. bai, any info on the rentable space diha sa grnad stand? uno naman ang mo occupy diha?

la pakoy update, nagmeeting an PDC the other day, tagdali2 ra kay nagbrown-out sa capitol ya na hinuon matackle jaon sa grandstand.

RonnieR

February 12th, 2010, 09:49 AM

ScReWfAcE

February 12th, 2010, 11:28 AM

PGMA to inaugurate P50-M Surigao del Norte town feeder port

Surigao City (February 12) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to inaugurate on Monday (Feb. 15) a P50 million feeder port in this Pacific Ocean facing town of Surigao del Norte.

The Socorro Feeder Port is in the center island east of mainland Surigao City port. It?s passenger and cargo-handling also serves the mainland of Dapa town in Siargao Island and the fish port of Claver town of that same province.

President Arroyo will be escorted by Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco T. Matugas (1st district), Socorro Mayor Mamerto D. Galanida and Pilar Mayor Lucio Gonzales during the inauguration of the feeder port.

The opening of the port will also further enhance the public access, especially tourists both foreign and domestic, to various tourism areas in Bucas Grande island where the famous Sohoton cave is located.

After the inauguration of the Socorro Feeder Port, the Chief Executive will visit the completed P269.3 million Bislig-Lingig Section, with 8.306 kilometers road length in southern tip Surigao del Sur province. She will be accompanied by Region XIII Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) regional Director Dr. Evelyn T. Barroso.

The President will also inspect the concreting of P337.4 million Lingig-Boundary Boston Section, also in Surigao del Sur bordering Boston town in Davao Oriental. To date, the project is already 96.65 percent finish.

For her part, Director Barroso will inform the President about the completed P4.74 billion worth of various projects completed in the Caraga region.

The DPWH Caraga have also completed ahead of schedule late last year the 216 road projects and seven bridges, totaling 63.519 lineal kilometers.

DPWH Caraga has posted an actual accomplishment of 93.98 percent for State of the Nation Address (SONA) projects and 86.9 percent for the 2009 regional implemented projects.

"These completed big infrastructure projects are big boost to the economic activity of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental and other neighboring areas in Northeastern and Southern Mindanao regions," added Director Barroso.

The visit of President Arroyo in Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur on Monday is part of her Mindanao Agribusiness tour. (muc/PIA-Caraga)

invhictus

February 12th, 2010, 03:34 PM

mike durero

February 13th, 2010, 03:51 AM

Dili na sya Monday.. Tuesday ang presidential visit sa Socorro.

M here sa amu hospitality design seminar as part in our professional grwth seminar here at casino spanol with our guest speaker frm singapore..at invhictus,bai,can u show us a picture of the new port?thnx.

invhictus

February 13th, 2010, 04:57 AM

[QUOTE=invhictus;51783471]Dili na sya Monday.. Tuesday ang presidential visit sa Socorro.[/QUOTE
M here sa amu hospitality design seminar as part in our professional grwth seminar here at casino spanol with our guest speaker frm singapore..at invhictus,bai,can u show us a picture of the new port?thnx.

sure.. Php41.211 Million Feeder port of Socorro.
Funding source-JBIC
Contractor - J.E. Manalo Construction

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unggoyan

February 13th, 2010, 09:37 AM

milagro. walay brownout so far this day.

boknot

February 13th, 2010, 11:01 AM

milagro. walay brownout so far this day.

maybe this evening :(

regjeex

February 13th, 2010, 11:43 AM

Nice Port of Socorro... that's the best projects... infra first than others... :cheers:

Cheers to the Government... Despite from the ODDS, daghan kaayo nabuhat nga projects under Aroyo Administration espcially to Caraga Region. Bravoo.. I'll give 9 out or 10 for the Aroyo.

BULLDOG

February 13th, 2010, 11:49 AM

unggoyan

February 13th, 2010, 03:32 PM

maybe this evening :(

sakto. ni brownout gyud. pero 2 hours ra. Marajaw na lamang.

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2010, 07:03 PM

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Nice port! It won't be long we'll have a Surigao- Socorro- Dapa ferry service. May ro-ro capabilities ba ito?

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2010, 07:12 PM

so, the Ecleos will no longer be the governor of the province of Dinagat? It shows Congress erroneously approved the creation of the province when it fails the minimum requirements for area and the population.

Obviously Dinagat Islands became a province by some smooth political manuevering. It wasn't meant to be in the first place. This is a big relief for families in Dinagat who are not pro-Ecleo who have been harassed by their foot soldiers. It is about time to curb this sect before they start arming themselves (or are they armed already?).

Fahdingding

February 14th, 2010, 02:36 AM

Obviously Dinagat Islands became a province by some smooth political manuevering. It wasn't meant to be in the first place. This is a big relief for families in Dinagat who are not pro-Ecleo who have been harassed by their foot soldiers. It is about time to curb this sect before they start arming themselves (or are they armed already?).

Perfect example of "GERRYMANDERING"

surigaonongihapon

February 14th, 2010, 10:03 PM

kagana

mike durero

February 15th, 2010, 01:20 AM

kagana

hi! maarajaw na buntag! welcome surigaonon gihapon!:lol:

belated HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO EVERYONE!:lol::cheers:

mike durero

February 15th, 2010, 01:41 AM

[QUOTE=mike durero;51818771]

sure.. Php41.211 Million Feeder port of Socorro.
Funding source-JBIC
Contractor - J.E. Manalo Construction

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hmm..this port is not RORO capability basing on the picture, pero sayangan ko kay they should made the port wider enough for a truck to maneuver at the main extension..
they should be making a souvenir pavilion here for tourist info and tour packages.

mike durero

February 15th, 2010, 01:44 AM

mike durero

February 15th, 2010, 01:48 AM

Supreme Court voids province of Dinagat Islands
By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) Updated February 12, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has nullified a law creating the province of Dinagat Islands for violation of the minimum requirements for population and land area under the Local Government Code (LGC).

The SC, in a 30-page decision penned by Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta, ruled that Republic Act 9355 is null and void since Dinagat Islands does not meet the requirements for land area of 2,000 square kilometers and population of at least 250,000 to become a province.

It was found that Dinagat only has an approximate land area of 802.12 square kilometers and a population of only 106,951, as of May 2000.

By a vote of 9-6, SC justices also nullified the election of Dinagat officials and the provision in Article 9 (2) of the rules and regulations implementing the LGC, stating that the land area requirement “shall not apply where the proposed province is composed of one or more islands.”

The SC said this provision did not fill in any detail in accordance with a known standard provided for by the law. Instead, the implementing rules added an exemption to the standard or criteria prescribed by the LGC in the creation of a province as regards the land area requirement, an exemption of which is not found in the law.

“The Constitution clearly mandates that the creation of local government units must follow the criteria established in the Local Government Code. Any derogation of or deviation from the criteria prescribed in the Local Government Code violates Sec. 10, Art. X of the Constitution,” the SC said.

The case stemmed from the taxpayers’ suit filed by Surigao del Norte residents Rodolfo Navarro, Victor Bernal, and Rene Medina who argued that the creation of Dinagat Islands as a new province was an illegal act of Congress and unjustly deprived the people of Surigao del Norte a large chunk of their territory, internal revenue allotment, and rich resources.

Dinagat Islands is one of the three main island groups comprising Surigao del Norte. The other two are the mainland and Surigao City, and Siargao Island and Bucas Grande.

mike durero

February 15th, 2010, 01:54 AM

Businesses bemoan daily blackouts in Caraga
BEN SERRANO, GMANews.TV
02/12/2010 | 10:58 PM

BUTUAN CITY - Small and mid-sized businesses – including street vendors – have expressed alarm over daily blackouts that began early this month in the Caraga region.

Cold storage facilities have become useless since these lacked electricity to preserve fish and other aqua marine products, vendors said.

These same complaints were echoed by ice plant owners who have failed to serve their customers due to the daily blackouts.

Traders have even fallen prey to thieves, who have taken advantage of darkness to steal merchandise, a Boholano trader who managed two stalls at the Butuan City Langihan Public Market said.

As a result, local electric cooperatives – particularly the Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative – have been criticized for reportedly failing to explain the cause of daily brownouts in the northeastern Mindanao region.

In Surigao City, the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. and Surigao Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. summoned officials of local power coop Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (Surneco) through a forum held at Tavern Hotel and Convention Center.

The two chambers also invited officials from National Grid Corporation of the Philippine (NGCP) District office here in Butuan City headed by District Head Manuel Hamoy, Jr.

Privately-led NGCP runs the Philippines’ power grid that dispatches electricity from one area to another.

However, representatives of the National Power Corp. (Napocor) – the country’s largest power producer – “refused to attend the forum due to a conflict of schedule," Cresol Mantong, secretariat member of the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. told GMANews.TV in a text message.

“The NGCP District Office in Butuan City claimed they will be conducting their own forum on Monday," Mantong’s text message added.

Despite the failure of Napocor and NGCP to attend the forum, it will still proceed as scheduled.

A letter from the NGCP’s Mindanao Systems Operations (MSO) addressed to different electric cooperatives in the Caraga region contained a schedule of daily blackouts that will start February 1 until February 28, 2010.

Signed by Maximo K. Adiong, who heads the NGCP MSO, the letter said that the daily blackouts will continue if the power generation remains insufficient.

Among the reasons cited were the unavailability of power plants which were shut down due to preventive maintenance.

In the meantime, local government officials of Caraga were blamed for “failing" to “look for alternative power sources that should have been done long time ago," said Atty. Teodoro Rosales Emboy, who is running as an independent mayoralty bet of Butuan City. - RJAB Jr., GMANews.TV

this is what i was talking about..:bash: you got my point Emboy :lol:

mike durero

February 15th, 2010, 02:32 AM

boknot

February 15th, 2010, 03:09 AM

any brownout schedule for today?? :(

TRacer

February 15th, 2010, 12:57 PM

jigglypuff177

February 15th, 2010, 07:01 PM

Hello to all! Ang brown out sa Surigao is in cycles. At least 2-3 hours rakan and no brownouts during the weekends... And like the person above I also would like to know if it's true that these brownouts will only last till the end of the month

the_villager

February 16th, 2010, 01:59 AM

rally

February 16th, 2010, 03:15 AM

For Surigao City, can anyone please tell me if the brownouts are city-wide, or if they are limited to particular areas and switch areas each time? Is it true that the power maintenance situation should be resolved by the end of the month? Do the brownouts affect different Barangays?

And is there any updated map of Surigao City showing all of the streets? They've had the same city tourist map for years and the city isn't that big. And Google Earth isn't yet showing the city at street resolution. :ohno:

Salamat....

Hello to all! Ang brown out sa Surigao is in cycles. At least 2-3 hours rakan and no brownouts during the weekends... And like the person above I also would like to know if it's true that these brownouts will only last till the end of the month

welcome tracer and jugglypuff177.

ype citywide an brown out pero tagtunga an area tapos alternate an brown out. until end of the month daw.

As for the map. waya, its the same old map thats being used.

TRacer

February 16th, 2010, 04:13 AM

Thanks for the kind welcomes. :hi: I noticed the latest power failure occurred almost exactly at 10am.... :gaah:

mike durero

February 16th, 2010, 04:55 AM

For Surigao City, can anyone please tell me if the brownouts are city-wide, or if they are limited to particular areas and switch areas each time? Is it true that the power maintenance situation should be resolved by the end of the month? Do the brownouts affect different Barangays?

And is there any updated map of Surigao City showing all of the streets? They've had the same city tourist map for years and the city isn't that big. And Google Earth isn't yet showing the city at street resolution. :ohno:

Salamat....

hi1 welcome! actually im working with a surigao city urban map..hehe..its really hard if you yourself is not that very familiar with the streets..ill post it here ngaj-an. I also wanted to update our tourism map..hahayz..:)

DAPA_CITY

February 16th, 2010, 06:12 AM

hi1 welcome! actually im working with a surigao city urban map..hehe..its really hard if you yourself is not that very familiar with the streets..ill post it here ngaj-an. I also wanted to update our tourism map..hahayz..:)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4361767090_d6324e7d17_b.jpg

i need your comments guys..this is not yet final..:lol:

DAPA_CITY

February 16th, 2010, 06:28 AM

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DAPA_CITY

February 16th, 2010, 06:51 AM

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rally

February 16th, 2010, 07:36 AM

Thanks for the kind welcomes. :hi: I noticed the latest power failure occurred almost exactly at 10am.... :gaah:

but ill bet there will be another one this afternoon or evening.:bash:

the_villager

February 16th, 2010, 07:43 AM

the_villager

February 16th, 2010, 07:46 AM

i heard sa radio this morning waya jud ay budget for the runway extension and even the DOTC sec man siguro to sija, he said na there was a proposal but no updates kung na approve ba daw. hahay......

regjeex

February 16th, 2010, 07:49 AM

I like the Siargao Inn... looks exotic. Looks fresh... :cheers: hadlok lang kung mag dugay og tambay sa natad kay basin mahugan og lubi unya...:hilarious

hakz2007

February 16th, 2010, 07:57 AM

PGMA inaugurates P50-M feeder port in Surigao del Norte island town (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=259083)

SOCORRO, Surigao del Norte, Feb. 16 (PNA) – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated and unveiled the marker of the P50-million Socorro Feeder Port in this Pacific Ocean-facing town of Surigao del Norte province on Tuesday.

The feeder port project is designed to expand the market for agriculture and agri-business in the three islands - Dinagat, Siargao and Socorro (Bucas Grande) in Surigao del Norte.

Along with Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza, Mindanao Agribusiness Super Region Champion Secretary Jesus G. Dureza, Press Secretary Crispulo Icban, Jr. and Commission on Higher Education Commissioner Hadja Luningning Omar, President Arroyo was received by Socorro Mayor Mamerto Galanida, port manager-designate Teodorico Taruc and barangay chairman Christopher Alvino Taruc.

The newly built Socorro Feeder Port has extension of the causeway, a pier and stair landing support facilities, and land reclamation.

Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Francisco Matugas said the feeder port in Socorro town will generate more employment and livelihood to local folks.

The Socorro Feeder Port will also serve the passenger and cargo handling requirements of the mainland Dapa town in Siargao Island and the fish port of Claver town and Dinagat Port in Dinagat Islands.

It will also give tourists, both foreign and domestic, access to various tourism areas in Bucas Grande island where the famous Sohoton cove is located.

Likewise, it was observed that economic activity, particularly the fishing industry, soared with the opening and full operation of cargo and passenger handling operation of Socorro Feeder Port.

The port project was implemented by DOTC from loan extended by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and counterpart fund from the local government.

After the inauguration rites, President Arroyo flew by Bell 412 chopper to Surigao del Norte College of Agriculture and Technology (SCAT) at Barangay Magpayang, in Mainit town, where she was be received by Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Francisco Matugas, Surigao City Mayor Alfonso Casurra and Mainit Mayor Ramon Beltran Mondano.

The Chief Executive gave a brief lecture to SCAT students about her accomplishments. She then flew to Lingig town in Surigao del Sur and inspected big road projects under the Mindanao Super Region program. (PNA)

rally

February 16th, 2010, 10:04 AM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4361767090_d6324e7d17_b.jpg

i need your comments guys..this is not yet final..:lol:

Hey ! great work dapa city.

here goes:

1. Roxas and Ortiz sts. are not indicated. Roxas is next to Vasquez, after Roxas is Ortiz st or more popularly known as riverside.

2. Chevalier st. is only from the corner of Borromeo going towards the coastline. it does not end at parrucho st. but derecho pa sa suyod.

2a. From corner Borromeo going towards Narciso up to Penaranda(paradise)st. remains as Magallanes st.

3. the road connecting kaskag to the national highway is popularly known as Ferdinand st. no official name yet.

4. the sports complex is still the the provincial sports complex or strictly speaking Vasquez athletic field. while there are on going attempts to rename it after the late senator. IMO, it should remian as the provincial sports complex. The barbers did not spend a single centavo on that complex.

5. There is now an access road connecting borromeo st junction amat st towards the boulevard, besides the PNP barracks.

6. Diez st. reaches up to the boulevard. Then there is now an existing access road from Diez st. parallel to the blvd. connecting to the access road (no. 5 above) and connecting to the boulevard.

7. There is also an access road connecting p.reyes st. to borromeo st at the port side or poplarly known as "tumoy ni pensoy":)

Ini ra anay sa pagkakuman.:)

hakz2007

February 16th, 2010, 10:54 AM

PGMA does a ‘tourist’ check on LGU-owned resort (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=6&rid=259176)

Mainit, Surigao del Norte, Feb. 16 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo surprised her delegation and advanced party here today when she shunned off a catered lunch at the Surigao del Norte College of Agriculture and Technology (NSCAT) to have it at the Mainit Kasili Resort, a pilot local gov’t project which opened in 2008.

The Chief Executive arrived here in this town for the third leg of her Super Region tour, which is now focused on Mindanao Agribusiness.

The catered food had to be brought from the NSCAT canteen to the LGU-owned resort, where the President took time checking on the rooms and the Mainit Lake from the semi-circular restaurant with al fresco settings.

The hotel employees, mostly local residents, were so ecstatic having a close-up view of the President and shouted hello and welcome greetings to her.

The President earlier gave financial support for the concreting of vital road networks, construction of barangay halls and the Siana gymnasium, construction of day care centers in four districts of Mainit, the construction of the legislative building, farm to market roads, the installation of Barangay Bagsakan, the improvement of the public market and Tindahan Natin Operation in areas with high incidence of hunger. All the projects contributed to the image and tourism potential of this town.

Funded by a P20- million loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines using the town’s internal revenue allotment (IRA) of P36 million as collateral, the project is the brainchild of Mainit Mayor Ramon Beltran Mondano as his way “of bailing out our town from poverty and to make us financially independent eventually from the national government.”

Mondano, in an interview, said in his travels to Thailand and the United States, he kept inquiring why they were so prosperous and “the answer I always get is tourism or a combination of agriculture and tourism, which I have aplenty in my town.”

“I then hired consultants from Davao to do the feasibility study on the tourism potential of my town and the Land Bank was impressed by the study that it lent me what I needed to put up the air-conditioned 52-room hotel of which 30 rooms are dormitories, three swimming pools, one tennis court, a 300-seater convention center (with auditorium), 2 videoke rooms and a 200-seater restaurant,” said the mayor.

“Since our soft opening in November 2009, our pools had been earning P7,000 a night and the rooms, though still not a peak summer season, gets sold out for conferences and family tourists from neighboring towns and barangays and from nearby provinces as well,” Mondano said.

Tourism sites in this town are: Lake Mainit, Lake Silop, Togonan Falls, Municipal Building, Kasili Resort and Hotel, Mapaso Hot Spring, Dayano Cave and the Mabuyok Festival. (PNA)

TRacer

February 16th, 2010, 03:33 PM

but ill bet there will be another one this afternoon or evening.:bash:

Hehe, you have psychic powers. :lol: There is one now and supposed to have power back by 10 or 10 past.... :sleepy:

That's a great improvement to the urban map.... :okay:

rally

February 17th, 2010, 01:40 AM

boknot

February 17th, 2010, 02:28 AM

^^ aaarggghh, these evening brown outs is driving me and my kids nuts. arang tuho kapaso, di makatuyog. I have a nagging feeling that the managment of surneco deliberately scheduled this alternate brownout within the city to make sure that the area where majority of the surneco employees or their top management are residing will have the brown out at daytime to make sure they will have electricity in the evening. needless to say to the detriment of the otehr area whoa re inconvnieced by the evening brown out.:bash:

too bad. :( so that maybe the reason why we no longer have evening brownouts since sunday. we have surneco employees in our neighborhood. :)

rally

February 17th, 2010, 02:41 AM

^^ there you go..:ohno::)

rally

February 17th, 2010, 02:52 AM

Invichtus, pix from pgma visit?

A lot of tongues are wagging due to the absence of cong romarate during the presidents visit in his district. it was in fact, his opponent Mayor pons who was with the president. he he he hmmm.....

TRacer

February 17th, 2010, 03:13 AM

Power failure again this morning at 10am.....it is like clockwork....:nuts:

the_villager

February 17th, 2010, 04:24 AM

boknot

February 17th, 2010, 06:29 AM

rally

February 17th, 2010, 07:24 AM

^^ maybe.

While mayor pons have been goingaround the municipal barangays, cong. romarate has been conspicously absent. Not that he is known to be fond of going around as a lot of surigaonons have yet to see him in person after 3 years as their representative. I gues he is confident that his vaunted millions will deliver the votes for him that he does not need to go around.:nuts:

kwarta vs. surigaonon!!! thats the battlcry in the 2nd distrct congressional elections. I hope the surigaonons will not be bought off.:nuts:

the_villager

February 17th, 2010, 07:37 AM

boknot

February 17th, 2010, 08:07 AM

mike durero

February 17th, 2010, 08:11 AM

i just added mayor cassura in my facebook!..

the_villager

February 17th, 2010, 08:14 AM

i just added mayor cassura in my facebook!..

OT:

umay ija username bai?

rally

February 17th, 2010, 08:23 AM

Power failure again this morning at 10am.....it is like clockwork....:nuts:

then probably another one tonight. YIKES!! ITS TWICE A DAY NA!!:bash:

mike durero

February 17th, 2010, 08:24 AM

the_villager

February 17th, 2010, 09:13 AM

with the somimoto mining venture in the province will wipe out Surigao as the poorest province?? its a 2Billion worth of investment in the country and made a great impact in the Philippine Economy for this year.

for the map! thanx sa comments sir rally..

i hope so and hopefully this billion worth of investments will translate to greater opportunities for all surigaonon.

the_villager

February 17th, 2010, 09:14 AM

then probably another one tonight. YIKES!! ITS TWICE A DAY NA!!:bash:

fortunately for 3 days now, diri sa office waya na kami ka experience ug brwnout.

the_villager

February 17th, 2010, 09:18 AM

ask lang nako if the area declared as Special Econ. Zone is only the area where Sumitomo will be located or is it big enough to accomodate other locators?

boknot

February 17th, 2010, 09:41 AM

ask lang nako if the area declared as Special Econ. Zone is only the area where Sumitomo will be located or is it big enough to accomodate other locators?

from what i read in the news i think it covers 3 barangays, namely: hayanggabon, cagdianao and taganito.

ScReWfAcE

February 17th, 2010, 11:46 AM

GMA visits Davao-Surigao road project

y SARAH JANE R. HILOMEN
February 16, 2010, 5:08pm

DAVAO CITY – President Arroyo began the third leg of her Super Regions tour Tuesday with an on-site inspection of the ongoing upgrading of the Surigao-Davao Coastal Road.

Mrs. Arroyo checked the road which links the eastern towns of Bacuag in Surigao del Norte, and Mati in Davao Oriental.

Almost 98.19 percent complete, it is deemed to cut travel time to half, which will now take four hours instead of eight.

It will speed up transport of products and services in the said areas, notably from the Caraga Region and Davao Oriental to the Davao Port and nearby ports.

In a media briefing on the Super Regions last Monday, Secretary Jesus Dureza, presidential adviser of the Office of President for Mindanao, disclosed that the P6.685 billion road is set to be completed next month.

In a statement, the President has mapped out several development projects for Mindanao to spur the southern regions’ economic growth under the Super Region strategy.

Identifying two overriding objectives, President Arroyo stressed the “unlocking” of the human and natural resource potentials of Mindanao and free the people from the threat of violence, and restoring peace and prosperity in the region.

“We are investing in Mindanao at every level, for only investment in hope – not fear – will set the region free to grow and prosper,” she said.

Mrs. Arroyo also cited Mindanao’s potential in agribusiness given a stable peace and order situation.

“Peace and development go hand in hand. With agribusiness underpinning our unstoppable march towards peace and development in Mindanao, we are optimistic that the attainment of our development vision is at hand,” she said.

ScReWfAcE

February 17th, 2010, 11:52 AM

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT DOES A ?TOURIST? CHECK ON LGU-OWNED RESORT

MAINIT, Surigao del Norte, Philippines Feb. 16 (NNN-PNA) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo surprised her delegation and advanced party here today when she shunned off a catered lunch at the Surigao del Norte College of Agriculture and Technology (NSCAT) to have it at the Mainit Kasili Resort, a pilot local gov?t project which opened in 2008.

The Chief Executive arrived here in this town for the third leg of her Super Region tour, which is now focused on Mindanao Agribusiness.

The catered food had to be brought from the NSCAT canteen to the LGU-owned resort, where the President took time checking on the rooms and the Mainit Lake from the semi-circular restaurant with al fresco settings.

boknot

February 18th, 2010, 01:25 AM

fortunately for 3 days now, diri sa office waya na kami ka experience ug brwnout.

we had brownout in our area last night from 5pm-10pm. :( looks like the surneco neighbors did not have a say after all. :lol::lol:

mike durero

February 18th, 2010, 03:04 AM

KALINAW RESORT,SIARGAO

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the_villager

February 18th, 2010, 04:29 AM

mike durero

February 18th, 2010, 05:56 AM

nice pcs mike. kannag second pics may lights jud ba gibutang diha? nice kaayo sa

yep bai. its an added interest at night time.. gana gajud.:banana:

Bricken Ridge

February 18th, 2010, 07:59 AM

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Bricken Ridge

February 18th, 2010, 08:01 AM

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juncentro

February 18th, 2010, 08:51 AM

TEST 123

the_villager

February 18th, 2010, 09:04 AM

TEST 123

Welcome to this thread juncentro!

Dadjon sa Surigao!

Surigaonon kaw juncentro?

the_villager

February 18th, 2010, 09:05 AM

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wata message! ^^ ^^ ^^

SC_00

February 18th, 2010, 09:06 AM

maayong hapon!

the_villager

February 18th, 2010, 09:08 AM

maayong hapon!

marajao sab na hapon did-on sa imo SC

SC_00

February 18th, 2010, 09:09 AM

maayo...nga hapon...walay brownout diri....hah

SC_00

February 18th, 2010, 09:09 AM

marajao sab na hapon did-on sa imo SC

amu sab sa imo....marajaw

regjeex

February 18th, 2010, 10:54 AM

pahagka ko langga... :cheers:

maayong hapon!

SC_00

February 18th, 2010, 02:10 PM

OT:

Plz. tabangi ko be, naay nakasulod na HUELAR VIRUS sa ako computer. Mag-search ko about sa HUELAR virus or kung unsaon pag-tang-tang, mo-CLOSE DAJON pag-dali ang site na ako tag-open. Mag yahoo answer ko, mangita ko ug question na the same na unsaon pag-tang2, e-open nako to na question, then pag-na-open na, mu-close ang site! :no:

:ohno:

Ug sa taas nan ako title bar sa site naay nakabutang na HUELAR BROWSER. Unsaon man ton pag tang-tang? mag-sak2x ko ug Flash Disk (USB), naay dialog box mugawas ug mulaong " Wwin 32 application not valid" ug di nako mag-open ang ako flash disk :cry:

salamat daan sa inyo tubag, sa inyo ika-tabang, nangagako akong ipagpapatuloy ko ang laban, dahil gusto ko happy ka.

:cry:

regjeex

February 18th, 2010, 02:46 PM

:hilarious... unsa man na SC serious ba na or dili? :lol:

unsa man imong current anti-virus karon?

Kung mag fully scan ka sa imong computer, then go ahead mo appear man sya kung affected ba or not... then proceed dayon ka para perform full scanning.... now kung dili gajud ma tang-tang kay basin daku na nga virus kay so far karon lang ko ka kita og ing ana nga virus...

Mga posibilities nga naapektuhan imong computer sa mga sites nga imong gina open like:

pornow... :hilarious...

tapos click ng click ra man cguro kung naa mo appear sa imong screen without reading... mao jud nay bantayan permi nga tan awon jud kay usahay mo kalit ra na sila og tunga while browsing any thing in the internet...

First, shut down your computer, then need nimo i scan using your anti virus.. kelangan nga walay lain naka open maliban lang sa anti virus...

Karon kung dili gajud madala og tang tang nang mananapa na :bash: bubu-i og tubig pag bukot og habol before nimo pag bubo.... :lol: joke...

bitaw kanang serious nga tubag mao nay sunda....

SC_00

February 18th, 2010, 03:04 PM

regjeex

February 18th, 2010, 03:35 PM

mao na ni ron.... :lol: undangi na lagi nang mga pornow kay wa nay ayo... sendi ko kung unsa latest karon nga pornow bi... :lol::lol:

Kidding aside, mao nay buhata SC i scan ng imong computer... pede mag download kag AVG 8.5 free na sya tapos makatabang man sad na sya.... kung wala kay anti virus ha...

Kahibayo kaw kung unoy ako homepage kuman?

"pula na tube" :hilarious::ohno:

tapos di raba nako ma change ang homepage address nako kay GRAY ug murag BLOCKED na gani cya didto sa bar na ma change nimo ang imo homepage.

hahahaha

rally

February 19th, 2010, 01:26 AM

St. Paul Univesity Surigao will host a candidates forum for the candidates for city mayor of surigao, governor of SDN and Reprsentative for Congress on Feb. 25, 2010.

Will check pa the time and venue.

the_villager

February 19th, 2010, 02:56 AM

romix

February 19th, 2010, 05:15 AM

caraga rgion gibo tayo , wala ng iba, matalino, walang bahid ng katiwalian, very competent, hindi austistic ,

regjeex

February 19th, 2010, 05:21 AM

Agoi... :lol: Naay mo react ana :hahaha: hulata kay mo tunga ra sya taod taod.... pero basaha akogn signature.... :cheers:

boknot

February 19th, 2010, 06:35 AM

^^ we have a separate halalan thread i believe?? :):nuts: if you really believe in your candidates then stop hard selling them here. :)

regjeex

February 19th, 2010, 06:49 AM

aw sa giingon pa ni Sir Rally, ang mga tao nga nag cge og debate didto halalan thread.. mga "BODIT"... way lami didto nga thread kay bisan ala-ot or baliko ang explanasyon mo-birada gihapon... hehehe pataasay og IHI.... labi na kung sukwahi sa gisulti sa usa ka tao...

rally

February 19th, 2010, 08:33 AM

^^ pero makalingaw magbasa basa didto reg.:lol:

The SPUS candidates forum on FEB 25, 2010 will be held at the Atrium of the High School Building at Brgy. Luna, Surigao City, at 2:00 pm. the forum is dubbed as "ATUBANGAY":)

boknot

February 19th, 2010, 09:05 AM

regjeex

February 19th, 2010, 11:33 AM

:lol: usahay kong walay new diri sa Mindanao thread.. laag man ko didto basa basa gamay... Pero malingaw ko diri ni Mindanao bee :lol: esparingan daun ni bulldog... :lol:

^^ pero makalingaw magbasa basa didto reg.:lol:

The SPUS candidates forum on FEB 25, 2010 will be held at the Atrium of the High School Building at Brgy. Luna, Surigao City, at 2:00 pm. the forum is dubbed as "ATUBANGAY":)

regjeex

February 19th, 2010, 11:36 AM

Mag malinawon unta ang election... wala untay patay... tungod man gud sa kwarta mao nay makadaot sa tanan. :bash: akong Ate didto nag puyo sa Tigbauan Iloilo... mo bakasyon sa Butuan karon May... akong paulion og sayo unta aron taas taas ang bakasyon... unsay sulti niya, after election an daw kay sayang ang 1 thousand.... :bash: :hilarious.

SC_00

February 19th, 2010, 03:48 PM

caraga rgion gibo tayo , wala ng iba, matalino, walang bahid ng katiwalian, very competent, hindi austistic ,

anu un mentally-retarded?

mike durero

February 20th, 2010, 01:13 AM

Lakeside resort to boost Caraga tourism
By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO
February 19, 2010, 5:45pm

Butuan City - The Mainit Kasili Lakeside Resort, a new tourist draw at the side of scenic Lake Mainit, is seen to spur tourism not only in Mainit town in Surigao del Norte province but the entire Caraga region as well, officials said Friday.

The Mainit Kasili Lakeside Resort has 56 fully-airconditioned rooms, three swimming pools, a convention center, two videoke bars, a tennis court, and a restaurant offering dishes made from fish caught in Lake Mainit, one of the largest lakes in Mindanao where the popular "kasili" or electric eel can be found.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo visited this resort early this week.

Elated over the efforts of the local government unit headed by Mainit Mayor Ramon Mondano, the President made a financial contribution for the resort to establish more facilities for tourists.

“The noble project of the LGU here will surely boost the tourism industry not only in the municipality of Mainit, but the entire Caraga Region as well,” said Press Secretary Crispulo J. Icban, Jr. who accompanied the President here.

The President and her party were able to view the resort facing the majestic Lake Mainit, the fourth largest lake in the country.

Meanwhile, Mondano said Friday among the future plans of the resort is to promote wakeboarding and jet skiing in Lake Mainit to replicate the wakeboarding craze at the Camarines Water Sports Center in Bicol.

"Lake Mainit is a perfect place for wakeboarding and jet skiing because of its calm waves and water current," said Mondano.

"Lake Mainit is a perfect place for wakeboarding and jet skiing because of its calm waves and water current," said Mondano.

In another development, President Arroyo vowed to bring quality education to Filipino youths by establishing and upgrading facilities of all state colleges and universities nationwide.

This is the meat of the President's speech highlighting the Mindanao Agribusiness Tour in this province held at the Engineering Building of Surigao del Norte College of Agriculture and Technology (SNCAT) in Barangay Magpayang here on Tuesday.

mike durero

February 20th, 2010, 01:17 AM

Comelec to delay printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands

By Jesus F. Llanto, Newsbreak | 02/19/2010 8:20 PM

Special polls also likely if Supreme Court dissolves province with finality

MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will try to delay as long as practicable the printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands, the province dissolved by the Supreme Court last week, to reflect any revisions in the list of candidates.

Consequently, the printing of ballots for Surigao del Norte, the mother province of Dinagat Islands, will be delayed, too, in the event that the high court decides with finality that the two units merge again.

The Supreme Court decided on February 10 that Dinagat Islands, which was carved out of Surigao del Norte’s 1st district to become a separate province, was created unconstitutionally. It didn’t meet the requirements for minimum population and land area.

The decision came more than 2 months after aspirants for governor, vice governor, board member, and congressman filed their certificates of candidacy.

Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez told Newsbreak on Thursday that the poll body will likely address the matter the same way it did Malolos City in Bulacan.

Same as Malolos
The Supreme Court in January voided the creation of a separate congressional district for Malolos City, citing insufficient population. Eleven days later, on February 15, the Comelec issued a resolution that in the event the court finalizes reverses its decision, then the results of the election for congressman of the city will be upheld.

In the event that the Supreme Court finalizes its decision voiding the new district, the results in Malolos and the mother district (from which it was carved) would be voided as well. This is because the part of the constituencies shall have been unable to cast votes based on a common set of congressional candidates. Thus, a special election.

The same thing may happen to Dinagat Islands if the SC will uphold its earlier decision and deny the appeals by proponents of its creation.

Gov. Robert Ace Barbers of Surigao del Norte—the mother province of Dinagat Islands—told Newsbreak that the SC decision will cause political complications and problems in the preparations for the local elections.

“The candidates for the provincial positions [in Dinagat Islands] have already filed their certificate of candidacies,” Barbers said, adding that a final decision should be made soonest so politicians will still have time for “political realignments.”

Barbers added that there will also be problems with the allocation of seats for the board member of the first district of Surigao del Norte.

Before the separation of Dinagat Islands from the 1st district of Surigao del Norte, it was entitled to 2 out the 5 seats for the board members of the 1st district. The remaining 3 seats are allocated for the remaining towns from Siargao Island.

Comelec’s option
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez told Newsbreak that since the case can be appealed the poll body’s option is to delay the printing of ballots for the province.

Asked if there is a possibility that a special election will also be held in Surigao del Norte once the SC deny any appeal or uphold its decision, Jimenez said, “It is possible.”

The Supreme Court, by a vote of 9-6, voided the creation of Dinagat Islands by declaring the law that created it unconstitutional.

In a 30-page decision penned by Justice Diosdado Peralta, the high tribunal nullified the creation of the province by declaring Republic Act 9355—the law that separated Dinagat Island from Surigao del Norte—for failing to meet both the land area and population requirement for the creation of the province.

Under Section 461 of the Local Government Code, a province may be created if it has an average annual income of not less than P20 million and a population of 250,000 or a contiguous territory of 2,000 sq. kilometers.

“R.A. 9355 expressly states the Province of Dinagat Islands ‘contains an approximate land area of 80,212 has or 802.12 sq. kms, R.A. No. 9355, therefore, failed to comply with the land area requirement of 2,000 sq. kilometers,” the SC decision read.

“The Province of Dinagat Islands also failed to comply with the population requirement of not less than 250,000 inhabitants as certified by the NSO [National Statistics Office].Based on the 2000 Census of Population conducted by NSO, the population of the Province of Dinagat Islands as of May 2000 was only 106,951,” it added.

Created in 2006, Dinagat Islands is composed four 4th class and three 5th class municipalities and has 68,856 voters. Its population as of 2007 is 120,812, which is still below the minimum population requirement for the creation of a new province. (Newsbreak)

mike durero

February 20th, 2010, 02:07 AM

Ilang daan sa Surigao City, ipapasara sa pagsasagawa ng Calagan Festival
at Friday, February 19, 2010

IPAPASARA ang iilang bahagi ng daan sa Surigao City sa nalalapit na Pebrero 23 sa pagsasagawa ng Streetdancing Competition sa Calagan Festival.

Ito ay bilang bahagi ng mga aktibidad sa WOW Caraga na kung saan ang lungsod ang Host ngayong taon.

Ang mga ipapasara na mga daan mula alas 2 hanggang alas 4 ng hapon kinabibilangan ng City Boulevard, P. Reyes-Borromeo, Borromeo-Rizal, City Hall, Rizal St. patungong Provincial Sports Complex.

Ayon kay Roselin Merlin, Senior Tourism Officer ng Surigao City, ibayong preparasyon na ang isinasagawa lalo pa’t espesyal na magiging bisita si Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Joseph Ace Durano.

Muling nagpulong naman ang mga opisyal ng Surigao Tourism Council kasama ang Philippine National Police (PNP) upang talakayin ang ilang security measures.

Sa Calagan Festival, ang mga kasali ay mga probinsiya at lungsod ng Caraga Region kagaya ng Bislig, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte at iba pa. (rmn)

Bricken Ridge

February 20th, 2010, 02:21 AM

Comelec to delay printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands

By Jesus F. Llanto, Newsbreak | 02/19/2010 8:20 PM

Special polls also likely if Supreme Court dissolves province with finality

MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will try to delay as long as practicable the printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands, the province dissolved by the Supreme Court last week, to reflect any revisions in the list of candidates.

Consequently, the printing of ballots for Surigao del Norte, the mother province of Dinagat Islands, will be delayed, too, in the event that the high court decides with finality that the two units merge again.

The Supreme Court decided on February 10 that Dinagat Islands, which was carved out of Surigao del Norte’s 1st district to become a separate province, was created unconstitutionally. It didn’t meet the requirements for minimum population and land area.

The decision came more than 2 months after aspirants for governor, vice governor, board member, and congressman filed their certificates of candidacy.

Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez told Newsbreak on Thursday that the poll body will likely address the matter the same way it did Malolos City in Bulacan.

Same as Malolos
The Supreme Court in January voided the creation of a separate congressional district for Malolos City, citing insufficient population. Eleven days later, on February 15, the Comelec issued a resolution that in the event the court finalizes reverses its decision, then the results of the election for congressman of the city will be upheld.

In the event that the Supreme Court finalizes its decision voiding the new district, the results in Malolos and the mother district (from which it was carved) would be voided as well. This is because the part of the constituencies shall have been unable to cast votes based on a common set of congressional candidates. Thus, a special election.

The same thing may happen to Dinagat Islands if the SC will uphold its earlier decision and deny the appeals by proponents of its creation.

Gov. Robert Ace Barbers of Surigao del Norte—the mother province of Dinagat Islands—told Newsbreak that the SC decision will cause political complications and problems in the preparations for the local elections.

“The candidates for the provincial positions [in Dinagat Islands] have already filed their certificate of candidacies,” Barbers said, adding that a final decision should be made soonest so politicians will still have time for “political realignments.”

Barbers added that there will also be problems with the allocation of seats for the board member of the first district of Surigao del Norte.

Before the separation of Dinagat Islands from the 1st district of Surigao del Norte, it was entitled to 2 out the 5 seats for the board members of the 1st district. The remaining 3 seats are allocated for the remaining towns from Siargao Island.

Comelec’s option
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez told Newsbreak that since the case can be appealed the poll body’s option is to delay the printing of ballots for the province.

Asked if there is a possibility that a special election will also be held in Surigao del Norte once the SC deny any appeal or uphold its decision, Jimenez said, “It is possible.”
The Supreme Court, by a vote of 9-6, voided the creation of Dinagat Islands by declaring the law that created it unconstitutional.

In a 30-page decision penned by Justice Diosdado Peralta, the high tribunal nullified the creation of the province by declaring Republic Act 9355—the law that separated Dinagat Island from Surigao del Norte—for failing to meet both the land area and population requirement for the creation of the province.

Under Section 461 of the Local Government Code, a province may be created if it has an average annual income of not less than P20 million and a population of 250,000 or a contiguous territory of 2,000 sq. kilometers.

“R.A. 9355 expressly states the Province of Dinagat Islands ‘contains an approximate land area of 80,212 has or 802.12 sq. kms, R.A. No. 9355, therefore, failed to comply with the land area requirement of 2,000 sq. kilometers,” the SC decision read.

“The Province of Dinagat Islands also failed to comply with the population requirement of not less than 250,000 inhabitants as certified by the NSO [National Statistics Office].Based on the 2000 Census of Population conducted by NSO, the population of the Province of Dinagat Islands as of May 2000 was only 106,951,” it added.

Created in 2006, Dinagat Islands is composed four 4th class and three 5th class municipalities and has 68,856 voters. Its population as of 2007 is 120,812, which is still below the minimum population requirement for the creation of a new province. (Newsbreak)

In the event of a thin margin of votes separating the presidential winner and the 2nd placer, this could propel Surigao in the headlines. This could be Surigao's chance to be in the spotlight. With the province carrying about 400,000 registered voters ( that's including Dinagat), this possibility is not so remote.

Bricken Ridge

February 20th, 2010, 02:39 AM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4361767090_d6324e7d17_b.jpg

i need your comments guys..this is not yet final..:lol:

We need a more expansive map of the city. We've been seeing the same map for so many years. Apparently, there are many subdivisions that are not even shown on this map. It will be nice if you can cover a city map that will stretch from Brgy Lipata all the way to Brgy Cantiasay for West-East coverage and city proper down to Brgy Bonifacio/ Brgy Mat-i for north-south coverage. If your product is accurate and reliable, then you should be able to submit it to google maps. :)

Bricken Ridge

February 20th, 2010, 02:53 AM

Lakeside resort to boost Caraga tourism
By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO
February 19, 2010, 5:45pm

Butuan City - The Mainit Kasili Lakeside Resort, a new tourist draw at the side of scenic Lake Mainit, is seen to spur tourism not only in Mainit town in Surigao del Norte province but the entire Caraga region as well, officials said Friday.

The Mainit Kasili Lakeside Resort has 56 fully-airconditioned rooms, three swimming pools, a convention center, two videoke bars, a tennis court, and a restaurant offering dishes made from fish caught in Lake Mainit, one of the largest lakes in Mindanao where the popular "kasili" or electric eel can be found.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo visited this resort early this week.
Elated over the efforts of the local government unit headed by Mainit Mayor Ramon Mondano, the President made a financial contribution for the resort to establish more facilities for tourists.

“The noble project of the LGU here will surely boost the tourism industry not only in the municipality of Mainit, but the entire Caraga Region as well,” said Press Secretary Crispulo J. Icban, Jr. who accompanied the President here.

The President and her party were able to view the resort facing the majestic Lake Mainit, the fourth largest lake in the country.

Meanwhile, Mondano said Friday among the future plans of the resort is to promote wakeboarding and jet skiing in Lake Mainit to replicate the wakeboarding craze at the Camarines Water Sports Center in Bicol.

"Lake Mainit is a perfect place for wakeboarding and jet skiing because of its calm waves and water current," said Mondano.

"Lake Mainit is a perfect place for wakeboarding and jet skiing because of its calm waves and water current," said Mondano.

In another development, President Arroyo vowed to bring quality education to Filipino youths by establishing and upgrading facilities of all state colleges and universities nationwide.

This is the meat of the President's speech highlighting the Mindanao Agribusiness Tour in this province held at the Engineering Building of Surigao del Norte College of Agriculture and Technology (SNCAT) in Barangay Magpayang here on Tuesday.

Luckily Tita Glo did not experience the brownouts during her visit there. But then, who would dare to turn off the switch and risk his job?:lol:

the_villager

February 20th, 2010, 03:23 AM

Luckily Tita Glo did not experience the brownouts during her visit there. But then, who would dare to turn off the switch and risk his job?:lol:

exactly! and unfortunately her presence doenst even felt by most of us here except for those "elekopters" :ohno:

the_villager

February 20th, 2010, 03:27 AM

the_villager

February 20th, 2010, 03:28 AM

boknot

February 20th, 2010, 07:05 AM

We need a more expansive map of the city. We've been seeing the same map for so many years. Apparently, there are many subdivisions that are not even shown on this map. It will be nice if you can cover a city map that will stretch from Brgy Lipata all the way to Brgy Cantiasay for West-East coverage and city proper down to Brgy Bonifacio/ Brgy Mat-i for north-south coverage. If your product is accurate and reliable, then you should be able to submit it to google maps. :)

i think that map covers only the urban area. if you print a map with that wide area coverage, then the scale would also be big already rendering the streets in the CBD barely noticeable. the best that can be done is print a mainland map covering the whole city, then inset is the enlarged urban area similar to the one presented by dapa city. if we include the islands then the scale would be around 1:50.0000 making it very small already especially if your medium is only bond paper size.

for digital maps that is orthorectified or globally positioned, that would already require GIS and lots of GPS fieldwork to validate ground contours and control points. other cities already have that, i dont know if surigao already has one.

Bricken Ridge

February 20th, 2010, 10:25 AM

i think that map covers only the urban area. if you print a map with that wide area coverage, then the scale would also be big already rendering the streets in the CBD barely noticeable. the best that can be done is print a mainland map covering the whole city, then inset is the enlarged urban area similar to the one presented by dapa city. if we include the islands then the scale would be around 1:50.0000 making it very small already especially if your medium is only bond paper size.

for digital maps that is orthorectified or globally positioned, that would already require GIS and lots of GPS fieldwork to validate ground contours and control points. other cities already have that, i dont know if surigao already has one.

I saw a map of Surigao City before using a 1:16000 scale which covered the fringes of San Juan down to Luna and the airport area and parts of Togbongon and Rizal. While the area covered is narrow, more like rectangular, it was interesting since at that scale, the roads names are clearly visible. This should be interesting if we finally have a city map which covers a more expansive area, between Lipata and Cagniog ( not Cantiasay- this is not the brgy I meant) is roughly 8-10 kilometers west-east and north- south from the city proper to Mat-i is approx 6 kms. Not quite a large area and should be very doable probably at a scale of 1:20000 -25000, we may be able to have a better picture of the whole city.

It would be nice to indeed have a planimetric map of the city but a simple scale model should be doable still since the city is tiny and the earth’s curvature is not so detectable at the current distances where urban Surigao begins and suburban Surigao ends. :)

boknot

February 21st, 2010, 05:32 AM

^^ i just learned that the city recently acquired satellite images to improve their maps. hmmm interesting. i still have to see it 'though. :)

BULLDOG

February 21st, 2010, 11:59 AM

anu un mentally-retarded?

Si NoyNoy imo buot pasabot SC? dili sab mentally retarded ABNORMAL lang :lol:

BULLDOG

February 21st, 2010, 12:03 PM

Bricken Ridge

February 22nd, 2010, 05:40 AM

^^ i just learned that the city recently acquired satellite images to improve their maps. hmmm interesting. i still have to see it 'though. :)

It would be nice to have this interfaced with the current google map and overlay some important landmarks.

mike durero

February 22nd, 2010, 05:53 AM

Indigenous groups still not a gov’t priority
02/21/2010 | 04:30 PM

SURIGAO CITY — Indigenous communities continue to get sparse attention from the government despite a 13-year-old law mandating their protection, nongovernment groups told a recent workshop here.

The absence of a sustainable source of livelihood, coupled with uncertainty over their ancestral lands, is the top cause of poverty among indigenous communities. And up to now, the exact population of indigenous people is unclear, making it difficult to develop an action plan for the group.

The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act, enacted in 1997, guarantees sustainable livelihood for indigenous people. The law provides for development programs in line with the fourfold agenda of recognition and protection of ancestral domain/land rights; self-governance and empowerment; cultural integrity; and social justice and human rights.

Representatives from regional offices of the National Government said they could not release funds for indigenous groups without a clear order from their central departments.

Some agencies admitted that funding for such programs would not be prioritized this year.

Ramon Yazon, trade commissioner of the Canadian Embassy, which sponsored the workshop, promised to take the issues raised by regional state representatives to their central offices.

He said the embassy’s main concern was to make sure Canadian mining firms with operations in indigenous communities are not remiss in their corporate social responsibilities.

“Some if not most of Canada's mining firms operating in the Philippines and other parts of the globe are public investment-listed. Canadian private investors are very meticulous in the implementation of social responsibilities [in] host mining communities," Ramon Yazon told the delegates.

Romeo Cagas, Caraga regional director of the Labor department, said indigenous groups are now part of the agency’s informal sector development program, even if their funds are limited.

Cagas was the only senior government official with a regional director rank who attended the two-day workshop.

The regional director of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples was absent. NCIP provincial officer Vicente Baldoza told Canadian Embassy officials his boss was meeting with Surigao del Norte provincial officials about issues affecting the Mamanwa tribe in Taganito, Claver in Surigao del Norte.

Other agencies represented in the workshop included the Trade, Environment and Social Welfare departments, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau and Commission on Human Rights.

More than 80 participants mainly from indigenous, government and nongovernment groups and mining companies attended the workshop at a convention center in this city. — BS/CGL/NPA, GMANews.TV

mike durero

February 23rd, 2010, 01:35 AM

GOOD MORNING SURIGAO!
today is the celebration of the CALAGAN Festival!
MArajaw na buntag dijo Tanan!

mike durero

February 23rd, 2010, 01:37 AM

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mike durero

February 23rd, 2010, 01:37 AM

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hakz2007

February 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM

Canadian expert eyes entrepreneur boot camp for RP lumads (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=r13&y=&mo=&fi=p100222.htm&no=20)

by Ben Serrano

Surigao City (February 22) -- Claiming it is the only means to achieve sustainable Community-Based Enterprise (CBE) for Indigenous People in the Philippines, Canada's University of Manitoba Research Fellow Mavis McRae recommends establishment of entrepreneur boot camp.

McRae who works for the University's Stu Clark Center for Entrepreneurship told more than 80 participants in the recently concluded two-day Community-based Assessment and Action Planning that the camp aims to provide outside-of-the-box experience for target clienteles, this time, the Philippines' Indigenous People living in host mining communities of the country.

"You will get a chance to get first hand taste of life as a business student and an entrepreneur at the camp for week or month-long entrepreneurial venture as you will be closely guided by enthusiastic team of business facilitators with focus of fun and teamwork will be paramount throughout the program," McRae said.

South Cotabato Provincial T'boli Tribal Chieftain Samuel Ajos claimed he is happy such camp will be established in different lumad communities in the country, saying that after mining, life most communities left without alternative means of livelihood remained poor due to total dependence in mining.

Ajos also claimed that the reason many livelihood programs of the Philippine Government failed is that they do not include the sustainability mechanism that will make CBEs in the country work.

Another Canadian resource speaker of the two-day workshop, University of Manitoba International project development officer Cameron Zywina spoke on how local Indigenous groups can get international partners for self reliance through livelihood in developing community-based enterprise.

Zywina said many foreign charitable institutions, NGOs and even foreign government entities are willing to help indigenous people initiatives for self-reliance if they see seriousness, good planning, cooperation and willingness to learn.

Two resource speakers from Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) talked about Overview of the CBEs and Expectation Setting including CBE Development Framework.

They also discussed with the participants Community-based Enterprise Rapid Appraisal Tools, Action Planning, Resource Inventory and Prospecting.

Philippine Business for Social Progress Deputy Executive Director Ramon Derige said corporate social responsibilities of mining and even logging companies operating within ancestral lands do not only mean giving money, donations or provide basketball courts, health clinics, build schools but doing good business practices such as following properly environmental laws.

"A good mining company also acts as an avid advocate for environmental protection, proper waste management in communities and shows good example to the community they are in", Derige told representatives of the mining firms present at the workshop.

Corro Mamanwa Community Organization tribal leaders headed by Tribal Chieftain Rogelio Bebe who attended the two-day workshop thanked the Canadian Embassy for sponsoring the workshop, saying they were enlightened on their role as host community to mining.

Mamanwa tribal leader Bae Susan Curob said that the workshop had opened her eyes and her fellow Mamanwa participants as it clarified their role as community leaders, being host of mining activities.

"Now it is clear to us that there is life in our tribal communities after mining," Curob said.

Corro Mamanwa Community Organization in Sitio Corro, Barangay Colorado , Jabonga, Agusan del Norte is host to Canadian mining firm MRL that is conducting exploration for gold, silver and nickel in two towns of Agusan del Norte, Santigao and Jabonga. (PIA-Caraga)

dashalvin

February 24th, 2010, 11:10 AM

the_villager

February 24th, 2010, 12:21 PM

Soon to Open!

Islands Seafoods & Resto at the New Provincial Sports Center

:banana: :banana: :banana:

bluepanther

February 24th, 2010, 04:12 PM

Soon to Open!

Islands Seafoods & Resto at the New Provincial Sports Center

:banana: :banana: :banana:

wa kay pix ani ila rentable space? kinsa ang proprietor ngay.

mike durero

February 25th, 2010, 01:37 AM

Soon to Open!

Islands Seafoods & Resto at the New Provincial Sports Center

:banana: :banana: :banana:

wow!!:banana: pictures dajun! how big is the restaurant villager?:cheers:

regjeex

February 25th, 2010, 05:21 AM

I think it's the same owner in Butuan. Murag naa sad Islands Seafoods Res along JC Aquino Ave.

BULLDOG

February 25th, 2010, 10:03 AM

Soon to Open!

Islands Seafoods & Resto at the New Provincial Sports Center

:banana: :banana: :banana:

Wow! congrats!

regjeex

February 25th, 2010, 11:27 AM

Bulldog, diin ka man mi panaw nga karon pakaw ga tikaw tikaw? hing uli ka naman cguro from KSA... or gikan kaw sa luga nga BAN... na ban ka man cguro.. joke... :hilarious..

rally

February 26th, 2010, 02:04 AM

Good morning Surigao!

The ATUBANGAY candidates forum yesterday sponsored by the St. Paul University Surigao was a disappointment since all the Matugas candidates (Lalo for 1st District rep; Sol for Governor and Nitoy for City Mayor) did not appear together with their ally cong. Romarate of the 2nd district. A letter from thier political party was read informing their regret in being unable to attend the forum as all of them will be in Manila for something important.:bash:

Only the following were present:

1st district rep. - Atty. Banjo Navarro (NP)
Gertrudes Saberon (LP)

2nd district rep.- Mayor Pons Casurra (NP)

Governor - gov. Ace Barbers (NP)

City Mayor - Lyndon Barbers (NP)
Vice Mayor Cocoy Sering (LP)

There was good media coverage, aside from the local press, also present were Inquirer MIndanao and ABS CBN Butuan and Cagayan de Oro.

Governor

BULLDOG

February 26th, 2010, 06:23 AM

Bulldog, diin ka man mi panaw nga karon pakaw ga tikaw tikaw? hing uli ka naman cguro from KSA... or gikan kaw sa luga nga BAN... na ban ka man cguro.. joke... :hilarious..

Wala ko ma ban Noy Timyong....busy lang lantugi sa facebook Gibo vs NoyNoy supporters :lol::lol:

SC_00

February 26th, 2010, 07:27 AM

simay nudaug sa Calagan festival?

regjeex

February 26th, 2010, 07:29 AM

:lol: mao ba? na gansi diay ko ani :bash: dili man ko open sa akong facebook diri sa office. Kapoy man sig lantugi didto sa halalan thread kay way ayo... matud pang Sir Rally mga BODIT... hahahahaha...

Ningkamutan lang jud ni nga mo daug si Gibo... pero kung tagilid sya... ningkamutan nga mo daug si villar than Noynoy... :ohno:

Wala ko ma ban Noy Timyong....busy lang lantugi sa facebook Gibo vs NoyNoy supporters :lol::lol:

regjeex

February 26th, 2010, 07:31 AM

wa diay ka mi tan aw Kurdapya nga naa man diay ka diha sa Surigao mismo :lol: ay ay gayud.... basin naay info si Sir Rally bahin ani... :nuts:

simay nudaug sa Calagan festival?

SC_00

February 26th, 2010, 07:45 AM

jari kuman ang ABS-CBN's "Boto mo, i-patrol mo. Ako ang simula". Sa SPUS.

unggoyan

February 26th, 2010, 05:38 PM

Caraga Regional Meet action

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Surigao del Sur athletes

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Butuan City athletes

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Bislig City

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Agusan del Sur yellow, Surigao City Blue

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Siargao delegation

unggoyan

February 26th, 2010, 05:40 PM

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Officials: This means the attempt is good.

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Dinagat athlete in javelin throw event

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Agusan Sur javelin thrower: Leading the pack

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AgSur athletes huddle

unggoyan

February 26th, 2010, 05:41 PM

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the venue...

mike durero

February 27th, 2010, 01:31 AM

Surigao Norte's Bonok-bonok contingent grand champ in 2nd Calagan Festival:banana:

by Fryan E. Abkilan

Surigao City (24 February) -- The Bonok-bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw contingent of Surigao del Norte represented by Surigao del Norte National (SNNHS) walked away proud from this year's Calagan Festival after bagging the most coveted crown in the competition held Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the Provincial Sports Complex.

Now in its second year, the competition forms part of the celebration of the 15th Anniversary Caraga Region, which highlighted the showcase of "WOW Caraga: Calagan Festival," from February 22-27, 2010 spearheaded by the Department of Tourism (DOT) Caraga Region. In this year's festival, SNNHS contingent brought with them P100, 000 as their winning prize.

Meantime, the Bonok-bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw contingent of Surigao City represented by Surigao West Central Elementary School (SWCES) was named as 1st runner-up with P80, 000 cash prize. The 2nd runner-p was the festival from Cantilan town in Surigao del Sur, the Sirong Festival, that won a P60,000 cash prize.

Also, special awards for Best in Choreography with P20,000 cash prize and Best in Costume with P10,000 cash prize all went to SNNHS contingent. Furthermore, special award for Best in Streetdancing with P20,000 cash prize went to SWCES.

Consolation prizes amounted to P10,000 each were given to the non-winning contingents that include Bugkosan Festival of the Province of Dinagat Islands, Karawasan Festival of Bislig City and Dagkot Festival of Cabadbaran City. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)

mike durero

February 27th, 2010, 01:33 AM

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the venue...

thanx with this unggoyan!:cheers:

the_villager

February 27th, 2010, 01:35 AM

mike durero

February 27th, 2010, 01:39 AM

Pilar CeC gears up to become island ICT hub

By Melody Cocon

Butuan City (26 February) -- Mayor Lucio Gonzales is delighted to have Pilar, one of the towns in the island of Siargao, Surigao del Norte, as one of the Community eCenter (CeC) beneficiaries for this year. The town's selection means a great deal to its constituents. Pilar has no Internet café or facilities in the area. With the CeC Program, however, Mayor Gonzales anticipates it to significantly affect his constituent's lives, particularly their education through ICT.

The town of Pilar is known as the Game Fishing Capital of the Philippines because of its famous Magpupungko Beach, visited by both local and international tourists. When these tourists ask where and how they can connect to the Internet while they are in Pilar, the answer was always the same: Go to Dapa, an hour away from Pilar.

Facing this dilemma, Mayor Gonzales set about to look for an Internet service provider to have their local government unit connected online, not only for the benefit of the tourists but also for all Pilar residents. What he found was the CeC Program, and the rest is history.

During the 5th Knowledge Exchange Conference on CeCs last year, Mayor Lucio Gonzales formally signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the establishment of the CeC. Following this, an orientation was conducted at Pilar's Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall on February 11, 2010 by Melody Cocon, the Regional IT Coordinator for CARAGA.

Pilar's top priority after deployment of the CeC equipment will be the training on basic computing for all LGU employees, with the students slated to be the next target.

Now able to offer ICT services in their own town, Pilar CeC is ready to make a big impact in their tourism and most importantly, in the lives of all Pilarnons. (PIA) [top]

the_villager

February 27th, 2010, 01:41 AM

the_villager

February 27th, 2010, 01:46 AM

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the venue...

thanx with this unggoyan!:cheers:

@mike: iton sa left na rentable space amo iton ang location sa soon to open na Islands Seafoods resto. and by the way tood, tag confirm nan victoria spa na may coffeeshop sila na e open soon also at the prov. gym. so most probably that vacant/rentable space sa right side sa gym might be the location of victoria spa coffee shop. dont know lang when sila mag open but as i see it yesterday may nag trabaho naman sa suyod.

the_villager

February 27th, 2010, 01:55 AM

the_villager

February 27th, 2010, 02:23 AM

got it from cebu thread. i think this will help us

Voters Education Animation Project
This animation was created by Cebu-based BouncingBall, Inc. (www.bouncingballinc.com) for the coming 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections.

8kHkYUFm5nA

regjeex

February 27th, 2010, 06:00 AM

:ohno: wa diay mo apil ang BXU?

Surigao Norte's Bonok-bonok contingent grand champ in 2nd Calagan Festival:banana:

by Fryan E. Abkilan

Surigao City (24 February) -- The Bonok-bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw contingent of Surigao del Norte represented by Surigao del Norte National (SNNHS) walked away proud from this year's Calagan Festival after bagging the most coveted crown in the competition held Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the Provincial Sports Complex.

Now in its second year, the competition forms part of the celebration of the 15th Anniversary Caraga Region, which highlighted the showcase of "WOW Caraga: Calagan Festival," from February 22-27, 2010 spearheaded by the Department of Tourism (DOT) Caraga Region. In this year's festival, SNNHS contingent brought with them P100, 000 as their winning prize.

Meantime, the Bonok-bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw contingent of Surigao City represented by Surigao West Central Elementary School (SWCES) was named as 1st runner-up with P80, 000 cash prize. The 2nd runner-p was the festival from Cantilan town in Surigao del Sur, the Sirong Festival, that won a P60,000 cash prize.

Also, special awards for Best in Choreography with P20,000 cash prize and Best in Costume with P10,000 cash prize all went to SNNHS contingent. Furthermore, special award for Best in Streetdancing with P20,000 cash prize went to SWCES.

Consolation prizes amounted to P10,000 each were given to the non-winning contingents that include Bugkosan Festival of the Province of Dinagat Islands, Karawasan Festival of Bislig City and Dagkot Festival of Cabadbaran City. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)