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Bricken Ridge

October 14th, 2008, 11:25 AM

Just got out of the press. Not so bad if it will push through.

Sumitomo eyes $1.7 bln nickel plant in Philippines
Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:51am EDT

MANILA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd. (5713.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is considering building a $1.7 billion nickel processing plant in the southern Philippines, despite global financial market turmoil, company officials said on Tuesday.

If approved, the high pressure acid leaching plant in the province of Surigao del Norte, with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes of contained nickel per year, will be one of the biggest foreign investments in the Philippines.

"At the moment our costing shows $1.7 billion for the 30,000 tonnes," Takanori Fujimura, president of Sumitomo's local unit Coral Bay Nickel Corp., told Reuters on the sidelines of a mining conference.

He added that the Japan Bank for International Cooperation could finance up to 70 percent of the investment.

The financial crisis has made it much harder and costlier for companies to secure debt financing and driven the prices of commodities including metals sharply lower.

Gerard Brimo, president and CEO of Nickel Asia Corp, which hopes to take a 20-30 percent stake in the project, said the plant will use ore from the Taganito mine.

"We are expecting that Sumitomo will shortly give the go-ahead for the project in spite of the difficult conditions we are experiencing," he told Reuters.

"We are waiting for an announcement from them that I hope will come by the end of October."

Sumitomo is also doubling capacity at another nickel processing plant on the western island of Palawan to 20,000 tonnes of contained nickel per year, Brimo added. Nickel Asia is also a partner in this project.

"These two plants will supply 7 percent of the world's nickel output." (Reporting by Manolo Serapio Jr., Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)

regjeex

October 14th, 2008, 04:57 PM

Ah OK I thought its the same... Buntag sa Butuanon is Hinaat tas ang Gabii ata is Doom not sure yet.. hehehe tas ang Ugma is Kusoom... hheheh so lahi ra jud diay no.. pero naa gihapon gamay.. hehehe.

Nice to know about the nickel plant sana tuloy tuloy na yan... lets cross our fingers mga igsoon. Dadagsa jan ang mga investors pag nag materialize yan.. :banana:

Any status about the Gmall? McDo?

Buntag lang gihapon reg, ang ma -usab ang adjective instead of maayo - marajaw na buntag or maajong buntag.

renvoi

October 14th, 2008, 05:30 PM

Ah OK I thought its the same... Buntag sa Butuanon is Hinaat tas ang Gabii ata is Doom not sure yet.. hehehe tas ang Ugma is Kusoom... hheheh so lahi ra jud diay no.. pero naa gihapon gamay.. hehehe.

Nice to know about the nickel plant sana tuloy tuloy na yan... lets cross our fingers mga igsoon. Dadagsa jan ang mga investors pag nag materialize yan.. :banana:

Any status about the Gmall? McDo?

surigaonon and butuanon are 2 different dialects belonging to the visayan language. in surigaonon its buntag (morning) duyom (night) and silom (tomorrow). medyo similar sila.

renvoi

October 14th, 2008, 05:37 PM

filino

October 15th, 2008, 01:32 AM

filino

October 15th, 2008, 01:34 AM

Any status about the Gmall? McDo?

wala pa rejeex: mga rumors pa man pud na sila, ang confirm mao ang Mang Inasal - Surigao branch which will be opening later of november or early december just in front of jollibee and Davao Warehouse and Citi Hardware. i wonder kung competitor ba citi ug davao warehouse?

filino

October 15th, 2008, 01:41 AM

View from the Metro Foodcourt:

City Hall

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Rotonda

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10092008002.jpg

filino

October 15th, 2008, 01:43 AM

Sensya na FONCAM lang:

Surigao by night: (pangit ng pix :lol:)

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10142008001.jpg

Metro Surigao:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10142008003.jpg

filino

October 15th, 2008, 01:46 AM

wala lang hapit naman gud pasko :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10112008003.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10112008006.jpg

c0kelitr0

October 15th, 2008, 04:06 AM

surigaonon and butuanon are 2 different dialects belonging to the visayan language. in surigaonon its buntag (morning) duyom (night) and silom (tomorrow). medyo similar sila.

you've forgotten marduyom = afternoon ;)

renvoi

October 15th, 2008, 06:22 AM

you've forgotten marduyom = afternoon ;)

yes marduyom is also used in surigao. however, i think it refers to the time between 4 to 6 pm. afternoon in surigaonon is "hapon". correct me if i am wrong, but i think marduyom is widely used in some parts of surigao del sur specifically in cantilan.

filino

October 15th, 2008, 06:48 AM

yes marduyom is also used in surigao. however, i think it refers to the time between 4 to 6 pm. afternoon in surigaonon is "hapon". correct me if i am wrong, but i think marduyom is widely used in some parts of surigao del sur specifically in cantilan.

no mardulom is still widely used here in the city. my uncle ing-anan gahapon sinultihan nila

filino

October 15th, 2008, 06:57 AM

PHILNICO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

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In response to the Government's thrust towards industrial development, especially in economically depressed area of northern Mindanao, a special economic zone was conceived by the proponent in close coordination with the local government units, the concerned line agencies and the private sector in the province.

The existence of supporting infrastructure makes the economic zone very viable. A 590-hectare area has been envisaged. Phase I shall cover 100-hectare inclusive of a 60-hectare site occupied by the Nickel Refinery which shall be maintained and operated by Philnico Processing Corporation as the first locator.....................................

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First Development The area for the first development measures 106.81 hectares. The nickel refinery, power plant, a pier, a tank farm and a water treatment plant are located in this area. The 20-hectare area beside the refinery may be occupied by four additional locators namely: an oxy-acetylene plant, a drum making plant, lime crushing plant, and a welding electrode plant.

Second Development The remaining 257.87 hectares shall be developed under the second PEZA application. These shall be the building up of industrial plants and other industrial support services needed by the ECOZONE.

Third Development Since the rest of the area are still to be mined, building up of plants shall be done gradually.
Environmental Consideration An environmental assessment has pinpointed priority concerns, namely: Drainage Systems, Hazardous Material Disposal, Groundwater Supply and Contamination, Fugitive Dust, Tailings Dam Security and Capacity, Solid Waste Disposal and Environmental Damage Control Methods.

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Existing Facilities Airport; Seaport; Water System; Electric Power System; Tank Farm

source: http://members.tripod.com/dtisdn/surigaoecozone.html

guyz have you heard about this? any updates?

renvoi

October 15th, 2008, 06:58 AM

in the philippine star issue today there is an advertisement of a new budget airline that will be servicing surigao city soon. this airline is called ZestAir. the ad however offers no flight information as to when it will start operating the surigao city route.only cebu-surigao flight is available, no manila-surigao flight.

wow! surigao city airport will be busy again considering cebu pacific will also start their cebu-surigao operations on november 13.

filino

October 15th, 2008, 07:01 AM

renvoi

October 15th, 2008, 07:09 AM

[QUOTE=filino;26613982]ZestAir is the new name of Asian Spirit. anyway that's another good news for the city. hopefully, they will offer promo fares/packages knowing that they will be competing against CebuPac.[/QUOTE

i see. so this the asian spirit, its not new after all. so any info as to when they will resume operations?

filino

October 15th, 2008, 07:10 AM

Zest Air:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/zestair.jpg

which is which for surigao? cguro kanang gamay :lol: :lol: :lol:

filino

October 15th, 2008, 07:12 AM

Tychus_Findlay

October 15th, 2008, 10:11 AM

Canadian firm eyes $500-M nickel plant

Reuters
First Posted 12:02:00 10/15/2008

MANILA, Philippines -- A wholly-owned unit of Canada's Mindoro Resources Ltd. is considering building a $500-million nickel processing plant in the southern Philippines, the CEO of the company said Wednesday.

"The capital cost is going to be at least $500 million," said Tony Climie, CEO of MRL Gold Philippines.

He told reporters on the sidelines of a mining conference that construction of the plant, to be located in Surigao province, was likely to begin in 2010.

The capacity of the plant is likely to be 7,500-10,000 tons of contained nickel per year.

MRL could invite a partner into the project, and a Chinese steel mill was a possibility, but no decision had been taken, Climie said.

"For a project of this kind of scale, we think it makes sense to be involved with the end-user and have it come in and provide financial backing," he said.

Nickel ore for the plant would come from Mindoro's Agata mine, also in Surigao, he added. The estimate for indicated resources at the mine was 4.4 million wet metric tons of ore with a grade of 1.25 percent nickel, he said.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20081015-166495/Canadian-firm-eyes-500-M-nickel-plant

c0kelitr0

October 15th, 2008, 10:51 AM

New airport to open near Siargao, the country's surfing capital
CHERYL M. ARCIBAL, GMANews.TV
10/15/2008 | 04:29 PM

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/127189/New-airport-to-open-near-Siargao-the-countrys-surfing-capital

SIARGAO ISLAND, Philippines – An airport is set to open near Siargao next year, allowing both foreign and local tourists to fly straight from Manila to the Philippines’ surfing capital.

Located in Del Carmen municipality, the Sayak Airport is currently being upgraded to meet international standards, local officials told Manila-based reporters. Del Carmen is near General Luna municipality in Siargao, where the famed “Cloud 9"—a big wave favored by surfers—usually occurs.

Costing an estimated P60 million, the airport upgrade involves extending the runway by 150 meters to comply with safety requirements.

Funds for the project were sourced from the national government since the tarmac extension is one of the many commitments promised by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in a State of the Nation Address.

Besides being expected to be fully operational early next year, Philippine Airlines has already made a promise to mount Manila-Surigao City-Siargao flights, Keem Felipe, General Luna mayor told reporters.

Asian Spirit is also looking to serve Sayak airport.

Foreign tourists generally prefer to fly straight to Siargao rather than changing planes to reach the destination, Romeo Edillor, the province’s tourism operations officer said.

Currently, the entire Surigao del Norte province—where Siargao is located—is visited by 120,000 foreign and local tourists, many of whom participate in Siargao’s national and international surfing competition every September.

This year, a local, 20-year Edito Alcala bested 47 foreign nationals from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and the US. He was given $7,500 as prize money and Surigao del Norte province gave him another P100,000 as a bonus.

Felipe also said that to further boost the reputation of Siargao as a prime tourist destination, General Luna is cooking up other activities such as kayaking, wakeboarding, and scuba-diving, to attract other visitors besides surfers. - GMANews.TV

c0kelitr0

October 15th, 2008, 11:00 AM

Surigao City to earn extra from sanitary landfill

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LEILANI CHAVEZ, abs-cbnNEWS.com | 10/14/2008 11:33 PM

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/10/14/08/surigao-city-earn-extra-sanitary-landfill

SURIGAO CITY - Cashing in on collected garbage, the local government of Surigao City, located on the northeastern portion of Mindanao, hopes to net P10,000 to P30,000 a day from its sanitary landfill set to open by December 2008.

Surigao City, which belongs to the Caraga region, the second poorest region in the Philippines in 2007, is bidding to become the country's model for solid waste management through its P45 million-worth waste treatment facility, the first in Mindanao.

Alfonso Casurra, Surigao City mayor, told visiting Manila-based journalists that the landfill, which he considers his city's showcase, will help generate additional revenues for the city.

Maintaining and operating the landfill will cost about P7.5 million per year, which will be funded by garbage fees. Casurra said they will be charging Surigao City residents P25 garbage fees starting this year, and those from other local governments that would soon send their garbages to the landfill.

Casurra said Surigao City residents could also earn extra either as collectors of some 21-ton daily garbage that would be dumped on a conveyor that leads to the landfill, or from pulling out free recyclable trash that could be sold.

A P150 million grant from the Swedish government provided the feasibility studies and engineering, while the Landbank of the Philippines provided the P45 million to fund the facility. Construction started in 2005.

Casurra said the Swedish consultants initially estimated that the project will cost around P370 million.

"The [Swedish] consultants said we're crazy because the amount is small. I told them, 'let us do what we think is proper first.' They allowed us to continue and then now they're congratulating us." Casurra said.

The facility sits atop a mountain in Barangy Looc, in the outskirts of the city. It replaces the city's previous dumpsite, which was near a swamp, thus considered not ideal.

The landfill has a Material Recovery Facility, which will treat the recyclables, and a leachate collector, which will extract and treat liquids from the garbage. Toxins will be treated before they are pumped out to the creeks.

c0kelitr0

October 15th, 2008, 11:03 AM

Surigao City to open first sanitary landfill in Mindanao in December
Economy
Written by Cai U. Ordinario / Reporter
Tuesday, 14 October 2008 19:04

http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=370:surigao-city-to-open-first-sanitary-landfill-in-mindanao-in-december&catid=33:economy

SURIGAO CITY—The local government here in Surigao City remains confident it will be able to open the Surigao City Waste Treatment Facility, the first sanitary landfill in Mindanao and only the third in the Philippines before Christmas this year.

Mayor Alfonso Casurra said the local government is still in the process of complying with some last-minute requirements needed for the 20-hectare facility’s full operation.

The facility was funded partly by a P150-million grant from the Swedish government and a P45-million loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines.

The grant from Sweden financed the project’s feasibility study and project design, while the loan from LandBank funded the actual construction of the landfill.

Starting December, the city government will be collecting P25 for the maintenance of the landfill from each of the city’s 12,000 households. This will help cover the P7.5-million maintenance cost of the province every year.

This and other opportunities that will be presented to the LGU through the landfill will help finance the P8-million to P8.5-million annual cost for the landfill.

The mayor said since the landfill is the first to be constructed in Mindanao, areas near Surigao City may be interested to create a memorandum of agreement with the LGU of Surigao City and contract the services of the sanitary landfill for a fee.

Casurra said that recently the LGU of Ozamis City in the province of Misamis Occidental has already visited Surigao City and inquired about the services of the landfill. He is also expecting that the LGU of Panabo City in Davao will be visiting Surigao soon to inquire about the landfill.

Surigao City produces 21 tons of garbage every day and with the landfill, it hopes to lower this to around 10 tons after the landfill has become operational. This will be greatly reduced since the facility will only be processing residual waste.

The rest of the garbage to be collected will be sent to the material recovery facility, which will be turned into a recyclables tiangge, where enterprising residents can get free scraps and sell it for a good price.

dark_knight_detectve

October 15th, 2008, 02:59 PM

Sumitomo may build $1.7-B nickel plant (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW101508/content.php?id=041)
NICKEL ASIA Corp. and Japanese partner Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. may build a $1.7-billion nickel ore processing facility in Northeastern Mindanao next year, a move that could boost mining investments in the country.

Gerard H. Brimo, Nickel Asia president and chief executive officer, told reporters on the sidelines of a mining conference in Manila he expects Sumitomo to give its go-signal to the Surigao del Norte project by the end of the month, despite the global economic slowdown.

"We are looking at participating in [the construction of] a second acid leaching plant in partnership with Sumitomo," Mr. Brimo said, adding that the ore would come from their Taganito mine in Surigao del Norte. The feasibility study is almost completed, Mr. Brimo said.

The plant will process 30,000 metric tons of nickel ore per year, triple the initial capacity of the Rio Tuba plant in Palawan.

The Taganito mine will provide 100 million metric tons of nickel laterite ore, enough for the processing plant to operate for 30 years, Mr. Brimo said.

"The plant is going to be right beside the Taganito deposit so it is going to be a short distance [for us] to bring the laterite ore to the [processing] plant," he said, adding that ores from other nickel projects would add unnecessary transport costs.

Nickel Asia will shoulder 30% of the $1.7-billion project cost, while the Japan Bank for International Cooperation will finance the remaining 70%, Takanori Fujimura, president of Nickel Asia subsidiary Coral Bay Nickel Corp., told reporters.

The company also expects to finish expanding by March its first high-pressure acid leach facility near the Rio Tuba mine, which processes low-grade nickel laterite ores.

In 2005, Nickel Asia and Sumitomo started operating the country’s only nickel ore processing plant worth $180 million following an upgrade two years ago. Processed nickel ores are supplied by the Rio Tuba mine, Mr. Brimo said.

Once upgraded, nickel ore processing capacity will be doubled to 20,000 metric tons per year.

The Rio Tuba acid leach facility expansion cost the company $308 million, almost double the $180 million cost of the first plant.

"On a combined basis, those two plants will supply 7% of the world’s nickel output," Mr. Brimo said.

Mr. Fujimura said the company expects nickel prices to rise to $7-$8 per pound from $5-$5.50 now.

Precious metal retailer Kitco Base Metals has priced nickel at $5.56 per pound, down from $8.20 last month and $14 last year.

Mr. Fujimura said the company might also look at copper and gold projects in the country after building the second processing plant.

They will engage in a 60-40 joint venture deal in medium-scale mines or fully finance a large-scale mine, he added.

Nickel Asia operates nickel mines Rio Tuba, Taganito in Surigao del Norte, Taganaan in Surigao City and South Dinagat and Cagdianao in northern Mindanao.

Also yesterday, Canadian miner Philippine Metals Corp. said it was still waiting for the Environment department’s approval of its permits to explore copper mines Taurus in Tacloban, Leyte, Malitao in Kalinga Apayao and Dilong in Abra.

"Hopefully, we can see [the exploration permits] in a couple of months, maybe in the new year," Philippine Metals Vice-President Tom Vaillancourt told reporters.

"The market would be improving by that time... [and it] would be an excellent time to start the initial public offering," he added.

Philippine Metals will list its shares simultaneously list on the Canadian and local stock exchanges by 2009.

The company will invest $150,000 to $300,000 for the airborne geological survey of the Taurus mine, Mr. Vaillancourt said.

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renvoi

October 15th, 2008, 05:08 PM

filino

October 16th, 2008, 02:03 AM

filino

October 16th, 2008, 02:06 AM

c0kelitr0

October 16th, 2008, 06:02 AM

^^ i think they've taken all things into consideration ;)

rally

October 16th, 2008, 09:37 AM

operating a sanitary landfill for a charge is of course an added revenue for the city government. however, what worries me is that this sanitary landfill will not only serve the city and province of surigao because it is open to a MOA with other LGU's in Mindanao. Imagine surigao city receiving all the dumps of other LGU's of Mindanao, what environmental hazards would it possibly pose the enviroment and the communities sorrounding it. ground, air and water contamination pose a significant threat to the public health for those residing 3 to 5 miles from the landfill if it is not properly operated.

The key words here are PROPERLY OPERATED. The Landfill as designed and planned by the Swedish consultants are comparable with those existing Europe. It can handle the additional trahs from neighboring municipalities, after all they will also pay the City Govt for the use of the landfill. My fear is on the personnel who will man the landfill kay basin dili mga technically qualified. In fact there are no items/positions yet being opened for the various human resource needs of the landfill. Basin jaon mga job order kuman amoy pan trainingon.:bash:

dark_knight_detectve

October 18th, 2008, 01:57 PM

Philex sets sights on 4 firms (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=49&type=2&sec=27)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Confident its deal with Hong Kong-based conglomerate First Pacific Co. Ltd. would push through, Philex Mining Corp. is setting its sights on four foreign and local companies with particular focus on copper and gold operations as it seeks to build a more solid platform for growth.

In a press briefing yesterday, Philex chairman Walter Brown said while the company opted to sell its treasury shares to all stockholders of the mining firm, he believes that “no one in his/her right mind would buy the shares at P7.92 per share,” which is 27.74 percent higher than the stock’s closing price yesterday of P6.20 each share.

Under the new plan approved by the board, any unsubscribed shares after the rights issue will then be sold to First Pacific at the same price offered to shareholders of Philex. The offering, which involves 778.645 million treasury shares (equivalent to around 20 percent of the company), will run from Nov. 5 to 19 and will raise P6.167 billion in proceeds.

“Why would you buy at P7.92 when you can buy at a lower price from the market. And we have spoken with First Pacific and they said they will take up all the unsubscribed shares,” Brown said.

Last October 3, First Pacific signed an agreement to acquire 20.16 percent of Philex at P7.92 per share. This deal, however, faced strong objection from Social Security System chief Romulo Neri who demanded that shares should first be offered to them to allow them to exercise their pre-emptive rights.

Brown reiterated management’s position that Philex’s deal with First Pacific would greatly benefit not only the mining company but its shareholders as well which include the state pension fund which owns an 18.4 percent interest in Philex.

Brown said he has not received any word yet as to whether the SSS would exercise its pre-emptive rights. Should SSS and other shareholders fail to exercise their pre-emptive rights, First Pacific will emerge as the single biggest shareholder of the country’s most profitable mining firm.

Former Trade and Industry Minister and Philex director Roberto V. Ongpin said Philex “almost lost this deal but is optimistic it will finally push through.” “We will have P6.2 billion in our coffers in addition to the P1.2 billion we have now. This would make Philex as one of the most liquid mining companies in the country. Philex even has no debt,” Ongpin said.

“Philex is clearly at a point where it could no longer be regarded as a soon-to-die mining company but is rather at the threshold of a new and prosperous future,” Brown said.

Sitting on a huge cash hoard, Philex is now looking at two foreign listed mining companies and two local entities for possible acquisition to further expand its presence and investment portfolio.

He said the company may spend more than the amount it will raise from the sale of treasury shares for its planned acquisitions. “We may be able to do two acquisitions unless First Pacific says let’s go together to buy more,” Brown said.

While he declined to name Philex’s target entities, he said that the firm earlier looked at KingKing Mines which is owned by Benguet Corp. and Atlas Consolidated Mining & Development Corp. but pointed out Philex is no longer interested in any of these companies.

Brown said Philex’s main focus now is its Boyongan property in Surigao Del Norte. “Philex is confident that the Boyongan mine could be brought into production even before the end of its existing Padcal mine, thereby ensuring the company’s continued existence.”

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filino

October 20th, 2008, 01:52 AM

image taken 10.19.08 Philstar. sorry dina na photoshop:lol:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4465/dsc06548tr3.jpg

this is another good news for the city of surigao. i wonder if the load of passengers for cebu-surigao market is really that big coz if it push through zest air will be competing for cebupac and leaving pal for manila-surigao

rally

October 20th, 2008, 03:02 AM

this is another good news for the city of surigao. i wonder if the load of passengers for cebu-surigao market is really that big coz if it push through zest air will be competing for cebupac and leaving pal for manila-surigao

The ads says Manila to Surigao at P899 all in. Hmmm this is very good indeed.:banana::banana:

c0kelitr0

October 20th, 2008, 03:45 AM

^^ that's actually cebu to surigao ;)

rally

October 20th, 2008, 04:03 AM

^^ that's actually cebu to surigao ;)

OOPPPS, your right coke. he he he nalibat man ako. sorry.:bash:

filino

October 20th, 2008, 07:22 AM

ALL -IN enclude na ba did-on ang taxes?

Ph Man

October 20th, 2008, 07:21 PM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW SURIGAO two nickel refinery plants? wew! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

i dunno if i will rejoice or mourn about these kinds of news. i am handling the minerals section of our lab, and in a way closely monitoring how mining industry is faring the the country. more mining companies means more job for us, but that will also mean more hours spent at work. :cry: i can't even enjoy my weekends anymore. anyway, all's good news for our dearest country, then let it be. :)

filino

October 21st, 2008, 01:30 AM

i dunno if i will rejoice or mourn about these kinds of news. i am handling the minerals section of our lab, and in a way closely monitoring how mining industry is faring the the country. more mining companies means more job for us, but that will also mean more hours spent at work. :cry: i can't even enjoy my weekends anymore. anyway, all's good news for our dearest country, then let it be. :)

:lol: no oevertime pay? :ohno:

renvoi

October 21st, 2008, 03:18 AM

regjeex

October 21st, 2008, 11:27 AM

Danding eyes resort in Siargao
CHERYL M. ARCIBAL, GMANews.TV
10/21/2008 | 04:40 PM

SIARGAO Island, Philippines - Businessman Eduardo “Danding" Cojuangco Jr. is looking to put up a resort in this Northeastern Mindanao island seeking to be known as the Surfing Capital of Asia.

Ping Espejon, mayor of the municipality of General Luna in Siargao, told reporters that a Cojuangco-led group, composed of One Corp., Events Manila and First United Travel Inc., has been discussing the possibility of securing a long-term lease contract for 1.5 hectares of land in the island.

Cojuangco is the Chairman and chief executive officer of San Miguel Corp., the Philippines' largest food and beverage company.

“They intend to take a long-term, renewable lease on a property, about 10 to 15 years for P60,000 monthly," he said.

Espejon noted that the same group has been sponsoring events in the island to further drum up interest in Siargao. The group has recently spent at least P250,000 to host a boxing event in General Luna.

The mayor said that state-run Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. is also planning to operate a casino in the island, but it was opposed by the Catholic Church.

“My preferred investment for the island is a golf course since its terrain is hilly and not mountainous," Espejon said.

Siargao, which is some three hours away by boat from Surigao City, has been making waves in the surfing world as it has been holding national and international competitions for surfers. It is also hosting game fishing competitions.

Currently, approximately 50 resorts in Siargao cater mostly to the low-end market. The few high-end resorts are mostly run by foreign nationals. - GMANews.TV

renvoi

October 21st, 2008, 05:17 PM

filino

October 22nd, 2008, 06:49 AM

regjeex

October 22nd, 2008, 09:43 AM

I will see in the near future that Siargao will be come as Waikiki in Hawai. Dili kaha maapektuhan ang Surigao City kay naa naman sila direct flight gud. Basin ba ug mo baba ang turismo sa Surigao. I hope not. Soon pag ma doble ang population sa Siargao baka ma upgrade pa into international airport...

wow! this is good for all siargaonon. with this, more tourists are expected to visit siargao and of course the city of surigao. after cebu, bohol now it time for surigao :banana: :banana: :banana:

zoroethgenre_003

October 22nd, 2008, 11:50 AM

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filino

October 23rd, 2008, 01:50 AM

I will see in the near future that Siargao will be come as Waikiki in Hawai. Dili kaha maapektuhan ang Surigao City kay naa naman sila direct flight gud. Basin ba ug mo baba ang turismo sa Surigao. I hope not. Soon pag ma doble ang population sa Siargao baka ma upgrade pa into international airport...

there's a possibility for that to happen but lets take caticlan and aklan as an example as gateway to boracay island, both airports enjoyed good passegers traffic. hopefully this will happen to surigao and siargao too specially now that surigao is now included on Cebu-Bohol-Surigao tourism package by the department of tourism.

filino

October 23rd, 2008, 03:54 AM

Soon to Open MANG INASAL - SURIGAO BRANCH

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10222008.jpg

as you can see under construction na siya sa lood ng building. target date to open: late November or early december

filino

October 23rd, 2008, 03:57 AM

update on the Provincial Gym as of 10-22-08:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10212008.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10212008001.jpg

rally

October 23rd, 2008, 04:29 AM

ALL -IN enclude na ba did-on ang taxes?

Yep lakip na taxes thats why its called all in. You will know if excluding taxes pa if the sign is P899++. (jaoy plus plus):)

filino

October 23rd, 2008, 06:31 AM

Yep lakip na taxes thats why its called all in. You will know if excluding taxes pa if the sign is P899++. (jaoy plus plus):)

thnx sa info ral, in that case barato ra gajud, labi na ang promo kuman nan cebu Pac na 500.00 all in sab fo cebu-surigao. see, look at the advantages if we have these kind of services here in the city, sana more developments pa for the city of surigao.

regjeex

October 23rd, 2008, 12:36 PM

@Filino,

Pila ang pamasahe from Surigao to Siargao? Hope to visit there soon.

filino

October 24th, 2008, 01:32 AM

@Filino,

Pila ang pamasahe from Surigao to Siargao? Hope to visit there soon.

reg ang roro has a promo fare which is 50.00 from 200 i think for surigao-siargao and vice versa. that is for the economy but for the other accomodation bagan 275 siya, aircon na na siya with TV. 3 hours ang trip.

ang mga uban lantsa (small boats) 250 plus i guess non-aircon. two hours ang beyahi.

filino

October 24th, 2008, 01:37 AM

filino

October 24th, 2008, 01:51 AM

@Filino,

Pila ang pamasahe from Surigao to Siargao? Hope to visit there soon.

@regjeex: i dont want to disappoint you but i will reccomend sohoton cove at soccoro bucas grande island than siargao. soccoro is located in bucas grande island right beside siargao island. naay daily trips didto that you can choose from. naay surigao-soccoro and hayangabon, claver direct to sohoton. if you want a total adventure, rock formations, powdery white sand beaches, lakes, lagoons, caves and virgin forests then sohoton, soccor is the best for you. you can stay at Club Tara at 12,000.00 per night though naa poy mga barato just coordinate sa surigao city tourism office so that you can be accomodated accordingly.

i heard na jaon sad tag construct na secret resort (dont know the exact name) pero mahal sab kay ang lower floor where the rooms are located naa daw sa ilalum sa tubig. o diba exciting!

gudlak reg sa vacation!

regjeex

October 25th, 2008, 06:53 AM

Very exciting yan ah.. Thank you Sir.

@regjeex: i dont want to disappoint you but i will reccomend sohoton cove at soccoro bucas grande island than siargao. soccoro is located in bucas grande island right beside siargao island. naay daily trips didto that you can choose from. naay surigao-soccoro and hayangabon, claver direct to sohoton. if you want a total adventure, rock formations, powdery white sand beaches, lakes, lagoons, caves and virgin forests then sohoton, soccor is the best for you. you can stay at Club Tara at 12,000.00 per night though naa poy mga barato just coordinate sa surigao city tourism office so that you can be accomodated accordingly.

i heard na jaon sad tag construct na secret resort (dont know the exact name) pero mahal sab kay ang lower floor where the rooms are located naa daw sa ilalum sa tubig. o diba exciting!

gudlak reg sa vacation!

renvoi

October 26th, 2008, 02:38 PM

update on the Provincial Gym as of 10-22-08:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10212008.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10212008001.jpg

wow! the provincial gym is so big. when is the expected date of completion of that gym? thanks.

renvoi

October 26th, 2008, 02:54 PM

@rally: are you aware of the hotel that is under construction just a few meters away from acean heights? i saw the redering and its something glassy. the city is really moving on that side. :banana: :banana: :banana:

this is good news, another hotel in surigao city. i understand this is in lipata right? said location has a nice view overlooking the city proper.:banana::banana::banana:

filino

October 27th, 2008, 01:36 AM

this is good news, another hotel in surigao city. i understand this is in lipata right? said location has a nice view overlooking the city proper.:banana::banana::banana:

no renvoi, it's in the other side of the city going to butuan. that's why im glad that not only lipata area is enjoying some tourism related developments but also the nothern part of the city (north ba? hehehe not sure)

filino

October 27th, 2008, 01:38 AM

wow! the provincial gym is so big. when is the expected date of completion of that gym? thanks.

back of this gym is the prov. mini theater na na post ko na ang pix sometime ago. all of which are part of the surigao provincial sports complex

renvoi

October 27th, 2008, 06:10 AM

no renvoi, it's in the other side of the city going to butuan. that's why im glad that not only lipata area is enjoying some tourism related developments but also the nothern part of the city (north ba? hehehe not sure)

ok. thanks filino for the info. i was thinking of the subdivision in lipata hills.

c0kelitr0

October 27th, 2008, 06:52 AM

filino, where exactly is the hotel you were talking about? anong barangay?

filino

October 27th, 2008, 07:22 AM

filino, where exactly is the hotel you were talking about? anong barangay?

if im not mistaken it's in brgy. bonifacio, just a few meters away from Acean Heights. In front of that u/c hotel is also an u/c private school.

filino

October 27th, 2008, 07:23 AM

Metro's Foodcourt:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10242008001.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10242008002.jpg

filino

October 27th, 2008, 07:27 AM

Hotel Tavern as of 10-27-08

hotel tavern new entrance

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10272008001.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10272008.jpg

still on-going construction

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10272008003.jpg

filino

October 27th, 2008, 07:28 AM

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10272008004.jpg

:banana: :banana: :banana:

c0kelitr0

October 27th, 2008, 09:05 AM

Mining in Caraga, world's biggest iron deposit, threatens tourism

By Lei Chavez, abs-cbnNEWS.com | 10/22/2008 10:47 AM

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/features/10/22/08/mining-caraga-worlds-biggest-iron-deposit-threatens-tourism

BUTUAN--Four barges, each carrying 1,000 tons of nickel-rich soil, leave Agusan del Norte frequently to transport raw quarried land to mainland China. Locals would joke that in a few years, there will be another Tubay in China.

Tubay is a municipality in Agusan del Norte where the San Roque Metals Inc (SRMI) is currently conducting mining operations for low-grade nickel and iron. Instead of shipping these ores, tons of quarried land from the nearby mountain is sold to other Asian countries like China and Korea.

The literal shipping of Philippine soil has been in practice not just in Tubay but in other mining sites in Caraga since the mining boom in 2006. Caraga, otherwise known as Region 13, is composed of five provinces: Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Dinagat Islands.

Since it resumed operations in April 2008, SRMI has been transporting 800,000 tons of soil. It had shipped out 1.6 million tons during its 2006 to 2007 operations. These lands contain 1.6% nickel and 35% iron.

Local governments and potential investors identified the region as the biggest iron deposit in the world and second biggest in terms of nickel deposits. The mineral reserves of Caraga are said to be about US$10 billion.

National Economic and Development Authority regional director Carmencita Conchingco said that land shipping is due to the lack of mineral processing plants in the region. "Unfortunately, there are no processing [plants] in Caraga. The mineral gets out in its raw form." Raw form means shipping out the earth itself.

Since it became a separate region in 1995, Caraga has been in the list of the poorest regions in the country. It has been consistently ranked among the bottom until the mining boom in 2006. Caraga is currently the second poorest region.

"Our economy is considered the second fastest growing economy in 2007. We have grown more than 8% primarily because of mining. It is currently driving our economy." Conchingco told abs-cbnnews.com.

Constructing processing plants could permanently remove Caraga in the list. Surigao City, considered the most developed city in region 13, is already negotiating with the Philippine Nickel Corporation (PHILNICO) for the construction of a processing plant in Nonoc Island, a former mining site.

SRMI, a Filipino-owned company, also plans to put up a processing plant in Tubay to upgrade the value of the ores mined in their area. As of the moment, they can only sell to China and sometimes, Korea.

Nickel is used to make computers, laptops, cell phones, utensils, and cars.

There are many investors, says Conchingco, but there are constraints like the lack of infrastructure in the region: "Production areas are hard to reach because the roads are unpaved."

There are also conflicting land uses and ancestral domain claims that need to be addressed. Aside from that, some municipalities still lack local government policies on mining.

'Threat to tourism'

The current mining wave that swept over Caraga has opened questions on its adverse effects on tourism. Felipe Espejon, municipal mayor of General Luna in Siargao Island, staunchly declared that "mining is a threat to tourism."

There are currently no mining activities in Siargao but there are motions to "free" some municipalities in Siargao to cater to mining operations. The island, touted as the surfing capital of the country, was declared a protected area by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB).

The island municipality of Bucas Grande, a part of the protected zone, contains high-grade nickel and chromite ores. Espejon said that the municipalities argue that they will earn additional revenues from mining. Opening the island to mining can also generate employment for the locals. If a plant should open in the island, 10,000 locals can be immediately employed.

Nearby municipalities like General Luna are wary of the move because of possible water contamination. Bucas Grande is only an hour away from Siargao. "They will do a lot of preparation before we allow it," Espejon said.

Sustainable mining?

Sustainable mining does not end in shipping the land, said Glennadi Rualo, mining enhancement protection and environmental office (MEPEO) manager of SRMI.

The mining company practices progressive rehabilitation. "If we mine, we return the top soil and plant on it," Rualo said. Rehabilitation starts by the second year up until 10 years after the end of the mining activity. Of the 72 hectares mining land given to SRMI, there are roughly 30 more hectares left to be drilled.

A requirement of the Mining Act of 1995 is the establishment of a MEPEO to oversee the rehabilitation of the area. The primary focus of the department is solid waste management, environmental engineering work and pollution control.

To prevent siltation, they have a series of ponds called siltation ponds constructed in each galley to prevent contamination. MEPEO also conducts quarterly monitors for heavy metal or silt contamination.

Although the land cannot be returned to its original height, the rehabilitated areas can be transformed to fishing grounds, golf courses, or subdivisions.

Local government units and the Catholic Church would approve of mining if it is sustainable, according to Conchingco. "We need to mine but at the same time streamline the protection of the environment."

Likewise, Conchingco said that mining firms should have provisions that when they get out after extracting the minerals, the community would be left with viable livelihood.

renvoi

October 27th, 2008, 10:20 AM

renvoi

October 27th, 2008, 10:23 AM

Metro's Foodcourt:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10242008001.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/10242008002.jpg

nice. is this the first foodcourt we have in surigao city?

dark_knight_detectve

October 27th, 2008, 01:15 PM

Economic boom seen in Surigao (http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2008/10/27/PROV20081027139111.html)

Japanese firm invests $ 1.7 B in mining project

By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO

SURIGAO CITY — Economic boom is seen in Surigao del Norte province as a big Japanese firm decided to form a US$ 1.7 billion joint venture with a local mining firm in Taganito town, this was learned yesterday.

The Sumitomo Metal Mining Ltd. (SMML) has decided to form a new joint venture to study the construction of a 30,000 tons per year new High Pressure Acid Leach (HPAL) project adjacent to the Taganito Mining Corporation (Taganito HPAL Project) in Taganito.

The Taganito HPAL project is expected to increase SMML’s production in the Philippines to 50,000 tons of nickel metal content per year, it was gathered.

Concurrently, the SMML has the US$ 200 million Coral Bay Nickel Corporation (CBNC) High Pressure Acid Leach (HPAL) project in Rio Tuba, Palawan.

The CBNC has also invested an additional US$ 300 million to redouble the capacity of the project to at least 20,000 tons of nickel/metal content per year by April 2009.

It was gathered that these projects already commenced operations in April 2005.

Nobumasa Kemori, president of SMML, sees that production of the Taganito HPAL project, combined with that of the Coral Bay Rio, will account for about five percent of world nickel production, putting the Philippines firmly on the forefront of world nickel production.

"If the nickel ore shipments of Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp. are combined with our HPAL production, then the Philippines will enjoy a seven percent share of total world production, said Kemori, in his letter to President Arroyo.

Earlier, the SMML head wrote a letter to President Arroyo asking for support on the Taganito HPAL project to be operational on the target date.

The SMML, who plans to start their operation on April next year in Taganito, asked the President in resolving some local issues.

The Department of the Environment and Natural Resources – Mines-Geo Sciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) have already approved the Environment Clearance Certificate (ECC) to the SMML-Taganito HPAL project last September 3.

When the joint venture started, the SMML targeted to generate some 5,000 local employment, it was also learned.

filino

October 28th, 2008, 01:40 AM

nice. is this the first foodcourt we have in surigao city?

not actually, we have another one at TT

filino

October 28th, 2008, 01:42 AM

it is so ironic that caraga is among the richest in the country in terms of mineral reserves and yet the second poorest region in the entire country. mining operations definitely will bring progress and offer more job opportunities to the locals. however, i think operating several of them will endanger the environment in caraga. please spare siargao and bucas grande islands from mining activities.

I wonder how the other cities in caraga would react in the statement that surigao city is considered the most developed city in region 13. i agree though.

it's been in the news before pa but that stat report was being questioned by some of our officials and it was learned na jaoy lain na tagbasihan sa report na naka drag sa ato region as the 2nd most poorest in the region. bali hamok aspects ang tagbasihan and not just the income coz for the city alone incomewise the city is more than qualified to be a highly urbanized city.

filino

October 28th, 2008, 01:51 AM

c0kelitr0

October 28th, 2008, 05:48 AM

hahaha that's what the writer says :D i think it's relative to it's size.

Butuan is still more developed overall but i think, if Butuan is just as big as Surigao, Surigao is more developed.

rally

October 28th, 2008, 06:17 AM

Theres no question Butuan is more developed. Lets not make that an issue kay mag away na sab ta when we are supposed to be supporting each other. amora nan CDO sanan Davao City.:)

BOB-bXu

October 28th, 2008, 06:27 AM

the author meant that among CARAGA's component cities (Bayugan City, Bislig City, Cabadbaran City, Tandag City and Surigao City)...Surigao is most developed...

Butuan City is our regions lone city under Highly Urbanized category...

lets all hope progress will continually pour into this region....in that way we will be having a 2nd highly urbanized city, in this case Surigao City

Bricken Ridge

October 28th, 2008, 08:30 AM

filino

October 28th, 2008, 09:19 AM

I agree with Lei Chavez that Surigao is the most developed city in the Caraga region. Surigao City Port is unbeatable, complemented by the Port of Lipata. The airport, though smaller, serves its population well. City streets are paved. The boulevard is one of its kind in the region, spanning several rivers. Other infrastructures, while smaller in scale are relative to the city's size. And don't forget the soon to be completed sports complex. But summing up all these does not mean Surigao is developed, it still needs to look beyond the present to succeed in the future. There's a lot more to do.

in fairness you've got the point!

the author meant that among CARAGA's component cities (Bayugan City, Bislig City, Cabadbaran City, Tandag City and Surigao City)...Surigao is most developed...

Butuan City is our regions lone city under Highly Urbanized category...

lets all hope progress will continually pour into this region....in that way we will be having a 2nd highly urbanized city, in this case Surigao City

land area and income surigao is more than qualified to be the 2nd highly urbanized city in caraga. siguro the writer is talking about the income of all cities in caraga. siguro nga surigao has the highest income sa tanan city including butuan.

pero bagan more develop man gajud ang butuan physically

mike durero

October 28th, 2008, 10:49 AM

:) halo everyone, its my first here..hopefully soon surigao will get what she deserves:). but heres something big for surigao. just visit www.uigresorts.com

mike durero

October 28th, 2008, 12:14 PM

http://http://s384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/mike_durero/?action=view&current=resort_surigao.jpghttp://http://s384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/mike_durero/?action=view&current=resort_surigao.jpg

Bricken Ridge

October 28th, 2008, 07:07 PM

^^^^If managed well, Surigao can compete with Palawan toe- to- toe selling tourism. These new middle- of -the- road developments in and around Surigao are good for tourism market analysis, consideing that nearby Cebu's high end attempt is all but artificial, having to constantly import sand to fill it's beaches in Mactan.

filino

October 28th, 2008, 11:24 PM

:) halo everyone, its my first here..hopefully soon surigao will get what she deserves:). but heres something big for surigao. just visit www.uigresorts.com

this is great news. if will push through its a great devt for the entire province nd for the tourism devt of caraga

rally

October 29th, 2008, 05:39 AM

:) halo everyone, its my first here..hopefully soon surigao will get what she deserves:). but heres something big for surigao. just visit www.uigresorts.com

WOW! Just visited the site. Grabe. Kagana gajud kun matinood ini. first time iv heard of this development although i know of tranquility bay resort before. Ya man gajud adto sija musucceed. Nag start na ini or planning stage pa?

c0kelitr0

October 29th, 2008, 11:06 AM

OMG!!! that's a big project!!! :eek:

can anyone post the pics here? please. :D i'm at the office right now, i've got limited internet access hehe.

how much kaya ang condo here?

BOB-bXu

October 29th, 2008, 01:14 PM

in fairness you've got the point!

land area and income surigao is more than qualified to be the 2nd highly urbanized city in caraga. siguro the writer is talking about the income of all cities in caraga. siguro nga surigao has the highest income sa tanan city including butuan.

pero bagan more develop man gajud ang butuan physically

can anyone update us about Congressman Romarate's bill seeking conversion of the city to Highly Urbanized status?

regjeex

October 29th, 2008, 01:43 PM

Wow! good news yan ah... sana mag materialize yan...

can anyone update us about Congressman Romarate's bill seeking conversion of the city to Highly Urbanized status?

renvoi

October 29th, 2008, 06:15 PM

can anyone update us about Congressman Romarate's bill seeking conversion of the city to Highly Urbanized status?

in as much as we want surigao city to be converted as a highly urbanized city, it still did not meet the minimum requirements under the local government code as far as population is concerned. as regard the income, surigao city is very qualified. according to the NSO's 2007 census, surigao city has a population of only 132,151. the required population is 200,000.

rally

October 30th, 2008, 03:41 AM

The strategy here is to make Surigao City Highly Urbanized by way of legislation in the same way as the new cities like Tandag, Bayugan, and Cabadbaran (for Caraga only) were granted cityhood status even if they did not comply with the minimum local revenue requirement.

Im not sure but i think it has yet to be scheduled for 1st reading.

regjeex

October 30th, 2008, 09:04 AM

regjeex

October 30th, 2008, 09:08 AM

First class city ba ang Surigao or 2nd class only? unsay status sa warehaus sa Surigao og ang citi hardware? wala pa jud good news about the GMall diha?

regjeex

October 30th, 2008, 09:10 AM

With regards to San Francisco, i think mas qualified pa sya ke sa Bayugan og mas daku pa ang SF ke sa Bayugan.

The strategy here is to make Surigao City Highly Urbanized by way of legislation in the same way as the new cities like Tandag, Bayugan, and Cabadbaran (for Caraga only) were granted cityhood status even if they did not comply with the minimum local revenue requirement.

Im not sure but i think it has yet to be scheduled for 1st reading.

renvoi

October 30th, 2008, 04:32 PM

With regards to San Francisco, i think mas qualified pa sya ke sa Bayugan og mas daku pa ang SF ke sa Bayugan.

maybe majority of the people voted no or rejected cityhood status in the plebescite conducted that's why it failed to become a city.

renvoi

October 30th, 2008, 04:43 PM

rally

October 31st, 2008, 02:40 AM

Question? if ang Component City ba mahimo og HUC, mo daku ba ang IRA I mean ang income ba nga gigahin sa national... murag nag libog ko.. hahahaha...

Bitaw dili qualified ang Surigao to HUC kay ang population gamay ra.

It should necessarily follow because the basis for the IRA is the same, area (territory), population and local income. So if a component city is elevated to HUC then either or all of the following - area, population and/or income has or have increased.

The immediate effect of conversion from component to HUC is that the HUC can no longer vote for the provincial officials. Then the possibiltiy of havings it own district representative in Congress.

rally

October 31st, 2008, 02:43 AM

maybe majority of the people voted no or rejected cityhood status in the plebescite conducted that's why it failed to become a city.

San Francisco was never included among the municipalities granted legislative cityhood status so no plebiscite was held there. Perhaps Congressman Plaza can aswer the question why Bayugan was choasen over SF to be granted cityhood status.

rally

October 31st, 2008, 02:47 AM

First class city ba ang Surigao or 2nd class only? unsay status sa warehaus sa Surigao og ang citi hardware? wala pa jud good news about the GMall diha?

Im not sure but definitely not 1st class but that will not prevent it from becoming an HUC in the same way (again by analogy) that the new cities all over the Philippines (except for 2 or 3) were also not 1st class municipalities when elevated into a city.

Na puro ra storya although there were actually representatives of said establishments who came to Surigao to scout and manifest their interest in opening a branch here. Pero kung kanus-a na matawo, ambot yang.:bash::lol:

rally

October 31st, 2008, 02:53 AM

lahi pa ba ang siargao island sa surigao province?
NO Siargao Island is part of Surigao del Norte.

it was Dinagat Islands whihc was created into a new province out of Surigao del Norte.

rally

October 31st, 2008, 02:57 AM

rally

October 31st, 2008, 02:58 AM

in some sense your right @dangas. but i will love siargao to be what it is today than boracay.

I agree, let it remain rustic and unspoiled.

BOB-bXu

October 31st, 2008, 06:25 AM

Im not sure but definitely not 1st class but that will not prevent it from becoming an HUC in the same way (again by analogy) that the new cities all over the Philippines (except for 2 or 3) were also not 1st class municipalities when elevated into a city.

Na puro ra storya although there were actually representatives of said establishments who came to Surigao to scout and manifest their interest in opening a branch here. Pero kung kanus-a na matawo, ambot yang.:bash::lol:

pwede man pod nato i-convert ang city into an idependent unit from Surigao del Norte just like Cotabato City did....Cotabato City is neither a first class nor it did not met the requirements for highly urbanized status...

we can do that for Surigao City..by making it an independent component city from the province...
but a lot of political undertones can happen since the bulk of supporters of the Barbers group come from the city...again the balance of influences of mayor Cassura camp, Barbers and Romarate will influence the outcome of this move..

c0kelitr0

October 31st, 2008, 08:43 AM

First class city ba ang Surigao or 2nd class only? unsay status sa warehaus sa Surigao og ang citi hardware? wala pa jud good news about the GMall diha?

it is required na 3 consecutive years greater than 300 million ang income para maqualify as first class city. it should already be declared as a first class city at the end of this year coz starting 2005, Surigao City has been earning more than that.

c0kelitr0

October 31st, 2008, 09:13 AM

Tranquility Bay Surigao Islands Resort
Bacuag Beach, Surigao del Norte

Resort Hotel and Condominiums
Golf and Marina Club

Developer: UIG Resorts Inc.

http://www.uigresorts.com/index.html

Tranquility Bay will be a middle range destination resort offering a full service destination with unique features (See location Link) the company owns the land on the beach of Punta Bacuag Surigao Del Norte, Asia.

Target market will be the middle to higher income travelers from various countries including the U.S. on vacation and want to choose a quieter site with all the amenities of destination resorts. This location will feature favorable climates year round, hundreds of Islands and white sand beaches to visit from the unique jump of destination, etc.

We will provide ultimate services to our clients similar to those provided by high end resorts. The resort will be the first destination in the Philippines to be accessible with only a thirty minute cross land drive to the resort itself from a domestic airport, this makes the resort unique in itself due to its accessibility and excellent strategically located destinations.

The company has isolated a destination that not only offers accessibility but also access to hundreds of white sand beaches with the comfort and facilities of a high end resort at affordable cost. Transportation to our resort is by jet plane into at present a domestic airport (one hour flight from Manila) and thirty minutes by land (Private transportation) to the destination.

The facilities at the resort will include a future golf club, Marina and other hotels and board walk facilities thus increasing the initial property values potentially enormously for those investing in the ownership of a condominium on the 1st phase of the project. The project will be done in 3 phase of completion over the next six years with the end result of having a destination resorts of a world class standard, this can only be achieved in a new an exciting rural destination master planned and controlled by one company.

http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/3/10/30/f_Tranquilitym_4bee531.jpg

http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/3/10/30/f_Tranquilitym_f958322.jpg

http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/3/10/30/f_Tranquilitym_36aa4a0.jpg

http://img03.picoodle.com/img/img03/3/10/31/f_Tranquilitym_7c369be.jpg

c0kelitr0

October 31st, 2008, 09:19 AM

grabe!!! naexcite ako sa project na 'to!!!

renvoi

October 31st, 2008, 02:20 PM

renvoi

October 31st, 2008, 02:40 PM

San Francisco was never included among the municipalities granted legislative cityhood status so no plebiscite was held there. Perhaps Congressman Plaza can aswer the question why Bayugan was choasen over SF to be granted cityhood status.

i see. so san francisco municipal council or the provincial sanggunian of agusan del sur never passed a resolution for the conversion of san frans into a city. how about in surigao del norte, by analogy also, what municipalities can be candidates for cityhood? thanks.

c0kelitr0

November 1st, 2008, 03:14 AM

^^ naku wala ata hehehe. all towns are really small :D

regjeex

November 1st, 2008, 07:48 AM

Bitaw nakalabay ko padulong surigao murag gagmay ang mga municipalities. Claver murag dili cguro mo qualify kay gamay ra mura ra sya sa RTR sa agusan del norte. Taganaan sa gamay ra pod... Sa agusan del norte murag nabira tanan mga tao didto sa City of Surigao. Same in Cabadbaran murag nabira sad tanan neighbooring municipalities like Tubay, RTR.

^^ naku wala ata hehehe. all towns are really small :D

regjeex

November 1st, 2008, 07:52 AM

Wow! sana wag maharangan ng mga politicos jan sa Surigao... Nice to hear this project Wow ang ganda....

Tranquility Bay Surigao Islands Resort
Bacuag Beach, Surigao del Norte

Resort Hotel and Condominiums
Golf and Marina Club

Developer: UIG Resorts Inc.

http://www.uigresorts.com/index.html

Tranquility Bay will be a middle range destination resort offering a full service destination with unique features (See location Link) the company owns the land on the beach of Punta Bacuag Surigao Del Norte, Asia.

Target market will be the middle to higher income travelers from various countries including the U.S. on vacation and want to choose a quieter site with all the amenities of destination resorts. This location will feature favorable climates year round, hundreds of Islands and white sand beaches to visit from the unique jump of destination, etc.

We will provide ultimate services to our clients similar to those provided by high end resorts. The resort will be the first destination in the Philippines to be accessible with only a thirty minute cross land drive to the resort itself from a domestic airport, this makes the resort unique in itself due to its accessibility and excellent strategically located destinations.

The company has isolated a destination that not only offers accessibility but also access to hundreds of white sand beaches with the comfort and facilities of a high end resort at affordable cost. Transportation to our resort is by jet plane into at present a domestic airport (one hour flight from Manila) and thirty minutes by land (Private transportation) to the destination.

The facilities at the resort will include a future golf club, Marina and other hotels and board walk facilities thus increasing the initial property values potentially enormously for those investing in the ownership of a condominium on the 1st phase of the project. The project will be done in 3 phase of completion over the next six years with the end result of having a destination resorts of a world class standard, this can only be achieved in a new an exciting rural destination master planned and controlled by one company.

http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/3/10/30/f_Tranquilitym_4bee531.jpg

http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/3/10/30/f_Tranquilitym_f958322.jpg

http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/3/10/30/f_Tranquilitym_36aa4a0.jpg

http://img03.picoodle.com/img/img03/3/10/31/f_Tranquilitym_7c369be.jpg

regjeex

November 1st, 2008, 08:35 AM

Sana ma elevate na yan...

it is required na 3 consecutive years greater than 300 million ang income para maqualify as first class city. it should already be declared as a first class city at the end of this year coz starting 2005, Surigao City has been earning more than that.

c0kelitr0

November 1st, 2008, 10:42 AM

^^ most tourists who go to Siargao are into surfing so the beaches are all left without people hehe. I can't wait for the airport to open para mas mabilis and comfortable going there. it will attract more tourists for sure.

mike durero

November 1st, 2008, 03:10 PM

this could a biggest tourism related facility in the region,i may say.It's a world class resort that will put surigao as a great and one of the coolest destination in the country conveying foreign tourist in our world class destinations. .:banana::banana::banana: but an american company in nevada owns the resort and i do hope this will still pursue even if america is experiencing financial crisis. :ohno:

filino

November 2nd, 2008, 11:59 AM

i see. so san francisco municipal council or the provincial sanggunian of agusan del sur never passed a resolution for the conversion of san frans into a city. how about in surigao del norte, by analogy also, what municipalities can be candidates for cityhood? thanks.

Dapa in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte is possible

c0kelitr0

November 3rd, 2008, 03:07 AM

^^ i was about to say that as well :D but maybe in 10 to 15 years ;)

rally

November 3rd, 2008, 03:27 AM

renvoi

November 3rd, 2008, 06:09 AM

There is a pending bill in congress calling for the conversion of capitals of provinces whihc are not yet cities into a city. If approved then San Jose of Dinagat Province will be come a city.

It will be difficult for SDN municipalities becuase not only are they inadequate in local income but also in the other requirements - population and area.

yes, that bill filed by a congresswoman from zamboanga sibugay is also being questioned by the LCP. if that bill is passed in both houses of congress, only mati in davao will qualify for conversion to cityhood based the requirements of the LGC.

renvoi

November 3rd, 2008, 06:17 AM

im sorry, let me correct that. mati was already converted as a city in 2004.

rally

November 3rd, 2008, 09:01 AM

im sorry, let me correct that. mati was already converted as a city in 2004.

I think its actually one of the new cities that is being questioned by the LCP.

filino

November 3rd, 2008, 09:14 AM

in terms of population i guess none of SDN municipalities will be qualified

rally

November 3rd, 2008, 09:40 AM

in terms of population i guess none of SDN municipalities will be qualified

But if theres a will then theres a way. look at Dinagat, makes you scratch you head how it could possibly become a separate province.:bash::ohno:.. May pending sad na case in the SC questioning the creation of the province of Dinagat . Basig maparehas sa Sharif Kabunsuan.:ohno:

c0kelitr0

November 3rd, 2008, 09:53 AM

the creation of Dinagat province is indeed questionable. :sleepy:

mike durero

November 3rd, 2008, 02:20 PM

Based on the census 2007, MAINIT In Surigao del Norte has the greatest population having 23,952, followed by PLACER 22,743, next is DAPA 22,184, while in the province of Dinagat, San JOse has only a total of 28,398 making Basilisa(Rizal) the highest garnering 31,363. :) How much polulation does it makes a city?:) which among these municipalities could be qualified?

Zscape...Redefining the lines of the City.

renvoi

November 3rd, 2008, 03:37 PM

aside from population, income and area are also requirements for the creation of cities. a municipality must have a population of 150,000 or more as certified by the NSO in order to qualify for cityhood. income on the otherhand, must be at least 100M for the last 2 consecutive years and an area of 100 square kilometers. these requirements however were not strictly followed in the creation of new cities last year.

renvoi

November 3rd, 2008, 03:48 PM

But if theres a will then theres a way. look at Dinagat, makes you scratch you head how it could possibly become a separate province.:bash::ohno:.. May pending sad na case in the SC questioning the creation of the province of Dinagat . Basig maparehas sa Sharif Kabunsuan.:ohno:

yes, i agree. this is how politics work. even if it is very clear that it is not qualified, the author of the bill will always invent ways to make it qualified.:bash:

filino

November 5th, 2008, 01:49 AM

yes, i agree. this is how politics work. even if it is very clear that it is not qualified, the author of the bill will always invent ways to make it qualified.:bash:

but i hope kung d pa deserving then let's stay this way muna and time will come, kay asa man gyud ta paingon d lang pugson kay magdugo :lol:

filino

November 5th, 2008, 01:51 AM

rally

November 5th, 2008, 02:11 AM

rally

November 5th, 2008, 02:17 AM

if im not mistaken, there was a proposal before to make San Francisco and Sison as part of the city and make surigao as Metro Surigao. dont know what happened na after that. hmmm, san franz and sison is indeed closer to the city.

That was floated before but nothing concrete came about. Inday sab kum musugot an taga Sison and San Franz but if you look at it closely, these places would really benefit from being part of the City. but if you look at the trend politically, there is no lumping of territories but rather there is slicing up and dividing them. It political law its called GERRYMANDERING.

rally

November 5th, 2008, 02:18 AM

By the way, a lot of forumers in SC are complaining that they have difficulty registering here.

I guess im one of the lucky ones kay dali ra ko naka register.:banana:

rally

November 5th, 2008, 03:04 AM

but i hope kung d pa deserving then let's stay this way muna and time will come, kay asa man gyud ta paingon d lang pugson kay magdugo :lol:

lagi, if we deserve it, it will come. uman dalion man gajud. We may end up like other places which are cities or 1st class only in name. Look at Makati, despite the fact that they long ago qualified to be a city, it remained a municipality for quiet awhile, superior in every way to 1st class cities except for a few.

renvoi

November 5th, 2008, 03:44 AM

if im not mistaken, there was a proposal before to make San Francisco and Sison as part of the city and make surigao as Metro Surigao. dont know what happened na after that. hmmm, san franz and sison is indeed closer to the city.

really? i like this proposal. just in case this proposal will be realized, the city's population, area and income will also increase and surigao city will surely qualify to become as a HUC. i wonder if the residents of siad municipalities are amenable to this proposal.

correct me if im wrong, but i think the municipalities of san francisco and sison were once part of the then municipality of surigao and was separated only in the 50's due to the mining boom at that time.

renvoi

November 5th, 2008, 03:48 AM

That was floated before but nothing concrete came about. Inday sab kum musugot an taga Sison and San Franz but if you look at it closely, these places would really benefit from being part of the City. but if you look at the trend politically, there is no lumping of territories but rather there is slicing up and dividing them. It political law its called GERRYMANDERING.

yes, this is very common practice of politicians whose terms of office are about to end and could not run to other positions as well. so they will file a bill for the creation of new provinces, cities or municipalities where they could run again unopposed.

renvoi

November 5th, 2008, 03:52 AM

by the way, im just curious, what is the official name of the municipality of san francisco? is it san francisco or anao-aon? i prefer the latter because it is unique and y kaparehas na ngayan.

rally

November 5th, 2008, 04:12 AM

by the way, im just curious, what is the official name of the municipality of san francisco? is it san francisco or anao-aon? i prefer the latter because it is unique and y kaparehas na ngayan.

Its San francisco but like you i prefer Anao-aon also. Other similar situations - Numancia which is now Del Carmen; Libjo which is now Albor.

renvoi

November 5th, 2008, 05:34 AM

Its San francisco but like you i prefer Anao-aon also. Other similar situations - Numancia which is now Del Carmen; Libjo which is now Albor.

del carmen is much ok compared to its old name. i hope the old names of the other municipalites in surigao will be preserved specially if it has something to do with its origin as a place, except when such name has a bad connotation attached to it.

filino

November 5th, 2008, 06:18 AM

guess what? Brgy. Hinatuan of Taganaan is now hot property. why? hmmm is it because of mining? hinatuan island is the home of Hinatuan mining corp. it is one of the active mining companies in province. city government is now looking the possibilities that this brgy actually part of the city and of course papatalo ba ang taganaan dyan? huge amount of money will be taken from them just in case.

rally

November 5th, 2008, 07:54 AM

del carmen is much ok compared to its old name. i hope the old names of the other municipalites in surigao will be preserved specially if it has something to do with its origin as a place, except when such name has a bad connotation attached to it.

Hmmm this prompted me to think about the names of the municipalities in SDN.

Malimono was the name given by the Spaniards when exploring the area they encountered monkeys who attacked them. roughly, it means "bad monkeys".

Mainit of course derived its name from the hot springs therein. curiously its called mapaso hot spring. I dont know why it the tagalog word Mainit became its name instead of the dialect Mapaso.

Tubod of course means spring and refers to the spring in that mountain located in the municipality called Songkoy.

The two are adjoining municipalities, one offering a hot spring the other cold spring. nice huh? Unfortunately the hot spring in mainit is a private property and the owner has resisted developing the same. As for Songkoy, it has also not been well developed.

Research pa for other municipalities.

regjeex

November 5th, 2008, 08:28 AM

I like San Franciso. I think mas daku pa ang SF ke sa Bislig IMO lang. the land area, infra, commercial banks. I dont know kung pila ang population sa SF. I think they will qualify for cityhood. Even na ang Prosperidad ang Capital sa ADS dono why na murag barangay ang dating nitong municipal nato na anjan man sana ang business center ng ADS. hmmmm controbersyal kay na ba. Cguro murag daghan pa tao ang Brgy Ampayon diri sa Butuan.

Its San francisco but like you i prefer Anao-aon also. Other similar situations - Numancia which is now Del Carmen; Libjo which is now Albor.

rally

November 5th, 2008, 08:51 AM

I like San Franciso. I think mas daku pa ang SF ke sa Bislig IMO lang. the land area, infra, commercial banks. I dont know kung pila ang population sa SF. I think they will qualify for cityhood. Even na ang Prosperidad ang Capital sa ADS dono why na murag barangay ang dating nitong municipal nato na anjan man sana ang business center ng ADS. hmmmm controbersyal kay na ba. Cguro murag daghan pa tao ang Brgy Ampayon diri sa Butuan.

he he he reg, we are talking about SF Surigao del Norte, dili SF Agusan del Sur:) At any rate SF ADS i think would qualify as a city already if it really wants to i think. I agree its bigger than Bislig. Pero kung ma approve ang kadton bill sa congress, aw una jud Propseridad ma city.:bash:

regjeex

November 5th, 2008, 08:55 AM

hahaha aw naa diay pod San Francisco ang SDN? heheh my BAD sorry. Unsaon man pag qualify ang Prosperidad nga sa infra lang daan wa jamo kana ra ilang sports complex ug ang Phil Normal University. Dili sila ma qualify oi ug mo oppose ko ana hehehehe. Maajo pa ning Nasipit kay morag mo qualify pa. I hope Bayugan will do their best to promote their city. Asa banda ang SF sa SDN? lagpas ba sa claver or diri dapit sa Kitcharao?

he he he reg, we are talking about SF Surigao del Norte, dili SF Agusan del Sur:) At any rate SF ADS i think would qualify as a city already if it really wants to i think. I agree its bigger than Bislig. Pero kung ma approve ang kadton bill sa congress, aw una jud Propseridad ma city.:bash:

rally

November 5th, 2008, 09:11 AM

hahaha aw naa diay pod San Francisco ang SDN? heheh my BAD sorry. Unsaon man pag qualify ang Prosperidad nga sa infra lang daan wa jamo kana ra ilang sports complex ug ang Phil Normal University. Dili sila ma qualify oi ug mo oppose ko ana hehehehe. Maajo pa ning Nasipit kay morag mo qualify pa. I hope Bayugan will do their best to promote their city. Asa banda ang SF sa SDN? lagpas ba sa claver or diri dapit sa Kitcharao?

Kadtong bill lagi automatic ang capital sa province mahimu ug city.:bash:

Ang SF SDN coastal municipality dire sa Surigao city nga side reg, mga 10 imutes away lang.

regjeex

November 5th, 2008, 10:18 AM

Ah OK.

Kadtong bill lagi automatic ang capital sa province mahimu ug city.:bash:

Ang SF SDN coastal municipality dire sa Surigao city nga side reg, mga 10 imutes away lang.

filino

November 5th, 2008, 12:11 PM

kung ma otso na ang surigao ma city na unja ang uban munisipyo sa surigao del norte. :lol:

regjeex

November 5th, 2008, 12:40 PM

Meaning? i dont get it.. sorry lag lag akong IQ.. hehehe

kung ma otso na ang surigao ma city na unja ang uban munisipyo sa surigao del norte. :lol:

renvoi

November 5th, 2008, 03:19 PM

Hmmm this prompted me to think about the names of the municipalities in SDN.

Malimono was the name given by the Spaniards when exploring the area they encountered monkeys who attacked them. roughly, it means "bad monkeys".

Mainit of course derived its name from the hot springs therein. curiously its called mapaso hot spring. I dont know why it the tagalog word Mainit became its name instead of the dialect Mapaso.

Tubod of course means spring and refers to the spring in that mountain located in the municipality called Songkoy.

The two are adjoining municipalities, one offering a hot spring the other cold spring. nice huh? Unfortunately the hot spring in mainit is a private property and the owner has resisted developing the same. As for Songkoy, it has also not been well developed.

Research pa for other municipalities.

I can add Alegria. according to wikipedia:

The name Alegria was derived from the Spanish word which means "lively". Its name was given by Judge Sixto Olga who happened to spend a night in the place. The people offered him a party dance. Because their affair was lively he told the people to change the name Anahaw to Alegria. Alegria was formerly named Anahaw.

renvoi

November 5th, 2008, 03:34 PM

I found this news item while surfing the net. This news item dated March 2008 in "The Mount Balatucan Monitor".

"THE MOUNT BALATUCAN MONITOR

Surigao City and Surigao del Norte. There is much noise about the proposal to create another congressional district out of the 2nd district of Surigao del Norte. The proposed district will comprise Surigao City and the municipalities of Sison, San Francisco and Malimono which is part of the 2nd District of Surigao del Norte. The idea came after Surigao City Mayor Pons Casurra intimated that Surigao City should be allotted one congressional seat. However, with this proposal, it seems that the population requirement will not be met by Surigao City alone that it has to include the 3 municipalities so as to create another district. There might be negotiations now with Rep. Jun Romarate for this proposal. This is appealing to both parties. For any congressional aspirant, it will open a golden opportunity to become a member of Congress. For Jun Romarate, his hold on the 2nd district will be much more secure as his potential rivals come from Surigao City. With only 8 municipalities to concentrate and sans Surigao City, Romarate can now carve a bailiwick and a political dynasty of his own."

any news about this proposal? hmmm... I sense something .... with this proposal.

renvoi

November 5th, 2008, 03:45 PM

kung ma otso na ang surigao ma city na unja ang uban munisipyo sa surigao del norte. :lol:

i also dont get it filino. what do you mean?

I know SDN is not that desperate, but if we really want to have another city within SDN, why dont we transfer the capital of SDN to other municipalities like Mainit or Placer, because if the Bill filed by Congresswoman Hofer of Zamboanga Sibugay becomes a law, that new capital will automatically becomes a city. just my opinion.

filino

November 6th, 2008, 01:38 AM

Meaning? i dont get it.. sorry lag lag akong IQ.. hehehe

i also dont get it filino. what do you mean?

I know SDN is not that desperate, but if we really want to have another city within SDN, why dont we transfer the capital of SDN to other municipalities like Mainit or Placer, because if the Bill filed by Congresswoman Hofer of Zamboanga Sibugay becomes a law, that new capital will automatically becomes a city. just my opinion.

it's just a joke! :lol: meaning if surigao city (as in number 7) turns number 8 na, then one of SDN municipalities will become city (7) na dajon hehehehe. in short, wala gajud SDN municipalities na mo qualify to become a city kay it is impossible for surigao city to become surigao 8. joke! joke! joke! pa burger naman dyan! :lol:

filino

November 6th, 2008, 01:39 AM

I know SDN is not that desperate, but if we really want to have another city within SDN, why dont we transfer the capital of SDN to other municipalities like Mainit or Placer, because if the Bill filed by Congresswoman Hofer of Zamboanga Sibugay becomes a law, that new capital will automatically becomes a city. just my opinion.

there was a proposal too to transfer the provincial capital to Placer. sa Bad-as man gani daw ibutang ang capitol.

filino

November 6th, 2008, 01:41 AM

rally

November 6th, 2008, 01:45 AM

ha ha ha si filino joker kaayo. its a play of words - "city" meaning siete or 7. Mao to ingon xa kung ma "otso" (8) na ang surigao.:lol:

@renvoi, there is indeed such a proposal. its again gerrymandering to benefit the politicians so they do not meet each other in elections which would mean bigger expenses for them.

This is the scenario: Mayor Casurra is on his last term as City Mayor. Logically the next position would be higher - Governor or Congressman. Considering he is allied with the Barbers, the Governorship is out of the question. That leaves the congressional post. However an encounter with the incumbent would be finanancially bloody for the two contenders. Solution? why not create another district for Pons, that way everyone is happy with a lot of savings. This is appealing to Romarate as the City is a bailiwick of Pons and he would have a hard time against Pons if they do meet head on.:nuts:

rally

November 6th, 2008, 01:51 AM

this is a desperate move for mayor pons who obviously still needs more power to hold after mo end ija term this 2010.

hmmm, not really because he has the luxury of choosing to retire from politics and not vie for any electoral position. Also from the point of view of Romarate, removing Surigao City from the equation would greatly benefit his chances of reelection specially if the opponent is Mayor Pons as the latter has more influence in the city. So you see, everyone is happy.

filino

November 6th, 2008, 01:55 AM

hmmm, not really because he has the luxury of choosing to retire from politics and not vie for any electoral position. Also from the point of view of Romarate, removing Surigao City from the equation would greatly benefit his chances of reelection specially if the opponent is Mayor Pons as the latter has more influence in the city. So you see, everyone is happy.

bitaw ral. i am not against mayor pons for i strongly believed that he the best mayor of the city so far. sayang man gani na mawaya sa sija sa posisyon.

filino

November 6th, 2008, 01:56 AM

BOB-bXu

November 6th, 2008, 05:22 AM

yoncha789

November 6th, 2008, 02:26 PM

filino

November 7th, 2008, 01:11 AM

view towards city hall.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember1.jpg

other views...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember4.jpg

construction of the structure is almost finished, interior works up next.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember5.jpg

@yoncha: i noticed that you're always on this spot, ikaw ba tag-iya sa building?

look at the absolute building it needs total repainting, sakit na kaayo sa mata

someday, visible na unja ang mAng inasal along rizal

i hope you can post here the complete view of Prov. Gym.

nice pics!

filino

November 7th, 2008, 01:17 AM

guys, Surigao Business Chamber will be the host this month of the CARAGA Business Confab..

I would want to know the pre convention updates of their resolutions and recommendations and results that they have passed last year in the Butuan Confab.

updates updates please

no updates bob, except that the surigao business chamber adjudged as the most outstanding business chamber in mindanao for 2008. :banana: :banana: :banana:

renvoi

November 7th, 2008, 08:24 AM

renvoi

November 7th, 2008, 08:34 AM

view towards city hall.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember1.jpg

other views...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember4.jpg

construction of the structure is almost finished, interior works up next.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember5.jpg

nice pictures yoncha. very neat and clean surigao city. i noticed the new buildings are very colorful. kakamiss ang surigao.

filino

November 7th, 2008, 08:49 AM

nice pictures yoncha. very neat and clean surigao city. i noticed the new buildings are very colorful. kakamiss ang surigao.

yan ang mga kulay na nauuso dito sa city

c0kelitr0

November 7th, 2008, 09:23 AM

thanks for sharing!! great pics.

absolute bldg is becoming an eysore now :sleepy:

mike durero

November 7th, 2008, 02:34 PM

thanks for sharing!! great pics.

absolute bldg is becoming an eysore now :sleepy:

true, it must be repainted right away. Our city was known to be the wettest city. We get a lot of rainy days and this is the reason that the walls of the buildings gets a lot of mildew due to humidity and moisture in the air thus, causing stains. That's why, most of our buildings nowadays are using aluminum composite cladding on walls but its a lot expensive though. :lol: Sana ipacladding nalang na para mas attractive sad tan-awon.:bash:

mike durero

November 7th, 2008, 02:43 PM

view towards city hall.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember1.jpg

other views...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember4.jpg

construction of the structure is almost finished, interior works up next.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/edison_lee/Surigao%20Construction/surigaonovember5.jpg

the unfinished building in the picture is truest on its form thus presenting a modern avant guarde character. Architecture in the city has almost evolved to the trendy type of architecture! The solid red square element acts as an accent element displaying the verticalness of the structure. For me its a real beautiful .. Go modernism for Surigao..Lets redefine our city.:banana::banana::banana:

mike durero

November 7th, 2008, 02:50 PM

Surigao City Hosts 14th CARAGA Business Conference

November 5, 2008 by Bob
Filed under News

Source:http://mindanao.com/blog/?p=11766

Surigao City, Surigao del Norte-The City and Provincial Government of Surigao, and the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry will be hosting this year’s 14th CARAGA BUSINESS CONFERENCE on November 28, 2008 at Hotel Tavern Surigao, Surigao City. The will bring together the business executives, political leaders and decision makers, and Philippine Chamber of Commerce officers in a day of unity for all Caraganons.

This year’s theme, “Uniting Caraga in These Testing Times”, fosters a challenge to both the public and private sector to enjoin efforts in advancing partnerships in the region during an impending economic crisis in 2009. Main topics are resolving tax-related issues with the Bureau of Internal Revenue and cementing relationships with local government units and their counterpart business community.

Johann Jake B. Miranda, President of the SCCI, said the region-wide business conference normally held before the national Philippine Business Conference in Manila was fittingly held this time in November since the nation is facing a wave of economic crisis in 2009. Appropriately, the highlights of the just concluded 34th Philippine Business Conference (PBC) held last October 20-22, 2008 in Manila, will be disseminated to the conference participants.

To ensure participation from the local government units, the conference organizers sought the assistance of DILG Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno to urge local government officials to join in this undertaking as public-private partnerships will be forged and sealed with a Memorandum of Understanding between each LGU and its corresponding business community.

After this one day conference, participants will visit Dinagat Island the next day for a tour of San Jose, its municipal capital, to showcase the tourism potentials and investment opportunities of the province.

Caraga is composed of the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur and the newly-created province of Dinagat Islands. The cities of Butuan, Surigao, Bislig, Cabadbaran, Bayugan and the municipalities of Cantilan, Bayugan, Prosperidad, San Francisco and San Jose will be represented by their local officials and business chambers.

According to the National Statistical Coordinating Board (NSCB), Caraga belongs to the poorest of the poor regions and it’s economy still lags behind those of other regions. Caraga is largely dependent on logging and mining operations.GEM

filino

November 8th, 2008, 12:52 AM