Surigao City and Surigao del Norte Province [Archive] - Page 199

boknot

February 7th, 2012, 01:35 AM

who is this Chinese group? don't they have a name?:)

ya man i-mention kun uno na Chinese company.

by the way, I wonder why the proposed extension of the runway is towards the river. Why not on the other end which would only require expropriating the affected lots?

apparently with a southwards extension, the runway is just too close to the highway.
this is still doable if they change the axial orientation of the runway by 5-10 degrees SW. in that case, it's like building a completely new runway.

from what i gathered it is the representative(s) of suzhou kaiyuan group. but it does not come from official sources lest i will be accused here of "undue announcements". :D

the runway extension should be northwards per dotc/caap since the south end would make it too proximate already to the foot hills surrounding the area and will affect aircraft approach/take off thus rendering the extension useless.

boknot

February 7th, 2012, 01:39 AM

dba jaun lot going to the river amu jaun ang rumor lot nan robinson?

imposible na gajud mahitabo na ibalhin ang airport didto sa cagniog? didto tana sa nonoc ky lapad!

rumors are just that rumors. if robinsons will buy in that area they can only utilize a small portion of it with a 60-m. wide hiway on one side and a 20-m. river buffer zone on the other. :D

litigs

February 7th, 2012, 02:34 AM

dba jaun lot going to the river amu jaun ang rumor lot nan robinson?

imposible na gajud mahitabo na ibalhin ang airport didto sa cagniog? didto tana sa nonoc ky lapad!
Terrain issue is the valid reason because that fixes the glide path. The touchdown zone doesn't change hence the extension is useless even if there is land to spare. Take-off distance from the south can be gained though but not the landing distance. Maybe this is the concession to the Chinese to finance that project in exchange for mining rights; they could be looking for oil next. This is what they've been doing in Africa for exploration rights.

rally

February 7th, 2012, 03:51 AM

from what i gathered it is the representative(s) of suzhou kaiyuan group. but it does not come from official sources lest i will be accused here of "undue announcements". :D

the runway extension should be northwards per dotc/caap since the south end would make it too proximate already to the foot hills surrounding the area and will affect aircraft approach/take off thus rendering the extension useless.

Terrain issue is the valid reason because that fixes the glide path. The touchdown zone doesn't change hence the extension is useless even if there is land to spare. Take-off distance from the south can be gained though but not the landing distance. Maybe this is the concession to the Chinese to finance that project in exchange for mining rights; they could be looking for oil next. This is what they've been doing in Africa for exploration rights.

ah ok, i get it. jaon namay tood bukid diha dapit.

that is not a farfetched idea @litigs, even smc is supposedly having the same offer of extending the runway once it gets to operate nonoc. They did the same with Caticlan(?) airport i think, SMC i mean.

white_ranger

February 7th, 2012, 05:07 AM

hinay ra hinua dire an linog white.
lagi sir kay sa ato silingan arang man ka kusog!

white_ranger

February 7th, 2012, 05:12 AM

rumors are just that rumors. if robinsons will buy in that area they can only utilize a small portion of it with a 60-m. wide hiway on one side and a 20-m. river buffer zone on the other. :D
peru dugay naman ini na issue...na e expand ang run way 2012 naman lamang ya pa may kisaw!puro raman ini sulti sulti, but let see who knows baka may milagro!cant wait to see airbus landing on...may ta ma padak an sad jaun airport nan sudad kay magan arang raman bagan cja ka cute. specially now a days that siargao is known for its great waves. i remember before there was a plan to upgrade the airport to a international airport sa panahon ni barbers. what if kung buhi pa cja ug still senador pa matuman kaha adto?will no doubt cguro sa rango pa nija na senador,sanan adto gajud ky pusong surigao...

white_ranger

February 7th, 2012, 05:13 AM

Terrain issue is the valid reason because that fixes the glide path. The touchdown zone doesn't change hence the extension is useless even if there is land to spare. Take-off distance from the south can be gained though but not the landing distance. Maybe this is the concession to the Chinese to finance that project in exchange for mining rights; they could be looking for oil next. This is what they've been doing in Africa for exploration rights.
that would be possible.....since chinese is using our resources here while their natural resources are being preserve!

white_ranger

February 7th, 2012, 05:17 AM

ah ok, i get it. jaon namay tood bukid diha dapit.

that is not a farfetched idea @litigs, even smc is supposedly having the same offer of extending the runway once it gets to operate nonoc. They did the same with Caticlan(?) airport i think, SMC i mean.
sir ral is it possible to convert the airport at nonoc to be a passenger airport? it would be best to create a bridge that will connect talisay and the end part of surigao(nalimot ko unu jadto name sa isla) and with that, it will help also to boost the area.

melai

February 7th, 2012, 06:09 AM

sir ral is it possible to convert the airport at nonoc to be a passenger airport? it would be best to create a bridge that will connect talisay and the end part of surigao(nalimot ko unu jadto name sa isla) and with that, it will help also to boost the area.

evlyting is possible basta daghan ka kualta. :lol:. nag hanap man kaha ta nan barato nga option mag tulay na hinoon ug isla biskay suba ra ug runway ang problema hehehe. unya kay airstrip ra man pud nang sa nonoc mag expand na pud didto plus wala pa gyud passenger terminal samot na ka dako ang gasto sa atong pordoy nga gobyerno hekhekhek.

melai

February 7th, 2012, 06:11 AM

melai

February 7th, 2012, 06:13 AM

peru dugay naman ini na issue...na e expand ang run way 2012 naman lamang ya pa may kisaw!puro raman ini sulti sulti, but let see who knows baka may milagro!cant wait to see airbus landing on...may ta ma padak an sad jaun airport nan sudad kay magan arang raman bagan cja ka cute. specially now a days that siargao is known for its great waves. i remember before there was a plan to upgrade the airport to a international airport sa panahon ni barbers. what if kung buhi pa cja ug still senador pa matuman kaha adto?will no doubt cguro sa rango pa nija na senador,sanan adto gajud ky pusong surigao...

dugay na nga isyu pero ang pangutana naa bay nag plano?? ambot lang kung buhi pa sya (may his soul rest in peace) kung mi dako naba ang ato airport. pero malagmit naa pay mga arko ma butang. ;)

Bricken Ridge

February 7th, 2012, 09:56 AM

I have no desire to go out tomorrow.

It's no fun in Germany.

We just have temperatures up to -28.7 ° C.

you need to escape the eurofreeze. and i'm not talking about moving your assets from the european banks but rather the frigid temperatures there.:) as they say in PH now- its more fun in the philippines.

Bricken Ridge

February 7th, 2012, 09:59 AM

..... magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Philippines .....
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/05/magnitude-68-earthquake-shakes-philippines-no-immediate-reports-injuries-or/

didn't we just had a good beating from Sendong? and here's another disaster.

Bricken Ridge

February 7th, 2012, 10:08 AM

Terrain issue is the valid reason because that fixes the glide path. The touchdown zone doesn't change hence the extension is useless even if there is land to spare. Take-off distance from the south can be gained though but not the landing distance. Maybe this is the concession to the Chinese to finance that project in exchange for mining rights; they could be looking for oil next. This is what they've been doing in Africa for exploration rights.

Are you talking about Surigao airport or just airports in general?

Bricken Ridge

February 7th, 2012, 10:12 AM

that would be possible.....since chinese is using our resources here while their natural resources are being preserve!

they don't have enough locally. that's why the Chinese are investing agressively in mineral rich but economically poorer countries especially in Africa. and that's why they are more interested than ever to take the entire West Philippine Sea.

Bricken Ridge

February 7th, 2012, 10:17 AM

Bricken Ridge

February 7th, 2012, 10:23 AM

basta hungihong gani walay klaro gyud hehehe. kung si gokongwei na mag announce mao na gyud na sure na hahaha.

kong mahoman na gyud ang robinson's place sa Surigao at na-ay mapalit ko sa ilang gipamaligya- kana motu-o na gyud ko.:)

litigs

February 7th, 2012, 01:35 PM

Are you talking about Surigao airport or just airports in general?
That's airport runways in general if there's terrain in one end. Perhaps the Chinese intervention is the only chance for this project to make it happen noting that they are taking this opportunity of the governments inability to fund its major projects. China will be the next biggest economy and as such has tapping resources from other countries notably oil in Africa, they already built an airport terminal there in exchange for oil exploration.

SC_00

February 7th, 2012, 03:10 PM

mag-open na ugma ang fernandez optical sa gcs

BULLDOG

February 7th, 2012, 03:21 PM

mag-open na ugma ang fernandez optical sa gcs

pangodak dajon madam para jaoy ato kalingawan ug comment dinhi :lol:

SC_00

February 7th, 2012, 03:48 PM

pangodak dajon madam para jaoy ato kalingawan ug comment dinhi :lol:

ai a big NO NO:nono:.
strictly prohibited na ang taking of pics and vidz.:lol:

Bricken Ridge

February 8th, 2012, 07:00 AM

Big nickel mining firm says rains caused pollution of bay
By Franklin A. Caliguid
Inquirer Mindanao
7:35 pm | Monday, February 6th, 2012

A large-scale nickel mining firm has disputed charges that its operations had polluted the waters of Claver Bay in Claver, Surigao del Norte, blaming torrential rains for the mess.

“The waters may be discolored, but it does not mean it (bay) is already polluted,” said Rogel Cabauatan, manager for environmental safety, health and security of Taganito Mining Corp. (TMC). “The reported pollution is not due to siltation from our mining operations but because of rains, a natural phenomenon.”

One of the country’s leading exporters of nickel ore, TMC and three other big mining companies based in the Caraga region are being investigated by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) for alleged violations of environmental and health hazard laws, particularly massive siltation and pollution in Claver Bay.

Cabauatan said his firm was strictly adhering to government regulatory measures in so far as mining, environment and health standards are concerned. “In fact, our water quality levels are within DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) standards,” he said.

“As far as TMC is concerned, it is always compliant with environment standards and regulations,” he told the Inquirer.

On Friday, Mines and Geosciences Director Leo Jasareno conducted an aerial survey of TMC’s mine sites. He said water pollution caused by siltation was evident in Claver Bay brought about by mining activities in the area.

“I observed that the waters of Claver Bay were colored orange due to siltation. Clearly, there was noncompliance with environmental standards and health hazard laws on the part of the firms,” Jasareno told the Inquirer.

He said leakages at the silting containment plants used by the firms for their stockpiled mined ores caused the siltation, which posed serious threats to the environment and the health of people in the communities.

Cabauatan said the discoloration of the waters was inconclusive proof of massive pollution. He attributed it to perpetual rains hitting upland mined areas and naturally flowing downstream toward the bay.

Monitoring teams, composed of MGB officials, environmentalist and nongovernment organizations, and local officials, will be sent to check the plants and, if necessary, recommend sanctions against the erring firms.

The monitoring teams will also look into allegations of nonpayment by mine firms of business fees and taxes to host communities.

The mining industry in Caraga, which is host to more than a dozen multinational mining firms, has been mired in controversies involving charges of environmental destruction, irregularities in the acquisition of mine permits, displacement of indigenous communities and nonpayment of extraction, business fees and taxes.

Jasareno said he would conduct monthly, not quarterly, assessments on firms accused of being noncompliant with environmental standards and laws.

San Roque Metals Inc. (SRMI), which operates a nickel mine on a 1,300-hectare land in Tubay, Agusan del Norte, has been ordered closed for refusing to pay at least P206 million in taxes to the municipality.

Ryan Culima, spokesperson of SRMI, said the nonpayment was justified, citing tax holidays from its mining franchise granted by the national government.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/140773/big-nickel-mining-firm-says-rains-caused-pollution-of-bay

Bricken Ridge

February 8th, 2012, 07:12 AM

Road marker for late Gov. Sering unveiled
by Eugenio Lira Jr.

Surigao City — Officials of Surigao del Norte unveiled on Sunday a marker for the late Governor Jose C. Sering, renaming Capitol Road after one of the longest-serving governors of the province.

Led by Gov. Sol Forcadilla-Matugas, the ceremony was attended by Rep. Francisco Matugas, City Mayor Ernesto Matugas, Vice-Gov. Arturo Carlos Egay Jr., Board Members Simeon Castrence, Cesar Bagundol, Mamerto Galanida, League of Municipalities President Sheila May Orquina-Cebedo and Prov’l. Secretary Rudolf Sering.

“We name this road in honor of the late Gov. Jose Sering as a strong manifestation of our gratitude to a dedicated political leader who served 21 long years in our province as provincial board member, vice-governor and then governor from 1965 to 1980,” Matugas told Manila Standard.

Matugas said Sering’s noted legacies include the establishment of the 4.5-hectare Provincial Sports Complex, the Surigao del Norte School of Arts and Trades (presently known as Surigao State College of Technology) and the adoption of a Provincial Hymn known as ‘Martsa Surigao’ in 1974.

Also at the unveiling ceremony were retired DepEd Superintendent Socorro Limpot-Sering, widow of the late governor, and their children, former Makati City Prosecutor Nicanor Sering and Secretary Mary Ann Lucille Sering of the Climate Change Commission. They were joined by Port Manager Isidro Butaslac, Jr., Dr. Wilfredo Sinco, PP/Supt Froilan Caturla, Engr. Allan Yap, STOO Jerk Comparativo and Nicolisa Gealan of the Philippine Ports Authority.

Provincial Engineer Alwin Pono said the 960-meter ‘Gov. Jose C. Sering Road’ which traverses from the junction of Rizal Street up to the Provincial Capitol Complex recently completed a P3.2-million rehabilitation work which included sidewalk stamping, putting up of a drainage system, lamp posts and a road marker with signage.

The road renaming is authrorized by Ordinance 04, series of 2011, and approved by the National Historical Institute.

Sering had also served as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, president of the Philippine Track and Field Association and founding president of the Asian Amateur Athletic Association.

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=//2012/february/8/nation5.isx&d=/2012/february/8

Bricken Ridge

February 8th, 2012, 07:30 AM

pangodak dajon madam para jaoy ato kalingawan ug comment dinhi :lol:

haha, that's a full time job. you need to take pics all day and post it all night.:D

Bricken Ridge

February 8th, 2012, 07:34 AM

P182.2B to fund tourism infrastructure

THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has allocated P182.2 billion this year for the government’s tourism infrastructure program, a Cabinet official said yesterday.

"The Aquino administration has envisioned a sustainable and well-designed tourism program for the country," Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said in a statement.

"A robust tourism sector can fuel up the economy so we can provide more jobs in local communities, as well as raise our national profile as a premier tourist destination," he added.

The Department of Public Works and Highways will have P8.1 billion for the construction of access roads to airports and to roll-on/roll-off ports leading to various tourist destinations. These include Boracay, Palawan, Bohol, Bicol, Cebu, Mindanao, and Northern and Central Luzon.

Meanwhile, the Department of Transportation and Communications will have P1.2 billion for the development of the New Bohol International Airport in Panglao, in Bohol province.

Another P1 billion will be directed to the Puerto Princesa Airport Development in Puerto Princesa, in Palawan province.

The Department of Tourism will also receive P762.4 million for its international campaigns this year, while P12.5 million will be used to beef up local tourism promotion activities.

An additional P18.6 million will be channelled to a major international tourist exposition in Yeosu, South Korea.

The development of parks will also be funded in the national budget. The National Parks Development Committee will have a P37.6-million funding for the development, beautification, preservation and maintenance of Rizal Park and other satellite parks in the country.

Another P4.5 million will be used for the promotion of arts and cultural activities in the parks.

The Intramuros Administration will likewise receive P2.1 million for cultural properties conservation and P3.4 million for tourism promotion.

Tourism is one of the five priority industries of the Aquino administration.

The government aims to attract 4.6 million tourists this year, especially with the launch of the country’s new tourism campaign, "It’s more fun in the Philippines."

"Our ultimate target is to attract 10 million visitors by the end of the President’s term. Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez shares this vision, and he has confirmed that the target is at once feasible and attainable," Mr. Abad said. -- Diane Claire J. Jiao

http://www.bworld.com.ph/content.php?section=Economy&title=P182.2B-to-fund-tourism-infrastructure&id=46296

DAPA_CITY

February 8th, 2012, 01:14 PM

Super daghan naman diay new foodstalls inside GMALL nagtipok murag suso!

naa ako nakit-an duha ka new.20 naman guro to sila tanan oi..

DAPA_CITY

February 8th, 2012, 01:16 PM

OPEN NA ANG FERNANDEZ OPTICAL CLINIC

TENANTS WITH ON GOING INTERIOR CONSTRUCTIONS INSIDE GMALL

PNB
CASA ILONGGA
ROSE PHARMACY

DAPA_CITY

February 8th, 2012, 01:17 PM

NOW HIRING FOR GMALL

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wUDpGZYV0EU/TbPOZub8pJI/AAAAAAAAKMw/nIIWgPHCftQ/s1600/tom-s-world-logo.JPG

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs385.snc4/44777_974585500788_10706395_52022034_4300625_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/59937_155187891167119_155187271167181_411433_7208645_n.jpg

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.155187887833786.33098.155187271167181&type=1

SOON IN GMALL SURIGAO!!

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

DAPA_CITY

February 8th, 2012, 01:52 PM

NOW POSTED ON THE STREET POSTS

SOON TO OPEN
http://www.yatai.com.ph/images/locator_logo/citi%20hardware.jpg
:banana::banana::banana::banana:

DAPA_CITY

February 8th, 2012, 02:06 PM

THERE IS A NEW BAKESHOP SOON TO OPEN REPLACING FORMER JULIES BAKSESHOP BESIDE CALTEX..JULIES JUST TRANSFERRED ITS STORE AT MAILIG'S NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING.

DAPA_CITY

February 8th, 2012, 02:18 PM

PH ports post 6.3% rise
in Jan.-Nov. cargo volume
BY GENIVI FACTAO

THE country’s ports cargo recorded a 6.33 percent growth in cargo throughput to 162.24 million metric tons (mmt) in January-November last year from 152.58 mmt over the same period in 2010 due to improving cargo economics.

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) attributed the increase to the strong performance of various ports such as Puerto Princesa, which posted the highest growth rate of 58.83 percent, as well as Dapitan, Surigao and Nasipit.

Surigao port had the biggest share of the total cargo volume at 12.99 percent.

However, cargo volume declined at the ports of Iligan, Manila South Harbor, Zamboanga, Iloilo, Tacloban and Legazpi, with Iligan reporting the biggest drop in percentage terms at 23.21 percent, PPA statistics showed.

Domestic cargo volume reached 66.68 mmt or 5 percent compared with 63.50 mmt for the same period last year.

Foreign cargo volume rose to 95.55 mmt, up 7.28 percent from the 89.07 mmt for the same period last year, with import cargoes accounting for 48.83 mmt, 3 percent lower than the 50.36 mmt posted in 2010 and export cargoes making up 46.71 mmt, up 20.69 percent from 38.71 mmt.

Meanwhile, containerized cargo rose 12.05 percent to 4.55 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January-November 2011, from 4.064 million TEUs for the same period in 2010.

Domestic containerized cargo went up 21.34 percent to 1.76 million TEUs from 1.45 million TEUs, while foreign boxed cargoes rose 6.87 percent to 2.78 million TEUs from 2.61 million TEUs.

North Harbor is consistently the top port in terms of volume of domestic containerized cargo, handling 701,241 TEUs for the January-November period last year.

Import boxes increased 4.59 percent to 1.37 million TEUs from 1.31 million TEUs while export containers rose 9.2 percent to 1.41 million TEUs from 1.29 million TEUs.

The Manila International Container Terminal accounted for the biggest volume of foreign boxes handled at 1.49 million TEUs, followed by the South Harbor at 792,499 TEUs.

PPA said passenger traffic stood at 44.71 million for January to November 2011, or 5.91 percent lower compared with the same period in 2010. The passenger arrived on different means of transport.

The PPA said 13 ports registered declines in passenger traffic for the period.

Ship calls went down 1.80 percent to 309,542 from 315,225 a year earlier, as shipping lines upgraded their fleet to bigger vessels.

Domestic ship calls dropped 1.92 percent, compared with calls by foreign vessels which rose 1.79 percent.

DAPA_CITY

February 8th, 2012, 02:24 PM

Miner reports copper discovery in Surigao
By: Riza T. Olchondra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
10:33 pm | Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Lindian Resources Ltd. of Australia said in two reports posted on its website that it has discovered copper mineralization within its flagship Masapelid island project in Surigao del Norte.
Copper, silver, and gold were traced in variably mineralized rock drilled at the Layab deposit on the east coast of Masapelid, the company report said.
The company said it will conduct follow-up work to assess the discovery site’s full potential.
Lindian managing director Steve Leithead called it a “tremendous result” and expressed management support for the ongoing exploration focus on the Masapelid project.
Drilling for the Masapelid project started in June 2011. Lindian said it aims to announce an initial resource within a year or sometime June 2012.
The company’s objective is to rapidly advance the project to mining studies “within 24 months.”
In another report, Leithead said that Lindian, through its Philippine subsidiary Bundok Mineral Resources Corp., reached agreements with local firms on the extension of options to acquire a number of mining assets in Luzon and in Bicol.
Those agreements have now been extended to Feb. 12, 2014, the company said.

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 01:15 AM

THERE IS A NEW BAKESHOP SOON TO OPEN REPLACING FORMER JULIES BAKSESHOP BESIDE CALTEX..JULIES JUST TRANSFERRED ITS STORE AT MAILIG'S NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING.

murag BAKERS MACHINE ang name sa bakeshop

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 01:18 AM

Super daghan naman diay new foodstalls inside GMALL nagtipok murag suso!

naa ako nakit-an duha ka new.20 naman guro to sila tanan oi..

ako pud nakurat ko kay daghan naman d ay sila ug im sure pag open sa second flr naa pud didto. the good thing is pulos naay namalit sa kada store.

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 01:26 AM

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 02:02 AM

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 05:04 AM

kong mahoman na gyud ang robinson's place sa Surigao at na-ay mapalit ko sa ilang gipamaligya- kana motu-o na gyud ko.:)
confirmed na ba gajud ang ROBI sa surigao? i though na ya sila tagae nan bldg permit?

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 05:06 AM

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 05:08 AM

Super daghan naman diay new foodstalls inside GMALL nagtipok murag suso!

naa ako nakit-an duha ka new.20 naman guro to sila tanan oi..
kung ni daghan na sila ug samot, samot ug hiot didto..wa pa raba adto ma plastar!unsay bag-o sa gcs? hope nai new pix!

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 05:09 AM

OPEN NA ANG FERNANDEZ OPTICAL CLINIC

TENANTS WITH ON GOING INTERIOR CONSTRUCTIONS INSIDE GMALL

PNB
CASA ILONGGA
ROSE PHARMACY
when ang grand opening sa GCS?open nakaha jaun ila second floor?

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 05:10 AM

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 05:11 AM

NOW POSTED ON THE STREET POSTS

SOON TO OPEN
http://www.yatai.com.ph/images/locator_logo/citi%20hardware.jpg
:banana::banana::banana::banana:
when ang opening?mabibo na jud ng lugara dha? what the latest news for the toyota surigao? are they starting constructing their bldg.?

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 05:12 AM

THERE IS A NEW BAKESHOP SOON TO OPEN REPLACING FORMER JULIES BAKSESHOP BESIDE CALTEX..JULIES JUST TRANSFERRED ITS STORE AT MAILIG'S NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
naghamok na gajud ang bakeshop sa city...

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 05:13 AM

melai

February 9th, 2012, 05:43 AM

I've got the opportunity to travel along this so called Gov. Jose Sering Road yesterday and I wont change my opinion/view on this "improvement" project done by the provincial government. The Lamppost is nothing but a plain decorative. too much funds has been wasted. It seems for me that the whole area was experiencing a total blackout last night. :bash: :bash: :bash:

hohaaayz :lol::lol:

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 05:44 AM

tenant rasad ini sila? ky murag amu man sad ini an sa SM cebu..

unsay pasabot nimo nga tenant ra sad ni sila? tenant man jud tawag sa tanan nga mo open diha sa Gaisano white except sa supermarket ug gaisano department store :)

melai

February 9th, 2012, 05:48 AM

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 05:52 AM

hohaaayz :lol::lol:

it's my observation melai :) ang ija lights murag nag-invite ug mga rapist ug mga kawatan. walking along that road during nighttime is seems unsafe already.

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 05:54 AM

melai

February 9th, 2012, 05:56 AM

it's my observation melai :) ang ija lights murag nag-invite ug mga rapist ug mga kawatan. walking along that road during nighttime is seems unsafe already.

amo bitaw na ako comment earlier sir ngit2 ang bulbs.

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 05:59 AM

na sunog ang metro surigao kanina daw kaadlawon around 3am nag sugod :ohno:

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/432036_3009097939283_1017489115_3052585_1180040871_n.jpg

hala! unsa hinungdan?

melai

February 9th, 2012, 06:01 AM

really? murag sa mang inasal lagi na na side. so closed kuman jaon na area?

open na ang dalan sir gaina ra fire out daw. pero closed na ang metro surigao. :ohno:

melai

February 9th, 2012, 06:04 AM

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431089_10150591627162980_656677979_9036213_1557743812_n.jpg

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 06:06 AM

open na ang dalan sir gaina ra fire out daw. pero closed na ang metro surigao. :ohno:

the whoe building jud? apil ang nickel drug ug uban pa sa ubos na mga tenants?

the_villager

February 9th, 2012, 06:07 AM

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431089_10150591627162980_656677979_9036213_1557743812_n.jpg

unsa kaha rason sa? dili ba kaha ni tinujo?

melai

February 9th, 2012, 06:11 AM

the whoe building jud? apil ang nickel drug ug uban pa sa ubos na mga tenants?

unsa kaha rason sa? dili ba kaha ni tinujo?

ang sulod sir sa metro gyud kuno pero sa kuman closed pa ang tenants sa ground floor sab. wala pa official statement ang BFP unsa cause sa fire.

Ibex

February 9th, 2012, 06:30 AM

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431089_10150591627162980_656677979_9036213_1557743812_n.jpg

mao ba ni duol sa city hall?

Bricken Ridge

February 9th, 2012, 06:59 AM

unsa kaha rason sa? dili ba kaha ni tinujo?

isn't it a coincidence that with gaisano opening and profits at metro surigao thinning comes this fire? is it insurance collecting time already? :D

the only good thing that i can think of that will come out of this is- there will be a better and nicer looking mall or building that will replace this big ugly yellow firewall.

ipur

February 9th, 2012, 07:12 AM

na sunog ang metro surigao kanina daw kaadlawon around 3am nag sugod :ohno:

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431027_3009077218765_1017489115_3052575_1867759594_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/432036_3009097939283_1017489115_3052585_1180040871_n.jpg

so sad to hear this news...:ohno:

isn't it a coincidence that with gaisano opening and profits at metro surigao thinning comes this fire? is it insurance collecting time already? :D

the only good thing that i can think of that will come out of this is- there will be a better and nicer looking mall or building that will replace this big ugly yellow firewall.

hmmmm....amo ra baja ini nan white gold nan cebu na style?

BULLDOG

February 9th, 2012, 08:13 AM

BULLDOG

February 9th, 2012, 08:14 AM

NOW POSTED ON THE STREET POSTS

SOON TO OPEN
http://www.yatai.com.ph/images/locator_logo/citi%20hardware.jpg
:banana::banana::banana::banana:

At last :banana:

BULLDOG

February 9th, 2012, 08:17 AM

confirmed na ba gajud ang ROBI sa surigao? i though na ya sila tagae nan bldg permit?

please read again the statement and understand :)

BULLDOG

February 9th, 2012, 08:20 AM

rally

February 9th, 2012, 10:25 AM

sir ral is it possible to convert the airport at nonoc to be a passenger airport? it would be best to create a bridge that will connect talisay and the end part of surigao(nalimot ko unu jadto name sa isla) and with that, it will help also to boost the area.

kun sa posible, posible karajaw pero inday kun-o pa sanan that will be very expensive.

Adton plan na tag himu nan DOTC/CAAP for the expansion/improvement nan ato airport had an estimated cost Php400 M to iclude uypgrading of aviation equipments and not only the tarmac and the terminal.

rally

February 9th, 2012, 10:26 AM

evlyting is possible basta daghan ka kualta. :lol:. nag hanap man kaha ta nan barato nga option mag tulay na hinoon ug isla biskay suba ra ug runway ang problema hehehe. unya kay airstrip ra man pud nang sa nonoc mag expand na pud didto plus wala pa gyud passenger terminal samot na ka dako ang gasto sa atong pordoy nga gobyerno hekhekhek.

Agree, the cost will be prohibitive. basin an ato na mga apo amuy maka realize jaon puhon.:)

rally

February 9th, 2012, 10:28 AM

dugay na nga isyu pero ang pangutana naa bay nag plano?? ambot lang kung buhi pa sya (may his soul rest in peace) kung mi dako naba ang ato airport. pero malagmit naa pay mga arko ma butang. ;)

may na plano lai from DOTC/CAAP mismo. tag post adto sa una. Php400M an proposed budget. inday kun pila na kuman.:) tag lawalawa na siguro adto kuman sa filling cabinet nan DOTC/CAAP.:)

rally

February 9th, 2012, 10:35 AM

they don't have enough locally. that's why the Chinese are investing agressively in mineral rich but economically poorer countries especially in Africa. and that's why they are more interested than ever to take the entire West Philippine Sea.

Last Saturday, Feb, 4, I was in Tandag, SDS, to attend the installation ceremonies of the REd Mountain Lodge ( Freemasons). Their guest speaker was Pocholo Puyat. his talk centered on environment and the benefits of having a logging concessionaire (remembertheir comnpany PICOP). Anyway, what i wanted to share in realtion to this Chinese invasion is he mentioned that China was willing daw to plant 1 Million or more hardwood specie for its own consumption, They will take care of everything from planting to harvesting, reforesting etc. to make it sustainable. the catch? they want to own the land where they would make their forest.:nuts: hence the intense lobbying in congress for amending the constitution since one of the target for amendment is the prohibition of land ownership by foreigners.

Philippines for Sale!!!:ohno:

rally

February 9th, 2012, 10:36 AM

not much info about Suzhou Kaiyuan Group from bloomberg listings other than
it's a Chinese group of companies with interests in oil, energy and metals and established in 1995.

hmmm nothing about construction?

rally

February 9th, 2012, 10:41 AM

rally

February 9th, 2012, 10:52 AM

jojoumbina

February 9th, 2012, 03:22 PM

patay kasayang :ohno:

sayanga oie! amura man sab sila nan Gaisano South my pasunog2 epek sab. :bash:

SC_00

February 9th, 2012, 03:46 PM

SOON TO OPEN

Bread Machine sa former Julies Bakeshop beside caltex, sa Kaimo and Rizal sts.

^^

SC_00

February 9th, 2012, 03:50 PM

tag-tujo bagan ang sunog pag sunog sa metro
insurance?

jojoumbina

February 9th, 2012, 03:50 PM

really? murag sa mang inasal lagi na na side. so closed kuman jaon na area?

klaro karajaw pina Gaisano South nga style :bash::bash:
pero sayang sa mga tenants sa ubos. tsk3

SC_00

February 9th, 2012, 04:02 PM

klaro karajaw pina Gaisano South nga style :bash::bash:
pero sayang sa mga tenants sa ubos. tsk3

ang mga tindahan sa gawas ok raman

jojoumbina

February 9th, 2012, 04:15 PM

ang mga tindahan sa gawas ok raman

aw. pero considering sa plano sa tag-ija. murag maguba gajud ini. aw inday sab lamang. :ohno:

SC_00

February 9th, 2012, 04:17 PM

aw. pero considering sa plano sa tag-ija. murag maguba gajud ini. aw inday sab lamang. :ohno:

hope kun maguba, dapat 8 story na bilding ang ipuli:lol:

SC_00

February 9th, 2012, 04:19 PM

SC_00

February 9th, 2012, 04:25 PM

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 11:51 PM

ang mga tindahan sa gawas ok raman
ang pangotana kung tugotan ba sila mag abli sa ubos na mga tenant.d ba jauy bag o dha na resto sa ubos nan jerrys?

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 11:53 PM

aw. pero considering sa plano sa tag-ija. murag maguba gajud ini. aw inday sab lamang. :ohno:
once mu barog ini na building tana bag o ang perspective..ug tangtangun nila jaun atop sa ila 4th floor y gamit!we though ne extension cja for tenants bodega raman baja!

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 11:56 PM

white_ranger

February 9th, 2012, 11:58 PM

melai

February 10th, 2012, 01:26 AM

close na dajun ang mang inasal!

bagan lahi ra man na bldg ang mang inasal although tapad gajod sa metro.

litigs

February 10th, 2012, 01:29 AM

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa441/SC_0000/jpg.jpg
from fb

coincidence jud ai....
and take note.....EARTHQUAKE DRILL ang ila gihimo ana last year (SA LEFT SIDE NA PIC)....

tapos karon nagkasunog, exact place sa exact location na exact firetruck ang nu respondi :lol:
Its amazing!, its as if they had the firemen practice to control the fire because they already have plans to gut the inside of the building for insurance without compromising the neighbouring buildings. Did this store slowed down after the opening of Gaisano?

melai

February 10th, 2012, 01:33 AM

once mu barog ini na building tana bag o ang perspective..ug tangtangun nila jaun atop sa ila 4th floor y gamit!we though ne extension cja for tenants bodega raman baja!

hope kun maguba, dapat 8 story na bilding ang ipuli:lol:

sa city man an tag ija nan ini na bldg. tenant ra ton metro surigao diha sanan iban na stores. inday an syudad unoy plano pero sa ako info sa una tag 25 years ton an lease nila panahon pa ni goding nag sugod.

isn't it a coincidence that with gaisano opening and profits at metro surigao thinning comes this fire? is it insurance collecting time already? :D

the only good thing that i can think of that will come out of this is- there will be a better and nicer looking mall or building that will replace this big ugly yellow firewall.

inin big ugly yellow firewall building na tag pa tukod nan city panahon ni anhing goding sering amoy naka facilitate na may mo suyod na commercial investments during that time. naka dept. store an surigao tungod nan ini na project kay kun waya ini na initiative palma ra unta gihapon an choice nan surigaonons. ajaw lamang sab tamaya intawon an itsura kay bagan kahon man gajod kasagara an design nan mga dept stores gawas ton mga high-end na.

melai

February 10th, 2012, 01:34 AM

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 01:45 AM

bagan lahi ra man na bldg ang mang inasal although tapad gajod sa metro.
base sa pix kay apil man sad ming aso!sanan jaun na bldg ky nasunog man basi e temporary close cguro jaun for the mean time!

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 01:47 AM

sa city man an tag ija nan ini na bldg. tenant ra ton metro surigao diha sanan iban na stores. inday an syudad unoy plano pero sa ako info sa una tag 25 years ton an lease nila panahon pa ni goding nag sugod.

inin big ugly yellow firewall building na tag pa tukod nan city panahon ni anhing goding sering amoy naka facilitate na may mo suyod na commercial investments during that time. naka dept. store an surigao tungod nan ini na project kay kun waya ini na initiative palma ra unta gihapon an choice nan surigaonons. ajaw lamang sab tamaya intawon an itsura kay bagan kahon man gajod kasagara an design nan mga dept stores gawas ton mga high-end na.
i remember before pag mag midnight sale na grabe ka hamok tawo amu ra sad ng mall kunuhay! peru mas nigana ang metro ky hamuk choices dili pareha sa una!

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 01:48 AM

bagan fire drill man naka butang sa pic :) may nag aso pa gani sa atop.
mag sale jjaun metro kuman!50-70%

melai

February 10th, 2012, 01:51 AM

base sa pix kay apil man sad ming aso!sanan jaun na bldg ky nasunog man basi e temporary close cguro jaun for the mean time!

waya ton ma apil sa angle ra nan pic. way damage sab ton kay double firewall diha may ila may sa metro sab.

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 03:59 AM

waya ton ma apil sa angle ra nan pic. way damage sab ton kay double firewall diha may ila may sa metro sab.
mao ba well thats great...

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 04:12 AM

unsay pasabot nimo nga tenant ra sad ni sila? tenant man jud tawag sa tanan nga mo open diha sa Gaisano white except sa supermarket ug gaisano department store :)
i though na its was own by gaisano namilete ra sad d i sila?

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 04:13 AM

daghan ug ubay ubay sad ang mawad an ug trabaho sa pagkasunog ng metro surigao!

melai

February 10th, 2012, 06:51 AM

i though na its was own by gaisano namilete ra sad d i sila?

ana mn siguro kasagara setup sa mga malls. tenants man gajd daghan kay usually dept. store, food court, supermarket, hardware ang ila i-operate ra. usahay pud bookstore kung walay locator lain.

sa ako nabalitaan hasta gani ning cinema sa gaisano surigao kun mo dajon abli dili gihapon kun sila an mag operate - pa abangan ra gihapon.

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 10:48 AM

ana mn siguro kasagara setup sa mga malls. tenants man gajd daghan kay usually dept. store, food court, supermarket, hardware ang ila i-operate ra. usahay pud bookstore kung walay locator lain.

sa ako nabalitaan hasta gani ning cinema sa gaisano surigao kun mo dajon abli dili gihapon kun sila an mag operate - pa abangan ra gihapon.
mao pud akong nabatian!

DAPA_CITY

February 10th, 2012, 10:51 AM

close na dajun ang mang inasal!

OPEN raman ang MAng inasal ug uban pang tenants sa city commercial center..wala man madamage ang BENCH.close lang sila kay jaon man sa suyod ang access sa store.

Bricken Ridge

February 10th, 2012, 10:51 AM

hmmm nothing about construction?

either the info is incomplete or construction is not among their major interests.

Bricken Ridge

February 10th, 2012, 11:15 AM

Last Saturday, Feb, 4, I was in Tandag, SDS, to attend the installation ceremonies of the REd Mountain Lodge ( Freemasons). Their guest speaker was Pocholo Puyat. his talk centered on environment and the benefits of having a logging concessionaire (remembertheir comnpany PICOP). Anyway, what i wanted to share in realtion to this Chinese invasion is he mentioned that China was willing daw to plant 1 Million or more hardwood specie for its own consumption, They will take care of everything from planting to harvesting, reforesting etc. to make it sustainable. the catch? they want to own the land where they would make their forest.:nuts: hence the intense lobbying in congress for amending the constitution since one of the target for amendment is the prohibition of land ownership by foreigners.

Philippines for Sale!!!:ohno:

I am not familiar with the current leasing laws in PH but a leasehold might be the answer to the proposition by would-be Chinese investors to develop DNR-approved lands for forest farming. At least with leasehold, the buyer can only buy the rights to occupy the land for a given length of time. dili kon absolute an ownership ini na sale. And as long as the farming area is dili kon bukid and it will not affect the ecosystem and flora and fauna, their should be room for this kind of farming.

Bricken Ridge

February 10th, 2012, 11:28 AM

ha ha ha i find this funny if it was not tragic. kadako na bakak!

They found the recent rains dungan sa inspection a convenient excuse. but last year pa, bisan di kun uyan, lubog na gajud an dagat (at least near the shoreline) sa Claver.

We were even joking na nganlan sija na Chocolate Beach to rival the famous Chocolate HIlls of Bohol.:nuts:

the impact of those tailings can be deadly, either long term or immediate. i remember there were some documented cases of poisoning and cancer after eating the rootcrops, vegetables and fish that were contaminated by these tailings from nearby mines.

DAPA_CITY

February 10th, 2012, 11:30 AM

2 new stores soon to open side by side at the grandstand commercial stalls.

DAPA_CITY

February 10th, 2012, 11:56 AM

SURIGAO CITY
jan 29,2012

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=354200851271454&set=a.352175924807280.87977.100000446275356&type=1&theater

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/420088_354200851271454_100000446275356_1232005_1245213410_n.jpg

jojoumbina

February 10th, 2012, 03:50 PM

hope kun maguba, dapat 8 story na bilding ang ipuli:lol:

amo! dapat skyscraper gjud. hahaha :banana:

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 03:54 PM

2 new stores soon to open side by side at the grandstand commercial stalls.
uno naman sd jun sir na mga store?dba puno naman ang grandstand?

white_ranger

February 10th, 2012, 03:56 PM

white_ranger

February 11th, 2012, 02:03 AM

The 25 best cities in the Philippines
The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) announced the results of the 2007 Philippines Cities Competitiveness Ranking Program (PCCRP) last July 4, revealing the twenty-five best Philippine cities in which to live, work and operate a business.

The highest-rated metros included Davao, Lapu-Lapu, Makati, Manila, Marikina and Quezon City, while Cabanatuan, General Santos, Lucena, Olongapo, San Pablo, Tagum and Tarlac were top spots among mid-sized cities. Best in the small-sized category were Bayawan, Calapan, Calbayog, Dagupan, Dipolog, Laoag, San Fernando (La Union), Malaybalay, Naga, Surigao, Tagbilaran and Tuguegarao.
The study ranked 90 cities all in all using dynamism of the local economy, cost of doing business, infrastructure, human resources and training, responsiveness of local government units to business needs and quality of life as criteria.
Davao, Olongapo and San Fernando totaled the highest overall scores in their respective categories, as tallied in the project results summary.

Even without making the top 25, Mandaluyong outranked all other 89 cities in the quality of life category, as it showed balanced growth and development and is “where the improvement of lives of people is significantly achieved”, reported the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Under quality of life, cities are assessed in terms of peace and order, environment and health.
Abscbn-news.com cited Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija as the mid-sized city offering the best quality of life and Tagbilaran in Bohol as the best small-sized city to do so. Makati placed second behind Mandaluyong among metropolitan cities.
The biennial study, as explained in the AIM Policy Center staff blog, “assesses the capability of cities to provide an environment that nurtures dynamism of its local enterprises and prosperity of its residents.” AIM also points out that PCCRP results have been used as a standard by local officials, city planners and economic and development managers towards developing their cities.
According to businessmirror.com, Lapu-Lapu City councilor Damian Gomez noted that the PCCRP is so highly regarded a reference that officials seek AIM's help when refining their policies, regardless of whether their cities are surveyed in the PCCRP or not.
“Cities that lose in the competition often ask us why they lost, and they try to improve on those aspects,” AIM Policy Center director Dr. Federico Macaranas was quoted as saying in a Philippine Daily Inquirer story.
After the 2007 survey, Macaranas said that dynamism—the ability of cities to attract and sustain businesses—will be the key factor to be improved on as all cities studied fared relatively poorly in this area, reported businessmirror.com.
Macaranas was further quoted on gmanews.tv as saying that the AIM Policy Center will aid the government in pushing projects and programs for urban dynamism.

DAPA_CITY

February 11th, 2012, 06:29 AM

white_ranger

February 11th, 2012, 07:16 AM

The best jud ang Surigao! :banana::banana:
^^always jaun.......:banana::banana::banana:

white_ranger

February 11th, 2012, 07:17 AM

guys what the updates for goldilocks and red ribbon....?

according to sir villager he has a surprise news kaso dili pa daw pwede e sulti...can u share it now...?

ipur

February 11th, 2012, 09:25 AM

ipur

February 11th, 2012, 09:28 AM

from cebu pacific mag...

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0558.jpg

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0561.jpg

SC_00

February 11th, 2012, 02:35 PM

white_ranger

February 11th, 2012, 10:51 PM

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 04:11 AM

from cebu pacific mag...

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0558.jpg

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0561.jpg

i saw this too..:) but they should already replace these pics.Its been there since last year.:)

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 05:31 AM

RAKANVILLE (taken 2/4/12)

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0279.jpg

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0276.jpg

GCS
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0280.jpg

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0281.jpg

GREAT AERIAL PICS.:banana::banana:

DAKU JUD ang GAISANO..The 3.5 has lot include a commercial strip that connects to the future expansion at the back. Huge parking lot will occupy the center portion of the lotwith a mini-park to top it all.

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 05:33 AM

basi they're eyeing to expand their business in the near future!

notice that concrete portion of the roof? that is intended for the cinemas.:) It will remain as is until a cinema operator will be interested to open soon.

rally

February 12th, 2012, 11:59 AM

i have it from a very reliable source na members of the City Qart who responded to the Fire sa Metro shopping had a grand time pocketing cellphones from the stall inside.:)

i-check kuno iju kilaya na QARt member kun bag-o ba CP.:)

rally

February 12th, 2012, 12:02 PM

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 12:25 PM

uman jaon open space at the lower left? If not mistaken thats at the back of Paz Petron?

exactly sir.. if makabantay ka jaoy agihan jaon pasuyod. taas paman bja jaon sa likod.

BULLDOG

February 12th, 2012, 01:03 PM

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 01:42 PM

GCS
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0280.jpg

hawag man baja gajud an gaisano kay bisan sa picture ma determine man gajud an actual size :) can't wait to see the enterior during the grand opening soon :banana: for sure may invited celebs like sa Ormoc :)

may entrance ba ini sija atubang sa terminal?

if youll look at the building, pwede pa taparan with the same size .hehe jaon bulls, you can notice the break sa mga nagparking sa side sa may front na part, amo jaon ija agihan from the terminal.

BULLDOG

February 12th, 2012, 01:51 PM

BULLDOG

February 12th, 2012, 01:53 PM

uno namay hitsura kuman nan davao central...bagan may atop naman?

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 01:59 PM

But I am very disappointed sa ato national highway waya gajud tagai nan space for widening....as I could see it bagan pidpid na an mga structures sa kilid nan karsada tsk! tsk! tsk! pagka sayang lamang bisan 4 lanes rakan with center island para mo complement sa development did-on na lugar.

sa DPWH jaon bulls. Dapat sad lage unta taguna jaon nila kaysa pagrepair sa borromeo st. pero ok rasad magdungan.hehe..kuman kuno na tuig jaon iimprove an drainage, not sure if maapil jaon an expansion sa highway. Mas grabe an road improvement diri sa siargao. pagsemento jaon waya pa tawun masemento especially going to the municipality of pilar kay grabe ka lubak. Basin nauna ra gajud lamang pag priority an sa siargao kaysa surigao. Pero jaon man say project diha like improving and asphalting of borromeo st. up to punta bilang bilang.

Sa city rpojects ako ma-identify an jaon on-going road improvement sa nueva st. Dugay na reklamo man gud jaon dayan diha na paghightide, di na maagihan nan sakjanan kay mabasa nan dagat ila ligid mahadlok kayalingon labe na mga trikesug malipa sad jaon na dagat kay sagol lipa nan mga bayay-bayay diha mahadlok sad muluhoy an mga tawu diha.. The plan is to elevate the existing road.

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 03:05 PM

CITI HARDWARE SOON TO OPEN

PHOTOS TAKEN: 02.9.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6862461813_83f10923e4_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7057/6862447843_8166ab62cd_z.jpg

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 03:07 PM

BIR NEW BUILDING
at the transport terminal

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6862434395_1d160ebfb8_b.jpg

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 03:09 PM

CENTRAL WAREHOUSE CLUB

AS OF 02.09.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6862419509_5a15a1e816_b.jpg

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 03:10 PM

TAVERN HOTEL

02.9.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6862403787_798905c0e7_b.jpg

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 03:11 PM

MOTORMATE AND JULIES BAKESHOP

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6862389513_25aebf2949_z.jpg

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 03:12 PM

CAPITOL ENTRANCE MARKER

MIKE PICS

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6862374725_f522267db2_z.jpg

DAPA_CITY

February 12th, 2012, 03:14 PM

REPOST

GAISANO CAPITAL SURIGAO

MORE SHOPS TO OPEN BY NEXT MONTH

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6740783657_45968f13af_z.jpg

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 01:31 AM

TAVERN HOTEL

02.9.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6862403787_798905c0e7_b.jpg

its gateway hotel convention center mike not hotel tavern :)

melai

February 13th, 2012, 01:35 AM

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa441/SC_0000/haha-1.jpg

parking lot pud nang grabe ka hawag na space nan gcs?

as in hawag pa na sya if top view, parking lot na?

ka over-over rapud kung ma parking lot ra

basi they're eyeing to expand their business in the near future!

expansion area siguro na sa future. sakto sab na luag ang parking at least nag comply jaon sila sa requirement sa balaod. ka dumdum ko may nag post diri sa un na 1 parking lot per 100 sq.m. commercial space or floor area ba (?) kuno dapat. sa ato pa ton tanan commercial establishments sa city waya mag comply gaisano pa an una.

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 01:37 AM

melai

February 13th, 2012, 01:39 AM

notice that concrete portion of the roof? that is intended for the cinemas.:) It will remain as is until a cinema operator will be interested to open soon.

wya pa baja operator sa ini kuman.

i have it from a very reliable source na members of the City Qart who responded to the Fire sa Metro shopping had a grand time pocketing cellphones from the stall inside.:)

i-check kuno iju kilaya na QARt member kun bag-o ba CP.:)

hohaayz what else is new. :ohno: amo ton kay mga casual raman ton mga rescuers nan city, gagmay sueldo sideline rakan kawat :lol::lol:.

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 01:49 AM

notice that concrete portion of the roof? that is intended for the cinemas.:) It will remain as is until a cinema operator will be interested to open soon.

a amu baja ton cija so waya pa baja magstart ug construct ang para sa cinemas

white_ranger

February 13th, 2012, 03:07 AM

REPOST

GAISANO CAPITAL SURIGAO

MORE SHOPS TO OPEN BY NEXT MONTH

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6740783657_45968f13af_z.jpg
when ang grand opening? march ba to? open na d i ang second floor nila?

whats news with their tenant? unsay bag-o?

they said na jauy goldilocks, red ribbon,dunkin donnut,watson,mercury,jabe, how about mcdo?

ipur

February 13th, 2012, 03:21 AM

BIR NEW BUILDING
at the transport terminal

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6862434395_1d160ebfb8_b.jpg

dajawon tana an drainage sa atubangan nan ini na taghimo na building kay grabe ka baha dinhi nan isa na lunes...:bash:

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 04:42 AM

when ang grand opening? march ba to? open na d i ang second floor nila?

whats news with their tenant? unsay bag-o?

they said na jauy goldilocks, red ribbon,dunkin donnut,watson,mercury,jabe, how about mcdo?

waya pa mag open pero makita na ang mga escalators paingon second floor kay tagtang-tang naman ang cover sa tunga sa mall. nihawag sija actually ug amu na gajud nan mall hahahahahahhahaha

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 04:44 AM

dajawon tana an drainage sa atubangan nan ini na taghimo na building kay grabe ka baha dinhi nan isa na lunes...:bash:

I agree ug waya ako kasabot kung uno or may plano ba ang Brgy. Officials anang dapita ug ang management jud sa terminal kay bagan mga buta na waya kakita sa baha diha. :bash: :bash: :bash:

boknot

February 13th, 2012, 04:44 AM

boknot

February 13th, 2012, 04:47 AM

expansion area siguro na sa future. sakto sab na luag ang parking at least nag comply jaon sila sa requirement sa balaod. ka dumdum ko may nag post diri sa un na 1 parking lot per 100 sq.m. commercial space or floor area ba (?) kuno dapat. sa ato pa ton tanan commercial establishments sa city waya mag comply gaisano pa an una.

this is correct. :)

dajawon tana an drainage sa atubangan nan ini na taghimo na building kay grabe ka baha dinhi nan isa na lunes...:bash:

I agree ug waya ako kasabot kung uno or may plano ba ang Brgy. Officials anang dapita ug ang management jud sa terminal kay bagan mga buta na waya kakita sa baha diha. :bash: :bash: :bash:

unless DPWH will construct a drainage canal along the highway then this area will always remain flooded even if the city or barangay will already put up the necessary drainage canal along this road. there is no outfall area for the surface water here.

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 04:48 AM

phil. public roads act provides for a 60-m. wide national highway. this is also the width adopted by the city's land use plan and zoning in accordance with this law and DPWH requirements. if DPWH will implement that already, those buildings encroaching the 60-m. road-right-of-way will have to be cleared. unless the law is amended, owners of those affected properties have no choice but to comply.

some portion sa national highway sa Tubod na area kay nag start na sa widening. 4 lanes ang karsada actually and all the affected families has no choice but vacate the areas.

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 04:51 AM

this is correct. :)

unless DPWH will construct a drainage canal along the highway then this area will always remain flooded even if the city or barangay will already put up the necessary drainage canal along this road. there is no outfall area for the surface water here.

actually bagan may canal man pero kagamay. inin mga taga DPWH amu ra nan waya huna-huna. uman waya man tag-anticipate na mahamok jud ang tawo dinhi dapita? :bash: :bash: :bash:

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 04:55 AM

boknot

February 13th, 2012, 06:11 AM

actually bagan may canal man pero kagamay. inin mga taga DPWH amu ra nan waya huna-huna. uman waya man tag-anticipate na mahamok jud ang tawo dinhi dapita? :bash: :bash: :bash:

well their priority infra before is to build a pedestrian overpass near caraga regional hospital :). maybe that is more pressing than the drainage along the national highway in brgy. luna. :lol:

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 06:17 AM

well their priority infra before is to build a pedestrian overpass near caraga regional hospital :). maybe that is more pressing than the drainage along the national highway in brgy. luna. :lol:

hahahaha gajud! but the traffic situation in the area also (along caraga hospital) has to be solved. actually the whole stretch of Rizal dapat ma solve ang traffic specially during rush hours.

the_villager

February 13th, 2012, 06:23 AM

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 08:06 AM

Draft order imperils mining

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines has urged Malacañang to reconsider a draft executive order to ensure a ‘balanced mining policy for the best interest of the country and our people.’

In a position paper “Institutionalizing and Implementing Reforms in the Philippine Mining Sector, Providing Polices and Guidelines Therefore, and for Other Purposes,” the chamber recommended the reactivation of the Minerals Development Council and the Mining Investment Security Task Force to bolster security of mining investments.

The CMP said the two agencies were successful in overseeing the development needs of the mining sector, as well as the implementation of security protocols in remote provinces, including those classified as “hotspots” or conflict areas.

Industry players and stakeholders earlier said the still unnumbered directive might do more harm than good.

They said the EO might even spell a “virtual death sentence” for the industry considering that some salient provisions were deemed prejudicial to the security of mining investments.

The chamber said large-scale mining peaked in the ‘70s, accounting for about 21 percent of total exports. But the sector ground to a halt due to the oil crisis during the decade, and continued to struggle in the middle of the ‘80s up to the ‘90s, compelling the government to enact the Mining Act of 1995 to revive the industry.

In 2010, the mining sector rebounded to post 5.6 percent or $2 billion of the country’s total exports still way below ‘70s figures.

“If allowed to grow, the industry expects investments amounting to $14 billion up to $20 billion in the next five years,” the chamber said.

Mining posted a 21.8 percent growth in 2010, the highest among all sectors of the economy, contributing P13.83 billion in excise taxes, fees and royalties.

The sector targets over $13 billion in fresh investments from 2011 to 2018 and produce about 410,000 jobs.

The chamber noted that while mining had a big impact in improving the lives of the people in the countryside in terms of economic and infrastructure development, its effect on the eco-system is “relatively small and does not conflict with agriculture, eco-tourism, and other productive industries.”

To deal with environmental issues and ensure a fair share for the government in mining revenues, the position paper recommended that jurisdiction over small-scale mining be given back to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and that small miners be subjected to the same standards and regulations being imposed on the large-scale mining operators. Dexter A. See

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation_mstd.htm?f=//2012/february/13/nation2.isx&n=nation&d=/2012/february/13

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 08:09 AM

its gateway hotel convention center mike not hotel tavern :)

and this convention site is suppose to accommodate 2000-2500 persons, isn't it? it looks narrow.

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 08:13 AM

CITI HARDWARE SOON TO OPEN

PHOTOS TAKEN: 02.9.12

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that's a sizable imbornal fronting the store.

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 08:14 AM

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 08:19 AM

RAKANVILLE (taken 2/4/12)

GCS
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0280.jpg

what are those long buildings on the foreground? are they plant nurseries?

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 08:22 AM

CENTRAL WAREHOUSE CLUB

AS OF 02.09.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6862419509_5a15a1e816_b.jpg

unlike citihardware, this building is built very close to the highway and i don't see any drainage system.

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 08:36 AM

Mayor accuses LP official of harassment

Published : Monday, February 13, 2012
JEFFERSON ANTIPORDA correspondent

VICE Mayor Edgar Erice of Caloocan City, a member of the Liberal Party’s national executive committee, has been accused of harassing local executives in Agusan Del Norte who have been working for the closure of a large-scale mining firm which he owns, the SR Metals Inc. (SRMI)

Mayor Sadeka Garcia Tomaneng of Tubay town disclosed over the weekend that Erice had filed a complaint against her before the Office of the Ombudsman over her relentless campaign against mining operations in her hometown.

“He filed a case, grave abuse of authority... pero wala akong ginagawang masama. Those petition galing sa mga tao yun ,” Tomaneng said.

The filing of the case came as the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) under Director Leo Jasareno, placed SRMI and three other mining firms in the Caraga Region under investigation because of their reported failure to comply with environmental and health hazard laws that could lead to the destruction of the ecosystem in the area and put the lives of the residents in danger.

Erice and Miguel Alberto Gutierrez are listed as the principal owners of SR Metals. Erice was president of the company until he became its chairman of the Board—a position he currently holds.

Tomaneng said the latest investigation of the MGB is a result of several resolutions of the provincial government of Agusan Del Norte in connection with the recommendation of the Municipal Council of Tubay regarding the alleged violations of the mining firm

Tomaneng said she received letters from the affected residents of Tubay informing her of the destructive effects of the mining activities on the area, particularly on the marine life and land surrounding the mining site.

The municipal government was seeking to collect over P100 million in taxes and fees but Erice, whose company earned P4 billion, refused to pay.

Local government officials complained that the mining operations resulted to siltation, pollution, and led to the worst floodings in years in the region.

A resolution was sent to Malacañang and to Environment Secretary Ramon Paje and other concerned government agencies, including the MGB which conducted an initial investigation pursuant to the complaint, Tomaneng reported.

The separate provincial and municipal resolutions called for the closure of SR Metals and the abrogation of its 25-year mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA).

For still unknown reasons, the MGB refuted the claims of Tubay residents, prompting Tomaneng to directly ask Jasareno to look into the matter considering that the lives and livelihood of the residents are at stake.

“We are surprised by the findings of the investigation earlier made by the agency refuting the claims of the residents, the municipal government has thoroughly conducted its investigation and testing to verify the complaint before we submit our recommendation to provincial government,” Tomaneng maintained.

She also raised concerns that Erice might use his influence and perceived closeness to President Benigno Aquino 3rd, his party mate, to protect the interest of the questioned mining firm.

Apart from the MGB investigation, the local government of Tubay also filed a case before the Board of Investments against SRMI seeking the cancellation of the company’s registration to stop their operation.

There is also an ongoing court case against the SRMI for its failure to pay the Tubay government the correct business taxes.

[B]Erice’s SRMI is among the four large-scale mining firms based in the Caraga region, including two of the country’s leading exporters of nickel ore, that are being investigated for alleged violations of environmental and health hazard laws.

The other mining firms are Taganito Mining Corp., Platinum Group Metals Corp. and Claver Mining Corp., all based in Claver, Surigao del Norte.

Jasareno said a recent aerial survey and actual ocular inspection of the mine sites showed “lapses” on the part of the firms’ compliance with environmental and health hazard laws.

Jasareno said there would be no “sacred cows” in the agency’s efforts to cleanse Caraga’s shores and lands.

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/regions/17019-mayor-accuses-lp-official-of-harassment

BULLDOG

February 13th, 2012, 08:38 AM

TAVERN HOTEL

02.9.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6862403787_798905c0e7_b.jpg

Is this tavern or gateway?

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 08:52 AM

This article was posted on Bohol Times:

FIRST CONSOLIDATED BANK

Written by news on 29 January 2012

First Consolidated Bank will be opening another 5 new branches. The blessing and inauguration of the new branches in Estancia, Iloilo; Abuyog, Leyte and Guinobatan, Albay will be on March 8, 2012. In Española, Palawan and Surigao City, the inauguration will be on March 27, 2012 simultaneously. FCB then will have 58 branches all over the Philippines with 11 branches in Luzon, 32 in the Visayas and 15 in Mindanao.

Aside from the 58 branches, FCB has 24 marketing centers and one Manila Liaison Office or FCB has a total of 83 banking offices nationwide to serve its growing clientele.

In addition to these banking offices, FCB has installed and added several offsite ATMs and accredited merchants with EFTPOS machines which will result in added convenience for customers. FCB PITAKArd has become a valuable asset for bank customers such as parents who send or receive money from their children, students to pay for tuition, people who travel or shop, and people who regularly need money. Customers don’t pay for the convenience of using their PITAKArd at accredited merchants. Deposit balance requirement for FCB PITAKArd is one of the best in the country.

The growth in numbers of branches, offices, ATMs and accredited merchants all over the country is an opportunity for the bank to meet the growing needs of the customers in the community. FCB provides affordable modern financial services in the countryside.

http://www.boholtimesonline.com/2012-first-consolidated-bank.html

melai

February 13th, 2012, 08:57 AM

unlike citihardware, this building is built very close to the highway and i don't see any drainage system.

basi jaon temporary fence ra an naka pasuod lantawon. kun tan-awon nimo ni nga aerial pic halos linya ra sila sa gaisano baja.amo man nang site sa ibabaw sa pic.

ask lang ko, dili naman siguro concern sa developer o tag iya sa building ang drainage sa kilid sa road dapat ang gikan ra sa imo property pa gawas unya mo connect lang ka or ikaw pa mag himo ug canal?

RAKANVILLE (taken 2/4/12)
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SC_00

February 13th, 2012, 10:27 AM

TAVERN HOTEL

02.9.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6862403787_798905c0e7_b.jpg

^^ ^^ this is GATEWAY HOTEL ^^ ^^ ^^

rally

February 13th, 2012, 10:30 AM

exactly sir.. if makabantay ka jaoy agihan jaon pasuyod. taas paman bja jaon sa likod.

we used to play airsoft did-on sa jaon agihan , jaon sa mga kakahuyan, ugsa pamilyar ko sa lugar. pero ya kami kaabot sa jaon open space sa likod.

SC_00

February 13th, 2012, 10:37 AM

CENTRAL WAREHOUSE CLUB

AS OF 02.09.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6862419509_5a15a1e816_b.jpg

naap-san sila nan citi hardware ^^ :ohno:

worried ko na bsin NA CHANGE NA ANG ORIGINAL PLAN NILA kay nuhinay man ang construction :ohno:

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 10:56 AM

Surigao City mayor, treasurer accused of illegal exaction
By Roel Catoto | Saturday| February 11, 2012
Filed under: Corruption Watch, Top Stories

SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 February)–Another case has been filed before the office of the Ombudsman against Surigao City Mayor Enesto T. Matugas.

For the fifth time, Matugas has been charged for illegal exaction and other corrupt practices. Charged together with the mayor was city treasurer Sarah P. Yamit

The complainant, Jamar D. Gavino, who is identified with the rival Barbers camp and one of the staunchest critics of the administration, said Matugas and Yamit broke the law when they increased the fee for a business plate from P200 to P250.

Gavino narrated that on January 2, the start of the first business day of the year, the local government opened its Business Licensing and Permit One Stop Shop for the application of renewal of business permits and licenses, and that applicants were surprised upon being required to purchase a new business plate in the amount of P250.

The new business plate has a new design featuring the image of Matugas.

Gavino said the city has an existing ordinance on business plates and that the cost was fixed at P200 by law.

“The said ordinance has not been amended or repealed. To this day it remains effective and valid. Hence, the issuance of a new Business Permit Plate with a new design and a new price tag is clearly illegal and invalid as there is no legal basis for the same,” he noted.

This “clearly falls within the definition of the crime of illegal exactions under Article 213 of the Revised Penal Code,” the complaint said.

Gavino added that the “illegal act has clearly has caused undue injury to the businessmen who have been required to pay more than that which is provided by law, by evident bad faith and gross inexcusable negligence.”

“Respondents’ bad faith is exemplified by the fact that way back September 22, 2011 and November 23, 2011 they have indorsed to the Sangguiang Panlungsod a request for the amendment of Ordinance No. 189 series of 2002. They therefore knew that until such time as said ordinance would be amended, they respondents had no authority nor basis to issue a new Business permit plate at a new rate other than that which was provided for the ordinance,” the complaint stated.

Gavino said that the new business permit plate with the face of Matugas prominently displayed on the front was “a cheap political gimmick.”

Matugas said he would not comment on the complaint because he had yet to receive copies of the complaint.

The latest complaint was the fifth to be filed before the Ombudsman since the mayor took office.

The first complaint stemmed from appointment of a losing candidate named Philip Skykimte before the lapse of the one-year ban on appointing losing candidates.

In the succeeding complaints Matugas was accused of receiving “bribe” money amounting to P5 million from mall magnate Henry Gaisano, appointing “contractuals” without approval from the City Council, and refusing to receive the back rentals of Surigao Rural Banking Corporation for a leased prime property in the city boulevard. (Roel N. Catoto/MindaNews)

http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2012/02/11/surigao-city-mayor-treasurer-accused-of-illegal-exaction/

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 10:58 AM

Block-timers’ belittle Surigao City mayor’s libel charge
By Roel Catoto | Tuesday| December 27, 2011

SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/27 December) –The two radio “block-timers” charged by Surigao City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas with libel have belittled the case, saying it will not prosper in court.

“If he (Mayor Matugas) feels aggrieved, then he’s perfectly within his right to file any case against us,” said Jamar D. Gavino, one of the two respondents in the case filed by Matugas last month. “But if he must file a case in court, it should have been stronger and buttressed with unassailable facts.”

Gavino said he and his co-accused, Rey O. Culbo, are confident the prosecutor will dismiss it.

Matugas alleged the respondents had maligned him both as a private person and as a public official.

The case is now pending before the city prosecutor’s office, and a clarificatory hearing has been set on January 4, 2012.

The case stemmed from the radio broadcast on March 17, 2011, which supposedly portrayed the mayor as a corrupt official. Matugas alleged that in that broadcast Culbo declared that he took a P5-million bribe from businessman Henry Gaisano in exchange for certain favors on the latter’s mall project.

Culbo hosted the block-time program over dxRS, an affiliate of Radio Mindanao Network, though it has recently been discontinued. Gavino allegedly acted as researcher for Culbo.

But Culbo and Gavino said they never mentioned the name of the mayor during the airing.

Gavino said the allegation that he was a researcher in the program was presumptuous.

“Aside from the plain allegation that Gavino is the radio’s researcher/writer, there’s no proof that he supplied the information to Culbo. In fact, there is no proof that he is the researcher/writer,” the pair’s four-page counter affidavit said.

“There was nothing in the statement that would indicate that the complainant is the person referred to or if the statement even refers to any particular individual,” it added.

They said the case was nothing but a form of harassment to quell freedom of speech.

While the mayor admitted having received a P5-million check from Gaisano after the mall’s groundbreaking rites sometime in March, he insisted the amount was “clean money.”

“Gaisano purchased a P10.4-million property in my subdivision in Tagaytay, he made a down payment of P5 million. There is a paper trail here, a check was issued and a contract to sell,” Matugas had earlier explained.

Matugas, an engineer by profession, is the president of Woodridge Property Inc. (WPI), a firm that is into several real estate development projects throughout the country.

He said that before he became mayor he had been dealing with Gaisano as a client for years now.

Prior to the filing of the libel case by Matugas, Culbo, Gavino and another resident had already pressed charges against the mayor for the alleged bribery.

In a five-page complaint before the Ombudsman, the complainants alleged that on March 17, 2011, during the groundbreaking rites for Gaisano Capital, Gaisano handed Matugas the P5-million check drawn from Banco de Oro Cebu Branch.

Gaisano owns other chains of malls and superstores in the Visayas and Mindanao.

The complainants alleged that the amount was paid in exchange for Gaisano’s entry in the city. Gaisano Capital started building its two-storey mall on a 3.4-hectare area in Barangay Luna last April.

In accepting the money, the complainants said Matugas should be held liable for graft because it was tantamount to bribery, noting that Gaisano, as an investor, was likely to ask favors in permits and other licensing requirements for his department store.

Matugas said that while the libel case is related to the case filed before the Ombudsman, Culbo’s “utterance, based on the information fed by program’s researcher cum writer,” projected him as a “corrupt person and public official”.

“The utterance made a sweeping judgment as if I were an extortionist, which tended to cause dishonor and discredit on my person as a private individual and as an elected public official,” the mayor said in his complaint. (Roel N. Catoto/MindaNews)

http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2011/12/27/%e2%80%98block-timers%e2%80%99-belittle-surigao-city-mayor%e2%80%99s-libel-charge/

Bricken Ridge

February 13th, 2012, 11:02 AM

Bukidnon, Agusan, Surigao farmers to picket Malacanang
By Cong Corrales | Sunday| February 12, 2012

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/11 February) — Farmers from different towns of Bukidnon gathered here Saturday for a send-off mass before sailing to Manila to ask President Benigno Simeon Aquino not to terminate but complete land distribution under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPer).

At least 100 members of Alyansa Bukidnon heard mass at Kiosko Kagawasan, D.V. Soria, celebrated by Fr. Nathaniel Lerio of the Social Action Center of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, who told the farmers to sustain their “righteous demand for land rights.”

“United we can pressure government to give in to our demands. I believe this government is still a Christian government so they should have conscience for the oppressed and the poor,” Fr. Lerio said.

Task Force Mapalad-Bukidnon coordinator Joseph Coles said 15 of their members from Bukidnon and another 15 members from Agusan and Surigao provinces will sail to Manila for a massive protest action in front of Malacañang on Monday.

“Most of our members are already in Manila for the protest action at the door steps of Malacañang on Monday,” Coles said.

Bannering streamers: “CARPer until 2014: Completion not Termination,” the farmers marched from D.V. Soria to Puntod Wharf after the mass.

Fr. Lerio said farmers should also strengthen their organizations, alliances and communities “so that the forces of evil and the powerful could not easily topple their ranks.”

“There are vast tracts of land in the region that could be distributed to those that toil the land but this government lacks the political will to do it,” he said.

“Real help should be given to those that cannot give something back in return. The help given by the rich to those who could give back is not really help but a bribe,” said Fr. Lerio.

In an interview after the mass, Alyansa Bukidnon chair Oscar Maniego claimed the ground personnel of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR 10) have been jerking them around even before CARPer was signed in 2009.

“Puro na lang graft and corruption inaatupag ni Presidente Aquino. Sana naman pakinggan din niya ang hinaing naming magsasaka, lalo na itong sobrang bagal ng implementasyon ng CARPer,” (President Aquino only focuses on graft and corruption. We hope he will listen to the farmers’ pleas), said Maniego.

Among their demands, he said, are the “fast-tracking of the valuation of the 331-hectare Fortich farm in Valencia City, Bukidnon which has already been covered by CARP; the revocation of the DAR-issued CARP exemption order of the other 847-hectare Fortich farm and for President Aquino to act on the human rights violations committed by the goons of the landlords in the province.”

Maniego cited the case of one of their members, Welcie Garcia “who was gunned down by alleged goons at the Villalon Ranch in Maramag town, Bukidnon in August last year.”

“In 2011, DAR had a lousy performance. They failed to accomplish even at least 50 per cent of its annual target of land distribution,” he said. (Cong Corrales/MindaNews)

http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2012/02/12/bukidnon-agusan-surigao-farmers-to-picket-malacanang/

BULLDOG

February 13th, 2012, 03:30 PM

uno namay balita sa Surigao Doctor's Hospital? :)

the_villager

February 14th, 2012, 01:19 AM

unlike citihardware, this building is built very close to the highway and i don't see any drainage system.

suba ton sa kilid dili ra kay drainage hehehe

the_villager

February 14th, 2012, 01:19 AM

what are those long buildings on the foreground? are they plant nurseries?

yup plant nurseries of Silangan Mindanao Mining Corp.

the_villager

February 14th, 2012, 01:20 AM

uno namay balita sa Surigao Doctor's Hospital? :)

may nagtampog ug daku na area didto dapit sa proposed brgy. basi amu na jaon kay late last year pa nagstart ug tampog nan lupa.

white_ranger

February 14th, 2012, 01:26 AM

may nagtampog ug daku na area didto dapit sa proposed brgy. basi amu na jaon kay late last year pa nagstart ug tampog nan lupa.
nice to hear na nagstart na ug kisaw...mao man cguro to ang giingun nila na murag hotel ang style...well its time to shine ang surigao

white_ranger

February 14th, 2012, 01:27 AM

suba ton sa kilid dili ra kay drainage hehehe
peru kuyba jaun ila tupad na suba kay kung mukusog pwede sad mabira ang lupa sa ilayum!but what i see last year murag naghimo sila ug like see wall para cja ang muhold sa lupa at the sametime para mu support sad sa ground.

white_ranger

February 14th, 2012, 01:28 AM

W/p

the_villager

February 14th, 2012, 01:31 AM

nice to hear na nagstart na ug kisaw...mao man cguro to ang giingun nila na murag hotel ang style...well its time to shine ang surigao

but im not saying na it is the area hu basta kay may nagtampug na didto and it might be the proposed area of Surigao Doctors or a different project.

white_ranger

February 14th, 2012, 03:13 AM

but im not saying na it is the area hu basta kay may nagtampug na didto and it might be the proposed area of Surigao Doctors or a different project.
asa dapit tong area sir nga gi dampugan...ky as far as i remember naa toy usa ka area tapad sa coprasan ang giingun nga rumor lot ng robinson nga nagdampog,,..well let see kung asa ibutang ang SD

white_ranger

February 14th, 2012, 03:13 AM

but im not saying na it is the area hu basta kay may nagtampug na didto and it might be the proposed area of Surigao Doctors or a different project.
asa naman tong imo pampasabog with regards to Gaisano? para mu pas pas ning ato thread!

we neeed lots of surprises!

white_ranger

February 14th, 2012, 03:14 AM

huwat lang og dyotay, di madugay mangabre ra lagi na. :D
cant wait to see it sir...para ma kompara na to ang volume sa mga tawo nga mu visit sa place..kuman gale serado pa ang uban abuan na kung mag abli tanan!

white_ranger

February 14th, 2012, 03:16 AM

melai

February 14th, 2012, 06:15 AM

cant wait to see it sir...para ma kompara na to ang volume sa mga tawo nga mu visit sa place..kuman gale serado pa ang uban abuan na kung mag abli tanan!

unsaon man nato pag compare mag butang ta counter pareho sa gamit sa coast guard kun mag inspect ug barko? hehehehe.

the_villager

February 14th, 2012, 06:24 AM

so happy that STICK N GO is now at Gaisano Capital Surigao

BULLDOG

February 14th, 2012, 07:43 AM

may nagtampog ug daku na area didto dapit sa proposed brgy. basi amu na jaon kay late last year pa nagstart ug tampog nan lupa.

that's a good sign...thanks :)

SC_00

February 14th, 2012, 02:11 PM

white_ranger

February 15th, 2012, 12:22 AM

so happy that STICK N GO is now at Gaisano Capital Surigao
really nice baya to nga store.....dili ba kung 2nd branch nila?

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 01:23 AM

Port of Surigao

The Port of Surigao takes pride of having the Eva Macapacal Passenger Terminal, the first modern seaport passenger terminal built in Mindanao.

Passengers and cargoes from Southern Leyte and soemtimes even Agusan Del Norte and Sur are handled at Surigao therby making it the premier port in Caraga Region.

NYK (Now you Know)

hahahaha abi nako ang NYK kay New York dili man baja hahahaha

SC basi may kilay nasab na mutaas nan iton na making it THE PREMIER PORT in caraga region. you know na baja, maglikay rakan kita :nuts:

white_ranger

February 15th, 2012, 02:47 AM

hahahaha abi nako ang NYK kay New York dili man baja hahahaha

SC basi may kilay nasab na mutaas nan iton na making it THE PREMIER PORT in caraga region. you know na baja, maglikay rakan kita :nuts:
ok ra jaun sir waya may jauy lain pasabot!kun jauy mu react pildi sila..beside jari kita sa ato thread.....ya man bagan kita magsamok sa lain....

white_ranger

February 15th, 2012, 02:49 AM

CITI HARDWARE SOON TO OPEN

PHOTOS TAKEN: 02.9.12

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6862461813_83f10923e4_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7057/6862447843_8166ab62cd_z.jpg
ka paspas baja sa citi hardware.....hapit na ini sila mo open!

white_ranger

February 15th, 2012, 02:49 AM

BIR NEW BUILDING
at the transport terminal

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6862434395_1d160ebfb8_b.jpg
jari gajud sa luna ang mga bag ong building nagtapok!

white_ranger

February 15th, 2012, 02:51 AM

CAPITOL ENTRANCE MARKER

MIKE PICS

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6862374725_f522267db2_z.jpg
when man ibalhin ang mga patay sa silop?

white_ranger

February 15th, 2012, 02:53 AM

I agree ug waya ako kasabot kung uno or may plano ba ang Brgy. Officials anang dapita ug ang management jud sa terminal kay bagan mga buta na waya kakita sa baha diha. :bash: :bash: :bash:
excited na ang mga katawhan sa second floor mo panik!

uno namay balita sa metro surigao after nasunog?pwede jaun pletehan ng save more or metro gaisano..mini version

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 03:04 AM

ok ra jaun sir waya may jauy lain pasabot!kun jauy mu react pildi sila..beside jari kita sa ato thread.....ya man bagan kita magsamok sa lain....

maglikay rakan kita kay malisod na. refrain rakan kita magpost nan mga article na makahagit sa iban :)

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 03:06 AM

when man ibalhin ang mga patay sa silop?

uman ibalhin man ang mga patay sa silop?

melai

February 15th, 2012, 03:45 AM

Port of Surigao

The Port of Surigao takes pride of having the Eva Macapacal Passenger Terminal, the first modern seaport passenger terminal built in Mindanao.

Passengers and cargoes from Southern Leyte and soemtimes even Agusan Del Norte and Sur are handled at Surigao therby making it the premier port in Caraga Region.

NYK (Now you Know)

maglikay rakan kita kay malisod na. refrain rakan kita magpost nan mga article na makahagit sa iban :)

agree ko ani. ang mo lalis wakwak! :lol:

uman ibalhin man ang mga patay sa silop?

basi pasabot ni white kadtong proposed na bag-o na public cemetery. uno naman adto an status matuod?

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 04:06 AM

ka paspas baja sa citi hardware.....hapit na ini sila mo open!

hinay ra gani ang trabaho. dapat hagbay ra iton sila natapos

R507

February 15th, 2012, 05:21 AM

open n an escalators nan gcs...

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 06:43 AM

open n an escalators nan gcs...

as in nag-andar na gajud?

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 06:54 AM

Visayas, Mindanao residents warned vs flashfloods
By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) Updated February 15, 2012 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The weather bureau warned residents in the Visayas and Mindanao against possible flashfloods and landslides as a low-pressure area off Mindanao is expected to bring heavy rains.

Robert Sawi, weather division chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), said the low-pressure area has “50-50” chance of becoming a tropical cyclone.

He said the low position of the low-pressure area and the cold weather prevents it from intensifying into a cyclone.

However, heavy rains are still expected over Northern Mindanao particularly Surigao, Agusan and Misamis Oriental and some parts of Visayas, particularly Leyte and Samar.

As of 5 p.m. yesterday, the low-pressure area was spotted at 790 kilometers east of Southern Mindanao.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=777661&publicationSubCategoryId=63

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 07:11 AM

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 07:13 AM

45 passengers rescued as boat capsized off Dinagat
Home Updated February 14, 2012 10:52 AM

MANILA, Philippines – Operatives of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 45 passengers after the vessel they were riding capsized off the coast of Dinagat Island late Monday.

In a report, Dinagat police chief Inocentes Capuno said all passengers of M/B BenJun vessel were rescued after the PCG launched a rescue mission.

The vessel was heading for the island town of Basilisa in Dinagat Island when it capsized near Hikdop Island past 2 p.m.

Reports also disclosed that big waves bombarded the vessel causing it to capsize.

http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=777463

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 07:16 AM

Boat capsizes in Surigao
By Evelyn Macairan The Philippine Star Updated February 15, 2012 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday rescued 37 passengers of a motorized boat that capsized off Surigao City in Surigao del Norte province last Monday afternoon.

In a statement, PCG spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente said PCG station personnel in Surigao, the Navy ship BRP Felix Apolinario and passing boats helped in rescuing the passengers of M/B Venjun II.

The vessel reportedly left the port of Surigao and was on its way to Basilisa, Dinagat Province.

The PCG station in Surigao received a distress call that M/B Venjun II hit an unidentified hard object, which punctured its hull.

http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=67&articleid=777527

45 passengers rescued as boat capsized off Dinagat
Home Updated February 14, 2012 10:52 AM

MANILA, Philippines – Operatives of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 45 passengers after the vessel they were riding capsized off the coast of Dinagat Island late Monday.

In a report, Dinagat police chief Inocentes Capuno said all passengers of M/B BenJun vessel were rescued after the PCG launched a rescue mission.

The vessel was heading for the island town of Basilisa in Dinagat Island when it capsized near Hikdop Island past 2 p.m.

Reports also disclosed that big waves bombarded the vessel causing it to capsize.

http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=777463

i wonder if these two 2 news reports are the same.:D

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 07:42 AM

i wonder if these two 2 news reports are the same.:D

:rofl:

sus ginoo!

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 07:48 AM

Praise God miinit na

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 08:11 AM

Port of Surigao

The Port of Surigao takes pride of having the Eva Macapacal Passenger Terminal, the first modern seaport passenger terminal built in Mindanao.

this is debatable. :D basi magsendong an mga taga cagdeoro og davao after reading this.

Passengers and cargoes from Southern Leyte and soemtimes even Agusan Del Norte and Sur are handled at Surigao therby making it the premier port in Caraga Region.

NYK (Now you Know)

i agree on this one. even the nasipit port is not close.

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 08:16 AM

yup plant nurseries of Silangan Mindanao Mining Corp.

thanks. medyo daku tan-awon from above.

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 08:18 AM

cant wait to see it sir...para ma kompara na to ang volume sa mga tawo nga mu visit sa place..kuman gale serado pa ang uban abuan na kung mag abli tanan!

amo. pagtigom da-an so shopping dajun pagmangabli na an horot.:)

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 08:21 AM

uno namay balita sa Surigao Doctor's Hospital? :)

does anyone has any idea on who are the doctors involved in this project?

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 08:29 AM

sus miuyan na pud grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 08:33 AM

this is debatable. :D basi magsendong an mga taga cagdeoro og davao after reading this.

i agree on this one. even the nasipit port is not close.

actually both are debatable. in case sa modern terminal maybe it is safe to say na one of the few in mindanao. as for the premier port in the region it is debatable in the sense that hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm basta u know na :)

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 08:34 AM

does anyone has any idea on who are the doctors involved in this project?

I think sir rally can provide us the answer

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 08:42 AM

actually both are debatable. in case sa modern terminal maybe it is safe to say na one of the few in mindanao. as for the premier port in the region it is debatable in the sense that hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm basta u know na :)

i think Nasipit has a bigger passenger volume coz it covers the whole Agusan Valley ( which of course has a bigger population) but Surigao has the bigger cargo volume.

am i missing something on why this is such a holinghong issue?:)

Bricken Ridge

February 15th, 2012, 08:45 AM

I think sir rally can provide us the answer

or we can text a few docs in Sug and ask.:) this hospital is long overdue. i believed this was concocted by some docs a long time ago.

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 09:15 AM

i think Nasipit has a bigger passenger volume coz it covers the whole Agusan Valley ( which of course has a bigger population) but Surigao has the bigger cargo volume.

am i missing something on why this is such a holinghong issue?:)

no issue actually it's just that there are few who simply cant accept about it so better not mention it para peace ra perme ang furom :)

the_villager

February 15th, 2012, 09:19 AM

or we can text a few docs in Sug and ask.:) this hospital is long overdue. i believed this was concocted by some docs a long time ago.

ok, try nako pag txt ako kilaya na dr :)

DAPA_CITY

February 15th, 2012, 10:26 AM

OPEN na ang CITI HARDWARE BY 27..:banana::banana::banana:

BULLDOG

February 15th, 2012, 10:36 AM

OPEN na ang CITI HARDWARE BY 27..:banana::banana::banana:

picture please....:)

SC_00

February 15th, 2012, 04:20 PM

as in nag-andar na gajud?

oo, first trip pasingud manila:drool:

R507

February 16th, 2012, 12:46 AM

as in nag-andar na gajud?

wla p mag-andar...

the_villager

February 16th, 2012, 01:38 AM

OPEN na ang CITI HARDWARE BY 27..:banana::banana::banana:

amu! good news pero maapas kaha nila? as in kuman feb 27 or march 27 pa?

the_villager

February 16th, 2012, 01:39 AM

oo, first trip pasingud manila:drool:

hahahahahaha ok jud ka SC

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 03:07 AM

oo, first trip pasingud manila:drool:
ha? naglibog ako kun unoy ming andar? laong ja rin isa first trip to manila? escalator ba ini tag hisgutan?

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 03:08 AM

uman ibalhin man ang mga patay sa silop?
laong sila kay e develop kunu jaun area didon into commercial.

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 03:10 AM

hinay ra gani ang trabaho. dapat hagbay ra iton sila natapos
hinay pa baja jaun na mode?

uno pa kaha ang central mall?

ipur

February 16th, 2012, 08:47 AM

108 Surigao Boat Passengers Rescued
By JOHN CARLO M. CAHINHINAN
February 16, 2012, 3:18pm

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 108 passengers were rescued and placed to safety after a motor boat encountered engine trouble at Surigao City recently.

Lieutenant Algier Ricafrente, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) public affairs chief, said that personnel of Coast Guard Detachment San Jose received a report that M/B News MPC-1 encountered engine trouble while on its way to Dinagat Province and was stranded at vicinity approximately one nautical mile from Barangay Zaragoza.

Personnel of PCG Detachment-San Jose immediately went to the area to assist the passengers and subsequently towed the stranded motor boat to the Port of Poblacion.

The team later arrived at the port. All passengers were declared in good physical condition and eventually brought to their respective destinations.

Personnel of the PCG detachment advised the master of M/B News MPC-1 to file marine protest.

M/B News MPC-1 has five crew members and 108 passengers onboard which departed from Surigao City when the incident transpired.

source ("http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/351558/108-surigao-boat-passengers-rescued)

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 11:52 AM

108 Surigao Boat Passengers Rescued
By JOHN CARLO M. CAHINHINAN
February 16, 2012, 3:18pm

source ("http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/351558/108-surigao-boat-passengers-rescued)
lain lain man ug version ang news....

SC_00

February 16th, 2012, 02:42 PM

ha? naglibog ako kun unoy ming andar? laong ja rin isa first trip to manila? escalator ba ini tag hisgutan?

hahahahaha

nangutana man gud si villager kun nag-andar na ba ang escalator (sa gcs),
mao na tubag ko "oo ang first trip pa manila"

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa441/SC_0000/2-1.gif

SC_00

February 16th, 2012, 02:57 PM

GCS
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/ipur_2009/GEDC0280.jpg

kini nga gaisano capital naay activity area (with stage), 3 cinemas, park (dli parking lot, park gud kanang murag luneta park ba, cja.)

first b ni nila taghimu sa gaisano capital group sa ilahang mga malls?

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 03:01 PM

hahahahaha

nangutana man gud si villager kun nag-andar na ba ang escalator (sa gcs),
mao na tubag ko "oo ang first trip pa manila"

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa441/SC_0000/2-1.gif
mao lagi madam, ako jud gi basa ang thread.......in my observation escalator d to!:lol::lol::lol:

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 03:03 PM

kini nga gaisano capital naay activity area (with stage), 3 cinemas, park (dli parking lot, park gud kanang murag luneta park ba, cja.)

first b ni nila taghimu sa mga nan gaisano capital group sa ilahang mga malls?
daku kaau ang mall so dili impossible na waya jaun sa GCS

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 03:05 PM

guys...according to my source here in manila with in next week naa daw mga ship para surigao para gamiton sa luna....

i dont kung para sa unsa tong mga kargaminto but something with regards ata sa mga project in luna....

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 03:12 PM

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa441/SC_0000/haha-1.jpg

parking lot pud nang grabe ka hawag na space nan gcs?

as in hawag pa na sya if top view, parking lot na?

ka over-over rapud kung ma parking lot ra
guys dako sad d i ang central mall.....ug ang lot in front of terminal, 1 hectare ba jaun sad ka dako?......good location for buss.

SC_00

February 16th, 2012, 03:27 PM

guys dako sad d i ang central mall.....ug ang lot in front of terminal, 1 hectare ba jaun sad ka dako?......good location for buss.

for sale man nang lot ^^ dugay ra wa pa magsugod ug build ang gcs

white_ranger

February 16th, 2012, 05:43 PM

for sale man nang lot ^^ dugay ra wa pa magsugod ug build ang gcs
nice kaau ni sya madam ug himuan ug mga bars,restos,grill ky lau sa city with that biskay gabie na patok gihapon ang night life usa pa dili maka disturbo sa city kay lajo man sa city..kun sa cebu pa murag MANGO ug sa manila murag MALATE.....

the_villager

February 17th, 2012, 06:18 AM

white_ranger

February 17th, 2012, 06:36 AM

ipur

February 17th, 2012, 07:28 AM

ipur

February 17th, 2012, 08:04 AM

OTitod anay.... super excited ra lamang ako to share nan ini na balita from Good News Thread...let's be positive... let's hope and wish for the best of our country....:banana::banana::banana:

The Best Countries for Long-Term Growth :banana: :cheers:

Economic Growth Through 2050

By Ansuya Harjani | CNBC | Wednesday | 15 Feb 2012

Worries over the European debt crisis, a slow recovery in the U.S. and fears over a "hard landing" for China’s economy have left global investors searching for new markets for their money. For long-term investors that means identifying economies that have strong growth prospects driven by advantages such as demographics, natural resources or geography.

The following is a list of the 10 countries with the best prospects for long-term growth. It's based on a report from HSBC titled "The World in 2050," which forecasts what the economic landscape will look like over the next 40 years. Some of the economies are already known as economic powerhouses, while others may come as a surprise.

The ranking includes some of the world's fastest-growing economies as well as those that will have the largest gross domestic product in absolute size by 2050. Excluded are economies that are projected to be less than $400 billion in GDP by 2050. The 2010 and projected 2050 GDP numbers are from the HSBC report and are based on constant U.S. dollar exchange rate in 2000. We calculated the annual average growth rates over the 40-year period based on figures in the report.

Click ahead to find out which countries offer investors the best growth prospects in the next few decades.

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/_News/_SLIDESHOWS/_ASIA_SLIDESHOWS/FastestGrowingEconomies_2012/Philippines.jpg

1. Philippines
Projected annual growth: 7%
2010: $112 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $1.688 trillion

The Philippines has one of the fastest-growing populations in Asia. The population is set to jump by almost 70 percent over the next 40 years, and HSBC believes the combination of its powerful demographics and strong fundamentals will drive the economy to become the world’s 16th largest by 2050. That would mark a jump of 27 places from its current ranking of 43.

The country is one of the world’s largest exporters of labor, with over 9 million Filipinos working abroad, according to the latest data from the Commission of Filipinos Overseas. In 2010, almost $19 billion was sent back to the Philippines as remittances from Filipinos working abroad.

More recently, the country’s fast-developing business process outsourcing (BPO) industry has helped keep some of the workforce from leaving the country. Already 350,000 Filipinos are estimated to work in call centers, compared with 330,000 Indians, according to the Contact Center Association of the Philippines. The industry is projected to provide more than 1 million jobs within two years.

The economy’s focus on the services sector and domestic consumption, as well as a lower exposure to global financial markets, helped it to escape a recession following the 2008 global financial crisis.

* Based on 2000 U.S. dollars

2. Ukraine
Projected annual growth: 6%
2010 GDP: $45 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $462 billion

3. Peru
Projected annual growth: 5.5%
2010 GDP: $85 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $735 billion

4. India
Projected annual growth: 5.5%
2010 GDP: $960 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $8.165 trillion

5. Bangladesh
Projected annual growth: 5.5%
2010 GDP: $78 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $673 billion

6. Malaysia
Projected annual growth: 5.3 percent
2010 GDP: $146 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $1.16 trillion

7. Vietnam
Projected annual growth: 5.2%
2010 GDP: $59 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $451 billion

8. Egypt
Projected annual growth: 5.1%
2010 GDP: $160 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $1.165 trillion

9. China
Projected annual growth: 5.1%
2010 GDP: $3.511 trillion*
2050 projected GDP: $25.334 trillion

10. Algeria
Projected annual growth: 5%
2010 GDP: $76 billion*
2050 projected GDP: $538 billion

Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/46322877?slide=11

rally

February 17th, 2012, 08:36 AM

something must have been wrong

DECEMBER 2011 NURSING BOARD EXAM RESULT

SPUS 9 passers out of 40
SEC 50 passers out of 178

i dont know what is happening to St. Paul University Surigao Nursing Prof/Teachers when the other St. Paul Universities like Ilo-Ilo and Tuguegarao are enjoying a 100% passing rates. what a shame :bash: :bash: :bash:

I have no idea kon uno ka strict an St. Paul sa na-una na batch sanan sa kuman kintahay na batch. Basin nagrelax sila sa kuman kintahay na batch ugsa amo ton an nahitabo... makarelate man gud sab ako sa case sab namo sa una sa IIT, after sila magrelax, arang nan graduate na cum laude pero waya man makaplace sa board exam. and worst case, didto nagsugod na nan di maka 100% nan passing rate sa amo na course...

The last time i talked with the then SPUS president, the problem lies with the parents of the students. Stricto man ila standards patterned after the othe rsuccesfull paulinian nursing schools. pero pag attempt nila pag implement nan style nan review of this paulinian schools, hamuk nu reklamo daw na parents na dili kuno unta i-compulsory pag reveiw sa st. paul, sila ra daw pabot-on. Bisan unhon pag explain the tired and proven nan review nan St. Paul nursing schools pero may kamahalan lagi sab, the aprents daw said they will just take the risk. Tapos pag mock board exam sila, adton mga tagilid ila i-advise na di rakan mukuha, manigsog na sab daw mga parents kay uno bot-an man. So di daw nila makontrol an manguhaay na baord exams kun ready and rpepared ba gajud.

If you notice, SEc has also deteriorated. Way back in 2005, sEc was one of the top 20 nursing schools in the country. pero accroding to insiders to relax sab lagi, jaoy na mga hangyo hangyo mupasar, or mga kasabotan.

DAPA_CITY

February 17th, 2012, 08:41 AM

ROMANTIC BEACH VILLAS NEW COTTAGE

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/416822_10150607704632645_296715112644_8967555_2068225943_n.jpg

rally

February 17th, 2012, 09:07 AM

white_ranger

February 17th, 2012, 09:19 AM

metro surigao

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/ryann_ckhod/metro.jpg

white_ranger

February 17th, 2012, 09:21 AM

from cebu thread

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/ryann_ckhod/lukot.jpg

the_villager

February 17th, 2012, 09:23 AM

the_villager

February 17th, 2012, 09:28 AM

5 complaints = 10 cases ( 5 administrative & 5 criminal)

The Mayor was announcing over the radio that anyday now, the City will now sue SRBC/Boya over the Boulevard property. apparently na sulbad ra nila an authority, may nagtudlo kun unhon.:)

uno may nasulbad sir?

the_villager

February 17th, 2012, 09:29 AM

metro surigao

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx85/ryann_ckhod/metro.jpg

sayang but I'm looking forward for a new shopping center to open soon. unsa kaha? metro surigao lang ba gihapon? unsay nahitabo sa Bench?

the_villager

February 17th, 2012, 09:36 AM

ROMANTIC BEACH VILLAS NEW COTTAGE

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/416822_10150607704632645_296715112644_8967555_2068225943_n.jpg

where man ini dapit mike?

the_villager

February 17th, 2012, 09:50 AM

I have no idea kon uno ka strict an St. Paul sa na-una na batch sanan sa kuman kintahay na batch. Basin nagrelax sila sa kuman kintahay na batch ugsa amo ton an nahitabo... makarelate man gud sab ako sa case sab namo sa una sa IIT, after sila magrelax, arang nan graduate na cum laude pero waya man makaplace sa board exam. and worst case, didto nagsugod na nan di maka 100% nan passing rate sa amo na course...

it is just a shame for the school who always proud of themselves of being the best school in the region. SPUS in particular shows to us how their teachers being incompetent in giving quality education and producing top caliber graduates. the school management must look deeper into this case. this deteriorating quality education and services offered by them is really alarming.

ipur

February 17th, 2012, 10:02 AM

The last time i talked with the then SPUS president, the problem lies with the parents of the students. Stricto man ila standards patterned after the othe rsuccesfull paulinian nursing schools. pero pag attempt nila pag implement nan style nan review of this paulinian schools, hamuk nu reklamo daw na parents na dili kuno unta i-compulsory pag reveiw sa st. paul, sila ra daw pabot-on. Bisan unhon pag explain the tired and proven nan review nan St. Paul nursing schools pero may kamahalan lagi sab, the aprents daw said they will just take the risk. Tapos pag mock board exam sila, adton mga tagilid ila i-advise na di rakan mukuha, manigsog na sab daw mga parents kay uno bot-an man. So di daw nila makontrol an manguhaay na baord exams kun ready and rpepared ba gajud.

If you notice, SEc has also deteriorated. Way back in 2005, sEc was one of the top 20 nursing schools in the country. pero accroding to insiders to relax sab lagi, jaoy na mga hangyo hangyo mupasar, or mga kasabotan.

amo gajud jaon an lisod sa private school kay madaya daya da isahay sa hangjo para makapasar an isa ka estudyante...dependent man gud sab sa no. nan enrollees, ugsa lisod sab gajud mag inistrekto or else mogamay an population nan school:bash:... unlike sa public school na puide man makapatujang an instructor/professor sa ija gusto. na kon sin-o da an puide mopasar, amo ra dapat an makapasar... sa amo sa una, may naabtan pa ako na klase na isa ra intawon an estudyante as in one on one na sila nan professor... kas-a, nakasuyod kami nan ila classroom kay kala-ung sab kintahay namo na aja ra sila mag isturyahanay kay an instructor naka-ingkod da man sab sa arm chair, only to found na klase na baja adto :lol::lol::lol:

an relaxation sa amo school sa una nahitabo after pipila ka mga former students na nan transfer sa lain na school after tagpanbagsak nila sa una, nan top pagtake nan board exam. aw bisan gani sa amo na batch, halos tanan man nakaexpereince na mabagsakan nan subject pero pagtake nan board exam kaluoy sa diyos nan pasar man sab kami tanan diretso... bonus da kan adton lima namo ka batch na nakasuyod sa top 20... lahi gajud siguro jaon mo agi kaw nan kalisod kay arang an imo mahibaw-an na ideas or practices para may mahibaw-an kaw bisan kon waya sa imo/ijo itudlo... and in the long run, magamit mo da sab nan dili kaw ma dependent sa kon unoy tagtudlo sa imo. amo gajud jaon an dili ko makalimtan na tagla-ung nan amo instructor na nagbagsak ako sa una... aw hino-a di man sab ako da isa an ija tagbagsak kay an highest sa amo klase kay removal exam man sa pila da sab namo ka classmate...:lol::lol::lol: