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the glimpser

January 2nd, 2011, 02:28 PM

Happy New Year!

Investor confidence in Luzon high for 2011

By Inquirer Northern Luzon, Inquirer Central Luzon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:39:00 01/02/2011

IN 2010, the economy of Central Luzon recovered from the previous year’s slump, according to the regional office of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

For instance, employment increased by 143,000—a development that reduced the unemployment rate from 9.4 percent to 9 percent, with the bulk of 3.72 million employed belonging to the services sector.

“Although the labor situation was much better in 2010 compared to 2009, the recovery was not enough to land the region at the planned target of achieving an unemployment rate of 6.6 percent in 2010,” the Neda said in an assessment report.

It said the positive development is expected to continue to 2011. The sources of growth are: the impact of the past election spending, especially on the services sector; the uncapping of government expenditures on hiring and capital projects; the release of government funds in the last quarter of 2010; and the general buildup of private sector confidence in government brought about by the high level of integrity and trust in President Benigno S. Aquino III.

Drop in inflation

Average inflation in the past 11 months dropped to 2.82 percent from 3.8 percent in 2009, National Statistics Office data showed. The inflation rates for fuel, electricity and water, however, did not decline.

Rice production in Central Luzon during the first six months of 2010 grew to 1.46 million metric tons (MMT), which was 1.75 percent higher than the 1.43 MMT produced during the same period in 2009.

Tarlac, Pampanga and Nueva Ecija increased their rice production by 7 percent, 3.4 percent and 2.14 percent, respectively. Nueva Ecija produced nearly half of the 49.7 percent of total regional production. Central Luzon contributes 22 percent to the national rice supply.

However, corn production in the region fell to 174,393 metric tons (MT) in the first six months of 2010 from 189,202 MT during the same period in 2009.

The Department of Agriculture in the region traced the low growth in palay and the drop in corn production to the prolonged dry spell.

At the same time, however, the region drew in more domestic tourists which outstripped the number of international visitors during the period.

Neda also revealed that foreign direct investments (FDIs) at the Clark Freeport as of October reached P24.2 billion, which is four times bigger than those made in 2009. It said FDIs at the Subic Bay Freeport, meanwhile, totaled P4.76 billion during the period.

“There’s more confidence now in so far as investing money for business enterprises is concerned,” said Kenny Bansale, president of the Nueva Ecija Chamber of Commerce and Industries (NECCI).

“Before, were afraid that their hard-earned money would just go to waste because of the not-so-good business climate. It is a different story now,” he said.

Bansale said it is apparent that Mr. Aquino brought confidence to the business community when he assumed office in July. He predicted that food processing, bamboo craft and milk production are enterprises that will start to flourish in Nueva Ecija.

In the Cordillera, the region’s poor economic performance in 2009 led local economists to expect slight improvements in 2010 and 2011, so its political leaders have decided to rely on a third attempt to create an autonomous region instead.

Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan had been hosting fora for Cordillera stakeholders toward the end of 2010, to draw inputs for a draft autonomy measure he was tasked to put together before March 2011.

He said the measure must pass through Congress for ratification before the next elections in 2013, to show to Cordillerans that the exercise has not been tainted by partisan interests.

The third bid for autonomy was pushed by the Cordillera Regional Development Council as far back as 2008.

Members of the RDC argue that the Cordillera needs a steady government subsidy for a limited period to improve its infrastructure, instead of competing with other regions for funding allocations from the annual budget.

The 1987 Constitution requires the creation of autonomous regions in the Cordillera and Muslim Mindanao. The first two laws creating the Cordillera Autonomous Region provide a 10-year subsidy of as much as P50 billion.

The third proposed autonomy law pushed the subsidy to P75 billion.

In July 2008, Neda recorded a slide in the area’s gross regional domestic product from the 7.1 percent of 2007 to only 1.8 percent two years ago. The Cordillera economy improved slightly in 2009 during which Neda recorded a growth rate of 2 percent.

But an RDC fact sheet took stock of the dwindling economic contribution of former industry leaders like mining.

Government was also unable to fulfill a public-private sector pledge to restore mountain roads devastated by landslides that were triggered by typhoons in 2009.

Lack of government spending

As 2010 ends, most of these damaged roads remain in disrepair, owing to less government spending, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways.

There are signs, however, that 2010 has been good for the region. For the last three quarters of 2010, the Department of Trade and Industry recorded P1.8 billion worth of investments. Close to P1-billion of these investments were poured into Baguio, which hosts the Baguio City Economic Zone and the Camp John Hay Special Economic Zone.

In Pangasinan, business in Dagupan City and adjoining towns is expected to boom in 2011 with the entry of shopping mall giants SM in Dagupan and Robinsons in Calasiao town.

More malls

A Robinsons mall is already under construction in Calasiao while SM still has to overcome obstacles like the extension of a major road and the conversion of the site’s land use permit from that of a fishpond to commercial land.

“If these problems are resolved, I don’t know of any reason for more delays. If Dagupan will not host it, [SM] will open it somewhere else, so we might as well grab it,” Mayor Benjamin Lim said.

While Lim’s family owns retail stores in the city and different Pangasinan towns, his son, Bryan, said the entry of SM and Robinsons is “good for the competition.”

“We will just have to come up with a good marketing plan to be able to compete. Besides, the establishment of SM would bring up the prices of land in the eastern barangays and that would be good for landowners,” the younger Lim said.

Mayor Lim, however, is worried that the extension of the North Luzon Expressway through the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) that will pass through eastern Pangasinan and the establishment of the Alaminos airport project in western Pangasinan may negate the growth of central Pangasinan.

Expressway

“The question is, how do we access the expressway from Dagupan or from central part of the province? The expressway will benefit only Urdaneta City and part of the fifth and sixth districts,” he said.

“With an airport in the west and an expressway in the east, central Pangasinan could be left behind economically unless there is a road network to pass through central Pangasinan that will link the Alaminos airport to the expressway in Urdaneta,” he said.

Lim said 2011 will be a positive year for many businessmen because of the new government and the confidence in the Aquino administration.

“It is expected that investments from abroad will come in. President Aquino has made a pitch for the Philippines already, so the mining, manufacturing and agriculture [sectors will experience a] surge in investment and money inflow from abroad,” he said.

“The playing field is level now. The national government does not favor anyone, so everybody is [interested] in partnering with [them] in building roads, bridges, highways, airports, seaports and tollways,” he said. [I]Reports from Tonette Orejas and Anselmo Roque, Inquirer Central Luzon, and Vincent Cabreza and Yolanda Sotelo, Inquirer Northern Luzon

http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20110102-312160/Investor-confidence-in-Luzon-high-for-2011

saintm

January 3rd, 2011, 04:29 PM

Investor confidence in Luzon high for 2011
By Inquirer Northern Luzon, Inquirer Central Luzon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:39:00 01/02/2011

Filed Under: Economy and Business and Finance, Economic Indicators, Benigno Aquino III, Agriculture, Investments
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IN 2010, the economy of Central Luzon recovered from the previous year’s slump, according to the regional office of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

For instance, employment increased by 143,000—a development that reduced the unemployment rate from 9.4 percent to 9 percent, with the bulk of 3.72 million employed belonging to the services sector.

“Although the labor situation was much better in 2010 compared to 2009, the recovery was not enough to land the region at the planned target of achieving an unemployment rate of 6.6 percent in 2010,” the Neda said in an assessment report.

It said the positive development is expected to continue to 2011. The sources of growth are: the impact of the past election spending, especially on the services sector; the uncapping of government expenditures on hiring and capital projects; the release of government funds in the last quarter of 2010; and the general buildup of private sector confidence in government brought about by the high level of integrity and trust in President Benigno S. Aquino III.

Drop in inflation

Average inflation in the past 11 months dropped to 2.82 percent from 3.8 percent in 2009, National Statistics Office data showed. The inflation rates for fuel, electricity and water, however, did not decline.

Rice production in Central Luzon during the first six months of 2010 grew to 1.46 million metric tons (MMT), which was 1.75 percent higher than the 1.43 MMT produced during the same period in 2009.

Tarlac, Pampanga and Nueva Ecija increased their rice production by 7 percent, 3.4 percent and 2.14 percent, respectively. Nueva Ecija produced nearly half of the 49.7 percent of total regional production. Central Luzon contributes 22 percent to the national rice supply.

However, corn production in the region fell to 174,393 metric tons (MT) in the first six months of 2010 from 189,202 MT during the same period in 2009.

The Department of Agriculture in the region traced the low growth in palay and the drop in corn production to the prolonged dry spell.

At the same time, however, the region drew in more domestic tourists which outstripped the number of international visitors during the period.

Neda also revealed that foreign direct investments (FDIs) at the Clark Freeport as of October reached P24.2 billion, which is four times bigger than those made in 2009. It said FDIs at the Subic Bay Freeport, meanwhile, totaled P4.76 billion during the period.

“There’s more confidence now in so far as investing money for business enterprises is concerned,” said Kenny Bansale, president of the Nueva Ecija Chamber of Commerce and Industries (NECCI).

“Before, [investors] were afraid that their hard-earned money would just go to waste because of the not-so-good business climate. It is a different story now,” he said.

Bansale said it is apparent that Mr. Aquino brought confidence to the business community when he assumed office in July. He predicted that food processing, bamboo craft and milk production are enterprises that will start to flourish in Nueva Ecija.

In the Cordillera, the region’s poor economic performance in 2009 led local economists to expect slight improvements in 2010 and 2011, so its political leaders have decided to rely on a third attempt to create an autonomous region instead.

Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan had been hosting fora for Cordillera stakeholders toward the end of 2010, to draw inputs for a draft autonomy measure he was tasked to put together before March 2011.

He said the measure must pass through Congress for ratification before the next elections in 2013, to show to Cordillerans that the exercise has not been tainted by partisan interests.

The third bid for autonomy was pushed by the Cordillera Regional Development Council as far back as 2008.

Members of the RDC argue that the Cordillera needs a steady government subsidy for a limited period to improve its infrastructure, instead of competing with other regions for funding allocations from the annual budget.

The 1987 Constitution requires the creation of autonomous regions in the Cordillera and Muslim Mindanao. The first two laws creating the Cordillera Autonomous Region provide a 10-year subsidy of as much as P50 billion.

The third proposed autonomy law pushed the subsidy to P75 billion.

In July 2008, Neda recorded a slide in the area’s gross regional domestic product from the 7.1 percent of 2007 to only 1.8 percent two years ago. The Cordillera economy improved slightly in 2009 during which Neda recorded a growth rate of 2 percent.

But an RDC fact sheet took stock of the dwindling economic contribution of former industry leaders like mining.

Government was also unable to fulfill a public-private sector pledge to restore mountain roads devastated by landslides that were triggered by typhoons in 2009.

william :D

January 6th, 2011, 11:16 AM

Bagong taon, bagong toll fee sa NLEX, SCTEX, SFEX

MALOLOS CITY—Bagong taon, bagong toll fee.

Ito ang pagbabagong sasalubong sa libo-libong motorista na tatahak sa may 200-kilometrong expressway sa Luzon simula mamayang madaling araw, Enero 1.

Kabilang dito ang 85-kilometrong North Luzon Expressway (NLEX); 94.5 kilometrong Subic-Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX); at ang 8.5-kilometrong Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX).

Ito ay dahil sa ipapatupad ng Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) ng bagong toll rate, ang kanilang unang pagtatataas simula noong Pebrero 2005 kung kailan napasakamay ng MNTC ang pamamahala sa NLEX.

Ngunit ayon sa mga opisyal ng MNTC at kakambal nitong kumpanya na Traffic Management Corporation (TMC), ang bagong toll rate ay di masasabing tumaas.

“Mababa lang yung nadagdag na toll fee, in fact, mas mababa yung bagong toll rate namin ngayon kumpara doon sa opening rate namin six year ago,” ani Marlene Ochoa, ang Vice President for Corporate Communications ng MNTC.

Inayunan din ito ni Benigno Valles, ang senior manager for corporate communications ng TMC na katulad ng MNTC ay bahagi ng Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC).

Batay sa tala ng MNTC at TMC, ang toll fee na kanilang sisiningilin sa mga motorista simula alas 12:01 ng madaling araw mamaya ay P41 para sa mga class 1 vehicles sa kanilang open system na mula Balintawak hanggang Bocaue Interchange.

Ito ay mas mababa pa ng piso sa P41 na kanilang siningil sa mga katulad na sasakyan sa kanilang open system ng mapasakamay ng MNTC ang pamamahala sa NLEX noong Pebrero 10, 2005.

Ayon kina Ochoa at Valles, mas mababa rin ang P2.38 na kanilang singil ngayon sa bawat kilometro paglampas ng Bocaue Interchange, kumpara sa P2.48 noong 2005.

Gayunpaman, ang bagong toll rate ay ang kauna-unahang pagtaatas ng singil sa toll fee sa NLEX simula noong 2005.

Ito ay dahil sa noong 2007 at 2008 ay bumaba ang singil sa toll fee ng NLEX.

Ayon kay Valles, ang toll adjustment and tawag nila sa pagbabago ng toll fee noong 2007 at 2008 dahil sa halip na tumaas ang kanilang singil ay bumaba pa.

Batay sa tala ng MNTC at TMC, ang toll fee sa NLX ay bumaba ng P2.20 bawa kilometro noong 2007, at higit pang bumaba noong Hulyo 2008 ng ipatupad ang bawas singil sa toll fee na P2.13.

Kaugnay nito, ipinaliwanag nina Ochoa at Valles na ang dagdag singil sa toll fee na kanilang makukulekta ay magagamit sa dagdag na pagpapaunlad sa serbisyo ng NLEX.

Ipinagmalaki nila na mula ng mapasakamay ng MNTC ang NLEX ay maraming pagbabagong pangkaunlaran ang naisagawa sa 85 kilometrong kahabaan nito.

Kabilang dito ay ang malinis na kalsada o kawalan ng mga bako-bakong potholes, at pagtatayo ng 60 closed circuit television camera sa kahabaan ng expressway na nagbigay kakayahan sa TMC na mabantayan ang daloy ng trapiko doon sa loob ng 24 na oras. (dino balabo)
source (http://www.facebook.com/notes/mabuhay-newspaper-bulacan/bagong-taon-bagong-toll-fee-sa-nlex-sctex-sfex/181402798556325)

saintm

January 7th, 2011, 07:39 PM

3 big irrigation dams worth P38B up for construction
By Magtanggol C. Vilar

CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Jan. 7 (PNA) - The construction of at least three giant irrigation dams with a combined cost of P38 billion is expected to provide the Aquino administration the impetus to increase rice production and meet the government’s target of rice self-sufficiency and zero importation by year 2013.

This projection was disclosed by National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Antonio S. Nangel during his recent visit here, saying that the Balog-Balog Irrigation Project, the Balintingon Multi-Purpose Irrigation Project and the Mal-Mar Irrigation Projects are crucial to the administration’s ambitious 2013 goal, particularly with the aim of generating and restoring 250,000 hectares in the next three years.

The three irrigation projects are:

1)The P16-billion Balog-Balog project, which would benefit farmers in President Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s home province of Tarlac and nearby Zambales, is scheduled to start construction in the third quarter of 2011. Its programmed irrigation area of 20,000 hectares of farmlands is designed to improve irrigation service to an additional 20,000 hectares in Nueva Ecija and Pampanga.

2)The Balintingon dam project, which covers the eastern portion of Nueva Ecija and Bulacan, is projected to start construction in two years and generate irrigation to some 18,800 hectares.

3)The P6.9-billion Mal-Mar Project approved last December 20 by the National Economic Development Authority which is programmed to irrigate 9,700 hectares in Maguindanao and Cotabato. Its construction phase starts in 2012.

Nangel said the government is on track to meet its 2013 target, particularly with the completion of the San Roque dam which would potentially irrigate 20,000 hectares.

The completion of San Roque is considered to be the agency’s single biggest accomplishment in 2010.

The NIA also has on-going projects in the Visayas and Mindano area which have been ordered prioritized by President Aquino and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, he said.

Nangel added that he is optimistic that the NIA will be able to jump-start its irrigation projects in 2011, particularly with the approval of its annual P12.79 billion budget for the current year.

For this year, he said they are targeting to restore 46,000 hectares of farmlands with the cooperation of local government units and top NIA officials.

Nangel stressed that under the rice self-sufficiency plan, the government would have to generate 46,000 hectares for 2011 and 204,000 hectares up to 2013.

To achieve this target, the total harvest by 2014 should be around 21.2 million metric tons, up from the 17.1 million metric tons harvested in 2010.

He said they are embarking on new cropping technology, including the adoption of the so-called rationing technology, and third crop in various areas of the country following the success of such technology at the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (UPRIIS), the operator of the mammoth Pantabangan dam, considered the biggest among the national irrigation systems run by NIA.

Nangel, who was erstwhile UPRIIS operations manager before he became NIA administrator, pointed out that the technology involves the application of one bag of triple 14 fertilizer for every hectare of palay after harvest. In 45 days, the rice plants allowed to grow would be ready for harvest.

This rationing technology yielded an additional 20 cavans per hectare for Central Luzon farmers and a third harvest that yielded 100 cavans per hectare.

Due to its huge success, Nangel said the program has already been replicated in Leyte, Regions 10, 11 and 13.

To successfully achieve an importation-free scenario by 2013, he said the strategies should be: a) generation of new areas, b) multi-cropping, and c) increased yield.

Nangel said that the DA and the NIA are also tapping the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in utilizing rice seeds for planting.

whippersnapper

January 8th, 2011, 01:18 PM

nawala na pala thread ng olongapo city ang zambales

post ko lang pix ng ngyaring sunog dito sa gapo.. its started around 5am kanina madaling araw and at this time (830pm) hindi pa naapula.. more than 16 hours na...nagsanib pwersa ang fire dept ng gapo at ng sbma... minsan lang ako magpost ng pix ng gapo, sunog pa. hehe
xenxa sa iba maliliit.hehe

dami mga usi hehe

nasunog happy valley supermarket. along arthur st(not sure) near rizal triangle
nadamay ang jollibee, mercury at triangle ace hardware

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saintm

January 8th, 2011, 07:46 PM

90-T jobs generated in Central Luzon

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in Central Luzon has already generated nearly 90,000 jobs across the region in less than one year.

During the "Ulat sa Bayan" report recently, Dole Regional Director Ernesto Bihis said around 89,343 jobseekers have been placed in wage employment as of October.

Bihis said the jobs were generated through their strong partnership and linkages with the Public Employment and Service Offices (Pesos) of local government units.

Other government agencies such as the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and private recruitment and placement agencies (PRPAs) also contributed to the job-generation efforts of Dole, Bihis said.

"The conduct of job fairs alone, for that matter, has placed about 1,717 jobseekers for local and overseas employment," Bihis said.

Aside from job generation, Dole has also bridged employment opportunities for the youth through its Special Program for the Employment of Students (Spes). At least 6,791 indigent and deserving students were able to secure summer jobs in time for their enrollment to pursue their college degrees.

In terms of Labor Market Information (LMI), Bihis said Dole has conducted at least 82 career guidance seminars for some 12,708 graduating students from the secondary level to motivate and inspire the youth in choosing the right career paths.

"To ensure the effectiveness of this program, Dole, along with the Pesos, the Academe, and other stakeholders, we established seven career guidance counselors' networks for each province in the region," Bihis said.

Central Luzon is composed of the provinces of Pampanga, Bataan, Bulacan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Aurora.

Bihis said the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) also took part in the employment-generation efforts by providing training and re-training to some 110,000 out-of-school youth and unemployed adult persons in various trades.

The trainings sought to enhance the competitiveness and employability of the participants.

At least 37,414 graduates of the training courses were certified as capable to work locally and abroad.

Tesda has also provided scholarship opportunities to at least 5,589 persons. (Charlene Cayabyab)

william :D

January 9th, 2011, 11:58 AM

BM FERMIN, ELECTED SEC-GEN OF PBMLP-REGION III

MALOLOS CITY- Board Member Michael Fermin of Bulacan first district was elected as the new secretary general of the Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines (PBMLP)-Region III Chapter in the recent election held in Fontana Leisure Park and Hotel, Angeles City, Pampanga.

Fermin’s bid was supported by his colleagues from the Provincial Board who campaigned for him in an end to have a more active voice in the national league.

“I was unanimously supported by my colleagues. At nagpapasalamat ako na hindi nila ko pinabayaan para magkaroon tayo ng kinatawan sa pambansang liga,” said Fermin.

Fermin also stated his plans as he embraces greater responsibilities being the new PBMLP secretary-general and vowed to double his efforts while being a provincial board member handling vital committees including education, cooperative, tourism, and arts and culture.

“Ito ay para makatulong tayo na magkaisa ang lahat ng mga kagawad ng SP hindi lamang sa Bulacan. I will stand and make a position in national issues relating to local governance and the general welfare,” he added.

Fermin explained that his position in the league will serve as a conduit to exchange and adopt best practices in legislation to further improve Bulacan’s present system.
Before the said election, Fermin was assigned as the Provincial Liaison Officer in PBMLP ratified by the Provincial Resolution No. 029-T’10 initiated by Senior Board Member Rino Castro, 3rd district of Bulacan.

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Source: PPAO
Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bulacan (http://sp.bulacan.gov.ph/news_detail.asp?newsid=1006)

:cheers:

boypad

January 10th, 2011, 11:52 AM

PAGASA river sensors in Pangasinan, Tarlac stolen :ohno:

abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 01/10/2011 5:46 PM | Updated as of 01/10/2011 5:46 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Two river sensors of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA) used to monitor potential flooding in Pangasinan and Tarlac City were stolen recently, a government official said Monday.

Office of Civil Defense administrator Benito Ramos said the river sensors, which are made of copper, are used to measure the depth, current and volume of water in the two areas where they were installed. He said the sensors were donated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and is worth millions of pesos.

The OCD official said they discovered the theft after checking the sensors in Agno river in Bugallon, Pangasinan and a river in Tarlac City recently.

"There was no reaction, no feedback from the sensors. We went their to check if something is wrong. It turned out that they are already gone, they were stolen,” he said.

Ramos said he has asked the Philippine National Police to investigate the theft. He also appealed to the people who took the sensors to return the equipment.

“We appeal to the sense of understanding and compassion of people. These are for all of us. Don’t steal the sensors because many people will be affected, the efficiency of our reporting system will be affected,” added Ramos.

saintm

January 10th, 2011, 07:19 PM

saintm

January 10th, 2011, 07:33 PM

11 Central Luzon MSMEs to join 20th National Trade Fair

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- 11 Central Luzon-based Micro, Small and Medium entrepreneurs will be joining the upcoming 20th National Trade Fair (NTF).
Department of Trade and Industry regional information officer Wilfred Carbonell said that five of the exhibitors are from Bulacan while the provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija each have two and Pampanga and Tarlac both have one participant.
Carbonell clarified that the number of participants from Region 3 in the March 17-20 bazaar could still increase as they are still waiting for the confirmation of other MSMEs.
A total of 162 entrepreneurs from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao have already confirmed their participation in the 2011 edition of the fair dubbed the “Festive Philippines”.
To be held in the halls of SMX convention center in Pasay city, it shall feature locally produced-arts & crafts, fashion accessories, footwear, furniture & furnishings, health & wellness products, toys, garden accessories, garments, textiles, home decors, jewelries, and raw and semi-processed materials.
There will also be trainings and seminars that center on skills enhancement, business management and financing program.
NTF 2011 marks the return of the Product Development Program as well as the launching of two new programs: The Art Zone which will showcase visual art works and the Nature, Trees and Forest program which shall advocate for eco-friendly products.
Carbonell added that individuals and institutions that have contributed in the development of MSMEs shall likewise be cited via the Gawad Ginintuang Yaman.

saintm

January 13th, 2011, 07:47 PM

Central Luzon tops DTI's "Bagwis" Program

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan. 13 (PIA)--Central Luzon remains to be a top performing region in the implementation of the Department of Trade and Industry's “Bagwis” program.
It ranked second to the National Capital Region in terms of having the most number of Gold awardees, the program’s topmost award level, since its inception in 2006.
The Bagwis program aims to give due recognition to establishments that uphold the rights of consumers and practice responsible business.
As of 2010, the trade department has already awarded “Bagwis” Gold to a total of 119 establishments in the region.
DTI Regional information officer Wilfred Carbonell said that Pampanga and Nueva Ecija share the top slot of having the most number of stores that have received the said honor with 31 each.Bulacan placed 2nd with 24 and Tarlac 3rd with 14.
Apart from the Gold seal, Carbonell added that Central Luzon now has 64 “Bagwis” Silver and 59 “Bagwis” Bronze awardees.
Under the program, deserving stores are awarded on a graduated level of excellence: Bronze for complying to Fair Trade Laws and maintaining good customer relations through the establishment of a Consumer Welfare Desk; Silver for attaining the Bronze requirements plus ensuring effective store management/operations and demonstrating social responsibility; and Gold for attaining the Silver requirements, implementing some elements aligned to quality and environmental management systems in their operations and meeting international standards.(PIA 3/Carlo Lorenzo Datu)

william :D

January 14th, 2011, 02:07 PM

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coa.gov.ph (http://www.coa.gov.ph/Financial_Reports.htm)
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saintm

January 14th, 2011, 09:11 PM

check this out pipz! this is the real thing hindi chopchop!

PEACE KUYA WILLIAM :lol: MWUAH

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BAWAL PIKON!!! :lol:

iancruz

January 17th, 2011, 02:56 AM

TWIN EVENTS AT GUIGUINTO, BULACAN THIS JANUARY

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A firework display follows after the grand procession on January 23, 2011.

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william :D

January 17th, 2011, 12:15 PM

check this out pipz! this is the real thing hindi chopchop!

PEACE KUYA WILLIAM :lol: MWUAH

BAWAL PIKON!!! :lol:

hahaha? :hilarious:hilarious:hilarious:hilarious: :hilarious:hilarious:hilarious

iancruz

January 17th, 2011, 04:01 PM

12TH HALAMANAN FESTIVAL OF GUIGUINTO BULACAN

3 DAYS BEFORE THE STREET DANCING COMPETITION...

Images of last year's street dancing competion. Photos by Jeanick L. Daza.

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william :D

January 18th, 2011, 04:00 AM

2009 Richest Provinces

Cavite - P1,995,900
Bulacan - P1,965,633
Negros Occidental - P1,794,944
Laguna - P1,747,168
Batangas - P1,684,124
Cebu - P1,676,187
Pangasinan - P1,579,977
Rizal - P1,552,740
Nueva Ecija- P1,307,857
Isabela - P1,296,002
Camarines Sur - P1,268,256
Iloilo - P1,245,181
Cotabato - P1,215,476
Zamboanga del Norte - P1,106,609
Pamapanga- P1,102,823
Palawan - P1,081,684
Cagayan - P1,022,788
Lanao del Sur - P1,012,492
Negros Oriental - P977,444
Agusan del Sur - P880,032

source (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Top_20_richest_province_of_the_philippines)
yung source ko galing sa wikianswer lang.pero yan din yung nakita kong data dati di ko lang mahanap ngayon...

Top 3 provinces of Luzon

Cavite - P1,995,900
Bulacan - P1,965,633
Laguna - P1,747,168

4th Batangas, 5th Pangasinan, 6th Rizal, 7th Nueva Ecija, 8th Isabela,, 9th Cam Sur, 10th Pampanga, 11th Palawan, 12th Cagayan

originally posted here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=70852665&posted=1#post70852665)

iancruz

January 18th, 2011, 05:56 AM

GUIGUINTO HALAMANAN FESTIVAL 2011

Two days to go before street dancing competition...

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iancruz

January 19th, 2011, 05:38 AM

GUIGUINTO HALAMANAN FESTIVAL 2011

1 Day to go before the street dancing competition

Photos of last year's winning group from Lord Shepherd's Academy
Photos courtesy of Mr. Jeanick Lazo
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iancruz

January 21st, 2011, 04:23 AM

12th Halamanan Festival

Today's Event: Landscaping Competition at Tabang Cloverleaf (whole day)

Garden City
Tabang Cloverleaf, Guiguinto, Bulalcan

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iancruz

January 22nd, 2011, 10:52 AM

12th HALAMANAN FESTIVAL
Guiguinto, Bulacan

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saintm

January 25th, 2011, 06:23 PM

IPs in Central Luzon claim their ancestral lands

by Rebecca S. David
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan 25 (PIA) - Dumagats, Aetas, Abelling, and Kalanguya tribes from the seven provinces in Central Luzon now own titles to 168,000 hectares of ancestral land.
Under the Ancestral Domain Claims, these lands underwent survey and delineation. The delineation determined the actual number of hectares covered by the claim and included a description of the features of the area.
These claims were later converted into Certificates of Ancestral Domain Titles which made the tribes owners of the lands they occupy.
Some 41,000 hectares were titled to 686 Dumagat families composed of 3,000 individuals. There were 94 families from barangay San Isidro, San Jose del Monte; and 162 from barangay Kalawakan in Dona Remedios Trinidad; 120 families from Dibut in San Luis and Zabali, Pingit, Baler all from Aurora province; and 130 from Rio Chico in Gen Tinio, Nueva Ecija.
Another tribe, the Kalanguyas from barangays Capintalan, Minuli, Putlan, and Salazar, all in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija are owners of 23,000 hectares of lands.
After the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, the Aetas were forced to leave their mountain abodes and resettled in government sites. They have now returned to their original dwellings.
National Commission of Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Region III Director Salong Sunggod said 2,235 families in Zambales are now holders of ancestral land titles. They come from the following barangays: Belbel, Burgos, Moraza, and Villar in Botolan; Sta Fe and Buhawen in San Marcelino; Batiawan in Subic, and San Juan in Cabangan.
In Pampanga, Aetas from barangays Nabuklod and Mawacat in Floridablanca, barangays Calumpang and Marcos Village in Mabalacat, barangays Camias, Diaz, Inararo, Sapang Uwak in Porac and Sitio Target in Sapangbato, Angeles City now own some 24, 000 hectares.
In Bataan, 147 Aeta families occupy 4,300 hectares in sitio Pastolan in barangay Tipo, Hermosa town.
When the curly-haired Aetas married straight-haired lowlanders, they formed another group called the Abellings.
There are now 150 Abelling families living in sitio Socorro, barangay Moriones in San Jose, Tarlac. They have 75.2274 hectares of residential and productive farm lots they now claim as their own. (RSD/PIA3)

william :D

January 28th, 2011, 11:47 PM

Bulacan now gives free anti-rabies vaccines

MALOLOS CITY – The provincial government of Bulacan is now giving free anti-rabies vaccine to mitigate increasing cases which spiked last year.

Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado said that full dosage of anti-rabies vaccines are now available at the Bulacan Medical Center (BMC) here.

A full dosage of anti-rabies vaccine is given in four separate sessions.

Alvarado said that through this program, they expect the increasing deaths due to rabies in Bulacan.

Base on the report of the Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO), as of third quarter last year, Bulacan has recorded 8,401 animal bite cases, provided initial assistance to 6,760 patients and reported 19 death cases due to rabies.

Moreover, according to the records of the Department of Health (DOH), the Philippines is one of the countries with the highest rabies cases in the world totaling to 350-400 number of deaths annually.

Beneficiaries like Jose Dionisio, grandfather of Cedrick Dionisio, an eight year old boy who was bitten by a dog, expressed their gratitude and appreciation to the program.

“’Yung pera na dapat sana’y ipinambili pa namin ng bakuna niya eh nailaan namin sa iba pang mga gastusin, malaki talaga ang aming natipid”, Dionisio added.

This developed, the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) said they are also giving free anti-rabies vaccine on dogs all over Bulacan and continuous information dissemination is being conducted provincewide.

The campaign is designed to further educate the Bulakenyos on ways to prevent and combat rabies, counseling, surveillance and logistic augmentation to affected local government units.

PPHO reminds Bulakeños to be responsible pet caretakers by giving proper and on time vaccination of their pet, keeping them under direct supervision, giving clean food and maintaining the cleanliness of the pet.

However, persons bitten and scratched by rabies-carrying animals must wash the wound immediately by soap and water and observe the dog for 14 days for some changes including constant growling and barking, dilated pupils, disorientation, craving to eat anything, including inedible objects and seizures.

Usually, the animal dies in three to seven days.

If observed with these symptoms, the patient must be vaccinated and if the animal is astray and cannot be observed, it is best advised to consult the nearest health center or public hospital.

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mabuhaynews (http://www.facebook.com/notes/mabuhay-newspaper-bulacan/bulacan-now-gives-free-anti-rabies-vaccines/189172094446062)
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saintm

January 30th, 2011, 07:17 PM

SCTEX puts Central Luzon on road to progress- BCDA

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga Jan.31 (PIA) -- Central Luzon has been experiencing tremendous growth in tourism and investments, largely owing to an efficient road network specifically the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) to meet the visitors’ demand for comfortable and speedy travel within the region, as well as to other places of interest in other parts of mainland Luzon.
The state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), builder and owner of the SCTEX said that since the SCTEX opened for commercial operations in 2008, there has been a steady increase in investments not only in Clark and Subic but also in the neighboring provinces that connect to the alignment of the SCTEX.
Citing figures made public by the Clark International Airport Corp., the BCDA officials said there are about 60,000 Koreans in Clark and Subic at any given time. Koreans account for the biggest number of foreign arrivals at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) at the Clark Freeport Zone.
“The developments now unfolding in Central Luzon augurs well for the realization of our vision of a strong economy anchored on high-impact government infrastructure projects such as the SCTEX which was built to create a growth engine in the countryside,” SCTEX Program Manager and Spokesperson Robert Gervacio said.
He noted that the SCTEX, together with the DMIA in Clark and the deep water seaport in Subic are the moving force designed to develop the region into a globally competitive logistics hub. “We are now unmistakably moving towards that direction,” he added.
Over the past years, the DMIA has been attracting more air carriers, indicating that it is a viable alternative to the normally overcrowded Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila.
Just last Dec. 16, the South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) inaugurated its regular Clark-Singapore-Clark route at the DMIA. SEAIR, reputedly the second oldest airline in the country next to the Philippine Airlines, has been linking Clark to key cities nationwide, notably Cebu and Davao, along with the world renowned island resort of Boracay.
To cope with the expected 60 percent increase in passenger traffic, SEAIR is deploying two big-body 114-seater Airbus 319 planes to service the Clark-Singapore connection.
Last October, South Korea’s budget carrier Jin Air, had its maiden Incheon-Clark flight. Using a 180-seater Boeing 737-800, Jin Air now flies to Clark five times a week. Other air carriers being hosted by Clark are Asiana Airlines which also serves the Clark-Incheon route, Tiger Airways which flies daily to Singapore, and Air Asia which also flies daily to Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.
Metro Manila-bound motorists from Central and Northern Luzon are also afforded seamless overland travel courtesy of the linkage between the SCTEX and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX).
Likewise, motorists from Manila will find it more convenient to use the SCTEX on their way to Central and Northern Luzon especially Pampanga, Bataan, Subic Bay, Zambales, Pangasinan, Baguio, La Union, Cabanatuan and Ilocos as they will find it to be the fastest, most convenient and practical route saving on time and fuel.(BCDA/PIA 3 Pampanga)

hugodiekonig

February 2nd, 2011, 12:33 AM

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - An official from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) has been bringing in a steady increase of investments in Central Luzon.

Robert Gervacio, spokesperson and program manager of the SCTEx, said the region owes most of its economic and tourism growth to the new road network.

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"There has been a steady increase in investments not only in Clark and Subic but also in the neighboring provinces that connect to the alignment of the SCTEx since it opened for commercial operations in 2008," Gervacio said.

BCDA, a state-owned corporation, is the developer and builder of the SCTEx. The new expressway is one of the flagship projects of the Arroyo administration.

Based on reports, about 60,000 Koreans in Clark and Subic arrive at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) at the Clark Freeport Zone at any given time.

Koreans account for the biggest number of foreign visits in the region.

"The developments now unfolding in Central Luzon augurs well for the realization of our vision of a strong economy anchored on high-impact government infrastructure projects such as the SCTEx, which was built to create a growth engine in the countryside," Gervacio said.

The SCTEX, Gervacio said, together with the DMIA in Clark and the deep water seaport in Subic are the moving forces designed to develop the region into a globally competitive logistics hub.

Over the past years, the DMIA has been attracting more air carriers, indicating that it is a viable alternative to the normally overcrowded Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila.

On December 16, the South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) inaugurated its regular Clark-Singapore-Clark route at the DMIA.

SEAIR, reputedly the second oldest airline in the country next to the Philippine Airlines, has been linking Clark to key cities nationwide, notably Cebu and Davao, along with the world renowned island resort of Boracay.

To cope up with the expected 60 percent increase in passenger traffic, SEAIR is deploying two big-body 114-seater Airbus 319 planes to service the Clark-Singapore connection.

In October, South Korea's budget carrier Jin Air launched its maiden Incheon-Clark flight. Using a 180-seater Boeing 737-800, Jin Air now flies to Clark five times a week.

Other air carriers being hosted by Clark are Asiana Airlines which also serves the Clark-Incheon route, Tiger Airways which flies daily to Singapore, and Air Asia which also flies daily to Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.

Metro Manila-bound motorists from Central and Northern Luzon are also afforded seamless overland travel courtesy of the linkage between the SCTEx and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx).

Motorists from Manila also find it more convenient to use the SCTEx on their way to Central and Northern Luzon especially Pampanga, Bataan, Subic Bay, Zambales, Pangasinan, Baguio, La Union, Cabanatuan and Ilocos as it is seen to be the fastest, most convenient and practical route saving on time and fuel. (Charlene Cayabyab)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/business/bcda-sctex-brings-more-investments

saintm

February 2nd, 2011, 09:47 PM

IPs in Central Luzon do Development Planning

Feature:
By Rebecca Grace S. David
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga Feb.2 (PIA) -- Development planning is now an integral function of our indigenous peoples in Central Luzon.
Even our Aeta, Kalanguya, Dumagat, Abelleng and Ilongot tribes determine and decide their own priorities for development. They formulate their own Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan ( ADSDPP).
The ADSDPP stipulates the programs, projects and activities which the IP’s have identified as their priority for implementation. Another advantage of having drawn this plan is that it will serve as a ready reference for those who would want to partner and collaborate with the IP’s in the implementation of some of the projects. For those who would want to grant assistance, this ADSDPP will serve as a guide in their choice of project to finance.
To date, two communities have completed their ADSDPP- the Aetas of Mawacat and Nabuklod Settlements in Floridablanca, Pampanga and the Aetas of barangays Belbel, Burgos, Moraza and Villar in Botolan, Zambales.
There are 454 Aeta families in the Floridablanca area while the Botolan site is composed of 1,302 families.
The Floridablanca ADSDPP has been adapted by the municipal government and incorporated in its local plan while that of Botolan is now integrated into the development plan of the town.
With on-going ADSDPP formulation are those of the 180 Dumagat families in Dinalungan, Dilasag, and Casiguran in Aurora province; 648 Aeta families from Bamban, Tarlac and Mabalacat, Pampanga; 1,072 Kalanguya households from Carranglan, Nueva Ecija; 553 Dumagat individuals from barangay Dibut, San Luis, Aurora; 137 Aeta families from sitio Bayanbayanan, barangay Pag-asa, Orani, Bataan; 187 individual Aetas from sitio Banawen, barangay Maloma, San Felipe, Zambales; 1,500 individual Aetas from sitio Pastolan, barangay Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan and 508 Aeta families from Labayku, Capaas, Tarlac.
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Region III Director Salong Sunggod disclosed that these ADSPPs are even the source of the NCIP Indigenous Peoples Action Plan for 2011 which was forwarded to the National Economic Development Authority. (RGSD PIA 3 Pampanga)

william :D

February 6th, 2011, 11:53 AM

Save Sierra Madre, save forests
By Fr. Pete Montallana
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Editor’s Note: President Benigno Aquino announced a logging moratorium on Feb. 3.)
AMONG the reports of logging and charcoal-making in Umiray in Quezon and Aurora was the one that I received at 8:23 a.m. on Jan. 10. An environmentalist from Umiray, General Nakar sent a text message that said “ang dmi ng khoy d2 sa Umiray ay more or less 10 taw pcs. Nakagayak na po un para ibyahe. Dp lang makaalis at ml2ki ang alon. (The number of logs here in Umiray is more or less 10,000 pieces. These are ready for transport. Departure is delayed due to big waves.)”
When I called up, I was informed that the logs were destined for Mauban. Immediately, I asked our informants to take a picture of the logs, but the heavy rains prevented them from doing so. However, I had pictures of charcoal from freshly cut trees in the same place taken on Dec. 18, 2010. Because of Simbang Gabi I did not have time to communicate this to our network.
Casualties, destruction
With so many dead and injured and so much destruction in the Philippines and in other parts of the world, Filipinos must know what is happening so that we can act fast to help mitigate the impact of global warming. The destruction of Sierra Madre is one issue that needs immediate attention.
The massive flooding and landslides in different parts of the country have focused the nation’s attention on the urgent need to address climate change due to global warming and to institute radical solutions to the degradation of the environment caused by man. More so because the poor are most vulnerable to calamities.
Corruption
Environmentalists welcomed the new administration of President Benigno Aquino with much hope that things would finally change at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). But as far as the destruction of forests in Sierra Madre is concerned, it has been business as usual.
With one big difference—people have been deceived that logging has stopped with so many press releases from the DENR regarding its anticorruption campaign announcing that it has installed surveillance cameras in offices, removed checkpoints, confiscated logs and donated these to schools, etc.
These measures may be good but the DENR has not really addressed corruption in the department. If only there were a big camera in Sierra Madre, then the whole country would know the real score on the destruction of its forests. The big question is: Can the DENR heal itself?
Rubber stamp
Take the case of logging and charcoal-making in Dingalan, Aurora and General Nakar, Quezon. Task Force Sierra Madre (TFSM), among other groups, has sent so many letters or reports to the DENR but it has barely acted on these.
The Multisectoral Forest Protection Committee (MFPC) in Dingalan has turned out to be a rubber stamp for those who earn from the forests. Inventories of charcoal have been good opportunities to bring out all the stocks that could not be “legally” transported. There has been no change in the MFPC.
Still, in March 2010, I told the community environment officer (Cenro) about illegal logging in Barangay Dikapanikian in Dingalan. He challenged me to go there with him. I told him I had pictures.
In the same place, on June 9, 2010 we took pictures of many flitches again. This was reported to the Cenro who immediately went there. I was told later that the flitches were placed under the custody of the barangay chair. Nothing more was heard about them. Where did so many flitches end up?
Petition
After the flash flood of July 18, 2010, 809 people from Dingalan wrote a letter to the President about the environment. They asked “that the permit of San Roque Saw Mill be cancelled because this is also being used by the illegal loggers of our town of Dingalan.”
The petition also calls for a stop to the transport of logs from Isabela and Quezon through Dingalan; enforcement of a total log ban throughout the Philippines; a probe and punishment of erring local and DENR officials for not doing anything or for not having a program to protect the environment.
The department interviewed some of those who signed the letter but nothing was heard of after that. What happened to the investigation? We were never informed.
Trucks blocked
Due to the campaign of the Church, parishioners from Sitio Setic, Barangay Ibona in Dingalan, were emboldened to protect their mountain. They said they were worried because the cutting of trees in the mountains continued without let-up. They blocked a truck hauling logs from their mountain and reported it to barangay officials and the DENR on Aug. 25, 2010.
The department simply texted back, saying it coordinated with the security guard to tighten watch. I was told later that the people were threatened by loggers and were advised not to bring the letter to the authorities.
It was on Sept. 4, 2010 that DENR personnel came to Sitio Setic. Not finding any more logs, they told the people that when they report they should make sure that there were logs to be seized. When the people answered that they should instead climb the mountain and see for themselves that the trees were almost gone, they did not go. Instead, the Cenro said, “why do you keep signing what Fr. Pete asks you to sign. If the operations of San Roque stop, many people will go hungry, you are to blame.” Then they left and their chief, the Cenro said, he would go to Barangay Umiray to see what Fr. Pete wants people to sign, the residents said.
Protective of saw mill
It is interesting to find out why the Cenro seems to be so protective of San Roque.
It is time the National Bureau of Investigation came into the picture. People talk about “grease money” flowing into the hands of local officials. On Nov. 14, 2010, another informant signed an affidavit that he saw logs of narra and kamagong, cut 4x4x6 by the side of the river in Bukbuk (Barangay Ibona, Dingalan and in the place between Sikbing and Muklapa, “I saw logs, cut 4x4x6, of which six were narra. The logs were loaded. Roque owns the hand tractor.),” he said.
In the dialogue of Nov. 28, 2010 between the Church and local government, Mayor Zenaida Padiernos of Dingalan said that at the last meeting of the MFPC it was agreed that only three sacks of charcoal would be allowed by the DENR to be carried by the bus. The reality is the opposite. One time, we noted a bus with so many sacks of charcoal. We texted an environmentalist to observe what the people at the checkpoint would do. They just let the bus pass by so easily.
During the Simbang Gabi, I was informed by a parishioner that aside from the legal fees asked by the DENR for the transport of siit (small driftwood), people still have to give a bribe to the DENR personnel.
She was scared to sign an affidavit because she might be harassed by the same DENR personnel.
I am so exasperated by this situation. The people are already suffering so much, and yet DENR personnel still milk them. I know that without documentation this cannot stand by itself, but taken with the other proofs, this only intensifies the need for immediate action—clean up the DENR.
Act now
As we reported to then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on June 16, 2008 and to which she and then environment secretary Joselito Atienza agreed, the biggest problem in the DENR was corruption.
The former president then agreed to create an independent citizens’ investigating committee to be implemented by the environment secretary,but this was not done. The department tried to lure the Church to be part of a monitoring committee. We never accepted that. How can we monitor together with suspected corrupt officials?
Our experience in the Aquino administration is that things have not changed. The present environment secretary has not really implemented anticorruption policies that would have lessened the destruction of the forests.
NGOs and the Church can only do so much. We have other things to attend to. We pay our taxes in order to pay for the salaries of DENR personnel to guard the environment and not protect those who destroy the environment.
If the department was really serious about its job, San Roque Saw Mill should have been closed, and there would be no more logs cut outside designated areas because illegal logs could not pass the checkpoints.

Get serious
What is happening around the world should alarm us. The government should consider the declaration of a total log ban throughout the country. It has to choose between the welfare of the people and the income of financiers. Should we continue to destroy our forests? At what price?
Environmentalists were disappointed with the first three major speeches of the President, which mentioned nothing about climate change and global warming—among the world’s most critical problems.
Prayer
Our prayer is that the President will act soon—to urgently address corruption in the DENR through an independent investigating committee. Corruption is just so embedded in the department that good people could not do anything about it.
The government, too, has to address the plight of poor woodcutters and charcoal-makers being taken advantage of by the financiers and unscrupulous government officials.
We are not sure of what will happen to us this year. I experienced the flash flood in General Nakar on Nov. 29, 2004 and Tropical Storm “Ondoy” in Manila on Sept. 26, 2009. With the way the DENR is operating, we might have more massive flooding than we can handle. God forbid!
Paradigm shift
The government is challenged by these calamities to make a paradigm shift and redirect its strategy on development toward social, economic and ecological sustainability. We urgently ask the President to prioritize the survival of the Filipino people above all other considerations by:
1. Imposing a total commercial log ban in all natural forests;
2. Canceling immediately all Integrated Forest Management Agreements (Ifmas) that have become fronts for illegal logging, and legislating the cancellation of the rest of the Ifmas because of imminent public danger;
3. Providing an alternative livelihood program for small loggers and charcoal-makers to liberate them from the clutches of their financiers and unscrupulous government officials;
4. Implementing a massive and genuine reforestation program to combat the rapid denudation of the forests;
5. Strengthen the forest protection program by providing sufficient funds to guarantee the presence of well-trained and -equipped forest ranger units in critical areas to arrest illegal loggers; and by ensuring the formation of multistakeholder forest protection coordinating councils in every local government unit with active participation of nongovernment and people’s organizations, the Church, the academe and other sectors; and
6. Cleaning up the DENR, through an independent investigating committee, of corrupt officials so that it can be truly responsive to a just and sustainable use of natural resources.
This year, dubbed by the United Nations as the “International Year of the Forests,” we want to share Mr. Aquino’s optimism that “pwede na ulit mangarap (we can again dream.).” Dreams, however, can only be realized by exercising political will, particularly on the environment. We hope that the government act before another catastrophe happens.
(Fr. Pete Montallana is the chair of the Save Sierra Madre Network. He was the parish administrator in 2010 of Dingalan, Aurora and Umiray, General Nakar, Quezon.)

Longest mountain range

Philippine Daily Inquirer

SIERRA MADRE, the longest mountain range in the country, is found in the eastern section of Luzon. The backbone of the country’s main island, it is shared by the provinces of Laguna, Rizal and Quezon in the south; Aurora, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan in Central Luzon; and Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, Quirino and Cagayan in the north.

These mountains provide people with the bounty of its foods, feeds, water, fodder, fuel, biodiversity and other environmental amenities.

These areas are blessed with the rich biodiversity in the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park in Isabela and the Mountains San Cristobal and Banahaw protected landscape in the south, including the caves of Biak na Bato in Bulacan.

Its watershed supplies water to big dams such as those in Magat, Casecnan, Pantabangan, Angat, La Mesa and Caliraya-Botocan, which provide water and power in Luzon.

These areas also served as the watershed of Pasig River, Laguna de Bay (one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world), the central plain of Luzon and the southern part of Cagayan Valley.

Place in history

Sierra Madre is also accorded a place in history with Gregorio del Pilar’s last stand in Tirad Pass and the capture of Aguinaldo in Palanan and of Hermano Pule in Banahaw. Even the New People’s Army takes refuge in the whole stretch of the mountain range.

However, it is sad to say that despite the economic, political and environmental importance of Sierra Madre, the government and the people pay it little respect, and fail to return the favor that the blessings of its richness provide.

Virgilio T. Villancio, a former manager of Land Grant Management Office, UP Los Baños College, Laguna

Sierra Madre tribal leader welcomes logging ban

By Delfin Mallari Jr.
Inquirer Southern Luzon

LUCENA CITY – The Agta/Dumagat tribe in the Sierra Madre mountain range in northern Quezon welcomed President Benigno Aquino’s declaration of a nationwide logging ban saying it is the “last chance to save Sierra Madre.”

“The whole tribe is glad with this latest development. This is one important step in the protection and rehabilitation of Sierra Madre and other forested areas in other parts of the country,” Ramcy Astoveza, a tribal leader of the Agta/Dumagat tribe and executive director of the Tribal Center for Development Foundation Inc. said in a phone interview Friday.

However, will not be another failure like the 2004 logging moratorium then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued following the killer floods and landslides in northern Quezon.

“The log ban failed because of insincere implementation,” Astoveza said, blaming the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the failure. Then, Environment Secretary Mike Defensor lifted the ban the following year.

Astoveza called on Mr. Aquino to strictly monitor the implementation of his logging moratorium order.

“The government should not bungle it this time,” he said.

Bishop Rolando Tria Tirona, head of the Prelature of Infanta, has long been blaming corrupt DENR personnel for the continued destruction of the Sierra Madre.

In past interviews, Tirona called on the government to “wage an all-out war, not words only” against illegal loggers and miners in the Sierra Madre.

Astoveza challenged the DENR and other government agencies to strictly implement Aquino’s logging moratorium.

“But the question here is how can these government agencies sustain the log ban order? Illegal loggers have the means to entice unscrupulous state workers to just close their eyes,” Astoveza said.

He noted that they have long been calling the attention of the government to stop all forms of logging in their ancestral domain but the rape of the Sierra Madre continues.

“We cannot do anything because these illegal loggers have armed goons and protection from government officials who are supposed to stop their unlawful acts,” he said.

Save Sierra Madre, save our forests !

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Tarlaqueno-ako

February 11th, 2011, 05:12 AM

CL crime rate up by 18.73 percent
By Ding Cervantes

Feb 11, 2011

CLARK FREEPORT – The chief of the Central Luzon police has admitted that crimes in his region has jacked up by 18.73 percent, citing statistics showing that murders and carnappings occur from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., robbery from 12 midnight to 3 a.m., and theft from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in his region.

At a regional peace and order summit hosted Wednesday by Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda here, Central Luzon police director Chief Supt. Alan Purisima also noted that among the region’s seven provinces, the number of crimes in Bulacan was significantly higher than other provinces.

However, Purisima noted that Nueva Ecija is home to the biggest number of nine criminal groups, followed by Bulacan with four groups, Tarlac with three, Pampanga with two, and Bataan and Angeles City with one each.

Amid recent carnapping cases involving the Dominguez crime group, all seven governors of Central Luzon attended the summit where they signed a covenant vowing closer coordination and full use of their local resources to curb criminality in their region.

Also present during the summit were top regional and provincial police officials and directors of national government agencies in Central Luzon.

In his briefing, Purisima cited freshly tabulated crime statistics indicating that Bulacan, which is where the Dominguez carnapping syndicate is based, had the highest number of crimes in the region.

Bulacan had 20,083 various crimes on record, providing a wide gap from runner-up Nueva Ecija with 8,935 cases.

A total of 4,918 cases were noted in Pampanga, 4,397 in Bataan, 3,796 in Zambales, 1,944 in Aurora, 2,625 in Angeles City and 2,219 in Olongapo City. Tarlac was not cited in the report.

The total crimes reported in 2010 numbered 50,781, which is higher by 18.73 percent reported in 2009 when total crimes totaled 42,770.

However, latest census showed that in Central Luzon, Bulacan was the most populated with 2.8 million people, as against 1.8 million in Nueva Ecija. The census also showed 1.9 million population in Pampanga, .575 in Tarlac, .734 in Zambales, .371 in Bataan and about 98,000 in Aurora.

Purisima noted, however, that if the number of crimes in relation to population of each province is concerned, Aurora would be leading the list with 87 crimes per 100,000 people per month, followed by Bulacan with 50.34, Zambales with 45.4, Nueva Ecija with 36.70, Pampanga with 15.34, and Bataan with 6.41 per 100,000 population.

But Purisima stressed that the increase in crime rate in his region should be attributed to his policy for police field commanders to report truthfully. “When I assumed post, I found out that crime statistics did not reflect reality, so I told them to be truthful so that we could know the real situation and act accordingly,” he said.

He said that on a monthly average basis, an estimated 397 robberies, 769 thefts, 91 murders, 116 carnappings, 41 homicides, and 1,376 physical injuries occur in Central Luzon.

Purisima also noted statistics revealed that most of the robbery cases happened from 12 midnight to 3 a.m., theft from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and murder and carnapping from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

This, even as he bared various anti-crime schemes now being enforced in Central Luzon, such as the “No plate, no travel” policy for motorists and the fielding of 756 personnel in 111 checkpoints in the region.

He said that in Angeles City where the so-called Magtoto gang is engaged in prostitution and white slavery, closed circuit television cameras have been set up in strategic areas.

Purisima also said there are now more motorcycle zones where owners of motorcycles can park their bikes at malls and schools.

He urged local officials to pass ordinances for the establishment of “public safety zones” in their areas where motorists are required to go slow and roll down their vehicle’s windows or where those on motorcycles would be required not only to slow down but also remove their helmets.

http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/10337/Volume-4-No-105/Headlines/CL-crime-rate-up-by-18-73-percent

Tarlaqueno-ako

February 12th, 2011, 04:00 AM

Central Luzon execs sign peace covenant

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The six governors of Central Luzon signed Thursday a covenant that seeks to keep peace and order in the region and make it the next center of progress in the country.

During the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) summit at the Clark Freeport, Governors Lilia Pineda (Pampanga), Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado (Bulacan), Victor Yap (Tarlac), Enrique Garcia Jr. (Bataan), Bellaflor Castillo (Aurora) and Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. (Zambales) vowed to unite their efforts in maintaining peace and order in Central Luzon.

Aside from the governors, other local officials, RPOC members, Regional Management Coordinating Committee (RMCC) members, civil society organizations, the business sector, the academe and other stakeholders also signed the covenant.

Pineda, who hosted the summit, said the covenant is proof of the signatories' determination to achieve peace, order and security in the region.

Overview

During the summit, an overall view of the peace-and-order situation in the region through reports by the heads of agencies involved in fighting crime and other threats to security was presented.

Chief Superintendent Alan Purisima, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Central Luzon, reported that the latest figures recorded the total crime volume in the region at 57,081 with Pampanga getting its share at 4,918.

He said the police in the region has intensified law enforcement activities to control crime incidence via such strategies as the "no plate, no travel" policy; capability upgrades of both equipment, resources and training of personnel; designation of motorcycle zones; proper illumination in dark and crime-prone areas; and massive information campaign through the media, streamers and billboards; and stickers with PNP phone hotlines on vehicles.

Purisima also reported that some 756 checkpoints have been established in the region, 80 of them in Pampanga.

He added that particular provinces have come up with their own local strategies to fight crime such as the public safety zones in Cabanatuan City; "no helmet, no ride" in Bulacan; and Project Kabisig of Olongapo City.

The official from the Land Transportation Office shared that Pampanga, as directed by the governor, has started personal visits to secondhand car dealers as part of their monitoring efforts.

Car theft

A separate report on the carnapping incidence in the region in 2010 showed a recorded decrease from the 2009 figures, including that of Pampanga.

However, the province remains to have the most number of carnapping incidents in the region, something which Pineda and other officials vowed to turn around until Pampanga becomes the best business friendly place in the country.

Vicky Gaetos, regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), has discussed the importance of peace and order in a business-friendly environment.

She said "business thrives in an atmosphere that is stable, predictable; attractive to both investors and tourists."

Gaetos called for the continuing and stronger partnership between the government and private sector and suggested that "concerted efforts against crime be facilitated through inter-and intra-agency cooperation to address lapses in intelligence reports."

Governor Pineda and other executives viewed the summit as the start of enhanced coordination and strengthened collaborative efforts among all concerned and that the pledge of commitment of the stakeholders shall be translated into concrete action towards a peaceful, orderly and progressive region and country. (Charlene Cayabyab)

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on February 12, 2011.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/central-luzon-execs-sign-peace-covenant

william :D

February 14th, 2011, 11:39 AM

'Cool weather ends this month' (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=657116&publicationSubCategoryId=200)
MANILA, Philippines - The state weather bureau suggested that Filipinos enjoy the cool weather this month while it lasts as higher temperatures are expected by March.

Robert Sawi, weather branch chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said the northeast monsoon – the system that brings rain and cool weather to the country – is expected to end this February.

Sawi said the public can expect gradually increasing temperatures in the coming days.

“Normally it (northeast monsoon) ends in February and since we are in the middle of February I think it (cool weather) is the last hurrah,” Sawi said in a text message to The STAR.

Sawi, meanwhile, said Pagasa expects a normal onset of the summer season for the areas under Type I climate.

It includes Metro Manila Ilocos Region, western part of Mountain Province, western part of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan , Bataan, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro, southern parts of Antique and Iloilo, northwestern part of Palawan, and the southern parts of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental.

Areas under Type I climate have two pronounced seasons – dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. Its maximum rain period is from June to September.

Although there will be rains during the dry season due to lingering La Nina phenomenon, high temperatures are still expected during summer, Sawi said.

Meanwhile, Sawi said rains would continue to prevail over southern Luzon, eastern Visayas and Mindanao in the next few days.

However, he said, no tropical cyclone is likely to affect the country this week.
malapit na ang summer!!! :banana::banana::banana:

william :D

February 14th, 2011, 02:59 PM

NEDA-Cabcom approves multibillion-peso projects

The National Economic and Development Authority Cabinet Committee (NEDA-Cabcom) has approved a multibillion-peso public financial management program and a road project.

In a statement, the NEDA-Cabcom approved the Public Financial Management Program (PFMP), which aims to improve the efficiency, accountability and transparency of public fund use in the Philippines to enable public service delivery.

The PFMP also aims to assist the government agencies such as the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Bureau of Treasury (BTr), and Commission on Audit (COA), among others, in implementing a comprehensive reform agenda as outlined in the Philippine Public Financial Management Reform Road Map.

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) will allocate AUD30 million grant for an initial five years from 2011 to 2015 for the implementation of the PFMP.

The NEDA-CabCom also approved the change in scope and increase in cost of the Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase 1 (ARBP 1).

The ARBP 1 aims to, among others, mitigate traffic congestions of urban sections and support economic development in areas it covers.

ARBP 1 is Phase I of the Upgrading Inter-Urban Highway System along the Pan-Philippine Highway (Plaridel-San Jose Section) Project.

The ARBP 1 will have a change of cost from P3.07 billion to P3.73 billion, as it increases its scope along the Plaridel (Bulacan) Bypass with the building of an interchange, ramps as well as bridges. These developments will pass through the municipalities of Plaridel, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Bustos, and Angat.

The change in scope of the project will also involve a conduct of a feasibility study of linking the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway with the Pan-Philippine Highway.

http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/business/neda-cabcom-approves-multibillion-peso-projects/

william :D

February 14th, 2011, 03:11 PM

Subic Freeport rakes in P6.68-B income in 2010; tops 16-yr record

SUBIC FREEPORT ZONE, Feb. 14 — Combined cash collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) here allowed the Subic Bay Freeport Zone to remit P6.68 billion to the national treasury last year.
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) administrator and CEO Armand Arreza said that revenue collection in 2010 topped the 2009 record by 19.25 percent, or a surplus of P1.08 billion. The collections last year also topped Subic’s 16-year revenue collection record as well.
“For the year 2010, both collection agencies pegged their goal at a total of P6.14 billion, and performance-wise they surpassed it by 8.72 percent, or a total of P535.5 million,” Arreza said.
Arreza added that from January to December 2010, the BOC posted cash collections worth P4.97 billion, thus exceeding the 2009 record of P4.67 billion by 6.5 percent.
In November last year, the BOC also posted the highest monthly collection it ever made in this free port: a total of P501.6 million. This was 52.7 percent more than the P328 million posted in the previous year.
On the other hand, the Subic revenue district posted collections worth P1.71 billion last year, a performance that also made it the district’s all-time high, as it recorded a 15.73 percent surplus over its goal of P1.47 billion.
According to SBMA records, BOC cash collections were derived from duties and taxes paid for ship calls, transshipment operations, and the importation of various inputs, including oil, motor vehicles, and other general merchandise.
These are separate from non-cash collection derived from government-to-government transactions, which amounted to P3.42 billion — a figure 16 percent higher than the 2009 figure of P2.88 billion.
BOC officials, meanwhile, attributed the increase in Subic revenue collections to the Enhanced Automated Cargo Transfer System (e-ACTS), which ensures fast, safe, synchronized and secure cargo transit between Subic and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), as well as the Port of Manila and the International Container Port Terminal.
Introduced in mid-September 2010 as an electronic protocol in lieu of face-to-face transactions, the e-ACTS not only boosted Subic’s campaign against smuggling and diversion of cargo, but also enhanced the collection of proper Customs duties and other revenues.
Arreza also noted that even as a new tax collection scheme implemented last year allowed the SBMA to collect part of the 5 percent corporate tax paid by Subic-registered investors, “the BIR still managed to increase its collection performance in Subic.”
“This only means that we are successful in widening our tax base in Subic, as we take in more investments and create more jobs,” Arreza added.
The new scheme facilitated the direct release by the SBMA of revenue shares to local government units that are classified as either “contiguous” or “affected” under Republic Act No. 7227, which created the SBFSEZ.
Arreza said about half a million residents of the eight beneficiary LGUs adjacent to the free port would benefit from the revenue share. (SBMA-PRD/AMV/PIA Zambales)
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=16880

:banana::banana::banana:

william :D

February 14th, 2011, 03:44 PM

SM Prime earnings grow 12% to P8-B in 2010
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines - Higher household consumption, owing to strong remittances, as well as election spending lifted the earnings of Sy-owned SM Prime Holdings Inc. by 12% last year.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the country's largest mall operator said its consolidated net income rose to P7.9 billion in 2010 from P7 billion in 2009 as revenues went up 16% to P23.7 billion.

"[The] performance was largely aided by the strong economic environment and the sustained high level of personal consumption expenditure driven mainly by income earned by Filipinos abroad and election spending in the first half of the year," SM Prime said.

SM Prime's operations in China, meanwhile, posted a robust 36% growth in gross revenues on the strength of China's economy, expansion of existing malls, and improvement in occupancy rates.

SM Prime's three shopping centers in China are located in the cities of Xiamen and Jinjiang in Southern China, and Chengdu in Central China

"Our malls continued to enjoy the unfailing, loyal support and patronage of our millions of customers to whom we express our sincere gratitude," said SM Prime president Hans Sy.

Last year, the firm's rental revenues climbed 13% to P20 billion as it opened new malls in Tarlac; Novaliches, Quezon City; and Calamba and San Pablo, Laguna that added 276,000 square meters to total gross floor area.

Cinema ticket sales likewise increased by 32% year on year to P2.8 billion.

This year, SM Prime plans to open three new malls in Masinag, Antipolo City; San Fernando, Pampanga; and Olongapo in Zambales. It will also expand two existing malls, namely, SM City Davao and SM City Dasmariñas.

By the end of 2011, SM Prime will have 47 malls in the Philippines and China, with an estimated combined gross floor area of 5.7 million square meters.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/02/14/11/sm-prime-earnings-grows-12-p8-b-2010
SM

william :D

February 15th, 2011, 03:37 AM

Top CPP leader captured in Bulacan

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – One of the top leaders of the armed communist movement was captured Monday night by soldiers and police in a joint operation in Bulacan province, the military said.
Allan Jazmines, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), was arrested by troops from the Army’s Northern Luzon Command and Philippine National Police officers at around 6 p.m. at a safe house in Villa Aurea, Barangay Subic, Baliuag town, Armed Forces' spokesman Brig. Gen. Jose Mabanta said.
He was arrested for murder and rebellion based on arrest warrants issued by courts in Calauag, Quezon province and Lucena City, Mabanta said.
Army chief Lt. Gen. Arturo Ortiz said Jazmines was captured by elements of the 56th Infantry Battalion, the 703rd Brigade, the 7th Military Intelligence Battalion of the 7th Infantry Division, the Intelligence Security Group, and Bulacan police.
Jazmines, who allegedly uses the aliases “Dex,” “Tomas,” and “Arthur,” is a member of the CPP's Executive Committee and Political Bureau, Ortiz said.
The military did not say if Jazmines is covered by the Joint Agreement on Security and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) between the government and the armed communist movement.
The government and the National Democratic Front on Monday declared a 7-day ceasefire starting Tuesday during the duration of the formal peace talks between the 2 sides in Norway.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles said there was already a prior agreement between the government and NDF panels that the truce would be enforced.
A statement issued from her office said the military and Philippine National Police shall observe a suspension of offensive military and police operations (SOMO/SOPO) against the CPP and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), for a total of 7 days, from 12:01 a.m. of February 15 to 11:59 p.m. of February 21.
"The SOMO shall cover only deliberate offensive military actions against the New People’s Army. It shall not cover defensive military actions aimed at securing and protecting the community, and individual and units of the AFP against violent attack," the statement read.
Mabanta said the ceasefire "will not preclude our soldiers from taking action in self-defense and to protect communities from armed threats.”

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:cheers:

william :D

February 15th, 2011, 09:54 AM

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MRT-7 Project

william :D

February 15th, 2011, 10:39 AM

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
ARTERIAL ROAD BYPASS PROJECT, PHASE I
PLARIDEL BYPASS

Project Background
The road project, Contract Package I, Plaridel Bypass in Bulacan Province, starts at north of
Burol Flyover in the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) on a new Interchange and Ramps
traversing on Northeastern direction passing through three (3) municipalities in Bulacan
namely Balagtas, Plaridel and Baliuag.

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Bypass roads are vital facilities to foster efficient mobility and development in the areas. It
includes the construction of ramps/interchange, drainage facilities, slope protection works
and furnishing of miscellaneous items. The project aims to mitigate serious traffic congestion
in critical urban sections in the province of Bulacan, especially the municipalities of Plaridel
and Baliuag.

Project Impact:

Improved accessibility to basic social services such as schools, hospitals, public
markets, etc.
Reduce transport cost and avoid traffic accidents that lead to foregone income
Revitalized the slow regional economic growth and stagnant local economy

http://www.royalnorthwoods.com/images/news/download/bypass%20updates.pdf

whippersnapper

February 18th, 2011, 02:28 AM

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Mayor Oscar Rodriguez said Fernandinos could expect more services even as the city has been "excluded" in the 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

The city was excluded in the project after Rodriguez noted that there is a clear indication that his administration's anti-poverty efforts are starting to pay off.

Rodriguez, president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, revealed that the City Government will continue to launch more programs that will further uplift the living conditions of the Fernandinos in spite of having a high percentage of middle-class families in the city.

He bared this after attending the signing of the 4Ps Memorandum of Agreement held at Malacañang recently.

The 4Ps aims to reduce poverty by providing conditional cash to extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition, and education, particularly for children aged 0 to 14.

In a citywide household level survey conducted by the University of the Assumption in 2010, it was reported that the city has the highest number of middle-class families in the whole country, totaling to 59.1 percent, which is definitely higher than the national average of 19 percent.

Results also showed that the number of poor Fernandino families in the city is only 31.3 percent, lower than the national average of 70 percent and showed that the city has the lowest number of families in the poorest of the poor category at only 1.1 percent.

He added that the City Government has already been extending support to the marginalized sectors through the city's Social Welfare Development Office.
Among these programs include Aid to Individual in Crisis Situation (AICS), where it provides financial assistance for both medical and burial needs among poor citizens, which benefitted more than 8,000 families just last year alone.

The city also provides entrepreneurship opportunities to 100 Fernandinos through Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K). Qualified beneficiaries may get P5,000 for their business.

Recently, the Food for Work program was also launched in some barangays of the city.

"We are now closer to achieving our goal of making the City of San Fernando a habitat of human excellence and we will not stop unless we provide the Fernandinos their right place under the sun," said Rodriguez.(Jovi T. De Leon)

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on February 17, 2011.

william :D

February 28th, 2011, 01:04 PM

2011 CLRAA Opening ceremonies
Bulacan Sports Complex, Malolos City

Hosted by the Province of Bulacan

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william :D

March 1st, 2011, 04:34 AM

Walang Botyang karne sa Bulacan

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william :D

March 1st, 2011, 04:44 AM

Replica of the historic Barasooain Church
@ the Nayong Pilipino sa Clark Expo

in Clark Freeport, Pampanga. The original Barasoain church is located at Malolos City in Bulacan. It served as a home for the Philippine Congress in 1898 to 1899 where the Philippine Independence was ratified and Philippine Republic was inaugurated.

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william :D

March 1st, 2011, 12:53 PM

NCR, kampeon sa katatapos na 2011 SCUAA National Olympics

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Friday, 25 February 2011 20:51

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela - Overall champion ang National Capital Region (NCR) sa katatapos na 2011 State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) National Olympics na ginanap sa Isabela Sports Complex sa Ilagan, Isabela.

Narito ang medal standings:

1. NCR - 61 golds, 32 silvers at 40 bronze.

2. Region 4 - 22 golds, 10 silvers at 28 bronze.

3. Region 3 - 21 golds, 37 silvers at 8 bronze.

4. Region 5 - 15 golds, 9 silvers at 13 bronze.

5. CARAGA Region - 11 golds, 10 silvers at 8 bronze

6. Region 6 - 8 golds, 25 silvers at 17 bronze.

7. Region 2 - 7 golds, 3 silvers at 10 bronze.

8. Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) - 2 golds, 1 silver at 2 bronze

9. Region I - 1 gold, 6 silver at 8 bronze.

10. Region 12 - 1 gold, 1 silver at 3 bronze.

11. Region 9 - 1 gold lamang.

12. Region 8 - 17 silver at 11 bronze.

13. Region 10 - 5 silver at 7 bronze.

14. Region 7 - 4 bronze.

http://www.bomboradyo.com/index.php/news/sports-news/42093-ncr-kampeon-sa-katatapos-na-2011-scuaa-national-olympics

originally posted in Isabela Thread by sir 296619.:cheers:

the glimpser

March 1st, 2011, 04:13 PM

Subic, Clark seek to become SE Asia’s services, logistics hubs
Highest investments in the last six years

By Abigail L. Ho
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:10:00 03/01/2011

MANILA, Philippines—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority expects the Subic Bay and Clark Freeport Zones to someday become Southeast Asia’s services and logistics hubs, with the number of locators from these sectors now outpacing those from the manufacturing industry.

SBMA data showed that in the past six years, the number of new service and logistics projects registered with the Subic Freeport yearly averaged more than 20, compared with only 14 in the field of manufacturing.

In terms of investments, the services and logistics sector pumped in a total of $1.82 billion, mostly in port-related projects, from 2005 to 2010. Manufacturing generated $560.41 million in the same period.

SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza noted that manufacturing used to be Subic Freeport’s top source of locators.

“But that sector is now moving at a more sedate pace, due primarily to the limited availability of open space in Subic,” he said in a statement. “We are focusing more on the logistics sector because of the government’s thrust to build a world-class logistics network in Subic and Clark Freeport.”

SBMA records showed that the services sector had gained a lot of ground in the Subic Freeport from 2005 to 2010, with 169 such projects approved during the period. At an average of 28 new projects a year, the services sector was now the fastest-growing among all industries in the freeport.

The most number of services-related projects in the past six years was recorded in 2008 at 46, followed by 2007 at 37, and 2006 at 29.

Tourism represented the second-fastest-growing sector in Subic. From 2005 to 2010, 158 tourism-related projects entered Subic, or an average of 26 projects a year.

Investments in tourism-related projects hit $1.48 billion in the past six years, the second-highest level registered.

The third-fastest-growing sector was trading, warehousing and transshipment with 120 projects registered from 2005 to 2010, followed by manufacturing with a six-year total of 84 projects.

The expansion of the Subic Freeport Zone to nearby areas should fuel the resurgence of manufacturing investments in Subic, Arreza said.

In terms of employment generation, the manufacturing sector still accounted for the most number of jobs in the freeport, with 14,528 from 2005 to 2010.

http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20110301-322935/Subic-Clark-seek-to-become-SE-Asias-services-logistics-hubs

william :D

March 16th, 2011, 03:05 PM

Pampanga Delta Project bubuhayin

HAGONOY, Bulacan—Muling bubuhaying ang Pampanga Delta Development Project Phase III (PDDP-II) matapos itong abandonahin dahil sa mahigpit na pagtutol ng mga Bulakenyo noong dekada 90.

Ito ay dahil sa tinatayang hindi bababa sa 6,000 pamilyang Bulakenyo na nakatira sa gilid ng Ilog Angat at Labangan Channel ang ililipat upang bigyang daan ang pagpapaluwang ng mga nasabing ilog sa bayan ng Calumpit, Paombong at Hagonoy.

Ngunit ayon kay Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado, hindi na kailangang ilipat ang libong pamilya mula sa gilid ng ilog dahil sa mga panukalang pagbabago sa disenyo ng PDDP-II.

“Nagulat din ako ng malaman kong itutuloy ang Pampanga Delta Project,” ani Alvarado matapos dumalo sa pulong ng Regional Development Council (RDC) sa Gitnang Luzon na pinamumunuan ni Mayor Oscarr Rodriguez ng Lungsod ng San Fernando, Pampanga.

Ayon sa punong lalawigan, lumalabas na may pondo na para sa pagpapatuloy ng PDDP-II dahil sa inaprubahan na nbg RDC mahigit isang taon na ang nakalipas.

Gayunpaman,, sinabi niya na ito ay muling isasailalim sa konsultasyon sa mga apektadong mamamayan at opisyal ng mga bayan ay barangay.

“Hindi naman puwedeng biglaan ang implementasyon dahil magagalit ang taumbayan, dadaan pa rin iyan sa proseso,” ani Alvarado na itinalagang tagapangulo ng Public Works Committee ng RDC.

Bilang tagapangulo ng nasabing komite, sinabi ng punong lalawigan mangangailangan ng rekomendasyon ang RDC sa bawat proyektong imprastraktura sa rehiyon, at kabilang doon ang PDDP-II.

“Minsan ay nilabanan ko na iyan noong ako ang mayor ng Hagonoy, at ipagpapatuloy ko ang labang iyon sa pamamagitan ng pagsururi sa proyekto upang matiyak na walang pamilyang Bulakenyong ililipat.

Ayon pa sa gobernador, sinabi na niya sa RDC na hindi kailangang ilipat ang mga pamilyang nasa gilid ng ilog, kung ito ay hindi na paluluwangin pa.

Sa halip, ipinayo niya ang regular pagpapalalim sa Labangan Channel sa pamamagitan ng pagtatalaga ng isang draga na magagamit regular na paghukay sa ilog.

“Noong ako ang mayor ng Hagonoy, may draga na nasa bunganga ng Labangan, pero nung pumutok ang Mt. Pinatubo, inilipat sa Pampanga at doon na nasira, kaya wala tayong magamit na draga sa Labangan,” aniya.

Iginiit pa ng gobernador na lubhang kailangan mapalalim ang Labangan Channel dahil ang ilang bahagi nito ay isang metro na lamang ang lalim, samantalang noong 1980, ang lalim nito ay pitong metro.

Ang Labangan Channel ay isang man-made river na hinukay noong dekada 70 bilang isa sa mga katugunan sa malawakan at mahabang pagbaha sa mga bayan ng Hagonoy, Calumpit at Paombong na tumatagal ng isang buwan.

Matatandaan na noong dekada 90 puspusan ang pagtutol ng mga Bulakenyo laban sa PDDP-II na magmumula sa bayan ng Calumpit na lalagos sa bayan ng Paombong at Hagonoy patungo sa Manila Bay.

Ito rin ang sinasabing isa sa mga ugat ng subersyon sa mga nasabing bayan noong dekada 80 at 90 na tinampukan ng pagtutol sa PDDP.

Batay sa mga impormasyong naipon ng Mabuhay, ang konsepto ng PDDP ay binuo ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) noong 1966 bilang isang flood control project. Ang nasabing konsepto ay nabuo sa pakikipagtulungan ng United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Ang pabgbuo sa konsepto ng PDDP ay bilang tugon sa mga malawakang pagbaha sa Gitnang Luzon noong dekada 50 at 60.

Bilang isang flood control project, kabilang sa konsepto ng PDDP ay ang pagtatayo ng mga dam, katulad ng Angat Dam na naitayo noong 1967; at Pantabangan Dam sa Nueva Ecija na nakumpleto noong 1975.

Ang mga nasabing dam ang nagsilbing pamigil sa tubig na ibinuhos ng malakas na ulan sa kabundukan ng Sierra Madre.

Ngunit sa kabila ng konstruksyon ng mga nasabing Dam, ang Bulacan at mga bayan sa timog Pampanga ay paulit-ulit na pinalubog ng malawakang at mahabang pagbaha noong 1970, 72, 74, 78, at 1980.

Dahil dito, napilitan ang mga gumawa ng plano na higit na palawakin ang konsepto ng PDDP noong 1982. Sa pagkakataong ito, nakasama ang pagpapalalim at pagpapaluwang ng Pampanga River, Ilog Angat at Labangan Channel.

Noong 1991, nagsimula ang PDDP phase I kung saan ay pinaluwang at pinalalim ang Pampanga River sa mga nasasakop na lugar ng mga bayan ng Masantol at Macabebe sa Pampanga.

Natapos ang PDDP-I noong 2001 kung saan ay naitayo ang 15.4 kilometrong dike sa magkabilang pampang ng Pampanga River sa halagang P2.9-Billion.

Umabot naman sa 1,700 pamilya ang inilipat bago tuluyang matapos ang PDDP-I
Ang PDDP-I ay natapos ay nahinto sa may bahagi ng Apalit, Pampamga; at isusudlong sana sa Ilog Angat at Labangan Channel sa may bayan ng Calumpit.

Ngunit tinutulan ito ng mga residente at mga opisyal dahil sa tinatayang 16 na barangay ng nasabing bayan ang maaaprktuhan at tatlo naman ang mabubura sa mapa.

Batay sa impormasyong naipon ng Mabuhay mula sa DPWH, ang orihinala na disensyo ng PDDP-II sa bahagi ng Labangan Channel ay paluwangin ito ng 750 metro.

Ito ay nangangahulugan na huhukayin ang magkabilang gilid nito, at ang pagitan ng magkabilang dike ay 750 metro.

Dahil sa tinutulan ng mga Bulakenyo, ang orihinalna disenyo ay binago.

Batay sa panukalang disenyo ng DPWH, ang 750-metrong luwang ng Labangan ay magiging 350-metro na lamang.

Bukod dito, magtatayo ng flood control sa magkabilang pampang ng Labangan Channel ang DPWH. (Dino Balabo)
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william :D

March 16th, 2011, 03:06 PM

Matapos ang lindol sa Japan: Kumpunihin ang Angat Dam

NORZAGARAY, Bulacan—Muling iginiit ni Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado ang panukalang pagkumpuni sa 43-taon na Angat Dam na matatagpuan sa bayang ito.

Ito ay matapos ang masalanta ng tsunami ang mga bayan at lungsod sa bansang Japan bunga ng lindol na may lakas na magnitude 8.9 sa nasabing bansa noong Biyernes, Marso 11.

Ang nassabing tsunami at lindol ay naging dahilan ng pagkasawi ng libong katao, pagkasira mga bahaym gusali at iba pang imprastraktura, at pagkakaroon ng lamat ng mga plantang nukleyar na kung hindi maaagapan ay maghahatid ng higit na malawak at malagim na trahedya.

Kailangang pagtuunan natin ngayon ng pansin ang kalagayan ng Angat Dam dahil binalaan na tayo ng Phivolcs noong 2008 na iyon ay nakaupo sa dulo ng Marikina West Valley fault line,” ani Alvarado patungkol sa naging babala ni Dr. Renato Solidum, ang direktor ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Ang pahayag ni Alvarado ay isinahimpapawid sa DWSS 1494 Khz kung saan isinasahimpapawid ang kanyang lingguhang palatuntunang “The Governor’s Hour” tuwing Sabado bilang bahagi ng kanyang panayam at pag-uulat sa mga Bulakenyo.
Sinabi niya na dapat pangunahan ng pamahalaang pambansa ang pagsasagawa ng isang feasibility study para sa katatagan ng dam na sinimulang gamitin noong 1968.

Iginiit niya na binanggit na niya kay Pangulong Berngno Aquino III ang kalagayan ng sila ay magkausap kamakailan.

“Hindi sa tinatakot natin ang taumbayan, ngunit malayong posibilidad ang babala ng Philvolcs. Mas maganada ay maghanda tayo habang may panahon.

Ayon sa gobernador, kailangan kunsultahin na ng pamahalaang pambansa ang mga dalubhasa mula sa ibayong dagat upang pag-aralan ang kalagayan ng dam.

“I thinkAngat Dam must be retrofitted, dahil noong nadiskubre ang retrofitting ay naitayo na ang dam sa ibabaw ng Marikina faultline,” aniya at binanggit na ang bansa ay kabilang sa tinatawag na Pacific Rim of Fire o hanay ng mga buklan na maaaring pumutok at magsanhi ng paggalaw ng mga tectonic plates sa ilalim ng lupa at karagatan na magbubunga ng malakas na lindol.

Batay sa naunang panayam ng Mabuhay kay Solidum, ipinaliwanag niya na ang Marikina Fault line ay nakabalatay sa ilalim ng lupa mula sa Angat Dam hanggang Taal Lake sa lalawigan ng Batangas.

Ayon kay Solidum, ang Marikina Faultline ay gumagalaw ay nagbubunga ng malakas na lidol tuwing ika-200 hanggang ika-400 taon.

“It can move anytime dahil tapos na yung 400 year period,” ani Solidum.

Batay sa pagtaya ng Phivolcs, kapag gumalaw ang ma Marikina Fault line, ito ay maaring magbunga ng lindol na may lakas na mangnitude 7.2.

“The longer the fault line, the stronger the earthquake,” ani Solidum ay nagbabala na “ Bulacan must prepare for the worst.”

Ang babalang ito ay inayunan naman Office of Civil Defense(OCD) sa Gitnang Luzon matapos magsagawa ng isang earthquake drill sa Bulacan State University noong nakaraang taon.

Ayon kay Neri Amparo, direktor ng OCD-III, hindi man masentro sa Bulacan ang lindol, apektado pa rin ito.

“Halimbawang nasa Maynila ang epicenter, apektado pa rin ang Bulacan at Pampanga dahil malawak ang sakop ng pagyanig,” ani Amparo.

Sinabi pa niya na kung sakaling magkroon ng pagguho ng mga gusali sa Bulacan, mas malaking problema ito sa mga rescue group.

“We are looking at worst case scenario where there is massive devastation, which one will you respond to,” aniya at pinayuhan ang mga pamahalaang lokal, mga mamamayan at maging mga paaralan na magsagawa ng sariling paghahanda o preparedness plan. (Dino Balabo)

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Tarlaqueno-ako

March 27th, 2011, 04:10 AM

CL tourism stable despite Japan tragedy
By Dino Balabo

MALOLOS CITY – Tourism officials in Central Luzon expressed optimism that local tourism industry will not be affected by the recent tragedy in Japan.

As this developed, the Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) will hold a two-day outdoor travel fair dubbed as “Tara na sa Norte” at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Shell Station in Balagtas town starting Friday.

Ronaldo Tiotuico, Department of Tourism (DOT) director in Central Luzon, said that recent tragedy in Japan will have little effect in the region’s tourism.

He said “based on statistics, there will be little effect in tourism in Central Luzon since Japan is no longer a major market for the region.”

In an earlier interview, Tiotuico said that foreign tourists that frequent destinations in Central Luzon are mostly coming from Korea and China.

He also said that Zambales is the leading tourist destination in the regions as its beaches drew over 500,000 tourists annually in the last three years.

Based on DOT records, Pampanga ranks second to Zambales followed by Tarlac, Bataan and on the fifth place in Bulacan.

For her part, Bulacan provincial tourism officer Dinia Quetua, affirmed Tiotuico’s observations.

She said that Bulacan’s tourism industry rely mostly on domestic tourists that visits over 120 swimming pools resorts in the province especially those with wave pools.

Quetua said that Bulacan is considered as the wavepool capital in the country as it is home to at least seven resorts with wavepools, the biggest concentration in any province in the country.

Wavepool resorts in Bulacan are located in Malolos City, and the towns of San Rafael, Calumpit, Pandi, and Bocaue .

Quetua said that wavepool resorts are making up for the absence of beaches in Bulacan whose bay area fronting the Manila Bay is being utilized for aquaculture production.

Francisco Dagohoy, media relations specialist of the Traffic Management Corporation (TMC) which operates the NLEX, said the fair is a project of the MNTC with the support of Tourism Educators and Movers (TEAM) Philippines.

He said the travel fair aims to promote tourism in North Luzon and at the same time help the business of the toll service facility and its locators by organizing activities that will increase the number of motorists who visit their station.

“Tara na sa Norte” is the only travel fair held outdoors and it is staged every year at the North Luzon Expressway where most motorists who traverse the highway are holiday travelers going to the north.

The travel fair will have 30 exhibitors offering bargain priced airfares, discounted room accommodations, affordable tour packages, hourly raffles, familiarization tours, rock bands, facebooth, free Wi-Fi, and more.

There will also be product presentations for the two-day affair to inform the attendees of the event on the different products and services offered by the exhibitors.

http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/10631/Volume-4-No-118/Headlines/CL-tourism-stable-despite-Japan-tragedy

william :D

April 7th, 2011, 01:07 AM

Bulacan sends 12 agricultural interns to Japan

CITY OF MALOLOS - The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) together with Everlast International Placements, Inc. will send 12 Bulakenyo agricultural intern-trainees to Nagano, Japan on April 11, 2011 for the Japan Technical Intern-Training Program (JTITP) of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

The said training program aims to give employment and develop the agricultural intelligence of Bulakenyos from planting to harvesting.

Bulakenyos who comprised the delegation are Ricky Dela Cruz, the team leader from San Ildefonso, Randy Basquiῆa and Edwin Mangahas from Norzagaray, John Lester Glory, Glen Maclang, Al San Diego, Angelito Suanson and Aldrin Vivas from the City of Malolos, Niῆo de Guzman from Hagonoy, Ritcher Pacleb and Darwin Pangan from Calumpit, and Alexander Delos Santos from Doῆa Remedios Trinidad.

Before their deployment, the said intern-trainees will have to undergo a 15-day training and once deployed, the delegation will focus on lettuce farming for six months.

Meanwhile, upon the presentation of the delegates during the Monday flag ceremony, Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Sy- Alvarado urged everyone to pray for the safety of the delegates. Also, he promised them that PGB will not take the worker-trainees’ safety for granted.

“Asahan ninyo na sisiguruhin natin ang kaligtasan ng ating delegasyon pagdating doon.” Gov. Alvarado added.

Moreover, during the briefing held at the Local Governance Center yesterday, Everlast International Placements Inc. Executive Vice President Danilo Navarro assured that Nagano is safe from radiation and tsunami as Nagano is 300 feet higher than Baguio City.

Aside from the all expense paid deployment, the group also underwent Japanese language training and graduated last March 23, 2011.

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OFF TO JAPAN. Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado gamely poses with the 12 agricultural intern-trainees of Japan Technical Intern-Training Program (JTITP) that will fly bound to Nagano, Japan on April 11, 2011. Joining the delegation during the photo opportunity are Vice Governor Daniel R. Fernando, Everlast International Executive Vice President Mr. Danilo Navarro and Ms. Elizabeth Alonzo of PYSEACO

http://bulacan.gov.ph/newsarticle.php?id=1160

william :D

April 7th, 2011, 11:39 AM

Higit sa .6M Bulakenyo babakunahan ng libre laban sa tigdas

MALOLOS- Mahigit sa 600,000 Bulakenyo ang babakuhan ng libre loob ng isang buwan bilang paglaban sa sakit na tigdas.

Ito ay bahagi ng pakikiisa ng Bulacan sa pambansang kampanya laban sa tigdas na sinimulan noong Lunes, Abril 4 at matatapos sa Mayo 4.

Ang nasabing programa ay unang inilunsad noong 1998 at isinasagawa tuwing ika-apat na taon sa ilalim ng programang “Ligtas sa Tigdas ang ‘Pinas”na pinagungunahan ng Department of Health (DOH).

Ayon kay Dr. Joycelyn Gomez, hepe ng Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO), aabot sa 611,242 na bata ang kailangang mabakunahan laban sa tigdas.

Batay sa tala,ang mga babakunahan ay ang mga batang may edad na siyan na buwan hanggang walong taong gulang na ipinangak sa pagitan ng Mayo 5, 2003 hanggang Hulyo 4, 2010.

Ayon kay Gomez, nabibilang sa high risk classification ang mga nasabing kabataan at bumubuo sa 9.58 porsyento ng kabuuang bilang ng populasyon sa lalawigan.

Layunin ng malawakang pagbabakuna na mapababa ang bilang ng mga batang maaaring magkaroon ng tigdas

Batay sa tala ng PPHO, umabot sa 225 ang naitalang kaso ng tigdas sa Bulacan kung saan 62 ang positibo sa virus ng tigdas.

Naitala din sa Bulacan ang 72 kasong Rubella o German measles na lubhang mapanganib para sa mga buntis.

Sa kasalukuyan, 44 na kaso ng tigdas na ang naitala at 26 sa kanila ang nag-positibo sa measles virus.

Ang pagbabakuna ay isinasagawa ng mga tauhan sa kalusugan at health volunteers sa Bulacan.

Ipinaliwanag ni Gomez na walang dapat ikatakot ang mga magulang na nakapagpabakuna na ng anak laban sa tigdas.

“Kailangang lang ay after 28 days after the previous immunization para hindi ma-overdose. Within 28 days kasi ay epektibo pa yung unang bakuna,” aniya.

Ayon kay Gomez, ang mga magbabakuna ay pupunta sa bahay-bahay o door to door na sabayang isasagawa sa bawat barangay sa buong lalawigan.

Kasabay na rin nito ang pagbibigay ng Bitamina A sa mga bata at ang pagbibigay ng kaalamang pangkalusugan sa mga magulang.

Ang bawat bahay na napuntahan na ay didikitan ng sticker bilang tanda kasunod ng pagbibigay ng immunization cards.

Sinabi ni Gomez na kung sakaling hindi nadatnan ang bata sa bahay, ito ay babalikan upang masiguradong walang nakaligtaan.

Pagkatapos ng isang buwan ay bibigyan naman ang mga ito ng pampurga.

Samantalan, sinabi ni Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado,” lubhang napakahalaga ng pagpapabakuna sa mga bata upang maiwasan ang anumang banta laban sa buhay ng mga Bulakenyo”.

Bilang pagsuporta sa paglaban sa tigdas, inilunsad noong Lunes ng kapitolyo ang programang ”Batang Bulakenyo, Iligtas natin sa Tigdas” upang matiyak na makaiiwas sa sakit na tigdas at mananatiling malusog ang mga kabataan.

Binuo rin ang Technical Working Group Committee sa pangunguna nina Alvarado, Bise Gob. Daniel Fernando kasama ang mga tanggapan ng PPHO, DOH, Provincial Public Affairs Office (PPAO), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Education (DepEd) at Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). (Dino Balabo)

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April 7th, 2011, 11:42 AM

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April 8th, 2011, 01:46 AM

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dcperdio

April 9th, 2011, 05:59 PM

Posted on February 09, 2011 10:14:38 PM

Conglomerate investing $1B to upgrade Limay power plant

SAN MIGUEL Corp. plans to expand its Limay combined-cycle power facility to 1,200 megawatts (MW) from the current 620 MW in preparation for its conversion into a natural gas-fed plant.
San Miguel President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang told reporters the expansion was needed for the diesel plant to use liquefied natural gas (LNG). “The conversion will push through. If you convert Limay to LNG, for it to be viable, you need to make it 1,200 MW. That’s the minimum size so the LNG conversion will be viable,” said Mr. Ang.

The conversion and expansion will cost about $1 billion, including $600 million for an LNG tank farm in Limay.

San Miguel won the bid for the Limay power plant in August 2009 for $13.5 million.

Mr. Ang said the company was expecting higher electricity demand this year along with growth in the economy. “If the performance of the economy continues, [power] demand will increase every year. So far, we’re seeing a strong economy and therefore we are very bullish to increase capacity,” said Mr. Ang.

San Miguel is currently the biggest trader of electricity. It owns the independent power producer administrator contracts for the 1,200-MW Sual coal-fired power plant, the 345-MW San Roque hydropower plant, and the 1,200-MW Ilijan natural gas power plant.

Shares in San Miguel, which has a market value of almost $14 billion, ended up 0.05% at P184.90 apiece in a market that slipped 0.91%.

The stock price has more than doubled since late October.

San Miguel’s profits fell by almost 80% to P12.7 billion in the nine-month period that ended September 2010 in the absence of one-time gains.

After dominating the local food and beverage sector, San Miguel has aggressively expanded into sectors such as infrastructure, transport, energy and power generation, and plans to invest $4 billion over the next five years.

Mr. Ang said San Miguel will bid for all major infrastructure projects the government offers under its public-private partnerships program. “We need to see the terms of reference. We will participate in all tenders as we believe there is strong competition for these projects,” he said at the sidelines of a government economic briefing.

San Miguel has also set its sights on a stake in the Tampakan project, one of the largest-known undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the world, in southern Philippines. Last year it paid $40 million for a 10.1% stake in Indophil Resources NL, which has a 37.5% stake in the $5.2-billion project.

Mr. Ang said San Miguel’s due diligence on Indophil will continue even if an exclusivity period expires today without the company making a firm offer for a takeover. -- Emilia Narni J. David and Reuters

dcperdio

April 9th, 2011, 06:02 PM

MANILA STANDARD; April 6, 2011

Petron begins work on $1.8-b oil refinery expansion project

LIMAY, Bataan—Petron Corp. said Wednesday that work on the $1.8-billion refinery expansion project that aims to raise the company’s revenue by half in 2015 has started.

“Once the expansion is done, our revenue will increase by 50 percent,” Petron chairman and chief executive Ramon Ang told reporters at the sidelines of an unveiling ceremony here.

He said Petron now accounted for 30 percent of parent San Miguel Corp.’s revenues. He said the income contribution was expected to rise to 40 percent once the refinery operated in 2015.

Ang said the project would be funded through a combination of internal cash and export credits. “If necessary, we will issue new shares. But as of now, it is still not needed,” he said.

Ang said the expansion would boost Petron’s capability to supply the increasing demand for high-margin petrochemicals and white products, such as liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline and diesel.

“This project will lessen our oil dependency from the Middle East,” Ang said, adding that the expansion project would boost the country’s energy security.

Petron has teamed up with Axens, UOP, CBI Lummus, Foster Wheeler and Daelim, global technology and engineering companies focused on refining and petrochemical production.

Included in the project are the Petron Refinery Community Health Center, Petron Refining School and Petron Refinery Sports Complex, which will all be put up simultaneously with the refinery.

The refining school is expected to train at least 1,000 refinery professionals a year while the sports complex will have a capacity of about 10,000 spectators. Jeremiah F. de Guzman

dcperdio

April 9th, 2011, 06:07 PM

S.Korea's Daelim Industrial wins $317-M Limay project
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 04/08/2011 5:59 PM | Updated as of 04/08/2011 6:35 PM

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - South Korea's Daelim Industrial Co Ltd said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it had signed a 345.3 billion won ($317 million) deal to build a petrochemical plant in Limay, Bataan.

Daelim said it would complete the plant by November under a deal with Petron, the Philippines' largest oil refining firm.

Petron Corp, which has a refinery and soon, an oil depot, in Limay has been making moves to enter the petrochemical market to complement its presence in the petroleum market.

Bataan hosts a petrochemical industrial estate, which has been envisioned to house the first world-class petroleum complex in the Philippines.

Petrochem in Philippines

The Philippines is one of the few among ASEAN countries without an integrated petrochemical industry.

In the Asia Petrochemicals Business Environment Rankings matrix of research firm Business Monitor International (BMI), the Philippines comes 11th out of 12 countries, with 39.3 points. This puts it 7.1 points behind Indonesia and 8.8 points ahead of Vietnam.

"The Philippines petrochemicals sector suffers from a lack of locally available feedstock and a relatively small and inefficient local polymers manufacturing base, which is incapable of supplying the plastics industry. If announced plans for petrochemicals expansion come to fruition, the country could climb up the rankings, but it is unlikely to exceed India’s score," according to BMI's "Philippines Petrochemicals Report Q1 2011"

"Nevertheless, the Philippines has a supportive business environment in which the petrochemicals industry can grow," it added.

Currently, the Philippines' petrochemicals industry is dependent on ethylene imports, thus is vulnerable to external factors, particularly exchange rate fluctuations, BMI said.

JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation, a unit of the Gokongwei-led holding company, has a petrochem plant in Brgy. Simlong in Batangas, about 125 km south of Manila. This joint venture between JG Summit Holdings Inc. and Marubeni Corp manufactures and supplies polyolefin products in the Philippines.

Limay lies along the Manila Bay side of Batan province. - with Reuters, Agence France-Presse

william :D

April 10th, 2011, 03:16 PM

Bulacan gov’t distributes Philhealth, PROTEKTODA cards

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, April 7 (PIA) – Thousands of Bulakenyos will benefit from the insurance program of the provincial government of Bulacan which will be distributed by Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado in various parts of the province this summer season.
Ensuring health security and financial assistance, 34,116 Bulakenyos will receive Philhealth insurance cards .
“Dahil may Philhealth Insurance, hindi na sila mag-aalala at mag-aalinlangan na ipagamot ang kanilang maysakit na kapamilya sa alinmang ospital na Philhealth accredited anumang oras na kailanganin,” said Gov. Alvarado.
Meanwhile, 10, 000 tricycle drivers will benefit from PROTEKTODA cards that will serve as their safety net during times of emergency.
PROTEKTODA Card holders can avail benefits such as bail assistance, legal assistance, and accidental and non-accidental death benefits.
Primarily qualified for this program are indigent families who complied with the needed requirements such as the fully accomplished Philhealth Member Registration Form (PMRF).
For more information the programs of the provincial government, contact the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) at (044)-791-8133. (WLB/VFC-PIA 3 Bulacan/PPAO)
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=26514

william :D

April 10th, 2011, 03:28 PM

Zambales mangoes sweetest in the country

by Allen M. Villa
IBA, Zambales, April 8 (PIA)—“Iba ang tamis ng mangga ng Zambales!” (Zambales mangoes have a distinct sweetness!)
These were the words that came straight from Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as he graced the opening ceremony of the 11th edition of the Zambales Mango Festival held at the Provincial Capitol Plaza yesterday.
Expressing his delight for the province’s pride, Sen. Pangilinan says he may one day encourage her two daughters, Frankie and Miel, to serve as endorsers of the fruit in the province’s quest to boost its fruit export industry.
“Napakahilig sa mangga ng mga anak namin ni Sharon (Cuneta). Kahit nasaan kami naghahanap sila ng mangga. Kahit nasa abroad mango juice pa din ang hinahanap,” the Senator went on to say. (Our children are fond of mangoes. Everywhere we go they ask for mangoes. Even if we are abroad they still ask for mango juice.)
Sen. Pangilinan added that research reinforced his belief that the pride of the province is the sweetest as he found out that in 1995, the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed that Zambales Mangoes are indeed the sweetest.
Joining the Senator during the opening ceremony were Department of Tourism Region 3 Director Ronaldo Tiotuico, PhilHealth Region 3 Vice President Rodolfo Balog, and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Zambales Provincial Director Elenita Ordonio.
They were received by Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. and Vice Governor Ramon Lacbain II.
RD Tiotuico, in a brief message, said that the Tourism department has already included the Zambales Mango Festival in the year-round calendar of tourism events in the country aligned with the biggest events such as the Ati-Atihan Festival of Iloilo and the Sinulog Festival of Cebu.
“We may one day see throngs of tourists visiting this province by making this yearly festival at par with its counterparts,” Tiotuico said.
The annual spectacle is a joint program of the Zambales Mango Development Council and the provincial government to boost the mango industry of the province.(AMV/PIA Zambales)
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=26812

william :D

April 14th, 2011, 09:06 AM

Birdwatching in Ipo Watershed
by Rei Panaligan

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BIRD LIST:

1. Philippine Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) – 1

2. Raptor sp. (not identified) - 1

3. Red-Crested Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus superciliosus) – 1

4. Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) – 1

5. White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) – 3

6. Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) – 3

7. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) – 1

8. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) – 1

9. Black-Crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) – 3

10. Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) - x (numerous)

11. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) – x

12. Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola) – 1

13. Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) - x

PHOTOS BY ROMY OCON:

Crested Serpent Eagle

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Red-Crested Malkoha (Luzon endemic)

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Blue Rock Trush

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White Collared Kingfisher

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PHOTOS BY MARK CHUA

Ruddy Kingfisher

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william :D

April 14th, 2011, 09:22 AM

Pulilan’s Carabao Festival

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http://www.masterbetong.net/pulilans-carabao-festival/

william :D

April 17th, 2011, 03:56 PM

Pagpapahukay sa Angat Dam, iminungkahi

MALOLOS – Iminungkahi ni Bulacan Gob. Wilhelmino Alvrado ang agarang desilting operation o pagpapahukay sa burak sa Angat Dam upang mas maraming tubig ang maitinggal doon kung tag-ulan.

Ngunit ayon sa National Power Corporation (Napocor) na siyang namamahala sa dam, hindi pa kailangan ang desilting operation dahil hindi lumulubog sa burak ang tunnel nito na pinadadaluyan ng tubig na inumin ng kalakhang Maynila at patubig sa magsasaka sa Bulacan.

Ayon kay Alvarado ang siltation o pagkapal ng burak sa bed rock ng dam ay sanhi ng patuloy na pagkakalbo ng kabundukan sa paligid nito sanhi ng hindi mapigil na timber poaching.

“Sa Ipo Dam, mahigit 50 porsiyento o katumbas ng 3,000 ektarya ng mga puno ang pinutol, sa Angat Dam naman ay mahigit 20 porsiyento o katumbas ng 11,000 ektarya, dalawang beses na malaki sa Angat Watershed. That is the reason why Angat Dam and Ipo Dam are silted, ang mga burak ang sumisipsip sa tubig,” ani Alvarado niya.

Batay sa unang pahayag ni Inhinyero Rodolfo German, ang general manager ng Angat River Hydro Electric Power Plant (Arhepp) ng Napocor, umaabot sa kalahating metro ng burak ang nadadagdag sa dam bawat taon.

“Half meter ang average siltation every year, kaya kung 43 years ang dam, nasa 21 meters deep na ang siltation, pero hindi pa rin problema iyon,” ani German.

Inayunan naman ito ni Inhinyero Froilan Tampinco, ang pangulo ng Napocor na nagsabing, kapagmalakas ang ulan ay natatangayang mga burak mula sa dam.

Iginiit ni Tampinco na hindi dapat ikabahala ang silation sa dam dahil hindi pa nito naaabot ang mga bunganga ng tunnel na dinadaluyan ng tubig palabas ng dam.

Ang tubig sa dam ay ginagamit na inumin ng kalakahang Maynila at patubig ng mga magsasaka sa Bulacan at Pampanga.

Kaugnay nito, nagkaisa ang pananaw nina Alvarado at Tampinco na dapat apurahin ang pagsasagawa ng pag-aaral sa katatagan ng Angat Dam dahil sa iyo ay sinasabing nakaupo sa Marikina West Valley Fault Line.

Ang pananaw na ito ay ianyunan din ni Senador Miguel Zubiri na naniniwalang ang mabilisang pagsasagawa ng pag-aaral o feasibility study ay maaaring maging dahilan upang makaiwas ang mga Bulakenyo sa trahedya kung sakaling masira sa lindol ang dam.

Matatandaan na nagpahayag ang Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) na kung masisira sa malakas na lindol ang dam, ang Bulacan ang unang mapipinsala.

Ngunit sa pananaw nina Alvarado at Zubiri, mas malaking problema ang haharapin ng Kalakhang Maynila kung sakaling magaganap ang kinatatakutang trahedya dahil sa mawawalan ng tubig ang 13-Milyon residente ng kalakhang Maynila na umaasa sa tubig inumin mula sa dam. (Dino Balabo)
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william :D

April 17th, 2011, 04:05 PM

Pagpapasabog sa minahan ng semento, ikinabahalang makaapekto sa Angat Dam

MALOLOS—Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala si Bulacan Governor Wilhelimino Alvarado ang mag pagpapasabog sa minahan ng semento sa bayan ng Norzagaray na di kalayuan sa Angat Dam.

Ito ay dahil sa posibleng magbunga ito ng lindol na may lakas na magnitude 7.2

Kaugnay nito, umabot sa magnitude 7.9 ang pinakamalakas na naitalang lindol sa kasaysayan na nagpayanig sa kalakhang Maynila sa pagitan ng mga taong 1589 at 2000.

Batay sa tala ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, 23 malalakas na lindol ang nagapayanig sa Maynila at karatig na lugar sa pagitan ng nasabing panahon, at 13 sa mga ito ay naghatid ng mga pinsalang ngayon ay mababakas pa sa nasabing lungsod.

Ang magnitude 7.9 na pinakamalakas na lindol na naitala sa bansa ay higit namang mas mababa kumpara sa magnitude 8.9 na lindol na puminsala sa Japan noong Marso 11.

Ayon kay Alvarado, tuwing ika-3 ng hapon ay nagsasagawa ng pagpapasabog sa loob ng minahan ng semento upang mabuwag ang mga tipak ng silica na dinudurog upang gawing semento.

“Ang kinatatakutan natin ay baka makasama yung pagpapasabog sa West Valley fault line at maging sanhi ng lindol,” ani Alvarado.

Sinabi pa ng gobernador na “ikaw man ang ugain ng ugain, eh bibigay ka rin.”

Ang pangamba ng punong lalawigan ay batay na rin sa naunang ulat ng Phivolcs na ang Angat Dam na pinagkukunan ng tubig inumin ng kalakhang Maynila ay nakaupo sa West Valley Fault Line na nakabalatay sa ilalim ng lupa mula sa Bulacan hanggang Batangas.

Ayon ay Direktor Rene Solidum ng Phivolcs, kapag gumalaw ang West Valley Fault Line, maaaring maghatid ito ng lindol na may lakas na 7.2 magnitude, dahil mas mahaba ang faultline, mas malakas ang lindol na nalilikha nito.

Sa kabila naman ng pangamba ni Alvarado, sinabi niya na nakipag-ugnayan na siya sa mga opisyal ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) upang tingnan ng operasyon ng mga pabrika ng semento sa Norzagaray, Bulacan.

Iginiit pa ng punong lalawigan na hindi dapat ipagwalang bahala ang paghahanda sa mga lindol dahil hindi nab ago ang bansa sa malalakas na lindol.

Batay sa tala ng Phivolcs na naipon ng Mabuhay, umabot sa magnitude 7.9 ang pinakamalakas na naitalang lindol sa kasaysayan na nagpayanig sa kalakhang Maynila at karatig na lugar.

Ang sentro ng nasabing lindol ay naitala sa Taguig Rizal (ngayon ay sakop ng kalakhang Maynila) noong Nobyembre 30, 1645.

Ang nasabing lindol ay halos kasing lakas ng magnitude 7.8 na lindol na nagpayanig sa kalakhang Maynila noong Hulyo 16, 1990 na naging dahilan ng pagkamatay ng maramikng tao at pagkapinsala ng bilyong halaga ng ari-arian.

Batay sa tala ng Phivolcs, umaabot sa 23 malalakas na lindol ang nagpahayanig sa kalakhang Maynila at karatig na lugar nit sa pagitan ng taong 1589 at 2000. Ang pinakamahina sa mga ito ay naghatid ng pagyanig na magnitude 6.

Ayon sa Philvolcs, 13 sa 23 malalakas na lindol na nabanggit ay higit na mapaminsala.

Bilang patunay, sinabi ni Leonila Bautista ng Philvolcs sa kanyang pag-aaral na ilan sa mga palantandaa ng mga nasabing malalakas na lindol ay makikita pa ngayon sa mga istraktura sa Maynila.

Sa pananaliksik ni Bautista, inilahad niya na mahigit 150 bahay sa Intramuros at mga simbahan katulad ng tore, bubong at kapilya ng Katedral ng Maynila ang bumagsak; maging ang pader, bubong at mga tore ng iba pang instraktura tulad ng simbahan ng San Agustin, Santiago Church, monasteryo ng San Juan De Letran, simbahan ng San Juan de De Dios at kumbento ng Simbahan ng San Miguel; at iba pa. (Dino Balabo)

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map showing epicenter of destructive earthquakes that hit the Philippines

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william :D

May 22nd, 2011, 02:25 AM

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ALTAR OF CATHEDRAL DE MALOLOS

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FACADE OF CATHEDRAL DE MALOLOS

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CHURCH OF BULACAN, BULACAN

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FACADE OF THE OBANDO CHURCH

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Tarlaqueno-ako

May 22nd, 2011, 01:28 PM

SCTEX helps boost economic dev’t in Central & North Luzon

MANILA, Philippines — With much-improved road networks and other strategic infrastructure projects in place, Central Luzon is now fast turning into a destination of choice for tourists and investors, domestic and foreign alike.

A regional official of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) made this observation, citing the entry into the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) of large business conglomerates, notably the Filipino-owned Ayala Group and the San Miguel food and beverage giant.

NEDA assistant director in Central Luzon Lynette Y. Bautista said some corporations engaged in business process outsourcing (BPO) were also coming in, further boosting the economic activities building up in the region.

Bautista was quick to point out however, that the heartening developments unfolding in Central Luzon were due in large part to the completion of the multibillion-peso Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) built by the state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

The 93.7-kilometer SCTEX traverses the great Central Luzon plains, interconnecting the three key growth areas of the region namely the Subic Freeport Zone, the CSEZ and the Central Techno Park in Tarlac.

A linkup between the SCTEX and the 84-kilometer North Luzon Expressway spanning Balintawak in Caloocan City and Sta. Ines in Mabalacat, Pampanga provides seamless travel between Central Luzon and Metro Manila and has remarkably reduced travel time to Zambales, Subic, Bataan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and towards the north such as Pangasinan, Baguio, La Union and Ilocos.

“SCTEX enhanced the complementary roles of Subic and Clark. Tourism drastically increased in the region due to significantly reduced travel time,” Bautista said.

The BCDA built the SCTEX as part of a larger picture being envisioned by the government to transform Central Luzon as a logistics and aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific region.

From Subic to Clark for instance, travel time is only 40 minutes, while those coming from Manila would take an hour to reach Mabalacat, using Balintawak as the starting point.

NEDA supervising economic development specialist Greg Pineda indicated that judging from the heightened business activities now taking place in Central Luzon, it won’t be long for the government vision of dramatic social and economic growth to become a reality.

“Among the country’s regions, Central Luzon is now the third biggest contributor to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP),” Pineda said.

He added that Clark and Subic registered hefty increases in visitor arrivals in over the past years following the SCTEX’s full commercial operations in mid-2008.

As a result, tourism-related business concerns in the region, including the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark were compelled to undertake expansion programs to cope with the growing demands of increasing tourist traffic.

The DMIA itself is expanding existing facilities to accommodate larger aircraft and unprecedented growths in tourist arrivals.

With all these developments, Pineda underscored the need for local and national government leaders to “respond positively” to preserve and enhance the gains being achieved.

Pineda also disclosed that the NEDA has its own multi-sectoral Regional Development Council (RDC) tasked to formulate the Regional Development Plan, 2011-2016 to attain the “Central Luzon 20/20 Vision for 2025”.

Chaired by San Fernando Mayor Oscar Rodriguez, the RDC charts the development and identification of priority programs for the region.

One of the hallmarks of the development agenda for Central Luzon, according to Pineda, is embodied in the plan’s vision statement entitled “Central Luzon: A Sustainable and Caring Global Gateway through Public-Private-Partnerships and Growth for All,” predicated on the principle that improving the lives of the people requires concerted efforts among all stakeholders—the government, business sector, and civil society to harness the region’s potentials for economic growth.

Pineda explained that in line with the President’s “Social Contract with the People,” a “Caring and Global Gateway and Growth for All” means that the marginalized and vulnerable sector of society would be given wider access to adequate protection in an environment of borderless commerce arising from the world-class airport and seaport facilities in Clark and Subic, and the region’s greatly enhanced mobility of people and goods-owing largely to the advent of the SCTEX.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/319182/sctex-helps-boost-economic-dev-t-central-north-luzon

william :D

May 26th, 2011, 05:02 AM

Central Luzon cops target stolen motorcycles

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PAMPANGA, Philippines - Central Luzon police are going after stolen motorcycles in the region to curb crimes.
Central Luzon Police Director Chief Supt. Edgardo Ladao has reiterated his earlier order for police to go after unlicensed or unregistered motorcycles to stop crimes being carried out by riders-in-tandem and stop the illegal sale of stolen motorcycles.
Ladao issued the directive during the formal turn-over of motorcycle patrol units and other equipment donated by the provincial government to Pampanga Provincial Police Office in rites attended by Governor Lilia Pineda.
He said Central Luzon and Metro Manila have been an open market for stolen motorcycles. "Ang ninakaw sa Metro Manila, dinadala sa Central Luzon, at ang ninakaw sa Central Luzon ay dinadala sa Metro Manila," Ladao said.
He wants police units in Central Luzon to set up checkpoints in their respective area of responsibility.
Ladao said more than 900 motorcycles were intercepted in various parts of Central Luzon during his first 2 weeks on duty and 500 were released to their rightful owners.
He said the campaign against unregistered motorcycles is aimed at neutralizing riding-in-tandem criminals.
Lawless elements, Ladao said, often use unregistered motorcycles.
Last month, several policemen from Nueva Ecija and Bulacan were linked to a syndicate engaged in sale of stolen motorcycles following the arrest of a policeman during a buy-bust operation in Sta. Maria town, Bulacan. – Report from Jess Malabanan, ABS-CBN Pampanga
source (http://www.facebook.com/notes/balagtas-bulacan/central-luzon-cops-target-stolen-motorcycles-several-policemen-from-nueva-ecija-/212452202108414)

william :D

May 26th, 2011, 05:17 AM

Bulacan, handa na sa panahon ng mga bagyo
ni Vinson F. Concepcion

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Bulacan, Mayo 24 (PIA) --- Hindi hahayaan ng Bulacan na dumami ang masasalanta ng nalalapit na panahon ng mga bagyo.
Pinangunahan ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDDRMC) at ng Bulacan Rescue ang kauna-unahang Simulation Exercise on Water Search and Rescue (SEWSR) sa Santiago Guerrero Resort, Subic, Zambales nitong Mayo 19-20.
Ayon kay Gobernador Wilhelmino Alvarado, chairman ng council, layunin ng nasabing simulation exercise na mahubog at mapahusay pa ang mga kasanayan at kaalaman ng City/Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council rescue teams sa lalawigan, gayundin ang paggamit ng rubber boat at jetski.
Napapanahon umano ang SEWSR dahil sa nalalapit na panahon ng mga bagyo.
Dagdag pa rito, layunin din ng nasabing gawain na mapaunlad ang magandang samahan ng mga kasapi ng grupo.
Samantala, sinabi ni Liz Mungcal, pinuno ng PDDRMC, na tinatayang mahigit 90 ang bilang ng mga dumalo mula sa 14 na munisipalidad at siyudad sa Bulacan.
Maliban sa SEWSR, tinalakay din sa nasabing gawain ang water safety, boat at outboard motor handling, predetermined victims at rescue team scenarios, gayundin ang mga tamanag pamamaraan sa pagsagip ng buhay.
Dumalo rin upang magbigay ng suporta at mag-obserba ang mga kinatawan mula sa Office of Civil Defense ng Region 3 at Olongapo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. (VFC/PIA 3/PPAO)
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=34219

william :D

May 26th, 2011, 05:18 AM

Mga produkto ng bilanggo, nakararating ng ibang bansa
ni Vinson F. Concepcion

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Bulacan, Mayo 25 (PIA) – Nasa piitan man at nahatulan din, ang mga presong ito'y naiiba sa lahat. Kahit nasa likod ng mga rehas, kumikita naman ang isang bilanggo ng P240 para sa isang produkto na dinadala sa labas ng bansa.
Tinatayang 30 bilanggo mula sa Bulacan Provincial Jail (BPJ) ang sinanay upang maglala ng sombrerong buntal na kilala sa buong mundo bilang Panama hat at sa mataas na kalidad nito at kakaibang disenyo.
Sinabi ni Rosario Decasa, may-ari ng Baliuag Buntal Enterprises, na bahagi ng kanyang layunin na pasiglahin ang industriya ng paglala ng sombrerong buntal ang makapagbigay ng kabuhayan sa mga bilanggo.
Ayon kay Col. Pepito B. Plamenco (Ret.), provincial warden, kumikita ang mga bilanggo ng P160 hanggang P240 para sa isang sombrerong buntal, na ayon kay Decasa ay inaabot ng tatlong araw upang mayari.
Kamakailan ay ipinagdiwang ang Buntal Hat Festival na naglalayong palakasin ang nawawalang tradisyon ng paglala nito na naging pangunahing kabuhayan ng mga taga-Baliuag ilang dekada na ang nakalilipas.Sa mandaling salita, naging bahagi na ng kasaysayan ang sumbrerong ito.
Kaugnay nito, nangako si Gobernador Wilhelmino Alvarado na paiigtingin niya ang kanyang suporta para sa mga programang pangkabuhayan ng BPJ gaya ng tindahan ng pasalubong kung saan inilalako ang mga tindang kandila, sampaloc candies, polvoron, at iba pang handicraft; lahat ng ito ay gawa ng mga bilanggo.
Dumaan din ang mga bilanggo sa pagsasanay tungkol sa pagreresiklo ng mga produkto at sa mga serbisyo gaya ng massage therapy.
Nagtapos ang ilang piling bilanggo sa Alternative Learning System and Livelihood Program ng Kabanyuhay kung saan 13 ang tumanggap ng mga sertipiko ng pagtatapos para sa elementarya at hayskul at 48 naman ang tumanggap ng sertipiko para sa pangkabuhayang pagsasanay.
Kabilang sa pagsasanay ay ang paggawa ng mga accessory, chocolate candy, banana chips, at pastillas de leche.
Sa kasalukuyan, 2,145 bilanggo ang nakakulong sa BPJ at 86 naman ang mga kabataan sa Tanglaw Pag-asa Juvenile Center. (WLB/VFC-PIA 3)

http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=34420

william :D

May 26th, 2011, 08:24 AM

Obando Fertility Rites
Obando, Bulacan

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The Obando Fertility Rites is a Filipino dance ritual. Every year during the month of May, to the tune of musical instruments made out of bamboo materials, the men, women and children of Obando, Bulacan, Philippines wear traditional dance costumes to dance on the streets followed by the images of their patron saints San Pascual Baylon (St. Paschal), Santa Clara (St. Clare) and Nuestra Señora de Salambao (Our Lady of Salambao), while singing the song Santa Clara Pinung-Pino.
http://tieraevents.blogspot.com/p/festivals.html

william :D

May 26th, 2011, 08:31 AM

Bulacan: Dancing at the Obando Fertility Rites
Bulacan Province, Philippines

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william :D

May 27th, 2011, 09:29 AM

Barasoain Church
C i t y o f M a l o l o s

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planetmars

May 27th, 2011, 10:32 AM

Wow! That's sounds great..I really like it so much..

william :D

May 31st, 2011, 12:49 AM

Pagtataas ng matrikula sa 35 paaralan sa Gitnang Luzon, pinayagan ng CHED
ni Jojo S. Libranda

LUNGSOD NG CABANATUAN, Nueva Ecija, Mayo 24 (PIA) --- Itataas ng tatlumput-limang mga kolehiyo at unibersidad sa Gitnang Luzon ang matrikula at mga bayarin sa paaralan epektibo ngayong Hunyo ng taong ito, ayon sa Commission on Higher Education (CHED) regional office.
Sinabi ni Dr. Virginia Akiate, ang CHED-3 regional director, na ang pagtaas ng matrikula ay 12.22 porsiyento o katumbas ng P50 bawat yunit, na ayon sa mga otoridad ng paaralan ay gagamitin na pambayad sa sahod ng mga guro at pagpapabuti sa mga pasilidad ng eskwelahan.
Aniya, hiniling ng 36 na kolehiyo at unibersidad na dagdagan ang kanilang bayarin sa matrikula subalit 35 pribadong paaralan ang nabigyan ng pribilehiyo.
Ang rehiyon ay may 185 pribadong unibersidad at kolehiyo.
Sumailalim ang petisyon ng pagtataas ng matrikula sa proseso bago ito naaprubahan, aniya.
Ipinaliwanag niya na sa ilalim ng CHED Memorandum Order No. 13 na inisyu noong 1998, maaaring dagdagan ng mga pribadong paaralan ang kanilang singil matapos magsagawa ng mga kinakailangang mga konsultasyon sa mga parukyano.
"It’s a process. First, the schools must inform the CHED 15 days before they will inform the public regarding the tuition fee hike. School officials need to discuss it with students, parents, alumni, especially the student organizations (Isang proseso ito. Una, dapat ipaalam ng mga eskwelahan sa CHED labing limang araw bago nila ipaalam sa publiko ang tungkol sa pagtataas ng matrikula. Kailangang talakayin ito ng mga opisyal ng paaralan sa mga mag-aaral, magulang, alumni, lalo na sa mga samahan ng mag-aaral)," wika ni Akiate.
Sinabi niya na kailangang bigyan ng paaralan ang CHED ng isang sertipiko ng inilaang pagsunod (certificate of intended compliance) sa kung saan gagamitin ang karagdagang bayad sa matrikula.
Inutos ng CHED sa kanila na magsumite ng pagpaparis na talaan (comparative schedule) ng bayad sa matrikula – ang porsiyentong itinaas ng nakaraang taon at itong paparating na school year, dagdag pa niya.
Ipinaliwanag din niya na ang 70 porsiyento ng matrikula ay mapupunta sa sahod ng mga guro, 20 porsiyento ang para sa pagpapabuti ng mga pasilidad ng eskwelahan at ang 10 porsiyento ay para sa kita ng paaralan.
"We expected the number of enrollees in the private colleges and universities to decrease due to tuition fee hike. But we have to understand that private schools need to upgrade their facilities in order to cope up with times (Inaasahan namin na ang bilang ng mga magpapatala sa mga pribadong kolehiyo at unibersidad ay bababa dahil sa pagtaas ng matrikula. Subalit kailangan nating unawain na kailangan ng mga pribadong paaralan na iayos ang kanilang mga pasilidad upang makaagapay sa panahon)," aniya.
May pagpipilian ang mga estudyante, aniya, upang magpatala sa mga state colleges at universities na may katulad na mga pamantayan ng mga pribadong paaralan.
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=34216

william :D

May 31st, 2011, 01:07 AM

Mobile Rice Teknoklinik tours Central Luzon

QUEZON CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- Farmers no longer need to go research center facilities to inquire about their farming problems and issues, after PhilRice launched its Mobile Rice Teknoklinik or technology clinics.
Said mobile clinics are now reaching fourth and fifth class municipalities in the country to address different farming problems and issues.
Speakers from the Technology Management and Services Division (TMSD) of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) accompany the mobile rice clinics, the consultation activity provides avenue for farmers to consult, discuss, diagnose, analyze, and find solutions to their problems with rice experts, researchers, extentionists, and fellow farmers.
Farmers in Tarlac and Aurora are scheduled next week to be accommodated in the clinic. Early this month, the team promoted PalayCheck® and Palayamanan in Bataan , Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Zambales.
Anita V. Antonio, TMSD division head, said Teknokliniks were installed in Tarlac’s Anao, San Clemente , San Manuel and in Aurora’s Dilasag, Casiguran, and Dinalungan.
Antonio said the month-long activity creates farmers’ awareness on new rice technologies and Agri-Pinoy Program of the Department Agriculture, the country’s banner program to attain food security.
The Teknoklinik series are being conducted in coordination with Agricultural Training Institute and Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 3.
DA-PhilRice is a government-owned and –controlled corporation that aims at developing high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies so farmers can produce enough rice for all Filipinos. (Ogie Salvador/PhilRice)
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=mim&id=35330

william :D

May 31st, 2011, 01:11 AM

Pantawid Pasada cards, sinimulan nang ipamahagi sa mga jeepney operators sa Gitnang Luzon

ni Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu

LUNGSOD NG ANGELES, Pampanga, Mayo 30 (PIA) -- Sinimulan nang ipamahagi sa mga jeepney operators sa Gitnang Luzon ang fuel assistance card na mula sa Pantawid Pasada program ng administrasyong Aquino.
Pinangunahan ni Energy Undersecretary Jose Layug ang inisyal na distribusyon ng ayuda sa mga operators sa lungsod ng Angeles noong Biyernes.
Ayon kay Layug, ang Pantawid Pasada o kilala rin sa tawag na Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP) ay handog ng gobyerno bilang tulong sa mga lehitimong pampasaherong jeepney at tricycle upang maibsan ang patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo.
Batay sa inilabas na implementing rules and regulations ng Department of Energy, makakatanggap ang bawat jeepney franchise owner ng isang Pantawid Pasada card sa kada jeepney unit niya.
Bawat card ay naglalaman ng P1,050 na maaring gamitin sa pagbili ng gasoline o diesel sa mga gasolinahan na may nakapaskil na “Pantawid Pasada Card Accepted Here."
Lininaw ni Layug na hindi maaring gamitin kaagad ang card pagkabigay nito. Kinakailangan pa aniyang mag-antay ng limang araw dahil loloadan pa ito ng bangko.
Hinikayat ni Layug ang lahat ng makakatanggap na itago ang kanilang card kahit pa naconsumo na nila ang nilalaman nito dahil posibleng magbigay pa ng karagdagang tulong ang pamahalaan sa hinaharap. Mananatiling valid ang mga card hanggang sa May 2016.
Samantala, inanunsyo naman ni Oil Industry Management Bureau chief Zenaida Monsada na maaring makuha ng mga jeepney operators sa lungsod ng San Fernando at mga bayan sa Pampanga ang kanilang mga Pantawid Pasada cards sa district office ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) sa kanilang lugar.
Inilahad din ni Monsada na nakatakdang magsimula ang distribusyon ng mga cards sa Bulacan ngayong araw at sa Nueva Ecija bukas habang pinaplantsa pa ang petsa ng pamamahagi sa Aurora, Bataan, Tarlac at Zambales.
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=35210

william :D

May 31st, 2011, 01:18 AM

New Clark projects to generate thousands of jobs

by Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 26 (PIA) -- An estimated 7,000 jobs are expected to be generated by the two new projects inside the Clark Freeport Zone.
Department of Labor and Employment regional director Leopoldo De Jesus revealed that up to 5,000 careers will be up for grabs once Japanese owned-Yokohama Tire Philippines Incorporated’s 28.2-hectare expansion plant begins its operations.
A portion of the expansion plant will be first operated in 2013 and shall be fully utilized by 2014.
Upon completion, it is expected to significantly boost production capacity. By 2017, tires manufactured by Yokohama Philippines will increase to approximately 17 million tires a year or 50,000 tires per day compared to the current production of seven million tires a year or 21,000 tires per day.
Meanwhile, De Jesus also disclosed that Korean-led Donggwang Clark Corporation will need approximately 2,000 workers for its $200 million leisure community project.
The 304-hectare project consists of a 36-hole golf course, clubhouse, condominium with 330 rooms, water park, spa, gymnasium, eco-tourism park, business center, an international school, golf academy, hotel with 300 rooms, casino, 500 villa units, and a shopping village.
Under phase one, the proponent is expected to complete within 30 months the construction of the golf course, club house, 100 villa units, and the international school – which will be operated by the Brent School.
Phase two will be the construction of condominium, the water park and the additional 300 villa units.
The third phase will be the construction of the hotel, eco-tourism park, casino, shopping village, additional 100 villa units, and other amenities to entice the arrival of more local and foreign tourists in Clark. The project is expected to be completed by 2016.
De Jesus added, these foreign projects prove that Central Luzon is a conducive investment destination. (WLB/CLJD-PIA 3)
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=34714

william :D

May 31st, 2011, 01:58 PM

DAHIL SA EDUKASYON: Dumagat, mas handa, may tiwala sa sarili, malawak ang kaisipan

NORZAGARAY, Bulacan – Mas higit na handang humarap sa hamon ng kinabukasan ang mga katutubong Dumagat ngayon.

Ito ay dahil sa edukasyong hatid ng mga misyonerong guro, na ayon sa mga katutubo ay nagpapatibay ng kanilang kalinangan.

Wala pang katutubo ang nakatapos ng kolehiyo ngunit para sa kanila ito ay isang magandang simula.

Ayon kay Dante Dela Rosa, 24, mas handa ang kasalukuyang henerasyon ng mga katutubong Dumagat sa kabundukan ng Sierra Madre na harapin ang hamon ng kinabukasan.

Kabilang dito ay ang pagpapalaganap ng kanilang kalinangan, pagbibigay proteksyon sa kanilang lupaing ninuno at pakikihalubilo sa mga Tagalog o mga taga kapatagan.

“Mas nakahanda kami ngayon, mas malawak na ang nararating ng aming kaisipan. Pwede kaming lumapit sa kapitolyo, sa DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office), o kaya ay sa Watershed (National Power Corporation). Dati hindi namin alam kung paano lalapit sa kanila,” ani dela Rosa.

Ang kahandaang ipinagmamalaki ni Dela Rosa ay bunga ng edukasyong hatid ng mga gurong misyonero na itinalaga ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa ibat-ibang pamayanan ng mga katutubo sa kabundukan ng Bulacan mula noong 1998.

Para sa kanya, ang edukasyong hatid ng mga gurong misyonero ay nagbigay sa kanila ng tiwala at paniniwala sa sarili.

Ito ay sa kabila ng mahabang panahong pag-iwas ng mga katutubo sa mga Bulakenyong nakatira sa kapatagan.

“Dati kapag nakatanaw kami ng Tagalog umaalis na kami, nahihiya, at natatakot; iyan ang turo ng matatanda namin pag may Tagalog , umalis at huwag maghalubilo,” ani Dela Rosa.

Ngunit ang pananaw na ito ay nagbago dahil sa pagpapatuloy ng programa sa edukasyon sa mga katutubo na naghatid sa kanila ng lakas ng loob matapos mabuksan ang isipan.

“Dati ay hindi kami marunong makipagharap, katulad ko, hiyang-hiya ako kapag ganitong may kaharap na tulad ninyo, hindi ko malaman kung paano sasagot,” ani Dela Rosa.

Ang kalagayang ito ay pinatunayan ni Dela Rosa sa panayam ng mamamahayag na ito kung saan ay masasalamin sa kanya ang tiwala sa sarili.

Ngunit hindi naging madali kay Dela Rosa ang pagsisimula ng pag-aaral.
Ikunuwento niya ang kanyang karanasan noong siya ay unang mag-aral sa tulong ni Arlene Lazaro, isa sa mga guro sa mga Dumagat.

“Nahirapan ako nung nag-uumpisa, Lalo na nung pinapabasa kami at nagdadasal sa hapon, hiyang hiya kami. Hindi kami makaharap sa kanila, pero ngayon, nasanay na kami,” ani Dela Rosa.

Inamin naman ni Zosimo “Tata Simo” Torres, 70, na malaki ang epekto ng kawalan ng edukasyon ng mga katutubo.

Ipinagtapat niya na hanggang ikalawang baitang lamang sa elementarya ang kanyang natapos.
Natuto siyang bumasa at sumulat, ngunit sa kanyang pananaw, ay hindi iyon naging sapat upang magkaroon siya ng tiwala sa sarili katulad ng ikinuwento to Dela Rosa.

Katulad ni Dela Rosa, malaki rin ang pagpapahalaga ni Tata Simo sa edukasyon ay umaasa siya na higit na magiging matatag ang kanilang mga pamayanan sa pamamagitan nito.

“Mas marami ngayon sa aming mga bata ang marurunong, kasi nag-aral sila, kami noon ay wala halos nakapag-aral,” ani Tata Simo.

Iginiit pa niya na nararapat lamang na samantalahin ng mga kabataan ang pag-aaral ngayon.

Inayunan ito ni Dela Rosa lalo pa ngayong nagbibigay ng libreng edukasyon ang gobyerno.

“Mas maganda makapag-aral ang mga kabataan para hindi man kami makapagpatuloy ng pag-aaral dahil nagkakaedad na kami, baka sila ay makatapos ng pag-aaral, lalo ngayon na tumutulong gobyerno, sinasagot ang pag-aaral namin,” ani Dela Rosa.

Pinawi rin niya ang pangamba ng ilang katutubo sa pagsasabing “mas makakadagdag sa kultura naming katutubo” ang pagkakaroon ng edukasyon.

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william :D

June 4th, 2011, 07:53 AM

Bulakenyo topnotcher sa CE board exams

MALOLOS—Isang ordinaryong estudyante ang turing ni Bryan Yulo Dela Cruz sa kanyang sarili.

Hindi raw siya napabilang sa honor roll mula elemtarya hanggang sa matapos ang kolehiyo sa University of the Philippines –Los Banos (UPLB).

Ngunit siya ang tinanghal na isa sa dalawang topnotcher sa Civil Engineering Licensure Examination na ang resulta’y ipinalabas noong Miyerkoles ng Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

Batay sa resulta ng eksaminasyon, nakuha ni Dela Cruz ang gradong 96.30, kung saan ay kasama niya bilang topnotcher si Ruben Diaz Llagas Jr., ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Sta. Mesa.

“It’s a big surprise. Hindi ko inaasahang maging topnotcher,” ani Dela Cruz sa isang panayam sa telepono.

Sinabi niya na ang pangarap lamang niya ay makasama sa top 10, kaya’t pinagbuti niya ang pagre-review bilang paghahanda sa eksaminasyon na ibinigay sa unang bahagi ng buwang ito.

Bilang estudyante, sinabi ni Dela Cruz na siya ay ordinary lamang at hindi napabilang sa mga honor roll mula sa elementarya hanggang sekundary at matapos ng kolehiyo.

“Gusto ko lang noon makapasa,” aniya.

Gayunpaman, nangarap siya na magkaroon din ng titulo katulad ng kayang kuya Omar na isang abogado at ate Amor na isang duktora.

“Since high school gusto kong magkatitulo na tulad nila,” ani ng batang civil engineering topnotcher.

Si Dela Cruz ay residente ng Brgy. Bambang sa bayan ng Bocaue, Bulaca.

Siya ay nagtapos ng elementarya at high school sa Sto. Nino Academy na matatagpuan sa nasabiung bayan. Ang nasabing paaralan ay partly owned ng pamilya ni Dela Cruz.

Sa kasalukuyan, sinabi niya na magpapahinga muna siya ng dalawang buwan matapos ang kanilang panunumpa bilang mga baging inhinyero na isasagawa sa susunod na buwan sa SM Mall of Asia.

Sinabi pa niya na pangarap niyang makapagtayo ng matataas na gusali sa ibayong dagat, at plano niyang magtrabaho sa isang pribadong kumpanya bago magtayo ng sariling negosyo bilang isang kontraktor. (Dino balabo)

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william :D

June 5th, 2011, 01:52 AM

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Best Performing Local Government Units in Terms of Prevalence
of Underweight Among Children 0-71 Months: 2010

Philippine National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2011/050911_rav.asp)

william :D

June 5th, 2011, 02:18 AM

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Average Income and Expenditure of Families by Region, at 2000 Prices:
2006 and 2009
(in thousand PhP)

Philippine National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/secstat/d_income.asp)

freightrunner

June 10th, 2011, 02:04 PM

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Ipagdiwang, Araw ng Kalayaan, Hunyo 12, 2011

william :D

June 11th, 2011, 04:31 AM

PH set to build world’s biggest sports dome (http://sports.inquirer.net/4714/ph-set-to-build-world%E2%80%99s-biggest-sports-dome)
By Manolo R. Iñigo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11:38 pm | Thursday, June 9th, 2011

In four year’s time, the Philippines could very well be the site of the world’s biggest domed coliseum, rivaling that of the historic 22,000-seat Araneta Coliseum, once considered the world’s biggest indoor venue in 1960.
If constructed as planned, the project would put the country on the record books again. Located in Bocaue, Bulacan, the project covers some 52 hectares and will serve as a multi-purpose venue designed to host religious, cultural and sports events.
“The project,” according to my source, “aims to establish itself as a wholesome gathering place for people and an entertainment home for the whole family.” In fact, he further explained, the project could also help boost the Philippines’ tourism program.
* * *

With an affordable bleacher ticket price at only 80 centavos, the Araneta Coliseum was inaugurated on March 16, 1960 in front of over 30,000 excited boxing fans who saw hometown idol Gabriel “Flash” Elorde knock out then junior lightweight champion Harold Gomes of the United States in the seventh round of their scheduled 15-round title bout.
What followed was a series of blockbuster events that included some of the biggest names in boxing and show business like international stars Nat King Cole, Bon Jovi, Andrea Boccelli, Burt Bacharach, Neil Sedaka, Alicia Keys and local icons Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez and Sarah Geronimo.
Also called the Big Dome, it is the most famous attraction in the 35-ha Araneta Center in Cubao. It is also the permanent home to the biannual World Slasher Cup, widely accepted as the “Olympics of Cockfighting,” besides being the organizer of the prestigious “Binibining Pilipinas” beauty pageant where our very own Venus Raj recently emerged fourth runnerup.
But one Big Dome event that stood above the rest was the classic “Thrilla in Manila” on Oct. 1, 1975. On that memorable day, the great Muhammad Ali successfully kept his world heavyweight boxing crown against a fiercely determined Smokin’ Joe Frazier before a jam-packed home crowd and millions of television viewers around the globe.

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Tarlaqueno-ako

July 14th, 2011, 02:01 PM

2.7 M trees to be planted in 8 CL provinces under NGP

MA. AURORA, Aurora, July 12 (PNA) -- Central Luzon is expected to plant some 2.7 million trees of various species as its share in the National Greening Program (NGP) of the Aquino administration.

The kick-off tree-planting ceremony recently held in Sitio Canili, Barangay San Juan, Ma. Aurora this province was led by Sofio Quintana, regional technical director for forestry of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo and other local DENR officials.

Other than Tarlac, the home province of President Benigno Aquino III, other recipient provinces of the targeted 2,773,500 tree seedlings, which would be planted in 5,437 hectares are Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Zambales.

Benjamin Mina, provincial environment and natural resources officer, said a total of 1,000 trees were planted in the site, which forms part of the 484 hectares of areas targeted for planting in the province for this year.

Of the 484 hectares, 310 hectares are situated in protected areas, 120 hectares in reforestation areas, 50 hectares in community-based forest management areas and four hectares in urban parks.

Mina said they are putting up agro-forest trees on protected areas, forestlands, mangroves, ancestral domains, civil and military reservations, river banks and stream banks and urban areas which are the designated NGP areas.

Under Executive Order 26 issued last Feb. 24 by President Aquino, the NGP was established as a national priority aimed at reforesting 1.5 million hectares of lands by planting 1.5 billion trees for the next six years, or an average of 250 million seedlings per year involving 250,000 hectares per year. (PNA)
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Tarlaqueno-ako

July 14th, 2011, 02:05 PM

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Wow, ala Araneta Coliseum, 52 hectares! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Tarlaqueno-ako

July 14th, 2011, 02:10 PM

Pampanga converts garbage into energy

LUBAO, Pampanga—Governor Lilia Pineda on Monday led the launching of MacKay Green Energy’s P2.8-billion turbine plant in Sta. Catalina village designed to convert garbage in Central Luzon to electricity.

She welcomed James Mackay, chairman, praising the company for choosing the province to be the first in using the technology which Pineda said should not pose any public hazard.

“Notwithstanding a permit granted, I will personally see its facility in Germany and see to it that no danger is posed to life, property and more importantly, the environment,” she said in Filipino.

In earlier reports to the media, MacKay Green Energy described the technology as capable of processing about 300 tons of garbage to produce 150 tons of refuse derived fuel to generate green electricity.

In a statement, the company said “enough RDF is recovered to produce 22 MWs of green electricity” from the Lubao powerplant.

“Project Funding, in excess of US$60 million will be arranged by MGE,” said the firm, noting that the facility will be established at no cost to the government. “Provided that all the required approvals are received by end-August 2011, MGE expects completion and commissioning of the facility before June 2012.”

The provincial government allocates yearly about P500 million to collect solid waste from different localities for dumping in Kalangitan, Capas, Tarlac.

“We adress the ever-growing problem of landfills by removing the need for them,” said MGE president and chief executive Terry Brown. Jess Malabanan

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hakz2007

July 15th, 2011, 10:21 AM

RDC approves landmark resolutions, major infra projects in Central Luzon
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, July 15 (PNA) - The Regional Development Council (RDC)-Central Luzon has approved at least 15 land mark resolutions and endorsed for budgeting three major infrastructure projects in the region during the recent full council meeting held here.

The RDC cited the importance of the infrastructure projects which the council believes would boost development in the region.

Among the infrastructure projects that the full council approved and endorsed are the P29-billion Central Luzon Link Expressway (CCLEx) that will link Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and the Pan-Philippine Highway in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija and repair and rehabilitation of existing light stations or beacons in the coastal area of Bulacan, Pampanga and Bataan.

The council also approved and endorsed the proposed change in scope and increase in coast of the Pinatubo Hazard Urgent Mitigation Project which used to address only the flooding problems in Pampanga.

The council amended the scope of the project which now covers Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac as local officials claimed that flood waters from Mt. Pinatubo contributed to flooding in their localities during the rainy season.

Some of the resolutions approved and endorsed by the council, on the other hand, include requiring full compliance of business establishments in the region to secure clearances from the Social Security System (SSS), Philhealth, and the Pag-ibig fund before the issuance of a mayor’s permit; endorsement of the Central Luzon component of the national greening program, and inclusion of the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) regional director as non-voting member of the council.

The council also approved the expansion of the membership of the RDC Special Committee on Solid Waste Management (SCSWM); the creation of the committee’s technical working group that will be tasked to study, analyze and propose amendment to enhance the implementation of the Republic Act 9003 or the ecological Solid Waste Management Act.

The council also enjoined all governors, mayors, and barangay chairmen in the region to conduct simultaneous regular clean-up activities every first Saturday of the month.

RDC-3 chair Oscar Rodriguez, the mayor of the City of San Fernando in Pampanga, said that the SCSWM’s resolution on simultaneous clean up in the region is the most notable and doable resolutions they approved.

He underscored the need to conduct regular clean up activities in the region to reduce waste and conserve and protect the environment.http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=359602

saintm

July 25th, 2011, 06:53 PM

Groups cite worsening ‘landgrabbing’ in CL (http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/11724/Volume-5-No-37/Headlines/Groups-cite-worsening-%C2%91landgrabbing%C2%92-in-CL)
By Ding Cervantes

Jul 25, 2011

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – As Central Luzon farmers braced for Pres. Aquino’s first State-of-the-Nation yesterday, they reported “worsened landgrabbing” of farmlands in the region during the first year of the Aquino government.

The Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson (AMGL) and the Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) said in a joint statement yesterday that the Aquino administration would fail in its agrarian reform objectives by pursuing Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPer) along with its Public-Private Partnership Program (PPP) thrusts.

They said these two programs have led to “worsening and massive landgrabbing” of lands supposed to be owned by farmers.

“CARPer is displacing farmers in Central Luzon. It is paving the way for big landlords, real estate developers and foreign corporations to control productive agricultural land more rapidly than its precursor CARP.

t has strengthened the rights of the landlords and not of the farmers,” AMGL chairman Joseph Canlas said.

Republic Act No. 9700 or CARPer was signed into law by former Pres. Arroyo purportedly to fill in loopholes in the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, but it was later criticized as favoring landlords by giving them the power to identify land reform beneficiaries and virtually dictating the price for their lands.

“Farmers from Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and other provinces are being victimized by widespread landgrabbing in the project areas,” Canlas said, as he reported “massive cancellation of Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOA), Certificate of Land Transfer (CLT) and Emancipation Patents (EP) in many towns of Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac and Pangasinan.”

Canlas cited the case of Nueva Ecija province, where the bulk of the farmer-beneficiaries of CARP is located, covering about 41 percent of the lands or 169,375 hectares which the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), in its 2010 report, claimed to have been distributed to farmers.

“But farmers in the province are facing massive displacement as landowners and real estate developers are intensifying their claim on lands in anticipation of infrastructure projects promoted by the Aquino government,” Canlas said.

AMGL lamented that Aquino “is adopting (from the Arroyo administration) the so-called W – corridor development program in inviting foreign and local investment in the region.” It is in these areas that landgrabbing have become widespread, Canlas said.

The corridor is composed of economic zones in Masinloc and Subic in Zambales, Morong, Hermosa and Mariveles in Bataan, Clark and Magalang in Pampanga, Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, Philippine Jewelry Center in Meycauayan in Bulacan and Gapan, Cabanatuan City and Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija, then towards Baler and Dingalan in Aurora.

“Aquino’ s regional development program is not even original as it was implemented by the hated Arroyo government. Now Aquino who claim he is for reform has simply carried on her agenda and this worsens displacement of farmers,” Canlas said.

He said “land grabbing and displacement (of farmers) worsened during the first year of Aquino administration.

Canlas said landgrabbing cases have been noted to the widespread in farmlands near the interchange of Subic- Clark- Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) and Sta. Rosa-Tarlac national road in Tarlac City and La Paz town;

some 13,000 hectares covered by the Republic Act 10083 or Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Act of 2010 (Apeco) in Casiguran and another 312 hectares designated for the government’s Food Basket program in Maria Aurora, Aurora province;

the 386.8 hectares in 12 barangays in Bayambang town, Pangasinan claimed by the Cojuangco- owned Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT) Realty Corporation; some areas in the 3,100-hectares in the Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation in Laur, Nueva Ecija.

AMGL also reported more landgrabbing cases areas covered by the 57,930-hectare watershed of the Lopez- controlled Energy Development Corp. (EDC ) and California Energy (CALEN) affecting indigenous folk in Pantabangan and Carranglan towns, Nueva Ecija;

various areas in Bataan, some 300 hectares in San Miguel, Bulacan allegedly being claimed by Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte, and 84 hectares which used to be part of Hacienda Davis in Guimba, Nueva Ecija.

“Aquino is a traditional landlord president, no different from past administrations who neglected the Filipino farmers and hindered genuine land reform,” Canlas said.

tisoycuba

July 26th, 2011, 08:00 PM

eadlines
The Medical City-Angeles opens
EdPam welcomes ‘partners’
By Joey Pavia

Jul 26, 2011

POLITICS OF HEALTH. Mayor Pamintuan (center) discusses with TMC-Angeles officials Dr. Bengzon (right) and Dr. Sarmiento the advantages of using their reputable medical services.

Photo by Ric Gonzales

ANGELES CITY – “Driven by confidence and compassion that is the mark of The Medical City’s services.”

Thus said yesterday former Health Secretary Dr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon as he led the opening of The Medical City-Angeles branch in Barangay Sto. Cristo here yesterday.

He is the president and CEO of The Medical City (TMC), whose main hospital is in Pasig City.

Bengzon said they want to involve the community in running the 50-bed hospital. He added that the hospital’s logo shows group hands’ raised and held together to signify oneness and solidarity.

Bengzon also said their staff members – from doctors to janitors – are expected to deliver “personalize service.”

For his part, Mayor Edgardo D. Pamintuan said “since you treat your patients as partners, we hope that you can also partner with the city government of Angeles in developing and improving its own public health care program facilities.

“Angeles City today is booming. We are not seeing just a facelift, but a total makeover of this city, thanks to the confidence of the private sector,” said Pamintuan, who was also welcomed by Dr. Augusto Sarmiento, The Medical City chairman of the board.

The hospital offers a wide range of services, including laboratory, imaging, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics and physical medicine and rehabilitation

“TMC-Angeles helps fulfill our commitment to bring cutting-edge, quality health care to more Filipinos through our national expansion strategy,” said Bengzon. They have outpatients clinic in Dagupan, Olongapo City, Iloilo and a hospital branches at Ilolilo City and the Clark Freeport.

Bengzon said The TMC-Clark is under construction and set to begin operation by January 2013.

TMC Strategic Services Group head Margaret Bengzon and TMC-Angeles Medical Director Dr. Ronald Campos also graced the blessing and inauguration of the hospital.

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tisoycuba

July 26th, 2011, 08:01 PM

Ed fulfils promise

Jul 26, 2011

OF THE 8,000 cases of kidney-related diseases in the Philippines, at least 300 are in Angeles City alone.

The figure is enough cause for alarm, moreso to Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, himself experiencing the hardship in dealing with the malady with his own brother afflicted with a kidney ailment.

On Saturday, July 23, the renal care center at the Don Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center (the former Ospital ning Angeles) was inaugurated, and with it Angeles City gaining the distinction of having the first city dialysis center in the whole Philippines.

With 15 dialysis machines, the renal care center offers various services and treatments for people suffering from kidney disorders. It is manned by three nephrologists, a head nurse, eight staff nurses and four technicians.

Admittedly, so Pamintuan himself affirmed, kidney-related diseases are expensive to treat: “a great drain in the pocket of even rich patients.” He gave the assurance however of its affordability, “most importantly to the poor” at the city’s renal care center.

A fruit of private-public sector partnership – the Angeles City Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry funding its construction, the World Medical Relief through its president-CEO George Samson contributing some equipment, and Jesse Eres for volunteerism in overseas coordination – the renal care center is one more election promise delivered by Pamintuan.

Now, were other city mayors as true to their word as Pamintuan….

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tisoycuba

July 26th, 2011, 08:07 PM

It’s not politics, stupid
By Bong Lacson

Jul 19, 2011

CITY OF San Fernando Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez, president of the League of Cities of the Philippines and executive vice president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, has said over the weekend.

In his capacity as chairman of the Regional Development Council of Central Luzon – that the RDC “has passed and approved a resolution supporting the clean-up of waterways and other areas leading to Manila Bay.”

“The RDC has recently passed a resolution in support of (the Manila Bay clean-up). The Supreme Court and the National Government are very serious in its implementation.

This is very significant not just because of the Supreme Court directive.” So was Rodriguez quoted in Sun-Star Pampanga on Monday.

This, even as he “pointed out (that) the on-going Sagip-Ilog (project) is a vital component of the move to rehabilitate Manila Bay.”

Quoted the daily of Rodriguez further: “Sagip-Ilog is all about protection (sic) and protection of our waterways.

Kahit wala tayong dagat na malapit, iyung ating katubigan ay dumadaloy hanggang sa bunganga ng dagat. In the ultimate analysis, kasama tayo sa directive ng Supreme Court na within a certain period of time ay malinis natin ito.”

For the record though, that “within a certain period of time” lapsed on June 30, 2011.

On March 14, 2011, our web partner, PhilSTAR.com reported: “Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje welcomed yesterday the recent Supreme Court ruling that ordered concerned government agencies to abide by the June 30, 2011 deadline in cleaning up Manila Bay.

“The overall state of Manila Bay has deteriorated since the issuance of the mandamus, but there are certain areas that have actually shown a little improvement.

The deadlines set by the SC will hopefully lead to the bay’s rehabilitation at the soonest possible time,” Paje said.

“The SC rendered a decision on Feb. 15, 2011 based on recommendations by the Manila Bay Advisory Committee (MBAC) led by Justice Velasco, to set a time frame for the agencies to perform their tasks as ordered in a “writ of continuing mandamus” for the DENR and 10 other government agencies to clean up Manila Bay, known worldwide for its beautiful sunset.

“The mandamus was issued in December 2008 as a result of a complaint filed by ‘concerned residents of Manila Bay’ on the alleged inaction of government to improve the bay’s condition.”

Too late the hero, or Johnny-come-lately in Rodriguez and his RDC here? Not quite really. Environmental clean-up is ever timely. As environmental degradation never lets up.

Worth supporting is the RDC resolution declaring barangay clean-up day every first and last Saturday of every month which, Rodriguez hoped, will start in his city which he said “is the catch basin and repository of waste” being in the center of the region.

So Rodriguez laments: “Kahit may Sagip-Ilog tayo, eh masama for Fernandinos like yung photos from a local newspaper. Hindi naman lahat San Fernando yan.”

The local newspaper is Punto! The photo in our Friday issue tagged “River unsaved” showed a garbage-choked section of the San Fernando River which apparently was beyond the coverage of, if not neglected in, the P700-million “almost finished” Sagip-Ilog project.

So Rodriguez pleads: “We hope the Department of the Interior and Local Government could help us in our plan to put up garbage traps in areas that will stop the influx of waste in our waterways from the upstream like Angeles City and Nueva Ecija because these are still within their jurisdiction.”

How about the influx of waste from San Fernando’s waterways cascading to the lower municipalities of Sto. Tomas, Minalin, San Simon, Apalit, all the way to Macabebe and Masantol?

Is Rodriguez endeavoring to save San Fernando by damning the towns downstream? We hope not.

It was not too long ago that Macabebe Mayor Annette Flores-Balgan complained of San Fernando’s industrial wastes devastating the prawn farming and fishing industries of her town.

“It would be unfair to blame San Fernando alone in this raging issue, as a lot of factors may have contributed to it.” So Sun-Star Pampanga reported of DILG Director Florida Dijan, Public Works Director Antonio Molano, Jr. and Environment Director Sofio Quintana as having chorused.

And refrained with “hoping the people will leave the garbage problem out of politics, so the agencies concerned can work together to solve it.”

A totally stupid proposition there. The stench of garbage is too nauseating as to be further infected with the stink of politics.

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tisoycuba

July 26th, 2011, 08:10 PM

Clark airport, but of course

Jul 25, 2011

BEST ALTERNATE airport to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

So is the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport – better known all over as Clark airport – according to a study of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Clark, so it is reported, rated 80 percent, trashing all other areas studied, namely: Sangley Point in Cavite, Taguig in Metro Manila, Angat and Obando in Bulacan, even Talim Island in Rizal, which were all graded below 50 percent.

The study formed the meat of the recent briefing Clark International Airport Corp. President-CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano gave new Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas.

It was likewise reported that President Benigno Aquino III himself, on a recent Clark visit, had made “critical” noes on NAIA, even as he reportedly alluded to the Clark airport as premier international gateway.

There is nothing new here, really. NAIA comprises only some 600 hectares. Clark’s civil aviation area totals over 2,400 hectares. NAIA has but one intersecting runway.

Clark has one runway with specifications as alternative landing site for the space shuttle, and a parallel taxiway. No brainer as to the better site there.

No less than President Fidel V. Ramos – in 1994 or thereabouts yet – declared through an executive order Clark as the premier international airport of the country.

Which, later on was washed down to “future” premier international airport. No doubt upon pressures from the Manila-centric imperial dragons.

It is good – for the people of Central and Northern Luzon in particular and for the whole country in general – that the premiership of Clark as international airport is once again getting the attention of the national leadership.

A good start is what Luciano said as the DOTC plan to operate a twin-airport system interconnecting NAIA and the Clark airport.

The former to serve Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog and Bicol, the latter to cover the northern part of the metropolis comprising Caloocan, Navotas, Malabon and Valenzuela, Central and Northern Luzon and the Cordillera region.

Yes, indeed, there may be more than rhetorics to the caption of that picture of the President inaugurating Seair’s international flight out of Clark in the book Agyu Tamu: Turning Tragedy into Triumph: “Wave of the future: Presidential smile raises approval rating for the DMIA, and CIAC’s Chichos Luciano can never be happier.”

Now, if only Clark’s refurbished terminal with its two airbridges were fully functional…

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tisoycuba

July 26th, 2011, 08:12 PM

City council passes measure converting Cabanatuan into HUC
by Armand M. Galang
CABANATUAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday passed a resolution asking President Aquino to issue a proclamation declaring this city as a highly urbanized city, opening up a head-on collision with the camp of Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali who is strongly opposing the move.

The SP, chaired by Vice Mayor Jolly Garcia, passed the resolution during its regular Monday session, saying the city has met all the necessary requirements for conversion, including its present income.

At least 11 of the city councilors, mostly allies of Mayor Julius Cesar Vergara, signed the resolution with the exception of Councilor Jess Diaz who was absent. The resolution will be forwarded to the President.

Councilor Ariel Severino said after the issuance of a presidential proclamation, a plebiscite will be held among Cabanatuenos to ratify the proclamation.

Aside from the resolution converting this city into HUC, the council also passed a resolution requesting Umali’s wife, third district Rep. Czarina Umali to sponsor a bill in the House of Representatives declaring Cabanatuan as a lone congressional district.

The passage of the twin resolutions came nine months after Umali and Vergara parted ways over the HUC issue which the former vehemently opposed.

Umali said Cabanatuan is not yet ready and ill-prepared to become HUC, adding its conversion would cripple the delivery of basic services to Cabanatuenos.

Vergara has argued that the HUC conversion of Cabanatuan is long overdue, saying its full development could not take off while under the provincial government.

It is the second attempt to convert the city into HUC. In 1995, Vergara’s predecessor, then-mayor Manolette Liwag pushed for HUC conversion which was subsequently proclaimed by then-President Fidel Ramos.

However, the move failed during the plebiscite due to the opposition made by the Josons.

“If it becomes HUC, Cabanatuan would be politically independent from the provincial government and voters from Cabanatuan will no longer vote for governor, a move seen as detrimental to Umali who counts on this city as one of his bailiwicks.

Also, all taxes collected in the city would no longer be remitted to the province and all resolutions and ordinances passed by the city council would no longer be reviewed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Umali said an HUC status would remove the powers of the provincial government and the SP to check possible abuses of city officials.

He said city officials may abuse their powers and this could trigger corruption in “high places.”

“If you are an HUC and you are the mayor who also happens to own a utility, then that’s a frightening scenario,” Umali said, apparently referring to Vergara whose family owns the Cabanatuan Electric Corp. (Celcor).

He said that since the provincial government and SP no longer wield control over the city government and city officials, “there will no longer be a higher authority to check on possible abuses and legislate ordinances that would bear down on these abuses.”

“If, for example, there is an increase in the power rates of Celcor, who is there to check on the abuse if there is any of the Celcor?,” he said.

Umali said it would be erroneous on the part of the Vergara camp to say that those objecting to HUC are playing politics, which, the mayor, said, has been dominating the province over the past 60 years.

“May I ask the mayor’s camp, who was engaged in petty politics for the past 60 years? I was the one who stood up against such kind of politics. And when I rose up against that kind of politics, it was only then when he took the cue and followed my lead,” he said.

Umali also added that since he fought partisan politics, he pushed hard for political reforms which are now clearly seen and felt in the province.

The governor also said that converting Cabanatuan into a HUC and making it a separate political subdivision from Nueva Ecija is delivering the wrong message to the people, tantamount to saying Cabanatuenos are no longer Novo Ecijanos which is exactly not the case in point.

“When Cabanatuan becomes HUC, we are creating the wrong impression that the city is an independent republic. Are we now saying the people of Cabanatuan are no longer the people of Nueva Ecija?

What happens to me who is from Cabanatuan? Will I be deprived of my identity?” he said.

william :D

July 31st, 2011, 08:30 AM

Carnapping incidents rise
Yahoo! News (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/carnapping-incidents-rise-011002665.html)

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- A top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Pampanga recently disclosed that carnapping incidents in the province increased to an alarming rate from January to June this year.

Based on statistics presented by Senior Superintendent Edgardo Tinio, provincial police director, there were about 96 reported carnapping incidents, or one vehicle is carnapped every other day during the said period.

Only 35 of the carnapped vehicles were recovered and 15 persons involved were arrested, he said.

He added that appropriate charges were filed in court against the suspects.

Tinio said the provincial police have been relentless in the campaign against carnapping. Security measures were tightened to ensure that criminal elements involved in carnapping will have no opportunity to operate in the province, he said.

The provincial police office created a Task Group called "Sale" (Sencil, Atienza, Lozano, and Evangelista) to address the growing problem on carnapping. Likewise, a special investigation task group "Lozano" was created for case tracking.

During the first quarter of this year, a search warrant was implemented at "D", Block 3, Lot 1A, Greenville Commercial Complex, Barangay San Jose, this city, believed to be a safehouse maintained by the Domingo carnapping group.

This resulted in the confiscation of one green Mitsubishi Pajero, one Ford Expedition, 20 pieces of assorted licensed plates, two caliber 45 pistols, one caliber 9mm, 100 pieces of assorted keys for motor vehicles and assorted spare tires.

The police also implemented a search warrant at the residence of certain Jose Randolph Enriquez on Jay Street Green Meadow Phase 2, Mabiga, Mabalacat town. Three carnapped vehicles including Mitsubishi Montero Sports, Hyundai Santa Fe and Honda VTEC were recovered.

Another search warrant was implemented at the apartment rented by one Jayson Nakpil in Villa De San Agustin, Sitio Dalisdis, San Pedro Camuning in Mexico town. A Toyota Elf and Mitsubishi Grandis Wagon were recovered.

In a related development, Mc Lester Reyes, a resident of Caloocan City, Metro Manila, also a member of Salvatiera robbery-carnapping group operating in Manila, Angeles City, Tarlac, Bulacan and Pampanga was arrested for violations of Presidential Decree 1866, reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property and falsification of documents.

william :D

July 31st, 2011, 08:35 AM

'Kabayan' leaves 2 persons dead
Sunstar (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2011/07/31/kabayan-leaves-2-persons-dead-170045)

TWO fishermen died when the motorized boat they were riding sank in Hagonoy, Bulacan due strong winds brought by Typhoon Kabayan.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council identified the two as Liberto Yumol, 40 years old and Jason Reyes, 30.

"Kabayan" has maintained its strength as it continues to move northward, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

It was last spotted at 980 kilometers (km) east of Casiguran, Aurora with a maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph.

The weather burea said "Kabayan" is expected to be at 1,020 km east of Aparri, Cagayan on Monday and at 1,060 km east northeast of Aparri, Cagayan by Tuesday morning.

No public storm warning signals have been raised. (Sunnex)

:ohno:

junar

July 31st, 2011, 08:55 AM

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william :D

July 31st, 2011, 08:59 AM

^^ wrong thread, sir.

william :D

July 31st, 2011, 08:59 AM

C. Luzon livestock feeds Manila, Japan, US; targets Europe market

by Jose Mari M. Garcia

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, July 29 (PIA) -- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 3 director Remedios Ongtangco lauded Bulacan as second best producer of milkfish (bangus) in the Philippines, but fish federation president Joselito Lacap promised to turn the province as “number one” producer of milkfish through proper breeding of fresh fish.

During the first Fishtahan sa Bulacan yesterday, Ongtangco said Bulacan and Pampanga, among the Central Luzon provinces, are the best producers of prawns (sugpo) and tilapia in the whole country.

These agricultural and aquatic-resources rich provinces “feed Manila with bangus, sugpo, and crabs,” said Ongtangco.

According to Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado, Bulacan is supplying more than 60 percent of food needs of Metro Manila such as livestock and grains.

Central Luzon has also been exporting prawns to Japan and the United States while European Union-member countries are targeted as markets of prawns, added Ongtangco.

Lacap said fishes in the province are safe and different from the produce of other provinces because of the meticulous feeding and cleaning operation of their fishponds.

Alvarado affirmed that no fish kill crisis occurred in Bulacan. He said overpopulation of fishes in cages which caused infamous fish kills in the country is not a practice here as 10,000 sq. m. of fish pens equate also to 10,000 fishes.

“Kapag sinabing bangus Bulacan, iba po iyan (When it is branded a milkfish from Bulacan, it is highly regarded),” said Alvarado. (WLB/JMG-PIA 3)

pia.gov.ph (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=46152)

tisoycuba

August 1st, 2011, 03:48 AM

TUNE HOTEL – On a much smaller scale I have to let you know that the construction on Perimeter Road continues but, this time, no bars. Instead, on the corner near the Savannah construction has started on a “Tune Hotel” in collaboration with the Red Planet Hotels which in turn is owned by the owner of Air Asia. Red Planet is expanding in Asia and they specialize in limited service hotels offering inexpensive promotion deals on their rooms. The estimated completion date for this hotel is Dec this year. The picture to the right is what the Tune Hotel will look like.
If you look at the picture you will also see that the familiar stores located along the street were being torn down. By the time I am writing this the demolition has been completed. I have heard that this may be the site for a new “Sogo” hotel which is a kind of upscale drive-in hotel. If you only visit Angeles once a year then you can look forward to dramatic scenery changes every year.

Tarlaqueno-ako

August 3rd, 2011, 04:18 PM

Bizman to Aquino: Implement more PPPs for regional development

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Businessman Rene Romero on Sunday called on President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to implement public-private partnership (PPP) agreements recommended by various Regional Development Councils (RDCs) to speed development in the regions.

Romero said that though the business sector here is impressed by his anti-corruption drive, his administration should not forget the need to spend government funds on infrastructure development to perk-up the economy.

The regions need more infrastructures more than ever. We understand that the president is reviewing contracts and projects of the previous administration but this should not deter him from implementing vital works in the provinces,” Romero said.

Romero also lauded the President for his State of the Nation Address and expressed his belief that Aquino is starting the foundations of good and honest conduct of government projects.

The business sector, however, should also be able to feel the benefits of fiscal reforms, according to Romero. And this could only be achieved through the funding of vital infrastructure projects that would help in the development of the regions, particularly those near Metro Manila and economic hubs like Cebu and Davao cities.

For Central Luzon, Romero said the proposal for Tarlac to Baler in Aurora through road interconnection and the NorthRail project should be pushed through to speed up development for the region in the next 10 years.

Romero also urged Aquino to give a stronger voice to the RDCs in the shaping of fiscal and development plans. He said that there are many brilliant proposals from the private sector that are lodged at the RDCs.

“The private sector has the money to help government with these development projects. We hope that the Mr. Aquino would spend the rest of the fiscal year on development programs,” Romero said.

Romero said it is too early to judge the fiscal performance of the Aquino administration as development projects would take time to be felt by local economies in the regions.

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on August 01, 2011.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2011/07/31/bizman-aquino-implement-more-ppps-regional-development-170101

billpgz07

August 5th, 2011, 06:25 PM

Eto na ang updates sa SM City San Fernando, SM City Pampanga, and S&R.. :banana::banana::):)
08/05/2011

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william :D

August 6th, 2011, 10:35 AM

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The Bulakan Photography Club pays tribute to Marcelo H. Del Pilar on his 115th Death Anniversary, July 4, 2011.

Photography by Hilpot Reingin of Bulakan Photography Club (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=222450557787636&set=a.164103713622321.33311.162335250465834&type=1&ref=nf)

william :D

August 6th, 2011, 10:55 AM

Bulacan town accepts Metro garbage

CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE—Alerted by a reduction in next year’s Internal Revenue Allotments (IRA), the city government has decided to allow a private environmental landfill operator to accept waste from Metro Manila and its Bulacan neighbors to beef up its 2012 revenues, Mayor Reynaldo San Pedro said.
The decision could affect him politically, but San Pedro said he had been meeting with the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) and the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) about the city’s offer.
“The city council is now studying this process and the amount the city government has to collect as fee [from the privately run Vicente G. Puyat (VGP) Sanitary Landfill],” he said.
Nongovernment organizations and the Catholic Church have opposed the establishment of a commercial landfill in this city.
Early this week, Fr. Rolando de Leon of the Malolos Diocese and several groups staged a rally to express outrage at the operations of the VGP landfill.
A Department of Budget and Management statement posted on its website announced a smaller IRA share in 2012 because it would be computed against very poor collections in 2009. The IRA represents the local government share from taxes collected by the national government.
The DBM said the IRA for local governments would “decrease by P13.635 billion (or 4.8 percent) to P273.31 billion in 2012 as compared to P286.94 billion in 2011.”
The mayor did not say how much IRA the city received this year, but he stressed that San Jose del Monte needs alternative revenues to finance five resettlement sites developed by the national government, which are hosted by four villages here.
Most of the resettlement programs are for relocated Metro Manila squatters although one project is composed of a thousand housing units promised by President Aquino to resettle soldiers and police officers, San Pedro said.
The city has been hosting resettlement projects for the national government since 1973.
San Pedro said: “The population (currently pegged at 700,000 residents) continues to grow because of the resettled families but government reciprocated by slashing our IRA. Where will the city get money to provide services to our own residents and the resettled people?”
The landfill operator normally collects a tipping fee for each truckload of garbage that enters its gates, which would be collected on top of fees that the city government plans to impose.
San Pedro said the city government has planned well for its new role as a landfill service center for Metro Manila and neighboring Bulacan towns.
“Manila and Quezon City ended up with their Payatas dumpsite and their Smokey Mountain because they were not able to match their services with the pace of their growth as cities. We won’t let that happen here. We will plan ahead,” he said.
The city government spends P25,000 to P30,000 a day to collect domestic garbage that would be shipped to the VGP landfill. These expenses would be augmented by revenues which the city could generate when other towns pay to bring their garbage to the VGP landfill, he said. Carmela Reyes-Estrope, Inquirer Central Luzon
source (https://www.facebook.com/notes/balagtas-bulacan/bulacan-town-accepts-metro-garbage/244971842189783)

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william :D

August 6th, 2011, 11:07 AM

Gapo secures nomination for 2011 most child friendly city

by Allen M. Villa

OLONGAPO CITY, August 6 (PIA) -– Hurdling rigid validation, this city has again secured a spot in the nomination for 2011 National Search for Most Child Friendly City.
The city’s Barangay West Bajac-Bajac, Mabayuan and Barretto were randomly sampled for the stiff inspection by representatives from the regional Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
The scrutiny was divided into four categories relative to the promotion of rights of children which include social standings, health and nutrition, education and skills enhancement, and laws and ordinances passed and funding for children’s programs.
DSWD Regional officer Marites Liwanag said that based on their validation the city has religiously pushed for the promotion of the rights of children and developed support organizations for their welfare especially those Persons with Disability (PWD).
Liwanag also said that facilities for children’s health programs are also present but suggested that more training for health personnel should be conducted to enhance their knowledge in taking care of children.
The validation team also recommended intensified solicitation of funds with the help of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to sustain the programs as well as the implementation of policies and ordinances to protect the rights and welfare of the city’s children.(WLB/AMV PIA 3/OCPAO)
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=mim&region=regmim

william :D

August 6th, 2011, 11:08 AM

Tayag: Mangunguna ang Bulacan sa koleksyon ng dugo sa bansa

ni Vinson F. Concepcion
LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Bulacan Agosto 6 (PIA) – Ngayong taon, babaha ng dugo sa Bulacan, ani Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag, at ipinahayag na naniniwala siyang mangunguna ang lalawigan sa bansa sa pinakamaraming dugo na maihahandog.
Sa 10th Blood Galloner Awards ngayong araw sa The Pavilion dito, sinabi ni Tayag na umaasa ang DOH na malalagpasan ng Bulacan ang kasalukuyang tala nito na 23,000 blood units patungo sa 35,000.
“Umaasa ang DOH na dito sa Bulacan, babaha ng dugo. Kapag nakamit nyo ang 35,000 units this year, kayo ang unang lalawigan na pinakamataas ang donor rate sa bansa,” ani Tayag.
Tinanggap naman ni Gobernador Wilhelmino Alvarado ang hamon at sinabing palalakasin ng Provincial Blood Center (PBC) ang koleksyon ng dugo ngayong taon.
“Bawat patak ng dugo na nakukuha natin, nadudugtungan ang buhay ng iba,” ani Alvarado.
Upang mapataas umano ang dami ng yuniy ng dugo sa blood bank, kasalukuyang nagsasagawa ang PBC ng 24 oras na koleksyon.
Ayon kay Christie Monina, direktor ng National Blood Service ng Philippine Red Cross, ang 10th Blood Galloner Awards na isinagawa ngayong araw ay alay sa mga hindi kilalang bayani na patuloy na nagkakaloob ng dugo upang mailigtas ang buhay ng iba.
Sa pagdiriwang na dinaluhan ng mga punong bayan, oisyal at blood council, binigyan ng plake ng pagkilala ang mga munisipyo at tao na nakapagbigay ng pinakamaraming yunit ng dugo.
Sinabi ni Monina na sa taong 2014, dapat naabot na ng bansa ang mithiin nito na makakolekta ng 900,000 blood units kumpara sa 700,000 noong isang taon. (WLB/VFC-PIA 3)
http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=47441

Tarlaqueno-ako

August 11th, 2011, 01:41 PM

Clark advisory council fetes Pinatubo ‘heroes’

Aug 11, 2011

CLARK FREEPORT – The Metro Clark Advisory Council (MCAC) on Aug. 10 has awarded citations to former President Corazon C. Aquino and five other government officials for their “significant and valuable” contributions to the province of Pampanga, which suffered the brunt of the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption and its after math.

Clark Development Corporation (CDC) President Felipe Antonio B. Remollo awarded the citations to Aquino, former House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr., then Public Works Secretary Jose “Ping” De Jesus, the late Pampanga Governor Bren Z. Guiao, Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin, and former district engineer Rafael “Pye” Yabut, who then headed the 1st District Engineering Office of Pampanga.

Remollo, who is chair of the MCAC, said the council has cited Aquino “for her decisiveness in initiating the immediate reconstruction and rehabilitation of the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac after much loss of life and property” when Pinatubo erupted in June 15, 1991.

Also, Remollo added that the MCAC recognizes Aquino’s “foresight in laying the groundwork of policies, plans, and programs to ease the social and economic impact of the reversion to the national government of all U.S. military facilities in the country.”

Aquino’s citation furthered: “For her initiative to convene the Joint Legislative Executive bases Council that paved the way for the enactment of Republic Act 7227, also known as the Bases Conversion Act, and thereafter the creation of the Clark Special Economic Zone, now known as the Clark Freeport Zone.”

Meanwhile, the MCAC cited De Venecia “For expediting proposed Bills and House Resolutions to implement speedy rehabilitation of lahar-ravaged communities” and “For facilitating the approval and immediate release of funds for the government engineering program in Region 3” and for his “able leadership and active participation in the Joint Legislative Executive Bases Council.”

De Jesus, who resigned as secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications last June 2011, was the secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways in 1991.

He was cited “For his achievement in implementing engineering programs to ensure the effective and immediate delivery of basic and social services during and after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption” and “For his dynamic efforts to provide the necessary manpower and equipment for the massive cleanup, repair, and rehabilitation of areas affected by the calamity.”

Accordingly, Guiao was recognized “For rallying the Pampangos to overcome the Pinatubo catastrophe through his battle cry Ecayu magmalun, mibangun ya ing Pampanga!” and “For guiding the people of Pampanga through their darkest period during and after the disaster while leading the way to hope and a brighter future for the province.”

Similarly, Lazatin was cited “for initiating programs that ensured the effective and immediate delivery of basic and social services to those directly affected by the calamity.”

Lazatin was also recognized “For his foresight to provide low-cost housing to his constituents at the Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) Resettlement Center that became the benchmark for future resettlement centers” and “For his expertise and active participation in the Joint Legislative Executive Bases Council.”

Witnessing ravaging lahar onslaughts for the first time in his career, Yabut was recognized “For undertaking remarkable engineering reconstruction of public infrastructure in his area of responsibility” and for “his sustained efforts in providing the necessary manpower and equipment for the cleanup, repair, and rehabilitation of areas affected by ashfall and lahar.

http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/11895/Volume-5-No-45/Headlines/Clark-advisory-council-fetes-Pinatubo-%C2%91heroes%C2%92

william :D

August 20th, 2011, 03:09 AM

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Come and see the beauty of the Province of Bulacan

william :D

August 20th, 2011, 03:11 AM

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Have Fun in Bulacan!

LOL! natawa ako sa 3:32 ng video. that was not in Amana Waterpark, that was Splash Island Resort in Laguna.:lol::lol:

william :D

August 20th, 2011, 03:17 AM

One morning in Malolos
by George Putong (http://digiputz.com/blog/?p=1268)

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The historic city of Malolos was the site of a constitutional convention in 1898 (Malolos Convention) which led to the creation of the First Philippine Republic. Today it stands as the capitol of Bulacan province.

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A unique form of transportation in Malolos is the karatig (modified owner-type jeepney).

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Barasoain Church has earned the title of Cradle of Democracy in the East for having been the birth site of the First Philippine Republic (Asia’s first republic). The church was founded by the Augustinian ministries in 1859. Most Filipinos would recall their old ten peso bills featuring prominently the church behind heroes Andres Bonifacio and Apolinario Mabini.

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Concluding our mini-field trip was a taste of a local favorite, creamy sisig. Mabuhay Panciteria is located at the bayan proper of Malolos City.

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william :D

August 20th, 2011, 06:56 AM

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This the the under construction world biggest Philippine Arena and the mega dome right beside the Arena. This project finish after 30 months with a a budget of 7.7 billion pesos the Arena alone according to news excluding the dome and the new NEU campus buildings & facilities

The Philippine Arena-Soon to be World's Biggest Domed Arena

from Bulacan Province Thread :cheers::cheers:

808 state

August 20th, 2011, 12:00 PM

^^thanks to INC;):okay::okay::okay::okay::okay:

Tarlaqueno-ako

August 22nd, 2011, 01:04 PM

Nueva Ecija solon seeks creation of Central Luzon railways

SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija, Aug. 18 (PNA) - Nueva Ecija second district Rep. Joseph Gilbert F. Violago has filed a bill seeking the creation of a Central Luzon railway system that will ensure faster and safer transport services as well as hasten business activities in Central and Northern Luzon.

House Bill no. 5062 entitled “An Act creating the Central Luzon Railways Corporation,” seeks for the construction of a two-phase railway network system encompassing the region within a 10-year period.

Under the proposed measure, Phase 1 covers San Jose City, Science City of Muñoz, Guimba town, Victoria town and Tarlac City, while Phase 2 will pass through Tarlac City to Capas to its last station at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga.

“The corporation will own and operate the railway system, tramlines and other forms of land transportation, vessels and pipelines for transporting passengers, mails and other properties from San Jose City to Tarlac up to Clark,” Violago said.

The firm will have an authorized capital stock of P1 billion divided into P10 million shares at par value of P100 which will be fully subscribed by the national government.

Some 40 percent of the P1 billion or P400 million will be initially paid-up and the balance will be paid from a continuing annual appropriation of not less than P200 million.

The proposed measure also stated the allocation of five percent of the proceeds from the value-added tax for 10 years for its future expansion covering the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan and Zambales which will be administered by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).

However, the corporation will not be subject to the authority and supervision of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR).

The PNR used to operate a 479-kilometer railway system from La Union up to the Bicol Region with its North Main Line serving the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan and La Union and Batangas on the South Main Line.

However, due to neglect and mismanagement, this was drastically reduced and buses became the most favored mode of mass transport.

In pushing for a railways for the region, Violago said the system may utilize either the McArthur Highway in the western side or the Maharlika Highway, also known as the Pan-Philippine Highway, in the eastern side where no goods or passengers reach Manila without having to pass either route.

“Just imagine its potentials when connecting trains from Pangasinan leading to La Union will link up with this proposed railway system to complete an ideal rail transport network that would usher industrialization and agricultural boom,” Violago said.

“With a simultaneous rehabilitation and revitalization of the Bicol railway network, the country would have achieved an integrated modern and efficient railway leading to all of Luzon’s airports and seaports, carrying thousands of people and goods daily with Central Luzon serving as the primary dynamo and model,” he said.

The Nueva Ecija solon also said that one-stop central depots for grains and other agricultural products could also be developed in Tarlac City, San Jose City and Clark which will considerably reduce the cost of transporting goods and ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila. (PNA)
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http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/Nueva_Ecija_solon_seeks_creation_of_Central_Luzon_railways.shtml

Tarlaqueno-ako

August 22nd, 2011, 01:12 PM

150 entrepreneurs to join regional fair

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- About 150 micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) from Central Luzon will join the upcoming 13th Likha ng Central Luzon (LCL) trade fair.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Information Officer Wilfred Carbonell said participants will come from the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales.

Carbonell said the October 19-23 bazaar will be held in the Mega Trade hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.

The five-day fair shall feature regionally-produced processed foods, home furnishings, ceramics, holiday decors, jewelries, fashion accessories, footwear, bags and specialized garments like barong and gowns.

It will likewise showcase products made by Central Luzon residents from bamboo.

The trade fair is jointly organized by DTI in Central Luzon and PhilExport in Central Luzon with the full support of the Regional Development Council 3 and Central Luzon Growth Corridor Foundation Inc.

Last year's LCL generated a total sales of P42.399 million.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2011/08/18/150-entrepreneurs-join-regional-fair-173882

Tarlaqueno-ako

August 22nd, 2011, 01:18 PM

HILING NG MGA NEGOSYANTE KAY PNOY:
‘Tapusin ang mga infra projects sa Norte’
By Dino Balabo

Aug 18, 2011

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS – Hiniling ng mga negosyante sa pamahalaang pambansa na tiyaking magpapatuloy at matatapos sa takdang panahon ang mga proyektong pang-imprastraktura upang magpatuloy ang kaunlaran sa hilaga ng kalakhang Maynila.

Ang kahilingan ay itinala sa isang resolusyong pinagtibay ng may 300 negosyanteng lumahok sa dalawang araw 20th North Luzon Area Business Conference na isinagawa sa St. Agatha Resort and Country Club sa lungsod na ito na natapos noong Biyernes, Agosto 12.

Kabilang sa mga proyektong tinukoy sa resolusuon ay ang Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) sa Clark Freeport, Proyektong North Railways, rehabilitasyon ng Macarthur Highway, konstruksyon ng Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx), Dual Seaport at Alaminos International Airport.

Kaugnay nito, sinabi ng Bulacan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) na naging matagumpay ang kumperensya dahil sa aktibong pakikilahok ng mga negosyante na bumuo ng balanseng resolusyon.

Konstruksyon ng Lingayen Gulf Coastal Highway, pagpapalawak ng North Rail Project hanggang Pangasinan, pagtatapos ng Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX), konstruksyon ng tunnel road o mono trail na mag-uugnay sa Gitnang Luzon at Cagayan Valley, at konstruksyon ng dagdag na dam sa Magat River na tutugon sa pangangailangan sa irigasyon.

Ayon sa mga negosyante, kapag natapos ang mga nasabing proyektong pang imprastraktura, higit na kaunlaran ang makakamit ng mga pamayanan sa rehiyon ng Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley at Gitnang Luzon.

Binanggit din nila na ilan sa mga nasabing proyekto ay matagal na dapat natapos at napakinabangan, tulad ng DMIA at NorthRail project.

Kaugnay nito, sinabi nina Felicito Payumo ng Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), at Ramoncito Fernandez ng Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) na ang pagkakaantala sa NorthRail na nagpapabagal sa kaunlaran ng DMIA at Gitnang Luzon.

Sinabi nila na hangga’t hindi natatapos ang NorthRail, hindi matutupad ang buong potensyal ng DMIA dahil wala pa ring pasilidad ng transportasyon na mag-uugnay sa nasabing airport at sa Kalakhang Maynila sa loob ng isang oras.

Bukod dito, sinabi nila na dapat desisyunan ng gobyerno kung gagawing high speed o commuter train service ang NorthRail.

Nilinaw ni Fernandez na kung magiging high speed ang NorthRail matitiyak na makakarating sa Maynila ang mga pasahero mula sa Clark sa loob ng isang oras.

Ang pagkakaroon ng isang pasilidad sa transportasyon na titiyak sa isang oras na biyahe sa pagitan ng Kalakhang Maynila at DMIA ay isa sa mga hinihiling ng mga malalaking kumpanya ng eroplano bago nila ilipat sa DMIA ang kanilang operasyon.

Bilang tagapamahala naman sa 20th North Luzon Area Business Conference, sinabi ng BCCI na naging matagumpay ito.

Ayon kay Mara Bautista ng BCCI, ang tagumpay ng anumang business conference ay masusukat sa mga gresolusyon ipinasa ng mga lumahok.

Sinabi niya na naging balanse ang pagbuo ng mga resolusyon dahil sa aktibong pakikilahok ng mga dumalo.

Lahat ay nagparticipate, kaya hindi lang concern ng Bulacan o certain areas ang nabigyang pansin, kundi concern ng bawat lugar na sakop ng North Luzon na lumahok,” ani Bautista.

Iginiit pa niya na ang mga kumperensiya na katulad ng NLABC ay nagsisilbing tinig ng mga negosyante.

“Hindi isang social club o social gathering ang NLABC, it’s the place where businessmen voice out their concern,” ani Bautista.

http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/11959/Volume-5-No-48/Headlines/HILING-NG-MGA-NEGOSYANTE-KAY-PNOY-br-%C2%91Tapusin-ang-mga-infra-projects-sa-Norte%C2%92

tisoycuba

August 24th, 2011, 07:59 PM

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Angeles man bags 1st Gov. Jun Ebdane 4x4 Challenge

By Anthony Bayarong and Jovi T. De Leon
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

BOTOLAN, Zambales -- Edison Dungca of the Angeles City 4-Wheel Drive Club Inc. topped the 1st Gov. Jun Ebdane 4x4 Challenge held here over the weekend, besting 23 other off-road racers with an impressive overall time of five minutes, 51 seconds and 40 milliseconds.

Dungca also clocked the fastest in the final track and championship round with a time of 2:06:36, offsetting his 3:45:04 finish in the two elimination rounds that earned him 2nd place in Day 1 of the two-day event.

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Boyie Doblada of the San Jose Del Monte 4-Wheelers Club followed Dungca with an overall time of 6:20:58, while former Pampanga 4th district Congressman Rimpy Bondoc came in third with an overall time of 8:37:46.

Despite a poor 10th place showing at Track A with 1:48:46, Dungca made up for lost minutes by finishing Track B with 1:56:18, just a second ahead of Doblada. At Track C, Dungca came up with the shortest time of 2:06:36, a full 19 seconds ahead of the next best time of 2:25:40 that was posted by JR Bartolome, also of the Angeles City team.
The other racers who made it to the Top 10 after last Sunday’s finals were: Jek Sason, fourth place, with a time of 9:12:20; Roger Peyra, fifth, 9:32:26; Pol Herrera, sixth, 10:57:08; Rey Herrera, seventh, 12:20:06; JR Bartolome, eight, 18:10:47; Resty Sambilad, ninth, 22:22:34; and Omer Dungca, tenth place, with 33:40:37.

Dennis Nacpil, event secretariat head and track designer, said that Omer Dungca, who at 14 years was the youngest racer in the event, clocked the shortest time in Track A and placed fourth in the championship track, but did not finish Track B, giving him an overall time that placed him in the 10th place.

The same was the case with lone woman contestant Maila Alivia, who placed third in Track A, 6th in the championship track, but was a DNF on Track B, placing her at 12th place overall.

Gov. Jun Ebdane, who is actively rebranding Zambales as a destination for sports tourism, expressed his pleasure over the outcome of the first event of this kind held in the province.

Ebdane also thanked the 23 racers who came from as far as Bicol, making the event a huge success. The participants included racers from the Angeles City 4-Wheel Drive Club, Pampanga Off-Roaders Club, San Jose Del Monte 4-Wheelers, Bicol Off-Roaders Club, Land Cruiser Club of the Philippines, Santiago Extreme, Cauayan Off-Road Club, Binangonan Rizal Off-Roaders, and the Suzuki Club.

“We have learned a lot from this event,” Ebdane said during the awarding ceremony on Sunday. “There are many things we can do – new activities that previously seemed impossible in Zambales – if we only set our mind and hearts to it.”

“If it’s off-roading, Kapampangans would always be there.”

So said members of the Pampanga Off-Roaders Club, Inc. and the Angeles City 4-Wheel Drive Club, Inc. as two of their prominent drivers ran away with honors in the 1st Governor Jun Ebdane 4x4 Challenge held here over the weekend in Zambales.:cheers:

tisoycuba

August 24th, 2011, 08:21 PM

GA officials face estafa charges
WEDNESDAY, 24 AUGUST 2011 21:15 JOEL R. SAN JUAN / REPORTER
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday recommended the filing of syndicated estafa charges against the owners and officials of Globe Asiatique (GA), one of the country’s leading real-estate developers, for allegedly duping the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) of P6.6 billion.

In a 50-page resolution approved by Prosecutor General Claro Arellano, the justice department found probable cause to indict Delfin Lee, GA’s president and chief operating officer; his son Dexter, executive vice president, chief finance officer and treasurer; Cristina Salagan and Christina Sagun, heads of the GA’s accounting department and documentation department, respectively; and lawyer Alex Alvarez, an employee of Pag-IBIG’s legal department.

No bail was recommended for the Lees and their co-accused. The justice department also urged the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate former and present officers of Pag-Ibig who may have participated in the commission of the crime.

The DOJ also said the complainants, the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and Pag-Ibig, failed to present sufficient evidence to prove that the other persons named as respondents conspired with the Lees in siphoning off Pag-Ibig funds.

The DOJ, thus, recommended the dismissal of the case against former Pag-Ibig chief Ramon Palma-Gil, and GA employees Lerma Vitug, Tintin Fonclara, Geraldine Fonclara, Revelyn Reyes, Rod Macaspac, Marvin Arevalo, Joan Borbon, Christian Cruz, Rodolfo Malabanan, Nannet Haguiling and John Tungol.

The DOJ said the allegations against the GA employees did not necessarily make them liable as co-principals since there was no indication they acted in concert in defrauding Pag-Ibig by allegedly soliciting and paying off “special buyers” and/or creating ghost borrowers.

The DOJ also noted that Palma-Gil was only implicated in the scam because of his previous professional standing.

In 2008 Globe Asiatique entered into a funding committed agreement with Pag-Ibig for its Xevera housing project in Mabalacat, Pampanga.

A year later, the HUDCC and Pag-Ibig accused Lee of resorting to fraudulent representations to convince the agency to extend loans for the project by claiming he already has existing buyers, and that these buyers were allegedly Pag-Ibig members qualified to apply for loans under the agency’s housing loan program.

Lee allegedly gave assurances his company had properly evaluated the loan applications prior to endorsing them to Pag-Ibig.

From the 9,951 alleged Pag-IBIG borrowers in the Globe Asiatique deals, 1,000 could not be located, 400 denied applying for housing loans, and 200 had incomplete documents for the transaction.

Based on the investigation of the National Bureau of Investigation, Lee, through GA, was actually engaged in a grand fraudulent scheme to swindle Pag-Ibig of its funds.

The DOJ held that that the evidence submitted by the complainants was sufficient to establish that Lee and his co-accused were liable for syndicated estafa.

Lee’s act of signing the agreements is enough to indict him for the violation committed by the corporation, it said.

“For this reason, we are without option but to turn down his defense, i.e., that he acted in good faith in signing the agreements, and that the corporation has a personality separate and distinct from its officers, especially so that said defenses involve factual and/or evidentiary matters that must be ventilated in a full-blown proceeding before the trial court,” the DOJ sai

tisoycuba

August 26th, 2011, 08:10 PM

TARLAC-CARMEN EXPRESSWAY TO OPEN IN NOV
New Tarlacroad partly operational in late 2012

by Jenniffer B. Austria

A consortium led by San Miguel Corp. and the Consunji group plans to open half of the 88.5-kilometer Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway to the public by November next year.

DMCI Holdings president Isidro Consunji said the first phase of the project covering a 44-kilometer stretch from Tarlac to Carmen in Pangasinan would be partly operational. The Tarlac-Gerona stretch would be operational by April while the Gerona-Carmen phase would open in November 2012.

The second phase covering 44.5 kilometers from Carmen to Rosario in La Union will be completed by 2014.

The consortium has obtained a term credit facility worth P11.5 billion from a syndicate of banks led by Banco de Oro Unibank to build the project. Other participating banks are the state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines and the Land Bank of the Philippines.

The proponent of Tarlac-La Union is Private Infra Dev Corp., an all-Filipino group composed of San Miguel through unit Rapid Thoroughfares Inc., DMCI Group and D.M. Wenceslao & Associates Inc.

The project is expected to cut travel time from Manila to Baguio to three hours from the present six hours at an average speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

Meanwhile, DMCI may also join Metro Pacific group in bidding for the P1.8-billion Daang Hari-SLEX Road Project, one of the infrastructure projects under the Public-Private Participation programs of the Aquino administration.

Consunji said the company was in talks with Metro Pacific to be part of the group that will bid for the project.

The project involves the construction of a four-kilometer, four-lane toll road from Daang Hari in Bacoor, Cavite to SLEX near the Susana Heights interchange, passing through the New Bilibid Prison Reservation.

The project will provide an alternative route from Cavite to Metro Manila, aiming to increase the competitiveness of the Southern Luzon region as an investment destination. The road project will reduce travel time from Daang Hari to the Alabang interchange and decongest traffic in some parts of Cavite, Las Piñas and Muntinlupa.

The Daang Hari Road connects Las Piñas to neighboring Bacoor town, Muntinlupa City, and San Pedro town in Laguna.

The public works and highway department earlier said interested bidders must submit all qualification documents on September 19.

SOURCE: Manila Standard

tisoycuba

August 26th, 2011, 08:12 PM

CLARK AIRPORT EXPANSIONS
Airline group eyes Clark aviation potential

By Reynaldo G. Navales

CLARK FREEPORT -- Various airlines with local and international flights in the country have started to set their sights on the potential of the aviation complex here as its airport gears up to become the Philippines' premier gateway.

The 48-member Airline Operators Council (AOC) on Thursday inspected the facilities at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), including the newly built terminal with two passenger bridges and tubes.

This has opened possibilities for more local and international flights here.

AOC chairperson Lourdes Reyes said they are regularly visiting DMIA because the airport is the main alternate airport next to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The AOC members were impressed about the development plans of the Clark International Airport on the 2,300-hectare aviation complex.

"It seems good for international airlines," Reyes said.

During a forum at the CIAC office, she, however, raised issues including the availability of aircraft fuel supply and transportation.

But CIAC president Victor Jose Luciano assured of sufficient fuel supply saying they are going to establish a fuel farm inside the aviation complex.

On the transportation issue, Luciano said a City Air Terminal will be established in Quezon City so that passengers coming from Metro Manila can go directly to the Clark airport.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has set aside funds for the city air terminal project, according to Luciano.

Bus companies have already vowed to provide additional buses for routes leading to DMIA, he added.

Luciano even disclosed that CIAC will offer incentives to airlines.

"We want you to take a look again at Clark," Luciano told the AOC members.

The airline group also brought up with Luciano the airport closure at NAIA when its repair starts on January next year.

The operation of the airport will be affected as it closes from 12:30 to 5:30 a.m. for about five to six months.

Luciano said the DMIA is working with NAIA to address situations like this, impending airport closure in Manila.

When asked if DMIA can handle massive arrival of aircraft, Luciano said CIAC is open to accept companies with expertise on ground-handling.

Luciano also bared plans to implement a twin airport system. He said that DMIA will complement the operations of NAIA.

With this, a high-speed rail will be constructed to make a link between the two airports.

Luciano even said that CIAC is planning to build a budget terminal to accommodate low-cost carriers that selected Clark as their hub.

He said the construction of the terminal, with a capacity of 10 million passengers per year, will start by the end of 2011.

Among the budget airlines include Asiana Airline, AirAsia Berhad, Tiger/SeAir, Cebu Pacific, Jin Air, and others.

SOURCE: Sun Star Pampanga

tisoycuba

August 26th, 2011, 10:45 PM

CHOWKING FASTFOOD CHAIN
Angeles City Chowking Fastfood (branch)
Angeles-Sto.Rosario
Angeles-Rotonda
Angeles-AUF
Marquee Mall
Angeles-Balibago
Angeles-Nepo Mall
Clark freeport
Angeles-SM Clark
Angeles-Fields Ave
City of San fernando,Pampanga Chowking Branch
San Fernando-Caltex KM62
Robinsons Starmill
downtown
Bayan
Sindalan
SM Pampanga annex

Olongapo City Chowking (branch)
Olongapo
Olongapo Commercial Center
Olongapo-Rizal

william :D

August 30th, 2011, 10:20 AM

Nightscape @ Malolos
Province of Bulacan

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The Malolos Cathedral

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The Malolos Cathedral

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Malolos Crossing

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Malolos City along McArthur Highway

photo credits to Robbie Hernandez Gonzalvo and Mi Lab (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1994940553349.2104699.1238510261) of Bullet(Bulacan Letratista) (https://www.facebook.com/BulacanLetratista)

william :D

August 30th, 2011, 10:30 AM

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MARCELO H. DEL PILAR DAY

161st birthday celebrations of the great Bulakenyo propagandist Gat Marcelo H. Del Pilar. August 30, 2011,
Gat Marcelo H. Del Pilar National Shrine, Brgy. San Nicolas, Bulakan, Bulacan.
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william :D

September 3rd, 2011, 07:21 AM

Meyto Shrine
Calumpit Bulacan

This is the cradle of Christianity in the province of Bulacan, where the first Catholic Mass was held by the Augustinian friars in 1572.

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Perseus II

September 3rd, 2011, 05:05 PM

william :D

September 7th, 2011, 03:28 PM

SINGKABAN NA SA BULACAN!!

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william :D

September 8th, 2011, 01:35 PM

The DILG revealed the top 10 provinces and 20 cities that scored high in the Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS) report for 2010 last Sunday.

The LGPMS, which is administered by the DILG, is a Web-based, self-assessment tool that measures the performance of local government units in key governance areas.

It evaluates the performance of cities and provinces in administrative, social, economic and environmental governance.

It also assesses local government units in terms of transparency, participation and financial accountability.

The provinces and cities are scored in a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the lowest and 5 the highest.

Top 10 Provinces:

1. Bohol scored 4.9370
2. La Union with 4.9115.
3. Bulacan with 4.8628;
4. Negros Oriental, 4.8331;
5. Pangasinan, 4.8185;
6. Ilocos Norte, 4.8185;
7. Albay, 4.8064;
8. Cavite, 4.8031;
9. Compostela Valley, 4.7812;
10.Tarlac, 4.7773

Exerpt taken from this article:

Cebu City in 9th place of DILG rating

Read more:

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2011/09/06/cebu-city-9th-place-dilg-rating-177583

:banana::banana::banana:

william :D

September 8th, 2011, 01:46 PM

huwag naman po sana kayong magagalit sa sasabihin ko pero sa tingin ko eh kalabisan na ang ganitong klaseng thread kasi paulit-ulit lang ang topic. Alin ba dito ang hindi pa nakita sa mga regular province/city thread? sa tingin ko po eh wala namang bago. Lahat nakita na natin :)

Repost lang naman ang lahat.

Huwag po sana kayong magalit at opinyon ko lang naman po ito :)

ako kasi mas maraming picture mas maganda sana, madaling magsearch sa mga search engines kagaya ng google at yahoo. halimbawa nag-search ako ng keyword na 'Bulacan' maraming picture ang lumalabas na galing sa SSC Threads. ayoko namang gawing extension to ng Bulacan Thread kaya lang wala talagang nagpopost kaya naiipon yung galing sa Bulacan, hindi naman lahat ng picture sa Bulacan Thread pinopost ko rin dito. :) at isa pa hindi naman siguro ako kasing OA ng taga ibang probinsiya na ipopost ng isa, i-ko-quote ng isa, pupurihin ng isa (sila sila lang nagpupurihan at nagkokomentan sa sarili nilang post). saka ano naman ang ipopost dito na hindi pwedeng ipost sa provincial threads? kahit saan namang regional threads halos lahat ng posts na nandon mga reposts lang din, sadya nga lang active yung ibang forumer kaya updated yung thread at hindi naiipon yung posts. :) :) :cheers:

william :D

September 8th, 2011, 01:47 PM

Singkaban sa Bulacan

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william :D

September 8th, 2011, 01:50 PM

more photos of Singkaban Festival 2011 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=83597741#post83597741)

william :D

September 10th, 2011, 04:38 AM

MEDIA ADVISORY SAVE SIERRA MADRE NOW!

Save Sierra Madre Network Alliance (SSMNA, Inc.), Faith-based Congress Against Immoral Debts (FCAID and the Freedom from Debt Coalition invite the members of the pre ss to join us in:

SAVE SIERRA MADRE NOW!
Launch of build-up activities leading to the
September 26 Save Sierra Madre Day
(Proclamation No. 233)

September 10 (Saturday), 10:00AM
Environmental Studies Institute (ESI), Miriam College
Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City

To commemorate the tragedy caused by Typhoon Ondoy, indigenous groups, upland and low-lying communities, ecumenical formations, students and civil society groups from the different provinces of Sierra Madre will come together to call the attention of the government to immediately act on protecting the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and its communities and ecosystems. The interactive website of the Save Sierra Madre Network that aims to involve the public to participate in the monitoring, research and advocacy for protecting the famed ranges will also be launched during the event.

PHOTO OP: Members of the Dumagat tribe wearing traditional costume will arm themselves with laptops to capture their desire to send their message of protecting the Sierra Madre Ranges to people all over the world.

For more details, please contact Denise Fontanilla of Haribon Foundation at 0922-8151938 and Jofti Villena of FCAID at 0908-8945174.

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william :D

September 17th, 2011, 10:55 AM

Set. 15, Enero 23 isinusulong bilang national holiday

ni Vinson F. Concepcion

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Bulacan, Setyembre 17 (PIA) – Ipapasa muli ng Bulacan sa Kongreso ang dalawang panukalang batas na gagawing national holiday ang mga petsang Setymbre 15 at Enero 23.
Sa ika-113 anibersaryo ng pagkakatatag ng Kongreso ng Malolos sa Simbahan ng Barasoain kahapon, sinabi ni Gobernador Wilhelmino Alvarado na ang Set. 15 ay ang “pinakamagiting na tagumpay” ng mga Pilipino.
Noong Set. 15, 1898, nagtipon ang mga pinuno ng himagsikan sa Simbahan ng Barasoain at pinasinayaan ang Kongreso ng Malolos na nagpatibay sa deklarasyon ng kalayaan noong Hunyo 12.
Itinatag ng Kongreso ng Malolos ang Unang Republika ng Pilipinas at nilikha ang Konstitusyon ng Malolos, ang unang konstitusyon sa Asya. Ipinatupad nito ang pamahalaang pinangungunahan ng presidente na mamumuno sa loob ng apat na taon.
“Maihahanay sa pinakamaningning na araw sa buong daigdig ang araw ng pagbubukas ng Kongreso ng Malolos,” ani Alvarado.
Sinabi ni Alex Balagtas, pangulo ng National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)—Bulacan-Zambales cluster, na ipapasang muli ng Bulacan ang panukalang batas ngayong taon matapos hindi mapagtibay ang mga ito sa Kongreso.
Aniya, isinusulong din na gawing national holiday ang Enero 23.
Noong Enero 23, 1899, naitatag sa Simbahan ng Barasoain ang Unang Republika ng Pilipinas na tumuldok sa rebolusyon ng Pilipinas laban sa mga Kastila at nagluklok kay Hen. Emilio Aguinaldo bilang pangulo ng bansa.
Sinabi ni NHCP chairperson Ma. Serena Diokno na napuno ang simbahan ng panahong iyon ng madaming tao na nagsasaya dahil sa kalayaan mula sa pananakop. Nagkaroon aniya ng mga malalaking pagtatanghal sa entablado.
Ang pagsasabatas bilang national holiday sa mga nasabing petsa ay marapat na magkikintal sa pambansang kamalayan ng mga Pilipino ng tagumpay ng bansa na nagsimula sa Bulacan, ani Alvarado. (WLB/VFC-PIA 3)

pia.gov.ph (http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=54721)

william :D

September 17th, 2011, 11:38 AM

Bayan naming OBANDO, bakit niyo gina-gago?!

NO TO OBANDO LANDFILL!

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MAKIISA KA! NO TO OBANDO LANDFILL!

DON’T JUST ‘SAY’ NO TO OBANDO BULACAN LANDFILL!

DO SOMETHING TO REMOVE OBANDO BULACAN LANDFILL!

:nono::nono::nono:
:gunz:

http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2011/08/25/bayan-naming-obando-bakit-niyo-gina-gago-no-to-obando-landfill/

sisigman

September 17th, 2011, 07:25 PM

^^siguro dahil sa pagiging masyado naming malapit sa Maynila kaya balance at well distributed ang market sa Bulacan.

ahh deal or no deal ng channel 2??di ko na tanda eh.haha,sorry. :D

the advantage of Bulacan is that you have no alternate provinces to pass through if you want to go North of Manila. Sa ayaw mo't hinde, dadaan ka sa Bulacan. Ang pipiliin mo lang ay kung through NLEX or through the eastern municipalities of Bulacan.

Ang Pampanga naman ay optional, coz if you want to go to North-Eastern Luzon provinces, you pass through Nueva Ecija.

Even though advantageous ang Pampanga kasi may International Airport at mukhang mas maraming pumupunta ng Region 1 at Baguio City, the fact remains na may Nueva Ecija option ang mga taong pumapalaot sa Norte. Tapos, yung mga southern municipalities ng Pampanga like Macabebe, Masantol, etc. ay hindi dinadaanan :)

just my two cents kung bakit "uneven" ang development sa Pampanga compared sa Bulacan.

william :D

September 18th, 2011, 05:13 AM

^^your'e right, sir. Bulacan is the gateway to the North. siguro nakadagdag din ng factor sa pagiging well distributed ng market ng Bulacan ay dahil wala pa kaming isang supercity, i mean we have cities but we dont have cities like Angeles, San Fernando, Cabanatuan, Tarlac na talagang sobrang lalaki ng income at sobrang unlad. hindi sa minamaliit ko ang city namin, pero siguro hindi pa siya hinog, at nahihirapan siyang mahinog dahil mauunlad na bayan din ang mga katabi niyang bayan, halimbawa ang Malolos (Guiguinto, Hagonoy,Calumpit,Plaridel), San Jose del Monte (Norzagaray, Sta.Maria, Caloocan), Meycauayan (Marilao, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Sta.Maria). at halos lahat ng bayan sa Bulacan masasabi kong mauunlad na rin. :)

sana matuloy na gagawin ang DMIA na primary gateway ng bansa, kapag natuloy iyon malaking tulong sa economy ng buong region yon. :)

Tarlaqueno-ako

October 4th, 2011, 02:42 PM

Agree, I'm also in favor for the upgrading of DMIA into a major international airport.

william :D

October 14th, 2011, 02:19 PM

46 LGUs get P91-M incentive for good governance

Some 46 local government units (LGUs) throughout the country received on Tuesday a total of P91 million as incentives for good governance under the government’s "Gawad Pamana ng Lahi" program.

In a news release, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the funds came from the department's P500 million Performance Challenge Fund (PCF).

The DILG said the fund serves as incentives for the country’s LGUs to adopt transparent, accountable and participatory governance.

The awards consisted of a trophy and a check amounting to:
P3-million for each provincial winner,
P2-million for each of the city awardees, and
P1-million for each municipal winner.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said the LGUs were chosen based on the following criteria:
scores in the development indices from the Local Governance Performance Management System,
the Seal of Good Housekeeping,
organization of national government bestowed awards, and
acknowledged innovations.

“We expect the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi awardees to sustain their outstanding performance and serve as shining exemplars of good governance," Robredo said.

“Through this awards program, we aim to recognize the invaluable contribution of LGUs that have continuously adhered to the good governance principles of transparency, accountability and inclusivity in local administration and development," he said.

The awards were handed out as part of the DILG's "Biyaheng Pinoy" program, a yearlong celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Local Government Code.

Of the 46 regional winners, 15 were provinces, 15 were cities and 16 were municipalities.

The provincial awardees include the provinces of La Union, Quirino, Bulacan, Cavite, Marinduque, Albay, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Leyte, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Compostela Valley, Cotabato, Agusan del Norte and Benguet.

The city awardees were: San Fernando, Santiago, San Fernando, Antipolo, Puerto Princesa, Ligao, Iloilo, Cebu, Ormoc, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Tagum, Kidapawan, Surigao, and Tabuk.

Meanwhile, the municipal awardees were: Tagudin (Ilocos Sur); Ilagan (Isabela); Llanera (Nueva Ecija); Carmona (Cavite); Odiongan (Romblon); Tiwi (Albay); New Lucena (Iloilo); Amlan (Negros Oriental); Naval (Biliran); Labason (Zamboanga del Norte); Opol (Misamis Oriental); Laak (Compostela Valley); Surallah (South Cotabato); Cagwait (Surigao del Sur); Sta. Marcela (Apayao); and Sultan Mastura (Maguindanao). - VVP, GMA News

gmanews.tv (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/235246/nation/46-lgus-get-p91-m-incentive-for-good-governance)

william :D

October 26th, 2011, 06:56 AM

KONTRA BAHA:Apurahin ang proyektong Bulacan Floodway
HAGONOY, Bulacan—Upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan, ari-arian at imprastraktura sa Gitnang Luzon, dapat madaliin ng pamahalaang ang konstruksyon ng Bulacan Floodway project na dati ay tinatawag na Pampanga Delta Development Project Phase II (PDDP-II).

Ito ang payo ng 90-anyos na dating gobernardor ng Bulacan na si Tomas Martin na nakatira sa bayang ito na kamakailan lamang ay pinalubog ng pinakamalalim na baha sa kasaysayan nito.

Ang payo ni Martin ay nagsilbing suporta sa mas naunang kahilingan ng Regional Development Council (RDC) ng Gitnang Luzon at ng pamahalaang panglalawigan ng Bulacan pa pamumuno ni Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado kay Pangulong Benigno Aquino III.

Matatandaan na noong Oktubre 5 ay nagsagawa ng isang biglaang pulong and RDC sa Malolos, Bulacan kung saan ay naging panauhin ang Pangulo.

“Yung Delta Project na lang ang pag-asa natin laban sa baha,” ani Martin patungkol sa PDDP-II na sa unang plano ay magpapaluwang ng kailugan sa Calumpit, Paombong at sa bayang ito.

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william :D

October 28th, 2011, 02:16 PM

Tara na sa Norte!!

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william :D

October 28th, 2011, 02:20 PM

Tara na sa Norte!!

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william :D

October 28th, 2011, 02:22 PM

william :D

October 28th, 2011, 02:54 PM

NLEx and SCTEx

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william :D

October 28th, 2011, 03:10 PM

Subic-Clark-Tarlac Exressway

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Scenic view of the sunset along the great road of SCTEx Clark South Toll Plaza, Clark, Pampanga.

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william :D

October 28th, 2011, 03:14 PM

Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway

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A view from a distance of SCTEx Tarlac portion with great scenery along the expressway

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SCTEX Toll Plaza at H. Luisita

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Captivating view at the SCTEX H. Luisita Toll Exit gate

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A great view of Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway

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ipur

October 28th, 2011, 11:57 PM

Guys, 13 days left to continuously vote for our Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) as one New 7 Wonders of Nature. There are three ways to vote. Please the check below link:
http://www.filamnation.com/2011/07/vote-for-puerto-princesa-underground-river-ppur/

Sa mga nasa Pilipinas, pwedeng bomoto through text. Text PPUR to 2861 or for automatic 1 vote per day Text PPUR<space>ON to 2861.VOTE NA para hindi pababa ang trend ng PPUR natin.

william :D

October 29th, 2011, 03:23 AM

Bulacan ang may pinakamababang bilang ng malnourished na bata, nakuha ang CROWN
ni Vinson F. Concepcion

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Bulacan, Oktubre 29 (PIA) -- Napagwagian ng Bulacan ang First Year Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Maintenance award kamakailan matapos nitong maipakita na mayroon ditong pinakamababang bilang ng mga malnourished na bata sa Gitnang Luzon.
Sa kabila ng pananalanta ng mga nagdaang bagyo, nasungkit ng lalawigan ang parangal bunsod ng “pinaigting na operasyon” upang iangat ang estado ng kalusugan ng tatlong milyong Bulakenyo, ani Rowena Tiongson, pinuno ng Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office.
Sinabi ni Tiongson na naitala sa Bulacan ang pinakamababang bilang ng mga may mababang timbang na preschool (2.4 porsiyento) at elementarya (6.8 porsiyento) sa Gitnang Luzon. Nagsilbi itong malaking bahagi upang mapagwagian ang CROWN award sa ginanap na National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony sa Philippine International Convention Center.
continue reading here: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=61664

:banana::banana::banana:

william :D

November 19th, 2011, 02:38 AM

P710-million 'Food Divisoria' of Luzon opens on Saturday in Bulacan

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga, Philippines — The highly anticipated P710-million North Food Exchange (NFEx), touted as the Food Divisoria of Luzon, will open Saturday (November 19) in Balagtas, Bulacan, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) here said.

The 130-hectare complex is said to be the strategic, agro-economic, transport, processing, and commercial center envisioned to boost food security, economic bounty, and sustainable agro-industrial development in Luzon.

Accessible through the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), MacArthur Highway, and soon the Northrail speed train system, NFEx is an agricultural and fishery product - wholesale and retail center - designed to modernize food transport, storage, processing, and distribution.

NEDA said the NFEx is a one of a kind pioneering economic center adding that its modern food depot terminal, commercial shopping center, agri-processing and storage complex, and export product show window are designed to transform the agriculture and fisheries sector into a strong globally competitive entrepreneurial force for the Luzon regions and the country.

“NFEx is a modern, functional, efficient and comprehensive market processing exhibition complex that will bring beneficiaries under one roof. The project will employ the best strategies and techniques from successful food exchange in Europe and Asia. It is under the direction of expert food and agricultural managers in the Philippines. This will provide complete facilities in trading, food processing, storage and related services,” NEDA reported.

NFEx Tiangge will be open every Saturday until December 17, according to Balagtas municipal information officer Rolly Danes.

“It is expected that the NFEx Tiangge will be a venue to show the potentials of the NFEx project that will amplify the level of livelihood of Bulakenyos particular in the sector of agriculture,” said Danes.

Danes said the project was only a dream then but the start of operations proved the realization of the envisioned mega trading center in the country which he tagged as an “expressway to progress.”

“It is the mission of NFEx to increase the income of farmers, fishermen, and small investors; provide and sustain low prices of agricultural products; fortify the agriculture economy; and give a strong position to the masses of the society,” Danes added.

There are talks of replicating the food complex in Visayas and Mindanao.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/341777/p710million-food-divisoria-luzon-opens-saturday-bulacan

:banana:

william :D

November 20th, 2011, 12:54 AM

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william :D

November 20th, 2011, 12:55 AM

‘Next Divisoria’ to start operations this year
by Jose Mari M. Garcia

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Nov 18 (PIA) -- The mothballed North Food Exchange (NFEx), touted to be the next Divisoria in Central Luzon, will finally start operations, albeit on a small scale, this year with the opening of the NFEx Tiangge on Saturday.
The said bazaar of local products in Brgy. San Juan, Balagtas will mark the start of operations of NFEx which was delayed for about a year and has resumed with continuous land development.
NFEx Tiangge will be open every Saturday until December 17, according to Balagtas municipal information officer Rolly Danes.
“It is expected that the NFEx Tiangge will be a venue to show the potentials of the NFEx project that will amplify the level of livelihood of Bulakenyos particular in the sector of agriculture,” said Danes.

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=64550

:banana:

Tr3_AngEiL

November 24th, 2011, 03:47 AM

please list down all the MALLS in central luzon's provinces...just curious.. thanks. :)
^^
Tarlac
*Tarlac City
Plaza Luisita Center (The First Shopping Mall in Central Luzon)
Cindy's Family Plaza
C&S Shopping Complex
EZ-Sto.Cristo
EZ-San Sebastian
EZ-F. Tanedo
EZ-Ligtasan
EZ-San Vicente
J-Mart
University Shopping Center
Alison
K&S Shopping Center
Eby Plaza
Besa Plaza
Uniwide Tarlac Central Mall
Magic Star Mall
Metro Town Mall
SM City Tarlac
Robinson's Luisita
City Walk Mall (u/c)
Palm Plaza Mall (u/c)
Puregold-Tarlac City (u/c)
Waltermart-Tarlac (proposed)
Pacific Mall-Tarlac (proposed)
*Capas
Puregold-Capas
RSC-Capas
Red Camia-Capas
*Camiling
Red Camia-Camiling
Magic Mall-Camiling (planned)
*Paniqui
Paniqui Mall
Paniqui Mart
Red Camia-Paniqui
***source:according to posts in Tarlac Thread),,,,

hugodiekonig

November 26th, 2011, 04:46 PM

AVERAGE DAILY wages of agricultural workers increased in all regions last year, with Central Luzon farm workers receiving the highest pay, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) said in a report.

The nationwide nominal wage rate was pegged at P198.37 per day, 2.5% higher than the P193.45 average recorded in 2009.

When adjusted for inflation, however, the average daily wage of agricultural workers falls down to P119.50, which is 1.2% lower than the previous year’s figure of P120.91.

Of the 16 regions, Central Luzon had the highest nominal rate at P282 per day, up by 4.3% from P270.37 per day.

It was followed by Calabarzon or Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (P262.53); Ilocos region (P259.89); Mimaropa or Mindoro Occidental and Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (P225.64); and Cagayan Valley (P216.54).

http://www.bworldonline.com/Research/economicindicators.php?id=0518

william :D

November 27th, 2011, 09:49 AM

Bulacan students win 4th place in World Robot Olympiad

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MALOLOS CITY, Philippines – A team of high school students from this province won fourth place in the annual World Robot Olympiad (WRO) held recently in Abu Dhabi.

The team from Dr. Yanga’s Colleges Inc.(DYCI) in Bocaue town also bagged the Best Technical Design Award for their robot “MAGIS,” which stands for “Man’s All-Around Global Interactive Solutions.”

The DYCI Primes robotics team is composed of Alexandra Mae Guevarra, Claire Receli Reñosa, and Chelsea Andrea Morales. Beryl Cruz is head coach while Romyr Gimeno is assistant coach.

Team members Reñosa and Morales competed for the first time, while Guevarra was part of the DYCI team that bagged the WRO championship last year.

http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=67&articleid=752341

:applause::applause::applause::applause:

hugodiekonig

November 28th, 2011, 04:42 AM

^^ naks, astig! :applause: di talaga papahuli ang mga Pinoy pagdating sa robotics. Pinoy nga ang nakaimbento ng moonrover na ginamin noong 1969 sa paglapag ng mga unang tao sa buwan

e1p1

November 29th, 2011, 12:31 AM

Lahat ng Baranggay at Bayan na Kapampangan Dialect ay magkaisa bumuo ng isang bagong Malaking Probinsya o State gaya ng parte ng Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales at Pampanga. Dati namang isang buong lalawigan ang Pampanga bago pa dumating ang mga Kastila at pinaghati-hati lang ito kaya scattered ang mga kapampangan speaking sa ibat-ibang probinsya sa Central Luzon.

Pidjung

December 15th, 2011, 10:02 PM

After the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991, it formed into magnificent tourist attraction enjoyed not only by the mountaineers but also outdoor enthusiasts. The turquoise color water of the crater is really unique and extraordinary. You can take a dip and bathe to refreshed up after a long hours of trekking. The water is safe and has content of sulfur. If you have very sensitive skin, don’t take the risk just do other activities like boating and kayaking.

http://walksandtalks.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/p1090611.jpg

freightrunner

December 24th, 2011, 10:43 AM

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to all

:cheers::banana::cheers::banana::cheers::banana::cheers:

marcjeff03

December 24th, 2011, 02:14 PM

MAPAGPALA AT MALIGAYANG PASKO MULA SA LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS

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

EDMARATION

December 24th, 2011, 03:42 PM

NARAGSAK NGA PASKUA!
[MERRY CHRISTMAS]

From the World Heritage City of Vigan and Heritage Province of Ilocos Sur

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evilgenius15

December 27th, 2011, 05:52 PM

(OT) SSC pips, patulong naman po sa pagsagot at pag disseminate ng survey namin for thesis,
target namin respondents ay from the general public, so kahit sino pwedeng sumagot :)

Applicability of Unconventional Transit Systems in selected Metropolitan Areas in the Philippines (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGVHX3pqRnJEV2NLeUJlN2ZXNkVON3c6MQ#gid=0)

hopefully makakuha kami ng respondents galing pampanga since isa ung metro angeles sa study areas namin :)
merry xmas! and thanks in advance! :)

william :D

December 30th, 2011, 05:53 PM

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Private building projects increase by 5.4% in Q3 (http://bworld.com.ph/content.php?section=Economy&title=Private-building-projects-increase-by-5.4%-in-Q3&id=44233)

‎1. CALABARZON had 5,516 projects or a share of 21.8%.
2. CENTRAL LUZON with 2,972 or 11.8% share
3. NCR with 2,923 or 11.6% share
4. DAVAO REGION ranked fourth with 2,699 or 10.7% share
5. CENTRAL VISAYAS with 2,449 or 9.7%

Among the provinces outside NCR that contributed the highest number of construction projects:
Cavite had the biggest share with 1,869 or 7.4%.
Other provinces exceeding a thousand mark were
Davao del Sur with 1,704 (6.7%),
Bulacan with 1,334 (5.3%),
Laguna with 1,132 (4.5%),
Cebu with 1,071 (4.2%),
Batangas with 1,031 (4.1%), and
Rizal with 1,005 (4.0).

william :D

December 30th, 2011, 05:55 PM

Based on a report of the Bureau of Internal Revenue Batangas City posted the biggest growth revenue collection among the 5 provinces in CALABARZON.

Batangas province registered a total collection of P 2.274 billion followed by Bulacan, which managed to post a collection of 2.106 billion…. Behind only Pampanga with 2.919 billion..

TOP 10 REVENUE COLLECTIONS BY PROVINCE
1ST QUARTER 2011 (January to June)

LAGUNA- 5,812.93
CEBU w/ Cebu city- 5,681.63
CAVITE- 4,136.31
DAVAO DEL SUR w/ Davao city- 3,513.43
PAMPANGA- 2,919.43
BATANGAS - 2,274.04
BULACAN - 2,106.60
NEGROSS OCC. - 2,021,23
MISAMIS ORR. W/ CDO - 1,601.58
RIZAL- 1,224.69

SOURCE www.bir.gov.ph (http://www.bir.gov.ph/updates/collectionstatistics.htm#61181)

TOP 10 RICHEST PROVINCES

PROVINCE INCOME

BULACAN 2,469,128
NEGROSS OCCIDENTAL 2,328.047
CAVITE 2,228,970
LAGUNA 2,163,558
BATANGAS 2, 105,036
PANGASINAN 2,029,005
ILOCOS SUR 2,005,014
RIZAL 1,994,840
BUKIDNON 1,786,009
QUEZON 1,776,667
CEBU PROVINCE NO DATA SUBMITTED

SOURCE: www.coa.gov.ph (http://www.coa.gov.ph/Financial_Reports.htm)

probinsyano

December 31st, 2011, 02:41 PM

This time, instead of lighting up dangerous firecrackers, use the world‘safest firecracker containing the thundering sound of the most powerful firecrackers popular among revelers. :okay:

You don’t need a match but connect your computer to a good hifi sound speaker system to make it work and then watch this video below called “Goodbye Paputok: Safest Fireworks Experience” ..
listen and enjoy this safest firecracker…:angel1:

Goodbye Paputok: Safest Fireworks Experience
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Uploaded by melquizedek101 on Dec 30, 2011

Wishes you a happy and safe New Year!!!

From SSC Batangas province (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1465716)

Pidjung

December 31st, 2011, 08:02 PM

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Mindavao

January 1st, 2012, 09:46 AM

probinsyano

January 2nd, 2012, 04:16 PM

Tax Comparison for 2010 and 2011

That’s chronically low tax collection should all result in a continued economic slowdown, and lower revenue collections leading to Economic downturn or possible recession… but I'm still optimistic that our economy will rebound…. just pray for our President...

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy77/jovitbalayan81/COMPARISON.jpg

Note:

Cebu posted highest revenue collection while Bulacan and Davao continue to enjoy positive growth despite of global crisis.

Batangas was the only province in CALABARZON posted positive growth rates for the first semester of last year but for the third quarter of last year it revised down...:ohno:

Masanting

January 9th, 2012, 06:20 AM

v9nlyizi5kc
The Kapampangans or Capampan͠gans (in Spanish: Pampangos or Pampangueños) are the sixth largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group, numbering about 2,890,000. The original Kapampangans may have descended from Austronesian-speaking immigrants to Luzon during the Iron Age.
The province of Pampanga is traditional homeland of the Kapampangans. Once occupying a vast stretch of land that extended from Tondo[1] to the rest of Central Luzon, huge chunks of territories were carved out of Pampanga so as to create the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora and Tarlac.[2] As a result, Kapampangans now populate a region that extends beyond the political boundaries of the small province of Pampanga. In the province of Tarlac, the indigenous population of Tarlac City and the municipalities of Bamban, Capas and Concepcion are Kapampangans, while the municipalities of Victoria, La Paz, [have a considerable Kapampangan population. In Bataan, Kapampangans populate the municipilaties of Dinalupihan and Hermosa, and the barangays of Mabatang in Abucay and Calaguiman in Samal. Kapampangans can be found scattered all across the southern barrios of Cabiao in the province of Nueva Ecija and in the western section of the province of Bulacan. Kapampangan enclaves still exist in Tondo and other parts of the National Capital Region. Kapampangans have also migrated to Mindoro, Palawan and Mindanao and have formed strong Kapampangan organizations called aguman in Davao City and General Santos City. Agumans based in the US and Canada are currently active in the revival of the Kapampangan language and culture.[citation needed]
The Kapampangans have produced many Rajahs, Datus, three Philippine presidents, three chief justices, a senate president, the first Filipino cardinal, one Huk Supremo, many Huk Commanders and NPA cadres and many personalities in public service, education, diplomacy, journalism, the arts and sciences, entertainment and business.

iancruz

January 12th, 2012, 09:52 AM

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Source: Guiguinto Bulacan Facebook

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/384674_2730335108804_1570032524_32487610_775028038_n.jpg
Source: http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=2730335108804&set=p.2730335108804&type=1&theater

iancruz

January 12th, 2012, 09:56 AM

13th Guiguinto Halamanan Festival and Guiguinto Foundation Day
Guiguinto, Bulacan
January 13-21, 2012

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Source: Guiguinto Bulacan Facebook

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Source: http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=2730335108804&set=p.2730335108804&type=1&theater

================================================================================================
Pictures from 2011 Festival

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Source: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.137026683057627.29945.105365752890387&type=1#!/media/set/?set=a.137026683057627.29945.105365752890387&type=1

Thanks Mr. Jeanick L. Dazo for the pictures!

Pidjung

January 20th, 2012, 08:25 PM

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New Central Luzon Internet TV Live and Replay Shows by Sonny Lopez http://triangelonetwork.com/
(http://triangelonetwork.com/)

evilgenius15

January 21st, 2012, 07:07 PM

ssc pips, padaan lang ulit, small ot...

please help us on our survey about public transportation; anyone can answer since general public ang aming target respondents

Applicability of Unconventional Transit Systems in selected Metropolitan Areas in the Philippines (http://bit.ly/subcriteriasurvey)

isa yung Pampanga sa study areas namin; sana makakuha kami ng maraming respondents, pakalat din po sa mga friends niyo tska sa groups na meron kayo sa FB na maraming taga Pampanga :D

thanks ng marami! :D

william :D

January 23rd, 2012, 01:06 PM

113th Anniversary of Malolos Congress
Malolos City, Province of Bulacan
January 23, 2012

photos by: Ernesto Bernal (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2791995072680.2129312.1042484321&type=1)

Fiesta Republica 2012!

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william :D

January 23rd, 2012, 02:28 PM

Today is the

113th Anniversary of Malolos Congress

The First Republic in Asia
Malolos City, Province of Bulacan
January 23, 1899

Viva Republica!!

The Philippine Republic , more commonly known as the First Philippine Republic or the Malolos Republic was a short-lived government in the Philippines. It was formally established with the proclamation of the Malolos Constitution on January 23, 1899 in Malolos , Bulacan until the capture and surrender of Emilio Aguinaldo to the American forces on March 23, 1901 in Palanan, Isabela, which effectively dissolved the First Republic.

The establishment of the Philippine Republic was the culmination of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule. Independence was declared on June 12, 1898 and the dictatorial government then in place was replaced by a revolutionary government headed by Emilio Aguinaldo as president on June 12, 1898 with its preliminary statement proclaiming Luzon and Visayas as the Philippine Republic declaring its independence, and that Maguindanao-Mindanao and Sulu are independent sovereignty States and are allies. The U.S. abolished the Philippine Republic in 1899 and continued its annexation of the islands pursuant to the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American War. link. (http://www.watawat.net/from_the_katipunan_to_the_national_flag_and_symbol-4.html)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/jibrael_2007/congress.jpg
originally posted here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=461803)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u157/jibrael_2007/Malolos-Aguinaldo.jpg
originally posted here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=461803)

http://www.watawat.net/images/p030_1_00.jpg
photo source (http://www.watawat.net/from_the_katipunan_to_the_national_flag_and_symbol-4.html)

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POST- STAMPS OF THE FILIPINO REPUBLIC

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FILIPINO FLAG SHOWN AT MALOLOS CONGRESS

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DRAWING OF THE FILIPINO FLAG SHOWN ON THE BOOK : " THE VISION OF POSSIBLE "

http://www.aiesec.org/cms/aiesec/AI/Asia%20Pacific/THE%20PHILIPPINES/Images/800px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png

photo source (http://www.watawat.net/from_the_katipunan_to_the_national_flag_and_symbol-4.html)

the glimpser

January 24th, 2012, 10:18 AM

A positive commentary written by an expat...

Unsung heroes of Clark, Subic
By: Dennis L. Wright
Philippine Daily Inquirer 10:44 pm
Monday, January 23rd, 2012

There is a remarkable story that needs to be told. It is a story of 21 leaders from different political parties and from various business backgrounds who came together in the past two decades to set an example that is unrivaled in world governments.

The story is about the transformation of the two former US military installations in Subic and Clark into highly successful and vibrant commercial and business centers of excellence.

This is nothing short of phenomenal, and illustrates the art of the possible and what can be accomplished with a clear and focused strategic vision and agenda that is articulated by a government and executed by a cadre of dedicated civil servants working to achieve the stated objective.

What makes this story so remarkable is that it unfolded under the radar screen of the Manila political and business elite. That is to say it happened without the traditional Philippine national political machine and business dynasties being involved or leading the way—as Subic and Clark have been, by and large, out of sight and out of mind on the national scene.

West Berlin

In order to put this in perspective and to fully appreciate what has happened at Subic and Clark over the past two decades, one has to appreciate the context of what occurred and contrast it with other comparable benchmarks.

Let me take you back to the 1980s and a speech in West Berlin given on June 12, 1987, by Ronald Reagan when he called on Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall” signaling the beginning of the end of the Cold War.

Once the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, America began calling for a “Peace Dividend.” After decades of huge defense spending to win the Cold War, Americans demanded the dismantling of a US military infrastructure that had grown so large during the decades of fighting that same war.

In 1988, the US government created a bipartisan task force called the Bases Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission to evaluate and nominate various military bases that should be declared “obsolete” and closed.

Targeted

Once a base was identified by the BRAC Commission and its name placed on the BRAC list, it became targeted for closure—350 bases were so identified to be closed, consolidated or realigned with other installations.

Once the installations were vacated by the military, local communities assumed responsibility of transforming them into successful commercial endeavors. This was a very painful and difficult process, exacerbated by the loss of thousands of jobs and the corresponding spending that had existed in the local economies when the military was present.

Most local municipalities in the United States, even with hundreds of million dollars in government grants and aid, struggled and even failed in trying to transform these massive old military installations into vibrant and successful commercial business ventures.

Contrast this with what happened at Clark and Subic. In 1991 and 1992 respectively, the US military vacated the bases and turned them over to the Philippine government, which had its own dream to transform these two massive military establishments into successful commercial enterprises—just as their American counterparts were trying to do.

However, there were two major differences: The two Philippine bases were severely damaged by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, and the country had no grants or budget to renovate the facilities.

Unique

But the collective leadership teams at Subic and Clark succeeded.

Consider that at the height of the American military era in the Philippines, the US government employed around 44,000 full-time Filipino employees.

Today, the workforce population at Subic and Clark exceeds 160,000, which is a fourfold increase. Add to this some 2,000 locators, most of whom are foreign, who now call Subic and Clark home, and the $9 billion they have invested with over $3 billion in annual exports—you quickly see an enviable record of accomplishment that any community would be proud of.

What makes this story unique is that it is not the result of any one single person, but rather, the culmination of many leaders, from different political parties who worked collectively to transform two badly damaged former US military installations into vibrant and commercially successful freeports.

(The author is the president and chief executive of Peregrine Development International, a US management company specializing in project development.)

http://business.inquirer.net/41087/unsung-heroes-of-clark-subic

Coniocondo

February 5th, 2012, 06:02 AM

Any updates on Anvaya Cove?

Pidjung

February 7th, 2012, 09:45 PM

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Pidjung

February 8th, 2012, 02:04 AM

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maniLaboy_me

February 10th, 2012, 02:21 PM

SM Olongapo Opens Feb. 10

February 9, 2012, 3:11am

MANILA, Philippines — Great shopping, leisure, and entertainment goes to Zambales when SM City Olongapo, SM Prime Holdings’42nd supermall, formally opens its doors to the public tommorow Friday, Feb. 10.
Strategically located at Magsaysay Drive corner Gordon Avenue in the city’s Central Business District, the seven-story 40,863 sqm mall will serve customers in Zambales, Bataan, and other nearby provinces.
Situated at the southern part of Zambales and the northwestern interior of the Subic Bay area, Olongapo was once the site of a US Naval Base. After it was turned over to the Philippines, Mayor Richard Gordon worked for its conversion into a Freeport, launching an aggressive international investment promotion program that has made it into a prime industrial and tourism zone.
Today, it is a city known for its innovative methods of urban management, pioneering an integrated solid waste management system, volunteerism, organized vendors, and a color-coded transport system, among other things. It has also brought much honor to the country with international awards like the UNESCO Cities for Peace representing Asia and the Pacific in 1997 and the Konrad Adenauer Local Medal of Excellence in 1999 ...

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/350780/sm-olongapo-opens-feb-10

saintm

February 11th, 2012, 04:05 PM

HELLO FRIENDS I HAVE A VERY PERSONAL UPDATE TONIGHT.

We just made a trip today to Manila and I took Pictures at TPLEX-SCTEX Connection area.

FYI wala pa pong connection na natatapos.. may tambak na pero malabong magbukas sa March 2012 ang Connection. Ang La Paz exit ginagawa pa panay tambak wala ni aspalto..

Hindi pa po sinisimulan ang Overpass/Underpass sa La Paz highway.

just look at my pictures & Video. ENJOY!!!

WAG MAGMAGALING, AT LALONG WAG MAS ASSUME! MAGING SAKSI!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

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La Paz exit U/C

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TPLEX main carriageway U/C crossing La Paz Highway

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TPLEX CONNECTION NOT YET PHYSICALLY CONNECTED TO SCTEX

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ENTERING SCTEX

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VIDEO TO FOLLOW STILL UPLOADING... VERY EXCITING UPDATE!!!

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bryanmanalo

March 7th, 2012, 03:54 PM

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william :D

March 28th, 2012, 01:15 AM

Infra master plan for Luzon bared

MALOLOS CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) bared a network of infrastructure master plan for Luzon further extending reaches of existing roads.

The plans which are expected to be implemented next year following the Aquino administration’s underspending on infrastructure projects last year include massive flood control project in Central Luzon and the P12-billion infrastructure master plan to support the country’s tourism industry.

Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson said the P29.2-billion two phased Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx) will be implemented next year.

“Nakalinya na rin through the guidance and funding ng JICA ang Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx),” Singson said referring to the 63.9 kilometers expressway that will be funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

The CLLEX will branch out at La Paz, Tarlac section of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) and will link to cities of Cabanatuan and San Jose in Nueva Ecija.

Singson added that while CLLEx is waiting to be implemented, the DPWH is now working on the design for the Dalton Pass alternate road for faster and safer travel to the province of Nueva Vizcaya.

He said that providing an alternate road to Nueva Vizcaya will further boost its economic development.

“Hindi kasi pupwede na umulan o lumindol ay close-open na yung Dalton Pass, we need an alternate route towards Region II,” he said.

Singson said that the new alternate route to Nueva Vizcaya will include boring tunnels in the mountains.

Along with this project, he disclosed plans to pursue implementation of the highway to the province of Aurora on the country’s eastern seaboard.

“Hopefully, maumpisahan na rin ang papuntang Aurora, we are completing the Baler-Casiguran Highway,” he said.

With regards to the TPLEx, the secretary said its two lanes up to Gerona in Tarlac will be completed this year.
He also said the DPWH already told the proponent of the TPLEx to submit a proposal to convert it into a four lane highway.

“Hindi pwede yung two lanes lang, tapos salubungan pa, medyo delikado,” he said.

With regards to infrastructure development that will support the tourism industry, Singson disclosed that he met with tourism officials early this week.

He said they discussed a P12-billion tourism infrastructure support master plan that will be implemented next year.(Dino Balabo)

source (http://promdino.blogspot.com/2012/03/infra-master-plan-for-luzon-bared.html?spref=fb)

william :D

April 14th, 2012, 01:54 AM

KAPAG NABUGTA ANG DAM: Bulacan, Pampanga, MM lulubog

MALOLOS—Halos buong Bulacan, kasama ang pitong bayan at lungsod sa Pampanga at tatlo pa sa kalakhang Maynila ang lulubog sa baha.

Ito ang posibleng mangyari kung masisira ng dike ng Angat Dam sanhi ng malakas lindol na hatid ng posibleng paggalaw ng West Marikina Valley Faultline (WMVF) anumang oras, ayon sa Tonkin and Taylor International.

Ang Tonkin and Taylor ay ang kumpanyang kinontrata ng Power Sector Assets and Liabilities (PSALM) upang magsagawa ng pag-aaral sa katatagan ng 43-taong Angat Dam.

Batay sa inisyal na ulat ng Tonkin and Taylor, lulubog sa 10 hanggang 30 metrong lalim ng tubig ang mga barangay ng mga bayan ng Norzagaray, Bustos, Baliuag at San Rafael na nasa gilid ng Ilog Angat kapag nabugta ang dike ng Angat Dam.

Ang ilan namang barangay sa mga bayan ng Sta. Maria, Bustos. San Rafael at Baliuag ay posibleng lumubog sa bahang may lalim na lima hanggang 10 metro.

Habang llumalawak naman ang pagkalat ng tubig na raragasa, lulubog sa isa hanggang limang metrong tubig ang mga barangay na aabutin.

Batay sa pagtaya ng Tonkin and Taylor, ang mga barangay na may layong 13 hanggang 27 kilometro mula sa Bustos Dam ay maaring maapektuhan ng pagbaha.

Kabilang dito ay ang mga barangay sa bayan ng San Ildefonso, San Miguel, hanggang sa hilaga nito tulad ng mga barangay sa mga bayan ng San Luis, Candaba, Arayat, Mexico, Apalit, Macabebe, Masantol sa lalawigan ng Pampanga.

Maging ang mga bayan ng Hagonoy, Paombong, Calumpit, Pulilan, Plaridel, Guiguinto, Bocaue, Pandi, Balagtas, Bulakan, Obando, Marilao, at mga Lungsod ng Malolos at Meycauayan at lulubog din; kabilang ang ilang barangay sa mga Lungsod ng Valenzuela at Malabon sa kalakhang Maynila.

Ayon sa pag-aaral ng Tinkin and Taylor, posibleng mangyari ang pagbahang ito kung ang dike ng dam ay masisira dahil sa lindol na hatid ng paggalaw ng WMVF.

Ito ay dahil sa ang pangunahing dike ng Angat Dam ay nakaupo sa dalawang sanga o mas makipot na bitak sa ilalim ng lupa na bahagi ng WMVF.

Batay sa mas naunang pahayag ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, anumang orasd ay maaaring gumalaw ang WMVF at posibleng maghatid ng lindol na may lakas na 7.2.

Sa paggalaw ng WMVF, possible ring gumalaw ang sangang bitak nito sa ilalim ng dike ng Angat Dam na maaari ding maging sanhi pagkasira nito.

Batay sa mas naunang paliwanag ni Inhiyero Roderick Del Cruz, isang dam safety engineer ng Southern California Edison na nagmula sa bayan ng Hagonoy, ang paggalaw ng lupa sanhi ng lindol ay posibleng magbunga ng “piping” o maliit na butas sa dike.

Ayon kay Dela Cruz, sa umpisa, ang “piping” karaniwang maliit lamang, ngunit dahil sa dinadaluyan ito ng tubig mula sa loob ng dam, lumalaki ito at nagiging sanhi ng pagkabugta o pagkabuwag ng dikeng pumipigil sa tubig na naipon sa loob ng dam.

Kapag tuluyang nabuwag ang dike ng dam, raragsa ang tubig at mapipinsala ang lahat sa daraanan nito.

“Sa Amerika, may mga cases ng dam break, at minuto lang halos ang itinatagal bago humupa ang pagragasa ng tubig, pero sapat na iyon para masalanta ang bilyon-bilyong halaga ng ari-arian na. Pero ang mabigay at kung may masasawi,” ani Dela Cruz.

Batay naman sa resulta ng pag-aaral ng Tonkin and Taylor sa Angat Dam, kapag nasira ang dike nito, raragasa ang tubig na may lalim na 10 hanggang 30 metro sa kahabaan ng Ilog Angat mula sa dam hanggang sa Bustos Dam.

Dahil sa nakaharang ang Bustos Dam sa Ilog Angat, posibleng umahon sa magkabilang gilid ng ilog ang tubig na rumagasa mula sa dam, na siyang magpapalubog sa mga barangay ng ibat-ibang bayan.

Sa gawing silangan ng Ilog Angat ay ang mga bayan ng San Rafael, San Ildefonso hanggang San Miguel, sa Kanluran ng ilog ay ang mga bayan ng Bustos, Pandi, Sta. Maria, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Malolos, Paombong at Hagonoy.

Tinataya ring mapipinsala ang malaking bahagi ng Baliuag at mga bayan ng Pampanga sa hilaga nito dahil sa pag-apaw ng Ilog Angat sa bahagi ng Baliuag.

Ang Ilog Angat ay lumiko pakanan sa Baliuag mula sa Bustos, kaya’t tinatayang masasapul ang kabayanan nito.

Para naman kay Bro. Martin Francisco ng Sagip Sierra Madre Environment Society, maaaring ang Bulacan at Pampanga ang magdusa sa inisyal na pinsalang hatid ng biglang pagbaha na bunga ng posibleng pagkasira ng dam.

Ngunit ayon kay Francisco, higit na magdurusa ang kalakhang Maynila kapag nagtagal dahil sa posibilidad na kapusin ito ng tubig innumin kapag nabugta ang dike ng dam at tumapon ang tubig na nakatinggal doon.

Inayunan din ito ni Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado, ngunit napahayag siya ng pangamba sa trahedyang ihahatid nito sa libong libong Bulakenyo maaaring masawi.

“Kailangang kumilos tayo ngayo at magdasal na huwag lumidol at huwag masira ang dam, dahil kapag nangyari yan, wala na tayong magagawa, baka sa South China Sea na tayo magdebate,” ani ng punong lalawigan. (Dino balabo)

mabuhay online (http://mabuhayonline.blogspot.com/2012/04/kapag-nabugta-ang-dam-bulacan-pampanga.html)

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Pidjüng

April 23rd, 2012, 01:25 AM

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) regional office said an estimated 10,000 jobs will be up for grabs in the upcoming Central Luzon Labor Day Job and Livelihood Fair on May 1.

The fair will be held at the Dole regional office located at the government center in Barangay Maimpis, this city.

Regional Director Raymundo Agravante said aside from the thousands of job vacancies, a display of livelihood products of the labor department’s various beneficiaries will also be showcased in venues all over the region.

This year’s 110th Labor Day celebration, themed “Pagtutulungan, Pagbabago, Disenteng Trabaho,” is streamlined with President Benigno Aquino III’s 16 point Social Contract with the Filipino people, as well as the Dole’s mandate in providing full, decent, productive employment for every Filipino, said Agravante.

He added that a total of 360 companies will participate in the job and livelihood fairs all over Central Luzon. Some 254 firms will provide local employment while 106 employers will hire job seekers for overseas employment.

Participating companies from various industries include the Business Processing Outsourcing (BPOs), malls, small and medium enterprises, retail, services, and manufacturing firms from economic zones, among others, said Agravante.

Some of the venues for the simultaneous job and livelihood fairs include the People’s Center in Balanga City, Bataan; SM Malls in Marilao and Baliwag, Bulacan, Pampanga, Clark, Olongapo and Tarlac; Camp Servillano Aquino in Tarlac City; and the Provincial Government centers of Nueva Ecija and Zambales.

Agravante said he is hopeful that the Dole will achieve the target on applicants’ hired on the spot, which will account for at least 15 percent of the total registered applicants.

Sunstar Pampanga (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/)

Isingit ko lang ito baka kase merong mga nangangailangan ng trabaho, Intended ito sa mga taga Central Luzon

Pidjüng

April 23rd, 2012, 01:36 AM

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Millions of agricultural infrastructure projects and support services are set to be implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA) for Central Luzon as it now awaits the bidding and approval of the designated projects for 2012.

DA Regional Director Andrew Villacorta told Sun.Star Pampanga that some P30 million in irrigation support services and P360 million of post-harvest facilities are now ongoing bidding procedures, and will soon be subjected for approval for proper implementation.

Villacorta said projects lined up for the year include farm machineries for land preparation, harvest facilities and flat bed driers, among others.

He added that a budget of P80 million is allocated for flat bed driers alone with another P71 million allocated for drying pavements.

The projects, once implemented, are expected to boost current farm standards in the region and result in better production and harvest of agricultural products.

“All of these projects are now undergoing proper procedure and it would just be a matter of time and approval so that we can proceed with proper implementation,” Villacorta said.

Villacorta said this year’s budget will also include an allocation for threshers, combine harvesters and mechanical driers.

As for the allocation of the projects, Villacorta said the DA is looking at the production area as basic requirement.

This means that towns and provinces with the most area devoted to agricultural production will get the most number of projects to production area requirement.

Sunstar Pampanga (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/)

librero

May 16th, 2012, 12:15 PM

Magandang gabi Central Luzon!

Makikisali po... :)

Pidjüng

May 21st, 2012, 06:06 AM

Friday, May 20, 2011

Churches in Region 3 - Central Luzon

Aurora

Baler Church, Aurora
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Bataan

Abucay Church, Bataan
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Balanga Church, Bataan
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Hermosa Cathedral, Hermosa, Bataan
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Limay Cathedral, Limay, Bataan
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Orani Cathedral, Orani, Bataan
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Orion Cathedral, Orion, Bataan
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Church of Samal, Bataan
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St. Joseph Cathedral, Bataan
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Bulacan

Sta Isabel Parish, Bulacan
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Obando Church, Bulacan
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Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion (Bulacan, Bulacan)
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Baliuag Parish Church, Bulacan
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Calumpit Parish Church, Bulacan
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Marilao Parish Church, Bulacan
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Plaridel Parish Church, Bulacan
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Angat Parish Church, Bulacan
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Guiguinto Parish Church, Bulacan
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Hagonoy Parish Church, Bulacan
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Malolos Parish Church, Bulacan
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Obando Parish Church, Bulacan
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Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan
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San Rafael Church, Bulacan
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Sta. Maria Parish Church, Bulacan
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Sam Miguel Parish Church, Bulacan
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Meycauayan Parish Church, Bulacan
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Divine Mercy Shrine, Marilao, Bulacan
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Nueva Ecija

Sto Nino Quasi Parish, Puncan, Nueva Ecija
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Christ the Worker Chaplaincy-Central Luzon State University
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Church of Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija
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Holy Family Parish, Quezon, Nueva Ecija
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Immaculate Concepcion Parish (Llanera), Nueva Ecija
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Immaculate Concepcion Parish (Nampicuan), Nueva Ecija
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Mary Help of Christians Quasi-Parish-Malasin, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
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Our Lady of the Rosary, Licab, Nueva Ecija
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish, Triala, Nueva Ecija
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Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Talugtug, Nueva Ecija
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Carranglan Church, Nueva Ecija
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Cathedral of St. Joseph, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
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Immaculate Conception Church, Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija
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Licab Parish Church, Nueva Ecija
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Pantabangan Church, Nueva Ecija
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Penaranda church, Nueva Ecija
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Puncan Church, Nueva Ecija
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Gapan Church, Nueva Ecija
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STA ROSA DE LIMA, Nueva Ecija
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Sacred Heart Parish, Bantug , Nueva Ecija
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San Antonio Parish, butao,Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
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San Geronimo Baloc-baloc, Nueva Ecija
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St Andrew Parish, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija
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St. Dominic Parish, Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija
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St. James the Great Parish, Lupao, Nueva Ecija
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St. John the Evangelist Parish, Guimba, Nueva Ecija
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St. Joseph the Spouse Parish, Rizal, Nueva Ecija
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St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral, Nueva Ecija
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St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija
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St. Roch Parish, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
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St. Sebastian Parish, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
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Tarlac

Sta. Ignacia Church, Tarlac
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Church of Camiling, Tarlac
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Church of Capas, Tarlac
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Church of Concepcion, Tarlac
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Church of San Clemente, Tarlac
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MalacampaChurch, Camiling, Tarlac
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Camiling Church, Tarlac
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San Sebastian Cathedral, Tarlac
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Aguilar Church, Tarlac
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Monasterio De Tarlac, Tarlac
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San Favian,Tarlac
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Zambales

St Agustine Church, Iba, Zambales
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Masinloc Church, Zambales
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Botolan Church, Zambales
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Our Lord of Pardon Shrine, Zambales
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Pampanga

Mabalacat, Pampanga
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Holy Rosary Parish, Angeles City, Pampanga
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Immaculate Concepcion Parish, Guagua, Pampanga
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Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Bacolor, Pampanga
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San Fernando y Rey, San Fernando, Pampanga
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St. Louise Gonzaga Parish, San Luis, Pampanga
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San Nicholas de Tolentino Parish, Macabebe, Pampanga
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San Pedro Apostol Parish, Apalit, Pampanga
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St. Joseph Parish, Florida Blanca, Pampanga
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St. Lucy Parish, Sasmuan, Pampanga
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St. Agustine Parish, Lubao, Pampanga
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St. Anne Parish, Sta. Ana, Pampanga
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St. Bartolomew, Magalang, Pampanga
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St. Catherine, Arayat, Pampanga
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St. Michael Parish, Masantol, Pampanga
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St. Catherine Parish, Porac, Pampanga
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Sta. Monica Parish, Minalin, Pampanga
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Sta. Monica Parish, Mexico, Pampanga
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Sta. Rita Casia, Sta Rita, Pampanga
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St. Andrew Parish, Candaba, Pampanga
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