The 13 Municipalities Converted into Cities in 2000

1. San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
2. Balanga, Bataan
3. Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
4. Masbate, Masbate
5. Bacon, Sorsogon
6. Sorsogon, Sorsogon
7. Talisay, Cebu
8. Bayawan, Negros Oriental
9. Maasin, Southern Leyte
10. Digos, Davao del Sur
11. Koronadal, South Cotabato
12. Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat
13. Bislig, Surigao del Sur

The unlucky 16...
1. Baybay, Leyte
2. Bogo, Cebu
3. Carcar, Cebu
4. Naga, Cebu
5. Catbalogan, Samar
6. Borongan, Eastern Samar
7. Tandag, Surigao del Sur
8. Tayabas, Quezon
9. Lamitan, Basilan
10. Tabuk, Kalinga
11. Bayugan, Agusan del Sur
12. Batac, Ilocos Norte
13. Mati, Davao Oriental
14. Guihulngan, Negros Oriental
15. Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte
16. El Salvador, Misamis Oriental

nakagraduate na yung iba....:lol:

mao lagi pag sinabing batas hanggan don lang yon wag piliting ipasa ung project na hindi pa tapos ika nga... pag ndi qualify ang isang lugar bat ipagpilitan pa. Isama natin ang Municipality of RTR Agusan del Norte kung sino man sa inyo ang naka daan jan sa lugar na yan.. na bakit naging municipality yan na parang barangay lang..halos pareho lang ng Brgy Ampayon of Butuan.

Pero kadtong giingon ni waway na 300 thou ang population? murag sobra ra sad... kahit na 200 thou pede na tas as is lang ung income. pero kung masusunod ung kay waway... aw balik sa municipality ang Butuan OK ra man sad wa may problema... para at least walay samok... kay the bigger city you have the bigger samok ang matagamtam sa inyo lugar. Daghan kidnaping and bombings... hehehe daghan rally ug uban pa... So ang lugar sama sa Butuan na pakilid nalng permi kay ing ana man jud na... mag hilom nalang... heheheehe pero ang suma tutal... USWAG MINDANAO... dili nalang lalison hehehehe

i have worked in el salvador sa ako pong tan aw dili pa guyd xa syudad taw awon bisan sa income niya nga daku. I mean polical reason guyd ang dahilan nga naahat tawon ang lugar nga di pa man ready. Im thankful nga we have a new representative sa 2nd district sa mis Or. its not yet ripe to be a city indeed maybe in the near coming years if makapasa na siya sa lain criteria pwede na. Unta kining taga congress magtarong sa ilang trabahu kay sige ra ba ra sila ug lingkod ug dawat ug pork barrel. I feel pity for the the town kay nahumana ra ba ilang budget...

kay the bigger city you have the bigger samok ang matagamtam sa inyo lugar. Daghan kidnaping and bombings... hehehe daghan rally ug uban pa...

depende ra na sa pagpadagan sa syudad..:yes:
naay dagkong syudad nga limpyo ug gamayng samok sama sa naa sab gagmayng lugar nga hugaw ug gubot :yes:

what I was saying kay daghang city sa atoa nga dili nawong city, naa ray gamayng sign of urbanity city na dayon. pag unta city kanang nawong jud city oi :lol:

tama ka Way, pero saon man lagi nga kanya kanya man taste ang tao so dili nato sila ma blame. Ako mismo i like Mindanao in general kay usa dili lisod ang pag kaon.. compared to manila and others. Whether metro or city lang na gamay basta peaceful ug walay away payts kaayo ang pamuyo.... Pero kanya kanya tayong maging proud sa city natin... like yours in Davao ganahan ka diha kay diha ka nag puyo... ako like in Butuan kay taga didto... kum baga taste taste lang... pero mao lagi kini man jud atong mga congressmen na nag pataka taka lang og file sa mga resolutions bisan dili qualify ang lugar ma mugos jud.... dapat fixed og standard ang qualification diha.

;28924534']depende ra na sa pagpadagan sa syudad..:yes:
naay dagkong syudad nga limpyo ug gamayng samok sama sa naa sab gagmayng lugar nga hugaw ug gubot :yes:

what I was saying kay daghang city sa atoa nga dili nawong city, naa ray gamayng sign of urbanity city na dayon. pag unta city kanang nawong jud city oi :lol:

Gingoog
http://electropromarketing.com/City%20Maps/Gingoog%20City.jpg

Ozamiz
http://electropromarketing.com/City%20Maps/Ozamiz%20City.jpg

Oroquieta
http://electropromarketing.com/City%20Maps/Oroquieta%20City.jpg

Malaybalay
http://electropromarketing.com/City%20Maps/Malaybalay%20City.jpg

Valencia
http://electropromarketing.com/City%20Maps/Valencia%20City.jpg

Tangub
http://electropromarketing.com/City%20Maps/Tangub%20City.jpg

Kidapawan
http://electropromarketing.com/City%20Maps/Kidapawan%20City.jpg

Surigao
http://electropromarketing.com/City%20Maps/Surigao%20City.jpg

^^ grabeh tangub ug kidapawan murag gi draft lag triangle ug t-square ang ilang urban development....wah pay uso french curve sa una! :lol:

^^ grabeh tangub ug kidapawan murag gi draft lag triangle ug t-square ang ilang urban development....wah pay uso french curve sa una! :lol:

basta plain ang lugar or ciudad sagad straight jud ang kalsada, try to observe malaybalay and valencia..murag balay nga cge sukdong cge extension..wala kaau plano:lol::lol::lol:

basta plain ang lugar or ciudad sagad straight jud ang kalsada, try to observe malaybalay and valencia..murag balay nga cge sukdong cge extension..wala kaau plano:lol::lol::lol:

bitaw unta kanang mga urban planner mamalit pud ug french curve nanipid kaayo :lol: seriously maganda ang city pag may mga ellipitical or round( rotunda) ang mga roads not only it gives a city/municipality some characther but also served to ease the traffic routes. :)

davao del norte - bukidnon road project

http://www.davaozone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/dbroad1.jpg
http://www.davaozone.com/2008/11/davao-bukidnon-road/

mura hiway somewhere in Maramag..

Ang lungkot cgurong tumira jan sa lugar na yan. :ohno::ohno:

;28921966']yeah maoy balaod

what I was saying lang was unta combination na sa population ug income..kanang bustling with life ang usa ka lugar ba. sa atoa man gud basta lang makapasa lang sa requirements mao na city na dayon then you go there and barrio kaayo ang dating save for a few industries nga nakapag contribute sa pagdako sa income sa lugar.

If i had it my way only the cities of Davao, CdeO, Zamboanga and GenSan would remain as cities, the others would be 1st-3rc class municipalities :lol:

ang giingon man gud sa Local Government Code..POPULATION OR AREA..if a certain municipality cannot attain the prescribe population..they can have are as the basis..pero municipalities in Mindanao are so huge..

Ang lungkot cgurong tumira jan sa lugar na yan. :ohno::ohno:

ok lang kung marami kayong kasama :lol:

BPO industry in Mindanao suffers from MILF attacks

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By Jesus F. Llanto, abs-cbnNews.com/Newsbreak | 12/08/2008 2:16 PM

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The clashes between the government troops and the rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were isolated in several provinces in Mindanao, but it is the entire region that is paying for it.

The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is suffering, particularly in the industrialized cities of Davao and Cagayan De Oro, because of the negative perception due to the volatile peace situation. It scares away investors, industry experts told Newsbreak.

“There is a huge potential because of the huge number of talents in Davao and Cagayan de Oro, but it is difficult to convince [the investors to come] because of the perception that Mindanao is not peaceful,” said Jamea Garcia, executive director for talent development of the Business Process Association of the Philippines.

Another source disclosed that two BPO firms, who were close to finalizing their plans to locate in Mindanao, backed out when the clashes between the military and rebels erupted in August due to the aborted signing of the Moro homeland accord.

This is unfortunate because the region has made strides in attracting the multinational BPO companies away from established outsourcing hubs like Metro Manila and Cebu.

Other Mindanao cities—General Santos, Dipolog, and Zamboanga—have also been gearing to benefit from the growing industry.

Even with the global financial crisis, the BPO industry remains to be one of the sunshine industries of the country. While industry growth is expected to be slower than previous years, experts say the BPO companies will keep their operations in the Philippines. The recession in the US would force more companies to cut cost by outsourcing some of their functions to countries with cheap labor, they said.

With or without the global financial crisis, the BPO companies are keen in finding new hubs, said Commissioner Monchito Ibrahim of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

Lease rates for a prime office rate in Makati has increased by 250 percent from 2005 to 2007. More importantly, the universities in the Mindanao region offer a new pool of possible recruits.

The BPO companies in Manila are suffering from depleted human resources resulting in poaching among companies.

Citing data from the Commission on Higher Education, Ibrahim said that 74 percent of the 400,000 graduates come from outside Metro Manila.

“NCR has only 25 percent of the country’s graduating population but 80 percent of the outsourcing jobs,” Ibrahim said.

The rest of Luzon produce 124,000 graduates a year while Mindanao and Visayas has 89,000. and 84,000, respectively.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/08/08/bpo-industry-mindanao-suffers-milf-attacks

Downsouth
By Hernani de Leon
Telltale signs of economic downturn (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW121008/content.php?id=078)

DAVAO CITY — The telltale impact of the economic slump is starting to show up in two major Mindanao cities. Overseas workers whose contracts were not renewed have been arriving here and in Cagayan de Oro City for the past two weeks.

Fears of uncertainties were expressed as displaced workers and their dependents struggle to adjust to the local economic environment. Assuring dependents that they will remain in school is a priority. Many of the workers have savings that could last a few months, or even support small livelihood activities such as a neighborhood retail business or agribusiness-related projects for those with properties in remote areas.

Meanwhile, shopping malls still draw in crowds but traders have noticed a change in consumers behavior. There were few clients despite promotional offers such as big discounts on electronic appliances. Postponing purchases of expensive goods over cheaper ones is expected in anticipation of hard times.

A computer shop owner in this city said customers now resort to parts upgrades instead of purchasing new units, although the sales of small laptops at below P20,000 apiece are still relatively good. The major gainers are thrift shops filled with used imported items such as clothes, shoes and bags that could sell below P100.

While the property sector continues to build new commercial structures here and in Cagayan de Oro City, the impact of an economic crunch on this segment will likely be felt after the projects have been completed. For residential properties, which are still doing well at least in this city, a sharp dip in sales and mounting past due accounts will likely occur within the next three months.

* * * * *

The sudden drop in the price of coconut products in the world market is also alarming considering coconut is Mindanao’s largest source of export receipts. A weaker peso has somewhat cushioned the impact on exporters’ bottom line.

On the other hand, banana’s prospects remain bright. From the currency rate adjustment alone, banana exporters could have easily posted a P1.5-billion windfall in the last six months since the industry ships at least $400 million worth of fresh fruits annually.

Local suppliers have likely signed their contracts for 2009. Such contracts are generally favorable to local growers since Japanese importers even pay for volumes that they don’t want delivered when a glut threatens their pricing structure. Importers simply ask banana suppliers to reduce the next shipment’s volume. Standing banana plants are cut before the fruits mature, taking away the opportunity for local growers to sell fruits paid for by the importers.

If there is a major threat to Mindanao’s banana industry, it is the aerial spraying ban on agrochemicals that Davao City’s legislative council approved early last year. Under court appeal, such measure, if fully implemented, will increase the industry’s production cost eventually wiping out profit and even surrendering the country’s competitive edge in banana production to Latin American competitors.

The Japanese banana market, estimated at $300 million annually, was controlled by Latin American suppliers over a decade ago. Nowadays, about two-thirds of Cavendish bananas sold in Japan comes from the Davao Region. For at least a decade now, Davao’s plantations have become the world’s most efficient producer of Cavendish bananas.

* * * * *

Traveling for over seven hours by bus from Davao to Cagayan de Oro was a thrilling experience during daytime. The view between this city and Quezon town in Bukidnon, which is like the Cordilleras, was awesome. The changing landscape in Bukidnon’s small towns that have benefited from the completion of the Davao-Bukidnon Highway about a decade ago was quite interesting.

Last week, however, I had to leave Cagayan de Oro before midnight, the last bus trip to Davao. For security reasons, I avoid traveling during the night but I had to do so this time since all hotel rooms were booked for a national engineers’ conference.

At least, there are new things I learned from that trip. For instance, the number of 10-wheeler trucks using the Cagayan de Oro-Davao highway transporting goods has increased significantly over the years. I noticed at least two remote areas along the mountainous road between Bukidnon and Davao used as stopover stations by big trucks hauling container vans. Each stopover had at least a dozen 10-wheeler trucks parked past midnight near a roadside eatery just like those truckers’ canteens shown in American movies.

Night travel could be boring especially for someone who couldn’t sleep while traveling 60 miles per hour on a bus. That’s when the iPod becomes a worthy companion. Those long hours were spent listening to the “Grateful Dead,” remembering college days 30 years ago. The “Dead’s” music fits Mindanao’s rawness, unpredictability and dynamism. It perked up the long night travel.

Port cargoes down by 7.28% in eight months of 2008 (Shipping/Business)
December 9, 2008 7:44 pm by pna
By Lynda B. Valencia

MANILA, Dec. 9 -– The total cargo throughput for the first eight months of the year went down to 7.64 million metric tons (mmt), 7.28, according to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).

Atty. Oscar Sevilla, PPA general manager, said the decrease of the cargo throughput is the effect of the current economic crisis.

Sevilla said the Port Management Office (PMO) of the South Harbor (SH) posted a double digit decline of 31 percent equivalent to 2.51 mmt.

He said the combined cargo volume handled at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) and SH account for 34.09 percent of the total volume nationwide.

The PMOs which registered weak performance were the PMO Batangas, 11.63 percent decrease in total cargo volume; Limay, 7.02 percent; Dumaguete, 14.06 percent; Pulupandan, 7.44 percent; Nasipit, 28.25 percent; and Surigao, 42.61 percent.

Both the domestic and foreign cargoes decreased by 6.01 percent and 8.42 percent, respectively.

Out of the 23 PMOs, only a few made positive performance in domestic cargoes - MICT with 0.369 mmt; San Fernando, 0.113 mmt; Calapan, 0.141 mmt; Iloilo, 0.125 mmt; Pulupandan, 0.302 mmt; and General Santos, 0.105 mmt.

On the other hand, top ports in terms of cargo traffic were North Harbor (NH), Batangas port, MICT, Limay and Davao.

The leading ports for container traffic were those of MICT, SH, NH, Davao and General Santos.

With regards to foreign trading, exports dropped by 14.15 percent while imports fell by 4.45 percent. (PNA)

http://balita.ph/2008/12/09/port-cargoes-down-by-728-in-eight-months-of-2008-shippingbusiness/

FYI...

http://www.caap.gov.ph/web/images/masthead_01.jpghttp://www.caap.gov.ph/web/images/masthead_02.jpg

OFFICIAL LIST OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES (http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/ncaapcoa.pdf)

INTERNATIONAL
1. NAIA ( Authority )
2. MACTAN ( Authority )
3. CLARK ( Authority )
4. SUBIC ( Authority )
5. LAOAG
6. PUERTO PRINCESA
7. KALIBO
8. ZAMBOANGA
9. DAVAO
10. TAMBLER (GEN. SANTOS)


I Hope these will settle everything. This is the official government data that I requested from them to publish on the web to clear so much confusions on airport classifications. I'm sure others may have requested these data as well.

If you want to see how airports are officially classified, follow the link (http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/ncaapcoa.pdf). :cheers:


posted by @arianespace

^^
So there are officially three international airports in Mindanao lang pala. Akala ko kasi four. :cheers:

FYI...

http://www.caap.gov.ph/web/images/masthead_01.jpghttp://www.caap.gov.ph/web/images/masthead_02.jpg

OFFICIAL LIST OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES (http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/ncaapcoa.pdf)

INTERNATIONAL
1. NAIA ( Authority )
2. MACTAN ( Authority )
3. CLARK ( Authority )
4. SUBIC ( Authority )
5. LAOAG
6. PUERTO PRINCESA
7. KALIBO
8. ZAMBOANGA
9. DAVAO
10. TAMBLER (GEN. SANTOS)


I Hope these will settle everything. This is the official government data that I requested from them to publish on the web to clear so much confusions on airport classifications. I'm sure others may have requested these data as well.

If you want to see how airports are officially classified, follow the link (http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/ncaapcoa.pdf). :cheers:


posted by @arianespace

^^

To buttress that listing, here is an official list of domestic and international flights in and out of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO). :cheers:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t300/carrotz_u88/book5.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t300/carrotz_u88/book4.jpg

FYI...

http://www.caap.gov.ph/web/images/masthead_01.jpghttp://www.caap.gov.ph/web/images/masthead_02.jpg

OFFICIAL LIST OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES (http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/ncaapcoa.pdf)

INTERNATIONAL
1. NAIA ( Authority )
2. MACTAN ( Authority )
3. CLARK ( Authority )
4. SUBIC ( Authority )
5. LAOAG
6. PUERTO PRINCESA
7. KALIBO
8. ZAMBOANGA
9. DAVAO
10. TAMBLER (GEN. SANTOS)


I Hope these will settle everything. This is the official government data that I requested from them to publish on the web to clear so much confusions on airport classifications. I'm sure others may have requested these data as well.

If you want to see how airports are officially classified, follow the link (http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/ncaapcoa.pdf). :cheers:


posted by @arianespace

but in Mindanao, there are only two international airports which is actually having international flights..Davao and Zamboanga..

^^

To buttress that listing, here is an official list of domestic and international flights in and out of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO). :cheers:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t300/carrotz_u88/book5.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t300/carrotz_u88/book4.jpg

the list is quite lacking.. PAL Express is flying Zamboanga-Davao...

^

I believe the list is not up to date. Yes there are flights between Davao and Zamboanga via PAL Express.

^^ Cebu Pacific meron din ata Davao-Zamboanga

^^

Yup I know. I thought Zoro already knew about it.

^^and it is already listed above..

^^ Sa list i saw CEB serving DVO-TAIPEI, i dint know that, akala ko lng Singapore & Hongkong lang ang bagong international flights ng CEB mula Davao???
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Mindanao Railway System masterplan now taking shape (http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20081214054238)
Sunday, December 14, 2008 06:42:38 PM


MANILA, Philippines - The masterplan for the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) is now taking shape as Speaker Prospero C. Nograles today revealed that the Department of Transportation and Communications is on its advance stage of completing the feasibility studies for the various levels of the project.

"We are not sleeping on our people's aspirations," said Nograles, who is in receipt of an updated report on the bidding process for the conduct of railway feasibility studies for the MRS made by DOTC Undersecretary for Railways Guiling Mamondiong.

On Day One as the first Speaker from Mindanao, Nograles vowed to pursue the MRS project as a vital part of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's long term development plan to realize development in Mindanao.

Nograles noted that apart from the President's support, the House of Representatives is working hard to realize this long-overdue program to provide Mindanao a "reliable, efficient and viable" transportation network.

He cited five separate but similar bills filed by Reps. Edgardo "Sonny" Angara of Aurora's lone district, Antonio Cerilles of Zamboanga del Sur, Raul Gonzalez, Jr. of Iloilo, Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro, and Pedro Romualdo of Camiguin, all seeking to establish a Mindanao Railways Authority.

All these measures are under urgent consideration and are being consolidated by the House Committee on Transportation chaired by Rep. Monico Puentevella of Bacolod City in coordination with the Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization headed by Rep. Felix Alfelor, Jr. of Camarines Sur and the Committee on Mindanao Affairs chaired by Rep. Datu Pax Mangudadatu of Sultan Kudarat.

Angara, the House Deputy Majority Leader, in his House Bill 158, proposed the creation of the Mindanao Railways Corporation (MRC) which will provide the railroad and the transportation system sorely needed by the island.

"Mindanao has long been a neglected area, and this had caused unrest, resentment, even rebellion from some native groups. We have to reverse this if we want to achieve peace and progress not only in Mindanao but in the entire country as well," Angara said.

He said the proposed railroad which will crisscross Mindanao, if passed into law, will benefit the whole island's populace.

"It will accelerate economic activity, immensely benefiting the traders and businessmen," Angara pointed out.

The railroad will hopefully connect the various urban centers and provincial capitals in Mindanao such as Davao City, Iligan, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga City, Cotabato City, Marawi, Pagadian, Dipolog and other potential areas of development.

On the other hand, Iloilo City's Rep. Gonzalez even went further to propose a "super body" to exercise control and supervision over the Philippine National Railways (PNR), Light Railway Transit authority (LRTA), Panay Railways, North Luzon Railway Corporation (NLRC) and all other railway offices existing in the country today, including the proposed MRC.

In a November 5 report to the Speaker, Usec Mamondiong said that since August 2008, the bidding process for the conduct of the railway studies for the MRS had started for the following:

1. Revision of the feasibility study for the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor (CIC) segment;
2. Pre-feasibility study for the Cagayan de Oro-Davao-General Santos line;
3. technical assessment for the Iligan-Zamboanga section; and
4. strategic Railway Development Plan for Mindanao.

Mamondiong also told Nograles that the strategic Railway Development Plan for Mindanao (masterplan) including the pre-feasilibity study for the Cagayan de Oro-General Santos segment and the Technical Assessment for the Iligan-Zamboanga section will be completed by the 3rd quarter of 2009.(Gil Bugaoisan)

Mindanao railway system masterplan now taking shape (http://www.tribune.net.ph/nation/20081215nat5.html)

12/15/2008

The masterplan for the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) is now taking shape, even as Speaker Prospero Nograles yesterday revealed that the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) is on its advance stage of completing the feasibility studies for the various levels of the project.

“We are not sleeping on our people’s aspirations,” Nograles, who is in receipt of an updated report on the bidding process for the conduct of railway feasibility studies for the MRS made by DoTC Undersecretary for Railways Guiling Mamondiong, said.

On Day One as the first Speaker from Mindanao, Nograles vowed to pursue the MRS project as a vital part of President Arroyo’s long term development plan to realize development in the South.

Nograles noted that apart from Mrs. Arroyo’s support, the House of Representatives is working hard to realize this long-overdue program to provide Mindanao a “reliable, efficient and viable” transportation network.

He cited five separate but similar bills filed by Reps. Edgardo Angara of Aurora province’s lone district, Antonio Cerilles of Zamboanga del Sur province, Raul Gonzalez Jr. of Iloilo City, Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro City and Pedro Romualdo of Camiguin province, all seeking to establish a Mindanao Railways Authority.

All these measures are under urgent consideration and are being consolidated by the House committee on transportation headed by Rep. Monico Puentevella of Bacolod City in coordination with the committee on government enterprises and privatization headed by Rep. Felix Alfelor Jr. of Camarines Sur province and the committee on Mindanao affairs led by Rep. Datu Pax Mangudadatu of Sultan Kudarat province.

Angara, the House Deputy Majority Leader, in his House Bill 158, proposed the creation of the Mindanao Railways Corp. (MRC) which will provide the railroad and the transportation system sorely needed by the island.

“Mindanao has long been a neglected area, and this had caused unrest, resentment, even rebellion from some native groups. We have to reverse this if we want to achieve peace and progress not only in Mindanao but in the entire country as well,” Angara said.

He said the proposed railroad, which will crisscross Mindanao, if passed into law, will benefit the whole island’s populace.

“It will accelerate economic activity, immensely benefiting the traders and businessmen,” Angara asserted.

The railroad will hopefully connect the various urban centers and provincial capitals in Mindanao such as Davao City, Iligan City, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga City, Cotabato City, Marawi City, Pagadian City, Dipolog City and other potential areas of development.

Meanwhile, Gonzalez even went further to propose a “super body” to exercise control and supervision over the Philippine National Railways, the Light Railway Transit Authority, the Panay Railways, the North Luzon Railway Corp. and all other railway offices existing in the country today, including the proposed MRC.

^^ doble-doble na ang report...

HEHEHE.....

Regional consultation formulates Mindanao dev’t framework plan (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/194411/regional-consultation-formulates-mindanao-dev%E2%80%99t-framework-plan)
December 18, 2008



BUTUAN CITY – At least 150 regional stakeholders from the Caraga Region joined the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo)-led regional consultation held here recently as an integral part in updating the Mindanao 2000 development framework plan and an initial step in the formulation of the Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework Plan.

The Mindanao 2020 regional consultation in Caraga highlighted the region’s peace and development imperatives as well as its remarkable economic performance for this year.

"The strong representation of Caraga bonds well with the region’s thrust in accelerating its socio-economic development and its commitment in integrating regional efforts into the Mindanao development agenda," Undersecretary Virgilio Leyretana, MEDCo chair, said.

Leyretana also noted the strong socio-economic performance of the region, as shown in the report of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

NEDA Caraga reported that it met its annual Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) target for the first time, with the mining industry as the growth driver.

Improvement in telecommunications and barangay energization was also noted this year in the region.

It was gathered that cellular phone coverage has reached almost 100 percent in major highways, while various cellular phone networks are now serving every municipality in the region.

The report also revealed that around 97 percent of the region’s villages are now energized.

A great improvement in road networks was also seen this year. Some of these priority projects, which are under the Mindanao Super Region include the Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, Dinagat Island Road Network, and the upgrading of the Siargao and Butuan airports, along with other projects like the Strengthening Health Delivery Through Health Facility and Human Resources Development, and Sustainable Management of Coastal Resources, among others.

It was learned that regional consultations were also held simultaneously in other Mindanao regions.

"A comprehensive, updated and long-term plan is more than timely and judicious given the unique needs and potentials of Mindanao," Leyretana said.

He said that emerging development concerns, issues and sectors like peace and security, information and communications technology, policy reform and environment, among others, also need to be factored into this plan to make it holistic and multi-dimensional. (MEDCo)

MEDCO Report October 8, 2008
Mindanao - A Snapshot

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Mindanao cities on highest alert (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW122008/content.php?id=073)

DAVAO CITY — Mindanao’s urban centers are put on highest alert level following the explosions that rocked Iligan City and the recovery of an improvised explosive device in General Santos City on Thursday afternoon, which military authorities said confirmed the planned bombing runs by terrorist groups in key cities of the island.

Despite these threats, President Arroyo visited Iligan on Friday for the inauguration of the city’s Suka Pinakurat Processing Plant. She also visited hospitals where the wounded victims were and the funeral home for the two who died immediately during the explosions.

On Thursday, a powerful home made explosive device ripped the baggage counter of Iligan City’s Unicity Commercial Center, around 1:30 pm. Ten minutes later, another bomb went off at Jerry’s Supermarket, wherein two people were instantly killed. The military said the explosives that were used in the bombings are the same as those used by terrorists and the MILF special operating group in the past.

The MILF, however, denied their participation in the twin blasts, calling the government’s security forces to go deeper in their investigation to reveal who the real perpetrators are.

Eid Kabalu, MILF civil-military officer, said they are not surprised when the military tagged Moro rebels as responsible for the bombings, saying that they have always been the scapegoat every time the government security forces failed in securing the public.

In an official statement, the MILF condemned the attacks, saying "the devil’s advocates have again struck and spread their venom victimizing the innocent civilians."

"We join the civilized world in condemning this satanic activity," Muhammad Muntassir, chairperson of the MILF committee on da’wah (Islamic call), said.

The alleged terror plan, filtered through military intelligence channels, was reportedly uncovered as early as Nov. 28, tagged the special operations group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Indonesian-based Jemaah Islamiyah, and Al Khobar of plotting to conduct a series of bombing runs in key cities of the island.

The plot, the military intelligence report said, will cover a six-month period starting Dec. 1.

The targets of the bombing operations are public markets, malls and shopping centers, bus terminals, airports, seaports, power transmission stations, churches and schools.

"The initial operation will be launched in the first week of December, most probably from 05 to 08 December ’08," the intelligence report added.

Col. Oscar T. Lactao, the military’s Task Force Davao chief, identified two groups; a nine-member team led by Omar Venancio; and another eight-member team under a certain Jack, alias Salahuddin, the man in-charge of operations; and alias Ismael, who’s in charge of intelligence.

Meanwhile, Iligan City has tightened its security measures with maximum deployment of police personnel in crowded areas vulnerable to possible bombings, following Thursday’s bombings. Iligan’s business chamber said daily trading will go on despite the threats.

Sr. Superintendent Virgilio Ranes, Iligan city’s police chief, said the city has been on red alert for months now. "We’re having maximum deployment of police personnel at transport terminals, shopping malls and major commercial stores and churches especially those having dawn masses," said Mr. Ranes in a telephone interview. He noted that they have also added checkpoints throughout the city.

Sim S. Quina, president for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation of Iligan City Inc., said what transpired should be linked to the MILF’s pursuit of ancestral domain. "We’ll try to overcome the threats and business will still prosper in this city," said Mr. Quina. He said that bomb threats were only done to sow terror and to hamper the peace and order situation in Iligan City.

In Zamboanga City, the military has tagged rogue Moro rebels as responsible the twin blasts in Iligan City. Maj. Gen. Nehemias G. Pajarito chief of the Philippine Army’s 501st Battalion of the Tabak Division, said they have the identities of the two bombers will file charges against them in due time. — Joel B. Escovilla, Geefe P. Alba and Darwin T. Wee

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Merry Christmas to All
from the City of Golden Friendship

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Mindanao Film Festival
Awards Night @ the Venue

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Artist/Director Kidlat Tahimik receiving an award

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

:wave: merry christmas :wave:

merry christmas to all the mindanao forumers. GOD bless you all!

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ebay find: Moro Houses Mindanao Philippines Postcard UND German

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ebay: On The Rio Grande Mindanao Philippines Postcard ca 1910

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ebay find: RPPC Looking from Fort Pilar ca 1909, Zamboanga Mindanao Philippines

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ebay find: PHILIPPINES - CAMP OVERTON MINDANAO POSTCARD circa 1910

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ebay find: Postcard U.S. Army Pyramid Drill Mindanao Philippines

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ebay find: ARMY PARADE GROUNDS ZAMBOANGA MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

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ebay find: RPPC Camp Keithley Mindanao Philippines Vintage

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More banks in Mindanao to open access to microentrepreneurs :banana::banana:

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3515:more-banks-in-mindanao-to-open-access-to-microentrepreneurs&catid=45:regions&Itemid=71

ZAMBOANGA CITY—The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is assisting the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) intensify effort to make banking services accessible to microentrepreneurs. The assistance is aimed to help 550 rural banking units and branches nationwide through the Microenterprise Access Banking Services (MABS), a program that originally hails from Mindanao.

The MABS program aims to increase the number microborrowers through participating rural banks by more than 375,000 within five years starting this year until 2013.

A total of 30 participating banks with more than 200 bank branches and satellite offices in Mindanao have already received training and technical assistance under the MABS program based on its September 2008 data.

MABS chief of party John Owens said Mindanao has experienced a growth in rural banking, noting that the island-region has reached a cumulative number of loans of P10.1 billion out of the overall P20.7 billion since the inception of the program.

Owens also said there has been a tremendous growth in deposits in Mindanao over the years with P797 million poured into these banks out of the P1.7 billion.

He said the rural banks are in a better position to weather the changes in the financial market by providing microfinance services and focus on deposit mobilization, especially with the apprehensions caused by the current global financial crunch.

The MABS-4 program will also work on expanding micro agrilending and conduct a market research with additional banks for a micro agriloan product.

The program will also initially work with small group of banks to develop and pilot housing microfinance products.

Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo) chairman Virgilio Leyretana hopes that Mindanao would be able to get a large chunk of development support through the program’s assistance to rural banks and microfinance institutions in Mindanao, which are the conduit of many of “our micro, small and medium entrepreneurs.”

MABS-4 is implemented as one of the programs under the USAID’s Mindanao Peace and Development Fund, for which the MEDCo serves as the oversight implementing agency.

A total of 90 MABS participating banks, with 46 from Luzon and 14 from the Visayas, have already received technical assistance and training under the MABS program.

At present, these trained banks are providing microfinance services that include loans, deposits and money- transfer services through some 453 bank branches and satellite offices all over the country.

Leyretana said it is important to point out that USAID provides no loan funding for these banks and almost all the money for their lending activities come from deposits.

Data from the participating banks during the third-quarter shows that more than 34,000 new borrowers were provided with loans by Mindanao participating banks during the first nine months of the year with these banks now serving more than 67,300 active microborrowers, Leyretana disclosed.

The number of new microborrowers reached in Luzon and Visayas have also increased significantly over the past year with over 70,800 active microborrowers in Luzon and over 64,600 in the Visayas.

MABS will also continue to implement the mobile phone-banking services (MPBS) that was developed in 2004 in partnership with G-Xchange (GXI).

A web site was launched by RBAP with support from GXI at www.mobilephonebanking.rbap.org to highlight the services that the MABS program helped develop for rural banks.

The program will also support rural bank plans to pilot-test mobile phone-banking services using Smart Telecommunications--Smart Money platform in 2009.

MABS said banks and clients find significant advantages in MPBS because of reduced cost, security and convenience in accessing financial services as well as improve transparency, helps control fraud and reduces errors in transactions for rural banks.

More than 67,000 rural bank clients and employees have registered to use mobile phone banking services as of September 2008.

The MABS program began working with four banks in Mindanao in 1998. The program was expanded in 2001 under the leadership of the RBAP as the main implementer serving all regions of the country with participating banks in Mindanao serving as examples and models.

The First Valley Bank, founded in Lanao del Norte and one of the Mindanao participating banks during MABS’ first rollout in 1999, has opened its 16th branch in Zamboanga City.

The USAID reported that the bank grew from six to 16 branches and P260 million to P 2.04 billion in assets in 2007 with 68,000 client-micro-depositors.

First Valley Bank president Nicolas Lim said that the microfinance services allowed the bank to play an active role in poverty alleviation without sacrificing the profit motive.

In February, three out of the five MABS participating banks that were recognized as being among the top 100 microfinance institutions all over the world in terms of outreach to voluntary microdepositors were from Mindanao.

These banks included Green Bank, Cantilan Bank and the Cooperative Bank of Misamis Oriental.

The Battle of Surigao Strait (October 25, 1944)

The greatest and the Last big-gun naval battle in history, wherein, three American destroyers, Hoel, Heermann and Johnston, hurled themselves at a Japanese force of 4 battleships and 8 cruisers. Terriers attacking a wolfpack. The Hoel and Johnston, along with the destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts were sunk, but the carriers they had been protecting were saved. October 25th, 1944 was the ninetieth anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade.

The Surigao Strait action is considered the Navy's greatest single triumph, a model of timeing, coordination and execution.
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During the Battle of Leyte Gulf (of which the Battle of Surigao Strait was a part), from 22-27 October, 1944 - six days - the United States suffered 3,000 men killed in action.

This historic event is annually commemorated at the Lipata Ferry Terminal, Surigao City.

JARI pay amo sa Ebay: BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT 1944 WW2 WWII Story Photo CARD :)

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JARI pay amo sa Ebay: BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT 1944 WW2 WWII Story Photo CARD :)

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ebay find: PHILIPPINES - CAMP OVERTON MINDANAO POSTCARD circa 1910

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camp overton was in iligan..:)

^^do you have anything on overton?

Photo from: Paul Renz

Camp Overton Iligan (hand colored photograph) 1900/1913

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Camp Keithley, Between iligan and marawi? (hand colored photograph) 1900/1913

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Camp Overton Iligan (hand colored photograph) 1900/1913

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camp overton is now the present Brgy. Ma. Cristina and portion of suarez in iligan city..perhaps portion of NSC is part of the former camp.:)

^^ how about Nunucan? is that part of Camp Overton?

To all the Forumers and lurkers of Mindanao


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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!

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ebay find, Philippines Surigao Mindanao Postal History Jan. 1908:

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ebay find, 1908 Riches Philippine Forests Mindanao Benguet Dagupan:

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ebay find, WW2 Mindanao Philippines Army Beach Landing Photo V4

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found somewhere in skyscrapercity:

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Jolo's walled city is the smallest in the world. Here are located the historic brick walls of Jolo that lay proof to its historic and continuous strife. At the entrance of the city are four gates that were used as watch towers and several mounds that were the burial grounds of Spanish and American soldiers who died in the hands of the Muslim warriors.

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Jolo was the former residence of the sultans of this island, which historically was a focal point for piracy besides having a hostile Moslem presence. In 1876 it was taken by the Spaniards, who built the fort of Alfonso XII and set up a military government on the island.

found in the spanish forts thread.

and again.

The name Iligan is from the Higaunon word "iligan" or "ilijan," meaning "fortress of defense" against frequent attacks by pirates and other hostile Mindanao tribes.

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In 1850, because of floods, Don Remigio Cabili, then Iligan's governadorcillo, built another fort and moved the poblacion of the old Iligan located at the mouth of Tubod River west of the old market to its present site.

A stone fort called Fort St. Francis Xavier was built in 1642 where Iliganons sought refuge during raids by bandits. But again, the fort sank due to floods. Another fort was built and this was named Fort Victoria or Cota de Iligan.

The Spaniards abandoned Iligan in 1899, paving the way for the landing of the American forces in 1900. After enjoying peace and prosperity for about 40 years, Iligan was invaded by Japanese forces in 1942. The Japanese held sway in the city until 1944 when they left Iligan suddenly. On November 15, 1944, the city held a Commonwealth Day parade to celebrate the end of Japanese atrocity and occupation.

Iligan became a chartered city of Lanao del Norte on June 16, 1950. It was declared a first class city in 1969 and was reclassified as First Class City "A" on July 1, 1977 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 465. In 1983, Iligan was again reclassified as a highly urbanized city.

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Camp Overton, This was used as the base of American military operations against the so called “Mindanao Moros” in 1900. The area is now the present site of former NSC and Global Steel Corporation.

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Iligan Wharf, circa 1903.

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Washington Street - now Aguinaldo St., Iligan City


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Saturday, 03 January 2009
Luzon-based Rep wants oldest mosque in country declared a national shrine

Friday, 02 January 2009 08:44

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/02 January) -- The House Committee on Appropriations has approved a bill seeking to declare the Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque in Simunul, Tawi-tawi as a national shrine for being “the first and oldest existing mosque in the country.” House Bill 99, filed by Rep. Juan Edgardo M. Angara of the lone district of Aurora in Luzon, “to give due recognition to the contribution of Islam in the development of culture and civilization in the country,” received the support of committee members and representatives from different government agencies, a December 29 press release from the House of Representatives Public Relations and Information Department, said.

"This bill would also be a sign to our brother Muslims in Mindanao that they are being accorded due and equal recognition by the national government," Angara said.

“The Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque has already been entitled to a special non-working holiday by virtue of a regional law within the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) through a legislative assembly.

It is also included in their centennial celebration as one of the Islamic events,” the press release said.

The mosque was constructed by an Arabian missionary in the 1380s. Sometime in 1965, then President Ferdinand E. Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos “went to the site to install a historic marker, giving it recognition as the first oldest existing mosque in the country,” it added.

Rep. Pangalian Balindong (2nd district, Lanao del Sur, chair of the House Committee on Muslim Affairs and Rep. Nur Jaafar (Lone District, Tawi-Tawi) lauded Angara for filing the bill. (MindaNews)

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Washington Street - now Aguinaldo St., Iligan City


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what year? :cheers:

found somewhere in skyscrapercity:

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any ruins left? if so where's the present location? :cheers:

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U.S. Army Convoy ( From Iligan to Lake Lanao, 1904)

ebay find: 1942 Mag. Photo Item Whitish Manila hemp sorted Davao

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Rufus wants Mindanao Economic Development Authority (http://themindanaocurrent.blogspot.com/2009/01/rufus-wants-mindanao-economic.html)

Established for peace and development in the South

By Rowena Bundang, MAS-PRID


Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez, Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Mindanao Affairs is pushing for the conversion of the Mindanao Development Council into the Mindanao Economic Development Authority (MEDA) to preserve, protect and strengthen the gains derived thus far from the peace and development efforts in Mindanao and create a permanent mechanism to ensure consistency and continuity for development efforts in the South.

Rodriguez said the proposed MEDA should be a corporate-type of organization without revenue-generating power and primarily provide the institutional mechanism for an integrated and consolidated approach to Mindanao.

He said it is hereby the declared policy of the State to accelerate the socio-economic growth and development in Mindanao by encouraging and increasing trade, tourism and investments, private enterprise, and advancing efforts towards peace and development.

"An effective institutional mechanism shall be established to address the need for a coordinative and integrative approach for the formulation and implementation of various Mindanao-wide, Mindanao-specific interregional development plans, programs and projects," Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said the MEDA should be based in Davao City and headed by a Chairperson duly appointed by the President. According to him, its overall directions and thrusts shall be provided and approved by an Advisory Board.

Specifically, the MEDA's role as provided in House Bill 5620 shall be to promote, coordinate and facilitate the active and extensive participation of all sectors to effect the socio-economic development of Mindanao. It shall also act as an implementing agency for Mindanao-specific interregional and Mindanao-wide programs and projects whenever necessary.

The MEDA shall cover all the provinces and cities of Regions 9, 10, 11, 12, Caraga and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) based on the bill. It shall not duplicate or overlap functions with other government agencies but rather would complement the initiatives of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), the Regional Development Committee, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA) according to the measure.

The MEDA shall also act as the integrator of all the peace and development initiatives in Mindanao to avoid fragmented development and ensure harmony and synergy among regions.

wer dafet?

ebay find: 1942 Mag. Photo Item Whitish Manila hemp sorted Davao

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Asa ang thread sa Davao City? Nawala lagi...

nawala nga

Asa ang thread sa Davao City? Nawala lagi...

also CDO thread..

Unsa na pud diay ang gi-awayan? Perti na pud siguro ka init ang lalis kay nag disappearing act na sad ang duha ka thread.... tsk tsk..

Unsa na pud diay ang gi-awayan? Perti na pud siguro ka init ang lalis kay nag disappearing act na sad ang duha ka thread.... tsk tsk..

i think its about LKK compared to ACC, Polo issues and @dark knight's accusation against waway..i dont what happen last night..

Manila-based medicine distributor to expand in Mindanao


DAVAO CITY, Jan. 5 (PNA) -- A Manila-based medicine distributor will expand its operations in Mindanao after hitting 12,000 clients in Davao last year.

The Med Express which delivers medicines and milk formulas right at the clients’ doorsteps is putting up new stores in Davao City and other parts of Mindanao.

Med Express business development manager Carlo Lorenzana said from only one store servicing their clients in the city, they are putting up two more offices that will be servicing those in the northern and southern areas of Davao City.

He said they will open branches within the first quarter this year in the cities of Butuan and Cagayan de Oro.

Med Express already has over 200 stores all over the country servicing 200,000 clients. It has three franchise stores in Jakarta, Indonesia, he said.

Lorenzana said they are optimistic of the business in 2009 even as he said that they noted a 40-percent growth in 2008 as against their performance in 2007. (PNA)

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Downsouth
By Hernani De Leon
Laid-back lifestyle, Bangsamoro state, safety in Mindanao

DAVAO CITY — It feels good to be home after a two-week Christmas break in Manila, the longest I’ve been out of this city in eight years. Items that a Dabawenyo misses upon leaving home are fresh seafood and fruits as well as the convenience of an efficient daily routine, or the laid-back way, as some would describe it. When basic good are within reach in a two-square kilometer downtown, living in a more advanced metropolis where acquiring basic essentials needs a long commute ironically becomes difficult and expensive. Even broadband Internet runs faster here.

This city is about two degrees warmer during the day compared to Metro Manila at this time, but late afternoon to early evening showers provide milder temperature when it is time to hang out with friends.

Meanwhile, while staying in Metro Manila, It has become easier for me to understand why high government officials in the National Capital Region oppose the creation of a Bangsamoro state. I was pushed to being defensive during most conversations with regular guys on this issue these past two weeks. Roughly eight of 10 I have talked to are not convinced the government should give back to the Moros part of their homeland, which covers only a portion of Mindanao anyway.

Even my close relatives, who are of Maranao ancestry, insist on a status quo without the proposed Bangsamoro state but with the present autonomous Muslim region as is still the best setup. The historical foundation that supports the Bangsamoro proposal has been largely ignored.

It would be difficult to pin the blame just on the government and the Moros on the inadequacy of available information to the ordinary Filipino. The educational system and even we in media could have some part in it. Of course, the unexpected Moro rebel attacks in civilian communities in northern and central Mindanao in mid-August have a major influence on this sentiment.

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Airline promotions, such as the zero and P500 all-in fare offers, have raised interest among Metro Manila residents who mulled to leave the region during the long holiday break. Inquiries from those I met during gatherings or daily strolls, as well as when shopping were common. How safe is Mindanao with the spate of bombings and kidnapping in recent weeks? Where to go? What economic opportunities are available?

My replies were predictable, nothing new from what I have mentioned in the past. The bombing and kidnapping incidents were isolated and Mindanao’s cities are generally safe even for strangers. Despite all those reports, I feel more confident when I go out at night in Davao or even in Zamboanga compared with traveling even during day time in Metro Manila.

In my last trip, by the way, I was surprised when a decent-looking woman bumped my back pocket while checking some goods in a shopping mall in Cubao, Quezon City. The place was not crowded and she disappeared immediately when she noticed my reaction. You hardly get such scare when you go shopping in cities here in Mindanao.

For new travelers to the island, Davao is the best place to start since it has a developed tourism infrastructure support. Hotel rooms from budget to international rates are available and tour packages are inexpensive. The beaches and nature parks are among the best in the South, and no other place in the country beats this city when it comes to tropical fruits and flowers. Neighboring provinces where natural wonders could be found are easily accessible

Zamboanga City is a personal favorite for its Latin heritage and its uniqueness, which is rather difficult to describe. You have to be there to feel such uniqueness. There are other areas — such as Caraga, south-central and northwestern Mindanao and even the autonomous Muslim region — that could offer sights and sounds as well as food not available in Luzon and the Visayas.

For economic opportunities, agribusiness remains a winner. Mindanao sells its farm produce fresh when most of these could be processed for value-added. The government’s drive in promoting small enterprises has achieved significant gains in the area of product packaging, but quality control should given more emphasis. There is still a big space to fill up in the food processing sector and this is where new entrepreneurs from the North could come in.

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Traders in this city have noted a slight dip in sales in December compared with previous years, but many are hopeful an economic downturn would not happen in the near term. In the first place, the lower sales could be due to new retail complexes — Divisoria-style — that have opened in this city’s Chinatown in recent weeks.

With a weaker peso, however, proceeds from foreign currency received by families of overseas workers — the majority whom have been assured of their jobs — as well as exporting firms would be higher. The drop in oil prices also buoys hopes that the situation would not be as bad as projected by some economists.

The banana industry, which is one of the biggest employers and exporters in this part of the country, has been quiet, which means it is doing okay despite the crisis in Japan, its biggest market. If contact centers with local offices remain aggressive in their hiring as in the past year, unemployment would remain manageable in this part of the island this year.

^^ no point has been missed in Hernani's article .... viva davao, viva zamboanga :cheers: btw, some readers might ask for the link ;) if i'm not mistaken this is an article from the country's first and most respected business paper.... business world :cheers:

DoE seeks suppliers of 5-M CFLs

By Abigail L. Ho
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:14:00 01/08/2009

Filed Under: Government Contracts, Energy Savings

MANILA, Philippines--The Department of Energy, as part of the government’s energy efficiency drive, said it had started its search for suppliers of five million compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) for distribution this year.

It said the lamps would be the first batch of the 13 million that would be distributed to residential electricity consumers all over the country.

Of the total, 1.33 million CFLs will be distributed to customers in power distributor Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco’s) north sector: 220,000 in Novaliches, Quezon City; 180,000 in Commonwealth, Quezon City and Valenzuela; 150,000 in Sta. Maria in Bulacan; 140,000 in the Malabon-Caloocan area; 120,000 in Baliwag, Balagtas and Malolos in Bulacan; and 100,000 in Balintawak, Quezon City.

For Meralco’s central sector, 180,000 will be distributed to residential customers in Cainta in Rizal, Marikina and Pasig; 140,000 in Makati and the Malate-Pasay area; 120,000 in Angono in Rizal; 100,000 in Mandaluyong, Tutuban in Manila, Kamuning in Quezon City and España in Manila; and 60,000 in Roosevelt, Quezon City, for a total of 1.4 million CFLs.

Customers within Meralco’s south sector will be given 1.73 million CFLS: 240,000 in Dasmariñas, Cavite; 200,000 in Rosario in Cavite, Calamba and San Pedro in Laguna and Alabang in Muntinlupa City; 180,000 in the Las Piñas-Parañaque and San Pablo-Santa Cruz areas; 160,000 in Bacoor in Cavite; 100,000 in Lucena City in Quezon; and 70,000 in Batangas.

In the Visayas and Mindanao, Visayan Electric Co. Inc. will get 250,000 units, Davao Light and Power Co. Inc., 200,000 units, and Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co. Inc., 90,000 units.

Bids from interested suppliers will be opened on Jan. 16, in line with the single-stage, two-envelope bidding procedure of the Asian Development Bank.

Other components of the energy efficiency program are the retrofitting of government offices and public lighting installations to enable the use of energy-efficient lamps, expansion of the energy-efficiency labeling system, establishment of a lamp waste facility, setting up of green building initiatives and communication, and increasing social mobilization.

PPA taps French gov’t for P11-B to install 74 ports
By Lynda B. Valencia

MANILA, Jan. 8 (PNA) – The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will tap the French government for P11 billion for the installation of 74 roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ports nationwide to link the provinces and reduce the transport fare of goods.

The project is part of the governments pump priming activities to mitigate the effects of the global prices.

Atty. Oscar Sevilla, general manager of PPA, said the project is dubbed as the Greater Maritime Access (GMA) and will be done by the contractor of the Eiffel Tower.

He said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will decide on which areas these ports will be constructed.

The following provinces are the priority in the proposed list --Pangasinan, Isabela/Aurora, Quezon, Romblon, Mindoro, Cavite, Palawan, Masbate, Albay, Surigao del Norte, Eastern Samar, Davao and Cotabato.

Sevilla explained that the ports will be modular, meaning that they can be transferred from one place to other areas.

He said modular ports can be put up in less than four months and is solar powered, saying that “it is much cheaper, costing about Php50 million per port depending on the size and features.”

The project would use pre-fabricated steel ports composed of five interdependence modular parts such as pier connecting to shore, mooring platform, manual ramp dolphin and passenger terminal.

Sevilla said the project was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) last year for funding by Spain’s Banco de Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina, S.A. in Madrid, but it did not push through.

In 2008, PPA has allocated Php7 billion for the SONA projects out of the Php9-billion budget.(PNA)
LDV/LBV

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Multi-billion infrastructure, livelihood projects set to implement in 2009 in Mindanao

by Mike U. Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 11 (PNA) – In an effort to fast-track the Arroyo administration’s full economic development effort in Mindanao, multi-billion infrastructure and livelihood projects is set to implement this year at various provinces and cities in the southern island, this was learned on Sunday.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) said these mushrooming infrastructure and livelihood projects, jointly funded by the World Bank, DA, and local government units (LGUs) is spread all over the southern island.

At least 13 rural infrastructures and 23 livelihood projects are set to commence this year, the DA and MRDP said.

The Municipal Development Finance Office (MDFO) already issued a Certificate of Availability of Funds (CAF) for the local government units (LGUs) covered by the MRDP.

“The issuance of CAF from the MDFO signals the full blast implementation of the program this year,” said in a press statement Roger Chio, program director of MRDP.

Chio said with the strong backing of the LGU officials, the National Economic and Development-Investment Coordinating Committee (NEDA-ICC) finally granted MRDP to adopt the 50:50 cost sharing policy for its rural infrastructure component.

The said cost sharing will only require LGUs to put up 50-percent equity while the rest of the funding requirement to construct an infra project will be shouldered by MRDP.

After series of consultations, the DA, NEDA and MDFO agreed to require LGUs with the Implementation Management Agreement (IMA) to serve as the legal basis for CAF release.

Projects under MRDP rural infrastructure (RI) component includes rehabilitation and construction of communal irrigation and construction of communal irrigation systems, farm-to-market roads, single-lane bridges, potable water supplies and other agricultural infrastructure critical in enhancing farm productivity and access to markets.

Other than the rural infrastructure, MRDP also offers Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD) which implements livelihood projects to increase rural incomes of disadvantaged sectors especially the women, indigenous peoples, among others.

Other MRDP sub-project components are the Natural Resources Management and the Investment for Governance Reform and Program Administration.

Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo) chair Undersecretary Virgilio Leyretana acknowledged the full support of all concerned agencies for the realization of President Arroyo’s economic development program in the southern island.

“We are glad that the infrastructure and livelihood projects lined up in Mindanao already moving,” said Leyretana.

He added: “We also attribute this to the full support of local executives and our partner agencies”. (PNA)

World Bank: Integrate leading and lagging regions to cut poverty (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/01/12/09/world-bank-integrate-leading-and-lagging-regions-cut-poverty)
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Economic integration of highly developed urban areas and poor far-flung areas will help reduce poverty and result in inclusive economic growth, economists from the World Bank said in their World Development Report 2009.

Contrary to the belief that distributing economic activities from the urban centers to remote areas will reduce poverty and spur growth, it is the economic integration of the urban centers and far-flung areas that will boost economic development and cut poverty, said World Bank economists during a presentation of the report, entitled Reshaping Economic Geography, at Makati City today.

“The reality is that interaction between leading and lagging places is the key to economic development,” said Indermit Gill, director of the WDR and WB chief economist for Europe and Central Asia.

Gill said that economic growth tends to favor some regions and this is the reason why economic activities tend to be concentrated on some areas. “Economic growth is seldom spatially-balanced.”

“The world is not flat. Markets favor some places over the others. To fight this concentration is tantamount to fighting prosperity,” Gill added.

Forget geographic targeting

Business activities in the Philippines, Gill noted, are concentrated in Metro Manila, its two neighboring regions—Central Luzon and CALABARZON—and in a few cities like Cebu, Davao and Cagayan de Oro.

The World Development Report 2009 noted that current policy debates on urbanization, area development, and globalization tend to emphasize geographic targeting, which focuses on what to do in rural areas or slums, what to do in remote areas, among others.

The report, according to Mr. Gill, reframes these debates in a way that better conforms to the reality of growth and development.

Experts said that the process of redistributing economic activities in other areas will not successfully induce growth and reduce poverty.

“It’s like building more mediocre libraries than building one effective library,” said Arturo Corpuz, vice president for Urban-Regional Planning of Ayala-Land Inc.

Instead of providing incentives to spur investments in these places, governments, economists said, should implement policies ensuring economic density and people’s access to economic opportunities in the growth centers.

Iloilo City mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines national chair Jerry Treňas, said national government should identify metro areas where there is a concentration of population and investments and should support them to sustain growth.

“Anemic growth”

Arsenio Balisacan, director of Southeast Asia Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research and Agriculture (SEARCA), noted that the Philippines has experienced anemic economic growth, has a disappointing poverty reduction performance and “persistently high spatial disparities” when it comes to living standards.

In a paper he co-wrote with Hal Hill of Australian National University and Sharon Faye Piza of the Asia-Pacific Policy Center, Spatial Disparities and Development Policy in the Philippines, Balisacan noted that economic activity in the country has been highly uneven and concentrated particularly in Metro Manila, which accounts for 55 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

“The challenge is to allow unbalanced economic growth and inclusive development in a regime of weak governance,” Balisacan said.

High population growth rate

Balisacan added that the curbing high population growth rate in the country will also address the issue of slow economic growth.

As of August 2007, the Philippines has a population of 88.57 million and its projected population for 2009 is 92.23 million. From 2000-2007, average annual population growth rate in the Philippines reached 2.04 percent.

“Very high population growth puts too much strain in our fiscal and development resources,” Balisacan said, adding that the country’s population growth pattern failed to move from high dependency population to high working age population.

Balisacan added that the failure to move in transition makes the country lose 0.7 percentage points of economic growth and prevented 3-5 million Filipinos to move out of poverty in the last five years.

Focus on infrastructure

Balisacan noted that the Philippines has been under investing in infrastructure, particularly transport and electricity.

“This not only reduces overall growth, but also limits domestic mobility of factors, foods and people, hindering the full participation of lagging regions from the growth process in leading regions or urban centers,” Balisacan said.

The Philippines lags behind its neighbors when it comes to spending on infrastructure. While its neighbors spend around 5 percent of their GDP on infrastructure, the country spends only around 2.3 to 2.5 percent.

A 2007 study by the World Bank and the Turku School of Economics ranked the Philippines 86th out of 150 countries in terms of adequacy of infrastructure.

Bert Hofman, WB country director said that the poor in remote areas would benefit from the investments in infrastructure.

“The poor would benefit more by efficiently connecting the lagging regions and provinces to the growth centers through investments in infrastructure including transport, communication, and information technology and better education that allow them to engage in economic activity more productively,” Hofman said.

Basic services, too

Experts said that providing access to basic services like education, water and electricity to all regions should also be prioritized.

“Economic activities will remain concentrated in few cities but policymakers could ensure convergence of living standards across country through carefully designed policy and public investments in social services like health, education, housing, and social protection in both urban and rural areas,” Gill said.

Balisacan added that ensuring access to these services will also help prevent conflicts in the country since division in the access to basic services is also one of the causes of conflicts in areas like Mindanao.

Meanwhile, Chorching Goh, senior economist at the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit in Europe and Central Asia, said that the government should spend more for and enhance the quality of education.

“Education will help them to overcome division to be able to access jobs in urban areas,” Goh said.

Land policy

Balisacan added that the country should also “relax land conversion policies” because these policies, particularly the “strict” regulation of land conversion”, have become constraint in attracting business.

“It’s extremely difficult to convert agricultural land to lands for housing and industrial use,” Balisacan said.

“The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) is applied uniformly in urban areas and far-flung areas,” he added.

Mindanao trade up 43% in first three quarters of 2008 (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/01/13/09/mindanao-trade-43-first-three-quarters-2008)

by CARMELA FONBUENA
abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak | 01/13/2009 2:36 PM


Mindanao’s total trade posted a year-on-year increase of 43.45 percent in the first three quarters of 2008, according to a newly-released report of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (Medco).

Total trade for the period was US$3.94 billion (FOB value), which is nearly double the region’s performance ($2.75 billion) in the same period in 2007.

Total export earnings as of September 2008 grew by 34.09 percent, from $2 billion to $3 billion in 2007. Total imports also grew by 64 percent, from $860 million to $1.4 billion.

The balance of trade in goods registered a year-on-year increase of 9.11 percent or $1.12 billion as of September 2008. It’s higher than the $1.03 billion trade balance in 2007.

Coconut oil continued to be the top earner in 2008 with a share of 26.98 percent of the total Mindanao exports. Other top earners include fresh bananas, prepared or preserved fish, nickel ores, and organic chemicals such as lauryl, cetyl and stearyl alcohol.

On the other hand, rice is Mindanao’s biggest import product. It accounted for 28.8 percent of Mindanao’s total imports. Also among Mindanao’s top imports were wheat and meslin, semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, urea, and pre-fabricated structure for ships.

The US remains Mindanao’s biggest trading partner accounting for 21.23 percent of the total trade or $837.07 million—-$661.165 in exports and $175.92 in imports. It posted a trade surplus of $485.23 million.

The US was a big market for Mindanao’s crude and refined coconut oil and preserved and pineapples.

Mindanao’s other big trading partners during the period were Japan, Vietnam, and the Netherlands.

wer dafet?

to both questions angkol neyo, i really don't know. can somebody answer this?

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do we have a comparison with the current one?

ebay find: Philippines,Auto,Mindanao,On the road to San Ramon Farm

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ebay find: RPPC, GABALDONS' SCHOOL, DAVAO, PHILIPPINES

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BAGUIO : BAGUIO TOPS HUNT ON SEARCH ENGINE FOR TOURIST DESTINATION
Posted by larry on 2009/1/13 19:50:33 (59 reads) News by the same author

BAGUIO CITY— The word “Baguio” was cited as top keyword people searched for 2008 according to one of the top search engines based here.

Yahoo Philippines in its website “top searches 2008” tagged Baguio as the top with Batangas coming in as number two, followed by Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Davao, Manila, Palawan, Puerto Galera, Siargao.

These places in the Philippines were tagged as the top ten keywords searched by people at the Yahoo Philippines search engine for the year 2008 and are identified under the “Byahe” category of the sitte.

Other top inquires and categories for the year 2008 for the search engine are: Angel Locsin, celebrities; Amazing Race Asia, TV shows; Arnel Pineda, music; Barrack Obama, news; Ako Si Kim Sam Soong, our flavor; eeePC, tech and info; Chris Tiu, leisure; and the currency converter for the sari-sari category.—larry madarang

ebay find: Philippines,Auto,Mindanao,On the road to San Ramon Farm

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Very nice.

San Ramon today is still known for their coconuts, in fact, the Philippine Coconut Authority has a research center there, which also hosts to the largest coconut gene bank in the world.

It is also the location of the Philippines' second oldest penitentiary, established in 1869 to house political and Moro prisoners. If you want to twist this fact a bit, San Ramon Penal Farm is the country's oldest Penitentiary outside of Metro Manila. :wink:

How do you search for pictures in Ebay?

^^ just type in mindanao or any city in the search box.

ebay find: RPPC, GABALDONS' SCHOOL, DAVAO, PHILIPPINES

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how was schooling then, uncle pol? :lol:

angkol peng, for his law studies.:D

Web Sun.Star
Davao has highest number of registered firms in RP
01/06/2009 - 13:02Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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By Joy Romares-Sevilla

DAVAO City accounts for 68 percent of the total number of corporations newly registered with the agency nationwide last year, an official of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said.

Speaking at Wednesday's edition of the Club 888 press forum at Marco Polo Davao, lawyer Javey Paul Francisco, SEC Davao director, said the agency has recorded a total of 464 newly registered corporations, 314 of which was registered in the city.

"We cannot determine how much the investment value of these corporations is because these corporations may be operating somewhere else although their primary office is in Davao," Francisco told reporters.

In a copy of a list of cities and provinces that registered new corporations with the SEC, General Santos City listed 36 new corporations as of 2008, followed by Tagum City with 18; South Cotabato City and Koronadal with both nine; Cotabato City with eight; Davao del Norte and Sultan Kudarat with seven; Panabo City and Digos City with six; Davao del Sur with five; Davao Oriental, Surigao del Sur, and Mati City with four; Cebu City and Agusan del Sur with three; Makati City, Butuan, Sarangani Province, Malaybalay, Bislig City, and Compostela Valley Province with two; and Bohol, Parañaque, Pasig, Cagayan de Oro, Midsayap, Surigao Ciyt, Lanao del Sur, North Cotabato, and the Island Garden City of Samal with one newly registered corporation.

Francisco said the value of newly registered partnerships and corporations with SEC, in terms of paid-up capital, declined by 35 percent in 2008 as compared to 2007.

He said the value was placed at P215.4 million in 2008 and P350 million in 2007. Likewise, the value of foreign direct investments registered with SEC in 2008 also went down.

"The value of foreign direct investments went down by 66 percent. From P45.7 million in 2007, only P14.1 million was recorded in 2008," Francisco said. "The global financial turmoil experienced in the US and Europe last year has affected the investment climate in Davao."

He said the foreign nationalities that invested through corporations last year include Korean, British, Canadian, Japanese, Chinese, Dutch, American, Swedish, and others. He said of these nationalities, Chinese tops the list, followed by Korean and Dutch.

It was learned that the preferred industries for investment are the wholesale and retail trade sector as well as real estate.

Mindanao good-government project takes on rest of RP (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4565:mindanao-good-government-project-takes-on-rest-of-rp&catid=45:regions&Itemid=71)
Regions
Written by Manuel T. Cayon / Reporter
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 21:03


DAVAO CITY—The agency for transparent and accountable governance, or TAG, in Mindanao said the project is close to becoming a reality nationwide as the US Agency for International Development (USAid) said it would likely fund it this year in Luzon and the Visayas.

Vicente Lao, chairman of the Mindanao Business Council (MinBC), told reporters here that USAid had signaled that TAG would likely start this year outside Mindanao.

Project TAG is designed to fight corruption from the local government level with the private sector taking part in it.

The project would be put in place nationwide after selected cities in Mindanao graduate this year from TAG. The project started in 2001 after USAid and Asia Foundation released seed funds to roll out TAG.

“The USAid has requested the MinBC to lead the project there,” Lao said.

He said the final concept is being drafted and that implementation in the Visayas and Luzon would likely happen this year.

In 2007, Surigao City Mayor Alfonso Casurra, then executive vice president of the League of Cities, told reporters after a project evaluation the vision of TAG was “paying off in at least the 16 cities under its fold.”

He said people that dealt with city halls mainly license and permit renewals and applications, and those who pay mandatory fees have increased in the years that local governments practiced the idea of transparency.

“It’s not really all corruption in the local governments. There are efforts being done to deal professionally with our constituents,” Casurea said.

The Asia Foundation was upbeat in its evaluation of the TAG project and said the “performance of these cities has so far exceeded the expectation of the Asia Foundation.” It gave Mindanao two years or until 2009 to graduate from the program.

Lao said TAG “is not only about combating corruption because we don’t want” to give the impression that the project merely entails catching corrupt government workers and officials.

“We want to make it more participative in local governance, as many of these cities have since experienced,” he added.

Other cities also cut the number of processes involved in doing business with the public, as well as the number of signatures needed and the length of time to complete a process.

These improvements saw the number and presence of fixers, who usually loiter in many government offices, also drop.

The cities covered by the TAG are Butuan and Surigao in Caraga Region; Cotabato, General Santos, Koronadal and Tacurong in south-central Mindanao; Panabo and Island Garden City of Samal in Southern Mindanao, Dapitan, Dipolog, Oroquieta, Ozamis and Zamboanga in Western Mindanao; and Malaybalay, Marawi and Iligan in Central Mindanao.

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Smartmatic backs Comelec's plan to use mixed electoral systems
01/15/2009 | 08:13 PM
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MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) plan to use two electoral systems in 2010 has been endorsed by a multinational company specializing on poll automation.

Netherlands-based Smartmatic said the use of mixed electoral technologies would fit Philippine geography, the precincts' populations, and other factors.

"We have done it before in other countries and the use of mixed electoral technologies is useful," Robert Cook, Smartmatic worldwide president, said in a news conference in Manila on Thursday.

Smartmatic was involved in the successful use of poll automation in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) election last year.

Cesar Flores, another Smartmatic official, said the Comelec was right in considering other factors in using both optical mark reader (OMR) and direct recording electronic (DRE).

"There are still remote areas in the country while some precincts have small population, and of course the high and low density factors in some regions. So, it is better to use OMR voting machines which are cheaper rather than the DRE machines," Flores said.

He added that in highly urbanized areas – such as Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao – it is better to use DRE technology.

OMR requires voters to fill out a paper ballot, which is then counted by a special machine.

DRE allows a voter to cast a vote directly on a machine by the use of a touchscreen, touchpad, keypad or other similar devices, and the machine records the individual votes and calculates the total electronically.

DREs operate on touchscreen voting with paper trail and electronic tabulation.

IN the ARMM elections last Aug. 11, DRE was used in Maguindanao, paving the way for the province’s successful automated polls.

According to Smartmatic, the proponent of DREs in the Philippines, electronic voting has become a successful trend in countries like Belgium, Brazil, India, and Venezuela, because these modern technologies contribute to safer, faster and more effective elections due to the absence of human intervention – therefore less prone to malice and dangers of cheating.

Electronic voting has also increased voters' confidence and enabled the physically disabled to vote easily, correctly, and independently from outside assistance. Furthermore, nations looking toward modernizing their elections thrive in the notable success of electronic voting as proven in other countries. - GMANews.TV

^^ the same lang man gihapon..

yup..but needs major renovation..hadlok ko nagrenew sa business permit kay puno ang bldg ubos ug taas kay One-Stop-Shop man..:lol::lol::lol:.but still ok..

PLDT Owns Philcom Corporation
Written by Lenie Lectura / Reporter
From: http://businessmirror.com.ph/

PLDT expands in South with Philcom

PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) now owns Philcom Corp., a local exchange carrier with operations in southern Philippines.

First, PLDT had to buy all of Philcom Corp.’s liabilities from PremierGlobal Resources Corp. (PGRC) for P340 million. PGR is a separate company that held all of Philcom Corp.’s debts.

A debt-assignment agreement was signed on Friday last week between PLDT and PGRC, in which the latter sold to the phone giant the outstanding obligations owed by Philcom Corp. to suppliers, banks and other financial institutions.

To complete the transaction in owning 100-percent of Philcom Corp., PLDT had to ink a share-assignment agreement with Philcom Corp.’s parent firm Philippine Global Communications Inc. (PGCI).

Under the deal signed on January 3, PGCI agreed to sell, transfer and convey in favor of PLDT its rights, title and interest in and to all of its shares of common stock in Philcom Corp. for P75 million.

“The result of the two transactions ends up [with] PLDT owning 100 percent of Philcom Corp.,” said PLDT spokesperson Mon Isberto in an interview.

The acquisition will allow the PLDT group to broaden its presence in Mindanao, where it already has operations carried out under PLDT-Maratel Inc. and Smart Broadband Inc. “This expanded presence is expected to benefit not only the existing subscribers in the area, but provides the communities in the area an opportunity to access improved telecommunications facilities,” said PLDT.

The parties would still have to seek approvals of the transaction from the National Telecommunications Commission.

Since January 2004, PLDT has been managing the fixed-line facilities of Philcom Corp., pursuant to an advisory and management-services agreement with PGCI to help improve the operations of the company.

PLDT has been in discussions with the shareholders and creditors of Philcom Corp. to restructure its debts and improve its financial condition since 2007. Philcom Corp. owed PLDT approximately P2.2 billion since December 31, 2001.

Philcom operates in the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Basilan, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. It also has 16 local exchanges in Mindanao, including Cagayan de Oro, Panabo and Butuan City.

Among its other services, Philcom also offers Voice Connect Direct Access, which is dedicated to private telephone lines, a service that provides connection for large volume of domestic and international long-distance traffic; and Internet access, providing customers with the required bandwidth to connect to the Internet utilizing any form of last-mile facility from domestic private line to wireless connection.

Philcom has 26 interconnection agreements and more than 16 overseas correspondent relationships. They include PLDT, Globe Telecom Inc., Smart Communications Inc., Bayan Telecommunications Inc., Eastern Telecommunication Philippines Inc., Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc., Bell Telecoms, Next Mobile and Express Telecom. Philcom also has tie-ups with Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand.

^^by the way, when ni xa nconstruct?

Planners bullish on Davao economy amid fiscal slump
Mindanao Daily Mirror
BY JUDY QUIROS
January 17, 2009


The growth of some industry sectors in the Davao Region last year has led economic planners to remain optimistic this year as the world fights a waning economy.

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 11 regional director Maria Lourdes Lim at the “Kapihan sa PIA” yesterday said they are optimistic that Davao Region’s economy will fare well this year in light of the growth posted particularly in the tourism, exports, investment, agriculture, housing or property development and services sectors last year against previous year.

Lim singled out the tourism sector, which generated 10.9 percent growth in terms of arrivals to 648,439 million from first to third quarter in 2008 against the 584,792 million same periods in 2007.

Investments registered with the Board of Investments also grew to P3.2 billion in 2008 in three quarters from P3.1 billion in 2007, data provided by NEDA 11 showed.

However, worth of investments registered with the Securities and Exchange (SEC) Davao extension office dropped P159.5 million in 2008 from P200.5 million in 2007 indicating a 20.5 percent decline.

Lim said the higher production of major crops, poultry and fisheries except for livestock in 2008 compared to 2007 also provides an avenue for economic growth in the agriculture sector this year.

The gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of Davao Region posted 6.7 percent growth rate in 2007 surpassing the 5.1 percent target.

Davao Region’s GRDP growth rate for 2008 targeted at 5.5 percent is currently being evaluated, NEDA said.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 planning officer, Dante Muyco joined Lim saying that their positive outlook this year is bolstered by the growth achieved by the above-mentioned sectors.

He, however, clarified there is a need to double efforts to improve the economy to cushion the impact of the global economic slowdown.

“Our thrust is to strengthen local markets provide good and better services to visitors and direct our efforts to capture Asian markets also in addition to existing traditional markets,” Lim said.

The NEDA data showed that as of the middle of 2008, no negative impact was felt on exports, which increased by 30 percent compared to 2007, while tourism improved by 11 percent, inflation declined starting the 3rd quarter and employment rate slightly improved.

In preparation for the effects of the global recession, government economic planners have already set up contingency plans, Lim said.

Government has seen the financial crisis to trigger a drop in exports due to slower investment and consumption in other countries.

Deployment of overseas Filipino workers and slowdown of remittances are also seen.

Tourism is also likely to slowdown in terms of revenue as people opt to do away with spending for vacations or travels and business process outsourcing may experience a slight cooling down. With reports from Diana Lhyd Suelto

ebay find: 1917 printed postcard titled ' D 68 - Nipa House in Mindanao, P.I. ' Philippines.

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ebay find: 1925 Rare PHILIPPINES Manila LUZON Zamboanga CEBU Moro (book - Through The Philippines (And Hawaii)

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Power restored in 5 Mindanao provinces

By Ryan Rosauro
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 16:01:00 01/18/2009

Filed Under: Electricity Production & Distribution


ILIGAN CITY, Philippines -- After enduring power rationing for eight days, which meant brownouts every two hours, over three million residents in five Mindanao provinces are now assured of sufficient electricity supply.

At around 5 p.m. Saturday, the 138-kilovolt Abaga-Agus 5 transmission line was re-energized, said Emmanuel Abellanosa, assistant vice-president for Mindanao operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), which took over ownership of the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) last January 15.

With the reconnection of the region into the Mindanao power grid, Abellanosa also announced the lifting of the power rationing scheme.

The line has been feeding power from the Agus hydroelectric generation complex in Lanao del Norte into the entire Zamboanga Peninsula, Misamis Occidental and parts of Lanao del Norte.

One of the line’s steel towers in the hinterland village of Kauswagan in Lanao del Norte province was bombed last January 10, causing a trip off and cutting the region from the Mindanao power grid.

On Friday afternoon, the Transco's repair crew completed the setup of the 65-foot emergency restoration system (ERS) tower which will temporarily carry the transmission line as work on a four-legged regular pylon was underway.

On Saturday morning, the conductor wires previously carried by the bombed tower were transferred to the ERS.

The repair work is in its final stages, wherein a roughly one-kilometer-long transmission wire will be propped up, said Beth Martinez, NGCP corporate communications officer in northwestern Mindanao.

For eight days, the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Occidental, and half of Lanao del Norte, and Zamboanga City experienced power rationing.

Since mid-day of January 10, power that was distributed throughout the region was sourced from a plant in Sangali, Zamboanga City but had to be rationed as it could supply only 90 megawatts of the region's 150-MW demand.

Bad weather and security concerns had delayed repair work which was started only on January 12.

Normally, the ERS setup could be done within two to three days, said Martinez.


Inquirer.net (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20090118-184080/Power-restored-in-5-Mindanao-provinces)

Mindanao exhibit halls up in Intramuros (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20090118-184037/Mindanao-exhibit-halls-up-in-Intramuros)


By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:42:00 01/18/2009

Filed Under: Tourism, Government


MANILA, Philippines—Decades of a secessionist war have kept many tourists away from Mindanao, so tourism officials have decided to bring the region’s many cultural and historical attractions to them.

Those curious to see the unique traditions and products of Mindanao can sample the region’s best at the WOW Philippines compound in Intramuros, Manila, up to Feb. 8.

After a four-year hiatus, WOW Philippines has opened its regional exhibit halls, including those for Region XII and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Region XII is composed of North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Saranggani and Sultan Kudarat. The ARMM, on the other hand, is composed of Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Maguindanao.

The two regions, home to various separatist groups, are among the least explored tourist destinations in the Philippines.

Peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) broke down middle of last year and hostilities have resumed.

The region’s image has also been scarred by the series of kidnappings of foreign tourists, media personnel and aid workers. Last Thursday, three members of the International Committee of the Red Cross were abducted in broad daylight in Jolo, Sulu. (See main story above.)

Several countries have advised their nationals not to travel to the troubled southern region.

Tourism officials hope the Region XII and ARMM exhibits would make the public realize that Mindanao has so much to offer.

Sohura Dimaamparo, Region XII director, said they grabbed the chance to mount the exhibit “to improve the image of Region XII and the ARMM.”

According to Dimaamparo, news about bombings and abductions in Region XII and the ARMM had virtually killed the region’s tourism programs.

At the opening of the exhibit on Tuesday, fashion designers exhibited clothes made of indigenous woven fabrics. Dancers demonstrated traditional dances and costumes of the many indigenous tribes in the ARMM and Region XII.

The exhibit also features food from the regions, including General Santos City’s famous tuna.

Power shortages remain threat to Mindanao


GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Mindanao is still heading towards a "power crisis of serious proportions" that could cripple the manufacturing and industrial sectors if no new power generation facilities will be constructed from now on, a private industry player warned.

Archimedes Flores, general manager of Aboitiz Energy Solutions, said the "biggest challenge" to Mindanao government and business leaders is to attract investors to build, starting 2010, power plants with total capacity of 484 megawatts (MW) by 2014.

Mr. Flores issued the warning through a 42-page briefing paper presented to the General Santos City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. last November.

"The projected power shortage is equivalent to depriving power supply to the cities of Davao, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Butuan and Zamboanga," the document said.

Next year, the reserve capacity in Mindanao is projected to fall to 7.2% or 84 MW short of its 212 MW grid reserve requirement, Aboitiz Energy, a sister company of Davao Light and Power Co., said.

It will further fall to 1.4% in 2011 or a likely shortage of 174 MW of power supply, the document showed.

The existing total dependable capacity in the island is 1,510 MW but generating plants are required to keep 13% of its generating capacity for reserve.

Peak demand last year reached 1,280 MW, leaving the island with 230 MW or 15.2% reserve capacity.

The reserve capacity for this year is projected to fall to 13.5% and by 2010, it will be reduced further to 7.2%.

Mr. Flores said the power demand in the island until 2014 is projected to increase by at least 5.76% annually starting next year.

To maintain the 13% reserve capacity over the next five years, Mindanao will have to generate 84 MW next year, 174 MW in 2011, 270 MW in 2012, 374 MW in 2013 and 484 MW in 2014 if the demand steadies at an average of 5.76% increase every year.

The projected demand for power supply over the next five years is almost double the 2.95% annual demand growth rate over the last five years, according to Aboitiz Energy.

Outside of the 42.5 MW hydro power plant in Sibulan, Davao del Sur and the proposed 27 MW Tamugan hydro plant in Davao City which will be commissioned this year and next year respectively, no other private investors are building or expanding their existing plants, the document stressed.

Several firms have lined up projects to generate electricity in Mindanao but these have remained on the drawing board. Among them are the proposed 200MW coal-fired power plant of Conal Holdings Corp. in Maasim, Sarangani and the proposed expansion of the STEAG coal power plant in Misamis Oriental.

Aboitiz Energy said that the areas most likely to be affected by the shortfall are Southern Mindanao or the Davao region as supply from Northern Mindanao could no longer be delivered by the Northern Mindanao power grid.

Southern Mindanao power users account for 50% of Mindanao’s peak demand, but only 20% of Mindanao’s total dependable capacity generated from power plants are located in its area, the company said.

Aboitiz Energy warned that shortfalls in power supply will likely set back the growth of Mindanao’s economy. — Romer S. Sarmiento

DA to open 530 food terminals
Agri-Commodities
Written by Cai U. Ordinario / Reporter
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 20:40

TO give low-income Filipinos access to inexpensive food, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will open 530 food terminals known as bagsakan outlets nationwide this year.

The outlets consist of 130 new bagsakan or drop-off centers for farm produce and 400 barangay bagsakan (BB) or Barangay Food Terminals (BFTs) that would sell food at 10-percent off the regular retail price.

“Basic food items such as rice, fish, vegetables and meat are usually 5 percent to 10-percent cheaper in BBs and bagsakan centers than those sold in retail outlets,” the department said in a statement.

Agriculture Assistant Secretary Salvador Salacup said in a report seven bagsakan centers and 25 barangay bagsakan centers would be in Metro Manila.

In Luzon, around nine bagsakan centers will be opened in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), five in Ilocos region, four in Cagayan Valley, 24 in Central Luzon, 11 in Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon), 19 in Mimaropa (Mindoro-Marinduque-Romblon-Palawan), and six in the Bicol region, Salacup said.

Eight bagsakan centers will open in Western Visayas, two in Central Visayas, eight in Eastern Visayas, four in Zamboanga, 3 in Northern Mindanao, eight each in the Davao and Soccsksargen (South Cotabato-Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Saranggani-General Santos) regions, and two each in Caraga and ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Minda-nao), Salacup added.

For barangay bagsakan centers, Salacup said around 32 will be in CAR, 15 in Ilocos, 21 in Cagayan Valley, 26 in Central Luzon, 12 in Calabarzon, 40 in Mimaropa and 22 in Bicol.

The department will also open 22 barangay bagsakan centers in Western Visayas, 13 in Central Visayas, 30 in Eastern Visayas, 20 in Zamboanga Peninsula, seven in Northern Mindanao, 46 in Davao region; 36 in Soccsksargen, 23 in Caraga and 10 in ARMM.

As of December 15, 2008, the department said 37 bagsakan centers and 189 barangay bagsakan centers have been opened. Seventeen bagsakan centers and 159 barangay bagsakan centers are outside Mega Manila.

Salacup said 40 barangay bagsakan centers in Metro Manila directly serve 162,280 families, and 235, 403 families benefit from barangay bagsakan centers in the regions.

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Vehicles of the International Committee on the Red Cross
stand parked at their headquarters in Davao City, Southern
Philippines on January 18. (AFP)

Power restored in 5 Mindanao provinces

By Ryan Rosauro
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 16:01:00 01/18/2009

Filed Under: Electricity Production & Distribution


ILIGAN CITY, Philippines -- After enduring power rationing for eight days, which meant brownouts every two hours, over three million residents in five Mindanao provinces are now assured of sufficient electricity supply.

At around 5 p.m. Saturday, the 138-kilovolt Abaga-Agus 5 transmission line was re-energized, said Emmanuel Abellanosa, assistant vice-president for Mindanao operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), which took over ownership of the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) last January 15.

With the reconnection of the region into the Mindanao power grid, Abellanosa also announced the lifting of the power rationing scheme.

The line has been feeding power from the Agus hydroelectric generation complex in Lanao del Norte into the entire Zamboanga Peninsula, Misamis Occidental and parts of Lanao del Norte.

One of the line’s steel towers in the hinterland village of Kauswagan in Lanao del Norte province was bombed last January 10, causing a trip off and cutting the region from the Mindanao power grid.

On Friday afternoon, the Transco's repair crew completed the setup of the 65-foot emergency restoration system (ERS) tower which will temporarily carry the transmission line as work on a four-legged regular pylon was underway.

On Saturday morning, the conductor wires previously carried by the bombed tower were transferred to the ERS.

The repair work is in its final stages, wherein a roughly one-kilometer-long transmission wire will be propped up, said Beth Martinez, NGCP corporate communications officer in northwestern Mindanao.

For eight days, the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Occidental, and half of Lanao del Norte, and Zamboanga City experienced power rationing.

Since mid-day of January 10, power that was distributed throughout the region was sourced from a plant in Sangali, Zamboanga City but had to be rationed as it could supply only 90 megawatts of the region's 150-MW demand.

Bad weather and security concerns had delayed repair work which was started only on January 12.

Normally, the ERS setup could be done within two to three days, said Martinez.


Inquirer.net (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20090118-184080/Power-restored-in-5-Mindanao-provinces)

good that they restored it..but there are still power interruptions occurring in the midnight..Like what happened last night..i eagerly waited for the Obama's Inauguration, when suddenly power supply was cut-off..The power was restored at 5am..very unfortunate tlaga, ang naabutan ko nalang morning shows..

good that they restored it..but there are still power interruptions occurring in the midnight..Like what happened last night..i eagerly waited for the Obama's Inauguration, when suddenly power supply was cut-off..The power was restored at 5am..very unfortunate tlaga, ang naabutan ko nalang morning shows..

hmmmm.... In our place power was restored 3-5 minutes...Saw the whole ABS-CBN/ANC coverage.. And it had heavy rain...

Construction boom in Davao despite the looming global financial crisis.

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The symmetrical Matutum stratovolcano rises to 2286 m in southern Mindanao, NW of Sarangani Bay. The summit of the andesitic-to-dacitic volcano is truncated by a well-preserved 320-m-wide crater that is breached by three gorges and has a 120-m-deep, densely forested floor. Widespread silicic pyroclastic-flow deposits surround the volcano, which overlooks the major city of General Santos. The youngest pyroclastic deposits were dated at about 2000 yrs BP. A report stated that Matutum volcano was "smoking" on March 7, 1911 (Neumann van Padang, 1953). The Akmoan and Lianan thermal areas are located on the WSW flank of the volcano.

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ORIGINAL 11-PAGE ARTICLE - (not a copy) - from Early Magazine - 1914

MATUTUM, THE MOUNTAIN OF MYSTERY

by Major Elvin R. Heiberg



Very interesting, informative Early Article - with historic facts, details and narratives - given by this author while on an 'exploring expedition' in this region during the early 1900's....great research tool.

There are seven (7) great Photo Illustrations - which make this a rare, valuable piece of History ....!

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Bag-ong Karaga ~ Madiyaw Karajaw

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A date with mammo and CT colonoscopy
By Gigie A. Agtay

DABAWENYOS and Mindanaoans in general need not go to Metro Manila or some other places abroad to seek quality health services. Right in the heart of Davao City is the Davao Doctors Hospital, a privately-owned, tertiary level and multi-specialty health facility which is considered the largest and most modern hospital in Mindanao.

Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo

Founded in 1969, it was conceived to make available facilities and services to accurately diagnose abnormalities and ailments, treat and manage ailments thru better technology and professional competence available in Manila but at a lower cost. It now employs comprehensive, holistic approaches from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.

Mammography

Like most women, I am concerned about my chances of developing breast cancer. Though I don't have a family history of breast cancer, I agreed to a mammography at the Davao Doc. I saw how a friend suffered from it 10 years ago.

Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer in women and the second most common cause of cancer death in women. While the majority of new breast cancers are diagnosed as a result of an abnormality seen on a mammogram, a lump or change in consistency of the breast tissue can also be a warning sign of the disease. Heightened awareness of breast cancer risk in the past decades has led to an increase in the number of women undergoing mammography for screening, leading to detection of cancers in earlier stages and a resultant improvement in survival rates.

Although breast cancer in women is a common form of cancer, male breast cancer does occur and accounts for about 1% of all cancer deaths in men.

Mammography is the process of using low-dose X-rays (usually around 0.7 mSv) to examine the human breast. The goal of mammography is the early detection of breast cancer, typically through detection of characteristic masses. No other imaging technique has been shown to reduce risk, but breast self-examination (BSE) and physician examination are considered essential parts of regular breast care. Routine mammography of older women is encouraged as a screening method to diagnose early breast cancer i.e. every 1-2 years for women aged 40 and older.

Like all x-rays, mammograms use doses of ionizing radiation to create images. Radiologists then analyze the image for any abnormal findings.
During the procedure, the breast is compressed by a mammography machine to even out the tissue and to hold the breast still. Both front and side images of the breast are taken.

CT Colonoscopy

Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, on the other hand, is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions.

CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood vessels provide greater clarity and reveal more details than regular x-ray exams.

CT colonography, another process I went through, uses CT scanning to obtain an interior view of the colon (the large intestine) that is otherwise only seen with a more invasive procedure where an endoscope is inserted into the rectum.

Before the procedure, the bowels were completely emptied and I was told to drink a specially formulated liquid containing laxatives for two days.

It surely brought much discomfort but the major reason for performing CT colonography is to screen for polyps and other lesions in the large intestine. Polyps are growths that arise from the inner lining of the intestine. Some polyps may grow and turn into cancers. At least I knew I am polyps-free.

The CT scanner is typically a large, box like machine with a hole, or short tunnel, in the center. I was made to lie on my back, stomach, and side on a narrow examination table that slides into and out of this tunnel. The computer workstation that processes the imaging information is located in a separate room, where the technologist operates the scanner and monitors your examination.

The table moves through the scanner and I was asked to hold their breath for about 15 seconds before turning over and lying on their back or side for a second pass is made through the scanner. The entire examination is usually completed within 30 minutes.

On the CT images, Dr. Anatole Garcia, radiologist at the Davao Doctor's Hospital, said he can see the inner surface of the colon and all of the surrounding organs. In evaluating these organs, results showed no unsuspected disease in me that would not have been seen on conventional colonoscopy.

Although it is not entirely clear how a person's diet may contribute to the development of colon cancer, a balanced diet, rich in fibers, is recommended. The screening that is used to detect colon cancer early is worth to give you a peace of mind.

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interesting naval battle overview way back in time.this must be the answer to a mystery shipwreck just inside a small river in hinundayan leyte.i've been to a place called lungsodaan a barrio of hinundayan.theres a wartime era shipwreck in the river where the roof of the wheel house is still visible even children would step on it just for fun of swimming....

MINDANAO CONTINGENTS IN THE SINULOG (http://balatucan.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/mindanao-contingents-in-the-sinulog/
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Sinanduloy Dance Troupe of Tangub City: Mindanao’s winningest contingent in Sinulog Grand Parade

The 2009 edition of Sinulog Grand Parade has just passed with the same excitement and spectacle. Congratulations to the Buyogan Festival of Abuyog Leyte and the Sinanduloy Dance Troupe for winning the Free Interpretation and Sinulog Based categories respectively after both have displayed splendid performances.

What I will be writing today is the history of the participation of contingents from Mindanao which have dominated the awards in the Sinulog Grand Parade for most part of the past two decades.

The Mindanao debut in the Sinulog Festival, as I can remember, is made by Surigao’s Bonok Bonok Maradjaw Karajaw Festival in 1990. It turned out that Surigao’s feat was trailblazing as it paved the way for more Mindanao contingents to come and participate in the said festival. Right after its first appearance, Surigao City made an impression by bagging the first prize. By the way, the main stage at that time was located at the North Reclamation area right across the then White Gold Supermarket. What is remarkable for Surigao’s participation is that it introduced to the audience the fast paced dance steps. While before, spectators watched structured dances, Surigao surprised them with their agility and different but emerging musicality.

The following year in 1991, Surigao came back only to relinquish the crown to Malitbog, Southern Leyte in the Free Interpretation category. In 1992, it came back strong by retaking the title.

In 1993, a new Mindanao contingent emerged to dislodge Surigao from the top. The Province of Camiguin participated for the first time in the Sinulog Free Interpretation category and wrest the title from Surigao City’s Bonok Bonok Maradjaw Karajaw. Camiguin, introduced for the first time, the use of multiple costumed dancers. While before most dancers are clad in one costume, Camiguin paraded dancers with different attire which have different roles to play in the performance. Noteworthy for that year, it was also the first year when Tangub City’s Sinanduloy Dance Troupe participated in the Sinulog, finishing fourth place in the Free Interpretation category. They were already good at that time but not quite good as it is today.

In 1994, smarting from its defeat to Camiguin, Surigao bounced back with a vengeance and reclaimed the title convincingly. Camiguin’s best finish the year before, was contrasted by what could have been their worst performance in the Sinulog. It was quite a shock that they performed an actual traditional circumcision during its performance. It was a stunt but it failed to impress the judges and the crowd. Boos were heard from the audience.

In 1995, another Mindanao contingent ousted Surigao from the top and this time it is the neighboring city of Butuan which for the first time participated in the Sinulog Free Interpretation category. Butuan City impressed the jurors by its electric and fast paced dance steps and flawless execution. So impressive was Butuan City’s performance that they again bagged the top prize in the 1996 edition, making them the only back to back winner from Mindanao. In their 1996 performance, the crowd was treated with non stop surprises that ended with the sudden emergence of Magellan’s Cross. Butuan’s back to back win was never ever duplicated by any Mindanao contingent. It turned out also the last time Butuan participated in the event. My hunched is that their sudden non participation in the Sinulog was due to the launching of their own street dancing festival in honor of the Sto. Nino, the Kahimunan Festival held in Libertad, Butuan City.

In 1997, a local group, the Daanbantayan Dancers won the Sinulog Free Interpretation category. However in 1998, another Surigao contingent grabbed the spotlight by winning the contest, the Buyawanong Placer of Placer, Surigao del Norte. Choreography wise, it’s the same as Bonok Bonok. Only the sponsor was different.

In 1999, a commercial entry won the top prize in the Free Interpretation category, the contingent of the PLDT. Not surprising though as its dancers is composed of the now dominant Lumad Basakanon.

In 2000, Tangub’s Sinanduloy came back with a bang. It won the Free Interpretation category and signaled a new era in the Sinulog Grand Parade dominance. It duplicated its feat in 2001. In 2002, Sinanduloy transferred to the Sinulog based category and continued its dominance. It also won the 2004, 2005, 2006 and the 2007 edition in the Sinulog Based category.

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ang galing talaga nila :applause:

Banana export to Japan to increase: gov’t official
By Rizalene P. Acac
Mindanao Times


The Japanese market for Cavendish banana will continue to grow this year amidst fears of a slowdown in export demand due to the economic turmoil.


Gil M. Dureza, Board of Investment chief for regions 9, 11 and 12, said the demand was further raised with “The Morning Banana Diet” that recommends eating banana and a glass of water for breakfast.

Dureza said the media hype on the diet last year caused an overwhelming consumer response causing an scarcity of banana in stores. “It has not even a fad anymore because the government is promoting it,” he added.

This has led to the expansion of existing banana plantations and investors buying lands for new plantations. Dureza said the biggest investment lead for the year is a 3,400-hectare proposed plantation in Davao Oriental.

The region is the country’s largest producer of banana and the largest exporter to Japan.


Dureza said there was a notable slowdown on the banana chips production in the last quarter of 2008 but the government hopes the downward spin will be arrested after manufactures resumed operations in the first month of the year.

The morning banana diet was designed by Sumiko Watanabe, a Japanese pharmacist for her obese husband. Watanabe claimed that her husband lost 37 pounds after trying the diet.

A singer who endorsed the diet on TV claimed she lost 15 pounds in just six weeks.

A book entitled Morning Banana Diet book was also published in March 2007 and has been selling thousands of copies since then.

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ebay find: MINDANAO PHILIPPINES SULTANA & MAGINDANAO FAMILY c1910

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ebay find: MINDANAO PHILIPPINES c1910 Postcard MORO WOMEN

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ebay find: MINDANAO PHILIPPINES c1910 Postcard MT. HALCON

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may Mt. Halcon din pala sa Mindanao? as far as i know, Mt. Halcon is located in Oriental Mindoro..

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Mindanao yung nakalagay sa picture nya :)

^^ there is possibilily naman that it is just a mistake...

net find: Datu Nokis Amil (Nakil Amil)

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Datu Nokis Amil (Nakil Amil) seated on a wicker chair
Sulu, Mindanao

net find: Muslim Datus

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Muslim datus and other leaders posed for a photograph

net find:

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Moros are making hemp in Mindanao

net find: Moro Boys Studying (Original); Muslim boys

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Young Muslim boys of Zamboanga reading the Koran

net find: Datu Nokis Amil (Nakil Amil) with General John H. H. Pershing

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Datu Nokis (standing, 7th from left) and his followers with General John H. H. Pershing (standing, 9th from left) in Jolo

net find: Recruits

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Young Muslims being recruited in the Philippine Army

net find: Muslim Warrior

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An old Muslim warrior by the name of Gunda Ran Gin

net find: Muslim girl

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A Muslim teenager, wearing a magnificent robe, with a fighting cock

net find: Mindanaoan chief

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A Mindanaoan chief (seated on the left) with members of his court

net find: Muslim Datus

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273267/8_Muslim_datus_standing__seating_for_a_group_photograph_web-large_highest.jpg

8 Muslim datus, standing & seating, for a group photograph

General John Joseph Pershing (http://inside.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/pershingrifles/general%20pershing.htm)

http://inside.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/pershingrifles/portrait_pershing.jpg

http://inside.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/pershingrifles/pershing_fam.jpg

http://inside.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/pershingrifles/pershing_ship.jpg

net find:

http://www.battleshipcove.org/oralhistory/exhibit2/images/e20122b.jpg

Black and white photograph of crewmembers of the Destroyer NIBLACK on side of ship in bathing suits about to go swimming during World War II. Mindanao, Philippines. Writing on front: black ink on top "Mindanao"; black ink on bottom "Philippines".

net find: Port and Town of Nasipit

http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/pop/pop0001l.jpg

net find: Town of Alberique (Davao)

http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/pop/pop0002l.jpg

net find: Wharf of Mati

http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/pop/pop0004l.jpg

http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/MedConslt1/figures/fig177.jpg

http://bentley.umich.edu/research/guides/philippines/images/hayd2.jpg

Flying tour of Mindanao, ca. 1935, from Joseph Ralston
Hayden papers

http://www.vahistory.org/WWII/nara/ww2065.jpg

"American prisoners of war celebrate the 4th of July in the Japanese prison camp of Casisange in Malaybalay, on Mindanao, P.I. It was against Japanese regulations and discovery would have meant death, but the men celebrated the occasion anyway. July 4, 1942."
Image courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.

Black and white photograph of Herbert Skellett and 7 shipmates from the Destroyer NIBLACK sitting in canoe on beach in Mindanao, Philippine Islands during World War II. Writing on front: blue ink on top says "Herb" with line connecting to his image; black ink on bottom says "Mindanao, Philippine Islands".

http://www.battleshipcove.org/oralhistory/exhibit2/images/e20110b.jpg

B

http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/blood/ch03fig05.jpg

Invasion of Mindanao (http://home.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/ww2ip/dsp_event_detail.cfm?event_id=14)

http://home.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/ww2ip/assets/images/event/detail/main_1945mindanao.jpg

net find:

http://www.vintagepostcards.org/cathy/zamboanga-saloon-mindanao-philippines-philippine-islands-filipino.jpg

Nicely detailed postcard of a saloon advertising ice cold beer, in the plaza at Zamboanga (Chavacano de Zamboanga) in Mindanao, the Philippines. Postally used in 1912. A desirable Filipino or breweriana collectible in very good condition.

^^ tried doing ebay search? there's a lot of old zamboanga photos. don't have the time doing it today.

Bagobo Life: A Photo Exhibit at the Davao Museum

DAVAO CITY – An exhibit of some two dozen vintage photographs featuring glimpses of Bagobo life as far back as a century ago has been opened at the Davao Museum by a Bagobo artist-photographer who is deep into the history of Mindanao's ethnic tribes.

Datu Miguelito Bangkas, who studied photography in Japan and has launched exhibits and lectures about the tribe in different parts of the country, said the three-month exhibit---to end June 15---gives the public some perspective on the different experiences the Bagobos went through from the coming of the American colonizers a century ago, to the Japanese and the abaca boom in the 1930s and the tribe’s diaspora at present.

Among those displayed at the Davao Museum is a vintage photograph of the first Bagobos who set foot on St. Louis, Missouri, USA in 1904. The picture, culled from the old postcard collection of American writer Jonathan Best, showed a group of Bagobos who were among the 1,100 Filipinos featured as "live anthropological display" of the Philippine village at the St. Louis World Exposition that year, organized to convince the American people on the need for the US colonial war against Filipinos.

The sepia photograph showed a Bagobo house looming in the background. Bagobos had to carry the materials of their house all the way to the US and assembled them for the exhibit. Viewed from the backdrop of advanced technology, the Philippine village reportedly changed the opinions of Americans initially opposed to the US colonial war in the Philippines. Since it featured the Filipinos as a 'savage' race that needed to be 'civilized,' the exhibit convinced the average American of the necessity of colonial occupation and cast a long lasting bias against the Filipino as a people.

"What you see of the Bagobos now are mere remnants of the past," Datu Bangkas said, explaining that Western influence had totally pervaded the Bagobos' way of life so that their own culture has been erased. "When the Americans came in about a century ago, the Bagobos were forced to assimilate through the subtle use of education. At first, the Bagobo resisted gestures to entice them to schools but later on, colonizers were able to recruit even Bagobos to teach

The exhibit features a sepia 1930 portrait picture of Laidan Bagobo, the first Bagobo licensed by the American colonial government to teach Bagobo natives. This was the height of the abaca boom in Davao, captured in another picture entitled "Bolante" which shows two Bagobos deep into their work with the spinning machine.

Davao was known as “Little Tokyo” before the second world war because of the presence of a large number of Japanese working in abaca plantations in the area. A sepia photograph captured a memorable encounter between a group of Bagobos and the Japanese during the building of the Bagobo-Japanese road.

http://www.mindanaoculture.com/research/images/15bagobo.jpg

Bagobo-Japanese wedding in 1930


The first Bagobos who set foot in St. Louis, Missouri, USA in 1904.

Datu Bangkas said the Japanese found it easier to relate to the Bagobo's animistic belief, because it was similar to their own. A photo captioned Nit To, Bagobo word for ‘spirit,’ showed a collection of wooden sculptures carved after the shape of human faces, representing the spirit of each family member in each Bagobo house. Every time a family member gets sick, the Bagobo family would to talk to the spirit represented by the wood, not to the sick person.

Close relationship between the Bagobos and the Japanese resulted to intermarriages captured in the 1930 photograph of a Japanese-Bagobo wedding. The photograph shows a Japanese groom flanked by the entire Bagobo family of the bride.

After the war, the US Congress passed the Enemy Property Act allowing USAFFE (United States Air Force in the Far East) and Filipino guerillas to confiscate land owned by the Japanese. The confiscation reportedly affected some ancestral lands owned by the Bagobos, who were accused as Japanese 'dummies.' To air their grievance, the Bagobos went to see lawyer Pedro Quitain, who asked Congressman Salipida Pendatun to arrange a Malacanang meeting with President Manuel Roxas.

Thus, the 1947 picture of Bagobo Chieftain Datu Masaglang with President Roxas. Datu Magsalang had asked the President to stop the law’s implementation but it was too late for Roxas to intervene because most of the ancestral lands of the Bagobos were already taken.

Other interesting photographs include the 1900 US Governor's office, the seat of the US government which is now the engineering department of the University of Mindanao; a sepia 1936 portrait of Datu Betil, the brave Bagobo warrior killed by the Japanese for refusing to let them use his horse for the war; "The Dentist" shows a Bagobo mother, sharpening the teeth of her son with a bamboo reed (also from the collection of Jonathan Best), a 1910 picture entitled Payang Boloy, the house owned by a Bagobo Datu the size and design of which could no longer be found in Bagobo land; and the 1930 portrait of the artist's grandfather Datu Botow Bangkas, the first Bagobo Tagabawa to marry a Bagobo Guiangan that led to the peace pact among the two warring Bagobo groups.

The marriage purportedly stopped the Nga Yow (tribal war) which had been going on between the Bagobo-Guiangan and the Bagobo-Tagabawa for some time. Some of the photographs displayed were culled from the collections outside of the country, including the "kabil" or Bagobo backpack, culled from the Smithsonian Institution Museum in Washington D.C.

Datu Bangkas used to serve as acting chief of the cultural affairs section of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). He had been doing photo exhibits on the tribal peoples of Mindanao at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and had been to folklife festival of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and a cultural gathering at the New York Museum of Natural History Philippine Center.

http://www.mindanaoculture.com/research/images/15bagobo-a.jpg

The first Bagobos who set foot in St. Louis, Missouri, USA in 1904


Link (http://www.mindanaoculture.com/research/research/index.shtml)

^^ tried doing ebay search? there's a lot of old zamboanga photos. don't have the time doing it today.

^^
ok thanks :)

http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/_uimages/boat.jpg

lake lanao

Moro Swords a webpage by Federico (http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/intro.html)


http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/_uimages/old15.jpg

Moro Datu Abdul

http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/_uimages/k20.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/_uimages/MorovillageCotobatocoastMindanaoPhilippines.jpg

Moro Village Cotabato coast; Mindanao Philippines


http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/_uimages/Moro_Wedding_Frnt.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/_uimages/12533.jpg
Moro Wedding Pictures

http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/_uimages/Panglimadikidiki.jpg

Samal warrior and dwarf Panglima Diki Diki
performing cermemonial dance

http://www.cifr.it/Zamboanga%20cover1.jpg

rara cover del 1900 con annullo di Zamboanga (Mindanao)

http://www.cifr.it/Filippine%20Mindanao%20postcard.jpg

Mindanao isola grande del sud

http://www.cifr.it/Filippine%20postcard%20SULU%20Jolo.jpg

Jolo nell'isola di Sulu

Moro Indian Chief, Philippines

http://piclib.nhm.ac.uk/piclib/webimages/0/45000/800/45838_big.jpg

A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes. The expedition is believed to have been the first to carry an official photographer.

Additional title information 'Moro Chief, Samboanga' and 'Native of Zebu, Philipine Islands'. Moro describes various Mohammedan tribes, mostly Malays, of the southern Philippine Islands, said to have formerly migrated from Borneo. Zamboanga, formerly also known as Samboanga, may refer to either Zamboanga City or the whole of the Zamboanga Peninsula region of Mindanao.

Francis McSorley, OMI (http://www.omiphil.org/7pioneers.htm)
Founder and Builder

http://www.omiphil.org/images/template_objects/pics/7pioneer/McSorley.jpg

Bishop Francis McSorley belonged to a large family of 14 children: 2 Jesuits, 2 Oblates, and 4 nuns. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1939 and was sent to the foreign mission on that same year. He came with the second group of three Oblates who arrived in Manila on October 26, 1939. He was the first Director of Notre Dame of Cotabato in 1945. In 1946, he established Notre Dame of Marbel; in 1947, Notre Dame of Lagao; and in 1948, Notre Dame of Mlang. He died in Jolo on November 20, 1970. His death was a great loss to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He had been one of the leaders in the pioneer days of Cotabato, the founder of many Notre Dame Schools, the builder of Sulu missions, a friend of the Muslims, both the simple folks and their leaders, and a chief engineer of the “Bridge of Peace”.

http://www.cefphilippines.org/assets/pictures/children_ministry/5dayclub_circa1970s.jpg

A 5-Day Club in Davao City in the early 1970s

The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao (https://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/eBookDetails.asp?BookID=128031)

https://www.mobipocket.com/eBooks/cover_remote/ID4740/coverWildTribes.jpg

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SEAiT/data/images/nara/reference/ph00116r.jpg

Title: Subano making mat, Sindangan Mindanao, 1926
Creator: Butler, O. M.
Date: 1926
Place/Time: American colonial period / Philippines / Zamboanga del Norte / Sindangan / Mindanao
Description: Philippine Islands, Subano Pandan mat making at Sindangan, Mindanao.

http://photography.si.edu/upload/Images/4858_Image_05140700.jpg

net find: Muslim girl

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273270/A_Muslim_teenager_wearing_a_magnificent_robe_with_a_fig_web-large_highest.jpg

A Muslim teenager, wearing a magnificent robe, with a fighting cock

wow! :applause: ang sipag nyo po... :cheers: btw medyo magkamukha kayo @madam tonight ng "muslim teenager with a fighting cock" :lol:

^^
thank you poh :)
indi naman kami magkamukha ng girl :lol:

This monument was erected as a tribute to a Muslim sultan in Mindanao.

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273453/This_monument_was_erected_as_a_tribute_to_a_Muslim_sultan_web-large_highest.jpg

Muslim Datus

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273448/uslim_datus_of_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

Muslim datus of Mindanao

This is a traditional Moro house in Mindanao.

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273443/This_is_a_traditional_Moro_house_in_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

net find: Lake Lanao natives

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273438/Natives_of_Lake_Lanao_with_American_soldiers_web-large_highest.jpg

Natives of Lake Lanao with American soldiers

net find: Siasi chiefs

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273425/Muslim_leaders_of_Siasi_Sulu_web-large_highest.jpg

Muslim leaders of Siasi, Sulu

net find: Muslims

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273434/Muslims_from_Tapul_Island_Sulu_web-large_highest.jpg

Muslims from Tapul Island, Sulu

net find: Muslim boys of Mindanao

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273424/Muslim_boys_of_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

net find: Datu Barra

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273423/Datu_Barra_datu_of_South_Ubian_islands_in_Sulu_web-large_highest.jpg

Datu Barra, datu of South Ubian islands in Sulu

net find:

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273421/Captain_Nichols_and_his_scout_team_in_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

Captain Nichols and his scout team in Mindanao

net find:

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273406/A_Muslim_market_in_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

A Muslim market in Mindanao

net find: Zamboangan ethnic dance

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273420/An_ethnic_dance_performed_by_girls_in_Zamboanga_web-large_highest.jpg

An ethnic dance, performed by girls, in Zamboanga

net find: American camp

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273400/A_panoramic_shot_of_Camp_Vickers_in_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

A panoramic shot of Camp Vickers in Mindanao

net find: Sultan

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273404/A_Mindanaoan_sultan_with_his_servants_while_a_datu_holds__web-large_highest.jpg

A Mindanaoan sultan with his servants while a datu holds an umbrella

net find: Bud Dajo camp

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273398/A_military_camp_at_the_foot_of_Bud_Dajo_web-large_highest.jpg

A military camp at the foot of Bud Dajo
Sulu, Mindanao

net find: Two faces of war

http://img001.picture2life.net/3273396/A_juramentado_lies_dead_while_American_soldiers_amidst_ro_web-large_highest.jpg

A juramentado lies dead while American soldiers amidst rows of human skulls smugly pose for the camera

wow, thanks for the excellent effort tonight. much appreciated.

General John Joseph Pershing (http://inside.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/pershingrifles/general%20pershing.htm)

http://inside.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/pershingrifles/portrait_pershing.jpg

http://inside.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/pershingrifles/pershing_fam.jpg

http://inside.mines.edu/stu_life/organ/pershingrifles/pershing_ship.jpg

Gen. Pershing is credited to be the builder of Pasonanca Park, the Zamboanga Golf and Country Club and the Plaza named after him - Plaza Pershing..

wow, thanks for the excellent effort tonight. much appreciated.

^^
thanks :)
tulungan poh tayo dito :cheers:

Weapons of Moros

http://www.sailblogs.com/member/sailsamal/images/weapons_of_the_moros.jpg

net find: Muslim defense

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280554/Two_Muslims_are_on_the_defensive_for_any_possible_attacks_web-large_highest.jpg

Two Muslims are on the defensive for any possible attacks

net find: Execution of Muslims

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280553/Three_Muslims_were_hanged_in_Jolo_Sulu_web-large_highest.jpg

Three Muslims were hanged in Jolo, Sulu

net find: Bagobos

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280552/The_Bagobos_of_the_South_in_their_finery_web-large_highest.jpg

The Bagobos of the South in their finery

net find: Agus falls, Iligan

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280551/The_Agus_falls_or_more_popularly_Maria_Christina_falls__web-large_highest.jpg

he Agus falls, or more popularly, Maria Christina falls in Iligan, Mindanao

net find: Sample fauna species of Mindanao

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280490/Specie_of_a_monkey_and_a_lizard_caught_by_the_natives_in__web-large_highest.jpg

Specie of a monkey and a lizard caught by the natives in Mindanao

net find: Muslim natives

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280489/Native_Muslims_of_Mindanao_going_up_the_tree_web-large_highest.jpg

Native Muslims of Mindanao going up the tree

net find: Muslim children

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280487/Muslim_children_naked_and_dressed_posing_in_front_of_th_web-large_highest.jpg

Muslim children, naked and dressed, posing in front of the camera

net find: Muslim Carabao cart

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280488/Muslims_riding_on_the_back_of_a_carabao_web-large_highest.jpg

Muslims riding on the back of a carabao

net find: market stall

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280486/Filipinas_tending_their_stall_in_a_local_market_in_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

Filipinas tending their stall in a local market in Mindanao

net find: Datu Tantung

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280481/Datu_Tantung_web-large_highest.jpg

net find: Dead juramentados on the ground

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280478/Dead_Juramentados_lie_dead_after_an_attack_web-large_highest.jpg

Dead Juramentados lie dead after an attack

net find: Datu Kalbi

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280460/Datu_Kalbi_web-large_highest.jpg

net find: Datu Amir Hussin

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280459/Datu_Amir_Hussin_web-large_highest.jpg

net find: Court martial

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280458/Court_martial_web-large_highest.jpg

net find: Coconut farmers

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280443/Coconut_farmers_harvesting_coconuts_by_climbing_in_Jolo__web-large_highest.jpg

Coconut farmers harvesting coconuts by climbing in Jolo, Sulu

net find: Sultan

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280441/A_young_Mindanaoan_sultan_posed_for_a_photograph_with_his_web-large_highest.jpg

A young Mindanaoan sultan posed for a photograph with his attendant

net find: Dead Filipinos dumped in a common grave

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280442/Bodies_of_men_women_and_children_were_dumped_in_a_shallo_web-large_highest.jpg

Bodies of men, women and children were dumped in a shallow, common grave after the Battle of Bud Dajo

net find: Suit of armor

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280414/A_Muslim_warrior_in_full_armor_gear_web-large_highest.jpg

A Muslim warrior in full armor gear

net find: Sulu datu

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280440/A_Sulu_datu_on_board_an_American_gunboat_in_Sulu_web-large_highest.jpg

A Sulu datu on board an American gunboat in Sulu

net find: Lake Lanao

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280439/A_panoramic_view_from_Fort_Binadayan_of_Lake_Lanao_web-large_highest.jpg

A panoramic view from Fort Binadayan of Lake Lanao

net find: Muslim market

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280413/A_Muslim_market_made_of_nipa_and_bamboo_in_Zamboanga_web-large_highest.jpg

A Muslim market made of nipa and bamboo in Zamboanga

Bukidnon

bidlisiw
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC00045.jpg

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo174/erwintheater/DSC00049.jpg

net find: House's interior

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280412/A_look_of_a_houses_interior_in_Sulu_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

A look of a house's interior in Sulu, Mindanao

net find: Mindanao island

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280411/A_lithographic_map_of_the_Mindanao_island_web-large_highest.jpg

A lithographic map of the Mindanao island

net find: Mainland Mindanao

http://img001.picture2life.net/3280410/A_lithographic_map_of_mainland_Mindanao_comprising_of_Mis_web-large_highest.jpg

A lithographic map of mainland Mindanao comprising of Misamis, Surigao, Cotabato and Davao provinces (ca. 1900)

net find: Santa Maria road

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281567/Santa_Maria_road_with_rows_of_coconut_trees_and_native_ho_web-large_highest.jpg

Santa Maria road with rows of coconut trees and native houses

net find: Escorts

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281568/The_escorts_of_General_Miles_in_his_visit_in_Malabang_Mi_web-large_highest.jpg

The escorts of General Miles in his visit in Malabang, Lanao

net find: Muslim fishing village

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281566/Muslim_fishing_village_web-large_highest.jpg

net find: Mindanaoans

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281560/Mindanaoans_in_their_village_that_were_not_Hispanized_d_web-large_highest.jpg

Mindanaoans, in their village, that were not Hispanized during the Spanish period

net find: Moro houses

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281565/Moro_houses_in_Zamboanga_made_of_nipa_and_bamboo_web-large_highest.jpg

Moro houses in Zamboanga made of nipa and bamboo

net find: Coconut grove

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281559/Groves_of_coconut_trees_in_Zamboanga_web-large_highest.jpg

Groves of coconut trees in Zamboanga

net find: Troop inspection

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281557/General_Miles_inspecting_his_troops_in_Malabang_P_I_web-large_highest.jpg

General Miles inspecting his troops in Malabang, P. I.

net find: Camp arrival

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281556/General_Miles_arriving_at_the_camp_site_in_Malabang_web-large_highest.jpg

General Miles arriving at the camp site in Malabang

net find: Leaving Malabang

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281558/General_Miles_prepares_to_leave_Malabang_after_his_visit_web-large_highest.jpg

General Miles prepares to leave Malabang after his visit

net find: General Miles' arrival

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281549/General_Miles_arriving_at_Malabang_Mindanao_for_a_visit_web-large_highest.jpg

General Miles arriving at Malabang, Lanao for a visit

thanx @tonight..medyo pakyaw na nimu..daghana pa, lingaw kaayo ko sa imo mga net find pics:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

balos pod ni si angkol pol ani..ngaita pa cguro cya..hehehhee

net find: American home

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281548/An_American_civilian_living_in_a_native_house_made_of_nip_web-large_highest.jpg

An American civilian living in a native house made of nipa and bamboo

net find: American troops

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281547/American_troops_in_formation_at_Malabang_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

American troops in formation at Malabang, Mindanao

net find: Muslim casualties

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281546/American_soldiers_standing_over_a_multitude_of_dead_Musli_web-large_highest.jpg

American soldiers standing over a multitude of dead Muslims laying on the ground

net find: Dead Muslims

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281545/American_soldiers_gallantly_posing_with_a_row_of_human_sk_web-large_highest.jpg

American soldiers gallantly posing with a row of human skulls on a fallen tree trunk

net find: Muslim casualties

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281544/American_soldiers_gallantly_posing_over_a_trench_filled_w_web-large_highest.jpg

American soldiers gallantly posing over a trench filled with Muslims killed in battle

net find: Bombardment

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281543/American_force_in_Mindanao_bombing_a_Moro_fort_web-large_highest.jpg

American force in Mindanao bombing a Moro fort

net find: Camp Keithley's barrack

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281540/A_panoramic_view_of_Camp_Keithley_barracks_web-large_highest.jpg

A panoramic view of Camp Keithley barracks

net find: Zamboanga Bay area

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281542/A_view_of_the_Zamboanga_bay_web-large_highest.jpg

A view of the Zamboanga bay

net find: Coconut tree

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281541/A_towering_coconut_tree_in_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

A towering coconut tree in Mindanao

net find: Pilandok

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281539/A_native_Pilandok_mouse_deer_in_Mindanao_web-large_highest.jpg

A native Pilandok (mouse deer) in Mindanao

thanx @tonight..medyo pakyaw na nimu..daghana pa, lingaw kaayo ko sa imo mga net find pics:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

balos pod ni si angkol pol ani..ngaita pa cguro cya..hehehhee

^^
wala man gud lingaw karon hehehe
mangita pa ko para naa pud ko ma share :)
tinabangay lang gud ug post :cheers: :cheers:

net find: Fishnet making

http://img001.picture2life.net/3281528/A_native_making_fishnet_web-large_highest.jpg

A native making fishnet

net find: Marketplace

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A Moro market with American soldiers and visitors

net find: Marketplace

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A marketplace in Malabang, Mindanao being visited by American forces

net find: Moro trenches

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Trenches, concealed with lush vegatation, at Fort Pandapatan

net find: wounded soldiers

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Wounded American soldiers being carried on a cot in Malabang, Mindanao