Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental Province [Archive] - Page 94

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 11:22 AM

Ka pas pas ba sa thread.... kapoy ug back read hahha... tungod sa Earthquake......

aahahahaha

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Aside from this:

SM Supermalls gipanglantawan nga makasulod sila sa Dumaguete karong tuiga

Padayon ang pagtubo ang ekonomiya sa dakbayan sa Dumaguete subay sa pagsulod sa mga negosyante nga nibutang sa ilang investment dinhi.

Dili pa lamang dugay personal nga nibisita ang mga kadagkuan sa SM Supermalls sa buhatan ni Mayor Chikiting Sagarbarria diin gihisgutan ang planong pagsulod dinhi sa Dumaguete.

Matud ni Mayor Sagarbarria adunay gihimo nga survey ang SM Prime Holdings Incorporated kinsa maoy tag-iya sa SM Supermalls sa pagsusi sa buying power sa dakbayan sa Dumaguete.

Sumala sa Mayor nagtuo siya nga nagka-umento ang buying power sa
Dumaguete tungod sa pagsulod sa mga bag-ong negosyante dinhi sa dakbayan. Gani nakita niya nga gawas sa pagsulod sa mga negosyante nidaghan usab ang mga bag-ong buildings nga gipangtukod.

Hinuon matud niya ang giplanohan sa SM nga posibleng mo-invest sila sa Dumaguete apan Department store nga sama sa lee plaza ug cang department store.

Nangita karon ug lugar ang SM Prime Holdings nga mopasar sa standard requirement sa ilang tindahan nga anaa sa sentro sa Siyudad.

Ang dakbayan sa Dumaguete maoy sentro sa negosyo sa Negros oriental gumikan nga dinhi man manukad ang mga torista ug bisita paingon sa ubang mga destinasyon sa lalawigan ug silingang probinsya.

Gani gawas niini motuyo usab ug anhi sa DUmaguete ang mga taga Siquijor, part sa Cebu ug Negros Occidental tungod nga mas duol man kon anhi sila sa Dumaguete mangompra sa ilang panginahanglanon.

Source (http://www.dywc801am.com/2011-sm-supermalls-gipanglantawan-nga-makasulod-sila-sa-dumaguete-karong-tuiga.html)

SM Mall in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

With the perceived growing economic atmosphere in Dumaguete City, the capital of Negros Oriental, the country’s largest shopping mall chain has signified its intent to penetrate the city’s market although there are no definite plans yet, said Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria.

Mayor Sagarbarria disclosed that representatives of SM Supermalls, owned by SM Prime Holdings, Inc., had visited the city and met with him about three months ago in an apparent move to check out the feasibility of setting up business here.

The mayor said that SM Supermalls wants to look for a location in Dumaguete where they can initially build not the usual shopping malls first but a grocery store to test the purchasing power of the constituents of Dumaguete and the province of Negros Oriental.

Sagarbarria also said he has no idea where the location of the SM store will be, as there has been no follow-up yet with the visitors from the said mall chain.

The Dumaguete chief executive, however, said he believes that the purchasing power of Dumaguete and Negros Oriental residents has gone up, as can be seen with the entry of the first-ever shopping mall here, the Robinsons’ Place.

People from nearby areas like Siquijor, parts of Cebu province facing Negros Oriental, and parts of Negros Occidental that are much closer to Dumaguete than Bacolod City, are frequently coming here.

Source (http://www.maribojocbohol.com/sm-mall-in-dumaguete-city-negros-oriental/)

Hay....wala na jud koy ma sulti....... gi sugdan man gud ni sa Watsons....nga ni click man kaayo gud..hhhahhaha... thank you sa pag shop Nicko...hahahahah..... Ako kay VANSONS ra man gud,,aahhahah

As what our city administrator mentioned, it's going to be a Savemore. Location is very most likely to be at the third IT Park, side by side with Qualfon's new building.

Reliable kaayo...hahaha.. gi sulti na ni jake ang tanan..ahhaha.... Boking na si dodong Nicko...hahahahah

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Wow pagka pictures.... so beautiful Dumaguete........ thanks for sharing Ritch...

Makaulaw man mag picture2x sa ciudad mag inusara uy hehe. Who's free on Sunday para maglibot2x? Pwede 1st ever SSC Dgt meet nalang pud :). Chimichangas and quesadillas at Moon Silliman Av dayon pagkahuman...

Attending:
1. nicko
2. jundem
3. ponsing
....

^^ Sunday it is. Booked for an SSC date.. Haha.

Uy, @jake2townz, kung di pa lang ta silingan, nah! Hmmpff.. Hehe

Madayon na pud kaha ni...hahaha....

nicko

July 13th, 2011, 11:24 AM

Madayun na kung dayunon!.. Samot na kay si papa P nimo ang nag pasiugda hehe

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 11:43 AM

Madayun na kung dayunon!.. Samot na kay si papa P nimo ang nag pasiugda hehe

Hahahaa...segi segi.... layhan ko ani....asa man ta mag meet?...sa boulevard?...ahhahahahha

nicko

July 13th, 2011, 11:54 AM

Lets leave the planning out to ponsing. Dapat panindigan niya iyang invitation. Hehehe. Saman pons??.. haha.

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 01:05 PM

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jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 02:50 PM

3,000 'Run to Educate' on August 7
Wednesday, Jul 13 7:09 PM

An initiative of the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI) aimed at augmenting its funds for scholarship capitalizes on the growing popularity of running.

SAAI, in cooperation with the Silliman University Cebu Alumni Association, Inc. (SUCEBU), is organizing “Silliman Run 2011: Run to Educate” on August 7. The project seeks to generate funds to increase the number of recipients of its scholarship programs at Silliman University.

Around 3,000 participants are expected to sign up under three categories: 1.1K (for school children and elderly), 5.5K (for young adults) and 11K (for running enthusiasts and professionals).

The run will start at 5AM at the Gate of Knowledge – the grand set of portals by the Portal West Building on Hibbard Avenue – and follows routes that culminate at the Uytengsu Foundation Computer Center.

This is the second formal run organized by an alumni chapter. The first, which was also spearheaded by SUCEBU, kicked off at the Ayala Center in Cebu, and had three categories: 3K, 5K and 10K.

Heading the "Silliman Run 2011" project are Judge Cresencio Tan Jr., SAAI National president, and Engr. Sigfried Sia, SUCEBU president.

Source (http://beta.su.edu.ph/article/198-3000-039Run-to-Educate039-on-August-7)

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 02:52 PM

RAFI conducts public exposures for Triennial laureates, finalists in Dumaguete City
by Jennifer Catan-Tilos

DUMAGUETE CITY, July 13 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Triennial Awards finalists this year and its Circle of Laureates will undergo public exposures and post-awards engagement activities on July 13-16 in Dumaguete City in partnership with the awardees and finalists that are operating in Negros Oriental.

RAFI communications officer Haidee Emmie Palapar said the public exposure and post awards engagement aim to share the inspiring stories and work of the awardees and finalists through public fora, conferences, and learning visits.

The previous winners of the Triennial awards from the Visayas and Mindanao will gather in Dumaguete City on July 13-14 for the “RAFI Triennial Awards Circle of Laureates Conference.”

The laureates will be provided with a venue for interaction, dialogue, initiation, and development of partnerships and other collaborative engagements between and among them.

The laureates, on July 16 will experience a series of learning visits to organizations, individuals, and places in Negros Oriental where benchmark projects are the norms

According to Palapar the RAFI Triennial Awards is currently on its fifth run this year. Its top five finalists per category were presented in a public forum on June 15 at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center in Cebu City.

On July 15, this time in Dumaguete City, they will again be presented to the public during the “3rd Leaders of Change Forum” at Foundation University to share their works, projects, causes and their contributions to community development.

The top five finalists for the individual category include Fr. Angelo Buenavides, Prof. Estrella Cantallopez, Mr. Apolinario Leyson, Sr., Fr. Dennis Tamayo, and Mr. Rene Vendiola.

The top five finalists for the institution category are SOS Children’s Villages Philippines; Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation Inc.; The Great Physician Rehabilitation Foundation Inc; Agri-Aqua Development Coalition-Mindanao; and Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc.

The finalists will still have to undergo an extensive screening process and the winners will be conferred with the Awards in March 2012.

The Triennial Awards was initiated in 1996 and conferred every three years. It was established to encourage and give recognition to individuals and institutions that have brought hope and change to better the lives of the less privileged in communities.

Palapar explained that the Triennial Awards is also a form of recognition of people and institutions that reflect the philanthropic, humanitarian, and holistic ideals of Don Ramon Aboitiz and Don Eduardo Aboitiz.

The awards are given in two categories—the Ramon Aboitiz Award for Exemplary Individual and the Eduardo Aboitiz Award for Outstanding Institution.

The RAFI Triennial Awards is one of the capabilities of RAFI, which emphasizes best practices in community development.

Its other capabilities include Grants, Institutional Development & Planning, Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy, and Services & Facilities. (PIA-NegOr/mbcn/JCT)

Souce (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=43335)

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 02:55 PM

Earthquake incident:Mayor Sagarbarria and DepEd official orders inspection of buildings Tuesday morning
by Dumaguete Information Office
July 13, 2011

DUMAGUETE CITY, July 12 (PNA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) city schools division of Dumaguete City has ordered a physical inventory of its facilities, such as classrooms and buildings, in the wake of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Negros Island early Tuesday morning.

DepEd division superintendent of schools Dr. Ramir Uytico issued the directive Tuesday morning to ensure the safety of students even as reports have it that small cracks were noted in some school buildings of the city.

It could not be determined, however, if the cracks were a result of the earthquakes and aftershocks reported in Negros in the last two days.

In one of the oldest school buildings of the city, the City Central Elementary School, small cracks were noted by Reynaldo Tabares, who was asked by the principal, Mrs. Rossini Saraña, to inspect the facilities following the orders of Dr. Uytico.

Saraña said the cracks might be small, but should be sufficient enough to necessitate an inspection by structural engineers of the city as a preventive measure.

Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria immediately called members of the risk reduction management council of the city to conduct a citywide inspection and monitoring of the city’s infrastructure, both vertical and horizontal although there were no initial reports of damage.

Meanwhile, even before the early morning tremor, the City Central Elementary School had already scheduled an earthquake drill Tuesday.

Some 1,300 elementary school children participated in the drill conducted by school authorities themselves. The Children were told to duck, take cover, hold on until the shaking stops before they go out by forming two lines with both hands on top of their heads.

Saraña said it was a refresher drill for Grades 2 to 6 pupils, but the first time for Grade 1 and Prep pupils. (PNA)

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demonoid724

July 13th, 2011, 03:15 PM

ritche

July 13th, 2011, 03:30 PM

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ritche

July 13th, 2011, 03:40 PM

SM shopping mall eyes Dumaguete as next business venture

DUMAGUETE CITY — With the perceived growing economic atmosphere in Dumaguete City, the capital of Negros Oriental, the country's largest shopping mall chain has signified its intent to penetrate the city's market although there are no definite plans yet, said Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria.

Mayor Sagarbarria disclosed that representatives of SM Supermalls, owned by SM Prime Holdings, Inc., had visited the city and met with him about three months ago in an apparent move to check out the feasibility of setting up business here.

Source (http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/33957-SM-shopping-mall-eyes-Dumaguete-as-next-business-venture.html)

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 04:15 PM

in effect pa rin ba ang city ordinance na curfew or dapat closed ang mga disco and clubs on weekdays? i remember back in 2002 or 2003 we dropped by sa disco bar near gazebo but closed daw on weekdays, so we ended up strolling the boulevard instead.

Not anymore..... curfew is intended to minors like me..... Party here and there during week days....pero ang pina ka daghan ug tawo ang Friday and Saturday....kay wala namay class pag ugma...pero naa ra japoy mga parties during weekdays....

SM shopping mall eyes Dumaguete as next business venture

DUMAGUETE CITY — With the perceived growing economic atmosphere in Dumaguete City, the capital of Negros Oriental, the country's largest shopping mall chain has signified its intent to penetrate the city's market although there are no definite plans yet, said Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria.

Mayor Sagarbarria disclosed that representatives of SM Supermalls, owned by SM Prime Holdings, Inc., had visited the city and met with him about three months ago in an apparent move to check out the feasibility of setting up business here.

Source (http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/33957-SM-shopping-mall-eyes-Dumaguete-as-next-business-venture.html)

At least naa na jud sa mga news nga naa jud siya.....hehehehe.....bahala ug next year pa siya ma open pero at least apil nata sa MAP ni Henry Sy..heheheh

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 04:17 PM

Civic group eyes first cyber lab at government school in Dumaguete
by Pna Dumaguete, July 13, 2011

DUMAGUETE CITY, July 13 (PNA) -- The Rotary Club of Dumaguete South (RCDS) is embarking on an ambitious project of establishing the first cyber lab in a public elementary school in the city through a matching grant in cooperation with their counterpart club abroad, the Park Cities Dallas club.

RCDS past president Alfredo Bustamante disclosed the first computer lab will be established at the North City Elementary School (NCES) in Barangay Piapi where at least 50 Pentium IV Dell computers will be put up for use by students from Grades III to VI.

The computer lab will be equipped with a projector, individual CD roms, headphones, home theater and will be connected to the Internet to enhance the Math, Science and English education of NCES students.

Bustamante disclosed that while the installation of the computers are going on, the Bureau of Customs in Cebu has informed them of the arrival of the second shipment of 169 computer units under the computer dispersal program of the RCDS.

He said the computer lab will provide computer-aided education to students in international English, improve their Math skills to be at par with other best of the world and learn more of Science.

Various aspects in maintaining the computer lab is being discussed along with the security provision.

Bustamante said the project is also in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology who takes charge of the technical support and provide for a service computer.

The dream of RCDS is to provide a computer lab in all of the 18 public elementary and secondary schools in Dumaguete City. (PNA) jfp/Juancho Gallarde

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 04:32 PM

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PHOTO CAPTION. Senator Chiz Escudero with Rep. George Arnaiz, Dumaguete Vice Mayor Alan Gel Cordova, BM/Councilor Erwin Macias and Dumaguete Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria.

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jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 05:17 PM

THE 3rd IT PARK and the proposed location for SM SAVEMORE

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nicko

July 13th, 2011, 05:42 PM

^^ Bring it on!... :)

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 05:50 PM

nicko

July 13th, 2011, 06:05 PM

^^ I wonder hows their newest course offering is doing.. Painting major.

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 08:05 PM

DUMAGUETE-SIBULAN AIRPORT

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jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 08:05 PM

Mas nice ug... DUMAGUETE-SIBULAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.. hahahahaha....

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 08:11 PM

SILLIMAN BEACH

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jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 08:26 PM

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On it's 2nd year, ELEMENTS is adding a singing track to the Camp!

Set in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, ELEMENTS aims to give the campers and mentors an entirely unique artistic experience! The Camp aims to bring together aspiring and professional singers AND songwriters to bond and learn from one another. For five days, there will be lectures, group presentations, case studies, and a lot of break out sessions! With instruments at hand, the Camp will allow musicians from different genres with different styles and technique to share their experiences and ideas to a group with similar passion.

Campers should also be ready for games, delicious food, amazing performances and a whole lot of fun!

A total of sixty (60) aspirants – thirty (30) singers and thirty (30) songwriters will be accepted to be the second batch of ELEMENTS participants. More than twenty (20) mentors will be joining the campers in Dumaguete City!

The process of selection will be through online application and LIVE auditions. It will be handled and overseen by Maestro Ryan Cayabyab and his working team of distinguished singers and songwriters.

The application period is from July 1 to August 31, 2011. The live auditions and announcement of the campers will follow shortly after. All news, information, and updates can be accessed through the official camp website at http://www.7101musicnation.com.ph.

The 5-day workshop will present modules on Introduction to Philippine Popular Music: A Short History, The Singer and the Songwriter, A Racing Maze, What is a Team? What is a Collaboration?, Move into Action, Group Presentations with Panel Critique, Inspirational Talk for all the campers. For the songwriters, they will also have modules on Basic Music Creation, The Story in Your Head, Composer's Diagnostics, Digital Media, Using the Social Network to Market Your Music, Music Publishing, and The Music Producer while the singers will also have modules on The Voice, Vocal Health and Hygiene, Vocalist's Diagnostics, A Singer's Checklist, A Day in the Life, A Singer's Life, Stage Performance

The mentors for the Elements this year are:

Gabby Alipe,
Jimmy Antiporda,
Rico Blanco,
Ebe Dancel,
Jim Paredes,
Noel Cabangon,
Gary Granada,
Raimund Marasigan,
Jungee Marcelo,
Clarissa Ocampo,
Lemuel dela Cruz,
Dulce,
Jed Madella,
Jett Pangan,
Joey Ayala,
Jv Colayco,
Aiza Seguerra,
Debbie Gaite,
Angeli Valenciano,
Jay Durias,
Louie Ocampo
Gary Valenciano

Source (http://7101musicnation.com.ph)

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 08:41 PM

DUMAGUETE CITY HEALTH OFFICE
Integrated Health Services and BIRTHING HOME

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THE NURSES

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jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 08:47 PM

Sorry Nick....:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:... nakit-an man jud nako..ehehehehe

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 09:20 PM

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Reserve your seat now.....

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Bo B

July 13th, 2011, 10:02 PM

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 10:13 PM

Hi, How many floors is the building on the first picture? Is it a hotel? Glad to see Dumaguete is booming too.

8 storey hotel owned by a local businessman......

Thank you....

Bo B

July 13th, 2011, 10:18 PM

8 storey hotel owned by a local businessman......

Thank you....

Thanks for the quick answer.

So is it about the same height as the yellow colored hotel?

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 10:27 PM

Thanks for the quick answer.

So is it about the same height as the yellow colored hotel?

You mean this one?.. This is the C & L Bay View Inn has 7 floors...

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In terms of Floor area and height.... Tops and Bottom hotel is the winner...:lol::lol::lol:

And aside from these two hotels......3 more hotels..

NOVOTEL - Ongoing Construction (5 floors)
GOHOTEL - Ongoing Construction (2 floors)
MANHATTAN SUITES - Ongoing Construction (3 floors)

Bo B

July 13th, 2011, 10:34 PM

You mean this one?.. This is the C & L Bay View Inn has 7 floors...

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In terms of Floor area and hieght.... Tops and Bottom hotel is the winner...:lol::lol::lol:

And aside from these two hotels......3 more hotels..

NOVOTEL - Ongoing Construction (5 floors)
GOHOTEL - Ongoing Construction (2 floors)
MANHATTAN SUITES - Ongoing Construction (3 floors)

C&L looks awful. Sorry. Thanks for the picture though. This Novotel isn't connected with the international 5 star chain right?

jundem_dq63

July 13th, 2011, 10:42 PM

C&L looks awful. Sorry. Thanks for the picture though. This Novotel isn't connected with the international 5 star chain right?

It's ok... it's your opinion and I respect on that...No worries

Novotel is definitely not connected with that chain of hotel that you've mentioned......

By the way, you're new here?.....where are you from if you don't mind me asking...

ritche

July 14th, 2011, 04:09 AM

That yellow building is actually noticeable from the sea, quite a good marker :)...

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 04:11 AM

Reserve your seat now.....

Cinema 1 - Reserved Seats
Cinema 3 - Guaranteed Seats

Last week pako naka pa reserve for friday's show. Haha. Excited much?

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 04:13 AM

C&L looks awful. Sorry. Thanks for the picture though. This Novotel isn't connected with the international 5 star chain right?

I agree. C&L (yellow bldg.) looks awful. Ugly color, imo. They should have just settled on a mild color. Its too tacky and disturbing. Hehe.

ritche

July 14th, 2011, 04:24 AM

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 04:35 AM

ritche

July 14th, 2011, 04:40 AM

Perhaps there should be a place for something like that...You cannot have all the cool and good things around. That aesthetic level actually appeals to kindergarten to around early college level, and with the same mental capacities too...But then who's the target? It's located right out in the open, near the sea...When a boat from Cebu, Siquijor, Mindanao, Manila is approaching guess which building gets noticed too easily. And when curiosity is aroused then they inquire, which building is that? Where is that? And what aesthetic and mental level do these people probably have? Isn't that a good business strategy? I think their packaging is just right for their target market...

Alinghi

July 14th, 2011, 04:51 AM

I say its tacky coz its more of a nuisance than an attraction for me. It suddenly gets ur attention but not in a good way. Its glaring. In other words, its too out of place in Dumaguete's green, neutral and old-world environ..

totally agree.. my Tagalog-speaking colleague said to me (pertaining to C&L), "masakit sa mata" :nuts:

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 05:02 AM

ritche

July 14th, 2011, 05:03 AM

One good thing, however, is they reduced their color to only 2 shades: yellow and green. Which for me is good because it would not look like a christmas tree. Only the yellow color is too loud. And I'd say again, it's a good business strategy for them. Do you know that yellow is one of the most noticeable color, that's why many traffic signs are usually rendered in yellow and black.

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 05:04 AM

Murag Ceres Liner nga gipatindog or one giant Lego brick ang C&L. Hehe.

ritche

July 14th, 2011, 05:07 AM

^^ You dont see those kinds of buildings with those kinds of colors even in huge cities like in Manila or Cebu where getting all the attraction is every businessmen's priority. Even newer malls and residential condos are now into earth color tones even though it needs every person of all ages' attention. You can have a building that stands out but does not have to have that kind of color. Sakit jud sa mata. Well i guess im just more biased to minimalistic colors.

http://www.endemicguides.com/Hotel/Tune_Hotel.JPG
Think about it: red is basically the same with yellow if you look at it in the color wheel. And they say that Tune hotels have "5-star sleeping experience at a 1-star price”.

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 05:15 AM

Well, then again, for me, i dont like it.. hehe.. it gives an effect na its trying hard to get attention but in the end, its actually turns off. And im not just speaking singularly towards the building lang but also how it does not mix up with Dumaguete. That building bagay dagway sa laing lugar but not Dumaguete.

ritche

July 14th, 2011, 05:17 AM

Yeah...perhaps there should be a way for them to package their hotel in a more subtle way if it offends the Dumaguete consciousness...

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 05:21 AM

Notice most of the giant food chains exteriors these days? They are now wearing earth colors. Gone are the glaring yellow - red Jollibees and McDonalds. More on brick brown, and beiges na sila. Except for the interiors that probably they still need to make most parts yellow since yellow tells the brain to eat coz it stimulates salivation and hunger.

ritche

July 14th, 2011, 05:30 AM

They can actually tone down the yellow color to bring it to the beige or gold level, but maybe they can do it in the exterior first.

clarion

July 14th, 2011, 09:35 AM

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 10:11 AM

^^ yeah, it is one good example and so as don atilano..

rayu6100

July 14th, 2011, 12:38 PM

DUMAGUETE-SIBULAN AIRPORT

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by Jana Jumalon

Beautiful shot....
Im eager to visit Dumaguete soooon:)

jake2townz

July 14th, 2011, 01:38 PM

[CENTER]
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^^^^
C9 that's where I sat this afternoon. July 14, 3:35pm. :) Beside me, on both sides, were two very sexy chicks :banana:

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 01:43 PM

^^ Tomorrow, my colleagues and I will be on the E seats.. Yipeeee

jake2townz

July 14th, 2011, 01:47 PM

That yellow color building uses standard colors, not really tacky, because they actually blend and complement (Now we have to look at the color wheels :)...Aesthetically speaking, though, it is very basic. I'd say that building is very industrial. When you say tacky, I believe that's when you use non-coherent color schemes that you would wonder if the ones doing the color planning actually understands his color wheel.

Yellow, when used as a base color, is not a tacky color, per se. What's keeping my eye sore everytime I see the building is the harsh tones and the uncoordinated color combination they combine the yellow with. If catching attention is their purpose of using said color scheme, then I think it has done its job well.

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 01:47 PM

Who says weekdays are a bore???.. Wednesdays (Reggae Wednesdays) are just the beginning.. Party marathon continues with Thursday EARGASM!

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nicko

July 14th, 2011, 01:50 PM

Yellow, when used as a base color, is not a tacky color, per se. What's keeping my eye sore everytime I see the building is the harsh tones and the uncoordinated color combination they combine the yellow with. If catching attention is their purpose of using said color scheme, then I think it has done its job well.

You should see their rooms. Scarlet reds, glaring yellows, screaming pinks! :lol:

jake2townz

July 14th, 2011, 02:04 PM

Makaulaw man mag picture2x sa ciudad mag inusara uy hehe. Who's free on Sunday para maglibot2x? Pwede 1st ever SSC Dgt meet nalang pud :). Chimichangas and quesadillas at Moon Silliman Av dayon pagkahuman...

Attending:
1. nicko
2. jundem
3. ponsing
....

Ka pas pas ba sa thread.... kapoy ug back read hahha... tungod sa Earthquake......

aahahahaha

Hay....wala na jud koy ma sulti....... gi sugdan man gud ni sa Watsons....nga ni click man kaayo gud..hhhahhaha... thank you sa pag shop Nicko...hahahahah..... Ako kay VANSONS ra man gud,,aahhahah

Reliable kaayo...hahaha.. gi sulti na ni jake ang tanan..ahhaha.... Boking na si dodong Nicko...hahahahah

Wow pagka pictures.... so beautiful Dumaguete........ thanks for sharing Ritch...

Madayon na pud kaha ni...hahaha....

Guys madayon ni? I'll be in Bacolod Friday and will come back on Saturday, so if dayon ni apil ko. Hehe...

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 02:14 PM

^^ We are waiting for ponsing's final words about this hehe. He is the "inviter" hehe..

nicko

July 14th, 2011, 03:51 PM

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ritche

July 14th, 2011, 04:49 PM

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3761/smcyber.jpg

It said:

SM Cyber Buildings are SM Land’s built-to-suit or ready-to-use developments for technology-based and business process outsourcing (BPO) industries.

Cyber Buildings are strategically located in both established and “next wave cities”—locations that meet the standards of an ideal BPO site based on the following criteria: talent availability, infrastructure, business environment and risk management, and cost effectiveness. These buildings are likewise located near SM Malls and major commercial and retail hubs to round out work-live-play aspects of discriminating professionals.

Source (http://www.sm-land.com/commprop/?p=1714)

jundem_dq63

July 14th, 2011, 04:58 PM

DURING THE LAUNCHING OF
SPI GLOBAL PHARMACY

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jundem_dq63

July 14th, 2011, 05:14 PM

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jundem_dq63

July 14th, 2011, 05:46 PM

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jundem_dq63

July 14th, 2011, 11:39 PM

EATING SESSION WITH FRIENDS
AT RAI RAI KEN RPD

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by Loumari Deposoy Tubio

demonoid724

July 14th, 2011, 11:52 PM

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^^Anong name ng auditorium of SU? the shape of the stage, the color of the curtains and the position of the grand piano is very identical to our Rose Memorial Hall except for the orchestra sa harap ng stage na wala sa SU. :lol:

there are some buildings in SU and our school, CPU that have same the name but magkaibang college dept. yung gumagamit. :)

nicko

July 15th, 2011, 02:49 AM

^^ Clare Isabel McGil Luce Auditorium

nicko

July 15th, 2011, 02:50 AM

DURING THE LAUNCHING OF
SPI GLOBAL PHARMACY

New account?.. Nice.. :)

nicko

July 15th, 2011, 02:51 AM

EATING SESSION WITH FRIENDS
AT RAI RAI KEN RPD

by Loumari Deposoy Tubio

I love RaiRai.. :)

Miguel

July 15th, 2011, 02:55 AM

Portuguese anyone?

Negros Oriental
featured in the
Brazilian Magazine Mergulho

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2566/20104853.jpg
(http://www.issuu.com/athilapeixe/docs/mergulho-159---filipinas---out09)

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Miguel

July 15th, 2011, 03:27 AM

French anyone?

Negros Oriental
featured in the
French Magazine Eau Mag

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1624/81981885.jpg
(http://www.issuu.com/eau-mag/docs/eau_mag_philippines_negros_06_2010)

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nicko

July 15th, 2011, 03:27 AM

^^ Now that's world-class..:)

Miguel

July 15th, 2011, 03:30 AM

^^ Now that's world-class..:)

:okay: INDEED!! :okay:

Miguel

July 15th, 2011, 03:31 AM

Miguel

July 15th, 2011, 03:32 AM

draude

July 15th, 2011, 03:51 AM

^^^^
C9 that's where I sat this afternoon. July 14, 3:35pm. :) Beside me, on both sides, were two very sexy chicks :banana:

Nice gyud ang Harry Potter :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

nicko

July 15th, 2011, 04:02 AM

^^ Last night, my friend watched the LFS and they where joined by a bunch of expat families with their kids and other foriegn college students wearing the Hogwarts School Witchcraft and Wizardy uniforms complete with wands.. Huge fans, I say. Everyone inside cinema 1 gave them one loud cheers as they entered. Hayz. Bye childhood. Grew up with HP. Bittersweet. Will watch later..

nicko

July 15th, 2011, 04:05 AM

French anyone?

Negros Oriental
featured in the
French Magazine Eau Mag

(http://www.issuu.com/eau-mag/docs/eau_mag_philippines_negros_06_2010)

Need we say more??... WORLD-CLASS, indeed..

draude

July 15th, 2011, 04:32 AM

draude

July 15th, 2011, 04:34 AM

Dumaguete student a finalist for 38th SSEAYP (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=43570)

DUMAGUETE CITY, July 15 (PIA) -- A college student in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental made it to the final leg of the selection process for this year's 38th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP).

Regina Clarina Niala Elmaco, 20, a student of St. Paul University Dumaguete (SPUD), is one of the 28 finalists chosen after weeks of regional interviews and deliberations done nationwide by the National Youth Commission (NYC).

Said finalists were picked based on self-assessment focusing on personality and competencies, level of awareness on local, ASEAN-Japan and international affairs, and community involvement and talent, according to NYC Cebu Office.

The finalists are set to face another series of rigorous trainings and tests to determine who are qualified and prepared to become the country's amassadors of culture and goodwill during the SSEAYP voyage around the ASEAN and Japan, said NYC Commissioner Georgina Nava, chairperson of the SSEAYP Organizing Committee.

SSEAYP is an annual cultural exchange program for young people from ASEAN member states and Japan. The program is highlighted by a cruise in Southeast Asia and Japan onboard the “friendship boat”, the Japanese Ocean Liner Fuji Maru.

This year's cruise will take its participants around Southeast Asia on October 25 to December 16 with the Philippines as its first port of call.

The boat will dock in Manila on November 10 to 13 during which NYC is set to show the participants the country's colorful festivals and how Filipinos celebrate camaraderie and friendship. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)

nicko

July 15th, 2011, 04:39 AM

ritche

July 15th, 2011, 04:57 AM

We just didn't know the names "Dumaguete and Negros Oriental" is circulating in big magazines in many countries in the world...The reason the stock of foreign visitors has improved. Now I can see whole families, from infants to young kids to puppy lovers roaming, to expats and retirees roaming around the city, in McDo, in Robinsons...Bring them on! We are indeed a world class city!

draude

July 15th, 2011, 05:12 AM

^^ yes all colors are here. rainbow na ang Dumaguete hahahah

ritche

July 15th, 2011, 05:36 AM

What if the occupant of our third IT park will be this? Then Qualfon is going to be the main tenant as well as Savemore?? Hmmm.. Think about it, it's very possible.. :)

could be but they should use a big contractor like Hilmarcs'...

jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 03:50 PM

^^Anong name ng auditorium of SU? the shape of the stage, the color of the curtains and the position of the grand piano is very identical to our Rose Memorial Hall except for the orchestra sa harap ng stage na wala sa SU. :lol:

there are some buildings in SU and our school, CPU that have same the name but magkaibang college dept. yung gumagamit. :)

CPU and SU are sister schools right?......

New account?.. Nice.. :)

Nope dili siya new account Nick.... We have our own pharmacy here for the employees...nga ang prices is 30% lesser compared sa mga pharmacy sa gawas.... a NO CASH Pharmacy...tanan salary deduction..... Complete siya ug mga Medicines infairness.....

Portuguese anyone?

Negros Oriental
featured in the
Brazilian Magazine Mergulho

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2566/20104853.jpg
(http://www.issuu.com/athilapeixe/docs/mergulho-159---filipinas---out09)

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http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/899/50535378.jpg

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http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5820/16071793.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9863/70531580.jpg

French anyone?

Negros Oriental
featured in the
French Magazine Eau Mag

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1624/81981885.jpg
(http://www.issuu.com/eau-mag/docs/eau_mag_philippines_negros_06_2010)

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NEGROS ORIENTAL GOES INTERNATIONAL.......... it's Only Negros Oriental Can........:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 03:53 PM

To help complement the DCP (DepEd Computerization Program) and DTI's PCPS (Personal Computers for Public Schools), the SK Federation embarked on an ambitious 2 million project to make Negros Oriental the first province to have all public high schools 100% computerized. This worthwhile project will surely help bridge the digital divide among the youth in our province. A total of 165 brand new computers were distributed to newly opened high schools and Alternative Learning Systems. Next project - 100% complete internet access thanks to the 3.3 million counterpart of the Ayala Foundation.

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by Negros Oriental Sangguniang Kabataan

jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 03:57 PM

Dumaguete mayor welcomes senator’s pledge for more funding for public market
by Pna Dumaguete, July 15, 2011

DUMAGUETE CITY, Jul 15 (PNA) -- Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria has welcomed the commitment of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero to pour in more funds for the Dumaguete City Public market. He said the funds will surely help improved the facilities of the public market.

Senator Escudero already gave P500 thousand specifically for the public market.

Mayor Sagarbarria said the money was used in the construction of the first-ever green toilet at Building I of the public market complex. He is planning to put up additional green toilets at the public market after the Escudero’s promise to give more funds.

The green toilet is designed as waterless and does not emit foul odor. It is also censor-operated like the comfort rooms of international hotels. Mayor Sagarbarria said they still have to construct another green toilet for women.

Aside from the toilet, there are other parts of the public market that need rehabilitation and development.

Mayor Sagarbarria said the funds from senators are a big help to the local government units in the implementation of projects.

Senator Escudero, who was in Dumaguete on Wednesday, said he impressed with the effort of the city government in providing quality service for the community even at the public market. He added that visiting the provinces motivates him to give substantial funding to every local government unit in the country. (PNA) jfp/Maricar Aranas

jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 04:04 PM

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jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 04:07 PM

STAR OIL MANGNAO GRAND OPENING

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by Dumaguete Information Office

jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 04:08 PM

jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 04:22 PM

FUNSHOPS PERFORM AT RPD

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Who knows, the newest member of the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra will be coming from this Group......

by Funshop of Dumaguete

ritche

July 15th, 2011, 04:51 PM

Final lay-out or view-Dumaguete Boardwalk project

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by Dumaguete Information Office

I hope it becomes like this:

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Aruba is included in Islands magazine's 20 Best Islands to Live On, first edition

ritche

July 15th, 2011, 05:03 PM

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Dumaguete aerial, 5 years from now :) (I don't like the rough rocks on the sea wall, though)...

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Dumaguete port, future perfect :)...

ritche

July 15th, 2011, 05:15 PM

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jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 05:20 PM

ritche

July 15th, 2011, 05:21 PM

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ritche

July 15th, 2011, 05:52 PM

jake2townz

July 15th, 2011, 08:04 PM

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Some parts of this harbor where the cruise ships dock are stlll crude, looks like they were just piled rocks, maybe they do not have yet budget to really make this port area really smooth. And yet, they are already cashing in with the huge cruise ships calling on this port regularly...

crude ports like this add charm and exoticness to certain places... sometimes a place just has to bank on that. most of our visitors come from places where everything is so big and modern, and if we try to compete with things that they are already used to seeing, we will lose that charm that is uniquely ours. i meant this in a good way. as long as it's convenient for them, tourists will not complain.

jundem_dq63

July 15th, 2011, 08:29 PM

crude ports like this add charm and exoticness to certain places... sometimes a place just has to bank on that. most of our visitors come from places where everything is so big and modern, and if we try to compete with things that they are already used to seeing, we will lose that charm that is uniquely ours. i meant this in a good way. as long as it's convenient for them, tourists will not complain.

You have a point there Jake........

tyrantking

July 16th, 2011, 02:09 AM

ritche

July 16th, 2011, 03:50 AM

There are retractable parts at the Luce, and they could even add a set, and arrange something at the back while the show is going on because of the huge space at the back, the curtains, and the elevator system.

nicko

July 16th, 2011, 08:13 AM

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nicko

July 16th, 2011, 08:18 AM

TONAAAYYYYTT!!... KillerBee's DJ Sapphire in da hous!!

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nicko

July 16th, 2011, 08:20 AM

TONAAAYYYYTT!!... KillerBee's DJ Sapphire in da hous!!

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nicko

July 16th, 2011, 08:43 AM

A Primer for Table-Hopping in Dumaguete
Ian Rosales Casocot (http://eatingthesun.blogspot.com/)

Part 1 of a series on Dumaguete food

Every time a traveler comes to Negros Oriental, I am always asked the same two things, the first being an inquiry about the local delicacy, some edible pasalubong to take home. That has become a kind of touristic expectation—Cebu with its lechon and chicharon, for example, or Bohol with its kalamay and peanut kisses.

Such query used to vex me. What do we exactly eat in Negros Oriental that is worthy of culinary tourism?

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Over time, it has become easy to answer. My roots being Bayawan, a small city in the southern part of the island looking out towards Sulu Sea, I am ready to pronounce the gustatory delights of baye-baye, a kind of sweet cake made of sticky rice and coconut—and thinking of it now brings on a surfeit of childhood memories. I’m imagining the burst of sticky sweetness that explodes on the tongue, and the way the paste lolls around the mouth.

Then there’s Tanjay’s budbud named after itself or Dumaguete's budbud kabog—the two towns' version of puto bungbung, really. (Alas, why it’s named after the local species of bat is beyond me.)

In Dumaguete, the easy answer has come to be the silvanas from Sans Rival, that quaint cake house near the Rizal Boulevard that has found a solid way to make this frozen delicacy of a pastry last a plane ride by coming in pasalubong variety: its powdery shell is made extra hard, which preserves the quick-melting creamy heaven inside.

The second query, still about food, has nothing to do with pasalubongs, but everything to do with the matter of solving any current pangs of hunger. If one is a stranger to Dumaguete, where do you exactly go that would also define a sense of place? To eat where the locals gather is, in a sense, getting to know well the stirrings of every day life as it exists in this peculiar spot of geography. This one goes beyond considerations of fast food. You do not go to another place to have Jollibee.

But if “definition of a place” must be a criterion, you could always start with this one kind of fast food popular in the city: the “tempura,” a flour-coated something (definitely not shrimp—but it sure does taste a little like it), which is an unhealthy mix of MSG and deep-frying oil. But locals do gravitate towards the tempurahan, how we call this spot at the head of the stretch of paseo, at the corner fronting old Sillliman Hall, which is the city’s picturesque Rizal Boulevard. At night, the place turns into a haven for moon-seekers, its acacia-lined stretch overlooking the dark currents of Tañon Strait lit orange by lights emanating from Corinthian lampposts that dot it. Many years ago, a city mayor once thought of doing away with the “tempura” vendors, their makeshift chairs and colorful beach umbrellas considered an “eyesore” in the midst of the Boulevard’s Spanish/American feel. And then the New York Times, in its travel article about Dumaguete, splashed images of the tempurahan in its pages. It became an instant curiosity of a place, a tourist spot. The order was withdrawn, and so the tempurahan stands where it is until now, gentrified a little bit, the vendors now in uniform. (The tempura is also available with hot sauce, and coupled with a bottle of Coke, it becomes a kind of feast. One has been known to devour fifteen pieces of it in one sitting.)

Dumaguete, for some reason, is in a culinary renaissance of some sort. It is a small revolution, but it sizzles still.

Why a revolution? Consider this. There used to be a time when dining out was a perennial problem in Dumaguete. Essentially a big town with small city airs, it was a place where nobody went out for dinner—and if they did, it was mostly a family affair that was quick, usually undistinguished, lacking the pizzazz of experience the way a place with a culture of dining out has. Which is why, for the longest time, what can be said to sum up a typical Dumaguete dining experience is the outdoor grill. Jo’s Chicken Inato is iconic in that tradition—its grilled chicken, marinated with a secret recipe of herbs and a milky what-not, is almost synonymous with the city. Today, that tradition, always done al fresco, has expanded a little bit with City Burger (which is not known for burgers, but for barbecued chicken dipped in a tantalizingly sweet sauce—a real experience, if you have the patience to spare with its gruffy and belligerent waiters and waitresses, who seem to begrudge your very presence for some reason), and with Atong Kamalig, also near the Boulevard, with its smorgasbord of grilled meat and funky-sounding bands. More recently, there’s Sundown, near the intersection that leads to Robinson’s Place—a beautifully landscaped beer garden, complete with the alfresco feel, that transcends whatever image it wants to project to offer some of the most surprising cooking in town. Surprising because you don’t expect so much from such a small place. Still, it has the imprimatur of Santa Monica’s kitchen, which says a lot about the seriousness of its food.

In consequence, we only had a few restaurants with slim culinary imaginations, coming and going in fashion. The local cheese burger that defined Dumaguete the most had always been the one from Taster’s Delight, an institution now gone, much to the lamentations of several generations of students in this University Town for whom its delectable blend of sauce created magic with its patty. North Pole Emilia and its glorious coco flan are also gone, and so has Dockside with its late-night feasts of tocilog and its other -log cousins. And who remembers Blue Oyster in Sibulan? Jumong, a Korean restaurant in the bowels of Portal West, has also disappeared into kimchi hell. Then most recently, the closing of Gimmik, which prompted an overwhelming response for a sense of loss for its "perfect" sisig, its sun-roasted pork belly, its Peruvian steak, its calamares, its sinugbang isol...

Gone, too, is Sampan Food Haus near Don Bosco, which was the closest Dumagueteños could get to good Hong Kong-type dining—Chinese food with a street flair. Italia, that glorious Italian restaurant near Avenida Sta. Catalina, is also now gone—and all I have left of it are memories of its delicious carpaccio di Resce con verdure marinale—a thin slice of tuna with marinated vegetables that simply melted in my mouth—which I had for antipasti, and the bistecca Italia (succulent beef tenderloin sautéed in extra virgin oil, with carrots, potatoes, and herbs) and bistecca di Pepe (grilled tenderloin steak with black pepper). What proved to be its demise? Its pricey fare, in a city that is quite notorious for wanting its fine dining within the budget of a take-out from McDonald’s.

A growing city—and its increasingly ravenous appetites—changes with time. It is an inevitability. Our favorite food places come and go in fashion. Our shifting standards dictate it. The menu is now a mess, we say. The place has lost its charm. The toilet looks dirty and forbidding, so you can imagine how the kitchen must be. The prices are just a little too steep for what looks like a carinderia. The menu, alas, is now a mess.

But we eat out more and more still, the city changing and becoming more cosmpolitan under our feet, and the restaurants continue to mushroom with much hope—and most of the time, they just vanish like stale French fries.

Some food places and their famous dishes, of course, stay for good: the pinsik from Rago’s; the addicting cheese bread and fruit mix from Silliman Cafeteria; the spaghetti carbonara from Chantilly; the lechon manok from Golden Roy’s and Manok ni San Pedro; the cheese de sal from Mrs. Breadworth in Lee Super Plaza; the steak from Le Chalet in Why Not; the kebab in Persian Palate (now Tandoori); the grilled squid from Mamia’s; the crispy pata from Santa Monica; the tocino from Manang Siony’s; the pastries and cakes from Ana Maria; the cafeteria spread and dimsum from Howyang; the batchoy and arroz ballao from Qyosko (and sometimes its delicious dulce de leche cheesecake, or Oreo white chocomousse, or milk chocomousse); and the homemade ice cream and organic chicken steamed rice from Panda Haus.

There is still the Rosante, along Perdices Street, which after it burned down a few years ago, became the more posh Don Roberto’s, and still serves its famous roasted chicken. La Caviteña may now be a shadow of its former self—but it’s still there, hanging on. Chin Loong, with its pseudo-Chinese menu, has had its ups and downs (and now it looks like it’s in the ups again), and CocoAmigos, with its once delightful Mexican whimsy, has been in steady decline for the past few years, its go-go musical acts on weekends becoming an Angeles City kind of attraction. Baduy. So we stay away.

For dressy fares, you go to Fuh Garden (what used to be Mei Yan); or to Casablanca—or if you had a car, all the way to Atmosphere in Dauin, or to any of the resorts that dot that beach town. (We used to frequent this delightful little Thai restaurant called Sawasdee in Tanjay—which was quaint enough to patronize largely due to the distance and effort, and the food was truly brilliant, never mind the hangers of dreadful RTW crowding out the make-do tables and chairs. Once it made the move to Dumaguete, however, it carried its barriotic eccentricities with it, and was promptly shunned by the AB-aspirational crowd that’s the Dumaguete bourgeoisie. Everything in food, you see, rests on reputation, in a region that takes its sugarlandia air with utter seriousness.)

Most often, we go to La Residencia Hotel’s two restaurants—Don Atilano for its steak or Wakagi for its Japanese fare. I go to Don Atilano sometimes for breakfast, when I am bored and have a hankering for tapa or daing na bangus or danggit or tocino or Spanish chorizo or double-fried adobo, peculiarly prepared the Don Atilano way. (Which is, well, snobbish.) But my most memorable dinner here was not its famous steak—which is as ordinary as they come—but with its sake-marinated Norwegian salmon (complete with roasted shallots, mandarin orange and greens, served with soba glazed in teriyake sauce), coupled with its lengua bordelaise (which is ox tongue braised in bordelaise sauce and cooking wine), its bacalao (cod fish fillet sautéed and simmered in rich tomato and olive oil), its roast chicken with pesto butter, and its seared fillet of dory over shrimp ravioli sautéed on butter and shitake mushroom and topped over shrimp ravioli on heavy cream. That was one truly memorable dinner, something I shared with friends with similar tastes for culinary adventures—but since La Residencia’s latest remodeling, its old charm has been lost to its shiny new chrome and wood finish. Even its brewed coffee, which was once praised by The New York Times as probably one of the best in this part of the world, has lost something of its magic.

Things have changed. That much can be said. The city has changed. Today, with a new Robinson’s mall south of downtown, the choices have become a little more crowded. Not in the same way that Cebu or Manila or Bacolod do it, but nevertheless it’s a stirring of sorts, perhaps a sign of better things to come. There’re already Gabby’s Bistro and Jutz’s Café (formerly Boston Café) and Neva’s and Likha and KRI and Mamia’s and Royal Suite in the mix. Sans Rival has expanded from the small pastry shop of our collective memories, to become a full-fledged restaurant, open even on Sundays. There’s even a new Thai restaurant, an affair called Ti Ban Thai along San Juan Street, a stone’s throw away from Sans Rival, where the waitresses remind me of the girls in Patpong—scantily dressed, luring in a specific kind of customer. (Here, I ordered kai sate for appetizer and pad thai for dinner. The kai sate tasted like an afterthought, its meat brittle-tasting verging on the merely okay. Dipped in generous peanut paste, its pad thai was a little more passable, its noodles had a respectable consistency, and it had the surprising earthy airiness of sprouted mung beans; the whole thing, caked in a mushy layer of fried scrambled eggs, seemed like something concocted with an eagerness to please.)

Over the past year or two, I have gone on random food adventures with three other friends, each of us equipped with a role—Moses Joshua Atega acted as our liaison man for restaurants around town, Greg Morales was food photographer, and Arlene Delloso-Uypitching was newly-discovered food stylist.

The following articles in this series are an account of our tasting trips, which became, in essence, a culinary discovery of some of the best that Dumaguete had to offer.

There are two kinds of articles about food: one talks with such specificity about the dish in consideration and the reach is for the technical, an examination of ingredients and process; the other talks about the experience of the partaking, which is how I approach food appreciation. It is for me a kind of theater of gustatory delight that is part communal act (we call that a “feast”) and part individual meditation, done in bites, for the pleasures that life can offer.

This will be an attempt to do the latter... [To be continued...]

nicko

July 16th, 2011, 08:47 AM

The Gusto of Presko
Ian Rosales Casocot (http://eatingthesun.blogspot.com/)

Part 2 of a series on Dumaguete food

Nobody remembers—except perhaps those who have a penchant for nostalgia and have seen Dumaguete evolve over the years—that Lab-as used to be a “floating” restaurant. And not in the spot where it is now. A few meters away, in fact, where Barefoot Bistro is presently. The old al fresco ensemble of coco lumber and wood and nipa, with a running veranda belted around it to set the rustic tone, sat on a man-made pond, a moat really, which was seeded with fish, oyster, and crab. The effect was both visual delight, and source of fresh catch that can directly to the nearby grill and on to the plate of hungry gourmet.

It has been more than twenty years since Lab-as (the Cebuano word for “fresh catch,” or more tellingly, a “freshness of flavor”) was founded on that old spot in 1988. “Back then,” writes Vicente Fuentes of his family’s lasting contribution to Dumaguete’s culinary culture, “the vogue in the dining fare in and around [the city] was either … Chinese or Spanish … with a sprinkling of European and native dishes in some resorts and restaurants… It was thus a bold step for Lab-as to venture into seafood, in a location that was even regarded as a ‘no-no’ in business practice. [We are] situated quite a distance away from the heart of [town], where the convenience of walk-in customers—like shoppers and businessmen of the downtown commercial district—was a built-in come-on.”

The spot, near the crossroads of Escaño Boulevard and Flores Avenue, overlooking Tañon Strait, was—at least in the late 1980s—a kind of no man’s land in Dumaguete: it bordered the shanties of nearby Lo-oc, and at night, it turned into a desert of quiet darkness. It existed in a metaphorical version of the doldrums, the way places in a small city can be, unmeasured by actual standards of distance. Things have changed since then, with Escaño becoming the city’s current throbbing heart of all things you could call the night life. Lab-as might as well be the germ of that transformation. Without the Fuenteses, would life stir in Flores Avenue the way it does now? Probably not.

It was a gamble—and it paid off handsomely. And yet it was a risk that was also founded on one sure thing: there was, and still is, a visionary sumptuousness in Lab-as’ fare. They had food—fresh, delectable—you had to keep coming back to. It was worthy of repeated word-of-mouth appraisals—and it is exactly that kind of enthusiastic response from diners over all these years that has sustained the restaurant. And yet, in the beginning, all that Mr. Fuentes wanted was to create something new for Dumaguete, to offer something new for its collective palate. He writes: “We tried to ride the growing tide in health consciousness sweeping the country, to veer away from food rich in cholesterol and animal fats. We conceived of an idea of freshness in seafood, [not only as a healthy alternative but also as something truly appetizing and satisfying.] When seafood, like grilled fish or steamed crabs or oysters and prawns, are eaten al mano—or kamayan style—the satisfaction is doubled.”

Consider the bestsellers in this restaurant.

There’s the talaba, always a succulent experience, which comes in cheese, basil, garlic, or sibuyas dahon. Taken with wasabi, each bite becomes a whole buffet in one swallow. “We prepare them raw with kalamansi or sinamak na suka,” says Vicente’s son Sande, who is Lab-as’ current conjurer, or at least an ambassador, of culinary witchcraft. “They live off from our aqua tanks to purge them before we serve them to customers. They are grilled and then steamed with sinamak, which is native coconut vinegar with garlic ginger, sili, and peppercorns. And then we have them baked with garlic basil and cheese.” The secret to the delectability is that they try to keep the oysters alive—“and it is a challenge now to get big plump ones,” admits Sande, “because Bais is also now supplying restaurants in Cebu and San Carlos.”

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You go next with the crispy shrimp, seasoned in kalamansi, salt, pepper, and garlic and then dusted with corn starch; the whole ensemble is then deep-fried quickly, so that the shrimps’ shell becomes crispy but the juiciness of the meat remains, locked in. It comes served—all in delectable crunchiness—with bagoong, tomato, and sibuyas, and the whole thing is best eaten from head to tail, each bite dipped in sinamak with crushed sili.

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The halaan or punao clear soup is a favorite starter among diners. The dish primarily consists of fresh clams sautéed in garlic and ginger. Added to the mix are onions, tomatoes, and atsal or red pepper in a clear soup, which is topped with sili espada and sibuyas dahon before it is served. It becomes for many an instant taste of home, something comforting and “makakalma.” Paired with grilled seafood, it becomes almost a complete meal, and also becomes a great match for Filipino guilt-inducing cholesterol-laden favorites like crispy pata or grilled pork belly; the halaan clear soup perfectly counters the oil of these dishes.

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The fat chili crabs—sautéed with onions, garlic, and a generous helping of milled pepper, and then served with a dash of tomato sauce (plus Lab-as’ secret hot sauce formula) and a serving of garlic rice—is an invitation to finger licking. It is another one of Lab-as’ favorites. “We keep the crabs alive, ready for the cooking,” says Sande, “and then we have them steamed, then deep fried with a lot of garlic and guinataan....”

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There are three grilled dishes in the Lab-as menu that I keep coming back to. The first is the panga of the blue marlin or malasugi, always grilled to perfection, the tenderness of the meat mingling with a smoky flavor that is arresting. The flavors are subtle, bursting only in the back of your tongue.

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The second is the sinuglaw, which is my ready favorite in the menu. It is essentially a Dumagueteño version of binakhaw: fresh tangigue cut into cubes, mixed with slices of onions, ginger, and atsal, and then with biasing (a relative of kaffir lime, fresh from Camiguin) thrown in with a measure of fresh coconut milk (“No mayonnaise, please,” Sande says), native coco suka and salt, finally topped with sibuyas dahon and some crushed sili. The final ingredient is sugbang baboy or pork chop hot off the grill, the meat succulently chopped and layered on top of the binakhaw. The contrast in taste and color is a feast for the senses.

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Finally, there is the popular Dumaguete Express—Lab-as’ take on the Bicol Express, but something that is inspired by the cuisine of Camiguin—complete with slivered flesh of botong, fish, squid, and shrimp, cooked in coconut milk with malunggay, ginger, and onion, and then topped with lechon kawali. “It is a complete meal,” says Sande, “and it has somehow become a favorite of backpackers…”

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That mention of backpackers is testament to Lab-as’ growing popularity, not just among locals, but among traveling gourmets from all over the country, and even the world. Many food critics have proclaimed Lab-as’ menu as something that has perfected a taste for the native—which is enviable because it is a menu arrived at only with the strength of one man’s culinary philosophy. Vicente Fuentes was not a chef, just a food enthusiast who knew what “freshness” was all about. “What we have,” Sande says, “are our trusted kusineras—our manangs who have been with us through the years. We have two chief cooks, Manang Carmen and Manang Tasing, who have been loyal to us since 1988. It is quite a team we have, with five other cooks and what we call as the ‘talaba boys’ and the ‘grill boys.’”

What Lab-as has is a menu that may stick to classic favorites, their quality consistent and unchanging, but is also something that evolves over time with inspiration taken from travels, including surfing and diving, that the Fuentes family does, as well as with their unceasing food trips in karinderias in Bohol, Siargao, and Camiguin. What inspires them in these jaunts across the islands trickles down to variations in the menu, with perhaps a new dish or two to keep the culinary adventure going. And so we keep coming back to Lab-as—and one soon realizes that the beauty of Lab-as food is that it is basically the most basic of home-cooking, but taken to a level that approaches sumptuousness, the detail rich, the taste made more distinct and tantalizing.

It is hard work. “Most important in our menus is a consideration of consistent quality and the availability of seafood, like our tuna panga and belly,” Sande says. “I’m very happy, as of the moment, with their quality. Our supplier exports to Europe. They’re local, too, straight from the seas off Bayawan and Sta. Catalina. There is less travel time when I get my stock of lapu-lapu, maya-maya, and others. Presko gyud.”

Presko. That singular word. Twenty years later, it is a culinary philosophy that has proven to be of the lasting kind. [To be continued...]

nicko

July 16th, 2011, 08:53 AM

Resbak ng Lee Plaza sa Robinsons!

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July 16th, 2011, 12:33 PM

FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY
NORTH CAMPUS

FOOTBALL FIELD

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GYMNASIUM

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jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 02:00 PM

DUMAGUETE RURAL BANK INC
Sinco-Guzman Group of Companies

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July 16th, 2011, 02:16 PM

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ponsing1983

July 16th, 2011, 02:19 PM

Maayong gab-i, kids :). What time buas and where? Hehehe...09382577089

nicko

July 16th, 2011, 05:01 PM

^^ Buas guid ya?.. :D Ilonggo ka na guid ya no?... Haha.

Anyhoots, I prefer in the afternoon.. Text lang ta ah. Ang iban ya? Sin.o pa ang ma upod? Daw nag confirm na man si Demdem, ritche, kag jake.

ritche

July 16th, 2011, 05:17 PM

Alinghi

July 16th, 2011, 05:23 PM

nicko

July 16th, 2011, 05:36 PM

^^ Sunday bla bwas may ubra ka haw??.... Ari man ya, pigado gd ko subong. Pero daw si ponsing man ang manglibre. Dba pons? Heehee..

jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 05:49 PM

^^ Buas guid ya?.. :D Ilonggo ka na guid ya no?... Haha.

Anyhoots, I prefer in the afternoon.. Text lang ta ah. Ang iban ya? Sin.o pa ang ma upod? Daw nag confirm na man si Demdem, ritche, kag jake.

indi ko ya pwede buwas.. pigado guid, kadamo ubrahon :)

Indi guid ko pwedi buwas.....burial tomorrow ng one of our colleagues....... daw ka wrong timing ba........

And will be going home to Zambo after a month na waay ko nagpuli.......

nicko

July 16th, 2011, 06:58 PM

Booooooooo.....

jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 08:19 PM

PROPOSED FOUNDATION UNVERSITY HOSPITAL
IN BARANGAY TALAY, DUMAGUETE CITY

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LOBBY

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FRONT

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jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 09:05 PM

JOLLIBEE NORTH ROAD

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jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 09:38 PM

JABBEE LOVES DUMAGUETE CITY

JOLLIBEE CATHEDRAL
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JOLLIBEE NORTH ROAD - DRIVE THRU
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JOLLIBEE PERDICES
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JOLLIBEE RPD
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4 JABBEE STORES IN A CUTE CITY LIKE DUMAGUETE
BOTH PERDICES AND NORTH ROAD JABBEES ARE OPEN 24/7

c6josh

July 16th, 2011, 09:52 PM

dumaguete is one of my favorite places to visit, i remembered when I was still having my completion in Negros Oriental provincial hospital, myself and duty mates would sleep in the OR waiting for a major case and after the duty we would go around the city especially walking along the long stretch of the boulevard eating fishballs and having rounds of beer. I hope I could go back and see all the developments especially RPD I heard from @SUV that its really a nice place. anyway, fly high Negros Island.

jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 10:02 PM

c6josh

July 16th, 2011, 10:14 PM

Thanks c6josh.......You are always welcome here...Huwag maging dayuhan sa Sariling Island...:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:....

^^:lol::lol::lol:

@dark spirit

July 16th, 2011, 10:14 PM

Thanks c6josh.......You are always welcome here...Huwag maging dayuhan sa Sariling Island...:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:....

TAMA!:okay::D

jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 10:45 PM

^^:lol::lol::lol:

TAMA!:okay::D

Explore natin from North to South and from east to west......

From the Mountains to the Sea maraming hidden treasure ang Negros Island..... Di ba?....

jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 10:49 PM

By the Way.....Asa na Si Vince995... siya man to ang atong source about the Gaisano Thingy...... Nawagtang man lang hehehehe.....

jundem_dq63

July 16th, 2011, 11:10 PM

ponsing1983

July 17th, 2011, 01:32 AM

^^ Buas guid ya?.. :D Ilonggo ka na guid ya no?... Haha.

Anyhoots, I prefer in the afternoon.. Text lang ta ah. Ang iban ya? Sin.o pa ang ma upod? Daw nag confirm na man si Demdem, ritche, kag jake.

Practice2x lang ko anay mig kay sa piak na man ko nagpangabuhi. Indi pa guid ko expert ya :). Baw, ako man pigado subong so ma-KKB guid ta kun mag-meet hehe...alas 3 tani sang hapon sa Moon :)...

nicko

July 17th, 2011, 06:44 AM

^^ Nami tni to ah. Kaso ang iban ya mga KJ. Hehehe.. Daw prmi ara lg sa drawing board mga plans to meet haha. But still basi bla may mag change of heart. Text lg bossing..

ritche

July 17th, 2011, 12:59 PM

Been out of the house the whole day because of my visitors who suddenly came over...If we can meet tomorrow or tonight guys it's okay...

underoath

July 17th, 2011, 04:31 PM

NEGROS ORIENTAL AND DUMAGUETE CITY ARE YOURS TO DISCOVER

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WOW! as in WOW! ganda! nindot! negros is truly blessed! :)

maayong gabi-i sa akong mga igsuon sa pikas nga probinsya! :)

(please bear with my trying-hard binisaya) :D

nicko

July 17th, 2011, 05:39 PM

Had a great time with Ritch, and Ponsing..:) Next time guys dapat dghan nata..:)

ponsing1983

July 17th, 2011, 05:42 PM

Had a great time with Ritch, and Ponsing..:) Next time guys dapat dghan nata..:)

Me too Nick hehe..thanks much...si Demdem og ang uban saon nalang hehe

ponsing1983

July 17th, 2011, 05:47 PM

WOW! as in WOW! ganda! nindot! negros is truly blessed! :)

maayong gabi-i sa akong mga igsuon sa pikas nga probinsya! :)

(please bear with my trying-hard binisaya) :D

U said that in perfect Cebuano, mig hehe...thanks guid, kita2x lang man mga Negrosanon ang nagapalangga sang aton isla :).

nicko

July 17th, 2011, 05:49 PM

Mao gyud. We will be expecting you guys next time around, awkey??...

Anyway, FUEL Restobar is now open at Hibbard Ave, within FilOil Gas Station complex. Another bar is also set to open just across FUEL.. :)

SUV111

July 17th, 2011, 05:53 PM

^^ Nami tni to ah. Kaso ang iban ya mga KJ. Hehehe.. Daw prmi ara lg sa drawing board mga plans to meet haha. But still basi bla may mag change of heart. Text lg bossing..

join ako sa meet :) hehehehe how i wish i can go back to your beautiful city :)

ponsing1983

July 17th, 2011, 05:59 PM

join ako sa meet :) hehehehe how i wish i can go back to your beautiful city :)

Ur always welcome dong :). Tani kami man tanan mkalagaw dira

nicko

July 17th, 2011, 05:59 PM

^^ Kadto di bala liwat migs.. hehe. May plano man kami na makadto da for a change. Real soooooon ah.. hehe.

SUV111

July 17th, 2011, 06:02 PM

^^ Kadto di bala liwat migs.. hehe. May plano man kami na makadto da for a change. Real soooooon ah.. hehe.

that will be cool :) teh pabal on niyo kami when para ma planuhan man e kay tanan di may mga work. para maka request off hehehehe

ritche

July 18th, 2011, 03:21 AM

Next time guys...Hope we can meet longer and with more members.

ritche

July 18th, 2011, 05:25 AM

2nd branch of Mandarin Tea Garden, soon, Dumaguete downtown area

nicko

July 18th, 2011, 06:08 AM

^^ @ Ever Mall, right?.. Hays, palagi na lang..:D Mooon just had their 2nd branch, then here comes Mandarin Tea Garden invading downtown area. :cheers:

http://www.pinoy-entrepreneur.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mandarin-logo1-300x105.jpg

nicko

July 18th, 2011, 06:10 AM

nicko

July 18th, 2011, 06:18 AM

nicko

July 18th, 2011, 06:19 AM

^^ Huge foundations now sticking out from the ground at the 3rd IT Park... :)

Miguel

July 18th, 2011, 06:57 AM

Miguel

July 18th, 2011, 07:12 AM

Niceeee.. Doesnt look like a hospital in any angle hehe.. But isnt Talay a bit far from the downtown area??.. :ohno:

Probably they are establishing their own niche market. Those that are far from downtown Dumaguete and in Valencia with a future sight of the possibilities of having lots of subdivisions within that area, also there are just so much competition in the downtown area.

It is now time for St. Paul University to have their own hospital in Negros Oriental. Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres have huge hospitals like Perpetual Succour in Cebu.

Miguel

July 18th, 2011, 07:14 AM

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If my leave will be approved, I'll be joining this.

jsl_bxu1206

July 18th, 2011, 07:39 AM

Dumaguete marks disability prevention and rehab week
Cebu Daily News
Monday, July 18th, 2011

A HOLY MASS will kick off the celebration of the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) week at 1 p.m. at the Dumaguete Cathedral Church in Negros Oriental.

A parade will follow and it will conclude at the Quezon Park for the program featuring stage plays and dances at 3 p.m. Performances by the Silliman University Kahayag Dance Troupe, Youth Advocacy Through Theater, the Deaf Community and children with disabilities are among the highlights of the weeklong celebration spearheaded by the Great Physician Rehabilitation Foundation (GPRehab), the City Social Welfare and Development Office and the Dumaguete City Handicapped.

Aiken Emmanuel Quipot, GPRehab art coordinator, invited the public to participate to understand and appreciate the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs).

This year’s event theme, “Making the Rights Real for Filipinos with Disabilities,” promotes the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the rights of PWDs.

The same activities will be held in the towns of Valencia on July 20 and Dauin July 22.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/25217/dumaguete-marks-disability-prevention-and-rehab-week

jsl_bxu1206

July 18th, 2011, 07:40 AM

Chiz gives more funds for city public market
BY MARICAR ARANAS
Monday, July 18, 2011

Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria welcomed the commitment of Senator Chiz Escudero to pour in more funds for the Dumaguete City Public market.

Sagarbarria said the money was used in the construction of the first-ever green toilet at Building One of the public market complex. He said he is planning to put up additional green toilet at the public market, after the commitment of Escudero.

The green toilet is designed waterless and does not emit foul odor. It is also censor-operated like the comfort rooms of international hotels.

He said they still have to construct another green toilet for women.

Other parts of the public market also need rehabilitation and development although no major repairs are needed, Sagarbarria said.

He added that the funds from senators help the local government in the implementation of project, and will improve the facilities of the public market.

Escudero said he was impressed with the effort of the city government in providing quality service for the community even in the public market. He added that visiting the provinces motivates him to give substantial funding to every local government unit in the country.*MA

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2011/July/18/negor2.htm

jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 08:34 AM

How about another Jabee at the third IT Park, huh?.. Like it, like it??.. ;) Or... You'd rather want to see the two bright yellow arches??..

Possible Nick.....kung mag-open na ang savemore....hehhehehe....

Is that really in Dumaguete? The employees and patients of FU Hospital are caucasians. :lol::lol:

Niceeee.. Doesnt look like a hospital in any angle hehe.. But isnt Talay a bit far from the downtown area??.. :ohno:

Proposed pa lang siya na design....ongoing pa actually ang final layout,I'll keep you posted.......but it's actually outside the congested downtown area..... Talay is fine actually.....if madayon siya then Duha na ka Hospital ang Naa sa Talay...Mental and that one from FU........

Me too Nick hehe..thanks much...si Demdem og ang uban saon nalang hehe

Had a great time with Ritch, and Ponsing..:) Next time guys dapat dghan nata..:)

:lol::lol::lol: Sensiya na gud....kabantay mo mag meet sige ra 3..... First nga meet....Ako, si Nicko and Ritche......nag meet sad si SUV111, Nicko and Ponsing... Dayon kahapon... Nicko, Ponsing and Ritche...hehehe....

Consistent kaayo si dodong Nicko.....:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

2nd branch of Mandarin Tea Garden, soon, Dumaguete downtown area

^^ @ Ever Mall, right?.. Hays, palagi na lang..:D Mooon just had their 2nd branch, then here comes Mandarin Tea Garden invading downtown area. :cheers:

http://www.pinoy-entrepreneur.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mandarin-logo1-300x105.jpg

Wow...2nd Branch na naman.....hahahahaa..... Lagi na lang....lagi na lang may 2nd branch....

jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 09:22 AM

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jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 09:24 AM

BOARDWALK PROJECT on-going construction

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jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 09:25 AM

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lewdsaint

July 18th, 2011, 10:54 AM

Dumaguete City Aerial View

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jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 11:28 AM

jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 11:43 AM

HAYAHAY BOUTIQUE AT RPD

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lewdsaint

July 18th, 2011, 11:43 AM

Dumaguete/Sibulan Airport

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jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 11:47 AM

GRAND OPENING OF FUEL RESOTBAR TODAY

@ FIL OIL GAS STATION IN TUBOD

jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 11:49 AM

lewdsaint

July 18th, 2011, 12:05 PM

Naka bisita na sad ka Lewdsaint?....hehehehe......nice photos ...

Keep them coming....daghan na sad ni...ehhehe....

Thanks

No! I'm staying here in Negros Oriental. :D

Dili na ko bisita sa NegOr.

Just visited Manila last weekend.

Try to ko this weekend makapag-picture sa lugar nato. :) Post ko kaagad dito.

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jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 12:34 PM

No! I'm staying here in Negros Oriental. :D

Dili na ko bisita sa NegOr.

Just visited Manila last weekend.

Try to ko this weekend makapag-picture sa lugar nato. :) Post ko kaagad dito.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/5950160206_46433fa2bb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7296375@N07/5950160206/)
Picture 676 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7296375@N07/5950160206/) by lewdsaint (http://www.flickr.com/people/7296375@N07/), on Flickr

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Picture 677 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7296375@N07/5950159868/) by lewdsaint (http://www.flickr.com/people/7296375@N07/), on Flickr

Ay as in....Yehey... daghan na me ug Photographers.......

We have lewdsaint, Ritche, Alinghi and Ponsing....... Mag baha na sad atong mga pictures.....

jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 01:38 PM

Hotels, Inns of Dumaguete City
Highly Recommended Establishments:

1. BAY VIEW HOTEL - Colon St.
2. BETHEL GUEST HOUSE - Rizal Boulevard
3. C & L SUITES INN - Perdices St.
4. CASA DEMONTEVERDE - Cimafranca Subdiv. Front Gimmik Resto.
5. COASTAL INN - Flores Ave., Lo-oc
6. COCO GRANDE HOTEL - Hibbard Avenue
7. DUMAGUETE SPRINGS HOTEL - Valencia Road, Bagacay
8. FLORENTINA HOMES - Rovira Road, Bantayan
9. GAZEBO PENSION HOUSE - Cervantes St.
10. GRAND PENSION PLAZA - San Jose St.
11. HAROLDS MANSION - Cor. Hibbard and Lo-oc bypass road
12. HOTEL CAMILA - Veterans Avenue
13. HOTEL PALWA - Dr. V. Locsin St.
14. HOTEL NICANOR - San Jose St.
15. J & J HOTELIER - Flores Avenue, Lo-oc
16. JORA VILLE PENSION HOUSE - Valencia Drive, Daro
17. NYLA'S PENSION INN - Capitol Area, Taclobo
18. OPEÑAS PENSIONE & RESTAURANT - Katada St.
19. PLAZA MARIA LUISA SUITES INN - E.B. Surban St.
20. ST. FRANCIS PENSIONNE HOUSE - Aldecoa Road, Daro
21. SOUTH SEA RESORT - Bantayan
22. RM GUEST HOUSE - North National Highway
23. THE INSULAR HOTEL - Silliman Avenue
24. TIP TOP TOWER SUITE INN - South National Highway
25. VILLA TARA GUEST HOUSE - EJ Blanco Extn.
26. VINTAGE INN - E.B. Surban St.
27. OBDULIA BUSINESS INN - Perdices St.
28. OK PENSION HOUSE - Sta. Rosa St.
29. LA RESIDENCIA ALMAR - Rizal Boulevard
30. WORLDVIEW PENSION PLAZA - Perdices St.
31. HONEYCOMB TOURIST INN - Rizal Boulevard
32. AVENUE PARK HOTEL - Perdices St.
33. DUMAGUETE ROYAL SUITES INN - Rovira Road, Bantayan
34. ILDESEFA SUITES INN - Hibbard Avenue, Tubod
35. MORIAH PENSION INN - Molave St., Daro
36. PHCCI Hotel - San Jose Extn.

Under Construction

1. GoHotel - Dumaguete Business Park, Calindagan
2. Tops and Bottom Hotel - Veterans Avenue
3. Novotel - Perdices St.
4. Manhattan Suites Inn - Calindagan

Daghan naman di-ay ug hotels....deficit ra japon....ing-ana kay daghan ang tourista sa Dumaguete City..ehhehehheh

jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 01:56 PM

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by NEGOR Tourism

jedai_blaze

July 18th, 2011, 01:58 PM

NEGROS ORIENTAL AND DUMAGUETE CITY ARE YOURS TO DISCOVER

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Ka nice oi...asa na dapita ang first pic? cheers Negros Island :cheers:

jedai_blaze

July 18th, 2011, 02:01 PM

jundem_dq63

July 18th, 2011, 02:09 PM

Ka nice oi...asa na dapita ang first pic? cheers Negros Island :cheers:

The first Photo is the Amazing APO Island...one of the best Dive sites in the World...2nd is the Waterfront of Dumaguete City..... and the 3rd is the Monarch Sand Beach in Siaton....

Yes.... Just Simply Amazing Negros......

naka remember jud ko while nagkaon tempura ug balut diha. nabasa ka tubig ka dagat :nuts::nuts::nuts:... an overnight stay is not enough, hope makabalik ko puhon.

Exactly.......I am pretty sure dugay na to...hehehhe... balik balik......:cheers::cheers:

shoeboi

July 18th, 2011, 05:37 PM

Its nice to see your beautiful boulevard is undergoing expansion. I remember strolling around and enjoying the scenic view of the sea right after my duty during my 2 months internship at SUMC way back yr.20_ _.:)

ponsing1983

July 19th, 2011, 06:49 AM

Niceeee.. Doesnt look like a hospital in any angle hehe.. But isnt Talay a bit far from the downtown area??.. :ohno:

Knowing Dean Sinco, an architect, madayon jud na nga design. Laysho ning Foundation na gyud. This hospital will probably rise next to Greyhound Village.

ponsing1983

July 19th, 2011, 06:51 AM

How about another Jabee at the third IT Park, huh?.. Like it, like it??.. ;) Or... You'd rather want to see the two bright yellow arches??..

Enough of Jabee na siguro. May plano ba sila sa Sy IT Park, Nick? Any news about the rumored 2nd McDo?

Garthin Dumaguete

July 19th, 2011, 07:38 AM

Niceeee.. Doesnt look like a hospital in any angle hehe.. But isnt Talay a bit far from the downtown area??.. :ohno:

Well, Foundation also have their own village in Talay (equivalent of Silliman Teachers Village), so it most likely will be in that vicinity...

Garthin Dumaguete

July 19th, 2011, 07:41 AM

Enough of Jabee na siguro. May plano ba sila sa Sy IT Park, Nick? Any news about the rumored 2nd McDo?

Don't like McDo... I'ts sweet poison; a friend did an experiment with a cheeseburger, just leaving it around the house... the cheese and burger never went bad; signifying it's just chemicals and no good... I never go to McDo.

We don't have a Wendy's here yet; they have a great salad bar...

nicko

July 19th, 2011, 07:49 AM

Enough of Jabee na siguro. May plano ba sila sa Sy IT Park, Nick? Any news about the rumored 2nd McDo?

No idea, really. But sayang ang lugar if these national giant brands wont take advantage of it. Very ideal area. A future BPO hotspot, near SPUD and along the national road. And yeah, near your store, too.. Hehe.

Asa na man ang pics, bossing. Post nya to.. :)

jundem_dq63

July 19th, 2011, 09:17 AM

Knowing Dean Sinco, an architect, madayon jud na nga design. Laysho ning Foundation na gyud. This hospital will probably rise next to Greyhound Village.

Well, Foundation also have their own village in Talay (equivalent of Silliman Teachers Village), so it most likely will be in that vicinity...

Jud....I like the Son and Mother Tandem.....

Dean Sinco and nag develop sa look ng Foundation University while his Mother ang nagdevelop sa Quality of Education.......:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Enough of Jabee na siguro. May plano ba sila sa Sy IT Park, Nick? Any news about the rumored 2nd McDo?

Don't like McDo... I'ts sweet poison; a friend did an experiment with a cheeseburger, just leaving it around the house... the cheese and burger never went bad; signifying it's just chemicals and no good... I never go to McDo.

We don't have a Wendy's here yet; they have a great salad bar...

I don't like McDonalds also..... mas love ko ang JABBEE....mas nice kung daghan ang Jabbee......

No idea, really. But sayang ang lugar if these national giant brands wont take advantage of it. Very ideal area. A future BPO hotspot, near SPUD and along the national road. And yeah, near your store, too.. Hehe.

Asa na man ang pics, bossing. Post nya to.. :)

hmmmm... post na...post na....post na.... :lol::lol::lol:

jundem_dq63

July 19th, 2011, 09:18 AM

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jundem_dq63

July 19th, 2011, 09:19 AM

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draude

July 19th, 2011, 10:54 AM

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ad2 ta dems hahahahhahaa

jundem_dq63

July 19th, 2011, 12:16 PM

ad2 ta dems hahahahhahaa

Sure...basta EERF.....go?...hahahhaha

jundem_dq63

July 19th, 2011, 12:33 PM

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DUMAGUETE CITY

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jundem_dq63

July 19th, 2011, 12:42 PM

ANTULANG BEACH RESORT

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jundem_dq63

July 19th, 2011, 12:47 PM

FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY TV STUDIO
Meeting LA Times Photojournalist Luis Sinco

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by DX LAPID

Foundation University already has Radio Station DYFU 101.3.... now a TV Studio....basin TV Station na Next..hahahahhahahahah

jundem_dq63

July 19th, 2011, 01:23 PM

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By Lorilyn Ramirez Nocete

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July 19th, 2011, 01:37 PM

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jsl_bxu1206

July 19th, 2011, 04:27 PM

Jose Rizal Memorabilia Exhibit Opening at SNV
July 19, 2011
Photos by Woodrow Maquiling Jr.

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draude

July 20th, 2011, 03:42 AM

jundem_dq63

July 20th, 2011, 04:29 AM

wow exciting kung naa na TV station... reporter nya ka dems :lol::lol: :cheers: to FU

Bwahahhah... Sa akong pagka Secretarial Science mag newscaster?...hahaha.... dili pwedi draude..... ako ang mag encode sa ilang news para sa teleprompter....hahahahhahahha

ritche

July 20th, 2011, 06:55 AM

Discovering a Pinoy epic
(The Philippine Star) Updated June 06, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0)

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino folklorists have lauded Hinilawod as representing our own traditions of poetry long before the coming of the Spaniards. As one writer puts it, “Epic poems and songs about the exploits of enchanted folk heroes were performed during festivities and proper occasions. Most often, these epic poems (folk epics or ethno-epics) were titled after the names of the hero involved, except for some which carry traditional titles like the Kalinga Ullalim, the Sulod Hinilawod, the Maranao Darangan, or the Bicol Ibalon.”

The story of the discovery of Hinilawod by renowned anthropologist F. Landa Jocano is a mini-epic itself encompassing a period of years until this longest known Filipino epic had been translated from its original oral form into the written language. Then a college student, Jocano serendipitously discovered the epic in 1955 while traveling the hinterlands of his home province, Iloilo, collecting folk songs, stories, and riddles. He heard portions of the story sung by Ulang Udig, a former babaylan or native priest. The portions he relayed to Jocano and his colleague was five hours on voice record.

Over the next two summers, Jocano returned to complete the recording of the epic. He was introduced to Hugan-an, mountain singer and a leader in his place known to intercede between the spirits and the human world. It took Jocano three weeks to complete the recording of the 30-hour epic poem. This more than 28,340-verse epic, when chanted, took about three days to perform if interrupted only for sleep and meals, but took three weeks when done only in the evening hours after supper. It is one of the longest epics known, even longer than The Iliad, which has 15,700 verses.

Jocano had since carved an illustrious career as one of the country’s anthropologist and specialist in Philippine culture. Among the honors he had earned is the rank of Marangal na Pinuno (Grand Officer) in the Philippine Legion of Honor, which was conferred by the Philippine Government. He was also named a Professor Emeritus of Philippine Studies at the University of the Philippines, the highest title that can be conferred to UP professors who made significant contributions to their fields.

A recent staging of Hinilawod has been performed in Dumaguete City by a group of artists and culture visionaries, Hiyas Kayumanggi. This series of musical and theatrical performance has been well-received and there has been a public clamor for reruns. Manila audiences have their chance to see this jewel of Filipino pre-Spanish culture at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on Sept. 3 and 4.

The Manila performance is made possible through the collaborative efforts of Creative Futures Inc., a team of creative professionals venturing into meticulous and out-of-the-box conceptualization and execution of various events and productions ranging from concerts, plays, workshops, seminars, exhibits, festivals, product launches and showcases, among others.

For details about the Manila Hinilawod revival, call Creative Futures Inc. at 374-4822, 0915-4172280 and 0917-8992945, or email info@creativefuturesinc.com.

For CCP ticket reservation, please get in touch with CREATIVE FUTURES

GET YOUR CCP TICKETS NOW
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nicko

July 20th, 2011, 07:01 AM

nicko

July 20th, 2011, 07:06 AM

ritche

July 20th, 2011, 07:11 AM

I actually know most of the cast, and they are composed mostly of Manila- and Dumaguete-based artists. Some of them have performed in some of the biggest theatrical productions in Manila and around the country. It is really a world class production!

nicko

July 20th, 2011, 07:32 AM

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jundem_dq63

July 20th, 2011, 11:05 AM

What channel are they airing their shows?

Channel 6 of Fil Products....Interactive last Tuesday was held at FU TV Studio............

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.......Cultural Center of the South...... Dumaguete City........

jake2townz

July 20th, 2011, 12:38 PM

Channel 6 of Fil Products....Interactive last Tuesday was held at FU TV Studio............

.......Cultural Center of the South...... Dumaguete City........

^^ they don't call us the Cultural Center of the South for nothing.

nicko

July 20th, 2011, 12:58 PM

^^ True dat!!

jundem_dq63

July 20th, 2011, 01:22 PM

EFFECTIVE ANG GYM NICKO......ka gwapo ba..ehheheheh

PEACE NICK.....hehhehehhe

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jundem_dq63

July 20th, 2011, 01:42 PM

WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DUMPSITE?...

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ONLY IN DUMAGUETE CITY

jundem_dq63

July 20th, 2011, 01:43 PM

Garbage to organic fertilizer, scavengers soon to convert
by Dumaguete InformationOffice, July 20, 2011

ABOUT 60 scavengers earn their livelihood by collecting the waste garbage materials in the city dumpsite and ecological park located in barangay Candau-ay. Soon, that will benefit the food security program of the city government through the Office of Agriculture.

According to Engr. Alfredo Delos Santos, Assistant City Agriculture and incharge of the city dumpsite, the program will help the scavengers not anymore collect garbage waste materials, but to work to make the waste materials into money, or in other words, waste to food project.

Engr. delos Santos gave highlights about the project, saying the biodegradable waste from the dumpsite has a great potential for solid fertilizer formulation.

These biodegradable matters are composed of promiscuous indigenous waste that will undergo decomposition upon microbial action through aerobic fermentation.

“Basically, it just rots or naturally decomposes at the site even without any treatment of enzymes or essential microorganism inputs. However, odor pollutants will build up due to pathogen reaction that consumes the dead tissues of organic matter,” he said.

“Scientifically, decomposed organic matter is an abundant source of soil ameliorants that can replenish losses due to crop utilization” he added

After cropping, soils are being depleted of nutrients, and by application of compost or biodegradable inputs, the soil can be reconditioned back in preparation for a sustainable cropping pattern,” he added.

WORKFORCE AND MACHINE

The city government will put a machine, build a working shed, mobilize scavengers as the working force, incorporate essential enzymes and microorganism variables to biodegradable waste in order to formulate a certified solid organizer that can be claimed as the city’s own initiative.

After a working shed and a machine are installed in place at the dumpsite area, sets of scavengers will be mobilized to do the line of production and organic material recovery activities. Existing composted waste of bio and non-bio materials will be initially recovered by designated workers, hauled and fed to the mounted shredding machine.

The shredding machine will be hauled by other designated workers to segregate non-bio from bio waste by using a mechanical sifter. The sifter will be designed to separate the bigger particles of biodegradable matter from the finer matters while non-bio will also be separated in another way.

The finer bio products will then be air-dried on the shed’s pavement till the exact moisture content will be obtained.

The dried bio products will then be treated and mixed with other organic variables and essential enzymes in order to supplement and enhance nutritional contents of the formulated solid organic fertilizer so as to complete the necessary requirements. It will then be bagged in 50- kilogram contents and sealed for post-storing prior to release to the farmers in Dumaguete City.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

To formulate a solid waste organic fertilizer utilizing the biodegradable waste as base, provide organic soil conditioner users abundant supply of composted biodegradable matters free of charge, promote and sustain an organic farming system to the city’s food security program and organically grown crop production venture, generate job opportunity to scavengers depending only on waste pickers as their livelihood, reduce the volume of garbage dump at the site in the future, and to showcase and promote waste to food project of the city of Dumaguete through demo presentations on the effects of the formulated products.

PROJECT COST

The total budget of the project amounts to P1.5 million to establish the material recovery facility and purchase of a shredding machine, tools and equipment, including the laborers’ salaries and wages.

PROJECT IMPACT BENEFITS

The project, due to the mechanical method of recovering biodegradable materials from their source, will be able to produce and formulate solid organic fertilizers by tons in just a short period of undertaking.

Depending on the capacity of scavengers assigned to extract matters from its source, the project can produce an average of one ton per month.

Users or farmers will be able to avail of the organic products for cumulative application to their planting area, the utilization of organic fertilizer nowadays will be fully implemented in Dumaguete City through this “Waste to Food Project” by converting biodegradables from the dumpsite.

The organic fertilizer product will be given to farmers for free to subsidize cost of operations in crop production.

The non-biodegradable materials that are being segregated from the biodegradable materials can be converted or utilized into income-generating products such as hollowblock components, candle, wax, among others.

The project will be implemented this August according to Engr. Delos Santos.

This project is an initiative of the local government unit of Dumaguete City under its Sustainable Food Security Program implemented by the Office of the City Agriculture. (steve/syril-PIO Dumaguete)