Northern Samar Province [Archive] - Page 8

pthfndr19

May 8th, 2009, 08:35 AM

CAAP urged to close Catarman airport over safety concerns (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/9984-caap-urged-to-close-catarman-airport-over-safety-concerns.html)

Suggestion has been forwarded to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to consider the temporary closure of Catarman Airport if the local government will not cooperate in enforcing an aviation rule prohibiting vehicles and people from using the runway for their various activities.

The proposal has been made by several aviation groups, saying that safety is always the paramount concern when it comes to airport operations.

It also came in the wake of the suspension of Cebu Pacific’s (CEB) four-times- weekly Manila-Catarman flight, after the air carrier had to abort several landings in the past owing to people and vehicles on the runway.

In an earlier incident, the landing of a Cebu Pacific ATR-72 turbo-prop plane at the airport in Legazpi City had to be aborted after a vehicle was found running around the runway.

Subsequent investigation showed that the son of the Legazpi airport manager was teaching his girlfriend to drive.

CAAP director general Ruben Ciron suspended the Legaspi airport chief.

Ciron said CAAP has sent five security personnel to Catarman to enforce the rule preventing residents from using the runway as playground, or crossing it willy-nilly aboard their cars, but to no avail.

A few years back, the then Air Transportation Office constructed a perimeter fence around the runway, but residents, whose houses sit cheek-by-jowl with the runway’s edge, have destroyed the infrastructure.

It was gathered that the residents were encouraged by the local government, which filed a petition for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop CAAP from enforcing the rule that forbids trespassing on the runway and its immediate environment.

A Catarman official said that since the TRO was filed, the runway has often been used by residents to congregate, treating it as a playground, a park and a lover’s lane, all rolled into one.

“At night, it becomes a convenient motel,” the Catarman official said, adding that the paved runway make for an ideal trysting place for lovers, because it is dark and has concrete pavement that makes parking easier.

Keeping the runway free of obstacles is an overriding concern of the CAAP, even if there are no longer regular scheduled flights in that airport.

In an incident some years ago, the pilot of a distressed light plane was forced to ditch in the sea after seeing people and vehicles on the Catarman airport’s runway. The pilot thought that the runway was a provincial road.

CAAP and CEB officials met on Tuesday to resolve the issue.

CEB officials asked Ciron to act decisively in enforcing security measure at the Catarman airport before a serious accident happens.

As a result, Ciron sent a team to Catarman to talk to local officials and convince the residents to avoid congregating on the runway, especially during daytime.

A short-term solution is the reconstruction of the perimeter fence, but funds for that project are not available.

Ciron said the long-term solution is to relocate the runway far from the town so that it would be inaccessible to those who wanted to use it for their personal pleasure.

Part of the runway abuts the Catarman National Park.

Although CEB suspended flights to Catarman, Philippine Airlines and Zest Air continue to fly there.

pthfndr19

May 8th, 2009, 10:39 AM

^^ @Core, this is just an issue for Catarman airport and hopefully this will be resolved very soon... And why you're also feel pity to other Cities in the Region 8?? Don't include them in this case.. I think you should also being pity with your place, because Baybay is not a City anymore...

RonnieR

May 8th, 2009, 11:05 AM

Cebu Pacific flights to Catarman cancelled

By Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN Tacloban | 05/08/2009 12:54 PM

The head of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in Region 8 has confirmed reports that Cebu Pacific will temporarily cancel all flights to Cartarman in Northern Samar effective Saturday due to the "unsafe environment" at the airport.

CAA head Merla Negradas said that three runway incursions have been reported since the airport was re-opened.

"The runway had been assessed to be unsafe for airplanes. In addition, the runway had turned into a highway with vendors scattered all over the place and the public loitering the area," Negradas said.

The problem is still unresolved despite the request to the local government of Catarman to clear the area of obstacles.

“The Civil Aviation Authority is now coordinating with the local government units of Cataman on this matter,” Negradas said.

Meanwhile, Cebu Pacific flights from Manila will be diverted to Calbayog City in Western Samar. Passengers will have to take a two-hour bus ride to Catarman.
as of 05/08/2009 12:54 PM

^^ :bash: It's a shame. Where is your mayor? your local PNP?

pthfndr19

May 8th, 2009, 11:37 AM

RAKIT-DAKIT ROCK formations
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/alfinsky/Rakitdakit.jpg

BIRI ROCK formation and baby mangrove plants
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/alfinsky/BiriMangove.jpg

carl_vilches21

May 8th, 2009, 11:44 AM

did u mean the new convent?

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2226/92734162.jpg

there's also a renovation of St. Mary's College

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7600/68114834.jpg

...Thanx Techno..:)...Sabi ko na nga ba isa tong skwelahan..

carl_vilches21

May 8th, 2009, 11:46 AM

^^
...Masayang adventure yan...xD...

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Diba St. Mary's College of Catbalogan was formerly known as Sacred Heart School of Catbalogan? Am I right?

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 12:30 PM

Punta kami ng Quinabot-an, Paranas, Samar pag Sunday! I'll post pictures!

calbayognon

May 8th, 2009, 02:19 PM

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 02:22 PM

sana yung Gaisano sa Calbayog ay yung mall-type hindi yung department store lang. Congrats Calbayog! @Calbayognon if you have time care to take pictures? :D

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Nakakasama talaga lalo ng loob ang balitang ito ang total closure ng Catarman National Airport dahil sa kapabayaan ng mga local leaders. The Catarman National Airport is a vital partner to the progress and development not only of Catarman town but the whole province of Northern Samar.

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 03:04 PM

^^Pero may flights pa naman ang PAL at Zest sa Catarman diba?

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Sunset? No. Early dawn at Sila Point.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/SilaPointSunset.jpg

Nabunglayan rock formation. This rock is at the mouth of Gamay River. This fortress was heavily bomb by the Japanese forces durin world war II in the hope that they can land their sea craft at the town proper. Now the place is a favorite haven for picnickers.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/NabunglayanRockFormation.jpg

Matikawol falls and natural swimming pools. A five-layer falls and three(3) natural swimming pools. The place is accessible thru motorboat ride and no long-walk is needed.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/P6012850.jpg

Araw cliff and Sila point just near the mouth of Gamay river. Araw cliff is allegedly part of the mythical/enchanted? Araw City. But majority of the townsfolk believe the exisence of the alleged otherworld.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/SilaPoint.jpg

Cagamutan Beach my birth place. I used to swim in the cool and calm waters of the beach when I was a child. I did'nt realize that the place has a white sand.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/CagamutanBeach.jpg

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 03:21 PM

^^Pero may flights pa naman ang PAL at Zest sa Catarman diba?

Sabi kasi dito total closure daw at CAAV mismo ang nag order.

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 03:23 PM

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 03:25 PM

Sabi kasi dito total closure daw at CAAV mismo ang nag order.

WTF?! Sayang naman! Sana may immediate action ang mga local leaders dyan sa inyo.

RonnieR

May 8th, 2009, 04:20 PM

WTF?! Sayang naman! Sana may immediate action ang mga local leaders dyan sa inyo.

Traditional politicians never learn.... people of Catarman should protest to this one.

Imagine, they will close the airport because of silly things - lack of political will....:bash:

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 04:26 PM

Nice! Super Blue talaga ang dagat. Hindi pa polluted. @Catar City tapos na ba yung Lapinig-Jipapad Road?

Hindi ko alam masyado taga banda riyan nga ako pero di ko alam. matagal na kasi akong hindi napapagawi roon dahil mahirap pa ang daan papunta sa amin. Buti ka pa may balita ka. Marni bakit ang dami mong alam? Sabi mo taga Catbalogan ka at nareside sa Tacloban and yet it seems that you know what is happening in the whole region.

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 04:38 PM

^^:lol: mahilig kasi ako magbasa ng balita sa internet lalo na pag local news :lol:

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 04:41 PM

Traditional politicians never learn.... people of Catarman should protest to this one.

Imagine, they will close the airport because of silly things - lack of political will....:bash:

TAMA KA RONIE R. PURO TRAPO KASI ANG MAY HAWAK NG BUONG NORTHERN SAMAR KAKABAGOT TALAGA.

pthfndr19

May 8th, 2009, 04:45 PM

^^ uu nga.. at matagal na silang nasa pwesto.. kelangan ng palitan.. hehe.
malapit na ang election.:lol:

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 04:54 PM

^^I hope Nortehanons will choose the right man to handle the whole province. Para maresolve na ang matagal na problema ng airport sa Catarman

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 04:55 PM

THE 3 CAPITAL TOWNS/CITY
Naval, Biliran
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/IMGP4821.jpg

Borongan City, Eastern Samar
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/realmainst.jpg

Catarman, Northern Samar
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04152009268.jpg

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 05:00 PM

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 05:08 PM

^^I hope Nortehanons will choose the right man to handle the whole province. Para maresolve na ang matagal na problema ng airport sa Catarman

Sana nga kaso nabibili rin ang mga tao dito sa amin pagdating ng election. Kayat mga tao rin ang dapat sisihin kung bakit mabagal din ang development ng province.

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 05:10 PM

^^ I hope na sana yung ibang Nortehanons ay matuto na. The closing of Catarman Airport is an eye opener to the officials at mga tao din. Alam nilang airport dapat hindi nila gagawing playground.

pthfndr19

May 8th, 2009, 05:19 PM

Sobrang hirap kasi sa probinsya natin kaya pagdating ng election kumakapit nalang ang mga tao sa perang binibigay ng mga kandidato... hindi nila iniisip na ang perang yun ay panandaliang kasaganahan lang sa kanila... kaya dapat pumili ng politikong honest at makakagawa ng kabutihan at kasaganahan sa bayan at probinsya..

Regarding the airport case... don't worry about it... the closure of the airport will not happen if the people and the municipal government of Catarman or the province of Northern Samar will cooperate on this matter to resolve the issue... We still have PAL Express and Zest Air... We still can fly! :D

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 05:22 PM

^^sa tatlong capital isa pa lang ang naikot ko yung Naval pa lang. :lol: maliit lang ang Naval yung inn na tinirahan namin marami ang panike :lol: Naamaze ako sa kulay ng church ng Naval kulay pink :lol: Pero maganda naman ang lugar. SO peaceful

Napuntahan ko na rin ang Naval noong mga 1990s pa wala pang malalaking commercial buildings noon na tulad ngayon. At mukhang matao na rin ang downtown area ngayon. Dalawa ang main street nila pero yung isa mahaba hanggang Capitol.

I was in Borongan in 2007 seminar namin sa Hotel Dona Vicenta sa likod ng Wessam Mall parang isang building lang sila dahil isa lang ang may ari malaki rin ang pinagbago mula nung napunta ako noong elementary pa lang. Taga roon kasi ang late father ko.

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 05:24 PM

^^Really? thats nice malaki ba yung Weesam Mall?

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 05:39 PM

^^Really? thats nice malaki ba yung Weesam Mall?

Not really. Malaki lang ng konti sa Camille Ann Store ng Catarman. Grocery sa ground floor at mga boutique sa second floor at may maliit na restaurant. May escalator papuntang second floor pero hindi operational nung nandon kami. yung thrid floor parang walang tenant. Wala din itong movie houses na inaakala ng iba.

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 05:44 PM

^^Aw really? I want to go to Borongan. hehehe Ilan ba ang pop. ng Catarman as of 2007?

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 06:06 PM

Mga 81,000 plus maliit ng konti sa Catbalogan 92,000plus Mas malaki naman kisa Borongan na meron lang 59,000plus. Ang urban area kasama na ang UEP, Cawayan, Bangkerohan, Dalakit at Baybay mga 44,000 plus.

Marni why don't you try to visit Catarman? very smooth na ang highway from Tacloban. kontingkonti na lang ang inaayos sa may bandang Calbayog.

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 06:14 PM

^^Kun pwede daw la:lol:

Marni

May 8th, 2009, 06:17 PM

Ilang oras ba from tacloban to catarman?

catar city

May 8th, 2009, 06:25 PM

Ilang oras ba from tacloban to catarman?

kanina umalis kami ng 2:30 dumating kami dito 8:pm

catar city

May 9th, 2009, 01:35 AM

Dalakit Campus
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/college20at20catarman_jpg-1.jpg

Lt. Meimban Campus somewhere in the uptown area in the poblacion. Just a hundered meters from the Airport runway. A 6-storey building which could be the tallest so far in Catarman.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04152009265-1.jpg

jsl_bxu1206

May 9th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Back to municipality na pala ang Borongan noh?

THE 3 CAPITAL TOWNS/CITY

Borongan City, Eastern Samar
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/realmainst.jpg

Marni

May 9th, 2009, 03:46 AM

kanina umalis kami ng 2:30 dumating kami dito 8:pm
So mga 6hours and 30 minutes yung travel time papunta dun? hmmm Kung pumunta ako dun kailangan ko talagang mag stay over-night para maikot ko pa yung lugar. May mga hotels na ba dyan sa Catarman?

Dalakit Campus
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/college20at20catarman_jpg-1.jpg

Lt. Meimban Campus somewhere in the uptown area in the poblacion. Just a hundered meters from the Airport runway. A 6-storey building which could be the tallest so far in Catarman.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04152009265-1.jpg
Napansin ko na marami ang mga colleges dyan sa Catarman. Ilan yung campus ng UEP? At jan sa 6-storey building na yan lets say after 3 to 5 years dadami ang mga tindahan na magtatayo ng kanikanilang building sa Catarman hanggang maging dense ang downtown :D Sa ngayon na di pa marami ang buildings na Catarman dapat palaparin na yung mga daan para di magaya dito sa Downtown ng Tacloban na makikitid ang mga daan, matraffic tuloy :(

dandelionne

May 9th, 2009, 05:45 AM

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Pristine cave discovered in Samar

By Vicente Labro
Inquirer Visayas
First Posted 01:08:00 05/09/2009

Filed Under: Tourism

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte—A pristine cave with an underground river has been discovered in Calbiga, an old town of Samar province, by a group of six Italian and three French spelunkers.

The cave, about six kilometers long, is at the upstream section of the Langun-Gobingob Caves, the largest cave system in the Philippines and reputedly the second largest in Asia, and the third largest karst formation (an area of limestone rock formation characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams) in the world.

Its many branches connect to a “long and beautiful underground river,” said Guido Rossi, 53, a veteran spelunker from Verona, Italy, and team leader of the Italian-French Expeditions “Samar 2009.”

The water may be coming from the Palaspas Sinosohotan Cave which sinks the Palaspas River, he said. It passes through the cave and flows into a river branch of the Langun-Gobingob through an unexplored sump, Rossi said.

Aside from its hydrological importance, the cave can also be tapped by residents for tourism “because it is not a very difficult cave,” Rossi said.

The team calls its find Ludi’s Bito-Camparina Lungib-Burabod cave system. From March 29 to April 26, it explored more than 13 kilometers of the Calbiga karst, including smaller caves. It left the country on April 28.

Other members of the team were Matteo Rivadossi, Claudio Castegnati, Massimo “Frizzi” Benini, Lillo Panizzon, Lorenzo Caratazza, Jean Paul Sounier, Tristan Godet, and Alain Jasmin.

Unexplored

The cave had been unexplored until its recent discovery, said Joni Bonifacio, an experienced spelunker and the only Filipino in the expedition.

The locals only went to the Bito Cave to fish, he said. They had not dared to explore the new cave because they had to swim to reach its entrance and that the area easily gets flooded, he added.

Last year, the Italian-French team visited Calbiga and, together with Bonifacio, explored several caves near the interior village of Buluan.

Calbiga is 48 kilometers south of the capital town of Catbalogan and 59 km northeast of Tacloban, the premier city of Eastern Visayas.

The Calbiga Caves have 12 caves covering 2,968 hectares. Three of the caves—Gobingob, Langun, and Bitong Mahangin—have unique rock formations and underground watercourses and springs.

The surface area of the cave network is a “mid-mountain” forest and freshwater ecosystems teeming with diverse floral and faunal species.

Rossi, who has visited the Philippines 15 times, had wanted to explore the Calbiga Caves in 1985 but this did not push through due to uncertain security conditions. His group instead went to Mountain Province in northern Luzon to explore the Sagada Caves.
In 1987, Rossi finally reached the caves in Calbiga as part of an Italian expedition to the Langun-Gobingob Caves. It was the first time that the caves were explored by speleologists (those who study caves), who were awed by its beauty.

The experts also found the habitat of a rare species of blind crabs and the seven-centimeter hypogean (underground) blindfish. Many bats have also made the caves their home.

In a published report, the Italian explorers said that Langun, the main cave, has a chamber that is 270 meters long and 160 m wide at its largest point, an area that could fit three football fields.

Gobingob has a huge hall with beautiful stalagmite, stalactite, and flow stone formations, while Bitong Mahangin has a single dry tunnel at the bottom where a lush forest is found.

Rossi has been exploring caves since he was 15 years old and has gone to almost every nook and cranny of the world. Last year, he went three times to China for cave exploration.

In 1989, Rossi wanted to revisit Calbiga, but this did not push through because of the presence of communist guerrillas. Instead, his group went to Palawan and explored the St. Paul’s Subterranean Park and River.

Rossi said the team had gone more than 15 km through the St. Paul’s Underground River in two years, aside from 8 km earlier explored by Australian speleologists.

Last year, Rossi said his team had explored the caves in Mt. Guintuble in San Rafael, Taft, Eastern Samar, and in Barangay (village) Buluan in Calbiga. “We were able to explore a total of 2.5 kilometers of caves.”

Why does he keep coming back, especially to Calbiga, to explore caves?

“The Calbiga karst is one of the most, or the most important, karst areas in the Philippines,” Rossi said.

He explained: “When I came here in 1987 (to explore) Langun-Gobingob Caves I knew that there should be much, much more caves (waiting to be discovered in Calbiga) … The place is still rich in natural resources; good environment.”

He said many caves were still unexplored in Calbiga and around it and in other parts of Samar Island.

“I would say I like very much Samar, that’s why I come here so many times,” he said. Moreover, he said, “Filipino people are so lovely, friendly.”

He thanked Calbiga Mayor Mechor Nacario and the residents for their hospitality, particularly Felixberto “Bebeth” Dacut, whom he described as a “friend and helper” who helped make his group’s undertaking a success.

Rossi said that after every exploration, he and his team gladly shared their information with the locals.

“The data we collected there (in Calbiga) are very useful for hydrological purposes, for tourism. It is for the Calbiga people to develop these kinds of things (caves),” he said.

Asked if he and his family would return to Calbiga next year, Rossi said: “We are (still) thinking … so many things to do, so many new caves to explore.”

Marni

May 9th, 2009, 06:37 AM

The thing I like Samar is that you'll see caves and falls habang nasa daan ka :D

cyberwizard

May 9th, 2009, 07:03 AM

Hello So. Leyte! From Maasin ilang kilometro papuntang Liloan?

TABLE OF DISTANCE IN KILOMETER[/B]

Maasin
15 Macrohon
26 11 Padre Burgos
42 27 16 Malitbog
60 45 34 18 Tomas Oppus
67 52 41 25 17 Bontoc
71 56 45 29 11 4 Sogod
88 73 62 46 28 21 17 Libagon
120 105 94 78 67 53 49 32 St. Bernard
124 109 98 82 71 57 53 37 4 San Juan
135 120 109 93 82 68 64 47 15 11 Anahawan
144 129 118 102 91 77 73 55 24 20 8 Hinundayan
153 138 127 111 100 86 92 64 33 29 17 9 Hinunangan
172 157 146 130 119 105 101 83 52 48 36 28 19 Silago
112 97 86 70 52 45 41 24 23 27 38 47 56 80 Liloan
124 109 98 82 64 57 53 86 35 39 55 59 68 92 12 Sn. Francisco
143 128 117 101 83 76 72 55 54 58 69 78 67 111 31 19 Pintuyan
152 137 126 110 92 85 81 64 63 66 78 87 96 120 40 28 9 Sn.Ricrdo

pthfndr19

May 9th, 2009, 01:52 PM

:)CATARMAN RIVER
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/alfinsky/Catarman_River.jpg

Mars Uy

May 9th, 2009, 01:53 PM

^^malinis pa ang river. That's nice. Matino pa ang mga tao. :D

urban Iegend

May 9th, 2009, 05:24 PM

^^
dahil walang bahay sa gilid ng river?

catar city

May 9th, 2009, 05:31 PM

^^Kun pwede daw la:lol:

Bakit naman hindi pwde malapit lang naman ang Catarman. Mga 5 and 1/2 hrs na lang kung sa van at via lope de vega.

pthfndr19

May 9th, 2009, 06:13 PM

^^Catar city, sana maglagay ng mga floating (cruise) restaurant jan sa Catarman River. yung parang sa loboc River ng Bohol.. Ayus sana para sa mga turistang bumibisita sa atin.. Kaso nga lang, hindi nman napopromote ang bayan natin for tourism.. sana may magawa nman ang mga leaders natin dyan at para meron din mag-invest... Ano na kaya ang ginagawa nung nanalo sa Turismo Pilipinas'08 na taga-N.Samar? hehe

catar city

May 9th, 2009, 06:46 PM

Oo nga. mukhang taken forgranted lang ang importance ng tourism sa economy ng isang lugar. Kahit leaflets at package tours wala akong nakikita at nadidinig dito. Hanggang Calendar pa lang ang nagawa ng Procincial Tourism Office. Parang walang may alam dito kung pano ipromote ang tourism ang bayan natin. Malaki naman ang potential ng Northern Samar. Yan nga ang reklamo din ng mga turista dito. Hindi nila alam kung pano pumunta doon sa gusto nilang puntahan.

catar city

May 9th, 2009, 07:05 PM

So mga 6hours and 30 minutes yung travel time papunta dun? hmmm Kung pumunta ako dun kailangan ko talagang mag stay over-night para maikot ko pa yung lugar. May mga hotels na ba dyan sa Catarman?

Napansin ko na marami ang mga colleges dyan sa Catarman. Ilan yung campus ng UEP? At jan sa 6-storey building na yan lets say after 3 to 5 years dadami ang mga tindahan na magtatayo ng kanikanilang building sa Catarman hanggang maging dense ang downtown :D Sa ngayon na di pa marami ang buildings na Catarman dapat palaparin na yung mga daan para di magaya dito sa Downtown ng Tacloban na makikitid ang mga daan, matraffic tuloy :(

Wala pang magagarang hotel ang Catarman. Pensione Houses kasi ang trend dito. May GV Hotel dito pero we recommend Pink City, Sasa pensione at Bahay Pinoy. Some Other pension Houses: Waway's sa may Diversion road, Mejares Hotel, River View Hotel and Quattro Inn. Most of this Pension Houses ay may Hot and Cold and with TV sets. Kung gusto mo naman ng mura lang meron UEP Hostel, Farmer's Training Center (UEP) at DCC operated by nuns.

Ang UEP may 3 Caampuses dito sa N Samar province (Catarman, Laoang and Caatubig)at may extensions pa sa Samar and E. Samar provinces. Dito sa Catarman isa lang ang Campus medyo malapad nga lang ang area.

catar city

May 10th, 2009, 03:22 AM

University of Eastern Philippines

Samar Studies Center Building
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/9363768.jpg

catar city

May 10th, 2009, 03:54 AM

Asinas Monument (The first peisident of the university)
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/AsinasMonumentUEP.jpg

Zwagg TAC-LOW-BAND

May 10th, 2009, 07:23 AM

^^ uu nga.. at matagal na silang nasa pwesto.. kelangan ng palitan.. hehe.
malapit na ang election.:lol:

pa OT LANG:

TRAPO - YANO

jueteng at illegal logging
may sideline, rape at kidnapping
dealer ng shabu at uzi
commander ng private army

may ari ng subdivision
stock holder ng corporation
landlord na land robber pa
anak ka ng, bobong tanga!

ang hirap mong hulihin
lahat kaya mong bilhin
wala kang silbe
wala kang silbe sa amin!

trapo! trapo ka kasi
trapo! trapo trapo ka kasi!
2x

di na binoboto pero nanalo
3x

may misis pero siyam ang kabit
naadik kaya sabik na sabik
ang kapal mo! hindi ka manipis
ginugudtaym mo lang ang aming buwis

mas maraming absent kesa sa present
di ginagawa, kanyang assignment
mula lunes hanggang biyernes
wala sa congress? panay beauty rest!

ang sarap mong ihawin! ipalamon sa mga pating
wala kang silbe!
wala kang silbe sa amen!

trapo! trapo ka kasi
trapo! trapo trapo ka kasi!

di na binoboto pero nanalo
3x

daming kalokohan pero napagtatakpan
3x

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euizDXPLfTs&feature=PlayList&p=3C24FA913EB55C90&index=1

catar city

May 10th, 2009, 02:10 PM

Ang ganda ng kanta. Sana magawan ng CD at ipamigay sa mga trapong politico

catar city

May 10th, 2009, 02:52 PM

Biri Villas usually with foreign (western) flavor is always paired with bancas pinoy style as its means of transportation. East meets west.
Like this.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/P5290131.jpg

And this. Bankang de mano
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/P5290123.jpg

And this. Bankang de motor
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/VillaAmorhotel.jpg

Mars Uy

May 11th, 2009, 03:56 AM

Quinabut-an Springs
Brgy. Patag, Paranas, Samar

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/marnicc/PangarigohaParanas035.jpg?t=1242006672

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/marnicc/PangarigohaParanas093.jpg?t=1242006873

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/marnicc/PangarigohaParanas090.jpg?t=1242006896

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/marnicc/PangarigohaParanas037.jpg?t=1242006929

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/marnicc/PangarigohaParanas036.jpg?t=1242006961

from the city

May 11th, 2009, 05:48 AM

Henz

May 11th, 2009, 06:55 AM

Galing mo naman @cyberwizard...Saludo ko nimo!!!

Mars Uy

May 11th, 2009, 07:05 AM

RE: Catbalogan citihood "pwede palang ma-strip and citihood ng isang lugar? what will happen to those places na tinanggalan? back to municipality ang budget nila?

RE: calbayog establishments " it's nice to hear that new establishments are starting to sprout in this developing city in samar. I've been there many times. medyo maganda and pacing ng progress nila. same with catbalogan, marami ring developments lately:cheers:

Pwede matanggalan ng city hood ang isang lugar kung hindi sila nakafollow sa requirements just like the 16 cities that were reverted back to municipalities. Yes back to municipalities ang budget nila.

Indeed, mabilis ang development ng Calbayog at Catbalogan. I hope magspill ang development nila so that the whole Samar province will experience the same. :D

Mars Uy

May 11th, 2009, 07:53 AM

^^I like it. Kakaiba siya. Diba Biri is an island municipality? i agree with pthfndr19 na lagyan ng river cruise ang Catarman River kagaya sa Loboc River Cruise in Bohol. Plus points kasi yan sa turismo ng bayan at pati na ng probinsya. And to the officials of Catarman and N. Samar its time to wake up! Kung tutuusin marami ang mabubuga ng probinsya!

calbayognon

May 11th, 2009, 02:13 PM

Calbayog at night (viewed from Dagum Hills)

http://i44.tinypic.com/2hnotgl.jpg

Mars Uy

May 11th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Calbayog at night (viewed from Dagum Hills)

http://i44.tinypic.com/2hnotgl.jpg

Ganda naman ng Calbayog! :cheers:

Zwagg TAC-LOW-BAND

May 11th, 2009, 03:37 PM

Ang ganda ng kanta. Sana magawan ng CD at ipamigay sa mga trapong politico

na release cguro ung album nila sa year 1995...sikat na sikat dati ung YANO.. famous song nila SANTONG KABAYO..:lol::lol:

cris_skywalker

May 11th, 2009, 04:33 PM

ei good day to you all...especially the forumers of this thread. i just wanna ask diba Provincehood sa Biliran now?

wala mo pics sa celebration...

sana naman mag post mo para makakita me...a big thanks daan!!!

urban Iegend

May 11th, 2009, 04:42 PM

matagal na atang province ang Biliran

Mars Uy

May 11th, 2009, 04:47 PM

^^Kung tama ako I think naging province ang Biliran noong 1990. Before it was a sub-province of Leyte :D

pthfndr19

May 11th, 2009, 07:03 PM

^^ I think nagtatanong sya about the celebration or anniversary of the provincehood of Biliran kung may mga pics.. anong petsa ba naging province? :D

catar city

May 12th, 2009, 02:06 AM

na release cguro ung album nila sa year 1995...sikat na sikat dati ung YANO.. famous song nila SANTONG KABAYO..:lol::lol:

Sana erevive ulit yung kanta at pasikatin ulit para maremind ang lahat ng politico sa buong bansa.

Mars Uy

May 12th, 2009, 09:28 AM

Hinunangan, Leyte holds first Lechon Festival (http://leytesamardaily.com)

TACLOBAN CITY - Lechon (roasted pigs) in various costumes and decorations paraded in the first ever Lechon Festival of Panalaron, Hinunangan, Leyte, considered to be the first of its kind in the Eastern Visayas region.

At lest 33 lechon were paraded around town of Hinunangan, Leyte each of them representing the different family clans who are natives of Brgy. Panalaron.

Gaily wrapped in colorful costumes and decorated in many different themes, the lechons were carried in a carriage-like tricycles as they were paraded around town.

In an interview, Panalaron’s village chief Francis Cardona Sr. said the event is envisioned to flourish in the years to come and become one of the tourist attractions for this Southern Leyte town.

Religiously speaking, he said, the festival does not have a religious basis other than it usually takes centerstage during fiesta celebration in honor of the local patron saint.

Historically wise the lechon is one of Hinunangan’s delicacy, and even in other provinces in the Philippines and the region. According to a local myth, the roasted pig was served before the Spanish arrived hundreds of years ago and before the town was founded. The dish has then become a symbol of tradition to serve to visitors particularly during big celebrations.

It was also learned that lechon making has been one of the main livelihood of a number of residents of the barangay and the village itself formerly plays host to the local municipal abattoir.

As per a barangay ordinance initiated and approved by the barangay council, the Lechon Festival would be celebrated every 9th of May, the same date Panalaron is celebrating its Barangay Day.

“We are just happy that we were able to start this and hopefully next year the event would be even bigger,” Brgy. Chairman Cardona said.

He likewise said the support of the barangay residents have been overwhelming that the launching of the event was made possible.

Southern Leyte Provincial Tourism Officer Nedgar Garvez lauded the event, saying the province can now offer various options for local and foreign tourists alike who may wish to visit Southern Leyte.

“This kind of festival can be considered the first of its kind in the region. This would become an additional attraction in the tourism promotion efforts of the province,” Garvez said during the launching program.

After the parade was over and the launching program concluded, villagers lined up their tables and started their community celebration of drinking and feasting with the lechon as the main dish.

The Philippine Lechon is usually the highlight and the most popular dish of big events. It is usually served with a liver-based sauce. However, in some cases, it may be served Chinese style with steamed buns and a sweet plum sauce. Locally it is served with local root crops like “gabi” or sweet potato.

A typical Filipino method of roasting involves placing the pig on a spit and baking it on charcoals while wiping the skin with a brush made out of leaves drenched in water and the pig’s own fat. This makes the skin “pop” and eventually crunchy. (AHLETTE C. REYES)

Zwagg TAC-LOW-BAND

May 12th, 2009, 02:40 PM

Sana erevive ulit yung kanta at pasikatin ulit para maremind ang lahat ng politico sa buong bansa.

maganda kung ang kamikaze ang mag revive mas babagay..pero i think mayrun din silang kanta na parehas ang tema... ang title ata is WALA :lol::lol:

catar city

May 12th, 2009, 03:04 PM

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/calicoan-guiuan-1.jpg

Mars Uy

May 12th, 2009, 03:08 PM

^^Mas malaki diba yung Calicoan island kesa sa Boracay noh?

catar city

May 12th, 2009, 03:38 PM

Good News!!!

An old ordinance passed by the Muncipality of Catarman in 1996 was implemented by the Provincial Government prohibiting anyone to use the Catarman Airport Runway as a park, playground, Jogging and leisure area etc.
Penalty - fine of up to P2,000.00 and imprisonment of up to 2 months. The place though is open to crossing pedestrian and vehicles from 4-5 am and from 4-9pm. Security forces are stationed inside the premises 24 hours. Cebu Pacific will allegedly resume its operation by June. At least may ginawa ang mga officials ng Provincial Government. Sguro nabasa nila yung mga comments ninyong lahat.:cheers::)

Mars Uy

May 12th, 2009, 03:48 PM

^^Dapat lang! They should be ashamed! But I'm glad magreresume ulit yung flights papuntang Catarman! Yehey!

catar city

May 12th, 2009, 03:53 PM

Again here's an aerial picture of Brgy Dalakit. The Catarman Airport runway is visible at the upper-left corner of the picture which separates Brgy Dalakit from Poblacion Catarman. The runway could be aptly called as open/closed or closed/open runway.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/build10.jpg

Mars Uy

May 12th, 2009, 03:55 PM

^^They should clear the obstructions near the airport runway. Dapat lagyan nila hg perimeter fence.

pthfndr19

May 12th, 2009, 04:12 PM

^^ Dapat talaga lagyan ng perimeter fence yan para wala ng makakapasok jan na mga tao.. kasi baka may mga masasamang taong mag-iwan jan sa runway ng mga bagay like shrapnels, or something na magiging dahilan ng accident pag landing ng airplane..
Salamat na rin at may ginawa ang mga officials ng probinsya.. sana consistent sila sa pagpapatupad ng kanilang ordinance... hindi lang ngayon, baka nman pagdating ng panahon luluwag na naman sila at marami na nman pupuntang mga tao jan.. sana makipag-cooperate din ang mga tao jan..

sana i-reroute na 24 hrs yung way ng mga sasakyan dun sa dulo ng runway..

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/alfinsky/CatarmanMap.jpg

Mars Uy

May 12th, 2009, 04:20 PM

cris_skywalker

May 12th, 2009, 05:24 PM

^^ I think nagtatanong sya about the celebration or anniversary of the provincehood of Biliran kung may mga pics.. anong petsa ba naging province? :D

you're right @pthfndr...matagal ko nang alam na province ang biliran..it happened on May 11,1992..bumoto pa nga ako sa plebiscite noon...there were so many campaigns to vote "no" for the plebiscite at that time but the people of biliran felt that the island was ready to be called a "province". I think its the 17th annual provincehood day of Biliran last May 11,2009 but sadly I didnt have time to witness it..I was asking if you have any pics for the celebration then might as well post it so that we can all see what were the activities...

malayo kasi ako kaya hindi na ako nakapunta...It will be so nice if we can see the activities on the annual provincehood...

Thanks in advance!!!

Mars Uy

May 12th, 2009, 05:28 PM

^^During the campaign period tumutol ba yung probinsya or sumuporta sa move ng Biliran?

cris_skywalker

May 12th, 2009, 05:37 PM

^^During the campaign period tumutol ba yung probinsya or sumuporta sa move ng Biliran?

the sub provincial government where on two's if where they would stand behind...

Congressman Veloso say "no" no the plebiscite but most of the people voted yes. in the last minute effort by Cong.Veloso, he let 7 out of 8 mayors of the province to sign a manifesto saying that their constituents don't like biliran to be a separate province. he alleged that his move was under Section 462 on "Existing Subprovinces" in the Local Government Code of 1991, which was signed into law by Pres. Corazon C. Aquino on October 10, 1991.

cris_skywalker

May 12th, 2009, 05:38 PM

^^^^

also the province of Leyte votes "yes" for the move of biliran...3 out of 4 congressmen reportedly voted "yes" biliran for province...

Mars Uy

May 12th, 2009, 05:45 PM

^^I see. Galing naman. Biliran deserves it. :D :cheers:

cris_skywalker

May 12th, 2009, 05:51 PM

^^I see. Galing naman. Biliran deserves it. :D :cheers:

youre right..we really thought were not gonna win it because we feel na mapilde gyud me sa votes...

pthfndr19

May 12th, 2009, 08:41 PM

catar city

May 12th, 2009, 11:06 PM

:)CATARMAN RIVER
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/alfinsky/Catarman_River.jpg

The photo above is towards the upstreams which is south of The Bridge of the Diversion road while the photo below is downstreamwise north of the bridge and towards the mouth of the river. As you can see, Poblacion Catarman is partly hidden becasue of an islet at the middle of the river. I think we seldom see an island at the middle of a river. The island is growing in size and a delta is being formed at its leftside. But either side of the islet is navigable towards the poblacion.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/1_465605229l.jpg

I agree with pthfndr and mars uy that a river cruise at the catarman river could spur tourism in the area. The islet could be one of its feature as one of the stopovers and a cottage at its top may be built for the tourists. In addition, as you may observe from the map, there is a land-form at the mouth of the river which looks like an appendix. It is actually a sandbar which is about 1.5 km in length and about 150m width. The sandbar has two sides; the river and the sea. This could also be a good feature of the suggested river cruise. The problem is, no one sees the potential of the river both in the provincial and the municipal government.

catar city

May 12th, 2009, 11:34 PM

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catar city

May 13th, 2009, 10:43 AM

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catar city

May 13th, 2009, 05:28 PM

This is the aerial view of the Sandbar locally named as "Dila-dila"
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/Sand20bar20at20Northern20Samar_jpg.jpg

Aerial view of the Sandbar with Cawayan and UEP. Also visible is the Northern Samar Sports Complex in between Cawayan and UEP
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/A20towns20view20at20Northern20Samar.jpg

Mars Uy

May 13th, 2009, 05:43 PM

^^Wow! Ang haba pala ng sand bar na yan! I thought it was just a small island. Maganda talaga. I hope makita ng mga local officials yung magandang location ng Catarman. How big is the N. Samar Sports Complex?

catar city

May 13th, 2009, 06:13 PM

It is relatively large in area underdeveloped nga lang. it is not the usual type of provincial sports complex na kasya lang ang one track oval. May swimming pool ito sa loob pero hindi ako segurado kung olympic standard and size. Meron itong basketball court, tennis court vollyball court and Softball diamond sa labas ng space ng track oval at meron pa itong vacant areas. Pwde sana itong alternative sa Sports Complex ng Tacloban kung gagastuhan lang ng Provincial Govt. The good thing, the sports facilities of UEP can compliment with this sports complex due to its proximity.

Mars Uy

May 13th, 2009, 06:16 PM

^^ I see. Ito lang ba ang sports complex sa Samar Island?

pthfndr19

May 13th, 2009, 06:20 PM

Ayus pala yang sand bar na yan... pwede kaya dyan nalang itayo ang airport/runway para wala ng tatawid na mga tao at sasakyan hehe :)

This is the aerial view of the Sandbar locally named as "Dila-dila"
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/Sand20bar20at20Northern20Samar_jpg.jpg

Aerial view of the Sandbar with Cawayan and UEP. Also visible is the Northern Samar Sports Complex in between Cawayan and UEP
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/A20towns20view20at20Northern20Samar.jpg

catar city

May 13th, 2009, 06:20 PM

Ang alam ko meron din ang Catbalogan, sa Calbayog meron ang TTMIST. Hindi ko alam ang sa Borongan.

Mars Uy

May 13th, 2009, 06:23 PM

What's TTMIST? :D. Yes meron sa Catbalogan pero dilapidated na siya just like LSDC before Palarong Pambansa :lol:

Kaya nga noh bat kaya di nalang sa Dila-dila Is. ilagay ang airport :lol:

catar city

May 13th, 2009, 06:33 PM

Ayus pala yang sand bar na yan... pwede kaya dyan nalang itayo ang airport/runway para wala ng tatawid na mga tao at sasakyan hehe :)

Hindi seguro pwde dito ang runway kasi naka attach ito sa area ng Brgy Baybay. Maraming mga tao ang maapektohan o paalisin kung ganon. Sa ngayon ang Brgy Baybay ang isa sa may pinakamatao na suburb ng Catarman. Napapansin ko nga nag eencroach na ang mga tao papuntang san bar na yan kahit delikado tuwing bagyo o baha. Dapat e declare ng Provincial or Municipal Govt na gawin itong isang Provincial or Municipal Park para ma stop ang encroachment.

pthfndr19

May 13th, 2009, 06:37 PM

^^ Ganun ba? dapat din paalisin ang mga tao na magtayo ng mga bahay dyan sa sand bar... sino ba may-ari ng islang yan? munisipyo ba? :)

catar city

May 13th, 2009, 06:49 PM

Hindi yan isla parang maliit na pininsula na nakakabit sa mainland puro sand nga lang ito at may konting grasses sa gitna.

Ang nalalaman ko sa ating batas ang mga ganyan ay hindi pwde ang privado ang may magaari nito. This belongs to public domain kaya dapat ang municipal govt ang may control dito.

pthfndr19

May 13th, 2009, 06:51 PM

^^ OK Good! :D

catar city

May 14th, 2009, 02:19 AM

Yung island at saka sandbar magkaiba yun. Yung sand bar karugtong ng area ng brgy Baybay na karugtong din ng Town Proper. Yung island naman nasa gitna ng ilog malapit sa harapan ng town proper at nasa pagitan ng dalawang tulay ng town proper at diversion road. Tsaka yung sand bar is pure sand na mahaba while the other one is a circular rocky island with a small delta in one of its side.

pthfndr19

May 14th, 2009, 09:36 AM

Catbalogan - new year scene:)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/alfinsky/catbalogan-newyear.jpg

catar city

May 14th, 2009, 12:35 PM

Here's another picture of the island from the Diversion road bridge. Nasa loob siya ng ilog. Yung sandbar ay karugtong doon sa kabahayan sa kaliwa ng ilog papalabas forming part of the mouth of the river.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/DSC_0313_JPG.jpg

Mars Uy

May 15th, 2009, 02:11 PM

^^Nice! Marisyo man guid it Catbalogan. I want to visit Catbalogan again :(

Mars Uy

May 15th, 2009, 02:15 PM

Sana lagyan nila ng RIver Cruise sa Catarman River para naman makadagdag sa tourism ng buong probinsya and also Catarman.

catar city

May 15th, 2009, 02:59 PM

Oo nga feasible naman seguro yon dito kasi malinis pa talaga ang Catarman river sa ngayon.

Mars Uy

May 15th, 2009, 05:43 PM

^^Kaya nga. Feasible talaga siya. kumusta na yung Catarman Airport?

catar city

May 15th, 2009, 06:00 PM

Ok na! todo bantay ang mga pulis. Yun nga lang pinapdaan pa ang mga tao at sasakyan pero hanggang tawid na lang at may scheduled time. Hinuhuli nila yung mga gustong mamasyal. Wala ng nagjojogging sa madaling araw. Mnsan nag warning shot sila nung meron isang tao gustong magviolate sa ordinance.

Bakit ganun hindi ako makapost ng pictures? Mahina lang kaya ang signal sa amin o na deactivate na ang direct link ko?

Mars Uy

May 15th, 2009, 06:41 PM

^^Try mo lang ulit. Nakakapost naman ako ng pics ah. Hmmmm baka mahina lang yung connection kaya ganun.

Thats good. Buti at natauhan na ang mga opisyal dun. Sana di la ito tubtub yana.

jsl_bxu1206

May 16th, 2009, 07:36 AM

Agrarian reform gets P10 billion in development assistance
Saturday, May 16, 2009

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the OPEC Fund for International Development have extended P10 billion in official development assistance (ODA) for basic rural infrastructure projects to the Department of Agrarian Reform.

OPEC is the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries.

Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman on Friday said that the P10 billion would go to farm-to-market roads and irrigation systems that are expected to be completed within five years in 152 agrarian-reform communities nationwide.

Pangandaman added that the five-year project, dubbed as the Second Agrarian Reform Communities Project, is the biggest since it nearly doubles the cost of the previous project.

The first phase of the project, worth P5.8 billion, was implemented for eight years, which ended in 2007.

Pangandaman said the new project, jointly initiated by the Agrarian Reform department and the Asian Development Bank, covers the provinces of Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Sorsogon, Romblon and Marinduque in Luzon; Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Northern Samar, Leyte and Negros Occidental in the Visayas; and Zamboanga-Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and Sulu in Mindanao.

He thanked the donors for making the Second Agrarian Reform Communities Project possible.

Pangandaman said that the continuing support provided by the ADB and other partners in the donor community “is a testament to the capability and credibility of the [department] to implement large-scale, multi-stakeholder development projects under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).”

He expressed hope that the foreign donors’ continued support to the agrarian reform program would help pave the way for the immediate passage of the agrarian reform extension law, which is being deliberated upon in Congress.

ADB representative Dr. Manoshi Mitra said that agrarian reform program was playing a vital role in “ending inequalities through land distribution as well as through the provision of support services to various agrarian reform communities.”

Mitra added that the project aims to help raise the standards of living of farmer-beneficiaries, reduce incidence of poverty and promote lasting peace in the countryside.
--Ira Karen Apanay

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/may/16/yehey/top_stories/20090516top5.html

jsl_bxu1206

May 16th, 2009, 07:39 AM

zoroethgenre_003

May 16th, 2009, 08:27 AM

Catbalogan - new year scene:)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/alfinsky/catbalogan-newyear.jpg

parang not in the Philipines..parang in China..maybe because of the fireworks..credit to the photograher..its really awesome..

zoroethgenre_003

May 16th, 2009, 08:28 AM

Calbayog at night (viewed from Dagum Hills)

http://i44.tinypic.com/2hnotgl.jpg

ganda ng city lights..urban na urban ang dating

pthfndr19

May 16th, 2009, 12:18 PM

catar city

May 16th, 2009, 04:30 PM

Naval, Biliran
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/pilipinas2007_291.jpg

Borongan, Eastern Samar
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/busybackstage.jpg

Catarman, Northern Samar
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04152009272.jpg

catar city

May 16th, 2009, 05:13 PM

About Catarman Airport runway..
Share ko lang . May nag-comment kc sa ibang forum kung paano daw sa pagbukas ng klase.. maraming tao o mga studyante ang ma-aapektuhan sa pagsara ng runway.. lalo ng yung mga mahihirap na ang kaya lang ay tumawid sa runway para makarating sa kabila dahil mataas na daw ang pamasahe papuntang town proper at sila'y kapos sa pantustos sa araw-araw na pangangailangan.

Catar city, diba may time nman kung kelan pede tumawid ang mga tao at sasakyan? ang hindi lang pwede dun yung mag tambay, jogging,or gawing playground hehe.

4-6 am at 4-12pm pwde tumawid ang mga sasakyan. Bubuksan daw ulit yung small opening para sa tao basta walang eroplano pero hanggang tawid na lang. Hindi na pwde pumunta kung saan saan, lagi kasi may nakabantay na mga pulis. Kaya hindi na rin magiging problema para sa mga estudyante lalo na yung mga taga EVCC at CNHS.

catar city

May 16th, 2009, 05:26 PM

College of LAW
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/collegeoflaw-uep.jpg

zoroethgenre_003

May 17th, 2009, 02:02 PM

^i just wonder why the Justice statue sa harap ng building ay hindi babae..may sword pa..ano kaya ang possible interpretation nyan..

Mars Uy

May 17th, 2009, 06:07 PM

DAILY NA ANG CEBU PACIFIC MANILA-CALBAYOG-MANILA TO ACCOMMODATE THE CANCELLATION AT THE CATARMAN AIRPORT:banana::banana:

U/Cs in CALBAYOG

1. mister donut - 3 outlets
2. LBC branch 2- magsaysay blvd.
3. Southstar drug- construction of building on-going
4. F and A suites
5. Chinabank
6. BDO
7. Asialink Finance Corporation Calbayog Branch
8. Gaisano final stage of negotiation with the city which owns the lot.
In addition to that @Calbayognon.

New Rawis Fair Market (http://calbayogevents.blogspot.com)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WdMZZQocTEY/SLtW08yu5cI/AAAAAAAAD5A/dCEdj9GmywI/s400/nicc1.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WdMZZQocTEY/SLtW1LnKaRI/AAAAAAAAD5I/67DpGXGxGbU/s400/nicc2.jpg

catar city

May 17th, 2009, 06:09 PM

Bobon Town Park
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/bobonpark-1.jpg

Bobon Cathedral
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/Boboncathedral.jpg

Lulugayan Falls
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/lulugayanfallsBobon.jpg

Mars Uy

May 17th, 2009, 06:13 PM

Proposed New Calbayog City Division (http://calbayogevents.blogspot.com)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WdMZZQocTEY/SI05RI7efkI/AAAAAAAADsE/I0vmXcJwRPo/s400/deped_office2.jpg
:banana::banana:

catar city

May 18th, 2009, 06:31 AM

^i just wonder why the Justice statue sa harap ng building ay hindi babae..may sword pa..ano kaya ang possible interpretation nyan..

Hindi naman ceguro tama kung ang ilagay na statue ay yung babae na may takip sa mata kasi narepresent yan sa justice. magkaiba naman kasi ang law at justice. kaya nga may tinatawag na bar at bench yung bench sila ang nagaadminister ng justice represented by the judges mula sa MTC hangang Supreme Court ang tawag sa anila ay judge or justice. kaya ang simbolo nila ay yung justice statue. yung bar naman sila yung mga nagpapractice ng law public or private nagpoprosecute o nagdedefensa sa cliente. pero lahat sila sa bar man or sa bench ang tawag sa kanila lawyers. kay mas malawak siguro ang saklaw ng salitang law kesa sa justice. kaya nga tinatawg ang mga schools na college of law at hindi college of justice.

calbayognon

May 18th, 2009, 10:27 AM

GREAT TIMES EVENTS AND TOURS OPENS ITS CALBAYOG BRANCH

http://i42.tinypic.com/20su97a.jpg

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catar city

May 18th, 2009, 11:48 AM

http://http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/Dancalan-Beach-1.jpg

Mars Uy

May 18th, 2009, 11:57 AM

Repost ko lang at Catar
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catar city

May 18th, 2009, 12:44 PM

The pacific side of Northern Samar is a rocky cost line as viewed from the sea.

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catar city

May 18th, 2009, 12:57 PM

Rakit-dakit, Palapag
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Sleeping Lion, Palapag
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Susong Dalaga, Palapag
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Susong Dalaga II, Palapag
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Mars Uy

May 18th, 2009, 01:03 PM

^^WOW! Ang ganda naman. Saang munisipyo yan?

catar city

May 18th, 2009, 02:14 PM

Municipality of Palapag

Mars Uy

May 18th, 2009, 02:39 PM

I see. Ganda ng Palapag. Ilang oras ba from Catarman?

catar city

May 18th, 2009, 04:36 PM

Mga one and a half hours lang.

Palapag is a favorite destination of foreign tourists.

Mars Uy

May 18th, 2009, 11:56 PM

^^Really? Thats great. Maganda kasing retirement home ang Palapag since its far for the bustling life in cities. The place is peaceful and simple: a perfect place for tourists indeed.

Mars Uy

May 19th, 2009, 12:03 AM

^^Where is it located @calbayognon?

catar city

May 19th, 2009, 02:30 AM

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calbayognon

May 19th, 2009, 04:09 AM

^^Where is it located @calbayognon?

Hall of Justice Road (beside Petron station and infront of the newly constructed City Health Satellite Office), Brgy. Capoocan, Calbayog City. For inquiries you may call (055) 2092766 (PLDT)/(055) 5338127 (GLOBE).

Head Office located at: Unit L8C, Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa City. Tel Nos. (02) 8090764/(02) 8090605

calbayognon

May 19th, 2009, 09:25 AM

ASIALINK FINANCE CORPORATION CALBAYOG BRANCH IS NOW OPEN. :banana:LOCATED AT THE SECOND FLOOR ORTIZ BLDG. J.D. AVELINO ST., CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR.:banana:

pthfndr19

May 19th, 2009, 09:31 AM

GREAT TIMES EVENTS AND TOURS OPENS ITS CALBAYOG BRANCH

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^^ nice development// it can help promote tourism in Calbayog or even the whole Samar. :D

Calbayognon, just an inquiry, does the Calbayog Tourism office provides leaflets, brochure, or maps of great places there for the travelers or tourists?

calbayognon

May 19th, 2009, 12:05 PM

^^ nice development// it can help promote tourism in Calbayog or even the whole Samar. :D

Calbayognon, just an inquiry, does the Calbayog Tourism office provides leaflets, brochure, or maps of great places there for the travelers or tourists?

Yap. It is available at the City Tourism and Information Office, Handumanan Bldg., J.D. Avelino St.

Another travel agency opened last Sunday owned by my friend Johan Estrada. Skyriser Travel Agency located along the Maharlika Highway. Il show pix when i return.

Mars Uy

May 19th, 2009, 12:12 PM

Uswag syudad san Calbayog! :)

catar city

May 19th, 2009, 01:55 PM

Sanize Falls
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catar city

May 19th, 2009, 01:58 PM

Loom River, Boronan
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Mars Uy

May 19th, 2009, 02:02 PM

Sanize Falls
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Is that steam?

catar city

May 19th, 2009, 02:11 PM

The future location of Chowking-Catarman
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catar city

May 19th, 2009, 02:17 PM

Is that steam?

No. Ordinary falls lang ito at maraming naliligo dito. Malakas lang cguro ang hulog ng tubig pababa kaya may bumabalik pataas na parang usok ang dating.

pthfndr19

May 19th, 2009, 02:20 PM

The future location of Chowking-Catarman
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04182009297.jpg
Nice development... makaka-Chow King na sa Catarman :banana:
What's next?? Mcdo? Pizza Hut?? Max's?? Greenwich?? hehe :D

Mars Uy

May 19th, 2009, 02:30 PM

ChowKing?! Yey! Its a welcome development for Catarman. any news of Mcdo?

jamir57

May 19th, 2009, 06:03 PM

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just another biri px!

Juan Pilgrim

May 19th, 2009, 09:12 PM

^^:applause::applause::applause:

:horse:

Juan Pilgrim

May 19th, 2009, 09:16 PM

catar city

May 20th, 2009, 12:31 AM

^^ChowKing?! Yey! Its a welcome development for Catarman. any news of Mcdo?

No news yet for MCdo. But Gaisano has already identified it's future loction. And guess what? it's not in the downtown area but it's in Brgy Dalakit which is accross the runway? And guess what? the area has no any residential house or structure standing but it's a cocoland.:banana::banana::banana:

Mars Uy

May 20th, 2009, 01:17 AM

^^ Confirmed na talaga? then that's great! I hope mall type sya hindi lang department store.

catar city

May 20th, 2009, 07:12 AM

Confirmed na yun kasi mismo mga municipal officials ang may sabi. Tsaka yung Pare sa new Dalakit Mission Center (Parokya) na bumili ng lupa dyan sa property na yan para pagtayuan ng simbahan at nung magtanong doon sa may ari kung pwde pa madagdagan ang area ng simbahan sinabi ng mayari na hindi na pwede dahil nabili na ng Gaisano ang katabi. Sinabi ng pare yun doon sa kanyang sirmon sa Brgy Hall na ginawang temporary chapel ng Dalakit.

catar city

May 20th, 2009, 07:16 AM

Baka mall type yun kasi maluwag yung area. Highway sa harapan papuntang Capitol, sa likod naman Diversion road papuntang town proper kumbaga kabilaan ang property ng dalawang roads. Kung department store lang marami pa naman vacant lots sa downtown na katamtaman lang ang area na bagay sa department store lang.

catar city

May 20th, 2009, 08:21 AM

Aerial view of the Junction of Diversion road(downward) and National Highway about 2km from the Town proper and still part of Brgy Dalakit. The road to the right side of the picture is towards the Capitol and Airport. About 300 meters to the right is the future site of Gaisano.

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The business establishments seen from above looks like this on the ground. SANVIC Enterprises, RUD Enterprises and Caltex Gasoline station. 300 meters to the right of these establishments is the future site of Gaisano

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pthfndr19

May 20th, 2009, 09:56 AM

^^ Ayus! Kelan kaya mag-start ang construction ng Gaisano? :D

catar city

May 20th, 2009, 02:07 PM

Merong nagsasabi na 2010 meron naman nag sasabing this year. Hindi natin malaman pero matunog ang usapusapan na segurado na. Sana gumanda na ang economy ng bansa para dumami pa lalo ang investors at maraming tao ang matulungan in terms of job opportunity. Ang Northern Samar kasi ay one of the leading producers ng abaca at copra sa Region VIII. Pero nung nagka world crisis. bumaba ng lampas kalahati ang prices ng copra at abaca sa buong probinsya. Ang ganitong mga factors (market situation) ay isa sa mga kinoconsider ng mga investors kung tutuloy sila o hindi.

Mars Uy

May 20th, 2009, 02:16 PM

Mabuti kung mall-type sya. I'm so happy na magkakaroon na ng Gaisano sa Calbayog at Catarman. Its about time. I bet mga 2015 pwedeng pwede nang maging city ang Catarman and I will support the towns bid. :banana:

Mars Uy

May 20th, 2009, 02:20 PM

BTW kumusta na yung planong gumawa ng North Western Samar Province? Pinagdedebatehan pa rin ba?

catar city

May 20th, 2009, 05:17 PM

Sana nga maging city ang Catarman kaso nga mahirap abutin yung Pop requirement na 150,000. 81,000 pa lang ang Catarman as of 2007. Yung income kayang kaya ng abutin kaso balak daw ng conress na taasan din ang requirement from 100M to 200M. Alam nyo may unequitable distribution of resources ng bansa natin. Halimbawa. Ang Negros Ociidental may 11 cities. Lahat ng iyan tumatanggap ng hindi bababa ng 300M IRA allocation. Samantala ang Northern Samar walang city ang Catarman tumatangap lang ng 77M IRA allocation a year. Kung tutuusin sa 11 na cities ng Neg Occ konti lang naman ang qualified dyan. Masigasig lang ang mga politico sa kanila. Nung mga late 1990s marami ang nakalusot na maging cities nung 25M pa lang ang income req katulad ng Sipalay, Talisay, Victorias, New Escalante, New Sagay, Himamaylan at Kabankalan. Tanjay at Bayawan naman sa Neg Or. All in all Neg Island has 16 cities as compared to only 4 sa dalawang isla ng E. Visayas. kaya di nkapagtataka na higit na mas maunlad ang Negros kesa atin. Pero kung sa economic potential hindi naman tayo lalayo sa kanila. Yung mga dati pa ngang cities nila katulad ng Bais, San Carlos, La Carlota Bago at Canlaon mukhang hindi naman tunay na cities.

Mars Uy

May 20th, 2009, 05:23 PM

Sa ngayon ilan ba ang income na nagegenerate ng munisipyo?

orville1ph

May 20th, 2009, 05:29 PM

Mars Uy

May 20th, 2009, 06:12 PM

boom_box

May 20th, 2009, 06:53 PM

OT:

Just to let you know guys.. This is not a Chinook (CH-47) you see in this pic..
This actually a Sea Knight (CH-46).. It may look a typical Chinook but this is the smaller brother of it... US Marines does not operate Chinook.. only US Army
http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/13569/2689709190104006805S600x600Q85.jpg
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CH-47 Chinook
http://www.militarypictures.info/d/103-3/CH-47_Chinook_in_Bagram.jpg

CH-46 Sea Knight
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/images/ch-46d-navy552.jpg

See the difference...? Its quite obvious.. :)

pthfndr19

May 20th, 2009, 08:58 PM

Babalik na ang Cebu Pacific sa Catarman after more than a month of suspending their flights. :banana:

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catar city

May 21st, 2009, 12:36 AM

June 16 pa pala magreresume akala ko June 2. Ang Tagal ah

catar city

May 21st, 2009, 01:01 AM

A small port town located in the boundary of Northern and Eastern Samar
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Municipal Hall
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Lapinig Church - small but taken cared of.
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Sabang Beach
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Canawayon Island - Lapinig's jewel. A small island just off the coast of Lapinig which serves as a fish sanctuary and a picnic haven. Usec. Domingo had visited this place many times. Just a 15 min ride by motorbanca.
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Mars Uy

May 21st, 2009, 04:06 AM

Ang cute ng Lapinig Church :D

urban Iegend

May 21st, 2009, 05:45 AM

toinks. malaking problema na nga ang mga politiko dyan, dadagdagan pa nila? :lol:

Henz

May 21st, 2009, 08:08 AM

Honestly i dont see the difference.. hehehe

cyberwizard

May 21st, 2009, 08:57 AM

Honestly i dont see the difference.. hehehe
sakto jud ka henz..if sea knight mas maau..it don't matter..basta US navy ang naa didto dili marines, ang mga politico ang wala..naa man galing pero paporma para sa past 2007 election..:lol::lol::lol::nuts:..

orville1ph

May 22nd, 2009, 05:49 AM

^^ang difference lang nga akong nakita is: paspas ang tuyok sa sabad sa usa :lol:

orville1ph

May 22nd, 2009, 06:41 AM

Duque confirms first A(H1N1) RP case
By Dona Pazzibugan, Anna Valmero
Philippine Daily Inquirer, INQUIRER.net
First Posted 01:38:00 05/22/2009

Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases, Epidemic and Plague
Most Read

MANILA, Philippines—Take the health warnings seriously—it’s here.
Health Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque III Thursday night confirmed the first case of Influenza A(H1N1) infection in the country—in a 10-year-old Filipino girl who arrived from the United States with her parents on May 18.
“The DoH confirms today the first case of AH1N1 in the Philippines. She is a female traveler who arrived in the country on May 18 from the United States, whose throat specimen tested positive based on results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM),” Duque said.
Duque, who is in Geneva, Switzerland, attending a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting, held a video conference with reporters at the WHO regional office in Manila to break the news Thursday night.
“I talked with the president and from the tone of her voice she was very concerned. In fact, she gave me the go signal to conduct this press conference,” Duque added.
Dr. Eric Tayag of the Department of Health’s National Epidemiology Center said the girl, who was not identified, had also been to Canada.
The girl, he said, developed a fever, cough and sore throat on May 19, the day after arriving, and was brought to the RITM in Muntinlupa City where the diagnosis was confirmed Thursday.
Despite the index case, Duque said: “There is no community outbreak in the country, measures are being done to prevent transmission, including quarantine of immediate household of the first case. The first case is something we have been preparing for as a result of public and private sectors’ effective surveillance system.”
Health Undersecretary Mario Villaverde said the test results came Thursday afternoon from RITM and the patient was immediately given antiviral Oseltamivir.
The first case no longer had fever and cough but still has sore throat, said Villaverde.
Tayag said specimens from the index case will be sent to a WHO collaborating center in Melbourne as routine procedure for all specimens that will test positive for the novel AH1N1.
“The child developed the symptoms a day after arrival, so this is also a call for vigilance on the part of the public that people in the country and incoming travelers from abroad, especially from infected areas, submit themselves to quarantine screening and continuous monitoring of health, especially body temperature for 10 days, and to report to the DoH any flu-like symptoms,” said Villaverde.
Villaverde reiterated that the public should observe proper hygiene, strengthen resistance and do social distancing—avoid going to crowded areas if the need is not urgent.
Since there is only a single confirmed case, Villaverde said, there is no need to postpone the opening of schools in June.
Up till then the country had been flu-free despite the disease afflicting citizens of nearby countries like Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan.
In Geneva, a month after the world was alerted to a potential influenza pandemic, doubts fostered by the mild symptoms of the new swine flu virus have prompted the WHO to think twice about sounding the maximum alarm despite the spread of infection in 41 countries.
The WHO on Thursday raised its tally of swine flu cases around the world to 11,034 and 85 deaths. Most of the 791 new cases have been reported in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Mexico confirmed three more deaths linked to the A(H1N1) virus, while the United States confirmed two additional deaths since Wednesday’s tally.
‘Imminent pandemic’
At least 38 other countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe have reported cases since the outbreak in Mexico, but the world remains at flu alert level five, signaling an “imminent pandemic.”
WHO Director General Margaret Chan is hesitant about declaring a fully fledged pandemic by moving to Phase 6, even though travelers have carried the virus to other continents.
The maximum alert level would indicate sustained community transmission in a second region outside the Americas.
On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso reiterated his appeal for calm as the number of swine flu infections in his country soared to 292, including the first two cases in Tokyo, the world’s largest urban area.
Antoine Flahaut, an epidemiologist and head of the School of Public Health (EHESP), said that the technical elements were in place to move into the pandemic phase.
“But the WHO senses that recommendations which go with that are not adapted to the situation,” Flahaut explained, pointing to air travel restrictions or advice to wear surgical masks.
“Invoking phase six would be disproportionate with the current situation,” he added.
The doubts have grown because of the relatively mild symptoms of swine flu, which experts acknowledge is no worse than seasonal influenza for now.
Many of the deaths have occurred among those who were suffering from other ailments, a common pattern for ordinary strains of flu.
When the WHO’s annual assembly opened on Monday, British Health Secretary Alan Johnson voiced doubts about phase six that had been growing behind the scenes after countries rushed to contain new cases of swine flu.
More time needed
“I think you, as you and others have said, need more time, we need more time to study this,” Johnson told Chan, prompting nods of approval from other health officials afterward, including China, Japan and New Zealand.
“She (Chan) has taken that on board,” WHO spokesperson Thomas Abraham said late Thursday, underlining that most of the cases in Japan were largely confined to students or their close entourage.
Chan acknowledged earlier this week that the WHO’s pandemic response plan, introduced three years ago, was largely designed around the more deadly and virulent, but less transmissible, H5N1 bird flu virus.
“This scale was based on geographical distribution, but the public belief is that pandemic means seriousness,” said Sylvie Briand, acting director of the WHO’s Global Influenza Program.
But the WHO is also looking ahead at the potential progress of the new virus, and fears of its impact in poor countries, where millions of people are already weakened by chronic illness.
“Whatever the member states might say, we are in phase five,” Abraham pointed out.
Similar to 20th century
In studies released by the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists pointed out the similarities between the new A(H1N1) virus and ones behind pandemics that marked the 20th century.
Those pandemics in 1918-1919—which killed an estimated 50 million people—in 1957-1963 and 1968-1970 started off as mild but went through waves that became more lethal at their peak, often the second season, and had different impacts in different regions.
The viruses also affected young people—a feature underlined by the WHO in the current outbreak—and were highly transmissible, according to researchers from the US National Institutes of Health and George Washington University.

Reports from Agence France-Presse and Associated Press

http://www.inquirer.net/

orville1ph

May 22nd, 2009, 06:43 AM

orville1ph

May 22nd, 2009, 06:45 AM

Henz

May 22nd, 2009, 10:29 AM

Uy!!!! naa na diay dire sa ato ang Swine Flu Virus.... kuyaw na diay sad ta ani...

jsl_bxu1206

May 22nd, 2009, 06:45 PM

Grain agency planning more warehouses in Eastern Visayas
Thursday, May 21, 2009

PALO, LEYTE — The National Food Authority (NFA) plans to build more warehouses in Eastern Visayas to raise rice inventory level and encourage more farmers to sell their produce to the government.

There are 18 state-run warehouses in the region, with a capacity for 920,000 bags. With the expansion, the regional stock level is expected to increase by 140,000 bags.

Benjamin Marta, NFA regional manager, said the NFA main office has approved the construction of additional warehouses in Borongan, Eastern Samar; Catbalogan, Samar; Maasin City in Southern Leyte; and Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

"We prioritized the construction of warehouses in areas without regular shipments due to the unfavorable weather condition. That’s why we need more space for storage," Mr. Marta said in an interview.

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http://www.bworldonline.com/BW052109/content.php?id=057

jsl_bxu1206

May 22nd, 2009, 07:01 PM

90 percent of villages in N. Samar energized
By NESTOR ABREMATEA
May 22, 2009, 8:27pm

LAOANG, Northern Samar — Almost 90 percent of the barangays in the second district of Northern Samar are now energized, said Rep. Emil L. Ong (Kampi, 2nd district, Northern Samar).

He said that this year, he has released P7 million out of his Priority Development Fund (PDAF) to the Northern Samar Electric Cooperative, Inc. based in the capital town of Catarman for the purchase of electrical poles and wires for the interior barangays of his district.

Ong said the district has 310 barangays and he wants them all energized before his term ends. "I want all my barangays energized before my term ends. In fact I released to the Norsamelco my PDAF of P7 million for the purchase of poles and wires for the barangays," he said.

The lawmaker said he is happy that the people now enjoy the benefits of having access to electricity and can now venture in various livelihood activities that require electric power.

http://www.mb.com.ph/node/201771

bods

May 23rd, 2009, 06:02 AM

Uy!!!! naa na diay dire sa ato ang Swine Flu Virus.... kuyaw na diay sad ta ani...

naks di jod mag pa ulahi ang Pilipinas we are now part of the prestigious list j/k

carl_vilches21

May 23rd, 2009, 09:41 AM

In addition to that @Calbayognon.

New Rawis Fair Market (http://calbayogevents.blogspot.com)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WdMZZQocTEY/SLtW08yu5cI/AAAAAAAAD5A/dCEdj9GmywI/s400/nicc1.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WdMZZQocTEY/SLtW1LnKaRI/AAAAAAAAD5I/67DpGXGxGbU/s400/nicc2.jpg

...Ano ang nasa loob nito?mga bars?kagaya ng old RFM?

Mars Uy

May 23rd, 2009, 05:15 PM

^^I think so Carl since maganda yung exterior nya then probably mga bars an nandun sa loob :D

Mars Uy

May 23rd, 2009, 05:16 PM

@Calbayognon you have updates of the Calbayog Sports Complex?

carl_vilches21

May 24th, 2009, 03:23 AM

^^I think so Carl since maganda yung exterior nya then probably mga bars an nandun sa loob :D

...Favorite hang-out pa naman namin yung RFM:lol:

catar city

May 24th, 2009, 02:30 PM

That's good news kasi i'm from the second district of Northern Samar by birth. Fortunately my brgy had been energized many years ago.

catar city

May 24th, 2009, 02:34 PM

catar city

May 24th, 2009, 02:46 PM

catar city

May 24th, 2009, 03:40 PM

Katulad halimbawa dito sa Catarman New Public Cemetery

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04122009203.jpg
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http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/05102009366.jpg

Sorry Guys kung medyo morbid ang post na ito. But that's reality. Kaya mag-ingat at magdasal na lang tayong lahat.

catar city

May 24th, 2009, 06:18 PM

Dream Island. Borongan, E Samar
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/monbon20island20015B15D.jpg

catar city

May 25th, 2009, 03:11 AM

This office was established to implement the P2.48B worth of project at the Catubig Valley area.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04152009258.jpg

CATHMENT AREA MAP OF HCAAP
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/hcaap-1.jpg

Henz

May 25th, 2009, 05:07 AM

Hahaha.. as in prestigious jud......wa na jud ta mahims kay Globalization naman gud.. so hasta ang sakit Globalization nasad...

catar city

May 25th, 2009, 03:07 PM

Las Navas the town which has benifited the most from the HCAAP project
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/DSC_0811_JPG.jpg

carl_vilches21

May 25th, 2009, 03:11 PM

^^
...Were are you from, catar?

catar city

May 25th, 2009, 03:56 PM

Las Navas River - A possible river cruise business in the future
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/LASNAVASRIVER.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/riverscene6lasnavasriver.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/DSC_0575_JPG.jpg

Pinipisakan Lake
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/DSC_0219_JPG.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/rivernearfalls2.jpg

Entrance to the 15 km cave - The longest in the country and no 2 in Asia (that's acording to the foreign cavers who explored the cave.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/1_402388627lLASNAVASCAVEENTRANCE-1.jpg

The mighty Pinipisikakan Falls - Soon to be the source of irrigation of the Catubig Valley and possibly electricity.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/1_796684151lLASNAVASFALLS-1.jpg

catar city

May 25th, 2009, 04:08 PM

^^
...Were are you from, catar?

I was born in Lapinig, but was raised in Gamay and am now presently residing in Catarman

Mars Uy

May 25th, 2009, 04:13 PM

catar city

May 25th, 2009, 04:41 PM

Wala pang dunkin sa Catarman pero ang alam ko matagal nang gustong punasok ang dunkin maybe they are just scouting for the right location. Gusto nila noon yung building na katapat ng Jollibee pero hindi nila kinaya ang monthly rental na P35,000.00 kaya naunahan sila ng Yven Yven. Baka mauna pa sa kanila ang Mr Donut ang balita ko nag recruit na ng crew at dalawa kaagad ang outlet na ioopen isa sa downtown at isa sa UEP. Pero hindi ko pa alam kung saan ang exact location nila.

Mars Uy

May 25th, 2009, 04:53 PM

^^ Mas masarap yung Dunkin kesa sa Mister Donut. Mas maganda sana kung sa parte ng downtown na matao ilagay ang Dunkin.

catar city

May 26th, 2009, 02:41 AM

College of Engineering

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/collegeofengineering-uep.jpg

catar city

May 26th, 2009, 02:53 AM

The old welcome rotonda when UEP was only half of its present size and was formerly known as Samar Institute of Technology (SIT). No wonder, this welcome sign is located in the middle part of the campus.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/oldwelcomerotonda.jpg

calbayognon

May 26th, 2009, 07:13 AM

Pictures at the I's Plant Hotel

The sign

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uxwt8l.jpg

The coffee shop

http://i41.tinypic.com/28bqhyb.jpg

The corridors

http://i39.tinypic.com/2mxl8us.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2yneyhv.jpg

The bar and resto

http://i43.tinypic.com/2w1y62c.jpg

calbayognon

May 26th, 2009, 07:17 AM

...Ano ang nasa loob nito?mga bars?kagaya ng old RFM?

FYI. This is not the new RFM (but located across RFM), this building is intended for the CALBAYOG CHRISTIAN FAITH ACADEMY. The building is now 95% complete just in time for the opening of this school year.

Mars Uy

May 26th, 2009, 07:36 AM

^^Oh really? I thought it was the New Rawis Market since amo man an yakan san blog na kinuhaan ko san Pictures :D

catar city

May 26th, 2009, 02:02 PM

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catar city

May 26th, 2009, 02:44 PM

Naval Cathedral, Naval, Biliran
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/07ceeecbc09c4a2d90eb925741caf0d1-md.jpg

Borongan Cathedral, Borongan Eastern Samar
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/cathedralLFt.jpg

Catarman Cathedral, Catarman, Northern Samar
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/DSC_0085_JPG.jpg

catar city

May 27th, 2009, 03:03 AM

A 2-storey with an attic residential house was contructed on top of a 3-storey commercial building, which was constructed more than ten years ealier than the residential house.
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04162009281.jpg

It looks like this in one side
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04152009269.jpg

The building is Camille Ann Department Store
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss11/catarcity/04162009282.jpg

Mars Uy

May 27th, 2009, 05:43 AM

CAAP exec says relocation of Catarman airport is lasting solution to incursion problem (http://leytesamardaily.com)

TACLOBAN CITY — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is considering the relocation of Catarman Airport out of residential area in the bid to raise safety level even after Cebu Pacific’s announcement to resume serving the route on June 2.

CAAP acting area manager for Eastern Visayas Sergio Sumergido said that there’s no final proposal to relocate the airport site but he said that this is the best way to prevent incursions of people and vehicles within the 1,350 meter runway.

“We have no idea to relocate the facility but we are thinking of looking for another place. There’s no more room for improvement or expansion because it is very close to a residential area and some key structure of the town,” Sumergido said in a phone interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express.

CAAP foresees that this will be a long-term solution that the runway would be inaccessible to those who wanted to use it for their convenience. Part of the runway abuts the Catarman National Park.

Residents that live close to the airport found convenience in passing through the runway on their way to the town proper. Then Air Transportation Office forbids residents from passing the area.

It can be recalled that starting May 9, Cebu Pacific (CEB) suspended its Manila-Catarman flight due to safety issues that was not addressed by government agencies despite repeated request of the airline company.

This week, the budget carrier CEB announced that it would resume its four-times weekly Manila-Catarman flights starting June 2 after airport and local authorities stepped security measures. The date is earlier than the planned resumption, which is on June 16, the airline’s website revealed.

“The runway has been cleared of vehicles and people 24/7. This is our green light to fly again to Catarman and bring back CEB’s affordable fares that other airlines must again try to match,” Candice Iyog, CEB vice president for marketing and distribution, said in a statement.

Iyog said airport safety had been improved after additional security personnel were deployed on the runway and the perimeter fence put up is ongoing.

Sumergido added that apart from employing more security personnel, some policemen and army were deployed to the airport to ensure that there will be no more incursions.

Responding to the appeal of the public, CAAP allows to open the barangay road crossing the runway from 4:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., and from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

“From 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., we don’t allow any disturbances,” Sumergido added.

The last aircraft that leaves the Catarman Airport is at 10:45 a.m. owned by CEB. From that time and onwards, no passenger plane lands on the airport.

Apart from CEB, other major airline companies also serve the route. PAL (Philippine Airlines) Express flies to Northern Samar ’s capital daily. Zest Airways, on the other hand flies to the town every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

Local authorities told CEB officials that they were committed to beef up the facility’s safety by removing encroaching residential structures.

CEB early this month suspended its Manila-Catarman service despite its full loads after several runway intrusions by both people and vehicles during flights.

“Safety remains to be a priority for CEB and we will not compromise this over revenues or loads.” Iyog added. The airline claimed that after they temporarily suspended its operations in Catarman, other airlines operating this route started charging as much as P5,000 per way.

Cebu Pacific started its ATR72 service to Catarman last February 14 with scheduled flights every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Catarman is a second class municipality and a capital town of Northern Samar province. (Sarwell Q. Meniano)

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