oo

aq nlng i-add.same lng sa aq user name dri..dugangi lng ug @yahoo.com.

ah ok cge pre...gai dayon ko chicks ha..hehe

sure pre..lets talk about zamboanga pre..ka2 pag.ad2 nimo dri..

sure pre..lets talk about zamboanga pre..ka2 pag.ad2 nimo dri..

mga 6 times na ko kaanha dinha...daun i dont know wen ko makabalik...

unsa pud gibuhat nimo dri? wer ka ngstay?

unsa pud gibuhat nimo dri? wer ka ngstay?

kanang naa ko mga tuyo sa zambo..kana pud naa ko mga papers na i follow up..
stay sa ako frends haus...kaw asa ka stay dinha?

Baliwasan..duol sa wmsu..

Baliwasan..duol sa wmsu..

asa man ang nindot nga hang outan dinha>??

ds s Astoria Regency Convention Center..

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/87942575_e201a0ee66.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/87942568_ed5757a5ed.jpg?v=0

nice xa..i dont know, wer is ds..

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/380288222_813aae5c21.jpg?v=0

view of zamboanga from penthouse of skypark.
.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/109887176_e78857dd64.jpg?v=0

nice xa..i dont know, wer is ds..

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/380288222_813aae5c21.jpg?v=0

murag cityhall man guro na.

naval station

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1100/532373750_6a78bdb765.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1054/531336860_2071984c5c.jpg?v=0

^^grabe, ready for battle perme...

the cross that overlooks zamboanga

http://www.sspxasia.com/Images/Newsletters/2002_Apr-Sep/Fr-Couture-visits-Zamboanga.jpg

the cross that overlooks zamboanga

http://www.sspxasia.com/Images/Newsletters/2002_Apr-Sep/Fr-Couture-visits-Zamboanga.jpg

wow nakita ko ang croos na yan sa malayo... ganyan pala yan.

zamboanga sunset

http://re3.mm-a10.yimg.com/image/246272884

http://www.lazamboangatimes.com/DERICK_EVANGELISTA_aerial1A.jpg

NICE AERIAL.... IS IT RECENT?

NICE AERIAL.... IS IT RECENT?

its not recent...2003 i guess

NICE AERIAL.... IS IT RECENT?

its not dami na changes sa pics na yan hehehe =)

puntahan ko yan..parang maganda man..dba, dun un sa dating terminal ng Holiday Taxi?


taz picstures daun^^ hahahaha hmmmmmmmm naka punta na pala ako dian last may hehehehe kaso dami tao kaya d ako pumasok twice na ako nag attemp, un Halo kc d2 sa cebu closed na hehehe

Por favor, bisita kamo sa Chavacano thread on the Photography, Heritage sub-forums.

By this, I hope that we can promote the Chavacano in SSC. :)

Click here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=544492) to go to the Chavacano Thread. Alegre posting! :)

wow zoroethgenre_003, Great shots....ikaw ba ang kumuha nyan? san ba banda ang bagong building ng Ateneo?

nasa tumaga-lunzuran road ung ADZU HS...
hahaha ganda ng school namn... hahahah:)
the pride of ateneans!

btw, once you enter the school, MATAKOT KAYO SAMIN MGA SENIORS!!! ^^

taz picstures daun^^ hahahaha hmmmmmmmm naka punta na pala ako dian last may hehehehe kaso dami tao kaya d ako pumasok twice na ako nag attemp, un Halo kc d2 sa cebu closed na hehehe

ah..branch pala 2 ng halo cebu..i tot homegrown company ang ngdevelop nito..

hu want's 2 roll another thread for zambo? close nyo na 2..pano ba..xenxa newbie kasi sa SCC..

ah..branch pala 2 ng halo cebu..i tot homegrown company ang ngdevelop nito..

meron din ata sa davao un Halo =)

what are the hospitals that rich people go to?those who wants privacy..
any happenings in zambo this december?

ah..branch pala 2 ng halo cebu..i tot homegrown company ang ngdevelop nito..


Halo is Davao-grown...fyi :)

Zamboanga people, Mayor Lobregat will be here in Iloilo on Friday and he will talk about the heritage efforts being done in Zambo City. Before I hear this from his statements, I like to hear from SSC Zamboanga first regarding your opinion: Is the LGU really doing its part of historical and cultural heritage conservation?

Thanks! :)

MAYOR Celso Lobregat emphasized Tuesday that his administration is undertaking steps to protect and preserve heritage sites in recognition of Zamboanga City’s rich and colorful history and culture.

Lobregat said the enactment of the city’s Tourism Ordinance is a concrete example of the present administration’s vigorous intention to conserve the legacy of Zamboanga.

The tourism code for one identifies the area from City Hall to the Fort Pilar shrine as a heritage zone wherein all buildings or structures have to conform to certain architectural designs.

Lobregat said most of the buildings such as the City Hall, the National Museum, and the Fort Pilar where constructed during the Spanish-American era.

“Zamboanga City has a very rich history and it is full of culture. We recognize that, even in our mission and vision of the city, we want not only to serve but to celebrate history, culture, and heritage,” the mayor stressed.

Lobregat is set to attend a mayor’s forum in Iloilo City this week where the preservation of heritage in Philippine towns and cities would be discussed. The activity is being initiated by the Heritage Conservation Society led by former beauty queen Gemma Cruz-Araneta.

Zamboanga, Asia’s Latin City, has numerous heritage sites, one of which is City Hall, the seat of government which was constructed from 1905-1907. The Fort Pilar shrine is another example.

The City Government, Lobregat said, is also supporting the project of the Heritage Conservation Society and the Department of Education to rehabilitate Gabaldon buildings, one of which is located in Zamboanga specifically at the West Central School.

Lobregat has requested the Department of Education to provide a copy of the building plan in line with his commitment to reconstruct the Gabaldon building at the Central School.

Other projects geared for the upkeep of heritage sites in the city are also in full swing, the mayor added. (Sheila E. Covarrubias (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2007/11/07/life/mayor.names.heritage.conservation.projects.html))

New district for Zamboanga eyed (http://http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20071109108088.html)

Rep. Climaco to file bill for creation of 3rd congressional district



ZAMBOANGA CITY — Rep. Maria Isabelle Climaco will file in the House of Representative a bill that will create another congressional district in Zamboanga.


Climaco represents District I in Zamboanga while Rep. Erico Basilio Fabian, who represented the entire city last year, was elected to represent District II this year.

The second congressional district was created in 2004 but lack of funds prevented the election of a representative for District I in 2004 and it was only this year that funds were made available for another congressional district.

Climaco disclosed that she is waiting for the census results from the National Statistic Office (NSO ) for her to be able to present the bill in Congress.

She said that there is a big possibility that a third district would be created because the latest surveys conducted in the year 2000 and data from the City Planning Office indicate that there were about 700,000 people in Zamboanga.

Climaco said that the latest population figure could now be about 800,000 since the last survey conducted was in 2000. The NSO is expected to release the latest census conducted this year by January or February next year.

The creation of District II under Republic Act 9269 was authored by former Rep. Mayor Celso L. Lobregat. Climaco disclosed that Fabian and herself were among the resource persons together with Councilor Abdurahman Nuño in hearings for the creation of the second district.

Climaco said the proposed third district will mean a greater voice in the Congress, more projects and more opportunities to pass bills.

In a related development, Lobregat called for the total cleansing of the voters’ list in this city due to perennial problems on disenfranchisement and other woes brought about by inconsistencies in records.

Lobregat said the voters’ list should either be purged or that a new registration of voters be conducted.

He said that of the more than 360,000 registered voters, only about 200,000 voted in the May 2007 synchronized local and national elections.

While the number of voters increased to almost 400,000, only a little over 200,000 voted during the synchronized Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and barangay elections last Oct. 29.

Lobregat said the voters’ list should be purged to minimize if not eradicate problems of missing names or disenfranchisement.

He said voters who failed to participate in two succeeding electoral exercises, including those who are no longer residing in the city or who have passed away, should be excluded from the list.

Lobregat said an unpurged voters’ list opens the floodgates for flying voters and other irregularities during elections.

Like in the May 2007 elections, the missing names or disenfranchisement of voters was the number one problem that prevented many people from casting their votes during the Oct. 29 SK and barangay elections.

Other complaints included the clustering of precincts that resulted in alleged inconsistencies in the list of voters.

Lobregat, however, said the last Oct. 29 SK and barangay elections was generally peaceful and orderly despite the perennial problems on the list of voters. (PNA)

Halo is Davao-grown...fyi :)

ah ok..thank u for the info..

what are the hospitals that rich people go to?those who wants privacy..
any happenings in zambo this december?

as far as i know..Ciudad Medical, Zamboanga Doctors, and ZAEC Community Med...

New district for Zamboanga eyed (http://http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20071109108088.html)

Rep. Climaco to file bill for creation of 3rd congressional district



ZAMBOANGA CITY — Rep. Maria Isabelle Climaco will file in the House of Representative a bill that will create another congressional district in Zamboanga.


Climaco represents District I in Zamboanga while Rep. Erico Basilio Fabian, who represented the entire city last year, was elected to represent District II this year.

The second congressional district was created in 2004 but lack of funds prevented the election of a representative for District I in 2004 and it was only this year that funds were made available for another congressional district.

Climaco disclosed that she is waiting for the census results from the National Statistic Office (NSO ) for her to be able to present the bill in Congress.

She said that there is a big possibility that a third district would be created because the latest surveys conducted in the year 2000 and data from the City Planning Office indicate that there were about 700,000 people in Zamboanga.

Climaco said that the latest population figure could now be about 800,000 since the last survey conducted was in 2000. The NSO is expected to release the latest census conducted this year by January or February next year.

The creation of District II under Republic Act 9269 was authored by former Rep. Mayor Celso L. Lobregat. Climaco disclosed that Fabian and herself were among the resource persons together with Councilor Abdurahman Nuño in hearings for the creation of the second district.

Climaco said the proposed third district will mean a greater voice in the Congress, more projects and more opportunities to pass bills.

In a related development, Lobregat called for the total cleansing of the voters’ list in this city due to perennial problems on disenfranchisement and other woes brought about by inconsistencies in records.

Lobregat said the voters’ list should either be purged or that a new registration of voters be conducted.

He said that of the more than 360,000 registered voters, only about 200,000 voted in the May 2007 synchronized local and national elections.

While the number of voters increased to almost 400,000, only a little over 200,000 voted during the synchronized Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and barangay elections last Oct. 29.

Lobregat said the voters’ list should be purged to minimize if not eradicate problems of missing names or disenfranchisement.

He said voters who failed to participate in two succeeding electoral exercises, including those who are no longer residing in the city or who have passed away, should be excluded from the list.

Lobregat said an unpurged voters’ list opens the floodgates for flying voters and other irregularities during elections.

Like in the May 2007 elections, the missing names or disenfranchisement of voters was the number one problem that prevented many people from casting their votes during the Oct. 29 SK and barangay elections.

Other complaints included the clustering of precincts that resulted in alleged inconsistencies in the list of voters.

Lobregat, however, said the last Oct. 29 SK and barangay elections was generally peaceful and orderly despite the perennial problems on the list of voters. (PNA)

that wud be very benificial for Zamboangueños..since more representatives in the H.R. meaning the representation will be concentrated..and development will come in..

that wud be very benificial for Zamboangueños..since more representatives in the H.R. meaning the representation will be concentrated..and development will come in..

gud gud =)

i been to the tops of Zamboanga kagabi..i was realy fascinated sa view grabe..i forgot to take some pictures..

http://zamboanga.org/html/images/stories/rio_hondo.jpg

Climaco Freedom Park

http://zamboanga.org/html/images/stories/AbongAbong2.jpg

Hospitals in Zamboanga

Brent Hospital

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Image-17a_small.jpg

Zambo.City Med.Center

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http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/ZC%20Medical%20Center%20Entrance%20Gate2_small.JPG

Azenith Royale Hotel

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Azenith%20Facade2_small.jpg

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Azenith%20Lobby1_small.JPG

GC Hotel

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/GC%20Hotel%20Facade1.JPG

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/GC%20Hotel%20Front%20Desk.JPG

hotel perlita

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Hotel%20Perlita%20Facade2_small.jpg

Jardin de la Viña

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/JardindeLaVinaFacade1.JPG

Lantaka Hotel by the Sea

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Image-53lantakahotel2_small.jpg

Marcian Garden Hotel

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Marcian%20Garden%20Facade2_small.JPG

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Marcian%20Garden%20Pool1_small.JPG

platinum 24

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Platinum%2021%20Facade_small.JPG

sky Park hOTEL

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Skypark%20Hotel%20Facade2_small.JPG

ZAMBOANGA cATHEDRAL

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/ZC_Cathedral6_small.JPG

pARISHES

Maria Antonia Claret Parish, Claret

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/San%20Antonio%20Maria%20Claret%20Parish1_small.JPG

Holy Trinity Church, Pasonanca

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Holy%20Trinity%20Parish,Pasonanca4_small.JPG

Pastor Bonus Seminary

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Pastor%20Bonus%20Seminary3_small.JPG

Saint Ignatius Church, Tetuan

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/St.Ignatius%20of%20Loyola1_small.jpg

Saint Joseph Church, Nuñez

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/St.Joseph%20Church,Tetuan6_small.jpg

Virgen de la Purificacion Church, Sta.Maria

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/La%20Virgen%20de%20la%20Purificacion,Sta.Maria2_small.jpg

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Ayala

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/Our%20Lady%20of%20Mt.Carmel%20Parish,Ayala1_small.jpg

La Virgen del Pillar, Baliwasan

http://www.dipolognon.com/zamboanga/La%20Virgen%20del%20Pilar%20Chapel3_small.JPG

http://www.maletsky.com/zamboanga_com/midtown_face.jpg

MIdtown Plaza

Cabatangan Mosque guarded by MNLF..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1665000/images/_1668713_300mosqueafp.jpg

club House of Villa San Ignacio

http://www.filinvestland.com/images/corte_bella/Villa_San_Ignacio_clubhouse.jpg

http://www.maletsky.com/zamboanga_com/midtown_face.jpg

MIdtown Plaza

ala lagi ko ana kabantay kadtong pag adto nako... bag o pa ni? duol ba ni airport?

Cabatangan Mosque guarded by MNLF..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1665000/images/_1668713_300mosqueafp.jpg

hmmmmmmmmmmmm d ba wala na mga MNLF dun ge EXILE na?

ala lagi ko ana kabantay kadtong pag adto nako... bag o pa ni? duol ba ni airport?

lau-lau raba..pero duol lng sa airbase..wala pa man kaau na nadevelop oi..

hmmmmmmmmmmmm d ba wala na mga MNLF dun ge EXILE na?

meron pa ata, kasi they won't give up Cabatangan..kasi it is under an agreement between the GRP and them..

meron pa ata, kasi they won't give up Cabatangan..kasi it is under an agreement between the GRP and them..


wala na ata kc after siege wala na cla dun =)

http://www.tourism.gov.ph/images/Explore/Gallery/Big/ZAMBOANGA_CITY/3zamboangacity.jpg


LAMI
SARAP
MALINAMNAM
^^:banana::lol::nuts:

only at zambo city^^

Guys, watch and support Roberto Gomez of Zamboanga as He battles against Daryl Peach of England for their championship match this afternoon. It'll be broadcast live over studio 23, the showdown will start 2:30 pm.



:cheer::cheer::cheer:Go Roberto! Go Philippines!:cheer::cheer::cheer:

Phillippines Plays England At The World Pool Finals
November 10, 2007 11:28 a.m. EST
Lyndon Plantilla - AHN News Writer

Quezon City, Philippines (AHN) - The fate of the Pinoy campaign on the World Pool rests now on the shoulders of Roberto "Superman" Gomez after surviving the semi-finals Saturday at the Araneta Center.

Gomez of Zamboanga City will be flying into the finals Sunday after beating England's Karl Boyes, 11-4.

He is set to compete with another Englishman Daryl Peach for the US$100,000 top prize.

It was Peach who ousted 2006 World Pool Champion Ronnie "The Volcano" Alcano.

The other remaining pool legends were massacred at the Quarter finals.

Peach ended Francisco "Django" Bustamante's quest for World Pool glory in 11-10 victory at the first match.

Then Vilmos Foldes melted away the Finnish ice man Mika Immonen at 11-7 at the next match.

But the Hungarian Foldes lost his momentum when Peach crushed him at the semis, 11-2.

Boyes, before losing to Gomez, knocked off first timer Joven Bustamante, 11-8 at the third match.

Guys, watch and support Roberto Gomez of Zamboanga as He battles against Daryl Peach of England for their championship match this afternoon. It'll be broadcast live over studio 23, the showdown will start 2:30 pm.



:cheer::cheer::cheer:Go Roberto! Go Philippines!:cheer::cheer::cheer:


^^ corek, let us all join hands in praying for our kababayan Robertyo "Superman" Gomez, all in one hands as filipinos.....Sana panalo tayo...:cheers::cheers::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

^^Roberto loss to Daryl 17-15. :no:

Zamboanga City will host next year's Philippine Towns and Cities Seminar as stated by Mayor Celso Lobregat last Friday here in Iloilo City. :okay:

^^Roberto loss to Daryl 17-15. :no:


sad naman:ohno:

The INC kapilya on Mayor Jaldon Street, Canelar, Zamboanga City. It was dedicated on March 17, 1970.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/icarus05x/INC/zamboangacity.jpg

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Zamboanga City

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/1770064431_84ac75c89f_o.jpg

photo by Paul Boscher (http://flickr.com/photos/gsydonkey/)

the Metropolitan cathedral is so beautiful tlaga..by d way it was designed by the Dean of College of Architecture of Western Mindanao State University..

would you believe, na dahil sa lipstick..nakabuo ng concept ang architect as to the cross..

the Metropolitan cathedral is so beautiful tlaga..by d way it was designed by the Dean of College of Architecture of Western Mindanao State University..

Yeah it is indeed very beautiful. Btw, is this new? Do you have any interior photos? Thanks

would you believe, na dahil sa lipstick..nakabuo ng concept ang architect as to the cross..

Wow. What's the story behind the beautiful architecture of the cathedral?

Yeah it is indeed very beautiful. Btw, is this new? Do you have any interior photos? Thanks



Wow. What's the story behind the beautiful architecture of the cathedral?

nope..i think it was dedicated way back 1996..i'l try to take some interior photos..

would you believe, na dahil sa lipstick..nakabuo ng concept ang architect as to the cross..

nice a ngaun ko lang na gets un dea hahahaha lipstick jud:nuts:

anyways here is a good good news!!!!!


GMA pushes new airport

By Vito Barcelo

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reiterated the government’s commitment to upgrade the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City into Eastern Visayas’ first alternate international airport to boost the region’s bid to become a viable tourism destination under Mrs. Arroyo’s super regions program.

The President pledged to press the expansion of the Tacloban airport after she inspected over the weekend two vital roads that will link the provinces of Eastern and Northern Samar under the Samar circumferential road project.

Aside from the Romualdez Airport, Mrs. Arroyo also vowed to pursue the repair of the US-built airstrip in Calicoan island in Eastern Samar.

The modernization of the Romualdez Airport, worth P3.36 billion, has been repeatedly delayed because of the lack of a counterpart fund pledged by the Japan Bank of International Cooperation under the Selected Airports Development Project of the Department of Transportation and Communications.

The P3.36 billion is part of the P11.713-billion yen loan agreement, which was signed by the government and the JBIC in May 2001 in Tokyo, Japan.

But the counterpart funds for the airport, worth P600 million, were realigned to purchase search-and-rescue vessels for the DoTC.

Victor Domingo, presidential assistant for Eastern Visayas, said the project’s target date was moved from September 2007 to 2009.

Local officials have already established a relocation site for the families who were displaced by the project and it is now up to the DoTC to implement the project.

The upgrading of the airport will convert its aviation standards and cope with the increasing air traffic demand of Tacloban and the whole of Eastern Visayas. It is considered the growth center of Eastern Visayas and one of the conduit airports in the country.

The project involves the construction of a new two-level passenger terminal building complete with the amenities needed by the traveling public.

Besides the passenger terminal building, a separate new and larger cargo terminal building is also being planned to cope with the demand.

As a protection from the normal shore erosion, a reclamation work of approximately four hectares will be undertaken and an appropriate seawall will also be constructed.

Intermediate landing system, precision approach lighting and other necessary new air navigational facilities and equipment will also be installed to certify the facility as one of the country’s secondary international airports.

To date, the country has international airports at Manila, Subic, Clark and Cebu. The airports at Laoag City in Ilocos Sur, General Santos City, Zamboanga City and Davao City are considered alternate international airports, according to the Air Transportation Office.

In the Eastern Visayas region, the ATO considers the Tacloban airport a ‘‘trunkline’’ airport with secondary airports at Catarman, Calbayog and Ormoc and ‘‘feeder’’ airports at Biliran, Borongan, Catbalogan, Guian, Hilongos and Maaasin.

nope..i think it was dedicated way back 1996..i'l try to take some interior photos..

Well its still relatively new. That's nice.

^^di ba 2 storeys ang cathedral na yan?

^^di ba 2 storeys ang cathedral na yan?

4ata pag nasama un office nila sa mga tower na yan or 5 EWAN^^:nuts:

^^di ba 2 storeys ang cathedral na yan?

ung assembly place lang siguro..pero ung mga offices, rectory and all other stuff..more than two cguro..by d way, its d only cathedral na may elevator..

Plaza Fair Store to Enter Zamboanga Retail Scene

Fair prices at Plaza Fair
October 30,2007

MOTHERS browsing for dresses, children looking for toys. Everybody who is in a buying mood is almost everywhere, wanting to have a hold of the on-sale items… These scenes are a normal sight inside Plaza Fair Cagayan de Oro, the one-stop-shop store known for its fair price.

For 15 years, Plaza Fair has never failed to attract shoppers, young and old alike. Much more now that the Christmas season is up in the air.

Post comments here on President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's grant of pardon to former President Joseph Estrada.

Plaza Fair bigwig Danny Velasco proudly says Plaza Fair has maintained its No. 1 position in Cagayan de Oro.

"We know Cagayan de Oro customers, their needs and wants," Mr. Velasco says, who is in the city to personally market the store's Christmas and Halloween promotional activities.

He says Cagayan de Oro has a special spot in his heart, owing to the magnificent aura of the Macajalar Bay and the rolling terrain in Barangay Bulua, which he says he felt in love with.

As Mr. Velasco feels in love with Cagayan de Oro, Plaza Fair also wants to give its share by offering sale items at lower prices, true to the byword that the store has been known for - Fair Price.

Customers can avail of select items in a buy-one-take-one scheme at Plaza Fair's department store and wet market.

What's more, shoes fanatics can get the chance to buy new styles as Mr. Velasco says at least 45 styles of ladies shoes are up for display every week.

"Who doesn't want shoes? Everybody loves shoes, including former First Lady Imelda Marcos," he says.

Plaza Fair has been in Cagayan de Oro for 15 years. And until now, it continues to serve its customers with utmost dedication, along with the other Plaza Fair branches in Manila, Baguio, Angono, Cubao and Makati. In January 2008, two more branches will be open in Zamboanga City and Butuan City.
Mr. Velasco says every store has its own niché and specialty, just like Plaza Fair. But one edge Plaza Fair has that its competitors don't have is "fair price" that ordinary Juan dela Cruz could really afford.

"The market is big for everybody and customers have their own taste. But what we all want is to value every money the customers would spend," Mr. Velasco explains.

With almost all items available at lower prices, customers would surely continue to flock to Plaza Fair Cagayan de Oro and experience hassle-free and convenient shopping, especially this Yuletide Season. (Press release)

the 4th thread of Zamboanga is now ready to be availed..

the 4th thread of Zamboanga is now ready to be availed..

new thread? wala paman makaabot ug 1000 post ang thread 3.

pardonni don't know bout it..should i erase the new thread..?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/1770064431_84ac75c89f_o.jpg

all related to education...post it here..

ZAMBOANGA City will host the 3rd national heritage convention dubbed “Philippine Towns and Cities: Reflections of the Past and Lessons for the Future,” an activity aimed to share local government experiences in the preservation and conservation of heritage.

Mayor Celso Lobregat gladly accepted the request to host the activity November next year during the second conference held in Iloilo City last November 9.

Organized by the Philippine Heritage Conservation Society led by Gemma Cruz-Araneta, the confab was attended by chief executives from the different towns and cities in the country.

The day-long activity was highlighted by a Mayor’s Forum where mayors from key cities, including Lobregat shared their programs and strategies on heritage preservation.

Participants to the activity were impressed with Mayor Lobregat’s “sharing,” which he connected with the Asia’s Latin City branding of Zamboanga.

The preservation of the chabacano language is adequate proof that Zamboanga is constant in its resolve to preserve the city’s heritage, culture, and arts.

The fact that majority of the population speaks chabacano, a Spanish derivate traced to Latin, makes Zamboanga aptly Asia’s Latin City.

“Zamboanga is the only city in the country and entire Asia where majority of the residents speak chabacano”, the mayor emphasized to the delight of the audience during the mayor’s forum.

Lobregat stressed that Zamboanga City is honored and privileged to host next year’s conference as it will allow give the local administration the opportunity to prove its all out drive campaign on heritage preservation and conservation.

With its rich and colorful history and culture, Lobregat said, Zamboanga has lots to offer to its guests and visitors.

Lobregat Monday instructed key officials of the city involved in the heritage preservation campaign to start preparations for the hosting of next year’s confab. (Sheila Covarrubias (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2007/11/13/life/zambo.to.host.3rd.national.heritage.preservation.confab.html))

wow..dats cool...zamboanga should be the leader for this kind of endeavor since its one of the cities with a strictly preserve culture and heritage..

Western Mindanao State University-"The Only State University in Region IX"

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History

With the cessation of the hostilities that marked the end of the Spanish American war in 1898, Filipino and American educators agreed that the best way to rebuild a devastated nation was through the establishment of a sound educational system.

Eight Normal schools were then established in the Philippines by the Americans. One of them was the Zamboanga Normal School established in 1918. As a secondary school, the ZNS offered a general academic curriculum under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu primarily designed to cater to the needs of cultural minorities in the provinces of Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga.

In June 1921, the secondary normal curriculum of the Zamboanga Normal School had to be phased out for lack of enrollees. It was re-opened the following year and eventually producing its first batch of graduates in 1926. Until the end of School Year 1939-40, the general secondary academic and normal curricula continued to be simultaneously offered. As a result of the opening of the Zamboanga City High School in SY 1940-41, the general secondary academic curriculum was discontinued. The general secondary academic curriculum, however, was offered in the college level. It was briefly disrupted with the outbreak of the Second World War.

After the war, the school resumed operations enabling those who started first year in the two-year collegiate normal curriculum before the war to continue as sophomore students. In April, 1946 they were awarded the Elementary Teacher's Certificate (E.T.C.) The secondary normal curriculum was offered only during the summer term until 1952.

Upon its conversion into the Zamboanga Normal College on June 17, 1961 by virtue of Republic Act (RA) No. 3272, the ZNC was placed under the direct supervision of the Bureau of Public Schools (BPS) until its autonomy in 1963. Gradually, it started to offer new programs new degree programs.

The amendment of RA 3272 on June 26, 1969 by RA 5492 resulted in the conversion of the Zamboanga Normal School into the Zamboanga State College (ZSC). Considering the demands of a growing population in a rapidly changing society , then President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed P.D. No. 1427 on June 10, 1978, marking the birth of the Western Mindanao State University.

Since its conversion into a state university, three university presidents have taken the helm of its leadership: Dr. Juanito A. Bruno, in an acting capacity from 1977 to 1986; Dr. Bernabela L. Ko as first full-pledged president from 1986 to 1991 and Dr. Erdulfo B. Fernando, who served from 1991 to 1997. Today, WMSU has a total of 573 teaching and administrative support staff catering to over 10,000 students.

WMSU has since gradually expanded to twelve (12) colleges and 3 institutes, offering various courses and major fields of specialization. It has become the Center of Excellence (COE) and for Teacher Education and Project for Basic Education (PROBE) Center, catering to the needs of its socio-culturally pluralistic clientele. It has likewise etched its name as a leader in science and technology and nursing education while inching its way towards excellence in the liberal arts.

WMSU Academics..

The Western Mindanao State University is the only state university in Zamboanga City and in Region 9, Mindanao Philippines. It has two (2) campuses: the main campus of 7.9 hectares and 9,147 Sq. M is located within the city (Barangay Baliwasan), and the satellite campus of 20 hectares occupied by the College of Agriculture located at San Ramon, approximately more than twenty kilometers away from the city. Several campuses comprising the external studies units are also located in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay, including the newly-integrated formerly CHED-supervised institutions in Dumingag and Tampilisan. It has a student population of over 22,000, regular faculty members of over 600 and over 150 administrative personnel.


It has 12 colleges, and 3 institutes and two autonomous campuses offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses specializing on education, engineering, nursing, arts and humanities, social work, science and mathematics. Along with these major fields of concentration, WMSU offers courses in agriculture, architecture, forestry, home economics, nutrition and dietetics, social work, criminology, Asian and Islamic Studies and special degree courses for foreign students. It also offers external studies and non-formal education courses.


WMSU ranked sixth among 68 universities all over the country, according to a recent survey on the Top Academic Institutions in the Philippines conducted by the Commission on Higher Education. WMSU's position runs next to five prestigious and high standard universities in Manila. The University's College of Education is a Center of Excellence; the College of Architecture as a Center of Development and the College of Social Work and Community Development was awarded the Best School for Social Work in the Philippines.

The College of Architecture
Arch. Domingo A. Abarro
Dean

The College of Architecture was culled from the College of Engineering and Technology in 1991. It is the only architectural college region and is classified as a Center of Development by the Commission on Higher Education.

The College of Agriculture
Dr. Teresita Narvaez
Dean

The College of Agriculture was one of the major colleges organized soon after the school's conversion into a university. Formally opened in 1979, the college is a fitting response to the need for more professional agriculturist in both the city and region whose agricultural potentials are considered vital in socio-economic development.

The College of Education

Dr. Edgardo H. Rosales
Dean

The College of Education is the oldest College in the university given the latter's original creation as a Normal School. It is one of the country's Centers of Excellence for Teacher Education.


The College of Engineering and Technology

Engr. Dante Jesus P. Villareal
Dean

The College of Engineering and Technology is considered as one of the university's pride. Organized in 1974, it has produced professional licensure examination topnotchers and consistently shown passing percentages higher than the national levels.

The College of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Prof. Dino A. Sabellina
Dean

Twice adjudged as the country's Best School of Forestry, the College of Forestry and Environmental Studies was created in 1975. While boasting of an outstanding curriculum in the discipline, the college also provides one of the best training facilities in forestry in the region with its 200-hectare experimental station in La Paz, Zamboanga City.

The College of Law

The College of Law is one of the only two Law Schools in the city. Formally organized in 1981, the college specializes in Islamic Jurisprudence that caters to the legal needs of the Muslim communities in the region. It has produced lawyers that are now in both governfment and private practice.

The College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Erlinda C. Espinosa
Dean

First organized in 1972 as the Institute of Arts and Scienes, the College of Liberal Arts while catering to the entire university for most of the students' General Education courses, it likewise offers Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree programs in seven specific disciplines.

The College of Home Economics

Prof. Lucia M. Santos
Dean

The university's College of Home Economics was created as a separate college from the then College of Arts and Sciences in 1981. Since then, it has expanded its curricular offerings in home economics, dietetics and food technology as pure disciplines.

The College of Nursing

Prof. Myrna R. Cabato
Dean

The university's College of Nursing was created in 1974 and has since enjoyed the reputation as one of the best schools of nursing in the region. It has started with the offering of the standard nursing curriculum but has since branched to a graduate program in nursing and a nursing curriculum as a second course.



The College of Public Administration and
Development Studies

Dr. Ofelio O. Mendoza
Dean

The College of Public Administration and Development Studies was formally organized in 1998 from the then Institute of Development Studies and Administration that traces its beginnings to the old Graduate School's offering of the MPA Program in 1977. It is college devoted to professional studies in both the master's and doctoral levels, training public administrators in Personnel, Local Government, and Socio-Economic Development Administration.

The College of Science and Mathematics

Dr. Florentina C. Lim
Acting Dean

Dr. Rogelio F. Alfonso
Associate Dean

The College of Science and Mathematics was created as a response to the continuing emphasis for a strong science and mathematics foundation in the course of socio-economic development. Complementary to the college's mandate is the Regional Science Teaching Center (RSTC) that caters to the consistent training of basic science and mathematics teachers in the region.

The College of Social Works and Community Development

Prof. Aleyssa R. Abdulkarim
Dean

The College of Social Work and Community Development has gained recognition as one of the country's top Schools of Social Work. Its mandate includes the training of individuals with a strong concern for social development with emphasis on the people's welfare. Its graduates have consistently figured in the professional board examination for social workers, twice capping the No. 1 slot.


The College of Criminology
Prof. Effrendy M. Estipona
Dean


Considered as one of the top schools of criminology in the country, the Insitute of Criminology was created in 1992 upon its separation from the then College of Arts and Sciences. It is committed to the training of professional criminologists with concentration on Police Administration.

College of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports

Prof. Ricardo Danilo E. Corteza
Dean

The College of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports was created in 1997 from a department that solely served the physical education requirements of undergraduate students. Today, it is the only institute in the region that specializes in physical education studies and human kinetics in both the graduate and undergraduate programs.


Institute of Asian and Islamic Studies

Prof. EDDIE M. LADJA
Dean

Borne out of the need for a thorough understandng and more scholarly study of Islam and the Mindanao Islamic groups, the university responded with the creation of the Insitute of Asian and Islamic Studies. With the initial offering of Islamic Studies, the Institute has since included Asian Studies to further explore the potentials of inter-regional relations in the course of development.

^^unsa gani name ana nga church...grabe ka nice iya lights...nahan ko sa design...pinaka nindot na church nga ako nasudlan in mindanao...

Autonomous Campus
WMSU Dumingag

Prof. Benjamin Castillo
Campus Administrator

The WMSU - Dumingag Campus, formerly the Zamboanga del Sur Agricultural College, was created in 1954 as agricultural school and was later converted to an agricultural college by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 385 in 1983. It occupies a reservation area of 880 hectares in Dapiwak, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur.

Autonomous Campus
WMSU Tampilisan

Dr. Rosa A. Albino
Campus Administrator

The WMSU - Tampilisan Campus, formerly the Zamboanga del Norte Agricultural College, was founded as the Zamboanga del Norte Agricultural School in 1958. It was in 1964 that the school was converted to an agricultural college. The campus sits on a forest reservation of 2,330 hectares.

Ilang university meron sa Zambo city?

Ateneo pioneer batch garners 100% passing rate in Electronics Engineer
AdZU College Press Release / November 9, 2007, 4:05 pm

The pioneer BS Electronics and Communications Engineering batch of Ateneo de Zamboanga University reaped a hundred per cent passing rate in the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination given on November 3 and 4, 2007.

All of the six BS ECE students who graduated last March 2007 took the exam and all six passed. This pioneer batch entered the Ateneo in 2002 when the five-year degree program was first opened.

The successful examinees are Alih Ammak, Saladin Blin, Ike Ianne Cadavedo, Christopher Rey Cardenas, Ralph Matthew Duhig, and Erliben Simon.

The licensure exam result was released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last November 7, 2007.

The BSECE is a program of the Engineering Department of the College of Science and Information Technology of the university with Engr. Eugene Kanindot as department chair and Engr. Aldrina Hitalia as college dean.

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nice design. :cheers:

^^unsa gani name ana nga church...grabe ka nice iya lights...nahan ko sa design...pinaka nindot na church nga ako nasudlan in mindanao...


Metropolitan Cathedral of Immaculate Conception..
or
Zamboanga Cathedral..

announcement lang po..

The Cesar Climaco Debate Cup, a WMSU-ADZU Face-off Debate was officially concluded yesterday, with ADZU as the Champion but the Best Speaker was garnered by WMSU..

Ilang university meron sa Zambo city?

There are three universities..

1.Western Mindanao State University
2.Ateneo de Zamboanga University
3.Universidad de Zamboanga

Ateneo pioneer batch garners 100% passing rate in Electronics Engineer
AdZU College Press Release / November 9, 2007, 4:05 pm

The pioneer BS Electronics and Communications Engineering batch of Ateneo de Zamboanga University reaped a hundred per cent passing rate in the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination given on November 3 and 4, 2007.

All of the six BS ECE students who graduated last March 2007 took the exam and all six passed. This pioneer batch entered the Ateneo in 2002 when the five-year degree program was first opened.

The successful examinees are Alih Ammak, Saladin Blin, Ike Ianne Cadavedo, Christopher Rey Cardenas, Ralph Matthew Duhig, and Erliben Simon.

The licensure exam result was released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last November 7, 2007.

The BSECE is a program of the Engineering Department of the College of Science and Information Technology of the university with Engr. Eugene Kanindot as department chair and Engr. Aldrina Hitalia as college dean.

source (http://www.adzu.edu.ph/07/news/newsupdates.php?id=5843)

this is a good start for ADZU..

Ateneo de Zamboanga University

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The Ateneo de Zamboanga began in 1912 as Escuela Catolica, a parochial school run by Spanish Jesuits at the old site of the Immaculate Conception Church, right across the Sunken Garden. Fr. Manuel Sauras, S.J. was the first director.

In 1916, the Escuela Catolica became the Ateneo de Zamboanga.

In 1930, the American Jesuits took over from the Spanish Jesuits with Fr. Thomas Murray, S.J. as the first American director. Classes were also held in the Knights of Columbus (K of C) buildng, now the site City Theater.

The first high school students graduated from Ateneo in 1932.

In 1938, a library was built on the first floor of the K of C Building. A facade, an auditorium, and an annex were also built. John Shinn was appointed headmaster of the Grade School and Fr. Francis Clark, S.J. became the principal and dean of discipline of the High School. The school was closed during World War II. It was used by the Japanese as a public elementary school until it was shelled and bombed by the American forces on March 8 and 9 in 1945, prior to the liberation of the city.

The high school reopened in 1947, with a nipa-sawali building on a new site outside the poblacion called Jardin de Chino along Camino Nuevo. It was providential that shortly before the outbreak of the World War II, Fr. Eusebio Salvador, S.J. had bought 18 adjoining lots in that section.

In 1948, the school was officially recognized as a Jesuit school separate from the parish.

The post liberation years were a period of rapid physical, curricular, and enrollment expansion for the school. A college was established in 1952 and the graduate school in 1976.

In the 1980s Fr. Ernesto A. Carretero, SJ started the work to acquire for the Ateneo de Zamboanga a university status. The efforts were continued by when Fr. William H. Kreutz, SJ came as president in 1989. The years of hard work finally paid off when, on August 20, 2001, the Ateneo de Zamboanga was declared a university by the Commission on Higher Education.

Moreover, the school was granted a Fully Autonomous status - one of only 30 higher education institutions in the country to be granted full deregulation and autonomy, and the only one in Western Mindanao. CHED awards full autonomous status to centers of excellence or centers of development with a long tradition of integrity and excellence in education/training, research, and community extension service. CHED also considers the school's program with Level III accredited status and performance in the government licensure examinations.

The inauguration of Ateneo de Zamboanga as a university was held on December 8, 2001 during the celebration of the Ateneo Fiesta, the Alumni Homecoming and the Feast day of the Immaculate Concepcion, Patroness of the Ateneo.

ADZU ACADEMICS

Colleges

Background

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) was founded more than 80 years ago as a parish school under the supervision of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Over the years it has grown to include a high school in 1932, a college in 1952 and finally, a graduate school in 1976. The school programs are patterned after the Philippine and American systems of elementary, secondary and tertiary education.
Although a Catholic school, the Ateneo welcomes all students without any discrimination as to ethnic backgrounds or religious belief.

The Colleges

Bachelor’s degrees are awarded in four colleges: the College of Science and Information Technology, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Education, the College of Management and Accountancy, and the College of Nursing. Each of these colleges offers programs that has two elements: the basic or core curriculum which is essentially the same for all students because it constitutes an integrated program that the Ateneo conceives to be truly liberal education; and the specific curriculum which is composed of specialized subjects carefully selected to provide the student with the best preparation for his chosen career.
Experienced and qualified faculty members teach courses with a conducive student-faculty ratio allowing ample opportunities for interaction between students and faculty. While part-time teachers are on the faculty, 90% of all courses are taught by full-time faculty members. All degree programs of the Ateneo are accredited by PAASCU. This accreditation is at Level III, the highest generally given.
The performance of ADZU graduates in government licensure examinations has been consistently the best in the city and the region. In certain years, the Ateneo results are among the best in the nation. The ethnic origins and religious background of the students reflect the cultural diversity of the city and the region. These weave together in the Ateneo de Zamboanga University the rich cultural tapestry that is Western Mindanao. Students take courses in Christian theology, but Islamic religious studies are offered for Muslim students.

High School

School Site

The School campus has a total land area of 8.3 hectares. It is located in Tumaga, Zamboanga City.

High School Building

This is a five-story concrete building with a roof deck. The ground floor houses the Administration Offices, School Clinic, Guidance Office, Director of Student Services Office, Audio Visual Room, the Chapel, the Ecumenical Room, and the Campus Ministry Office. The second floor houses the Library, two computer Laboratories, Faculty Workroom and some classrooms. The third floor houses the Audio Visual Room 2, Social Action and Formation Offices and some classrooms. The fourth floor houses 9 classrooms. The fifth floor houses the four science laboratories and some classrooms. The canteen and Technology and Livelihood Education Room are found at the basement.

Grade School

Ateneo de Zamboanga began as a parochial elementary school called Escuela Catolica in 1912, became a high school in 1930, and a college in 1952. It added a graduate school in 1976. It was started by Spanish Jesuit Fathers who were then in charge of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, the Spanish church of Zamboanga City. Fr. Manuel Sauras ran the school while Fr. Miguel Sadera Mata was the pastor of the parish church.

In 1916, permission from Manila was given to the school to use the name Ateneo de Zamboanga, although it was still attached to the parish. The American Jesuits took over the administration of the school from the Spanish Jesuits in 1930. Two years later, the school became a recognized high school, but by then, it already turned out its first batch of high school graduates.

In 1946, the school became officially recognized as a Jesuit-run institution, under the jurisdiction of the Jesuit superiors and no longer attached to the parish.

The grade school started accepting girls in 1984. In 1992, the first batch of girls completed their elementary education.

To cater to the needs of the growing population, the grade school went through several phases of facility improvement. In 1994, the construction of the new building facing the Berchmans Hall began. This building houses the Grade School Library, Audio Visual Room. Science Laboratory, Computer Laboratories on the ground floor and six classrooms on the second floor. In 2000 the construction of the Kostka Hall was completed. This building houses eighteen (18) classrooms.

In 1994, computer education was included in the curricular offerings of the grade school. This was first offered in Grade V & VI. Eventually, in 1997, the program was expanded and was offered to all grade school students.

The grade school was first granted a three year accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) in 1995. It was awarded a five year reaccreditations by the same agency in 1999.

In August 2001, the Ateneo de Zamboanga became University.

In 2004, the Grade School was awarded a five year reaccreditations by PAASCU.

In July 2006, the Principal’s Office and Registrars Office is now located at the former High School office near the Infirmary.

Ateneo posts high CPA passing rate
AdZU College Press Release / October 30, 2007, 1:55 pm

Ateneo de Zamboanga University garnered 66% passing rate in the Certified Public accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination given on October 2007 by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC)

The Ateneo passing rate is higher than the national passing rate which is 37%. The total number of examinees nationwide was 6,213 of which 2,299 passed.

Of the 35 BS Accountancy graduates who took the exam, 23 passed. There were 30 first time takers of which 20 passed (67%).Of the five re-takers, three passed (60%).

New Ateneo CPAs


1. Sherwin B. Abriam
2. Ma. Iris Cristy I. Asuncion
3. Rex S. Bongabong
4. Katherine Grace C. Bulac
5. Nur Warith H. Caluang
6. Erwin G. Caoile
7. Arnold C. Castillo
8. Christine Vi B. Dacula
9. Paulo Jerome R. Delatado
10. Darlyn Erica D. Fabian
11. Toni Mae D. Fernandez
12. Flordeliza S. Gilig
13. Irene M. Harina
14. Carmela Stephanie M. Hau
15. Xanthi Romeilla C. Jalon
16. Angela H. Lee
17. Angelie S. Leong
18. Jennifer C. Lua
19. May Florence D. Manaog
20. Norhaniya O. Renabor
21. Paulo U. Sontillano
22. Rowell S. Tagiobon
23. Princess Jillian C. Torralba

Ateneo posts high in the Teacher Licensure Exam rates
AdZU College Press Release / November 9, 2007, 4:02 pm

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University March 2007 education graduates posted a high passing rate in the licensure examinations given by the Professional Regulation Commission.

For the Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd), all three who took the exam, or 100%, passed while for the Bachelor of Secondary Education program (BSEd), 16 out of 19, or 84% passed. Both rates are above the national passing rates for BEED and BSED which are 29% and 28%, respectively.

The newly certified teachers are:

BSED
Adlawon, Gilbert N
Anito, Jovito Jr
Cañones, Julita G
Cardiño, Elizabeth P
Fajardo, John Julius T
Go, Kenneth Mervin T
Ijiran, Floriza J
Marcial, Francis Rodolfo Jr
Nodado, Rector G
Potencio, Jael C
Provido, Mary Elizalyn C
Rojas, Cristina O
Romualdo, MA. Rosario T
Santos, Genie Rose C
Sinsuan, Charity Kay B
Villaflores, Vanessa L

BEED
Catahay, Edelyn E
Iledan, Kristel T
Wee, April Chris Y

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WMSU CAMPUS MAP

University Library

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Soccer Field

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Aerial..

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Office of the President

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Admin Building

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Future Projects..

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Newly Accomplished Project

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Universidad de Zamboanga

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History

On October 12, 1948, Engr. Arturo Eustaquio Sr. founded the Zamboanga Arturo Eustaquio Colleges. He was passionately driven by the dream of a school that embodies the ideals and aspirations of the youth, a school for everybody regardless of social standing, culture, religion, and political affiliation.

Inspired by his own life story as a once struggling UP scholar, he dreamt of building better lives through hard work and education.

The location of ZAEC in the heart of the culturally diverse city of Zamboanga makes the institution a focal point for peaceful coexistence, caring culture, and scholarship growth for a multi-ethnic student body.

Today, ZAEC gears up for greater heights and continues to strive for excellence.

COURSES OFFERED BY UNIVERSIDAD DE ZAMBOANGA

Doctoral Program
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Major in :

* Educational Management


Graduate Degree Program

* Master in Business Administration (MBA)
* Master in Public Administration (MPA)

Master of Arts in Education (MAEd)
Major in :

* School Administration and Supervision
* English
* Mathematics
* Filipino
* Science Education
* Economics
* Business Management
* Early Childhood Education

* Master of Science in Criminology

Master in Library Science (MLS)
Major in :

* Library and Management Information Services

School of Education, Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSE)

Major in :

* BiologicalScience
* Physical Science
* Music, Arts & PE (MAPE)
* Values Education
* Mathematics



* Social Studies
* English
* Filipino
* Technology & Livelihood Education (TLE)
* Islamic Studies

Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd)
Specialization:

* Pre-School
* General Education

Bridging Courses for BSE and BEEd
Bachelor of Arts (AB)

Major in :

* English
* Filipino
* History
* Economics
* Chemistry



* Mathematics
* General Science
* Political Science
* Social Work
* Public Administration


Bachelor of Library and Information Science
Specialization:

* Government / Agency Librarianship
* Public Librarianship
* Academic Librarianship
* Medical Librarianship
* School Librarianship


School of Allied Medicine

* B.S. Pharmacy (BSPh)
* B.S. Medical Technology (BSMT)
* B.S. Respiratory Therapy (BSRT)
* B.S. Radiologic Technology (BSRadTech)
* B.S. Nursing (BSN)


Non-Degree Programs
Three-Year Course:


* Associate in Radiologic Technology (ART)


Two-Year Course:


* Certificate in Respiratory Therapy (CRT)


College of Engineering and InformationTechnology

* BS Civil Engineering (BSCE)
* BS Computer Engineering (BSCoE)
* BS Electronics & Communications Engineering (BSECE)
* BS Computer Science (BSCS)


College of Business Management
BS Commerce (BSC)
Major in:

* Accounting Technology
* Economics
* Management
* Finance and Management Accounting



* BS Accountancy (BSAc)

Bachelor in Office Administration (BOA)
Major in:

* Office Management

* Bachelor of Agricultural Technology (BAT)
* BS Entrepreneurship
* BS Customs Administration

School of Criminal Justice

* BS Criminology (BSCrim)
* BS Police Administration (BSPA)
* Bachelor of Security Management (BSM)
* Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP-BSCrim)

Institute of Technical Education

* Dental Technician
* Associate in Office Administration (former Junior Secretarial Course)
* Medical Secretarial Course
* Tourism, Hotel and Restaurant Management
* Desktop Specialist
* Computer Programmer
* Computer Technician
* Agricultural Technician
* Electronics Technician
* Electrical Technician


High School

* Arturo Eustaquio Memorial Science High School (AEMSHS)
* UZ Technical High School

Universidad de Zamboanga has the most number of Students, not only in Zamboanga but in the whole of Region IX..

Western Mindanao State University is the only State University in Region IX

while Ateneo de Zamboanga University is the only Jesuit University of Region IX..The second oldest Ateneo in the Philippines (after Ateneo de Manila) and the oldest in Mindanao.

Zamboanga City: The Dumping Ground of Malacañang Palace

It is clearly evident to any keen observer that the City of Zamboanga is being unfairly used by the owners of Malacañang Palace as a dumping ground for the unwanted cargo of thousands of illegal Filipino refugees being forcefully deported by the government of Malaysia, in their extreme efforts to rid their country of the growing numbers of “asylum” seekers from the political and financial doldrums in the Philippines.

The obvious response of the owners of the Manila-based Malacañang Palace is to disperse an attaché contingent to Zamboanga City in order to welcome the deportees back on behalf of the concerned national government. The Malacañang Attaché have been armed with welcome mats that are riddled with one-way screws and permanent glue for placement on the Zamboanga City pier’s entry gate, emblazoned with a beautifully-designed flag of The Philippines. Their message: Welcome back! Stay here! Don’t leave!

Thus, the resultant response of the local city officials and residents is to meekly accept the beautiful gift from Malacañang, and add the new wave of deportees to their growing number of refugees from all over the depressed south-western region of The Philippines. It is also a given that they should bear the brunt, absorb the impact and loss of property or lives as a result of the increasing crime rate from the criminal elements of the deportees. Malacañang Palace would be ever-so grateful for this show of patriotism, helping divert any infection to other pristine Philippine cities. It is not enough that the local citizens were grateful hosts to the U.S. Special Forces, but now they will have to extend that hospitality to a national shame.

The ugly-ducklings are soon-to-be part of the “City of Flowers.” The resulting contrast would surely be an un-welcomed décor for the orderly gardens of the Malacañang Palace - their gardens' signage read: “Not In Our Backyard!"

It is a national crisis that has been dumped on the meek city government of Zamboanga City, with no resistance being displayed, possibly because the mighty military might of Malacañang is located just a few kilometers from city hall, ever-willing to do what’s best for their boss.

However, has anyone ever analyzed what’s best for the Zamboangueños and the deportees? It is currently being presented by the Malacañang Palace that Zamboanga City will be the main immigration processing center for the deportees, even though the city has no official capacity in that matter (Manila is the official immigration processing center of The Philippines).

If for a moment's consideration hunky dory is feasible, has the local city government already sealed a legal contract with Malacañang Palace on full reimbursement of all expenses it incurs as a result of this illegal dumping, and humane and proportional allocation arrangements for relocation of the deportees to other Philippine cities? Who will clean up the mess left behind when short-term memory expires? Do the citizens of Zamboanga City have a say in this matter? Do they care? This grave situation reflects a much deeper problem that the owners of Malacañang Palace have to resolve, and not just sweep under their brand of welcome mats.

Why were all the current/future deportees not sent to Manila, where they have the official, legal, and financial means to handle this national problem, or have them evenly distributed to other major cities around the country and set them up like they have in Zamboanga City, in order to distribute its national responsibility to its citizens?

Historically, majority of the refugees fleeing from the economical and political terrorism from nearby provinces have ended up staying permanently in Zamboanga City, after the dust settled. A good percentage of the city’s population growth has been due to people seeking refuge in its usually peaceful environment. Although the City of Flowers has a long history of being able to absorb a myriad of peoples from everywhere, reflecting its leadership position as the melting pot center of south-western Mindanao, it is unfair for Malacañang Palace to dump this national crisis directly on Zamboanga City and its people. Balikatan is not over for these Balik Bayans! Madame, the property and blood loss from the increasing crime rate as a result of this illegal dumping rests solely on your shoulders! There is still time to do the right thing and divert the flow of these deportees to other cities around the country, and especially in your backyard. We all can vividly recall the essence of what the EDSA movement stood for. If a people is pushed too far by a single-minded political decision, they can respond in kind.

It would be vigilant of local city officials and residents to closely inspect the hidden cargo that the Malacañang Attaché brings with them, to see if there are any gifts of shoes for the deportees made of the same material as their aforementioned welcome mats. Bienvenidos! Peace to all!

Last November 11 2007, Zamboanga has celebrated the 23rd Dia de Cesar Climaco..and as i observed Zamboangueños have already put this celebration into oblivion..only the Ateneo de Zamboanga commemorated the said event..so sad..

this is a slide show of Zamboanga City's sights..

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CESAR CLIMACO "zAMBOANGA CITY's VERSION OF NINOY"

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Zamboanga City commemorates the 23rd Dia de Cesar Climaco November 14 in honor of legendary Mayor Cesar Cortez Climaco who was gunned down by a lone assassin in Gov, Alvarez Street early morning of Nov. 14, 1984.

THE HISPANIDAD OF ZAMBOANGA
(from the book Zamboanga Hermosa by Antonio E. Orendain II)

In his book, a Jesuit scholar, Hilario A. Lim, makes the observation that although Manila had a much larger Spanish population than Zamboanga during the colonial period and was moreover the seat of government, religion, and culture, her “hispanidad” was dispersed over a wide area until it pettered out at the outskirts, whereas Zamboanga’s Spanish community was concentrated within a small territory, making of her “a happy Arcadia of language, manners and songs, a hothouse of the Spanish brand of Christianity.

Fr. Lim may be biased for his beloved city, but he speaks the truth, for no other group of Filipinos can be said to have been more hispanized than the Zamboangueños with their picturesque Chabacano. For the chabacano is basically Spanish, a language of love, and Divine Providence could not have given Zamboangaueños a more suitable language in which to express their romantic soul.

Following are samples of prose and verses by early Zamboangueño writers, showing their adeptness with the pen in baring their love and laughter-filled hearts, whether in the defiled vernacular or in the purity of the mother tongue, the latter as exemplified by the poems of Vicente M. Orendain.

ELIAS
Corazon generoso, noble y leal; y fuerte
como la dura loca…
buscado y perseguido desafia a la muerte
mientras su alma indomita justicia al hombre invoca.

Espiritu que sufre la vida mas incierta
ante tantas insidias atroces del tirano…
Entre los bosques, cuando la aurora se dispierta,
contempla la cabeza cortada del hermano
en un arbol colgada, por la asesina mano…
y bajo la fronda augusta; la pobre madre muerta!

Y asi recorre pueblos.. Se hermana a perseguidos,
los pobres despojados de afecciones y hacienda…
Jura venganza en nombre de los seres queridos
si en sus Justas qurellas no hay ser que les atienda…
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Y la sombra de Elias va en las almas vagando!...
Su figura enigmatica aparece a mis ojos
viril y retadora…y asi sigue jurando
al calor sacorsanto de los patrios despojos

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PASIONALES

Debo decirte que tea mo…
El fulgor de tu hermosura.
tan divinal y tan pura,
incendio mi ser de amor,
y en el pasional reclamo
de mi alma enamorada
te busco, mujer amada
de mi corazon en flor.
Y te adoro locamente,
con frenesi, con delirio,
mujer, petalo de lirio
que perfuma mi illusion,
Y te adoro locamente,
con frenesi, con delirio

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TRES DALAGUITAS

Un pequeño pensamiento que
va dedicado a mi Madre con
un amor grande.

Tu eres del sol el beso que colora
Los palidos petalso de la roas….
Dulce beso que da Vida, y ansiosa
La rosa lo recibe de la aurora!

Cuando extinguida tu luz bienhechora,
Sol de Amor, aurora bella y Hermosa,
Palidece esa flor, Madre amorosa,
Flor que en los huerfanos pechos de añora!

Y solo si vives, Madre de amores,
De nuestra Vide en los verjeles brotan
Todas las flores de alegres colores…

Mas si se apagan tus bellos fulgores,
En los jardines las flores se agotan…
Brota una flor blanca…flor de Dolores!

Zamboanga is still hoping that another cesar will be coming and bring the city into fame and grandeur..

Minority Groups OF Zamboanga

Approximately 36 % of the city’s population is composed of cultural minority members. These cultural groups, although classified under the general heading of the Muslim community, are distinct from one another in culture.


They are generally divided into the Tausugs, Yakans, Badjaos, Samals, and the Subanens of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.

The diversity in culture of these tribes needs more intensive and extensive cultural exchanges to further promote understanding, unity, and harmony.

TAUSUG

The Tausugs are Muslim natives of the Sulu Archipelago. They practice the tenets of Islam. They attend services in the mosque and say their prayers five times a day.
Culturally speaking, the Tausugs can be distinguished from other groups of Filipinos. We can say that the Tausugs have adapted Western ways of dressing. This is because education and travel have greatly influenced their lives. Of course, it is observed that Tausugs greatly appreciate their native dress particularly the “sablay” of the women. As a matter of fact, the Tausug men and women have different attires for different occasions.
The Tausug whether modern or traditional, put the greatest value on the reputation of the family. A Tausug will never commit an act of cowardice that might leave a blemish on the family’s name. it is the prime duty of every member of the family to perpetuate the good name of the house. A saying which best exemplifies this particular Tausug trait, goes this way, “You can never expect a Tausug to run from a good fight.” This is because they believe that running away from a fight is considered shameful.
The artistry of the Tausugs can be seen in their dances, particularly in the graceful movements of the hands using the janggay. Bright and beautiful colors also characterize the Tausug’s love for music and arts.


YAKANS

Yakans are basically farmers originally from the interior of Basilan Province. Many are pagans and said to be partly Polynesian in origin. The skill and the art of hand weaving have been handed down from generation to generation. They can create a masterpiece of an exquisite and very colorful piece of cloth. Today, the city has its Yakan village that houses the Yakan weavers and loomers. These intricate designs depend on the moods of the weavers and it takes a week to weave a meter of its finish product, hence requires a high cost.
Deeply religious, the Yakans are inclined to cling to traditional beliefs orally handled down by their ancestors. These norms of behavior govern their lives from conception to death, and even in the hereafter.
At present the remnants of their pre-Islamic culture and the strong Muslim influence dominate their life, as seen in their customs and practices and the formulas used to befriend the spirits, to talk to the “Palay” and other things which they consider important to their existence.
From olden days, many pure Yakans have preferred to use pure Yakan attire: turban, Yakan hat, belt, sash, shirts, and pants.



BADJAO

The Badjaos are called “Sea gypsies” because they move with the wind and the tide on their small houseboats called vintas. They live in boathouses or in bamboo stilt houses along the coast of the little islands of the peninsula. Even up to the present, many badjaos still live in boathouses. They use “saguan” to push their boats in the water. They are likewise excellent swimmers. Because of their great experience in diving, they can stay underwater longer than most casual swimmers.
Some people have the impression that the Badjaos aimlessly wander from island to island.
The Badjaos are primitive people, friendly and meek. They are among the world’s peace-loving people. They are also described as seafaring people and the first group of inhabitants in the island provinces of the region. The tribe’s main livelihood is fishing although many have gone into agar-agar (seaweed) farming,. Badjao women attend to their home and children.
The Department of Social Welfare appropriated funds for their livelihood program and they are now engaged in colorful mat weaving which is now a favorite tourist spot.



SAMAL

One of the natives of Zamboanga Peninsula are the Samals or Sama. They live in houses built on bamboo stilts along the seashore and their main occupations are fishing and trading. The Sama are spread in many parts of Mindanao. In this part of the country, this indigenous group of people is best known for their skills in boat building, mat weaving, and pearl diving. When not in fishing, some are engaged in agriculture. Their principal crop is cassava.
One group of this tribe is called Sama Bangingi who used to live in Taluksangay. “Taluk” in the samal language means violet, a favorite color of Samals, while “sangay” means a sandy place where birds flock.
Rabana is the Samal’s favorite indigenous instrument, together with the kulintang and other gongs.



THE SUBANEN TRIBE

The original people of Zamboanga were the Subanen of Indonesian origin who came at about 2,000 to 6,000 years ago. They were coastal people who believe in the spirit of their ancestors and the forces of nature. When the Muslims arrived, they were pushed into the hinterlands and lived along the riverbanks. Thus, the name “Suba,” meaning people of the river.
The Subanens who communicate through their Subano language prefer and wear colorful clothes and accessories. Black, red, and white are their favorite colors. The women often wear red earrings that match with beaded necklaces. Like other tribes, Subanens have their own entertainment or way of enjoying life. They like music. The Ginarang or Migboat, Basimba, Gatagan and Sirdel or Sumumigaling are some of their songs. These are sung with the accompaniment of their instruments like Gong, Kutapi, Sigitan, Lantoy, Kulaying and Tambubok.
Subanens court through songs and dances. Their marriage custom is done through taltal. But aside from their court dance, they also have war and ritual dances that they perform during social gatherings and special occasions such as weddings, etc.
The tribe’s political structure consists of a Timuay equivalent to the barangay captain that we have today. The Timuay tries cases involving crimes and moral turpitude. In case the Timuay cannot decide on the case or if the case involves heinous crimes, he does not give the final verdict.

HISTORICAL SITES OF ZAMBOANGA CITY

Fort Pilar

Built in June 23, 1635, it is a silent witness to many battles fought by the Spaniards against the Moros. A witness to the heroic courage of Zamboangueños for their love of freedom. It is a home to legions of devotees who pay tribute to the miraculous Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar.


Plaza Pershing

A ground for special events, this was originally called the Plaza de Don Juan Salcedo, Spain’s great conquistador. It was renamed Plaza Pershing in honor of Gen. John J. “Blackjack” Pershing who was loved and respected by the Zamboangueños for his achievements.


City Hall

The construction of this building started in 1905 and was completed in 1907 by the Federal Government of the United States of America. The building served to be the official residence of the US military Governor for Mindanao. Today, this serves as the City Hall of Zamboanga where the city mayor holds office.


Petit Barracks

Pettit Barracks was the headquarters and home of the Spanish soldiers until it was turned over to the American troops in 1899, the place was developed into a beautiful barracks, home of the American soldiers and it was named after Col. James S. Pettit of the 31st Infantry U.S. Volunteer Commanding Officer who became the Inspector General and in-charge of civil Affairs of Zamboanga.


Pasonanca Park

One of the country’s premier attractions is the Pasonanca Park, located at the outskirt of the city, about six kilometers from the city proper. It is referred to as the Little Baguio of the South. The park was developed in 1912, under Pershing’s administration with one swimming pool. Pasonanca is nestled about five hundred feet above sea level surrounded by rolling hills and verdant mountains. Two other pools were constructed under Mayor Climaco’s time. It likewise houses the famous tree house built in 1960, the butterfly sanctuary and the aviary which showcases different bird species including the Philippine Monkey Eating Eagle.


Mayor Climaco Freedom Park

A trip to Pasonanca Park is incomplete without visiting Mayor Cesar Climaco FREEDOM PARK formerly the Abong-Abong Park. Located on upper Pasonanca with a panoramic view of the city. It can be reached by jeepney on a 15 minute ride. Going up the hills one can see the fourteen Stations of the Cross. Today, it is the most popular site to spend the Lenten Season.

Japanese Memorial Shrine

There are two Japanese Memorial Shrines in the city. One is located in Pasonanca Park which is 7 kilometers from the city proper. Another is located in Malagutay which is 11 kilometers from the city proper. The shrines are made of marble that came from Japan with names engraved on it in Japanese character.
The names engraved are those of the Japanese soldiers who died during the World War II as they were retreating from the liberating US Forces.

Pagadian Explorers versus Zamboanga Latinos

PAGADIAN Explorers battle the Zamboanga Latinos Saturday before the home-ground fans as the National Basketball Conference NBC kicks off its pre-season game in Pagadian City.

Backed by Rene "Dodong" Pamaran and supported by Mayor Sammy Co, the Peter Naron-led Explorers hope to make an impression against the newest team in the NBC representing the City of Zamboanga.

The Explorers, which have done major revamp in the line-up, acquired the services of fresh talents led by former PBL player Alwin Espiritu (Montana/ Magnolia), former De la Salle and Cagayan de Oro Rapids Mark Benitez, Jay Sierra (Far Eastern Insurance PBL), Cyril Santiago (Far Eastern University) and Orly Daroya (Arellano University).

Backing them up are PBA veterans Peter Naron and Michael Orquillas, former Misor cager Orvil Saludsod, local talents Ata Ayuk, Perzius Sinco, Rex Quilo, Rene Pamaran, Kenneth Singedas, Emmanuel Onabia and Don Don Polo.

The Explorers have also tapped Alvin Grey to be the team's head coach with Glicerio Pescador III as assistant coach.

The Zamboanga Latinos will be led by team manager Reynold Langyon, head coach Edny Morones, and assistant coach Paulino Rebollos.

Line up for the Latinos: Alvin John Munio, Rolando Junie Navarro Jr., Jose Carlo Araojo, Cristopher Concepcion, Michaelo Mendoza, Emrey Ramirez, Tan Tan Pareno, Ether Chua, Darwin Cordero, Joemie Alvarez, Bong Botin and Rey Dumapig.

Pagadian Explorers is supported by: Champion sportswear, Daisy's Meatshop and Convenience Store, Vice Mayor Tata Pulmones, Aquaworld Purified Drinking Water, MNLI, Weng weng Cotingjo, Spyro phones and gadgets, Raul Pamaran, Petron-Tiguma, and Rey Pamaran.

may team na pala ang zambo sa NBC? ano homecourt nila dito?

Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology

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HISTORY

The College was established in 1956 as the Southern Mindanao branch of the Philippine Institute of Fisheri es Technology (PIFT), the predecessor of the U.P. in the Visayas - College of Fisheries.

From its humble beginning, the College had gone through four major stages of development starting as a fishery high school known as the Southern Mindanao School of Fisheries (SMSF). In 1965, the SMSF became the first fishery school under the Department of Education to attain a collegiate status by virtue of R.A. No. 3434 and was renamed Mindanao Regional School of Fisheries (MRSF).

In 1980, the MRSF was included as one of the eight (8) project institutes of the Sixth Education Project of the Philippine Government that were developed into Regional Institutes of Fisheries Technology (RIFTs) through a US $38 M Loan Package from the World Bank.

In 1986, the College was granted its charter and the mandate to develop and implement courses in fisheries, maritime technology, marine sciences, development management, food technology and computer science with the issuance of P.D. No. 2020 converting the then MRSF-RIFT into the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST).

VISION

A leader in fisheries, marine sciences and maritime technology education and an active partnet in Mindanao Peace and Development.

COMMITMENT

To attain this vision ZSCMST is committed to be a self-sufficient government institution active in corporatism so that it could generate its own fiscal resources to sustain its programs towards enhancing the people's quality of life and towards it partnership in Mindanao's peace and development initiative.
MISSION

* To continue developing competent, committed and emotionally intelligent personnel.
* To produce graduates who are conscious of their professional responsibility and of their vocational and technological competence for global competitiveness.
* To engage in viable corporate ventures and create a corporate office to manage it.
* To introduce Distance Education or alternative delivery system of instruction to access education opportunities to the priviledged sectors of the College's primary service areas.
* To promote research as basis for information and technology initiatives in the rural areas of Mindanao.
* To build an extension service that can respond sensitively to the development needs of the communities in its primary service area.

ACADEMICS

COURSES OFFERED:

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

* MS Marine Biodiversity
* MS in Fisheries major: Aquaculture/Fish Processing
* MS Coastal Environment Management
* Master in Marine Fisheries Management
* MAT Marine Transportation
* MAT Marine Engineering
* MA Maritime Management
* MAT English for Special Purposes
* MA Home Economics
* Master in Public Management
* MS FIsheries Management major: Aqua-Marine Entrepreneurship

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

* BS Aquaculture
* BS Marine Biology
* BS Marine Technology
* BS Food Technology
* BS Fisheries major in Fish Processing
* BS Secondary Education major in: Physical Science/Biological Science
* BS Marine Transportation
* BS Marine Engineering
* BS Hotel, Restaurant and Resort Management

NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS

* Diploma in Marine Electronics Communications Technology

SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS

* Basic Merchant Marine Course
* Bartending
* Food Services
* Skills Training for Domestic Helpers

SECONDARY EDUCATION (LABORATORY SCHOOL)

Immaculate Conception Archdiocesan School


ICAS Brief History
P. Burgos St., Tetuan, Zamboanga City


The Immaculate Conception Archdiocesan School was formerly known as the Immaculate Conception High School. The school was established in June, 1980 with Rev. Fr. Peter Garces as its Founder-Director. The school opened as a result of a felt need by the parents and the parishioners of Tetuan and the nearby barangays for a catholic education and formation for their children.

For three years, and that is, from June 1980 to March 1983 the school operated on temporary permit granted by the Ministry of Education and Culture now Department of Education, Culture and Sports. It was in school year 1983-1984 when the school was finally granted a government recognition to operate a complete secondary education.

Immaculate Conception Archdiocesan School was first located on P. Burgos now Fr. Ramon Barua, S.J. Street. The students were housed in the old convent, the building adjacent to the church. Aside from this building, the CFM building and the Cursillo House were used as temporary classrooms.

In 1983, the Phase-I of the multi-million building was constructed in the property acquired by the school located on Crispin Atilano Street. The building had 10 classrooms, an office and a social hall at the very beginning. The high school students started occupying it in June, 1984. At present it has 9 classrooms, a computer room, a laboratory and lecture rooms for science and a speech laboratory room.

School year 1984-1985, the elementary department was opened catering to grades I and II pupils. The old convent vacated by the high school department hosted the elementary pupils.

In 1986 another building was built behind the three-story building. The same year the old basketball court was converted into a multi-purpose covered court. This was constructed for the extra-curricular activities of the students. A new elementary building was also constructed and completed. It lies, sprawling in a 1.5 hectare lot acquired by the school on M. Natividad Street. The building has nine rooms.

Summer 1988 another building was constructed in the high school campus. This houses the chapel, the school library, two classrooms and the Home Economics room.

School year 1990-1991 the school acquired also another lot on M. Natividad Street.

June 1991 the kindergarten and nursery building was completed.

October 1, 1993, the campus located on M. Natividad Street was completed.

June 1993, the College Department was opened with Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Liberal Arts majors in Philosophy and Mass Communications as its initial offerings.

The department occupied the Gonzaga Building in the High School department until the transfer of the latter at the Jumbo Site in October.

February 1993, the High School department transferred again to its original site on Crispin Atilano Street and the College on M. Natividad Street.

PILAR COLLEGE

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A school owned and administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM), pioneered Catholic education in the Southwestern part of Mindanao. Dedicated to the education of the children and the youth of Zamboanga City and the surrounding provinces, today it offers three levels of learning: elementary, secondary and college. Pilar College was founded in 1894 as a Cartilla School by the Beaterio Sisters who evacuated from Tamontaca, Cotabato.One of the two sisters who started the Cartilla School in 1894 was M. Ma. Antera Cruz.

The school was originally located in front of Plaza Pershing where the City Theatre now stands. The lot and the house belonged to the Lerenzo family of Zamboanga City. The Philippine Revolution of 1896 brought the Sisters back to Manila, where they were reunited with the RVM Sisters in the Beaterio Convent in Sta. Lucia, Intramuros, Manila. The educational ministry, started in Zamboanga, was disrupted during the years that followed. Those were years of waiting, of preparing the “seed of sowing”. In 1903, upon the request of the Rev. father Superior of the Jesuit Mission in Mindanao, the Sisters returned to Zamboanga to resume their work in the school and in the parish as catechists. Mother Severina Santos was the Superior of the RVM Community in Zamboanga. Her companions were M. Rafael Galvez, M. Jaojoco, and a Junior Sister, Justina Rais. The Cartilla School admitted both boys and girls. Classes included the following: Bible Study (Historia Sagrada), Christian Doctrine (Catecismo), Christian Manners (Urbanidad Cristiana), Spanish Grammar (Gramatica Espanola), Arithmetic (Arithmetica), Geography (Geographia), and Home Arts, Flower-making, and House-keeping (Labores for girls). From the Cartilla and advanced Spanish lessons, the Sisters gradually worked to open the Primary and Elementary Courses in 1914. Government Recognition for the Elementary Graduation was granted in 1918. From the first graduates were chosen teachers for the Primary and Intermediate Grades, Mother Josefa Regino, among them. She joined the RVM congregation in 1926. The Association of ‘Ex-Alumna” was organized in 1914 with Mother Pilar Fernanadez as Moderator. Miss Manuela Rodriguez was secretary for many years. Among the first members of the association were Mrs. Encarnacion Enriquez-Barrios, Mrs. Ramona Alvarez-Lledo of tetuan, Mrs. Aurelia Asuncion-Lledo, Mrs. Zoila Domingo-Enriquez, Josefina Silve Camins, Rosario Silva Solis and Mother Josefa Regino. These former students were very active in parish religious activities. At present the name, “Ex-Alumna”, has been changed to “Pilar College Alumnae Association”. In 1920, the school was transferred to the old “Hospital Senora del Pilar” in Cawa-Cawa Boulevard. The girls High School was opened, with Mother Candelaria Tarcela as the first Principal. The school was named “Pilar Institution”. The Government Recognition for the High School was granted in 1928 permit to open the Junior Normal College was given in 1940.

The two-year College Secretarial Course opened in 1940.Classes were disrupted when World War II broke out 1941. The Sisters evacuated in two groups: one went to Tetuan, the other, to Tulungatung, both in Zamboanga City. Aside from the little donations they received, the Sisters supported themselves by planting rice and vegetable, weaving hats, making slippers, and baking cakes for sale. Their life of trust in the Divine Providence saw them safely through the war years. Immediately after liberation in 1945, the Sisters resumed classes for the elementary and High School levels in one floor building of sawali and nipa in La Purisima St, where Ateneo de Zamboanga is located at present, through the initiative of Mother Carmen Perez, the principal. For lack of classrooms, the school administration resorted to three shifts of classes: morning for the elementary department, afternoon for the High School, and evening for the College. In 1946, Pilar Institution graduated 35 high school students in the temporary school building in the present location. In 1948, Pilar Institution graduated 7 young ladies from the Junior Normal Course and 48 from the high School. On June 21 of the same year, Bishop Luis de Rosario, SJ, DD blessed and laid the cornerstone of a semi-concrete, two storey building facing the sea. In 1949 classes were transferred to this new building which stood at the old site of the Nuestra Senora del Pilar Hospiral. The new school building was blessed on September 24,1949. More building were constructed as enrolment increased. The wooden Elementary building was put up in 1951, followed by the Auditorium in 1957, and the Music building in 1959. The one-room Chapel was replaced by a beautiful two-wing concrete building, as envisioned by an RVM Architect, S. Ma. Mauricia Tapang. The Home Economics building and the Sisters' convent were designed by the same architect. They were finished and blessed in 1964. A semi-concrete one-storey Science building replaced the old laboratory in 1967. The completion of the façade facing the sea, the spacious campus surrounding the landmark of our Lady of the Pilar, the gardens and the sea breeze that refreshes the whole area make Pilar College an ideal place conductive to learning. Together with the expansion of the school buildings, academic, spiritual, and moral growth continued to be the thrust of the school. With improved facilities and the increase in college courses, the Pilar Institution assumed College status and was named “Pilar College”. It offers courses in Education, Liberal Arts, Home Arts, Home Economics and bachelor of Music. In 1947, Government recognition was given to the Education courses. From 1949 to 1971, Pilar College has been turning out college graduates yearly who were needed in both for the private and the public schools. However, due to the opening of nearby school, the Zamboanga Normal School, in particular, the administration of Pilar decided to gradually phase out the college courses in 1972. From this year on, Pilar College concentrated on elementary, High Schools and the College of Music Education. The lack of religious teachers in 1975 brought out the Religious training Program to prepared the teachers to handle Christian Living Classes. This was integrated into the bi-monthly, in service training program designed for teachers and non-teaching personnel.

The increasing enrollment of the Elementary Department necessitated the construction of a bigger building. In 1977, the wooden building was replaced by a sprawling concrete one. Likewise, the Music Department was enlarged to house seven Yamaha organs in 1979. The opening of Yamaha Organ School attracted many students. Worth mentioning in the evolving history of Pilar College was the beautiful presentation of a 500-voice marian Concert, entitled “A tribute to Mary” during the Marian Year, commemorating the bimellineum (200th) birth anniversary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It also marked the Diamond Jubillee of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. In line with the thrust to upgrade the education, Pilar College undertook the process of accreditation of the High School. Self-survey started in 1981, leading to the preliminary PAASCU visit in 1984 and the subsequent formal visit. In 1987, the PAASCU (Philippines Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities) gave the formal stamp of an accredited status to the High School Department. This made Pilar College the third accredited school of region IX. In 1990, the re-survey of the PAASCU Team resulted of a five-year Accreditation to the High School. During the last decade was the 1994 Celebration of the Centennial Jubillee Year of Pilar College. Among the most significant activities were the solemn concelebrated Masses of Thanksgiving held at the launching and the closing of the Centennial Year, the Field Demonstrations, Motorcade with the Centennial Queen and Princesses, The Historical Exhibit, a testimonial Dinner and Award Night with a tableau-Vignette depicting “Pilar College Through The Years”. Various activities—spiritual, cultural, academic, and reach out-were scheduled throughout the Centennial Year. A big project undertaken in 1994 was the construction of a new school building, to replace the old one fronting the sea. The new “Mother Ignacia Building” houses twenty classrooms, the high school and the college Library, Clinic, Guidance Center, and several offices.

In the same year, 1994 the high school Department started admitting boys to the first year, thus making all three department-grade school, high school and College—co-educational. The Grade School which as formally visited by PAASCU Team in February 1994 and October of 1995, was granted Accreditation on January 25,1996. The High School, which was re-visited by the PAASCU team on August 26-27, 1996 was granted re-accreditation on July 31, 1997. The Grade School Department went under intensities preparation for the PAASCU re-visit on February 22-23, 1999 it was granted five year accreditation.

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pILAR cOLLEGE cAMPUS mAP

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Mother Ignacia Gymnasium, Pilar College

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the Chapel

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Statue of Mother Ignacia de Espiritu Santo

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Madonna Building

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Our Lady of Lourdes Building

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Marian Building

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Mother Ignacia Building

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Greenhouse

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Our Lady of Pillar Building

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AMA Computer Learning Center-Zamboanga City

History

The AMA Computer Learning Center is a part of the AMA Educational System which has existed for the past 20 years. It is a school offering computer courses under a two-year program. This was founded by Dr. Amable R. Aguiluz and at present, there are more than 90 branches nationwide and abroad such as in Hongkong, Singapore, Malaysia, Los Angeles, Saipan, and others. The AMA Computer Learning Center of Zamboanga City is the 54th branch of the AMACLC which was opened last September 4, 1995. AMA Computer Learning Center is a member of the AMA Education System. It is backed up by the Research and Technical support of more than 20 years of computer education drawn from its other affiliates like the AMA Computer College, the pioneer in computer studies in the Philippines and the prestigious American League of Colleges and Universities. Moreover, it has a wide range of computer laboratories which carries an extensive array of computers being used by most offices today. Regarding the courses being offered, all subjects are with definite skills and orientation. It has also integrated work value and formation and personality development that are essential requirements in the industry today. Finally, the AMA Computer Learning Center School in Zamboanga is a joint venture with AMA Computer Learning Center which has already 90 branches all over the Philippines and whose students have preferential access to apprenticeship training and eventually, full time employment to more than 10,000 companies.

wala ba un claret at chong hua at st. joseph?^^

may team na pala ang zambo sa NBC? ano homecourt nila dito?



zamboanga gym ata saaan nag held un PBA =)

Last November 11 2007, Zamboanga has celebrated the 23rd Dia de Cesar Climaco..and as i observed Zamboangueños have already put this celebration into oblivion..only the Ateneo de Zamboanga commemorated the said event..so sad..

Too bad Zamboanga. :ohno: I share the same great-grandfather with him and hopefully in the future I can do my share on shaping the country or region to a better development.

zamboanga gym ata saaan nag held un PBA =)

sa Summit Center man sila usually naglalaro..it is in Brgy.Tetuan..

Too bad Zamboanga. :ohno: I share the same great-grandfather with him and hopefully in the future I can do my share on shaping the country or region to a better development.

u must be a member of the great clan of Climacos here in Zambo..?

can u please post some infos with regard to the said institutions?

I agree to brand our former mayor Cesar Climaco as Zamboanga's version of Ninoy Aquino because he died a martyr for the cause of his people.

Recently, the Department of Education, Zamboanga City Division have launched the Juego na Zamboanga...it is held at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Sports Complex a.k.a. grandstand..

By d way, Assemblyman Joaquin Enriquez is the only politician who defeated Cesar Climaco during a mayoral race..

Cesar Climaco during the 60's ran for Senator, but unfortunately defeated..placing only in the 9th spot..

BAP opens 1st national accreditation, licensing

THE BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announces the 1st National Coaches Accreditation and Licensing Program (NCALP) and Basketball Clinic for Coaches in Zamboanga City to be held on November 17 to 18, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Ateneo de Zamboanga MPCC.

The National Coaches Accreditation and Licensing Program is a progressive coaching education program that offers courses on coaching that cover several aspects of the game.

The NCALP will use a training approach that is competency-based, which emphasizes development of the “ability to do” instead of knowledge transfer.

The main goal is to make coaches better prepared to use the knowledge conveyed to them in solving specific problems in their own context.

To achieve this goal, an effort is made to create learning situations that give coaches an opportunity to apply or enhance their competencies such as problem-solving, critical thinking, value appreciation, leadership and interaction.

After completing the training session, participants will need to take a Practical and Written Test to evaluate their comprehension of the course. Those who pass the tests will be issued accreditation and certification for the NCALP by the BAP-SBP Coaches’ Commission.

Chairman Bernardo Garbriel L. Atienza, of BAP-SBP and Coach Eric Altamerano and his staff will be coming over to Zamboanga City to grace the affair. Coaches of different schools and universities of the city are expected to participate.

For further information and pre-registration, you can contact Bong Casimiro at 09194240461 or Pedro Alfaro Jr. at 091947099.

A registration fee of P500 will be solicited to cover expenses of participants’ certificates and license.

Beng vows rehab of Abong-Abong Park

TO PERPETUATE the memory of the late Mayor Cesar C. Climaco, District I Congresswoman Beng Climaco intends to improve the Freedom Park in Abong-abong, a project initiated by the slain chief executive, and make it a place of convergence for families and children.

The lady solon, who is a niece of the late mayor, said she will initiate moves “to rebuild his memory, improve the park so the children he loved and the people would flock and find recreation in his sacred resting place.”

“We still look forward to justice but on this day justice can also be translated to making children and the youths aware of his legacy, perpetuating his memory,” Cong. Climaco said in commemoration of the 23rd Dia de Cesar.

Zamboanga City today, Nov. 14, observes the 23rd Dia de Cesar Climaco in commemoration of the death anniversary of the late Mayor Cesar Climaco. The city government has organized a debate, essay, speaking and painting contests in line with the occasion. Boy and Girl Scouts also held vigils at the tomb of the slain mayor at the Abong Abong Park starting Tuesday until Wednesday.

Cong. Climaco said she would work in coordination with Mayor Celso Lobregat for the formulation of a development plan for the Abong-Abong Park and the facilities.

Also, she said, the Fundacion Climaco, a group created to undertake programs to perpetuate the legacy of the late mayor, will initiate a series of forum and formation programs for the youths in response to her advocacies for the protection and welfare of the children.

Councilor Asbi Edding, a former member of the Concerned Citizens Aggrupation (CCA), the late mayor’s political party and Vice Mayor Manuel Dalipe have sought the lady solon’s assistance to improve the park for the Boy Scouts.

She stressed that the adults should teach the young about the late mayor and to relive his memory.

On the other hand, Cong. Climaco said she is bent on continuing the legacy of her late uncle in the House of Congress. “On my part I am challenged to carry on his voice in Congress as the youngest in the clan to serve with Zamboanguenos’ support in God’s grace.” (SEC)

Lobregat, PSA tackle waste water treatment

MAYOR Celso Lobregat and key representatives from the Philippine Sanitation Alliance (PSA) Tuesday met with the different sectoral groups in the city to discuss and formulate affordable solutions to waste water treatment.

The series of consultations with the different stakeholders is an offshoot of the memorandum of understanding that Mayor Lobregat along with City Environment and Natural Resources Officer (OCENR) Rey Gonzales signed with the World Bank in Manila late last month.

The PSA is an agency commissioned by the World Bank to undertake a study or project related to waste water treatment.

“This is one of the interventions being made as a result of the city’s enrollment in the City Development Strategies (CDS),” Lobregat said.

World Bank studies show that waste water or water pollution contributes to economic losses and poses health risks.

Lobregat said development and increase in population necessitate that the city government look for strategies and solutions on how to meet the different challenges.

The groups that met with the mayor and the PSA executives included the executive committee and the Technical Working Group of the PSA project; partners and City Council members and other stakeholders.

The presence of the PSA representatives in the city would pave way for the formulation of a project and consequently the allocation of funds for the implementation of the same.

The PSA representatives who are in the city include Jay Tecson, Senior Project coordinator. (Sheila E. Covarrubias)

Beng vows rehab of Abong-Abong Park

TO PERPETUATE the memory of the late Mayor Cesar C. Climaco, District I Congresswoman Beng Climaco intends to improve the Freedom Park in Abong-abong, a project initiated by the slain chief executive, and make it a place of convergence for families and children.

The lady solon, who is a niece of the late mayor, said she will initiate moves “to rebuild his memory, improve the park so the children he loved and the people would flock and find recreation in his sacred resting place.”

“We still look forward to justice but on this day justice can also be translated to making children and the youths aware of his legacy, perpetuating his memory,” Cong. Climaco said in commemoration of the 23rd Dia de Cesar.

Zamboanga City today, Nov. 14, observes the 23rd Dia de Cesar Climaco in commemoration of the death anniversary of the late Mayor Cesar Climaco. The city government has organized a debate, essay, speaking and painting contests in line with the occasion. Boy and Girl Scouts also held vigils at the tomb of the slain mayor at the Abong Abong Park starting Tuesday until Wednesday.

Cong. Climaco said she would work in coordination with Mayor Celso Lobregat for the formulation of a development plan for the Abong-Abong Park and the facilities.

Also, she said, the Fundacion Climaco, a group created to undertake programs to perpetuate the legacy of the late mayor, will initiate a series of forum and formation programs for the youths in response to her advocacies for the protection and welfare of the children.

Councilor Asbi Edding, a former member of the Concerned Citizens Aggrupation (CCA), the late mayor’s political party and Vice Mayor Manuel Dalipe have sought the lady solon’s assistance to improve the park for the Boy Scouts.

She stressed that the adults should teach the young about the late mayor and to relive his memory.

On the other hand, Cong. Climaco said she is bent on continuing the legacy of her late uncle in the House of Congress. “On my part I am challenged to carry on his voice in Congress as the youngest in the clan to serve with Zamboanguenos’ support in God’s grace.” (SEC)

nice atleast both park wil atract more toristas^^:cheers:

can u please post some infos with regard to the said institutions?


ill try ^^

CLARET HIGH SCHOOL OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
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Vision

Inspired by the ideals and charism of St. Anthony Mary Claret, Claret School of Zamboanga City, in its commitment to the building of God’s kingdom through integral formation, envisions a community of disciples who are academically excellent and are faithful servant of God's word.



Mission

provide well-trained and value oriented employees who are committed, hardworking and God-fearing who will lead students to become true witnesses of the gospel/values;
strengthen the basic Christian formation among students and employees;
provide opportunities to enhance the school community’s potentials through active involvement in various activities in and out of the school.
provide an affordable quality education to the less privileged but deserving students;
strengthen the partnership between the school and the home in addressing issues/concerns affecting the development and education of the student; and
enhance linkages with the alumni.

History

Claret School of Zamboanga City was established in July 1966 as an exclusive school for boys aimed at providing secondary education for young boys who were aspiring to become future Claretians Fr. Ignacio Blanco, CMF, was the first director with Mr. Pedro Domingo as principal. It was opened to first and second year boys during its first year. In 1968, with Fr. Miguel Vela, CMF as director, the school was converted into a co-educational institution with a new lady principal, Ms. Nelida Barrios. Fr. Luis Rey succeeded Fr. Vela as director of Claret School of Zamboanga from 1970-1976. the high school principal during this time was Ms. Pacita Sta. Teresa.

In the time of Fr. Julian Mateos as director of Claret School of Zamboanga City from 1976-1982, two very important steps were taken which were seen as welcome additions to the growing Claretian family. These were the addition of the elementary unit in the school year 1978-1979 with Mrs. Visitacion Sanchez as principal and the opening of the night high school with Mrs. Juliet Mantilla as Teacher-in charge in the school year 1979-1980. the opening of the night class was intended to provide opportunities to the working boys and girls in the community who have their ambitions and dreams but could not realize them because of lack of programs to attend to them. though there were only two pioneer classes of the night high school, a lot was already accomplished when some of the night high school students took the National Validating Test for acceleration. Some of them were promoted from second year to fourth year high school and some even to college. It was also during his term that the Avellana Bldg. was constructed.

In the last year of Fr. Mateos as director, the high school unit was supervised by new principal, Mrs. Emmelie Fernandez, the grade school unit still Mrs. Visitacion Sanchez and the night high school by Mrs. Virginia Lauron.

From 1982-1994 with Fr. Jesus Vasquez as school director, Claret School of Zamboanga City saw the start of the construction of the school's perimeter fence with the help of the Parents-Teacher Association, a few hundred meters at a time until the whole campus was finally enclosed a few years later. The Claret Gym That took many years to finish due to scarcity of funds had its beginning also during Fr. Vasquez' time. New structures were also added, like the Vilaro Building and the extension of the Xifre Building, and towards the end of his term the beginning of what is now Clotet Building.

The high school principal from 1981-1988 was Mrs. Emmeline Fernandez followed by Mrs. Carolina Legarte from 1988 to 2005. The grade school principal in 1982 was Mr. Antonio Barrios followed by Mr. Rufino Duhaylungsod from 1985 to the present. The night high school head teacher was Mrs. Virginia Lauron from 1981 until its closure in school year 1993-94.

With Fr. Felicisimp B. Tarroza as school director from 1994-1999, some features were added to the to the Claret Gym aimed toward its completion. Fr. Felimon Libot who served as director for only a year, in school year 1999-2000, worked for the upgrading of the employees' salaries.

Two three-storey buildings were constructed from school year 2000 to 2003 when the school director was Fr. Juan Manuel Suñaz with loans from the Claretian Congregation, donation from friends and alumni here and abroad and donation from Agencia Española Cooperacion International.

It is also about this time that the Claret Multi-Purpose Center or the Gym was finally finished and became operational in school Year 2002-2003.

Nestled on a 3.6 hectare campus, Claret School of Zamboanga City could reached from San Jose Road through Ruste Drive and from Canelar Moret through El Paso Road. From the original two buildings, the Sala Building and the Claret Building, the school grew to have many more buildings namely: Jose Xifre Bldg., Mariano Avellana Bldg., Jaime Clotet Bldg., Rhoel Gallardo Bldg., the Claret Multi-Purpose Center of the Gym and the latest three-storey building which has yet to find its name.

Through the years, the main thrust of Claret School of Zamboanga City has been the continuous upgrading of the quality of education and services offered and the strengthening of its financial condition to make it self-sufficient.

The present school director, Fr. Christian James Castro, has his hands full in the accomplishment of the school's five-year development program which the school hopes to embark this school year 2005-2006.

The entire school invokes the Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Anthony Mary Claret, its patrons, to accompany it all the way towards the fulfillment of its mission.


Claret School of Zamboanga City is committed to the values of


COMPASSION
We adhere to the power of the heart to become instruments of God with a special sensitivity to the poor and to be one with them in our attitude and lifestyle as we observe keen awareness of the interdependence of all things.


HUMILITY
We adhere to the sense of gratitude for our giftedness. We believe that we should open our hearts and mind and take courage to accept our weaknesses and limitations, just as we humble ourselves to accept our strengths and take pride to accept other people in our lives.


EXCELLENCE
We adhere to the sense of carrying out responsibilities with eminence and leadership. We also commit ourselves to strive for the highest quality of intellectual and academic pursuits just as we value the wisdom of the heart to strengthen the giftedness of others.


EMPOWERMENT
We adhere to a society where people are given a participatory role in decision-making and team-building. We believe that God has called us to become exemplars of emulating leadership, that we may allow others to exercise authority in work and activities.


RESPECT FOR LIFE
We adhere to the promotion of all form of existence ,of family, dignity of mankind, absence of violence, and conservation of nature. We believe that God has called us to be stewards of all creation. We commit ourselves to become advocates of life and that the well-being of the future generations be safeguarded.


SERVICE
We adhere to the commitment of giving ourselves in service to others. We believe in the strengthening and deepening of our availability to the needs of others specially the poor and the deprived

The School seal is a family emblem that every member of the school community should know and understand, and cherish with pride and affection.

The emblem is distinctly divided into portions. The right portion signifies the school - Claret and the left side presents the main patroness the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and at the same time the founders and administrators - the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of May.

On the right we see the main symbols of the Episcopal coat-of-arms of St. Anthony Mary Claret after whom the school is named. The sun stands for his father's family name "Claret". The moon stands for his mother's family name, "Clare". The bridge over the river of Claret's birth place, the town of Sallent in Barcelona, Spain, which is divided in two by the Lobregat river. The sun in the school's coat-of-arms carries the eight rays of the sun in the Philippine flag, thus pointing to the fact that this school, Claret, is a Philippine school.

On the left we see the Immaculate Heart of Mary with the usual symbols that accompany it: the flame, the lilies and the wreath of roses, representing her love of God, her virginal purity her maternal love for us, her children.The heart is pierced by a sword, symbol of her sufferings in her role as co-redemtrix. The Immaculate Heart of Mary is the main patroness of the founders of the school who take pride in calling themselves CMF (Cordis Mariae Fillus) or "Sons of the Heart of Mary".

"SCIENTIA MAXIME CUM VIRTUTE" are words taken from the writings of St. Anthony Mary Claret, that embody the search for knowledge and the promotion of intellectual growth, which is made more sublime because it is accompanied by struggle, strength and discipline.

Thus, the seal as a whole represents Claret School in the Philippines, established and run by Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary better known as the Claretian Missionaries.


Claretians mga wafa ug wafo:banana: =)
parade start =)
http://claretzamboanga.net/claret/Gallery/cheerdance1styr3.jpg
back to school san jose rd now at that site is the newly open Jolibe^^
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1-ateneans vs 3-claretians lol:nuts: @ the claret gym so far d pa tapos ang sa loob claret gym is the 4th placer when it comes palakihan =)
http://claretzamboanga.net/claret/Gallery/volleyboys%203.jpg

corek..kasi they are interconnected..

Ateneo pioneer batch garners 100% passing rate in Electronics Engineer
AdZU College Press Release / November 9, 2007, 4:05 pm

The pioneer BS Electronics and Communications Engineering batch of Ateneo de Zamboanga University reaped a hundred per cent passing rate in the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination given on November 3 and 4, 2007.

All of the six BS ECE students who graduated last March 2007 took the exam and all six passed. This pioneer batch entered the Ateneo in 2002 when the five-year degree program was first opened.

The successful examinees are Alih Ammak, Saladin Blin, Ike Ianne Cadavedo, Christopher Rey Cardenas, Ralph Matthew Duhig, and Erliben Simon.

The licensure exam result was released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last November 7, 2007.

The BSECE is a program of the Engineering Department of the College of Science and Information Technology of the university with Engr. Eugene Kanindot as department chair and Engr. Aldrina Hitalia as college dean.

source (http://www.adzu.edu.ph/07/news/newsupdates.php?id=5843)

wow! congrats sa mga pumasa. I think all of them attended the seminar we conducted at ADZU 2 years ago, they're 3rd year ECE students during that time. :cheers:

Guys, do you have a pics. of ZAEC? please post it here. thanks.

wala pa po as of this time..pero we will try na maghanap..

Beng vows rehab of Abong-Abong Park

TO PERPETUATE the memory of the late Mayor Cesar C. Climaco, District I Congresswoman Beng Climaco intends to improve the Freedom Park in Abong-abong, a project initiated by the slain chief executive, and make it a place of convergence for families and children.

The lady solon, who is a niece of the late mayor, said she will initiate moves “to rebuild his memory, improve the park so the children he loved and the people would flock and find recreation in his sacred resting place.”

“We still look forward to justice but on this day justice can also be translated to making children and the youths aware of his legacy, perpetuating his memory,” Cong. Climaco said in commemoration of the 23rd Dia de Cesar.

Zamboanga City today, Nov. 14, observes the 23rd Dia de Cesar Climaco in commemoration of the death anniversary of the late Mayor Cesar Climaco. The city government has organized a debate, essay, speaking and painting contests in line with the occasion. Boy and Girl Scouts also held vigils at the tomb of the slain mayor at the Abong Abong Park starting Tuesday until Wednesday.

Cong. Climaco said she would work in coordination with Mayor Celso Lobregat for the formulation of a development plan for the Abong-Abong Park and the facilities.

Also, she said, the Fundacion Climaco, a group created to undertake programs to perpetuate the legacy of the late mayor, will initiate a series of forum and formation programs for the youths in response to her advocacies for the protection and welfare of the children.

Councilor Asbi Edding, a former member of the Concerned Citizens Aggrupation (CCA), the late mayor’s political party and Vice Mayor Manuel Dalipe have sought the lady solon’s assistance to improve the park for the Boy Scouts.

She stressed that the adults should teach the young about the late mayor and to relive his memory.

On the other hand, Cong. Climaco said she is bent on continuing the legacy of her late uncle in the House of Congress. “On my part I am challenged to carry on his voice in Congress as the youngest in the clan to serve with Zamboanguenos’ support in God’s grace.” (SEC)


^^wow this is really good news, its about time they rehabilitate it into a tourist spot because this is were zambo pips do their pilgrimage during the holy week and besides it is a potential tourist spot for zambo just besides the legendary mount pulum bato, hehehehe hope i got the spelling right........:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Guys, do you have a pics. of ZAEC? please post it here. thanks.


^^ ZAEC no longer exist it IS now UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBOANGA "UNIBERSIDAD DE ZAMBOANGA" AS THEY CALL IT....

PIA Press Release
2007/11/14

2007 MindaComNet Congress-Workshop set Nov. 27-29 in Zamboanga City
by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

Cagayan de Oro City (14 November) -- The 8th Mindanao Communicators Network (MindaComNet) Congress and Workshop has been set from Nov. 27-29, this year, in Zamboanga City.

Composed of public information officers (PIOs) of national line agencies, local government units (LGUs) and other government organizations throughout Mindanao, MindaComNet has been pursuing programs and activities designed to communicate the national and local government development initiatives across the island.

As such, it responds to the need for intensifying communications and advocacy efforts of various peace and development imperatives for Mindanao and is expected to carry out sustained information, education and communication (IEC), as well as, media related activities in collaboration with the PIOs of various government agencies.

Under the guidance and direction of the PIA (PIA) and the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MedCo), MindaComNet was created in 1999 with the primary aim of effecting an integrated communications program for Mindanao.

Topics included in the workshop are: An Overview of the Development Strides in Mindanao under Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Government's Peace-Building and Peace-Making Efforts in the Island by Secretary Jesus Dureza, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.

The Role of New Media in Communicating Mindanao Towards Peace and Development by Secretary Conrado A. Limcauco, Jr., Director-General of PIA, the Dept. of Agriculture's Thrusts on Sustainable Agriculture Development in Mindanao by Secretary Arthur Yap of DA and the Prospects of Alternative Fuels in Mindanao by Chairman Renato S. Velasco of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC).

Socialized Health Insurance Program in Mindanao by Atty. Reynaldo Capangpangan, 1st Vice President of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PHIC),

Communicating the 2007 State of the Nation Address (SONA) Mindanao Commitments of the President by PIA Asst. Secretary Leon J. Omoso.

Orientation Techniques on Advocacy by Director Nilo A. Mamaclay, Regional Operations Division and Director Daniel Santos, Special Media Division, both of PIA and the Role of SMI in Mindanao's Mineral Development by Dr. Rolando Doria, SMI Supt. for Local and Regional Government Affairs.

Meanwhile, Undersecretary Virgilio L. Leyretana, Sr. of MedCo has issued a memorandum enjoining all provincial governors, city and municipal mayors, as well as, members of the House of Congress in Mindanao to support the efforts of MindaComNet by allowing their respective PIOs/Information Officer-Designates to attend the workshop.

Leyretana's memo is also addressed to all heads of regional offices, government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCC's), state universities and colleges (SUC's), as well as, the provincial governors, municipal mayors, speaker and members of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Legislative Assembly, Chief of the Eastern and Western Mindanao Commands and all Regional Directors of the Philippine National Police in Mindanao. (PIA 10) [top]

the official name is Universidad de Zamboanga..abbreviated as UZ..

It is owned by the Eustaquio Family here in Zamboanga..

^^wow this is really good news, its about time they rehabilitate it into a tourist spot because this is were zambo pips do their pilgrimage during the holy week and besides it is a potential tourist spot for zambo just besides the legendary mount pulum bato, hehehehe hope i got the spelling right........:banana::banana::banana::banana:

by d way, we climbed at that Abong-Abong Park..dun talaga sa tops..ang hangin doon..tapos, so scary..though it is so scenic..

http://www.zamboanga.com/beaches/Zamboanga-sat6.jpg

Zamboanga Satellite Photo

by d way, we climbed at that Abong-Abong Park..dun talaga sa tops..ang hangin doon..tapos, so scary..though it is so scenic..



yeah unforgetable moment ko un tops^^ hahaha kc dat day ako na disgrasya when pa uwi na galing tops, anyways yeah nice un dun tops as in =)

UDEZ
The Science Building Tetuan Campus
http://www.uz.edu.ph/uz_web/inside/main/main_sb.jpg
The City Campus
http://www.uz.edu.ph/uz_web/inside/city/c1_main.gif

hmmmmm what do you think are they going to do with this lot :lol:
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That's Baby Sta. Cruz (its just a sand bar!)
http://www.maej.mindanao.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=332&g2_serialNumber

pink sand beach @ zamboanga city =)
http://www.maej.mindanao.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=310&g2_serialNumber=2

http://pfda.da.gov.ph/pictures/zfpc.jpg
Zamboanga Fish Port Complex noon pics cno meron un bago^^
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Branch Building (Tuguegarao City, Zamboanga City and Butuan City)

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Maritime Communications Project (MCP) will expand the basic Maritime Mobile Services (i.e. distress and safety communications, public correspondence, ship movement and port operation services) in the Philippines through the establishment of public and port coast stations in twelve major ports located in Manila, Cebu, Davao, Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga City, Iloilo, San Fernando-LU, Batangas, Cotabato, Legaspi, Cagayan de Oro, and Tacloban.

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In photo are (from left): Patricia May T. Siy, Security Bank Senior Vice President; Olivia Arciaga, Manager, Zamboanga City Rural Bank; Rose Diu, Proprietress, Simosa Marketing; Vicente Jaldon, Chairman, Zamboanga City Water District; Joven B. Hernandez; Security Bank Senior Vice President; Hon. Celso Lobregat, City Mayor, Zamboanga; Olga Ledesma, Treasurer, Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative; Jose Vicente Atilano, Treasurer, Phil. Blue Eagle Finance Corp.; Eric T. Chiong, Security Bank Zamboanga Branch Business Manager; and Jason T. Ang, Security Bank First Vice President.

Two new Security Bank branches recently opened to serve its clients in better locations in the key cities of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija and Zamboanga City.

Security Bank Cabanatuan Branch is situated at the ground floor of Insular Life Building, Rizal Street, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija while Security Bank Zamboanga Branch is located at Veterans Avenue, Zamboanga City.

Local government officials, business leaders and clients were present at the inauguration followed by cocktails. Two more Security Bank branches are set to open in the first quarter of the year in Ermita and Meycauayan bringing Security Bank’s expert banking closer to its customers.

Security Bank posted record 65% growth in earnings with a net income of P1.9 billion in 2006, more than double industry average of 30%. Given its 3rd consecutive year of greater than 50% growth, Security Bank is one of the fastest growing universal and commercial bank in the country today.

^^ ZAEC no longer exist it IS now UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBOANGA "UNIBERSIDAD DE ZAMBOANGA" AS THEY CALL IT....

kelan naging university ang ZAEC?

http://pfda.da.gov.ph/pictures/zfpc.jpg
Zamboanga Fish Port Complex noon pics cno meron un bago^^
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Branch Building (Tuguegarao City, Zamboanga City and Butuan City)

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Maritime Communications Project (MCP) will expand the basic Maritime Mobile Services (i.e. distress and safety communications, public correspondence, ship movement and port operation services) in the Philippines through the establishment of public and port coast stations in twelve major ports located in Manila, Cebu, Davao, Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga City, Iloilo, San Fernando-LU, Batangas, Cotabato, Legaspi, Cagayan de Oro, and Tacloban.


dba dat Fish port is in Sangali? ..ibang-iba na ata itsura nyan ngaun..

By d way, wen will that Bangko Central be rising in Zamboanga..and what is the exact location.?

it was 2005 when ZAEC was elevated to a university status and renamed Universidad de Zamboanga..

one of the many Chinese temples in the city..

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Mayor turns over P2.4-M BSP building

THE Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in the region can now boast of its own building, courtesy of the City Government of Zamboanga.

Mayor Celso Lobregat Wednesday spearheaded the turnover and inauguration of the P2.4 million Western Mindanao Regional Service Center located at the Pasonanca Park as he vowed to pursue more projects and programs in support of the scouting movement in the city and the region.

He hoped that the facility would help promote scouting in the city and "ignite the spirit of the boy scouts and their counterparts-the girl scouts."

The building is located at Camp Jose T. Atilano inside the Pasonanca park premises. It is right in front of the world-famous tree house, one of the landmarks of the city.
"The city (government) of Zamboanga has been and will always be supportive of the scouting movement," he declared.

Present to accept the newly-constructed two storey building were BSP Secretary General J. Rizal Pangilinan, BSP Western Mindanao director Petronilo Pardillo, BSP Council chairman Vice Mayor Manuel Dalipe, BSP Zamboanga Executive Director Arhur Grino, Assistant Schools Superintendent Pedro Natividad, and members of the BSP Board of directors.

The BSP secretary general accepted the building declaring that scouting in Western Mindanao has entered a new threshold.

He said the building is a seal of the continuing partnership between the City Government and the BSP in molding a new breed of Filipino leaders.

people..lets post and talk more on the Eastern Coast of Zamboanga..para kasing nadidisregard na 2..

guys, are you amenable with the proposal to convert Zamboanga into a Metropolitan City?

any reaction..

PRIORITIES LISt of Zamboanga Congressmen..

#1. Support your constituents in their drive to keep the area's regional center in Zamboanga City by passing new legislation in Congress to make it so, or support one if it is already existing. If it exists but is not current in the floor's discussion, then make it your priority to do so! Your job is to help Zamboanga City and this is the biggest issue now that requires your attention. Gracias.

Executive Order (E.O.) #429: It's supposed to be the Philippines' Presidential Order for the transfer of the regional center, Region IX, from Zamboanga City to Zamboanga del Sur's Pagadian City. Right? Maybe? Dughhhh... We really love Forrest Gump's saying: "Stupid is as Stupid does!"

Therefore, we asked: Where is this E.O. #429? Answer: IT DOES NOT EXIST !

What exactly is going on with this Regional Office HQ transfer to Zambo del Sur? ...More later!

The truth is finally exposed by us - PGMA is forced to make HER/Their decision!

Malacañang steals IRA money from Zamboanga City for past 20 years and gives it to Zambo del Sur, and then cahoots with them to transfer Regional Office HQ from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City/Zambo del Sur courtesy of PGMA&Co. The Zamboanga City IRA funds worth over 500 million pesos were given to ZdelSur to help them qualify to accept PGMA&Co.'s hatred of ZC and the Zamboangueños. Not to worry... Zamboangueños are far above PGMA&Co.'s hatred towards them, but they are not stupid, eh Forrest! We shall overcome, as we have always done!

Here's the ACTUAL Executive Order # 429 - Read it and say hi to Forrest!

MALACAÑANG

Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 429

PROVIDING FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REGION VI TO INCLUDE THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN AND PUERTO PRINCESA CITY

WHEREAS, the 1987 Constitution states that the President shall exercise general supervision over local governments;

WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to reorganize administrative Region VI to include the Province of Palawan and Puerto Princesa City to guarantee the effective delivery of field and public services of government agencies and accelerate social and economic development in the same;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Region VI is hereby reorganized to include the Province of Palawan and Puerto Princesa City;

Section 2. The Department of Interior and Local Government is hereby directed to supervise the transfer of the Province of Palawan and Puerto Princesa City from Region IV to Region VI;

Section 3. All issuances, orders, ordinances, rules, regulations and issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly;

Section 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately following the completion of its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary

Wait... this might be the ACTUAL Executive Order # 429



[EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 439]
December 07, 1990


MODIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 429, SERIES OF 1990, ENTITLED “PROVIDING FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS IN MINDANAO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”



Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Executive Order No. 429 dated 12 October 1990 is hereby amended to read as follows:


“SEC. 2. REGION X, to be known as NORTHERN MINDANAO, shall include the following provinces and cities:

Provinces:

Agusan del Norte Camiguin
Agusan del Sur Bukidnon
Misamis Oriental Surigao del Norte


Cities:

Cagayan de Oro
Gingoog
Butuan
Surigao


The City of Cagayan de Oro shall serve as the regional center.”


SEC. 2. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 7th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety.



(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO

By the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Executive Secretary

Hmmm, wait...



Can 8,000 Regional Government workers in Zamboanga City voice their feelings strongly and BOYCOTT WORK and shut down the government?



Hmmm....



Zamboanga & Zamboangueños are NOT FOR SALE, TRADE, or BARTER!!! Zamboangueños MUST REMAIN in Zamboanga!



Mayor, HIRE all the regional government workers and keep all that brain power in Zamboanga, where they belong!



President Cory Aquino DID NOT order the "TRANSFER"... her position was made 17 years ago but was NEVER VALIDATED!



Erbie/Beng, challenge the evil President Arroyo and all her cronies who hate Zamboanga, and keep the Regional Center in Zamboanga City!!!

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Butt... Arroyo HATES Zamboanga City and its constituents, the Zamboangueños!!!

ENTER BITTER ARROYO... SHE ORDERED THE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 75

MALACAÑANG PALACE

Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 75

DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF REGIONAL OFFICE OF ALL DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES FROM ZAMBOANGA CITY TO PAGADIAN CITY PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 429 SERIES OF 1990

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 429, series of 1990 reorganized the administrative regions in Mindanao;

WHEREAS, Section 1 of EO 429 reorganized Region IX, and designated the City of Pagadian as the regional center and the City of Zamboanga as the commercial and industrial center.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency GLORIA MACAPAGAL – ARROYO, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Except as herein provided, all regional offices of departments and agencies are hereby directed to transfer from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City as soon as practicable.

SECTION 2. The Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Labor and Employment and Employment and Department of Tourism shall remain in Zamboanga city, the commercial and industrial center. However, they shall establish a presence in Pagadian City.

SECTION 3. This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila this 12th day of November in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Four.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary

Population of Zamboanga City, Philippines Realistically at a staggering

1,428,216

Not 700,000 as they claim

The official website of the Commission on Elections (ComElec) of the Republic of the Philippines claims that there are 357,054 registered voters in Zamboanga City for the year 2007. ( http://www.comelec.gov.ph )

Now let us do a little calculation based on the facts given by the ComElec.

The year 2007, the number of registered voters for Zamboanga City are 357,054. Now that is more than half the population of Zamboanga City! That is if Zamboanga city is only at 700,000 as our government officials claim.

Isn’t that just ridiculous!!

They are telling us that more than half of the population of Zamboanga City are registered voters in the year 2007? Really!!!

In the Philippines if you are 18 years of age you can register to vote, but in the Philippines only about 30% of the people who are qualified to register do register to vote. Now just for the heck of it, let's raise it up to 50%.

Doing a little arithmetic and using the 2007 figure of 357,054 registered voters as the base; this puts the population of the people 18 years and older at (357,054 x 2) = 714,108. WOW!! That is if amazingly 50% of the 18 years and older registered to vote.

Now we all know that in the Philippines there are more people at the age of (17 years and under) than there are (18 years and over). But for the sake of simplicity, let us say that it's 50/50. This puts the population of the 17yrs and under the same as that of the 18 years and over which is 714,108.

Doing a little arithmetic again:

Age Group
Population

17 years & under
714,108

18 years & over
714,108

Total Population
1,428,216


So officially the Comelec is telling us that the 2007 registered voters in Zamboanga City is 357,054.

But unofficially the Comelec is also telling us that the the population of Zamboanga City is really 1,428,216.

According to these figures, Zamboanga City deserves 5 Congressional Districts! Meaning, 5 Representatives in Congress! We are entitled to a congressional representative for every 250,000 people.

Zamboanga.com has more faith in the ComElec than in the official population census takers.

BARANGAYS OF ZAMBOANGA

Barangay Abong-Abong

The barangay of Abong Abong is a quaint mountainside town directly north of the world-renowned Pasonanca Park, and within the shadows of Columbato mountain. It is a good hike from the main road, and is a beautiful contrast to the other lowland and beach communities.

It is a good idea to bring your backpacks with ample supply of water and some hiking snacks or a light meal. Don't forget your cameras for those lovely photos, and don't forget to e-mail Zamboanga.com with your photos for posting in this web site.

During the Christian holiday of Holy Week, thousands of people visit the holy cross near the top of Mt. Columbato. On the way to the top about 50 to 75 meters apart are the 14 stations of the cross where the faithful can pray or rest.

Barangay Arena Blanco

In the early 60's Arena Blanco lived up to its name. Arena=Sand, Blanco=White. Now only the imagination of those who had the beautiful experience of the past can picture the former beauty and grandeur of Arena Blanco. The city government needs to come in and help in the renovation of this poor community in Arena Blanco.

Based on the MC No. 75, declaring Pagadian City as Regional Center was made by President Cory Aquino, through EO 429 in 1990. Then much reorganizing of the Region 9 was made since, the latest of which is MC 75. Then came Sen. Angara's proposed Resolution 151 to stay the transfer to Pagadian City. This means that eventually, Pagadian would still be the regional center but not at the moment due to reasons stated in the said resolution. The word "STAY" means "CEASE" or "HOLD IN ABEYANCE". Further, it did not contest that Pagadian would become the regional center. It just merely stopped the transfer. BY Regional center means establihsment of government offices while Zamboanga would still be the commercial and industrial center, much like Australia where Canberra is the Capital (government center) while Sydney is the center for trade and commerce.
:cheers:

meron na bang na-transfer na regional office from Zamboanga to Pagadian?

yup meron na atang regional office na lipat na sa pagadian...

Population of Zamboanga City, Philippines Realistically at a staggering

1,428,216

Not 700,000 as they claim

The official website of the Commission on Elections (ComElec) of the Republic of the Philippines claims that there are 357,054 registered voters in Zamboanga City for the year 2007. ( http://www.comelec.gov.ph )

Now let us do a little calculation based on the facts given by the ComElec.

The year 2007, the number of registered voters for Zamboanga City are 357,054. Now that is more than half the population of Zamboanga City! That is if Zamboanga city is only at 700,000 as our government officials claim.

Isn’t that just ridiculous!!

They are telling us that more than half of the population of Zamboanga City are registered voters in the year 2007? Really!!!

In the Philippines if you are 18 years of age you can register to vote, but in the Philippines only about 30% of the people who are qualified to register do register to vote. Now just for the heck of it, let's raise it up to 50%.

Doing a little arithmetic and using the 2007 figure of 357,054 registered voters as the base; this puts the population of the people 18 years and older at (357,054 x 2) = 714,108. WOW!! That is if amazingly 50% of the 18 years and older registered to vote.

Now we all know that in the Philippines there are more people at the age of (17 years and under) than there are (18 years and over). But for the sake of simplicity, let us say that it's 50/50. This puts the population of the 17yrs and under the same as that of the 18 years and over which is 714,108.

Doing a little arithmetic again:

Age Group
Population

17 years & under
714,108

18 years & over
714,108

Total Population
1,428,216


So officially the Comelec is telling us that the 2007 registered voters in Zamboanga City is 357,054.

But unofficially the Comelec is also telling us that the the population of Zamboanga City is really 1,428,216.

According to these figures, Zamboanga City deserves 5 Congressional Districts! Meaning, 5 Representatives in Congress! We are entitled to a congressional representative for every 250,000 people.

Zamboanga.com has more faith in the ComElec than in the official population census takers.



whoooooo!!! I never thought that Zamboanga City alone will have more than 1 million population. Hmmm hope we'll have an another source in regards to this too soon.

meron na bang na-transfer na regional office from Zamboanga to Pagadian?


marami na..DEpEd, DA, DAR etc..only a few are left here in Zambo..

whoooooo!!! I never thought that Zamboanga City alone will have more than 1 million population. Hmmm hope we'll have an another source in regards to this too soon.

on the other hand, that figure is believable..considering the area of Zamboanga and its age..During the Spanish and American Regime, Zamboanga was considered as the center of Mindanao's civilization..then threfore, the city that will have the monst number of people in Mindanao is Zamboanga and not Davao..

Barangay Canelar

Canelar is like downtown Zamboanga City. Most of the best restaurants, hotels, night clubs, and karaoke-bars are in Canelar. There are lots of Jeepneys servicing the canelar route. You can stand outside for less than three minutes and you can flag down a Jeepney and it only costs 4 pesos per passenger.

Barangay Vitali

Vitali is a coastline barangay. As of 2007 the roads to Vitali is still terrible, full of potholes and road construction was halted from 2004 to 2007. Hopefully after the election of 2007 the construction of the roads will start again. Normally this 73 kilometer trip will only take an hour and a half, but currently it takes almost two hours.

The road cutting through Vitali itself is not cemented yet. This is one of the reasons why the barangay of vitali wants to be a municipality and separate itself from Zamboanga city. Vitali is an abandoned child.

Barangay Campo Islam

Campo Islam is a very small barangay yet it's densely populated. It only has an area of 26.26 hectares with a population of nearly 20,000 people.

The villagers of this barangay is not originated here, and the true residents of this barangay lived in Boulevard, that was a long time ago, few years, the people of boulevard transfered to this area, before it was known as Campo Islam, the residents of this barangay before were Samals of boulevard (fishermans living by the sea) then when they transfered here in this Area, they elected a barangay leader, it was President Marcos time, they elected Captain Marumin Sampang, a brave and kind police officer of the Area, so the people decided to chose him to be the Barangay captain when Campo Islam was not still build... the image of Campo Islam was a forestlike barangay, it has a swamp in the middle of the area.. and the approximate diameter was 40 meters in diameter... this swamp were useful for them, they use it for their daily living... when Barangay Marumin Sampang observed that the residents of this barangay were multiplying, he ask for a quick action from President Marcos to cover the swamp because it is also risky for the young ones, the government covered it with the old machineries, soils, and sea stones and donated a living needs for the residents, Then when the barangay was fully covered and more spaces where gained, the residents starts to proliferate in each area od the barangay, after a while, there were more friendly people, a peaceful barangay but there were still missing, when the wife of the Barangay Captain went to the pueblo to sell some meriendas, the customers loved her products and one day one of them asked for the place where she lives, she wondered what to say, but then she just said that, "it was a place where old machineries dump is".. the customer didnt get what she said, so she changed the topic because the barangay still doesnt have a name.. until she came back home and asked his husband the Barangay Captain, his husband answered, It is "Panamin" which means "For Reflection" and the people where starts calling it Panamin, until suddenly a Muslim Missionary came in the Barangay and lived here. He was suprised that the people of the barangay is hospitable, well mannered, Respectul and show the humiliation and of the friendly people... he was really impressed and proud to be part of the peaceful barangay... Until one day he proclaimed it to the Barangay Captain Marumin Sampang and showed his inspiration to the Barangay, he asked to change the name and baptized it as "Kampung Islam/Campo Islam" which means PEACEFUL FIELD/CAMP.. until it was declared by the Barangay Captain and the government approved it... Nowadays, the residents are being multiplied but the peacefulness and cheers of the residents are remaining still in the Area, the people are multi-talented and the residents are mixed-matched.... It was a good living are for me and you will like it to be here...

Barangay Guiwan

Guiwan is fast becoming an extension of the city. The national hwy passes through Guiwan giving it the exposure to most of the other barangays located on the N/E side of Zamboanga. People don't have to travel far to buy fish and produce. Guiwan boasts of a fully stocked fish market and produce market. You can shop for groceries at the big ShopMark shopping center. It rivals any shopping center downtown.

The bus terminal to other points in Zamboanga del Sur is in guiwan. They even have a used car dealership. There are over 50 cars in stock at any given time.

Transportation to the city is still by Jeepneys, taxi, and tri-cycle. As of 2002 four pesos will take you to town. By tri-cycle will cost you about 10 to 20 pesos depending on the tri-cycle driver.

Barangay Ayala

The cyclists of Zamboanga love to take the Ayala route when they go out riding their bicycles in the evenings. The road to Ayala is well lit.

Jeepneys are still the best transportation to Ayala. I think the best looking Jeepneys come from Ayala. They are fast, clean, well maintained, and very well decorated.

Ayala is a fast growing community with it's own high school and police department. Rice is one of it's top agricultural production.

Mar Fishing Co., the only integrated cannery-fishing firm in the country; there's mega fishing, Universal Fishing Co. and Permex Fishing company. Ayala borders the barrios of Recodo and talisayan.

Ayala also has its own High School. The public National High School. Ayala has its own school district and 11 other barrios belong to the district. The grade school in Ayala has an enrollment of about 2200 students.

In 2006 Ayala became the first Barangay in Zamboanga City to have an extension of the City Hall

Barangay Bolong

Bolong is a fast growing community. Because of it's immediate proximity to the sea, Bolong supports a fishing industry. You can see one of the most beautiful sunrise from Bolong's sandy beach.

Bolong Beach:
If you like to jog or just simply walk in the early morning and see the sunrise, Bolong Beach is the place to be. It is a good 1.5 kilometers long. There are several huts with tables that are available for rent at 50 pesos per day. There are BBQ grills available so you may cook your own meal. You can also rent canoes from the nearby fishermen or late in the afternoon you can participate in the pulling of the wide net that covers about 800 square meters. This is fun because if the catch is plentiful you can get a little share.
Bolong is about 33 kilometers from downtown Zamboanga city. If you do not have your transportation, you may rent a Jeepney. They are readily available for about 600 to 700 pesos per day. Tip: Stop by the barrio of Sangali to get your fresh fish.

Barangay Bunguiao

Bunguiao is the chief producer of bananas, coconuts, marang, mangoes, jackfruits and other fruits and vegetables which are sold in the city of Zamboanga. The barangay boasts of the largest number of buses plying back and forth from the city mostly to transport its produces and residents. These buses are very convenient to a large number of employees working in the various government and private offices in the city as well as the adjoining suburbs. Furthermore it is expedient to teachers & students who commutes daily to the different universities and colleges who prefers to live in their own homes rather than staying with relatives or boarding houses.

The barangay of Bunguiao has its own public primary, elementary and high schools as well as daycares and pre-school/kindergarten for the very young.

The site of the Bunguiao Elementary school which is located at the centre of the barangay was donated by the late Dona Valeria Ledesma Camins vda de Paulino as well as the site of the parish church which is about 500 meters from each other.

Religious needs of the predominantly catholic community is provided by the Claretian Fathers headed by Father Emilio Pablo and parish priest Father Jojo. the Claretian community in Bunguiao has two novitiates: one for future priests and another for future nuns who hails from different provinces throughout the Philippines. In fact Father Jojo of Basilan City is a product of this novitiate. Fr Pablo is also the founder and head of the Reflexology Centre composed of seminarians and locals especially trained by him who in return provides free reflexology therapies to the sick and needy in Bunguiao, the city and other surrounding barangays like Dulian, Bolong ect.

Barangay Curuan

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As you drive down the highway and you come to the curuan border, you will see rice fields on both sides of the highway. Curuan is a farming community but steadily modernizing its commercial center.
Curuan has a large fishpond industry. Most of the fishponds are located by the estuary where most of the mangroves used to be. Curuan must learn to take care of its mangroves or it will lose a major part of its natural resources. People continually cut the mangrove trees to sell them as fence posts. This practice must stop.

The curuan river provides irrigation to hundreds of hectares of ricefields to both curuan and quiniput areas.

Curuan is the largest Barangay in Zamboanga City. It covers over 7,216 hectares or 72.16 square kilometers or 6 kilometers by 12 kilometers in dimension. It is also a school district seat. It manages over 19 other barangays. The elementary school of Curuan itself has an enrollment of about 1200 students.

Barangay Divisoria

Ever since they renovated the main highway cutting through Divisoria, the barangay has rapidly developed. New commercial buildings are being built. Divisoria has a National High School and its own Police precinct. The city has tentatively approved the construction of a new 3.5 hectare Bus terminal in divisoria which will bring new business development to the area.

Barangay La Paz

La Paz is the little Baguio of Zamboanga City. Temperature can go down close to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Bring your jacket. To get to La Paz from the main highway, you go through the barrio of Ayala.

La Paz was once a forested area. Now pretty much logged-over, the barangay is now more revered as a vacation place. A place where you can build your vacation home on top or on the side a hill overlooking a fantastic view of the sea.

Barangay Labuan

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Barangay Licomo

Licomo is the last Barangay in the North East part of Zamboanga City. By the year 2004, the city government promises to have a wide cemented highway built, connecting Licomo to Limpapa.

Tungawan Bay - Located east of the northern-most barangay of Licomo and north of Vitali Island, this once beautiful hidden treasure is fast becoming a tourist destination with its offering of expansive white-sand beaches and crystal-clear waters, conducive to many water sports. Its marine-rich waters is an added plus to tourists and local fishermen alike.

Barangay Limpapa

Limpapa is the last Barangay in the North West part of Zamboanga City. By the year 2004, the city government promises to have a wide cemented highway built, connecting Limpapa to Licomo.

Limpa also has a high school: Limpapa National High School.

History: Much of the origin of Limpapa was settled by Subanos. The Subanos were chased away from the shoreline towns by the early Christian settlers and also by Datu Bantilan of Sulu. At that time, Limpapa was a safe haven for the Subanos.

There is a cave in Limpapa where some old inscription on the walls are still present. The Subanos did a lot of "kaignin" (cut and burn) style of farming. So they wandered around pretty much. Foot trails were carved out by the ancient Subanos, covering much of the entire length of the Zamboanga peninsula and became very useful to the guerrillas during the war.

Barangay Lunzuran

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The barangay of Lunzuran borders Tumaga to the southwest and Putik to the South. Lunzuran is about 1.2 kilometers from the main highway. Lunzuran is more of a savannah hilly terrain. The city water district lines did reach the barrio of lunzuran. In 2003 a deep well close to the hanging bridge was established and now the people of lunzuran has abundant water.

In 2006 the barangay of Lunzuran constructed a brand new building to house the Barangay hall. Slowly but surely the barangay of lunzuran is growing.

Barangay Manicahan

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Manicahan is a coastal Barangay about 23 kilometers from city hall along the coastal highway. Manicahan has about 1801 hecatares and most of it is agricultural. Manicahan has over 2 kilometers of shoreline and beautiful beach front properties.

The Manicahan river is a strong river and provides irrigation to the rice farmers an this allows the rice farmers in Manicahan to plant rice all year round.

Barangay Pasonanca

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Pasonanca is nested 500 feet above sea level, making it a great lookout point. The people of Pasonanca take special pride in the cleanliness of their barangay.

Pasonanca is also famous for it's beautiful park. It boasts an Olympic size swimming pool, a natural flowing pool, children's pool with water slides. There are also lots of picnic areas.

one of the famous mosques in zamboanga

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National Museum in Zamboanga City


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Barangay Zone IV

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The City Hall is within the barangay Zone IV. Most of the downtown historical places are within the borders of Zone IV.

Bordered by Zone III to the north (Gov. Lim Ave.)
East bordered by: Sta. Catalina, Santa Barbara, & Rio Hondo
West bordered by: Zone I, the Southside of Climaco Rd.
West of the Sunken Garden is Zone I

Institutions within Zone 4:
City Hall, Sunken Garden, Philippine National Bank (across from city hall), AE colleges (Universidad de Zamboanga), Plaza Pershing, Rizal Monument, Petit Barracks, BIR Building, Lantaka Hotel, Fort Pilar, Hall of Justice, Sea Port of Zamboanga, Post Office, Original Bank of the Philippine Island, Red Cross, Southern City Colleges, Orion Theatre.

Barangay Putik

The headquarters of the Zamboanga City Electric Coop (ZAMCELCO) is located in Putik.

One of the biggest cock-pits is located close to the border of Guiwan in Putik.

Putik borders 4 other barangays; Guiwan, Divisoria, Lunzuran, & Tumaga.

Putik also has a private High School: SANTO NIÑO VILLAGE HS, where
Ms. Teresita O. Francisco is the Principal.

Barangay Recodo

Recodo is known as the Ship Building and Repair Barangay. There are always at least a dozen ships dry docked in Recodo any day of the year.

Recently a fishing company built a port for their international waters capable fishing vessels.

If you own a basnig or any shipping vessel and you need repair services, you go to recodo.

If you live in this Barangay or used to live in this Barangay, then it needs your help. Please, help provide some information about it. Tell us about the good old days. Tell us about the good times you had growing up in this barangay of yours.

Barangay Sangali

Sangali, Zamboanga City, Philippines is a fast developing barangay. The city government has has already committed in 2006 to the establishment of a city hall extension office in Sangali to represent the east coast just as the city hall extension office in Ayala is representing the west coast.

The City of Zamboanga plans to develop Sangali as a seaport industrial village that will boost the economy of Zamboanga City in the east coast.

Barangay Sta.Maria

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Sta.Maria in the late 60's

Sta. Maria is a major hub of a barangay. The city government designated a Police district for Sta. Maria that controls other barrios such as Pasonanca, Tumaga, Lunzuran, & San Roque. The police department is located on Gov. Ramos Rd. As far as the school system is concerned, there are ten other Barangays in the school district of Sta. Maria.

Sta. Maria also has it's own fire department and it's now housed in a brand new building which is shared by the Police department.

A quaint chapel at Tumaga por Centro, Zamboanga City...

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Barangay Talisayan

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As you enter the barangay of Talisayan by way of the main highway you are welcomed by the beautiful rice fields on both sides of the road. Talisayan continues on until it meets up with the barangay of San Ramon. After you cross the Ayala bridge, instead of going straight and staying on the main highway, turn left and you will be on the old Talisayan road. Although some of the beach front properties have been fenced in by corporations, you can still go swimming in the beautiful Talisayan beach.

Talisayan is also very much industrialized. Mega Sardines Co. is located on the old Talisayan Road and other Canning companies are also in Talisayan.

Talisayan also has its own High School.

Barangay Tetuan

This barangay was a river delta when the Spaniards arrived here. At that time, the place was called "Lama-Lama" by the natives because here lived a Datu named Lama who was the head of the barangay (barrio in Spanish).

Upon seeing this place, the Spaniards noticed that it resembled the Spanish town of Tetuan in northern Morocco, where the Moors and Andalusian refugees lived, so they called this barangay Tetuan.

The Spaniards made Saint Ignatius of Loyola their Patron Saint. The army captain who was noted for his sterling character and courage.

Barangay Tugbungan

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Barangay Tumaga

The barangay of Tumaga is a very fast growing Barangay. The barangay officers are all active and participate in all the barangay community activities. Tumaga initiates its own garbage collection so as not to pile up the garbage on the sides of the streets. Tumaga is one of the cleanest barangays in Zamboanga city.

One of the best designed sub-divisions is located in Tumaga. It is the Aurora Village. The roads are over 8 meters wide with sidewalks. Some of the sub-divisions in Zamboanga are so poorly planned that if there is fire, the fire department won't be able to drive in with their fire-trucks because the roads are so narrow.

Tumaga is surrounded by the following barangays: Sta. Maria is to the West, Pasonanca is to the North/West, Luyahan is to the North, Lunzuran is to the North/East, Putik is to the East, Guiwan is to the South/East and Tetuan to the South.

Tumaga is known for it's beautiful river. The tumaga river used to be a source of livelihood, fun, adventure, and romance. The fishermen from presa-mayor to Tumaga Por-Centro used to cast their nets to catch fish and shrimp in abundance. At night they would go out with their hook and line and try to catch eel. The lavanderas would do their work for most of the more affluent people from the city. And of course this is where chis-mis flourished.

Children would swim and play catch in the crystal clear water of the river. Every June 24th, which is John the baptist's holiday, the river would be full of people celebrating. Food, mangoes, corn and all sorts of fruits would be abundant.

This is also a place where the young adults would meet in pretense to help the family fetch water, firewood, or help with the laundry.

The present:

Tumaga River - This great river originates high up in the mountain region of Batorampon Point, the highest mountain in the City of Zamboanga at 1,335 meters or 4,380 feet. The river flows southwards towards the downtown area and empties its now polluted waters into the Tictabon Channel, from the river mouth located in the barangay of Tugbungan. The many barangays that border this river, including its namesake Tumaga, use it as a dumping ground for just about anything. When the floodwaters rise, the mighty river empties to most of the towns causing flooding and extensive damage. Its once storied past is being destroyed by uncontrolled abuse from the very people it was meant to benefit. We hope it's not too late to save it.

^^ Ang sipag ah! :okay:

Barangay Zone III

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Zone III is an integral part of down town Zamboanga City. The barangay office is located on Tomas Claudio Street. It's a small barangay but fully developed and creates a lot of business for the town.

The boundaries are as follows:
East; Veterans Ave. ** West; La Purisima Street. *** North; Gov. Alvarez. ** South; Gov. Lim Ave.

Some of the businesses within Zone III:
Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Mindpro Mall
BudgetWise SuperMarket
Catholic Cathedral
St. Joseph Parish Church

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Saint Joseph Church

Barangay Zone II

he center of Zone II is the old "Sucabon" area. The sucabon river runs through barangay zone II. The barangay hall itself is straddled over the Sucabon river. Four of the 6 cinemas is Zamboanga are located in Zone II.

Borders:
East: Zone III with La Purisima St. as the divider.
South: Zone IV with Gov. Lim St. as the divider.
Start at La Purisima/Gov. Lim (north), up on Gov. Lim then right at Climaco rd., then left (West) on San Jose Rd., Then right on Buenavista which becomes Gov. Alvarez then right on La Purisima St. You have successfully traveled the perimeter of Zone II.

Streets that form the perimeter of Zone II: La Purisima St., Gov. Lim Ave., Climaco Rd., San Jose rd., Buenavista (Gov. Alvarez), to La purisima.

Institutions or Businesses within Zone II:

Puereculture Center, ABC Bakery, Golden Bell (Sucabon), Astoria Hotel, Jasmin tower, Original Zamboanga Fire Station, Nation Theatre (Mayor Jaldon), Rizal Theatre, Ultra Cinema, Viva Cenema.

Barangay Zone III

The original Zamboanga City public market is located within zone I. We call this market place "magay". The city has 6 buildings within this market place and they are all rented to the public.

Institutions within Barangay Zone I:
The Zamboanga City Police Station, OK Bazaar, Yangs Hotel, Astron Parts Store, Under construction Mall (wilson iceplant).

Barangay Quinipot

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Remembering Cesar Climaco after 20 years

CESAR CLIMACO: HIS Legacy of service and a corruption-free society
By Janna Joshelle I. Parel

(1st place winner, feature writing competition organized by the Zamboanga Journalist Group and the Fundacion Climaco, Inc., November 11, 2006 at the City Health Office conference room in observance of the 22nd death anniversary of the late Mayor Cesar Cortes Climaco on November 14, 2006)


I am fifteen years old right now and it has been about 22 yeas since former Mayor Cesar Climaco’s death, in retrospect it was an assassination. Fifteen years seem like such a young age, I haven’t felt a lot of emotions yet, haven’t known a lot of people but I do realize one thing right now and that is how I envy the fifteen year olds back during Cesar Climaco’s time. I imagine the pride they took in themselves knowing that they had a freedom fighter, peace maker and a just mayor serving them. What a big difference to politicians of today.

I cannot say that I knew Mayor Climaco, nor can I say that I have tasted the fruits of his efforts. I cannot say that because I was born years too late to have the privilege of singing along with a lot of other people: “ay si Cesar, ay si Cesar, ay si Cesar Climaco..”. I was born years too late to see him around the city making sure everybody had equal rights. I was born years too late to weep when Zamboanga lost their most loved mayor. All I have now are the stories of my elders, the books in the library, old and faded newspaper articles that give me proof of the legacy he has left behind, of his humble service to fellow men, of his love for Zamboanga and the Zamboangueños that he would not tolerate corruption. For all of that he was killed.

Legacies are not made overnight and legends come once in a blue moon. A blue moon must have been shining the night news spread that Cesar Climaco became Zamboanga’s mayor for he turned out to be one of the best. He was well loved by everybody especially by the children. With his gray hair, and ever endearing smile, Mayor Climaco looked like everybody’s lovable grandfather. Sometimes I wonder if this was also due to the fact he gave the kids of Zamboanga candies whenever he passed by. But this isn’t all there is about Mayor Climaco for deep in his heart he did greater things.

Hidden beneath those twinkling eyes lived the courageous soul of a freedom fighter. His being mayor of Zamboanga coincided with Marcos’ presidency that only prolonged because of Martial Law. This was something Mayor Climaco could not stomach. He fought fiercely for a corruption free society. He knew the risks involved when you are being too vocal and too active against the government but he put the well being of the Zamboangueño’s first.

When I asked around for people to tell me what the mayor was like; the answers came back the same. They all said that he was a very honorable man, he gave up a lot for the people of Zamboanga. He was always there for them through various acts of service but he never complained or asked for any compensation of any form. He did not tolerate corrupt officials, activities and even corrupt Zamboangueños. He put a stop to a lot of illegal activities or at least voiced out about it being unjust and unfair.

For being a freedom fighter, a peacemaker, a spreader of love, an optimistic mayor praying for hope and a better society, Mayor Climaco will always be well loved and respected. His presence among the people of Zamboanga while in his light blue motorbike will always be missed. And most of all his legacy of service and his undying want of a corruption free society will always be remembered.

CESAR CLIMACO: HIS Legacy of service and a corruption-free society
By Hazel Ann Etiong, Arturo Eustaquio Memorial High School

(2nd place winner, feature writing competition organized by the Zamboanga Journalist Group and the Fundacion Climaco, Inc., November 11, 2006 at the City Health Office conference room in observance of the 22nd death anniversary of the late Mayor Cesar Cortes Climaco on November 14, 2006)


I never had the chance to meet Mayor Cesar C. Climaco. In fact, when he died on November 14, 1984, I was not born yet. Until I turned 10, on one occasion, my, mother told me that Ñor Cesar—a man who had long, grey, curly hair and the first elective mayor of Zamboanga City —was no ordinary man.

Recently, while I was reading an article about him, one thing interested me. “A reporter met Cesar at a meeting, the reporter told him that the Crisology Warlord Faction had placed the reporter a murder contract. Climaco laughed and said: Why worry? Do you want to live forever?” What interested me was that he believed that, “if a man was to die, then he must die”. My interest on the man grew.

Cesar Cortes Climaco was a native of Zamboanga. A person who, in his own mind and determination, stopped the gunfires and was able to unite battling Filipinos after the declaration of Martial Law last September 1972. He is a leader for most of us and a hero for all of us. He was one of the leaders who served the country with faith and courage. He was loved by both Muslims and Christians alike. He was loved by everyone.

Ñor Cesar started out as a janitor while studying Law at the University of the Philippines . His parents are Gregorio and Isabel Climaco. His family was greatly inclined to politics, the reason for running mayor of the city of Zamboanga . Because of his outstanding leadership and performance, he was appointed by President Diosdado Macapagal as Customs Commissioner, Presidential Assistant for Community Development and many more. This began the political career of Mayor Climaco.

Ñor Cesar was a man who proved to be a man of a few thousand words. He’s always full of brilliant ideas and was an active civic leader. But instead of being arrogant, he wore simple clothes, he was playful to kids and ready to lend a helping hand to those who need or doesn’t need him. Every Zamboangueño turned out to him for help. For Zamboangueños, he is a man to be remembered, a man to be honored. He was loved and respected by all.

Climaco’s legacy of service was quite outstanding. He made projects, and all were successful. He was always there for every incident: fire, flood, accidents and many more. He was indeed, a great leader.

Mayor Climaco was also successful in giving us a corruption free society. He scolded those people who do not do their jobs very well, especially those who are members of the military and police forces. He was just. He was fair. He helped those who are innocent, imposed laws against corruption. He was an ideal person, an ideal mayor, an ideal hero.

Until the time came when everyone was in complete confusion, the declaration of Martial Law by President Marcos. He was against him. He was willing to fight for freedom in order to let everyone unite.

November 14, 1984, Climaco was shot by a still unidentified gunman. He wasn’t supposed to be there, but because of his determination to bring peace back, he risked his life for the sake of his fellow citizens. He was loyal to those who are trustworthy.

Let us remember this day, the day when a man who wished for peace and nothing but peace, died, when All Zamboangueños mourned.

Let us be like him: who believed in God, believed in justice, believed in peace and believed in all the good memories he left on his beloved city.

Looking back, Ñor Cesar, I believe, was right to say that nobody lives forever. But in the end he was wrong, “Cesar Climaco will live forever in the heart of every Zamboangueno, in the heart of every Filipino”.

CESAR CLIMACO: HIS Legacy of service and a corruption-free society
By Lea Tumulak, Zamboanga City High School-Main

(3rd place winner, feature writing competition organized by the Zamboanga Journalist Group and the Fundacion Climaco, Inc., November 11, 2006 at the City Health Office conference room in observance of the 22nd death anniversary of the late Mayor Cesar Cortes Climaco on November 14, 2006)


“The man from La Mancha was insane because he saw the world as it should be, and not as it was…Zamboanga was fortunate that once, a man like Cesar Cortes Climaco strode upon its earth. The city’s loss is history’s gain”
(E. Rene Fernandez)

A man of public service, indeed he was. Cesar Cortes Climaco has been known for his great accomplishments for his motherland and for his countrymen. As how he has been known, he was a “crusader of freedom, justice and integrity and practiced serving people without any regard to fanfare or material rewards’. Born from a simple family, he started as a young dreamer and learner in Normal School (now known as Western Mindanao State University ). Even as a child, he already dedicated himself to service of mankind, and pursued his once lofty dreams at the University of the Philippines . Before becoming a legitimate lawyer, he was married to his ever-loved childhood sweetheart Julia Floreta. After becoming who he was and having six children, they migrated to the States of Illinois in 1968 leaving only one child who preferred to stay in Manila with his friends. They lived there happily and peacefully, but when former President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law, he went back to the Philippines to pursue his life as well as to continue a legacy for freedom and democracy.

Amidst all the chaos and troubles that was currently taking place, he went back to Zamboanga with his family. He served his people untiringly and with full-pledged dedication. He was elected as mayor on January 30, 1980 with 80, 000 votes cast leaving his other friends at 40, 000 and 20, 000. “Service to humanity is all what is life for!”, he proudly exclaimed and so he affirmed it not only in words but also in deeds.

A man of public service, indeed he was. While in his seat as mayor, he served his people by fighting graft and corruption and by fighting for democracy against the dictatorship of President Marcos. Actually, they have been friends, and their love-hate relationship has been the reason for a stronger duel between the two. Their rivalry was also compared to that of Aquino-Marcos. As an opposing leader form the Liberal Party, he kept contradicting Marcos’ rulings. He insulted Marcos through his letters and through media stuff and lambasted about 68 AFP generals and the governing military officer in Southcom, after the assassination of Ninoy Aquino, for the unrighteous dictatorship.

Even as the mayor, he was always and remained among the people. He was not like the other leaders who would wan their huge mansions to be built, and to always let the people see how far are they from them. He always remained among the Zamboanguenos and he was Zamboanga himself. He loved his 40 cc Honda motorcycle to be always with him, and he has never wished for any body guards. He strode through markets and the plaza with only his most of-service possession, his Honda. Moreover, he never go along rides without his caskettes of candies that would be thrown on air for young children, which he considered as his friends. They call him “grandpa” or “Mayor Lolo”, with all admiration, love and respect. He is but considered as the “best mayor” in town.

Still, he fought for freedom and democracy. He taught people to fight as well. Fight against oppression, injustice, superiority and ugliness of the Philippine Parliament. He also fought against “cha-cha” which was also quoted in an article “ballroom dancing is divine, but cha-cha is evil”. Above all these things, he never had no supporters. He always had all the people of Zamboanga with him and behind him. Above all these things…he remained so good, faithful and dedicated, that’s why the love of the Zamboanguenos for him is unquestionably perpetual! He has been a tough leader with undoubtfully great and amazing character. Physically, he is unbelievably strong. As what is written in his office desk “I am not a dirty old man. I am just a sexy senior citizen”. These words reflect his capability of still pursuing what he started….to pursue his service to humanity. An even in his death, amidst the on going fire near La Merced where he was assassinated by a crazy gunman, he showed courage and contentment that all through his life, he was committed to himself to service. And even his wife, Julpha said in pride “my husband died because he was such a great man of Zamboanga! And he dedicated his life to all his people”.

Julpha and Cory have one thing in common, they were both widowed wives of slain opposition leaders who have always been so great to their people, a memory that would last forever…..”the man from La Mancha was insane because he saw the world as it should be and not as it was…Zamboanga was fortunate that once, a man like Cesar Cortes Climaco strode upon its earth. The city’s loss is history’s gain”.

Indeed! Climaco was…a dreamer, a builder and a great freedom fighter!

Barangay Curuan

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As you drive down the highway and you come to the curuan border, you will see rice fields on both sides of the highway. Curuan is a farming community but steadily modernizing its commercial center.
Curuan has a large fishpond industry. Most of the fishponds are located by the estuary where most of the mangroves used to be. Curuan must learn to take care of its mangroves or it will lose a major part of its natural resources. People continually cut the mangrove trees to sell them as fence posts. This practice must stop.

The curuan river provides irrigation to hundreds of hectares of ricefields to both curuan and quiniput areas.

Curuan is the largest Barangay in Zamboanga City. It covers over 7,216 hectares or 72.16 square kilometers or 6 kilometers by 12 kilometers in dimension. It is also a school district seat. It manages over 19 other barangays. The elementary school of Curuan itself has an enrollment of about 1200 students.

Nice BH hehehe

kelan naging university ang ZAEC?

malaki at madami na kc cla campuses at mga gamit nila^^ they deserve to be branded a university^^:nuts:

ibang klase ung design noh? pride of Curuan..

By d way, Curuan is a Subanen word that if translated in English will mean Comfort Room..

true..sila nga ang pinakapopulated na educational institution sa buong region..

They have different campuse scattered in the city and in Zambaonga Sibugay
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1. The City Campus located at the heart of the city
2.The Main Campus at Don Toribio Street, Tetuan
3.Cabatangan Campus
4.Pasonanca Campus.
5.Don Alfaro Street-Veterans Avenue Campus
6.San Jose Road Campus
7.Ipil Campus in Zamboanga Sibugay

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grabe man ning zamboanga forum pre...mura man ug news center...daghan kaayo mga news...

butangi na ug source pre para dilli ka makasab an sa nag publish ana...basin makasuhan unya ka...hehe

By d way, Curuan is a Subanen word that if translated in English will mean Comfort Room..

:lol: That's funny! Many places in the Philippines are named Taytay. I wonder if they share the same meaning as Curuan. In Rizal, you have Cainta (let's eat?) followed by Taytay. A little farther away is Binangonan.

on the other hand, that figure is believable..considering the area of Zamboanga and its age..During the Spanish and American Regime, Zamboanga was considered as the center of Mindanao's civilization..then threfore, the city that will have the monst number of people in Mindanao is Zamboanga and not Davao..

You meant before or now in regards to population between DVO and ZC?

Anyway, yeah you right! ZC was once the premier city in Mindanao province. Inspite of the odds she has encountered, still ZC is progressing and her population is ballooning. ^^

By d way, Curuan is a Subanen word that if translated in English will mean Comfort Room..


hahaaha sure? :nuts::lol:

hahaaha sure? :nuts::lol:

sure na sure..I really researched it..many places in Zamboanga was named after subanen terms..and Curuan is one of those..

You meant before or now in regards to population between DVO and ZC?

Anyway, yeah you right! ZC was once the premier city in Mindanao province. Inspite of the odds she has encountered, still ZC is progressing and her population is ballooning. ^^

Pero it seems that Zamboanga was been left behind by other younger cities in Mindanao in terms of development..its because there are some opposing forces for Zamboanga to progress..

Another place in Zamboanga was named Labuan.. a Subanen term meaning Port..

Curuan by d way is the city's largest Barangay..

But Tetuan is the largest in terms of population..more than 30,000 i think..

I think mas maganda kung ang Zamboanga will be converted into a Metropolitan City..meaning group of cities..Im looking 4ward that maging city ang AYALA, VITALI, and the other Big Barangays..

DISTRICT I Congresswoman Beng Climaco is keen on initiating the passage of a bill creating a third district for Zamboanga if and when official census data would require three representations for Zamboanga in Congress.

“If we are qualified, by all means we will be preparing the necessary documents so we can file (the bill) and so that we will have the third voice for Zamboanga City,” Climaco declared.

Climaco said she would be willing to author the bill in the House of Representatives and pursue its approval even if it takes years like what happened to Republic Act 9269, the law that created the 2nd district for Zamboanga.

It took three terms for former Congressman and now Mayor Celso Lobregat to secure the approval and consequently enactment of RA 9269.

“If this will push through, we hope to seek the assistance of President Arroyo,” she said.

When asked how the division would be, Climaco said the same will depend on the population in such a way that the different barangays will have equal sharing.

“But foremost we need to study, consult the framers and researchers in Congress to facilitate this particular bill that we hope to pass within our term,” she stressed.

The National Statistics Office (NSO) has emphasized that the city would be entitled to a third district if the population, based on its recent census, would reach the 750,000 mark. (SEC)

MAYORS OF ZAMBOANGA


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Nicasio Valderossa
1936-1939

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Pablo Lorenzo
1939-1940

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Gregorio Ledesma
1945-1946

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Pantaleon Pelayo
1946-1947

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Vicente Suarez
1947-1949

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Manuel Jaldon
1949-1953

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Cesar Climaco
1953-1954
1956-1961
1980-1984

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Hector Suarez
1954-1955
1964-1967

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Tomas Ferrer
1961-1963

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Joaquin Enriquez
1967-1978

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Jose Vicente Atilano III
1978-1980

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Manuel Dalipe
1984-1986

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Rustico Valera
1986-1987